. , w l M ij.j - 'K ' - J T' AHftAtt . . ftntt fnr itii mnlntcMtitnCn o( the -:ii:Ai ....1 .r. .!.. .,T,t 'i2i pi CJUIIIKIlllllUU, Illlll livnliunum ' ' V t ""'J occasion iuniruic, unit sirauuiuu " ,v n.wnuici nrniAns ciKnrcicrH. ;&,' - Berlin, March 15. (delayed). (By "c ! P,l Afen who net nn lenders of A9 '.picket in the ironcrnT strike called In fri IHW cily as n proici agninai mo ic- t acttoanry revolt arc inreatencu vwn iue " rva-dwUh penalty fn a proclamation issued ll$, Uiy (Monday), by Dr, Wolf Rang ' a-'hw the new chnnecllor. The order f ?? the Infliction of canltnl punishment r T, VJv fc effective niter o cioch iurs- ".V'''WrJ''(loday)r and Is based on the tie- , 1 " ffikt nrrtlilhttlncr nnv ntrltto or tllUJlVC I 'r rcafeftniico In any vital .ervlee which , ra rssupt! earlier hi the day by the . nihlster of defense. The chance'Ior'M.ductore, were killedi When thli news proclamation follows: 'reached other workers all street ear em "Ringleader who nre guilty of actsploycs left their posts, leaving the cars peclficd in the decree for iifegunrilitig where they stood. ' important services nnci mr live nmw ttnn nf Inlinr nml nenc'P will. OK Well 113 iV strike pickets, be punished with death. TJiw decree is effective irom t p. in. WrV a.nefwy.". 'Tl.m la Intinin tUllll'tV OVCr the '.,.' wmm. t m nAtiilmiinnii nf tlin fitrlkc l.if'ij'- frt V0lV.C VI I, l.w,ifcM..w"v. ... - ftU M nnaolMllff nt frttlUHO 1111(1 I'M t dcmlcs resulting from the lack of sanl- s .,r.. ..i ,i.. ..t.xnfn tt tint wntpr IHiltMl nUU IIIO PlUll'bV 'k - supply. . i ......i. t.'.tm- rti-rlln V Mrr tn ro-rnfnrcementa were -v . j x" - - ., i received toilav bv t ne new govcrumtuv Ti-.i... nZX .-'... h,.l imn llrlln from I UEIIIU, jimv-j iiiniki'i .M.V -- nearby garrisons. Chnn1W Kunn. who mot carried IrttA ifflA fin ttm nnlrit nf fiOOft baYOUCtH, j thus; far has been able to produce only military backing for his government. Thr hnsU nf his iiolltlcal authority and 'the source of the support other than military which he claims continue to be matters of profound mystery. Not withstanding this, he appears buoyant with optimism born of the conviction (hat tho Insurrection which he heads will win the people. Today he locked horns with organized German labor In a struggle for mastery. If the general strike, which Is already paralysing Berlin by reason of Us un expected ramification and which Is re ported swiftly spreading to the na tion's vital industrial centers, should be maintained for only three days the view of many observers here U Ov it would bo unreasonable to asaumiiint Kapp hwIII be able to establish his government firmly despite his armed forces. Itailroad Strike Begins The national utrike on the German railways is set to begin tomorrow morn Inj. The rallwayraen's officials have declared themselves lu solidarity with the worklnguicn of the country. The railwaymcn's central committee is mov ing from place to place, fearing arrest by officials of the Kapp government. The political aspects of the situation are as yet extremely mixed. In some quarters the opinion is expressed that Chancellor Kapp will be satisfied if he succeeds in dellnltely disposing ot the former regime: that his coup was mere ly a mean to an end. He is as yet lacking in the supoprt of men of min isterial timber and he has announced that no plans for the formation of a cabinet hac been made. Tills morning there were recurrent rumors that formal negotiations were golug on between Chftncecllor Kapp. on the one hand, and President Kbert and Premier Ilauer on the other, and that Doctor Kapp had demanded that the first condition of the deliberations should bo the revocation of Premier Bauer's call for a general strike. Theslttlng ot the Baden Landtag to day developed into an impressive dem rnstratlon in favor of the Ebert govern ment, according to messages from that elate. Food Scarce in Berlin No world capital probably ever before experienced such n complete paralysis of 'all its living and commercial facilities as Berlin did today (Monday). The Hotel Adlon mado herojc efforts to pro vide food for the American. British and French missions and newspaper correspondents, but it gave tip the fask at 10 o'clock this morning when the Jast of the kitchen force walked out, leav ing" foreigners to shift for themselves. It was a common spectacle subsequently to see frock-coated diplomatists return- ing to the hotel irom roruging expeot- , iiuus i-airjiui, Uluu , .-j,,, ru. vwc. , foodstuffs, oil stoves and other neces titles. Guests of the hotel, warned that the water would he shut off nt noon, filled the bathtubs and wasbstands. but de fective stoppers gradually let out the precious fluid, and the guests there after bad to rely ou wines and table water. Men who are usually shaved by barbers are In an apologetic mood, tonight, nud if the strike continues the mat nstn.itn,!... ,i111 unnfi Kn honrneil - I'VJ'M. ...... ..... w .... The city tuts atternoon nan tne ".