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Inquiry Tomorrow io onow
"Whether Departments Aro
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IV.-W. ROPER WILL HEAD
COUNCILMANIU uuitna
rvey Will Divulge Financial
(Needs for Next Year's
Budget All Summoned
Wy officials, will Ik baled ; be-
i tho law commune w w.wj v. ...
arrow In an effort to force them to
whether their departments are
mpln grounds" for Varo worKcrs
A frnm other city jobs.
W. W. Roper, member of Council
' -mfn nnH netlne chairman
"the law committee in the absence of
idki'A. Develln, who Is II . nnnoifhccd
H afternoon that he would begin the
iiting of the men who hold the big
flinty Jobs.
frhe Inquiry, which will be Jn the no
lle of a survey of tho county offices
i Itarn their financial needs for next
mr's budget. Is designed to disclose
father county officials nro hamstring
t the Moore administration by malting
ft places for Vure henchmen who
vo been swept out of other city de-Irtmcnti..
Some llTely doings nro looked for
en,the county omcenoiuers are mim
ned before the committee. Their
propriatloos for next year depend on
Mr answers to the questions which
e iaw committee will put to them.
hey w ill get money next year for only
ioh lnh ns thev can show arc neees-
nry for the rfflclent and economical
dmlnlstratioa of county affairs.
"I believe it will be possible to save
lie city $1,000,000 by a careful survey
tithe county joD. nam Air. uoper,
i annouuclng the hearings.
Many Conferences
tMr. Roper, as chairman of the law
lmmlttre, has had numerous coufer-
Ifc'ta vv th Mayor Moore recently rela
te to the .Mayor s charge that the
unty offices were the dumping place
risen wnne usefulness uau ceased in
br city departments.
As a result of theso conferences It
lis decided to make a survey to learn
(ect lacts. All the county olilccs
U'be investigated, without regard to
Btetber the man at the bead of each is
endly to the administration or other-
Recfiier of Taxes Kendrick will be
fonMiNdi among the first before the
Inmlttet. Many posts in his depart-
"ikfr? occupied uy men wno.wcre,
swdlout of other cfty'Tobs. Itcglster.
Wills Sheehan also will be asked to
PJtla in detail the needs of hla iln-
rtmrot,, as will City Treasurer Shoycr.
t; Controller Walton and' Sheriff
uttwlon, tlip last named one of the
tochesC of the Mayor,'rf supporters
i nis running mute. . r
Recorder of Deeds Hnzlelfc will he
kfd to (step bi-foip the committee and
i just what the workers in his office
PdohlZ to lllsllfv tho mnnpv whleli flm
i'd office costH t'hp city. It is charged
M appointments of Vnrc "lame
to this oflloe have been cspeCial-
IViends Offered Jobs
At last TupRilntu innAilni. r r..
i t. n :;' '" ."'
j .v V .' J.V ".' "."P'cch, said he wae
rut for more money to spend on po-
r-pu oumi iv, orcausc it turned at-
I. ,o exneiifiitures in the county
C?J, Where rtnnnr hnllnv ..i .......
re to he saed bv a rnrofnl nnrr
''Snnie friencN (if mine have told me,"
'd Mr. nopor t tlmt time, "that thev
lr nnu? ue(i vnnnty i0 wher
mM k. . . i l" curn, ineir salaries
Jjbc to tiike a walk nrouud'thc
COUHcU'r Inu rnnimlll.. I
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t M" too m.ny jSbi
S Z ''" l ,,or r(,n"y ettic ent
Hi li ...' j J " ."lu."J. money inau
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MOTHER'S PLEA SAVES
IOFiHER 23 CHILDREN
FROM REFORMATORY
Youth Accused in Woolon Theft
Put'on Parolo Leader of
Band Sentenced
The plea of a mother of twenty-three
children for leniency for the only "blnck
sheep" in her large family saved Wil
liam Christian, sixteen years old, from
being sent to a reformatory by Judge
Hell, of Clearfield county, substituting
In Qunrtcr-'ScssIons Court here today.
The boy, with Thomas McOuignn,
seventeen, and John Oormnn, nineteen,
was charged with the attempted theft
of $000 worth of woolen goods from a
freight car at Tabor'.Tunctlon.
"William has twenty-two brothers
and sisters," Mrs. Thomas Christian
told Judge Bell, with n sob, "and they
are all good child! cd. Dad associations
nro responsible for this boy's acts. He
is not bad at heart."
Judgo Hell placed young Christian
and McGulgan on two years' parole, but
sent Gorman, the leader of tho trio, to
the Huntington Reformatory.
Gorman is said to have served in the
Catholic Protectory and the House of
Refuge and has been arrested on theft
charges In llununonton, Cnmdcn and
Bcthiehem. A fourth member of the
youthful robber band escaped the police.
Gorman, Christian and McGulgan
pleaded guilty.
LAMBERTON OUSTS
AGENT OF M'COACH
Cross-Current in Political Tide
Indicated by Request for
Resignation of Cork
P. R. R. 10 CONFER
PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1920
rubllshed Dally Except Bundny. Hubnerlptlon Trlco 16 a Year by Mall,
Copyright, 1020, by I'ubllo Ledger Company.
