-, r-gM ifP5WWWll TB'lT.'V , . iiinujHirBfflaiBaaunaM f IF1.;1 fe Re u IS fc& S - I' .- LMftiWwITER JTT- - " ghief' -Davis Declares Ke- i VWli-f 'ST.. " r , ;. 1?nitr W JUUi H1UHL VUU1U ill J. -" Months V. PLANTS Ne!aR - WRECKS j , vorrcsdalc and Lardncr's ;.P,ont Stations Will Last 'iOnly. Three Years Accidents thnt nro almost ccrtatn to ftrlso within a few months will deprive 60 per cent of the houses In this city Mhelr water supply, 'unless immediate "'""JJW Is afforded the Water" Bureau. The Torrcsdale nitration plant and the Lardncr's Point pumping station, onco regarded as ho best In the world, will be entirely wrecked within threo years at tho most because of laelc of suitable; care and repairs. Construction of a parallel system of Mplng, covering all tho ground already pIpW: and virtually dupl'catlrtg tho caikting water sen-Ice, must be Immedi ately, installed, or an aqueduct system established ' from nearby mountain Bjitnga, If a water famine Is to bo Avoided. Thcso were the high points of a sur vey of the Philadelphia water situation asi'presentcd' last -night to members of tho North Philadelphia Realty Board by Carlton li Davis, Chief of the Bureau of Water, In an address asking for tho sup port of thn reitl estate men In n pro gram of wide sweeping reforms In tho Water Bureau, Support was unanimously vofcU. Tho meeting was held at tho clubhouse.. 33T3 ??orJh Broad street. I "Our system Is inefficient and unsafe." Chief Davis said. "We have put all our-t.egga In one. basket and havo for gotten to tatto proper care of tho con tainer, Sixty per cent of our entire supply comes from. the Delaware Itlver through tho Torresdale station, and comes through equipment that has not had an adequate overhauling for twelve years. "Even If tho Torresdale plunt should "aait'Jor threo moro years, which seems doubtful under present conditions, all the y.Hater.that!Oomes from there has tp be CST'lpeddhrouglfone'Comlult-that has eight J"V6nnectlons; any one of which Is likely to-.break at, any time. And that conduit. tfl?s the water 5 a series nf three pipes- Jijrfotd so closely (together, that any ac- cMen.t to ond,.or"thehv would' nffect the h'er two." "Installation of" water meters would relieve part of tho strain on the wnter supply It was said by Chief Davis, but would not prevent the .danger of u cutting off of. supply. A.. Ordinances to afford temporary relief are to be pressed by Chief Davis during i the winter scssjonof Councils, he said, AUIQTAGjS GOOD UNTIL JAN. 15 Rush for Licenses Overwhelms Tv - Highway department Harrlnburg, Dea 31. (By A. P-)- jV-cause of. the unprecedented rush for rgJstrat!on8 of motor vehicles for 1919 tt'wlll be necessary to' permit owners -to operate their vehicles with 1918 licenses, until January 15, Stato .Highway Qorri Jnlsslaner, stated today. He-has. wired Jtbtlcg to 'IhlB effect to nollce omclals of tho State. So far" 104,000 license tags have been Issued. .VltcsJstror Brewster-has collected al- " 'rtady' J500.00nrnor.than had been coir Itttetl-on'the last' day of 1918, foes al- s-wfdy - received amounting t 1,502,000. Tne increase in the numoer or licenses Issued this yc ear amounts to Spep-Ptrit't tlona,. anthems wero rendercd wcre Issued during -19TT. President Wilson will go illre more tnan Total collections amount to $4,018.- 170.50. Licenses .-issued for pneu-matlc-tlred vehicles-amounted to 3G2.9B0 and for solid-wheeled vehicles 31,182. WEST POINT'S URGENT NEED Medical Officer Calls Hospital Fa 'cilitica "Painfully Inadequate'" Washington, Dec. 31. (By A. P.) HfVltal facilities at West Point were drscrlbed as "pitifully Inadequate" by Colonel W. II. Hasklns. medical corps, at a hearing today by tho House Mllltnry Affairs Commltteo on the 1920 Military Academy appropriation bill. Colonel Hasklns recommended that $4(15,000 be appropriated for a new hospital. Academy officials also recommended that permission be granted for the con struction by private capital of a hotel nt West Point, to be turned