SFVP BSiiKsaaEsiiaKas Wvltt! -"A. ..rray"" gj JIBigJ,., I ti'l'W-li W V WjwSmJ - j.,,..,. .. ,,... i w . 1.1 - l - .. .. . . j. HMitaiMMMMiBMMMMMMIBI j.tr' ') EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1919 fe. iHBKTaKSBi .' H ' iL- mr M "! BURY CHUMS TODAY TOLIEjIDEBYSIDE! Lodbotter Boy's. Funeral Held This Morning, Raymond Iszard's This Afternoon DROWNED AT SEA IN STORM The funeral of John Scott I.cdbetter sixteen years old. one of the to stu dents of the Winchester School for i Boys, Longpnrt, X. .1 . uho. with a companion, was drowned while adrift In a storm Sunday, was held thin morn Inc. Mr companion. Hn)mnd l-..nnI. fifteen year old, will ho hurled nt L' ::i() o'clock this afternoon Simple services were conducted nt 11 o'clock for the I.edbetter bo in the ill) dertaklng chapel of Kirk it Nice, tier manloun avenue and WiiMiingtrui lane The Itev I)r T C Pollock. pnMnr of the Oak Park 1'nlted Presbyterian Church, officiated Student from the West rhlladelphia High School were pallbearers j The boilj wan interred privnleh in Ivy Hill Cemetery 1!) the Mile of his ?:rave In the same lot K another, wait- ng for the body of his chum, which it will receive this afternoon. I Fnneral Reniccs for the chum. Ilnv- mond, will be conducted by the lie) Franklin S Moore, rector of t'.iharyi Protestant Kpin-opai rhiireh, Mnnheim . street and Pulaki nenue The) will! be held in the home of the ho)'n pur ents. Mr and Mrs Charles I'. Iszaril. 241 West Ilansherr.) street Students of the Winchester School, where both bo)s were well liked by pupils and masters, the head master,! rhIrn, Nm.. in,ij, A. IM A Douglas Howe Adams, and Mr liallen- " ,,,,.'. . tine and Sir Donllttlc. of the faculty, i national labor ticket tor the pommel attended both funerals Tour students I presidential election will be nominated! and the two faculty members will be iu Chicago bv a convention that will. narztr b,:r;,c,,t. r,, !. Number - .ioh mwM. Germantown Academy, which Itr.ard attended before lie went to the Winches-j ter School, will attend his funeral. LENINE MAY BEGIN CAMPAIGN IN INDIA.rsrtsrVrkTK-'Sl! f .I. Ksper. secietnry of the Labor party ()j nos nl n member of the na- Russian Reds Claim Capture of '! fS.'wiii ho assailed Four Entire Regiments From Kolchak Ixmdon, Nov. 1.", ll?) A. P.1- Nleholal Lenine, nreinler of Russia, has FCnt n letter to Turkestan communists saying the restoration of comniunii'ation between soviet Russia and Turkestan "onens the way for a struggle against universal imperialism, headed h llreat Ilrltaln " The message is intermctod here as a hint nt operations in the di- ""uVrinSiherm cant, 1 four I entire regiments of Admiral Kolchak's troops and two divisional staffs between JNQvember ,s and November up. accord Ing to a Rolshevik wireless message re ceived here The message says nil of ficers who refused to surrender were shot by their own soldiers. Hclslngfors. Xov. IH. (Ry A. P.I Oeorge Tchiteherin. Rolshevik foreign minister of Russia, ha received a wire less message from M. Piip, Ksthonian foreign minister, assuring stife conduct yfor Rolshevik representatives to the Dorpnt conference. Idle Miners Wait for Direct Order Continued From Pniie One if the mine owners nre equally disposed B new wage scale can be readied in a Tcry short time. The only possible obstruction to epeedy agreement is the question of when n new wage agreement will be come effective The miners will in sist that this be nt nn early date. Bismarck. X. P., Xov. 1.1. (Ry A. P.) The Washburn Lignite Cr..il Co.'s mines, largest in the state, were read) to resume operntion todn, too miners, members of the Wilton It "al of the TJnited Mine Workers, having decided to return to work nt n meeting last night provided the workings were placed under state control Cnptniu L. It. Raird, of the North Pakota Xationnl Guard at Plckinson, has been ordered by Governor FrRzier to proceed to Wil ton to take possesion of the Wash burn mines, which were closed by a strike of the miners. Adjutant Oenernl Fraser announced that he expected to take possession of other mines today and that he planned to send individual military ngentu to the various mines to take charge in the name of the state Onlv If there is resistance or disorder will state troops be called out, he said. LEGION ENDS CONVENTION Franklin D'Oller, of Philadelphia, Chosen National Commander Minneapolis. Xov. 13. (Ry A. P.) Delegates who attended the first na tional convention of the American Le gion left for their homes today, the three days' session having been brought to n close late last night. Among the important matters passed on bv th" convention were the election of Franklin D'Oller, of Philadelphia, as first national commander: recom mendation that Congress consider fur ther bonuses for service men and wom en: selection of Indianapolis, Ind., as permanent national headquarters, and the choosing of Cleveland ns meeting place for the convention in 1020. The convention nlso adopted a resolution against the orgnnlzntion participating In politics. Henry D. Lindsley, who hns been actlug head of the organization pend ing selection of permanent offices, wns honored for his services