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VOL. V NO. .182
CR ME ADMITTED
BYWHEELER,SAYS
, GEWEPPER
Lawyer Confirms Testimony of
Woman Against Former
, Judge
W TELLS OF CONVERSATION
IN CITY HALL CHAMBERS
Mrs. Harriet R. Joyce Inter
rupted During Examination
to Hear Witness
. 1
George Wharton Pepper, testifving
today at tho trinl f former Judge "Wil
liam T. Wheeler Kftid Wheeler admitted
to him that he had appropriated to his
(Wheeler's) use, funds' belonging to the
7oyec estate.
"This means jou-Jinvc appropriated
to your own use this money?" Mr.
Pepper said he asked Wheeler In the
r latter' office, after showing Wlrcclcr n
statement of indebtedness.
"Yea, that is what it means," Mr.
Pepper, on the stand, quoted the one
time municipal court judge ns replying.
Wheeler is on trial In Quarter Ses
sions. Court, before .ludge Johnson,
charge with embezzling $47,000 from
the Joyce estate. He had been retained
as legal adviser for the estate by the
widow, Mrs. Harriet 11. Joyce.
i
Woman Jsot Finished
The direct examination 7f Mrs. Joyce
was interrupted today to permit Mr.
Pepper to testify. He is leaving late this
afternoon for Indianapolis to discuss the
league of nations covenant.
After Mrs. Jdyce find told of Wheel
er's alleged embezzlements to Philip X.
(toldsmith, a lawyer add accountant, the
latter suggested that Mr. Pepper also
be consulted. Mr. Pepper, us the result
of a consultation, called upon Wheeler
in his chambers at City Hall.
"I saw Judge Wheeler on March 21,
1M7, in his office in City Hall," Mr.
Pepper testified. "I lind not received
any retainer from Mrs. Jojce and I
hesitate to say in whnt capacity I
acted. I said to tho judge : 'This is a
serious situation in which jwu figure.'
I told him I hesitated to believe the
facts as Mrs. Joycc'had stated them.
"She has given me n paper," Mr,
Pepper asserted he told Wheeler. The
jvttpef referred to was the statement of
i indebtedness said to have been prepared
by the accused ex-jurist.
f-J Pepper Says Wheeler Confessed
V one says you nave appropriated a
large sum of money belonging to
her,' Mr. Pepper continued. 'I thought
I would come to ou mnn-fashiou and
see about it.' 1 then showed the paper
-to Judge Wheeler.
"After looking it over, he said it was
substantially accurate. 'It is very re
grettable,' Wheeler ndded.
" 'This means jou have appropriated
to your own use tills money?' " Pepper
testified he asked Wheeler.
" 'Yes, that is what it means,' "
the witness said the defendant replied.
"I asked him what he was going to
do. He was not definite. He thought
he would be abje to raise the money
to protect Mrs. Joyce. I told him I had
no proposal to make."
Mr. Pepper's cross-examination then
began.
It wn's believed in court that Mr.
(Jruy's cross-examination questions
'tended to show the line the defense will
$ follow. The defendant counsel tried
fe to'shpw that Mrs, Joyce had juggled as
Jj '"sets of the estate in such n manner as
$, to nearly lose the guardianship' of her
husband s estate.
Mr. Pepper replied that there had
been spme difficulty with a prdbate judge
In Franklin county, u., but mat lie was
not familiar with the details.
Wheeler said lib was going to ask her
for a fee of $10,000 for looking after her
Harriet II. Jojce testified today.
The prosecution placed in evidence a
schedule ot the former judge's alleged'
indebtedness to Mrs. Joyce, written, it
was said, in his own handwriting nnd
dated March 14, '1,1117. The schedule
showed his alleged total indebtedness to
her was $U2,2.l.iH.
Tells of Conversations
When Mrs. Joyce resumed the stand
today she told of conversations with
MK'Whceler on March V, 10, 11 and 14,
1(117, in l;is City Hall office.
'Sho testified she saw on tlie. then
judge's desk a bill of sale for 100 shares
Continued or! rage lcht, Column Four
Wl(iLLEb.ON RAILROAD
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Chauffeur Hurt When Car Turns
Over on Him
John Adams Webe r, eleven years' old.
of 3523 Railroad avenue', was run over
nnd killed by a locomotive of the Phila
delphia and Reading Ituilway, on tho
llielrmonci bronchi ,nt For street" "yea-
terday.
