rWfr 1 Euenraa public Ifeftger THE WEATHER Wahlnton, Feb. 10.--ra.rlly cloudy and colder today. TE?iTEItATtmi8 AT EACH HOCK T-B I 0 llO III 112 1 I 2 8 4 G I HE, Iso 128 Ilia 120 127 I MIGHT EXTRA car :r VOL. VI.-NO, 135 KntircO. Da Second-Class Matter t the Poslonlo, t Philadelphia, Pa. PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1920 PublUhed Dally Kxcent Sunday, flutwcrlpllon Price 10 . Year f Mall. Copyright, 1920, by Public lydger Company. PRICE TWO CENTfci unacr mo Act or March il, 1870. , RECEIVER SOUGHT Bk FOR WiOTORS FIRM fm HEADEaBY BERLET lif) Petition In Involuntary Bank ruptcy FHod Against Stability Company, Truckr Concern itoRILITIES NEARV$200,000, WHILE ASSETS ARE $150,000 Organization Admits Insolvency and Inability to Pay Debts, Petitioners' Statement Says i Mtltion in involuntary bankruptcy wa's filed today In the United States District Court against the Stability Mfttors Co" whoBO Prpsiucnt' R' ,T' Bfrlct, has been conspicuous In busi nefs and rl affairs horn for years. The appointment or a receiver i wu8ui, Liabilities of the company, which wns organized two years ago by Mr. Bcrlet, ,ro said to bo nearly .$200,000, while the assets aro about $150,000. 1 The petitioning creditors aro the Northwestern, National Bank, the Com monwealth Finance Corporation and Harris .1. Latta, an insurnnco nnd surety bond broker. The Stability Motors Co. was capital ized at $250,000, although only a small fraction of that amount of shares was taken by persons other than Mr. Berlct. He is said to have held a controlling interest. ' Other stockholders, not identified with the company's management, are Mr. T,ntta. Theodore Scifert. a furrier; Daniel .T. Murphy, Jr., member of- a firm nE stevedores, and II. Graham Eng lish, a publisher. Mismanagement, Is Complaint Those four shareholders hold about $7300 of the stock. Shareholders and creditors who dis cussed the bankruptcy petition asserted the company's affairs were mismanaged and that the overhead expenses were exceedingly large in comparison with the amount of business done. The company deals in motor trucks of various types, nnd has headquarters at 1720 North Proskey street. The petition follows: "The petititon of, 'the Northwestern National Bank, Harris J. Latta and the Commonwealth Ejndricc Corpora tion, of New' York respectfully .repre sents :" "That the Stability 'Motors Co.,, of Philadelphia, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the state of Delaware, has for the greater por tion of six months next preceding the, date' of filing of this petition had its principal place of buRinesB at 1720-1740 Xortb Croskey street, and owes debts in the amount of. ?1000 and upwards. "That your petitioners are creditors of said, Stability Motors Oo., having provable claims umountlng In the ag gregate., in excess of securities held by them, in'tbe sum of $500 and upwards. Claims Aro Set Forth 1 "That the nature and amount-of your petitioners' claims are as follows: "Vortliwcstcrn National Bank, money loaned, amounting to approxi mate $28,004.00. "Commonwealth Finance Corpora tion, unlawful conversion of property to the amount of $25,722.83. "Ilnrris J. Latta, $550.07. "Your petitioners represent that said Stability Motors Oo. is insolv'ent and that within four months next preced ing the date of this petition the said Stability Motors Co. committed an act of bankruptcy in that it did hereto fore, to wit: Ou December 19, 1010, it conveyed and transferred certain Property belonging to the said corpora tion, to wit, automobile trucks, with intent to hinder, delay and defraud Jonr petitioners and other creditors. "That the said Stability Motors Co. has in writing acknowledged and admitted its insolvency and its inability to pay its debts, and that it is willing to ba adjudged a bankrupt on that ground. Signers of Petition ., 'Wherefore jour petitioners pray that the serUce of this petition with a sunpena be made upon the Stability Jiotors Co. as provided in the acts of V,1sresH relating to bankruptcy, and tnat it may bo udjudged by the court to bankrupt wtnm tlie purvicw 0f Baij The petition was signed by James Moore, assistant enshier of the bank; i ?.lse Bt slu're. district representative Latta nec corPoration, and by Mr. i.fccompany'n? the Petition was a itttM. dated February 7 of this year, nd signed by Mr. Berlet, A. W. Tor ?n,J17" President of the Stability Co., "'i". J. Underwood, secretary. 7," communication, addressed t unford 0. Nice, cashier of the North Western riTaflmni nnHi. -, to "fri, oi V..,. """" ioiiowb: ,L.T?e Stability Motors Co. admits nat it is this day indebted to you in tkJt i? o approximately $3S,06o and mt . JiXna,ble t0 p(y thc wbol r UDV (on; . thlldebt- Jt "Brets also to in jPi0'1 that its outstanding liabilities the HfeiTi'?,8 ? "ssets, and that ami iTr J: i i,loIrs uo. is insolvent, idt'i h la Veeable that it shall be 'fudged u bankrupt." , '-Company Officials Meet ObbMR. S. W5?