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VICTORY LOAN, SAYS BAINKUK
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John II. Mason, Leader of Treasury Certificate Sales, Declares
Americans Will Be Glad to Finish Splendid Work.
Gossip of the Street
THERE'S ono man In this city who believes that a succcsiful appeal
from a patriotic standpoint can bo made to tho American peoplo In
connection with tho coming Victory Loan campaign. "1" nnmo Is John
II. Mason, president of the Commercial Trust Company ntid chairman
for the Philadelphia 1'ederal llcsere district committee for the sale of
the government')) certificates of Indebtedness.
When Mr. Mason was asked for his views on the coming campaign
he at once showed that he differed most emphatically from those who,
through tho publication of their views In the impers, scout the Idea of
patriotism having the least effect In the sale of Victory Bonds, and who
seem to be In the majority.
"I don't believe for one moment," said Mr. Mason, "that the Ameri
can people, my fellow citizens, will fall to complete. tho splendid work
they have so far carried out successfully in winning tho war. The
American people have never ct left unfinished nnj thing which they
undertook to do, and, mark my words, they are not going to leave this
ft great work until It Is properly finished. They will tnko this "victory
Loan because it is the capshcaf the climax of tho greatest aciuevo
ment this successful nation has ever carried out, and which will not bo
complete until the lost bond of the $5,000,000,000 or $6,000,000,000 of the
Victory Loan Is sold. And it will make no difference to them whether
It is five billions or six billions. No American citizen that I know
wants some one elso to do his work for him. He will do It himself and
take a pride in doing it -and the btivlng of this loan U the work of our
citizens."
Subsequent conversation brought out the facts that Mr. Mason Is
not trjlng to deceive either himself or any one else by making light of
what the placing of a loan of such proportions means at the present
Jg, ,time, nor does he overlook, the fact that both the patriotic and commer.
foi clal Instincts must he appealed to to bring success. It would be foolish
of tho government to base tho terms of tho loan on patriotism alone
and Ignore the business appeal, he said.
Mr. Mason claimed he had no knowledge of the terms of the loan
further than the statement of Secretary Glass In New York a few nights
since that It would be n short-term loan. lie culled attention to the fact
that France and Ureat Urltalu, with all the losses of every description
which they have suffered, are continuing to place loans successfully.
Of course, he acknowledged, the people of both countries have been
educated for years to the habit of buying government bonds, but he
maintained that when red-Wooded Americans were appealed to to finish
the glorious work they hac almost completed they would not be found
MU wanting.
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In speaking yesterday of the decline In prices of Liberty Bonds, an
excellent authority said there would soon be u change in tho" maiket
and higher quotations would rule. There will he. he said, a decided
upward movement before the Victory. Loan campaign begin".
A certain banker who was dls-cusslng the tetms of tin Victory Loan
fc expressed doubt it any one knew
m Washington. At the same time,
guess about tho matter, he said. He
a five-year bond with 43i per cent Interest, and with certain tax-exemption
privileges.
Asked on what he based his interest rate, he said:
"I have noticed that when certificates of indebtedness were issued
previous to former loans they always carried U of I per cent less than
the subsequent bond issue. The new certificates carry -i', per cent."
One of the partners of a well-known bond and investment house in
this city hald yesterday that If tho experience of other hout.es In the
business was anything to comparo with theirs, the turn of the tldo has
come In tho Liberty issues. The shrewd Investor Is In evidence, ho
said, and is buying at present prices not to sell when they go to 93 or
its. but to hold until they go, as they arc bound to before many months,
above par.
"We are buying more .for our customers than wo mo selling," he
said. "Today, for instance, we bought lOOfc bonds and sold 15,000."
Bethlehem s Dividend Action
Ip It Is ancient history to say tnai
Steel Corporation's dividends on Thursday whs a completo surprise, es
neclally ns It followed so soon after tho pessimistic utterance of Mr.
5$ Schwab of u few davs previous. A
terdav rcmaiked that always when
ffi giving a pessimistic leport to tho papers, knowing that it will be widely
circulated, ho concluded It was lime 10 nmge, anu iui cum. ic-himhi mu
Bethlehem statement was not any Mirprlso to him.
In, Naturally, Bethlehem was the ubsorsing topic in inn street nnn in
l&'i brokers' offices yesterday and was credited with giving tone to tho
Sli whole list. Just as Mr. Hchwatrs previous statement was crouitc.i vwtn
iSt depressing tho whole list.
is? Bankers and brokers were generally agreed that the outstanding
featuro of tho action of the Bethlehem directors, so far aa the imme
diate market was concerned, Is that tho hhorts on the stock ove,r the
e-dlvldend date have to pay as large a dividend as before. Pome, how.
gever, said that of more importance
inow bo considered a S per cent stock,
Learnings.
There was a good deal of speculation on what the eventual effect on
ilnternatlonal Harvester s-ecurltle
Vjft,H "n lt .UUUI.ll ltii'iviin.ni. uumin.nn
M edged that Mr. Schwab would go into the business in the usual vigorous
!jy' manner with which he takes up propositions, und It Is hinted that his
V; J present visit to tho devastated districts of Kurope was not with the
i j otiject of securing contracts from farmers for steel skyscrapers, but
M that he was measuring tho possibilities for labor-saving farm imple-
merits und machinery which will become necessary to replace tho loss
. offvnan-
power In n. country whose products wcro 80 per cent agricultural.
