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PATRIOTIC NOTE
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY ' li' lOlj)
Message to Jersey Legisla
ture Urges Provision for
Returning Soldiers
MOST IMPORTANT WORK
Trenton, Jan. 14. With Galleries
eroded. with desks of members of Zli'iAlotM
wtdge that crumbled the dtad1 of Hun
defiance at Qrnndpre, thnt when hoa
tllltlea ceased It was the Jersey dough
boy who was right nt tho heels of
niitivM-A-v'ii tames, fleeing In disorder
across the, Meuse and bfond.
"Ungrateful, Indeed, wo would be If
wo did not tnke every means to demon
atrale our appreciation,
"All of us are bo proud of the
courageous achievements and recognized
efficiency of Jerseymen In tho war, so
deeply appreciative or tncir nooic sac
rifices, tint we would do more than
telebrate, erect memorials nd provide
opportunity In clll llfo for 1hoe soi
fortunate to return to ui Wo would l
rolled and preserve nnil hand down to
posterity tho glorious record of their
unselfish dedication mid tlno patriotism
I most earnestly ask for leg station
authorizing and financing the prepara
tion and publication of an orilclal honor
roll, which will contain a complete his
torical sketch of ecry Jersey soldier's
ALL THAT REMAINS OF THE WRECK AT FORT WASHINGTON
houses adorned with flowers sent by nd
miring friends and'constltucnts and with
each chamber tastefully decorated with
flags, streamero and potted plants, the
143d session of tho New Jersey Leglsla
ture was convened shortly after noon to
day for organization
Tho war gloom which cast a hhadow
over the Inauguration of last winter's
session was dispelled today nnil the
scenes of life, gaiety and good fellow
history
' I.eglrlntlon tending to further remove
the schools from political control and to
nttract to thu teaching profession
through adequate salaries and congenial
environments men nnd women of high at
tainment and ambition to servo com
mensurate with their nblllty, will assist
uh to reach tho goal so much sought In
public education,
'(.nihilities of Health lniirHiire
"Heilth Insurance would seem to In
still, which characterized Legislatures of even moie vitally Important to any tun
prior scars wcto ro-cnacted, the only Hon sstem than New Jers.y has found
Jarring note being tho Housu deadlock . eompensitlon Insurance to bo to Its
over tho Speakership, which was tho J workmen's compensation sjMcm, In fad
hlef theme of discussion and cpecula I ),e-ilth Iniuranco would provide nddl
tion on all sides during tho morning tlonil supports for our workmen's coin
hours. The corridors of tho State House, ,pntlon svstem by conserving the ph
where there wero gathered statesmen, i SCH ipor 0f our j,coplo ngalnst the
politicians and friends of tho numbers i constantly Increasing demands of ln
from all parts of tho State, Intcri-perfed.pjstry upon iilivstc-il endurance It Is
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VOLUNTEER WRECK RESCUER
RECOVERS BODY OF OWN SON
JEWISH CHAR1T1
DRIVE WILL GO 01
William Bcchtcl, of North Wales, Attracted to Scene of Tragedy by I
, Sound of Smash, Shocked to Find Ninctecn-Y car-Old Raymond 'With $75-J,UUU
- - Bcchtcl' Dead in Wreckage
i tear away the ilcLri;.
with scores of women, who aro now tak
ing an actlvo lnte-est In State affairs,
hummed with activity
The Scnato this year Blinds fourteen
our duty It seems to mo, to tiko Into
consideration nt this time the fact tint
altered living condition. Involving
greater epcnso In all human activity,
i.epuuiicans to Us Democrats, one snort I bavo rendered the schedulo adopted or'g
of the full representation, owing to the- inally with'our New Jersey workmen's
i . iu.ji .-, iiic ld.imtis K...1KJV i.uitipjii) lu i in mtikiiiR rrcvvs on llic job to
When the trains rrahcil the wooden cars of the Dojlcstown local were smashed to
liils ly the impact. The wreckage took fire
Blames Clear Signal;
11 Killed in Wreck
Continued from I'ttRe One l
mentum of the Ave heavy steel coaches
mci inai ninaior j-merson i,. uiciianis, i compensation net out of date nnd In
of Atlantic Ot, automatically lost his j adequate. Tho schedule m ds revision
"" '" ",u Ui'il, ,, ... ' e "a m proportion as It requires, more money , " j- ' ttn. ,00 Kreati
tho ntmv Tho Itenuh lean m.ilorllv ,.i-, .....,. ,i.. ... . .......... i aru cars was loo nui.
In the Semte is eight. Tho Itepubllcan Ingnnn to live and for the Htter to se
majority on Joint baljot is the same euro satisfactory treatment and aid than
PUBLIC FUNERAL,
NORTH WALES PLAN
number Ihe Hou-e Is evenly divided
thirty Republicans and thirty Demo
crats. (ioternor Kdge't Mrm
Governor Udgcs' second annual mes
sage said In pirt
"Tho State Is prepared to meet the
prob'ems of reconstruction with a free
balance In the treasury of over $3,000,-000
It did at tho tlmo our law wast enacted
I llrmly bellevo employers will heartily
agree that tho present rates of compui-
sho was Identified ns Miss Saxton. Miss
Saxton and Miss Saylor vvcro unhurt.
Arthur Claiton, another hurt In tho
wreck, nnd no.v In the Chestnut Hill
Hospital, Is the son of the cashier of
tho Citizens' National Ilanlc at I.ans-dale.
Clajton was returning to his home
William Bechtel, one of the first vol
unteer rescuers to reach tho scene of
the Reading Railroad wrcclt at Corth
Wales, found tho body of his own nine-tcen-yenr-old
eon, Raymond, In tho,
w reckago.
rather and son Heed In Vnrlh Wales.
where William Ilechtcl Is a hauling con I
iravior. Til rainer wns rtrlvlnir oh nr
his own trucks home nlong a road near
me railway lino when he heard tho ter
rific rending crash of tho Pcranton filer
ripping lta way through tho Dojlestovvn"
local
Unknown to the fathor, Ravmond
Bechtel was riding homeward on tho
fated rear coach of tho local train,
Tho older mnn Instantly turned his
machine toward the point whence the
appalling sound had come. He guessed
rightly that there had been a wreck nnd
know that the help of every mnn who
could get thero would be needed.
