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PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1919
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THE WEATHER
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casional showers tonight anil Sunday.
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Hold-Up Participant Revealed
to Be James Murray Lived ,
at Broad and Columbia
RV GIRL HELD IN $400 BAIL
TO APPEAR AS WITNESS
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I Police, However, Do Not Be
lieve She Was Acquainted
With Slain Hierhwavman
The motor bnntlit, shot nnd killed by
one of his companions during the hold
up nt Fifty-first nnd Arch streets on
Thursday morning, was identified today
Iv j.s James Murray, alins "Morgan,
who lived in, a rooming hotiso near
Broad street and Columbia nvenue.
The man formerly lived In Boston.
Police records here contain no infor
mation about Murray.
Identification was 'made by Special
Detective Murphy, of the Fifty-fifth
and Pine streets station, after a bar
tender who has not been named said
the picture of the dead man that ap
peared in the newspapers "looked like
Murray."
Keys found in the pockets of the
dead man's clothes were taken to a
house near Broad street and Columbia
avenue. One key opened the front door
of the house and another the room sup
posed to have been occupied by Murray.
The man was at one time employed
at the Hog Island shipyard.
Other Crimes Charged
According to the police, he is one of a
band of six men nud seven girls, nil
of whom live in the vicinity of Broad
street and Columbia avenue, who have
committed numerous outrages in this
city within the lost six months.
Julia Bowe. the sixtccn-yeur-old girl
picked up by the police in the hope that
she could identify the dead bandit, was
taken to City Hall again this morning
and at a henring before Magistrate Pcn
nock In Central Station held under $400
bail as a witness to appear when
wanted.
The police now say they 'do not be
lieve the girl knew; Murray. They say,
however, that she may bo an acquaint
ance of a man known to the police as
"Bed" Murphy, said to have been the
chauffeur who drove the "murder car
for the bandits and the man who fired
the' revolver-shot that killed Murray.
The police are convinced the 'shot was
Intended for Harry Potcrman, the nine
teen -year-old collector for the Amoricnn
Stores Company, who was the victim
orthc hold-up.
James Contardi. known as "Yellow,"
was arraigned nt City Hall today be
fore. Magistrate Pennock nnd held in
$500 bail for n further hearing. The
charge against Contardi was "false pre-
tetise" In the sale of an .automobile.
His connection with the hold-up nnd
murder is found in n reference made to
"ieliow" in a note book found on tUc
fyeiflc&d bandit nfter his body had been re
r '.moved to the morgue.
f The alleged fonnection of Murphy
-With the crime wns learned today. De
v tective Byrsley, of the Sixty-first nnd
-, Thompson Btrects police stntion, last
I mghUarrcsted a man who gave his nnmc
as "Jimmy" Murphy.
The prisoner, who the detective be
jw lieved stole a coil of copper wire he car-
ried, escaped a few moments Inter
K while Detective Byrsley w,ns telephon
jj ing for the patroj wagon from a call
" station at Fifty -second street and Park
side avenue. The detective reported the
escape, and was shown a picture of
"Red" Murphy, He said the man he
had picked up wns not the same man.
With the identity of the dead man
known, the deteetivpn liellorn if will
It be a comparatively easy task to round
up those associated with him in the
holdup and find the man responsible for
the killing. All four of the companions
'of the man who was killed arc thought
to be still in Philadelphia.
The detectives seem firm in the belief
that the work of the bandits whp held
up Petcrman, is interwoven with the
work of the wool bandits nnd the gnng
who .shot "hnd killed Watchman John
Nunamaker in Kensington n few weeks
.ago.
With this thought in mind the detec
tives yesterday questioned John Miller,
under arrest for shooting four persons
when he ran amuck in the vicinity of
Eighth and ine streets Tuesday night.
Miller is said to be connected with the
cloth thieves.
DID YOU SEE IT?
Only Early Risers Beheld Remark
able Sky Map In Cloudland
Early risers saw a phenomenon in
the skies this morning.
The map of the western hemisphere
was clearly outlined in the clouds to
the. west before the sun nrose, but van
ished shortly nfter fi o'clock.
Beginning nt Alaska nnd the Hudson
bay, the outline could be traced showing
the entrance to St, Lawrence bay, the
, toe of Cape' Cod und the sharp point of
' southern New Jersey nud the compara-
; tively unruffled west const until the
' peninsula fit Lower California was
reached.
Florida, Mexico nnd Yucatan were
to be seen, nnd the outline of South
L America could be distinguished by those'
whose imaginations bad not been
spoiledi
Then Comes Work Again
Parity cloudy, occaiional showers
Tonight ond probably Sunday,
South winds ic ill temper the hurry
ing hour
That if HI carry you over to Hon
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ALL BUT REGULARS
TO SAIL BY JUNE 12
General Headquarters at Chau-
mont Will Be Closed Early
Next Month
Washington. Mn.v 24. (Bv A. P.1
Itevi.xed plans for the return o'f the
overseas forces provide for the sailing
irom franco or nil troops except those
in tlie regnlnr divisions hr .lime 12.
