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PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1920
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I
1 SEES
MAYOR
ND LANE RAILS AT
ALIEN INFLUENCES
Auto Busses to Navy Yard
Planned by Workers There
Ask Commandant Hughes Today for Permis
sion tOKaise $4U,UUU for Line to Better
Transit Service
BROTHERHOOD IN
AND
ARIRS ASK
Challenges Injection of Ef-
Iforts of "Outsiders," Big or
Little, in Senatorial uistricr
.it IS OUR LOCAL AFFAIR,"
jESAYSlNBURSI ur ANUtK
listily Confers With Martin.
Tirade Interpreted as Sign of .
Apprehension, Folt
ta n outburst of anger this after-
la of the Twentieth ward, chal
. .1.. tn.!nn of nny "outside
,a lu. "' .. .i. v. ..i .
flowce" into me erci.uu .. ..-
. ji ir..ln nlntm ns theirs.
1 .. 1 . !.... Iim lnnt.n.1
line's outmim came " ......
itMx Aron. tno iane-murim .'
.1 for the st'ato Senate from tho Fifth
,trct bad callsd at Mayor Moore's
ifiw. , , ,,
"Did the Mayor summon iur. Jirou 1
,ktii the veteran leader. Without walt-
urfor a reply ho went on.
"we will allow no iniuunmc
,, Wal affairs. Wo will nettle our
titorlal and councllraanlc affairs In
, district ourselves. No outsider, big
little, can interfere in our iocai
Ifilr.."
Confers With Martin
Immediately after his declaration.
l(r, Lane wont Into conference with
uitor Martin who had cnuca at tno
Iqtsiiatlon "sage's" l-nnd amc
BuIMlng office. , m , t .. , . .
r. t.n.'a t rnrfe ncninst "outside
fcfue'nces" wns regarded as pointing
i tot apprehension icit, in orgijuiAuiiuu
ces over tne impenainK "' u lut
fth Senatorial and Third Congrcs-
I'dtil districts.
Additional reasons ior Hiiiireiieusiuu
i.t..;i fntlnv when William .1.
v. r. n.mliF nt thn board of view-
ti. told the Mayor he had thrown over
lb Vare affiliations nnd was out to help
lit administration.
Mecleary's Chief Lieutenant
ltr..nc u Mnelatrntn Mecleary's chief
htenant In the Thirty-ursc wara. no
Id tlia maglstrata called at the Mayor's
k tw nfternoon. uncy promisea a
Iccesiiul fieht In the ward against Al-
kd M. waldron, now recognsrea as tno
Ire leader there.
rKern U n friend of John K. McLean.
tbo Is regarded as the administration's
hndldute (or Martin's Beat In the Slate
Isnate. The Thirty-first ward Is In
cluded in the senatorial district.
I Rerns's lean' Into the Mooro rants
Itirrcd Senator Vare tQ prophetic fervor
Ibis afternoon. Ho predicted the organ -
nation would carry thirty-seven or
Ihirty-elght wards nt the May pri
maries.
Claims Gains from Other Side
"The Republican city committee at
Sltventh and Chestnut streets, with
orty uncontested members out of the
hole number of forty-eight, lie re
nrked, "exnects to lose n weak nartv
'.in here and there throuchout the
Itj, but we are gaining from the otlior
tit all the while.
"Every member of thn Itenuhlleiin
ity commltteo ns well as tho members
il the ward executive committees
irooghout thn city aro solidly behind
ie Mayor in tho administration of the
fity'R affairs.
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t Ute our own lildnmcnt nnlltii'nlh.
flen the reorganization of 'tho Ito
juMican city commltteo takes place in
IJB8 of this year, thirty-seven or
tlrty-elght of tie present membera will
re-lectd to the city committee."
McLean had achat today on the sixth
Mf of City Hall with Thomas W.
wnningiiara, president of the Rcpubll-
a AUiance.
'I h ftnAH a.L.J 1. . 1
plDj to announce his candidacy. Mr.
-unnlngbam Interrupted with the re
writ :
"0h(, he will be out in n couple of
This Is What Arou Says
There wna nntbltifl. nnllflnnl In ina
gU at the Mayor's office, according to
r' ,." wno unconsciously caused
t vive Lane to beat the drums of bis
iWttn.
Aron later sold ho had called on
WTrell 8huster, secretary to tho
"Tor, to make Inquiries about n news-
cfeHiii. b '
. While he wn tIVIno rlh v,..otA.
added, the secrotnry suggested that
11 meot the Mayor. Mr. Shuster In-
na nim to Mr. Mooro. ho con.
p. and they chatted for u few
"IUUICS.
M rongreesional vacancy duo to
ge resignation of Mr. Moore continues
R, tlle foreground. Robert S. Grler,
?,9"9 lnor of the Eighteenth ward,
PPfd into tho executive's office this
"t'rnoon.
