W!!5W2.'JIT
X
I -
l
uetitn$ public Mtbtt
TE WEATHER
Washington, March 5. Rain tonight;
probably snow tomorrow.
TKMrKIlATURK AT EACH tlnCft
I 8 I 0 10 111 12 1 TT 3 I 4 f,
H8To1 B2"S5t57 B5 j S5
MIGHT
EXTRA
CLOSING STOCK PRICES
VOL. V. NO. 147
t'ubllihcd Dally nicer Hun-lsy. Rub.crii.tlnn Prior m a Year by Mall.
loprrlght. IDIIi. by I'uullo i-eiluor Company.
PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1919
I'nterfil as MccunU Clan Mnttrr nl tli Post.ifni- t l'hlladf ll Ma, Pa .
Older the Art of March s lhT!
PRICE TWO CENTS
Wilson Sails for France After Denouncing "Selfish Opposition";
Impending German Smash-Up May Prevent Peace Being Made
K
b
,
K
NEW DISCOVERY
MAY BEAT POISON
TAKEN BY BRIDE
Physicians Hope to Save
Life of Mrs. Sumner
C. Evans
SHE IS WAITING DEATH
young Wife Calls for Army
Officer to Come
to Her
A new scientific treatment It being
Uijed by phvslclans ot tho Hahnemann
Hospital In their efforts to save the I
life of Mrs. Sumner C Kvans. wife of
n aviation officer now In Texas, who
n allowed riolson In an attempt at sui
cide when her husband deserted her. '
Hope for her recovery Is now enter
tained by the doctors. Mrs Liana was
... ... t ...... TIM.
. governess and niea in v-mjaumi. m...
The joung wife, unable to bear separa
tion from the man sho loses, dissolved
ten tablets of poison In a tumbler of
water and drank the contents while
topping In a hotel In this city.
Physicians shook their heads when she
nas taken to the hospital, conilnced that
death was only a matter ot n few dais,
n..h.. hmirs Today, however. Dr.
Harold Klsler, of the hospital staff, an
ilnr.ri that n new scientific method to I
offset the poison had boe discovered ami
that there Is eiery hope science will win
"I cannot announce at this time what
the treatment Is." said Doctor Klsler '
would prefer to wait until resul s
are more certain. The treatment ien..
to neutralise the effect of the poison
on the organisms which It would de
stroy, and gives strength to the body.
I believe Sirs. P.vans will recover.
Mrs. Evans, although somewhat
weaker todav. Is fully conscious ami
knows that she faces death. She ask,
again for her husband, and expressed
her love for him.
"1 can't live without Sumner, she
ad. -,
Bellerea She Will We
Mrs. Evans does not entertain the
hope that the physicians express for
her recovery. She still believes that
death I. merely a. matter of ""I
lather hopes she will dl. If her hus
band can be reached and w 111 com. .to
her bedside and assure her, of hi love,
m.vslclnns believe that it IU bul Id up
her morale so much that, with the
hew treatment, the recovery will be
"' VWtoPl not allowed In the ward
lr.,la but relatives who arrived ester
day were at' her bedside and expressed
their Joy In the first ray of hope that the
phvslclans have offered. w..fnr(,
Death by this poison has heretofore
been regarded Inevitable. although .the
victim has often been known to linger
Mrs. Evans's mother Mr. Pred Is
Vnnce, and her father-in-law. David
Kvans. of White Horse pike. TVest Col
llngswood, X. J. have notified the son
in Texas that his wife has attempted
her life and have urged him to come
here at once. ... .,..,..
No reply had been received to their
telegrams so far.
Mrs. Evans's Husband entered the
army as a private, and while nt Sea flirt,
X J., met his bride-to-be and was mar
ried after "a brief courthlp. At his re
quest the marriage was kept a secret
until he had left for nn aviation field
In Texas.
Was 'Promoted Hspldly
There he was rapidly promoted, ulti
mately winning a commission as drat
lieutenant. , , . ,
After winning his commission his re
sponses to hla wife's letters became In
frequent. I the few letters he wrote
he explained that his army training
mada It Impossible for him to write
He returned' to his father's home last
Contlnaed on rate Two. Column heirn
COLD AND SNOW
D U E T 0 FOLLOW
AFTERNOON RAIN
Drop of Temperature From 53
to 32 Degrees, Official
Forecast
Much colder weather lc expected to
nleht. The rain which started earlv
this afternoon may turn to snow.