over to the XJovernmer tho end of fifty years. f SIMS TO HEAD NAVAL COLLEGE Admiral, to Assume Post at His Own Request on Return Home Washington, Dec. 31. Admiral Sims, commander of the American naval forces In European, waters, has been assigned tit his own request the presi dency of the Naval War College at Now port. It. I. He will assume that post ,mhen his duties overseas end probably cVly next summer. (Secretary Daniels announced today ho has asked that the college appropria tion be doubled nnd that tho work there be enlarged. TO DIVIDE AUSTRIAN MARINE Italy to Get Thrce-Fourjlia nnd , v ranee One-fourth l'r), Dec. 31.- An arrangement has ueen compieteu wnereoy Italy obtains approximately 75 per cent and France so per com or tne Austrian mercantile marine, consisting mostly of cargo boats. Thft shim. Which' will flv thA Intnrnn. tlonal'Merchant flag, will be manned by Italian 'and French cVewA They will be uocu m iirry iuuu una Huppuos. tMn Curb Markets to Close Saturday ' Curb markets will permanently close on Saturday. On account of the cur ialiment of the activities to the Federal food administration ths four curb mar kets In Philadelphia that were started hut summer as a- war measure are to -bo discontinued. -The last market will be held on College avenue nnd Twentieth Btreet and at. Ninth street and Indiana aveiru'e ponv Saturday January' 4. 1 'ml" A Happy ;'t We wish you Health, 'Happiness, and Prosperity during the New Year. Accept also our thanks .for favors received during 1918. H& vf S. TCihd & Sons,iuokch8tnutst prAWPJS'D JmeUCHANTS aBWELHltSHIVEUSMITHa .1 -. 1 ' BRITISH PLAN FOR WORLD LEAGUE WOULD OMIT SUPERSTATE ASPECT Continued from Face One action to it will profoundly influence, Franco nnd Italy, whero its interna tional 'significance will not bo missed. President Wilson is already an issue in Italy, where the cabinet members aro resigning becnuso of alleged half-hearted support of him by tho Government. Tho President's visit to Rome is likely to sharpen tho issue there. In tho way of n complete Wilson visiory at tho conference stand Italy and France, whero the Government at least ar less sympathetic, while in England thcro is a certain indeflnitcness in the position of Lloyd George, who supports the league and a just peace In principle, but has engage ments with his allies which, from tho American viewpoint, are inconsistent with a just peace. His exact commitments aro unknown. Lloyd George often has been inconsistent in his own professions, from a curious inability to see all their logical implications. Ho professed belief in tho necessity of a just peace and in tho next breath encouraged1 the electioneering cry for punishing Germany, exacting from her tho utter most farthing. Until tho Peace Conference is over it will not be known to what extent ho has really committed himself to the uttermost-farthing program or to tho ambition of tho Allies which he may not regard as in consistent with a just peace, but which Wilson may oppose. PRESIDENT ENDS HIS VISIT TO BRITAIN; GOES BACK TO PARIS Continued from l'nsp One malned on tho brldgo of tho Brighton until the steamer left her pier. They smiled nnd waved farevvlls to those on shore, whllo the bniid played ths "fjtnr Spangled Banner." On ihelr arrival on tho platform of the station, when tho train reached hero from London, a guard of honor. consisting of a company of royal fusiliers nnd bluejackets from thOtrl'to Italy because of tho Importanco Dover patrol, was lined up to greet ( ccled d lomm Hler uoyic.se cretary to Vlco Admiral Sir nogcf Kcycs. Admiral Keyes being indisposed una unaDie to niienu in person, Others In the receiving parly wore Hear Admiral Cecil R Dampler, Jtajor General J. Colin Mackenzie and tho MarqUess of Camden. Thoy accom panied the presidential party to thn pier, whero President Wilson Hhook hands ull uround and expressed his appreciation for the arrangements mado for his reception, Destroyers Guard Ship As tho Brighton passed out of tho irlmr nf DnvKi- h,r nnviil pM-cirt took I '.?! Li,c.'u. ,,""I P"" 2 harbor positions, on cimcr muc, iwcumiuiMyint, ner 10 imuticuMiei, wnwn x-iuiiuu up, stroyers took over tho task. . land ho telegraphed KIiib C-corgo a . JVH IJ1U uraiurai i je.lvii.K J. us- 4 .t T-t .l.1..4 ....... 