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SENATE-FILIBUSTER KILLS IMPORTANT BILLS
alon lintl failed; (hat lis was unshaken f
in nis ucierminnuon nor 10 can i oimres-H .
until his work nt the I'encu Conference
"was done.
Adjournment marks the passing of
Democratic control nt the Capitol The
Congress that passed nt noon began In
April, 1917, passed the German war
declaration, and Its ntniost continuous ,
sessions have been matked by unprcec-
dented legislation and controversy ,
Big bills that failed Included both
the army and navy appropriation meas
ures. Only two Important measures
that ran the. gauntlet of the last fort)
eight hours of filibustering were the
Victory Liberty lxan bill and the billion
dollar wheat guarantee bill
After Congress adjourned President
Wilson remained In his room twenty
minutes greeting lsltors It was an
nounced he would make recess appoint
ments at lloboken tonight of nominees
who failed of confirmation
Instead of going from the cap ml to
his train the President droe hack to the
White. House for lunch It was under
stood he would leave for ew Voik be
fore 2 p. m.
(lore Motion Full.
After Senator Sherman closed his
four-hour speech. Insistence b Senator
Gore, of Oklahoma, Democrat thai thy
Senate act on his proposal to order de
mobilization of all drafted eolrt.er In
this country within thirty ilavs unex
pectedly complicated the legislative sit
uation a half hour before the end of
the session.
A. motion by Senator nttnian of
Nevada, to tabic the (lore amendment
was defented by n vole of 44 to 3S
By a vote of 4 4 to 40, the Senate, upon
the motion of Senator Smoot of L'tah.
Republican, tabled an amendment pre
sented hy Senator Trammel!, of Florida,
Democrat, making the period of time
sixty instead of thirty da.vs as piovldi-d
by Senator Gore.
The bill and the Gore amendment
died with the adjournment of t'onijrisa
at noon.
President IteniRhi 1 irm
There was hope among the Itepubll
cans early todav that President Wilson
could be forced to call the new i'oimiee
but after a conference between the l'i evi
dent and Demoiratlc Leader Martin, It
was stated Mr Wilson had it-itemted his
determination to have no extr.i session
before his return from KraiiLi-
After this conversation. Senator j
Martin announced that the gcner.il ile
flclency bill would In- kept lu-for.- tlio'
Senate either until passed or until the
session expired
The President gave none of his all
ers any Intimation of his plans regard
ing the disposition of the railroad" Some
Senators advised hint to return tin-in,
Immediately to private ownership, hut
the President received all udvU.o with
out comment
Senator Smith of South rarol na,
chairman of the Interstate I'oinitieire
Committee and Senator Overman, of
North Carolina, were nmong thnte who
went to the Presidents office n ml uigetl
that, since the Republicans hml defeatrd
the essential appropriation bill the rail
roads be returned to their owners forth
with. i
After adopting the resolution evprc.
Ing the hope that the Peace fonft-rejice I
would look with favor on the claims I
of Ireland for self-determination, the '
House at o clock recessed for two
hours In respect to Representative Helm,
of Kentuck) who died Sundav
FlIlbiMer In Senate
The filibuster in the Senate against
the general deficiency bill carrj ing an
appropriation for the railroad adminis
tration was conducted through the nlnht
by Senators 1a Follette, of Wisconsin :
France, of Mats land, and Sherman, of
Illinois
Senator I-i Follette took the floor soon
after Senator Ixdge had presented his
resolution and spoke, for fom hours,
concluding at 5 15 o'clock He was fol-
lowed bv Senator Prance, who spoke
for two hours, nnd nt 7 30 o clock Sen
ator Sherman began nn evtended ad
dress. After failing to obtain (lie fioor during
the night Senator Thomas, of Coloiado.
Democrat Issued a statement. In which
he criticized the 'antiquated nnd pre
posterous rules which made the major
ity In the Senate "entireij sbjct to
the will of the minontv '
Ileinormtit In lrulm(
"What goes by the name of dehate '
said the Senator, 'can proi eed without
limit and when, seasonably interspersed ,
with roll calls, two or three flllbusteilng 1
Senators can par.il ze its legislative
functions. Hence the Senate, for the
last three dajs. has done nothing but
listen to multitudinous words The
spectacle is a humiliating one
Senator Thomas declared th-u. vfter
a similar experience two vears no the
Senate changed Its rule, but added 'The
amendment is as worthless f,n- the nur-
pose as the rule It purports to ihange." Th District of ('uluinbli approprla
Senator Ij. Follette urged an Inline-' tlon bill carrying $14 000 000
dlate extra session of Congiess and1 The, reclamation measure lo provide
vigorously criticized President Wilson for j fauns for returned soldleis and sailors.
falling to consult with the Senate in con- The oil. coal and mineral land leasing
ducting the peace t.egottatlons ' v plain 'bill
violation of the constitution ' Jlr l.a I The bill designed to enforce natlon-
Follettee asserted wide prohibition
Senator La ll,ette said the I'resi-1 Th comiuomtse muai suffrage constl-
dent. If he failed to call a special ses-, tutlo'ial amendment resolution
slon of Congress Immediately would be
following the example of the imperial
autocrats" In Hurope who refused free
dom of expression to legislative bodies
during the war.
