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EVENING PUBLIC LEBGER-PHlLADELPHll, THlTRSD AY, DECEMBER , 1918
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COUNCILS TO PASS A.
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. $t.t5 Tax Rate and Allotment KW9ll!ENj9$-
, of Funds Will Bo Among Y? ' ' t
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TWUlnHnn for 1020. Inrllldtnc tho
tx Ttc, thf bmlpet, tho boniu nvstom '
ami an citorc 10 nnvo me iirrm-ni. v,min
file prprMf for the orKiuilzotlon of the
tifw (Jonnril or uvmiy-nne. win w-i-uii
th ottctition of Connolls today.
Both brnnohps or rotincim win niuw
'tie bill flxlnc the 1020 tax rate at $2.R.i
nl nllotlnit certain parts to specific
mmilrlpnl iindertnfclries.
Both will pni!! tln bprtttet which pro-
tM? $54,5n,nO.T for the next twelve
-month in Compnrpd with nppronrla-
tlons of St7.7RIU520.73 for the jiwoiit
TMf" Tlilu fiinirc haK dincc been nilg-
PLAN COMING UP ...SK.
U rarnted to total about r0.000.00n.
.rpk. t....1i mo If mod n fVHTiriTfl
Ri'tivlBT. nrnvliW 82.00.000 for thf
r. bonufi nay of emnloycH and appplficallv
', . . - l . v....n fi'j,ia -.n
k xixe-t iu iipr rvm hm u uuiitic. aihb ...i
b altorcd cither by ntnendm'nt or a
new bill to provide for 10. 15 and 20
pr cent bonuses for men now receiving
up to $3000 a year.
Bill flolnjf to Moore
The bill framed by Charles H. Hull,
for the organization of the new Council
of twenty-one. will be referred to the
pcamittce on municipal government and
Cannot be acted upon for the next two
week. In the meantime it will be re
ferred to Mayor-elect Moore for his ap
proval or dl'npproval.
Although the employes of tho Bureau
o Water have threatened to quiti If
wags demands are ignorrd, no bills
are- ready for Introduction today com
plying with their demands, and the
bonus measure will likely go through, as
decided upon by Councils' finance cora
jnlttee. .
Chairman (Jaffncj, of Councils
finance committe, and other members
of that bodv are fumlUnr with the
crisis In the Wnter Bureau affairs,
but so far have made no move to
'Ktaedy conditions.
Is'o Mote .Made Today
In speaking of the demands of the
workmen, Chairman Gaffney today said : I
Vine oniy iiuuk iiuw: i "; "-
traduction of an ordinance dealing with
if tho BlUWion, i.iiuuw ui uu out., iuuvu
lor today.'
Shouid the water mircau men quit can heailipiurterg tuan iias been seen in
it Is believed that 1700 men in the , many a year.
system would lay down their tools, And the members of the national
leaving the city without a supply of committee desire to sec Mr. Hays re
odeduate water. This is the second tained ay party manager by the nomi
or third time that cmplojes of the nee for Piesident, whoever he mnv be.
water bureau have threatened a strike I Hiere wa a movement started in
and one time scores actually walked Washington to this end. This move
cut only to return when they were I '"''"' spontaneous and genuine. It
aamred more Day. !1HS a "00fl d' of fw behind it. It
asanrea more pay. ,s umlsull for thp i)(,tv.-eeii-sea.son party
t in iiir-i i eive I ieuirl,nu"al!er to remain national chairman
ALL IS WELL, SAYb LANaINu during the ci.mpaign. but it Is not tm-
mw-.-. with Wlleon Oucr uli",al "- H Mr. Hays should re
No, Difference With Wilson over inain chrnian. and Mr. King should
Mexican Situations He Declareo be General Wood's geueral representa-
vi.winn. line. ll.fBv A. P.l I th1-! "ae.of the general's nomination.
iS 4Tbcre is not and never has been nny i
il kren of opinion between President
Wilson and tne State department on
hi hnnillintr ot Mexican affairs. Sec-
iretarv I.ansine said today.
5Tj Mr. Lansing was discussing published
? the Fall resolution requesting a break
;rt i with the Carranza Government was a
A, ,reycSttl of the policy udopted by the
"nAro that Yn I'paainonr a nrririino rtn
k.livi S.OVUW1. nis. a-kwixuv ...... vm(
department.
Dispatches from Washington yestcr
day told of rumors In the capital that .
Mr- Lansing, nettled by the alleged
overthrow of his Mexican policy by the
Bresident, might leave the cabinet.
Outside Influence
Says Moore in Row
Oonttaocd From Yam On
sight from a duck-bunting trip aboard
Commodore Loui H. Elsenlohr's yacht
In Chesapeake bay.
David J. Smyth, who will be his city
solicitor; Thomas W. Cunningham,
clerk of courts and president of the
Republican Alliance, and George W.
Coles, chairman of the Town Meeting
jiartyj were his companions on the trip.
Mr. Moore was asked If be knew
t.t, that leading independents bad started
4 new movement to have Mr. Coles
named director of public safety in rec
ogntlon pf bis csmpalgn work.
Coles and Cunningham "Splendid"
"Mr. Coles is a good campaigner and
a splendid fellow," was his comment.
".How about Mr. Cunningham?" was
asked.
"Mr. Cunningham is a good cam
paigner and a splendid fellow," was
the reply.
