, , " ' b V ' r - . r, "wiV ." h i i .' .j . !! ;" ;;THE'WEATHER 'Washington, Jan. 27'. Unsettled and warmer today i probablo rain tomorrow. TEJirEIlATCHE AT EACH nOUB Ji '8 I 0 IIP U 12 1 2 I 8 ro i2. 34 1 117 40 41 VOL.' VI. NO. 116 JTfAfFFLOlA Rodman 2d, Son of Mrs. Archi bald Thomson,' and Curneo Munn, Jr., Among Lost tEFT BAHAMA' ISLANDS AT 3 P. M. YESTERDAY ft'ls' Believed They Had Engine t "Trouble and May Be Rld ' ing Choppy Seas Somewhere. In the sett between Palm iJeach, Fla., and the Bahama Islands lia 'lost seaplane carrying Rodman Wanamaker, 2d. son of Mrs. Archibald 'Thompson, of this city: Jack Ruther ford, of .New York? Caleb Bragg,, of New York, and Gurnee Munn, Jr., of this city, with Dave McCulIough,as pilot ' ' 'The party Is believed to have been Wed'to alight onthe ocean, through ,englne trouble,"' and now, to be trying to weather the very choppy seas, with a still motor.,. They .left Palm Beach to fijh at West End, an Inlet of the Bahama -Islands. 'They left there at 3 ' p'.'m, yesterday, -and have not been seen or heard of since. Rescue ships and seaplanes aro scour Jqg the ocean ,for- them. Cliff Webster left early this morning in a small seaplane to take part in the March. He arrived at the Bahamas lapd was 'told of the departure of the lost plane at 3 o'clock 'sharp, right on schedule' time. No. trace of the party . has been found since; Every air sta- , tion on the Florida coast is sending out parties. The - missing plane be longed to the Transoceanic Co., of West Palm Beach. Gurnee Munn in June, 1015, married Miss Marie Louise Wanamakcr, a granddaughter of 'John Wanamaker, and daughter of Rodman Wanamaker by u first marriage. Mr. Minn is the Sec ond son of the late Charles A. Munn, of Washington, D O. Through his mother, who" was Miss Carrie L. Gur nee, Mr. Munn is related to the family of Walter S. Gurnee of this city. He was graduated from Harvard in 1011, and belongs to the Metropolitan and Chevy Chase clubs of Washington. His elder brother, Charles A. Munn, mar tfed Mjsa Mary Agtor Paul ofrPhila- nejpjua. CAR-JOLTS; WOMAN HURT ffrolley Jumps Switch, Throwing Her-to the Ground .Mrs. Katharine Gibson, thirty-seven years 'old, 1332 Webster street, nar rowly escaped death this morning when the car from which she was alighting jumped a switch and threw .her to the ground. Mrs. Gibson started to get off a Gleaside car at Fifteenth street and Erie avenue. The car, because of the icy rails, began to move 'and the front truck jumped the switch at the corner. Mrs Gibson saved herself by throwing herself forward when she fell, thus escaping the wheels of the jar. She was taken to the Samaritan Hospital where examination showed that she bad suffered' a dislocated shoulder and body , bruises. $150,000 FIRE, AT ERIE Grage and Elghty-five Autos De stroyed arfd Two Firemen Injured Erie, Pa., Jan. 27. (By A. P.) lre which started In an automobile agency here today spread to the United states Garage, the largest motor car storage building in' the city. It was completely destroyed, along with ngnty.five automobiles. Assistant Fire Chief Michael Cronin and another'flremen were seriously in jured when the roof of the bulidiug S,JIfed TnB loss was estimated at $150,000. WORST STORM IN 18 YEARS New York Transportation Tied Up. 8cores Hurt by Falls New York; Jan. 27. (By A. P.) a nim of ice covered the city todRy, glazing rails.streets and sidewalks, de moralizing traffic on all electric lines end causingtens of thousands to be late lor work. Railway officials' said it was " worst storm of the kind since 1002. scores of persons were injured by "Us on slippery sidewalks. Long pro fessions of pedestrians, forced to, walk Mcause the storm bad tied.up the trans , 2lon systems, foresook the walks end took to the streets. .i. I")?! ot Mlnor fires resulted on the Jlevated lines early today when the con- .Vi iri?DS me,t tDe 1cq 0D the. third rail Ji..howred sparks on the cars and platforms. KANE HOPES TO BE OUT SOON 11 8. Attorney Expects President's vwpianee of Resignation Today s,.???cls Fisber Kane, United States District attorney, hopes President Wil fon.a acceptance of his resignation will arrive from Washington some time to ?.. e also" expresses hope that the i Ksident will set an early date for the "sanation to take effect. .J?- f,pP"r'd at hls offlce ly today, Ln,.c,tln. tb,t,ll pe,cted the accept first man reBl8natlon. to a.r.r,ve ,n tbe practic exPts to resume his law The ClowTs Silver Lining Tonlfkt and tomorrow unsettled the weather. Though alouda'are around us left wh fresh' northwest Ireezes most cheerfully Wowing mop la fliuofc colder our, then, .ro no Knowing, Hie PARTY MISSING INAIRBOAT ": pr 4 B J lil KnterwJ as Bscanu-Clam MatUr at tha Foatofflce, at Philadelphia, Pa. t Updar th Act.ot March 8, 18T9. 