'.. v J fl .- K rv. 6F few I & ri1 I w m i B, It P' K . t s y; v EVENING PUBJDIO iLEf)GEKr-IJHII;AJ)ELPHIA,, MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1918 v v.- tMv-M BILLIONS SAVED BY ENDING OF WAR S. Estimates for Next Year Show Decrease of . $17,000,000,000 ARM? NEEDS FALL OFF Navy Budget, However, Takes Billion-Dollar Jump Ship ping Ctit in Two PRESIDENT WILSON'S ADDRESS TO CONGRESS Continued from Pare One our spirited business men and self-re-llant lnlorers to accept with due pliancy ami obedience llarneMfil llon' l.nergT Wlille tho war lasted we set up many agencies bj which to direct the Indus tiles of the eountrv In the services It whs nccessarj for them to lender, by which to make sure of nn abundant supply of the materials needed, b which to check iindertnklngs that could for the time be dispensed with nnd stimulate thoiie Hut were most service able In war, b which to Rain for the purchasing departments of tho Govern- I ment a. leitalu omtiol oer the ptlces 1 ,f essential articles nnd materials by whli h to testrain It ado with alien enemies maki the most of the available shipping and sjstematlxe flnanolal transactions, both public and private so that there would be no unnecessary con flict or confusion by 'Which, In short, Iq put every material energ of the muntiv In harness to diaw the com mon lend and make of us one team In the ii i oninllslunent of a great tssk Hut the moniint we knew tho aiml fico to lnvo been signed we took the hums off Itiw materials upon which the (,oeinment had kept Its hand for fear there should not be enough or the Industries tint Mipplied the armies have been ilra-cd and put Into the gen eral market again (.rest industrial plmts whose whole output nnd inachln ei hid been taken over foi tho ues of the (lov eminent have been et free to i el urn to tho uses to which the were put before the war It lias not been possible to leniove so quickly the control of foodstuffs and of shipping bnausc the world has still to be fed fiom ourKiuiuiies iinrl the ships uto still needed to send supplies to our men ovetxens and to bring the men back is fast an tho disturbed conditions of the othfi side of the water penult but een theie lestralnts are being idaved .is much as possible nnd more anc' more, as the we ks t;o b eei before nave, there been a ten it's in existent e in litis country which km v so much of the field of supplv of luboi md of industr as the wai Industries bond tin wai tride board the I.ibot Department the food administration nnd the fuel administra tion have kmn.n since their lilieis bt,- jnie thoio'ihhlv svstcmatlfd and they have not btt-n Isolated agencies, they lave been dliected b men which repre- By the Associated I'resi Washington. Pec 2 Cessation of war will result In a reduction of Government ov.pones for tho fiscal year 1120, starting next July 1, to 7,44J.415.838 from the 24 599 000,000 appropriated for the current jeni ac cording to tentative esttnntcs submitted to Congress today by ecretarv Mc duo transmitting the reports of the various departments The principal reduction wns for the military establishment wh'eh estimate Its needs at $1,122 000 000 In 1120 as compared with the $u :;,no0 000 ap propriated for this venr Before the signing of tho armistice with (Jcnnanv It had oeen figured that tne snnv alone wpuld need more ilian 11 000 000 000 for 1920. Tho nnAj's estimates foi 11 JO are 12.695, 000,000 as compared with $1 SH 000,000 appropriated for the current vear. an Increase of a billion dollars despite tho closing of tho wn lliere is nothing to show what It wis rstlmitnl the nav troiud hao needed lnd iik wir con tinued. These estimates ma be plied down considerably latei whin the actual needs of tho Government in dosing nut war contracts become deal ci It Is pointed out. also, that actual cn ndiluics sel dom have readied advanced estimates. Airplane Work tn do On Including $574 237,000 estimated for fortifications, the total contemplated outlay on the armv Hinounls to $-' 117.- 000.000. A striking figure in uif imn estimates Is tho SIM.'Mi 001) for air service production The appropriations last year under th's bend were $7ii0, 000,000. It Is evident that In l educing war estimates the War Depirtmts.it is proposing not to lose all tint li is 1 en gained In aircraft development during the war, but plans to continue construc tion and manufacture on a fulrl lirgo scale. The largest single i eduction from tho appropriations for this vear for the army Is In pal, travel and genenil ex penses, tho new cstlnnte for next eir being $327,678,000. as against : l7, 000,000 appropriateil for this vear Mm Ilarly large i eduction Is made in iu.ir termaster'K estimates for BUPPlies, cloth .r expTnf fhcXmo-'belng , -...a the petmsnent department, of the 1 7011,789,000, as compaicd to Jj.lol' ,0gU,CW appropriated for thlB car . All Navy Items Increased Virtually all estimates for various navy purposes show substantial In creases over appropriations for the cur rent jcar. Tho pa Item goes up to J579.946.000 from $227.57. 000 : expendi tures on ships already authorized goes to I333.9S6.000 .from $59,397,000 this ear and an additional $200,000 000 Is asked as the first increment cm the new three-year program which In) been pro posed. Subsistence and supplies Is given as $202,343,000, as conipired with $75 620,000 this year and ammunition needs are estimated at $1:5,000,000, vis com pared to $82,519,000 this vear I Ear Pew postofflce, customs houses and other Federal buildings onl $1,567, 000 Is "naked, but this Is in addition to existing appropriations for theFo pur poses not spent during the war. The request for rivers and harbors amounts to $19,870,000, barely enough to con- Un Xt.ln? prJect8,' , . i l.mploim.nt for Soldiers The shipping boird put Its leciulre- ' ments at $579,45.' f'00, about one-thlidi rhe ordlnar.v and normal processes of of the $l,B05,000,nn9 alread appro- ,,.., initiative will not. however, pro vide Immedlatb emplojment for all of llov eminent, and so have been the cen ters of unified and co-operative action It has been the pollcv of tho Executive, therefore