Crowded galleries fol'ovved proceeding
in both houses until well -flu- midnight,
and hundreds of the spectators rrmalned
In their seats this morning evidently In-
tmitlnp In tiA nrsont uh,n ilia end
ravels fell at noon Early today the 1 moment Senator Trammel.. Florida, be
eallerles filled rapldl until BtandlnK Kan bpeaking calmly on the general de-
room waa at a premium n v.a said
mat iicr uciuris iiau mere neen Fucn
InrtTM ftttnrlnnrj nt a nrnatnt anlrn '
a cl091nS aslon I . P.enublicans The return.
rX0abdUadSa!l"f
fund, was the measure I ,at,' bl" rona ot ,nem was asl3 to
The general deflcl
$750,000,000 for
lion re vol vine funn. xvaa tim m.fi.nM
avalnat nhlrh (ha mlnnli Aii(Kin-
WAR aimed, hot llentihtl-iT, laa.la.. ni.t
i "- - '"'wti. uitiuuain
tt would be passed finally ns their pur- f"0"' Illations Committee, and Sena,
pose simply was to prevent action on ' ',or fwanson said the llepubllcans In
nty.r i.sintinr, :.,., Qk .. , dorslng the resolution had not thus an-
V&firi&Sr tha" hUlp-eUreahtyora,nrnUgldthde'i;atgua9 CSS!
beginning at lo clock. I stitution as now drawn
Take Nap. on Deals
Scarcely a doren Senators remained
In the chamber during the early morn
lnr hours, and even the efforts of the
few on watch to hasten tho moments
with raillery and dialogue did not pre
vent a member here and there from
dropping- his head on his desk for a
brief period of repose.
hii7 i 7TL . I T , ""at0a' ' There was no further discussion of the
SiriomB Vh t,'.nmKl0k'C ,""? Cm' ma an(1 Dba, th "",000.000
fitEZVZZZl,?"'?'?:'10 I railroad administration revolving fund
Snnilt iJS? J !Ck ?J? UbIe t01"' a resumed. The move by the Itepub
iS?fcuJ F!E.h R.,l.Btth,r on af; l" " l'am a" a "urpr'.e to many
t!f?,ifr, -. .; . .if Ji"1 "nV?? c2uld of the Democratic Senators, but some
l?.rT,iSr a.L.11 I'J' Sni- few of them had been advised of it In
at chamber, A small supply of army I advance
-.H-.Mv.a - vw., vA.,aw0iu aim fcfio
.fortunate Senators found them a com
fort aa the chlllness preceding dawn
crept through the Capitol,
r rb only break in the monotony in
th Senate chamber resulted from the
MMtsional appearance of the clerk from
EftiUM House reporting action by that body.
; tJMBrcaentatlvca themselves streamed
F. fits the Senate chamber In groups, only
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aa, a.o.tii ana iuuiuiu i;na ncia
i aaaiiumi aiwiu wint aiut) ol mo .ayiwi.
Near 1'eraonal Claih
In the House the all-night session was
enlivened durlnr the early morning
hours by a. hot exchange between Rep-
.- Vsaentatlves Flood, of Virginia, and
Walsh, of Massachusetts, which for .en
tant threatened to result In a personal
vv inaaaaviiuiciia. aini.li ,ui au,
muster,
lf. Walsh was mdia, his Minority
TEXT OF LODGE'S
BLOCKING LEAGUE OF NATIONS
WasIitiiRlnn, Slnrch 4
The text of the irsolutlon liitioduccd In the kenalc lait n'tfi' 1)1 Hetuv
Cabot Lodge, of Mastachuscttt. and signed bg thirtg-clpht Senators and
Senators-elect, condemning the league of nation in (M present form and
demanding peace iclth (lennnny hefme the league it pofectcd, folloics:
VTnn:it.I-:AS, Vnder the constitution It is n function of the Senate to
' ' ndvlsa n ml consent to or dissent ftom the ratification of ony treaty
of the t'nlted States, ntut no such treaty tan becomo operative wltho.ttt
the consent of the Senate expressed by the nfiltmative vote of two-thirds
of the Senalois present; and
"Whereas, On lug lo the vlctoty of the arms of the United States and
of the nallotis with whom it Is associated, n Peace Conference was con
vened nnd Is now in session at Paris for the purpose of settling the terms
of peace, and
"Whereas, a committee of the confetence has proposed a constitu
tion for n league of nations and the proposal Is now before the Peaco
Conference for Its consideration; now. therefoie, be It
' Resolved, bv the Senate of the fnlted States In the discharge of Its
constitutional duty of ndvlce In tegatd to treaties, That it Is the senso
of the Senate that while it, is their sincere deslte that the nations of the
world should unite to promote peace and general llsarmament, the con
stitution of the league of nations In the foim now ptoposed to the Peace
Conference should not be nccepted by the I'nlted States; and be It
"Itesolved. fiulher. That It In the sense of the Senate that the negotl
ntlons on the part of the I'nlted Stntcs should lmmedlatelv be directed to
