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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-10
GOV. SPROuL IS
KEYN0TER FOR
REPUBLICANS
Condemns Government Depart
nents for Meddling in sPri-
vate Affairs"

Washington. Dec. 10.-Gpvernor
sprenl ri -Rennsylsania, in akey-
nots spesch at the meeting today
Of the Republican national COM
mittes, attacked the administra-
tion's Mexican policy and declar-
ed the Republican party approach
cd the coming presidential cam
paign with confidence.
His outline of party policies in
cluded . better relation between
capital and labor, economy and
business management in admins
tration, q firm handling of the
Mexican situation. restoration of
Americanism and constitutional
government, and a sound solution
Of the railroad problem.
Are for Peace.
Referring briefly to the question
Of peace, the governor declared the
Republican citizenship had en-
deavored to cooperate in the con-
clusion of the matter, with only
such limitations as will preserve to
this republic its full right to de-
termine its own affairs under the
constitution.
He declared that during Republi-
can times relations between capi-
tai and labor 'have always been
pretty well understood"
Sentiment for Americanism, he
said, was rapidly increasing. and
1t was the duty Of the government
to promote.
Development Of national re.
sources, including the public land
also was declared by the governor
to be Of primo importance.
He pointed to the railroad ques.
tion as forming. one of the most
difncult problems awaiting solu.
ton.
Protect sPrfvate Affair."
Governor Sproul also declared
that the people wanted relief from
''the interminable meddling OF gov
ernment departments in their pri
vate and personal affairs"
Mrs. Medill Mccormick, chair
man Of the woman's division of tn,
Republican party, said womer
would support the Republican par
ty because it sis the sole instru
ment for the preservation Of ma
tionalism and liberty"
The party, she said, would con
tinue to champion social justic'
under the law and the fervent prin
ciples of nationalism which Roose
velt maintained to the end"
Mention of Colonel Roosevelt,
name brought q storm of applause
Boost for Suffrage.
Mrs. Mccormick said the Repub
lican party had been the pibneer IL
laws protecting children and WON
en-, and she predicted that the l.
Republican states which have no
ratified the suffrage amendment Il
the constitution would do so II
time to allow the women Of thos
states to participate in the mex
national election.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-10
GERMAN SHIPS TO
MEET LUSITANIA
CLAIMS IN FULL

Washington, Dec. 10.-America's
claims against Germany. growing
out of the sinking Of the Lusitania
and other vessels, will more than
Offset the amount due from tho
United States on account Of seizure
Of German ships In American ports,
the shipping board announced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-10

ASK G. o. p. TO
RATFY TREATY
Party Leaders Wire Will
Hays Urgent Demand
for Action.

San Francisco, Dec. 10.-Neafly
forty prominent California Repub-
licans have telegraphed Will H.
Hays, chairman OF the Republican
national committee. q joint appeal
to urge Republican senators to
ratify the peace treaty Immediately
without reservations or amend
ments which, would require its re-
submission. Their telegram. sent
las: night and made public here to-
day by the California branch of
the League to Enforce Peace, fol-
lows in part:
"The undersigned Republicans
of California, concerned for their
party and their country, respect
fully urge upon you and the other
members of the Republican nation
al committee the necessity for the
immediate ratification Of the peace
treaty.
"The defeat Of the treaty and a
separate peace with Germany will
be . betrayal Of our allies and q
victory for Germany.
Tho responsibility for this, II
the treaty fails, cannot be shifted
or concealed. It will rest upon the
majority Of the Republican sena-
tors, and, through them, upon the
party and the issue. which should
not q party one, will be made 90
ON this issue we are confident that
the vast majority OF the Republi-
cans in this state at least, are in
favor Of the treaty and that the 20
sition Of the Republican senators
will seriously damage the party"
Prominent People Sign.
Signers Of the petition include:
Friend w. Richardson. state
treasurer; Will c. Wood. state su-
perintendent of public instruction
Dr.. Ray Lyman Wilbur, president
OF Stanford university; Ralph p
Merritt, former food administration
for California; Frank N. Angellotti
Lucien Shaw and MAJ. C. 9lQgs,
jnstices- of the statss aGfDfems.eou1
DR.. Arelia Reinhardt, president 81
Mills college; Chester III. Routll
publisher of the Fresno Rspubli,
can; william T. Bonsor. president
Of the San Francisco labor coun.
ell; Frank c. Macdonald. vice pres.
ident OF the state building trade,
council; Frank c. Britain, jus.
tice Of the district court of ap.
peals; William C. Van Vfiet, United
States district Judge: r. A. Croth.
erss publisher of the San Francisco
Bulletin; W. w. Campbell Of thu
Lick observatory; Mrs. Maude R
Mott of San Francisco.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-10
FLU MICROBES IN
33-WEEK CYCLE IT
HAS BEEN PROVED

