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VOL. VI. NO. 85
Entertd an Second-Clems Mailer at the Postofflcs, t rhlUeJetphln, T.
Umlr the Act of March a. 18TB.
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, DEOBM-DBIl 22, 1919
Published Dullv t!xrpt Sunday Ktibrrlptlon Prim 8 a Year by Mai
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Sayo War Burden nnd Food
Problem Can Bo Solved
by Common Senso
SILENT ON CANDIDACIES
OF WOOD AND PERSHING
Pleased With Mooro Appoint-1
mont3 Beliove3 Deportation
of "Redo" Justified
Sproul Points to Success
of Mililpry Presidents'
GoTernor Sproul dMiucd today to
cpmmcnt on the presidential candi
dacies o General Pershing and Gen
eral Wood, then added :
"Wo hare elected general's to the
presidency in the vast."
"HuVc generals proved themscb, es
aa great in the' White House as at
the head of armies?" he was asked.
"Washington did," answered
Governor Sproul. "Then there were
General Jackson, General Tyler and
General Grant."
Economy is the great issue of lf20,
in the opinion of Governor Sproul, who
has returned from his trip to western
Pennsylvania.
"The example of "extravagance set by
the government bhfuld ho ended," said
Governor Spt-oul today. "There should
he retrenchment in. all departments at
Washington Bsn first, step toward hand
ling the great 'financial problems pre
sented to the country by the war. Thcic
should be no more loose spending or
waste
"Our country is so rich Wat, with
proper handliug, the pajpunt of the war
debt should not be oppressively hray to
any of our citizens. But to present
taxation, from becoming burdensome,
there should 'bo careful handling of our
financial problems. Nothing .should bo
done in the -old haphazard way.
Economy Assures Success
"It is true that changed conditions
broukht about by the war may present
BIG ISSUE
FOR NATION IN
DECLARES
SPROUL
new problems in uic lorm, but we are
sure to get along prospen usly in the
future it wc gio attention to economics
now."
Discussing the high price of sugar,.
Governor Sproul said: "Tho questions
jjjl the causes' of the preset shortage.
- and"thc prospect of relief are "being
studied at Washington. With these
matters I have nothing' to do.
"What xva may look for in tho future
depends upon increased production and
economy.
"This mav be said of the entire food
problemi It wo return fb some of the
good old .fashioned ideas of economy, we
will quicken the return of lower prices.
"It every one Would decider to 'pro
duce at leastr 10 per cent more and
save 10 per cent more, there would be
an early change in conditions.
"But the great problem is production
and tho future jn ill be what wo make
it in tho mattcr"of production."
Mooro Cabinet Pleases Him
Governor Sproul expressed enthu
siasm over the cabinet appointments
made by Mayor-elect Moore.
"The selection of Mr.- Winston as
director of public works was u wcll
enrncd recognitiou of tho son ices to the
city and state of Mr. Winston," he
said.
Of Mr. Moore, the Governor said:
"He is starting out splendidly. Tip is
n m&n who can and will servo the city
well. Wc can only hope that critics of
his administration will be'just and give
, him no abuse that is not desrevd."
Tbe Governor said that he heartily
favored a great exposition in Philadel
phia in 192G iu celebration of. the ICOth
anniversary of American independence.
Philadelphia Can Do .Much
"Nothing cpli be, done bv tho slalc,"
he said, "until the Legislature meets.
but a great deal can bo done by the
citizens ot riiiiauelplila and the stale.
"I would like to sec an exposition in
Philadelphia as great as the Chicago
cxpObitlou. The Chicago- fair did gient
good, nprTMily for Chicago, but for the
country."
When asked about the demand for n
now investigation of conditions at the
Eastern Penitentiary, Governor Sproul
said:
"I will not tnko any new action until
I have received the report of tho state
board of charities, which is making an
investigation. The slate board is the
proper body totaiako such inquiries, and
I will wait until I'licar what it has to
- say about tbe prison. There is no rea
son why u new investigation should
start before the present Investigation
ends."
Bridge Project Up Friday. , , .
Next Friday afternoon, the governor
aid, the Peunsjhunla and New Jersey
boards will meet iu Philadelphia to act
In the matter of the Philadelphia-Camden
bridge.
An engineer will be appointed to take
charge of the engineering work. This
will be the most Impurtnu,!, appoint
ment in conueclloii with the bridgo
project. Other appointments will also
be made.
Tho Governor woul.il jiot talk of-thc
men who are belli? i-uuTidcrcd for ap
pointment as bridgci engineer.
Speaking of the Indicals, including
Emma Goldman and Uerkman, who
have been sent back to Europe, Mr.
Sproul said: "I hey should have been
sent out of the country sooner. Tho
fact that they aro so anxious to slay
leases no doubt that they" u re Veil
nSvarc that this country Is the best of
all countries, In spile of their fire
brand talk.
"Tho 'reds' have never been j,ea)ly
dangerous hero because America, is
j,ound; but they have done, u great
deal ot mischief, cuuting unrest and
discontent among the Illiterate foreign
ers, Wo aro better off without them."
Skating Today!
There i sUiltnn on fnnroartt,
Gustine and H11O113 p,rfc Ia.e.
