'i4$ffigy$i&w i?tmmmi0iw Pi x V . y. n J. Cuentno public Slefoger NIGHT EXTRA irilsrAJVCIAL THE WEATHER Washington, .Inly 31. Parti)' cloudy today and tomorrow. temfkiiaturk at kacii iiocr 8 I II 10 11 12 1 I 2 p I 4 f. 1 70 7(1 I7r 170 77 I7 7f VOL. V. NO. 273 Entered as Sfcond-CI Mutter at the Poitonlce. at Philadelphia. Fa. Under the Act of March 8. 1879. PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1919 Publlfhcd Dally Except Sunday, ubcrlptlon Price 10 a Year br Mali. Copyright. IMS, by Public ldner Company. PRICE TWO CENTS FRENCH TREATY DECLARED TO BE VIRTUALLY DEAD; BARUCH SAYS INDEMNITY QUESTION IS STILL OPEN l k V I? !- V v W J I $35 BANK CLERK Um m si ojii HHLJSJIK Teller at North Penn Also Owned Three Automobiles, Woman Says ELW00D N. STRANG SPENT LAVISHLY, IT IS ASSERTED Accused of Using Three Names and Pos'ing as Wealthy Jeweler Living- in princely style, purchasing n $10,000 home In Cynwjd, sporting hree automobiles, lavishing jewels this on his $35 a week bank clerk's salary. Elwood N. Strnng, covered by detec tives from the district attorney's of fice, at a beach-front hotel in Atlantic City, is said to have done these things while working at the scuttled North l'enn Tlnnk. Strang, the dashing paying teller who always 'carried rolls of money in his pockets and posed under three names, left the city Saturday. The bank examiners want him to ex plain certain transactions and manipu lations at the North Penn. Therefore detectives have trailed his $.1500 auto mobile to Atlantic City, while others have uncovered a Wnliingford life which pales the "hero" of fiction. The bank examiners wish to learn whether Strang is the man accused by Walter O. Col flesh, a $2.1 -a-week clerk, who has confessed falsifjing records as the. tool of Ralph T. Moycr, the cashier now held in $25,000 bail. sMvKcn "Colflesh -was 'on the witness tand Tuesday in the Moycr hearing, he said that he received debit and credit slips "from the teller's cage" by which depositors' money was juggled by some one in. the bank. Posed as Jeweler, Charge Moreover, the bank examiners wish to ask Strang whether he gave a iormcr wife one of Moyer's. blank checks and told her to fill in the amount. They also want to know whether he Is the man who, nccording to Mrs. John S. Dewald, 2718 North Thir teenth street, a former mother-in-law, posed as a wealthy jeweler, and lav ished money on his first wife, and gave the second the $10,000 home. The state authorities have uncovered ,t much of Strang's career intoday's in vestigation. First they learned that he .formerly went under the name of Fos- .. tf,.n Kfrnnir thpn Pnldwell. Mrs I v- Dewald says that he married her dnugh' tcr Catherine on .lime 2.'i, 1017, but that cruel and barbarous treatment led his wife to divorce him on February 38, 1010. During their married life Strang gave Ibis wife numerous jewels and on one occasion, Mrs. Dewald says, he handed Kcr a blank check, feigned by Moyer, Hand told her to fill in any nmount to purchase a player-piano. The family nlways were suspicious of the man's actions; he always dis played large suras of money, ran'thrco 1 &,a,tntr,nint9 fiml led ft HMO nhoil t - tfl WD J life, they say. 1) His real entry into me reaim otaap- parent wealth, according to Mrs. De wald, came after her daughter divorced him. Then, she said, he posed as a jeweler, met Miss Julia Grab and mar ried her. He gave the young woman many diamonds and the $10,000 home Continued en Va;a "no. C&lucin Ou CAR HANGS ON CLIFF'S EDGE Rampant Pittsburgh Trolley Stops , . on Verge of 100-Foot DJve . T-Ut.hiirrh. .Tulv 31. (Bv A. IM !Two score of persons narrowly escaped Tit death or serious injury mis morning rnrlin n crowded Cnrriek trolfov car rii nf thrnnffh n derailing switch In T fibuth Eighteenth street, nnd after run- nine wild along the top of a 100-foot Is") cliff came to a stop nt the edge of the ,n oraoanKmenc. pcumi nwani wi and a dozen persons were crushed In n :' panic during the car's mad dash. Two -""men jumped from the speeding car, but f wen not' gerloiiBly hurt. ,. The car got beyond control ofthe !. motorruan Just before It reached the de railing switch and jumped the track. Iit Crashing over couDiestoncs, ic .gaincu VU momentum and crossed the street to the t? etrb exit to the cliff. It broke through "VtSe curbing and when brought fo a Btop the front trucks were suspended over tfceenbankment. A rush of pnssen !