1 N .-') ' Euentng public ffieftger THE WEATHER Washington, Feb. 4. Rain tonight ; Wednesday' colder and probably snoiv. TEMrEHATPHB AT EACH IIOUB ui iio iu ii2 1 ii i r 4 r.. 1x7 I ah aa 138 I 41 142 MO MO I I A .V ) ...V if MIGHT EXTRA CLOSING STOCK PRICES V-1 VOL. V. NO. 122 Publllh.J nail; Cirrnt Copyrliht. 1B1. by Puulto tidier Company. PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1919 Catertd as Btcond-ClMn Matter t th Poitofflc. t PhlUdtlpbU. Pa. Undor tho Act of March 8 Ut. PRICE TWO CENTS f J. A. hVi. y': ( 7 -; S h Ifu : it H.v rv i s" Win HOUSE; VOTE IS 110 TO 93 3 Resolution Ratifying Na- jtional Proliibition Amend- ment' Passes : - 17 PHILADELPHIANS - rOTrnn o inni-VC n rflvun, urruoiv 4 t ! Jolin R. K. Scott Surprises by jCasting Ballot for Ratification Lf BILL READY FOR SENATE ; JHWen Champions Vainly Try to Avert Defeat by Ora torical Pleas Iphiladelphians Vote on "Dry" Amendemnt Twenty-two members of tho Phil adelphia delegation In tho State 'legislature voted against tho Vlck erman resolution today. Two were L absent. Tho vote follows: For Bennett, Bucher, Campbell, 'Colvllle, Cox, Ephralm, Fox, Frank llln, Cans, Hamilton, Patterson, 'Rorkc, Scotttott, "Walker, Wal- j laco and "WcTIsT , Against Aron, Ball, Brady, Con- ner. Crawford, Crocket, Curry, Di- Lcmmo, Dilshelmer, Drinkhouse, Dunn, Glass, Heffeman, Krause, Lafferty, Davis, Mehrlng, Jlllner, Kcary, Perry, Sowers and Sterling. (V JUarrlsburg, Feb. 4. Pennsylvania's ; Legislature took the first steps toward ratifying tho national prohibition ;; Amendment' today when the Houso A-yassed tho Vlckerman resolution to &r,atify by a vote of 110 for to 03 .-against. t w Tno resolution received six votes 4; more than was necessary for tli? 1 VHouso to ratify the Sheppard amendX JJ B. m$ 1flJ int A0 A-cv4Vltitatu n AAhAt. ijsimiiii VT. v"1--0 (.uiifiinuiiu ix Lunair & Vtutlonal , majority, .From the House the Vlckerman res- the Senate, which concur with the lower Legislature and nut a'monir tho long list of i Stateg which have ratified. .r. :m aw ana urcer committee ot 'StUv. oenate will give a hearing on tno ;liolutlon Februarj- IS. utlon now goes to rfUiexBectea to -fcteartch1 jit the ' Pennsvlinla 1 .t;,v,Tho hearing, was. asked by tho "TTnlon Trades l.Ibertv Tenirue which f.""resented u remonstrance, declared to I. be slirned hv C41.r(iD ncrsonn ucalnst V''!-.,. JZxia .," - ,!. .... , . me lukiiiatiuii vi inu ttiiiuiiiiiJii-'iiL. J .Senator Crow, Fayette. Itenublicnn lx State chairman, said that he expects i the; resolution wourd come up Jn the 1 ISor 25. .ASBIIULU 1U1 11I1UI im&BUKtt rtu uu v 4 ,'l- .Philadelphia's delegation in the House made the ratification by the Iffjower branch possible. The delegation from Philadelphia proved the surprlso l"oi the day by swinclner seventcn ot its lorty-ono memucrs 01 tno House Jn line behind the "dry" resolution. .. Jolin U. K. Scott Vots "Dry" li Former Congressman John It. K. JfScott proved the big sensation of tho :, Session. Scott nnd his colleague. Rep- j-eseniaii vo vviuiam r. norre, 01 me ourteenth Ward, both voted "dry." jiThelr district, tho Thirteenth and "TiVllaalAAntU H.'nw.ln li-tilnll ni In ll.n IV'jieart of Philadelphia's old tenderloin. I: .re admittedly "wets." - -iot th gubernatorial primary, and his 'jrote today Is believed to b In retalla - 'An 4tVim 4Via trritffrtiv irVttrtli liV llrninn jVl iT9 tlVU 1111.1 ,1V1 11U .Vila U IJUU- f jdidate for tho nomination for Lieu- , tenont uovernor last spring. " i Two other surprises, which the h,J"wet" forces had been prepared for, t twero inu vuiea ui oitiiiiunu i uunti, oi ', itho Thirty-eighth Ward, and Dr. p"; Theodore Campbell, of tho Thirty w fourth Ward,, for the resolution. ' It-j uans ana .ampoeu, iwa Penrose .followers, have always been "wet" in j past sessions. Twenty-two members of the Phlla- I -i; oeipnio aeieganon votea against tno N" pickerman resolution and two wero .absent. r Passage Due to riiiladelphluns La Only ten'members from Phlladelnhla t had been counted on by "dry" leaders ,'Tor me resolution in their earlier esti- 'mates. j Tno seven aaauionai votes swung Continued on rate Hit. Column Four h HITS AT TICKET SCALPERS 'Bill Regulating Sales of Theatre Admissions in Senate l.l rw Bit. ST. J ' . """rV7 "'"2""' vs, j1frr,,1l.urr' Feb,J -- hilt regulating the sale, barter and exchange of theatre tickets, was Introduced before the Sen - oi.ii "i i ti" "''" y oenator Dalx. of Philadelphia. 'ie pin provides mat It shall ba un ".lawful far any proprietor dr owner of a ir..incaire to oner lor sale nny tickets of -admission unless the cries i rm..ii,. lit Vfwsly printed on the face of the ticket "". . "-. "- " - - .! ciiKageu in the business of buying or selling tickets, shall make application to the aud tor ftneral for a license as a ticket broker.! for which an annual tax of $250 la men! ilo-ned.- Any violation of this act shall v!w cons dered unlawful. . 