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JOINS IN FIGHT STARTED
BY MRS. HARRISON MORRIS
Action Threatened to Enforce
Conditions of School
Endowment
Dean AVilliam McCIcllnn, rather
than the University of Pennsylvania
trustees, is blamed for conditions in
the Wharton School by Wharton
Barker, nephew of Joseph Wharton,
founder of tho school.
Mr. Barker, who is a trustee of the
University, said this nftcrnoon that
Dean McCIcllan was not u competent
man for bis position, and admitted that
he had opposed his re-election after his
first 3 car as head of the school.
Agreement with the statement of his
cousin, Mrs. Harrison S. Morris, n
daughter of Joseph Wharton, that the
school is losing its standing wns ex
pressed by Mr. Barker. Mrs. Morris
and bcr husband have just presented a
scathing statement of conditions nt the
University, in which they charged that
the school is "drying up."
' "In my opinion," said Mr. Barker
today, "if the work is to be dorie in
nccordance with the remarkable declara
tion of Joseph Wharton in the deed of
trust and endowment, the professors
must be given absolute freedom of in
vestigation and publication of results
of investigations both without and with
in theUniversity, otherwise the school
will. noon Ioso the pre-eminent position
it now holds among economic schools.
Staff Is Praise
''Almost all of the professors and
assistant professors in this, school are
men who because of education and high
appreciation of their responsibility arc
equal to the work before them and I
nm sure the board of trustees neither
desire nor intend to curb them in any
way. But I do not1 know what author
ity of disciplino Dean McCIcllan may
endeavor to exercise."
It was charged in the statement of
Mr. and Mrs. Morris that all Doan
McClcllan docs is to "sit on the lid."
Mr. Barker remarks that he is the ouly
dean at the University who 'is paid
a high salary without doing any teach -lng.
"His salary of $7u00 is paid only for
his work as dean. It is my opinion
that the salary uhpuld not be a charge
upon funds of the Wharton School."
Mr. Barker said the incident of a
professor of tho Wharton School who
was arrested In Atlantic City, a matter
Teferrcd to in tho Morris statement, vas
Investigated by a committee of the board
of trustees. The committee reported
that the matter should be dropped.
Dean McCIcllan, In Mr. Baker's opin
ion, has not complied with the duties of
a dean as set down in the Joseph Whar
ton deed of trust. "Ho has not lec
tured or taught students to my knowl
edge," he said. "I have asked him sev
eral times to send tho board of trustees
n 'written record of each professor's
work with his own comment. He has
never complied."
Mr. Barker said he docs not know
hat action his touslns contemplate
to correct tho conditions they find at
the school, "but 1 cannot believe they
would have issued such a statement as
that," he said, "unless they hate a very
deep grievance."
, Favor Increased Salaries
On tlio question of salaries nt the
University, Mr. Barker says that every
effort is being mado to find n way to
increase them. 'Salaries now paid are
the highest possible within our income
and state aid. Increased state aid
wouJd help. But we are all working
to find a solution." "
Dean McCIcllan is now in Cleveland
and Provost, Smith is out of the city.
Former Dean Boswell McCrca, who
left the Wharton School to go to Co
lumbia, as Dr. .T. Itussell Smith has
done, when asked for a comment said :
"I haven't been following the cage.
' I am out. of that situation, don't know
anything' about it, and prefer to say
nothing."
Whoa Dr. Smith resigned recently,
ha Bald Jt was because of "starvation
wages" paid Wharton School instruc
tor. I
Action Contemplated
Mm. Morris, in nnsuci- this after
noon to a question whether lrgql steps
would b6 taken 'to compel the Universi
ty authorities to meettho conditions
laid down by her father, said:,
"I have felt for n long ti'mo tlpU
something active must be done. T have
' nothing more to say for publication at
Continued fa Pate Sixteen, Column Three
Fair Eitough
Sunny-day, gloomy-day, iloppy-
ralmpattcr-d pyl
We've had 'em oil but not that it
pattered, eh)t
tTanloht there'll be froit, but tomor
, , r&Wt thal't, Saturday,
Tht tfwJW.man,prom'e;' lair.
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WORLD NEWS SUMMARIZED
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Conflicting claims to Flume and thel
palmutlau coast by ltuly and Jugo
Slavln probably -w ill be brought to n
decision hood, if efforts to be exerted
by the Italian delegation bear fruit.
