ji' t vv"' 'ii'ii- ''a'i'-a-'W7 x Cuenmtj public ledger THE WEATHER i Washington, June 25. Showers to. night and tomorrow, somen hat cooler, TEMrEUATUnE AT EACH HOUR NIGHT EXTRA FIJVA.JSrCIAZ, 8, U 1Q lTU-' 1 2 3. I 4 5 i i io t iru r- rn i l l I I 71 173 74 70 77 170 VOL. V. NO. 243 Entered as Second-Clan Milter at the Poitcmce, at Phlltdelrhlt Under the Act ot March 8, 1870. P. PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1919 Published Dallv Except Sunday Subscription Price 10 a Tear by Mall. Copjrlsht HUB bv Publlo Ledter Company. PRICE TWO CENTS DELAY BY Governor GERMANY DRIVING ALLIES TO ULTIMATUM; LONG FIGHT SIGNS CHARTER BILL, ENDING "(f-1 J'WUn- it; 7 1 " ' vry ? bs? SPROUL K WOODWARD ACT mWATZlPl Elaborate Ceremonies Mark Enactment of Philadelphia Reform Measure PROMINENT REVISION LEADERS ARE PRESENT Speculation as to Who Will Re ceive Pen With Which Sig nature Was Written WINSTON FAVORED MAN Vote Bill, Last of Reform Legis lation for City, Passes House, 1 24 to 47 By a Staff Corresptmdert Harrlsburg, June 25. The last link In the charter chain was forged this afternoon when Governor Sproul at tached his signature to the Woodward charter bill. Elaborate ceremonies, free to all who wished to be present, marked the sign ing of the bill in the executive reception room in the Capitol, Sti Prominent charter revisionists par ticipated in the ceremony. Who Gets the Pen There is much speculation as to whom the Governor will give, the pen with which he signed the bill. There is a decided opinion that it should go to John G. Winston, chairman of the charter revision committee. Others think it 3hou!d bo. given to Senator Woodward, the sponsor of the measure. None of the other Philadelphia bills will.101.',,,,, of th Phl1ade,phia Oner be signed tomorrow. nti,e Builders' Association for last' The Woodward bill, providing that minute action, held at the Adelphia the intention of the voter in markiug Hotel. tits nanot shal provsuj, the last of thei series of l niladelphm reform bills, , ?fv?nrZJ?Aay aft"n00D ! after the A are forces made a weak at- tempt to block it. The vote on the Din was i-i 10 -ii. While c the members of the House ' -ington Board of Trade advocating pas- approval. Representative Eilwhrage of the loan bill in its original form , a Vare follower, who was pre-1 and condemning the men who op- yelled a iv. loi. a are ioiiower. won u-na nrn siding, was forced to call Representa tive ijpopom iiiass. nnotner Vnre man, to order, so strenuous was Glass in his efforts to block the passage of the bill. uepresimiauve. uamsey, of Ueiaware, , called up the bill just ata moment when I ttl A VTnilGO AVfl O in fllAntiniia mt..1 n VI Wl. Uk 1(1 lULIMU 1,-1 1111)1111. Ill'll. , VJ? n"-" wm- tuiruuur. ne WftB greeted with shouts of derision. Rp rescntattve Cox rapped for order and Glass continued : "Jit Sneaker, the members may think this is fun. but we have several Important bills before us and this is one pf them." No Second to Motion Mr. Glass persisted in making his motion but as there was no sciond to it,Mr. Cox was forced to bang his gavel and announce that the roll would be called. All the Vare members in the House at the time voted against the bill. After the vote had been announc ed, Mr. Glass asked to be informed howMr, Hfcyburn, of Delaware voted. Mr. Glass was informed that Represen tative Heyburn was not in his seat and accordingly did not vote. The bill provides that the intention of tho voter when marking his ballot In the party column and outside the party cblumn for individual candidates of another party shall prevail Since originally introduced the measure has been so amended by its sponsors hat it will be possible for the voter to vote in the party square and at the same time voto for candidates where more than one is to bo voted for the same office, such as city council and county commissioners. N. Y. POLICE GUARD PRODUCE Vegetable Trucks Copyoyed to Pre. vent Attacks by Strikers New York, June 25. (By A. P.) With a police guard thrown around Washington 'Market and a convoy of mounted patrolmen for every truckload of vegetables leaving the warehouses, the first appreciable movement of pro duce, since the strike of market team sters, chauffeurs and porters on Mon day, was begun here today. The police precautions were taken