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PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1910
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GERMANS WIN
President Opposes Resolution Advocating Break in Diplomatic Relations With Carranzd,
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' THE WEATHER
Washington, Dec. 8. UnscitltD to
nliht and Tuesday; cooler tonlcht.
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Coal Shortage Causes With
drawal of 17 Weekday and
8 Sunday Carriers
ANNULMENT MEANS SAVING
OF 10 PER CENT IN MILEAGE
Pennsylvania R,ailroad An
nounces Suspension of 17
Through Expresses
- Twenty-five commutalion trains Non
tho Philadelphia und Heading Railway
from this city will bn discontinued Wed
nesday in u further effort by the
regional railroad administration to cou
servo coal, it was anuounce'd today by
Edson J, 'Weeks, general passenger
agent of that railroad.
Seventeen of the trams lcavo this city
weekdays and eight on Sundays. Kleveu
trains arriving weekdays and nine Sun
dajs will be discontinued on the tame
date. The Pcunsylvnuiu Railroad nlso
withdrew seventeen through trains on
Wednesday. , ,
None of the Rending trains are re
garded as important, though their uu
tiulmfinf liipiiTiH h Nivln? In mllcacp of
10 per cent, according to"" n statement"
made lu the otuco ot tne general pas
senger agent.
Many Trains to Ga on Reading
Philadelphia trains on tho Reading
r,oad to be, withdrawn include:
Gerimintown and Chestnut II11I
Branch Leaving Reading Terminal
Weekdays 7:."0 a. m., OrGO it. in..
J):.'t5 p, ui. SuntlnyS, !i p. m-.nnd.
:i:!10 p. m. Lcnvjni Chestnut Hill
weekdays, 0i53 a. in,.. 11:10 a. in.,
.11:18 p. ip..,Sundays, 3M0 p. in.
mwl ft !f)R n., m
Frankfort! Branch and ,1'.. N. and
N. Y. It. II. Leaving Reading Ter
.mlrnii weekdays, 0:23 a. in., 2:33 p.
m., 11:35 p. in. Sundajs. S:tf p.
nr. nnd 0:23 p. m. Arriving Read
ing Terminal weekdays, 0:50 a, in.,
1 :li p. m.-, 1:44 p. m.. 3:03 p. m.
Sundays, 8:00 a. in., 0:51 a. in. and
1:11 p. m
Northeast Pennsylvania Railroad
Willow Groo' Local on Sundays,
leaving Reading Ternilunlt:34 p.
m. and arriving Reading Terminal
0:31 p. m.
Bethlehem Branch, service to
TjBUBdalc and Dojlcstowu Leave
Reading Terminal weekdays, S:01
"X"m., 7:32 p. m. ; Sunday, 1:02
p. in. Arrive Reading Terminal,
weekdays, 12:04 p. in.; 11.20 p. m.
, Sunday. 4:38 p. in.
New York Branch Leave Reading
Terminal, weekdays,- "5:43 u. m.,
0:30 a. m., 11:17 a. m.. 8:13 p. in.
Sundays. 7:13 u. m. and 8:13 p. in.
Arrk-o Reading Terminal weekdays
and Sundays at, I 12:03 a. in. and
4 :47 p. in.
Norrlstown Branch Leave Read
ing Terminal, weekdays, S:38 u. m
2:0S p. in,. 7:38 p. m.. J:15 p. m.
Arrive Reading Terminal, weekdavs,
11:20 n. ui., 12:54 p. vm. uud 0:40
p. ni.
Philadelphia anil Chester Valley
Railroad Weekdavs Downingtowu
local train leaving Reading Terminal
4.38 p. m. and train orriviug Reading
Terminal at 3:30 p. m.' r
Other train changes ou tne fhiia
delphia arid Reading Railway -are
contained in Jhe following announce
ment made public by General Pas
senger Agent Weeks today, which
follows :
"Effective Wednesday, December 10,
tho Philadelphia and Reading .Railway
will annul eighteen weekday and eight
Sunday trains from Philadelphia, with
a corresponding number of Inbound
trains, owing t.o the necessity for con
serving coal, "Evening trains from,
Philadelphia nt 8:30 to Atlantic City,
and 0:15 to Reading, will be annulled
nnd tho 11 :30 p, in, Wllllamsport ex
press will run to Reading only. All
ether withdrawals out of Philadelphia
arc local trains running at times when
, travel is light."
Crews to be Laid Off
Many train crews ,vlll be laid off.
Ellshu Lee, federal manager of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, Issued a
I Continued on race Fifteen, Column 1'lie
REDS FIGHT TO, STAY IN U.S.
