final icuentng public metier fmi r.fi . ? I r J ' I ' VOL. IV. NO. 92 PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1917 JRICE TWO'Cl CorimaiiT, 191. bi the 1'ibuo 1,-natt Covinst i f. I I .1 . I . 1 RAILROAD MEN WIN FIGHT FOR PAY INCREASE 1rnn x TTTM1 T"fc XI 1. ,500,000 Will Profit as Result of McAdoo's Decision STUDIES PLANS TO '$ CtEAR UP TRAFFIC 'New York Exports May Be Sent to Boston and Philadelphia EQUIPMENT A PROBLEM I 'Present Rolling Stock Said to Be Hopelessly Inadequate r - for Task "&" Washington, Dec. 31. Director General McAdoo will pay hid 1,500,000 railroad employes mote money. Into hnn tin am al ai tt! I nl if n iiaaI upon between President Wilson and1 leaders of the four gicat brother hoods, and will cover inci eases for ! all employes, wlietlier members ol X the brotherhood or not. The Gov- ernment will not meet the full 40 poi- cent increase demanded by the t men, but an agreement is assured. At a. conference between McAdoo i and the United States Board of Mediation and Conciliation a basis of increase was expected finally to , be determined. , This question, together with ac- tltn to relieve congestion at tnc ports. of New York and Newport M-uro . l,nv: 1, l,r,,f nf News, now bearing the -brunt of tne Heavy export ireigft Shipments, ia orcunvinrr McAdoo's attention to 3 orcupyinc MCAUOOS auenuon lO the exclusion of other problems. His plan Is Immediate! to dhert freight directed to these points, and send . it.to Boston and Philadelphia The long' -haul of freight fiom tho central put of . tlie.country, for which the eastern loads "" base been actively bidding, will )e elimi nated entirely and all v such shlpmeiitH laf -wlll o to New Orleans and other south i eih points, which hae been irtua1ly i lale. ' The Q, v eminent will pa higher wages, just as it did when the shipping) ltf.ar.1 nrilnnne.t II, .ml. In kl,lnor,ls , While the new rates will be paid through the present railroad olllces, the CJo em inent win suppij tne nuuitional nione,vho voted ugaln-t the ineasme weie because the guaranteed average net rail road Income of the last three cars can not, in most cases, cover tlie raise The amount of the increase his not . Ien determined, but Piesldent Wilson has assured the men their lequest will be 'airly dealt with" nAii.no d mi:.v spix-tatoks The mediation board usKed McVdoo to be permitted to tepresent hint In confer ence with brotheihood leadeis The lall- i,. loads will not figure n the confeience c.s. -v .iii. ii u iuii, unaurefi,. Courclls 'I lie i(iimnm' repie-en-' only the .public and the emploves aie u.recuy couceriieu liaiuoau security- nienX'a net Income gtiaiantee McAdoo may act peivonillj foi speed without awaiting mediation, although ,, brotheihood leaders were, reconciled at their' recent conference with President (Wilson to sixty das" delav. 'lhey will learn McAdoo's decision legjrdhlg medi ation at a meeting with him scheduled 'ifAW IaIAm 4ltia 4 aaL His order rvo. j, pooling eon ument and terminals In one national svstem, bind disregarding coiporate advantage, remains to be worked out. It did not Increase rolling stock. Itallroad perts say trjitiE to hmdle all available freight today with piesent equipment a like trylnf to crowd a quait Into a Int bottle. j McAdoo Is already turning his alien - llon to financing Improvements in ter- m nalB and eoulnment... Some of tho 1800 locomotives under oicler In American - Pi Irnar.ts by foreign Governments will be requisitioned Some lines will be Istrlbped of engines and freight cars, which will he placed Into service In con- kesleu territori. .Many passenger (coaches wlll.be conveited Into fielght ars ' Additional terminal facilities and itorehouses will be constructed at tide water ports and at the big