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Voted on the League of Nations?
Why Not Cast Your Ballot Today?
POLL REVEALS
VARIED VIEWS
AS TO LEAGUE
Proposed Covenant Holds
Its Lead in City
Canvass
WIFE APPROVES PACT,
BUT HUSBAND OPPOSES
Vote Stands at 3682 for Presi
dent's Proposal and
1987 Against
OLD REPUBLICANS SPEAK
Veteran Against Agreement
;With "Grasping and Graft
' ing1' European Nations
Many unusual views and Incidents
marked tho poll on the league of na
tions taken In the leading hotels ot
Phlladelphlan by the Evening: Public
Ledger. ,
Following the poll ot the railway
terminals, it serves to emphasize that
tll sorts of unexpected things may
happen when an attempt Is made to
get public opinion on this world prob
lem. During the hotel poll a man and his
wife were met who were respectively
opposed and In favor of the league of
nations. Two veteran Republicans,
"one seventy-five years old and one
eighty-four, had switched their support
to President, "Wilson's views because
they-'believed he had found an effect
ive way ot establishing peace.
An officer, veteran ot campaigns In
Fiance lastm gelgtheen months, was
bitterly opposed to the entry by the
United- States into any world agree
ment with European nations, which he
characterized as a "grasping and
gra'ftlng" lot.
The expressions In hotels varied. At
the Continental the vote In favor ot
the league was largest, fifty-two per-
f,nns. helnc- in fnvnr nnrl thlrf v.thrpft
oppom&qio plan. At the Walton
tjie-'mca was,closes"t-,-a flna. tally show
ing forty-seven men and women for
the league, and forty against it.
hejtMgultsof.the. canvass In the
fW,Vk''H.
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537 1ft
nnd 29'4agalnst. JThe totarvbtcTsoTfat'
- It 3682,for the league arid 1D87 against'
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.vTa.vor?)fMhe' leasrtfe ''of nations
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f' "i . .Y5fl Af .wkranarkabl . features
ures of the
6? ?j. BjrilVirtvathV .large number of
"J.-'w', le;rnid5ri?jTo!laWlng the publlca-
jfoonif B'rbm..Wfr-rkdte .had been
reledJfoV ,afMpi-at aht' thAleague.
tfn?otes being cavaVUi1usln'esn tifflce
yoribelng -malledjtq the EvstuNO 'Public
- r.feapR editorial rooms or' sent by mes
senger. ',"
Meantime a) large .rijimb'er, of letters
for and against the' league have been
mailed In., JThese Jetters'wtll be printed
'from .time' Urtlme as opportunity offers.
, ' In'Brbad Street Station and the Read
ing Terminal and the hotels' a keen In
terest In the proposed league of nations
wasishown by at least '80 per cent of
, those accosted,, Ar percentage of these
declined to votq because they' ''had. not
''''hja'Je 4up their' mlnds,'V.or because; they
'Wanled'to hear more about. the, league."
" Canvassers 'were appealed to to enlighten
the would-be voters as to the exact pur
POM' of .the league.
"f, During, the, 'noon hour a poll of. '.the
facturing-Company," on Kensington' ave-
nue, wae taken.. It. was found that
sfxty-flye of the workers . favored the
league of natlons..iwhlIe' -thirty, or lets
than half, were opposed to the present
plan. v
Woman for Treaty- Tint
At ..the Hotel Walton forty-eeven men
and ten women a total of fifty-seven
were' for theplan for a league of' na
tions as outlined at the Peace Con
ference,. Thirty-five men and Ave
T$jmen a total of, forty were opposed
to 'the league as outlined..
Opposition- to the. proposed league
among the' -women " Interviewed arose
from their disinclination to seeing the
eague-of-nattons covenant1 embodied In
the peace treaty'wlth Germany.
-VMre. "George Colt, of Cambridge
'Springs, .Pa., was 'one of those who be
- lleved that'-the'' treaty of peace with Oer
1 rhariy: should be concluded before the
United States enters into an Interna
tional agreement for the preservation ot
world. peace.
She believed that our "first duty to
this country" was to 're-establish a baslB
of relations with' Germany which would
mean permanent peace. She polntedaout
that at the present moment, although
ourj soldiers are being sent back from
France, tho United States Is at war
with Germany. y f
- A similar view was taken by. iSrt.
Henna Pope Schwartz, of West Phila
delphia. , "
"It Is mv oDlnlon'."'sher said, "that
the peace treaty with Germany Is of
paramount constdratlon, at this time.