by being des ignated "past national commander." Y. M. C. A. to Dine Overseas Workers Overseas and ramp Y. M. C. A. -workers of the Philadelphia district YrilV be guests nt a reception nnd din iner given by tha president and board of directors of the You tig Men's Chris tian Association of Philadelphia this evening. The program will be In the auditorium of the Central Y. M. C. A.. 3421 Arch street. War posters and photographs will be exhibited in the eenernl offices. Joseph M. Steele. Kranklin Spencer Edmonds, Wnlter M, "Wood and representatives of Rritish, French anil Italian consulates will be speakers, nt the dinner. Uoy Injured by Automobile John Wocjko, nine years old, Xo, 3 ' 7ook street, Manayunk, sustained lac erations: of the scalp and body bruises when he was run down by an automobile 'Jast night nt Main and Lock streets. The driver, nalph Aljopiegi, 121 Maple ave. )iti, Conshohoken, was arrested, nnd will nave a hearing today before Mag- f iftrflti Price 'lue Doy vn& tauen to TtaQW s liiwpitai. (. IKII.O VI'K ItKIlRY Superintendent of (it.) Hall, who Is lift eight years old today LABOR PARTY PLANS A NATIONAL TICKET Convention Called for Chicago Nov. 22 to Name Candidate for Presidential Campaign president of the Chicago 1'ederatiou of T,al,or, announced last night. Twenty thousand delegates, repre senting the Nonpartisan League, farm ers' organizations, granger societies and I state nnd local unions, are expected to nttpml. lir snid. and "broken" and then the Republican party. Fitzpatrick said, outlining the ' Labor pnrt)'s intentions. 1 "It is WiNon's party that has, by , its annuhistic attitude toward union I labor nnd the working classes, forced us to make up a worklngman s slate un ,,,r ,r, n(, i10p0 to enroll, not only unjnn , nm women, hut fanners, j(,pr;hpVrrv working man and wom- lnn" tn, ritzpntrick. "After we have finished with the 1 nemocrntle party we will take care of i tnp Republicans." i . SEEK BANDITS FOR MURDER Wounded Wife of Slain Honduran Diplomat Near Death Xew Orleans, Nov. 1.1. (Ry A. P.) Although friends of the couple have suggested political issues as the cause, the police todav were working on the theory that robbery was the motive for the murder of Pr. Leopoldo Cordova, Jr., former consul general of Honduras here, and the attempted murder of his wife, who is near death and blind in a local hospital from a bullet in her brain. The murder occurred Tuesday night. According to Mrs. Cordova the auto mobile in which thev had been riding stopped near the Lake Shore track. Poctor Cordova got out and wns look ing at the hood when struck on the head nnd shot by a num. She then also was htruck on the head and remem bered nothing more until she regained consciousness. During the night she nnd the body of her husband remained in n ditch where they had been thrown. Cash to the amount of $140 nnd jewelry valued at more than $7,"0 was said to have been taken. The rings were stripped from Mrs. Cordova's lingers. EMMA GOLDMAN STUBBORN Refuses to Answer Questions In De portation Proceedings New Yorlt, Xov 1.1. A secret hear ing in the deportation proceedings against Rmma Goldman, recently re leased from prison, where she served a term for opposing the draft law, was resumed at Ellis Island yesterday by immigrant authorities. The govern ment contends that Miss Goldman is not a citizen of this country. Miss Goldman refused to reply to examining oflicinls ns to whether she wos an anarchist, believed in overthrow of the government by force, assassina tion of public offlcinls and abolition of private propeity. She contended the government had no right to investigate n citizen's personal opinions. POLITICAL RIOTS IN ITALY Stones, Sticks and Revolvers Ueed In Election Campaign Rome, Xov 1.1. (Ry A. P.) A number of disturbances have occurred in northern Italy in the election cam paign. Giuseppe Revione, formerly Italian commissioner of aeronautics in America, was prevented from speaking at Chiari by socialists who stoned his carriage. At Montebclln, socialists threw stones, wounding former Reputics Teso and Dnlmolin while they were enn vnsslng. After a debate at Rertlnoro between Slgnnr Comnndini, republican candidate, and Signor Carnti. socialist, a battle among their adherents resulted. Stones, sticks and revolvers were used, many persons were wounded and two art dying. WILHELM GRANTS A RAISE Boosts the Salary of New Gardener Forty Cents a Week Rerlin, Xov. 11. The ex-kaiser as sumed formal possession of the house of Doom, at Doom, Holland, which he purchased some time ago, when the keys were handed over to him last Fri day, although he will not actually take up his residence there until early in 1020. The first act of the new owner was to raise the salary of the gardener from fourteen to fifteen florins per week (nn increase of approximately forty cents). Reds Planned Big Jail Delivery Detroit, Xov. 13. (Ry A. P.) One of the biggest jail deliveries ever plan ned, Involving 300 prisoners, includ ing many radicals, was frustrated nt the Wayne county jail yesterday aft ernoon through information given Sher iff Irving J. Coffin by a "trusty," it became known today. EDWARD H. BUEHLER Ilarrlsburg, P Nov. 13. Edward II. Uuehler, of Evanston, III,, member of an old Pennsylvania family, died here last night winie visiting ms sister, Mrs, George Douglas Ramsey, He was a brother o Admiral "William TJuehler, wjff died about a month ago, 1 GREENWICHTOAID PORT EXPANSION : WW Government's $1 5,000,000 Sup , ply Base Will Bo Used for I Commerco CAN BERTH SIXTEEN SHIPS Xeier used for war. the SI. ".000.