Berkman and Goldman Brought Back
to Court From Ellis Island
New Yorlt, Dec. 8. (Ry A. P.)
Emma Goldmau and Alexander Berk
man, who have been held at Ellis. Isl
and since Friday for deportation to
Russia, appeared in the Federal Court
on habeas corpus prpceedtugs and heard
their 'attorney urgue that it would bo
illegal to send them out of tho country.
Judge Mayer. vbo ill 1017 sentenced
them to prison for obstructing the draft,
was asked to free them on the ground
that It would be, unconstitutional to de
port persons ,for their social, political
and economic views. Hurry Weinberger,
counsel for the unarchlsts, usscrted that
Miss Goldman was a citizen through
her marriage to the late Jacob A. Kcrs
ner. Women radicals who had kissed Berk
man and Miss Goldman farewell on
their departure for tho island, greeted
them in like manner when they re
turned, The police had to keep the
crowds back at the boat landing.
Whin you think ot writlna.
ty tlalnK "M milllNO. JJu. ( siloes unu uiuck shootings, rxenange rules,
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think ( Vt II1TINO. Adv.
Bets on Slock Exchange
on Liquor War Outcome
Wet or dry?
So great has the Interest in the
outcome of tho Supreme Court hear
ing grown that today bc,ts were
placed on the Stoclr Exchange here.
Some bets were that the Supremo
Court would declare the -time pro
hibition act unconstitutional, thus
throwing open tho saloons of the
country until the prohibition amend,
mcut becomes effective January 10.
Others, with more nerve, were
betting that If the bnn on liquor is
lifted by the Supreme Court, the dry
era will be over forever. They held
that the "wets" would so inanipu.
late affairs that the prohibition
amendment would be ruled out.
GLOOM AMONG SAL00NMEN
Liquor Dealers Here Were Sure of
Supreme Court Opinion Today
Wholesalers and retailers of Honors.
bartenders and just plain friends of
Mr. Intoxi Cant are btlll waiting for
action by the Supreme Court on the
question of the legality of wartime pro
hibition. A decision was expected
today.
Rut the Supremo Court did not net
on the question, and there was no in
dication given in Washington when the
uccisionswould be hnuded down except
that there was no hope of ouo before
next Moudav.
Everybody and everj thing was "set"
this morning for the deeisiuu. The
liquor dealers planned the greatest
come-oacK in trauc history should
the wartime act be declared illegal, un
constitutional or anything that would
permit the sale of intoxicants. No
member of the supreme Court hud suld
the decision would be handed dowu to
day. llutjt.wns expected, nevertheless,
as the question was considered such an
important one.
WHAT WEATHER WILL IT BE?
Snow Jr Rain Forecaster Says He
Wins Both Vays ,
'It may be rain, or it may be suoW,
Rut we'll have weather, whether or
no.
That', in affect, was the best the
weatherman would venture today.
lie won, It ruluedr Not n reuiurk'.
ably hard roiu, to be sure, but u nice
wet. sccpy rain", one thut Micaks up be
hind you and sinks through your heavy
coat before you give it n thought.
A phono call from West Philadelphia
told of ruin in that section Mnco morn
ing. It began to rain in-the downtown
section at noon.
.If Is colder today tliau yesterday, as
promised by the weather bureau, but
only slightly colder.
At 1 o'clock this afternoon it was 40
degrees. The lowest yesterday was 40
degrees. ,
Snow may fall tomorrow and it may
rain, It all depends uporJ how mid
tomorrow proves to be. Philadelphia
would have been covered with the
inches of snow Saturday If it hadn't
been too warm. KUWJFil to snow, then
cave it tin as u bad job and rained.
The day's precipitutiou was .51 of au
incu. lliis would Have made live inches
of snow if conditions had beeu right.
COAL STRlkE HITS MAILS
Public Warned to Send Christmas
Parcels Early; Train Service Cut
Another effect of the coal strike
you must do your Christmas mailing
early.
Notices will be displayed in all post
offices and substations tomorrow warn
ing the public that it is imperative that
Christmas parcels be bent unusually
curly thft year.
"Christinas Parcels v Mail Them
Early," tho notlco reads, "And Avoid
Disappointment.
Tho notice explains that "tho coal
strike hus made ueccssurv the reduc
tion of train service on some railroads
and further curtailment will doubtless
follow as the strike continues.
"This condition makes early mailing
of Christmas parcels this year more
than usually important." The notice
was issued by Superintendent of Mails
T. . donnson.
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SINKING FUND JUST MEETS
Commissioners Ignore Hints on Im
proved Methods at Session
Suggestions for modernizing tho city's
sinking fund methods were ignored by
the sinking fund commission when It
met today.
