i: " Euening public lefccjer "' tbewkAtber Washington, Feb. 22. Rain or mow tonight and Sunday. THMrKSATCIlK AT EACH HOC NIGHT EXTRA --. fl " I t t no mill i a i a 4 Tgl I1TT3S I s U7 1 Ji VOL. V. NO. 138 Publttbtd paiijr Eieept Sund.r. Putmcrlptlon Trie tn i.fur bjr 1111. Coprrlsht, 1D19. br Publle LMitr Company PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1919 KLltrtd ai UeconJ-CUaa Mailer at lhi roloHlc at Philadelphia. Ta., Under the Act of March . 1JD. TRICE TWO CENTS lif.v !: y U b FA r is,.. k i .j t C'-t ' & fr ,T 'J 4 SPROUL GIVEN LL. D. DEGREE BY OLD PtiNN Governor Is Orator at Uni versity Day Exercises. WASHINGTON'S POLICY APPLIES NOW, HE SAYS Institution Confers Honors on Six Other Men Who Have Won Distinction 33 DEGREES 11 COURSE Soldier Graduates in Army Last June Awarded Their A. B. Governor Sproul, orator at the Watli ftigton Day exercises of the University of Pennsylvania, applied the principles of President Washington's public life to the world needs of today. University Day exercises, which al ways take place on Washington's Birth day, were held In the Academy of Music, as has .been the custom foe. years. Gov ernor Sproul was the recipient of the honorary degree of doctor of laws. Other men of note were similarly honored with degrees, which were con ferred by Provost Edgar Fahs Smith. , The honorary degree candidates wero presented to the provost by Vice Provost Pennlman. The provost then conferred the degrees and the academic hoods we're placed on the candidates by Kd ward Robins, secretary of the corpora tlon. Mr. Robins and Professor Walter T. Taggart led the academic procession. Doctor of Laws Governor Sproul, Dr. W. W. Keen, noted surgeon of this city, find Dr. Frederick Peterson, of New York, specialist In menttat diseases and huthor.. Doctor of Music Dr. J. Frederick Wolle, Bethlehem. Pa. Master of Laws Judge John C. Knox, t'nlted States District Court, New York. Bachelor of Science George C. Gll Itsple, Moorwtown, N. J. Bachelor of Arts William Potter, for mer federal fuel administrator for Penn ylvanla, of this city. Degrees In course -were presented to thlrty-three graduates of the University who were unable to attend the com mencement last June. Oovernsrlfaps Anarchists Governor Sproul was loudly applauded when he declared that "the compara tively few who Want direct action will bo likely to find plenty of It when the time comes." The undergraduate body of the Uni versity, the distinguished men and wom en who were tho University's guests and the noted educators from many in stitutions of learning who occupied teats on tho Academy stage joined In a vol ume 'of clapping that forced the Gov ernor to pause. Governor Sprout's reference was to tho anarchistic agitation which has been Introduced Into this country from abroad. . Ho expressed the belief that the Ideals of this country would withstand the assaults made upon them by foreign propaganda. In- a speech that applied the principles of President Washing ton's conduct Mo the world needs of today the Governor was applauded time and again. After i Governor Sprout's speech the undergraduates arose and cheered htm loudly, with the familiar "Hoorah, IIoo rah. Pennsylvania," of the football field. The University Glee Club, at Provost Smith's Invitation; camo to the stage and sans a medley of Pennsylvania airs. Doctor Keen Is Cheered Later, .when Provost Smith conferred the honorary degrees. Governor Sproul shared, with Dr. W. W, Keen, .noted sur geon, another enthusiasts demonstra tion. Dr. Keen, who Is a malar In thn medical corps, was .vigorously applaudei wnen jttvyuvi dj.iiui spoae 01 mm as me only man who Is n commissioned officer in tnis war wno nem a commission in the Civil "War. There had been nn eaWer outbreak of loud applause, during the conferring of degrees In course, when it was an nounced that nnlph Cleelnnd, who was made a doctor philosophy, was excused from attendance In persan because he was In the service of hTs country In France. Joseph Howard Berry, Jr., noted nth. Jete, was among the'undergraduttcs who won "a degree of bachelor of science In economics. m The presence of several women among the recipients od degrees in course added Interest to the exer cises. roller Net Inconsistent In' his addreis the Governor declared it Is hard to find anything Inconsistent with Washington's policy In our present