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PTbabcock
b sproul seek
i to end party row
vt
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Hold at Harrlsburg
PrnnW-GRUNDY FIGHT
Kif" .- ..innnvimn i ennpns
II, 15 wunniiiiw i.L.nta..w
in f
I L, i. joinhi ji'a Mayor Urges
fjww'r
f Janiss uonnuiijr -.. ,. ,
for Magisterial Jobs
Tie -welding of break in the state
ft&pnblican ranks is expect . .,.
K, iPftant conference held to
1& Governor Sproul. Mayor Moore
5 Mayor B. V.-Babcock, of Pitts-
-JpOS Vo nnef- hnve indi-
ItumDiings iui ........ , - -- ----
? Mted that the antagonism ucu
Ukenh B- Grundy nna wiitiam u.
I ' " n Hi..- .tnlHinfl -i ifMl Irl
? Crow, state licpuojicau cua.w.., -...
2 flame into open warfare within the
mi l .. .. i: mAntlnn nf TTnrrltt-
5 At ttte erouure luduawu -v
hinri "is morning, the Governor, with
pMr Moore and Mr. Babcod t the
Ifcreakfast tabje, held au informal con
' ...t 3 .a (i.tnn nliiiit' e(n4n.
ifirnice ucsigncu w "s ..u., o..
IrHs harmony.
i mti. J.,l.!nf Mapftr ta n frl(nr1 nf
fniiauciui' o ijv ... k
t loth Crow ana urunuy unit is res'irueu
bi a Ukdy mediator, able to heal the
Mpture with the assistance. ot the UoV'
pnor and Pittsburgh's chief executive,
Tliis rrcsldcnltol Year
This is a presidcntial'year. National
1 3,umtm arc to be chosen, members
i'J cf the state Legislature are to be elect-
.. . .Apwnn will tet ealAftfwl nnrl
&there will be ti popular vote also on n
J United States senator from Pennsyl
7Tnia. ,!
If In vlow ot xnese eveius looramg up
fa the jolitical horizon, political leaders
5 .POIUI OUt lilUl, HIULU LUlJliUIIJ 43 Ul LilV
r Utmost lmpoiiuutc.
While at Harrisburg ns the Gov-
It trnor's guest nt n testimonial dinner
v tlven Pennsylvania congressmen, Mr.
i Moore conferred with Senator Crow. A
7i future conference with Mr. Grundy is
i anticipated.
"i The Sfayor's visit to the state capital
if forecasts legislative action next year
regarding county offices here. Mr.
Uoore has stated he "is not Koine to
Titand for the dumping ot political
plants in the county offices for the pur
H pose of harrassing the administration."
f Legislative "Loxow" Expected
It is understood be let the Governor
know his attitude in that respect. A
feiiilative "Lexow" ia cxnected to
j.resuli in 1801,' "with (in investigation
or local county olhcc3 nud the enact'
ment of legislation along lines desired
by the city administration.
Mr. Moore arrived at 12:02 o'clock
this afternoon at Bfoad Street Station,
where he wasv met by his secretary,
Durrell Shuster, and his bodyguard,
fsernant John Dooncr.
"My talk with the Governor was very
satisfactory," Mr. Moore stated on
reaching hi office. "The Governor is
not only a fine host, but he has n keen
interest in the welfare of the common
wealth, which includes the political
status of cities like Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh."
Discussed Magisterial Vacancies
In his conversations with the Gover
nor, the Mayor discussed the two mag
iiterial vacancies that are to be filled
shoitlv. Tin nlsn cllKPiissnil thflivnpnnpp
h on the Orphans' Court bench cauTed by
"it aeaiu ot .luage Anderson.
It h understood Mr. Monrn reenm-
If wended the appointment of former Mag
i istrate Itobcrt Carson and of James
(.onnelly to the places In the minor
judiciary. Connelly is a lieutenant of
Majtstrato AVilliam F. Campbell. It
is alto understood he recommended tho
selection of George W. Coles, chair
pan of the Town Meeting party, for
the Orphans' Court vacancy.
ENVER STARTS RED REVOLT
Now King of Kurdistan, He Leads
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Bolshevik Revolution In Turkestan
Genera, Jan. 15. By A. P.)
wiver Pashu, former Turkish minister
01 War. whn nrno riwrnhdw ..ln.fn.l l.in..
w Kurdistan, hi.s started n Bolshevik
Evolution in Turkestan, Afghanstan and
iialuehistan, according to. n telegram
from Baku. Euver is said to have many
followers and is directing. his eucrgles
(Calnst Ilrtlieti nrnetlva in n,t....nf,...n
I 1.1. C." . .. '"""' '" wuumvamu
If prge sums of money, if is reported'
) tot been furnished 'Enyer by the
u i"i me ultimate aim heinc India.
kviiei. government in Moscow I tne money in om iui ui upun ineet-
ftThis is tho first time on record that a I "'B8- according to a decision given to
polsneik movement has been started bv Banking Commissioner Fisher by Dcp
1 monarch. J uty Attorney General II. .J. Myers.
U-BOAT CAPTAIN A SUICIDE
man Who Sank Great French
Battleship Takes Poison
lain rV l1n- 15- (By A. P.)-,Can-
i' toirli,. ,,' commaDder of the sub-
i Z ,bVLc1 sunk the battleship Dan-
hJaniu her. VTe?scIJ' died ycsterdny in
I tSCPn,i nt IIumburB. after having
hePliln,' 4a,;cordinK to a dispatch
' ,n' t-okal Anzeiger.
