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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-16
PLAN FOR TREATY
VOTE THIS WEEK
Senate Leaders Want Issue
Settled to Make Way for
Other Business
TO ACT on PREAMBLE FIRST
BY the Associated Press

Washington, March 18.-Senate lead
ers worked today for an agreement to
vote on ratification Of the peace treaty
this week. so that the pact might be
sent to President Wilson or laid aside
to permit Of consideration Of other busi-
ness.
IL the ratification vote fails Of the
necessary two thirds majority, motion
to reconsider is expected Immediately.
probably by majority leaders. In the
hope Of stampeding some of the opposi-
tion into changing their votes. 1t was
admitted the situation held many pos
sibilities in view Of the urgent repre-
sentations that have been made for rati-
flying the treaty to stabilize world con.
ditions.
Adoption yesterday Of the substitute
to 20 removed the last obstacle to a
vote on the treaty itself. although
number of other questions remain to be
settled first. Fourteen Democrats voted
with the majority. but that number was
less than half of the strength which ar
dent ratificationists had promised to de-
liver.
Administration leaders seem without
fear that their forces will crumble suf-
ficiently to enable the Republicans to
ratify the pact with the Objectionable
reservation to Article y, which Presi-
dent Wilson let it be known through
Senator Hitchcock he would not ac-
cept.
The preamble to the treaty is one
Of the minor questions to be considered
before the ratification vote Is taken.
Another is Senator Owens proposal
that the British protectorate over
Egypt should be regarded as. merely
a measure to preserve the integrity and
independence Of Egypt during the war;"
which was to be taken up today.
The full text of the Owen treaty
reservation on Egypt follows:
"The United States understands the
protectoratc referred to in section G
Of the treaty to have been merely war
measure to preserve the integrity and
independence of Egypt during the war"
With the disposal of the Article X
qualification. the limit on debate ex-
pired. In the opinion of most senator's
it will not be necessary to restrict
speeches again. .,
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ALUMNI ASK VOICE
|NP|CK|NG PROVOST
General Alumni Society Will ASK
University Of Pennsylvania
Trustees to Let II Vote
WOULD HELP FIX POLICY

The alumni of the University OF
Pennsylvania will demand participation
in the election of new provost and
urge that the future educational policy
OF the institution be not left solely in
the hands of the board of trustees.
A committee Of one hundred, to rep
resent the alumni, will call on the
trustees and confer with them as to the
proper choice Of provost to succeed
DR.. Edgar Fahs Smith. who has re-
signed. This committee will also ask
voice in determining whether or not
the University shall continue as n
democratic school. with state financial
aid, or become what some of the alumni
have termed ''an educational autoc-
racy."
A decision looking to this action was
unanimously reached last night at
meeting Of 100 members representing
the General Alumni Society. The
meeting was held at the Bellevue STRAIT
ford.
The committee Of one hundred will be
elected at general meeting of the
alumni to be called for that purpose in
the near future. IL the alumni ac-
complish their purpose it will be the
first time in the history Of the Uni
versity that they have assumed an active
part in the selection of provost and
had real voice in determining the
policy OF Penn's educational system.
Last nights session was an execu-
tive one, but it was learned afterward
that much Of the debate had conferred
around the question of the desirability
of state control. Opinion, it was said
was sharply divided, but those advo
eating the keeping of the university in
private hands, the curtailment of en-
rollment and the establishment of a
city college to take care of overflow
applicants were in the majority.
It was also explained that the sense
of the meeting had been that a poiut
in the existence of the University had
been reached where the customary ex-
preston of opinion by resolution was
considered no longer adequate and
action alone could convince the
trustees of the stand of the alumni.
Several speakers advocated that n
definite policy for the University he
laid down before provost be an
pointed and that the post be offered to
a man in complete accord with the
decisions to be reached by the trustees
in conjunction with the alumni.
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.DERCUM IS CALLED
TO BERGDOLL TRIAL
Four Philadelphians Are Sub
poenaed for Defense Opening
Arguments Tomorrow
INSANITY PLEA IS RINTED