Inland l all way centers It will be weeks, probaolv months, before common use of present termlnals at New York, Jersey City land Chicago can be worked out. , Government officials asked the pub- lit to be patient with Federal control. f, New tracks, engines, freight cars and Terminals musi ue num. i-norines must f iie. rev Ised. Iteroutlng will retiulie care- i '. PIKST HACK cfiilmliir, to jea'r ol i, 11 'iCl .bn.hl Tnil.ai.lll,unllH""'l. - congestion In the Kant wll take weeks Continue on l't lite. Column Flio ONE KILLED, NINE HURT "' I'M MIKE! VYPmciftM ' A- 4-A.. UVUlVi "lag Tgnited in Colliery at Under wood, Pa., Fatal to Fire m ! Boss fClUNTON. Pa. Dec. SI. One man. frcd Corby, a lira boss, was killed and mlne workers, mostly foreigners. Ife burned and maimed when a miner a naved lamp Ignited a large body g In the new county vein of the nderwood colliery of tha Pennsylvania 4jedt Company at Unde&wood Milage to- ... Keverai.ot tne mjureu will prob- 'mie, 'Barly reports had IL that sixty-five and.-boja had, been caught In the nou uniciaix at noon came out mine vvnn t'oruy s oody. They tne. injureu nau been removed WJM.ps. . fcM..,.c. d.(.T5 ... w annntn iaj lv Wt4. . L. H. PARSONS TO DIRECT NEXT LIBERTY LOAN HERE ' Federal Reserve Bank Also An nounces Advisory Committee for Philadelphia District In order to carry on the nccessarv jWoik between campaigns and to perfect the o'ianlzatlonJ for the nest LlberP' loan, tho l'ederal Iteservo Ilank of , Philadelphia announce' tliat It has an I nnlntri T.ai. la II tiariMii aa tllrtni .f iiiiiu ...ems n j-arsons as uirec-cui . 15 f-j, ;,d! V..01.V ciuiirlttee has, been appointed: Waller C lanitev. rhalrman Horatio tl. Llovd, ,loln II. Mason, George Whar ton Pepper, Joseph Wnvne, Jr. It la understood that when tlie Secre tat.v of the Treasury announce- the next Liberty Loan, Bubslantlall the same organbatlou and committee will act as, ''hVaraptfXrtVTeS made' In other' Federal Keserve Districts, In accordance with the suggestions from the Treasury Dcpittnient that more or less permanent I.lbertv t.fi'm orginlia tlons he etabllhed throughout the countiy I P. R. T. LEASE IS APPROVED BY COMMONS Lower Branch of Coun cils Passes Bill by Vote of 63 to 8 AMRNnMENTS MAnR AC A PnTPT?QCTnT A a A L-UJNLHibblUJN ouuervisini; uoaru 10 ne pnlvlnooj f rpiivon Mom OmpOSeQ OI 1 111 ee Mem- bei'S Instead OI TWO DIRECTOR ACTS FOR CITY Hie tevlsed Iiauslt leae foi Hie oper- atlon of the ut-buiit hiKh-speed lines wah pas-ed this ufleinoon bx Commoii rolmtn. uiu, u te of i3't.. 8 f,el motion to refei It to rit Solloitoi 'on- nelly for n legal opinion Ihil been ile- .neasuie had been 'amended It Mes to Sele. t Council for nnal passage net Tliui'dav The Dionoseil .ouliacl was taUen up section bj-sedlon. and the ll.st section was paksed wllnout u loiic.ill niter nit of the Indtpeiidcnt at.il Peniose-Mc- ..-..'. '!.!. ' i.i. -....,.! f Uobert IS Lamberlon. of the Tnent vtcond Waul, teadei of the Independents, had lined up ag.iint it and put up a bitter fight to postpone lullou Lanibci ton Slid he faoud the lease because he has confidence in Dr AMlllnm Uiaper Lewis The Adiiiintstiatlon had the snppoit of all tllO Vute-Sllllllt IlielllbeiS, giViHR H clear two-thlids majoiitv ihe othei sections weie then taken I up. the dual vote iiting railed inosp Cotincllinen Biadenbuigh, rifteenth Waid, Cahlll. l'ouitli. ('mm, Clbhtli Ur.iv, Thlit.v -font th Levis. Twentv tlilid, MecKeit. Tnintj-thlid .Mllllgau rifteenth, and 1 M Mnlth. Ihlitv fourlh Tlie amendments weio made a comes Moil to the oppoti. utM of tht contract and inude the siipei vising lio.ml a bodv of thiee liiKtead of two inembeis, bill eliminated the (rev Ions leriultcmetit that the all be englueeis I'nder the prolsioiiH of