''As 'to reported breakers ahead."
said the Mayor-elect, when asked if tho
incoming administration was threatened
With opposition, "I have heard little
and care less.
"The Philadelphia 'ship of state is
in new hands and will be steered in a
straight course, despite the 'rocks' or
plUaus or 'traps' that have been pre
dicted. ResistlnT elements, if there be
such, will learn this sooner or later.
The Mayor is not Impotent and four
years la a long while to be on bad
terms."
Names Ills Majority
Mr, Moore named the majority of
drieven members of the new Council who
were elected on his tieket. They are :
la the Fourth district, Francis F.
Burch, George Connell and James A.
2eveUn: Sixth district, Rigmund J.
Gans, William W, Koper anil Charles
H. von Tagen ; Seventh district ; Alexis
J, Xdmeburner, Hugh L. Montgomery
.an Richard Weglein, and Kiehth dis
trict, William It. Horn and Robert J.
jfatton. "Thoso eleven men were
lcted on the same ticket with the
ilayor," he Bald "and stood squarely
for the things he stood for In the cam
51 in.
'la the other ten members who con
stitute a minority, 6f the body as elect
ed, we havo from the First district Bd
iin R. Cox, William B. Finlev and
Joseph P Gaffney; from the Second
JlntrW. Diaries B. Hall and Wllllnm
Mcpoacb.'. from the Third district. Isaac
3CVuit'u t 4y ..... u-.. A,..,, Annul
TV Hetiell: frbm the Fourth district
JDavld G. Frankenfield ; from the Fifth
district, Eduard Buchholz and Simon
Walter, and from the Eighth district,
John J, McKlnley, Jr.
fot one of the above twenty. one
Members has expressed to me any sign
' -whatever that would lead me to believe
they proposed to attack or obstruct the
' kKomlng administration. On the cop
trry, all those to whom I havo spoken
JbT$ expressed a willingness to serve.
-Thse men will be bound together with
,&' Mayor for four long years, Is It
rsmCeivable that any of them, or par-
4 Mcnlarly a minority of tbem, would
ek. to oppose the city charter tinder
jWfcJch tney were oiecteu anq put tnera-
XJa 1H U'l'VIVvu IV WQ BUUllUiBirtl-
wmiout Komi puouc cause ut me
outeet of a four rr' tqk during
ek thr oSiw 'eonfer moreor less
jy I0 rflrd to kScII affair? J
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CAl'T. KAKL W. DUTZKH
Formerly In charge of nil irlmlnal
lme1 lent Ion at the American em
barkation bn.se at Le Mans, France.
He Is on trial before a court-mar-tlal
at Ooternor's Island, N. Y
cliargeil with cruel treatment of the
enlisted men of (he A. 15. F. to
obtain confessions
Hitchcock Puzzles
Political Gossipsh
Continued From Vajre One
Mr. King does not mean to have any
such doubt during this campaign. For
liimor credits Mr. King with the am
bition to be national chairman In suc
cession to Will H. Hays. Mr Hays
dv virtue ot nis nosition. in noflOiutiMy
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uuuiiariuu uiiioiig rauuiuaii-s. '"
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business, us he defines it, is "to elect,
M.
not kelect," but it is hard to love a
boom which threatens your job, espe
cially when you love your job as much
as Will II. Hays docs.
Mr. Hays Loves His Job
Mr. Hiys is absolutely happy as na
tional chairman. lie would rather be
national chairman than niiything else
in the world, unless, of course, the su-
iiiimn Lniiiiiiii nrl nf flin nn il . ultt.l?
Plnpel his relinquishment of limt place
m order to accept tne ilul.i of running
for the presidency. And Mr. Hays's
une oi nis jod wis resuiieti in grcnier
.energy ami eniuusinf.ni udoiu ltepulill-
1 iiseiy mat .ur. jimvk will lo that un
"nfl1r' .Vl ! . hho7W bp !" ,oTn
P ' ' '' .h"d,R.r'fff. in 1010'
" T"., p "'"'" .
-"' Like Four cars Ago
The adhesion of Mr. Hitchcock rn'wIHi the oblect of securine the pxecu.
Oovernor Low den would be nunther cir- '
liiiimiiiii'n Pii!innrni s-itii i. xi-n-.t
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irSton gathering tending to minimize the i
"ood boom. It probablv would not be
important. But Mr. Hitchcock's ef- I
i forts to attach himself to the general .
'- mm"".!! promoted tne nenei tnat I
. the general was in the lead. His moviua I
P'sewliere would shake thnt belief, ho
much faith exists in Mr. Hitchcock, n
1 n,?I .yj,,t.hcr v"'.le- - . .
.mmiVf iC '""'fni i"o national
ng makes notliini" rorfnin Thn n.i.
tioual committee is nut against Wood,
as it wns against Koosevelt four years
ago. It is not for nny one, as it was
four years ago.
it had to unite on some one four
years ngo to assure Itself ngalnBt Roose
velt, it nas no sueli motive for union
this time and it is not united. The
politicians prefer not to have the Wood
candidacy shoved down thejr throats
by the forces that once backed Roose
velt. They like open conventions. They
specialize in picking candidates and they
prefer not to have the new-fangled pri
maries do their work for them.
PLAN TO KEEP HAYS
AS CAMPAIGN CHIEF
Washington, Dec. 11. (By A. re
organization and co-ordination meth
ods for the coming campaign were dis
cussed today at a meeting here of the
National Association of Republican
State Chairmen. Will H. Hays, the
party's national chairman, and other
offieials of the national organization
participated.