Governors Island, n. ". March 16.
Indications that the defense in the
court martial of Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll, charged with desertion from
the army, will be- based on an insanity
plea coupled with charges Of graft
against the Overlook draft board, Of
which John r. Dwyer is secretary.
were strengthened today with the an
nounccment that subpoenaes had been
issued for four Philadelphans.
Those subpoenacd as witnesses for
the defense are DR.. Thomas f. Ed
ridge, Vine street near Nineteenth the
Rev. II. NJ. Huff, 592J WoodDine ave
nue.; Dr.. Francis y. Dcrcum. special
physician of the President and John
j. Coyle, president of the Phoenix Trust
GO. and former state senator. DR.. 8.
NJ. Gregory and Doctor Jelliffe. of New
York, have been ordered to appear in
court.
Doctor Dercum was one Of the ply.
sicians who adjudged Bcrgdoll sane
several years ago when Erwin. brother
of the. defendant, sought to have the
control of several hundreds of thousands
OF dollars taken from Growers hands.
Defense Counsel Confer
Harry Weinbergcr. chief counsel for
the defense, was closetcd today with
ID. Clarence Gibboney and Captain
Bruce II. Campbell, associated with the
defense, laying plans which will be
presented when the court is convened
tomorrow. The prosecution completed
IT'S case yesterday and the defense was
gwen today in which 10 put on the fin
ishing touches for their fight.
The three pleas for which foundations
were laid during cross examination Of
prosecuting witnesses were "constitu-
form of high brow" insanity; Just
plain insanity, and the fear in the ac-
cused mans mind that he was being
prosecuted by draft board officials.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles E.. Cres-
son, trial judge advocate, says the pros
ecution is ready to refute any testimony
offered in favor of Bergdoll. He is as
sisted by Captain Robert Z. Hannay
and Lieutenant Thomas II. Heffernan.
A Court Of Soldiers
Bergdoll. who refused to serve a day
in the army, is being tried before a
court martial whose members army
service totals 243 years, an average OF
about % Ill years for each of the
eleven members.
Colonel Allaire, president of the
board. has seen forty two years. serv.
ice. Colonel Wilder. thirty six years
Colonel Jones. thirty four years Col
onel Bond, twenty -one years; Colonel
Knox. twenty years ten months Major
Rutherford. twenty years four months
Major Bluemel, fourteen years nine
months; Captain Appleton eight years
Eve months and Captain Pope, the
baby" six years and nine months.
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BERLIN MISSED BIG
CHANCE, SIMS SAYS
Bluff Would Have Paralyzed
U. S. Shipping in 1918,
He Tells Senators
EXPLAINS MINE BARRIERS
BY the Associated Press

Washington, March ia little
''blutf" on the part of the Germans in
1918. at the crucial point of the war.
would have paralyzed transportation Of
soldiers and war materials between this
country and Europe, Rear Admiral
Sims today told the Senate naval sub
committee.
Information from authentic sources.
indicating that the Germans were build
ing two heavily armored modern battle
cruisers for desperate last hope raid
against troopship conveys, was trans
mitted to the Navy Department. Ad-
miral Sims said. and Immediately he
was besieged with cablegrams from
Washington outlining various plans of
action, all Of which, he testified, were
impracticable, although such con-
tingency had been under discussion for
nearly a year and there had been ample
time to prepare.
IF the enemy had only known" said
Admiral Sims. "all he need have done
was to make a series of bluffs. involving
little risk to himself and we would have
done the rest. Shipping would have
been paralyzed.'
Admiral Sims discussed at length four
plans proposed by the department for
defeating Germany on the sea. They
were: A protected lane through the
danger zone. the. blocking of German
ports by sinking ships in the entrance,
mine barriers Of nets and mines Of types
then in use. mine barriers of mines of
a new type. All except the last were
impracticable, he declared, and much
time was wasted by the insistence of
the department that they be tried.
The department wished to land A
vN1a A,
marine campaign, the admiral said, and
suggested many schemes long before re =
iected by the Allies. Such a plan was
that of sinking old batteships and
cruisers il, the entrances to all German
submarine base harbors, Admiral Sims
asserted. and only after he had pointed
out that the scheme would require the
sinking OF forty battleships and forty
three cruisers and six months of prep
aration did the department agree to
abandon the plan. It took seven months
of effort to bring the Washington Of
ficials to the firal conclusion, he said.
On May II, 1917, the Navy Depart
ment first suggested the IDEA of bar
rage of mines across the North sea to
trap the German sea forces, Admiral
Sims said. and at that time he opposed
the plan because the Allies could not
dholu W ulNtIJ lle ldtsc nuLlDtIS VI
men and ships and huge amounts OF
material necessary to make the project
a success, he declared, and also because
the old type mines then in use were not
practicable for such purpose. Later.
when the submarine campaign was well
in hand and new type of antenna
mine developed in this country. he ap-
proved the idea. he said, and helped
to expedite the laying of the barrage
The result, the North sea mine bar
rage, was magnificent achievement
the admiral said. rejecting great credit
on the navy and the officers and men
who were responsible for the success oi
the project
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SOUDER SKEPT|CAL
ON BOND ROBBERY
"Phoney," He Says Anent Theft
OF Securities After Question
ing Watchman
EXPECT NEW DISCOVERIES

