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CopyrUrht, 1920. by Fuhllo Iedirer Company.
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1920
PRICE TWO CENTS
, VOI. VL NO. 1C8
Entered a Becdnd-CUn M&lter it the Pottofflc. t Philadelphia,. Fa.
Under the Act of March 8. 18TB.
W"f?&ZJP1KVV IIET.,
. R. T.'S RENTALS
10 BE PROBED IN
1NSII SURVEY
FREIGHTER OLOCKSON BURNING AT SEA
ort Will Bo Made to See If
ounts Paid Underlying Com
panies Affect Service
InMMISSIONER CLEMENT
HAKES ANNUUNULIYltNl
L0 Situation Is" Discussed
at Conference of Business
Men and City Officials
1 thorough Investigation ot the
ill paid underlying companies by
jlipld Transit uo., insoiar as mcau
Uli affect tho trolley service, will
made as part of the Public Service
-.mtwlnn's transit survey.
lUU""" .
gimuci M. Clement, Jr., memoer ot
commission, mado that announce-
nt at an iniorumi jUuu ;""
... ii, i mnrntnir. when plans were
,vi)(d out for a complcto survey of
t waole tranBtt sltuaUon by engineers
th commission.
... n.rnmt mndn the announcement
taring tho petlUon of tho United
Kf Men's f Association that an ?P;
tlsal of the underlying companies'
... i inxiniiPfT In tho survey.
me business men charged that flve-
.. . iu. n n T'a nnniinl rprrniin
IDS oi mo j.. - ---
Mid over to the underlying com
nlM for something "which docs not
'at. . .. . . , .j....i o
"Unless the present rcni. w n-uuttu.
u n npnr llpnslev. a member of tho
Lilted Association, "tho I. It. T., ns
i operating company, wm uuu uu
rplus whatever."
Two-Hour Confercnco
This morning's conference of transit
ta. rpnrcsentatlvcs of city depart-
eats and civic and business men's ns
chtlons continued In Mr. Clement's
5c from 10 o'clock until noon.
At the conclusion Air. uicmcni; nu
.nM.i thnt n romnrchcnslvc survey
fA.t-crr nnirln of tho nrcseut situntion
bid bo made immediately by engineers
tha commission, under' a. jiowarq
nti, chief engineer, and Garfield
illlips, bis assistant.
"Until this Rurvcv is completed."
Immiasioner Clement nnnounccd, "no
Wlnn will he rendered by tho cotn-
v.. ..-.- r. -
ilon in individual complaints ngamsc
P. It. T. service by civic and otner
ros In various sections of tho city."
Among those nt the conference wore
leman J. Joyce nnu rreuencK l: uni-
d. representing the I'. It. T. ; Kvan
Lewis, for tho Ullvedcn improvc-
nt Association; Buperinttmucnt ot
to! Ms. and J. T. Mltclicsou. as
lant city solicitor.
Nml ot Improvement' Shown
Itn opening the conference, Mr. Clcm-
niio presiara, sniq inai icsiimony
Fm tne various individual hearings
ore the commission showed the no-
my for crcnter traffic rcculations.
ro adequate service, including addl-
mal cars and extensions, and better
itribution of nresent cars.
Mr. Jones and Mr. Phillins both ex-
fosed the belief thnt bus lines on
oad, Diamond streets, tho Pdrkway
d Roosevelt Boulevard would aid In
e present situation. Mr. Phillips said
e worth of buses as auxiliaries to the
olleys had been well established in
ilciro.
Mr. Lewis said that a survey of the
tsent situation would not be of nny
iue without a complete appraisement
me underlying companies' assets. He
50 expressed a desire to know the ex-
t saving through the "skip-stop"
item.
He said Thomas B. Mitten, president
w r. it. t., had stated tho "aklp
P resulted in a aavine of SI .000.000
lanallv. '
"I question that," Mr. Lewis nn-
unced. c
Ms Appraisal of Assets
It was tbeu Mr. Bcasley asked for
ppraisai ot tho underlying com-
ales' nMotn
Mr. Clement later suggested to Mr.
wej xnat hn nnintpd nut rortnln two.
'US Of thp pltv wYlnrn fnnf.nDttnn ..no
ed at transfer points.
r. lieaslOV nnlntpil lilt TTuntlnrr
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am ucrmnntown avenues,. Twen-
a Street at Oermnntnwn nvnfiun
'.Junction, particularly nt 4:30
wis in the afternoon when the Hog
roin arrives.
tie also tnstnnpa.l rri.lM.l ...t lTnHl.
rto. Fifth and Berks streets, Front
Morris streets. Thlrtnenth nml
iiSl-,r!eta and '-Thirteenth and Spring
dK.nTlV"' "U " "nU m'
U ii
IbM,. i ej Baid "nocr congested
d aVo B Wljm yas Frank-
u. 7i ' " "rmuuox sireec.
More tlinn -in nnn . .
ndviTt . iwruuns wens ho-
'he Zu"C e on SJ'""1' avo-
l0' lueiiVUn nvnnna lln to l. ..1
''that Serves tho AtlnilH.. Hpflnlnn-
' plant at Thirtv.sA.. c...i .,;!