PRICE TWO CENTS,
WITH WORKERS ON
ADJUSTMENT PLAN
Employes' Representatives to
Offer Scheme to Goo, L. Pock
Regarding Future Disputes
MEETING FIRST TO BE HELD
UNDER NEW RAILROAD LAW
Today's Session Only of Prelim
inary Nature No Hostile
Fooling by Men
OTHER VARE MEN MUST GO
A cross-current started rolling in the
political voters of the Hecnd Council
manic district today when Sheriff Lam
berton demanded the resignation of
James N. McCarrick, father of Wnrrcn
McCarrlck, whose sensational disap
pearance occurred scvprnl jcars ngo.
McCarrick, execution cleric in the
sheriff's office, is n llculenunt of Coun
cilman William McCoach, a leader of
the Thirtieth ward and for years a fol
lower of tho political fortunes of Sena
tor Vnre.
McCoach for several weeks past, It is
said, has been headed for the admin
istration harbor and nntl-Vnro leaders
aro reported to be confident he would
rnlso 'thoaamlnls.trutlori1' inajorlty In
Council to twelve voles in a crucial test.
This angle of an Intcrcsttnc political.
situation wan presented to .Sheriff-Inmd
uprion, lounr ituvr jiu inu unnru mi;-.
jCnrrlek'to step out on March J5;
'Yrhcrc tit no distinction so tar qs
I know," the sheriff replied, "between
McCoach and Senator Vare. If there is
any such distinction I have not heard
of It."
The sheriff s move tends to strengthen
the leadership ot James Havnge, lie
A plan for the adjustment of nil
future disputes between the shop crafts
emnlo,cs of tho Pennsylvania Railroad
nntl the officials of that corporation will
be offered by the workers' representa
tive today nt a conference with George
i. I'eck. vice president In charge ot
personnel.
The meeting Is the first to be held
anywhere In pursuance of the new
railroad law. which provides for the
setting up of tribunals to be known as
railway boards of adjustment, which
will handle all matters nt Issue between
the roads and fhe men'.
M. M. Jones', president of on organ
ization known ns System Kederntlon
00. which takes In all thn shop crufts
cmplo.es of the Pennsylvania Rail
road, and H. A. Blxlcr, secretary of
the same organization, will meet Mr.
Peck and his assistant, B. T. Whittcr,
in Mr. Peck's office. '
Will Offer Plan '
Tho conference will be of a pre
liminary nature. At It the workers
v ill offer the railroad officials a plan
which they have worked out tentatively,
and will receive any nltcrnntlve plan
the railroad may havo to offer.
The conference is to be followed
bv another, which probably will be held
Thursday, and at which perhaps other
officials of the road and the unions
will be present. Mr. Atterbury is ex
JOHN .1. O'SIIEA
Veteran newspaper editor, tlio died
today at his homo, 4800 Falnnouut
avenue
CITY TO ACT SOON
HOG
ISLAND
Mayor Points Out Immediate
Action for Taking Over of
Shipyard Is Essential
U. S. RECEIVES TWO OFFERS
"The Hog Island question will come
to a head soon,"
Thnt wns the statement made today
by Mayor- Moore following a conference
In the Mnyo's office of leading mer
chants nnd manufacturers who nrc
working to keep the shipyard as a
permanent Philadelphia institution.
The United States shipping board
pected to attend later conferences, at . has been made two liberal offers for
which details of the plan will be worked ,he hipyard," the Mayor said, "and it
is essential mat immediate action bo
out
The meeting todav is the more Ini
portant. because whatever plan is agreed
upon finally by the officials and the
workers will apply to all tne snop em
ployes in the Pennsylvania system, cast
and west. Under the new nrruugement
by which the railroads have resumed
ownership of the lines fifty-one separate
corporations, grouped under five head
ings, which heretofore have made Hp
the Pennsylvania system will be group
ed into one and administered under
one parent compnny.
Subject to Approval
The plans ujilch will be shaped up
by conferepccji between the men and1
the railroad.' management will be subject
to the approval of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, 'C
Though the vorkers havo Issued no
.statement, It ,ls known authoritatively
that they desire the appointment of a
small railway board of control to keep
down the expense of administration.
Under the provisions of the new law
this board of control will consist of
equa .representation of workers and of
ficials. The union men will pay the
balarics-of their representatives and pro-
Kf their duties.
Hearings probably wfll lnsrfJnr
ui osys, ,"-
NCKMANRAPS PACKERS
xn Toll House Committee "Blfj
Five" Brnb. tr,wu
IVuhlnrton. March 2. (Ity A. P )
k,haM,he "B Five" meal
'TOentii.. ii "elements with
rwntatics Of livestock onranlr.n.
EliiUon f ,0hppose,?onrcsslonal ln
e tliiL1"",k,,n,r lD,W were
urioro the Hoimn no.i-l,u.
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iS' in2i ,V,elr "li0"" ure
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EL'-grmml'5teetown8toa
K Packers, he continued. h,.
"W ' oriSX .rntro1 T,of "vestock
1 lmpMM?n!! on,"-., ty "devious
'ittrj ' tul:,r Krasp on their
ILAN L0ANMISSI0N HERE
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ortner Weather,
Prediction for Tonight
na-wA'OR
r." VrlOnt and rh...l..i i. .. ,
nubllcan Alliance chieftnin in the vide their meeting nlace.
