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VOL. VI. NO. 65
Entered as SceonJ'Cls3 Matter t th Ptmlofilce. t Philadelphia, Ta
Under th Act of Mar.ch 3. 1870,
PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1919
Putillnlicd Dully Ilxcept Bundas flulnrrlptlan 1'rlro JrtWTciir by Hall,
t'oiu right mil), ly I'ubllo Lrditor Company
CARRANZA REPORTED IN FLIGHT
VOLT FLARE
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U. S: to Seize Soft Coal Mines Where Owners Fail to Co-operate to Speed Up Production
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GRUENBERG SEES s
BLOW AT CHARIER
IN TRANSIT HOLD-UP
Say3 Controller's Rofusal to
Sanction Pay of Contrac
tors Is Needless
CRITIC POINTS OUT WAY
TO RIGHT PRESENT MIX-UP
Orders on City Treasury Issued.
May Be Used as Collateral
in Banks
Charges' that the financial credit of
the city had. been unwarrantably" at
tacked by City Coutrollcr AValton for
the sake of discrediting the new city
charter, were made today by Frederick
P. Gruenberg, director of the bureau of
municipal research,
Mr ni-iionliPriT'B charzes were based
ou a statement by the city controller
.that the city could not honor warrants
for $100,000 worth of transit work, on
the ground that the Supreme Court hail
Invalidated the $07,000,000 transit loan,
nnd that, therefore, there were no funds
to pay the contractors.
The refusaj to honor the warrants
gave rise to widespread reports that the
city was "broke."' and that it had been
"officially stated'' that the city was in
the position of an insolvent firm. luir
ther it was reported that for the first
time in a quarter of ft century, the city
was obliged to dishonor warrants.
Mr. Gruenberg" bluntly charged that
"technicalities had been dragged in by
city officials opposed to- the new
charter" to put the charter in a false
lMir. He characterized the situation
that had been created as "a perfectly
transparent tric,k a pure frame-up to
discredit tue new .dinner.
Effect of Transit Loan Kulo
The old transit 'loan was knocked out
fiv the. Sunreme Court because tho new
chatter 'prohibits the inclusion of items
jilclil)uJd-4)t)al(Lfot Mtot current
MmfMmit&it
with the objectionable Items eliminated,
, by tho first of the jear ut the latest.
Therefore Mr. Orucnberg's point is that
it was wholly unnecessary to briug in
the question of honoriug' warrauts ut
this time, when it is only a matter of
a few weeks when the" warrants could be
paid, and .alt technicalities swept aside.
City Controller AValton admitted the
force of the argument, but Insisted that
it was too ilong to ask the contractors
to waif.
Mr. Gruenberg replied that this mat
ter of delaying warrants for a few days
or for a few w'ceks was done virtually
every clay in City Hall nnd that the
question had been raised to make n
subtle attack on the new charter, of
" making it appear that the charter was
responsible.
"This sensational attack on the char-
ter," said Mr. Grueuberg, "iVa pure
frame-up. It is insanity on the face
of it for tho city not to be able to honor
warrants wneu it lias JSIT.UOO.OOU in
cash lying idle in the, bunks, Any busi
ness man knows, that.
' "If it is true that they have to wait
fpr the advertising of the loan (and
there is a great deal of mystery about
that advertising) and if it Is true that
certain formalities have to be complied
"""i ' ireriruiiy icasiuic to say to
the contractor that ho can wait for a
few days or for a fevy weeks. It is
dono every day. Thls.is a perfectly
transparent trick.
Sees No Keasoii for Bush
"Apparently they hurried these war--
ranis inrougu in udyance of an au
thorization, merely for tho, purpose of
attacking tho charter. There is no
business reasop for this rush for this
haste to create a situation In which it
is made to appear that the new charter
Is holding things up. The whole spirit
of the new churter is directed toward
infusing business methods into city
finances.
. xuc ,Vuun: unug is anotner piece ot
f sniping at the charter. I am strongly'
ItnHfl,. flic linni-ncclm. ll.nl ,1.!,. I
......... ..... .' ic.'.wu iiitii IMia IB HU-
other guerilla attack on the new char
ter. They were licked in the first
round, when wo won the new charter,
but they continue to snipe. Now they
are simply trying to find other means
to discredit the. new municipal legisla
tion which they fought so consistently.
They will be licked ncain."
City Controller Walton's reply to
Mr( Gruonbcrg's charges, was simply
thut he did not pay any attention to
wliat cither Mr. Gruenberg or the Bu
reuil of Municipal Research bad to say
on me questions in issue.