$( to the rear of the car, it is said, ly prevented it from plunging over 'the cliff and being shattered with Its jiBiaan freight on the rocks below, iJ"'1 i, -' K ..l.i - "'s aaB ""' s'VwfaaBj t fmUjKL MtL 'i lKi 3 hljn. vKv "" jtm " ,:-.Mk -maim iKmi L 'V-ftX.-. '.. w U(A VV V ELWOOD STRANG Paylita Teller ot North Penn Ranlt, who Is said to have lived lavishly K though paid $35 a week salary' OMAHA FAMILY ARMY LOSES LEADER WHEN POLICE ARREST HIM Badesco Is Held on Charge of Attempting to Obtain Money Under False Pretenses Vasilie Ratlesco's' little army of forty or fifty families which he recruited to go with him to Omaha, Neb., has sud denly lost its leader.- The police have arrested him. Foreigners living near Third street qnd Fa(rmount avenue were the ready listeners to llndesco's plans. lie told them he owned a large plant in Omaha, where he would employ all those who were with him at $15 a dnv, it is said, According to Detective Chase, several families had sold their homes prepara tory to leaving with Rndeseo. At tlifferent times Iladcsco is said tohnvo borrowed money from his "workers." Today he took five of the men who were about to leave with him and went to the Federal Ruilding, where he declared he was going to deposit $2500 to insure their fare home. Detective Chase had followed them rfnr?frhn he found Ilndesco'"h"ad only.' two cents on his person he arrested him. lie was held under $S00 bail for a further hearing, charged with attempt ing to obtain money under false pre tenses. SPEED SAVES MAN'S LIFE Auto Victim Rushed to Hospital In Record Time Quick action of Harold Tike, a mem ber of the I.esislnture. and Patrolman Hallowd!, of,the Ogontx station, prob ably saved the life of Nathan Wlshnctsi who was severely injured when his car turned turtle on Old York road. Within nine minutes of the time of the necidont Wishnetr. was on the op erating table in the Jewish Hospital, a distance of four nnd a half miles from the Jilaee where the accident liappened. He was rushed to the hospital in an auto patrol that broke nil speed records on York road. Wishnetz, who lives at 10 North Twenty-first street, was turning west on Juniper avenue in Melrose Park when the ear turned over. Wishnetz suffered a fractured leg'and a fractured skull. PROBE READING WRECK Believe Spreading Ralls Caused Crash Which Killed Two Persons Wreck of the Itendlng Railway ex press train nt I.lnfield, near Iloyersford, ra., in which two persons were killed nnd thirteen injured, Is being investi gated today. The wreck; which occurred yesterday, is thought to have been caused by spreading rails at a stiarp curve in the tracks. Three rhiladelphians were among the pnssengers injured. When the express train left the rnils the locomotive anil one coach toppled to the sjde, causing the death of the cn gineman and the fireman. DANIELS FOR MARINE MARCH Will Confer With Baker on Parade of Fifth and Sixth Here Secretary of the Navy paniels and Secretary of War Ilaker are to con fer on the plan to hnve the Fifth and Sixth Regiments of lilted States marines parade jn Philadelphia. A telegram received here today from Secretary Daniels indicated he will sup port the plan. "I hnve already been thinking nnd nlannine about it." he wired. f Thf message was recerved by Elwood B, Chapman, president of the Chest nut Street Business Men's Association, in answer to n telegram sent the secre tary, urging the parade. It isplanned to have the marines parade about the middle of August. The first unit- of the regiments Is expected to reach this country from France some time next week. City Appointments Made ' Municipal appointments today were as follows: Joseph Uarton, '2)04 Lom- ItavA alrpAl. Infmprtnr lnth"i nnnnrtfnent Whnrvra. Docks and Ferries. 