Euentng public ledger MIGHT EXTRA CLOSING STOCK PRICES VOL. V. NO. , 146 Publlihcd Dully Excrtit Sunday. Subscription Price 10 & Year by Mall. CopjrlKht. Hill", by Public Ledger Company. Philadelphia, Tuesday, march 4, 1919 Hntcreil tcOnd-nM Mutter at th Potnmcf. t Philadelphia, V., Under ihr Act of March A. 170. PRICE TWO CENTS PRESIDENT REBUKES RECALCITRANTS FOR FILIBUSTER AS CONGRESS ENDS WITH RAILROAD BILL UNPASSED; 1 WAR DECLARED ON LEAGUE BY REPUBLICAN CHIEFS 1 a 7S THE WEATHER Washington, March 4 Cloudy and uarmcr today; probably rain tomorrow. TKMrKRATimK AT KAC1I HOEB I 8 I D I 10 I 11 I 12 I 11 2 I 3 I 4 1 f. TC 44 49 j 62 T BC j 6 I BO CO I I 1 Iff IH " Bf. ."DESERTED," WIFE SAYS, SHE TAKES POISON; WILL DIE Life Unbearable Without af Sumner C. Evans, Woman Tells Doctors CALMLY AWAITS END We6t Collingswood Man, Seek ing Fortune in South, Notified of Act "I had hoped when my husband left me ha would come back. But he will not I am better dead!" And so little Mrs. Sumner C. Evans, of "West Colllngswood, X. J., swallowed poison early this morning In a hotel near City Hall, and her death, physi cians eay, Is only a matter of hours. The husband, formerly an aviator, Is in Burkburnctto Tex. A telegram has been sent him, Informing him that his . wife had taken poison, and that her I death was certain. Mrs. Evann, who is only nineteen years old, took n poison which works elovviy, but Is deadly In Its effect SVe Is still fully conscious, however, and, though aware that death Is near, dls- j plays a. calmness and courage which amaze tho physicians and nurses at the Hahnemann Hospital, "I don't want to llvo now," she told ' them this afternoon. ".Vow that my husband has gone, there Is no longer , any reason why I should." ' Ilnabnmt la Notified ; Shortly after she reached the hospital, her father-in-law, Sumner Evans, who also lives at West Colllngswood, tele- graphed the son at Burkburnette. "Mr. Evans had talked with Mrs. Kans shortly before she took n loom In the hotel for the purpose of ending her life. At that time Bhe still believed she had a chance- of bringing her husband back to her. In the hospital this afternoon she had glyen up that hope. "HeVwIU not come back to me," she told the nurses attending her. Evefythingthat can be done lias been (lone to saveMrs. Evans's life,' but the physicians In chaigo hold out no hope n Via,- rrt lr. Meantime her father-in-law places re. Mponslblltty for her condition on the shoulders of his own son. "He drove her to suicide when he de serted her," said Mr. Evans at his home today. , , , I ' "He deserted her, sweet nnd lovely creature that she was," he added, "be cause he wanted to be free to make a fortune In the oil fields of Texas, where he Is now. A nice fortune he has made for himself and all of us. and for her. "Sunday night she called me up from Chestnut Hill. She was in despair, for I had hoped to get Sumner back to rec oncile them, but had not been able. I tried o encourage her. I-ore Still Remained "I told her that If Summer did not come back to her I'would disinherit him and tnko her to my home as my daugh ter. nB she would not go back to her par ents in shame at being deserted. But she would not be encournged. She loved him. notwithstanding his conduct, nnd would be consoled with nothing less than her husband. However, my wife and I made an appointment to meet her this afternoon, and her dreadful net came as a surprise to me. "Zeta and Sumner were married at Sea Girt a year ago. When he spoke to me nbout It I advised him then not to marry, but to wait until he could support a wife. At that time I dldn t know the kind of girl she was, one who would be a credit to any home, so lcvely and sweet, nnd exceptionally clever for her age. She was only eighteen. A friend of mine arranged that I should meet her, and this was only a week ago that I met her for the first time, "Christmas time, Just before his dis charge from the aviation service, where he was Instructor In Barron Field, Tex.. Sumner came home on a visit. I asked him then why he treated the matter so iKhty why he didn't assume the re sponsibility he had undertaken when