F &V !. - H It l m- MMS . BJV 2 3' il- with tli ittlvJkgft of jtppjyliig for bail. My Kovrrnwmi wilt not ntul i Ratified tltut Mr. .Tonkins v III not place uny obstn'cl In Uio tvuv of u coniplctn ninl full ctninitintloti of himself or bis tvitncssc, or of the event)) lending tin to ntul connfotcd with lila ubditcUloii. Tlio Mrxionn Government iirrforo to ntlrlbnte tlit American note to im imprrfort ktiowl 1ep of tlic Mrxlonn pcnnl lows iiml proctitis to I'lplnln wllli rellnr-mctit the IntrienHfS of Mexleitii iiennl pro etchings. Hut thfl gomitmetit of the United Staff full, to dlhcern In tliclr np tilicntlnn to this rne at the linnd of .Mexican nutlioiltltx nit)' approxima tion to InlpartlAl treatment of .Tenltln and tho Mexican Rovernment know tho absence of sucli treatment is the renxou for the Amerlinii teqtiint. The Mexican fiovcrnmcnt nintii tfln that It cannot grant the request of the I'ulted Htrttes for Jenkins's release for the reason that under In ternational law no diplomatic Inter vention ir appropriato unless a denial of Justice lias occurred and Iwausu tho Mtxlcan OOvernnient i not in a position to demand .leukltiftV release In view' of tin! separation of the ex cciltivo Mid judicial powers under the Mcxlcnn form of government and the independences of tho state courts, by one of which Jenkins is hold. .lust ice Already Violated The succinct uiihwer to this con tention Is, as eu-r.v one knows, that n denial of justice has already tnken place, and nKo becnus the Mexican constitution specifically Rives the fedpral tr mills jurisdiction of "nil cases cnncerulns diiiloiuatic nRents nnd consular ofllrcrs." The I'tilted States is not lo In driven by such subtle nrRiuncuts into n defense of Its request for tho re lease of Mr. .lenkins. It Is for Mexico to show cause for his detention, not for tbc United Stotcn to plead for his Hboration. Stripped of extraneous matter, with which the Mcxlcnn note of November "(1 endeavors to clothe it, the naked case of .lenkins stumls forth r .Tenkiud, a I ilited States consular acent, accredited to tho government of Mexico, is imprisoned for "render ing false judicial tcstiimfny" in con nection witlf the abduction of which he was the victim. 'litis is the substance of the Mexi can note: My government is pleased to learn that tho imprisonment of .lenkins stands ou this single nnd well de fined ground, and that the reported statements that Mexican authorities had caused the imprisonment of Jen kins because of collusion with Ills abductors and rebellion against the stale arc not seriously ii-gardcd by your government. Declare Consul Persecuted In whose intlresl then is" the charge of false' swearing brftugltt ajjriitut Jenkins? His abductors? He i" in equity the complainant in the ense of his' ubduction. not th'6 defeifdnrtt ns' the Mexican government now makes him out to be. The Mexican govern ment is. prosecuting the victim instead of the perpetrators of the crlnie. While tho outlnws who endan gered his life and took away n large part of his fortune enjoy their free dom, tho, Mexican iiutlioritlrs now deprive Jenkins of his liberty. Moreover, the ground expressed for tho imprisonment of Jenkins, namely, that he is supposed "to be responsi ble for the crime of rendering false Judicial testimony," must be tnken ahd my government directs specinl at tention to this point as merely an expression of opinion on the part of thai Mexican Government, ns it is eWlrely unsupported by evidence". There is not produced any of the testimony tendered by him, or any extracts from' such testimony tend ing to .show the correctness of this oplniovj. "Tlir Mexican Government cannot expect the United States to accept in the grave circumstances of this case such' a bare unsupported statement as a valid excuse for the imprisonment of an American con sular officer, particularly in view of the fnct that the investigation of the case bv the representatives of the United' States in Mexico, so far as it has proceeded, fails utterly to sup port this opinion of your government. Inquiry Upholds Jenkins On the contrary the investigation glveS the government of the United Ktntcs. every reason to believe that Mr. Jenkins has not knowingly giv en, any false testimony in respect of vital points in his case, ulthougli he baa been harassed by Mexican au thorities to give' such testimony, cAeii while lying1 in the hospital too weak and exhausted to make them ns a resujt of his treatment by the ab ductors, and while h'e' knew evidence was being obtained against hint through- intimidation of witnesses. So stands the single, unsupported and, my government brlievcs. utterly unfounded ground nlleged for Jen kins's imprisAnment. What? conclusion is' trf W drawn' front meh a reply of the Mexican government other than there; has bcrn a studied effort, on the )ari of Mexi can authorities to ensnare' Jenkins' In the Intricacies of legal proceedings bv alleging the commission of tech nical offenses, and by bringing tin fcuppqrteil charges against hiin, for tc piirnose? In tlie first idace, to divert the atten tfon of" the American public and the Amc'ricdn Government, ahd indeed of Mexicans themselves, from the actual situation, namely that Puebla, the capital of the state of PueWu, nnd perhaps' the second largest city iu Mexico, is' without adequate protec tion from' outlaws who infest the' im mediate neighborhood and who Were nWustomed openly and freely to visit the city without hindrance, that by the failure to furnish ndequa'to pro tection in this district the Mexican authorities hnvc, through