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VOL. VI. NO. 70
OPENS FIGHT.
(AGAINST MOORE AS
NEW PARTY LEADER
JVarns City Committee Charter
Forbids Ppiitical Workers
, Holding City Jobs
KH&SAYS MAYOR MUST GET
HIS SUPPORT FROM. BODY
Jrges Two of Best Men in Each
it umsion ds ciecioa to vvura
Organization
' The Vare organization this afternoon
rflrcd the first gun in a fight it will wage
' to prevent, Mayor-elect' Moore from,
becoming too new party leader in the
E'W
l8peaklng before the Republican city
committee, Senator Vare served notice
that tho organization would look for
j-th'o enforcement of the provisions in
the new 'charter which take nil city
employes Under tho civil service out of
I1 active politics.
Mjv Moore recently indicated that he
t -nyoUld enforco the provisions of the
new charter relating to officeholders
"vhen ho directed all applicants for
appointment to nituor positions "to
apply to be civil service commission."
Senator Vare urged the members of
tho committee to nut up "two renre-
. sentatlvc Republicans' in every divi
sion of good character and sound
principles" for ward committeemen.
He declared "that tho new Mayor,
like every other mayor, must have po
litical support In order (o bo success
ful, and that political support in be
.half of Mayor-elect Mooro must come
from this committee."
Fight to Start Immediately 4
Tho fight to retain control of tho
' party machinery which will culminate
wjth tho election otward committees at
tho Spring primary is to be started ira
" mediately by tho Vnre organization.
Because' of an error in transcribing
tho now charter at Harrisburg the dras
tic provisions inserted in the bill to
USAn tfia' Tnltnn anil flrnmat. rf rf n1t.
$ tics apply to nllcity officeholders who
aro' under civil service.
. Tho error was mado bv tho accidental
I-7mcrging"'of Section 23 with Section 24.
J County officeholders, most of whom
I A. aro under the Vare organization, arc
9 not affected by tho city charter. As
kOJOO and "1200 .county employes, against
ijiaDout ouu. controlled tx Republican Ai
SyJiahco leaders,, they have the advantage
fUn the coming jighL w. . .
i . vvuhuiuco AMiiuuuuuiy iairoiig
o.The meeting of the city committee was
i conea u aiscuss ub financial status..
!' ', Denying reports that tho city eommit-
"tee was "broke. 'V Senator- 'Vare do-
. dared, "Never has the committeo been
I in a stronger financial condition than
it, is today."
t . He then launched into the olccllon
I c- ward 'committeemen. He said, in
part:
. ?? bfJ" ?2h;irl'lC ?.f"!B to travel S000. miles to make" a dog
tho purpose flf advising you"mcn to go
to your home wards and prepare for
tho spring primary election. The riiTcs
r.ot tho Republican party, drawn in con-
formity with tho primary election law
'of this state, make this Republican or-
. ionization the most representative body
- of free tncu that could possibly be
i' I'reatcd.
' "The Republican voters 'of caclvclec
lion division elect two representative
Republicans to sit in tho ward com
mittees to represent the Republican
voters of tho different divisions
"throughout tho city in tho forty-clghtj
i -'Warns.
! !' 'It is of tho utmost importance that
V-7yoU have two of tho strongest and most
' Active men to be candidates for the
ward executive commences, xney snoum
ie- lue Dest iwcr men ju cacu uivieiuu
n every ward. Tho men. ought to be
horoughly representative of tho,com-
lunity in wnicn incy live unu. aouve
.11', men of good character and sound
rinclples.
Must Be Divorced From ToHtiCS
'f'I would also Ilka to Impress upon
fiDU that un'der tho new charter those
men cannot bo In tho city service and
Ulll talis nart in politics without
jeopardizing their freedom. It is im
portant that you bear this in mind for
(he reason that the new Mayor, like
every other mayor, must have political
support; in order to be ''successful . and
that" political . support In , behalf of
llayor-ei&ct nioore must come irom
his organization, as I sold before.
"The new city cnaricr prevents nny 01
.nnln.A. iimrln,- Hi a Mnmi fp(lm lnV
Inr anv interest in politics whatever.-
This Republican organization has stood
the test or, political contests ior ntty
years. It has had its scores of victories
and has suffered a few defeats, but I
know that jt has come out of these
ifefontn ntrnnzer than from its victories.
i "There was nothing in tho latit con-.
iSgyest that affected the solid niaUe.iipor.