!' oSLr?Ph., ba"leWp Banton was
0 101- l Mediterranean March
fnt mV . cn&nk a- hM "our nfter
ft Uh V5? men- The remain
iTrfS, ?un her compliment were
sarssa?
assue and pa-
tllsplaccd 18,
TOWN MAROONED BY ICE
Blt Frozen In Streets In Darkness
p ""d ne Bus Line Quits
fr. Xte'' N- J-Jan. 15,Villag.
WBtir nf . ys marooned thi
it, g ine nvRto nfi-t .i.ii.
Vldea th. .?7st,er flcet- which pro
MiMV?,nc,pal1 employment for the
w Vi . , iin?f n UL the MaurIco lvcr
'? t nieh iI'E J.1"61' are.. 'ark-
wo the in. Ii "s. .1 n '"spute be
k counan. lAvn.?blP "luclals and the gas
V k covtrnT reDeWflI 0t tl10 8trc
Wllvinp"!9,1 Wween here
ft " oe"t,,rofbempora,iI1ly w'f
toids, the bai condltiou of
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Entered as Socond-CInsi Matter
Under tho Act
HITCHCOCK TO MEET
LODGE AT PARLEY
OVER TREATY TODAY
Republican and Democratic Son-1
ators Arrange Conforenco to
Effect Compromise
Washington, Jan. 15. (By A. P.)
A conference today between informal!
committees of Republicans and Demo
crats prominent in tho effort to rench
a compromise on the peace treaty has
been arranged. Senator Lodge, the Re
publican leader, and Senators New, of
Iudianu; Kellogg, of Minnesota, und
Lcnroot, of Wisconsin, were to meet
with Senator Hitchcock, of N'ebraskn,
administration leader ; Senator Owen, of
Oklahoma, and two or three other Dem
ocrats.
The conferenco was arranged through
Senator Owen, utr whose home n score
of Democrats conferred last week in
the compromise movement.
No now program of compromise res
ervations had been prepared for sub
mission to the Republicans. Senator
Owen said, but it was expected that
the conferees would go over the whole
field of suggested compromises.
' "THEM THAT HAS, GITS"
VVestern Comet, With Wet Carflo,
Leaves Port for Havre
Rocked in the cocktail-shaker of the
deep, the whisky nrk, Western Comet,
is rolling along over the sea far out and
beyond three-mile limits, federal agents
and- nil but the dreams of the thirsty.
With 25,000 barrels of the liquid that
used to cheer in her bold, she sailed
awny from this port yesterday nftcr
noonlenving the city, as you might
say, to wood-alcoholism and tea.
The Comet started on her anything
but milky way just in time, for bv to
morrow evening her cargo would have
been tied up for eternity or until the
country gocn wet again, which seems to
be about the same thing.
The harbor strike held her up, but
with u burst of energy she was coaled
and got ready for sea before it wns too
late. She is carrying the message of
joy to Havre, France, which recalls the
old lino about "them that lias, gits."
Bun voyage, Comet, bun voyage!
OFFER LION CUBS TO MAYOR
Avalanche of Mall, Bearing Com
plaints, Carries Unlquo Note
A backwash of mall is pouring into
Muyor Moore's office ns n result of his
aggressiveness and energy in inspecting
conditions existing throughout the city.
Most of the letters complain of gam
bling "houses and other illegal resorts.
One received today stood out for
uniqueness. Written in the West, it
offered for sale two lion cubs, described
as "playful little fellows," just the
thing ns mascots.
If, a big if. the offer is rfecopted, vis
itors to the Mayor's reception room n
year hence, need iiot', b,-etarHedif-n
pair oftawny hided shaggy maned ani
mals stretch at case, guarding the May
or's door. Feeding recreant office
holders to the lions may have a new sig
nificance. Durrell Sinister, the Mayor's secre
tary, is a fast worker, but he needs all
his speed to Keep up with the inunda
tion of letters. The Mayor's mail makes
that of tho most popular movie star
look like the contents of a delivery, box
in a country postoffico.
AMBLER CASE HELD UP
Former Insurance Commissioner
Succeeds In Checking Indictments
Charles A. Ambler, through James
W. Scarlett, his attorney, today suc
ceeded in holding up the indictments
aguinst him in connection with, the
wrecking of the Nortli Penn Bank.
Judge Johnson granted a petition of
fered by Mr. Scarlett to argue a motion
to quash the four indictments against
the former stale insurance commissioner.
The Indictments were described in the
TintlHnn nn "vnifllfl imlolitilfn nrwl ,,,,
certain." The bills were alleged to be I
'efectivo because they "fail to set out
the devices, contrivances and means by
which it may appear to the court that
such devices, etc., were unlawful nt
common law or by virtue of some state
law."
No objection was made by the district
nttorney's office to the filing of tho peti-
1 Hon. Assistant. District Attnrnpv .Tn.
repli Taulane will argue against the pe
tition when it comes up. Judge John
son set no date for the argument.
B.&L CAN CHARGE PREMIUM
I Only on Money Publicly Bid For,
However, Official Rules
Harrisburg. Jan. 15. (By A. P.I
I A- building and loon association can
' charge a premium ou loans only when
I "I am of the opiniou, he says, "that
associations have the right to charge
n premium on loans with the stock of
the association ns collateral, provided
tho loans are mude to the stockholders
bidding the highest premium therefor
at an open meeting of the association,
in accordance with the provisions of the
act of Assembly."