their negli glencc. made possible the nlxluetion of Jenkins, a'nd that in harmony with ich an attitude on the part of tho Mexican Authorities they have failed. t6 arr)' otit the' duty and obligation iricutrlbent upon the'm to apprehend and pdnidh the batitHts'couccrncd in the crime of which Jenkins was the Victim. AlncHcau Public Indignant And in the becond place it appears to have been the purpose of the Mexican Government to assumo a will ful fntiiffcrcriec t& the feelings of the America people that have beeu aroused to the point of indignation by ihe exposure, hardships and physical suffering bdurcd h- Jenkins" during this abduction and ins Kuosequcnt treatment lit he hands of Mexican authorities:. In view of the"" considerations which Dave been set' forth arid In vievt1 jiar ficuliifly of the? bcflief pf my govern ment1 thnt' tno charge ngaliist Jenkins of deliberate false ttWearing is nn Jounded, " tio Goveuinent of the United Sites' must re'netr its request for the inlmedlatc' relbosli of Cclu Bjfl'ar Ag,ciit Jenkins front fnrtlicr ftiip'ritonuient. (SrBncJ) LANSING. The cabinet (otriorrotv U devote its etitliU attentirtii to tho Mexican crisis. 'Ihe sfCps' thnt have been" taken so far In tho jUexjean sttuntiou uy rsecrctary Insns have ben with the ndvletf and rtincHon Of the cabinet, but due1 td the A.Anldiint nlacd trikeli bV the coal ritrlJTo there hn bc"ert no" oiipcjrturilty in H&'WWfihV davit for the" jufembdrs to co iM ti JateV OeyelourtWut of the case' 1 (WCICM 0 JllO, KICpS JUUl OIUBL du -'' "f' NEWBERRY SILENT ON INDICTMENT: Michigan Sonator. Withholds Comment on Grand Jury's Action MAY HAVE STATEMENT LATER! 1 II' Associated Press , Washington. Dec. 1,-r-Scnator Nrw- berry, of Michigan, who arrived here 1 tndftr from Hot Springs, Va., for the opening of Congress, would not oom nirnt on his Indlctnient in Michigan, i lie said he expected to receive copies nt the indictment ami oilier (locumenis from his counsel in a few days and might have a atnlenirnt to mnkc nt that time. The indictments relumed in the New berry ensn came as a complete surprise to the mujorltj of public men in Wash ington. A few hnte known that for a long time the Depnilinent of Justice has had n "small army of agents" at work in Michigan on the campaign In which Senator Xewberry was elected over Henry Uord. It was Instantly recognized that the foundation has been lnid for n cause celebro In senatorial election contests. halever the merits mnv prove to be when llio cnsi. In tfleil it, ilwi frrlernl I I court in Michigan Washington per- drffiidfliit had signed them with other sists in regarding it as one in which names,, purporting to be those of era 'the administration is determined to ploje- in the office '.f the state treas I make nil the trouble possible for Sena- urer. I tor N'enberrv because he was elected Mr. Melcher was called upon by Hie 'over Henry Vord. the hnnd-plrked and I prosecution to testlfj nfter the testi ' personally indorsed candidate of l'resi- immv of Tlioinn l.vnns and 1 owell i dent Wilson. Ili-joiid that the Senate I'.vans. nflieinls of the Meichnnt fc Issocloselv divided that should Seuntol- I'vmis Co.. hud been i ejected, v... i...... i.. ...,nx.i ,i ti.A li.!) Tim intention of the prosecution was awarded to Mi- Ford, the Senate would be n tie. with ifie casting vote in thcl VI 1'M.Mini'i iinunuinii TIiiiu the i political stake Is one of great lni portnnce. Grand Rapids. Mich.. Dec 1 - (lly A. IM William II. lllce. local printer, one of the more thnu lf.O men Indicted by tho federal grand jury here on nil 11 (Tiiki WMitiM n nut rt flirt IiivAatitrn . i iiiuKtn iiMi in nut. in vn i; inn hiii : r !. ,.( (Jaf tv.. man S. Newbcrrv, appeared before Judge Session in T'nited Stntes Dis- trict Court and pleaded guilty to the. eliarge of conspiracy in the campaign. He was teleased on bond of SWIM). , Special Assistant fnileil Stales At-! trirney (JenernI Prank C DAiley was, expected to return todnv from Indian- Uipolis to speed pieparatlon of the I papeis. , It was un. I nn attempt would be made to arraign the defendants before Ped- era I Judge Clarence W. Sessions heie ..,.,, i,.,..ii,- .,ui, ft.. ,...!. i,!iu. i,t all nitij be 'ndinltted to host bail: one i sum iu one instrument covering nil. ' r IF IX liadlCalS InSlllt Tr. , n i VlClOr mmailU,ei , C'nnllmicil Irion I'nn On I produce iu the interior of the coiintrj I a iirogrnnt of Intensive work and pro- ductioii and iu connection with foieign politics nn increasingly democratic co-opcriitiou among all nations. I Wlillf the king was speaking the I Socialists held a meeting of their own 1 in an antqroom. sjoeU in Kllmtnate the (l.illi , beek to Liimmaic tne uaui i It was by a vote of 10.) to qS that the SocialiBts adopted a proposal , made by Signor 5 odiglmul to attend the i first sitting of the new chamber, but i to abstain from a I homage t the king ' I n nl tA Inn at n tlm nlm rtl lion hi), 'n thn dn llllll IU IVUtt. VtHJ 1 UUUIDV1 HIUH HIV itu- " l" "' '" ' ;;i"" ""'" ;'"""-., Those casting the negative votes favored attend the sessions at nil 1 Tire Sot-lallsts w'ill take the oath at tcmorFow'rf session', w'lth mental n;sici,f- j i VU II I'll, iliiu juvLia u mukiuii iw i-iiiiii- ,nnte fi-oni the constitution" the require- ' ment that the delwtiesj shall take such ' 00i')'. , L. c i i .