1 The ticket brokers will be allowed , ty- cents over the price printed on the I tlefcet. accord ng to the provisions of the, Ml, ,aa a brokerage fee. Ticket brokers wlfinol be allowed to sell tickets on ' puiL,0iiiriSf"Ar ln '"".I1 futh. ,hea--. O The-blll further provides that any per- - aon fohnd guilty of a violation of tfiei.' Provisions will be fined, not exceeding M0 or not exceed'nfl six months' ,lm. jwisonment .or potn, according to the 4toretlon of the court. f STRAIGHT DOPE Hflltf JotiiffJit out fair tomorrow tinilkt succeeding .tears of sorrow. Mouth to west winds growing bolder, But 'not too told and somewhat "coUar.- .- , m lflfsstlssflskttttttttttttttttttW- -js aft smsaasascMatsMssa , ELSIE MAY WOOTERS Was found dead in her bedroom at 1303 Mantua avenue today with a liullct wound in her breast GIRLFOUNDDEAD, PISTOL IN HAND Elsie May Wooters, Fifteen Years Old, Dies of Bul let Wound FAMILY IS MYSTIFIED Elsie May Wooters, a member of the Girl Scouts, who would have been fif teen years old two mouths hence, was found dead In her bedroom at 4303 Mantua avenue today with a revolver clutched In her hand. A bullet had pierced her breast. Tho' circumstances of the gill's death have not been determined. She had had no trouble, so far as her parents know. Some months ago she suffered a nervous breakdown, but apparently had re covered. Last evening EUle went to tho Cente nary Methodist Church, Forty-first and Spring Garden streets, with rtuth Hess. After the service, tho parents say, the girls met a friend, Hamilton Parks, seventeen years old, Forty-second and Brown streets. KIslc was dissatisfied, however, be cause she had to attend school. Yes terday she told Tluth Hess, a friend, 1027 Belmont avenue, that she did not want to go to school and couldn't bear It any longer. Recently Iluth left school and ob tained employment, and this Increased :,, , ,," r,i.,Vi-n Kl8,e " dlssatlsfacllon. T v . 1-A VY am IfAvinlrAfl Ioy UKfO "- imiviki Mrs. Wooters said today that Parkes had given Elsie a revolver of thirty-eight caliber, asking her toj keep it foL him. It was his reolver with whTck;lholgicl,vrn-kllIedis.--i . - Therlrl9 'left Parkiand-wtnt to a picture theatre In Lancaster'avenue near Forty-first street Elsie returned home about 10:30o'clock last night, seemingly well and happy,- and- went to bed. This morning, at a quarter past seven o'ejock. Mrs. Wooters called- to her daughter. The girl answered, but a few minutes later, apparently not having arisen, the mother called, her again. "Hurry," she said, ','or you will be lato for school." "Oh, you are always saying I'll be late, mother," Elslo called back. Mother Heard Glrl'n Body Fall Mrs. Wooters then went to the cellar to attend the fire. While she was In the cellar she heard a sound like a fall. The mother hurried back upstairs and called Elsie again. This time there was no response. Mrs. Wooters then ran up to the girl's room. Elsie lay on the floor, beside the bed. She was dead, After Dr. A. O. Mattern had exam-. .... . ... .-- ,, ....... .! ined 'the body the police were notified nnd began their Investigation. The body twas taken to an undertaking establish ment. Harry Wooters. Elsie's father, is a motorman. The Wooters moved to this city recently from the Eastern Shore of Maryland. - Parks attends tho West Philadelphia High School. Ho bilrst Into tears today on hearing 0 Elsie's death. Parks Is a member of the Boy Scouts and assist- ant scoutmaster of Troop 35", Ho nam lie. nougnt the revolver ror protection while out on trips, ltecently he carried It with htm at nights because of the many hold-ups In this city. TWO TRANSPORTS ARE BOUND HERE WITH SOLDIERS Merauke and Cape Roinain Due Here February 12 and 19, Respectively Two more transports are coming toJ Philadelphia, They are the Merauke from St Nazalre; and the Cape .Itomaln from La Paillce- Hochelle. The latter Is duo to arrive here on February 12, and the Merauke on Feb ruary 10. Each of the ships' will carry casuals as Weil ns other troons. The excellent manner In which the troops of the' Haverford, the first tran' port to Uebark here, were landed has 'brought the realization that this port Is equipped to. handle all debarkations, 1 Nine transports with 400 officers and 7200 enlisted me men have left Franc for New York. Philadelphia and Nowport Vdll'B Th.. anlllnFTa WFTA nnnClUIlCpd thiS afternoon by tho War Department i It is believed in shipping circles here ' ihn iv... (.iiont r.ieintlei this Dort afforded soldiers who returned on the unveriora virtually im i""" acceptance of Philadelphia as a regular port of debarkation, The liner Northland, of the American line, has been assigned to service from this port and probably will sal) tombrrow from Llwrpool for Brest to convey a large contingent of returning war heroes to this port. The Northland is an 11.000 ton steam ship which was engaged In transport tnct T during the waf. It, previously was operated from New England In the J rAenaer rice. DnMCneelJil - WANT Th "SAW THE KA1SFR" iinni iulv" " German Societies Organize and Eitel Frederick Demands Aid ,n.terdirt, Feb. 4. Societies to "save the Kaiser" from being handed over to the Hies nro being organized In dei many. according to the Volks Zeitung, of .QsnaUruCK. x Kltel Frederick, second son of , the I former 'Kmperor. Is said to have written '- I..4.U. -- - -.