The league of nations covenant Is' a mat
ter requiring, greater consideration,
more deliberation and more though
;than any document .ever considered since
hUtory again. This plan should not be
xjuhtd through '(or convenience kur part'
formed to last, an iride'pendentcovenant
'fit 'nations which will riot be disputed
tad TMlsUd when It ha been enacted
t)hto International law." :,
s Coal OpanUorVoj' if
- A. It. JQotteii, ;a coal operator ot
tMtUburgh, favored the Jeague of na
tions btcauM bo thought It would "do
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The League of Nations Poll
in Philadelphia at a Glance
Result of poll previously reported 3145
Toll at Louis Walther Manufacturing Company 65
Hotel Walton
' Men 37
Women , io
Ritz-Carlton
Men '. 48
Women 17
Continental Hotel 52
Green's Hotel ; 36
Adelphia Hotel
Men - 47
Women .........!.!.! 9
Bellevue-Stratford , 26
Vendig Hotel j 22
Ballots sent to Evening public Ledger .' 168
Total
ARE YOU FOR OR AGAINST
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS?
Do you approve or oppose the plan which is now being
considered by the Peace Conference in Paris to prevent
future wars?
. The Evening Public Ledger is taking a poll of public
opinion in Philadelphia on this much-discussed subject.
Results, exactly as they are ascertained, will be published
daily.
Polls will be taken at busy street corners, in the great
ship plants, the mills, theatres, hotels, clubs, churches,
railroad stations, ferry houses and many other places
where Philadelphians assemble.
BILLION RAISED
BY INCOME TAX
Philadelphia Payments Fall
Below Those of Last
Year
ONE DISTRICT LACKING
By the Associated Press
Washington, March '.'-. Collections
from the first quarterly Installment of
Income and profits taxes due last Sat
urday amounted to ?1, 001,244,000 in sixty-three
of tho sixty-four collection dis
tricts. Internal Jtevcnue Commissioner
Itoper announced today. This figure
probably will be Increased by later re-
Uurns' Blnce some revenue' collectors have-
not ,yet reported the!;- flnaj tabulations.
The collection "Is'piore than the Treas
ury had expected from this" installment
payment and without a complete
analysis officials believe it is accounted,
for by the fact that many citizens paid
Uel)?!U'.tfji.lClnslleadqf taking ad
AmVavoirtlA?lrtstailrneht privilege-.
dcrtaken later to ascertain' -whether'thc
totat, yield frorn'income ndProflta
tnxes ee'ecdrf the preliminary estimates,
of approximately J4, 000,000,000. Indica
tion! on the face of today's reports were
that estimates made at the llmo of en
actment of the revenue bill were fairly
accurate.
$34,313,000 In One l'riina. District
Tho second New York district report
ed $145, 551,000, tho biggest collections
of any district, ami the third Massa-'.
chusctts, with $76,203,000, was second.
Th first Illinois, including Chicago, re
ported incomplete returns of $72,089,000.
The twenty-third Pennsylvania had $54,n
315,000.
All but five districts showed decided
Increases over the 25 per cent of,"last
year s Income collection. Tlie exceptions
were Minnesota, New Mexico, Philadel
phia, Pittsburgh and West Virginia. On
the basis of last year's collections Min
nesota quarterly deposits should have
been about $15,000,000, but thqy were
only $11,000,000. Philadelphia's should
linve been (41.000,000, bnt were $38,000",
oooi while -West Virginia's, which should
have been $11,000,000, were only $10,J-;
000,000.' Pittsburgh, on the same basis,",
should have "collected $80,000,000, al-
though actual collections were only $54,
000,000. ' Pittaburch Drops Behind J
Revenue" officials expressed the belief;
that final reports will put all districts!
ahead of their 25 "per cent records last
year, except Pittsburgh. In that dis
trict many steel companies, which paid
their tax at Pittsburgh last year, prob
ably paid his year In the New York
districts.
The New .Mexico district does not
expect (o complete tabulations for two
or. three weeks. .. t
,fThe largest Increase In coUeciions
over last year's record was shown In'
North Dakota and the eighth Illinois
district, where there was a 240 per cent
advance. The third Iowa showedHO
per" cent Increase, tho fourth North
Carolina 155 per cent and the fifth
North Carolina, and. South Carolina each
showed 125 per cent Increase.
Unknown Man Murdered!
,. We know a book reviewer who,
can '"dope out" tho solution of
ninety-nine opt, of every hundred
stories he reads. He tfnows intu
itively jutt what- the author is
aiming at, what he is accentuat
ing, and what' ho is concealing",
end why
But Once He Was Fooled!