the loavp. tlie ott' t onrpantnt lp will lip tliv lilt prlnr of rlts- Transit. Ills talai will be IKed tatlve will lie appointed bv the companv , aIul , K,IaI txc(i Mltl pilcl b the cuuii.aiiji The ttiild lu.iubei. who will snp a chaliman. .vv.ll be appointed by the Mavor and the piesldenl of tho P. It T Jolntl), and the.t will tix his salai). The amendments fiuthei inal.e the boa id a ' supVitMn'j- boaid ' Instead of a supei vlslnu boaid if cnglncd" 'Ihe Vaie-'Miilth members lecelved their 'oiuers' to vote foi the luting the moiuliig, when they iease ,.elc called up on the telephone and lold to be in then seats at this aftewioou h ses sion The antl.V.lle. Smith forces also turned out to a man. and foi the first "w " mill months theie was a full "eiiaance v Mioitlv befoie I'oinmon I'iiinicll met. 1 ,m01 -J;1,l,h' '"rectoi Twining. Di """"."-. ." legal auvisor "' ",r -"' .ih nniieis. aim 1 mm.. .- ".. i nomas i; .vutieii. incident of ihe I It T. Companv. held a long confeience Tho ameiidincnts Intiodmed bv Cliuii man Garru.y'weie diafled at tills con ference Gaffney offeied them Imme diately after Conn moved to send the lease to the Cltv Kolicltoi foi an opinion as to the legality of its piovlslons attack opi:ni:d on j.hasi: As soon as the (laftnej ainendments weie presented the Penrose members opened their attack upon the proposed contract as a whole, Councilman Kred A Afiit nr .i. Tvvent-thlrd Ward, declaied that there (ontlmlrd on I'aie-Tno, ( olumn Two New Orleans Results Klnx of tbe Wind it. Pooij iot :ioi ,,, Mr . lleau. I01. Kelaei 7 to 7 lo 5 S to s II I". Hatch. 107. lloon 7 to J T to 5 3 to 5 Time. 1.15 Ante. I.llllo Prlneeas John Ilner. Ualwond Mlaa Pill, and VV II HucKnr alao ran ' HhUONDHACh 5', furlonsa' ni.Ue. 108. Wills .... 8 lo l 1 lo I ti.i Auntl. Purl 1U7. Uarner,....; I 0 '. 5 Jama y. Cunimlngs. 10s. io . ti to 5 Obert , ,,.' Tim I 0S.l.!i. IO s riiiKD racl. I mil: Prpftual. 11 J. ,., Vy"1?"!" Slot Sil .un .Mlnn'e K lk 3 to 1 7 to 1 Awl. 11 J. nirr , i tu Tim 141.'..'. "" "" IXlUltTll RACE I mil' Kvln V.. 10T. Walla... OtoS 1 lo V Dolt Handful. 101 Pool , S to B ItoA "sr." : i!.ss Skating onTark Lakes; None. on Schuylkill THERE is skating today on all the lakes in Fairmount Park on tho lake in. Hunting Park and' on the Wissahlckon Creek. There i no skatinel on tho Schuvibin ;issr rM0;, CITY READY J TO SPEED UP HOUSING PLAN ...-. . Would Permit Govern- ment to Build Frame Houses in Elmwood HOG ISLAND CHIEFS CONFER WITH MAYOR I I Proposed Provision of i Trolley Facilities Is Dis- cussed at Meeting TO STAND BY PLEDGES! Philadelphia's Promises to Government Relied Upon to Bring Colony Here rhlliilelphln lodav Is prep.ii Ink to re- nioo the Iat obstacle In the way of the erection by the Kedual llovernment I of from 5000 to 8000 home1! In lllm- wood for Hok Island workmen The Major stated this afteinoon tint he would cut red tape a' far a' wat possible In the ronMriii lion ofwlreet and sewer in the new ettion and ftlt (onlklenl that the !ociiiment could be Kept tii with b the clt in the in liter of construction The M.ior Indicated that the transit piohlem hid alre.uH been met "n""e aie ""' xi,w" ' h "M- ""1 we ,nnsl ,e..t .. 0,llt,ons A new eia In house lonstl ilctlrm in this cltv will start with the construction of these houses It w.is learned tod that the would In all piobabllltj. be incite Ol lOIHIflC .WIU IlltL MUIHI41IUIMTJ i,i tinuM i. niinit.il sn that the houses uiaj In irieieU assembled In this city Dire, tor Date-man or the Depaitmenf .,r Public WoiUs. was optimisii, to- njv Mo tmni.s ine cu win win mr houses beraute the rltj has pledged to , bullil the blieets. seucrogc slem and to furnWi pollclnp. health facilities.1 sanltaiv facilities, htreet t leaning, ed , .. . ...1 .1. .!. ...I. I cauonai ...c-iiiues -". ,,.. ,.,- , -" -" ""' '-.?., A.. , . I '""" , ' .. . ," , i T' , ..,,., " ,'.. ' '; na i.i..i.u-i-ui.. .......... ...u. 