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PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1919
Entered as Sec4nd.Cla Matter at the Potlolnee. at Pbllailelpbla, Fa,,
Under the Act of March I. 1870.
PRICE TWO CENTS
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Bullet
Premier Glemenceau While in Automobile;
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1 MAY NOT LIVE
Chief Trapped in Cellar of
Burning Wallpaper
' j Establishment
STVE AUTOS DESTROYED
Thousands of Dollars' Worth
of Shoes Consumcd-in
Central Blaze
Four persons were Injured, including
three firemen, a. deputy fire cl.iei was
overcome; thousands ot dollars' worth of.
shoes, -lumber and rive automobiles were
destroyed, and three buildings were
badly damaged today by fires hero and
In Camden.
The Injured were :
Captain John Brown, Engine Com.
cany No. 20. seriously hurt by fa ling
Fumber and cut about the hands In a
blaze on the premises of George W.
Thayer, carpenter and builder, 1233
Ludlow street-
Michael nolan, fireman, cut about the
face and hands.
Frederick Slaugh, Engine Company
No. 11, right arm cut by glass.
Harry Diamond, .eighteen years, 303
Fulton street, sorlously hurt In the tire
'that swept the automobile storage house
,of Casper Warner. 2007-09 South Jutil
per street. Taken to St. Agnes Hospital
In a critical condition.
Deputy Fire Chief W. B. Tatter.on.
..,-,r in th cellar of a burning
building at Fifth and Micklo Btreets,
fumdetl.
Dolan and Slaugh were sent to the
T.r...nn iinanitni for treatment. Cap
tain Brown remained at his post until
the blaxe was under control. .
Loss of between 126,000 and $35,000
was suffered by Frank G. Hltchener
when fire of unknown origin wrought
havoo with his w.l-paper establish
ment at Fifth and Mlckle streets. Cam
den. Most ot the stock was destroyed.
Tire Chief Trapped In Cellar
Deputy Fire Chief Patterson was
trapped in the cellar ot tne Dunning
whoijhe soughfe.to direct the work!
;.!,. firemen from below. andlsffeOlVrJM.m the course of addresses
CjW'rrr iLi . .mr,v Hla 'ollKhr
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J r.WM-dlscovered by Fire Chief Peter
' Carter and 'Fireman Harry Selby. who
m v hAi- war tlirnnsh the flames
;3?X and brought Patterson out to safety In
i" - ......Ain. rendition. He was soon
,t trevlved. Forty employes ot the Hltch
Vener establishment, ten of whom were
girls, left the burning building In safety.
. Nearly the entire Camden flre-flght-'
.. '.r,n.ri to the general
alarm turned In with the discovery of
tie blare." On account ot the Pfcu'ar
instruction of the burning building,
which extended diagonally back, behind
Irw of dwellings, the situation -at first
wajTcoriBldered particularly menacing.
SLSLi in these dwelling packed
tnelr belongings," In expectatldn ot an.
4rder from the fire 'department to move
Thishowever, proved unnecessary.
Tho blare started In the stockroom
in the rear of the first floor, and spread
; h, second floor, where the- new
wring .K were stored. Fireproof
5SS? Ad recently saved the build
tn from utter destruction.
i Ooiollne Tank Explodes
. t.H,iiv KnvnI when iras
W, .Ian"aWnourTng int an automu-
H, zli"-. -v t fViA Warner storehouse ex-
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"i!i. .... nveloDed In flames, Dia
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Im mond ran Into tne aireet biiuuimik
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i,eip. Patrolman Tlmotny v;oiiins ow,
' out .the blare from his body, and turned
JL Sn an alarm. The burned youth may
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i'v, - er cars otored In Warner's establish-
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rapid headway ana romuctu
nearby stables and.awemngs. tigni
" . .. .1.1,1. aHlAlnlnv vTi(n wrA
bout4o slatirpede, were removed to a
! plaoeofsafety.
' .m. .sishlUhTrtcnt of C. W. rennlng-
"tbn & Son8,.Dalnters, 2005 South Jurfl-
Der elreet, and the garago of the Sim
mons Hardware Company, 2008 South
Juniper street, were damaged by smoke
and water.