, Natalie Sumner Lincoln's "The
Three Strings" fooled him". Up
until the last'chapter he was un
able., to answer-' the question:
Who Killed Him?
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next; in the
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UNMA.OT0SLUR
DEAD, SAYS VARE
Denounces Trainer's Attack
on Deceased Officials at
Charter Dinner
DOUBTS BRIBERY STORY
Commenting this afternoon upon an
f ttnclc upon contractor control made by
Select Councilman Hairy .1. Trainer at
tho charter revision dinner ot the City
Club last night. Senator Vnre char
acterized as unmanly statements made
Involving contractors and officials now
dead.
While he did not take up the. attack
In detail, ha was particularly Incensed
ntlho allegat!onio(bril)fs nndbrandeil
this assertion rs "'based' on itllo rumor."
"It little behooves, Mr. Trainer to re
peat Idle rumors about a Mayor and a
contractor long slnco dead, as well ns a
rumor regarding twow Senators lcedlng
tlio Republican party at that time, who
have slnco passed away," said Senntor
Vare.
"Personally, I know nothing about the
trrnsacllon mentioned by Mr. Trainer
and I don't believe It. If It had been
true, however, It, .would havp been a
manly act on the part of Mr. -Trainer
toJinvu exposed it during the lifetime ot
those ho said were connected with the
transaction."
Charge Former- Mayor With Grafting
In h'a address at the plub, Mr. Trnlner
said three of the last. five mayors of
Philadelphia were controlled py contractor-politicians',
and that one of them
received a share- in mupiclpal contract
profits.
Councilman Trainer admitted that
during his twenty years' service he had
been with he contractors, had been a
dual office-holder and .had changed his
.vote when "called to. 'the front" by a
contractor,
'mMr. Trainer's verbal1' shafts were di
rected against Senator,. Vare, who sat
a' few feet away fromhlm at the tabic.
The Senator had' declared himself In
favor of a budget system, as proposed
by the charter revisionists, and Intimated
that he would be for'"cer(aln clvll-servlce
changes, providing they would benefit the
rieople generally, only a few minutes be-
Oaffney Angered'at Charge
Joseph P. Gaffney, chairman of
Councils' Finance Comm'"ee. angered by
the address of Councilman Trainer, de
nounced him for. digging up political
skeletons, and suggested.lt might be bet
ter to adjourn than "continue this bully
ragging," If that was the purpose ot the
meeting.
More than 300 persons heard the de
bate by the proponents and opponents of
tho charter revision. John C. Winston
and Frederick P. Gruenberg spoke in
favor of the bill, as did Thomas Itae
Contlnutd on Tare Fire, Column Two
BURLESON OUSTS
MACKAY AS HEAD
OF POSTAL WIRES
Other Officers of Company Also
Removed by Postmaster Gen
eral's Edict
By the Associated -Press
Waihlnrton, March 22. Clarence II,
Mackey, president -of the Postal Tele
graph and Cable Company, was removed
toda by Postmaster General Burleson.
Mr. Burleson issued an order reliev
ing, be(des Mr, Mackay, W. W, Cook,
general counsel; William .8. Deegan,
secretary of the board of trustees, and
,the owners of the Mapkay companies
operating the Postal systems, from all
duties appertaining, to .the control and
operation,' of sen-Ice under government
control.
A, F. Adams, president of the Kan
eas City Home Telephone Company and
a member off the -general telegraph and
telephone operating board,- was apolnted
by the Postmaster General to super
cede the Postal officers In the manage-'
Jt-nfr it tha vntIYia. Mr. Arfnm .-
sented the order today to Mr. Deegan
LUndtlmuiedJ.ately tooU..over-control(.,
CITY OFFICIALS
WELCOME YANKS
ON HAVERFORD
Big Troopship Here With
Second Contingent of
Home-Coming Heroes
TO DOCK AT 1 O'CLOCK
Trunsport Steaming Up River
While Bands Play and
People Cheer
Twice home twice welcome'
The Huverford, Uncle Sam's big trans
atlantic ferryboat that once before
brought a precious freight of American
lads to the welcoming aims of Phila
delphia, Is back again a second time
not yet at its dock at the foot of Wash-
Ington avenue, but speeding up the Dela
ware Itlver as fast as II is safe to go '
through the river shipping. I
Early this afternoon, when Hie big j
craft, with Its 2084 American soldiers
aboard 400 of them PennsyUanlans
Is slowly warped Into Its dock at the
south side of the Washington avenue
pier, this city will show how warmly it
can welcome men who risked their lives
for their country.