'tiaeK short line from the pinposed ln- I ilustilil rttj'' to the American Intei- national Shipbuilding Coinpuij s plant at the Island Vlth these things pra.tlcallv pledged II Is up to the Covernnunt to decide wlullui to bullil in loud Philadelphia or to go across the ilvei and build at Washington PaiK High nlllclals f 1 0111 Hog lslind to-1 gethet with William Diapei Lewis and J I Irector of 'lianslt I'wlnlng todav held consiiltatJuii 'with Mavnr Sniitli in re-1 said to the building of lines of Hollo, i to Hog Island W'e slinplv made the visit to see wli.it i-iinli1 l.tt ilmia In tllii tti ittnt lit 11 fftn it I ii or the Hog Wand workmen .idditlontl nolle) facilities fiom their piopoed ettlemeut to ttietl ila( nf woiK ' ha Id Directoi Tulntne after he luil tome out of Hip (onfeieiKt Owen Buuatt1, of 3J Xanderhilt ae nue, N'ew VoiK clt. chalinian of tho committee f nichlteLtH and etiginerrt of the llniprgfiuy Meet CpU'oi at luu ho liiu licon fvtk with 1 Hrcr-rM 1 Iaimpr. of iijuMitiibh. ami n H Hernl-r, of I tt-.t.t.,-.., .... .iAi..i.aru i.iu . nm. mlttee. studvlng the situation Is e- ,,prted to co to Wash iigton today to niaUe his lecommendations of a site and It Is plobable that the site will be announceu couay or ,c-..iif-..j. 110 00UUOO ri'ND AVAll.MILi: It ha bun announce' 'jv f'ustdi,t Hurley, of the Shipping Hoaul tha the board lias available foi building lini'ii In Philadelphia Hrlstol and Nfwul. N" I . a fund t JlO.ooi '10) null tint ihl nltl he lalsed to $3"..00(i 0 '1 if a men o- l.induni sent to the Senate '. committee is surcesaiui iitum1 . uiiK.r-. Of course, tlie JJS.OOO.HOO would be used to perfect housing conditions for em- nlojes of Government piuns anu tne1 plants building mate.lal vlitualiy im-1 (untlnur.1 on I'ace i-oi r, i olunin U MANY PASSENGER TRAINS TO BE CUT FROM SCHEDULES Pennsylvania Railroad Will Drop 16 and Reading 27 on January 6, in Compliapce With McAdoo's Directions . ...... I... ava Iteductlons in pasrenger kiiim .- .... ,,, i ii.. n.nn - announced this afternoon l tne i enn- I slvanla and the Heading roads In com pliance with Itallroad Directoi .mcauoos Instructions The Pennsy win uroyi six- teen tialns from the S.'hu)lklll division on January 6. It was annouuiru. ..1 Iteadlng made public the elimination of twents -seven trains on various divisions in addition to lifts -four already an noufrced. The tialns to be dropped by the P. R It. are as follows: The week das tratna to b withdrawn from "the Schujlktll dlvlalon aro aa fi)lloa. NOItTllHOl.'M I..aln Itroad St. Sts. Af .Norrlatown H SI a, m. J Hi p m II JS p in II 1.' p in Leavln Ilroad St, Sta. 10 JO p m 'J4 a. m. .' 50 p. ro 7 12 p. in 11 50 p. in Ar. Keadlnr l.'JIS a in SOUTHBOUND ilnc Norrlatown Ar. P-road St Sta 6 tl) m Lcavlnr RadlnK 7 05 a. m. 7138 a. m. 8 53 a. m. lioii.Tm. tl 3S b. m 4 il p. in. o--P p. V 07 p m. V 5 P '" The Sunday tralna lo L dlrcontlnutd are: JvOrtTIluOU.SD Lcavlnc Broad St. Sta. ' Ar. Norrlttown 1 Jll P. m 2 5' P m. 5 18 P. m 4 07 p in. Hi. 1 1 v, m. 1131 p. in HOUIIIIiOL'NU Ivlns Korrlstown Ar Ilroad St. SU. lltll am' 11 Stfp. ro, I ol p. in, I J 50 p nu 7,10 p. m T'37 p, m . . Chances wH lo be mad in th ma DELAWARE RIVER $& ?.. T " y -"tfr- - ZIrKivSw t&kfi " 1 LtJ A h' St . ' Je-a6c? pBP mtwrj2z&&i)tsS' mJUr2 The 7eio weather made skating a reality todav on the Dclawate ftucr at Philadelphia. The surface was consorted into a vast plain of unbroken ice from shoie to shore and extending for miles aboe Utidcsbuip, invititif- hundieds of adentuious souls to make intci state pilKiimaRes afoot. The piduie shows