m 9J t 1 , y-f fR Hf ist Eft- B m vi 8 mm ty kh . V (stuffs dnd Live Stock Excepted From Gen- Y "' eral Order ty 1 tf THESE SUBJECT TO DELAY $ Drastic Steps Necessary in View of Threatening of Strike Tie-Up of Lines All three railroads In thin city have placed !ffnrtroes on freight with the exception of foodstuffs and lle Mock. The Philadelphia pftnd Reading Hallway, however, will accept iMlpments for stations on Its own lines, sub- v Ject to delay y in" emuaisoes-oi ine I'fnnsj ivamu i.u- ? ruad and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad fNrent Into effect last night. .Drastic step L" Mich as taken, which will affect the city i. very seriously, nave neen maae imperative. ;i. railroad officials say, because of the threat ened rail strike, scheduled for 6 o'clock tonight. Whatever discomfort the city ma suffei from the embargoes will no: extend to tin food supply. Officials of the rallioads ns 'cured this fart today In explaining the Is uance of the embargo aiders Baltimore and Ohio officials aie alrendv taking -efforts to reduce the effectlv ones' of the proposed strike. Tlicj refused how ever, to discus the plan bv saving that they did not care to reveal them to the brotherhoods. Placards have been posted In all the stations with a peisonal appeal from President Wlllard foi the men to le maln lojal. Realizing the gravity of the situation Samuel Rea, president of the Penns Ivania nd Agnew T. Dice, president of the Read ing, hurried to New York jesterctay to take part In a conference of tallroad presidents The decision to call ths railroad presidents to the front came as one of a series of last resorts to end the strike controversy peaceably. Charles H. Kwlng, general man ager of the Reading, who lias been repre senting that road In the conference of man agers In New York, returned to the clt. and, after a short review of the situation, left on the 10 o'clock train with Mr Dice. An hour later Mr. Rea was on his way. EMBARGO PUT IX KOIICK The embatgo, effective at 6 o'clock p m. Jresterdav, was placed by the Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington and West Jersey and. Seashore llallroads This action, the companies said, was neces aary to avoid the possibility of heavy con gestion at the commencement of the strike, ahould one be made effective The embargo notice reads as follows Effective at the c!oa of business Fri day, March IS, on account of the threat ened strike, the Pennsylvania, Philadel phia, Baltimore und AVashlngton nnd West Jersey and Seashore Railroads em bargo all freight of nil Unas fiom all points for all. destinations, ecept live stock and foodstuffs for human and animal- consumption (domestic), shipments consigned to officers of the I'nlteil States Government, fuel and supplies for com pany use and news print papei All freight, as above described, which may be In transit vv ill not he accepted from the New York. Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad. Cumberland Valley Railroad. Cornwall and Lebanon Rail road, Susquehanna, Bloomaburg and Ber s wick Railroad, Pennsv Ivania lines wet of Pittsburgh, or other connecting lines at any junction point after date and hour above named, regardless of date on wljlch .;. hippjent was accepted as Indicated by " date on billing. All bills of lading Issued on and after Saturday, March 17. 1917. and until further notice, must bear the following notation: "This shipment accepted subject to de lay, loss and damage account of threat ened strike." STRIKE ACTION HERK HELD UP It Is extremely unlikely that any strike action could be taken by emploves of the Pennsylvania lines east of Pittsburgh be fore tomorrow night The four chairmen of the local bodies will leave tonight for the Smoky City, where they will meet a representative of the Grand Lodge, who will issue Instructions to them. William Park Is the local chairman of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, J B. Hendricks occupies that position in the Brotherhood of Conductors, while the Train men and Klremen and Engineers have C. E. Musser and H. fi. Gore respectively as their local representatives The Baltimore and Ohio brothei hoods hae their offices at Baltimore, while one of the Philadelphia and Reading Brother hood officers lives at Harrlsburg and the ether at Reading. Pa. It is not known just what action Is going to be taken In Pittsburgh, but It Is said ,by those