Until the hour arrhes when tin-
snouts or the thousands lining every
vantage point near the dock will mingle
with the glad cheering of olllcers and
men mingling on the Haverford'a deck,
Philadelphia's greetings are being given
the Haverford by shrieking whistles of
river craft and factories ashore, and
are being wigwagged to her by the
signalmen on the police boats Stokley
and Ashbridge and the tug N'eptune,
winch are now In touch with the trans
port. lllnrti of Jluftie Orertn Heroes
And not the least appreciated greet
ings are being sped across the narrow
lane of water between the escorting tugs
and the Haverford by the police band,
which began to play the moment the
transport was sighted near Marcus
Hook, and will not leave off until the
soldiers are ready to march down the
gangplank into the covered dock at
Washington avenue pier.
Four hundred and sixteen Pennsyl-
vanians, by far the largest number of
"natlvo sons" to come Into this port on
one essel, are among the 2084 Infantry
men, artillerymen, signal corpy, medi
cal corps, marines and casuals aboard
the Haverford
Majority Are fanuula
The great bulk of the men are in
casual co.npanies, men of all branches of
the service, lumped together according
to the states frcm which thev hall.
There are thra Pennsylvania companies,
XOS. atlH. flQfi nnrl lian r-,,.,,,.,1 .
panles are also made i.n nf nhinnnv !
three companies; Mlnncsotans. Vorlli
Dakotans, Illlnolslnne. OklahomnnK.
'Msi.'ft,,,- c:.?,", M'bfJrW-1'
Mlcnlgandets. There are also on hoard fbonHets that passeduhrough "the ferries!
the 318th Battalion of the Slgnnl Corps, this morning. It was no mean exodus j
"" """ "l '". wun eleven oni -
ccrs and 391 men; Mobile Hospital No. i
103. reven ofrWra nn.i nrti--t,.,n I
forty casual officers, two marines; six
army field clerks, thirty-five civilians,
nine naval officers and a casual company
of Regular Army men.
l-.xactly. the' same arrangements for
greeting were made today as were suc
cessful with tlie Northland. Streets are
ropeu on -lor tne usual vast trirong
Which twran ,mthr.tw ..... ','
around Washington avenue, where the
menwlll'entraln on their special cars
as soon as they debark, leaving, as did
"--,-"-' "3 muuiinc
the others, for Camp Ills.
Colonel -William S. Neely, debarkation
officer, Is In charge of the landing of
the troops. Colonel .N'eely .was here
when the Northland docked several
weeks ago. "
Official Committee on AnIihrlclK
The police boat-Ashbridge carried the
Mayor ana tne onieiai committee. The'
stoKiey nnu jvcpiune carried the rela
tives of the soldiers and the Boy Scout
band, an eleventh.hour volunteer, to nld
In tho celebration.
Miss E. H. Carpenter, of Norrlstown,
was'.ono of the many Joyous passengers
ir tio rtnl'rui ltsta f CVi a mill i i
fiance, Sergeant Ralph L. Hendrlrka
" VM '"-" wm wiro niu jiieei qer
who Is In Company A, 318th- Field Slg-
nai JJattallon. rne noun n ii.iv ni
seen ".one nnother for a year. Miss
Carpenter was accompanied by the
mother 'of her flanc. Mrs. W. n. Hen
dricks, who lives at 6640 Larchwood
avenue.
Mrs. L. ,H. Miller, of 424 7 Sansom
street, will meet her son, who Is com
ing on Ihe Haverford. Miss S. Steele,
who lives at Fortieth and Filbert streets,
will greet her brother. John McKeowh,
of 1336 North Fifty-fifth street, also
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WlllI.lCVlU Ctn. .
Mrs. A. J. Postof New York. wa
a passenger on the police boat when It
went down river to meet the Haver
ford, which is carrying her son, Lieu
tenant A. J. Post, Jr.. Lieutenant
Continued on V Two, Column Three
The Evening Public Ledger's
League of Nations Ballot
MARCH
- &'o many request's for the privilege of voting on a League
of Nations have been received by the Evening Public Ledger
that it has been decided to record votes received by mail and
messenger. , ,
Make a cross mark in one of the squares of this ballot,
give your name if you desire to do so.
Mail to League of Nations Editor.
THE EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER,
"" PHILADELPHIA.
r ' -war. ' f
n
I am against it.V.'i, . . l..i
AuuTypS .
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River Log of Havcrford
Bringing Doughboys Here
2:30 n. m. Passed breakwater
and began trip up the Delaware.
