75S!' :v,vs wtt? 2W v J vT i i,' ' .fVvV'fi i- '"til'- f V'"v J '.i.'-fW. ' W "s J 4 t . .. Ml" J5 ' " uentng -,. ill.lt' I et EDITION edf i , 1 VOL. IV. NO. 95 Tf- -T'v' Tv : 'jwLJ " , lilVl'.ri kO -POSTSCRIPT T - L v, a public too a P JT PRICE TWOU PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1018 t'upitioui. 1'JIS. tr tut I'cbite t.rni.itt Counil TEUTON PEACE HYPOCRITICAL, SAYS TROTSKY Bolsheviki "Could Not- Consent" to the ' . , Terms DIFFERENCES MAY END NEGOTIATIONS Italians Want Peace, Uut Reject Fovt' Plan ROME, Jnti. U. Tit 12 l'rcmlcr declares that the Allipd have not yet exchanged view a upon the Austro-Qerman peace) proposals, indicating that a joint reply will be decided upon at nn early dale. Ho explained clcaily why the conditions of the proposal are not acceptable and that their rejec tion was due to no wish of the Allies to prolong the. war. Reliable information is to the effect that the Popo hnd u deep personal conviction that the proposal won doomed lo tailure, hence the noncommittal attituda of tho Vatican. ,;-Fear of Gorman Trickery Makes Russian Agents Wary COLDTO PERSIST SKY-HIGH BOOST TO FAT PRICES F e d u r a 1 Investigators Told That Meat Trust Hit Philadelphia Hard ONE FIRM LOST ?GO,000 Rendering Business la First Phase of Problem Uncovered at Opening Session ANOTHER CONTINGENT OF PHILADELPHIA DRAFTEES DEPARTS FOR MEADE CLASH OVER PRISONERS! 'Foreign Minister Protests to Berlin Against Treatment of Deportees Wlthtn half an liour of the opening of J tha Philadelphia etui of'tro meat proba noing carried out by tho Federal Trade Conimlstion at tho Federal Building to. mIITIT'1 T rTrk ' i3V' tc,t,mon5' had b" produced to WKriH MX II I how thai lli m"- "trust" boontd which lott orte local Independent concern More Tolerable Weather i i0MO ,'" a fc,v ,nontlia u "as i,lb0 piiv ii iiiai a. uiucr siruggic is sun coin? on whli Si KliouSd innuaiiec butchers to let Phlladclphlaui hivo ineiU' at a ("guru Expected by Sunday, o Above Tonight W SCHOOLS CLOSE 1'LTROUUAD. .Ian. Minister TiotsKy un- Mldnlclil I o. in. - . tti. . u III. Torcigu tiounccd today to a specially called I in. meeting of the Soviet that tier- "' "" 0 a. in.. 1.1 '. ii. in. 2 8 a. in I- 0 a. in. 13 Id a. in, 13 tl o. in. 10 I- UOOTI considerably V'low tho price in uther cities. The luqulr pertains, to the rcndoru.g buslneu. Us-Govcinur J. FianRlln, Tort, or New Jcric. Is the member of t.ie 5 , coinmlei'.on prcslillnp. rr.tnclL J Uene Ii I of California, umoua jiroFeeutor if Abo Keuf and Major Kviscnc t'chmltt. of fcjn Tianelrtfo and of the Orc'sun Uud grab bcrr. Ii tho caminliw attornei The t -..... i.i man '8 peace proposals were njpo-i v hcarinc .it to have open.l at D o'clock critical" and declared tho BolshewU l.lJL 1 ui crCuil veek '"" " wW no. brlnt- nu (joNCrnmcnt "could not consent" lo j b promltcd bcfuro hunda , iKitca toeetKr unhl 10 mMo.U Tlie ... I'reuteiion ior 1.011, ioa xy una I jieiilne sot under wny :.t that lioui toiuorruw 1j cuitlnued did. Tho wc.ithcr-1 . . ,.,, ,,...,, man nald tlut u inliilmum temperature v-i" niniisj-i a nu'n, ninusw "i of D d"jrrcej abOAe tern nay bo Cifei-tod I M L ShoemaUci .t Lo , Ltd, of till. lottisnr. i clt . tlio nrlt'elnal Indncndent render. t-ouplcd vltli tho LhorlaBc fifioal, tho, ln. ,,. . ,v ,. ,., ,,,,, ,,,,, them. 12idcnccd multiplied today that irreconcilablo differenced between Uubslan and (Jcrnian peaco con ferees will forco discontinuance of future Boparatc pcatu negotiations and thut tho urmis'lico muy not be l chewed. The UusBiana arc now appiehen sio of German trickery in cery move by. tho Teutonic delegated and agents hero und ut Drcst-Lilovsk. Serious differences, it vas said, had been dc eloped here today at tho conference between Uustsiun and German commissioners to dibcuss