, Sparks from a stove are supposed to,
have started the Are In Thayer'a car
penter shop at 1210 Ludlow street, Ule
blase originating on the second floor.
Kara a large quantity of lumber was
N damared: On the third floor 126,000
tvrorth of shoes, owned by Ai IL Qeutlng,
jiV'isift Market street, were stored. A
& large portion of this stock was de-,
. - ..-.A MnilirM vrnrtniena. ' na
firemen won had the flames under con-
troi:
While the blaze raged mass was being
celebrated at St John's Cathollo
i Church, only a few hundred feet away,
lu1 but? despite the clanging ot fire gongs
'amd'tho- attendant excitement In the
I street the services proceeded without In
lterruptlon. , i . r-
ETTY GKL-A HUG; $20 FINE
Camden Man Finds Flirtatious
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Jt r:ropcnBiico uuwoniioi, "";
' a tin rlvan unsolicited to a Pretty
"" younr woman, cost James A. Gotfde,
' flfty-elx yeara old, of Hi Arch ,street,
Camden. 120 rhen he was arraigned be-
ffore Recorder Stackhouso today.
' Mrs. Alice Naylor, of the, same ad-
dress, told the court that while she was
obtaining a glass of water In the bath-
,reom or the house, Ooode entered and
'pttolnghla arm .around herBa(d:"I
ijtaa't resist you."
K Mr. Naylor could and did resist, and
Oejedea arrest followed. lie denied that
he had placed-hia arms around her, but
' another wllntso corroborated Mrs. Nay-
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EIGHT JAPANESE,
SERVING IN NAVY,
MADE, CITIZENS
Judge Praises First of Their Nn
lion Naturalized in
This City
For the first time In tho history of the
Federal Court here, Japanese were nd
mlltcd to citizenship when Judge Thomp
son, in tho United States District Court,
to-day naturalized eight who had seen
overseas service In the United States
mvy and are now stationed at League
Island.
Prior to Mnv 0. 1Q1R. .Tnnnnesft and
Chinese were not admitted to citizenship
In this country. On that date Congress
passed a law allowing all men In tho
service of the government to become
citizens. There was some doubt as to
whether this Included the Japanese and
Chinese. Judge Thompson decided that
It did, and the men uc.ro naturalized.
"Any man who Is good enough to
fight for this country Is good enough to
be one of Its citizens," Judge Thompson
commented.
Judge Thompson also praised seven
other service men who -vere granted
final papers in citizenship.
There was one CcIomDlan, a marine,
ho saw a year's overseas" service, and
was wounded In action: three Italians,
one llumanian, one Filipino and one
Russian.
CLYDE LINE RESUMES HERE
Semiweckly Sailings to New York
to Be Program
The Clyde Steamship Line will con
tinue Its Philadelphia-New York serUce.
There will be semlwcekly sailings from
both this city and New York.
Decision of the company was an
nounced In a lette"!" received today by
the Chamber of Commerce from W. P.
l-evla, freight traffic manager of the
Clyde line. Kfforts are still being made
to Induce the Clyde line to re-establish
the Philadelphia-Norfolk service, re
cently discontinued.
Mr. Levis, In his letter to the Cham
ber of Commerce, says that at Philadel
phia tho lino will ue Piers 1 and 2 for
the -New York sen Ice, receding out
bound freight on Pier No. 2 and deliver
ing Inbound freight from Pier No. 1,
thus eliminating the delays to teams
which had been complained about under
the old plan?
MAY FIGHT CHILD LABOR
Y. W. C. A. Speakers Likely to
Appear Before Business Men
Women speakers of the Y. W. C. A.
may appear before the Chamber of Com
merce, tne notary Club and other or
ganizations to urge abolition of child
labor and other measures affecting
women In Industry.
A suggestion to this effect was made
by speakers of the Consumers' League
neiorer-jiw- conrerence
of Fast Central
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Field secretaries, which has Just closed
at Mtratn Haven Inn, Swarthmore.
"We must look to the Y. W. C. A. for
conservative leadership and Christian
viewpoint,' laid Miss Margaret Sher
man. "And unless the association moves
faster than It has done since 1910 the
moement of people will overtake It."
Miss Sherman said that lawyers and
medical men were supporting the legis
lation, but that business men as a group
were opposed to It.
