s,' M 4," H ft) ,- Etienmg Bublic feibget -. - THEWltATHER '5 NIGHT EXTRA 4' u Washington, Aug. 4.Ffr nnil Warmer todAy. - fiairERATtRB AT KACII IIOCIl y 1,8) 0M10.U1I12I X 2IMI 61 17( 17: tfa m 7H J7,sW t I i I i: VOL. -V. NO. 276 Entered ai Second Chin Matter at the l'ooloOlce. nt Philadelphia Under the Act ot March 8. 1870. Fa. PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1919 Published Dully l.xrrpt Humli SuUrrlpllon Vt Jfl R Year by Mall Cop right, 11)11) by Fublln Idirer Company. PRICE TWO CENTS NORTH PENN DEPOSITORS TO GET PRO-RATE PAYMENT; POLITICIANS, NOT POLITICS, IN FAILURE, IS CHARGE Vf SSI '' y i f. FISHER SAYS BANK VICTIMS ARE TO GET PART AS SOON AS FUNDS. ARE COLLECTED i ,..,.. Commissioner Asserts Depositors Will Share in Assets 400 OVERDRAFTS DECLARED FOUND Appraisal, When Made, to Be Filed With Prothonotary To Become Public Property LACK OF INFORMATION BY DIRECTORS DEPLORED Points to Fact That Confused Condition of Books Ham- J pers Inquiry By M. K. PAimOTT Correspondent of the Evcnlnr Tulille starr i.f enter Indiana. Pa.. Aug. 4. John S Fisher, state commissioner of banking, premised this afternoon that a pro rata distribution o'f the nssets of the defunct North Penn Hank. would be, made depos itors ns soon as nvailnblc .funds had been "collected from tfebVors. of the institti Hon.' "A's soon as we have sufficient fjjjids ajailable," said Mr. Tisher "from the ' collection of outstanding notes and the sale of marketable securities we will Vf " jnftkn Pro l"'u distribution among the; roytors "This depends" on the, amount of time ronnlred to determine the Londition of V" i .'-.' T ..... . acwunts ot. various, depositor., of the .KtfLTtiV., ft4'? - i$7j&. .. T: .r .100. Overdrafts' Found " . t "When we complete the schedule of 'the assets of the North I'cnn Hank wej will then mnke an appraisal. This when fllfifl in f tin ntwIlinnAlm t e nffci n .. Ill v become public property. i" 'Tn the North Penn Bank we find some four hundred or five hundred over- drafts. How can we get at thef bottom of these overdrafts except bj hard work and laboriously chewcing over each ac count? So with the Liberty Ponds. - JVc must find whether n depositor's bond has been paid for. If so, if it is TTrt ....... ....... f sun in me uanK.nnu u not wlietlicr It j has been rehypothislili'U " uVff other bants for loans. "It is impossible as yet to determine how good a showing the assets of the North Tenn Hank will make when they arc gathered together nnd sched uled preparatory to" making the first pro, rata distribution of funds among the depositors. Fluctuation of Funds Cited' v "Comment has been made that had the North Penn Hank been closed by former Banking Commissioner Daniel Tt. Lafean nt the time the 1nt Tnm. ination ot the institution was made to- ward the close ot his administration in September, 1016, the depositors would not have suffered the loss of ns much money ns now Is indicated. COn- "I ennnpt hold wth any such tention as this. To my mind the lossjthe developments in reference to the and. In view of the fact that flicir money' would iiavc beep about as great, al-1 projected railroad legislation investign- is at stake, should be accoided an iu tliough perhaps different people might "on m"' tlu' tIpmnni's 1J tllc railroad vestigntor-an iinoiintaut or lawyer I nmn nlnnilnnu 'tn nij- !nll u nti Ii rlialn 1 vi mho. I have been nffected. Hank denoslts line. . T tuate. "Depositors come and go. ' - "Illustrative of the fallaciousness of the argument thnt more money was lost "by the. depositors through the delay in the closing of the bank" until July 18 of the piesent year, let me say that, following the examination of the North Penn Hank in September, 1018, there had been deposited there public; funds aggregating nearly SoOO.000. Vf clii.' iie. me. i time bf the