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ROCHESTER; IS DUE
"Flying Parson" May Be Halted
Owing to Ground Fog at
Blnghamton
TO REACH GOAL BY NOON,
AIR RACE LEADER SAID
Young Daughters Await Aviator.
Smith Arrives at Rock
Island
By the Associated Press
Mlneola, li. I., Oct. 18. Lieutenant
B. W. Maynard, lender in the nrmy
transcontinental aerial derby, is Breed
ing hero on his return flight from Snn
Francisco and expects to land on
Ttnn.sevelt Flelil this afternoon.
Tileutenant Mayuard, .known as "the
flvtne nnrson." landed at Uutton I ield,
f Rochester, at 10:.10:0." a. m., having
flown from Cleveland today.
It Is reported that orders were re
ceived nt Hoehcstcr frcim the Blngham
ton control to hold Maynnrd hero on ac
count of ground fog conditions pre
vailing there.
Maynard reached (Buffalo from Cleve
land at 0:21.33 a. m. Mechanicians
immediately took over his plane.
"Flying conditions wcro great this
morning," said Lieutenant Maynnrd,
while at Buffalo. "With the same sort
of weather down the state nc should
make New York by noon.
Owing to the unexpectedly enrlv hour
of Maynnrd's arrival at Buffalo few
spectators were at Curtiss Held.
Delayed at Buffalo
The usual halt of thirty minutes was
-stretched to forty-four nt Buffalo bc
causo of difficulty in getting the motor
of Maynard's plane working smoothly.
Spark plugs were removed and cleaned
,and adjustments were mnde to get a
moro rapid flow of gasoline, the en
gine consuming more fuel in the cool
weather encountered today.
Maynard did not leave his plane while
the changes were being made, his log
being filled out nnd signed on the Held.
He left Buffalo a 10:08:12.
Maynard followed the shore of Lake
Erie from Cleveland to Buffalo and was
well over the city when lie pointed
northward to Curtiss Field, his route
carrying him over City Hall.
He flew nt an altitude of about 2000
feet when he reached the landing course
at Buffalo, but instead of circling the
field for a favorable spot he executed
a series of banks and side slips which
took him down quickly to r.' neat land
ing. Daughters Await Hero
Two very ismall girls wcro up bright
and early today to watch with their
mother for a little black speck sche
duled to appear on the horizon this
itfternoon.
The little black speck-they knew
would loom quickly into tlie outlines of
a rushing airplane. And pretty soon
"Daddy" Maynard, famous now as the
"Flying Parson," would climb out nnd
give them a big hug nnd kiss.
Mrs. Maynard and the little girls
Evelyn, five, nnd Hose, four weren't
the only ones, however, waiting to wel
(omo Lieutennnt Maynard home from
the longest and fastest airplane lace
ever run. "
Hoosevclt Field, Lieutenant Mnv
nard's goal, was dotted early with
crowds from New York, assembled to
cheer the plucky, resourceful parson.
A squadron of nrmy and private plnnes
were tuned up ready to fly out and es
cort him over the last leg.
Army officials and spectators alike
appeared to regard it as a certainty
that Maynnrd would arrive on time.
That he might suffer another accident
that would bring him down short of
tho goal apparently did not enter into
their calculations.
With.good flying conditions forecast
over the, entire route, the "dopesters,"
allowing thirty minutes for delay, wcro
"positive" he would touch his wheels
at the finishing'point by 1 :30.
Cleveland, Oct. IS. (By A P.)
Lieutenant B. W. Maynard, leader in
the army transcontinental aerial derby,
left here at 0.1)8:32 for Buffalo. The
weather was ideal for flying. Maynard
spent the ulght with friends in the
country and his automobile broke down
on the trip to the starting field this
morning, delaying his start cast.
Before starting Lieutenant Maynard
said he hoped to land at Mineola field
early this afternoon. Mechanician W.
I". Kline nnd Maynard's German police
dog, Trfxie, wero in the observer's pit.
Lieutenant J. P. Klchtcr, making the,
first lap of the San Francisco to Mine
ola trip, got away for Buffalo at
8:00:22 u. m.
Tho War Department has given "the
Dying parson ' orders to make n one
fcton flicht from Mlneola to San Diego.
Calif., immediately upon completion of
his present flight. Dallas will be the
N1NE0LA TODAY
only scheduled stou.
noelflsland. 111.. Oct. 18. (By A.
, T.) Captain Lowell H. Smith, west
bound, arrived here at 8:45 this morn
ing and departed for. Des Moinos at
P:22 a. m.
JEWELERS' DRIVER -HELD UP
Man Badly Beaten, but Escapes
With Car From Bandits
D. J. Itunge, 440 North Orlanna
street, was held up and beaten bv two
men last nigh tat Juniper and Irving
streets, wlilie ne was driving an auto
mobile belonciuc to J. E. Caldwell &
Co., jewelers, according to tho story
he told this morning to Detectlvo Mc
Devitt, of tho Fifteenth and Locust
. streets station.
The highwaymen, Kunge said, climbed
into the machine nnd proceeded to beat
him. One used his list while the other
hit Iluoge with a blunt instrument
Ilunce asserted that when he turned on
his assailants they lenped from the
nutomobllo and ran noith on Juniper
btrcet.