The tempernture was 55 nt '2 o'clock
this afternoon, but tonight, the weather
xman believes, It may drop to 32,
x The cold area due here la sweeping
eaalnard from the f.reat Lakes region,
and It Is announced from WasJiinKton
that springlike temperatuies. prevailing
generally over much of tlri country eart
of the Mississippi, will disappear
within th next thlrtv-slx hours.
The most pronounced' cold wave of
the winter has been holding sway In
the upper Mississippi Valley, and today
It waa reaching out southward as far
as Texas. WheiwJt gets a good grip
In thn Tast, the forecaster said, It will
remain for seieral dajs.
tVIUIaton, K. I . with S6 degrees be
low ro. was the coldest spot today
on the weather map.
SLEIGH HELLS, MAYBE!
The weatherman cruel compassion
is scorning;
Says the rain of lonlphl may oe
snow in (he Homing.
Colder, much colder, tilth south
ulnds a .shifting
Off to the northicest to set the snow
drlltina.
i "mtewwwm
tLV : - -
VswWwBKtW:mMmmM w Aimh , iv&4P I ' I Vss' iBSSlSSSSSSSrBffil gmmkWkWsB SSSl
. iipisii; 4pfe" ii 7&vw s 11 JtslsllK2PliEP"WH
lilPBSPm h-WSmm JffMMMiMiM
mm i.'ss'S.'' " " A. tB sflBi sifei ?tlte'tSSCQla SssH ZtblsSSRMt'mlsSSSSSsWMMswKmlBlSsU
'. ., ;ri'--a..i'; ,V" nrisaBltMBllllHlivaSsVfc9sRBLaMBKB'HBlKj jslkV ZSK&!ssHlsK?lassssKl9ssllH3H lllssl
i BSSftai9sflsssBMkciftSffi JssssssssssssssisscS..JisWlPiflSSlSflSSSSSflissi
i siflKIsBflflflflBBHDfBBflVl.sflflflflflWH
samsaisMsssssBkssssmssnmimssmtssssssssssmEmmiWfksmimFz jLvz&mmM
aSBBBBBSBBBBrVaBHBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSBMl SBBBBBBBBBBBBBHSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBHa'alBaSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBanSBnXBBBSBBBBBBBBBBEIBS ST r! iV2n?!MXJtVm
mtmiaammBmtitMmx-- Bmkmm jr w 4mmm$k
l mPEsliiiiiHsHasssssW WSS&t assssV IsassHsHHSILlilsssssWiHsssV ' : hWKiiWWM
" BallllllBssslllBssEafsssLassssKTK &, UMf- lliiiBkHK asssssHasBasssssssT f nM MJImitfTWsaMsl
I 'mtx,Jmimmmsssssssssssm "iMM. sst- , iliisaBBBBiBitBiiSBr fWtBimH
smsXEilVaiiiiiiiiiiiiBlKlfK!iiiiiiHi ' iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiV h I Jltii3SH
av- ; :;, ';;-'.-eri i 'iEin
JWMIMMBWWITIIIITrTTlTrnnfltimff1 Unlm!TrrTmmmrmmmmmmB'man,'Bma'Kmm 'a,mmimHmmnmwmmm.m.m.i,nmfmMU,m .in.
The George Washington leaving the
STOLE 20 AUTOS
TO EDUCATE SON
Florence Duke Admits
Thefts as She Weeps
in Cell
EXPECTS 10-YEAR TERM
T stole the automobiles to obtain
money to give my boy an education '
Tlorencn Duke, knonn alo as Mrs
lienlltrs Her Plight
Memory of her boy, who Is now but
three jeais old, started her gri. f afresh.
After controlling herself somen hat she
said, 'Soon I will be behind the same
prison walls as my husband, the man
whom I married in Lawrence, Mas, but
1 hope he does now knqw of my plight
I also sincerely hope my little 1,011 down
In Virginia may never know that h's
father and mother are In Jail foi theft
Asked why she did not obtain a la
jer, the woman replied: 'Why wast
tile money In counsel fees when It could
be used for the welfare of my bov f
I'll get at least ten jears. If not more.
I have been reading about t lie sentence
given to automobile thieves and expect
no mercy. Perhaps I do not deserve ll,
I 111 willing to stand the tonsequence, for
Uod knows I did It for a good purpose.
"Some day when my husband und I
complete our sentences we may tuin
over a new leaf and be able to take our
little son and start life anew. I do not
know what my boy would say If he
knew- tho ft mil about us, but have I
not suffered enough without adding to
the burden? I do hope that no misery
will be added to his life through tlie
faults of his unhappy parents."