Genernl March,, chief of stnff. nn.
nounced today.
Units now in the service of snnntv
nrr scheduled to sail 100,000 in Mn.v,
-irw.inn, m .nine nnu me small re
mainder in July. A definite schedule
hns been arranged for closing all the
supply sections nnd leave areas now
under control of the A. E. F. headquar
ters. General headquarters nt Chau
mont will he closed early in June nfter
whicli time the Coblenz sector will he
supplied direct from Antwerp.
Demobilization of the army has now
returned more thnn sixty per cent of
officers nnd men to civil life. The total
is given ns 2,215. Ktl, of whom U2,fi.j(l
were officers. Sailings from overseas
since November 1 1 Inst have totnleil
1,ir,2,427v
The official schedule for the abandon
ment of the various army sectors nnd
nrens is as follows :
Have section No. 1 (.St. Naznire) to
close July 20; No. 2. (Bordeaux). Julv
10. No. 3. (England) June 2.": Nn. 4,
closed April 20; No. fi. (Brest) July 30;
No. ( (Marseilles), June 2.".
Intermediate section No. 1. (St.
Aignan-Gievres section) nnd advance
section No. 1 (North of Paris district),
to be cleared by June 1, except neces
sary centers; district of Paris to close
July 10; Tours headquarters scheduled
for abandonment July ISO.
HITCHCOCK JOINS TAFT
Will Accompany Former President
on Three-Day Speaking Trip
Washington. May 21. (By A. P.) -
Senntor Hitchcock, of Nebraska, rank
ing Democrat of the foreign relations
committee, one of the chief supporters
of President AVilson's fight for ratifica
tion of the peace treaty, hns accepted
nn invitation to accompany former
President Taft on a three-day speaking
trip next week in the Middle AVest.
They will make addresses at Spring
field. 111., nn Thursday, at Kansas City,
Mo., on' Friday nnd at Omaha, Neb..
on Saturday, in enchv case at a stntc
convention of peace league societies.
Mr. Taft is understood to hnve ex
pressed nn earnest desire to confer on
plnns for the ratification fight.
BOY NEAR "DEATH UNDER CAR
Child Struck by Trolley When Re-
turning Home Frorn Play
. Four-year-old Sidney I.cvin, of
1427 North Twentieth street, tried to
cross the street in front of a north
bound trolley car last uiglit, and is now
In St. Joseph's Hospital, probably
fatally hurt.
The boy hnd gone over to the yard
of the Reynolds Public School, just
opposite his home, to play. Tiring, he
started across the street in the pnth of
the oncoming trolley.
Before the motorman could stop he
wna under the truck. The motorman.
William Cloom, 2422 North Twenty-
oiirhtli street, wns held in $800 bail this
morning by Magistrate flrclis. pending
the outcome of the boy s injuries.
PAINTING WILSON'S SHIP
George Washington Won't Sail for
U. S. Before June 1
. Brest. May 21. (By A. P.) The
George Washington, President Wilson's
ship on which he has three times
crosssed the Atlantic, is not expected
to sail, before June 1. The work of
painting the ship wns commenced today
and will occupy the next four days.
Naval authorities refuse to say whether
they have received orders of any kind
from President Wilson.
The Pretoria, Patricia, Great North
ern, nt. Louis, iredencK, formerly the
United States armored cruiser Mary
land, nnd 'the Ancon sailed last night
nnd today with 10,000 troops. These
were the last contingents of the Thirty-sixth
Division (Texas and Okla
homa) and the Eightieth (Virginia,
West Virginia und Pennsylvania). The
first men engaged in the service of sup
ply department to leave France were
on these ships.
U. P. CREMATION EXERCISES
PROVE OFFENSIVE TO COEDS
Changes in Future Sophomore Celebrations Expected as Result
of Charges of "Vulgarity"
Charges of "vulgarity" and "crude
wit" in the exercises ntteniling the
"cremation" in effigy of University of
Pennsylvania professors .may lead to
radical changes iu these exercises. Since
this year's cremation exercises last
Wednesday numerous protests have
been received by the University offi
cials. It is believed the protests will
be crystallized into some definite action.
One of several letters sent to the
Pennsylvnnian, the daily campus publi
cation, has the following remarks to
make:
"When the time comes (hat a Penn
sylvania man fears to take his family
or his friends to a University function,
some radical action should be taken to
bring our stnudards up to what tradi
tion demands. Wit is the spice oflife,
but there is a sharply drawn line be
tween wit nnd vulgarity. The sopho
more cremations were a disgrace, not
only to the class of 1021, but to the
University.
