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STORE HOLD-UP
Youth Quickly Captured
and Sentenced for Daring
Daylight Robbery
fc jfsALOON IS ALSO VISITED
Bandits Force Patrons Down
town to Disgorge Valuables
at 'Revolvers' Points
Four hours after a sensational day
, light hold-up. In which a cashier of the
American Stores Company was robbed
of a satchel containing about 11600,
Frank Moran, alias Dixon, twenty-seven
years old, a prize lighter, was on his
way to prison under a ten-year scntenco
for the crime. Tho money was recov
ered. An accomplice escaped.
The hold-up, which was staged In real
western style, occurred at 8:30 o'clock
this morning, at Thirteenth and nidge
avenue. A chase In which scores of
perrons, a motortruck and a comman
deered automobile figured, ended at
Twelfth and Arch streets with the arrest
of Moran.
,He was hurried through a Magis
trate's hearing, rushed to the grand Jury,
Indicted, convicted and sentenced by
Judge McCormlck In the Quarter Ses
sions Court four hours after the crime
had been committed.
Charles Welte, a collector for the
American Stores Company, of 2313
Wallace street, had entered tho Itldgo
avenue store after having collected tho
receipts of yesterday from eight other
stores. Moran, well dressed and dapper
In appearance, with a pal! whom tho
police bclleva had followed Welte from
another store, entered a few minutes
later. Four customers and two clerks
were In tho store at tho time.
"Hands Up" Is Command
I'u.na tin' rnmmfltidcfl Moran. as
he and the other highwaymen drew re
lf volvers and covered those In tho store.
He then walked over to welte, snatch
td tho satchel, and backed toward the
door. Tho bandits then snapped tho
lock and rushed Into the street.
" Welte, unable to get out of the door,
climbed out of a window, called for
help and started after the men, who
wero running down Illdgo avenue to
ward Twelfth street. The customers In
the store and several others took up
tho chase, which led down Twelfth
street.
After several blocks had been trav
ersed, the highwaymen leaped on a mo
tortruck and outdistanced the pursuers.
An automobile was commandeered by
Welte and, as the chase proceeded, Pa
trolman Fogy, of tho Tenth and Button
wood streets station, was picked up and
took j. seat In the machine.
At Arch street traffic tied up tho
truck and the machine with the pur
suers In It caught up. Fogy, revolver In
hand, leaped upon the truck and cov
ered Moran, who had the stolen satchel
beside him on the seat. "The other man
had ercaped, but no one seemed to knpw
at what point he left the truck.
la Quickly Indicted
Moran was rushed to the Tenth and
Buttonwood' streetB police station and
Magistrate Neft held him without, ball
for court The witnesses and Motan
were then sent to tho City Hall bv the
magistrate, and after being ciuejjftned
In the District Attorney's office aWre
sentment was made to the Grand Tgfry
and a true bill of Indictment was foand
gainst him.
He was then taken before Judge Mc-
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returned a verdict for conviction In a
few moments.
"Stand up," ordered Judge McCor
mlck. "Where do you liver'
Moran replied that his home was In
Connecticut.
"I sentence you to ten years' Impris
onment for1 highway robbery," said the
Judge. The prisoner was their led from
the room, and the next case was called.
A hold-up occurred last night within a
hundred yards of Fifty-second and Mar
ket streets. John Ithoades, of 6110 Ran
stead street, was on the steps of his
home when a man who approached him
suddenly drew a revolver and thrust It
Into his face. The thief had removed
vhis victim's gold watch and chain and
diamond stickpin and was about to re
move his wallet when he Inadvertently
lowpred the revolver. Ithoades knocked
the weapon from the bandit's hand and
Continued on rare Blx, Column Blx
HIKES FOR VARE MEN
Harrisburg Delegation Organizes
t to Keep in Physical Condition
j Bu a Staff Corrcipandtrii
.Harrlibarr, Feb. 26. Members of the
Van, delegation In the House and Sen
ate plan to keep In physical condition by
taking a dally morning hike.
To promote the plan, the Edwin H.
Vare Hiking Club, was organized this
morning, with Senator Vare as presi
dent Ttnraentatlva James A. Dunn
. secretary and Representative Leopold C.
.Glass treasurer.
. The club will meet each morning of
. the session at the Senate Hotel at 7
o'clock for a hike along the river drive.
Senator Vare has followed the plan of
"taking a dally tramp during the ses
sions of the Legislature for many years.
Each morning, accompanied by a
band of faithful followers, he walks
geveral miles before breakfast. After
the hike the Senator takes a rub-dpwn.
t This treatment, he declares, ketps him
J. In fine physical condition.
SUNNY, SONNYI
rtr' the word the fable's thow.
