IT? fr
ipBtta.c9a
7T-vc -"ssfcsss
If
evening public Xeftgef
i.
" Tflt.HlMTHM
'VMtiltlgtM, ttwv h. Ckj' and
warnw ta? ays, fair terrow
, TaMraatATUBK at kaot noun
V.
EXTRA
IM.'
8 ft 1Q lt 12 1
2 i a I 4 r.
1 28' JSP 32 82 IBS .T4
mmmmsmmmm4k H
"- . ,w ,' " -
-,' J ' . i i -iiiin ft w ii J .
I I.
P
r&
KJE'S'
,'
)
i
K4,
VOL. VI. NO. 71
MOORE UNRUFFLED
fADYJOR FIGHT
$mljngly Declares He Will Lead
Republican Party Despite
Senator's Throat
TELLS FUNNY -STORY,
, T,HENREFERS TO SPEECH
,
Says Vie Will Reorganize City
Committee a9 He Orig
inally Intended
MYyor-clect Moore, Bmlling nnd in
into good humor, hurled the A'are
challenge o yesterday back nt tho sen
ator today and insisted he would control
the Republican party in Philadelphia
ad reorganize the city committee as
he eaf fit. Mr. Moore apparently is not
concerted about what Senator Varo said
or will nay at any future time.
Standing pat on bin original declara
tion that lie would reorganize tho com
mittee to make it thoroughly represen
tative of his party. Mr. Moore remark
ed he did no"t take Senator Varc's speech
seriously, and was not alarmed. by it at
all. ,
Senator Varc, in addressing the city
committee yesterday, Berved notice upon
Mr. Moore that he docs not propose to
yield the party leadership to the next
Mayor, but" will fight for tho control
of tho,organization which he now holds.
The, fight, the senator said, would come
at 'the spring primaries, and he called
upon his workers to orgaule now for
the struggle.
Tells Funny- Story First
When Maydr-clcct Moore appeared
at his office, in the Orozcr Building this
BY VARE DEFIANCE
morning, ne reinaraea nc nau ucen rrau
Jl ing the newspapers.. It was apparent
he was not worried, lie was asked
about tho Varo speech, but before an
swering said he "had just heard a funny
'' story. He told it. Then, pressed for
an answer to tho senator, he said.
v "TJae newspaper headlines make it
appcarvthut Senator Varo and Mr. Lane
cave issued a challenge to the Major-
elect, I do not so interpret what was
' aaicl afc. the city committee meeting
1 n .yesterday.
y "The suggestion that there should be
h,4 a reorganization of tho Ilcpublican citj
comtajttep is not new, It was made bj
s mo during 'the campaign and is now
aDcwg seconded .D senator varc.
Flavored Reorganization Finl
HT urn in favor of reorganization
ttfibk committee, so that it snail bo
4 & lljorougnly" representative of the lie
3 ;Crtrmblicati patty,, but I am , not worrying
t ;J5aboiitfsaBy challenge.
Xijw'Jilna'.MByor has a duty to perform
"SS- Ss'tbe representative of all the people-;
" ,, anQsWiu perform it seriously anti witii-
1r nnf. dletnflnn.
J "He is now Electing directors who
v ro in sympathy with him, and his pur-
i .pota.to give, the city a clean admiuistra-
WJX "fla anil IP "will continue on that lide
rwFr ".
MARKET OPENS WILD ,
0V SOUTHERN PACIFIC
fe&tn of 13 Points Over Night
. tiueio Government's Decision
In, Land Patents Cases
V
New Tqrk, Dee. 5. The opetiinc
dealings In Southern Pacific this morn
ing were about tho wildest that have,
been noted probably in tho last twenty
jyears. Ab soon as the opening gojjg'j
lOUQQea Uiure vua u scittiuuiu lejr imy
whatever 6tock was offered. On one
side of the crowd the stock sold at
10X, while on the other side it Was
bought as high as 100, showing a gairt
Of 13 'points over night.
The excited opening was a direct
response to the announcement of At
torney General l'aimer that appeal
taktombv the government in the land
patents cases, will not be prosecuted by
jhj. government,
THmD ARREST-IN GEM THEFT
- Woman Implicates Man In Robbery
of Davison's Store
iAL third man was accused today of
Haying taken part -in u robberv at the
jewelry storo of Joseph K. DaUson's
Sons at 210 South Thirteenth street.
'Four men drove to the store in an
automobile on November 13 and carried
off about $4000 worth of jewelry, after
breaking the show window.
f The wan accused today Is "Victor
Myers, of North Fifteenth street, near
Susquehanna avenue. He was arrested
a few days ago in connection with tho
"theft of an automobile, in Camden.
While in custody, he was seen by Miss
Charlote Helen Browne, of Fifteenth
and Race streets, who was standing in
front of the jewelry store when tho rob-
y oera drove up. Sho said Myers was
' ope of the thieves.
Magistrate Mecleary held tho man
under ?5000 ball for trial.
REDFIELD IN BUSINESS
New Tork, Dee. 5. (By A. P.)
