EVEW PUBLIC LEDaEHPmUABEIiPHIA, gXTUBtfAT, . DjWttKBER &0, ' 101JT f, i? r I Vi ft A 9.7. 6 V. m- ft 1Z T I r m SEEKTORUNDOWN ASSASSINS All England Stirred by Attempt on Life of Vlscoilnt French ATTACK NOT UNEXPECTED Dublin, Dec. 20. Government police to engaged in tracking down the men who ycstertlny attempted to nssnsslnntc Viscount French, inl llcutctinnt of Ire land, llellct Is expressed Hint evidence has been obtnlned that may result in the arrest of scvcrnl of those who plan ncd and carried out the attack. Documents were secured by the au thorities last night, when a storo in this city was raided, the officers having been led to tiio place by papers found on the person of a man named Savage, who was killed while running from the icene of the attempted assassination. The authorities nre Investigating the ussoclntes of Savage in the hope of finding a clue to the Identity of the assassins. .... . , Absence of independent witnesses and tho (liilckness of the, attack caused u. number of discrepancies in accounts of the occurrence. It was nt first said that Poliemnn T,oughtin, guard nt the Ashtown cross-roads, had been kil . but it developed he was only wounded. When the firing began he ran In the direction of the viscount s motor ear, but tripped and fell White he was ly ing on the ground n bullet passed through one of 111- feet. lie, is now in a hospital, where is is said his lujuries are slight. Aim at Wrong Aulo Detective. Sergeant llnlley. who was lso wounded, is nt the Viceregal Lodge. He wns a bod guard of Viscount French, succeeding Conslnble lloey, who was recently killed by-parties un known. L 1 l At. I Most recent reports slate the motor car in which the viscount rode was not struck by bullets, the attacking nartv centering its attention on the au tomobile immediately behind which wus empty. This car was shattered by a bomb Tihich exploded inside the ve- Tlic viceregal lodge is under close guard of police, no one being allowed to enter. Large crowds from Dublin visited the scene of the .attack jester day afternoon. Viscount French and Mr. iSaunderson, his secretary, refuse to see newspaper men and officials generally arc very reticent, it is stated, however, that the lord lieutenant was probably the least surprised of any one by the at tempt against his life. It is known that he has expected on attack and U quoted as saying recently ho wns "governing Ireland, pistol in hand." but that, he "was not going Jo evade danger." It Is recalled thnf the Sinn Fein newspaper Repubi edited by Dar rell Figgis, printed in one of its Sep tember issues: "Viscount French will not be hero much longer, but. the nntion will con tinue. Its freedom will he won when French has passed from the scene." When four Sinn r'einers. charged with soliciting fundi for the Irish par liament, .were sentenced to various terms o imprisonment in Criminal Court nt Burnfoot, Donegal, jestcrday, Magis trate Porter excitedly declared the sen tences to be savage," and said he would fling his magistrate's commission to the winds. Magistrate Mclaughlin lso protested and was removed from She court. James Ian Macl'hersou, chief serrc ary for Ireland, has arranged to come to Dublin immediately, bur. will be closely guaided. even in Knglnnd. says the London Daily Mail. Mr. MacPher on is under constant guard of two detectives and when he reaches Ire land his bodyguard will be increased to twelve men. IRISH BILL MODELED ON U. S. SYSTEM London, Dec. 20. (By A. V.) The proposed Irish bill, which Premier ' Lloyd George will outline in the House of Commons on Monday, will, it is be- I ncveo, loreenst a government tor Ire land analogous to the state govern mental system in Americn. It is under stood to provide for senarate parlia ments for Ulster and southern Ireland respectively, with a superior body chosen by both sections, representatives to be elected, as the states elect mem bers to the American House of Repre cntaUves. Tho idea will be to give a large mount of autonomy to each section of Ireland, with thoroughly easy ma chinery providing for their combination as soon as they desire to unite, the bill being intended to pave the