VV- v - tttf" 'jftymiJ4tf&i "'wJvlql i,fl.ifyYC4'Pf ' vr ---w yj" 1-r't wlv,f -- -y f - ..?,r. -,,v, . - ,. . V,, . NIGHT EXTRA JTTJVAJVCIA.L THE WEATHFR Washington, duly 24. Fair foilny anil lomorrow. TKMrr.nrtnr, at kacii noon - -." i " n " -j uTTTjTt I 74 7SS1 1ST. ST. ISO SO 80 I VOL. V. NO. 267 Kntorcil a ficconil-r"np Mutter nt the Postomi-e, nt Phllnilplphtit, I'b. t'ndcr the Art ot March H 18"!i. PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1919 I'Jjbliinh'Ml lm-v ,T''pt Sunda HlibrrtnMnn Price $H H Ynr bv Mill! v iu' i It'll h I'ut i' l.i ilffr f'omtmm PRICE TWO CENTS BTngCTT1 ,'., , - f'""-MME4-'. . , . ,,.,r:.w ,,,.,,,,, ,.-.. ;-- rr;-....-. ,.. ,...,, , , ,.,,.,,,.,.,, ; rTrn..r j t T7J,' r Ji ' ' i ." ' Al K TUPHB. . i me h; SAYSJPBLER, Former Insurance Commis sioner Tells Pusey He' Will Set tle Within a Few Days ASSIGNS PITTSBURGH LIFE FUNDS TO. DONALDSON I Mrs. .Moody, who lias been estranged . I ri.. TUni Mnuor'1 ll01' husband and two children, it Colonel Declares That Moyer i nssort0(I wns al)011t to rcturn , Is Not Entirely to Blame for Collapse "MUST PAY EVERY DOLLAR", "We Are Going After Every As set to Clear Up the Short age," Is Promise Today's Developments in North Penn Case Charles A. Ambler, former in surance commissioner, obtained $75,000 from the defunct bank, on personal nnd business notes. He deposited more tlinn $100,000 in the biuik funds of the Pitts burgh Life anil Trust Company. Above statements mnde today by Colonel Fred Taylor Pusey. in charge of tlie state Investigation. This afternoon Mr. Ambler told Colonel Pusey" that he would settle within a few days. He asked for a statement of bis account. Mr. Ambler hns been forced to turn over security bonds for ap proximately $2153,000 of the insur ance funds. He made full assignments this afternoon to T. 11. Donaldson, state Insurance commissioner. Colonel Pusey says that others knew of bank transactions. Investigation of deals continues. Ralph T. Moyer, cashier, held iu $25,000 ball, will isuc statement, according to bis lawyer. Charles A. Ambler, former speaker of the House, nnd stnte iusurancc com missioner under Governor Ilrmnbaugh, who jdepositf A $-100,000 state funds in the North Pcnn ISnnk, a now defunct institution, and then received $75,000 from thef bank, this afternoon promised to pay Ills Indebtedness to the institu tion. Called upon by Colonel Fred Taylor Pusey, specially appointed deputy at torney general to conduct the investi cation for the htnte. to make good. Mr. Ambler appeared and asked that he be given a statement of his account. He! ndded that lie would settle within few days." At the same meeting Mr, Ambler J made n complete assignment of the funds, o Pittsburgh 1-ife nnd Trust Com- ...i.!..i. i ...:..- i... ,.i,.,nl of the pany, of which be was receiver by virtue of his office as insurance commissioner, until but which be did not turn over today to his successor, Thomas 11. Don aldson. Gives Up Bonds Ilc first nssigned the sum of $2.i:S.000; Dcneveu still to do in, tnc uiiiik. i nen lie signed documents giving his bonds to cover the insurance funds to Mr. Don nldsou. These bonds represent $100, 000 held by a Hartford security com pany and n $250,000 bond given by thd directors of the defunct bank. Judg ment against this bond lias already been filrd in the Common Pleas Courts of Philadelphia county. Whether the bond of the directors of , the North Penn Hank is of nny value remains to be seen, nccording to Colonel Pusey. It is known that many if the directors are men of small means, being, for the most part, business men of the community near Twenty-ninth nnd Dauphin streets, where the bank is lo cated. Colonel Pusey announced, after Mr. Ambler's visit, that he had received tentative propositions from two finan cial institutions to take over the buwi- - ness of tbcscollapsed bank. "This," he said, "would be like buying a pig in n poke." The colonel ndded that he did not consider the matter of importance as nothing would be done until the state investigation was completed. Many Overdrafts Colonel Tuscy declared that the re ceiver and bank examiners were over whelmed with work, but were fast bringing light out of tlie chaos, "I am going at this thing In n de termined nnd persistent manner, no reatter where It leads," he said. "V have found that there are many over drafts and will immediately seek ex planations of those not understood." Several additional conferences with bankers, Assistant District Attorney Taulanc and II. J. Myers, deputy attor ' ney general, nre scheduled for late this afternoon. Moyer Not Entirely to Itlame Colonel Pusey said that "it was in conceivable that one man" meaning Ilalph T. Moyer. the 'cashier, who Is now under $25,000 bail on crim inal charges "alone could have known of the transactions which caused sus pension of the business of the bunk.", Additional arrests will not be inad Immediately, Colonel Pusey said, but such action will be taken should the investigation warrant, he added. Colonel Pusey, who has Just removed , his uniform as an officer of the Key stone Division, having served as quar termaster of that division In trance, anneared early at his office ln the Ilailey Jhiilding this morning. Mr. Ambler hag admitted, he said, that he ling obtained jponttno.d en Pa Twenty, Column Fonr Slashes Woman, Then Asks Her to Kill Him, Is Charge j.. . . Jealousy Prompts John Ritzel to Plan Double Murder in Swarthmore Woods, Police Say Attacked With Razor John A. Illtzri, thirty-six years old, nml she wnt blooding from ruts in her 1(111 Tainllow terrace, was arrested by . check and on lirr arm, caused, slic said, the police of Swarthmore today nnil charged with assault with intent to kill upon Mrs. Kthcl Moody, of the same address. llltzrl. orcorditig to tlie Swarthmore police, lias confessed his guilt and said that lie intended to kill the woman mid then kill himself. Jealousy is believed , to have been the motive of the crime. them. The attack took place in n stretch 'of woods on Swarthmore avenue, near ! Rivcrviow. early today. After ovcr- i nowerlnc Mrs. Moody lier assailant then offered her n razor and asked her to cut his own throat, according to Ins statement, tlie police say. The woman was not seriously hurt. Woman Makes Kscapo The man. chnrRed with nssault nnil attempt to kill and -with carrying deadly weapons, is locked up nt Hwnrthuioro. He will hnve n hearing there tonight before Justice of the l'ence Voolgcr. Fleeing the man said to have sought her life, Mrs. Moody screanieil for help. Iter cries were heard by Mrs. ', I'nrmenter, whose home is on Ogdon I nveuue, not far from the woodland in I which the woman sns the attack was I made. I When she reached the I'nrmenter i,nnn her clothing was torn, her hair disheveled anil hanging "own her hack, CHARGEDTO P. R, T. Lawyer Points Out Company Wants Stockholders to Pay ' for Investment Gain TELLS OF FARE "INCREASE" The Philadelphia Kapid Transit Com pany is classed as a principal in one of tlie profiteering disputes of the day in "Observations" of K. Clinton Ithoads. nn attorney, of this 'city. Mr. Ilhoads, with offices in the Heal Kstate Trust Uuildlng. has issued a pamphlet criticizing the annual report which the transit company submitted to stockholders. In it be charges that the company, "after having failed to saddle upon the city, through the lease, a guarantee of underlying charges on watered stock, now proposes to shift to an incrmso in vnloe of their nresent investments, and nrii us to pay on in.s ;"' " ' ; "' thing we have reused to , when ,t jit"i,n !'" " ,'," I Mr. Ulionds explained today that the movement be backs is "against capi "'lists, 0 lher. tulists of whom be says iu his ob- 'There nre many men to whom wealth and luxury nre not a temptation and wlln ,,,'li'vi tl,Bt lls the world is now it must nt the .same time be freed of the unfair use of concentrated capital, and that men ! control of iiuhlic utilities must hence- fortn ))r i,i,j tl) 'strict accountability.' i T. , ..vuress on. made famous by our expression, President, must be made to apply to every aggregation, whether of labor or capital, which affects tlie industry and happiness of the community." 1000 Pamphlets .Distributed One thousand copies of the pamphlet were issued over tlie name of Mr. Ithonds and sent for distribution among tlie members of the exclusive clubs of the city and to labor organizations here. Mr. Hhoails, iu reviewing the transit company's annual report, classes as "a charitable attitude" the "chiding" of tlie citizens by Thomas K. Mitten, the president, "for their attempts to con test tlie established rates of fare; their attempt to have a transit system of their own; their lack at appreciation of the reduction of fares which they do not seem to hnve comprehended, and their failure, to see that war values of the road would justify fares which have ! heretofore been based on keeping up watered stock. Iu reference to the fare rate. Mr. Ilhoiuls states : "From 11)14 to, 101S the three-cent exchange points were reduced from (141 r.Kn nnd during the same time trans- .. , mints were increased from H10 to 1120, namely, ten points. This Mr. Mitten calls a reduction of fares!" The proposition to fasten upon the city payments to the