to avoid threatened violence. Army trucks supplying government Institutions were guarded by soldiers and marines and were allowed to pass picket lines un molested. Here're What Suffragists of Philadelphia Desire Better educational laws. Better health laws. Laws for social uplift. proportional representation Legislature." . s Higher moral standards. , "Better cUUenshlp. In ret,entntfve Glass, taking advantage i fin- of this, attempted to speak against the The good roads committee of the bill, but the membership at large i chamber also points out that the items shouted and ye led for an affirmative i for highways and for repairs, and main -vote. T hen-Glass was able to make tenance of city streets are insufficient. tiL16.,"0.",! t'B M Tho committee urges that a l.fghway s. y""1". .' - - . J- .. '"' ',Jr '.'''moment Jater she tainted Text of Anti-Sedition Bill as Passed by Legislature AX ACT Defining sedition and prescribing the punishment therefor: Section 1 Be It enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the word "sedition" as used in this act shall mean : Any writing, publication, printing, ouft cartoon, utterance or conduct either individually or In connection or combination with any other person or persons which tends. (a) To make or cause to be made any outbreak or demonstration of violence against this state or against the United States. (b) To encourage any person or persons to take any measures or en gage in any conduct with a view of overthrowing or destroying or at tempting to overthrow or destroy by any force, op show, or threat of force, the government of this state or the United Stales. (c) To incite or encourage any per son or persons to commit any overt ait with a view to bringing goeru ineut of this state of the United States into hatred or triumph. (d) To incite any person or per sons to do, or attempt to do personal :... .. i...--. : Li- injur or harm to any officer of this state or of the United States, or to damage or destroy any public prop- URGE GITY LOAN Builders, Chamber of Commerce and Kensington Body Act to Obtain Passage CONFERENCE ON TODAY Dove'opments todav in the fight to Pav0 the .$14..o0,000 municipal loan A conference between administration d independent leaders at Citv Hall. to discuss possible compromise "on the , Ull ' ' Issuance of a statement by the Ken- Int. Hip mnn w lin on. ing me men wno op- BUSINESS IN nr..p,l t .in contrast to me turnuieni scenes , , , . ., , , V. -" Statements also were made nubile "" "larl '''nl PaaKe of the ., ' ' ,ln'' sai(1 JIr-...P-tntC.P,nt La.1Sr,.rC-.ma.,,V-br IhlH in the II,n M,lav nlrfit. there nra V . p was Prevented by the im- iiiis uioriuug h.v me uiianiui-r ut v ""- merco urging the retention of the $3, "' v- " ";:. ,,""r , " "..'"', mo-m(J M 'or ater improemcnt and' of the items for sewer construe- i, .i.,i A (..1,.1 i, expenditure of $30,000,000 spread over a period of five years to give the city adequate street paving. Builders in Fight From Start The operative builders have been in the fight for the ?14,7,r0.OOO loan from the beginning. John N. McGarvcy, chairman oj the executhe committee of the association, issued n stttement re cently condemning the action of the in dependent Councilmen whose vote killed the passage of the loan last Thursday. Another statement, even hotter than the last, is promised today if no prospect of a compromise appears. The Kensington Board of Trade today came out strong for the loan. Leroy B. Garrett, president, authorized the following statement after a meeting this morning : "The business interests of Kensing ton are strongly in favor of the loan bill in Its original form. At a meeting of the Kensington Board of Trade held today a special committee reported that after investigation it was found that the present loan bill represents the minimum allotment to the various de partments. In fact, the funds provided by this loan will not b6 sufficiently ade quately to cover the needs of the city Continued on Pata Elcht, Column Six WOMAN FAINTS; HALTS SUIT Girl Falls Unconscious After Testifying- In Ford Libel Case Mount Clemens, Mich,, June 25. (By A. P.) A pathetic incident delayed today's session of the Henry Ford-Chicago Daily Tribune libel suit. Mrs. Ernest Prall, after an embarrassing cross-examination, fainted as she was leaving