ZWrtnpwt'' Pail on lie llrrfan
if)p$tM Gluh and arcrorrf College
penis. jM M 0r1U rr?cfc
1 ii 1 mm 1 nrniun i,iimum.h
" at "$n$F KmL
Jjt HBiH
ROBERT J. Mc.ENTV
Warden of tlio Eastern Peidt.cn-
Mary, mIio ilcmamrs a full investl-
gallon of his icglnio as head of the
prison
?0BERDEclsi0Nr
BY SUPREME COURT
Tribunal Recesses Until January
5 Without Giving Opinion on
2.75 P. C. Bevorage
Washington, Dec. 112. (By A. P.)
The Supreme Court today recessed unl-il
January f without handing dovn an
opinion on the constitutionality ot sec
tions of the Volstead prohibition en
forcement act affecting tho alcoholic
content of beer. (The Volstead act
defines beer having oor one-half of
one per cent alcohol as intoxicating.
Parties contesting the alldlty ot the
act contend that 2.7," per cent beer is
not intoxicating).
Tho court ordered the government to
r'.iowt cause" on January 5 whynrigiuul
proceedings should not bo instituted by
tho Main of Rhode Island and New
Jersey retail liquor dealers to hac dc
leunincil thq, constitutionality of the
national prohibition constiluiiounj
nmpndinent.
In orderiiie the covcrumciit to show
cause the couut, according to go em
inent attorneys, followed an unusual
procedure, no ordinarily in such in
stance .permission to bring such pro
ceedings is gncu and a dale fixed when
they arc returnable. The court, how
ceivwns generally believed to have beeu
prompted Uj-thrfuct that tis the amend,
iiicul becomes ofTecthe mi January 10
next, the procedure .followed would ex
pedite matters,
LODGE SILENT ON HAPGOOD
Won't Dlscuos Mlnister'B Return and
Aliened Sovlet'8ympatlifc8 '
Wasliingtoii, Dec. 22. (By A. P.I-'H
Senator Lodge, chairman ot tne loreign
relations committee, declined today to
discuss a' published report that Norpiim
Hapgond, minister to Denmark, decided
to leturu to tho United States after the
Stale Department learned that the com
mittee was prepaied to make public in
formation which was cxpecteil to show
activities and sympathies for tho Rus
sian soviet government.
The only comment from Senator Lodge
was that Hapgood's nomination died
with tho last session of Congress uud
that no recess appointment has been
made. The committee obtained informa
tion spxcral mouths ago that provoked
sin.li determined opposition to confirma
tion ot Mr. Hapgood that Secrclury
Lansing was informed the appointment
would not- be approved.
The information obtained by tbe com
mittee from Paris. New York and other
places is said leliably to be similar to
reports published that Hapgood inter
ested himself toward fostering com
merce between American export inter
ests and those of spcicl Russia.
NEW U. S. CALL0N MEXICO
Demand Made for Capture. of Amer
. lean Freed on $1500 Ransom
Washington, Dec. 22. (By A. P.)
Frederick Hugo, tho American ranch
jnnnugcr captured by bandits iu the re
cent raid pn Mtizpuii, Mexico, and later
liberated, 'was released under an agree
ment to pny"1500 tausom within
1-welviu.dayR, according to information
reaching the Department of State. Tho
department announced today that in
structions had beeu sent to tho em
bassy in Mexico .City to insist that steps
to cnptuic the bandits be tuken by the'
Mexican Government.
The raiders took from Muzuuiz Amu1-
ieim-Jinnpd property valued , ntriO000
pesos, 148 hprscs and large food sup
plies. About 400 bandits made tho at
tnfcl.". A federal force of 730 men and
bi mnchiue guns was less than forty
miles from Muzqliiz at the time pf the,
raid and made no effort to relieve tho
town or go to It until the bandits had
evacuated tho place.
FRIENDS JOSH "BILL" KURTZ,
SUGGESTED TRANSIT HEAD
f , , -' ' -
Bunker' Laughingly Declares Ho Is Unqualified, for Position
and Wouldn't Consider II if Asked Will
Retire January 1
"Please, sir, muy I bo a conductor,
or pcihups a motorman?"
Such questions as these, followed by
n gulo of lailghter, greeted William
B, Kurtz, of the firm of B, W. Clark
r .. t. ,. ...In. n 1.1a CIaiiiIc
IV VO., UUUKI--B, luuuj MO 1110 ,..i.um
jollied him about his prospects as the
next director of transit of Philadelphia.
His name is said o be on tho eligible
list Mavor-clcct Moore has prepared.
"The only way I can figure it," said
Mr. Kurtz as he smiled good-naturedly
todaj, "is thatome ot my friends fire
i. t..w (f. nliiv 11 nrnetlenl 101.0 nn me.
j Poihapa William R. Mcholson, xvJio
IIIIH neen a uusiuvb in-uu ui iu"b """" .
log, aJd to Mr. Moore: 'There's Bill
Kurt? who is,g0JPt to be out of job
jidon, viwyrfnot.iinnie, him? . ; v.
MOORE DEGLARES
HE WONT SUBMIT
. TO LEADERS7 RULE
MuyoY-oloot Will Not Stand for
Underground Pasoago to Un-
ftiondly Hoadquartors
MARTIN'S ANTI-REFORMER
TALK DRAWS HOT REPLY
Nineteenth Ward Politician As
sorts Indopendoncb in Coun
cil Head Selection
Major-elect Moore served notice on
political leaders today that ho "will
not stand for an underground passage
to unfriendly Jieadquarters," and that
ho will not be dictated to by any leader
or combination ot leaders.