Every state was represented, each
chairman who could not attend sending
some one In his place. The meeting
was executive, and it was said most of
the time was taken up in exchanging
views without any attempt to fix poli
cies.
While the state leaders were In con
ference officinls of the national commit
tee began lujine out the detai s for the
national convention which the commit
tee decided jesterday Is to be held In
Chicago ou June 8. A. T. Hert, the
Kentucky committeeman chosen chair
man of the convention, was flooded with
applications for tickets.
Friends of Chairman Hays started
a movement today to insure his reten
tion as head of the national committee
through the cnnipaign, regardl'Ba of
who is nominated for President.
PHILA. MEN ON IMPERATOR
Liner Sails With Relief Workers
After Coal Charge la Settled
The former German passenger liner
Imperator, now a British ship, sailed
from New York today for Plvmouth,
Cherbourg and Southampton. She was
to have departed at noon yesterday, but
her clearance papers were held up while
charges that she had exceeded her Bup
plv of bunker coal were being adjusted.
The offer of the British ministry to
replace the excess coal was accepted last
night and the ship released. She carried
2700 passengers.
The American Friends' relief com
mittee, formed by Herbert Htfover. for
relief work In Germany, was included
in the passenger list. This committee
was composed, of Alfred G. Scatter
good, treasurer of the Provident Life
nnd Trust Co., of this city; Dr. Henry
Pratt, professor of biology at Haver
ford College, and who was director of
relief work In northern France nnd
Belgium for the relief commission dur
ing the war: Arthur C. Jackson, head
of the Miller Lock Co., of this city:
James vail, Herman Newman, Richard
Piiry. Alfred Lowrv. Harold Evans,
Edgar Rhodes, of Wilmington, and Al
fred Brown, of Indianapolis.
The Jmperator carried the largest
consignment M American mall ever tent
In a alaglo-ship. The Portoffico Depart
ment announced tnat the &Mp carried
ft
i in.iiV. "' l""1 "' lour years ago. i .,,,
In lfllfi the corresponding meeting made "V
ulnnnct- M.tn n p u i.i. Uns
if rTi;" ,,-',-" . " ,., " -Ii",n","on . . e1 to lo
. . ,, ur i uuTri. jnis meet- (.nrdjiil
IUK. llinill'N TinTllllll. (iDMIIIIi 'I'Hn n.i.
URGES PATIENCE
I
Rev A. H. Hibshman Makes Ploa
to Capitalist and Workdr Alike
at Intorchurch Conference
BLOW AT HOUSING PROBLEM
A plea for the capitalist and foi
patience was entered by the Itev. A. H.
.Hibshman, of Milton, nt today's ses
sion of the Interchurcli World Move
ment conference In the Cliumbers-Wyllc
Memorial Church, Bioad street near
i"inp.
"Wo have to say 'Patience. Pa
t!ence,' " said Mr. Hibshman. 4,Wc
imist bo honest. The majority of men
who employ labor have u passion to be
right. I believe these men are fair
and honest, but the don't know nny
better than wp do how to settle the
world turmoil in a short time.
"These men nre interested In the in
dustrial problems of their laboring men
and are willing to get together and work
the thing out. It is our duty to teach
the men ho emplo men that lubor hus
its rights, but we must also teach the
laboring men that the employers are
fair and honest."
Daniel Poling, of Boston, called at
tention to housing conditions in western
Pennsylvania, which he said v.ero In
describable. "Hathtiius are filled with
coal ! Supplying bathtubs will not solve
the problems of sanitation. V e must
the ppe io ust' ,hpm for taUlDe
Ativ man who enlors institutions
and government without doing his share
to maintain them is n (sponge. And we
can have an efficient and representative
I. wiiiiuciit only In proportion to the
Interest which Individuals take at tho
polls and In other matters."
1
Die Kev. J. Al. ran criticized uie
i.....i uf iA.rtuinmu fnr Hn
' ' IHtilin null' iiti)iuiuiii k j
libera tine successfully on an Increase
" . . . ..
lii tlii-ir own salaries and reducing the
appropriation to the mothers' assist
ance fund so that it cannot adequately
meet the needs of widowed mothers In
the state.
Churches nre finding it increasingly
difficult to attract and nold their con
irreifHtlons. the movies, motoring nm
motoring and ,
Hit- I
periodicals being often preferred to ser
mons and pinyer, delegates to the con
fprpupp declared today.
t'he llev. Dr.
Li. W. I.iitz, oi tne
fnltpil Brethren Church, of Chambers
N SOCIAL UNRES
hnrir. Pa., asserted the Indifference ofi",
narents Is a big, factor in the growing
tack of l,,tere:.t in t he chuich. ,
"They may. send their children to I
Sunday sciioo . but tney .ion t .send i
them to cliurcti. ine parents in many
cases do not go txi church themselves. ,
The mov ps or automobile rides or Sun-
day reading are preferred to sermons
and prayer. Is it any wonder that ,
many children nre growing up with a ,
total lack of interest m church-going?
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1 lOeV IS (JtW&Ved
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fill FjOhlinn C,Ynil)tl
uy ijunuuri rvwu i
Continual From pare One
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cenu's visit to ionium, wnicn places him i
in me iirinsii ii ''I-.' - on....- i, i-1
with Foreign Minister Scla ola. of Ita , .
