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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1G, 1919
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WILSON RECEIVES
GRECIAN CLAIMS
Venizelos Recalls Entente
Promise Affecting Posses
sion of Northern Epims
THRACE PURE HELLENE
rt . . A AT-
OppOSCS GlVHIg ASK! Minor, j
Where Greeks Predominate,
to Turk Control
By the Associated Press
Paris, Jan. 16. President Wilson te
celvcd Premier Venizelos, Creel: Pre
mier, and Lambro3 A. Coromllas, Greek
aiinister to Jiaiy, nna uuring a long
.
conversation tho Clrcel: Premier prescnt-i
eh arguments In support of Hellenic;1"" Aiiit-wcau luwii. niB.i- jX - i" 13 "i" 137! hy this
claims In tho war tcttlemcnt. which M ident Wilson is silent; consequently, , commlilo"n.' The' approval of 'the com
Venlrclos said wcro based on the prin- the American peace commission and Pi l"1,,,'ll l'c given 'only 'If and when
clples laid down by tho President him- iu advisers arc silent. These two
It was recalled by tho Premier that ' points arc that there arc no British
at the beginning of tho war tho Entente suggestion of freedom of the seas
Powers demanded that Oreece occupy , .. . ,:, -e n. ,iM!t.
northern Kplrus. with tho understanding aml thc suggestion of tho admin s
that. If at tho end of the war. the occu- tration of uncivilized regions and the
ration of Avlona by Italy was confirmed. support of new and weak national
the occupation of northern Uplius by ... . , ., , , . , , ,
Grecco should becomo dcnnltc. There I "'Cs, not by tho league, but by dclc
was also un additional understanding, It ' gated individual nations,
was said, that tho limit of Ital o occu
pation pouth of AMona should not c- I'avors Hlitih Interests
i-cca uiu limns 01 noiincin i.pir')
Tliraclans Hellenic
Regarding Thrace, at. Venizelos taid 1
that Its Hellenic character was fully ad-
mltted. even by the Bulgarians. Ho said
tuis was demonstrated in 1912, when
Oroece and Bulgaria collaborated against
tha program of tho committeo of union
and progress in Turkey. Under that
agieement. It was pointed out. tho in-
aVr.les'thos'o onf $X&? 'KPV"C; a"d CXPC.CtS K ndat',y
An extension of tho Greek frontier of the league ill ndministenng many
4n ThMn. ST -V-l--1 f.i u , I , . n n...i1... i
iu Thraco, M. Venizelos said, would In
volve a withdrawal of Bulgaria from
the Aegean Sea, which sho reached by
virtus of tho treaty of Bucharest after
tho Balkan war. Ho added that Bul
garia. Is already established on the
Black Sea, which, owing to tho guar
anteed freedom of the Dardanelles, be
comes open and free. Besides, tho Greek
Premier added, liulgarU H pre
eminently a isjntlnent.it State. Her .11
fenso, he said, does not call lor naval
strength, while, If sho retains hrr
Aegean coast, sho might utilize it for
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i-aiauiiaiiiHK U BUUiuurillU U.llfC, WHICH
would enable her to upset for her own
oencm tlio equilibrium of force between I
herielf and (Jieocc
Claim tor As hi Miner
M Venbelos cxpicssed thc opinion
that It vias InipObS-lblo to lefuse to ul-
flow moro than 2.0n,00i Orccks 'hlng
lln Asia Minor and th. Islands near that
teoast to join their mother cnuntty. He
Fpolnted out that those (Ireeks fo. thirty
centuries have "uninterruptedly held In
Asia Minor .and the Islands a predomi
nant situation, which is manifested In
tho economic, civilizing supremacy i.r
tho Hellenic! element there "
Ho docs not believe tho Peace "cn -gross
can entrust the Into ot tho Chris
tian population of tho Ottoman IhnplK
to the Turks, who, ho has, "alwnvj
havo answered the pressure of the pow
ers for leforms in favor of ( hrlstlans
by massacring ihein wholesale."
During tho last ear of tlic wur alone
tho1 Premier added, T00.QO0 Armenians
and 300,000 (.reeks wcro cxteimlnated
In calculating tho strength of tho
Greek population In Turkej, the Pre
mier said It must bo lemembcred that
during tho labt four jeats, 430,0mi
Grcek have been expelled by tho Tur'e.
lsh (..overnment, while several hundred
thousand more had been deported from
tho coast dlstric h to the Inter or, wheru
a, grcaer part had lo.t their Hies
U. S. Without Plan
Until Wilson Acts
Continued from Pare (Inn
and Leon Bourgeois,
for Fiance, i
outline their views.
Meanwhile, although Ameiica is
tho leader in advocating the league,
no distinctly American form is put
forward, and no American official
or unofficial comment will indicate
tho American position iiuliictlly by
discussing the French anil, particu
larly, the Britisll suggestions.
No one here, in fact, can speak
on the subject except 1'iesident Wil
son; not even a member of
the
American peaco commission, for
there is no one completely in 1'iesi
dent Wilson's confidence, and the
leaguo idea is personal tu thc
President. When ho gives the sign
thc American form will show itself,
with or without a superstate, as he
decides.
llritislt Have Support
If the President is vvillinff to atccpt
n Allied agreement to a lcneuo I
without a superstate tlicrc would lie I
nly ono or two issues of lesser
importance between his and tlio i
British form as expressed by Lord t
Robert Cecil. In that ease there i
would bo little difficulty in obtain- j
ing a completo agreement on the
league, for the French and Italian
Governments both are ready, in all
probability, to accept a league of
limited application if it would not
interfero with some of their terri
torial ambitions; and for tho Brit
ish form there would be mucin sup
port, as the British Empire will have
fifteen representatives at the Peace
Conference, a number totaling that
of any.threo of thc great powers.