conversant with the situation that hen the conference Is over strike plans Hill have been perfected to the minutest detail. ,U. S. Defenseless, Governors Told Continued from I'ate One tlons whlch had been adopted, and another statement which related to work Governor Brumbaugh Is doing along the preparedness lln,e This statement said-, "The Governor of Pennsylvania is al ready taking steps to secure a State com mittee of safety, whose patriotic duty will be to make at once a complete Inventory of this State's equipment and resources to be available In the event of military necessity." During the conference there was empha sized the probability of war with Germany at any time, and the resolutions adopted hardly eipress an Idea of the size of the task the Governors feel they have before them. While it was the Idea of the conference, which first was suggested by Governor . Edge, to do the work they feel must be done, so that the Ave seaboard States could act as a unit when the time comes, the reso lution expressly states that each Governor should proceed with the first part of his & work In any "way he sees fit. "JJL'The resolutions giv,en out after the i, """Resolved, That we do hereby express pto&' represent the urgency for prompt ac- f; merit, now deficient and greatly needed by ywaw iroops, ana mm u copy pi inese reso lutions be transmitted to the Honorable the CJFresldent of the United States, the Con , tress of the United States, the Honorable 4Uhe Becretary of War and the Honorable ynoecrrmry 01 ine Javy, wun a most .earnest and respectful request' that this abject be -given the Immediate attention 'which Its Importance demands." ':, . ..... a. . . . Mi. mrj oiuatni nccepu ramoraie ?J (BUFFALO. N. Y.. March ,17 The Rev. pli Kraug.i, a student-at Mount Airy ary, "Philadelphia."' lias4' telegraphed ' MH-Mttance of the call to the' pastorate MM FrtPlaIn, N, Y Lutheran Church. l,VlU assume hla'newT.utlta' June 1. fol- ' M graouaiion irora iae raiiaaeipnia -St GU IWr aWtki L.n . 6Ki'aArhjl7--art Britain Ma mj. 'yg?l?. jwg5l ia"ji RAILRpADwSTRIKE ORDER HELD UP " 48 HOURS; TIE-UP IS DELAYED Continues! frem re One out, there was a long search for one of the Federal Judges by Lelghlon P. Stradlcy. counsel for the petitioners As court closed at noon, and the railroad men were late with their proceedings, the cffoit to find a Judge failed. The suits wen- Individual, being directed against the local chairman, the chairman of the general grievance committee and the officers of the unions. The complainants were r, H Miller, D. J. Burk, M. F. dless ner and William Relslng, nil of Baltlmoie Each Is a member of the four brotherhoods. CALLED ILLEGAL ORDER Lelghtou P Stradley Issued n geneial statement this afternoon outlining the posl lion taken by his clients. The strike Order Is attacked as Illegal, he said, because the strike ballot on which the men are to he called from woik was taken nine months ago, and when the difference between the railroads nnd theli emplojes were settled was automatically ctncelcd Its attempted revival at this time Is arbi trary, he Insisted, and Is without authorltv I'urthermoie, he said, the men believe the questions causing the stilke should h sub mitted to nibltiatiou s this h p-ovlded for In the constitution and b.vlans of tht brotherhoods Refusal to arhltiate be holds, s an unlawful exeulse of power 1 the 1 hlef offlceis Flnallv. according tn Mradlov the xttll.e ballot was not pioperly obtaln-d. .miunv As for the gieat majority of the iallioa.1 emplo.ves. he said, they will not stilke when the oidei comes He estlmatol ten per cent of Hip total number of union men as the uumbei likely to stop woik The lailioad unions romrim-il nit- the Hrolheihood of Railroad Trainmen the In ternational Brotherhood of Locomotive En glneers. the Older of Rawas Condiictms and thf Locomotive I'lremen and Ihiglnt-. men EFFECTS OF ORDER Ac Hiding to Stiadlov ,v iitiaiiilng older bv the Coilit against the cIMke would extend lo every coiner of the State 'lluougli inn nuns hi me i.aMtin dlstiut tlm nthei dlstijcls of the. State would be arretted and the Injunction would be efTec-tlve against men on all railroads coming Into the Male Geoige Urodbeck, cleik of the limit al nine Issued summonses on the main Individual defendants named In the suits when the.v were Instituted and dnik eted The men bringing suit declaie that the trainmen, firemen and