William C. Ilcdficld, former secretary
of commerce, has entered tho investment
security business in New York, asso
ciating himself with JL P. Wilson, un
der the firm name of Itcdfield &. WiJ
on, it was announced todav. Tho firm
expects to conduct reorganizations and
consolidations of industrial and public
utility companies.
Cardinal Mercier's Story
Will Begin Tqmorrpiv
I Protest
Cardinal jlferct'er tell) flaion von
$isalng, governor general of Pel,
glum, in complaining of soldiers tcfio
f'virenohei from the priests' hands
our pastoral 118
"Our own dignity teas not re
ttfectcd," continues tho cardinal in
one of the many thrilling chapters in
his oit story of the war, which be
gins tomorrow in the t
Aliening public llc&gcr
Untered as Second-Cln Matter nt
Under tho Act of
MISS VIRGINIA. SUTHERLAND
Tho oung daughter of Senator anil
Mis. Howard Sutherland, of West
Virginia. She recently lias become
one of Iter father's assistants in the
secretarial work of tho senator's
office
Firemen Injured by Ice and
Glass at Market and Arch
Streets Blazes
MOVIE AUDIENCE ALARMED
Two spectacular fires within a block
and a half of each other caused damage
estimated at S300.000 in the caht-ccn-tral
business dittr'ct during the night.
The most destructive was in the
wholesale auction house of Kppstcin,
fcalson & Co., 325 Market street. This
hrt; is said to hac done $200,0011 worth
of damage to the building nud block
of the company mid nearby buildings.
"The other blac wnt, at 218 Arch
slieet, sturting in the plant of the
Ijondon 4,rathergoods Co The damage
was estimated at $100,000.
The" firemen lighting the flames' at the
auctlou Iiouso had an exrltinc time.
hllurstitfg hoses f-pread water oier the
streets, xms qmcKiy troe nun nreinen
and horses slipped around over the
glassy hiirface.
T.addcrs"' lee. Coated
The ladder rungs were coated with
ice and several hrenteu otcaped posi
sible serious injuries bj clinging to tho
ladders after losing a foothold. Vrozen
'hose nostalcs added io the handicap
under which the men were operating.
lu addition Io the icej the heavy
smoke handicapped the work. Among
the supplies in tho auctlou house were
quantities of gum boots, gum coats and
gum blankets. When the fire reached
them it caused great clouds df dense
smoke.
The torches of the firemcli were of
little uinil In (he darkucss. At one time
it was"haid to distinguish objoitn more
than ten feet away.
During this fire all traOic on Market
:.trcet was stopped. No trolleys- l a it
cast of Ninth street.
Floor Collapses
Captain Foote, of Kngine Company
18, barelj missed death or serious in
jury when their escape was cut off by
the collapse of a lloor In the structure.
.For twenty minutes they were im
prisoned in a smoko'filled chamber bc-
jfore help arried and they were rescuedv
ureal excitement prevailed in a mo
tion picture house at 333 Market street
until the manager announced that there
wai no danger.
The block and buildings of Block
Brothers, wholesale dry goods, at 327
Market; street, wug said to be damaged
to the extent of $.")0,000, while the
stock of Markowitz Uros., ut 323 Mar
ttk stiect, also wus damaged.
The fire in the auction house began
about 10 o'clock, just after tho lire
engines had leturned from the blaze at
218 An.li stpect. The latter fire began
at 7 o'clock.
Two Firemen Hurt
Two firemen were hurt at the Arch
street fire, George Davis, Engine Com
pany 10, slipped on the icy street and
waB painfully hurt, He was taken to
the Jcnersou Hospital. Adam lktcl
jcrg, Engine Company 8, was cut by
falling glass.
In addition to tho damage to the
stock of , tho London Leathergoods Co.,
stock of tho Girard Knitting Mills, tho
Walford and Greeuheld Sheet Metal
Works and the D. S. McDlroy Machiuc
Co. was injured,
Tho1 firemen had hardly returned
from tho Market street fire, for which
three alarms had becu turueu in, be
fore those fn tho central district wero
called on the extinguish u slight, fire
in t!V ft. Cloud Pharmacy, northeast
coruer of Seventh and Arch streets.
ASKS MONEY TO WED PRINCE
Miss Frances Willing Lawrence
Wapts Allowance Increased
Miss Frances Alice Willing Law
rence, daughter of Mrs. Susan Willing
Lawrence, -and granddaughter iof the
lato Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. 'Willing,
of this city, is asking for.an increased
allowance, in .order that sho mav marry
Prince Andre Poniatowtki, a descend
ant of the one-time ruling houso of
Poland.
According to Miss Lawrence,) the in
come of the prince Is not enough to
support them in Europe and she asks
for 100,000 francs, ($10,000) annuallv.
The prince's jheomo is oulj 20,000
franca a year, which Is claimed to
be inadequate for a prince and princess.
Application for the increase was made
thrbugh Miss Lawrence's attornejs to
Surrogate Fowler in New York. The
estate from which tho allowance comes
Is tha't of her father, the late Trancis
CI. Lawrence.
ST, LOUI8 JUDGE AIDS WETS
St. Louis, Dec. 5. By A, P,)Fed
cial -Judge Faris Jn tho United States
DUtrict Court here todaj- granted a
(temporary injunction restraining the
district attorney and the collector of
Internal revenue from enforcing tho Vol.