151200 vnnr? Mnrnn.iL. Parrv. 7.10 South Alden street,. assistant teacher In the, Unread of.Itecreatlon, $000 a year, and Leon E,iJ)rlscoll, 102 Apaley street, In spector in the Bureau of Highways, $1300 a year. IWiW"" UH1UUWWI MBHlLJIMIIIPI wm J "i MOORE 'NOT CANDIDATE' BUTDOES NOT WISH TO EMBARRASS HIS FRIENDS Congressman Wants Strong Republican for Mayor, "Who Would Stand Effectivelv for ., fy, , Uly, Oldie COMING TO CITY MONDAY FOR WITH LEADERS Rv a Staff Correspondent Washington. July .11. Congressman J. Hampton Moore is not a candidate for Mayor of Philadelphia and does not expect to be n candidate. Mr. Moore, who lias been in Wash ington continuously since Congress was convened, has not conferred with Re publican leaders in Philadelphia on the situation. While he has seen Senator Penrose on other matters since the latter's re turn to Washington, the mayoralty has not been discussed nnd the senator knows that Mr. Moore 1ms expressed himself against being n riindidate. "You are authorized to say that I am not a candidate for Mnjor nnd do not expect to be," Mr. Moore said this afternoon. "Hut I inn n Republican and do not wish to embarrass those who have suggested that I become a candi date. Coming to Philadelphia Monday "Until Congress recesses nnd certain ways nnd means committee business, in -lulling the destuffs licensing bill, which affects our textile interests, are disposed of, I cannot leave Washington. "On Monday, however, 1 hppe to be in Philadelphia and will confer with some of the leading spirits in the mayoralty T Hand in Resignations to Super intendent Robinson as fiow Trial Is Denied MUST GO TO JAIL MONDAY Defendants and Terms in Fifth Ward Case The men convicted In the Fifth Ward election scandal and the sen tences they are scheduled to begin on Monday are : Lieutenant David Bennett, eight een months in jail nnd 8800 fine. Patrolman Michael Murphy, one year in jail and .?420 fine. Patrolman Lewis Feldman, ono year In jail and $120 fine. John Wirtschnftcr. former patrol man, one year in jail nnd $420 fine. Emanuel Uram. former pntrol man, one year in jail and $120 fine. Patrolman Clarence llayden, negro, six months in jail nnd $200 fine. Isaac Deutseh, defendant-in-chlef, was under sentence of two years in jail and $i000 fine, but he died sev eral weeks ago. Police Lieutenant David Rcnnett and the three patrolmen defendants in the Fifth ward murder case today handed in their resignations to Superintendent of Police Hobinson. . Announcement as 4o whether they were accepted has not been made. Superintendent Robinson refuses to dis cuss the matter fu'rt-hcr than to say that he received them. Director Wilson, who, in the face of continued criticism, has Insisted that the lieutenant nnd the patrolmen de fendants be kept on active duty with full pay until the last court of appeal had decided their case, said : "As soon as I receive official notice of tho action of the Supreme Court I will take the necessary steps to dispose of the matter." Further than that the director refused to comment on the case. The Supreme Court yesterday decided that no new trial should be granted the defendants. An appeal was originally asked In the West Chester court, where the men were convicted. Then it was taken into the Superior Court nnd finally into the Supreme Court. ' Must do to Jail Monday fnless they file an appeal to the fnlt?d States Supreme Court. for a new trial, the convicrd lleutennnt and patrolmen must go -to jail on Monday. With them wdll go two former patrol men, one of. whom was discharged from the force. for other irregularities and one wha resigned to become a plumber. District Attorney Truman D. Wade, of West Chester, today said an appeal would act, as a supersedeas and preT vent immediate enforcement of tho jail sentences Imposed upon the defendants. Mr. Wade had