"Is It true that the cjty is broke?"
the city controller was asked.
"Of course not," ho replied.
"Why, then,'.' the coutrollcr was
asked, "canuot the wurrant1 in question
bo paid?"
''Because," replied Mr. Walon, "the
Supreme Court knocked out tho old
.transit loan, and wo cannot draw
against thoso funds until tho Ioau is
re-enacted,"
Tito city controller was told that
Continued on rape 27. Co hi tun Three
. DECLARE ITALY VOTED 'RED'
Socialists Say Victory Was Order to
Recognize Russian Soviet
V Borne, Nov. 28. (By A, P.)-Jriic
. directors of tho gdfialtst party today
adopted n motion declaring that "the
, Socialist victory at tho general elec
tions Is an net of comnlete soH'lnv!v
kith the soviet republic of Kussla,
clearly expressing to the llulinu tm -eminent
an order to rcsognlzo Iminedi
n,telv the .ov!et republic of Uiisslu."
i Tho resolution declares that" the So
cialist victory was won "foe the !'
; malist program of tho party, the rcal-
-, ret atibn of that itrogrmn bengal n mIko
edge,
z isj3 $ f tfrq the eiwlor"f"
Chief Features in Hold-Up
of Transit Pay Warrants
Contractors' warranty totaling
$100,000 for work doue on the
transit system arc held up by City
Coutrollcr Walton for lack of avail
able cash.
Mr. Walton blames invalidation
of the transit loan for the necessity
of. such action and Rays lip could
not ask contractors to wait until
the new Couueil enn overcome the
condition.
Orders for warrants are issued to
be ilsed by the contractors as bank
collateral.
l'rederick P. Gruenberg, municipal
research bureau head, declares the
action ii an attempt to discredit the
new city charter.
Calls movo a "transparent trick"
and a "frame-up" by the present
city administration.
AUTO BANDITS ROB
AND BEAT MAN .IN
WEST PHILADELPHIA
Pedestrian Found in Semicon
scious Condition on Sidewalk.
Cash and Watch Taken
Two motor bandits attacked John 13.
Logan, of .".'JON Cedar avenue, shortl
ufter 2 o'clock this morning. After
robbing him of $500 in cash and his gold
watch and chain, they left him lyiug
ou the sidewalk.
Logan was found in a semiconscious
condition at Fifty-third and Webster
streets by Patrolman Blackburn and
sent to tho Misencordia Hospital. Hid
jaV was broken and ho liud received
severe cuts and bruises.
As he was struck from behind Logan
said he could not give a description of
his assailants. The police believe the
robbers knew be carried considerable
money with him and arc, therefore,
searching for men who arc familiar wily
uukuu s uuuua.
The bandits trailed Logan up Fifty
third street nnd slackened thc'ix pneo
as they got near him. At Webster
street they jumped out. Logan thought
something had gone wrong with their
car and paid no attention to the mcn.A
A moment! later ho was knocked to
.the ground with ji crashing blowmULbe;
A'nldne other things stolen from Logan
was an Klk watch charm bearing the
inscription St. Charles Fair. JSS5.
CHOO! CH00! L0TTA PEP!
But Germantowners Didn't Appre
ciate Train's Ambition
The local from Chestnut Hill shot
into the Heading's Chelten avenue sta
tion this morning vith u cheery brisk
ness delightful to behold on n morning
after a holiday.
It was precisely one minute and a
half ahead of schedule. It was due at
Chelten avenue at 8:05, nnd it bustled
In at 8 :0.1V-:. Everything about that
train was happy. The "locomotive
beamed in its morning polish. The
last car rounded curves with a snap of
merry niischjcf. The crew was brisk
and'smlliug.
"'liourd!" called the brakeman,
gayly. "A-1-l-l-a-board 1" And with
a jojous puffing and n hiss of feathery
steam that little old 8:Uo trigtitly re
sumed its progress.
To the horror of the Gcrmantown
commuters! '
Most of 'em were a little later than
usual, this being the morning after a
holiday, and somehow, when they
awoke with a feeling of not unpleasant
lassitude, they had counted ou tho 8:05
being a trifle late. too.
Gentlemen who customarily walk
with a stately dignity saw that train
pull out, nnd they broke into a gallop.
Coattnils flapping, they took corners ou
one wheel. Ilrcathlng gustily, hearts
.pounding, they dived In h cluster for
the last piatiorm or me last car. rsome
of 'em made it. Some" of 'cm didn't.