road for elimination of the idea of the partition of Ireland. It is expected that the premier's an nouncement will be molt conciliatory nd is understood to have kept before it Si primary points, first that the sece3- I slon of Ireland nnd the establishment of i an independent Irish republic could nut ! be tolerated, but that on the other hand the present system of government j could not be continued and that it was impossible to ignore the fnct that there were two great sections of Irelnmf, each I of whose claims must be considered. Precautions are being taken bv the Scotland Yard officials against po'ssiblo' attempts to attack Premier Lloyd George I or prominent members of the Irish of fice in London. KUNPLSACQAL The flnest quality coal, plus unexcelled service, sella ICunkl' and has built up the largest In dependent coal business in West Philadelphia without a salesman. Slt & Gray 63d & Market Sunday at Central DECBitnnK si loio. 3 P.M. Lobby Drop-tn Bible Clui, Topic. "How th Hlblo Jlelpn Mr, Oeorse J I, Streaker, Leader. 4 P. M. Auditorium, 3d Fioor fttrvice Meeting. A Chrlttmai Meaiaze. Illustrated bv motion plp'-jrea and beauti ful colored slldea. Speaker, Mr. OUOIIOE lr. RTrtEAKETl Hpeclal munlo by OHCHE3TKA AND OnClAN AND VOCAI. QUAHTBT. feVKUI fUll tVE.JA.UAlU, 5 P. M. Lobby ft o'Clock Dlacuiatort Group. WlbMAM a EASTON. Uxecutlv Ser.-e- m-fj uwubi, 7:15 P.M. Lobby lTVENINO-SONO HEHVICK Sin i... favorite Chrlatmai hymn with ur. 8 P.M. Lobby Forum for men and women. Hpeaker, Mil, C. V JIOAO Secretary of Proportional Ileprctenlatlnii Association. Tuple. ''I'roportlunal llvnreaentatlon," YMCA Central Branch. 1421 Arch Street i)llllltWIIHII ! 1 Ill HUM Money, Money, Who's Got the Money in 1920 Race ? Maybe Financial Interests Back Lowden for President, Maybe Wood Anyhow Acri monious Debate Has Sprung Up Ity CMNTOV XV. OIMIKIIT StalT CnrreiMindfnt of ' linln 1'nWlr Ilirr Washlncton. Dei ec. 20.-'flip Wood and Lowden promoters have begun, or some one has begun for them, n slightly acrimonious debate as to which of tho two is the candidate of the money In terestx. It started with an attack upon the Illinois governor, charging that his candidacy was cloely associated with certain big finnnelnl personages. Governor Lowden is the son-in-law of George M. Pullman, of Pullman palace car fume. As such his name Is nnnthemn to certain more radical Re publicans. William Allen White having nlrendy gone so far ns to serve notice In his paper, the Kmporin Giiwtte, that in case of Lowden's nomination Tic would bolt the ticket. The Lowden people, hearing of n base attempt to submarine nu excel lent and worthy candidacy, have nt once nscribed It to the Wood promoters. In reply they, or some one in their In terests, called attention to the wealthy gentlemen who would like to see Gen eral Wood nominated. And the story was circulated that when tho Wood campaign wns under consideration n meeting wns heh1 In the home of the late Henry ('. Prick, or Pittsburgh. Dan It. Ilnnun. f Clevelund, Ison of the late Senator Murrus Ilnnun, was present. Dan llanna Hacks Wood As n result of this meeting rtmple means were nvnllable, it was said, for the Wood promoters. Since then Mr. Hannn has declared for General Wood in his newspaper, the Cleveland News, in spite of the fact that Ohio has a favorite son in the person of Senator Harding, and Mr. Hannn is credited with the intention of fighting to tnKe some of Ohio iiwny from Harding and to give it to Wood, prccipitntlng some thing like the situntion that existed in 101", when Roosevelt entered the home state of President Tnft nnd fought him there for the delegates. Mr. Hnnnn par ticipated financially and otherwise In that fray. Tn the interest of Governor Lowden it is suggested thnt the Wood promot ers, wishing to distract ntVutiou from the sunport of tlmir candidate by Mr. Hntina, William Cooper Procter, the late II. C. Frick, nnd perhaps George W. Perkins, are pointing the finger nt Governor Lowden's friends. Hut these reports nre hard to trnrr and it may be that some one interested in Governor Lowden. nfter rending Wil liam Allen White's editorial nnd know ing thnt Mr. White