1 r IttflJ! wvv-vmtK,- VifT i' !,v '-i, ,T4,()Ai k1 A- TH&WEATHER - Washington, Feb. 12. Fair today; fair tomorrow. TEMtEItATUHK AT KACIf HOUR- Fsl nlid'lii ia 1121 3 I 4 Hfi rna i;a i:ir l-'ti I I I l 1 11 fcifgnrog ff ubltc meoaet - POSTSCRIPT X ' Hi VOL. VI. NO. 129 Entered as Second-Class Walter at tho rostofflec. at Thlladolphla, Pa. TTtii4n Hid A . .. PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1920 Published Dally Kxcppt Sunday, Subscription Price 10 a Tear by Mall. Copyright. 1020, by Public Lcdzer Company. PRICE TWO CENTS """p "-i. uj Aiarcn iif ioiu. 7rrBgFrjr?- WINSTON WILL ASK . EXPERTS 10 PROBE flk STREET&LEANING Public Works Director Backed by Mayor in Plan to Find $1,000,OpO Profit HEPBURN SAYS FIGURES SHOW CITY PAYS TOO HIGH Council Will Be Asked to Au thorize Commission of Effi ciency Men and -Engineers Fads and Figures in Street-Cleaning Expose Hepburn's Statement I would undertake cleaning the streets at the. price, the city is now paying and yet save 1,000,000 an nually. Thero is not a street-cleaning contractor who has not been pocketing 100 per cent profit for jciirs. Street cleaning is a game of politics." , neport of Dally Payments Contract price for street denning, with the total prlcn divided bv 300: tmIIv nay for Contractors Dlst street clean'B name JS5n.no,. ..Cun'Bham & Murray flfi'i nil Tnmsa Tt Iti ,j. H. Varo T5. ir. Varn T, L, Flanagan People! & Rucli R. J. & A. I'eoples Frank Curran Est David McMahon Tho Contractors Reply "Ridiculous." "It is impossible for anybody but the contractors themselves to know what their costs are and what profits Ihej are making. "Hepburn didn't figure that while no were cleaning the streets we were hauling ashes, too." "Absurd for a man only three weeks in office to make a statement like Hepburn's." A commission of experts was proposed by Director of Public Works Winston this morning to investigate the charges of exorbitant profits in street cleaning contracts. These charges were made by Donald M. Ilepburn, chief of the Bureau of Street Cleaning. The chief declared the contractors made 100 per cent profit, anil It would bo no trick at all tosave $1,000,000 a year in street cleaning costs. The commission proposed by Director Winston would probably be composed of engineers with experience on municipal oontracts, cost analysis, and efficiency expfrts. It has been suggested that among the experts who might be engaged are Mor ris L. Cooke, former director of public uork, and William II. Conucll. an en dneer, former chief of the Highway Bureau when that bureau had charge of the street-cleaning contracts. Advances Moore Policy Director Winston's announcement is in line with. Mayor Moore's determined program of getting nil the facts in the use with a view of saving the money olthc taxpayers. "It is our purpose," said Director wmston, "to ask City Council for the creation of a special commission, an "pert or group of experts, to make an investigation as provided for in the new citv eliarter." Major Moore and Director Winston will confer today on plans for securing he authorization of the councilmnnic investigation. The Mayor and tb0 di- i .niT I?luJe 5t c,ear tha': tiif- results or the investigation would also enable them to pass a more informed judg ment on the questions involved in tho cur s taking over all street-cleaning ,Tn contractors were quick to deny niof Hepburn's charges. The chief was just as prompt and vigorous in his replv, "lift them deny it, if thev care to," icplied Chief Ilepburn. Then ho added significantly : 'We'll fccc." Will Offer Facts . 7"c,f Hepburn will submit nil the lattg in his possession to the Mayor, probably at today's conference between .l Iaror nnd Director Winston. Ar, tangements will then be made to have uuet Hepburn appear before the pub , .k s commi" of City Council ill puPse f winning approval of uB(Lplan for an investigating comrais non of experts. Senator Vare's statement wns: of La,8 tFue,that Chlef Hepburn, JtateS iS!r$ Conine Bureau, hag In ltrilmt,thc,re 's,100 Per cent profit brei tLP?ni1?i U must be rcmem eU' ?Lho, tM nfter on'y three diirin- nP riCllc?, !a ftrcct Cleonlne. hSJe L" ,ot whIch, "me the streets nn e been frozen and covered with ice SrtBh?Vl! t!!pr hud h fr "cvm fiee p. Y wks Vcforc ll0 ca"'e into of nik !5 W1 'onditions no effective n. fnr,"Id bo,d,one aml the entire plant ... ' "' rould not be used, timl , "nt '"Ink he has hrfd an oppor- nmliu ,; i. '".'?,"; correctly w"at the nr, i.i. , " ,ll".pr ot the two districts Df "u,l l"f contracts lorclcan- Wllllng to Sell iMiaiton" I'l "njl oxie,se I" the admin d'S,0f "Ut of it. cares to buy it, ban-! ml nll 0D a 10 Ppr cent flpaninU b.c "mcmbercil thut htreet In 5wntra.?lH tali0 1,ll'l 'weather Irmden, Pratio'.' uml "ro,'ill, that u" halt '"S. coplructor be given only "d M, L iiw ,"B January. February ! II ?;,t .ollw lmlf b0,,1B rc,ain1 'Ho streets arc properly cleaned t""Ufl o" !' Mne. Column Voui Cause for Joy '"" lie Irrcrcj, soft and light! 'I'ow nway dull Caic! TJ1, "'f Tw """' I"" tonight, 1 ntinu trill h :-i " -" f if ;; 1107.00 I -Jil-.VOO, s:w.oo i: wo no 7 .-S77.00 s n'n.oo. 0 1007.00 Tolul J0320.00 , GAUY DESLYS Actress ant dancer who died nt Pnrl nflcr undergoing operations for an infection of tho throat. "GABY DESLYS IS DEAD Actress Victim of Throat Trouble, Complicating Attack of Influenza Paris. Feb. 12. Gaby Deslys died yesterday of Wiroat trouble, which is be lieved to have been n complication of iniiucnza. one recently underwent sev .cral operations. Her condition became grave last December and her relatives were summoned from America. The glamor of romanco first brought worldwido notoriety to Gaby Deslys when tho floodgates of gossip wcro opened coupling her name with that of Manuel, too deposed boy king of l'or tugal, who was said to have been in fatuated with her. There was uncertainty about her origin. Some said she was born in Marseilles in 1883 and that Gabricllc des Lys was her real name. Others said that she was a Pole, named Hcdy Nevratil, and that she was borri in Vienna, her parents coming from Ga licia. When the actress first came to Amer ica in 1011 she was reputed to be wear ing $300,000 worth of jewels. She made her American debut in "Lcs De buts de Chiehinc." She later nppeared in "Vera Violettn," "the , Whirl of Society," "the Honeymoon Express" and other productions. She was not looked upon as an nrtist, but was pretty, graceful and vivacious. In October, 1019, Gaby Deslys came. back to America after spending several years abroad. On hc Mime ship came Duke de Crussol, who she said desired to marry her. She remained but a fortnight nnd returned to Europe, the duke remaining in New York. She be came ill in Paris and was operated on tea times for inflammation of the throat. "WARM WAVE" ARRIVES Not Quite the Kind, Though, That Makes One Think of Seashore "Warm wave" is the good news of fered by the Philadelphia Weather Bu reau today. Not, of course," of the sort of "Fair and warmer" that will make us think of the seashore six months from now, but a pleasant little visitor from the west bringing warmth enough to speed along the good work of melting the snow which still clutters the streets in some places. The temperature stood at G at 11 o'clock this morning, with every prom ise, according to Forecaster Bliss, of creeping rapidly up tho glass. Yester day's highest was 44 degrees at 12 :."?() o'clock. This afternoon should better that figure, the forecaster believes, though by how much he does not ven ture to say. It is not likely to get colder than ,1."i degrees tonight. With the warmth today there is to sunshine, too, until pcrhnps late this r.fternoon when some clouds will come. All in iilk it is due to be about as good an imitation of n spring day as one could hope for in February. Though a good deal of snow was melted yesterday trolley service' con tinued to be temperamental. This was due, said the transit company, to teams and automobiles "dragging" the cars all over town. WHO SAID IT IS WINTER? First Straw Hat of Season Appears and Presages Spring This is getting to be a fairly fast world, The first straw hat of the 1020 sea son was carried triumphantly down Chestnut street this morning Lincoln's Birthduy February 12 just when everybody had decided we were in the middle of a hard winter. The initial "Hay Kelly" was worn by :i wcll-drejsed man of mature jours. He didnU look like u poet or an in ventor. Nor did he look wealthy enough to. have been drinking. He was prob ably the husband of the woman who wears the white foxiu July 4. Thu pace-setter wore an overcoat, muffler nnd gloves, a regular winter costume up to the neck. No gardenia in his buttonhole, no pussywillows in his hand, nothing like that. But on his unconcerned brow he wore the crown ot spring, the straw hat symbol of Kinder times, ball games, summer nights and park benches. lie got n big lough all the way down Chestnut street. MINISTER GETS CITY JOB The Rev.' Julius G. Blerck Appointed Street-Cleaning Inspector The Rev. Julius G. Bicrck, university graduate, musician and minister of re ligion, has found a new way to do his civic duty nnd nt tho same time linnd ii stiff jolt to tho old high cost of living, Mr. Dierck has just been uppointcd to n city job as street cleaning inspector. Tho post, which ho obtained tlirnugli it tivil service examination, pays iJl'JOO n year. Assistant Director Wagner, of the Department of Public Works, today ex -piessed satisfaction over Mr, Bierck's appointment, sayiiig that other profes sional men could follow his example to the profit of the city and themselves, without much interfeience with their other work. "I felt it my duty," said Mr. Hlerck. "to do uuythiug I could to aid the city. Nor is there unyt lilntr renrelien- sHilc nbout udding to my income. There i are many intelligent men Jlio could do Hit' same thing, They have not done so in the past because they thought It was n mutter of imlltlcs." Cnrdlnat lllblions Ursru. All Catholics m u THIS MANUAL W I'llAYtmH, Aiy, E AS FIRE DESTROYS I Firemen Battle 7 Hours With Flames That Wreck Grain Elevator and Warehouse NEW YORK SHIPYARD IS THREATENED BY SPARKS All Fire Apparatus in South Jer sey Called to Save Sitley & S0113' Property lire destroyed the grain elevator, warehouse and outbuildings of Sitley & Son, Inc., grain and feed merchant, Camden, during tho night. The