the courtroom and fell across the doorway. Her husbandVho had just been sworn, and others' rushed to her aid and a recess ot fifteen minutes was taken. Mrs, Prall testified yesterday that for a month after her husband, a Ford em ploye, 'went South with the National Guard, she and her children suffered greatly from want. On cross.examiantlon by Attorney Alfred J. Murphy today she was asked the date of her marriage. "I won't answer: I didn't come here to talk of my family affairs," she r sobbed. Mr. Murphy insisted and finally made the quivering girl's story plain. She was weeping ,wbn shejeft the stand and erty, or the property of any public official because of his ofjeial position. It shall also include: (c) The actual damage to or de struction of any public property or the property of any public official, perpetrated because the owner or occupant is in an offcial position (ft Any writing publication, print ing, cut. cartoon or utterance which advocates or teaches the duty neces sity or propriet of engaging in crime, violence or any form of terrorism as a means of accomplishing political reform or change in government. (g) The sale, gift, or distribution of any prints, publications, books,- pa- j pers, documents or written matter in or teaches sedition as hereinbefore de fined. (h Organizing or helping to or ganize or become a member of an assemble, society or group where any of the policies or purposes thereof are seditious as herein before defined I Section 2. Sedition as defined in i section l oi mis act snail De n mony and any person convicted thereof shall be sentenced to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars (S1001 and not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and to imprisonment not exceeding twenty jeurs, either or both in the discretion of the court. Spptinn .T. All opts ni" nnrts nf opts InnnneUtnnt hormtltli lin nnrl thn en mo I .-.'"------ -"-! --'-'-- -' are hereby repealed. --- PASSED BY SENATE Measure COOS to Governor for Signature Vote 31 For, 1 5 Acrnirxst 13 Mgamsi PHILA. LEGISLATORS FOR IT -T - -' - -, - By a Stnff Correspondent Hirrisburg. June 25. Governor, Arm SEDmON B L Sproul's signature is all that is needed Senate during consideration of the army to put the Flyun anti-sedition bill on impropriation bill. Senator Borah, Re the statute books. ' publican, Idaho, declared the treaty was The measure which was tne storm "a guarantee of war." He said "the center of the greatest legislative battle acl .tet" of the document was not its in the House this session passed the application of the principles of self-de-Senate finallv at noon today bv a votel,crm'nBt"on ot penplea to the people of of .11 for. If! against. , enemy countries, but to peoples domi- The bill has met with strong opposi- "atfd by the Allies. turn.' Samuel Gnmpers assailed it yes- '"" fi " f as a measure which folates nEjlts aml freedom of the people. the iignis ami ireciiom oi lue people. " , ;..- . "-.-".... " '.,.i.r.V' .... was no excitement or uo iieuuie uu me measure in the upper chamber today. ' .... ' . Senator Barr. of Allegheny, was the i nniLTL" rj a"d Mr Virr ,1p, h rVil thnt il.prp act of sedition not adeouateTv covered hv pt Linn i?n J if ? w .f.t.1 said that no lawjer could tell just what the bill did or what it was for. ..-. .-.in, uwu Opposed to Bolshevism Asserting that he was opposed to bolshevism in every phase, Mr. Barr added that he deemed the bill "unwise and unnecessary" at this time. Every one of the eight Philadelphia senators voted for the bill. The bulk of the ote against the measure was de livered by the Allegheny delegation, which also threw its entire strength against the measure when it came up for final passage in the House. The bill specifies that the word "se dition" shall mean any writing, publi cation, printing, cut, cartoon, utterance, or conduct, either individually or in con nection or in combination with any other person or persons, which tends: "To make, or cause to be made, an outbreak or demonstration of violence, against the state or against the United States. "To incite or encourage ariy person orpersons to commit any overt act with a view to bringing the government of this state or of the United States into hatred or contempt. Inciting Violence Included "To incite any person or persons