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Vol. vl no. 144
Entered as SoconO-rlum Matter at the PostolBee, at Philadelphia, r.
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1920
Published Dallr Kxcpt Sunday, Bubncrlptlon Prlco 111 t
Copyright, 1020, by Public I'lstr Compnn,
a Year by Wall.
PRICE TWO CENTS
unaor ui Act of March 3, istu.
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I J.
CALWELL APPEALS
TO
I
Corn Exchange Bank President
Defends Rea's Stand on
Shipping Problems
P. R. R. PRESIDENT DENIES
HAMPERING OF HARBOR
Sproule, Citing Trade Increase,
Asserts Educational Cam-
paign Is Bearing Fruit
Charles S. Cn'well. president if the I
Corn Exchange Hank, tndny cnlled tin '
Pennsylvania muniifieturers to ship
their products, through Philadelphia, the
state's onlv Heliport,
lie ahl S-ininel Ilea, president of the
Pennsylvania Rniiiond. was justified In
placing blame for retarding the port's
growth squarely tinon Pennsylvania '
mannfaetnre's, wlio. through prein.llec,
jam Mr. i niwc'i vi" not avail mem
selves of hotter facilities here, but ex
port thrnti?h New York.
Mr. Ca'we'l annealed. In his state
ment, not to the civic nride of the manu
facturers, but to th'elr bflneps neumen.
Defends Ilea's Statement
It wus Iii resnonne to a letter from
Mr. On'wcll that Mr. Ken issued n
statement doming that the Pennsjlvanla
Riill'nnd was hampering th" port's
growth.
Comparing the business, of the Phlla
de'nhla harbor tn the nroverblal snow
hall. Mr. Olvvel sold todav that if
every Popnsvlvnn'n mnniifaeturer would
export throu-rli this port, its business
would omand to five times its present
'plume In five years.
"I think Mr. Ron's a-tiele oxnlnin
tho situation In n verv fair msnner."
sold Mr. Cnl well, "and I think hl
criticism of the business peon'e for not
usine the port of Philadelphia, run be
justified.
"Of course we must consider that
if has been easier to ship through New
York prior to the wnr. But the con
nection in the Xew York harbor and
(he cmhnreoes on the railroads, and the
groat growth in the shipping through
this port which came as a result of
BUSINESS
IN
TO BOH CITY PQR
the war, ate rapidly changing the
situation,
&. "It Is gnduM'y being learned that
"Jbe port can bo uvd to better ud
tTvantaires now thnn ever before. Build-
irjt-. .. .i- i.... - in. ...
lvV " ""' uusiiicns is use mnsing n
I snowball the more jou push the
J,' s quicker it Brows.
Promise nf Pn.ntv.mllnn
"What T like nhonr Mr Ben's IMror
- that it is a frank discussion of con-
ditions as tliev cist. But furllter
than tliat it elves jiroraise of cloe co
eneration between the Pennsvlvanin
Kn'lrond apd tiie citv, nnd uU. the letter
iisks is that the business men do their
oart. t
"It is verv hard to get the business
pecplo to' ship here through civic
P'ide. But Improved facilities are
comnelllng them to use the port.
cpccio'lv while New York hnrbor and
the railroads are so congested
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"I. believe the growth hero will re-:V
. u .,....... Katcd br Ulp wo)fnro (, artnient but
An edueational campaign to sliovv the they will be referred to the mothers'
advantages of this port is bearing fruit , assistance fund."
according to (Jeor-e F. Snrnnlp. di-1
rittor of wharves, docks and ferries. I Kefers to Agreemeiit
"I think what Mr. Ilea says is true In his "heart-to-heart" talk with
in a large dogree," agreed Director tho clubwomen on some of the prob
Sproule, who for .vcais was secretary of 'ems picssing on the administration,
the board of navigation commissioners: Mr. Moore snid if the clubwomen note
lefore h" was called into the Mavor's that no extensions nre being mnde to
cabinet. I convalescent hospitals it is becnusc the
"The peonle of Phi'adelphia," the I "ri8.1." ,'.s .L00,1''"? into an agree-
,lir00t0.'; ,:"!!i!ir1' , '.'"I', "0t J.?"1 ,t0
(rector -vnt. iea , not seem to TllP Mnyor rof(.rrcd ,0 ,h(1 rontrart
'" 'U,eJlT JR?"?1' to,Pnlron,ch,IJ y Philip II. Johnson, "architcst
heir ortti port. J. hoy persist in .i,n ntrpetuit) " for the planning of nut
orring oy wa) of New ork .despite ' nlclpal hospital buildings in this city.
'llll V
'!i
nor
the fact tnnt tiie tame tacllittes ex-
.stliereant. that they could tavc money
The- don t take timo to go into the
matter.
increase in exports
"All the commercial organizations I
ml this department are trving to edu- lbJ rf"-.,?.1,?1,'?. 'V. Kr,rm,,"t ;Vdou
ate the peop'e to the advantages atiotJh?'VbhinDK,f0P. he Mayor
thin nnrt. 1 llilnlc ii incrense n nn.
twfen which wo never had anv conncc
tion since the dnvs of tho Civil War.
"To my mind conditions have been
very materhlly changed slnco tho cit)
undertook tht scheme of comprehensive
development of the port of Phi'ndclphin
by the construrtion of export piers."
Mr. Sproule Il'ustrated the attitude
held by some local exporteis toward
I'hiiadc'phiu as K port. He said a
solicitor for 11 new shipning line gave n
local manufacturer n low rate ami asked
for his busine-s. 'ihe offer was de
clined. Advised to Cut Katee
Tho solicitor Informed bis superiors
and was advised to cut the rates in
half und return to the manufacturer.
When this was done the manufacturer
turned down the offer onco more.
Without naming his t orrespondent. the
director quoted from a letter in which
the municipal piers were prnised as
possessing greuier ndvanliiges over the
railroad piers or tho privately owned
piers.
