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Carr Grants Request
Democrats in Sixth
Ward Division
VISION JS EXPLAINED
5v
lired by Statute-and Docs
tot Mean Charecs Against
$, Republicans Arc True
kite, .
cUon overseers were appolnled for
fifth division of the Sixth 'Ward to-
Jtj.'aair by Juda;o Carr, of Common l'len
t 'WJrt No. 4.
IteigiSflrudco Carr made the. appointments
t aqowinir nearinK oi h niiii"h ini .'?
a. vifjsjsiea M. Donan, counsel tor me nenr.
".' i.4 iwtA fdtv rnmmlttrr. who chnrired thU
t-WJfajforsj were beina; listed on the reentry
i a. ifoi uai fir inn nivmnri in 11 i ni iiiiii I'm mil 11
( "W.. Dohan, In his petition, also de-
, , gaeiared ho reared n repetltir.n of tne urtn
(U'S!j'Wart. case and, ch.nrged that tin- He
U(yab1lci.n orrnnlzatlon.ttns u.lnK lllesal
VKr lnVUB III ill..-lll(.l. ,iu ihwi vum..v. vt
A" 5"t"!':"'ra' "from the Democrats.
Ikj $"'' Leo. PaFtton. attorney for the He-
; ifjmDiican ciiy committee, uiu nui iii.im-
s.j JjXVIg-orous objection to
'-'Viai overseers. Howcv
the appointment
'.to or overseers. However, ne- answered
Ktfc !,. nf iiinnur tinb.-in tbnt
'iVime of men nnne.ircl im the registry
nfifljtot of the illvlBlon who do not appear
Von the ii assessment books and on tne
? VM'tK-Sft reaistratlon rolls of the local draft
' boards.
He explained this by snylna: that they
TTmvkKnhlv w pro lnp tn rpinoals. voteis
E-.'Sl now living In the division probably a-
YAiimfiiv nn ilr.-ift reefstratloil lists In
If 'VIS -other parts of, the city.
liVjESjl aof(fe M. Uuth, a salesman, iiKret-
&'t7M,b' Dohan, and Charles H. rciricu, a
h,'Mj-aleaman.' 20 South Sixth street, sur-W-Amtfittaltd
by 1'atton, wen; appointed ocr-
'jtmtn.
fe'TSMj , Jadee'ii Rullnit
CTsirK'n making the appointments, .innee
yJSOirr ald that an act of 18.4 maue n
'ffllMindatory for him to appoint overseers
'wttjfcr a" election -whenever they were tie
Mt manded by n sulllclent petition, whether
SJ'jthere was eWdcnc of Illegal methods or
Aft$j? Lemon I.o"e, rlValrman of the nnnnl
W'ftSjSJsrell campaign committee, went to Wash-
iryjjSffi.ireu campaign co
m viaWSAtagton 'tddAy to
HFJ('&.wment of Justice
lay before the Depnrt-
Ccgmeni ot justice compiaims maiip ny
PSTiWymtiMvfelT inrl;prs that V.irn lpri,ltite
.i"onn"ve" "on
f't'i&ijnn attempting
t& SSS-to upi$orfthe t:
K fe m c- sProul-
S '" '$" 're' attempting to coerce saloonkeepers
i canuiuacy or senator wn
fe y&fSenator Sproul. the Kepubllc.in gubei-
gv,atoriai . nominee, is pieogeti tn the
Ji"rl.:-aIJtWtttn nt tna rda,nl ...nl. It, I . l
R J, .HilM-'"., fc l - ,-UV.O, IUII,Ulllllll
! ,1'tte Democratic nomination on a "wet"
fifUtforro. ...
yxfygf.Recently the saloonmen hae become
itoijicxive in ine mieresi or me uonniwei
f J4?f'c,n,iae'- Their activity drew a ivarn-
w. & )! Inst WPf-k from Hennlnrw Vaf an.l
.fe'Satartln 'that If they persisted the Vnre
r 'jghbembe. ra of the. I-egJslature would "have
ytiinai say on ine liquor question at
i '... vDni, i-D"
"UW Charge Agninst MrKlnlej-
ti l' "!. Vare leaders. It 19 charged, h.-ne sum.
KjirYfSflMtned, the saloonkeepers to police stn
17 '-ijStlona and ordered them to support the
,niruui ..rtiiv,,,rtk.j. .i.-nwL i. uuiicum.in
ann J. MCKiniey, arc leaner of the
dirty-third ward, .Is charged with ha -
ordered saloonkeepers in his ward to
urn In" for tho Henuhllcan candldnlos
i&SHe la said to have been aided by
IfCpmmon Councilman John L, Dougherty
Cy , f?flaloonmen are said to have hpn thf-n.
Wk rinjined 2 that unless" thev Riinnort,i k.
f'v,f,?J'fPub'can. candidates the national pro
BS J1,WWtloii amendment would be ratified
i' "Ky.'the next Legislature.
I&!!:ys "'Congressmen aro
Included among
. wmm liar nr iter iniipan r.fint nn ,t..
Set y-.' " V.W..V.. m iut ine
i1 iSVUeged attempt at coercion, up to the
h -iTederal authorities.
'itawb Want Lieutenant Itemnred
uraH1 m . ...... .
P "iSst"" removal or .i-ieuienant hiucu-
rSfei r Iro lne r-ourtn'and Race streets
'ViTtii'atatlOn house. Is demanded in n imtltlnn
',jMlDed by several hundred residents of
fe jl,he s4th.Vard which will be forwarded
' '' Vilr l"MI Dlllllll lUUU.