- . JJUIiy oi iqe oovihiisi ui!uiin iiruui- iscd tlie electors extreme action against Tl j 1S nkiA4- lihKiHfi lifi Alniti rtt llfirtlltvf Grnndi, an nrtisan whom the Socialists I elected in Mantua, pledged his electors' he would enter Parliament "enrrjing , a, pick for the, purpose of demolishing ,it." DcputyModigllani nnd'other well- known Socialists also nave pecu some- " jrefiuenf. His faulty memory as what extreme in tlleir expressions, 'j he Jn, incidents was cited as in more moderate deputies, however. ap-i? dates ami u . i wIthlinM fiu.trt ' nnrentlv dominated the caucuses ?uses anil framed the party program. The Socialists hold ir! of tlie scuts" ill Parliament. -.08 TIIRTI PQ RPT SHARK'S FOOD lUnlt-Ci) UCI anHnrt a r-UUU Park Specimen Aleo Too Slow to Compete With Drum-Flsh Able to throw terror" into ma'u, the foul-'-foflt fTnnd Hluirk" oil exhibition nt the nqnnriiim in KnirniQUnt Park, is I unable to compete with turtles and .l.li.nliDli I'.T rtr7..it!nf- fnnil ttirnwn intn j Jt, tnnk- rfm jVsterday had to be moved to keep it from starying to'deatli. Theshark. according to Superintend ent' Meelinu, is" of tho type which threw terror into people' living along the Jer sey coast in -the" summer of 101G by causing the death of five persons. Hut when cut fopd was; thrown into tlie tank in which it was kept turtles and drutnftslt there took the shark's share". TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES JihA riihjrtv. 4Q3Y N. JSlh t and Viola A Drmonfy. 4888 tynlton rrV rtlrharc) Uowltnc: 031! S. 18th Bt and Heulah -Hamilton. 2H tlrin st. BcWard K. Koiiter, n,100 Sprairui" M and Ilclfn 'Webhr. S18R Norwood. M WMIloin ,0. Tanla. lt'-'S Unnrroft at dnil i;va llearhwell. 1728 Hancroft at Aaron Sokoloff. 17011 N. tad at . anil Jennld laaao Ileale. 2120 Catharine at toria Uodaon. 31B N. 3th , JoJcph C Johnaon. Chester. Pa arid Vlo and Jesaio Oliver M Auman. Jr,. Ilcadlne. Pal, and Marmierlto M. Oflae. 309 W. IJoyd at Patol rielehM. nlO N. (Hh at. and Mollis Kurland, B72-H. 12th t. . ., , John, Kelly. 4u N. Ftajiklln at and Wzzla Matk. r.nTN Franklin at. taadoro Abrariuion. HS7 raaayXink" ave.. and .Katlft i llorlorf, tnsa B, etwa'arnalnK Ye . Couth. 1200 Aluma avo.. an-Klla Klroer T. ;...!..:- ninr ri ;.... -t iin,,i. Anrlr,mit 1KS4 H. Ilanrroft. at . and lint ,liva Broun. J334, 8, .rlancroft. at j Oilier a, filaltr. lloxliorouBh. !'., and Iucy K. jlarrali. inn o i.u at. Joahla O. TJlomnara. Ambler, Ta., nnd Nancy ItoKe, Amhler. Pa. ,..,. M. llcPeak, H3t f. JtHin at. l.l-n. , IT trlrHtinp. a N. 'Jtnt lit. unit Adlbert E Klraebner, 3 1st itt. uud t. and meaner IV. Ionxahaw, 4337 N. 17th at Wlulam l. jienuurr. iayiiir, r Muriel E. Senior. 7S5 Cleveland ave. (lufteppo U'Aqulllft, W'S .V. 1211)' t and vincnza itiamuni, i-jj o. jjiin ai. OaorgB p1. Vurrntr, 282S M, Palfthorpo at., and Maude Mo&reT 247 B. Weatmore- land at. , , , . Prank, Salerno. . J OST. S Katchlll at, and Carmela Troccoll. fals 8. jralrhlfl at. Cliarlea CJunthl. 2(23 B. Huaouehajirtu ave., aqd Violet Townaend 21'.'3 E. Suaque bannaave, . , , JtolanCf Hollicrfd, S01T Ktnill at , and Amelia Jluraa. ,2M0. Klnitwll at. Marino JUronei. tOOW Mlfnln t..,at(d Cen- .etta (JhrlTvh''. 721 Anrim at. Ban Ifeyrvflisl; ii'tfi X. yvarnoen af, ana Ella lirown. 183l N, 10th at. Ilalph A. Jtarano. 718 8. 7th dt., ancf Elvira pi Lemmo, 1.1 B. flih, at. , Ueorse Nunnold. BaUlmorf. JW., and Helen it CoiiTnrf. am s.'iulii t. William PoaCtje. 172U S. Bih at., and Ajvel't'u. Couraey, 172U H. 0th at joui Baraer. an b, inn at. and Dtna JCelJJJetWett, Weafr ConahohotVen, Pay. and Allf Coalln. 3iN, ll)t. at,, ltenry Koradh. 3043 Qaul (., and Sidle ' Klein, Jl)2t CJearM'Jd L I'a'ui l. Hjjntgliurfr. Jeld. P., arid Nora lta-th ASfl HfrfMJlBn b. otnwiliijdjeolt. S101 !. Kr.lngtofl i iVe.. UndJ Joseph IlrescUr I)S7 S. TMVnon st. fthd tTrii bvejjin'g Public IDENTIFIESWRITING AS THAT OF LEIB Export Testifies Same Hand Wrote Sample nnd Alleged Bogus Receipts NOTE USED AS EVIDENCE Signatures on alleged bogus state tax receipts sent to the .Merchant & Kvans Co.. of Mils clt.V. w'ere Identified lodny as the hnndwrltlng of William H. I.elb. the Sehujlkill county politician on trial heie before Judge Johnson, In Quarter Srsmis Court. Webster Melilicr. of Cynwyd. n member of the Philadelphia bar. who qualified as n handwriting expert, tes tified that he had examined the alleged signatures on the alleged bogus tax receipts with the slgnatuie of the de fendant nnd found them to be in the saihe handwriting. Counsel for the defence Immedi ntelj objected to the testimony but the objection was oterruled. I.elb Is nlleged to hate sent the ImgiiR i-ccipls to the Merchant & Uvans Co.. after approximately S.'OOO had been sent him to pay the tuxes due the state trom the local concern. I.elb s signature was not on tne re celnfs lmt It wn contended that the to have Thomas Kvans identify I.elb 8 signature mm letters nun im ivn "","' Inm to tne .iiercunnis i. Kvnns Co. ( t'vimv sHiil that he nac-meieiy ,. i oil. Iu..i-ihlile" nnd that he had nnt eon llim write his sijtll fl 1 11 TO, tllC defense insisted that he was not quali fied to identify I.eib's writing. Powell Uvnns, president of the local company, caid on the stand tnat ne nno seen I.elb sign his name to ti note which i , -...-- .r-.-- - - ifrv r,vnni en til lio hntl in his mwMsion. He said he aKo had a letter lie received from Leib. benring on the note, The defense insisted, Iuijyeter, that the testimony of a handwriting expert was necessnrj. "no ,n . .yti.m-i ..n- called to the stand by the prosecution. The wrangle over the handwriting took un all of the morning session, and ilelnjctl the opening of the defense until this nftemnon. , . , , , The Schu.ilkiil cotintj political lender is accused of fraudulently muking and utteiiug stntc treasurers receipts for S.IITSt 71. nniments made to htm bv the Merchant & P.vans Co.. of this city. ior capiiiu mw-k ii"" ;" .