underlying com panies of the P. It. T. was the diffi culty with the lease, according to Mr. Hho'ads, and not the cost of operation. Interest on Securities '"I'be bulk of these payments are interest nnd rentals on underlying se curities," Sir. Itboads continues "An analysis of the underlying securities would be beyond the limit of these ob servations, but it can be token ns sub stantially true that hardly a dollar's worth of real value remains in them, and so far' ns they have a market value n.nv rpnresent nothing but the capital ized value of the right of the citizens to use their own streets and do not ...Mnt the cost of instrumentalities of transportation, which is the basis of inte making. Hangs Himself In Cellar Discouraged because of 111 health, 'Daniel Medon. twenty-one ycurs.of age, committed suicide, the police suy, ny hanging himself from the rafters in the cellar of ins nome ai 111 .mini virtv. sixth street. As soon as ills ,.ov(.rca he was rushed to the West Philadelphia Homeopathic Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. , PROFITEERING PUN hv razor slnshes. Police Chief Sweeney, summoned bv telephone by Mrs. I'nrmenter. quickly rencbed the scene, lie heard the wom en's .story, put her in his car nnd "enrolled the woods for her assailant, lie found Ritzel nnd nrrested him. When searched a razor was found in his pocket. Rlnmrs Troubles on Man Ritzol admitted Iiavlnr attempted the life of Mrs. Moody. Sweeney says, anil .llni-..l it lind been his nurpoo to take his own life. A No be said he had ; . . 1 1 IL-Aiianf Jtitrt titu inntltll suiuoii u iiiiiiiiM-i'iii. '"' and offered Mrs. Moody the razor to cut bis throat, but that she had scream- ed and lied. I Mrs. Moody, who is thirty-one years . old, declared today that liitzel was re- sponsible for the breaking up nt her home nnd her estrangement from her her I I family. Slie told Sweeney she ., .ii I accidentally i met tier husband on tlie street in tins , city last Miiuiny and that they bad virtually effected n reconciliation. Mic told Kitzel she purposed returning to her husband, nnd the news is said to Shave excited him to fury. Under the pretext thnt he sought em ployment he secured her companionship on a trip to Swarthmore yesterdny. ltitzcl is said to be mnrried. Ills wife nnd three children nre said to live l in Wilkcs-ltarrc. Mrs. Moody's bus band lives iu Philndclphin. , WEATHERMAN SOON TO BE IN CLASS OF GIANTS AND CHICAGO i Swithin. ODDOSed bv O. Sol. Drops First of Series in Race for Climatic Gonfalon O. Sol, the liurler recently purchased by tlie Weatherman's nine, reported for duty today and made an auspicious start. Taking the mound ngaint St. Swithiu's crew, he blinded the opposi lion, linin, Mt. Kwitmn s mirier, was forced out of the box almost before: he stnrted, the result being a certain j I'lntiiPi fn li n W n tli At-iii n ii iiivoi I ill llll. ii i 4IIIH iiiuiiii , ivi.ii.. .i. w...i ., ..in fo.l iiii.: iii- , L.ito, ,ii. u ii r.., .... iu tlie renr in the race for the climatic pennant, they hnve bolstered their forces to such an extent that a long string of victories is looked for. It. Itometer. baseball expert, predicted today that a long chain of victories was certain for tlie Weatherman, and thnt St. Swithiu's nine was slated for a place similar to the one held by the Athletics and the Phillies. The standings of the teams, which started their forty-game series July lo, follows : V." I,. Pet. !) 1 .1)00 1 !) .100 St. Swithin Weatherman PLANE OFF TO BOUND U. S. o Army Bomber Starts 7805-Mile Flight Around Rim of Country Washington, July 24. (Hy A. P.) A bombing plane, canning a crew of five commanded by Lieutenant Colonel H. S. Hartz, left the ground here at 10 a. in. on the first leg of a flight of nearly fiOOO miles around the rim of the country. The first stop scheduled is Augusta, Me.. ."0(1 miles from Washington. The flight is the longest ever at tempted by the army nir service and will carry the machine through thirty one states, and over ninety-five cities. Colonel Hart, was accompanied by re- serve iilots I,ieiMiants Lrnest E. Ear - .M ."