."e.rier was in the secretary's
Ii.' a(ynin'DK the mayoral sanctum,
.A fj'nuest for permisiion to raise
540.000 among tho employes of the navy
yard for the, financing of n motor-bus
I'"p was made today to Commandant
Charles I, Hughes by Tlcrt Crowley,
.Tf-hn F Lynch nnd Archibald Allen,
comprising the executive committee of
the Nuvy Ynrd Development Associa
tion. Tho commandant received the pro
posal at noon and smilingly wrote
npnrovcd in principal details to be
forked out Inter," at the end of the
document.
T)lC nronnftprl linn t flnatcnn tn rn.
Ilcve the congestion due to Inadequate
trolley service, tn the vnrtl. It -.111 run
from the waterfront nt the navy yard
several miles north on Broad street,
connecting with intersecting lines on
tho principnl cast nnd west streets.
The 8i00 employes of the yard aro
said to be disgusted with the attitude
assumed' by the I'ufclie Service Com
mission and the asserted Indifference of
the transit company toward their efforts
to compel on improvement of transpor
tation to their work. They declare
themselves "as feeling hopeless of nny
favorable action arising from the pres
ent hearings before the Public Service
Commission on tho transit conditions.
Organize Bus Line
After n review of the present trans
port situation, the necessity for relief
and n request for permission to organize
tho motor-bus line, tho letter to thn
commandant states that:
"Wo propose to organize the motor
bus lino by asking each employe to
subscribe $5 as nn Initial payment to
enter into agreements with responsible
parties to operate this line. This ini
tial payment of $5 will result iu nt least
340,000 of cash capital. After this we
propose to have each employee pay 2
per week for the operation nnd main
tenance of this line, which will result
In .$10,000 weekly, to be used for this
purpose, nnd such other payments ns
may be necessary to make this line a
business success as well as to provide
reasonable transportation to the em
pioycs."
Mr. Lynch declared today thnt Mayor
Moore would be appealed to for help In
the venture, for the drafting of proper
city ordinances for the operation and
protection of the bus line.
Tentative discussions with companies
In n position to establish such n service
have already been held, and the nav.v
ynrd employes ate said to strongly favor
any move made by the Navy Tard De
velopment Association that will improve
transportation facilities.
Kxpcct No Cars In Yard
"It looks ns If there will never he any
enrs run Into the yard," declared Bert
Crowley today. "The new loop and
termlnnl built bv the government has
been completed eight months, nnd not n
car hnH hern run over It for ynrd work
men. The transit company will not
consider the enr rider. Nothing wjll be
done till the government pnys them
whnt they ask and tho government will
not do it."
"It Is time to do somethlnir. Talking
all these months has resulted In nothing
nnd the men are still walking from a
hnlf mile to a mile-getting to their work
after leaving the cars when they get
n car," added Mr. Lynch.
More thnn TOO motorcars ore run into
the yard every duy to get men to work
with tne present trolley service. It has
not .vet been decided whether the men
subscribing to the bus line will be pro-d
vlded with passes nnd allowed to ride
without collecting fares, or whether
fares will be collected and the employes,
as stockholders, will share tbo profits
or meet any deficit.
In the request to Admiral Hughes,
the development committee characterizes
the transit company s service ns 'un
reasonable, Insufferable and unhealthy."
E
VETO OF RAIL BILL
Representatives of Unions and
National Council Present Ar
guments to President
ALLEGE SPECIAL TRIVILEGE
BENIED OTHER INTERESTS
VFundamontal Principles" of
American Government De
clared Violated in Measure
By trie Assoclntrd Tress
Washington. Teb. 20. nepresentn
tives of the rallrood brotherhoods cnlled
at the White House today to present
a memorial to President Wilson urging
thnt he tin the compromise railroad
bill. They were joined by representa
tives of the Formers' National Council,
who sunnlemcnted n nrcvlous request
, for veto with written argument.
Tho visitors did not sec the President,
but were received by Secretary
Tumulty, who promised to lay the
memorials and other documents before
the executive.
The brotherhood memorial was framed
by the union representatives meeting
here to consider Hip President's propos-
pr t'isc vHh
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REED RAPS COLBY
AS BROADSIDE IS
FIRED AT TREATY
Tells Senate President's Cab
inet Appointee Has Pain
ful Lesson to Learn
ASHURST DEFENDS HIM
AGAINST 'POISON' SARCASM
Article X Passed By France
Presents His Peace 'Dec
laration Resolution
Johnson Defends Ousted '
Socialist Assemblymen
Grand Forks, N. I)., Feb. 26.
(By A. P.) Senator Illrnm W.
Johnson, of California, in an ad
dress last night opening his cam
paign for North Dakota's" Indorse
ment for the Republican presiden
tial nominatcion, assailed proceed
ings brought ngainst Socialist assem
blymen In New York
Ho declared voters have a right
to choose Socialist assemblymen If
they deslro nnd that the proceed
ings nt Albany had jeopardized the
right of free speech nnd peaceful
agHembh'-
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NO THREAT
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IN LATEST WILSON
NOTE ON ADRIATIC
MAYOR AGAIN
1NDA1S PLAN
He Intimates Legislative Action
Might Be Invoked to Rem
edy Situation
CONFERS WITH WALTON
BABY
SUFFOCATED
N APARTMENT FIRE
Mother Is Burned Trying to R03.
cue Child Left Alone
in Room
WAS VISITING NEIGHBOR
'Hdoro Stem entered tlin Mnvnr'u r
TPt on room. Stern is trying to win
SSI? ltrnt,on honpy for hls congres-
Hfarn firler Is Inside Leaves
?t ; formidablo rival, was "Inside,"
fail,. i?.?0L was a conspicuous figure.
k. S,th ward Prosecutions decided
a would nnr .,
jFricnds of AVn.fdron, the Thirty-first
Conr,. drer' Bfly l, WaDtB t0 ;ntW
rm. f1ra lhe Flfth '"strict, uow
X"e.n t'd by Peter B. Costello.