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i"iuua nvnnnn inBM n ai.. .i. :.
Ir i rrI'en8Jcy Pointed out, operated
ljr t0 Twenty-second street.
"Oulil Kfiiil nn.U'.... np.m
r, JOWO tlinn snnln !. I 'l
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" Buid iw favored the extenslou
wo oiie-wny strct regulations, nar-
unriV thn otf. -....l 'u- l
ilth n"lc" iuuuiug uuriu uuu
He until II,., i . ,..., . .
tinn .""" ""! ui mo present lrri-
hi S.lcrvlc0 Meetly due to delays in!
jcuar congestion, much of which
e.u cJeurcd "y furtherance of the
way street plan.
J'r. tjement usked Mr. Joven what
1 5,' l tl10 Plnn t" opcrnto busses
1 JrOati NtrPOt- nnrl nth.,. 1.-..1.
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Drii if uu""- "i Jiurucc Btrcct
"wsed him as a useful one.
WATCHMAN FALLS DEAD
,-"'i unease Cauann riitnth In
lw?f.ncl" D,strlc Thla Morning
iniroiing mo various prop-
lai
r49HHtrnliMBuXpr
Tills remarkable plcturp was taken shortly after tho crow of tho freighter Olockson had fled' In small boats when
flames reached tho cargo of 3,000,000 gallons of gasoline off Balboa and was nearly destroyed
NC-2 FALLS IN SEA
OFF ATLANTIC CITY
Giant Plane, Commanded by Lt.
Com. Read, of Trans-Ocean
Flight, Badly Damaged
WAS TRYING LONG FLIGHT
The giant naval seaplnno NC-2 fell
into tho ocean off Atlantic City this
morning with Lieutenant Commander
Albert F. Read and a passenger, whoso
identity is not known. Read com
manded tho NC-4 last year on its
successful flight across tho ocean.
The NC-2 left Rockaway, L-. I., at
8 o'clock today, and was winging Its
way 10 i-cnsneoia, Dia., as its destina
tion. Boardwalk promenadrrs at the
shore resort this morning 'saw tho big
piano speeding high up above tho sea.
Tho seaplane suddenly dipped sharply
and begnn falling. It fluttered down
like a woundtd bird and struck a long
rwcII. The seaplane kept afloat with
Read and his pnssengcr strnpped in
their scats.
Tho coastal air station at Cape May
was notified at once. Tho destroyer
O'Brien nnd a submarine.. chaser put
out immediately. A detail of air me
chanics were dispatched to tho damaged
craft.
Coastal air officers were informed the
NC-2 is bndly dnmaged. It will be
necessary to dismantle tho plane, it
was said. '
The NC-2 was prepared for tho
history-making transoceanic flight last
year, but proved tho "hoodoo" of tho
navy's squadron of big fliers. It was
unable to sturt in tho race.
SIXTY DAYS FOR SLACKER
i- v
Draft Evader Is Convicted After Sec
ond Trial Must Pay Court Costa
Max Joseph Schwartz, twenty-six
years old, Third and Spruce streets,
convicted of violating .the selective mili
tary service law, was sentenced to sixty
days Jn Mercer county jail today by
Judge Thompson, In tho Federal Court.
Schwartz was ulso ordered to pay tho
costs of prosecution.
Schwartz was found guilty at a trial
last week. It was the second trial In"
the case ; tho first having resulted in a
disagreement by the jury. It cost the
government $1000 to convict tho draft
dodger. Counsel for Schwartz asked that tho
defendant only be required to pay tho
costs. This plea was flatly rejected. .
Schwartz was passed by Local Board
No. 4 as physically fit for military
service, and subsequently placed In Class
3-B, after he asserted that bis parents
were mainly dependent on him for sup-
Sort. Investigation showed that
chwnrtz's father was a member of the
wholesale firm of A. Schwartz & Sons,
317 Mnrket streets, and had a sub
stantial income.
LIFT POLICE AGE BAN
Commission Acts to Accommodate
Patrolman In Service
In order to accommodate patrolmen
who had left tho force tpsgo into army
or navy scrvlco or for other good cause,
nnd now seek their positions again, the
Civil Service Commission today amended
tho rule fixing, the maximum age nt
which men may join tho pollco forco.
Under tho old ruling tho maximum
ago for entering the servlco was thirty
livo years. Tho new 'arrangement al
lows for tho length of servlco former
members of tho force have served, which:
may be added to the present maximum
in caso they seek to regain their old
positions. This rulo goes Into effect im
mediately and will affect a number of
the 225 applicants 'for positions on tho
force, who will take an examination
tomorrow.
CARD 11 YEARS IN MAILS
"Battling Abe" Cohen Gets Word of
Party Held In 1009
H,arry Cohen, who conducts ft clgnr
storo at Sixth and Do Loncey streets,
heard yesterday about a party a friend
of his had on March 2, 1000, in Loo
Angeles. It took eleven years (or a
postal card bearing tho news to reach
tho addressee.