400 KANSAS MINERS ABANDON STRIKE Resume Work and Law They Protested Against Get3 , Tryout htaAW?' Ka?" Jan' 27. Four hundred miners who went on strike yes- Tn j.r.t.1.1 n Pc,cst against the new rdts tod W wcre baek In th(8 i?eJea ? thetr ,nmber were nppe'ar fi t5i t tai85.es5efore Attorney Gen tS flllCfha.rd iT- HPk'. who. making the first application of the law to n strike was examining into the reasons Slf Mi,kout Tho "nminatlon was not public. MURDERERS TfDIEVEB.-16 Governor Fixes Date for Coles and Morrison, of This City Governor Sproul today - fixed the w-l, oi February 16 for the electro cution of Samuel Coleft and John Mor rison., both of Philadelphia, and both convicted of, murder. Coles, who Is twenty-two years 'old, convicted of the murder of .GeoVge 'iiuiuinB, a city, netectlve, whom he shot ih a saloon" at Sixteenth and South streets,- January 0. 1018. Coles and three others had held up the saloon, It was charged, and the detective was shot as he tried to arrest the men. Sentence was impoied by Judge Mon aghan, March. 26, of last year. Morrison -waB sentenced by Judge Monaghan on May 15? of last year, piomson is twenty-four-years old, and was convictea in January of last year of murder in the first degree. He mur dered Charles Martin, of 058 North Eleventh street. Morrison, with his brothers, Edward and, James, on April 0, 1018, attempted to rob the jewelry store of Karl Kempter. at 1108 Girard avenue. As they left tbe store, Morri son shot and killed -Martin, who was on his way home, from work. IT WAS FIRE, NOT BURGLARS Investigation of Crackling Sound Showed Blaze In Home It was fire, and not burglars, that aroused Sirs. Rose Rosenthal at '2 o'clock this morning as she and her husband, I. E. Rosenthal, slept on the third floor of their store and dwelling at 2510 Kensington avenue. "Burglars," whispered Mrs. Rosen thal to her husband. She had heard a crackling sound on the second floor. Rosenthal jumped from bed, but his wife forbade him to descend to the lower floor. Meanwhile, Patrolman Rascher, of the Fourth and York streets station, saw smoke coming from a becond-story window. Firemen found boxes ablaze in the second floor front room, used to store candy. The' blaze was extinguished easily. The damage was estimated at $500. JUGO-SLAVS JSIVE IN - Decide to Accept Alled Ultimatum f - on Adriatic 'Controversy " ' Berne, Switzerland, Jan. 27. (By a, x-. ) a xseigraac njspaicn jsays that the Jugo-SIav Government has' decided to accept the Allied ultimatum with-re-gard to settlement of the Adriatic con troversy. , The decision to accept tbe ultimatum was reached by a small majority and after a Ions discussion, the dispatch adds. The Jugp-SIav reply will be sent to' Paris within forty-eight hours. The allied ultimatum to Jugoslavia demanded that the government at Bel grade, decide without delay upon what it wanted to do and to give a categorical answer of-"yes'-' or "no" to the com promise offered by the Italians for so lution of the Adriatic question. A Paris dispatch Monday said that ono of the first acts of tbo council o'f ambassadors appointed to carry on the unfinished routine work of the Supreme Council of the 'Peace Conference was to give the Jugo-SIav rcpr sentativs four days additional time in which to reply to the allied ultimatum. - , DIES BOARDING TRAIN Camden Man Stricken With Haart Disease at Railroad Station James Dougherty, sixty years old, of 410 Chambers avenue, Camden, 'who has been a Pennsylvania Railroad con ductor for forty years, died of heart disease this morning as he was board ing a train at 'the Broadway Station. Camden. He was on his way to work at the ferry terminal. He fell as he was boarding the train, was taken to tbe Cooper Hospital and later to his home. He for many years had the New York run out of Broad Street Station, and was widely known among railroad men both in this city and Camden., c is survived. Dy his widow and one child. FASHIONS FROM MARS POSSIBILITY OF FUTURE Mysterious Signals From Other Worlds Disturb Marconi's ' Wireless, Also His Cosmic Consciousness ' Perhaps the newspapers in a year or two will print advertisements something like this: Latest Modes From Mars! Milady's apparel nowadays, to oe the absolute dernier cr, must te attuned to the cosmio'Consciousness. Venus girdles, al the rage this fall,' are yielding in popularity to the new crimson pcplum of the Martian. jN'o otAer store has this advanced showing of peplums, as designed ly Favete Linguis, the Martian modistes of the millennium t These are authentio styles, just rer ceiv'ed by our own private wireless grophoseope, the most power ul main tained by any department store on earth. Marked down to $38,69, for a few days Such advertisements ought to be a possibility