'When the auto which he was driving
collided with another on tilrnrd'nvenuc
near the entrance to the Park yestcr
day, Granville .Wlnncmoro, a cbouffciir
for Joseph McLaughlin, chief of the
EJtjctrlcal Bureau, had d narrrfw escape
frpm deathT The auto overtimed and
he was pinioned beneath. Aside from
haying lii right hand badly lacerated,
Winnemore was uninjured. The driver
of the other car.. Thomas Denny, a
demonstrator for an auto firm, was ar
raigned before Magistrate Mccleary on
the charge c( reckless driving. He was
illeased under bail furnished by bis
Aiployers. '
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Dtw-'for duck$, bit not a hen's cfaj,
Probably rain tonight and lVeJnrj.
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ARCHANGEL ARMY
LOYAL TO LEADERS
Military Situation Satisfactory,
Says New Commander.
Town Wrested From Reds
Washington, April 1",. (By A. P.)
Ilrigadler General Wilds P. Richards,
the new rojninnnder of the American
forcos in North Russia, lias reported the
military situation satisfactory In hjs
first official dispatch since landing on
the Murmansk coast.
The message, sent to General Per
shing nnd rclnjcd by him today to the
War Department, was dated April 1!,
or about two weeks after the mutinous
conduct ot Company I, MOtli Infantry,
which refused to go to the frqnt from
Archangel. ,
It is assumed here that a satisfactory
military situation means that proper
discipline prevnils. among the American
troops generally.
General Itlchardsoa reported the oc
cupation on April 11 of Pros Ozero by it
force of Russians supported by the Al
lies. As n result of this notion forty
six of the enemy were killed, nine
wounded nnd twenty-six tnken nriwfli
ers, two field guns, one mnclilne gun
and 7000 "shells being captured. The
Allied casualties comprised one Cana
dian sergeant killed nnd one French
sergenut wounded.
"Am leaving with headquarters staff
nnd replacement officers April. 14 for
Archangel," the genernl's message said.
"Dxpcct to arrive in about six dnjsj."
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America Is Model for Revolu
tionary Congress Here
Planning Independence
NOTED SPEAKERS HEARD
A resolution embodjing important
articles to be drefted into the consti
tution of the proposed republic of
Korea was unanimously adopted by the
Korenn congress today.
The congress is ineetiug in the Little
Theatre, Seventeenth and De I.nnccy
streets. Articles contained in the reso
tution provided for:
A government conducted for the in
terests of the governed.
A government patterned ns near as
possible after that of the United States,
with restrictions nt first but with In
creasing liberality as the people become
accustomed to (he system.
Universal franchise, the voters to
elect two houses of congress with
I lie
sole power to enact legislation
An executive department consisting of
.. iiivimvui, vice president anil enqtnet
to enforce the laws, the president to
be elected by the legislature and to have
the power to make treaties, subject to
approval by the higher house of'Con
gress. Iteligious freedom; free commecinl
intercourse with all nations; the educa
tion of the people to be regnrded us
one ot the most important functions of
the government ; the installation ot mod
ern sanitary improvements. ,
Free speech nnd the freedom of the
press; liberty of action in all mntters
not infringing upon the rights of others
or fhe Inws of the nation, and the pre
dominance of civil over milltnry au
thority. Indorsed from Hawaii
Indorsement of the congress wns
contained in a cablegram received from
Chaug Kgan I.ee, president of ,tho
Korenn National Association' of Ha
waii. The cablegram read :
"Koreans in Hawaii renounce Jap
anese rue and resolve that the strug
gle for independence will be carried on
to the end. Keenest should be made
to the State. Department- at Washington
that passports be granted to our dele
gates to the Paris conference to assist
Korean envoy already in Paris. You
have our sympathy and support in every
way. The new form of government
shnll be patterned after that of the
United States."
(Ireat applause greeted the appear
ance on the stage of a Korean soldier
who fought with tho American expe
ditionary force. He carried an Ameri
can flag.
The future independence of Korea
will be assured if tho people of that
country obtain the support 6f the
American people nnd President Wilson.
This opinion was expressed today" by
the. Itev. James ,J Dean, president of
the Viilanovn College, at the second day
session of tie congress.
He compared the" present eTorts of
the Koreans to gain their independence
to those of the American colonies in
their fctrtlggle against Great lUitain.
Tells of' Cruelties
Dr. Philip .Taiwan, former advisor
to the Korean emperor, and chairman
of nho congess, fold of some of the
cruelties iufllcted upon Koreans ' by
Japanese. Prisoners are 'tortured,, he
said; the rights of the people are. cur
tallec) and the newspapers are allowed
to print only those things first passed
by Japanese censors.