-- ."-10-17. This amount I.etb is nc- 'cused of retaining In his possession from receipt of a check to his order October f). 1D1S. and the following leb- mart. when, under presuie. ho de- I limed tegular iccelpts for the sum named. Ilb's defense was scheduled 10 open I this morning. William A. Cnrr. with I former Judge John P. Whelen. of i Pottsville. represent the Scliujlkill I county leader. General denial of I criiniunl intent or action is the back- bone of the defense. The defendants ' conduct was actuated solely by friend- ' ship and ns a favor to business n-so- cintes, it is nlleged. T)(b Morchnnt & Kvnn8 Co. was in npr,.nrg for capital slock taxes, held up , n tpat ,.n(.e tlnii b,.en disposed of . tlie Supreme Court. Decision was ,,... to the corporation l.cib linil , ,lhvociated with membciH of the . . . . . .- . . f ..n.....n In Ihn Setllnlklll TinctiOtl Co. Bnil on that account, coupled Willi n ""tion ns 10,itiCnt clerk o the Hon nupieti wiiii ' 1. .. .!. I!n,..n i position ns loiucnt cictk ov mi- "in of Itepicsentiitives at llarrlsbmg, was I appealed to for an adjustment of the j claim of the stute ngaiirsr me. i-iiuu .lolnhia corporation . Deny Statement of Ktans jf eonsented. hfs attorney contends, not with nny thought of reward or with i.aii intent, but out of Ills lricnosnip f, t, v.ians b brothers rtnd his desire " "J.V J',.,,' o serve them. The statement of .lames nns on tlie witness hiuiii mm i nil. -iww not railed upon to pneci a compromise with the state wns denied. , ;'" ,.( "'"?.. - Kvnns tesfimrtny 'lr .'". ." -.---- , --. , .... I which might cast n new ugui i; " to the defendant nnd hi"? actions in the matter. i The delay betwWn tiff sending ni me 'heck for the compromised amount and he actuaj ,,avment to the state treas- , n,.nnftnferl 'for in the defend- in i-1 , no i.v. ...- ... , nt - , t ants argnmenf by tho nllegwl iHnoJ of , r nil, rtniT mnmbevs of niH JioufiMiom- Ilr,b,,?:' mT th defendant's case brought about, according to his counsel bv the exfrrtnrdlnnrj' exertious Of his client" in ministering to Victims Of the influenza epidemic nt Hint time raging in Schuylkill county. Called Dispenser of Charity Mb wa praised as a dispenser of cbaritv to the extent of tieglecting is own affairs for the alleviation of his neighbors' distress nnd as a faithful friend to tne i-.vimn um ; -tarllv taking on his own overbui'dened shoulders the adjudication of its debt to the commonwealth. As to tne cliarges mat uie rrceipis. given in blank to Leib and testified to ns having been turne,d oter by him to James D. F.vans with bogus signa tures attached, a general denlnl was made on Lelb's behalf. Absence of definite proof that the alleged additions were in I,eib's handwriting and the lack ot evidence thnt lie had altered the text in arty way was another point em phasized, .,. ,,..,. Todav the proceedings shifted to Itooni (550. across the hallway froni the chnmbers in City Hall in which preced ing sessions ha0 been held. McLaughlin Takes Blame for Stores Cnntlnunt From Toso One but w'e" want It understood we havn uo authority to opernto retail stores." "W'n nre mil nonosiriff the stores.' explained Mr". Armstrong, unotlier mem ber mentioned ny .Mr. muio, -uur pen- flon to tne .Mayor was coneerneii witn the" $10,000 appropriated for tho com nlisiot(. We do not believe, Councils Inteuded It to be used for n privnte enterprise." Don't Oppose Stores Mr. Clnyberger, who is A comrhtssloh nierchant, likewise insisted today that h nnd hts MlAw-merrtbersiWercj not op posed to the smalt profit stores. "Vtti nnve no oujeciioun '" ,l"V" whatever." he said, , "It Is just the nulmostty of Mr, Sflle wlilch tries to make it ilppear td. Wo believe that Mfj Salo has exeecded his authority in the entire matter. "No meeting Of thfl cGirimUsIon was e'ver held to authorize the establishment of stores. Mi. Bflle has taken the thing entirely 5lf IHmself." jur, imiiri tM im. ie M.c.iii.tufc. Rfedrfd afld D6ck stfeets, declared that "Mr. rtale h itt? amusing w irie." He L!e4 that; the" ivhoU waiter speaks; for iUelt. mdgSr philabelphia, moKday, 1500 EXTRA HELP TO HANDLE CHRISTMAS MAIL RUSH HERE Ex'Servica Men and College Students Will Be Given Prefer ence Foreign Business Not Expected to Reach , Record of Last Year Fifteen hundred extra men will lie engaged nt the main nnd central post offices to handle the Chrlstnlas rush. Announcement to this effect was made today by Superintendent of Mails Johnson. The exjra help will be com posed chiefly of college studeutH uud cx-scnlee then. An nvnianche of holiday packages is expected. The vanguard of these havn already arrived, ntul in view of the fact that thousands of persons have en loved unprecedented prosperity postal officials look for record-breaking do nicotic business. The foreign business Is not expected to be ns large an that of last year for the reason that in December. 