englnemeu ale all insured bv the brotherhoods to which thev belong A stilke will entail Bleat expense It Is alleged and this will serlouslj Impair the Insurance funds Furtheimore. the I rothet hoods weie organized to piomote harmonious relations between the lallroad chiefs und iheit men and these lelatlons the strike will disiupt 'Iherefole the strike 01 dei of C K Mussei, one of the defendants who Ih geneial ihalrman of thi general gilevauce committee Is illegal it is held, us It will cieate hostile lelatlons In stead of the good will that shou'd obtain A po I of the men 011 the Pennsj Ivania KallioaiL to sound their sentiment on the strike older was attempted at New oik It Is said Tialnmen said elehtj-IHe 1 cent of the men lefused tn give anj nnswei FOOD UP IN NEW YORK; ROADS LAY EMBARGOES NEW YORK". Match 17 New Voik tn (lav1 Is feeling the first pinch of apprehension nf a nation-wide lailioad strike No freight Is moving nut of the citv nnd little, except that staited before .vesterda.v. Is coming in Embargoes ate In force on all loads bring ing to New Ymk supplies vital to Its exist ence Absolute embargoes are- tn enVi t on the New York Cential and Erie railroads 'I he Penns Ivania Railroad Is making an effoit to move live stock for food, Government supplies and news print papei All bills of lading are made out "subject to de lay " Mllk Is the only aiticle not under the hnrr of the New Haven Railroad embargo This system has even given notice that it will discontinue dining cais and sleeping tar service after tonight, and suggests that passenger sei vices will be gieatly crippled Limited embargoes on lines othei than those touching New- Yoik have been de claied on (he Gland Trunk. Boston and Albany. Boston and Maine and Wect Jer sev and Seashoic Railroads. Food prices soaied todav In appiehen sion of a strike Wholesale dealers have made a rush to stoie nip supplies Citv of ficials have taken steps to prevent undue speculation by food manipulator P. R. R. FIXES QUARTERS IN EVENT OF STRIKE I'O'ITSVILLE. Pa. March 17 As a pie cautlon against a strike the Pennsylvania Railroad here has had the rooms of the Y M C. A of the companv. In Its building, converted Into a lodging loom, and -the same prepatations have been made In available places at the companv s loundhouse anil shops at Mt Carbon This la believed lieie to Indicate that the company expects a suspension of work upon the part of a numbei of its crews and that It may find It neces-ar to accommo date men who shall take the places of such. The company Is receiving freight consign ments only to nearby places The situation Is quite dlffeient with the Philadelphia nnd Reading Rallwav Tlieie normal conditions exist No pieparatlons LINES, IN RECEIVERSHIP, DEMAND U. S. PROTECTION CHICAGO. March 17 .1 M Dickinson, lecelver.of the Rock Island Raillroad, and William J Jackson, receiver for the Chi cago and Eastern Illinois, appeared before United States Judge Catpentei In cham bers todav and demanded Fedeial protec tion for the lallroad propertv and foi the m.en wno remaineu in ine empiov or int ra 1 1 roads in case of a strike, and for any others who might enter Its emplov Both receiverships are Federal. Judge Caipenter assured both leceivers that protection would be given to the ut most authority of the United States United States Marshal Bradley was called Into the conference by Judge Carpenter and In stiucted to protect railroad propeitv It was announced that a telegram had been sent to the Attorney General asking author ity to swear In the employes of the two allroads as deput United States marshals and give them badges and arms The last word b)the official spokesmen of the Chicago unionists was voiced today by Timothy Shea, n charge of the strike ar rangements in Chicago and the Middle West. "It's up to the railroads," he said "The workers are determined lo get the eight hour day, and that will be accomplished as surely hi night follows day If the rail roads don't yield, It Is my opinion that there won't be man) trains moving In the United States after tomorrow," Chief of Police Schuettler conferred with railway officials who had requested police protection for terminals and other railway property in. the event the strike goes Into effect tonight. POLICE LIEUTENANTS GET SEALED STRIKE ORDERS Sealed strike orders have been sent to every, police station tn the city by Captain William