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MRS. UHL RELATES VANDEfl
HER TRAGIC STORY
Unintentionally Killed Pownell
With Knife When He Em
braced Her, She Says'
ONLY MEANT TO SCARE HIM
v By Associated Press
Cumberland, Mil,, Feb. 7. Mrs. Kate
TJM, on trial for the murder ot Ilryan
Pownell, was on the witness stand nil
morning in her own defense. Her evi
dence completed the testimony and four
hours were nllowed for argument by
counsel.
Mrs. I'M, who is twenty-five years old,
retained the composure whloh has marked
her demeanor during the trial. Her
three children sat in the courtroom as
she testified.
The accused woman calmly related the
Incidents leading up to the death of
Bryan l'ownall, who was stabbed to
death in her home. She said that about
11 o'clock on the night before the trag
edy, her husband was called away by
a telephone message and that l'ownall,
who lived in another part of thp house,
appeared in her room. AVhen l'ownall
entered, she testified, he locked the door,
telling her thnt her husband had taken
' a girl home and would be gone some
time.
rowncll then turned out the light,
Mrs. fill testified, made improper pro
posals and approached her. A struggle
followed, she said, and just at that mo
ment her huvbanil came to the door.
Pownell fled up stairs, Mrs. Uhl said
to her husband, "Uhl, I'm so glad you
came home."
Her husband began quarreling, she
told the jurors, and would not permit
her to explain, but made a leap at her
which caused her fright. I'M, she de
clared, quarreled with her all night.
The next morning, he told her to get
ready to go to her home, that ho was
through with her, but that she could
not have possession of the children.
"It was because I was to be separated
from my children that I begged Uryun
Pownell the next morning to go to my
husband and tell him it was not my
fault, the witness said. "He only
chuckled and replied, 'If he is going to
put you out, get ready and I will go
with you, but I won't tell him anything
about you.' "
"Just then, he grabbed mo in his
arms. I tried to pull away and in
trying to support myself on the kitchen
cabinet, my hand fell on the knife. I
picked it up, intending to scare him,
and btruck him with it."
The cross-examination was conducted
by Attorney J, S. Zimmerman, who is
assisting tho state. Mrs. I'lil deuied
many times that she ever had been un
faithful to her husband. She said that
when Pownell grabbed her the day of
the tragedy, that she was frightened.
DICKENS'S BIRTHDAY TODAY
Fellowship Here Will Mark Anni
versary of Novelist
Today marks the 108th birthday an
niversary of Charles Dickens.
The anniversary of the great English
novelist will not be unrecognized. The
Philadelphia branch of the Dickens
Fellowship will meet at 8:15 o'clock to
night at the Musical Arts Club. 1811
Banstead street, in commemoration of
the event.
The Kcv. Floyd W. Tomkins will
Sake the principal address and shorter
Iks will be given by Judge John M.
Patterson, tho president of the Fellow-
anlp; luomns K. Ober. Jr., the Itcv.
Charles D. Kreider. Mrs. Mortimer
Brown. Miss L. J. Ashmore, Mrs. John
Van Miller and others.
.Besides musical numbers, the pro
gram will include two plays based on
scenes from Dickens novels. "The
Mun Next Door," from "Nicholas
NJcklcby," will be played by George
mjuuuiuh. jiij iivuevii-vc -uuinonanii
and Jlios 31. Jyomse Voodv.-ard. "A
XJterary Man 'With a Wooden Leg."
from "Our Mutual Friend." will be
enacted by Ernest N. Hos and J. K.
Thompson.
OPPOSE OHIO REFERENDUM
Supreme Court Asked to Invalidate
Popular Vote Clause
Washington. Feb. 7. (By A. P.)
The Supreme Court was nsked, in briefs
filed today by (leorgp S. Hawkc. Cin
cinnati attornev, to declare invalid the
vnio consuiuuonai reierendum clause I
requiring that federal con-titutlonal
Indiana, joined Hawkc In the nrn, 7
ines. hroueht tn "nrevnnt" , ni
prevent tno in
suffrage nnd prohibition constitutional
41 IFwd A nilfl hHrlitllfrI ah ,.....!A.--if ml
t amendments. The returns now are be- i
Ing recounted.
Inr roconntnrl.
3 NEW MISSIONS HERE
Baptist Convention Provides for
referendum Inst November.on the Wm;n",'".lV,uu'-"' mun "" with nil
Buildings to Cost $70,000 Each i PM"- WPrP '''""ted on the same platform
Three new mission centers are to be T i Mr' M.re and ?ir' M,00's con
built in Philadelphia by tb Baptist I t'l wa5 'uTO "11 to t.he Council
churches. They will be for re fg ou m.e,n fec?tcd ?.lthhim thaa he-T W"V "
and educational work among the Itai. ' i.1 w"- F"ftIl,'"nore. " ia nclth
ians, Poles, Russians nnd other foreign-, n.wa M,fC-qU re.s PThe. The
born residents of the city. " It Yi i"nbi,U ls t0 ally '"sufficient. The
The buildings will cost $70,000 Ial1 bl" ," silm,I-v a n'(','e of political
xne rsortuern isaptist runrcntlon'i . c" . . " "' P"cs
so has arranged for the expenditure I t"'jnTJ','.fivc Tuars nnd n tlKame
also
of $73,000 here in the
buildings of
churches in new
delphla.