-.!J P Thfodorc L. court V.. i"'v ""uiy cient or me tora ? PftPared M Kuby B. Vale, oEKi?rthApetlUoi,,n creditors. t o & " f1" raotor company met theCInck tbIs, morning in the office lJffL company's attorney, Otto II. Cbamhe?erJetr. waR a director of the ctivr "'Commerce, but resigned !" WB.7m,1fyRars bVa,s President of Hon ?uUti8trcet Business Associa Jeirv firm ? tS" ".member of the motorUttck3tleld.,earS 0g0 t0 UlCr no?arIetr48ua for,mer. P"sident of 8clen , r?,i,C,ub,und tho Buslnebs tctcurv Vb.V a?d ,at one "mo was fiuuurhnn ,-i ... " u":'uiJr oi mo mission rfi,rtroR?Ut?n Planning com- and rSl he (Sm3 o Governor Mr itliHovernor Brumbaugh. Bfesldent f L rc,R Bned la"t "'Bht as " PollartSiBui Motortruck Association " W 5J",' il1,1" K,tt,'r t si8' ""d dlnr, ..T tho monthly mcctiug AddnMi Lo a8clation the V'Witd ' by Thomas Quirk, who K...I. IiERIiKT SHIP WORKERS TO RESUME 7500 Hog Island Men Back Tomor row After .Enforced Layoff' More than 7500 shipyard" workers will return to work at Hog Island to morrow morning after an enforced idle ness of four days. Work nt thc shipyard will bo ro sumed in full, as the breakdown at the Christian street plant of the Philadel phia Electric Co., which furnished most of the power to Hog Island, has been repaired. The Christian street plant of thc electric 'company furnishes most of the 15,000 kilowatts of electricity used daily at Hoc Island, in the ODerntion of air compressors, by means of which rivets are driven. During the layoff of the 000 riyeting gangs and their allied workers, the erectors and bolters-tip placed in po sition several thousand tons of . steel plates on the thirty-six, hulls on as many ways. The riveters will have more work than usual following their invol untary idleness, officials say. CHINESE GREET NEW YEAR But Celebration Isn't What It Used to Be ' The Chinese New Year, and this is it, in't what it used to be. Race street, even with its few flags flapping dismally in thc breeze today, is perhaps a little sleepier than usual be cause most of Its people are taking their holiday rest. All the restaurants are closed, but that is mainly for business reasons, so the proprietors, can make necessary re pairs and straighten out their affairs. Many of the .stores are open. Theionly joss house open to the pub lie is a", rather framed-up-'uffalr. It hns' a fine old Chinese shrine, and elab orate oriental decorations, with lots of joss in the air and nil sorts of delicacies laid', out on tames, Dut it is au me. dying ccno ol the old Jbar uast rscw Year. The 'wizened caretaker takes only a half-hearted ictcrtst in his sanc tuary and its day- is done. Except for the words "Quong ho sun ning."1 the Chinese New Year is re markably like. oqrs. ARREST TONIC MAKER Charge Wood Alcohol Used in Hair Preparations Following an investigation made bv Fenton Haves of the state Health Do partment, Louis F. Berndt. manufac turer of hair tonics and' perfumes, was arrested today charged with using wood alcohol in his preparations. Berndt was held in $1000 bail for court ut a hearing before Magistrate Rooney in Central Station. The prisoner gave an address on "West Seymour street, Oermantown. The state Health Department is mak ing a crusade Against all manufacturers who use wood alcohol in preparations for tho skin or hair. G. A. R. MAN FALLS DEAD T Papers In His Pocket Lead to Belief . He Was John W. Kilsby An aged veteran of tho Civil War fell dead from heart disease today on Thirty-fourth street near Pine. Papers found in his pockets led to the belief that he wns John W. Kilsby. eighty eight years old, 210 South Ninth street. The papers "also showed he possessed a considerable amount of money both in this city nnd in New York. The veteran is believed to have rel atives living in Bartonsville, Pa., and Dingmans Perry, Pa. It is believed the man was on his way to tho Philadelphia Hospital when-he was stricken. WILSON AT DESK EVERY DAY Will Soon Resume Use of Typewriter, Says Grayson Washington, Feb. 10. (By A. P.) President -Wilson has improved m much, Rear Admiral Grayson, his physician, said today, that he goes to work at his desk in his study every morning at half-past 0. Doctor Grayson said thc President had not yet r,cs.umcd using his type writer, but that be probably would do bo soon. DOWN TO 20 TONIGHT But Tomorrow .Will Be Fair and Warmer A crisp night, with thc temperature down to at least 20, is forecast, but tomorrow, says the weathcrmau, will be fair nnd warmer. The thermometer fctood nt 03 degrees at 8 o'clock this morning, 30 at 0, 28 at 10 and 27 nt 11, o'clock. There were snow flurries early in tho day. W. S. DILLBROUGH FALLS DEAD William 8. Dlllbrough. llfty-three years old, of 1203 South Milton street, who has been a customs inspector for twenty-four jears, dropped dead as ho was reporting for duty this morning .it McCahan's sugar refinery, the foot of Tusker ttrcct. Heart disease is believed to have been tho cause. Mr. Dlllbrough Is survived by his widow, slv sons and ono daughter. Fire Scare In Thomson Home An overheated electric motor lu thc cellar of tho home of Walter S. Thorn fron, 1722 Spruce street, UHed tho house with ftiuke and caused much excitement early this morulng. An alarm wan turned, in and water was thrown oil (he motor, Tbo duiuujo was negligible, UNV ROT ALUN1N FIGH MOVE TO GUT STUDENT NUMBERS Report of Welfare Committee, Classed as Undemocratic by Opponents SUGGESTION TO REFUSE STATE AID IS ATTACKED