If President Wilson's position
agrees with tho British, then the
real test of his influence at the
Peace Conference will bo the con
iitency of tho various territorial
settlements with tho spirit and pur
poses of tho league.
If, however. President Wilson de
cides for a superstate, his big fight
will be on that Issue, nnd there, will
be a real test of his strength in the
conference and his courage and
leadership, with Britain's prepon
derant power against him.
President Wilson apparently is in
doubt as to his course; otherwise
on the eve of the Peace Conference
It iai believed the American experts
charge'tL withv, dr'af ting the leaguo
I details would not bo in thu dark as
I to how fnr tho American concept i
I of the league should luke form.
Ilrillsh 1'orm Ik Not Stne
1 The schemo proposed by Lord1
Robeit Cecil In his discussion with
the American press representatives
goes only so far as" to give to the
Icaguetthc authority to call on its
members to compel submission to
tho lcaeuc in disputes and enforce a
definite lapse of time before anv '
declaialioil of war.
. .. ,,.i,n,ii,. ( .,. ... i.
l authontj to act, by this
folnit lemans entirely in the hand.s
of thu individual nations. The i
league is then rather an advisory
tiinn an executive body, possessing,
moreover, certain definite functions'
ns a world court and, world arbitra
tion commission, but not in any
sense u state.
On two other vital points, the
,, , .... '
Oe I form mav raise an issue with l
Vc" "' : " 'ssu- "lul
the
: American lorm. un lliesc rrcs-
The Amoucnn experts regaid the
British fo.m in these two respects
as favotlllg Britisll intcreslb and C-
tending thc sphere of British infiu-
ence under cover of an international
organization, drcat Britain has the ,
;uwun. wiuui. uiiiuiii iino umi
nF lii.i- lariro rnloniil pxneri-
01 ilL'l largC tOlOniOJ expt-l I-
power
arras, sucli a ucrman ooumvvesi.
Africa, Talcstine and Mesopotamia.
The contiguity of these regions
to Britisll dominions probably would .
assure Britain's being a mandatory j
of the league in respect to them if
the British scheme were adopted.
The hope to be a mandatory of '
thc lengue in certain eabtcrn Euro
pean countries probably inspires the
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activity of tlic other larger Allies
in those ICCIOIIS.
League Should Have Power
Thc Amei ieans who will be en-I
gaged in drafting thc American
fotm for the league incline to the
view that the league itself at least
hhould possess the powers to ad-
minister such areas and act in thc
inteicst of tho nations lequiring
support, not work through man
datories. The British suggestions, however,
meet American wishes in one re-
spect; namely, the preservation of
Hie Jionroc ioctrine. unuer mu
proposed form the United States
would be tho mandatory of the
league in tho Western Hemisphere
to the extent required for the preser
I vation of its Monroe Doctrine.
I Lord Robert Cecil emphasized this
; in his discussion with thc American
I piess. Ho supports the Monroe
Doctrine energetically. Tho Brit
ish form also would enable America
. , , ....
to safeguard her own immigration
laws, regarding questions such as
Japanese and Asiatic exclusion, by
having in thc written constitution
of the leaguo recognition of
na-
tional laws on such subjects.
OUR NAVY ACTIVE IN WAR
Carried 46.23 Per Cent of I.. S.
,T .-. i i o t-
I3 to huropr, Otianletl U.l.y'
Troo
Purls, Jan. 10. (By A. P.) Offlf lal
r,vi,r. .linuitii? ttm full evtent to which
American fh'ps. trans-ported the Amer-
lean nrmy of approximately 11,079,000
men to Hurope, and also the very high
per cent ot vessels escorted by American
warships vary from those previously
aUUOUIlCeil, W.I.CII icnr.-;iin;y tv ,it,i-
proportion carried In British shlpa nnd
' escorted by tho British navy.
I The olllcinl figures show that 4ii "5
per cent of ull the American troops wero
! transported exclusively Iu American
I ships f these, 43 75 per cent were
carried In American naval transports
I Tho peicentngo carried In British ships
, was 18.25 per cent, as against the much i
I higher figures recently mado public. An I
I additional .t per cent w in carried In
Italian ships leased to tho Hrltlsh, and
another 2 50 per cent was tarried In
shins of other nations,
The American navy
i- e.tcorl..l nn.l I
of 8 ir cen I
"entlnd M 720 StO I
corted 14 12 perl
guarded the transport
i of nil tho troops, rcprei
'men. 'lhe British escorted 14 12 per
i cent, leprcbenting 297,303 men. The
Trench escorted 3 13 per cent, lepre
suiting 61,617 men.
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES '
I.ei M -linorth, naltimore. Md
und
i;nimc icchiioma. iiauimore. ia
Conned I Fllscmiin, S'U VVnihlneton sve .
snu Hettis V laigle, SOU North S'.li t
Charl-s Ilopatn:.. 171s N Iflst st . and Ulcn-
nor Hovtcr. 18.'4 S, Molo st
Qarnett llarrell 1434 X Camac it . unj
Celtt VV I'ulii, 1 110 N Canmu n.
nobrt R Ingram SBMi fc f-artaln at . and
Mary A Moore. 2(i:R Gerrltt st
AiHlrnw P Itrson. I'o t Heading, X, J
and Annln M Harry. IHIO N 31 at.
Olner N WormIe, I.ani aner, V., and
Mlmiia 51 I lihrr. 31JJ N '.'d st
Claude Cu-fton. iinrt Naudain t und Mar
tha Jrrreraon, V02O Addlaon ti
Thodore Krl. 21 S N I'hlllp at
llne Krn. 2910 Kdffcmont et
Xlklfor Wolrnle, 407 Is". Darin t
Kstarzini Klvllc, 7241 X, 3sd at.