FAMILY ROUTED BY FLAMES
Ten members of the family of
Thomas McOloskey, 023 East Cabot
etreet, were awakened early today by
Hraoke which filled the house. Boards
which closed an uuuHiied fireplace had
caught fire. McCloskey, Ids wife and
'the eleht children hurried to the street
and remained thero until Arisen put
out the blae., No. serious .damage was
f 'dow!j. 4 " s jw
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LIEUT. BELVIN W. MAYNAUD
PEACE COMMISSIONS
TO FUNCTION AT ONCE
Council Not to Await Ratifica
tions U, S. Delegates'
Action Up to Senate N
Paris, Oct. 18. (By A. P.) The
Supreme Council todny adopted a reso
lution tlint delegates qf the great pow
ers may sit on the vniious commissions
created under the German pence treaty
aud may vote on questions before these
commissions, whether or not their gov
ernments have ratified the treaty.
If the United States Senate doesAiot
nlilni.i. it ! ilppliirn,! nnihnhln (l,,.t
American delegates will take the places I
assigned to the United Stntcs on these1
commissions. :
Germany Is anxious to hajvc the com-
missions begin their work fully organ-
icd, it is declared, and is particularly ,
desirous of American representation on !
tlieill.
Signor TiUoffi, the Italian foreign
minister, sat in the council today, for
tne urst time since Ms recent rcturu
from Iftmo. He has been ill for the
Inst two dnjs.
'DOPE' SUSPECTS ARRESTED
Hypodermic Needle and Bottle of
Powder Taken From Them
A hjpodermie needle nnd pawn tirkeU
calling for dinmoud rings, overcoats
nnd other nrticlrs of value, found on
Alexander Stewart, Tenth street be
low Federal," led Magistrate lmber to
day to hold hini under .?40(l ball for
further hearing on charges of using nar
cotic drugs uud suspicion of larceny.
Stewnrt, with Samuel .Murray, wns,
arrested late. Inst night by Patrolman
Kredcrioo, Second and Christian streets
station, in nn alloy near Murray's home,
Kater Btrect above Eleventh.. A small
bottle containing a white powder, be
lieved ny the police to be cocaine, wns
found on Murray, The lntter is held
under S-400 bail churned with having
Uiarcotie drugs in his possession.
FIREMAN HERO DIES
Victim of Accident at Blaze
Day
After Leaving Hospital
George Weist, young fireman hero,
died at the Pennsylvania Hospital to
day, leaving a widow nnd three small
children.
Weist was one of the firemen from
Truck Xo. 2, who was injured during
tlie big nre on ortli American street
several months ngo. Up wns released
from the hospital only Tuesday, mm
Wednesdny he responded to the first fire
alarm since his recovery. In lighting
tho blaze at 4H." fombard street he fell
through a skj light and injured his skull
ins none wa uwi.m bouui nccouu
?4.rTV I t V UTal W"J i1'0 h0l( C"ri-r
next week at the home of his uncle, (H5
Ulrartl nVCIlUe.
DR. STEAD WELCOMED
British Authority on Labor Problems
Arrives n City
Dr. Frances Herbert Stead, of Lon
don, a British authority on labor prob
lems, arrived in this city today. He
will speak tomorrow in three Lutheran
churches upon present-day problems and
throughout the week will deliier ad
dresses at other churches upon the same
subject.
On the committee that welcomed Doe
tor Stead were Gitv Controller John
M. Wnlton. S. F. 'Houston. S. Davis
Page, Allan Sutherland, Joseph M.J
Steele, Henry li. llonnell, W. Alexan
der Brown, Dr. Floyd W. Tomkins. Dr.
Flnlcy INI. Wilson, John Grant Xew
mnn. Dr. Edward S. Littcll nnd Dr.
George M. Hickman.
255 FROM BURNED SHIP LAND
Passengers and Crew of Veneris
Rescued by Liner Chicago
New York. Oct. 18. (By A. P.)
Bringing 255 passengers and crew on
the French steamship Venezia, which
burned nt sea last Monday on the New
foundland fishing banks, ,the steamship
Chicago arrived today.
It took the, Chicago's crew one hour
nnd (en minutes to rescue the Yonezln's
passengers from thirteen lifeboats. The
Venezia's passenger list included thirty
seven cabin, mostly French, -and 103
steerage, mostly Syrians.
The Vcnezin was ablaze all over
when abaudoned.
iFAIR AND COOL NEXT WEEK
Frequent Frosts Are ( Forecast for
Nor.th.and Middle Atlantic States
Washington, Oct. 18. (By A. P.)
Weather predictions for the week he.
ginning Monday, issued by the Weath-
Bureau today, are: ,
North and middle Atlantic states:
Generally fair and cooi, fiequeut
frosts.