'X'T "iiiiiu n pnncu 10 remove
v, A Pluckfelder from tha nutpipt o,i ,
f, pm.e - -. ...fc. ......ik .. , I u in-
l?l1f VMIt A renetdtlnnnf trip r.isnrllHnn. ...Mv,
v-.Es".,iiiarked the "ninndv K-ifih" wnni
tkt 'gP'Prtnmry. fleht n Sentember, 1917.
trlix'K.I The Mayr,a- attention has been called
8'S--J. condition In the Sixth Ward in two
' 3"wlte "ant Jilm by Mr. Dohan. DIs
,&J,trlct 'Attbfne'y "IVot'an .'also has hpen
frW'Jnotlfled of the alleged state of affairs.
'. Oonif chafs-es that the -Vare forces
' . ? vlannlnw tn ctAal .!. ci.i -nr i
1 Hi" " plcc' llle ryiAin tvaru,
-v.K7,tna mt uemooratic stronghold In the
iSlty, .for Walter J. Littleton, the Vare
i..,i)wipuoiimii nominee ror select Council,
&''-j&n i opposed by Common Councilman
'1? ahallt i,,k kn J 41.- T-l. ! f.t
rJ' icmuuriiiic norm-
sJUn.
(.'fep Wfllfam "Walah, Geofge H. Huch, John
SiltS" Tracey. William Wartberg and KII
wooaafeca are' the signers of -th' nrti.
r-';S4,on J'blch a.sks for the, appointment of
Sf"AlA)jMci6n overseers." ' "
K" .TA.riBA tlAtltlnn ananlflaa .,... A. .,
aK25 .S.T.7V;.".'''i7 '"7 '" '" " "'
IS X&rt - iiMummuy resiBiereu voters in
ESky -$SMw"" Flfth division of the ward and cites
BEV, A..1.- -J- -.rtt-ll jf ..nJ..i . ..
KN5frifi,rh Vire corn of campaign speakers
. ;'7 aatinu(i its-drive for rvotes for Ran.
ApatW! Sproul and the other Itepubllcan
B'PJfmH,,es-at ' serles'ot ward meetings
. wnior r.awara -K Beidleman. of
laburg, who defeated Congressman
R,K. Scdtt for the nbmlnation for
lanant Governor, foined thp Bnaniy.rB
Airtght: '
Unci were hold at Murray's Hall,
Witn "street and Fairmount nv.
I','Twanty-alxth and Oxford ..streets
. a jsunieenin ana Jerferson streets,
)$Mf Bonnlwell was designated as
ifTMm candidate" by Senator Vare
f .platform Is rirm and he hasn't
thine else," waa the way in which
tor Vare summed up the Bonnlwell
cy. "(senator sprou Is a erpat
and anould be elected 'Cover-
?v- - .- , .
nlclpal Judge Bonnlwell. Demo-
jf.sjubefoatorlal nominee, will be
m a reception tonight by the
auo,ciiy ..committee, in the Head-
, Tenth and Walnut streets.
iy. Chairman Kggar w, Lank, whose
ai a cnairman was demanded hv
raonniweli following the primary
m. will preside. Judge Bonnlwsll.
I' John: M. .Carman: of Luzerne.
thers, wilispeak following the re-
otlam sh'oiild be placed above
inihlp In the presen crisis."
iniLank declares in the Invita.
Bent out ' for the recentlon. w
I'tha support of candidates pledged
rr ouv ,wie legislation necessary
,upport of the national admlnls-
' the Bonnlwell .camnalirn com.
aa4 .the "Dtmocratio city com.
my imiu a aenti pr noonday
wt m micrmi ot tne Uemo-
liacsjrwlll atart tomorrow.
wh:wU address his first
. i.'raniBe' ahlpyard,
4 c
bishop wm
TO BE CITY GUEST TOD A Y
Famous English Clergyman. Who Wants Germany Punished, but
Not Destroyed, Will Be Entertained by Prominent Men and
Officials at Reception and Dinner Tonight
The rtlRht Hev. Charles (lore, Irfird
Ulihop of Oxford, one of the most elo
quent and Influential prelates In the
Church of England, will arrive In this
city late this afternoon.
He came to this country September IB,
with the approval of the Drltlsh Gov
ernment, his purpose helnir to clarify
the vleus held by prominent English
men on the moral alms of the war
and to brlns about cloer unity be
tween America nid Oteat Britain.
Hllwn Oore's riptcsentiitlvc attitude
towntd Rermany Is shown In excerpts
from reVent nddroes.
"llermany must be punNhed but
what are we after?' he declared.
"Would e crush Oennnn ? Ood made
fiermany with a splendid senlus of phi
losoph, art ar.d poetry which the world
npds nnd will need. We must make
(.ei German timlertnnd that we de
mand reparation, but at the same time
would llbirate Gel many I Implore you
us Chrltl.ns to believe that God made
(Jetmaiiy with KlKantlc (rifts that e
all need She inut he punished, she
I mitt be humiliated, but he must be
leMored '
' BIhop Gore i tw be the RUesl of
I lll'hop llhltielnnder, of the Kplcopal
I diocese of l'cnnvhanla lie will
be
entei tnlneil nt dinner tonlKht by
enteitalned nt uliner tonlKht by
Kroun of prominent men and women
' Tomoi row at noon the visiting prelate
' will nturiaio in n seivice 01 inieicc ,
lon at Hol.v Trinity I'huioh, Nineteenth
stieet and llitlenhouse squnre. The
.service will continue for a half hour.
t-'iom Holy Trlnlts Chmch, Bishop
Gore will be cscr,-rted to tho nitz-('nrl-ton.
where he will he the luncheon guest
of ,i innimlttpp of jn-omlnent men, in
cluding the following
Thnmaf f)e Witt uler. Samuel S,
FIcNlior. .lohn Gribbel, George Wharton
I'epper, l-ll Kirk Price, Charles M
Schwab William Hills Scull, K. T. Stptcs
bur', John Wannmaker, Joseph Widenei,
James WHIcox and Charlton Yarnall.