Mr, Moore's sharp 'comment wns
called forth by a statement made this
morning by Senator David Martin,
arc leader of the Nincteculh ward.
Asked if ho would approve the Mayor
elect's choice of the candidates for
president of the new Council, Senator
Martin replied :
l xiil not vouch for a reformer
such ns either of the gentlemen from
nest Philadelphia who is a candidate
for president of Council. Nobodv owns
me. and I shall do my own thinking."
Tho two candidates arc Trancis F.
Hureh and Itichard Wcglein, the former
nu Independent, aud both Moore adlier
mtH. A third candidate is Phnrlea It
Hall, Vare leader of Ihe Seventh nnl.
Hnnnlnc Xfiirfln'c- rlin.. .. ,
.vU.i... .!.. v.., s mult-incut j,a uiuue
in the office of Itogister ot,AVills Shec
hnn, At the end of the interview. Sen
ator Vare was seen waiting to speak to
Martin.
When the Mnvor-olcct had been in
fornicd of the Nineteenth ward leader's
utterance, Mr Moore, after his 'refer
ence to an "underground asageway lo
unfriendly headquarters," continued:
"The new administration will not bo
goicrncd by political leaders. It will
bo a people's administration under the
personal direction of the. Mnor."
Senator' Martin hob asked if' he re
ceived the notice said to have been
sent him by Mr. Moore to the effect
that, unless he gave his whole-hearted
support to the .Moore administration
ho need expect neither recognition as
ii leader nor'favor in the form of po
litical patronage.
. "I have received no such notice,"
said Senator Martin., "In fact I have
not, heard from Mr. Moore for mc
time."
"Docs this menu n break bctuccn
5011 mid Mr. Mooro?" he was asked.
"No." he rcnlicd. Then he miffed.
"Nobody owns mo and 1 will do what I
think best politically. If (he Mayor
Is right I shall follow him and if he
is wrong I shall not."
i
ISCOTTNEARING DESPONDENT
Says Labor Lost Steel and Coal
Strikes and--Public Mus't Pay
Pittsburgh, Dec. 22. Labor has lost
both the toal strike and the stcei Atrike.
This is the assertion of Scott Nearing,
former I Diversity of Pennsylvania pro
fessor, 11 Socialist.
Speaking fo 11 crowd of Socialists iu
Labor Ljocuni here. Nearing said:
"I feel the workers have lost both flip
coal and the steel strikes and J feel
Judge Gary has won out in his, struggle
with the steel workers. I feel Judge
Anderson and those who stand with him
have won out in the coal strike; at
least tlu-y have won to this extent, the
new coal board has been granted both
the power to adjust wages aud the power
lo fix prices, und whatever increase is
given tho mind's will be added to jour
coal bill and mine next jenr."
WILSON PLANS USUAL GIFTS
Children and White House Employes
to Be Remembered
Washington. Dec. 22. (By A. P.)
Children living along the road between
Wnsipngtou and the country club in
Virginia, where President Wilson plajs
golf, -xx ill receive Christmas presents'
from the AVhito House this year as
usual, despite the President's illucbs.
The presents have been purchased and
will bp dclivcrod Christinas morning,
piobably by Mrs. Wilson
Another usual custom, that at giving
turkejs to all employes 111 the White
louse executive offices,
bscrved.
also will be
GIRL COASTER HlRT
Injured When Sled Swerved and
Crashed Into Telegraph Pole
Rose Mislcr, thirteen jears old, ot
503 Division street, Camden, Is in
Cooper Hospital today with a Trac
iiirrrl e". the result of a coasting ue-
xirlnnt lust Ilicllt .
Miss Mislcr was riding in the front
of a coaster with n party of friends on
u4iift near her home when it swerved
and ran against a pole. Her left leg
was broken.
if such a thins should happen I
wouldn't consider the 'place for' n
minute. For one thins I nm absolutely
unqualified, 1 have been in the bank
ing business all my life."
"Why, ho- couldu't even ring the
motorraau's bell," interrupted 011,0 of Ills
office friends with u grin.
"True," continued' Mr. Kurtz, "1
nm retiring from nctivo business the
1st of Junupry. But I have been in the
business forty seven years and I" urn
reudy to slow up a bit now, I wouldn't
want to tnko such u ppsltba Us the city
director of transit.
"And I don't believe John II. Mhon
would, consider such a pldec. Alba
JoliBsop mlbt, But J-am sure there, js
bum ,mJ4k3. or tee,,u,ijflHt about in
tbcitv wmwMfi'Vt. , "--
- - - - YM ' " 1
DR. ,CONWELL SAYS .
SPIRIT OF WIFE BADE j
HIM DIVIDE JEWELRY'
Baptist Clergyman Cites New Incident to Emphasize
. His Firm Conviction That Dead Can Com- :
municate With Living
ATTRIBUTES PRISON DELIVERANCE OF ST. PETER ,
TO SUPERNATURAL ACT BY APOSTLE'S DEAD MOTHER
By GIXOKGI-;
"1 trust xve are upon the borderland
ot great discoveries." said the Itcv. Dr.
Russell II Conwell. whose statement
I hot he had
held verbal
r o mmunlcu
Hon with the
spirit of his
wifo has at
traded conn
try -wide at
lention and
interest
Letters are
rushing vi n
up o n him
from ull sorts
of p c o p 1 e.
while tele
grams from
nietropolit a n
n c w spapers
DOCTon conwuli. Vuformoti ,, u
on tho subject Doctor Conwell 'is not
replying trt nnj of theo letter demands.