B. Mills, of the traffic aquae. Cap tains Mills was placed in charge oC the po lice arrangements for keeping order and protecting property, following the recent conference on the strike situation between Superintendent Robinson and Director Wll- Ha.kM -oiK a schedule for every 4 4M55t peat'ef very man m wmm&vwxmmv1 tlons and other property of the rallronds In each district have been assigned gunids. These orders have hern placed In en velopes, scaled and sent to the lieutenants of (he various dlattlcts. The lieutenants were Instructed to turn the orders over to their house sergennts. The moment word is sent forth from City Hall that a strike has been called, each house sergeant will tear open h'.s envelope und carry out the orders he finds within, WAH WITH GERMANY NEAR, SAYS REV. BRADY Clergyman, Here for Preparedness Film, Sounds Warning of Im- pending Conflict War with Germany Is just around the lornei. ni-coidlng to the Rev lr Cvrus Townseml Rradv who arrived In Philadel phia jesteida.v In supe! Intend the premier of Ills new patilotlc- pieparedness film ' Womanhood " to .open at the Chestnut Street Opera House on Mondav "I do not see how ue hip to he kept out nf the war.' ho said "The filst clash be tween an aimed American merchantman Hiul a I'-lmat will bring It It war comes, III addition to sending abioHil iiinuev and munitions this loiintry should send an nimv corps I think the vvnr will end however with 1111 Allied vktorv before the Vinerlcan Hoops airlvr s for the Rus sian revolution, It Is niu- of the gteatest blows for llbertj evei stiuck" The lllm ' Wnniaiihooii ' shows the hetolc part women take In eveiv gieat wai. theli tiials and the magnificent manner In wheh thev beat them PRIEST QUENCHES FIRE IN CHURCH PARISH HOUSE rittnics in Basement Extinguished by Time Engines Arrive on Scene Father Edmund O Shea assistant lector of the fhurih of the 11n11nclatl011 Tenth stieel near Dickinson today put out single handed a (he which stalled In the basement of the imilsb houe 1.M Gneuwlch stieet, and thieatened "etlnuslv tn d image that building The Rev Thomas J Hurton ietoi of the chuicli, was sa Ing mass at the time the inuflngrntloii stalled T Iih Janltoi of the hutch hid seen the suioku Issuing fiom the basement anil In- tinned in an alaim Meanwhile Fathci () Shea went about his woik nnd when the tile engines airlved thev found their help 11nnecpss.1i) The Mae. vvhli h did tiltling damage ' Is sup posed tn have slatted with a leak in a gas pipe neai 11 llht III the 1 ellai ACCUSLM) OP HAVING OPIUM United States Revenue Agents Arrest Pittsbuigher Here In "ealih 11 Rubins thittv his sweeHieait liavlil ve.us old. of Pittsburgh fell arotil of the United States levenun agents he ip loilav when he was .irissieil and accused nf hiving opium In his pos session A iniuplete opium smoking lav out a paikage nf opium and sonip )Piih!n-e weie seized, according tn Colonel William G Beach Rilph Ovli-i und Di. Joseph Mm lav all Government agents, who Matched Rubins s tnom at IJt White! stieet Rubins. Govtiuinent of1lc-ci snv told lliem that he came to Philadelphia' to find Ills sweetheaii, who dlsappeated fiom Pittsburgh lie slid that he bei aloe ad dicted to the opium habit following an at tack of pneumonia when ih)slc'l.ins ad ministered moiphlne to him He was held undei Jatiu ball for court In Commissioner Long, after a hearing in the I'ederal Building ,Hot Springs Results FIRST RACK three-jear-olcls hi,. ' 11 award flllnc mile '. ?"?',."'';,. s0 ,,!';''';'.", " ,u '-' " ,o m n .' l'ellt llleu toil Vloles , 1. w,or"1. ... .. 1" in 1 4tnl I' to 1 3 Haylenut II, Vl ri line- 1 lo 1! 1 li 1 J to I . 'Jm.,' 43 - ' I'vsiin llhvmer Ladv VIII Jit-d .Miss Detroit nnd Hulas llruther also ran o.KCOl) ,nAt,: thrue-vear ul.Is and mianl ?I1IIIB 1 iiiIIh 1 l.adi vVanl S7 'I rolne '.'lo I 4 to." t lo t -' Will Do lucl 'lu.lor l.'lol -. to 1 r, to J 1 siunelienae lisi .Muriihj s to .' 4 to A tn ', rime. 1 IJ J.-, linlals lvn?eln Villas Charm. I)r Kpniiall anil Hip- aleo ran . IH.'HIt RVci: Ivearolils anl up. selling h furlorr 1 Langhoiue Id T' M. iHKitari h to -, I,,;, t i J llelus 101 llnl in to I I to 1 .Mnt t Iteiluse inn Jcrfn.ii 1", ml it to 1 ami llnip I Hi . ' hullur sUKMr Klnc. l-ree man Vlox licU ami Minn Knurr alxo ran Fut'fllli FIA' E lunjiiup, 1 rar.o'i1s s-al up i. riirlonti. 1 Hanoi 1 1 It - (,. 'laBitart u 2 t- .1 1 to J 2 HiJtlm .stories -,0, . '-ke to '. 