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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-25
IRISH PEACE DELEGATE
RECENTLY WAS EXILE
S e a n O'Cealligh q. T.
O'Kelly), Sein Fein M. p,
Knows British Prisons
By the Associated Press

Dublin. Feb. 26.-Sean O'Cealligh, who
Yesterday presented himself to the
Peace Conference in Paris as an ac-
redited envoy Of the Irish Government,
J. I. O'Kelly, one time in business here
and secretary Of the Gaelic League.
Mr.. O'Kelly. whose name has been
Gaehcized to Sean O'Cealligh, was not
prominent in the disorders Easter Sun
lay. 1915, but was deported Immediately
AFTER the government had suppressed
that rebellion. He was released late in
December, 1915. and was rearrested In
FEBRUARY, 1917, but was not detained
very long. He was not placed unde,
arrest last May. when many members
Of his party were placed In Jail.
o'Cealligh is a member of the Dublir
Corporation. and was elected to Parlia
ment on the Sim Feln ticket from Col.
lege Green, Dublin, in the recent genera
election. He was a member of the dele.
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WILSON GOES
CITY III STOPPING

The train bearing President Wilson
and his party. leaving New York a few
minute after eleven o'clock last night.
.reaehed West Philadelphia station at
A1se9 his morning. hating only long
~nough TO change engines.
Details OF police and secret service
rnen were on duty. The curtains were
closely drawn on the car occupied by
president Wilson.
A detail of twenty-five picked men
from City Hall were sen 10 West Phila-
deiphia early In the night. Later. hf-
teen of these men were recalled. An
toiher detail OF policemen and secret
ncrvice men went to Broad Street sta
don. and only those having business
ware permitted within the structure or
train sheds.
q. IL was thought that President Wilson
night leave the train for a brief period
1cient 20 permit a Visit TO Jefferson
H6<nitai TO see his daughter. Mrs. Fran
';.cle 81 Sayre, and the most recent &C.
H11IH1fion to the Sayre- famiiy-Presidenl
Ynoon's grandson, born In that institu'
<{cnI late Saturday night.
"a W~uDarations had been made to re-
49, the President had this plan beer
IA out, but the decision TO proceed
AL to Washington precluded pos.
I of>fho visit TO the hospital.
a. President Wilson has an
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PRESS PRAISES
WILSON'S SPEECH
Despite Some Criticism,
Many Newspapers APP
prove Address
DETAILS ARE AWAITED
Agree What He Said Made
Profound Impression on
His Audience

Despite here and there a vote of
criticism and a disposition to await his
discussion of details before passing final
judgment on his views, the newspapers
OF the United States today spoke gem
orally In approval OF President Will
sons address in Boston yesterday asking
support for the league of nations.
Among these editorial expressions were
the following:
New York world-"Thus far the OPP
position to the league of nations in the
United States, and particularly in the
Senate, has been n counsel of cowardice.
No critic of the league of nations has
advanced any plan of his own by which
the peace that ends this war can be
guaranteed. Not one of them holds out
the smallest measure of hope to a
civilization wounded almost to death.
They leave the world weltering in it's
own blood and tell the afflicted peoples
10 heal themselves as best they can
New York Tribune-'1n the g%enerali-
ties and aspirations expressed by the
President, although their tenor does not
differ essentially from his previous ut
~terances, 1t is possible to catch, II seems,
a little more appreciation of realities.
There is a happy absence of any echo
of the doctrine ~sedulously preached by
distrust breeders that the Europeans are
a selfish lot and need careful watching.
The practical aspects of the peace
problems the President did not discuss
New York Times-"The President de-
fers his exposition of the league of ma
tions plan, but he brings a message
which the American people may profit
ably ponder while they are awaiting
what he has to say on that subject. The
peoples OF Europe are buoyed up and
confident in the spirit of hope he told
his Boston audience, because they be-
lieve that we are at the eve of a new
age In the world when nations will unite
every moral and every physical strength
TO see that right shall prevail
THAT il the very soul of the league
of nations"
New York suu-"Before We Ameri-
cans can fairly discuss and judge Pres
ident Wilson's specific views on the
league of nations we must hear more
from him than We heard at Boston
yesterday, and we must know more than
he has permitted us TO know from any
place at any time.
Mr.. Wilson declared that we went
over to Europe and plunged into the
battlefields there solely for the sake
of humanity. We did not.
I'VE went over there TO help save
France and England. because If France
and England were not saved our turn
would be next
New York Herald-"The President
spoke very confidently of the outcome
of the conference, but entered into no
particulars.
"It may be that in the latitude of
Washington Mr.. Wilson will enter into
more details touching the actual rps-
ture of affairs. But his speech of yes
terday was not lacking in the note of
personal conviction and apparently
made a profound impression upon his
hearers"
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REFERENDUM URGED
FOR LEAGUE ISSUE