closing of the bank only q minor part of this large sum had been withdrawn. "This is a big gain for th? deposi. tors. The state funds wilt now go to dwell the assets of the bank and will make up part of the fund which all of Continued on l'nire Two, Column Fire Umbrella Weather The Kinds icllt be ihagiiig, Hut mott will be south. The clouds will be-ianging, And gone will be, drouth. $ TFW 1oitit and with thunder Tomorrow, tonight, . Jfi wonder you wonder . flFAal next is in sight. Outstanding Facts Today in North Perm Bank Case John S. Pishoi, state banking commissioner, iinnnunccs tlint de positors will receive pro-rata pay ments on moncj. Depositois moot and dcninnil nc tion. Directors blamed for trash. Charles A. Ambler, former insur ance commissioner, given statement of his account. Colonel Fred Taj lor Pusoy. state investigator, denies laxity in probe. Rnlph T. Mo)er, cashier of the scuttled North Penn Hank, denies there is a "man higher-up" in the wreck. State investigators today continue their questioning of Mover and will extend It to Louis II. Michel, pres ident of the bank, and other direc tors. Depositors meet today to demand enlightenment on the assets and lia bilities of the looted institution. WANTS BODY BURNED AND BAND TO PLAY 'DIXIE' IN CEMETERY Will of Man Who Died in Asylum Directs That Ashes Be Thrown on Wife's Crave I'nusunl directions for the disposition of his bodj weie made in the will, filed todaj, of tleorge W. Chambers, who died recently in the 'State Asylum for the Insune nt Noristown. After disposing ofau estate of $.1000 to his -sou and grandchild, Mr.' Cham bers asks that his body be cremated nniftfint the nsKes be plneeiPin np'iirn. The ashes are to bo scattered over .tli a n.nnAu n lii t tfAinnfl .In tl ..l.C... I.. "i." .vf-. ' ' "" "" ' e .'" " "1tcry ut, Wrafton, W. Vft wliile )fj ii band, not to cost more tlinn $."i0, pla.vs "The, Star Spangled Hannor," "Dixie" and "Yankee Doodle." Tim (DFimniir nl- tlm pini. la ,n lm in ,nnrgp f rrieiulolilp Lodge. Knights of Pythias, of Craftou, to which the emptied urn is to be presented. N. J. ARSENAL BLAST KILLS AT LEAST 12 Flames Sweep Government Buildings Wrecked by Explo sion at Raritan Itaritan, X. J.. Aug. 4. (Br A. P.) At least twelve men weie killed and many injured by the explosion of several of the magazines of the United States arsenal here at 1 o'clock tills afternoon. The buildings which were wrecked caught fire and the nrsennl lire depart ment is striving to keep the flames from spreading to the main structure. RAIL STOCKS DECLINE; BUYERS ARE CAUTIOUS Brkers Loaded With Selling Or ders Long Before New York Market Opens I Xevv York, Aug. 4. On the Stock TTchnnirn friilnv hp.lfa nor linlnerl lit r"r""".1'"""' .. . ... . i i.onir npiorit run onniiinir or tin srr . i market brokers were gathered in Jarge crowds around the spaces in which tic leading rnllioad stocAs were traded fn nil of them loaded down with selling oiders which in some cases inn Into thousands of shares. It was stated by one of the most con servntive houses that when effoits were made to execute these rolling ordois there were no bids in sight and stocks had to be offered down to a level which would induce covering of shorts before bujers fould be found, x, , , , , , .,. ocw uuvrii uprufu vviiu u loss 01 j points at IUt,& nnd' then dropped further to li.Ts. Heading sustained the great est decline In. the railroad group, fall ing 4 points to 8.1. Other railroad stocks generally yielded I to iY points, Missouri Pacific, one of the low priced Issues, falling over 2 points to .11 74. llonds vere offered at moderate con cessions, but the railroad bond has bceu soft for a long time, and today's mar ket and news developments did not niter tl( sltiintioji tlieie. to any extent. The declines in the railroad stocks had