"They even keep us from singing
Christian hymns," he said, "but their
domination does not extend to this
country. Let's all sing - 'Onward,
Christian Soldiers' " The entire at
tendance joined in tho'hymn, ' '
Henly Chnnn, another delegate, told
of tho treatment meted out fo Koreans
by Japanese troops. Japan claims,, he
said, that the troops, were sent into
Korea to prevent the spread, of Bol
shevism. "There is no Bolshevism in Korea,"
he jsaid. "Japan sent those troops into
Korea to put down the Korean pa
triots." Tomorrow Is tjie last day of the con
vention. Following the closlne exer-
cisesin the, Little Theatre the .entire
congrcsrf will march to Independence'
iTJulL nd ProcWlsi Jhe frH. ot
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KOR
ANS DRANG
NEWCONSTITUTION
Subscription Price JO Tear by Mall.
rubllo f.dr Company.
SCHOOL SURVEY
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AT EARLY DATE
Plans of Civic Bodies' Heads,
Outlined at Meeting, Please
Board Members
FINANCIAL AID PLEDGED
AND AIMS ARE OUTLINED
Ambition Is to Correct Defects,
Not Mere Criticism, Spon
sors Explain
A survey of the public schools of this
rity by tfie Hoard of Education was
promised today by Joseph W. Catha
rine, member ot the board, "as soon
as the necessary funds slin'll be made
available."
The board authorized a survey a year
ago, but it was never mntlc, presumably
because ot the expense. ,
The Congress of Association Presi
dents, made up of heads of various
civic and women's organizations in this
city. went on record lust night as
willing to ndvnnce the board ns much
as ?30,000 to pay for the proposed sur" I
vcy.
Guests at Dinner
Mr. Cathnrine. who sponsored the
resolution authorizing a survey last
year, and Franklin Smedley, another
board member, were guests nt the din
ner given by the congress nt which
Calvin M. Kendall, commissioner of
duration of Xew Jersey, told what a
school survey would moan to the city.
lloth Mr. Smedfey and Mr. Catharine
expressed themselves today as being
highly pleased with the meeting. Both
agreed that a survey of the city schools
would show Philadelphia institutions ns
near ideal ns it is possible to make them
with the funds, on hand.
"The kind of survey described by Mr.
Kendall is the kind I have had in
mind." said Mr. Catharine. "The
board will start one just as soon as
funds are nvnllable. Mr. Kendall es
timated that it would cost $2.".000 or
$30,000 and it might even cost $TO,000.
for we want to do it right. Hut I could
pot help thinking as Mr. Kendall talked
that if he could make a survey at once
of our school system he will find that it
meets most of the conditions he said
should exiA In schools'."
As a result of the discussion of the
school survey plan the associations rep
resented at the dinner passed a resolu
tion urging n seheol survey into the
j "physical and educational ndministra-
Continued on rare Kltht.'Colnmn Ona
CARS RUN DOWN 3 CHILDREN
Brother and Sister Dead; 14-Year-Oldi
Has Fractured Skull
ilhani It. Crmnplcton. or 2S17
Xorth Twenty -seventh street, motor -innn
of the trolley car which yesterday
Killed two children ut Twentieth nnd
Dauphin streets, was today held with
out bail to await the action of tire
coroner by Magistrate Mccleary in the
Central Police Statiou.
The dead children are Jeremiah and
Helen Huttenlock, nged five and three
years, respectivel , of ".lilt Xorth Opal
street.
A third child, Solomon Dond, four
teen, of 18.1-TN'orth Seventh street, is
in the Stetson Hospital with a frac
tured skull. lie was struck by a trol
ley car at American and Berks streets'.
The Huttenlocks were caught between
the rear trucks of the trolley car ns jt
turned at tjio scene of the ncci
dent and were not only crushed to
death, but carried some distance in the
under-rigging of the ar before the mo
tormau was aware of the tragedy. A
pedestrian saw the mangled bodies mi
tier the car nnd stopped it.
BABY DEAD; BOYDYING
Y-ear-Old Child Fractures Skull and.
Dies Lad Poisoned,
A baby died in the Cooper Hospital
as the result of a fall today and aunther
child is dying in the institution ns a
result of eating poison tablets.
Frank Russo. erne ,vear old, of
Mootestown, X. J . fell from the sec
ond-story wjndovv in his home (his
morning nnd received n fracture of the
skull. The child died a few minutes
nfter being admitted to the hospital.
According to the authorities, the child
was placed in n high chair by the win
dow while its mother wns doing her
housework and craw.led out on the win
dow ledge.
Four- ear-old Arthur Patterson, of
f)21 Spruce street. Camden, nte tfie
poison tablets which he obtained from
a closet in his parents bedroom while
his mother wns preparing Areakfast.
