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COMMISSION THAT DRAFTED LEAGUE OF NATIONS COVENANT AT PARIS
STATE VOTE SPLIT
ON SPEAKERSHIP
Caucus of Republican
House Members Fails
to Agree
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Plan Fight in Assembly to
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Liquors
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Humorist, in Abington
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Charles Pie, director general ot ihe
Kmergency Fleet Corporation, la quoted
in an Associated Press dispatch from
IVashlngton today as having declared
that the federal government does not
Intend to grant any wage Increases over
war-time scheduler to -worker tn Amer
ican, shipyards.
"I have told the bova that an end
comes to every pie Director Plex H
quoted as having said. " and that tho
jast piece is on the plate now. Any in
creases in ship construction costs from
now on will be met by thu cancellation
of ship contracts
"Wo are down to tuo Inst of the mar
gin on our appropriations and we don't
Intend to finish out our commitments by
leaving- the half-built hulls sticking up
In the air in the yards.
"We had to do a good nian things
during- the "war," he continued, "and
the remit of the Macey adjustment
board was to establish a horizontal
calo all over the United Stater. Now
we Intend to withdraw the government's
participation In the management and
financing of shipyards. Wage scales
will be determined by dl.trlet boards.
o far as possible, with the government
as a factor In organizing them
Xo Bargaining -with Men Out
In the meantime strikers who break'
the Macey board agreement and ask
for more pay will not be dealt with
until they come oacK 10 wor u x nave
anything to say. There isn't much use
!A collective bargaining If the bargain
Is to be kept when it suits the men ana
broken when it doesn't
The United States will not long con
tinue to build ships at $200 a ton when
thv are being turned out on the Clyde
sajn T I jan - Vi n f T ilriii't: itant rxl
and high output for both vara anal
men That Is our only chance of redue-l
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pay high wages I do-to the men who'';'" many legislators who had oted for
pay mail the amendment would favor a measure
TrJpta lot o ie n the ards, Permit tho sale of wine and beer,
today who can't and won't The effect! An net is now before Congress which
of the horizontal uage scale has been wouM specif- that no alcoholic beverage
bid from "very point of view, but its could bo sold which contains more than
chief bad resuu is meanured in the in- one-half of 1 per cent alcohol. Beer
creased cost of ships in normal times contains 4 per cent M.
"We want high wages for tl men cohol, but at present the government
' Mr. Plei made no mention in lilalduclliB
statement aa to what plan of settle
ment will be made at Hog Island, where
foremen last week walked out of the
plant pending action on their demands
for a $6 weekly wage Increase.
He Is expected back in this city to-
morrow, when, he said, he will announce
his decision regarding the wage con
troversy TO PUNISH CIVILIANS
IN NAVY GRAFT CASEl !
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rroSeCUtC 1WO iMore
Reservists Held
VThlnalon. Feb. 26 The Depii
ment of Justice will be asked by the
Navy Department. Secretary Daniels
said today, to prosecute civilians and
others who do not come under naval
jurisdiction, found to be implicated In
the bribery scandal in the Third Naval
District at New York.
Arrest of two additional naval re
servists In connection with the investi
gation of bribery waa announced last
night by Secretary Daniels. This makes
a total of Ave men now held. They are
Lieutenant Benjamin S. Dai is and Be
nolt J. Ellert, Ensign Paul Beck and
Chief Boatswains Lloyd O. Casey and
Frederick X. Jones.
A. statement Issued by Secretary Dan
iel said Davis was believed to have re
ceived $10,000 for enrolling men in the
naval service and that Ellert was be
lieved to have received 120,000 in addi
tion to a large number of presents for
having secured assignment of appli
cants for such duties as would enable
them to continue their business In civil
life. j
The Secretary said evidence In posses
sion of the department showed that
Casey received a total of about ISO0O
1 and valuable presents for placing several
nllated men on shore duty, while Ensign
Beck was alleged to have received $1000
and a number of presents for obtaining
the assignment of applicants "to safe
berths on shore,"
The Secretary's statement added that
Jonca waa implicated as an accomplice
of Casey in obtaining money from an
applicant for release from active duty.
NAVAL OFFICES SHIFTED
Fourth District Headquarter!
Transferred to League Island
Transfer of tho headquarters ofTlces
and clerical force of the Fourth Naval
District from Twelfth, and Chestnut
ntreets to League Island was begun to
day. The old offices will not be alto
gether abandoned, however, for several
days.
Hear Admiral Hughes, who Tecently
succeeded Hear Admiral Helm as com
mandant of the district, announced that
only a skeleton ot the wartime district
organization will be continued, it being
, his purpose to consolidate his work as
commandant of the district and of the
navy yard as much as possible.
The communication offices of the dis
trict will be removed to the navy yard
office of Admiral Hughes. The supply
and distributing departments will be
combined with those of the navy yard,
and the revising offices will be moved to
the aircraft factory there.
No orders for the transfer of officers
ot the quartermaster overseas trans
ports, who have been stationed at
Twelfth and Chestnut streets, have been
received ao far.
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Broker Held on Farmer's Complaint
Thorns W. Payne, local manager for
Andrews & Co., stock brokers in the
Wldenar Building, appeared before
Magistrate Harris today and waa held
In 17500 ball on a charge of obtaining
money under false pretense in a stock
deal. The complainant la Edward J,
Anders,, a Worcester farmer, who alleges
he was defrauded of 17817 tn the pur
chase of stocks. Payne denied the charge
and obtained ball.