more ot an effect on the inclustriuls than had been expected. The railway equipment stocks, including Halduin, were pressed on the market. Steel industrials generally were un der pressure during the first half of the day, United States Steel common falling 3 points to 100, and many outer ettcj stQCM from to U points, Councilman Lewis Says; Depositors Demand More Action 17 DAYS SINCE BANK ' CLOSED; ONE ARREST' Committee Meets to Consider Criminal Aspect of the Case WANT TO KNOW HOW ! MUCH MONEY THEY'LL GET Ambler Gets Statement of In- ( W debtedness Promises to ' Pay in Few Days Depositors whose snvfngs weie swept nwnv In the niaclsti om in the North Penn Haul demand action. i A committee, representing "00 per I sons who lost their savings, todnv per fected plans to insist that the be ac corded rpptcscntntion among the prob ers. - Seventeen dnjs having elapsed since the doois of the bank nt Twontv -ninth nnd Dauphin streets were closed, with but one ariest. the North Penn Deposi tors' Association hns decided to take matters into its own hands. The executive committee met in the office of AVilliam M. Lewis, common councilman from the Thirty second ward, nucl formulated definilo lines of ncton While it is Icnown that the crlmiual aspect of the failurp wn, discussed, the only public announcement made was that the depositors insisted unou renrc sentation. and thev cnll upon ail de positors co meet i riclaj night In the Nortli Penn Theatre, Twentj -ninth nnd Yoik streets, to sanction the move. "Not i:nctl) " Dissatisfied After the meeting Mr. Lewis ex plained that the depositois were "not exnctlv" dissatisfied with the present probers, but thnt ''the committee felt 'that the small depositors, who were most vltall) Intel esteel, should be pro tected. . "It is not onlv the big debtors thnt e are luteiested in," he iiddec!. "We vvniit to see how much monev is going I tn he llllM lini'k." "Ho the depositors feel thnt theic is politics In this case;;" l would not snv politics, tint there ceilainl.v were politicians in it." One of the heavy depositors explained ,u. the attitude of the depositors, H , . , p miu "'nomichmonerVeomingback H.t i i ovv were the loans made.' When will definite information be forthcoming'' Wh.v is a clerk, who confi'ssed fnlslfv -ing iioorels, permitted to reinaiu trio? Wh) was tlfe paving teller permitted tn get out of town before he was eues- tioncel? What vvill the expense be to the de- !!.. J pcisiuiis; Colonel I reel 'lav loi Posey, chief state would the ex lloveinoi mid e Minor probei. has been iiioteel ns being un-' consider the ctuestion of a candiilm v for favorable to woiUng with a represen- .Mnvoi of Philadelphia? tative of the depositois. lie is nlleged to Knjoving. as he does, the unique dis have said that he did not see how the' tiiiction of having once neen JInvor of law wopld permit "private parties" to this eit), nnd going from then to the participate, in the investigation. ' distinguished position or (iovernor of Xot "Private Parties" ,ll(, '""''"'',"iI. ould he ut 1,1k inuptit np i nrn In onipr the iHMiririil Mr. Lewis nnsw eieel this phase of the. case by sajing that the depositors did not believe the.v were "pi ivnte paities," ) lint unm itlnlll mtpi "tf'fl fit Clin uctl... I ,u .;'" "" '"-" .'" It was said bv one of the committee thnt all plans would be submitted to the depositors on I'lhlaj night and that the criminal aspect of the case would be discussed In detail. Those who attended the meeting were: Chnilos Segal!, chairman .Incob Keen, Henr.v Roberts, Jr., Henry Spelr, Mori is Josephs and Samuel Mojerinnn, Ambler Gets Statement It was anouncid in Colonel Puey's office this afternoon Jhnt Charles A. Believes He Would Refuse Ambler, former Insurance commissioner. I , ., , , , ,, who owes the bank about $75,000, had . Iu "i" "W.nT , of flny tf,bXW 7rf" been given a detailed statement of hi,'0" ?' ',,s 'f ,n ,?, th', ma,t,Cr,' T account lain of the opinion that not onlv does Two weeks ago Mr. Ambler said ,1P the ex-govcrnoi not elesire othc. but lie would liquidate his Indebtedness "win,. I"""'1" ot accept the nomination, though in n few da.vs" after he received a state- i",l,rf, iM ,W ?a" ,md loVe b"'n "n; meat from the bank. r Ion b ,,,e ' " ot Puts Hlaine on Directors j Certainly he would conform to Seua- "The cliieetois of the North Penn ,or Penrose's idea of a nou "pussy. Hank ore responsible for the crash i0"lnK" candidate iu the sense that he iM,i- ctnteineiit was mncln fn,in i.. would be "no man's man." He would nn ex-dlrector auel large depositor, Wallace V. roweison, u paint dealer, 22.12 North Twenty-ninth street. "The directors shoild. have known what was going on," lie added, Mr. Powelsou was a director In the shattered institution, in 10H, IU re signed in 1015, "At that time," he said, "the bank Contlaued nn l'ra Two, Column, Four sUBHIIIIIB JOHN .s. riSIIKH State Uanking Commissioner F Former Governor Considered as Candidate for Long Time at Secret Meetings IS AVERSE TO RUNNING It) (iKOKCi; NOX M'CAIN Vhen the IjW.mmi Pljimc Lmkii ii on Saturdnv jiublished a uitegorical in te-ilew with ex (iocernni and ex Minor I'dwin S. Stuart, it was with n knowledge thai that gent email had been for weeks cmisideied us the one big available candidate for Mu.vor. (Jovernor Stiinrt'h refusal to deny that ho would be n candidate and his indisposition to bnj whether or not ho hnd been approached upon the subject was to have been expected under the circumstances. Governor Stuart has bceu from the beginning the "big mini,'' who has REGULARSWANTED STAR! OR MAYOR been ciuletl.v considered h.v the regular ' and his natural allies with the mine organi7ntion "lenders. l'ewer ""than a workers and shipping workers of this dozen of them weie in the secret. Iteountrv woillel be ns formidable as the was the mest closelv guarded pnlilU.it iTiiple Alliance' in I'nglnud, unci would mjsterv for ninnj n jear. make eniptj nil the sense of security n ti. ....re nt n, --..i j... I that comes from the feeling thut Mr. tion 1 think the hone lliwnrcl Hint cl.n1 injection of the e-(Jovernor's uanu'i into the campaign would prove to bo , such a potent move that the Peurose ltltn... - 1.1 1.. ! .1 1... .!. o" . f ii . ,m,pre,MriiiB a bill to accomplish this end negis of the cx-dciveinni s innne and1' , ., . it ....... .'. i. ..... "e IJ" "" "r "ol"" l"llv niurc. A Pievlous Tlniiiglil .1. . e . . .i . . . ... i. n :., .... .. ,i i It was 111 u WIIV, though, a previous thought, the same n heme ttmt the i i.i. i-.. i.. .. . , . . ' i ii'ii-iMii-in iinijin' cvuiiicei co inn ovoi i .... m .... ,. . ,,. . j ;V.V;m, hIn1,nV,ri;;r:"Rr," ' i i nit 1 iitit u nnil ut ii iiiirmo u 1 ir. i i . I ui iiiilliiii: nil t 11111:1 rMiiiuii .1 iiiiriin i l"-e"" "c hhrrosiuiii ot o c.i , ....... ,......,. ..,...,. w.,ii. ,.i .. . ill iiiiii nscr last irnlav. The announcement bv t'oune ilmaii Segei, of the Seventh 'word, that the foinier licivciuoi would I make an ideal candidate was the leal I mo e. i .... Would Ho Consider It? 'in,, parauiouni epiestioij now is. paramount ipiestmij i,,i,i nmi sacnlice the ouiet di'intv of well-earned list'; If the are mgauuatiou. or even tlio flativ r(sjst jr. Stone. 