he married her. All he said was that he wanted to be free to make his fortune and that he was going back to Barron Flel4 to obtain his discharge. Treatment Crlttciird "I said, 'Tou have, little sisters. How would you like any one to treat them as you are treating this girl, your wife?' But he took it lightly.' "Zetaoines from Manasquan, K. J.. She has an tincle In Greensboro, Pa., to whom she talked of going. My wife and I both became attached to her when we Baw her. she was so sweet." Sumner Evans served In Mexico with Philadelphia's Second Regiment. When war broke out he rejoined the army and after levernl cl.jnges joined the aviation service. He lnBl;5ted at the Barron Field, Texas, aviation school for two months previous to his discharge. Sum ner Is twenty-two years old now. He has two younger brothers also In service, both, overseas Henry in France and Thomas in Italy, Mrs. Evans, left her home In West Colllngswood several weeks ago, and for the last three weeks has acted as gov erness in the home of Frederic Richard son KIrkland 26 Benezet street. Chest nut Hill Mrs. KIrkland said today that the young woman left the house yester day, apparently In good spirits. City Appointments Announced Tw6 city appointments were announc ed today, as follows: Margaret McCoy, 2712 ' Brown street, stenographer, Bureau of City Property, salary 900, oni Kriward P. Horner. 2101 West Sus quehanna avenue, teacher, Board of Rec rtation, J1000. Russian Joan of FOCH DEMANDS SURRENDER OF GERMAN SHIPS! Peremptory Summon? Sent to National Assembly Sitting nt Weimar ! Copenhagen, March 4. (By A. P.) Marshal Koch has demanded the Im mediate delivery of the German mercan tile fleet without tegnrd to tho question of food. supply, nceoullng to a dispatch' from Weimar, where the German nation al nssembly Is In session. HOUSE HITS TICKEtTcALPERS Passes Overwhelmingly Bill Mak ing Advanced Price Sale Illegal By a Staff Correspondent llarrlsburg, March 4. Regulation of the sale of theatro tickets Is provided In n bill which passed the House finally this morning. It is the first bill of the kind to pass the House, nlthougli Blmllar measures hae been Introduced every session. It now goes to the i Sennte for concurrence. ' The bill, uhlch was sponsoied b Representative Slgmutul J. Gaps, of Phil adelphia, Is aimed nt ticket scalpers. It requires the price of every theatre ticket to be printed plainly on the face ; f the ticket and requires .theatres to post a schedule of prices In n prominent . place. No ticket can be sold for more' than the value printed on Its face. A line of not less than JCu nnd not , more than $500 nnd Imprisonment of not more than thirty days is provided as the penalty. The vole on the measure was 188 for, nnd 2 against. I I INCREASES RIVER PILOTAGE Setlator Baldwin Introduces Bill Fixing Higher Charges Vu a Htaff Correspondent ' llurrlaburg, March 1. The flist mcas-J ure Introduced In the SVnate by Senatoi j Baldwin, of Delaware Countv. nrovldes for the increase In the pilotage charges of vessels In the Delaware River. The measure provides that for all ves sels drawing up to and Including twelve feet tho pilotage charges he Increased fiom $2 to I2.2U per half foot. Kor all vessels drawing over twelve feet the pilotage charges aio Increased fiorn J2.50 to J2.75 per half foot. A Blmllar measure at the 1917 Resslon of the Legislature met with successful opposition. STOCKS BREAK, BUT RISE1ATERJ Failure of Congress to Act on Rail Tunc! Causes Uneasiness fly the Associated Press Neiv ork, March 4, Stocks bioke sharply today when It became known In Wull street at midday that Congress had adjourned without acting on the 760,000.000 railroad revolving fund, Investment rails lost one to three points, steels and associated equipments leaded to the same extent, while spe cialties suffered even greater leversal, the setback ranging from two to five points. There were Irregular recoveries from lowest prices during the early afternoon, but the undertone continued rather feverish. ' However, substantial gnlns over the low level were recorded before the close. Stocks were nervous and unsettled at the