"Had a nnttv last nleht with the
crowd. "Won't forget you, old top, don't
worry," rend tho racssago, signed
"Ueorge."
Cohen was formerly a pugilist and
was known in tho roped arena as "Bat
tling Abo" Cohen.
MAYOR DELAYS INTERVIEWS
Conferences on Congressional Sltua
tlon Postponed Until He Returns
Two conferences on the congressional
situation in the Fifth and Sixth dis
tricts wero 'sidetracked today through
Mayor Moore's absence from tha city.
Tho Mayor and Mrs. Mooro went to
their summer home, at Island Heights,
N. J., late Saturday for a week-end
f estT" 'jarS"Mdore" 'decided ' to' continue
his stay over today.
'Congressman Peter S3. Costello, of the
Fifth district, who seeks tho Mhyor's
indorsement for re-election, reached
here today from Florida expecting to
havo a conference with tho city's execu
tive. Congressman George P. Darrow,
Sixth district, came up from Washing
ton with tho same tuought in mind, it
is said.
Tho Republican Alliance-Town Meet
ing coalition, in the Fifth district has
now narrowed its discussion of pos
sible candidates to two names. Ono is
James B. Connolly, chief lieutenant of
William F. Campbell, administration
leader, of tho Twenty-fifth ward. The
other potential candidate is J. Wilson
Carter, Forty-third ward, a foreman in
a textile mill.
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QUEEN OF VALLEY DERAILED
Passengers Badly Shaken on Read
ding Filer, but None Are Injured
Lebanon, Pa., March 20. A broken
rail was responsible for the derailment
of the Queen of tho Valley express train
on the Reading Railroad at Millards
crossing, a mile west of Annvlllc, tills
morning. Five coaches pounded over
the roadbed for some distance until the
train which was running at thirty-five
miles an hour, was "brought to a stand
still. Fortuuntely, all the cars remained
upright. Nono of the passengers was
Injured, though all were badly shaken.
The rail snapped off after the locomo
tive and two cars had passed over It.
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK NOTED
Chicago Seismograph Records Tre
mors of Intensity 1200 Miles Away
Chlcngo, March 20. (By A. P.)
An earthquake shock af considerable in
tensity was recorded by the seismograph
In t!in nfllep nf the weather bureau here.
The tremors Btarted at 11:14 p. m. last
night nnd continued until i-:-i a. m.
today. It was most intense nt 11:27
P. J"' . " XI
Une eartnqtiaKO wns cemcreu up
1200 n
S HP FIRE SURV VOR
TELLS OF DISASTER
45 on lll-Fated Olockson, With
Cargo of Gasoline, Saved,
Says Mate Here
LAUDS VALOR OF THE CREW
ERSEY LAUNCHES
F01ALATTACK0N
DRY AWENDMENT
Attornoy General McCran, in
U. S. Supremo Court, Calls
It Revolutionary
DECLARES RATIFICATION
OF MEASURE INVALID
Also Assert3 It Invades Rights of
State and Condemns Vol
stead Act as Void
' NEW' PLEA FOR TREATY
to
proximately :
miles from Chlcngo.
EXPECT MINERS TO AGREE
Conferees Hopeful of Early Settle
ment as Conference Is Held
New York, March 20. (By A. P.)
Representatives of tho bituminous
miners went Into nn executive Besslon
shortly before noon to consider the ma
jority award of President Wilson's coal
commission.
John D, Lewis, president of tho
United Mlno Workers, began explaining
tho nwnrd, an officlnl copy of which was
before f he 'miners for the first time. He
snld common sense would rule through
out tho conferences and there would be
no reason for further deliy in clearing
up tho bituminous situation. A new
wage agreement, based on tho majority
report, will be signed within a week, it
Is predicted by tho conferees.
The mine workers want at least a 31
per cent Increase, union officials say,
and n seven-hour duy. The award of
tho commission gnvo them a 27 per cent
Increase and an eight-hour day. Tho
itipriHn included the 14 ner cent slven
tho workers vMn they returned after
thoTcrent trl
Prominent Americans Appeal
President Wilson and Senate
Washington, March 29. (By A. P.)
An appeal to President Wilson, which
later will also be made to tho Senate, to
accept the peace treaty with tho Lodge
reservations nnd leave tho disputed
issuo to negotiation or n national
referendum was presented at the Whlto
Iloiiso today on behalf of a committee
whidh numbers among its members
President Lowell, of Harvard; former
Attorney General Wickershnm, Cleve
land H. Dodge, Edmund Dwight, Ham
ilton Holt, Jacob n. Schlff, John O.
Mllburn, Augustus Thomas, and Samuel
Colcord, of New York, and several
others.
It was said that tho plan for accept
ing the treaty with the Lodge reserva
tions and such others as may be ob
tained with tho necessary two-thirds
Vote for ratification has been indorsed by
some national figures not named in tho
petition today and that the committee
in charge of the movement expects to
mako it n nntlon-wlde one.
