rvfia thcMther A2i r, I 717 jva U'ashl'ngfoii, l'cb. it. Generally cloudy ton'tghlmid Wednesday TKMt'KKATUKK AT HACK IIOKIt -mrno in im 1 1 1 HTO turning. ti TilMIt litfl l-IO 141 H ! m Sitbl toner . L VI.-N0139 VO SMITH EXPECTED 10 DESERT VARE F Loader of 47th Ward, Now in South, Ready to Flop, Cun ningham Belief STATE EXECUTIVE MAY AID FIGHT UPON CONTRACTORS Governor Discusses Qualifica tions of Senator Harding for Presidential Nomination Smith and Penrose to Fish and Fiih "I'cte" Smith Is awaiting the. ur rivnl of Senator renrose at Stuart, Ila Ills son sold today that the Forty jercath ward leader and the Sen ator would lis extensively. . It 19 reported thot Smith will an nounce hls'abandonment of the Vare machine upon his return to the city. Prtor IX Smith, leader of tho Forty -erventh ward, Is expected to desert the Vare organization to support Mayor Moore, following the troll Mazed several days ago by John P. Connelly,' former ctty solicitor and Eleventh ward chieftain. While Smith carried his ward for Tudsc Patterson at the September primaries, tho Moore forces gave Mm Stard battle. The judge obtained 3270 votes there, while Mr. Moore won 2I-J0 "Thomas W. Cunningham, president . tt,i. TlonnWIcnn Alliance, is said to 1 confident thnt when Smith returns rom Florida he will announce he has throw u his support to tnc aumiuisirn tion. Conference With Fcnroso m,, fn.-tv.BrM-nnth ward leader Is In Stuart. Kin., and Is expected to have frequent conferences with Senutor Pen rose, who left yesterday for the same nlacc. Smith has been In the South for several weeks. The ward leaders on. illlnm With, who is connected with the Stcic Workmen's Compensation Bureau. Is mid to be a factor in tho elder Smith's anticipated change of front. A definite announcement on the ad ministration candidate for Congress from the Third district, formerly repre sented bv Mr. Moore, is looked for wWrin two or three days. Mr. Connelly ...m nn m ii candidate, it is said now. anil reports once more link the name of JfoSort drier, of tho Eighteenth ward, with the battle to boonadc on the Varo rftolro. Harry C. Ranslcy, forrncr suerifr. Stem is Still Anxious Isadora Stern, former stnte represen tative, would like to have the admin istration's support for Congress. Stern railed on the Mayor today nnd discussed the eougressionnl vacancy. Another caller nt the executive's of fice was .Tames B. Shechan, register of wills, and lender of the Twelfth ward, which is included In the Third Con gressionnl district. Mr Shcchun's visit, from one nngle. was inspired by his deslro for n $4500 appropriation by Council to provide two extra clerks and a watchman in his county office. Shechan soucht tho Mnyor's hcln in having his request brought beforo the Council, lie pointed out tnc register ot wills' office last yenr turned over $7fi. 000. the city's share of receipts in ox tss of (he office expenses. Shechan for Ransley The rceister let It be known he is com mitted to help Rnnslcy's congressional landldacy. There have been persistent rumors lor several days that senator Edward w. l'ntton. Varo leader of the Twenty - wrath ward, was about to declare his nltcglance to the rity ndminlstration. "Nothing to it." declared Patton to day. "If T had anything to sny, I ou!d sav it quick. I am not one of thow to hold back." The Moore forces in the Thirtieth ward were strengthened further today throucli un appointment mnde by Kherifl Lambcrton nt tho request of James A. Savage, Republican Alliance leader of the ward. Lambcrton nnmed "William .T. Daily, -i.12 Christian street, u former service man, as driver of the prisoners' van nt the sheriff's office. Tho position pays M2(ki a j oar, the bonus bringing it to MHO MeCoach May Flop, Too Councilman William MeCoach Is are leader of the Thirtieth 'vurd. Ad ministration supporters expect to see Mcf'nueh join forces with them In the near future. Mr Savage expects to land another oppomimcnt to the sheriff's office to morrow. Thomas Waters, 11)22 Web ber street, is Savage's candidate for MliO clerkship. (mcruor Sproul and Mayor Moore, Conltnufi! on V:te Two. Column Tour TO SEARCH WORLD FOR BOY euortB to Locate Francis Parrell Will Be Renewed Alilimiph six -months' search of tho fjui'trv 1ms fulled to locute Francis i fell. Iifteen years old, 21 East Ash- nwa, Mr,.,,, who ,n81,mH,m,( September , ;' "l. the Iturenu of Missing For- -on-, iwiay, t tll0 re(WHl ot )Crt- woIm u mother, renewed its efforts with , , "" intentin,, nf extending the fcenrch to u.r; i,atoll on tll() Kiol)t. .J:1!'". (0",,' 'f tliis country will be for.!',"'1! "!"' American coiibiils In atit.ll" '"'"'".will be requested to in itiili. irivehtigations. PlM.liM,'PrrJ,.ur,e8 HrhwBP 1,,lra' ,hc C " ,.1 '"! Jennie Parrell. tho ' tarn ... if hr ,' Yt,U n,lv ,,U(1 WI rc r "h li nT f '"! ,,(noWH ! "ho Is nca . .I'ujMcal breakilown as tho result o nwhV;"": """ ..?'