TV" H "vrsyi1 r-oi B W I j EVENING' PtJBLIO LEDaEBr-PHILADELPHlA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1920 0ESGHANEL TAKES MIME'S PLACE i Becomes President of French Republic in Formal Cere- , mony at Elysee AMERICAN AIRS BY BAND I. 1t flia Aivtif nA Prithu Jti 'Paris. Vfli. IS "Paul Desehnncl to jlMny beoamo truth president of tlic ll .T'rcrifH republic, suteeedins Raymond lUrtncarp, )o laid m-iue tup rouen ot jj umce airer one ot me most criurai jpcrlpds jn the hlstor of Hip rountrv, The jormnl transfer from the old to the mw usimp occurred at thp "alnri of the KlM-oe this nfternoon Thp ceremony wns faorcd b bril liant, rptirgllke weather, ami I'nris u "whole-heartedly improved the occasion to pay homage to both the incoming and outgoing executhes. between whom, to all aptlearaure. the honors wcie im partially iided The inauguration of the French J president :s a formal percmon. ar yngemnitR for whiih arp imile Ions in ' jadvance of the event Precedents ha - ' jttg hi'tciic approval are doselv t'ol- slowed and the number permitted to -iritnc.H the transfer of author! is , .hlmited to the presidents of the S-'ii -at? and tlie Cliamber of Deputies, eom Jmlttees frpm each houvp and members fcf the cabinet. 3 Sllllcrand Calls for President Among the early arrival at th pal ' iSace. hi preparation for the ceremonies T?ere President Itaoul Peret, of ".ip Chamber of Deputies, and his eol Jleagues from the lower house, who were I closelv followed by I.eon Bourgeois. apreaident of the Senate, and offiVials of that body delegated to attend the m I taugurnfiun. 'J In carrying out other preliminan dc tails of the program 1'remier Millerntul j shortly before the hour et for the e:o- vmony drove to thp Palais Uoutbon. ijrhere. as president of the ehamber, 31. yDc-tcImiiCi has maintained his residenee, fmA called for the president-elert. Kn- jtcring a state carriage nnd escorted bt regiment of cuirassiers and prertdel Jjy a Haf bearer, they drove to the pal ace wiitre the cerpmonv was to t.iit jlaitr. With the arrival of I. Dpschanel at the Elysee the fdfruial transfer of jpower took place, although at midnight Jast night the reins of authority hail automatically passed from 51 Pojneaic to his 8ucressor. On the runi'luslon of tho formality President Deschanel and 3?x-President Poineare. with their es. cort. were driven through tlic crowded Streets to the city hall where the were received by the president of the muni- ipal council, the prefect of the depart lent of the Seine and the piesidmt of the general council. Band Plays American Airs Greetings were extended to the Presi dent and the retiring executive and a formal reception followed in which Paris society was liberall represented. $t was noted that th" band i-t thu function played a number of American airs'. Notable persons present at the re ception included former Piesident Tal ( teres, 5IarshaI Petain, 5en(ral Mnugin, Jeneral Degoutte, (Jeneral Ruat. the chief of staff; General Berdoulat. 51. Peret and 31. Bourgeois, presidents ip. apectively of the Chamber and the S u ate.'and the members of the cabinet, beaded by Premier Millerand and former Premier Painlevc. . ft K I COMMENTI CIRCA LA NOTA D! WILSON L'Azione del Presidente e' Ovunque Soveramente Diasi- mata in Europa rubllnort nnrt nitrlbutid Unfjtr . .v . riaisiiT NO. 341. Authorlxed t, th, nrf ot Optohr fl, 19,1'. on nie nt tho Pontoftlcp of Phlln lelphla Pa A t r.,,rr T-nvt Potmastrr Orncrfll. Central Ww Photo (JKNKKAL. SEMENOKF Vlio is repotted to hac been mndo successor of Admiral Kolchah in bibcria. He was formerly head of the late czar's bodyguard KERENSKY IS JAILED IN CAUCASUS, REPORT Ex-Premier Fails to Win Sup port for Russian Democratic Center Party Uoma, IS fchbtain IAmerica si nvvla per una eiisl tale, per unit cccc- denza di prodiirdonp, php cssa ara' bisogno dpi mprcati eutopci, piu' chc l'lltiiopa nbbitt bisogno dille sue lrer caii7ie, Cosi' esprime la sun opinioue il "Popolo Hoinnno" in un mm nttieolo, d'oggi, con 11 ijunle commentn In uotn del Presidente Wilson, rclatlwnnrtitc nlla jlstemariono dolla iupstione Adrl atlcn. 