It is thy mere slatiment of n fael
to say that' not. since the appearanco ot
Sir Oliver Lodge's book, "Ilo.unoud,"
iu which he details the incidents of his
communication with the spirit ot his
pout has anj announcement along sim
ilar lines excited suclTwido interest ab
the declaration of Duclor Conwell.
This is largelj because ot his torn
mandinij position as president ot Temple
Unhersity and minister to tho largest
congregation of Baptists iu (he United
Stutes, and as a platform lecturer ot
International reputation.
Faith in Visitation Unshaken
In the parlur of Doctor Conwcll's
home oil North Broad slicet, with its
watm tints, civr.mngs nnd statuar,
wc spent an hour discussing tho subject
ot his spirit isitaut. The doctor talked
iu the nioft matter-of-fact way, evi
dence ot his unshaken faith iu the lcal
ity of his experience.
It was O'chaucc sentence in n iccent
sermon at the '(K'niple that led to lliu
disclosure ot this latest psjehic sensa
tion. Doctor Conwell never prepares
his Temple sermons in advance. He
speaks cvtempoiaueoiisly, and iu this
perhaps typifies flic nleulb ol the primi
; live church.
DuriiiK the couisc ot a recent sermon.
in which he was dwelling upon visits
ot nuzelic bciuss ns niesseneers ot God.
ho told mo llmtni he, looked down Into
the ejes ot Jilr; great- (otigicgiitlon,
nmoug them those whu hail lost rela
tifs nu Ihe Luslfania nnd on the battle
field, there enme the inspiration of the
moment to speipi ol hfs own personal
ARMED MEN PATROL
Extra Precautions Being Taken
in Business Center to Guard
Against Robberies
RESULT OF LATE HOLD-UPS
v :
Uxtm piccnutions arc being taken in
banks and trust companies and in laigc
jewelry establishments in this city iu
view ot the large number of hold-ups
and other robberies t ununified recently.
Armed detectives patrol Ihe banking
districts and" special guard 1110 on
duty in bnnkiug institutions. An elab
orate system of alarms has been in
stalled. '
Tellers,! llaviv Guns Handy
Depositors at reveral local banks In
the last few days have noticed, con
venient fo the hands of tellers, business
like revolvers.
The weaponR nie part of a system
perfected lecently in which plectric
Kftlla nntnmnlir. flnnrwplosinir devices.
vault alarms and private guaids play
un important pail. .
Whilo this city has witnessed
nunic'rous bold robberies iu the ln--t few
weeks, particularly on jewclrj stores,
the professional crooks have avoided
"gun -work" In local banks.
According to priviite detectives
engaged when the crime wave roso 111
tliis city, the methods now in force arc
so designed that escape becomes almost
impossible even if bandits get into a
i-hiink nnd garner n small Harvest 01
currencv, ,, . ,
Nearly every teller's "oag( is equip
ped with alarm bells, operated cither by
foot or hand. Even if a bank cHicnil h
l.nn.lB nre in the air under the menace
of a crook's weapon.ihis- foot can press
a button (hat will lock tho bank doois
and souud un alarm.
Scrutinize Parked Autos
Automobiles parked near a bank are
always nu object of scrutinj for the
special guards tin patrol. A motorcar
with engine ruuniug usually receives
special attention.
To thejjld "dead-line" created be
tween Fifth and Third streets on Chest
nut has beeu added another barrier point
for suspecls. From Thirteenth lo l'lf
teenth street nndfrom Wnjnut to Arch
professional thieves, in theory at leant,
,.. miln nlinnppnf eolmr undetected.
Jium-s T, Cortelyou, ne-xt dhector of
public safety and aiow chief of tho dis
trict attornev's defective staff, plans to
"do Instead of -talk" when he assumes
. ..C ll. nil.'. ni.n
cliurgc i " "w p '!v'l.'..f . 1
Mr. Cortel.vou emphasued this today
when nsketl If be wns'l'reparlug plans
lo ehek tho lawlessness apparent now
in the daily police reports.
Cusscdncss
Cloudy tonight avd Tueidau, too;
A'ot itc chatwQ in temperature;
Vrcth vprlh winds ate ixcccl and
pare J
rftnU.care a ?Mo yout
BANKING DISTRICTS SUPPORT OF CLERGY
1 1 , ' i"
1, .
NOX MiCAIN
experience with visitors fiom the World
bejond.
"There came to me the impulse that
it was mj dut to tell those people
what I knew ns a. balm to their sorrow
ing hearts," said Doctor Conwell.
They wrre only a few renteiftes or
so', hut thpy were eagerly seized upon ns
a great hope. The words were cu
rled to the outside world and thence
to the newspaper people.
the incident of the apparition of hi
wife, and her messages, has bfcen known
for nearly four years to a few intimate
friends of Doctor Conwcll's, but there
was, a hesitancy on his part during nil
this timo to discuss or publish the facts
lo the world.
No Doubt of Spirits' Present 0
" Ihere is no doubt in my mind I hat
we live surrounded by an invisible xvoild
ot spirits. They are cognizant vuf our
UPts and thoughts nnd cnu, under 1 er
laiu conditions, communicntc with us
They arc the 'encompassing cloud of
witnesses' to which Paul refers," said
Doctor Council.