11)18, there were still thousnnds of American soldiers' abroad. To Kxamlne radiuses Incidentally, all suspicious looking packages are being closely examined under direction of agents of the De partment of Justice for the safety of the recipients. This precaution is taken on account of suspected plans of niiti-Americnn organizations to seek revenge on those who blocked their plans during the last year. There arc Indications already that thn money order business with some foreign countries will be a rerord breakcr. Money orders sent to Eng land and Ireland mi Saturday were 40 per cent greater iu value than those GOVERNOR PLEASED BY MOORE CHOICES. Compliments Furbusli and Tus- tin Resents "Fair-Price" Criticism in Washington Governor Sproul. who is i cling nt Hot Springs, Va., said this afternoon thnt lie wns highly pleased by. tlip cab inet selections announced by Mayor elect Moore. "Dr. C. Lincoln I urbubli and hrncst i. Ttistin," Mr. Sproul slated, "are vcrv iiigli -class men and will do credit to the cabinet." . finvernnr Stiroill was leminded of a statement fiotu Wa-hlngtnn Saturdnj, which was announced from tho "While attilbuted to the Depattment of Justice, i inu10 November 20, marks the second which criticized the (loyernor for iiotjpffnt.t ()f ivclilent Wilson to devise mining a fair price committee for 1 emi- nu.nim for hettllng the chaotic conditions sylianin. ,,.,,. I tlmt have prevailed for months iu in- It was intimated that Iiigli l"iees (llstI.. It was designed to accomplish prevailing here could, be traced direct- what the lecent national industrial lj to that alleged omission on uic Mine conference fulled on, The opening ses cxecutive's part. sinn was set for '2 :'.0 o'clock. The statement was entirely un-' founded," Mr. Sproul asserted. "J ho Department of Justice is entirely fa miliar Witli the woik dono iu Penn sylvania to ameliorate living costs. I am sine tlirtt no responsible official of the Department of Justice would stand for the statement." Governor nnd Mrs. Sproul spent a couple of hours todny driving in the picturesque country nbottt Hot Springs. He snid he wns "feeling fine," and that the trip was building up his reserve strength. KOLCHAKSUFFERS" CRUSHING DEFEAT 40.000 Soldiers and Mass of War Material Taken by Reds at-Otnsk lly tlie Associated Press Vladivostok, Dee. I. Kleven geneials and 1000 other officers of the army of Admiral Kolclink and M.OOO troops were captured by tlie llolshevlki nt Omsk, according to Colonel O. II. Kmer son. assistant toJnhn F. Ktpvens. head of the Auierleanra!lwny commission. Material seized by the Ilolslieviki, according to Colonel Kmerson'S inform ants, included 2000 mnchlne guns. M. 000 uniforms with overcoats, 4,000,000 rounds of ammunition, seventy-live lo comotives and r000 loaded cars. London. Dec. l.(IJ.v A. P.) The forces of Admiral Kolchak, head of the all-Russian government, are retreating with such rapidity that they are un able to construct defensive works, of Which there is none west or IiKUlSK, says a wireless dispatch from the soviet government at Moscow todny. Partisan hands continually harass Kolchak, who has formed a bodyguard of .1000 lo protect himself, tho dispatch adds. MUMMERS' PERMITS ISSUED Indications Point to Dig Turnout on New Year's Day Indication of n big turnout of mum rners cm Nnw Year's day was showu today by the demands for permits. Applications for permits beguri today and seven were issued beforo noon by Sergeant Harry Dale, n clerk in tne ofljce of superintendent of police. The Iirst permit was received iy George II. rrlsby, 1001 Webster street, ffliilnln of the Uluo Hlbbon Club, n comic organisation. Tho others weio Issued to (he cnptnlns of the following organizations. William O. Schults!, W. II. . Club; John J. Shields, Charles Klein Association! Frank Focnceio, Liberty Club: Harry Kogers, Scrap Iron ! H. Walter Uoylc, Spirits Associa tion; William Chambers, Hugh J, Mur ray Association. Lady Aslor's Debut Arouses Interest Continued "from Tofe Oira tloneering is ouo thing and legislating is another. Tim Duchess nf .Marlborough, for merly Miss Oonsttello VnnderbilVi of New J York, who Intends to oecome n candi date for the first sultablo vacancy in Parliament, has, since her election to Cl.rt T,ri,lrtH fllir nmtnetl lust, piir. con- cerned herself largely with "'e ciuestiou of housing the poorer people. She Is reputed to be rcmnrnauiy jiuiiuiur nmoug her constituents, who inhabit one of the dingiest neighborhoods of South London. If she Bhould bo elected to Commons, she may be expected to contribute to de bates there, as she has already done in discussions by the county council. She is described in today's Mirror as '.'quite an orator," having the gift of knowing what to say, when nnd how to say it nnd also wheu to leave off," SUBMARINE 4-6 AGROUND New Indon, Conn., Pee. 1. Early today the United States submarine -1-tl was still grounded on the north end of Black ItoCk, near hero, where the stiff gale blow her from anchorage yes terday. The mine sweeper Lark and naval vessels from Hoeton nnd 'Newport have failed to pull her away. The wind has irons down, however, and the craft is In no immediate danger. AU ouoaru are s;w sent to those countries from Philadel phia on November 2t) Inst year. The business to Italy probably will be considerably less than that of De cember, 1018, as thousands of Italians who profited grcntiy through wartime activities nre returning to their native country nnd taking their money with them. Kalians Huy I, Ire Here Hundreds of Italians are sending money homo lit the form of lire, which they buy here in the foreign exchnngo market for slightly less than twelve cents. The llro carries n tnltie efiual to about twenty-five cents in American money in Itnly. Mnny who nre sending money to Ijtiglnnd nnd Ireland have nlso adopted a similar means. They arc able to buy n pound note (5 1.8(1) here for about $1.0ii. Nevertheless, tho money order business to these countries is expected to innlutnlu Its pace and possibly ex ceed the holiday business of previous yenrs. Precautions nre being taken at the