"Nnlversity week naturally attracts
fond pnfents and best girls of many
undergraduates. The unsuspecting stu
dent, as a matter of course, took his
visitors to see the Hey Day sports. And
fe-ftJtan. institution where co-educatlnu
. n-rtsia. ae&-di4M fact,, Cou. -
CONSID
E
TAT
All Other Points May Be
Thrashed Out by White, Con
nelly and Gaffney
COMPROMISE IS BELIEVED
NEAR ON COUNCILS' PLAN I
Final Voting on Amended Meas
ure Early in June Is
Prediction
Consideration of the budget clauses
of the new charier bills was the first
business taken up here todny by the
committee of three named to prepare
the measures for their final presenta
tion to the Legislature.
City Solicitor John P. Connelly.
Thomas Knehurn White, comr-el for the
Philadelphia charter committee, and
Joseph P. Gaffney. chairman of Coun
cils' finance committee, began their de
liberations in Mr. Connelly's City Hall
office a few minutes nfter 10 o'clock.
Before the conference began, Con
troller John Walton brought up a num
ber of official books and documents bcar-
Intr on the city's fiscal system. These
were left with the three- special com
mitteemen and Controller Walton with
drew. ,
Two assistant city solicitors. Joseph
G. Magec nnd Ernest Lnwcngriind,
were present nt the conference. At the
first nubile House committee henring on
the bills last Tuesday at Harrishitrg
Mr. I.owencruiid was instructed to look
up the legal phrases of certain parts ol ,
the bills.
Mr. Connelly was first to arrive for
the session. He said he didn't know
exactly wliat would be done nt the con
ference. A minute nfter the City So
licitor entered his office Controller
Walton appeared, carrying books nnd a
sheaf of documents. Mr. White came
next. He said the budget would be the
principal thing discussed.
Take Up All Points
When Mr. Gaffney reached the con
ference room n few minutes nfter 10
o'clock he declared that all points in
dispute probably would be taken up.
with the budget given chief considera
tion. Whatever differences of opinion exist
nfter-.teday's-leHbci-ntlons-are to be-re
ferred to Attorney tieiicrnl William i.
Schnffer. With Mr. Sehaffcr ns the ar
biter, by grace of Governor Sproul, the
bills, with recommended amendments,
then will' he tnken up by the House
committee on municipal corporations.
It is possible they will be reported
out of committee next Monday night.
1 .1.1 u: Kn lin onen Knnl vntintr nn
h. o ;":,. .nensnres. both in Senate
and House, should be accomplished by
?l?e first w-eek in June
"'m . fVmal, v nassed bv
the Legislature it will nof be surpris-
Contlnntd on Tare 8I. Column Five
POLICEMAN SHOOTS THU6
Woman Struggles With
Assailant
and Cries Attract Patrolman j
Cries of "murder" ond "help" com- J
ing fronj tlie vicinity oi i weiiiy-scconu
nnd Rodman streets todrfy attracted
Patrolman Allison, of the Twentieth
und Fitzwater streets police station.
He saw two men running away nnd
n third struggling with n woman near
the comer. After n struggle, the third
man broke away from the woman nnd
wns Hhot in the shoulder by Patrolman
Allison. Ho wns tnken to the Poly
clinic Jlo'spitnl, where he gave the name
of James Cunningham.
The woman is Mary McOarvey, of
South Gunther street. Robbery is be
lieved to have been the motive of the
attack.
German War Loans Fall
Copenhagen. May 24. (By A. P.)
German war loans issued at 1)8 fell to
72 during tlie week, the Berlin corre
spondent of the National Tideude re-
1 ports.
sequently why wns it not realized that
many women interested in tlie activities
of Pennsylvania would appear on
Franklin Field last Wednesday night?
Disgust Voiced
What sort of an Impression do you
R BUDGET
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AY
HERE ON CHARTER
think the obsceue rantings of tliesopho- ! Jiown the river and meet the craft to
more would-be lawyers made upon the j eaiort it to its pier,
visitors? Disgust rather than uniuse- Tickets for reception boats which will
ment was voiced not only by the nut-1 meet the Seventy-ninth Division ships
aiders,, but by the more level-headed (docking here will be distributed begin
members of the student body. It wasijnK Monday. The Snutn Rosa, hriug
expected and entirely appropriate that ing most of the ninth Infantry, "I'hila
thlngs uucomplir'nentnry to the accused delphia's Owu," is expected to dock on
npnlD,nra Itn cnlil lint tlin fnnlf lieu
,IIUIMDUIP US. P...U. ....v .." ... ..v..
IU ine luci inui Hie spensera muiic n
point of introducing the cheapest form
of wit on every possible occasion.
"Auy conclusions which may be
drawn arc far from complimentary to
the class of 1021, In former years,
with tho exception of last year, the
cremations were, not contaminated by
vulgarity. Either the university has
deteriorated in its type of men or thej
class of 11121 is managed by leaders too
small (for their positions. But we re
fuse to believe the former and previous
si.h..vi.w w .on tn.i ,..
y cWfc kvU r, cmu-. t
accomplishments of tbn present sopho
$5000 IN BONDS ARE
STOLEN FROM SAFE IN
LAND TITLE BUILDING
Service Corporation Member
Learns of Theft When He Re- I
turns After 3-Week Absence
Five" $1000 bond were stolen from
the safe of Charles 1.. .lack-on. n mem
ber of the Ctililies Service Corporation,
in the Land Title Building, while Mr.