-... u-, mr- ! -" -. "- m-- - appearance of another Sunday holi- 'Kovermrien to handle all matters relating day, sauntering crowds filling Unter o housing. den I.ludcu. At Intervals troops with1 Asked then If that was his inter bands and accompanied by artillery and pretntlon of the words "rontrol of machine guns paraded through the housing" In thnt section, Mr. Tustin fctrects. replied that It was, Careful rending , of this clause, however, showed that It Copenhagen. March 10. (By A. P.) i referred to housing os relnting to public Field Marshal von Hindcnburg, for-'health, which Mr. Tustin today con mer commander-in-chief of the German ceded. armies, has made a public declaration "The welfare department h not trving that he is not connected with the counter to btdestcp anything." Mr. Tustin said revolution, of which he disapproves, yesterday, "but the new charter specif says the Hanover Tageblatt ' leally places control of housing in the Gustav Noske. minister defense in Department of Public Health.. Besides, the old government, has issued a decree the Mayor has taken up the (fittion of forbidding the circulation of proclama- I renl estate speculation with the Ileal tlons Issued by Berlin authorities in ter- i Estnte Board." ritory outside that city. Wat lr Gnienberg Thinks President Ebert. in officially notify- , , , , ,. ... . ing Dr. Wolfgang Kapp and his as- Frederick P (.rienberg. director of MKlates In the new German government the Bureau of Municipil Ite-cardi. and that no negotiations would be held be- """ ( thP tramcrs of the new city tween officials of the two regimes, de- ' barter . was asked his y.ews on pos dared he would direct tho country". Rlf)lc functions of the public welfare de affalrs with Wuertemberg oh the enpi- pnrtment. ,,.,,... tal. nccordinc to a dispatch received, Mr- "uenberg made it plain that a from Berlin. Paris. March 10. i n.v A P.) Sen- tlment in Baden is strong for a separa- tlon from Berlin and in favor of a i union of Bavaria, Wurtemberg and Baden, according to a telephone dispatch to L'Information from Basle. It Is said ! mnnv Ttn.lAnnA ni-a Anonlir mXitnon Hni ' joining the Swiss confederation I The ireiierfll strike U effective thrmiffh. t out Germany, and only food trains arc; rublie Safety, then there arc the ceo running, ni cording to advices. Severe noraic and social aspects of housing. ,ltin?,.n,lenl.rI?',.hUmTi1,n U'P" ' ' rr measure. ""WnB to approach zig. Brandrnbuig juid Chemnitz. ,h(v houflDe Kituatinn from an economic , , . , , . 'and social side the welfare department The Hague, March 10 -(By A. P.) , u the logical department for the task. Holland so far is recogniz'ng only the , not believe tho director would be Ebert government of Germany and Is accused of stretching the law if he took dealing only with the representative of ' thnt view of it." thnt regime here, it is learned from gov-! iae L. R. Hmlnk, secretary-treas-emment sources. No other action will urcr of the I'nited Tenants' Protective bo takeu by the Netherlands Govern-I Association, has written the following ment until the present chaos in Ger- I letter, to the Kvenino Punr.rc Leiioeb: many is ended. J "Permit me to extend to you my con- Reports of negotiations for a com- gratulatinns on the inacnilicent editorial, firomlsc between the Kbert government under the caption 'Spring nnd Specu nnd the reactionary regime at Merlin lutm-t-. Housing and Mr. Tustin,' np jirc untrue, according to n telephone ; pearing in today's iusue. dispatch from tiuniuurg to tne hocib jiemouratcn m uuuaiKiu thn rumors were spread 1 . ...i,ii..i., i. ... ti i L.J , L nih.i. i "SJXi '.h n,&"" l)r. Kapp to "deceive the public Drewlen. Murch 10. (By A. P.) Communications between this city and nil parts of Germany are being safe guarded, said a proclamation issued here 1.. tka T?hi-t f?nveriiment. "Certain as it Is that the Berlin Venture will collapse of Its owu weak-la i and confusion." the proclamation Too! a red. "the fatal uoliticul and eco- ! iomlc consequences of thin ateparc to be. deplored. All authorities nre asked to Bksiit German national usscmblymen I to rcacu Btutigarr, Doctor Goennert. president of the i, ,3ermati peace commission, has declined -'JV to take .orders from Berlin, stating iittiat he maintains all the rights of the 1 tinning to work for the execution of the I'cace Treaty. ' Madrid. March 10. (Uy A. P.) Spain will not recognize the new Ger man Government until after that step In taken by n majority of the allied governments, according to announce ment here. London, March 10. (By A. P.) Eighteen meetings of CommunMi and Independent Socialists were held nt l.einslc Sunday nlclit and n eeneral cording to a telegram received here. After tile mectinars hml hii ilUmissril strike win proclaimed la that city, ae .i ..