previously notified counsel for the defendants that the con- vleted men would have to surrender themselves at 2 o'clock this afternoon Attorney .Coogan, acting for the po Il'cemen In the absence of William A, Gray, their attorney, immediately gqt ConUstttf a re Six. Colanw One, POLICE CONVICTED N 5TH WARD QUI , .. ,. ,. dllU INailUII CONFERENCE BUT NOT IN OWN INTERESTS controversy but not as a candidate." . The congressman was nsked whether! he had seen Senator Penrose since the latter s return to Washington. x'r Moore replied : "Yes. once on legislative business of Importance, and again nt what Mr. Lnno might call n 'gastronomical' con- ! ference attended by other senators." i "Does Senator Penrose know how' jou stnnd on the mayoralty question V", lie was nsked. "He knows that 1 would like to see a Pnn ppil(.p delegation, told the Senate' cood strnnir clean Republican elected1, . . . . , ., . Sr,:. -T'. ,m snn ' ' S ,, 'fV""'" ""'"H- mmittee today that fectncly for city, state and nation," the eongtcsstnan said. Tells Penrose Ho W1I Not Run "Does the senator know that ou are n candidate?" "I told him I wns not a candidate." , When asked whether he expected to confer with Senator Martin or David II. Lane on his return to Philadelphia, Mr. Moore said : "I have no appointment with Mr. Martin or Mr. Lane, but if I can find them on Monday I will acknowledge the courtesy they have shown me In their recent pilblic utterances. On Tuesdn, however. 1 expect to leave town for a vacation." ' E T. HOTEL :Stands .Before Mirror in Con tinental Dressing Room and Fires Fatal Shot CONCEALS HER WOMAN SUICID CHESTNUTS ' 'house s.istem: while if the case were An unidentified well-dressed jnung' t'10 opposite, the excess simply was woman ended her life today in theCon- "edited .ngainst Germany's bill. i tinental Hotel, Ninth and Chestnut I streets. I I A bullet, fired from a revolver held ! u-UMt, iu i i ri .,. . I within three Inches of her right temple. as she stood before a mirror in a dress-' ling room on the second door, cnused .Instant death. i Th ,.,- i u . . , The woman, who .s rbout twenty- I seven years old, and whose features and' general appearance indicate that she was well educated mid nrobablv of n I good family, made deliberate plans to commit suicide and conceal her Men tity. Every mark on her clothing had been removed, with the exception of a number on her coat. She carried no bag. money or papers. The only clue to her identitv is n wedding ring she wore, bearing the inscription "C. P. to K. F., December 1, Win." Shortly nfter 11 o'clock this morn- Ing. Miss Nettle Stevens a clerk in the hotel restaurant, went to the dressing room which is located on the Ninth street side of the building. She noticed the woman's feet protruding under the door of one of the oont'p'artim nts. Miss Stevens opened the door nnd found the body of the woman. Km- plojes of the hotel summoned n phy - siciiiu. The woman was dead. When f woman was dead. When ns mover, n ..12 calibre re - found under it. A small od stained the floor where lier Body was mover. volver was nnnl nr hlnnrl srniTipfl rhp Honr uhnrn her head rested. The revolver was of Hnglish make and ' ilen the fate of humanity hangs in the had been used often. The base qf the i, ,,,.? weapon Was chipped. M.ln , ,, most ,, hour the United . No one wns found in the hotel who'stat0" is the sole hope of mankind. If ... fi, .m. ..... i. .,i .i . mates is uiL mr , ....,.. ... one heard the shot fired from the re- volYer' . , . . , , Deputy Coroner Mard, who investi- gated the case, said the woman ended1. life only a short time beforrthe ly was found. He had the body re- r "'!. Mr.B"r.' 1"J VlP "W; HIT body mnvpd the .!.! woman's Identitv. The deputy coroner expressed the opinion thnt the young woman lived in this city and .will be identified in the near future, She was r feet 5 Inches tall, and weighed lir. pounds. Although the fea- tures of her face were rather drawn or pinched, she was pretty. She had dark Crown hair