sections of Phila-
WAS WITH ALLENBY
Rev. Graham C. Hunter Will De
scribe Holy-Land Camrjalon
HTkrni,..), tho TTnW t o.i ii'ui. -, '
erol Allenby" will be the theme of the I
Jlev. Grpham C. Hunter, pastor of the I
JPresbyterian l nurcn ot the Covenant,
New York, who will speak nt the Ilrvn
Mawr Presbyterian Church tomorrow
night
Mr. Hunter, who is a brother of the'?" ,"on ;v?! ' " bere, a,re ?" so
Ilev. Stanley A. Hunter, former assist- , "?J ft.1. 'h,e votes needed to put th
ant pnstor of the Ilryn Mawr Presbv- I ""'.".P biU through?"
tcrian Church, will illustrate his lecture 1 J-M-l, a5. i oVin7 L , , .
with lantern slides made from pictures -ie ilelajing tactics of a tew mem
he took when with General Allenby's bc und " plea of economy is cost
army in September. 1018. ,nB the city more money every day as
"r ' ! ' we paying for the full staff of the old
-. wiin t- ii . -i.i4. ' Council who have been kept in their
Clergyman Will Tell of Spirits i places untl, the new emftlorl. could b0
Spirits we. hear, eat nnd have the appointed. Meetings of l-ouncll ore too
sense of touch in the other world, nnd i valuable to waste time cheeseparing
yet in I a manner thnt is not gross or i tactics. Therefore, I welcome the sup
materialistic, according to the Rev. port of all members, no matter who they
Julian K. Smyth, of New York, head are, to this program, because I know It
of the Swedeuborlginn Church in the Is fair. I can not talk of compromise
United States and Canada. He will j just now because I know nothing about
explain it tomorrow evening In the New that. But I do ask councilmen to helD
Jerusalem ijuuitu, a,H-ui'o,Tuuu uuu I
Chestnut streets.
( Haddonfleld Doctor In Accident
'' Crashing intu tho lowered gates at
'A. King's Highway grade crossing of the
Wept Jersey and Seashore Itailroad nt
Haddonfleld. N. J., yesterday, Dr.
r ... ,,arle L. Hoopes, driving a car, nar-
,' " KOwiy escaped being hit by an express.
A' lautern of one of the gates struck the
. i 'TIiiJdonnld nhyslclan, lacerating his
V face and head.
IIP URGES
CHANCEFOR FOES
Financier Sees Trouble for Eu
rope and World if Terms
Are Not Modified
GIVES CAUSES OF UNREST
Frank A. Vanderllp, former president
of the National City Bank of New
York, and a financier of international
repute, believes the peace treaty should
be rewritten and the terms made easier i
for Germany.
He spoke last night at Friends' Se
lect School before an audience com
posed largely of financier. Charles J.
Bhoades, president ot the Central No-'
tional Bank, presided.
"In Germany 07.000,000 persons nre
in utter despair, because of an indem
nity impossible to bear," said Mr. Van
dir'ip. "They hnvc no gold. What cou ,
thny pay with? Only goods, labor and'
exports. But they cannot get to work,
without aid."
Explains Credit System
In the course of his address he ex
plained the workings of the country's
credit system and its bearing on inter
national affairs. He pointed out tho
inflation of the federal reserve system
was the primary cause of rising prices
in this country; resolved the European
situation Into choice of foreign trade,
emigration or starvation. He declared
he wished to see individual German mil
itary leaders punished, and favors the
deportation of the "Iteds." "Europe
Is In a bad way." said Mr. Vanderllp.
"It is unable to start Its industries.
because of lack of credit for raw ma
terials, loss of morale, decrease In man
power, shortage of food, breakdown of
transportation and deorganization of
Industries. People crushed may go into
revolt. No tariff wall will keep out
political influences. They will bridge
the Atlantic."
The tremendous difficulty of the Eu
ropean situation nnd the decline in for
eign exchange, Mr. A'anderllp said, nre
due primarily to the great excess of
their imports over their exports. A
great increase of population found
Europe at the beginning of the war
with 100,000.000 more people than
could be cared for by her resources.
Duririg the last year Europe, with in
dustries prostrated, bought from us
four nnd three-quarter billion dollars'
worth of goods, and sold to us only
three-quarters of a billion.
"Goods, gold nnd credit are the only
ways in which a uation can pay a for
eign debt," said Mr. Vanderllp. "The
huge deficits in the foreign trade had
to be made up. Ant! the end of the
war did not end war expenses. Dollars
rose In value and foreign exchange
fell.
"Today the German mark has fall
en from twenty-four cents to a frac
tion more than one cent m value. Last
year Germany printed 13,000.000,000
marks, and in the month of December
alone one nnd one-half billion. There
is a resulting depression of currency.
In England the pound has decreased
from $4.80 to $3.20.