, "awrou, wno js an nsuronco
tiffii eIiroentecl his ward in Select
oCln" re old Counel,s bccamo
lefe81?1" Mar"n this nftcruoon said
W.n,Plrat.,on"- Ono thins Martin
tiif m al? of' ho said. And that was
8 fex 'rt bod 1h
' fra, - ' ' ofc wru,
Lii. - en.B,t0.r atWe(1 tbut ho und Mr.
WOllW r1fuU. In . -... .1 ...
S'aate for the Martin senatorial
Unqualified opposition id the manda
mus system through which property
holders are. obtaining largo judgments
against the city, was expressed today
by Mayor Moore.
He intimated that legislative action
might be invoked to remedy the situa
tion. The executive made known his
views following n conference witn con
troller Walton. ,
Tho situation has been broucnt to a
climnt as the result of numerous
ordinances passed by the Smith admin
istration opening many streets. I rop
ertv dnmnges resulted and owners tnoK
their claims before tho Bonrd of iew.
with tho result that judgment were
awarded. Then the courts wnndamued
the cltv for payment ot tliose judgments.
Mr. 'Moore, in his inaugural address,
noted this situation, and since lias nskeil
Council to revoke some of the ordinances
opening new streets.
System Is Wrong. Ho San
"It is nil right for those who aie nd
vantaged bv the mondnmus MMem to
snv that it' is warranted ty Ian," the
Mayor said, "but it Is all wrong when
n new city charter contemplates to ef
fect u budget system to find that no
troiHor whnt. provision is made for re-
receipts and expenditures, some nmcr
authority than the Major nnd Council
can condemn property or contrnct bills
nnd charge them up to the taxpners
"Certain county officials hue this
right and acts of the assembly hnvr been
passed In recent years giving extraor
dinary poWer to such independent or
ganizations or the park commission nml
the Municipal Court.
Controller's Account Upset
"The controller's accounts and esti
mates are constantly affected b these
sudden and unexpected Invasions upon
the public treasury: and to the extent
iknt thnm oil hlliR nnd flamuces call
be incurred, the municipal budget is
constantly disorganized.
"It is like giving an agent $100 to
cover expenses, only to find that he
hns exceeded authority and contracted
bills for $150."
Mr. Moore snid tnat tno i.egisiuumi
nlono can remedy the situation, and that
until measures can be introduced be
fore Uint body ho nnd Mr. Walton will
mako nn effort to keep extra expenses
within reasonable bounds.
CITY URGED TO ADVERTISE
Detroit May Surpass Philadelphia by
1923, Mayor Is Told
riotrnlf will linve surHnssrd Phila
delphia ns h manufacturing center by
1023 unless this city begins u compre
hensive world-wide advertising rnm-
Pai'" , . J w
This statement wns made today ny
nr t nf..r.nln whn ht.fiflf.fi ii delcuu-
tlo'u of the Philadelphia, Council of the
American Advertising Agrarien, m...
conferred with tho Mayor this moro-
"for. McLnin told Mayor Moore that
to advertise Philadelphia properly In
other cities, nnd in other countries, nt
least $500,000 a yenr would be needed
for thrco years.
He urged that Council appropriate
. if. .. ..AAA.uawi Thn rest.
nnrr nr r.nt iiiiiiihv cvrormji -
A twenty -months-old child wn suf
focated nt 11 o'cjpjk .this, morning
wheu flames swept the "third floor of
nn upnrtmcnt house nt 811 North
Eleventh street.
The child's mother was slightly
burned, nnd become hysterical follow
ing futile attempts to rescue her baby.
Shortly before 11 o'clock. Mrs. Be
bceeu Weiner. who occupied the third
story of the building, went to visit n
neighbor on the second floor. She left
her little son, Meyer, in his high chair.
A short time inter, smoke was seen
issuing from the rear of tho third btory,
nnd nn alorm was given.
Bv the time the mother lenrtied of
the 'fire, it had gained much headway.
Cunmlnr. ipnfinif (if I10T bttb.N . MrS.
Weiner tore herself from the clutches
of other occupants of the building, and
started through the dense smoke and
stifling bent to the room where she had
left tho child. .... , j
s the woman reached the door lead
ing to the room, flames licked out under
the door, nnd the heavy smoke and heat
drove her back down the stairway.
When firemen nrrlved and lowered tlio
baby from a wludow the child was dead.
Tho mother wns taken to the Roosevelt
Hospital.