Frederick Grueubcrg, director of the
bureau of municipal research, outlined
n method of modernizing Philadelphia's
sinking fund practices in, a repent let
ter to the commission.
John P. Connelly, city solicitor, was
asked to give un opinion cm tho sug
gestions, and in effect en'Iorscd the
present methods of the commission.
Mr. Connelly's opinion was presented
at today's meeting. Tho opinion was
formally received nnd filled, according
to Coutroler waiion, nut. no action was
taken. Tbo meeting lasted about five
minutes.
Senate Calls for Data on Persia
Washington, Dec. 8. (By A. P.)
Without debate the Senate today adopt
ed a resolution by Senator Borah, Re
publican. Idaho, requesting the Presi
dent to trausmit copies of all corre
spondence between the United States
and Great Britain rcldtlug to tho British-Persian
treaty.
Police Hunt Missing Boy
William Olson, fourteen years old,
5030- Spruce Btrect. has been mlsslne
from his home since Thursday, Last
night police of tho Fifty-fifth and Pine
streets station were asked to join in the
bearcn tor nun. no is iigut complex
ioned. .weighs about 120 pouuds and
when Ittst seen was wearing a dark
corduroy suit, gray sweater, brown
snoes aim oiock tpocKings,
VAREMEANSFIGHT m WILSON "GRAVELY
ANDITISKNOWNTO fijjmEk. CONCERNED" OVER
LEADERS ON INSIDE 1j , PROPOSED BREAK
Big Trouble Browing in Phila
delphia Politics -and Denials
Just Diplomacy
TALK AT CITY COMMITTEE
WARNING, IF NOT CHALLENGE
But Moore, With Patronage at
Disposal, Has Advantage.
Legislature Involved
By GEORGE NOX MrCAIN
There Is b!e trouble brewing in Phil
adelphia politics, nnd all the diplo
matic denials of thN carry no convic
tion whatever to those on the lnide.
The action of Senator Vnre In de
clarlne himself ni lie did nt the meet
ing 4f the Republican city :ommittee
was the logical thing for him to i'
from the Vare vlctyrolnt.
It Mas not only logical, it was nec
essary. His utterance muy not have
been, as he sajs, a challenge; it cer
tainly was a warning.
Senator Vare desires three thin :
Continued control of the city commit
tee, a big Vare delegation t'o the next
Legislature, which will be nominated in
the spring, and the election of Sheriff
Harry Ransley, or some one equally
loytil, to succeed .1. Hampton "Moore in
Congress. To accomplish these results
the Vurcs must, if possible, retain their
Control of the city machinery.
In view of the remits of the late
election, tho action of the bennlor nt
the city committee meeting will, nppcnr
as a ense of Alas defying the llghtulng.
Viewed from (he angle of the senator s
ambitions and desires, it presages war.
And war it is going to be.
Mayor-elect Moore will f-oon nbsume
the duties of his office. The distribu
tion of patronage, so far tit the office's
ure concerned, will, iu great measure,
pass Into hitf hands. Ills, friends ore
in the majority lu the new charier
councilmanic podv and Mie political' ad
vantages arc ou his i-ide".
Fight on Reorganization
Mnvor-clect Moore has declared his
intention to reorganize the Republican
party in ,)hls city. Senator arc docs
not intend mat. lie sunn no it; uoi
willimir. u htrucclc at least, uud hi:
carefully worded statement is his first
utterance ou the subject.
It. was nccessury 'foKSenutor Vare,
if he proposes to irake-a conltst to ic
tnin Ills positiou lr lifinl of the purly
in this city, to step out? into the open
nt once. His hold on city leadership
is a precarious one. There Is danger
of defections from, his ranks. There is
need of heartening up those who remain
loyal to htm; hence the requisite of
keeping a stiff upper lip and putting on
a bold front.
Scnulor Vare's action is the rrstilt of
u carefully - matured plan. It is u
strategic move to head off possible de
sertions and to brace up the loose
iointed in the fucn of the recent defeat.
i'orty-one memberH of the Legislature J
and four senators ure to bo nominated
the coming spring. Particularly vital
is u good-sized Vnrc delegation lo the
uext Legislature. It will be a valuable
asset not only as a nucleus for trading
purposes, but to force the hands of btate
leaders who may oppose measures iu
which the senator aud his, friends arc
interested.
Senator Vare's' attitude ouly intensi
fies tho issue of the succession to Mr.