Many of the dramatic elements in the
Weightman Building bond robbery are
gradually being eliminated, the police
say.
In the hope of stripping away more
OF the movie thrills and getting down
to bedrock facts Captain of Detectives
Souder summoned Collins Neill, the
whom the robbers overpow-
cred in order to steal $41S,OOO worth
OF bonds. to the Detective Bureau today
and questioned him. -,
The discovery Of s11s.000 worth of
the stolen bonds yesterday in hallway
of the Baker Building. which adJoinss
the Weightman Building, convinced
Captain Souder that the case, in the
words OF the police. was "phoney.
from safes in the offices of the Ocean
County Electric Co. and the Hydro
Electric Finance Corporation.
SkepticaI, He Says
Captain Souder told Neill he was
skeptical about the whole affair.
why did these robbers take the time
to make you walk up to the third hoor
and lock you in a closet?' asked the
when they could have locked
you up on the first floor"
81 don't know Why" replied 'Ncill,
but that's what they did"
When seen after his conference with
Captain Scuder. Neill asserted that
many things circulated in connection
with the robbery were not based on fact.
81 am not sure that the men were
armed" he said. ''It was dark. They
did not wear masks, but had their faces
buried deep in their collars.
They did not try to chloroform me
as first reported, they just put hand
kerchief around my mouth, but / don't
think there was anything on it. They
were very nice In their manner and did
not appear to act like you would expect
real robbers to-"
New Discoveries Expected
Thomas Kedward, secretary treasur-
er of the Ocean County Electric Co.,
expressed confidence today that the
$500, 900 still missing in bonds stolen
from the company's Offices in the
Weightman Building last week will
turn up in the same mysterious man
ner that $11S,000 worth of bonds was
discovered late yesterday behind some
burlap bags in the corridor of the Baker
Building.
Mr.. Kedward announced that the
bonds stolen are being reprinted, and
the missing issues will be Cancelled.
This will make the bonds worthless to
the thief.
In the belief that the bonds may be
returned. the Baker and Wcightman
Buildings are being watched by The po-
lice today.
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STREET WORK AWARDED
Mayor Signs Contracts for $a51,37s
In Paving and Grading

Mayor Moore today signed S2J1 1915
worth Of paving and grading contracts.
or these S249.1 $50 were for paving.
Paving contracts awarded the Barber
Asphalt and Paving Co. were:
Broad street, from Olney avenue to
Sixty eighth street, S204 400
- Sixty first street. from Lebanon to
Lancaster avenue, $3.50.
Willard street. from Ncwkirk to
Dover street, S2100.
Paving contracts awarded the East
ern Paving Co. were:
Fourth street. from Rockland to
Lindley avenue, $4,000.
Braddocks from Wcstmorchnd to
Ontario street, to 5000.
Fisher avenue, from Ninth to Tenth
street, $S700.
Herbert avenue, from Large to Rut-
land, S3300.
Contract for grading Seventeenth
street from Lindley avenue to Fisher S
Lane was awarded to the estate of
David Mcmahon for $3.50. Thomas Z.
Lee got the contracts for grading Co
lumbia avenue from Fifty fourth street
to Gorgas Lane for S1375.
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EXPECT EBERT RESTORATION
Washington officials Discount serI.
BUSINESS Of Berlin Coup