And the llttlo S.03Vi rattled merrily
on, regardless!
HARD-COAL STRIKER8 RETURN
Ilazletou, Pa., Nov. 28. (Hy A. P.)
The 1300 miners who struck at three
collieries of tho O. B. Markle Co be
cause William Parkinson, n coal iu
sp"ctor, declined to join the union re
turned to work, this morning. It has
been agreed that the anthracite con
ciliation board will consider the Issue
at its meeting in Wllkes-Barrc- on
Moriday.
i'nTtrum'UBo;.;
Itfi".0dIr.fists;nft)Ahc.?badtolenis , v-AlthoilghT cannot sa.v4jtlio'besttmrtn
AERIAL FOXHUNT TO BE HELD;
PROMOTERS NOT DISMA YED
Obstacles Encountered by Club at Newtown Square Have. Not
Dampened Ardor of Officials Vice President
, Had Auto Accident'
Obstacles do not bother the. Fox and
Ilunt-Club of Newtown Squnrc.
These, hunters arc determined to have
their aerial fox hunt with all its em
bellishments regardless ofnhc conspir
acies of fate.
Frank Uartman. "vice president of the
club, today said with emphasls-thc hunt
would be, held.
Reasons why the chase was not held
Yesterday were previously related, but
in addition to the fog .which prevent!'
thn airplanes from arriving and the ob
lection of the nntl-cruclty society to
painting the fox."aud the Inckndaisucal
attitude of the liouuds. nnd the horses
u m lenrnd today that Mr. Uartman
i I.-.1 n Bmnuhiin nn Ills wnv in tlin scene
of uctlon In his dutoinnblle,
IIo got together ipilrkly, however,
and tried to relay himself to the meet
by train but it was too late. Ills ear
u'ni n. wreck-
"But wo will meet tomorrow," dev
clar,ed Mr. Uartman "at the Ade)phla
LADY ASTOR WINS
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SEATINCOMMONS
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American Woman Is Returned
'Victor After Spirited Con
test at the Polls
HER WITTICISMS MADE
2 CONTINENTS CHUCKLE
"Can't Say Best Man Won,
but Best Policy Did,"
She Says
lly the Associated Picas
Plymouth, Nov. "JS. Lady Astor,
Amcricnn-born wife ot Viscount As
tor. was circled to Parliament from
the Sutton division nf Plymouth in the
balloting on November 15. The result
was announced after n count of the
ballot here this afternoon.
The vote stood :
Lady. Astor, Unionist, 1-1. '105; W.
T. Gay. Labor, 0202; Isaac FooU Lib
eral, 41.10.
Lady Astor wiU be the first woman
to take a seat in the House of Commons.
Countess Mnfkicvirz was elected a
member from St. Patrick's division of
Dublin in the general election last year,
but, with the other Sinn Tein member.-,
elected in Irelaud, has never taken her
fccat.
Tho announcement of Lady Astor's
elcrtion was greeted with cheers bj
thousands of people In front of the
Guildhall.
Lady Astor, garbed in the black
mourning which she wore throughout
the campaign, went to the Guildhall
while the counting was in progress1, ac
companied by Viscount Astor anil Lady
Cynthia Curzon, a daughter of Karl
Curzori. She said she was deeply grate
ful to the electors for her rrturn.
'Lady Nancy',?,. Statement ,
won, I can say that the best policy
wun.
"There are certain people who seem
to forget what the light for the Inst
live years has becu about:- It was for
right, not might, and fijr fair play in
the widest sense.
"Then! is a new spirit, both in pull
He and in private life, which is strug
gling to get through. By this I mean
the spirit" of citizenship and service
which was brought out by the war.
"I don't mean that we have got all
tliut is best in government, but I do
belle.ve that a government which sajs
'let us all unite together for the na
tional good' rias a better spirit than
the old Liberal party that mijn 'let us
get buck to party lines,' or the So
cialists, who are trying to divide the
world iuto classes.
Best in AH Parties Must Unite
"We must not divide, but unite. The
LaUir party of Kngland is more divided
iu tliougnc man any inner imii.v. im
right in all parlies should and will
unitP. Wo have been asked to give up
mauv of tour cherished rights, but surc
Iv w'e who have seen 000.000 men give
tip their all should be willing to give
Up WliaiCver is KcepuiK un uimi uir na
tion from reconstruction in the new
"I believe that the great bulk of' the
people is willing and wants to do what
is r'B'1'' mlt ,ul'so 0(,"pv' "lat t,u
spirit of the war proliteer and Bolshe
vist, if they hao their way, would
make the country not the liimo it
heroes, but a den of thicks.