K" the future of this organization. When you
y ' .consider mat it pouea joy.uuu vines
; jflnn nominatea u mnjoriiy 01 ihb jvb
tonnhlicnn candidates at the late primaries
---iwith every nowspaper bitterly opposed
3pfo it, It is very evident that this organ
ization is nere to stav. it is tne oniy
"'political organization ip this great, Re-
publican city mac win always do louoa
h at. Its headnuarters doing active party
fl:WOrtt 4U KVKlJf lamiwifiM uu uicib m
L ,. 1 . tt . . . rtn mn ,.( ..Mr. nlno. I
.(isvery condition."
ft' tsenator vare in orucr, io . prcvenp
jisl "m(hilirpM hv tliA nffipnholilprs iimlpr flin
Inew dty charter' quoted tho law.
a- "Any citizen," ho warned after read
ying the section applying to' officeholders;
Continued on pare HcTenteen, Column Hlx
Merrier Hurled Lie
at German Chancellor
MONSTROUS LIE!
Maid Cardinal Mercler in MUna
Cardinal von Hartniann of the Ger
man chancellor's charge 1haf JieU
giant had attacked "our defenseless
compatriots." i
'Mr will not forget the horors
of the invasion." continues the
r&ardmcl in the opening chapter of
vfftfl UKVf 9iurj uj ip jptir ;rtBPt Off-
phis pert Saturday, pepfmber & (fi
I ,HIIWIII li III
JU.
.
"Xi
Entered' 6cond-CI Matter t
Under th Act of
CROSSES COUNTRY
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Master. Comes 4000 Miles
to Save Life of His Dog
Travels Across Continent to Take Back With
Him Faithful Animal Who Was Near
Death Through Grief
.A. 11. Willis, formerly of Philadel
phia, traveled clear across the conti-
nent from Cnliforninv,to save his colllo'
dog, Jim, who missed him, from griev
ing to death.
-lie arrived yesterday at the homo of
his. sister,. Mrs. O. W, Pclot, 2117
Pine street. lie will take Jim back" to
California Tuesday. '
This story is n Jtalc. of. dog love
which chnlh'iigcs, the. -loyally, of -,nian
to man, 'Which beggars the. .tragedy of
mere human beluga. There hnvo been
"dogWVHoTjriived 'sudden death for'their
mnsterp. and dogs without number
whoje "fidthfuiuess has bccij that of
unceasing service, but Jim is one ,dog
in a thousand whose love for ono mas
ter' overshadows every other interest
and, desire in his limited life,: to whom
life has uothiug worth while- left in
it not even food, sleep, drink, com
fort, frcpds with his master gone.
And, .of course, j Jim is one dog in n
thousand wlio cap boast a master will
hann.v.
Has High Pedigree t
Jim is a black and white collie, with
a patrician head and a pedigree that
would turn tho general run of dogs
THROUGH CITY HALL
Highway Ch'ief Proposes Alter
native in Traction Problem.
Opposes Extending Curb
WOULD CAUSE. CONGESTION
Running Market stre.et trolley cars
straight through City Hall, instead of
encircling the municipal building, was
advocated today by Chief Dujilnp, Bu
reau of Highways. ' -
Tho highway-chief advanced this
suggestion as a1 feasible alternative to
the Rapid Transit; Co.'s plan for' re
locating thf tracks about CitrHall,
Tho compuny's plan includes letting
a new curb xIlno outside the trolley
tracks, cutting off 'fourteen feet from
tho roadwajyThe ordinance embodying
the nlnnhas been favorabir reported
by Cojiticlls' street railway committee.
S Would Widen Approaches
"The east nnd west approaches to
the City Hall court.vard would have to
be widened to permit passage of the
trouey cars," explained Air." Unnlap.
"Thcro could be an eighteen-foot
strip in the middle of tliecorrldor for
tho cars nnd la fifteen-foot strip on
cither side for foot traffic.
','A line of columns would bo neces
sary at tho east and w-Jst ends as a
tppbrt to the building. Tho'plan is
entirely feasible. At a rough estimate
I would f.ay It would jot cost more
than $400,000. That cost should be
paid by the transit company.
"There nre several very serious ob
jectiops to the company's plan for re
locating tne tracKS. in tne urst place,
fourteen feet off the roadway 1r entirely
too much. The present space Is not too
big for present requirements and the
vplumo of traffic Is steadily growing.
Wpuld Interfere With Traffic
"Supporters of the company's nlan
do .not seem to realize that traffic "mus(
be stopped three times on the east side
of Cjty Hall If the plan becomes ef
fective.
"The trol ey cars turnlne cast Into
Market street would 'dam the automo
bile traffic bound north op Broad street.
Motorcars WOUld have to be held ln
l.l HI 41.- I11. .1 lit"
tucvi. iiuui iiiu kiuiijn iuooeu Xllcll
the autos could be released and follow
ing that pedestrians would havo a
chance to .cross the street.
"About; tno only point wbere there
is congestion with the, "nresent arrange
ment of the tracks on itlw north side
of City HU. As ai 'alternative $b rim:
'tto HW,thnuta .CJUjMHU 'th'.