four lianlv ounRSteis scttitiK out for the Jersey side from the foot of Bridge street, Bridesburp. ALLIES PLAN TO REPLY TO FOE'S OFFER , . Sprions Answer, in in Be . .. , iUaae Wlieil lei'ins Are I nffln:nll,)Dnnn!ml UltlCially KeceiVed - PREMIERS WILL MEET " vo M iuu .uliua STOCKHOLM, Dec. 30. ' A telegram of aopeal for the coal Several allied diplomats here to-, needs of Philadelphia was dispatched day recommended to their reHpccIIvel b" Maor Smith this afternoon to Fed- r..r.i it,,, it,... n.,ii..... i ' Admjnlstritor Uarfield almost si- Governments thai they participate in j muitanfoJs), .., woi-u-recdved from a conference here which would pro- (iarlleld that the looked-for letter of re claim a concrete Rfneral peace policy ' ""'; f,I"'' 1M"1',1 -Y bbotl ?"d ,M .u in .r?i j . ward A. Noppel had not jet been re- of the Allies. This recommendation (ehMi was made in the belief that such a While still awaiting replv from Gar- mnvp Is fli nnli thin. ll.nl rait iitm fle,l, A'bott and .NV)ipl this afternoon move is the onl thing that can hU ,,,,,, (m ,vmiam Polter sute flll ad. the separate peace madness of the mlnlstialor. and were encourajed by Bolshev'iki. ,1'1" ,n ll0De ,'lal- '" new coal prices . going Into effect tomnnovv will shortly By KI) L. KKBN LONDON. Dec. 31. The Allies intend seriously to re i P'.V to the Teutonic peace terms as kmnounced from Bicst-I.itovsk. ac- ceding to the best infoimation ob tained today by the United Pi ess. until tne German terms are officially mi ihe n.id attempt of a strnki-oMer o: . . laige coal operating company to con lCKl.ttl. 'rlpn twenl.. ven tons of c i il tj 111 It is undeistood that Premier r 1 '!''' """ So nm the .h ' iV- , , , r, mi u n . velopmeiils In Ihe mil sltU'Vtlou on the Lloyd Geoige will shortly go to Hst day of the jeai Fiance to confer with Premier 'life telegiam fiom the Jluor which Clemenceau, apparently)!! this same wa- dlspalched ibis nfte.noon leclted m.,i.el. lntest wold on the subiect of wai , .. ... , i . . . ... C Us hospitals, some which ale down aims was in his letter of last week,ln a ,ia -to-day supplv. it said" Over bo to the Labonte conference, in which p. i cent of Its fire and pnllie slitlons he laid emphasis on the fact thatlf,'0 'tirrty without ioj! at th- pieut ', i time, It lelales, citing special instances theie would be no lestatement Of ot ,,(,1, although these details have al- Bril,-.in' terms ecent after full con- ,imneice(i.uitati0n jth j the Allies. It was pointed out today that this1 . : to parjs mjht n be for the , . , specific purpose of an interchange i roiilliiiiisl mi I'aie tour, (nluiun T t Imtnl u(m ti 111 La ...jilii u til t a In nt liru .-,. ... .- - - 1 stcll!' vvlll be ellmlnattci JiKVDING'S Ni:w CCTS t 'Ihe new reductions In service an i nounien o- me jtruuims. unai.s oj nnrcn will be given latei, are as follows Bethlehem llianch- Two weekda) tialns each wa) and two .Sunday tialns each vvaj , htony ('leek Division Two Sunday trains each vva Northeast Penn It It Two weekday trains each way and one .Sunday train each way. Nortlstown llranch Five weekday each way and four Sunday each way. New- York Uranch One weekday each way to Tienton New ton n Uranch One weekday each way. Krankford Brairch Three weekday each way and one Sunday each way. Chestnut Hill Uranch Two weekday ouch way and one Sunday each way. These eliminations, it was stated, did not affect the trains scheduled to take care of the rush-hour traffic. At the offices ot the Baltimore srd rentlnued on rat Four, Colo no Tart Gunner Collapsed at Traps NEW TOnK. Dee. 81 Th runn ra In tha ...Llv rial lilrri ahootlnr tnurnv nf Hi. Nw Ilo'hdl Yacht Club yatrriay had to battl against s atln norlhwatrly wind and - htllnir rold 8. W. l'ultcrton. an