-. . .' street flehtlng took place ami several noonle. Including two street ear con EXPECT EBERT RESTORATION Washington Officials Discount Seri ousness of Berlin Coup Washington, March 10. (Ity A. I) Hestoration of the authority of the Kbert government with sporadic Spnr- tneist outbreaks throughout wermany s pxpertcd by military official here Iwlin internret dlsnntohcs from Polnnid J?lnrd DbJ, .military attache nt f i n o a i nii as ' indicating that the coun ... ... " Is noc so serious ns ui iiret sup- posed The calling of a general strike by the Ebert cabinet is regarded here as cer- atti i finfiitirflrti thn rrtrtflt raAlrnX inCnts of the German nntlon to make another attempt at revolution and over- throw of "capitalistic" society, But while the recurrence of violence In the large cities, similar to the Spar tlcide revolts lat year, is looked for, the soviet sympathizers in Germany arc said to constitute so small a minority tlint serious trouble need not be ex pected. Official advices to the State Depart ment today from Berlin said some offi cials there had expressed the belief that Kbert and his government were sure to return to the capital soon. DEFACE WILLIAM I STATUE Alx-La-Chapelle Manlfestants Paint Equestrian Memorial Red Alx-la-Chapelle. RheaJsh Prussia, March 10. (By A. P.) A general strike order, was issned here today. Stores wcro closed and several thou sand persons paraded the principal streets. Crowds gathered in .the ccuter of the city to watch or take part in tho demonstration. The equestrian statue of Emperor William I, which stands in a conspicu ous spot, was painted red by some of the manifestnnts. SOVIET SET UP IN BAVARIA Renubllc Proclaimed at Hof, in Northeastern Part of Kingdom Amsterdam, March 10. (By A. P.) A (lispnteh to tne ilandcisbiad irom Berlin today saya that a soviet republic has been proclaimed nt Hof, Bavaria. (Hof is in uorthcastern Bavaria, thirty miles northeast of Bnyrcuth. It has a population of about 33,000). Workmen arc reported to have pro- claimed a "council republic" at Essen and in the lluhr district. French Envoy at Stuttgart Copenhagen. March 10. A dispatch from Stuttgart, provisional seat of the Kbert government, reports the arrival there of a French diplomatic represen tative. (Announcement was made in Paris yesterday of the appointment of 'M - 5",y.?i: "? "' .tle rench G iBarl-' Hruyere ns unoniciai representative ovcruracnt at siutt- Tustin Changes ! fil Mind on Housings ConUnutd from rt On courts might decide that the words "control of housing" might bring under the jurisdiction of tho Department of Tealth ,n questions relating to hous pon.l tionS, "Vet we do not believe that techni calities should control, and wc cer tainly would co-operate with the De partment of Health should they under take the work, or we will be very glad to take the Wid in the matter ourselves If they o desire." The director yesterday. before he I changed 1, i mind, stated emphatically tnat tne words control or housing clearly pointed to the Health Depart n.A.. n !.. n.Ann- k..n.l. t U !.. Rtatement of his views was in no way designed as u controversion nf tho ntti tude expressed by Director Tustin. He Kaid there were several angles from which the housing problem could bo viewed. "In addition to the health angle," ho nid "there is, for Instance, the nhys- 1C&1 riftfetv rincet of llOtlsintr The Inw iec-ognir.es this in the bureau nf building insneetion. under the Iniirtmeiit of "It is the most constructive and com n i. i, I.., H ir nuu luiir prelienslble article ever printed on this I ?,,bcJe,,t' u.?(1 " K cl'tUiMy ,'T'"-!n8 in Riiun umi sun! ii c-ucniupniiian uauy as the Lvbnino Pvuuc LEDOEn has at last recognized the danger confronting the community if this speculation Is per-1 mttted to continue and has given the subject proper consideration and space. 'Keen the good work up. Give the nubile llcht on realty transactions frum financial standpoint and you will render the greatest service nnsslble in the interest of the thousands unon thou- ' sands of afflicted rentpayers of this city." - - Thomas John Nlcholl Rochester. N. Y.. March in.Thnmaa John Nlcholl., once nationally known as a sailrodd. man, dftd uut evtning at bis home here. EVENING PtJBLIG DERCUM IS CALLED, 10 BERGDOLL TRIAL Four Philadelphians Aro Sub- poonaod for Dofonse Opening Arguments Tomorrow INSANITY PLEA IS HINTED tin a Staff Correaronitcnl Governors Island, N. V.. March 10, Indications thnt the defense In the cf.iirt-marfinl of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, charged with desertion from the army, will bi based cm an Insanity pica coupled with charges of graft against the Overbrook draft ooard. of which John P. Dwycr is secretary, were strengthened today with the an nouncement thnt utibpoenacit had been Issued for four Philadelphians. 