VARE MEN AP7o"lNTED
Three Are Palced on Finance Com
mittee of New Council
Three Vare members of the Council
are slated for the finauce committee
Joseph P. Gaffney, Eduard Buchholz
and Isaac D. Hetzell.
Richard Weglein, president of the
Council, worked today over the com
mittees which are to be announced next
Tuesday.
The finance committee, the most im
portant subdivision of the city's legis
lative body, is to have eleven mem
bers. Francis F. Burch, of tho Foity
sixtli ward, is to be chairman of the
committee.
Another important subdivision is the
committee on transportation. Transit
will be conspicuous tills year iu the
councilmunic deliberations. Many vital
subjects uffectlng the high-speed lines
will be acted upon by this committee.
' Three administration supporters ure
candidates for chairman of the trans
portation committee. Sigmund J. Cans,
councilman from the Sixth district, has
the support of Purchasing Agent A.
Lincoln Acker. The other aspirants
nro Alexis J. Llmebnrucr. Seventh dis
trict, aud William 11. Horn, Eighth
dhtrict,
at th ttwtofflco, at Jhlladelphla, Ta.
of March 8, 1870.
MOTHERDIESAFTER
EFFORT 10 RESCUE1
mm IN FIRE
Youngsters in Hospital, Una-
waro of Her Death, Call
v for Her Constantly
NEWS KEPT FROM FATHER,
HURT IN LEAP TO SAFETY
Patrolman Is Also Injured in Ef
fort to Save Family
Trapped by Flames
Mrs. Benjamin Simon was fatally
burned this morning when she shielded
her two children with her body in the
fire which destroyed their home at 1005
Oxford street, durine the night. She
died in St. Joseph's Hospital.
Benjamin Simon, her husband, is in'
the same hospital, in a serious condition i
from burns nnd other injuries. He
jumped from the second -story window.
Hyman, aged five, and Minnie, aged
four, the two children, also nre in the
hospital. They were badly burned, but
are expected to recover. They .owe their
lives to the heroism of their mother.
Patrolman Robert Franz, of the
Eighth and Jefferson streets station,
who lives nt 822 Oxford slrept, tried to
save the family in the fire, which be
discovered. Ho risked his life to enter
the burning building, und left it only
after he had 'got the family out. He,
too, was burned about the face and
hands nud slightly injured by jumping
to the ground.
Cause of the fire has not been deter
mined. The lower floor is n tailor
shop. Franz, passing late at night,
saw flames in the store. Ho turned
in nn alarm, then broke into the house
to arouse the oconpauts.
Through smoke and ilamc he fought
his way to the second floor. Mrs. Simon
already was awake. She had the two
children pressed close, to her. shield
ing them from the ndvnuclng flnmes.
So rapidly did the fire progress that
Franz wns unable to lead the family
to safety down the stairs. They made
their way through the smoke to the
front windows. Then Ernnz ordered
the husband to jumn. Simon did so.
By that time tho first of the cuciucs
hnd .arrived. The patrolman lowered
the mother, already on the verge of
collapse from the pain of her burns,
to the firemen below. Then he dropped
the children to them. The two little
ones were caught, wrapped in blankets
nnd hurried to the Children's Hospital..!
Mr. and mrs. nimon already had
been sent to St. Joseph's Hospital. The
children were transferred to that insti
tution later.
All night the children, occupying the
same bed, called for their 'mother. Un
til she lost consciousness shortly, bejoro
her death Jlrs. Simon, ignoring her "own
iniucJes, nskc.dpnUv foruhcx, Jiusbaud.
nnd children. I
Simon, who is constantly nsking for
his wife, hns not been told of her death.
The news will be broken to him some
time today if his condition warrants.
CHILD LAUGHS AT BLAZE
Spanking Spoils Otherwise Pleasant
Morning for Isadore
Shouts of neighbors that her house
was on fire caused Mrs. Morris Her
man, of 1027 Nortli Fifty-second
street, to run into the kitchen nt 10:15
o'clock this morning. She found her
three-year-old son. Isadore. btanding
there, clapping his hands nnd shouting
with glee as the curtain burned.
Firemen arrived promptly and put out
the flames. Isadore watched the spec
tacle of fighting the fire with delighted
interest. Then, when the house wus
safe, he was spanked by his mother.
This sppiled nn otherwise pleasant
moraine for Isadore.
Tt is supposed that the child found I
matches during Ins mother s absence in
another room and iu playing with them
set fire to the curtains of the kitchen
window.
ACCUSE WOMAN OF FORGERY
Mrs. Francis Kllnger Held for Pass-
Ing Check at Malvern -
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Mrs. Francis Klinger, twenty years
old. who gave an address ou A inc
street. West Philadelphia, was commit
ted to the Chester county prison in
West Chester today ou a charge of
forgery committed at Malvern. She is
alleged to hnve parsed n check bearing
tho name of John McPhillips, made on
a blank of the Malvern National Bank
upon Ralph Long, a meichaut at Duf-
frvn .ilawr.
She secured $50.25 on the cneck, it
is alleged. ...
At a hearing lielore .lustiee .Maxwell
llower sne.wus neni jor iriai in ue-
fnult of bnil
Mrs. Klinger's husband was killed
several months ago in Philadelphia, hav
ing died following injuries inflicted by
other men during a fight on the street.