to do or attempt to do personal injury- or harm to any officer of this state or of the United States or to damage or to destroy any public property or the property ot any public official because of his official position. "It shall also Include the actual damage to or destruction of any public property or the property of any public official perpetrated because the owner or occupant is in an official position. "Any writing, publication, printing, cut, cartoon or utterance which advo cates or teaches the duty, necessity or propriety of engaging Jn crime, violeuce or any form of terrorism as a means of accomplishing political reform or change in government. "The sale, gift or distribution of sny prints, publications, books, papers, documents or written matter in any form which advocates, furthers or teaches sedition as hereinbefore defined. "Organizing or hejping to organize or becoming a member of an assembly, society or group where any of the pol- icies or purposes thereof are seditious as hereinbefore deqned." Sedition as defined in the act is to e a felony and conviction is punisha ble by a fine of not less than $100 and ndt more than $10,000 and imprison, I ment not exceedtnj, twenty years or both, at. the discretion of -the court. 'LODGE AND KNOX ' 1 VOTE FOR DELAY ON FALL UN i I C. 0. P. Split in Foreign Rela- a tions Committee Revealed When Action Is Postponed DEBATE IS VIOLENT BEHIND CLOSED DOORS On Floor of Senate Borah Says Peace Treaty Is Guar antee of War .. , , , n tl,e Associated Trcs Washington. .Tune 2." After two hours discussion today of the res- n hitlon of Senator Fnll. TJ-nnMi-nn . New Mexico, to declare a state of . peace with German?, the Senate for-, . cign relations committee adjourned , I without action. Effort, to press the resolution at this! time met with vigorous opposition, ol- thoiich t ttfl snirl tliorn unc unnci'fl . I " i m. !..- lL. league of nations in favor nf bringing ! it to a vote in the Senate later The vote b which the foreign rela - tions committee postponed action on the Tall resolution was twelve to four, ' and was said to !me followed a stormy i discussion in executive session. Senator Swanson, Democrat, of Vir- I ginia, was understood to have made the HiMi, iiB iiijut'isiuufi ii nave made me motion to adjourn without action, and it was said to hive been supported bv ! Senators Lodge. Know Harding, Mo- Cumber. New and Brandegec. Republic- ,ans, and Swanson, Hitchcock. Pomer-' Pn''' mit''' Arizona : Pittman and Shields, Democrats. Voting in the neg- ntive were Senators Fall. Borah. John- .. Ca,,frnta' aBd MSCS RcpubU' -.... Guarantees War, Says Borah Discussion of the peace treaty and tho league of nations developed in the reianii. uorca anil l.gjpt, s,enHtor 1,",Mu u-ii-i ii-ii. Miwuiu uue oeen given independence. ,,. . ..... "i am not critic 7 n" thp Pr.i,,,i periallstic designs of the i:nrnnp.-i , .,.., ... . , , , . ------4 - uu tions with which he is associated. There "Z,ll .s doubt that the sentiment of America Ireland." included I JIr- Borah' spoke in reph to Senator ' Thoma. Colorado, who declared parti- SaD ,Plitica was iDvolvr'l in l' B.irah , rcso,u,ion recently adopted b, the Sen- I fl,n ftrt,fc.lM 1. . . ..iv, i..-.-iju u ueuniig a. me i eace Conference for reprcentaties of the provisional Irish Republic. HUSH! ANOTHER BOMB! Reds Never Used This Kind. Even If Th PvnUri. umi. a What would vou do if ,,. ,. tcrious package of proper dimensions for a bomb? When a patrolman passed the P. and f jt A - .. . -. . R. Y. M. C. A., Ninth and Spring Gar den streets, yesterday, he discovered such a package on the low window-sill. "A bomb," thought he. The patrol was called and the parcel went on a journey. But when Fireman Seth Dautelt of the P. awl R. Railroad, returned a few 'minutes later for the package of ezes he had brought in from the country and left for safe keeping on the win dow-sill of the Y. M. C. A. he hod one frightful shock. The eggs were missing. BOOZE, TABLOID OR PATENT, PROHIBITED BY DR Y BILL Measure Completed by House Committee Provides Severe Pen alties for Violations Intoxicating Gifts Forbidden and So Are Brewery Pictures Washington, June 25. Drastic legis latlon for the strict enforcement of both war-time and constitutional prohibition was completed by the House judiciary committee