Washington, Feb. 25.-Iiepresentative
LSndeen. of Minnesota, Republican,
introduced a bill providing for a
referendum vote to determine the action
of the United States Government on
the proposed league of nations. Mr..
Iundeen made no on the floor
of the House in introducing his bill,
but in a prepared statement issued later
he aid
1--WE have announced tho policy OF
se,f-determination' for others. The
American people want self-determina-
ton for themselves. The President and
Senate cannot commit the people of tho
United States to a league of nations
constitution, which in effect amends the
constitution of the United States. The
bill is short and easily understood, and
there is every reason for passing 1t at
his session of Congress, so that the
people will be prepared to express their
opinion
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-25

Berlin, Feb. "a (%delayed,) - (By A
P.)-spartacan forces nave prevented
municipal elections from being held at
Dusseldorf. Armed bands on Saturday
demanded from some election presidents
the lists of voters, as a result of which
action elections could not be held In
those areas.
other Spartacan bands armed with
rifles and hand %grenades appeared at
most of the polling booths on Sunday
evening and seized ballot boxes and
lists Of voters, which were burned or
thrown into the Rhine. Lively fighting
Is reported in some election precincts.
Herr ~Fuldzennek, Spartacar leader In
the Bottrop district, in westphalia, has
been killed while resisting arrest by
government troops. He had attempted
to incite mobs to further rioting there.
II is alleged. The Gersenberg division.
which restored order in Bremen. has
arrived in tho Bottrop district. and will
be reinforced by an army corps which
has been stationed at Wilhelmshaven.
Six persons were killed and thirty
nine were arrested during he rloting
Saturday night at Augsburg. Bavaria,
according to advices received.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-25
REDS" JAIL AMERICANS
Hold Two of Them in Ncrmin-In-
tested Cells

Paris, Feb. 25.-The French mission
to Russia, headed by NJ. Duchesne, the
consul general at Petrograd, which was
kept in prison by the Bolsheviki for
five months. arrived in Paris Monday
night.
Consul Charbaut. of the mission said
a cell adjacent to ono of the cells in
which the French were confined was
occupied by five prisoners belonging to
Allied nations, two of whom were Amer
leans. The cell, he SAID, was only two
yards square and was reeking with
vernin. The consul said the members
of the party had endured many tortures
at the hands of the Bolshevists.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-25
GOTTA TO FIGHT GERMANY
Independent Socialists Resolve to
Quit the Federation

Copenhagen. Feb. 25.-The National
Tidende's Berlin correspondent reports
hat the Independent Socialists, at a
meeting in Gotha. resolved that Gotha
and the neighboring districts be with
drawn from the German federation and
be in a state of war with the country
This is justified, they say, because Herr
Noske's white guards attacked Gotha
without a declaration of war.
The Workers and Soldiers Councils
have sent negotiators to the state gov
rnmen for government troops, who are
to stay until order is restored.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-25

Cambridge prior to the time the Presi-
dent will sail, n visit 10 this city Is re-
garded as more than likely.
Only One Of Party Leaves Trs.> Here
Mrs. Thomas ]. Spellacy. of Hartford,
Conn, was the only person TO leave the
Presidential train nj West Philadelphia.
Mrs. Spellacy M her husband were
members of the party In France, and
Mr.. Spellacy continued on the trip 70
Washington, while Mrs. Spollacy VIII
visit MIR. inc Mrs. II. @, Brubaker, OF
Wayne.
Mrs. Spellacy said hat President Will
son had expressed himself as extremely
happy owe the way matters had gone
in France and over the tremendous wei,
come accorded him on his return-and
to learn of the birth of a son TO Mr.. and
Mrs. Sayre.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-25

cation appointed TO present h freedom
Of the city TO President Wilson and.
when no reply to the invitation to visit
Dublin was received from Mr.. Wilson,
he obtained a passport to go to Paris
to inquire why no answer had been sent.
When he arrived in Paris he announced
that he was a representative of theI Irish
Government, and his action was ap.
proved by his party.
-O'Cealligh was married last year to
Miss Mary Ryan, professor of modern
languages in the National University.
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which meant the safety Of a regiment
before he was captured by the enemy
Just fifteen minutes after he had peen
made n prisoner Americans stormed the
German positions, and he was released;
The young a who is n memoer q
the 320th Infantry, later badly gassed,
has been inyalided home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-25
Britain Wants Captured Guns