London, Dec10.-InfluenEa mic
robes have Q regular program BY
which they recur. in cycles OF So
weeks. according n the medical re-
search committee. The next call Is
expected in January and February.
u is said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-10
COST OF LIVING UP
AGAIN LAST MONTH

New York, Dec. 10.-The cost Of
living advanced 1.3 per cent per
cent during the last month and
now stands at 131 per cent above
the pre-1ar level. according to
Bradstreet,s. -.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-10
Started Nov. II.

Captain Ross Smith left the
Hounslow aviation field near Lon
don at . o'clock Nov. II on hiS flight
to Australia. On Nov. Is he reach
ed Cairo and the next day he con-
tinued his flight, reaching Delhti,
India, ON Nov. q. From there he
continued east until he reached
Rangoon, turning southvard at that
city, making q number of stops
along the Malay peninsula and In
the island of Oceanfca.
He arrived ct Bima, on SunbaNa
island, near vava, Monday night.
Port Darwin is close to the north
erKAost tip OF Australia. being near
the town Of Palmernon.
Frenchnsn Left Behind.
An interesting phase Of the latter
part OF the flight was the intsrna-
tionAl contest developed between
the it1pAscgTtat6x6 Eteutensht
Etienne PQnlst the French military
aviator. ronIet 1ett Paris for Aus
tralia, Oct. II, nearly . month be-
fore Captain Smith started from
London. The Englishman caught
Poulet in Indiana. however, the
aviators meeting in Rangoon. Nov.
30, and both leaving for Bangkok,
Dec. l. They started OF nearly %
gether from Bangkok the day fol-
lowing. No reports have been re-
ceived since from the French avi-
ator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-10
MANYSUFFER'
WITH COLD IN.
W|NTRYWAvE
Fuel Situation Made Much
Worse All Over the
Country.

temperatures prevailed today IL
virtually all districts from the Mis-
sissippi valley to the Rocky noun
tains region and the cold wave be-
gan its eastern invasion with sub
normal temperatures Of 20 to 30
degrees. In many parts Of the
western country already hard hit
by the fuel shortage brought about
by the strike of bituminous coal
miners, many small cities and
towns were destitute Of coal and
suffering was reported, with more
to be expected unless moderation OF
the severe weather brought quick
relief.
Trains Taken on.
As q further coal conservation
measure the most severe curtail-
ment Of passenger train service
ever known was effective today
with extension of the federal rail-
roads train-mile saving. to .hs
eastern region. The order already
was operative in the other railroad
regions. It was estimated 1900
tons OF coal would be saved daily
by 1t.
Presaging extension Of the cold
wave into the east and southeast
heavy rainstorms were prevalent
throughout those sections yester-
day, with heavy property damage
In 0opfgia, n AlaAamA saud Nissis-
,6iDpt-an1 inaa "a .1hls 1aSea neef
Attanta, Ca, IN food waters. Rail-
road servics was seriously handi-
capped and city streets inundated
by the almost unprecedented rain
fall.
In the western country where al
most record snowfalls accompanied
the unreasonable cold, rail and
wire communication also was
handicapped.
Snow Deep IN west
In eastern Washington and Ore
gon one Of the worst snow storms
In history was recorded. In WyoW-
ing the snow was banked in deep
drifts.
About Redding, Calf. flve inches
Of snow had fallen today, an uu-
usual amount for that region. It
gradually deepened northwest to
Bend, Ore, where 20 inches, the
heaviest since 1884, fell.
/ Near Astoria, Ore. logging camps
were forced to close by the heaviest
snow in Is years.
No general moderation was fora
cast for today although in some
sections Of the west weather bu-
reaus said that thermometers would
rise by tomorrow.
Sub Zero Temperatures.
Tho wide range Of the bitter
weather was indicated by reports
Of sub-zero readings from these
places:
| Lander, Wyoming, "a below;
Havre, Montana, 30; Williston. N
D., 80; Helena and Miles City
| 10OubAu0, 0lU SuCy Cuuo, w yVss 20
Devils Lake, N. D., Is: North
Platte. Neb., and Bismarck, N. D.
%; Pueblo and Denver, Colo, and
Rapids City. 8. D., 20; Moorehead
and Duluth. Mimi, and Huron. 8
D., IA; Charles City. Iowa. and
Dodge, N. D.. 10; Minneapolis
Mimi, Sioux City, Iowa, and Spo.
kane, WASH. s; Omaha. Neb., ani
Concordia, Kan, s; Des Moines
Iowa, 4; Chicago. 8; Wichita
KAN, 2.
| Asking for Money.
Swamped by appeals from $50!
families for relief, the United Chari
ties Of Chicago today issued q cal
for q 100000 emergency fund. Ap
peals from the poor were said to b,
coming in at the rate of 100 day
Agents of the association said II,
laying OF Of thousands of work
mon in factories closed by the coe
strike was responsible for much o
the suffering.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-10