since the oimlstlce was ab sured f which is In effect a complete sun mission of tie cnemi ) to put the knowl edge of these bodies at the disposal of the business men of the countn, and to offer their Irtelllgent mediation at every point and In every matter where it was desired It Is surprising how fast the process of return to a peice footing has moved In the three weeks since the fighting stopped It promises to outtun an in ciuiry that maj be instituted and any aid that mav be offered It will not be casv to direct It any better than It will direct itself The American business man Is of quick Initiative. prlated. J. G. JOHNSON LEFT $6,297,317 j Executor,& Report Vipruics Art Collection at SU 17,800 The ffvtatp of the late lohn U lohn son, lovvvcr and art pattun, totaled $6,297,317, according to the lepcrt of his executor, tiled with the Orphans I'ourt today. Judge Hendeison fled iKcemlier 10 as the date for the audit of the ex ecutor's account Disbursements amounting to $273 406 61 had been rnadt the repoit stated to obtain ccttlement of all claims againU tho estate. About ?U2100n Is left for distribution among the heirs The art collection left bv Mr lohn gon, consisting of piintings etchings, en graUngs, drawings unci stntuarv Ins been appraised as being worth $1 4li, 800. the report stited Xothlnc was said todav ti lndlc He the men of out returning armies These who are of trained capaclt, those who are skilled vvon.men, those who have ac quired familiarity with established busi nesses, those who ale readv and willing to go to the farms, all those whose apti tudes ni known or will be sought bv emplojers will find no difficulty, It Is safe to sa, in finding placo and employment But theie will be othcis who will be at a loss wheie to gain a livelihood un less pains are taken to guide them and put them In the wa or work There will be u luge floating residuum of labor ,vhii li --luiuld not be left vvhollj to shift for Itself It seems to mo im- what steps will be taken to o ti n a . . .i..,.,,,,. thut the development legal decision as to tno uisposuiou oi the famous art collection Two courses I of public works of eveu sort should bo aro open, an appeal t the urpnnns nron1ntlv resumed In ordei that oppor Court or to Common I'leas C'purt bv a PmP" nnsUllle, tunitlc should be created for unskilled labor in paitlcular, and that plans should be made for such developments of cur unused lauds and our natural resources as we have hitherto lacked stimulation to undertake Redeem Waste I nU Third Mishap ill three UajsJ , paltlciilirlv direct your attention to Alarms Superstitious Sailors tno ,Cry pra.ctieai plans which the &ec- Flre believed to have started fipm 1P,nr, c( the Interior has developed In spontaneous tomhusltno among lubhlsh ' . , , , . .. In tho forward hold of the Japanese ' his n.inual icport and befoto our com steamship Indo Jlaru this afternoon dlil I . . lll0 reclamation ot arid slight damage to tho vesel nut slicngtn- ii., ened the cSnvlctlBii of the crew that swamp nnd cut-over lands which might, If the Mates vveic willing and anio to co-operate ledeem somo 300,000 000 bill In cqultj. The problem of bow ami where to house the collection has proved puzxllng bom to ine ciij mm 10 m executors, the latter being the I'ennsvl xanla Companv for Insurances on l,lvcs and Oiantlng AnnultlcH FIRE ABOARD JAPANESE VESSEL itl urtlrltH Hra at work ' It was tho third untoward Incident sllite tho ship sailed ircnn c port for Philadelphia When a I rench port for Philadelphia vvnen snp was K'& -iman of the crew died on boind This If , morillllK irhi ",v .w.w., ..k.....r ; c. load her cargo, leu over me ran into 'sy the Delawute. Ho was taved from drowiilng. ,.,., ,,.. ., 1 nO nitlZQ a r viiin,ui-itru in li acres of land for cultivation There aro said to bi 15 000 000 or 20.000,000 acres ot landVln 'he West, at piesent arid for whoso reclamation watr Is available If propel ll conserved There are about 230,000,000 acres from which the forests have been cut but which have never yet been cleared for the plow, and which lie waste and desolate These lie ecalteied all over the Union And there are nearly 80,000,000 acres of land that lie under swamps or subject to periodical overflow or too wet foi an j thing but graslng which it Is per- feclly feasible to drain ana protect ano ., Th Congress can at once di rest thousands of the returning soldiers to the reclamation of the aria lands which It has already undertaken, If It will but enlarge the plans and the ap propriations which it has entrusted to the Department of the Interior It Is possible. In dealing with our unused land, to effect a great rural and agricultural development which svlll afTord the best sort of opportunity to men who want la From France With 1319 to help themselves j and the Secretary ot V- Troopg Aboard I the Interior has thought the possible -) ,Walilolon. Defl 2 (By A l I methods out in u , ....... , - y ine war uwpariiiienc auiiuuiicvu iuuuv j our mosc nicmi wh.jw... . " VI)Mrjny eit-Hiiicr uivvnuMliu Jiuu rilieu , ,'X, from a. French port on November 29 Mf with 1149 ROldlers, Including the hctd- tinnrtara ueincuinern ni ma nevemi sKtls Division. In addition there aro Ambttlmico Company $04 , Postal De- i,tcJiiJit, wvacwy-sixin uivision; mc devastated rectona from permanent ruin. May I not say a special word about the needs of Belgium and northern France? No sums of money paid by way of In demnity will servo ot themselves to save them from hopeless disadvantage for vears to come, Mutt Aid Infaded Nations Something more must be dono than merely And the money. If they had inonev and raw materials in' abundance tomorrow they could not resumo their place In the Industry of the world the ,ver Important place they held before the flame of war swept across them Many of theli factories are raxed to the giound Much of their machinery Is desttoyed or has been taken aWav Their people are Scattered and manj of their best workmen are dead Their markets will be taken b) others. If the are not In some special way assisted to rebuild their factories and replace their lost Instruments of