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EYJOXLN'li VUJ3L1U LEDGER PU1LADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 191!)
GREAT WELCOME
FOR PRESIDENT
RED CHIEFS FEAR quistconck at new Orleans
.GERMANS RESIST
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- Accompanied by Mrs. Wil-
son New Grandson Vis
ited for Half Hour
REPORTS BABY "BULLY"
Wooilrnw Wilson Fax re. to ue a stock
phrase, has nothing to eav today
It doesn't tnalter If his distinguished
grandfather. President 'Woodrow "XX'll
on. Is Francewnrd bound The fact that
the Senate refused to pas the railroad
but yesterday makes no difference ns far
ns he Is concerned. Nor does lie care
about the fate of the league of nations,
These are, trifles that his baby mind does
not fathom.
He was l)ic smnllesrt audience ever ad I
dressed by h President of the 1'nlted
States In the city of Philadelphia, and
yet he has nothing to say
And the President he Is probably
paraphrasing the Brlggs cartoons In the
EvE.viNo rfnuc I.niOEn 'I wonder
uliat a week-old baby thinks "
The sixty-minute lslt of the President
lo Philadelphia and the Jeffer-on Hon.
Vital to eco the latest addition to the
household of his dciightrr, Mrs 1'rjticis
BoweSa)rr was witnessed bj llmus-inds
of Phjladclplnan whore enthusiasm In
dicated that the President was not nlnne
in his league of tiatinns ideas .Ni.i
Ulnce the visit of Marshal JotTre hivn
o many persons lined the streets over
which the partv passed to the hospital
And the President, who smiled and
bowed to the nowds as they shouted
and applauded, appeared to be the least
worried person In the Vnitrd States,
nesplte the Senate tactics which ester
day turned down tome of the legisla
tion he advocated
Ho did not speak or Interview the
reporters. The onlv expression ho made
was from the platform of his train be
fore It pulled out of Broad Street Sta
tion. "How was the l.aby," shouted some
one In the crowd.
A smile drifted over his face. "Bully'
Jie called, and then after a pause and
more deelslely ha khoilted ' Hull) "
The presidential partv included Mrs
Wilson, Admiral I'ary T (!rason, the i
n'hlte House physician and the I'resi.
dent's personal bod) guard of (He picked
secret service men. who will remilu with
Wm throughout the Kuropean trip.
PENITENTIARY BILL UP
Appropriation of S169.71.iT31
Asked for "Cherry Hill"
Harrlnbtirg, March H i Ilv .X V)
The Kastern Ieniteniiai bill made iim
nppearanco In the llouso todav being
presented by Mr Brady, Philadelphia
It calls for It 65 TIB 37
Mr. Ingham. Sullivan Introduced a
bill providing that th State Highway
Commissioner, when constructing per
manent highways, may take oer town
ship roads and change any part
Mr. Sterling. Philadelphia presented a
bill to abolish the request to londemu
reat estate and reguUtlng sale" on wrlie
A bill providing that the state, -halt
pay for damages clone by bear tn
orchards or fat ma was read In. plate b)
Mr. Huntington, Potter
A serleB of amendments to the flsh
code was Droposed In a bill from Mr
Stewart. 'XVvorrlng. the season for hns
being advanced to June , and new regu-
latlons for ulcker.il and vellow nerch'hiVH made Available moneV needed. In
ana nsn oasheis nemg lnuue. inc lias
lcets are to be llcensid bv the county
treasurers, Mr Powell. I.urernr pre
sented n bill authorizing purchase of
additional land for Na)ne Count)
hatchery.
Mr. Sowers. Philadelphia, read a bill
authorizing cemeteries to accept be
quests for care of burial lots
MEASURES I 'S TRODUCED
IN LEGISLATURE TODAY
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llarrlshnrg. March K Xmong bills
presented In the House were
Mr. Kweltzer Clarion establishing
11000 fine In addition in En per cent
penalty for failure to make country as
sessment returns
Mr Sowers Philadelphia, repealing
country Industrial farm act of 1917
Mr, Clans. Philadelphia, requiring
service boards to al range tn eligible
according to percentages and giving cer
tain privileges to soldiers, sailors and
marines.
Mr. Curran. Washington, urovldlnc
J25 instead of $15 for headstones for
jdeceased soldiers
K Mr,1 Schilling. Urle codlf)lnglaws rela-
r tlve lo fishing In Lake Ilrle
K Mr. Miller, Susquehanna Placing
lisle Kmnin ill iirjjJicn is uimi oilier
In-i
fftltutions not under state control on a
bssls of free service rendered that ap-
proprlatlon to be made In a lump sum
idm?n?Me- iT at pub"c
Mr. Stark, xv.vomlng Providing for a
Closed season on skunks. 1-ole cats and
muskrats from Match 1 to November 15 :
requiring state to maintain bildges on
State road..
Mr. Benchoff Franklin Fixing deer
Beason between November lr and 30 in
stead of In December
A projec't for state loans to soldiers
Bailors and murines to purchase farms
under supervision of .1 commission on
iioldlers and sailors Joans to lousisr of
Attorney General, Auditor General and
state treasurer Is embraced In a bill
resented by Mr Allum, Mercer The
nterest Is to be 3 per cent and first
jn mortgages for not over 75 per cent
OKCiear value are in ne given as secuni)
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Jir,uppceiMI iwciuii ui uv,iuv in i-rti i icn
Several amendments were made to the
X,lriS j-lnaa Htv bill todav In the Ifnllse.
rf nn in rlvA pMv rnntrnllerN tli Kfltnrv
K"- Councllmen and another tn strike
f taur zrom amorce com-ui regulations an
f-r j, railroad men.
