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EVENiNG PUBLIC LEDGERPHILADIELPHIA, MONDAY,. MAifeoH 10,' 1919
$140,000 DAMAGE I
N MORNING FIRES
,
High Winds Fan Flames in
Manayunk and Port Rich
mond Industries
fHURT RESCUING HORSES
.Man Kicked by Animal Dur
ing Blnzc in Cambridge
Street Stable
Three fired, one In Manayunk. another
Jn Port nirhmoml. the third in the
central pnrt of tho city. caused damage
estimate! at moro than M10.000 early
today.
The Manayunk lire badly damaged the
three-Btory stone building at 4358-iSO-8264
Main street, and the Port llliii
mond fire occurred In the drying build
ing of Berg A Co., fertilizer mnnufue
tUrera, Ontario and Richmond streets.
The third fire destroyed j:r,o worth of
hay In the stables of Kreeman & rore
man, 713 Cambridge. street.
Thirteen horses were resrued In the
latter fire by Martin Schwartz, "tl Cam
bridge street, nnd "Bill" Stewart, a
stableman. An he led tho last animal
out. the horse reared nnd kicked Stewart
In" the head, knocking him unronwclous
and cutting a gash In his head, lie was
taken to the Children's Homeopathic
Hospital.
To larni Sounded
Two alarms were turned In from the
fire on Main street. It was discovered
In the celling of the butcher shop of
Paul A. ninck, which occupies tho first
floor at 4262 Before the engines ar
rived the fire had extended to the lunch
cafe of Harry Meslccn. 424 Main street.
The second floor nf the bulIdlnK Is
occupied by the Woodchopperp. a frater
nal organization. The meeting room and
Its contents were destroyed The third
floor, occupied bj Blber Brothers, shirt
waist manufacturers, is also a complete
loss. The fire began before the hundred
girls employed at the factory vviro at
work.
The frontages at 425S ami 42BO are
to be opened as a dry goods establish
ment by William Mllgrlm. The stock
was saved by thn prompt action of the
firemen In covering It with tarpaulins.
The loss to tho hulldlng and contents
Is estimated at J 40.00".
Flre destroyed the drying hulldlng ot,UPntly has admitted that he ownB a
Berg & Co. and caused damage cstl-1 inajortty of the stork of the Thomas B.
mated at $100,000. j Smith Companj. The charter-revision
.. Entire IMsnl Threatened committee says It Is reported ho owns
I ahout SO tier rent uf the stock. The
For a time the entire plant, covering
seven acres, and the adjoining paper,
mill of the Dill S. Collins Company were ac(p(1 by ti, Thomas li. Smith Company
threatened with destruction. The flro;,..,,), .i, ni,v 0f PhllndelnhU from thn
( Is believed to be under control.
j The fire was discovered rhortly after
j B o'clock. The tire department uf the
' company was the first to respond, the
city apparatus arriving a few minutes
later. The building In which the tiro
began was beyond having, so the fire
men confined their efforts to the salvage
of whatever machinery and merchandle
they could and protecting the nearby
buildings.
Fumes nnd smoke from burning fats
and oils made their work hazardous, and
several of the men were forced to leave
the plant until they recovered from the
effects of the gases.
The high wind threw showers of
sparks on buildings as far as 200 yards
to the northeast, and volunteers were
stationed on the roofs of all nearby
-structures to extinguish the sparks as
soon as they alighted.
Trolley traffic along Richmond street
was tied up for a time.
Allied Mission
Sent to Laibach
Continued frnm rare One
Premier Lloyd George to
Paris
lti
now appears probable that, instead of
tne Uerman craft beitn; sunk. Cireat
Britain will bo willing to permit
France and Italy to keen pome of the
ships, but will consent to sink her own
allotment
In this wny. It Is said Orent Hritaln
would relieve the United States of tho
necessity of carrylngout her projected
great naval building program. Tho
addition of a limited number of the
Oerman warships to the French nnd
Italian navies would not disturb the
present balance of naval power.
To TtMiime Sessions Thiirwljiy
Ttin riinnQ n.innto,! lv the mnrome
,-war council under which the negotla-l
tlons with the Oerman authorities re-1
jrardlng tho turning over of the Ger- ! n feel tney navo representatives to
man merchant ships will be resumed whom they can go touching matters
after their recent interruption at Ppa. local to their district or community.
provide for the holding of the sessions Jn reference, to the manner In which
of the negotiations at Brussels. Tho j the present 1 Ity councils operate the
Allied delegates will leave Tarls next I committee says:
Wednesday for the Belgian capital and ' "If the present system of Councils here
the first session In the resumption of were working responslvely to the public
the negotiations will probably be held interest and reasonably well It might bo
on Thursday In one of tho government tolerated, but It functions along the low
palaces there. I 'flt leVel ' performance. It Is too large
,.,. , 'i-i.j ., , ), 1 to work as a whole, and hence works
MlPr.l t.V nrnv IrtV for hrnuh committees, of which the most
council, as already stated, provide ror , . . ... , .' . .
the taking over of the German mer
chant ships In return for a food sup
ply for Germany until tho next nar
vet The chief difficulty thus far has
.,- - ..............
oeen over mo manner 01 wjjih.-ih tu.
the food supplies, but tho new pro
posals are. expected to meet the for
mer objections.
nrltlsh Soldier Protest
One of the main Influence in bring-
lne siout the decision of the supreme
council wan said to be a letter read by
Premier Lloyd George from a British
general setting forth the extreme se. 1
rlousncsa of the food conditions in Ger
many
It was also stated that British sol.
. rflora In German territory were pro
y tenting against seeing women and chll
aren auout tnem aying oi murvaumi
' It Is understood that the payments
for the food will come from three.
B 1' . - a . 1- .1.- .n. n.lll.la
Kr Uch as coal and potash: second, from
K" -...- .u.fi... -....1... .am.... 1. n n , . na,,Tn,i
i crcuua wjiiii ji-iiiirtiij i,a ,,...
countries, which have thus far been
unavailable because of the financial
blockade: and, third, from foreign se
curities) held by Germany.