1nn..l. l.-nn message, expressing accp upprcciu-' Hon of his entertainment In this coun- I trv nnd wishlnir tho lSnirllsh neonle a I hnnnv .iw v . . i happy new year The President returns to Franco, i, feeling members of tho party indicate. thnt irrnt nrnn-rtxio In hppn miid , reason tor Mgnor uissointi's resignation ' " , , V , " V inut i,reai pt ogress lias peen maae i H gal(, to bc a controvcrBy i,etween a twelve-year prison term becauso ho toward the achievement of his peace j hlm nntl BHron sonnlno. tho Foreign I refused to don a soldier's uniform. Bcr ldcals. On tho trip to Dover Premier Minister, relative to the war settlement. , ger said: Clcmenceau's . speech was discussed among tho Americans-. No expression however, was forthcoming to give any cluo as to President Wilson's feeling regarding It. President Wilson arrived In London nt 7:15 last night, and Immediately went to Buckingham Palace. Ho w.ib cheered by largo numbers of persons who wero proceeding homeward from business. Othcrwlso thero was no demonstration, as tho tlmo of tho arrival of tho presidential special train was not known to tho public. Tho farewell dinner given In tho state dining room nt Buckingham Pal ace by King Georgo and Queen Mary In honor, of President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson was u.privuto function. There was no procession Into the dining room and no speeches or toasts. The Orenu dler Guards Band played, but no na- President Wilson will go direct to Italy from Paris. Ho will loavo Paris fop Romu Wednesday night, arriving In tho Italian capital Friday. Rome Is In lm thn ritv In Itaiv tho President will vfslt. Ho expects to be away from Paris a week, returning thero Tuesday, January 7. Whllo In Rome the President will be tho guest of tho Italian Government. It seems certain now that ho will visit Pope Benedict and also call at tho Methodist College. MANCHESTER PAPER URGES QUICK ACTION ManrlirMrr. Dec. 31 (Hy A. P.). Commenting on -President Wilson's visit nnd urging the necessity of tho assemb ling of the Peace Conference without further delay, the Guardian today says: "Whllo wn arc talking and demon strating, others aro acting and by no means acting In a sense favorable to tho translation of the Ideal into the practical and tho establishment of a ruin of Jiistlco and good will among tho nations of tho earth. "Italy Is creating accomplished facts on the eastern shore of the Adriatic: a powerful party Is forming In Francu wnicn, not content witn tne recovery of Alsace and Lorraine and the happy healing .of that historic sore, threatens to create a fresh sore by annexation bo- yond Its borders. In Belgium, claims nro oeing innuentiauy asserted, not only 1 to Luxemburg, but to sundry portions of I umen territory on ner nortnern anu eastern border. Polnnd Is threatening and perhaps- actually has occupied Danib?, a German city with a mere sprinkling of Poles, and thus to cut off East Trusala from West Prussia, and apparently she designs to pursue her enterprise by occupying purely German territory- farther west nnd south." The Guardian concludes: "Now this Is obviously not exactly conformable to either tho spirit or tho letter of President Wilson's, terms, but Is an attempt to forestall the derisions of the confer6nco when it meets nnd must tend gravely to hamper its work ' 3 ITALIAN MINISTERS RESIGN, PARIS HEARS rnrli, Dec. 31. (By A. P.) The resignation of threo Italian ministers may delay tho opening of tho pre liminary Peaco Conference until Jan uary IB, according to tho Kcho de ParlB. In addition to Leon Ida Blssolntl, Min ister of Military Aid and War Pensions: Slgnor Barenlnl, Minister of Education, and Slgnor Bnrl, Minister of Public New Year 1919 