of tbe future, if Signor Gugliclrao Marconi is right. Dispatches from London tell of an interview in tbe London Dally Mall, in which the emi nent authority on wireless tells of strange sounds Intercepted by wireless appar atus In England and America, ether im pulses for which be cannot account save on the theory that they come .from some Bource beyond the eartlu "Wb1 .occasionally gt vry, .QU V - raatma DEATH PENALTY WILL BE ASKED FOR BERGDOLL Prosecution Will Charge Slacker With Desertion in Time of War COURT-MARTIAL BEGINS , FRIDAY; MAY LAST 3 DAYS Millionaire Draft Dodger to Con tend He'Was Only Absent Without Leave .Desertion in time of war. with death as the maximum' penalty, will be the charrro nrossed atrainRt (trover Cleve land Bergdoll, slacker extraordinary at hii court-martial on Governor 8 Islnrd. New York, on Friday. Major William, F. Kqlly, judge ad vocate, who will prosecute the draft dodger, announced today he will apk for tho death penalty when Bergdoll faces the board of army officers after two years of ignominious (light. The court-martial Is fo begin at 11 a. m. Friday and will continue for two or three days, depending on the nature of Bcrgdoll's defense. It Is said the one-time speed fiend will contend he was not a deserter, but that he was simply absent without leave. Brother at Liberty Bergdoll, after flitting about the country for more than two years, was captured here recentlv in' a dramatic raid on the home of Mrs. Emma Berg doll, his mother. His brother. Erwln R. Bergdoll. also a draft dodger, is still at liberty. , , . The slacker's duties as a clerk at Castle William, the military prison on Governor's Island, were interrupted this morning by a visit from Mrs. Bercdoll. He assumed a carefree nlr of confidence during his talk with hln mother. Bergdoll win be deiended by Captain Bruce R. Campbell, an officer assigned for that task. It was reported Mrs Bergdoll had engaged several lawyers in this city to aid the defense. She refused to comment on the report today. The prosecution is believed to have lost n good witness through the de portation of Alice M. Palos, reputed to be a masseuses, whom tho government recently shipped to Spain as an unde sirable alien. Mrs. Palos was said to have acted as a go-between for the Bergdoll draft dodgers. It was said she took $28,000 to them in South America. Golne to Push Case Grover Bergdoll has. denied he-ever va,sin Houtn 'America, minus uic.iouk months he was' a man without a coun try. Mrs. Palos remained mute under questioning by immigration , officials when she was arrested in New York Rome months ago. While Major Kelly declared today he would press for the death penalty, be admitted the chances for its infliction were Infinitesmal. 'We are going to try this man for desertion in time of war," he said. "The maximum penalty on conviction for that offense is death. I am going to push the carta to the limit, as I believe it to be one of the most flagrant ever committed. I "intend to ask for the maxi mum punishment for tinman." Bergdoll's military judges who form the court-martial are Colonel William H. Allaire, Colonel William T. Wilder, Colonel Samuel C. Jones, Colonel John L. Bond. Colonel Robert S. Knox, Major William Carleton and Major Robert G. Rutherford, Jr. WANT U. S. TO HOLD ROADS Labor and Farmers' Representatives Again Appeal to President Washington. Jan. 27. (By A. P.) Continuance of government control of the railroads for at least two years was asked of President Wilson again today by representatives of farmers' organizations, the American Federation of Labor and the four big brotherhoods. Sentiment iu favor of government nneration. the letter said, has increased during the six weeks sirico the first request was made, until we can ac curately state that this is the prepon derate desire to the farmers and of organized lanor torces oi most ot the states oi the union.-- The.turn of the roads, the -letter rln'Mlr would involve an increase in freest" rates of 25 to 40 per cent." Secretary Tumulty said he would pre sent the matter to the President. sounds and indications, which might come from somewher.e outside tho earth." said Signor MHrconi. "We have had them both in England and America. The Morse signal letters occur with much greater frequency than others, but we have never yet picked up anything that could be translated into a definite mes sage. "The fact that 'the signals have oc curred simultaneously at New Tork and London, with identical intensity, seems to indicate that they must have orIe inated at a very great distance. We have not yet the slightest proof of their origin. They might conceivably be due to some natural disturbance at a great distance for instance, an eruption of the sun causing electrical disturbances." Asked