Three) Months for Mexican Vagrants
it KU Mexicans were sentenced to three
aaMitBg each In the House ot Correction
Magistral fluer, in me iniru ana
i Lr streets pollcw station today.
aaaueea oi vagrancy.
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Bit a Staff CorrfiOiidt.il
H.rrl.burf, Feb. 26. "Wet" leaders
have not given up hope of saving some
remnant of the liquor business.
Ratification of the prohibition amend
ment by the Senate jesterday has by no
means ended the battio In the legis
lature between the liquor and the antl
Ilquoi forces, mils to permit the sale
of beer and light wine and a measure (o
compensate license holders for any losses
tliev may sustain through the enforce
ment of prohibition are being drafted
by tho wet" forces
Drj leaders, howevei, take a dif
ferent view of the matter. The "drys"
contend that the states have no right
under the prohibition amendment to at
tempt to define an Intoxicating ltqucr.
They argue that Congress alone has
power to determine what is an alcohollo
drink and also the sole power of enact
!nr and curving out enforcement laws
"Wet" leaders, however, take a dlf-.
ferent view and ale going ahead on the
assumption that each state can give
Its own definition of an Intoxicating
drink and draft its own enforcement
measures.
Representative William V. Ramsey, of
Chester, went to Albany last week to
.study the bills which hae been drafted
by, tne .ets.. )n thilt Btate. Tha Xew
i Tori: bills denne an intoxicating drink
as one containing moie than 15 per
cent alcohol,
"A somewhat similar bill." Ramsey
announced, "is being drawn by lawyers
and will be Introduced In the Legisla
ture shortly. New York lawyers and
legUIators appear tc be strongly of the
belief that It will hold."
Mr. Itamsey added that he was cer-
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compensation bill wh.cli the
arc said to- contemplate Intro
will provide compensation for
license holders who have long-term
leases on their properties and would sus
tain considerable losi because of tho
closlns of their establishment.
AV N I CM f)T , MEMORIAL
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iR RANGED IN SENATE
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IfMrritbnrr, Feb. 26. Memorial Serv
ices in honor of the late Senator James
P. MCNIchol. of Philadelphia, will be
held on March 11 In the Senate chamber.
uovernor sproui, Lieutenant Governor
Beidleman. Auditor General Snvder.
I Senator Dili and other members of the
!the memory of the man who for man)
years was a potential factor in the
upper chamber of the Assemhly
i Thomas W. Cunningham, clerk of the
Court of Quarter Sessions. Is arranging
for a special train to Bring several hun
dred men who were lo.il followers of
Senator McXIchol to the services.
Because of the McNlchol memorial, the
hearing on the Daix bill to restrict the
Gale of small firearms has been postpon
ed. The date of the hearing probably
will be fixed for March 18
PRAISE FOR VAUCLA1N
Baldwin Executive Given Credit
for Success of Navy Gun
Success of the American naval guns
used In France with such telling effect
In the closing days of the war was due
In a great measure to patriotic work of
Samuel M Vauclam, vice president of
tha Baldwin Locomotive Works. declared
near Admiral Charles P Plunkett, of
the navy, In an address before the Na
tional Press Club In Washington.
'When the navy," said Admiral Plun
kett, who directed the guns In France,
"first conceived the idea of using four-teen-lnch
navy rifles as railroad guns
there was a general chorus that It could Fifteenth and Snyder streets police sts
not be dona But the splendid ability tlon tod ly, accused of causing the death
and patriotism of Mr. vauclaln came of Robert Newsham, seven years old,
to the front nnd he Insisted that It 2006 McKean street. Breslaw, according
could be done. And It was done without I to the police, was driving a motortruck
the Baldwin organization thinking of 1 and the child ran In front of It He took
costs or the risks entailed In testing Newsham to St. Agnes's Hospital, whero
u m,ns ' Ith, nhllrl u n m nmnnuneH dead
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PARENTS PROTEST
CROWDED SCHOOLS
Organization Formed to Rem-
cdy Conditions in Lyons and
Campbell Institutions
Formal protest Is being drawn up
against alleged overcrowding and in
sanitary conditions at the Lyons Pub
Ho School, Catharine street near Tenth,
and the James Campbell f&hool, Eighth
and Fltxwater streets.
The protest was voted last night at a
meeting of parents and teachers in the
Lyons School. An organisation was
formed nnd officers were elected. An
other meeting will be held March 6 to
approve the protest being prepared. This
resolution will be presented to the
Board of Education at Its next meeting
on March 11.
Speakers at the meeting alleged that
the plaster is falling from the walls
and celling of the Lyons School, that
the building has not been thoroughly
scrubbed for months, and that the
children are compelled to drink from
a single spigot.
Parents further allege that pupils are
belnr sent home dally from the James
Campbell School because of the over
crowded condition of the classrooms.
Mrs. H. P. Hurlong, who was elected
president of the parents' organisation
formed last night, said the meeting was
the beginning of a movement for Im
proved school conditions in that section
of the city.
Tho meeting was one of several de
velopments centered about the public
schools. Edwin Wolf, president of the
Board of Education, characterised as
"reckless statements" the charges made
Monday by Morris Llewellyn Cooke,
former Director of Publlo Works. Mr.