Took Cars to Mlllllllr, .V .1,
Mrs Iiarrlngtoii was held In ball ves.
terday and suspected of being tlie head
ot n svndicate of thieves which stole
upwaid of twenty-five automobiles dur
ing the last few months.
The cars were driven from this city
to Mlllvllle, X J whe'e they weie
bought, !t la alleged, by John Mohr,
of that place. He Is at present under
10.000 ball charged with receiving
stolen goods.
"Waller Shemaski, fiom whom the
woman rented a garage at Sixtieth and
Spruce streets, saw her at City Hall
today and offered to do what he could
to aid her Hi her present trouble,
"Let me take my medicine," she said.
"I alone am responsible, so why should
jou be put to nny trouble," Khemaskl
was not aware that cars brought to his
place had been stolen, the police say,
- LEROY J. WOLFE DEAD
United Slates Commiiitoner for liar.
rliburg Dlitrirt '
lliirrltbniY, March C (By A. P.)
I.eroy J. Wolfe. Cnlted States commls.
sloner for tills district, a Uell.knoun
lawjer, died here last night following
a stroke of parallels.
I'-Kan I'Ule Hilrrr I'olUh, 8V & 45c llo'ol
OntOe. 3 ictl. Dealer er til: Chestaut at.
Adv.
rfWW'WTm
.in.iur uarnngton. arrested for stealing Frank J lioodnovv. president of Johns . mirgli. will be halted l. the failure of "'J"1' " '"" ,T,' .".'.'i ,", nf , . ' tlon In eonilnir ovei her., niwl his1 Tod.u theie was .,,,1, o
more than twenty au.omobHes made this "OPKI." $$n$ ft"H ''.kongre,, ,0 p,ss the JTDO.OOO 000 rail- ST I'VlJr !itVi.h i'ai'o c" "- LVHt.al Po..H..cxe Ho- f 1C '"of 'LltZl "'IS'.1 TrS
statement In a cell at City Hall toda J "Slntme'nt Yle'eM-retsed o .'. (,ni; 'rw.l bill before adornment es.erdai K" ." '., ""I" ln.,,,lI " 'I'nolfi::! I ' "",C" """ '" "' "',""e'' "'"" evdenced bi 1 thu e of IS" ' hfiT ""i1 To tl,eo the PW?
as tears streamed lon her face. Moweie. .lnB that 'the matter had miess a solution is found In the near lin , and feet ' "' I'l,ld"s, of lu"H" I'"1""" In food '' M "-huiite of mind on h, t 11 hand, ami M.s Wilson vvaved
.he woman. f,ali. but wh a trace of !W. Xti gJX , , tTTl aZopl'wIu J'HSoot ff VK lilal "T , S' lSluu'J ST,n ,.S "" ' S'o'ut M,!.?
beauty, buried her face In hei hands as " "a1 l" discussed as the other be reflected ultimately on the car sup- oliv Vho niun then foriel e t V',JT ''e ionoii foi .1.1. v foi "il nit misl.11.es ma.le in 11. Ipi n to Qn j h 1 Jiuo t,e ower Hud-
she made the statement. j feerabtloSn'ilonn.s1'!;! J, -nam'HJS ZZs .L I .$, i f;un whiih all the poueis me ...sponsible TiZT SI", SSU'Te ""V
"Those who do not belltve me." she "-J- of authei, zed announcement 1 al,eady expanding unde, ,e reions.ruc m .l',, 'X'. lUT""1 " ,,"'-'w "" " ' " " e wh n r.a , d it "l e Bwndmson tlioUlCjK "i","'
said, -may easily mid out. KaOi time ' stlluUonal adviser' of the "?hi ese re Hon spur '" Bin Is bright appearing, and at- -nee and their acceptance of the in "mel ",,ul l ""' l" Klls"''1 '"e am, his wife aw- he 2, VrCSld-ent
that I received monev for a stolen auto-1 ? S! p1 This Is the vleu of ralhoad oHIcials KiS""' ' " M" """" -"" ' '" ' ' '""T '" ? .1 .. . . l""' iV" "" " ' '-" SS JS
mobile I sent It Immedlatelv to Virginia ' imTrnationalautliorUv tl.li city Samuel ilea. ...esldent of The tobber Hie .tl.l was about foiti- America on the adoption of a league 1W' I'taii llesl Available jiid the booming ,,r the presidential
v.here it is being saied for my Poor'"1" subjects , Mine he came t.J 1he ,.,., nallroid today bad SVll 'l.essed lie .ail'Wainut' "",'nal ' n-illom. befoie procc,UlnK to moke lUey belleii.. howenr. that the , ' t'Vhe h ubo, ",. L .u
little bo." (.Il'e'n '-"hi an a'd' IscTrcapatK ?,? p ' nothing to add ,0 his statement of ,es- ? f T Wltlllw 'I'u.! luc. with Ueimanv This has con- league constltu, on. as drawn now. , lc J pr,i?e t. UlUWa'-to'ta
11. . I. -. 1 1-...1....1- .. .....-.... I of . foil lillllsf u .ill nee. ur ulu .mil t i. . , .. i.i. ... . , l.oa nib. I . nntlfrli f.i nnnminni tinnn. th n.... .,..., . .iiujc lo lOIV
PRESIDENT AND MRS. WILSON ON BRIDGE OF TRANSPORT
Holioken, N. J., pier at 8:11 'A. M.