ex change of war prisoner. The Ger mans, under Ambassador Mirbuch, arc openly seeking to utilizo tho conference for n reopening of Ger man trade in Kuisiu, Tho Uolahc- e.tremo cold lt.ts biuticht) HufffrlnB und lllno-j In liundrodn of homtH In thai eity. 1-orl -tlin o bClmolc, ameng them tho NVIMI.ini l'eiiu lil;li b'.hool for i.'lrl.;. Kltteetith and Jlount cruou iti'cct,', .no .eluded. Mahy of them will not nnren until Mondaj, It Man s.ild at tho olllci.j I of tho lioard of Induration tcd.iy, Tho nllnlinum teiupuiituro In I'liilu dclMila early today 7 degrees at o clock la hirfh Mlicn lompared with houe, u it tho Urrt He told of a hitter light hia ronccrn haj been hli g' with tho American Aerleultural and (Jht.mli.al Compani Mhlch iu rcialed by testimony in the Inquiry In Ucton uj tho 'trust" lonecrn in a numli'r of tlllr.- lie t,ald tl.la light began laft sjiiiteniker a ear, und thai Mhui both lib cJnvcru und Urottii &. i.'o. money ho held to confer- 1 aHIBBn nifxHi :: '"' itr" 1 ' t' mi inriirniiTiii''7iiwiii!iiMnL: i' jy ') Ufi i iiwi.iiiiiii mWn iihhhiiiiii ii m.igwmnwi.mum tminm 1 1' i" B i S7w6 ' i i- 1 1 ii.3araawa3i!3asj5tsMsTOsrv?ai & DRASTIC TO END US COAL FA S i x Lightless Ni Closed Theatres ab'd - loons7Con3ider&d ?1 ASK GARFIELD FOllvl 1 Admitted Destitution in: and West PhiludclphWl spires Fresh Appeal thoo rcgliiton-d in the buhurba and near-1 cre lisln U, .' ,i.. .,.1.. r,r ; 1 7. .h7l-" "" Brc reprentalhiF. at only tuciity mllcj from cltv Hall, the ,. .. , ',.. ,,, ., ,, , mcrcuo dropped to W degreprf l-eloiv zero. At lonklntown S belo mjm uglt.- tert-d. Willow llroo and porttd I below. Ice boatu KUeei.ded t..'.."T,v. il The lialtiniore and Ohiu Station nl 'lliiil-fuurlli and Cho&litut streets was the scene of inure lurcwullb today when nnullier toiitingent, of l'hiladclphi.i'si drull uota left for camn. The tipper photograph fchows lncmburs of (hu draft bo.ird in the Sixth District with somo of their draftees. Chairman Clinton. Woodruff, of the board, htands in tho cuitcr. ARREST GERMANS AS RUBBER SMUGGLERS NEW YOKK, Jan. 3. Felix Mnlitz and Gustave Adolph Kniilfi M,cic nnested today dunged with attempting to smusglc lttbbci Into Qeimnuy. Federal agents say the men, by aircnge muit with n foimer chief stewnid of the Noiweglan-American liner Christinnlafjoid, were opening pacltage's conblgned to the bteaiiibhlp and insciting- quantities of lubber. n..i v...,i ' ntijJk' 11401. ' HU lylffllttlCl ' rJ Uusincss Men Den TTX1TKD- BUSINESS Ml - foimallv nrotost new1 nr ask auoointment of new fuol.a mit'ee. -m? witii euai snoruge ati .1 licight. fuel and lleht mayftj iliiitrtf-t inlniMiai ntirl 4 lai(j4flfei "64H Ulllkll tllUUUIIQ U1IU LIlbaULTda " i- Scvero v.eatiicr halls t iiicnls; leta fuel tonuacu reti city daih. i'M buffering vndcsproadf p tfj biorm yard unu btcai coai; . leiiLt; laud 111 nurLiitiau ri 1'oriy.tnrcc spnoois snui oov museums coon to be closed, ,r consolidate church tcrvicesr. st.m ruei uununistraiiou coniman eers coal for needy and cityjl st't-t'ons. VWS rliilndulphia coal comli asks Washington to order? iii'htlcs.a niffha. W. Also plead for aid wheresi qcrlmr ia ir-routcst. . "i.' luvestisatinir dealers' nlaint that uurtiou of PliiU phia's allotment is bcinir diver to Wilmini;ton. .-a in opening the o'nnel In the D"UwarM rtler a" far Wilmington early UiIj morning. Thrcasli their eltorta hundreds of Hog Irland tmplojci, engaged in ipecding nn the Gofrlimnt (shipbuilding pro- lk delegates have emphasized IWCW sram, leached work on time. ,, . ,. . . ., i ,.,! ,i, Skating continues on all tho,lakea In their unwillingness to go beyond the I K.ltrioul,t PlirK, on tll. tjioln Hunt- lines indicated in tho armistice. ing rarlt and on tho achdylklll Wser The Germans on proposed to . Maw'ia .?" rtcuiawi itussian ruivwuy i.rauit, uut KOU,j rrom VUi jjoc:: dam to won' 1. oiwrocillnn n Trtlrt-tni? noi "iin. ''hr'iocKen.