'Hie President's Penrose alliance, were to lay deivvu tlie poIie . like that of Moyd fieorge in proposition that spec Ific giiaianteesl i:UKlnnd. has been one of compromise, weie to be gien by (iovernor Stuart IJThe President never tights except with feel assured that the) would have such 11 proposition for their pulm. The foinier governor has always been pnitisnn Ilepublicnn. He has, ns such. rendered, distinguished tiervice to his part). If, under the ver) remote con tingency that he would cousielei 11 nom ination even tentatively, it would be onl) thnt it could be as a Republican, and one who would be in the widest acceptance of the term free to act ns I 1 he saw fit for the ultimate benefit of ' the city be the tcundidnte of the leguhir Re- Continued on I'aie Two, Colnniu Tlire Cloudy and Warmer for Today Tartly cloudy w, rather with a rising timperature Is predicted for thlsclty today by the Weather Hurruu. The maximum reached yesterday afternoon was 7Q degrees at 5 o'clock. The wcuthcr man said it might .touch 85 O.S. INR GRAVEST ISSUE Railroad Men's Demand Indi cates Fight for Nationali zation of Industries i BRITISH LABOR'S POLICY TDNTON FMIII flTFn IN AMERICA" bp r,,rt,,,,, r,"l'"s' "'" ""' reninln- tlVIULAItU IIM wlcniUH'(1r()ll(1 ,)( ,. Imil ,, ,, tnK,,n ! Probability of Triple Alliance Overcoming Gompers's Mod- I eration Seen WILSON MAY COMPROMISE Workers Expected to Secure Larger Representation in Railway Affairs . i H.v (LINTON W. t.lLUKKT 1 staff ( orreMiomlent rt (lie l.veliln I'ulille I rclr I Washington. Aug. 4 The demand f j Wain n S Stone, president l the P.rcitheihond ot Engineers, for the adop tion or gov ernuient ownti ship of rail rouls laisis the giavesl isue thut lius j been irojectcd in Washington since the1 return of Piesident Wilson. It is the Iirst indication that the great i 1.C) unions of thii eoiinliv are going to I follow the policv adopted h) the similar doiniunting unions of I treat Hrituin and i deiniuil the n ition..lv.ition of the gicat luiidiiinentiil Industries. Politicallv this is fraught with the biggest c onsequenees. You c an sec the campaigu of lll'JII taking shape, and economic nllv the icsulth will be cnuallv large. Forrlnf Indtibtrial NationalUatlon It untters little If Mr. liomp-rrt and his federation of labor remain eonnerva tlve whin nn organlatiou as vital to the counti) ns tlie lailroiid labor com binatiou is pursuing a policv of forc ing industrial nationalisation. A combination of Ml. Stone's forces callipers' leadeiship liioilenile, Tlir issue Is brought to the front by Mr. Wilson's promise to iituiu the inilroads t piiviite operation lit tlii'j. end of the voir. Walkei I) limes is nnil evitlentlc his nluns are intic h too conservative 'to sun the iiiiirc.ui labor j leidern. Seel In Mrenrfhen l-llmr ,. ,, , . .vir. mione eie'iiiliueis irove'riiiiiriii imu. - CTshin not si. uiuili with the expectation, "'em U.lnHnloVJ-lb In j , , ,, -j, , whatever plan for the iniiniigeiniiit of, the rnilroid is woikeel out b) Mr Hincs . l.v-,., , 1,, l',,n...,. ....... ..u-. i, ....... . . .....p,..-- The Piesident eoiihl shnrplv refuse the ileniands of Mr. Stone nnd win the applause of the countrv. He might even regain the populsiritv which his siirenilers nt Paris have cost him Tor the nation has turned against government ownership, being disgusted tbv its experiences with Mr Ilurleson nnd his control of the telcgiuph mid telephone systems. The raihoad winkers are regnrded bv the public as having been exceptionally favored in the past. The 1 elation be tvveen their demand for higher wages and a further lucre asp in the lost of living is instnntl.v perceived. Wilson's Policy One of Compromise Hill no one expee ts to see .VIi v llson some one who is of no impoitanic to him, ns with Ital) over the l'lumci a; issue. And the labor vote is of immense im poitnnce to Mr. Wilson. If the rail road labor leaders of America are bor rowing from the example of the British tripte alliauce, Mr. Wilson is borrowing from the example of Lloyd (icorge. The Rritlsh premier has fouuded his poiltiral success upon his ability to make just the concessions to labor which are necessar) to apply the brakes to social revolution nnd not to mnke nuv pn necessary concession. Iiritish labor