Moderate northwest oinit low.
Medurmtatu oaU on Thursday. "
' M MffM mi. Wt $'
EMPLOYER MUST
REPORT SALARIES
EXCEEDING $1000
Internal Revenue Bureau An
nounces Regulations Governing
"Information nt Source"
Tho Internal revenue bureau today
announced regulations under which busi
ness concerns will bo relieved of much
of the annoyance caused heretofore In
the reporting of "Information at the
source."
Under tho new revenue act, all per
sons or business Interests paying $1000
or more to any ono Individual for salary,
wages, rentals. Interest or other form of
compensation arc required to file a re-
". ui una payment. It was learned to-
"ayinaiine nnng (lnte for tne(ie returns
probahly will be extended sixty days
beyond March 15.
lly the new rules rvnnrta nrn nnt re
quired for corporation dividend pay
ments, payments by brokers to custom
ers, bills paid for merchandise, freight,
storage, telephones, telegrams and simi
lar charges; traveling or similar busi
ness expenses; Insurance premiums and
interest on bonds.
Rents Paid to real estnfA no-enta need
not be reported, but the ngent must re
port rents paui to landlords If more
than $1000 for the year.
Forms for the reports now are ready
for distribution.
MRS. WILSON'S HAT THE RAGE
la of New Shade, Described as
"Heart of a Rose"
Olrls. what Is It?
We refer, of course, to the color of
Mrs. Wilson's hat. a turban bought In
Paris and Just returned from the Peace
Conference.
All lioMon was stirred by Its unusual
shade, nnd now Washington la trying to
puzzle out a name for It. Tho elite arc
demanding thnt their milliners produce
"that color Mrs. Wilson wears."
"It Isn't maroon nnrl If lon'r rose
said Albert A. Aellendorf. president of
me ew j-.ngiana itctall Milliners' Asso
ciation. "The color Is somewhere In
between.
Ph ladelnhtfl rttlprt. arn nt BAfi i,fTa1
the heart of a red rose, a splash of
purplish pink from the sunset, and add
a dnsh of deep, rich mahogany, and may
be you'll get the color," said one.
"Heart of a rose Is about the best
name I can give this new color," said
another authority."
D1X ALIENS MADaTcmZENS
11,000 Soldiers Granted Final
Papers Since Last June
Eleven thousand soldiers from Camp
Dlx, born In allied and neutral coun
tries, have become citizens of the United
States since June last, when the law
providing for the recognition as citizens
of men who have done army and navy
service for-the United Stntes went Into
effect.
War service men of alien birth are
not required to get first papers, after
a residence of two years. Soldiers are
also relieved of the five years' residence
restriction Imposed on civilians of for
eign birth. They get their second papers
simply on the certification of their loy
alty by two officers.
"NEAR-BEER" BAN LIFTED
Grain Now Available for Temper
ance Beverage, Official Advised
The ban on the use of grain for the.
manufacture of "near-beer" was lifted
todav. ,
"Manufacture of "near-beer," con
taining less than one-half of 1 per cent
of alcohol by volume, from grain only,
now permlssable," Is the wording of a
telegram received by Collector of In
ternal Revenue Lederer, from Daniel C.
Jtoper, Commissioner of Internal
Revenue.
Grain for the manufacture of near
beer was banned on December ,1. 1018.
There Is no limit to the amount that
the manufacturers may now use, ac
cording to Mr. Lederer, so long as the
strength compiles with the law. The
tax on "near-beer" Is 15 per cent of
the sale price of the producer.
WAR COST NAVY $1 ,591 ,970,884
Daniels Reports to Senate Total
Expenditure Was $1,853,593,383
Washington, Feb. 26. (By A. P.)
Increased expenditures of the Navy De
partment due to tho war amounted to
Jl.-B31.070.88f, Secretary Daniels In
formed tho Senate today In response to
a resolution.
"The total expenditures for the navy,"
said Secretary Daniels In a letter to
Vice President Marshall, "reported dur
ing tne period rrom April l, 1917 to No-
ember 1, 191S, amounted to 11.853,533,
383. "Assuming that the expenditures for
the navy on a peace basis during this
period would have continued to Increase
at the same rate as during the decade
from 1907 to 1916 In wh'ch time the an
nual cost of the navy grew from $98,
392,144 to 1152,821,540, the total ex
penditures for the navy on a peace basis
from April 1, 1917 to November 1, 1918,
would have been 3261,622,499. Deduct
ing this from the total expenditure of
31,853,593,383, shows that the expendi
tures were '81,691,970,884 above normal,
and this amount Is therefore chargeable
to the cost of the war."