.stead wavtlmc prohibition enforcement
act as to whisk) and wine.
Whn ypu: think of wrltln.
think i lVlUTlfP.-.lv.
$300,000 LOSS IN 2
DOWNTOWN FIRES
the Foitonlc. Bt Philadelphia, Pa.
March s. 1S7H.
I
ALLIES MAY SEIZE
Occupation of Essen and Frank
fort Threatened Unless Proto
col Is Signed, Is Report
ACTION IS IMPERATIVE,
DECLARES MARSHAL FOC'H
New Negotiators Will Soon
Leave Berlin for Versailles,
Says Paris Paper
H the Associated Press
Iiiidon, Dee. fi. There was a
persistent rumoi in the stock ex
change this morning that the Su
preme Council of the Pence Conference
had threatened Germany that unless the
final peace terms were agreed to allied
troops would occupy Essen nnd Frank
fort Up to this time tho market has
not been nffected by the report.
Paris, Dee. 0. (IJy A. P.) Coer
cion is the only argument likely to
induce Germany to sign the protocol
of the peace treaty, according to to
dn s newspapers. It is said this con
clusion was reached at tho secret ses
sion of the council of five yesterday, at
which Marshal Foch was present.
It is reported that the marshal under
took to ctccutethe plan he drafted laRt
dune, tho mere-threat of whidi brought
German plenipotentiaries to Versailles.
'Field Marshal Sir Henry ntighcs
Wilson, chief of the British imperial
staff, arrived in Paris today in re
sponse to "an urgent summons to con
sult Marshal Foch in connection with
the peace treaty."
Duriug the meetjng of the council of
fihe, sajs the Echo de Paris, Premier
Clemenecau and Marshal Foch hinted
that the unexpected departure of the
German delegates from Versailles and
the complicated points raised by the
enemy left no doubt whatever about the
necessity of taking action .
The Petit Parlsicu sajs that Germany
considers it has gone too far und that
an unofficial note has been rceeied
from Berlin announcing that new ne
gotiators will leac soon for Versailles.
The' supreme council today consid
ered further the note to be sent to Ger
many,, but did not complete the docu
ment. The American troops on the Rhine
now uumber 12,000 men. No question
hus ns jet arisen whether they would
participate in any action undertaken by
Hie French and British.
The supreme council, iu agreement
with the .lugo-Slav delegation, has con
ceded ccrtaiu modifications in tho peace
terms with Austria ' affecting Jugo
slavia, notably tho advancing of tho
dale for jmyments to tjic Jugo;SlavJ
siuiu uu ri'imruLiuui uuc u.
This will servo lomcct the objections
of Jugo-Slavia to tho Austrian peace
terms In sufiicicnt measures, it is staled,
to enable her delegates to sign the.
St. Germain pact, providing for the
protection of racial mlnorltleH. and also
will assure the signing of the Bulgarian
treaty.
The plnn for action against Germany
drafted b Marshal Foch last June,
mentioned in the dispatches, was to be
put into (fleet in case the Germans had
finally derlincd to sign the Versailles
peaeo treatj. It contemplated a rapid
advance into Germany from the occu
pied .one by the British, American nud
French armies to a depth of fortj .to
hixty miles. Cavalry was to have been
emplojcd, together with armored ears,
to protect the infantry, who were to
have been lushed forward ia motor
trucks ia a dash that would, it was pre
dieted, hae broken all records for .1
rapid mllllarj ndvancc.
SOUDER'S IRE STIRRED
Acta Quickly on Learning Man Used
His Name as Stockholder
Told that his namo wa-r being used
as one of a iist of stockholders in the
Atlantic Auto Service Association, Al
fred I. Bonder, captain of detectives,
yesterday summoned to his ofHce David
M. Giecn, a notary, who is secretary
of the otguuUatlou, and warned him
that he faeed probecution if he used
the detective captain's name to fui
ther the scheme.
The captain told Green that he had
no right to Ube his name us a stock
holder, and said that if he learned of
persons who had been induced to gie
iin money on the strength of Green's
use of his name ho would prosecute
Hrceu. J lie captain nao ucen clecteU
nn honorary member of the association.
lie resigned, as did Magistrate Wrlg
ley, whoso name was also used.
AUTO IMPALED ON FIRE PLUG
Car Almost Total Wreck, Wind
shield Only- Undamaged
A two-seated automobile, running
north on Second street, crashed into a
tueplug near Market street early to
day. The car was. impaled on the plug.
The windshield, with the glass un
broken, is tho only part not smashed
beyopd further use.
The police have no trace of the driver
or passengers of the car.
The machine bore tho license for an
other car.
"MARRItfE BROKERS" STAY
Notaries Promising "No Publicity"
Now Face Loss of Commlsslo
"Mnrrlaeo hrokers" arc still In
ness hero today despite the war
(mm Attornej General William
Snlmffer that notaries who odvertisn at
tbe will g marriage neenca "wllliout
publicity" may loso their commissions.