LOSES ALIENATION SUIT
Physician Can Advise Patient to
Leave Husband, Court Holds
A physician may ndviso his patient
to leave her husband nnd not be sub
iect to u suit for alienation of ber nf
frctlons if she chooses to take his ad
vice, according to a ruling of Judge
Thompson in the United Stntes District
Court toda.
Judge Thompson aceincn inui ur
nl fnr ontflninpnt nf thplr U'flBe demands.
nnil it cot. fnrth "tlio reasons why the
more thnn 2.000,000 rnllrond employes
believe the President should veto the
llrno Villi nml rntnrn It tn CnnirreSS.
The memorial said the bill violated
tho fundamental principles of the Amer
ican Government by guaranteeing to the
owners of railroad securities a right to
chnrgc rates that would produce a min
imum net return of 5yj Pf cent on
"that uncertain and intangible thing,
nggregate valuation.
This is a grant 01 a noruuumi. ex
clusive and special privilege," not en
joyed by imestors in other kinds of
securities, the memorial said.
Vigorous opposition wns expected to
the provision of tho bill establishing
a tribunal for settlement of labor d.s
putes, the memorial saying this wns an
nttempt to deprive the railroad em
pIoes of the former "inherent right
to determine their wages by negotiation
l.nf,i.rtn. nmnlnvr-q ntiri pmnlovers.
Opcrntlon of the measure, It was said,
would cause nn "unreasonable" delay
in settling the present wage demands,
becnuse the unions would have to pre
sent their demands anew to each of the
2000 privately owned railroads.
The memorial also set forth that the
"inequities, uncertainties, delays and
nmhliriiltlfs" of the bill would promote
unrest nnd Intensify existing causes of
disagreement and prevent the orderly
adjustment of grievances.
. Funnily It was charged that- tho bill
abrogated tho right and freedom of col
lective bargaining and substituted "an
indefinite nnd uncertain method of
compulsory adjustment or arbitration
of disputes."
George P. Hampton, managing direc
tor of the Fnrmers' National Council,
presented tho arguments for that or
ganization. He said the bill contained
"vicious provisions antagonistic to
American principles." Permission for
mcrcinir 'the roads would "almost In
CVltnDiy resuir in nn lncrenseu reiurn
on raise capitalization. lie aecinreu
The Instructions to the Interstate Com-
crce Commission to fix rates to yield
net income of n'i per cent, he contin
ued, gives carriers n "good basis for
demanding very high rates, since the
exnet effect of increasing rates in re
ducing the volumo of traffic cannot b
forecast."
Other objections outlined were that
the rights granted the railroads under
the bill created for them a new prop
erty right estimated ns wortli to them
at 'least SO.OOO.OOO.OOO and placed heavy
carrying charges on the people.
The guaranteed dividend is not only
nn invitation but in effect n mandate
to extreme waste and inefficiency, en
tailing n cost to the people of nearly
$2,000,000 a dny.
The bill If effected would check pro
duction and militate against agriculture
and nil other legitimate industry in
America.
MOKHISON MARSHALL
Clarence Ignatius Morrison, ns lie
was called before Vleo President
und Mrs. Vtrsliull adopted hint,
died orO.cldosis today
MORRISONMASHALL DEAD
Little Adopted 8on of Vice President
Succumbs to Acidosis
Washington, Feb. 20. Morrison
Marshall, adopted son of Vice President
and Mrs. Marshall, died of acidosis here
early today after a short illness. Clarence
Ignatius Morrison, ns he was originally
named, was three yeurs old. The child
had been n member of the vice presi
dent's family since ho was ten months
uld, nlthough never legally adopted
Mrs. Marshall first saw him at u diet
kitchen in which she had been taking
a personal interest. Clarence's mother
had left him there so she could do cham
bermaid work night aud day. He was
frail and thin and not expected to sur
vive. Mrs. Mnrshall took pity on him
and, incidentally, determined to use
her knowledge of foods to restore him to
health.
Tho vice president and Mrs. Mar
shall hnve no children of their own nnd
become so attached to the little victim
nf mnlmirritinn thnt. with the consent
of his mother, they took him into their
family In June, 1U17. ioort care soon
restored the baby to health, and when
ho visited Philadelphia last September
with his foster-father, the latter ex
pressed pleasure at his ruggedness nnd
activity. , ....!,,
"That boy lives just line n nine niu-
1 ' thn nlna nrtmtflfant Bfllfl "Kince
SHOPKEEPER BALKS
TWO HOLD-DP IN
Proposal of American With
drawal From Affairs of
Europe Not Repeated
I
EXCHANGES WITH ALLIES
TO BE PUBLIC TOMORROW
mal," the, vice president snid. "bince
Mrs IMnrahnll nnd I ndnoled him he has
had no candy, fruit or Ice cream. About
all-he docs is cat and sleep."
MAYOR SEEKS PAY FUND
By tjio Associated Press
Washington'.' Feb. 20. Another
brondsido of denunciation was loosed
by irreconcilable opponents of the peace
trcnty (todfty' w hen the Senate took up
the subject nnder nn agreement.to keen
It copljtnntly under consideration until
Hlannsed nf.