porl failed, waving farewells as tlic
JOHNS HOPKINS
HEAD CHOSEN TO
ADVISE POLAND
Dr
F. J. Goodiiour Will Help
Draft Polish Con-
stittttion i
fly the Associated IVcn
I'arla, Manh 5 Dr. Frank J. llood
now, piesldent of Johns Hopkins Unl- I
lerslty, Haltlnre, Md , has been se
lected to assist in diafting a constitution
for the Polish (lo'rernment
Hultlninre. March B ! V I )
When ask I tnla i about hli apiiolnt
ment as n member of a commission to
diaft n lonstltutlon for 1'ol.ind. Dr i
.v.. lm.,.,-.u.,t nnrL. I 11.1. ,..,..i
was, the chairmanship of the commission ' struetlon work In piogress on the rail
that prepaied the amendment to thn ,cl,.iM ,,,,. ..,.
Mankind constitution, providing the ' '
budget s)stem for tlie state. 'Hie situation will fall heal 111 he said,
" ' on companies in Pennsylvania which are
WESTERN MAYOR
ASSAILS WILSON
Rolpli, of San Francisco,
Tllro's Conference Into
Turmoil
DEMAND FOR ACTION
fly the Associated I'reii
M mlilnston, March f Dissatisfaction
of western delegate over failure of the
conference of governors and majors
to take definite action ton aid relieving
unemplovmeut, which had been In evi
dence since sesterday, culminated to
day In a low, during which Secretary
Houston left the hall,
Mavo. ltolph, of San Pranclsco, who
criticized Congress jesterday, preclpl.
tated the trouble by submitting a reso
lution demanding that President Wilson
Immediately reconvene Congress, and In
his message demand passage of Im
portant legislation which failed with the
adjournment esterday.
There was a Jieated discussion before
the conference decided to send the reso
lution to a committee for a report later
In the day.
Wants Job's for He turned Heroes
"With all due respect to the gentle
men who addressed us." Mayor ltolph
said, they have not told us a word that
we didn't already know. We have trav
eled 3000 miles, not to hear that every
American ought to own a home or that
good roads ought to be built, but to find
odt how the poor American hero, beg
ging on the streets of New York, Is
going to get a job. Most of the tiouble
with the labor situation is right here In
Washington, and we want to know
what's going to be done."
Mr. llolph's resolution condemned the
Cenllnaed en I' Setcoteen, Column Mix,
-f f i i ' 'I !JflMHHO
The President ami Mr. WiI'uii a-ieiuled
tlilp swung out in the Hudson River
RA!LBILLFAILUREj
HALTS CAR AW AKU
Construction. Bond Interest
and Dividends Also Men
aced, Says P. R. R. Head
,
REA MAKES STATEMENT
,
Xwardlns of eentiaets foi 11300
frelgltcaisneedid on the ll,anU
i.aiiioad lines, east and west of I'ltts -
"" "' lllllliru.llir aiu'uK- "I n
lirgely dependent on railroad suppl.i or. .
ders I
4.100 Needed In l'nt I
Of the 11.500 freight cars that figure In ,
the Pennsjlvanla Ilallroid's 1919 plans'
4500 are needed for the lines east of
Pittsburgh This number Is divided as
follows: llo cars. .1000: lou-slde gon-I
dolas. 500. and hopper cars 1000
The 7000 cais needed for the lines I
west of Pittsburgh are subdivided In this
way; Box cars. 3600: low.s'de condo.
las, 1000; hoppe. cars, 1000, and drop
bottom gondolas, COO
The rentals accruing to the Pennsvl
lanla nallroa.l, lo be paid b the gov
ternment total near J66.000.000. Of that
amount. J31.296 000 was paid un to De
cember 11. 1918. leailng a bahnre of
nearly 33,000,000 still due .