7 io 111 1 o - 1 Jnci O Dimil IHV Crunui In to 1 t io I 4 to i Time 1 14 sililhl -viiil Boh ll"nsiv r!0 rai Havana Kemills Plltftl' HACK Ihree.jmr olds and upward tlalmlnK fi!j furtunRa 1 Lout Fortune 111 Vllll.r II to " 1 lo 2 out 2 Marlcold Jin Itonan s to 1 J lo 1 7 lo .t 1-rotageros 107 I'olz lo 1 2 to t even Time. 1 us . 1 Our Sella stonbrooK, Palm Leaf and Heart Heat iilso ran SKCO.M) RACK three-vear oliln and upward rtatinlnic. o1? furlnnnK 1 ITecha. Neijra Hit Iloj'Un to t 8 to .' 4 lo .1 2. Sable Tin, Urav en 2 to 1 out a Masnetlna 'i I'en to t .- lo 1 even Time 1(17 2 5 I'akwool llo fherrs Hee an-1 lira) alnu ran Aged Man Hit b Motortruck Julius Oiaf seveni) vean old. of Had doufield, X J was seilouslv injuied at Sixth and Market sticeis tills inoinlngwhen he was knocked down bv a heavy motor truck operated bv William -Mover.' of Ard more The driver was arrested and held for ,a further heating Wrapped Pish in Newspapers Charged with having vviapped fish in newspapeis twentv-sevcii dealeis fiom the market section along Fourth stieet south of Reed weie aualgned befoie Maglstiate Hake! at 1034 South Sixth stteet, this afternoon Some were held under J300 ball for court, others weie fined $13 and costs, and live were discharged Loots Box Oflice Amid Crowd KRIK. Pa March 17 As hundreds of people were leaving a theatre here last night an armed and masked bandit forced the cashier to turn over the entire box office receipts, amounting to Jionn The bandit joined the theatre crowds and escaped A new thing for a cigarette to do 20brl0c Chesterfield CIGARETTES tlMFORXED mi DOMESTIC tobtm-BUivUi RECEIVERS APPOINTED FOR BONDS IN DISPUTE Cross Suits in Equity Resulting From Extensive Building Operations The Land Title and Trust Company and Thomas W. Beard wood were appointed re ceivers of bonds, mortgages and nil ac counts Involved In tho cross suits In erlullv filed by John Clrlbbel and the Falrmount Savings Trust Company, of which he Is president, against Oeorge H. McClatchy, a builder, nnd by McClatchy against Clrlbbel before Judge Shoemaker today In Common Pleas Com t. Mr. (Irlbbel also took action against 200 building and loan associations In which Mr. McClatchy held stock. The total ninount of assets involved In the case Is said to be more than $800,000. In his suit ngalnst Clrlbbel, McClatchy demanded an accounting and teconve)auce of mortgages, bonds and other holdings Roth suits are the result of disputes which aros ovei the financing of the McClatchy building operations in both bills weie tioss complaints of violation of agreements and they telate In detail the many tians nctlons which will iciiulie considerable skill on the part of the leceivers to un ravel. The court was asked to compel Ml Me Clatehy and the other defendants to make n full explanation of these transaction", and to restrain the building associations from permitting Mr McClatch) or his lep resentatlves to withdraw an) nhaies of stock he has been caii)lng theteln QUEEN MARY ATTENDS WOMEN MASS-MEETING Austen Chambeilain Speaks Before Royalty of Fair Sex's Organiza tion for Victory Lit S DON' Manli 17 -Queen Mai this afternoon attended a big mass-meeting In lnrit Hall held to stimulate women's sen ile In the viai usteii Chambeilain sfCtun ri ,f. falls n India, was one nf the spet kers u otganled nation of women powei will give us strength lo piocuie an honor able peace, ' he asset ted. PLAN CITY DEFENSE CORPS Mayor and Representative Men Will Meet Tuesday to Discuss Project Plans foi oigaiiirntlon of a municipal defense i nrps will be made at u innfetenie among .Muviu Smith Ceoige Wentworlli Can and tepresenlatlves of business and ludiistil.il houses at Cltv Hull Tuesday afternoon The pioposed mllitaiv bod Is to co opeiate with the naval lesetve cotps. which will be commanded bv Commandant Rust-ell, of the Philadelphia .N'nv) Vanl Re uniting offices are to be opened, with head quarters at City Hall Ml Can was sug gested by Mavor Smith as chairman of the home defense lommittee Recruiting for the naval leserve continues, moie than 100 of the SOOO deshed having enlisted at a teriultlng office opened at the Vaval Home, Twentv-slxth slree' and (Slav's Kenv toad b Commander FiedcM-k X. I'a.vne SENATOR CUMMINS COLLAPSES J Stucken While Speaking in Defense of His 'Armed Ship" Vote .VKW YORK, March 17 Senatoi Cum mins lollapsed this afteinooi while dellv eilng u speech