London. Feb. 25.-Great Britain is de-
handing imm date return of all British
guns captured by the Germans. This
was announced in the House of Com
mons yesterday by Andrew Bonar Law
government spokesman. in answer to a
ouestion by Colonel c. II. Burn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-25

, export News, Va. Feb. 25.-(By
A. P.)-Maior Elihu Root, Jr., son OF
ex-Secretary of state Elihu Root. OF
New York. arrived yesterday on the
transport Huron from France.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-25
First Treaty viii
Decide Big Issues

Continued from Page One
Baruch, Ct the United states. vice presi-
dent of the commission.
The committee also welcomed the dele
gates Of PortuEal-Sehnors, MonlH'
Friere and Daudrade.
The official communication OF the
Peace Conference says:
The representatives Of the Allied
and associated governments met yes
terday at the Suai d'orsay' from . 10
The Albanian representatives were
introduced and Turkhan Pasha stated
the Albanian claims. The eXamina-
tion of this question was referred 10
the committee on Greek affairs,
"Tho Paris Inter-Allied commission
on Polish affairs communicated GER
tain information and proposals re-
ceived from the 1nter-Allied commis-
sion now at Warsaw. Marshal Foch
THE next meeting will be held
today at 3 p. m
Complete work on War Guilt
Tho subcommittee OF the Peace Con-
ference, dealing with the responsibility
Of the authors of the war has COM
pleted its work. Its report has not
been made public, but, as its meetings
and hearings II gave were attended by
nearly all the members of the fuu com
mittee, there seems no doubt that the
report will receive formal approval ana
be laid before the Supreme council
II is believed hat the subcommittee
has made findings only as to the mora
responsibility Of the authors of the wal
and not as regards technical violations
Of International law by individuals.
Other subcommittee dealing with va
rious phases of responsibility for the
war have not yet reached the point oil
reporting their findings.
while the Supreme War CouncH mas
not discussed the disposition of surren'
dered German warsi:ps, the naval eN'
perts of the council have studied the
subject. British American OFFICERS
agreeing that the proper solution Of the
question will be TO sink them in deer
water. French and Italian officers dc
not take this view. and If the experts
do not soon reach an agreement tha'
matter may be taken up directly by the
Supreme Wal Council.
The subcommittee or the international
Waterways Commission has competed
its discussion of the draft of the con-
vention on the freedom of transit sub.
mitted by the British. 1t was decided
that the convention be left to the draft
ing committee. The character OF the
plans submitted is not disclosed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-25
RUNNER ATE THE MESSAGE
Saved His Regiment Despite Capture,
and Then Was Rescued

ConnellsviIe. Feb. 25.-Surrounded by
Germans while acting as a runner. John
Julian Driscoll, Of Connellsville, chewed
and swallowed an important message.
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President Must
Win Congress
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
made. And it was apparent that 1t
carried those who listened to 1t along
to at least n partial realization of "A
noble realism i'm diplomacy that has
70 often been misnamed as mere ideal
ism. But the effect didn't endure.
A more than unusually intelligent
audience in Boston applauded too often
at the wrong time.
Its fervor was aroused by the mem
ton of the place in the new world
that the President is trying to make.
Mr.. Wilson returned from places that
are filed with a horror of war and a
bitter and anguished sense of its
futility to find his own LAND reserving
its widest cheers for the blood and
iron of the American divisions in the
war. 1t was impossible TO avoid the
feeling, as Mr.. Wilson spoke, that,
in the education that comes with ulti-
mate experience, the countries Of
Europe are years ahead of us.
Euorpe Feels World Need
They can understand the need for
a league of nations more Thoroughly
than that need is understood in the
i. limited States. And here is the sug'
gestion of Mr.. Wilson's chief difficulty.
u is a question whether the country
altogether understands him.
1t follows him instinctively and il
takes him on faith. II is likely TO mis-
take his purposes and to suppose that
he is merely inspired by kindness OF
heart when, in fact he is trying t.
meet the menace of the future with q
policy that is essentially realistic m
strange only because 1t had to be de
vised to meet strange conditions.
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Leopold Jailed
for Bavaria Plot