"The profiteer took advantage of the
..nirinl ilnrini: the war, and the Bol
shevist revolutionist is trjiug to take
advantage ot tup uroKeu nun iiumi
!,i rmtrint. now that the war is over.
Neither is right and neither represents
the great heart desire of the British
nation. Both must be fought and de
feated." Lady Astor's spectacular campaign
first made the staid old PI) mouth con
stltuency gasp at her, then smile with
her and finally vote for her. Her wit
ticisms on the stump made two conti
nents smile, and her rapid-lire repartee
won friends and votes by tho thousand.
Iler philanthropic endeavors wonher
ContlmiM) on Tone Twenty-Hire Column 2
Hotel, and mako plans for the next
Llmnt."
Postponement If Day is IToggy
If tho next day selected for tho sky,
fox hunt is foggy, it will be held on
the first sunshiny day after that. All
of which Is very simple, TJie hunters
will slmnly have to keep themselves
on edge' after tho first fog and krep
ready for a sprlpt at 'tho first glint of
sunshine.
"We are not distua)cd In the Jeast
by yesterday's disappointments," said
Sir. Hartmau, "and we must look for
obstacles.
fliilnfon of officers were hard to ob
tain as all were out when iucpilrlcs vore.
made at. their Homes nuji omcrs.
In enumerating the reason which led
to the wliolasale collanse of the hunt
.vcstcrthiy, several members agreed that
the blow of a beastly bugle which was
emitted; when It had been decided to
Continued on fan -Two, Colbnin Two
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LADY ASTOR PLANS HER VICTORY
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Tho Aiucricny.horn Viscount and Viscountess looking ocr a map of the
I'l mouth district during her campaign for a scut in tho House of Com
mons. She was elected as a. Unionist hy a, majority of toyt ftver- jUiey it'.
Labor ami Liberal caudldatcst. Tho election wiis'liclil oiv NovcmliferlMrt. ''
FORSUGARGOUGING FRIENDJNQUARREL
Photographer Is Held by U. S.j
Agents Following
Inquiry
SAY PRICE WAS 30 CENTS
The first arrest by United States
agents here under the Lever act for
selling Miga at an "unjust rate" was
made this morning.
Signiund Wolfe, a photographer, who
has several studios, is accused of sell
ing lift) pounds of sugar at thirt) cents
a pound. ,
Wolfe explained he had obtained his
siippl) lrnm a negro, who In turn told
the investigators he had been hoarding
sugar since lust March mid was uovv
selling it for eleven cents a pound.
The arrest of Wolfe, whoso home is
in Oak Lane, was made hv Kdward P.
McCnffro) . a deputy marshal, after an
investigation by Agent Sn.vder, .of the
Department of Justice.
According to Sn.wlcr. the pholog
raplier sold twenty-live pounds of sugar
at thirtv cents a pound on November h
to Nicholas Toki, a restaurant keeper,
Unee street near Ninth. A similar
amount, at the same price, wns sold by
Wolfe to Toki on November lit, the
n Hn. t ntunrlnil
Pressed to divulge the source, of his
supplv, Wolfo is Kald to have explained
he bought the sugnr from O. W. Hall,
a negro, 231 ii North Albion street.
When Hall was iiucstioned by a gov
ernment agent, he is said to have ad
mitted hoarding the sugar since last
March He explained he bought It in
ten nnd fifteen pound lots nt various
grocery stores.
According to Agent .Sujder, M olfe
said he charged Toki eleven cents a
pound for the sugar, but added a charge
of nineteen cents a pound for delivery.
rr-i. ,.r.i,MPl man is to bo nrraigned
.Li- .ifternoon before United States
Commissioner Mauley in the Icderul
Building. .
PLANS INCOME TAX PROBE
Lederer to Investigate, Exemption
Pleas of 15,000 In Philadelphia
Mote thnu lfi.OOO married and single
men In this cityvho made nontaxable
income returnH for 1018 are to bn
visited at their homes by Internal rcyc
lino agents. This was announced to
day by Collector ot Internal Revenue
UVnin the income tax law unmarried
men with incomes in of $1000
must mnko a return. ..Married men with
Income" of .$2000 or wore must make a
return. A $200 exemption is allowed
for each child, .... ,
According to Mr. Lederer. a large
number ot meu who admitted having
income '"r the taxable limit claimed
"t".n.. fnr several fcasous. Tho
vUltso the agents arc designed to
check P tll Klttims mlul8 IU tllc
iucomo returns.