HOUSE CUTS ARMY TO 175,000
Passes Senate Measure, Eliminating-
540,000 Plan
Wanlilna-ton. Feb. 19. (Dy A. P.)
The peace-time army of the United
States for the year beginning next July
I Is fixed at 17B.O00 men the number
authorized by tho national defense act
of 1916 under a Senate bill sent to
conference today after passage last
night by the House. In noting to sus
tain a point of order and to substitute
the Senate measure for the temporary
army provision of the annual army ap
prlatlon bill the House refused the re
quest or the war Department for a
military establishment for the next year
of approximately '640,000 officers and
men.
As the bill passed the House In vlr
tually the Bame form as enacted by the
Senate, the conferees will have for con
sideration only the House amendments
fixing the period of enlistment In the
new army at one year and fixing the
pay ror ennstea men at ssu a month.
immediately alter paasins: me tern
Forary army bill, the House adopted
he annual army appropriation bill, set
ting aside 1, 070, 000, 000 tor the War
Department for the next nscal year.
STRIKE CLOSES RUHR MINES
More Than'100 Collieries Report
ed Idle Under spartacan Orders
Conenhasen. Feb. 10. (Bv A. P.)
More than 100 coal mines In the Ruhr
district of Westphalia havo been closed
on account of the general strike called
by the Spartacans.
At iscvnun aim outer lowns, it js re
ported, the Spartacans have seized
quantities of munitions and compelled
young men between seventeen and
twenty.flve years of age to enter the
Spartacan army. At many places Bailors
and laborers have carried out acts of
sabotage.
Legislative Activities
at Harrisburg Today
Senate hill reorganizing' State
Highway 6epartnent passes first
reading in House.
Representative West, Democrat,
Montour, Introduces btllo Increase L
salary of members ot Legislature
from 11500 to $2500, with $500 for
special sessions.
Bill for State Board to examine
and license barbers presented In
House by Mr. Neary, Philadelphia.
Appropriations aggregating $266,
000 for NorrJstown State Hospital,
asked by Representative Hamilton,
Montgomery.
House passe flnaUyiH reorgan
izing Department of Secretary of
the Commonwealth. Bill reorganis
ing Governor'a olflco passes second
reading,
Jlepeal of actjprovldlng for elec
tion of all county and state Judges
and officials In second-class cltjen
on nonpartisan "ballots asked (n bill
Introduced by lUpresentaUve Daw-
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15.YEARSINJAIL
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Negroes Who Rdbted Mrs.
Groome Also Get Hfiavy
Sentences
MEANT TO CHECK CRIME
Judge McCcTmlck, in Quarter Sessions
Court today, Imposed a sentence of fif
teen years In the county prison on
George D. Allen, seventeen years old,
charged with burglary. Severe sent
ences were also meted out to two
negroes who stole tho purse of Mrs,
John C. Groome.
The court sentence indicates one of
the means to bo taken to stamp out
crime In Philadelphia, and put an end
to hold-ups and robberies. Warning
wan given that the courts and the Dis
trict Attorney's office woujd Impose the
full penalty of the law on thieves of
all kinds.
Allen, who gave his address as Al
legheny avenue and North Wendle
street, pleaded guilty to Indictments
charging him with four burglaries and
another onefor carrying concealed dead,
ly weapons. Despite his youth. It Is
said, he showed rare skill In his oper
ations. He was captured In the home of
'Frank Fltlgizer, 2430North Delhi street,
by Patrolman Parker. He had a re
volter and "Jimmy" In his possession at
the time of his arrest, the police say.
Admits Robbery of Home
Allen admitted having robbed the home
of Joseph Medenbach, 1129 West Somer
set street, where he got money and
clothing; Elizabeth Cabol, 3209 Syden-
ham street, money and jewelry, and
Emma Bllble, 2650 North Eighth street.
where he took J250 in postal savings
stamps, and some jewelry. Last March
Allen was arrested on a charge of byrg
lary, and at that time he was placed
on probation. On three of the Indict
ments charging burglary Judge Mc
cormick -imposed a sentence of fle
years, to run consecutively.