He Bpcd his truck to the sceno of the
disaster, sprang out and almost before
the dust rind steam of the collision had
cleared nway was working In the wreck-
Go a
Passed, Effort to Get
Million Begins -
GIVING FREELl
age. dragging the bodies of dead and
nminHA,, tmm fh nath nf the (lames
that nlrcady added to the horror of the Ut,
disaster;. rJUl
The contractor had extricated several i
llllni. IaIIm-b trnrn fhft ITIlfl' Of
splintered wood nnd twisted metal of Unsolicited Donations Froil
ine rear coucn wnen lie cuiuu n-.
form ho recognized even amid the grow
Ing darkness
With fear gripping his heart the
father tenderly lifted the body of his
boy out of Its resting place In the wreck
age. A glance was enough to show tho
outh was beyond the help his father
hed given to many others itaymonu
The campaign of the Federation
Jewish Charlt'cs has pasted Its J7B0 0
Bechtel probably had died In tho first goat nnd It has been unanimously u
Many Sources Help to Swell
Total lor r etierauon
moment of the tcrrlfle Impact that toro
the wooden passenger coach to pieces
Realizing he could do nothing for the
ono victim who was his own son, the
father labored on heroically helping
those who still lived, and saving the
bodies of tho dead from the flames.
Finally, when he had done all that he
could do to give aid, the father went to
his homo to break the terrlblo news to
his family.
l'aKseiigers I'nnirar of l'erll
None of the rassenge-s In the rear
coach of the tr.a'n ahead were aware of
their peril Their first intimation was
the splintering crash with which the
, B . wajiuii was reiumuiK io nis nume
I I OH II Lost ScVdl 111 Wreck, aS,lM I-'Wdale from tho Howe Addressing
l , , i -wjiiji in; , hub ci., niic iiu is a priiu
many as in
satlon aro Inadequate to meet the needs! nl,ot of "" express locomotive struck
of the Incapacltnteil worklngnmn and
his family or other d pinduits. To this
extent tho law should bo Improved.
Aoentlnnal Training for the Injured
I suggest that the principle of physi
cal renauiiitation, and vocational train
War
"I bespeik jour prompt and earnest '"K nnd guidance should eventually be collipsid, burvlng the de d,
tho renr of the coach
Tho heavy locomotive ripped through
the entire length of the rear coach Men
and women pascngers were crushed
ngalnst tho sides of the collapsing
vehicle, others wero hurled to tho roof from North Wales
Tho sides and top or tno wooden coacli
North Wales la discussing a public
funent for tho wreck victims from the
little town.
Seven of tho dead In the wreck como
The Scranton filer
consideration of some practical plan
for acquiring through co-operative
Federal and Stito action some of the
vast acreage of cut-over land In New
Jersey, and also cleared land that Is
Idle, for tho purpose of providing farm
nomes for returning soldiers nnd nail.
eUnded to the Industrial worker, ns Injured in the wrccknze
well ns tho Injured soldier When ins-ngers on
lC" It, , r,Pnul,A,1 !.., .!, T-. I .......
dlng and ...-...m imu me uu)ll'ull ilc-
i i-uiiiiiiuiiuuun near i ore wnsmngion last
Your attention will bo dlreeie,- in train recovirfd theinolves thev Im
confusion In -lstlng laws for the ellml-i mediately sought to nld the Injuied who
nation of toll bridges I urgo amenda- "P1'e """R ,rom 1,e "O0,lon co iches and
tory liglslatlon, so that .a work.al.Io' Ia" scatter, d about t le roadway. Ono
tirono-ltlon. alll.n in p,.mi,i, .i ' thos who went to tnc worn oc rescui
Iho Scranton evening took .as heavy a toll of lives
demnatlon of theso htructures when that
course is nccis-sary"
EMPLOYERS OPPOSE
8-HOUR TEXTILE DAY
ors New Jersey has nvallable land New Jerey. may be devised for the enn.
plenty or h ana I am sure we are
rend to look after details of obtaining
and parceling tho farms If tho Federal
Government will attend to lHo financ
ing. "As one concrete suggestion, and
awaiting ileflnlto Federal financing I
i all jour nttentlnn to tho possibilities
for so safeguarding and refining our
Homestead Association Act that these
organizations I e encouraged for the
purpose of co-ope-atlng with the plan Ar.iniif!W.tiir.o A,l n.l... the seals and In other freakish places
thus rn- I " ""i'- "- "in fnmner NVellte nmnne tho early
I was a Miss llodschall, a Red Cross
worker,
Aliinj Hush to eene
As soon ns th" news spread cltfrons
from the countrvslile among them
phvslclnns nnd county oinclafs floekid
to the wreck The roof of tho fated
coach ind the wreckage vlrtuallv covered
the engine of the cvpress vv lieu til"
wreckage was partially cleared the
bodies of tho dead and Injured were
discovered jammed between the wheels,
of Feueial land banks and
nbllng sen leu men to secure
farms
sen loo men to secure valuable t;0 am JJear Grilllilv Afilc irrlvals ordered the lodl.s to be t iken
without a penny of capital. "" "" "ojv (0 th( rrhn, morKU of ,Ss( K Davis
Favor. Ship Canal. Protection of IlulllStrV nl --mbler. as soon as an engine could
"1 submit alo, that the time Is op
nortune for New Jersey to urge the
Cedernl government to take advantage
!f our 1 glslatlon of 1917 and Join
with New lersey in the Immediate
building of a cross-State ship canal.