Spend More Than Income
"Yet bread In those countries Is
cheaper than In Philadelphia. The gov
ernments spend more than their income,
because they have subsidized wheat to
keep It uithin the reach of the popula
tion. Germany buys a bushel of wheat
in the world market and sells it in re
stricted quantities, but at the equivalent
of sixteen cents in gold less than the
cost, so as not to stir up revolution
among hungry workjnen.
"The real cause of the high cost of
living with us is the same sort of in
flation that is taking place in Europe,"
declared Mr. Vanderlip. "The true
cause ot social unrest and Indus
trial disturbance is tho invisible hand
which has reached into every deposit j
box, and rewritten every contract which
has to do with money. Money doubles
itself in eighteen years, but the things
that money buys have tripled in cost.
Inflation has two ai-ms, ond while one
is gathering huge piles the other is
casting it out to every or-e who would
profit by constantly rising prices."
Council Job Fight
Taken Up by Mayor
Continued from race One
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wpSISS!:? wLhf Iare m.enV
ber
"I don t know," replied the presl
.n-rin" ..' It: S '1a ".11 aJlK.e?-
dent
I will sav this T however r. . i
l haven't given it a thought
"'. j"c ' na".?V?s, ,r course. have
'""'V ami oy n liferent members
i. r. i, o?.. . , .:: v.
lements.
v? .&" 'n.K'. ,tn "" was
uooiu, n.ow juu
will be able tn rnh
a compromise with Mr. Dcvelln nnri ti,a
1 prevent the making of a deal with the
are men?"
"Let me nnswer that in this way,"
1 replied the president. "The eleven so-
called Moore Councilmen or In,Lnn!i
"'"in "'"'" '"?,'"v.'n.?",.e V." 3
Not only that, but he knows I know.
Saves $.V in Salary
"For example, the Hall bill cuts the
salary of the chief clerk from ?."000 to
MG00; that is, apparently it does.
Ileally the bonus applies to the lower
Therefore, as a matter of tact-, tin. oi
uinrjr, wane it oops not to the higher.
?ry ,md(,r fAe IIa11 "' including the
boml8' , wou df saY th.c cit-v on'V 5W)
h r m -.ww. 1IUUIID
ow much time and money would be lost
by wasted time and red tape."
The president wns tnld Mint ., ui
r ' "" " n"'lJ "s" goouness Knows
t question was: "Where are you ea.
iul', .,ij uun.rc i.i uiicu iu every memner
to call on me. I told them mr office Is
their office. I will be glad to see any
member and will be glad to have his
vote."
New Italian Mission to U. 8,
Rome, Feb, 7. Slgnor Mondello,
former deputy, left Borne yesterday for
the United States. He has been In
trusted by the government with a spe
cial mission and is carrying credentials
as minister plenipotentiary.
EVENING TOJBLIO
HAVOC OF
Pi 1 i BIT T W I'lHlliim n MBrmmWSmSSSSmm
iiSi4SSaifS 4&BSafiftS5!S
Pounding of heavy seas nnd winds wrecked many cottages, nnd for' a time It
Atlll JIT 41lA ft-A tMnH w T...... Tl.t. u1 - A A 4.
v..- . ... ..i, .,. , uency ucacn, noout iwcnty-uve cottages were torn
built three years ago was ruined, and
FLORA P. WHITNEY
TO WED MR. TOWER
Engagement of New York So
ciety Girl to Son of Former
Diplomat Announced
Philadelphia society was interested
today in the announcement of the
engagement of Miss Flora Payne "Whit
ney, dnughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Payne Whitney, of New York and New
port, to Roderick Tower, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charlemagne Tower, of Philadel
phia. The announcement was made by
auss wnitney s parents.
Mr Tower was born in this city,
graduated from Harvard in the class of
1015 and served during the world war
as captain in the army air service.
Since the war he has been "con
nected with the brokerage firm of
Potter Bros. & Co., New York, making
his home nt the Knickerbocker Club in
thnt city. His other clubs nre the
Racquet and Gcrmantown Cricket, of
this city. He also is a member of the
Society of the "War of 1812.
MissAVhitney. who has inherited the
strong individuality of her parents, wns
Dorn in ,cw lorK in lH'Ji. In the pre
ceding year, her motker, Gertrude Van
derbilt, daughter of Mrs. Vanderbilt and
the late Cornelius Vanderbilt, wns mar
ried to the elder son of the late Wil
liam G. Whitney.
SPIKER IN FALL RIVER
FOR WEDDING PERMIT
Plans to Marry Miss Knowles
Tomorrow and Return to
Baltimore at Night
Fall River. Mass.. Feb. 7. Gur S.
Spiker, of Baltimore, arrived here this
morning and immediately went to the
city clerk to make arrangements for ob
taining n license tomorrow mnminrr tn
wed Miss Emily Knowles, his brother's
"war bride," who came to this country
from England, a few days ago, with her
five months' old baby.