- " S . . T ......, . I Tho cMremo cold caiiaed an abnormit Urncly" ly me UUSSians. number of tires in tho I-t three day. T?P,,-'DC5 ,V11" -,"'''' ai.oii , foreign Minister Trotsky today tMalamw being rysi-ttrcjl. tlremen." J. sli J. .-JO'-- Dro 3 dupalchcd u formal note to lierlin rtgnrdlng tho of thousands occupied by sumably protesting niany s treatment one of wIiIlIi ho as told that ho must. nr, , rvfUTl iiifi i 1 iir rome Into tho eombino and agree to urleoj KKAJjIjVlj (lljlih dALiII I ,....,, rfl j lllUb v UUCIIIUIl'JJ WUUIU U yul UUL i of buMneso. Captain Allen tuid his firtt meeting t1Hi ai ot tho Drcmu il Co. veODlc vus In September, 101J, vhen ho met ' Pavld Well, ho, ultli Samuel AVell and I 11. ftcrnfeldt. controlled II. Stcrnfeldt I Qu Ui&CUUlltS Pl'OSpCCl A. Co, ulilcli In turn controlled Urown i .,..,. , & Co. He uald Jlr. Well then told li'in Kcliel ot LollgeStlOll Oil ho wanted to toll tho plant or Brown i Co, Mlilch waj located ut Trenton, for JuU.OOO. Ilo did not buy tho con cern, becauso of Its location and Its noy- elble Interference by health authorities. I HO raid Mr. Hunt, of iin --. ijalU 1 had boon appro j iuo IJVl.tliaou BtlUIUWH o; U. J "."".".. I..,. .. (. r. r. Hi,.. In aentonibcr. 11C. Canu n A oiiii'1" """" ' ."" T IN4.il .iivi 1400 FHILADELPHIANS TO ITS OWN TRACK DEPART FOR MEADE ul" Pennsylvania City'sraiiiotu ol Dratted Hun l'or Ni.uonal Army Now 80 Per Cent Complete KniinMtrg temporary ol tho J.cun .IftiCc ; alio VUWUU lUllroud tracUj.bHwceu tlilrf ltlt tho c' t ,. r ""iHiid Heading Olallwuy lody iesuiiiedTttUi(i ''iiiitcu hundred nioie belated men cjty tlib inonilns lor Camp beinl-olt.or sodj, inecra ami I -j, rv MOSCOW UNDER MARTIAt LAW WASHINGTON, Jnn. 3,-MciCow Is in n gcneial state of lawlessness and dlsoider, and mattinl law lias been declared. Tb StatePepaitinent messages today declared the Bolshevlltl hits seized the banks theie and nie now thieatenlng to seize the fac toiics. These wele the only fnctsleciphejabl in a lois and bnAly m bid cablcginni fioni the consul today. i, .-.. but To sptiial truJnsot littecn e.lr each lltiln honi fur Iin- tool, the nun down to "l.lltlo l'l nn. olio . .. .. ... .,.- ...i ..Iciimp 1. ... litf- frniii ll.i. Vorth Vliltmlplnhl.L t.i. ,1.1. IIICU "tlO Tv-llel Ol llio Willi"""" 1-wi.i.n -.. ... -' ,-v --- "" ' ... , i. u..,.i .in ..i Hon .,f tlir-l'diiiMlxania lrd the other for tho Iaet three da. arc chausted. I morning, caiioi iini into a cornermen , "' "' .,,,, , (ll(tw ,,,,,, ..uUlJ i, fiom tlm lMltlinort. .iud Ohio -Utlon at forcible transportation I A rcturn t0 tolerable lnl-r tempe-a-, "L1 .1.. 'v"SirVior?. ""'. "',f'", i . .uvlnonicr tu' bring berMoo bail. .1 nu -foiinh .n.d Lhrituut ar.tte at from Russian territory b Am'k Arr.lTuraV Chem.l Com ' gZTw? the ' h'-.- u . no re.....nv and not mucn UlO Germans and pre- liee" "". l' W. "'. .P'J"' '" "J "'e.r,'nk?. T5n "W.n'o ! l...ir-l.l.. us ...u.l of tho board had Uga nst Gcr- , ,0 1!llow ,". Ul ol" orancn " ""-."-- ",,,-., .iiat ja romo in illnilu-itiU tho ciinoiuary seellonal dem- 'b - would bo accented . t'"0 'MUlpMo cliauv. mat nan roi w m n,,,.,!. ..rrfer.rl ih of Uieso deportees, i FINDS HIINOU BlbTKM Brown . Co. had opened Its plant here .c iranaporut ou Jun o ' " " J in .J rwT.at Tli nVpi.-lxo t.ationi. . ...,,rT, , A WITfTK IrV lRimKY'anu" ,hrro ,,a,J "'ready bi.cn prli-eut , "' . ,, , . ,,,T ,,, )n illlnc M"-"1 ! o'clock groups ot ono draftee LONDON, Jan. 3. A &UIA,&&S JIM jmtS&I . . , ' dlffcroit liw In the tflort o b n(, ' .. :...... :.....;.:. ..;.. . ... . ,.i,r.,n ii.irmnmous o-oncraiion in inon- ---. --. .