Moore in Congress. Sheriff Ransley is
regarded ab the Vare choice. While the
Third Congressional district has al
ways been un organization stronghold,
Congressman Moore has a large follow
ing in it, particularly in tho industrial
districts, as the result of jeurs of
faithful service. The congressional
contest assumes a new uspect uudcr
these conditions.
Hall's Candidacy Invohed
The candidacy of Councilman Hall
for presidency of the new body is also
involved. Mr. JInll, while maintaining
a neutral attitude between the factious
as far as possible, is reckoned among
the friends of Senator Vare, aud tho'
city committee episode will have a direct
bearing upon his usplratious. It means
the extinguishing of his hopes.
It ulso pluccs Senator Martin uud
David II. Lane in an equlvocablc posi
tion ; but this is purely superficial. Lane
ib not of the breed of political leaders
who fly off at n tangent. Nor is Sena
tor Martin. With them the die has
been cast.
It is worth" nothing that Mr. Lane
only half-heartedly indorsed Seuator
Vuro's uttcrauccs, wlijle Senator Martin
maintained a discreet silence. Other
city committeemen did not embalm the
senator's words with the usual loud
applause, possibly because of u menial
Continued on l'nre Fifteen, Column Twu
ASSAIL INTERCEPTION BELT
German Commercial Interests Would
Remove Ban
Berlin, Dec. 8. (By A. P.) Res
toration of the imperial customs" border
and tho elimination of '.the "intercep
tion belt" established along the western
boundary of Germany, is demanded by
the Union of Southwest German Cham
bers of Commerce, according to the
Deutsche Tngeszcltung.
Germany ball established a customs
frontier ' ulong the Rhluc, with offi
cials instructed to enforce an embargo
on goods from the Entento-or from or
copied territory as n meant, to improve
rxenanga rates,
$$am "' - :f Says Fall Motion Reverses Cus-
I $ ' - tom and Might Lead to
ki .X Grave Confusion
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BARONESS SPECK VON STERN
BERG Widow of the former German am
bassador at Washington. Before
her marriage sho was Miss I.llllun
May Langhani, of Ixmlsvlllc. (She
is returning to the United Stales by
special permission of the American
State Department aboard the Fred
crick VII from Copenhagen
G. 0. P. CHIEFS SEE
National Committee Will Meet,
With Strength of Boom
Undetermined
BELIEVE HOOVER RECEPTIVE
By CLINTON W. GILBERT
Stan" Correspondent of Hie Kirnlnt". rubllc.
Ledger
Washington, Dec. 8. The early ar
rivals to the Republican Jiuihering in
Washington bring with tlifm a demand
for nniustructed delegates Id the Re
publican nntlunnl convention. Even iu
sections of New England, where the
Worfd movement is supposed to be
strong, (he politicians favor uiiin
structed dciegntes. There is no sign
yet that the Wood campaign has swept
the pnrty leaders off their feet by the
activities of tho Wood promoters.
The meeting of the national commit
tee ostensibly has nothing to 'lajyHh
the selection of candidates. CW in
reality the fate of Geuerul Wood may
bo. settled, this week. The actual
strength or wciikncss of his candidacy
will bo pretty thoroughly tested iu the
private talks that the wirious parly
lenders will hold at dinner tables and
the hotel rooms of Washington.
Booster or Chech for Wood Likely
When "the meeting is oer mid the
convention city hns been selected, the
Wood movement will almost certuinly
have received nn impetus or n check.
If the old, organization meu show fcur
of Wood, the weak-kneed throughout
the country will go back home with the
disposition to get aboard.
If ou the other hand they hhow con
fidence that they can control their states
and send uninbtructed delegates to tho
convention then n lot ot hestitnnt lead
ers will go back to their states prepared
to mako a stand for fuorite bous or
uninstrucled delegates.
The prospective strength of the Wood
movement will be belter understood
when the various party chieftains from
different sections of the country have
hud uu opoprtunlty to confer. At pres
ent no one knows except that New Eng
land is mfppofed to fuor the general,
ii certuiii section of the Missouri val
ley is supposed ot, be his. aud Prank II.
nitclic
ock is operating for him iu I'j
South.
Wood In Lead by Default
The general is the leading candidate,
but that dpes not jet signify much.
Thcro is no other candidate who has
any strcngtlroutsido of his owu state
or section, it might almost be bald
thut tho general has obtuined his com
manding position by default. Having
been out of power eight yenrs, the Re
publican party is weak lu candidates.
Roosevelt's death removed its ouly com
manding figure.