today. With only slight modifications the bill Chairman Volstead will submit to the House is the sarrfe as that proposed by thnultra-drys. An appropriation of 53,500,000 is provided to carry out the act. The main provisions of the bill are: Any beverage containing more than one-half of 1 per cent of alcohol is in toxicating liquor. When the war-time nrohibitlon act or constitutional prohibition goes into effect it shall be unlawful "to manu facture, sell, barter, give away, trans port, import, export, deliver, furnish, receive or possess any intoxicating liquor except as authorized by this act." The only exceptions are for medicinal, scien tific or saeramental purposes, or .where 'liquor is stop liquor is swfvq'.iB jprivate nonies, ne WILSON NOT TO BLAME Brlton'3 Intimation That He Op-1 posed Surrender of Ships Denied Paris. June 23. (By A. P ) An authorized denial was made in a high American source today that there wasj an. truth in an intimation mad" in the British House of Commous yesterday by Horatio Bottomlej , independent member from South Hackney and editor Johnl-uU. respecting the disposition of the German war fleet. Mr Bottomle, 's intimation was that President Wilyn had overruled the plea of Premier Llojd George that the Ger man ships should be surrendered in stead of interned. I rui Senate Approves Appropriation Rise Most of Frankford Workers to Hold Jobs COLONEL CLAY JUBILANT i I Continued operation of the Frank- ford Arsenal, with all of its present ' 1,11 FIGH FOR ARSENAL WON lOrCP. Until Jtinp 30. 1020 nt ne.lntul nvt -.. ! - - , - - .. Mired when tip Fn twl Stntni Spmifo1 . J. b0.forf' mi,ln'S'it at last night's ses I in her recent acts. The note presented by I V. afloPtpl the amendment of Senator ' Doctor Hauiel von Ilaimhausen on Sun- ' K"ox increasing the appropriation for dnj was a startling declaration of the or',nanc, stores and ammunition in the, German intention not to observe the army appropriation bill from $200,000 peace terms after signing the treaty. I t0 51.000,000. j In effect, it tells the Allies Germany, n appropriation of Kl,f00,000 wasi signs under duress and cannot and wiil , the amount given the nrsenal in lOlGmot live up to the conditions. I ""' rv -. ...v., .... cum, miiv iuc' 'committee representing the l'rankford aml represented the sum which the1 Arsenal workers said would be sufficient to keep the arsenal running on its tional spirit of resistance. It is impos- regular basis. j sihle to connect the present German Senator Knox and Senator Wads- government with the sinking nf the I worth, chairman of the military com- bips, but the admiral had just returned' mitteo. said the War Department had 'from Weimar and the old government i asked 53.000.000 for the arsenal, while, has accepted responsibility. i na'L.Kl' j?' ''InJ.Vn'pir" IllIU USUI- P1UKVU nKU'USl lUK llllllJk amendment just before last midnight JnJn.arl ftA Vn PanU.f 1.1.1,1 Yl ft A ncl-A1 i for oniv sjo-. qoo The House committee put the ap propriation at $200,000 and it passed the House and came to the Senate in that shape. Protest Made to Knox A protest had been made to Senator T.- .. ..nnIn. .l.tu .mnll inini..n.intlnn lUIIA UBillUSl. lltlf CMKlll " ,',!' 4...1VU .ii . workers nfter Colonel AVnlter Clay, i oommanaer oi iuo ufm-ui. . . .... i.' - . .! It.. u.u..l 1,1 nAr.Arl and a generous increase was asKcu oy r,a, n o Grmt am, ,be a committee representing- the arsenal... ,, H n . ,, ,i... nm.iis ,.i.uuK...mi ...e ,...,u. u....- ".iof a formai pinUing on the high seas b. Workers to seek other labor unless the My (jPrman n(,t rranPe j, resentful appropriation for ordnance stores aud becauRP sh(, claimed a portion of the ammunition was mi-ren- ir.mi .,- ' 00n t0 s''"10'1.'0nrt- s,natnr Knox ,ook Jho u"r,k"."n s ' committee before the Senate Military! ! committee, of which he himself I. i member anil succeeded in Having tnc "PllroPriation iniscil. , - W!,D !t "as rcaclml in tue Scna,e lul .... '", -." .---.- -- defeat the amendment. lie began by saing the War Department had only 1... Miilninl.t S.nntnl KlThV SPI nilt in' I asked tor si.iu.uuu uecausc uic guvcru- 'ment lias aircauy uu iiunu i,... ment has already on hand 1,700,000,000 rounds of this ammunition. This, he I said, could not bo shot !n a year with 4.000.000 men on the battlefield I "If Frankford Arsenal is continued liu operation it will produce 250,000 , I roumli! of thl' kmd of ammunition every day," said Senator Kirby. 