Frank
bn nres-rd Into service
KlinrlK- nfter the wrnk
Opposite , a demand for an eight- .S TJ'y
hour day by tl e United Textile Workers
of America was expressed by the Manu
facturer's .Association jestcrday In a res
from the town ns did tho war.
At Walnut and Main streets, In North
Wales, lloats n big service flag, bearing
stars for the bos who left their homes
In tho town to go Into tho nrmy or
navj In tho mlddlo of tho flag Is a
cross bearing seven gold service stars.
In honor of thoo who made tho last
sacrlllco for their country.
Tin reaon whv in m my North Wales
prnple were In tho last coach of the
local was explained this afternoon. The
station Is so placed th it when the train
stops tho last coach Is at the town's
main rtreet It Is a short cut for the
Vorth Wales parsengers to get off nt
this street, and therefore most of tho
commuters from the town usually
ought seats In this coach.
er. He was seriously Injured Ho Is
twent-four jears old
Clajton Ins n dislocated hip, frac
tured arm and cuts and brulHes
I.lovd Huston, of North Wales, who
was killed, leaves a wlfo nnd baby
The victim, who was twenty-four
jeais old, was emploved In tho electri
cal (lejnitment of tho Mldvalo plant.
The wlfo Isfcrief stricken.
Huston wns well known as an athlete
Ho was u member of the I-anwlalo base
ball team Ho died at tho hamailtnn
Hospital from burns and Injuries.
List of Victims
in Reading Wrecks
Town In Mourning
Tho town Is In mourning for its dead
Thero are onlv 2000 persons living in
North Walts, and many famlllcH num
hi red among thn dead or Injured a rela
tive or a friend.
the bodies of Norman Johnson nnd
Flank Frv two of tbe dead, wrrn tnken
Iv a mllo wire searclieil vvitn a ' to orth Wales during the dav, Mrs
finding bodies St irchers found Rabel i-rj ,vns j,, I'jitl Klelplila. jesterdav, and
Hoss on the flrelwc of the express en- uaB t nnp rrt,Jrreii home on the nc-
.lnd ..linre bn had been thrown by tho eommodatldtt Slip had nn rmr.surment
collision Hos n reived severe burns t mert Miss Hazel Rudolph, hut missed cuts and shock
JJ.V1IS1I IIOSl'ITAI.
and Knplan nnd directed the work of
caring for victims i lie trams tor in ar-
Sximuol Miller, thirty-four. Fast Third
streft. South Ilethtehcm, cuts on body,
shock.
Metor II. Yellovltz, thirty-three, Dla
mand street, South Bethelehem, cuts
and contusions about head nnd body.
ST. I.VKIl'S HOSPITAL
Trunk Coulnton, forty ye irs old. fire.
Russia May Send
Peace Delegates
( ontlnued from Pane One
that placing tho number of clmmlttces
at five Instead of at twenty, ns tho
1 i ench plan proposed, Tho Flenro
savs that when tho question of tho
publicity of ticatlcs nnd sccict diplo
macy vas discussed. President Wilson
expressed tho opinion thnt treaties
Hhoulil bn public, whllo tho negotln
tlons leading up to them called for tho
cscrclso of a ceitaln discretion.
Will Hate Five Knvojs
Tranco, Groat Britain, tho United
Htatcs, Italy and Japan each will havo
nvo loprcsentatlves In tho Pe.aco
Congicss This wan decided upon to
day l)V thn Klinremn f'llnnll nnffnorul
Iti tho preliminary work of organizing
inn pc-.ico proccaurc.
Hia7ll was given three representa
tives, nelglum, Serbia, Greece, Po
land, Czccho Slovakia, nnmnnln -and
China vvcro assigned two lepresenta-
uve-s cacn. rortugal nnd tho States
which did not tleclaio war upon Ger
many hut merely brolco off diplomatic
leiuuoni uitn Her vvcro given one
delegate etch.
Tho Hrltlsh dominions, It was de
cided, will bo represented apart from
Great llrltaln, Canada, Australia,
.South Africa and India will havo two
representatives each and Now Zealand
will have ono delegate.
Consldciatlon of tho eiuestlon of
Russian representation was post
poned. Tho size of tho representa
tion of each nation was decided upon
not, ns pioposed by tho French plan,
In nccon'ance with the part ptivoil 1
the nation In the war, but following
tho American nnd Hiltlsh plan In pio
portion to tho extent of the Intel est
of each nation In tho peace settlement.
URGES DELAWARE
TO VOTE "DRY"
Governor Townsend Asks
Legislature to Adopt the
Federal Amendment
WANTS WOMEN TO VOTE
man, 4431 North Franklin street; cuts
ana contusions ana shock.
It. II. Heaver, flftl-flve. North Wn'es.
rede-al liglslatlon Is pending If tlm olutlon adopted at a meeting In the Man
FciUral jiov.rnment Is ready and acts, i ufacturer's Club.
r ricommtnd tint New- Jersey proceed', T. ,.,,..' . , , ,.
.,,. .,. ...... i. .. .v,- i,,,. "10 vvorkers campaign for an eight-
nv;.,,,,.,.;; i fath I,! h""- y m. inaugurated at tho con-' of the right leg and his body was ,au the train because of a trolley tie-up. Mbs
:.- " . ..:..."."' -II. r,.r.i en.in .v, ,- ....... scalded by live- steam pi-uuieu ... - isuaoiph was killed
.g the p,: :,s" up'-ivemb;;, r:z :z ra, frH,-r. ;;, a .rrrii )n
inie action oy congress adonted it,mnnHin. iitir. nii...i -' .. .-.,,. ..n in -l forward coach of .i,., frnn. ,-,ir.frt.., ,i,.-, .i,rt rii .!. I ui f,.a i.,ru .ni.i.i
nv.,.. .. 11,... Lu athica fnr nnr. -.-. - .. .....u . ..-,,.j, ,,, ,... ,...,...- -,..,. , ...-..-......-.. ... .-"' -..(, D.u.u
"'v, .-, ...v.. .v - . . - j... . ., ..,,. .. , ....... .v. nn, ..inttn tr.ain nn ner -ij iwum t,,i , e. ,. mn..,r..D hAfMn .1,.. u,.n i..i.
lui ail lexiiio iranes in in,. n lu, in" ,,.,.,.- ... i"- --.. iiwni'tiin ...,,- .,,u .w,,.,u.. .......