befoie the Republican Club defending bis action In voting against the armed neuttallt.v bill. A phvs'clan was summoned, but he con tinued his address when it developed that the attack was not seilous Alleged Dope Peddler Arrested Hairy Hauls, of 2132 Noith Marvlne stieet. an alleged dope peddler was arrested by membeis of tire vice squad and chaiged with selling a package of heioln to Miss Kmllv M)ers, at eighth and Buttonwood streets. Several packages of cocaine and heioln weie found In Hanls's possession, accnidlng to the police. Commissioner Long held him under $1000 ball to answer the charge. United States to Adjust Claims WASHINGTON. March 17 Claims against the Cm eminent In which 2S00 per sons In various paits of the country ate Interested will shortlv be adjusted, the De partment of Labor announced this after noon after the sweating In of two membeis of the new- L'nlted States Kmploves" Com pensation Commission 1 Killed, 15 Hurt by Miss. Tornado Tl'PELO Miss. March 17 Mis John Morelarul was killed fifteen persons weie injured and manv farmhouses weie de stioved today by a tornado that swept noitheastern Mississippi, Frenchman Shoots Down 34th Plane PARIS, March 17 Lieutenant Ouyemci has brought down his thlit)-fourth aero plane, the Wai Office announced today. The daring aviator shot down three ;esterda,v. The War Office statement also announced that a total of nine eneni) machines fell operations Ends Suffering With Gas Intense suffering caused by an Incut able disease Is the explanation given b) the pollie for the suicide of William A. Hol land, slxtv-nlne )ears old, of 2IS7 L'ast Hazard street who was found dead by his sou toda). The bod was l)lng In the bathtub In their home and the end of a gas tube was In the suicide's mouth No Settlement Yet of Capital Strike WASHINGTON. March 17 An attempt to end the Washington stieet-cai strike through a conference with the dliectors of the Washington Railway and Ulectrlc Com pany i ailed by the District Commissioners was "without affirmative tesult." It was announced at the conclusion of the meeting this afternoon Chester's Ad Club Plans Expansion CHEST-MR. Pa. March 17 Directors of the Ad Club, of this city, which won first pilze in the pageant last summer In Phila delphia, are planing a campaign to In ciease Its scope. A schedule of luncheon hour meetings has been made at the Chester Club every Monday. Advertising experts will nddiess the organization GIBBONEY CALLED ALLY OF BOOZE Methodist Conference Ap plauds Denunciation of Law and Order Head CHALLENGE TO DEBATE Dr. Clarence T. Wilson's Offer to Meet Philadelphia!! on Platform Accepted A denunciation of 1). Olatence Olbboiicy for his alleged activities In behalf of the liquor interests rcughl foith a stoim of npproval today at the Methodist Confer cme In t'ookman Church. Twelfth street and Lehigh avenue Stinging ciltlclsin of the Law and Ordet ptesldent was utteied by the Rev Di Claienie T Wilson of the boatd of temperance of the Prohibition and Public Morals Association, In the couise of an address on temperance He Issued a challenge to Glbbonev to de bate on the llquoi question This was accepted bv (Jlbboney as soon as wold of It wes lu ought to him In the loulse of his remarks, Doctor Wilson said "Von have a man heie in Phlladplohln who mine lo Washington to work against mil- local Prohibition fight in tire District of Columbia He Is quoted bv the liquor Inteieslr all ovei the l'nlted States. Ills a)lngs are printed and circulated bv Hie Liquor Dealeis' Association ' At tills point the Rev Di John B Mai tin who was for met Iv a pastoi of the ihuich attended bv Clbbonev, lose and objected lo the irmaiks of the speaker "If )oii mean tllbbone) I object to thete rcmatks," he said "I knew him well and was bis pastoi two .veais He was a great force for r Igliteousness " (llHHONin CHALLH.NCKD "Ves, meant illhhone.v " replied Doctor Wilson with emphasis 'He Is a man so busy selling the liquor Inteiestg that I hardl) see how lie tan promote law and otdei In this cltv " Hisses weie heard in the chuicli here and theie when the name of Cibboney was mentioned ' I would like to debate with Cibhonev- on the Ihpior question,' explained Doctor Wil son Doitor Maitln asked If tills was u dlicct challenge Doctor Wilson leplled that It was and added. "I II make is more ample: I II have May. June and July of this )ear flee for publ'c debate If