NAB THIEF IN GRANDCANYON
Ex-Convlct Confesses After Being
Trailed From Alaska
Washington, March 20.V(By A. P,)
Carl C. Fischer, wanted1 on charges
of forging government checks, has been
captured 1U rrmum an-uuii ui iiiu
nrnnil Hnnvon district, after a cIibbo
which led Treacury secret service men
from Juneau, Alnska. to several Pacific
coast cities and tnon uirougn we moun
tain trails known to few persons other
than prospectors.
W. n. Moran, chief of tho Treasury
secret servlco, wns notified' today by
telegraph that Fischer, in custody of a
secret servlco operative, was being taken
to Salt Lake City. Tho telegram said
Fischer had confessed to the theft of a
blank government check nt Juneau.
Before leaving that city Fischer
cashed one check for $2000, Chief Moran
snld. Ho then adopted the role ot n
government, uBanycr, ucnuumi j
Mornn, nnd hid himself in tho moun
tains, leaving n trail of forged checks
as lie proceeded from camp to camp.
Si-crct sorvlco records show that
Fischer has served at least two prison
sentences.
P. R. R. LOSES APPEAL
Sunreme Court Refuses to Review
$800,000 Judgment
WniiilnHon. March 20. (By A. 1'.)
Tho Supremo Court today refused to
review judgments for approximately
SfiOO.OOO against tno ucntrni njicyator
r nnH thn Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
for damages to the steamers Welbeck
Hall and WUiem yhu wrici, lhubcu oy
Thd first survivors of tho steamship
1 in a !,..,.. ...afc .1 Alii.. ...& ir. t. n 1.1.
viutnouu. uui ujl uues iiurt luarcn . wnu
2,000,000 gallons of gasoline, which
ournca nr. sea, nave returned with a
story of tho destruction of tho ship off
Bnlboa on March 13.
The entire crew of forty-five men,
many of them from Philadelphia, was
saved.
Tho story of tho firo on tho ship on
her way to Yokahoma and Vladivostok
was told by tho third mnto of the ves
sel, J. B. Tolcr, 1212 South Peach
Btreot, who has just reached this city
after tho trip from the west coast on
tho army transport Northern Pacific.
Tho first assistant engineer, on watch
at Ovo'clock on tho morning of March
13, when tho ehip wns 120 miles off
Balboa, discovered firo had broken out
nnd wns spreading so rapidly that ho
barely mado his escape from the. smoko
filled engine room through the shaft
alloy. The fire was so well under way
that it could not bo fought down, nnd
it was only a question of time until it
would reach the"gasolinc on board,
"Brcak-Out" Crow
The officers "broke out" tho crew In
their sleeping clothes nnd called all
hands to man the boats and stand by to
abandon tho shin. Everv mnn wont tn
his post as cooly as though he were nt
uro unii, tne Boats wero lowered and tn
fiftcon minutes from tho tlmn thn firo
was discovered, half the crew were off
In tho small boats. Tho remainder of
tUiB'crewYi'abouttwerityyflve, ai'ed
oDoara to try. to uoia rne lire in some
sort of check with sand and hand
pumps. , At 0 o'clock came the first explosion
of the gasoline, tearing off tho wireless
house, aft on the boat deck, which the
captain nnd tho operator had left sev
eral minutes before. Soveral other
explosions followed nt intervals, ono of
them blowing out tho forward hatches.
By this time tho steamship Salvador,
called by wireless, was standing by and
sent out a boat to help tho burning
ship.
By this tirao tho Olockson wns a dingy
hull belching out swirling columns of
blnck smoko. The firo had won and lt
was a question of whether the remainder
of the crow could get off before n final
explosion tore the ship apart. Leaving
all their gear behind, except a few things
gathered together by the head nf tho
mess, I'nui uo Uhauert, ot iti'M Uotanic
avenue, West Philadelphia, the senmen
and their officers shoved off from tho
doomed ship at 11 o'clock.
Five hours later the men were tnken
aboard tho United States cruiser Tncoma
nnd put ashore at Balboa. Tho Olock
son, with the fire still burning In her
hull, was towed to Balboa tho follow
ing dny by a tug and sunk as the last
means of putting out tho fire nnd sav
ing tho hull and what cargo might
still be undamaged.
II. M. Sholdon, chief clerk of the
sea service bureau, United States ship
ping board, this' city, has gnttpn Tolcr
a berth on tho Conejos, a Ilog Islander,
nbout to sail for the west const of
Africa.
DRUNKEN SPREE ON SHIP
Four Sailors on Vessel From Cuba
Arrested by Boston Police
Boston, March 28. (By A. P.)
Four members of the crew of the
steamship Lake Yelverton, which arrived
horo yostcrday from Cuba, wero locked
up on charges of drunkenness todny
after a wireless call had been sent out
for pollco assistance.
The message was relayed by the
naval communities office to tho harbor
police, who rushed to the esiol pro
pared to quell a serious mutiny. They
brought tho men ashoro without difficulty.
ny tho Associated Press
Washington, March 29. Tho eight
eenth amendment to the constitution,
known as the prohibition amendment, is
legislative in nature nnd revolutionary
In character, according to Attorney
General Thpmos F. McCran, of New
Jersey, in opening his argument before
tho United States Supreme Court in the
New Jersey suit to have the amendment
declared void and tho Volstead net un
constitutional. Eight points were raised
and discussed In tho argument.
