r, ,Hpf "I- "-j ' ";.;".. V1'r,1-SlA ' V-f, i r. I l I .A. y'V , "uWt, .' , ' t V IE '-',,".'. n v rr wrr ..L K- ' " - Wftilwton. !'. 4. Show1 or sleet tonight! Thursday unsettled. TUMriatATonrc at bach noun uotmcj EXTRA f-H I 0 110 111 112 Hm 28J27 120 Y21 H23 101 20 125 125 fOL. VL NO. 122 Entered ao Second-Class flatter at the rnstofflca, at Philadelphia, Fa. Under the Act of March 3, 1BTD. RubucrlDtlon Prlco 10 a Tear by Malt. PRICE TWO CENTS PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1920 Published Dally Except Sunday, CopyrlRh Km 1B20. by Public Lfdeor Company. BERLIN ENVOY REFUSES TO ACCEPT WAR GUILT LIST Independents' Wrangle Over Jobs Threatens to Dash Mayor's Council Plans on the Rocks V f V "' " " r ' ' f ' V -1 "V-v ' v, ' i - rc x . W " k. Muuitcmeoaet MOORE MEN'S FIGHT FOR PLACE IS MENACE TO ADMINISTRATION 'Regime's Success Depends on Squabblers Coming to Senses Within Twenty-four Hours STORY OF BLANKENBURG SITUATION IS REPEATED fcity's Chief Executive Indignant Over Scramble for Loaves and Fishes ny GEORGE NOX McCAIN Unlep certain Independents In Coot dl come to their senses within twenty -few hours, the Moore administration's ),,,, so far as Council is concerned, are likely to go upon the rocks. It is the story of the Blankenburg administration over again. The re formers then, it will be recalled, had tartly got into power when they began fehtbs among themselves. That is the iltuitlon today with regard to the ultra Independent and Town Meeting party touncilmcn. They are fighting among-themselves over the loaves and fishes. Tho Mayor h&s washed his hands of the situation, while every railbird in the Varo earap .li roosting on the fence in high glee, ' waiting the opportunity to "get theirs" it a result. It becins1 to look as though the pre diction of Joseph P. Gaffney that the minority ten would soon become the miioritv eleven, is to be realized, and then what the Vare organization will aot do to the administration's plans "will be a plenty." , Disgraceful Fight for Office It is a, disgraceful fight foroffices, The Town Meeting party insists'tbat )t has not had a square' deal ; that only one cabinet office has fallen to its lot end, as one artlsarr describe! It, "the job! was thrown to us like a bone to a 4dofc'.' It is charged that, all favors ire showered upon the Republican AV Jiance, while the Town Meeting pnrty nen have stood around, cap in hand, awaiting recognition. Ever since Mayor Moore was in augurated there have been Vague sug gestions of violent protest from Inde pendent leaders. There was tho declartion that Chairman George V. Coles should bo more frequently con sulted as the head of the Town Meeting party. This feeling has culminated in the outbreak which may come at the post poned meeting of Council tomorrow. The question of councilmanic offices was to lave been disposed of at the regular meeting yesterday, but the bpen threat was made that if it came to.a vote one, and perhaps three inembersSsf the majority would support the Vare op position. This in itself was enough to postpone action on the councilmanic jobs almost indefinitely, if need hp. Today frantic efforts were being made to cement a truce. Councilman Burch, chairman of the finance committee, is leading tho opposition; at least ho is the visible head of the insurgents. Uuncilman Horn a week ago criticized the slate and bis colleague, Mr. Deve lin, another Independent, has expressed bi . ' over lne situation. (sheriff Lamberton, who is a personal friend of Mr. Coles, of the Town Meet as party, broke the ice on Monday when he fell into heated controversy d the distribution of jobs as its basis, MWe from the fueling on the part of r. Roper uad his friends that the councuman should be tho recognized leader of the Twenty-second ward and tot the sheriff. All. Around Scramble for Placo for0ni'AbeCnmes a dlssraceful scramble lor place all around. ,jXn.i.?lMt!S,B dependents do not for ad,lS; They ,d.eclare their right ceTf nnfA1160 ai t0 hoIa - bal riraariePs in Council an in the elates? U Certaiu justlce in their For peculiar reasons, which It Ik not teamfi! '? llttve ,Dot received a full hoS 1" ,rCKCOiDitio,n' The Question. ffiSB,,UthS.,!lt.5 new CnimVii ,J '"cl;U'"aung a crisis ffln5L''..ana tlllls B'vlng aid and to 'its opponent! M Hori Sif Ul hetbcF Col. Brch POMibllftv ef rcadyi .t0 shuldcr the re- ffi r tn,.Lwrt!ckl?S tue administra- " plans for the future. It is rec- Contlnwd on Pag. fw0, column Ttow UTTLE FOUND GUILTY ''vll Service Commission Recom "" Police Lieutenant'. m.mi..,i ' frWn'"1'' !leutnt of police mmended f8iiSta1tion,'vwnB t0(ay "Prfc. oSl &,."