AkiM !if.z'MJtrim!-LL 'ii-Li1
f " W"W - ST, -"?. .".fT" t
DUNLAP FOR TRACKS CONSUMER BLAMED
ts.
TO SAVE DOG'S LIFfe
Master to take faithful animal that
grieved for him to Ids California
home. Jim !, again happy and cats
heartily for first time In six months,
, Refused to be comforted
green with envy. His formal name is
Dumbrrk Dusky T.ad, 2d, and he was
sired by n ,$7000 English collie, Dum
brek Dusky Lad. 1st. His mother
,was an English blue rlbboncr, Uellcslcy
Baltoona.
i When a happy pup. Jim wos given
to Mrs. Pelot by Dr. R. S. Clymer, of
the Beverly Hall Kennels, Qunfccrtown,
iFa. Tho pup struck up-nn early ac
quaintance "with Mrs, Pelot's brother,
nfr. Willis. Tho acquaintance ripened
into abiding love. Jlc became a "one
man dog." ' ' ' , ' ' - " .
Jim went nlong 'when Mr. Willis
moved to Chesterfield Heights, just
outside of Norfolk, A'a. And there tho
master reared the ,pup into maturity.
Came, a day last August, when the mas
ter left for Tiirlok. Calif., and Jim was
presented ns a gift to 'a friend, Mrs.
Robert Post, of Riverside, Va.
. "Since then I hadn't heard a word of
Jim until a few weeks ago," said Mrs.
Pelot, tpduy. "About that time. I re--celved
a letter which said that Jim was
,slowly dying of grief. Ho left the
rest noine, i learned, soon inner my
brother went West, and prowled around
the old homCat Chesterfield Hoights to
Contlnonl on race Two, Column Four
L
Hasn't Co-operated With
Farmer;, Grange Head Tells
1 Club Meeting
CRITIC
HITS GOVERNMENT
t .
Both government and consumer were
blamed for existing prices, at tho open
forum on high cost of living, lield nt the
City Cltib today, under tho auspices
of .the'Civic and tho City Clubs,
.fphn A. McSparran, master of (he
state grange, said the consumer hud not
attended to his own business and de
fended' the storage house as tho con
.sumTr's best fricjid.
"You consumers," he said, address
ing, hundreds of men and womeu.
"should co-operate urn!, arrange to buy
potatoes irom tnn larmers by the car
load, A co-operutivo plan on your
part would check high prices.
''If wn farmers had not conceived
such a plan rind arranged (o buy fer
tilizer and such necessities b.v tho car
load wo would be paying outrageous
prices, nqd our produce would sell ut
even higher prices.
"Another placo you nrc, nt fault is
jn paying $8(1 a bnshel fjr prepared
wheat to cat at breakfast. You pay
an enormous pri.ce because you want
your food stuck under your nose just
ready to eat.
Deleids Storage Houses
In knockinc the storaee houses." he
continued, "you are-going against your
best friend. The farmer enn't possibly
keep foodstuffs on the farm. He has to
sell things when they are ready.
"And if rou want cezs "and fresh
vegetables in, winter youmust get them
from tho storage house. Thcro isn't a
ben in tne world that will lay eggs when
you tell her, and you should knowj that
most of the eggs you eat aro laid in
tkn.snrlnff mwttfia ''
Albert Kaiser, of thn Retail r,rners'
Association, said the' two greatest rea
sons for hiah costs today were fnnltv
transportation and the excess, war tax
laws, now controlled oy too govern-
jnent. '
I bellevq no measure so eacouraccs
I waste as the excess war tax laws," he
- fcnl,l "Tn lnnrnnn nrmWIln,, t-n ,f
T, ' ..""- .-- ,-l- -",".. ,u .u..i.
hive b'K profits. Investigations, show
the avcraue retail grocer in Philadelphia
niakesi a net profit of Ji per cent 'a year,
The-Grocer's fjlde
'OTho crocer who does jiot emnlnv
outohleUielpmakes 8 per rent profit.
ButthKt doesti; mean inucji when his
ie-..imuy autrcming umg Hour la
'fT'''' xi wis -l"i 'm
th FoMoinc, at Phlladelpht.
March t. 187B.
II
COSTS
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, iaf9
TENANTS WILL ACT
T
E
Association to Moot Tonight to
Discuss Effect of $2.85
Rate on Property
ONLY "EXCUSE" FOR BOOST,
SAYS LEADER OF BODY
Real Estate Men Differ on Tax
Advance Some See Benefit,
'Otherg Burden
Home Otvner's Experience
uv Tax Rises Last 4 Years
1016 Bought house assessed at
52800, paid tax at 51 city rate and
fifty cents for schools; total, $42
in taxes.