? ..r?". no" 11" '"'"PPearancc. Shn ilne; nnt i.n. Ilev teve ts,, 1 . ' "u uul ""i "' OR MAYOR MOORE W or T, inilmp,oy ns " n,','.ger tree t Bp. ' vinXy Hi0l' Murker "; ,JcDtI'' " Ptember 15 lie v aVn .' hnt nna ellf'-tetl .fO.fiO. fcr C1 1,H ""'eh uk S1R0 nt a time iciive for his, disappearance. Bntered Second-Clan Matter at th ,"" " fc o aiarcu u lotu. SPRING OMENS APPEAR Pussywillow and Skunk Cabbage Are Harbingers Spring is right near, according to Messrs. Sail. & Slmplocarpus, the widely known weather sharps. . If today you wandered country -ward, tho message of those two trusty prognosticates was doubtless delivered to you in person, for they tdioutrd their glad' tidings from woodi and onen fields. Hnltx discolor, to give him Mi full name, was known to jou In tho plcusant days of youth , as "pussywillow." The little bumps on the hard, woody stem, which later will burst and reveal the soft, silvery fur of tho cntskln, were swelling With the first impulse of Rprlng. T And in tho woods armoured the pussy willow's brother prophet of soft breezes and warm skies, the homely skunk cab bage, one of whose lmrd. scientific names Is "slmplocarpus profillum." lie IS-ncvcr welcome to those afflicted with hay fever, for to them ho means the recurrence of the annual plague of sneezing, llut to all others the skunk cnbbucc sneaks clonucntlv nf snrlns- I time and tho breaking up of tho long I bonds of snow uud ice. i They're here, pussywillow nud skunk rnbbugc, and now our sprlng-nttuned i curs arc waiting for tlm cheery note of the first robin redbreast. There was u warm gleam of sun shine now nnd then today, but gen erally cloudy tonight nud tomorrow, with lower temperatures. Is 'forecast. The temperature nt 1 o'clock this aft ernoon was 40. LAUNCH SHIP TODAY Argonno to Leave Ways at Hog Island General March's Daughter to Be Sponsor PARTY FROM WASHINGTON The United Stntes armv transport Argonnc. named in honor of the Amer ican soldiers who fell in the great cn caccments in the Argonno Forest, nnd the eighty-eighth ship built nt Hog Island, will bo launched late this after noon. Oeneral Pevton C. March, chief of staff of the United Stntes army; his daughter, Mrs. John Mlllckin, who will act as sponsor for the ship, nnd the of ficial party, arrived from Washington jt 2:10 o'clock nt the West Philadel phia station. Otlieri In the group were lieutenant Colonel Millckta, ling ndier ("Jenernl and Mrs. Frank T. Hines, Captain Clinrles W. Mason. Major Frank Van Vleck and Alden March, of Philadelphia. General March and his party were met by Matthew C. Brush, president of the American international Hiunmiuu ing cornorntion, and Frederick Morris, of the Emergency Fleet Corporation. At tho request of Oeneral March, the narty was escorted over Hog Island, inspecting the great plant In detail. Thcv sneut about: half an hour aboard the army transport cnntignyi nrst of this type of snip to tie bunt at the Island. The Canticnv wns christened 'v KltiE Albert .nf Bcleium. It Is about ready for delivery to the gov ernment. Tho Argonnc, which will leave the ways nt 4:15 o'clock. Is 448 feet In length and forty feet deep. It Is 0000 tons deadweight nnd Is nn oil burner, guaranteed to make fifteen knots nn hour. The vessel Is built to accommo date n crew of eighty-one officers nnd men nnd seventy-seven army officers nnd 21JW troops. It Is the eighth ship of the type built here. ZONE STRIKE THREATENS Not Expected Panama Canal's Op eration Will Be Affected Panama, Feb. 23. (dclncd) (By A. P.) A strike of the negro mainten ance of way employes Iri tho canal zone Is threntcned for tomorrow to enforce their demnnds for twcntyifivo cents nn hour. Labor leaders claim that 17,000 min will bo affected. The canal authori ties, however, say not more than (5000 may wulk out. It is reported the union organization in the United Stntes with which the men nro affiliated has guar anteed them aid amounting to ?20,000. Tent cities hnvo been made ready by tho canal authorities for the workers who remnin at their tasks, and opera tion of the canal is not expected to be interfered with. POLES ASK INDEMNITIES Peace Terms Also Include Strip of Russian Territory Warsaw. Feb. 24. (Bv A. P.) Tho government's note to the Allies setting forth tho penco terms Poland proposes to bubmit to tho Russian so viet government is being examined by the foreign affulrs committee of the Diet. Tho Polish demands .include renun ciation by Itussia of tho territory west of Poland's frontier in 1772 and Rus sian recognition of tho Independence of the Baltic states. , Poland declares her interest in the Ukrninu, usks guarantees against so viet propaganda and demand war in demnities from tho Ilolshcvikl. MINISTER TO THE HAGUE William Phillips to Represent U. S In Netherlands and Luxembourg Washington. Feb. 21. Ul A. IM Wllliam Phillips, of Massiichubetts, now assistant secretary of state, was nominated today by President ilson to bo minister to tho Netherlands and Luxembourg. Tim Ppps dent nlso sent to the nen- nto tin nominations of three regular nrmy oun-crs 10 uo '""" "',..", olllccrs 10 uo niemuern m N SOLDIERS HONOR ss;,,;g " " ncls Herbert Dcakyno and Harry Rur-1 gess. CREW SAVED AS SHIP SINKSj Men From British Schooner Are Taken Aboard the Pike Pool j noslon, Feb. 2l.r;(y A. I)-'Ilio sinking of the Rritish schooner Gwen dolen , Wurrcn and .the rescue of the ere were reported in n wireless mes