The iutiinale details of Hip nppuu
tion's appearance hip, even to the must
skeptical, ot intense interest. As if dis
posing of the psychologists' Iheorv Hint
it was 11 visual hallucination. 11 pio
icetioii of his "secondary personality.''
Doctor Conwell tells inc that at no
time pilot- to Ihe appearance of the
spirit visitor Imd the pubsihllilj ot such
a thing entered his mind, lie had at
lare intervals entertained the vague
hope that his mother at some time might
manifest her prrsauce or give evidence
of lier interest iu. him but hS wife,
nevtr
The unexpected lime and charaelerfl
of ihe visits, their ficqiiency ami uu
subject ot the lummuniuitions disposes,
to Doctor Conwcll's mind, ot one scien
tific assumption "that hp was laboring
under u hullueiunlion, the working of
his subconscious mind, or, us psycholo
gists put it, his' "subliminal persopal
it." The teats alone to which lie
subjected his visitant preclude such a
deduction, he thinks.
Applied Three Tests
'I'heic were three Jc,sts instead of
two, ilip tfilid being, perhaps, not so
rvidcnll.il of the genuineness of the
phenomenon, but equally convincing lo
Doelor Conwell.
At the tiuicj pf tho fust visit or the
apparition the,, doctor was, as lin says,
T11 ordinary" lieuith, -Mil " tircl.vual,
however, to the point 01 physlcnt ex
hntistioii. He had overworked, would
best describe ills condition.
CuiiUimim on I'aire Twenlj, Column Two
'Deeper Probe, Better, I Like It,'
Says Warden, Referring to
Prison Investigation
REFUSES CONFIDENCE VOTE
RoIipi I .1. Mt'Kcnl, waillpn of the
nabtein Pcuilcutiarj, attacked by a
group who describe conditions there as
"frightful," objected todaj to the Bap
tisl Ministerial Union voting on 11 mo
tion expressing coulidoncp iu his man
ngpniPiil aud demanded a sliict probe
of the prison life.
"Thp deeper they dig the belter I
like it," he declared to the ministers
meeting in the First Baptist Church,
Seventeenth aud Sansom streets.
"I don't want s.wupyth.v. 1 want a
thorough iuvestigiKion. A man onlv
sqiicalo when he Is hint, and I haven't
squealed. Let me have this fight, 'gen
tlemen." His lequest to huvo the motion with
drawn interruptec' a discussion between
the ministeiH 011 whether the church
should express confidence in his nian
ngeineait of the prison at this time when
tho gioup oppo.sing him promise start
ling revelations of conditions at the
pciiilcutinrj .
Inquest fo Bo Held Wednesday
Tomoirow at 11 o'clock, counsel for
the persons demuudiug a strict probe
of the prison's nffuirs will present their
case hefoip Assistant District Attornejs
Gordon and- Brown. Wednesday ut the
same hour, a loroncr's Inquest will be
helcl 111 the penitentiary into the uenth
of a nrlsoner alleged to have commit
ted biiicide lu his tell theie ThuisdajJ
"I have faith iu God and defj the
world and the devil. Wurdcn Me
Kcnt told tin iniuislcrs today in
speakjng of tho chaiges uiiido against
him. "If they get us to the wall we
will produce Hip proof of the good xe
arc doiug; we will show what men
make ot themselves when they get out
ot the (SI ii'itoiitiut .x "
Following his nddiiss Ihe Rev. D. II.
Woolston moved thiit.it vote of thanks
hn extended the speaker and an expres
sion given of confidence iu his muuttge
mpiit of fthe prison. The motion was
seconded by the Rev. "V. J. McCuidy,
assistant pustor at Temple Unlversitj.
Ur.st Friend Convicts Have
The Rev. Robert A. Zeblcy des-cribcd
Mr. Mclxenty as "tho best friend 11 11111
victed man ever hud.". Giover Drew,
secretary of the union, declared, "Mr.
McKcntj's work at the penitentiary is
for the good of tho citizenship ot tho
pitv nnd state.
Tho Rev. Joshua A. Wills, of the
First Baptist Church, of Dirclown, N.
J,, said the Wurdcn deserved the sup
port of nil ministers.
Tho Rev'. C, A. Molt spoke in 011-
nositiou to tho expression of confidence
in tho niuuageiiieuf ot tho prison, tie
daring ho did not want tho church lo
Conllieufcl an race Tivrnt-f. Column Four
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M'KENTY DECLINES
HITCHCOCK
NVTES
m
RtPUBI CANS
TO TREATY PARLEY
Dnmoci iilic Son. 'i to Loader
Sooks lo Kffoct Compiomiso
on Rosorvationn
LODGE TRIES TO PLACE
i r- imnn nnreinrniT I
ulmivic uruiid rnuoiucm i Cj
G. 0. P. Policy Now Dircctod
Toward Making Poace and"
Delaying Action on Loaguo
tt. C UNI ON AV.fNitLUKUT
siBfl t orre,p.'inJrnl ef tlio Tarnlng Public
l-df"r
Washington, Dec 22. - Senator
Hitchcock has Invited the mild rescrva
tionisr Republican) to confer with Mm
during the holidavs in an effort to work
out a comnromise on the peaec tieaty
The Republicans will arcent. sinre ther
were disappointed bj the failure to ap
point a conciliation committee.