Mr. Sproule was a'ked If he believed
tho railroads had ihungcd tlieir atti
tude toward tho port ln tho lust ten
yours.
"Yes, I bclltvo they have," he re
plied. William It. Tuckor. secretary of the
Board of Trade, in commenting on Mr
IUa'8 stntemont, salfl bo believed ten
nus consideration shoulil be given to lb
Hill Line JCaliroad a
fuelor in port developmi
He said the Penn-)l
hat tried several )ears
lolut operation of the
Cantlunrd on rateTxenf
Fair and Cold's Dopn
as Sun Warmly
IFAo'j Javt
Turiday.
Fair mid cold's ihe .
nrtt iolndit
Weat uindtf
Wedersfo, we hopt.
i
nviinrto Inlinnlntj Iiti nn n(..v.t-.i !.. f H ' J ' " i
duration is belli? fruitful. ' rVmfonS 4.he t?BSestIons advanced by I Gov ernor island to see Ornvor. ' said I Hv his decH.on Judge Geiger upheld
"That it is being fruitful Is evident, u T. "-"" ";, ". """"- .- "" ;; " " "', , " l" e-itue viu'iierger law. tnu nssuniiug that
'.t the fact that linn "ri heinc cs nb h11?1'1.'1 1 r0nT? itself A.vitli providing ! Jis. Bergdoll s sceret.irv, and was al- .,)lte prohibition law- take prccedemc
'l.l.e,l between l'liiladelphIunCnl the rhoml "osm toh & ! '""' "" I,rlS0"r'"- 1, ?ml ,rew,nt'0.n i r , ,-
rnit.'d Kingdom nnd the continent, be- I nl nre ln homfS nn" ll0,nlta,s lK'ri- ' Seek Oilier Birli Shukcrs .1'1" 'ieeision resulted, from the tiling
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if ''JLHiW 1
W mesmKKS 1
iHraF ' ' j
KDWAKI) DIUK
Burns operative, tinder arrest In
Iho Hcrsdoll witness plot, who was
hen nn Informal licarlin; this
nfternoon
Tells Civic Club Members Critics
Should Bo Sure of Their
Ground
TUSTIN ALSO MAKES RETORT
Sharp retorts were made todav bv
Ma.vor Moore and Director of Public
Welfare Tusttn. to u recent criticism
mnde by the ltev. Dr. Carl I'. Orum-
mcr, rector of St. Stephen's Kplscopal I
Church. I
Tho executive and the cabinet mem
ber were spenkers at a meetiug arranged
for tho juniors of the Civic Club, 1,100 j
Spruce street.
Mr. Moore was delayed iu reaching
tho club because of official business, but
arrived there at 12:15 o'clock after
Director Tustlu had delivered nn ad
dress. Bo Sure of Basis, lie Says
Duripr his remarks, in which ho in
vitcd'"th6 criticism of tho club mem-
ho-o i hi. Mn rn.i t. ,..
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W"n" who '"ld supported the Moore
primary campuign, but who recently
had stated that the Mayor was proceed
ing in the wrong way.
"If you attack, be suro you have a
basis for your attack," the Mayor ad
vised his hearers.
Dr. Grauimcr was n member of the
committee of one hundred which sup
ported Mr. Mooro's candidacy.
Tho cierg.vman was mentioned spe
cifically by Director Tustin.
"Dr. Crammer asserted the city was
trying to spend the mono) of the moth
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IflFU I DUICriltlnli HHr '" lin . n .1 'III... I
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of denendent mothers are to be invest!-
uuuini nun i-iiiiiriv iviuijK, .ui cases
' Mayor referred Yo the contract
.Mr. Mooru also referred to the need
,,f higher pay for police nnd firemen.
lie stated that if available funds were
hidden in the municipal budget It would
be a good thing to hunt them out. ,
Citliig a call made upon him today'
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MUST RETURN MONEY
Cripple, Charged With Stealing
Puree, Given Until Wednesday
A cripple was taken before Magistrate
Price todav, in the Manayunk police
station, charge 1 with picking tho
nocket of Mrs. Catherine Wood, of I
Jll.ii A'leguenv avenue, lie was to
ward WninwTight, thirty jeurs old, of
Westmorland strctt nenr Twenty-
second.
Mrs. Wood said tlmt while she was
riding on n Ridge uvenuo cm last Sat
urday afternoon W ainwrlght nsked her
for money. When she refused, she
said, ho replied that he was a returned
soldier who had served in France ant!
that he was not being properly treated
Soon lifter she left tho cur, she
noticed that her purse, containing S2Ji,
wos missing.
Detective Selder found Wninwright
iu a Falls of Schu)lkill barber shop. It
's ullegcd that tho man still had Mrs.
Wood's purse, but had spent half of
tho money.
Magistrato Price, after hearing the
case, gave Wninwright until next Wed
nesday to return the money.
MAYOR TO SEE DEVALERA
ll8, The Mayor declined on ,t io ground
t tut he -would, be out of tae1 iy Huu
ilav oocnliur.
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MOORE ANSWERS
GRAMMER'SATTACK
I . . .. . ... .i..i...,il, ..a rinn,i,.t,,,.,,,i r i.. ""' ' ". "- " "" ' I'lieiiiiniiiui ue - ----- .. -.., ,.fc .. Mnme .1,1, nuuin ruurtn street. 1 an tie uhinl ui imnitu ,.
nn Importunt Irish Leader Will Call at City Hall. '. ;;.,..,, i..l iri ato loiit Im ,U , nt ' ''r ', sh" '""' .'","" '"' "''' ''"' '" ""i"1 ' "a;, wntt, i (.ting Sec h, ffu iv.eks Itv t,,pi. t,. t ,," , '
nt- Mnn n,.rllnM In Snnak I w i.,it . i it. 1 eoterX fii ' d. tion for several davs. " tarv Polk at the M i Depurtnu nt gnuih and mail tliev have come and th. (-eneral llliirt. Dlnsls Waleivuijs
anin Rall.o.i.ll Moore Declines to Speak U.pon Atlaitl (itv)esterdav following, she is sn ived bv her husband, uh.. The nature of th, .n...i mnlri Hon wns I ,,, , il ,i , it, ., .., s,...
ago to effect! Although Mayor Moore dee '""l.oUuj a r;Port " , ';V;'' . ""Bn. uccust, , n prominent lawyer, with otlices in not ilisclosed. tinging almost constautlv Hr.gad.e. C.phtuI Mm.-, h.ef o .1.