1017 Paid on city tax of $1.2,"
and school tax of fifty cents; total,
540.
101S Paid on city tax of 51.75
and school tax of sixty cents; total,
$05.80.
1010 Same rate, samo .total.
1020 Assessment increased to
$.1100 and tax increased to a total
of $2.&'5 (if allowed) ; owner of this
house will pay SSS..15, or more than
double the fixed charges when he
purchased home four years ago.
Directors of the United Tenants'
Protective Association, fearing the new
52.85 tax rate will be used by land-
lords-as jm excuse to boost rents, will
hold n meeting tonight in the Tarkway
Building to discuss the probable effect
of the boost upon rentpayers.
Michael J. Conway, a member of the
executive committee of the association,
said today :
"The increased tax rate is just what
J the landlords want, that is the land
lords who have been planning to boost
rents. They will use tho new rate as an
excuse to extort more from tenants.
But tho increased tax rate will no't be
tho cause of higher rents. It will be
merely the excuse."
, Real Kstnto Owners Divided
Real estate owners and dealers, upon
'whom tho increase in taxation from
tho present 52.115 to the proposed $2.85
rntc will fall, nre divideiUas to the
effect-'the rnlilciT burden WH")ia'vc upon
the city's growth and prosperity.
Recognizing the need for seme iu
crease, those upon whom tho burden
falls heaviest sny that under increased
assessments, topped off by a fifty-cent
increase in the rate, they would he
called upon to do more than their share.
Other realtors t-.ee in the heavy increase
the. prospect for municipal improvements
.that will more than offset Individual
losses.
Realty Head Noncommittal
William II. Wilson, president of the
Philadelphia Real Kstat Board, said
todny that ho thought tho old tux rate
xlinuld be maintained, but that no fight
agninstvtho $2.85 rate would be made if
the needs of the city make nn. increase
necessary.
"A committee from the Heal Kstnte
Board is now making a study of the
city budget, so ns. to understand what is
needed and whnt is justified- in the wny
of taxation," ho said. "In this com
mittee arc seven real estate men. Jo
seph .1. Oreenberg isvhalrmilh.
"The committee has been in touch
with Chairman Oaffney, of the finance
committee, and other members of that
committee. Tho committee, I under
stand, had a representative at the meet
ing of the councllineu last nignt nnd
will hold a meeting some time today.
"As the real estate hoard has a com
mittee at work studying this question
of taxation, do not wiRh to appear as
speaking for the board.
"Personally, I have thought that the
old rate should be muintnined through
the coming ypar and that any increase
should bo made next year.
Government Cost Not Surprising
"Hut we know that prices aro ad
vancing1 overyA'here. It is not surpris
ing that there is an increase in the
cost of city government. Increases seem
to lift the order of the day. .
"Wo want to be sure that any In
crease made. In tnxation is justified by
the needs of the city,
"Until recently wp hail no expecta
tion that, thorn woujd bo nil Increase
in tho tax rate for J020, although we
knew Hint, witli tli advancing prices,
an increased rate would come some time.
"Iu my opinion the liigher tax rate
will have no marked effect upon the
sale of real ostnto in Philadelphia."
Mr. Wilson hns been ill for several
days ut his home at Germantowu ave
uuo and- Tulpehockcn street, but ex
pects to bo n,ble. to go to his office some
time today. Because of his illness he
has not taken' an uctivc part iu the
study of tho present city budget.
Tho $2.85 rato and the $54,350,000
. Continued on I"nre T-o, Column T;o
'TWAS NIPPY THIS MORN
Coldest of Season, at 20, but Warmer
Weather Follows
Hotv Cold Was It
Where You Live?
r '-
Lansdnl.n ' 10
Upper Roxborough, 12
Tacony 14
Narberth .....' i
Germantown 5
I.unsdowne t (J
Oak I.ano g
Sharon Hill ,,..' , 8
This morning was tho .roldoSt of tho
season, with he temperature at 20 at
4 o'clock, but warmer weather has now
arrived.
"The cold snap Is breaklne un." snhl
tho weather man, "and I don't expect
the -.(eniperaturc to go arty Jowcr than
30 tonight." i
The ttmpKMKK'AW'WMtl o'clock,
Sri"JiVi wr.titratHri wns-22'1
0 BLOCK RENT RIS
BASED ON TAX RATE
FALL'S RESOLUTION
SEEMS LIKE BLUFF
T(
Senate Committee Uncertain
How to Act, as Wilson's-At-
titude Is Not Known
FAILURE WOULD WEAKEN
U. S. PRESTIGE IN MEXICO
Much Depends on Whether
President Favors Break in
Diplomatic Relations
'Evidence' Against Jenkins
Secured by Murders
Washington, Dec. 4. (By A. P.)