Tnst Tuesday evening Mr. Spiker was
tod that so long as the city clerk's office
would not be open Sunday, Assistant
City Clerk Delahonty would accommo
date the couple and take the permit to
his home where they could call for it
Sunday morning. Mr. Spiker said he
and Miss Knowles would be married
tomorrow, and would leave that eve
ning for Baltimore.
At the home of the Battersbys, with
whom Miss Knowles is staying here.
the fiancee could not be seen by reporters
tnis aiiernoou uuu mmiu inn give oui
anything for publication. Yesterday she
told reporters she did not know when the
wedding would taue place, Dut previ
ously she had stated it would be as soon
as Guy returned to this city.
When asked who would perform the
ceremony, Mr. Delahanty said he did
not know, nnd that he himself had not
been nsked to officiate. He called at the
home of the girl yesterday afternoon
upon hearing a rumor that a cablegram
had been received stating she had been
previously married. Miss Knowles
denied this.
BRITAIN NOT TO BAR COTTON
Cannot Declare Embargo Unless
Parliament Acts
Washlnirton. Feb. 7. (By A. P.)
No embargo on cotton Importations has
been put into eltect by the ilritish Gov
ernment, and under a recent court de
cision such n step would be impossible
except by act of Parliament, the State
department was lniormea touay offi
cially. The department announced, however,
that it wns probable that abnormal ex
change rates might reduce importations
from the United States greatly and lead
to voluntary agreements among private
Importers to stop shipments tempo
rarily. TO TEST SCOUT WIRELESS
Every U. S. Naval Radio Station to
Flash Message Sunday
New Yorlt, Feb. 7. Every American
naval radio station will flash a message
next S.unday night to test the profi
ciency of boy amateur wireless operat
ors throughout the country, ns a con
tribution to the opening of the national
good-turn week of the Boy Scouts of
America. The message will be the
tenth anniversary greetings of the
scouts' national council, and will bo
sent nt the speed of ten words a minute.
Before the war there were in the
United States 1715,000 wireless stations,
most of which were constructed and
operated by boys. Amateur operators
who receivo Sunday's message correctly
and mall it to national scout headquar
ters here will be sent a book of radio
instructions.
The call for tho message will be
"nnh" and will be flashed at about 0:30
p, m.
Mayor Signs Hospital Contract
A contract for extensions and im
provement of the observation building
of the Philadelphia Hospital for Con
tagious Diseases was signed today by
Mayor Moore. The work will cost
$210,247.50. The contract was awarded
to Wlllfara It. Dougherty,
LBBaETPHIIIADELPHIA:, SATURDAY,
STORM AMONG COTTAGES AT REHOBOTH
NEWS MODERN MINUTE MEN
CO VER ALL ROUTES IN STORM
The Evening Public Ledger Carreers Fight Ice and Snow and
by Slieer Grit Deliver All Editions With Trucks and by Foot
"Bucking the lino hard" against
storm conditions that tied traffic In hard
knots enabled circulation men of the
Evening Puiilic LEDaisn to hang up
a new record In newspaper distribu
tion. At the height of the snow and hall
storm of Wednesday, Thursday and yes
terday these modern mmutcmen of the
news covered every route In the city
nnd in outlying sections. All editions
oi me jiVENiNo I'uhlio Ledger were
oervea.
jiT'1,? high-speed system employed in
distributing up-to-the-minute news in
every section of Philadelphia nnd its
environs calls for heavy and light mo
tor trucks which carrv snnnHes tn tho
route trucks and wngons.
otauoneu at strategic points, in time
fOr eacll edition. tho rn,,tn vnM.lfi
await the coming of the supply trucks,
load Otlicklv with HnJr mmtn ,! tl,
hurry away to stores and other sales
points, to the street vendors and the
neighborhood carriers. ,
It was this system which faced In
numerable difficulties when the storm
came. Streets heaped with ice and
snow and roads covered with deep drifts
appeared to make quick transit impos
sible. But the circulation men went at
their job with a will, and conquered
all along the line.
"Flying Squadron" Busy
A flying squadron of auxiliary trucks
was called on several times when
heavily loaded vehicles stalled in snow
drifts. One truck, bound for Hog Is
land, stuck in the ice nnd snow several
miles from its destination.
An emergency truck was sent down.
As it proceeded down Broad street, a
route foreman hailed the driver. Ipnmnrl
of the stalled machine and went along
i L-l ri t . .7 --" "!
rAT.?V"rJFZ'. wm "Deliver the
. ... tllc ,,, tul ncicnmpers, storm or no storm
CHURCHW0MEN IN SESSION
Many Denominations Represented In
Conference at Capital
Washington, Feb. 7. (By A. P.)
More than three hundred women repre
senting every stnte in the Union, as
well as many religious denominations,
gathered here today for the opening of
the national conference of church wom
en. Mrs. Josephus Daniels delivered the
address of welcome to the delegates.
Tho conference was launched at the
invitation of the interchurch world
movement. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson,
Mrs. Itobert Lansing, Mrs. Thomas II,
Marshall and Mrs, John D. Rockefeller,
Jr., arc members of the committee on
arrangements.