South Atlantic, east gulf ntntes and
west gulf states: Unsettled with occa-
slonal showers and nearly normal (em-
pcrniuro,
' Ohio valley nnd Tennessee: General-
y, fair and k1, with occasional frosts,
PRUSSIA READY TO TAKE
.TOLL FROM BLUNDERS
MADE IN PEACE TERMS
Allied Statesmen Who Insisted on Armistice When
Kaiser Was on Verge of Unconditional Sur
render' Missed Opportunity
; '
GERMAN ARMY OF MILLION COUNTER-BALANCED
ONLY BY FRENCH; OTHER FORCES DISBANDED
Ry B. V. KOSPOTH
Mwclnl rorrrMiomli-iifr I limine Public I-cdccr
Covurtpht, 11)19, li ik fume t.rdour Company
Geneva, Oct. 18. "The premature conclusion of the armistice with
Getmany is the cause of all tho disappointments and difficulties that have
marred tho restoration of peace and .led to the present state of chaos
throughout the world."
Who do you think is speaking, an ambitious general selfishly avid of
more military laurels, or some insatiable British or French imperialist?
No, this is the tragic opinion held by such representative democrats and
pacifists of Germany and Austria as Prof. Wilhelm Foerster, late ambas
sador of the Bavarian republic to Switzerland, and Professor Lammasch,
the last prime minister of the Austro-Hungarian empire.
And I have yet to find here a sincerely democratic German or Aus
trian, or any iruu inuuu oi uerman uemocracy ana worm peace, wno is
not inclined to share their view, melancholy as it is.
The allied statesmen who insisted upon the conclusion of the armistice
at a time when the kaiser's hosts were within a few weeks of ignominious,
unconditional surrender are responsible, however elevated and laudable
their humanitarian motives, for the preservation of the prestige of Prus-'
sian militarism in Germany and all the disaDnointimr developments of
the international situation that have since resulted from it. By tlioir
hasfty action they saved the monster they had set out to destroy, arresting
. 4u r! i..i. 4 . :- .1 i
le,B F.u1.ia.lwiu1 c,ul ..n-uc,,.......,.. .,,u . ,,
which is the chief feature of political life in Germany today.
, Peacemakers Missed Opportunity iXFtXTvoZu u rZl-
There yet remained to the diplomats of the Paris conference onetion which seeks to define and limit
l4- 4- Uf,l.. (Ul. .(.!
national independence clearly manifested during the first months of the
armistfce by the south German states and allowing them, to constitute a
frce fejeration with German-Austria, which would have definitely isolated
and ren(emi Prussia too weak ever to be dangerous again,
, ,, , , . . , . , .. . ,
But tne peacemakers In. Paris not only ignored this great oppor-
tunity to combine strict adherence to the fourteen points with real states-
vioio1.?ti l.,tf liof untunllv illnpnlintpnimrnrt nil nllf 1-PrtiRRinn tpn,lnnpips
. ' ' ',. .J. ,4i ,i.j ,, :. r t.i.
ill SUUUIUIJI JU4IllrtllJ', 1114 i.viiiJiat.v;iii.ij auunuu tiiv lwiii.iii "4 ouwfc.
German emancipation from Prussia, the great idealist, Kurt Eisncrt to
fall a victim to the criminal intrigues of the Prussian militarists.
Tho consequence is that the south German states have lost even the
semblance of independence they enjoyed during the. kaiser's rule, and are
now more absolutely under Prussian domination than at any time in
their history.
And in this case the policy of the allied statesmen was not oven
prompted by ideal motives, but chiefly by the sordid fear that it might
prove impossible to collect sufficient indemnities from the vanquished if
the south German states separated from Prussia.
Allies Preserved Prussian Hcgemon
Ever since their great generals and brave Boldiers won tho war the
allied statesmen have been wandering helplessly in a perfect maze of
errors and lost opportunities, jnislcd alike by ideals and interests, but of
all" their mistakes' the premature conclusion of the armistice and the pro
tection of German "unity" are already proving the most fatal, for they
have led to the salvation of Prussian militarism and to Prussian hegemony
in Gemany more absolute than in the kaiser's zenith ever-menacing
evils which 'the allied peoples innocently believed they were fighting to
destroy.
There is no ign that the Taris coun
cil has any energy or nutllority left
now to hinder this recrudescence ot the
Ilun. In their impotence the diplo
mats of Paris prefer to deny it and
to pretend to believe that Prussian mili
tarism is dead. The simple truth is
that', with the single exception of
France, no allied government has an
army left with which to enforce any
decisions against tne licriin ruicrs,
while Germany has 1,000,000 men un
der nrms today, nlmost twice the
strength of her old standing army bc
forp thcwnr.
Mllltnrv I'nuer Ileorcaniied
Kemarkable revebtious concerning
the secret reorganization of Germany's
militarv ,,0WPr "in violation of the stip-
, ,,lHn f fhn i.unnn trinrv wore mnde
by Herr Hilfcrdlng, the Independent ItritWi schooner Onato, who were pick
Socialist delegate at the Lucerne con- , fl np nt sea nfter the vessel was nban
Switm'land"'16 hU ICCeUt 8JOUr" in ilnnc-.I and the captain and mate' killed,
""ThoMSli 'the Allies may not like to'""" tnnd trinl for murder and mu
bclieve it," declared Herr Hilferding, , tiny will be decided after nn invest!