whether possibly attempts were being made by another planet to com rnuntcate, Signor Marconi said: "1 would not rule out the possibility of this, but there Is no proof. We must investigate the matter much more thoroughly before we venture upon a definite explanation." Scientist here are not Inclined to agree with Signor Marconi. This jn spite of the fact that other eminent physicists.' notably Nicola Tesla and Thomas Ediion, have likewise seen strange manifestations which they think may come from some' far away planet. public tfeoaer PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1920 msssWlM'W i.iKh. ..fv aaLlllHA ' ' tmr.i. DAVID F. HOUSTON Present secretary of agriculture who will be nominated secretary of the treasury by President Wilson today TREASURY POST E. T. Meredith, of Iowa, Will Become Secretary of Agricul ture in Cabinet Shift NAMES WILL GO IN TODAY By the Associated Press Washington, Jan. 27. Dr. David T. Houston, secretary of agriculture, will be named by President Wilson secre tary of the treasury to succeed Carter Glass, who has accepted nn appoint ment to the United States Senate from Virginia. Edwin T. Meredith, of Iowa, editor of Successful Farming, has been chosen for the portfolio held by Doctor Houston for the last seven years. Mr. Meredith, who is at Miami, Fla., telegraphed the White House today accepting the office. President Wilson was expected to send the nominations of both Mr. Hous ton and Mr. Meredith to the Senate"to day. As soon as Secretary Houston qualifies Mr. Glass will take hit. peat in the Senate to ;iccoc4 thl Jatft. Sena tor lartinof .Vjrglnla...,.. David Franklin Houston wns born in Union county. North Carolina, fifty four years ngo. His boyhood was spent on n farm in Darlington county. South Carolina, where he remained until he was eighteen years old. He worked his way through South Carolina College, and then vent to Harvard, where he specialized on economics. Next he taught political science in the University of Texas. In 1002 Mr. Houston became presi dent of the Texas Agricultural and Me chanical College at Bryan. Three years later he uas made president of the State University at Austin. In 1008. on the recommendation of President Eliot, of Harvard, he was called to AVashlngton University, St. Louis, as chancellor, -where he established a medical school which is rapidly taking first rank. His standing as an educator and as a man of broad sympathies has been recognized in many ways. During the seven years Mr. Houston has been secretary of agriculture, he has steadfastly improved the department and It service to the country. Silent, efficient, not given to talking about what he has done or is doing, he has gone along, pulling straight toward the work he set for himself, without permitting any attacks from disgruntled and dis appointed persons to turn him aside. There have been many of these, but President Wilson has had faith in Houston, and ha upheld him in every Instance. His appointment to the office vacated by Carter Glass comes as somewhat of a surprise to most people, but the President feels that he will be even more valuable in his new position than he was as secretary of agriculture. Edwin Thomas Meredith was born of Methodist parents at Avora. in Pat tawattamie county, Iowa, December 23, 1876. He completed his grade and high school course at the age of 17 years and attended Highland Park College at Des Moines, in years '03-04. When 20 years of age, be became owner and publisher of the Farmers' Tribune and in 1002 sold the Tribuue to Sioux City parties and immediately founded Successful Farming; during the succeeding years, he deoted his talent and energies to the development of his magazine, which grew rapidly in circulation and importance in its field, being now the second largest pub lication devoted to agriculture. Mr. Meredith was tendered the office of nssistant Secretary of Agriculture by 'President Wilson but was forced to decline it because the duties of the office would require his continued absence from Iowa. He was a candidate for United States senator on the Demo cratic ticket in 1014. His services have been freely devoted to business organ izations. Is a Director of the Cham ber of Commerce of the United States, Associated Advertising Clubs of the World, a member of The Greater Des Moines Committee and Des Moines Chamber of Commerce, of which he has been president. Ho resigned as director of the Iowa Trust ami Savings Bank in 1015 to become a director of the Federal Re serve Bank of the Chicago district, which position he resigned to become a candidate for governor In 1016. POWHATAN NEARS PORT Disabled Transport", In Tow, Ap proaches Halifax Harbor Boston, Jan, 27, The army trans port Powhatan, convoyed and towed by coast