Tho woman had worked at Malvern fpr
several months, having been employed
bv a number of residents, and her repu
tation there was of the best, so she
experienced no trouble in linving her
check cashed, it was- testified.
ALERT POLICEMEN WIN PIES
Grateful unver oi ourning pastry
Wagon Rewards Rescuers
Two enterprising Gloucester City po-
licemen won three pies this morning1
when they saved a burning pie wagon
fVmvi destruction without wnitinc for
the arrival ot the lire department
rim two patrolmen. Simpson and
Blackburn, were sitting cosily in the
police station when the J)ic wagon
cnueht fire nnd tho alarnfonmo in.
Grabbing two chemical lire extinguish-1
ers. they rati out, commandeered n I
passing automobile, dashed to the im
periled pie wagon and put out the tiic.
Then tho grateful driver handed out
three pies one mince, one cheesecake
and one apple.
Sfioio firm' Warmer
"With snow in the offing to give us n
hoicdy
Tonight and tomorrow icitl likely be
cloudy.
With thifting winds bloicing nnd
snow falling lightly
Tonight and tomorrow will warmer
be slightly.
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1920
I RAKER URGES U
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Central News
MISS FLORENCE KTIIEUIDtiE
Tho United States probate attorney
for (ho Choctaw Indians in Okla
homa. Slio is now in Washington
for the purposo of teaching her class
at (ho Washington Collego of Law.
Miss Etherldgo Is viec president of
tho National Federal Employes'
Union
Two Manhole Covers Are Lifted
High in Air Passersby
Endangered
CONDUIT CATCHES FIRE
Several persons, narrowly escaped in
jury nt noon today when two manhole
covers were thrown high in the air by
gas explosions in the big underground
gas main and fell to the street.
The covers were blown off the mains
on Seventh street neni? Sansom nnd at
Seventh nnd Walnut streets. The big
iron covers over other manholes in the
neighborhood were thrown off nnd those
a few blocks from the scene of the ini
tial cjkplnsiou loosened.
The Walnut street cover was the first
onp off. llaidly had frightened pedes
trians dodged the descending coor when
their attention w'as called to a similar
explosion about- fifty yards away, at
iievcnth and hansom streets.
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SEWER EXPLOSION
7TH AND CHESTNUT
1EsrmMmz?i,
iVBmhf$
The
,,i,.n n t.oC,! ti ... j.ri.mj
ii i iru2?iii;; inuit-v rui Tmiii'u a
to locate n leak they said must be near
by. Patrolmeii roped off the street near
the file and kept the crowd of curious
onlookers from pressing too close to the
blaze.
Hundreds of persons missed lunch to
witness the efforts of the firemen.
Underground property of the Phila
delphia Electric Co. and tbe two tele
phone companies was endangered by the
fire and explosions.
The cause of the first explosion has
not been determined.
NEW JURY DEADLOCKED
Reported Swinging Between Second
Degree and Manslaughter
1 Los Angeles. Jan. 15. (By A. P.)
T1.'Vu;-y il,tllc TT .f 1TaiY s- .
tried for the alleged murder of his
fiancee, Miss Freda Lesser, today had
been out fortj-two hours when tourt
convened. Possibility of a verdict being
I returned brought forth the usual crowd
0f pPn,ons iu the courtroom throughout
, the five weeks of the trial.
The jurors still were deadlocked when
locked up last niuht. Twice they had
sought information from Judge Craig
regarding the distinction between second
degree murder and manslaughter.
The court stated lnt night that the
jur would be gien as much time as
it desired in considering a verdict.
MAN SLAIN IN RUM PLOT
i A,t-mnt ,n st.,i 2i R.nnn In WhUUu
r. ,-.-, ...,
Is Fatal to Pugilist
St. Paul. -Minn., Jan. 15. (By A
P.) Railroad detective-, surprised rob-
tiers auempting to nreaK into a
freight car containing 1000 case of
new disturbance in the'main and another """ ,omy uc,crm,u,;u l",u" u ll"1"""
explosion followed. . bo,,,nnlnry' .,, ,
After that small explosions followed , rlV question is. he continued,
nt frequent intervals. The firemen were ' whether the policy of Poland will pre
unable to Mibdue the blaze again. Em- I cipitnte a situation dangerou to the
ploycs of the gns company warned that in hole of Europe,
there would probably be other explo- otllcl. Factors Are Menacing
siors if thp lire was extinguished. .,, , , . . . ., ,
Enginee.s from the company dug uV , TJ'F estwllra movement of the I.ol
thp strpct near the blnzinir mnnhnliM sheviki. however, is not the only factor
;'.":.'..,:.,.,!., ., c, i'..i.,w,ll ". '"'-V iiiiiiriPi.v rtttiien ins nired.
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r.,".i'Jia'.u r'Vn,".':'p'. !": " 1 a counter-olTeusive!iook exam
iriaVri;- slio a nd kilied hv . mK I . "'suited in the crushing defeat pintment.
' " ' lot tienerai uenthine in souineasiern '
Harry Rabinowitz, of Winnipeg, was '"?"'" um """' "'. -llJIIillLJ''l
The armies of Yudeni.di. Denikine
thnt he had purchased the liquor in h.
i.ouis and pioitpu to nave tne car
bla hm- .bile oiHts wav to Can-
higher prices than are being paid in
Canada, lie was remanded to jail iti
. iieu 0f $25,000 ball.