This controversy has nroused public
sentiment In Italy, nnd when the
Italian pailiament meets April 24
It is probable Premier Orlando will
be asked for n report. Hence he is
said especially to desire n settlement,
before that date.
Conversations on the Adriatic pioblcm
have been going on in Paris for some
time, but it is indicated that a set
tlenvnt has not been reached.
The Allied terms of peace may not be
laid before the Germans before Sat
urday of next week, nnd it may not
be until the following Monday that
the enemy delegates learn the dc
tails. This would delay proceedings,
nnd it is not expected that the tier
man delegation can go to Wciiunr.
receive instructions nnd return to
Paris before May 8. .
According to the picscnt plan, the
German delegates will be permitted to
usk questions to elucidute obscure
points, but nothing approaching n
discussion will be permitted. Only
President Wilson Hiid the Allied pre
miers will be preseut when the terms
nre presented. It is expected the
RENTERS' APPEAL
"No Vacancies" Supplant Fa
miliar Lists in Offices
Throughout City
ASK PROBE BY GOVERNOR
"Wp have no property for rent."
This sign decorates the windows of
renl estate offices from Manayunk to
SQuthwaik. It has taken tboplace.of
the old, familiar board with its "for
rent" list, which used to coyly beckon
tho prospective tenant from local real
estate office windows.
No Use In Asking
It isn't even worth your while "to go
in nnd ask. The agents- bavc been asKed
the stereotyped question, "Have you
any dwelling houses for rcnt3" so many
I times that they arc letting the sign do it.
Call them on the telephone, If you
like it is quicker, though no' more sat
isfactory thau going round on foot from
office to office nnd propound the same
question. '
Tho invariable answer is, "Sorry, but
wo haven't had u house to rent for
weeks." Sometimes a sympathetic real
estutc man adds, "Wish we had."
Unless the "Inquirer is in, most mar-
clous good luck, he can spend some
hours phoning round nnd not have
one nibble to his nuxious query. He
may be offered a largo and expensive
house ; or he may be offered a small and
cheap house in an alley. If ho be very
li'h or very poor there is hope for
him. But if he is the ordinary citi
zen with an ordinary income, looking
for a comfortablo little home for his
modest family, he might as well save
his telephone calls.
Had Only One House
- Inquiry of one of the firms in the
central part of town developed the
fact that it had only one house for
rent. This was in n good neighbor
hood, and a large house. It rented for
5CG.C7 n month. This firm normally
would be likely to have scores of houses
available.
'Fpllowing are some bits of informa
tion about the house renting and sell
ing situation gleaned from active real
estate dealers in all sections of the
city, called on the telephone at random.
The renl estate men, it might be re
marked, were invariably courteous in
their answers to questions, and many
of tbcui seemed genuinely concerned
over the situation which has arisen in
Philadelphia.
A real estate man on West Susque
hanna avenue, had no houses of any
'description for rent. This office is lo
cated in the heart of a populous resi
dential section. They had houses for
sale, however, in various pnrts of town,
valued at from $2300 up to $0000.
Another on HJaverforif nvenuc, In
West Philadelphia, had no houses for
Continued on Tare Four, Column Three
FRAUD VICTIM SEEKS DEATH
Innocent Purchaser of Stolen Brass
Forced to Make Good
Because he was compelled to make
good for $1200 worth of brass which
he purchased innocently from a gang of
thieves some time ago, Charles Benton,
Trenton avenue above Susquehanna, at
tempted suicide last night nt the, corner
of Harrow-gate and Nicetown lanes. He
shot himself with n sinal) revolver and
Inflicted a serious flesh wound. Prompt
action on tho part of hi wife probably
saved his life, however, for she sum
moned a policeman who had the Injured
man taken to the Fronkford Hospital,
lie was later taken, to tho Thirtieth dis
trict police station, charged with at
tempted suicide.
Mrs. Benton told the police that she
followed her husband last night' because
she. was afraid be- would attempt to
take bis life. She was walking up
th dark nnd lonely' sifaat eallla hi
SIGNS ANSWER
Icngue of nations will have the place
of houor in the terms.
Japan will bring before the council of
four ou Saturday Ihe subject of Kino
Thau, the German fortress in the
lar Knt, and n quick decision is c
peeled.