'riiH. ....t...-. , ,, - uii-mi nuuiuf-nitri us wniieiM':. mr lie defense are Dr . Thomas B. KM ridge, Mnc street near Nineteenth; tne Itcv. II. M. Huff. On'J.1 Woodolnc nve nue; Dr. Francis X. Dcicum. special physician of tho President, and John .1. Coylc, president of the Phoenix Trust Co. nud former state senator. Dr. S. M. Gregory and Doctor .TcllilTc, of New York, have been ordered to appear in court. Doctor Dorrnm tma nn nf lii nlir. slcinns who adjudged Bergdoll sane several years ago when Erwin. brother of the defendant, sought to have the control of several hundreds of thousands of dollars taken from Grovcr's hands. Defense Counsel Confer Harry Weinberger, chief counsel for the defense, wa-s closeted today with D. Clarence Glbboney and Captain Bruce It. Camnhell. ns.wlnfnl irlth thn defense, laying plans which will be. presented when the court is convened tomorrow. The prosecution completed IIS CaSA VesterrlnV ntwl tht fTAfan,.a n-n. given today In which to put on the fin- isaing (oucucs ror tncJr light. Anc tnreo pleas for which foundations were laid during" cross-examination of prosecuting witnesses were "constitu tional psychopathic Inferiority," a form of "high -brow" insanity; just plain Insanity, and the fear in tho ac cused man's mind that he was being prosecuted by draft board officials. Lieutenant Colonel Charles ( Cres son, trial judge advocate, says the pros ecution Is ready to refute any testimony offered in favor of Bergdoll. He is as sisted by Captain Robert E. Hannay and Lieutenant Thomas II. Heffcrnan. A Court of Soldiers Bergdoll, who refused to serve a day In the army. Is being- tried before a court-martial whose members' army service totula 243 years, an uvcragc of aootit a i-ii years ior each of the eleven members. Colonel Allaire., president of the board, has seen forty-two years' serv ice. Colonel Wilder, thirty-six years; Colonel Jones, thirty-four years; Col onel Bond, twenty-one years ; Colonel Knox, twenty years ten months ; Major Rutherford, twenty years four months; Major Blucmcl, fourteen years nine months; Captain Applcton eight years five months and Captain Pope, the "baby," six years and nine months. STREET WORK AWARDED Mayor Signs Contracts for $251,375 In Paving and Grading Mayor Moore today signed ?2."l,37r worth of paving and grading contructs. Of these $249,150 were for paving. Paving contracts awarded the Barber Asphalt and Paving Co. were: 'Broad street, from Olney avenue to Sixty-eighth street. $204,400. Sixty-first street, from Lebanon to Lancaster avenue, $71(50. Willard street, from Ncwkirk to Dover street, $2100. Paving contracts awarded the East ern Paving Co. were: Fourth street, from Rockland to Lindlcy nvenue. $18,000. Braddockj from Westmoreland to Ontario street, to $.".200. Fisher nvenue, from Ninth to Tenth street, $8700. I Herbert avenue, from Large to llut- laud $3:100. Contract for grading Seventeenth street from Lindlcy avenue to Fisher's Lane was awarded to the estate nf David McMahou for $850. Thomas P. Leo got the contracts for grading Co lumbia nvenue from Fiftv-fourth street to Gorgas Lane for $1375. PENROSE PAIR IN DOUBT His Republican Colleagues Troubled by Attitude of Democrats Washington. March 10. Seuator Penrose's request for a pair on the peace treaty U giving his colleagues couceru. Because of the two-thirds' vote necessary to ratify, it will take two Democrats voting for ratification to offset Senator Penrose's vote against it. All the Democrats who are physically able to be present are here In person and voting, and those who cannot be hero are said to be already paired for the final votes. It Is accented that Senator Knox will vote against the treatv even with the Lodge reservations. The message received by senutors from Senator Pen robo yesterday, wired from his retreat in Florida, simply said he wished to be recorded on the trcHt "exactly as my colleague, Senator Knox " DYING, ASKS FOR WIFE Former Sailor on Deathbed Seeks to See Wife "Please try to fiud them and bring them back so we can be happy again hefnre I die. George Ulty. flvlng nt the homeot his mother. Mrs. Hose Nulty. nt S50 North Twenty-third street, from gas received m board a submarine, begged to day for the return of his wife. Kath arine Nulty, and his two children. A search is being cundiicted for the former sailor's wife nnd children in Pittsburgh. Clyde Fdeburn. of thnt city, is leading the search. The woman left shortly after her husband's dis charge from the navy, tuking the chil dren with her. Nulty is thirty-two