- ;- - - III, 1IIIT f lllll l.llllll 1UUIII1 lii i RUSSIANS DISCONTINUE DEMOBILIZATION ' STOCKHOLM, Jan. 3. The woik of ffft'oanding units or the ltusslan army on tho eastern front hns been dlstontinued. said a dispatch fioni Hnparanda today. W bother or not negotiations will be icoponcd between tho EoUhoUk i3o. ernmout of Itussia. and tho Central I'ow era was the chief question in the pcai situation today. U.was reported fioni Amstordam. tliat Dr. Richard on Kuchlmann. tho Qcr map Foreign Minister, is returning to Ilrcst-L!touk from Uerlln, which indi cated that tho Teutonic cnos may ha.o freh nr posala to niako to tho Rutsian delegates. Iho action of German v In refusing to withdraw troopj from rtusslan terri tory etrengtlionB a belief which has been gaining ground for sotno tlmo that it la the Kaiser's wish to maUi- a "protcc torato" of l'oland, Courlar I und Livo nia. This would bo almost equivalent to annexation. Tho break In. tho Kusso-Ucrman ne gotiations has cicatcd tho utmost Lat lf action in London." All ot tho details Ilino not becn tec-hod r.or haj any ofllclal Intormatlon .. m ,, tu vi i. i i IUUU111151' a ri.iivuum Ji I' iit.t itlti ll'il Goernor Told AH lvahttay Inmates , egassllnt was with U T. Murphy, also Sent Home for Christmas at tho Bclleue, tu April, 1DK. Iin said that ut tnia moe..ng Murphy suggested that they ".Hop tho tight." cut the price incut of frclKht and passengers during Sv tho iilattorin mid tho Mulling Kept I'arolu llic prcscni cnif.cuw. ,. Uaili.,10I., limi 0110 bunion .'onscr.-iilou vl lu.i an 1 .. .01.1 r .,. ,lUj lli 11 lilurlu mob. made me raiiruuua n ..-".. . , ..,., ,, ,,,, ,,., U Ui ti'-"Jlt'1 J uio iiuunij iiiHtiuniii OFFERS TO SELL U. S. PA''NTS FOR A PILLION WAMIirG'IG.V, .Kir : - I -i tin .- !!' p.c-m.it'v . L. M Unji .011, of Lios. I'rancls A. Lewis, clialrmau of.,l Thlladelplda coal comnitUtt. andct Uotitrulin " 1 'otter am bending iiiorgle lo In'ng 1 diet lrom tlieo coal chv(tat,c more fcrlpus lodnyA at uns tlmo Unco tho famine I 'that la caualnc wldcsnreud 1 throushout.tlta ell.. a.i Th haw wired National t0? I mlnistrator Uarlb M for permlxsw . establish s!v llght'tts ulghlt, fust; tho two now 111 eniet. and aro con , Ing tho oloMns of tlu'jitres saloon-. oilier iilaeeu not reirarded is JwitH nccessltlc, so tluil fuel may belnj ' An upp'Jl has been mada 'loiiwH Ington to send coal to thu cltJVnus and Wit riilladeililila are uan dslltuto hi ixgurd tu coal,- ter -aid. ' i JS Tho action of tho LehigltH -.roudiliWhUiliuif--UHiw ion" coal cars In bringing slilo I'hl'ndelphU H being lliestlg I'otter caul. It was pointed ii this action tcrlously lincrferl plans In bring 13,00'J tins of'coall'Il .hill) . moiulsid tho cltv by tho Xatj Tuel Administration. lrVW Willi ull mines throughout tlll lieu up, many or incm turning ou 20 per cent of their usual daily . railroad tratflc paralyzed, slimA ure far below normal. i7ss t.iani halt of tho toiuidgo necesUiry to,ml tho needs or Householders lias . hero in the laet three dajs. iM,'i inrce men anu one woman w !. power. In "order that trill .iflfriil ln.l.iv l,i ml II t.i t... Aim ih fin I ,i i l nun lit In!- .'l.lluU.OOtl.MOu Ills . U"CB,,:U lur leauillg u crowo . , ... , - , , , , bionriecfia inuu oi coai cars oa B.J luteals coMnng ,1 mouor.il! und tyiotcoplc tallroad s.vstcni. Lujlus his plan a j-jrttteith strict and IV 11 lilniiiiii qoollnoed on rate lltr. Column Two " -- .'- p.w .. , fc-tli tit II.V .. 1 ...II,. ,l. I.a Ii 11 U ' VI fet wiI' u niv ""'"'V - -..., TiM'Virtv I. .1 3 Covbrnor lilca half and mak-. money, Murphy, ho lliuuunm' 1 w -. . .. " ai ,, ,llI:irlo,jUv arIy u-.iorc. uiiccior c.c-.iura, oi naiuiuua ..i.