- nion nnd I.otha A. Smith and mechanics ,i,nK ago. according to a dispatch from Sergeant John Harding. Jr., nud Mas- . Jtdgrade today. A lively fusillatl i- ter Electrician Jeremiah Tobias. Tlie, sued, lusting three hours. Three I"n h big machines rose from Moiling field, 'soldiers were killed. circled the White House in low flight, then bended away on its course. Direct flights between the points ties - ignnted for the terminus of each day's diers by Mulgnrinns a French regiment (light will not be attempted. Tomor- has arrived nt Sofia, the Miilgntian cap row the airmen will proceed from An- itnl, to disarm the local garrison, ac gusta. Me., to Cleveland, (N) miles. The cording -to the Hiiinaiii.in bureau at actual measured distance of the route is Heme. Tlie French contingent, tlie hu- 780.1 miles. Tlie machine used is a two- engined craft, known as the l S-Mnrtiu bombor. IRISH GIRL'S TRIP TO U. S. PUT OFF BY BANK FAILURE - rr Father Hopes Enough of His $1500 Will Be Recovered So He Call Send Through the loss of years of savings, totaling $1500, deposited in tlie ill-fnted North Penn Mauk, Timothy McCarthy, thirty-eight, 202(1 Diamond street, father of four children, mourns the tact .. . .', .. ,.,.. ,i.i tllUt lie will DC UUttUie 10 unns - fourth of his children to America this .. . .' " .. Tlireeot .Mr. Jtccurtny s ciiimivii me already here and living with their father. Mr. McCarthy said today his ...tf ,ncn..fn,l l.lm unnil. VdlH UO. HO .. ..vos -... v." - .............11. U.....1 lild iiiimnv sent fill' Olie I" ) I II. II... I.i mum ma ii.u..,; .- -- -... of his children nnd gradually nml tue satisfaction of citring for three of them under his root. It is a hnpuv family, the McCarthys, say the neighbors. Iu 1010 McCarthy wrote the consul ut Quccnstown, Ireland, asking thnt he advise him as to tlie cost of transporta tion across the Atlantic of his fourth child. HecaiiBo of the danger of the waters, owing to the menacing presence of German submarines and the ilifficul- ties encountered in securing passage FAMNENWATER IS FACED BY CITY n Supply Decreased 80,000,000 Gallons Daily Following Acci- , dent at Torresdale Plant i PLEA MADE FOR ECONOMY ; UNTIL DAMAGE IS FIXED Kensington and Frankford Dis tricts Most Seriously Affected, ' Says Chief Davis . riunileipbin is threatened with n ,,...,, .,,. f.,,,,,,,,,, ,1llP , ni.,.. ,,,,, ,(, . . gallon pumps nt the Toriesdalo piinip- ,.,, M.ltinn fn,1M v ,,,,,,, lM)mi,v tl(, (1v.s ,alh. ,,,, (f :.,UWOi0,, Bnn,m f .,,,,. T(, n(,,,w , , (1 rstt01i ln ,lt. ""K "'e big pump out of comnii-Mon. i.n ,.-. ,.., ,,, ,, , ,.,. ,,, i;i t1(1 ,,iltjnll- ,i,.,.esitatins H ' "ii-i'niniiu- Miiuiiifei mi hi in temporary shutting down of the plant and requiring extensive repairs. It will, it is estimated by olTicials! of the Water Department, require from ten da.io to two weeks to make the needful repairs, provided an engine to i replace the one disabled today can be. i bought. Meanwhile, pending the making of . Hl'till.-. l llll' lSUIHUllOll ,ii it UVU engine, luiiiaqeipina s water supply is decreased by SO.OOO.OOO gallons daily. Situation Admitted Critical After mi inspection of tlie pumping .station Chief Davis snifl : "The station is even more seriously crippled than it was at the time of the accident six weeks ago. Kvery step is being taken to make emergency repairs and the work is being pushed rnpidl.v. but the station will not be on its feet .""(1 leasonably safe before six months. ' !., .l. Ill the meantime every nerson in the ,cit should save every drop of water I un-.i vim. . J Three out of the five pumps nre now I winking. AS PUMP reaks I The temporary water shortage will 'American plan for the league of mitimio. most seriously affect Kensington. Senator Iirentlogoe also assailed the j I'rnnkford and residents of tlie central President for calling individual senators and southern sections of the city, Chief to the White House for diociiosiou of j Davis said today. Persons using water! the treaty. in other parts of the city nre asked to "Ilnvinc tried this case before the , bo us sparing with it as may be pos- .oiuie. i-nuaiioipiiia s dailv water con-, sumption totals .'!20,000,(X)0 gallons To Itusli Ilepalrs till r i i i.i " ""' confronted with a really critical condition in our daily water .l,. ' n.M,l M.,,f n,...i. ..i i.. ro the '.llKHhleo! .,.,,,.!.. 'Ji ...in' ..TTtlisl to this Information; the people. course, he made ns soon as is possible. but repairing innchiner takes time. If we are able to go iuto the open market and purchase nil engine for use in this emergency we shall do so. It will, 1 estimate, require from ten ilavs to two weeks to make the needed repairs nt the Torresdale station, ".Meanwhile, residents of Kensington. 