7:30 a. m. Arrived at Reedy
Island. Took on federal quarantine
officers, for Inspection of health ot
troops.
8:D0 u, m. -Left Reedy Island in
proceed up river. Men on deck and
crowding rails for first glimpse of
welcoming craft.
9 a. m. Police boats Stokley and
Ashbridge and tug Neptune left
Race street wharf with welcome
committee, police band and rela
tives of Holdlera to greet ship.
11 a.m. Welcome home boats
met Haverford below Marcus Hook,
band playing, and soldiers cheering
and yelling.
11:15 ii. ni. Huverford sloned
down Just below Marcus Hook to
take on customs men, state medical
officers from the quarantine tug
Pennypacker.
11:30 a. in. Inspection over,
Haverl'ord proceeded. Ashbridge
keeping place alongside with band
playing.
"Ain't it great to be home'."'
BABY BORN ON TRANSPORT
Stork Visits Preltv War Bride on!
Way lo Husband's Home Here
Add J.pui3 Scott Kcmm to Philadel
phia's war babies.
Louis Scott wasn't born in tills city,
though. When he grows up and has.
J'"11"1"" ' i he can tell them
proudly that lie was born just after the
world war ended and on board a trans-
, lort whli-h was bringing his pretty young
Scotch mother back to his father's old
, home In Philadelphia.
This brand new American was carried
In ids mother's arms onto American roil
when the Louisville docked today at N'ew
York.
The babj's father is John Kcmm.
an American sailor who was stationed
at u naval base In Scotland during the
war, and whose home Is Philadelphia.
Keiniu married a Scotch la.sle whom
lie met nt the naval bae.
The Louisville was 768 miles out of
the French port of Brest when the stork
arrhed aboard. His gift to Mrs. Kemm
weighed eight and one-half pounds, and
had the sort of a o!ce a Kallor needs
lo make himself heard above the roar
of wind and waes. He wi christened!
i Louis because he was born on the Louis-'
vllle, i-cott because Scotland was lily
mother's home, and Kemm well, a
child's father must get some considera
tion. FAIR SUNDAY LIKELY
. n. . . ivt i .
. Mercury KlSltlg at JNooil, but
l Cooler Than Yesterday
' J
Seashore weather?
' Some people think so. At least, that
was what might be inferred from the'
. Uf "tired" (?) Phlladelohlans th.it
chased tickets, cither.
I The weatherman, while admitting that i
' tne sunshine was glorious, etc, etc., etc., :
uecllnca to be misled. He pointed out
that the mercury was at 46 at noon nndl
rising a little. He does not expect It'
to go abovo CO, much less reach the!
highest spot ot yesterday, when It
' . Z , .
touched 08.
I r wealhel'- however, with plenty
ot sunshine and a brisk atmosphere is
M" store for tomorrow.
FINDS BEDCLOTHING ABLAZE
Guest tit Continental Hqlcl,
Cause Alarm for Pettv Fire
An alarm of fire from the Continental
Hotel, Ninth and Chestnut streets,
caused much excitement at 10:30 this
-morning, but there was more excitement
than anything else.
'' The occupant of a room on the fifth i
floor" on the Ninth steet side, discovered
hls. bedclothlng on fire and notified the
office.
The cause of the fire could not be de- '
termlned. The guest said he had not
i been smoking In bed. A cleaning fluid,
declared not to be Inflammable had been
'" ."?. w.- mum.
U. S. JOB OFFICE CLOSES
i Main Bureau Headquarters Shut
Up two branches to Continue
The headquarters of the United States
employment service in the FIpat.ee
Budding will close today. Its force will
bo transferred to branch offices and
given employment In other kinds of gov
ernment work
Failure or uongress to provide sum
dent funds Is given as a reason for
closing the office, in the Finance Building..
Two branch offlces one at Third and
Walnut streets and the other In City
Hall will continue In operation. It has
not been decided as yet who. shall be
placed In charge of these places.
22, 1919
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LEAGUE NOT TO INTERFERE
IN ANY INTERNAL
SWISS AMENDMENT INSURE
France Will Urge World
Army at Meeting Today
Covenant Will be Revised by Sunday Night
to Include American Suggestions.
Neutrals Favor League Plans
Hy CLINTON V. GILBERT-
MuflT Correfi purulent of thr KTnlnfr 1'uMlc l.edgrr
With tlir Truer DrOrntlon In Kurop
Hy Wireless
i opjjnol.f. 1919. bu rublic l.'dcvr to.