The House passed nnauy the bill al
. lowlns motor power companies owning
f etreet railway companies to acquire
k j- thrlr franchises and properltes.
-dltlons relative to school hulldlnr In
(Bethlehem due to annexations encounter
rd opposition In the House and was
postponed. Mr. Baldridge. Allegheny.
Tsald It affected every borough, and Mr
Reber, lehlgh. after rxplalnlng the pur
yiosr. moved postponement.
ST Th Ifotise aillotlnied hi II A i m
fci ?untll 8 p. m Monday
E 5tf -5
SAY KNUXWK01E PLEDGE
;T
few York Hears Prnnsvlvanian
Draftetl louge Resolution
Jitw York, March 5. Senator Philan
der C. Knox, I'eirns)lxanla, is the author
Lr r the "rouna revnin'- pledge against
t) the Brltisii-xviisoii league or nations.
flCCOruiUK cc u ,, nsiiiuiiiuii ilispuicri 10
the Sun.
It was learned for the first time last
tkilght, a) the dispatch, that the for-
We Secretary of State and Attornev
iBrt-al .fathered thr Idea of the Re-
lean pieage against tne league.
era lias oeen mucn speculation as
aeivancci ana wcTKea out the
but It had been guarded as a
et.
EWTOWK SOLDIER HOME
I"rivlo Frank MrCotvan DoJget Dulleti
' ,' in Fritice
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Private Frank McGovvan. of Xewtown.
"wnt oversea last summer within
i weeks after ne entered the .service,
(turned to tils home in (he north-
unuroan section, ur waa witn a
. wnicn rauznt at cnateau
at F1mi ad la other battles.
wavering
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COt NT II H TOLSTOY
Tlie l!uMati aullior will lei lure
lln evening before a merlins of
llir ,eopr.iihi( nl Nil iet) of l'liila-
ilelpliia
MAYOR'S ILLNESS
IS NOT REGARDED
AS BEING SERIOUS
Brother Scfretarj S.txs the Oitv's
Chief MitpNlralP In Ilome With
llt'i'tiiidice of Klirtimatieiu
lieports of Maxor Smiths ll'nes are
greativ exaggerated, according to mem
bers of his famll) The Maxor Is suf
fering from .in attack nf Itinainmntniv
rlieuuinilsni and at times witters great.
Iv There Is nothing In his condition,
however, to wairanl the teport that It Is
serious He passed a lestless night,
but Is reported to be Ik iter toda)
Joseph .Smith, the Mavors brother
and decretal v this morning said the
Major is suffering but that not the
slightest fear 1" felt b his fa ml I v as
to rm-slble serious lesuita The Maxor,
despite his pain. Is In ;od spirits
Mnvor Smith has fieuuentl) suffered
from nilaiks of iheiimatlpin and when
anxious Inquirers staitcd calling UP Ids
I filenside home he was sin prised at the
I fact the outside world was taking bis
' Illness so eerioiisV His brother In
'deriving the "erlousness of the illness
s.i Id
I Please eiv that the Minor Is not se-
riousU III and thu' he is Miffeilng fmm
I an uiiaik of intUmiuatorv Minimalism
.Natural It will keep him at home for
bjnie time to come '
"CONGRESS HURTS NAVY"
Daniels Sjh Main Kmployrn
M.ty Be Dismissed Now
' XX sshlnxton. Manh fl -B X PI
eeietarv Hanlels shUI last night that
the fHiluie of t'liiigresM to pass the an
nual n.iw appropriation bill and the
general deficiency measure made 'a haul
task much birder"
"It embarras-es us much ver much,
declared the Serietarv
Kallure of the detlrlenev bill, the
Secretary said, was the most sei'cms
blow to Hie d'eiMrtment, a It would
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ihH TiPt fl lllOtlt II 4 ftllOUL TIliH
mne it mucin u uei saarv 10 uismis-.
ill.ril iflf",, r-, ui in i.n. .,.'..
Mi Daniels said he had not had op
poitunlt) in determine tho full effei t on
the navv of the falluie of the two b'lls
but that among otheis one lininedlutr
effect would be to pi event the transfer
ring of 1000 naval teseivists into the
permanent navv, aiithnrit) for which
had been asked effeitive Imniediatley
upon completion of the navv bill
NEGRO GRABS MAIL BAG
Federal I'.isoner Cpttiml in
l.ixelx Hrtiail Street Chase
AX hen a mail wagon ililver was son
mg packages at Jumper and i liestnm
stteets llils inoinmg a riegro grabbed
one parcel and tied toward Bioad stieet
the drivrr hard after him
The fugitive. ilahed pist ex, lied pe
destrians down Broad street to XX'alnut
Mounted Patrolman M hellei on his
ttustv steed, "gave eltase' and over
hauled the man at Tnliteenth and XX'al
nut streeis
I he negro llirrv i;ctwarn tnirt)
I two )ears old
of XXVbster street near
i Nineteenth, was
authorities He
the pickage be
tuineil over to federal
mid be didn't supnoee
longed to icnvbodv p
u:w it Hint of clothes that Mac Donald
I x iniimhil lud mated
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I 8 ROBBERIES CHARGED
l'risoiier hntereil hx
Miprepresen-
tatioit, Alleged S
iftillfa Sav
Charged with robbing eight houses In
Geimuntow u aftei he had obtained en
trance bv fraudulent!) lepresentlng hlin-
! self as a "repair man sent b) the own
ers llenrv D Palmer, of l.elthgow
street was todav held under S5U0 bond
for a further hearing hi fure Magistrate
I'ennock. 1'almer Is alleged to have
stolen sums ranging from J2 io $5 fiom
I the residents
Mrs Helen c ooi, bssi .vriiurose
stteet and lamb Binder, Godfrey ave
nue Identified Palmer as the tnair who
robbed them Six more alleged victims
will have been subpenaeil to appear at
the- furthei htarlng
I)ovj Helil as Auto Thieves
NeNon A Hoart and Kdwaid T
Smiih. bolh eighteen )ears old, of Wash.