Jon-ph r. Uhlman, 4T.63 N. 16th it
Emma, I' noth, 2478 Jaaper at
William II. Lllley. Jr., 4210 nrown at., am
Thoieaa n MoAlter. i X 36th st
John J Trench. 3110 X nroad at., an
Jleatrlco niecadonnla, Ilrnoklin. X. T.
Thomas (Ionian, rill Randolph rt . and Ma
clettn Hamilton. 11118 Xaudaln at
and
William J. McAvoy, VVIIl.e.narre, Ta., and j
Man1 1.. lirolt. s. nfth!ohm. ra.
Bamufl t'oopor, MS Callocchlll at., and lie
b-eca I'ollln. 2420 H Marahall at.
William uryr.nt, linn H ism at.
Walker. 10.10 S Iiouvler at
Dantrl Rnara 2J07 Sharavcood
at., and
h'llabeih Wright. 20J2 Wilder at.
Kurrne bond. 783 I.ft at., and Maud I'aulk,
7I X. 4nih at.
Jamca Maricllo. 2C1S V Lehlth ave., and
Wlnnlo Bnnlh 2t S B. Lehleh ave
Trrd I'ord. 3924 Kllbtrt at., and Alice Tal-
bert. 313 X. 3d at
Ullwood A Clym-r. U. S A.. 3I4 X. 0th
at., and Sarah Melaa, 3711 X. 11th at
Altwrt I.evln. 807 Pins at., and Ooldi Itan-
eer. 335 South at.
Delanare K. I.arkln. Olden. I'a,, and Klla
Hodcra. 3430 X. 3d at.
rrllx Mulak, 023 rt. Ama-fcan at,
Kurboecaka. 2341 Wallaea at
and Anna
Charles 11 Crow, Plevna, Mont., and Ltdle
i.. btevenion, 2131 orrennlca it.
William Yeaser. 35S Merer at., and Loulit
lkkhardt, 2234 t). Darlen at.
Lonnl 11. Dellc. V. ti. X.. and Mary a,
llsrdlns. 740 X. Judaon at.
Albart Ifarrla, Waahlnslon, D. C, and Ra-
beccca Qoldtn. 1608 X. Fawn at.
Harry D. Williams. 233JUX. 17th at., nd
Alma .Jt. Scott. ,327Bton Tt.
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Public Service Board's Report
Rejecting the Transit Lease
Tills la nn application of the Cltv of
Philadelphia In w hlch f lie r-bllndelnhla I
Haptd Transit Company Joins for a cer
tlflcate of public convenience, approving
a contract between ths said city and
the Philadelphia Itapld Transit Company
tiiui DP""tlon ' ne city a transit
. 7$ ?.?n2"llJj ',", Hur!"5n9?..?' J lllti
1'. f. ft SO t. .lILr,..!.
'"" titles of the llrt clnrs to construct ,
I Ji l J?c,u,les nna "P'rate or lease'
I hem. The net empowers the city to
,fe je trans such
bribing nnd llxtng of rates for trar.3-
' iwirrni nn an tii Pminoiu ! in ,ii,
mine,
, -......,. .ti viiu VVUIH.UJ ttti.ii ucit'i'
The Philadelphia Itapld Transit Com-
imny operates lines or rallnays. surface,
subway and elevated. In the cltv ol
itv, i
Phlladelnhla nml from Ha last rnnrr on- .
parently earns more than sumclent tVve-
JWF.mPJ"2?'
pay a dividend of 5 nir rent linnn Its
.w,.u. ,wl ,,,, ,lCT ,tAr4 VliatNCH a
capital stock
Though the net of
Hiv i7i. ii ..-.. .. . i.
F"' with full power to de
terms and conditions, tho cor
1013 Invests the
determine Its
contiact mutt
do approved In conformity w
the satrl rnnimliiatnit al.iltl flnrl n ilafar.
mln that the granting or approval of
such npp'lcatlon Is necessary or proper
for the sen lee. accommodation, (.onvc
nlencc or safety of tho public"
in,.,,l ,. i,f.,i ne't nn approval 01 i"e i-uihiuki u.
,,, Apprornl U nefnseil 1007 Tne la'tt,r pot befoie the com-
,.iPi iw of ,,,. .dut5' Placed upon the mission, and having been entered Into
commission and In order to reach a I prior to 1314 does not require the coin
proper conclus'on. the commission held 1 .iiB.innV nnnrovnl nnd the cotninlnsloii
n iiiiinh.. 1. An !.. ... .. ... ... -.1-, '
vias huhmltted by tho applicant and by
Protestants and, ornl nrKUtnentH were
presents nnd printed briefs Hied tho
latest ilna being the detailed audit ot
the llnaiii it, lenorts for 11 period of
vennt ended J urn- J11 11S. viliirh uhm
.. ..M.....C-, ,,, n.-itiiiiKr1. i Y,nii.-n cMuenn
JlSSl-"' SniTdewitonXommiiiion
iK,n.l,Sit,!BPnV,o,,rhnV,r,;,
sertlce. ncuimniodntlnii, . oinrnlfn.
npllrii
thr
nr u?
X,m. ' HZo. "" rn,rnrt
fc, S'SSS!,,,
s stem operated by the Philadelphia
ivan-iu tipmaieu ny tno 1'nwaueipiiia
Bnpld Transit Company would accomo-
datf. thn nnhl n nn.l Clin !,,, -. . .
u,nidnrenpCanratl0,,, "y th iS'S'SSMK
The action or the commlMiion in re-1 ?;nf?fnlnir Rs fin
fUSlllIT tho Snnltcatlnn Man iiM-inU.n..nl VI.U.IUIM?. nn ut.