Senator 'France,. Republican. Mary-
1andr. nnd Heed, Democrat, Missouri,
led off -for the irreconeyables,' the lor
mer characterizing the treaty as an In
strument of "hate and destruction
and tho Intter calling it a "serpent of
treason."
Senator Reed, iu tho course of, his ad
dress, made the first public,' reference in
the Senate to the appointment of Bnln
bridgo Colby as secretary of' state.
Reed Scores Colby
"Hlio doesn't know anything, more
about -tire Iseogue'-trf Nation's-covennnt
now tbnn be -did when. he-was making
speeches in'MiBttduri,"" tho senator snid,
"ho tars' n tons' truci" rmlnful course of
education beforo him la assuming tho
duties of his office, unless he can change
his opinions ns rapidly ns ho can change
his party."
"I'd like to furnish an antidote for
the poison the senator from Missouri, a
master of sarcasm, Is injecting into the
record." Interrupted Senntor Ashurst,
Democrat, Arizona. "I think a mistake
was made in not nppolnting a Democrat
to thjs post, but It would be difficult to
find a man-' of more wonderful courage
and statesmanship than Sir. Colby hns
demonstrated."
"If'lhe senator-thinks. that it demon
strated courage to leave the Republlcnn
party with Roosevelt," Scnutor Ueed
retorted, "why some millions of Aracrl
cunds did it. And if it took courngo to
leave the Bull Moose for the Democratic
party, why then he hnd more company.
But the chief distinction between Mr.
Colby and the others wns that ho landed
In a job the minute he got into Demo
cratic ranks.
"Holy OH of Presidential Approval"
"The. holy oil of presidential approval,
Mr. President gives no Immunity to
public men from criticism in this
Senate."
"It is tho purpose of the senator,"
Senator Ashurst said, "with the giant
flail of bis sarcasm to drive Democrats
now willing to accept the Lodge reserva
tions nuuy from them, so that this
treaty may never be rutllied, i concede
Aged Dealer Produces Revolver
When Commanded to Throw
Up His Hands
MADE THIEVES SHOW-SPEED
President's Appeal to Liberal-
ism Ineffective Fails to
Offer Fiume Solution "".
"Throw up your hands 1"
A storo thief, pulling a revolver from
his pocket and pointing it at Philip
Gaznn, sixty-eight years old, proprietor
of a cigar store at the southwest cor
ner of Twenty-second and Dickinson
streets, uttered these words in u calm
tone when he and a fellow thief entered
the store at 11:30 this morning.
"Nothing doing," replied Gnzan.
A second thief, wearing a dark over-
qoat, tb,e,.collo,r of .which was, .turned
up niuing nis race, waisca towara tne
cash register,
v"Get out of here," shouted the store
keeper, ducking behind a counter and
reappearing with a huge revolver in his
hand. He pointed this at the first thief.
Both men turned and fled from the
store, running un Dickinson street and
entering an alley. Gozan, carrying his
revolver, pursued, but the would-be
thieves escaped. Then tho police were
notltied.
The first man is described ns being
of medium height, with light hair and
complcxlou, while the second wns short
and tntcKsct.
COLD WAVE TO CONTINUE
By CLINTON W. GILBERT
Staff Correspondent Evening PnblrC
ledger . .
Washington, Feb. 20. The Adriatic
notes will be released for publication
tomorrow. They are seven In number
and include both the notes of Presi
dent Wilson and Mr. Lansing and
those of the allied premiers. They con
tain nbout 12,000 words. Their con
tents havo been pretty well indicated
In what has been disclosed by the ad
ministration here and in what the 811(64
premiers have seen fit to give oat
abroad.
Less Is known of Mr. Wilson's latest
note than of its predecessors. A curi
ous difference exists between tho judg
ment, or Washington and the Judgment
of London and Paris with regard to
tins note. Washington wbb all excited
about it while it was being composed.
London and Paris received it with every
sign of relief.
Those who have read It In Washing
ton described it as an appeal to the
liberal opinion of the world. The allied
capitals evidently have overlooked this
aspect of the note or discount Its Im
portance and consider It only In Its
diplomatic bearings, being impressed
chiefly with the fact that Mr. Wilson
does not repeat the threat contained in
his previous note to withdraw from par
ticipation in European affairs and that
he does not offer any new solution of
the Adriatic problem.
Wilson Doesn't Repeat Threat
There Is little reason to question the
usually well Informed statement of
"Pertinax." of the Echo de Paris, who
declares that Mr. Wilson does not re-
Extends All the Way to Gulf Coast
Zero In North
The cold wave which is chilline Phil
adelphia is wide and large enough toipcat his threat to withdraw the treaty
nun wie r ranco-American Alliance trora
tne inited States Senate,
Sees Walton on Hhjher Salaries for
Police and Firemen
Mayor Moore todav conferred with
Controller John M. Walton in nn effort
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which would make posslblo the lm-the greatness of his fight; I want no
Piuor Government Operation
Mr Hnmnton declared that "four
times as manv fnrmers, members of
farm organization, had .urged the two
year extension of government operation
ns hnd ubked that the ronds be re
turned." and presented credentials to
show that he represented n "large num
Tame" B. Heller, of Tottstown. wns not bcr of Important farm organ Izatlons
BuUty of "unlawful nnd ndschievous with .1 ry large membership,
meddling" in the family affairs of H. L. Blssonuette. president of the
Dante M. Foster, of Youngstown, O..Uoa state branch of the American So
wb?n at his suggestion Mrs. Foster left ict of lenity, accompanied Mr.