Jackson was away.
He discovered the loss when he re
lumed to his office yesterday nfler n
three weeks' absence. He said today that
he Is not sure whether or nut he left '
his safe open.
The bonds are American Railways
National Properties 441 per cent bonds. '
They have been lightly traded in until
yesterday, when they advanced five
points in the Philadelphia Stock Ex-
cnange.
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Transports Dakotan and Can- ;
andaigua Due at This Port
Next Week
BRING PHILADELPHIANS'
The Wnr Department announced to
dny thnt the transports Dakotan and
Cananilnigua, carrying detachments of
the Seventy-ninth Division, have been
diverted to this city. The Dnkotan
was originally assigned to New York
and the Cnnnmlaigiia In Ncwpoit News.
Virginia.
The Cnnandalgiia is due on Tuesday
nl1l 10 Pakolnn on Saturday next
according to word received from tne
War Department today.
Aboard the Dakotan is the P.lllth
Field Artillery, three batteries ; com
posed mostly of Maryland men : the
:il."ith Infantry. Third Battalion Head
quarters, sanitary detachment nnd
Companies I. nnd M. mostly Philadel
phians, and the Seventy-ninth Military
Police and the .",01th .Mobile Ordnance
Itepair Unit.
On board the Cnnnuilnigun are the
ninth Ammunition Train: Company L,
.TlSth Infantry, and two onsual'officcrs.
Other diversions of vessels at sea an
nounced today include: The Finland
from Boston to Newport News nnd the
battleship New York from Newport
v.r fn Vnrf York". ThVformer is due
Mn.v P1 and the latter on June I!.
The transport Virginian is due to dock
nt Newport News today or tomorrow
with the first complete units of the Sev-
enty-nintb Division to return to this
'country.
. ,, Heads Welcoming Party
"rry W. Mnro. o, inoooa... .
W. Mace, of the board of
viewers, nud lump ll. "'" ''''."
I pointed yesterday by Isaac D. Hclzcll.
! of Select Council, head the official wel-
coming party making the trip to .o-
port News.
. fo board the Virginian
nre the 312th
i Artllferv. complete, composed mninly of
iu,lln.lni,.blniis. nnd the :U2th Machine
!;,in Bnttalion. The men may be held
'at Newport News for n lew uajs im
sanitary reasons neiore wins nu m
a camp for domnbilizntion.
Every other one of the thirteen I roup -shins
briiming the ll.'.OOO men of the
Seventv-ninth Division will be met by
n reception committee appointed n. ine'
Philadelphia welcome Home commiiiee.
Mayor Smith will meet the Kronn -
Jaiid, due nt New York, on Tuesday and
wH take up the parade question with
the headquarters stnlt ot tlie division,
which is among the units due home on
that transport. General Kubn, division
commander, is aboard the Kroouland.
Guentbcr in Washington
J. .Tarden Guenther, secretary and ex
ecutive mnimger ot the general com
mittee, went to Washington this morn
ing to confer with Brigadier General
Edward D. Anderson nnd Colonel Jos
eph R. McAndrews. Wnr Department
officials in charge of the transportation
of troops, to get positive information
regarding, the demobilization of the di
vision nnd the names of the units aboard
the different transports
The visit of Mr. Guenther to Wash-
DVERTED HERE
ington and the conference of Mayor s()I1 Was never so deep and dark as it
Smith with General Kuhn nnd the staff js at this moment. Neither appears to
officers will have no bearing on the , understand the other. Neither seems
original plan to allow the men of the 'to desire to understand the other,
division to determine whether or not! Republicans and Democrats alike are
they waut to parade in Philadelphia. ' frank in saying that the stupendous de
Plans for the great memorial services ''isions to be made at this session will
for the hero dead to be held in forty,''" influenced by personal bitterness, by
nohllc narks next Thursday will be nn.
nounced today by Lieutetiaut John A
Brndwny. of the generaLcommittce.
The troopship Montpelier, bringinj
tho 812th Infantry ot the beventy
eigbth Division, will dock tomorrow,
probably during the early afternoon, nt
Pier 78. A delegation of friends nud
relatives from Northern New Jersey,
i -, where the men were drafted, will
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AND THEY RUN FROM MICE
Mercyl What
Will the Gl
Next?
Women used to run' from them
still do.
Many
We refer to the newest pe.t dictated !
for feminluo fancy.
The 'oo hns them possibly 300 of ,
all the various kinds, colors and sizes.
One woman already has a farm over- I
run with them, She makes a business i
of ruigng tbm,
It' ?) &
talking' tbout, -
BORAH'S FAILURE
UPSETS SENATE
Make-Up Undergoes Transfor
mation by Collapse of New
Progressivism
SM00T TAKEN CARE OF
BY RULING OLIGARCHY
Foreign Relations Confided
Anti-Wilson Group Demo
crats Hoping for 'Miracle'
to
Il.v UAKT HAIjFA'
StnfT f'nrrpM'ontleni of tlir K-rrnlnjr
I .nicer
Washington. Mn.v 21. It
rlear now that the Senate
is pretty
nrgauizn
lion will not he complete before
be
i middle of next week.
There must be time for n general
lid ing up on the Hepublicnn side nfter
the short hut savage battle thai Borah
, , llK whrmP fnr nrw pr0Krr!,.
sivisni was reduced to Hinders in im
pacts with the stony bosom of the
Lodge-Penrose oligarchy. Sweepers are
busy.
Committees are being reshuffled to
meet the terms of the progresses' sur
render. Smnol will he chairman of
the committee of privileges and elec
tions. Stnont was in a had way. His
state went Democratic recently and lie
needed support, and recognition. He
would bine been accorded neither if I
Borah and Johnson had continued to
COMMITTEE PLANS
make serious war. I?y dozens of such vnnce. are destroying Hie munitions in
compensating readjustments are part , I'etrograd.
Interests sustained in the Senate. I Machine gun tiring also has been
The three new Republican members , heard in I'etrograd and it U reported
of the foreign relations committee lime! thnt I lie population ha ri n against
been named. They are Senator New. the Ro'shcviki. lfli"HI and inofficial
of Indiana: Senator Harding, of Ohio. I di-oalche. -Iicw that I'etrn-irud K
and Senator Moses, of N"w Hampshire. jclirs"lv tlirci(iiioi lv tin- advance of
Thus, with one exception, all of tliCithe Finns nud I lie INllioiiinii mi either
mernoers or ine iiepuuiicnu majority on
this committee are strong men nud
irreconcilable opponents of President
Wilson nnd the league of nations. The
exception is Senator McCumbcr, who is
n league of nations adherent with limi
tations. The Republicans will have a sure ma
jority of two on the foreign relations
committee to support nil the paralyzing
amendments already prepared bv Mr.
l,odgi und his associates to defeat the
""on peace.
Demnrrats Mope fnr Mlrarlr
yXP Democrats arc facing the tight
jf the ages hopelessly outvoted, yet
limping for some miracle to restore their
strength nnd mystically assured that
the miracle will jet happen, either in
Paris or at home nfter Mr. Wilson re
turns. , Srnll,or Hitchcock, the President's
i representative on tho Senate floor, lias
, ;,. r , ,p rosoIvP(1 t() ,,;,,
,,,..
It is Hitchcock who is likely to piny
n part almost as conspicuous and im-
' portunl as that of Mr. Wilson in the
tumultuous
ilajs immediately ahead.
Friends of Hie league of nations can feel
assured that their cause is in good
hands,, Hitchcock is cool, devastating!
polite, a master of essentials and able
to .stand unmoved ns a rock in such
storms as broke about him yesterday at
the opening of the Republican attack.
He played airily with Hi Johnson, and
lime after time stopped the hull -like
.usnrs f n,e California senator with n
rijs,tniI1B sentence impaled Senator Hi
lln mid-air and left him lost and loudly
incoherent.
League a Party Issue
Mr. Hnjs, national chairman of rhe
Republican party, may talk dulcctly for
twenty-four hours a day to convince
Hie country that the league of nations
is not to become n party issue and yet
Ais assurances will be misleading. Upon
both sides of the Senate the league is a
party, issue now. Yesterday's blast of
debate made clear that it is to be
fought not only upon a party basis, hut
with tribal ferocity.
It is bard to say who is responsible
lor this situation. The suggestion v.ns
once lightly made that a commission
mediate between the Senate and Presi
dent Wilsou. That suggestion might bo
repeated now in deadly gravity, the
nbvss between the Senate and Air. Wil
: personal .iisimvs, , s,i...uKl- .,
Unities nnd actual hatreds grown vio
lent and incurable iu the last year.
South Solid for Wilson
Yesterday's unexpected blast of de
bate served to show more or less
definitely how the tides ot feeling nrc
running in the country. The West
appears to be thinking in progressive
terms.
But the progressivism of Ilinim
Johnson and Borah is a reflection of the
progressivism of Roosevelt more often
than it is suggestive of the infinitely
broader and more inclusive progres
sivism of Mr. Wilsou, ,
Tlie South is solidly and passionately
with tlie President. It is the more de-
Contlnurd on I'aie Six. Column Two
The Man From the Clouds
That's the name of nn exciting
German spy story with an entirely
new angle which begins on Monday
iu tlie Kvuninq Public Lkdqku.
There's zip in every chapter nnd
pep and punch in every sentence.
It is distinctly n story worth read
lug. Dop't miss the first installment,
Monday, MnyJ2C
CHARTER REVISION CONFEREES FAIL TO AGREE
Tho charter conferees, Thomas Eaeburn White, City Solicitor
Connelly, Councilman Gaffney, failed today to reach an agree
ment on the following sections of the bill: Appointment of City
Solicitor by the Wayor, elimination o the office of Eeceiver of
Taxes, creation of a welfare bureau, and the three-fourths vote
in municipal contract clause. Another meeting has been sched
uled for Monday wih the Attorney General in Harrisburg.
TWO MORE WOMEN HELD IN BANDIT CASE
Two -women wero arrested today who are believed to be
members of the gang that killed one of its number by mistake
Thursday in a hold-up In West Philadelphia. The prisoners are
Mary Dougherty, lister of JuTia Bowe, already held in tho caw,
and Annie Thomas. The women are accused of a robbery at a.
millinery store at 5420 Germantown avenue.
PETROGRAD SWEPT ISTEAIVISHIP BURNS;
BY REVOLT, REPORT' MAY BE 15 DEAD
Machine .Guns Bark Great At Least Three Firemen Went
Fires and Explosions Down With Blazing Hull in
Are Heard Chesapeake Bay
BOLSHEVIK ARMIES LOSE
It (be Associated Press
London. Mn.v 21. Great tires and
loud explosions Imio occurred in and
around I'ctingrad. iicciirdiiig to reports
forwarded by the Daily Mail's corre-
pondenl nt Helsingfors. under date of
Thursday.
It is believed that the Bol- t
sheviki. pressed by the Fsthoninn ad
side of the g-i'f of Finland and t tint
of lienetal MiiMiiird in the legion of
I.nke Onega, wln'e ltoKhevik 'attacks on
the Archangel front have ceased. In
addition the I'.nNhcviki apparently hove
been unable o check the advance of
Admiral Kidchuk's forces we-u of the
Urals.
The Itni' Telegraph snj that the
Biitish and allied policj of helping tin
R'tssjau opponents of the liolsheviki to I
jlitdp themselves., still remains in force.
jit s.s thai Hi" situation todaj is that
the move licit led In Kn'elri', i ill a
'fair va In -t.min mil bVslievisin. Ad
I mil .' Io ,i i. i i a-' led. i- b 4 ig
(assisted In "i"' h on - nit '.Mil
I troops cmiiuiJiidcd b. Colonel John
Ward.
Archangel, Mn.v 2.'! (delayed I. ( By
l I 4...nln.. .-..it.... ...1 .n.,U .iwn
, . . , . ,i .,
'iiujuig .in impnniiiu pun in nn- lupiiij
Iiuvance oi me .iiicu unops smiio'varo
along the Murmansk railway. The liol
sheviki. as they move southward, are
destroving bridges in an effort to hold
up the Allies in the swamp terrain.
The Americans, however, are working
haul putting the track into shape ni-ain.
American motor launches bine been
brought nn Hal cars from Murmansk
ntiil It is e ni'cleil will sniill lie mier-
nting with other craft on Lake Onega.
..lit..!. I. ...iii tin..! ml llV I'il'Ul'. tltwl llltll.
with Lake Ladoga, the largest in 'u
rope, the Neva River and I'etrograd.
The artillery continues active on th
Arclin'ngel I'ronf ami there are occasional
mills. Inn no serious lichliiiL-. Several
hiindred American infantrymen arc still
iu the lighting line on the Dvina and
Vnga sectors. They will soon be re-
lieved. American engineers, however.
continue to work mi nearly all sectors.
Washington. May 21 I By A. P. I
The Ononets iu western Russia iin -
seeking a union of their teritnrj with
Finland, acording to Helsingfors re
ports to the Swedish press transmitted
today to the state department.
POLES CAPTURE LUTSK
Wrest Volhynlan Town From the
Ukrainians Take 2000 Prisoners
London, Mn.v 21. ill A. I'. I
Polish troops bine capliired the im
portant town ol Lutsk, iu 'nlliv liin.
northeast of l.emberg. from Ihe Ukrain
ians, n Central News dispatch from
Berlin savs.
The Poles also took 2(100 prisoners
and a huge number of guns.
OHIO GOES DRY TONIGHT
Only 165 Saloons Open Till Tues
day, When All Close
Columbus, ()., May 21. I By A. P.I
Although constitutional prohibition
docs not beconneiVective iu Ohio until
next Tuesday, the stale will become
vir'lu.ill) drj at -uiduiglit tonight.
Toda) i- the end of the license jour
ami onlv lli'i of the ."(illO saloons in
the stale lime paid the .S'!U5 necessary
to reopen for the one day next Mon
day. Many bars will reopen next week
ns restaurants nnd. soft drink empor
iums. Farewell parties for John Bar
leycorn will be given tonight iu vir
tually every wet center.
CHINESE OPPOSE TREATY
! Appeal to American Press and Paris
! Peace Conference
Amoy. China. May 24. (By A. P.)
j At a mass-meeting here yesterday,
attended by a 'great throng of people.