HIGHWAY IS BLOWING AWAY
Five-Mile Stretch of Lincoln Road
Going Up in Dust -
I'aoli, Pa., Jim. 15. Five miles nf
the Lincoln lBghwii arc virtually
blowing away.
TIH l-Xiniunuuiirj niiiriN gi Qiaie
Ilighw ny Commissioner ltndler to com-
iratfSSrSS
operations. The .result U that the Lin.
calter "tirpSkT n'haltwffi
from Philadelphia to Wnyne. bilt only
i it rri- r ri
macadam -suriucPd irom wnyno to
j Grceu Tree, und thnt stretch is ot
even water-bound. U,very automobile
Hint nasses over it leaves behind it n
blinding cloud of dust, so that already I The public trustees of the local rail
ihe celebrated highway Is becoming pit j wujs company Iravo refused to operate
ted between those points, live mljesJ tho curs longer in the face of continued
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AID FOR POtAND TO
Bliss, Also Addressing House
Committee, Fears Revival
of Vyorld, War
WOULD GIVE AMERICAN
rx minni iro Tfl an! CO ,
HrilYII DUrrLICO iu I uuw
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Baltic Nation 13 Only uuiwarK
Against Bolshovism,"-Cen-eral
Assorts
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uaMiiiigimi. 1..U. """ v,
datlons that the Luited States iurnisu
Mirplus mllltarv supplies to Poland to
aid it in repelling the westward ad-.
nnce of the Bolshevik! have been made
to tho State Department by Sccrctarj
T,ni.
In making tins announcement today
to the House ways and means com-1
mittee. Mr. BaVcr interrupted General I
rl. .. . ! Ul.1 ....Incci Pn.
1 1 ..i.i7.i. ii... T!ii.n,.;v nrmm .
The war secretary also said that the
allied governments were considering par-
ticipation in the movement to aid the
Poles. General Uliss told the committee
that the Russian armies were far better
equipped than the Poles, who were
"the only bulwark against bolshovism."
Describing Poland as "the possible
storm center" in Europe. General Bliss
I declared that when "a whple people are
brought to starvation" they muy make
war ou a neighbor having roou nnci so
renew the conflagration that wc had
hoped had died out."
Reds Gaining Natural Resources
nrim Ttnlclini'ili l!iMirtpn1 Tlltco rnn -
J tinues. are regaining coal, oil nnd grain
innns in me 0111 nussian empire, ami
will soon be able to care for Ibeui- ,
selves regardless of any blockade."
The committee is considering a pro
posal by Secretary Glass to advance
150,000,000 to Poland, Austria and ,
other European countries for food re
lief. If such a loan were made, the '
allied governments should be required i
to aid Poland iu a military way, Gen-
oral Bliss said.
Military men believe the soviet armies
will not try to press eastward beyond
Lake Baikal to fight tho Japanese. Gen
eral RINs said, and that iustead of send
ing urmlp-, toward India or Turkey, they
would attempt "militant propaganda"
there. This, he pointed out, indicated
a westward movement of the Bolshcviki
armies.
Possibility of Poland prcsning against
Ithe Russians also wns emphasized by
Lnry oi roiann unin iun unu
rT, " . , , i ,. j
that might produce-general revival of
war," General Bliss added, explaining
that conditions within several European
countries might cause an upheaval. Eu
ropeans, he said, arc more prone than
Americans to bliune their home itun
tion on thpir government, and with-
out food or shelter would turn against
wlmt might be the "best government.
Following General Bliss, Scerctan
Baker said food relief from America
would "protect the civilization of the
("world." He declared chaos in Europe
would affect Anierien industrially by
icutting off supplies of raw materials ,
uiui rmiiii uu uuiiiiut-u uui.t men', uuii
'would jeopardize the ?1 0,000,00(1,000 of
American loans to foreign governments.
mo situation in Austria wa.s iiKened
CHECKERED WAVE1
Tasker H. Bliss, a former member of i Nieppard. Simmons, inomas, iram
,i, Dnn,r,A m!iito,. ,.n,inpil nnd the niell. alfi. of Montana : oleott 11).
V "';'""'. T','..,! i, i,,,.i Fur Srmiinr Underwood Bankhead
told the committee that general revival Uml, Hotelier, Guy. crr.v. Gore. Har-
to that in Polunil by the secretary. wlni'Plnye of the IJureau ot ater. who
also touched ou conditions iu Armenia, owe their appointment to political in
Most of the population of Siberia, he fl,)Pm.P Wns started in earnest today,
said, is within thirty miles of ether,,. . . ,. i,i :
side of the Trans-Siberian Railroad. 'Thirty-one men have been dropped in
Distress is due largely to the iundequne I this bureau since the advent of the
of ruilroad equipment. BPW administration.