New Football Coach Promises No Factionalism in Athletics. Education Put First Bu a Staff Correspondent Wilmington, Del., Fib. 30. Recom mendations in the report of the com mittee on welfare of the University of Pennsylvania were characterized today as an attempt to destroy the traditions of the University and rob it of thc democratic reputation which it hag alwayB enjoyed. , The renort was submitted before the second session of thc fifth annual meet ing of thc federnted clubs of the alumni. Would Cut Number of Students Tho report recommended drastic changes in the educational policy of the University, including thc cutting down of the number of students nnd faculty, making the entrance examinations more strict, and the refusal of thc financial aid of the state, which at present amounts to nearly half a million dollars. Still another recommendation was to do awny entirely will the present co educational system, isolating women students in a separate building. Theodore .7. Grayson, of Wilkes Barrc, Pa., who led thc attack against the proposal contained in the welfare committee report, was particularly in censed against the recommendation to reduce the 'number of students at the University. Defends Facult Standard Mr. Grayson, who is director of ex tension and night schools, denied that! the university was harboring young and immature instructors because of its fiancial condition. He snid there was not ono immature instructor, and that most of the men "who were instructors I at the university could be professors nt other institutions. "The university is growing in re- i sponse to a great popular demand," he J said. "It has been its nolics:. as en gendered .by Trovost Smith several years ago, to be ready wherever, and whenever, it can to aid the city, state nnd nation." I Mr. Grayson explained that tlie w'ar had made unusual demands onthe Uni versity. but.dcnjjngJJhn,t there had been , any laxness in the mdnncr'of ""admit ting stridents. he said Jlie University could have had 20,000 students, insteao of 10,000, if jt had 1,0 desired. Fenn's Ideals High Touching on that section of tho report, which reflected on the ideals of Penn, Mr. Grayson said: "Penn has the best ideals today it has ever had. From my own knowledge, this feature of the report is an unfair implication, Penu's ideals are those of general and increas ing service to thc poor as well as to the rich. "Tt's all very well to tay, 'teach a small number for leadership and scholarship,' but investigate the cold facts before even making such a sug cestion. Aro we not a public utility? Do we not owe something to the city, state and nation? Aro wc not bound by certain great public trusts? "Wc have been taking thc support of the state for years, and it has not beeu a mere question of accepting it. either. . Either you will have to accept state aid or you men must be willing to raise $15,000,000 or $20,000,000 by next summer." Mr. Grayson said that in tho paring down of thc students, recommended in thc welfare report, Wharton School and the night school would be the first to have their heads chopped off. "Fraught .With Danger" "You may object to mass education," he added. "But, you'll be in a much worse position if you ever favor class education. "Do you know what the real objec tion to the large number of students is? it's on the grounds of social objec tions. This report is fraught with dan ger to the University we nil love. It is not u representative report. It proposes a limitation to thc University's educa tional inllticncc. Let it never be suid we have refused an obligation within our proper field." Doctor Cousins, of Maine, a member of the committee which framed the re port, arose at the conclusion of Mr. Grayson's, heated speech, and announced tlVat he had had no hnnd in the formula tion of the report's recommendations. "If p adopt this report," he said, "wc will bo taking the authority dele gated to the trustees, and acting more like n mob than an organization." Hi' moved that the report be tabled, but withdrew this later, to enablo n con tinuance of the discussion of the re port's recommendations. Comptroller Raps Report "Why should you just put it on the table?" asked W, 0. Miller, comptroller of the university. "You should not just put it on thc table. You should eter nally squahii any policy founded on this information, "Instead of recommending n radical destructive program, we should recom mend u survey of the university's edu cational faculties. The report is not founded on a thorough, candid, earnest investigation in which the faculties of tho varlqus schools have been con sulted." Albert It. Brfunkcr, of Chicago, president of tho Federated Alumni Clubs, then arose und said that thc committee ou the University's welfare had realUed in framing the report that it waH "charged with dynamite." "Wo approached thc subleet simply with tho idea of making it a forum for full discussion." he said, "This is a suggestion only, and meant to he helpful, not critical." Must Consider Financial Side Thomas W. Hume, president of he general alumni society, sulci that the financial side of thc question had to he considered. Ho said ho doubted if it were possiblo to ruiso funds to support un institution that would take care of 20,000. "This is tho time to stop, look and listen," he said. George Whartou Pepper, of Phila delphia, it member of the board of trim Continued vo l'ato Iw. Cvluuin Vne Two Slain in by Girl Who Ten-year-old Boy, Sole Says Men Began Shooting After Daughter's Act A handful of led pepper thrown byl a little girl into u man's -eyes, u is believed, led to n revolver duel in Port Richmond last night, in which two men killed each other. Charles Seif, thirty-five, of ia-,2East Wensley street. 