the utmost expedition of the urgent buslners of negotiating peaco terms
with Germany satisfactory to the United Slutes uml the nations with
whom the United States Is associated In the war against the German
Government, nnd that the t -oposal for a league of nations to Insuto tho
permanent peace of the wo d shou'd be then taken up for careful and
set Ions lontldcrntlon "
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An.ilv.sl.- of the list of Senators signing the foiegolng lesoliitlon siiows
that n.l me llepuhllcans or tsocalled Ptogresive llepubllcans. and that
twent.v-four are old membeix of the Senate who hold over their offices
into the next Congreis four me old uicmbeis whoso teims explieil with
the SKt.v-tlftli Congtess and were leelccted. and ten ale new tnembei"
The list, classified, follows:
Old members who hold tnei Lodge (Mas- i Knov. il'enun r Sheiman
111 I. New (Iiiil i Wadswoith (N V t Cummins (low n riellnghuvsen IN". .1 i,
Hatdlng (Ohloi Hale IMe). lUandegen (Conn t (.'alder (N Y reniose
iPenn.i t Page (Vt . Mi Le.tn (Conn ), Ki.ince (Md i. Cm lis (Kan 1 Tovvnsend
(Midi i DIllltiKhatn rVt i. Poindexter (Wash I, Sutheiland (W. Va Smoot
il'tJln. Gtonn.i (N Pi. Watson (Ind ) nnd Johnson (Call Total, 'J4
.Mi tubers vvlinse lerms expired, but were re-elctled t'einald (Me i Wa
ten iWvn i Hoinh lldnlioi and Steuing (S Di Totul. 4
Sew members Moses (V It i i:dgn X .1 i Keves (X Hi Mct'oimick
(111'. Spencer (Mo i, l.enioot (Wis i N'evvbeirv (Mich i. U.tll (Deli J'liipps
(Coli Klklns iW 'a I Total 10
tepuit as j member of the committee j I'nlted states, membtis and meinbrs
whlch investigated the National Security I flf0t ot the Sut -fifth Congress, hereby
I.e.isue lie was Interrupted bv -str i . , , ' ,,,,.,
Flood who made a point of older that declare that, if thev had had the oppot-
the
Massachusetts member had di-
nrced from the rrpoit lo
make
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falM-" ST" rrrss the House'
stoDned bv .i doorkeeper and hevetal
ItepieseritaUves Sev eraj other m"Jij
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ogled to Mi Flood, ending the inu-
dent.
'he inosi Important tiulness transa.t-
ed bv the Houe dining n oli-nlfcht hes.
on was adoption of the confertlue re
port on the billion-dollar government
1011 gtMiantee vvln-at price bl'l The
measure whs signed liter lv Speaker
riark and ice President Alaishall and
sent lo th Wlilte House- for the Piesl
dent a slnaliue
Oilier I rrfinlnlinii I alls
Legislation which if vvjs coucrdeil liad
failed at this session Iniluded
Tha M !1B 000 000 army upprnpilatlon
bill with its authorization for a tempo-
rary armv of Bio 000 men after Inly
The $750 000,000 naval appropriation
measure authorizing a new- three-vear
urged by PresMent
building program
Wilson
The sundrv ilvil bill carrvlng an sp.
propilation totaling about ttSOOonooo.
Including $650,000 000 for the meichant
marine
The annual agricultural appropriation
measute with $'.'7,000,000
38 Senators Pledged
lo Reject League
I oniliiuetl from I'uie One
o r.s--brit not a word
In
flclency bill, the pendlnff measure
Th- Senators and SenfltorK.et.el -hn
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chairman of the
Senator Lodge and other Republican
leaders pointed to the fact that the
resolution expressed the desire of Its
indorsers for a world society to promote
peace and general disarmament, and
they also emphasized that It urged first
the conclusion of peace with Germany
and then the working out of a league
plan after careful and deliberate consid
eration. The eleven Republicans of the new
1 8ente whose names were not on the
list are Senators Colt, Rhode Island;
Fall, Xew Mexico; Jones, M'ashlniton;
Kellogg, Minnesota; Ken) on, Iowa;
I.a Follette, Wisconsin; McCumber,
Xorth Dakota; McNary, Oregon; Xelaon,
Minnesota, and Xorris, Xebraska, and
Senator-elect Capper, Kansas.
Senator Lodge, In reading the list,
said that "In Justice to three or four
others, I ought to say that we have
been unable to reach them, but If they
give their approval their names will be
added."
Several Republican Senators refused
to sign the Hat, It was said, some be
cause they did not believe the resolution
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RESOLUTION
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tunltv thev would have voted for the
following" Then followed I he text of
the resolution
n-mocratlo leaders ronsl.Ie,..,! .,,.