loss is estimated at nearly $200,000. The blnzc was a spectacular one. AH the fire apparatus of Camden, Glou cester ami neighboring towns wns called before the fire finally was extinguished about 4 o'clock this morning. It was discovered about 0 o'clock last night. Samuel Likcr, a tnwer signalman employed on the West Jersey and Sea shore Railroad, which bounds the plant on the cast, discovered the fire in the big corrugated iron grniri elevator. When the engines arrived the fire in the elevator was beyond control nnd the flames had communicated to the nearby office of the company, Sixth street and Chelten avenue. Victor Cabinets Destroyed The plant occupies the block bounded by Sixth street, Chelten avenue, the West Jersey nnd Seashore Railroad and the Atlantic City Railroad. It con sisted of the elevator, office and ware house, stable, garage nnd various out buildings. Frank B. Sitley. of Haddonficld, is the pwner of the building. When he heard of the fire, Mr. Sitley hurried to the scene of the blaze and remained throughout the night. Despite the efforts of the firemen, the blaze continued to spread. The horses, wagons and automobiles were baved, bitt hundreds of talking machine cab inets owned by the Vicior Talking Ma chine Co. nnd stored in tho warehouse were destroyed. ' Thousands of pounds of wool stored there by the United States Wool Co. and tons of various kinds of grains owned by tho Sitley concern also were destroyed. Traffic on both railroads was delayed for ;i time, but later was allowed to pass through when temporary scaf folds wero irccted to carry the hoses over tho track. The trolley service along Broadway to Gloucester, National Park, West ville, Woodbury and Blabkwood was tied up by hose lines. Later this diffi culty wns overcome by operating the trolleys in- a relay sjstem. - Passen gers were carried to the fire by one trolley nnd nfter walking to the other side, were carried to their destination by others. Flames Illuminate Shy Towns within n radius of five miles of the fire wero illuminated by the blaze. Great sheets of ilamo shot high in the air and sparks were carried for many blocks. The grain elevator, which was 100 feet high, collapsed shortly affpr midnight. Sparks endangered the nearby plants of the New York Shipbuilding Co... the ,T C. Dunn & Co. oilcloth works nnd tho F. A. Poth & Son brewery. Part of the shipbuilding firerfightiug force aided in fighting the fire, while the remainder patrolled the plant to extinguish falling sparks. Residents of twelve houses on Chel ten avenue immediately fucing the Sit ley plnnt moved out. Their belongings were carted away shortly after the fire began when it appeared as if the (lames were sure to communicate to the build ings. The houses arc of frame and brick construction. After the families moved the male members icturncd and sta tioned themselves on tho roof of the row to extinguish falling sparks. When the walls of the warehouse fell the roofs were covered with sparks. Many firemen received slight injuries and burns, but none wpas taken to the hospital. About 10,000 persons gathered to watch the fire. The embers still were smoldering this morning. DEVELIN MUCH BETTER Independent Councilman Recovering From Pneumonia In W. Phila. Home The condition of Councilman James A. Develin was reported us impnncd this morning. lie is ill with pneu monia nt his home, G052 Ovcrbrook nvc nuc. Mr. Develin, an Independent, became ill shortly nfter he had introduced in Council an amendment to the adminis tration program for councilmnnic em ployes. Action on the original resolution nnd on the Develin amendment has been de ferred because of the councilman's ill ness. His nbsence from the Council evenly divides the administration and the Varo forces in that chamber. RICH TRENTON MAN JAILED Wears Prison Garb for Driving Auto While Intoxicated Trenton, Feb. 12. Convicted of driving an automobile while intoxicated, last December 3, resulting, it was al leged, in his running down nnd seri ously injuring n woman, Irving L. Wright, president of the Para Rubber Co. of this cit, well known in business nnd socinl circles here, was sentenced by Police Justice Gerraghty to thirty days on the Mercer county farm. Following his arrest Wright refused to divulge his uaiile, but the car was traced by the police. Wright put up no defense, The woman who was in jured, Mrs. fnrrie L, Stout, has re covered. Wright Is spending his first day at the county farm today. He is wearing the institution's garb and has been put to doing' chores about the place. 31 U. S. Destroyers at Cristobal Panama, Feb, 12. (By A. P.) Thlrty-ono destroyers and four tenders, part of the Atlantic1 fleet of the Ameri can navy, arrived at Cristobal j ester day. Admiral II. B, Wilson, commander In chief of the fleet, is not expected tn lye at the isthmus befoie February 1 DAMAG BIG CAMDEN PLAN Hotv P. R. R. Will Change Its Operating Methods Unification of entire system ns one railroad, eliminating the plan established in 1870 whereby the sys tem was controlled from two main office one In Philadelphia nnd one in Pittsburgh. W. W. Atterbury, vice president in charge of operation, to direct opcrntlon of nit Pennsylvania and subsidiary corporation lines, with four vice presidents ns his aides. Executive nnd innin operating of fices of corporation to be in this city. Creation of n personnel depart ment, with G. L. Peck, present fed eral manager of Pennsylvania lines west, as its head. MOTHER R ESCUES SICK GIRL AT FIRE 1 Flames Spread to Home, but Parent Has Daughter Safe in Another House OVERHEATED STOVE CAUSE While n fire wns rnging in nn ad joining apartment house, which shortly after spread 'to their home, Mrs. Anna Kimmcl, 50:50 Chancellor street, rescued her twenty-year-old daughter Emma, who was iu bed with the grip, from the building. The fire, caused by an overheated stove, was discovered by Miss Helen No lan, fiO.'t" Chancellor street, when she returned homo at midnight. An alarm was turned in, but before the engines arrived the flames spread to the Kim mcl home. Miss Kimmcl was taken to n neigh bor's home and put to bed, while Mrs. Kimmel returned to save their house hold effects from the fire. The fire men had the blaze under control within nn hour, but both houses were badly damaged. The loss is about .fJoOO. BOARDER WAS UNWELCOME Police Arrest Family for Assaulting Cousin Mrs. A. Kiescwcttcr. hei,dauchter Christine, and her son, Edward, were all held by Magistrate Costello, of the Fourth and York streets station, for aggravated assuult and battery, said to have been committed lasf night on Jo seph Sykes, a cousin of Mrs. Kiese wetter. Police say that after Sykes, who boarded with the,Kicsewettcrs on Cum berland street near i Fifth, had refused to give up his room, and grew nbushc, Mrs. Kiesewctter, with n zinc dipper, and her daughter, wielding a stove lifter, attacked the unwelcome boarder. Uewas taken to the, Episcopal Hos pital, and will be arrested when he re covers from his injuries on the same charges lodged against the Kiescwet ters, who will be Accorded a further hearing February 10. SLIGHT FIRE AT BELLEVUE Bellboys and Porters Quickly Ex tinguish Blaze in Rubbish Ouick action by employes of the Bcllevuc-Stratfprd Hotel this morning prevented a slight nrc. wnicn started in the rear of the building, from doing nny serious damage. Bellboys and por ters formed a biickct-and-hose brigade and extinguisncn tne names uolore the firemen arrived. The blaze, which started in a pile of rubbish, was discovered by Patrol man Cummings, of the Fifteenth and Locust streets station. He turned in nn alarm. The firemen, realizing that undue noises might cause" alarm among tho guests, nrriveti ns quietly ns pos sible. "13" LUCKY IN MANAYUNK Fire Company Has Thirteen Mem bers and Nary a Fire Thirteen is n luckv number for the West Mnnnyunk volunteer fire company, which' has thirteen huskv members, a chemical engine and a fireless record. The company completed its organiza tion last night with an election of offi cers nt the home of C. A. Rudolph, River road, West Manayunk. It was chartered last" December soon nfter the chemical engine had been bought. Only once has the company gone into action and then simplv to a test blaze. Wooden boxes were piled in a hea: nnd sutuiated with oil. The volunteers got tiled waiting for the prearranged alarm and rolled out to the "blaze" anyway. They had to wait around for fifteen minutes until the pile wns ignited. The officers elected last night were: President, John W. Grow : vice presi dents, Benjamin Davis and I'blo Fi.ii-t; bOiTt'tary, Horace Heaps; treosurr, .Inmes Ilockin; chaplain, the Rev. Al bert II. Holt. Abraham Lincoln Typical American, Says Mr. Lansing Washington, "Feb. 12. Robert Lansing, secretary of state, has hiucd the folloicing Lincoln Day message: "The memory of Lincoln, of his humble origin, of his attuininent to the highest honor in the gift of his fellow countrymen, of his unsur passed sci vice to the republic, and of his character as a man and ns a public servant, is one .of the great spiritual ascts of this nation. "It is iu turning our thoughts to the career of this great American that we learn the true meaning of patriotism and gain u true couecp. tion of the opportunities which America offers to those who, in spired by lofty ideals, press onward along the path of unselfish public service. "In comnicmorutiiig the birth of Abraham Lincoln we do honor to tho American spirit of which he is thii personification. He is the typicuj American for future generations, the inspiration to us all to forget self In devotion to our county and to the eternal principles of liberty, and of justice which are the life blood of the notion," ALL P. R.R. SYSTEM TO BE REORGANIZED AND UNIFIED MAR Rea Sponsors Plan to Operate Lines as One Railroad Di rectors Approve Proposal ATTERBURY TO DIRECT WORK IN FOUR REGIONS Vice Presidents Will Be Ac countable to Him Many Officers to Be Changed Complete reorganization of the entire Pennsylvania Railroad system will go into effect March 1, when the railroads nre released from government control and gheu back into the custody of pri vate owners. Plans for the reorganization were presented to the board of directors nt a meeting yesterday. Sumuel Ren, pres ident of the system, sponsored the plan. It wns approved. Tho significance of the big chnngc is summarized in Mr. Ren's statement that "the Pennsylvania Railroad sys tem will, henceforth, become a unit in nil that concerns the public. All the Pennsylvania lines, both cast and. west of Pittsburgh, will be operated as one great railroad for the convenience nnd service of the public." W. W. Atterbury, vice president in charge, of operation, becomes n still more imposing figure in tho manage ment ot the system than heretofore. Atterbury to Direct Officials With the abandonment of the plan in operation since 1S70 with main offices in this cit) and Pittsburgh and the establishment of generul offices for the system here, Mr. Atterbury, from bis local office, will direct the work of four vice presidents in charge of the four regions, which, for operating conveni ences, the system will be divided into Ho will be accountable onlv to Mr. Rea. The regions, the headquarters and the new vice presidents are: Eastern. Philadelphia Elislia Lee. now federal uiuuuKi-r i, wie l I'nu-j.vivaiun j'.usutu lines; central, Pittsburgh', R. L. O Donncl, now gcnernl nianuger east ern lines; 'northwestern, Chicago, J. G. Rodgcrs, now assistant to the president of the Pennsylvania; southwestern, St. Louis, Benjamin McKeen, now vice president and corporate engineer of the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburgh. Recognizing the all-important factor of personnel, G. L. Peck, now federal manager of the Pennsylvania lines west, comes to Philadelphia as vice president in charge of a now department of per sonnel. The unification of the entire system for operating purposes is to be com plete, 130 Corporations in P. K. K. System understood when it is known that ISO senaratc railroad cornorations are in cluded in the Pennsylvania system. The corporate and financial management will recognize these separate corporate iden tities so their interests will be protected and recorded. Ti,n fn'r oolnnnl vir nro.Montu will have direct personal responsibility i out mistakes. for the efficiency of the railroad service1 ."Why. only ten days before I sub in their respective regions nnd for mitted my report an order came through maintaining better and closer relations asking for just such a report. These between the railroad system, its em- , reports arc often made, but wc nuvj ploycs and the public," President Rea ! officers arc, in a n. mu.zlid. I can taid. i s,d "'"'b " report to Washington, but Each vice president will have a com- j cannot make it public. The Navy De plete stall, iucludinga general manager ' purtment publishes this and it publishes in phnrm. of onerntinn. n trnffip mnn-iWhllt it Hunts. ager in charge of all matters affecting' "You fellows don't get all the fact, traffic and rates, and other officers rep-, and tin1 Auieiicun public doesn't know resenting the financial, accounting, en- i auMlilng ubout its iiiivj nt all in con- g ne;ring, icgai, rcai csuiic nnu pur - chasing departments. The limits of these regions follow: legal, real estate nnd pur- Eastern New Yolk on the east. Al. toonn on the west and Washington on I the south, aggregating -12o0 miles of lines; C. S. Krick, general manager; Julien L. Eysmans, traffic manager. Central Altoona on the east. Buffalo on the north. Columbus on the west, ag- i gregating I1050 miles; R. E. McCarty, I general manager ; George D. Ogden. traffic manager. Northwestern Columbus and Crest libe, ()., on the east, to Chicago, aggre gating 17fi0 miles; T. B. Hamilton, general manager ; William nodgdon, traffic manager. Southwestern Columbus nnd Cin cinnati on the north and east to St. Louis on the west, aggregating 17,"0 miles; I. W. (Jeer, genernl manager; C. B. Sudborougli, traffic manager. Announces General Officers Mr. Rea minnum-rd the personnel of the officers who will direct the general administrative policy of the system, with executive hcudiiuttrters. in Phila delphia under the jurisdiction of tho nroulrln,,, nml Ills nillllinistriltil-n QfnfT. tlnnvtrn T Tinti IPn nrnuidonf 1.. ! charge of traffic; Henry Tatnall. of rfinauce, and A. J. County, of nccouut- Cintlm.etl on ruue Nine. Column Two GENERAL STRIKES ABROAD Italy, Bulgaria and Holland Affected by Walkouts Milan. Feb. 12. Two hundred thou sand men employ cd in chemical factories, including tiii.iiuii workmen in pnaruin ceutical plants, have gone on strike for hicher wnces and a week's nimii.nl vacation. Glass workers in Florence are on a strike, following rejection of their de mand for higher wages Loudon. Feb. 12 A ceucral strike has been called throughout Bulgaria, I nccordiii'' to a Budapest disnnteli. The railways have ceased operations, and only-u few special trains nre bciug run by the military to supply essential foods. Transport workers in Amsterdam hae called a gcneinl strike for Febru ary JO. SPAIN FACES RAIL STRIKE Salazar Cabinet Assembles to Con sider Grave Situation London, Feb. 12. (Ih A. JM Members of the Spanish ministry as sembled today to consider affairs o'f im mediate Importance, according to a Renter's dispatch from Mudrid. Madrid. Feb. 12. (Ily A. IM--Premier Salazar has been informed bv the Spanish Railway men's Federatioii that a strike" will be called March 1 unless wages are raised and living con ditions. improved. EGG HARBOR SUICIDE BLAMED ON INFLUENZA EGG HARBOR, N. J., Fel. 12. Christian Mueller, aged, twenty-nine ycais, nwell-known lumber man heic, committed, suicide this morning by hurling himself under o. freight train ns it was pulling out of the station. He tried suicide by poison three weeks ngo but first aid treatment saved his life. Mueller was a stepson of George Mueller, a former mayor. He leaves a widow and two babies. An attack .of influenza last fall, from which he never completely recovered, is believed to have un hinged his mind. , MAN PINNED UNDER MOTORTRUCK SLIGHTLY HURT Tony Cellini, CVB .Paschall avenue, was pinucd under Ills motortruck in A snowbank when the truck overturned in a col lision witn n loute 33 car at Eighteenth and Tasker streets this morning. It va; uectssauy to lift the Iruck to get him out. 'ie uiow p.oceted him and he wns only slightly injured. COUNTRY IGNORANT LODGE-ACCEPTS OF NAVY, SAYS SIS NEW ARTICLE Admiral Declares Officers Are "Muzzled" and True Condi tions Are Not Known IS VISITING SISTER HERE 'Colossal ignorance" of the American public of the condition and methods of its navy is responsible fir the con troversy in which lie is embroiled. Rear Admiral William S. Sims said today at the home of his sister, Mrs. James C. Newlin, Havcrford. He declared that naval officers were "muzzled," and characterized as "rot" I th ''barge of insubordination made ugniust him by the press. He said that I his icport mid criticism of conditions ; in thp ovorsMS fll,ct ,v,.rp mmic !- ing to regularly established practices of the iinvy department. "All I have to do in thi matter is to prove my good intent." tho admiral said. lie soap will face n Senate t-uni-mittte named to investigate his charges. Admiral Sims declared that there is no polities in the present cor.trovcrsj nnd that the press i entirely responsible for this impression. He said IlepiD licun and Democratic newspapers lime tried their best to maltc a political issue of the situation. Says Press Began Trouble "Congress is making an investiga tion along the lines indicated in n let ter I sent to the Nuw Department' Admiral Si'ii said. "When I speak of noiitics I refer entirely to the press. rh,i "'l'"1'' ,!"" 'r h"'i b,,,'.u ht,lT,"1 '"' bv the iiewjiiianers. "It Is absolute rot the way the pa pers u.ssiiine that 1 was insubordinate in my report to the Nuvy Department. Why, officers nre required by regula tions to submit n rcnort on conditions and suggest improvements and point sciience. it Knows less about it - ,,, -. ,i ,, s ,,-ss uo,ii us own navy than any other .-ountry iu i the world. Dunns, the war the public s isnnriince on military and naval affair was colossal." IN HURRY TO ILL WIFE. FINED Man Wanted Patrolman to Make noom on ironey uar I.o.Iru reservation only in the modified Joseph Auriti, 12.1S Mercy street, a phraseology which brings into the fore laborer with a siek wife and eight chil- ground the objection of the Senate to drcn to whom he was hurrying home. uM.cu u puirounau on uuiy and in plain iioniu- boycott or any other means, forced ml that as livin" costs hud clothes to "get in or get off" a crowded unless Congress should deci'de to accept mounted, instead of decreasing, thev trolley at .twelfth and Market streets. ' such an obligation. It embodies tbe now- weie justified m pressing their laj.t night. j same repudiation of a legal obligation. demands. Auriti, in consequence, didn't get ' The whole question at issue in the home nt all. This morning he was nr- Senate yesterday was whether the' Predict Railroad Kill Will Pass raigncd before Magistrate Roouej , Democrats would accept the reserva- While some opposition to the railroad committing. magistrate at Central sta- tion The mild reservation Republicans bill as finally agreed upon in confer tiou. and giventhe alternative of pay- arc busy conferring with Democrats as erne has developed. Senate and House ing u tine of S. and costs or spending i well as Republicans, and they appeared , leaders predicted today that .the con five days in the county piison. The hopeful that given a little more time, fet-ence report on the measure 'would be patrolman, whose name is Lvnch. of they would be able to swing the Demo- prompth adopted. o that tin- legisla the Hunting Park station, testified tlmti fiats. They have until Monday, as tion would be on the statute books bo Aiiriti had been guilty of "disorderly formal discussion nf the treaty will not i fore the muds arc returned to private couduct. ' and had used profane Ian-I be resumed until that date. conttol March 1 phllp0 aB( .... Au-Hi explained in broken English "'"'".."."" """ "mii- iu Ki-i a lwciiiu stieei car, anil .only liail asked l.ynei. who was stan.liug on the Sure I did." answered the iiiiisis- trate. What's it to you?" SN0WBALLERS ARE HELD ELD When """I Patrolman's Son Injured Struck In Face Two men were gicn n hearing before Magistrate Oswald in the Nineteenth and CKford streets station today, as u result of the injury of Frances Lawlcy , 222T Seybert street. The prisoners were each held in $(00 bail to keep the peace. The men are Frederick Kneisel, Lust Dauphin street, and .lohu -McGuiguu. North Twenty -firsts treet. They were engaged in a snowball tight when young Luwley, son of a putrohmiu ut the Nine teenth and Oxford streets station, passed yesterduy. A snowball struck him "n the cheek, splitting it open. He was treated at the Mary Drcxel Home. Lancaster Rail Men Will Strike Lancaster, Pa,, Feb. 12. Every railroad maintenance of way employe in hum iiisii-h-i, .comprising an ni l.an caster county and portions or Chester I .,.! iv, ,,i. i n' ...n , ,':rl i.. i E-.. riui.