Motortruck Burns In Street
, ..,ni.,rlrnek loaded with iianer
koxes belonging' to l Sehoettle, Inc.,
lUO I'lOl'IFI Birt-ri, viiiiKui .. ,uhj
at Broad and Huntingdon street. As
,i. ,i,l..r. Howard Williams, of U;!."i
North llnpe street, was unable to cx-t
.iui, It without heln. llrcmcu were
.1 nlin lfitlf tt tlin (! M inJ
suinmoiu-u. u """ -- ny
damaged.
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Elderly Boarder Held to Await
Coroner's Action Says He
Shot in Self-Defense
WITNESS ALSO IS HELD
Abrahain Van ant, seventy-seven
xenrs old, is held bv the nolice. accused
of the minder of Albert Wrny. thirty
five )cars old. with whom lie boarded on
Kast Columbia avenue, near fir Irani.
Wray-wiis killed about titfO o'clock last
night.
Wnn . the police sin. died almost in
stantlv' when Van Zant shot him above
the heart with n revolver, The elderly
man pleads self defense lis Ihe reiibou
for the shooting.
Van Zant. according to relatives,
studied for tho ministry after serving
four vears in the Union army during the
Civil' War. He turned from his min
isterial similes lo the stud) of medicine,
but dil noL complete a medical course,
His father, relatives sav, was n former
Uheriff of Delaware county.
The Killing ol wrnv wns louowcu uy
a hmrlrd trip to Norristown b) his
widow, Mrs. Catherine Wrny. who
sought the advice of her stepfather,
Morris Hitting, of that ell) . The police
first learned of the shooting early today
upon her return to this city.
Murder Follows Quarrel
Wray's murder followed a stormy
scene at. his home, where he arrived
about (1 o'clock last night, it isnl-
leged. According to the police lie was
intoxicated.
Wrny found Mrs. Wray, Van Zant
and Edward II. Mcnscr, boarders at his
home, iu tlio djuing room. He imme
diately began to iiuirrel with his wife,
according to her testimony this morn
ing nt u hearing given Van Zaut and
Measer before Magistrate Campbell in
the Fust (iiraid and Montgomery ave
nues police station.
Mrs. Wray said that she ran out of
tho room and to the front of tlio house,
whej-e she stood ou the steps. A few
moments Inter she heard two shots.
She rushed .iulo the dining room and
saw her hiisfiaud ou the floor.
"My, Cod, jou've killed my husband!"
she cried.
Detective Bclshavv took the 'stand'
nnd told the story as his investigation
showed It.
According to Bclshavv, when Mrs.
Wrny rushed In at tho sound of -the
shots. Van Zant stood dazed In before
her husband's body, holding t)ie gun.
The woman was seml-h)sterical, aud
Macser tried to calm her.
Placed ltnohrr In Wray's Kami
Measer "told licr not lo worry, that
everything would come out all right, and
scut Van Zant to his work as a watch
man at tno reuusyivunla Nucar Jte-
lluing Co.'s plant at the .Marlborough
street wharf. Then, said Belshavv, Mea
ser took the revolver and placed it in the
dead man's left baud and took Mrs.
Wray to the Philadelphia and Beading
Railway station, bought her a ticket
and sent her to her stepfather's home
in Norristown, telling her thut he
would send for her nnd that evervthine
would be all right. Following this
Measer went to ine- nnme or 11, ,
Mortimer, a police sergeant. Thluiinson
street near Twenty-secoud,. nnd'went to
bed.
According to Belshavv, when the
woman left the timing ropm as hc.r bus.
Continued on Tare Two, Column Thro.
TROOPS TO GUARD
MNERS
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TO RESUME WORK
Fuel Administration Will Oper
ate Pits Taken Over by
Government
14 PER CENT WAGE RISE,
FOR SEIZED COLLIERIES
Garfield Determined to Prevent
Profiteering or Increase
in Prices
Hy the Associated Press
W.Htilnqlon, Nov, 2S. Sei.me of
bituminous coal mines where the owners
do not show n disposition to co-operate
in increasing pioduction, nnd U'-e of,
troops to protein all miners who desire1
to wnik. lias been decided upon b. Ihe '
goi eminent in nn efl'iut to end the bitu
minous mat htiike, R was stuled todaj
olhciall) .
In mines seired by the government'
the H por (.ppt nKt, ndvamc agreed
upon by the cabinet will be put inft) im- '
mediate effect, it was said.