guard cutters, tugs and the Canadian government steamer Lady Laurier, was making steady progress toward Halifax today and was expected to reach that port before nightfall, A wireless message fipm tbe coast guard cutter Gresham said that at 0 a. ro. tho Powhatan was thirty-seven miles from Chebucto Head at the harbor HOUSTON TO GET SMS IS ATTACKED N HARSHEST WORDS ON FLOOR OF HOUSE Deserves Dishonorable Dis charge From Navy, South ern Congressman Says CHEERS AND APPLAUSE GREET BITTER TIRADE Admiral Called "Pro-British." Statements Endangered Peace, Is Assertion By the Associated Press Washington, Jan. 27. Rear Ad miral Sims, a leading figure in the naval decorations controversy nnd In tho pending Senate investigation of the navy's conduct of the war, wns vigor ously attacked today in tho House by Representative Byrnes, Democrat, South Carolina. Would Dishonor Sims Declaring that if tho admiral was admonished by a high naval official not tokt the British "pull the wool" over his eyes' as he testified recently be fore the Senate naval decorations com mittee he violated a confidence in mak ing the instructions public. Represen tative Byrnes said he deserved "the condemnation of every American and a dishonorable discharge from the navy." Characterizing Admiral Sims as "a hyphenated politician," Byrnes charged that when serving as commander of American naval forcesv In European waters during the war he had "libeled the army nnd depreciated the work of the navy" and had urged that the United States leave the control of the sens to Great Britain. Democratic members frequently in terrupted Representative Byrnes with applause, and when he concluded Dem ocratic members rose, cheering and clapping tneir hands. Calls Admiral' Pro -British Representative Hustcd. Republican, iscw lorK. referring to Byrne s asser tion that Sims possibly should be "dis honorably dischatged" from the navy, asked whether the officer who admon ished him "not to let the British pull the wool over his eyes" ought not be re moved, but the Democratic member said the admonition was justified in view of Admiral ssims's 'pro-British attitude. He added that the- admiral's disclos ure might "endanger the pence of the country."' Representative Hicks. 'Re-, publican. "New York, remarked that it undoubtedly had disturbed '.'the. pence "C5rfist of 114 navarbmcers designated by Secretary Daniels to receive war service decorations without action by the Knight board wns transmitted by the secretary today to Chairman Hale of the Senate naval affairs subcommittee, which is investigating -the whole sub ject of naval awards. It supplements a list of enlisted men sent to the com mittee yesterday. The list of officers showed eight Distinguished Service Medals were awarded by the secretary on his own initiative. Of the 106 navy crosses, ninety were awarded to officers who served with the mine sweeping forces that cleaned up the North sea barrage. The re maining navy crosses went to transport commanders, submarine destrojers and aviation officers. Daniels Appears Friday Secretary Daniels will appear before the committee on Friday when the in quiry in the decoration awards is re sumed, the date having been changed from Thursday at the secretary's re quest. Senate Democrats succeeded again to day In blocking efforts of Chairman Hale, of the committee investigating naval decorations, to bring to a otc a resolution authorizing the committee to employ counsel. Senator Hole indicated that he would continue his efforts to have the resolution taken from the cal endar. BERLIN AGAIN APPEALS Asks Allies to Renounce Plan to Punish Accused Germans Paris, Jan. 27. (By A. P ) The German Government has sent a note to Paris trying once more to indnco the Allies to renounce execution of Ar ticle 228 of the peace treaty. The article deals with the surrender of persons accused of acts in Wolation of the laws and customs of war. SAVES BLAZING 'GAS' TRUCK Patrolman Sees Danger and Acts Promptly Prompt action by Patrolman Charles Bnlrer. nf tlm Pat-L- nnil T aM.,1, n.An.,a station, saved a gasoline-loaded motor- irut-K irom prouaoie nestmctlon at Clenwood avenue and Mervine street todaj , The truck, a gaioline delivery wagon of the Atlantic Refining Co., was ieuited by a backfire from thi motor. Raiger saw it almost instantly. He grabbed n VlUpVpt nf Cflnrl fpnn, a no ,..'