EVENING PUBLIC Works, nre said to havo left tho Orlando cabinet. Tho plans for the departure of Presi dent Wilson for Home on Wednesdpy night will not bo affected by the crisis in tho Itnllan cabinet. Tho cabinet situation in Jtomo Is said to be purely political and outsldo the range of the President's visit to Italy. (Jreat Interest Is manifested among conference delegates and In French political circles In President Wilson's 01 me buujcci no is expected to discuss SUp1)0Seil. wm be questions relnt ve to tho Adriatic. Flumo and Dalmatian coast, concerning which tho Jugo-Slnva nnd the Italians are not in accord. Tho prctcnslonH of the Jugo-Slavs to Flume and tho Dalmatian coaBt are founded on their claims to a preponderance of their nationals In the populntlons there. Ac cording to the views of tho Jugo-Slav lenders, tho controversy Involves the prlnclplo of the right of peoples to dis- Una a nt hmanlttAs Thlu I nn.i Va first concrete questions of this kind that I ircwui-iik , noun mil uu i:uui'U upuil lu (USCUPS. Italy'H historic claims, together with her Interest in ample protection along her Adriatic coast will naturally also h0 considered. Talks by tho President with Premier. Orlando' and Admiral T,mon (I1 rtevel, an authority on matters pertaining to tne Adriatic and com mander of Italian naval forces now oc cupying the Dalmatian coast, are ex- pri'ieu to fir.ir up aim conciliate many of lho clulma uut forward by each side. n,, ,n ..I--- ,, ,1 n-lllnl. m,.n . Announcement of tho res gnat on. of '-""ilda Jiissoiati from the . tnllan taninet was mane waiuruay, uut It was not "norjf" th"ntwo of his roHeagues l hnd Joined, him In his ret rement. The , LONDON PRESS UNEASY OVER FRENCH VIEWS London, Dec. 31. (By A. P.) Morn ing newspapers give great and equal prominence to the speech of Premier Clemenceau before the French Chnmber of Deputies nnd President Wilson's nd dress at Manchester. By their head lines and by placing in juxtaposition tne mriKing passages anu ny tnelr com uih mriKinK piuuHKi-H anu y meir com- ment the newspapers reveal a certain uneasiness in consequence ot the ap parent divergence between M. Clcmen ceau and Mr. Wilson. Thero Is an obvious endeavor, how ever, to avoid anything suggesting tho exlstenco of a substantial disagreement or promoting anxiety regarding the con- to Wiow that M; Clemencenu's stand- ' lerence. ineir uesire seems mainly point is not. so remote from Mr. Wilson's iih might appear nt nrst slyht, and that any tunerences innt exist ought to bo arranged with pains and patience. M. I'lemenceau's version of Mr. Wilson's comment on the British fleet receives much prominence. '"B .""k"', 'i'J'SSSLl.w what perhaps uro tho essential points in a league of nations namely, com- mon devotion to right, that it must be u ''T'u0 nnd '"ciud'nB alt and that Vu.' points, tho paper thinks the Peace Con- ference should bo regarded as the first session ot a. uoay wnich will reconvene from time to time In perpetuity. Thus It wouid, tho newspaper says. Itself be come automatically a league, for unless It does so Its work will ultimately be torn up by fresh wars." BALFOUR CONFERS WITH COLONEL HOUSE w Paris, Dec 31. (By A. P.) Arthur Ari,alf?urVth0- 1Jrlt'h Foreign Becro tary. who has. Just reached Paris from London, had a long conference today WliiVn?i,0.neLla 21- "ou."e- Tne talk was S.nefq witi2t..ho "s1CU81slon which Presl-i.e,-Li wliH.on , ha I" England with Premier Llovd ar-nrun nn.i u. ...'