post office against impostors who prey on upon person who have business there. The fellow who formerly gathered con siderable money bv asking for two cents to mnll u letter home nnd others who in,, tu wntl for onekncea of those who leave them tcmplir.trily on the corridorJ desks will have no opportunity io prnc tlce those games this year. INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL BEGINS' WORK TODAYl ,, ., i rn -j,... ui!MDn i Mothod of Procedure Will Bo De- termined by Conference Itself Washington, Dec. 1. (Uy A. P.I Seventeen men widely known in busi ness and public life, representing no particular group as such but acting for the people ns a whole, assembled here totla to confer ou the country's industtial situation. The conference, the nppolntmcnt of v-n form of m-0eeduie wns set for the cnthcritiDT nnd this will be determined by tlie conference Itself. In the words of President Wilson the new rcprcseu-J tntives, "should linte concern, tlmt our industries inny be conducted with such regard for justice and fair dealing that the workman will feel hlnt-ielf in duced to put forth his best efforts, that the emplojer will hnve an encouraging profit nnd thnt the public will not suffer at the hnti(Kof cither class." Ijso of the Pan -American Iliiilding wns granted to the conference. It was believed the sessions would bo closed, but this question remained to be decided by the tlclegntes themselvvs after I organization. Organized labor lias ex pressed dissatisfaction with the pei - I Minuet of the conference because of the I fact that no labor men were named, al though, they claimed, every other la I terest was represented. 1 Tito conferees, forn mer federal and state officials, business men nnd econo mists, nre ns follows: Secretary of Labor AVilliam 1$. Wilson, Thomas W. Gregory. George W. Wlckerslmm, Os car S. Straus. Frank Taussig. Samuel W. MlCiiII. Heibeit Hoover. Martin II. Wljun, II. ('. Stuntt. the Itev. W. O. Thompson. George T. Slnile, Julius lto senwald, Chicago; O. I). Young, Henry .1. Waters, Stanley King. Henry W. Robinson nnd Richard Hooker. URGE WOOD AS SAFETY HEAD Manufacturer Has Had Army Ex perience, Said to Be Requirement John P. Wood, vice president of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Associa tion, is the latest person to be men tioned for the post nf director of public fcnfety under the Moore administration. Politicians attach considerable signi ficance to the report Hint Mr Wood may be the next director of safety. As an cx-nrmy officer he fulfills the requirements laid down bv 5Iayor-clect Moore while attending the waterways convention nt Charleston, S. C, that the next diiector must have had borne experience in handling troops. ' Sir. Wood lives In Wayne. Pa., nnd' is connected with a manufacturing es tablishment at Twenty-second nnd Spring GntdMi streets, lie Is said to be an authority on the tnrirf and came in contact frequently with Mr. Moore during the lntter's congressional career. A group of politicians has urged Select Councilman Harry J. Trainer, leader of the Third ward, for the safety post but Mr. Trainer Is understood lo hnvc told the Mayor-elect that ho rtliinlurily would wlthdrnw from tho t." ... I, '"Vtncllr, ii tipstaff in the Municipal Court, is said to have a .ii tunning tin ntsistaut dlrcc- totHlilp under the Moore administra tion. SEEK REDS AT CAPITAL Congressional Committee to Extend Inquiry to Department of Labor New Yorit, Dec. 1. The congres sional committee on immigration, which bus beeu exposing scandulous conditions ou Ellis iBlund has returned to Wash ii,, n turn tho searchlight un what is alleged to be an equally serious state of affairs In the office of the Department of Lnbor. Tuesday it will coll Louis If. Post and John AV. Abererpmblo, assistant secretaries, and other officials as 'Wit nesses iu nn effort to tix responsibility for hundreds i of orders issued by tho department which permitted radicals of the moBt dangerous types to bo released iu New York on their own recognizance or ou small bonds. Tho committee will investigate the relations which existed between Freder ick (1. Tlnwn nnd officials of the Depart- tneut of Labor when Mr, Howe was in charge Of the Ellis Island station and which permitted him to go over Mr. Camluetti's head repeatedly on import ant cases. CHARGES GAG LAW TACTICS Polndexter Raps G. O. P. Conven tion Leaders In 8outh Dakota Pierre, S. D.f Dec. 1. (liy A. re united Slates Senator Miles Polndexter today charged that Ilcpublican lenders of South Dakota were assembling to conduct their state convention tomorrow under gag law tactics which would prevont him from obtaining a fair hear- ing. lie nrra arranged to njdress a, public meet Ise'at o local theatre lutd today. December i, idi! MYSTERY VEILS YOUTH'S ABSENCE! Police Probe Theory That Loon Swartloy, 1 8, of West Consho- hockon, Mot With Foul Play HIS EMPTY WALLET FOUND Irfon'Swartley. eighteen .tears old, firm Kord street. West Conshohocken, is mysteriously missing. The detective and police arc Investi gating a theory that he was attacked by highwaymen in front of his home, rob bed and then carried oft to dome lonely spot from which ho has been unable to return. This theory is prompted by the fact thnt his wallet was found in front of the Ford street house early todny, with linners and cards that It had contained. scattered nn the pavement. A sum of money, said to be $75, which Swartloy had when ho left his home early last evening, wns gone. Peter fiwnrtley, father of the miss ing yuth, reported the case nt City Hall