Xow that the treasuri of the railroad
administration lirtually Is emplv. ilelav
will Ineiltabl) lesult In pavment of
rentals due A possible lesult. It Is
pointed out. may be that the railroad
lompanles will not be able to pai the
Inttrest 011 their bonds or pay dividends.
I.ven the horroulntr or rnmis ...... .,
solve the dividend pioblems, as there
. ,, ., - ,"vuiniio, ,1-1 mere
., ,, 1,ues"' of the legality of paling
dividends with borrowed monev
Construction Work C'lie.l.e.l
The Pennsilvania llallroad Company's
budget for the lines e.ist nt ih,,.i.,...i.
f-alls for tlie expenditure of 4G,O0fl.00O.
... .w..u ,,B,.lr, ,u, iM-cmsdry construc
tion work, This Includes new ca.s. new
sidings, terminal work and jard Im
provements. There Is no big construction project
unurr ) or piannen tnat vvll be af-
fected by the failure of the railroad
bill. The brunt of tlie failure will full 1
nn tl.A 1.. .11.11.... .. .....l-.t .. . '
u. iv .u.io.iik ui ticroeti ireigirt cars 1
Improvement work In South piiiin.
delphla and the Overbrook jards al
ready had been halted. The extension
of the Hog Island line from Slxty-fifth
street, through to Chester, has been
Lontlnurd on I'sie Tho, Column Fit
Influenza' Kpidemir Held Up Troopthip
ir lork. March B. fHv A vi
---- 1
epidemic of Influema broke -out on theldn lnS Vth "19 extremely dlilkult sit-
army tiansport I'owhatan
Just after It
had left Bordeaux and the shin reinrn,i
to disembark twenty-five of 102 patients
111 with the disease. There were no fa
talltlfs during the vojage and all except
twenty-four cases were convalescert
when the Towhatan docked here today.
Soldier Jbyer ltrepiditriii the
dl l mlerunnj A. t'liilcrftoud
to t lie bridge jn-t lieforc llie trans-
TTZck
(Jajit'il
I Maj IVnstel, thlrterii .ars old, otfi
Vddlsou street, sa s a tobbir attiickcn
i her In her home, bound and K"KKid tier.
i foiieil hei to lake u drug, unl then ran-
ui.ed the hou.e.
'I lie lil uas found b lui muther.
.Mrs. Marie I'enslil on hei return fiom
work The ittiiek oniirnd Mnnilav, but
"IviTlV,,!!"? iM.th ,Ke's ,-
, roch'al school and wint to a nearln
ui;)..Tn...Tu" ' ' B
.. I I- 1 .. I.. 11 - !... .tut .. ..
The police said ibv knew verv Utile
about the uttaik and are making an
Iiii.btlgatlon
HINES SAYS U. S.
WILL KEEP ROADS
Director Expects to Borrow
or Employ War Finance
Corporation Funds
PLANS NO RATE BOOST
H) the Aisociatid Vest
W nulling! Match S. Thn govern
ment hat no Immidlate Intention uf re
linquishing contiol of liillroads as u re
sult it the failure of t'ongrisi lo ,ip
pioprlito fundi lor the lallroad .tilmlti.
Istrallnii, Diuctor Ueueral Hints slatid
today.
Ml. Hints also explained tliat ivuy
effort would bo made to continue cpeia
tlons as usual to avoid laving off tin
plees and to finance the lallroads
through private loans or through ad
vances from the War Finance Corpora
tion Although the railroad adinliilstiatloii's
progtnm of lapluil expenditures for ex
tensions, linpriiieinents and new build.
'nBK n,BJ' '"' "lodllled the government
wl'l try to continue the projects planned
lliMlt.l. .I.a ..a. a.. .nn...l.
,muu." ,,r mn ,m niv.ii.iie,
The railroad administration. Mr
Mines said, did not contemplate raising
! ku i... i.i .. .-... . l 'rrulMuiii itn.
mUT?!) "UTklVTI? v uu "v"s '""" l'lnla" ls 'he nencial cspectatlon here Is -Vn n w i "..on co'nmented that. -J-d
- HbR HOMLquJetlng. thUeuetary Halter villi be i XTAoxtT
j ' - Russian agents are active In Hnv aria Domoiratle landldate unless tho He- loW run dare oppose it." jfo Balcjli!