(100 arm.) supply hae nt (ireenwich Point now nliuiit I1."i per cent complete. wil1 he retained by the go)ernment, nnd it piers and warehouses leased to comi mercial interests. The big terminal, second in ""be nnl) to one In Ilrookl)n, so far ns this mini try is concerned, will, when put commercial uses, assure l'hllndelphi i her place as one of the gieatcst ports in the coiintr,). Todaj the work of unloading the Hist ship to dock nt the terminal, a govern ment transpoit. with n cargo of wai equipment from Franco, was begun The unloading opeiatiou will be in spooled this afternoon l a group of iM-AinknH 1 t ..! 1...I... ...1..1 ) .Miiill.'lll iniimm'I' null MIHMSMlJl! ' eeiitives. who will 'Kit tho terminal nfror a luneheon to bo gi)on Colonel I' It Mordon. consti iii'ting qiiiitei master hero. Tho luur hcnti. at which ihe part) will ho gin sis. will bo given in the Downtown Club by officers of Pav &. Zimmerman, the engineering firm which supervised the construction of the terminal. In announcing the polloj of the go) -eminent with regard to the various terminals in different ports. Colonel Mordon said it would letaln nil. s() tint they would be rend.) for an.) omergeno , but would lease the one here and sc . oral in other cities for commercial pur poses The terminal comprises two of tho largest piers nnd warehouses in the countr.) and berthing space for sixteen ships of the tjpe built t Hog Islnnd. It extends oior a teriitor.) twent.) "it) blocks long and ten wide and has complete railroad and cargo-handling facilities, n steam power plant and an electrical substation. EARL BRASSEY IS DEAD Injuries Incurred When Knocked Down by Cab Prove Fatal London, No) 1" 1'arl lirassey, who was knocked down hv a cab n few days ngo. died here yesterday from his in juries. Far! Rrasse.) I Thomas Allniitt liras sey), was created earl in 1flt. Ho retired from the West Kent jeomnnrj. in which he was lieutenant colonel, In -May, 1!)H. Farl Rrassej held posts in govern ment ilepnitnients for a number of years, having been editor of the Xaval Annual since If it 10, nsisst.int private secretary to Fail Spencer when first lord of the admit nit,), and assistant secretary to the io)al commission on opium In 1S!I. He was bom Ma-rh T, 1S0.1. POLICE SCRUB B0Y"S TEETH Six Called In to Silence Protests of Unruly Youngster Reading, Pa., Nov. 1.1. Yells that sounded like "Murder! ' led dweller' in the exclusive apartment house at Ninth nnd Penn streets to .summon the police In a room on the third floor of the building sK policemen found u five-year-old bov from whom the screams rmnnnted. IHr distress was due to the fact that his mother was blushing his teeth. The policemen took a hand in the performance. While four of them formed a hollow square, the fifth seized the youngster nnd held him while the sixth ndmlnisteied a thorough dental scrub. The policemen then made the hoy promise to submit to the opcintion In quiet in the future HONORS FOR HINDENBURG Ludendorff Meets War Chief as Peo ple Slug "Deutchsland Uber Alles" Berlin, Xov. 1.1 (Ry A. IM Field Marshal von Hindenburg arrived in the capital yesterday and was received with military honors. He wns met nt the station by General Ludendorff, once his chief of staff, and Pr. Pari Helffeiich. former vice chancellor. The field mnrshal had an enthusiastic popular reception, the people singing "Deutschland Veber Alles." The presence of Von Hindenburg and Ludendorff in Rerlin probably is in con nection with the investigation into the war being conducted by a committee of the national assembly before which they were expected to appear, MANDEL IS SHOT AT Clemenceau's Secretary and Friends Attacked at End of Meeting Bordeaux, Xov. 13. An attempt was mnde enrlv this morning to assassinate Georges Mnndel, Premier Clcniencenu's chief confidential secretarv. who is a candidate on the Nationalist ticket for the Department of Gironde. At 2 o'clock ns he was entering bis automobile at the conclusion of a puhln meeting his enr was sin rounded and he nnd his friends were assaulted with canes and sticks. A revolver shot shat tered the door of the automobile. Mandel escaped unhurt. His chauffeur started the car at full speed to escape the crowd. GERMAN POTASH DEAL OFF Haven't Enough to Make Deliveries Required by Americans Berlin, Xov, 1.1 (Ry A. P.I Owing to inability to make sufficient deliveries to pay for the amount of textiles and leather goocb offered Ger many In exchange for potnsh by Amer icans, the potash syndicate has been forced to Tireak off negotiations for the denl. The syndicate wns offered commodi ties estimated nt l.BOO.OOO.OOO murks by American officials in the occupied zone. Available potash, however, is far below the volume required to com plete the transaction. WOMEN