Thirtieth ward. Savage plans to con- The workers' present tentative plan
test next May for McCoach's place on provides for the pending of one or two
the Republican city committee. i representatives, members of tho board,
Savage recently held several confer- to points whero mntters in dispute hnve
ences with Mayor Moore. It has been I arisen, to take evidence nnd present it
Intimated that the vigor of Savage's I to the entire board for discussion nnd
fight nt the prlmnry may depend on ! adjustment, very much os at present the
events in the Council in tho next few State Public Service Commission dele
weeks. gates one or two of its members to con
John A. McTaggart. ot the Fortieth
ward, a candidate for the Legislature,
called on Mr. Moore today. He informed
tho executive he Intended to run ns u
Moore supporter. lie also suld he "ill
make tho tight on a "wet" platform.
McTaggart said he favors a popular
rcierenuum on tne wet and "dry
.88110.
The Mayor would not discuss McTog
gart'a "wet" cundlducy.
"I don't want to say anything about
it, he declared.
WILL FIGHT RADICALISM
Business Men Forming National
Body to Safeguard Interests
St. Louis, March 2. (Iy A. P.)
Arrangements were completed today for
effecting formal organization of the
Commercial Federation of Amerlcu by
representative business men of the
middle west who hnvo been in confer
ence hero since yesterday with mem
bers of the Commercial Federation of
California for the purpose of forming
a nation-wide association to fight radi
calism. The plans decided upon here will be
S resented at a conference of eastern
UBlness men In New York March 8 and
0, when It is expected the natlonul or
ganization will be launched.
liusluess nnd professional men, farm
ers and other unorganized groups will
be netted to join the federation
A tellcgrnm was sent to President
Wilson, commending him for signiug
the railroad bill over the protest of or
ganized labor.
BOMBS IN BARCELONA
Three Explosions In Factory; Man
Killed Resisting Arrest
Barcelona, March I. (By A. P.)
Bombs were exploded In three factories
here last night. Later the police raid
ed a secret printing plant whero revo
lutlonary handbrfls wero being turned
out. The manager of tho plant offered
armed resistance and wns shot dead.
Tho police have urrested three per
sons charged with tho recent murder of
Senor Sabadcll, mi employer of labor,
and his two sons.
Two persons wero killed and ten
others wounded .last night In a street
fight between nationalists and patriot
groups at Bilboa,
SUFFRAGISTS WANTW. VA.
House Acts to Permit. Reconsidera
tion by 8erato of Negative Voto
Charleston, W. Va,, March L'. The
federal suffrage amendment was made
n speqUl order of business for this aft
ernoon at 4 o'clock. In the' House of
Delegates when that body met this
morning,
urns action was taken in order to
pa Mfiiate to1 reconsider Us vote
duct hearings and report.
The members of the board of adjust
ment representing the workers will be
employes of the milroad, so thnt it
will bo possible fi them to receive
transportation under the law, but their
t-alaries will be imul by thn unions.
Union officials point out that all em
ployes of the railroad will benefit,
whether or not thej arc union men, al
though the expeii'.e of maintaining the
workers' representatives will bo borne
by tho unions.
To Gho Details of Plan
taken if the city Is to receive henefilu
that should nccruc."
Ml ENDS H
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AID N
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COMMITTEE
Relief Bills Marked for Burial,
Congressmen Charge: Wran
gling Ensues
WILMINGTON LEGION, MAN
FORCED TO QUIT SPEAKING
D'Olior Says World War Vet-
orans Demand Justice, but
Not Bonus
By the Associated Press
Washington, March 2. Taking up
for the first time the whole question of
oldlor relief legislation, the House ways
and menns committee got Into n row
today over procedure and broke, up In
"onfuslon nfter members had' repented
charges mnde in tho House that the
measures had been ffeut to tho com
mittee for burial.
After many heated exchauges be
tween members, tho committee ordered
tho room cleared of the crowd of spec
tators, and then In executive session
finally decided to continue hearings
tomorrow.
Before the sudden termination of the
session, Franklin O'Olicr, of Philadel
phia, national commander of the
American Legion, nnd Thomas W. Mil
ler, of Wilmington, Del., chairman of
the nntlnnal legislative committee, pre
sented nn outline of what the organ
isation Roncht from Congress. Both
declnred former service men were not
asking for a bonus and Miller asserted
that' the .1.000,000 soldiers directly af
fected were closely watching the matter
ot adjustment compensation.
While the "wrangle wns In progress
several members left the meeting, saving
they had been cnlled to the IIousu, which
had convened in the meantime. Miller,
with his speech unfinished, held the
tloor. bogging for three minutes in
which to close, while half u dozen mem
bers tried to offer simultaneously a hort
cut out. '
Chairmun Fordney indicated that at
least 300 persons wanted to be heard
in support of the various plans sug-
TURKEY SHORN OF NAVAL POWER BY ALLIES
LONDON, March 2. Tho Supreme Council of the Allies today
docjcled that Turkey shall have no navy. Only a few sevtue
cutters will be left to her.
MANY DISREGARD DOG LIOENSE LAW
t
HARRISBURO, March 2. State Inspectors are Investigat
ing tho rannner in which the dog Hceusc law to being" cuforccd
in the various counties, Preliminary investigations have shown
that in sovernl central counties there were pronounces discrep
ancies between the number of dogs libted by assessors and the
number Jiccntod.
g. ft p: doist c
BOHEMIAN SINKS;
RESERVATION WINS! j BELIEVED LOST
Senate, 56 to 25, Insists U. S.