manufactute The should not be left to the lctssltudes ot the sharp compe tition for materials and for industrial facilities which Is hot to set In. T hope theiefore. that the Congress will not bo unwilling, If It should be come necessaiy to grant to some such ngeuc.v as the war trade board the right to establish priorities of export and sup pi for the benefit of these people whom we havo been so happy to assist In sav ing from tho German terror, and whom wo mutt not now thoughtlessly leave to shift for themselves In ft pitiless competi tive inaikct Matt Lighten Ti Foi the stead Ing and facilitation 61 ou own domestic business itadjust ments nothing is more important than, thi Immediate determination of the taxeH that are to be levied for 1918, 1119 and li.'O As much of the burden of taxation must bo lifted from business as sound methods of financing the Gov ernment will permit, and thSse who con duct the great essential Industries of the country must be told as exactly as possible what obligations to the Govern ment the will be expected to meet In the vears immediate! ahead of them It will be of serious consequence to the counti to dela lemoving all uncer tainties in litis mattei a. single day longer then the right of piocesses of debate justif It is Idle tp talk of suc cessful and confident business recon duction bcfoie those uuceitalntles are i eso'.v ed If tho wai had continued it would have been necessai to raKe at least $8,000 000,000 by taxation, payable In the ear 1919 but tho war has ended and I agree with tho Secretar of the Trcisurv- that it will be safe to i educe the amount to $6,000,000,000 An Im mediate rapid decline in the expenses of the Government Is not to be looked foi Contiacts made for war supplies will. Indeedi bo rapidly canceled and liquidated, but their immediate liquida tion will make heavv dtalns on the Treasure foi the months just ahead Of us i Mutt Keep rmy broad 'I he maintenance of our forces on the othei ldc of the sea is still necessary. A considerable proportion of those forces must remain In lluiope during the period ot occupation, and those which are brought home will be transported and demobilised at heavy expense for months to come The Interest on our war debt must of course, be paid, and provision made foi the tetlrement of ll)e obliga tions- of the Government which repre sent It But these demands will, of courtc fall much below' what a continua tion of, mllltat operations would have entailed and six billions should suffice to supplv a sound foundation foi the financial operations of the J car i entlrel concur with the Secretary of the Treasury In recommending that the two billions needed in addition to the fout billions provided b existing law be obtained from the profits which have accrued and shall acciuc from war e-ontracts and distinctively war business, but that these taxes be con fined to the war prollts accruing In 1918, or in 1919 from business originating In war contracts I utge our acceptance of his recom mendation that provision be made now, not subsequent!, that the Uses to be paid in 1920 should be reduced from six to fcui bill ons Anv arrungemen's lesn definite than these would add "lenient uf uoubt and confusion to the critical period of Industrial readjustment through whlchthe country must now tmmedlatel) pass, and which no true friend of tin nation a essential business Interests can nfford to bo responsible for creating or prolonging Clearl determined condi tions elearl and simply charted, are Indispensable to the oconomlo revival and rapid Industrial development which ma confldentl be expected If wo act now and sweep all Interrogation points away. It was necessary that the administra tion of the rallwajs should be taken over by the Government so long as the war lasted. It w6uld have been Impossible other wise to establish and carry through un der a single direction tho necessary priorities of shipment. It would have been Impossible otherwise to combine maximum production at the factories and mines and farms with the maxi mum possible car supply to talto the products to the ports and markets; Im possible to route troop shipments and freight shipments without regard to the advantage or disadvantage ot the roads emplotd; Impossible to subordinate, when necessary, all questions of conveni ence to the public necesslt ; Impossible to give thft necessary financial support to the roads from the public treasur. What Is Ilett for farriers? nut all these necessities have now been served, and the question Is, what Is best for the railroads and for the publlo In the future. Exceptional circumstances and excep tional methods of administration were not needed to convince us that the rail roads were not equal to tho lmmenso task ot transportation Imposed upon them b the rapid and continuous deve lopment of the Industries of the country. We knew that alread And we knew that they were unequal to It partly be cause their full co-operation was ren dered Impossible bv law and their com petition made obligator, so that It has been Impossible to assign to them sev erallv the traffic which could best be carried by their respective lines In tho Interest of expedition and national tconomv We mu hope. 1 believe, foi the for mal conclusion ot he wai b treaty by tho time spring hftB come The tvvonty ono months to which the present control of the rallwas is limited, after fornlal proclamation of peace shall have been made, will lun at tho farthest, 1 take It foi granted, only to the January of 1121 'I ho full equipment of the rall- wavs which the Federal Administration had planned could not be completed within anv such period The present law does not permit tho use of the rev. onucs or tho several roads for the execu tion o such plans except the formal contract with their directors, some of whom will consent, while some will not, and thcrefoie does not afford sufficient authorlt to undeitake Improvements upon the scale upon which It would bo necessai to undertake them "What Is night?" Liver approach to this dllllcult sub-Jcct-mattet of decision brings us face to face, therefoie, with this unanswered