........ w.i.bu, , ,.. ...,nil IillirV r,. ... ....
to AmniT siieinaiitu ,j. . jP escapin wiin a suveri suuiing up
One IMiilulilphlm was injur, d serious- j;rnit jjison. Main street. North
Iv enough t" be rcmoveu eo .i iit.n.u
vi iu (-oulton. tho llreman on tho ex.
iw. Press who Jumpea wncn no ",''"- rear eoich of the acioimnodatloii everj
Philadelphia District Council of Textile cnmmodatlon trim loom up aa) for llllc0 mths List night, for
Workers It Is made up of representa- tl10 semid irUnets one let was miu no rcadon tlnt l(, toulll nsj; todav,
tives from various locals In the city. Mrtlm Tells of Hretk
Kenxlnipliin llr.nl...l I tTT-Kr Abbott, on his bed In the
row. demagog c otl'C Ions to tho spmd
lng of nubile mnnevs wisely on necibd
puhllr Improvements t'ndcr any cir
cumstances I question the wisdom of
political parties challenging ach other
or bidding for popular support on th
alleged accomplishment of spending less
monv New lerrev should spend more
than It does on Its roads its instltutlors
educational and chirllable, nnd im
provements In tin Interest of happy,
contented cltlrenhlp Innbllity to rx
pend public nmnevs prudently nnd In
telligently is a political liability quite
as Intolerable as extravagance and
waste
"At this time our greatest public work
In New Jerry Is the 'tate h'ghwy sv s
tem and I bflleve this project should le
pushed so vigorouslv that It will provldo
emplojmcnt for thousuds of men r
turnlng from military service, if not
nrtu.iltv In road buildlig Hsrlf, tln in
tho various Indus'rles from whence the
.supplier and equipment for road ioii
structlon come
"The HlKhwnv l"epvrtment notwith
standing ohst.ules due to the war. Is
today a going concern with outstanding
ontracts amounting to $ J, 500 000, and
it will be readv in the "prlng to let
additional ri.ntnus to the amount of
$3,000,000 'I he nn-ual business of or
funds ndmlntstir'd bj our highway de
partment nggregutes the grand total of
Js,3ri5,000 It will co't the State hu
5Jij0 nuft to mlniml'tir th s cr, n' sum
or a total expense of administration
amounting to about thro- in r cnt
lmliiHtrlul stlmul itlun
'In addition to the hlgbwa svstem
New Jcrsc holds much opportunity for
assisting on its own Initiative In the
solution of tho labor and industrial
problems
' First, for Instance, New Jersey (h
tho ver icnter of shipbuilding actlvltj
It mn In that nu will b- called upon
to provide legislation assisting In giving
permanency to these gnat shipbuilding
establishments
Second, practical legislation miy be
found imissirv In order 'hit our pub
lic school svstem mav lend Itsdf to tho
ready rehabilitation of soldiers and sail
om woundfd in the military service
"Third our river traffic nnd port
projects can bo so emouraged that a
new demand will be created there for
labor and iniustrwi supplies
"Finally let us not forget that the
surest nnd most lasting policy to adopt
In order to insuro eniplovmcnt for all
classes Is to tncournge business activ
ity, to offer every co-operation with the
construction of public works All the
charts and survejs In the world and nil
the high-sounding demigod I toplnn
theories for solving tho problem over
night to the eontrarv notwithstanding,
the only solution to the unmploment
problem Is to provide the man with a
Job. Kncourago healthy, legitlmito
business enterprise, and In the natural
order of things the Jobs will be waiting
for the men to fill them
Mole t.riitfful to Ha Ilrrom
"Let me say that unless we fully
measure up to the vital needs of the
.in v u nie show ng ourselves less ef
ficient, Ieus arduous In our patriotism.'
than those fellow citizens wno risked
ever) thing, sacrlllced all, for our politi
cal salvation They have fought our
battles of war for us; now let us tight
their battles of peace for them The
heart of evary Jerteyman quickens with
jirlde and adoration oh we contemplate
their liatlent fortitude and cheerful sac
rifices nmld the cruel punishment nnd
indescribable discomforts of St Mlhlel.
their stout courage undir the fire bap
tismal of Uonvnux Wood, their dogged
persistency In t'i Argonne and before
Verdun, and "' Irreslstlblo vnlor nnd
..triumphant achievement on the Meuse
land nt Sedan. Our enthusiasm is un
'bounded, our appreciation defying ex
LMlon, when we realize that It mi
' lry doujUboy who pointed the
. .; a .....-.".