It Is estimated that these sources
W, will readily yield about r0u.000.uu0.
which Is tho sum requlren to pay ror
food relief to an extent considered
, adequate to carry the c rmans until
"the tlme.of thejr harves
. Trom the naturo n' ue exchanges
J.in 4V.a ,a,.r,ttal . tl fit Hnti thn
'' Allied delegates have reason to oxpect
V that the now proposals will be accepta-
IH bloto the Germans, and the belief gen-
'.' erallv prevails that m adjustment will
:.f be reached under wli'ch Germuti ehlPB
Vi 1. will soon become available for tho
M. moving liomevvard of American troops.
Marshal Foch, the Allied commander-
, '" ipehlcf. may not attend tho Brussels ,
.t:
,'aaawons. nut an ino otuer tieiegates
' thn allied and associated Dowers.
Mfttea to conauci ine negotiations,
.M present.
resa of tho Czecnn Slovak com-
of the react? Conference Is
ed In an ofllcial statement by
amission today It states that
itunlay the commission com-
ttrt thei study of the position of
HIsvM'nn and examined certain details
'ml th position of Bohemia.
hen lMcnon, me rencn foreign
in nla talk with the corre-
nt. discussed the bearing of the
situation in Germany on the
oefldusion or peace, iio
Evening Public Ledger
in Records of Congress
Tho KvRN'ixn Ptniuc I.tinoEn la
breaking Into tho Congressional
Hfcordf
The dally chronicle of the words
nnd works of the t'nlted States
Congress, not long before tho clos.
Ing the session, reported the re
marks of Congressman Thomas 8.
Butler, of West Chester, In prnlse
of the men nnd women who mndo
rlllcs for tho t'nlted States nt
Kddystone, !n,
Mr. Hutlcr nskoil and obtained
leave to print In tho Congressional
llecord a "newspaper account of
the work done by tho rlfiemakerM
it Rddystone."
This "newspaper account" was a
featuro nrtlclo of several columns
printed In the Kvksinu I'l'M.tr
I,t:tiot:n December 2t.
It nppears In full In tho Con
gressional Hccord of February ID.
said that the urgent need of supplying
Oermany was recognized by all the
governments represented nt Paris. Tho
hunger with which Germany was con
fronted, he added, wan a bad coun
selor No one) could he dead to thn In
humanity of continuing present condl-
tions there, and the supreme council i ,, , ,, ,,.,,,. 4i-
i. . i -..i.. , i ... rt.,.t .. r?nt.,vi.v- iii The Uuford left Bordeaux with 102i
e r.hituX "ulS3, ''ers. distributed i.tnnng the member-
The council has adopted 1 rentier Uovil "'P of ten casual companies, virtually
forge's plan for regulating the future 'very state In the union being . rer.ro-
mllltarv strength of Hermatiy, accord-I
inc to the M'nister. who confirmed the ,
fact that this involves the iibandoninvtit
of conscription In favor of a small pro
fessional army.
As soon as the terms of the Oerman
pesco have been concluded, M. I'lchon
held, 11m council would take up tho
Austrian peace, which would tnvolvo the
future boundaries between Italy and
former Austro-Hungarlan territory. Tho
subject had alreadv be?n dlscu-sed re
cently, but had not yet wnw before tho
council.
City Has Paid Vare
$14,661,109 in 20 Years
Continued frnm Pure One
Smith Companv, Philadelphia agents of
the N.UI"nal Miretv rumpjiiv, a bonding
concern of New York The Mayor tre-
rnmmltte publishes thn following table i
..hmvlnir the ntnotint of business trans,
year 3003 to tho year 1314:
Total for Ant. fnr
city E. II. Vare
l'lo.'l tSri.l.iMft None
l'.iOl 3.SI.1.II7H None
100.-. 1.I.1I.13M None
M"'l 3,l!IS.U4il None
tltiOT t.'OS.fltil i'M
1H0S 3.3'4.73,J L'IIS.700
Jltira 1.J27.21H tlS.a7.1
1(110 S.SI0.43II h.-i;.4ifl
lilll I.7S.2nt 22.ltvt
inrj ',427.27.1 ia,n.v
llll! 2.M4,21 222 HrtO
1014 ,.. . . l,r,2t,02 ilH.QOD
Mayor's Bond lliilne
Tho following table shows the amount
of bonding business transacted by the
company with the city nnd sureties fur
nished for Mr. Vare during tho years of
the election and administration of
Thomas B. Smith as Mayor:
Total for Atnt for
rlty V.. H Vare
ion J5.403.4Sr. J.lnR.0.15
Win 5.87U21.- sr.8.;oa
1017 8.M2.S2." 1.0SH,4Sn
lioia a.onn.a:o 470.400
F.Kures are for July to December only,
t Klcures are for January tiy June only.
1 rirures are for July to Pirfmh-r.
I ii-Dtriruons lmpos-u in- reaer.11 I'apiiai 1
Isiue Committee unit th" War Industries .
nnr,t rau.Prt reunions in fun.ls and ma-
'terms and a eonsequ-rt redurtion In con-
tra'ts and surt bond therefor.