Mr. Schaffer is strongly in favor of
closing tho offices of tho "marriage
brokers," He says these persons clearly
vlolato the spirit of the state marriage
laws,
RAIL WAGE COMPROMISE SEEN
Washington, Dec. 5, (By A. P.)
Railroad administration ofiicials were
said last night to bo near an agreement
with leaders of tho four railroad
brotherhoods op their demands for rcti
siou of the wage and Working coutiact.
After a f6ur-hour conference It was
announced that "piogress whk being
niado" nnd brotherhoods indicated a
settlement ia, the nuluio of a tompiomlgo
y0uld result.
,. -. .. , .
GERMAN CITIES TO
FORCESUBMISSION
i
PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1919
(o) Cllncdlnst.
TRUMAN II. NEWHEKRV
United Stales senator from Mir hi.
gan, whoso election will ho tho sub
ject of an Inquiry hj tho Senate
which is expected to start after the
liollilajs. Ho wax recently indicted
by a federal grand Jury on chargrs
in eonnccllim wlflt tho Ponl-New-berr
senatorial election
NEWBERRY PAPERS SERVED
Attorney Accepts Warrant Charg
ing Election Conspiracy
Grand Rapids, Mlrh., Dec. fi. (Bv
A. P.) When rederal Court opened I
this morning ninety fie of the tl 3.1 men I
indicted on charges, of conspiring il- '
legally to elei t United States Senator
Truman H. Newbcrrj had appeared for
arraignment. Twentj of the others in- .
dieted. Including Mr, iScw berry, liavc
accepted service of warrants" through
their attorneys.
There are indications that tho legal
battle will he long drawn out. A
general demurrer, motions for separate
trials and other moves arc foreshad
owed. SHIP MUNITIONS TO RUSSIA
Steamer to Leave Eddystone Monday
vWlth Materials for Anti-Reds
Munitions for the nnli-Bolsheviki
forces in Russia will leao hern on Mon
day on-the steamer Sangamon.
Loaded with a great quantity of fight
ing material the ship started jestcrdii
from IMdistoiie.' She had proceeded
but a short distance down the Delaware
when two of her propeller blades broke
and she returned to Eddj stone for
repairs.
On hoard the Sangamon are -1170
cases of sliranncl. CiiSO cases ot fuse.
307 cases of rifles, six locomoliyes aud
other materials which will be used in
the fight against the Bolsheviki.
The munitions are billed to the com
mander-in-chief of the armed forces of
south Russia.
The Saugainou is owned by the United
Stales shipping board.
JURY FINDS BANKER GUILTY
Was Charged With Making False
Statements to N. Dakota Examiner
Fargo. N. D., Dec. 5. (Hv A. P,)
The jury In the case of II. F, Hagcn,
president of the Scandinavian -American
Bank of Fnrgo, charged with hav
ing made false statements to the state
hank examiner, last uight returned a
verdict of guilty.
The arrest of Hagen and V It. Sher
man, cashier, grew out of tho closing
of the bank, October 2, because of
alleged insohencv. The Stale Supreme
Court later declared the bank solvent
and it was leopcurd for business Octo
bei 2.1.
Tho three counts on which the men
weic indicted imohed two items of
notes, one for approximate S37.000
and tho other $81,000.
Appeal from the verdict will bo takcit
today attomejs for Ilager said.
$2.62 A POUND FOR STEER
New Record Price for Prize-Winning
Stock at Chicago Show
Chicago. Dec. .1. (By A. P.) At
the nuctiou sale, of prle-winning at
tlo at the International Livestock Ex
position the single champion steer
brought $2.02 n pound, against $2.50
last J ear, cstublibhing n new record.
The grand champion carload of fif
teen head sold nt; $45 per hundred
wdight, computed with $50 n yiar ago.
Junior'a Lad, the giand champion
steer, was bought at auction hv Mtmsol
Bros., of Cambridge, Neb,, at $2.02
per pouud, or a total price )f $20.85.50.
Tho cotton belt scored a "clean up"
when Lespendeza Collynie, n two j ear
old, owned by L. L. Little, of Fajette
vllle, Tenn,, was declared grand cham
pion short-hoiu hull Idolmerc, owned
h) J. I, Ilugglns, of Daudildge, Tenn,,
was pronounced grund champion Angus,
and 13. E. Hack, of Thomasville, Ga,,
was awarded the grund rliunipionship
for u Hereford bull, with Bonnie J.
Herlong Fnrs, of Mlcanop), Fla., won
the award for gland champion Poland
China.
H. C. OF L HITS GLOUCESTER
Police, FJremen and Water Works
Men Ask Pay Rise
City emplojcd of Gloucester are de
manding an increase in wages to com
bat the high cost of living,
At a meeting of the city council last
night employes of the waterworks force
ami the fire department piesented de
mands for a ten-dollar wceklj increase.
Councilman Robeit Majhugh declared
at this meeting that the city council
should give moio attention to such de
mands than any other business. He
also stated that it was about time the
city cmplojes devoted mor time to
their w oik and to spend less timo in
lopkingjaSBws to help them get their
Bwmojor, city clerk, city treasurer
and th hoard of assessors were all
granted, without solicitation, nn in
crease of $200 in their yearly salaries.