and brown eyes. She wore a blue, tailored suit, trim- med wltrt blkek braid and silver but- fn. IT, whit. l.lrtwnUt was snot. less, nnd fastened with a small, round ts.i.f. -- " --- ,--- -tJL.1 ...Wit n umall rm.n.l sltrcr nln set with four small snn - phires. She wore russet pumps and1,110011' , , , ... . russet stockings. Her underclothing wns of good material. She wore a large straw hat, trtmmed in black and white. The number, 2.12S. printed on Hi neck of the coat of her Mitt, was the only mark of. Identification ion her clothing. The panics and numberH of the makers of the clothes Bhe wore had 'been carefully removed. The num ber of the coat was evidently placed there In a shop where the suit bad b?n cleaned. &, it SENATORS BEGIN! I TREATY HEARING avisers to u. o. ueiogauon Closely Questioned by Foreign Relations Committee U. S. MAY YET RECEIVE INDEMNITY, SAYS BARUCH Declares Wilson Merely Ex- pressed Opinion That America i Wouldn't Receive Share Ry thp Associated Press Washington, July .11. Rernnrd M. Rnruch, economic adviser to" the Amerl '"' thought the question whether the t'nited States should receive a part of i the indemnity to he paid by Germany still was an open one. Senator Knox, lteputilicnn. l'ennsyl-i vania. said he understood from the President's message ro the Senate in submitting the pence treaty that the I t'nited States was to hove no part of the indemnity, but Mr. Baruch replied' that he thought this was only the Presi- dent's opinion and did not represent a definite decision. Asked by Senator Knox whether the President-expected to reach n decision on the matter without consulting Con gress, Mr. rsarurh said he did not know. Tct Mis-Translated The English 'text of the treaty savs the division of indemnity shall be "In propf.rtions which have been deter mined," but Mr. Baruch pointed out that the French text more properly should be tianslated, "shall he deter mined." In this Chairman Lodge ngreed. I Explaining how international debts ' are to be under the treaty. Mr. Baruch ?aul each nation was made responsible! I for the debts of its nationals abroad 'and then an international balance was i .struck. If the amount owed in (Jreat I Britain bv Herman subjects exceeded, ON ECONOMICS the amount owed in flcrmany by Urit IDENTITY ',''1 Rll')Jrcts- np wlU tiermuny must pay) Alternative of Rejection J the flitted States declined to ac- cellt fl,p, Tti,m f '.IV ,r0:',tJ'' !,P sai'1' , cams of Herman subjects in this coun- try ,vmll(1 linvp to bl. prosecuted in the1 American inurtx, while claims of American citizens in (lermnn would come before a mixed tribunal. j Mr. llnruch said there was nothing ,n , p!ltv t0 prPIlt AmPrfoans and. (Sermons as individuals from settling their pi ivate accounts. I Brndlev Palmer, another financial. , advisor, interrupted to saj that prop erty rights of American inmvnunis nu vVttntlHI I s HOC OCilVCU were "clearly protected, more so than ( those ot any other nationals. " I .,,.,. Mr. Palmer said the pre-war chum The homes of two citizens of Phihi of any American citien against (ler- delphin have been invaded by internal mum- would be mud by the American ,,,,, ii, ,,.. , ,i,;,,.. enr ,.i,ivL. Oovernment outof alien enemy assets. ! The committee .adjourned until to- morrow without completing its qucs-, tioning of Mr. llaruch and Mr. Palmer. Itansdell Vrges Katlflc.it ion iiansueu i. rj,r ....... frging prompt and unreserved rntlfi- cation of the league covenant. Senator Itansdell, Democrat, Louisiana, declared that the document met the ends of uni- I versnl peace "as closely ns any human, agencv can." ! 