'and Elme F. Twining, fifty-six, who lived next door, at 1854 are the men who-nrc dead. A family feud of three years' standing was brought to head by the red pepper incident, it is said, arousing the neigh bors into a white heat of angry pas sion. A ten -year-old boy, after tossing in his bed all night, this morning told his mother that he had passed the scene of the trngedv nnd had not only seen daughter throw red pepper at Twining's head. The boy is William Baily, of 1810 East Wensley street. Self must have fired ' first, the boy witness asserts. Boy Describes Tragedy As told to his mother, the boy's stof is that he was skating along in front of "the two homes. About C :30 o'clock Twining came out of his house, nnd ns ho reached the steps leading to thc sidewalk 'Louise Self, fourteen-year-.old daughter of Charles Self, threw quantity of red pepper in' Twining s face, thc boy says. Twining went back into his home, the boy nsserts, and the next thing the boy heard was an argument between Twining nnd the girl's father. . "Put your gun down nnd fight like a man," Twining said, as Seif whipped out a forty-five-calibcr automatic, is the boy's assertion. Tho next instant Seif began pumping shots at' Twining, nccording to the boy. The first shot, it is said, hit Twining just under thc left arm. Thc other three shots all took effect in the man's breast. As he reeled nnd fell toward the vestibule of his house Twining, dying, managed to level a 32-caliber in,. Nininiiiiir. imr nun lUMif ?,irfu ltc,l a ? E Gets $400 in Jewels Belieived to Be Perpetrator o,f Other Burglaries SEVERAL "JOBS" REPORTED A veiled woman, dressed in black, robbed the home.ot Harry B. Huft.. 4j14 North Marvine street, Tof jewels valued at $400. vJShe is believed to be the "woman in" black" blamed for many similar robberies in that district during the last two weeks. Neighbors saw the woman mount the Huft porch ypsterday afternoon and ring the bell. No one answered.. Then they saw her go around to the rear of the house. Some time later she .emerged from the front door. The neighbors took, it for granted that she had found some ono in the rear of the house and had been invited in. Family Returns Later Later, when the Huft family return ed, the jewels were missed. Then the neighbors found no other person had been in the house with the mysterious woman. , . Police say thc woman' has been ope rating boldly. If her ring at the door is answered, she tries to sell the house holder something. If not, she- forces an. entrance in the rear. Neighbors of the Hufts gave n good description of the woman. v Cloth nnd jewel robbers made four successful raids in -various sections of the city early today, gaining loot valued at several thousand dollars. A mvsterious robbery nt the home of Henry' C. Hood, an electrician, 2133 North Van Pelt btreet, also is puzzling detectives today. Dog Is Chloroformed Thc thieves slipped into the house, chloroformed the dog and locked it in a sideboard, ransacked the house nnd made their eape with jewelry valued nt $350. It Is supposed they used a pass key In unlocking n door, as all of tbo doors were found locked a,ftcr the robbery. The robbery was committed about 4 o'clock yesterday ufternoon. while Mrs. Hood was out for a few minutes to do some shopping. The ponce think that the thieves climbed thc rear fence and opened the back door, but this is merely theory, as no ono saw the robbers when they entered and left the house. When Mrs. Hood returned she met a neighbor In front of thc house nnd stood there conversing for a few min utes before opening the door. Tho thieves must have heard her voice. When she went into the dinlng,room she found some of her silverware scattered about, as though dropped in hasty flight. Carry Off Jewelry The thieves had carried off two dia mond rings, two bracelets and other jewelry. They also took if" gift set of silvcrwarc'Throughout the houso, the rooms hud beeu ransacked and the con tents of drawers had been pul'el out and thrown about. Mrs. Hood, falling to find her pet dog. "Topsy," concluded that the thlevts had carried oft the animal or that thc dog had become frightened . and rau from tho house. But a few hours after the robbery tho, sound of whining coming from the wueuottm i-auicu hit hi hju'i no drawers. In one she found the missdngj Ja. Tt ltnfl lii.nn nln.A,l (lin,,. 