The two negro youths who snatched
the pocketbook of Mrs. Groome, wife
of Colonel Groome, head of the military
police In Frwice, and former head of
the State Constabulary, received sub
stantial sentences' after entering pleas
of guilty. The defendants were Charles
Watson, South Mole street, and William
Mitchell, South Eighteenth street, both
eighteen years old. Watson -was sen
tenced to five years and Mitchell to
four years In the County Prison.
On January 31, Mrs. Groome was re
turning to her home, coming from some
war relief work. As she was walking
on Spruce street near Vllosewood street,
Watson and Mitchell ran up from be
hind, her and snatched her pocketbook
from her hand and then continued run
ning. It was Watson who took the jwc
ketbook. It contained $50, which they
divided.
Another negro pocketbook snatcher,
William Harnett, twenty-five years old,
Fltxwater street near Twelfth, received
a sentence of tourayears In the county
prison. On February 5, Harnett took the
pocketbook of Sophie Sporocoff, 4S3
North Fifty-second Btreet, at Seventh
street and Glrard avenue, where she was
standing, waiting for a Glrard avenue
trolley oar,
Two wounded soldiers, Just back front
overseas, knocked down the night clerk
at the Rotary Army and Navy CluUf 25
South Van Pelt street, at a o'clock this
morning, robbed the safe of $250 the
funds of service men sleeping In the
club and escaped.
The men are known as Rose and
Miller, but - tWr-vfifJl nanus are not
it- ill in i ilM aniiwiiii
INCOME TAX FOR
CITY OFFICIALS
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New Law Compels Pay
ment Unless Washington
Rules Otherwise
WOULD HIT SHEEHAN
City and, county officials will be com
pelled lo pay income tax on salaries
and other forma of compensation under
the new tax law, unless a contrary rul
ing Is made by Washington.
Jamea L. Shields, a special, agent here
for the United States Treasury Depart
ment, so Informed n class of upward of
a hundred deputy revenue collectors, as
sembled today at the Tederal Building
from eight counties of this district 'to
receive instructions in the new law.
If this ruling holds good, it means
that Register of Wills Sheehan will
probably be forced to pay a tax on his
salary and fe;s, which the courts re
cently decided belonged to him.
The law provides that "tho amount ot
all such Items shall be Included In the
gross Income for the taxable year In
which received by the taxpayer".
Though Special Agent Shields and
other special agents here from Wash
ington instructed the class of special
deputies that state and county officials
must pay tax on their salaries, this
ruling has not been given out by Col
lector, of Internal Revenue Ledercr, In
charge of this district. Mr. Lederer
said today that he received no answer
"""' """ngton on the question. He
wired recently for Instructions on the
point raised by county and atato offi
cials salaries.
Under last year's law these salaries
were exempt from taxation. It was
pointed out by the treasury agents that
l?"-8'0"0" of tho act of October
3, 1917, last year's tax law, the "com
pensation of all officers and employes
of a state or a political subdivision
thereof was exempt from tax, "except
when such compensation Is paid by tho
United States Government,"
Under the new law, however, Section
213 of the bill as It left the congres
sional conferees, ready for the presi
dent's signature, provides for the taxa
tion of 'gross Income," which, In the
language of Section A, Includes: "Sala
rles, profits and Income derived from
salaries, wages or compensation
Including the President of the United
States and the Judgei of the Supreme
and inferior courts of the United States,
and all other officers and employes,
whether elected or appointed, of the
United States, Alaska, Hawaii or any
political subdivision thereof or the DIs-
trlct of coiumDia,
The class of Instruction at the Federal
Building will continue three days. It Is
expected there will be a total of nbnut
150 deputies Who will ret intenslta
training In the act and the method of
Its application. They come from seven
counties besides Philadelphia. The In
structors are agents of the Treasury De.
nartment who have had sevnral vnn1
experience In Interpreting and enforcing
tne income iaa. tawp.