Cooks referred to the school system here
as a "clrlo disgrace."
Dlmner Beeber also applied the
phrase, "reckless statements" to the for
mer -director's charges. Former Judge
Beeber Is chairman of the board s com'
mlttee chosen? a year ago to make a
surveya-of the schools. The survey his
not beV .started as ytt.
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M. Kramerei, Csecho-Slovak Hepublic; -M. eniielos, Greece. Standing, M. l'cesoa, Drazil; M. Yoshida, peirctary to Japanese Minister Foreign Affaire
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FOR HEARING TODAY
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Validity of Supposed
Pauper's "Will
Muoi smith this nttemuoi. iluough
his counsel, is trying to proc the
validity of a will bequeathing him the
$6100 ostate left by Herman Menne
wlsoh, a nupposed pauper, who died In
tho Philadelphia General Hospital last
Decembei. In the event of succes. the'
Mavor fays, he will turn the mcne over
I The healing beroie ttegiftei of Wills
I Shechan ii baaed on a client died by
a Half-brother nnu a half-Mstci of the
dead man They say the letter leaving
tne money to the Major was a forgery
and that tl eir relative was in no mental
condition to make a will, If he actually (
wrote the letter upon which the Slajor's
claim to the fund Is based
Mayor Smith Is represented by Wil
liam H Wilson, head of the Department
of Public Safety, and Is making the
right to leach an equitable decision as
mVha0V?hWf,ld,P08ltl0n r,U':?
made of the money accumulated by
-ueiinewincn nuring years or miserly uv-
lug. The contest i based upon the1
premise that had Mennewlsch wished
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anu nau-sister ne wo-uia nave none 11
Two witnesses, said to be familiar
with the handwriting of the dead man
and to knew of the circumstances sur
rounding the writing of the letter the
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ate, poorly written letter that leached
Mayor Smith on December T5 last. In
this note Mennewlsch named the Mayot
as principal legatee and asked him to
pay J900 of the money. In his room at
616 Wood street, to Aneta Fullwood
2210 Lombard street, who helped lilmn C,,., H;i,l; P1K,1 , " moves. aru u"ns muuo "'"'uul ""
when he was sick and deserted hv Ulie-bloi' UUlldlll- I tilled i sulfation."
friends and family He also named 200
.as the amount to be expended, giving
I the remainder outright to the Mayor.
William Mennewlsch and Mrs. Eliza
beth Taylor, the half-brother and half-
Ulster, contend that the letter was never
written by their relative, and will at
tempt lo show that he was not so Illiter
ate as the letter would denote the writer
to be, and that the name signed tt. the
letter "Mennerwlrtsch" was not the
family name
Hold Trutk Uriier for Boy Uealli
Benjamin Bres'aw, twenty-one years
old. of Fourth and Slgel streets, was
held without ball to await the action of
the Coroner by Magistrate Baker In the
'the child was pronounced dead
HOUSE RUSHES BELLS
FOR STATE HIGHWAYS
Passes Eyre Reorganization
Measure and Takes Up Bond
Issue Legislation
Bu a Staff Carrtttaninit
llarrlsburr, Feb. 2C. The House
cleaned up lte calendar with a rush this
morning and then recessed for a brief
time to await enabling legislation which
Is being prepared by Attorney General
Btehaffer to put In operation tho 150,
000,000 bond Issue for state highways.
W, T. Ramsey, of Chester, occupied
the Speaker's chair when tho first read
ing of the bills was reached, Ramsey
put these measures through with a speed
that amased old-timers.
The Eyre bill, to reorganize the State
Highway Department, an administration
meaaure. passed the House flnallv and
now goes to tho Governor for his ilgna-
ture.
As soon as it Is slmed and the len-ln
latlon on the bond Issue authorised by
tho voters last November Is enacted,
the work on the etate highways will
start In earnest. The bill to put In
operation the 150,000,000 bond issue
was Introduced In the House by Repre
sentative Dawson, of Lackawanna,
By unanimous consent It waa referred
to the House Ways and Means Commit
tee, of which Dawson la chairman. The
House adjourned until Monday evening
after tne Dm was reierred to committee.
The bond laaue bill, which wan Artttt-A
by the Attorney Oeneral, carries an ap
propriation of $50,000 to defray expenses
of floating the bonds. Governor Sproui
Is virtually given full authority over
the bond issue.
A rate of Interest Is fixed at not less
than 4 M per cent. No commissions are
to be allowed or paid on the sale of the
bonds, and they are exempt from state
and local taxation.
A clause In the bill requires the Gov
emor to give information to the Gen
eral Assembly when it Is In session
concerning the sale and Interest on the
bonds and full particulars of the condi
tion of the sinking fund.
The bond Issue will be reported out
of committee Monday "night and given
first reading, it the present program is
carriea out. uovernor nproui ana men
way Commissioner Sadler desire quick
I tn, propeaed road program under way
action on in invAaure in oroer to get
as Kssibls.
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Willi Hergner'e- Delivery
Wagon Ablaze
Butuetl beer bubbled bolsteiouni be
ijaue Uernrur's breiveiy truck buined
badly at Hanton street
It happened today as tho InxU chug
ged along Shedaker stieet The Hie
started on the Intel loi while the kiln
ing bottles, proud of their importance
In ilew of the additional tnv. on the
beverage, glistened temptingly In even
platoons
Then the tru. k stopped in fiout of a
saloon I'asferHby noticed ttiflt the beei
Inside the bottle was bubbling A
crowd gathered
"The beer H showing Its indignation
on account of the high tax, said one
wair.