! e Civil "nice ftnUi I ",o""?0"i oy me uivn of lr3ttm'8'Joii, when found culltv a dan0?,oi?av-i-DK accepted money CrLiira ,? charged th.fWE ,.fclA,'?.5e!J reneeto0EneyTT or MO ' from Jetton .JL .lJPdflraff. of 3250 Ken- ' ,ttled that li .,10 Prosecution con hay for f iu,lleutCDIlnt took the l' dance hDlshln,K ,ollco protection V f W brothllCdlVetc'1, by Updegrnff I '. H. ft" .lier On Kenillnrtnn nvnnoa Thn,?,rt0 street. '5?UtS!h,f0Fce,r ,n the tness stand pMntffV" llnil taken money from ?noini fUSS,7ted that wm not J Uriaaai ill P jrotection. but as -- HHa4 'M T IN STOCKMARKET .Collapse of Foreign Exchange Brought Convulsive Sell ing Movement REBOUND IN STERLING New York, Feb. 4. The stock mar ket was swept by a scries of convulsive selling movements today in consequence of another crash In foreign exchange. Prices were heavy at the opening, the market taking its cue from the British rate, which fell shortly before the gong on the stock exchange sounded tho opening hour. By mid-day the rate for demand billo on London fell to 3.10, tan overnight depreciation of 14 cents and a decline from last wecu's nnai price of 31 cents. French, Italian, Belgian and various other rates gave way with the British quotation, all recording greatest depre ciation in their history at this center. Itcports from Montreal indicated that the Americnn dollar had reached a new high premium in that market. Annrt front the violent upheaval in exchange, the stock market was bcict by domestic difficulties, including tight money and further loan restrictions,. During tho noon hour it became known that the goernment would withdraw loans from local banks to meet impend ing payments. There was also u de moralizing slump on the cotton market. Call money ruled 14 to 18 per cent but time funds were entirely out of the market. There were three distinct de clines with virtually no rally up to 1 :30 o'clock. At that time, important stocks and speculative favorites were 3 to almost 20 points under yesterday's closing prices and 10 to d points under final prices of the previous week. Demand sterling rebounded in mid aftcrnoon trading to $3.31 ffom $3.10. The" rally was attributed to unofficial reports that Ureat .Britain bad pro hibited the importation of cotton. There were similar recoveries in other ex change. and the advances were so rapid dealers scarcely could follow the nuc tuntions. P. R. T. STOCK RECOVERS 1 Transit Director Twining to Sea Mayor This Afternoon Stock of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Comnanv reached 22W today, making a gain of five-cightho of a point over yesterday. ' Coincident with speculation as to the cause of the recent slump in the stock, it was learned that Director Twining, of City Transit, would have a conference this afternoon with Mayor Moore. ,- Mr. Twining will discuss the general transit situation, and make a number of recommendations. Friends of the Mayor s.ay ho laughed this morning over rumors that his .stand in favor of motor buses had af fected Rapid Transit stock. He was said to have remarked he surely wasn't big enough to cause breaks in the stock market. Liquidation of the transit holdings of the estate of A. J. Cassatt is believed to have been a factor in the P. It. T. decline. DIES VAINLY TRYING TO SAVE 2 CHILDREN Society Woman Makes Brave but Futile Effort in Burn ing Home Now York. Feb. 4 By A. P.) Mrs. Edith Morgan. wl of William Forbes Morgan, a broker, and her two daughters, Barbara, fourteen, and El len, ten years of age. lost their lives in a fire early today in their home on West Ninth street. Ellen was overcome as she was pound ing with iter little fists on tho bathroom window. She fell back in the tub suf focated. Her llimsv nightgown had caught fire in her dash through the hall way, but despite the flames she climbed up on the edge of the tub and strove to beat a hole in the window large enough to lot In fiesh air. She had made oniy a tiny opening when she collapsed. Mrs. Morgan died trying to rescue her children imprisoned on the ton floor, to which she fought her way through smoke and heat from her bedroom down stairs. There were no servants in the house. William Forbes Morgan, Jr., son of the morgans, is at school upstate. Mr. Morgan collapsed after he had identified the bodies of his wife and children. He had been living apart from his family. Mrs. Morgan was a daughter of the late Valentine G. Hall. She wns a sister of Mrs. Lawrence Watcrbury, of the late Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt and of Mrs. Stanley Mortimer. Before her marriage in February, 1004, she was prominent in society and athletics. TAKEN AS DRUG PEDDLER Harry Pincus, twenty-four years old, of New York, who was arrested last night In a hotel at Thirteenth and Filbert streets, was held In $1000 ball today by United States Commissioner Long on the charge of unlawfully hav ing in bis possession and selling nar cotics. Detect I vo Dillon, of tho drug squad, says that he found a suitcase containing $300 worth of drugs In the room occupied by Tincus. VIOLEN LIP BIG SNOW STORM WHIPPED BY WIND HASJW IN GRIP Twenty-four-Mile Blow Drives Flakes Down With Sting ing Force R. T. PLOWS KEPT BUSY HOLDING TRAFFIC OPEN Trains Delayed When Roads Are Blocked Many Acci dents on Streets A storm which threatens to becomo a blizzard has the c'.tr in its icy grip. ""It started at 0 o'clock this morning with the rattle of sleet, which changed later, into snow. As the storm developed the wind in creased, until.it wns blowing twenty four miles nn hour from the northeast. The temperature was 30 at 8 o'clock this morning, but by midaftcrnpon at had fallen to 2,-i. A further drop is The storm will continue through (the night in the form of snow or sleet, says the weather man. Tomorrow will he unsettled. ., , . Styrm conditions prevail throughout the middle Atlantic states. Railroads have mustered an army of ii - l.ann ctifnlipq rloflr and have everything in readiness for a typical blizzard, with its uccompanying deep snow and drifts. Traffic Is Delayed ' Tho snow, whicli fell swiftly, drivtu by the stiff northeasterly wind, Htung the fnces of pedestrians. Snowplows .,! tliAie nnnrnrnnpi) on lines 01 tHC Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. Traffic was greatly impeucu, unu irujci ivi "; man and beast was rendered uncertain by the slippery condition of sldcwaiu and street. , . tnnT nirientR wre renorted. and Ro'dtfScuJt was progrebs in the streets that scores of horses went down, block -i n, ir,te H. P. C. A. agents hurriedly sprinkled gravel over the most .congested" sections in an effort to alleviate: suffering. " V" - Most of the accidents were due to skidding Vehicles or treacherous footing for pedestrians. Coming on tho, heels of Br'er Ground in' inHlrntinn Mondav of six more weeks of winter, the storm completely put to roil,! the tew uays ot moucrme weather. Trains on nil lines were slightly de layed from the start of the storm, anil as the snowfall became morejdense, it was necessary for trains to proceed very slowly, as signals were hidden as iu a fog. nam on ino ntiiiinmu Milkmen and bakers ha4 to grope their way slowly in making deliveries. Herman Polock, fifty years old, (513 North Sixth street, fell at Broad ond Wallace streets and cut his bead. He as treated at the Hahnemann Hospi- i.ulu Green, thirty years old, a negress, 1830 Sartain street, fell ut Broad and Arch streets. She was cut over the left eye and may have a frac tured skull. Mamie Mutinary, twenty-two years old, 142.5 Ellsworth street, lost her footing at Tenth and Race streets. In the fall the left side of her face was badly cut. Patrolman Thomas A. Bagnell, of 515 North Tenth street, while ou his way to the Eighth district station at Tenth and Buttonwood streets, fell and buffered severe bruises. The storm began much in the fashion of tho famous blizzard of March 1, Beginning early Sunday morning with rain, snow and sleet, that storm con tinued ull of Sunday, March 1, ami eiided Monday afternoon. The maxl- iium wind eiocny was niguer uwu ij t'ay. and six inches of snow fell. rruioorunit wirpn were down and com- nunication, with New York was cut off for more than twelve hours. Tniins from New York were a day late. I our theatres remained unri' uivuiwc iu companies were tied up or i the road. The blizzard oi .Marcu i, iooo, mu, more than ten inches of snow, also commenced in a manner bimilar to to day's storm. There was a driving rain, followed by haid, and then snow. The blizzard struck Philadelphia ou a Sun day, and no food could be brought into the city until the following Thursday. It was estimated that tbe loss in trade for the first two dajs of that blizzard totaled $1,500,000' in Philadelphia. 