General Wood's boomers hae taken
advantage of Jhls situation. They have
pressed him "upon the attention of the
fTeople until iu the absence of any
strong rival, he seems like n formidable
candidate. This same process may
make him the nominee by the time the
convention Is reached, for it is almost
necessary In-tjiis day oft populur pri
maries that public attention should
r focus upon some cundldatc.
Hard (o Eight Some One With No One
Tho difficulty of beating some one with
no one applies to primaries, as it ddos
to elections. The recent state conven
tion in South Dakota was typical of
the situation. This convention had the
duty of advising the voters with respect
to candidates.' There Is no 'overwhelm
ing demand for Wood jn South Dakota,
mt he was thp lending candidate friuj
the Indorsement of him was naturally
Migh to bo expensd.
The trouble from their own stand
point confronting the party leaders who
favor au unlnstructcd -convention ' is
thUt they have to deal generally with
presidential preference primaries, and
when they urge uuinstrurted delegates
they arc undertaking to beat some one
with no one. Tho men supporting
V ood ure the Roosevelt 11112 cam
pajgucrs. They will probably repeat
PROBLEM IN WOOD
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UP TO PRESIDENT NOW,
IS LODGE DECLARATION
Foreign Relations Committee
Will Take No Further
Action, He Says,
Hv the Associated Press
Washington. Dec. 8. President
Wilson would be "gravely concerned to
J see any Mich resolution pass the C'ou-
gress," he wrote Senator Pnll today
iu referring to the Pull resolution re
I questing the President to sever diplo
matic relations with the Curranza gov
ernment. The letter follows:
Thnnk you very much for your
Kind promptness in complying with
my request thut jou bend me u copy
I "f the memorandum report of the
i subcommittee on Mexican affairs ot
the committee on foreign affairs. I
I shull examine it with tho greatest
j interest nnd care. AVhnt you told
me of the investigation, on Friday
hibt. prepares mo to find in it matter
of the greatest importance.
lou usl; nn judication of my desire
with regard lo the pending resolu-.
tion lo which jou and Senator Hitch
cock culled my attention on Friday.
and I am glad to leply with the ut- I
most lrauKncbs that l should be
gravely concerned to see any buck
resolution puss the Congress.
It would constitute a reversal ot"
our constitutional practice, which
might lend to vcryj-gruvc confusion
in regard to the guidance of our for
"plgil affairs.. I am confident that I
am supported by every competent con
stitutional authority iu tho state
ment thut flic initial ivo in directing
the relations of our government With
foreign governments is assigned by
the constitution to the executive, uud
to the executive only. ,
Only one of the two houses of
Congress is associated with the PrcsN
dentbj tho constitution in un nd
visory capacity und the advice of.thc
Senate is provided (or ouly when
sought by the executive in regard to
explicit agreements with fnreigu gov
ernments und the appointment of the
diplomatic representatives who are to
speak for this government at foreign
capitals.
The onlj sufc course, I am conli
dent. Is to adhere to the prescribed
method of the constitution.. We might
go cry fur ulicld if we departed
from it.
' J, uin ery much obliged to you for
having giien me the opportunity to
express this opinion.
Verj truly jours,
WOODROW WILSON.
No Further Action, Sujs Lodgo
When the President's letter was re
ceiled Seuutnr Lodge, chulrmuii of the
foreign relnlious committee, culled
Scuutor Fall ami Seuator Braudegee,
Republican, Connecticut, of the com
mittee, into conference uud in a few
minutes announced that no further ac
tion ou the Mexican situation would be
taken by flic committee.
"We wanted to help," Senator Lodge
said, "hut now tho entire, Mexican sit
uation goes to tho President. The re
sponsibility is upon his shoulders. Let
it rest there."
Senator Lodge said the committee had
wished to assure the President of its
support, hut that even that appeared
undesirable. "Very well," he suld, "he
muy deal with it."
"It wus what I expected," remarked
Seuutnr Hitchcock, after reading the
letter. I
It was expected Senator Full would
make public during tho day tho evi
dence upou which he bused his resolu
tion requesting the bevcraneo of diplo
matic relatione.
The foreign relntions committee hud
met and adjourned to await a com
munication from the President hefoic
giving further consideration to the
resolution which wns introduced by
Senator Fall labt week.
Republican and Democratic members
of the committee ugreed thut it would
be Improper to act ou tho resolution
until some word came from the Prpsi.
dent in lieu of the executive's intima
tion thut he would advise the committee
on the resolution.
The committee discussed the Mexicau
situation for an hour, giving particu
lar uttcntiou to tile Curranza oil de
crees, which members said hud resulted
in stopping the drilling of new wells.