ASKS PROBE OF PALMER
Senator Frelinghuysen Want"
Alien V roperty Work Investigated
Washington, Feb. 26. Congressional
Investigation of the work of A. Mitchell
Palmer, Allen Property Custodian, was
proposed In a resolution Introduced to
Aav hv ffenatnr Prellnvhiiviwn. of New
Jersey, Republican.
wunoui aiscusaion, tne resolution w
referred to the Senate Commerce Com
mittee which, the NeVr Jersey Senator
proposed, should conduct the Inquiry.
Senator Frellnghuysen's action follows
a great deal of Informal discussion
among Republican Senators of alleged
political appointments In the Allen
Property Custodian's office and of the
necessity for an Inquiry. Monday the
Senate adopted, without debate, a reso.
lutlon by Senator Calder, of New ork.
calling on the custodian for a report
on all property taken over by him.
MYSTERIOUSLY SHOT; DYING
Roy Stoner, Harrisburg, Unable
to Tell How He Was Wounded
Harrlaburg. Feb. 26 Roy Stoner was
found early today In front of the house
where he boarded with a bullet through
Ha fa' In a dvlnf condition at tha
lUrrlaburg Hospital, unable to tell how
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SKIP-STOP BILL
GIVES REGULATING
RIGHTT0 COUNCILS
Measure Introduced Into
House Plans for Safety
and Convenience
P. R.'T. MAN SURPRISED
Connelly Asserts Municipal
Legislators Have No Power
in Matter Now
A bill giving City Councils the power
to regulate trolley skip-stops was Intro
duced In the House at Harrisburg today.
About the samo time. City Solicitor
Connelly had given an opinion here that
Councils had no Jurisdiction In the mat
ter.
The bill was Introduced In the House
by Representative Benjamin R. Golder,
Philadelphia.
It would give each municipality In the
state power to regulate Btreet railway
lines within Its limits by ordinance.
Strong opposition from the traction In
terests Is expected.
Tho bill follows:
"Be It enacted by the Senate and
House, nnd It Is hereby enacted by the
authority of the same, that municipal
corporations arc empowered to adopt
ordinances regulating the operation of
street railway cars within their re
spective limits.
For Safety and ConTenlenee
"Such ordinance may Include provi
sions designating the street Intersections
at which and the circumstances undor
which such cars shall be stopped for
'the COnVenlenf-A nnri idf.rv nt naoanvara
and the public. No ordinance shall be
uuwnea Dy any sucn municipal corpora
tions In any manner violating the fran
chises of any Btreet railway corpora
tion." Mr. Golder said he Introduced the bIl
because of the widespread complaint
against skip-stops In Philadelphia.
"It Is a pretty poor condition." he
said, '"when a city cannot give relief
to Its citizens. It Is also an unfortunate
condition when business men arc forced
to go time after time to the traction
company and plead for relief without
getting any satisfaction. Under the
present law the traction company has an
unfair advantage;" ,
P. B. T. .Official Surprised
H. a. Tulley, vice president of the
P. R. T exhibited surprise when told
of Representative Golder's bill. "It Is
the first Intimation I have had that
such a measure would be Introduced.
Through a committee representing the
United Business Men's Association, the
P. R. T. officials had effected a satis
factory arrangement concerning the
skip-stop syajem.
"Wo eliminated many of the objec
tionable Bklp-stops and then asked the
business men to give us six months In
which to prove that the system, as
modified, is workable. It will take that
period to readjust the system and
eliminate objectionable features. The
business men were very fair and granted
the request"
Opinion on rretlons BUI
Mr. Connelly's opinion was given In
connection with the Colborn bill Intro
duced In Councils, several weeks ago by
Common Councilman William T. Col
burn. Forty-sixth Ward.
This measure provided that all cars
uiuai uiujj ai every nunarea block ana 1
slow down to safety stop on approaching 1
Intersecting streets.
This bill passed Common Council and-)
was half way through Select CounclU
when Councilman McGoach, Thirtieth!
Wardmoved that It be referred back
to the, Committee on Street Railways. I
Mr. Connelly told the. committee today
that the whole matter would have to
be referred to the Public Service Com
mission, A hearing before the Public SerUce
Commlss'on was held several weeks ago,
when the commission approved the plan
of having the skip-stop question thresh
ed out at conferences between the busi
ness men and representatives of the
Rapid Transit Company.
Policeman Saves Burning Sfalion
Prompt action on the part of Patrol
man Connor, of the Tacony police sta
il0"'"1 ,tn5. frefht station of the
Rapid Transit Company at Tacony lane
this morning, when Are was discovered
In a corner of the building. Connor
noticed the flames and, securing a hueket
nearby, he rushed to a creek whieh u
close to the station. After several trips 1
he succeeded In putting out the flames '
before they had done much damage.