The tragedy was' discovered 1y heryO
few minutes later, and the father, Her
bert Patterson, rushed the -hild to the
hospital, Phslclaiis there have little
hope of saving the child's life.
REFORMS ASKED AT SHORE1
Atlantic City Missionary Study
Clasi Protests Against Abuse
Atlantic City. April 15, "Jhe mis
slotiary study class of the First Pres
byjerian Church, on? of the oldest nml
wealthiest churches in this section, to,
day addressed a petition to the City
Commission urging city reforms.
Protest is made against the discon
tinuance of night schools, against seven
days of employment of hotel help nnd
recommending n rest day at leas,t onca In
seven'days. ,
Establishment of ways and means for
thej reception ot visiting unprotected
PROMISED
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GENfeKAL. CHAKLES II. MUIH
GENERAL. JOSEPHS. DICKMAN
GENERAL WILLIAM LASSITER
MUIR DECORATED
BY BRITAiNWffHr--OTHER
U. S. CHIEFS
28th's Leader
IViaaO rmgnt
Commander of Order Dick
man Highly Honored
Cologne, April in. (By A. P.I
General Joseph T. Dickmaii. enmmnuder
of the Third Tinted States Army, was
today mnde Knight Commander of the
Order of the Bntli by GeneraJ Sir Her
bert I'lumer, commander ot the British
army of occupation on helialt of King
George. Mrs. Dickman is now in
Cologne and will visit Knglnnd. Jn
Hint country she will be known ns Lady
Dickman.
The following general officers ot the
American army were mnde Knight
Commander of the Order of St. Mihncl
and St. George: RrlgadieV General
George Bell, Jr., commanding the Thirty-third
Division: Mujor Genernl Wil
liam Lnssiter, chief artillery officer of
the Third Army: Brigadier Genernh
Johu L. Hincs,. ooninmnder ot the Tliitd
Army Corps, and Brigadier General
riinrles 11. Mliir. communder
ot me
Twenty-eighth' Division
The following were made commanders
,of the Order of the Bath:
j Brigadier Genernl Malin Crnig. chief
I of staff of Hie Third Army, nnd Briga-
flier General Harry A. Smith, in ehnrge
I of civil -nffairs in the American occupied
zone.
ColonVl John Montgomery, assistant
chief of staff for General Dickman ; Col
onel David II. Biddle, liaison officers
for the Third Army with the British;
Colonel William P. Wooteu, chief en
gineer of the Third Arm , and Colonel
Hornee Stebbins, assistant chief of staff
ot the Third Army Corps, were miule
commanders of Hie Order of St. Michael
and St. George.
The Distinguished Service Order was
conferred upon Colonel It. II. Williams,
assistant.chief of stnff of Genernl Dick
man. .Duriug Jbe ceremouies of the day a
l.tn,la ,t tht rVnrlinm l.ti?lit Infilntrr
ut,Ku"i v- . ---O"- -- --,? .
served as guard of honor. In making'
Plumer said Hint the "friendship!
ormed on the battlefields between Amer j
nreseniauons oi me uuuurs, uciierm
lea and Great Britain cannot be dc
strojed iti'the daytof peace."
BAKER ARRIVES IN PARIS
H. P, Young, of Mlddletown, Dead
Ilarrlsburg, April 15, Harry P.
Young, "bon elf the late Colonel James
Young, at ono'.tlme famous tho country
over as an ndrlcultfirist and stock, rats,
er aud one ot the, biggest' land owners
in the state, djed yesterday at his home
In Mlddletown, aged B7. , Tho 'family
.. u . 11 nt.... 11 c au I "" "' ; 1, , V lf,e'n nwreinr or war jtuuer ami nci ...it Itinnlnun to act nn i.Z.. V.. i SI "" the lieai s ot tlie mission will b vi
Hugh Wallace. New U. 8. Ambas- Twenty member. 1 of the former Russian .HaU ,, ,H wjr fBVornWe to tlie iuca o !,, ' . g, ?' J.V' iss''f ' . lodged in the annex of one of the prln- ,";,
1 aHnr. A so Reaches French Can ta tinner nl family. including former ,.,,, fll. .1,1. Ulnmls" ti, i .n, . .... V. '' ."" i..t i...i. .. i.n i. .. m '
Paris, April li.-(Iy A. P.) Xew- """Kf K'nl:rCS,i.;? r, Z wir."?u"' I The entile mission is headed by despite the sosgy ground and the u",- another hotel. Both buildings will bs . 'i
ton 1). Baker. American secretary of reached t oustantinopic trom lilinea jramiel L. Quezon, president of tlio I jnvornble vVind and fog, but enve in. cuarded bv military forces .to nrevenr. ' . jfi
"war, and Hugh Wallace, the new am- ?"'"" V , ,K ,"??,- j. Paris The ! I'hlHl'Plw aifL- " ' uot torae JSelml hi bh S?1;1 rp',0,M l'outa(t bt't"M" ,he Otrmam and per-
bassador to Frame, arrived in Paris Hutlu.iii the 1. ' '' ' J p ?" ! thin cit todn. ' kensle flrfcv? 11 V """""""f. wns not connected with the Peace Con J&
this morning from Brest. al" iucluded tl e former Grand Duke Tllc mMou in,.Iujeij : lov-nress ire arens nml V """i.'1 ot gis. 7'Wul
and the ambassador reached here with tm). n '?...'. "'..', Pedro Annarlo, Jose Keyes, Thomas 1, ,, ,,,, n.,,.,.fl" .", P' wl,,. ,irtlo fin ti, n.ntir.lH
tneni.