Ambassador Fletcher gave tho
Senate foreign relntions ccmmi.ttee
this nflcrnoon n graphic account of
the method used by the Mexican au
thorities to secure evidence which
thev declare refutes Consul Jen
kins's statement that he was not seen
at a certain time and place in the
company of the bandits prior -to his
kidnapping.
Mr. Fletcher said the Mexicans
gathered ten peons in that neigh
borhood and said to them, "Jenkins
was lure at that time, wasn't lie?"
The peons said he was not. One
of the peons was tnken outside, and
a minute later those remaining heard
a rifle shot. The other nine were
asked the samo question, and ngain
they gave n negative answer. An
other peon was taken outside nnd an
other shot was heard.
The remaining eight ngain were
asked tho question, ibut their answer
was unchanged. Another peon was
tnken from the room, and a third
shot was heard.
When the question was repeated to
.the seven remaining they admitted
Jenkins was at the place at the
time indicated.
By CLINTON W. GILBERT
Staff Correspondent or the Kvenlne Public
Lntcrr
Washington, Dec. 1. Tho Arcxican
situation now seems to.be up to Presi
dent Wilson. It has been runulng along
nicely without the President. But it
nppcurs to have reached the point where
it cannot ruu any further without him.
The foreign relations coiumlttee. of the
Senate- met carly.-this morning nnd-be-gau
discussing Mexico. It discussed
Mexico until the quorum bell sounded at
noon. And then it went back to dis
cuss some, more.
The Fall resojption calling for a
break with Mexico'wax before the com
mittee, nnd Senator Hitchcock intro
duced u substitute which, besides au
thorizing the President to sever diplo
matic relations, would pledge support
of Congress in nny subsequent action ho
might take.
Sjccrvtnry I.nusing' will he called be
fore the committee late todny. Btit the
committeo hesitates to. net without,
knowing v President Wilson's views.
And neither Mr. Lansing nor Senator
Hitchcock, acting Democratic leader,
can reveal the President's position, he-
LrnuHe neither has seen Iiim on the sub
ject. .
Use of Army Threatened
While tho committee was groping for
light u resolution authorizing the Presi
dent to uhc tho nrmv and navy, if nec
essary, in compelling Mexico to pay
claims for damages suffered in tho loss
of American lives end property, was
introduced in the Senate by Senator
King, Democrat, of Utah, and referred
to tin committee.
Annointment b.v the' United States
and .Mexico of n joint higji commission.
to utuust inc claims was proposed, nut
should Mexico decline to participate, un
American commission would determine
the claims.
IJcury 1. Fletcher, Americnu am
bassador to Mexico, addressed the-foreign
relations committee, which held'
its discussions behind closed doors. Mr.
Fletcher did not directly indorse either
tho Fall resolution or tho Hitchcock
substitute, senators declared during the
recess.
Tho committee ii divided over the
best way to safeguard Americnu In
terests across tho border, the whole
situation being clouded by uncertainty.
Thcro is need of a definite expression of
policy from President Wilson.
Senator Hitchcock said tho"admin
istration senators had not nlliguod
themselves ngninst the Fall resolution,
but wanted the committee to be fully
advised before n course was decided
upon.
Republicans on the committeo ap
parently favored the resolution nt first,
but uter sided with tho Dcmocralsviu
requesting full information from .Sec
retary Lansing before reporting to the
bennte.
There nre a good many reasons why
the Senate committee does not wish to
act upon the resolution without know
ing first what tlie White House wishes.
In tho first place, diplomatic rela
tions nre entirely in the hands of the
Executive, The r-ull resolution would
have no effect unless the President
should choose to act upon it. It would
be merely a declaration of the opinion
Continued on I'nee Seientwn, Column One
CHINESE MURDERER DIES,
Man Refused to Speak After Slay-
Ing Cellmate
Moynmcnsing Prison's "dummy"
Chinese .murderer died last night of
tuberculosis,
He killed nn Itnllnn cellmate in the
Jail on September 17, 1018, nnd from
that, time until his death authorities
could ,not persuade him to speuk a'
word. '
( 'aught nfter getting into this coun
try in violation of the Chinese' exclusion
act, All Mnn ,Tee was sent .to Moya
mensing Prison knwnit trial, in Sep
tember of. Inst veBt He was placed in
the cell wih IwiU, Doro, an Italian.
One morning Doro was found choked
to death,- Tee refused to talk nbout
the matter., He waa charged vith
manslaughter nnd convicted on October
24 of this yeur. He was remanded to1
thi)' prison to-mvplt a'ctiop-by the fed
uthorltiw brfnre. 4ntce 'wa
r""c4 iiS ' .