1 "When one considers the mighty ! stake " he asked, "does it not seem ! i1P height of folly to quibble and com- ..lain but each nnd every detail of the covenant, about whether this T L.i, hn nsked. "does It not seem ..i nun..t I , i.i i. ,l r Hip 'f crossed. ea(,11P ti,P fongue will fail, and if the . league faits, the various nations of the worId ..:ii rontlnue the hame mad ef- XVoT tlTe nexf gen a war darkne t J " the earth- n.en will ! nioveC'k IT .. twen'ty cenU.Hes! rt for KPif.nCErandizement. At the I nml Christian civilization, witn an tne K""'1 M ,aMlone fr h,,,nanit' wl" ,c,rr '" ,A'"' ,... .,, ..c ncc AjHLETICS GAMtUFh Final Contest With Cleveland Post- non,d on Account of Rain t P"?,, ,n , , tu 2," to . SwUldn won nhcr t" to- St, Swlthln won another victory to- mi I Al.l.4l,n 6a 1ava tmiA nn- "f. """"": .V. " ""A ,". " ''?"" I1H,n,rL V, ,h.,-.i known Club at Shibe Park, but the well-known "aim emm- u . ..... . .i- "-"" '" r,, I n&lnt 'Bame was caneu on eur.j iu ...c uuer- Tomorrow the Maekmen nre scheduled . 1. iL. Lit T nuts "n.niiinu nn tlin to meet the St. Louis Browns on the home lot nt Twenty-first nnd Lehigh. s . George Primrose Left $25,000 Portland, Ore., July 31. An estate valued at $2.7,000 was left by George iPrlmrose, the comedian, who died last week at Han Diego, Cal. Viola Prim rose, hie widow, and Albert, a brother, were named as beneficiaries under the iiHJr .filed for probate tyesterday. ra- t . r. l.i. ... ...1 !." ""."" " . -V .. -' ... . White House Talks Fail to Win Pact Approval Senator Keyes "Stiff er Than Ever" for Reser vations New Tells Wilsoti Ratification Is Impossible as Treaty Stands Ity the Associated Tress Washington,. July 31. 1'rrsldcnt Wilson continued his conferences with Rcpubllchn senators nt the White House today. but failed to convince them that, the peace treaty should be ratified ns it' stands. "My back Is stiffer than ever for ratification of the treat with resorp tions," Senator Kejes, Republican, of New Hampshire, said nfter conferring with the President. . senator Kcjes, who was one of the signers of the iniind lohln on the league of nations circulated by Republican senators in the closing hours of the last Congress, told the President lie fnuircd reservations along the lines proposed by J','" 'rc-irt.-iit: Inn. I nnrli l.vnn Hughes and Llihu Root. S(,mr Nl.w . Ilt ,,, n ,,. funnel President Taft. Charley I. vans fonn member of the foreign relations lommittee. said after a visit to the White House loilnj that lie nan tout the President it would be "uttcrl impos sible to get the Senate to accept the WILMINGTON DISTRICT REVENUE COLLECTOR NAMED WASHINGTON, July 31. President Wilson today nomi nated, tlireo internal revenue collectors ns follows: Henry T. Graham, Wilmington, Del., district of Delaware; William E. Byerly Velva, North Dakota, district of Noitli Dakota, and James E. Kennedy, Essex, Vermont, district of Vermont. PITTSBURGH FARE RISE HEARINGS AUGUST 20 HABBISBTJTiG, July 31, The Public Service Commission lias arranged to list all complaints against the tcu-cent fate of the Pittsburgh Hallway Company for hearing at Pittsburgh on August 20. The city and a number of boroughs have filed complaints. SEARCH TWO HOiVlESSQLDlERS QUELL IN GiTY FOR LIQU0R1 Revenue Collectors, Acting Un der Orders, Make Vain Hunt for Liquor ' ""WI to be stoied on the pieinises. No liquor was found in either house. The homes invaded were those of John Crosson. president of the Fort, -third ,,,... ,- , , , i a YUid Republican flub, and John S. Ofonu, steward of the club, ;ot on was ti1(, imilp 0( jir, o0(. gm (,nt(,rp(, nm ahed, but the fed- , , eral UKCnt,, wont m,"r '", "I.holrterinB establishment from top to bottom, lloth Mr. i rosson s nnme mm imirr m uusi- ness nre located at Ccrninntoun and Lehieh avenues. Mr. filenu. who is a conductor for the Rapid Transit torn- Mr. Crosson s home nnd place ot busi ! pany. lives nt It-'OO North Sixth street. The search was made c.stordu by Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue , Mm J. Murray J11 : James Cumin skey. The., stated toda thev were acting "under orders from T. Littlehales. chief field deputy of the Revenue Department. j Similar complaints were received by the Internal Revenue liepartment ten d-X- " " T 1 "'? mrnt nro hai1 '"VT ,M'i0'1 "l"1 lmr; I ' " "l tnx had been paid. Collector Cu.umiskey ad- mitted today thnt he and Deputy Mur- rny would have had no rignt to trine tne wlusKy eu-u u i...