'tifps For j.ars the worlars have been
fighting for this
Locally n committee to further the
movement has been organized by
Saulinnn, thirty-two. north
Wales; leg) fractured, cuts about bmlv
dl imond snUsnian at Wan i-
liad been riding horn eon tin
The textile workers in K'nintM
Ellr.lrU- n.u .. ,i.ln, l !. l .i . . ..... UirMll MS follllW8
tons, and meetings aro being held and "I became Impatient at tho dflay .and
literature circulated in furtherance of got off the rear car of the Lan-dale
the movement triln to take a walls around and ceo
On IVbnnrv 3 next. 'Textile Work- what was tho m itter. '? llsJ
ers' Klght-Hour Dav" will be obwrvnl climbed bi.lt th ird an I b id .it nil
throughout the mill district The Ii.ad-rs stepped from the platform Inside tiw
plan to ii.ave all Kensington participate rr ir .oath again when I lu.tra a sunn
In a pi ae. ful demonstration th.n whistl. I dent rememb. r any more
Tim resolution of the manufacturers exc-pt the sci.nme of the women and
In opposition to the demands of the tho groaas of the Injured .and jv'ng
workers, wuh unanimously adopted it I Ahl ott Is emi'loved J,v"' ' lr, As"
was Introduced by Joseph K Itambo of soclatlon at I ourth nniMNalnut street"
Norrlstown nnd was nn bis way home Moth bis
Nearl 100 manufacturers attended legs were brok. n and hu may have suf-
tho meeting which was preceded by u fcred Internal injuries
meeting ot tne organization a Insuraiieo
Siimritan ll'.siilt i. todav ilis. run tne -s-,. ..j..,
companj
firunil) In pprnl
Following adoption of tho r olutlon,
Inseph Jt rirumH president of the ns
soiition nppenliMi for prot.uton of
Ainerlinii lnduttrirs by Congress nnd
urged the legislature to refrain from
Impos ng further l.rdens on emplojcra
of labor
il was ne ot -nveral injured nrougn-
, . . i,.n.li r, I'of Ir iln In l.oiriri
in "1" , ,. . ..... ,,ttr Hi., tl iln kUilnl
station, where various no-pun aniuu- - ---limes
w ilted I Three gills who had se its) In tho list
From tii. rums came the cries of the I tnach of the oral had the samo inltlils.
,,,,, a the moans of the dvlng- ' 1 A S' riie-v were. LMIth A .Sal..r,
.i.,i..i i,i, ihe hiss of cstaiiing steam I.Icnnor V Sxt n and i.i S Stong
I lie
llish
hul
BUT NOT INJURED IN WRECK
r,-hyuMc?; EDWIN H. VARE SHAKEN,
nml i' M llic, n 1'Iik.i ., t.,.. v. nhones and called Ambler nnu ah ogion 7
? P.amboand 11 I! Tvson .Norrlstown' '"' VhilTlelphla. asking for phvslums
Otto O Hlirhioik. Frle, r hnrles i: -i"i nurses and ambulances, it wire was
Lelppe, Heading, It V. Ophart York flashed t the Reading rVrmlml. anil a
i: Solcine Allentown: William II train was made up. to carry e.tnrr.il
Todd Heaver Falls. M J Peach. Itldge Manager Paid; and n staff of assistants
wav, and i.eorge W Crooks, Williams- to tho s.ene
port All worn le-elccted except Mr I.e than 600 ards awns, wnikmen
Crook', who was chosen to fill tho va-n th,, Hoopes &. Townsend mills lienid
rancv caustd by tho death of J. Lewis the crish above the noise of the nn-
iiuuisii. '. iiiuiaiiispuri ino committeo' hlnerv and ran across tne Items to
t ontlnued from rase One
daughter of John Fisher, Ambler, cut
about face and head ; taken home.
MIh Cora Mr, em, eighteen. Ambler,
cut about face and head ; tnken home.
CIIKSTNUT HILL HOSPITAL
Mls Ado fl, Allebneb, nineteen, North
Wales, scalds of face and hands
Arthur Clajton, twenty-four, Lans-
dale, printer, Howe Addressing Com
pany, dislocated hip, fractured arm,
cuts nnd bruises.
Brazil's Position
Ilrazil owes her special treatment
to her historic position as a forrrier
empire nnd her population ot more
than 20 000,000, which worked ngilnst
Placing ner scconuaiy to nations much
less peopled.
Tho ropiesentatlon to be given Jugo
slavia wns not decided upon, but It Is
conMdcied probable that the CioaU
and Slovenes will be i .presented sim
ilarly to the Serbians Nothing was
dono about Montenegio, in view of
the political situation created by the
refusal of King Nlchol ts to recognl7e
tno desire of nig people to unite vvtli
Jugo Slav Is
Adopt Wilson View
The question ot representation
settled, tho council began the dls
cusslon of procedure. A proposal by
President Wilson concerning the- send
lug of problems to technical com
mittees for examination was adopted
At tho meeting on Wednesdav, the
council will fit upon the methods of
work and the guiding principles of
the conference.
President Polncaro will open tht
plenary session of tho Peaco Const cs
on Snttiiday with nn address, after
which officers will bo elected.
Work of nellcf
An official cornmunlcttlon te;irdlng
the woik of supply and relict confer,
ence s.avs:
At their second meeting on Janu
nrv 12 thn supremo council of supply
and relief continued their discussion
as to finance. An estlmato of tho
ci edits leiulttil in tho first Instance
for cnuntilcs other than Germany
was agreed upon nnd the sublect
was it fori ed to tho representatives
of tho treasuries of the associated
Governments for consideration ana
report.
The council took Into considera
tion tho measures already In iirog
ress for the relief of Allied, llbernted
and neutral teirltorles and decided
on certain action to provide anil ex
pedite supplies The councillor
wero of tho opinion tint If It Is ex
peiJient to provldo an additional sup
ply of food In Geimanv before tho
ne-xt harvest 1h gathered limited sup
plies aro available for this purposo
witnout in any way anecting the pil
orlty of the supply which must bo
seemed to tho Allied, liberated anil
neutial countries.
" The council further ncreed tint the
,.., . 0 , ir ; ir ir ir i ri iri rr, . supply and relief situation for Hurope
II if of Senator, H liu Was on Way Home to Ambler When 1 rains mnkcH It Indispensable thnt German
be moved to one3 of tho forw ird co icbis
He was thrown out of his teat, but
Instead of aw ly from it was Hugh
Julius, one of the Injured He had been
In a forward coich nnd went to tho
r ar, fneting Mason ns ho passed
Iuliu, who is an electrician emploved
b the Midv.ale compinv, was buined
about the f ico six months ago by an
electric II isli
I'eiui MelinKriipliern Ilnrnpe
Mi's Piarl Iatherman, 202 School
stieet North Wales, nlecu of 13 I.