...I... ,., 1t.,.l- . V
1U.,J1"?. ,,.ho "PPllcatlon vias unanimous'
.,,,1 V.i,tJS. Tr ODJe:" "ere ad-
vanced. which to some of the lommls-
sioners nro controlling, the follow Ing i
seem vital Jo the majorlf '
hirst J he sums inenlmned ii Item
6. Article X., should nui be pustinmeil
In pajnient as set forth In Clause 2 of
that article, and should bo cumulative,
FAILURE OF TRANSIT LEASE
REGRETTED BY THE AUTHOR
rontintieil from fare Hue
meet the objections of tuc lomniisslon
Tho commission's decision brought
oppressions of disappointment from
city officials and of approval fiom.
membcra of tho United Uuslness Men'a !
Association. The association had '
; b &Z ,W8 "P'l"""
Tlic commission's judgment on the
lease came inetic than t-even mouths
nftc. the llnal brief was filed and tho
final argument mado. Director of City !
Transit Twining was away from tno
city when the verdict was disclosed, i
The assistant director, George Atkln-'
son, exptesscd the department's disap
pointment over tho rejection.
The proposed 5 per cent ictutn on
thc $30,000 000 capitalisation of the.
Vaper?5C,ovcrt?itbS,i ,
i tern in tiiln city and bising of the
pact on tho 190T contract appeared to i
be tho blsrfeht stumbling block in tlio
path of latlllcatlon of tho Icusp.
Concutrlng opinions wcro fleled by
Commissioners Hilling and McCIure.
in which refcienccs to the J 30,000,001)
valuation and its effect on rates of
fare wero amplified.
The Public Service Commission took
tho view that tho proposed bupervlsory
board would encroach on the commis
sion's own powers.
Work Mill (in (In
isaisLiini. .irtc-ior Aiainson. or tne
Department of Clly Transit, commenting
sdlstant Director Atkinson.
on mat phase, saw the suggested board
was nesignea to givo tno city a greater
measure of control oier local trans't
affairs Tho proposed board's decisions
n ,or'ClJ and fares, It was Intended, ho
C-U!.ktllU(-l., WUUill UtJ ttUUJFCl lO l10 tOni-
mlssiou's approval aj tho final couit
of appeal.
Thc decision does not affect tho work,
of the city transit department, ae.rd-
ing to Mr. Atkinson The department Is
exactly where it stood beforo tho le-
jeeted lease was agreed upon.
-we started construction without an
operating eontracl, and wo aro stun
engaged In Construction without an oner.l
atlng contract," commented the assistant
director
When Maor Smith was isked,
what
tno nexi inoo ciun ue in uie com
plicated transit situation, ho replied:
"Wo must try to get tho Transit Com
pany to agreo to borne other lensi. I
don't know If that Is going to bo easy.
This 1907 agreement is n matter for
legal opinion, and whether or not we can
draw ii lease that will not conflict with
that Is something to bo decided legall)."
Mould II Tne It Approval
, . .,,.. I,.,. . i...n , flieiu 'lone:, .coo cu cue- ...soon, in cciiii II
'JVh reLr cZi.i' late I nrn 110t COIUlnCc,I. and doe, not de-.-oncurring
report, Commissioner lie ..... . .,,..... i, t ,. .... ,
dure declared
,,-, ,, ,.i.ii, , .
"To mc- the : objectionable features of
n r-a,sivi. Ilf 11.1 t ll ii n lfm rs t J
i..s '",,"''7,.'' """I'' "J nave ma.ilng ti.o lenus thereof i iuiic enough
the commlss'on by Indirection npprovo,.,, n... .nnei'n.i.. .m h,..c ,.h- .i
.. 7,nn- . .u "1'1'rov O
,l10 ,;ontrac.1 ,0 'i0," amI 'h Provisions
lor ll,e rnJll,on of ,f'lr,V The" directly
concern tho general public, the car rider,
who:
o interests It Is our duty to pio-
tect,
MOTOR ROADS TO BE PAVED
Survey Ordered to Improve Philn
dclpliia-to-Atlantic City Highway
Atlantic clly, Jan. 10. County I'rec
Jiolders havo directed Alexander W.
Nelson, County Engineer, to make a sur
vey of the Mays I.andlnK-Pleasant.ille
boulevard, one of tho two direct motor
routes from Philadelphia lo Atlantic City,
with a view to the permanent improve-
and ! ment of the highway with l.ard-Burfaced
paving.
nnd( The survey resolution provides for a
aniJ i driveway twenty feet wide. Instead of
i thirty, to cost between 5500.000 and
and'1600,000.
I Tlle Ma5-S Landing-'
sintvlllc ,
stretch is twelve miles loni
by many motorists w ho cc
adelphla via Woodbury, as
t Is used
om Phil- I
as being I
berland- i
i a direct route from tho
I Salem agricultural district.
ic paving I
of the White Horse plko rou,
rom Cam-
and Ilsllldfri has been provided for I
the State
Highway Commission out
New Jer- '
beya fid.uuviuvv roaci lunu.
CHILDREN'S HOME AS MEMORIAL
Beidleman Advocates Large -IiiBti-ution
Embody Two Existing Ones
HarrUburs, Jan, 16 Lieutenant Gov
rrnnr.elect 11 H. TlelcllerrtHn ndvncates
! a nlan Inf tllA orAC.Iftn ft a nr.lrllf.rA
an( aorB' memorial by the community
for tho poor children.
"My Idea of a proper memorial for
the soldiers1 of tha city who took part
In the great war would be a fine coun
try homo with farm surroundings to
house the present children's Industrial
hnma and tha nursery home." he. said
rtTs4av.
VBW. -1
as arc tho pajments mentioned In Items
-'. 3. nllel 5. The taxes on dividends
nnrl 111 navmentn rtn Account of PaV
lng are obllBatlons of some of the under,
lying companies In accordance wl'li
their charters or nets of Assembly.