The attitude ot thesp Republicans is
pxiuessfel lij Senator TownsPiid, ot
Michigan, who wants to ee the Ireatv
saved, nllhouch he Ins desired stionger
reservations than have beeu sobght b")
the Mt. Cumber McNnry group.
Mr Towiif-end snnlr iu s-peaking of the
conferences Mr Hitchcock has ar
ranged: "I'm iu "fnior of a compromise if
one can be 111 ranged : if one cannot, then
I thitil. thai the Knn resolution re
iieihug Hie declnriitiou of War should
be passed. Peine lionld he declared."
Lodge Woihs A illi Bltter-endcis
Mr. Townscnd's view is typical of 11
large section of the lltpuhlic-nn 111a
niiitj. 11 lb not Mr. Lodge's view. The
Republican lender is w orking Jiqvv with
the bitter-enders, inlher than with' the
mild 1 est rv alienists, among diis fol
lowers. His efforts are now all tli-
lecled to placing the binmo for the
failure to puikc peace squarclj oil the
Piesidcnt '
For this reason lie is supporting the
Knox icsolutiim and caused it, lo be re
ported Saturdaj from the foreign rchi
lions committee. Tf this resolution is
passed nnd Hip President rejcctR it, us
is pxopcied, then Hie responsibllltv for
delnvilig ik-iiii will rcM upon the Pres
ident, unci the Ut-piilillvau managers be
lieve now Hint Hip demand cd the cuuu
try. especinll of Us business iuterests,
is'for iieacft, rather than for the nrcc'isp
I realy of pence which President Wilson
negotiated at Paris, even with icervu
lioiu.. Tim 1ffmililfent, feel t lint the fount rv
will be sjillsflfd to let the league of
nations wnii, if peme may bt ckdoriu
without it.
- ..
"" SccIis"(o Blamo President
ReiinffVr T.oiltrn Is ,o UlrObSPd ill
placing Hip bhime for (Iip failure 6t
peace upon tlie President that he has
broken with the mild rcservatiouisis.
lie neglected to Consult them in causing
the foreign relations committee tti ie
port the Knox resolution, and he
ignoreel their wishes in falling lu pro
vide some official machinery for work
ing out n compromise during the recess
'lie Ims driven them for the time being
jiufo Mr. Hitchcock's aims.
The real question icmailTi, as it nl
wiivn has when the mild rc-scrvntionrsl
Republicans have dealt with Mr. Hitch
cock The Nebraska senator, lepiescnt
ing lliv President, is willing to go iu the
directum of compromise. Mr. Hitchcock
is nut u free agent. He knows Hint he
1 annul deliver his parly unless the
Picsideul approves. This situation bus
crippled Mr. Hitchcock's efforts iu the
past and Inn) do so again.
It HI, iliuncoeu, nnviiij; iiiviu-ei un
Republic tins to confeicnce, is unable to
lllslj llieui Willi rea-stiii.iuie i-oiupiu
niises, men. as r-ouaior unviisi-uii 111
eluateil ill his interview, they will be
feircid bae,k into the arms of Lodge and
probably lit nil ull of them will sup
port thf Knox resolution on Hie ground
that the chief thing to be accomplished
is peace
Bcpiihliian folic ( hauges
If, on the other hand, Ml. Hitch
cock Ull II l-Sieieill II lisuii iiuii.i-s iiMii-
pi onuses enough to satisrv .1 consider
able group of Republicans and lo ap
peal to the couutr.v as lciisouahle. then
Mr Lodge's ixisition will become tllf-,
ficult. If the public feels flint 11 leason-
(cinllntircl cm I'iicii Twenlj, nlciinil I'liur
DANSEY CASE PRISONERS RELEASED IN EAIL
Release from Jail under bail, pending; action by the gr:ni
jui 7, came as a Christmas piesent today to Charles F. White
and Mis. Edith Jones, held in connection with the death of Biljy
Dansey. White was released under S7500 bail, Mrs. Jones
under S2500 bail by Judge Black, of the New Jeisey Supieme
Court at Way's landing.
CABLE SERVICE TO SOUTH AMERICA RESTORED
'NEW YORK, Dec. 22. The 'All-American Cable Company
announced today the restoration of normal service over its Hnes
.s to all points in South Arnei-ica. Communication. he 3 been rate.
- f upted lately "because of a break in one of the cables of the west
coast of South America. '
SAVES LIVES OF PARENTS
Father and Mother, Sister and
Brother Unconscious From'Gas
Thcoppoituiie uirhal of Paul Sbarc
noii iit bis home. TivJ." Bartiam avenue,
yesterday savcel the lives of his par
ents mid 1(1 brother and sister. As
lib entered tho house he detected strong
fumesc-of gas. He tried to awaken the
members of Ids family, but received
no lesnonse. Going to their bedrooms,
he found" them unconscious" from' the
effects, of gas.