' Hxplanations of tho various sections i
of the charter-revision bill are printed '
in tho pamphlet In much simpler and ,
more direct tastuon man can bo found ,
in the charter-revision hill Itself, becauso
of the stilted legal and technical verblago
used in drafting that instrument. In
reference to the proposal of a single
chamber Council of twenty-one memhers,
the jamphlet says tho senatorial dis
tricts were selected as a, oasis or repre
sentation because they aro relatively
Fmall in number and because under the
constitution they are limited to elRht In
number and must be made up of con- j
j tlguous parts of the city. Tho people I
in any senatorial district will In a meas-1
ure feel and think alike about public I
questions and public matters. The (lis
trlct is also smalr enough to provide
'ocai represeniaunn, so w.ai our uiutnn
tee of Councils. The record of Councils
shows that It follows Its committees, and
these follow the above'Flnanco Commit-
. j ,, ,. ,,. rn,,.rii, . ,,
...... " -
In no sense representative or delibera
tive. Olldelin Cne Cited
"It Bhows little comprehension of the
weakness of human nature." continues
the committee, "to expect a board of
civil service commissioners, who owe
their positions to the Mayor and hold
office at his pleasure, to serve as an
effectual check upon him or to thwart
htm in his real for his political followers,
The recent Gudehus case clearly ex
posed this prest nt abuse.
"The citizens,'' says the committee,
"must finally decide how they are going
to be governed both as to laws and
men. As to laws you have our case.
We are working for you and ask your
Pf"mnt "l"1 a11
e help.
ALLENTOWN CHURCHES BUSY
"Co-to-Chiirch"' Sunday, Opening
Movement, Is Big Success
Allrntunn, Pa., March 10 The Fed
erated Churches of Allentown, compris
ing thirty-eight of the largest congrega.
ttonB in the city, started a six weeks'
campaign of ovangellzatlon with a "GO.
to-Church'' Sunday. During the week
house-to-house canvass of the city
had been ma'de In which every family
wss listed as to the religious and
church-going views and affiliations) of
Its members. In the face of a driving
rain yesterday there was a largo at
tendance. Men prominent in the movement are
Dr. J A. W. Haas, president of Muhlen
berg College; Superior Court Justice
Frank M. Trexler and Captain II, W.
Klvidge, who Is president ot tho fed
eration, together with all tho clergymen
of the city.
To Launch Three Deitroyers
Three torpedoboat dfstroyefu are
scheduled to be launched at the New
"Tork uhlpyard, Camden, during the next
two weeks, The first will be Wednes
day at noon, the second on Ht, Patrick's
Day, while the third will go over three
days later They are part of the fleet
being constructed at the plant. Six have
already been launched and ten are still
orf thfe ways.
TRANSPORT SAFE
AFTER WILD DRIFT
Buford, Carrying 1027
Men. Towed to Port End
ing Troublous Trip
DISCHARGE WANAMAKER
Nany Pbiladclpbians Included
in. Consignment Landed
at Newport News
F"iont-llne experiences were tame
compared to the trip back to the I'nlted
States aboard the transport Buford, ac
cording to rhlladelphlnns who landed nt
Newport N'ews after a stormy, twenty
one day trip. Purine the voyage the
steering gear of the Buford was broken
nml several appeals for help were sent
out.
Fuel was almost exhausted and sev
eral members of the crew roll.iped after
they reached port because of the
terrific strain The ship whs towed Into
Newport News by tugs which went to Its
assistance yesterday lifter SOS calls
mil nppralsed them of the position of
the transnort
"emeu, iruuuir una i-m-uumrrra a ir
days out from Bordeaux. Heavy storms
resulted In the navigators losing their
bearing nnd a wireless call was sent to
other ships to determine the position of
tho Buford.
The heavy weather continued during
the entire trip. The crew was on duty
almost constantly, nnd the casuals
aboard suffered from lack of sleep and
exhaustion. The strain was terrific, and
when the steering gear broke In mid
ocean many of the men gave themselves
up as lost.
Steered Ii.t Hand for Ten Pays
For the last ten days the Buford was
steered by hand, an almost impossible
task. Time and again the ship swung
around In the heavy Heas and offered Its
broadside to the strength of the waves,
only to be swung back In line by the
combined efforts of sailors and soldiers
who Jumped to the wheel to add their
might to that of those already on duty.
For the List four days the navigators
aboard the ship could not determine Its
location, other than to ascertain they
were nearing the coast The Buford
will be laid up for repairs as a result
of the trip
Among the Phlladelphlans
aboard the Buford were
! Max Dinger, 2657 Orthodox Rtreet,
'.121st Machine Gun Battalion: Oimrtre
l' l ohn. 1411 I'hestnnt .trr,t TTift,.
! pivth lioneer Infantry; Bobert J. Latch,
5528 Summer Rtreet, 314th Infantry:
1 James I. McOlntey. 1400 South Nino
teenth street. Seventh Field Artillery;
Harry H. Bergdoil, Ontario street, 320th
Machine Oun Battalion; ICImer A. Weill.
C2S Spring Garden street. 112th Infan
try; Andrea Piazza, 1302 Federal street.
Fifty-sixth Pioneer Infantry; Fred
Springer, 5722 Market street, 302d M.
I T. C. ; John J. Orace, 2S11 Chatham
'street. Sixty-first Infantry: I-ittlmerOal-
1 laghan. 5908 Baltimore avenue, 307th 'en
gineers ; Halg Baronlan, 214 South Flf-
' ty-sKth street. Twenty-sixth Infantry;
i Louis Ituhin, 518 Sigel street, 31th In
fantry ; Harry Tapper, 1512 Spruce street,
Slxtv-flrst Infantry, and George L.
Mnci:iroy, 13S Ka.n Fisher street, 109th
Infantry.
Nurses Also lletnrn
Several rhiladelphlans have arrived in
New York aboard the transport New
Amsterdam. Among them were Mary
T. Markan, 2744 Park avenue, and Ada
IF Page, Germantown, nurses ; Bay-
mnnri vnn U. Schuyler, oroair anil Dla.
- ,--.,. nn,l Vntrrlo Mlnlcoul net
mond streets, and Angeio .tiinicozzi, II. i
South Clifford street,
Captain John Wanamaker. Jr. son of
rtodman Wanamaker, has received his
discharge from the army Captain Wan
amaker went abroad with the Feventy-
eighth Division, trained .11 1 amp kix,
h,i was transterreu 10 11 wui kcuuoi
before getting a change to go into action-
'
MINISTERS INDORSE
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
"Duty of Church to Back Plan
for Universal Peace," Bap
tists Here Decide
Baptist ministers indorsed tho league
of nations at their weekly conference
today at the First Baptist Church, Sev
tnteenth and Sansom streets.