'W ith 1,- I "00.000,000 rounds of it on hand, we JJ nn nonrl trtrtt-O ' do not need more Senator King Ask. Why When Senator King, of Utah, asked whv the appropriation was to be in creased and at whose instance. Senator K,rD' M,a u i. ? Deen ,nc,e"B, """ llll'le IE i.u ruiLiciii . g.i'a u. ujii-.ui,, i-a at Frankford Arsenal, a great many of whom would necessarily have to seek other employment Senator Knox, in urging the in- Continued on race lUilit. Column One fore prohibition goes into effect. for private use. Fines and Imprisonment Punishments for violations are as fol lows: A fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 for the first offense and a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $1000 with imprisonment from thirty to ninety days for the secoud offense. A fine of not less than $500 and imprisonment from six months to two years is provided for the subsequent offenses. In addition courts may re quire bonds as security that violators will not again break the law for one year. Enforcement of the. prohibition law is lodged with the commissioner of Internal revenue and the Department of Justice. Paten and proprietary medicine manufacturers must prove to the com? Continued on fr EUht. Column On .. ii Sinking of Ships and Other Acts Shriek Intention to Disobey Terms SIGNED UNDER DURESS. CONDITIONS HELD VOID nhviniie Cnnomnt ci,., u Ubvious Contempt Shown by Teuton Envoys Significant of Real Attitude fly CLINTON W. C.If.TlKnT Staff rorrep.n''2'nt of th- Jfnlnr rubllr -w-,u,rr iui in I'eirp if if cation In Europe By Special Cable Ciyrfof. 131, tj, pbllr LrdO'r Co. Paris, June 25. The Germans are Mmi5B tbC pra'''' trfatv under circum-, stances indicating that tlip peace does, ..... ... I A mZZT. ..' ' l ViA ..I must continue to maintain railitarv force1 . uui.uui; in niiiin inn muiiTiri iiirrn Rprlln hn. .1 1. '-.. L J .!. iiii-ipuii' uiHtu Mcniiim. i This declaration, coupled with the ..,.-. mtiaiunuii, t-JUillu Willi nil- sinking of the German ships at Scapa Flow, is striking evidence of the na - - " -,. ' .".. -j . .., terms of the armistice in sinking these ships if the power and will to inflict , SCRAP OF PAPER APPEARS GERMAN W TREATY Z on" desire " io gc the" German Tlre b "as Mni h? Jam" Mgnaturc t .the peace ferm and leave " .Tosephine street I, ing ,,nder the future to take care of itelf. 'fhis,a "'' ow trM? bftwrc,'n "' ' signature apparently is. going to be af- 'Kensington and Tacouy Railway and a contempt. Ship Sinking Characteristic Lue The sinking of the ships is no mate- cated destrnving them, and they are ' only robb(.d of tho pomp and Ceremonj fl . t ,,. ,... Io and . fa . tiro to build additions to her navy during I the war. The con aLlp, as of , duration. and the Americans and English probably are glad to have it settled. But the Ger- ' man act is unparalleled in the history i 1,1 uumma. n-ia.it. .. .... -....- ..... i socmnb turned over to the Allies under I the agreement of the armistice signed . C ,1.-1 ni... .... Th.ca Lllin. HAm qv uermany. i.ermany Dieaiss iimw contract in a most spectacular manner' heard of the scheme to mil the mni just at the moment she is called upon I ure. Opponents of the bill, which to affix ber signature to the tieaty of f would give some relief to Philadelphia peace. I tenants who arc now at the mercy The armistice, so far as the ships arc concerned, "is only another "scrap of paper," and Germany serves notice on Uj,, world that she intends to treat the treaty of peace as another scrap of -rtnn- Tniu e-Vi n romflint trim tft trlfll- paper. Thus she remains true to tradi tions under which the war was started when she violated her solemn obliga tion to respect the neutrality of Bel- gium, calling that engagement a "scrap Ot naner. ! The circumstances are provocative id the extreme, hut tnc entente ann Amen- , ca, wearied by peace discussion, arc i too exhausted by difficulty in agreeing Continued on Tact Elsht, Column Four , SHOOTS AND STABS HIMSELF I Camden Saloonkeeper Attempts Sul- clde Three Shots Fired I Jacob Hoffman, a saloonkeeper of Camden, shot himself in the throat! three times and then stabbed himself i twice, at 2134 South Sixth