.... ,., , yne; flt th.o 5u n r:"Z ' " I,rov"' anoth" brothels and five slste7s. """ ' to muke mm p ' ' to tho' p'rVmler? RRftlW PRnRF nFMAMIIFn "on tro "o rr h, uhind 'uleru
GRAIN PJ0BEDEMANDED ,;U
II. U f.itiA .. IH. I Ml hlirilK minnnv nicnr III llll II a IIUINI- iinm 'HiiS'i -.-.. . ... viiixvi. n-si t.n i 'nmmnrpn "pntf Tiillill.. . f... i Mr VVils.vi, ...... ...I. ... 1 !.. .
orator, ho will r.celvu th,; Irish lender rr"$E.n IlenrV DlWnnii Thomas Dho, lie, , ments In seeking to bring . , bout a so I Senator Fernald Wants U. S. Cor-. War ' ) ,urtm bv ' m 'V u ros, u
nt his offiro. Monday morning . Ibo " p T '.. .i... S,....l,.n. ',nrR0 sisters uro Mrs Arthur Unite VeuJtion of the Adriatic niohlem thm. ..I, . .nnn i.,...,- ' mlnlsirntinn Cmeml ii. . .. ',."'1 .
smiic tr :'!o Ajho aK.rjqvW ..JMwj K,gr,' :;::;-, !.S vrTS a. P.Mjsr!tr5K;
,ST, ?0 'o? t Mtft" nKryesteruaj that Br " ! '"' ', "'LW WS l.XWir"T.J - 'VLlt &K Ati woof !W? ? W&?M
ioP9. . nalCoirt: John IJrmb and loseph A. . " ,"' inKu Ll'jyiLci?, !' "' cliarhies in this city: "" 'Tl cri A s n ocomm n iini... ,.'!" """ "Wt Prhe .,.,..,!,, "?"'V " '' , -' " 'T' e3
Mcanrrity, called on the Mayor today " "Wr.ltT "' 'UnnV.'n V"n .,?' Funeral services will bo held nt 10. ::0 1 nraclals hero us to ho rxentPld w us niffi Mi 3 V" V.! r I
A J K """.,0 ispeiiK hi ?"'J - :""-" - v - o-cincK .weunwuny inoniliiK In Oitri Wilson might bo willing to'co in Join. i.n. " ' s,u"" "" today to renuest that ureseoi
m fa .--- Mr-v-s.-- - - w-- - i i .., .-. .., v- vv..viuuii vhiiivii iu i iiiu uiiv'ii.v wiiii iTrrniierH Jill
- i',iw. ,tiv. ,.'i. .. t td-A'As.
BERGDOLL money
NO AID TO DODGER
SAYSARMY MAN
'Judge Advocate Declares Flood
' of Dollars Will Be
of No Avail
WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
IS OBTAINED FOR SLACKER
Two Private Detectives Are Ac
cused by Twin Girls
in Witness Plot
The use of the Berfidoll iniMionK and '
the work of 1). Clarence Olbbonet. in
lawyer of this city, retained in behalf
of drover C. Bcrgdoll. drnft dodner,
will not induence the court-tniirlial of
tho Macker.
This statement was made today bj '
Colonel C. C. Cresnon. judpc advocate.
in charge of the Bcrcdoll case at Clo
crnors island. i
"In my whole experience I have never
seen so much money spent in a case,"
said Colonel Crcsson this afternoon, i
The hiring of detectives und the trail-1
'., rnswl!rnndltubr i1
W a; '" . " ,""?it;, !
i this sort of testimony will he admitted
i In the court-martial.
"The fact remains that this man
Bcrgdoll was colled to the colors. lie
was subject to the draft and was
tlraftcd. and in wartime lie deserted.
He is -a draft-dodger and a slacker, nnd
all the Bergfloll millions tannot make
him otherwise.
"Trying (o Get Justice"
"All the innuendo coming from the
Bcrgdoll family that he is to be rnil-
..a.l..1 t .. tn 1, j. i.nJ niilliiiilnlltl n rt
,mnfi trvtn , t 4I1MtPp for the neo-
nie. 'Tlierc is no reason in the world
why Bcrgdoll, just because he has mll-i
lions, should receive any iiiuercnt ireuv
ment than any other man.
"He will face n court-martial on
Thursdny. and I am quite sure that the
officers of the board will not grunt him
more time.
"All this moner Rnent by Mrs. Berg-
doll among the prisoners and the propa-
KUIIUU PM t"U llj M- Vim . '
lier attorney, in handing out cigars and
working for this man, will bfe of no
effect nt the trial. We want justice for
everybody."
It was announced at Governor's
lsianu touay inwur. .u. 'irK"'.' ""
Jr
Hmltli Vlv t JolllRse. alienists re
tainod bv Mrs. Bergdoll. will make their
report uircci io ncr on cuin-suuj . . m-court-martial
of the draft. dodger will
begin nt 11 o'clock Thursday.
Get Writ for Bcrgdoll
Coun-el for Bergdoll today obtained
a writ of habeas corpus, returnable Fri
day. Two Burns detectives accused of tam
pering with government witnesses In
the Bergdoll case will be nrraigncd be
fore United States Commissioner Long
in the Federal Building tomorrow, for
Fstt-tmn I hnnitlni
11 lllllllUI IILII1 llih
Two cirls. twins, who nlnved the part I
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01 vici'ms tu ine uriTjriivi--, ii. ,-mii-'.
them in the federal web. will be the
star witnesses In tho prosecution
Tiie two operatives tinder urrest arel
TTerinAii I Davis, former
assistant
manager of the Hums agency here,
and Kdward Dyer, to whom most of
the actual work of "vamping" the two(
twins was assigned. .