International undertakings. lie called attention to the orderliness of the Amer lean Revolution, In contrast with the violence which has marked the recent overthrow of "civil power In European countries. Governor Sproul alluded In strong terms of condemnation to the menace, which foreign anarchy offers to the United States, but expressed faith in American Ideals to resist the danger. Some of the most striking para graphs follow: "Deep consideration of Washington's views and purposes Is now In order, when our republic seems about to make tho mbsf radical diversion that has ever been suggested from tho charted .course laid out by 'him. "May we not be assured that he (Washington), had he been here, would have qulokly realised the danger to us and to civilisation which the Interna, tlonal situation of, the last four years has constantly threatened, and have re- Continues en rasa I, Caliima Three FURL YOUR SAILS! What vHI hap 'twixt now and Mon day r Quettlont never ceasing. Bnoio orratii tonight and Sunday, ,Horthcat xcindt Increasing, GOVERNOR WILLIAM C. 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A two-day session of tho convention opened at the Second Regiment Armory, B-road street and Susquehanna avenue. Delegates from every state uro present. The purposes of the meeting- are to outllno a policy to guide Amcrlcnns who wish to nsslst Ireland In Its fight for self-determination and to formulate a plan to get the Irish question before the Peace Conference at Paris. "If there were any sucn scneme i would know of It," continued Doctor McCartan, "and I know absolutely nothing of'nny such plan. Tho Irish peoplo have the utmost faith In President Wilson's sincerity and believe there Is no necessity for using any pressure o Induce him to do allhe can 'or Ireland. "Resolutions asking the President to consider Ireland's Interests and rights will probably be forwardetl-to the Presi dent, but that Is nothing new. Such renuosts have been sent to him frequent ly. Ireland Is satisfied that the Presi dent will not yield the Interests and rights of Ireland to the Imperialists of Europe." Archbishop Pleads for Erin Archbishop Dougherty In offering the Invocation unleashed a tremendous wave of spiritual enthusiasm among the dele gates and visitors as he uttered his ap peal to the Almighty "In behalf of a downtrodden nation." "How long, O Lord, must Ireland surfer?" ho beeeeched. "Xone has served Thee better. During the centuries of persecution, tho Irish race has emptied Its veins ns martyrs to their religion. Their lands have been taken from them, bread taken froni the mouths of their children, and their priests hunted down like wolves. "Ireland Is nearest to the cross of Thy crucified Son. Wo pray that hav ing, .like Him, been fixed to the wol of the cross, like Him also, she may be raised by Thee from the dead. Amen." John P. Grace, former mayor of Charleston, S. C, presided at the open ing session of the convention, and pre sented Mayor Smith, who welcomed the delegates. "I hope that the same God who looks after the destinies of this great republic may guide you In your deliberations here, nnd great good come to the wonderful Irish race," said the Mayor, "Irishmen love liberty for everybody, but tho Kngllsh love liberty only for urinatives ; ueciared John P, Grace, former Mayor of Charleston, S. C, ad dressing the convention. Tho delegates cheered wildly. "America Is not an Engllih nation," he added. "If It Is anything but American, it Is an Irish nation 1" Prelate Bays Solution I.les Here Outside Ireland Itself the solution of the Irish question lies In America, de clared the Very Ilev. Peter K. Magennls, president of the Friends of Irish Free dom, speaking at the opening session of the convention. Father Magennls, Is vice-general of the Carmelite Order. "Our business Is not to go back Into tne past," said Father Magennls. "Wo have wept enough for Ireland, we have gloried sufficiently in Ireland. Now our duty Is to work for Ireland, and to work In such a way that tha world shall understand that our work l th. I work of the men who could die for jreiana. "The time lias come when the man at the head of the Irish race In America must be a man trained to think, a man well versed In the possibilities of Ire land, a man acquainted with the legal relations of. this great republic to every other power, a man who can