sage today from the Urltisli steamship Pike Pool, which has the rescued men on board nnd will take them to Hamp ton Roads. ... , , Tho Gwendolen Warren was hound from St. John's, N. F., for llrazil. rostofflc. at rblladlpbla, r. ELDERLY CASHIER AND ARWIY CAPTAIN 0 ROUT CAFE BANDITS Filbert Street Place Employe Grabs Revolver While Being "Covered" by Robber OFF ICER RUSHES TO AID AND MEN RUN fo STREET 'L' Riders Seo Window Smasher at Work in Another Case. Silverdale Store Looted Plmk of nn elderly cashier, supple mented by the nld ot an army captain, frustrated nn nttempt o two men to rob the Watson Cafe, at 1535 Fil bert street, shortly nftcr 7 o'clock this morning. Charles Mltchcncr, sixty years old, is the radiicr. Ignoring the fact that the robbers "had the drop on him," he reached beneath n counter, and drew iiis own revolver, and simultaneously, an army captain sprang to his aid. Two men slouched Into the cafe nnd ordered n pnekngo of cigarettes. Mltchcncr wns stooping to procure the cigarettes from a case when one of the men drew n gun nnd the other n black Jack.' "Hand over the money from the till if you vnluc your life," one robber demanded. The enshier made a move as though to comply, and suddenly ducked be neath the counter, to renppcar with a revolver he had kept for just .such an emergency. - The nrmy captain was seated In the rear of tho cafe. He looked up from his breakfast, and, springing from his chair, rushed to the front of the res tnurant. The robbers stood not upon the order of their going, but went. Police of the Fifteenth nnd Vine streets station believe nt least one of the men has been located. Passengers nbonrd nn elevated train sneedinc enstwnrd witnessed n daring robbery early this morning, powerless to interrupt a thief at Ins worn. "W Riders Seo Store Robbed At 1 :40 o'clock, as a train was pass im: IJ710 Market street, passengers, hearing a crash, looked out the windows and saw u man reach tnrougn tnc nrouen window nnd beein to fill his nockcls with watches, rings nnd other jewelry In the pawnshop of .1 ulcs Hninmcrman. When the train reached Thirty-sixth street passengers rushed down tho ele vated system stairway to the street and hurried back in tho direction of the robbery. Tohu McMlchnel, n street sergeant of the Thirty-second street and Woodland nvcnuo station, was making his rounds nearby. Ho heard tho alarm and run ning to the scene of the robbery was just In time to see tho robber flee. Sergeant AicMtchaci gave ennsc. our. the robber escaped under covor of dark ness. Mr. Hammerman, proprietor of the pawnshop, estimates his loss at $500. Motor bandits entered the clothing store of .7. O. Wlsmer, at Silverdale, Hunks countv. carlv this morning and stole 400 pairs of trousers while the owner of the store was trying to raise a posse to fight them. Sees Man Enter Store "I was just returning home, nbout 2 o'clock this morning," suid Mr. Wismer, "when I saw u man enter the store. I live across the street, in Silverdale, which is about two miles from Pcrkasle and Sellcrsville. Well, I quickly put my automobile in the garage and then I saw two more uicu cross' the road toward tho store. "An automobile stood in front of the place. I nroused my son-ami wo went about town, trying to raise n posse to go after the men, but with no success. As we returned to the house wo saw five men drive nway in tho automobile. "I'pon examination we found the 'men had gained entrance to the store by lifting a window, nnd then opening the door from inside. They stole nt least 400 pairs of trousers nnd we do not know how much more." As the cor was last seen headed to ward this city, tho police are on the lookout for it. It is described as a large grav touring car. Two thieves robbed the tailor shop of Isadore Silver, 3044 Richmoud street, of n bolt of cloth worth $200 this morning, while tho proprietor looked on. One man, about thirty years old, smooth shaven, wenrinc n arnv over- rout and n slouch hat, entered tho shop nnd nsked Silver to sew a button on Ids trousers. The tnllor took him to the back of the store. Another man en tered the front door and, nonchalantly picking up 11 bolt of blue serge suit lug, walked out the door. Beforo Silver rcniized what had happened, the man and his cloth disappeared, lie ran to the door. Tho other fellow vanished. Julius Hammerman, n jeweler, 3710 Market street, was warned yesterday by the police to put wire grutings he possessed in place in front of his store windows. He failed to do so. Today a thief obtained $200 worth of gold tilled jewelry after he had smashed the plate glass with a brick. Tho man mude his escape. WOOD IN SOUTH DAKOTA Opens Campaign With Speech To night Primary March 23 Yankton, S. 11., Feb. 21. (Ilv A. I,)-Major General Leonard Wood, majority Republican candidate for Priwident in the March 2JI nriiiiaries. arrived hero today to make the first or ins noutii uiiKota campaign 1 , ' .....i,. Kiieec 1 The Last Letters of Ella Wheeler Wilcox form n distinct advance in tho literature of the life ctornul. They will be printed for tho first time beginning in next Sun day's PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1920 