1.. .t... WOMAN DLfM B LOGAN HOM thieves, after' it had bepti chloroformed to silence its barking. Upset by the robben , Mrs. Hood is currjing a revolver in her apron pocket today as she gow nbout her hnuschuld duties. She isajs that several mooths ago, while she was ou a visit to Reading, two diamond rings were stolen in a mysterious way, but were returned in J116I ns injstcrlous maimer as they wtte taken. The stnm of M. Shumsky & Co., liKJ South Third street, wus entered by rob bers who forced the door und cloth valued ut abouf$ir00 stolen. The In truders bud 1111 automobile or u wagon to cart uway tho cloth, according to the police. A hulk window In tba store of Max t'uuUum-djou raro Two, Column lire, J ' Duel, Started Threw Pepper Witness of Tragedy, revolver which life used in his rapacity us u night watchman, and fired at Seif. The -bullet penct rated Self's heart. Dropping his i evolvrrvthc man pitched headlong down his porHstcps and was found dying by neighbors, lying in a pool of blood. Pennies Clutched In Twlnlng's Hand When tliev found Twining in thc vestibule of his house five pennies were clutched in his. hand, which he had, in tended UHing for carfare, to go to work at thc St. George Building, Fifteenth and Arch streets. The five shots, in rapid succession, brought scores of neighbors to thc scene. Fourteen-year-old Louisa Seif was found rrvir.g beside her dying father. Josephine Sliectz, Twiniug's half-sis ter, wrs imploring him to speaK to ner when neighbors reached the scene. Charles Ryan, of 3115 Memphis street, who was passing in an nuto tnrk s-hoitly after the shooting, hur ried Twining nnd Seif to the North eastern Hospital. Twining was dead, according to Ryan, but Seif did not die until thc truck had almost reached the hospital. Twining and Seif both worked at night, Seif as a ticket-chopper" and usher nt the Alma motion-picture tlien trc, at Kensington avenue and Ontario street. His daughter, Louise, worked at the theatre as an usher. . According to Josephine Schcetz, half sister, who lived with Twining, n bach elor, thc feud between her hnlf-brothcr and Seif had dated from three years ago and had become more bitter as time went on. She is quoted as having said that once, following a bitter quarrel, Seif threatened to put her "in the cemetery 1 nnd your brother in jail." According to the half-sister of Xvm ing, Seif hnd her half-brother in court three times over quarrels, although, she said, Twining had never hnd Seif ar rested. Administration Councilmen Meet Tuesday to Dis cuss Question to VON TAGEN A POSSIBILITY '"' Administration councilmen will meet before the Council session Tuesday to discuss the question of having' an nctivc floor lender to handle all routine details of parliamentary procedure. Majority councilmen. in most in stances, frankly concede tho need of a floor leader. In sessions held so far the impression has been created that onlv members of the minority, thc so-called Vare unit of ten, are "on the job" -every minute of the session, ready to expedite business and smooth the parliamentary wajs. Ill this field of work Charles H. Hall and Joseph P. Gaffney have been con spicuously nctivc. As a counter to their facility in mat ters of routine, Richard Weglein, presi dent, has frequently been obliged to serve as floor leaden by voluntarily giv ing decisions on points without the preliminary of having thc question taised. Regular Methods Better It has 'been urged that such rulings would be accepted with better grace were some one member of the majority delegated to raise the question in thc usual method r.f parliamentary pro cedure. Iu acting upon the question of the floor leadership, administration coun cilmen also hope to help in the solidifi cation of their forces. A start in this direction was made two weeks ago. when the majority members met and formed the Couneilmanic Association, with Councilman Charles II. Von Tagen as president. Some of the clYe t of this was nulli fied, however, because Councilman Develin did not appear at the caucus until the meeting was nbout over. And last week the majority members did not meet in advance of the session at nil. The association will be revived next Tuesday, nnd an effort made to put a punch in the effectiveness of thc admin -istentiou members. CThincilmiin Von Tagen. president of tho Couneirtnnnie Association, said tbat generally speaking his election as presi dent of the association carried with it the obligation to serve us floor leader, but that nothing important enough had nriseu to cull him into action. Not Bothering With "Minnows" "I'm supposed to be the man for floor leader," said Couucilinnu Von Tsgen. "But I'll bring up the idea more definitely nt ueNt Tuesday's meet ing. It would be 11 good idea to have some one to handle details nndnotiillow the impression to go abroad that wt do not know how to act." Mr. Von Tagen said that the reason he had not pnid much attention to small and routine details was that ho was holding himself ready for the big fish and was not bothering about "minnows and goldfish." Meanwhile, he said, he had been con tent to let Councilmen Gaffney and Hall enjoy themselves. However, he added, "they will find that we will be ready when anything real has to be taken rare of. ' Mr. Weglein said he would be glad Continued on Tane Two, I'olumn To BAKER TELLS OF DEMOTIONS Only 3000 Officers Now Hold Tem porary Grades, Secretary Says Washington. Feb. IS) (By A. P.) Tn response to u resolution regarding the War Department's demotion policy, Secretury Baker informed the Seuate today that its plun was '.'to demote of ficers when tbev become surplus in their temporary grades." On November 11, 1018. about 7000 regular oliicers were holding udvuueed grades, hut this has been reduced to about 3000, with de motion continuing, the secrctarj said. The resolution asked for a list of of ficers demoted und other Information, hut Secretary Baker said this would require four months' work nnd cost $20,0QQ. CAUCUS WILL PICK INDEPENDENT WHIP MAYOR CONDEMNS BAD CONDITION OF niA C,Mniv.n f.Mi.