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' Txindon, Feb. 26. Comment on Preot.
dent Wilson's Boston Bpeech takes first
place on tho editorial pages of this
m Morning's London newspapers. Tbey
unite In expressing the hope the Presi
dent's appeal for support of the league
t nations will meet favorable response
J IB the United States.
Dally Moll "Wo can be ns confident
- as President Wilson Is that their gen-
Ierous Impulse, disinterested aid and
guidance W1I not fjj ng people now.
lut rather gain strength and perma.
nence, as tho need for It was never
greater. The alternative Is that the
"United Eftates should return to her tra
J dttlonal Isolation and regard the welter
of Europe from afar. Such a decision Is
unthinkable. The United States Is In
the war; she must be In tho peace "
j Dally News "President Wilson knows
that America has only begun Its task
and that the breach with Washington's
policy Is final. Uvery pacific In
terest In Europe will be with tho Tresl.
dent In his appeal to his people. We
do not think that the appeal will be
in vain, for the President has a grand
gospel and knows how to preach It
frrandly."
Dally Telegraph "The deliberations
of the Peace Conference constitute a
. signal to the world that It Is at the
"'cross-roads In Its destiny. The President
Is not wrong In assuming that Europe
1'looks toward the people of the United
iji States with new confidence. Of
America's sympathy with the essential
Ideals for which President Wilson Is
- laboring so devotedly, none need have
any doubt, and we are confident she will
continue to take her full share In the
(great task of regeneration which con
fronts the world "
Dally Chronicle "Ho appeals to
America for tho first tlmr to pluy her
part In policing the unsettled terri
tories of the Old World and protecting
the young nations. If he succeeds In
carrying his people with him In this new
"tcrusado ho will have succeeded In ren-
daring a second service to mankind ns
great as that In bringing In the United
-States to nnisn me war.
"' rarls, Feb. 26 (By A. P.) With the
exception of tho Figaro und tho Echo
de Paris, there Is little comment In the
morning newspapers on President Wlr
eon's speech In Boston
Alfred Capus, In tho Figaro, aft
making what he calls a "little correc
tion" In tho President's statement that
tho soldiers In the fighting only under
stood the value to humanity of their ef
forts, "when these accents reached them
from America," adds:
. "What President Wilson really added
-- to the war's morale was the vision of
t the future seen through a society or
league of nations."
Tho principal difficulty in tho appli
cation of this view, in tho opinion of
M. Capus, is "the adaptation of national
interests and traditions to this ideal ol
justice."
"It is with this difficulty," ho con
tinues, "that President Wilson Is con
fronted In his own country, amidst tho
struggles of the political parties."
u Franklin Institute
Benefits by Will
Continued from Tate Ono
ago. All three children were the off
t Rring of the first marriage.
V The will Is an Interesting document.
- The widow Is to get 25,000 francs and
S1S.00O she loaned the testator. Two
sisters get $1000 each. The son gets
"all moneys owing to me by him at the
Ttime of my death" and an annuity of
I $1000, the principal of which will revert
Uto the son s children after his death.
"As I have made no provisions In this
J -will for my daughters." the Instrument
! reads, "I think It but right that I
.should state my reason for this action
j on my part. First, because they will
j ach receive one-thlrd of my French
1 estate. Second, I have. In mind that bv
1
a certain agreement, dated February 10,
1887, between their mother and myself,
It was provided that a certain portion
of my estate should, under certain con
ditions therein stated, be devised to them.
It must be borne In mind that In making
aid agreement and In all matters per
taining to it and in the proceeding for
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Wrttt or call tor our nrw
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Our Next Talk Wed., Starch 1-
By Joseph C.Ferguson, Jr.
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pronounced when an eicenilve
amount of near-work Is beins
done.
If ou are subject In troubl
of this kind ou should wear
classes, hut they need only b
arorn when work that causes
eyestrain is being done.
In such a case early pre
cautions and proper glasses
worn when work Is hardest pre
vent the need of wearing them
continuously later.
When your eyes ned atten.
tlon go tn an Oculist. If classes
are n-eded hava the prescription
filled by a Prescription Optician.
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6, 8 & 10 South 15th St.
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divorce I acted wholly under advice of
counsel, as will more fiilly appear from
a certain letter from on of them,
rtlchurd P. White, which letter Is dated
December 27, 1JJ9, und will bo found
among my papers.