11 giomale fa premttrc ai Sena tor! degll Ktati 1'nit! Lodge, Sherman Knox, rhe rappies-entauo It foua della maggioraiiza del Henato, di pie- enire riugereuz.t di Wilson uegli nffnri europei. II gioinale aggiunge: "II Segietario Musing st c' diniesso tioppo taidi. Kgli era tin intcgro, coscienzioso e leale ttoiuo flno a die ando' a Pnrisi, ove diyenne 1'istruniento UMPio del Pit'sidentu Wilson, peidindo In 1 stima digli amiei a degll uwersnri. 3Ir. Lansing, lleur unite e il (ienprale Uliss furnun in 'iatto delle hcmplicl inarioiutte le (piuli crano mossc a piacerc dpi dln'ttoie di palcosceuico nl tcatro di Versailles. Xello stpsso tempo il Colonuelln Housp ebbo 1'incnriro di ncgozinre gll affnrl ester I, non per l'Amcrlcn, ma per 11 Presidente Wilson. "3Ir, LnnJng, nvsinttto da un com pctcutc seguito, riparo' pnrecchl sbngli del Presidente, KgH si oppose nlln I.pgn delle Nnzionl c favori Plden dl tin tribunnlc internazionnlc sufficieutcniente forte per pnssnre validl vexdcttl. Kgll diffcrl' dnl Presidente rclntivnmentc ni tnaudatl per In tjucstionc rttssn, la tpies tloue Adrlaticn e ml pioblctnn della Tin chla. L'usurpaxinne dl poterc p' suotiosclutn nella storia d jVmerlta, ed il Presidente agi' senza 11 consenso del solo corpo die nvcvn 11 dlritto dl darlo II Senato ed 11 popolo amerlcnno." 11 Giornnlp d'ltnlla illevn chc con la .sua veiiutn in bnllo il I'residpnte Wil ton si nrioga la posUlono di nrbltro infnlllbile. II giornnlp ontlniin dicendo : "(Hi Allentl ititcndaiui clip cio' chc il Presidente Wilson fa oggi per In qtie stione Adrinticn, lo fara' domani riguardo all Tiirchia ed alia Hussin cd in nualsiasl nltro grine problcmn sul qualP la Coufpre"nza non Im nncorn raggiunto la i-ohizione, prnblemi die fcono di sonim'o intciesso per 1'Kuropa." Telcgrammi da Londrn reenno che 11 liseiitlmeuto nel quartieri itnliaui tiguardo l'nzione del Presidpnte Wil ton p' forte. Xon tifficialnientc si parln di un attneto sopru l'ltnlin ed il memoiniidmn del presidente c' ritenuto come tut ultimatum. 11 "Ilailv 5Inil" di Londrn dice clip la notn del Presidente AVilsou, riccvutu encrdi cnuso' costeinaxiouc in Inghil terra, Franciu ed Italia. Dice che la replica a delta notn c' in termini tali dn ejsere pi?uauientc giustillcata. Defends Medal for Scott Washington. Feb. IS. Defending the nwnrd of n Distinguished Service Vi to Gciiprnl Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff during the earh part of thp wnr, Opn einl 5fnich, chief of staff, told n House wnr investigating committee that "it was the force of Scott tJint nnn-in.i through the clcctivc service draft." 1 PAYNE WANTS BIDS ON SHIPS REJECTED A Shipping Board Tells Senate Committee Higher Offers Can Be Obtained CONTROL UP TO CONGRESS IJy the Associated Press Washington, Feb. 18. llpjeetiou of all bids received for the thirtv former Gcrmnn passenger liners offered for stile bv the shipping board w as recommended to the Sennte commcicc committee to dav b Chairman Pane of the board. 5Ir. Pn.uip requested authority to j enew negotiations for sale of the vessels for operation under the Amerieau flag. Board's Kecomnicndntlon The hoard's recommendation was con tained in the follow lint resolution sub mitted to the eommlttie: Uesohed, That with the report sub mitting the bids to tlic Senate nnd House committee the board states' that it proposes to tnKc the follow ing action : The board bcliced that in view ot the uncertainty as to whether the sales of the ex-German ships would netunlh be made, the bids recehed nre much less than can be obtained b fill ther negotiations. Itesolved, That the bids rrccneri oti the 20th of Januni in response to the ndertieimnt of senled bids and those rcceicd at the public auction held on the lflth nnd 17th inst. be London. Feb. IS. (Rv A P ) Alexander Kerensltv, the former Rus sian premier, whose regime was over- thrown b thp Bolsheviki in November.) 