years old. DR. W. D. BACOnTeTTER Ex-Councilman. Ill With Second I Pneumonia Attack, Doing Well ; wr, minium i'. nurcjn, mrmer scieci rounellman and reform lender of the Forts-fourth ward. West Philadelphia. Dr. William I). Bacon, former select , wno has ueen ill witn pneumonia for ten days in the PresbUrinn Hospital, is I reported to bo doing well todav. Doctor Bacon was taken to the Pres- bytnrian Hospital Monday. Two years ago he was ill for nine weeks from the same malady. MATT GRIFFIN ILL Matthew F. Griffin, in charge of ths United States Secret Service in the Philadelphia district, icsigned his duties yesterday after a career of thirty-three years as a goernment de tective. Nineteen of those vearn hn was in the Philadelphia district, He became HI on ho ero of the acceptance of his resignation, which took effect last night at midnight, and in now confined to at uome unuer a puysicisn's care. LEDGER-PHILABELPtil, OTESfiAY, TO LAUNCH PATRICK HENRY 12,500-Ton Cargo Ship Goes Down Ways Today at Gloucester The 12,C00-ton cargo steamship Pat rick Henry will he launched nt the Pusey ft Jones Bhipyard, Gloucester City, nt noon today. The sponsor will be Mrs. Christoffer Hanncwig. wife oX the president of tho Pusey & Jones Co. This will be the Inst launching for the Pusev & Jones Co. nt the plant, nn itm Hew owners, the Baltimore Dry Dock anu aninimiming jo., win soon take chnrge of the plant. The Patrick, Ilcury l n .t,HH .1I if ,U l,k.H A !!.. 10 a Bifivi ouir ifi iiiu xjhiinu J&liru, launched two months ago. and is belne built for the United States shipping board. Bluff Would Have Paralyzed U. S. Shipping in 1918, He Tells Senators EXPLAINS MINE BARRIERS By the Associated Press WnhIngton. March 10. A little "bluff" on the part of the Germans in 1018, at the crucial point of tho war. would have paralysed transportation of soldiers and. war materials between this country nnd Europe. Bear Admiral Sims today told the Senate naval sub committee. Information from authentic sources, indicating thnt the Germans were build ing two heavily armored modern bnttlc cruiscrH for n despcrafo last-hope raid against troopship convoys, was trans mitted to the Navy Department. Ad miral Sims said, and immediately he- was ocsiegcd witli cablegrams from Washington outlining various pluns of action, nil of which, he testified, were impracticable, although such n con tingency had been under discussion for nearly a year and there had been ample time to prepare. "If the enemy had only known," said Admiral Sims, "all he need have done was to make a scries of bluffs, involving little risk to himself and we would have done the rest. Shipping would have beeu paralyzed." Admiral Sims discussed at length four plans proposed by the department for defeating Germany on the sea. They were: A protected lane firough the danger zone. the. blocking of German ports by sinking ships in the entrance, mine barriers of nets and mines of types then in use, mine uarricrs of mines of a new type. AH except the last were impracticable, ho declared, and much time was wasted by the insistence of 'he department that they be tried. The department wished to land a "solar plexus blow" acalnst the suh. marine cnmpnigu, the admiral said, nnd suggested many schemes long before re jected by tne Allies. Such a plan was mat ot sinning oiu battles h ns nnd cruisers ic the entrances to all German submarine base harbors, Admiral Sims asserted, hnd only uftcr he had pointed out that, the scheme would reqtiiro the sinking of forty battleships nnd forty- tnree cruisers ana six months of prep aration did the department agree to abandon thirplan. It took seven months of effort -to bring the Washington of ficials to the, final conclusion, he said. On May 11, 1017, tho Navy Depart ment first suggested the iuen of a bar rage ot mines across the .NoYth sen to trap the German sea forces. Admiral Sims said, and nt thnt time be opposed the plan because the Allies could uot afford to divert the largo numbers of men nnd ships and huge amounts of material necessary to make the project n success, he declared, and uNo because the old type mines then In uso were not practicable for such a purpose. Later, when the submarine campaign was well in hand and a new type of nntenna mine developed In this country, he ap proved the Idea, he said, und helped to expedite the laying of the barrage. The result, the North sea mine bar rage, was n magnificent nehievemeut, the admiral snld. rellectlng great credit on the navy and the officers and men who were responsible for the success 'of the project. GET $250,000,000 FROM SEA British Recover Treasure Sunk Dur ing War by Use of U. S. Devices London, March 10. (By A. IM Sunken treasure,! worth 50,000,000 (normally $1250,OOO,0OO) has been raUed since the