Kmue a meieh int In North Wnles, nnd
tmplovid as n stenographer at thu t'nl
versitv of Piiinsvlvunl.1, took a seat in
the rear ro ich before It 1. ft tho Head
ing Tiiminal She moved to a car ahead
ami shock
VAciilev Holland, twentv-flve, North
Wales, scalded about legs and shock.
Mrs. A. w. Me-ens, Cambridge, Pa.;
Fhock and cuts
Paul Miildburli, North Wales; cuts
nbout head
Monroe nn lllllliird. North Wales,
severely injured IUmoved to home.
Ironurd Davis, cuts and shock.
Taken home
Injured In the I'cnbrook wreck:
1 runk viudiitlii, thirty-six jcars old,
I.ansdale, cuts and shock
Iteuleen Iietnller, thirty-four fore
man, crew of work train, cuts and
bruises about bod
l.lmer I rltk, twenty-nine, of I.ans
dale fractured p'louldcr blade, cuts and
bruises
TUCKAHOK AT HALIFAX
Transport Towed Into Port in a Leak
ing Conelition
Hnlirax, . (.. Jan. H The American
transport 1'iickahoe, which had been re
ported In ellsiress, wns towed Into Hall
fax harbor 1 ist night
'Iho 'luckihoo Sundvy reported hv
Ah the uninjured passengers lushed to Miss Stong lev. el at Ambki tho others wireless tint slm wns putting Into Hall
the point where the big engln.- had at.- fr.uii North nles fax In a baking condition, and a naval
stoppid wilh the wrecked e ir
i ... i 1ln1-nn if tTlTl( tllPtl .1
Tho following were electet to the "-'S, flre slgnltlrel that tho vvrtckiR.
uilvo . -01111111111 e Mr Grundy. John P : ' , .,, .i,,
,,,! r,,....uir c?.i ,... ...., . be, om. iioiaze-
Miss Stong w is ivl II. .1 She vor somo tug was suit to meet her Shn w.ia linima
J. welry with her initials, and at first i from New York for St. Nazalro. Trance.
elded to innko every effort to ran
Jl 000,000 by tomorrow night, when m
campaign closes
When Colonel Samuel D. Lit, head
the drhe, announced that the $750,0J
mark had been reached tho more tha
600 volunteers at vesterday's lunchtol
Jumned to their feet nnd cheered fq
fully five mhi'ito Gaety was ndded I
tho manifestation by the waving
American flags, with which all tl
workers were provided
After announcement of tho success
the campaign had been made tabulatlol
of tho day's contribution was rcsumel
nnd nearly $10,000 more was added
the grand total, which was placed
7S9,I15. Tho total for tho day w
. S107 6IO. To this amount tho menl
.... : ... . ... ... --.I !.
envision contrinuieu j,o,im unu ui
women's division $30,909. j
To Insnlro tho volunteers for their fui .
ether work to obtain $1,000,000, Ellis A
Glmliel captain of team No 18, read
telegram from Julius ftosenwald, of Chq
cago, president of Sears, Roebuck & Col
and president of tho Chicago Federatloi
of Jewish Charities, In which ho chall
lenged the Phlladclphlans to surpass tha
grand total of $914,000 obtained In thl
recent f!lile.-ipn rlrlen for the JewIsH
Colonel Lit moved thai
which wal
Hover, Del , Jan. 14 Governor Town
send, In his biennial messago pcr-onally ,
delivered to the State Legislature In 'charities there
Joint session today laid csnccl.al stress tho challeniro bo 'accented.
iinnn th -.a,...!..,-,,,. !, MhlAm. elms done nmld cheers nnd nnnlnlisn from
confront tho State. I the men. Jl
This period of readjustment In the life HepreEcntatlvo William S Vnro wosj'l
of our Institutions and Government, the the speaker nt the luncheon.
Governor said, dialler ges our best Isaac Gerstley, captain of team No
tnought nnil energy Among these prob- 1 17, nfterward announced a contribution
lems the Governor Included health, edu- I for 51000 from Mr. Varo and his broth!
cation, child welfare, Anierlcmlzatlon, cr. Senator I3dwin II, Vnre.
good loads and labor end capital. Among the unsolicited donations re-j
The Governor praised the war work'norted was one for $300 from J. Miller1
of women of tho State, saving they had 'rra7ler, manager of tho Ucllevue-Strat-I
proved their value nnd ability In the ford; another for $100 from Kelth'sJ
actual duties of citizenship In simple Theatre, which will bo made annually!
jlisucu iu mem, ne muu. tney siiouiu im from now on, and one for $100 fromi
given tne rignt of rranciits. Judge Charles L Brown, president ofl
(the Municipal Court nil Weinman.
member of Jncob I Llt's team, a
riouncod n contribution from W ;
Auks Ratification
On the question of temperanco the
Governor said
"Voicing, I believe, the oph 'on of a
large ma orlty of the Slato electorate,
ns well as the whole people, and express
lng the decided trend of tho times, I
recommend that such teirperanev legis
lation ho ennel,,l (hit ultl in,C.i thlu
State hv statute, in keentmr uiih tim nnt . t-aHv Into campaign
of Corgress and that tho inanufactuio icntilbuto their mite.
How ers, of Tw.nty-nlnth street at
Oral h Fenv road, in the form of
$1000 Liberty Dond.
Colonel Lit told tho vvorkers thai
many poor people whose names werel
not listed on tho prospect cards, come;
headquarters t
He took thlB af
uul sale of intoxicating liquors be made I an Indication of the unity which I
il!ig.al on and after July 1. 1919.' i being effect d through the drive for
i per cent reuertltlon.