Tllirlccil-Ycar-Ohl Victim Follllil ad are nlnmst In unitiol und It is publicans foice President AVItnon. toloi'e" rifhi?.K( Ml K,,roneas tluttan -S
I i.. ti .i i i feared th.it n iwipr.il lt,.li... lui .,.,,. urn ii'-.l 111 ,... if m!ne "mjorllj of American .
in tiiiiimr iifiiiiifi .iii.i " " -'., .. vw..- " . ..nut me lenr-iiu .pi.- ..... r
r 1 1..... ,.., .... ....,,..i " . . i. .. i.i .i.i.. it tin irnii 11.11 1. utiimi in 1 ia tin. .r - ---. ... ,-..,....., ,...,..... -. ..,.,,,, t, , . It,r
rates as a means of dealing with Its Russian, Arrested, SaVa He Pro
financial prt.lltament. , 1 111: 1 t .
lleferrlii to tho comrrsslnnnl .it..,. tC8tC(I Allied JlltCn CtltlOIl
Jlcferrlng to tho congressional sltua
tlon resulting In failure to appropriate1
funds, Mr. Hlnes In a statement said;
1 ms unexpecieu result puts upon.ler and that he was 11 Russian Jeir
ine uirecior general uic necessity for'e.i .,. ,.. .n.i , t..,
. . , ., ., ... - -r k
devising laaicauy uirrerent methods of
uaupn. 1 app oacn 1.10 matter In the
spirit aim wiin tno purpose of finding
" . ., j ' .-
lenllnurd on I j. Tvve. (oliinm HMrn
" ""
W hen nu think- nf writing.
thiavtot WUITI0. Adi. t
ALLIES SEEM
TOO LATE TOR
PEACE TREATY
Eil
7 7'II,f To"!"
Keds and Collapse of
Republic Foreseen
IMnWMIC XllfllT CD! l-V
.....,.,i,m,ul i l n i
PROPOSALS OF ENTEiNTK!
'aris Coiifcrenoc RukIics
Madly lo Get Pact Ready
Before Crasli
NEW SPARTACiUV MO l
Plan to Ojicii Route for In
a-ion 1 Rolglievik
Armifs'Revealed
1 CLINTON V. GILI1KRT
HlnfT Cnrrripniiilrnt of tlie hienlng I'uli
Hi Ledger Willi ir I'enre Dele-
gal lun in i;uropr
ll If irelcis
'opjtlahl 1119 lu 1'nbllc 1 nlgr l o.
I aris, Maicli :. The opinion Is
hiuniui, Hinuiig ui nest inroinieil per
foiii hero that ll is now too lite lo
make pence with (ieunain
The convlulim vpuailM th.it the
teiinuil tJoi iiiiyent nuvi i,oiistltuteil
"III fall and tint the Ce.mm Uolshe.
vlstn will obtiin powe
tan be nliiueil
hi fin e iirnce
Coiif,, ..,H- Is rushlu "a'1 '"'; VreMvM wn,wn t0 ome,t'tj of nation, constitution and de
, ...,. ,.. x candidate to micteed himself ? areil It does not conflict nu ...
The l'(,ue
maun to Ret n )eue tie.ttv teadv be'
fore the tliuatenel mi"h.ui conies
tiol of llavnil.i will he auiuinulIshoJ
soon mid villi lut ul to the iet uf
tho tniphe
It has bien foin itiomli
the ninil'tlte was flnid and
lIlKP
!ei-
mini; has not been fel mid ie.Ke Is
not icady to be signed.
All Cowers lo lllaine
The leshonslbllitv fm ihls i!,.lni
falls on all alike, nance. Knglaml
M.as been collapsing under tho Kbeit
i-o eminent eaih novvei has had its
...
own pet leihon foi pievcnling the
dolnc .if those tilings that inlalit '
sale the (Jei man gov eminent und lead
lo a piompt jieace.
Wauled League I'irsl
Piesldent AVilsnii telt thai he would
I enllnued on I'pce Seventeen Column eirn
,-,... innri 111 iiim ini'K fir 111 iiri w ;i 1 tnnrmr.i. fiiiiiii riittn nf ii
SENIORITY COMMITTEE CONTROL DECIDED BY G- 0- P-
WASHINQTON, March 5. Seniority of lank will obtain in
tho Republican membership and choice of chairman of the eleven
principal House committees of the next Congress., it wa& decider
tentatively today at the meeting; of the Republican committee on
committees, which is arranging the party organization for con
trol of the next House,
LANE TO PRESS FOR RECONSTRVCTION
WASHINGTON, March 5.-Secretary Lane announced torjay
his intention of pressing for action in tho next Congress on'rcV
construction legislation wjtfib in spite of his efforts failed iq tb,e
jam which nwHed the adjournment yesterday.