Kpeet Voluntary Wage Itise
uuiiiei ouieers experlcil main mine
owners to put Into effect oliintuiih
Ihe It per cent wage Inn case. Whether
the mines of t! use refusing lo do mi
would be sei.ed was not made clrnr, but
it was snid thai there was no general
plan for gurriimi'iil control: that each
indlt idiial rasi- would be decided ou itn
merits.
These ginernnient plans were agreed
upoii by (he cabinet lasl Weduesda),
officials said, t-o as to meet the situa
tion resulting from u refusal of tlio
operators or miners, ur both, to ngrec
to the government's wage increase pro
posal. Mines t,ak,en over by the government
wijl?bo,ohernte(bbjr tic fuel ai)iplilistr:i'
-iH)ti 'iULi'"iiMp T nfvmujM-iipuiiuii vt
federal " ucVmMrS 'were
preparing to carry out the government s
program, iiei .Miiniuinnui'r uuriivm
it'O
ciifrfrineil !ivcn more emphatic terms
his nosiiion that "nrulilerrlhi: on the
I part of ellher labor r capital -vill ny1
I be tolerated.
I "The public cannot and will not be
I asked to bear the increased burden of
IiMi nriees nf coal nor of the lia.vment
of a large sum as wages to any special
class of workers." he said.
Pointing out that his conclusions had
been reached only after careful and ex
haustive research, Ductor (iarficld de
clared neither I lie protestation of the
miners against the l-t per cent wage ad
vance, nor the iiislstance of the oper
ators thnt thev be pcrniiUml to charge a
hicher nriee for coal would induce him
to alter his decision that a 1-1 per cent
increase was uie anioiiui uecessar.v i"
hriiiL' the miners' wage up to the level
of living tosts and that the operators
ioiiIiI pay this advance witlioui in
creasing pi ices to the public.
Conference Broken l"p
Although the wage conferemc broke
up in a disagreement .vesterda.v, a num
I,,,,. ,,f mii.riilors and union othciulN ic
muiued in Washington toda) , but nil
nvneeted to lea vc for their homes to-
ight. .lohu L. Lewis, acting president
r iln. foiled Mine Workers of Amer
ica, was closeteil n large pari in uie
morning with Secretary Wilson, but re
r,.n.l in discuss what had transpired.
He also arranged an interview with
i,.i,lnnt lloniners. of the American
Federation ot Labor, for later in the
Lewis maintained the same attitude
Continued on I'neo 27, Column Two
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whiniriPJouM
CHILE AUTHORIZES BIG IMPROVEMENT T.0A.TT
SANTIAGO. Chile, Nov. 23. Parliament today nuthorir.ed
u loan of 5,000,000 pounds, sterling for the construction of port
woiks nt Valdivia, Lebu, Constitucio'n and Talcnlntanc The
public works committee of the clininber of deputies bin approved
the construction of a trans-Andean railway through Lonqulmay
Pn&s The chambei passell n bill for the establishment of a
centrnl bank for the Issue of currency bills, the peso to be vnlue:l
ut twelve pence bterllngr, guaranteed by n gold deposit.
CALIFORNIA CITRUS FRUITS ESCAPE FROST
LOS, ANGELES, Calif.. Nov. 28.The southern California
"cold wave" involving a temperature around thirty above zero
during' tlo night hours, has not-ilamaged the citrus groves so
far, according' to groweis rcpoits from various sections. Smudging-
was nccesfeaiy in some localities last night.
W. J. CLOTHIER IMPROVED
Banker, Thrown From Horse at Rad
nor Paces, Has Broken Collarbone
William .1. Clothier, u banker ut YJZl
South Fourth street, whoso collarbone
was fractured when he, was thrown from
his! horse at the race meet of tho Bad
nor Hunt Club, was reported to be Im
proving today at his homo lu Wyuno
wood. Ilia horse, Aldriau, was so badly
hurt iu the fall thut, t waH necessary
... . i.aaI tin ntitninlt. Tr wits it nri7e-
winner and one of Mr, -Clothier's noted'
Mr. Clothier was thrown iu tie first
bteepleehase at tlm McKaddcn farm
yesterday. IBs brother-in-law, Capt.
Audrqvv VV, Porter, was also thrown
when h's jnoupt, JJUh. Whuky, fell.
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GKNKItAL PABLO (iONZALKS
Carranii general, whoso forces
Iiae clashed with Obregoii's troops
Mayor-elect Says People Expect,
1 J r r
New Administration to
Alter Personnel
CIVIL SERVICE TO BE GUIDE
Big changes in Cltv Hall's official
family were indicated this afternoon by
Mayor-elect .Moore.