nf th n ranivaiam ru ti in eakl h. m FROZEN FROM SHORE TO SHORE AT UPPER END OF CITY" iWit.i(i(s!scM "w I I L. rtfefeaAfefegsftlaS ksi... MAYOR WIRES COAL APPEAL TO GARFIELD Simultaneously Hope Simiilrniioniiislv Hnnn of Nev4Price Scale Is Held Out NAVY WILL AID POOR vil ,YlljU lu I W W XV lie succeeded In 1 ueiv and lower "'I d Ing scale " Secietarv of the Navy Din. Ids, In fiesh effoits ti lelleve the thou sands of shivering Phlladelphl i poor, oideied the commandant at the PhiliJel phla naval station to give out refus. wood as fuel . - Slate t'ontioller Poltei Is made vir tual coat dictator fot the State bv being invested with pcwei to divert ol scl.e shipments of coal at will: anl l.o.al Lewis lav a dia't.c check lion of be Icluwaie Hlvei and meet the needs readv been supplied tlie national nd I inlulstrator on thiee distinct occasions I It 'a ined Conditions alreadv fullv desci Ihed in lellel of December 17 to William Potter and again on December J4 to A I. Suead " the telegram lemlids t.arfleld ( outlnunl on I'atr lour, olniuii Onr THOUSANDS DEAD IN EARTHQUAKE Guatemala Capital City Devastated People in Panic i SHOCKS STILL CONTINUE , . ,.., , nnonmuiun, uk, 01, One thousand dead as a result of ) me uuaiemaia ijiiy earuiquaKC was the estimated furnished the State Department today in a cablegram from th Central and South Amer ican Teicptraph Company. The San Jose manager, under date of December 30, teported he had just leturned from the capital, where he found 40 per cent of the houses demolished, most of the other unin habitable, the American legation and consulate, the jiostofflce and large churches wrecked, martial law in ef fect, inhabitants quitting the city upon the President's orders and ter rific shocks continuing at five-minute intervals. Much of'the region between Guate mala City and San Jose on the Pacific, seventy-five miles away, has been dev astated, the embassy report stated. , The teller steamer Is expected to Veach Guatemala January T at the latest. FAN MLVADOHK, Dec St Guate mala City, capital of the Central Amer ican Republic' of. Ouatemala, ha been 114 In 'ruins by a aerla ot earthiakt, i- ''. five .rj , . ..: 4rfVa!Br58asisr! - ..M 4 : FLAMES DAMAGE CHURCH JJR0PFRT Some crank or uuatic is beieved u-bponsibc foi file that was discovered this afternoon in the 1'lilbt United Evangelical Church, Twelfth and Oxford streets. Fiiemen found the main auditorium of tlio church ablaze and flames icklng tho ntai, which was carried to hafety. Ihe damage is. about !?700. MANDAMUS LOAN PASSES COMMON COUNCIL Common Council thib nttcrnoon patsed tiro $2,000 000 loa bill that will be ubed in paying mnnrtinuis items against the ity This bill wll be passtd by Select Council next Monday. I SEEK COMMISSION FOR AFTER-WAR WORK WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. Senator Jones, of Washington, today drafted a resolution which he will intioduce upon nthe re convening of Cougress, creating a commission, of twenty-seven members, representing all industiinl and commciclal interests, to be appointed by the President to rccommeiid'legislatlon to meet problems confronting the nation aftei the war. I'KOBE OF PHILADELPHIA PACKERS OPENS THURSDAY The piolie into the "innci woiklns' of th'v Philadelphia packing imlustrj hv the I'eileial Tiade Cominlsston will st.it t In this clt net Thursda Witnesses, ikcouIIhr tu an announcement made todav In AVashlnston, will he examined In the open Vlitoi Mur.lmk one nf the Cuiiimlslnneis, will pieslde "SAVE OR STARVE" FOOD WEEK IN ENGLAND LONDON Dec. 31 'S O S' week opene.l In Kiirflanfl todaj. Theie will be a sieat seven dajs' c.irnpuiBii nf voliintms food economy and, unless the lesults are tip to expectations, tlie people will be put on