"it is none the less true that the prcs rttlml conducted tomorrow at the
ent Berlin rulers have more than a , . , ,,, f P,,,.i.. i.
million roci. under arms throughout I immigration station at Gloucester by
Germauy and, what is more, they in- Thomas P. Porter, British consul gen
tend to keep them under arms if they I 01.a lpr,,.
enn, In spite of the presence ot tne
alliml m!litntv nnmmlmlnn M'tiffll IS to
supervise Germany's disarmament by oil and Lorenzo Ash, Corboiiear, IScw
the terms of the peace treaty. fnuudland. nnd Charles Moldcti and
"Of course Noskc has stated recently I Ernest Flzznnl, Burin, Newfoundland,
in the national assembly that the prcs- They are being held nl tho immigration
ent strength of the German army does station ut Gloucester,
not ejecccd 400,000 men. From hishjpo- I Mr. Piirter is investigating the story
critical point of view this computation nf Captain Daniel A. Sullivan, of the
lnny bo approximately correct, for it i American steamship Zirkel, sailors from
Is cUdeut titut he includes in his csti- which risked their lives In an open boat
mate only the troops incorporated m
the so-called 'Ileichswehr.' Now the
'Uolch5wehr today forms onlj a part
nnd by no means the largest part of the
new urinv which has been indcfutignbjy
organized bv the Prussian militarists in
Germany since the armistice.
m Secret Army In "Civic Guard"
"Besides the voluuteer corps of the
'Relchswehr' there exists u second secret
army, camouflaged us the 'Elnwohner
wehr,' or 'civic guard,' This guard
wns originally constituted by the citi
zens ofrlhe larger towns in the dnjs
of the 'Spartucnn risings in order to
protect private property against gangs
of escnped convicts nnd robbers. After
the defeat of Spartacism and the restor
ation of order there wus no longer
any necessity for the 'Einwohnerwehr.'
Nevertheless, it was not dissolved. On
the eontrnry its military organization
nnd instruction was taken in baud by
notorious commanders of volunteer
corps like General von Luettwitz and
Colonel Ilhelnhardt, who transferred
Contlnurd on I'nie Pour, Column Two
SHIPABANDbNED AT SEA
Wooden Steamer Ammonooslc In
8lnklng Contlltlon Crew Saved
Boston, Oct. 18. (By A. P.) The
wooden utenmcr Ammonooslc, which
hn8 been in distress nt sea for the last
week, has been abandoned in a sinking
condition, radiograms nnnriunced today.
Tlie crew tvnn snvnl nnd the const
guard cutter Acushuct aud the steamer
lss,c
'port
Iss,cnuena a,re bringing thrm to tills
,!.(A. 1... .. 1 1, .!! f
TO ACT TOMORROW
ON SHIP SURVIVORS
, pour Sajors From Abandoned
Schooner Onato Charged"
With Murder
PROBE BY BRITISH CONSUL
Whether the ffuir sailois ftom the
The four prisoners are Douglas Nich-
to rescue the four British seamen dur
ing n storm. Lnptain Miilltvnn lias pre
ferred charges of murder nnd mutiny
ngalnst the men. The Zirkel, with the
survivors of the Onnto, arrived at this
port nn Thursday.
Captain Siilljvnu told the investi
gators how he had come upon tho Onnto
during n storm, Flares,' he said, re
vealed a struggle on the deck of the
Onato, nnd finally a man, 'apparently
dead, lying on the deck. Then tho
sailors signaled for aid,
Mr, Porter announced today that if
the evidence obtaiued by him 'warrants
prosecution the four men probublv will
he placed on trial either before United
States Commissioner C. V, D. .Inline,
In Camden, or United States Commis
sioner Long, in this city.
Revenue cutters will search the sea
near where the Onuto was abandoned to
sec if the ship is still floating.
CAMDEN CHILD SCALDED
Alfred Licetto, two 'jrpnrs old. 0-10
South Third street, Camdeg, was badly
scalded this morning when he fell into
a tub of hot wuter while his mother wns
washing. Physicians In the Cooper
Hospital refused to. permit thp parents
to tnke the baby home after his scalds
had been dressed.
LAUNCH DESTROYER TODAY
Another torpedoboat destroyer, the
John 1). Fdwards, will leave the ways
ut the jard of its builders today.
Uxerclses appropriate to the'occa
kIoii wilt, be held at Crnniii's Klilnvnnl.
in which representative! of (he navy
uMu-.tMu w4o wh"" i win nave pun.
SEEK WAY TO CUT
it nr :
Steering Committeo of Indus
trial Conference to Spend Day
Puzzling Over Question
PRESIDENT'S HOPES FOR
PARLEY ARE AT STAKE
Employers' Amendment to Rus
! sell's Resolution Precipitates
Bitter Struggle
By GEORGE NOX MeCAIN
Staff Corrwtpoiidflit of the Hirntnc Public
I.rtUfr
Copuriohi. 1019. by PnbUc Lrdotr Co
Washington, Oct. 18. Over in both
! the northeast committee rooms in the
Pan-American Building this morning
the steering committee of the m.tlonul
industrial conference is struggling with
proposition that may wreck, or nt
iPnst cripple, its purposes ns conceived
bj President Wilson when he called it
into existence.
The committee assembled nt U:!50 nnd
will be in e-csmoii for the greater part
I0' today nnd peihnps tonight. The re-
I J,llt ot its liberations will not be
' ,n,au ',"bli' ",til Momln-v ,,,nr,nl"K
when the conference iccouvcnes nt II :.I0
0(,fy cnough h , nkp
the pebble on the mountainside that
tC term COllCCtlM1 Dm gllinillg.