He expressed the belief that- "the
peon'c expcet.lhc. new administration to
Iriake changes' in Cit) Hull." when he
was askeiPif he intended to reappoint
uti.v of the present directors.
A Jolt was handed to Job seekers
among "the little fellows" by Mr.,
Moore when he niiuouncrd that the;
matter o( minor, appointments would bt1
in thn mnds otHhc Civil Service Com-
IJc Incllnt(tlltat the. l-'allers'stfeaTO-Iiib'
to'lils, office 'in'" the Jrozer, Building
CITY HALL CHANGES
HINTED BY MOORE
i4to1u1irlUqWrfMewaAHnrvWtt(lMft
Mh Moore sairf lij cK peeled to up
polut a 'lircctor of beiilth uml aillrecliir
iC public vlfarpvvithiii tho next two
iln.vs, On lhe,'ipie.stloii of a director
of public Mifofy he announced that he
wus "in uo,fiur,ry about it."
rimf.- -- --' -. Tjy '- -y r ,. -,
Tribute to Corlcl)ou
lleiiaid a tribute to .lames T. Cnr-
telWi. head of the district attorney's
detellve stafi", who has been mentioned
forthe post, but ilcuied that he hud
deflded upon Mr. Cortel.vou or-nnybne
else lor the place.
Pet sons who sec their names men
tioned unofficially for important cab
inet posts and then hurry to the Mn)or
elei't s office for confirmation of the re
port arc getting ou Mr. Moore's
nerv es.
He made it emphatic that he in
tended to make important appointments
liimselt and' that no ouc was author
ized to speak for him iu such mat
ters. Once more he reiterated a will
ingness to rcicive suggestions, hut he
docs not expei't to be stampeded into
making appointments against his own
will
"The Major will have the appoint
ment of directors, and innr have some
suggestions as to the assistant direc
tors." continued Mr. Moore, iu answer
to whether anv of the present directors
would he retained.
Civil Service to Chouse
He was then asked about appoint
ments to minor places.
"That is largely a matter of the Civil
Service Commission." he said.
"If a great ninny applicants who arc
Continued oil l'.lco Two, Column h'iw
ENDS LIFE; BABY WATCHES
Child of 3 Then Tells Father What
Mother Had Done
As her daughter Margaret, three
)cars old, looked on, Mrs. Kliznbeth
Steffen, Chestnut street near Korty
second, shot aud killed herself ) ester
day, a fevy minutes before the Thanks
giving dinner- nt her home was to lie
placed ou tio table.
Her little daughter toddled to n
garage on the lower floor of the house.
aud told her father, who rushed up to
find his wife. dead. He said sho hud
threatened to kill herself before, and
that ho had hidden his revolver. Wed
uesday night he took it from its hiding
place when lie mougut uneven weru in
tun garage.
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MEXICO CITY SCEN
OF REBEL ATTACK:
General Obregon Said to B
Leading His Men Against
Federal Forces
"NOT SURPRISED," SAYS
OFFICIAL WASHINGTON
Outbreak, However, Comes
Sooner Than Expected, Ad
a n
mit U. S. Officials
By the Associated Prcs
San Antonio, Tcv., Nov". 28.-FignU
ing in Mexico City between faction
dominated by President Carranr-a ana
General Alvaio Obregon was rcportea.
In apparently reliable advices rcqcjvctl'
here today from the Mexican border. ,
It was reported that President Car- .
T,Ti,''J Ucd lo Qetaro tor safety,
iiie chief executive only recently re-1
turned to Mexico City from Qucrctaro.
t Illicit 1... l.n.l I ,.. . ....
w here he had been during tho lingering,
fatal illness of his wife. '
C.'ciierul Pablo tionzales Was renorted
SAN ANTON 0 HEARS
at the head of the Cnrranxa forces. De- "l
inns ot the reported lighting were notf
lllntlnliln I
Obregon, formerly minister of walB V
the Carrauza cabinet, resigned recently,'' '!m
after announcing himself a 'candldalC4
lor tlio presidency, to bo voted iiDonJ.Vl
next July. Carrauzu has stated bil
woiim not ngalu seek election,;- f ,
army ,about December 'ffhto Jaau8Lfi,
his ivollt'eiilcapjpale'n.'t VJittP-
Crowds' ChcejeJt
Another potential preshjentiahcanaj '
duje is,.Uruernl CinuJales, wnjtjha';
been slated, iutendeif .to resien from'.U.'&A
ObrccoirfTi.
rSaAY'Wft- rcvitlved yestwdaylfeoJoi9f(,)
ito'Clt)- said ttht. Obregoujaid H
there Tuesu"a7 7ii;lttItu'd thaetElrP?!!
n creat demonstrillAn 'in hta hoonr.&'
Til
ileinoustralliin IheludeJt aVnarade:!