Ington were held In J160u hall this
morning by Magistrate Pennock, on a
i barge of attempting to steal nn auto
mobile belonging to .1 V Kaver a
pilvate detective with offices In the P.es.1
lSlaiH trust IllllllllllK inev i-ir i-
restul b) Patrolman Nilan
and Chestnut streets
t Juniper
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CONGRESSIONAL DEBUT
PLEASES SINGER'S PARENTS
Rvndfriiifi o "Keep the Home Fires Burning" and, Older Melodies
by Daughter 0 Mr. and Mrs. J. Levering Jones Charms
Kalian's Lawmakers in Adjournment Festivities
Mr and Mrs. J. Levering Jones, of
the Coronado apartments, appeared
much pleased this afternoon oxer the
unexpected debut of their, daughter,
Miss Charlotte Jones, as a singer before
the House of Representatives In Wash-
.e.on veiterdav.
Miss Jones, who la now the guest of
Major and Mrs. Pierre Christie Stevens
and Miss Marie Stevens, of Berwyn, Md.,
was among the visitors In the gallery
during the adjournment festivities. In
the reneral "sing" which followed the
arrival of the Marine Bund, her clear,
sweet xolce sounded aboxe the others
around her, Members on the floor turned
to see the young singer.
The applause was six en to her per
sonally and she was persuaded, after
eome protest on her part, to ting alone.
LHr-slnitI ot "Keep e Horn Fires
BuraiiUn y us "' 7 ww,
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Uta kjKJft Mftnt (ft
"mint llv'i 'PulwlMt TTorr 1
VW I... I -.,.. . civics,. ..AC . . 9
Sas Lcninc and Trotsky
Tremble
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'BOLSHEVISM IS HATED
Declares 3Ias of Russian Pco
I pic Would Prefer Car
i to Soiels
, Itussia. lodnv has less freedom than
during the dn)s of seifdom sixty jears
ago
Tiotslev and his asoelates ure In
I constant fear nf thitr lhes. Their
tenor of assassination surpasses that
of the f'rar during the ditkest days of
IlusFlan rule.
"The mass of ltusslan people toda)
would welcome bark the dajs of Trar
nile anil cotrupilon if sUcn a t holer
between that and Kolshelsm"
Theso were among- the declarations
this afterm.oti of fount Il)a Tolstoy, son
"i mi Bteat ltusslan hoeIlst, who w II
lecture tonight befoie the (.leographlcai
Soc et) of Philadelphia In Wltherspoon
Hall t'otllll Tolstoi said Hie lnfnrn,.
lion
Upon whli'i he bases his slate
ments
comes fiom Ineproachable and
unbiased sMmes
I mint Tnlst s lecture will deal with
I he illffeienie between the phllusnph) of
his fathet and !lolhevsm Uere the
il'let Count Tolstii) ale tod.u, his
on said, he would be among the first
to denounce IloWievlum iih class agita
tion nhhli annihilates tndustij, free
dom and ordei In his countr).
l (uunlerpsrt of 1'ntlier
etonall c ounl Tolstoy is
PeiBonallv count Tolstoy Is well-
nlRh a perfect counterpart of his
father when the elder was at the height,
"f his fame lie has the deep-set. pene
trating )es. the broad nose nnd the
face, heaxllv lined as though w th care. '
He walks with ic Might stoop He is a i
men of more than average height and i
biu.nl ptcijoitlonately with hands that
eUKgest Immense plnshal strength I
I His beard like his fathers, Is care-'
fullv trimmed to something between a
and.cke and a full beatd. He explained
the reason
When 1 was last In Itntsla," he said.
M was passing nlong a village stieel one
day when a woman peasant catching
' Hlght of me, tried 'Count! Count l.eo '
and fainted She believed she wat look
ing on the wraith of in) father Since
then I have avoided creating this lm
' prBlun among others "
XX lien i he iiolahcv Ik movement first
startrd Count 'lolstov had hoped tint
bis fathers dieams of a unlveisal de
mocracy might be realized.
It became evident In a short time."
he went on that the Bolshevists were
'pledged to idleness and disorder Jt was
a movement by the uneducated mob and
It was aimed at the Independence and
Industi) of nil othet clas..
ItiiUlievUm ot ropular
"t Stiuve, a politician of high stand
ing In Itussia and a Socialist member
f the Constitutional .Xsseinhl). has
nointed out that those who think It pos-
slble for Bolshevitm nnd clvllmatlon Ku
K0 hand in hand are mistaken KvrntHS, 120 and 121
tlA in.. ut inriHoriilu f m iti nf nntur -iriil
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MbeiU WOuId bt- made inpusibl undci
iiiiisl.evism.