Washington, March 16.-(By A. P.)
of the authority of the
Ebert government with sporadic Spar
tacist outbreaks throughout Germany
is expected by military officials here
who interpret dispatches from Colonel
Edward Davis, military attache at
Berlin, as indicating that the coup
d'etat is not so serious as at first sup
posed.
The calling Of a general strike by the
Ebert cabinet is regarded here as Ger
tain to encourage the most radical ele
ments Of the German nation to make
another attempt at revolution and over
throw of Capitalists" society.
But while the recurrence Of violence
in the large cities, similar to the Spar
ticide revolts last year. Is looked for,
the soviet sympathizers in Germany are
said to constitute so small a minority
that serious trouble need not be ex-
pectcd.
Official advices to the State Depart
mcnt today from Berlin said some off
cials there had expressed the belief that
Ebert and his government were sure to
return to the capital soon.
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Tustin Changes
! u Mind on Housing
Continued from Page One

tonunue0 lron fHe Ohe
courts might decide that the words
control Of housing might bring under
the jurisdiction Of the Department Of
Health al questions relating to hous-
ing conditions.
"Yet we do not believe that techni-
calties should control, and we GER
tainly would co operate with the De-
partment of Health should they under
take the work. or we will be very glad
TO take the lead in the matter ourselves
If they 10 desire.
The director yesterday, before he
changed his mind. stated cmphatically
that the words control of housing"
clearly pointed to the Health Depart.
ment as the proper branch of the city
government to handle all matters relating
TO housing.
Asked then If that was his inter.
probation Of the words control OF
housing" in that section. Mr. Tustin
replied that IL was. Careful reading
Of this clause. however, showed that It
referred to housing as relating TO public
health. which Mr.. Tustin today con-
ccded.
The welfare department is not trying
to sidestep anything" Mr.. Tustin said
Yesterday, but the new charter specif-
ically places control of housing in the
the Mayor has taken up the question Of
real estate speculation with the Real
Estate Board"
What Mr.. Gutenberg Thinks
Frederick p Gutenberg. director OF
the Bureau OF Municipal Research. and
one of the trainers of the new city
charter. was asked his views on pos
siblc functions Of the public welfare de-
partment.
Mr.. Gutenberg made it plain that a
statement OF his views was in no way
designed as a ContrOversion of the atti-
tude expressed by Director Tustin. He
said there were several angles from
which the housing problem could be
viewed.
I'm addition to the health angle" he
said. there Is, for instance, the phys
ical safety aspect Of housing The law
recognizes this in the bureau Of building
inspection, under the Department OF
Public Safety. Then there are the eco
nOmiC and social aspects of housing
For measures seeking to approach
the housing situation from an economic
and social side the welfare department
Is tne lOBlcdl department lOr the TASK.
l do not believe the director would be
accused Of stretching the law il he took
that view Of it.
Isaac l.. =. Smink, secretary treas
urer of the United Tenants Protective
Association. has written the following
letter to the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER:
Permit me to extend to you my con
gratulatiOns on the magnificent editorial,
under the caption Spring and Specu
lators, Housing and Mr.. Tustin, ap-
pCaring in today's issue.
1T is the most constructive and com
prphensible article ever. printed on this
subject, and it is certainly encouraging
10 know that such cosmopolitan daily
as the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER has at
last recognized the danger confronting
the community il this speculation IL per
mitted TO continue and has given the
subject proper consideration and space
Keep the good work up. Give the
public light on realty transactions from
a financial standpoint and you will
render the greatest service possible in
the interest of the thousands upon thou
sands of afflicted rentpayers OF this
city"
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MAYOR REPLIES ON BRIDGE
Hits at Critics Who Charge There
Is Too Little Action

Mayor Moore characterized as the ex.-
preston Of man not well informed on
the bridge situation the criticism Of
Pennsylvania officials made by Daniel
+. Hendrickson, Of Woodbury., n. j.,
member Of the Delaware river bridge
commission. Mr.. Hendrickson in n
statement declared there was too much
quibbling and too little action on the
PENNSYLVANIA side of the Delaware in
the bridge effort.
"If Governor Sproul. Mayor Moore
and the City Council of Philadelphia. ;"
said Mr.. Hendrickson, ''are for the Del
aware river bridge and back of the
project in earnest, then they should act
and stop quibbling. The public want
the bridge"
Governor Sproul plans to call meet
ing of the commission shortly.
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GET $3.50, 100000 FROM SEA
British Recover Treasure Sunk Dur.
Ins War by Use of U. S. Devices