The purposes of the conference ns an
nounced arc : "To call nil classes of
women to definite Christian service dur
ing the present period of uncertainty ;
mid to consider the, interchurch world
movement."
Dr. Mary Stone, who saw active
missionary service In China, and who
was known throughout the Orient ns
"the little doctor of Klukiung," was
one of the speakers.
Urging that America's best workers
be sent to China, Doctor Stone said the
better elements in China resented its in
vasion by American brewing Interests.
"America is dry," said Doctor Stone,
"but her breweries are making for our
'onen door.' The best element in China
asks the best element of America to
help keep them out."
REHOBOTH TO MOVE
Houses Will Be Placed at Safety
Point Henlopen Light Stands
Rehoboth. Delaware's chief resort on
the Atlantic ocean, is going to move
a wav from the water's edge. Many ot i
the houses nre built on the edge of a
sandy embankment which Is undermined !
when the ocean is rough. The struc- l
tures are to be moved back so as to be
out of the reach of the waves.
During the storm last Thursday, the
Boardwalk was demolished and the
water carried away the sand and earth
In front of the bouses fronting vn the
sen.
Old Henlopen lighthouse was still
standing after the storm, although there
was fear that Its foundation would be
undermined. Colonel Dorey, com
mander of the Philadelphia lighthouse
district, has decided that It will be
necessary to strengthen the foundation
of the lighthouse to prevent future dan
ger. Waves have washed away the
sand to a point within fifty feet of the
lighthouse base.
30,000 GET WAGE INCREASE
Goodyear Co. Establishes Minimum
Pay of $6 a Day
Akron, O.. Feb. 7 (By A. P.)- The
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co, today
announced that beginning March 15 tho
minimum wage for male employes would
be $G a day nnd and for women workers
$4 a day.
This plan will apply to those who
have been continuously employed six
months or more. It affects between
25.000 and 30,000 workers.
In addition to establishing a minimum
wage the company also announced in
creases of 5 to 11 per cent on hourly
"tes and piece workers effective
March 1. f
1
?J?SSt ,&i&&vCOh &&
seemed tho entire settlement at Rehoboth Bench
from their foundations nnd many were
the cntlro boardwalk at Kehoboth was
transferred nnd wero quickly on their
wav asrnlii.
At a point about several blocks from
Hoe Island the emergency car wns
halted by an impassable drift. The
foreman nnd the drivers saved the situ
ation by lugging tho bundled copies to
the big shipyard.
Even Lester, where the Wcstinghouse
plant is located, was reached virtually
on time.
In another instance, after the sup
ply truck reached a certain neighbor
hood, the carrier there who buys for
his own customers balked nt struggling
through the snow nnd Ice.
Tho route foreman for that territory
learned of tho occurrence, obtained from
the carrier his list of Evening Ponuo
Ledgeu readers, and served more than
a hundred homes himself, uut missing
a single reader.
In order that many homes near irair
mount Park would not miss their reg
ular copies 6leigha were employed for
local distribution. The same method
was used along Lehigh avenue, where
sweeping winds had piled drifts almost
knee-high.
nob Sleds Are Used
AH routes in West Philadelphia were
served by motortrucks, ns were those
in Frankford, Fox Chase and Olney, in
the extreme north, in Manayunk. and
nlong tho Main Line as far as Over
brook. In New .Tersev. whom Vi lroi.,,r,nn
trolley service was greatly impeded by
the storm, copies of the Evenino Pub
lic Ledger were shipped by train to
various communities, fini-rio oin
bob-sleds, nnd even hand-drawn sleds,
obtained their supplies at the railroad
stations and conveyed them to cus-
umcrs.
Ncwsbovs In thU cltv. In ,nm op
tions, used sleds, emtilntlnir th .lot.,..
mlnation of the supply and' route driv
".wwm vil. tlic (,u
PRISONER MAY BE SLAYER
"Boston Gunman" Among 15 Ar
rested as Sequel to Chicago Crime
Chicago, Feb. 7. (By A. P.) The
man who murdered Maurice "Mose"
Enright, labor feudist and leader of
Chicago's gunmen, wns believed by the
police and detectives from the state's
attorney's office to be one of fifteen
men arrested early today after a stiff
"BUI,
The black automobile from which the
iiiurnerer nrca eleven slugs from a
sawed-off shot gun into the gunman's
uwy, was touna nnd identified, the
state s attorney's office announced.
Tony Cifaldo, nn ex-convict, nnd nn
alleged Boston gunman," was held by
detectives. One week before' Enright
was killed Mike Carnzzo, president of
the Chicago Street Sweepers Union,
wrote Cifaldo a letter proposing he
vuiuu io imcngo to "ao n Job," ac
cording to information furnished the
police nnd state's detectives.
Carozzo, lieutenant to "Big Tim"
Murphy, who wns Enright's rival in
local labor feuds, Is under arrest. At
torneys have promised to produce Mur
phy when he is wanted.
Cifaldo had been out of the peniten
tiary less than a month. He wns sen
tenced for tho mnrdpr nt tnliMitD
Cozzo. who owed Carozzo $500. Cifaldo
cut Cozzo's throat for $50, evidence
submitted at his trial showed.