-4- ESftiMinnr fit WIU JUfJUIIU vuuil uuuuiifg iiii Deblorable Shape, He Says After Inspection URGES LEGISLATION AND RAPS COMMISSIONS Wants Old Pictures of Declara tion Signers Restored Resur rected From Refuse The deplorable condition of one of the buildings in thc Independence Hall group, nnd thc lack of proper attention ' to the others, aroused the ire of Mayor I Moore today, when he made a careful' inspection nf the shrine of liberty be-, fore going to his office. ' Not only is the did Supreme Court building, at thc southwest corner of i Fifth nnd Chestnut streets, a disgrace, lie sniu, uuc an eiroru miuuiu . wine be made to nlnce all the authentic por- traits of signers of the Declaration of Independence in their proper places on the walls. "Thc subject is one which requires immediate attention." said Mavor Moore. "The old Supreme C'miit build ing is in a disgraceful condition. It is not open to the public, and has not been for several years. "Inside there, w'here the first Supreme Comt of the United States met. with Jay. R.itledge und Ellsworth presiding, it is dan;, dingy and.forlorn. Evident ly Hoine picparntions were mude to restore the interior of this building. There U nothing now but bare walls, torn doors, exposed brick and mortar woik and itibbish. Home of First Supreme Court ' And jet this was the home of tho first .Supreme Court of the United States." The Mayor searched out the cliscred . Ited portrait of thc signers of the D(c-i-iration of Independence, in Congress Hall, mil found many of them dusty uud out of their frumes. As a result of his visit Mayor Moore ?id he would recommend legislation. If legislation be necessary, to put In dependence Hall group under some safe general direction, free from entangling I commissions. "it wns evident," said the Major-, "that there had been a conflict of jurii- iTiction, resulting in indifference and f neglect. Tnc main building, where the ' Lihertv Dell is exhibited, and the ua- f tional museum,' were found to be in good copdlliop."- ' Hits "Artistic Temperaments'-' 'According to the Mayor, all thc buildings should be put in ' ter piotected against fir more nttrartivc by the authenticated historical relics. I He said he was inclined to think that while the cit itself is partly responsi ble for not having provided funds with , which to keep the building in proper shape, there also seems to be some "dis tracting artistic temperaments in volved. " I Thc Mayor drew attention to the fact , that the old Supreme Court building was Philadelphia's first city hall. 'THINK 25 MISSING ARE SAFE Search Providence. R. I.. Hotel Ruins to Remove Doubt Providence, R. I. ..Feb. 10. il'.y A. .....u-..--., --. -..-- - " -' -'.. -- P.) Unable definitely to locate twen- , ty-five guests of the Hotel Lorraine, j which was burned yesterday with u loss f t!,,oe lives, noliee nnrl fire flffipinls today made further seared of the ruins. It was their opinion, however, that the missing ones had escaped, but hud not found it convenient as jet to --end , word of their safety. In several in- stances other guests have said that they , saw on the streets after thc fire persons I (who are lifted as missing. word of their safety. In several in- balance on bund is $5,002,088.78. STATE HOUSE GROUP i ti.. li- M7 nni cod ...t. u w,.., .. ,.-, ,-- v w.. ,.,.v. mnt.ers Mr Wilson's nnnr.c.1 '"nipt to restore the status quo might The city treasurer's report for the , t. , iTm iLe nAlrVne f,TE ' bring about more war. week ending jesterday shos that the V"",h"V.iub? I President Wilson, it was learned. ha I receipts were .?7.240.0.-,S.r,l und the ex- jV'1 ?,?"b.h"n4r, V'"? Sitoken the position that this country nenditures SI .24S.'J(i0.73. The cask1""" '" taU n more allf.tK- view of,s intorP1.te(i !n the Adriatic settlonVt WOMAN TIGHTS EXTRADITION AS COMMUNIST COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feeb. 10. Mrs,. Margaret Pievey, of Akron, Ohio, lias not yet abandoned here fight against extradl tiun to Chicago to answer a charge of being- a member of tht communist party. Governor Cox has ordered her return t Chicago. WILL TELL VIRGINIANS ABOUT STATE POLICE HARRISBURG, Feb. 10. In response to request from the Virginia state authorities Harry S. McDevitt. .eeietnry to The Governor, and Major Lynn G. Adams, deputy supeiintendein ot state police, will go to Richmond next week to speak befoie the House of Delegates committee in charge of a bill for establish ment of a state polite foice. Mr. McDevitt was at Albany and other state capitals during the pendency of similai legislation. GAS LEAK NEARLY FATAL Man Finds Wife