compulsory food latlons by tlie tiuveinnicut. The vvluless call fot help was picked because It stands foi "save or starve" 2737 LOCOMOTIVES BUILT AT BALDWIN'S IN 1917 The Baldwin Locomotive W'oiks by midnight tonight will have tuin pleif.l a total of .'737 of all tjpes of locomotives during the curieut eni of tills total 916 weie domestic mid IS.'l were expoited. ROME WILL HAVE A WILSON SANATORIUM KOMi:, Dec. 31 A sanutotlum fot tuberculosis patients, which was elected bv public hiibsrilptions collected bj the (llornnle d'ltitliu, will be naninl nftei President WIInn It was announceil to.lav RAILWAYS CUT, NO FOOD IN MOSCOW Col'KNHAnivW Dec. 31 'amine conditions ptevm! in Moscow Art vices lecclvetl fiom Petingiad toda said that part i' 'he railway I tits lead ing Into Moscow fiom the south had been cut and no foodstuffs have arrived for sevei ti ilavs. . ALL NAVY MEN MUST FILL OUT QUESTIONNAIRES All enlisted men and coin missioned naval leseive foice In the I'oiirlh Xaval Admiral Tappan, conimaudint of the tetutn their draft fiuestlnnn.iires as remitted l.v the selptl.M hi. ina i.m ordet which came fiom Washington, leiuiiis ptomnij to tne meat uiau noarus ' WATER PIPE ATTACHED TO A water pipe attached to a stove In the Kitchen of tho (ienernl AVajne I, Manhelm street .,.. nein.autown avenue. famous landma.k, burst afteinoon, shattering almost even' window of the bulldliig. A local Hotel this a alarm was sounded. John J, (..allughei, were stiuck hj lljlng ilebils, but escaped TWO CRUSHED BY . . John 1'aibolltz, thlrts- sears old, Thomas Slcfiee. twentv xenrs old. Jenklntnwii. ll,i fro... ii..-i. . .....' when crushed by trains. l-BrbulIU was Injured at the Ninth and Green streets I siding- of the Philadelphia nn.l Heading Hallway as he attempted to couple ' "'' " " """ "" . ... . . SPECIAL MAIL ONLY DELIVERED TOMORROW There w'lll be no general mall Uellv ery tomorrow. New Year's Day. Car iters assigned to automobile delivery, special delivery and perishable parcel post, matter will make delivery all day. AH substations will be open until 11 a", m. for sale of stamps and other business. RUMOR PLOT TO KILL LENINE AND TROTSKY ' .NI'W YORK, Dec. 31. Humors ot a plot to assassinate Nlcholal Lenlne the Bolshevik) Premier, and I.eon Trotsky, the Bolshevik foreign Minister,! have attained widespread circulation jrwifi. xxtrriwg ay rtpyenasin , w WT? ?V l"vrTn 'k v Xf"Mfck.:4fe . ' , ! " I-.' . - . 7jaK 1 ,' r- fe, i A. . 1P '& Ujti officers of diaft nta In the navj or tlistilct were mdcieel todav hv Hear' v Philadelphia :xavy Yard, to fill out andidelphla bad been annulled temporarily.!!! 111. The Instiucted otllcets a;itl men to make the,s,""jn la .'", (.V""""4 KITCHEN STOV.E BURSTS iiropiletor of the place, and bis uir.iAll service on the Chestnut Hill. serious Injurs. TRAINS. BOTH DIE ... 1611 Nottli Hutcliiuson street, ami """ '""c" " " "'" ""' nkintown.) i in rttrograa. stCtcortMne t a; cablegram jam. Tn 'mmgmmffm RECORD CO PASSING; TW( VICTIMS m Worst Frigid Wai for Years Moving.,! Out to Sea . it - , jfj MILD SNOW TONIGH1 OR BY TOMORROW , ' . t OftJ's. ' T-.,S-i& Much Suffering, WitfrJET tal Accidents, JleUlt.f d of Low Temperatur,'f "1 12 ABOVE AT 5 P. Hft High Points of Record ,i Cold in Phitadelpitip - ; COLD wave passing off to sea. j Milk famine threatened, du' to trains being stalled. Two killed and manv in lured as diiect result of cold weather. t t,J manes uumorow, pnyinc teller of First National Bank, win defy aictic Weather this afternoon by taking plunge in Delaware J Kucr. - 7 Dclawate River frozen over b tween Torresdale and tDelalrr,, N. J. ' Railroad and street car traffic dclavcd. Intense suffering due to cori shortage. Propci ty loss runs into thou- sands of dollars. . I . OtTICAt. Mhlnlnlil 1 a. m . . iii)Uiti.v,TKvipi;itATOR rl . I abovelOn.m ... 