.:: Balfour, and had to do with the taking up of practical details of the Peace Con- 1 fcrence. T - v va i i"M i fiuiiiiittifiti Celebrate Your New Year's Dinner at the Hanover in the Welcome Room Cotuita Oyster Cocktail or Grape Fruit Celery Olives Consomme Uncle Sam or Mock Turtle Quenelles Sweetbread Cutlets Jard,innieres Roast Stuffed Young Vennont Turkey Cranberry Sauce Sweet Potato Glace Lima Deans Lettuce and Tomato Salad Choice of Home-made Plum Pudding Apple Pumpkin? Mince Pie Neapolitan Ice Cream, andCakes M imccuB uiH ' Coffee Price fl.00 LEDaER - PHIi;ADELlHIA, TUESDAY, BERGER TESTIFIES IN OWN DEFENSE Told His Editors to Use "Bcr- lin, French and English Lies About War" By tho Associated Press Chicago, Deo. 31. Victor U Bergcr, Congressman-elect from Milwaukee, took the witness stand In his own defense at tho opening of today's session of the trial of himself and four other Socialist leaders on charges of conspiracy to vio late tho antlscdltlon law. All tho other defendants havo preceded him. Bergcr told the story of socialism In America and of his own antiwar activi ties as a leader of tho Socialist party. lie said: his conversion to socialism took plnco In 1881. Ho trnccd tho de velopment of the Socialist movement from 1880 to 1897, In the latter year ho nnd others he said, organized the present Socialist party. Ho said he had never been arrested- until the pres ent prosecution. In 1910 the Socialists carried Milwaukee and Bergcr was elect ed to Congress, being thus tho first So cialist to attain this success. Whllo a Congressman he filed impeachment proceedings against Federal Judge Han ford, who later resigned. Tho Milwaukee Leader, of which ho is publisher, tho witness said, Was founded In 1911. Berger's opinion of tho war news of 1914-15, ho said, was expressed In his Instructions to his subeditors, who wore told to "lend with the Berlin lies and follow with tho French and English lies." His orders, however, were to print all tho war news nil the time. Bergcr considers himself a conservative Social ist. "1 havo never," ho said, "been one of those radicals, who believes that tho world could bo turned upsldo down over night." ninpiiMlnir ih Snrinllst war nrogram adopted at St. Louis In 1917. In which tho party expressed opposition to tho cntrnnco of tho United States Into the war, Bergcr said that ho did not ap nrovo the language of the document. There wero threo shades of opinion at tho meeting, he said the conservative, which ho shared: the radical nnd tho ultraradical. Berger declared that tho Prohibition party platform was essen tially aa strong against war as the So cialist platform. Berger said ho did not approve tho Young Pcoplo's Socialist League, and that there wore but threo branches of It In Wisconsin. Ho said he never knew of any code letters nor of an under ground routo to Mexico for slackers. Ho said that tho council of defense of Mil waukee waa organized hy Socialists and became a moflel tiroughout tho . .,- ,,,. ,B.i. ,..h country. serving "He Is a noblo rellow, but too zealous. 1 tried to persuado him to comply with tho law, but did not succeed." ARMY SHIPPING HERE ENDS Col. Parker, Port Director, Re lieved, Terminating Traffic Lieutenant Colonel Graham Parker has been relloved of his duties as di rector of shinning for the nuartermas- . ,- ho-nort ui Philadelphia li1", c..r, s..n..i"0 . r,V0' " o.f.iii and will return to tho coast artillery corps for service with tho coast de fense at Narraganset Bay, according to tho announcement of tho War De partment. Tho order of tho War Department, It was said In port circles, terminates the functions of tho port office and virtu- any closes an overseas ireigm snippmK from this port by tho quartermaster corps. No nnouncement was mano or a succesor to Colonel Parker. "This Is tho first announcement I havo received," snld Colonel Parker, 'although ofllcers of tho quartermaster :icorn3 hero havo expected an order abolishing the office every day since the signing of tho armistice. It was natural that I should be relumed to I tho coast artillery corps. In which I fe'ven the port I "ost ln thla clty' ' . wrucAorfl Sip3 OYSTER HOUSE 'iWr Open AH Day I . W NEW YEAR'S f .''Stewed Snapper C(l- jA: 'M Bread nnd Butter VC Ji ' 1 Three Fried, ORr flEel B.,Bf& Coffee. UC JsSfFi I Frank G. Miller ifS AAT.fY7T7T 111 "Hi Una I Km I P B WOUNDED SOLDERS FOR-BEER Men Passing Through City Also Strong for Red Cross . High praise for tho Ited Cross, and strong condemnation of the Y. M. C. A. were voiced by u number of