Adtlied It IVm lllrcnl
"At the time of making said agree
ment I was not aware that It was un
lawful and I would hao faithfully per
formed all the covenants contained
therein had their mother In good faith
kept her part of tho agreement; but her
subsequent breaches thereof In seeking
to Interfere with my custody of my
son and otherwise compelled me to con
sult other counsel relatle to said writ
ten agreement, by whom I was advised
that It was Illegal and could not bs
enforced against me, ns will be seen by
the written opinion of Messrs. llufus
U Fhapley and Oeorgo Tucker Dlsphan
of March 3, 1891 In my opinion tho
conditions of said agreement have been
wilfully violated by their mother and
by my daughters under her influence.
Alliances Hepuled, lie 8i
"I endeavored for many years to be
a good father to my daughters, but my
advances were- continually repulsed!
they abandoned me without expressed
reason on their part or opportunity of
persuasion or explanation: they refused
all my requests for Intercourse; they
Informed me (ns they will remember)
that they owed me nothing for the past
and that I owed them for the future
was only what the law compelled me to
do. so that to mnke them my beneficiaries
would be in their view only a compliance
with the dictates of the law; and as I
bellevo for the above stated reasons
that I am under no legal nor moral ob
ligations to them, I have made- no pro
visions for them other than that made
In my will coerlng my French estate.
"All the rest, residue and remainder
of my estate, except such as is situated
In France, I give, devise and bequeath
to the Franklin Institute of tho State
of Pennsylvania, to be applied to the
establlshme.it and maintenance of a de
partment of practical electrical en
gineering, to be known ns the llartol
School of Applied Electricity, wherein
free tuition shall be given to white
male minors born In the United States,
they having preference, and If the ei
dowmtnt permits, to other males, either
minors or adults, without regard to
nationality.
"My purpose Is that the Instruction
given In this school shall be not only In
the theory of electrical engineering, but
to Its actual application to npparatus,
which so far as may be, I wish con
structed by the pupils In a workshop
appurtenant to the school, nnd I desire
that the school and Its appliance shall
be aallable, under proper restrictions,
to all persons Interested In the subject,
for the purposes of lnest!gatlon." In
the event of the bequest not being ac
cepted by the Franklin Institute In one
year, the estate Is to go to the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania for the purposes
suited.
The executor Is empowered to pur
chase for the widow one-third Interest
In tho Chateau de Salnte Helene, sit
uated In Nice, for the sum of $50,000,
which sum Is to be Invested nnd held
as a trust for her benefit during her
life. Upon her demise, the principal Is
to be paid to the Franklin Institute or
tho University of Pennsylvania, Con
tinuing the codicil reads:
"Slnco making my will electrical sci
ence has progressed so that I fear that
there Is not the same field for research
'na j thought. I therefore desire to modi-
fy my will In this respect, namely the
money coming Into the hands of the
Franklin Institute or the 1'nlversltv of
PennBVlvnnla shall be npnlled to the consider his explanations to them sufil
tute on the lines of tho Mellen Institute ! -lent for the time being. With many
of Pittsburgh, the preference, however, Imperative bills still awaiting action. It
being given to workers or those making Is said to be possible that President Wll
researches In electrical science." i eon may consider It Inadvisable to take
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGJSlt 1JHILADELPHIA, WBDNESPAlr,
Wilson to Visit
Capitol to Aid Bills
Continued from Po One
and the President, and between the
Democrats and Republicans In Congress
during the fHo remaining days of the
session.
Money Hills Endangered
Tho Republicans hava put up such a
strong fight against several of tho most
Important measures that aro still pend
ing that the passage of three of the
most Important and most urgent bills
now tcforo Congress, and three of the
most Important supply bills, Is endan
gered. The announced program for dlscusslnn
the league of nntlona at length In the
Senate will bo carried out. That will
delay action on tho pending legli-lutlon
for several hours each day.
The fight between the President and
Congress will como to a head today,
when the Naval Affatrn Committee ol
the Senate will take up tho big-navy
program. The Republicans will make
every effort to block tho passage of the
naval bill. They also hae announced
openly their Intention to prevent the
passage of tho army and tho sundry
cl II appropriation measures. Upon these
two blllti tho Senate and Houso are al
most hopelessly at odds. Tho money
appropriated In them would not be
needed until July 1. as the appropria
tions are for the next fiscal year, which
commences on that date.
Three Other Opposed
The Republicans have selected three
other bills of pressing Importance,
against the passage of which they have
declared they will tight for tho next
w eek.
They are the victory loan bill, tho
bill validating oral army contracts and
the bill authorizing a $750,000,000 re
volving fund for the operation of tho
railroads.