Premier Clemenceau. who refused on
Wednesday to join in the conditional
agreement to feed Russia through
ncutial nations, has nttached hi
name to the undertaking.
betters between the rouncil of four nnd
the committee in chnrce of srndlui:
nJ
supplies to the Hussions indicate til
onditlotis in Bussin nre critical.
f,ibnu has been seized by German and
Baltic-German troops, according to
advices received at Copenhagen. The
Lettish provisional government has
been ousted, nccoiding to the report,
nud some of the ministers imprisoned.
A British mission is nt Libau and
British warships nie In the harbor
lind it muy be that some action will
be taken against the Germans.
Telegraphic communiea.tion between
Berlin and Munich has been severed
and Bamberg, Bavnilu. also is cut
off from the German capital. Ger
man government nnd Bavarian Soviet
troops have beeu fighting at Munich
for the last few dajs and it, is be
Iieed that oue party or the other tut
the lines.
Jury in Trial of Former Judge
Charged as Lawyer Fin-
ishes Argument
PROSECUTION IS SCORED
A dramatic reference to the first Good
Friday when the Saviour was crucified
was made today by William A. Gray
in bis final plea to the court nnd jurj
trying former Judge William T.
Wheclor for alleged embezzlement.
The reference came as nilimux to
an impassioned argument for his client,
during which Sir. Gray accused Mrs.
Harriet B. Jojce of testifying falsely
and arraigned tho prosecuting attorney
for his conduct of tho case.
Wheeler is being tried for the alleged
embezzlement oE $4S,3C0 from the estate
of John .Tojco, Jr. The proceedings
are in Quarter Sessions Court, City
Hall, before Judge Johnson. Mrs.
Joyce was the principal witness.
Hecalls Crucifixion
"This is Good Friday," Mr. Gray re
minded the jury, "nnd it recalls the
ttial many centuries ago of One who
was not only human but divine and who
paid tho penalty for an offense charged
against Him. The fact that it was
decided against Him did not make Him
guilty. He sat as this defendant sits
nnd offered no reply. It was probably
better for us that it happened that
way, but it was not justice."
Opinion on Kvldence
The mere fact that no evidence was
offered to contradict the common
wealth's testimony, Mr. Gray insisted,
"cannot lawfully be considered against
the defendant in favor of the common
wealth." At the outcome of an unusually bit
ter wrangle between Mr. Gray and Mr.
Tnulano over tho question of fees
claimed by Wheeler as due him from
the Jovce estate, Judge Johnson re
marked :
"I propose to charge this jury to the
effect that if any funds Were withheld
under claim of fees duo him it will de
prive the act of criminal intent."
Gray Wins Demand
Mr Gray at the last minute won his
demand that the prosecution produce
all the bank books, checks and check
stubs of his client, which, he said, had
been kept from the defense from May,
3017, to April, 1010. He had the Jong
desired papers before him ns ho argued.
Judge Johnson's two sons, one an
army corporal, the other an army lieu
tenant, had scats behind the bar of
tho court during the closing hours of
the case.
"I tell you," said Mr. Gray, ad
dressing the jury, "that there is much
in this case we can't present because
wo didn't have access to these papers.
Has the district attorney been open
and above-board or"bag he anything to
hide? Did he present everything? No,
be picked out paperH ho thought would
help him. What he did was to give
evidence of n few transactions in an
effort to -prove this man guilty of an
offense."
No Defense Offered
As no defense was offered for th for
mer municipal court judgj the prose
cution lost Its customary right to make
the closing address, Joseph II. Tou
lane, assistant district attorney, spoke
late yesterday afternoou for nearly two
hours. His address was a severe de-i
nunclntlon of the one-time judge who
quit the bench last January, months
after his arrest on the embezzlement
charge. ,-
Wheeler Is being tried on two indict
ments. One charge's the embezzlement
of 100 shares of American LI.bt and
Traction Company stock, valued nt
$38,100. The other charges the tm
berzlement of more than $10,000 from
a sum of $20,000 said o have been
given the defendant. The $20,000, ac
rnrdfne o the testlmonywaa Intended
for payments (o two wen in Coluiiibtlji,
ELOQUENT PLEA
IN WHEELER CASE
GERMANS OCCUPY
LIBAU
OVERTHROW
REGIME OF LETVIA
Take City Under Guiso of Sup
pressing Bolshevism Im
prison Lettish Officials
i GUARDS OVERPOWERED
BY SURPRISE ATTACK1
Bolsheviki Attempt to Storm
Vienna Parliament Building,
but Are Dispersed
Eichhorn Seized; Vainly
' Tried to Flee in Plane
London. Apiil IS -!! , )
Herr Eichhorn. fnrnter Spirtacnn
police chief in Hcrlin, hns been ar
rested by German government troops
ut Brunswick, un Ilxdinnge Tele
graph dispatch fmni Copenhagen
Ml.s.