'Mariisia, What Ails You?"
"Mother," I gaaped, "let me
have nn ax. I am going to kill
Afanasl." k
"Holy Mother, have, mercy I"
sho exclaimed. I seized an ax and
ran home.
Afanasl returned home drunk
and began to taunt me with the
loss of my precious savings. He
gripped n stool nnd threw it nt
me. I caught up tho ax.
"I will kill you, you blood
suckerl" I screamed.
This is but ono of many grip
ping Incidents In' the story told
by Maria Botchkarcva, Russian
soldier and patriot, n biography
which gathers interest as It pro
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HOMER S. CUMMINGS
He has been elected chairman of
the Democralic National Commit
tee to succeed Vanrc McCormick
CUMMINGS GETS
MTORMICffS JOB
Connecticut M a n Made
Chairman of Democratic I
National Committee
FOR AGGRESSIVE FIGHT
Washington, Feb. 16. Homer 8. Cum
mlngs, of Connecticut, was elected chair
man of thc Democratic National Com
mittee today and the committee otcd a
complete reorganization for an aggressive-
campaign In 1920.
The resignation of Vnnce McCormlck
as chairman, tendered several months
ago when Mr. McCormack went to
.Paris as an adviser nt thc Peace Con
ference, was accepted formally with a
resolution of thanks to the retiring
chairman for his work. A similar reso
lution was adopted In accepting the
resignation of Carter Glass, who resign
ed as secretary when he became Secre
tary of the Treasury.
The reorganization contemplates that
the standing officers of the committee
shall Include, In addition to the chair
man, two vice chairmen, a secretary
who shall be a member, an oxecut!e
secretary, who may or may not be a
member, a treasurer, who shall bo a
member, a director of finance who may
or may not be a member, and a ser-
geant-at-arms, who may or may not bo
a member.
Two Western Vice Cliuirmen
J. Bruce Kremcr, of Butte, Mont., and
Samuel B. Amldon, of Wichita, Kan,,
wero named as vice chairmen; K. C.
Hoffman, of Fort Wajne. ld., secre
tary ; W. R. Holllster, of Jefferson City,
Mo., executive secretary; W. D. Jamie
son, of Shenandoah, la., director of
finance.
Wilbur W. Marsh, of Waterloo, la.,
and Colonel John I. Marthi remnln,
respectively, as treasurer and sergeant-4it-arms.
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"The selection of vice chairmen from
Western stntes was poinded to as in
dlcatlng tho purpose -of the committee to
.conduct a "vigorous comiialgn Jn that
section.
Virtually every member of thc com
mittee was present at the meeting, only
a few sending, proxies.
Woman Sits as Troxy
Mrs. George, Bass, of Chicago,- chair
man of tho woman's bureau of the na
tional committee, sat with the committee
with the proxy of National Committee,
man Charles Boeschansteln, of Illinois,
who held the proxy of the committeeman
from New Hampshire. Mrs. Uass thus
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woman to participate In the proceedings
of the committee.
,Mrs. Bass, In behalf of the voting
women of Illinois, Invited the committee
to meet again In Chicago the latter part
of May or early In June, when It was
proposed the women's advisory commit
tee of the national committee should be
Invited to attend. The invitation was
accepted and the date ofthe Chicago
meeting will be announced later
FOOD WINS HUNGER STRIKERS
Sixteen Suffragists Held at
Ureak Their Fast
Ilotton. Feb. 26. (Ily A. P.
the sixteen woman suffragists committed
to jau yesieraay on tneir refusal tc
fines of ti each for "sauntennc
loitering,'" In connection with the dem
onstratlon of the National Woman's
party here Monday, during the reception
of President Wilson, ate their noonday
meal today, said Deputy Sheriff Carey,
disposing of reports of a hunger strike.
He said they probably would not be
compelled to wear jail clothlnc.
All had abstained from supper last
night, but six accepted breakfast given'
them this morning. All were quiet and
orderly, according to olttclals of the
un,)!K uuuniy juu,
BLOW AT WILLS' FEE HERE
Attorney General Drafting Bill to
Regulate Collections in State
Du a Staff CorrttpoHtttnt
IlsrrUburg, Feb. 2, A bill, now be
ing drafted by Attorney Oeneral Schaf
fer to regulate the collection of feev by
registers of wills In the various coun
ties of the state Is expected to be In
troduced In the House next week.
IUorerentatlve Dawson. Lackawanna.
chairman of the House Ways and Mesne
Committee, will sponior the measure.