wounded soldiers who passed through Philadel phia today en routo to an army hospl- ..' Camp Dovens, near Boston. "Nothing Is loo good- to say for tho od Cross," testified Private Caleb Cope, of uoodslde near Jenkintown; "but as for tho Y. m. C. A well, tho general opinion of the boys Is expressed in that sign," and ho pointed to where. In big letters tho following was chalked- on the sldo of the hospital enr! "The Red Cross Ood blass that or ganization," "The Y. M. C. A. No good," This viewpoint of tho returning sol diers Is of special Interest Just now, when tho Y. M. C. A. has demanded-, a congressional probe, of Its war activ ities. "The Bed Cross workers dug down to tho boys, no matter how deep the mud," said Private Cope. "They lifted us out of our misery and despair." Another big-lettered sign on tho side of the car announced' that "Wo nro alt wet voters. Hurrah for beer I" A rough drawing of a foaming glass of beer accompanied tho sign. Private Cope nnd his companions were landed In Newport News, Va last Friday. Somo of them went to tho Walter Heed Hospital at Washington and- others to Lakowood, Capo May and Cnmp Dlx. All were In tho beBt of spirits and chatted merrily with the Ifed Cross canteen workers and nurses while their train was changing engines In Broad Street Station. DECEMBER 28 IRISH "FOURTH" Envoy Says It Ranks With Ameri can Independence Day December 28. 1918. Is proclaimed as Ireland's Independence day In a state ment Issued hero today by Patrick Mc- uanan, etvoy or tno provisional govern ment of- Ireland. Mr. McCnrtnn declares thnt the day when the results of the election In tho British Isles became known "will for ever rank In tho history of Ireland ns July 4, 1776, ranks In tho history of America; ns July H, 1789, rnnks In tho history of France, as the day of the birth of liberty ranks In tho history of overy free people." ltegnrdlng tho result of tho election, hn afilri ' "Ireland was occupied by an English nrmy: tho Irish republican leadeffl were Incarcerated In English Jails; our meet ings wero proclaimed and our press ef fectively silenced; the tlrst director whom we nppolntcd to conduct the re publican election campaign was arrested nnd his headquarters raided ; the same fate overtook In turn each one who suc rvuxtmi lilm nml. In brief, every devlco which Imperial Ingenuity could conceive was used to provent tho free expression of the electoral will. Novcrineiess, wnen the result was rovenled on December J8 it was unequivocally demonstrated that the peoplo of Ireland had determined thnt Britain shall not continue to govern Ireland, and that the population of Ire land, bv more than two-thirds majority, had finally severed such connection of Ireland with England as force nnd rnl ennery had maintained for seven cen turies." FLAGLER MILLIONS DOUBLE Inheritance Tax Would Wipe Out Kentucky's State Deht Louisville, Ky Dec. 31. (By A. P.) Inheritance taxes on tho estate of tho late Mrs. Mary Lily Bingham, for. merly Mrs. Henry M. Flagler, of New York, If paid on the basis, nf a llnnl valuation, will prodiyie $4, 537,418. 98, and not only wipe out the Indebtedness nt the Stnte of Kentucky, placed at $3,165,106.19, but leave a. balanco In the State Treasury of $1,372,312.79, according-to the report of tho Stato in heritance tax appraiser, filed In tho county court here today. Tho report shows tho estate to bo worth $99,584,866.44, an Increase of approximately $30,000,000 over tho val uation placed upon it by the executors nt tho time of Mrs. Blngham'4 death In Louisville July 27, 1917. The in creased valuation swells the portion of Mrs. Louise Cllsby Wise, of New York, the favorite niece of Mrs. Blnjrhnm nnd the principal beneflc'nry under her will, to $72,846,639.45, according to tho fig- ures or tne appraiser aaesaaiMeaBeassaBaHaBtiaeMBaaeaaaBaieBBjsBaMaeataMaiaBta December 23, 1918. ' . "i Drexel' & Co., Treas.,-. . ...... Philadelphia, Pa. . Gentlemen : rf I take pleasure in enclosing my check for $250, balance in full