question What is It right that we should do with the iallioad, In the Interest of the public slid In fairness to their owners.' lt me sa at once that I have no answer readv. The only thing that is perfectlv clear to me Is that it is not fair either to the public or to the owners of the raihoads to leave the question unanswered and that It will presently become mv duty to relinquish control of the toads, even before the expiration of the statutory period unless theie should appear some clear prospect In the meantime of a legislative solution Their release would at least pioduco one ele ment of a solution, nainelv ceitalnty and i quick stimulation of private ini tiative t tllernatlle Oourtes 1 believe that It will be serviceable for me to het forth 19 explicitly as pos sible the ' alternative courses that He open to our choice We can simply re lease tho roads and go back to the old conditions of private management, un restricted competition and multiform regulation bv both State and Federal authorities, oi we can go to the oppo site extreme and establish complcto Government control, accompanied, if necessai, b actual Government owner bhip: or we can adopt an Intermediate course or mourned private control, un der a more unified and affirmative pub llo regulation and under such alterations ot the law as will permit wasteful com petition to be avoided and a considerable degree of unification of administration conclusive to jou as they hae seemed to me. The Allied Governments have accepted the bases of peace which I outlined to the Congress on the 8th of January last, as the Central Empires also have, and ery reasonably clcslre my personal counsel In their Interpretation and ap plication, and It Is highly desirable that I should give It, In order that the sin ccie desire of our Government to con tribute without selfish purpose, of any kind to settlements that will be of common benefit to all the nations con cerned may be made fully manifest. The peace settlements which are now to be agreed upon nre of transcendent Importance both to us and to tho rest ot the world, and I know of no business or Interest which should lake precedence of them The gallant men of our armed forces on land and sea hae consciously fought for the Ideals which they knew to be the Ideals of their country: I have sought to fxpress those Ideals; they havo accepted my statements of them as tho substance of their own Uiought and purpose, as the associated Govern ments have accepted them; I owe It to them to see; to it, so far as In me lies, that no false or mistaken Interpretation Is put upon them and no posslblo ef fort omitted to realize them. It Is now mj duty to play my full part In making good what they offered their life's blood to obtain. T can think of no call to service which could transcend this In Keep Congress Informed 1 --hall be In close touch with vqu and with affairs on this side of the water, and ou will know all that I do At myl request, the French nnd English Governments have absolutely removed the censorship of cable tfevx s which until w Ithln a fortnight they had maintained, and there Is now no censorship what ever exercised at this end except upon attempted trade communications with enemy countries It has been necessarv to keep an open wire constantly available between Paris and the Department of State and an other between France and the Depait- ment of War In order that this might be done with the lean possible Inter ference with the other uses of the cables, I have temporarllv taken over the con trol of both cables In older that they ma be used as it single svstem I did BOJit the advice of the most experienced cable officials, and 1 hope that the result" will Justify my hope that the news of i the next few months ma pass with the utmost freedom and vv Ith the least pos- j slble delay from each side ot the sea i to tho other Atlcs For United Support i Ma I not hope, gentlemen of the Congress, that In the delicate tasks I shall have to perform on the other tide of the sea, In my efforts truly and '.R.R. OWNERS. -RATIFY U.S. PACT Stockholders' Meeting Ac cepts $53,603,427 An nual Rental TO CONTINUE DIVIDEND Stockholders of tho Pennsylvania Itallroad Company toda ratified the Federal control contract with tho Gov ernment, covering the Pennsylvania Itall road Company and tho subsidiaries operated or wholly owned by It east or Pittsburgh The compensation fixed Is 853,603, 427.58 n jear. Samuel Itea, president of the P. It. It. corporation, announced that this sum will be sufficient to continue the 6 per cent dividend upon the capital stock and provide a moderate annual surplus during Federal control. Tho figure represents the average an nual operating Incomo of the companies Involved for tho three jeara ended June 30, 1917, as certified by the Interstate Commerce Commission. v Eight companies are covered by the contract ratified toda. They are: Bal tlmoroand Sparrow's Point Itallroad Company, Cumberland Valley Itallroad Company, New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Itallroad Company, Union Itall road Company of Baltimore, Barnegat Itallroad Company, Philadelphia and Beach Haven Itallroad Company, Itoss ln Connecting Railroad Company. Separtite contracts are being negoti ated for the various lines of the Penn sylvania Itallroad systems west of Pitts burgh, Erie and Buffalo, and also for those eastern subsidiaries of the Penn sylvania Itallroad Company which aro owned only In part, such as the West Jersey and Seashore Itallroad Company and the Long Island Itallroad Company. No discussion followed presentation of the resolution to ratify the pact, and the entire session occupied Just twelve min utes. Fewer than fifty persons were pres ent The meeting wan held In Itoom 268, Broad Street Station, marking the i first time In nearly seven ears that the Pennsylvania Itallroad stockholders have met In the compan'a general of fices In connection with the announcement of the amount of compensation, Presi dent Samuel Ilea made the following statement" "The compensation iccelvcd from the Government under the terms of the con tract, as well as