When the troops took Brunswick
Hichhorn tried to csiapc by nil
plane, but the machine was 'forced
to lund and the fugitive was cap
tured by the soldiers,
B the Associated Press
Copenhagen, April IS. German nud
Baltic German troops have forcibly
seized Libau and overthrown the Let
tish provisional government, nccordlng
to advices received by the Lettish press
bureau here.
Lettish reserve troops in Libau were
surprised by strong German forces on
Wednesday which overpowered the Letts
and disarmed and interned them. Later
the Germans arrested the Lettish min
ister or the interior and several offi-t
ctaw, it is said.
The surprise was possible, according
to report, because of tho fact that Let
tish troops had been sent to the front
while Baltic German detachments had
been brought back to Libau. The city
now is held and patrolled by the Ger
mans. Premier Ullmnn has protested to Gen
eral von Der Goltz, commander of the
German troops in Lctvia, nnd the latter
has expressed his astonishment over
tho incident. The Letts nccuse the
Germans of constantly hindering them
from mobilizing against the Bolshevik!,
which it Is said, accounts for the fact
that Biga is still in the hands of the
Soviet forces.
A telegram was sent AVednesday eve
ning by Premier Ullmun to the Lettish
representative in Denmark, reporting
the seizure of Libau and ndding that
he himself is safe and collaborntins
with the British missions and British
warships in tho harbor. The telegram
stated that tho Germans had occupied
the premier's department nnd seized
the papers there. It was added that
the Germans demand that one-third of
tho members in a new ministry whjfh
they insist shall be formed shall be
Germans. The telegram concludes by
saying :
"We will'accede to nothing."
Washington, April IS. (By A. P.)
State Department advices today from
Libau by way of Copenhagen described
the German success in overthrowing
the provisional government of Letvla
Wednesday, when officials of the gov
ernment were, imprisoucd. The Gei
mans, the dispatch reported, seized the
treasury notes of the provisional gov
ernment and nre now in absolute con
trol of the situation. The coup wps
said to have been carried out under
the guise of suppression of the Bolshe
viki. Vienna, April 18. (Uy A. P.)
Bolshevik sympathizers yesterday at
tempted to storm the Austrian parlia
ment building, but wercoon dispersed
with a few wounded. Tho city gen
erally is quiet.
Tho Bolbhevik attempt caused no spe
cia) excitement in the citj. It was the
first Bolshevik outbreak here since last
November.
Berlin, April 10 (Delayed) (By A.
p.) The Bavarian anarchist Sond
helnier has succeeded in obtnining com
plete control of the new communist
government in Munich, according to nd
vices received here from thc Bavarian
capital.
The German notional government is
considering seriously the bending of
government tioops, or at least German
general Btaff officers, to aid in the re
Jief of Munich from tho communist forc
es, although neither of the Bavarian
north governments wish to cause such
an Invasion of state rights if it can
be avoided. "
Tho bulk of tho Bavarian peasants, it
is reported, are still loyal to the govern
ment of Premier Hoffmann. The Pooh
ants' Association has Issued n declar
ation asserting that the devastlon of
the country, the plundering of houses
and barna 'and tho murdering of peas
ants by communist bands have become.
intolerable.
Munich, it is said, is affected only
slightly as yet by the action of the
peasants in cutting off food supplies. It
is declared that there is enough ..food
in the city to feed the inhabitants for
one wcekr'but the communists have
seized all the supplies nnd can lire
comfortably fpr .Jong whle if they
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IiZttT,fi ill SHUTi ST tiffeVr iii HsjT Jn oojWHeLLEJllrf I
Mills ui:ixi;it
He was prnhabl.v fatnllj injured when
he was run over bj an automobile at
rifth street and Allegheny avenue,
rarlj toda.v. He lives at ItllO
Itirbniond street.