The Republicans are opposed to the
Treasury Department's plan for selling
$7,000,000,000 In short-term notes In
stead of Liberty Bonds, which is em
bodied In the victory loan bill passed by
the House.
Tho urgent necessity for passing the
contract-validating bill Is recognized by
tho Republicans, but the Republican
Senate leaders are Insisting that the bill
he finally passed in the shape In which
It left the Senate.
The Republicans are demanding R
complete explanation of the necessity
for giving the federal railroad adminis
tration tho $750,000,000 which the
House has granted It, nnd want to write
their own rallrond bill
Wilson Signs 2s mils
On the first day of his return to the
capital President Wilson put In more
than ten hours nt his desk, signing
twenty-eight hills and Joint resolutions,
making a score of nominations, dls-
eu.sinp covernment business fnr ti,,
hours with his cabinet and winding up
the day's work by a conference on tho
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legislative situation with Democratic
Leader Martin, at which tho President
announced his decision not to call an
extra session of Congress until after
his return from Europe.
Whether the President will address
Congress Is believed to depend on the
legislative situation Tonight he will
discuss the constitution &f the league
of nations In detail with members of
the Senate and House I-orelgn Affairs
' Committees, who will be his guests at
' dinner, and the belief Is growing In
i official nunrters that the President will
GETT1N' up in the air may
take a fly in' man to the
top of his profession, but it's a
mighty poor policy for the rest
of u.i. Thar's nothin' like a
pipe of VEL VET to help a fel
ler keep both feet on sf
For a Calm, Cool Smoke
there is nothing like VELVET.
There is nothing hot or hasty
about VELVET, either in its
making or its smoking.
Every grain of VELVET that
goes into your pipe has been aged
in wooden hogsheads for at least
two years.
Those two years give to VELVET
its mildness, its mellowness, its
cool smoothness.
But your pipe will tell you more
about VELVET than a page of print
JjttfleltqfijyUAj&aecoCbi
Wrif to Vol tot Jot, 4241 Fcltom
Avnut,St.Loui,Mo.Sor hit 1919
Almanac. Ho uill nnd it FREE.
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up any of the brief time remaining of
this session ty oiscussmg uciuio ..
gress n subject on which his view are
well known and which will come up tor
approval or disapproval neiore n no
Secretary Wilson announced after the
cabinet adjourned that March 3 had
been chosen as the date for a conference
of Oovemors, with whom President Wil
son Is anxious to discuss tho domestic
labor situation The conference will b
held In Washington. Unemployment,
complicated by the demobilisation of
Urge numbers of soldiers and sailors
and the attendant problem of labor un
rest. Is receiving close attention from
the President.
Pennlon to Mrs. Hooseielt
A message from President Wilson an.
nounclng his approval of twenty-eight
bills and Joint resolutions passed by
Congress and accumulated during his
absence overseas was the signal for a
demonstration lato yesterday In the
Houso.
Ono of tho bills approved by the
President grants a yearly pension of
$5000 to the widow of Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt. Another appropriates $100,
000,000 for food relief In Europe.
Dual Monarchy to
Pay War Interest
Continued from Tare One
tlonn regarding the purpose and extent
of this work.
The Commission on International
Labor expects to complete the constitu
tion for an International labor bureau
by Friday. The conclusions will then
bo ready for presentation to the next
plenary session of the Peace Conference.
Some knotty problems have been en
countered by the commission and there
have been numerous views to harmonUe,
but these dl4cultles have been overcome
and the British proposals as a whole
have been accepted. Thero still remain
some matters more or less extraneous
to the constitution for settlement.
A. W Dulles and Professor Charles
Seymour have been appointed the Amer
ican members on the special committee
of the supreme council to study the
claims of Czecho-Slcvakla.
Reds Start Big
Revolt in Saxony
Continued from Tate One
postofflce, the telegraph offices and the
railway station, and communication with
the city Is interrupted.
Another dispatch received here from
Mannheim by way of Berlin had said!
After two da' negotiations the Ma
Jorlty and Independent Socialists agreed
to rescind the proclamation of the Soviet
republic and to abolish martial law. Tho
I independent Communists consented to
, I.,. nuhllo buildings and surrender
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Cnhlenr. Feb 25. (By A. P.) Re
ports received, by the American Third
Army today said a Spartacan group had
seized many public buildings In Mann
helm In tho neutral zone on the east
bank of tho Rhine and that the civilians
had appealed to General Fayolle, the
French commander, for protection. The
newp of the uprising came over the
telephone from Captain Benson, the
American liaison officer at General
Fayolle's headquarters In Kalserlauten.