wnen 01 uh ". ji,i,j 1 Unmnton. He sad the society hud in-
suit for $50,000 brought against thddorsed the two year extension of gov-phj-sician
bv Foster for MlcnaUun of ernment operations of the roads and
Eh wl e's affections. that it uow urged hat tho President
Foster first blamed the withdrawal veto tho railroad bill,
of liswife and their three children f,om "f"' "- &:',? LH
ills home on nis motncr-iu-iuw, oroiniT-1 1""'" ," V' 7, i7A . r .:
In-law und sisters-in-law. Ho brought, nation." he said. "The outstanding
milt for $75,000 nnd charged con- I debt against arm values is between six
Blll ' r ' nnd seven billion dollurs, nnd the nver-
""Doctor Heller, who to Mrs. Foster-si age rate of i"tt I. 8 per ccnL The
cousin, testified that It wos upon his
mhlce that sho left Foster. There
upon Foster caused suit for alienation
t6 be started nguiust Doctor I ii-ller.
Tho separation occurred in April, lUlri.
mediate increase in pay proposed for
firemen nnd police.
Both city officials agreed that City
Council f-hould defer all action upon
tho proposal until the controller makes
his report on March 0.
An ordinance, introduced by Charles
B. Hall, providing fnr nn increase,
whicli would enlnil Sl.lS.I.OOO added
nnnronriution. is iwp being held in the
puhlic safety committee.
Mr. Hall, when ne inirnuuren me
measure, said he "would find the
money."
Todny Mr. Moore said that, while he
favors the incrra'-e for the firemen and
police, it is a cold business proposition
with the administration. "We must
know thnt the money is nbsoliitel uuil
able," he snid.
PHILA. MANjKILLED
8uspected of Robbery, He Is Shot
In Gun Fight
A man killed In detectives near
Wnshincton. I) I' following the rob-
"bery of a home Tm. d n , 1ms been iden
tified as Frank F.IIwwmI. of Vine street,
near Thirteenth
Following the robbery, in which sev
eral thousand dollars' wortli of silver
wus stolen, dctccthos tinced the loot
tn 11 nearbv woods They lay iu itm-
bush and when Ellwood enmc for part
of the silver tlicio was a gunhgbt,
in which Ellwood wus killed.
At the Vine street house the land
lady identified a nhntngrnplanf the dead
man ns that of Ellwood. He had lived
there fifteen years, she snid. Detec
tive Tyson found a tube of nitro
glycerin in tho man's room.
SOVIET PEACE OFFER
HASN'T ARRIVED YET
iznornucc of his purpose."
"Now since tno ordinary senators
have been so undeceived," Senator Reed
replied, I do want to say there aro
indications that the Dead Sea has begun
to movo. That part of the Senate which
has been accustomed to send emissaries
to the White House to find out what
they should think are beginning to re
nssume the functions they abrogated.
Mr. Piesident, this government cannot
endure if the men in .this chamber con
sider themselves the "representatives of
the executive and not the representa
tives of the people."
Vrtlele Ten Passed By
The deb.ite began nfter the Senate
hnd voted with oul.v u few scattering
"noes" to pass oer Article X until
action hud ueen tnneu on nil tne oiner
proposed rcservatiixjs. The motion wns
made bv Senator Lodge, the Republican
leader," although Senator Knox, one of
the Irrcconcllnbles, said ho could uot
see the wisdom of delaying a decision
No roll call was demanded.
cover the entire country and Canada,
too.
The coldest here so far todny was
nt 7 o'clock this morning, when it wns
10 degrees above. At 12 o'clock, the
temperature, had risen to 23. In the
suburbs it wns as low as 10 degrees
during the night.
Tomorrow, like today, will be fair
and cold, nccordiug to the weather expert.
Freezing weather ir reported almost
to the border of the (iulf of .Mexico.
It was down to .34 above in Pensacola
and Jacksonville, Florida, this morn
ing. This is unusual wcojher there,
cspecialy at this time of the jear.
Ever since the publication nf thftfc
threat abroad the administration hero
has been steadily minimizing its effect.
It was officially denied that the threat
had been made. Then again It was of
ficially explained that the language, of
the President hnd been "too broadly v
construed " And In the end. qultr
accidentally, through a mix-up between
the State Department and the execu
tive offices, the troth of the European
versinn was admitted.