looks to Mr. I.lojd George as Its friend among the con servatives. The conservatives regard htm as their best-agent in moderating the radicalism of labor. Mr. Wllsou Continued on I'ar llfUen Column Four "The Lady of the Night Wind" The first installment of 1 fas cinating scrlnl will be. found In this Issue of the Kvmumi I'cnuo IjKPCiFII. Vailck Vannrdy, the author, has aforetime demonstrated liability to write thrilling detective storief. In "The Tady of the Night Wind" he has excelled himself. TURN TO I'AOK ' AND JUDfiK FOR YOURSELF Military Service for All, Bill in Congress Decrees War Department Measure Proposes Three Months of Compulsory Training for Youths of 19 Peace-Time Army, 510,000. llj the Associated Press Washington, Aug !. Maintenance . ,. , , ,,, . ,, 1 of one tic hi .mm with .1 war strength, , of l.'.TiO 01)11 mi ii is proposed in n bill cxtublisliiiig a In in militiiri pullry. which i as si nt ,i ( (ingress lodnv be St'cretnrj IJ.iko i The aithc foice of this anm would three months' ourse, which would be coiiipulsorv fori nil nineteen venr old joutlis. I This reserve stiingth would be used to fill out the twentv infantry divisions I and one e.ivnlrv division into which it I is pioposcd to divide the regular nrniv. I'niler the measure all special seiv iees built up iliirmg the war would be niiiininiiieii ii" s, pnrnte Drain lies except the i hemic ill wtirtine hi'iviee. whiih would hi in rul with the cngineeis'l e ori" Lup pulser) sortie,. f(,r All 'Ihiee months' militar.v tiaiuiug for voutlis of nineteen would be iniiele torn-piih-nr) and promotion of officers by JEWELL DISCUSSES STRIKE WITH WILSON WASHINGTON. Aug. 4. -Bert 31. Jewell, acting piesident or the Railvray Employes) Department of the Amciican Federa tion of Laboi, had an engagement to see President Wilson late today to dlscusa the railroad shopmen'3 strike. B0LSHEVIKI DENY COALITION MOVEMENT LONDON, Aug. 4. A Bolshevik wireless report from Petro grad received here today deaies rumors that negotiations p.re in piogvess at Moscow looking to the establishment o" a" coalition govtrnment. The societ government message &ays that the government now Is more firmly established than ever. MOORE, IN CITY, SEEKS HARMONY. Congressman Here Today in Ef-1 , A. ... ... . ' Ior' lo unue nepuu- r lican Forces PICK NOMINEES THIS WEEK Efforts nre I eing innili to hariuoiii7i the fiitious (if the Ite public 1111 part) . so that thev uuv unite In support of one candidate for the iimvoralt). bv t'oiigtissiiiaii .1. Hampton Moore, who came to Phil tdctphi i tmlin Mr. Moore had 11 strenuous elnc of ac tion scheduled. From the moment of his arrival this morning there was a stead) stream of callers to his offices in the Crozei Iluildiiig Man) came to urge him to neeepf the mnjoriiltv nomination: others nsked him to 1 cmuit! in ('ungiess and keep up the good work ho is ilmng there. Mr. Moore saw Senator Divid Mnr tin sheutlv after his anivnl, and en deavored to get in tomli with Duvlil II. Lane, but the lattei was out of the city. A few davt. ago Mr Mai tin said Congressman Mooie would mike- n fine mn)or but should reinaiu iu Congress, Mr. I.nne looked with favor oil Moore ns a iimvoralt) candid do This afternoon Mr. Moon will con fer with Senator Pentose, and it is be lieved that this conference will have some bearing on hnrmoii) plans. On his arrival todH.v, Mr Mncue was informed of the sentiment favoring him as majornlt) candidate What will )ou do? he was aske-el. "I am not n candidate for Mu.vor anil never have been." replied the congress man. Among others who will call on Mr. Moore late this tifternoon will be a del egation of the Independeut-Penriise forces. Candidates for office in the coming muyoralt) election ma.v be named this week because of the necessity of liliug petitions before August 10. This is the