SHOOTS AT POINCARE'S HOME
1'arls, March C (Hy A, P.) A man
who later admitted his name, was Knel-
! Diiwia iju nun. .. iciunri
, ,., ,,,. .,.,.,. ' .,,. .,., ,
p'P.,,.,n, ,Z,'"' V-",..;, 1,
iVVt Fefused to l vul hT iiinn-iiit'
said he desired to protest against Allied
Intervention In Hussla.
Tho shooting occurred In the presence
of the guards and sentinels. The bul-
lets fell harmlessly on the veranda of
the court of honor,
Tt enches. Read
KING OF SERBIA TO ABDICATE
J'hiiiip Diapatch Says He Will
Ccd 'I lirone to Urgpiit
Itome, Manh E (By A I ) -King
IV i of Serbia soon will ittlro In favor
of i'rlnce Hegent Alexander, according
to a riume illspatrh to the Idea .Va7l
otuile quoting advices fiuin Ilelgrade
It Ih said that King I'eler's nbdlration
will be read after tho opening of thn
Council of .state in the Serbian capital
DEPLORE MAKING
I
LLAUUHi AN 1JSSUL
T ti. ... . i, . ,-,
ncpunncans in rans rear
Forcing Wilson Tnto
Race in 1920
PLAN REST ANAILABLE,
, CLLNTOX W. GTLBEUT
j Stuff Cnrrrapomlmt of tlie Ktenlng riib.l
I ll 1 eilurr Mlth II, f IVnrr llrlr. j
, nation n llurope I
H IT irpcj '
I ' opurlulil l'ts, lv Public Ictloer u. j
j Paris, -Marcrt; 1ventrinsrilppubll
'ians heieMllsagice with the ciltlclsm
j of h'eiiatori Lodge, Knov and Uorali
on the leigue of natloni
Their position dirfei. also fiom
1 that of Taft and stmtm. as thc.v
""i mim'iuvo mo proposed league.
ut feel that It Is bad politics for the
Republicans to make the attack the.v
,,a,e , ,le 8enale
Men liKe He.bert i'aisons and ',1a, V, ,nce ZT, l
Thomas J.atnont thlnK the IlepuW. "until ir. o"?" ofer .hc,.- WlZ
r, "rhllz '."J-i""! '.--c,B ,he ;0;ld
"- " ....w.. . ... wi....w
uat d" lss',"'
i.i. j. . !
im- unr mat u roiciiis this Hsue (
the ItppuhlkaiiH will mako It neces
Kipeol llaker to Ittiu
' ""' polio of Senntoi I.od
fol'oned hi the Itepubllcan" I
t N be
Hi led heie thele luohablj will
bo
n M.a.p sidlt in the panj the mod-
iratts lluinit up with .Ml. Taft usalnst
i the I.odyi-Knox tonseiv utiles
the Lodgi-Knox tonseiv utiles
The Itepubllcans heie believe that
President Wilson inn convince the
touutij in the leapuo Issue. Theli
cxiQlnx 'c ,he '''fsldent extend
Hr Hupport and tint it is p.obably
tlit best than can be obtained
..t.
ihiwiii.
They take the ginuml that the
gravest UJnger now Is fiom the delav
. . . .
mid uispuie mat m,i cause tne Gel-
limn Cm f rnmpnt til full Imfnru ne.ipe
. "
can lie mane unu leave tlie I'cace con-
feit'iice fucing a (ieimaii
slmihu to that In Russia
situation
LLOYD GEORGE OFF TO PARIS
i, ... i t T" i i
Untish Premier Accoiiipanied by
Anierieaii Aniliasgndor
,, . . , . .
..-....., .--.. - - -. me ueorge vvasmncton has been
mler Llovd Ueorge left London this ove. hauled and repainted outside andi
morning for Paris to resume work wllh Inboard since her nrrlvul In Mew Yorkr '
the Peace Conference delegates U week ago. That tho President may "
The Premier was accompanied on his ' touch with tho shore during t&u
trip by John W. Dai Is, the American I el,t,re aee. Independently of tMf m
ambassador, and Mrs. Dai Is. Ambassa. I!" "'li1'?,',",? t,,q, tr"sP0' W,
dor Dails will il.lt the American army.1"" fi a new UIkU-MW .;
pases ana possmiy tlie front, tie will I
ir ( iwuv.it it i in iiiv .iiiioi 1CU prnCQ '
commissioners in Paris during hist
week's absence from Lotidon. '
Her Wnderfftl
ENEMIES HIT
BY PRESIDENT
IN FAREWELL
""!? No T'"?' Dares ,0
Oppose the Society
of Nations
WILL REMAIN ABROAD
TILL PEACE IS SIGNED
Transport Carrying Executive
Back to Brest Lcaes at
fl:lo A. M.