-j ...... .u .. .u their search. The agents went to the two homes, presented their cards to show that they l were aKP,,U ! 1 1"" "v1el""' 'lepartmeut, "n'1 "aueste.1 that they be permitted h the , Mr. trosson receive.! hip ugrnis per sonnlly nt his place of .business. He ,..,. In. 1 them in their scare!) through the estauiisnineiu aim ins nnme . ,.., tllp aKPnt!t ,VPUt ,n tne .North I Sixth street house they were received , b Mri)i (5foiul. she willingly consented . . to the searrli. Assistant Deputy Cummiskey said that they went without search warrants because it wns "nice for the people" If they consented to the tea rob. without being forced Into experiencing It. NKW YORK KVtfnV SDNDAY IN AUOUST gperlal train xrirlon leavlns, Kradlng Terminal S.-00 A. M., atcpnlnit at Columbia Avtoua. Huntlnrdon Strt. vVftma Junc tion. I and Jenklntown. 12.50; war tax, SOc Xiv, - peace treaty ns it stands" and that it either would he "ratified with reserva tions or fail." Senator New said he nlso told Prcsi- (font Wilson he was utterly opposed to Article X nf the leairup of nations cove- nnnt. lie added that In reply to the Picsldcnl's statement thnt adoption of reservations bj the Sennte might set a precedent for other nations lie had said thnt the question of rescnations was one for the t'nited States to decide re gardless of the effect on other countries. Senator New declined to say what impression he got from the President concerning the possibility of certain forms of lcsemitinns being acceptable, declaring this would not be fair to the President. He said his conference with the Pii'sidcnt was very pleasant, and thaC Mr. Wilson frankly explained the nego tiations nt Paris. Picsident Wilson tidd Republican senators jesterdnj that he Is "hourly expecting" some statement from Japan on the Shantung settlement thnt will greatly clarifj that question. ........ .. i Disturbances Melt Away When State Troops, Fully Armed, Take Charge RAIN ROUTS STRAGGLERS lt the Associated Pre Chicago, July .'11. The main negro quarters of Chicago todnv were patrolled hj (iO(K) soldiers, nccoutercd as for war. after four nights of rare rioting thnt caused thirtj deaths, seventeen negroes nnd thirteen whites, nml the Injury of more than TiflO persons, 200 of whom were severely hurt nnd a dozen of whom may die. Rain which had threatened during the early hours of the morning began falling heavllj shortly after (! o'clock. It seemed effectual!) to dampen the spirits of even the stragglers remaining about the riot area, for they disappeared with out waiting the appearance of a sol dier. Officers in command reported that to all appearance the district virtual! was deserted and were of tho opinion that this marked the end of the disorder which (or five days had gripped Chicago. Thomas Copelnndj a negro, eighteen )enr old. died today of bullet wounds received in )csterdny's riots. Negroes earl) today wrecked the win dows of a shoe store in Kast Thirty fifth street owned by n white man, and carried away a quantity of shoes. With the coming of daylight it was discovered that rioters in a number of streets on the southside had stretched steel cables across the puvements with tho evident Intention of preventing the Fire Department from answering alarms and perhaps wrecking the apparatus. There were a number of fires in houses occupied hy negroes during the early ...... i.. uk ....... ... j..r puui-r unirrp me fires were started by white rioters. Troops Ordered Out Governor Frank O. Lqvdcn ordered the troops out lost night on request of Mayor William Hale Thompson, after darkness had brought renewed rioting and the city's 3000 pollcement found themselves exhausted., i ""i, Plihling kept tin aftek the. tmons. reached their stations shortly before midnight nnd one squad nf snldlri's had ' Jo fight a crowd of negroes to reach their station nt Forty-first ttreet and ConlUitd on rata Six, Column SU CHICAGO'S RIOTS 5 CT ' WITHFRANGE FACJNGDEFEAT