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'G.0.P.F0RTL0T'
Democrats' Chairman
Charges Crippling of U. S.
,., to Emharrass Wilson
-BLOCKS VITAL WORK"
Cites What He Calls Partisan
Attack on the Reconstruc
tion Program
Bi o Half rorreaponiffnf
Washington, I. r., March 10. For
ecTiductlng- the filibuster In the Senate
Jn the closing hours of the last session
of Congress nnd preventing- the passnire
of Important legislation, the Ilepubllcans
were charged today by Homer S. Cum
mines, of Connecticut, chairman of the
Democratic National Committee, with
'trying to cripple the government, force
an extra session and thereby prevent
President's Wilson's return to Tarts,
purely for partisan purposes and to
embarrass the President.
"Defeat of departmental appropria
tions and Important fiscal measures
through a Republican filibuster In the
Senate," said he, "delays and hampers
reconstruction at the moment when the
country's industrial and commercial In
terests were reviving from the effects
of the war, retards demobilization of
troops, prevents the organization of a
regular army to replace men overseas,
deprives the railroad administration or
funds for repairs and lmpocments.
Checks the employment of labor and the
absorption of materials In naval, mili
tary and general construction, and im
pairs business confidence.
Pemlluxnry Tu. Cited
"One of the results of this successful
opposition to vital legislation will be
felt by lrtually every man nnd woman
In the tax of 10 per cent on the sale of
Mmlluxuries. The Democratic attempt
ed to repeal this provision of the revenue
act.
"Some faint idea of the harmful conse
quences of this filibuster to the busi
ness of the government and the welfare
of the people Including soldiers and
workers, may be gained from a mere
mention of the $3,000,000,000 total of
appropriations killed."
Among those mentioned by Mr. Cum
mtngs were
"The army appropriations of M.238,
2JI.987 needed by the Wnr Department
to continue Its prolslon for the Amer
ican forces overseas nnd to hasten the
return of the soldiers to peaceful pur
suits. "The naval appropriations, which In
cluded 15,000,000 for the bureau of
medicine and surgery. Secretary Dan
iels says the defeat of the emergency
deficiency bill has created a 'serious
situation' and 'made a hard Job
harder.'
"The general deficiency bill, which
provided nn appropriation of $750,000,
000 for compensation of carriers and for
Improvements and betterments.
"Among the Hems In this bill was one
r l.00.non for the maintenance of the
for
United States Employment Service.
which has been placing returning sol
diers and other workers at the rate or
100.0Q0 a month
Soldiers' Settlement Killed
The soldiers' settlement, the general
leasing bill, the Indian bill, the water
bJll. the civil service retirement bill.
' public buildings bill, a bill excluding
Immigration for five years, and a con
stitutional amendment to enfranchise
women.
vvery one of the appropriations was
necessary in the operation of the gov
ernment, as the Republicans themselves
conceded when they permitted them to
reach the final stages of enactment.
They must have been determined. If
possible, to create a situation In which
the government would suffer, and there
by ceerce the Executive Into Immediately
calling an extra session '
UNIFORM RATE ORDERED
Boyertown Electric Company Directed
to Observe Established Charge
Rarrltharr, March 10 The Boyer
town Electric Company Is directed by the
Public Service Commlss'on In an opin
ion by Commissioner Milton J rtrM
to cancel within thirty davs all mn.
tracts which conflict with its schedule
of nt.i n,l ,,. n ...
, w, ... ., Lnlc ,i4l unnuiners only
the rates established as a result of com.
Plaint by residents of that place that I
the company was discriminating by
holding to contracts made before the
schedule of rates was filed. It is said
that apparently the company filed the
tariff to provldo an emergency rate to I
continue in effect at least during the
period of the high prices recently pre
vailing. I
The opinion says: "This in substance
Is Implying that when the cost of labor
and materials resume a normal and stab
lllied level there will be a revision of
rates." The complaint is dismissed, with
leave to renew later on.