.... ....1 . rr ," ,l'".wu VUl- ley car and extinguished the flames be. iuie u. iicuiuu, me uriver, Knew of its existence. Brakeman Sues P. R, r. for $25,000 Thomas O. Welsh, 403 Stevenson street, Camden, has filed suit for 25.000 against the Pennsylvania Rail road in the Supreme Court of New Jersey. He is i brakemnn employed by the Pennsylvania, and alleges he sustained injuries to the spine when jolted from a freight car when tho car was bumped by unother. Morton Concern In Bankruptcy Wilmington, Del., Jan. 27. Morton C anl fa tttinrrd pAi-nnrntlnn "Ci Pa., a Delaware corporation, today filed Yuiuuinry uuuKf-uiiii-y peuuon in red- aivol Pmirt ham ti-IK lInl.ltUr.t - v.. -uwm. v uvi v nun nu in ii ni'H or ?337,730 nnd assets of $100,000. Mayor to Address Credit Men Mayor Moore will speak at the quar terly meeting and dinner of the Phila delphia Association of Credit Men at the Bellevue-8tratford tola evening at v . v,- ,uw..u w i. ,. ,,.iii BRr.r n Published Dally Except Sunday. Copyrlaht lu!0, Veteran Dies as He Places Wedding Ring on Fiancee Lieutenant H. S. Frost, on Death Bed, Puts Gold Band on Su;eetieart's Finger "Now We're Married;' He Says, and Succumbs as He Tries to Kiss Her Hand Lieutenant Horace S. Frost, world war veteran and a prominent business man of Washington and Philadelphia, died Inst night at 4045 Walnut street, after placing a wedding ring on the finger of Mrs. Virginia Lee Stuart, his fiancee. "Now we are married, Janie." he said and tried to kiss her hand, but his strength was gone. Mrs. Stuart, member of an old and wealthy southern family', came to Phil adelphia a week ago to help three physicians and two trained nurses bat tle for her sweetheart's life. Worn b.v the constant worry, watch - ine nnd sorrow. Mrs. Stuurt remained at the Lonncrc last night and todny left for Columbus, Ind. Lieutenant Frost s former home, where he will be buried. Mrs. Stuart came to Philadelphia as soon ns she learned Lieutenant Frost had pneumonia. "All through Ills delirium," she said, "he kept talking about our mar riage. He would ask if our suitcases were packed. He asked time nfter time for the ceremony to be performed. Then, at the last, he called to the nurse, asking for the ring she had taken from his finger. He put it on mine as he said, 'Now we are mnrrlcd, Janie. Manic' was his pet name for me. Of cours-e, we were not married, but, oh, I wish it might have been !" The wedding date was set for this spring. FIRE BREAKS OUT IN NEW YORK HOSPITAL NEW YORK, Jan. 27 A flro broke out in tlie main build ing of the Lenox Hill Hospital at Seventy-seventh street anc Lexington avenue shortly nfter 2 o'clock this afternoon. Tiuce alarms brought n large portion .of Manhattan's fire appartu to the scene. RUMANIA'S CEREAL CROP OUTLOOK GOOD PARIS, Jan. 27 Conbiderable improvement in the agri- cultuiai situation of Rumania indicates that a .large. .quantity of cereals will be available for export as soon as the new ciops have been harvested, according to advices from Bucharest. MAYOR ASKS DELAY FRANKFORD V RAIL OF SMALLBRIOGES CONTRACT SIGNED, i Urges Council to Divert Funds to Big Project and Raise Fund to $600,000 WANTS NURSE PAY RAISED Four constructive measures of imme diate necessary were requested todny liv Mayor Moore In his message to Council. In order that the appropriation for the new South street bridge mieht be increased from $400,000 to 5010.000, thus providing for a better and more ornate structured the Manr asked that four other bridge projects be dropped for the present. These included the bridge over the Trenton Railroad at Ashburner street : bridge over Linden avenue ; bridge over Mount Airy avenue, aud the approaches for a proposed large Thirty -fourth street bridge. Another request was for the opening of portions of Forty-ninth street, also of "Grnv's Ferry nenne. Because of the adlacent residential districts the Mayor snid this action is necessary. . Mr. Moore requested an appropria tion of !M00 nt the behest of the Penn sylvania Society for the Prevention of Crueltj to Animals, to sprinkle ashes on the streets on rlippery days, to keep horses from falling. Asks Increase for Nurses Lastly, the Mayor asked that $22,000 be appropriated for increases in the pay nf nurses In the city serv , nr. j.h,i-u ui the hospital for contagious cases, at , Second nnd Luzerne streets, he said, were especially in need of relief. Director Furbush, of the Department of Health has reported, according to tne Mayor, tnai mere is oniy one nurse . .1.1,. l.o.,it,.l In .,.,fv flftoor, ,in,intu ui unm" - - r .-, i and the best practice demands one for nvnr fivp The Mnvor reouests thnt means be provided for a directing nurse , at the institution, at $2500 a year; a I cnapr a n. Titlrsp nr XJIII1I1. InstlMlptnru i e at $2000 instructors , regular schedule of pay , at the rate of $75 a , at jiiutMi, ann a for the nurses month nlus a 20 per cent bonus. The pay of the head nurse at the in stitution is $07.50 a month, nnd many uurses only receive from $30 to $00, This change in salaries and organiza tion is imperative, according to Doctor Furbush, nnd it is desired that the change go into effect February 1. Clerk Bills Up Today Bills providing for emplojes for the new Council will bo introduced. Efforts are being made to retain Arthur R. T. Morrow and Joseph Marcus, two Vare men, as committee clerks. President Wegleln refused to discuss tbe probable size of the new force. Council at present employs about thirty-five clerks, stenographers, clean ers, janitors, etc. Most of them owe allegiance to the Vares or to Senator Martin and "Uncle" Dave Lane. The force will be materially changed. 