3 AMERICANS SLAIN IN SYRIA Relief Workers Murdered by Bandits tNorth of Aleppo Washington, Feb. 4. (By A. P.) The murder of three American relief workers in Syria was reported today to the State Department. The victims were part of n convoy for American re lief supplies and were killed by brigands February 1 near El Mall, 'north of Aleppo. The names, were not given in the dispatch. The relief expedition was under the auspices of the American committee for the relief of the Near EaHt, headquar ters of whicli are in New York. Official notification of the killing was given by General Gouraud, French high commissioner at "Beirut, to American Vice Consul McCutcheon at Beirut. General Gouraud formally exprebsed his regret. New York, Feb. 4. (By A. P.I The American relief convoy men slain February 1 may btvc been natives and not Amcricaus, according to C. V. Vickery, secretary of the Near East relief committee, who today cabled Major James Nicol, in charge of the relict worn ut jieirui, tor uetuus. When you think of wrltlnr. think oi WlUTING.-adv. HOOVER AT COLLEGE WAS FINANCE GENIUS Showed His Capacity for Organization When He Enabled California Laundry Concern to Regain Strong Business Basis Now that there arc some reasons for believing that Herbert Hoover may bo in for an electoral college education, the incidents of his college days at.Lc mnd Stanford University, ns told by Prof. John A Mlllor- f HwnrHunore. Jinve u new hlgnificance. ir, Hoover went to the Uallfornin unhersity In 1801, and for the next four j cars Professor Miller was in close touch with him. Doctor Miller was at that time teaching muthematics and for two years Hoover was in his classes. He took a keen interest in tBc young man throuKhout his whole course and noted manv nf the manifes tations of the Hoover spirit that have oecomoi Known to the world. "Herbert Hoover came to the univer sity without resources of his own and started in to work his way thrdflgh tlif four years of his education," said Pro fessor Miller. "He was very slight in physique at that time. His most noticeable characteristics were his keen black eyes and tho scarceness of his conversation. "From the nictures I see of him to day he looks like the same old Hoover conslderablj bioadened out. Took College Agency "For the first two years of his course at the unncrsitv he-was unusually nuict. He was known to n good many friends, but was not conspicuous in the life of the place. "During his freshman year he took the college agency for a San Francisco laundry that was in pretty bad finan cial shape. With the college trade he turned to tho plant it was able to get back on a good liuanclal basis. Hoover's financial basis also shared in the bene ficial effects and he was able success fully to get through his first year at the university. "During the remainder of his college SH00TSBRIDE,18, Tl Husband Fires When Girl He Married Last Juno Refuses Reconciliation Plea SEPARATED SECOND' TIME A young man and his girl-wife are near death in the Polyclinic Hospital ot bullet wounds inflicted by the former after an attempt at reconciliation failed last night. In a section of the hospital away from her the husband, twenty-one years old, continually cries for his wife and inquires about her condition. She is eighteen years old. "I didn't mean to do it." he cried today. "But I wanted her nacK, and when she wouldn't come I just lost my head. I don't memember what hap pened then." 4 He is James Stroup. l.'Si South Marston street. She is Mrs. Catherine Stroup, 2337 Pierce street The couple were married last June 4. They have separated twice, the last time about five months apo. On Way to Church The shooting occurred at Twentj sixth and Tasker streets. Young Stroup met his wife theie as she left the home of n friend to co to the Candle mas service in St. Edmond's Church,' Twenty-third nnd Miffllu streets. Mrs Catherine Gray, 1058 South Twenty-sixth street, the friend, was locking her door when Stroup accosted his wiV. , "Why don't you come back to me, Catherine?" she says he said to his wife. Catherine made no reply. She just shrugged her shoulders and called for Mrs. Gray to hurry or they'd be late for church, according to the story told the police. Then Stroup drew his revolver and fired. The 'shot took effect in Mrs. Stroup's arm. She turned and ran to ward her friend. Stroup tired again. This shot took effect in her back, A third shot went wild. "Helen! Helen! He shot me!" Mrs. Stroup cried ns she fell up the porch steps. Helen is Mrs. Gray's daughter. Husband Shoots Himself Stroup followed bis wife. He looked at her. Then he deliberately fired a shot into his abdomen. In her statement to Magistrate Dough erty, nt the hospital, Mrs. Stroup bald her husband had tried to effect a rec onciliation. She was on the steps of her friend's house, she continued, with her back to her husband, when