1'rankford and those living in the central I and southern parts of the city will suffer1 some trom a water shortage. Our dailv' snii.ilv i now- lossonoil liv sn imii nun ' ... ...... e.,ii0nH Only six weeks ago n similar acci- rlent. such as the one of todav. o irreil in tlie Torresdale plant. The engines I "'All the world knows about this nnd pumps in use are old. They have' treaty except we who are to be bound bj been in use for more than twelve onrs, it," said the Connecticut senator, and we have alwn,s experienced trouble' Itopl.iing to Senator Hrnndegoe. Sen wlth them. They are not adapted for ntor Hitchcock said the sudden dis the task assigned them, and were never i,., ,,,.,.. "of something which has been in purposed for it nt the time of their installation. BULGARS ATTACK FRENCH Regiment Enters Sofia to Avenge Death of Three Soldiers Paris, July 24. (Ily A. P.) A French regiment was attacked by ltul- garinns as the regiment was lauding at 1.1 III Loin Palnnkn, on the Danube, twenty- ,....., ,nhvs southeast of Vidin. a few (ienevn, July 21. (My A. P.) As 'the result of an nttnek on French sol renu states, is supplied with an equip ment of rapid -lire gnus to back ,tnsk of restoring order. for Daughter across the ocean. McCarthy was advised to defer his daughter's trip and' con - suited rather tlinn risk the submarine iinrl. -"" uiut ne is cerium ocean iravei Now that lie is certain ocean travel , . .In,,,.,.,- nnd hns mill'ii-lent tf"ar for and mnlntnh, I !"r '""lrc" ' comfort, all of His sav - ,URS, representing his entire resources, , " ,, t.'nhrnlm Lederer rev-1 l ,,. , ,, , , do,,,i ,wnkllIB ,. ! from tl e o hce of Lph in ta U ' J.l otitution. the losing of which, the no.'0.1""' " ,.r"., f .t t',",'J'iJ.. lie., snv l,a nlini.ili- ..s...l n,,n !l -,, u ....v ,.- t iiiwlloi. f,i nnii.,1 diiIi.IiIk minllii. ..-I... , ,.,,.,,,., ... k,, ,,,,.,., p.... ,.. , .....ii. i , ., .in lost $.()(), to try to die by ens, and has sent a wave of ill-feeling through ine community once served uy me 111 - stltution. Mr. McCarthy said today be hoped' the 'change in tlie law permitting pay the Stnte Hanking Department would mrnts to be made In quarterly instal sueceed in saving enough from the ments. wreck to enuble him to get enough of biH JlfiOO back, so that he could send for his daughter anil have her leave "the ould Bod" and plant her feet in America. TAFT APPEALS TO TO MAKE TREATY LO Senate Resolution Calling on' President for Text on ! Alliance Blocked WILSON SEVERELY SCORED DURING STORMY DEBATE Brandegee Attacks Executive and Hitchcock Rebukes Chief Magistrate's Critics U. S. LEAGUE DRAFT SOUGHT Will Be Forthcoming, Says Democratic Leader Alliance Terms Violated, Is Charged It- the Associated Press Washington, July 21. A resolution request lug President Wilson to submit to the Senate the tteaty by which the I'niteil States woull promise to aid Prance in the event of an unprovoked attack by (ieiuiany. was offered in the Senate todaj by Chairman l.odie. of the foreign relations committee, t'linui moiis coiisoiit for its immediate cotisid ii at ion was refused by Senator ltohiu son. Democrat, Aikaiisas. Senator Lodge ollered the tiieiioiiie after n sharp debati' during which lie publican spokesmen declared that the terms of the treaty required that it be submitted lo tlie Senate for ratilici Hon ut the same time as the treat w ith liermiiii; . Assails Wilson's Secrecy Charging the President with not sub- inittiiiir information requested by the Senate and the foreign relations com , milter. Senator liramiegce. uepuiiiicnii, i 'Connecticut, referred to tlie Somite's ' seeming iniihilitv to get tlie draft of the! jury, the Senate," said Senator lirnnde- gee, "now he sends for the individual 'jurymen nnil argues with each of them. i If there is any information the Senate ouuht to have, he ought to come before the Senate or. at least, advise the com- nilttee. I ttlltiK Ilie commuter is eu too, are entitled to it. entitled to some- thing besides the mere ipsi dixit of the President" . . . .. . . . rM'llilliit ni'iitii- Him ii"... . ii. ..... ... ...... .. .i... . t..i. .!.... Senator I.odire rend from Ficnro of I ill IS I11C 1CM 111 llll- lll-il,l, i illll.iliinih n provision that the two treaties be submitted to simultaneously the American Senate Declares Agreement Violated '-I cannot but regret that the treaty was '" '" """ "- " '" ;"."' as the treaty of Versailles ns this signed, . ..... I....1 l,.il,.i.. .id (it I llll o-tltlt Ik III 111 t agreement required." said he. I Senator Hrniidegee rend n similar text from the London Times of July 4. , p,.j,t'for weeks," looked like a "tempest in a teapot." GE "1 think some protest ougiii m '"'lj(.nrs. widow of u Civil War icteran, 'made here." said Senator Ilitehcock, W(1K fllltll unionsiious in hot- apart - . "to pose. what seems to be the settled pur- of n few senators to criticize and Cimtlnuril oil Pue Twents. Column Tlirrf PROHIBITION TO CUT REVENUE 25 MILLION IN THIS DISTRICT Taxes From All Kinds of Liquors Shut Off Income Levies to Be Decreased Twenty -five million dollars loss in revenue returns from the First district up its of Pennsylvania alone is expeeieu ns u I result of nation-wide prohibition. I According to the preliminary state- Iment of receipts for the fiscal year end ling June !10, lfllil. iooiied by the in ternal revenue office. Federal Muilding. t&TJ i liquors netted a tax of S!l.:i07.!7I.SS. 