WARNED OF REDS National Council of Finland Sends Message on Bolshevism to U. S St. Louis, Xov. 13. (Ry A. P.) A warning against bolslievism wns so u nil ed in a cablegram front the N'n tional Council of Women of Finland read nt todnv's session of the National Council of Women of the Fnited States, in convention here. A message from a similar women's organization in Great Britain nnd Ire land urged Immediate ratification, of the league of nations covenant "to as sure world pence." Nine Injured In Hotel Fire Buffalo, N. Y Nov, 13. (Ry A. P,) One guest wos seriously burned and eight, including Flojd Creeso, of Pittsburgh, were slightly injured In a fire," at the VanUerbilt Hotel today. ' d4Bk wSr-. Mm i msMmm ?fc v i ' s , LlKil 1)1 TOMMASO IWCCIIKLLI Chief soprano of (he Slstlne Chapel, Rome, who will slioitly rolslt the ill.) with the Vatican ('hulls, now .touring Aineiita Ho wjs a solo sluqor in the ugistnl:iii Theatre, whirr In s.lng Ihe If.iding soprano tole in the oratoiiu of 'Moan il'Arc" TO INVOKE CLOTURE ON PEACE TREATY Democrats and Mild Resorva- tionists of G. 0. P. Would Force Senate Action WasliiiiBlnii. Xov. 1.1 Rj A. P.) Two petitions to iinoke the Senate cloture uile to throttle unlimited do bate on the peace treaty, which admin istration senators sa) has assumed an aspect of a filibuster, wcie prepared to day for submission to the Senate should it become necessary. The move to in yoko the riot lire mle came after two days had been consumed ill speech -making without action on the sordini foreign relations lomniittoe reservation dealing with Artnle N of the league-ot-nntions ro)onnnt which technically was bofoie the Sennte for notion, Thn first pititmn for the cloture wns circulated by the Demociats, and they were followed 1 the mild resemitlomst group of the Repiiblii ans As n fiuther aid toward foiling action night ses sions of the Sennte weio agreed upon, slutting tonight. , 1'nder the cloture tule no senator could speak more than one hour until a vote on ratifnntion had been toadied. A )ote on the enfoicement of the rule cannot ho taken until two dnvs after submission of the petition calling for the cloture which would make Satur dnv the catliest tune for limiting the debate. , ARRAIGN ALLEGED RADICAL Moslschok, Said to Be 'Red' Leader, Faces Deportation Proceedings Ronton Mosischok, alleged leader of the "Red" movement in N'ew .letsey. who is to face tiinl ill the Federal Riiilding today, with deportation the conviction penalty, is one of the most dangerous radicals yet taken, goyern meiit agents nj, Mosischok has been positively tied up with the Russinn Woikers' I'ninn, gov ernment, oflicinls say, nnd there is a strong susniejo.li thnt he headed the jilot to blow up the Federal Riiilding in Tienton and was connected in the Philadelphia bomb plots of last Pe-r-emlve-. Quantities of explosives were found in his room. Mimbers of the "union" caught in federal raids here last week say that the) )isitod the buildings raided to gain instruction in the Fnglish language. All deuv any thought of working against the government of the Fnited States. Final hearings before recommenda tio.is for their fate are sent to Wash ington nie set for today. Immigration Inspector Renkhard, hearing the cases, is known to favor deportation for some of the men. FERRY TRAGEDY PROBE ON Officers of Boat and Tug That Rammed Her Examined Officers and crews of the tug Cas pian nnd the Atlantic City, the ferry boat the smaller craft rammed in the Polnwnie river, killing four men nnd miming four others, are being exam ined this morning by the local board of steamboat inspectors. Tho healing is being conducted in the offices of the board in the Finance Building by Captain R. A. Sargent. The accident is being examined thor oughly. It is said that the licenses of the officers responsible may be can celed or revoked. SHOE REPAIRERS STRIKE More Than , 250 Cobblers Ask Shorter Day, More Pay More than "SO shoe repairers of this cit) went on strike today. They an swered the call of Samuel Shapiro, chnirmnn of the Philadelphia Shoe Ite- nnirers" I'nion. Local Xo. tl. nnd left their plnces of employment. Approximately the number named met at 10 o'clock today nt till Pine street nnd formulated plans. 'Ihe repairers want an eight-hour day, instead of a nine ; better sanitary conditions in which to work, a 120 per cent incrense In their wages, nnd recognition of the union. The wage increase domnuded would mean, if received, a minimum wage of ,f!;0 n week nnd maximum wuge o! 5.10. NURSES TO ELECT Graduates' Association Will Select Officials Today Officers will be elected today hv the Graduate Nurses' Association of Penn sylvania, now in session in the Academy of Natural Science, Nineteenth nnd Race streets. The convention will con tinue until Saturday. Dr. Albert K. Blackburn, president of the State Board of Nurse Examiners, nt the meeting Inst night, pleaded for better treatment of the nurses in train ing schools and homes. Ho said they were overworked nnd underfed. "Miss Caroline Milne, superintendent of nurses at the Presbyterian Hos pital, pleaded for an eight-hour day for nurses, Five Alleged Radicals Arrested Baltimore. Nov. 1.1. (By A. P.J Coutlnulng their nctlvities against nl leged radicals here, agents pf the De partment of Justice, aided by the police, arrested five n)cn last night nnd early, this morqlng, Four of tlicjn were held for further instigation. 