Attorney General McCran's brief de
clared that tho eighteenth amendment
was not constitutionally proposed ; that
tho proposal is subject to judicial re
view j that Congress did not by two
thlrds in numbers of both houses af
firmatively vote for the proposal of the
resolution; that three-fourths of tho
states havo not ratified 'In tho constitu
tional sense.
Prohibition Act Not "Appropriate"
Tho brief also declared that the na
tional prohibition act la not appropriate
legislation; that there Is no right in
Congress to lesrislato ontsldo tho words
of the amendment: that tho words
"beverago purposes" sufficiently de
scribe tho limit within which Congress
will leglslato, nnd that tho term "In
toxicating liquors" is its own defini
tion; that tho Volstead law fixing the
standard is oppressive and unconstitu
tional; that the Volstead law is uncon
stitutional in that it attempts to inter
fere with the right of physicians and
druggists to furnish liquor; that the in
stitutions owned and conducted by tho
state of New Jersey are hampered and
restricted by tho arbitrary act of Con
gress. Tho history of New Jersey nnd its
relation to the federal government, both
beforo and since the ndoption of tho
constitution, was discussed in tho brief,
while tho rights which tho states sur
rendered for tho purpose of forming a
more perfect union are detailed at
length.
The brief also stated that tho seven
teen amendments to the constitution
prior to the eighteenth "prohibition
amendment" are subjects relating to the
structuro and fprm of tho government
nnd ,aro aoKnrur.ridmenU 'revolutionary
In 'character and which deprive the
states of their sovereign powers.
Pollco Tower Reserved to States
In a supplemental brief filed by New
Jersey's attorney general an entirely
novel point is mnde, "that the right
to amend the constitution Is a right of
the pcoplo of tho United States as dis
tinguished from the people ot a par
ticular state; that the poople of tho
United States have only national pow
ers, the pollco power being reserved to
tho states, and the Tight of Internal
police being a right of tho pcoplo of
New Jersey over which tbopeople of
tho United States hrtvo no control. This
right may not be token from them with
out their consent."
Other cases scheduled for argument
today include ono from New Jersey,
brought by Christian Felgcnsnan. a
Newark, brewer, and one from Wiscon
sin, brought by Hiram Sawyer, United
states attorney; iiert Williams, reve
nue collector, and Thomas Dalcny, pro
hibition commissioner, vs. the Mani
towoc Products Company, seeking to
reverses tho dicislon of tho District
Court, which held that Congress could
not defino tho term "intoxicating."
These cases involve principally the
right to continue tho manufacture of
beer alleged to bo non-inrbxlcating, but
containing more than one-halt of 1
per cent of alcohol.
Because of the number of cases ar
guments wero not expected to be con
cluded before tomorrow.
Tho Supreme Court has Indicated It
would not hand down a decision in
other prohibition cases pending until
those mentioned wero argued. It is
believed that ono opinion will nnswer
for all, and it may be several mouths
beforo lt comes.
BRITISH MINERS PLAN VOTE
Will Decide Whether to Accept Gov
ernment Offer or Strike
Lenlen, March 20. (By A. T.)
The mlno workers' delegates, In con
ference here, decided today upon a bal
lot of tho men as to whother tho gov
ernment's offer of a 20 per cent in
crease on gross earnings should be ac
cented or a Btrlko called for the thrco
shillings minimum increaso demanded.
PROTESTS FILED AGAINST FARE INCREASES
WASHINGTON, March 20. Protests against the proposed
increase in fares on tho Hudson and Manhattan railroad hctwecn
New York City nnd points in Jersey City nnd Hobokeu were
made today before the Interstate Commerce Commission, which
was 'asked by representatives of the New Jersey cities nnd the
State Board of Public Utilities to suspend the new tariffs filed
by the rond pending an investigation.
POPULATION FIGURES REPORTED BY CENSUS BUREAU
, WASHINGTON, March 20. Population statistics umiouuccd
today by the Census Bureau included: Wiaoua, Minn., 10,143;
Kaukakee, Ills., 10,721 j Yankton, S. D., 5,024; Elklus, W. Va.,
6,777 Winchester, Ky., 7,800; Little Falls, N. Y., 13,020; Bryan,
Texas, 6,205 Corslcuna, Tcxiib, 11,350, and Hlllpboro, Tvijo,
6,902.
1
BERLIN ULTIMATUM
GIVEN SPARTACANS
Government Announces Drastic
Steps Unless Order Is Re
stored by Tomorrow
REBEL FORCES SPLIT UP
THOUGHT HIMSELF A 'GROUCH
WROTE CORONER, ENDED LIFE
Egg Candler Requested That Body Be Given to Medical Stu
dents Left Property and Insurance to Employer
ttLWUt (
the burning oM grain wevawr operated Mn.