DE VALERA GIVEN LL D.
Denies In Statement That Ireland
"Knifed" America During War
Worcester, .Mass., Feb. 7. (By A.
I.) Eamonn de Vnlera was made an
adopted son of Holy Cross College today
when the college conferred on him the
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:,. j,,.i" ,:.t,i"i; " 'Ji' v" ,,'
S St LlS w"8!1! 'T !1,C
fancuawH tendered to him in ten
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v alera gave the following statement to
the Asfrociated Press to refute the
charge that Ireland "knifed" America
during the war:
"My attitude, which attitude is rp
rrsentative of four-fifths of the Irish
people whom I represent nnd with whom
'..have been closely connected, was
this: It is generally understood that
there were two periods In the war. the
period before America entered and the
period after America entered. When
America entered the war, I wns In Lin
coln jau serving n life sentence. I felt,
as did many others, that America's en
trance would result in victory for the
All ea cause, and that British 1m
perlalism would continue, where there
was a chance of its failure if America
had kept out.
"I said to my comrndes: 'If I were
President of the United States I would,
under such circumstances, declare
war.' That, I think, was the general
sentiment of Ireland. We never
knifed' America in the back during the
war. as the British propagandist!
lleve.1
..v.... imro mo American peoplo be-
Assemblyman 8ued for Nonsupport
Norrlstown, Pa., Feb. 7. Dr Tnapni,
Blouk, of Green Lane, Democratic "aft
semblyman from tho Fourth District
furnlihed 1300 ball for hU appearance
in court to answer a charge of non
support preferred by his wfe, ,vno
complained that sbe had only received
10 from the doctor. In four months.
FEBUAY ?r4i920 ,
BEACH, DEL.
would be wiped out. At the lower
washed out to sea. A $35,000 bulkhead
rip ped up
BANDIT GRUMBLES '
AS HE GETS $5000
Robber Locks Jeweler and Cus
tomer in Back Room, Then
Rifles the Store
A lone bandit got $5000 in cash and
Jewels from a Market street jeweler
and then chided the man for not keeping
mce cash in his establishment.
You ve got a pile of a nerve no
more money than this in a Market
street store." the bandit said reproach
fully, just before ho left.
The robbery took place last night
about 0 o'clock. The bandit entered
the store of Albert Cohen, 014 Market
street. No one else was there. He
drew a revolver nnd ordered the pro
prietor to go into the back room.
Market street vtvna rnu.,lri nt-
ii" c, out none passing saw the robbery.
Richard B. Incham. n snllnr fmm th
battleship Kentucky, entered the store
io purennse n watch. He asked the
uanuit to snow nim some watches and
was forced to join Cohen in the back
room.
The intruder got S150 from the cash
register, four days' receipts in cash
from the safe, a $3500 diamond ring
and other jewelry.
"MONDA ROSE" RETURNS
Chicago's Cashier-Society Queen Ac
companled by Detective from Canada
Chicago, Feb. 7. (By A. P.) Hose
Schweiburg, ?25-a-week cashier, who,
until recently, divided her time ns a
member of one of Chicago's dashing,
wealthy social sets, posing as "Monda
Hose," came back from Canada today
to explain a 'shortage of $50,000 in the
accounts of the company for which she
worked. A detective accompanied her.
She was turned over to the state's at
torney for investigation.
"If there's any music," said "Mon
da Rose," "I'm willing to face it, I
have profited some, but not in any il
legal manner. If there's any moncv
missing somebody else hns it. i
haven't."
"I simply adore society," she con
tinued. "Long ago I used to watch
the well-dressed people and envy girls
who rode or drove smart rigs or did
anv of the attractive things.
''I made up my mind then and never
have I lost the vision that some day 1
would be well dressed and that when
the time came I would have read
enough nnd observed enough to be nble
to maintain my place and be certain
ot myseii in any company.
WILL EXTRADITE DR. KIRK
Police Say Physician Arrested Here
Is Wanted In Baltimore
Dr. .T. Ncwhnll Kirk, nlleged head of
tho "Associated Doctors," who was
held today in $5000 bail for a further
hearing February 15, is nlso wanted in
Baltimore, according to the police.
The physician was arrested yesterday
on a charge of violating an act of the
Legislature, which prohibits the adver
tisement of medical cures. After Mag
istrate Itooney fixed ball in Central
Station today. Doctor Kirk wns taken
before Judge Wessel, in Common Pleas
Court, who directed that the physician
also be held for extradition to Balti
more. Detectives say the accused physician
will be extradited after facing charges
here.
Third Burglary In Lower New York
Now York, Feb. 7. (Ilv A. P.)
j.n, omen in uik lower iiroaawov of
fices of tho International Agricultural
Corporation were looted last night of
iiivu wuriu ui securities, postage nnd
revenue stamps, it was announced to
day. This makes the third mMwr i
three days in the heart of tho financial
district, well below the police "dead-
Una" n tvrira
London Airplane at Assuan, Africa
Cairo. Feb. 7. (Bv A. P.lTi,. .i-
piano owned by the London Times
which ion, nere yesteraay morning on
the first stage of its trip to Cape Town,
landed safely at Assuan, 425 miles up
the Nile, after flying for seven hours,
including a stop of ninety minutes to
repuir a leau. jc win start from As
suan for Khartum today.