At .icstcrday's session nf tlie confer
encc the cniplojers group ofleied n
substitute for the original resolution
on collective bargaining which wns pre
pared by Charles lMuuid llussell, So
cialist, of the public's group. The
substitute conceded the right of labor
to organize in trade and labor unions,
to bargain collecthely, and to be rep
resented by representatives of their own
"hoosing in all negotiations with their
employers.
Kmploycrs Add Touch
Then the cmplojers added
these
w ords :
"Anil the right of the emplojer to
deal or not to deal with men or groups
nf men who nre not his emplojes and
chosen by and from among tliciii, is
recognized."
To the lnbor group this wns like
flinging a firebrand into a cotton giu.
They flamed up in indignation nnd
pointed out, very properly, that it wns
the old proposition of refusing to bar
gain with trades unions In cases of
dispute oer wages or nuj other sub
ject, only it was prevented in a new
form. And so it came nbput that all
day inipiiHsinned ami. ut times, eld
fluent n'ddresses. interspersed with
threats and warnings, marked the con
ference nnd kept the gnllerj on Its tip
toes wondering what might come next.
The luhor group discerned in the
employers' substitute an Indorsement of
the attitude of Blbert H. Gary, of the
United States Steel Corporation, in re
fusing In treat with union labor lead
ers. They did not, however, opeul
make this charge. Judge Gary left New
York on Thursday aud nobody knows
whether or not he will letiirn.
There wns throughout the day a
manifest determination on the part of
the labor group to force a vote on the
lesnlntion. It made a bitter fight
against adjournment until Monday be
cause, ns bevernl of its ablest leaders
declared in guarded language, the mo
tion meant further delay with the pur
pose nf keeping the resolution to arbi
trate the steel strike in the background
as long ns possible.
Ciompers Urges Art ion
Mr. Gompeis, who resumed his place
nt the lnbor .council table, lather pale
fiom his recent illness, himself moved
un adjournment until this morning. He
demanded aetinii on the cnlleetive bar
gaining issue so that the deck might
be cleared for action on the steel strike
settlement proposition. President Uliot,
of Harvard, look sides with Mr. Gom
pers. ' Thomas L. Chndbournc, chairman of
the steering committee, mnde the mo
tion to adjoin u until Monday and it
wus seconded bj Bernard Baruch. It
was a clever piece of diplomacy. It
saved the da), it pi evented the labor
group from making n tactless and per
haps regretable blunder in forcing a
vote nn the cnllcctlir bargaining reso
lution of the einplojers, though some
of them were iippaiently eager to do
it simpb for the sake of backing the
cmplojeih up against the wall.
The word battle went on both morn
ing unci afternoon. The c-onfeience
was like ii hug on u cartwheel, goiug
round and round In n circle uud getting
nowhere And the longer the tight went
on the hotter it grew It finally de
veloped, on the part of the livborites,
into a fervid defense of trade unionism
without any refereuce to the resolu
tion. A A. I.audcm, of the American
Radiator Company of Buffalo, and II.
B. Kmlicott shoe manufacturer, of
Massachusetts, both opposed the cm
plojers' resolution nnd favored the orig-
Pemberton Hutchinson, of Philadel
phia, wanted to know, ns one of the
cmplojers group, what compelling ob
ligation there wus on the part of labor
to obsenc the spirit and letter of the,
resolution even if it wus adopted. It
remained for 13. F. Loree, railroad
president and member of the cmplojers'
group, to stir up the hornets' nest.
He pointed out thut any resolution re
garding collective bargaining 'w&s nn
incihiduul matter that depended on the
emplojer nnd his meri to make effective.
An) how, onlj nbout 10 per cent of labor
in 'this con ii try is organized. II? re
ferred to the Boston police force strike,
nnd then insisted that employers hncl a
perfect right to say whom they would
iceognlze us representatives of their own
emplojes in labor disputes.
Sp.irg6 Melodramatic
It took Mr- Gompers more thuu half
an hour to' reply to Mr. I.orrc's state
ments which he described as being
"very difficult to follow," Mr. Gom
pers's address was a lengthy nnd utile
eulogy of trades unious nnd its prin
ciples. Jolin ispnrgo, iiir nui-iiiii&i, uiiutT me
RDAN
KNO
BARGAINING ISSUE
mask of a conciliatory speech, managedtconstnntly, und each time giviug an
to work lu some real old genuine, bell.
marked private siock socialistic argu
ments and expressions. He "chal
lenged the right" of the employers to
Continued on Fare Four. Cpluuin Ont
anti - reds draw ring
JLUdJk lurji nuuKAU
Bolsheviki Desperately Defend Former Capital.
Esthonian Troops Face Krons'tadt' Fortress.
Allies Seek to Thwart German Plot
II) file Avsodnlecl Press
IjOiidoit. Oct. IS. Soviet fnne.s nre,
according In latost uilvlces. still des
peratclj defending I'elrogriid. Con
firiuiitlnii nf dispatches telling of its fall
has lint been icccUnl in nfliilnl cpiaiteis
here.
The British win nlhi e toilnj received
confirmation of the news of the cap
ture of Gatchinii, twentj-fivo miles
south of Petrograd, by the northwestern
Russian arm) of General Yudenltch.