Inst da) on which they ran be recorded with the counts, csimmlssloneis. It is figured that nenrl) a full wceki will be necessar), following selection or Hie candidates, to get Into shape the pe titions' neccssnr) to meet the legal re cpilrruients. With nnl) a few du.vs remaining for the nnming of candidates, the 'iKilltical situation hajt icucbed a crucial polut. Jjist -Minute Surprise Minted. It 1ms been hinted thnt there may be a lust-iniuute "surprise" In the se lection of inaynralt) candidates. A. Lincoln Acker, vim nuocirH to he ContJan.ee! on rxt.two, till urna 1w ccnioriu would he abolished. Secrctarj H"? "''l ' "r "'l shown this sjs 1 f in of promotion to be defective . ... ' ,. ..... ,. , 1 Mill I III." ,,111 I'lJUII 1111' III lllll. voutlis would hi subnet to militnivi service' for two jears after completing I In- i iiui'M' of military training mid in the event of war the selective service net in force during the great war would bee ome operative 'I he plan for registering vouths of inititlll'V trillllilliri1itiiiliii.il intiw tu Clin .ntii. uitll wtlfrllt modifications, ns was applied during the . wai uneler the selee tive service nc t I he bill piovicled for the appointment of In ml and appeal boiitds, eonipensution nt the rate of fit) for everv ehv of ne tuiil senile hv board officials doing pie scribed, -vn Kxempt From Service Dximpllnn from training would be, .given oulv to memueis of the regular iiiiiiv nnd uiiw. honoinbl.v disc Inn ged ' koldieis cud s.iileirs and members of the coast guard, manners uctuall.v em ploved in i-en service and "pet sunt per niulientl) phvsicalli. ineiitally or nior- Contlnued on Tate 1 IMeen, Column the WilETS QUELL LIVERPOOL MOBS Warships' Guns Threaten From .. !-,! re mersey us niois uuuui ' in Police Strike TRAMWAY MEN QUIT WORK H) the Associated 1'iess. Liverpool, Aug. 4. Hiotous crowds, ns n ii'sult of the police stuke, wen eh. von fiom the -mots eit this , itv 1 fixed haviimW, 'Hie notois tilled the 1 streets during the night, ami it was not until daybreak thnt the soldici3 were ordered to . barge. The ciulsor Valiant nne! two elcstioj ers have moved into the Mersey river to protee t the duck The employes of bus and tramway lines faileil to icport for woik this 11101 mug. No notice of i strike had been given, but 1 is not believed that the. movement was undertaken in sympathy with the p'llu omen's strike Rioting Saturclaj did not cease until nenrl) I o' lock Siindnj morning Man) persons were slightly injured during the stone throw'ng. 'The mob so threatening at one point that the troops fired into view to overawing it. Clin ni, it illi t.iw .... ...t.i it Man) .Shops Are Looted The riots weie resumed j esterday. Man) more shops were looted ond sorl- cSus disorders occurred when troops were called to stop the sacking of stores in Lodge Lane, leading to n conflict be which1! tween the rioters and troops, in a mnn named How ley was severely wounded, A mass-meeting of 0000 trade union ists In the stadium last night passed a resolution declaring common cause with the police strikiTs. but doprecnt- 1 ing looting on the grounds that It gave .1.. . n V....UA r.. n.....in. UlC gOV C I llllirilt ail t. At tint; ,ft tiiiiuj , lug lie nunnery. The magistrates are sitting continu ously, swenrlng In constables and vol unteer guards. Shots Fired Over Crowds Lute last night rioting was reuewed In the London road district, with win dow smashing, l'lank shots were firAl over the huge crowds with little effect. Nouiiiiiformed and special police were unable to disperse the mob and uu,- Continued on ran rirtnn. Column Kevcw Whon ott vblnli si ttilnk of wrtltns. 