-i i.. .ii i uii ici mm in recent b part Nau compromise confer- . ll"' ,IUPSt- """ lenders said today it or to get on of the way." luuuI , would be disposed of in two .lays j ' I ive dollars or five days, said the rvnifnl fo,in,VP.., of ',i, lmh. , . ' Chairman l-Neh, of the House inter- magistrate. i yuicni louoweis ot the treaty ills- , commeice committee one of thn A bystander in the hearing room rs'o" re used to see in thut reserva- !mlt,ors nf th(, ,Hrotl lull and other asked the "judge" if he had understood tion he "last word for compromise ,,.,,,. ,.,, " ,le ce li at op- the Italians pica that his wife was ill fi1 .h" VT X ' ffi-rSnt "tfeatvac" """itio" '""'- In orVuts oW not and his eight .hildien alone. ?B mot s to the (litlcient treaty fat--I,.,,,... .,,. ,.f , ,.,., the strike call for Fcbruim 17 v iiiinouurcd at the lieudnuurters of e Red Rose L. Ige MorJ "ft u a tl s, men are affected. tnoiwaiuj Senate Is Slowly Paving Wayii'.V'tivrs oid be invited to itheAVbite J o j House. This, he added, will be left to for Ratification of Peace P'VfJ1' t . -.. ., , The union lenders will sen Hip Pri-nt. Treaty NINE RESERVATION CHANGES Washington, Feb. 12. Steps to eliminate many collateral issues of the peace treaty fight nre being taken on tiie floor of the Senate nnd negotia tions nre being resumed privately for n compromise on the two principal points remaining in controversy Article X and the Monroe Doctrine. Modification of eight of the fourteen Republican rescrvntions on the basis of agreements by the bipartisan conference and in it way said to be satisfactory to many Democrats was vesterdav pro- ' 'nK the reasons why the unions de posed formally by Senator Lodge, ot i mnn,'an immediate, increase in wages r,,t.,..i,.... .i t i,- , , ' aml the other explaining whv Director Mtis.sacbusetts. the Republican leader. , Om.ral Hines could not agree to such lour of the remaining six arc said to increase on the eve of the turning baclC hao beeu already accepted without 1 the railroads to private ownership change by tli- rw.o-.ratj,. 1-adcrs. I lT! '"'"'-nT of I110'"),1;01' l,iV,V-'?rn" in,.i ,i ' ...:,. ....,., :' "n(I "'" u" Presented to Mr. Wilson ....... i,n. ,uu-u rrjiiii- u nriiciP - ind the Monroe Doctrine as the onlv subjects of serious disagreement. Article X negotiations "a new draft of t wi., ,'! iiiMi AYiis I'liitnipn in tiim uufu- .-v Megormiions ,'a new dratt of the reservation being declarcl bv the mild reservation Republicans to have reeehed approval from Senator Lodge and from some Democratic friends of the treaty. Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock said acceptance of the reservation "would lift tl II tt lfntllflt tmffl.imi-iiinn... ! r. A ? 1.. . L he ventured 'no nrcdictinns ,'. , v bother it would be acceptable as a last iiesort to ratify the treaty. Senator 'Joseph S. Frclingbuvsen. of New Jcr- sey. leader of the "strong reservation" Republicans who arc onnnsed to nnv modification of the original Lodge rescr'- vatioti. said he would not support it. because, if as contended bv the "mild reservationists," it did not modift the Lodge reservation he saw no reason for the change. Tcf of New Draft The proposed compromise reservation follows; "The I'nited States assume ,, ob ligation to nreserve, by the llse of its military or nnal forces, or bv the eco nomic boycott or by any other means. I the territorial integrity or political in- j dependence of any other couutry, or to i interfere in controversies between , nations, whether members of the league ,. not. under the provisions- nf AriW,. , X. or to employ the military or naval lorces of the t uited States under U1M 'I'v,,- ........,: ,i;iT..t r !. ... ..-- .,-,, UIIUM ,1.11,. ." 111,111 I the the use of the army or navy, the ceo- I The reservation will lie n(Tci-c,l i il.. article of the treat-, for any purpose, I j0stcrda after Director (leneial Hines unless 111 any particular case the Con-I !,, ,-citerattxl his icws that no wage Kress, which, under the constitution has, increase should be made bv the gov the solo power to de. lure war, shall by rlnmf,nt ,lfm. j,, a, it, rlll,tlo ot ,), act or joiut resolution, so provide." ' rn.i.i i i,t n ,.,.,! -n,., ,.,i, I Semite by Mr. Lodge on Monday. He,U"r is now being made, and it will be 'nrescntei yesterday tie chances n ti, mricliml Lo.lsre reservation us ..Pi-eml Upnn tentatively- or proposed in the :;nlffit.',,lZ ' '"' : that nr nnthin"" crniind hut , the resei-Mition could command nnil"to, ,i"",,i"i ' " ' , ' , ,,'' "Uf determine from their poll whether they',1; ,' ,'.,,nl " "i h. V I'T W nii-'lit have to ield further objection, including the unti strike 8e to inn tin tm r. ,, creation of a