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nother mutter for discussion
n of the directors of the United
&Jlng next week. Some were Inclined to think they would postpone
paction on the dividend until a later
their action would be the same as at the last dividend meeting, includ
ing tho voting of tho extra disbursement.
A banker whose interests aro
gve it as his opinion yesterday
ay be done in connection with tho Baltimore and Ohio matter, there
Would bo no big financing until after the Victory Loan campaign, and
for that reason he looks for a comparatively oulet bond and invest.
TjJent market until May.
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rfc1' 'ooks as mougii somo nitcii lias occurred in tho prospective
financing of tho Philadelphia Company, recently mentioned in this col-
Sumn. This Issue was to be for $10,000,000 three-year notes, and It was
'aid the svndlcato of bankers had been ntrrooH unnn Tho Mini, it
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lM0erns, Is concerned with proxies on
Mirtmcdled through proxies secured
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SAMPLES OF
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SOLD IN SOUTH AMERICA
'YBn0w5n8 some ' tha artic,es 'r which a market is open there.
i 'ffisuch as spices, candy, shoes, biscuits, canned fruit, tevtiip ,.o,:
ing apparel, ecclesiastical articles, etc, are kindly loaned to us by
the United States Government Bureau of Foreign and Domeitio
Commerce.
See them at the
xporf Trade Promotion Exhibit
under the Direction
Ledger Central Pjal Eit.
MLWTHER EXHIBITORS
It, Corn x Jngs National Bask
blla. iiJnmarcial Mutaus
antic Raalnf Co.
OPEN WEEKDAYS
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THE STREET
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tho terms outside a few ofilcials in
there Is no law against making a
remarked that his guess would be
Widely Discussed
tne announcement oi me iieinieucm
banker speaking on tho subject yes-
he beard any or tnc -Dig leuows-
was tho fact that Bethlehem must
with ctra dividends depending on
would be should Bethlehem go into
an cmnu, i. n rnt-i 411 UCKJlUnJ
In this connection was tho probable
States Steel Corporation at their
date, but more wero of tho opinion
principally wltji lallroad financing,
that, with the exception of whatever
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the preferred stock, which has been
from foreign holders.
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COMMODITIES
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South American
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of' the Public Ledger
Trait Bldg. Chettnut at Broad
Guaranty Truat Co.
National City Bank
W. H. Roblnaon A Co.
Downtown Book Shop
10 TO -FREE
BUSINESS NOTES
hi cl',,,n twkynl lnl rmtn report it
nig areieaso In consumption of ilrensed
meat In the Kust. At all Atlantic points
arBn supplies of meat are bclnc placed
In froeier.
Tim Canndlan nnllrnsdn' pnMlrltr bn
rjau estimates that tlio 1S18 gross of
tho principal Cnruullnn railroads com-
ELI-'1 iTcn5td 9' "" nt, their gross
gains being 3! per cent.
ffnnrr'la ',l"f'" hl wV In th
J-nlted States are 135. against 177 last
week, 17S the preceding, week and 273
the corresponding week last year. Knll
Urea In Canada number nine, against
SifS" '"V". ""'k' ""'een the preceding
week and twentythreo last jear.
The nnn nlntr In ihl ........ nt
mean 200,000 tons of focldrr stuffs for
..uiviirnn npuirais. j no amount of oil
enke nnd oil cake meal Is to be shipped '
immediately by us to the neutrals who
hae been aetdlng fodder. It was stated I
by the war trade board, after consulta-
t.u.i mm mo iuuh aamiuisiratiuii.
On February there iilll be a Rrnrrnl
resumption of buslncjs among the glass
plants of the country. .More than one
naif of tho capacity will be working
on tho first period, that begins Feb
ruary 8
The Modern Miller mtii "The In
ter wheat belt Is wholly unprotected;
helow tero temperatures for a few dajs
would mean possible deterioration. The
plant Is strong, and the acreage N large
I'ormers are urged to market their sur
plus wheat aa rapidly as poslble. Hail
loads In tho Interior continue to le
tard marketing of corn."
Deeembrr hreakntufT ex purl nrrr
valued at J93, 370,603 against tr,l,273.S34
for same month In 1917, lotton need oil
I- inn ?1 .ii.'." V.Vii.V ,.. '..:'
dalry crodurts J87.I4I.80S iiaalnst 14".. I
169.903. I'ntlon I10I.2S3.U7 1 ne.ilnst I
171, 120, 34i. mlneial oil I29.n.'7, 416 .
against 126,173,907
f.leven lulcllllonal aleam.lilp. .if 10,.