Thesa sums nro now treated as Weed
charges anil should be paid before any
i dividends are declared.
l'nre Method Opposed
.. . mi. . ....... nn n.M nnn.Al A
of the method nronosed for Increasing or
lowering tl'e rnto of fare. To so do
"oul.l ,n effect bo determining that the
,,, ,,,, ,. just and reasonable This
nceor.l nee with the methods and upon
.. . .. !..... .,.,-
inna ( At ir nn nr inn nrmiriuicn irvvk
tilzod
by the Public Scrvlco Company
Law
-r ur.i
The provisions of Article X.VII
"''ns to the custody and control of funds.
. .. , ....-.:. . .. i.l, tfca n,,.- I
Mission's ' approval Tho depreclaUon
mnTT .nndTB are" for tho
M n annnitn nf fllA C IV H ir.mH'l IHl'lll-
ties. These funds will ho tno proportv
of tho city of Philadelphia. They should ' ono or tne aeiegates irom giving In
be deposited with the City Treasurer , formation whatever, outsldo of the ot
or the blnl.lng Kund Commissioners. 113 flclal statement, on which public opinion
1 ounclls may determine, and Miouid bo may ,a formed nnd guided.
nvailablo nt all times for repairs, re- Ofllclal clrcle-j In Paris are not dis
placements nnd renewals, but should 1101 cussIhk peace nor terms todaj. Atten
be Invested In the bonds, notes or other , Hon Is occupied with the question
curltlcs of tho Philadelphia Itapld 1 tthct,cr there will bo 11 reconsideration
jronosed lease or contract. I
Fourth The commission win not now
appiovc any contract which would be In
:.. --..-- ..
wm not in any indirect manner kwg
ny 11
Its iimirov&l to that contract.
The proposed contrnrt In the particu
lars herein mentioned does not meet
with the commission's approval und nu
order will bo made ltfuslng tac applica
tion tup. pi hi.k si:nvifr. ojimis.iion
or tiii". c ommo.nwi:aIjTH oi
Pi:..Hi.VANIA.
oitni.u
Tins matter being befote .ho l'ub'.ic
Servleo I'ommlssloii of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania upon petition
and protests on tile and having been
duly heard and submitted by thc parties',
nnd dun investigation of the matters
and things involved having been had, nnd
avlng on the elate Here-
Hied of record a report
COniJIIIllI I. Uf llllUlllltK Ui lint ..in, .l-
elusions thereon, which said report Ii
n.ji . rn.. ..-..1 ..'...
i,erel) approved and mailo n part hereof
.Now, to-wit. January 11. 1919. It 1h
ordered, That the petition in tills cat-c
umi the approvnl of contract pr.oed for
be and the wuni lire hereto icfiiMd
Till! Pl'Hl.li' MlltVICU uMMISMON
en TH ( OMMUXH'I. VLTI' '!'
I'llXNal'IA VN'IA.
Main Grounds of Refusal
to Approve Transit Lewc
1 trst. The commission liukls that
certain provisions In tlio linundul
arrangements do not properly safe
guar! certain charges duo tho city.
It holds that In cusc there should
be a deficit thc money duo the clt ,
about $1,000,000 annually, would be
jeopardized.
.second. Tho commission objects
to the proposed supervisory boa id
It holds that this board 13 given
powers conccrnlns fare regulations
and the changing of service which
the Legislature lias vested In th"
Public b'crvioo Commission itself.
TMid. Tlio commission contends
that It cannot approve the proposed
lease without Indirectly gtvlm; Its
npproval to tho 19U. contract be
tween the city and the P. It. T.
C'ompans. To give thin approval
lndlreetl, tho commission holds,
would be to give sanction to mat
ters which hava never been laid
before it.
"Our approval would cvldenro our as
sent to all the rentals and other ohllg.i
tlons of the transit company to Its un
derlvlng companies, amounting to $;.
305.000 per annum, being used In tho
making of a ralo base, regardless of the
real value of their properties used und
Uieful In tie tiansportntlon of passen
gers. Hero a base for the determination
of Just and reasonable rates of tarp not
recognized by the law Is attempted to
be set up by contiact "
I'he foneurring Opinion
In
a voluminous concurring opinion,,
umi
n'ssloner Killing declarc-a the lease
disapproved by tiu- commission Is not
' rvallv n lease at all. since tho city does
not thereby let. uny property to the com
pany, nor does the company In nn man
ner or at nny time agree to pay to the
clly a s'ngle penny on rental for the
property leased to it.
Commissioner Rilling concludes with
this suggestion
"If thc city of Philadelphia desires to
enter upon tho policy of municipal own
ership of transit facilities, ns It seems tu
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run n vfvttv 'ci.il ie nun ., i-t ii.
make .i lease thereof tor u
,ri0(i. providing for n Used
' "
dc Unite
t riiee't COnirtlOllH IIS tlll'l arise, .lllll
,,,,. c.lnnot ,Jt.vW ba forelold, vi.t
a mutual right tlicrc'n vested in boil
parties to teimiuate the same ,.t certa'i
stated periods upon giving due not I
the other."
' STARS FORM OWN COMPANY
- , Mary Pickford, Fairbanks, Har!,
. Clutplin and Griflith Combine
l.os Angeles, Jan. 16 Mies Mary
Pickford, Douglus l'alroai.ks, William
R Unit. Onirics H Chaplin and I W
' Griffith hive banded together and tno
' actress and actors will hereafter produeo
their oun pictures, according to un an-
Inouncement made hero by Douglas
Fairbanks. Tlrfe part of Mr. Grlfilt'i. who
a is producer In the new alignment, was
I not definitely announced.
I Mr, r.virbanks said l.e and his usso
' elates planned to produce their own
I pictures, and that they would also oper
ate their own releasing corporation.
handling thc lilms from their Inception
until they reached thc exhibitor
Iho molion-plcturo actors. Mr. Fair
banks said, had been watching "with
keen Interest nnd some apprehension" a
meeting of picture producers which has
been In piojueas here for several days.