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drcsslnr; the SenniM nn th. il.i.ei ir-
pointed out privately that the lesolutlon
f.tatfF Senator Hitchcock s..'d that
wliile the lieput licans' effoit was to me
i-nt ,i Cat" dec'nratlon of opposition
to the pisent Iague constitution the
teim used rid not necessaniv impiv
that lle would vote against the pits
en did ft
Tills unexpected move bv the Repub
lican leaders designed pilmaillv ns a
means of foimnllv notifying the Peace
Conferenco and the tountiv as to the
views uf many members of the new
Senate on this subject, fnlloived manv
hours' debate nf the league constitution
In the Senate nnd brief nddirs-es in tlnj
House In the Senate the constitution
w.-ih attatked bv Senato- Rhermin, of
Illinois P.epubllcan, and defended bv
Senator JIi Cumber, of North Dakota.
Jio'mm'tw" "' "" Kre"'n
Bitterness Arises
OVPV TtnilflP Anfifiii
jvvi uuuyv it noil
(onlintnsl from Page One
to provide funds for the aimv main.
tenance. were, the most lmpoilant
m.asutes killed Xo one liete ven
tttres to suggest what tnav happen In
the departments of the gov eminent im
mediately affected
Senate Has Dismal Kml
'l'or Gods sake," said one ottlcial
'give us time to think "
The Piesldent made
no comment
on the geneial outcome, it was bald I
that he would not discuss the Lodge jne is assuied, besides, of the buppott
l esolutlon now, jrnd It is considered 0f many who tefuse to be led by par
improbable that he will imtke any com-, tisamhip. In the final analsls he
ment on It in Xew Yoik tonight. j mv ua supported by a vast number
The Senate session had a dismal end.
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",c ,u" "aB "'" -"l on an amenU-
ment ,0 ,lle Gore resolution when the
Vice PresI-
dent Marshall waited about twenty sec -
onds to collect ejes In tho chamber,
and then bt ought the gavel down. The
usual pleasant foimallties of thanks
and greetings were dispensed with.
're, T" T
I from the galleries, but it thinned out
as officers and members of tho Senate ,
bolted without ceremony for the doors, i
The bitterness atoused by the Lodge I
resolution attaching the league of na- I
tlons plan Is Indescribable. The Presi
dent's friends haven't time to answer
it.
Pure Partisanship Charged
The Democratic leaders insist that
through the maneuvers of last night
and this morning the Republican floor
leaders have made 11 plain that they
see the present world crisis merely as
a party Issue.
The President has been Informed
that he ls needed at the earliest pos
sible moment in Paris. There are
men close to the administration who
believe that the world is facing a
crisis in Europe that Is as menacing
as that which immediately preceded
the outbreak of the world war.
Germany. Russia and Japan are
drifting, for widely different reasons,
beyond the Influence of the Paris con.
ference. Reactionaries and financiers
In Europe are being blamed for balk
ing the) work of the Paris conference.
- Today wnne congress lurched, ana
floundered miserably toward Jullast
hours, leaders on both sides began to
think suddenly of tho future It began
with the news headlines telatlve to to
night's Wllson-Taft meeting In New withering reply to his opponents In
York nnd they were not happy. I congress. It Is highly Improbable that
Tho crisis of tho past week has been he will do nni thing of tho sort. If
curiously teveallng. Huge new issues I there is to be violence It will come
have been created nnd defined and later along. New York will hear a
sharp outlines have ben tevealcd in careful and patient exposition of gen
men and In affairs. Big men have eral principles.
grown suddenly bigger. Little ones Dorah, Itccd and Sherman and some
have dwindled. Tho Republican party of tho other "antls" will tour tho
leadership is now shared by two men, country ns opponents of the Wilson
Mr. Tnft and Mr. Lodge. The Demo-1 plans. Even up to last night they
crats have only one leader und ho Is
I determined as he has always been
i to retire from politics after the close
of the Presidential term.
Democratic Shlftlessness
The Democratic tradition of shift
lessness has been sustained in the
present session, The Democrats' in '
ability to-get along with each other
has been freshly proved. Tho leaders
In Mr. Wilson's party have failed him
wofullv when his need for them was
very Brent. Disruption of the party is
regarded ns almost certain within the
next year. And disruption on the lie-
publican side seems inevitable, too.
Tho p.ospect of a Republican ex-
President and n Democratic President I
side by side on tho same platform In
a war against the acknowledged lead. !
. ., , . .
ers of their lespectlve. parties has a
,. , .... . .
moro lhan piquant interest under the
circumstances. Obviously, tho cloak
rooms said sleepily last night, the next
voars will be Republican car But
who will be the Republicans? Will tho
Republicans be the party of Mr. Lodge
or tho party of Mr. Taft? Two days i
ago tho betting would have been two
to one for Taft. Today it would be i
thteo to one because of tho Impllcu- k
tlons of the meeting arranged for this t
evening at the Metropolitan Opera
House in Xew York.