1ES CONFERS WITH RAIL IN ON LIVING COST Majority of 2,000,000 Employes of Carriers Represented at Meeting PLAN FOR COMMISSION OF INQUIRY EXPLAINED Palmer Will Get Program 'for Reducing Food Prices Tomorrow STEPS WILL BE DRASTIC 450,000 in Railroad and Steam ship Clerks' Brotherhood Present Demands Devplopnwnts in Demands by Railroad Employes Diree tor (lenernl Mines called con ferenee with railroad union officials todnv on high cost of living. Plan for commission of inquiry proposed by President Wilson brought up for explanation. Ilenel of engineers' brotherhood declares light for government owner ship will be carried tp the people. 4."0,000 railroad and steamship clerks and express agents picsent demands. House committee reports out bill restoring interstate commerce com mission's right to make rates. Washington. Aug. 4. All railroad unionfnfiicials now in Washington were asked by Director Heucral IHnes -to meet with him today' for a COnfertfie on the high cost of living. Resides the chiefs of the cnglnecri nnd rnilwnv trainmen. who already have made ileinands for increased wages to meet high living costs, it was ex pected thnt the heads of the other two brotherhoods and the organi7iitions of the shopmen and clerks would attend the mooting. Thus n majorit) of the 2,000,000 lailrond woikers would be repieseutecl. i:plnins President's Plan Mr. llines expected to explain hi) plan to have Congress create n com mission lo go into oil phases of rail road wages. This plan was proposed to Congress last week by the President. As chairman of the committee ap pointed bv Attornev General Palmer's conference on means to reduce the cost of living. Mr. nines is in close touch with plans under e onsideration to bring about a normal level of prices and re , co the distress of the average citizen. It was said toe!n that the director general devoted the whole of Sunday . considering the cost of living prob- loin, going over mnu) suggestions made ' Assistant Secrctarj I.effli.gjvell and 1 1 oiiimissioner 1 oiver. cue ncner jwo members of the committee. Report to Cabinet Tomorrow A report to the conference will be made tomorrow nt the second meeting of cnliiuct members nnd other officials called together b) Mr. Palmer and recommendations are expected to be transmitted soon to President Wilson This report, it is expected, will rec ommend drastic action against "syndi cntors" nnd "hoarders," as welt as an announcement concerning a wheat pol icy which, it is felt, will bring about epiii I. results. s Pour hundred nnd fifty thousand members of the brotherhood of railway and steamship clerks, freight handier express and Motion employes today joined with other railvvny workers In "clemaudlng that unless- something be ilone materiall) to reduce the cost of. living our wages must be raised to give iu l.ntitAillnl retipf.' ni u,. , in. ... ....... ....... ! .. . i it 1 III . . . .'rwOTi.i ..-iiii.iMi it, m.i.m I reSCIll IFrillttllllS The" demands have been transmitted to the railroad administration, -J. 3, I Forrester, president of the brotherhood. j ""'rllll'wvYerhn,,,! clerk' demand, nre rctronetive to January 1, 1011), and luj elude 11 fort) -four-hour "week, overtime, aml tn,'n, c,n,K "" ,lnllr Increase' in Wages, 1 nc riiurcmcj leiiiuiiiinciuiioii nan asked to grant the workers 11 headijg C Continues) on Fine Hften Column Ono Prices of Provisions i Tumble in Chicago. Chicago, Au?, 4, (Hv A, l)-r Grain and provisions crashed hravlly, downward tnlav In value. Selling was on a large sc.ale, tn flueuced Hileflv bv the widespread imitation ngaluxt the high cost of, living. , With'n an hour, conr nrlces dropv peel .Tic tn 8c a bushel and IKWki Sl.2.1 a barrel. .1 un iecemoer nciivrry 01 corn, principal option ten to i.-tuH, January pork td $-JS, , , . Rtfe i ""J! ft Wl a.2 eL; i j A -i'Tf :-, v r n r 'w u r f t ' i "1- jfj. " ' i w t m 1 i ji. . '-zr ""Sj, ,i - nv. v V ' V I ST . V, rr ' tl -M uhitl V-J , M y.
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