Captain Benson said 'it was rumored I
there were a number of Americans In
Mannheim, but he did not know whether
they were soldiers, civilians or welfaro
workers. The American 'intra Army nas
no record of any Americans being In
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action. It Is said.
According to Captain Benson, French
soldiers In the French-occupied area
on the west bank of the Rhino had not
crossed the Rhino at tho hour of tele
phoning, and the understanding at Kel
serlauten was that no orders to cross
tho river had been given,
London, Feb, 26. (By A. P.) After
the elections for the town council had
been held In Dusseldorf last night, says
a Cologne dispatch today, bands of
armed Spartacana compelled tho officials
to surrender the ballot boxes at the
point of revolvers and made bonfires in
tho streets) of tho ballots and all the
election documents. Tho Spartacans
wound up with a little promiscuous
shooting, resulting In several casualties.
The dispatch adds that a telegram of
protest was sent to tho ministry of home
affairs on behalf of the Center party,
which Is said to havo received a. major
ity of tho voteH cast. Another general
strike In Dusseldorf Is threatened.
URGES GERMAN GUARD
TO DEFEND FRONTIERS
Copenhagen, Feb. 26. (By A, r.)
During the debate In tho German Na
tional Assembly at Weimar of tho bill
creating a "Relchswehr" national defense
force, Gustavo Xoske, who Is In charge
of military nffalrs In the German cabi
net, said the force would be chiefly
used In protecting the frontiers, ac
cording to a, Berlin dispatch received
here.
"It would be criminal carelessness," he
said, "not to protect our eastern fron
tier, which Is menaced by the Bolshevlkl.
The strength of the Relchswehr would
not. under tho bill, be one-third that of
the old army. Foreign countries, there
fore Iiavs no occasion to mistrust the
bill, which Is Intended merely to meet
the most urgent needs of the empire. It
would be a lively Imagination that could
see In it the specter of militarism."
After the adoption of several amend
ments the defense bill passed second
reading. It will come up for third read
ing Thursday.
Cummins Scores
Paris League Draft
Continued from Taire One
asked to guarantee that tho boundaries
of nations as they now exist, or when
the Peace Conference has re-drawn the
map of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oce
nnlca, shall remain wltliout change for
ever." Tho league's provision for mandatories
was attacked by Mr. Cummins ns "tho
grossest violation of our powers under
the constitution."
"It Is all too absurd to contemplate."
he said. "When tho American people
reflect on such a proposal, they will
Tei(xi lt wth a) the emphasis of unanl
mv.
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Article XV of the charter, said Sen-
slon of domestic questions to the league,
which, he ndded. Is "Incredible " He
cited, as an example, tho American
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We are sure you will appreciate the
beauty, comfort, riding quali
ties, endurance and rennement
that usually mark the costly car,
combined with the lightness and
economy of the inexpensive one.
Reports from the factory in
dicate that production can not
keep pace with demand. Those
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policy of Chinese and Japanese exclu
sion as a question that wctuia oe leu
to tho league, council.
Referring to recent statements on the
league by William Howard Taft, tho
Senator said Mr. Taft had been "con
splcuously unfair and uncandld." Quot
ing President Wilson's plea In his Bos
ton address for Justice to peoples "who
go to bed tired nnd wako up without
the stimulation of lively hops," Senator
Cummins said. In conclusion:
"They understand their wrongs and
they aro moving to correct them. They
need no such lcaguo of nations to ns
sert tholr rights. Wc ought now to be
henrilnr nit nur energies on the vital
subject of reconstruction, and this should
bo our immediate contribution to mo
welfare of humanity."
Gets Ten Years
for Store Holdup
Continued from rate One
called for help. A dozen neighbors re
sponded and tho highwayman fled toward
Fifty-first street. The citizens chased
him several squares, but ho escaped,
Three highwaymen lined up seven pa
trons In tho saloon of Joseph Ryan,
Gray's Ferry road and Washington ave
nue, lato Inst night, nnd stnrted to take
their money and valuables.
Thugs Frightened Away
While ono of tho bandits held the vic
tims at bay with a revolver, the others
did the searching. For some unknown
reason they suddenly ceased work, with
the search half completed, and hur
ried from the place and escaped. About
$55 was obtained by the bandits.