-.iuoc., uo taiu .iuoi-uou u, nia j- i,ue : aim iwi several loiu 01 1 ro m ,,-, tntormeii kDrta SI u said, declared that hla concern would put nmposcs, H the main ohlcct U ttIlo ,,.,,, ,.ccll ,ond,.i a lorcwtll lull. I'.m .iiltomitic.Uly would conwrt every single truelt rallload Into 11 double-, fuel weie , discharged by Maglstr atoiy at llahway, that the sUty Inmates "J "jsrcc becas liia con crn v. s Mng ammI1. r,c, t ,,,,,,, u 1 1 ic and " t-ln-,,5 aged t.iillluiiulic. r..l.l no other lioteruiiicnt could Inn o Ills patents for so llo llaJ ot heBrl to tow 1h( "..luo.w'"VB.: i'c"In '.7,.: r 'i,. dividends amounting to J3.000 .000 and h!dulcs aic being elabn.., wij out re- --u ((j ol olii K train platform, nominal .1 sum. Tho dluctor fe'cnciul I.i icpoitcd to navo glMn nun but the law peimltted n ?hr,,7, 7m . LitimroVtead. vVork 1, '-"uW "OT '" considerable money Prcceucni. . i " - - un(J 10 ,,ui,otllcll i,,,,) ,ir ,.judi ttill llttlu vmour.iECini tit lr Lew., in slating tllul tlift . uir?JSIir JSi-rtfi 1 UU,LU THOUSANDS OF COAL AND FHBIGHT CAHS , thrr,,,,ciuK would notJ Ul .tc.v ludi, iiau iuufclll vueill unu WOIll nohiicd time. Tho dlsclpllno and mor.ild of the In-1 mates hnd improved to such uu extent by tho outdoor work that Superintendent Moore conceived tho idea of allow tug them to go to their homes on their honor. So far us Is known this is tho llrst ex periment of tho kind that Iras occurred ill 1110 euiic. ,ijm- .iii.i..r, ,-,.. . -r . T . Tho Governor expressed gratification . " ,""',"'', .'"'i , . v . . . "ct-' ct that contldenco in tho men "- "-- ""-- ' -y ....iV""i .-ujirpny, Oil his tight, but died boon after lrom orry. ' At another meeting held only last November, Capluin Allen suld. Murphy proposed that they have u law passed which would prevent uny othr concerns going into tho rendering buslnrsj in this locality so that 1hy could llx prices and over tho fact had not been misplaced. Continued ou I'ajo Elevcu. Column Five cmploicu of lli.it ssilem uiging tl.eni to "continued uiiensivo woric 111 u patriotic effort a lo render every as ilstanco posslblo lo tho Government tit 'he prompt and efficient handling of trafllc." HAPS SCHOOL SYSTEM; pollrcnxn 011 timid Many iiersoiu llicro WAHIIINGTON, .Ijn. It. Oiders loc tho hnmtdlato building of thousands With tho coat rltuation ndm: tried to Peat tho loiiiemeti uy nujing ol Height unu coaicars ana locomotive win no placed oy uirctiur ucncrai . ' "' sraiwi yuun m u i.i.jm tlckj'M fur nearby )jlut along tho tl. .....A 1111, I.. ,.nl. !. mAt Mil klB wciT' nut 'aliowVd tl. go unt'll "tho ' Co.1Bn:. it was learned toda, drattecs' train had gone. Then they AloAdoo as scK,n us legislation provldlns tho nccissaiy Hinds has been patscd SEVEN SLAIN, 40 SHOT BY YAQUI RAIDERS or Indiana Attack Train Near " Guaymas-Four Americans Among tho Killed NOG ALES. ArU. Jan. S. cv en ier.ono are reported dead to- .;ay and mors than forty wounded by Taqut Indians who attacked a bouthern Taciao Do Mexico train at Mapolla, ."twenty tulles wett of Guaymas. The Indians, according to reports hero, 1rt nred a brldgo nd U10 train ran into the chatrn. wrocklng It and killing the engliieer and conductor, llio aquw then nr4 Into tins train, It U tald, U.l. lng and wounding many. Thirty Mexican women, tt Is reported. W4r4 taken from tho train and carried Jiway by tho Yaqulo. Four Of thew killed, it U arserted. . vero Americans. Tha only o Idcntmea jrK of Xlia Uelln.SImpson Fruit Company, of ,;" Los Angers. Ly A relief train sent trom Guaymas Vrought the wounded to umpaiino, nouu n check is being mado to learn tho txaet ' igmber:of Wiled and wounded. T 'a inmrri at 100 Mexican toldlcrs that , uceompaniod tho train 'offered uo elfo :t ir''0 rcBlstanco to tlio Vaquls. . ,ai 1 1 .I., i v. ... .-, KntA Wnnuit Knlallv liurned a - tAMdASTEIt. Pu.. Jan. 3. ' Mrs. It if 3arh tuts, tteenly-slii years old. was fi Iwt nUht at Uie-home of Mrs, Annie V. cSHler,-124 Bouth J?rlnoj street, when IMf dress caujnt lire in ItPllia uimuuu manner, LUUo hope la. 