r iPPPpn , aPPPPJh. fppraMMJ'!?pp .yPPPPPB - ' '-v ji mPPPPPBH 'IipppK -ASK pK ' ' ::W: ,HAi -n. .pppF I pppppb- fyii1" ,. Tv.f.vr pppppV, -' v P- -Jam ' Central Neva l'hott. MADAM BARTET The first French actress to receive tho Insignia of officer of the Legion of Honor T E Two Cents Boost Per Gallon in Sixty Days Seen by Oil Counsel REFINERS MEETING HERE An increase In gasoline prices of one cent a gallon in thirty days and another cent rise In sixty dnys was predicted to day by C. D. Chamberlain, general counsel of the National Tctrolcum As sociation, unless the present acute sit uation in the refining Industry is alle viated. Mr. Chamberlain nctcd ns tempor ary chalrmnu nt n conference of inde pendent oil refiners from western Penn sylvania, meeting at theBellcvue-Strat-ford. The conference Is to consider means of relieving conditions which, they declare, are menacing the market. Mr. Chamberlain placed the blame for the present high price of gasoline (now twenty-nine cents n gallon', generally), and other petroleum products, squarely upon tnc shoulders ot tnc rcunsyivnnin and West Virginia oil producers. "They nro holding tho crudo oil in the ptpe lines, nnd will not rclensc it uiitil there Is a further advance In the price." he snld. "Hence, n further increaso jn tho price of gas and other products is In evitable. A critical situation has arisen, threatening the whole oil refining in dustry in this state. "Refineries are being operntcd at a loss, as they are not receiving an equita ble distribution of oil which would be nvailabln If the producers were not try ingtoo force up prices. "The only solution of the present crisis will be to Import crude oil from tho western fields or from Kentucky, or obtain an equitable distribution of the oil being produced in the Pennsyl vania and West Virginia fields." About fifty members of the Indepen dent association arc attending tho con ference. Theodore R. Wcstgate, president of the American Oil Works, Titusvllle, Pa., was named chnlrmnn of the con ference, and O. P. Rrocklcy. treasurer of the oenccn Oil Works, Warren, is secretary. The oil men engaged in extended dis cussions of the market situation, but it was ali behind closed doors. CAILLAUX DEALT WITH SOLO Thought French Traitor Innocent, Ex-Premler, on Trial, Testifies Purls. Feb. 24. (By A. P.) Tho examination of former Premier Joseph Caiilaux, on trinl beforo tho Senate, sitting ns n high court, on the clun-go of having hud treasonable dealings with the Germans nnd conspiring to bring about u dishonorable peace, was re sumed today. The questions dealt with tho rela tions of M. Caiilaux with Rolo Pasha, executed ut Vincennes in April, 1018, after being convicted of treason, and 1 V erro I.eno r. executed in uctober. I 10111, on being found guilty of having held intelligence wmi 1110 enemy. I M. Caillnux cxplalued thut ho thought Rolo Pnshu Innocent until certain tele grams from America wero published. Then, he testified, he broke off nil rela tions with Rolo. FELICITATES DESCHANEL Wilson Sends Message to New Presl- dent of France Washington. Feb. 24. (Ry A. P.) President Wilson lias sent the fol lowing messngo of felicitation to Puul Deschanel, the new president of France : "On this occasion of the assumption of the"luticN of your high ofllcn ns president of tho French republic, I ex tend to your excellency my cordial felicitations. Victorious in tho greatest struggle known to the world. Franco faces a great and glorious future, nnd j ou, Mr. President, ns the chief cxecu tlve of the people whoso high nmbltion Is the mnintenunce of right nnd justice, will be n potent factor in tho attain ment of theso happy resiilts. "I wish for you nn administration of great prosperity and health and Imp plness for yourself. "WlODROW WILSON." WITNESS IN BERGD0LL CASE Physician, Who Teatfiled In Former , Sanity Trial, Is Summoned Br. II. M. Rochroch, LIS!) Pine street, ono of the experts who testified to tho trfniilty of Grovcr Cleveland llerg doll in llll. has been called as a wit nesH in tho Rergdoll court-murtinl, now scheduled for March 4. The federal authorities are lining up lidilitloiuil witnesses to mnke their case ngniiiftt the draft dodger even better than it now is. The prosecution ap parently believes there is 110 chiiucc for licrguoll being declared instiuc. N PRICE R GAS ENTENTE WILL NOT DEAL WITH LENINE TILL HORRORS ND No Political Recognition Yet, but trade "Will Bo Encour aged to Utmost" BRITISH-ITALIAN POLICY j OPPOSED BY MILLERANDi Peace Council Favors Mission of L International Labor to Study Russia Uy tho Associated Press London, Feb. 24. The Allies, will decline to deal with soviet Russia "un til they have arrived at the conviction thnt the Bolshevists' horrors hnvc come to an end," It wns nnnounccd nftcr a meeting of the Allied Supremo Council today. The decision of the supreme council. It was recognized, precludes diplomatic relations between the nllled governments nnd the Moscow administration In the Immediate future. Trade, however, "will be encournecd to the utmost." it wns officially stated. The council expressed Itself ns plcascu that