A teutatle engagement has been
made for the Bihop at the I'niverslty
of IVnnsjhanln. He mny address the
students at the I'niverslty V. M. C. A
nt 6 46 o'clock tomorrow evening, pro
ccrdlng from theic to the Church Houe,
Twelfth and Walnut Mrerts, where a re
ception will bt. tendered lilin by the
Church Club.
In dlcusslng the international situa
tion. Illshop Gore iccentlv declared:
"In con-pfiuence of the wnr, real
statesmanship has declared against the
spirit of nationalism. The proposed
league of nations Involves for the future
Interference with powers which have
been supposed to be essential for na
tional being. The chancelleiles of Ku
rope will all be In arms when they learn
the league's Ideal?.
"But 1'iesldent Wilson, familiar with
VARE DENIES ASKING I
CHESTER GRIP BANl
Senator Says He's Not Re
sponsible for Rover's Re
fusal to Lift Quarantine
state Senator Vare today denied re
sponsibility for the action of State
Health Commissioner Koer Is refus
ing to lift the Influenza quarantine In
Chester.
John J. McCIurc, "wet" leader of
Delaware count, had charged Dr.
ftoyer's attitude was part of a Vare
campaign of reprisal because of the
failure of liquor men of that county to
support John R. K. Scott for Lieutenant
Governor at the spring primary.
"There is not the slightest founda
tion In fact for the leported statement
of McClure," said Vare, "I could not
Influence Ur. Uoyer against the busi
ness Interests of Delaware County if I
would and 1 would not If I could. He
must have had a dream."
In a statement today Dr. Itojer de
clined that tire dangnr-of a recurrence
of the ep'deinic was the one thing that
had led him tn lefucc to lift the ban
from Chester He said:
"Any man who makes such a state
ment Is nn uss. There is absolutely no
politics in my action, nnd there has not
been from start to finish It is an un
justifiable and malicious ehaige and the
man who made It knows he is a liar.
"it Is so absolutely ridiculous that tho
people nf Pennsjhantn. who know poll
tics has had no part In the actions of
myself, will laugh nt him.
"The liquor people hiupV'een leading
this wicked and selflsh movement for
lifting the ban at the present I'me, To
lift It while theie Is still danger enn only
lend to our lowing a huge number of
olunteeiB who are risking their own
Uses and hpalth In lendeiing aid to the
afflicted sick "
In making the charge, JlcClure hlnteo
that Delaware County liquor forces
would knife Senator Spioul at the polls
next Tuesday His assertion was made
at a mnetlng of snJoonkeepers nt which
It was decided to heed Dr. Royer's threat
of drastic action and keep their places
closed until next Wednesday.
They ha'd previously announced they
would recpen today In spile of the State
regulations. Dr, Iloyer's ultimatum was
Issued yesterday when Chester authori
ties rescinded the closing order they
had.issued October 2.
JlcClure's hint of retaliation against
Senator Spioul was phrased as follows:
"The day is not far distant now," he
said, "when the people of Delaware
County will have an opportunity to
square accounts with Senator Vare and
those who aie politically associated with
him In his new prohibition combine."
DIES IN FRANCE. BODY HERE
fln.l.,,., I7i, , lj,.,. -,.,
......- . . .-win nuc
of Soldier Husband Death
The first Intimation received by Mrs
Oladys Mautz, 7372 Woodland avenue,
that her soldier husband was dead came
from an undertaker near her home, He
called her on the telephone and after
some "beating about the bush," as she
put It, said. "1 have your husband-here:
what do you want me to do with him?"
"What do you mean?" demanded Mrs.
Mautz,, "What la my husband doing at
your place?" "He is dead," blurted the
undertaker,
Mrs, Mautz almost fainted, but man
aged to retain relf-possession sufficiently
to order her husband's body brought to
their home. Later she learned her hus
band, had died of pneumonia, brought
on by epidemic influenza at a French
concentration camp.
His body had been sent back tn this
country, but evidently the official notice
his widow should have received has cone
astray. The undertaker had thought
that ah had been notified.
rrivate Mautz ennstea in tne marine
la. May, iiil ana had been in
il7, and had beei
JfT--!-
THE RT. REV. CHARLES GORE
Lord IIUIiop of Oxford, will be
ghrn o public reception by a com
mittee nf Philadelphia's public men i
ihem and fully In s.Miipathy, Is putting
his great Influence behind the league's
program, it would be tho greatest of
dlsnsteis for the wot Id, haling beaten
(I'crmanv, to succumb to Germanism.
Tho united voice of Christendom must
stand behind the purposes of the league.
In this wnr wo must dn all wc can, for
this Is, a war of peace."
Bishop Goie's career has been an un
usually distinguished one, both as a
churchman nnd a scholar.
Horn In 1S33, he was the giandson of
the fourth Marl of Bessburough, and was
educated at Hal row and at Bnlliol Col
lege, Oxford, for twenty 5 ears, fiom
187S to 1S9B, he was a l-'ellow of Trinity
College, Oxford, where he was distin
guished for the breadth of his learning.
In 1894, he waH made ( anon of West
minister, occupying that pot until 1902.
While Canon lie was appointed honorary
chaplain to Queen Victoria, holding that
position from 189S until 190n, when he
wa-5 advanced to chaplain In ordinary
tn the Queen In 1901, on the ascension
of the l.itn King Kdward VII to the
British throne he was appointed the
King's chaplain In ordinary,
The See of Oxford Is the third he has
presided oer. From 1902 until 1904 he
was Bishop of Worcester, nnd from 1906
until 1911, Bishop nf Birmingham. He
was made Bishop of the ancient See of
Oxford in 1911.