DA ANA
Publtihed Dally Gxept Sunrtny,
-
lopyrleht, J019,
No Power to
of Elecfric Signs Here
Continued Display of Illuminated Ads at
Discretion of Owners, But Utility
Concerns May Act Voluntarily
There is no person here with author
ity to enforco the request of Regionnl
Director of Railroads Baldwin to darken
electric signs, store windows and other
illumination for display purposes.
Unless merchants themselves volun
tarily follow out his renuest. in an effort
to save coal, the lights will burn as
brightly as ever.
Tho only hone for enforcing the re
quest, unless a coal administrator is
appointed nnd commissioned by Doctor
Garfield, railroad administration officials
say, is voluntary co-operation ty public
utilities companies.
May Bo Decided Tomorrow
Tomorrow in New York, tho national
committee of gas and electric service,
composed of representatives of gas and
electric companies throughout the coun
try, will meet.
It will make plans for fuel conserva
tion, and members of the regional coal
committee believe that steps will be
taken to carry out the wishes of Mr.
Baldwin. Practically all power used
here comes from utility companies
which obtniu coal under priority ship
ment orders.
The New York meeting will be aU
tended by J. A. Pearson, purchasing
agent of the V. O. I. here. .Mr. Pear
son conferred today with members of the
coal committee to taKo nny recom
mendations they mny have for plans for
iocal conservation with him to the meet
ing. Action decided on at the meeting
will become effective at once and It is
believed that all public utility corpora
tions will co-operate.
Drastic Action Not Expected
In the meantime no person connected
with the fuel regime here believes that
any drastic action, such ns, has been
taken in Chicago, will be necessary.
The western city uses virtually all bit
uminous coal, while nearly one-hnlf of
the coal used hero is anthracite. There
GET BIGGEST SHIPMENT OF CRUDE RUBBER
AKRON, Ohio, Dec. fl Wlint company offlcicls declare t"
lie the largest shipment of crude rubber ever ccnMpncd li a
i-,iinunctory is being unloaded at a local rubber plant todny.
The shipment, which amounts to 3,000,000 pounds, is valued at
vl, 500,000. It hns been on the road four months, coming from
Sumatra.
PLAN TO IMPROVE
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. !.
. S ?utl. attended .xlie convention
Collegca pncl Secondary Schools
uary Schools
11 u. wb'icu Includes nlni03t
JUE m tbe Bouth, plans to organize
to raico"lae Standard' of ucholarfc
I'M-'ifm-rrts uniform.
Italian Regulars to Occupy City
as Result of London-Paris
Negotiations
DEPUTIES, CLASH IN ROME
B.v (lie Associated Press
London, Dec. 4. Italian regulars will
occupy Flume and the territory included
in the treaty of London signed in 1015
by Italy, France, Oreat Britnin and
Russia, nccording to a Rome dispatch
to the Kxchnngo Telegrnph Co.
Captain flahriel" D'Annunsilo's vol
unteers will withdraw from Flume, it is
said, under the terms of an agreement
reached as n result of negotiations be
tween London nnd Paris.
American naval authorities in close
touch with the Flume situation, deny
Urii hrarH of such tcr-.s, although
private dispatches today report that an
agreement wiurn n " ""'" " "'" '-""
the Adriatic qucsiiuu, n':n u-,-u .innm
in Paris bv the American. French and
British penco representatives for sub
mission to Italy.
Frank L. Polk, undersecretary of
state, and Premier t;iemenceau ure He
ctored already to have signed, ft is
...,j,inn,i (irpnr. Britain is prepared to
sicn. upon which the documents will be
hnnded over io mi- uunuu inruiimwu
tiary iu Paris.
Rome, Dec. 1. (By A P.) The
Chamber of Deputies opened vestwday
amid great excitement. Socialist depu
ties being present in larger numbers
than on Tuesday nnd all the Catholic
partv members' appearing in their seats.
Socialist Deputy Treves resumed lift
protests ugainst what he termed the
iudignities Buffered by his companions
nnd declared he represented the wishes
of nil pnrties who understood the grave
hour through which tho country was
passing, , , , ,
Catholic Deputy Mauri in reply ad
mitted the. situation wnR serious and
urged a union of all pnrties to bring
about pacification. ,,..., a
The Catholics npnlaudrd, but the So
cialists denounced Mauri, crying ''long
live the pope-king," alluding ironically
to tlie lovalty of the Cutholics to tho
pope up 'to a few yenrs ago in what
the nnti-clerlcnls charge were his us
pirntlons to restore the temporal power
of the church, making himself at the
same time' pope and king.
Socialist Cry "Jesulls"
Tho Catholics, at this redoubled their
applause ' while the Socialists shouted
"JeVuits! Jesuits I" For ten minutes
the confusion was so great that the
session virtually was suspended.