"Maybe tne stoppers nic loop. jucj
cetted ur.ntnpi And then tho beer re
plied for Itself "Zlp-boof. bang:" went
bottles ami the
ncry irom leancesiy
flew forward
Then the driver, who had been at
tending tn other duties, discovered the
mutln He bravely removed the boxct,.
while bursting bottles clacked and
boomed about him like a fusillade of
shells.
Tongues of flame then leaped as
tlmt.n-h Miv vm rnt.,1 rn lik nn th
creamy fluid. Unleashed trom captli ity
'lh.T.ir;
ft acore o( ti,r8ty hangers-on Based with
jcarning ees, .
Some one turned In an nlrni and Kn-1
fine ,?"" ' w ','orm,e,'11'hSr
-r'i . riV,V The firemen madi. Mayor Smith said
rf h .k Kii . n.i Mvt
a large number from destruction.
The blaze Is believed to have been due
to defective wiring in the truck
SHIP, IN LAUNCHING,
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Nearly Inlo River
Gloucester Yurd
at
When the 7000-ton oil taiikfei bea
seiner was launched toda at the Penn
sylvania shipyard", Uloucester, the les
sel dragged almost into the Delaware
Ulier a one-story building used by fore
men In building the ship
Somehow a rope dangling from the
icssel became entangled In the building
and the houre was dragged twenty-five
feet toward thj river
Scores of persons were drenched when
the Bessemer struck the water. will stnrt on 3 per day, wnllo tne nose-
The sponsor was Mrs. C F. Hansen, 'men will receive 11100 per year,
of New York, wife of Captain C. lToe- I Eight city appointments were an
llch Hnnssen, managing director of tho I nounccd today, bb follows Dr. Samuel
building company. Trledenbcrg. 530 Pine street, assistant
The BeFuemer was launched side- medical Inspector. Bureau of Health,
ways Into a basin, with a dron of a
little more than a foot from the sliding
ways. Following the launching there
waa a reception to Mrs. Hanssen at the
main odlco.
Tho Bessemer Is a ship similar to he
Brandywlne, which was launched Labor
Day. It is 365 feet in length nnd hai
a beam of 60 feet 9 Inches and dpth of
31 feet 3 Inches. It Is eaulnped with
gear turbine engines of 2A00 horse power
it win matte auout eleven Knots per
hour.
Tomorrow mornlnir at the New York
shipyard, Camden, the tanker Quit Orecn
will be launched. On Saturday a tor
pedo boat destroyer will be launched.
WILLIAM H. LONG DIES
Had Been Associated Fifty Years
With Jewelry Firm
William II I.ong, for fifty iars asio.
elated with tho jewelry firm of J. Ji
Caldwell & Co.. died last night at his
home, 556 North Sixteenth stieet, utter
an Illness of several months
Mr. Iong was born In Philadelphia
elxty-nlne years ago. When nineteen
years old he entered the jewchy business
with the firm of J. K. Caldwell & Co.,
and at the time of his death was heaa
of the department of registration and
also jewelry buyer,
Mr. Long waS well known among Jew
elers throughout the United States, and
for many years had been treasurer of
the Jewelers' Club of Philadelphia.
Hn Is survived by a daughter. Fu
neral services will be held at Mr. Long's
home Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
and burial will be made at Mount Peace
Cemetery,
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
atorsa A. Mrvlne. BIS4 Meitmlntr ave.,
and Anna M. MeEIroy, 4mj Olive t.
William J. nolsen, 131 fl Mm, end Jane
Lewli, 8413 Haverford v
Wlliard M. niee. 847 tv, Jhll-nilena at,, and
Aatiaia j. norip, i.n i,ocuni it.
Harry J. 1-aw.on. fiOJ N ltth t.. and Ma
bl K. Donovan, 801 N. 11th it.
aor . Orlmnhaw. Powder Mill lm, and
K&thlm ConnelL 8301 Itnni at.
John F. Lynch, 218 8. llancroft at., and
Rou Plar, 1419 qtrmantown v
minim u. bnwro. uiypnani,
Uun Filter. ThrooD. Pa
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Owrn M. Adami. U. B. A., 718J nidi
ave., and Harp. Lanls 625 s 41th it.
Leula areeniteln. 22iT N 4th t and
Harah Diamond. 22ST N 2Mh it.
Mwli JE. Cohen, 41S Moore it,, and Sylvia
uuni. no i '!'
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Cb.rl.; P. Wtbb. 4282 Market it., and Jfay
E, Hamilton, 423 Market it
arnuwn. e .nanci (
i J, Pincui. '1210 Torridal ave..
5va Wamrman. (414 N. 7th it.
1 It. nrinnan, 17J17 8. Cltviland ave,.
Milium j
and Eva
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ana Miiaraa ' aianer, twj Eaitwlck
DaVltl V. IloletUr 2(124 IWd at . and
Edith M. iaekil. Mijrnolla. N. J. '
Jamn J. Convey. 2V1 Rlttinhouu at..
del V. IloletUr 2(124 n(
dlth M. iaekil. Masnolla. N.
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nA KAtll COnWaT. 1TST Irnnr
Elm.r O. . Seward, f JJ Addlior, it.f and
Imor O. Seward. MS Addlion it..
Marsant Wright. B607 Addlion at.
alUr L. lull. Jr.. 21SI N. loth at.,
Marsant b. Kuhl. iu Jsr. th .t
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Louta Stlilman. z8 South tt
and Sarah
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MAYOR IS IN ACCORD !
WITH PROVOST GUARD'
Marine und Army Details as
Aid lo Depleted Police
Force Favored
o ril i e.sed Is Major Sriitlti nith
the co-opeiattnn given to the police by
tho army provonl Ruaid that, although
the army oltlclals are considering with
drawal of the men the Mayor wants
them letained at least until crime con
ditions shnll b remedied. Hu has also
welcomed the aid of a mailno guard, be
cause of the depleted condition of tho
cltv a iegul.tr foice of patrolmen.
Despite u ports lo the contrary, tne
Mnyor liai been working In atcou! with
the naval and mllltaiy authorities from
the tlm the (ltst force of sallois began
to patrol th- f. reels in the central iec
tlon. 11m force was (ontirued after
the arinl-tlce was signed, and 800 men,
under the oniiitand of Lieutenant Col
onel South Imvc been detailed heie
Tho ann ptovost RUaid ns estab
lished during the latter part of January
and on numerous occasions It has helped
out the r. Jlai city police In the conduct
of their duiits. Its presence on the
slreetn lias enabled a better distribution
..WIT patrolmen to be made and
this has tended to preserve order In nil
localities
jn ditcussing the woik of the various
guards ent here b tho army and navj,
"Philadelphia differ;
s ttom no other!
suiting from the
nllar guards have'
cit In conditions re
end of the war. Similar g
been established in all cities, Urge and
tmall, at which troops' aio disembarked
and which are located near big camps.
Ml I will sav Is. that 1 am in lieaity
uccoid with the objects to be obtained
and am working In agreement with
SOvernment ofUclals relative to the pres-
ervatlon of order in this city. Peculiar
conditions iequlre unusual lemodlet and
22 QUALIFYASPATROLMEN
14 Applicant aa lloseinen Abo
Recommended by Civil Service
Tho Civil Service Commission today
tecommended to Director WlWon the
'appointment of twenty-two applicants
Us patrolmen In the Bureau of Police,
nnd fourteen applicants as hosemen with
, the Bureau of Fire, ul ot whom hale
, passed the necessary tests
Since the number ncommended does
nnt nn nit vnnamMp! In the deuartments.
officials say tho applicants will probably
bo appointed at once. The patrolmen
$1400: Dr. Howatd S Mace, 910 .Nortn
Forty-first street, assistant medical
Fcnool inspector, tovv , forresi r. nn
burv. 2028 ML Vernon street, filter at
tendant, Bureau of Water, $1000 ; Clm
Suscnguth, 1023 North Parian Btreet,
foreman. Ulectrlcal Bureau, $1100; nd
ward Wendle, Jr. 545 West Allegheny
nvenuo, plumber. Bureau of City Prop
erty, $4 per clay, t'nrnolius J. Heston,
2531 rortn oevenuemn airuei, ucipc,
Bureau of Henlth. $000 and Frank L.
Mcllrath. 1838 North Twenty-eighth
street, clerk, $1000, and Charles A.
Mnftr MR south Tancv street, wnari-
builder. 14 per day. Department of
4Wharves, Docks and Ferries.
ARCHBISHOP SINGS REQUIEM
Celebrates Mass at Cathedral in
Predecessor's Memory
A solemn pontifical mass of reo,ulem
was celebrated in the cathedral at 9
o'clock today for tho repose or tho soul
of Archbishop IMmind F. Prendergabt,
who died February 26, 1918.
Archbishop Uougnerty was the cele
brant, and the rtlgnt Itev. Monslgnor
Kdmond J. FltzMauclce, chancellor, and
the night Ilev Monslgnor W J, Walsh,
rector of St Bridgets Church, were
the deacons of honor
The Illght ltev Monslgnor Michael J,
Crane, rector of tho Church of St. Fran,
els de Sales, wiih thn assistant prlesL
The ltev. Fenton J. Fltzpatrlck. P. 1L,
of SL Malachy's, was deacon of the
mass and the ltev. Francis J, Sheehan,
rector of the Church of St. Thomas
Aquinas, was subdeacon. The Itev.
Thomas F. McN'ally was master of
ceremonies.
Many members of tho clergy and talty
from various parishes attended the mass.
WANAMAKER KIN HOME
Capt. John Wanamakcr, Jr., Ar
ranged 1 resident b Jveceptions
CaDtatn John Wanamaker. Jr.. of
Philadelphia and Now York, has arrived
in New orK aboard tne tieorge wasn
Ington, the vessel on which 1'reBldent
Wilson arrived In Boston.
Captain Wanamaker had an extensive
tour of duty In France, having been
gone eight months. He went over as In
telligence officer In the Seventy-eighth
Division, but was soon assigned to the
general start college.
Following that he was brigaded with
American naval bombers attached to a
British division. After the armistice was
signed he was ordered to Paris, and
while there made all arrangements for
the reception and trip through France
of the President.