Held on False Pretenie Charge
Meyer V. aoldberg, nineteen years
old, 130S North Tenth street, was held
In W ball today by Magistrate Wrlgley
on a charge of receiving- money under
false pretenses. -It is charged that Gold
berg obtained money fronv women In
h0Je-t.,lu IIltfttJer fund, for
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ITALIANS REJECT
ARBITRATION OF
DALMATIA CLAIM
Turn Down Offer of Jugo
slavs to Submit All Claims
on Territory
SEEK SPEEDIER PEACE
Serbs, Slovenes and Croatians
Present Their Cases to
Supreme Tribunal
By the Associated Press
rarln, Feb. 10. When the Jugo-Slav
claims for territory on the eastern shore
of the Adriatic came before the Supreme
Council of the Peace Conference, It was
tentatively decided that they should be
referred to the commission to which was
intrusted Aho examination of Rumanian
demnnds, sas a Haas report
Baron Sonnlno, the Italian Foreign
Minister, objected to this plan, howcer,
declaring that treaties dealing with
thobe territories had been concluded be
tween Italy, Fran.ce and Great Britain
In February. 1918. He snld that these
treaties were still In existence and con
sequently the signatories alone were
qualified to modify them, acting In
agreement, It Is said.
This objection was supported by
Premier CIcmenceau, of France, but A.
J. Balfour, British Secretnry of State
for Foreign Affairs, proposed a compro
mise, which was adopted. This stipu
lated that claims regarding Bulgaria
and Austria-Hungary should be re
ferred to a special commission, while
the Adriatic question should be reserved.
The representatives of France on the
higher economic council. It Is nnnounced,
will be Ktlenne Clementel, Minister, of
Commerce, Louis L. Klotz, Minister of
Finance, and Louis Loucheur, Minister
of Reconstruction,
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Refuses to Arbitrate
The Italian delegation to the Peace
Conference, a'fcordllfg tofffolTlclat note,
.. b ..,i.iit:.i n, e- pcyiciury ui ine con
ference (hat it cannot accept tho pro
posal for the arbitration of Italian ind
Jugo-Slav claims In Dalmatla as urged
by the Jugo-SIue'.
The Italian plenipotentiary In their
letter to the secretary explain that all
territorial claims are being submitted
to the Peace Conference, and they do
not believe that recourse should be had
to any exceptional procedure.
The territorial claims ot the Serbs,
Slovenes and Croatians were submitted
to the supreme council at Its meeting
yesterday by M. Vesnltch, M". Trum-
bltch and M. Zolger. According to an
official announcement. It was decided to
submit the question of the frontiers i
claimed, except those In which Italy J
Is directly Interested, to the commis
sion already charged with the question
of the frontiers of the Banat
Claims of Albania Heard
A memorandum on the claims of Al
bania has been presented to the Peace
Conference. The Albanians asked tlie
Peace Conference to acknowledge their
rights which. It Is said, were sacrificed
in Berlin In 1878 and In London In
1913.
An official statement says:
The special committee for the study
of territorial questions relating to
Greece met Tuesday at 10 a. m. at
the Foreign Office, This committee is
composed of the following delegations:
Representing America, W. L.Wester
mann and Cllve Day: Great Britain,
Sir Robert L. Bordeif and Sir Eyre
Crowe: France, Jules Cambon and
Jean Gout; Italy, M. de Martlno Cas
tolldi. The committee la making an ex
amination of the conditions to be
considered In determining the north
ern boundary of Greece and northern
EpIruB. The different delegations pre
sented their tentatUa proposals.
When the Supreme Council of the
great powers heard the portrayal of
Serbia's claims yesterday, some of the
representatives of the council remain
ed away, feeling that the time for talk
was past arid that the present need was
action for getting back to a peace basis.
This movement Is taking form In the
Conttnurd on rase Klcht. Talumn Three
PENNA. MAY' GIVE
GILLET, 20; MANN, 6
PLEDGES TODAY
Meeting of G. O. P. Congressmen
Likely to Decide Speaker
ship Contest
Bu a Btajf Corrttpmdtnt
Washington, Feb. IS. The candidacy
of Congressman Frederick GUlet, ot
Massachusetts, for Speaker of the House
In the next Congress, is expected to re
ceive a. substantial and almost deciding
boost this afternoon when the Fennsyl.
vanla Congressmen will meet to decide
on whom they will back.
It Is expected that twenty of the Tenn
s! vanla Congressmen will pledge them
selves to vote for Glllet and six for
Congressman James IL Mann, of Illi
nois, If this line-up Is maintained It
will be about sufficient to assure Gll-
lot's election. It Is Bald.