Young Woman Was to Have
Married Soldier Who Is
Now in France
RAIN CAUSE OF ACCIDENT
A young womnn was killed nud her
escort probably fntnllv Injured when
they were tun over bv an nutomobile at
Kifth street and Allegheny avenue, early
todav.
The dead womnn is:
Miss- Susan JSeotr.- twenty bnc1 jcars
old. 810 Gllhnm street, Lnwndalc.
The injured mnn is:
Louis Keelcr, tnetity-onc yeais old,
1010 Richmond street. lie suffered n
fractured skull, two broken legs and
bovere internal injuries.
Was to Have Wed Soldier
Miss Scott was engaged to manv a
soldier who is now with the American
aimy in France, and who is soon ex
pected home. The girl had been expect
ing him for some time, and was mnking
preparations foi her coming marriage.
It was while lit supper ot the house of
Mrs. Florence Burns, 2912 1) street,
Kensington, that she met hei cousin.
I,ouis Keelcr, and together they went
to a thcatic.
Keelcr was in (lie Ameiicnii nrmj,
nnd was wounded and gassed dining
the fighting in France. lie rachcd t ln
country in December, anil was still
undei the enro of the doctors for the
injuries which he iccelved "over theie."
The deutli of Miss Scott has thrown
a gloom over the section of Kensing
ton in which she lived, ns the girl was
popular nmong her associates.
Keelcr nnd Miss Scott nlightcd from
an eastbound cai on Allegheny avenue,
and started nc ro.s Fifth street to nwait
n northbound Fox Chase tar on that
liue'to take them to the home of the
joung woman. j
The heavy laiiifall prevented
their
seeing au automobile, approaching at a
fair rate of speed, until the machine!
was almost upon them. Keelcr tried to
push the. gill safclv out of the path of
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knocked down and iuii over bv the auto-
mobile.
Itain Obstructed Vision
Jacob Kluiiel, twenty-seven years old,
3040 North Third street, diiver of the
automobile, said his vision "was ob
structed by the rain, also, and ho didn't
see the couple until too late to hiiug
the innchine to u stop. He jammed on
both brakes nnd blew his horn to warn
the man uud woman, but the momentum
of the heavy automobile was too great
Contiiinisl on I'nce Two, Column Four
OVERSEAS FLIERS
SNOWED UP AGAIN;
GIRL DIES
ESCORT
INJURED BY AUIO
AATPU CAPU fiTUlTDI pendent upon the lapidity of the dc
WMIuH tMLrM UI ULlVcislons reached at Weimar.
Hawker Fears Raynham Will
Start Secretly Latter to
Make Another Test
St. Johns, N. F., April 18 (By
A. r.) A driving snowstorm, which
had covered the ground with a six-inch
mantle and was still In progress at mid
forenoon, effectually put a stop today to
activities of the aviators waiting here
for a favorable opportunity to attempt a
transatlantic flight.
When narry Hawker, Australian
pilot of the Sopnlth biplane team, and
Captain Frederick" P. Baynham, British
drher of the Mnrtinsvdc, went to their
hangars, a half gale was blowing from
the scaf
Hawker plainly was restive under
Baynham's readiness for the "jump
off" after his successful trial flleht
yesterday. Each pilot was watching
the movements of the other and of his;
mechanician' fr Indications of a peered
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CONFRONTS
ISSUES OF PERCE
Allied ,
Lloyd George Rejoins
Premiers in Session
Paris White House
at
LEAGUE GETS HONOR
" PLACE IN PEACE TREATY
I iAllltnol
of Four Will Deliver
Terms at First Meeting
at Versailles
POWERS VIEW ALTERNATIVE
Marshal Foch to Plan Next
Step in Event Germany
Refuses to Sign
'Delighted at Prospect"
Wilson Cables Hitchcock
Washington, April 18 President
Wilson has cabled Senntor Hitch
cock, of the foreign relntlons com
mittee, thanking him for his message
praising the amended leigue of nn
tions covenant. The President's
cablegram reads:
"Warmly obliged to vou for your
message. It cheers uud entourages
me. I am delighted to know that
what we have done has so brightened
the prospects of the league."
Paris. April IS. With the return of
David Llojd George, the British pre
uiior, from hi visit "home for his House
ot commons address, tho council of
four, comprising the British, French
and Italian premiers mid President Wil
son, resumed its deuncrations tbday
The "big four" met in the Paris "White
House."