I by tne
After writing Coroner Knight not to
bury his body nnd' declaring that he
saw no joy in living, Boris Fnyer. twenty-four
yenrs old, committed sulcido by
luhallifb gas at Chabrow Bros,' but
ter and egg3 establishment, 21 South
Front Btrcct. ,
Ills body wns discovered this morn
ing by nn employe who opened the
place. It is believed that ho killed him
self on Saturday night. Payer's body
lav near a stove from which cum was
flowing. Fnyer lived nt 3221 Turner-
street ana was single, iituwns em
ployed by Chabrow Bros. l nn egg
candler. , V$
Ho left an estatq cbnsistlnlr f three
houses to his employer, Ben Vftiahrow,
nnd his life insurance ot $3000U . Frank
Chabrow. The houses nro at 21lV' North
Fifth street, 1040 Ridge nvcllo nnd
0122 Lansdowne avenue.
In n nolo to Frank Chabrow, Fayer
said he decided to end his llfo because
he was "ft joy killer and a errnnrh ." nnd
that to live was merely continued suffer-
request that his body should not bo
buried. He said that ho did not wnnt
nny funernl or tears nnd nsked that his
body bo turned over to tho medlcnl de
partment of the University of Pennsyl
vania, or somo other institution, for
scientific purposes.
Tho letter to tho coroner, which wns
typewritten, follows:
"When you get a report of a suicide
on Front street between Arch and Wal
nut do not allow tho body to bo burled,
but send it to tho University of Penn
sylvania so thnt tho students can ex
periment on lr. 1 do not sign this
letter because I do not wish to bo Iden
tified." Coroner's deputies nro making nn In
vestigation as to tho causo which led
Foyer to tnko his life.
Fayer was a nephew of the Chabrow
brothers. They do not believe ho was
In his right mind when he mado tho re
quest regarding the disposition of his
body. Tho Chabrow brothers have en-
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SUFFRAGISTS SEE
DELAWARE GAINS
Supporters of Amendment More
Optimistic a3 Day for
Vote Nears
DOMESTIC MATTERS UP
By tho Associated Press
Berlin, March 29. Energetic meas
ures to restore order and protect tho
German pcoplo from "illegal acts" will
be taken against communist forces
operating In .the Ruhr region, said a
manifesto issued by tho government to
day, if leaders of the Communists fail
by March ..80, to give adequate guaran
tees to General von Wattcr, commander
of government troops in that district.
Tho following stipulations are laid
down as conditions upon which tho gov
ernment will refrain from taking dras
tic steps to punish thoso who havo op
posed its authority:
Unconditional recognition of cop
stltutlonnl state authorities.
Restoration of official civilian and
police services, providing they havo
not been implicated in the movement
supporting the reactionary regimo set
up by Dr. Wolfgang Knpp on March
111.
Immediate release of prisoners.
If these conditions arc accepted, the
government will not intervene, but if
they nre not General von Wattcr will
receive full powers to proceed.
Tho manifesto declares tho Bielcfield
agreement has not been kept, us
"numerous complaints from all circles
of the populaco ogainst the crimes of
tho extremists" have been received by
tho government.
The attitude of the Muelhclm in
surgents is not easily understood here,
in vlew-of tho fact that the rebels havo
suffered a sharp setback before the fort
ress of Wcscl, which they have been
besieging. The Frledrichsfeldo camp
has been cleared of rebels, who suffered
heavy losses, so that the bombardment
of "W esrl is no longer feared, tho rebels'
heavy howitzers and other artillery
there having been captured.
There are indications that the rebels
are getting out of hnnd of the leaders,
among whom are Dr. Max Lcvien, who
was president of the short-lived Bava
rian soviet, and Marcuse, who is al
leged to havo beon implicated in the
murder of hostages at Munich during
the soviet regime. Tho lock of food
seems to be dampening the spirits of the
Spartacans.
Tho nowa from tho Ruhr industrial
district, the Rhineland In general nnd
from Westphalia permits tho conclusion
that order will be generally restored In
those regions.
,A: ,a ,mectuiS yesterday at Hagen,
Westphalia, the three socialist pnrtics
decided to withdraw from the Muelheim
headquarters, tho seat of tho rebel con
trol, and If necessary to fight under re
publican leadershlD ntralnst thn r..nl.
helm faction. Tho behavior of this fac
tion was characterized as "anarchis
tic." - -
Similar decisions nro PTni-tsl fmm
Dortmund, Elberfeld and Bremen,
which would mean the Isolation of tho
Muelhclm faction. This faction de
mands, In excess of tho Brelcfeld set
tlement terms, tne complete disarming
and disbanding of tho regular troops
and the establishment of n nnnnin'n
nrmy, composed of workmen, to which
nil arms .must bo surrendered.
-j.no newiy organized ministry for
Prussia, It was announced today, hi
composed as follows: Premier and min
ister of agriculture. Hcrr Braun; min
ister of tho interior. Herr Rovxrlno..
minister of education, Hcrr Ilaenisch;
iiiuuBif r ui iinuiice, xierr .Lmdcmun ;
minister of public works, nerr Oeser;
minister of trade. Herr Flsehheolr mtn.
ister of people's wolfnre, Herr Steegcr-
wniu, nno, minister or justice, Herr
Paris, March 20. (By A. P.)