outset of the session, because of un certainties on railroad and other na tional legislation. Halls were heavy all morning, but Industrials and specialties, notably oils, motors and leathers, had moved higher under continuous pool conttol. BILL HITS AT SHEEHAN House Gets Measure Which Pro hibits Excessive Register's Fees Hit a Staff Correspondent Ilarrlaburr, March 4 Three bills were Introduced in the House by Rep resentative Hugh Dawson, chairman of the Ways nnd Means Committee, to reg ulate collection of Registers of Wills In the stnte. The bills, which nre nlmd at the heavy fees recently awarded to Register James B. Sheehan by the Supremo Court for thn collection of the direct Inheritance tax. nffect every register of wills In Pennsylvania. They provide a graduated scale of fees, which In no Instance l to exceed $5000 In one year. The repenl of the law which made the salary of the Register In Philadelphia $10,000 and was declared unconstitu tional by the Supreme Court Is provided for. Under this law registers in coun ties other than Philadelphia were per mitted to collect fees on the direct in heritance tax. DEmANOVITZ ATTACK Two Suspects Held for Assault on Fifth Ward Witness Carroll McCabe and Maurico McNulty, were today held In S1E0O ball for court, at a further hearing before Magistrate Imber, in the Second and Christian streets station, accused of assault and battery and attempted robbery, on Ben jamin Ianovitz, of 511 South Fourth street. Ianovitz, who was one of the witnesses in the Fifth Ward trial, alleged that while he was standing on the steps of his restaurant last Friday night, the men attacked him nnd knocked him down. They were captured after a chaBe In which scores of persons participated. The men denied they attacked Ianovitz nnd said they were part of the crowd that chased the assailants. TRY.COTnN MARCH"l4 Clemenceau's Assailant Admits Attack Premeditated for Months Paris, Marcli 4. Emtio Cottln, who recently shot nnd wounded Premier Clemenceau, will be tried by court martial on March 14. Captain Bouchardon, head of the Paris military court, continued his In terrogation of the Premier's assailant yesterday. Cottln admitted the attack had been premeditated for sev eral months and declared If he had not been stopped he would have re loaded his revolver and fired again. Arc Tells How She Joined Army U. S. Harassed by Group I in Senate, Wilson Charges By the Associated Vres Washington, March 4. On the adjournment of Congress today, with important legislation killed by a Republican Senate filibuster, President Wilson issued the following statement: A group of men in the Senate have deliberately chosen to em barrass the administration of the government, to imperil the financial interests of the railway systems of the country, and to make arbitrary use of powers intended to be employed in the interest of the people. It is plainly my present duty to attend the Peace Conference in Paris. It is also my duty to be in close contact with the public busi ness during a session of the Congress. I must make my choice be tween these two duties, and I confidently hope that the people of the country will think that I am making tho right choice. It is not in tho interest of the right conduct of public affairs that I should call the Congress in special session while it is impossible for me to be in Washington, because of a more pressing duty else where, to co-operate with the houses. I take it for granted that the men who have obstructed and pre vented the passage of necessary legislation have taken all of this into consideration and are willing to assume the responsibility of the im paired efficiency of the government and the embarrassed finances of the country during the time of my enforced absence. VARE SIDETRACKS REVISED CHARTER Three Proposed Bills Sent! to Committee' Headed bv Senator CHANGES THOUGHT SURE It a Staff Correspondent lUrrUburg, March 4. When the Phil adelphia charter bills t cached second reading In tho Senate today, Senator Vare had the three measures sent back to tho Committee on Municipal Affairs, of which he Is chairman. No time has been set for hearing