the International Labor Bureau had decided to send a delegation to Russia to studr conditions, but it said supervision of the delegation should be under the council of tho League of Na tions, giving the investigators greater authority. Tho council, it wns stated, decided that the Allies could not accept the re sponsibility of ndvlslng the border states to continue wnr against the Bol shcvlki, which course might be Injurious to their Interests. If tho Bolshcvlkl nt tack within the territory of the border states, however, tho Allies promlso "every possible support." Text of Official Statement ' If the communities which border the frontiers of soviet Russia and whose independence ordefnetonuton omy they have recognized were to ap proach them and nsk for advice as to what attitude they should take with regard to Bovlct Russia, the allied governments would reply thnt they cannot accept tho responsibility of advising them to continue wnr, which may he Injurious to their own in terests. Still less would they advise them to adopt a policy of aggression to ward Russia. If, however, soviet Russia attacks them inside their legitimate frontiers the Allies will give them every possible support. The Allies ennnot enter into dip lomatic relations with the soviet gov ernment in view of their past experi ences, until they have arrived at the conviction that the Bolshevist horrors have come to nn end and that the government at Moscow la ready to conform Its methods nnd diplomatic conduct to thoso'of, all civilized gov ernments. Tho British nnd Swiss Governments were both compelled to expel repre sentatives of the soviet government from their respective countries bo cnuse they had abused privileges. Commerce between Russia and the rest of Europe, which is so essential for the Improvement of economic con ditions, not only in Russia but in the rest of the world, will be encouraged to tho utmost degree possible without relaxation of the attitude described above. Furthermore, the Allies agree In tho belief thnt it is highly desirable to obtain Impartial nnd authoritative information regarding the conditions now prevailing in Russia. They have, therefore, noted with satisfaction the proposal before tho Intcrnntioniil La bor Bureau, which is a branch of the League of Nations, to send a commis sion of investigation to Russia to ex amine into the facts. They think, however, that this in quiry would be invested with even greater authority and with superior chances of success if it were made on the initiative and conducted under tho supervision of the council of the League of Nations itself, nnd they invite that body to take action in this direction. After the Supreme Council had reached the foregoing conclusions with regard to Russia, it again took up tlm Turkish question hearing the report of tho Smyrna commission. Premier Venizelos, of Greece, was then sum moned to discus the report with the council. Mlllcraiid Fears United Russia Premier Milleraml, of France, is un derstood to have olced the fear of Franco thnt united Russin might be a serious menace to western Europe, while Premiers Lloyd George and Nltti have taken the view that Russia has been broken tip and is not dangerous. Re ports, therefore, that Premier Millernnd lias agreed to decisions renched by the council arc taken to mean that 0 middle ground has been found on which the Allies can stand until developments show true condition. Pertlnnx, foreign editor of Echo de Paris, who Is now in London, says "Opposition by conservatives, espe cially tho French, toward the new Rus sian policy, continues. Therefore it is Continued on l'aite 1'our. Column Four MAN FALLjUILUNG BABY Father In Serious Condition Afteri Crushed Child Dies ' A AVcst Philadelphia man fell down the stairs in his home while carrying his two-month-old baby boy yesterday and fell on him, injuring the baby so seriously that he died during tho night in tho West Philadelphia Homeopathic Hospital. The father is t'stlno di Bonitcnto, 4075 Lnucnster nveniic. Tho baby's name was Pletro. The parent is in a serious condition in tho hospital where his bon died He Is suffering from shock and injuries received when ho fell. PERSHING CAN'T ATTEND Telegraphs Duties Will Keep Him From Republicans' Reception Trenton. Feb. 21. (By A. P.) Gcuernl Pershing in a telegram sent today to Edwurd C. Stokes, chiilrmun of the Republican state committee, ex pressed regret at Ills inability to attend n reception nt the Republican club here next tiaturilny night lie Sllill hi llllie W'OUlll lie OCCIlllicil wnn ii military inspection ot 1 amp wix Published Dally Except Bunday. Rubeerlptlon Price IB a Copjrrlnt, 1820. bjr Publlo ILeda'er Companr. "NO GAG ON ARMY OFFICERS." SAYS GENERAL MAI "There's no gng placed on nrmy officers," declared Gene. Peyton O. March, 'chief of, stnff of the United States Army, thin afternoon. He was on hls'wayto Philadelphia to rtttena 0. flog Island launching. "Thoro has been nn unending procession cf army officers,' whose criticisms wero welcomed by tho Senate ' nnd House military committees, and by the Secretary of War and myself," ho said. 0 WELL DRESSED MAN DROPS