1 9$P " LADYASTORSEES VICTORYBY 14,000 Othnrc. Arn Nnt fin Rnrn Shn W ' Win Election on Sat- urday ALL EYES ON PLYMOUTH fly the Associated Press I Plymouth, Nov. 1,1 Two days henre I --on Saturday the electorate of Sutton division of Plymouth will determine whether Lady Astor will succeed her husband nnd become the first Knglish i woman member of the House of Com 1 mons. The three candidates are mar ! shnling their forces for the final vote 1 .totting drive. The Coalitionist, nntiounce that Mrs Lloyd George, wife of the prime in in ister, will support Lady Astor's citn didncy by speeches here on Friday It Is also announced that the number of members of Parliament and other not able men who hnve boon spenking in her behalf will be further augmented today and Friday. The other candidates hayc been strengthening their speaking stnffs in the last few days and several labor or ganizers from London hnye joined the Gav forces on the stump. While from the first it has been conceded thnt the contest lies between Lady Astor and W. T. Gay, the In borite. Isaac .Foot. Liberal, yesterday first indicated openly his apparent be lief that he was out of the running. There are 3S.000 voters in the con stituency, 17.100 of them women and 1,100 absentees, mainly soldiets and sailors. Lady Astor, who has repeatedly pleaded "don't send me to Parlia ment with a stingy majority," declared contldentlv "nt the present rate of promises I shall get ,1000 more votes than my Into lamented husband. 1 expect to romp in with a majority of 14.000." That some in the Coalition camp are less confident of such nn over whelming victory is indicated by the modest prediction from Fnionist head quarters of a majority of ,'1000. Candidate (Jay. on the other hand, says the count will gi)e him a total of 1',000, Lady Astor, 10,000, and Foot. 7000. With regard to the effectiveness of Lady Astor'sappeal to worklngmen. It is pointed out that her main antilabor argument has been that Mr. Gay is not a labor candldnte of the trade union type, but n red-hot independent of the type thnt advocates all sorts of Trotrky-tninted issues. Roenuse of its highly complicated na ture, the Plymouth parliamentary bat tle is being watched not only bv Rritish labor, but by oory section of Rritish political thought, and ns a conse quence is certain to Iiido more than local dimensions. 'DRY' CHIEF BLAMES STOKES Jersey Antl-Saloonman Attributes Bugbee Defeat to Kim Trenton. Xov. 1.1. Reclnring that he had run the Republican machine into the ditch, and that the defeat suf fered by Xew ton A. K. Rugbee in tho recent gubernatorial fight must be at tributed "to the tuossbnek leadership of Edward C. Stokes," Samuel Wilson, tssistnnt superintendent of the Anti "'iiloon League of New Jersey, in n scathing statement yesterday stingiiigly rebuked the former goyernnr for Jiis al leged friendliness to the "wet" cause. Among other things. Mr. Wilson characterizes former Governor Stokes ns nn "extra-damp reactionary," In sinuates that he dispensed "cocktails to his guests" nnd questions the genuine ness of Mr. Stokes's, Methodism. The nntl-snloon ollicinl denies that Mr. rftnkes has ever done anything "by word or deed to cause the least uneasi ness to Lrewer3 oi saloonkeepers," nnd calls upon Mr. Stokes to publicly ex plain what he has ever done for the "dry" cause or with what temperance movement he hns ever been affiliated. FLIES 400 MILES IN 5 HOURS German Dirigible, With Heavy Load, Cuts Transit Time Berlin, Xov. 13. (By A. P.) Fly ing through snow-flurries and low hanging clouds, the big dirigible Roden see covered the distance from Fried riehshnvon to Rerlin (400 miles) in five hours. The airship was compelled to steer by the compass and to fly so low that she wns unable to make use of her wireless equipment. Twenty-four pas sengers and 1800 kilogrnnts (nearly 1000 pounds) of mail were carried. The Rndensec will carry dispatches from Berlin to South German points in order to cut down the ordinary transmission tune, which now averages twenty-live 1 ours. MAY CUT COFFEE PRICES Roasters, In Convention, Disclaim Responsibility for High Market Atlantic City, Nov. 13. Disclaiming responsibility for high prices of coffee, nienibeis of the National Coffee Roast ers' Association, In annuul convention nrt,- t"'"l," vwr,i,s, v ,.. - -,..,.t ... in bringing about a reduction in prices wnere it is discovered men- s u u- tintion without just cause. Carl W. Brand, president, said: "Roasters, at least, are nnt respon- .ll.c. fn. .A.,f Mnh nricoci. nor nm thev interested in having them, main- 1 .. i,t t nn. ..iima Mo nniivnntirtn will luiurti. 1 UiM BUIC ht .... go on record ns favoring any action wuti nuts in ji nj ni'c "- ,....,... lower coffee prices for the consumers of this country. it, considering irosc umuwr m 1018 and resultant short crops, coupled .. :ii. ii. ...nolrl.ti'iiln Inflntifin r,f ,....... .. rttArn ifl fVidPTirO tllllt ll lllUIUt,1 fci m ' -w,. -.