on the measures, but the trend seems to he to have all bills affecting Philadelphia government stnt back to committees for further- conslderatl6n7""""" " With all this legislation at hand, the futuro of the measures that will be en acted for the regulation of Philadelphia's affairs can be considered at one time and some concrete action can be made that will prevent the multiplied of con flicting legislation. The two bills Intioducvd bv Senator Patlon, i elating to contracting work done within the city limitations, were also sent back to committee. The Dalx bill removing the compulsory retirement nt seventy years of age of high school principals and heads of de partments as welt as heads of astionoml cal ohseijvntorles who are phvslcally and mentally abl to continue, was passed llnall. The' Dalx bill, which requires the sale of theutie tickets only at, the theatre and at the face value, which must be printed on the ticket, was reported from committee. Military Training Hill The Dalx bill, establishing a couise of military training and health Instruc tion In public and normal bchools uml In colleges and universities receiving State aid, was reported from committee. This Is tho measure sponsored by tho Pa triotic Order Sons of America and re quires training for all persons between sixteen and eighteen ears of age. It also establishes a military training com mission. Opposition to the Woodward hill was forecast when Senator Vare, In his first definite utteranco as to where he standi on charter revision, nnnounced that he opposed certain sections of the hill. Many of the Penrose ward leaders also are quietly announcing their ob jection to home sections of the bill. One of tho sections which Is expected to be opposed by both factions of theorganlza. tlon In Philadelphia Is that prohibiting ofllce holders from making voluntary campaign contributions. It is generally predicted that numerous amendments will be made to the bill when it goes back to committee after second reading. Senator Vare'a chief objections nre against making the city solicitor nn ap pointive official, abolishing the olilce of tax receiver and putting the duties of that office In the hands or the city treasurer, and authorizing the city to do Its own contract work. "I am opposed to taking the selection of the receiver of taxes from the voters and handing It over to the city treas urer. I am also opposed to taking the selection of the city solicitor from the voters and handing It over to the May or," said Senator Vare, fiay Feople Should Seleet Rerranta "The people pay these servants and have a full right to select them. "The Republican organization In Phil adelphia Is willing to stand on Its pres ent strength and doesn't need and doesn't want an additional S000 super intendents, foremen and employes In the street cleaning department to be come part of the organization. "When New York changed from the private contracting system to the sys tem whereby the city did Its own work. It was admitted on all sides that Tam many Hall needed the votes. That's why they changed the system. We, of Philadelphia, are not In that position. "Philadelphia now Is paying J 4 a yard for repaving under the city, when contractors In tho city are ready to do the work for V 1.E0 a square yard. "I will have something to say about Continued an Tare Nineteen, Ctlumn His " WILSON TO GREET GRANDSON TODAY Elaborate Protection From Broad Street Station to Hospital Provided MEETING TO BE PRIVATE Schedule of President for Flying Visit Here Left Washington at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Arrives nt llroad Street Station at 5:15 o'clock. Motors to jifferson Hospital, Tenth street below Chestnut, to moke tho cqualivance of his new est BTahauiilld, Voodrow Wilson Sayre, son of Mrs. Francis Howes Sayre, the President's daughter. The route of the. President's mo tor, waiting at the Fifteenth street entrance to llroad Street Station, is: Around City Hall to South Uroad htieet, to Chestnut street, down Chestnut street to Tenth, and south In Tenth sttcet to the Jef ferson Hospital. Leaving the hos pital, the President's motor goes