Mux Kbarenon and Mrs. Anna ShMiy
non, the boy's parents, and Stella, his
PWI.. K feteJft ,!. ASS
i5K"ia";vtA;i5t. r
KREIDER FILES ANSWER
Civil Scrvico Commission Secretary1'
flcclsts 'Dctcctlvc'o Pica
A tllliini H Krelder secretary of the
Cnil Seree ( omniisKion. todn filed
an answer in Common Pleas Court No
1 to the writ of mandamus tiled In
Holier! (' Orndorff. a former act ins d"
tecMre', lu which Orndurff asked to be
reintatcu'
Because the paH- hs ulreadj b"en
turned oxer fo the di$lrM attoinei nnd
crluiiual fluirges hap been preferred !
agaiiiPt Urudoiff, the nnswer ; stales, he
slimild not he leinslaled J he answer
explains that the former detective was
piiircril Willi InUli" bribes from Hnrr
Slaeth nni( Jesse Scheiier. of tlleusldp
S4lieirer iiiafle. afliihnit I hat he had
gWcnOrndorlT?3."0 at onetime and ?2."
at another-for allowing Inm to return
nutomobilps which the f.elpetixp Knew
had lire n hlolcn Slaeth swore he HaA
cn bribes amounting lo.!." to Urn
elorlT
NEW HOME RULE
BILL READ TODAY!
I
British Opinion In Thai New,
Effort to Settle Irish
o
Trouble Is Fulilo
PLAN MODELED AFTER U. S.
Loudon, Dec. 22. Premier Lloyd
George swas read at the opening of
Pnrlinrhcnt todav to announce Ihe de
tails of flip government's Irih home
rule bill.
This measure, which will, it is be
licved. give n huge amount of uutononij'
to hclnnd, has been, according to le-
nil statements, modeled after Ihe stale
go'vrruinoiilnl s.vslem of Ihe United
Slate.
Two legislatures, one for I Ulei and
one Tol" southern lieland, would be pro
vided, and Hip way is left open for a
iftilmi of Hip two spclions, should they
decide to fake this step. Fullest pos
sible freedom would bo accorded tlie
Irish legislatures in administering the
uffuirs of the island, while iu matters
affecting the empire Ireland would have
a voice in tlie Imperial Parliament.
Comments in this morning'H news
papers on the premier's statement re
veal general hopelessness regarding any
improvement', in the situation as being
likely to. result.
Neither .losnh Devlin nor other .Nn-
"tionaiist members of I'urllnincnt are ex-
liectcd to attend the meeting, today.
.which is regarded as showing .Jheirj
minds nro nlicatU- matlc up l- uunil-
verse sen-se.
Labor tncmbeis themselves, nccordihg
to Hip Herald, the laborite organ, hate1
no imprest in the piemicr s statement,
"knowing what he is going lo say and
having formed opinions.'.'. .
Unknown persons last nigjir enterccr
the office of the Dublin Daily Iucle
pendent, a newspaper which sharply
criticized the attack on v iseount l rencli,
wrecking tho tpesetting machines and
crippling the slerotpiug plant, accord
ing lo dispatches.
The raiders PSPaptd as quickly as did
the assailants of 'Viscount Frpueh and
with greater case, their operations be
ing carried out s.vstematicall unif quiet
Iv n nil without excitiug the suspicious
of outsiders. The damage done during
the raid is estimated at some thousands
of pounds sleiling, the work of tlpstrup
ttou having been tlonp with great thor
oughness., ihp nipn who attempted to assassi
iinlc Lord Lieuteuaul French coutiuue
et liberty, and. so tar as known, no
further clues to their identities have
bet n obtained. A Dublin dispatch fo
the Dail Mail s.i.s: "A man hunt for
Sinn 'Felncrs will be made in Dublin this
week."
Dublin. Dec-. 22 lit A P. I The
stale's at (tunc) gave details Of Ihe nt,
lenipl lo assassinate Visional French,
lord lieutenant of Iielniid. when the in
cpiesf mer the bod of Savage, who wan
killed, was lesimieil here induj
Thp first inr cnrr.ving Viscount FipiicIi
pp&scd tpiickl bv the spot from which
the shots were tired, the fpsfinion de
veloped Two buiubs were then hulled
in quick succession. liolh of them
stiuck u seconel cat, which vas empl,
the stcuiul bomb ixplodlug inside the
vihicle.
The slnle's nttome sniel Savage liael
been taken in the icbelliiin of Faster
Sunday, HUG. iu Ireland, and th'at later
he was removed to Kngluiid.
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WINTER WARMLY GREETED
Year's Shortest Day Finds Mercury
at Seasonable Point
This is Hip first day of winter, al
though the average temperature this
morning was from 20 to 27 degrees
higher than last Thursday, when the
mcrcur touched 1 degrees.
Winter arrives officially nl -1 :27
o'clock this "afternoon..,. At that time
the earth i caches a point marking its
position neaiCst the sun. From this
moment on tin? days begin to lengthen.
The vv eather .man predicts that tho
tfiuperaiure-touay vvui oe uonut normal
pnd pronuiiot good, fair weather for
suonn nc un -xiai. uoniai
y. TonlgbU nccprdlBf
, i pryiQtwn9 wltl ht fair.
ELLIS ISLAND FERRY,
STORED BY REDS
SEEKING REVENGE
Woillllll Loild3 Mol) of 150, De-
-,
noilDoillg U. S. for Doporla-
a '
tion of Husband
RIOTERS CHANT ANARCHIST
SONG; ROUTED BY POLICE
Second "Soviet Ark" to Loava
for Unnamed Port Beforo
Now Year
Bj tho Associated Prcs-i
New Yorh. Dec, 22 Led br n
woman who declared hpr husband had
been deported to Russia yesferday on
l?h("'s.!;ict Ai:V' Jafor,d' a "1 llr,(
Redf todav attacked the entrance to
he Ellis Island ferrv in nn effort to
reach fellow- radlcajs still awaiting de
portal ion A riot call was turned in
before the police could restore order.