000 deadweight tonnage hnve been hs
slgned to the trade between fnltul
States and east coast of South America
making total of sixty-nine steamships
of 4H5.000 deadweight tonnage now lu
leased for this traffic
"The lilertran nlonlnhlle In rer.r
popular abroad," said a ti.iveling repre
rentatlve of a steel compan.v who to
turned u few davs ago from a trip
through Ihirope. "In fait, I beard lu
qulr everywhere I went ax to the price
of Amctlrim goods. Abroad the Idea
has spread that Aineilfnii iiianufin'turers
hnve been piling up a surplus of goods
to be sold after the war. Spain Is full
of buslne Two things mut happen
befoie business world swings safely Into
the pel lml of reconstruction. Hates mijst
be neutralized so as to permit general
competition of all nation- nnd laws
changed In countries where they tax
companies In siiv.li a wa as to make It
impossible lor tneni to compete vuin tor
elirn firms in the name line of huslness,
mem iiriiuiii iia a oik nii.itiiu.Kuju-.i-i
now. Her shipping rates are lower tlinu
auv other I'ountr.v's. and she is losing
no time picking up the business that
fell b the wa.vslde during the war '
England Outlines
League of Nations
Continued from rase On
Either a council or a conrercne'e of the
league is thought to be the proper or.
gan for the consideration of nonjus
ticiable quarrels.
The Plan maintains thnt. In either
rase, nil that ought to be attempted at
present Is to see that there shall be a
deliberate public discussion nnd that In
ternational public opinion and not for
mal coercive machinery shall bo up
pealed to. It is held that the world Is
not et ready for such machinery. There
are two cases onlv In which it Is planned
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tllrt-L III., lflKUU nilUlilU l.i'lMJ llilLLIUII IU I
sovereign States
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Two fakes for Coercion
The first case would ho where one
disputant had complied with the unani
mous report of the conference or coun
cil of the league or with the award of
the court of arbitration, while tho other
disputant refused to accept this as tlnal.
Tho league would have lo aslst the
compljlng Mate If the other t-hould olTer
violence. The pecond ruse would bo that
of an nggresslve power which Insisted
on solnR to war without allowing the
leasuo tljne to discuss the case properly
The
bound, in both cases, to' sever dlplo-1
ltB.un inriiiuerit toiliu lie
in.-iiic, commercial and economic rein-
tlons with the otfendlng Slate. The 1
tooMXVZ73i&:
league woufd ",, T dclde I I J he in"
ell. Limitations which international
law now impose on war-lllce actions I
would not apply to the league, which
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would be made to cover tho mutter of Triangle Vssoclatlon recently formed ierrvid 11 Ircular . fixing tho .filing
expenses, aid given bv ono member here by the "V secretaries and tbepr(P of toal but learned of timiket
of the league to another m connection lrnn' chaplains, held 11 meeting at which conditions mid prices by reading trade
with bdllgerent action and protection'11 w',a ""'Ided to bold the first annual , journals
from results of hostile action because ' lcunlon al Washington, on September ; ' itnrnev Wllhelm endeavored to nb
of compliance bv any Stato with the I "p;'t President Wilson will be nskfd to taut un admission that the witness was
covenants of tho league. deliver the principal address at the re-, instructed by hip operators as to what
1 union to 1 barge but tailed Mr .lessiip main-
Mould Camel Treaties j j jj. Juvenal of Missouri, better tripled tint tho big oieratora did not
The plan looks to tho cancellation of known ns "Tommy Poan," middleweight ..control him.
treaties Incompatible with the tenents
oc me jeague and calls for a provision
regarding tho publicity of treaties ns
well as reconsideration of obligations on
occasions.
Tho tiuestlon of disarmament Is held
to bo difficult, although more or , I men who are many years his Junior He
completo disarmament Is considered ! "l" remain hero for s-vcrnl dajs. mak
neoessary to peace. It Is suggested that ' lnK "le roun,1s ot tho "v" huls-
there might bo home step toward the Mon returned from overseas were I tracts vwre opened up and there Is 1111
abolishment of conscription as one 'among the seventj-four aliens who were abundance of Independent capital wait
measure of the plan. 'made citizens at ceremonies held at the ,ns. ufh n opportunity We have evl-
The plan would prohibit any nation Liberty Theatre 5 esterday. These make dence that men of wealth have trl.d to
having forces or armament sultlclcnt a total of 300 who have been naturnlUed rnB0 pome of these Idle properties, but
for the putpose to Indicate an intention .here since the camp opened. They cam" ' havn been refused "
of employing them agfcretslvel). 'from different States, Pennsjlvania. and , conflicting testlmonv was given re.
Disarmament Is ono of the earliest Vliglnln, being the most largelj repre- warding the nmount of anthracite coal
problems to bn dealt with by the league, sented The naturalization proceedlnKH t n the ground P.llsworth Davles
according 10 this plan. In case the o,ues. vvere In charge of Judge Jesse P West. ' testified that there aro 200 square miles
tlou in tiot icttled by the Peace Con- I of Virginia, and Judge P. (.' Codinc. of, 0f coai land In the countv. with a total
fcrencc.
Congress of Nations
Takes Up League
Continued from rate One
aro today iwsked to make the voice of
Russia heard !
While the solemn warning
given
nf .rriinec. ,,'V" "B.ru 2 !" ga,nlns
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tries. It covered broadlv the tarrn. Ai-
menu In the Lkralne anil those around
llna and Lembcrg. where bombard-
menu have occurred, and also in tha
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caui-ubus tvnere mo new ueorglan re-1
puouc is ugnting tne new Armenian re-
publlo: also Serbian Inroads on Monte-'
negro, as well ns other terrltorl
cupatlon.
rrltorlal oc-I
Somo of these situations alreadv have
brought protests and other protests are
expected so that the great Powers de
cided to enunciate the principle that
possession by force places a cloud on
title.