Accidentally Over come by Fumes A leak in u piece of rubber tubing connecting two gas jets nearlj proved fatal lo Mrs. .Molly I'urK. tvwnt.v live jears old. Sill North Eleventh street, shortly after 1! o'clock this nioruii.g. Mrs. Pnrk'n husband discovered his wife unconscious in a room tilled with gus, und culled the patrol of tho Eleventh unci Winter streets police stutlon Dr. Visn-hi-r. of the, staff at Huline mann llonpital, worked over the young wife for some time before she returned to roim-ioubncbM, Her condition is- uerl-J Wilson's First Note 4000 Words, Not '8 or 10 Liner? Presidt-nt Wilson's first nota to thc Allied Supreme Council on the Adriatic settlement, protesting against the proposed agreement, contained 4000. words. Jt was first stated in Washington that it was a memorandum contain ing eight or ten lines. Later it was referred to as n note of two or three pages prepared from a memorandum, dictated by thc President. Today it was revealed as a 4000 word note. L AS ALLIES "STALL" Britain and France Win Po- litical Advantages in Adriatic Stand .,n,.. IMUW PLAYING FOR TIME By CLINTON W. GILBERT Slair Corresnondrnt of tho Kimlnc Public r.edwr it umiiukiuii, a' i-u. . immi.. Urii fn,iv ivUl. tlm nid of n Htpnos- Washington, Feb. 10.- Wilson today, with the aid of a stenog- . . .. , t th , t J rap lio.l not. TTo U dWrihprf 'as in ' nllied fighting mood," but he hns not yet withdrawn the treaty and pronnniy many more notes will be exchanged be- fore that step is taken, if it is ever' taken. Mr. Wilson's efforts will be directed to forcing France, England and' Itnly to yield. Thc practical threat to withdraw the treaty and the Franco-American ulli- ance has not made them yielcl. l no allied iiaIa i fliitAHihnl n u ''nnnnllmrnfr ' note is described as "conciliatory. but in it the Allies have not backed down. They have done this time, when Mr. Wilson threatens to withdraw- from participation in European affairs, just what they did when he sent the George Washington to Brest, thcrebv threaten ing to withdraw from the Peace Con ference. They stand firm, profc-sing the utmost consideration lor Mr. il- son and the earnest desire to please him. but findinc no wnv of acceding, It is possible to gather this from the English nnd French dispatches with re gard to tlie allied reply. For reasons which are easv to auess, und which have to do with political conditions in Italy the French Government has been keeping the world informed. French Versions Accurate ' Tf-o itavuIaii li nf ntftL- 1 it flirt fifn 11 1 tf been accurate and there is reuson to believe that its version, appearing in the Paris dispatches, of the latest allied note is truthful T it f,. M.l,. ..r ..,.. i- be described' i "Ktnil Thr-Al 1IM' n. nnllte. to ;lr. nil -on. -They disavow any liueu- have peace established in tlie Adriatic. And they remind him of their treat.x obligations to Italy, which Italy is showing great forebearance in not in- sisting upon. All this is conciliatory enough, but does not, get Mr. Wilson anywhere. ,11 amounts to this: "Wc won't press our settlement. If you can arrange something better, bj all means do it." That is apparently allied rnirope's leplv, to judge from thc in- spired dipatthes from Paris. The udvantage of a "stall" is this 'The Allies have time. Wilson bus only one year left. At the end of the year either the League of Nations will be definitely dead or Mr. Wilson will be ut-'iiuiiri.v utuu III -,ii. , hquu wm up succeeded by some one more favorable to jtajv tnan he is. Political Objects Attained Meanwhile the political objects which ullled Europe had in mind when Eng- laud and France shifted sides and dc- sertcd Mr. Wilson, going over to Signor' Nitti. have all been accomnlished. The I Nitti administration iu Italv has been Nitti administration iu Italy has been made secure. The people of Italv. who are- obsessed on the subject of Flume. have been assured that England and Franco Rtnnil for Ttnlv's virti ml s. ; f "iSRtl ' p0Sa0S' Continued on 1-ase 1uo. Column Seven . . . 20 POLICEMEN KEPT AT BAY Janitor Barricades Himself In Base ment of Apartment House Chicago. Feb. 10. - (Uy A. P.) Otto Denlcc. janitor of nn upartment building, early today was in possession nf basement flat in which hp had barricaded himself last night and with n shotgun held oft" tweuty policemen wlm attempted to urrest him. Tenants of the building complained jc-stcrduy that Denict- had asserted he was oivucr of tho apartment and hud shut off the heat and menaced (he tenunlH with u revolver It is said tlie delusion was due to an attack of in Qucuzu. , Curdlnul (lllihonii Urie All ratholki WILSON UNYIE DING order, be bet- . th i-illm; ,lro,,,M. Tilpv .ipfenn (heir ,p," l"r"' wiiiin lor uip WDonjrcj. c and maderiM, ViiJ.r 7i, Vn.. .. y "' op given w tnc pumic arrcr no ,naa i.LJl. "luu. vown settlement of it. llicy urge Mr. '(,r)mif,i ie ,,. ...tiinh in. exhibition- of wiib', i..,... w tti,.mf,t if he '. .lnn.V trU. "'?. .tasf' )"& vim now ". ".".