"t seems tho duty of the church to
black this plan for universal peace,"
reads the report of the committee on
the subject, "and therefore It has been
decided that the Baptist Conference of
Philadelphia shall support a league of
nations. Not necessarily tho leageu as
It is constituted at present, but the best
plan which the statesmen working on
the Idea can produce."
Dr. A. J. Rowland, formerly publicity
secretary for the conference, read a pa.
per In which he advocated the rejection
of a plan to form an organic, church
union, a movement which has become
union, a inoveinpm wiuun nas uecome
prominent In Bmrtan.1 and Canada. He
declared ngalnst "entangling alliances"
and decried tho attempt as an effort to
take away independence of worship.
Much discussion on the paper followed
Its r adlng. the Rev. F. M. Goodrich,
of New York; the Rev. O. P Faches,
1 01 iladdotilteld. and the Rev. II J. Vob-
burgh, of Camden, being me principal
speakers.'.
Berlin Suburb
Seized by Reds
Continued from Pose One
although order has been maintained by
troops, tho bltuatlon there Is said to bo
tense.
Copenhagen, March 10. (By A. P.)
On Saturday night Spartacana hoisted
the Imperial standard over the palace at
Berlin, according to advices received
here from the German capital. The flag
was Immediately removed by govern
ment troops.
Martial law has not yet been revoked
In Berlin and has been proclaimed at
Durtcldorf.
nrrlln, March 9 (delayed). (By A.
r ) The number of Individuals who suf
fered property losses In the course of the
four days' fighting In Berlin last week
Is estimated at C000, The losses of the
last week added to those of the week of
the first Spartacan. outbreak are likely
to Involve the city of Berlin or the state
or national government In damage suits
totaling moro than 160,000,000 marks.
Msce Assumed Viewers' Hoard Oflico
Harry W. Mace, newly appointed
member of the board of road viewers,
was sworn In today by President Judge
Martin, of Court of Common Pleas No.
6. A large number.of Mr. Mace's friends
were present, and after receiving their
congratulations he went to the offices
of the boaid of view, room 696 City
Hall, where he wan made acquainted
with the attaches of the office.
vL. 'vifiriQ v. r .
BSSsWsBSSBBSBSSBBSBSSSaW ,
(lu'ekunit
HB. t)H. SAMUEL M. VKHNON
l'a'lor of the. Central McthoilUt ,
Kpirropal Cliurrli, lioxlioroupli,
who will resign his pastorate at tho
MclhuilUt ronferenre, wliiili opens
here Wednesday
DR. VERNON RESIGNS
CENTRAL M. E. CHURCH
Aped Pastor Expects Confer-
ciiee
riiis Week to Allow
Him to Retire
The Bev. Pr, Samuel M. Vernon, one
of the most widely known Methodist
clergymen in the Philadelphia Confer
ence, writer, teacher and preacher, has
resigned his pastorlate of tho Central
Methodist Fplscopal Church, Green lane
below Bldge avenue.
Doctor Vernon, who decided to give
up the active ministry beqause of ad
vanced nge, expects that his reslgna.
tlon will bo acted upon at tho annual
conference which begins on Wednesday
nt the Spring Garden church. Ho Is
nearly eighty years of age.
Many Important charges have been
held by Ioctor Vernon during his long
cateer In the ministry. He once was
president of Simpson College. Iowa,
ond held professorships In Biblical the
ology and ethics. He was professor of
Christian ethics In tho theological school
of Temple I'nlvirslty.
Dootor Vernon has served In the min
istry in this city for twenty-five years.
He long has been a conspicuous figure
nt Methodist conferences and frequently
addressed the annual meetlngH on qucs
tlons of the greatest Importance.
Before coming to this city lie preached
In Pittsburgh and New York city.
A union farewell service was held in
the Centrnl Church last night. Uesldts
Doctor Vernon's own congregation there
were clergymen and congregations from
three other rtoxborough churches, the
Leverlngton Presbyterian Church, the
Iloxborough liaptlst Church and the Till.
mage Memorial Wormed Church.
Tribute vvas paid at the union sen-
ice lu iuuiui iriiiuim jt... ... .........
ful service In the ministry.
Poctor Vernon sent his resignation to
Illshop Derry two months ago. Tho
llishop has not acted on It, other than
to urge the retiring minister to con
tinue his pastorate. Doctor Vernon sys
he Is going to attend tho sessions of the
conference.
Girl Knocks Out
Thucf With Fist
Continued from Pane One
the Tenth and Buttonwood streets sta
tion, arrested Day. The watch had been
thrown from the cab window and was
found on the street
Tho liumley hold-up occurred at
Twenty-fourth and Wnlnut streets last
nieht while Miss Plumley was waiting
for a car. She testified that the negro
approached her from behind nnd threw
his arm around her neck, at the same
time trying to snatch her handbag. Miss
Plumley, instead of fainting, screamed
for help and fought off her assailant.
Her cries attracted the attention of De
tective Annlston, of the American ICx
nress Comimny. who chased the man
across the bridge to the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad station, where ho vvas
captured.
Touth Identifies .N'egro
Louis Colbert, n sixteen-year-old
youth, of 3:C5 Chancellor street, Iden
tified Short ns the same negro who held
him up at the same spot on Saturday
"The fellow drew a gun nnd demanded
my ring." he said, "but I threw up my
fists nnd started at him and he ran."
James McCloskey. of 1510 Bailey
street, reported tu the police today that
he vvas held up at the point of a re
volver shortly after 1 o'clock this morn
ing and robbed cf H. The hold-up oc
curred at Thirtieth and Wharton streets.