' l'or Mr Wilson Is still an amare-
mint to his enemies. The anti-Wilson
i whips In Congress lemembered with
bitterness that while they are done
up for lack of sleep and generally ex
hausted the President lemalns tho
, most tranquil man In Washington
Thtee davs ago It was being said
that rr. Wilson was up against an'
actual disaster. This morning when
they glanced at the headlines and be
gan to reckon and consider the Senate
leadeis lemembered that the Presi
dent has n way of his own with dl
astetp Ho meets n disaster, ad
dresses It politely, reasons with it In
the best of good temper and in a little
while has It working diligently In his
behalf.
Advantage With Wilson
In the light of today that tniiacle
seems to have been peifoimed ugaln.
TJie advantages of the situation In I will be lv autos In all in the Presl
Am, le.i are still lew henvili nr,n ii. .. ' dent's parti One of these will be oc-
t,.... ..t- -i-u. .,. j... .. .. !
"- k W anal Z tt h ZZ '
the onlv two men whose antasronlsm In
the league of nations Is to be seriously '
considered, have actually committed ,
themselves to the principle of a league '
ot nations not the Piesldent's league,
but a league neveitheless
.Meanwhile the Fates, which accord
ng 'o the Washington legend, do
evc-iv thing for -Mr WtKon but black
his boots, have again, been busy to
smooth his court.-.
The need or some or the poweis
which stood out most stubbornly
against i-onie of the provisions urged
b.v the Piesldent In Paris has become
suddenly more acute. Their need for
the motal support of America and for
membership in a league of nations and
fo' aeo "- bpcome mo,e ",e3SlnS
almost ovei night
It would lie possible for the Piesi-
dent utterly (o disarm his critics if
he Kere to return unexpectedly to
tXw ,.nIte(I S(a(es wltll a ,BUe of
nations constitution revised ami made,
even more e.vpllclt In the clauses
written to protect American rights on
this continent. Some such culmination
is not Impossible. And any politician
Ho Intends to make an antl-league-of.
'nations campaign in the meantime
inust ,uli,j ,s ,,!,, llp0 very peril-
0,ls eruiinil.
Taft Well Supported
I jj,., Taft i, now assured of the sup-
port ot nil the people whobe faith In
President Wilson is instinctive. And
of Democrats. He may lie supported
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III a piPCll even Dy MY. wiimii. v.""
! President of the United States cam -
palgn.ng for an ex-Pres.dent of an
' opposite party running for re - elec -
RECORD OF THIRD
THE SIXTY
The thltd and last session of the Sixty-fifth or "War" Congress, which
exptted by limitation at noon today convened December 2, 1918, and con
tinued ninety-three days.
What Congress Did
The most important measure enacted included the 16,000,000,000 revenue
bill.
The $6,000,000,000 Victory Loan bill.
Wheat price flxlntr bill appropriating Jl.000,000,000 guatanteeing farm
ers $2.26 a bushel for the coming crop.
Rivera and harbors bill appropriating about $34,000,000.
Appropriations of $216,000,000 for aid to veterans of the Civil, Mexican
and Spanish wars; legislative, executive and Judicial bill for $100,000,000;
diplomatic and consular bill, $13,000,000; Indian bill, $12,000,000; fortifica
tion bill, $12,000,000.
What Congreos Failed to Do -
Legislation which failed included;
The $1,216,000,000 army appropriation bill with Its authorization for a
temporary army of 640,000 men after July 1,
The $760,000,000 naval appropriation measure authorizing a new three,
year building program urged by President Wilson.
The sundry civil bill carrying- an appropriation totalling about $860,.
000,000, Including $650,000,000 for the merchant marine.
The annual agricultural appropriation measure with, $27,000,000.
The reclamation measure to provide farms for returned soldiers and
sailors.
Tho oil, coal and mineral land leasing bill.
The bill to enforce nation-wide prohibition.
The compromise equal suffrage constitutional amendment resolution.
The bill making tt unlawful to display red flags and the circulation
of propaganda favoring the overthrow of the government by force.
tlon would be a novel spectacle !n
America. It would 'be a situation In
which Mr. Wilson could crown his
career ns a breaker of precedents.
It has been freely predicted that the
President would uso the dccaslon of
his appearance in rvew York for a
wero talking of attempts to force an
Immediate extra session. It was sug
gested that a law be passed to change
tho date of meeting for Congress nnd
then It was remembered that the
Piesldent would veto the law. Later
It was proposed that the Senators sit
Informally, but some one suggested
that the proceeding might lack dignity.
Wilson Slay Tour V. S.
In tho event of serious trouble on
his return, Mr. Wilson will make such
a tour of the country as a President
never mado before. Ho will go into
town nnd hnmlcts and cities and
talk even from tho tear platforms
' " " 'op tho pre
ent without fear of failure or seilous
PPsltlon' whero eels his conn-
denco no one kno""' " lia" "
prcme confidence In the plain people
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the country. And certainly the
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regard.
Tho White House tnall is volumln
ous. There is usually about a bushel
of it every morning. All sorts of peo-'
pie wtlto about tho league of nations.
i Rich and poor write to urgo Mr. Wil
son to hold his ground at all hazards.
