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;.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.
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'Happiness, and Prosperity
during the New Year.
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favors received during 1918.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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December 23, 1918.
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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,." . . .
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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
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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
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Wr Welfare Council, 40fl
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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
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, 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. ' '
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