Premier NUtl" in a short statement:
agreed with Treves that the hour wns
frave for Italy and declaVcil it was for
hot renenn hn KOilcht the union of nil
Italian for.ea. Fprmer' Premier OAJ
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REPORT D'ANNUNZIO
WILL YIELD FIUME
fiuhdPf.nMnn Trfr 1ft Tc hv Ma.lt.
by Publlo tdarr Company.
Check Use
is no present shortage in the latter, so
far as steam sizes nrc concerned and
this will he n factor iu keeping Phila
delphia's lights shining brightly.
Officials of the Philadelphia Electric
Co, nre preparing nn appeal to power
users to conserve, especially on elec
tric signs nnd shop window illumina
tion. This will be issued ns soon ns
the company receives uii official re
quest regarding the conservation of
power.
NAVY FIT, SAYS DANIELS
Secretary Declares Sea Forces Pre
pared for Active Service
Washington, Dec. 4. (By A. P.)
Despite the rapid demobilization of
personnel since tho armistice, tho navy
is ready to meet any emergency, Sec
retary Daniels declared today. An
nouncing that tho eight dreadnoughts
of the Atlantic fleet nnd nbout 100 de
stroyers would leave Gtiantnnnmo,
Cuba. January 8 for winter maneuvers,
Mr. Daniels said these ships would be
"adequately" manned although their
crews would not constitute a war com
plement. Other battleships of the At
lantic fleet will join the fleet as soon
ns it was possible to man them, he
added.
The personnel now is 100,000, nearly
double that before the war.
SOUTH DAKOTA FOR SUFFRAGE
Pierre, S. I)., Dec. 4. -(By A. P.)
Ratification of the federal woman suf
frage resolution was completed by the
South Dakota Legislature when the
Senate passed the measure early today.
The lower house acted .on the resolu
tion Wednesday. South Dakota is the
twenty-first state to ratify the amend
ment. S0UTHERAN SCHOOLS
More than 300 educators of t'ac
,hera today, gfthi
of the southern?
the A&EOciatiou of
of, the s6uthern?6tates; TTic-nsso.
every institution of hlplicr kaiii-
southern schools and colleges
afbhlp anf.1 to mike entrance vc-
U. S. TO ABANDON
Distribution land Sale After De
cember 31 Unhampered
by Regulations
PALMER TO SUE PROFITEERS
By the Associated Press
Washington, Dec. 4. Abandonment
of governmental attempts to contrfil the
distribution nnd sale of sugar was au-
uounced today by Attorney General
Palmer.
After the sugar equalization board is
dissolved December JU, the government
will confine its efforts to prosecution of
profiteering iu sugar, Mr. Palmer said.
Explaining the department's policy
for tho future, Mr. Palmer said he had
"neither the power nor the facilities"
to control thn purchase or distribution
of sugar. This was said to mean the
end of the program for bringing in fresh
supplies of sugar from Cuban nnd other
sources. Apparently little use can be
made of tho new authority conferred
upon Sir. Palmer by the President jvho
designated him as food administrator.
"A conference was held this morning
between representatives of the sugar
equalization board and the Department
of Justice officials in which the sugar
.situation was reviewed," Mr. Palmer
said. "The department has neither the
power nor the facilities with w'hich to
control the purchnso or distribution of
sugar. The only governmental body
having this power is the sugar equaliza-
i' "vii. buu as control terminates
December .11.
The-Congress, nlthough requested to
do so, has failed to extend the life of
the board. The Department of Justice
will confine its efforts in the futiirc to
the enforcement of provisions of the
Lever food control act by prosecuting
un MiMnnccs ni saies ot sugar for an
unjust or unreasonable profit.
"The Department of Justice has never
attempted to fix the price of sugar. In
tho past it hns accepted thn recom
mendations of the sugar equalization
board very largely in determlninc maxi
mum fair prices, The fair mareiiiR of
jmini niioweu arc tooso established by
too food administration, "
POISONED BY MEDICINE
til 'Boy, Ten Years Old, Given Over
dose Found on School Steps
William IIodeR, ten years old, 522S
De Lancey street, is in a serious con
dition in the Mlsericordia Hospital as
the result of taking nn overdoso of
piedlclne containing poison.
The boy has been 111 for some time.
Before going to school this morning he
was given sonic medlclup.
latter he was fotiud nn fhn nMmni
atii. violently ill. Ho -was tiilo l,.,
CONTROL OF SUGAR
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PRICE TWO CENTS
OPERATORS OFFER
THAN 14 PER CENT
New Scale Gives Hope of Ter
minating Coal Strike by
Compromise fl
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LEWIS AND FIVE OTHERS
. SURRENDER TO COURT
More Fuel Allotted to We3t,
200,000 Idle Through
Chicago Shutdown "
U. S. Grand Jury Called
to Probe Operators' Acts
Indianapolis, Ind,, Dec. 4. (By
A. P.) Judge A. B. Anderson, of
the United States District Court,
has summoned the federal grand
jury to nppenr here next Jfonday
morning at 10 o'clock to take up the
invjstigntion of nlleged violations of
the Lever act and the criminal pro
visions of the antitrust'acts by the
coal operators.