she felt a pain in her leg nud iu her back and at the same time heard two reports. As she stumbled into the door, she added, there' were two more reports. She be lieved Stroup had fired at her again. The girl's aunt, Mrs. J. Black, 2337 Pierce street, said that after the couple were married, Stroup lost his job aud they were separated, utter Mrs. Stroup "supported him for scveriil mouths." They were reconciled, but soon sep arated again. "He threatened to shoot her if she didn't marry him," said Mrs. Black MAY BE ALCOHOL VICTIM William Stagg, forty, years old, of 1520 Porter street, who was found un. conscious In bis room jesterday, died early this morning in the Methodist Hospital. It Is not known whether deutn was due to apoplexy or wood alcn hoi. Two empty bottles were found in M room. bis room AN e HIMSELF course he worked with the co-operative book store, with the college paper and for the geological department. One of his relief maps was exhibited at the Uhlcago World's Fnir. "From the first he showed himself Jo, bo a good student. He specialized in geology, and it wai as a result of this training that he made trips to Africa and China soon after life bad finished his college work. Bcraine a Leader "During His last two years he devel oped into the mo'.t powerful man in the university. Good-natured and affable, he had nlwavs had manv friends, but by Oiis time the whole student body came to eali7e his ability nnd force In what ever interested him. At different times he held every electoral office in the un dergraduate life of the university. "With nil his powers of leadership, he never had much to say in public he was never a "spellbinder." But when he talked he could say more in a few words than anv man in the uni versity. He was convincing because he talked as though he believed in what ' n0Sp judiciary committee. "He waswithout anv doubt the most ' P've intention of the govern popular man in the university at the ment to punish crimes of "Reds and time. TrOni IllS nVn rholcP. hi never rnnnnitnBte Unit nrontp.l n LttA C nrtlPr H;!! '""Lft, significant, because when he came oiit out arrests nml deportations, he added. , on oilc side of a question his decision I Mr. Palmer denied that he had "a ZlTjle' imm,,lf,e W,Bh.t vIth h's fellow;- I Plain case of cold feet" when he failed undergradates. His judgment wns al- ' , , xl , ways re-pected and almost invariably to apiar before the House rulescom- i acted upon. " ' mitteo several weeks ago to explain the ' "It would have been impossible in need for additional anti-sedition legisla those das to foresee the notional and tlon IS't?""""1 iaJ?VL XW.1?- i Ocnles Having "Cold Feet" wt I, uii via Ullli UW IUU I. II U linn UV come one of the lendinir ciiret in Hip nte or this country I'm sure tha many of us 'who knew him then surprised DatnnML- f ..MA n m. ..fa. LJ...A w.. .i.miiiviin lluul ( nplrThsmcaluos In Dal,rnn, Escape Through Window TllinrO 01 IRfln ninr coull "ot Kivp "PPort to the pending in.rsi,iency. Meanwhile official view of the situa- I HlrirN I.I I llIK HlKr !ru!?n.(r 'e Sterling-Graham bill. That is probably an exaggeration. It tmn nrisin,; from Baron von Lersncr'a II ILVLO UL I U I II L ldPr" sl.l.V'fhnAnrnLTn'"' t"-"'1' ! overemphasize, the importance of the refusal to transmit the list of the ari- 'TO HPT TO nRflr, . Provisions are too drastic, and in ; lT ?1 I, l,t hi ImS It went i luckinK- '-"'e general impression amonc III h r I Nil nlfiUIr i "im'lot JieFLml .rivil ,r,iKhtM of ' from him w hen he dropped John T. King observers of the peace proceedings, how IV MUI II1IU IIUIIIU"':n,' Tn U.ir"c'. "r.. .,., as campaign manager. When people , ever, was that theaction of the . .a - I from rpnrpslV;in;i;iH;rM; nV, .-ispeak of. how (.enerai oou nas repre.sentativo would not i nfluence nc-r null v rri r-wr-i nni i .no1 Mr. Palmer. the Wood movement The Ioss of Mis- , "'" ""''" e nan neiu tnac no Ucr- Ufcl UNLT LLbVbN UULLAno "There are no federal statutes which souri to Wood is a big element in the j man officials could be instrumental -in : jnre adequate to meet the situation. A "check." Mr Foristel is the Republi- enrrjing out the extradition clauses of condition of revolutionary intent exists can boss m Missouri so far as the pre-i- the treaty and consequent t:ie matter Burglnrs climbed a lightning rod nnd in this country ou the part of aliens and dential nominations ure concerned. Mr. i having come up in a dofiiii'te final tornf n rain pipe to enter a window on the 'itiz,ns s.icientl.v widespread in char- Foristel had