today. According to tho father, young Swnrtley left IiIb home early last night and visited Miss Elizabeth Fields, who lives in Ford street, a square from the Swartloy home. According to Miss Fields, the youth left her home nt midnight. He was ap parently in good spirit at that time, she told the police, nnd said he wns going directly home. At 7 o'clock this morning, his father went to his room to nwaken him, nnd found the bed had not bccu'touchcd nil his homo,'heC foumulie cinpty wnllH and the papers it hnd contained. Tho missing youth is ilvo fcot, eight inches tall, and weighs about 1G0 nom,a. h0 has a light complexion and light hair. His eyes arc blue. One of his teeth, on the upper left-hand side of his mouth, is gold. He 1ms a smooth face. GRAND JURY SWQRN IN -t Men for December Term Take Oath. Frank McQrath Foreman Hefore Judge McMichael, Quarter Sessions Court, the grand jury for the December term was sworn In today. Frank McGrnth. salesman, 1007 North Klghteenth street, wns appointed fore man. The jurors arc as follows: Kdward Atkinson, news agent, 1.1U2 Fast Ait'drle street: J. D. Iloyd, sales man, 100,i South Forty-seventh street; Philip Ilrnxton, teamster, 4rir Fair mount nveunej John M. Cully, mer chant, 2411) North Thirty-third street; Louis Fromm. salesman, 1344 North Dover street ; Joseph Olassmnn, laborer, R21 North Klevcnth street; Albert Koch, bookkeeper, I2."! Crease street; Samuel Kushner, denier, 2002 Lombard street; N. 11. Loungher, machinist, 10 South Fifty-second street: Mr. Mc Grnth ; Kdward McMnckln, restaurant, 720 North Seventeenth street: Ralph Montgomery, bnnk clerk, 213 10. Cam bria street ; John Morris, butler, 728 South Hicks street ; Harry Rankin, hiakemnn, 2420 Itoston avenue j Henry Shinzer, randy maker, 10.17 llrlstol street: William Teetfiworth, wenvcr, 4522 North Front street; Frank Mc Vaugh, clerk, 00.13 Oermantown avenue. LICENSE COURT SITS TODAY Six Present Holders of Privilege Ask for Transfers Judges Audcnried nnd Ferguson will hold a session of the License Court this nfternoon in City Hall. There are six holders of licenses who are asking for tinftsfers. as follows: Samuel Frank, No. 734 South Third street, to Isaac Silverman; Elizabeth Hegley, No. 2941 Frankford avenue, to William II. Ward; ,T6hn A. Dur kln, No. 1001 Christinn street, to George W. Dell; Frank .T. Gormlev, No. 800 South Sixteenth street, to 800 02 South Sixteenth street, and liooth Profilers, wholesalers, southeast coiner Ruth and Clenrficld streets, to Frank 0. Weber. FIGHTS FLAMES IN HIS HOME, Man Usee Fire Extinguishers From Motortrucks With Success Using fire extinguishers taken from motortrucks in the gnrage back of his house, Alexander McKlhcnney, of 12.10 South Twenty-eighth street, saved his home front serious damage or destruc tion by fire last night. Tlie llro started in a room on the third, floor. An oil stove started a blaze in ouo of the bedrooms. After turning In nn nlarm McEllienncy. who is n teamster contractor, thought of the fire extinguisher on his trucks, lie ran to Ills garage, gathered together a few of the extinguishers nnd had the fire under control when the firemen reached the house. The damage was about $200. Some of the most successful knit goods plants in the country testify to the value of Lockwood, Greene & Go. engineer incr. A book let on this subject will be mailed on request., LOCKWOOD GREENE SCO E NGINE E R S 101 Park Ave., New York lloiton Chicago Atlanta Montreal Detroit Cibpbum LkVwaoJ, Cfaose 47 At,, da L'Optn. Pri, Fium IX1BT AND rODND W1RK-JLA.1HED FOX TKIUUEn lot, naiiw I'at, one black eye, two black can. tie ward If returned: no queatlona aaknl, II. T. Webb. TOO E. fhcUen ave . Oak Ijne. Atrro.MOiin.K ron sai.k AUTOMOBILE PAINTING mi wtumBTortcAU detteh Uqual to the nnleh. of , the new hlrh prlced care, on which each ooat of llnlih was baked We bake each coat as applied, Py no dolna- It drl quickly .without the use of dryere. rALNTKRS will tell ycu how In. crack ana. peel. Ilrlnc your car. Bee mir cr.cn nu wai, urine your car, work. It ue eitlmate, or eend tloulars. We ate you 'time and i lUnTIN-ALBXANDiSR CO tor Bar ANmtn on" " AiirnmMKlla UsA..!..... Central Newa. LOUD LEVEIUirjIiME England's soap king and one of the world's Industrial leaders, now in the United States to study business organization and labor problems. Ho is an advocate of the six -hour day, working tlie machinery of the fac tories for twelve hours with two six-hour shifts Congress Reopens for Long Session Continued From Fare Oire mnnent legislation is completed will be passed if necessary. Treaties to Evolitv Debate llesldcs tho treaty of Versailles, sev eral other treaties arc nending and proraiso to evoke long Senate debate. Threo treaties, one guaranteeing assist ance to ITranco in event of German ag gression, that establishing Poland nnd defining the Rhine frontier, nnd the long-pending 0,000,00(1 ' Uolombian pact, nre pending before the foreign re lations committee. Tho peace treaty with Austria also is expected to be ready for transmission by the President soon. Tho commit tee also has beforo it the resolution of Ilcpublican Leader Lodgo propsing that C ongress, by concurrent resolution, declare the wnr with Germany ended. This will be fought vigorously by the administration. Early action in the French treaty is not planned by the committee majority, but the Polish treaty, the leaders say, will be pressed. Among other imnortnnt lnternntlnnnl matters pending or in prospect are the liousc mil to repeal tne Canadian reci procity treaty and commercial conven