Military experts, under the direction
of Marshal Foch, have been charged
with the draftiug ot a repoit on whnt
shbuld be done in the event that Ger
many refuses to sign the treat of peace.
It is indicated that the methods of co
ercion which the Allies would adopt
may include the occupation of more
German territory, the blockade qf enemy
ports nnu tne discontinuance of the dis
patch of food supplies to Germauj.
Illg Four to Deliver Terms
The procedure on the nrrival of the
Gei man plenipotentiaries nt Versailles
has virtually been concluded. It will
be President Wilson uud the premiers
who will hold the first meeting und de
liver the treaty, as It is not deemed
feasible to have all tho Allied powers
attend this initial session.
It is estimated that the treaty as u
whole will exceed 70,000 words, or the
contents of a large cToselv printed vol
ume. The text is being pit-pared in
French and English, nnd as a means of
expediting action a German text may
be prepared, thought is foreseen that
the German plenipotentiaries may usk
for a considerable time ou a document
of such magnitude,
The nctual arrival of the Germans nt
Versailles, it is stated, will occur on
Fruiav night, April I 23, but the meeting
oveu go ovei until .vioncinj.
.
'lime to nialve inquiries
After the treaty is itotunll delivered
I it is intended to allow adequate time
for the Germans to muko ineiuiries con
cerning the 'various details before re
turning to Weimar. This is eipected
to take about two days, the first clay
being devoted by the Germans to fn
nnllari.iiiK themselves with the terms,
und the second day to the answering
ot such queries ns thev may make.
There is no purpose to have this
nssume the chnracter of a discussion,
but merely the elucidation of any points'
I which may assist in scouring prompt
laud favorable action when tho plcni
i potentiaries return to Weiraar.
It is believed that the stay of the
plenipotentiaries at Weininr will rover
n week, thus bringing them back to
1 Vci sallies about Maj S to 10. This,
however, is conjectural, for it is tie-
Tim rlriiftinc of the fmni form of the
pcu'O treaty is pi oc ceding rapidly in
order to have it reatlv for presentation
to the Germ-in delegates when they
arrive. The document, ns fiamed, be
gins with an Introductiou in the form
Continued on Pe Hlitwn. Column Two
WILSON ASKS PRICE ACCORD
President Urges Industrial Board to
Agree With Hlnes
Washington. April IS (By A. P.)
President Wilson has directed tho in
dustrial board of the Department of
Commerce nnd the railroad administra
tion to re-open discussion of price sta
bilisation and endeavor to find a com
mon ground on which they cau agree.
Chairman Peek anounccd today that
the board would take up the question
with the railroad administration imme
diately, but any action probably will
have to wait the return of Director
General Hfnes next week from an "In
spection trip in the West.
ri When tt.lM"V SE.WTHIBI. i
FRANK JAY GOULD'S
MARRIAGE DISSOLVED
BY FRENCH TRIBUNAL,
i
Second Matrimonial Ventute.
Like
First, Termi
nated Paris, April IS fBv A P ) A
decision dissolving the marriage of
j Prank .Tnv Gould and Mrs Edith
ipuy uouiu was nanueii cionn iiiuih
duv In the Civil Court nl crsaiUc '
Mrs. Gould foiled to appear in court
although she entered n ilnun for about
one-half of Mr Gould's fortune
The Paris edition of the New ork
Herald snys it learns from Mr Gould's
Inwjer that the divorce decree will be
enmc absolute in n few months unless
Mrs Gould appeals
Frank ,1 Gould, is the youngest son
of the Into Juy Gould, n member of
various New York c lubs nnd n director
in several mill finds. Mrs Gould,
formerly nil nctrcss well known on the
New York stage, is his second wife
Mr Gould's first wife, who was Miss
Helen Margaret Kelly, obtained n cli
vorce in lnOO Mr. Gould nnd Miss
Edith Kellv were married in 1010. In
compatibility f temper was the- cause
given bv Mr Gould in seeking dtssolu
tion of the tie with lux second wife.
SUNNY EASTER PROBABLE
Forecast Indicates Ideal Setting for
Milady's New Bonnet
Prospects that fair weather will nt
tend the Faster pnrnde nre seen in the
Washington forecast of fnir weather to
morrow for uenrlv nil tenitory mi
rounding Philadelphia.