Sports said, and much' cuthuslasritMvas a',!
..,,.1 l. li.il.n linA.i el,,k.m r..H 1 lAn'a !i.. 1
ciiiididac) for president. i t
The arrival of Obrecon caused dl. ,lX
play of much purtisuu feeling.. It, wa'gi 3j
said. Newspapers admittedly Tfayor&'"1S;
ne lo iiuregon maue tne cnargennat i
tho train on which he was Jp'urueylng c
to the caiital was imrposelv iletajfd. t
bv the Carrauza officials m that ObreV
gou could not reach there id time,' for
the lelebrnlloii, Obrcgou partisans, .it f
was said, iiuidc upn special train ands
sent it for Obregon. thus getting him to T
Mexico City in time for the fete; ?- ,
Carrauza newsnuners were bitter1 In j
their comments on the incident and oti feS;
the demonstration for Obregon, andthe j
capital was sniu to nave oeen sceux--' r
ing with excitement since Tuesday, &?Sjw
ft
"jvrr crroDircirrk "
nV-'1 KJKJIli IKIlJULS,
SAYS WASHINGTON
Washington, Nov. is (By A, P.Jri
Reports thut C.irnin.a and Obregon
forces in Mexico City had clashed werp -
received with no surprise in official ,&
Washington. Tl wns said, however. 5
that if they wero true the break had i
come a little earlifr than expected, i
Cenernl Obregon, according to inf6r? h
matinn here. Is not in Mexico Cltv. He f
was Inst reported as leaving the Pacific ?
coast for tho capital with the nvowed ,
intention ot carrying his campaign for ,;.
tho presidency into the "heart of tho
menu's tcrritor." "
Although further investigation of i
facts will be made, the American CJov
eminent lias no intention of receding
i nun us position in ipe .lenKtns case,
administration officials declared today.
The government, they said, is prcparetj
for "the next step,' which may taka
the form of nn ultimatum to the MesU
can Government.
U. S. Beady for Action
Administration officials Indicated that
the negotiations with Mexico would not"-!
be prolonged if 'unsatisfactory; that; the -tl
American government haul decided Aino 41
a course of action aud nis prepared b,
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snrv. ft M
The Mexican reply to tho American';
i.-umiiii iwi em- iuuui.'mui release ut
Jenkins rnises a new issue that .Trnlina
mudo contradictory statements to th '
ft Ifi 1 fit jlfTn i ul ft. la nffi.i.ii. Jr; J '
muhf bo invosticiitcd Instructlonn -wi.f '
go forward to tho ombuflsy at Mexico Ji
Cltv today to investisatq this cjbarff 1
m.,1 ..Ic., In nl.lnlH ..! I. - J.. Jt.. a , J
uuu uicii iu uuiuiu luiuta ui mv. 1111111:1 -jW"ffl
lnnnt. 11 nH I'luirm jiiriiltiaf: tht ftantilJL l
agent.
Studying Mexican Laws a k",
T,egal officers of the StatotjepartMf'ffi
i MijuyjiJB uiiiuiu avt, plllJj;vapKfr,',
of the new .Mexican constitution, wbleky'Sj
provides thnt "ttu? tederal trlhjinwj
shall lime Jurisdiction over T
all cases .concerning iliniomauc smvau .'H
fl fvinciilni. nflnr." -J
The Mexican Government, In lt9jrf-
ply to the Americau note demaudiae
Jenkins's re.lease, said Ills pa se was if '
the htatn courts at 1'iicbla. and .that
cousequcutly the federal goTcrnment
could not luterveue. Since JcpkliMiJI
n .nnsiilur indent of the United tM.
officials are Inclined to the opinion.. that M
under tho .Mexican cowutuuon 1
statu courts have no jurlsdictlan,Hi
case. . ,,
-ivi.it.. nniplnls lmve not ret seriotMfl
ronsldered the question of ,IenklnCs if 4
feaso on ball. tU said there mjibt M i
ndviiutngcs technically In. his rejnttttf !
to accept it. Hi us repiy puraeyfc
Government pointed out that Jenklis
could obtain bl llbi-rty py tmiUifa
thfr 1000 pesos ball demanded.,,,
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