The Jenkins cote wus not discussed,
it was suld.
Senutors snid they had been informed
by tne State Department that the Car
runzu gnicrnmi'i't had sent troops Into
thcTnmplcn oil district to enforce the
decrees. The American oil operators'
havq tnkeu the position that on lands
ulready acquired they huvc the right tu
drill new wells without obtuiuing new
permits, und in this they have been
supported by tho State Department.
The Curranza government, on the
other hand, contends that while the
Americans own the land the govern-
t'ontlnttrd on l'ura Flftren, Column Four
Two Autos Reported Stolen
Two automobiles were stolen last
night, oue the property of Benjamin
O. Stetler, 70(1 Preston street, valued
ut S500. the other owued by John K.
Hess. ,'IU-il Walnut street, aud valued,
at r,ii,
Thugs Hold Up Woman
and Tear Out Earrings
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Mrs. Jacob Taylor Set Upon at 54th and Spruce
Streets by Bandits, Who Flee
in Motorcar
Three automobile bandits hist night
tore a pair of diamond flirrings from
Mis. Jacob Taylor, fii-- Spruce street,
the uttnek occurriug less than a block
from her home.
After the robbery the men jumped
Into u, motorcar und rscuped. Mrs.
Taylor was hjsterical and suffering
when her husband and a sou, aroused
by cries of "murder!" run from their
home and found her huddled ou the
i sidewalk, her cars bleeding.
Mrs. Taylor had beeu visiting relu
tlics ut Eighth and Dickinson streets
hist evening. She stepped from a trol
ley rni ut Fifty-fouith und Spruce
streets ut 10 :4"t o'clock nnd bturted to
ward her home.
Au automobile, with lights dimmed,
but with engine running was on (lie
"nuih side of Im-hw street near Fifty
fourth. As Sirs. Tujlor passed the
machine three men leaped out.
One seized tin woman's arms, an
other clapped a hand over her mouth.
The third bandit, attracted by the
sparkle of the woman's cur oriiumcuttt.
seized the pendants und wrenched them
from her ears.
Mrs. Tuylor, who is forty-live years
HABEAS CORPUS WRIT FOR BERKMAN DISMISSED
NEW YORK, Dec. 8. A writ of habeas corpus obtained by
(Counsel 'for Alexander Berkman in the hope, of preventing his
deportation to Russia because of his anarchistic activities was
flismisseel today by Federal Judge Mayer.
Vatican provides work for unemployed
ROME, Dec. 8.--In order to (provide -work for the unem
ployed, the Vatican has ordered the construction of a huge
boarding house for tho Accommodation of visiting pilgrims and
lias directed the errection of other buildings
CLERGYMAN KILLED
IN SIX-STORY FALL
Rev. E. B. Henry, New York,
Plunges to Death From Room
in Bellevue-Stratford
HAD BEEN IN ILL HEALTH
The Itev. Mdwnrd Itedfnnl Ilenrj, u
chaplain in the United States navy,
junined or fell from n spvcnth-hlory
window on the Ilrond street side of the
Ilelleiue-Stratford shortly before 1
o'clock, this afternoon and wus Killed.
lie plunged head downward and, after
striking the end of a glass canopy, fell
to the street. Sc.orul panes of the
canopy w"cre broken and purl of the
mctiif work was knocked "IT.
A wore of persons on the street who
suw the form plunging through the air
MiHid for u moment us though trans
fixed and then rushed to his aid.
Death Is Instantaneous
Tim lerin man was picked up and
rushed to the Jefferson Hospital. Physi
cians there sain
thut death hud been
instantaneous
Father Ileunett, of St.
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, Johns liillioiic V"-V. V "V,"
".'l' i "V. TU ' ft e :.c ,"
Htirr ptl 111 me l OMllllll lo
minimi-" '" '" '-
I'ather Ileno nud been ill us n result
nf hard work overseas. His energy
wus especially oM-rtaxed during an out
break or iiilliieuzfi.
it returned to this country, reccntli
"and was advised to take u rest. He wus
stationed at Purt'oiul. irc.. uui wus on
Mc leaie. The clergsimiu weni u
mother and sister, me latter is .urn.
Vincent Kerens, n daughter-in-law of
the lute Senator Kerens, ot Missouri.
They had intended to accompany the
ciergvman to Atlantic City. He hud
already purchased the tickets.
Shortl,' before 1 o'clock all three prc
poied to leave the hotel, Mrs. Henry
and Mrs. Kerens started for the e'e
vator and the clerjgman remained in
tho room for u moment. He complained
of feeling weak.