arranged, with Mr. King there wns nothing left for him to do ti,i..i o f ,t, i r r, ' acter to merit consideration of Congress, to deliver the thirtv-six votes m Mis- but to resign nndigo home, third floor of the home of Mrs George , Thrents nre ,vrltt(.n b) pprs0nSK who , souri to General Wood. When Mr.' In French official circles the fecllnc L. Knowles, l.iJ Carpenter street, Ger- ' would injure and overthrow the goern - King disappeared as Wood's manager is that despite the general indifference mantown, last nkht. They had ran sacked two rooms when a noise caused them to flee. They made their escape by locking the bathroom door against possible pur suers and descending from a third storj win'dow. The burglars got $11 and a gold watch. The two rooms rncsneked uprp mose ot he housemaids. Une of the girls, hearing a noise. went to the third floor. She found the nnn.... ne .. .. ..- i i- i ""' '" u. i.. . iu,u. UI.K.IUC.' uunu uuu iin- iioni in me uitinroom lnnl.n.l fnn. .1... I...:... iut.ni ii iiuiii i ill- iiisiiu. By the time the police arrived the burglars had vanished. rru o.tA.lna iur ii.iiii.wi ,iini ... t... AUK ,ll,1TtV- ,1 I L Ul.llilll 111V1II IU II1U 1J uuiuiouui u puir in niu iuvck oi goon material. Soon after the wit to the Knowles house, thieves climbed the porch at tho residence of John l'ossett, 138 Cnrpen ter street, and entered through a win dow. They were frightened nwoy. SAYS HOOVER BOOM GROWS William Draper Lewis Sees "Great est Momentum" Now The boom for Herbert Hoover for the presidency is gathering the greatest mo mentum at the present time, in the opinion of Dr. William Draper Lewis. Doctor Lewis, former dean of the law Kchool of the University of Pennsyl vania, who gained considerable prom inence in the Philiidelphia Rapid Tran sit controversy, said today that be may be a candidate for district delegate to the Republican national convention. He lives in the Sixth Congressional district, which includes the Germantown, West Philadelphia and Mnna.vunk sections. Should be become a candidate and be elected, Mr, Lewis said, Governor Sproul will be his choice for the presi dential nomination. In the event that the Governor fdionlH not receive the nomination Doctor Lewis did not say who his second choice would be. It was while discussing the chances f other candidates that he made the I comment concerning .ur. Hoover, WOULD GRANT CREDIT LOANS Revisionist's Move Strengthens Mu nicipalities' and Corporations' Qeals! Harrlsburg, Pa., Feb. 4. An . ' . ". .. . . zz . - iiiiieii.imi.- i to ii.il i mm. vipniiues to loan credit to public service corpora- tlons for the construction, leasing, maintenance or operation of public service corporations, was adopted this morning by the commission 6n constl- tutlonul amendment and revision. The section adopted specifies thnt consent for such action on the part of the municipality is to be obtained from the assembly by general law. The assembly is not to authorize a munici- pality to become a stockholder in any "'".i""1" The commission luvcl nAnnJ i. . i.1 consideration of the metropolitan dls - riot nmemlnipnt iiun,n.urii niriiirr trict amendment. x PALMER SHUDDER AT 'OFGRMNIBILL Fears Civil Rights Might Be Swept Away by Sedition Measure WOULD CURB 'REBELS' THROUGH SIMPLE LAWS Attorney General Denies 'Cold Feet' Charge Declares Raids Restored Order By the Associated Press Washington, Feb. 4. Deportation of radiculs, country-wide arrests of others and the "vigorous enforcement of ex- ' isting laws hif given notice that the J United States intends to keep order and I has helped iinprnu- conditions," A1 torne.v Gencrul Palmer todaj told the DRASTIC MS of KinS as Manager it r, . . ,, . roml miwinderstanding exists in re Gn f1l,.4lft .t.ltl fn..nnnlitnH l.l ...... T. !. " r i.,..i "Winn w,,-i -irarii inr juiriiuau inr wuicn thp were intpndpil. "Tlin Dlft.nflin Anl The situation calls for Iceislation of f Tint HHf'' " J uuuuiir lUnUIll III Jt'Klim- lR ; ., .... inl l nit , .. ..