It is not true that Bolshevism Is pop- wlth 105th. 100th and 107th Infantry of
umi in ltiisl.i Men like .lulm lteed ( the Tvvent) -seventh Division, -10,243 men
and Thompson, who have tlictilated ie- Mauretanla at No.v Yolk from Brest,
potts of the Bolshevist movement, are ' ., lh tosth Infant!) , the i-'lft) -fourth In
the paid agents of the Bolshevist p-rt) fnntrv Brigade Headquarters and 102d
Thev have dlstoited the facts Tlgln nraihiuaiteis of the Twetil)-
XXhlle In Philadelphia Count Tolstov g,,,, Dhlsion. 3740 Him
will lie tne guests in iir vv i. i.ingei
ba, h ,ii the l n versiiv Club
OLD JOBS FOR NAVY CIVILIANS
Seeietitrx Daniels Promises to lie
instate Fot liter NoncoinliuUmts
Naval stations and navv vaids were
direired l Secreiarv DamelM todav to
letoie Ins futinei position upon dis
charge to ever) man who left noiuom
bataut wink to enter a fighting branch
of the serv lee
Kverv effon will be made, Mr Dan
iels said, to take care of the leiurulng
veterans without leaving Jobless ulher
men who, on the call of the government,
enteied the naval establishment s essen
tial Industi ies
He asked that any one who knew nf
a lemming soldier or scllor failing to
obtain his old position under the Navv
Depaitment, leport the fact to him pei
sonallv MAY BE GIVEN STATE JOBS
Conrfe-smait T. r. Templeton
and HariX Kliapp Mated, Kettprt,,
Hj ci Staff ortrivomlrnt
llnrrUburg, Match E -Report
were
current todav that Governor Sproul
would name Congressman Thomas W
Templeton, of XVIlkes-Barrr superin
tendent of public grounds and buildings
Congiessmati Templeton stopped off
toda) In llanlsbuig on his wav home
from Washington He did not seek a re-
c-iec'IlOU 111 ongiess
A rumor generallv circulated bui un- ,",,'. " T, ' ,..,ii .
continued, s'ates Harrv Knapp a phlla- administration and rxeoutlve buifdlng, to
delphla ntwriupei man. lo till the va-,be known as Stale Hall. $300,000.
imiicv as head of the Board of Moving Senator Pattern also presented a bill
Picture Censois caused by the death of appropriating $50,000 to the Phlladel
Fiank 11, Shattuck , plila Museum
Ssilor Kineil for Carrying Revolver i ARTKANXk' ARM?!? MPPT!
llarrv Klsmers. a former sailor, living AlWIjAlliJ URUCdA lUCCilJ
In Haston. Pa, was fined $5 this mom
lug by Magistrate Pennoclt In Central ,
L',.lUn In. ,.Hlln. ,.,nl,.. C I.. ...!
QLUVI,,"! v,,,.,.. ,-,,.!, r-in,r,B
said he was on his way to the Great'
Lakes and was carrslng thr w ration I
' because he had read of the lawlessness'
exrsirug in I'liiiaiieipuin
Iff
I House Members lifted her to the clerk's
desk In front of the. speaker, wheie she 1
sang other selections. ,
j "It Is really Charlotte's first appar-,
anfe In public." said her mother 'this '
jafttrncsyn. "And we are most Interested
!"?. ,"clu.1..0?'r hr BUC" . We Knew
nothing of it till we saw it in the paper.
ui course, i-ieiepuonea rer immediately
and she told live It was true. .She Is
exceedingly modest and she was. reticent
about giving details.
"She has studied voice in Philadel
phia and In New York She has been
in New York for more than two years
and we have felt that she was1 making
splendid progress. She has an exquisite
voice and we hope for Interesting re
sults. She Is Just a social visitor In
Washington, and, of course, this public
appearance was a great surprise, Ned
let to say we are greatly pleased with
her reception."
. Ktaa Jpbn li a member of m
women. UM,tictMic city, "Her
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Hog hlaniPs first product, the Quistconck, as he appeared at the tloik
at ieu Orleans
Troops Back From the War
and Others Homeward Bound
S'eira at New York fiom
With sixtvelght ofllccts. HOI troops and
(three naxal olllceis Organisations In
i eluded Bordeaux convalescent detach
ments Xos 72 lO'i. 110. 111. i:i and 12t ,
the 312th Ammunition Train complete
i I Klght) seventh Division): detachment
K, of Casual Companv No 34 (New
York), seventeen casual otllceis and
eleven s'ck and wounded officers und 221
Kick and wounded men
Santa Maria at New York from Iloi
deaux with flft)-one nurses, foit)-flve
DUKTOIMY
1 III Occldente at New York, from Boi
'dcuux, Kebiuary 21, with ninety men.
consisting of eighty-six casuals with
iineilic.il detiu liment of one olllcer and
I three enlisted men
Yosemlte at New York, from St
JNazalre, rebruai v 21, with thlrt.v-eiglu
men consisting of Casual Company No
165. New York, one officer and tvventv
four enlisted men ; three casual officers
Maiden at New Yolk, fiom St
Naz.clre, February C. with twent)-one
I casuals, Including seventeen officers
1 Comfort (hospital) at New 'icik. from I
Bordeaux, 1'rbninry 2i). with 06 men,
Including Bordeaux Convalescent IV-
tncliniinta Nos r.7, 88. 10.', 103. 104,
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and
twelve officers
DUK TOMOniTOW
Leviathan at New Xoik. Tiom Brest
Mongolia at New Yoik, fiom St
Nazalie wllh 4401 men, Including 334th,
3'ir.th and 136th Machine iun Battalions
316th Trench Mortar Batten, 104th and
CI6tli Battery Trcnei Arillleiv. Meteor
ological Detachment S'gnnl Corps 801st
! Aero Squadron 468th Hnglneer Pontoon
'I rain. 482d Aerial Construction Squad
ron. 4h7th Hnglneer Pontoon Ti.iin
401s Pontoon Park Tenth Antl-a rciaft
Seclor. 14' casual otllceis, eight St
N'axalie, iimvali scent detachments, ouc
naval o'tlcer and four enlisted men
Carnnla from Brest, February 25 with
the 317th Hnglneera (negro), of foit)-
PLAN U. OF P. ADDITION
Senate Hill Provides for ?Xexv Ad
ministration Huilding
The 1 nlverslt) of renns)lvanla plans
the election of an administration build-
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nlans also an inctease of its library
facilities.