tions nnd trnde extension arrangements with the Allies, the enemy countries and other nations. Legislative Calendar Full On the legislative calendar arc many measures 'already passed cither by Senate or House They include bills establishing n federal budget system, providing n permanent shipping policy, regulating cold stornge of food products, and providing for development of water power. Fiscal legislation promises to have a prominent place in the work of Con- cress,. General tariff revision and mod- lucuuuu ui ure ijiii-iiiukiuuui rcvunue laws are planned before the political campaign. Hcncal of many war taxes will bo proposed and anti-dumping bills to protect American manufacturers are pending. Permanent army reorganiza tion policies, incorporating the moot question of universal training, soon nre to be brought out by the Senate and House military committees, while tho ominlttees must pass on a new build ing program and oh bills increasing the navy's personnel and its pay. Prominent among the other measures, to be taken up aro thoso dealing with tudlcal nliens and anarchists and the high cost of living. Leaders also plan to give attention to means of averting industrial strikes by federal mediation or other methods. The Lanc-Mondcll hill embodying Secretary Lane's plan of farms for soldiers nnd sailors nlso is up for passage and Congress will attempt revision of several ntnnding laws and repeal of the esplonago and other war measure Christen Quentin Roosevelt Ovstcr Hay. X. Y Dec. J. Lieu- tenant Colonel and Mrs. Theodore Itoosevelt yesterday christened their fourth child, Quentin, aftt,r his uncle, Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt, who was killed overseas in tno American tlylng service. The ceremony was performed at Christ Kpiscopal Church by tho Rev. Dr. Talmadgc. J. E. Caldwell & Go. JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS STATIONERS ' ' JUNIPER AND CHESTNUT 8TREET8 BUYERS OF PEARLS seldom realize the difficulty Involved in the assemblage of a pearl nocklace. Large quantities of pearls must be crit ically and skillfully scrutinized to match perfectly forty or more, especially of large size. Pearls which seom identical when but a short distance apart, reveal, when examined side by side, differences of t texture and tone j destroy that ideal perfection and uni ) formity of quality which brooks no I marring blemish. .The assistance of the exports of this establishment Is freely tendered to each ' purchaser in making seleotion of A PEARL NECKLftCE OR PEARLS FOR NECKLACES The collection is unique in quality and extent. nllRINESS HOURS 8)45 U N T I U M5 . OLD PHONE RATES RESTORED TOUA Rentals and Chargos of B System Aro Roducod to Prq- War Schedule BIG SAVING TO SUBSCRIBER! Phone Rale Comparison Affecting Suburban Towns Old NoW Kate Rate Ambler J5 .10 Bristol.,-. 20 .15 Chester 15 ,10 i Darby ,10 X I'lddystonc . .i.i...... .15' ilO Elkins Park 10 ..(" Folcrof t 4 JO '. Fort Washington ..... .15 .1C Glcnoldcn 10 .5 Marcus Hook .15 .10 Narberth 10 ,5 North Wales 20 .15' Sharon Hill 10 .5 St. Davids :..'.. .15 .10 Strafford .15 .10 Wayno 15 .10 Willow Grove 15 .10 Rentals and toll rates for Bell Tcle-i phone Co.- service dropped to their pre-j war basis today. Tho Tublic ' Service Commission orfl November 20. ordered a restoration ofl the old rates in denying the company'fJ petition to continue tho higher r&tcA after today. The decrease is 10 2-3 per cen,t onl telephone rentals nnd 20 per cent on toll charges. It is estimated telephone sub scribers in this city will save" $450,0001 ahnually by the reduction and that Sl.H 000,000 will be saved through the state. The restored rates were those estab lished In Anrll. 1017. bv the corneals. sion. They are to run until April,! 1020. when the company win nave tno nrivllcge of nnnlyiue for increases. The rates set by the commission wr'tcl set aside last year by Jostraaster Gen eral liurleson as head of the govern H mcnt-controlled telephone and telegraph lines. This control passed from html tnreo montns ago. SENATOR PENROSE REPORTED BETTER; MAY GO SOUTH SOOI Brother and Dr. Herbert Bl Carpenter Say Hard Work Aggravated Crip Condition Senator Boies Penrose, who. Iinl been ill nt his home, 1.1.11 Spruce streej since last Friday, whs reported inj very much improved condition tr 'morning. The senator enme bcr.e from Wash I ington suffering from the strain undei which ho had worked for three month' during the fight on parts of the pcael treaty to which he objected. He is being attended by Dr. Ch'avlecJ B. Penrose, his brother, and Dr, Jler- Pert B. Carpenter. The physicians! thii'k Senator Penrose will be able tol leave Philadelphia in a week or teu days for a rest in tho South before rcj turning to his work in Washington lie was nble to sit up yesterday, Hfl conversed cheerfully with those nbotu him nnd was hopeful of soon being abl to ne out. Statements by the physician, ha been increasingly optimistic. "J "We want him to take as lone rest as nossiblc." said Doctor Penrose! "Ho really has not had a rest since tbl beginning of. tne war anu tne tyorK nn been a strain on him." It is denied that the senator is siifj fenng from a nervous breakdown. is said he has a severe cold with a poM sibio touch of tho grin, which haV had a more telling effect because tf, 1 recent nara worn. 'l mf1 t of color sufficient to pilnwm am j ma j itt crrML w v mtiwivi-orj. riaaiMa IVV O. AK4ICU all !A ft 1 v is i . s I . 9L. . f ,' , - - -'t1 ''Ji ' '-ty-tV--1 '.'n1"" ' i m
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