The mob formed nround the gate
keeper's cage several minutes before tlie
attack was launched Then the woman,
proclaiming herself an anarchist, step
petl forward und drove both fists
through Ihe glass window.
As pieces of glass crashed to the
pavement, thp crowd begau chanting
the "Internationale." ,
"Down with this dirty, rotten gov--eminent!"
screamed Hip woman, "They
have taken my husband aud arc taking
the husbands, brothers amj fathers of
us nil "
Unable to quiet the mob. Asa Mit
chell, superintendent of the barge office,
located nt the tin of Manhattan, turned
in n call for police reserves.
Mob Beats Policeman
The. mob turned qu 'the first police
man to nnsuftr the call and beat him,
but when more reserves with drawn
clubs and n detail ot coast guards xvitb
fixed bayonets arrived, the crowd sud,.
denly became docile. Members of itt
explained they had conic to inquire
about relatives who hud sailed on the
Buford. .
A young ,Russian woman who gave;
the name of Clara Brooks was arrested
as the ringleader.
Clara Brooks later was arraigned op
u charge of disorderly conduct, found
guilly and committed, to the Tombs for
TortJ -eight hours pending an investiga-e
tion by a probation officer. She gavij
ht)r age as twenty-four ears and told
tile magistrate that she had cone to the
Bills .Island ferry in an effort to see
lirr '.husband on the island but UiaJ,
'tlift- ii milil moI lot- itii. i-n "
She sobbed during the hearing and s-rJ
Mi..ll time.', I, uiuerii ...j,- lulu m..uui .-
piiolediher to court-also wept. tX
The-'Buford,' which sailed lor an un-r
named Russian -port yesterday with 21PI i
lttdical deportees on bdard, will b."jW5yj
lowed, before she has had an opportur- fM
nity to land, by n second "art load ot
anarchists, uccording to the best in
formation obtainable today.
It was stated that the second batch
probabl would be embarked some timo
this week ns the government's second
drastic step against nlieus who havn
sought lo overthrow constitutional gov
ernment. The Department of Justice has GO.OOfl
radicals listed How many of these will
follow their "Red" leaders on enfotced
vo.vnges to their home lauds has not been
made known.
"Brains" of I ted Movement Go
Department of Justice agents said the i
Buford's pusseiiger list romprised vir
tually the "brains" of the radical move-'
ment in the United Stntes.
"Long live the revolution iu Amer
ica!" was chanted defiantly by the
motley crowd on thp decks of the steel
gra troopship as Jie churned lier way
mint tlin Slniiie of Liberty. Now and
then they-cursed in chorus al Hie United
Stalc3 and the men who nau cutsuort
their propaganda here. Not until thu
Buford sli anied out of the narrows be
tween Forts Hamilton nnd Wndsworth
did the din cease. Over their heads
whipping in the wind, the Stars nnd
Stripes Hoated from the masthead.
In addition to Fmiua Goldman, there
weie two women aboard Rthel Bern
stein aud Ddra Lipki'i '
"Good-b America. sobbed Miss
Berustein as the tug plowed past the
StnliiP ot Liberty with her lighted torch
held ppiudl.v aloft, btic was leaving
behind Samuel Lipumu. her fiance, fac
ing It twent-cai term in the Atlatls
penitentiary for violating the espionage
law,
BcrUmau Threatens engeaneo
Alexander Berkman. one othp mOst
notorious of the passengers, was defiant
to the last and threatened secret service
men as lie stepped from the soil ot the
United Stales.
"We're coming baclt aud wc 11 get
ou," he muttered, embellishing his
statement with curses. ,
Miss Goldman was so unconcerned
that she slept until after midnight, al
though the rest of tho party remained
up all night. . ,
Twentv two anarchists remain at El
lis Island te.'lav awriting deportation.
Tii, iil lio'sent to Russia with otheis
from Detroit audi Chicago who could not
be tent to New Yoik in time to sail on,
the Buford. Airungemcnts for the de
parture of the next "soviet ark have
been completed, according in irou vi,
LTil. acting commissioner at the island.
a r.- mnrrieel unnrcblsts aio held in
i various cities, awaiting the decision of
the authorities as to whether to semi
their families with them No anarchist;
1 of whose marriage there was official retv
ord is on the Buford. but eight of them
I had requested that their sweetheart.' b
sent on the biup niso.
Washington, Dec. 22.- fBy A. P )
Anthony Camigetti. commissioner gen
eral ot immigration, referring to Ois ,
Biifonl. today said: '
"I do not know tho ship s destina
tion, nnil if I did' I would feel it my
dtilv iisTim American, to protect the livcp ,
of the Ainerienn Foldlers and citizens Oil
bourd not to reveal it."
ORANGE SEED KILLS CHILD
Two-Year-Old Lannhorne Girl Di?'
While Visiting Grandfather
An orange seed which lodgtid in bfif
throat caused tho death today of two
ciir old Dorothj DuvU
' The llttlo girl, whose home in in
Lunghorue. 1'a., wos visiting lifi" '
grapdfather t WO:! Knur street, Gftv
roantpwu. A pbybicisUi wa4 sunHnond
vli,0 muue every fwj ljiHiitjf' " v-i
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