Major David H. Miller, 6180 Lensen
street, Oermantown also returned aboard
the George Washington.
A rt.OB!DA TOUR
Tha OllletpU-KlnpojU Tour Co. aro offer
ing a very deliatitful threo wttka' trip
Ihrouih Florida, eovorlng both the Eaat and
Wt Coaiti. with numerous attractive Auto
in inciuaM t a low inemair rat. TM
mr ivTfa rniiaaaii"" on Mirao taiji
extra elections
S
Dentil and Rcsignnliono Deplete
Vare Strength to Bnre Ma
jority in Common
ho many vacancies exist In City Coun.
ells that the possibility of n special elec
tion Is being discussed Losses through
death nnd leslgnatlon reduce the Vare
strength to little more than a majority
In Common Council and no two-thirds
legislation can be passed without the
help of Independents or Penrose fol
lowers Them nie iwenty-fotn Independent
membeis and eleven followers of Sen
ator Pentose In Common Council In
addition theie are five ward lenders who
have been voting with the administra
tion, but who recently have shown Inde
pendent Undehules Five lac.incles re
duce tho tola! membership to nlnetv-tvvo,
leaving the Vare majorlt Jusl sufficient
to imps ordinary legis'atlon
The vacancies exist In the Sixth. Sev.
er.tli. Sixteenth Twentieth and Thlrtv.
eighth Wards
Deficiency bills of 1918, i-alil to aggre
gate J&Ou.OOO, and other financial meis
ures cannot be paid without the supporl
of Independent or Tenrose followers.
The itc-fi m of the hill tv incrense the
unlnr of Jtohert U. Hicks, of the Street
Cleaning Bureau, was felt Keenly by
the organization majority, and it Is
said another effort will be m In pirs
this hill at n fu-frp moiling
STOLEN RINGS RECOVERED
p0ice Seurchini; for a Missing
c n f. , ,.,, , .
bcrvant, Believed 'lhicf
A womtin known as Jean Kelly be
lieved to be a servant-thief,-obtained
1924 from a dealer for jewelry she Is al
leged to have stolen from the home of
liarl E. Trout, of Wavnc.
After working at the Trout home for
about a week she disappeared and rings
worth $2500 und other Jewelrv valued at
$500 were found to be missing
Tho woman, dressed In mourning md
wearing a gold star on her arm. told a
pitiable etory when she dlspotted of the
valuables. Her husband, she contended.
I had been killed In France, and she was
left witn a small cnuu to BUpport and
tho selling of the jewelry was necessary
for her to live.
The rlnitH were recovered hv riii
Mulhall. of Radnor township. The
girl Is described an slender, with brown
hair and eyes, rather attractive, and
about twenty-one years old. She was
hired by tne Trouis tnrough an em
ployment! agency
WALLACE NOMINATED ENVOY'
President Presents Tacoman's
Name as Ambassador to France
Wnihlnston, Feb. 26. (By A. P.)
Hugh Campbell Wallace, of Tacomn,
Wash., was nominated by President
Wilson today to be American ambassa
dir to France, to succeed Ambassador
Sharp.
Announcement was previously made
from Paris that President Wilson had
selected Mr Wallace as ambassador to
France,
VENDETTA SUSPECTED
IN ITALIAN MURDERS
Man Shot to Death on JChris
tian Street Sixth Un
solved Killing
The sixth murder In the Italian sec
tion within a few weeks occurred last
night and Is as much n mystery to tho
police as tho other five
Tho latest victim of the series of dar
ing Bhootlngs.was a well-dressed Italian,
lie was fchor to death In front of the
boarding house of F. Francis, 811
Christian street. Tho body has not been
identified.
The pollco are at a loss to explain
the murders. In only about half of
them wero tho pockets of the murdered
men rifled, Tho pollco say that the
crimes may be the work of a band of
organised criminals, seeking vengeance
on former members or meting out
punishment to reputable cltliens who re
fuse to meet their demands.
The crime last night, coming so soon
after one nn Saturday night, when
Dominic Dl Mltto was dragged Into a
house on Carpenter street near Fifth
and shot to death, has the Italian rest-
dents alarmed.
Shortly after 7 o'clock last night oC'
cupants of the boarding house, while
eating 'their evening meal, were startled
by the sound ot two shots. Men and
women rushed to the street to find a
dying man lying on the pavement. He
was taken to the Pennsylvania Hospital,
but died before the ambulance arrived
there. Physicians there said that death
had been almost Instantaneous. One
bullet had penetrated his throat and
another entered his heart
The police examined many residents
of the 'neighborhood, but none gave any
Information that might lead to the solu
tion of the mystery. Plain-clothes men
from tho Second and Christian streets
station who Investigated the case said
that If there were any witnesses to the
crime they have been so Intimidated by
tha series ot murders that they will not
venture to assist the police.
The dead man was apparently about
thirty-five years old, He weighed its
pounds and was about five feat seven
Inohea tall. Persons interviewed by the
uaniea. Having seta pun ot
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IVaihlngton, .Feb. 26. At s confer
ence this morning the Republican Repre
sentative from Pennsylvania got even
farther apart on the Speakership ques
tlon, and every effort to line up the
slate's twenty-nine votes as a unit for
one of the candidates failed.
When a vote was taken eighteen voted
for Representative Frederick II. OIlIctL
of Massachusetts: five voted for James
n. Mann, of Illinois, the present Repub
Mean floor leader; four were absent and
one. did not vote.