for my War. Che3t subscription. At this ' season of the year when we give, so generously, vhere no need exists, the least that we oan do is to antici pate our pledge to an organization sorely in need of every dollar that we oan spare. ' ' 1 " Very,, truly yours,." . . . : .t; . - ' . ' rrt ., ;,'' ' " :- '7: ' ' : ... ..". He Wom't du:KeepYour Pledge? f DECEMBER 31, 1918 "Y.M." TAKES ARMORY AS CLUB FOR SOLDIERS First Regiment's Quarters Will Be Used hy War. Work 'Department The war work department of tho Ccn tral Y, M. C, A, has taken, over the First Regiment Armory, Broad and Gal lowhlll streets, and will open tho build' Ing Thursday aa a club and dormitory for soldiers and sailors. Tho work of this department has grown so much since first Inaugurated that It has becomo too great fpr the main building, Arch Btreet near Broad, and It was necessary to seek more com modious quarters. A reconstruction program has also been worked out on scientific lines and tho war work department hopes to do as much for the men along the lines of education, fitting them for and then so curing them positions and making them comfortable while they aro hunting Jobs or seeking a permanent homo as was done toward keeping them contented In camp, on shipboard nnd In the trenches. About 1500 beds will bo installed nt tho armory, a writing room, capable of accommodating 500 men will bo fitted Up. The armory's swimming pool has1 been put In shape, nnd there will also be facilities for gymnastics nnd pool tables for those who yearn for less strenuous exercise. For tho nominal sum of twenty-five, cents a night a man In uniform tfi assured ot n! bed, a bath, with a clean towel on the side, pr.d facilities for writing, reading, study pnd so' on. From tlmo to tlmo thero will be lec tures, calculated to rost tho men Just, back- from foreign service on the In dustrial clnr.ges that ha is taken placa In their absence. Thero will bo edu cational movies nnd, In addition, busi ness men who have volunteered their services, will talk things over each eve ning with those seeking advice ns to what lino of work to tnke up. It Is also planned to open a branch olllce of. the United States employment agency In the armory, bo aB to facili Lf I DREXEL INSTITUTE Announces Co-operative Engineering Course OPENING JANUARY 6 Co-operative Work is carried on with Consulting Engineers Railroads and Car Shops Building Construction Com panies Structural Steel Concerns Reinforced Concrete Con struction Companies Traction Companies Telephone Companies Power Plants Refrigerating Plants Locomotive Builders Gas Engine Manufacturers Machine Tool Shops, etc. ine 1 rue. Spirit Anticipates His Pledge f- Wr Welfare Council, 40fl ' ' . . Tthe War Chest X tate, the bringing together 'the "re turned soldier" or' sailor and the Job he Is seeking. This nnnesi will be ppen, twenty'-four hours' ,a day with ten trained secretaries In charge. The welcome home clubs formed all over the city will act In conjunction with the Y. M. C. A. and will steer en listed men to Its doors. It Is also hoped to establish a 'bus lino to tho Navy Yard, so that men compelled to report back, there ut night may bo brought to the nrmory for lectures or recreation and then returned safely to the gates of tho naval station before their leave has ex pired. A corollary to the helpful part of the "Y" work will be a check up on those men who aro using their uniforms to "graft" free entertainment, money and food from citizens. Every Vsftort will be mado to stamp out this practice, which Is severely condemned by tho great bulk ot the men as disgracing both them and tho uniform thesf wear, FIZZ OR FIZZLE? 1500 New York Waiters Strike. 