-"-- present coffee prices nre too high, or are the result of manipulation of sup plies, then we should lenve no stone un turned in tho endeavor to remedy the situation." CHARGE FALSE BANK ENTRY Irving National Bank Employe Ac cused of $24,000 Peculation New York, Nov. 13. John Raymond Mc-Donough, paying teller of the Irving Xationnl Bank, was arraigned yester day on n charge of falsifying nn entry lit order to conceal tho disappearance of $24,000 of the bank's funds. He was released on $10,000 bail for a hear ing November 18. MeDouough is alleged to have entered ,$.12,407 as the amount charged against correspondent banks of tho Irving iusti tutlon, Juno 23, when the amouut should have been ?T)fl,407. Crones Indictments Dropped Chicago, Xov. 13. (By A. P.l The three Indictments ugainst Jean Crones, formerly chef nt the University Club, accused of haviug poisoned soup served nt a banquet tendered Archbishop George Mundelein in 1010, have been stricken from court records, The state reserved the right to reopen the case should Crpnes be raptured. Ho has been missing since February J ,.1010, CHARLES J. LANGELL LANGELL LAUDS ATHLETICS N. Y. Ship Official Attributes Effl clerVcy of Men to Sports The New York Ship Athletic Asso ciation is preparing its year book out lining the organization's activities in the sports line. Athletic events, in which the workers nt the New York shipyards are en couraged to take part, are features. Rehind these nctlvities is Charles ,1. I.angell, chief estimator of the New York Shipbuilding Corporation. It hns been due largely to the interest in sports which hns been shown by Mr. Lnngell that the yard is today the loader among shipyards of the country in the mntter ot sportn. "It is my strong belief," said Mr. I.angell today "that encouragement of sports among our workers has done much to incrense their efficiency." END CLOTHESLINE ROMANCE Court Halves Heart Balm Awarded by Sympathetic Jury Nov York. Nov. 1,1 Although a iury nwartled ?.rUS0 to Miss Myrtle Scott, of Stapleton. S. I , in her breach of promise suit, Justice Aspin all cut the amount to S2."00 when in formed Miss Scott had not been put to nny expense for her wedding clothes nnd the only injury was to her heart. Miss Scott is twenty -four years old. She is a stenographer. She sued Leon ard Kunst, formerly a machiue gunner in the army, who also lives in Staple ton. Miss Scott told tho jurors she loved Kunst. She said she had often kissed him and sat on his knee. The young woman and her sweetheart had a code of signals. By hanging a piece of clothing on the clothesline she let him know the nights- she could meet him. GREY TO BE CHIEF GUEST N. Y. Academy of Political Science Plans Elaborate Event Nov York, Nov. 13. Viscount Grey. British ambassador to the United States is expected to bo the central fig ure at the thirty-ninth annual dinner of the Academy of Political Science in the city of New York. The event will be part of an elaborate program which will include a nationwide forum. Flouthorios Venizelos, Prime Min ister of Greece, wns invited to attend the dinner, but a cablegram yesterday said he wns unable to visit America nt this time. The speakers will be Senator t umniius, or Iowa, ( ougressiiian Schuyler Merritt, president X'orthern Pacific Railway Co., nnd Alfred D. Thorn, general' counsel, Association of Railway Kxecutives. CALL OFF TROLLEY STRIKE Jersey Zone Dispute Up to Utility Board, Union Decides Newark, N. J Nov. 1.1. A threat ened strike of New Jersey trolley-men against the zone-fare system wns called off Inst night by the state executive board of the Amalgamated Associatiou of Street and Electric Railway Em ployes. Instead, tho Public Utility Commission will be asked today to re peal the regulation. "What we waut the company can not give," said William Wepucr, presi dent of the state executive board. "We must fight it out with the Public Utility Commission." BALTIC PEACE CONFERENCE Interallied Commission Asks Inde pendent Leaders to Join London. Xov. 13. (By A. P.) The interallied commission to the Baltic stntes, at its first sitting at Koenigs berg, It is learned here. Invited Colonel Avaloff-Bermandt's chief of staff nnd the commanders of independent attach ments to nttend discussions at Tilsit. The commission hns promised the offi cers safe-conducts. Discuss Westvllle Crossings Westvllle, N. J., Nov. 1,1. Borough Council nt a public meeting took up the question of better railroad cross- Inir nrotection. Lending residents talked on the matter, and a representative of the railroad company had blue prints of a plan for the abandonment of tho Pine street and river drive crossings. As both are frequently used, the resi dents refused to consider tlieir aban donment. Harvard Funds Total $9,601,560 New Y'ork, Nov. 13. Harvard's en dowment fund totals S0.