Mother Collapses
His mother und sister waited uear the
elevator and when he failed to arrive
returned to the room.
They did not know of his tragic ileatl'
until a hotel detective came 'up to the
room in hope nf learning the clergy
man's Identity.
Sirs. Henry collapsed when she was
told of her sou's fate. She was taken
tc tho hospital, accompanied by her
daughter. ,
The window jiills on the Broad street
side of the Bellevue arc low. It is be
lieved Father Henry may have gone to
tho window to get air, and becomiug
di7.zj, fell to the street
tlie'uellevuc-Stratforil today to sec hlJ.MIno Workers of America, was said to
old and the mother of five children todaw
told how she bad beeu uttneked und
robbed.
"After I hud left the troltcv car at
Fifty-fourth und Spruce streets." she
wild. "I was crossing to the south sldi
of Spruce street when I suw three men
starting over 'the street.
"They were young. One, who had no
overcount, began dnncing u .ilg us he came
near me and complained about the cold.
He suddenly grabbed my arms. An
other man seized me by the throat nud
put oue bund over my mouth while tho
third tugged at my earrings.
"I started to scream and the men ran.
I saw an automobile standing near there
with two other men in it. The rob
bers jumped into the machine and hur
ried uwiiy.,
"I did not feel nny pain at first and
started for my home about six doors
aboc tho point where the attack oc
cured, I had almost reached my door
step when Isadore, my sou, and my
husband, Jacob, run dowh.
"I called out for them to Capture the
men. My son suw 1 wns bleeding nnd
told me 'never mind about the men,'
we will get jou into the house."
Continued on Tutte Tun. Column Two
COAL STRIKE'S END
Government Statement Fore
casts Settlement Tomorro,w
Through Wilson's Proposal
DELAY GRAND JURY PROBE
1J (he Associated Press
Washington, Hoc. 8. Hope for the
settlement tomorrow afternoon of "the
controversy between the miners, the
operators and the government." was
expressed iu a formal statement issued
today nt the White House, The state
ment follows :
"It is Imped that there will be u
settlement on Tuesday afternoon of the
controversy betwecu the miners, the
operators und the go eminent through
the acceptance by the miners of the
plan for u defiuitc settlement proposed
y the President, which proposal wits
submitted to
acting rresiiieut Lewis
of the miners by Attorney General
Palmer Saturday night."
Secrecy Surrounds Proposal
The utmost secrecy still surrounded
the President's nronosnl .. .,1 Serni:
... .. . '. --".
Tuinully and other oflMal, refused to
supplement the White Hmio statement
It was learned, however, that the pro
posal made to the miners wns from the
President himself and was iu the form
ot u memorandum written by him.
In asrrcihg Saturday to urge upou
the" miners' representatives acceptance
of the President', proposals, John L.
Lewis, nctliig president of the United
have frankly informed Attorney General
Palmer of the difficulties he wns having
In view nf the feeling created mining th"
miners by the injunction proceedings anj
the general uttitude of the government.
Lewis was said to huie expressed
willingness to uttempt to change this
feeling if given assistance from 'respon
sible government officials' In dealing with
tho men. ,
Palmer Goes to Inilluuapolts
Mr. Palmer. Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Ames, who instituted proceedings
against the union officials nt Indian
apolis, and Lewis and Wlllluni Green,
secretary of the miners' union, are to
arrive at Indianapolis today, where to
morrow tho uniou officers will lay the
President's proposals before the exe
cutive and scale committees' of the
workers.
Tliero were persistent reports today
thut the President's proposal was that
tho miners uecept, for the present the
14 tier cent wane advanre nronosed liv
Fuel Administrator Garfield, and that
na;
nnti
tho final adjustment of wngctf
woruiug concimons op icu io n com- (
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WHTE HOUSE SEES
lonuuvru on un rutrrn, ioiumn unt '' i'"!!" . i 1
' " "" "" ' ''. j
on Eage.17 of the Evening Fublic Ledgcl -
AifchaSltt.. n,A rf.tojjr.j ..t. -KlSZ.. 'Jh-.-3bsJ:.AA ftafel , . , .. JM
ContlnuMl on Poie Vllteen, Column On a
ALLIES BACK DOWN;
REFERSCAPAFLOW
CASETOTHEHAGUE
- .
Provision for Use of Military
Measures in Executing Peace
Terms Is Eliminated
OTHER FEATURES, 0BJFOTED
TO BY BERLIN, CHANGED
German Envoys Are ExDected to
Sign Protocol Without
Further Delay "
Itv the Associated Press
Paris, T)co. 8. The Allies have con
sented to modify some of the terms of
the protocol putting the pence treaty
into effect to which (icrmauy hns mad
objection.