1017. hns been imprisoned in the Can- casus, acooiding to n Central Xews dis- I natch from Copenhagen, quoting the lMhoiinn newspaper varnnins The message declares that Kerensky recentl p'ooeeded to the Caiieasus on n Biitlsh -.teamship to induce the popu lation to support the Russian Demo-' crntic Centpr party. The fausasion lenders gae him n cold reception, it is nssprted, and on his arrival nt Baku he wns thrown into prison. Meanwhile, fiercp fighting bctwpen the Bo'sheil(i nnd separate enemy groups in the Timspol nnd Odessa re gions is reported in an olTicitl state ment issued at 5Ioseov today. The statement continues "We h:ne entered Ovidiopol (on the Black sea southeast of Odessa). We hac evacuated Pogaevskaya, twenty versts from Xovocherknssk, under enemv pipvsiire. In the direction of Krasiiovodsk we have captured the island of C'heleken. The oil wells were found undamaged. 5Iueh booty was captured." i ROBBER SLAYS AGED WOMAN Johnstown, Pa., Youth Finds Grand-i mother Stabbed to Death i Johnstown. Pa.. Feb. IS. (By A.' p ) 3Irs. Uebcica Culler, aged silt - I eisht. was murdered in her home near1 Ilinikstou Dam. on the outskirts of the eitv. last night, while her grandson. Hoy C Alieoinli. was at the home of netgh liors The oo found her dead in the midst of her small bplon'ings, stabbed. EUICK o Passenger Sedan, ?12l)0 Can bn bousht on our 1 ".-months' Lex mston banking plan LEXINGTON MOTOR CO., OF PENNA. SSI North Broad Street ! Staple Overcoats Good for Formal or Business Wear j Good for Wear this Season and for Seasons to come Reduced ! $35 CHESTERFIELD OVERCOATS FOR $27.50 j$40 CHESTERFIELD OVERCOATS FOR $30.00 J $45 CHESTERFIELD OVERCOATS FOR $37.50 j$50 CHESTERFIELD OVERCOATS FOR $40.00 I v XFORDS, blues, blades, browns i 1 as well as all our double-breasted - walking Ulsters for men and young men, too ! Three Strong Specials i In Suits WILLIAM H. WANAMAKER'S $35 AND $37.50 STANDARD $26.50 CONSERVATIVE SUITS FOR w WILLIAM H. WANAMAKER'S ) $45, $50 AND $60 CONSERVA4$36.50 TIVE SUITS FOR . ..y WILLIAM H. WANAMAKER'S ) -FINEST STANDARD C0N-$54 5() SERVATIVE $75 SUITS FORK Phoenix Silk Hosiery, Black and Plain Colors, Regularly $1.15 per pair 6 Pairs for $5.50 Phoenix Mercerized Cotton Hosiery, black, navy, greyj coraovan Kegwariy btc quality 6 Pairs for $3.00 '? William, H., Wanamaker lr17-19 Chestnut Street & Ifi "j""'" ' "figV. Vi UVJT iwyWCTM mill urn i ... PKSiHBlf9 fnuv ? iXimmmmmmmmm . km i in uasrafzji warn i wtzzmhop - vi wi dvw,v. it "Hi ' . n uirt ur H.iiiKirtiJt i mm .-., . ,- rpMSfi MP " .imi ..u.i ii:irirai.m' &aSy Iffliri dbrwarv if are &ale iiimiiiiniiintuiumuiiiiiiiTirfiinm!ivmng i Sl. Sets the Pace for Value- T Giving and Large Varieties ! ! Each day this Sale gets bietrer in volume. Each dav brings back hundreds of people who after careful comparison of other sales make their- selections here. The reason is very plain ! We are a furniture otore ! We anticipated present high prices, with the result that our sales Drices in nearlv everv instancp are as low as present wholesale prices. Make your own comparisons and be convinced. 4-Pc. "Todor" Mahogany or Walnut Bedroom Suite An entirely new design depicting massiveness with a sturdy set pattern that will beautify any boudoir. Note the carved tops and the individuality of the legs. Richly finished in mahog any or walnut. (Fifth Floor) Jacob Dining Suite Three large size pieces in the very popular "Queen Anne" de sign. Made of finest selected oak in highly polished Jacobean finish. A wonderful value at our Febru ary price. Sixth Floor 'lliuuu UUU1U8 il iUJUUlUUUUIttXlUI) IlllflUlW 0T3$3) MVtf ICT5 mam ms&mhsm Jrw lllIlM 3 -Pc Tapestry- Library Suite $Q A Big M D RESSES A Purchase of New Spring Models $1 1 75 Values to 29.75 Convenient Credit Terms Why buy winter models when you can be dressed in the newest spring frocks at a big saving in price. Dozens of new models each depicting fashion's latest spring thoughts. Second Floor Thiee large, massive pieces, cov ered in best grade of tapestry. Spring seats, assuring lasting com fort. (Fourth Floor) This $100 Pathe With $6.00 Worth of Records Your Own Selection ' $5 DOWN The Pathe is a com bination of the best French artistry and American workman- tK3vrjr most melodious. This wonderful model is a splendid value at our price. Our Record Club 30c a Week Select $12.00 worth of records your own choosing from our complete library and pay only 50c a week. Second Floor mmNx3L jfjSggjjpSfifr 712-14 Market Street Largest Homc?ttrnishing Store in America: nnd the same nro hereby rejected, and that the checks of the bidders be re turned. Resolved