.protests were ndopted against the terms
jot the peace treaty with Germany ns
they affect Tsmgtno and Shantung.
I An address to the American press on
the Miujcci wns niiopieu, nnu telegrams
'nlso were scut to the Paris Peace Con.
Iference, the Chinese pence delegates, and
'the legations of the allied and associated
powers in 'PeT-Iii. "-
SURVIVORS DAZED BY FEAR
By the Associated Press
Norfolk. Vii.. May 21. Urine fears1
are entertained bv officials of the Old j
I!a Line Steamship Company for the i
safety of a number of passengers on i
the steamship Virginia, burned In the
water's edge off Smith's point An Chesa
peake bay shortly before 1 o clock this
morning. More than 100 survivors were ,
brought to Norfolk this morning "mi the ,
steamship Cil f Norfolk and the re- .
maindi'i were taken to I'.altininre and
Washington Three negro firemen are
kiio-wi to have gone down with the
lazing hull. Thci were n at port (
hop? a minute before the vessel sank. ;
The siirvivms. half -clothed and show- i
ing cvcrv indication of a tcrrm filled
uishl. could hardh live a inherent nc- ,
muni of the disaster. The majority i By (lie Associated Press,
of them were asleep when the lire was, Paris, May 21. It was announced
discovoicil. i today that the treaty to be presented to
Lieutenant Commander Oeorge V. ' Austria wiuld be considered nt a plen
Maws. United Slates nav . who was a ' ary session next Tuesday and would
I pas-engcr on board the steamer Florida. '"" laid before the Austrian delegation
I .1 1 ill J..-1-.-- ltttjsl., 1.1 ..1. l( 1 (1 ll.l 111 '
cine ot tlie i-csciiiuz. s in is. siaieo loiiay ,
, nt Baltimore tluJt be believed ten or tif-
teen persons peri-hed.
Officials f Hie steamship company
-aid llie.v cniilil give no definite ti cures
i tit i ill1 ii". 'ii."" list is cMinpurcd
with the mini's o1' the sinii'.ns, This
mil ' I e . .!!, ..f son- 1'fle lime,
as pnsseicrcfs and iii"inl'"rs of liic crew
vvcie picked up li.v several steamships.
The tire started in tho freight hold.
lis origin was undetermined. The ship.
Milued at $7000, curried l."i(! pusscngci -nnd
n full cargo of miscellaneous freight.
'df stilled for Norfolk from Bnltimore
,j.( st,,nulPr cj,v f
leauier City of Annapolis, also
of the Chesapeake Line reached Balti
more Ibis morning with four passengers
of the Virginia, among them being Hugh
1!. Schumacher, of SI. Louis, ami John'
M. Warden, of Hnrrishui-g.
Captain Hoiigheit. of the City of
Annapolis, said thai his sliip vvas about'
Iwentj -live miles nwnj when the hurtl
ing Virginia was noticed He proceeded
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the spot nt full speed, lis did also
masters of the ships Ulorida. City
of li.iltrmore. Southland (running from
Washington to Norfolk i. and 1'itj of
Norfolk. When he arrived close in the
' v irginm I"' muiui mat Hie lire was
blazing so tiercel thai I mild not ap-
proach her. lie managed to pick up the ,
f"ur survivm-s. vvhn were iu a lifeboat,
i ine in m i.aiumnre. witn alioiit ,
I 100 I 'tigers of the Virginia, ami the
Florida, with passengers and members
of the i rew of the Virginia, followed the ,
Cit.v nf Annapo'is int., port Captain
'W. G. Lane, of ihe Virginia, was,
.aboard the Florida.
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STILL MORE RAIN!
Weather Man Again Pessimistic.
May Breaking Bad Weather Records
More rain '
Yes. it's true. Here's what the
weiiiaer mini preuicis :
"Itnin this evening, showers toinor
run ."
. If this forecast proves correct, rain
will have tnllen on thirteen of the first
tw cut. v live dajs iu Ma. To date.
leleven dajs this month have been stormy
I ami Ihe rainfall for the period is neari.v
I two inches above uuriual. More than
I'i inches have already fallen
There will be little change in tem
perature today and tomorrow.
The weather man said toda that the
man storm days this month will have
a bad effect upon crops ami (lowers.
What he terms a da, with "100 per
cent sunshine" has been experienced
l mil twice--on Ma .'I and Mav I. It
rained on the following dales: May 1.
1 2. .". 7. !. HI. 12. 17.' 21. 22 and 2.'!.
'On Hie otlie" divs it was geicrally
'cloiiil.v ami disagieeahle
NC-4 WON'T FLY TODAY
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Weather Still Unfavorable for Flight
crom Azores to uisoon
Washington. May 21 (By A. P.)