lliblionev 'will (Oiifcent we can have slxtv debates In all parts of the l'nlted States" GIBBONEY' S RL'PLV In leplv to the remarks of Doctor Wll son Mr- Olbboney said "f should be vet) glad to meet Doctor VIIorr in debate at am time In the rutin e that It can be arranged It Is a fact that I opposed the passage of the drv law for the Dlstilct of Columbia. I'm as much op posed to the llquoi business as Doctor AVII soir is or ever was. and have done anile as much ngalnst It In behalf of honest tem peiance as he has ' I am not In favoi of the abolition of the The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Office of the President, Baltimore, Md.. March 15. 1917 To ail Officers and Employes: It has been broadly stated in the press for several days past that at (i 1'. M. on Saturday, March 17, 1917, all locomotive engineers, firemen, train conductors and brake men on a number of important railroad systems, including the Baltimore & Ohio, will stop work in a body unless otherwise ordered ; in other words, go yn strike. Such action under any circumstances would be a serious menace to the public welfare, and I am unwilling to believe that the rumors are well founded at 'least so far as Baltimore & Ohio employes are concerned. In any event, if such action is even under contemplation, it seems to -me only fair to the men in the service of this Company that I should state the situation clearly as it is understood by me. On September 2, 191G, the Congress of the United States passed the so-called Adamson 8-hour law, to become effective on January 1, I'M 7. This act, as you know, was hastily prepared, was indefinite in its terms, and in addition to this, many able lawyers and others felt that the law itself was unconstitutional; consequently the Supreme Court was asked to say- first, whether the law was constitutional or not, and ' second, if constitutional, how it should be interpreted and applied. The case was argued before the Supreme Court on January 8, 9, 10, 1917. Pend ing a decision of the case the railroads were instructed to keep their records of tho ' time worked by the various employes affected by the ' w, so that whatever final con clusion might be reached concerning the law. the men should receive the full beneW. from the date when the law was to become effective, that is to say, January 1, 1917. . The Baltimore & Ohio Company is so keeping the time of all of its employes affected, and if the law is declared constitutional, it expects to pay and will pay by special voucher the increased wages due any employe since January 1, 1917 The Baltimore & Ohio Company offered last summer, when this matter was under discussion and again proposes that if the law is found to be unconstitutional, tp have all matters in this controversy submitted to arbitration before a board of arbitrators to be chosen by the President of the United States. Certainly no fairer proposition was eVer submitted by any company to its employes. No fairer proposition can be submitted; to g further than, the Baltimore & Ohio Com pany is willing to go would 3imply be yielding to force and not to the spirit of fair deal ing. It is not necessary that Baltimore & Ohio employes should strike in order to obtain fair treatment, either in this or in other case. This controversy can be settled in an ' orderly way and settled fairly, and it should be kept in mind that the question submitted to the Supreme Court was a very complicated and important one, and furthermore, there were other cases before the court which had to be decided in proper order, and no one, I am sure, would wish to have this matter passed upon hastily or incompletely by such an important tribunal as the Supreme Court of the United States. it has been stated that the employes on some of the other lines will not be affected by the strike order. Is this because they are more loyal to their employers, or are they more patriotic citizens than the employes of the Baltimore & Ohio Company? I cannot believe that such is the case. I cannot believe, nor will I believe, that Baltimore & Ohio employes will without cause take hasty, unwarranted and unecessary action, the direct effect of which will be to bring great inconvenience, if not real distress, to large numbers, and which might and probably would do great and unforeseen harm in other directions. I hope it will never be said that Baltimore & Ohio Employes in a time like this took ' action which gave satisfaction, aid and comfort to those opposed to the welfare of the United Stated. 