TO REPEAT "CHARTER DINNER"
Town Meeting party officials, includ
ing city and ward committeemen, will
hold a banquet in tho Bellcvue-Htrut-ford
Hotel next Wednesday evening.
Tho otenslou will be the first anniver
sarj of the so called "charter dinner,"
where Impetus was given toward the
cliuilcr movement which was victorious
in the last Legislature.
WLSONWLL EE
SFNATflRS TODAY '
To Receive Fall and Hitchcock,
as Physician Approves
of Conference I
SPECIAL CABINET SESSION
DISCUSSES GRAVE ISSUE
President Refuses Delay His
Views on Break With Car-
ranza Sought
I! the Associated Press
W'islilliKfoii, Dec. 5. Picsident
Wilson will see Senators Fall, Re
publican, New Mexico, and Hitchcock,
Democrat, Nebraska, special rcpicsen
tutlies of the foreign relations com
mittce, at 2:30 p. m. today to discuss
the Mexican situation.
Senator Fall announced that iniinc
dialeh after the conference he would
make public the evideneo on which he
based his charges in the Senate that
the Mexican ambassador and consuls
in the United Stntes were (irculating
Red propaganda,
The senators will go to Ihe White
House after the President's cabinet has
held a special meeting at which the
Mexican situation will be discussed
The meeting was called today bv Sec
i clary Lansing, who spent nearlj two
hours before the foreign lclatinns com
mittee jestcrday discussing the Fall
and Hitchcock resolutions nnd the
trican question generally
President Opposes Delay
Senator Hitchcock communicated with
Secretary Tumulty late last night re
garding the conference aud baid it was
not necessary that the President see
the senators immedltttclv, but the
President decided to have the conference
today
The request of Senator Hitchcock that
the President see the senators wus te
feired to Mrs. Wilson aud npprotul of
the conferenco was given by Hear Ad
miral (ii.ijKiu, the President's physi
cian,
Senators Fall and Hitchcock were
named a committee jcsterda bv the
Senate foreign relations committee to
louftr with the President to seek his
mcwh on the resolution of Senator Fall
requesting (hat the President sever
diplomatic lelatlonswlth the Mexican
Government.
To Present Illtchwrk Substitute
The Hitchcock substitute proposing
that Congress assure the President of
its surmort should he decide to break
with Mexica also will be presented to
the President. '
The foreignrclations committee will
not meqt until Monday to receive the
report or tlie senators us to the rresi
dent's views on the Mexican question
Decision (o have the senators visit the
While House was reached by the iom
mitlee after Secretary Lansing had told
it that tho President had not been
consulted in the present diplomatic ex
changes with Mexico legarding the
Jenkins case.
Immediately after arrangements were
made for tho conference. Senator Full
began assembling the evidence on" which
his ''barges against Mexican Govern
ment representatives were bused and
prepiring nn obstruct for presentation
to tho President. The senntor plans
to take all the evidence to the AVhlte
House so it will be available fei the
Picsident should h ask for it
Although private advices received here
.veslerdaj bind Catiaii7i was prepniing
his icplj to the latest American note
learning the lequcst for Consul den
kins's release. State Department ofb
cials said todav thej had received no
ofheial information on the subject. Thej
added that no new reports icgjrdiiig
the Mexican situation hud tome to
hand.
AMERICANS PREPARE
TO LEAVE MEXICO
111 Paso. 'lc.. Dee. 5. (Hv A. P.)
TIr.K,1n Knnri ennt'ltn PQ rif Alnftru'iin
concerns in Mexico todav were prepar
ing to carry out instructions for with
drawal of American citizens emplojed
south of the Rio Grunde. While no
i i!.. ..,!.,., f a,.,.,.., ..., r
JllllIlC'UlllH lV'lllo vi, .nut null-,. ui
whom theie are many hundreds, is ex-
pec len, ageucs in-ru uic: cuuuiivciriiig co
provide means for a quick movement
north, if conditions become serious
If the United States Senate should
adopt the resolution, withdrawing rec
ognition from the Carranza Govern
ment, it was said, there would he an
immediate exodus from Jlexico, leaving
nianv mines and other properties idle
,i,l flii-ivintr MioilHCinds of MoTirnn in -
borers out of work
Indianapolis. Dec fi. (By A. P..
Denial that President Taft in 1012
ordered Americans to quit Mexico, as
was stated in a dispatch last night from
111 Paso, Tex . was made here todav by
Henry Lane Wilson, American ambas
sador to Mexico during Mr. Taft's ad
ministration. "No such order, calling on Americans
to quit Mexico, wus issued iby Presi
dent Taft in l()12,"said Mr. Wilson.
"On my recommendations, Mr. Taft
did advise Americans In isolated local
ities to congregate in urban centers,
but no order was isbued."
CHINESE IN MEXICO
ASK AMERICAN AID
.San Francisco. Dccj. G. (By A. P.)