Iibk fflven rise to talk of the possibility
of tlie forming ot a npw triple alliance,
tlon of the' German peace treaty and
efTerting other objects on the league of I
nations program.
In the opinion of F
writers, notably "Pf
French newsnaner
'PurHnnr" In Urt
Echo d'e Paris, and St. Brlce. in the
Journal, the departure ot Under Hecre-
m-v Pnllt nnd thp other American ihl-
eca'tes from Paris closes one stage of
the Peace Conference the stage of the
league of nations. It is declared that
wi,jie "the hollow shell of the league
, perhaps remain, tlie era of alliances
returned." and M. Clemcnceau goes
ndon to tighten up the entente
e.
"But with America," remarks "Per-
tinux." "it will be more difficult. Tlie
French people, nnd even the govern
ment, labor under the delusion that it
is only necessary to revel in idealist
programs to bo assured of American
nsslstance. This is quite untrue. Amer
icans are fond of humanitarian senti
ments, but believe that charity begins
at home." ,
M. Clemenceau's paper. L'Homme
Libre, however, takes an optimistic view
of the situation, saying: "The Amer
ican Senate's attitude, although con
trary to the-veritable interests of the
world's peace, is not representative of
the American people's sentiments to
ward us. Business is business, but
the time has passed when nations con
tent themselves with dealing strictly
with business.
"America, which made war so well.
came into It late, hut regained the
time lost. America Is .coming Into the
peace also belated, but when she does
she will enter tne league ot nations, in
nliullnc u financial and economic al
llance with nil democracies, with .vigor,
energy and eniclency."
WHO SHOT MOORE'S DUCKS?!
Mayor-elect, Back From Gunning
Trip, Telia of Canvasbacks
Who shot the ducks Muyor-elcct
Moore and his party enjoyed while on a
hunting trip in Chesapeake bay?
"We ate cauvasback ducks every
day," Mr. Moore said this afternoon,
and he added that seven ducks had been
shot.
"Did you shoot any?" he was asked.
"I brought home two," he replied,
emphasizing "brought."
He also announced that George W.
Coles had " 'brought' home two ducks."
Then he admitted that "a heavy fog
set in over Turkey Point just as Mr.
Coles went into action with the Bun.
t. t .. M.mr.rl that Coloned Bill
Douglas, a former county commissioner
in the city and now an expert duck
hunter, "advised" the Mayor-elect's
party how and where to slay the ducks.
U. 8. Tiifl Reported Loat
Halifax, N. S.. Dec. 11. The United
States shipping board tug IHson, bound
from the Great Lakes for Halifax, has
been lost, according to reports received
here.
TODAY'8 MARRIAGE LICEN8E8
Howard S Cnwforcl. Jlltwre. Calif., end
Earl A White. 8717 H. 84 it., and Doro-
ihw K Aahby, SS03 I'arlflo at.
Trtlt "' V,pU Hotel, and Eleanor
Blonua, 1718 Hummer at.
John K. Mulltneaux. Jr.. 2206 E. Gordon
It.. "lid Emma F. Dlttmar. 2182 E. Oor-
JaeCb Shore. 4201 iJincaater ava and Iloae
Hlrah. 1003 N. th at.
Jaclt lioylla. 1S02 8. th at., and rtoae- Spec
tor. 82 N. 7lh at. ,
Arthur Walton. New Tori; city, and Peorgla
idffifiTinl&r. Kauuch ....
and Ethel J. Hortroan. 2022 W., Dauphin
aArea Abell. Herman. Pa., and Ulllan
llabey.,l20 N. Ubert at. .
Max Kaplan. oa b. Bin ei., una irannle
t, .--, ..-Y,.--'w--.. - -Ana a.uum. -
n-if id HavvlUft at
i oajrvuie at,, Ana
Henry V. B. Abrama. 8851 De Lncey at..
and Alma M. Weber. JJechanleaburr, Pa. '
...I... n.-.lianhnrnr. lfi2.S N. Pranklln ..
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JO..M.. -..-"-.;.. --M -',,,-;, ..
Jacob A. Warnold. 2115 N.' 4th at..' and Vlo-
vV'.S5!''VS.4 -..; n, ,.
'Efi..".Ho efiafrTW," ' . . rector for
Waller Fagpoy. 1TIB winj jnocmox t an Jwwed fhe 0
EARTH DISTURBANCE RUMOR
JUST PURELY BUNK OR HUMOR
Planets Are Due to Pull and Sun Is Expected to Spot, but
Gloomy Predictions Are Nothing but Rot
The crack o' doom
Oolottnl rains
And cosmic paint
And loin o' gloom,
May come tome day, rcmemoerl
liut ihty ain't due this Decembefl
And that ought to relieve a great
many minds which have been harassed
here o' late by rumors that the earth
Is scheduled to suffer a cataclysm on
December 17, because six planetR will
bo lined up on that day and will pull
with united force on the sun.
Students of the heavenly bodies say
that rumor Is all bunk. And yet it has
been u persistent rumor, that floats
uround the barber shops, to the mar
ket stalls and over neighborly back
fences.
"When these planets get to pulling
on the sun," whisper the calamity
howlers, "there'll be terrltic sun Spots,
which'll cause hurricanes on the earth,
nnd lightning and colossal rains, und
lava flows and volcanic eruptions and
tremendous cold and solar disturbances.