nnd his friends like General Wood pretty well, has stirred the waters in order that people will re mark upon how agreeable to certain persons of great wealth the lending candidate for the Republican nomina tion. Oeuernl Wood, is. Well -Financed Candidates Or it may be that the friends of some third candidate, Senator Harding, for example, have started the whole thiug in order that the public should know whnt is the undoubted fact, that lu all these preliminary maneuvers the inonev is down unon two men. Wood nnd Lowden. From a source in New York, surely well informed upon finance nnd politics, it is learned that these two, as things stand today, would be the well -financed candidates. They would carry the money. Tho Wood movement hns the finaueinl hocking thnt was always available for Theodore Roosevelt, plus some backing that the general himself has obtained by reason of the popularity that his Platlsburg training-camp movement and his quarrels with tho Wilson ndmlnis- Fresh 4 C' O- 'A 'S .O- ' ' A S c ScKC i , ASCO. ASCO. ASCO. fl I "ft jnfffjW J 1 Tfrf ASCO. ASCO. ASCO. ' " i i ini mi nil ifli iii ilk r if M UMLJftjWMB JMwBB r i f- ill ilh ifli ifti ii ill iTti f ' nl STORES CO. t . !.S aMJRTJMMmLWJTlLm I IS' c ' . , c. rsmjrr- JUL We advise our customers to make their selections early. Dort't wait until the last minute. 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Pershing, "Ruddy," ciirne to Chicago todny. The cnmniniider-in-chlef of the A. K. V.. here on nn Inspection trip, told ,'1000 American Legion members that of all the title he has held, from enptnin to cncrnl, ho liked the "Ruddy" best. trntion linve won for him. Henry C Frick. nt whose house the financing of the Wftod campaign Is said to have taken place, was n Roosevelt backer. In 101fi it was largely upon his in fluence that the colonel depended for the support of Senator Penrose, who was hesitating between Hughes nnd Roosevelt nnd who would possibly linve supported the colonel had not the colo nel's candidacy turned out to be n fore lorn hope. Little Money on Harding Governor Ixivdeii has the support of the great financial interests of Clii fiigo anil of their allies in New York. There is little mono on Harding, but it is not. becnuse the Harding candidacy is disagreeable tn the conservative in terests of the country. t in because the Harding cnndldncy Is in the hands of the party managers lt is not going PRESSER PHONOGRAPHS 8 I 3 8 VICTROLAS, BRVNSWICKS and CHENEYS' 8 8 I 8 Eleventh hour buyers can depend upon delivery for Christmas if prompt order is placed with THE HOME OF MUSIC THEO. PRESSER CO. i 7XL Si li 1710-12 Chestnut St "Hv. I P. f4p Victor Records for Gifts OPEN - Killed, Finest- BflBrcaK' Turkeys, Chickens, Ducks and In Full Supply Lyt JLW ?m., ami Throughout Pennsylvania, New m n " -yi-1ji P W'timi - ASCO. ASCO. beforo the country There Is no need of funds to conduct primary campaigns. Harding is in reserve. The. organiza tion really wants to nomlnaiu him. It will do so It It can and If no such pub lic sentiment develops as will make the nojping of him Imprudent. The Pershing candidacy has Its finnnelnl connections, through Gcnerat Dawes and through Pershing's father-in-law, Senator Warren. Rut the Pershing cnndiiiney Is new. Moreover, tho present indications nre that tho Perslilng candidacy will not be u pri mary candidacy. It will not nftxl money. In n way It resembles the can didacy of Senator Harding. It is po tential rather than actual. All Acceptable to "Business" The situation may change nnd bring both Harding and Pershing into the scramble for the delegates. In which case it will be no longer possible to sny that the two candidacies with money backing arc those of Wood nnd J,ow deu. Iluch one of these four lending candidates can obtain plenty of llnnuclaj support. Among them the money Issue Is n false issue. All the Republican candi dates ure acceptable to tho business In terests of the country except that of Hi nun Johnson, nnd his hopes linve fueled to nothing. Neither is there like ly to be any money issue raised this year as between the Republican nnd the Democratic parties. All the likely