give not vMhAvAi,y Aat TRIBUTE IS PAID TO WASHINGTON Dozen Nations Represented at Exercises at Inde pendence Hall RAISE BETSY ROSS FLAG Just us the bronze hammer In tho In dependence Hall clock began to strike the noon hour today a doxen men, rep resenting as many nations, raised the famous Betsy oss flag, with Its thir teen stars and stripes, over the historic building. At the halyards wero Americans, Ital ians, Frenchmen and men In whose veins How the blood of a doxen European na tions. They had gathered to honor tho memory of Georgo Washington, nnd in song and oratory hailed him ns the world's greatest apostle of human liber ties. Nothing could hao Illustrated th spirit of the exercises more strikingly than Louis Husson, an aged veteran ui the Franco-Prussian War. In 1871 ho fought the Prussians when they swooped uown upon Paris, nnd after tho war camo 10 mis city. Fur forty years lie has lived here and now resides at 2005 nuuui uroaa street. Sing National Antliem as tne iletsv Rosa flnir una ,,,,f,,ri,i tho bis; cratherlnor. In!nriin inn -v.nni children, sang the nntlonnl anthem. Mr. TFnaann'a n..A ti... . . I .... .. ., Busieneu as lie Bang the stirring nnthem. When ho had fin ished he turned to a group of friends and very dramatically paid tribute to his adopted country. ,,. ,sreat na made possible by Washington," said tho veteran. "Under Its protecting folds thn un.M i. or. All honor to It. I camo hern nftpr thn cruel German had crushed us. I an. chorecl here and took for my mate an American girl. And I am so happy." Todays. patriotic service, held under tho auspices of a citizens' committee headed by Colonel J. Campbell G1I more, was held on the Chestnut street sldo of the historic hall, and was at tended by nearly 1000 persons. Company A of the Tu'nitv..m,i t. fantry, a regulnr army outfit, acted as mo Kuuru ui nonor, ana the police band, under the direction or Joseph Klefer, furnished music. Featuring the exer cises Was tho Blnglnar Of thn Ilnllnn nnd French national anthems by the school children and an address delUered Continued pa Tare Four, Column Flr HOUSE PASSES WHEAT BILL Authorizes U. S. to Buy at Guar- nnteed Price and Sell at Market Rate Washington, Feb. 22. (Dy A, P.) The wheat truarnntnn hm (,ni..ri-ini the President to use existing agencies Y. ttlS ,...oneB I0 "u' wheat or the 1918 and 1019 crops at the government guaranteed prlco and dispose of It nt market prices was passed today by the House by a vote of 277 to IS The measure, which carries an ap- iiiui.i muuii m u uuiion'iioiiars was pass ed With only two Imnartnnt nmm1mnnta one changing the date when the act siiuii cnui iu pc elective, irom uc tober IS. 1920. to Jnnn i. mn unit thn other giving the President greater au thority In restricting Importations of wheat to protect the government from undue iusb. The President Is elven blanket au thorlty to -provide all the machinery for handling the wheat from the time It Is purchased from the farmer until sold to the consumer, with control oer mil lers, wholesalers, jobbers and bakers. Importers, manufacturers and exchanges. HAVERFORD EXPECTEDSOON SteamsTup Will Bring Another Consignment of Heroes Here The steamship Haverford, which brought the first contingent .of returned troops to this city. Is expected to return to Philadelphia with soldiers from over, seas about the middle of March, accord ing to an announcement made today by p, F. Young, oX the International Mer cantile Marine. L The Hayerford'ts expected to sail from Liverpool for Ilrest, France, about March l.to. bring. a contingent, of troops to Philadelphia. The veseel can carry '"fc&42A4tMfc.fefc46friw, 'JrimitM taJW.MMfenu I17TI OAVT fFTC GREETING BY RADIO PHONE Secretary Daniels Talks to President 800 Miles at Sea ORDINARY INSTRUMENT IN HIS OFFICE IS USED Rctnnrkablc Demonstration of Wireless Telephony by Naval Experts ANSWER BY TELEGRAPH The Gcorec Wnhliinrrtnti Equipment Unequal to Transmitting Voice By the Astociatcd Press Wunhlnrton, Feb. 22. Secretary DanlelH telephoned greeting today to President Wilson aboard the George Washington, at sea. From his desk In tho Navy Department, the Secretary's voice was carried to the transport, al most 800 miles off tho Atlantic coast, by naval radio. As tho Georgo Washington is not equipped for long distance radio tele phone transmission. Mr. Daniels t.ilked without receiving ,i direct reply, nnd ac knowledgment of the greeting came by ordinary radio telegraph. ine president's ship was reported in a position estimated at less than 800 miles oft the coast at 1 o'clock this morning. She was In smooth peas and, with her comoy, the armored cruiser North Carollnn, was making sixteen and one-nan Knots through good weather. This should brine tho shin Into Una- ton harbor early Mondav mnrnlni- n she Is logging 00 miles n day. Prob ably speed will be slowed down Sunday Usui, to nnng tne Dig transport Into the harbor nfter daylight. nanlrta Ve Ordinary Telephone The long-distance radio telephone enumment had inn m nt.an r- Daniels renched his office. With Rear Admiral Grlflln, rhlef of tho bureau of steam engineering, nnd Commander Hooper, tho rndloi expert of the burenu, supervising the experiment, the Secre tary's regular desk telephone Instrument was connected through the telegraph wires to the transmitting station at the seacoast, where his voice was projected by radio waves to the aerials cf the George Washington. Mr, Daniels opened his message by stating that It was tho Secretary of the Navy talking, and that the message was for the President. Whether Mr. Wilson was personally nt the receiving Instrument on tho ship was not known here. Tho Secrctnry said that a great wel come awaited the President In Boston and again In Washington when he reached the capital. He told how Mayor Peters, of Boston, and Rear Ad miral Wood had mndo arrangements to have naval -vessels ami aircraft meet the George Washington, nnd when nshbro that there would bn nn escort of troops. Mr. Daniels repeated his sentences scernl times to make sure that he was understood. "Good-by," the Secretary said Into" the instrument. "I will see you Tucs day; g(f)d-by." On Hoard V. P. N. fleoree Washing ton. Feb. 21. (Dy A. P.) Favored with continued good weather. President, Wil son's steamship tonight .was less than 1000 miles almost due east of Boston nnd heading Inshoro nt a speed of sev enteen knots. The heas have been calm ing down, nnd, escorted by the cruiser North Carolina, the Georgo Washington made a flue day's run of it. The President continued during tho day with the work claiming his atten tion, with' Intervals for rest and exer cise. Tho arrangements for his recep tion at Boston virtually hae been com pleted. They call for a ppeech by him In the afternoon and ierhaps n recep tion by the Massachusetts Legislature, and his departure Immediately there after for Washington. Boston Speech Will He General The Presidents speech may not be so comprehensive ns generally hnil been expected. It stems probable he w HI re serve his full statement on tho subject of the league of nations and questions concerning the Peace Confcience for 'the occnelon when he will illecuxs these mat ters with members of Congress, and that ho will conflno himself in Boston to a speech appropriate to tho welcom ing ceremonies. The cruiser North Carolina, which Is escorting the George Washington, is re laying much official business by radio, Including that regarding the arrange ments for the President's landing and reception in Boston, and ns the shin ap proaches the American coast the Presi dent Is being advised constantly pf tho situation as to the legislation of the closing da a of Congress. Thus he vwlll be Informed fully and will bo prepared to act on several Im portant questions on reaching Washing ton' " ' Confident of Convincing Cflnireis , He hopes to be able to clear away all the most pressing business speedily and be readv to take ship for Europe again The weather is turning considerably colder as the Oeorge Washington steams closer to the American shore. In contrast with the balmy wenther of the last few .lnu- Tim tnuin. nn Iwinrfl hlilA beiTUn mminr out with their overcoats on, and the President nnd the other passengers are taking their exercise In windy blasts, reminding them of the usual Jebruary weather at home. , a . The President Is taking les-Urest than he did on the earlier part oW v0'; nira devotlm; a considerable 'Wirt or his tlmo to work. SIMS WILL RETURN TO U.S. Vice Admiral Home Next Month to, Direct Naval Course Wsshlnston, Feb. 21, (By A. P.) Vice Admiral Sims, commanding Ameri can naval forces In European waters, has been authorised by Secretary Dan iels to return to the United States In the latter pari oi