Afllnv nf till Aflnnrltv QMtnTTn,n ...t.
havo been iu the ranks of tho rebellious
workmon In tho Buhr district of Ger-
mnnv hnvn milt tlin flclitl. f-,. i
nro now being followed in their action
uf uiuj.uucijcuueui oocuMists, accord-
in i.w u ivuft.i.ui hum uiucnsrcr to
day. General von Watter's troops oppos
ing tho insurrectionists number 3.1,000
mpn. nnd rA-pnfnrromnnta ... nMi..
dolly from tho east and south.
ADsoiute continuation of tho entrance
of regular German nrmy troops Into tho
Ruhr district, on tho edgo of the Allies
Continued on Tate Two. Column Threo
Final Market Quotations
on Street Daily at 3 P. M.
AS A result of the New York Stock
Exchange's decision to open at 0
o'clock, standard time, nnd to close
at 2, starting today, closing market
prices will appear in the Night Extra
edition of tho Evenino Poblio
LEDOEn, which will be on sale dally
at 3 o'clock.
A table showing tho opening trnus.
actions, and covering the first three
quarters of an hour of the market's
operations, will be printed each day
In the Extra edition.
TIT
TOLL GROWS TO
ITN
Hundreds Injured in 8 States
by Twisters, Which Destroy
Scores of Buildings
PROPERTY LOSS IN STORM
ESTIMATED AT MILLIONS
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio,
Alabama and Georgia Swept i
by Cyclonic Winds , ,
COMMUNICATIONS CUT OFF
Country Districts Devastated
and Casualty List Will Likely
Be Increased
Known Dead by Slates
of Yesterday's Storms
Special DUpateh to tha Evening PubUo Letofr
uover, el March 2U. xnere was
only a scattered gathering of women In
attendance at the opening of the ses
sion of IIouso nnd Senate today, but
many of the most active suffragist work
era are expected on the scene this after
noon and tomorrow morning.
Wednesday is tho crucial day and all
that can be done to promote or retard
a decision' on ratification of the suffraee
amendment must be done before the
House assembles on Wednesday morning.
Tbo resolution will be reported out
from the committee on revised statutes
in tho House to morrow. This is by
mutual agreement. Debate on the ques
tion will follow and then the vote will
bo taken on Wednesdav.
The Senate which has assumed a
rather superior attitude from the begin
nlng, is concerned now only In the nc
tlon of the House. Matters have been
so adjusted that no action will be taken
until after the House has voted.
Suffragists Optimistic
All sorts of rumors nro current. There
is an impression that the proponents of
suurage nave mauo gains over tne week
end recess. There is certainly a greater
feeling of confidence nmong them thnn
was manifested when they adjourned on
Friday. " -"
The Legislature this morning confined
itself to purely state matters. Ratifi
cation of the suffrage amendment was
forgotten for the timo being so far ns
thoroutlne proceedings were concerned.
Next in interest to the people in the
state is the question of tho repeal of the
school code adopted at the Inst session
of the Legislature. The Republicans
are bending every effort to give the
state a first-class educational system
without imposing extraordinary tax
burdens on the people. It is a recog
nized fact that the present school code
is burdensome.
New School Plan
A remedy that has been suuuested.
and which will undoubtedly meet with
favor, is the formation of a new edu
cational schemo which will be known
ns tne school law of 11)20. The pur
nose of Its movers is to interest nrnirrps
sivo Democrats ns well as Republicans
in a revision ot tne present code nnd tho
substitution of a more liberal statute.
At the same tirao It will embody the
best features of tho present law, but
it will have to adopted under n new
nnme, for the word codo" is not only
objectionable but is obnoxious to a
largo majority of the rural population.
It is proposed to select a committee
of prominent lawyers of both parties
to be associated with members of the
Legislature who will draft a new law,
one that will glvo Delaware an adequate
educational system without subjecting
its people to the burden of greatly in
creased taxation to maiutnin It.
Kent "Ripper" Up
The so-called "Ripper" bill for Kent
county, which changes tho entire sys
tem for the assessment and collection
nf taxes, also comes under discussion.
It proposes to substitute for the obso
lete system of district nsscssors n board
consisting of threo members to bo up
pointed by tho levy court who will fix
property valuation equitably through
out tho county. It is called a "Ripper
bill" because it proposes to rln out
the present unsatisfactory system. I
A flaN t.......M1. lft nan. 1..I.1..I..
can be introduced, nnd ns a result a
number of new but strictly locnl meas
ures wero Introduced this morning.
ROB GERMANTOWN STORE
ThleveB Open Mitchell-Fletcher Co.
Safe, but Get Unly $75,
A meager haul of about $75 was all
that was obtained by thieves who broke
into the store of Mitchell Fletcher Co.,
5000 Gcrmantown avenue, some timo
between the closing time Saturday night
and the opening hour this morning.
"The money of tho firm is tnken to
n Gcrmantown bank every evening,"
explained an official of tno company
this morning, "and only small change is
left in the safe, which really might just
as well be left wide open us far as the
risk is concerned."