Benlamln Brown reported to the
,. ' . ,... ,.,,.,.., u win, utrapts
? ?' ? "?."" "J r? '" I tTon
at 21 N'orth Thirteenth street, shortly
after 1:30 o'clock thl morning and ob
tained J3D from the cash register.
DOUBLYJONORED
City Soldier Gets Croix do Guerre
and U. S. Medal Recommended
H. Lloyd Hnupt, pon of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry M. Haupt, of Kckart avenue.
Ablngton, has been awarded the Croix de
Guerre and has been cited for especial
"courage and devotion" In an order from
Marshal Fetaln's headquarters, made
undr date of January 22. Advices con
cerning the citation have Just reached
the parents at their home In Ablngton.
Th'a official citation reads:
"Driver H. Lloyd Haupt, No. 8118, ot
the S. B. V., 623, having proved himself
under all circumstances of great courage
and devotion. Is awarded the Croix de
Guerre. During the operations between
the Olse nnd the Serre Rivers he as
.,,r,l the. transnortatlon of the wounded
of the 114th Regiment at alt times with.
the highest contempt tor nw mm
under circumstance particularly dim
cult." MRS. VAN LOAN RETURNS WEST
Widow of Short-Story Writer to
Resume California Residence
Mrs. Charles K. Van Ixian, widow' of
the. noted Bhort story writer, anq bbs at
ant editor of the Saturday .Lyenlng
tAt tu on her wnv tn htor home in Han
Jo.a. Calif. Mrs. Van Ioan wh her
two children left Wyncoto last night on
t train fnr thn WphI.
Charles li Van I.oan came East last
November to take up his duties with
the Saturday Evening Post. He died re
cently In the Abjngton Hospital , from
ti,nti villi.
Mrs. Van Loan- has brtiKen up, her
household Ht Wyncote, where the. ramny
had planned to live permanently, and
will reside at her old home In Saa Jose,
GAY DECORATIONS
AT MOTOR SHOW
Commercial Museum Event
Presents Appearance of
Grand Frolic
SPEEDY CARS A FEATURE
Complete and Attractive Dis
plays Emphasize Passenger
Comfort
.Complete, presentation of all that Is
good In the automobile lino In Philadel
phia and the Kits tern Pennsylvania
district Is on display at the Commercial
Museum. The exhibition Is under tho
auspices of tho Philadelphia Automobile
Trade Association.
Todny's showing at tho museum,
somewhat more complete than the open
ing exhibition on Saturday night, drew
a good crowd. The optimism of the sales
men and accessory men was reflected
In the attitude of visitors, many of
whom showed by their Intenso Interest
that they came with tho Idea of doing
business, nnd several sales were rc
cordnl. . Most of tho sales consummated so
far have been by dealers In moderate
price cars, but representatives of safes
organizations of hlgher-priced machines
s-ay the annual show always opens rpilet.
ly for them and ends by being a great
success.
The museum has been handsomely
decorated. In some CHses the decora
tions seem somewhat futuristic, nnd In
others thn pictures and plaques evi
dently have not been viewd by tho cen
sor, but the effect, taken as 11 whole, Is
entirely pleasing
.Management of the show has taken
from tho exhibitors the privilege of dee
orating their booths to suit their indi
vidual fancies. The myriads of ferns
nnd other decorntlons used so lavishly
by exhibitors In former yearn aro miss
ing, but the general result, Is a moro
simple ami Inviting scene.
The entrance to the showroom com
mands a vista of the entire hall. Tho
center alsln begins at the doorway and
runs straight back to the end of the.
building, flanked on either side by dis
plays of cars. Kach of the many pillars
a ,i.pnriite,1 nnd in the center of tho
main aisle, which Is also tho center of
the showroom, a court of honor haa been
erected. The columns of the court are
each surmounted by the statue of a
woman carrying a basket of (lowers.
The two side aisles have been decor
ated to accord with the main wals? nnd
tho appearance of the showroom Is much
more pleasing than any obtained by
local automobile Bhows In former years.
The automobiles on display show no
radical changes In basic construction,
but many refinements nnd beautlflers
have been added. The "streamline"
seems to bo ntianuoned in xavnr i
.....nHdo V,Qiiioan It a tin thn nld
1..' . .. nns, ruction. mos. of
the new models arc set lower on me
chassis also.
Salesmen aro laying great stress on
the comfortable riding qualities of their
respective cars In selling arguments.
This nnd the nlways popular atrrlhute
of speed are emphasized ft prospective
purchasers.
Many roadsters are on display with
sped as their biggest selling point,
U , ,c() Rn hQUr machln. aro
comm'on. anrt nlnety-mlle speed kings
nothlIlg out of the ordinary to hear
,.im,. j cmiiriv r.f the oulrk
ground-covering powers of their re
spectlve machines.
The crowd is big and merry. High
spirits of those present nre added to by
frequent numbers by the band In at
tendances Taken In nil, the show pre
sents the appearance of n grand frolic,
rather than a sober business investment,
made by the representatives of one of
the biggest Industries in the country.
A. F. Maltby Is president of the asso
ciation ; J. F. Gomcry, secretary nnd,
treasurer, and Louis C, Block, vice presi
dent. The showing of passenger cars will
end on Saturday night, to be succeeded
by tho truck show next week.
Diplomatic Foch
Needed by Allies
Continued from I'aue One
buffer states and using "balance-of
power" methods.
Walk in Fear of Bolshevism
In addition, this conference is
struggling blindly to safeguard itself
against Bolshevism by creating a
sort of territorial quarantine against
infected areas.
The situation will be a test for
President Wilson when he returns.
Will he think the thing out straight
and make a fight for a consistent
solution of all the problems? Or will
he be driven by the need for a hasty
peace, and 'sense that only through
compromises can a hasty peace be
got?
Behind all lies tho danger that all
this work will not end in a prompt
peace, for Germany is dangerously
near Bolshevism and no one has a
remedy for the situation if Germany
goes the way of Russia.