To Return American Troops
The creation of a military commission
for proportioning the troops on the
western front brings the vigorous no
urgo of Winston Spencer Churchill Into
the conference. Tho sentiment of the
council was strongly for demobilization I
with the least possible delay. There Is
reason to believe also that the com
mission win carry out the plans already
before the War Department In Washing
ton for the return of American troops
homeward as rapidly as transportation
permits and that there will be "no in
crease In tha American proportion of
troops ln the occupied regions.
While the hearing on the German
colonies was confined to the British
dominions, Japan was represented on
the council and expects to be heard in
due time concerning some of the Ger
man- r'acino groups ana Klau-Chow,
v Is understood tht tbt British eon-
template an Important proposal by
which such problems as the Herman
colonies, Mesopotamia and Palestine
will be submlttid to the I.eninie of Nn
tlons In order to aold tors of time and
territorial demands Incompatible with
the principles of the league.
The second plenary session of the
Peace Conference at 3 o'clock this after
noon will have the I,eaue of Nations
as Its foremost topic. This will be,
followed by four questions labor, ln
demnltles, punishments and highways,
as pre loudly dpflned,
David Lloyd Oeorgo, the British
Premier, will make tho opening presen
tation of a plan for a League of Na
tions In a brief speech, dealing largely
with principles and leaving tho details
for the commlMlon,
The part President Wilson will tako
In today's session of the conferenee hai
not S'tl been cflnllcly announced.
IT AR ARMED FORCES
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TO CEASE FIGHTING
I'arK .iHn. I... (Hy A. P.) The
Allied mid associated Powers yester
day agreed to send n wireless tnes.
sago tluoughout the vvoild. warning
all concerned that patties using
armed force to gain possession of j
territory, the claim to which the
Peace Conference vvould be aaked to !
determine, vvould seriously preju-
dlce" tho claims of those who used i
such force. '
The TempH savn this warning was,
drafted by President Wilson.
The supreme council agreed that Mr. I
Plchon. 1'orelBii .Minister of Kriinn.. !
,'lshnulil nrcnni., f.'ir fho mmrm-nl ..e it,n
Powers n diaft of instructions fori
Hie mission which vv
be hent to Po-1
land.
The olllelal teport of the afternoon
session follows:
The President of the t'nlted States
of neilca. the Premiers mid foielgu
secretin lea of tho I'nlled States f the
British Hinplie and Prance and Itah
and the repreentntlve of Japan, mr't.
at tho Qual d'Oisny this nftemoon
fiom 3 oeloik until J:l." oVlork.
The mission of the Alllea and asso
ciated great powers to Poland were
first dlsoussed. and It was dgreed that
M. Plchon should piepare draft In
structions to the mission for the ap
proval of the representatives of tho
jtow ers
It w.iiv agreed that one piess repre
sentative for each of tin five great
poweis should be permitted to accom
pany the mission
The question of territorial readjust
ments in connection with the ion
quest of the Herman colonies was then
taken up. Sir Hobeit Uorden. Prime
Minister of Canada: Mr. Hughes.
Prime Minister 'of Australia; Ceneral
Smuts, representative of rjeneral
lioolhs. the Prime Minister of South
Africa, nnd .Mr .viahse, iTime Mini-
8tel. f x,.- Zealand, were present
and explained the pniticuiar Interest
of the respective dominions in regard
to this question.
The next meeting of the Allied
ministers will take nlai.e on Mondav
I morning at 10 o'clock.
The pence onierenco win noid a
plenary sitting at tho ministry or
foreign affairs tomorrow, Saturday, at
3 o'clock.
Tho Persian delegation beaded by the
Minister of 1'nreign Affalis, arrived here
today. It will wait upon tho Peace
Conference to preent the desires tt
Tersla.
CAMP LEE TO HEAR
ORATION ON LINCOLN
of
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Chandler.
New York, Will Address
Soldiers
cnmp i.rr. , it., -..u -u . n'
oik. will,
Abraham
Walter M. (.handler, of Niiv otl.
speak here February 0. on
Unicom. wi.u,e U..I..U..V t,c..-....t,o
being planned early owing to the an-
I nlversary date, Kebruary R', in the
middle of tho week when Jt would be
, morn ,i,,iu:ult to eel a Iarte audience
,ha" on '""'"S'- Congressman Frank
U. liorenus, oc Micnigan, is noosed to
deliver an address iomo time during
' A Alpl,o.Wn Smith,
"'' of "'? Jrtment of Fngllsh at
Annapolis Naval Academy, win make an
a,llt,lr!", ln caml ln ",ft lat,Pr narl ot
''bruary. ,,,,.,
The executive committee of the lied
champion of the world from 18IW to 18!'R,
Is delivering a series 01 lectures neie 011
' building manhood He Is n fine example
! of right living, for though seventv 'ears
of age, he can lift 200-pound weights
' t,,at wo""1 " no Blrcnf" ?r ""'"
North Oiiollnn Iho men were under
Lieutenant Thomas L. lloldin, of Syra
cuse, N V., who was appointed naturali
zation officer recently In compliance with
a War Department order. Lieutenant
Holdln bad expected to have several
hundred men receive naturalization pa
pers here, but transfers to other camps
of many men cut down tho number. He
Is now urging all men at Camp Lee.
who have been naturalized here or elso-
, where, but have not yet received their
oAptiflVatev nf naturalization to t-nminu-
I nlcatc with him. In order that he may
1 expedlate the delivery of the certificates
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,ia ptupii. .mi t.-riiiiiTiiic uern iiuin .
headquarters In Washington In a few
dajs to be turned over to the new made
American citizens.
onn (inn FTRF, AT EMPORIUM
Half a Block of Uuslneti Houses in Ceil-'
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ter oi lown ucstro.vcu
Mllllnmsporl, l'a. Jan. 15 (By A.