Memorial Mass for John Diamond
A solemn month's mind mass In mem
ory of John Diamond, one of the hest
loiown Catholic laymen of Philadelphia,
was celebrated at 10 o'clock this morn
ing in Bt. Agatr,vs tnurcn. Thirty- ,
eighth and Spring Onrden streets. The
Ttev. Joseph H. Diamond, of the Kria
diocese, a son, pang the mass. Mr. Dia
mond: had been for many years actively .
identified with the St Vincent de Paul
') 1
fj Society and had long been president of ,
jl8t. Agatha's Conference He was alho I
! I president of the Federation of Catholic ,
rKj Societies and was a member of the
-J Friendly Sons of St Patrick '
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If you'll simply take the
-trouble of walking a few feet
.Chestnut Street, we will
r you juit how we can save
$5 to $8 manufacturer to
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TELLS OF BELGIUM'S DIRE NEED
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-MRS, FERNAND
Who ha jut returned from Ilrustels to mt her mother, Mrs
Snow, 3216 Weft Penn street, Germanlown
BELGIUM STILL SUFFERING
DESPITE JOY OF ARMISTICE
Food and Clothing Prices Remain
Almost Prohibitive as Poverty
Stricken Refugees Return
Former Philadelphia Girl, Here
With Husband, From Dtuswh
Explains Conditions
STORIES of Civil War days, carried
In memories of American mother
and grandmothers, cannot compare with
the tales of suffering and the Ingenuity
of Belgian women as they tried to save
treasures from ruthles
rmd to supply food for their families.
For the first time some of those inti
mate details are brought to the ears
'f( a "are .P1"0""
ff Ph 'adelphlans by Mrs
Fernand Pa-
ternotte. formerly Miss Anna Snow, of
this city.
Mr. and Mrs Paternotte have iust re
turned from Brussels and are guests of
the latter's sister. Mrs. Philip F, Rtoever,
and mother, Mrs. Anna Snow, of 3216
West Penn street, Oermantown. Mr
Paternotte la on sick leave from the Bel
gian army, in which he enlisted at the,
beginning of the war His wife was 1
fortunate enough to be with him during .
his Illness In England last summer, and
they went together to Brussels soon after
the signing of he armihtlce.
Not only the peasants, but all classes, I
suffered during the reign of terror of ,
the last few years, Mrs. Paternotte said.
Mr. Paternotte's mother, his aunts,
cousins and other relatives were in the
midst of It all.
Like other Belgian women, they built
false walls In their houses, behind which i
to hide their treasures: burled pome of it
beneath the flagstones In thegarden:
smuggled precious potatoes from the
country by the dozens, made over bed
clothing and housefurnlshlngs Into cloth
ing and managed somehow to lhe
through the war.
"Indeed, there Is stilt much suffering
In Belgium." said Mrs Paternotte. j
"The greatest problem Is lack of trans- i
poriaiion. iieiore ino war u xook an '
hour and a half to go from Brugge to.
' Brussels by rail. .Vow the Journey takes . GeB-lnC WiUrMi WM"i
Sixteen hourR. Tho entlra rallrnsrf -.,'"" s UIVU V fSVIB
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T1" waB disrupted by the Germans and
. ' "'h1 system destroyed Soldiers
the signal system
In relay stand guard by the tracks now
. and wave, the signals. Naturally,
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THAT the Nash Six with Per
fected Valve - In - Head motor
has proved itself unusually
powerful, economical and quiet in
the service of owners throughout
the country was generally con
ceded by those forming the crowds
which visited our exhibit at the
show Saturday. And after inspect
ing this car and its fine motor, the
reasons for this good performance
seemed to be readily understood.
NASH
EVENING PUBLIC
PATERNOTTE
Anns
tralnt have to go slowly. Most
ot the
transportation Is by automobile. .Not
only is there little food or clothing In
the country there Is no equipment and
no material with which to manufacture
things Factories were destroyed and
there Is little means of distributing the
things that are shipped from outside
sources. Gradually, of course, condi
tions are being bettered, but It will be
I many years before the country la any-
wr.ere normal
"Prices are still prohibitive and many
things simply are not to be had at any
price.
"As for clothes ou will see members
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, ...,... ...vulut v-vuvp (tiiiA uimrit-iuui
fi!rmR"hand"!Dlankets dyed black have been made
Into overcoats, sheets and table linens
irmue up ior underwear, window cur
tains fashioned Into dresses. One Sunday
I saw a member of tho nobility at
church In carpet slippers. Few smiled
because ft was an ordinary sight Many
people had hoarded bicycle tires to fash-
Ion shoes
or to put new soles on old
'shoes."