Doctor Krauskopf read a letter, wh
.iccompmled a $2500 check from Straw-I
uilii.c & Clothier
before 11 o'clock this morning nnd trans
acted llttlo or no bUElncs prior to going
Into Joint Session In thn stenntn thn
folllcers elected at jesterdav's session
were- sworn In and assumed their re
spective po-ltlons
In tho Houso Representative McN'abb
called for a vote on tho resolution pre
sented by him tit jesterday's session
limiting tho time for lecclvlng new busl
ness at the present session of the Legis
latuie, which was fixed for Februarv 7.
Iteprcsentntlvo Ljons, Republican, ob
Jectcd to the vote, stating that whllo he
agreed that theto was no politics In the
resolution, jet thero wero some members
of the House who wero not ready as jet
to take a vote
Representative McNabb called for a
vote, cl timing that this nctlon had to
bo taken nt some tlmo during tho ses
sion and why not now. A vote being
taken, showed a Btrict party vote of
twelve ens. Democrats, to twenty navs,
nil Republicans, three members being
absent.
Crashed at Fort Washington, Throun I torn Scat bv
Terrific Impact
will also meet In a few dais to elect
Gtlleers nnd Mr Grundy will likely be
rc-eiicu iirc-siu.iH
e 0
(DLANSDALE
'iPENBHOeK
mWHERC Oft MAN WAS
r1ItLtD.
CtNOBTH WAIE5
owYtiLBO
lPEtlll.Vn
AMBI.ER&
e ft. rvAjniMl-JCJn M.
Xr SCENE OF
WRECK wnm
ELEVEN WERE
l KILLED
CAMP HILL Cl
ORCLANDCl
rPCCHJLL
eiEHilBtXX
give aid l'lre compmles were ealleil
Into fcivlee from I'ort Wnslil-igton audi
Ambler to pump water from a llttlo
stream ne arbv to quench tho tire
Mrs Fdwin H A are, wife of Slate
Vnator Van-, was In the forward coach
of the Dojlestown train on her wny
In the meantime news of tho disaster homo to Ambler when tho Fort Wash-
bad been flashed to tne lorougus or
I.ansilale and North Wales Farlv le
portH wiro wildly exaggerated to thn
effect that 'twetitv weie killed," 'forty
wero KllUd and thirty wounded"
VVeimen Heroine Iltiterlral
North Wales people, knowing thnt
llngton wreck occurred She was bumped
Into tho sent In front ot her by the
sudden jarring, but was uninjured.
' 'I fed liretty thankful,' she declarod
. . . . ....... i
to, ij niier ner nerves n in ueen quieteu jj
b a night's rest "My family was rather i
scores of residents from tint town used panicky when tho news of the wreck
tho Dejylestnw n loeal e.uh night to re- 10 I)C(,nul)u ,ho chlldien knew I was
lUril lo llivir IliMiiri, ue-cniii, ninny .-A- ftn .1. .rntn
cited, many women becoming hvsterica!
Motor parties wero formed and anxious
prrents and relatives were driven at
break-neck sped over tho five miles of
Intervening terrlloiv, only to bo called
Upon to help Idcntlfv the dead, or to bo
told that mtmlers of thilr families had
' 'It was quite nn experience to have
been In a wreck, but I enn't tell ou
nnj thing about It because I didn't see
a thing I was In the third eoach from
the end, and our train was standing
still when the crash und Jr came
We were, I Imagine about flvo miles
occn iciuoveu i.j ft-iiiiaueipuia nospuais from ,., Washington when wo stonned
I Hvery one viondered over tho delay and
NIJRSFS VOLUNTFEli I" vaa llnallJ" rported tint a freight
All) TO VICTIMS 'had begun to get restless ami I was Just
' tJouiiio, lutu uneasv becausq j kntw .Il0
children would worry.
Among those first to tender their Then there came a crash that sent
services as erne rg. ncv nu-ses were Mrs us tumbling nbout Though considerably
I R Whullng anel Miss Minnio Whol- Hhaken, no ono In our car was hurt Only
Ing, both of llethleh.ni veho wcr; ne- 0BB ln tl, cnrt tar wer0 injured A
nJcr"wl,eS;a',l,olncraLl1 c',' SS'Snu' w'h'S '" wero carrIert lnto our
wero hirhd from thVlJsealS The? (' rewlia first aid before ambulances
rendered Invahinb'e aid came to take them away
"It was terrible." said Mrs holing "I especially remember one boy and
Tho dead were everywhere nnd the girl who seemed badly hurt. Tho girl
"
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SCENE OF! ADINtJ WRECK
tL
J
wpunded were crying plteously for
help. I saw one man extend his hand,
almost torn off, from beneath the
wreckage and plead for aid. I did every.
I- thing I could until men nnd women,
stronger unit possibly Inured ttS-'terriblo
1 sights, came." v
was covered with blood, nut we were
not allowed to do anything, there being
doctors to attend to the Injured.
"With eejveral others 1 got out and
walked back to Fort Washington
quite a Ions tramp," 'There' I' telephoned
,.jji-pis.iliii .tail " -. ,JUa,
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'S&iL.
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s-'W riAu.'lL '!.
tJJ
SIRS. E. H. VARE
home, but tho family had already 'heard
that tha wreck wan near Fort Washing,
ton and our machlno was on Its way,
"Of courso, wo were all rather ex
cited and, I must admit, my.nerves were
somewhat shaken. It was rather a
reunion and I hadn't been away from
homo long either. We were all safely
back In Amblerby 7:10 o'clock last
nlKht, and I am Reeling fine today,"
shipping should be plnced at the ills.
posal ot tho iiRsociaten governments.
The council also considered affecting
the supply of food to prisoners of war
and tho re'l"f of Relglum
RUFFIAN SHOOTS PATROLMAN
Mount-Mi OlTircr Questions Sus
pect, ASlto Fires and Flees
Gottlieb Klemmer a mounted patrol
man attached to the Tacony district,
was shot and seriously wounded this
morning by a man who was nctlng sus
piciously In tho neighborhood of Rising
Sun road nnd Old Soldier's lane.