President Believed to Be Uncon cerned in Regard to Fate of Agreement ARGUMENTS PRESENTED ARE ALL APOLOGETIC Senate Ready to Upset Execu tive's Program Whenever Politic By CLINTON W. OILHEBT Stair t'orrrspondrnt nr the Krenlnc Public Ilirrr Washlngon. July .11. The French treaty appears to be dead. The only nrgument for it is sentimental, and sen timent is n delicate llower which has no place to grow in this garden of personal nn(l i.,,ni ,,,., t ,,-.,.. -" I I,...,... ,1. ,, UI.I11I1KIUI1. You rend in the story books of the red avenger who stopped to shed a tear over the keepsnke of n child, nut these red avengers nt the Capitol have no such softness in their hearts. , This French treaty, if jou may be lieve its apologists, is a sort of inter nntionnl keepsake. It is a testimonial to our ancient friendship for France. Called "Oraccful Act" It would be. so runs the only argu ment for its adoption, a "particularly graceful act" to give it to France, be cause France would appreciate it, quite harmless, quite insignificant, quite supplementary to the league coin pact, meaning nothing except to a country hungry for affection from a country brimming w(th affection. Th treaty might he accepted,beeausc .to accept it would he a "nice thing to do."f Rut the Semite Is not in n mood to do nice tilings, especially when the nice thing is to be done in the name of Woodrow Wilson. It dislikes Wilson I too much. It lias forborne Its wrath i too long, under pressure of war cir cumstances, to stay its hand out of sheer gi nelousnoss. ' Opposes Wilson's Program It menns to damage as much ns pos sible the program the President brought buck from France, without imperiling the interests of the country nnd, also, without imperiling the interests of the Republican party. The "French treaty Is a beautiful little piece of poetry, as presented by the 'Picsident nnd his friends, springing from our sympathy for our ancient friend. It menns nothing except as the expression of our feelings. We afforded Frnnre every possible protection in the league of nntions, but then we have af- for(Ip(, otIlpr nton, Pxaetiy as much. protection. And France is France. Let us do a little graceful something in addition for Frnnce, throw in a rose, a tribute of verses, n kiss on both cheeks, just to show our love. Hence the treaty. That is how the President's nrgu ment. or one might almost say, npology, works out. Yesterday this little bit of international lneliness lay exposed to view. Washington passed it by tin inoi ed. Wilson Ii Issue The issue here is not France but Wil son, Ids honest) nnd competence as an international guide of this country. If the bitter business of settling accounts with Mr. Wilson were not on hand, men might have time for emotions re garding Frnnce. When the President agreed with M. Clemenceau to recommend a treaty with Franc, he counted upon the historie feeling of America for France. Rut he counted without knowing his own eoun- try. There is no response to the appeal to do something graceful for France. i.iKo every natiou which entered th wnr, the t'nited States has come back jittie ro,l. The fighting Itself has maii0 too large a draft upon our na- tormi emotions. We no longer respond . to tne old stimuli. In a few years the cna nf mmmnn KiilTerlms will nroh- nWy draw the two countries together'n,' nnc(f mQvf, a that a sentimental nppesi lnaiYf, i tilp nBme of Krance will a'gaia , reach the American heart. 1M Just now t,,P bl'Hl""g of wh"g Contrnord nn I'n ri. ratunn Twi Came for Complaint n'f illiss the hum rrurntrr Tcllt at Friday trill Irwrnrnifr, Though toiighl cc may have, thou-v rrt, Shucktl ''We don't, want none in ?TT IN .. ..rt.JCRftBlBBa4'r"i ''-x,i8fflmmkmii jS I 4 ji I! &l Al wa.fl Ml cm v ."Wl -ttl t ill 'AM I W M Vftl I Ai :'i..U Wi a r ' I -El 1 .9ft f- Yii ' ..A : C '&f , fMWC K J Ad r. - - ,-"-, J-. rv i h .? '&!& 1 !M 1 rI . '" . CJ iij. t" - '- ' '. .-. . . -. b!?. A jrs fe iirfi . W .- .
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