Appioprlatlons covering these exten
slons and other Items-are contained In
a bill submitted to the'state Senate by
Senator Patlon, of Philadelphia, asking
I2,i00 000 for the University to cover
these projects:
Maintenance. 1. 800,000; Increasing
the llbrar). JS0 00O, school of education
J1UO.O0O maintenance of the extension
schools $100.01)0; maintenance of the
i.i tsnnnft- .,eellnn 'nf an
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Mutual Protection Organization
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nun icj,7cu j!ie-in,f.i a
The annual business session of the
Attlsans' Older of Mutual Protection
was held today In the Hotel Adelphla , rllure will have on the operating pav
Thr oiganlzatlon has a total mem- mils That Is one of the big nrnb
bershlp of 16,000, representing seven!)- Irnis ,nat now confronts Walker tV
one assemblies In Delaware, New Jer- in,,,, .Hreetor ceiieinl ,.r ,.i ,
sev and New York Three hundred dele. . Ul""' . .?.'., Uuedbv xte ne
gates are in attendance. I, ''" ta emetit tsued b) Mr. Rea )es
The follow Ingrofflcers were unopposed lerua) follows:
for le-nicciiou .tins t-iternoon: -vi. 1..
master artisan. William I, v oorhees.
Philadelphia M B. superintendent
XValter Charrlere. Colllngswood, N". J ,
M. U Inspector, Harry K. Jackson,
Philadelphia ; M K. recorder. Allen P.
Cox, Philadelphia, and M. K. cashier,
Amerlcus 11 t'nderdown, Jr.
The delegates were addressed this
afternoon hy William' H. Ball, director
of finance- of Uit ,Own-Vour-llome
Campaign ' .
Preference in City Jobs
, for Soldiers Provided
Bj a Htalt Corrtttondtnt
llarrlsburg, March 6. Represent,
alive I.eotxold U. Glass, Philadel
phia, Introduced a bill today which
would let itovn' the, civil service
bars for men honorably discharged
from, the military service, '
lIt prpvldes that they he glx'en
preference; no mailer what their
standing is on the eligible list, Tl'o
law now requires that the selection
for a civil service place be made
from the first four ihuom on the
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Bordeaux convalescent ofTHeis and two civilians
The Invalids weie of Bordeaux Con
valescent Detachment No, 122 and Base
HospllKls Nos a and 22
Povvhnttnn at New- York, from Bor
deaux, rebruai) 17. with 25U men, In
cluding SIM) -sixth rtegltnent Coast Ar
tillery, complete: Koit) -seventh Regi
ment Const At tiller) , 3S5lh Kield Ar
tillei) ; .-,36th Klcld Artlllety: Bordeaux
Convalescent Detachments Nos in7 117
and 118; naval complement, one officer
unci twelve enlisted men.
390 enlisted men. all sick or wounded
Moccasin at New York, fiom Blest,
I'ebruary 20, with thlrt) -three casuals
Mexican at New York, from St
Niizalre Kebruarv 20. vv Ith 2504 men In
cluding Casual Company No 1C4, New
York, detarhmeut of Seventy-first I'.egl
ment Coast Artlllerv; Twenty-third,
Thirty-fifth 149th, U.lst, 153d. H8th,
173d. lTfitli. 184th, 2t7th, 264th, 374th,
4C9th, 499th and 500th Aero Squadrons.
Orlana nt New York, from Brest,
February 23, with 10.18 men, Including
ICtst Machine-linn Battalion, Casual
Companies Xos 12?. l'ennsvlvanln, nnd
277: detachment Class
D casuals:
sevenl)-slx casual officers.
I
nnd IS4S men, Including !
iiwo oiineiK-
317th Engineers Train ,(rrgio) SBOth ' Bohemia was deemed so urgent, accord.
Machine Giln Battalion (negrol. Bat- Ing to reports to the council, that Its
tcrles i: and V of the 349th I'ield Artll- leaden decided the subject must be ells
lery, 368th Detachment Infnnti) megro) I posed of Immediately upon the reas
(lve detachments or the Nlnetv -second , sembllng of the council today Advices
Division (negro), Jdxteen casual officers i rece ved show that Bolshevik agents are
aniUtwo casual companies Total 3905 i working In Savaria also.
i,,, .r. oi v -c.i t c. v i Marquis Sa'cnJI, head of the .Tapi-
zaie ivbr.Lv .. JVi. T, ' , "" P"""-' delegation. In a talk will,
J.".'!.?',,. !!',?" ' . !?: "i1.1 'J "irent t ,h( ,' ,,,. men, .lU1 .,npan Ma,
fieVr and th ,k Z" ..
tailuiieiit Base Hospital 41, one officer, I
sixty nurses and two women civilian i
cleil.snnd two casual ollcets I
Chicago lit New York, from Bordeaux,
lebrtiarv 24. wllh the :il8ih Infant)),
Field and Staff, Headquarters Flist
Battalion Headquarters Thud Battalion,
Supply Companv, .Sunltarj Detachment,
Companies A. B. D. K. V and I and thli
teen attached otllceis Total foil) -six
officers and 1000 men
APPOINTED TO CITY JOBS
Places in Various Bram'Iie
Municipal Service Filled
of
Ten
city appointments weie
tin-
nounceel
I lll! .h.
today They are as follows:
II Moscup. 4120 Manaviink
""nn
avenue, and William I.eavltt. Clou Hat
field street, draftsmen, Department ot
i It) Transit, salaries f 1000 and 1900,
respeitlvel)
Doctois Fred C Smith lfii; North
Slxl.v-seeond street, Ilarr) llornstlne.