P.) A Are, which broke out at 1:30,
ociock yemeruay inornuiK. iitairujcmg
more man naic a diocic ot nusuiesN
places and dwellings In the center of
the town of Emporium, entnlllng a loss
of 1200.000, The towns of Itenovo and
St Mary's sent fire engines to help In
checking the flames', which, owing to a
high wind, threatened the entire town,,
The fire originated presumably from a'
gas-heated boiler In the home of R. I,
urannon. i
Tho Kniporlum nostoftlce. with its dls.
tributed mall, was among tho buildings
burned.
Municipal Jobs Filled
tments to municipal
d bv the Civil Hervh
Appointments to municipal positions
niiuuuiic-tM! oy me i'ivu Mervice worn-
mission today are as folovvs: Dr. George
'W. Letusknl, 4467 K. Thompson street,
ouinoor pnyaician. uureau or cnarltics,
1640; Raymond Moorehead, 3171 K Let
terly street, auto driver, Uureau of Wa
ter, IJ.00 a day: William A. Campell,
filter attendant, Bureau of Water, II,
ooo: Leonard Mcaster, 1SS4 Sunnyslde
Plan Law to Cut
Coal Royalties
Continued from Pane One
a reasonable valuation basis, nnd that
will force them to either open the unde
veloped coal deposits nr permit others
lo do so." Attorney Wllhelm asserted
that evidence presented during the three
das' hearing will sustain his charges.
"Kor years we have been trying to get
at tho facts, and now we have them,"
added the ultorncv
liblle llardililp Not Conildrrrd
At last night's session tho senatorial
Investigating committee probed the svs.
tern of fixing roynltlcs nnd obtained
from James Archibald, mining agent of
the Olrnrd estate, u big coal-field hold,
er. that tho coal men were not Im
pressed by the hardships borne by con
sumers This admission developed when Sena
tor Join's, of New Mexli'o asked the i
witness how the royalties paid to the '
tllrard estate were fixed "It l thi
theory," said the Wilms, "lo lew n '
ioalty that equals onx-hnlf the profit i
inailo by the coal operator In fact.
that ought to be the general priu
tlte Senator .tones asked If any thnUEhl
was cvir given to the effect of sueh an
arrangemfiit on consumeis and hs to
whether such an arrangement would
not cause the operntors to Impose a big
profit In order to meet the big rojnl-
tle
Mr. Archibald replied that be didn't
think the public Miffeied. but nddtd:
'The ordlnnty business man 1 never
,n""!"'0'1 b-v ,he hardships Imposed
l"'" the public"
Senator Vnrdaman stroked bis fiow-
'"g IteV.. Mghted a elgdrette and. with
ft !"""' Injected Into the record: "I am
afraid ou are right, Mr. Archibald,
Tne witness Introduced u mass of
figures showing the Income of the Ulratd
Kstnte derived fiom coal lands and as
serted that tho lo.valtles In I91S
aveiaged seventv.four cents per ton. In ,
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have rlltnbed each ear.
lor neaily an hour the witness was
on tlu stainl, but the major part nf
thai time was devoted to n discussion
of the fllt.ird ltnte, the management ,
of .llrard (Ml.ego. the ternis of Stephen
Olrarils will nnd other mattets.
I. II. Sllrl.ll. gener.,1 superintendent
nf lh.. lllr-r.1 IT.l.l. mnl n l,n.i l.i the I
, " , . ,i 7 .! . I
about Stephen tllrard and how- the
money derived from the estate was ex-
pended on the education of poor bejs
Yitrriiimnn lists r'urlniis
After telling that Mr filrard first pin
vlded for Philadelphia orphans, then for
N'ew- vi leans orphans and rated New
York orphans as third on the eligible
I list. Senator Vnrdaman again stiokeil
his flowlni locks and asked. "Why did
l Mr. (ilrnrd Jump fiom New Orlenas to
i N'ew ,orl-.?"
i The question pioved too much for Mi
Mlrkil, so he tneieh smiled
j "Do j nu live up to the provisions In
'the (llrard will?" usUed Senator Ynt da
man. . "We do, replied tne witnes
"Didn t he piovide that pieaihcrs
should be barred?"
"He .lid '
"And do ou cam out that provi
sion?"