EXCHANGE NOf ARRANGED.
London. Dec. 10.-No agreement
has been reached with soviet Rus
sia on the exchange Of prisoners,
Lord Stanmoore announced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-10
NEW BILL FOR IRELAND.

London. Dec. 10.-The new Irish
home rule bill will be introduced
In parliament Monday, says the
DAILY Mail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-10
after PROLONGED DEBATE
MINERS AGREE TO RETURN
TO WORK ON WILSON Plan
Opposition Led by Illinois Delegation Puts Up Bit
ter Fight but Finally Yield to Persuasion of
Lewis, Green and Other Conservatives

indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 10.-The strike of
100000 bituminous coal miners of the country
was settled here today when the general COM
mittee of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea agreed to accept the plan offered by Pres Z
ident Wilson. 20
The members voted to accept the proposal
of President Wilson shortly before 3 o'clock
this afternoon. At that time it was said no vote
had been taken on the question of holding a
convention of the union. The committee was
still in session at that hour.
The plan provides that the miners shall re-
turn to work at once at an increase of ii per
cent in wages; and that a commission of three
persons be appointed to investigate and de-
termine within 60 days, if possible, basis for
q new wage agreement
Washington, Dec. 10.-Representatives of the
United Mine Workers of America today voted down
proposal to reject the strike settlement offer made
oy President Wilson, according to information reach-
ng Washington from Indianapolis, where the union
officials are in session. .4
A second motion. that the presidents proposal be-
submitted to referendum vote Of the members Of the
mion which would involve delay of weeks, also was
said to have been voted down.
Acting President Lewis of the Mine Workers, ac-
cording to the information said the presidents offer
would be accepted before night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-10
The Weather

Fair and not 30 cold tonight and
Thursday, with lowest tempera-
ture tonight slightly below zero.
Highest yesterday, g.; lowest last
night, IA below zero.
Wind velocity 5 miles per hour.
Precipitation, .01.
IL n. Jpn. IA. m.
yester. yester. today
Dry bulb ...... B IA
Wet bulb ......4 3 III
Rel. humidity ..94 96 100
River stage, 81 with rise Of 2.S
in he last "a hours.
]. NJ. SHEl3IER. Meteorologist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-10
CAPT. SMITH.
Wins FLIGHT
|T0AUS7RAL|A
Prize of $4,000 Pounds for
First Airman to Per
form Feat. ).

Port Darwin, Australia, Dec. 10.
Ross Smith, the Austra.-
ian aviator, arrived here today from
England, thus winning q prize of
10000 pounds sterling,,s offered for
the first aviator to make the voy-
age.
Under the conditions laid dow1
by the Australian government
when It offered a prize for making
= fight from England to Australia
the distance Of II, 500 miles had to
be covered within 30 days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-10
Agreed on Acceptance.

As the committee, which consists
Of international and district OFF,
GERS, and members of the executive
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-21
BOYS HELD FOR TAKING AUTO
HAPPY IN POLICE STATION
Lads of SeUen and Eeuen Years DO Not Seem Appecd
Crafty Of Ofense or Car Oroners Sympathy

Two Youngsters who skyIarked about
IN room in the Lower Merton police
station today did not seem to realize
they were under arrest for the alleged
thcft of nm automobile
Joe MarmOn, seven years old and
Chester Cattcll, eleven, of Bryn Mawr,
are accused of borrowing" the motor
car of Leonidas Beck. paper man.
ufacturcr. of Cynwyd They drove the
car four miles Saturday in downpour
OF rain and We're caught after they
ditched the machine.
When Mr.. Beck called Mt the police
station and saw the defendants his
anger changed to sympathy. With tho
permission Of Magistrate Richard 4.
Lewis, Of Ardmorc he tried to make
the boys realize the nature Of the al
legged offcnsc and what it might lead to.
There is bigger problem here than
the mere stealing and damaging Of the
car. Mr.. Beck told the magistrate. The
boys looked up at the owner as though
expecting n session in the woodshrd.
The younger boys head was lower than
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-21