M5 North Seventh street, and David
I lent v 1H21 I.'ast Daimhlrr stieet. as.
slstant medical school Inspectois, Soon
each; Margaret K J.ee. 2.125 West
Sergeant stieet. stenographer, Bureau
of Health. $780; John Whltaker. 3311
Kiall street, clerk, so. and Joseph
I i.seiibauin. 1818 North eleventh
stieet helper. $4 per da). Bureau of
XXatei, Thomas davit lfi-in i'i.r-,.
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-'i'-i, ttiMiiifi iu".iecior, )1.1UII
n..
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$1200 ' "
Rail Bill Failure
Halts Car Award
rnntlnueil iroiii Pare On
.M.ml.l.J - n,l e
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course, will nni
be
auei-ieu ny tne present situation
Federal tallroad officials heir are
s lent on the effei t lli i.,nPnn.. .....
Statement b) Ke
"I urged passage of the J750.000 000
appropriation recommended by the rail
road administration, ajid deeply regret
It has failed, because It leaxea the rail
toad situation In a state of confusion,
end may mean immediate stoppage of
a large amount of construction. Th.
situation, however, is so serious that l'
suppose some teller plan will be devised
and promptly adopted; othet w'se it Is
dlfflculL'to see how operation of the eat..
I roadk att be continued for any lenrth
,of tltnej Failure to secure needed money
inns iiicru on-many companies in Penn
sylvania and other states that furnish
fuel, materials and other supplies, to
the railroads, and who depend to a
large extent upon railroad orders."
The Pennsylvania Railroad annual
statement showa that while the rentals
due on December 31 last amounted to
f 86.992.740. the government had onty
paid JSI.296,000 on account, leaving still
due and unpaid to this one system
nearly 195.000,000.
Held In Theft of Two Automobiles
Philip Keyaer, Carpenter at'reet below
Twentieth, waa held f'ln 13000 ball
fodav by Magistrate Pennpok at Central
Station, on a aharra of larceny (of two
automebUM belonging Ui Joowah A. Gold.
lllt. " "att!r5ff'1J .
J'SSff JLJTW"-' "Pima Twewjf.
lSSS'AmT
.M&mL.r sFp
ALLIED DEMANDS
Cabinet Declares Requisi
tion o( Shipping Ts Un
bearable. Says Report
SEE THADE PARALYSIS
Foch Insists on Immediate Dc
livery of Teuton Mercan
tile Vessels
liy the Associated Prus
Paris. March 5. Al a meeting of the
German cabinet on Monday, attended
b.v party lenders nnd delegates of ship
owners. It was agreed unanimously. It
Is tindetstood, that Uermanv could not
mibmlt to coercion from tho Knlcnte
powers, cither In the armistice negotia
tions or In the peace pourparlers proper,
according to a Zurich dispatch to he
Journal.
Tho Herman Oov ernment declares that
It will decline all responsibility for pos
sible consequences If ' the Kntente tries
lo speculate on German patience " De
mands regarding the requisition of ship
ping are held to be absolutely lnacccpt
nblo because, It Is said It would definitely
"paral)ze the countr) 'a economic fu-
I tute"
(lermany also will oppose the dis
missal of (lei man crews from ships
requisitioned. It being pointed out that
this would lluow 42,000 seamen out o
emplojment
X press campaign has already been
started against the armistice and the
preliminary peace conditions.
Marshal Foelr ha demanded the Im
mediate delivery of the German mercan
tile fleet without regard to the question
of food supply, according to a dispatch
to Copenhagen from Weimar, where the
German Xatlonat Assembly Is In ses
sion. Olemenrean Ylslts Deputies
Premier Clemenceau. on Ma first np
pearance In the Chamber of Deputies,
)esterday afternoon, since the attempt
on hln life, was surrounded by Deputies
and congratulated warmly on Ms escape
and recovety. Aftervvatd the Premier
I went to the Senate, where a similar
scene was enacted The Premier ap
1 ptaied to be In the beRt of health and
was full of banter about the 'little ac
I cldent that left ft bit of lead In my
bodv "
1 The supreme council al Its meeting
todav will hear a delegation from the
Iro.val government of Montenegro at the
I request of the Italian delegation to the
I Pence Conference.
The Peace Conference commission on
Ceelio-Slovak nffalrs on Monday after
noon further considered tho question of
the frontiers of Slovnkla.
At the same time the first subcom
mittee of the commission on Intel na
tional regime of ports-, vvatervvavs and
irallwavs considered the final draft re
I gardlng freedom of tiauslt as submitted
bv the British and American delegates
The committee planned to continue Its
discussion of reparole articles today
The second subcommittee of the com
mission on ports, waterways and rall
wa)s continued today lis discussion of
the draft tegardlng the International
regime of ports. The fit at eight clauses
nf the diaft were agieed upon thlB
morning, subject to verbal arrangement
b) the editing committee.