F. L. Yuen. Chinese consul general
iu Mexico Cltv. left San Francisco
yesterday for Washington to ask ns
iistnnco of the American government iu
obtaining protection for more than 15000
Chinese living in tho slate of Sonora,
who it is said wero in danger of being
massacred and having their property
confiscated because of tho inability of
the'Carrunza government to protect
them,
3621 TON8 OF 8UGAR ARRIVE
Three thousand six hundred and
twentj -one tons of raw sugar arrived
at this citv this morning on the ship
Lake Upblantl, from Mauati, Cuba.
The sugar is consigned to tho S. L,
Burgess Co . stenmship agents and ship
brokeis, with offices in tho Lafayette
Building. The sugar will b sent to the
l'ranklin Sugar Refining Co.
ON RAN CRISIS
I'ubllahed Dally Kxrppt Sunday, fubrrlplIon Prlre $0 a Tear by Jin II
Copjrrlaht. 10)0. by Public I.odrr Company.
President Takes Reins
J ijTI J. A
overnmeni Jigam
Conference on Mexico Shows He Is Not
Incapacitated by Illness Lansing
Loses New-Found Freedom
Hy CLINTON
Man Corrrpontleiit of
Washington. Dec. 5. The prompt
nrss ot rrrstdciit v llbon in mnkiiig
the appointment to sec Senators Fall
i-s ot rrrstdciit n llson in making
and Ilitchiick today on the Mexican
question will set nt rest the rumors
that he is incapacitated to transuit
public business
It will also end a dangerous muddle
in Mexican aftalrs, which arc drifting
toward war without either Congress
or the State Department .knowing
whether the President is willing to re
sort to war or not.
The leaving of -the President out ot
the reckoning hitherto appears to have
been utincctss.iry. Secretary Buker
was able to ne and confer with the
President on Sunday No objection
was laised to n conference on .Mexico
when Mr Hitchcock asked for It by(
the President's phjsicinns or bj his
familj
As a matter of fad, Mr Wilson is
transacting more public business now
than at unv time since his illness be
gun. During two months there has
been a large accumulation of business
requiring the President's consideration1.
Orders and appointments waited signa
tures, correspondence had to be read
and answered Within the last ten
clays the President has cleared up vir
tually all this work.
Apparently Secretary Lansing might
have seen the President at nnv timo in
leguid to Mexico had he thought a
conferenee necessary. But the secre
tary handled the situation himself, as
he explained to the foreign iclations
committee nt the sicuatc yesterday
Uinsiug Gains Autliorit.v
Like his fellow cabinet members, he
doubtless feit i natural satisfaction in
the ficedom which tho President's ill
ness gave him The notes to Carranza
raised no difficult problems And Mr.
GERMANY'S REPLY REACHES PARIS
PARIS, 3ec. S. Germanys reply to the Allied note pro-
i testing against the increase of Germany's nimainent has leached
'Paris, according to tho Temps.. -Thereply has not yet been sub-
'tq, mittcd. to the peace confeience delegates, however, the news-
vi Paper says. (fr, ,,
MARTIAL LAW IN OKLAHOMA MINE DISTRICT
I
I ! m UJcALEBTEK, Okla., Dec. 5. Governor Bobert&on has Issued
j a pioclamatiou declaring'' military law in Pittsbuig, Latimer,
1 IicloeTc6ul, Haskell and, Okmulgee counties to takp effect im-
y" Jnediatolyj, Because of the mine
Will Have to Find New Homes I
by January 1 or Be
Moved Out
SHERIFF FORCED TO ACT
Seven hundred Philadelphia families
will have to find new homes bv the first
of the jeai. or Inve their household
effects moved oit l the sheriff.
'lljis auiiouuieincut conies fiom the
sheriff's olhce II is unavoidable, ac
cording In (icorge S. Russell, counsel
for Sheriff Rnnslm The sheriff hns
put off as long as possible executing the
mass of writs issued bj the local courts.
Writs have been piling into the
sheriff's ofiice at the rate of eight qr
ten a day. They have been running
tiftj or sixtj u week. The sheriff's
men have not Kept up with them There
is an accumulation, therefore, to an
estimated total of about 700.
"Sheriff Itunslev," said Mr Russell
rodaj. "is a bonded official He has no
alternative but to execute the writs
issued b the court If lie refuses to do
so and the peisons to whom the writs
have Inch Issued lose therein the have
every right to sue the sheriff and his
bondsmen, and the chances nie that
they would leeover the uiiiount of dam
age "The new sheriff comes in the first
of the j ear. If Sheriff Ransley should
leave omce witnouc iiuviiik ch-huto ui
these writs he could be held in contempt
of court and punished."
Ranslej, realizing thnt the serving
of the writs sometimes imposed undue
hardship, has settled as many of the
cuses as possible without actual eject
ment of the tenants.