-.......-. M4J,-t - - . ffWI ,VW- w - - .Utlt j r arasrwasaraasi MUNICIPAL WORK TO EMPLOY BIG ARTISANS' ARMY 1 City Soon to Start Improve ments Which Will Cost Millions AMPLE FUNDS PROVIDED Per m ancnt Betterments, Financed From Loans, to Be Underway in Near Future 77ilt Is the first of a scrict of articles on municipal affairs In Phtladclphla.1 Philadelphia has (15,100,000 of au thorized loans unborrowed; u cash loan balance of ?D, GOO, 000; a borrowing capacity of nearly $30,000,000: plans for a new councilman Ic loan; nnd Jl0,00n, 000 In revenue for operating expenses this year. These form a new high-water mark of "spending possibilities." Controller Walton in his report to Councils next Thursday will show that tho city lias tho power and funds to uecome ttnrougn contracts! tno greatest single municipal employer of labor, with the exception of New York city. Loans are earmarked for permanent Improvements and in many instances plans are ready and contracts can be let with the opening of spring weather that will furnish employment to thou and unskilled laborers, ,.. .,,.. i.... mien, many classes of sands of skilled architects, draftsmen, engineers, stone icutters, maBons, car- penters, mechanics. Iron workers, clce tlcal workers and Unnumbered technical workers. I If only a tithe of the millions avail-1 able Is put under contract reasonable prosperity will bo assured to many ' classes of citizens, as city funds would flow Into many channels, the corner grocer even coming In for his share. Few departmental heads have yet an nounced a "get-busy" campaign, but all promises unusual activity this spring. At the beginning of the war the city was slowly getting into Its stride on the Improvement program that the pres ent administration received from the Blankenburg regime. Llttlo had been done when hostilities opened, nnd gradu ally all. but subway work under City Hall was slowed down or stopped en tirely. This' slowing down let .loan au thorlzatlons go unused, but did not Interfere ' with the expenditure of'MS, 000,000 for operating expenses in 19U. Comlder M,000,000 Bnnd Safe Tho city authorities have under con sideration a bond sale of $8,000,000 to augment the $9,500,000 cash loan balance In tho consolidated fund from which per mnnent Improvements are paid for. This fund of $17,500,000 will form the basis for spring and early summer expendi tures. Councils also have under consid eration a new councllmantc loan of $10, 000.000 to provide funds for water ex tensions and other items lost sight of In the big loan authorizations of the first year of' tho Smith administration. Tho new borrowing capacity Is based upon tax returns from realty valued at $1,823,981,334; taxable personalty val ued at $702,242,734 and $1,400,000 In re turns on horses and cattle. It assures n-i. llv th iinlllfv lr hnprow nriil . to th city the ability to borrow addl- tlonal funds in the event of present Items being loo low because of the high cost of material following tho war. Loan balances unborrowed include $1,000,000 of the $6,000,000 trans't loan authorized June 30 1915 ; $22,000,000 of the $42,450,797 general loan authorized June 29. 1916, and $62,000,000 of the $07,100,000 transit and port loan author ized June 29, 1916. The grand total of I $85,100,000 Is admittedly Inadequate to cover all the ground originally intended, rs material and labor figures have un- dcrgone radical changes, Ills Transit "Nest Keg" Iess than $10,000,000 of the total of $03,000,000 authorized for transit im provements has been spent, leaving the department under Director William S. Twining with a nest egg for the further completion of the lines provided for In the transit ordinance In no single In stance Is the amoujrt of money ear marked for one of the new high-speed lines sulllclent to 'cover the ground for which It was originally Intended. There Is plenty on hand, however, to go ahead with nny project that the department sees fit to puBh. The $22,000,000 unborrowed from the general Improvement loan will provide for any contracts that Director Dates man, of the Department of Public Works, awards during the lat eleven months of the administration, The orig inal loan Includes $2,460,000 toward the erection of a free library; $4,925,901 for opening streets, construction of sewers. Continued on Pure Two, Column Seifn SOLDIER ON FURLOUGH KILLED Frank Paeewitz Struck by Train at West Philadelphia gtation Frank