50 Nw Thtnaa for AwUmobllf. , Thy ar rterrlUd and llluatrated in Kh l'ana.-A4v.r 8c,,nc'i i?hl- All oRE DnhiMrlnHnn .Trl tA ft. T.aF bT Uall. by PbIIo ledger Company. LIEUT. H. S FROST He died as lie placed a wedding ring on the hand of Ills fiancee Mr. Frowst had been with the Aetna T.lfp Tnmirnnpn Po. for piirhtepn vpnrs. with the exception of moro than one ' year soent in the army. He wns for- raerly buperintendput of the brokerage department in Washington and came to Philadelphia last August. j From papers found In his room it i was learned he had been the support of , nis WKiowca moiner, .Mrs. .. tj. x- rose, and has been educating the child of his sister. His mother and sister. Mrs. Ray Godfrey, live m Cleveland, O. During tbe war Lieutenant Frost served as zone supply officer. Mrs. Stuart lives at 1020 New Hamp shire avenue, N. W., Washington. She is a daughter of the late Dr. Warrick Evans, the first man to receive n de gree in medicine at Georgetown College, nnd for many years a professor there. .. .. . Mayor Affixes Signature to Doc - ument Awarding $520,000 Job to Snare, Triest & Co. TO FINISH WORK RY HII Y 1 1U riliian WUni BI JUL! I The lading of tracks and the placing of guard i-ai's on the Frankford elevated from Callow hill street north to Harri son street will begin no later than April 1, and be completed July 1. This was the assurance given this morning to Mayor Moore when he signed a ?."20,000 contract for the uork. awarded to Snare, Triest & "V. Speed is essential, the Mayor told Willard D Lockwood. local manager of the con- struction company. Tho Mayor called into conference Mr. Lockwood and William S. Twin- ing, director of city transit. The chief executive was assured by the company manager that deliveries of ma terials would begin at once and would proceed as rapidly as manufacturing conditions would permit. "I was assured that the lajing of rails would start no later than April 1, I""1; lual ""ln "e completed by July - .. ..wu,c Diubi-it mier vne cou- ference. Tho mils are to he InM frn-n (-.oil.,... hill street north along Front street, Kensington avenue and Frnl:fr,r,i ,,,..,. line to Hnrrisoo s'reet, rrnnkfnnl. The mttcr street s within n few blocks nf T...-J .. . '.,.." "" "lOChSOl iiuj;p Mreri. wnere the surface car- barn of the Rapil Tnin-.it Co. is located CI,,!- , n. . ' ....""" ' tion final stens toward nlPin nEl ' SU, 000.000 lide on an onepatir,?i,..il! Its not indicated tola "' L" from Callowhill street sou tlwoil be linked with the Market strl p'i T ...,. .. !-j , . . - '-.". e 'tuii vated. That project is understood to t'e" pend on an agreement to be reached be- iween the city and theJJapid Transit ween the Mayor. Thomns V, ini2 the transit comnam. nn,i r jdent of bury, the financial power and chairman of the company's board of directors, in- V.i i"' " 'iuy omciaiR are laying the groundwork, possibly for an operating agreement LLOYD GEORGE'S SOnIn U. S. British Major Comes to America on "Business Trip" New York, Jan. 27. (By A P ) Major Richard Lloyd George, sou of the British Premier, arrived here today on the steamship Mauretanla from South ampton and Cherbourg. The maior. who wa .M...i. , . '' bbbbbBhSmSBHbbbbbVbeu. ''''EffBBHBBBBBBBBYfe' ISTIGBT EXTRA PRICE TWO CENT; ' BREAK ON TREATY AVERTED; TO KEEP, Bipartisan Session Adjourns Un til Thursday After Hitchcock' Outlines Party's Stand EACH SIDE STAYS FIRM ON ARTICLE TEN STAND' Democratic Reservation Would 4. Merely Remove Obligation for Military Aid By CLINTON W. GILBERT Staff Corrrsuonclf.nf- of lie Kientnc PaMfo Lestcrr Washington, .Tun. 27. The treaty conference between the Republican and the Democrats did not break today: It adjourned over till Thursday. Senator Hitchcock, after a consults -i tion with Democratic senators, went into conference with Senator Lodge and his Republican senators' prepared "'to break. The Democratic senators had draiwt up a statement of the circumstances under which they had begun to confer . nvjiii me ucpumicunH, mciuumK a uraii. yt of the Article X reservation, which had-- HI ; been nrenared nartlv by the Democrats "tl nnd partly by the mild reservationist "epnblicatiB The Rcmiblicnnq obiccted to it ns a. statement of facts and after some modi fications it was given out by Mr. Hitch cock. Senator Hitchcock's Statement