IloHlieslkl Cause Trouble
Although there was no meeting of the
council of ten todav, the situation In
I 'nllrrly synpathetlc with the great proj
ect to establish peace on
Just, lm-
paitial and solid basis
"I have n firm conviction" snld the
former Japanese. Prime Minister, "that
China will uiideistand our Just and Ie-I
gltlmate aspirations nnd that she will
come In an agreement wllh Japan for j
the maintenance of peace nnd the gen
eral securlt.v of progress and civiliza
tion In the J'ar Kast. '
'The 'for matlon nf a league of nations
will contribute In an essential manner to
the dissipation of the prejudices of men
concerning llielr true Interests. Cer
tainly It Is a high and suLJlme vision
that or a future union of the Oriental
xx mid (the population, of which equals,
let It not be fo. gotten, more thair half
of humanlt) ) with the western world In
sentiments of haimori) and eternal good
will." Itelglsn.Dulrh lame
Th" p.uce Conference commission
which Is dealing with the Belgian-Dutch
boundary Issue has decided to bring the
principals to the dispute directly to
gether to adjust hy mutual agreement
the ciuestlons that have arisen. The
commission holds that the Peace Confer
ence has no Jurisdiction In this issue nnd
no authority to dispose of the territory
of neutinl Mates
The Interallied commission on ports,
waterwa) mid rnllvva)s last night, ac
cording to u official statement Issued
he draft of the con-
ernatlonal regime of
today, considered t
r tl.e In.
rivers ns submitted by a subcommittee,
After discussion the artlc'es dealing
with the method of nppl)lng the prin
ciples were agieed upon and referred
to the editing committee.
POISONING FATAl,
Believed" Canity Resulted in Death of
Chestnut Hill Boy
Thirteen. )ear-old Au-hlbald Nelson,
Jr., died of what Is believed to haxe been
ptomaine poisoning Monday at the Ger
r.iantown Hospital. The boy. whose fa
ther conducts a children's boarding
school at 328 Mount Airy avenue Chest
nut Hill, became 111 after a visit to
fi lends on ejermantowkn avenue, bat-
"According to Dr. S. TV. Smith, of the.
Germantown Hospital, the child showed
all symptoms of ptomaine poisoning. It
Is thought that he became ill from eat ng
candy which he purchased while visiting
his friends.
Woman'i Jewell and Mcjney Stolen
Jewelry valued at $1000 and 162 In
cash were stolen from the apartment of
Miss Jennie Harding. 704 North Twn
tleth street, yesterday. Miss Harding,
who ts head bu)er for a department
store, was at work when the robbery
occurred. The door of the apartment
was forced open. Police are looking
for a voung negro who called nt the
house during the afternoon, saying he
had a package to deliver to Mls Hard
lng. .
r-KlSSEL-i
For twelve years Kissel haft
built cars of only the finest
.quality.
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HAMPTON JIOORK
net, j.
Hines Says U. S.
Will Keep Roads
4 ontlnued from Pare One
xxnjs to meet the requirements and to
avert financial embarrassments nnd In
dustrial deprosslin. It would bo Im
proper, however, to mlntmlzo the diffi
culties of tho situation, but I believe
that tho very difficulties themselves will
result In obtaining patriotic co-o-jeratlon
of nil business Interests Involved, in-
eluding corporations nnd equipment com
panics and other producers of material,
una inn uaiiKers, vi tne moment tucie is
no oceu-icm m ui-ouss me quesuuu ui
it-iiiuii,iciiiiiciii in me miuurtin .j nici we-nei Hint J teprcsentatlve James R.
purpose Is to try to solve the problem In Mann, of Illinois, although defeated In
other vva)H, the wntest for the speakership bv Rep-
"I mn not prepared at the moment to reseritatlve Frederick H Glllett of Mas
outline specific plans because numerous sachusetts, had succeeded In obtaining
methods must bo devised for dealing with a. majority of the committee The Mann
different phases of the subject and each members of tho commltteo are expected
will require its separate study and per-, to support Krpresentatlxe Moore of
haps a separate plan of co-operation. Penns)lxanla. for floor leader while
llut I believe that on the part of a Representative Longworth. of Ohio, prob
responslblo Interests affected there will. bly will have the Backing of the Gil
be a prompt response to my own definite iett forces
purpose of flnding a way to meet the I Xo flnu dfc,,Ion on tha , f
difficulty, and I do not believe any one committee control was .cached a the
should give way to alarm on account of . 0)enlng sogoni T) "ag,," ,,",!
.ecteX, reduced " Une,-U"' of the majority membership of
"'Th 'rreay" Department and the, ra,rn,onul,tegoverrnmenteTn1d!tUret , ?.
war finance corporation are co-operat- '!?. Y",XJ??J,1 ?? V'
Inir In the matter wllh the utmost cor- ?nlln ,1,e Republicans Intend to make
dtallty.
New Discovery May
Save Life of Bride
ontlnued from I'aie One
Christmas, tx'hlle there he twice called
on his wife, who was living with her
mother at Westvllle, N. J. Ills father,
suspecting an estrangement, urged his
son to pay more attention to his wife,
"I'm not going to stay here an) how."
Young Kvans Is said to have replied.
I'm going to the Texas oil fields, where
)ou can make big money"
L'pon receiving his discharge he car
ried out his plan and Is now working In
the oil fleld9 near Burkette, Te.
Angered b.v his neglect oC his pretty
)oung wife, Kvans's father threatened
to disinherit him, Tho threat had no
effect on the son j
XX lis (ioTerneim In C'hestmit Hill
Tor three weeks befoie last Monday
Mrs Hxans had been emplo)ed ntv a
governess aj the home of Mrs Frederic
Richardson KlrklaptT, 26 Benezet street.