And then- ain't no telling what'll be
come of us folks."
"Tell the people of Philadelphia they
can go to lied as usual December 1(1
without worrying about the next day,-'
EX-STOOL PIGEON
ACCUSKOEIZER
Says Former M. P. Chief at Le
Mans Assaulted En
listed Men
MANY CRUELTIES CHARGED
By the Associated Tress
New York. Dec. 11. After testifying
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.. uui t'liiui iiui iinr mi in.- ftiii-iii
brutal treatment of army prisoners in
Le Mans. Prance, had assaulted en
listed men. Louis Schmltt, of Long
Ilaii(l Citv admitted in cross-examina
tion that he was "sore" at the cap-
a,hi.1Uj im(,nt of ,nf
, U(,lnfttpd that he acted as a '
, . . oIlMtine
Hehmitt, who sened in the
Infantry.
stool
for Det.-.er by collecting cvi-
v , ,
Schm,tt eInr,)m!iiz(.(i that his antipathy
o notZ(ll. (,u(, to an inMlUln; rc.
rk ltnM!) A(.caTeA DeUer made
nbout Sehmitt.s mother. He added that
his ,jlltips cMfil fnl. givinK information
nKnInht m(,n RCCaM( 0f being absent
..r,thnllt lpnv He denied that his
"soreness" at Det.er developed after
t'lp privileges of n "stood pigeon" nail
been refused him.
Schmltt usserted Detzer frequently
ha1 BWOrn ttt him ,,,, tbnt lip hnt, 8epn
Detzer strike a, drunken corporal. He
declared that he himself had been kept
on n bench for five days without sleep.
In ,.ep,. l0 Questions by Lieutenant
T mttR t .,,rMII, counsel ror tnp
defenlinnt. .Schmltt insisted that he had
nffprpd tn cive testimony at the court
martial merely "in justiee to men who
had been mistreated." It wus brought
.. ft.of Qi-l.tniff lin hfrt.ll I'nurt-mnr-
tialed four times for being absent with
out ofllcial leave.
Thp defense then read what pur
ported to be a report of the Inspector
general before whom Schmitt had testi
fied at Le Mans. Schmitt, according to
the renort. test tied that "some cor
poral struck a drunken prisoncr--not
Detzer." Schmitt said, "Some error
must have been made in the report.
Glen Burrell. of Bedford, la., for
merly of the 168th Infantry, testified
that he had been slapped on the face
by Detzer and Sergeant Frank L. Hoyt.
President Thanks
Miners Officers
Contlmifd IVom Pare On
ed were highly satisfied today with the
agreement reached by the geueral com
mittee of the miners in their session
here yesterday.
It is indicated that tho convention
of the mineworkers, decided upon as a
means of more fully explaining to the
miners the reasons for ending the strike
on the basis proposed by President Wil
son, would not be called until after
January 1, lOliO.
Mr. Lewis left Indianapolis this
afternoon for Washington to attend
the conference of the heads of national
and international unions called by
President Samuel Gorapers, of the
American Federation of Labor.
Circulars to be sent to the 4000 local
unions, containing formal instructions
to the miners to return to work, will
not he mailed before tomorrow,
I There was much speculation today
I regarding the probable personnel of thp
commission to be appointed by the
President to adjust wages and coal
prices in final settlement
over the
miners' controversy. It was learned
that tho question of the miners' rep
resentative on the commission came up
at yesterday's session of the general
committee, but that this body refrained
from indicating a choice. It was said
that the miners desired that the Presi
dent should be free to make his own
choice.
Attorney Oeneral A. Mitchell Pal
mer, who came here Monday afternoon
to advise with government attorneys in
connection with the court proceedings
against the union lenders, left Indiau
apolis this morning for French Lick
Springs, Ind. Ho will leave thcro for
Washington tomorrow.-
Tlie Federal Grand Jury investigation
of charges of violation of the Lever net
and anti-trust laws, scheduled to start
last Monday but nostnoned until De
cember 17, will proceed when the jurors
appear next Wednesday, according to
the best information available. The
probe will be nation-wide in ita ex
tent, It is declared, and will Involve
both operators and miners.
Billings, Mont., Dec. 11 (By A.
P.) Miners of Montana will not go
back to work so long as soldiers stay
in the coal fields, declared Henry Dren
nan, president of the United Mine
Workers for this district.
Belleville, III., Dec. 11. (By A. P.)
Doubt whether the 11,000 coal miners
in the Belleville subdlstrict would re
turn to work today wag expressed by
James Mason, subdlstrict secretary
treasurer, last night.
NEW YORK SEEKS RELIEF
Easing of Coal Restrictions Asked
by Local Administrator
New York, Dec. 11. (By A. P.)
Permission to allow department itores
and office buildings here which depend
upon the use of soft coal for light,
heat and power to keep open regular
hours, provided they cut down their
light and heat 25 per cent, wan asked
ot the fuel administration at wanning,
ton today by Lewis Nixoa, fuel dl
Hew CorK city, lie ex-
plnlOH tJMtt c jreetrie-
said Dr. John Miller, head of the de
partment of astronomy at Swarthmor
College. "And tell them- they'll wake
up next day to find the world Just as
rosy and good tp Uve .In as ft ever
was.