Dier was given n brief, formal hear
ing this afternoon before Mr. Long, t
nnd ball fixed nt $5000. No witnesses
were heard. The commissioner showed'
the detective the warrant nnd asked
whether ho understood the charge that
was made against him. lie replied that
he did.
T. Hcnr) Walnut, representing the
federal authorities, appeared as prose
cutor, and asked that bail be hied in
$o000. This was done.
Davis already has been held under
$10,000 bail forhis further hearing.
Bergdoll in person directed tin- oper
ations of the two detectives in Phila
delphia, according to Major Wynne,
chiot of the count) detectives' office.
Davis inuiio frequent
i. .Although Captain Bruce IX. Camp-
owl. (rov?r s military counsel, engaged -,iSlrllm enforcement of piohilution leg-
temThvJfffS'u'j,', nnMnnrPh5rlW,'on !" so fnr a itn interfere, with
rm' isThB ?i,0.0 f?Vr JmIdi0VCr b. the inniiufactiire of beer containing 'J'..
Mrs. Lmmu Bergdoll in her home nt , ., opn. nie,,hn!
Fifty-cecond street and Wynnelleld , Tir r,rl ,,I(1 ,.. , Tp .,
avenue. f ,.,.. -.it, ,,i t ....... ,i ,
llf.c ll.lll l.. ..l,,l .. . I
who is looking up the war historv of
'll.ll liriiiui. nun . Ill 'l", CI, llll 11' 111
every rich man's son in Philadelphia,"
said Major W)nne. "She evideutls
n'Tnlv rich vo n, men who 'eo'e
wnr service."
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United States Attornev Kane said (o
day that tlio charge against Davis would
bo "conspiincy to (oinmit an offense
ngniust the United StuteH Covemment. '
The penalty for this oiTcnse, snld Mr.
Kane, is n fine of $10.1100 and two
.vcuis' imprisonment, or both
"For obvious reasons I do not can
to discuss tho case in full," mid Mi
Kane "I authoiued, of course the
swearing out of win rants ngniust Davis
and Dyer, It is a very serious offense,
Cnntluiiod on Tate Tnentj-one, Column One
HUNT BERGDOLL AT SHORE
Search for Erwln at Atlantic City
Proves Futile
Vu aimv of Pht'adelphiu citv
SIS? WUbZSlK
SfiJit '.Yfet J'.
'We Need Wilson Germs
Here,'" Says British Paper
Munchesler, Knylninl. March 1
(B A. P.) Prchlenl Wilton's let
ler in the Adriatic eorie.pomleiicc,
Just published, are considered by
the (Junrdlnn us n refulatlou "of the
reiKirtH that his Illness had caused
some los of mental force and bal
ance." It aks: "If Pieldent Wil
son Is suffering from uuy malady of
political judgment, could not some
American baetcriologiit onvey us u
fewt germs that we tna.v Inoculate
our I'limpum preinh i O" The
Cuardlnn cotitiuus:
"Oue'i fhlef ii'gril in lending
President Wilson's ndinirublj
phrased pb'ii for wis" ami hon
orable pollc.v in tiie Adriatic is that
it should huve been left to him to
frame it. One feels that I'nglaud
somehow has surrend' red her right
ful part in the drama to an Ameri
can. It is we wiio should havo
raised our volcet, llrl ngaint tho
proposed terms of a ssitHciucnt which
expressed Hie veij "piril we went to
war to defeat. We should all be
Brateftil to Mr. Wilson for extricat
ing us fiom a false position."
LT.
Found Guilty of Two of Three
Charges Against Him, Police
Officer Is Reinstated
FINED THIRTY DAYS' PAY
rounil guilty on two out of three
charges preferred againt him, T.icu-.
tenant
John I'. Kcliteiiiiever, of the I
second police district at Second and
Christian streets, was ordered restored
to duty b.v the Civil Service Commis
sion today und fined thirty days' pay
As he Imd been under suspension
a!irwi Tn it 1 il In ii nnptml nt fnwlt1.
EHTERMEYER
RED T Y
five dn.vs, he simplj loses pay for thirtvl' A ban la s frontiers must be those cs
dn.vs of this time. Word of the ver-1 tnblished by tho 101.. conference at
diet, which created surprise In police J-ondon. necording to a statement made
circles, was sent to Director Cortclyou, In Londmi to the correspondent of the
Who ordered Kchtermeycr restonsl to Messaggero by M. Badoyitch. Monte
hiW command this nfternoon. srin representative on the .Tugo Slav
Tin. dimctor wnultl ninlrc nn commntit ileiceatiou to the Peace ronferCliee.
on tho decision of the Civil Service Com.
mission. Section10 of the civil 'service
article of the new charter, provides
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that:
"The finding and decision of tho
commission or of such person or board
vvheu approved by the commission shall
be certified to the uppolnting authority
and shall forthwith be eufprcfd by such
uuthorit.v."
Charles W. Neeld, secretary of the
commission, in announcing the findlui
of the commission, said that there was
insuflii ient evidence to warrant dismis
sal of the lieutenant on the first charge.
which concerned his alleged failure to,
report tho case of Abe Schwartz, con
victed of threats to intimidate witnesses I
iu n recent trial before Judge Bobcrts.
The two charges on whicii the de
fendant was found guilty were allow
ing thre- disorder!) houses to run in
his district nnd un alleged leport of them
as orderlv clear Htores. when It un-
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sum iju mm uiiiercni. liuormiuion.
h Khr-K Mhl I) hl-iA
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IN WISCONSIN; COURT
HITS VOLSTEAD LAW
. .
recleral
Judge Says State
Right to Define.