Thousands Live in Boxcars Harry L. Hackctt. registrar of the bu-
Thirty thousand boxcars on railroad reau. wns dismissed, siv others at the
sidetracks iu Siberia, Mr. Baker a-- 'Torrodale filtration plant will be drop
scrted, arc occupied by persons who fled ped nnd eight others will be placed on
eastward from Russia to escape the . the pension roll. Several hundred oth
rcvolution. i ers will be included in the clean sweep
Most of the distress in Europe i in now under way.
the cities, ho continued.' declaring that ' Chief Davis said he wauled hi de
infant mortality in Budapest last Jau- partment brought up to Jhe .highest
uary wus S12 per thousand for thoe ad- point of efficiency, and would permit
mitted to tho state dispensary. Else-, nn political obstacles to interfere with
where in European cities similar fundi- his plan',
tious prevail. ...... ... ,
At the close of the hearing Chairman Hacked Named Provisional
Fordney announced that the committee Haekett wns appointed provisionally
would meet Monday to act finally ou a, three months ago to take the place of
bill authorizing loans for food relief. .Frank J. Gorman, who resigned to be-
come a candidate for county commis-
Ralhiug against General Yudeniteh ! sioner ou the Charter party ticket.
two months ago. when he was ou the
the Hoi-
l,..r.n:n -.i .!.:-.. I ,..,, '..,. !.. ...I
I ?! u?"! Jl'lT''1. ',"?ll ca.C.h
sigued their commauds. Kolchnk him
self was arrested by insurgents. Rem'
nants of the white armies are still
P''ttiB."P feeble resistance while
the Reds arosveeninc across Russia
and Siberia in triumph.
Lenine. the Bolshevik premier, has
secured the allegiance of the extremists
of northern Chiua and threatens to at -
tack Great Britain through India.
Several of the Baltic states, which
seceded from Russia, are inclined to-
ward peace with the soviet go eminent.
Poland and Letvia, therefore, are the
only countries now having effective ar-
' nil it a in inn iif-iii iiuhitisi iiim ieiis
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30'000 F-HJ WAL
Salerp, Mass., Street Railway Co.
' Withdraws Unprofitable Service.
c Salem, Mass., Jan. 15. (By A. l)
Tlllrt thousand persons who Usunllt
I ride to business in trolley cars crowded
into inotoruuses or waihcu in tbe near-
zero ntmosphpre today
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Underwood and Hitchcock
Score Tie Vote in Caucus
Democratic Senators Deadlocked on Selection
of LeaderAlabaman Wins First
Blood on Test Vote
, By the Associated Press
I Washington, Jan. 15.--Democratic
i senators In 'caucus today failed to elect
! a leader ns a successor to the late Sen
ator Martin, of Virgin! i. A deadlock
l on n He vole developed between Sen
' ators Ililchcotk, of Nebraska, and I'n
derwood. of Alabamo. and the caucus
adjourned subject to call of the two
candidates.
Tn the first tet of strength the sup-
'porters of ' Senator Fnderwood. Ala-
imma W(m by ,narKin of one vote.
I lie test came on n resolution to invite
Carter Class, who soon is to take his
spa.t in the Seuatc, to cast u vote in
Hie conference.
Mr. Glass is understood to be favor-
able to Senator Underwood nnd the res-
nlution was onnosed by supporters of
Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, the
present nctlnc Democratic leader.
1Vo Dalots ,VPrP fan an, t)le rount
on each was 10 to 10, -with Senator
Smith, of Georgia, withholding his vote.
, The A otc
The rollcall on the election follows :
i or rceuaior jiiit'iicocii nniiaaw
'"''""": ,",.?,: & v.,nV'
hjendrick, King, Kirby. Myers. Nugent,
Overman, I'helan, Pomercnc, Robinson.
TIN. II
MpKe lar. Pittmaii. Kunsdell. Heed
.Shields. Smith, of Maryland ; Smith, of
South ( urolina : Stanley, W alsh, o
MniMipliusptts : Williams 10,
The next cuueus will be heh after
Secretary Glass, appointed Senator from
Virginia", takes his seat. He is under
stood to favor Underwood. The caucus
voted by a majority of one to invite
Mr. Glass to today's meeting or ullow
his ole to be cast, but Senator Under
wood dpcided not. to press the matter.
nrnsnn. .lones. ot lew .Mexico:
BOYS ROB PAWNSHOP, 128 MARKET ST-, ONE CAPTITRED
Two youths, one fifteen years, the other twenty, broke the
window of Joseph Bider's pawnshop at 128 Market street &t 2.30
o'clock this afternoon and stole Jewelry valued at $1500. A ytm jr
jT.in who saw the theft gave chase, and although the'elde? o.
fugitives pulled a gun on Mm and threatened to shoot unless h
turned back, followed and notified reserve patrolman Lane at
Second and Srtnsom streets, who caught the younger boy. He 3aid
he was John Batele, fifteen years old. He had diamond earrings
in his pocket worth $350.
NEW GUJLTY OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER
: LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 15. The jury returned a verdict
of murder in the second 'aegrlfe ixi t'he'ease "orHarry S. ITew here
today. New was charged with the murder of 2Cids Freda Lesser
ia July.
Weeding1 started
in water bureau
. . ,, ,
Thirty-one Have Been Dropped.
Chief Davis Asks Dismis
sal of Others
ACTION TO HIT HUNDREDS
A general "weeding nut" of em-
The period of three months allowed
for provisional appointment has cx-
liacKClt, wun eieieu outers.
inution for permanent ap-
but failed. Ilacliett was a
protege of Alocrt ainron, vare leaner
of the Thirty -first ward.
The position cannot be filled for some
time, ns Council has beeu requested by
Chief Davis to increase the salary from
V-500 to $.'5500 a year. The job is re--ardtd
as an important one.