-. H.I I-. :..! ( - .! - - --' im Kir pcuifliu IllITtfl. are tlor. be said. "Some said I had 'a Washington. Feb. 3. Politicians here '" ' council, which, was set for i ilium caw ot com ieei, otnors mat l i who understand tue jiepiiuuvuu iiun. ..jv u vires mis evening. hnd 'turned tail.' That, of course is SQv that General Wood hns "fooled' .. n.mj i aot correct. I did nnt nttpnd Iiwiusp 1 ...:.,.. t, TJo,,l,lirvin nomination for the mu irtss uemamM -- I" ' - nhiuiM""!!) '( . m. aiun.1 (... . .i' ti.iL,, MnfnM n inr innnnnpi . snid. Aildlntr Hint innilini mpniiiirBtt ti-MPn ?ivi-i um . lu , . li ileterminntlon of thn AIIIps tn , simple character guarding the bill of f-ouis, that A ood would not get a del- .rights, but filling a hiatus in Iawssote from Missouri throws a flood of I which exist in present statutes." said l'ght upon the so-called "check" in ment Would Curb Reolutionlsts 'And these threats which are being circulated on the part of "ucli persons fifn tllrt Wild 1, I.. fill .1. rt nntllln' Kn.m .. ...i ....... n ,., ..., miniiiuiv i't who employ them to the guarantee of the so-called right of free speech " .Mr. l'almcr said he disagreed with those who claimed revolutionarj utter nw("f should be met bj argiuneuts in , sto.id of htatutory laws. ,. ngnll , th bl ,, flf.(, b , Department of Justice and introduced ,!,vt November by Representative Duvej , II . rt i- ail. IH 1. ..rtA A... .1 f 11 ut'iiiiirriu. I'liui, ur rriiorifu iu oi nui . OeolariDK that because of apparent ( nlonness in stopping . . . . 1 n Continurd on Vats SU, Column hfrii tiMlles last summer, every newspaper in Nebraska and elspvv here than that the delegation, and the charge d'affairea in the country had "shouted" at him, general would be legulur. Mr. King isifDr. Wilhelm Maer. who returned to Mr Palmer said the department bj a political friend and agent of Henutor Beilin Inst week siinrth aftpr being re- giving adtnnce notice of intended wide- Penrose. The name of Senator Penrose cehed bv Premier Millerand) it would VON LERSNER OUSTED- BERLIN REPORT SAYS BERLIN, r3b. -1. Baron Kuit von Lersner, head of the Ger man mission In Paris, has been relieved Of that 'office. Bn'an von Lersner, it is stated, had received explicit orders to Us mit the expected Allied note on extradition demands to his Orv eminent. (Paris, advices, quote von Lersner ns Ueclaiing be ha resigned lather tlinn transmit the list oi dormant; demanded bv the Allies.) BOLIVIA AUTHORIZES BIG LOAN LA PAZ, Bolivia, Feb. !. Tho government has promulgau a the law ic;ently inictccl authorizing l-e issue ot a loan i b 700,000 poundb steilinc TRY TO BLOCK "VOTES" ndependents Say Vare Forces Use Hospital Inmates independents in the I wenty-seventh ward mov,'a ,0(,ay to M 0ffortH by I the Vare forces to "vote" the inmates i of the Philadelphia General Hospital at i . , ,, ,,,,. , ,,,,, . ... VVU114 iiiui tu iuni.,1 v unn n vui't t(1 L) th 8,,rinl: primaries the upring priiiinnes. Robert J. Donnelly. secretary of an ' independent committee for the Fourth Senatorial district, wrote to Mayor . Moore calling his attention to what Donnelly said was the practice at the hnsnltal in the past. Mr. Donnelly asked that binding iu- striicuons ne given io (superintendent 1 it . 1 111. 1 t !. -!..... il 1 t 1 nicAiiisier, iu rim.Ki' .i me nospitni 1 The Mayor this afternoon referred the' i. ,n TMH..nH f TrAnWl. t..- i. matter to Director of Health Furbush. IIsssHs ' .,W IsssssK ssssssssssssssssssssssB4' KURT VON LEUSNEK Head of the German peace delega tion at Paris, who lias returned the list of accused Germans to tho Allien anil resigned his post. SAY WOOD TOOLED' Cost Him Republican Ma chine Support, Is Report NEW CAMPAIGN IS SLOW R CLINTON W. GILBERT Tf iu nmc nossihlp tn nn.-llvze Hist I - ,. , : ' . , i 7 :, i whnt did happen at that time. The, statement of Edward Foristel. of St. the arrangement was canceled. The AWAY NOMINATION Stuff r'nrrrnondfnt or ino j-wuims "v toi1 (I tin IKQitorl iflor UA ,.! i tm. n. atlM linhlla ' a a il... A II.... .t.i'.t - '- ..-.-,-,---- .-.-- . I. .. .Hi! ii-ri,iii ixirii' ii .iriiitiiiii .itiiijwti.u. i .. state will now lie divided between Low - b the public tlierp is an important rea den and Harding. i son whj the Allies should insist upou for the same reason 'that the other Re- I-li . . puuiicnn or.i I11..U10I1 men are snv ot him. They fear thej cannot do business ' with him. .Mr. King, who is a cod or- ganization man. was a sort of assurance to them Hint all would lie well with re- rrfiril tn nntrnniifrn Irwl.trwt it iu Liii.l t,at the machine leaders had' assurances tha(. Mr KJns mU du patroniiBo if General Wood was elected ' IftltlfT II I'AIIHflCA llfnflt --..., . " ,- . Mr. King s name meant something Cuntlnuril on ruse fix, Culnmn I'h, ju-ii ur iiiyre 10 .ur rorisipi unu oincrs line nun ausenee ot the head of the (Jennan neaeo to lie in ni.v wnv whatever instrumental in the realization of the demand for their extradition. 