Has
'Intoxicating'
.Milwauhrc. March I --(Bv V P i- i
Mnnufacturer and sale of 'J.,' beer in '
Wisconsin was held legal ,n a.-lecisio,,'
handed down today b Federal Ju.lge
Geieer in the test eae biought In tlii
Manitowoc Products Co.. for an in
lunetlnn to Jmll enfoi-eement .if it,.. vl . i
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.i,,.. nf ,i.rp4) ,,... ,.,. n, Mnlli.ni. .,
'" "" ..Mr....... ... i .llll.lllSlllllllllllIU
rne court into neni unit inasmuch us
the constitutional amendment prohlhti tl
onlv inloMcuting liquors, neither Con-
gnss nor un siuie i.cgisiatuie un
!" tod. fine the word "intoxicating-
wn Ms tn fiielmle lieierni-r. ,irn
iiintmliat '
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l,L ,"-,:: !h
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intnicatiug
Tiie (ourt held that the amendment
i does not prohibit the ttate from fixing a
I standard und. r its police power Tin.
lis the tirst toiirt adjudication on tin
'question m the United Stales,
..nv nn.,, ,.....
MRS. J. PERCY KEATING DIES
Was Member of One ot Phlladel-!
fi'in w VIUI.BI l-UHIIIICO
Mrs. J. Percy Keating, a member of
one of (lie oldest Philadelphia families,
died tins morning at tier home, SL'(K) St.
Martin's lane. Chestnut Mill. Site was i
Miss Catherine F. Dixon before her
carriage.
Mrs Keating
Mother'' of Consolation Church in
Uieetnutiiwi. intermeat xvlll bo pri
K4
s.
Civil! I UCtcd lie trrm
IS
TO
Would Relinquish Claim for Ter
ritorial Contiguity of Istria
1 and Fiume
'WANTS ITALY TO CONTROL
I MIIHH P.nMTPQTPn p.ity
League to Administer Port.
Conversations With Jugo
slavia Begun
Bj the ssorhited Press
' Itiimo. March 1. Premier Nlttl Is
disposed to accept a coinptomi'te settle
ment nf the Adriatic question, accord
ing to the MpsMiggcrii. B.v this or
u !- ...i.i ...iii , i i. ..., e ti.n ml. i
is I iiiu. 111 ur ill i uiiiKt i. .iil u.
ministration of the port.
The Mcssargero expresses the belief
that the position of Ital.v has been l
It is well tn remember that Premier1
itti proclaimed in Parliament that
Italy hud no desire to bargain lor i
northern Albania to acquire u few more
miles nf territory for herself. This po- '
tinn he has nffirmetl in I.o.ldou. luring,
f f,, lM,f f .!,.. Kim in tn .
pass with her commerce along a rail
road running through Albania, roi.vhing'
Poit Alesslo. which is a direct outlet to
I the sea for a part of Sorbin."
Albanian Frontiers Unchanged
He declared Kngland nnd France would
ninbnblv ntiee to the terms of the Lon
don conference, although it has been i
suggested that a compromise agreement
might be reached by which Albuuin
would be divided nmong Serbia, Greece '
and Itnly. I
"In no case can Albanian to.-rltory
be subject to negotiations unworthy of
n free people like nuis." V said. "We
want Albuuia to lie intact ami intle
dependent, merely asking, if necessary,
small rectifications of our frontier
which is 'J00 mllis long."
Italian Papei-s Protest
Italian newspapers protest becuiisc
of the publication of correspondence be
tween President Wilson and tin- allied
premiers rtlutive to the Adriatic b) tin
press of France, nngluud and Amerii a.
while journals here were not permu
ted to prin the news which, they iny.
was "chlefl) interesting to Itnl) ."
The Tempo protests against what it
terms "the lemissivc. eotton-woolh nt
titude of the A'lies townid the imperi '
ous imposition of President WiUon.
who lias ngain-t him not onl) a mu
iority in the Senate but u ninjoritv
in the country '
"Must Europe continue to lie under
the feet of the oedestal which the Re
nublionns us well as the Democrats
threaten to brea'c to pit res?" asks the
newspaper. The Tempo sn.vs it is sat
isfied that the Miles recalled to the
"Ul-humoretl delator of Ihe White
House" tlmt H " treat) of London
must be applied f tho Itiilo-Jugo Slav
negotiations fail, but su.vs the) cniglii
to have rcmindid him thru he had ue
t now lodged oth'r tecret trcutits.
",vhich he sn i ittllllltel) cnipbusizi
!l"l,lnst ,,a,J- '
. , l , ,v . n ti
''""Ion March . V A f he
proposal for reop. u g the Adriatic tin
'"-'?''". !''" !' ''ritish und 1 r. neh
Pr'Vi'cp.s, a,lnP.','" " ,,r,r la.,?t. V r
" President lis' , wns translated into.
it i inn i vsiri iiii.
Premier N'ilti. f Iiuh und Anton
rrumbich. liiKo r iv frrtun tn itn-t r.
hiul a conference , London, v Inch w.i-
described as u p. option of the "Vim-
e. Mil ions" Prom Nittl begun with
M Trumlilcb in 1 iris some Jinn ago
The nature of lie 'conversations" hu
1 riot been disclosed oth the Italian and
Jugo Slav delegati
is declining inlor
pectetl the t'onf'-r
ed toduv
1 eu, tur Rome
to attend Piivlln
absent o from th
ody not b ing con
e .sstn in t, tl Press
mat torn but il i
rnce vvil! be contu
Premier Nitli i
the end of this we.
ment, his turth' t
deliberations of ilia'
sltlered advisiiblt 'I
has hi en given to
will uot return to I
inleistatid that Ii
ndon
.some stir appeal.