And, strangely enough, the letters that
ring the appeals that are bravest and
most poignant come, for the most
part, from men and women who aie
relatively illltetate. I
President Wilson to
Visit Grandson Today
Continued from Page One
nature, but as hlj coming has been her
i a'ded. p. large crowd is expected nnd
the Police Department has made ai
I rangements according!; .
The President's tialn will anlve at
Kroad Street Station nt 5.15 tills aflei-
noon, wait an hour for him to make a
' ttilf In lita frrnnrtsnti nnd (lien wlilsK
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him to Xew York, where lie makes his '
final speech preparatory to sailing for
the Peace Conference again
The President will be led through the
baggage room of Broad Stieet Station
to the street, where his car will be wait
ing for him An extra guard of twenty
eK-foot leserves under Captain Tempest
will be lesponslble for the safety ot
the President while he Is In the station
and his safety along the stteets Is under
the care of Captain James Ifearn Then,
cupieu Dy a guard Of Secret Service
Uol TV "
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it will leave the l.osplta prompUv- at '
Proved back to the 6ta1lon via
Priding the cails occupied by the
President and his pajtv will be a irioloi
li tiwil i?
cjcie sergeant n nil 'Six inotorcy
evele offl.
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t anu six
cers, wlilte a mounted sergean
mounted offlccis wll bring up the rear
ine entire route vv 1 1 J tie lined with pn
tiolmen. pattlcularly selected for the
dutj Plain-clothes .men Secret Seiv
Ice nnd Department! ot Justice optia
tlves will mix with the crowd, nnd cverj
otner pos nte precnrttori ror the safety
Of the Chief LxeCUtlVe Wll: be Ob- '
"n,'d
NORDICA'S LAST WILL UPHELD j
?S'evv Jersey Appellate Court Sus
tains Gifts to Sifters !
Trenton, N. 4., March I -(B) A I' )
The Court of l?rrois and Appeals to-I
da sustained a will made bv- Lillian
Xordlca Young, the noted opeia singer,
who died In Java after a shlpwieck In
1914 Two wills were involved. They
were presented to the Monmouth County
euitogaie lor proDraie in it'll, cine,
dated January 10, 114, was admitted
to probate, but the surrogate refused to
admit the other, which was dated July
1, 1910. and which was nullified by the
later will.
Ueorge ioung. a Jev Yoik and
Jersey City banker, husband of Madame
l Xordlca, was made the chief heneflc!ar
in the first will In the second will
Xoidlca's three slstem weie chief bene
flclarles. I'ndue Influence, It was alleged,
biought about the change In the wills,
and it was also allegod that Xordlca
1 did not comprehend w-nat she was sign-
! Inp when she exeoilteil tbi, last will. tl
Is held by the court that there Is no
ewaenca io pruve inai tne laei win was
not valid, and the court upholds the
action of the Monmouth County surro
gate. Dance for Pension Fund
t nUlf tl,t Inia All liv rla rtrilts rr i 1 1 K
,-n lonluht at the Bellevue-Stralford.
I h.(h Miislr- Section. I-iiIIpr- Anvlllarv.
is;-;" ",;:,-v, vM,, tnh , e, ViT; r 1,-Ai:
1 m ot the Service Pension Fund. Teim-
S&'SS
1 tr,e Hostess HoueeT Stone Harbor.
SESSION OF
- FIFTH CONGRESS
20 YEARS RECTOR
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inerican Company Inntiurdtcs
Hcneficial Association
Hurlal lots for emplojes of the Amer
ican Stores Company, who dlo without
fjnds or without a lot In some burying
iK'Oiind. Is one of the features of a wel
fare plan announced by Itobert P. Hun
i ter, advertising manager of the company
Other features of the plan are $1 a
day sick benefits, the services of a
IciaiU.ate nuife, the privilege of occupy
ing an tndowed bed in the Piesbvteilan
iiJibpnai anu a, Krio death benefit
Tre plan Is brought about thioiigh
the formation of the American Stores
iCimpiinv Co-operative nnd IStnellulnrv
Association which i mbraces all emnloses
,ji nir iimr nieits in Aoi(ll 1 iH- ctilll
p.my operates, Pennsvlvnnla, Xew Jer
In til- Innr .t.if, In ul.lrt, ! m,.
sev. Delaware nnd Mar land
Jlembeii-hlp In the organization costs
fifty cents for Initiation and ten ents
l,cr pfK .iiouinry meetings win u t one ,i., inrIr,. -,i iMi.in nnr
held The directors ate chosen by nnd e or ,n' larS"t anu best-known par
fum the emplojes The following of. i Ishes In the East nnd is probably the
fleers have been electee! William Could. rhirh ho,,,- nf nr nrii ,,niDi.
president P.obeit P, Hunter, secretin y,
nnu William ai, KOiunson, treasurer.
LOSES MINING PATENT SUIT
DrrUinti liv 1 S I'mirr ..f n
uecisiOll 1) L. 3. t01irt ol Ap-
pcais Against union suipinir Lio.