Mr, Dawson said today that the bill
had not been 'completed in Uu to pre-.
t (Ms wsafc. it wilt tjeiSiwn'thn
I0WAN FEARS
DISASTER TO
ILS. IN LEAGUE
Tells Senate America Will
Be Submerged in Paris
Covenant
WILL VOTE AGAINST
PLAN WILSON SUPPORTS
Declares Power of World Al-
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linnce Should Rest on
Moral Force
-r T-vi-rTim -wn r .-.m
ohLb DEFEAT OF PACT
Rcmiblicnn OlltlillPS Afrrro-
iiiuuuiiLun vsmunes Agree-
ment Which He Snys Would
Be Acceptable
My thc Associated Press
Washington, Kfb. 26. Although dc
daring his full sympathy with thc pur
pose to form nn International peace
tribunal, Senator Cummins, of Iowa,
Republican, said In an address today In
the Senate that ho was opposed to tho
proposed constitution of the league of
nations because he believed some of Its
provisions would strike at American sow.
j crelgnty.
I Resenting the outline of agreements
ho would favor. Senator Cummins paid
tho league draft, as presented at Paris,
would form a "world nation" with
"polyglot and Incoherent power" that
would submerge the American republic.
In tho course of his address he urged
speedy conclusion of a peace treaty with
Germany and Immediate Inauguration. of
reconstruction work to avert unrest.
The Iowa Senator expressed approval
of many of the provisions of the tenta
tive charter of the. world league. Those
he attacked deal with submission of na
tional questions, disarmament and pro
vision for mandatories and for reciprocal
ttrritorial guarantees.
fioys lie Would Vote Against It
"There Is tome good In It" (the pro
pased constitution), said Senator Cum
mins. "There Is more that Is bad In
It. As now proposed, I would unhesl-j
tatlngly vote agalntt It." I
In presenting definite proposals for a
league that he asserted could be formed'
without any surrender of American sov
erlgnty, Senntor Cummins said:
"First, we ought to agree, and all
other nations ought to agree, that Justi
ciable disputes those Issues that can be
determined by thc application of recog
nized law to established facts should ATillirm -li f
be settled cither by arbitration or adju. "-""l""'""-
dlcatlon; and we ought to agree, and
all other nations ought to agree, with
out equivocation or reserve, that we will
nblde by and perform the award or
Judgment.
"Second, we ought to agree, and all
other nations ought to agree, that with
respect to other International disputes
war shall not bo made until some
permanent, regular, international body
shall have fair opportunity to dlscuis
and examine It.'" ' "
Depend on Moral Influences
"On such questions- there, should be
no awaru, nn juuk!iiiii, uu uiw panc-i
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enceF, which time, thought nnd .Tree
discussion will awaken.
"Third, If any nation should
submit a proper controversy
ment or refuse to perform the
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refuse to
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when rendered, or refuse to"delay
I am willing to agree that ostraclza
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Bhall be the penalty Indicted.
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a program of disarmament, and, after
ma'nent neice
maneni peact
all. In disarmament lies the hope of per.
Tne constitution pro
posed is most disappointing In this re- '
gard. for a careful study gives us little I
right to bellee that there will be. any "' Z (),ncr property in France, where he
disarmament among the strong powers." ?"rt made his home for many years,
The Iowa Senator said thn propsed "',, jinn 000 It Is set forth In his
constitution would "neutralize all the,. .. hl8 'piace of residence was
benefits of 5. peic-ful settlement of dls- Philadelphia, and that his place of busl
putrs between nations, affirmatively de- "" c08 chestnut street,
slroy the national structure and commit 1
the United States to a course that must Two Inks Vseil in Mining
end In humiliation nnd disaster." Kflorts to attack the validity of the
In Conflict With Con , .will' were centered on the fact that tf.e
n , .... ... ........ document, which was executed In .Sep-
wmio t ms, j v , mc lisori If Ul
territorial and imlltleal lndpnrnrlon- nt i
states. "Is the most destruct ve, unjust
and.r,ac,.onarypropo8a,ev,r'.ubL,.I
."It will b. rejected with a storm of