Shall Control All Questions
14 DEMOCRATS GIVE ASSENT
City Funds Not Available
It was eenernllv nirrpefl nt tlin mn.
ferenee tlint n rnmhlnnHnn nf rl,.,,t gested to help thn soldiers
interests should be made to take over Members denied thnt the wrangle was
the ship aril and convert it into a ,," of n !c-dre to defeat relief lezis-
tcrmlnal thnt would greatly iucieaso the 'ation. the opinion being general that
business of the port. Ronip measure would be adopted after
The Mayor pointed out thut although ' n", in,t,""c?1t., bud been heard. If It rc-
he was infavor of the city aequiring I""'0'1 ""' meetings for a month.
the nronerf.v. lhl wnu t,nrtreetMn it- i t. : ....
boe.UK thVro 'were no funds a a labia . . "n? . ""W" .I.PM.
for the purpose.
By converting the, shipyard proprrtv
inton giant-terminalfo,rsthe. pncticrc
it wns emphasized that the facilities fa
obtained would overshadow lu size the
Bush Terminal in 'New York by- four
times.
Powell Evans at the conference again
suggested his plan to sell stock to the
puuuc, nut it wus tlie consensus of
osiuou more speedily and etuclcntly.
Another .Meeting (o Ue-llchl
Among those present ut tho confer-
amIhIm. fi.A .. xMi.inr r i I wante
private Interests could handle the nron- f nt he. wouhl lio longer he objeets of
All tho leelon asks. Mr. D'Olier (nl.l
Hie eommlttre, 'is ns liberal treatment
n U Tp3istMJ4h the welfare of the,
An' overwhelming mnjoritr of ev
scrvire men feel strongly that this go'yi
ernment owes nn obligation to nil per
sons who were handicapped either bodily
or financially' the uationnl commander
declared, adding thnt disabled men
wanted relief legislation "to the end
Ujnt i hey woul
private charitv
Recommendations for legislation were
presented ns follows:
Land settlements covering fnrms iu
Uy the Associated Press
Washington, March ". Ailoption
unchanged of the Republican peace
treaty reservation rcgnrdlng the domes
tic questions was forecast iu the Senate
today when a substitute offered by Sen
ator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, the ad
ministration leader, was rejected 30
to -14.
The Republican reservation declaring
the rieht of the United States to decide
nil domestic questions under the League
of Nations wns then re-udonted by the
Senate by u vote of JiO to -." after re
peated efforts bv the Democrats to
amend it had fnljed.
Fourteen Democraes oted with the
solid Republican membership for the
reservation. On Its original adoption
last November the vote was fiO to HO,
with eleven Democrat's voting in the
uflirmative.
The Democrats who voted for adop
tion today were:
Ashurst. Chamberlain. (lore, Hender
son, King. Myers, Nugent, Phelan,
Pittman, Reed. Shields, Smith, of Goor
gia ; Thomas and Trnmincll.
Illtrhrnrh Substitute Fails
The .principal fight of the adminis
tration' forces to amend the reserva-
scutcdorij'Bcuafor Tlltchrocl:. It was
virtually tli wime as one. which was
rejected Inst November and wus voted
down IK! o it, two Democrats Sena
tors Reed, nf Missouri, findShields, .of
Tcunesiee. voting with the Republicans
jiRnliiKt it.
licfore the linnl roll call there wus a
long wratlglo' over tho question whether
commerce should bo included among the
subjects sneclticall.v enumerated in the
reservation us excluded from the league's
among muse ireseui ut mo comer- """'' ""'-'"" ivrm,K mruis iu rj,lrisJirtinn ricelnrini? Inelnsinn f tl,l
ence were: nil Mates, aid to encourage purchase ofW""? , ." iV i J!3! : ? .f1.th,s
Alba B. Johnson, president of the I . vocational training nnd adjust- fc,rf' "",,', i "'""'f ,",, M" V . "il ll?tt.V
Chamber of Commerce: Samuel M, I ln.PI,t " compensation based on length . n"oul' n.un" ' '' " " ' "lt
Vnuclaln. president of Baldwin Loco '. I "' co for those not desiring to nxnil fe f ' , " i 1 ' .c -"wrco
mot ve Works: B s ha Lee, v ee prcs - "lr" ,V,VVS "' ,lllp ol"cr Ulr(,(' tentiire. a", , ni".i," " n , " , '
dent of the Pennsvlvanln Railroad; lh American Legion." Mr. D'OUer ' nntor I Ictcher Democrat of Honda.
Howard B. French; former president I "' "" nothing in its hellish in " " ""k e It out, but he wus w.ted
of the Chamber of Commerce, K. k. roM- at the expen-so of the country, but , aoAM,l ' ,, ? i
Henson, lumber merchant: .1. W. I nt ,,IP "w U'"c does not feel that this1 illls wsvon nlso was n bug pnrtv
ri... I., rtl l-.. a r... I ,, '-... nhllrntinii In iiv.aitvi inn n.ati nn.l .... A. llnCS eXCCDt IOr Senators Ki'eil tifiil
Crew Abandons Loyland Linor
a3 It Breaks in Two
Off Halifax
64 PASSENGERS RESCUED
E
TO GRANT NEW.