Pasewltz, twenty-six rears old. 3025 Edgemont street, returning home on a furlougn Trom Lamp Meade. Md . was fatally Injured last night when he train nt the W51I ; I hllndelphla station. Vaw tz vn taken to Iho Prrhvt. T'anewltz was taken to tne 1'renhvte. I!? vV"ft!i.S! "-A'ssi's -S s - ;. :, j. .C, ii... 1. .. ,.. Ho died a shoit time later. There were few Eyewitnesses to the accident. Pasewltz, It Is believed, be came confused In the train shed after leaving his train and attempted to cross the tracks ln front of another, train. BURNED 1W RESTAURANT Roy Mason Tried to Beat Out llames m uyster House "n T!.B,riJ2rdMtJ!S?a tod.a'' during a fire In George Mason's oyster House, wiur ncvfc iwur inir.eentu. Hoy juhbuu 10 me urvmer ai me pro letor. His hand, was sovereiy burnec prletor. His hand way severely burned while he was fighting the blaie' Wl,"-J A l"V9 net or destroyers, under- The flames start? In the pantry and,P,n,r.parr.in the navy yard, will scores of dlnera left In hastST The fire , '?, U!Sr ,n tho weT.k rf Quantaramo Is attributed to a defective flue, &. tW-vtiV. ?4000 WAR AIDE ' PAID BY U. G J. $15,000 A YEAR C. V. Hare, Army Contracts Ad visor, Tells Senate of Salary Here ahIng(on, Feb. i.C. Willing IJurc. of the War Department, today told the Senate committee Investigating hospital contracts, that he received a salary ot $15,000, r year from a private company while holding a $4000 government posi tion. "Did It ever occur to. you that It was Improper to continue to draw a rnlary after you become connected with tno government?" asked Senator France, f Maryland. "It wrtulnly did not." Sir. Hare ex claimed. Mr. Hiiro was made chief of Anslsl nnt Secretary Crowell'H war ndvlsor.i itnrr, lip snld, and his private limitation as with the United Gas Improvement Corporation, or Philadelphia. 1I nppcared to explain the War De partment's action In cancelling contracts for the Speedway Hospital, Chicago. Mr. Hare sold he did not know wheth er his superior ofllcer knew of his con nection wun inn gas .company wncn ho was nppolnted. Mr. Hari' sulil ho wns "loaned" to the government by tho Philadelphia Com- tinny when America entered the v.rr Lund flri-t recelv ed f rtom the government , i a year, i.aicr no was nppiomeu .r- slstnnt Socretdry of Munitions nt $4iou ' a year, lie said he served unwillingly. Asked If the gas company had re ceived any government conjrncts, Mr. Haro replied tltcre were nono within his knowledge, but added that he, too, took It for granted that If the government applied to the col poratlona for service, I tho corporation would not refuse It. . FRANCE BARS ALL AMERICAN AUTOS i EllforeCS Embargo Order tO ! 1 p l 1 4Sfifl Fnnl Cnr Exclude 4500 Ford Cars Government Bought U. S. GOODS RESTRICTED By CLINTON W. GILBERT Staff Correipomleiit of the Kirenlnc Public Ledger With the Pence llelegdtlon In Kurupe,. By Wireless Copyright, 1010, bu Public Lcdvcr Co, I'aris, Feb. 4. Correspondence be tween the Ford Company here and M. Loucheur, Minister of Reconstruction, indicates the latter has prohibited tho importation of American automobiles und parts into France. This appears to be the first step in a policy already indicated In theso dispatches that of building up foreign manufactures !by embargo on Ameri can goods. . k '.The present .ibsue., concerns nifirc than 4500 Fords told to the French Government. Most of them have not been used. The Ford Company offered to buy them back from the govern ment at an advance of 10 per cent on the purchaso price, besides paying 70 per cent ad valorem duty nnd 10 per cent French luxury tn::, and to resell them to the public at a price not less than 6500 francs (almost $1300), at which prlco it would be possible lor French manufacturers to compete. M. Louch'eur refused, either because French manufacturers arc not ready to enter the market or because he wishes to exclude American products entirely. That a nollcv like this applies gen '? & "? aanT.E ence between M. Loucheur and the American Government's economic rep resentatives, and it provoKeu a snarp threat of American retaliation, which, it was emphasized, would prevent any outsme assisiuncu iui ........ ...... strucuon. PROD BY WILSON WINS APPROVAL FOR GREAT NAVY President, in Cablegram, Insists Exputisipn Program Be Car ried Out WB.Iilniton, Feb. 4. (By A. P.) In sistence by President Wilson upon the Administration's policy of naval expan sion led to the unanimous tpproval given by the House Naval Affairs Committee to another three-year construction pro. gram." This was disclosed today by Chairman Padgett, of tho committee, when the House began" consideration of the $"50,000,000 annual naval appropria tion bill. Mr. Padgett told of a cablegram sent by the President from Paris to Secre tary Daniels, raying nothing had oc curred over there to change tho recom mendations he made In his annual mes sage to Congress. The message was brought to the at tention of the committee by Mr. Daniels. "The President was very tamest," Hep resentatlve 1'adgett said. "And very In sistent that the three-year program be carried out." CITY SUES MRS JERGDOLL Wall of Property Owned by Woman Considered Dangerous The city has broUKht enultv nroceed. Ings In Court ofi Common Pleas No. 3 against Mrs. Emma C. Bergdoll to com pel her to repair or tear down a wull in me pnpeny at tne northeast corner ' D 'u , ft forth , B,Bleinent that 1 ,x.i ... "",. '"". 