-' -v."' ....:',' " :: witn tin- irnttmc of the note toeiar. can. emnnasizin? me ciesiruuiiiiv iu idv. WILSON DICTATES . REPLY TO ALLIES?' , President Answers Contention of Supreme Council Point for Point MESSAGE Tp BE CABLED TO EUROPE BY TONIGHT Executive Completes Statemont in Two Hours, Adhering to" Note of February 10 Uy the Associated Press Washington. Feb. 10. President Wilson today completed his reply to the allied Supreipe Council's note on thc Adriatic question nnd sent it to Acting Secretary Polk, who is putting it in form for transmittal to the council. It is cxnected to he on flip rnlilos liornrn ... .. Aliere was no indication as to the. note's rpntents or its length. Thc President began drafting it "cnrlv thK morning and completed it in two lieurR. ) ..-".....i. -, uum.uuir.iimi uu ;- ceived only yesterday and the speed with which the reply wns prf pared here said to constitute .something of ft lecord. , The President went to his study at !:30a. in. and, summoning his stcnog- rapher, immediately began dictating the leply. He was understood to have answered the council's contention point for point nn'd to have adhered to the position taken in his note 'of February 10. Said United States Might Withdraw It is now pretty well established that in that communication the President mfoimed the allied countries tbat if thej proceeded to n settlement of thc Adriatic question without the consent and participation of the American Oim ernment the United States might have to decide whether it could becomo a party to the treaty of VorsniIle.saud the Anglo-French-American pact. " Tlie note received from the council vestenlny wus sent to the White House immediately after it was deciphered and the President studied it very carofiiily during the afternoon and the, evening When he was ready to begin work today he was understood to. have had hi ,el"-v "c" oulUnc(1 lri his .mtml . and' ''""qucntly was ablq to dictate It in a short time. The President was linn nrnti rt Innicinti nti tr tnnbtnii fhn (.OI1,mllui,.atIoiis public will be reached llIltil thl. allip(i i,rem;crK iavc bccn ,Pimi from. They have been approached i us t0 their wishes, Urst Note of 4000 Words The Allies' note received yesterday is "about ns long as the President's 'first note," it was said at the White House Reports from London said thc allied re ply contained about 4000 words and 'his figure was accepted by White House omciuis us Deing approximately cor rect. Cable dispatches indicated that the allied note was conciliatory and that the whole question of Filiftie and the Dal ninti.in littoral was at least reopened to negotiation. There wns u suggestion also that the allied premiers had asked the I nited Mates to indicate the prac- Uc? l:tpns !h.'lt ,C0U,I be lal!en to carJ-r 0",V?.P original agreement as to the Adriatic under which 1 uimc was lo be "cctcd into a free state under, the I"'!W('. of Nations and the principle of feu-iieterniination lollowed in cljspos- fe"-ueterniination lollowed in cljsp in?. . tin-Dalmatian coast Iti sa,id t0 b? fi? European view that X fe,0' J hL? S?0. i iu was the and I nls "" iroops nan Drougnt about such a delicate situation that any at- I as a co-belligerent in the war. despite the fact that the treaty of Versailles J has not been ratthed here Un siro i ilar questions, such as those affecting 1 Armenia und Turkey, this country likewise is prepared to keep in close touch w ith decisions "reached by the premiers ut their London conference, at which thc United States is not repre sented. All suc decisions have to be approved by thc Supremo Council In meetings which probably will bo at tended in future by an American rep resentative to keep this government In quick touch with whut is going on. Paris. Feb. 10. (By A. P.) The reply of the supreme ullied council to President Wilson's memorandum rela tive to the Adriatic opens with a long dissertation which is intended to point out mistakes made by Mr Wilson in the parallel he drew between the Adriatic solution adopted in December and tho terms of the ultimatum sent to Jugo-Slnvia in January, sajs "Per Una," political editor of thc Echo dc Paris. "France und England." he says "would certainly have liked lo have held to the December solution, but events prevented them, and they, were unable to reconcilo rival iuterests ou such a basis. "Could President Wilson have done better? Let him kindly show what hr would have done had he been in the place of the negotiators of the January compromise Such are the general linr nf the docunieut hauded to John W Davis. American nmbussador in London, night before last." AGED PAIR IN DIVORCE SUIT I G. A n. Veteran's Wife Produce) Evidence That Shi Hasn't Temper Scranlon. Pa.. Feb. -10. "Anr woman who can chase chickens u round a jnrd for one hour, us I have prcn Mrs. Beemer do and not lost- ier pa. tiencc. Is whut would call n perirs' ladj." Mrs. f'ulherliie Ncw'botd told Judge Newcomb In divorce court loda She vviih u witness for Mih. I). H Beemer, former slute unci nutiniial offi cer of the ladles' uuxllhiry if thr ! A. It., opposing lllvorce pruceedlngM ef her husbund, a Civil War rtpraf. Beemer ullege his wife tiun n U'lnjKi1 that drove hlui from hoc. FIRM ON ADRIATIC ..r,nAn..,AJl , J.I Jf 1 Vf-l.UI..U f - V'j k 1 in T, M ?1 HS M H tm i! 4 a 1 W ' m ji? tj? t! ... . fi , LAn. AsLilt i1. ' i?,i
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