'The taxes from these two profitable commodities will not he forthcoming this r'Turthermore the income and excess profit tax receipts will suffer tax receipts will sillier an enormous reduction, owing to mo tact .thnt the manufacture and sale of liquors ure destined to yield no profit iln Hie future because mere will no ,.,. ,i... ,v ,,,, triiiisnoriii- "" """" ' "" """, . 2n ","" " '"' T"' 1 ,. rilinl? .,, tll(. stiitrinent issued ' lleCrCOSP 111 "' '" . ' . . , ... 1W over ngaiusi ine previous IU1S IU1 o i ' .,'.. ., ,k is line to the fact that . mif f the tax on thelitis;11" ,. ' .mWinting to nearly $100.-, i liti'iiiui' iiiiiixt n 1 r.nn mm is still outstanding in view- A PAY IX SB1V VOUK Special train eicurnlon Punday. July 27. travlnit Iteanlne Terminal 8:00 A. SI., atop, ptn at Columbia Aenue. HuntlnBjon Rtrert. Wayne Junction, tog-un, Jenklntown ana Noble. 2.50i war tax. 20c .tdvt. FO TAFT'S SIX INTERPRETATIONS TO CLARIFY PLAN FOR LEAGUE Si "interpretations" for inclusion in the Senate rntitiritbiti of the pcaie tri'iitj aie included iu a letter wiitten bj former President ('.ill to Will II. I lin Those foil ,w : Pilot. That upon two o.ii.-' notice tlie I'nited Slates iruild n-w-o to he a meiiil cr of the league without bining th" league pao upon whether olie had fullillrd nil hoi nbligntiouo under 'he covenant. Second. That self-governed colonics nnd dominion.- could not he reire-o.-i't -d h;i tl.e league conn, il at the oaiue time with the motlicr goveriiment. or In- moliidul in any of those elniiooo where the pititieo to the flNpnti nre c eluded from its settlement. Third. That the functioning of the council under Article X olmll be ndvi-o! onlj, and that earh member sluill he loft flee to determine quootioiis "I .-ir in its own way. the decision of the I'nlted Slates resting with Congress. I'oiiitli. That (liffoioncos liotwin the nntioiis regarding immigration, the Unit ii i if I other tlomeotie iiiitioi'-- shall not be left to the league for -o-lh lil'-lit. Ki'th That the Monroe Doiliim- is to be rcoei eil for admiiiiotration by in i 'tilted Stiiteo Sklh. That the I'nited Stales reoerves the right to withdraw uncondi li"iuil! at th,. end of ten jenro, or at least to terminate then her obMgutions undi r Article X. PIJ onf U9NGCHIEF Former Government Expert Ap pointed Hsad of Division of Sanitation KRUSEN LIKES SELECTION Appointment of (Jeorge II. Shaw. ."!llll Pulaski avenue. Cerinantown, as chief of the illusion of housing and sanitation. Denni-tineiit of Public Health ., nmrjtj,,Si .,s nnouueed today 1 ' Director v timer Kriioo,,. Shaw was itupni-ited by Mayor Smith after be had pnooed the civil service mm mi a nr WttUL examination for tlie position with tlie lor use as commerce destro.vers in tlie rn(i()n j wj,idi would be embodied any bi;!ie-l average of an applicant. I lis event of war. reservations or interpretations, grade was Mi. 22. loading the second i Announcement was made todav bv the Contending that Senate rules requlr highest bj six points. I board that plans tor the ships m, ed a vote on each article of the treaty The position, with salary of s:',I(HI ill jenr. lino heen vacant since tlie reoig nation of James V. MeCriuldrn several mouths ago. It wits lemporarily tilled bv Mil had J. Kell. assistant. Doc tor Kruoeu en pressed pleasure at tlie ap 'iitniont. Shaw h'ls hud i oitsitlcrable eporience II.. II. .. . .i..llnl,,.i, . . inn. 'Inn hiillumi llll . 'in "i- iniim mu " " - I der govevuiient Mipn vision. He was identified with the Emergency l'lect , corporation, notu ai n iisiiiiigiim aim in - IMilliirtotoliin. no n snnitnrv encineer. He i - , " , .... ... was in charge of the health and sani- ' tntlon of all ship.Mirtls from New York cabin passengers and 1200 steerage to Virginia. I passengers. lteccbtly he served with the rnited j ., States Public Health Service in Phlln delpbia. Ho was educated in a Massa- ! ' " 'r''w '" number 100(1 officers .il.oleM. ln,r i s. "'""" "'-" nstitute of 'l"i hool. the Masoacliu,setts linoloirv and wao irrnd- iiiatcd as a livil engineer from Poly- itedmic Institute i (He is the author in Itrookl.Mi iu 1012. if several scientific papers. Shan is a member of the En gineers" Club of Piii'nilelphin ; Ameri can Public Health Association and an associate member of tlie American So ciety of Civil r.iigineers. Veteran's Widow Found Unconscious I Mrs. I'.li.ahoth Kuo. seven! -six lm,t.s. Ill Peadi treet. todin. She !1( ,,, overcome by gao. She was . ... .1... W.. IU, 11. ..!. .I..I.I.. II "'sen ....