Strenuous efforts liae been made by
several of the Pennsylvania Congress
men to hold the Pennsylvania delega
tion ot Republicans solidly In line. It
has been believed that If the delegation
remain unpledged It could, hy swinging
us votes at me critical moment, elect
the SDeaker.
The delegation has been anxious to
back congressman J. liampton Moore,
of Philadelphia, for Sneaker, and tea on
record tor him, but Mr. Moore has de
clined y be a. candidate, '
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America Upholds Union
of Germany and Austria
Permissible Under Principle of Self-Determination,
U. S. Delegates Contend Only
Objection to Combination Is French
By CLINTON W. GILBERT
SUIT Cnrrtrtitniidtnt of tlif Ermine Public T.etlicer
With the Pence DHfgrMtnn In Kurnpci
By Wireless
Copurioht, 1919. fcv Vublto Ledatr Company
Paris, Feb. ID. The American
position fn regard to tho union of
Austria with Germany is that this
is definitely permissible under the
principle of self-determination.
The union can be effected at any
time, and may be made before
peace is signed. The whole ques
tion of dealing with Austria sep
arately then would disappear.
The only apparent objection to the
combination is from the French, who
show a fear of any addition to tho
population of Germany, which al
ready doubles that of France.
France also probably is anxious
about the financial aspects of the
problem on account of the burden of
the Austrian debt and its effects on
the chances of reparation by Ger-
I many.
The English position has not been
disclosed, but probably is similar to
CATCH BANDITS IN RUNNING FIGHT
The tluee nuto uamlits who held up nnd lobbed John
Dougheity at Delnwnie avenue nnd Aich stieet, Camden, this
nfteinoou, wcip mptmed a shoit time later in Meichniitvlllc,
after a miming levolver fight with Chief of Police Llndeiutan.
The men had lobbed a woman nt Meichautville and weie escap
ing when the chief opened file upon them.
6000 EMPLOYES RELEASED BY WAR DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. Of about 25,000 civilian em
VloyertillJjWashingtoHjhy The"-Vnr Department-whcn tKe ,aniij3V
tice wanedj reponsFe public today sHow iuoie than
0000 have been released. AH the departments aie inpidly le
ducing their expanded wni foices.
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TROLLEYS CRASH;
TEN ARE INJURED
Alleged Green MotonnanlPoindexter Resents Regula-
Pinned Beneath Wrecked
Car May Die
DEBRIS BURIED RIDERS
Ten persons were Injured when two
trolley cars collided at Frankford nc
nue and Margaret street after a north
bound car had run Into an open (swltch
shortly after 6 o'clock this morning.
KIght trolley routes sor lng Frankford,
Wlssinomlng, Holmesburg. Torresdale,
Kensington and the rest of the North
east, were blocked for more than an hour
and thotrtands of persons were delayed
In getting to work.
The Injured arc:
Mlehaet Orlffln, thirty 5 ears old. 2169
Conlyn street, motorman of one of the
cars, lacerations and Internal Injuries.
He may die.
Harry X.tl, thirty years old, 1938
Hurley street, conductor on the same
car, general contusions.
Mary DanleU, eighteen years old, 1516
Adams avenue, internal Injuries,
Charles Weldman, sixty-five years old,
1H0 East Tioga Btreet, internal injuries.
William Harklsi, fifty-seven years
old, 3422 Kensington avenue, lacerations.
Waller Martin, twenty-eight years old,
2603 North Ninth Btreet. lacerations.
Gaetana OrUle, thirty years old, 1310
Unity street, a soldier recently dis
charged from Camp Meade, general con
tusions, Paul tetii, thirty years old, 1928
Ruan Btreet, Injuries to leg.
Charles Coleman, thirty years old,
negro, 1458 Kerbaugh street, Injuries to
leg.
joieDh Molesky. twemy-mree y
old. 2047 North Kleventh sireei. mira
tions of the hand and probable frac
tured wrist.
The accident happened at the electric
switch where the cars for Tacony and
WIsMnomlng turn from Frankford ave
nue to "lay over" before beginning an-
Grlffln was In charge of a northbound
-,.i vn 4 car. He was a "green" motor-
.man, -and according to other employes of
the company, was uniainuuu- " -working
of the electric switch system.