1 should be instrumental i in it if I were to forwurd to the Oer- TUD-at-m-i-i nnnirmn iinr-r-l "inn government the note of your Hx THREATENED BROKER'S WIFE tellenej. I therefore send it back here. Automobile Thieves, Inti-rmi-t.rf mici rupiea, I Drew Revolvers on Mrs. H. C. Weeks'und that I shall leave Paris bj the next i Uetectives are searching today fori t ' a - - ...-.......,... V 8"l'",wl" 1 e " "omoi.ue thieves, who threatened Mrs. Henry C I W,1,,. of 7802 Lincoln drive. Chestnut three men. sunnosed to he ni.rnnini.n.. Hill, with revolvers yesterday after noou. Mrs. v eeks Is the wife of a well- known Philadelnhia broker The three men drove in un automobile to the Weeks home and were examining Mr. Weeks's motorcar when Mrs. Weeks appeared. This startled the strangers and they drew revolvers, hold- ing them in u threatening manner or tncy jumped into their own rnr 11...1 I 1 .. ... drove away. They did not try to drive off with h t,... ,.,. - v .ill.. I..C Weeks machine. LERSNER RESIN TO IN EXTRADITIONS Returns Names of Accused Ger mans Handed to Him by Allies COUNCIL OF AMBASSADORS PLANNING FOR NEXT STEP 896 Teutons Asked by Entente- for Trial Will Press Demands J IJy the Associated Press Paris. Feb. 1. Kurt von Lcrsner bend of the German peace delegation here, has returned to Premier Millerand the list eontaining the names of Ger mans whose extradition is demanded by the Allies, which was handed to him last ' night, and has informed the premier that he has resigned and is leaving for Berlin by an evening train. The allied council of nmbassadpra was called into extraordinary session todav to dibcuss the situation created by the resignation of Vou Lersner. The session was held in the French foreign effice. Hugh C. Wallace, the American am bassador, who attended the meeting, said afterward that he had no state ment to make regarding it. It was known that an official rommunlnnn German the demand e extraditions. Baron von Lersner told the Associated .Press his decision was in line with the. attitude he had maintained throughout I ,H quest,on ot PxtraditImi .,,... """"" '" exiraamon. on the extradition omit;., ,n,ifi.i 'relating to the accused Germans ....MMr.. Fear German Trickery , The impression is strong in official French quarters that the Germans are disposed tu make uso of every possible pretext to avoid the execution of not onlv this but of other clauses of the tieatj, aud that if the Allies gave way on this point it would be considered iu Berlin as a nreeedeut on which tn fnnnd i , i . . .. . ' " 1 ...in...,...-, mi iiiiuicr iiiuuiiii-uuous. It is pointed nut that, even in the : demands tor luither modifications. be u simple matter to have the list of th? accused piesented ill Berlin by one ot the representatives of the Allied' govern ments now there While Haion von Lersner gave out unfiling but a signed statement in which he brieflj stated his reasons for resign ing and lefusrng to transmit the list.Vae impression among observers in Paris is that he is acting ou his personal initia tive in announcing his departure, not reflecting the decision of his government unci not committing it to unj specific course. Lersner Kplauis Action l Ininicdiatelv after receiving the list last iiigiu, iturnu von Lersner ad dressed the following letter to Premier Millerand : "Your Ilcellency lias transmitted to me a note containing the names of Ger mans whose extradition is demanded by tile allied powers. In the course of the last three months I have most serl ouslj laid before representatives of the allied and associated governments ten times iu wilting nnd thirteen times orally the reasons it was impobsible to comply with such a request, no matter what the social rank of the accused persons might be "I remind jour Uxcellency of my constantlv repeated declarations that no German functionarv would be disposed , with. lllivi- mini,- n nuiinu ill my fOT- .,. .,... l rHnllnf ,,,.),, In nffip , i i- :. , .. ... train 'Piinnr.mi vn i.nnsvim ---.-..- ..., . i,iiit In the list which vou Lersner has tn turned, the Allies demanded the ex tradition of MM! Germans accuned of violations of the laws of war. The list was handed to vou Lersner by Paul Dutanta, secretary of the Peace Confer ence. Demand von Kluck England demands ninety -seven for trial, Franco nnd Belgium 834 each, Italy twenty-nine, Poland fifty-eevfa, Rumania forty-one, and Serbia our. The numes of Germans comprised ta Mw first list against whom charge are pr? Continurd on l'aie tilt, Column Tb DECLINING tue rAiruiiirinns. 1 1 'ft liwr ( mm Yve iv vit-aiv,, ?.i nUiai" "4Mm , tVW. J t." I M. I'&m&M :s m If! j'ni maiim ill i 4 t s. i . iS fi-- n ..- rfiry
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