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obloauy," he asserted. "We are solemnly
Continued on rose Mx. Column the
CHINESE BECOMES U.S. CITIZEN
First Naturalization in History of
Federal Court Here
The first Chinese In the history of
tho Federal Court hero was admitted to
American citizenship by Judge Thomp
son today. He is Ko Fuk, a steward
on the U. a S. Batnbrldge, and he
was admitted under the special act of
May 9. 1911, which made alt aliens who
had served In the ml'ltary forces of
th, United States eligible for citizen
ship. -
Judge Thompson held that despite the
strong bars of the Chinese exclusion
act of 1SS, the terms of the act of
May, 1918. were sufficiently broad to In
clude Chinese, among the aliens entitled
to cltlteashlp ftwr helr servlc.es In- the
rimV 'Ttrii lias" Mm stewai
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. I States constitution, and, under the pro- ',", L Witnesses to the Blgna-1 The uprising at Plauen, n city of
Boston posed charter, this nation would cease ' fI"BLf?iri-. .nl?lr th reason for ".000. was engineered 'b? ?m
neio in uiicbi vumitvi "tin nit- unirpn i i i uitn tnK ni u ui" ' m.iU hi rirrinn tiiwan
, "to he distinct." '"" " codicil was added to the will by """ . " ' u1ncml"c,l,' civilians, who
1-AI1 of I .. Anf-Ufln the principal provisions of , J Tast yea'r. . ! 5" ,kt .'"'.i.rSS0" of . e towS
tne leagues consuiui on. nenator Cum- q u uishop. John H Lawton and J. ;- ..'""' , 'J." "'"'"ve iinu other public
, pay . ii.m.o iu i., Alui.ic ., proviningt. Tuttiei all off c ala or tne uirani , i, '"., Vre turned
-ndi guarantees against ngiession and for lu"' '. " ...imea m Mr. mJ "? tnrn' nf,l'r ntgotlat ons
Dual Monarchy Directed
to Pay Interest on Debt
Supreme Council Takes Action on Enemy
Obligations French Senate Votes
Confidence in the Government
Tiy the Associated Press
l'arla, Feb. 26. The Supremo Council
of tho Peace Conference has decided,
according to a Hnvas report, to tele-
f graph to Vienna asking that coupons
of the Austro-Hungarlan debt falling
due on March 1 be paid.
This action followed a report before
the council by Slgnor Crespl. of Italy.
on behalf of the Inter-Allied Flnnncial
Commission, who pointed out that there
nrc 'unIs In Austro-Hungarian banks
t0 make thc I)aymen, but exprfssod a
'cnr ,hnt su:n payment might create a
kind of precedent which could later bo
usc1 afftlnat the different states of the
former Austro-IIungarlnn empire.
The telegram to be sent to Vienna
will specify that payments made on thc
cou',on wl nt affect the npportlon-
mt.nt of (ne. AuMro.HunKar,an ,icbt
among the different stntes which formed
I the dual monarchy. It Is reported,
1 Kreneli Vote fonfldenre
Tho French Senate gae thc govern
ment n vote of confidence by ncclama
I tlon, following an address by Victor
Boret. Minister of Provisions, during
which he outlined the activities of his
FAIL TO IDENTIFY MENNERWISCH'S SIGNATURE
Witnesses called by counsel for Mayor Smith to identify the
tlgnntui-c of Herman Mennerwlsch, who left the Mayor i-iCOOO,
failed to identify the testator's signature at a hearing in thc
case today before Register of Wills Shcehan. Relatives of
Mennerwlsch aie contesting th will.
THIRD OF AMERICAN ARMY DISCHARGED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. Thirty-nine per cent of the army
officers on duty November 11, last, and 33 per cent of the en
listed personnel had been discharged by February 10, the War
Department announced today, on the basis of complete returns
to thc General Staff. The total strength of officers nnd men
November 11 was 3,070.883, while discharges to February 10
numbered 1,230,420.
ATTACRIS OPENED
ON BARTOL WILL
Actuated by
Insane Prejudices," Say
Disinherited Daughters
SIGNATURE IS
ASSAILED
I'rotest against probation nf the will
of .Henry Welshman Barto. millionaire;
who cut off his two .danghters from
any sliaro In his J"3.000,OOP estate, wns
bcgun.at a hearing today Jicfore Robert
- - - .. - - i,,;ia f wills
i Boyle, attorney for Register of wins
fcneenan
Mrs. Lucy Chejney Farr. of Wilkes-
Barret and the B.troness Kathercn de
Monclos. of Paris. France, "are the two
saw a 5? -ATMS s :
rnnnlrv of Captain Henry t Jinriui,
-"""' r .... .. . I...... nr n, I
the con, who la wun mr rt"'"". '
: ' .1 t nnimnnv. mused cn
' ',.rr.ho " ri. .
oi occuiiiLiM'ii " .-- . - -
mueathed to the Krnnklln InMltute. ' ''
i 1 .,. K. VrnnK n lllMliuic!.