DEAD IN BELLEVUE A well-dressed man of middle age, as yet unidentified, drop ped dead thl3 afternoon In the basoment of the Bellevue-Stratfoid Hotel. The coiouer was notified nnd 1b Investigating to learn the man's Identity and the cause of his death. The hotel manage ment va& unable to report whether or not the man was a guest, but It was believed he had been taken ill on the street and had come into tho hotel for aid. . NORTH 1 BANK TO PAY 25 PER CENT k Depositors Are Assured Return Within Two Months, Col. Pusey States MAY ULTIMATELY GET ALL Depositors in the wrecked North Pcnn Bank will get 2Jjior cent of their money within nbout two months. This announcement wns made this nf tcrnoon by Colonel Fred Taylor Pusey, special deputy attorney general appoint ed to handle the bank's affairs. Later, according to Colonel Pusey, they may expect further payments, with a good chance of getting the full nmount of their deposits ultimately. Charles A.I Ambler, one of the bank s heaviest debtors, has made several pay ments to the bnnk. totaling $20,000, Colonel Pusey snld, nnd is now wulting n schedule of his remaining indebted ness, with the promise to settle in full by giving mortgngci nnd otherwise. "The question "ot Liberty Bond pay ments will hnvc to be settled In the courts." said Colonel Piisry today. "There nro three possible views the courts may take: First, thnt the money paid in by Liberty B ond purchasers wnn n Kpcrpffnleil fund, which would give the bond holders a preiereniiai position ; second, that they were merely depositors in the bnnk, which would give them the same status as that ot other depositors, or, third, that they aro creditors of the bank, in which case their chances would be poor." Pay Off Liberty Bonds George Ross, attorney for the Fed eral Reserve bank here, has been ap pointed Jo look nftcr the interests of the Liberty Bond purchasers. "Congressman Edmonds," said Colonel Pusey. "is preparing nn emergency relief bill for presentation In Washington which would pay off in full all buyers of Liberty Bonds from the bank." Colonel Pusey said that the state Banking Department would fight any effort of tho Boland insurance compan ies, which are the bank's heaviest cred itors, according to the books, to get anything of the $400,000 "deposits" made with the bank. "These funds were not actually put in the bank," asserted Colonel Pusey, "but were set to the companies' credit by juggling the books." Hear Lafean Motion Friday Joseph A. Taulanc, nssistnnt district nttorney, who is in chnrgc of the pros ecutions ngainst the bank officials and others who nro accused of having been concerned in the wrecking of the insti tution, said nt his office today, where ho returned after a recent illness, thnt he expects to clean up nil the cases by the end of spring. James Gay Gordon, Jr., assistant district nttorney .associated with Mr. Taulane in the bank prosecutions, said that David Lafean, former state Insurance commissioner, who is under indictment, hns filed a motion for a bill of particulars In his case. Argu ment will be heard on tho motion next bill of particulars Is pending nlso in I'rillll. .... XI..T .,... .14,. ...Ill l.fl 11 the case of Louis II. Michel, president of the bank. HELD ON DRUG CHARGE Prisoner Drew Revolver While Try-i Ing to Evade Arrest After trying to frighten the police (ft with 11 revolver. George Ambrose, an u'leged drug peddler, wns arrested late Inst night a his home, Thlr. entn H'd Kilter "tree's. Clue iibtnlnid from those who hn.l bought dope on the street in the neigh borhood of Thirteenth and South streets led to the home of Ambrose. When Patrolman Sunno called there, Am brose, it ' said, drew a revolver uud tried to escape. He was caught after a chase and taken to City Hnli. The prisoner hnd 11 hearing this morning before Magistrate Rooney nnil wns held in $1800 ball for n further hearing next Tuesday. HURT, TAKES CAR TO BARN Motorrpan, Cut by Glass in Collision, Sticks to Post Pluckily sticking to his nnM rather than "lie up the line," Elmer Van Vant, of 20150 Kensington avenue, a mntormau on the Glrurd avenue line, paid no attention to cuts on the face and bunds until his car reached the barn. Van Vant was injured in n collision with a Fifty -second street car nt Fifty second street uud Girurd avenue. Ho fainted when he reached tho end of his run ut Richmond street und Allegheny aveuue. Up was taken to tho Episcopal Hospital, where he will recover. CARL SACHS NEW ASSISTANT Lawyer Named for Post In District Attorney's Office District Attorney Rotan's office to day announced the appointment of Curl Sachs as n new assistant district attor ney, lie was sworn in before Judge Mnrtln. in Common Pleas Court No, 5. Mr. Suclis grudiiuted from the Uni versity of Pennsylvania in 10in, and since then has been active in practicing In tho In.Mll ..nlirts. TTi Is mm nf fimr 1 m-w assistant district attorneys Tear by Mat. PR E Camden Official Makes Elo quent Plea for Three Facing Judge on Murder Charges I RELEASED, OTHERS HELD Prosecutor Wolverton stood before Supreme Court Justice Mlnturn today in Camdem nnd begged for the lives of three women who hnd entered plens of non vult to charges of murder. By this plea they throw themselves on the mercy of tho court. Ono of the three women hnd killed her two children ; a second had drowned her two grandchildren; the third hnd bnttcred her husband's skull with n sledge hammer when ho slept, nnd then turned on the gas nnd told the neigh -hers he hnd committed suicide. Five other enses of men who pleaded non vult were disposed of during the after noon. Prosecutor Wolverton's eloquence wns fullv successful in only one case, that of Mrs. Mary Whitehead, of Had donfield. who smothered Knthnrine, her eleven -year-old dnughter. nnd Earl, her five-vear-olfl son. on Knvnmhpr .",. 