street toda . Domestic troubles are assigned as the paign for independence will not be con-j ships at the time the armistice Vfas reason for his action bv his cousin. Mrs. ' fined to the UnitedStntes. but will he Signed. Sarah Hoffman, whom he was visiting, extended to Canada and Australia,! Notable among the persons who will His wife and he separated some timejEamonn de Valera, "president of the ottepd the ceremony of the signing o'f ago. she said. I Irish republic," announced here today, i the treaty will be five senators who par- Hoffman was taken toMt Simai Hos- "We have sympathizers just as strong ticipated in the campaign ef 1870. PreV pital. alter 1'atroiman nitneid. wno uearo me suois uuu ran inio me nouse. i annlied first aid. He is uot expected toi TODAY'S BASEBALL SCOREBOARD NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston.... 1 6OOOOH0H Phils"0.. O 3000S!lli- Scott and Wlson; Hogg and Cady. Chicago... SHyHIHHSiSI-Cinno-t.. M HILiHHIH- Washngln. 4 Boston ci8t).1 Shaw and PIcinlch; Ruth FIRST AIR LIMITED CARRIES PHILA. MAN TO ATLANTIC CITY Flight Made in Two Hours. Land Title Official Goes to Attend Convention James S Clark, assistant secretary of the Land Title and Trust Companv. nud tiie tirst passenger to be carried by air plane express from this city, arrhedj safely in Atlantic City after a two-hour i fly over the water. He telephoned the, news of his arrival as soon as he landed I to his mother. Mrs. .lona Clark of 0017 ashington aenue. I "I had a great trip." he said over the wir, "we made it from Esington t., the Curtis field here in two hours and ten minutes and I enjoyed it very t mucn. Mr. Clark is a delegate to the conveu finn nf the Y.Hnn.l T7p.l Vtntp A. sociatiou. Ho is the oungcst member nf tho T.nnrt Titlp nnrf Trust Cnm . I pain's board of directors being onlj i twenty-nine years old. , "No, the companv did not fend me, here by airplane," he answered queries today, "i came that way just because I wanted to try it." His mother accompanied him to Ussington to watch the start, and waited pnpprlt fnr l,i tplpnlinnp r.lll. icMih came about noon. rcoIll('.on fliestuut street watched tUC C lirtlS H.Ving boat SOannff 1U .! ... circle nDout hip rpntrni ppcuoii 01 tnc t .i . i . . i city before it started toward the shore The machine passed directly oer the Land Title and Trust Company, where it was greeted by employes wawug from the roof. Then it darted away again toward the thing school at Essington, the point of departure. The tirst passenger booking office for the "air line express was opened yes , .. TCnllnT-nn Qtrntfrtrrl ITntnl I, i, . ' ueuevue-mrauoro noiei Mr. Clark. nnnv rAIL TO IDENTIFY BODY Man Found In Meadows Wore Army Shirt and Blue Trousers nffort(i of ,h(, coroncr-, offl(.p and P" to establish the identity nf a man found dead in the Kensington raeauo,,s I" """"'" -u ' "" meadows this morning so far have been the Atlantic City Railroad. Tho mau obviously had been dead several davs. The body was so badly decomposed that It was imposMoic io ueiermine wnemer ; dinth was due to wolcnee or uaturul , ca,PS , TllP SPrrt,tarIat has received no word Tk mm ni ilmswil in M tmn.pl,lns to when the German delesates will and on army shirt, and wore army j shoes PLOT TO KILL TENANT BILL Unconstitutional. Is Cry Vare Mus- ters Forces to Support Harrlsburg. Pa.. June 23.-A plot to kill the Walker tenant bill in tho Senate is .aid to have been started, The plan is to have the measure, which ..u,.,. . "," ,.m -.-..u.. .....i,,.,,. stricken from the calendar Senator K. II. Vare hurried began nntvteicr . .-.. I n . fM- cnn.nl .n.riinr. lining up uis iorces as soon as lie of profiteering landlord, claim it is uu- constitutional ARCHANGEL TROOPS SAIL Units of 339th Infantry Leave Brest on Transport Von Steuben Washington. June 2.1. mv A P A i-nitc, of th(1 3rinill ifBntrv, reccnth uiHw'Mnn frAm Arrhnnil Imvn cIln1 ,.mn rre-t on the transport on Steubeu , arp tm(1 at N-c. Vnrl June 30 The organizations iuclude the machine un comnnny, detachment of the head- qunners i-uiiipau.i , iiuuuui u.