FRONTER TERMS
AD FRENCH
SUPPORT TREATY
Rhine Security Agreement
Paves Way for Speedy Nego
tiated Peace With Germany
WILSON CANNOT PLEDGE
PERPETUAL PROTECTION -
Concessions to France Keep
Clemenceau in Saddle in
Political Conflict
Ily CLINTON W GILBERT
MnfT Onrri'".tinnilnit of the Firnlnc Tn'illr
ldirrr Vtllli tli I'mrr Ilrlnrutlon In
Kuroiff
Ily Cable
Copyright. 1119. bu I'uMIe .crfiff Co.
Paris, April IS. The way has been
cleared for pence lu the Inst few hours.
It will he n negotiated pence. The
French hnc been won n round to con
cessions to Germany in the process of I
theso negotiations by receiving from the
Allies tint guarantees of safety sought
in regard to the west bank of the Kliine.
The exmt iintuie of the agreement
has not been disclosed, but it is said
to be entirelj satisfactory to the French.
President Wilson's statement thnt the
licrmnns win ue summoned to Ver
sailles on Apiil -." indicates when the
.negotiations with Germany will begin.
It is the general undet standing Hint the
German cuvojs will remain here to go
over the terms with the Allies and the
Americans nnd then will take the terms
lmrk to Weiinnr to obtain authority
from their government. rc"tu,rning to
Paris to open negotiations.
Need of Peace Foremost
Premier Llojd George's plan not to
make the terms of the treaty public un
til after Gcnnnny has had ample op
portunity to rousider them is highly sig-
I tilfifnnf stf tlm Alltnd ,int,is,ur, in rnivn.
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i tlnte, which has been growing since
President Wilson, nt the time of his re
turn from the l.'nitrd Ktntes, intimated I
that the intention of the "Big Four"
was to draw up a treaty and force Ger
many to sign without a change.
As the time for completing the treaty
drew, on, the desire to get pence has
surpassed every other consideration. It
hns brought about concessions to France
which 'were looked upon as improbable
a short time ago and hns prepared the
way ItnfTtfgnntions with" Germany.
French Support Won
France's adhesion to the treaty and
to the policy of negotiating with Ger
iimt unu t,iirilinho(I nwtprdnv hv the
uomise of n guarantee of security from
German attacks in the rutin e.
France had demanded an nllinuce
with England and the Tinted States
for the protection of her western fion
tier in perpetuity. Premier Clemenceau
conferred with the Americnns ntid
reached an understanding op this point,
which the Americans have refused to
disclose, but the do say that the French
nt-pminr is entirelv satisfied.
,.. . .
It is intimated here that Premier i
Clemenceau promptly will use the facts
lcgarding the guarantee of securit lie
obtained from America nnd Kngland in
the political flght which is now being
waged against him in favor Of former
Premier Aristide Briand, in .which it is
charged thnt Clemenceau is sacrificing
the Interests of Prance by lelding too
much to President Wilson.
Concession Saves Licmenceau
The belief prevnils here Hint the (on-
t.eilons regarding the western frontier
,.. ,vill he sufficient to stave off
i the nolitical defeat of Premier Clemen
... v.,.... - - - i
cenu which seemed to threnten this,10
week, but it is not known .whether the
support promised to France against
German nttnrk nmounts to nn alliance
or not. Kngland is in a position to
make such an agreement at once All
that President Wilson could promise
would be to put the issue up to the
Senate. If such an agreement be made
it will br outside of Hie Ieugue of na
tions and if it be mnde in perpetuity.
it will be a practical admission by all
the signeis of the weakness of the league
of nntions piovisions as affording pro
tection to France.