Continued from Pare One
the gates Of the military prison and lib
Grated men in prison and then raided the
castle and burned the archives.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-10
HERO DEFIED DEATH
TO RESCUE WOUNDED
AIdan, Delaware Man, Who
Fixed Bridge Under Fire,
Brings Back Medals


"lim' b'Noill. of Aldan. Delaware
county. is back home with the Distin-
guiShcd Service Cross and the Belgian
Cross of War pinned on his breast and
with "A recommendation for Congrcs-
>ional medal of honor to his credit.
'Jim' is waggoncr Of the 1o3d
Sanitary Train and won his decorations
Mt tlSmcS, Here : how II hlDnCnpu
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-10

"VOr may believe me or not. but I
i hate peanuts. I've got to cat 'cm.
however. or lose my job" confessed
Old Babe. the 11J ycar-old elephant.
VIII" gives the Youngsters thrill at the
circus ground. Nineteenth street and
Hunting Park avenue. every time she
opens her mouth
''lIalf Of my job. you know. is TO
stand in tho straw Of the mcnagCrir
here with my sad and gentle eye on tho
kids who are itching to bestow upon me
my mouth or stretch out my trunk and
swallow all the jumbos they hand mo
without batting an eye.
ITS not that I get enough 20 eat.
No. Stree. Far from that. Two
hundred pounds of hay day. with Il
bucket of bran and oats and only n
dozen gallons of water is hardly enough
for lady who's reached her majority.
But I'm only hired help and | must
take what | get.
Old Babe sncczed. ITS this Phil
adelphia weather. Ran. rain. rain. II
took mo three days TO catch that cold
I felt it Monday night while ! wa
sleeping on the damp ground. and
have been feeling it creep further ana
further into mo every day. Oh.' dear
Lend me Il handkerchief, will you
somebody?
The general accommodations of this
place are disgraccfu'. | haven't had 4
hot bath in two weeks. All they d.
is to sweep off my hide with house
maids broom. And that only raises
dust, which soon settles back on m'
again Besides it's unsanitary. And
take the ucighbors. For instance, who
ever heard of normal animal looking
like giraffe. 'Tisn't reasonable.
have n firm conviction that giratfeS are
simply freaks and ought to be in tho
sidcshow. A respectable person loses
caste when she has to rub shoulders
with such of natures curios.
And she tossed her naughty head
"Somc of them are positively indecent
See that monkey over there? No, no
the one with the rcd nose and the brown
derby. That's a keeper. | mean th
baldheadcd baboon in the cage. We'll
he's been flirting with me outragcousI!
the past few days. | complained t.
Mr.. pattcrson-hc has charge of thi
mcnagcric-but Mr.. Z. laughs. III
says | just imagine it and that tina
monk wouldn't fiirt with Inc. The idea
I'd like to know why he wouldn't t
He may be as ugly as it is possible 70
ii monkey to be, but, believe me, h
has remarkable taste.
by the way, can you recommend ,
good optician? I>broke my specs thi
morning. They dropped off my nos
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-10
WOMEN IN COUNTRY CIRCUS
Pennsylvania Workers Association
Wiii Have Party In Lu Lu Temple

A bearded lady, lively skeleton, a
tight rope walker and any number of
trained animals carefully selected will
be brought together in Lu IM Temple,
1887 Spring Garden street, this after
noon and evening for the country circus
of the Pennsylvania Association of
Women Workers.
, There will be side shows with crystal
gazers. the Siamcse twins, a snake
charmer, fat lady and one who lifts
heavy weights. In the sawdust ring
there will be bareback riding. a cock
fight, trained giraffe, monkeys, cle-
plants.
The committee includes Adclina Mar
NOR. of the Ardmore Club; Margaret
McGarvcy, of Bryn Mawr; Marie G
Heath, of Dere Mabel Ivy Grace. oi
Lakota Anna Lukenheimcr, of Lend
hand; Anna Taylor, of Lighthouse
Mrs. McCauley, of Lighthouse Mollit
Hcrsh, of Onas; Eunice Morris, of Pine
Tree; Freda Brock. of st. Martha's
Anna Lockard, of st. Peters; Marie
Anderson, of Southwark Cecilia Segal
of Violet May Faubel, of University
Deborah johnson, of Willing Workers
and Amy Roby, of the Yankee Club
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-10
LOAN QUOTA ACHIEVED
Subscription Of 100000 Carries
Gloucester to Goal