He said certa'ln Interests were combining
and If they perfected their plans they
would be able to dictate the entire future
of the film business, and the exhibitors
would ba the greatest sufferers.
BEVERAGES TAX AGREED TO
House and Senate Conferees Ac
cept Hates for War Revenue Bill
Waililnrton, Ja.n. f6.-'j?Jy A. r.)
Tax rates on beverages; "Sao war rev
enue bill were agrees' vE&enate and.
House conferees tod.. --leJatter ac
cepting substantially al. 3 Sanate'a
rietes. eatimnte.l r vl.tr:
O00.O00 in revemfll
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Anglo-Saxons Urge
Lifting Peace Veil
Continued from Tste One
open when business Is advanced to a
point where It can be regarded as
ready for final action. It may be,
however, that In tho earllar stages,
when subjects are being drscusscd be
tween groups or In committees or In
meetings of nil the delegates with a
purpose e.f reaching agreements on
controerslal phases, It would be In
advisable to conduct theso discussions
openly. There might never bo an
agreement otherwise.
Tint would not be secret diplomacy
In any sense, however, for no agree
ment 0 arranged could be effectlvo
until approved by all tlio delegates
In open session.
The complaints which tins Drltish cor
respondents have- made to Mr. Lloid
I George and which the Americana haw
submitted to Mr. Wilson concede that
It may be Incompatible with public In-
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"'"'" usiefiiiciii nrai loroias any
of the action of yesterday.
No DIscuMlon by llnvojs
Announcement wbb mado late jester-
day that an agreement had been mnde
to confine thc Information given to the
public to a dally ofllolal communique and
that a gentlemen's agreement prevailed
among thc delegates not to discui-n or in
an way glvo Infotmatlon of tho meet
ings m thc I'oreign Office
No written oflklal announcement of
this purpose was lisuid, but word vn
passed to thl iffect, and It wn followed
h nn explosion of protests which quite
di-ow ned out thc doing" of thc peace com
iniH"io.urs. The undci standing .s that the Amer
ican and Riitlfrh delegates opposed this
.i.I.Um V.i.t Hint tllM rrT.ch Tlnllnna
Mui Japanese, lol.ng togethci; pre-
Milled.
The British newspaper correspondents
Immediately Joined In a memorial of
protest, which they put beforo Pretn'er
I,lod George. The American newspa
per correspondents united In what Is
vlrtual'y a round robin to President
Wilson, in which they protested In
measured terms nga'iist tho decision
and reminded tne President that one of
his fouitivn points sp. cities "open cov
enants of peace oiK-nly arrived at "
V ill Issue One ( omnianlque
ll'thc'Mo ' 'l!"' been the practice of
the i.ov rnmenia taking part In thc pre
llmlnaiy peaio conversations to Issuo
nep.iratc communiques regarding Ihc
proceedings I rom today it has been
decided to Issue a Joint communique,
und t in follow ng Is the Hngllsh text of
jistcrdaj's loinmunlque adopted by the
Hrltlsh and Amcilc.in delegations.
The IT. sldent ot the I nlted State 3
and the Prime Minlsteni and foreign
Ministers of the llied Powers, as
sisted by the Jannnese nmbissadors
In Paris and lendon, held two meet
ings tod.i. Iu the lourse of these
meetings the examination of the tules
of the conference has bn continued
nnd almost loinp'etcd
It was decided thai thc t'uited
Mates, the Brit I'll tnplre, Pranec.
Italy and Japan should bo repres.nted
by live delegates apiece The IlrltMi
I dominions and India besides shall be
represented as follows. Tvo delegates,
reFpectlvelj, lor Australia, Canada,
South Africa und India, Including thc
I native States, and one delegate for
I New Zealand
Hrazil will hnvn three e'.e.cg'ites.
Belgium, hlna, Grc.ce, Poland, Por
tugal, ilio Czecho-sloiak lie public. Un
i mania and he rbl.i will have two dele
I gates npii'oc, slam one delegate and
Cuba. Guatemali, Haiti. Honduras.
I Liberia. Nltiirngua and Panama ono
I delegate nplece
i Montenegro will luvo one delegate,
but thc rules eoncernlng tho design.!-
tlon of this delegate., shall nut be lived
until thn moment when tho political
situation In this country shall l.avo
been cleared u.
Two Principles Adopted
The meeting adopted the following
two general prln. Iptes: e)ne- Knell
delegation hi lug a unit, the number
I of delegates funning It shall have no
Influence upon Its status nt tho con
ference. Two In tin- selection of its
delegation each nation may nuilr Itself
of the panel svstoin Thue v 111 en
able each State at discretion to 1 i.
trust Us Interests to such persons as
It may designate
The adoption uf the panel sjstem
will In particular cn.uile the British
Hmplie lo nilnill among Its five dele-
I gates representatives of the dominions.
Including Newfoundland, whim has no
' tepirato represeinatlun.
lugo-.shivs Pile l'rotest
Seibla cannot ta'.e pirt In the I'eaeei
Conference unless icprcsentod In a sop-
urate delegation Irom the combined
Serbo.-Croatlau-.Soic.ne Mate, the Jugo
slav committee hire declares iu a pro
test Issued against the dorlMon uf tho j
riuprcnie council lo annul ocicKiiccs
i from the kingdom of Serbia, but not of
tho United Kingdom of the .Serbs, Croats
and Slovenes.