war began around the British isles. The Restorer and the Reliant, two alvlng vessels that were bought by a liritisu concern irom tne American navy, have n new device, nil oxyacety lene flama which is worked under water for cutting holes in the sides of sub merged vcs.olsi, Each ship has twenty-five electric pumps capable of pumping 1,000,000 gallons of water an hour, and carries two, divers, searchlights, line-throwing guns, electric welding plants, rock drills nnd other accessories. Each diver 13 equipped with a telephone. The Restorer last year recovered 1,000,000 In gold from the Laureutlc off Lough Swilly, and both vessels aro now operating oft New Haven on tho channel coast. ' will oppose Mccormick George A. Werner to Run for Dele gate on "Wet" Platform Harrisburg, March 10. Dauphin nnd "Cumberland county Democrats op posed to the Palmer-McCormlck lead ership today Indorsed George A. Wer ner, former member ot the Harrisburg school board, to run against Vance C. McCormick, for Democratic national delegate from the Eighteenth district. Werner has not announced his plat form, but will run on the "wet" Issue. McCormick is "dry." UNEQUALEDm PURITY i Assists in elimlnatlne; poisonous waste from tho system PAIUDISE 3PIUNG COMPANY BruDiwIek, Mtina Cincinnati, Oblo MlTCIIElX FlXTOHER Co. riNunr Askzr Co. Wtlo McyiufcMturlmr ricmt iron 8AW5 on n T oil loner Unco., modem wrhouao or (uetorjr bulldlnr. -oulUbU in,. nv mimiractur n nurnosa f.... ri-.f. -I"- . .-i.... a, r any mai Htiaoi twi 11BK1UUI iwa mr.-!, uvvticicce, & 'orth American t.Y, BERLIN MISSED BIG CHANCE, SIMS SAYS QrHUYLERS Ji iVyJl BROAD Atop DIAMOND SOUDER SKEPTICAL ON BOND ROBBERY "Phoney," He Says Anent Theft of Securities After Question ing Watchman EXPECT NEW DISCOVERIES Many of the dramatic elements In the WeigbUnan Building bond robbery arc gradually being eliminated, the police say. Tn the hope of stripping away more of the movie thrills and getting down to bedrock facts Captain of Detectives Souder summoned Collins Nelll. the watchman, whom the robbers overpow ered in order to steal $418,000 worth nf bond, to the Detective Bureau today and questloncdhlm. . . The discovery of $118,000 worth of the stolen bonds yestcrdny in n hallway of tho Baker Building, which adjoins the Welchtmnn Building, convinced Captain Souder that the case. In the words of the nolice, was "phoney.' The securities were stolen on Friday from safes In the offices of the Ocean County Electric Co. nnd the Hydro Electric Finance Corporation. Skeptical, Ho Says Captain Souder told Nelll he was skeptical about the whole affair. "Why did these robbers take the time to make you walk up to the third lloor and lock you in a closct7" nsked the captain, "when they could have locked you up on the first floor." "I don't know why." renllcd 'Ncill, "but thnt'a what they did." When seen after his conference with Captain Souder, Neill asserted that many things circulated lu connection with the robbefy wcro not based on fact. "I nm not sure thnt the men were armed." he said. "It was dark. They did not wear masks, but had their faces burled deep in their collars. "They did not try to chloroform me ns first reported, they just put a hand kerchief around my mouth, but I don't think there wus anything on it. They wcro very nice in their manner and did not nppear to act liko you would expect real robbers to." New Discoveries Expected Thomas Kedward, secretary-treasurer of the Ocean County Electric Co., expressed confidence today that the $300,000 still misslnc in bonds stolen from the company's offices lu the from the company s offices in the Welghtinan Building last week will turn up in the same mysterious man- ner that ?11S,000 worth of bonds was discovered late yesterday behind some burlap bags in the corridor of the Baker Du"'liDR- Mr, Kedword announced that the ; bonds stolen nre being reprinted, nnd the mining Issues will be canceled. Tills will make the bonds worthless to the thief. In the belief thnt the bonds mny bo returned, the Baker nnd Welghtmun Buildings aro being watched by the po lice today. MAYOR REPLIES ON BRIDGE Hits at Critic Who Charge There Is Too Little Action Mayor Moore characterized as the ex pression of a man not well informed on (he bridge situation the criticism of Pennsylvania officials made by Daniel F. Hcndrlekson, of Woodbury, N. .1., a member of the Delaware river bridge commission. Mr. Hcndrlekson in a statement declared there was too much quibbling und too little action on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware 'in the bridge effort. "If Governor Oproul. Mayor Moore nnd the City Council of Philadelphia." sold Mr. Hendrickson, "are for the Del aware river bridge and back of the project In earnest, then they should act nnd stop qulbbliug. The