-...-. . ....,.-.,- , iiathic Hospital in n ootioits i onilition. Mrs. kno was nisi overod Ii lior landlady. Mrs. Mar Sciulon, who. with th a-i-tiinie of a neighbor,, broke into the woman's room. GENERAL DICKMAN ASSIGNED TO TEXAS BTJltLINGTON, Vt., July 24. Major General Joseph T Dickman, who has been in command of the American army of occupation overseas, with headquarters in Coblenz, nd who hn recetly returned to his home in this city, today received formal orders assigning him to command of the southern department at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. NO JOINT MILITARY COMMITTEE SESSIONS WASHINGTON," July 24. Proposals of the Senate lenders thnt the Senate nnd House military committees hold joint ses sions for the framing of permanent nrmy legislation were re jected today by the House body. It was agreed, however, that joint meetings of the two committees might be held to heat statements by War Department officinls and army officers. SHAKESPEARE UP-TO-DATE Juliet, 7, and Romeo, 7, Give Mod ern Version t ome to me, iny .Millet, sang , HollICO 111 dulcet tones. And seven year-old Mnigiuet Dolan. who wns leaning out of the second -stor (low of her home at Montrose street above Twenty-third, talking to seven. of, year-old I'euins .iiiicimiiniii, ot just across the strret, wno was standing on the pavement, came. She leaned too far out of the win dow and fell on Dennis. They were both hurried to the Poly clinic Hospital, but were almost Im mediately discharged. They were per fectly whole and brulscless, HITCHCOCK COMPROMISE; R FRENCH PACT 0 FI A RSIkiriVnU S I O k1 AsyluMI nV I! II Mill VI Mill II SI I 1I1I1MU.LS VI KJ, Ji Shipping Board's 1000-Foot Titans Will Cross Atlantic in Four Days TO BUILD NEW TERMINALS l!y the Associated Press Washington. July 21. Two gigantic ocean liners, larger than any ships now admit and d nod to cross the Atlantic nre to be built by the in four daj shipping hoard. Thej will be 10011 feet long nnd of thii ty knots speed end will be equipped f.... i . . i... i,. ,.,.,i,,i .t ,i,n, ,,.,,-t, ,,,, would be started ill the near future. It is proposed to provide a special terminal for then nt Kort Pond lav. Long lsl- J titnl. nnd it may be thnt two similar liners will be conotructcd later. j. ,, . . : Ilie ships, which are to be built under the supervision of tlie Xnvy Department. will nave a gross on.,- ii fciuss nonius'' in .i.i, wini. Their draft illw be thirty-five feet, depth sevent -four feet, lienin 102 feet ,,i, and nccoiumodntioiis will be nrovided for 1000 saloon passengers, SIM) ccoiid ' " "" " """ "" -'"!" "'" - '" "" oil -burning type, with a cruising ladius I "' (Kill miles, which will enable them on the At complete a round trip lantic without loading fuel overseas. They will be driven by four propellers, on which will be thrown the .strength of 1 10,00(1 horsepower. In oilier that the vessels may be converted into commerce destrojers in time of war, gun emplacements will bo I ,milt the decks and the after deck will bo constructed with a view of transforming it into a lauding and launching space for seaplanes. (rent Harbor Planned Construction of a terminal at Fort Pond bay. Mnntniik Point, will repre sent a large outla, but the board's announcement said a great natural depth harbor was provided there, and t'uiit'niif-il on Puce Two, ( otiimn Two SEARCH FOR MISSING GIRL i d-ii i. . r, ... .,j j .' Police Want Ruth Cuddy, Accused of stealing in uermantown Police ure looking for Ruth Cuddy, thirteen years old, who lives in Church lane nnd who was lust seen sliding down I the rain spout of the liermniitown Hoys' Club yesterday afternoon. The search for Ruth is not one of mete curiosity as to her hereabouts, but wns orig- inally instituted when she wns suspect- ed of being implicated in the (isl. pearnncc of n sum of money from a West Coulter street apartment house, The matron of the club recognized Ruth and called the police. The alarm. however, was not quiet enough to es cape Ruth's attention and she" was gone before tho patrolmen arrived, y SUPERLINERS Ex-President Requests Demo crats to Support Reservation or Interpretations HOPE OF UNDERSTANDING SEEMS TO BE BETTER Administration Forces for Pres ent Continue Efforts for Un qualified Ratification LANSING SEES EXECUTIVE Fight Centers on Resolution to Accompany Acceptance of Covenant