'entertained for Uer recovery. " A"3,0',Wr lUrtoonencItl Thloy thousand ' jiinan prisoners , CPUtrscieo lupcrcu.osui uurii'lf u oord)i(io a, staieuient, maa ftiyyr.-vKw u, ..- hi .. -' - NEW TRANSIT LEASE ! LUXBURG HEI.D INSANE . Til MAVVVkl M T'll IIIAV . KV 111 kl III' A I U' VU'UTSi i r-inb. reommcndlnc tho favorable ac IV I nUUUUUliVl AXJlfnM. If UUJMJlJIXJ MJJXI litHU,tjon on tho tuggoition of an Impartial ' 'Investigation ct Philadelphia public I , rf .s,-hool syslum wo.i forwarded tody to Upper BrallCll Of Councils LX-MnVOy OI "bpurlOS VCrsenkt" menibers of tho Board of bducutton. , , . , x. .. t . tt i. i i Bruce M Wuttoii. secretary of tho Tub- iinn furl tn Annrnvn P.'ipf- l1 .11110. TjOllf TTnnlnTiprr ..'.,.......-.. ...,i kii.i wt, tr.. as Amended ' Argentine Doctors Say - went baik and rtdtcnud their tickets I Todiy's coutlngenl is the list of thu .... ... .... ... . .. . i . . . INVESTIGATION PLANNED M?Aw "u-"" lu ,. Although no dcllnite Ardeis ltavr been Mrs. UriCC, Ilcatl ol League, uru'S ir.ucd. It la presumed that tlio remain ing 14 per cent that, thu city is requires lo furnish to complete Its total quota for tho llrst National Army will bo cent to the Mar land training camp about tho middle of Ttbruary. Wlif-thcr or r.ot they will bo called about tho lams tlmo the tecond draft Is mado la not known, DALFOUH TO MAKE STATEMENT ON PEACE LU.NOOX, Jau. 3 An important speech on peace will l"J mado n A. J Dalfour, fc'ecrctaiy of Statu for l'orclsn Affairs, before u "War Alms Mitt Inc;" .it LMInbursh, on January 10, It was announced todaj. .Scathing Denunciation Dcforo Now Century Club ihe resolution of tho Now Centurj' I Ilo TMucatlou and Child Welfare Asso ciation 'and vrcdcricu I', uruenoei.. Tho famlth-Mlttcn transit leajc, which provldco for tlio cxtenilom of tho high speed system to arlouo tectlona of the city, probably will be parsed by Select Council this afternoon. Although eonslQerablo opposition to passago of tho leaso has arlcen on ac count; of tho high cost of building ma terial and"ubbr at this time, tt Is generally believed that tho measuro carrying tho leaso will meet with little. If uny. objections from members of Council. In addition to follow ero of the Vara camp, It ii raid, supporters of tha Fen-roeo-lndqpcndent forces will alco aprroo tho Jeaso. If tho ordinance pastes tho uPPcr cliainbor as planned a special meeting ot tbq utockboldera of Iho transit com pany will bo called within a day or two to act upon tho lease. Tho company has ninety days la w.hlch to Uther ac cept or reject tho measure, but officials say tho meoUng will be held ao quickly as possible, so tho tornu of tlio .ogreo' .. tnnv be out Into forco at once. Tli United Business Men's Associa tion will send a delegation to ueitec Council W register a protest against tha nuMice ef'the leas. Sidney M. Barle, chairman of the transportation commit tec. will p(sent a report attacking Uia propot-d leaso.' According to tho report the mejisuro Incans a clear' prolU of 11,500,001) lor tufliranini couiiwiy wiui; JatlJWr -WUVUmi By CHARLES P. STEWART 8 urViol Cubit Btnice of l United fresj k,j iii(no rviUo J.tda'r BCUN03 AIH-S. Jan. 3. Count Luiburg, German envoy of "ipurlos tercenttt" tamo, lj now Insane in'd hao been eccentric for a decade, ac cording to a report today of medical authorities who hive had hlra under observation. The finding was after prolonged and careful rtudy of tho German Minister, now held In an Internment camp, by several rellible medical authorities. Tha report today tald their information was that Luxburg had been iictlng quejrly for a number of jcars. Unled I'ress dlsp itches several weeks ago reported tho belief growing in Buenos Aires among Germans. that the