1017. by turning on tho gas. She tried to kill herself nt the same time. Quotes Portia's Speech The county prosecutor quoted Por tia's speech nbout the "qunlity of mercy," explaining that the woman was desperate because she had been deserted by her husband, hud come from com fort to dire poverty, and wns nbout to be sent to the poorhouse. Justice Minturn set Mrs. Whitehead free under suspended sentence. Mrs. Mary Gaskill threw Royden Moffa, three years old. nnd Roland Moffu, nine months old, Into Atco Lake, near her home nt Atco, October IS, 1018, jumping in afterward and trying to drown herself. She wns saved; the children perished. The prosecutor related dramatically how the grandmother bnd made every sacrifice to care for the children, and C TOR ASK IRCYPOR WOMEN became irresponsible over the thought boards, whereas lliey desire to reiura; of the children's father coming to claim to the nld method of negotiation und de-' them. cision by representatives of the workers Justice Minturn decided to send her cud the railroads to the State Home for Women, nt Clin- President Wilson wns asked today by ton. N. J., for nn indefinite term. I George P. Hampton, managing direc- The same sentence wns imposed on ' tor of the "Farmers' Nationnl Council, Mrs. Carolina "Prinetti, thirty-two j on behalf of farm organizations nffill jears old, of Line street, Camden, whointed with the council, to veto tho bill, killed her husband. Virgilio. on Novem- on the "grounds of public policy." her 22, 1010. She told the neighbors Mr. Hampton's request was by let- he had died of gas poisoning. Mie was arrestcd at his funeral and confessed The prosecutor advanced the hus bnnd's harsh treatment of the wife ns 11 u extenuating circumstance, snyiug she feared for her life. She has hud two of her four young children one of them five years old nnd the other twenty-four months old with her In jail and will tnkc them along to the home at Clinton. Sentenced to Long Term Harrison White, forty -nine . 'd, n negro, who pleaded non vult in I the shooting pt t.ntn 0110ru, ui-o n 1 negro, on August '. iiuu. wns sen- - . . .... - '. itenced to from nine to thirty years at I The bill was passed by the Senate 'hard labor in stnte prison. last night. 47 to 17. follow iug similar I White related that nt a party the dead 1 action in tlm House Saturday. I mini hud tried to moke him drink more Strike talk wns open toduj in the ho I whisky than he wanted and thnt in a , tel lobbies where the union men gath I scuffle- which was meant to be friendly orC(, though by some of the higher nfli .Wolford wns shot. eers it wus discountenniiccd. While John Petnk. twenty-three years old.' of South Seventh street, Camden, also received a sentence ui nurd moor wuen he pleaded unu vult. His term is to be from live to thirty years. Petnk shot Andrew ouiich on No vember 2!l. 1018. According to the tes timony, Petnk, u Jugo-Slnv, who had taken out his tirst citizenship pupcrs. belonged to 11 Slavic society friendly to the Allies, while the deail man was n member of nuother society which wns for Austria -Hungary. On the evening of the shooting, the evideuce showed, Voulich met Pctuk, ' reviled his uniform, struck htm and , oidered him never to wear the uniform' "Bain. ... .1 Petnk, it was testihcd. went homo nnd iiriued himself. An hour later. as he was about to enter a poolroom. ho rncniinler..! Voulich iieidn. Tin. again. latter sprang at nun. uud rutnk. ac cording to his own idea, which was not joined in by the nmnly prosecutor, feared for his life and tired twice. BUTCHERS ARE DEFIANT Lancaster Business Men Tell Mc clain They Welcome Probe Lancaster. Feb. 21 An ultimatum by Frank B. McClain, federal fuir prico commissioner for Pennsylvania, to Lancaster butchers, in which lie de clares that they must "make correc tions in the prices of the incuts or face a federal grand jurj,' was met by I declarations from butchers that tliev will welcome such un Itiw-stigution. Meat dealers here maintain thut their prices are honest und their profits small McClnln, at a meeting of Lancaster county's falr-prlco commission, re viewed in general prices being paid for meat in other cities and declared that the commodity Is higher iu I.uu caster shops tlinu in most pluces throughout the state. Pittsburgh, he told the commission members, i bujiiig ' . less per tK "f Lun PRICE TWO CENTS THREAT OF BREAK AMllrMR Rflll UNIlM AT GAPjTAL! PARLEY- Split Looms Up and Menacos Solution of Wage Problem INSIST THAT PRESIDENT VETO COMPROMISE BILL Wilson Delays Action on Con ference Measure Passed by ' House and Senate , By (he Associated Press 1 Washington. Feb. 21. Threats of I break in the affiliated railroad employes . 