The Bolsheviki were driven from the
town )csterdny morning.
According to a Ifelsingfors" dispatch
Yudenttch not only has captured Gnt
chiun, but has ocupiecl Krnsnoe Selo.
At the former plnio he' met workmen
from Pctingnid, who asked thut the
nrmy refrain from shelling the citj nnd
pledging if tills promise was given to
join the anti-Itolsheviki.
Face Kioustadt Forties1,
The I'Nthonians opeinting m the
coastal legion along the gulf nf Pin
land, nflictnl advices state, nre within
u few miles of Krnsnaiii Gmku and nre
facing the Rnlshevik fnitiess of Kion- ,
scan:.
A Helsiugfnrs dispatch quoting a Fin
nish general staff lepoit savs the white
Hag was hoisted over Kronstndl last
night.
(Tlie leported capture nt Kron
stadt has not been imilirnied. I'irst
repmts snid that ii was inkin bv n
Biitisli ilcci.)
While Yudenltch ' nrmy is wilhin n
comparative!) short distant c of Petro
grad. the mplilitv of Its advance dnes
not seem to have been maintained.
Ti oops in Senile In le
Ytidenitch has drawn his tmnpsinto
n rough semicircle from Krasnain
Gorka. on the uorthvvcst. to Tsarskoc-
.
TORPEDOBOAT DESTROYER EDWARDS LAUNCHED
The torpedoboat destroyer John D. Edwards was Inunched
nt 10.15 a. in. today nt Cramp's shipyard. Its sponsor was Mrs.
Mae Marshall Edwards, widow of the naval officer for Thorn the
croft was named.
VAT-BURNING VICTIM LOSES FIGHT FOR LIFE
A plucky battle for life, lasting twenty-seven days was lost
today by Frank Boicyinsky, 1000 Sycamore street, Camden, who
was pai boiled througli falling Into a vat in a forge plant. Cooper
Hospital physicians used a special treatment developed on the
French battlefields in an effort to save his life but he died this
morning.
PLAN TO PENALIZE RAIL STRIKERS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. -Provisions to end railroad strikes
by penalising employes who go on strike or others who iotumt
suikes, were wiitteu into the pending railroad bill today by the
Senate interstate commerce committee
WOULD CLASS RENT
GOUGER AS USURER
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I nvjuer Faunr's Lpo-ib ation Mak-
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1115 It Ci.iir.s to Charge
Exorbitant Rentals
BELIEVES PLAN IS POSSIBLE
T.aw.vcis heie sn it mnv be poshiblo
to put lent ptnlileei- in the winie elnss
with iisiners.
They believe laws could be pushed,
making il ns inin li -i crime to charge1
on exorbitant lent ns it now is to
exact Usui ions interest.
Tliev point out tlint this could lie elo.ie
(ij- fixing n legal limit ft) the amount nf
Interest which an owner might niiikc
nbove the legitimate costs of maintain
ing his property.
Enactment of smh legislation is sug
gested bv K. Clinton Hhonds. nn at
torney of this city.
"There is no doubt the legislature
could round up the present situation,
said Mr. UlioaeN. "The right to regu
late piimlo propel t was discusses! b.v
the I'liited States Supreme Court In the
ense of Mum vs. Illinois In the deci
sipu 01' the Granger cases.
"In a situation such us we have at
present, tlie Legislature ewilil enne-t 11
law bringing rented Iioiim's within the
cntegory of public use nnd determine
whnt Ihe rents should be
Itellees l'l.in I'rartirable
Illcdiard T. Me-Sorlev. attornej foi the
Tenants' IVolcctive Association, e
pti'ssed great interest in Mr IthoueKs
views, which, he said, were novel, uud
it secmi'd to him practicable.
"I believe the da) 'is coining." said
Mr. McSorlev. "when all return for
real estate, apart f) out the mil rstuti 1
itu'lt. will be regulated bv law
MnM.n...!. .1... 1.1 1 ltn. .ti.l.r n.i-
4 iiimi4;ii nn iiiru in iii-l i-ifcin .'
pears to be a ladicin nepiiiruie from
existing prnctic-c, )et It does not seem
so unusual when considered in the light
of some other piinciples nlrcad) firmly
einousnen.
"For Instance, there is the law
against usury. In I'ennsjlvanin it is
illegal for a man to charge more than
tl per cent for the use of monej which
it hns loaned you.
Kent Tables Presentee!
"The president of the Philadelphia
real estate board reccutl) got out a
table showing what he considered the
legitimate rate of rent incfense nt tlie
present time. Hu hnsed it on (! per cent
return net on the investment, uud ad
ditional charges making 11 total nf 13
1-10 per cent,
"Such It basis of rent olmrees would
be perfectly satiffuctory. provided the
owner applied them legitimately to n
house bought at a reasonable price.
Hut when houses are chnnirini; linnds
extra return to some Miccuhitimr nrotlt
eer,' a lit per cent charge on the cost
price of the house might be extortionate.
"This endlesH speculation, each time
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rontiouru un rure tour. Column V
Selo. whlph is nlmost due. south of
Petrograd. Further south tliclYiidenltch
unny has reached n point nenr Lugn.
eighty miles distant from Petrograd
Reports hnve been received, however,
Unit further ndvnuce hns been held up
along the rnllvvn) line connecting
Gatchinuii and Pskov, on which Lugn
Is 'situated. Along this fiont severe
fighting is believed to be in progress.