the Income derived from investments, must be Used to pay bond Interest, rentals nnd all other fixed clnuges of tho company's concern, also deflcltH incurred by branch-line com panies which ate not self-supporting I "After such fixed charges and pay ments are made the net Incomo of the company will, In the opinion of the di jiectois, be sufficient to continue the 6 per cent dividend upon the capital stock and have a moderate annual surplus during the Federal control ' The stockholders, by the resolutions adopted toda, ha've given the directory power to amend the agreement before or after execution, if, In their Judgment, MINISTERS HERE DENY GODSPEED TO PRESIDENT Opposition to Pcucc Conference Trip Is Voiced at Mctho- (list Union Strong opposition to President Wil son's trip to the peace conference was voiced today at the weekly meeting of tho Methodist Episcopal Minister's Union at Seventeenth nnd Arch streets. A motion to s'end a telegram 'of God speed to tho President which would reach him as ho embarked was voted down by a big majority. A storm of protests arose and each succeeding sug gestion for the wording of the telegram was voted down At this point, Bishop Thomas H Ncely addressed the meetlpg, advising that no message at all bo sent as the sending would bo looked at as a, sign of partisanship. Ho said politics should not enter Into such u thing It was finally decided to take no ac tion In the matter. Itecall of President Wilson as peace commissioner and appointment of a high commission on peace problems Is de manded of the United States Senate by Dr. Russell H Conwell, president of Temple University and pastor of Grace Baptist Church. Doctor Conwell, speaking jesterday at Graco Church, characterized the present peace delegation an "the most flagrant political Junket of the last seventy-five years " "Thcodoro Itoosevelt, Senator Hiram Johnson, former President Taft, former Justice Hughes and Vice President Mar shall would make, an admirable com bination for the high commission," ho delared. "Mr. Wilson Is too theoretical and lacks tho finer appreciation of tho ethics of his position." DIRECTOR DEj ROBINSON'SFQES Wilson Says Former Police Superintendent Can Have Job Back THREE BIG MOVES MADE TO AID PORT Congress Asked for Money to Deepen Schuylkill and Delaware CHURCHMEN PROTESTED I Federation's Attitude' Brings Stnlcment That Place Is Held Open for Officer It 1h consldeied to the company s in- falthfully to interpret the principles and terest to do so They also conferred purposes of the countiy we love, I ma i upon he directors authority to Join with have the encouragement and the added ZPTwfX Z com- strength ot our unuca Buppoif i , pcnsaton covering the lines or tne renn- R. R. ACTION SOUGHT Captain James B. Robinson Is at lib ertv to return to his position of super intendent of pollco when ho Is released from service by the military authori ties Director of Public Safety Wilson mWde this statement this nftprnnon win'' asked what action would bo takenijnc2f the enso of Robinson In view of the pro- I iobi ucainsi nis return uy tho lnt- cnuicii e eaeration. 1 The Director rlrtlnn,1 in nv n what duties Robinson would parfoi" returning to his post. In commen ing on tho case, lm said; "Superintendent llohlninn. tnntivl by tho city, is on an Indefinite leave oi absence, authorized by ordinance ol Councils to those entering the United States service. The city pas him the! uiuerence in ma salary by virtue of the I same ordinance, and when his leave ofl nosence expires, by reason of his release by tho United States military author! ties, he Is at liberty tb return to the posi tion ho occupied at tho time the leave of absence was granted to him, to wit: superintendence of pollen " Tho Rev. Dr. Edwin Heyl Delk, presl dent of tho Interchurch Federation, planned to confer with Lieutenant Col onel Charles B Hatch, V. S M. C , vVlth a view to finding a way to" prevent tne return of Robinson, but Colonel Hatch was "too busy" to see Dr. Delk. A meeting of tho Intorchurdh Federa tion will be called within a few days, at which definite action against the re instatement of Robinson probably will be taken. The federation took an active part'l In the vice expose last spring which re-l suited In tho removal of Superintendent Robinson at the demand ot the Fedesax of our united reall?o the magnitude and difficult of the duty I am undertaking, I am polg nantlj aware of its grave responsibili ties I rf.m the servant of the nation. 8 Iv anla Railroad system west of Pitts burgh The entire capital stock of the PennsvlvanU Company Is owned by the Pennslvanla Railroad Company." Upon the suggestion or air jsea, wno 1 can have no private thought or pur- Presided, the ineetlng vv as recessed to pose of m own in performing such an of COUI18ei was that the meeting be kept alive because of unsettled conditions at Washlngon crrsnd 1 go to give tho best that Is In me to the common settlements which I must now assist in arriving at In conference with tho other working heads of the associated Governments I shall count upon our frlendl coun tenance and encouragement I shall not bo Inaccessible The cables and the I wireless will rendu me available for an counsel or service you may desire of me, and I shall be happy n the thought that 1 am constantl in touch ' Willi the weighty matters ot domestic policy with which we shall have to deal I Bhall make in absence as brief as possible and shall hope to return with tho happy aiBUranec that ll has been possible to translate Into action the great ldexls for which America has striven. Send Senators, Cummim's Plan . Arahnntn Stuai t King and Anhbrldge JL The, Indo Maru Is at the fool of Queen ?i jjtreet. Vs PIRV'IN WA1NIIT KTRFFT -. . IUIU ii"m """" 's Early Morning Blae in Home of fr -Mr,. K. Bow man Lour ' A fire In the home ot Mrs. 12 Bowman Lear, 20J7 Walnut street, caused the fashionable section ot the city to stir ,M earlier than usual this tnorlng , u was about 4:10 o clock, when scr. V j nnts. awanenea Dy tne ocior nr smoke, Inir roused the members of the family and tJ i ciacuv e t-'u " vciunk u w, unlink loom '"T 