1 '-M'"?1 : '",, I i, ...na -A in ....1. T, &-.. ' .,, ' MP" 7 -mo DuuuinK was conaemncu uy tno liu 1 reau of uulldlr.g Insnection last No vember, nnd Mrs. Bergdoll, it is sale?, has refused to comply with the crders of the Inspectors to repair or remove the danger, U- S BATTICTP FLEET SAILS Fifteen Giant Fighting Craft Leave for Winter Maneuvers -ltr V Y7.Vi A VK.h L.iil. ships, composing the United S.lates bat" tleshlp fleet, left 'today for Quantanamo. Cuba, for winter practice. Accompany ing the fleet were several attendant ves- I IU ! MID l tUftlUWIlB. The -,-yfwocio nciiiii4 in csampton Roa ura POWERS END CZECH0-P0LE Conferees Announce Ar rangement and Temporary Division of Coal Field CZECHOSLOVAKS ADVANCE PROMISES Supreme Council to Refer Grecian Issues to Commit tee of Inquiry , , I 111? II ATI,' '"-'" ' -' , LEAGUE ilsou's Commission Takes Lp Outline for Society of'Nutious l'urik, Feb. 4. The conflict between I the Poles and. Czccho-SIovaks &ver dls I putcd territory Ims been temporarily hctllcd by the pcico delegutes under the principles to be incorporated In the League of Nations, nccordlng to official announcement today, as follows: "Report of Polish Czecho-Slovnkla agreement. The representatives of the great Powers, having been Informed of the tonfilct which has arisen between i the Czechs and Poles In the principality of Teschen, In consequence of which the ,nlnlnf "rlct of Ostrawa-Knrvln and the railway from Oderberg to Teschen nnd Jablungkau have been occupied by tho Czechs, have declared as follows: "In the first Instance, they think it necessary to remind the nationalities Mho lme engaged to submit the terri torial questions which concern them to tho Peace Conference: that they are breaking Its decision to refrain from taking as a pawn or from occupying the , territories to which they lay claim. J Cicehs (live Pledge "Tho representatives take note of the 1 engagement by which tho Czech dele gates haye declared that they were defl- J nltely stopping their troops on the line', or the railway which runs from Oder berg to Teschen Jablungkau. "Pending tho decisions of the Peace Congress as to the definite assignment of the territories, that part of the rail- r way line to the north of Tcscben and I the mining regions will remain In the i occupation of Czech troops, while the ' southern section of tho line starting from and Including the town of Teschen, down to Jablungkau, w'll be Intrusted to the military supervision of the Poles. "Tie undersigned consider It Indis pensable that...a commission of .control should be'1 Immediately sent to the spof to avoid any conflict between the Czechs and Poles ln the region of , Teschen. This commission, apart from, the measures that It wiir have to pre- scribe, will nroceed to an Innulrv. on ' the basis of which the Peace Confer- ' encn mnv form ItH ilpHfllnn In flvlniy ' definitively tho respective frontiers of the Czechs and Poles In the contested zone. Seal the Kntenle "III order to seal the entente between two friendly nations, which should fol low a policy In full accord with, that of the Allied and associated Powers, the representatives of the great Powers register the promise of the Czecih rep resentatives that their country will put at the disposition of tho Poles all Its available resources In war material and) will grant to them every facility for' the transit of arms and ammunition. "The exploitation of tho mines of the Karwln Ostrawa district will be carried out In such a woy ns to avoid all In fraction of private property. While re serving any police measures which the situation may require, the commission of control will be approved to supervise this and if necessary to secure to the Poles that part of the output which may be equitably claimed by them to meet their wants. , "It Is understood that the local ad ministration will continue to functldn In accordance with the condition, of the pact of November, 1918, and that the rights of minorities will be strictly re spected. Annexation 1'orbldden "Pending the decision of the Peace Congress, political elections and military conscription will bo suspended In the principality of Teschen. "No measure Implying annexation of all or of a part of the said principality, either to the territory of Poland or of Czecho-Slovakla, taken by Interested parties shall have binding force. "The delegates of the Czech nation engage to