The United States Circuit Coutt ot I
Appeals decided today in an opinion by
.luuge Buffingtoti, that three patents
held by the I'nlon Sulphur (.'oinpaiij,
Sulphur, l,a, for mining sulphur were
Invalid and oidered the suit of that coin,
panv against the Treeport Texas Com
pany, of Texas, for liifiingement dis
missed Millions of dollars In ronllles and
Profits lilngeu Upon the outcome of the
cult, the I'nlon Companv contending
,,at t nlollH inrt tn , nt tf uw ,,,
n'nceHs fop mlntiip-miliihiir it iiur,i
that the 1'reeport Company had In-
fiinged on lis lights
Judge Hufflngtoii holds that the meth-
Oils of mining disclosed 111 the patents
-k.plr-"a and tli.it the plaintiff's patens
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WAK IHItrS ON INSPFLTIllN
Baker anil March lo Visit Pirifir
'mC a"1' '""'III I" V IBIl J .1CIIIC
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v-oast anu .uexican nonier
Washlngtiin, .March 4 (By A i )
Secietarv IlaKer plans to leave WbiIi-I'
Ington Sunday accompanied bv General
March, chler or starf, for an inspection
trip that will take him to tin Pacltlc
i coast and the Mexican border
The object of the trip, which will oc
cup about three weeks, ls to permit the
'Secretary and General March to visit
i camps which, during the war, they
were unable to inspect.
I The tentative Itlneraiv will take
them to Camps Custer, Michigan; Dodge.
I Iowa, Kunston. Kansas; Lewis, WjsIi
. Inglon: Keatii, California; For Bliss.
Kort BHjs. Kort Worth; Bowie, Texas;
Pike, Arkansas, and Zachary Tayloi,
Kentucky.
BRITISH LABOR ISSUE BETTER
Many SliipyAid Men Decide lo
Return to Work .
1 ondon, March 4 (By A P.) There
were further indications yesteiday of a
favorable turn In the labor situation
The Thames ship repairers, who nte on
strike, held a mass-meeting and decided
to resume work and to negotiate aftei
ward on the question of Increased wages.
The shlparil platers emploved bv the
Xorth Ireland Shipbuilding Company, at
Londondeny who had been striking
since January 27, demanding a forty
four hour week, also returned to woik
pending a settlement of the question of i
hours " i
The Tyne shipyard workers, who had
been striking for eight weeks, also is
turned to work In goodly numbers.
Daniels Orders Inquiry i
Washington, March 4 Secretary j
Daniels Instructed the commandant of
the Great Lakes Xaval Tranlng Station I
to investigate reports that a number I
of men there had been involved In
irregularities similar to those recently
disclosed in the xew York aistrict.
A
perfect
dinner
demands
Salted Kuta,
favors, Bon Bona
to harmonize '
with the table
decorations
fil6 Ctefttnut St.
DEATHS
juiii-Biun,. " aiarcn v, iimnuuiija
HBKUIsn JOHNSTON, wife, of Walter John-
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OF HOLY TRINITY
The Rev. Dr. Hovd W. Tomklni Is
today observing his twentieth anni
versary as rector of Holy Trinity
Kpiicopal Church, Riltcnhoufe
Square. Doctor Tomkins lias one
lilg hope for Holy Trintt) an en
dowment fund of $500,000 to carry
on the great work, of the parish.
He and Mrs. Tomkins will lie given
a reception tonight In honor of
the anniversary. The photograph
was posed today for the Evening
Public Ledger in Doctor Tomkins's
studio
$500,000 ENDOWMENT
AIM FOR HOLY TRINITY
Dr. I'oinkiiie, on Twentieth
Anniversary of Rectorship,
Tells Ambition
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T" "ev. Dr Klojd W Tomkins Is
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, ""-"""'" '' " u"l"iun III a
twcnly-iHr tetm
s rectoi of Holy
Kplscopal Church.
Holy Trlnltv is
Trinity Prutetant
i Hlttenhotisn Square.
of more
than nny other In the city
t'nder the tectorship of Doctor Tom
kins Holy Trinity Church has grown
from a comparatively small Institution
to the great church of today, with In,
! ,ere,ts '' everything In which the public
ls concerned. During the twenty ears
its endowment f
10'')0 ' 250
fund has increased from
50,000 Doclor Tomkins
has hopes of ,i $500,000 endowment so
that tho woik of the church will be as
sured pel manency
Doctor Tomkins and his work are
well-known to Phliadelphlans and he
was the recipient today of hundreds of
congiatulatory telegiams and messages.