1 orgnnizntions inilituted today ngalnt I immediate solution of the questions tic I forn the representatives of the 2.000,000 rail workers conferring here on Prcsl I dent Wilson's nroposnl for n settlement of their wnge demands. Becnuse ot the wide divergence of vtru- belli hv the committeemen cnlled to Washington to consider the Whlte House policy, executives of the orgnnl zations admitted thnt they did not know whether they could hold the strength they had gained when it was ngreed ten dnvs ago that the organiza tions should nffilinte to consider the pro posal. In every conference, it wns siiid, de mand for nn appeal to the President to veto the railroad bill continued to grow more insistent. The lenders, therefore, were confronted with the task of ex plaining to the Infill chairman the baste reason for their tentative ncccptnnee of the President' plan, while the latter were bitterly attacking the government's general policy mid the manner in which it had deait with the wage controversy. Radical Elements Active The lenders also were forced to com bat move of radical elements in scv- 1 eral direction. They said these might take definite form nt nny time. That the general committeemen nre not by nny means united in favor of the President's proposition wns indicated by private discussion nmong the executives as to courses of action in event the plan is rejected. E. J. Mnnion. president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Telegraphers, wns snld to have uggested that the whole controversy be referred to the general membership. This, proposal has not gained headway among tho othr executives. It wns suid. but it serves to indicate the trend of thought of the leaders. President Wilson will not flct imme diately on the compromise railroad bill nnsscd yesterday by the Senate. It was, announced nt the White House today, that the President hnd directed thnt the. measure be referred to the Department of Justice as soon ns it reached the.,," White House from Congress. 7X-Tf'- '11. n vi.nn(ivi Ilfivi Ipil ilnvft ill wlllcll" ' tc pass upon the act before It can boftt && come a law without his signature. It l '; generally expected thnt he will be formally urged by representutives of the railroad brotherhoods and organized labor generally to veto the bill becnuse of its labor and other provisions. Oppose Tripartite Boards The railroad men oppose this section because it provide for tripartite labor., iter. lie asked that the 'resident per- sonnlly. or through Secretary Tumulty, receive a delegation next Thursday nnd thnt he defer action on the bill until the farmers' representatives have a chance to expres more fully their rea son for opposing it. The President was told thnt the re turn of the raiiroiid would mean nn In crense of "four to five billion dollars" in the cost of living because of tho in crease in freight rates and that one billion dollars of the increase would be passed oil to the farmers. I his increase. MM. '. II VII 11. ...1 ...-. jir. Hampton --iiiil could not be borne, I, I.", ,.H.,MI..I. U" ,.,.! ,1. I'.- t agriculture now w hm. 111 11 "nrn. 1 carious position. ,.iming that n strike call would l)(. ino per cent effective, they expressed l,el ef t hilt this WOB not the time for ! sueh drastic mensurcs in view of the I public disapproval such n course would command. 1 Thirty-two Republicans nnd fifteen Democrats voted for adoption of the ponfereijf c 11 port In the Sennte. Three Republican and fourteen Democrats opposed it. 1 TO PUNISH VIOLATORS Wholesale Arrests of Those Who su in pubc Expected ,.....,..,. f ...:. :., u noirsi o- Hm ' "" '.,: "i " the law prohibiting spitting will e made oy ine pou.-c iimi puiui nuinci men. woo imvp uppii i.r.irri.i o who have been ordered Ill- rector Cortel.Nnu to nforce the ...,..! l.lfA .1.1. ordi- Illincc prnici'iiiiK I'm",'' nruiui. l'ollowing suggestions made by Di rector Furbush. of the Department of Health, everv effort will be made to eliminate this danger and nuisance. At the subway and elevated stations on Market street, especially at Fifty-second and Sixtieth streets stations, whera conditionsvire almost intoleralile, men 1 will be placed on dutj from early in. ! the morning until midnight. , Director l'lirbush in nn apppul to 1 the public ha pointed nut that spit ting is oiip or llie 11101 dangerous cur riers of disease, and proposes to muke cverj possible effort t stop It MEXICO TO FREE U. S. FLIERS Army Airplane Also to Be Released.' Held Two Weeks Washington. Feb. 21. (By A. P.) Sonoru slate authorities have been in structed by the Mexican federal gov ernment to release (!. L. I'sher mid M L. Wolf. American arm aviators, who have been held since the r forced laud ing nbout two weeks ngo, the Htnte. Department was advised loilu.v h. the American embassy at Mexico Cltj The uirpluiio also Is to be rclcuscd. . -M -i ! i ',& a '1
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