U. S. AGENTS ATTACK
CAFES AS DISORDERLY
Police Accuse Otbers in Li-
cense Court Dad's Hotel
J Among Them
Hearing of charges of disorderly con
duct in a dozen or more hotels, cafes
and saloons was begun today in the
License. Court.
Government operatives were present to
testify with it lew- to obtaining revo
cation of the licenses of the places, sev
eral of which have been raided in the
last few months.
The places against which remon
strances have been filed by the Govern
ment are: Dad's Hotel. lBll'xorth Sev
enth street: Beck's cafe, 1007 Oxford
street ; ICagle hotel, Tenth street below
Chestnut ; the White Elephant, Eugene
.Mack, 44 .North Eleventh street; and the
saloons of James Cullen, Fifth and Dia
mond streets: Bernard Gordon, Thir
teenth nnd Katcr streets; John Golder,
B57 Xorth Broad street; Domlnlck
FramamHkam, 501 Xorth Twelfth street
and Thomas Itodgeis, 333 Xorth Fif
teenth street.
Dad's Hotel, the White Elephant, Her
mann's cafe, Eagle Hotel and Beck's
cafe have been raided.
Operatives and persons taken In the
rnld testified today ngnlnst Eugene
Mnck. Police offered testimony against
Gordon; the Government gave none.
Gordon having ellmlnuted certain ob
jectionable features of his place. The
hearing was before Judges Shoemaker
and Wessel.
P. R. R. LEASE ACTION HALTS
Stotkholders Poilpone Meeting to Give
Uirectors More Time
Action on the ngrccment between the
director gencinl or rallronds and the
Pennsylvania Jtallroad Company deal!
Ing with the operation, compensation
and other matters connected with Ink ng
over the transportation system by h
Government has been postponed by he
stockholders of the corporation.
The stockholders decided upon this
nt a special meeting todav in T.um.k
icri-poon Building. The nn.r..,,:. .
.V"." "SI"d u"" to give the directors of
the company an opportunity to take
stands ' e a8reeme"t as It now
The meeting was of short dura linn
-More than fifty per cent of the ouw
standing stock of the corporation
represented. Another meeting bin be?n
called for 11 o'clock Monday mornln,
December :', In Broad Street StatTo"'"'
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
Frederlek
. i ( (II. iri . iiurnM mt
II. IMivardt. u, H. A "941 v
nd Ruth T. Jenkln.. "Sal s
"a it.
am at
Aurjm Urulrl. u. H. A f.rnn lliiu'rer.rd
muni") ' Hemull. MM Kale-
Kiiivard I.'. Duer. M. I).. 1TI W.. (llr.nl
IJSrWSaJn. ? 4'h "' nd Am,
W,WhW.nfiSS-j"",'' "" .nc.
' iV'T,V'l?i.y'6' n" Viola
rUvmonrthreuich. 242s Turn.r t.. .mi M.r.
ssrit I'lKe. 2 Turner st.
Francis H. liethtrlnston. 21m v. Front at
and flrsce h ILrVland. 2l N. iMtn si
Jam,. A. Cruie. 20th and Ch.w at. Vnd
. Muriel F. Ranor. 20th and Chaw ata
l-.ill. F. Todd, l'. H. A." camn iht 's' J
and Kate I..' W.lla. S6 "Rv.Vford av..'"
I.leulanant Ueerg H Coleman. U. 8. A .
Ltbanon. Pa., and Marian W, Oowen
Klourtown rnnd. Chestnut Hill. """"
,,Vr.arV.lo,,l Mder St., and Margaret
Tuohr, 27 Douvlar at.
William A ilorrli. 140 H. Colorado at., and
lleaele P. Coverdalo. 1409 Colorado "si.
Erne.t l.uoto. lT4i Callowhlll at., and
llllma Hokkanen. toll Fairmount a v.
gamuel J. Marcubbln. Ixnnbard at,, and
Fannie K. straudrrmao. Lombard at
Harry N, Hraun. anil N. lSlh et., and Hota
Ullckman. 1822 Wunir at.
Jamas I Carr. STns Walnut at., aad -Car-
mela Varelll. 1985 8. I2th at, '
-"y' R,kri.Sy Turnerst
ot1 oxfom
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iMiflRK
IF1R0N DIVISION"
Cablegram Says He No
Longer Commands Penn
sylvania Men
MA J. GEN. HAY AT HEAD
Message Does Not Indicate if
Formet, Leader Was -Promoted
or Retired
The Iron Division has lost Its "t'nele
Charley."
Major Oenernl Charles II. Mulr has
been replaced ns commander of Penn
sylvania's pride, according to a cable
gram from Lieutenant Henry Oross to
his father, K. 7.. Oross, of Harrlaburg.
Major Oenernl William II. Hay, for
mer commandant of the endot regiment
nt Pennsylvania State College, Is the
new leader of the heroic Twenty-eighth
Division
Xo Intimation of whether Oenernl
Mulr has been nromoted or retired Is
clven .In the cablegram.
Oenernl Mulr Is the hero of two of
tho nicjsl thrilling stotles of the Amer
ican army tn tne war, ami nn ns ieu
the former Xatlnnnl Ounrdsmen from
Pennsylvania through all their big vic
tories. The iron Division has seen more
nctlon thnn any other, except, perhaps,
the Rainbow,
Attnrk at Bols d'Vpremnnt
In tho drive on the Argonne Forest
In Sei ember. Oenernl MOV nrrlved at
tho front Just as the llrt batch of his
boys was prcpnrlf,? to attack Bols
d'Apremont, a smnll wood within the
big forest. There were mnchlne-gun
nests In the dense thicket Just ahead.
"Ouess t will command one company,"
he told the colonel of a regiment.
And he did, going over the top with
them, through nasty mnchlne-gun fire,
with shells falling nil around.
When il was over, he was as happy
as any youngster In the division. "That
took me back to my old days In tho
Philippines," he said,
The next day, he was out again with
his troops nt a village south of Exer-
mont. He was standing with officers of
his staff when two German airplanes
flew overhead. One of them attacked
tho party of officers, spattering the
ground around them with machlnc-gun
bullets.
Instead of fleeing to cover, Oeneral
Mulr picked up a rifle that had been
dropped by n wounded soldier and fired
two shots at the aviator who was about
a hundred yards up. The aviator fled.
Oeneral Mulr took command of the
Twenty-eight Division at Cnmp Han
cock last December Ju.t before It sailed
for France.
Rapidly Promoted In Wnr
Oenernl Mulr was born In Michigan
in 1860. He entered West Point in
1881. He served in both the Philippines
and the Canal Zone, rising to the rank
of colonel when war was declared.
Afterward he was promoted to briga
dier general and then, In Xovember,
1917, he was made a major general.
Fourteen days later he took command of
tho Pennsylvania guardsmen. ,
Major Oeneral Hny has Just been pro
moted from brigadier general. He was
born in Florida In U60, the same year
Oeneral Mulr was born, nnd he entered
West Point In 1882, a year after his pre
decessor. He was first assigned to the
Third Cavalry ; then to the Tenth Cavalry
as first lieutenant; was made a captain
In February, 1901, and in March, 1911,
was promoted to major, holding that
rank Just before the outbreak of the war?
Alsace-Lorraine tn
Wilson's Truce Terms
Continued from Pnse One
longer regulate consumption. Her mu
nitions were kept under a constant
Htrain by the incessant hammering of
the Allied commander, and In addition
vast numbers of guns nnd vast stores
of shells have had to bo left behind In
the constant retreat which has been
conducted Mnce the middle of July.
Total Economic Collapse
In other words, the war has this
year placed many times the demands
upon the industries of all the countries
involved that it did in the previous
years. It has been a marvel to the
world that Germany, cut off as she
was, could keep her army supplied lj)
1915, 1910 nnd 1917. It is regarded as
impossible that she could 'maintain
production at the rate ot sonsutnptlon
as it has gone on since March, 1918.
This economic collapse of Germany Js
one of the factors reckoned upon by
those who are confident that Germany
must accept the terms now, being
made at Versailles, severe as those
terms aro certain to be,
Austrian Plea to Versailles
The President today was misy writ
ing his reply to Austria's last note.
That reply li almost certain to be a
reference'of the request of Austria -to
the Versailles conference. The reply
will probably be' forwnrded today.
Through Colonel House the Presl
dent is in constunt touch with 'the'
Versailles conference.
New Honor for General Debeney
Paris, Oct, HO. Oeneral Debeney has
been promoted to grand officer of the
Legion of Honor, Oeneral Petaln trans
mitted the insignia with full military
honors. The citation sccomnanyln the
promotion referred especially to Gen
ernl Deheney's success in stopping the
Germans from reaching Amiens, his cap
ture nf Montdldlrr and the advancing
of his lines tn tho Somme. V
N01SS1WW03 SKIM WS10H3H
George Henry West, of Mt. Airy,
Gains Army Lieutenancy
A veteran of three engagements in
K'. Uon'a T anrt urhn u-aa mammmA ivhllft
crossing the Marne, has been rewarded4
ror nis nernism ny
being commissioned
n lieutenant. He is
Ceorge Henry West,
n4 Hprincer street,
Mount Airy, and he
has worked his way
up from the rank
by sheer ability
and courage.
Enlisting as a
private in the old
First lUglmentlong
before, war was de
clared, he saw serv
ice on the Mexican
border in tK. and
after taking a
course at tha of
ficers' training
achnnl at Camit
OKOnQB H, WEST Hancock,, he sailed
for France In May
with Company L. 109th infantry.
He is now convalescing from a gas
nttack In a baae hospital In France,
where news of -his promotion was
brought to him recently.
Officer Killed in Plane Fall
Lieutenant Maurlca F, Maxwell, of
New Hope, Pa., an aviator pilot at Park
Place near Houston, Tex., waa killed
yesterday when the airplane in which ha
waa flying struck a tree top and crashed
to earth near the aviation field. His
skull waa fractured. Lleuteaant Mas
well waa araduatad from tlu.Valvarastv
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COMMANDS IRON DIVISION
(Above) Major General William
H. Hay, according to a cable, is the
new commander nf "Pennsylvania's
pride," the Iron Division, succeed
ing (below) Major General Charles
H. Muir, who has commanded the
Twenty-eighth Division through its
moit glorious campaigns of the war
Engineer Declares
For Power Dictator
Continued from Pace One .
power from private bources. The offi
cials contend that It would 'cost too
much to make tho proper connections.
The method they suggest for connec
tion Is costly. And 11 Is also the best
method. But cheaper methods could
be adopted In view of the fact that
this is a national emergency.
"in justice to the Philadelphia Elec
tric Company It must be said their oner-
atln gdepartment has performed splcn-
niu wont, for tne last fourteen months
tho entire plant has bctn running top
speed, with no opportunity ofr a shut
down for repairs. Yet the service has
neen maintained without Interruption.
ine company also must bo credited
with having warned Oovtrnmcnt offi
cials at the start of the. war that a
power shortage, would develon unless
proper precautions 'were adopted.
-mere nas been nn almost fatal slow
ness nt Washington, however. The de
lay In building the Beach nnd Palmer
streets power station Is a case In point.
The company began construction soon
after the war started, but was forced to
cease because It did not obtain expected
financial help from the Government.
Months of talk and Investigation have
passed without result. The matter Is
still In the air and no work has been
done on the plant for more thnn a year.
"Even If financed at once, this station
cannot be put In operation now In less
than n year."
The four men who are supposed to bo
directing the allocation of power In this
district nie Mr. Stevens himself, for
the Federal fuel admlnstratlon ; Mr.
Trig, for the war 'industries board;
Major McLaren, for the war priorities
board, nnd F, W. Ballard, for the Emer
gency Fleet Corporation.
"Such a state of'affalrs Is manifestly
wrong," said Mr. Stevens': "Under the
circumstances, 1 have not even attempt
ed to do anything."
, MrPall Replies to Plea ,
In reply to the assertion of Mr. Plei
that "these corporations will not limit
themselves to their Immediate needs but
seek to obtain loans, on easy teims
nt a low rate of Interest," Mr. McCall
said : '
"If Mr. Plez wss correctly quoted In
his newspaper interview regarding' the
suggested terms for the co-operatldn of
tho Federal Oovcrnmcnt with the Phila
delphia Electric Company In financing
a plan for extensions of the plant to
meet extraordinary war conditions, he
certainly is not familiar with the facts.
In every case nil estimates for power
terulrcmciijs were based upon the con
clusions of Government engineers after
a complete survey and Investigation by
them of the conditions. I hnve written
Mr. Pies fully informing him ns to whnt
has been done by this company to meet
the situation, and what ue have been
advised we should expect from the Gov
ernment, the terms being entirely satis
factory to the representatives of both
Interests- In our conference,
, "The Philadelphia Electric Company
tins agreed to take over afttr the War,
at a fair appraisal, all property In which
Government funds hhall be Invested to
meet war conditions,
"Any statement or Intimation that this
comiiany desires to profit in any vyay
by this siuatlon Is absolutely false, In
the face of txtraordluary conditions. It
has performed its full duty and will
continue to do so,
"I entirely agree with the statement
credited to Mr. Plez, that 'there have
been InvtBlgatlons for many months, but
thoy have not resulted In any more
power, What we need Is power, rather
than surveys and Investigations-.' "
GENERAL'S SON ENLISTS
Henry T. "Waller, Marine Private,
Works in Cookhoute
Henry Taiewell Waller, youngest son
of Major Oeneral Littleton W. T, Waller,
or in marine corps, nas ennstea as a
private In the same branch of the trv
ice In which his father holds such high
rank. ,
At present Private Waller Is wash
ing cup In the cookhouse at the ma.
rlne training. camp, Paris Island, s. C.
Ha enlisted on October S.
Ha was educated at Central High
School and Penn State College. At both
Institutions he was a star member of
tha track team and took an active part'
in otnar wena, i won several tropniaa.
When ; iniir sventsep ht' pleaded "with.
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UNIVERSITY
Major Griffith Arouses Faculty
Take Examinations Without ticing Watched,
Naval Unit Not Included
The honor system In examinations at
the University of Pennsylvania has been
abolished by Major Charles T. Griffith,
commandant of the Student Army Train
ing Corps, so far na the corp3 Is con
cerned, .
Tho order applies to all "exams" In
which members of tho training corps
participate. Students and faculty alike
are aroused over the suspension of a
custom In Vogue there foi4 sevcrnl years.
Students In the naval unit nt Penn
sylvania, under tho command of Cap-
tain Harrison iiispnam, win maw tne
honor system. Tho naval commandant
declined to duplicate the military com
mander's order.
The honor Byatcm prevailed nt the
NO THIRSTY RUSH
AS LID IS LIFTED
Extra Bartenders Stand
Idle in Reopening
City Saloons
MATINEES AT THEATRES
Waiting Lines Greet Resump
tion of Amusement Houses'
After Long Quarantine
Features of Influqnza
Epidemic Situation Here
Epidemic Influenza first was re
ported hero by the Fourth Naval
District, September 12.
Churches, schools, theatres and
motion picture houses were closed
by the Board of Health October 3.
Saloons were included in a State
wide closing order promulgated by
sfate Health Commissioner Roycr,
The highest single day's total In
tho epidemic 4013 new cases
was reported October 9.
Tho highest death rate for any
one day 711 deaths from influenza
and pneumonia was reported Oc
tober 15. .
In the four weeks from Septem
ber 28 to October 26, 11,599 deaths,
from -influenza and pneumonia oc
curred. The ban on schools was removed
October 28.
The ban was lifted entirely Oc
tober 30 from saloons, theatres
and other places of amusement.
The ban on saloons and theatres, en
forced during tho Influenza epidemic,
was lifted today. ,
In Camden and Gloucester also the lid
was taken off. Reopening of the saloons
In Philadelphia was not marked by any
unusual Incidents.-
At 8 o'clock all barroom doort' were
opened quietly, but there was no great
rush for drinks. In what is known ns
tho thirsty localities the bartenders had
a little more to do, than In other places,
but In none of the drinking places was
there any Indication of a jam.
Proprietors were on hand nt all the
establishments, realising that the Board
of Health would Immediately clamp tho
lid down again for any, disorder, and
urged pntroas to leave after receiving
their drinks. Usual hanger-ons were
nbscnt and tn some of the saloons In
the central part of the city there were
many Intervals during which there were
no customers whatever. -
Few Arreats Reported
A canvass of tho torty-two police dis
tricts'1 showed that very few "drunks"
were arrested,
Several proprietors who had expected
a big rush of business added extra bar
tenders, but the extra help was dis
charged after the noon hour for there
was no indication tnat business would
be above normal If equal to It.
Further Indications that the epidemic
Is ranldly waning Is shown by reports
of the Board of Health today. There
were but eighty-two new cases of the
disease, as compared with 125 yesterday.
In the iatt twenty-four nours n
deaths were reported, while for the pre.
vious similar period there were 169. Of
th 149 renorted today 101 were due to
Influenza and-forty-eight to pneumonia.
Manv of the theatres held matinees
today.' While there were waiting lines
at many places, no crowds were 'per
mitted to pack the lobbies, and In some
places there were extra ticket-sellers to
keep patrons moving quickly. Especial
attention waa paid to ventilation at all
the playhouses. , '
Managers reported that business was
just about what It should be for this
season of the year.
During the four weeks that Phila
delphia wA under the ban, It Is esti
mated thnt more than' 11,600,000 hn-s
been lost by the various business enter
prises affected,
Movies Ray I.oaa 1190,000
Movie. theatre managers say that they
suffered a combined isss oi hi ieum
1260,000, Representatives of legitimate
theatres declared thefr loss 'would ap
proximate 1200,000,
Tho loss of the saloons is eBiimaieu
at 1350.000. An official of the Rapid
Trans t Company sold tn talis toss wouiu
be at 'least f 260,000,
Hotels also sunerea a um oiuui
persons visiting Phladelphla- remained
only long enough to attend to their
business and quickly left.
Department stores and many mercan
tile establishments also suffered losses
because most persons hesitated to take
a chmance of going to places wnere
there was the slightest indication of
crowds.
THE CAR Or INDIVIDUALITY
f MmMfr Cm
jrr immUhU Mnb
r in
HONOR SYSTEM
Members by Refusing to, Let Men
Wharton School of the Unlveraliv i
was about to be adopted In the college
department. Under the system, no super
visor was stationed In a room where An
examination was In progress. The stu
dents were placed on honor not to lv.
ur receive nDsminiiuc,
.:iiic. u.v. ,..,.,, v., ,i,ii,i n oraer vvs
expressed by Ilr. J. P. Llchtenberger
professor of sociology; Dr. Emory John
son, professor of transportation ; Dean
Arthur M. Qulnn, of the arts and science
department, and Dr. John Rolfe,
The military authorities asserted the
order was necessary because students
In tho corps might win commissions as
a result nt the examinations. If some
of tneso men reached command rank on
the strength of false reports. It was ex-
(imiiivui ma uniiioi n an HJl)B,reni
ASSERTS HURLEY
CHANGES REPORT
Revises Findings of Greg
ory's Hog Island Probers,
Says Paper
COMPANY IS CRITICIZED
Ship Board Head Said to Be
Dissatisfied With Excess
Cost Statements
Asertlons that the Justice Depnrt
ment's report of its Hoc Island Inves
tigation Is being rewritten and changed
by tho shipping board and the Attorney
General's office were made today by
tho New York Tribune in a special dl3
patch from Washington.
Tho article says in part:
The Hog Island Investigation report Is
being rewritten by the shipping board
and tho Attorney General's office In an
effort to produce a document that will
meet with the approval of both offices.
That Is why It has not been published,
though six wocks have elapsed since It
was first given to the President.
At the request of Chairman Hurley,
of the shipping board, tho President
transmitted to the board the report
made by Assistant Attorney General G.
Carroll Todd before making it public.
Tho bonrd was of tho opinion thnt It
would be a mistake to publish the re
port as completed by the Investigators,
after about six months of unremitting
effort, because it did not "do Justice to
Hog Island. Thus there results the cu
rious situation that tho body which In
stigated an outside Investigation ot its
own affairs now consldcra and revises
the conclusions. The Investigation was
precipitated by a communication ' from
Mr. Hurley to President Wilson, .in
which the former asked for a searching
Investigation by the Attorney General's
office.
Great Waste Alleged
"Tho report, as.' originally submitted
to the President, thoroughly exonerates
the American International Company and
ail or us omciais irom mc rcmuicBi. i
proach to malversation or criminal of
fense of any sort, but it undertakes to
make out a case of gross extravagance
and waste of public funds by an elab
orate argument, in which unit costs nt
Hog Island are compared with those of
two other Government fabricating planU'
the Harrlman yard, nt Bristol, and
that of the Submarine Boat Company, at
Newark, X, J.. '
'.'In view of the fact that President
Wilson's letter of Instruction of Febru
ary 14 last to Attorney General Gregory
merely directed him to make an investi
gation with 'a view to instituting crim
inal process If the facts should justify
It,' the point has been made that the re
port exceeds Its proper scope when It
enters the domain of costs nnd financial
comparisons, after concluding that there
Is no basis for Instituting criminal proc
ess. "Officials of the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration, who have been In close touch
with the colossal work nt Hog Island,
took the ground that such a comparison
was not fair, as the conditions at the
several yards were different.
Comparison Called Unfair
"These officials consider that the
American International Company has
done a wonderful work In the face of
the most discouraging conditions,, and
that It ,1s entitled to recognition rather
than reprimand. They aro not satis
fled with the exoneration of the com
pany from criminal charges', but hold
that it Is entitled to a complete vindi
cation. From their stand resulted Mr.
Hurleys request to .the President to
be allowed to review the report of the
Investigation.
New ninpute started r
"Naturally, the Attorney General's of
fic? dors not enjoy having the results
of six months of unremitting labor din.
st-ctcd and discredited by the body
vvhjch Invoked Its services to clean up
Its Internal affairs. The result Is .that
there Is a sort of contest on -between
tho two as to what shall MJe written
Into tho report, so that both may stand
by It, after It Is published.
"The shipping board Is undertaking
to show Toilil and Mark Hyttinn, his aid,
that they aro not 'expert nt figuring
costs, and havo already succeeded 111
convincing them that they have erred
In their mathematics,
Beyond the question of cost account
ing methods, nnd the accuracy, uf fig
ures, Is tho vaguer question of what
constitutes extravagance In vviutiwc,
The cry all last year, and still Is, 'ships
In plenty, nt any cost necessary In
order to get them quickly,'
"That was the public view and the
"Oejonil the question of cost account
no disposition to qulbutj about oasts."
UNITED STATES RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
W. C McADOO, Director General of Railroads
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD
ADDITIONAL TRAIN SERVICE
BETWEEN
WASHINGTON, BALTIMORE & PHILADELPHIA
Effective. Suatlay, Novesaosr 3, ItU
Lv. Pkilatlelplila , 61MP.M.
L. ClaMtor ,,,. , ...,, .Cilt P. M.
Lt, WitsaJatit ' M.
Ar, laklaoro, Mt Royal.ttlO P. M.
Ar, jUtiMoro, Cosadssi. .Sill P. If.
i.v, msaoro, kasaaeoi ,tv r, m.
Ar. WMUt toi
Kflwnilu Ut WMnfi 1 iOO P.
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UABIL1TYT0TAX
Burden Lies Upon Subsidi
aries as Lessors. Coun
sel Contends
ARGUMENT TECHNICAL'
Attorneys for ' Underlying
Companies Claim Protec
tion Under Lease
Befoic President Judge McMlchael
and Judges Ferguson and Davis "In
Court No. 3, today, argument was heard
In the suits brought by the Rapid Trans
It Company against the Union Traction.
Philadelphia Traction, and ten other
underlying comnanles. tnt dirmln
whether the former or Its subsidiaries
arc to pay the excess war profit taxes
to the Government.
Tho taxes sought to bo recovered
not only Include the excess profit tax.
but In cases of some of the rnmnnnlu
also a portion of the straight Income.
lax exacted by the Government from
corfnnrntlnna Th ..,. in,.Ki,uj
reaches sevprfil tiiini1r..t Hu,n,an4 ni
lars for 1917 nn dwlll be materially In-
iit-useu ior ino present year.
In some cases tho underlying com
panies had filed demurrers to the suits
of the Rapid Transit and argument on,
mem ucmurrers was in order. In other
Instances the argument was baaed on
rules for tuHvmon t.1.-n I... (.- n-i.a
Transit Company.
K.ius yvmea Ballard, chief counsel for
tho rapid transit 'company, made the
nrlnclnnt nra-timnnt in -....... .. -..
conttntlons of that corporation that the
niutmiimrrs oi me underlying compa
nies should be made to bear their part
of the burden of war taxes. In reply,
the attorneys for the dlffertnt subslflla-
ties declared that they were fully pro- .
tected by the lease of the rapid transit
company which, they contended, forced
tht P. R. t. to meet all these obliga
tions. During his argument, Mr. Ballard,
said, "I can assure you with great con
fidence that had it ever been contem
plated that a tax. which might easily
equal upwards of 60 per cent of the.
amount of the rental, would have to
be paid, the leases would never have
been made or would havo ben made on
financial conditions very different from
those agreed upon, nnd while the Court
must now determine that the proper
construction Is either to Increase the
rental by 60 per cent, or diminish It
to the .same extent It cannot be said
that In so doing if -s giving effect to
anything either party had in contem
plation. Alleged Inequalities Cited
"Amomr tho ten.,, Uh ,u n -
T. SVStem. thorn I. "..
Ling n rentnl of $160,000 on a paid-in
Ontlltnl nl Imhh ,1..... a m b
-,.... . ,too i,mll a2UVUUU, unless
that company can bring within the defi
nition of Invested capltnl money spent
Unon Its nrnnertv hv h- i .
one will have to pay upwards of 160,000
ii excess proms into the Federal
Treasury.
"In the sarriA rviIam h t- i..n
company receiving a rental of exactly
tain l-w4hM a 1 a. . -.-
.... iMiitu liiul amount, via, 91.600,000:
nnd It fa not nntA ihmh -..
dollar of war excess profit tax becatiM
It ha. n I.!.. ..,.. - .... ..
.. .. .. ,,a,u-iu unimm oi 1U,000,000,
nnd Is therefore not. receiving an excess
profit on Its canlnlliinn -i'-. ...-
company must pay just,- ten times' the
.vi.ivanc mm ine ocner company
pays. In other words, the Ineem tt
has been hpM tn h a . ... ...
specific and fixed thing the Income or
'" caBo of a lAsed' line, the rental
Which In thfl nrtinr noss. mum w. a.
out In dollars.
"In th fithA nt an am.... ..
,, VB. n)l isjjci Aung uom
pany (which, bear In mind) must, in tha
first instance, pay this tax for Itself
on its own earnings) It may have, as
.. ino company i represent, many
leased llnoit raMh.iH. -aKi. ... .
.... ........B ICIHHID euuwing
abnormally high interest returns on
Invested capital, and if, Instead of each
company bearing Its own burden, they
are nil hound inrha- .... f-i ....
the shoulders of a single taxpayer, It
"'"j icouuy ue conceiyed tnat there
will be one taxpayer less when the
next year comes around."
Mr. Ballard contended that under any
view of fair dealing, It waa Incumbent
uiiu.i me lessor to pay the tax. ,
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Time Hummers Owen. n auvea and frltnda
Ihvlted to service. Thura.. 3 p. mTal Sflver
fl. llelr ihiPding. 1820 (iha.tnut at . Phlli
'nti'tr'. Vi.vu!! Pjy" I-surel Hill CsnJ
Al.l.fcn Oet. 2D, at S62S Green at rjr.
.nn",f0M.''lit",.fr A,,W , Walton) and
WMI be eVven M n0tie' ' '
MrOERRT.-Oet. 2B.I.TDIA K.. wife at
Jam. A, MeOerry alia daughter of the lata
SSn ' snd 1'3iaDl,,n- unoral ThurVT
J, P. "? frm. MM Kalm st. Int. trlvati
New Cathedral Cent. .
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of Samuel and .Clementine Aspen. -Kalatlvaa
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v.,rih cedar HIM m. friends may call
Thura. -venlns. 7 to d, m.-
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