"I have alvvajs taken a great Inter
est In civ i'u work nnd tried to fight
against the evils of the city govern-
i merit i-am uoctoi I omiims "vve
hai1 nt "ne time a piner meet-
, Ing In. the church vvlien o-iu Mavor
wn.s particularly bad It caustd n great
' ,in nP otfenllrn nnri lesiilteil in Hie
the best thing was that it drew the at
t-ntlon nf Hid nrnnlo In llm illllt nf 111,
church in lespect of tile municipal gov-
ernment and also made these holding
"m-ll P""lonH to feel that the ej.s
' w ,m'- llirte chaPl'1 besides the
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Prince of I'eace, at Twenty-s?cond stieet '
""'' 0,nt ufeza avenue, vvnere tnere
on'' n Parish house twenty eari
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ago. we have a t50,000 building The
Holy Tiinlty Memorial Chapel has had
Its propel ty enlatged by a large guild 'TECHNICAL BRAINS
house and ministers house. The negiol irnw CATC
Sunday school, which was stalled by the rCJK SALE.
late Phillips Brooks, has been housed
In a chapel cf Us own on Lombard
street nml nnmeil after the founder W
street, anu nninea aitei iiie tounuer, vve
have generally a body of seven clergy
ment and thiee women parish workers"
DENY HOSPITAL ABUSE
Army Investigators Answer Charge
Made by Represehtative King
Wn.lilngtim, March 4. -(By A 1)
Officials of the army medical corps have
reported to Secretary Baker that they
have found no evidence to suHstnntiate
charges made on the floor of the House
recently by Representative King, of Illi
nois, that Sergeant Sam (lumblner, of
Galesburg, 111. when delirious after
an operation, had torn open his wounds
nnd then had been transferred lo the
"ether ward" In the Walter Heed Hospi
tal here, where he and other p'atlents
"vveto left to die without nttentlon."
J -E CALDWELL fr(0.
" JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS
CHESTNUT AND JUNIPER STREETS
Jeweled Bracelets
Gems Of Exceptional
' importance; unusual
Color, Alignments;
Platinum Mountings
Of New Artistic
Interest A Most Dis.
tinctive Collection.
"BUY! BUY! BUY!"
MD0FTHEH0UR
U. S. Official Tells Gover
nors to Itfrgc Public to ,
Make Purchases I
PROSPECTS GUMMED UP
'Somctliing or Somebody,"
Snys Babson, "Clogs the
Wliccls of Prosperity"
Ry the Associated Pres
VVlilni(on, March 4. Activities of
government departments in the work of
cstorlng business to normal conditions
and of nllevlallng unemployment were
ptesented to Governors and Msyor. to
day at the second day's session of their
conference at the White House. Roger mw
W Babson, director of the Department
of Labor's Information and education
service, was the principal speaker at the
morning session, at which Governor
Coolldge, of Massachusetts, presided.
Keports of the state executives on In
dustrial 'and employment conditions
given jesterday were supplemented to
day by statements from mayors attend
ing tho conference. Senators Kenyon, of
Iowa, and Owen, of Oklahoma, were to
speak at the afternoon session, with
Senator Calder, of Xtvf York, prostdlnr.
All the government departments, Mr.
Dabson told the conference, are work
ing In co-operation to extend Industrial '
opportunities, reduce prices and provide
employment,
"Something or somebody, however,"
he added, "Is gumming up the1 wheels of
prosperity"
Asserting that there were 500,000 Jdle
workers In the United .States nnd that
soldiers are returning by the thousands,
and that they also want work, Mr. Bab
son said normal employment of labor
could be obtained only with a normal
volume of new orders.
Governor Coolldge cited figures on
the number of advertisements for help
In a Boston newspaper In January and
February ns compared last J ear, to
show there still was n strong demand
for labor. He said that to restore nor
.mat business conditions government war
contracts should be settled speedily.
' It Is my strong belief," he added,
"that the government should withdraw
from mi) attempt nt fixing prices nnd
let business operate according to the
laws of supply and demand so far as
domestic, commerce is concerned. Thete
ought nlo to be protection from un
leasonable foreign competition
'Thete was never to much work to
be done In the world ns at the present
time Tho only thing lacking ls an or
ganization of our Industries to produce
and to supply the mat Let and a convic
tion that prices and conditions are on
a natural and not an artificial basis"
SPROL'L RENAMES WALSH
Indorsi'9 Predecessor's Nomination for
Ilegietration Commissionership
ll'irrlshurg, March 4 Governor
Sptfiil today sent to the .Senate the
nomination of William Walsh to be a
me uber of the Board of Registration
Commissioners, of Philadelphia, to serve
until June 15, 1920.
Mr. Walsh was appointed by Governor
Brumbaugh between legislative tesslons
and his nomination was withdrawn by
Governor Hproul. along with about 200
other names, when the present session
began.
BOGUS INSPECTOR JAILED
Negro Druggist Arrested for Posing at
Health Department Official
representing himself as an Inspector
foi the State Health Department, Charles
K Clark, a negro druggist, of this city,
was attested at Watervllle, Pa, last
night He admitted the Imposition and
whs fined $50
Clark is alleged to have entered sev
eial homes In the residential district
vvheie measles are prevalent nnd to have
i-xamlned patients as well as other per
sons In the houses His motive Is a
ster.v to tne ponce no says ne posen
i j 1(11 fcl,e(tor to get data for a book
l0 ).s comp'.llnc on measles.
It 1H FI.1 lJ llll. IIUIIVI - '" J t- 1-UKII
Afer March 1Mh as SuperlnUndent. Execu-
te, Oritinlzer CUII Engineer: H jears"
reaponilble charge on big conitructlon Sue
Jj;j;rul Uh trained and untralntd forcti.
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