Germun Minister was u lcUm of de-1 nicntia. .t that tlmo ho was under observation, Tlio vcrdla of insanity ad to Lus burg lffords Germany an excuto for the astounding revelations of dup'lclty mado publlo In various intercepted mes sages Uy the State Department. It would not expIaln,ah.owever. lemt of tin messages sent by Berlin to Luxburg 'ndlcatlng an equal facility In duplicity by the aerpiin Foreign Office. Named Mercantile Appraiser BUNTiURV, Pa.. Jan. 3 Charles A. Caldwell, of iiunbury, a manufacturer, wm . today appointed Mercantile An- pnlwr, of NorthumbrJana County. I wrtiPivv rnr ww woouw ii-...in rxf tl.A rtureau of Municipal BC' searcli. suggested sucu an investigation, imuic; uhiu , tomo w ecus ago. iimumuw wj i'v. . aefd upon by tho board. I Lancaster Draftee ii.n .r-iloii of tho Now Century Club i , . .. ....,, .... .. fouow-d WnBdouunciatlon of h. J,- , t" i.r M,iT,."i?B,r7X..M,Beh,i MCi... Cimp Miadc Thero were to SPIUNG-UICE BIDS PRESIDENT GOOD-DY WASflWipTOX Jan. S. Sir Cecil Spring-Rico, British Ambassador, who Is about to rcturn to England, called at the Whlto House, this afternoon to say good by to President Wilson. According to London advices yir Cecil no tlnal ruling having been made by the will not return to hla post here. War Department. Tho 11 per cent ro- ' WHITER OF "I NEED THEE EVERY HOUR" DEAD UCNNINGTON, Vt., Jan. S. Mis. Annlo r-'herwood Hawks, famous malulug w 111 bo re examined under tho new draft rules and mujt till out the questionnaires Just as tho men coming under the provisions of tho tccoud and Philadelphia business men ar Ing tho appointment of a. now1 i Tho fulied Business Men's As leprpfccntlng 1S.000 members fri sections or tii cii met in uia. Hotel and adopted a set of re calling tor a now c-otnmllteo and . foretu'o lu cxnlatn to tho uiib& reasons for the Increased prices, t dealers under tho new )2 bu. : proflt. whicli became effective Tu have raised the nrico per ton f roil! I to twenty cents. fj WANT nib'B lTCI'LAINBDH Conies of tlio resolutions ado the buslners. men aro on their, Dr. Harry A' Uarueld. national.! nilnlKtrator. State Controller Pott io President Wilton. They wera'l without one dl tenting volco. kThj i lutlons are as tonaws; ' "That a lull und completo ) tlon bo given to tho citizens ''ot toes. duo tu a gunshot wound, llu saja the weapon was accidentally discharged whllo ho was cleaning 1L . ..vu;.r. l,af th Loard was doml- tvynty.four. bu Wllllapi Iloivard fuiltli. ,,7,rrhv tna member, "who thinks In V "ope. has two mutilated terms of fifty ears ago" and that the system of schools Is consequently, uml mated and Inadequate. N. Y. UAS NEGUO OFFICIALS Member of Legislature aud Munici pal Court Justicu Installed NEW VORK. Jan. 3 Tho first negro to nit In any lawmaking body In New York Stato and tho llrst S-oc'allst Judge to sit on the bench In New York city wcro formally Installed In olllc toda. Kdward A. Johnson, negro, Republican from tho Nineteenth DUtrlct, Now- 'iork city. Is a member of tho 1918 Legis lature. Jacob Pankcu, Socialist, becam a Municipal Court Jubtico. having been elected to that oflico In November. ---- KILLS DOCTOR IX HIS OFFICF Slayer Cut Vic'im'- Throat With Droken Uotllc: rt-)H)MBUS O., Jaa. 3.Uslng bits of broken bottlH tt cijt hla ictlm throat, Harry Lons today murdered nr. Charl'U Uautohkolb In tlio latter's nllli'i lodav LyonS Is LellaVed by tho PQllca lo bj iimiiiie. m was rrieu me scene of 'the killing while attempting to, cuf juri-ovm ipwt s,i!jiT,,bllajO .broken u, S ..in. tilt. la'i'r-lif'lteiiifaY -l writer of hjinns an authoress ot "I Ncod Theo Livery Hour." died today atldelDlila for the advance In her homo here. Jlio was S3 years old ' Philadelphia, which becamO ... i . , .ma Wflllllriril ' aanuar i. m. . . , v . .-ri.ni 1Viii1 T.fcmlit.i ........... I.