This information was given out
today in a stntement by L. Ert
Slack, United States district attor
ney, and Dan W. Simms, special as
sistant attorney general in charge of
the proceedings in the coal strike.
By tho Associated Press
Washington. Dec. 4. An increase In
miners' wages described ns greater, than
the 14 per cent suggested by Doctor
Garfield was agreed upon today by the
scale committee, of the operators in the
central competitive field. The commit
tee's announcement said it had been
decided to advance the rates per ton for
mining coal to pick and machine miners
eleven cents, in the "thin vein" dis
trict. This, it was said, would result,
in civinc the machine miners a rate ot
around 81 cents per ton and the pick
miners a rate of around 07.04 cents.
though it necessarily would vary in all
fields.
The new wage scale is ready to be
submitted to the iuel administration
for ratification. On this agreement, it
was believed, a compromise would be
reached by the miners und operators
which would bring the soft coal tie-up
to a peaceful settlement. ,
Coal Production Grows
Production renoris are viewed as ett
couraglng both In official circles, and
among -.-thn-. . operators ' Beportst ot,
miners drifting back to work were re
ceived from various parts of the coun
try. The new wage offer, the dperator$
believe, will break down' tbp stubborn;
holdout of tho miners and ere long soft
coal again will be issuing from the
shafts in volume and relieve, tho codn-
trr of the disastrous effects ot a coal
famine.
It was said semiofSciallv that an up
ward tendency in production hnd been
noted during We last iwo nays. ine
operators expected this to be accentu
ated when flic notices had been posted
nt tho mines of the new wage scale.
After a conference with Fuel Ad-1
ministrator Garfield, Senator Cummins,
of Iowa, announced today that the fuel
nrlmlnlstrntinn had acrced to increase by
JiO per cent the coal nlloiment for Iowa.
.HISMMiri, l'UrillH, IT.UUUI UtlftVU uw
Kansas.
.More Coal for West
Under tho new allotment. Renntor
Cummins said, these states will receive
a total of IfiOO cars dally instead of
1000. Senator Cummini told 'the fuel
administration officials the situation in
those stat was becoming serious and
miles'! action wns taken immediately
suffering would result.
Complaints of thp lack of uniformity
in the local application of coal ration
ing order were niade from several sec
tions. Middle western states and cities,
particularly Chicago, were insistent that
the same drastic restriction apply in
'ho New England nnd eastern states as
arc effective in the central region.
Indianapolis, Ind.. Dec, 4. (By A-
P. ) Headed by Acting President John
L. Lewis, six ceneral nnd district of-
Ificinls of thp United Mine Workers o
America appeared at me c rcirrni isunu
ing shortly before noon today and sur
rendered to United States Marshal
Mnrk Storen. who held capiases for
their arrest on information filed yes
terday, charging eighty -four officers of
tho organization with contempt of
court.
Besides Acting President Lewis,
thpse who nppenred today are William
Green, secretary-treasurer ot the In
ternational organization ; Ellis Scarlett,
editor ot the Mine Workers' Journal,
the official publication of the union:
Percy Tctlow, statistician ; Edward
Stewart, president of District Np. 11,
and William Mitch, secretary of Disi
trict No. 11.
The men provided bonds of .$10,000
each', which were furnished by a surety
company. The hearing will be held at
10: o'clock next Tuesday morning.
The other men named in the infor-'
motion, which was prepared by United
States District Attorney L. Ert Slack
and Dan Simms, special assistant at
torney general, are without the juris
diction of the local federal court and
proceedings will be ttnrted at once to
bring them into court.
The first specific case against local
officers will charge the heads of two
(Xlnton, Ind., locals with violation ot
tK injunction through payment, by
subterfuge, of f-trike benefits.
flii' geuernl charges against the min
ers' head allege that since the issu
ance of the injunction against contin
uance of the i-trlke or uctlou to limit
the production of coal, every official has
vloluted the injunction by passively Con
senting that tho strike be continued and
by maintaining au attitude toward the
membership and by statements to "rp
resnntntives of the Associated Press and
newspapers that Mild membership will
not go hack to work, but will remain
on ktrikf," The attitudn of the govern
pient throughout its recital of evidence
against the miners is that by merely
refraining from returning to work aften
tha strike order had been rescinded by
the union leaders and the Injunction Is? '''
sued, the men arc guilty of violating tfc'
court's mandate,
"An important charge and one , 1
which the government Is relying t
prove Its case, Js that the officials wk
issulngAtheir notice that the strike 6r4r
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