6 bmtfjjl llt.ro. 13m ... Km. .. 1 p in. 3 i. m. 3 P. in 4 P. m., 6 r m.. .. " Sj-' :, in.. 3 n. m. ., 4 a. in.. . 5 a. m . 6 n. m. . , a.m... ft a.m. .. 9 a. in., W-T ,. a - ..m 'ikt,i ,.io hiy . . 13 " t .11 G Below in Suburbs 0,i upper itoxuorougii . a oewirw i lif-inut If fit . I rank ford pollre k( atlon 2 Willow iroe , A 13d nf. and Allefhenjr aTt... 1 Mnoilford Guard Hoime. .. 1 Manayunk ...- 1 II a J DC tti m ieaa. m : j, The worst cold wae In the h.stortrfi the country is pacing off to sea, t United .St.itrs leather obsenemftlJd n'uatitnnlnti lain lit nflnrnrinn nrfAittStAl that the cold wave which killed ttw J& Q mrii Iniured scores of Dcrsons In this ? city, froze a part of the DeHware IUter and did much other damage, would b?. fim,. he- Inmnrrnn !3 Thermometers In the center of the city Xj at 3 o'clock this afteinoon leglsten 13 above ?ero A'W A mild snowstonn for this evening ortJ'J nosslbly tomorrow, but not accompanied1-?' b the biting wind which made ita ap-J'O, pearame here -last Saturdav, was pre.-j dieted today by tne local weatnerman. Ay: . .v. ...tmi. ur rmn -e...,c "Not ipilte so cold tomorrow," wfarJM il. lIiwI tldlncs sent out. " t'i The temperature which at 9 o'cloek'ij Ihis morning was 4 above zero Increased, at noon At that hoifr It reached 8 above ft ! sero rr: ,, ... , Ua lTnlt,l Klalns Walh. ? t,..a.. .!...,, lmt Tpntrdnr wrax tha coldest December day since 18!0. XlUlrtU oiium ...- --.. -.. T -: .. ...... -re ... e.pll it IIl.lv r..Allr. .. s.cij.a . i Jlllk dealers In tills city said this att tfi ...'... i,at n milk famine may occur,H unless freight trains loaded with cansi of milk anlve Mnn milk trains areS ...,,... iin,,Laiiniaprfl tn manv seetlaaa .si of tlie tlty bought large stocks of n- JWj deused milk 5',xi Vict hue of the com wave were: wn George Plaj ford, seventy SWiy ..... (.7n r.Mt Atlantic street. "prHi!k-"I foul I'laford wns killed by n, trols,v.i lev car at .State road and PrlncetonKl street while trying to get his htri-. which had been blown orr, j ; ...... Ii,rl,nll thlHV Xai1 O I.J.." """ -.':-."r.'. -"'.. .T...j:r-;i ICll NO.'tl Jiuicillllun MiL'ti, n j.c-..-. ,v i i,rni;,.j.i He was killed. wheni'.tl he was caught between two lce-coYsCflB eted freight carB at Ninth and Green's'', stieets . . .. sjj Trains from tlie West and southern Fj r,nii. nf the l'ennsylvanla Itallroad iu weie late In arriving here. Many traltUV' , weie stalled for hours because theAr. mechanism of locomotives became de-) . . ,. .. ,m.. .. a .n o,,h.t V.an nnlnl. Snn M leCtlVe. ..UK." v dm..... v.m.o w..wn - ...... Bn.l rvkl- T.nl. .2 the penns.HJdiiMiiu.u .i. vun. a..i -; toad and tne iriiuauc,p... u..u .vcamng R "" ,U8nl"e '" nenma scnea , The Pemisjlvanla Itallroad reporieifj that the 9 o clock. 111 o'clock andl'. o clock trains from New York to PhlU-!, lastbound 7 o'clock train from Broads , lhU aiBorganlxed the resular'. .niLilnl.. that the 8 o clock to New York. . yZT coined 8 Jh.Sft.! lon lcft Blodd (t''"et 1en minutes Ut. h ' eariy n..VrbtndTn'elt ,?!,, of extreme weather condltkNMlJ York and the Main Line division, being operated at noort at an avei of forty-nve minutes behind ru .schedules. New York train, are an 'late. f' Aleng the tracks ot the Pennsyl Itallroad near Broad Street Station I j'C 0ThrbagrotemaUUha'rrt.1l moved,' in many kstances, from trail c,.,,.urt on l' ran,. oAho,.; rr- THE WEATHER .' j-., VORECABT V, for Pi.ladelpMa and iMnV' crcail'ip cJoudln, prooaNy 'i ty tnoxo late tonight- oh4 gloifltf rlttng jempcratuHt, etUttixptfttiure (ini?i orce; ' north to fo i.j ;?j ii &&' ", Sfki j iJfn'KEMiMmKMBKKmKik' , r'l' N. '' .
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