"It Is true that ,thc planets will be
lined up. In the eastern part of the
morning sky. There'll be, Mercury,
.VcnuB, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Nep
tune on one side the sun, and Uranus
on the other. But that doesn't make
any difference nt all. That isn't a
unique thing. It doesn't occur every
year, but It occurs often enough to be
tisunl.
"And those planets do not affect the
sun by causing sun spots. Sunspoto are
caused by eruptions In the molten mass
of the sun. They are similar In a sense
to our volcanic eruptions. Sun spots
often are (50,000 miles across. But the
only effect sun spots have on tho earth
is to disturb the behavior of the mag
netic needle. And since magnetic
needles aren't generally carried around,
nobody notices the. difference.
"There is always a certain class ot
people willing to adopt a pretext for a
morbid rumor."
WALSH
S COUNSEL
FOR SOVIET ENVOY
Martens Reveals Employing
Former Joint Chairman of
War Labor Board
TELLS OF CONFERENCES
By the Associated Press
New York, Dec. 11. Ludwig C. A.
K. Martens, self-styled Rupsian soviet
ambassador to the United States, re
called as a witness before the joint
legislative committee investigating rad
ical activities, todav. after the court had
denied his claim for exemption, testi
fied that Frank P. Walsh, former joint
chairman of the National War Labor
Board, hud accepted u position as his
counsel.
Mr. Walsh, who also was one of three
delegates of the T'nlted Irish Societies
appointed to lay Ireland's case before
the Pence Conference, did not appear at
the hearing today. ... .
Jlartens said that he had two or three
?!:ZTh Oi-tt? ti hH h0m"
Martens was accompanied by Santerl
Nourteva, eecretarv of the "embassy,"
nnd Isnac Hourwitz, counsel for Mar
tens. He said that one of the functions
of the "embassy" wns to dissipate falbo
impressions circulated In thl. ntr,
about the Russian soviet government
nnd that he wanted Mr. Walsh's sen
ices in that connection.
Martens nsserted that he addressed
several meetings of the Socialist and
Communist parties in this city, but
said he had confined his remarks to
describing conditions in Russia. He
admitted that he had interviewed James
Lnrkin. Irish labor lender, now await
ing trial on a charge of criminal
nnnrchy. He said that ,ho saw Larkiu
two qr three times, but denied that the
"embassy" had any part in rnising
bail for him or other persons indicted
lrt 1 I fw ritt-t nn nfliAH nacuAnci imlinfrAfl
lor violation ot tne state s auarcny
laws.
Martens was asked whether he
favored the principles of the Communist
party of America. He replied that he
was "not against those principles." He
declared that he had nothing to do with
thl5 Communist party in America and
mat nis interest was boieiy in uus
sian politics. He expressed the opinion
that the application of the principles of
the Russbjn Communist party would
lie good"foi' the rest of the world, but
refused to answer directly a question as
to whether he favored their application
in this country. He said he understood
the principles of the Russian Com
munist party and those of the Aniericun
Communist party were virtually iden
tical. CLOTHING AGAIN TO SOAR
$60 Will Be "Popular" Price for
Suits Next Spring
Chicago, Dec. 11. (By A. P.).
Clothing prices will continue upward
next spring. Charles E. Wry, secre
tary of the National Association of Re
tail Clothiers, announced today, explain
ing steps taken bv the association to
assist Attorney General A. Mitchell
Palmer in combating the high cost of
wearing apparel.
The causes of high prices are beyond
the control of the retail dealers, Wry
declared, but members of the associa
tion are preparing to hold further price
advances to the minimum, nt the sacri
fice of their own profits.
Pomilar nrlced suits, which sold be.
fore the war nt $25 and now retail nt
$.10, will bring $G0 or more next spring,
Wry said.
Wilson Reverses Court-Martial
Washington, Dec. 11. (By A. P.)
Court martial sentence of dismissal
Imposed on Lieutenant Colonel Vlr
glnius E. Clark, signal corps, formerly
head of the engineering section of the
aviation service has been disapproved
by President Wilson and the officer re
stpred to duty. The President held that
the evidence was insufficient. The
charges were not made public.
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URGESECONDTERWI
IN GOVERNORSHIP
State Constitution Committee
Suggests Elimlnatlpn. of .
SJnglo Period Clause
FIRST SESSION IS .ENDED
Bu a Staff Corrttvontent
Harrisburg, Dec. 11. With adjourn
ment todav. mpmliera of the constilu
tional revision commission, which has
been in session in the state Capitol here
slnco Tuesday morning, departed for
their hpmes with the consciousness of
n great work well under way unu witn
n comprehensive plan for future meet
ings virtually adopted.
After yesterday's threo sessions as a
whole and nn equal number of meet
ings of the five committees to which the
consideration of grouped portions of
tno present constitution nas uecn uepu
tized there was nn air of relaxation ns
tho members assembled in the Bennte
chamber at. 10:25 o'clock this morning.
Only four Philadelphlans were pres
ent. They wcro former Judges Sulz
berger nnd Gordon, former Attorney
General Carson, and Citv Solicitor Con
nelly. Mrs. Barclay H, Warburton,
Philadelphia's woman representative in
the commission, left Harrlsburg after
the first day's session, and I'rpVflBt
Smith. George Wharton Pepper, T, Do
Witt Cuyler mid William Perrlne de
parted last night.