It is expected that the German pleni
potentiaries will sicn the protocol with
out much further delay.
Till 1lt,,L.A t.(nlrllr.M mm t .. .1 a .. tf
for the destruction of the Herman fleet !
in ncapn finw nas Been modilled so to , pi
i icier 10 uip iinguu trtminai tlio ques
tion whether the delivery of the tonnage
demanded will cripple Germany, it i
understood. .
The understanding nlsp is that 'th
Other frntliriW nf tllu 'ltrnf.n.nl .nnaf nit.
jectionable to the Germans have been &
eliminated.
The final paragraph of the. protocol,
providing that even after the peseta s.
treaty has gone Into effect tho Allies
might use military measures of coercion .
to insure the execution of the treatv'A.Vc
terms, hus been eliminated n.s ' ai& Iff
has the clause relating to the cvaeiJ,i
uation of the Baltic provinces by Gcr
man troops. e
Tho imputation of responsibility1' f
Germany foj- tho sinking of thp Seas 3
lAlt, OoA, 1b lift 1. l.n V.Kn.ArtAl -'ll-'l'??
"It was'.cxnected that u uota wttlir S
forth" the allied proposition, w;ould.V;,tj
uuuucu .iou,uy o uurou von j,ern(ar, ";
head ot the German mission. iu' .
London. Dec. 8. (Ry A. P. An
drew Honor Law, the gOvernmesO
spokesman, declared in tne jiouhis. ot
Commons today that there wasJlUll
reason to doubt that the communicatlona1
proceeding between the allies and aX
sociutcd powers and Germany with ref
cicuce to the immediate ratification of
the ponce treaty would have a satis
factory issue.
DON'T SIGN, NOSKE
URGED GERMANY
London, Dec. S, (By A. P.') Gus
tav N'oske. German minister of de
fense, previous to the announcement
thut the Allies had granted important
concessions, urged Germany not to nlgn,
the protocol, according to the Berlin
correspondent of the London Dnllv Mail.
lie charged that Greut Britain and
France were "deliberately planning the
destruction ot Germany" und that those,
governments : :be deceit and trickery '
were moulding public opinion in their
countries preparatory to "crippling
Germany be.iond the crushing effect of
the first treaty." Ho said he had "lost
all confidence in the pledges of the
Allies."
Dcmnuds for dock nud harbor ma
terial iu repurntion for the siuking of
tin interned German fleet, nt Scapa
Flow, and the provision of the protocol
empowering the Allies to enforce tho
terms of the pence treaty were described
by the German minister us the "two
straws which huvc broken the back of
German endurance."
The fact thut failure by the. United
States to ratify the treaty may atngt"
l.irfitr rpnrnhpntntinns from till, ftfcher
nllii, on lommisslous established bv the Uh!
pact, he said, wus a reuson for Ger- Sf
mimv tn refuse to sicn the nrotocol. 3
"If the absence ot United States;
r,!pU,.linicn on the commissions," beasr
representatives meiins tliero will ne more
sorted, "it would DC injurious to ucr
hum interests,
und we should not
ugree.'
GERMANS CLAIM ALSACE
Possession by France Is Said to
Cause for War '
I.....I.. lion 8 fltv A. 1M 'Jean
Francois, joungest member of th6
rinimber of Deputies from A'snce'Lor.
rnine. born in 1S!4 in Moselle, was
selected to read the declaration of th
Alsatian deputies to the French cham
ber today.
"The Germans have not renounced
A'sace'Lorruiue," the declaration says.
"The decision of the people ugaluut
German) hus uot reconciled the Ger
mans to tho loss of the two proviuceli.
For ten" months past she has beta.
flooding th'j retrieved provinces with st
called autonomist literature. The rob
session of Alsace is now, us ever, a
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351
BERLIN PUSHES WAR PR01E
Rumor That Inquiry Has EndJ !
Denied Emphatically
Berlin, Dec. 8. (By A. P.) hu
mors currrut nbroad that the commit
tees Investigating the war guilt of Ger-"
man leaders iu lflH have discontinued
their meetingtf are not true, according
to a news agency. Jv1
"On the coutrnry," the statement
says. "It is Intended to conduct the in
vestigations wiin every energy ta a
conclusion, but new methods will'lN'
adopted which will make It lmposstM
for wituehxc to misuse the Bcrommef.
Jf,n fvMt shmvu t,,em for party j.
UtjrOl purposes,'
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