release Immediately, with their arms nnd baggage, tho Polish prisoners taken during tho recent con flict. (Signed) "WOODROW WILSON. "DAVID LLOYD OEOItaE, "V. OIUANDO. "G. CLEMENCEAU, "llOMAN DMOWSKI. "E. NES." The Supreme Council, at its meeting today, agreed that questions In the statement of Premier Venlzelos, con. cerplng a reel; territorial Interests, should be referred to a commislon of Continued on ravo Klcht. Column Two AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL HERE State Establishment Under Com mission Proposed in House Bill irarri.imrr. Feb. 4. A bill establ'sh- ' chase of a site nnd 'erection of build- r ...i !l,-.lu,,.rl tnrtnv t I ho n,.n. lngs was Introduced today at the open ing of the ttouse session Dy air. uunn, Phllad'elbhla. The Governor Is to name a commission of five to carry out the Methods for relocation, alteration and vacation 'of public roads and highways leading into or coniiKUKus 10 parxs ana playgrounds other than thos located within boroughs and municipalities was presented by Mr. Sowers, Philadelphia. It would affect all State-owned lands or properties Including' State Institutions, Capitol Park and forests. Mr. Franklin. Philadelphia, Introduced five bills regulating recording of deeds and mortgages and making numerous. C An appropriation of 32E, 000, Including $110,000 for maintenance, for the State village for.fooble-mlnded women was in. troduced by Mr. Showalter. Union. Other bill presented were Mr. Robert Bon, Northumberland, requiring assess ors to keep records of days actually emDlorad. . Mr.,, aatur. Philadelphia, authorising elevator eompanlea to hold land Irl Penn- .'(,1 ,. " I 5, v.i President Says France Is Frontier of Freedom By the Associated Press Paris, Feb. 4. President Wilson, In uddresslng thj French Chamber of Deputies last night, assured tho French nutlon that though she still stands nt the frontier of tho world's freedom, sho no longer stands alone und that In tho future she may be cer tain of aid from ail the world's free peoples when threatened from tho east. The President's address In full , follows: "I nm keenly aware of the unusual uim distinguished honor you are pay ing me by permitting me to meet you In this pluce und to address you from this hlstorlo platform. "Indeed, sir, as day has followed day land week has followed week in this I hospitable land of France. I have felt Mho sense of comradeshln e'er heconie, rEXTVnore ant' mre Intimate, and It has "?rs ,xvas tho most PresslnR neces lljAl L, . . ,. . ., , . . , , slty of preparation, and sho had con cerned to me that tho making of his- Htantly to ask herself this question. iurj- was uccommg singularly clear. -If the blow falls who will come to "Wo knew before this war began i our assistance?' that France and America were united "And the question was answered In in affection. We 'knew the occasion,! tho mo.st V"exlect1e.1 wny ,H.er a1" ,,.,, .... ., . " ' camo to her assistance, but many which drew the two nations together , morB than )ler uuies. The frco peo in those years, which now seem so tar , pie of tho world camo to her usslst- away, when tho world was first be ginning to thrill with tho Impulse of human liberty, when tho soldiers of Franco came to help tho struggling little Republic of America to get on Its feet and proclaim one of the first victories of freedom. Lines of History Ilrought Together "We hart never forgotten that, but we did not see tho full meaning of it. A hundred years and more went by and tho spindles were slowly weaving the web of history. We did not see It to be complete, the whole of the de sign to be made plain. - ".Vow look what has linnnened! In1" Europe tne future is lull of ques- that far-oK day v.jen Fruueu came to , tlon- "cynu "' Rhine, across Ger the assistance of America,, America Continued on l-ai.eKli.it. Column Mi GENERAL SHANKS PRAISES TROOP HANDLING HERE Philadelphia was praised today for Its method In. handlios the troops which debarked from tho Haverford last Thursday, by Major General David C. Shanks, troop, movement officer oC the United Statc3 Army. The tribute was paid in it letter-'froia Ibo general 'to Mayor Smith, J BIDS FOR $8000,000 CITY BONDS MARCH 5 ' j . JJitls for '.8,000,000 city: bonds for thirty years t,-a ' pep-Cent'. wiil beopejicd March 0. Tho bonds will, baprorHed from' previously authorized loans. This tvaa decided tcdajr at o conference amonj;, city officials at the Mayor's office, 1000 LOCKED OUT IN TEXTILE CLASH Eighteen Mills Bar Doors i to Workers at Open- ing Hour CONCILIATION MOVE ON Frank McKos-ky, vice president of the United Textile Workers, believes an agreement will be reached speedily be tween the Moolen and carpet yarn work ers locked out of eighteen mills this morning and their employers. Th closing of these eighteen mills Involves 2000 workers, half of whom are not organized, but were temporarily thrown' out of work by the