As he crossed me signal line cuwiumu
f. ...la.t L. Vaimma AnnfllHAfl IHIfT
iha switch he became confused
opened the rail.
fMrnck br Fast-Mjovlng Car
The car, which waa moving at a slow
rate of speed, turned from the north
bound track toward the southbound
rail and Just as the front crossed the
track was struck full by a southbound
trolley car moving' at a fast rate.
At the time of the accident, alt the
CiiBiiBLMlifltthli
that of America. Tho English press
generally is favorable to the union
because any addition of south Ger
man elements to the German em
pire tends to weaken Prussia.
The Italians probably favor the
absorption of Austria into Germany,
for they would rather see this than
the entrance of Austria into a
Balkan combination.
On the practical side much is, to
be said in favor of the combination,
for with Italy and tho Jugo-Slavs in
possession of the Adriatic coast, it
would be difficult to provide an out
let to the sea for Austria in that
direction. If combined with Ger
many, she would have outlet through
the German ports on the Baltic.
Austria is smaller than the state of
Maine and her natural resources
would not constitute an important
addition to Germany's military and
economic power.
Ii
FIGHT ON LEAGUE
BEGINS IN SENATE
tion of U. S. Affairs
hy Aliens
FEARS FOR AUTONOMY
By the Associated Press
WuMilnnlon, Feb. 19. In the first pre
pare address on the league ot nations
dellxercd In the Senate since the con
stitution of the proposed league was
made public, Senator Polndexter, of
Washington, Republican, today asserted
the entrance of the United States Into
the league would menn a surrender ot
Americas rights. nrl lieges nnd sov
ereignty, the abandonment of the Monroe
Doctrine and a violation of the constitu
tion. The constitution of the leasue. he
said, was conflicting. Indefinite and un
certain, and the machinery that it pro
poses to set up "similar to the soviet
government of Itussla."
Crowds thronged the Senate naileries
and nearly eery Senator was In his
seat to hear Senator Polndexter deliver
his address.
One gallery that was not crowded for
tho address, howeor. was that reserved
for the diplomats. It wns occupied only
by the Bulgdrlan minister and three
women.
In prefacing his address. Senator
foindexter referred to the attempt on
Premier Clemenceau's life In Paris and
praised the French statesman, saying
"the world could III afford to lose his
serlces."
"Assassination is the weapon of the
Internationale," he said, "of those
who are taking up the cause cf inter
national revolution."
When Senator Polndexter was speak
ing. Chairman Hitchcock, of the Foreign
Relations Committee, and Senator Lewis,
of Illinois, Democratic whip, took many
notes.
"No such colossal burden or entan
gling alliance was ever before conceived
In the world," the Senator said. "In
stead of being an Instrument of peace.
It Is the fertile seed or war th rime.
on's teeth from which, when sown, armed
soldiers will spring."
Fears fer Relf.GoTernment in V. S.
Through participation In drafting- the
league's constitution. Senator Polndexter
Bald, the United States had been led
to a point where "we are now facing an
abyss."
If the Eenate should ratify the pro
posed constitution and sanction the en
trance of the United States Into a league
of nations without submission of the
question "to the American people In a
political campaign where It shall have
been made the Issue and on which they
will have an opportunity to render Judg
ment In an election," he said, "then self
goernment In America will have dis
appeared." -In adopting or rejecting this con
stitution," said Mr. Polndexter, "and
piereby becoming or not becoming- a,
CMsMBWaa. la. lawU. Aa-TC'f
FRENCH CHIEF
SHOT DOWN IN
PARIS STREET
Assailant Runs Alongside
Motor and Fires Several
Times ThroughGlass
CROWD BEATS MAN '
WHO DID SHOOTING
ifoung Man Arrested Says He's
Parisian Police Believe '
He Is Russian
PREMIER WALKS HOME
Attack on Peace Council's
Chairman Will Not Seriously
Delay Negotiations
By the Associated Press
Parl, Feb. 19. Georges Clemenceasj,
France's aged but vigorous PremlertJw
shot nt and slightly wounded this morn
lng at I: Go o'clock, as he was enterinr
his automobile In the(Ttue Franklin for
a drive to the War Office. ' ,
Five shots were fired by the assassin
and It was at first reported that Urn
Premier had been wounded In the head.
It developed later, however, that on
shot took effect in M. Clemenceau'a
shoulder. .