Th committee declares this action
threitcns to provoke a conllh t which
might have serious conscrpienees and the
I refual to accept the deli gates of the
I united Jugo-fclnv Mates vcould make It
Impossible for Serbia herself lo paitlcl-
tiate In the coi fen iue
Tlic protest concludes u, saMug tnai .
the eouncil hi arriving at Its decision
did not take, Into account tho in w situ
ation in Serbia and thus will be obliged
to cvamlno into the .uestlon nn.-w,
Arinlsllre Nrgollnllona
Jlnrsnal Vodi. the Mlled commander-in-chief,
arrived In Trues Wednesday
morning for the meeting with tho Ger-,
man armistice delegites for discussion
I of iho c.te nslon of fie armistice Th
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Marshal received Mathlas Enoerger and ,
General von Wlnterfeldt. the German
representatives, In his private tar.
Tho discussion over 1110 lencwai ox 1110
armistice begnn ut once and the first 1
dispatch from Marshal Koch reached 1
Paris last night, says Marcel Hutln. In
th. Eehn rl jArls. but nothing has been
made public as et as to tho result of
tho conference.
It Is likely that tho pourparlers will
be continued today and bo completed by
this evening.
Paris rapers Klsplenseil
Tho decisions of the Supreme Council
as regards both publicity and repre
sentation announced last night, are
freely criticized In the I"renc-h news
papers of this morning. I.o Journal,
commenting on the question of repre
sentation, after pointing out that tho
British and Amorlcans together have
fifteen votes out of tho total, usks why.
If tho British dominions are represented
separately, aro the Trench rolonles and
protectorates not blmllailj represented 7
"Morocco, Tunis, Cambodia, Annam
and Laos, which have given us many
fine soldiers, aro boverelgn States pro
tected by FVancc." saja the newspaper.
Tteally, have not they as much right
to bo represented as Liberia? Since tho
small States have been so generously
treated, why have San Marino and An
dorra, which dcalartd war, lit en for
gotten? To admit them would not '.
any moro lomlc than to admit a dele-
gato from Montenegro
This quotation may bo taken as a fair I
example of the views expressed by most
of tho other morning newspapers
As regards tho decision on tho pub
licity qucbtlon, tho Plgaro sajs.
"Tho public must bo kept constantly
posted on thc subjects denlt with, the
questions under discussion and the solu
tions 1 cached. Reporting In hearsay is
certain to bo dangerous. Will It not be
obvious that the result of tho method
adopted v ill Lf 1 substitute gossip for
Plan Bone Dry
Jubilee Here
I -..il..rJ Iron. rt line
'arc put In tlio law. and I an
sure tuat
Penrose and other Pennsylvania leaders
will act on the band wag. i and help
us I believe the greatest benefits from
country -wldo prohibition wilt fall to the
workers. It will Increase their cfllcbnc,
stimulate their happiness and lift them
to a higher plan. In tne so. i.il 1 f of
the nation. Liquor has been the worst
em mi of lain.
and labor u .1 ren c
at i s do llfaii
I he llei. VI. in. J Itiiaellr,'
"Wo must admit that nil hcci.se ss
tems have tnlft.l Despite the re'Strlctions
and regulations the liquor Interests al
wajs managed to deteat the- purpose of
the moral fnrej Pli.alo the tiroplo look
the bull b tho horns .mil started a llsh.
that would outlaw iho liifamous bu. -ness
Aid tli.it fight has been von.
"In twenty-five? jcais from now thc.e
vwll be no regrets, for men vi ho i.ic uuw
opposed to nalion-uido prohibitum wih
have had time uiul opportunliy tu un
predate Us benefits. In liiorgin and
Washington, editors who oppo.icd Mate
ide prohibition laws admitted, aliei
su.ih laws that had bun tried, ihni thej
made fur economic e.l!Llriii and de
veloped a spirit of happiness In ii"
homes. Nati.in-ividc prohibition villi be
vindicated In the same manner in .
word the miasure is In keeping with the
1 modern trend of thought. We nte n ak.ug
the world better ever day.'
I. Mice led It. Siijs I.tnur Vlnii
.Ii.lin xlnnoll, president of the Wno.t
salu L'quor Tienlcrs' Assoc latlon
I "I expected it The trudo as i vihol.
during tlio last month or two ..peeled
thc various Legislatures m lath, th
I national amendment '
The Itcv. Ilr. Ilenrj llersmclu. ial..)l
of Kodeph Shalom Tempi.
"I won't ml'-s ! mjself, thoug i I ..i,c
a glass of beer or wine occaslonallv i i .
sorr; that the. country requl .s pionil.
tlon, because It seeim to ti . n nf. s
slmi of i.c.l.ness, that thc .. lc- c in
i he tempcr.Uo and must ho proh l... d
"Among the Jewish people i,.iiliuou.,
i liquors have ulwujs been uses I i ,iei-
ately In thc family and iu rcllglo is .
I Ices, such as wesldings. In. I das nd
festivities gem rail), as a v ml of ,
'All "f Hod's glftr aro lilesslm.- bu i
tl'clr libelee men tun 'hoi . ,
"The Mistakes of Moses"
-olfoiolnxr ( Ihr tcnillnp rddorfal
the Satu,au t.vcninff Post of flits kccI;:
TI1K MISTAKES OP MOHHS
Tears ago Bob lngersoll had a lecture "J," "''';"","'" e ,. ., ".2i.
that delighted on enthusiastic follow- ?" L,mc?," ' "f ' WJU
inir of affnostlcs It was called Some '"?'" cvlrnly and sanely. Among other
Mfstakes'of MoCs. "nut In his anxiety thin", us have don, with thU silly
to discredit the lawgiver Bob over- "" 'to'l, ") Entente n-
lookcd a vital point. In spite of all his 'on their borrowings from us. They
mistakes Morcs brought back tho law "nj U'R,mI our mush-heaa UR
from Slnal, greatly to the moral profit ""out it Is humiliating to them as hard
of his people And In the face of that headed business men. Besides, when
achievement no one except Bob and his "e W through settling our bills abroad
fellow knockers attached any spetlul and wo have paid liberally, even pro!