There is one odd difference between
Washington and Paris as to this fa.
mous threat Faris insists thnt it was
Throuch 11 wide region in Canada the made in 0 "postscript" attnphofl hv
thermometer was below zero this morn-1 President Wilson personally to a not
ing. It was 20 below in tbo White (which wns the work of Secretary Lan
River country, north of Lake Superior, sing. Washington Insists that then
La Crosse. Wisconsin, reported 4 be-1 was no such postscript, but that the
low and Milwaukee told of zcro nrds. which were substantially those
weather. In St. Louis it wn 16 de-,nunted in Paris dispatches, allowing for
grees above und in Chicago 8 aboe. their translation from English into
t rench and then their retrnnslatlon Into
DRY ACT IN HIGH COURT
Government Asks Ruling on Appeal
Against Volstead Measure
Washington, Feb. 23. (By A. P.)
The Supreme Court wns asked by the
covernmont to henr on March 8, with
the Rhode Island case arguments, the(
appeal instituted by (Jeorge C Dempsey
from decrees in Massachusetts dismiss
ing proceedings brought to prevent en
forcement of the Volstead prohibition
enforcement act. In bringing the suit,
Dempsey alleged the act wns unconsti
tutional.
English, were contained In the bodv of
the note
On the other band, there was a seven,
or eight-line communication from Mr.
Wilson to Mr. Lansing IrrTegard to this
note. And this communication was at
one time spoken of officially ns the note.
Wns this brief communication thp
"postscript" thnt Paris keeps insisting
upon?
Was Threat Burst of Anger?
Tho question whether the threat wa
a postscript or not possesses a real In
terest. What happened? Did Mr,
Lansing for the President prepare the
I Solicitor General King nid counsel 1 P"7 DI( "" President on readinr
Spiinlur France, presenting foimulh I hnd ronrurred in steps tn expedite con
the resolution he offered sevcrnl davss,.nitlon of the Massachusetts case,
ngo for u declaration of peace, declared
the rfn.J.'-l NAMED MINISTER TO SIAM
seemed to "sophistry and mero quin .. , , . ,.,..
bllng over Innguage." Neither the Re- Washington, Veb. 20 (.eorgeP
11I1UI, IH lingua, hub uutuiuain. mjuhj
h President Wilson to be minister to
Slain
miMirnn nor Democrntlb reservations
proposed, he said, would materlnll
modify the League of Vntions.
envernment does not gunranteo this In
terest charge of about WOO ,000 ,000 n
icnr to farmers. Why should tne gov
ernment underwrite the whole invest
ment of the railroads?"
Patient Ends Life
tihiVie?uSI.cA,ccr' fifty ynrs old. of
K it ?i!h j?ire,?k ubve Arch, ended his
fy t urn Mn,n..f-ii.i. 1 'it ii
Vifi!.V.?ci:or,Un' to the police. He
w.nJll ?r ?.om6 t'me. nnd is raid
lie suid. could be contributed by largo
industrial and business iirma. xne n
vettlslng men offered their services free.
Mayor Mooro was favorably Im
pressed, and expressed regret that there
were no funds uvuilablo at present.
JOHNSON SEES PRESIDENT
New Ambassador to Italy to Sail
About March 18
Washington. Feb. 20. (By A. P.)--Robert
Underwood Johnson, newly up
pointed nmbassador to Italy, called at
the White Houso today to receive his
final instructions beforo leaving for
Hif'sata ho oxpectod.to' sail -about
",rr 1fl w .
HEROIC NURSE GIVES BLOOD
IN VAIN EFFORT TO SAVE MAN
Fourteen Other Young Women, Family and Friends Also Offer
Themselves for Operation Hurt by Train, Patient Dies
Despite tho sacrifice of a heroic
nurse, who gave n pint of her blood
for a transfusion operation to save his
life. Thomas Loblcy, who was bad y
injured when struck by .1 Philadelphia
and Reading train, died at 1 :30 o clock
this morning at the Hahnemann Hospi
tal Ho lived at 3528 New Queen
8 The nurse is In a weukened condition.
Her name, was withheld. Fourteen
other nurses at the hospital also of
fared their blood, but analysis showed
that only ono had blood which would
suit the operation.
Four members of Lobley's family and
three nf his friends also offered tholr
blood for tho operation.
w,m nnerntlnn was nnrfnrmoil hv Dr.
George A. Hoop, assistant pathologist
,t thf, hosnltal. Shortly after it was
completed Twlc'" condition grrntl
improved. Several physicians Hnd nurses
kept an nll-night vigil at his bedside,
but despite their efforts tho patient
underwent a rhnnga for the worse
shortly after midnight. He seemed
aware of the efforts which were being
made to save him,
Lobley was working on a brldgo nt
Ninth nnd Spring Gnrden streets lato
yesterday afternoon when he fell be
neath thn wheels of a locomotive. Both
of his legs were badly crushed beforo
the locomotive could bo stopped
Moscow Says Notes Were Sent
to Amorica, Japan and
Rumania
Washington, Feb 20 (By A. P.1
State department officials said today
they had not received any communica
tion from the Russian soviet government
proposing "pence.
A Moscow wireless, dispatch to
London today said the Bolshevik com -missionary
of foreign affairs had dis
patched notes to the I'uited States,
Japan nnd Rumania, offering them
nence with soviet Russin.