MRS. MARTIN LADY MAYOR
Philadelphia Women Will Rule New
York Village
roiiKlikeepsle, N. V., March 10.
Msdalln will have, on March 1R. the dis
tinction of being the first village in
Dutchess County to have n woman as
president. Mrs. Justin Martin, daughter
of the late Colonel J, Watts De Peyster,
of Civil War fame, Is the candidate. She
has no opponent,
Mrs. Martin nas winter nomes in .-vew
York and Philadelphia, but she always
spends her summers at the old De Pey.
ster mansion In Madalin, whero-she yvas
born.
The distinctive appearanco
of the Kissel Custom Built car
attracts favorable commeat
in any company.
W. CLABKK OBIEn
KUmI and IlrlMo Automobile
tM NORTH IIROAD HT,
J
THE BEAUX ARTS
DANCELAND
N. 1!
, COR, IIROAD AND OI.IVK HTM.
7IS NORTH 1IKIIAI) ST.
FLORIDA JAZZ BAND
Emr Uienlui Xxrtpt Bundw 8 te IS
DENIES PARTS STOLEN
Nothing Taken From Sunken City
Dredge, Sny Webster
Director George S. Webster, of the De
partment of Wharves, Docks nnd Fer
ries, has completed his Investigation of
t It A NAtAft fla 4n llm mjl H n A fnvt I
tee of Councils at Its last session that
utop.cocks nnd valves and other valu-1
able parts of tho dredge Philadelphia
were stolen during the ten days tho Mer-rltt-Chapman
Wrecking Company was
raising tho vessel, which sank off the
House of Correction wharf In the Dela
ware, "There Is not a word of truth In It,"
ent of Ice boats, James S. Jefferson, hns
thoroughly sifted tho matter nnd made
his
report to Joseph P. OalTncy, chair- MailV CflSCS Arc Fntal Pa
ll of the Finance Committee, today. 1 '
man of the Finance Committee, today,
On account of this baseless report tho
Just claim of the Merrltt-Chapman
Wrecking Company, J9740, for raising
the dredge, wns held up."
CLERGY AND LABOR
FIGHT "OPEN SUNDAY"
Public Hearing at City Hall on
Rorkc Bill Amending
"Blue Laws'
Representatives of various churches,
labor organizations and numerous men
of prominence will air their views this
afternoon at a public hearing on the
Rorke bill, which Is being held in Coun
cils' Finance Chamber, City Hall. The bill
would permit many classes of Sunday
entertnlnmcnt. Tho measuro was: Intro
iluced In the Legislature several weeks
ago. The Presbytery of Philadelphia
was represented at tho meeting by the
Rev, Dr William Barnes Lower, the Rev.
Dr. Horaco Stifliton, tho Rev. Dr.
Matthew J. Hyndmiin, tho Rev. Dr.
Aqullla Webb and the Rev. Richard F.
Jones. The ministers will voice the
protest of tho Church against the Rorke
bill. Representatives of other denoml.
nations will make similar protest.
Dr. Charles Harte. Kdward Bok, Alex
ander Van Rensselaer and others nf"n
scheduled to lend their (backing In tho
Interest of n broader construction of
Sunday regulations.
The board of directors of the Phila
delphia Orchestra has announced Its
npproval of a clause In lie bill per
mitting orchestral concerts on Sunday.
Other organizations have also taken up
tho light for more liberal laws relative
to public forms of Sunday entertain
ment Opposition to the renealer Is fin.iiri
to be headed by representatives of n.
number of Sabbath Observance Associa
tions, laical organized labor will also
oppose the passage of the bill. The on.
position will be for widely varying rea
sons, mo HauDatn Observance protest be
ing based on the old time preservation
of a quiet Sunday and the labor oppo
sltlon on tho grounds that it would In
terfere with the forty-eight hour work
week movement which Is at present the
chief concern of unionized labor.
Mainly tho opposition comes from op
erators In the scores of Philadelphia
moving picture houses, members of the
ntrlcnl orchestras and the taxltab driv
ers. A resolution against the bill will
he presented by union labor to the legis
lative commltteo this afternoon.
For some weeks past proprietors of
motion picture houses have thrown on
their screens a notice that a hill permit
ting Sunday "movies" Is now before
the Legislature. Beneath the notice ap
pears the question "Are vou for Sunday
movies?" Theso notices frequently have
been applauded by audiences and the
motion picture Industry leaders believe
there Is a popular demand for Sunday
exhibitions.
ASK PROBE OF DEATH AT D1X
Family of Philadclpliiau Will
Appeal to Secretary Baker
Secretnry ot War Baker will be asked
to look Into the circumstances sur
rounding the death at Camp Dlx of a
Philadelphia soldier.
After eighteen months' service In
France, Private Hugh S. Kane, 2320
North Thirteenth street, died at Camp
Dlx Saturday, only forty miles Trom
home. None of his family vvas lit his
death-bed because army authorities had
failed to notify relatives of the soldier's
critical condition.
Twenty-five minutes after tho young
man had died a telegram was received
at his home. It stated officially that
Kane was "critically 111," An hour later
a second message was received, telling
of the young man's death.
, n"tven beforo Ihe first telegram ar
rived Mrs. Kane, another son and three
daughters had started In an automobile
for Camp Dlx. They had received ai
urgent telephono call from'Father Brltt,
a chaplain of the Knights of Columbus,
who said the soldier had requested the
family to come before he died.
The family did not arrive at Camp
Dlx In time, however. Private Kane
was dead when his mother, brother and
BlBters reached tho camp hospital.
KOREA DEFIES JAPAN
Declares Independence and Will
Ask Recognition at rans
fi'an Franriuro, Calif., March 10. The
Korean National Association of San
Francisco received cable advices Satur
day from Shanghai that Korea declared
Independence of Japan at 1 o'clock In
the afternoon of Saturday, March 1. The
cablegram was signed by Hyun Soon,
special representative of the Korean Na
tlonal Independence Union.