isrcn, provided notn Ing develops In the International situ ation which requires the officer's con tinued presence In .Europe. Mr. uameis saia lousy mat Admiral Kim who has been assigned as preai- dent of the naval war port, B, I.,-had recorrti ge at New led that the college o my i JttM, and lt,U . .' v. U" jii jnsteaa-or "REVENGE CIVIL WAR RAGES; MINISTERS SHOT; COMMUNISTS REVOLT IN BUDAPEST Martial Law Grips Hungary's Capital After Riots STORM OFFICES OF NEWSPAPER Russian and German Reds i Lead Rebellion Against Municipal Rule COUNT KAROLYI HITS HARD COUNTER-BLOW Government Troops Recap ' ture Ruilway Station From Insurgent Forces Uy the Associated Press brork"er'outFIn- fehi!,'y Sin'.! sns n dispatch to the Matin from Zu- meLHro'm the garn "c,' The revolt is under the leadership of agitators, who lire for the most part UernintiB nniy" Russlnns, the dispatch states. ' Tho Insurgents stormed the olllces of tho Socialist newspaper, Nepzaui, nnd occupied the telegraph olllce and the railroad station. Count Kami) I, the proUslonal presi dent, Immediately called a meeting of the cabinet. The ministers sat far Into the night nnd decided to take nil neces sary measures to quell tho outbreak. Martial law wns proclaimed. Go eminent troops, the message adds, have already recaptured the railway station. i Tho metal workers of the city, it is stated, are preparing an anti-Communist manifestation. TWO TROOPSHIPS WILL DOCK HERE THIS AFTERNOON Transport Dixie and British Steamship Norfolk Coming Up Delaware River The United fctntes transport Dixie, nnd the Jlrltlsh steamship Norfolk, enr-, rylng soldiers anil sailors, nrn coming up the Delaware Iller. They are scheduled to dock this atternoon. The Norfolk, cnrrylng twenty-two cas uals, left Nuntes, Krance, on January 28. It Is seeral days oerduo, because of heavy storms and high sens. It will dock at I'ler 38, .South Wliares. The Dixie, which for two ears was tho flagship of Admiral Sims at Queens town, will dock t the Philadelphia Nmy Yard, the vessel's home port. Xaiv yard olllclals say the vessel probably camo from overseas by way of Bermuda. The Dlxlo was formerly owned by the Morgan line and was taken oer by the goernment In 1898. It was fitted up ns n scout cruiser and for ten years .-. D.i a n tnmlpr to the tomedoboat llotllU of the Atlantic fleet. Itecently the esel wns comerted to carry troops back from the front. It Is not known hojv many nun arc on the essel. MINE EXPERTS GOING ABROAD Uc. A. teltirZI ,1 OllHIJ' HlMlluuvi' . ......... ,. ...i. !,.., .. iiVli. 22. Secretary Iinei has apiiolntcd a x-ommlsslon of flvo min ing and metallurgical experts from the Bureau of Mines and the Geological Survey to visit Kuropo to btudy recon- T .1 .1.. .. U .Inloiutntml fu struetlon methods In tho devastated re- n LVnnr. uml BelclUni. "!'." "'." ; ,k. n,ml..lnn llr Frederick O. Cottrell, chief metallurgist Tlie cnairnwii ui ,"'. -;; of tho Bureau oi .nmi, " ,";""c "'Medal of Honor. She g.i ned conslder lllce. chief mining ehglnee, of the fume lotUon , of tho Bureau of M,l bureau, Mlleil touay ir ".... . " II Probert. consumim "'"' - v " ; V, bureau and professor of mining In the act of Congress. University of California, sailed several doctor Walker was Injured in a fall weeks ago, and V. H. Cameron, con-1 ,V" ci,,,, Btcps I n Washington two sVltilfg chemist of the bure'.u. nd Hoyt d'Atu'rned home last spring 3. Gale, of the al?Zi?"Tfy are considerably weakened In health. She 'The'conm S&V MltM visit- defined to accept the proffered 1 assist In J France and Uelglum. will go to sev- nnce of neighbors In caring for her erol other countries to study present , nou!1(., but later lelded to the susgeitlon methods In mining and glv all the , ,no town. authorities that she gc. to countries the benefits of American h UnU((j stnt(. rienoral Hospital nt methods. FIRE IMPERILS TWO FAMILIES : -. Blaze on Curctn Street Consumes Adjoining Houses Two families had narrow escapes when Are. thought to htfo been caused b7 an overheated stove destroyed the one-story home of John W Us. 1108 Cur ctn street, nnd the two-story house pf Joshua Toner, IU0 Curoln street, about 0:30 o'clock this morning, Mrs. Witts, who wns In the house with ner inree usw. ... ... .