Shortly after dark Samuel Grayder,
a young man living at 2121 South Eighth
street, was robbed of $185 and his watch
by a ncgrc on Tasker street, between
Nineteenth nnd Twentieth streets. The
negro had a revolver, hnndled It like
a veteran, and had no trouble .convinc
ing Grayder that "Hand ups" was the
proper play. Grayder described him to
tho police of tho Seventeenth district
as dark-skinned, about medium height
and weight, wearing a black fur over
coat and plush cap, and carrying a light
overcoat on his arm.
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The Essex Speaks for Itself
New in Name and Type Proved in Popularity
Its Position is Assured
Marks Progressive Step in Construction and
Engineering Development
The Essex was introduced ' without an
elaborate advertising campaign. Its makers
were confident it would win popularity by
its performance and appearance. They
wanted the car to speak for itself. They
wanted the public to be its advertisers.
So eloquently has the car spoken that
the number of Essex owners promises to be
limited only by the production capacity of
the factory. The year's only new car has
won such enthusiastic admirers that we re
sist the temptation to describe or make claims
for it. Whatever we said would of necessity
be overshadowed by the praise of those who
have seen the car tested.
We want you to have an actual demon
stration. Wc know that you will recognize
in the Essex a distinctively new type of car.
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versity of Pennsylvania, was hailed by
a highwayman In front of 3643 Wood
land avenue. The hold-up man made
Hevery hand over a pocketbook, contain
ing $23, nnd an empty bag, nnd then
disappeared.
'Tho home cf William F. McKlnley.
316 South Twelfth street, was entered
by a sneak thief while Mr. McKlnley
was at dinner, and among the articles
stolen were two tickets for the theatre
last night, a pair of diamond-studded
cuff links, n suitcase and a suit of
clothes, all of the value of $100. That
caso was reported at tho Nineteenth dis
trict police station.
The home cf Mrs. M. Toungllnger,
1736 Oxford street, was Invaded by a
sneak thief about the same time, and a
pair of diamond earrings, each a half
carat, taken. That was reported to tho
Twenty-third district police station.
Still nnother sneak thief got $25
worth of children's clothes at the home
of Mrs. Hanna Creely, 2341 North
Twenty-seventh street.
Legislators Seek Suggestions
A special subcommittee of the Penn
sylvania State Legislature, headed by
Clinton A, Sowers, will sit In City Hall
tomorrow to hear suggestions from po
lice officials and representatives of auto
mobile Insurance companies as to the
best way to combat the many thefts of
automobiles from the publlo highways.
Several bills had been Introduced In
tho Legislature In an effort to break up
the practice, and for that reason the
committee wants the advice of men In
terested In the problems. Captain of
Detectives Alfred I. Souder, Director of
Publlo Safety Wilson, and representa
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DIAMOND MERCHANTS JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS
who fail to buy now may be disappointed
'later in the season. Probably half a mil
lion people have recognized the unusual
worth of the Essex. They have made it
the chief topic of automobile conversation.'
Salesrooms have been crowded. Waiting
lists have had to be established for those
who wish delivery at the earliest possible
date.
Mets Every Demand
, Let us prove to your satisfaction that the .
Essex, at a moderate price, has none of the
shortcomings and limitations common with
inexpensive cars. Learn why others love to
ride in it and marvel at its grace and me
chanical merit. See for yourself why its
beauty is so much admired why
it has won unprecedented popu-.
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every exacting demand of youth
for smartness and flexibility;
that it gratifies the desire of
maturity for comfort, refinement
and reliability.
tive of the various automobile Insur
ance companies and automobile duos'
have been Invited to attend the meeting;,
which will be held at 4 b'clock in th
finance committee room.
THOSE SHOE 6 LIS!
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HEM DOWN
Mr. John Held, merchant, of Salt
Lake City, keeps an exact record of the
shoes lie wears. He writes, "Two
pairs of Neolin Soles have worn for
me 19 months and I am on my .feet
ninety per cent of the time."
This is not an extraordinary exam
ple of the money-saving service that
people get from Nefllin Soles. It is
typical of the experience millions arc
having. These soles do wear a very
long time and so help you keep shoe
bills down. They are scientifically
made so they must wear.
Get Neslln-soled shoes at almost
any good shoe store. Get them for
your whole family, in the styles you
prefer. And have these cost-saving
soles put on your worn shoes. They
are very comfortable and waterproof
as well as durable. They are made by
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Com
pany, Akron, Ohio, who also make
Wingfoot Heels, guaranteed to ou
wear any other heclB.
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