Secretary Lewis to Return
William Draper Lewis, secretary oi
the commission, also left for Philadel
phia "this afternoon. The former dean
of the University Law Scbbol has an
address to deliver in West Chester to
night. He will return to Harrlsburg
to take up the task of preparing per
manent headquarters for the commis
sion, so as to have all in readiness be
fore the rccon vocation at noon next
Wednesday.
Submission of committee reports, al
ready outlined in previous news dis
patches, occimled the commissioners to
day. One of the most important of. the
suggestions is that removing the second -teim
disability from- the governor's
term of office.
"I look for the work of the commis
sion to be cleaned up and ready for sub
mission to the Governor' by the 15th of
Mov," said Attorney General Schaffcr,
chairman of the commission. "The re
sult of the three days we havo been
here have been surprising in the volume
of their uccoinnlishment and the niog-
ress has been particularly pleasing to
me.
Start Collecting Data
"Mr. Lewis has begun the collecting
of data on constitutional subjects from
other states so that every facility for
Uneedv nrocress and intelligent delibera-
Hnn w,j, be at han(li statc dcpart.
ht. and bureaus are co-operating with
"Citizens in parts of the state have
signified their intention of appearing at
the public hearings, while our mail con
firms how general is the interest in our
...; . r iu mu.,.1111 vn
us, but some or tne communications go
so far ns to inclose drafts of entire new
constitutions.
"Mi. Lewis will maintain a perma
nent office in Jho Capitol with one of
his assistants constantly in attendance.
Wc have obtained for the- use of our
members a snecial cross-indexed refer
ence book of the constitutions of all the
states. This was compiled by Colum
bia University for the New York cqu
atitntlnnal convention of two years ago.
Wc also h&e planned to obtain tho
, m.mni, .words of the New York con
I .'. a e a a JB .a! I II
vention for our special iniormation. ah
of our proceedings will be issued in
printed form dnily after the manner of
the legislature.
FIRE IN TOOL WORKS
Blare Quickly Halted In Grlffltl
Plant Tempering Room
A fire which started in the tempering
room of the Wrlttiin xooi wonts, pec-
ond and Dunenunou btrects, snortiy De
fore midnight last night, caused a
$1000 loss and was only prevented from
destroying the entire plant by quick
work on the part of Engine Co. No. 51.
The blaze, which was discovered by
John Stroud, u night watchman, and
Patrolman Gcssner, of the Branchtown
police station, gained headway because
nt iio nnnntitv of oll-saturnted mate
rial in many rooms. The causo of the
fire is undetermined. Work will bo
carried on ns usual today.
TIE-UP ON HOG ISLAND LINE
Several Thousand Persons Delayed
Half Hour by Derailed Car
Several thousand persons were held
up for a half hour on their way to
work this morning when a Hog Island
..ur inmned a switch nt the Intersection
of Forty-ninth street and Chester
avenue, shortly before 7 o'clock. No
one was hurt.
Tho car was crowded with Hog Island
workers. Tho lines held up were
Routes 13 and CO to Hog Island, and
the lines running in both directions on
Flftv. second street nnd Chester avenue.
Many persons, urea ot waiting, icit
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the stalieo cars ana wautea to ivooa
ImtiiI nnd Baltimore avenues for cars.
This caused nn unusual congestion and
some delay on these lines also,
WE take jio leather
maker's word for the
quality of VIM Leather;
we buy the hides and
tan them ourselves.
E. F. HOUGHTON, & CO.
240 W. Somerset Street Philadelphia
SQUINT OR
SMILE?
It our 21 jTs. of practice
noire jour Kr Trouble.
Optometrists & Opticians
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QUAnXES. Deo. 10. HARRIET B. (noo
Jonen), nldW o( CharlM II. Quariai. item
! nnd rr4nu inviiAd to funeral aervlcea.
Frl.. a P. m., 6047 MoMahon ave. In;, prl-
DB COSTA. Deo. JO. JUILETTB BID
JM.E. wife o Charles Frederick p Coata,
st-si.. airs trMidn,.?cfdooorias1oavri:
U&INEhH'ti,De!Vftfi,."HERUN,ihu.bana
of MalM Mlllner. aged 73. JUIatlyM and
f rlenda. alio " Bona' of- Halbertateln Frieda
Lardman J-odr-. No. ttt 5, I. O. B. B., In
tert to funeral aarvlms, Fri., p. rn.i at1
1828 N. S2d at. Int. liar Kebo Cem, Kindly
omlt.flowera. itvinm, ,.
DUfluart"wwi ' Awwni.is uo
nd, of Annie Dunlap, aged 47. HeUtlve.
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WOMEN FOR JURY
CONSTITUTION PLAN
Two Members of Commission's
Committee Say It Naturally
Follows Ballot
DR. THORPE BACKS IDEA
IU a Staff Correstitmdmt
Hnrrisbnrjr, p., Dec. 11. Women in
the lurv boi jib .well nn In nnlltical of
flee that Is one of the ltkelv suggestions
of the CVvnstltiiHnnnl Ttevlslnn Commis
sion, which Is closing Its first week of
nenoeratton hero today,
Mrs. John 0. Miller, of Pittsburgh, is
rt member .of the committee to which the
question of suffrage nnd thp qualifica
tions, of .electors and county officers has
been referred. Mrs. Miller also is chair
man of. tbo l?6nnf,vlvanltt League ot
Women Citiziis. She llkewise-is a suf
fragist of the nonrailitant sort, but
thorough In her. belief that the jury box
follows the ballot.