5000 Wait 'Psychological Moment' New York, Dec. 31. (By A. T.) Notwithstanding tho license given by tho Mayor In granting 150 all-night excise permits, prospective New Year's Evo colebratlons In somo of the big hotels nnd restaurants' nro threatened with moro fizzle than fizz. Tho International Federation of Hotel Employes announced this afternoon thnt 1600 waiters had gone on strike and .that 6000 more would be called out at the "psychological moment'' tonight, unless the proprietors met their demands for higher wages. Eight large hotels, according to union officials, ylolded to tho men's demands today, but If others do not grant them, said tho labor leaders, tho sounding of a whistle, quite likely in the midst of the evening's hilarity, would be a signal which would leave tables walterlcss and holiday cheer of tho edible and drink able varieties unserved, STOVE GAS KILLS THREE Discover Bodies of Missing Trio Who Died Christmas Eve Kmnorlum. 1a.. Dec. 31. Thn mv.. tery surrounding the disappearance of james v.nrr, ot v-ameron, ana Fritz Quldas, of Sterling Run, was solved When the two men, with Thomas Cos tello, were found dead grouped about the gas stove of the Costello home. The men had been missing Blnce Christmas Eve, and when it was dla- An entirely new plan ha3 been inaugurated at Drexcl Institute whereby new and returning engineering students receive theoretical engineering training in tho class, laboratory and shop rooms, and prac tical training in certain Philadelphia ir-iustrlal plants In alternate periods of three months "each, during the entire course. The course leads to Bachelor of Science in Engineering. Special training in the branches ' most vital, to each student's particular field is an invaluable part of this new course, which means combining technical training with shop practice opportunity to cam while learning stepping into real jobs no' apprenticeship at completion of course. Co-operative students sustain the same relation to their employers aa any other emnlove nnd nro nald bv thn Inritmtrv tn- nil ur.rf,inn. ti. V: ..r.JVi. "$? ,?udH'l.d.eI 'iJt0.MV0 ?r"uP- ,0n:ha'f of the students Ifnt Industrial plants while the other half Is at Drexel. The next quarter the order Is reversed hut the student, throughout thn ouartrr on.nt In tho institute. The Institute obtains positions vfor c6e?ithVudenta Taml keeps In touch with them while working. " u Classes, both day and evening, begin every quarter, January, April, July and October. Admission to these courses Is for high school graduates. . T.h? ,fee? nf l0. a,nr nre .payable quarterly. Tho student's earnings In the Industrial plants will do much to enablo him to meet his necessary Institute Quick action "necessary to enter. the first class, which opens January 6th ailsVraln0dOarrrPaHng 832B) th0 tor PPofttmen "dTA HOI.t.IH (JOrtFllKY, SC. D., UNO. D, 1.1,. ' I. C. I, I'HESIDENT' , A, 'i"'J "! Of" ll""T". ff.cer'' VraMfaCorpa 0 the Vnttld main Army ha$ -e. rtabffnrrf nt th Drrrrl inteilufa, with all the aecompaBilHff opportunists or frcAnlea! wrurt'-tit iphlrK tlh Jiflnril, "wnicai Cherftnut Street, Phik. covered that ,Costlio wis tsstS with the, men a search wfr started lU the Oostello home, which resulted In ' ths finding of the throe men dead. A Cor oner's jury found, that' death, Was' due to 'asphyxiation. ' ' Contains No Grit or Acids Many dentifrice! are 10 gritty and abrnlve that they scratch the enamel others have chemlcali $o. strong ai to Impair teeth, eumi and health Select your dentifrice with care SOZODONT It free from harmful Brit, and contain! only thoie lt menti that are cleaniint; and ; help ful to the teeth, gums and mouth. Sixty years' test proves It. FOR THE TEETH Liquid Powder or Paste' SOLD DY DEALERS EVERYWHERE WEST BRANCH Y. M. C. A. Study of Languages ENGLISH Elementary school work and courses for foreigners. In dividual attention given. FRENCH Conversational French under Instructor who Is a native of Franco nnd an experienced teacher. SPANISH For business men, salesmen "and U, S. Marines. Conver sational method used. Open to Both Sexes Write, phone or see THE DIRECTOR 52d and Sansom Streets in n,.'hnii.in . i- - .i.. V,- rr. . . . xr. " t ' M ,& i 'i i- :i: I l ' ,Vl .f H - (- fci ".ijaliliifi'a - n 9i
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