Klemmer nccosted tho stranger nnd
nsked his business The man drew a
revolver and, snvlng 'This is my busi
ness," fired four shots polntblank at
vhe- oflicer.
Tho first hullet passed through Klem
mor's shoulder, the second lodged In his
breast anil the third struck his left arm
Th last shot went wild, nnil tho man
escaped l'lummer Is In tho Frankford
Hospital
COL. GKEBLE WOUNDED
Has Been Conimaniling 108th Field
' Artillery of Iron Division
Colonel 13dw In St John (Ireble, Jr ,
commander of the 108th Field Artillery,
has been slightly woundea in action In
France. The 108th Is made up mostly of
the old Second Regiment, N, a. P., and
Is part of tho Iron Division.
Colonel fireblo Is the son of Ilrlgndler
Oenernl Hdwln St. J Orehle. U S A
retired He, was graduated from West
Point In 1909. and, assigned as a lieu
tenant in the Third Flel.l Artui.,, ,;.
resigned this commission, but at thi out-l
l i" "j cm wun tne. renn
sylvanla auardsman to Camp Hancock
u a major. VTl U tlir h. a. ,. :.. ?
colonel Jia given command ot the i08Lh,!
f ,?.fi,t jiSf l
The G virnor reoommcndul that per
manent honor bo accorded the state's
war heroes by erecting an addition to
the State Houe.
Physical tialning and military dis
cipline In the public schools were lecom-nic-nded
The Governor annoiinccel thnt the
Farmers' IJnnk, In which the Stale Is a
stockholder, had agreed to pay Interest
on St'te nnd county deposits. Ho le
portcd an approximate balance of $175,
000 ln the general fund at the close of
tho fiscal jcar.
Tl
tion
polntment
torney general, an amendment to the
drug act providing greater nenaltles nnd
substantial increases in the salaries of
tho judiciary.
I Idle Koutlno W ork
Senate nnd House met shortly
vhlchl
U. S. Opposes French
Plan For Poland,
toiitlnueil from ruse One
tion turned to Geimany for sup-j
nio Governor recommended the cren- port, and border states, controller.'
Intment of an additional deputy at- , "
Tho
STOLE CARS FOR JOYRIDES
ie landed proprietors and sup- 1
ported by Geiman arms, were setrJ
up. mow tnat ijermany hat become,
radical tho landed proprietors arc!
lookinc to Franco for sunnort. An JkBa
parently France, actins on the balM
ancc of power theory, is trying td
set up governments controlled by?
tho conservative interests, which
will regard France as their patron
and friend.
U. S. Opposes French Policy
The American policy brings Amer-,
ica into opposition to France air
along tho line. It is opposed to thi
balance of power and the fictitioui'
Governments set up for the purpose1
of creating a balance of power. The
Ameiican demand for no interfer-,
enco with the Governments created '
by the people, coupled with AmeriH
-nn ffinl to IIIaIi. n M.I.. 4-. .Ml
... .WW,., a ..(vc-.j, ec iiiaivcs enu new
countries of Europe look to Americr
as their friend and to feel tho sam.'l
giatitudc toward America as BelJ
gium now does.
The Peaco Conference is findins
specific issues in Europe that must
be settled befoic agreeing upon gen
eral issues, like tho league of na-
Hnrrieburg Police Believe Boys
borrowed Score ol iMarliines
llnrrlnuurg, Jnn H, I our boss, two
fifteen sears old, and the other two each tions. It is impossible to (ro forward
sixteen sears old. have been nrrested with the league of nations idea and!
here, charged with being the 'auto f tVl , ., . .... """I
iianiiits wno nave mnuo away with . nine, -, iucuiuiiq war
tiinm thnn twenty nlitnmnlilla a,i.ln ..MA r-....! ! i. i J
the last sx moKths " T.,e auto thVfK "?"" "USB"1 ""'W DecnuS OJ
have kept the Harrlshurg police on tho disapproving the foim of Gov!
jump, (.cveriii men iieing ueiH eu to tlio m nment thn DntDi, i t I
work of running dewn the rohhers rn. einment tne Russian people choosS
fact that- puzzled the polite was that' to ndopt, or to meditate forcinp- a
the mseh nes wero cenernllv reeoe,.ro,i .: '"n "
much damaged, In some out-of-the-way1 vjOVCinmcnt Upon Poland from out
side. 'Ihe Russian-Polish issues
have to bo cleared up fust to make
clear thinking in the Peace Confer1
ence possible.
Need for Sane Policy
Moreover, thoie is an immediatj
and pressing need for a sane policl
in regard to Bolshevism. Enjtlanl
recognizes this need and demand!
immediate action as the first dutj
fT tlvA Dah a a f . 1?.. 1
i w.t i tum cumerenco. in an
sano policy legarding Bolshevisn
the important pa'it must be a definitJ
policy regarding Poland. If a -mlB
take is made, Poland, the only'bal
ner between tho Russian Bolshevist
and tlio German Bolshevists, wjll
swept away.
nlnce,
it appears that the "auto bandits"
never contemplated stealing the ma
chines. They simply wanted to ukc
them. Tho four would pick up nn
automobile, mako a run to some nearby
town, give the girls thero a few Joy
rides and then return, attempting to
secrete the auto in the woods nlong
some unfrequented road, for use on
some futuro occasion
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FRANK COULSTON
Fireman. of the flyer that wrecked
the Poylestown local. He tvai bad.
ly hurt. Mid ip Ip St. juke' Hot
pital li a ierioiM coBditioij
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VVfi.na.i Tl...nn...l . ri n
........... vo,uiniciu, ines suicide
.eaiiuntient nip tha ,1...... . .. j
husband during the Influenza epldeml
caused Mrs llrldeet T.vnoi, Ji'.7.l?J
years old. of lau vnrti, 'i-...'' '., L' ""l
J55S,iSm.. S5!. . In.a critical
yn ' " "" ""fer Hospital, Can
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