1 llllve lieen i uusCil
uniting iue iiiiiinu u iccuiion nv u re
from AhI..B..n that. PreMd.nt
ie ,.. ...mil, i ...i
Wilson would mil i 'cept the Anglo
1 French proposal for t w negotiations.
i Tho Italian-, iiri nquiring whether
th.'ie is an) truth n that report nnd
wliother thev mav ri.ird it as niheial
On tlm Tuil.isb ii' I Russian .pi. s
tlons tho Italian .1' gates uie stnieil
to he iu complete ni. MMiient wltli tin
aw-.
PRESIDENT IT WORK
O'V RFPI Y TO ATriF1
Washington. March 1. (B) A 1M
President Wilson hn beciin work on
his answer to the Brli sh and French
premier, on the Admit situation In
l,.n,l
SrUiLliil. . C9rstl ,n 0StrliJK Jbrk'
MrUtkaa.
. xv. ,'. . n
NTT
WILLING
COMPRISE
ADRIATIC DISPUTE
ing to tho Mcssnggcro. B this or- " " " ' -'"; '"",l,V il " I" f t"t tho w1" '"' ' '
Irangement. the newspaper says. Italv ''""'nttr'r wll beer"" ? ' bN,, n iu the convention If they forced
'would not elaim territorial contiguity ; As the Democratie leaders here in '" , - l '" ' '. K0 '" 1 r"
between Istria and Piume on condition W.JI 1-j.uj. in New "J, ai , J ';
PutcrviKiii. . ac i.t-uKui- i """"" i nnri ner ions in () li o. AV isconsin. Illinois ""- ";""-. """ "" i -' " "--'
strengthened Ij.v the last eteiinnge 01 . the dry vote ot the solid Mouth and the ' '" i .1 ', v . ".." peace trentv was foroenst In
.nf..u i.....,.., fi, ..nio.i .mi,,iM niwi' .. ., . ,i. f ti... i,,.!., .t .4,, i wt..iu if iu i South where the Democrats nrc irst ' ' l lr U,J "us recasi in
President Wilson. nddinK: "Tor the first tas.v to figure out Democratic success if .,f all Democrats and only. Hcoondly odny when Republtcnn
time the Italian (loverument and the' Democracy lias the good fortune to pn "'.'J,: ' '"". houtliern tlrys vjould find no Ing to the demands of the
. . ... !... , . .' . i .. . V, , . . . . .'. illfllpltltl n vriliiif. f.. tl,ntM .w.. ... .... ....
American rresiucnt agree on one poiui siiii a strong cauiiioaic lor presiuem .y .... ..... mj ..... cone uh e Henublicnn
ii... .1.. t UI....I.. i ut- ..t i i!i .. it. it... ... if loeullv that, nartv uk !inl,llin i,nl In, . imuiaiiu
II1UL I III' .1 IIUII-.7IU VI I' lift Hill llllini. in. i MM" .11 . XlUltl CI, i 1 , -. , ii ' , ' -...... "- - ,,.1,. .... I .1 , .l.,,!-... . .
beieaeb..tl to the detriment of iiiiv. other ... ' New ork. New Jcimj ami other bim- "'"Unid their decision not
iniinnuiiM- I.IM. mnnnu Aliitmln. lieiiiocranc lanj is luo-lMiCfii iinr states tho hope of relaxinc tin change of substance or of
Democrats Aim to Entice
Dry soutn ana wet &asz
Would Dodge Enforcement Issue in National
Platform Bryan Watching for Chance
to Run Against Edwards
1 By CLINTON W. GIMIKKT "
Staff Corrmpendent of tlie i:venlnc Public IsUfr
Washington, March I Mam Demo-'eomfort luis utterly (hanged the nspeet I
cratlc polltieimiH nie building strong of the !) cinerary. If not so confident
hopes of ucces upon the nni'tlon In as tiie Itepuhlicaus have been, tliej '
the l'list ngiiinst the dr law Tor ev- ,U(. ,oroiui' at Ieut dlt-tinetly linpe
ulnpie, liie Demon nls In ' eU laid ful,
ii L'louiin outlook a ft w inuntl s ago; 'I'ln. net nnne.nl "is ooinir to b" lunde, '
now they nie encouraged
The action of the state committee
tnerc againsi uic urjw is iiumik'ii '" "" i
helped tho partj. Olio agrecabh sur- ,
nrise to the Democrats was the reve
lation of the wet sentiment among the
women which that convention afforded.
Hitherto tho politicians havp been
ii ft aid of the woman vote on the liquor
Umip. Hut. in tho Now i on; convrn- !
I i 1 ii i' )'IU11UU yi i in linn-jiviiiiii"n
lion the women seemtd to tns strongly s).Iltjlmt in t, urKl.r r,ters of pop
against iirohlhltlon lis the men illation tiie Democratic lenders have held
New -Tcrsej is believed b the Demo- M.u.ril t.onsiiltiitloiis It lias been iini
cratlc politicians to have been i.uiile , xprsaj IIKr(,,.(1 to avoid, if possible, a
almost surely Democratic bv tli. policy i (ihrou Jip ,MSUL Jn tl0 nallo)11,i
..l j"-iiiiii ........nn hi iinKui'h -' -
i Mi...,..! i t.... ... i ! ii,
mill .tiioniiii I, id uuiiii. li u lius iiiu
League of Nations nor the Wilson ad- I
ministration nor the tariff, but the !
liberalization of the Volstead act. With
I mluinly the ,.,,.(,. among flip Dem
octal that the) have in iiiir u ran
ilidate who may miiKe n wide popuini
apptnl and in their tilhrs n prlvati
stoi k of wet sentiments, from which
the industrial Hast may derive great
..!.,!.. ..P I .... 4.. .. -,il tlwi
VERDICT REVERSED. DECLARES MISTRIAL
Judge McCuIIen today declared a ini&trial iu the case i
Mary and David Toster, accused of theft, when the foretnin ot
the jury first "announced a verdict of "not guilty" and latci
changed it to "guilty." when the prosecuting attorney protested.