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LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY,
SCORES CONGRESS
FOR INGRATITUDE
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A uniform nnrKd mi
of Generosity to Fighters,
' Says Rep. Johnson
FOUGHT IN WAR HIMSELF
Writes Indictment of What
Wasn't Done to Take
Care of Soldiers
Rv a Staff rarreiliosrfriif
W'afthlnctnn. Mnrnh 111- "TIia
Sixty-
sixth Congress did virtually noth-
. , , i longress ami witu uj -m tur, iu,,
ing of real consequence for the Amerl- s n prlvnte for training. LRter ho whs
can soldiers, either to reward them for i transferred to Camp Lee, Va., and pro
l.heir fine work In putting the "n.sMngJ ZT' Hent' iVUT,
touch to the Huns or to render them ns-, Rn.i fUKht In the battle of the Argonne
slstance when the time came
for going I
back to peace-time pursuits."
This was the stntement made today
Ibj Representative floya! C. Johnson, of
South Dakota. In answer to the question
'What did the last Congress do for the
soldiers'"
"All the talk about passing recon
struction readjustment legislation to
benefit the soldiers ended In Just talk."
said Mr. Johnson
Representative Johnson was a soldier
In the war, serving In nil the grades
from private to captain; he served In
the House of TlenresenliitlvM hfnr Ha
war was declared, and was discharged l ?'e n, '" adoption of Instructions
fmm iho ,m,. n,i .. i,i, . - it" the "Independence Mission, some of
from the army and went back to Con- , members' of whlch nrP now on their
gress after the armistice uns signed Heiwny to the United States, perpetuating
apieiirs in ne in a neucr position man
he
any other member of
Congres to an-
swer the question.
Denernnlty Limited In slid
"All that Congress did to benefit the
soldiers directly was to give them two
months' extra pay on their discharge
nnd allow them to keep their Uniforms,"
continued Mr. Johnson.
"Congress did nothing In tlv wn of
the much-discussed reconstruction legis
lation, and what reconstruction there
has been was carried on li the federal
departments The work of sending to
college after their discharge young men
n(, ere taken away from school and
ut Into the army In the war wns car-
ried on by the departments. A large
number of young men were Rent back
to college by the government, which
pnld their tuition and their expenses
"But Congress failed to do an thing
to offer employments for the returning
soldiers who had been taken away from
steady Jobs and, In the majority of
cates, could not return to them
"It failed also to ,idopt a system like
that of Canada for giving the soldiers
ITOCIil
The largest Steel Company
In the world, tho largest
Oil Co., the largest Dairy
Co.. the largest Packing Co.,
the largest Express
Co., the largest Grocery
Co and the United States
Mall Service ALL use
Brockway Motor Trucks.
The average business man
cannot afford to make a
fractional part 'of the
elimination tests and en
gineering investigations
that entered into their se
lection, but ho can take
advantage of the experi
ence the transportal'on ex
perts of such representa
tive concerns have had.
Brockway quality is
inrt'rp net theory.
BROCKWAY MOTOR
TRUCK COMPANY
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Touring Car
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extra pay on discharge based on the
length nnd character of their sen Ice,
Left Them Ohjeels ef f hsrllj- '
"On the contrary, many thousands
of the soldiers were brought back nnd
dumped In New York city, In the midst
of immoral Inducements Instead of pro.
vision being made for sending theni
back to their homes, their families and
their Jobs. Many of them aro still
there, the subjects of charity nnd
neither enn obtain suitable employment
there nor get bnrk to where they came
from.
"Another woeful omission of Congress
was the failure to reform the Articles
of War nnd the coilrt-martlal regula
tions so that nn American boy can serve
In the army with n feeling that he win
get the measure of Justloo to which he
would be entitled In civil life."
Mr. Johnson Is conlldent that reforms
will be effected In the court-martial pro
ceedings nnd sweeping changes made In
the Articles of War by the next Con
gress. He already has obtained enough
plnlges from the members of the next
Congress to Insure these reforms, he snld
today.
Soon after the declaration of war.
"eprrsentntlve Johnson l' his seat In
Forest and was promoted to first lieu
tenant. He surcereil a snrapnei wounn in
II Un.l.1 I. hat linltln 11a un
advanced to rank of captain on the
field, but the rnnk was offlcfally never
!:rY'!,CrnT.,r"mVt0.nrt,,h";
returned home before again seeing active a rpPrt from Congress on the advls
ervlc. ability of abandoning the construction of
FILIPINOS ASK INDEPENDENCE
Lcgiplaturo Bncks Mission Now
1 on Way to United States
i Manila. Mnrch in. (Ily A !.) The
special session of the legislature tins
mat notiy until independence is achieved
and serving notice on the world that
the people of the Philippine Islands
think the time has come for America to
redeem Its promise.