Chestnut Hill The Klrkland children
weie ronn or ner sne went outMnr th
evening on Monday and was apparently
In good spirits.
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HAIGHT AND HUMES
ARE UNCONFIRMED
i U. S. Judge and Attorney Hold
Places Despite Senate's
Failure to Act
Hi n Slaff Co) respondent
XX onlilngloii, March 5 Among the
nomination) which vxere unconfirmed by
the Senate before the Sixty-fifth Con
gress which came to an end )esterday
because of the Republican filibuster were
those of Judge Thomas S Halght, of
Trenton N". J . to be Judge on third cir
cuit, which Includes eastern Perms)!
vanla, New Jersey and Delaware, and
II. I.owry Humes to be 1'nlted States
Attorney for the western dlrtrlct of
Pennsylvania,
As Dlstrlit Attotnev Humes Is now
holding ofllce, the failure to confirm his
nomination will make lm difference to
him, ns ho continues to serxe until a
successor Is appointed. ,
Judge Halght I already on thr dis
trict court bench here tilling a vacancy
He waa nominated lo succeed Judge Mc
pherson, of Philadelphia, who died sex
eral weeks ago.
There are three Judges on the third
circuit, one fiom Delaware and one
from Pennsylvania,
Xiw Jeisev now gets the third place,
Halght being appointed by the Presl.
ld"m l"0'"'' ' " a close friend
?':. .'?n. X? Inn., Ix.nl.... we, e
put forward for the place.
J . E -CALDWELL 8f (5.
JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS
CHESTNUT AND JUNIPER STREETS
Pearls And Pearl
Necklaces
i ' MAJ-'S.' ' S, , V r'jwy. el. tf"
CONSIDER MOORE
ASFLOORLEADER
Republican Committee on
Committees Weighs His
Claims and Longworth's '
TO CIIOOSK WHIP ALSO
Organization Plans for Next
House May Not Be Com
pleted for Week i
Ily the Associated Press
Xlanhlngton, March C. Organization
of the next House of Representatives.
Involving selection of a floor leader and
n. whip nnd the choosing of committee
chairmanship nnd assignments, was
considered today by the Republican Com
mittee on Committees at Its first meeting
slnco Ita creation at the parly con
ference last week.
The work of the committee, on which
ft i a!f 1,ftvin a Republican delega
tion In tho next House Is represented,
probaby iu not bo completed before
the etui of the week
Interest In the meeting of the com-
""" centered nbout the selection of
a parly floor leader.
After the cenfer
night several Jle-
cnce last Thursday
iuuncan representatives expressed th
'Inquiries Into war expenses.
Haimonv marked the meeting, there
being no division between the member!
I who supported Representative Mann, of
Illinois, for Speaker In the recent con
test and those who supported Repre-
sentatlve aillett, of Massachusetts. Mr
i Mann was selected temporary chairman
without objection. Representative Moore,
of Pennsjlvanln, was chosen secretary.
and Representative Johnson, of outh
Dakota, assistant secretary
POLICE BENEFTTS DENIED
Association Wins Action Brought
by Alfred Williams Kin
A decision by Judge Shoemaker, Com
mon I'leas Court Xo 1, has nn Im
portant bearing on all rlalms against
the Police Beneficiary Association by
suxlvlng relatives of members claiming
the benefits under certificates Issued to
members.
The action decided by Judge Shoe
maker was that brought by Helen tV
Williams and Helen V. "Williams
against the association to recover 5-U00
with Interest, upon a certificate Issued
bv the association to the late Alfred
i: Williams, the hu-band of. Helen' F.
n,i ,i, Ln.. ,.e nbiAn v- wnion,a i.A,i,
i named beneficiaries.
The pa) ment b) the association wAs
'refused on the ground that the by-laws
and rules nnd regulations were not
compiled with hy Williams, In that he
did not pa) all dues and assessments
within the required time.
The court entered Judgment on the
verdict In favor of the defendant asso
ciation, and refused the plaintiffs a new
trial An exception was allowed to
plaintiffs.
WOMAN PLEADSMLF-DEFENSE
Slayer of Common-Law Husband
Is on Trial
Tilal was resumed today before Judge
.Vonaghair, In thr Court of U)er and
Te. miner, of Mis. Monica l.ombardl. ac
cused of murder In thr first degree In
causing the death of her common-law
husband, Frank Lombardl.
On Julv 11, 1918, the Ixmibardls quar
reled In the restnuiant conducted Uy the
husband at 3 South Mole street. The
defendant said I-ombardl bad threatened
to slnb her and In belf-defense she
grabbed a revolver and tired.
ALLIES SMASH RED ATTACK
BoKlicxiki Suffer Heavy Losses
iu Archangel Rattle
Arrlmncel, March 1 dela)ed (Bv A.
P) After aitlller) preparation the Bol
hvlkl forces launchd an Infantry at
tack yesterday against Allied positions
on thr right bank of the Vaga Itlver
between the villages, of Kltzka and
Vlstavki. They were repulsed with con
slderable losses.
Allied scouts found many bodies In
the woods after the engagement. Along
this front and also on the Dvlna lllver
the Bolshevlkl continue artillery firing.
imvrnt
-DA1.LAMMrrti 4, Af.KXINB liXV.
wile f David K aiUm Puneral aervlraa
at St Peter's. XXne and Ilaney st . Ger
m.ninwn Frl., l S" ni. Int prlvste
mill, THOMAS noON'RY. Notice of funeral
lster
IMMEDIATE PURCHASE
Will Be Found of
Greatest Advantage
To Patrons Interested.
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