- ---. ,- e? The children '',mt the front window. The Toner family also was awnkaned by the blaze and escnpea in tne nicu u. The firemen had a great deal of dif flculty In fighting the blaze, being com pelled to pump wnter from a canal near ly 1500 feet away. A bucket brigade was organized by neighbors, but It had little effect on tho flames. HAVY TO GET GERMAN SHIPS Three Big Liners Soon Will Be Added to Transport Service Wellington.' Feb. 22. (By A. P.) The tlrst three German liners to be added to the fleet of American troop transports wilt be turned over to the navy within a few days. Secretary n-niai n.nr.un,ri tntlav. nnd American naval crews probably will bo operating! the ships by the miauie 01 ne ween. Tho names of the ships were not transmitted, but It Is assumed they are among the largest German liners held In enfcmy harbors throughout the war. American crews already have been assembled In Europe. Celebration for Service Men Men In service are Invited to attend the Washington Birthday celebration uthtrh will ba ilven by the Jewish Wel fare Board. In Its clubhouse. Kit Mas ter street, tonight 'There will be souve. nlrs. refreshments, a, dance and" enter. EISNER," French Bill for Damage Limited by Foe's Ability Amounts of Estimated War Losses Exceed German Power to Pay Radical Tax Meas ure Due to Difficult Financial Situation By CLINTON W. GILBERT Staff Corrmponclnt of the Kmilng I'llMIc I.filr'r With the l'eare Irlrsu(lnn In Kurope By Wirclesi CapvrioM, 13If, hv Paris, Feb, 22. Members of the French Government in conversation with the American delegates say that the capital tax proposed by Minister Klotz in the Chamber of Deputies will be 20 per cent. This is the most radical tax pro gram of any of the Allies and is a result of the extremely difficult financial situation of France, which 'failed,during the war to tax incomes. H also is an admission that France expects the German indemnity t0be adequate to meet the rrench war debt. The capital tax is necessary to meet the growing socinlist sentiment in France. The total value of capital in France before the war was about $75,000,- FRIENDS OF IRISH FREEDOM ELECT Friends of Irish Freedom, in convention here, this afternoon elected the following officers: Chairman, Daniel F. Cohalan, justice of the Supreme Court of Now Yoikj vice chairman, Dr. William Carroll and the Bt. Rev. Gerald P. Coghlan, of Phila delphia; secretary, Diarmuld Lynch, of New York; executive com mitteeJohn D. Moore, of New York; Francis S. Clark of Phila delphia; Patilck A. Moynahan, of Brooklyn, N. Y.; Joseph O'Leary, of Boston, and S. J. Xunleavy, Denver. COMMUTERS WIN VICTORY ON TICKETS The proposed order making railroad commutation tickets O'ood only for the calendar month has heen abandoned hy the Federal Railroad Administration. DR. MARY WALKER DKSAT87YEARS Only Woman Authorized by Act of Congress to Wear Masculine Garb SfeRVED AS' ARMY NURSE Uy the Associated Press Wittertown. X. Y Feb. 22. Dr. Mary iv.iiiir iiirril elchty-seven iears. died nt her nomo 0n Bunker Hill near Oswego nt 8 o'clock Inst night after a long III- .. c.t. .. n- n urimnn In thA Hlvll un(, WM a.irrted a Congressional "V' ,, tn . " !ir in maie attire by an Fort Ontario, where sno remain " several weeks and was apparently much Improved In health. At her request i she was" permitted to leave the hospital and return home. She dleu in me "" "' ncghbor ,vho had been caring for her. For more thnn sixty years Dr. Mary Walker was one of the picturesque figures in the public eye. four of these yeW she spent on the battlefield, of he Civil War as nn army nurse with the rank of first lieutenant, and one of her proudest possesions was 11 medal oted '" . . ' rt ... fn lirnvprv nnd to her uy v"rv" '"',;." i C. ... ....,,, ,-rvlce, one viijuc to- ' Unction of being the or , thorlzed by n siicclnl act only woman au ct of Congress to . Mnsnuiinn irnrh. While In the army Doctor Walker wore the regulation uniform, but n I. lowed her curls to grow long that all mlEht know Bhc was a woman. Her favorite attire consisted of n "Prince Albert." or double-breasted frock coat, trousers with spats, and her head was frequently covered with n tall silk hat o7 approved pattern. She often carried A She'hatwl the word "trousers." and never referred to the garments as other than "pants." rtonrer Prni lteformer Dr Mary Walker's greatest fame was Identified with her zealous efforts on be-L-V. Mu refoum." but she wns also a pioneer In yhe woman suffrage movement. When 7ln