--.. ... ....-.. . -. ..---.-. l.. .... .. . . ... - -. ...w mm mmm 1 '"",,''"" ItlllilSH l(i I'lf KSh iN'I'A'I'l v KS 1 1IX I . S. Ill . l 'Ic I IV'I' nf the oeal board or Phllafl today for I directed to grant to tha const have been, LONDON, Jan 3 Pronounced demand hero for copies of iho American . citizens of Uio city of Phil "blacklist" hai developed tho fact that tho names of numerous uVrcsentatlvcs of British firms In youth America aru ou tho list. Ilcncu tho America. Consul General and other American ofllclilj hero have been asked fur details. TRACTOR FOR l'RISOX FARM E:clonsivo I'lans Ueing Made by Jer sey Officials TRLNTON. Jan. 3. Governor I.'dge learned today that beymour L. Crom- en. niumucr oi mo j-nson inquiry Commission, has raised bctuicu JlluO and HiOo and purcliased a tractor, w lib iiccceiary cquipiueni, ior mo Anuanaaic tarm which Is operated by Rahwuy Re formatory Inmates on the SHatc-oivned cround In Hunterdon County. In Its llrst experiment with faim'ng On Utate-ounod landd by Stato de pendents tho State tealUed a net profit of J10.000. It Is planned to go Into tha farming buslneis even mora extensively during the coming rUritlrg season. FIX PRICE FOR CANADIAN VICTORY BONDS i-ftnfiAii.'.(. nl Mhtih thA failtvf with the advance of coal shall. e-xplalned. ' , "That the Stato fuel adrautK Willlaio. Potter, request '.Fnun Lewis and his colleagues on"'tb1 delchla fuel administration.'- No Light, No 1'ower at Dover DOVER. N. J. Jan. 3. beveral In dustrial plants have had to close, thou ands of workers, were Idle and Dover tnd a half dozen adjacent towni were without light or trolley service last ulglU because of a broken steam turbine at tho New Jorsey Power and Light Company here Uien with temporary rtpainvtiv saifciMnimg servlw MONTREAL. Jan. 3. Hfctabllshmont of a lxed nricii fnr f.-innrll-.r, in.!U to tho public full Itlfoi " -.-- . -a , 4 Wr j ifc K Wnttt nMii , tory Bonds bated on net cost to tho original subscriber has resulted from ployed by them by which 'th meetings new uy mo wanuoiaii woua ucuicrs Association at tuo instanco of been arbitrarily Tixea rpr tho Minister of l"lnancc. Just beforo tho bands are listed and placed uu saloi "ThaV a f'f-. puM'0-11 on stock exchanges tho standard llguro w 111 bu announced. ri?.f?l,M.ti.rJfi? PITISBURGH PUDDLERS GET RECORD WAGES PITTSBURGH, Pj Jan. 3. T1)Q bimonthly wage ecltleuicnt resulted lu an advunce for boilers, or puddlcrs, from $13.80 a ton lo UtSO.a ton, which' will prctull lor tho next two months, a new record price- County of Philadelphia, Jti aaministrauoiu T n ,ij- Tlist penatng sucp.'oan explanation, tho advanced' Continued -u rjij THE W ..' -i Ac ' DUAD COUl'LK ON 1'ILOT , UNITED SERV1CU CLUU GUESTS JXWA Engiuver Fails to Sec Locpluothc Mothers of Solders From L'ivu Wards i i'or P'fdelM, Run Down Wagon tu Uu Entertained DOBIt. Dol.. Jan. 3. An empty lo comotive fr-ni Harrington wj slopped soon after leaving Clajton Ust night ou notice that an object was on the cowcatcher. Tho locomotives was backed Into Clayton, whero there was revealed a wugon body, on which was a negro man and w man, both dead. Tho engineer has no idea, where ha struclrv tho wagon. The. dead persons are su4Hcsd to be Ronwy Brown and hla itx iwmwt ffWPJMWeWwt ' olid coitfiuueJ. c'cdil ' rln,r rHli)Jr,lrtrit Id --,. -..; ., MoUicrsf whose koines aro hi the SUth J ""'""' 'r'UM! 7 .. p ' - .-.mm. Tenth, xnirteenth and Fourteenth i Wards and who have cons In tho tynlted auuTUif.v.V4l m. , tli nnvnl rr nn v vl(' Ul 1 ii iwiMll rJ: ."..:.. ",zi";.. ;; .. . r-,rrs luc vue-.ia MilO llkC(MWUl Mm uia UilUCUf ServlcQ Club, 107 gouth Twenty-se-acnd street, ThOsWothors will butwUlufvl;4ttU .-' 'Ui I.eiw vlMNi tfttl llohir
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