Asks to Drop Sl Employs
Chief Davis asked permission to drop
i six pninlocs of the filtration plant for
"absence without leave." He desires
to place some of the older employes on
the pension roll because they are not
1 fitted to perform the work.
j Huudtcds of laborers in the water
bureau, whose toll consisted chiefly
of pulling doorbells, are slated to go
' shortly, it is said.
Investigation of the employes lists
in the bureau show that a ery large
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"ii" U Lnnn m. ,lin nrrimU nf th-i nm
' v hJoual a.ipoi tn ints expire thev "wtfl
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W nismisscu.
, Messenger and $20,000 Gone
Ilostom June 15. (B A. P. The
.liunnnrnrnnpp nf flsphr P .Tpvspnmn a
bank messenger, with $20,000 in cash
, was anuounced bv the police todav. Ho
was employed by the Old Colony Trust
Co. und has been missing since 11 n. in.
Vsterdav. when he was entrusted li
the bank with the delivery of twenty
$iuuu bum
The vote of Senator Smith would have
broken the deadlock today, but the
agreement to postpone final action until I
Secretary uiass was seated was i""u i
have been reached without objection.
Forty -three senators were present,
the absentees being Senators Swanson,
Virginia, nnd Smith, of Arizona, who
were paired, and Senator Johnson, of
South UnKota. tspnators jiumcocK unu
Underwood refrained from voting.
"" Undepvood .States Position
"The result of the vote," Senator
Underwood stated, "docsnot interfere
in any way with Senator Hitchcock's
control or leadership in the treaty fight.
He has my loyal support.and will con
tinue to have it, and If I had been
elected today or should be elected in
the future to the minority leadership.
Senator Hitchcock will continue to lead
the tight with reference to the treaty
conditions and in the treaty fight will
have my hearty concurrence."
Senator Simmons, of North Carolina,
who voted for Senator Hitchcock, nlBo
nnnnnncpd after tho conference that de
termination of the question nf minority
leadership had nothing whatever to do
with leadership in the treaty fight.
IRISH MAYOR ATTACKED
Sinn Fein Opponent Set Upon While
Returning From Meeting
Cork. Ireland. Jan. 15. (By A. P.)
W. F. O'Connor, the lord mayor of
Cork, was attacked by n party of men
while returning last night from a meet
ing of demobilizpd soldiers. The mayor
was knockpd dowu and assaulted. A
couple of former soldiers rescued him
from his assailants
I'tic nttacK is auriDuiea to me may-
or's opposition to the paction policy
op..
the Sinn iein organization.
Assistant District Attorney Re
considers Refusal to Handle
Case Against Lawyer
FIRST EVIDENCE PRESENTED!
i
William V. UorUe went on trial for
conspiracy and subornation of per-
BEGIN RORKE TRIAL;
GORDON IS ONI
jury this morning, after all, in spite of his chances in the ltepubllcnn couven
the efforts of Assistant District Attor- , V,00- .T,,Pro . -tepublioan talk, of
T .-., t , Mr. Hoover. There was no discussion
ney James f.n Gordon, Jr.. to have o nim' 0t the Republican national com
the case postponed. mittee meeting here in December, except
.Mr. (iordon reconsidered his decision
to have nothing to do with the trial
of the case. This ended a tempest in a
"'Mr. Gordon reconsidered his decision
teapot.
When the Msp lame ii vsteiday in
Quarter Sessions Court No. 2, before i
Judge Albert W. Johnson, of Lewis- i
burg. Pa.. Mr. Gordon created a sen-
satinn by leaving the courtroom three
times, refusing to try the defendant, an '
attorney, whose arrest arose in conuoc- I
tionw'ith a murder case. I
When court opened thK morning.
Judge Johnson told Mr. Gordon to "stop.
plavinc to the gallery," nnd get down
to busin(s, and after rending a state- I
ment, outlining his position, Mr. Gor-
don, considerably mollified, proceeded i
with the trill of the case. '
,, . . .
Gordon on Job
II? was in court when it onened. with
a hig bundle of papers and his tvnn
written statement. Judge Johnson' or
dered the trial to proceed; Before the
jury, selected last ni;ht. could he
sworn. Mr. Gordon arose, with his state
ment in his hand.
He started to read
it,
Objection to the rendine; of the paper
wa.s made bv .1. Washington Logue. Mr. Hoover grows big enough by con
counsel for Rorke. The judge also i ' entinn time, the Democrats ma? take
said that from what he had already i him.
heard he did not think it should be ' The decision will rest with President
read before tho jury. Wilson and '.n less degree with WillUm
Mr. Gordon protested, asserting that J. Bryan. Mr. Wilson is uot commit-
what be had to say he wanted placed I ted tn any choice for the presidency,
upon the record. Even the President's son-in-law'.