west in Walnut street to llroad, I orth In Broad street to City Hall, and thence, encircling City HuT Broad Street Station. Leaves Broad Street Station for New York at 6:15 o'clock. Speaks in New York tonight. Metropolitan Opera House. Leaves for France on transport George Washington at 8:15 o'clock tomorrow morning, Tivo Democratic "bosses will meet here today. And for the first time in many years. In the cltv of Phllnriptnlifn. n.mn..nHn , v'"" i ,.,. v v tuuun, XilLrii will be no "mud-sllnglng" over pros pective spoils; there will be no party lines and factions' discussed. Ques-I tlcns of state and world Import will "He , , , ' ""'"" auea last on the table." , ntaht t0 nsk '"ln " 'n a last ForWoodrowWIUon.P.esIdentoflhe " 0mpel,Mr' f1,$U t0 ,ieel1 United States, and called by some pe ! f"S'eSS " f" "' Se"atr8 L,lBe' sons "boss" of things Democratic, win "', t ? mrC conscrva- visit Woodrow Wilson Sayre. 'W-of ! "'" f"8 U',U-r. scemed to '"! ' the household of Professor Francis B I ? "sI,lcuousl' a,oot from H enter Sayre. ' I Pr,se' The meeting will take place l th. ' Senatr 8hermal1 talVcd four hours Jefferson Hospital. There will be no ' laRl nlsM Ut "otl,lnB ,n 1'artlcu newspapermen present to report the,"""- He went out and ot ''" ak. meeting. Any statement that Is to be I fUSt' returned nt 7!3 and 8tarte1 '" made will come from the President af-1 nBaln H'3 dlscourse Ilad a vngue terward. Hope of a sensational levela-' rc,atlon t0 U, flnanc of govern tlon, therefore, is dashed tp pieces since mmt owncrslllp' the conversation will most likely be No Godspeed for President thoroughly censored, despite the absence . -. , of Ocorge CreeL I Senator Lewis rose an hour before I At the meeting In the hospital only the adjournment and got leave to Mrs. Sayre, the President's daughter Mnirnrttiro n resnltitlnn wUhinn. -vi and mother of Woodrow Wilson Sai-re-1 ..,. . , , , ., . " the President. Mrs. Wilson, the baby. Wlson BOod luck ln V'"P & a Dr. Cary T. Grayson, Dr. K. P. Davis sa' return. The resolution went and Matthew cirlmn. chief of the secret i down before nn uproar of "nays," led "JSi. Provlrions'hav'e b'een made to ' irom t,le nPM'" " guard the Prcsldnt while in the city, j The last act of tho Senate was a and during the time his party Is moving ' short, aimless discussion of a resolu traffic vlll be shut off In the central I ,i .rH i, r.m.i ti i. part ofTie city. Although the President's visit la not official, elaborate preparations are being maae tor nis reception. There will be no public demonstration of an official Continued on rai Tho, Column t'lTe Cets Slate Appointment William L. Stevenson, assistant en gineer of the Bureau of Surveys, In charge of the sewage disposal plant plans, has been appointed bv State Health Commissioner Edward Mnriln in uTtUrnlil Health Commissioners Department, at $4(00 a year. He has resigned from the Department oc i-udiic norm. numerator VKXIT" Prnclla ItamtmUr VKNVH Panclla. A it. and Hpw Rough SENATE QUITS, LEAVING U. S. PLANS JN AIR All Important Bills Ditched by Filibuster for Ex tra Session SITUATION DEADLOCKED AS WILSON WON'T YIELD Sherman a n f PoindcMer Thwart Action Knox and Lodge Aloof ADJOURNMENT IS DISMAL Senators Even Refuse to Ynt . u : ...-"' y iiAKl HALEY Staff Correspondent of the Eiening Public Ledger Waxliinglun, March 4. Congress ad journed on the stroke of noon, leaving all Important legislation, Including the bills carrying funds for the rullioad administration. In the ditch. ' All administration reconstruction plans were left In the air for lack of funds. I Tho Senate made its cloMng session a symbol of defiance to the White House. All actual business ceased yes-' terday. Senator Sherman, of Illinois, I filibustered from 7:30 this morning I till near adjournment. I I The Senate took a desperate chance I and lost. It was believed that If all I important bills were held up the ' President would be driveh to issL 'n ' call for an extia session before hi left ' v usnimjion. "Put ll In jour boon" said Mr. Tumulty, the President's secretary, when the news of the adjournment reached him, "that theie will be no extra session." In the lost hours of the session, the fight which the Republican leaders have waged on tho lenguo of nations was expanded definitely to Include the new Taft wing of the party. rifty-one Against League Druft Mr. Lodge made It known that ho now has the names of fifty-one Democratic nnd Republican members of the new Senate signed to pledges for the rejection of the lenguo cove nant In Its present form. It was sup posed that this news would have a devastating effect on Mr. Taft's friends. These names probably will 'be mado public later today. It had been expected that the urgent deficiency bill, covering J7;o,. 