London. March 16.-(By A. P.)--
Sunken treasurer worth ESQ 900 900
(normally $3.50, 900, ,O00) has been
raised since the war began around the
british isles.
The Restorer and the Reliant, two
salving vessels that were bought by a
British concern from the American
navy. have a new device, an oxyacety-
lene fame which is worked under water
for cutting holes in the sides of sub
merged vessela
Each ship has twenty FIVE electric
pumps capable of pumping 1,0O0, 900
gallons of water an hour. and carries
two divers, searchlights, line throwing
guns, electric welding plants, rock
drills and other accessories. Each diver
10 equipped with a telephone.
The Restorer last year recovered
fl 900 900 in gold from the Laurentic
off Lough Swilly. and both vessels are
now operating ofS New Haven on the
channel coast.
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PENROSE PAIR IN DOUBT
His Republican Colleagues Troubled
by Attitude Of Democrats

Washington. March 1G.-Senator
Penrose's request for a pair on the
peace treaty is giving his colleagues
concern. Because of the two thirds
vote necessary TO ratify, it will take
two Democrats voting for ratification to
offset Senator Penrose's vote against it.
All the Democrats who are physically
able to be present are here in person
and voting, and those who cannot be
here are said to be already paired for
the final votes.
1t is accepted that Senator Knox
will vote against the treaty even with
the Lodge reservations. The message
received by senators from Senator Pen
rose yesterday. wired from his retreat
in Florida, simply said he wished to be
recorded on the treaty exactly as my
colleague, Senator Knox.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-16
MATT GRIFFIN ~

Matthew +. Griffin, in charge of the
United States Secret Service in the
Philadelphia district, resigned his
duties yesterday after career Of
thirty three years as a government de-
tectiye. Nineteen Of those years he was
In the Philadelphia district. He became
III on the eve OF the acceptance OF his
resignation, which took effect last night
at midnight, and Ia now confined To his
home under physicians care.
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TO LAUNCH PATRICK HENRY
t2,soo.Ton Cargo ship Goes Down
MaYs Today at Gloucester

The 12,500- ton cargo steamship Pat
rick Henry will be launched at the
Pusey & Jones shipyard, Gloucester
City, at noon today. The sponsor will
be Mrs. Christoffer Hannewig, wife Of
the president of the Pusey 4 Jones Co.
This will be the last launching for the
Pusey & Jones Co. at the plant, as the
new owners. the baltimore Dry Docks
and Shipbuilding Co., will soon take
charge Of the plant. The fatrick Henry
launched two months ago, and is being
built for the United States shipping
board.
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Anarchists Raid Argentina Town

Buenos Aires. March 16.-(By A.
PA band of 200 armed men, said
to be agrarian strikers and anarchists,
raided the town Of BARRACKS in the
province Of Santa Fe late last week.
After overpowering the police, sacking
stores and pillHging houses the band
left town, asserting it would make sim :
liar raids on other communities. Mill
tia units have been sent from Santa
Fe to subdue the outlaws.
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tinuing to work for the execution of the

tinuing to work for the execution of the
Peace Treaty.
Madrid. March 16.-CBy A. PO--
Spain will not recognize the new Ger
man Government until after that step
is taken by majority of the allied
governments, according to announce
ment here.
London. March 16.--(By 4. PD-
Eighteen meetings of Communists and
Independent Socialists were held at
Lcipsic Sunday night and general
strike was proclaimed In that city. ac-
cording to telegram received here.
After the meetings had been dismissed
street fighting took place and several
people, including two street car con
ductors, were killed. When this news
reached other workers all street car em =
ployes left their posts. leaving the cars
where they stood.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-16
French Envoy at Stuttgart

Copenhagen. March 16.--A dispatch
from Stuttgart. provisional seat Of the
Ebert government. reports the arrival
there Of French diplomatic represen-
tativc. announcement was made in
Paris yesterday of the appointment Of
NJ. Bruyere as unofficial representative
Of the French Government at Stutt-
cart.
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DYING, ASKS FOR WIFE
Former Sailor on Deathbed Seeks te
See Wife

please try TO find them and bring
them back so We can be happy again
before / die.
George Nulty. dying az the home OF
his mother. Mrs. Rose Nulty. at $50
North Twenty third street, from gas
received aboard n submarine, begged TO
day for the return of his wife, Kath =
arine Nulty, and his two children.
A search Is being conducted for the
former sailors wife and children in
Pittsburgh Clyde Edeburn. OF that
city, is leading the search. The woman
left shortly after her husbands dis =
charge from the navy, taking the chill.
years old