6 . . ih flrat flnnr nnrl IliA flnni- nf 4V,,. rin v ... --:" .. :- --- ., 'I llvlnj room directly aoove in flames kjLVrritv t!nhnnri an alarm tn Cltv Hall . Th flames -were extinguished with lit. Itle difficulty and the loss was slight An investigation snoweo. mat insulation mn electric wires between the floors had I1 liured and caused a short circuit 100NLAND BRINGS MORE MEN President Silent on Peace Prdgram tcntlnufd from rate One foro the time, that the treaties glow ing out of the conference are laid be fore the Senate for appioval, rejection or modification The committee shall be chosen In the manner provided In tho rules ot the Senate foi the selection of Us standing committees It Is authorized to emplov such secretaries, clerks, stenographers and messengers as It may deem necessary for the discharge of duties herein Im posed upon It All the expenses Incident to Its work In the United States and Furope shall bo paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon tho certificate of the Senator who shall be chosen chairman of the committee. Opposed m KelloRg Senator Kellogg, ot Minnesota, ltepub-1 tgtvi mwHtted,, -'i- yytM ffr"' . W MWtlM JMfttV BHTATR trr r I have spoken of the control whloh must jet for a while, perhaps for a bing while, be exercisea over aiiipimit us caua ot the, priority of service to which our forces overseas aro entitled and Carry Out aval Plans 1 take It for granted that the Con gross will carry out the naval pro gram which waB undertaken before we entered the war. The Secretary of the Navy has submitted to Our committees for authorltatlon that part of the pro gram which covers the building plans of the next three ears. These plans have been prepared along the lines and In accordance with the policy which the Congress established, not under the exceptional conditions of the war, but with the Intention of ad hering to a definite method of develop ment for the navy. I earnestly rec ommend the uninterrupted pursuit of that policy. It WOUia cieany oe unwise for us to attempt to adjust our pro gram to a future world policy as jet unaetermlnod The question which causes me the greatest concern Is the question ot the policy to be adopted towards the rail roads I frankly turn to you for coumel upon It. I have no confident Judgment of my own, I do not see how any thoughtful man can have who knowji anything of th complexity of the; problem. It Is a problem which mutt be studied studied Immediately and studied withlui bias to be effected, ns, foi example, bv re gional corporations under which ttio rallwaB of definable areas would be in effect combined in single S stems. neielop Transportation The one conclusion that I am leady lo state with confidence Is that It would bo a disservice alike to the country and to the owners: of the railroads to return to tho old conditions unmodified. Those are conditions ot restraint without de velopment There is nothing affirmative oi helpful about them What the coun try chlell needs Is that all Its means ot tianspoitatlqn should bo developed, its railwajfl, Its watervvas, Its high was and Its count r side roads. Some new clement of policy, therefore, Is ab solutely nocosBar necessary for the service of the public, necessary for the j-elease of credit to those who are ad- roiniBieruiit cue itmwnyB, iiec'casar7 Jwr the protection of their security holders The old policy may be changed much or little, but surely It cannot wisely be left as It was 1 hope that the Con tfress will have a complete, and Impartial study of the 'vhole problem Instituted at once and prosecuted ts rapidly as pos sible. I stand ready ard anxious to re lease the roads from the present control and I trust do so at a very early date If by waiting until the statutory limit ot time is reached I shall be merelj prolonging the period of doubt and un certainty which Is hurtful to every In terest concerned, v Announce Peace Trip I welcome this occasion ao tnnounce to the Congress my purpose to join In Paris the representative of the Govern ments with which we have been asso ciated In the war against the Central Umpires for tfe purpose of dlscusalnr with them tho main features of the treaty ot peace. I realize the great inconveniences that will attend my leaving the country, par tlcularly at this time, but' the conclu sion that t was my paramount duty lican. declared he would oppose the rcso I lutlon and hoped It would be sent to I cue r orclBIl auuiid cuiiumiitu tutu uicic and wirplesfl rrmntimr , minenl u,.ri ..,i t killed. vice would be possible i On motion of Senator Hitchcock, of Mt 8proule today denied there was any Continued from Pate One Three big developments occuired to day in the movement to bring Philadel phia into its own as a great port. Appropriations were recommended to Congress that wjll make the Schuylkill Itlver available to deep draft vessels and that will maintain the work of deepening the Delaware River channel Tho matter of putting the port in its rightful position was put scpjarely up on the railroads by George F. Sproule, secretary of the State board of com missioners of navigation, in a diagnosis of the port's present status The part development committee de termined to procure new gralii elevators for this poit with n total capacltv of fiom two to three million bushels VfeAdoo Asks (400,001) the $400,000 appiopriatlon lecom mended to Congress for the hchuvlkltl River bv Secretary McAdoo today would pernilt the deepening of that stream and will make it available foi a vei heav tonnage, of oil particularly. The United States engineers engaged on the Schuy lkill River project aic work-1 ing up the river from Its mouth and plan to dredge It to u depth of thirty feet to the l'enrost Fcuy bridge, and to twenty-seven feet? to Point Breeze, Tho depth Is to decflne In proportion to progress up stream, the lowest depth to be twent-two feet. The $400,000 rccommended-bilngs the total appropriations for that purpose up to (1,000,000, two sums of $.100,000 each hav Ing already been set aside For the maintenance and Improve ment of tho Delaware River from Allo gheny avenue to the sen, $500,000 was nskecj of Congress. Fifty per cent of the work on the ' DelAwaro River has been uccohipUshed. I Thero is still an unexpended balance of ! a llttlo more than $.',000,000 for tho Delaware River project The money recommended todav, according to the United States engineer's office, would be sufficient for the maintenance work for a year. In the recommendations made today there was an item of 1 50,000 for tho maintenance of Cold Spring and Abaccon Inlets, Absecon and Tuckertbn creeks, nnd Toms River, X. J. For tho maintenance of Wilmington harbor $50,000 Is asked Denies Lack of facilities In nutting Philadelphia's, futuie growth as a port up to the railroads. n Much of the address was devotprl lo tho railroad pnoblem, for which the Ptesldent said ho now had no solution to ofTer. He recommended carerul study b Congress, salng It would be a dls servloe to the country and to tho rail roads to permit a return to old condi tions under private management without modifications The Pr-sldent declared he slood ready to release the railroads from Govern ment control, whenever a satisfactory plan of readjustment could be worked out. Th6 President said he hoped to see a formal declaration of poaco by treaty ' by the time spring has come" No definite program of reconstruction can be outlined now, Mr 'Wilson said, but ns soon da the armistice was signed, Government control of business and In duslrj was released as far as possible. Ho expressed the hope that Congress would not object to conferring upon the war trade board or some other agency the right of fixing export priorities to assure shipment of food to starving people abroad As to taxation, tho President IndnmM the plan for lev Ing $6,000,000,000 In 1910 and for noticing the publlo In ad vance that the 1920 levy will be $4,000,000,000, The new three- ear naval bulldlnr program was Indorsed because, the President said, t would be unwlsnln at tempt to adjust the American program io a luiure wono-poucy as Jet undeter mined. Paying tribute to the people's conduct In war, he spoke particularly of the work ot women, and again appealed for wo man sun-rage by federal amendment. Declaring he hadj no "private thought or purpose ' In going to France, but that ht regarded It as his highest duty, the President dild : "It Is now my duty to play my full part In mailing good what thy (American soldiers) offered their life's blood to obtain." Silence greeted a reference to the unratified treaty of "friendship and ad justment" with Colombia, The President urged early and favorable action. Senator Martin, of Virginia, Demo cratic Uady. and Senator Lodge, Re publican leader, sitting next to each other, Held frequent whispered confer ences as the President proceeded. The floor was crowded to the outer most aisles and every seat In the gal leries was occupied hours before the President spoke. Mrs. Wilson was one of the auditors In the gallery, 7 Nebraska, chairman of the Foreign Re lations Committee, tho resolution was referred to that committee, llxcept for the statement of Senator Kellogg there was no discussion ot the merits' ot the measure. A Joint resolution Introduced b Rep lesentntive Rodtnberg, of Illinois, Re publican, proposes that Congress declare President WlUon's tilp to Europe "con stitutes an Inability to dlschargo tho povveis and duty of tho office of Presi dent" and that bo long as he Is away from the country, the Vice President act as President. The resolution was dropped Into the bill bov without discussion on the floor. It wag referred to tho Judiciary Com mittee Senator Sherman, of Illinois, nepublt. can, announced todny that he would In troduce tomorrow a resolution to de clare vacant th ofllce' of President be cause of Mr. Wilson's absence and pro posing that tno 1'rcsiaenra powers and duties should Immediately devolve upon tho Vice President. Declares rresldenc Voiunt Senator Sherman's resolution as given Lout by the author Is similar to one of fered by Representative uouenberg In the House, except that It would declare tho offlco of President vacant and re quire the Vice President to serve 'until a President snail bo amy elected," Reciting the constitutional duties of the President, It sajsj , "That by the departure by the Presi dent and his absence from the territory of the United StateB and from the seat ot government so fixed and declare by law be and the same Is hereby declared to constitute an Inability to discharge the powers and duties of the said office of Preslde1.it of the United States and Is hereby declared to constitute a vacancy In such office of President, nnd that the powers and duties thereof shall Immediately upon such departure and absence by the President from the territorial Mlmlts, of the United States and the seat of government thereof de volve upon and be exercised by the Vice President, who shall qualify and aBsume the powers and duties of office of said President ot the Unite Stales until a President shall be duly elected, and all official acts of the Vice President while such powers and duties are so devolved upon hlnl shall be and are hereby de rimed to be valid for all Intents and purposes and shall 'be accepted as the acts of the President of the United States " which should also bo accorded the ship-lor ' :.. t i ....... . . . - i .... -ii...i-' a i ... -..--. ,i ... . mnt3 wmc ro w ... (w., ..- ut uw . .-..--r , .....- .. .. ----- -r--t -- -., -v..- WASTK TDttr.lf rou want to bun! A fcuMrslJv. di.t In Influent., rajpcpltfrometMTiitiBaanciMgji7. viaa ot MtUejaent.) iilderMljins. which X hoMwM meat aiWUitoifR'j lack of port facilities here, but accused the railroads of economic waste In per mitting shipments ot freight through hero to New Yorki ' The railroads should bo required," he said, to recognize our claim for ship- i ment direct from this port of all mate?