000.000 badly needed by the the rail- road administration, would go tin outrh Tho President, himself, expected this bill to pass. Tho guerrilla group, led by Senators ,-i ..., r,,., J .. . """ " " ' " ' -.., demand that ull of the new army now In the United States be demobilized within thirty days. The resolution. with amendments offered tq extend the period to sixty days, died because It ' was"stin being discussed when the clock struck for adjournment. Tho sundry civil bill, carrying appro priations for tho United States em ployment service; the measures prc- by the ad"'tIon to allot I land to returning soidlers; the naval I appropriations bill, so urgently desired by the President, as well as the bills Continued in rase Two, Column Three' Soldiers Hooted EXTRA ! WOMAN CONFESSES STEALING TWENTY-FIVE MOTORCA RS riorence Duke, Sixtieth and Spruce stieets, alleged head of an automobile theft syndicate, confessed this afternoon haviug stolen twenty-five cars. She was held in 3000 ball for couit by Magistrate Pcnnock in the Central Police couit. COUNCILMAN WILLIAM H- CROSS DIES William H. Ciot,, member of Select Cuuucil liuiii the Twcuty fourth Ward, dlid suddenly today ut hla home, 1112 Pcuubyruvc btnet, of yncutuuuia. HOUSE URGES IRISH CLAIMS BE GRANTED Expresses Hope Peace Ta ble Will Accord Self-De-termination Right PASSES RESOLUTION AFTER ALL-NIGHT FIGHT Measure Goes to Senate, but Adjournment Forestall -. Action My the Associated Press "M mhlnaton, March 4 The House rally today, by a vote of 215 to 41, adopted the resolution expressing the hope tha( the Peace Conference would "favorably consider the claims of Ire land to the right of self-determination." The resolution then went to the Senate, where It died owing to adjournment be foro nctlon could be taken. The effort by Chairman Flood, of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, to bring tho resolution for Irish Independ ence to a vote In the House was begun at 2 a. m. today. Chairman Flood an nounced ho would endeavor to get a vote on the Irish resolution In the Senate be fore adjournment at noon today. When the Houso resolution was re ceived by the Senate Senator France, of Maryland, Republican, asked unani mous consent for Its Immediate consid eration. Senator Smith, of Georgia, Democrat, objected and demanded -that the resolution go to tin Foreign Af fairs Committee, where a similar reso lution has been pending several months. Illorkril In Haute All Mtiit Adoption of the resolution In the House came after a turbulent all-night session, In which an organized effort was made to keep the resolution from coming to a vote. The opposition was abandoned, however. Just before C o'clock. Only one member. Representative Connally, of Texas, eNpressed opposition to the purpose of the resolution, but Repub lican Leader Mann. Representative Moore, of Pennsylvania, and others, at tempted parliamentary delay throughout the night. Represintallvp Mann charged that Democratic supporters of the resolution had delayed bilnglng It to a vote until Just heforo adjournment, so that It could not he passed hy the Senate and so that President Wllfon would not be called on to approve or disapprove the measure. "I desire to advise the political party that Is attempting to throttle this reso. lutlon that It Is dealing with dynamite," said Representative Galllvan. of Massi chusetts. Democrat. Refera to Yl llion ('rrrd "I appeal to the House," he said, "to stop this nonsense nnd give consideration to a lesolutlon for the relief of