Tho couple are charged with stealing linen from the at. James
Hotel. The case was heaid in Quarter Sessions court No. 2.
GENERAL ELECTRIC
Tfic QehcVal Electric Company pluub to erect a plant coating
tfovcral million dollura and employing from 0000 to 8000 perilous
in the vicinity of Sixty-uiuth strict and Qroy'a avenue This
as. announced today nt u councilmanic couunittte heunuy
CHBfOF "SILVER "
i Wedding Present From Cab
inet Headed by Her Father,
the Mayor
"UNCLE JOE" SENDS GIFT
Gifts (oiitinin to flood 'P to, il,e
Major's daughter. Miss Sivcna Moure
who will be mnrri'd Woducduv i
Hurry Paul Barnes
fine of the handsome t p-eenls -
eeneil is a elte. nf sih er fro' i tl".
M:i)or's enbinet
1 ornn r .'pinker "f tiie lloiis, ,lnih
! Cannon and his dauvhtir bin. pi
ii handsome sjlur fruit buskci to Mis
Mr ore
IJepres. Illative , I Charles Lllllhieun
and Mrs. Lliitliiciim, of Bnltlmort . who
peet to atti lltl the wt tiding, li.lvc si nt
a gift of tin t siher ( bniriiinn Jo.i p'i
W. l'ordiiev, "l" the wuvs ainl nuiin
cninniittee. and Mrs Fordnev nie send
ing un an nie of lioiist furtiihiiis
llllier no niliefs nf Connies havt ent
preinis ami sevti.il i nucessiiicii uie
e i i Ii il In utti ml the Wt tilling
'III' 1 1 n limn) will l tiki iiliu e ni 7
Oil U III Ii. ihsl'lllliue ItltpUM I hlllill
F.ig'ni nib sireii nml I '..lt.inliin an nut,
vnl tin Ue, Will liiites othi inline
Mon I linn olM) iu lint ions iue bun is
sued 'Ihe icception nt the Relict, no
Slraifortl iinutediiitel.i following the
wedding, will be onh for relatives, the
Minor's cabinet nnd intimate trlemN.
Biisines ma detain in Washington
silliie nf Ihe members of the House W1IVH
ami ii,iii ni coimiiiltei iniited tn tin
"(tnl Healings on -nidi, i' bonus
hills lupin ilii. week ami tin cmnmitti i
xiiftts In Miik un. I r high pressiiie on
this siieet fur simii inn to conic
Airs Hum Paul ltiiriies. inother nt
the brub groom lertninid the liinlnl
,"r,, "' ln,,('l"on "ny Muor and
J(I ,,,,,. ,,, Kl(. ,uilul.r u, me
pam tit the Lnion League tomorrow
... .1... I ....... T .
evening I
Messuee.s of felicitation fiom former
Congressman Moore's mnnv friends and
colleagues as well as from nioii mil
mill" fin nils have ponied inlo the Moore
Mo bnsed hie criticism on reported
dlsclosuriMi in a Brand Jury IuvmUb.-
FOR MISS MOORE RAIL OWNERS TOLD
r 1 I'tloB t BpoVase, Wubtv
If the imrtj ninnageis enn have their
woj. in the shupe of u 'privnte-'toek- I
in-llie-eellnr uppeal. it is not to n' i
pllt ,, tlle show window. TlierowIUi
be no pro-booze declaration in the na
tional platform.
The plan of the party managers is to
he dry in the drv belt and wet in the
wet belt anil nothing national!), hinec
i, t.. i n ,i:..-Ai,u.wir..
,. riniontii.il
wr and other wet centers,
tt rs .1 i . i . ., .
? Democratic plan to be both wet
nm' fdrytwoli1V? nIM'iblp if it were
not for the fact that tiie dry scntiinent
Volstead act.
Br.van Watching Ills Chance
The real trouble of the party will be
to keep the prohibition issue from being
, .
,0"""" " " ,wo- v.on.mn une
PLANS NEW PLANT
"T
CANT CUT RATES
from the White House, it was uuder
- stood administration senators had taken
P P rvnUI... I ... n steps to s,,t)pf) themselves thnt Mr
O. U Explains Law as Pn- vv, ;K,.n !m) I10t changed his mind and
vate Ownero Resume Op
eration of Carriers
NEW WATERWAY CHIEF
l. the
Vssociatcd Press
asliinctoii.
Murcn 1 Ruilrontl.
of
he eoutt.r,. operat.ng for the tirst time
ii inriiii s, in, mills tinner inetr nun
mauagrmint were foiniii'h notified to
uav b.v the iiiterstHti t ointnerce Cum
"Ussion of the new powers ileletrnted in
'nit bodv n ml of tne ul-hIs and pr .
il.es nccnrdeil th" tiiirters J.v j,,e m
riilroad law
The commission's announcement e
1 liunetl that proisi.ms nf the law
iigainst rate n ductioiis pnor io s,0p.
t' rnber 1 Wltliout tli iminis.inn s
approval m.p muiidntorr.
barges in rate regulations
but thut
ciiissitir.,1 .
dons and prmtues n, which a decision
nii'I lieen entered lit the coniniission
wi.ii'tl be file. ti,e on thi dales (es
'glinted All rbanges in ritfes nml
i lussiticnttoiis .flectHe prmr to tu.l.i)
will sitmil, ti,, sttiteuient su,l
'I In up. rating ilivismi of the I'mtnl
"slitis railroutl udiuinitriinon ptisc,
mil of iMslence IhsI ini.iinght when tin
'-''.O lints tlmt bad be. n incige.l into
what was virtual)) one mgantti svstem
agiiin went undi r control of private in
leresls, free to opeiale in competition
n of old Tin transfer from govern
mint tn priMiti control was without
neideiii and then was noilntng to in. II
i lite to the tiuvtlllig public tll.lt time
luni hei n n i luiii).-.