Talis, .March 'Z 2. Approval of the ; constitutional objection of the United
teaguo covenant by neutrals is indi- states and the opposition of Great
nnfft.1 In. l).n ,.,.....,. !,.. ..,.. I
uwv u.1 tuc v.t.iucii:jiv.t; ucLitfii icy
resentatives or the tliirten leading
neutral nations and committee of the
Peace Conference.
With the neutral nations included,
forty or fifty nations ot the world are
now engaged in framing the covenant.
The suggestions went rather to Ian-
gunge and details than to fundameu-
tals and were friendly and sensible,
The committee representing the Al-
lied conference merely listened and
will report to the full commission.
The neutral powers, being smnll, are
especially concerned with two points.
They desire to make arbitration com
pulsory mid to prescrvo the sover
eignty of nations. A change of the
first point is unlikely, because of the
HAVERFORD DOCKS 5 GETS WARM WELCOME
The steamer Haverford, with two thousand American soldicra
aboard, arrived nt Washington nvcntie wharf at 1.45 o'clock
this afternoon and was given n rousing welcome by thousands
who lined the river front.
WOMAN KILLED BY MOTORTRUCK
Alberta Beaird, Albion, N. J., was struck by a laundry
autotruck and instantly killed while crossing' Delaware avenue
above Chestnut street this afternoon.
LOUIS L- BASSETT DIES
Louis L. Bassctt, proprietor of. the Bassatt Ice Cream ustab-
. JlBhUUUt at the Reading Teruiiual. died today at his home. 331
Stoiti:i"eljUftstrW-.H vros
DRINKER FAMILY
DENY ELOPEMENT
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uuuici uj Jiun
versity President Wedded
to Assistant Professor
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iKIN NOT REPRESENTED
A collese romance which began six
ienrs ago, when the bridegroom was an
undergraduate at Lehigh Cn.vcrslty, re-
suited in the marring" of Mips Catherine
Shober Drinker, dnushter of llr.' Henry
S, Dr'nker, president of Lehigh Unl-
ersity, and llzra Bowen, an assistant
professor there.
They were married Wednesda in the
Arch Street, Presbyterian Church, this
city,, by the Ttev. Clarence Macart
ney. News ot-the wedding became known
tpday. No member of the Drinker fam
ijy attended the ceremony. A young
woman friend of the .bride accompanied
the couple to thlsclty from Bethlehem.
Henry S. -Drinker, Jr., an attorney.
nfactlclne in thls'cltv whose home Is in
i L . .- -. : . - .. ,.,
Wynnewood, Is a brother of tne bride.
Mrs. William C. Bullitt, 222 bouth Nine -
tcenth street, who was Miss Ernesta
Drinker!, Is a sister.
. .
Professer Bowen was graduated from
l-clilgh University
ly. '" ..""' "?. tcm"?c.ai
in economics,
j-nnt professo
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I iura. uuuntr, niuiin-r ui mc miut. ;ui
...- u. i Tj-.v,iu. tut. rA-n..
' iiri nuiiiti in ut-Liiit'iirin liiin iinri iiuuii.
said the vouiik couple had not eloped to
... .. . , .---,
this city. She said they desired a very
. ...l.u i . .... ....... ...
iiuici .icuuiiii, uiiii iwi .iii.b itmouii uaiiit:
eiulet wedding
to Philadelphia, accoi
oinpanied only by the
d of the bride
young woman- frlen
C0NV0YSJ0R THE GIRLIES!
IS'nrberth Home Guards See Em
Home From the Train"
Who wants a little home guard,
girls?
j WMh a gun and a soldier suit and
i everything ! .
I Call Narberth 1289 and sUte your
I preference, The assortment lr varied.
, Cute little fellows with, blue eyes I
Stately guys with frost on ttelr tem
ples I Village cut-ups with jai disposi
tions! ,
Honest I
The Narberth Home auarde'alms to
please, If a lady comes home on the
i 11;55 without an escort the home guard
win semi a nui.omn.R mi u me viauon
to meet her and convoy her to. .her .door.
Ill amazing now many Kintipre going
out on the 11;KE these nights without
escorts I And-the home guant'Just now
Isn't needing any draft to Oil up Its
ranks.
They're obltslng boys. They'll even
mind ,the baby If. father and. mother go
to the movies on. the maid's night out.
." Just call Narberth 1!9 1. .