a people who have been suffering several centuries and to let the world know that we believe In President Wilson when he said we entcied the war 'to make small nations free."' Mr. Galllvan nsserted that, If the Peace Conference adjourned without glv Ing Ireland self-determination, Ireland would be the only "oppressed country In Kuropo" and that England would be the only "oppressor of the old world," In opposing tho resolution, Repre sentative Connally said the Internal af fairs of Great Urltaln were of no con rem to the people of the United States. The people of this country, he asserted, would resent a resolution In the British Parliament proposing self-determination for Porto Rico, Representative Gallagher, of Illinois, author of the resolution, hald that, even If the measure was not approved by the Senate, favorable action by the House might obtain sympathetic consideration for Ireland In the Peace Conference, at Her at First, but She Made Good. See Page' 38 SENATORS NOW PLEDGED AGAINST PACT, Enough Signatures Secured t to Reject Present Draft ' of League ' CONCLUDE PEACE FIRST, , REPUBLICANS DEMAND Revision of World Society Covenant Sought Wil- on's Plans Face Defeat Washington, March 4. The gauntlet .has been bpldly thrown down In the benate to the league of nations plan and wreekngo of tho covenant as drawn up In Paris Is threatened. Action by thirty-eight Republican ' Senators who will serve in tho next Congress a sufficient number to pre vent ratification of the world peace iTu"10 rlnss nn impending crash to the pionosed alliance ns nt present con- ! stltuted. These Senators nre pledged , to vote against the league draft nnd liavo declared uncompromising vvar- ! fare on the plans sponsored by Presl- t dent Wilson, i Whlto Republican leaders decided to make no further attempt today to get action on the Lodgo resolution to record the Senate against the constitution of the lengue of nntlons, as now drawn, tho pledges made against the present proposed pact forecast its defeat by America. Another hrnntor Mens I The number of rlgnature.s to the Lodge resolution was Increased from thirty, seven, as presented last night, to thlrtv elght with the arrival today of Dav'ls I Klklns. Republican Senator-elect from West Virginia While Senators Nelson nnd Kellogg. Republicans, of Minnesota, declined at this tlmo to sign tho resolution. It was said todny both opposed th proposed pjan for a league of nations. Senator Kellogg plana to announce his position I Friday In a speech In St. Paul. As a. rountcr-measure, Senator Lewis, of Illinois, Democratic whip, prepared' a resolution proposing that the Sennte approve "all proper efforts" of the Pres. I Ident to effect a league of peace. I President Wilson will carry back to France with him the knowledge that thirty-eight members of the Senate are pledged to defeat his league plan. This number Is live more thnn the thirty throe votes neeejsary to prevent rati fication of n treaty. Itejrrt Present Draft Following a night of bitter discussion, which still raged against the Pres. Ident this morning, a review of the situation disclosed that these Senators are pledged: That the league constitution in Its present form should not be accepted by tho United Stales: That the peace treaty concluding the war should he hastened nnd tho league proposal postponed until after the treaty Is finished. This was the substance of the reso lution presented by Senator Lodge around midnight. In presenting the resolution he wns caieful to read It. so that It would be ipreail on the record. He sent It to the desk with the request for unanimous consent for Immediate ocnstderatlon. Like a flash. Senator Swanson. of Virginia, objected. Lodge, anticipating this, said: "1 now wish to read. In explanation, the following names of the Slxty.flfth Congress and members-elect of the Sixty-sixth who. If they had been given an opportunity, would have voted for this resolution." Lodge lleada Namro Amid dead silence from the Democrats and the packed galleries, Lodge read the names of the Senators In the list. There was a hush for a moment after he had flnlthed. Every one turned to the Democratic side, expecting a storm of protest and condemnation from Dem- Continued on rae Tho, Column Two NOON GAVEL CUTS SENATE SESSION OFF Sherman Speaks 4 Hours to Defeat Funds for Railroad Systems j i FILIBUSTER RUNS AWAY FROM PARTY President Refuses Extra Ses sion and Holds Measure Before Senators TALK THROUGH NIGHT La Follettc and France Keep Floor for Hours in At tack on Bill 'ILIBUSTER, AS RECORDED ny clock ix u. s. senate MidniRht I.odRe reads Republic an resolution rejecting league plan. 1 :00 a. m. Sherman speaks for an hour. 2:00 a. m La Follette opens fill buster. 