Although no nfhciul forecast of Sun
daj's weather will be available- until
tonight, the totnl absence of unsettled
conditions in the prophecy for tomor
row's weather over a wide scope of
territorj in which storms reaching this
citv by Easter would lilcelv ongiunte
indicates that milndj mav bring out the
new headgear without misgiving.
In all the middle west the forecast for
tomoirow is "fnir and wanner." which,
following a piophec-y ot partly cloudy
weather for toclny, indicates general
clearing-tendency.
B. R. T. STRIKE PUT OFF
Brooklyn Carmen Vote to Postpone
It Indefinitely
New York. April 18 ( A I'.)
Employes of the Brooklyn Hnpld Trail
sit Companv who nre members of t In
Amalgamated Association of Stiect nnd
Electric Railway Emplojes of America,
voted last night to postpone indefinitely
n strike to enforce demands for higher
wages, shorter working hours n(id
recognition of their union.
After I.indlcy M. Garrison, lccivei
for the road, hnd refused to deal with
a union committee which did not repre
sent all of the workers, and Federal
Judge Majer, to whom Mi. Gurnsou
reports as receivei, had sustained his
decision, the c-mplovc's called Inht night's
meeting to map out their future course.
HELD AS WIFE SLAYER
Schuylkill County Man Caught in
Cumberland After Chase
Shenandoah, Pa.. April 1S Aftei
eludiug the police for almost n week,
Frank Congus who shot and Killed his
wife, Ellen Dower Congus, while she
was walking the street with her mother
at Turkey Hun Inst Saturdaj night
Llirhey ivtiii iut I7UIUIUHJ infill,
r... . , .. .
w us arrested into j csiereiu.v nue-ruooii nt
Mechanicsbmg, Cuinbeilaud couutj ,
Stnte I'olieeinnu Charles Humes He
was brought to town nnd after u hiar-
ing before Jubtie-c Gibluu at midnight
was taken to the toiiiitj prison on a
charge of murtlci
BOY "PICKING" EGGS
CRUSHED TO DEATH
BY ELECTRIC TRAIN
John O'Hara, at Play in Easter
Game, Failed to Hear Warn
ings of Playmates
In sight of several companions vvlioiof
weie waiting tm nun lo join tneni in
hunting Easter eggs, eight -ycnr-old
.lohn U'Harn, M!i Chamber street,
Gloucester, was struck und killed todii)
bv o north bound clectilc train on the
Petins)lvniiin Railroad
A long, slow freight train was pass
ing Chamber stieet. The boy waited
patientlv. Ah soon as the last tar
pilssed he darted across the tracks. Sev
eral of O'Haru's plavmatcs snw the
electric train appioaching at a rapid
rate on tne noriiionuiiu trntK. I ney
shouted and signalled to the hoy j
Warnings of the youngsters were
drowned In the rumble df the approach i
i.. .:- rvn- '(i.i.t i,iL i..
mates wanted him to hurrj. He darted
iuk uuiiii v tnuufcui in- I'laj "
nnmea lt tinflfa firifl tho ontftlv
Iftly mav
ing train struck him and kuocked him
nearly nuy leei.
For a few moments O'Hara's play
mates stood dazed by the accident. Then
tbey ran to inform the boy's parents.
William II Sharp, of Gloucester, who
happened to be nearby, picked the lit
tie fellow up nnd tried to alleviate his
suffering, O'Hara mumbled that he
was "all right." There was not the
slightest trace of tear in his eyes ns
death relieved hJl suffering.
Hit body was brought home Jess than
ten miDUiM niter no nao leu umiiiBg
ana tewing locwara v a-aapfy ft
MCTILSON 1
TO GUARANTEE :
. FRENIMFETf
Unwritten Pledge, Like Monros 'fl
Doctrine, Would Bind
America to Aid Ally t
EXPLAINS ACCEPTANCE
OF TERMS BY FRANCE
Outpost of Civilization' Speech
Being Made Basis for
New Policy
NO PART OF PEACE TREATY'
Paris Sees Split Coming
Between Party Supporters r
of Lloyd George
Bj CLINTON W. GILBERT
stuff Tr"ewnriit nr jhP Krnlnc TnMto
Iclifr Willi the rrar narra
tion In Karon,
By Special Cable
Copyright. 1311. by Public Ledger Co.