It also was announced here that
recognition of the Independence ot
Korea will be urged at the Paris Peace
Conference. Two delegates are now In
Washington it was said making efforts
to obtain passports In order to reach
Paris.
DEATHS
' KVANH March to. at Philadelphia, Cap
tain HHEI.DOX O. KVANH. M. C. U. S. N.
Kuneml service Tumitay. 3:So p. m., at Ht.
Mark's Church. IHth and Locust st, Int.
private at Chatham. N. J. .- ,,
OUII.MUM. March . CHAIU.EH II.,
hunbanij of Marie S. Oullllum (nee llelwes).
nrt (11. Relatives and friends, alio Mount
Morlah I.odse, No. 1M. F. and A. M.. and
Parlde Lodne. No. 20T, I. O. O. F., Invited to
funeral services. Wed. 1 p.. m.. at IBS N.
SIil t. tnt private, Westminster j em.
I1ENNEU. March 10, LAUIIA V. HEN.
NER. daunhter of the late Enos IV and
Mnrnant n nnner. Relatives and friends
Invited to funeral services. Wed.. 2 p, rn
at Hr W. Nnrrls t. Int. private,
i.ovr and roi'Nn
riOU. Lost, white Pekinese dos with lisht
hrown pot. Reward li returned 4618 N.
Ca man St .
IIKI.P WANTKTs TKMAI.K
ALTO. wanted for church quartet In North
F'hlli.! stata experience, present position
and la ry neslred. n am, leaser unico,
BOt.KMTOR OIIIL, TO SOLICIT ADVBR.
T1HINO OVER TUB TELEPHONES 8AI,.
AltY AND nONUH. KEE MIHHIVV.
HENCE. PIIIII.IC LKDOEB CO.. flTII. AND
CHreKTMU T HIM.
STENOGRAPHER and telephone operator,
clerical work and flllnsi neat and accu.
rate. Apply Altred Wolitenholrte fc Bona,
Inc.. i24thi and Allegheny. .
BKAI. ESTATE FOR WALK
city.
BOO HOUSES for sale,
all ? 1100 down.
hal, eswy lerme.
Kennedy, lnot Cheatnut,
West Philadelphia
B8TH BT.
below Cheatnutt modem hornet 4
bedroomel steam heit.. eleclrlo light; price.
I4VIO. FULTON, ll B. BHth,
Zjl.
IMMEDIATE poiaeMtons near 68th and
Chestnut: roonu; bath, laundry! newly
painted! 12800) others aik 13000. FULTON,
BIT B. BSlh. '
STRANGE MALADY
APPEARS IN WEST
Forill of 'SleCplllC SickllCSS'
l
Develops in Illinois and
Missouri
INFLUENZA AFTERMATH
ticnts Lose Consciousness
for Week or More
Clilrago, March 10. A mysterious
malady, taking the form of what some
call "sleeping sickness," but Is believed
to have no relation to that drended
disease, has appeared In Marseilles,
KVanston, this city and surrounding
towns. It has been fatal In Its results,
nnd the cnuse of the Illness hns not
been determined officially. The health
authorities have been nroused. and Dr.
John Dill Robertson, health commission
er of this city, hoe been Investigating.
The first report of death attributed
to the malady to come to the personal
attention or Doctor Robertson was an
nounced last night. The victim was
forty years old. Doctor Robertson has
Instructed nil physicians treating the
disease to' report their observations. Ho
said emphatically tho malady Is not tho
"sleeping sickness" of Africa.
On Saturday Information came from
Kansas City, Mo., to the effect that the
malady had appeared In that section
with several cases of long sleeping and
death.
Aftermath of Inflnentn
Tho general opinion among doctors
who have not Investigated the matttr
closely Is to the effect that tho victims
may have become prostrated as tho re
sult of an acute attack of Influenza last
fall, and that this Is an aftermath of
the disease. The patient lapses Into
unconsciousness, there is complete pros
tration and the functions seem to resist
all efforts to be aroused. Sometimes
death Is epeedy and frequently It comes
after six or eight days.
In Marseilles, a short distance from
Chicngo, Beman Osgood, fifteen years
old, died last Monday morning. He had
Influenza In October, was soon better,
but weak. He returned to school and
became sick again. Five weeks ago he
complained of stomach troubles and
double vision. Tho doctorB could not
understand the case. The boy fell asleej)
fifteen days ago and never awakened,
He could not eat or swallow. The doc
tors believed the cause of dentil to be
spinal meningitis or brain lesion, as
there wns an apparent painless sleep
which every science or teat failed to pen.
etrate.
Doctor Charles A. Elliott, Chicago, was
summoned and pronounced the case one
of "sleeping sickness." He told of the
malady causing a sensation In Kngland.
This was tho fourth case In Doctor Kill
ott's experience.
Tho death of Wilfred Wakey, residing
near Marseilles, which occurrred in Jan
uary, waj diagnosed ns eplnal meningitis,
but the symptoms were about the same.
In Kvanston tho Health Commissioner
found that several cases were reported,
but that the victims recovered, with one
exception. That was In the caso of
Lydla Grey. She suffered from a mys
terious ailment. Bleeping for two weeks
In the hospital.
In England and France a
White the Chicago doctors have been
mystified by the dlrcoverles, the Journal
of the American Medical Association, tho
official organ of the physicians, of the
country, also published here, added ad
ditional Interest to the subject by pub-
usnmg in the issue of February 8 an
editorial showing that a mysterlouo dis
ease had appeared In Kngland nnd
France resembling the "sleeping sick
ness" of this section.
The editorial raid in part:
Last spring considerable alarm was
awakened in Great Britain at the
outbreak, notably in London and
Sheffield, of cases of Illness present
ing a group of unusual cerebral or
cerebrospinal symptoms. The dis
tinctive features appeared to be those
of an acute general disease associated
with a condition of Increasing languor,
apathy and drowsiness, passing into ,
lethargy; progressive muscular weak
ness, passing Into complete disable
ment, and a combination of various
cranial nerve palsies, of which ptosis,
squint and nystagmun were charac
teristic signs. The cases were pro
visionally diagnosed botulism, toxic
opthalmoplegla, epidemic stupor, epi
demic lethargic encephalitis, acute
pollencephnlltla, pollencephalomyelltls,
bulbar paralysis nnd Helne-Medln dis
ease. There Is pome evidence that a
comparable Illness has appeared In
France and In Austria.
The? English Investigators were unable
to determine the reap cause of .the sick
ness. Of course. It was not tho "sleep
ing sickness" of Africa. But the Idea
was strong In tho medical mind of Great
Britain that the dlseaso was associated
In some manner with after effects of In
fluenza. City Suffragists Join Protest
A delegation of Philadelphia suf
fragists will attend a mass-meeting In
New 'Vorlt today when the members of
the Prison Special." which has Just com
pleted a nation-wide tour to protest
against the Imprisonment of members
of the Woman's party, will relate their
experiences.
J E, QftPWELL fr.
JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS
CHESTNUT AND JUNIPER STREETS
The,Permanence
Of Quality
Purchases of Pearls,
Pearl Necklaces and
Jewels oe the Supreme
Quality invariable in
This Establishment
Must Be Accredited as
Investments of Con.
stantly growingvalue,
Yielding Dividends of
Satisfaction for Gene,
rations.
JERSEY G.0. P.
SEES HARMONY
Edge Dinner Is Expected tbj
Unite Two Senators
From State
OUT OF TOUCH AWHILE
Lllands-Off Policy Is Thought
Prohable in Guberna
torial Race
Trenton, March 10.' Out of a dinner
to Senator-elect Edge In his home city
next Saturday night will come. It Is
asserted, a now Edge-Frellnghuyscn
coalition for the domination of Presi
dent Wilson's home commonwealth.
Senator Frellnghuysen, all memberfj 1
of tho Jersey Legislature and practically
the entire personnel of the State House '
machinery, are to be summoned to thej
shore t Join In a tribute to tho one-"
time neweboy who became a Governor
nnd now Is to take a scat In the highest
legislative body In the world.
History Is to repeat Itself again In the
signing and sealing of aJolnt leader. ,'
ship pact between the two Senators.
Edge and Frellnghuysen swept the state
together three years ago this fall, only
to lose touch for a time when the latter'si
removal to Washington and the Gover
nor's multifarious tasks here directed
their attention to widely separate sub
jects. Senator Frellnghuysen was lost
sight of when the Governor set up his
own machine at home, and It Is now noi
secret, in view of what transpired Just
prior to the organisation of the present '
Legislature that the Senator resented It. "
All differences' between them have
lately been smoothed out, however, and
harmony now prevails with respect both
to Jersey's part In national affairs and
In the future management of the party,
at home. Neither has evinced a per
sonul choice In the gubernatorial free-for-all,
and the prospect Is that both
will adhere to a hands-off policy and' .
let the best man win in the primaries.
South Jersey has evinced little In- .
tcrest In the fact that ex-Mayor Ray- r
mond, of Newark. Is actively In the
race, through the filing of his papers, as ,
a candidate against State Chairman -
Bugbee for the Republican nomination. ,
If Mr. Bugbee were as cerlnln of tho ,
upper tier counties ns of those south ofj.
the line he could count upon a walkover ,
in the primaries.
Assemblyman Underwood Cochran Is
looming up strongly as a candidate for
the Atlantic County senatorBhlp In the
rnu. Cochran's initial bid for publlo .
aupport Is a fight directed against n gas
corporAtlon at home, whose only offense '
Is to avail Itself of very special privi
leges granted by the State Publlo Utility
Commission. The plans of ex-Senator
Richards who was forced out of the Sen
ate becauso he sought and obtained an
army commission still are a subject of
speculation solely. If he decides to sees:
vindication at the hands of the folkB at
home Atlantic will be one of the big
battle grounds of the state next fall.
The Democrats there already are split -wide
paart over the prospective candi
dacies of Senator Edwards of Hudson,
nnd Representative Thomas J. Scully, of
the Third District.
CALL CLARK LEAGUE FOE
Democrats Fight Him as Minority .
Whip of House
Washington, March 10. The fight of
administration followers among the
Democrats in the Incoming House of
Representatives to defeat Champ Clark
for the position of minority floor leader,
has been directed against the one-time
Speaker's opposition to President Wil
son's plan fcr the league of nations. .
Representative James H. Mays, of
t tah, a member of the Democratic re
organization committee, which was
formed by administration Democrats in '
the new House for the purpose of defeat
ing Champ Clark for floor leader. Issued
11 statement In which he charged Mr,'
Clark with having said:
"Wilson's league of nations has aa
much rhange of being' ratified as you
have of being Pope of Rome."
The reorganlzotlen committee Is carry.
Ing on n campaign at the direction of,
the White House to select a Democratlo'
steering committee and a minority t
lender for the new Congress, who will
be in sympathy with the President,
URGES CLOSER ASSESSMENT
Conservation Director Gaskill of
N. J. Sliowe Large Untaxed Area,
Trenton, March 10. Director Gaskill.
of the Department cf Conservation and
Development, has directed the attention '
of the board of taxes and assessments
to the very great area of unassrssed
lands In the state, and recommended
that steps be taken to remedy the con
ditions by which this situation has been,'
brought about. He also suggested that,
the board consider whether It Is not
advisable to revUe the laws respecting
the reversion of title when taxes are.
not paid, with a .view to having title
to such lands eventually vest fn the
The conditions upon which this pres
entation was based were disclosed In the
report on undeveloped lands BUbmltted
hy the Department of Conservation and
Development to the Governor more than
a year ago. In that report It was
shown that a total of approximately
639.000 acres, or about one-eighth of all
the land In the state, Ib not returned
by tho assessors.
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