Washington one day attending a, session of Congress, n .....Mini, with r woman s rights bill In which she was Interested, Doctor w.lbtr was nsKeu now sno tnnro iu cwinnt man's attire. When I was sixteen years old," re plied' the Doctor, "my father said to met Now Mary, I don't want you ever to wear corsets. It Is a shame that wo men encass their bodies in steel torture Instruments.' "I promised him that I would never. CtstUsei M Yeas Xrar. Cstaatsi Mo CRY IN MUNICH; Public l.rdorr Co. 000,000. Allowing for losses, it is hoped to raise fifteen billion by the capital tax nnd thus to reduce the debt by one-half. Since the war debt of France is widely distributed most of the pay ers of this tax will simply turn back a 7 their war bonds wlucn are equal u one-fifth of the nation's property ownership. American investigators have given i up estimating Belgium's damages. I Frnnep -will tnlfn thn French and Bel- gian bills und confine her efforts to estimating Germany's ability to pay. . , . This means simply mat me stigators have gone far enough to e that the bills exceed Germany's see that the bills exceed Germany's ability to pay, and final reparation will be determined entirely by tho latter consideration. ARMAMENT FIRST LEAGUE PROBLEM Bourgeois Says Superstate Parliament Must Wait on Protection ASKS WORLD ARMY CHIEF By the Associated Press l'nrn, Feb. 22. In expressing his opinion on tho suggestion mnde by Charles J. Doherty, Canadian Minister of Justice, concerning the formation of nn International parliament to assure the working out of the scheme for a league of nations, Leon Bourgeois, pres- ident of the French Association for the T . - . . . , League of Nations, told Kxcelslor that I mo creation or such n parliament need not bo considered until later, when tlv work of the delegates of the league nnd the league's exccutUo council may be Judged by the results attained. For the present, M. Bourgeois added. It was moro urgent to solve the prob lems of the permanent organization for erlncatton of armaments nnd for the execution of military measures. Diffi culties, he said, already had to be surmounted to rerotclle the principle of Kittreigmy ot states that are members of tho league of nations with reelnroenl obligations imposed on them; difficulties arising from the opposition between the constitutions or certain states and their subordination to nny form of super states. Weakest State Has Equal Power "Note that the assembly of delegates under nrf'nrtlcle of the plan will repre rent nations adhttlng to the society, not their governments." said M. Bourgeois, "as only nations with a representative government with power to dictate the rholce of delegates will be accepted as members of the society," 'The democratic character of the as. senihly." M, Bourgeois continued, "la In sured by each member having only one vote, so that every state represented, the most powerful ns well as the weak est, will have equM Influence on the de cisions of the nsi'sinbly," M. Bourogrols then dealt with the special situation of France, owing to her frontier's being open to sudden aggres sion. "Although the project alms nt a re duction In armament," he said, "our geographical situation Imposes on us the maintenance of effectives corresponding to the risk of war we run, thereby In volving dpuble Inferiority on us: eco nomic, due to demobilization of a great part of our workers, and financial, due to the expense of maintaining an armed force proportional to the danger menac ing us. "As the creation of an International gendarmerie, or the keeping of non- French troops on our soil has been dis carded, the practical means would be a permanent organization to verify armaments and an International chief of start, to eatfttIUh-s..shm-f -action, ""V. Violent Firing xii Streets of Ba varianXapital 3j ARMED BANDS AMIDST MOBS Six Members of Cabinet Sliot at Diet Session, t Auer Dies ', CITY BEING INVADED ' BY 10,000 WORKMEN Sparlacans Call General Strike "Long Live Kaiser, Cries Premier's Slayer , CoDonhno-en Fon UlnUI.. af , ' .1. - interior Au.r ni rt,t. w-i. It AmA nt Mo ...... J it a. 4t-r-'.'cXS Munich correspondent of the Politt- VJ ken. Deputy Svellier, the dfsptteh C i JJ n .l, . ... - . .. ' "' - i in-iuus. "rca in .tots wnicn I at any -; j wounded Minuter Auer and Killed' jki Dc.Pu'y K ' ' i 19 Herren Rodman and Frauenderf- "i iiivmucrs ui inc uavarian casa.