RUSSIAN ROYALTY
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REACHES TURKEY'. 8. Hfnu. nm.mi.nnlp.1 the lWl.B-,
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penal Family Safe
army and a ounger brother of Mcholas.
Nicholas and rcier, wno married
sisters of the Queen pf Ttaly, having
been Invited to reside in Home, have
left Constantinople for the Italian capl
tal on an Italian steamsnip,
The others in the party, including
the Ihtwagcr- Empress, will go to Malta
on board n British warship, where they
wju await the decision of the, British
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WILSON LEAVES FRANCE
ON APRIL 28, IS REPORT;
RHINE FRONTIER FIXED
AssQciated Press Summary
of International Situation
Ily the Associated Press.
Piospects of peace ttavc stiddenl be
come brighter ns the result of n'grec
ments reached by the cot il of four
at Paris, announcements of which
seem to indicate that within a shoit
lime the war-worn world will begin
to return to something like normal
international conditions
On April l!.", which will be HI.- days
nfter the fast gun of the greut war
was fired, Allied and Gerpian dele
gates will gather at Versailles, the
historic place where, treaties which
have remodeled empires and signalled
the rise of new nation hoxe been
framed. "
A statement given out hj President
Wilson at Paris last night indicntcd
Hint the tieitty with Gcnnnny would
he completed in n ery slioit time
nnd that in the meanwhile the prob
lems involved in the settlement of
the conflicting clnlms of Italy and
Jugo-Slmin to territor on the east
ern shore of the Adriatic would be
given preferential consideration. It
is probable that the allies of Ger
many will be called to Versailles al
most immediately nfter the German
delegates have received the Allied
terms nnd have passed upon them.
Germany, by the trims of the. treaty,
will be culled upon to pay 100,000.
000,000 gold lparks, which at the
EXPLOSION 12TH AND FILBERT STS.;
SEVERAL PERSONS ARE INJURED
Seveial peisons weie cut Uy glass, and otlieib aufieied fiom
bliock as the lesult of an explosion oa.tjie third, floor of the
Lippiucott BuilSiug, naithwest corner of Twelfth nnd Filbert
tUeets this afternoon.
JAPANESE AMBASSADOR TO RETURN TO TOKIO
WASHINGTON, April 15. The State Department was ad
vised formally today of plans of Viscount Ishii, the Japanese
ambassador to the United State's, to leave here next month for
Toklo. At the Japanese embassy it was stated that the ambassa
dor was returning for conferences with his government. State
Dcpnitmeut attaches were informed bevernl weeks ago of Vi
count Ishii's plans and it was stated today that lecent intei
natioiial developments wcie not a factor.
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FILIPINO MISSION
I SHIPYARDS
..
uospei ot independence bpread
by. Distinguished Dele
gation Here
EDITOR EXPRESSES VIEW
Memheis of the Philippine mission ,o .
he I mted Mates are tod,,, visiting
n0.?1.lsln".1 nml ,.l,",-No" ';lk WP-
building ( ompnnj s plant nt Camden.
IvventJ -three of Hi" forty eight mem-
bers of the mission i cached Bioad I
Rrrcct Ktntion soon nfter 10 nYloel: i
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tins morning. lliey mine Horn .New
, where the other members re- '
in nl rim I Tim i witiu-a tt ill return In
New York late this afternoon.
ThM'hllippuie mission is line to fur- ,
inci- nirt-iiKiiii'ii .viiu-inu n ii .- -"ii ' i
ment. 'I he mission members liicluue
tlie fillpinos anil, as one memner ex- . hi,Rilt ,ra(. K finK tlis m,)rnillK way. and nt the same timo other set
pressed it. "to spienil the gospel of nft,,r tIP hav, . . , . . . tlements will be completely formulated.
Filipino Independence. , but Lieutenant Lawrence Clements' It also wns definitely determined es-
The delegation toda.v wns headed by meterologist of Hie Rovnl ir r.iri-i.' ':'rln5' ti,e "ont.v. will be deqvered to the
dXt,.,,;;!lmoaf STiWinrr K.' "rT,1i,,,"! "lpa'" rthpr' u,h' af,,""oo,,: "T.aasi'S ssr:
(Icffartment ot tin l niiippines govern -)l0 ,.mn0M ,.t ti.....i . ni,,,: t on of nenen will l.o ,lni.,.,lont .m.
government oftrinls and legislators, j lo najh. Mnj.s s-0 onf) . ' " desire to return to Weimnr for u con
business men nml newspapermen. , .ulr,,i t, ,.. , ' ..,'. '' "", sultntion with the authorities.