Democratic candidates for the Presidcncy-nre reasonably ac ceptable to the business interests. Roth parties nre to be for 111-0 essentially conservative parties. All tho chief Re publican candidacies for the nomina tion nre conservatives. FIGHT RADICALS, PERSHING URGES Chicago, Dec. 20. (Ry A. P.I General Pershing arrived todny for a two-day visit, which will include in spection of Fort Sheridan nnd Camp Grant. He was met. nt the station hi Major General Leonard Wood. The EVENINGS i c 0 , Geese in Ail of A- 1 'a' i.iM.m.a.9.y,u , C 0' A- S A S s i C ro A S ,C o A SJ o Ai S. Jersey, Maryland and Delaware ,u vir vyi'H9tirvv v m .-. " 8 s i iW- pa? Quality ' , )u1 ASCO. ASCO. ASCO. army x:oromamlcr was given a roaring welcome by tho former overseas fight s former over of Chicago's crs, members American Jiegion posts "There Is unrest throughout the country as Is always tho ensoshfter a war," General Pershing snld in a short atldress. "It Is time for us as a democ racy to rcnllfco that we are guardians of our future. Tho American Legion will stand up against these revolution ary Ideas being preached now. You not onlv will oppose them morally, but physically, too, t that Is necessary." Ulscusslng" the alms and purposes of the legion he advised tho former sol diers to keep tho organization free from politics. As tho ccnernl left the hall he passed down u lane of wounded men from Fort bheridan Hospital. Many were on crutches. The general stopped, shook hands with every man nnd questioned them cloely rcgnrdlng their service, wounds, nnd their progress toward ro cover. Sergeant Walter Dukes, partially paralyzed nnd carried to tho meeting in the arms of a husky roinradc, at tracted the general's attention ,when a friend shouted the Information that Dukes, seated in n wheel cirair, was to be married tonight. "Where Is your wound chevron," Pershing asked, catching sight of the sergeants undecorntcd arm. "If I had a wound chevron," he continued, "I would walk around carrying my arm SPEAR'S Made and sold in Philadel phia since 1856. They in clude Pipcless or other typo of Heaters. Hot Water or Steam, Spear's Warm Air Distributor. Spear's New Cooking Hungc. R Save Coal and Labor. Efficient and Durable. A Call and operation. sec them in cl Stove for Every Purpose m Q James Spear Stove & Healing Co. 1823 Markot Street 3 6 ou at right angles for everybody to sec." Another wound vctcrnn volunteered that ho had served In tho tank corps. Suggestions for Christmas Gifts For Mother Rings Thimbles . Brdochcs Lorgnettes Mesh Bags .'j Opera Glasses "..t For Sister ,' ', Bar Pins Lingerie Clasps Lavallicrcs Watches. . ,. Toilet Sets . , ! Powder Boxes If you have not received our catalogue, send for one. It will give .you an excellent idea as to the extent of our stock and will be of valuable assistance in making selections. S. Kind & Sons, 1110 chestnut st. DIAMOND MERCHANTS JEWELEriS SILVEnSMlTHH Business flours S:4"5 to 5:15 lP - ' - J:.- i BLAUNERJS 833-35 MARKET STEEET Advance Notice Read the Sunday Newspapers about Philadelphia's Greatest Dress Sale which will be held on Monday, December 22, 1919, in Blauner's Downstairs Store 1276 Brand New Dresses Will offer values that will equal if not excel The Startling Values of Last Week's Great Sale Dresses in 65 Models of; All Fashionable Fabrics in All Colors for Occasions Five Sunday Newspapers will tell the Rest of the Wonderful Piece of News Remember' Monday is the Day of , the Sale! Pershing gra-ped ngulii the band he bad JiiHt dropped, shook It warmly, and said : "I can't tell you how much 1 ap For Father Wallets Cigar Cases Pocket Knives Cigar Cutters '', Fountain Pens . Eyeglass Cases For Brother . Belts . Watches Scarf Pins Link Buttons Cigarette Cases ' Military Brushes f r preciate (lie. Wavery nl fallWry1 W you brave fellows who fcerved In tho tank corps. Your work was wonder ful." w 9 r ', .ji ? ,J'l! H "fit 1 "5 .. si mi M fi 3! I m teU '1'Wil . i.'i -- - - rfi i fa rfV i ... . ... . -. ... ... .. .. .. ..,rf. A A . .. .. - 4 U!' ,. t .1,. i ii iiuiMiu 4?, , n MH i''-7, "' " '' i ai ufy f it, - -- ---- -
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