DEATHS
PKTKIt J., ton of ElliahMh i .t. .."
jAnir.n. r ec u. at Mr rui.
win 'itm... ruq nutlet) m lunerai win h
TaIm! llL- Th- .! - . ...'
COKGBll. Feb. 5. WII.V.TAur tr v.-
l'"d..,f "RT'K 5-".?!?. nolle, or
J. Friend, may call Monday wenln. 'in?
llarlAlrh nam. .
nrieian uim.
HOWE. Feb. II, at ths Municipal Ho.olt.i
diphtheria, HAhllT K., son of Jam., m'
.d Annie E. rtowe (nee FrankenneldT",!
or c
6 No funeral "ankenneld). d
' KEM.Y. Feb. B. JOHN J huiband rf
Anna Kelly ne Wundy), n3 aon if jamiJ
and the lafo Margaret kelly neUlVe Tn"
friend., also gt. lwrence Council No, 8i
K. of C and all other .ocletle. of which
he wa. a member. Invited to funeral Tu.
day, 8:30 a, m., from residence, E and IAr.
plncott t. Solemn requiem mas. at Church
of the Ascen.lon. 10 a. m. Jnt. New Cathe.
dr&l cbto.
WHITTBUORK. Entered Into rest nn
Wert, mornlnr. Feb. 4. 1820, FREDEnrni?
CIUmCHlM. WHITTEMOnii. bVlovedhS
m Iul MSr En,;le,lnr Whlttemore. oi
BHAft KflTATK FOIt HAT.W
IVwt 1'hlladelnMa
8I2c...?:'t?.r?.?or5h,ftonJ. home. 1200 bi,v
ouutu nitBN .ir.eii o room., nnrh
1IW. F. THOiiAtf. HSU WmhpMtnue.
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Bank of France Cashier Says
Initiative Comes From Out
side His Country
URGES BIG CUT IN IMPORTS
By the Associated rress.
Paris', Feb. 7. The Paris market has
little or nothing to do with the fluctua
tions of exchange quotations nnd the
upward' trend of the dollar and sterling.
nccordlng to Jullcn La Ferrler, cashier
of the Bank of Francs, whose name ap
pears on every Bank of France note
thnt goes to make up its circulation of
3S,000,000,000 francs.
"The initiative always come? from
New York or London' ho said yester
day.
"The cause for the rise in the "dollar
and In sterling is simple and dates back
to March 15, 1010, in the nonrenewal
of credits advanced by the American-and
English treasuries to the French Gov
ernment during the war, the latter in
turn handing the credits to the Bank of
France, which managed to obtain dol
lars at a rate a little over five francs,
stabilizing exchange at 0.45.
"The withdrawal of credits threw dol
lars into the open mnrket and the trade
balance running against France caused
the gradual rise which wns inevitable
and to be foreseen when the credits
were not renewed.
"Speculation, althouch it may be in
strumental to a certain extent in the
rise, has comparatively little to do
with it.
"The main reason for the sudden
jump in the price of tho dollar can bo
laid to tho fact that on certain days
American banks have large bills upon
France which call for payments of large
sums which must bo realized nt once.
This creates n stampede for dollars In
French circles In. order that the bills
may bo paid. Paris merely follows the
New York market.
"The Bank of France is helpless to
assist in the betterment of the situa
tion in France unless credits similar to
those granted during the war arc again
nllowed. Such credits, however, afford
merely temporary relief. Permanent
remedies must come from the intensifi
cation of production and exports nnd
the ruthless restrlctiop of imports."
London, Feb. 7. (By A. P.) More
editorial attention is attracted to the
exchange situation than to the demand
tor the extradition ot ucrmans ac
cused of war crimes.
Some newspapers say that tho sus
pension of imports of cotton is "nn ex
cellent example, which it may bo hoped
other traders will follow." Elswchere
it is regarded as a dangerous remedy,
nnd fear is expressed that its cost will
eventually fall on British consumers.
Some newspapers remark that there
arc many things imported from America
that could cosily be dispensed with tem
porarily, such as preserved fruits, vege
tables, chocolates, golf balls and motor
cars, which have figured conspicuously
in recent imports.
The doctrine calling fpr increased
production nnd universal economy is
vehemently preached. The papers say
that public and private expenditures, if
unchecked, must lead to financial dis
aster. The movement of foreign exchange
was generally more favorablo yesterday.
The movement was based ou the grow
ing belief that combined action would
be taken shortly, isevernt plans tor
such action have been suggested in
financial circles.
The one most favored, the plan be
lieved to have been discussed at the
recent governmental conference, is for
the government banks of the world to
form a central committee, sitting
permanently In London, with repre
sentatives of each bank ns members and
the formation of an international cur
rency committee backed by the credit
of the government banks to settle inter-'
national commitments.