The Legislature has approved the
formation of nntlonnl cement and Iron
companies, with the Insulnr government
as chief stockholder, revision of tho lanil
laws and the limiting of foreign owner-1
snip 01 land Tills action subject to
the resident's nppronl
MURDOCK WAIVES JOB
Slate
Draft Officer
Under Juilge
Decline?
Ailvoralc
Iterlli
llarrishtirg, March 10 -(Uv A P.)
Mnjor William C5. Murdock, of Milton,
ollleer In charge of the operation of the
draft In Pennsylvania during the vvnr.
has declined an nppolntment as a major
In the Judge advocate genernl's depart
ment of the ('tilted Stntes army made bv .
Provost Marfhul Oeneral Crowder
As the offer would hnve requlrtd Im-
n i-.imir n minnniT, .vinjor MuninCK lie- i
c'ined it oecause me work of proper r
closing the work of the state's local
and appeal boardH Is under way
MARCH 10, 1919
DANIELSTOSTUDY
NEW TYPE OF SHIP
Dreadnoughts and Battle
Cruisers May Be Abandon
ed for Composite Craft
CHIEF OBJECT OF TRIP
Overseas Admirals Favor the
Speedy Vessel With Batteries
of Present Giants
By the Anoclalcd Prets
Washington, March 10, Secretary
Daniels nnd his chief technical advisers.
Hear Admirals Taylor, Orimn and Karle.
will confer with officers of the navy gen
eral board before, they sail next Satur
day on the transport Leviathan for
Kurope to study questions of warship de
sign which have arisen as a result of the
great war,
Mr Daniels snld tndav ihnt whll tin.
lchl" - f " trip was to prepare ,
dreadnoughts
and battle cruisers in
favor of a new tpo of composite ship,
eery other lesson of the Var thnt ap
plied lo naval development would be
reviewed. He expects to return early
enough to hnve time before Congress
meets to prepare his report
The party will land at Brest nnd
spend a day or so there before going
to Paris, for a conference with Admiral
Benron. chief of the naval operations
nnd adviser' on naval matters to the
American Peace Conference delegation.
No Itinerary .beyond thnt has been map
lied out, but Mr. Daniels Is anxious to
consult officials of both the Itnllan and
Hrlllsn ndmlraltics as well as the
French on
ship design questions.
1 he Secretary said Admirals Benson.
Sims, Mayo, Hodman nnd Pratt and
virtually all the officers who have served
overseas during the war and with whom
he had talked favored the composite
ship Idea. Such n vessel, he said, would
bo a very fast battleship with a speed
approaching thirty knots nn hour but
with the protection of a ship of the line
nnd the main batteries of the piesent-
day dreadnought ns near ns possible.
Officers of the general board do not
fnvor the change In the light of their
present Information and It Is essential,
the Secretary snld, that ever aspect of
the ilehate should" be reviewed In ordi r
.!., ,h, rtpnnrtmpnt nnMlH r,ra. ...-.
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"(udled recommendation when Congrens
reasfembled.
Sixth Annual
WHITE TRUCK
SHOW
March 10 to 15, 216-220 North Broad Street
FOR the sixth successive year, prominent truck users
of Philadelphia and vicinity have co-operated with
The .White Company to display the latest examples of
their delivery equipment in the annual White Truck Show
and to invite inspection by all who are interested in
transportation efficiency.
The exhibition consists of trucks having capacities of
34 to 5 tons, with a great diversity in body design, show
ing how each type of truck has met the particular require
ments of .the business in which it is employed.
The wide variety covers the full range of trucking
operations.
Among the exhibits will be
the new heavy duty White Truck with Rouble
Reduction Gear Drive.
the 1&-2 ton truck, adopted as the standard U. S. Army
Truck of this capacity; the equipment of the only
truck convoys ever awarded the Croix de Guerre.
OPENS
THE WHITE COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA
The Rev. D. M. Steele In Homltil Hospital. Several days ago the clsrgr
ii iv. u. ii. oiecie in iioipusi m(in,vn(l nmict,rt wlh a BeVere colh and
The llcv. David M. Steele, rector of ."yesterday was removed from the Belle-
the Episcopal Church of St. t.uko and
the Epiphany, Thirteenth street near
Spruce, Is a patient at the Pennsylvania
Aquamarine March
Birthstone
Not only the most beautiful
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fitting stone for fashionable
jewelry.
An excellent birthday gift is
a dainty oval brooch of open
work design, platinum faced,
with an aquamarine of rich
color in the center and a
pearl on each side. $42.
S. Kind & Sons, mo chestnut st.
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cause it answers
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