charged patient of the Philadelphia
Hospital.
The two Taylors and Stevenson were
injured in an automobile accident on
Bcnsalem turnpike just outside of
Bustleton. Joseph Taylor was driving.
He turned aside TO avoid collding with
another automobile and struck a tree
standing near the road. All the occu-
pants of the machine were thrown to
the street.
None was seriously injured
Joseph Taylor was arrested and
charged with reckless driving. He will
be given hearing at the Tacony station
this morning.
Eight Philadclphians were among
moro than Il score of summer visitors
from several cities who were snatChcd
from heavy sea into pitching lifCboats
after they had been trapped in deep
hole on the South Carolina avenue bath
ing grounds at Atlantic City.
Until it was filed by rising sea the
hole excited no alarm among bathcrs as
they made their way Seaward. for the
reason that it then was but little more
than waist deep. When the guards
whistles piped them back later, under
the attacks of the crashing breakers,
mon aud women suddenly found them
selves plunged into trap that was over
shoulder deep, and wild screams for
help ensured.
Mildred Young. Abraham Meyers.
Rudolph Hanson, II. J. Johnson and
Charles Benson were picked up one
after another by Guards McCullom and
Yates while their boat shipped large
quantities of water and repeatedly
threatened to capsizc.
At the same point Guards McKcnna
and McCann rescued Fred Ertcll, John
Anderson and Harry Bright
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-21

tho edge of the desk in the hearing
room.
"These tiny youngsters" Mr.. Beck
continued. care future citizens. and you
and | have simply got to do something
in the light of that big problem"
So it wns decided to turn the boys
over to the juvenile officials of Mont
gomcry county. While waiting for the
Juvenile officers, Joe and Chester were
locked in good sized room in the
police station.
"ThCy got mp early today and have
been raising Cain and skylarking about
ever since "A police sergeant said this
morning. "Thcy don't seem TO realize
what they did"
Saturday was not the first time Joe
MarmOn met the magistrate. lie was
caught once before with other boys who
broke into n baker shop, the police say,
and ate mp all the ice cream and cake
they could find
The Marmon boy is one Of n family
Of twelve children. His father has been
in a hospital for nearly nine months.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-21
CAFE OWNER SEEKS DEATH
Lancaster Avenue Man Said to Have
Lost on Races

III, McMahOn, seventy nine years old ,
IA restaurant owner, of Lancaster ave
.nue near Fifty second street. the police
lsay, attempted suicide by cutting his
Throat with a small penknife. The
swound is serious.
Mcmahon, who formerly was well
known around the race tracks. and
iwho is said to have lost fortune in
betting. has been i'll for some time
Yesterday morning his wife, on going
upstairs, found him with blood stream
$hg from cut in his neck She called
'the ambulance of the West Philadelphia
Eeperal Hospital and he was taken to
THAT Institution.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-21
Playing in Street

Witnesses say the boy was playing in
the street and ran directly into the path
of the trolley car. Patrick Bchan. 1894
South Twenty second street. the motor
man of the car, was arrested and held
without bail to await action by the
coroner.
The widowed mother embraced tho
dead body of her child when it was
taken home today.
Tho unidentified man was crossing
the tracks Of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railway at Percy and Willow
streets. when struck by II freight train,
lie was dead before reaching the Hahnc-
mann Hospital, whore he was taken in
the patrol Of the Tenth and Button
wood streets station. Clothing worn by
the man identified him as recently dis
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-21
BIG DEMAND FOR PENNIES
Coinage at Philadelphia Mint Break.
ing All Records

Th" demand for pennies continues
unabat"d. The Philadelphia Mint for
the greater part of the present month
has been turning out 1900 600 pennies
day and at present is producing from
! .4nn.""N to 1.Goo.oo0 Of the copper
pieces each day, the reduced output
being due to work in coming nickels and
dimes
The coinage of PENNIES is breaking
all previous records.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-21
Pastor for Hog Island Church

The mission of the new Presbyterian n
hhufch which is being established at
Sixty fifth street and Bui st avenue
has been placed under the leadership
'of the Rev. s. b. Goff. This mission
:iS being organized with view of as 70
tsisfing those of the Presbyterian Church
who are now in the district of the Hog
Siand shipyard. Rev. Goff was vel
med BY large attendance at both
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-21
Boundary FIioht Postponed