-uii-iiiupiii and Companies A, E. (! ' ' am SI,!be the hour nf signing.' in all forU-six officers and 14115 men. "IRISH REPUBLIC" ACTIVE mion ntrucu.u hu l ivc De Va,era Says CamPal9n Wl" Ex- tend to Canada and Australia New York. June 2.". (By A P.li The aethitics of the Irish in their cam- tu Australia and tanaua as we nave nerc in lue imtru luie auu wc win float a portion of our loan in those two I countries," he said. AMERICAN LEAGUE o 2 m 0 m m m-mmw o 2 0 m m m m -mm and Walters. PDWEflS READY TO DEMAND FOE name Envoys ... . ...... Weimar Must Act Quickly Of Time Limit Will Be Fixed LEADERS ARE PERPLEXED AT ATTITUDE OF ENEMY Versailfes Ceremony Cannot ' Take Place Before Saturday. i Probably on Monday . fc NO WORD FROM GERMANS - Plans for Signing of Treaty in " Complete State of , Suspense Arrests Reveal Plot to Slay Sclwidemann London, June 2,"5. (By A. P.) A number of soldiers have been ar rested in Weimar, according to an. E.xchango Telegraph from Copea-H nageu, on charges of having planned. to arrest and murder Philipp Schel demann, the former premier. , The plot was to have been Carried J out Monday evening. By the Associated Press, trm T..A OT T IL. 1 J- - 1L ' "". juui: -.1. ii iue ueabg oi ine yq .vuieu powers in 1'arls do not hear '-i; from Weimar very soon rezardlnz h-2 German delegation for the sigulnt olSlj the peace treaty, an ultimatum will.'fcSl sent ,to the German Government. acAa ,,,.S tne arls mce 0t "eUWr Vi ... .. - . . .'w.ri The ultimatum will demand Ut.tf&ti pointm(.Dt f pnlpoteotiaries tfjihi.) "rfain number of hours I p to i -A., o'clock this afternoon no' 4 official word had been received here re- W garding Germany's plans as to the , formal signing of the treaty. The leacc Lonierence icaaers were unais- i guicilly perplexed over the situation. arrive at Versailles. j Plans for Signing Suspended This lack of official advices from j Germany with regard to the new plenl- j potentiaries, besides causing uneasiness to manifest itself in conference circles", has placed the turn, for the signing pt i the treatj in a complete state of sus- peuse, Herr Ilanicl von Hcimhausen, tin- acting German representative at Versailles, apparently is also without information. , Dispatches from Weimar say the Ger man plenipotentiaries have not yet been chosen. They may, however, be named today. It is still proving difficult, says' the dispatch, to find men who are willi ing to affix their signature to a docn ment which is to be such a momentous historical record. It was conceded to be impossible that, the ceremonj of signing could take'plac before Saturday. Unofficial reports were that it probably would be delayed until Monday. If the treaty is signed next Satur- -day, June 28. peace will have been, established exactly five years to f day from the murder of Archduke , Francis Ferdinand of Austria at Sarajevo, which precipitated the world war. Thp first declaration qf I war. that of Austria -Hungary against ' Serbia, was on July 28, 10H. I Fiv Two o'CIocU as Hour It has been decided that 2 p. m. 'will,.- The council of three, composed I I Premiers Clemenceau and Lloyd George rind Protirlonf Wilenn . nt it inrAtinff fw (iiBAUssed th." scuttling of the Ger- man fleet at Scapa Flow, according to the Paris officp of Renter's Limited. The, council had before it and examined fully, it is added, the facts relative to, what took place with regard to the mier iiemenceau announced in tne eea;-. me iuuii iim mr mt-u win- uo poa k-w ored with places in the Hall of Mlf" -. . "S rors. in the Chateau at Versailles. Marshal Petain. accompanied by fox.i'il'i French generals, Mrs. VS ilsin and argFfrji secretary and Miss Margaret WJlsarT will be among the lOOO persons, inclnd" -A ing delegates and' secretaries, -who" will ' be present when the Qermaos atticit their signatures to the treaty, Tlireft hundred journalists fwoi all the IntM:,.- ested nations, a few neutral newspaVf Jh , 1 1 , j.. Continue! on rare Elrbt, Column Ter. '! . , tJ General Burnham Relieved atAtfin Washington, June 25. (By A, Pi) Malor General William P. Bnrnbs' has been relieved of duty as "Americai-? '& delegate on the interallied commission "V: n't Athens. Lieutenant Colonel Arthur- r .,, ...1. , .... J... lit. .&. '.?" t'Oluon, wuu una uvvu ou uui; wiu sow tCiitm peare commission in Paris, b4lng Bro'4 vj-1 as hU successor. . r . . . .. u. -. !' Whn -ob think AfNndUMK - J I ;i t: i m 1 v. f xi- -A 1 a i S f iw p . 4 .1. . rfTi lY.. ' , i STMr J Svv, B1 I . ..iATy .,.
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