Importancn to the mistakes of Mose Igallv the bainnco in our favor wll'
With all his achievements President nJ V EO lM" Hs Mo'e of us think
Wilson has a ver generous list of mis- ""."If,80" t agitation simply tendn
takes to his debit, but we do not bi-licvo l nullify tho good .mprcs3lon that thi
that ho went to Prance to hear tho work done by Hoover and the Bed Cross
bands play him down the Champs- created llieie Is and there should be
Kljsees and the populaco roar out a "o limit to what Individuals can givo
welcome. If ho made a mistake In going through the lied Cross to alleviate ac
ho made a greater ono In not telling the tual want and suffering In Europe. That
American people Just why he went. But Is the proper way to express our sym
if ho brings back what w fought for pathy and to extend our help,
many mistakes can be forgiven him. Much of our nonsense and hjsterla. i
To any one who could read between t'-e direct result of censorship and tht.
tho lines of foieign press dispatches dur- consequent withholding of the truth
ing late November and early December about conditions from the people. If
tho compelling motive that took tho "'ere ever was a time In the history of
President ubioad wro fairly clear. Jo llie world when there should be pltlWit
nny one v. ho talked with well-lnfoimed publicity and nn uneensured press, an
pro-American Americans returning nv...
' at. . n
i;uropo at the sama tlmo the reason was
crvstal elear Whether the iTesieieni
might not have exerted greater lnnuenie
from America is another question. There
tiro possible aavenngeH imu iim
obvious embarrassments nrlblng from
his be'ng in Prance.
An the military consorshlp lifted alter
the nrmii.tlce tho political censorship
settled down like- a fog hank between
Amcrlia und Hurope and hi tween l'.'i
nml the peopie of the n.ii' . lUi.tue
Amcrli.uis vicio .opt n .eit.il tgiior.in. j
of vsh.it ".'s reiki go.ng ui obniid u
valked around i' n 'oft blue hate of
nntlmentnlit. vvith..u the hllgl test
notion that noweiful icactioniirs in-
fc'"" "
nuences weio ai vor.i irying n n.i.iu
up In adviin. c a peicc that vvoJld bo to
their liking The things Tor whl.ti wo
and tho people of the Allied cuUiitnes
had fought v ere In grave dat.gei of
, being lost in the shullio or scret
diomm; oier here we were ull
.busy being pro-llritMi, pro. t rem n, pro
llRllnn und iiro-llcltlnn tli.lt no had
smnll lime for being pro-Amerlenn
wtiere our iinthmnl Inlerests ecrre In
volieil. T ilugs lad reached the lKHnt
nmong our expatriates the lift i -eighth
and lowest fuui if cootie and in rr
i ii .on i re ics ' .1 o io j.i -Mier-lti
il was ic.lll Imc1 'i inesc loiU
won tiptoeing re und w i linger n In.,
wh.spci ii; HUrtii viieroeer nn. e.ne
sofa fori'oi i s main, s IP a lodu. rio
cl aosurcluin it bes.irne unpatrlotli to
h.ut i ii. i anv i c.rd or action of ono of
our A lbs cut" til snor of obsoiuto
Baffin- ofiBcj
Furniture Greatly Reduced
The Suite illustrated is beautiful ivory in tho newest JQO
desigr. Kor"..o value SI 50.00, now 0i
RUGS
OiiF-ricF iSell) Rue. Vilne
SSI 00. mm fm.ou
Wlltori lilies, nlo fiSO.OII.
n.m . t IH.'M)
VMtlou lints, nlne $60.
m.H t;i..C0
piet Ii.lin. Villus HO 00.
mm f!i:.-.ll
vtniiiktr end l.pefttr) Itugs
i.rently Keilurecl.
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vitr.i;
Louis E. Wiser
V.'t sell alrect to consumer at whol.cala crlo.s.
hh ire Marufactviess'
w
aw
perfection. In short, It was an orgy of
soothing sirup. '
We need a good strong- reaction W
common sense. There Is plenty of Jt
r.-.r hoik nnu me whole truth for
Ilia II ABl.t ILL - . .
the world, this la the time. There mustb
-u rcramoiing for spoils, no old-fash
.n. nog- peace, with everj- nstlon
crowding to get Its feet In the trough-
':'",""'' " uo no peaco of that son
lf tne men who did th fiehtlnr Vn..
what Is going un. The soldier of th
I-nfente and of America laid dowii theli
tlies for an ,leal. And any peace that
.o. uiadn in tho open, that InvoWes
eeie. iimlcrstanuings and agreement
tha. distributes spoils and that Is nor
fcuniileel hs a Lengue of Nations wtth
teet,. ., simply the prelude to a new
and uiuhlnkahly horrlblo war a wr
to be preceded for us as for the t.thr&
by connptlon. c-ompctllho smnni.
," - --..'v.u wrii
-- - h ."i we lougnt to escapt
"' tlic .sacrltleo of evorytlilng that hay
,nade Vt.ictlc.i the most worth-whllo
country in the world. Unless, as Is
more than llliely, such a peace Is follow
oy a worm uprising of tho deceived
.. ... ,,. uurucncii ueople a blind
Plunge from the age-long deviltries of
king-made
Into the hie
Into the bloody excesses of anarchr ann
ttnu iHiniinnn.m isTa ..
Bolshev Ism
If there Is the slightest danger that
the lenco Confeieiico may become n
' 0"K'',",, "fVI-nna tho peopl0 Cf ev.rv
natlrn should know the facts. Any ...
cr.-,) In titling tl frr. of th a
would he the. ono KTrat irretrleTBble ml,
take. Mill, a fuir ntnrmnl publI, b.
hind tliem, there Is little iloubt that tha
Mlled Hiid tiuerlesii lenders who mtr
working for n Just nnd permanent wu,
will triumph over the refaction a He.
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