"iUtl.ll
The acceptance by the neutrals of
the covenant will add strength to the
league, because the neutrals aiu the
sole body of independent opinion in
the world now, After neutral confer-
i ence the sole 'big question remaining
will be an international armed force.
which France will urge again today,
' The league, of nations covenant
probably will be revised thoroughly by
I Sunday night. Continuous sessions of
I the commission will be held Saturday
and Sunday, at which President W'll-
' son will preside. The chief Amcrl-
can "suggestions and the suggestions
by the neutrals consistent with the
idea of the league as first formed prob
ably will be adopted, for the desire e.t-1
Ists to conciliate opinion generally.
toriy-cifeaV .yeai-ato"la" -"-.,
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WILSON MAY CALL
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rk. r TT C: T...
uuic ui oauu acssiuu nuw
Hinges on the Return
of President
TASK FINISHED BY FIRST
By the Associated Press
I'arln, March 22. A special session of
both houses of the American Congress
probably will he called to assembly about
the middle of May, the date when ITes-
laent nson nopet' to return to tne
United States.
1
It is possible thai.
If the Irwli- nf
- -- rf
peace is sufficiently advanced to warrant
such, a course, a special sestlon of the
Senate may be called een earlier to
afford It onnoriunltv lo .leal with this
.. . , , . , ,, . . J1
subject before being called upon to dl-
reel Its attention to other important
matitrs, chief of which will bo financial
affairs.
It Is held to be unnecessary for Presl-
nent wuson to oe in wasmngton wnen
. "r .aucn a special session Is is-
suea. r this may be cabled from Paris
ln advance of ,li8 departure from France.
, Mr. Wilton, however, has reached no
decision regarding the question nnd is
"IV" ,?i "Snl""B of '"f rhoC
.IPtlni Until hf hH n mnra daflnlU l
of lhe dale ot hl. ,,,,; aS:--
The President Is also keeping In touch
.-elopment of sentiment 'n
States toward a league of
I nations
If tlie situation appears to aupIK with .a'tonslderatlon of lhe'WeM'
demand such action, it Is not unvt'ni Polish boundary, the premiers themj
u'm n
nil' tu
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lV." " "V.."' ,."":' '"V"u"' lruT '
IIIIAI,! II,
? :,t ,,T. I, . m, T
: ing tour, presenting his view of the Issue
,. , . ,
' ""'" '" , voiers m iw iiuni
I wnose Senators are opposed to the rati-
flcatlon of the league plan.
I Through hla prlvnte secretary, Joseph
-. Auii.uujr, nu ort-irittij ui u.f A n-Ufl.
I rv i.inffa inn -rM nni a inn lu uaiM
i t , t. i .1 , ' I-.
niiuiiiieu uh me Biiuniiui. m which
f ha nvoniillna rlon'irtnionfii' lTrt.l-
...v ..w.-.v u...... ....v...., o. ,,o,..
; Ington have been left as a reout
of the failure of Congress to act on
several. of. thA great annual approprla-
'.,",. , "' ""v'i n-
.fled himself lhat for the preientaat Ieart
."'.."'- J ""'::, "..- . c .. .
pension or any m, Bovernment activi-
ties, and already has authorized mui.
ures to meet emergencies that have
o..,F...
Wa.hlnnto... March 52 President
Wllspn wlllbe able o return to the
United' States by May 1 or .very soon
thereafter, according to advices reaching
Washington through official chahnels
this morning. ,
It was said that the President had
accomplished virtually every thing In con
nection with the league of nations for
which he returned to Paris. The. In
formation sent here from the Peace Con-
ference coincides with tht opinion of
Colonel .C SI. House and Premier Lloyd 4
.deorge in respect to tne probability that
the signing of the' peace treaty Is not
rnore.than three or. four .weeks off. ,
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AFFAIRS;
-m
Italy Fears InternJ
Row if Refused 3i
Fiume Port
EXPECT WILSONS
TO OFFER PLi
M
Program for Today's Sesl
sions Reversed at In.-."!
stance of President
' WAR COUNCIL MAY
BE CALLED TO ACtfi
Rear Admiral Andrews, ft'sll
IN., Sent to Take Charge '-
111 Arlrintin ..J'lj
3C
?si
British Dominions Oppose
Mixing in Foreign Disputes,
London, March 22. (By A. P.
The British dominions do not feet
they should take the responsibility,
of entering Into the deciding of the ,
umtrences or European nations
where the British empire is not in-
volved directly, It Is set forth In a'
memorandum on the league of 'ni
tions submitted by Sir Robert 'Bo-i
den, the Canadian Premier, to thef
uruisn delegation at the Peace;
Conference, according to the Paxt
correspondent
Post.
of the MornInir
Jl
It was not submitted, he addsi.v
after consultation with the Austral
Han delegates, but Premier HUghW
of-Australla, according to the'eorS
respondent, has pointed out that,
this does not imply that AustfallSj,
disagrees with It. SSi
mm
ay jie associated frets x4m
i arls, March 22. Because of Pre
. dent Wilson's desire to attend the'a
sions, both of the council ofHerrea!