(i01,ii60. Re cent activities by outside cities have been chiefly instrumental in bringing the total to this figure. The Hurvard Club team holdH the lend for Individual subscriptions with a total of 133. Newfoundland Government Beaten St. John's, N. F.. Nov. 13. Opposi tlon candidates defeated those of the government ticket at the recent parlia mentary clectious, it was definitely es tablished today. With four districts still to bo heard from, the opposition has twenty seats; in the new parliament and the government twelve. Avers Newspaper Insulted Pope Rome, Nov. 13. (By A, P.) The Roman Catholic committee nerc has lodged a complaint with the crown prosecutor against the newspaper Popolo Italia, edited by Prof. Renito Musso lini, socialist leader, alleging that it contained an article insulting the pope. Mine Slnko Dutch Steamship Amsterdam, Nov. 1,1, Tho Dutch steamship Kann for Keval struck a mine off Terschelling, Twcntyi of the crew, and two passengers were drowned Jby the caWzInc of a, boat' I V MOOREASMAYDR TO Executivo-elect, Again Chosen Waterways Association Head, Pledges City's Aid WILL SERVE CONSCIENCE From a Staff Co'ieipondent Charleston, S. C, rov. c!. Mayor elect Moore of Phltndelnhin. in accent ing his re-election to the presidency of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways As sociation yesterday, pledged support of ins administration to the ngnt lor mo crrntlon of n great inland wnterway along the whole Atlantic roast. Mr. Moore founded the association nnd has been its president and guiding spirit for twelve years. The nnnual convention ended yesterday. Today the delegates will inspect Charleston harbor In responding to the election an nouncement, Mr. Moore snid: "I nm deeply grateful for this honor. Some have said that I would retire from active participation In the affairs of this association because I was elected Mayor of Philadelphia. Whether it wns wise for me to leave Congress to take this dfEco only the future can disclose. There was a call which I accepted. In my new place 1 shall serve all the people of Philadelphia exactlv as I served n part of them when in Congress. To Do His Duty "I go into the Mayor's office to do my duty as n man and nn official. I expect to go out of thnt office in four years ns easy in mind nnd conscience as I am today. I expect to have the good will of the people of Philadelphia, and if there are those who would stand in the way they will he brushed aside. "I am going to accept the presidency of this association for another year be cause of your fixed confidence in inc. Will I be unable to continue mv work for this association from the Mnvor's office in Philadelphia as well ns I did in Congress? M ill I be so far from Congress that my influence will be weak nnd ineffective? In answer to both queries, my interest shall be sharpened and my usefulness to this movement increased because of my new position." X'oled Men Speak The speakers yestetday included Con giessman William S. MoNeary. of Bos ton; Seth I.inthicum, X'orth Carolina; Augustine Royal, Richmond, Vn.; Hi ram R. Burton, Lewes, Del. ; John P. Snnvllle, Rhode Island; John X. Cole, Massachusetts; W. A. Boms, Plorida ; Elisha Webb, Jr., Philadelphia; Mrs, .lames It. Gwilllam, Philadelphia, sec retary of the ladies' auxiliary of the association; Mayor George M. Segcr, Passaic, X. J. ; T. 1-'. Hopkins, Bur ington, Vt. ; Captain W. C. Glenson, Baltimore; J. Ross llannhan, Charles ton, Roy P. Smith, Albany, N. : Edward M Walsh, New York; Paul 31. Ilea. Charleston, and Anthony J. GriQin, Xew York. The election of officers concluded the business session. Mr. Moore was unanimously re-elected president for the twelfth time. Other officers elected wcie: Congressman John II. Small, Xoith Cnrolina; John X. Cole, Mnsi-n-chusetts; Murray Hulbert, X'ew York ; Frederick W. Donnelly, Trenton, nnd William S. McXeary ns dclegntes-at-large; Wilfred H. Sehoff, ns secretary, and Durell Sinister, as assistant sec retary. The Philadelphia delegation, includ ing Mr. Moore, will saii from Savan nah ou Friday night. STOLEN AUTO RUNS AMUCK Wrecks Mall Wagon, Store Window, Fireplug and Awning Poles An autotruck, stolen early today from .1013 Summer street, crashed into n United States mail truck nt Fifty -second street and I.nrchwood avenue at 7 o'clock, and then skidded into n large plate-glass window of a corner store, breaking a fireplug and two nwning poles on the curb. The man driving the stolen truck fled after the accident, and wns followed by Charles H. Lackey, manager of the store. The fugitive disappeared tit Fifty -third street aud Larchwood avenue. Paul Schwenier, lfi20 North street, driver of the mail truck, escaped injury in the crash. The stolen truck is the property of the Eagle Cleaning Co., 208 North Fifty-eighth street. W. C. T. U. Entertainment Tonight Members of the Women's Christiun Temperance Union, headed by Mrs. Caroline A. Moore, will give an enter tainment in Salvation Army Hail, Forty-second street and Lancaster avenue, this evening. The entertainments are given tho second Thursday of each mouth. Dies on Way to Poorhouse On his way to the Montgomery county poorhouse yesterday, Enos Wenhold, eighty years old, of Lansdnle, died suddenly. The old man wns the father of six children, with the families of whom he hnd been living recently. He was well known to residents of Lansdale. Ole Hanson Here Tomorrow Ole Hanson, former mayor of Seat tle, will speak tomorrow night on "One Hundred