Gloucester City has reached its quota
in the Victory Loan drive and is en-
titled 10 five star flag as II has gone
over in each drive. The quota this
time is S237.51G and that amount was
reached yesterday afternoon when the
Wclsbach Company subscribed for
bonds to the amount of 10000 This
is ia addition to the sol $50 which the
employees subscribed.
The Wclsbach Company's plant has
mainly been the cause of the city going
over the top in each drive. In the FIVE
drives the employees subscribed for
S2ST 80 worth of bonds. This is apart
from what the company subscribed.
The company employs 300 girls and
500 men.
DR.. llarlon $. Miner chairman Of
the Gloucester Liberty Loan commit
too. has awarded honor flags to twenty
dprartmcntS Of the company and he
highly commended the employees yester-
dav Mt Il patriotic meeting.
Renewed efforts were made this
morning nt the shipyards in Camden
and Gloucester 20 have all of the en-
~ subscribe before the day is over.
Waugh.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-10
ARRANGING RECEPTION
FOR JUBILEE VISITORS
Women's Committee at Work
on Plans to Take Care Of
Soldiers Families

The womcn's subcommittee of tho
Philadelphia welcome home committee
is making extensive preparations to
take care of the out of town families of
the men who will march in the parade
of the Twenty eighth Division.
Information booths will be placed at
all railroad and ferry stations to direct
the strangers and help them find ac
commodations if they intend to stay
over night.
A reception committee will meet all
trains on both May II and - to direct
the out of town families to hotels,
lodging houses. restaurants. rcstrooms
or the line of march of the parade.
Because of the probable Ovcrcrowding
Of hotels and restaurants on the day of
the parade the women's committee will
prepare twenty !fve-cert lunches and
will open the cafeteria at 1903 Walnut
street to both men and women for the
whole day. The box lunches will b"
sold only to the relatives of the men
parading.
The committee expects large numbers
of the visitors to arrive on the morning
of MAY Is and leave later in the day.
so that no overnight quarters will be
needed. Rest rooms at 142S and lIo3
Walnut street will be open and main
tanned throughout tRe day for these
people.
Virtually all hotels are filled. but
there are at least two hundred accom-
modations at present still on the lists
Rcds in clubs and spare rooms i'll prl-
yatc houses have been secured at low
rates to take care of those who will
arrive the day before or stay over tue
night of the 10Th.
In order to make these preparations
known, the women's committee mas
tried to apprisc the relatives through
the local daily newspapers Throughout
the whole state.
The active committee is headed by
Mrs Barclay ii. Warburton, with al
executive committee that 'ncluac'
Mrs Arthur II. Lea. Mrs. Henry y
Bower. Mrs. Henry Brinton Coke Mrs
Henry d. Jump. Mrs. Louis C. Ma
deira, Mrs. John c. Groome, Mrs
Edgar w. Baird, Mrs. James Starr
Jr Mrs. Dobson Altcmus, Mrs. j
willis Martin. Mrs. William &. War
den. Mrs. Louis r. Page, Mrs. Gcorg
Dallas Dixon, Mrs. Ernest Law, Mrs
George w. Childs Drexcl, Captain
(NIrs.) Thomas L. Elwyn, Mrs. IL. )
prentiss Nichols and Mrs. Eugene 5
I Ncwbold.
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ASK LIBERALITY FOR CO-EDS
Penn AIumi Committee Also Urges
Separate College for Women

~ mo liberalty should be with
beld in allowing young women the
same ample advantages that are granted
our boys"
This is the decision of the alumni of
the University of Pennsylvania over
the co educational situation, as ex-
pressed through the columns of the
alumni Register" by committee re-
porting on the matter.
At the same time, the committee
points out. the alumni favor the estab-
lishment of separate woman's college,
on the order of Ratclitfe and Barnard
and do not wish men and women stu
dents to, mingle in the same classroom.
The committee suggests that ground
at Thirty fourth and Chestnut streets
devised to the university by the late
Colonel Bennett, be used as the site
| for the proposed woman's college.