UW FAIR TRIAL
Seek Settlemont qf Wage Do
mands Under Provisions
of Act
ACTION REMOVES DANGER
OF STRIKE FOR PRESENT
Union Leaders Hold Plans tp
Test Statute's Constitution
ality in Abeyanco
"ALL GOOD AMERICANS"
Workmen to "Go Along With
President as Far as
Possible"
By the Associated Press
Halifax, N. S., March 2. The Ley
land line steamship Bohemian, which
struck on Snmbro Ledges yesterday
while bound from Boston to Liverpool,
broke In two nnd sank today, according
to a report received here from Cltndel
signal station.
Seven lives are believed to have been
lost when the crew abandoned the ship
as she was breaking tip. Several others
were Injured.
The ship rati aground In n blinding
snow storm while endenvoring to put
Into Halifax harbor, and was 200 feet
from shore.
(11 Passengers Rescued
Sixty-four passengers were taken off
in snfety esterday morning, but most
of the 120 members of the crew re
mained on board all day.
Late last night u strong swell devel
oped a-fd the ship began to pound henv
ily on fte rocks. At 4 o'clock this morn
ing It was decided to abandon her.
Three of the ship's boats got away safe
ly, but the remainder of the men were
unable to takp to the bouts, according
to the reports received here.
The tug Roebling enme as close to
thesrrandeif -tihip ns possible, and the
transfer of those still ou board was ntA
temptwl by lifelines. Jt is believed
By the Associated Press
Washington, March 2. Representa
tives of the railroad unions nro under
stood to have voted today to give thg
new railroad law n trial in bringing
about n settlement of their wage de
mands. It Is understood also that they de
cided to hold In abeyance plans to test
the constitutionality of the law and
not to refer the controversy to the union
membership for n vote "until the law
has been given a fuir trial."
This means, it is said, that ull dan
ger of a general strike at the tim
has been removed. One of the union
officials said: "We are all good Amer
icans and desire to co ulone with tho
President ns far as we can."
Committee to Draft Statement
The conference named B. M. Jewell,
acting president of the railway employes
department of the American Federation
of Labor; F,. .1. Manlon, president of
the Order of Railroad Telegraphers, nnd
Timothy Shea, acting president of tho
Brotherhood of Firemen und Engiurt
men, u committee to draft a statement of
their views uud their immediate courso
of action.
Decision of the union leaders 'wa
reached- after a conference which baa
lasted more than three days. Most of
the officials prepared to leave Washing
ton tonight. The executives, however,
planned to stay until President WU30R
nod Invited them to submit the names
of their mcnibcrg cf .the Iiiborhaard-Tiroir
rioeii in 1119 new. mmitpojciauou .n,ci.
u-. traninottatjou net. vy,li. i'je.
-Thiv nrniiHi'na Mi-Ill ,latrm n tR,. KiMiS
ia uciievcu r''-j.'i"'.- iv';i"'-.vi "i""v ") '(
that the loss of life -occurred' durlnir nietqo4sbyTKhlCli-tnwritllKhlber)ron Ulif Jt 1
uume, v. mines o. imvi'ii, prcsiueni 01 ,." .- -..,, .... ............ ........ .. , . , , , -. . --- ,' ::
the Corn Exchange Bank ; Joseph M. should be altogether passed by at thil ohlelds, wlio voted with the Itepubll
Steele. II. B. McCullom. George S
Spioule, director of docks, wharves and
ferries; X'll. Kelly, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce: Rdwnrd Nop
pel, president of the 1'nlted Business
Men's Association, uud J. N. Pucli.
of the Sun shipurd.
Another coufereucc will be held in
the nenr future to crystallize, plans for
the taking over of the shipyard.
P0LMCEMAN IS ACCUSED
t
time and all, economizing done nt the cans
expen e of the ex-service man. ' c..,,), ni wm, nv. .,....
"If legislation is wisely framed cover I . hcen'' " W"h rcl,-v " ,ocs
ing hind settlement. Iiome aid and oni A w-urnitig thut the I letcher amend -
this operation
Tea lowered by Itopo
When the passengers, were being
rescued yesterday they waited for four
hours in seven lifeboats near the stcum-
ship- until the Roebling picked them 1 President.
up. niauKciH were tosseii iroin tne snip
to help keep them warm, as many had
fulled to wear an thing but their night
clothes on lenviug the ship.
Tea was lowered from the Bohemian
by a rope. Snow nnd cold added to
the discomfort o the passengers and
some of them hail to assist the sailors
ut the ours iu keeping the boats from
bumping the I'ohemlun, to which they
werp tied.
Women and babies constituted n large
pari ot tin) passengers, anil they weie
triparHtoboardwUrifl2sIectc'Vi ! is
umiefstoou a waiority or tnem uor
tno reiercnce ot isc nt ten names. to
the general committeemen of all local
organiratlons, the six leading In the
voting being the names to go to the
Protests by Labor Faction
Efforts of certain groups of the unions
to force nn immediate test of the law 's
constitutionality came to an cud in a
secret meeting lust night, it was stated.
Tho more influential of the executives
who attended thut session argued that'
the law should be allowed to demon
strate Jts own value and workability.
Tliii yfew tmully was uccepted, but not"
without protests.