' "" n ,i-. ,..aie consisted of prop- '
. '.1.1. ..,.,. worth 3.0uu,00U
--------- .i 1 rt nil 11 1111
Vo'wsllce "by the
"Bfc -...i . m.i, ,nn
. ...i' u irnninro. nnn imiiii ij nnp
""' " "" ,',," .uihentlcltv of the
- sonn.X
on. vice preMaentofthe trust
pan'y. Identified the witnessing signature
of Tuttle, who Is In r ranee,
Ira J. Williams nppeared as nltorney
for the trust company executors of the
will, while the natural heirs were rep.
resented by Maurice . Saul.
Allege "Insane Prejudice"
Ileferrlng to mention made by Mr.
Dartol In the will of the estrangement
of himself and Mrs. llartol, Mr. Saul
said the testator's daughters had
been disinherited because of "Insane
prejudice" against them for siding with
their mother at the time their parents
were divorced. He contradicted Ihe con.
tentlon that Mr. Hartol could Justly be
considered a resident of Philadelphia
because of his long stay In France.
Mr. llartol was a member of the
prominent Philadelphia family of that
name. He was Interested In the sugar
refining business and had been living In
Nice, France, with hi second wife, Jle
Atirsi nnr
divoma "' " "liM sTfi'"1!
department relnthe to meeting thc high
cost of llWng throughout the country
The council of tho groat powers con
tinued the dlscuslon of Poland nnd au
thorlied Marshal Foch to send n series
of inquiries to the Inter-Vllled commls
slon now In Wnrs.iw. Until a reply Is
received, the question of getting tho
Polish dMston Into Poland by way of
Danzig will be deferred.
The council nlso began 11 hearing on
Morocco, In which France teeks to
tirmlnate the present unsatisfactory in
ternational supervision. Henry White,
for thc United States, nnd Arthur J. Hal
four, for Grent Britain, spoke In favor of
the observance of the "open door" in
any readjustment, so that all countries
would enjoy equal ttwle facilities.
I.lod tlenrge fjlng to Tarls
The British Prime Minister. Pald
Lloyd fieorge, will return to Paris Sat
urday nnd remain for three days. Rus
sia will be among thc subjects consid
ered during Ills stay.
The commission to study Belgian
claims held Its first meeting yesterday
nnd elected Captain Tnrdleu president.
The commission maden general examina
tion of the scok of Its work nnd or
dered the chairman to rtqucst the Su
preme Council for additional Instrue-
Continued on Tute Ht, Column Four
REDS START BIG
SAXONY REVOLT
Seize Plauen and Other In
dustrial Centers New
Baden Uprising
ALLIED TROOPS ASKED
BrOt, Ued Pre,,
HerJIn. Tueil, Feb 2S Spnrtarans1
nnd '.Radical Socialists hnve launched a
movement to overthrow the exijtlng1
government in S.iinny. where the' newlv I
elected Diet Ho assemble todav A
general strike h 1. ,,!,.., .., '
railway communication wlih Halle, one1'-!, nf h,,po,,i fr the nrlnelpl, if
of the principal Junction poinds In Sax-1 ri""- "' imtlon.. K , ll(j ..
ony. has' been broken The Spartncans I'"", "',' (,'"':'" ' t be eon.tlluenK
zsvszsrsT - !-' vtmb ::"
- " ""
uxin.ii centers
Imlsnamt.-. C . .. . ....
-.-..w,..i nuciaimin at ilpzic have ,
Imxh1 n mni , ..
-.. (l iiKuiufisio npinnnritnf tii- f
'!rem-' .?' ' Weimar government, de.
-..,- r nil ninfMt imnnl in
1 . .. 1
Socialism nnd the llberaii ,
1 . .. ---.,..
letnrJnt " The In,W.rwit,i u. -i..-
are reported wnrhln- feverishly for a tl'n1UJr 'Slmm0,n"' "- '' Pmator Ilank
proclamatlon of n KoMet ronnhii i-' ". Ll r',r',r'' ' '"e water power bill
Saxonv. " '" ' nnd t.hf", contlnuea work in his own
4 f, T, ,, . .
'" """"- l demonstrations nt Tlrna '
:,. , ..iiiiicius seized the '-" muces continued todav
offliVr. "' m,""s,cInll''ts and ordertd the ' AmotlK them w ere Secretary Glass. Al"en
The work I' r'"'' paM to ""V Pro''r'r ruodlan I'almer and OoJS
Xn ? , ?' .h'cn. "l)uel in many I ,"1,r Stanley, .fenator-elect from Ken
.Saxon factories by the seizure of power tucky. l om K'n
&. 1V""
"r '"
mmiin'Miu..
ftt iinit .. - "Mivtir
V '.. u,,i,en tnrough service be.'