Washington, July 21.--Predictions Of
unfayorable weather during the next
twenty four hours along the north At
lantic coast led Lieutenant Colonel r. s.
Hartz, commander at Boiling Field here.
to decide on postponcment Of his rim
around the country fight in Martin
bombing plane.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-21

when 1t upset, Bigbee and Jackson
streets, WiSsinoming, was Unconscious
Tor more than two hours after he was
dragged from the water by com
paniOn.
Rich was graduate of Girard Col
lcge and lived with his mother. Mrs.
Mary Hamilton. She is Frustrated by
the news of her death and her grief is
acccntuatcd by the fear that his body
may not be found. Rich was an cx-
cellent swimmer and it is a source of
wondermcnt to his friends that he should
not have been able to save himself.
Richardson went into the water from
the Baltimore and Ohio pier about
two blocks above the dam at Woodland
avenue. In few moments he was
swept from the shore by the swift cur
rent and after Il brief struggle disap-
ncarcd beneath tho surface. While hun
dreds of people watched from the bridge
that spans the creek. the West Phila
dclphia police attempted to launch n
rOwboat from the police boat Rcyburu
in order to grapplc for the body. but
the current was so swift that they
were unable to do so.
Tony Tolisio was struck and almost
instantly killed by an castbound Whar-
ton street car at Twelfth and Wharton
streets. The boy was thrown to the
street and suffered n fractured skull
and other injuries. DIR. Anthony Ju.
linnO, 1214 South Thirteenth street.
was summoned, but the boy was dead
before his arrival.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-21
WELL, THE WARS OVER
SO Thought Two Paymasters When
National Anthem Was PLAYED

Two army paymasters were dining in
the Casino at Willow Grove. They
were at different tables.
The band began playing the national
anthem.
"A waiter, when he saw that the diners
were tardy in arising. motioned with
his hands for all to rise.
The paymastcrs in uniform did not see
him.
The waiter walked to one table and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-21
4 KILLED, 8 INJURED,
IS ACCIDENT TOLL
Two Boys Drown in Creeks, One
Run Over by Trolley, Another
Hit by Train
EIGHT RESCUED AT SHORE

-Four persons are dead and three arc
injured rs the result Of week end traffic
and water accidents.
Eight other Philadelphians were res,
cucd nj Atlantic City
This is lUwcr than thp average Of the
last several Sundays. but the police say
that the heavy rainfall of the last sew
cral days kept many persons at nome and
thus decreased the chances of injury.
The dead persons were:
Edward f. Rich. 1910 Bcnnor street,
WisSiuoming drowned in tho Ncsham-
my creek.
Amos Richardson. negro. eighteen
years old. 22O2 South Seventy second
street drowned in Cobbs' creek.
Tony ToliSiO. four years old, 1916
South Clarion street; run over by n
trolley car.
An unidentified man; struck by n
train at Percy and Willow streets.
The injured arc:
Joseph Taylor. Wcstmorcland street
near Emerald: general confusion: autN-
mobile accident.
Thomas Taylor. WCstmorcland street
near Emerald; ; bruises and decorations
Of head; automobile accident.
Hugh Stevenson. WcStmorrland street
near Emerald; bruises and decorations
Of head automobile accident.
Goes in Bathing
According to n report of the police.
Rich. went in bathing in Ncshaminy
creek. nca~ TTuImcviIlc. The waters Of
the stream arc swollen and tho fierce
current carried tho youth beyond his
depth before his cries for help could
be answered.
Search for tho body has thus far
proved futile. Robert Best, ono of the
drowned boys companions in the canoe
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-21

asked the officer to arise. Much cha
grined, he stood, only to see the waiter
gesticulate rather vehemcntly to the
second paymaster who was the last to
leave his chair.
The sun., 1919-03-04
SEVEN CENT CAR FARE UPHELD
Amrm alton Affects las New Jersey
Municipalities.
Special Despatch TO TIE sen.

TRENTON, March 3.--The Court OF Err
rors and Appeals affirmed to-day the
action OF the Public Utility Commission
in permitting the Public Service Rail-
way Company to increase its rates from
five to seven cents in 145 municipalities
Of New Jersey. The samo decision up
held similar action under which the
Trenton and Mercer County Traction
Corporation was perrlitted to increase
It's rates from five to six cents.
The main point considered by the
Court OF Errors was the power of the
Public Utility Commission to increase
rates as an emergency measure to meet
conditions brought about by the war
without basing the increases upon a
valuation of the properties of the respec-
tive companies. The rates fixed by, the
commission were attacked by the League
Of New Jersey Municipalities. represent
ing nearly all the municipalities Of the
State.