President Wilson is preparing to set
put into thelifeboutn lirst. When the tin the trilmiinl- nroiideit in tbe rnilroud
Roebling urrivtd at Ilullfnx all were I bill for considering the wuge demands.
in a merry mood and inclined to re- of the .2.000.00(1 railroad employes..
gant their experience as u lark. The It was auriouuced at the White House
the purpose of acquainting the railroad
officials with the details of the plan ns
worked out by the union men. various
topics will be discussed at the meeting,
nnd ut the further meeting on Thursday.
Wages, working hours, the giving of
passes, leavo of absence, discharge of
employes anil other disciplinary meas
ures, provision of proper work for old
or infirm employes, working conditions
iu tho shops, general rules and regula
tions, all will be discussed iu an informal
wny at these meetings.
The men made it plain before the
meeting, that they were going Into con
ference 'In no hostile spirit, but purely
from tho standpoint of exchanging
views.
Tliey take the position that ome
workable plan must bo devised lu ton
formlty with tho law, and they take it
for granted thnt the railroad will go
into conference with the same spirit.
The officials of the union will not de
mand that their plan be accepted by the
railroad. They will receive any alter
native plan tho road may hae to offer,
and hope It will be possible to pick out
and combine the best features of both.
Tho officials of System Federation 00
wroto to Mr. Peck February 21, when
they heard that he was to be appointed
vice president in charge of personnel,
nsking him for nn nppolntment. Ho re.
plied saying that ho would bo glad to
see their representnthes after March I,
when he took office Mr Peck formerly
wns federal manager ofthe Pennsylvania
lines west of Pittsburgh.
newTostfoFmiss SIMS
Will Be Superintendent of Nurses at
Atlantlo City Hospital
Patients of tho Wayne Leonard San
atorium of Atlantic Ity "sat up and
took notice" when they learned today
that Miss Mary Sims wns to be tho new
superintendent of nursing nt tho hos-
P Miss Mary Sims, sister of Admiral
Mima neeented the position Of directress
of nurses at the Osteopathic Hospital of
Philadelphia on .innunry 1- lasi ami af
ter a little more than a month's Bervlce
.u...l It uhh snld at the time llmi
there was a disagreement between Miss
Sims nnd one of th physicians, but no
stutement of the nuturo of the disagree
went was made.
The Wuyno Leonard Sanatorium is
11.. nnivMl. hnanitul at the shore. Pit.
yents have cony, there fram- nurrtber
M Mlllnf. rl.ln.tnl t. ,l.
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a.iHiiu, is wAm r.iftnnn ... , . ..
.......w.... .- ..- ..- , mii pension system, saving it wns
Patrolman Robert O Branch, of the based on the theon "that nubile
liievenin anil v inter sirecis sinuou,
met with condemnation when he wu.s
arraigued before the Clil Service Com
mission trlul board today charged with
insulting women whom he encountered
on the streets.
After henrlng testimony of four
women, who said they hud been iu
sulted by Brnnrh. the commissioners
recommended his immediate dismissal.
Clinton Rogers Woodruff, president
of the commission, and Captniu of
Police Tempest said that the case of
Branch wus one of the worst thnt they
had ever encountered nnd served notice
that any pntrolmun guilty of such of
fenses could not expect the slightest
clemency .
PROBE NAVALJICE CHARGES,
Senate Subcommittee Will Call Dan-.
lets and Roosevelt
Washington. March 2. -(By A. I'.)
A full investigation of charges of im
morality iu connection with the ac
tivities of a naval intelligence vice squad
at the naval training station at New
port, R. I.. v.as ordered today by the
Semite naval committee. The chnrges
were mnde nrlglnuuy oy .ioiiu 11. Ka
thorn, of the Providence, R. I., Jour
nal. The committee acted on the recom
mendation of the subcommittee appoint
ed to make 0 preliminary Investigation.
This subcommltteo said u thorough in
quiry was necessnry for the good of the
morale of tho navy.
The investigation will be made by
a subcommittee composed of Senator
Ball, Republican. Delaware; Keyes,
Republican. New Hampshire, and King,
Democrat, Ptah. Chairman Ball said the
committee probably would hold a num
ber of sessions at Newport.
Chairman Bnll announced thnt Sec
retory Daniels and Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt would bo amoug thn first wit
nesses called.
Attempts Suicide by Shooting
Lewlslown. Pu., March 2,- Charles
A. Shunkweiler. fifty-eight years old,
attempted suicide here this morning by
shooting himself In the head with u re
volver of heavy caliber. Shunkweiler
was manuxer of the local branch whole,
salo 'groceries for Wbltfenn Kohwarx
tionnl tininlng, cve'rv dollar invested bv mcnt ""'" " "part of u nhin to defeat 1 "1PU Bnil1 ,!'le bHiavlor of the women todny" that he was writing to tho unions
.l, ,.,..,....,. ..Hi l,..l.. ..1.1 .,r. tllC reservation entlrelv " ....... ,.;,..,.. I,.. Wlls Splendid Und nil dechind there linil'nn.l mllmnil ennniiinti... nUrllx- thnt thev
great 1 eturns to the country bv making Senator Lenroot. Republican, of Wis- I uT,n. Pnu'e. - , nominate represeututives to the wngo
the ex service ninu a better citizen nnd J'onsin, who snld Senator Hitchcock I J ,'"' t,oncmion struck ut 2 o clock board. Under the law the uuions uiuno
..ia.v...u, luuiiuiiK uuu niivu pusbengers ihix representatives und tlie loads six.
rushed on deck they were ordered be- 1 From each of these groups the President
ow to dress warmly and prepare to) will select three and in addition he will
eavo tho ship. Some brought hand- ' name three representatives of the public.