One of the shc'lff's men hus been
assigned to the tk of adjusting all
possible cases. FBqueutl the sheriff's
office has assistcdjjrcnants to get other
houses and has arranged for the tenant
ugnin-t whom the wilt was issued to
withdraw quietly
Attomejs representing purchasers of
houses, anxious to get possession of
their properties, have been urging the
sheriff in recent weeks to Hasten the
service of writs In spite of the efforts
r ii, nirnniH the sheriff has iusibted on
adjusting all cases where adjustnicut
was possible
There can be no further delay in the
service of the writs, according to the
sheriff's office if the business is to be
cleared up before the sheriff -s term ex
pires. Deputies say that in many in
btances tcnauts havotaken advantage pf
tha sheriff's desire to treat them fairly
nnd have made no ical effort to get
other dwellings,
Hapoood Coming to Tell of Russia
Washington. Dec, 5, (By A. ?-)
"Norman Hapgood, American minister
to-Dcnmark, is coming home to make n
personal report to the State Department
on the Riibmun situation, concerning
which he has received valuable Informa
tion, since going to Copenhagen.
H FAMILIES HERE (USTIN HITS WIAYOR
FACING EVICTION ONPLAYPARKWORK
W. GILBERT
tlin KTrtilnic Public Idcer
Lansing kept in touch with the Senate
ioi
foreien relations committee so as to be
assured ok support at tho Capitol.
Apparently the secretary abked him
self no question where it was all lead
ing and whether he had authority to
commit the country to the consequences
of his policy. The Fall resolution raised
nt once the whole issue of consequences
and authority. Mr. Lansing's contact
with the Senate foreign relations com
mittee and with Mr. Fall himself in
stantly became embarrassing.
Was the seeretnry to take his inspira
tion from the Senate foreign relations
he omtuittee or from the President?
Was he ready to go forward to a
breach of relations with Mexico, with
all that such a breach ordinarily in
volved or not' With the coming of the
lutlA- oiiesti the bubble of an In
dependent stiitc department burst andi
the Senate was sent to tue rrcstdent to
find out what, in the last analysis,
would be the policy of the United
States toward Mexico.
The Fall resolution is embarrassing
Perhaps it was intended so to he Once
introduced and given the publicity it
has received, it must lead to n new ng
grcsslve pcdicv toward Mexico or else
inaction which will bo interpreted Iu
Mexico ns a sign of weakness and divi
sion. Adoption Would be Unusual
Moreover, the adoption of it would he
unusual Ordinurilv the President
.Jbnjaks relations with a foreign power
wiiosp eo lcjcii i. lie rej;arcis hs unineutiiy
nnd docs so on his own initiative. Ac
tion bv Congress urging such a couise
would be u sign of Impatience with the
executive
Under no circumstances would such
Continued on l'ane Fourirtn Column J'our
situation; 'h i
,.u
Appointment of Edward Cude-
hus Reviewed in Talk at
Acorn Club
SAYS WORLD COPIED PLANS
.Major Smith was scored and the
Udwurd Gudehiis case was leviewed to
dav bj Hi nest L Tustin, Major-elect
Mooie's appointee as director for the
new citj welfare department, in an ad
dress before the Modem Club at the
Acorn Club
"Philadelphia had one of the best
plajground hj stems m the woild," said
Mr. Tustin, "before Mavor Smith
bounced us because we would not vote
for a man as playground supervisor who
hud never been in a plajground and
knew nbsolutelj nothing about the
work "
"The director of public works id
Chicago made an intensive studj of our
sjstem here und warmlj pialsed it to
the Major not three weeks before we
wero dismissed. Representatives from
.Japan's government studied our sjs
tem and afterward copied it in that
c-ountrj But the present Major made
ii politicul adjunct of the recreation
board and the thing went to pieces
"I am not blaming the present mem
hers of the board. Some of them are
mj warm personal frauds, and I know
the matter was bejond their control.
But I can safelj sav now,, thut the
lecreaticin work will he taken out of
politics and revived to its old efli
ciencj Mayor-elect Moore is deeply
interested in this new clennrtmeni- mi
ho as well as I will be glad to receive
suggestions at anj time from such or
ganizations as joins,"
Mr Tustin explained the new depart
ment would relieve the work in other
overcrowded city departments. "It will
take the churities from the Department
of Health; the reereatioual work from
the Major's department; the House of
Correction from the supervision of di
rector of Public Sufetj nnd also havo
charge of my pet hobby, n division of
constructive bociul service.
, "This last will include work among
tue negroes, among the fort-lgn-speak-ing
population, the wonen's work nnd
the children's organizations of the citj
It will correlate all tlte charities In the
all thjb charities In
r thesitsthidgs."
citj working for
DESTROYERS GOINclTO EUROPE
Five destroyers, the pick of tho navy,
will leave tho United Stateg, this month
for an extended cruiso in Kuropcan
waters. The destroyers, all of which
wero built at Cramp's shipyard, are
the Chandler, Southard, Hovey, Broomn
and Alden, Tho Chandler, Southard
and Hovey, now at the Philadelphia
Navy l'ard, will leave for Newport,
R, L, about December 15. There a full
cargo of torpedoes will be taken nn
board, after which they will start for
Kurope, The cruise, returning by wuj
of the Asiatic, will last about two
years,
PRICE TWO CENTS
MEXICAN BANDITS i
RAIDSTOREACROSS
AMERICAN BORDER
Bind Owner and Flee Back Over
Boundary, Is Toxas
Report
U. S. CAVALRY LEADER
GETS NEWS OF OUTRAGE
Word Is Telephone to Investi
gator for Senate
Committee
By tho Associated Press
Houston, Texas, Dec. f. General J
I' Woltcrs, commanding the Texas cav
alry, with headquarters here today re
ceived advices of a raid by Mexican
bundits on a store near the Mexican
border, eleven miles south of Zapata
county scat of Kapalu county.