The vote was as follows
For Qlllett McFadden, Kdmunds,
Kendcll, Watson, Kelss, Garland,, Jones,
Fooht, Krelder, Hullngs, Darrow, Vare,
Walters, Graham, Reber, Strong, Rose
and Shrlovc 18.
For Mann Moore, Rutler, fittest,
Morln and Porter 5.
Absent Costello, Crago Btooks and
Burke I,
Representative Temple did not vote.
It is contended by the Gillctt men that
at least three of the four who were ab
sent today are for Glllett and will vote
for him on fhc first and succeeding bal.
lots.
Tho delegation unanimously lndorFed
Joseph Rogers, of Philadelphia, for scr-geant-at-armB.
Rogeis has been a
House employe on the Republican pa
tronage roll many years.
Representative J. Hampton Moore, of
Philadelphia, was Indorsed unanimously
by tho delegation for a place on the
Committee on Committees, the commit
tee which has the naming of all other
committees.
Today was the third meeting of the
delegation, and nl each efforts to vote
the state's twenty-nine ballots as a unit
have failed The delegation will line
up on the first ballot for Speaker at
the Republican caucus tomorrow night
exactly as they lined up today, except
that the four absentees are expected to
be on hand and that three of them
will cast totes for Gillctt
A resolution was adopted unanimously
Instructing Mr Moore, a the state's
representative on the Committee on
Committees, to vote for sttlct adherence
to the seniority rule In legard to com
mittee places. This would prevent up
setting all the present committees and
would keep members on their present
committee In direct line of succession.
I Representative William s. vale, ot
Philadelphia, made a speech nominating
Mr Glllett. He said that the election
of Mi Glllett as Speaker would be a
forwaid step for the Republican party.
He told of his many years' service on
the Appropriations Committee with Mr.
Glllett, during which he found Mr. Gll
lett a very capable legislator. Looking
forward to the election of 1920, he said,
It was essential that the Republican
party not only do right, but look right,
and Mr. Glllett's election would look
right to the people.
Representative Butler said Just before
the vote was taken, that somo months
ago he had promised Mr, Mann he would
vote for him, but said he did not expect
to Influence the vote of any other mem
ber. No nominating speech wag made
for Mr Mann.
NEWSPAPER MEN FHOL1C
Ten sml' Pencil Club's "Night in Bo
hemia" Tonight Has Varied Program
The "Night In Bohemia" to be given
t y the Pen and Pencil Club at tho
Bellevue-Stratford this evening promises
varied entertainment. It will consist of
nn overture bv Senator's Orchestrn; the
first presentation of Mr. and Mrs. Sid
ney Drew In a comedy picture, by
courtesy of the Stanley Company;
Isettn, in tongs nnd piano accordion, by
courtesy of Sablosky & McGuIrk, Globo
'IUVUIIC, uwn,. ...vw... ,,.., ,i,iui. a.
member of tho Pen nnd Pencil Club;
Walter Hoban, cartoonist extraordinary,
In carrlcatures of famous men ; Cath
erine McOlnley, soprano, Philadelphia
Operatic Society, courtesy of Abe Hln-
in IiuIn Benson and players of the
Betzwood Film Company, In making a
movie, courteny of Senator Clarence
Wolf, Norman Jeffries and Ira Ixiwery;
Ladv Tlnmel. Chinese prima donna. In
songs, courtesy of Harry T. Jordan,
Kelth'c Theatre; company of marine
from Chateau-Thlerrv. under leaderahln
of Major limine, tn snam names, nnu a
galaxy of stars from the Boston Opera
Company. Keith's, William Penn. Shu
bert, Forrest, Adelphla Theatres, and
the Philadelphia Orchestra.
OLD BOREAS STAGES
DRESS REHEARSAL
Wind Plays Havoc With Hats
and Wraps in Sample of
March Program
Old Man Boreas staged a dress re
hearsal of his March weather today
when he introduced a high-powered
wind that played havoc with hats and
loose garments and things that wero
left lying around
In tho downtown district women
struggled with recalcitrant cloaks, news
boys pursued newspapers that started
On personally conducted tours along the
sidewalks and civilians charged heavily
after swiftly rolling . hats. Altogether
the performance was n pronounced suc
cess. It m'ay be stated with authority that
tho styles In women's hosiery for early
spring run to grays and tans of sheer
lisle and silk with a tendency to cm
broidery around the ankles.
A yeowoman wearlna- a lnnir v.in
clonk strode gallantly along Chestnut
street with that swinging stride peculiar
to those who follow the sea. She was
crossing Twelfth street when Boreas
loosened a Btagger barrage. For a
moment the yeowoman waa halted by
tho force of the wind. Then It ,-hiiM,,i
her cloak and spread It back until she
resembled the f Jreat American Eagle
flapping Its wings and screaming de
fiance. And she did scream defiance,
too. She forgot all about being a hardy
sailor for the moment and she muxI.h
frantically as she grabbed at the ends-1
or nerinuuenng wrap.
Those wlde-brlmmed straw hats
caused unlimited trouble for femininity
When the wind struck them they rose
lightly from their restraining hat pins
until It seemed as though they would
scalp their wearers.