The thieves entered tho building by
jimmying a door in tho rear. Tho
confusion around the safe would indi
cate that the intruders wero dUuppoiut
ti! when they discovered tho sinuil valuo
of tho safe's contents,
WOMAN DIES OF BURNS
Aflnes Delehanty Loses Battle of
Two Weeks for Llfo
After a fight of two weeks, Agnes
Delehanty, twenty-seveu years old, 2024
North Bouvler street, died early this
morning from burns sustained when
her dress caught fire from a. gas heater
while sewing In her room on March 15.
Although burned from head to foot,
the girl, who wns not expected to live
twenty-four hours, put up a hard fight
for llfo. nlded by tho skilful efforts
ui nnysicians at tne women's Homeo
pathic Hospital, Skin grafting ar1
a number of other methods were reeorld
Alabama K
Georgia on
Illinois . , 29
Indiana 2T
Michigan n
Missouri j
Ohio 32
Wisconsin i
Grand total ioi
By the Associated Press
Chicago, March 29. With more than
ninety-six already reported killed, hun
dreds injured and millions of dollars of
property loss in tornadoes which swept
six Central West states, yesterday,
efforts are being mado today to restore
communication with the stricken dis
tricts. It is expected that with complete
reports the list of dead nnd injured
will be much larger.
From Georgia and Alabama come re
ports of more than Blxty deaths in
another twister which swept those
states yesterday.
Tho most foreboding rumors early
today were from the southern Michigan
peninsula and the rural districts ot In
diana and Ohio. In those states wires
were prostrated in every direction and
It was said it might be days before some
of the communities were heard from.
The Chicago district, with twenty
nine deaths, was the heaviest sufferer,
according to reports early today. The
remainder of 'the Itnowc -death1 list Job
lows'!" -' '- '-"'"-'
West Liberty, Ind., 7; Fenton, Mich.,
7; Zulu, Ind., 6; Nashville, O., 4:
Greenville, O., 4; Geneva, IntL, 3, and
one each at Monroevllle, Ind. ; Townley,
Ind.; Hart, Mich.; East Troy, Wis.,
nnd St. Louis, Mo.
Thousands of persons were mnde
homeless by destruction of dwellings,
nnd outside relief was necessary for a
number of places.
$4,000,000 Loss at Elgin
Elgin. III., thirty miles west of Chi
cago, where eight persons were killed,
suffered approximately $4,000,000 dam
age when the tornado wrecked a largo
portion of the business quarter nnd
part of the residence section.
Merchants and professional men
joined hundreds of laborers in clearing
Elgin streets today. Many guardsmen
and ex-soldiers on patrol last night
laid aside their rifles at dawn and with
picks and shovels attacked the heaps of
brick, timbers and shattered glass.
Several business blocks, where thf
damage was greatest, remain roped on
this morning while workmen prepare to
raze the tottering wrecks which sway
in tho wind in momentary danger of
falling Into the street.
The electric light plant was wrecked
and nil factories without their own
power are shut down. No newspapers
can bo printed here today.
From Elgin the tornado swept north
eastwardly around Chicago, smashing
through Melrose Park, Evanston, Wil
mctte and other suburbs with n trail
of wreckage and deaths. In Melrosn
Park und Mllinctte fire further added
to tho havoc. Soldiers ot a National
Guard regiment, which was called out
when the extent of the damage became
known also, nssumed control at MeU
roRe Park and Wilmette.
The twisters which swept through
Michigan and Ohio nnd Indiana ap
parently were distinct from the Illinois
storm. In each instance, however, it
wns the same tale wrecked houses,
prostration of wire communication and
a death list.
A dozen or more Michigan cities were
cut off from the rest of the world, and
it wns reported they wero in the path
nf the twister which swept northeast
wardly ncross the state from Lake
Michigan. Tho storm was said to hnvo
been particularly severe In tho vlclnitleA
ot Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Lansing,
Bay City and Saginaw.
In Ohio and lndlann. however, the
tornado's fury apparently was wreaked
on rural districts, .one or the largo
cities was hit, according to reports.
In the open country una semi-Isolated
districts, It Is believed, a number of
Contlnurd on race Four, Column Tlirr
LA FOLLETTE ACTUPHELD
Supreme Court Sustains Seamen's
Right to Wages on Demand
Washington, March 20. (By A. P.)
Tho Supremo Court, In deciding ap
peals brought by British ship owners,
today upheld the conHtitutlonnllty of
tha provisions of tho La Follette sea
iih'h'h act relating to the payment ,of
wages to seamen upon demand.
Federal court decrees holding that the
provisions apply tn foreleu seamen on
foreign vessels while In American port
wero sustained bv the court,
Tho appeals resulted from libel pro
ceedings brought arnlnxt the HrltUh
Htcumcrs Rtrathenrn nnd Westmeath by
foreign scameu to obtain Dart of their
wages under tho act upon arrival in
American ports.
Fined for Collision
Joseph II. McNcal, son of J, nector
McNenl, an attorney, Snruce street near
Twenty-first street, wns lined $22.50 by
Magistrate Lewis at Ardmore yettrr-
day ns t'io result of n collision lu
which McNenl's car crashed into ono
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