General Denlkinc appears to be ad
vancing his left flank along the Dnieper
Ynllej. Kast of Orel nnd in the Don
region the Bolsheviki are renorted in
be retreating nil along flic front.
liprninuo-Russian forces are said to
be holding (he left hank of the lower
Dunn liver nt Riga
Paris. Oct. IS. (By A. P 1 Re
ports of the capture of Krons'tadt by
the Ilritlsh, which have not been con-
liriued, uud of further advances bv
nun oi iiirtner nurnnces uy
Yudenltch toward Petrograd
ensllied the Pence Conference's
in the Russiun situation nnd
General
hnve iut
interest
ciuphaslzrtl the fear of the Kntcntc.
especial!) of the French, that General
Mm Der Goltz may entrench himself in
Northern Russia nnd give the GeruuiUH
an important pnrt In directing Russiun
nffuirs should the HoTslicvik government
fall.
One explanation of tlie reported cap
ture of Kronstndt is tlint the British do
not want the Ilolsheviki to have assist
ance from the remnants of the Russian
Ilaltic tlect, as such support might
make General Yucletiitch's further ad-
vance custvvnril illtticull nnd give
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General von Der Goltz un excuse to sup-
pott General Yiidcnitcli and thus i
participate In the taking of Petrograd
nnd establishment of a new government
there.
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M4wniuunnifUI,n
ivvwivssibjr Ul uujiiig, vii mvn
Druggists in Want
ALARM AMONG DAIRYMEN
Scarcitv of sugar presented three new
nnd grave problems todn)
Man) druggists, according to Sumuel
Itnoiu, of the Doivntovyi Druggists'
Association, have Been forced to refuse
prescriptions becniisi of hick of sugar
needed in the preparations.
Dairymen may find their market lim
ited if condensed milk plants are com
pelled to close owing to insuflicicut
supplies of sugar.
And a number of wnge-enrners may
be forced into idleness if factories using
sugar cannot get enough to maintain
opeiations on the present scnlc.
Federal Control Urged
llecause of this situation, .Tames A.
McCarthy, sugnr nelministrator for
l'ciiiis.vlvunia nnel secretary of the I'enn
svlvaifiii Sugar Compimj. favors Gov
ernment control of distribution nf sugar
thinuglioiit 10-0. Unless legislation now
pending in Washington is enacled, he
mid. Government control will expire at
the end of this year and competitive
conditions will return. This, lie thinks,
would mean greatly advanced prices.
Governpient control, in his opinion, has
cents 11 pound for sugar, but he thinks
that without control the price will
V.nVPII 1111 IMMJIJll' lllMll liuj I1IK mhhh
mount that high in tlie curly port of
the coining year.
I'lie scarelt) among druggists is 111-
triiftinc altcnlion because it affects in
vnlld'
'
Druggists Sncrlllce
Mr. Ituoin, who is u elinggist at
Scviitfv uud Wharton streets, and
I'hniinian of a committeo sent by tho
Downtown Druggists' Association to
confer with the authorities iu nu effort
to obtain relief from the sugnr scarcity,
sa.vs that T0 per ceut of the prescript
tions filled at drug stores cull for the
use of sugar. Many druggists, lie said,
ure depriving their families of sugar
rather than refuse to fill prescription
that will relieve the sick and sufTeriug.
George II. Knrle, Jr., again empha
sized the need of conservation. He said
the people of America have used l.II-M,-000,000
pounds so far this year, or over
22 per cent, more than was used the
wjiole of last year, and unless there is
curtailment the situation will be dif
ficult. F.leven thousand inquiries were re
ceived by tho sugnr equilizutlon board
jesterduy, mostly from representatives
of manufacturing plants tlint are faced
with the prospect of having to shut
down for lack of sugur.
Sir. McCarthy stuted that ho w-as
bending every effort toward preventing
plants from slitituug clown ana tnrow
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1MB muyy jh-vjhc uuv vi vwywjmzu
DEAR
H OF SUGAR
MAY SHUT P
AN
ALLEGED SOCIETY i
AUTO THIEF IS HELD
ASSYilCATEHEAD
Charge Prisoner Operated With '
Woman and Another Couple
at Social Events
LEAVE DANCES EARLY,
SELECT CAR, IS BELIEF
De'tectives Estimate 125 Motors'
Stolen by This Method Seek
Suspected Accomplices
With elnborate finery and a graceful
manner which diverted nil suspicion,
the police ojinrge. Harry Henry, be
lieved to be hend nf a syndicate re
sponsible for hundreds of automobile
thefts, gained entrance to ninny oxclu-
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s ,f f" l?iv- , cUy- ,:
, 'V," UFnri, p'a,J' m'cTh
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ng to
ennlaf
events in the first motorcar ho could
find standing outside, regardless of
whom the owner might be.
Henry was held without ball for ft
further hearing todny in the Central
police court by .Magistrate Jlcclcary.
Accompanied by Woman
ITeur), nccording to detective Fcs
mire, was nlvvajs accompanied by n
well dressed woman vho posed as. his
1 lit.