"We do "
y had enjoj.-d a laugh.
sed to HlB 11 statement
After everybody
Mr. Mlrkil nrnmls
detailing the Income and expenditures 01 I "''"' .ow- ami men a spectator
(llrard Kstnte. Jllps into one of the seats, reserved for
To disclose the connection between I witnesses, but the oomt attendanis
tailrnad companies nnd certain coal com- quickly discover the Interloper A de
panics the committee, railed A. It .lessiip, , maud Is made for the subpoena held bv
vice president of the (ieorgc Mlrkil Com- a'',' witness. If the spectator cannot
pnny nnd the Jeddo Coal Cci-mpan.v. The produce the slip of paper up he KOrs
witness said that his concerns weie
'known ns Independents "We mine .1
, Ss.-T'Ui, !,t mrro
i lime IIIUM IIIMII ili- limine. !..
"Ism tli" nun; or our emu it inunm-n
l!:v..! 'h.1:L,',s '''"-
prtll.t . nnnvii iiiiun'w -
, "Yes." replied .Mr .lessiip "We give
that company a commission of twelve!"""'""0 J'"'ics persons 111 t lie I rilted
i IiniI ., half cents for selllnc it
"And 'it is shipped over the Lehigh
Vnl.e road 7-
, ..,n.t 1P nigli Valley IMIIroH.l and
. i.iKi, Vallev Sales Company the
same thine?"
'I cannot answer that '
"What does It cost to ship coal from
the mine to tidewater in New York via
n,P Lehluh Valley?"
Ono dollar and elKht-.llie tents"
"And the distance Is nbout 11.'. miles
and mostly down grade'.''
"Yes, :liit Is right."
Sinon Freight n liiKle Irnln
A ualn of fifty ionl cars, the wit
ness said, vvould net the railroad nearly
$1000 Mr .lessiip paid that be never
Todaj's session will end at 2 o'clock,
but father hearings will be conducted In";
vvasnington.
"We shall go to the bottom of this
coal business," said Attorney Wllhelm
when today's session opened, "With
such hugh deposits of coal lvlng idle
there Is no reason why prices should bo
so hleh They would come down if tb.i
of 22.310,000,000 tons of coal still in
place.
W P Kekol, another Scranton engl
neer. testified that there were about 41.
000,000,000 tona of coal originally In
place and that 1,000,000,000 tons had
been taken out DavKs figured 700,000,
000 tons had been taken out
The report of (he second geological
survev of Pennsjlvania was Introduced
Into the record, showing .1 reserve of
i 9,108,000,000, this not being all In1
cvhnt.lklll I'olintv. hut included menu.
I ures In Lebanon, Dauphin and North-
umberland Counties,
I
Aero Club Elei Is Offircrs
The Aero Club of Pennsylvania last
I night elected the following officers:
i Joseph A. Rtelnmetz, president: Lincoln
n- i.ule and illlani H. Sheahau, vice
presidents; ueorsje r, uassner, eccre-
tary: Laurence Marcbch, treasurer, and
John S. Clarke, Louis S. Clarke. William I
n Harris. Lieutenant Ilalnh T Polw-ell. ! I
Rudolph Moscau nnd Clarence P Winne '
directors.
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SPANISH STEAMER
uG0RBEA MENDr
FBOM
PHILADELPHIA
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CADIZ and BARCELONA
Sailing About January 30th
For Freight Spars and
' Hairs Apply to
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uauey, uav;
316-320
niir
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Third Day's Proceedings
in Mayor Smith's Trial
'Teslerday Third day of rnyor
Fmlth's trial.
Charges Conspiracy to violate
Khern act and nitttlcnicnnor in
otllco.
Place of Trial Quarter Sessions
Court No. 2, Itoom CS3, City Hall.
Trial Judge Charles Y. Auden
ried. Second day's prncei dings held In
two sessions, beginning ut 10 n. in.
nnd ending nt 5 p. m.
Principal developments! were:
llullng by Court thnt authorship
of famous "Carey letter" was tin
Important, no long as It was shown
that Mayor .Smith received and
read the letter. The cmnmimlon
tlon. teielved l,y tm, .Mnor Sep.
teinber S. 1917, eleven dnvs before
the primary election, forcefully de
pleted alleged conditions In the
I'lfth Ward nnd told of tin- polltl.
ral activity of Lieutenant llennelt
and hli police.
l'ornier Congressman .lolin ;, ic.
Scott, of counsel for the .Mayor,
was rebuked sharply bj Judge
Audenrled during examination of
Uenjamln lanovlti', a Common
wealth witness.
The (list mention nt this timl or
the killing of George A. Cpplev, a
policeman, was made bv Ilairj A
Cohen, a witness in fixing u ilate
nxkeil for.
,.
J ly tfttfoooo A Imfinf
'' ""COOtO SlUbLIll
n . . ,i
V I'Oin ilaiJOr S I rial
Continued fnnii fare One
I'ounillman niv ni lll.nv , i. i ... i
lne iin "J 1, !'su pe ', ' ?0'u f" ''
'n, ..i, ... ,.,,. ,,,. v"u'1-
ll, "iulor h" rl on Mr J',1" '?'
I .. 1 . . "MK J"1" " " Mr- -s' ott. who
" conuucung in
the commonwealth's wltni-ses ,i
St'c-tfs ellmw- sits William T Cinnor I
who has iiumernus fat volumes of te,
llmonv within ensi- r.seli ... '
..erih-i"l,riw"
ne.s nnd or. iiuin,.uii,. 1.1. .:.,':
when an nppaient ills. r.nm,. . i '..?.. I
coveted In the evidence
, -....,. j, f Mm ,
immediate!., hack of f onnor at the
defense tiilil.- sits .roseph P naffiicv
while near him Is James Scarlet of
Iianville. ih,. Major's chiif counsel
Tlie .Major sits nt the fool of the table
snnu times milking notes, hut nini-e r,fi.!