1 tlie Irat-.tf. nf nntlA., MA.Xk .'i'.&!tf
q,-- - "'""a UillllJlBSlUnLVK
daj s Peace Conference nrocranf 1
'ti clock- this; mrjrninr, wHlteithe'leaW
of nations od-vrTosc scssl'orif Sk
'inally had bepn set for lQo'Sock'fihWrl
, forenoon, will meet at 3 o'clock: th'lsji
aiternoon. -s.l
t ,. . . .. tfS
in luiumuun wuii. me league oij
nation s commission's session to"-cojt
3ider the various amendments' to "th'e
covenant, which have been prbpos
the text of the 'amendment proposed s
hy the Swiss delegation to the cobSI
ference of neutrals was given out thl3
morning. It reads: '
"This covenant shall not be Jntetl
preted n.s containing anything corti
trary to the sovereignty of states.'' es3
cept insofar as the stato Itself, ad5i
hering to the convenant, shall consoritfiaa
nnd the covenant itself hnll not IntVr&tu
fere with the internal affairs ofj;any$KJ
of Its members." tfr
01
Monroe Doctrine Protected
.&
While the amendment does not merKj?!
Hon the Monroe iJoctrine, it U?
tacftls!
understood to apply to it Some of, the"
members of the Amerlcjn deleD-atlnn,'
' i it i . .. . .- 'I
c uiuiuieu m iiijueut an omennmAn. !
- ,- n -... ., . .. .''1
u.i auci. ..ilea, reoi.n.- inar .t itrmi.n
meet tll0 dernUd of the United States'.!!
for some declaration in the spirit of i
the Jlonroe Doctrine
t,:: ..." rrr" " . ... .- 't
. "uPe w expressiu last night tuat vr
by the .first of next week, a plahJ
wouM beresented which would Vur-'Wl
mount the difficulty in the iway of
. completion of the ncace-maklne WorB
of the conference, raised by the thrcatvf
of Italy to withhold approval oV'anyWs
peace treaty not definitely settling XhF
Italian Jugoslav controversy Preslvi
dent Wilson has the whole nuextlml
, befoi
ib nnu uuu it is irom nim inattn);i'
'plan upon which hope of a satisfactory!!
settlement is based is looked for. ' ft'jw
i . The actlon ot the ItolIan delegation
' tolran no n iI A. .t l-,, : t&
." ultima turn dl ZT ??Z3
preme Council, cave rent rnir..;T.VS
dther delegations tdday. f
Although tho Sunreme Counr.il
,lLVL"t ." yi VV.'0"" ? - "ouse.twef
Z ,h. v
to the V
'. . ,. - t .. ' T -J
uju.c Wwu wie Italians. I !
, has been known for rome time that's
,the Italian' delegates were apprehenslv!
that any program adopted by 3he,ujJA
JMCIMB v.v4Iiq.l, wnicn COlllemplftteUAt&flij&V
M .Ml nn nr ih. ini.. T. c . .. " -
..n...A.. A v.,n aimj-juKjj-ouivvcijn-rv
iroerhy to tne league of , nation (Wlj.
il t .. .1? . i "'!
,i , lunnto, qr even its considering.
the Supreme Council, after th eoii
tion ot the peace treaty with QirmaS
WOuld seriously ...jeopardlie tli
ciainis. Thej,fear has been exprt
by some-'of the Italian delegate.-
immeuiateiy axten'.the concluslon.'B
Gerrpsn . treaty. President WUiod I
,- t.-.j Al . '"",, I
rr"ff the 1
leave Paris, 'and the remalnlni'(meinB J
ot ,h councll would not. havi (011 EwrjilfLlS
to dfal wl,h Italian demapds. ?i&f$'t
sf ilt Cau.. ipttrB nmpri,'!
' . ...'.. . . "" -.,'. W
! T'ie ,stV rln.d ot lha ItMrt?Uk-
'.'" ,0 ""r ., ' V" !"' ,n. W
ure of the Italian delegation, ior
from' Paris speedily with tltln 'tn 1
and the palmatlan.'coastal lU.nAkf
easily have" grave Internal rVMg
cording ,to statements by tonmvfM
I dej!Jf?.Uo,"-,
""ft i '
Thus, for' many, weeks past., tk
been simply noooing other a
and the oftlcea of foreign- corr
Continued un P,i(r t.
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