public want the bridge." Governor Sprmil plans to enll a meet ing of Oie commission shortly. Anarchists Raid Argentina Town Buenos Aires. Mnrch 10. (By A. P.) A band of 200 armed men, snld to be agrarian strikers and anarchists, raided the town of Barracas in the province of Santa Fe late last week. After overpowering the police, sacking stores and pillaging houses the band left town, asserting it would make sim ilar raids on other communities. Mili tia units, have been sent from Santa Fe to subdue the outlaws. Do You Hold Penna. R. R. Stock? We havo available for investment Vt Preferred Stock of the double tracked Una of the Pennsylvania. System extending from I'lttaburch to Chicago, u Tnlfl 7 Preferred Block la In effeoi a FIRST LIEN. It ranks prior to about J50.000.000 bonds of the Pennsylvania Co. and precedea th dividends ou Pennsylvania IUIIroad Co. .own stock. One of the Safest and Most desirable Railroad Investments Write ua for particulate Carstairs & Co. Investment flecuriffe Philadelphia a ad Hew York Ntek Uiehanjci 1419 Walnut Stret Philadelphia 71 SrMear,, M, T. T Gallfor I VMiplrfoms J BOND 6TREET CIGARETTES f H Plain End Cork Tips J HI BY SVfCtAL jck J M. ICITHCc.,. CN lAeeoihTHtT c3S2a wovJy lyJlCH7 161020 FLEEf MANEUVERS fN JUNE Atlantic and Pacific Squadron, to - Drill In Panama? Bay Washington. March 10. (By A. P.) The first joint mnn6uvcrs of the At lantic and TnAflc fleets will be held In Panama bay early In June, the Navy Department announced today. The tie-. cislon was reached nt a conference be' tween Secretary Danicts, Admirals Wil son nnd Rodman, the fleet commanders, and Admiral Koontz, chief of opera tions. It was announced also that the an nual practice cruiso of the midshipmen next summer would Include a voyage to the Hawaiian Islands nnd to several ports on the Pacific coast. PLAN FOR TREATY VOTETHIS WEEK Sonato Leaders Want Issue Settled to Mako Way for Other Business TO ACT ON PREAMBLE FIRST By the Associated Press Washington, March 10. Senate lead ers worked today for an agreement to vote on ratification of tho peace treaty this week, so that tho pact might be sent to President Wilson or .laid aside to permit of consideration of other busi ness. If the ratification vote fails of the necessary two-thirds majority, a motion to reconsider is expected Immediately, probably by majority leaders, in the nope of stampeding toraq of the opposi tion into changing their votes. It was admitted the situation held many pos sibilities in view of the urgent repre sentations that have been made for rati fying tho treaty to stabilize world con ditions. Adoption yesterday of the substitute reservation to Arttclc X by a vote of CO to 20 removed the last obstacle to a vote on tho treaty itself, although u number of other nuestions remain to ie settled first. Fourteen Democrats; voted with the majority, but that number was less than half of the htrencth' which nr- dent ratlflcntionists had promised to de liver. Administration leaders seem without , i,i , .v,i !, TJV,,i.ii- i "J i'i'"V. J.0 n.?b?. i.hc.,.?eBSS,JS"""LJ? fear that tficlr forces will crumble suf "Ve.nHn t Artti v ,v,im, i i w"w I , ii Vt L inuSe,"' s"tor flltel roi he wm.M SS0 ccpntnitor n,tellk he would cot oc- The. nrenmhle fn thn ronOv 1 of the minor questions to be considered before the ratification vote is taken Another is Senator Owen's proposal that the British protectorate over Ke.vpt should be regarded as "merely n measure to preserve the Integrity and , independence of Egypt during tho war," which was to be taken un todav. auo iuu text oi rue uwen treaty reservation on Egypt follows: "The United States understands the protectorate referred to in section 0 of tho treaty to hnve been merely' a war measure to preserve the Integrity nud independence of Kgypt during the war." With the disposal of the Article X qualification, the limit on debate ex pired. Iu the opinion of most senators It will not be necessary to restrict speeches again. r Helen Mathers, Novelist, Dead Loudon, March 10. Helen Mathers, novelist, died here yesterday. In prlvnte life Helen Mothers was Mrs. Henry Beeves. Hho was born in Somerset and had written numerous popular novels. Special Sale Monday, Tuesday & Wednwdoy Sample Mouses At $10 In Georgette, Crepe de Chino and Hand-Made Voiles some Filet Trim med and Hand Embroid ered. ALL ADVANCED MODELS Sample Negligee and Bed Jackets in Goorcette Crepe and Lace Effects at 50 Reductions 1316 WALNUT ST. ! I I l 1 I I I I l I I I&VT& The "Bond" Universal Ball and Bocket Hlnc Oiling Fort Hunger I)ON'T guess at your Transmis sion requirements. I Get the advice of our experts. The future will prove the sound ness of our judg ment. Phone Ub Market 30-90 Main SUM CHARLES I COMPANY l7-JACHSr. Tl iJvAjs COMPANY I JJ Persona! Charge. J? 1 kttl I : ' ' - - -" - - ALUMNI ASK VOICE IN PICKING PROVOST General Alumni Society Will Ask University of Ponnsylvanfa Trustees to Lot It Vote WOULD HELP FIX POLICY The alumni of the University of Pennsylvnnlfl will demand participation in the election of ft new provost and urge that the future educational policy of the 'institution be not left solely in tho hands of Uio board of trustees. A committee of one hundred, to rep resent the alumni, will call on the trustees nnd confer with them as to the proper choice of n provost to succeed Dr. Kdgar Fnhs Smith, who hna re signed. This committee will also nsk n .voice lit determining wliethcr or not the University shall continue as n democratic school, with state financial aid, or become what some of the nlnmnl nave termeu "an enucauonai autoc racy." A f?,lalnn lAillncv fn till ncftnn unanimously reached last night at n meeting of 10O members representing the General Alumni Society. The meeting was held'tit the uellcvuc-Strat-ford. The committee of ouc hundred will bo etected nt n general p meeting of the nlumnl to be colled for that purpose in the near future. If the alumni ac complish their purpose it will be the first time in the history of tho Uni versity that they have assumed nn active part in the selection of n provost nnd llflrl n rpnl vnfpn in rTAtArmlnl,,, tli policy of Peim's educntioual system. juasi nigni s session was an execu tive one, but it was learned afterward that much of the debate had centered nrminrl ilin nnnctlnn nf It, .lAalvnlilll,.. of state control. Opinion, it was said was suarpiv uivmeu, uut uiosc auvo catinjr the keeplug of the university in private hands, tho curtailment of en rollment and the establishment of a city collego to take caro of overflow applicants were in the majority. It was also explained that the sense of the meeting had been that a point in the existence of the University hnd been reached where the customary ex pression of opinion by resolution wus considered no louger adequate and nction alone could convince tho trustees of the stand of the alumni. Hcvcrnl speakers advocated that a definite policy for tho University bo laid down before n provost be ap pointed and that the post bo offered to a man in complete accord with the decisions to be reached by the trustees In conjunction with the nlumnl. Jewelers Silversmiths Stationers Chebtnut and Juniper Streets Vases For Gifts Crystal, Rock Crystal, ' Crystal and Silver, fav rile Glass, Silver, English Silver, Dutch silver, Eng. lish Porcelain, Chinese Porcelain, Sevres. I' J Iff f M 9 1 M mM VJ Wf IAJ n aW 923-25-27 Market Street 2 The New Men's Store Offers Special Tomorrow y An Extraordinary Purchase b234 Men's $7.50 to $10 ia ceO-t "i " " m I MlK Miirts 2 Mil Whv Wouldn't thlv7 Tim I moro than our special sale price. ' Remember the quantity i limited, 231 in exact count njid when the sale starts tho size assortments aro complete. Robt. Itch' Sample Line of Men's SUk Fiber and Silk LISLE HALF HOSE The Regular 59c to 79c Grades at These half lioso would bo good gk. vaiucs at wotr iuu regular prices. H Fiber silks and mercerized lislcs m in black, white and colorings. t! uuy them by the half dozen for DricGS hnvn nilvnno iln,i, ...,.., , """"" ulcu wu , Slreet Floor x T-l' .. TT i Vaucfaln, on Way to park ' nnmuci ai, vnuc nln, president i Baldwin Locomotlvi, r1U.7lu5nt.0W Cherbourg today on the In cratoJ ni wll procccfl to Jnrls forTS'"1 tomorrow wlth all tie European . " ngep. bfUho Baldwin ?onferVi ? nnn" Samuef.Creta mil Iron Work "Cheerfully Recommended" IRON products from tho Cresswell Works have long been known for their qual ity. The Automatic Fuel-Saver has contrib uted to their success for the last seven rears. This Philadelphia con cern says of the wonder ful system that attains nearly-perfect combus tion: "The result are satisfactory. We are able to maintain a steady steam pressure con tinually and it has enabled ui touaeacheaper grade ot coal. "We can cheerfully redom mend thii apparatus to any one who is having diffieuf. ties with1 their boiler." Unless the Automatic Fuel-Savercuts5to209o from your coal bills you do not pay for it Let us give you full in formation. Antomatic Fuel Saving Co Bulletin Building -, Ttttphon Sprue S8T4 ' AUTOMATIC rLEiiSAVER TUN cMMBrjIfr M4M 1 o sell special, at $5.00 Broadcloth Silks Heavy Tub Silks EXTRAORDINARY !- UoiCWsay so Get in on this offer quick thcro isn't a moment to loose tomorrow, for these 23-1 shirts nro going to go in double-quick time. nllkcl In Uiom nlnnn nro Worth 45 und dozen pairs, ... - 1..- r,v ictvivc 'el this g id fcMfi.igOVefBweni, unu luni ne u cou- i '" V it Hpmq of StylM and EfprwMV 4 ryw" 4 A'4 lktoir,,M .... IV, 'i-f 'j
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