K.lng Mtaiglit ahead in the witness!
(anu.
,.
It was ixpeitcd that litiuieiie ir,1,,,iu
nf men and women would ifgh, Tovlt
mlttance to the coutt loom. . detail
l''".;; ",?,", f'1"'1" lasl"'7 hi lead),
ness to nhl the court attendanis ,,
while tho side aisles usually hnve lii-n
filled with standing men. no hiK uowrt
has materialized Nearly all the M-ats
hi the big courtroom are occupied bv
fllled with standing men. no hlir ,i,.,.,i
ihmu me iui
I -
i 10,000,000 JOBLESS IN u. s.
-, . .
j . i.i iniiu niriii LirPl'lor UC
d Conditions Are "Smoii"
I v .if n- ,.l
I . ;'".. '".''. ,,Hn -" Ireie .no in.
! stales today. I)r ijeorce VV Kirciit,.
l!o'C,le?lT'1
j Klrrlm fv'J,
would be
ii.Tiou noc lerritile, hut se.
rlous," while soldiers and war work, rs
were being leplaced in p(ae.t,nn i(1,.
trlis Quoting President WIIkui as .
Ing before, he left for Franco thnt lm
was going to "leave the solution of th
period of reronstryction to the good .
Mtise of the American people,' Doctor
Ttlrchwcv asked: -"cn-ior
"Whv dldirt President Wnon go be-
foio congress ut the start f th ,lnr
and sa, 'I have no plans for this
and I don't ...re to bother jou with 1,
We will leave this to the good t.,.n!,u vt
the American people""
Outlining the efforts of the Cult..!
States FmploMiMMit Ser Ice. Ii, to-
Klnlinet dei lined that after th,. tiK.
-ffnm nnH,?",T",'",',0" ' ll"'"-"l
from finding men for Jol,.. l(, m,mg
Jobs for men. '
irea.iv he sats tiicscrvi.r has hop
compelled to place war worker: u i. 1. , 1
been ...rniiig as high B j ., "vk 1
jobs winch paid 'as intie as n jo a
wccK
President and Mrs.
On
King George and Queen
With Other Interesting Scenes of the President's
ROTOGRAVURE SECTION
TOMORROW'S
t
PUBLICLEDGER
si SUNDAY, JANUARY 26
I to
. . . .. idld
A' ear hast Guardian ,
1 f'nntlnueil from I'ote One
dcr the frunrdiuiiship of the United
States of America. "
I'romptid by Uritnln
Undoubtedly they sjioke under the'
prbntptinR of the Uritish.
Jlrap. TL fl. liprnme
The Kinjr ,nf the Hcdjaz ffnlned tcnt wllic" he did not foresee,
freedom for his country by co-opcr-! Tnls ncar c"Stcrn question s
, atliiff vlth the Krltlsh tioops in uul o '""m larger as tho confer--Mesopotamia.
Great Britain prob-' pnce K0CS on ntul cc"tfal issues liko'
ably has two motives in urging the ' tnc J'00?"0 of N'ations are disposed
United States to act s guardian of off
this region, "
' One tmselfish motive is that (ho GERMANS FIGHT WAY
Iviutcd btate, bv reason of Its (lis-
.SrSEJfSS.iS; THROUGH BOLSHEVIKI
senting the Intel e.sts of the world
at largo und sympathetically striv-1
ing to get the new governments on
their feet. ,
The second, moio selfish motive is
her wish to have the United States
become involved in wot Id affairs
along with Great Britain und thus be ,
diuvvn closer to her.
' Britain nlso prefei an Anglo
Saxon administration for these re
gions, which more than any other
caused the pteent vvur and which
arc vital to the pie.-ervation of tho
British Kmpiio.
' ' '.
liicat Hntaill lieiself doubtless
, will act as maildatoiv in Palestine
,, i .., , . . .,' . . ,
uni .vle.sonotu m a. It is undprstund
tnllt 'he Jews geuerallv want a Brit-
Ish protectorate for Palctlnc.
., . ...
nucn proicvioiuic Ills in with the
interests of the Biitish Kmpite, for
., , .... ,. ,
it ma make the .Suez Canal mote
cusilv defended.
li...i.,.:,, :. .l ...... i
""l,',ul"m" vi"-' muuiai gnir-
na-V l0 '""' illltJ' having been the
scene of British victories in this i
Wa'-' ,l is ,ikeIy t0 U' l,ut under,
British mi n ri I inn til in
Hiff llUi'Minu lop L. S,
This
whole question of the Near .
Kast and Constantinople is now the
biggest one jit the conference di
rectly concerning the United States.
For if Ameiica accepts the rcspon
'..uit: 1....1. .i. t.:.:.i. ...i
J.t,uittt, t.iiiua iiic- L1IIV1MI illlll Iliunv
..,,-. ,
Amenea,,s bellovo kho ca.""l rr0P"
lr'y escape after President Wilson's
woids about aiding small nations
, , . ,. ,
dntl Peoples JUSt asserting their na-
tinnnlitA kVip mnvt nnlnr -. tntnllv
tionalitv, s
rw vnb, In
the world.