Referring to events just before the
fall of Archangel a Moscow radio mes
sage says that Earl Curzon, British
secretory for foreicn nffairs. sent a
note to M. Tchltehprin Russinn soviet
foreign minister, which stated:
"The government nf thu northern
region has come to the conclusion that
It ennnot continue to fight ngulnst the
"soviet forces on the Archangel front,
and oilers to surrender tne town." i.arl
Curzon added that General Miller (gov
ernor general of Archangel) asked him
to request that when the city was tnken
ovor ny tne soviet no violence snouid
SAYS CARRANZA IS TRYING TO MENACE U- S-
Carranza, the Mexican dictator is t'yinjj to inflame Ctntinl
and South American opinion against the United St-IJes, accord
ing to Chester T. Crowcll, formerly editor of a. Mexico Cit
newspaper. Addressing the Toor Richard Club this attcinooa
CroweiT scored President Wilson's Mexican policy and snid
America must ndopt a firm attitude toward' the bandit-ridden land.
FIREMAN BURNED AT BLAZE IN SPRUCE STREET
Fire in the second floor rear of a rooming house at 406
Spruce street caused damage of $1500 thortly before 1 o'clocli
tblo afternoon. Charlca-Both, a fireman, "of Truck Comply
Vo. 4, vai Slightly burned, 'ai!c fighting the fhiaot Mrs
Katie Golden conducted the rooming houie.
it become suddenly angry and add the
fnmous threat. A postscript, whether in
takes thnt form or is presented ns nn,
added lost paragraph, is nn after
thought. It is the crystallization of an
emotion or a thought.
Women are snid to put their wholei
letters In tho postscript. If the fnmous
thought was contained in tho bodv of
the note it would argue a carefully
considered intention to warn the allied,
powers. If it were put into a postcripn
or added lnt paragraph it would argua
a sudden irritation, a lack of the sta
bilitv of purpose for which poopl nro
accustomed to look in that most studied
form of all 'oinmiinicntinns. diplomatic
correspondence The threat was a mis
tuke The allied premiers evidently saw
tliis nnd made it public.
The "Pertinax" correspondence pnb
llhil todav makes plain n weakness
of Mr Wllnn's. The President, ac
cording to the Pnris journalist, does noil
offer nnv new solution nf tile Flumo
problem He merely reiterates the argu
ments for the old solution that fnifedrt
But how enn the President bring about!
the acceptance nf thnt old sob'tion?
And how can Europe be nsked tn
wait Indefinitely for the conclusion orf
peace merelv because President Wilson
has more justice on his sflc thnn hnvn
the allied premiers on theirs in modify -Inc
the terms nf December O"1 Thn
answer tn Mr Wilson is the practical
one that though his plan is desirnblo
it hn tho fatal defect of not working.
Hni ' agreed tn enmpromises in thn
trenM r is difficult now for tho Presl-1
I dent to bo uncompromising Ilnvlnff
alienated lihernl opinion nnd raised,
fa'se issues thnt have done much to
destroy the cffeotivcnoi-H of liberalism
Continued on Pan Mi. Column Two,
of 'arnnETth d" Locurs7rgeBe?s b -mmltted against properties or
LtHpn"
station, who was on a train arriving
at that stntlon, summoned n police pn
trol by telephone. First-aid treatment
was given the man en route to the hos
pital. Loblcy was twenty-one years old and
nn electrlclsn,
Mr Tchltcher 11 replied thnt f the
White Gunrds would surrender nil of
northern Russin their personal safety
would be guaranteed.
farSlnnl filt.hnnn Vrcefj '.
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IBANEZ AT BRYN MAWR
Noted Spanish Novelist to Speak and
Get Material
For -thc'-purposc. of gaining n. close
personal observation of joung women's
college life. Vicente Blasco Ibnuez, the
Spanish novelist, "will go to Bryu Mawr
College today. He will speak there to
night on "The Spirit of the Four Horse
men." .
Sennr Ibapez, who is acquainted
witli Miss Curoinn Mnreinl Dorndo, in
structor In Spanish nt thu college, will
rumniu ut tlw Institution several days.
Ho Is gatherlug material for his next
novel, which will bo called "The Par
adlso of Women," and will deal with
American '-women -of the Intellectual
l"ie
11 t . 1
WOMEN FLEE FIRE
Escape In Nlghtclothet From Early
Morning Blaze
Mrs. A. Crane apd two daughters es
caped in their nightclothrs from their
home, 4541 North Eleventh street, after
'firo was discovered shortly before 4
o'clock this morning.
One of the daughters was awakened
by dense smoke pouring into her room
from thn hallway. She aroused her
mother and sister, and the trio fled to
the trtroct through the stifling heat aud
smoke.
Engine Company No. 65 extinguished
the blaze, which originated in a pile of
rubbish in the batemint. Tb loss Was
not serious v
it
Spiritism is dominant in tho
world todav as never before.
Some say we are back to the
dark nfjes attain to necro
mancy and witchcraft to pa
ganizing religion. The im
pressive letters of
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
throw a highly interesting
light on spirit world communi
cation. You will read them,
talk about them, argue about
them. Be sure not to miss tho
first ones which appear In
next Sunday's
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