further, That the sales di vision be nnd it is hereby instructed to negotiate further for tho sale of tlic said cx-Uermnu passenger ships ou tho terms heretofore announced in the original ndvertlscment ; tliat is (n) That they be sold to American firms, corporators or persons for use u)ndcr the American flag. (b) And offered with reference to the routes or services established by the board and that each negotiation, when the highest price possible is reached, be reported to the board for Its action. The resolution wns embodied in a prepared statement which Payne read to the committee. He lecalled that the board had sold 183 ships In nccord with its policy to dispose of the fleet to American citizens for operation under tlic American Hag, nnd that eighteen former Gcrmnn cargo vessels were in cluded in this number. The price re ceived was $03,543,047. Altcrnatlio Troposcd Chairman 1'n.nn. said if Congress de sired to change this policy to public ownership of ships the passenger liners j-hoyld not bi. sold and Congrens should diicct the board to spend the $75,000,- 000 estimated as necessary to convert theiri fiom troop to passenger vessels. scarce now nnd building prices high, hut that these conditions migui cnuuu nnd the value of tho ships be corro- nH.ii1.. li.oent.iwl "Oni mnvfrtlnn Is that c will not hereafter be nble to sell the Bhlps lor the cost oi recon ditioning plus the price nt whjch we can now sell," said Payne. Questioned as to the possibility of the vessels ultimately being sold to for eign interests, Chairman Payne told tho committco the ships could not bo trans ferred from under tho American flag without permission from the shipping board. " CANDIDATES OPEN FIGHT Lowden Invades South Dakota. Wood and Johnson to Follow Sioux Falls, S. D., Feb. 18. (By A. T. Governor Frank A. Lowden, of Illinois, minority Itepubllcan candi date for President in the Mnrch 23 primaries, arrived in Sioux Falls to day to open hi scnmpnlgn in this statt with a speech here tonight. lie is the iflrst 1020 Presidential candidate trt spaek in South Dakota, nnd will deliver live nddrcsses while in tho stnt.c Major General Leonard Wood, ma jority epuhlican candlato ZlT? dent, will open his Bouti i D.lSu1 Pttisn ut Yankton on TTebXH M,m Senator n ram W. John, u.af at, fornla. Independent iBfiU CalS d?', ia Pcted to troll Gen." 1?I,U within tho next two or three "'l0 SEiASJ0P0UNPANC Frenzy to Escape Bolshevltt m Repeat Horrors of Odessa Maa Constantinople, Feb. 18 (n, ', Tho population at Scbastopol has h come so panic-stricken over the ni" shevlBt menace that there is danger of Tcpctitlon of tho events that took ck " In Odessa when the Reds captured thst city recently. Refugees, telling of their last hours in Odessa harbor, nay the crews of gh0 were compelled to turn machine mn the crowds to nrcvent their ovcrloadlw and sinking refugee vessels about tr, part. w a Tho Bolshevists had begun raiin. the piers at Odessa with machine.,-,;! Are when fully 5000 persons Sj:fin trying to escape. "" It is asserted by the refugees tW when the foreign warships left Odes.. many women drowned themselves nnS officers committed suicide. ! &firsctts 1 i x i 923-25-27 MARKET ST. Announce Opening of Our Complete Men's and Boys' Clothing and Furnishing Store - At 923 Market Street Friday, February 20th r 41 U g - -"-" IJi'fQV ' l-0,. I ,7j J itwv - .Jlr5 lHi&j THE SUPREME RESULT Every mechanical improvement in the Dual Valve Six Piercc-Arrow harmo nizes with and supplements every other I improvement, l nat is the supreme re sult achieved. Two perfectly-timed sparks arc deliv ered to each cylinder of the Dual Valve engine by the ncwignition system. The gas is completely exploded. The full force of the gas is delivered. No easo- j line is wasted. The car gets under way in less time, acceler ates more quickly, ranees from three miles an hour to seventy-five on high gear, overtakes I other cars or ascends hills without shifting. FOSS-HUGHES COMPANY Twenty-first and Market Streets Philadelphia, Pa. PAOMPT DELIVERIES OX MOST BODY STYLES jB k ftaT H -w jXf 1H B bbbbI i M DUAL VALVE SIX ""Timwiwmwia WBIBIU jft1 JSii IJI , J - p ' , '& 'A.iJm
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