Ilpnrj unri his rnmnanlnn. nrnnrMni
tl tlin ivnllnn .. n1 ,1 -- t k.
' iiiv iiwini'. win smii i nn 11 nntiniik
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iienrj s sister. The
re being sought by the
police.
Itottl riitlnlna II- la 1inltn.n1 1 .1..4.... ,
I tives, have stolen nt least l'il cars dur
ing the Inst two or three months.
According to Fesmire, Henry eloped
I here with the wouiiiu supposed to be his
1 wife, leaving u wife and two children
I in North Baltimore, O., his home town.
I .Mtcr a number of cars had elisapf
1 PCIired in this citv Fesmlro Irnml H.b
, thefts to Henry and learned that Js
wns Vorking iii the da) time as a con
1 ductor on the Holmcsburg and Tacony
IlllC.
The detective boarded a car on which
Henry was workinir am! whrn Mm int.
rntcn frs
In ..n.n fn.. T- , r , ':
.v. uiin- iui 4-rainireH mrc ne nnnneci,!
.ndeilV,Sa
m'lor 1 W,
mm ins enra. v ncn tlie conductor h
nsKcci ior un explanntton Fesmlrq told
him he wns wanted at City Halk
iiinr.v h no is 11cm i Jp
Aftor Hnnrv uns nirdtn1 AT
UonrV. liri llV( in irnlmneliMPt rul ?
nlbo held ns u material witness TfacJ
i nmn t iinniiilinf In Vncnnlan .lIiJ . 3
that Henry bad stolen at least scycn,carSo&a
nml tiltitiul CltnC Clin .iflinp nt.nlm (a .) ''I
TlVtIIUUt IILVVIIIIIIII. 111 i 1. -sin 1 1. I'a I1U11IILII-II J. '
whom tin; police are scnrcuinK httJ ,'"
taken three times that muny. J,py'vj
Henry is a dnmier-lookinc man. nbowJ!.-i3
tweuty-hvc )earsilu. He has tjn.casy
coinc munner nml is well ilressea. .
elld not seem to be affected bjhfs'J
TOSt i . fl
fit'
ASK MORE CARS FOR COAL
Operators Request Hines to Keep
Mines Running Until November 1
Indianapolis. Ind Oct. 18. A tele
gram, sent to Director General of Rall
rouels Walker D. Hines, following a
meeting jesterduy of coal-mine opera
tors and coal dealers nf Indiana asking
that moie cars for moving coal be furr $
nlshed the mines of the state was Jnade
nubile here this innrniuE. The tele-
gram asks tlint all open-top cars be
used ilnrinir the remainder of thU
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. "v "V.l,u" V ."". ' '' ",l"'f ,""" J?J
dealers follows closely a statement givn
out by the miners jesterdny declaring
that a movement on foot tonereasei
prices ot bituminous coal was unjusti
fied, ns the production of coal hns not
lessened and that the miners have agreed
to work steadily until November 1.
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JAP ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Uses Hari-KIrl Method Seals NotY,
With Own Blood
"Tell Nnnasu on Eighteenth street
to tell 00: Pine street."
The above is the translation of a
note written in Japanese characters by,
Nasimi Sato, a Japanese, uud then
plnci'd between his teeth, following his
nttempt to commit suicide by hara
kiri. Sato was found at midnight Inst night
with his body slushed, in tlie kitchen of
n restaurant, Thirteenth street and
Columbia avenue, where he was cm
plnj eel. 4ftcr slashing himself with a
rnzor, Sato wrote what he believed
would be his Inst message'. After roll
ing up tlie noto he used some of the
blood from his wound to Benl It.
Phj-sicians nt St. Joseph's Hospital
today said that Satn probably would
recover. At the restaurant, vhere Satej
also lived,, it was said that he had been
acting queer!)' for some time, because
he was under the impression that a
Japanese girl, whom he hnd met about
five years ago, was being held a pris-
nniii.
ptwcnt 'el ,lt ',
ny another Japanese, rjuto is
DISMISS WASSON'S APPEAL
Name Won't Be on Ballot as Judge
ship Candidate
Pittsburgh. Oct. IS. fllv A. P.l , '
The Supreme Court today dismissed ,thV, id
!inmnl ,lf Commit. Pliwia IhiIim TlanMt'f n3j
G. Wassnn to have his name priattfiJ'
I'll lilt- unillJl (11 lilt; KriUTUl flCCHUB US ?
a candidate for re-election.
The act of 1011). the constitutionality
of which was questioned in the appeal.
was neici to ne vanu. -id
a
ni-umiHc ncHiio mrc a. monijua
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eiresseu tne regular meeting 01 tne
Alumnae Association of the Girls' TIIh
and Norpial- Schools today at 8evn'. ,11
icenin nnn opriug uaraen streets, ubj
Thursday evening of next week at the I
Girls' Normal School the associations .1
will have an eveulng of story-tellla tar
Miss Julia W. AVIUiamson, with Tfcrp
solos by Mrs. Dorothy Johnstone !)
ler. Austrian Cabinet ReconctltuUd,
Vienna. Oct, 18. The Anstrlaii rafc
inet. headed bv Dr. Karl Itenner. ran
signed last ulght. but was recontlttV '
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