The Premier's wound Is not regarteV
as dangerous in itself, but It was felt
that there might be serious consequences
from It, considering the age and In
firmities of the victim.
First reports of the Incidents of the
shooting were contradictory as to some
particulars, especially as to whether the
Premier was Inside or outside hi" autfv
mobile when the shots were fired. ,nJt
seems to have been established, howeveW :
that M. Clemenceau waa 'already IftiW
!-nytenlohrM.1 - - Itv.tod'vtArtii.aajraat S!r
...-. ...' . tt4,n .:,rrtx.Tt'amKfe
turning n cornez-ttr -ufK'.ieutoHBMnBSft'rT7
Into the Rue del' Baser? 'When' V?m&ip2?
stnndlng on the sidewalk, 'Jumped towifrt f-'J
seeraI times. One of the bullets pene
trated the Interior of the car and struekT
the Premier In the right shoulder.
Shot Thlle In Ante
The Premier had tried to open the door
of the car when the first shot was fired,
although the automobile was under con
siderable headway at the time, and It
was while he was thus engaged thattha
bullet hit him. His chauffeur, Brabant,
alw was slightly wounded. Thus thre
of the assassin's bullets. It appears, took
effect, one upon the Fr.emler, another
upon the chauffeur and the third upon
Policeman Goursat, who Is one of the)
police agents who guard the Premier."
It ..Of In ,h B,v.mnf ...I,,. . .f
.. o ... .us BuuHic wiiii uio aasas- ri
sin. after he had shot Into the autome- 1 'fil
uue, him me ponce omcer wafl woundea. K
.itciumiiire, me x-remier naa stepped, out
of his automobile and walked Into hl
house.
Profestors Laubrl, Gosset and Cuisale'r
examined the wound In Premier Cltm!
enceau's shoulder. According te their
diagnosis the Premier was struck In th
posterior part of the right shoulder blade.
The bullet penetrated without a vlocerat
lesion. The doctors reported general and
local conditions as perfect. "
AmBIkIm Mav Yt U...l
It was learned that the assailant of
rremier uiemenceau was a man name
Kmlle Cottln. twenty-five yenrs old andTV.
t.nn n, 0.-..11 T.. m.... .,. ,.. . I -L .
born at Crell. The man said his homrf
whs In the Montrange quarter of Paris.
Tho police, however, do not believe tjia
papers he possesses belong to him ant
nre Inclined to think him a Russian. H
Is fair, with long light hair and la tall
of stature.
One of the witnesses of the shooting,
Henry Moulin, a barber's assistant, told
the Associated Press representative that
when he heard the first shot fired, h
believed It wsb the Americans firing In
the air, ''as they are In the habit ef
doing." he said. Moulin rushed out of
his shop when he saw what as hap
pening, however, crying. T;hey hava
assassinated Clemenceau 1" lie cloned
with the Premier's assailant. Moulin,
added, and the man threw away W
revoher and held up his hands.
AMSln Beaten by Crowd r
Walters from a nearby restaurant
Joined In holding the assassin, whom the
police had some difficulty In getting- from
them, and before the police secured tha
assassin he was beaten by the crowd.
One of the men In the crowd seemeel
to wish to help the Premier's assailant
and the crowd bent him badly.
An enormous crowd, which, observed a
respectful silence1, assembled near M,
Clemenceau s resiaencj. atter tne occur
rence. Within half an hour President
Polncare armed. He was quickly fol-
lowed by various members ot tha
cabinet, high officials of the government
and representatives or tne army
navv. as well as of the diplomat!
Including William Graves Sharp,
American ambassador,
The American delegates to the Pi
Conference, when tney learned of
attempt Mnon Premier Clemenceau'
today, began to consider the eWeet ft
h. event uoon their own plan ln"eaW
nectlon with the conference. On the as
sumption that the official reatfr
minimising the nature; ot M. ClemeAa
ceau's Injuries were correct, the Htjsjr
was expressed that there would Jiet, M
any great delay til the execution ot W
comprehensive plana laid out'for-tfcl
rvwMdlnrs of the Peace Confienea-
durlng the absence of President Wtlam
and David Uoyd George, the .IJLiv
premier..
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.hot. waa on hto way ten
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