It is pointed out that this plan would
be likely to meet with a great deal of
opposition, bcause the banks hero are1
deriving profits from the speculative
operations of exchange dealers.
DIES MARTYR TO DUTY
Nurse Refused to Take Needed Rest
From Work
Her sacrifice to save tho lives of
others resulted in the death of Miss
1 earl Allen, a twcnty-yenr-nld student
nurse, last night at the Philadelphia
General Hospital. Director Furbush.
of the Department of Public Health.
saidf that Miss Allen died a martyr' to
Shortage of nurses caused her to work
extra hours. Although cautioned to
rest, she said she could not conscien
tiously do so while others suffered. Ten
days ago she became ill. Her vitality
had been sapped by her arduous duties
and she weakened gradually until the
end,
Miss Allen's h,ome is In Morrlstown,
Tenn. hhe came here in 1018 when
an appeal for nurses was made during
the influenza epidemic. She worked
unceasingly and in addition to making
much progress always expressed much
svmpathy with the patients under her
charge.
Investigation made by the Board of
Health yesterday showed 703 new cases
of influenza.
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PARIS
CHAN
JE(LDWELL8f0.
JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS STATIONERS
CHESTNUT AND JUNIPER STREETS
DIAMONDS EMERALD-CUT,
PEAR.SHAPE, OLD.FASH-
ioned Cushion Shape.
'Mounted in Platinum
as Brooches and Finger
Rings.
PAISH IS BLOOMY I
ON WORLD FUTURE
i
Bottom Has Dropped Out, s ,
Pessimlstio View of Brit
ish Financier
U. S. HELP NEEDED, HE SAYS
"The bottom hns dronncd mil- u.
world there's no venturing the extent
to which the pound sterling mny con-
mine k ut'ciini' on ine exenange.
Sir George Pnlsh, adviser to the BriK
Mi , chancellor of the exchequer and
treasury during the war, expressed this
pessimistic view of the international
financial outlook today. He will pat.
tlclpatc in a discussion, "What Europe
Expects' of America," nt n meeting of
thb American, Academy of rolltiral and
Social Science nt WItherspoon Hall to
night. ne said there wns nothing surprising
nbont the unprecedented decline In the
exchange, rate of the English pound,
"Last year." he said. "America roM
five nnd a quarter billion dollnrs' worth
of products to Europe nnd bought bnck
only three-quarters of a billion, leaving
four and one-half billions to be Ptti4
In securities."
Advocates League Nattons Bond
"Oqlv prompt co-operntlvc measures
of all the nations. Including the United
States, can save the present situation "
he sold. He then advanced hl ,!'..
tlon to the international nroblfm
through a League of Nations hnmi
through which the Supreme Economic
Council of the league could extend long
tefm credit "to the investors of ii
countries."
"All natjons should realize the dan
ger of the present situation, and should
be willing to pledge their credit in ordw
to prevent ine threatened complete
breakdown of credit of commerce and
of trade.
"It is necessary to issue a long term
loan to the investors of all countries,
Including America. It Is the business
of the League of Nations to do it.
"The moneys of the loan would be
under control of the supreme economic
council nnd the reparation committee
of the league. The United States would
only do Its part. It would only sell Its
surplus products for good bonds of th
League of Nations.
No Bottom to Exchange Rate
"The United States will not be able
to sell its surplus without taking pay
ment in securities. The reason the ex
change is breaking is due to the fact
that the American people are not will
ing to take payment for their surplus
products in available securities, and
that is why it is necessary to create a
bond in which they would have com
plete confidence.
"Rvery nation would have to indorsa
the League of Nations bond issue.
"There's no bottom to the exchange
rntt! tho bottom has fallen out of the
world. America will not be able to sell
ber whent, her cotton, her pork products
or her manufactured goods until some
kind of security, is created which the1
American people and the others of the
world will taltc in exchange for their
products. '
Call Meeting of League
"A special meeting of the League ot
Nations should be called together to
consider the present dangerous situation
at the earliest moment possible, and
should take whatever measures are de
manded to rectify present conditions.
"The League should stand behind the
exchnngo" situation and nrovlrfo whnt.
ever exchange is needed to enable the
people of nil countries to buy the things
they need."
Asked if America would not be asked
to contribute very largely to the League
of Nations bond, Sir George said:
"As Europe needs to buy, at pres
ent, the provision of exchange by Amer
ican example would place money in
Europe nt the disposal of the Supreme
Economic Council."
Ho snid that, ultimately, the United
States would be forced to ratify the
league as an economic necessity.
Seashore Excursion
Tomorrow
Sunday, February 8
Will Be Run to
Atlantic City Only
S1.25-
IIOUND TRIP-
-S1.J5
War Tax, 10 Cenla Additional
1 srKCIAT TRAIN LEAVES
Marten ni, v nan ,..' "" "
KeturnlnK leaves Atlantic City 3:30 f. Jl.
Excursion Cancelled
Tly rraton of washout.
Kxcurslon announced to
Wildwood Branch,
Sea Isle City and
Stone Harbor Branch
WILL NOT HE OPERATED
TOMORROW
Sunday, February 8
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