- , rials made and manufactured here or i tributary to this locality cMnmnt tn New York of iroods man. ' ufactured In Philadelphia for sate and j rctrahsportatlon la an cconomio crimo. "If," he added, "our railroad facili ties are lacking, as has been claimed, then they should be built up lo the re quirements of the trade." The demand for. new grain elevators was crystallized at a meeting of . port boomers this afternoon, when a special committee was appointed to asktofflclals of tho Reading Railway for construction of the elevators . The visit will be made In conjunction with a committee from the Commercial Exchange Announcement ot the' spe cial committee's formation wasjmade by Director yveustor, or tne department oi Wharves. Docks and Ferries The Di rector expressed himself aB being high ly nratlPed at the appropriations re quested for the Delaw are and the Schuyl kill Rivers He thought, however, that the amount asked ror tne Delaware River should have been $1,000,000 rather than half that amount. KEEP UP WAR SAVINGS McAdoo, Through Regional Director; Appeals to Public Director Oeneral McAdoo has sent to regional directors of railroads the foi lowing message: ' "It is of the utmost Importance that people shall continue to save In order that they may help the Government complete the victories we havo gained In JDurope, meet the expenses of the war and provldo the means of support ing our army In Europe until It Is re i,fi from duty and ot bringing It back to American soil. We must therefore keep up the war savings campaigns and Induce every one w uyf io ine extern nr his means in war savings stamps and thrift stamps 'which aro obligations ot the United States Government and which are the best of Investments for tne savings oi uiv hcuimo. Will you nbt ask the railroad em ployes throughout your region to save their money' and Invest It In war sav ings stamps and thrift stamps to help their upvernmriic nnu our Baimni sol diers and jailors who are still on duty In Europe and alBO, to help themselves by laying up a fund, which will be a protection to tb,m, iPij3e of 'misfortune .rr1?, - i-- nmnnruiAD Colonel Hatch has revealed that Mfywrl .-jiuiiii rrccnea a telegram irom aecre tary Baker a few das ago ursine . doubled vigilance ag-ilnst vice during" the Demobilization ot tho natton'iTa'rmed forces - ) . Tho Ma or admitted receipt of this caution, but would not comment upon It, Colonel Hatch has expressed his In tention of Insisting upon 100 per cent ciifdrCemenl of the law with regard to vice during demoblllzatln-s "An educational campaign should be started, nt once to prevent "the reappoint ment of Mr. Robinson as Supeilntendertt of Police," said the Rev, Dr. Carl Gram mer, of St Stephen's Church "I was very Borry to learn his reappointment was to occur and think everything pos slblo should be dono to prevent It." Doctor Grammer added that a meet ing of the eommitteo representing the Inter-Church Federation would bo called soon when tho most practical plan tn protect the cltv agirinst tho scheme of Ma or Smith and Director Wilson to reinstate Robinson and retire Superin tendent Mills would be marked out and adopted The committee it Is said may advise a general pulpit appeal "Know Truth" Sign on Trolley Cars Continued from Tate One Ma or Smith and to National Fuel Ad ministrator Garfield. Mayor Smith Is asked to have the stops eliminated In accordance with the law. Garfield's at tention Is called to tho Rapid Transit Compaq's Insistence on the system aftej Its excuse as a war measure has passed! No date has been announced for the meeting ot the special committee of In fluential men and women appointed b Thomas 12 Mitten, president of the ' Philadelphia Rapid Transit CorrjnaTir-1 This commiiicp, is ocsignea to review tne skip-stop controversy and decide whether the company Is justified In I maintaining the skips. ' Two ot tho men appointed: to the dent of Select Council, and Dr. Edward I B Cloason? president of Common Coun-l oil. The question nas been raised whether these officials of Councils are qualified for tho special committee, In asmuch as they might hao to vote In Councils on an ordinance to abolish thq skip-stops " i Mr. Lennon said yesterday he would not only serve on the Mitten committee, but ho saw nothing In this attitude tr prevent him from voting on any ordi nance that mglit bo Introduced looking to the abolition oi snip-stops. THE CAR OF INDIVIDUALITY " FAT w The Matter Car For immediate delivery. Choice of color. Tl ?vi 1827 CHESTNUT STREET T DKATIIS TREDBICPV Of pneumonia, in France, Oct S-", TIlEODOItB F. TRLDHKKN, w of tlia Ute frank J and. Uatwllo. Trcwlfhf.' (nre Hullwlz) aged 24 Ilelatlve and frlenft re Invited lo solemn roqulflnv maat th Church of Moat Precious Blood on Thurii 0 s. m. ..l PKTTINOlI.U Relatives nd friends ar1 Invited to seivlce Thurs . 2 i. m., at tli northwest cor. 10th and Vine stt. Itu REMIT. Nov. SO. EMZAnETH. dauthte , nt the late Hsmuel C. and Mary A. llenrj?- uelftlivos ana inenua invuett ip Taeenc runertti bciiwb uy , mimvuu, ..? Thuri . S P m. Int. private, -v 1IFI.P WANTKD FEMAI.E COOKINO and lltht heuaework, computer. woman wanted, or mother and aoI,tsr p4 man and wife! good anlaryi eomNrtabt v home: near station, phono fl7wyn iHfor write Hot 23. Berwyn.,Pa. , jaV HEM' WANTKD MAU3 CI.EItK. quick and accurate at figures! niun , pOSBeBB HVOU junitiutr, Sippijr OO0 4-U U lew tri v i lvNITTHUH. experienced, on. Balmoral ml chines, easy wbilo work! steady work i oood pay iiisiemo iitecea unaer.wear C B4iri N Howard st I UnOREfl3 wanted, M per day. Atd rfdy for work lift VV. Cambria at. 8EAMKBB on union special maenintsrat worn. Buuu uut, iwtiicmu (ivwcq VJOQ r Co . 2HA N Howard t CUTTEKB KxDrlenced rutters on knit I mv Hnthi learners taktnl mltmAr wntl good Py... Ilyitlenlo Fleeced upderwai in, 84H1 N. Howard t 1 ROlHtrtY knltiers and toppera on Scott sbj William" full automatic machines; nh wnrif! iitcaav work nnd Brood ly. jclrnlc Fleeced tli drtear Co ,3418 N llow-aii MENDKItS on Jrey clrth) good ray iu steady work llycietilc Fleeced UndiTwrJ IO Jtt - oiiaiii STOKAtH". iti TT5H 9VT Y v Mf.i'BDMlal ratrji lo una from N Bottaft and Wuhlnjton. Jiclmont tf?iuJ & i - ,'1 n bakavkAaBBftanh- . ' r ?r'1 t. i rx. i .ti i .m. .d r s .. i. - t mmmmm.a . Vx ft Wm r-T 11 7 " j . .ieieHM " J t, j- .1 f.Jil ;.. Ai 7 f'.o Xbu. , ' ' 2. k f
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