liy the Associated Press Washington. July 21. Former Pres ident Tnft. who hns written to several Ilepiiblicaii sonnto'rs and loaders sug- ''""'"' reservations to the pence treaty wM'"11 mit-'llM"' acceptable to both sides, lms opened correspondence on the sub- j,.,,t witIl prnminpllt Tipnioorntle sena- tors. Senator Ilitehcock. of Nebraska, one of the loading spoke nen for the administration in the Senate Unlit . re ceived a letter today from Mr. Tnft. Mr. Taft's communication to Senator Hitchcock was not made public, but it was understood to be of the same general tenor as those sent to the lloniiblicnns ouggeotiiin for agreement upon treaty ri si tvations or Interpretations to facili tate ratification. I Democrats K.ipect Ratification Senator Hitchcock and other admin istration senators declared tod.iv. how ever, that for the present, at least, they would continue their efforts for ratification without reservations. Ex pressing confidence that there was no question but that the treaty would be ' "'' mcy -nm n gin. """ "'"' '' ' n.l ,i tin, vrs.itiiriim nocnmnnnvlni? rntin- ' " " ' .7 . the administration lenders sain me oe- """, ""' """ "" l"B l" ""'. mnew lmonts tn nny section as a simple majority only would be required. .i i.t il. . ...... -n IjrAtf- Opposed to Itenogotlnllon , rmlreding that strength might develop 'to compel acceptance of a ratification rwntion with qunllfyiiig clauses the mlmnistrntion senntors said they had ..... , r,t iinnt, m vISCi IIV I'll'smi-in. - son 'whether be would be disposed to iirirjn mi,' i" i , . t. ,i...t tlte odnnnistratioil would ........t nnv iiiternreraiioiis. u ..... iii'M'-i'i. ...... , iD- oppose in in. " -- ' - .... which would require renegotiation ot laot nn.v quauijuiK i-mui" the treaty. . " F.neouragrd by Mr. Taft's sugges tions. Uepublican senators who have been working out a program of inter pretative reservations, increased their nctlvltv to bring together administra tion leaders and Itepublienns favoring the league so that the covenant may be accepted without vital modification. Senators McNary, Oregon: MrCum ber. North Dakota, and others condl tioiiall favoring the league, expressed lontidonce that, in tlie end. most of the Democrats and innny Republicans would unite on n middle ground. Probably Discussed by Wllstfh President Wilson's advisors said to day the President bad known for sev enil days of the existence of Mr. Taft'f letters. Some of the senators with whom Mr. Wilson has conferred recent ly have been in communication with Mr. Tnft on the subject of reservations, and it was assumed that the former Presi dent's suggestions were discussed at some of the White House conferences. Secretary Lansing, who returned to Washington today from Paris, had a long conference with the President at .. it :..- l. .! the Willie House, msi-ussm), nn- oik uation at the Peace Conference and other matters. Mr. Wilson bad no eng-igements to day with Republican senators for dis cussion of the treaty and the league covenant. Senntors visiting the White House yesterdny were the hist on tho list of fifteen selected by the President, but it was said that invitations to other senators would go forwaid, os Mr. Wil son desired to conf-r with ns ninny of them as possible before starting on 111 speaking tour. Mr. Taft's suggestions, the first to come fiom the former President in sup poit of reservations, became generally known yesterday by publication of let ters written by Mr. Tnft to Will H. Has., the Uepublicau national chair man. It wa learned, however, that he also had wiitten Senators McNary, Mc Cuinber and others who favored the league idea and it was understood the work of framing a detiulte reservation program along the lines suggested was well under way. Hellevc Wilson Will Accept So confident nre the league Republi cans of the success of their plnu that some of them believe President Wilson will publicly accept it to smooth the way to acceptance i ine ii-uruc. Some Republican senators, who hare ie 1.flent in the last few days, Contlnuwl on I'uite Twenty. Column Three DRY BILL MEETS DELAY Senate Subcommittee Again Without QUorum to Consider Measure , , , ..., Ti.. oi in.. n nshington, Jul -- A. P.) Prohibition enforcement legisation met further delay today when tl.e Senate judiciary sub-cominittee. considering I the Senate enforcement olll, again failed of a quorum. Committee members said the I Tonne enforcement measure would not be tftfent up before next Slouday. 3 ? & 4 fit &l V-J i- ,m 3? o JU.- s J : m .Ji .1 'I ' t: ; V-. H lt T ' f n (I ij -H - !U. ljftSfe-..?.s
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