Senator Hitchcock's statement fol lows : The Democratic members of this conference have considered the an nouncement made by Senntor Lodge that he and his associates are not willing to consider any compromise on the Lodge reservation tcouccrnlng Article X nor on that relating to the. Monroe Doctrine. ' In reply we desire to say that -we entered upon this conference without nnv reservations or restrictions) in th hope that we could compromise dif ferences not only on Article X, but on all other reservations. We as sumed that the other side of this con ference had the same purpose. The unexpected interruption of. the conference and the decision to refuse any compromise on Article X is all thn.more surprising because it seemed from expressions on both sides of tbe'. table that we were close to a possible corppromise on this very Important reservation b.v means of the following draft prepared by several senators and;. nlpnfli, nctcnntprl in iw Ttlftat" nf tll, members of the conference on bpthlrj,'''-y !ide,s of the table before" the intcrrufj'j tton : - - Nnj.MillfaiT Obligation ' 'The'United Sfates assumes no obji",1 &i atiou to employ its military or hyal'W5-i forrpH nr the economic boycott to' pre-" serve the territorial integrity or polit t ical independence of any other country -under the provisions of Article X, or- ' to eraplov the military or naval forces of the United States under any ar ticle of the treaty for any purpose, unless in any particular case the Con gress, which, under the constitution, has the sole power to declare war or authorize the employment of the mili tary or naval forces of the United States, shall bv act or joint resolution so nrnvide. Nothinc herein shall be. deemed to impair the obligation Its Article XVI concerning the economic boycott." i Senator fiitcncocK prior to tne con- ' ference communicated with the White House, but no information was tortn- coming concerning the President's jad vice. Mr. Hitchcock's Democratic associ ates. Senators Walcott and McKcllar, ohiected to brakine tin the conference n the ground that taking the treaty I baok upon ti,e floor of the senate would. let loose u flood ot speeches ana delay, a decision. . I To Reconvene Thursday The Republicans, especially such moderates hn Senator Lenroot. were no more anxious than the more moderate Democrats to see the present efforts to reuch an agreement abandoned and so it was decided to meet again Thursday. The real sticking point suis to be whether or not the United Suites shall assume any obligations under Article X Mr T.odpp is insisting tuat ine ,5"M ,rW XZ rtFon of '"the covenant That is what he means when he says that he will jield nothing In principal or substance from the article as adopted The mild reservationist Republicans talk of compromising the language of this reservation, but maintaining Its substance. Mr. Lodge privately talks, the same language, but it is not clear that they understand it iu the earn way. i See Treaty Devitalized The Democrats have talked as If the would accept changes that did not af fect the principle of Article X. But the proposed reservation of Mr. Hitchcock limits the refusal to assume obligations to the diits of using its military and naval forces under the provisions of the treaty. This issue is important to the friends. and to the foes of the treaty. In the. opinion of President Wilson's support ers the sweeping declaration of Mr.r Lodge's reservation thnt States assumes no obligatl n that the United obligation devitalizes ! the covennnt. The bitter-enders of the Borah Johnson group are of this opinion alio. If Mr. Lodge adheres to his positldn it is not likely Hint any agreement will be reached as a result of the present comnromises. for it is unlikely that President Wilson will accept the Lodge ' reservaiiou us ii siauas. u.ne issue la that case will go to thejCountry, ' Campaign Question Raised It will bo whether tbe nation wlhs' to refuse to assume any obligation ub4m" Article X or whether it merely whist' ,, ' to refuse to assume the obligation. u, use its armies and navies to malntaw territorial integrity abroad. Thcr? may be a nice question in tfcfl campaign whether the country wisfe nny more than to avoid the practical re ' sponslbillty to send its soldiers abroad v unless Congress" so orders. This Is its illicit in the constitution, but there has been a general desire to make -k explicit in the rovenaut, Tbe whole is confused. Mr. HlUk cock once Introduced n rrrrratloW p ,,'! sS'Y," f ,i W 4 $ "". . M 41 's. V ' j J i , t ?! t. a '.ft X.V.N M i emrsBce, u , .. 4 'Industrial JDomoeracy.' ' T J&rthflM: r. ' ' OnlHi" c ' i'Ti3fcCluj; T2 "r j J ? -& U' , Jh w. . W .., -.itf , xfT. - V -a iri ij rja
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers