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evening "-ttouo MjBnlpBiLicfeLfeiA, .jfflte' $&.'& ' Xftt 3
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SWARTHMORE STUDENTS IN SHOW TONIGHT
FIXED FOR TODAY
Sims's Charges on Unpreparod
noss of U. S. Denied by Ad
miral ip Senate Inquiry
Limitod Debnto- Continues on
Resolution to End War
With Gormany
hnftbllo Service Enginoor3 Ob
Lewis Tolls Educators Upper
Classes Should Fit Students
for Life, Not College
FvlK rassengar uarrmgo hi
& & murthodox and Frankford
IMIfORD'L'NEED'
SSHOWN BY TRAFFIC
.ir A f
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ADVOCATES RADIGA
NAVY WAS
si' pM' M '
ASSERTS FLETCHER
CHANGE IN SCHOOLS
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E0 WATCH EVENING RUSH,
" Traffic engineers of the Public Serv-,
,Ipo Commission hnvp madp nn itisnpc-1
tlon at Ortlioilox street and Vrnnkford
Uve'nue during rush hours. They hnve
been convinced of the necessity for the1
early operation of the Frankford "L. .
Tno Inspection was made hv A.
Howard Jones nnd Onrlipld J. I'IiUHph.
The corner is the busiest one In the ,
northeast In the Inte afternoon. IIipi
engineers observed conditions between
4 MO anil BM2 o'clock. , '
Flvn ree-nlnr rnr lines converge nt tllP
EfJlnfuhierHnn. with thrpe others civing
ti- occasional service by cars on their wav
ri a rriiiaf rutia A ti onnnrftif nnunil
fitiA vie .!! fn. 41ia tnnuf nnrf nf the
Li. .hour was unable to handle the traffic
i, a It should have been. '
LS A" traffic patrolman and A. C. lamp,
'U "Wljtant division superintendent of tlie
l.,f r, 11. T., were present to am conm-
1 """"f . . , ., '
' ur IluninHt'H n (UM'Mnunu itiv 4.-
jrincern divided their May into three lie-
n,i riods. from 4:40 to 5 o'clock, fi to i:p
fo and B:2.) to r:42. The routes umler
ooservauou were uip rcguinr ... i mm
5 blocks runninc north and south on
Frankford avenue, Iloutes fs and m
runninc west on Orthodox street and
occasional earn of Iloutes "(J and -".
running on Frunkford avenue to the
depot at Kcntdngton
Thousands of employe of mills in
Srldesburtr. UDner Frankford. Tacony.
"WlssinominR nnd HoltnesburR transfer
ai me corner to ooani tranaipru ae
nue cars. '
Between 4:40 nnd i o'clock thirty -nlno
southbound Frankford avenue cars
passed the intersection Of this num
ber twelve were No. .'1 route cars to
Twelfth and Sansom streets, eleven No
-. . .juiiiuill Ell.tt i..v. 4.W..
Shears' to Second und .Ititner streets. '
nlae No. 4 route cars to Sixth and ,
xiuner btreets, tnree ao, m route cars ,
io me ivensington enroarn, tnrep ,o.
K Willi. miM ,KaCAMlH. m., ,,l.n
tvuHi wis uuusiriuuK uiu wiuiu- uuu. n so, lire iim iieriuriniuK iiii-m iu i during tlie third and fourth vears
apx street and one No. 17 route to the the highest degree of efficiency? If not, One yenr of mathematics' In high
IvenslnRton carbarn. .... why not? '. school is enough, the general commit
BvVriL fn I"" V".1 lVLr,h ,0 thc ,?, ,ho '""ipulum. the course "f ' teo believes, nnd there should bo n two
, rrankford carbarn during thc same pe- studies, fully adapted to the needs und v,.nrs courM. iu science
rloI. ' reouireiupnts of the pupils considering'" iiL t i.. ,:.i i.' i i.
Twenty-nine cars passed southbound
tween fi nnd .":2.T o'clock. Thej In-
ndrd eight No. .1 cars, nine No. o. nine
0. 4 and three No. 7o cars.
between fi and ."5:SS! o'clock. The In-
clnded e zht No. .T cars, n ne No. Ti. nine .
No. 4 and three No. 7o cars.
The number of southbound enrs fell
xne numoer ot soutnuounu cars tell iirobation officers, health conditions, in
t to twcnt.v-one durinc the final pe- u...i,. -niilniin in fu.'t ..vorvtlilm.
ff to twenty-one during the final pe-
riod. In that time seven No. fi cars. ;
BK ISO. 4. fiVC No. il nnd three No. IU
carjiwent south. iuation b experts with all facts set
The second period was thp heavy I forth nml remedies suggested.
northbound traffic. In that tueutj -1 There are no sacrosanct privileges for
flye niinufes, eight No. .. blocks live ,hp nonr(, of Kducntton itself. It. too.
trt Tnrt-fTni ,ibJkm avv tnc """-HBht and abide by
Sent..n?r,th. In tbe Li.naI .pe.r.lo,,. me1 results. If. as has been asserted, it is
L0. D10CKS. seven .(. 4 niOCKS nCd I
twelve No. 5 blocks went north.
There was a period of almost ten
minutes nftcr f :30 o'clock when no cars
passed) then eleven. cars passed in two
minutes.
The cars on Orthodox streets. No. ,rS
block from Tacony and No. 7." from
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times carrying seventy passengers, a lie
cars are of the small yellow type de-
BiBned for fiftv passengers.
Thc cover of n manhole nt the track
intersection wns found to be defective.
L"
Snarl Is Subject
ftt I nnmt s I .iitinhenn
' ' .
Continued fron. race One
be ready for operation in a year or fif
teen months after thc question of the
operator is settled. '
Tabulates Expenditures
Mr. nlnlmr'o ilpanrintlnn n'n in tlio
form of thebe four answers to questions
asked him by the Mayor. Thc expend!
tures tbe director tabulated as follows :
Actual expenditure on account of
th FranklorJ Eletated Rail
way as of April 1. 1P.H) $4 70(1 OrtO
Outatandlnc contract! UT3 000
worn ror wnicn puna are com
pietea ana rraay
mem (April i
Work lor which
uncompleted
Total Perm
lncludlne
Raal estate
taken ...
Kncineerlnr and
Interest and alnklnir fund charges
781 OOo
Total Including track but e
elusive of other equ prnent
Eatlmnled cost ot equipment..
J7 R21 noo
3 2SB 000 I
Total estimated cost ready for I
operation from Front and
ArcVi streta to Hr!dc street.
'Frankford . ll1.i'"
The equipment would include ninety,
three cars, a storaze va-d at ISridgc
street, the automatic signals, the power
substations nnd the entire system for
electrical supply and distribution, in-
eluding the third-rull nud bonding of the
tracks and the equimniut und lighting
of the elevated stations.
An Interesting sidelight on manufac-
turlng conditions was given by Mr.
Twining, he said- ,
"Tbo low Didder tor cars or electrl-
cat machinery may not be the one nam
ing1 the shortest deliver. At an inter
view with Mr. Kenter. of the Phlladel
Jihla Ilanid Transit Co., on Saturday
st, he informed me that the Brill Co.,
a corporation which has built most of
the ears running on the company's ss
tern, had named as the best possible
ilellverv of cars : First car. six months
j? A.. .-. . i.. i i
fi? "thereafter. That would pnctically
mean ten months from the date of the
order for thc full equipment of the line,
although operation might be stint. ! in
ottrht nr nine ninnthn I eutunnteil thnt-
if purchased by the Philadelphia Itanid
Transit Co. the power nud si.bstnfion
machinery and all other parts of the
equipment can be Installed within the
time necessary to obtain the cars."
On tho question of tlie funds needed
or equipment. Mr Twining snid a
Mmall portion might he obtained from
VitV. ,. '., 03-000 1""' ""' t ' .rthnv advance In doubtful f they meet the needs of the
puna are still ...... successors. roday as tne anance in ... . .-lo .h .. i,,i ,
-'.'.. ."- --- T,... .irnv hfivn Kpuminpiv trftinpci no ...mjw..... . .. . u..... .w ... --
HU'ono years it is impossible, under ills or- """,'". '" e
.st .tructur... ; ganization. for any "''nthnnt'e'i; " S SI higli schools arc wholly in-
orC!Yard not ye t ,M5-000 I the . l"" "' t. "?. "uhorUy adequate, and were put up because they
lno.non enough to take oei tneir nuinomj. i,n int:t..n,i nf .mef.il II r.
.. ....... . . ... III 1 ...... i.i And .. .i...' ..-.I.... ... u."...... (.
a transfer ot tne unexpended balance hef, adequate salaries siiiuiiii is; grunted
of the thirty year money from the City under a temporary special loan that
'ilall construction funds. This amount fould be taken up b uicreused taxa
is 5500,000. ' turn sunctloned bj the next Legislature.
The shortest time in getting the road The demands for additional school
ready for operation will he on the as- huildlncs. commensurate with the rapid
sumption that the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit UO. proceeds nt ouce to buy
tjme would be somewhat longer
The
Hteps necessnry, according to
Twining, would bet
Mr.
First. Arrange for a loan of approx
imately ?4,000,000 nnd appropriate the
same to the Department of Transit for
the nurehase of this enuinment.
the equipment and agrees to operate unt subject for examination. Property owners henceforth will pny for i iV""' , 'tf ," u ferriboat opened the wav
th,e road, Mr. Twining said. The date The matter of taxation must be faced burglary insurance according to the pop- 'rand Trun Ut) et7er Tl o tlsh
would bo January 1 or February 1. . frankl.v . This in itself is one of the ,,lnritv of their neighborhoods with nto 'ranw """ e' "" ,' ''pf ! .
102L I se stones of the problem of greater hurRlars, under a new plan evolved by '"K " ' niS AS ex
PhbMld the city determine to operate efficiency in the public school sjstem. the Hurglnry Insurance Underwriters' vlkl". IS n. tod.,
the road us a municipal proposition the ,Unclntlnn. pected to reacn iicre 'ul'j
Second. Autnnrize tne creation of ''',- .'gp vraue, u muny umnuieii
uu operating organization ' to probate in the office of the register
Third. Provide for the extension of f w"bi, disposing of an estate of .$.'10.
the line from Front and Arch streets K9' 9th,'r, ,vi11. n'lmittel to probute
, vni nnd Murker Htreetn nml the ' today included those of John M. Fo-
. ... . .. .. .
eoustruction of n temporary station on , Berty. who died in the American On
IfrouLBtrect between Murket and Arch1 eologlc Hospital, $T0QQ; Puullue L,
street-, W as to give goo.1 delivery to ?? imeu, i "' wueen streei, ?mn;u; .iuj
ti." Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.'s . n. Mpnlncott. ! 203 Pine street. v$12,.
rosstown lines on Arch street and 000; Margaret f . I . Kejser. 12S West
i.lTT.i -.., ..n,i ..nn.l ennneci n,, tn R ttenliouse street. 10000 : Mary V.
the Delaware river ferries.
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. PMRMHNa AT lioa MMND ...
i$HtiF& $:&B
aTticL ""'
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COL. HA.MIIiTON I). TlUNKIt
Konner rninnmndliic ofllcer of tlic
old Second Kleld Artillery, ulio to
clay was appointed t'nltcd States
property and illibitrsliiR oflirer for
this slate. He !ucccedsr Colonel
Jerc M. iA'amiin
Survey of Schools
to Be Constructive
rnntlnuni from r.icc One
lp joh ,)f fp or n ,Io;r-pn rflirjpIU, 0.
pprtli in 0,orJ nw of rduonltumil nc-
tiv n . it tioesn t mean n mere eum-
tiurinti nf rinoiiiinlj nt uiltimiw nt inn . .
,,.i,, - ...i, .., ,.f ilnnnnln mmi.
tlon i,1V0lint.' public- funds.
A s)lrvp, . puinHtakltiR c-
,nlltion int0 everything pcrtaininR to
iiadelphla's public school extern;
not only the expenditures of money
but the system of raisliiR it. It involves
a comprehensive study of the actions of
the Hoard of Education In tJp past and
their relation to the systrin of educa
tion. This includes fcIiooI huildin
their locations, phjsicnl condition, light,
jlt,nt
ventilation uud capacity
If
school buildings are run down at the
heel, overcrowded, insanitary, or there
nrp too few of them, what is the cause
nnd what is the remedy'
Question of Teaching Stuff
ll'lui. ij ,lin (iliiifirtl.it In tnltnnt.ini
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ability and technical titness of the otfi-
clals and teaching stuff from superlu-
tendent down to
a ..' v7ipr ;
to the love.st substitute ; economics and local industries the' see
the) titled for their tasks I om JPUr, ad American social problems'
leaelierV Are the titled for tneir tnsKs
.....1 If . &t. ... .... .....!.. . ,l.a... n
their enironmcnt and possible future?'. ' .' m'
.The high schools, ocational schools nnd ' ,L ."el
the continuation schools, which nre l "B .'" 'nf'
more or Ics either a joke or mystery; ?", ,?u i
,, . . .. , e . . .., I
the r envirnnnipnt niiil possible future.'.
The high schools ocatiAnal schools nnd !
H,n e. niln.tlm, el,nn. which nre
more or les either a Joke or ifi.vstcry : I
,i,...u ...r.. .,.lfl, rn,i:ilnn. I ,.
Hpection, athletics, in fact everything1
pertaining to the public school Iiistltu-
(in,, m,t ny i.n.lnr inlcriinennle vriim.
,l,:.l ,1 lu nnPntlvo miirhlncpv
1 is performing in a rut so deep that It
1 reaches the axles, then the findings
, should be spread abroad.
I If its financlnl policy has been guided
bv pnrslmony or mistaken economy
and all of Its functions predicated on
le ineiiiims ". '"'"." .-.....-,,.
then the survey will discover tlie tacts,
i, ,. ihl.. thnt a reoreanizntion of
v ,,' ,, .. .. PTiSfu nt nresent mav bel
the board as " px,sW at ire,enl ma Dt i
iiecessury.
At nil events the board of the future!
1 should be made up fit men who will not ,
'only lay down the policy of education i
I in Philadelphia, but who will hold the '
executive, lieai s ot tne educational sys-
mm orrietiv resnonsiblc for their pol
leiiw nnd u'ho do not propose or intend
to interfere in the detailed work of the
institution.
There nre members of the board to-
day, like Mr. Oratz. Mr. Slmllcross nnd
m- ' irnl.,r.tnn uhn hnve erown un
who hnve grown up i
'with the institution. They joined the I
U,x- -lmn the nilhlic school SVStem WBS
much simpler und smaller. They gave
ungrudgingly of their time to Its de-
tailed supervision. They acquired much ,
knowledge and skill, often more than
possessed by Jupcrinienuenis unu
teachers, nnd that knowledge grew with
the schools of the city
'Thiu itniihtlefts
whatever cliangcs, it any, are inau
gurated will be with full recognition of
this fact.
Will Define Authority
T1P siirve . though I have no att-
. .. , ,. .,,uiinn will ilonht-
thority for the suggestion, will UOUtJi-
less more clearly than ever t lefine the
authority of the board. It will be along
the same lines so thoroughly understood
among business men and wliieii cus-
tomarilv guides the actions and limits
the activities of boards of directors in
great coinmeieial concerns.
The prop., veil survey I- not. thcic-
fore, a highbrow proposition. It is pro-
posed to be one of the most pninstnking,
practical, exact and Intelligent studies
0f ,. seliuol svstem ever undertaken. It
is t. be conducted in the same way thnt
might be adopted by a great manufac
turing concern which employs trained
experts and efflclenc engineers to' in
ptitute an examination of its operations
to suggest improvements, enlarge its
output and ec.momize its resources.
The lime nei essun to complete this
urvev
and the lorce ot expeits neces-
y is at prr, problematic It will
depend upon conditions and the develop-
""-nt "', '" work ns it proceeds It may
he finishe, in sixty duys and it might
refllllrc MX months.
The agitutinti over the questions ot
l-lu 111 I fnnei lnr!.. .,n .,
attention of the survev experts. The
best informed among the teaching staff. '
I find, have u prevalent notiou that'
, view of the Increased cost of nil !
necessities. Known as the high cost of!ln tribute to the work or tne English
living, and the immediate need for re
increase of attendance during thc re- I
cent last jeurs, win be another preg-
i The scrotal of Colonel McCain's
iijriiffc on thc iihool nurvcy will appear
intnnrrmr.
..
A P Ward Will Probated
. k. wara win rroDaieo
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Noland, 1015 Oukland street, $7,000,
i Inventories of personal property were
filed In tho estates of Frunk Pearson,
. 1M).B01.07: Fanny Furness. 8117-
("i-a- r-mmww
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RAPS ANTIQUATED COURSES
Itndlca! revision of conrsen in high l
school of l'eiinsylvnuia to render them
beneficial to the DO ier cent of the
implls ho npver reach college, rntlier
than the 10 per rent who do. was nd
vacated this nfternonn by William P.
TiPwIs, demits state superintendent of
public Instruction.
Mr I.pwIs snokc at today's session
of the seventh nnnitnl schoolmen's week
In Houston Hall nt the Tnlversity of
Pennsylvania.
He made If plnin that prpsent courses
In Pennsylvania hl?h schools nre bnsed
on nntlnuated theories nnd that the time
has come to break in on a system long
looked upon with mistaken nwe.
"We will have to break with old edu
cational ideas." lie snld. "even thouch
such n break may be retarded as a sin
nsninut the Holv Ohot."
Up directed his criticism particularh
against hih schools of the second and
third clns?.
I "A tremendous increase in pupils
notlcciilm since the war, had made the
multifarious educational problems
acute," he said. Up intimntcd that,
high school nuplls i.hould be regarded
as cominc citizens, rather than prospec
tive college students.
Ilovislng Courses
A general committee is now at work
at Hnrrlsburg. umler thcituinervislon of
the Department of Public Instruction
rpvisiug present high school courses, nnd
attempting to formuliite u sane, useful
course for high schools.
This committee contemplates a four
vear course in Kngllsh for nil high
schools, lif said. History, taught as a
social science, should be continued four
years, the committee believes. Civil gov
ernment should include a thorough study
nf nmnlclnnl trnvcrnnipnt tin tlrnr vni.i i
i ot,d ,Pur , and American social nrobl
I..' ... .- '
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... ,, i.. ?,. . ...... .
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' "" "'. " ""lu,l"M' "" "c
?r. ?'" " est??"sm.nBaU(l maing
nomes us impormiu miiiics.
Hlstorj Study Important
A. Duncan, professor of educational
research und practice at the University
of Pennsylvania, emphasized the need
of n better study of general history in
high schools. He said development of
students power ot nuuiysls was suuty
"Equality of education nnd democ
racy In thc schools is a very beautlfal
phrase that olls trippingly from the
tongue, but unfortunate if it isn't
true," Arthur J, Jones, a professor oft
secondary education at tup I nlverslty
of Pennsylvania, declared at thc morn
ing session.
"An a matter of fact," he said, "we
do not have educational opportunities
",,:'
girl does, not recelv
lor everybody. e Know every boy nnd
girl does not receive equal educational
opportunity.
"And they've got to have an equal
opportunity. V'c must have schools to
provide for the needs of the various
children, aud wc must see that they get
10 me scuoois
"Thc time is coming when we'll hnve
a greater amount of compulsory educa
tion. A great many persons seem to
think that you offer equal opportunities
to tlie child when you open the schools.
"Until we get for them the things
they actually need for the bnttle or life,
we are not providing equal opportunities
IOr llll.
"And we must make it possible for I
all children to attend schools. The I
sthools must be made accessible, even if I
" have to invoke state aid to furnish
"' ''"
Tlie first, second and third high
schools do not meet the needs of thc
schools of
better.
"There must be longer school year,
and n complete reorganization of the
whole srhool svstem. Six grades of
elementary schooling is enough, nnd
high school should have six grades.
Four of these should be Junior grades.
Ileyond the high school there should be
u junior college with a two years'
course. Hut it would be unwise to re
organize the high schools without the
elementary reorganization. The reor
ganization must be complete."
Professor G. C. L. Helmer. a state
higls school inspector, asserted the coun
try bin K not receiving n square deal
ed'ucationnlly.
ENGLAND HONORS U. S. NAVY
$30,000 Subscribed for Erection of
a War Memorial
New York, April ft. The sum of
0000 (normally ?:i0.O00), subscribed1
in I'nglnnd for thc erection of i
a memorial to tne American nnvy
for its assistance in sweeping the
English diannel of mines nnd patrolllug
it ugulnst submarines, was brought to
New York on the t'nrmaniu bj
Mujor Evelyn Wrench. Ho sold he
would ask Joscphus Daniels, secretary
' Of tlie nilVy, to UCCepi 11181 trlDtltf tO
. , ... ' mnlniiltv nf 11 nrimmiltilK' If la AVHT1
llie -irviiuu uiusn nit; itkiii;
Americans who helped keep the straits, The trip was delajetl u day until
of l)nver on,n f"r ullll1 ,!,1,'r.ntiollH- 'officers of the humane society had been
The monument suggested is a replica convinced no cruelty was involved In
of those erected In England and I ranee tne trip, which wns made in an espe-
and Trench navies in 'the same opera
tlons
HIGH RATES IN "BAD LANDS"
Burglary Insurance to Rise In DIs -
trlcts Popular With Thieves
' ,w
A I .
, The organization today announced
, temporary suspension of n 2.1 per cent
I nrlrnnee In rates decided UPOP lltSt Week
I amj stated thnt "when the experience
. of members which is now being compiled
i. , f t.nns derat on ncrenses by
1. ... ' ... ' I .....1. ..,!
locnuv nre u iuri-iiuc vnin-iiioiwn.
The increase announced last week and
now temporarily suspended was the sec
ond within four months, a '20 per cent
Inciease having been made effective last
December.
Census Gives Portland, Me., 69,196
' Washington, April 0. (Uy A. P.)
Population statistics announced by the
Census Hurcau today included : Port
land, Me., 00,100; HlddeforJ, Me.
TJNCI.K HAM'8 WWIWT HCrKllDBEAD.
NOUflHT
Splendid picture or me 'lennesse. almost
ready tn isq.IqUi commission. In next Hun
day's ricfurlil Section. Pernio Lsihjsi,
Adv.
icn !' - s-- - -- i.i .i ...i.ttA run r in rniin-i unu n
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"Mrs. Hunipstcad-Lcljtli" vlli be glen tonlglil by f Its sophonioie ilass of tlio SwHtthmoic. College, in (he
Interest of the college fund drive. From left to rlglit tfiey nre: Front row Miss Florence. Twining, Miss Ethel
Kaplan, Miss Hlldegarde llexamer, Miss Isabel Jacobs, Ferdinand Nlfcv. Second row Miss Killth Cugley,
Arthur Gardener, Miss Hetty Shannon, Lawrence Mr.oy and Kogers McCullougli. Back Waller Ferris
' and Paul Hess
GEDDES READY TO LEAVE
New British Envoy Appointed as
Friend of Nations' Harmony
London, April I). (By A. P.) Sir
Auckland Gcddes. the new British am
bassador td) the I'nited States, spent his
-st day in London before sailing for
America nt the Hoard of Trade, clear
ing up odds and ends of business und
saying farewell to the officials.
"I have heard from America that be
cause I have recently bcei president of
the Hoard of Trade I am supposed to
have been selected ns ambnssndor with
the special view to pushing Ilritlsh
trade,'' Sir Auckland said. "My np-
E ointment was not mnde on that ground,
ut mainly because I have been known
for a long time to bo especially desirous
of seeing the speedy development of
mutual respect and understanding be
tween the Ilritlsh nnd American peo
ples." SAYS MONEY BEAT TREATY
Palmer Blames "Majority Vote Pur
chased in Michigan"
Macon. Ga.. April 0. (Ily A. P.)
iitiimnr Hpnerfll Pnlmer. snpnkln? here
nst niKt,t, declared "three-quarters of
n mniion dollars killed the peace treaty
nml the Leniue-of-Natlons covenant."
"With the majority vote purcnascti in
Michigan." he said, "Senator Lodge or
ganized the foreign relations commit
tee nnd refused to report the treaty.
"If the Democrats had carried Mich
iganif the Republican party had
spent, say, only a couple of hundred
thousand dollars the Democrats would
have organized the Senate and the
foreign relations committee would have
reported thc treaty and It would have
been pabsed. It took months of struggle
to get these Democrats to desert the
party."
flYCTPP PAMIMF IN HITY '
Stews and Frys 8oar as Harbor
Strike Cuts Off Supply
There is a temporary oyster scarcity
in this city as a result of the harbor
strike In New York und the high winds
along the southern Jersey coast which
prevented mster men from venturing out
to the oyster beds in their frail craft.
The hnrbor strike has made it difficult to
ship Long Islnnd ojstcrs.
The scarcity has as usuul caused an
tnr reuse In prices in many neighbor
hoods. In some loculltles stews and
frvs were put up unother nickel, while
neighborhood oyster shops, which supply
fnmllv trade, also lidded five cents u
i hundred on various grades of oysters.
HORSE FLIES TO SHOW
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Carrled n Special Airplane After
"",EU r
Humane Society consents
, Santa Ilarbara, Calif., April II. A
, horse, entered in an exposition here,
' arrived yesterday by airplane from Los
Anffvles.
eully equipped uirplune
Ice-Bound 8teamera Reach Port
Muskegon, Mich., April l). (Hy A.
I, ) The Crosby steamer Tetoskey and
thc Goodrich stenmsnip Aiauiimn, stuck
, n tnP jre 0ff Muskegon and Grand
Haven, respectively, were safe in port
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Cuba to Keep Selied Foe 8hlps
Havana, April 0. (Hv A P.)
Enemy ships seized during the world
war will remain Cuban property, ac
cording to an official statement Issued
following u session of the cabinet. A
committee composed of the secretaries
nf war and marine, treasury and com-
merce and labor was named to tnke
charge of arrangements for the leasing
of sucn vessels uviniuin- uui-uun io pri
vate companies, They must he used In
Cuban commerce nnu uy me i uimu nag.
Louisville Forms Hoover Club
Ijimlsvllle, April 0. A "Hoover for
Ptesldent" Republican club is being1
formed in Louisville. Sixty six persons,
..inn nf whom are women, nre Identified
with the club, Prentice M. Terry, of
' M 111 . J AA ItA 1 al A A Aa
IiOUiSTiiie, ia v uu '" ; " vi
inoucut headquarters.
Civil War Surrender
55 Years Ago Today
General Itobert K. Lee, commander-in-chief
of thc Confederate
forces, surrendered to Gcnernl Grant
nt Appomattox fifty-five jeurs ago
today.
With the surrender thp Stars and
liars of the Confederacy passed into
ecllpsp und Hip Civil War, which bnil
torn the country for four years, vir
tually cume to nu end.
NITTI AND RENNER CONFER
Italian and Austrian Chlefo Discuss
Relations Pope Sees Chancellor
Rome, April 0. (Hy A. P.) Pre
mier Nitti and Chancellor Renner. of
the Austrian republic, conferred yester
day on questions of finance. revictualiiiR
nnd raw materials. The Italian premier
asserted thnt Italy desired to re-establish
commercial relations with Austria
br soon ns possible, so that the republic
might develop economically.
Doctor Renner was received in pri
vate audience today by Pope Hcucdict,
who showed great interest in the present
state of affairs in Austria aud anxiously
inquired as to thc condition of the Aus
trian population, especially the chil
dren. He also expressed pleasure at the
recovery and well-being of Austriun
children who have been brought to Itnlj
so thut they might receive better care.
Doctor Renner. greatly moved,
thanked the pontiff for his support of
the children of the central empires, so
many of whom, he scald, had been saved
from certain death by thc pope's inter
cession. GARY MAKES A PLEDGE
Tells Shipping Board U. S. Steel
Won't Discriminate on Pacific Coast
Washington, April 0. (Hy A. P.)
Assurances that hen after thete will lip
no ground for "omplniut against Fulled
States Steel Coiporution subsidiaries
that American vessels were being dis
crlmlnnted tii'iiliwt in shipment from tlie
Pacific coast weie given the Shipping
Hoard today by Judge Gary, of thc
Steel Corporation.
Chairinun Rcn-ou, of the board, ro
cently asked the officers of thc Slcel
Products Co. nnd the Illinois Steel Co.
if those concerns were discriminating
against American vessel on the Pacific
coast because of the requirement that
through bill- of lading show freight
charges on the water.
Judge Gary's telegram snld :
"I think our local officials have been
laboring under n misapprehension.
Please be assured we will not Inten
tionally antagonize the statutory regula
tion, nnd there will hereafter be no
Just ground for complaint."
DENIES CHANGE TO OAKLAND
Chairman Cummlngs Says Demo
crats Will Meet In San Francisco
Waterhury; Conn,, April 0, (Hy A.
P.) The Democratic nntlonnl conven
tion will be held in San Francisco, ac
cording to Homer S. Cummltigs, chair
man of the Democratic national com
mittee He made this declaration last
night when he was shown a dispatch
saying it was proposed to hold the con
ventlon in Oakland, across the bay. Mr.
Cummlngs snld:
"I strongly doubt that Mr. Lynch
has been correctly quoted. There is
always u certain amount of dissatis
faction and complaint at this stage of
the game. The convention will be held
in Ban Francisco and not across tho
bay. ns proposed. I havo n personal
representative in Sun Francisco at pres
ent, Und lie will go ahead with thc pro
gram as plnnned."
TO RESUME FLIGHT TODAY
Stranded Aviators Forced to Remain
at Cape May Overnight
Cape May, April 0. Captain Harry
E. Smith, pilot, nnd Sergeant llyron,
who fell here In a De Havllnnd plane,
were forced to remain at the Coastni
Air Station overnight on nccount of
not being able to omnia a new propeller
They will hop off for Mitchell Field,
Long Island, early this afternoon, us
weather conditions urc perfect.
John nraitouniiH' iintTiinw i'irty
. m , - m ..-....-Me,, run uuiiuctl DY I
hla friends In celebration of his rUMy. third
anniversary. In next Sunday's lVviorlnl Beo.
ay's J5vioi
llOd. IT1UU LUItiKB, Aav
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TWO HELD IN ROBBERY
Suspected of Connection With Candy
8tore Theft Last Friday
Tw'o suspects hnve been arrested iu
connection with n hold-up last Friday
in n candy store nt Ninth street und
Hunting Park avenue, where sixteen -yenr-old
Dorothy Trlnkcr frightened
nway two armed inpn.
The defendants suj they arc Fred
crick O'Hrien. twenty -two years old,
Fletcher street near Glrard avenue, and
James McDade, twentj -six years old,
Third street neur Glrard avenue.
O'Hrien and McDade vrcre, arraigned
last night before Magistrate Campbell
and held in .$100t) ball for a further
hearing Monday. Police of the East
Girard avenue station expect to make
two more nrrests.
Miss Trinker wns behind the counter
in her uncle's store when the two men
entered. Four other men were in nn
automobile near the store. The two
bandits aimed revolvers ut the girl und
demanded money. She indicated a till
containing .$0. As one man leaped the
counter nud took the cash the girl
screumed. The lubbers ran out, over
looking $38 in another drnwer.
OAK LANE ASKS ATTENTION
Delegation Appeals to City for Sewer
and Water Extension
A delegation representing tho Oak
Lane Improvement Association, headed
by Robert Foster, builder, called upon
Joseph C. Wagner, assistant director
of the Department nf Public Works, at
the City Hall and urged the necessity
of continuing public improvements in
thnt section. Many building operations.
It was explained, were in progtcss nnd
others contemplated. They asked that
extensions of sewers nnd water pipe be
made and that the work of paving
Hroud street be continued north of
Haines street to Seventieth avenue.
Assistant Director Wngner informed
the delegation thnt the cltv is now cn
gaged in laying an asphalt strip in the
center of Rrond street noTth of Olnev
avenue und nlso to Oak Lane to provide
for through traffic from Oak Lane and
Old York road, much of which comeB
from Montgomery county, nnd that after
this operation is completed the under
ground work will bo pushed und Itrnad
street paved from curb to curb. This
cannot be completed until the close of
the year.
SUBURBS TO HONOR HEROES
Memorials to Be Constructed on Fox
Chase-Rockledge Borough Line
In honor of those who gave their
lives in the world war. two huge me
morials will soon be erected on the bor
ough line of Fox fliuse and Rockledge.
One of them will stand on the enst side
of Huntingdon pike at 1) strpet, nnd
the othercin thp west side, forming a
seml-nrchwny. Roth will consist of
concrete bases supporting dull metal
columns and surmounted by specially
uesigncu groups ot lights.
Two bronzed tablets will be plnced
upon each column. On these tablets
will lie engraved the names of Edith
Winchester, who died In Armenia
serving the Rtd Cross; John Lauden
singer, killed at Chiitenu Thierry;
Fruuk Pfiefer, who died at Ellis Island,
and others, nil of whom were former
residents of Fox Chase und Rockledge.
The fund to cover the cost of the me.
mortals will he obtained by contribu
tions through the efforts of members of
the Fox Chase branch of the Emergency
WOULD AID BOND BUYERS
Representative Edmonds's Bill May
Help North Penn Losera
Representative Edmonds, of this city
has reported a bill to the House hi
AVashlnst'on which provides for the re
lief of subscribers of Liberty bonds who
suffered loss by the fullure of thc North
Penn Bank.
The bill as reported provides for the
indemnification of these subscribers to
tho extent of their ncttinl loss, not ex
ceeding tho amount paid in bv them.
The total sum paid In the North Penn
I'ppk will be approximately $ in 1,000.
1 his sum will be reduced by whatever
dividends, if any, may ho paid the sub
serlbers. Officers of the bank nre excluded
from participation In the benefits of the
1IKL1' WASTOD rKMAMi
TVl'lH'l -Youiiu iiuy ti-just vvant7TTy"l"I7lM
.lTJ!ol?.e",,naudp.?,u",, '&?
PAY INCREASE IS URGED
By tho Associated Press
Washington, April P. Two years be
fore tho United States joined the Allies
in the world war the navy gcnernl board
prepared a comprehensive plan for war
against a "central power of Europe.
Rear Admiral F. F. Fletcher today told
the Senate Investigating committee. It
wns replying to Rear Admiral Sims s
charge that when the United States en
tered the war the Navy Department
had no "well-considered" plans or pol
icies for fighting Germany.
Many such plans had been made in
the past, Admiral Fletcher said, but
ihc plan referred to "covered every
phase of naval operations under the as
sumed conditions of war." It dealt with
,i.. .MstMiUntinn nrfffinlnf Ion mid com
position of the fleet. Its dlsposltloA nnd
employment, protection of the coasts,
hnses of supplies on the Un led States
coast and in the West Indies, routes
across the Atlantic und the enemy s
forces and pro'bnble courses of action,
lie snid. and comprised nearly 300 type
written pagcs
Sims's Cliargcs Answered
Explaining that he wished to com
ment on certain specific charges, the
witness first took up Sims's criticism
thnt the navy was not prepared for
war In April. 1017. .No navy ever was
or ever will lie fully prepared for war
In the eyes of every one, the ndmiral
declared, but the Americnn tflivy. when
It entered the war, was "just as well
tirepared as any other navy In the
world when thc great war burst forth,
ip asserted.
No loss of shipping or failure of the
vivy to transport troops to Frnnce pro
nnged the wnr for a single day, the
idmlrnl asserted. Admiral Sims's us
crtlon thnt "the Nnvy Department is
esponsihlp for the loss of 2,500.000 tons
.f shipping, the pro'ongntion of the wnr
'or four months. $15,000,000,000 of flebt
and the loss of 500,000 lives," wns based
upon assumption and hud no foundation
in fact, the officer declared.
"The wholp conclusion reached m the
accusation is built upon the flimsy
foundation of a hypothetical condition
und is wholly wlthodt value," he snld.
Higher Pay Necessary
Congress must increase the pay of
both officers und men If the navy Is to
be "saved from disaster." Read Ad
miral Washington told the committee.
FnIure of Congress to act, he suid.
lias resulted iu wholesale desertions of
enlisted men and the resignation of
hundreds of officers.
Foreign countries have increased thc
pay in their navies, he said, adding :
"I understand the increases abroad
are being pnid largely with money bor
rowed from the I'nited States."
The committee wus told that the
navy had been "going down hill" rap
idly since July 11)111. and that the de
sertions in the last half nf 1010 totaled
100(1 men. including 1000 petty officers
who had served more than ond term of
enlistment
in .luuuurj mi- iii-m-iiHiua
numbered SOS nnd in February 70!
Thp officer situation also is "very
bad," the admiral said. Thousands of
officers have resigned since the armistice
and thc resignations of 1450 have been
accepted.
Thc navy medical corps is in thc
worst condition in the history of the
navy, the admiral declared.
FAVOR DAYLIGHT SAVING
Civilian Workers at Navy Yard Vote
2700 for and 1200 Against
The majority of civilian workers nt
the Philadelphia nnvy yard expressed
themselves iu favor of the daylight sav
ing plan urged by Mayor Moore when
a vote was taken ou the issue late yes
terday. According to a statement from tho
naval communications oflice, 2700 voted
for the plan, which embodies starting
and quitiug work an hour earlier, while
1200 voted against it.
Captain McArthur, acting command
ant of the navy yard, explained last
night Jhat thc vote had been taken
merely ns a means of ascertaining how
workers felt concerning the daylight
saving plan. "The Navy Department I
wiHiics to make tne wonting conditions
of the civilian employes as satisfactory
ns possible." he said.
Thp result of the vote will be sub
mitted to tho Mayor.
BRIGAND ROBS MAIL CAR
Five Train Clerks Cowed by Re
volver Near Kansas City
Kansas Cltv, Mo., April 0. (By A.
P. I The moil car of on Atchison, To
peka and Sunte Fe Railroad train going
from Chicago to Kansas City, was
robbed by a bandit between Lexington
Junction and Kansas City last night.
No pxtlmnte of the amount of loot ob
tained was available.
The bandit boarded the train nt Lex
ington Jiir.ctlou, thirty miles enst of
here. Entering the mall cur flourishing
n revolver, he forced four of the five
mall clerks to He face downward on thc
floor nnd compelled a fifth to bind them.
He then bound the fifth innu himself
and proceeded leisurely to rifle tbe reg
istered mail.
Thc bandit left the train at Sheffield,
an industrial suburb of Kansas City.
Minister to Poland Coming Home
Warsaw. April 0. (Hy A. P.)
Hugh S. Gibson, thc Americnn minis--
icr. lett wnisaw lor Washington Tues
day. He will travel by way of Berlin.
Paris and Loudon. After u confirenco
in Washington with Secretary of State
Colby, Mr. Gibson will go to hit, home
in Los Angeles to recuperate from the
effects of an attack of influenza which
he suffered some time ago.
J.E(LiwiAcy.
JeweleiisSilveksmiths Stationers
Chestnut and Juniper. Stkkets
Jade Jewelry
A collection whick gives most inter
esting expression to the artistic
. possibilities of jade, used alone or
enriched h$ diamonds.
"UNHOLY ALLIANCES" HIT
By tlio Associated Press
Washington. April J). The Houso
'oeVed horns with the pence resolution
today, prepared to complete action ami
tend the proposal to tho Senate before
tlie session ended. More than bnlf of
the members on .either side who wished
to express their views were heard yes
terduy, nnd under the special rule de
bate will end at C o'clock this after
noon. Combating the view of opponents of
tho resolution thnt it -proposed an In
vasion of the constitutional powers of
the President, Representative Madden
said it did not "nssumo to take away
any of the President's treaty-making
rights."
"If tho treaty of Versailles had been
ratified' as presented by the President,"
he snid, it is "obvious" that an Amer-
lean nrmv "of, anywhere from 2,.0()0
to 200.000" would hnve been in Armenia
today and the nation obligated for an
expenditure of not less than $757,000.-
000 to maintain a mandato under the
I'diguc of isntions over tnat country.
"Shall wo protect America ngainst
unholy alliances, or shall wo become
internationalists?" he asked. "We
should under no circumstances jeop
ardize thc freedom of the western 'hemi
sphere at the solicitation of any dreamer
or doctrinaire. Our forefathers framed
a government to save in peace what
they hud gained In war, and wc are
asked by the President to create some
thing that will lose in peace what we
won in war.
"Since the President has refused to
act, refused to consult, refused to com
promise, it seems to me the time has
come for thp voice of the people to be
heard, und this resolution presumes to
express their voice, for I verily believe
that four-fifths of the American people
are for America, whatever the other
one -fifth may he for. I wqut to see
the League of Nations' covenant
Americanized."
Representative Flood, rankin- Dem
ocratic member of tlie foreign affairs
committee, announced that tlie motion
to recommit allowed tinder the rule
adopted yesterday would propose
straightout repeal of all legislation.
The motion will direct the foreign
affairs committee, he said, to report out
n resolution repealing thp wartime acts.
Republican leaders said thc motion
would be defeated and tho resolution
adopted soon utter debate closed auto
matically at Ti o'clock. Democratic
'cutlers conceded that tho Republicans
hud tho lotes to carry out their pro
gram. HELD AS THIEF-SPEEDERS
Two Caught Racing on' Boulevard
Put Under $600 Ball
Charged with speeding a stolen auto-
mobile on thc Northeast Boulevard.
Herman Sessn und William Bell, of
TMcfnAnth nml Pnmrirtii Btreets. wera
l1)CKl today in $(100 bail each for a fur-
, tber ticurliig Jionony Dy .Magistrate
Rooney in Central Court.
Dies of Tuberculosis on Street
Paul Mtisante. fifty-three years old,
of 2020 South Eighth street, a sufferer
from tuberculosis, collapsed In front of
his home last night and died on the way
to St. Agncs's Hospital.
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thirtu lor soda and for
candles.
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War Tax 20 Cta. Additional
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