!'lK?i ni1 "l?ny fuilcd ,0 ArPSS f,'"-. The board of nine us thus constituted.
At Halifax the passengers were sent to will be subject to Senate approval.
Newport, It. I
P. 1 The shinning
i-iniit.il- nrnrlnee " I IIOPCU. lifter Secnrinir iilli'li 11 innilltin...
More Than Fifty Bills Involved 1 00 .MUffi oi'i'Vhls 'sle"0!,'?
More (ban flftv bills relutlng roi'lm aisle," against 1111 reservation at
bonuses were before the committee all.
A substitute also wns offered by Sena
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. lllll l I'. HUM lirui 111- 'Ill I11C Wllllll
The nrellmlnar meeting will he for Charged With Insulting Women, His' question oki 17 rener inr iving, uenyicrat Utah, and was
Ci ill defeated without a roil cull.
ClftUT pi nrio tioi -i-rtrti
chniih ' be extended soldiers and their MUI" wuuurso I iur-I Uv
dependentH, and that it "naturally and
inevitably led to abuses nnd to political Plenty of Timekeepers for New
and private corruption.
Taking up the case of the returning
soldier, Mr. Miller said his service bud
not fitted him to earn more money, nnd
thut his financial status wns not nearly
as good ns that of the man who re
mained In civil llfo. He udded that In
most cases there was an added home
burden incurred during Ins absence,
"The American Legion feels it has
waited long enough for Congress to
show what it will do to telievo the
financial disadvantages of ex-service
men," he declared.
KILLING FROST NEAR MIAMI
Estimate Damage to Vegetables In
South Florida at $5,000,000
Miami. Kla., March 2 1 R A. i.) ous little wedding chorus with now and
-Damage estimated at over S.i. I KM). 000 , '"'''' vcry 01 rsi 01 cnime.s.
wns done W, fnilt and egeinldes lui Miss Moore will probably have u clock
South rinrldn by the evtremelv low fr eery room iu her new homo at 11
temperatures of last night egetable, Highland avenue, Ambler
fields north of Miami were vlrtuallj 1 Young Mr. Unities will renllj hove
wiped out while early reports show the no excuse if he misses the business
daiuiige In the south to be nbnut 7," per train to town.
cent. . There ure 12. pieces of Hat silver In
Tempernturcs lust night were the! the chest given Miss Moore lij the
Home of Maydr's Daughter
At 1 o'clock this afternoon, when the
last inventory wns taken, there were
eight fine new clocks ticking merrily
nwnv in Major Moore's home.
They. ure, of course, wedding pres
ents to tlie Major's daughter. Miss
Sevenn Moore, who will be married nt
7 o'clock tomorrow evening to Hnrrv
Paul Burnes, of Ambler. The ceremon'v
will take plnce at (!et!iHeimiiie Baptist
Church, Eighteenth street and Columbia
avenue.
The clocks have been coming in with
regularity. First there was one, then
there were four, .vesterdH.v there were
i. und now, unless more have arrived
since, there are eight.
And they ure ull tick -tucking a Joy-
lowest ever officially tecorded lieie for
March, "I degrees.
WOULD AID VIRGIN ISLES
U. S. Commission Favors Naturaliza
tion and Banking Assistance
Washington, March 2. (Bv A. P.)
Measures to Americanize the Virgin
Islands were agreed upon todn b.v the
joint congressional commission which
recently visited tho former Danish pos
sessions The State Department was
asked for un opinion regarding the cit
izenship of the islanders, declared to hn
"without n country" and legall neither
citirens "f Denmark nor tlie United
States Legislation tp establish their
American citizenship is proposed,
Thn commission also decided to es
tablish American banking Interests in
the IsIhihIs to Hiipplunt the Danish bank.
The State und Treasury Departments
were requested to open negotiations for
nnjiiif.. ........ , viiiiiiii ixiuiMiife mu,.
cesiilon und to, submit a bill making
Heads of city ileum tments. The de
sign is pinin, with 11 ribbed edge,
known ui the "Fairfax" pattern, and
the set cousists of twelve tablespoons,
twelve dessertspoons, twelve teaspoons,
twelve bouillon spoons, twelve cofTeo
spoons, twelvu dessert forks, twelve
dinner forks, twelve dinner knives,
twelve butler spreads, a pie server,
ice tongs, a two-piece salad set,
pickle Tork, cheese server, butter knife,
live-piece earvlng set. sugar spoon,
cream ladle, gravy ladle, berry spoon
and preserve spoon.