Ot tin stnfl ol ilnectors nnd execii
fives who loutinlleil tht roads during
govt rniuent opi ration Diretlor liriiern
nines uiiiiii remains ije will nive ni
authoritv iu directing the operation nf
uie s)siems nnu rt mains slum v to clear
.. ... l r. t. . ' - .
tip matters left pending when the utiv
eminent relinquished control These in -
elude thnusnnds ot clulms. contiacts anil
grievances jet to be settled, and among
which uie elghtv Him i oinpensntlon
contiacts with viirioiis romls lili.li nl.
rnlllll.u
be jnslntaiped ninl exfcniW nml tJmt
HHjyffMrlW
JHfflTT DEFEAT
MEfflLYSEHTE
VOTE FORECAST
i i ii
G. 0. P. Refusal to Change Ar
ticle X Reservation Dooms
Ratification
DEMOCRATS WILL HELP
TO BEAT PEACE PACT
Wilson Repeats His Threat to.
Pocket Document if Adopted
Without "Heart"
LODGE TALKS WITH BORAH
Irreconcilables Will Limit De
bate Plan Death Blow
to Covenant
B.v the Associated Tress
Washington. March 1. An early and"
unfavorable vote on ratification of the
the Sennf
lenders, reply--
treaty's irre-
opponcnts, re-
to ncccpt any
language in
the Bepublirnn reservation to Article X,
Hoth sides concede that enough
Democratic senators to defeat rutlfiea-
nn are determined to stand vvJth
- ' i...-nt , iin.in untl vo
l'lesweni v iison und vote jigainst thfe
tpftntr ...1... .t. t -..1..I- lr
treaty unless the Article X nuallfica-
tion is modified. The nenubllcun de
cision totin) was followed by evidences
that nil the elements in the Senate fight
would co-operate to end debate nnd let
th- tnaty issue go undecided into the
campaign.
May Vote on Thursday
Some of the lendeis predicted n final
vote ii) Thursila.v, hut others thought it
would not comt before the first ot nest
w-k.
Fnder Hie agreement between the Ilc-J
publican leaders and the irreconcilables
the latter will not curry out the proposed
program of pro'ouged debute. They will
.support tin' Rcpub'ienii reservation pro
gram as they did ut the last session, but?
will vote, ns they did then, against
ratification
Todu.v 's decision grew out of a con
ference between the Republican lender,
Senator Lodge, ami Senator Borah, ft
' spokesman for the irreconcilables Prcvf
l ouslv Senator Borah had conferred with
Senator Hitchcock, the Democratic
louder, and it Is understood the Informn-j
tion laid before S'-nutor Lodge CO-
vinceil him that no ratification would be
possible either with oi without modifies-
I tion of the Article X reservation
i
President Refuses to Yield
It it were modified, it was intimated,
the irretoncilables might feel disposed
to prevent a ratification vote If it were
not modified, it was said u combination
of irrei oncilublcs und administration
senators would vote down ratification.
In tin' uuvielding s,nnd they havo
taken un Article X the administration
ion is ire understood to have been
hiu keil up It) a rcafhrmatiiin of Presi
dent Wilson s decision not to ucccpt the
RepuHii in reservation Mthough It
was said no formul rommuuication came
that he intituled to pot Ket the treaty if.
it wtn nitllied vvith tin Article . re
i vat ion uiichnnged
RE-SALE PRICES ILLEGAL
Supreme Court Reverses Decision
Affecting Manufacturers
Washington. March 1 i Bv A P.)
In interpr. fine the Slierninn antitrust
n". U"ln rh, iprem. Court r-veeil
lerjernl O''irt teires i h cli held thai
liiestututi tin! poi iol,ilni n saleprio
living uiilesN th. re w ti tut i nt ion of
, ri tiling u tuoiiopolv
The opinion u, nndeied in the
gmernmetit's upp'Hls from di .missal IP
fllun of fetlernl mil tin'iits charginc
s-elirnder s Sons In, niiinufactur
i rs if ncct sn,r, s fin piiiiimHtv"
tin- with ptirtn ipnt on in a t on M
tint on in restraint nt trHih through
itintiacis i.i which rs'il' nr re to n
taili rs anil consumers wire lixed In
quits), ng the fudn tun nts tle lower
, jnrt i on .trued tli net to imnn that
in tl. ihsence of alligation thsrgln
in nit' nt and purpost tu inuuopoll7i
trad, tli sifitute did not m ik the ucts
ullegi ,1 n , i line
WOMAN MAYDIE OF BURNS
Dress Takes Fire While Cooking
Breakfast Cries Bring Aid
Mrs l.ornioe 'I homa un probablT
fninlli burin. I tins nioiuing in her
Inane 10". nrth 1'welftl, siieit vhea
In r dr. ss caught tin fimn lie gu
stmt nt which he tins piepurmg
hreiikfasl
Her cries nltra.ii.l n iglihors wlu
h, at oi.l the tlunies ami siininioned nu
iiiiibuhiuce from th, I l.ihnt inniiii Hos
pltul 'Ih.rt I'viv iflml I- bring niadri
to sine Mrs Thiuiiiis . lite, hut she ii
so huill. burned thnt htth hop, is cx
pressts for her survival.
DOUGHNUT MAKER BURNED
reuse splashing from a put hurtled
Stiphen Ciiom i . niiietfiti icnrs old, of
110 North Fiflv third Nlnn .hie ho
wu's iniiHitig doiigliiiuts iii ii 1 1 'in, ii niil;
til 'I tiirti i nib nod Mnrl.i I iml I "op
. ' bltriiH llle ntnili Ihe fin, and I "'!
He "All- tukt n to Ihe Mliluit iiiiiliu Hos-t
pitlil
Bulbars Drive. Profiteers
Through Streets in Chains
Heme, Mulch 1 -fllj A P )
Uttiireis. blud.mailers hud profifccrA
are being plnourded upd mnrrhetl In i
I'lininn iiiuu,ii iuv envfia up
ket ulucen of Bulgarian 7
cording to advice. reared
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