Weather conditions still were unfnv i Doctor Melchulr will return tomorrow
ornble for the naval seaplane NO-4V wMi members of the German financial
start from I'ontu Delgada for Lisbon commission.
today. A message announcing Hie llight The delegation alighted from the traitt
would not be attempted today was re- nt the Nillsy-Le-Roi station nud en
celved by the Navy Department from lcroU automobiles for Versailles.
Admiral JncKson at Pontu Delgada, but fount van Brockdorff-Rantznu con
caused no disappointment, lis weather PrrP,i yesterday with Philip Scheide
forecasts had indicated continuation of mnnn, Mntltias Erzberger, Bernbard
storms in the vicinity of tlie Azores. Dt'rnburg and Count von Bernstorff. In
Tlie morning weather report from ' the evening the members of the Clef
Pontn Delgada gave little promise that mau Government stnrtcd for Berlin,
the NC-4 might get underwiiy tomor- Newspapers here unanimously ap
row. Continued winds varying from prove of the "fairness, justice and pr
l-Ii to thirty miles an hour from the , cis'iou" of the reply of the Peace Con
southeast, Overcast skies anil showers , ferenee to the notes of Qouut y
were predicted. The sea continued iBrockdorff llantwi.u. In the rfnly ;
PEACE TREATY
CUTS AUSTRIAN
HP 1 Mil
Terms That Crush Nation's Mili
tary Power Come Before Plo
nary Session Tuesday
ENVOYS WILL LEARN
FATE NEXT WEDNESDAY
Recognition of Omsk Govern
ment Considered by High
Council
TEUTONS RETURN FROM SPA -fl
American Report Shows Work
Remaining Will Keep Mission
Long in Paris f
Malta Peace. Fit 14 Points,
English Authors Petition
London. May 21. (By A. P.)
An appeal signed by n number of
eminent professors nnd others, in
cluding the bishop of Oxford, Ar
thur Henderson, leader of the ..abor
party in the House of Coinmous, and
II. O. Wells. John Mnseticld, Lady
Oilbert. (lilbcrt Murray and Jer
ome K. Jerome, authors, hns
been published here, urging the re
consideration of the terms of peace
on the ground that they belie the
spirit of the fourteen points of Pres
ident WiKon.
The appeal declares that, the terms
constitute a breach of faith with a
beaten enemy and reduce Germany
to Hie position of a subject nntlou.
It rucliides witli n statement that
on such a basis "it is impossible to
establish any true league of na
tions." ,. ".". ." ........
l'lie Council of Four yesterday con
sidered tlie military terms as framed tjy
Marshal .Foeircoiiitiiuiider-in -chief of
tlie allied armies: General Diaz, su
preme commander of the Italian army,
and other military leaders. Austria's
formidable army of upward of a mtl-0
lion men. which was second only to Hint
of Germany, is reduced by the treatv
to iri.OOti men: virtually all military
supplies would be surrendered or de
strojed ami further military production
abolished.
The naval terms are similarly sweep-
ing. all warships being surrendered and
Austi ia's position as a naval power
terminated
The Council of Four today cousid
eied tin inoniic clauses of the Aus
trian I icnty. calling in experts for con
sultation. Consider Omsk Recognition
The Russian situation is attracting
gnat attention in conference circles.
The Council of Four discussed th prop
osition of recognizing the Kulchak gov
ernment at Omsk jesterday but did
not roach a decision and will continue
its discussion today. '
M. V.akhmetcff. former Russian am
bassador to France, conferred with
, -,. :, M. House, of the American
delegation, on Russian affairs, and
Sergius SazonolT, Foreign Minister for
(, Omsk ,'overnnient, is carrying on
conversat inns with British officials in
I'nndoii. The From h and " 'tish press
are finnrable to the proposal that the
allied governments extend recognition
to the Kolchak regime, and Hie Russian
' commission in Paris is confident that
' recognition will be tiuuouuced
shortly.
The Unlente i't legates are apparently
.,,, in ,,.,, vipw that there must be
some Russian government recognized, so
i that negotiations can be opened befors
' the Peaxe Cmifeicnee closes.
Murh Business Remains
! The American delegation has pre-
pared a memoraiiduni showing the status
of affairs before the Peace Conference
on the conclusion of the Austrian
treat).
I This discloses , that a fermidnbls
', amount of business is still to be truns
, acted besides tlie Turkish and Bul
garian treaties, covering the whole
.range of interallied subjects. The mem
oraiiduni runs through many pages with
scores of headings. It leaves no doubt
(hat the conference will continue for a
'.considerable time after the treaties have
i been signed ami President AVllson has
i eft, it being expected thnt the other
1 American members will remain to con-
sider matters requiring attention.
I Rantau Barlt at Versailles
i c it von Rrockdorft-ltniitzau and
the other members of the German peace
delegation, who went to Spa on Thurs
dav. returned here this morning with
the exception of Dr. Tlieodor Mclchoir,
..... rt- A1I the mfmbers
of the party were smiling and seemed
iu irnnd spirits.
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