NO FRILLS ON GOOD-BY
Small Crowd Gathers at Pier.
Wilsons on Bridge at
Departure
f
j . ' 'l1' 'eit of I'rcsldent Wilaon'ii
Min t, .' , ''rrl f'!r,,L""l."aR,, 8' an"
rll ' paBe":'!6 ' re,Went Ta"'
v-
vett Aorlf, March n .in., j-
noudng opponents of the league of
"-Uo"'Pl-nn,",rtIili.liili!Speech
..ull( iinetj
The I'ielllit snoke frnm ,l.
i.i.... -.-... i,,c same
'""""" as evl'tesident AVIIIIam H.
Taft, who upheld and einlnin.i .i..
. ".e "0rine and the Unite. sV..
lonstltutlon
J A. (J'Hll House
,, '".I "t'ri l' Washington.
T , . .
Jfoboken. "v j. pie" at ".'i1'-left ths
The Chief Executive's ilenartti?e
" '"' jj iisimplloitj hIch ,,'
glen hini u h , 1!' .' Jem",'tiatlon
ton mriied M, WHonTromArn1'1?
; i-"f iir fl,vt J"u",ej- pii
lln a S.1...I1 ir,...i ... .'i."' -ywius;ii.
L.s.rffl
.111-1 III ut .....
As the triiisi
ttm.ml . Suitue of iVlbe.tv ,, -"
l ort of .ln.f.n. ..... . . UI "s
,i;..i .n.. . B01 under
vvav
""" ' "' nainci was
wmTe.T"" f the '1' 0 marlE.
I'rcsidenf on llrldge "
The Piesldent and Mis Wilson had
I ascended to the bridge so", 'after
"flock .Mr. AVilson had been up and
about tho decks for nearly t "o iroSw
having been the fl.st of the presE
Itlal partj to appear. Most of the .
Mlleli! WCr a",C'" "hen the rasp"rt
.lust as the Geoice "Washington nasT
about to sail, It was discovered that
some one had neglected to brlnffaboard
he morning newspapers. The S
had been made fast to the EanpiinU
which was about-to be draw., 1 ln!wh,n
he I resIdiht'H oiderly. clutching s w.
I Jr mil m his hand, rushed across the- f
Si?.f ."I. ,0-lhe P'or and h?rrl2S Li
iiuouKii me iiac-ciecointe,! ...h,,...,. v k
u new stand vvlie.e he purchased , '
papeni and ..ms .unnls, back to X t
Milp. This incident delayed for a .
1 few minutes the vessel's ilcpaiture f
, The President was chiered by nearly t
''" "oine coming troops as the Jt
1 Ueorce I'm lilm.ir,,, ... .,', .. '! c f--
rt.w.., .iiunii. lor in. 1
open sea. met tho Incoming transport
nC,r-, tV'Py 8,houted farewells td '
I the Chief Hxecutlve, and crowded thej
tails ns their vessel came npposlt
the Oeorge Wushlngton. vvhern ti,
Piesldent, on tho hurtlcane deck.
waved Ills liat In uclnonlnii.i.m.n, 1
I ollovving his speech lieic. Piesldent ("&
Wilson went aboaid tho ship at 12:0$ , -ja
o'clock this morning, with Mrs. Wllee !i;S
n.i.l other mnn.Koru nt l.lu ......... - 1
. r" ':.:.. . "" ,lJr 1-1
atuiiiiiaiij'oi marines stood guard --
.!. fir...., ..!.. .. I.n. .. .1... r. ...
tne . ,'ivi ilium .uu ueurge vyasn
liiKton is docked and their h.irri.'
sounded attention as the uutomoWle ,j
carrlng Mr, Wilson and his wife drovtt
"P- . nl' Secret Service men and ne- x
.tecttves were allowed on thw nier. i. M
Continued on Tne Mne. CsIwm
Itememlxr AK.sta TomIS -
pryon.
-1
1
v? &jji!h '
iTiiV-il' ifiiTltllrWl
BH