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PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1919
Catertd as Btcond-ClMn Matter t th Poitofflc. t PhlUdtlpbU. Pa.
Undor tho Act of March 8 Ut.
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Resolution Ratifying Na-
jtional Proliibition Amend-
ment' Passes
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17 PHILADELPHIANS
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! 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
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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
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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
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, 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
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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-.
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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
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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,
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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.
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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,
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?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
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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
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-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
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Roa
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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
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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 ,
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