Per Cent Americanism" at the Metropolitan Opera House. His lec ture is tor the benefit of tho Tubercu losis Society of Pcnnsvlvnnia. Since this retirement from office Mr. Hanson has spoken in many of the large cities of the country and his lectures have been largely attended. Must Be 18Wo Join Navy Now An order was received nt the navy recruiting station that no more boys under the age of eighteen may be en listed in the navy. The order is be lieved to be a forerunner of nn an nouncement of higher salaries for en listed men in tho navy. Driver Flees When Car Hits Man Harry Moore, 200 North Thirty sixth street, was badly bruised and perhaps internally injured last night when struck by an automobile nt Thirty-first and Market streets. He was taken to tho University Hospital. The driver of the machine which struck him escaped. 1 i Alleged Hotel Thief Arrested Parris Compton, charged with the theft of a watch and jewelry worth S1G00 from the room of a guest at the Wesley Inn. Wayne, was arrested last night in Broad Street Station and held In ?100 bail for trial by Magistrate Hunter. t Tracy Assumes State Job William J. Tracy, a former magis trate ot this city, today assumed his duties as chief of the bureau of media tion of tho State Department of Labor and Industry at Ilarrlsburg. lie will make a tour of various industrial dis trict. , , URGE CANALS m 3T !mMVJI tt hrp tp pit "'"i-.ir.iai K pcffT cf HI It fplf i"ihi,:'.-Ni rit L.13I rr bffintncE rJl Orwt Atlantic A Pacific Tt Co. jemey city, N. J. , Hmmta d Chapman, ArcMectM (KrtcUne 1 0th bulletins- for thm) ' Turner IbtCoiicretE?' 72.2 of Turner's en tire 17 years' work- over 519 buildings has been repeat orders. Can greater confidence in the reliability of a con tractor be shown? TURNER Construction Co. 1713 Samom Street TO FIGHTJN COURT Plan to Follow Up Apparent Vic tories in Rhode Island and Kentucky SEEK TO RESTRAIN U. S. Saloonkeepers in this city nre pre paring today to mnkn a fight for tho right to sell beer containing 4 per cent of alcohol. .Tames II. Fearsnn, president of the Philadelphia Retail Liquor Dealers' Association, snid that he will immedi ately cnll n meeting nt which plans for the fight will be completed. He proposes to follow the example of the Providence, It. I., liquor deal ers, who obtained an injunction against the arrest of beer sellers by the gov ernment, nnd the J.otiisvillc, Ky., deal ers who hnve the assurance that nn injunction will be issued today stop ping prosecution for the sale of whisty on- which tax has been paid. The struggle here will be along tho lines ndopted in Providence. "Without a doubt we will follow the example of the Providence dealers," said Mr. Pearson, "and I will call a meeting for that purpose without delay. If the sale of -1 per cent beer is held legal in Ultode Island it is legal here and everywhere else in the United Stntes." United States District Attorney Kane said today he expected to receive an opinion from Washington on the deci sion ot the Ilhode Island and Kentucky Courts. In the meantime, Mr. Kane, will continue to prosecute dealers accused of violations of the enforcement net, he said. He voiced the opinion that the final word in the matter will conic from Attorney General Palmer. PHILA. GIRL DECORATED Prince of Wales Presents Nurse With British D. S. O. The Princes of Wnlcs decorated Elsie i. Miller, a Philadelphia nurse, in Washington today with n Distinguished Service Order for her extraordinary hospital work among the British sol diers nt La Tour, Fraucc. Misi Miller, who is ussistnnt di rectress of nurses nt the Frankford Hospital, is n native of Qunrryville, Pa. She went overseas with the Penn sylvania Hospitnl Unit No. 16 in Sep tember, 1017, She returned to Amer ica last spring. To Discuss Community Kitchens The Woman's Club of Germantown, interested in promoting the "How and Why of Community Kitchens," has ar ranged for nn opcu meeting tonight in which Mrs, Jnraes Odell will speak. Mrs. Wnlter G. Sibley, president, in vites all interested persons to hear Mrs. Odell, who has successfully started community kitchens in Kvanston, 111., and in other cities where she has spoken. Motortruck Kills Boy Struck by a motortruck while play ing in the street near his home last night, Kicola De Santa, nine years oU, 4913 Lancaster avenue, was killed. John Soullin, Thirteenth street near Wharton, wns held without bail to await netion by tho coroner. New Rector at St. Matthew's The Hcv. Clarence II. Ileese, formerly chaplain of the Ninetieth Division, who wns cited for bravery, hns accepted the call of St. Matthew's Protestant Episcopal Church, Eighteenth ptreet and Girnrd avenue, and has begun his new duties ns rector. Eleven Horses Perish In Fire Atlantic City, Nov. 13. Fire, of an unknown origin early this morning burned to the ground tho stable of the construction company of Kelly & More house,, of Camden, nt Elwood, N. J. Eleven horses were burned to death. Fitting the power plant to the needs of the job is a part of our engineering service. We have made an exception ally complete study of pow er production and trans mission. 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