5:13 a.m. Senator Trance taken, up talk relay. 7:30 a.m. Sherman begins last lap of filibuster. 11:30 a. m. Sherman ends speech. 12 Xoon Senate adjourns, as well ' as House. By 7ie Associated Prm Washington, March 4. Congress arirv'--; Journr-d atnoon today- In the midst' o'f n itepuwican filibuster In the Senate that killed a long list of important measures. Among the bills that failed was one appropriating 730,000,000 for the rati road administration, without which some administration leaders say th railroads must he returned to their onners befoie the middle of April. There was no turnlng.back of clocks Democratic leaders realized the situa tlon was hopeless, and the gavel ending qiviv;, reat' war 8essl0n nnd i hlxty-flfth Congress actually tapped at noon. Sherman Talks Four Hours The filibuster of the group of Repub lienns working for an extra session, continued until tho end, Senator Sher man, of Illinois, Republican, who be gnu a speech at 7:30 a. m held the floor more than four hours nnd suc cessfully prevented further considera tion of the railroad appropriation. Just after adjournment, the Presi dent's statement, criticising Republican Senators for tluir filibuster, threw a bombshell into the Upper House. Republican Leader Lodge declined to comment on the President's statement. He declared, however, that three-fourths of the Republicans sincerely deploied failure of the railroad appropriation, n ,1 fe."' ,Uelub'cans who insisted upon filibustering to defeat the bill, it was stated wtre "beyond control." telling their leaders that their action was per sonal nnd not a part) affair. The last half hour of the session was b' he Senate In rollcal s on Houso resolution, to which amend merits were proposed providing for curly demobilization of the American army. The resolution never reached a. ilnal vote, amendments being under consideration when Vice President Marshall s final gravel dropped. The Senate ndjourncd in an uproar of laughter, when the Vice President announced that the Senate was ad. Journed blno "deo" Instead of sins "die." Wheat Rill Is Signed Half an hour before adjournment. President Wilson, who, with his cabi net, was In the Executive's private) room off tho Senate chamber, signed tho $1,000,000,000 wheat guarantee measure. Thero was no further action In the Senate on the resolution offered last night by Republican Leader Lodge, ' and signed by thirty-eight Republican members of the next Senate, opposing the league of nations In Its present form. The House resolution, urging the American peace delegation to make ait effort for Irish Independence, also died In the Senate, Failure of the J7JO.000.000 railroad appropriation also carried with It other nnnrmirlnllnnd In IVia nnnaMl rfortnUn. cy bill aggregating JS2, 000,000 distrlbu- ' leu uiiiung many government Depart ments, nnd including $30,000,000 for, purclinso and requisition of ships' by the shipping board. Death of the railroad measure and conferences between the President with congressional leaders toaay brought forth no definite sign of 'the President's plan of dealing with the railroads, although many Senate lead ers advised the President to return the roads Immediately to private own ership. 7 Kefuaes Kxtra Hesalon ! Juat before adjournment, PreaJiUa Wilson, In his Capitol office, author final notice to the Republicans that MaT efforts to force an Immediate extra. -m t!3 a m wm 1 h 4& m K V "" J- -.-- ,- - -- , - - 3t- 4 I rf Jl "ft v. ;jiua . . d . . , -, .- ih -4 ! j
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