-i i, net, the correspondent says, were " J wounded by a man in uniform was fired from the gallery. j:1 A previous report that Ministers Hoff mann and Frauendorfer had beea wounded was denied later In a dispatch"' from tho snmo source In Berlin. Th 7 foregoing dispatch was filed in Ixro- don two hours after the denial of tt ' first report. London, Feb. 2'. Munich, ranltut at uavarla. Is virtually in the throes civil war and anarchv. 2 j " v . r i Assassins' bullets have cut down feWir5 ernment leaders, Uolent firing Is heard ' in tho 'city, and various German i tlons have attempted to seize the.,: of authority. The assassination of mler Eisner, followed by the she of other officials, has stirred masse. irenEy. i 5; flnnpUy In Diet '"JSiV Four ministers were shot down during a session of tha Landtag yesterday.' As- (. cording to dispatches received throUfrtC A Berlin, a soldier, apparently a Hpart- can, appeared in the entrance hall and r.1 ran toward the ministerial bench, shoot- V' ing as he advanced. Shots were also. 4 fired from Wie tribune. 1 Secretary of the Interior Auer WttsV-Vi l mruugn me sme and nis heart waa7i t,turu ujrj ouiiet. no is not expected '? to live, (A renort rptirhlm; w.im.. . A that Auer was slain.) Herr IloMhauw-"- ) ter. Minister of War, was wounded ana,i. afterwords placed under arrest by the'i'; bpartacans according to a Berlin dl-, JIT? patch. (Iteports from Welmor reported1' 'V. . no ,uiu uet-n jiiueu.i Minister of Justice Tlmm nnd Mln. Ister of Social Affairs Unterleltner wers wounded and the former Is expected to die. A scene of Indescribable confusion ensued, the Deputies scrambling for exits. Deputy Osel was shot and OB report says that he was killed. Invaded by Workmen Excitement continues tn lnn9u, in. Munich. Church bells began rlnrlnsr -' yesterday and 10,000 workmen from tto-j- suburbs marched Into the center of tha f city. There has been promiscuous shoot- ""41 lna on the streets. " "'?3 aiobs are reported to have begun to plunder shops In the Bavarkin capital. ' The attempted assassination of Herr Auer Is Interpreted as an act of re. enge for the killing cf Khmer, accord-; 1 ing to advices from various (lennan ","...ln" mf" were. D'"e- n. : rfr llt.mD. ,,err AUer is n majority socialist .j minister, and had been looked upon as " man imeiy 10 aispiace Herr Eisner os j-remier. rne latter was the Idcl s; ui i.ie uura-niiucais, was a staunch defender of the Soldiers and Work men's Council, and was uncomprornls-. Ingly for the National Assembly, "Iterenxe for Kluner" Motorcars carrying red flags and. placards reading "Itevenge for Elsnor" are hurrying through the streets of Continued on Pare Four, Col urns Alt TEUTON REPUBLIC SHAKES, WARNING ur ounmjLruiviArviN., Faces Breakdown, Says Chancel- ' ; lor uepiores snooting l of Eisner f " Weimar. Feb. 22, (By A. P.) "ThSr! young Herman republic will In a veryo j short tlmo be faced by a severe us)-. JM neavai It not a orenKaown, saia i-niwoji Scheldmann, Herman Chancellor, ln4 dressing the National Assembly. ,.t,j iniT "Tne state aim tne nation are nwo., ,1 aced as to food supplies and the een-3- ti duct of Industries, uot only by our;. enemies, out our tcompatnois. wno ar "; now threatening our most Important Ki austries in ine jimneiana ana west-, -M9 pnanan regions. ine grouna upon-, which we are standing shakes, and pf 1 haps will sink If we are unsuccessful mr ending this madness and crime 1H Iluhr region." . 1 The National Assembly feels the heartenlnK Influence of the Munich H ders nnd the sudden chance 'for' worse In the strike situation ln' Ruhr region. Herr Scheldemann. ops Ing of the Munich tragedies, said:- "With the greatest sorrow and is nation I pave to iniorm you ma Bavarian Premier' Kurt Eisner, .c nlon of the revolution, has been sh a fanatic, Munich is tho scene ot bloody cIvlKwar, " "The gaternment expresses the est sorrow , and condemnation of shameful nets 01 muruer. jMotains; 1 the preaauown ot oraer mere. tnan Wl.c. inumir unvm". p wranon. If the sacrificial death 1 Klsner has good results, they wtll ' bringing us au logeuier, to mmmii ! .fc- a a? Jfi w-t JO -" 41 v i m "'1 ; - .. j.J - m CK . -a fu JW-'U 1 "9T 'JO isslPPM ss V KWWf it, f 'nit .jraLi. ' - -Vte: ? iiiiffiBiBFi vJ ft . -il!4tf-ljr Vji ' J ro.v h .J1..1.1 '
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