shutdown. Members of the United Textile Work ers, who have been campaigning for a I forty-eight-hour week, i. ii,.i. !. .., ...I-.. ,.,vw. of employment yesterday after working nlclit hours. All the mills ere open to them at the regular time this morning,1- with Tic exception of the eighteen !.i I and carpet yarn mills. Followlne the lockout the union mcnllnS conducted In a Washington theatre affected, who belong to tne wooien ana Carpet Yarn AVorkers" Union, held a meeting with officials of thelc own union and the United Textile Workers, at Labor Lyceum Hall, Second and Cam- bla streets. Workers Won't Act lminedloUly The workers decided to take no pres ent action, leaving the way open for settlement with their employers. There will be another meeting tomorrow morn ing at 10 o'clock. Harold Heardsley, president of tho Woolen and Carpet Yarn Workers' Union, mado the statement that 1000 union men were locked out. He raid that there are twenty-cne woolen and carpet, yarn mills In the textile district here and that eighteen of them had closed their doors this morning. Three of the mills agreed to the forty-eight-hour week. These were the Phila delphia' FelP Company. George W, Les sert & Co. and the Jonathan Ring Com pany. In spite of the. looking out of th car pet and yarn workers, Frank McKosky, vice president ot the United Textile Workers, said this morning that the eight-hour principle had been virtually established In Philadelphia. Majority of Mills Returned The majority of the mills, in the a rloui organized textile trades, Mr. Mc Kosky said, today, resumed their work this morning at the usual time. He added that, many of the mills had agreed to the eight-hour day. "From the information I have," said Mr. McKosky, "I would say that about seventy-five mills, taking In all the trades, have granted the men's request or an eight-hour day. "We are well pleased .with the suc cess of yesterday's demonstration. We real!"0 that the Job was a difficult CeptiavM Two. Column Thro was fighting Great Britain. And now sho is linked as closely with Great Britain as the Is to France, We see now how these apparently diverging linos of history nro coming together. The nations which once stood In bat tle array against one another are now shoulder to shoulder, lighting a common enemy. Comradeship in Freedom Itealiied "It was a long time before we saw i it, and in the last four years borne thing has happened that Is unproce- dented In the history of mankind. It li thlng less tliun this that bodies of men on both sides of tho sea and in oil jrarts of the world have come to realize their comradeship In freedom. "Franco In the meantime, au we have so often said, stood at tho fron tier of freedom. Her lines lay along tho very lines that divided tho homo of freedom from the home of military despotism. Hers was tho immediate Peril. Hers wan tho constant dread. ance. "And ln this way America paid her debt of gratitude to France by sending her sons to fight upon the soil of France. She did more. She assisted ln drawing the forces of the world together ln order that France might never again feel her isolation; in order that France might never feel that hcYs was a lonely peril and would never again havo to ask the question who would come to her assistance. Alternative Is Terrible "For the alternative is a terrible alternative for France. I do not need to point out to you that cast of you SENATE TO PROBE U.S. BOLSHEVISM Resolution Extends Propa ganda Inquiry to "Those Who Seek Overthrow" BAKER ROUSES WRATH By the Associated Press WuliliiRton, Feb. 4. -After extended and vigorous criticism by several fcVna ors of alleged lawless propaganda, the Senato today ndopted a resolution ex tending the Powers of the Senate com mittee Investigating German propaganda to Inquire into other activities that. It was charged, sought the overthrow of the government. In the debate. Senator Kellogg, of Mlnnffuitn. h:,M ilia, ,..... .... .... :.: . .--- "." ii"w -oeinir carried on hv un nniv organ Izatlon seeking to overthrow the govern- ment uy violence." fna tor Myers, of Montana, reiterated criticisms made yesterday by Senator Thomas of Colorado, of a public meet- Sunday ln which the Russian Bolshevist government was reported to have been praised. Several members of the House, It is understood, attended that meeting. viim nil n mh nU 1, ti.. t .. . aenator ThomaH intprmnteri d.ninp Kellogg's statement to name the Indus- ..,. u.nr, ui ,,:,, nana as an active lawless organization. Senator Kellogg said the I. W W. included foreign nn-i archlsls, and Senator Borah, of Idaho, . observed that It had "the same element to which we sent S100.000.000 the other day," referring to the relief appropria tion. Allrirrd Propaganda Head Senator Kellogg read from what he said apparently was a paid advertlsment In the St Louis Post Dispatch of Jan- uary 23, entitled "Lenlne's Appeal to disposition naturally nas Deen in wie the Bolshevik of America," as alleged , i,ands 0f the local commander, who evidence of nn active propaganda. iiuiius " Senator Walsh, of Montona. naked if,is British, the Senate Judiciary Committee lnves-1 tVi mistake was made of nene tlgatlng German propaganda had au- m3 1 , , T,",,, P thority to inquire into the source of the trating the interior with this small advertisement. Chairman Overman, of forcei and this was done probably that committee, expressed doubt of Its . , ', . . ,i 1 tQj n. 4 .i. authority, and said he did not believe Its with the interventionist Idea that the Jurisdiction extended sufficiently to In- extended operations would bring re quire Into other propaganda. , . 