'If you propose to try this case William G McAdoo, does not know
ro ahead nnd try it," said Judee where he stands, nor what hp will do, ,
Johnson. If you don't try it. Til and is accordingly rmbarrussAil in hli
select some one who will. I don't want ' own campaign for the nomination,
ou to play to the gallery. c ,, , , ,,.,. ,
"I'm not nlaving to thr gallery I S''1 to lu s I'urposes
was-Mr. Gordon's retort. '' In many ways Mr. Hoover is suited
,. , , .- , ,.. to Mr. Wilson's purposes. Mr. Hoover
UorUe PIc-uls Not Guilty ,H for thp treaty without qualifleatlonf,
Rorke was then arraigned upon twolMr. Hoover has that know-ledge, as Mr.
bll s of indictment, and pleaded "Not Barnes points out. of international nit
guilty. Then Judge Johnson requested tiations which will fit him nrcullirli", .
the court stenographer. Mr. Loeue ml
Mr. Gordon to go with h!m to cham- I future. And Mr. Hoover stands for!
bers. There the statement of Mr Gor- 'liberalism. '
don was read. When they returned Mr. Hoover's liberalism U the one side
to court the judge allowed him to read j "f bis platform whjch will appeal to
it again. ijlr. Bryan, who ns au extremn partisan
in brief, the statement outlined M J wl" "t like Mr. Hoover's "constructlTt
position In thp rvHiHor. nn.i ..!.' i Repiibl ennism.
that it was vital to the administra
tion of justice that Joseph Ritchie who
with Telix Cardulo, is a defendant in
the cote. be tried first
be receded from his original
ial position
iai position,
PRICE TWO CENTS,
HOOVER RECEPTIVE
CANDIDATE IN RACE-
FOR PRESIDENCY;
V
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Although a ( Republican, He
Places Principle of Liberal
ism Above Party
t;
WOULD RUN AS DEMOCRAT
TO BEAT REACTIONARIES
His Hat Hurled Into Ring by
Barnes on "Equal Oppor
tunity" Platform
By CLINTON W. GILBERT
HUft Corrrspondenl nf the Errnlnr VnVfm
ldrw
Washington, Jan. 15. Herbert O.
noovcr is definitely in the race for the
nomination for the presidency. No other
construction is put upon tbe speech
of his friend, Julius Barnes, of New
Vork.
As tot-he much-debated question 'ot
the Hoover party, "Mr. Barnes make
that clear. Mr. Hoover is more intpr
estpd in liberalism than he is in either
party. The partisanship of Mr. Hoorer
extends only to Insistence on the main
tcnancc of equality of opportunity in
this country and to the support of the
party exemplifying thnt ideal.
This interest in liberalism is such
that Mr. Hoover, although by instincts
and associations a ibcral Republican,
would be willing to run on the Demo-
,,. ;w "if .M..,. ? tt
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own political prospects blinds the Re
publican party to adopt a nonpro
gressive platform and to nominate can-
didates of reaction."
i Would Fight for Liberalism
Mr. Hoover is thus' put forward to
make the fight for liberalism, if it is
1 necessary to make that fight.
, Mr. Hoover's qualifications for office '
are put in the following language by1
Mr. Barnes :
"Fortunate, indeed, that in that
crisis (the war) America possessed in
I official position a man of high idals and
1 outstanding ability, tested in the labor
atory of the Belgian enemj occupation
und in our food administration.
"Fortunate, indeed, it was that, in
addition to the care of large enterprises
ir. the United States, the preceding
years'liad carried him in the pursuit ot
bis chosen profession into all the cor
ners of the earth, giving him that inV
lernational vision, that world-wide ac
ouainlance. that sympathy nnd under- ,
standing of other peopleB and, 'oncr"Y.fa2g
lands.-cquippeo mm to rppuie me emer-
geney and -to discharge the -respoCM--'
in uty.
i His Americanism Intensified I
"His wide experience and intimate
knowledge of the outside world had In
tensified his Americanism nnd coa
firmed his pride in American ideals and
institutions."
Further, Mr. Barnes tells of Mt.
Hoover's confidence that American in
stitutions are in no danger from radical
ism and announces his adhesion to the
cause of free speech.
i Mr Hoover is in a difficult positicn
as many a man is who has always be
longed, even though be may not ha".
bren active, in one party, but whose1
.hie! support is in the other. Mr,
Barnes s statement has one great merit,
that of frankness.
Mr. Hoover could not have maintained
silence long as to his party allegiance.
He is now out in the open a Republican,
but one more interested in liberalism'
than in his party and willing to become
the Democratic candidate, if othcrwis
the cause of liberalism is not presented
to the public.
No G
O.' P. Boom for Hoover
As to the prospects of Ins uomiua-
tion, the Barnes speech will not chnnge
i f the question whether or not he would
i 0I lnc quesnou wi
"ti" $"
Hooer's inde'pen
iieinocruiic nomination.
nominate men of Mr
ndence when they are
driveu to it by fear of defeat And the
Republican party is in no fear of de
feat Its danger lies in being blinded
bj overconfideuce, as Mr. Barnes says
in his speech.
And Mr. Hoover's williuguPso. thouyb
u Republican, to run on the Democratic
ticket in case blindness lends the Re
publican party into reaction will not
make him any more acceptable to the
Republican politicians. He is guilty of
the unforgivable offense from the or
gnuizution standpoint of preferring
principles to purty.
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Decision Rests With Wilson
The Democratic attitude is much
morf Phastened. and this is Mr. Hoo-
I ver's opportunity. A Democrat close to
the President today summed up the
Democratic view of Mr. Hoover. "Let
us not run madly to Hoover. Mnybt
we won't need him."
I The real chance of Mr. Hoover' nnm.
ination Uce in that word "need." If
tne iFeinocraiic situation iooks desper-
ate enough and the public support of
to euide the country in thn -immpillat . i1
- I lr Mr. Hoover shows the requislt
Ppulnr strength, Mr. Bryan may find
Mr.' Hoover Just as accenuble this year
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