transportation boa l ll... i.. it,l. j:.i. 1 .. . i:.i..,i .. Soundings by Both Sides The "strong -reserva tiou" ticniin i- that reservation in u vigorous man would not iuii over tiienise ics to in-pent that l eservnl ion In l,., i..... l """ -" "" miiiij . luilllrc HI nt bv sta rnlin- out nl I, ii r i l,'"",'t l,,,',''" l'KMiitloi. befo.e .March tint u standing out agaliist it for n : i ......i.i i,n iiisastrons l s.itkiu.l time they might obtain a .nodlll,.utlon,,llli';Vr. that the lilnise ll'.X.rt l,!S Th"e Democratic leaders did not r"Um ." " t " undertake to forecast the probable actiou of their iiarty in the Senate on the compromise reservation, should cyeiith disclose it wus the best obtain able, but they did call attention to the fact thut it differed only slightly from thut which the bipartisan couferees were about to accept, and nf which IMesidenl Wilson said he adhered to run ?" . U . ' i l i,i, i ' i ""r,,u"- .i. fortunate. Air. Hltehcuck dec a red tl,,. addition of the economic boycott urn '"' ofuu)' "tl,,'r 'm'""-s. ,,",u,o the rrserviition more uuUigonistie . .,. , . ortii Ij0(gu rwcrvu tluu- WILSON TO CONFER m RAIL MEN WAGES TOMORROW Will Meet Three Brotherhood Representatives in Effort to Avert Strike 2,000,000 WORKERS READY TO WALK OUT AT ONCE i Hines 'Asks President to Make Final Decision on Em ployes' Demands , Washington. Feb. 12. President l iKon will have ti norsonul confer ence tomorrow with three reircsenta thes of tho rnilroad brotherhoods In dis cuss- the wage demands of the 2,000,000 Xruilroad emplojes, which ferred to him today bv Dii llines. In making the miuouuc are to be rc- irector General lnc the ntinniiiipntiinnl . KnprA- tnrj Tumulty said it IimiI not Wn .In. , eided which of the brotherhood renre- ilent nn the south lawn nt the Whiti I louse, where Mr. Wilson spends u por tion of each morning. Before meeting Hie brotherhood officials, the President will study in detail the report on the wage negotiations which Mr. Dines will submit through Secretory Tumulty. The director general was iu confer ence with Mr. Tumulty this morning, and then returned to his office to com plete his memorandum for the Presi dent, who will be asked to make tho lintil decision on the demands pre sented by the railroad workers nearly a M'lir ngo. Decision to lay the wage matter be fore the President was mnde late yes terdaj after Director Iliucs and rcp lesentatlves of the employers had failed to reach an agreement. Statements setting forth the views of . both sides in tlm rnntmvwsv nnn Mv I toflny. Whether the President unholds the views of Director General llines yir . .-.." ut-fnics wim me iicniuiiiis ot me em- P.10- .a,-'p Just an(i i,m"".1 Hc Kranted. i . . - - - ,P opJm1on ,V'as v." emcnt 'lm,1,-v , "'U H"" """minery to bo im fi llli 11 nail . A ll .--;'( 1 1 (. Ilitl, il, fstll "1 be made through set up bv lcclsln,- I M011 now PpmiinK .winch will govern "K' return of the rail properties to their . former owners. , '. nines to Confer With I-ce , I - - j ,nl .As prepared for presentation, to the ' A) h!u' ""'"' t ntomcnM did not in J,1"1; tl'p fepnrnt.; gr cvances ot tli ' IV """l" ll00(1 of Iluil'oul 1 rainmen, nm nnd ;"V """ .f. '" ?rr'.i"T today with A . (,. Lee. president of that organization. Likewise .Mr. limes will ' f',"f''r with a committee representing flt? maintenance ot way employes, whose "S1''0 '"iv,1 railed a strike to become i '"('V,flvc ''.fbrimry 1. 1 he action of the maintenance of way men calling a strike has not been un- ' dtrstnod by railroad administration of- . i(il,K- "nd the conference today was lex pei ted to clear up the confusion. - I '.''''."" "ur.,UB ?P J" s ' " s" IJ1 ,p,tinlnv hetuopn Ml- Ilim, nml At. tornej General Palmer had. hod not been disclosed tndnj . Neither Director tin s nor thp attnruej general would di . iss the possibility of mcfting the proposed strike through injunction pro ceedings similar to those emplojcd in the recent coal miners' strike. The bieak in the wage negotiations. (i linili Imtanik luit-n I. '. .... . ,.. .41 ."'."" '" ." '-. ' " .v"'"'-V-' represcntuthes took the- position that the wage demands had been held in nbiuanoe since July because of tbe promise of the government that u re- ' duction n the cost ot living would b The final draft of the conference re. , prcsenieu 10 tne .-senate Saturday or Monday. '111. House e.xnects to Hike the report up Monday or Tuesday at . 't'l'-v 1 .'Mr prediction upon the '"" ""lt "" "'" ls rewritten 111 COI1- at aec- linnrd :i ml coninulsoi-y coiisoIk atlons. w siricucn our in couierence The cxi j... .....in, ., .... - ,' T.vm. .,' , ..,,. ,.. ... . ii-i... ... i- .... ;..:.i .. i .: .., ,;: . . DUTCH MUSICIAN FOR N. Y, Wlllem Mcngelberg Engaged by Symphony Orchestra New York. Feb. 12,- Wlllem Men gelberg. the i-oted Dutch conductor, for many years iu command of the Concerts gebouw Orchestra, of Amsterdam. lint. land, bus been obtained for the major poilimi of the season of 11(20 21 lo eft. operute with Aitlnir llodnnzky oh ,J- rector of the New Symphony Or.-be.trtt. 1(l (f ( M ,(,., . ' N(yi i,,.,.,,;"' 'Kocict, -f .fl m - m the I ft $ f Pkr atr4 V?i.b
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