Francis Newton Thorpe, protessocot
constitutional law nt the University of
Pittsburgh, is chairman of the same
Committee. In the nbsence of Secretary
Wilson nnd Dr. Isaac Sharpless. of
Haverford, Doctor. Thorpe and Mrs.
Miller cdnstltute n majority of the com
mittee, whoso fifth member is R. Tj.
Muhcc, o'f Washington county. Mr.
Munce is the agriculturist of tho com
mission, but he Is not known" to be a
"farmer" in the matter of gallantry or
the niodernness of his view on the suf
frage question.
May Bo Unanimous
C6nsequently the question of feminine
Jurors, or jnrywemen, may receive a
unanimous affirmative vote in the com
mittee's leport to'the commission which
Is rewriting a constitution for the. Key
stone commonwealth.
Doctor Thorprt for fourteen years was
a member of the faculty of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. Despite his
connection with the Pittsburgh univer
sity, 'he is a "ttansplantcd" Philadcl
phian. He expressed much interest in
the matter of prospective women jurors.
"Why not?" he asked. "Wc have
given them the ballot and have ad
mitted their 'equal intelligence; why
should not they occupy the jury box the
same as men. Wo hnve permitted them
to hold office, some of high degree, ns
in tho case of Miss Bankln, wnom Mon
tana made a congressman. They have
been presidential electors and, I think,
even have been voted for as presiden
tial candidates. Now that we havo
made them full citizens, we should let
them enjoy the privileges tnat go witn
citizenship. Perhaps we ought to draw
a lino somewhere limiting their bur
dens and obligations. Take the matter
cf military service. I do not think wo
ever should go so far as to subject
women to 'draft for military duty to
the extent of bearing arms in defense
of the state, yet n conscription In emerr
gency for nursing or kindred duty might
bo deemed reasonable.
Women Members Praised
"The question of eligibility of women
to public office is another matter for
consideration by our committee nnd ac
tion by the commission. Wc do per
mit them to hold places on various com
missions and boards. Our body, for
(.mmntn. has Mrs. Miller and Mrs.
Warburton, and both certainly have
demonstrated their fitness and intclll
rence for the intricacies ot,the subjects
fiillliisr to their committees that nugurs
well for their future usefulness to the
statc. Shall we open state ana county
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JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS STATIONERS
CHESTNUT AND JUNIPER STREETS
Most Personal
Christmas Gifts
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United States Railroad Administration
Director General of Railroads
Through Sleeping Can
Wmmmaa'mmmm'mmmmm laseaaeaaai HBaHBBMBf j
to the South Restored
Effective December 12
Through sleeping cars to the South via WASHING
TON, TEMPORARILY withdrawn from daylight trains
account coal shortage, will be restored to through service
effective 12:01 A. M., December 12.
Trains leaving West Philadelphia for Washington
at, 12:11 P. M., 4:17 P. M. and 5:56 P. M., Daily, will be
restored at the same time.
CONSULT TICKET AGENTS
Pennsylvania Railroad
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Norwich Mlllt, Norwich, Conn.
11. tiaKtpeaea Co.,
"Turner for Concrete'
Foundations finished Feb.
28th, roof completed April
23rd a quick job for winter
weather
Cost only 3.92. ftidre'thaH
if built in summer.
13 of all Turner's work
lias been winter-built,' -r
TURNER '
Construction. Co
1713 Stinaom. tMrect
offices to women? Thnt phase of the,
question wo shall thresh out at future,
meetings.
"Wo aro abolishing what, we deem
obsoleto nnd antiquated ns wo are add
ing what w'o' consider progressive, Take
the Subject of duellnir. Our -nnonl
-constitution disfranchises tho duelist.
uur committee nlready has decided to
urge the cHminntfou of 'that clause'
WOULD MAKE WORLD DRY
Waype Wheeler Urges Churches to
Unlto In Campaign
Baltimore, Dec. 11, (By A. P.)
That tho churches should unite to drive
the liquor traffic from the whole world
was tho recommendation made at tbo
meeting here today of the federal coun
cil of churches by Wayno B. Wheeler,,
attorney for the Anti-Saloon League.
Mr. Wheeler declared that the only
way to enforce the national prohibit
tion amendment would bo through tbe
bulldlng up on the part of church people
of a "great militant public sentiment
for law and order."
."The government," he added, "Is go
ing to ask every church in the United
States to get back of the amendment."
CITY OWES U. S. FORWORK
Bills In Excess of $500,000 Go Over
to Moore Administration
More bills ifor the Moore administra
tion to meet come forward. They ex
ceed RfiOO.000,000 to be paid to the)
United States Government for munic
ipal Improvement during the war.
Director Datesman. of the Depart
ment of Public 'Works, Introduced
this afternoon in Councils an appro
priation to the bureau of surveys of
1210 002.30 to pay the long delayed bill
for grading nnd sewer work done by the
Federal Government during the war on
the Elmwood tract in the Fortieth
ward, between Sixty-first and Seven
tieth streets.
He also introduced an appropria
tion to the bureau of highways to pay
the United States Government $00,
vm 02 for hiehwavs constructed and
water pipes laid by tho government
during the war.
The bills were presented with the
understanding that they will be. part
of the first loan program under the
new administration. They wero re
ferred to the financo committee.
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Watches In The
Original And Ex
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This Establish-
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