No doubt Piesident Wilson is re
luctant to assume responsibility in
just this way. Probably one rea
son for his favotini; the specializing
of the creator Powers in the League
of Nations is his desire to avoid on
the part of America direct individual
national responsibility for any such
task a. the British and the mission
aries piopose.
If the League of Nations had suf
ficient power and proper organiza-
lions to act directlv as the nrotpetnr
"f th( Ncar Kai3t and the African
colonies the function of the United
M..tes in the international role would
he limited to plavillK the
,"C'V, . ' . , , ,
P"1 m tn0 ir"lcr circle of til
e leading
the league.
. .,,,,.,
America Is ueluclant
Doubtl s.s this would be more nt"
, ,, , , . ...
loptfhle to American public opm-
i0"' wIlie'1 is unaccustomed to the
idea of mir aliandoning the old po.si-
,, , . , ,.
-l ,!,olt,nn-
Hut evorytlnn;,' points to a League
of Xations with minimum cccutivo
functions
u",a,0s
Hurupo generally, even ladlcal
Kurope, rejects the international
' .- . .
super.stato as impracticable.
President Wilson in unlike'v to l.n
1 1 1. 1 . '1
a,,l', ,0 'onSl,lt h'" OWn nl1rI h, ""
t ion's inclinations. Since entering
the war events have carried him on
The First Pictures to Reach
the United States Showing
the Occasion of Their Meeting
IN THE
. fv. :a
positions which nt the outset Till W
not Intend to take. For exam-
pie. it is woii known the Presidentvi
I did not expect to send n grout nrmy
to huropc when tho UniM States
declared wnr, hut was forced to do
Likewise Inst year ho was rtrawttA
into his poiitlon rejraniinf' Russia
ncalnst his will, und he Is already
Involved in world politics to an ex-
il.,, , , A in'-.
Bl" - "iictl Irain
SuffVr Many Casualties in r
Ksfiipt' From I'krainc i
( nlilen, .1 in '.'3 fter being three
we.ks on a train fighting their way
thiough hands of Holshevlkl in Jlussla.
several Herman soldiers airlved hete','-(l
Tlunsda.v from the 1'kr.iitie
Pour btiiulrid iJermaiiH of the Bva-
ii.in henvr 1'uvali.v left Kharkov Decern.
brr -jii, after manning .1 seclal traln
inm.il Willi one-poumlers, mai lilne guns
.mil iltle noni-ommlHsioned otH-l
,r. r t lit tieiman Kust oips with
beadqiiaitiis at Kharkov who hi rived,
here, ..stlinnteM that ilghtv thousand
,.,,.... ,. v.. ... . .,.,.. i
... ilium soiiui I -. reiiiaiu in ine l uruinn.'
Hetween Klmikov and Kiev, the der-v
" ''TZ"""
'.- '- imiroi mi iiiiu
inn bundled to two thousand In one'
"r ",,'sc "nuiunteis the c.eimans suffer-i
ed slxtv asuallles
The otiii.r said the train was stopped
tmiui-ntb
bv me Holsbcvlkl. and It'
vvas uei,.ss,u.v foi tho (iirmuns to fight
. W ,,.,,. llfrr ,,,. Sometimes,
thv bribed the UoNh. viki to allow-them
; Pas. hut in mo-t cases they fought
the r ) thruiiKh, using machine guns
r,.,h,-.,l.i wlmlows Tl,.. itinerary
of lh' Hi i mans Included Poltava and,
Kr. imnlfhug, the train making several
deiour.s heiaue of dittrojed bridges."
I'he Iiolshevlkl bud olllcers. but they
uiainiaimd little m-d.-r. and fought as
.lirMii ;itiu..'ti uuiir. xtiKt. it.jji ttv.it
of them appeal oil to lie urent Husslan
ptisoiifis. Manv wine P.usslan unl-j,
lot ins and some had uniforms stoleijf
fitini Hcrniaii sotdurs Tlie noncom
lnlsslniitd otlltei said that food vvasc
lilentiful 111 t'kraine but expensive, lift
his opim.iii 1 Iip .niire I'Uralne will be
ovtrrim b the lii.l'heviki tn a month
or two
Get a Detroit Weather-Prool Sedan
Enclosed All Year Top
Cheapest and Bett
AVOID COLDS
m-; comfoutabli:
MTMHI.n IN V I t'.H limit TO
Turd T.i.irliti; u.iil ltn.i.Ster
Vliwrll ri.uriiiK ntul Kc.l-trr, MR
(lirtrntrt It'll unci Unlit i.runil
( hilmeri -SII and (l-SI
llillck Vloilel II-d-15
( lin.i.ller 7-I'nkt..
ll.iiN.m Miner -l
SHARRAR PATENT TOP CO.
844 N. Broad St.
i'h.in Puiilir 2110
Salesman-Executive
Well Worth Hiring
10 vctrit' olliee and road experi
ence; Micces-sfttl record. Excep
tional references, college educa
tion, age 111. married. Just dis
charged as lirttt lieutenant inf.,
f. S. rniv. J l.'3. Ledger Central.
With
Visit to England
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