With the delegation was Lieutenant
bloncl Francisco (mall, aide to Gov- 1
rnor General Harrison of the Philip- '
,
Cci
ernor
1 pine Islonds. I
' Tliree representatives of the Amen-
can International Shipbuilding Corjior-1
ation, X. de llauuc. I-. .vi. Hearing and
itlnn tn thlit it. Tho mfesioii members ,
were .net at thestatioi, b J M KatonSR'- flt ,,,,
"We nre in this iouutr.v to promote
'b"I filing for the Filipinos," ex -
', .mined a. n. Liu, editor of 1:1 ideal,
of Munila, "and to spread the gospel of
c.rU.nt0 KvanEilista. Teodor Yauueo
.
New Facilities for Proving Grounds
Washington, April 1(5. (By A. P.)
Additional warehousing futilities ut
tho army ordnance proving ground at
Aberdeen, Md., and Savanna, III,,
have been approved by the War De
partment, the totsi cost being about
T.-:n..l., !.l.w,,l,.,... W,. nli-ii. ,.,.!""" unirium 111s in llie inster nlnnu .lll. ni n i..i ......i i. .IK
Matter at th. roatofflre. nt Philadelphia. Pa..
tho Act ot March S. 1870.
pre-ynr rate of exchange will be
equivalent to SL'.I.RUO.OOO.OOO.r Of
this immense sum thcie must he paid
within two .vears nn amount eiuul to
S4.71M,000,000 nnd during the next
thlrt.v .venrs twice thnt sum must be
turned over to the Allies, A commis
sion will determine when nud how the
leiniiliiiiig .fD.t'US.OOO.lMO of the tep
nrntioiis fund must be pnid.
There seems to be nn agreement on the'
vexing problem of the Finmo-Gcr-tunn
frontier. If is said Hint the
Germans will be compelled to with
dtaw nil troops from n zone tvvcutj -live
miles wide on the right bank of i
the Rhine, while the Allies will hold
the left bank of thnt river until the
Hist Installment of the indemnity is
pnid. I
While the work of filing the amount of
money to be paid by Germany to the
Allied and associated powers hns been
completed, there remains a further
task of apportioning Hie indemnit.v
funds iimoug the Allied nations. It,
js inditated that Trance and Great
Britain will receive a major portion,
it being estimated thnt S5 per cent
of the total will go to them. Out'
of the remainder the smaller powers
w ill be given their shares ami that
there will he some dissatisfaction on
their part is expected.
Continued on Vase Twfhf. Column He en
Newfoundland
.Clearing
Weather Possibly Will Give
Hawker and Grieve Chance
JOCKEY FOR A "TAKE-OFP
, the Associated P.ess
S1. .,,, x. ,,., A , .-Weiith
.-r ...millions ,,1 improved sufficient,
tmln.v to lend associates of ii,lv c.
Tluwker. Australian nilnl .,f .itm ,..
with hii.lane team, to exnress tl... n!n-
:,... lli ii' i ,. ..... ,..
,", "' ..nn iMiuiiuiiiii-i iiriicjlis
unvicntor. in hrhr stnrt tlmie ,nt,.i,,in,i
trans-Atlantic llicht late this nfter.
I., j
High winds had canied nwnv the
f0BS of th(, fts, f0I.lv.piKllt l(,u ' ,
ciniitls were forced to hicher levols V
in
ff" snnll :.... ,1,,nlllf ,,,...'' ..
.ground in fiont of his airdrome on 51t
Pearl Plateau, was virtually a miac-
mire then '
-........ r.,1,11 ,, 1,-,, 11,1111-, 1'nriint- 'i"i,n
r.iptnin P.ederick P. Itnvnhnm. Brit- '
ish aviator, who lueniiwhile is rushing
the work of assembling his Mnrtmsvle
r"-; " nine 10 uikc hic air ns soon
nn Hawker Sopvvith. dined last nigh
'with liivi litnl TTrt .!. l .
r'"- 111 nine 10 tiiKe tlie air ns soon
".,"," "w Iniu no pinnnol. if ins-
canvas hangar at Qiililividi. "f is said
(hat if rnin, fog or wind holds Hawker
("" iinoiner two unys. Ita.v iihnni will
, ( nMe ' I'im n real lace for the
,,0""r of hol" ,1"' first to siait.
,VU" ,' T, ,1IBVr ,1,us. expressed him-
,.!,;. 1..'." r .vr '"."'""" i"!""'
years an aviator nnd. Hko Hnnb..
originally a mechanic, he declared the
proposed passage of the Atlantic was
to him "like any workadav. flliA,
Ills Martinsyde, he snld, could fly fori
tu-nnl v.ftvi. linnrs Avi.M.tn. ltr ' .. '
an hour he expects to make the flight
on n beelina for the west coast of Ire
land and then to.Jlrooklnnds alrdome
in twenty, hours.