'srvwwi'i liquor business, for the existence of which the nation nd the Stales are responsible, unless some provision for a division of tne losses Is made. In other words, 1 believe If the legitimate liquor business Is abolished In Pennsylvania, for Instance, that the losses Incurred by the liquor dealers should be divided among all the people." Some suit of compensation or reimbursement should be made to the man who loses his legiti mate Investment, which would not nave been made unless the Stalo had legal ized the business." PREDICTS "DRY" NATION Rum will have to go If the L'nlted States Is plunged Into war, nccotdlug to the Rev. Dr. 11. E Johnson, of Philadelphia, chair man of the temperance board of the con ferenca, who gave startling facts and fig uics to hundredi of ministers. The remarks of the Rev. Doctor Johnson wero greeted with applause, and piayers weie offeied for n dry nation at the con ference. He commended the lead being taken by many newspapers In the land In the temperance fight by their refusal to ac cept liquor advettlscinents. nnd said that this was a step which would go fat toward educating the unthinking public. In teference to the move of Philadelphia society women to nbollsh the use of cock tails for the debutante, he said: "Mrs Joseph M (lazam, of our cltv. Is leading the forces and ahead)' splendid lesults are accruing A binding pledge Is being signed bv stores of the elect ladles, and hundieds of the voung people are being enlisted In this cause " ANTI-SALOON FIELD DAY IN PHILADELPHIA Thitty iMeetlngs in Behalf of "Dry" Pennsylvania in Churches Tomorrow Thlitv meetings to promote u campaign foi a ill) Penns) Ivania hale been uiianged for lomoirow, according to announcement in icle toda) bv the Rev. Hoinei W Tope, Phi ndelphla dlMilct Hitpeilnteiident of the Penns) Ivnnln Antl-Salooir League Tills s tailed i-Teld Da) and Is a con i cited effoit to nvvaken people to the need of piohihltlou Speakers of national re nown will be In Philadelphia There aie ten meetings In this Itv. The ten Philadelphia meetings aie as follows: Senatoi Weslev- loneR, at the ITetcher Methodist episcopal Chuicli. Kift)-fouith and Mastei streets; the Rev Jesse Lm pi'lnghani. at the Tioga Methodist llplsco pal Church, eighteenth and Tioga stieets, nnd Di T. Alexander Cairns, at the Co lumbia Avenue Methodist l.'plscopal Chuiih at afternoon meetings and the Rev W II GotwaM at the Covenant Methodist Kps ropal Chuiih, the Rev II K Wollevci, at the Spring Gaiden Methodist Kplscopal Church; the Rev. II. M. Chalfant. at St Audi en-8 Methodist KpWcopal Church; Professor K Stauffei. at the Kast Mont gomeiv Methodist episcopal Chuicli: the Rev. W. H Gotwald. at the Gethsemane Methodist Episcopal Chinch; the Rev. II. M. Chalfant, at the Noiris Square Metho dist episcopal Chinch, the Rev. i: II Wal lace at the eimwood Methodist Hplscopal Church; Di T Alexander Cairns at St. Stephen's Methodist Episcopal Chuicli, and J Day Htown'ee, at the Boulevard l'nlted Presb)teilin Church, at morning meetings The Rev Mi. Tope will preacli at the Methodist church In Conshohocken In the morning Ml I'ASSENUEKS TEM:f OP LAPLAND'S' Biff Liner, Attacked by U.Boat In llsh Channel. Doild t '.a .i t-i (...:?.. iUTWo . iisma Attacker s:r.w vnrttf. Mnni. .. storv of how the isonn.. '"tllltng liner Lapland battled with " 8t marine and actually dodged u ,. ' was brought here today by pa,,, ""l the liner. The battle occurred on , ik", "ffl oage over and the rt-i.i.i. -n 'tn prevented It from being tabled tiaT"''' The L'-boat tackled n. i... . was proceeding up the Iris,, chaiTn i' '!' torpedo was launched, but n nulck U ny ine wneeisman tluew the n- ""' Its toursc and the deadly n,, Wl "' twenty feet to the stem The I """ irliiinein nnenncl n .. .,. .. . findi , guns and aftei a short exchange. ti.T' disappeared. "" ci-twn Passengers also declared thev v another nllenml nn . . c n(hl . Ilin mnllll. nf ll, l :' a" It tflrl.! boat Is tepoited to lmp , "' 1l Mint, injured another U-boat. en " m GIHL STORYTELLER TO SPEAK Mabel Powers Will Lecture for wJ """ """"" vrague anss .viauei roweis. famous i. who was adopted Into the Snip. A?'' ,51I.1 Seneia nation and who l.,et ,h' Indians to stt'dy their aa ,?'"' 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