Breexy street corners like Broad and
Chestnut and those at City Hall were
pre-empted early by cltliens of leisure
determined to get the full benefit of the
day.
According to the weather man the
wind was blowing about twenty miles
an hour.
But those who chased their hats are
Silling to make their affidavit that this
atement Is needless eenservattaaa oa
Charlie Van Loan, humorist, and
famous as a writer of sporting storlev
Is gravely 111 at the Abington Memorial
Hospital, on the Tori: rond.
Ills wlfo and two childcn have
come on from tho Van Loan home In
Los Angeles nnd are at the writer's bed
side. Jtr. Van Loan is suffering froni
chronic nephritis.
He camo East two or three weeks
ago on business and became 111 while
In this city. He was taken at once to
the hospital. Sunday he was much bet
ter, but Monday a relapse came, and
his condition grew critical,
Charles E. Van Loan, who Is forty
three years old, has had a varied and
Picturesque career, and he won his first
real start toward' success in this city
He was born In San Jose, Cal the son
of Richard and Emma J, Blodgett, and
after he left school, engaged in business.
But he had a desire to write and one
day he drifted Into a Los Angeles news
paper office and asked for a Job. He
was taken on as a cub reporter.
There happened to ba a dearth of
sporting editors In Los Angeles at this
time, and when a celebrated Jockey
came to town Van Loan was assigned to
"cover the etory"
IVIni Sports iletk
Charlie was amazed to find this jockey
sitting In state In nn automobile Instead
of astride a horse, and when he came
back to his office he wrote his Impres
sions In a way that mado a hit with the
boss and won Van Loan the sporting
editor's desk.
In the office that of the Los Angeles
Times there was a telegraph operator
who had knocked about the world and
accumulated a vast amount of ex
periences and stories. Charlie Van Loan
absorbed these quietly and put them
Into writing.
And then he started them on the road.
Thej wtnt from magazlno to magazine,
and regularly they camo back. But
Charlie was not discouraged and kept
on writing. Ho saw, at the same time,
that ho might find greater opportunities
In the East, so he came on to New
York There he "landed" with the
American and conducted a column
headed "Under the Old Straw Hat." '
One nlxht Mr. Van Loan ran nnp in
Philadelphia to "cover" a fight at the
National. A. C. That was In 1907. Joe
Thomas and Honey Melody were the
opposing fighters In tho wind-up.
Charlie Van Loan had a. ringside seat,
and next to him sat a stranger who be
came bo wildly enthusiastic as the fight
proceeded that every time a blow land
ed he would jab Charlie In tho side
Mr. Van Loan didn't know whether he
was In the ling or out of it.
Finally, rising in his excitement, the
stranger gave Mr. Van Loan one tei
rlflo Jab, and both men upset. When
they had struggled to their feet, apolo
gies weie made, and the two exchanged
cards.
) Sold First Manuscript
The stranger proved to be a publisher,
and a day or so after Mr. Van Loan's
story of the fight appeared, the pub
lisher sent Charlie a letter Inviting him
to submit a magazine article or two.
Mr. Van Loan dug a rejected manuscript
out of his trunk, and sent It along. It
was accepted.
"It was a gteat story," said Charlie
later. ''In every chapter I killed six
Ohlnnmen."
This was Mr. Van Loans teal start
as a writer, and ho quickly went to the
front as a writer of baseball, horse rac
ing and pugilist stories. When he be
came firmly established he returned to
the coast and t'Ince then has lived In
Loi Angeles.
Mr. Vnn Loan Is a member of the Los
Angeles Athletic and Country Clubs.
Among the articles ha has written are
"The Big Lengue," "The Lucky Set
enth," "The Ten-Thousand Dollar Arm,"
"Inside the Ropes, "Buck Pari In and
the Movies'' and "Oid Man Curry,"
CALLS DAIRYMEN DERELICT
I Stnt f!rilWf F.vnprf ?pr firrnt
r31110 v--lCgC expert 3CCS Ijrcai
Room for Cattle Improvement
Ntnte College. Pa., Feb. 26. Asserting
that scrub cattle on American farms are
Just as much a menace to profitable milk
production as tno iionentoiierns nave
baen a menace to civilization. Prof. H.
It. ICIIdee, of the Iowa State College of
Agriculture, today headod the discussion
on modern dairy management before
the State College farmers' week con
ferences. The speaker quoted government re
ports, showing that not more than half
of the 23,000,000, cows In tho United
States aro earning their keep, because
of poor breeding principles nnd the lack
of proper feeding.
Professor Klldce expressed tne belief
that tno American farmers are exercis
ing Judgment and care In breeding and
rearing their livestock, but. that dairy
men were not allvo to the possibilities
of further Improvement.
DENY DEMOBILIZATION
Red CrM Officials Here Say Call Will
Be for More Work
Reports that tho Red Cross proposed
to demobilize and close Its workrooms
are denied by officials at the headquar
ters of the Southeastern Chapter, ISIS
Chestnut street. It waa pointed out that
the suggestion to take steps to round up
the work of the various branches and
auxiliaries was intended todpply only
to war work activities, meaning the
K reparation of surgical dressings and
ospltal garments for shipment over
seas. . ,. i
According to n telegram received at
the local station yesterday the National
Red Crosa will soon issue b. call to all
chapters throughout the country for
further and new forma of work.
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Custom Built Kissel car is not
confined to tho outsldo only.
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