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OVERSEAS FLIERS
MAY START TODAY
PRICE TWO CENTS
President Announces That Al
lies Will Meet Germans at
Versailles April 25
CLEMENCEAU ELATED '
AT BORDER DECISION
Demilitarized Zone 25 Miles on
Each Bank of River, Re
puted Settlement - '
DALMATIAN PROBLEM IS UP
Economic 'Council Considers
Permitting Teutons to Im-
port Raw Materials
Four Destroyers Ordered r
to Escort Wilson's Ship
Washington, April 15. (By A.
P. I Pour destro.vers, the Mnnley,
Rnthbiirne, Talbot nnd the Dorsey,
have left for the Azores to escort
Hie presidential ship George Wash
ington, when she rcturnes from
overseas.
Aititig Secretary Roosevelt said
today Hint the trnnsport was duo at
Brest on the evening of April 10.
Announcement nlso was made that
the superdrendnought Arizona had
replaced the Mississippi ns the escort
flagship for the George Washington.
Hy the Associated Press
. I'arli. April in. President Wilson
intends to sail for the United Stare
April "7 or US, nfter being present nt
the opening meetjng of the Peace Con
gress at Versailles, the Dcho dc Paris
sa.VN today. After his departure,
Colonel D. M. House will act for h'ira,
the newspaper adds.
The Council of Four of the Pence
Conference went into session again this
morning with the question of the Adria
tic again before jt for consideration.
Arthur J. Balfour, British secretary
for foreign affnirs. took the nlnr-r. ni- th.
I council session of Premier I.lovd George,
who went to London yesterday.
-. 3iL',neP,s'"'55s.t.!i?!A8i
i twis siateci in nutlioritative nuar
I ters last night that n satisfactory agree
. ment had been reached on the question
i or the Milne frontier, thus removing
the Inst of the main obstacles in the
, vvny to the pence trcatyvith Germany.
I M. Clemenceau, the Trench premier,
called on Colonel U. jr. House, of tha
American peace delegation, last night
nnd expressed himself as entirely satis
fied with the settlement. This indicates
thnt the French will secure guarantees
which will protect them .nrinitinfiW
ngninst renewed German aggression.
The agreement is believed to include
complete demilitarization of both banks
of the Milne, cxtendlnc i..ir....
miles east Of the river nnd throughout
t,1 German sections along the west
"nn. in which there will be no fortiB
cations, no troops and no conscription.
Adriatic Issue Waits
A statement by President "Wilson In
behalf of the council of four says that
tile questions of peace ore so near com
plete solution that thev -1 ill h n,,iM,l
"'us 1 mef in' J" offlctaTKtl n
which added that the German p enipo-
rcntinrics ,,,, bc,.n invho(, , Pt
Versailles on April 2."
IV Pnslili.ni ln ti.-f ,t
tions of ltnlr. csneMnll.-riti". .. .u.
.t.i.t.ti.. .. :n i.- i , . . -
.i,i,iiiii-, ..in ul' urmiEUL to n sneeilv
nirreement Tin. A ,!,; t;,. n.. .,t
be oiven nrecedenee mer nil,.. ...
Tll' settlements belonging especially
to the treat with Germany, the state-
"llnl , vviu inns uc got out of the
iA.. nr .... tn i. .1-..
whnt on their nutl.oritv tn ln th.l.
.... .. w. ... ..
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sidering the uuestiou of permittins
rmany to have certuin raw materials
licfoie the peace treaty becomes effec
tive, with a revision of the blockade
regulations to that extent, and it is un
dcrstood the prospects are good for fa-
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"ir"!' P I"'"0"' . rh; "V?nbw are ?
f nilNlllri 1I1P .1 11 nil for flir pnnanpvnf
lonsidriing .1 plnn for the conservation
of Itu!'s coal supply. Belgium has
been asked to nuine 11 delegate to sit
on the economic commission.
Peace by .Middle of May
The Pence Conference Secretary In
busy completing arrangements for ths
meeting of the Pence Congress nt Vcr-
that the Germaus will be given eight'
days lu which to study the. terms and
r communicate them to the German gov f
ernment, toe middle ot .May has be
suggested as the not improbable dt' i
of the flual exchange of signatures. j -v
As a result of conferences between
Premier Clejnenccau and Prince Fetal, ti
son ot tbe'JC2r",vf the IladJat, tft
Allied nroxra
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