Paris, April 18. The treatv of ner,
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is uiceiy to be accompanied by n dcclarsy ?;.!
won 01 n vviison doctrine with resnect 3
i t- , r j-V
... .u.ii- MiinewnHf similar to tne
statement of the American policy with .
respect to the Monroe Doctrine as It
uin-i-iH jsoum America. ,
....- ., t umi uiiurmmion avaiianiff 5g
as to the carefully preserved secret WJ
tlie guarantees respecting the safetr "of ,m
France. The Wilspn doctrine will goSSfl
uat i i,iU i-resioentH speech macliJ:
some months ago in which be declared
I rnneQ to be. the nniniu.) nrnM:,nii.. .
Assurance In Wilson Speech ', s5
Premier r!lcTnnnrnft In tmo:,t.h.Wt.A. .
- "'I " uwinuiuiii
It was the duty of the Allied powers te
insure France against 'any future atV
tack by Germany, kept reminding th
President of thnt speech.
fAddressing the French parliament
on r ebrimry .', President Wilson
said: 'France stood at the- frontier
of freedom. America paid
her debt of gratitude to Finnce by
sending her sons to tight. She as
sisted in drnwing the forces of the
world together In order that Franc
miciii ucver ngnin feet her isolation
nnd would never ngaiu Bav
to ask who would come to her as
sistance. France still stands nt th
frontier. S,P must undergo
sncnlices that may become intolerable.
And not only she. but the other na
tions of the world must do theilke,
Ihev must be ready for anv terrible -incident
of injustice- The thing is not
inconceivable. They know
that the only way is to make itcertairp
that the thing will not -ilwapt happen
that has happened this time, but that
wlienc-vei France is threatened, the
whole worlc' will be read to vindicate
her libeitj." 1
And in some form or other .appar-5
enilv, the declaration has been made
thnt tins speech wjll be
made a
matter of nitional
policy as was
the Hnv
declaration resardine the
"Open Door" in the Far East and'Iater
,, . . . . .. ,
the I.ans ntr-Tsmi inrrn-mnnt rAi.n.i,.
, " " ........j,us
'"""" intciests ns superior In the,
' nr ';nst These nre declarations ofinu
American policy which In all intents,
and purposes wjll bind the American
people ui stroiielr ns would a treat.
, Guarantees Not in Treaty
All that has been revealed about the
ngieenient between England. France,'
I Itnlj and the United States is the offi
I cm! statement that the Americans nnd
j France nre entirely satisfied nnd also
I the ofhcinl statement that the United
I States does not gunrautee the sending
I of nn aimy to Europe in the future.4'
'1 hi- iiiiplicntion of nil this is thnt Pres- j
I itlcnt Wilson is mnking promises, but
I will nol cntc- into a treaty. It is offl-1
nallj known nlso that such guarantees
nre not rontoincd in the trcntyf peace.
Apparently they will not take the form f-
a scpainte treat) either or in any
way nuvo io go Deiorc the senate.
The declaration of the Americas
polity respecting the safety of France
probably is. one reason Jor the removal
rt Vrntin.'a nhigwttiina In nttl.lnw !. "'.r
Monroe Doctrine amendment into the I J
league covenant. The chief objection r '"T
by France to this amendment was based iil
on the provision of tht-IMonroc Doctrine, h
rniru mrfiuiu'ii uy .iiucrit'uns, io ine 1
effect that America w III not interfere in i "ft
i.uropcau affairs ,t
France naturally objected strongly to
nny Btatement jn tle ,caguc ot u
, ,,, ff.t ,.f ,. tTui o .
t0 Ihe, effect that the United SlatMrt
.. i ii is - . AZ
,7,"u,u ut? '"""" 1D European attajr
Ine rcsu'1 Di U,V aua aim oi j?rance'f.s.
desire to have safeguards which topkt& ,r.?
form nf ll demand for flip Anf !ttiitaA L
wi uiu A,uttw uiimmc aui( UIEC nV 3
tk., f.-H,nn .1I1bm -..A ., iL .
uourgeoise amendment to the Itague-of a
nations compact, providing for an Iuteri fr"
Allied general staff, will bo the WliiWra
declaration of an American Policy'.VoVj -A
spcctlng the security of France. ttjfx.
VL
Press Gets the Xfw
Knowledge of Cltmeniesu's yietevf ,
in ibis respect appears to htiej'bMg '
convey'! to t'ne. French irM'M At'
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