The information is that the owner of
the sloro was bound after Which the
place was looted and the bandits fled
ucross tho border
The report wa,s telephoned byW M
Hanson, a captain in the ranger 'service
who is serving as special examiner for
the Senate investigating committee.
READY TO TRY LIQUOR CASES
To Call 29 Saloon Men Tueaday If
Supreme Court Delays Decision
Unless tho United Stales Supreme
Court files a decision on Monday, in a
case contesting tho constitutionality of
the wartime prohibition law, twenty
nine saloonkeepers nud bartenders xvlll
be called to face trial in the United
Stales District Court here beginning
Tuesdaj morning, on charges of selling
whisky, gin and other hard stuffs.
Dven if the Supreme Court withholds
a decision until a later day, the govern
ment will press for tho trial of saloon
keepers and bartenders for the sale of
intoxicating beverages, other than beer,
Iu preparation for a renewed siege
against the liciuor iflteresta ten sa)oon . S
(keepers and six bartenders were nx
, raigued before Judge Dickinson today.
Ion charges of violating the prohibition ,
act In selling whisky, gin and other' "
aisiiucu spirits. All cuiered pleas of
not guilty, and will be among the4
eighteen listed for trial on Tuesday, Tf
Wednesday and Thursdaj,
RELIEF SHIP SUNK JJ'
Hurona, Laden With Supplies for
Armenians, Lost Crew Saved
London. Dec. 5. (By A. P.) Ad
vices from Alliens report the British
steamer Hilronu founded November "7
off Psnra, Grecian archipelago. The
crew was saved and loaded at Piraeus
b) ii Greek steamer.
IScw York, Dec. 0, (By A. V.)y
The steamer IlHrona. which was en
route from New York to Constanti
nople, had been chartered bj- the Near
Cast Relief, and carried u $300,000
cargo of supplies for Armenian refu
gees and tho staff of Robert College.
Besides food, clothing and hundreds of
hospital garments donated by the
American Red Cross, were quantities
of Christmiis presents
URGES PENANCE FOR GIRLS
Chicago Expert, Here, Favors Com
pulsory Silence and Limited Diet
Compelled to keep silent for long
periods nnd placed mi a bread Jnd milk
diet instead of being allow eel to have
the legular menu are punishments for
delinquent school girls kecommencfsM
hv Mrs. Francis 11. Thornton, of the
Parental School for Girls, Chicago.
She spoke at this morning's session
of the convention of compulsory edu
cation ofhciuls in the Bcllevutt-Stratr
ford
The morning session was devoted to a
discussion of practical problems in the
enforcement ot compulsorj educational
nnd child labor laws. Other speakers
were Dr. Sadie B Adair, of Chicago t
Nathan G Upham, Fitchburg, Mass X
George D. Stoeckei. of Reading, Pa ,
and Mrs. Cora M. Rain, Miami, Fla
-- v . . -
CHOKED WOMAN, IS CHARGE
Landlord Accused of Beating Tenant
After Forctno Door
A landlord, accused of breaking jdovyn .
a door to object u tenant, and then Jfegfe
cnoKing a woman iiumist lino ioscos! ,
bllity, was arraigued before Magistrate
Mecrcary in the Central Polio Court
today. He was held in $1500 bail fort
trial on clargrs of assault mid battery
and forcible entry.
The landlord is Joseph Gallio, of
54411 Bajuton street. His accuser was
Mrs. Alice Delaney. wif,o of Thoqias
Delanej, of 5024 Blojd street, Ger
mautovvn, Gallio's attorney called no witnesses
for the defense. Do merely paid that
the sheriff was responsible for such dip
orders because ho bad refused to serve's,,
writs of ejectment upon tenants who
have kept houses after the expiration ,
nf lenses.
"" "" '. :
76 HELD AFTER DYNAMITING i
State Police Raid Steel Strike Head
quarters at Donora ,
Pittsburgh, Dec. 5. (By A, P.
Seventy-six men, said to bo striking
steel workers, were arrested at Donora.
Pa., today, when stato police and
county officers raided strike hcadquar
ttrs.
The raid followed the explosion of
dynamite under the residence of a
workman. A
The Weathervanc
Fair tonight, while west winds 6fH.
Fair and colder Saturday.
1 had or good day tor may know
llut we prefer the latter doy.
y
S
VI
m
il
71
1
'm
l 'M
-f)
Avi
Ml
1
VI
y
si
J
1
. II
fi
N
s
J.1
1
'Il mL
'ill
.ps
IV
.' '&
v
'tt.
I
" .CL-
I a.t
v.
'
'T
?3f ,jh. jtf&t.
mJiMikkjM