DRIVERHELD iFdIaTH
Charged With Violating Traffic
Rules Preceding Accident
Charged with violation of the traffic
rules which resulted in injuries to Mrs
Catharine, Q'Rrlen. fiW Richmond
street, IsniiQ LJehtenstcin. 2.'I83 Belr
jtrado ktreet&jvus held by Chief Deputy
action of Jhnigwutd jury. Mrs. O'DrUii
Decisions of fie bourd will be b.v
inrni. m.. v mujontv vote, prov ided one of the mu-Cl-i
" ! "f l1'" t'1"'11!' P"'Ui .The Joy
feclnp snrlun ,. v..f..n. rl iil .' oes not lilllhe accepiaiicc Ol tl.e nnil
ton. which went ashore on ltoe island Im","la,tor-Y ?u l'" 1Pr Ul" re"
lust night, was reported resting easily iT " "B1,li". but n""'""" f fo"Biess
today on a shelving rock shore. It was 'riuK, debntos on the measure, ex
hoped to pull hen off nt high tide late prehd th K'1Ipf thllt p,ll)lil' "I'1010
this afteruoon. The coast guard cutter would ','"'""'1 U'-ceptunce
Acushnet and a nnvy tug were stand. ' """ ""
g"y- ' CHINESE jREMIER RESIGNS
"ONE MAN" CAR POPULAR Toklo Reports Resignation of Chin,
Who Formed Cabinet Recently
Passengers Kept Nickels on Conduc-t Honolulu. T. II.. March 2 -(By A.,
torless Trolley 'P 1 The premier of China bus resigned,
Philadelphia's first "one man" car : nf',,"r,'"" J",0 ,MPe''ial cable fiom ToI.id
mode Its appearance on tho streets last to Niip" ,,lj1, '"I'nnese language news
night, and its popularity nugurs woll PnPl'r '" ''
Mt'u'Tri ?fi.th.Bi.,"on,? '"""" i,1,,tt' 's Fmnclsu), Calif.. Mur.h 2-
i 7pnirr-.,d,i2nlH ''it,' ,u '!" '"hi,''" f'-"' Honolulu .ontnin.ng
thnV i?nLlTJ.nr U.l''t 'jLlhri,0.rt I "'"' "f "" resignation in Pekln of
lifter 7 oVIi, k rns7JIm,'t" S 'hort ' Premier Chin Yun.P'U.lg. of tl,e Re
to meet KJ ,Tlni 'i- cc,n I PuMle ol China, was tecelved with Hur-
uro o tho "Z mVOr- 1,"rf'"-' Prise b leading Chinese here toduj.
?1 ,, 11" Ur.",, Uo",to I'reniier Chin, a non-party man. as-
A 1I- ,!, , ,p ,l "p "ns looked ufKin by ( hinise letid-
en ter vnriet left 'tbi 1''"; ".n,S"3,,U' ",s K I"'"' il1 'levelopineut of a new
at Twenty siventi. 1 reet .1','' ,P,,ln'' rili'" coveruu.ent. tending to unifl.a-
venuo u lltlll. fer-. i"' A,,t7,,cy , tlon of the north ami south fu, tiuiu.
eeelel '., ' .'' 'v .'.'..'. IF?? I"'1 l,ro- ' tlw middle of November he e.
: --. im. uiuiii Hirpnr tn ,... ..,.,..! -
1-11 rniniuil iivuiui.. i.r.,1 ...,.. ' ",""1" shuiik n i niuui1" iroin inn
ivi'n e o T ' Ih f ."-rniount military part und themverful Audi
ent her nickelllv,, tl nl. ,InjnTH Club, composed of pr.,-.Kiese. mill
AtTvventi tlf IM treit 't ,,7kJ'tM- ' ry chiefs The most bitX struggle
turned nrn ,, 1 1 , ,Zl m ,hp moonnaii ram., over the mmlHtry of llifSSk.. when
U. n,LT.V. 1 "',(' ,,iKC',''-i'l thut he I Premier Chin iiominntHd Ch.TL Tsu-
NAME STRJET INSPECTORS
Three Provisionally Appointed to
Survey Cleaning
Provisional appointment of three
street-cleaning inspectors wns announced
today by the Civil Service Commission
They are John H. Coutts, 1708 South
Fifty -eighth street, William Harkliis
870 Fast Chelten uvenue, HDil ThomiiH
Mulligan, 4'A West Maplewood aveniiP
Each will receive $1800 a year ami
u bonus nf 20 per cent ' n"
Miss Helen B Nelson, 1751 South
Flfty-slxth street, was appointed class
lender of the board of rccreutlou at KJ
n night
At it piibllo hearfng .the cpmmlsslon
decided to ploce all emnloves nf ,u. i "
boats and-clty tlreiitlnr planta la what
is known ns tho ewpt" class m-T
! foii',I,..Al. a .T'lf "s-
(hi, nf Shantung, nu Ameriial7-edu-
rated Chinese, formerly u minister of
agriculture and one-time minister of
coinmuulcutinns of Clilno. "
Premier Chin wns minister of wap
ot the time of his elevation to the dine
tlon of the cubinet. At the time ot 1m
assuinntlon to the premiership ho urged
rehabilitation of ofUclnl departments of
China to tiermlt it wider representation
uud provide conciliation between thn,
two fighting factions of the republic
Indorsing President Wilson's fourteen,
points. Premier Chin asserted ho woHi
un urdent supporter of open diplomacy,
nud continuously fought against secret
loans to China by uny nation nH well a
secret treaties. i
PHILA. PAYS 8TATE $400,000
IlarrUburg, March 2.-tl1ilJtieJnhlif
paid the ststo pf Pennsylvania, Slfia.fruit
lu, ono. cnecK bb (axes ou (he
the muuicipaiuy. 'j,ije sum c
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