4 ,,.L t,".i senator Weeks, of MnManhn.Mt. .m nforcements, both from homo nnd that the people of the United states do Z pUrnodpeargandda .sto orXUTlov' emment, ana, until mat la understood, It could not be stamped out. To have the meetings convened in Washington 'In a hiilMtncr nu-nail Vi 4U. I ment." senator Weeks added, made it mrre8sor.'uuon calling on the Attorney' Cenerat to Inform the Senate whether h was making an Investigation or tli arXsteVrntkerre'ra! live 10 mo eiuurceineni or law In the District of Columbia, was introduced by, Senator Ppindexter, of Washington. Senator Borah said It was 'only fajrl CesUaae "waiTtHx.- wiii", PARLEY PLAN FOR RUSSIANS STRIKES SNAG Forces Immediate Decision hy Supreme Council on Situation '2 ALLIED EXPEDITION OVERSTEPPED MISSION Intended as Protective, Com mander Took Intervening Action Against Soviets NOW HOSTAGE TO REDS Failure of Operation Causes Growing Anxiety Among American Envoys Russian Reds Anxious to Reach Agreement Paris, Feb. 4. By A. P. The Russian Soviet government will tako "all measures to bring about an Agreement with the Entente," according to a wireless message sent out from Moscow on Sunday. The text o'f tho message, which was addressed "To Berlin, Paris and Everywhere," reads: "-M. Tchltcherin, the people's commissary for foreign affairs, has made It known to the college of people's commissaries that ho had received a wireless message containing press news, according to which the Entente at Paris had proposed to the different. govern ments of Russia a conference at the Princes Islands. Tho people's commlsbary added that no formal Invitation to tho conference had arrived from the Entente. Alt measures will bo taken to bring about an agreement with the En tente." By CLINTON W.' GILBERT Muff Correspondent of the Kvrnlng JPub- llc Lfilter With tlio rente Delegation In Jjurope By, Special CadU. , .gj pjVrYjKl.itif, Jit 'p'Mli'ltiitf''i. gn Kvyii ,4" Paris, Feb. 4. The Peace Confer-., ence call for a conference of Rus- f sian' factions on the Princes Island threatens to be a failure. No government or faction of Rus sia has been heard from yet, but the Paris representatives of the anti Bolshevist governments unanimously have declared against any participa tion in a conference with the Bol sheviki. The attitude of the Bolsheviki is uncertain. If they accept, the ques tion arises whether the Allies will meet them alone or not. The whole Russian issue probably will have to be redecided in a few days, for the Allies cannot put off long some really determinative de cision, because of the military situa tion in northern Russia. Either they must intervene on a large scale or t make peace with the Bolshevists and withdraw the Arctic expedition. Allied Expedition a Failure The expedition at Murmansk in one of the biggest blunders of the war the result of a division of opinion between America and the Allies. America consented only to a protective movement in Russia, but tho Allies wanted to develop out of that movement a big Intervention. The idea has prevailed that the small body of Allied and American troops entering Russia from the north would be the nucleus of a big army of anti-Bolshevist Russians. Stores and arms were taken along to equip the Russians who were eat- Rcctej to raUy to the support Of the lJ"-"-u ' ,' v r , expedition; but at no time have there been more than 5000 anti- Bolshevist Russians under arms. Mission Was Protective The forces originally were sent only to protect stores at two ports Murmansk and Archangel, but their from the loyal Russians who were Pted t0 8UPort the Pttlm. Two Reasons for Action The ostensible military excuf for invading the interior were ty? WV ta tW0,,PC the first excuse was the GernMM .vnnrlno- across Finland, and aa The first excuse wa.'the G-,, raliroao irom nrcimnaTBi 10 , wjth its objective Uie UtUr.Mi . i ."' . ' T7Tr' f cat tne line 01 cominus , CwW ai ftefHm'WsM. o m v,, W3 - m m -'1 US . lira y.: m -.&l . T?.( 1"H-J n I'i -vs A-- v,f'' "!" !& i,.tf y - XI T X . y' iy ' y'At .?v L ."'' '.&' r V i Iff (' wySra C t-lt '-vfc,4r! I-.. t ii '.'fc.t "Wi k ' :V . u, -" .- .'
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