"'wr
At the latest advices the revolt has
not developed Drefden noV resulted
r.,n in rauwnv co
ii iwiy men-met nt I psic, the twn ' . I , V . lo ,eaaer f the Sen-
ft JJl"!?' ."""' the gocrn0.?;,:V Lh., ,:""tat'V' KXtmX
...t... ... ...curn wing still In control
Special dispatches from Mannheim to.'
day say that peasant revolts are break
Ing out In various districts In Laden
as the result of friction between the
wofklngmen's councils and the peas
ants. The peasants, It Is said, nre re.
aentful nt the dictatorship of the
Mivlets
The transfer of a radical Infantry bat.
lallon from Cotha, twenty.flve miles
west of Weimar, whoso presence const),
luted a continuing menace to the se.
curlty of the National Assembly and the
partial disarmament of the radical
workmen of Ootha, have been carried
out successfully.
Copenhagen.) Feb, !lr-tUv
P.) A
fresh r?vU broke out at Mann1
lm yes.
Wfty, gpartacan lojeeg
the
WILSON PLANS
SESSION WITH
PARTY CHIEFS
Floor Leader Asks Demo
crats to Leave League De
hate to Republicans
G. O. P. PLANS FIGHT
ON NAVAL MEASURE
Executive Opposes Special
Session Until His Return
From France
DESIRES NO APPROVAL
Penrose Says Nation's Chief
Acts Without Knowledge
of Situation
Washington, Feb. 26. In accordance
with his decision to call no extra ses
sion of Congress before his second re
turn from Franco. President Wilson
Planned today to aid, by his presence at
thc Capitol, efforts of the Democratic
leaders to force through the big ap
propriation bills and other Important
legislation before ndjournment next
Tuesday. Conferences nt tho Capitol
wero arranged for today or tomorrow,
as work at tho White Houso would per
mit ,
Senator Martin, the Democratic floor
leader, urged upon committee chairmen
tho necessity for quick work, nnd asked
his colleagues to leave all speech,
making to the Republicans. He even
called upon Senntor Hitchcock, chair,
man of the Foreign Itelntlons Committee,
and S-Ynator Owen of Oklahoma, to
abandon prepared addresses on the
league of nations. Senator Owen had
announced his Intention of sp-nlclng to
day, and Senntor Hitchcock planned to
deliver his address tomorrow.
Ilcnubllcnn onnosltlnn lo ihA rr.irVf
dent's program lost no time In taking
Bhnpe An indication of the Republican
position waa glen m nn announcement
of Ilcpubllcnn Lender Lodge nnd other
naval committee members of .plans, to
oppose the naval hill's building program,
approved by the committee today on a
partisan vote.
Senator Penrose,
said :
of Pennsylvania,
"The President's plan Is made with
out adequate knowledge of the situa
tion "
Republicans generally declared It waa
physically Impossible to pass all of the
measures. They asserted that recent
speeches by Democratic Senators and
failure to carry out tho Democratic con
ference onW for night sessions had con
trbutid to the legislative congestion.
Attention wns called to the fact that re
maining appropriation bills aggregated
more than J5.000.000.000. while only five
workltg day remalntd before adjourn.
In addition to urfflnt nronint notlnn at
',:,"' " -nWrM
bills I resident Wilson will endenvor to
expedite passage of the oil leasing and
t;W; ---vl
lc nn"' Secretarv Line's bill to appro'.
''Jlil.,e ln0.O0n.o00 for the reclamation
gaiiors ' lvnf''1 to "0'"er and
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ri'miri inui tile Irl.l.r. .1 i-.i
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rrtnwent Wlli-on continued today thi
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h'H HlilHS nr lllfl nma
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on the legls-
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The steady stream of callers
nt ths
The President was said to be anxious
to make another public address before,
returning to Kurope. but was not cer
tain that he would have the time As
his stnv Is limited by plans already
made for him to sail March B he
probably will not make n decision as to
a speech until the legislate e situation
iLt. . . . '"""' nr
time
nv.tiiiinic in nim
Tho announcement that President Wit
son Is opposed to a speclaf session of
the Incoming Congrss until .. v.
' ieturn" from Europe, prooably about
W.,1' V?" 'miie ,,il?t nlght Senator
IVmocratlc leader of Ihe House cort
ferred with the President.
Oppof. Iiemnerntle Leaders
The Democratic leaders' of Congress
urged the President to Issue the call for
the special session to convene within a
few week after the present Congress
adjourns on March i because the calen
dars of both branches of Congress are
ro i-iokki-u ,, jinming legislation that -many
Importnnl measures tha I are con- '
sldered essential cannot be passed In the .
five days remaining of the present ses'
slon y
The President's opposition to an earls' '
session of the next Congress. In the fas
of urgent requests from both the Demi.
crats and republicans thai he oobvms)
ine jicw vui'sicv mnQi4
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