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PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1014.
PRICE ONE CENT
GRIEF BOWS CAPTAIN
TORN FROM FAMILY
BY CHANGE OF WAR
NEW ERA DAWNS AS
SECRETARY DANIELS
STARTS SHIPWAYS
Ship's Master, Warbound
in This Port, Has Had
Little Word From Loved
Ones Son Held Prisoner.
Official, in Breaking Ground,
D e c 1 a-r e s Improvement
Means Vast Industrial
Boon to City and Yard.
BREAKING GROUND FOR NAVY YARD SHIPWAYS
J u
WILLIAM MAAS
A young prisoner of war in Eng
land. He is the son of Captain Louis
Maas, of the Hamburg-American
liner Prinz Oskar, now in this port.
Secretary of the Nnvv Josephus Dan
iels, wielding n gilt-covered pick, nno
Director of Wharves, Docks and Perries
George W. Norrls, with n slmllailj coat
ed tpidc, due a small hole In the ground
mi tlif western waterfront of tlm Phila
dclphl.t Navy Vnnl nt 1 o'cloik ih s
iifternonn
The cotemonv, simple In Itself, a ire.
menrlmy impressive In Its posslnilitir
It marked the beginning "f the rnnstrir
tlmi of new shlpwajs. which menu a vut
industrial homii to this city in rf.neiiil
and the nnvy yard In particular.
In the words of rctptiirv Pitiio s.
the building of the shlpwnys Htiil the
nnstructiou thereon of the new tran
port nlieady contracted for tn nst
i,VMii, Is the least v. oik, to bo done
In the near fntuie, he prophesied th
construction over the small hole In the '
ground of the greatest ilieiullioughtt of
tho world.
The shlpwnys were puced In this . lty
according to Secrctniy Daniels, becnusr
the most skilled laboiers of the ship- '
building trades were to be found hen '
This runork of the Secretary called
forth loud applauso from the thousands
of emploes of the vard who had as
sembled In their work-beprlmcd over
nils, with brawny arms and chesti
bared It made a hit
j-1 i
O .rflflsfrrtrrii
yard upon the completion of the ways
will be the naval transport Maumeo,
which ulll i'nt t1 .na artn Tim ,'ntitrnnt
which latnr 1 f,.,. .1,.. (MHBU, ...... ......,..,in,i .,ii .
brought forth three rousing cheers for i the ,.,,. following competitive bidding
War-bound In this port, separated from
hl3 wife and two children In Hamburg.
Germany, with a fifteen- ear-old son, .
prisoner. In England, I'aptnln Louis
Maas, master of the Hamburg-American
liner Prinz Oskar. Is frantic with grief
end verging on the brink of a complete
nervous breakdown. The vessel Is an
chored In the Delaware fiiver oft the
Philadelphia Navv Yard. She has been
there since early In August and dnr not
!eae this port for f.'iir that she will be
captured by a British cruiser lurking
off the Atlantic coust
The plight of the captain la pitiful. He
is torn with doubt and uncertainty. The
veteran seaman, who In hi- hundreds of
trips across the ocean, has faced death
unflinching! v, U bowed and bent with
grief. His loved ones whom he has not
seen for months, nr- swallowed up In
the vortex of the strife now rending Eu
ro pe.
A month has passed since he has had
word from them and thp uncertainty of
their present condition is a tremendou
strain on his mind. Ho Is Inconsolable
Members of t e .lew say he sleeps but
little and is const intlv talking of his boy
who ua aptureil with the Hamburg
American line steamship ICrnnprlnzes
sln I'erile at the oiithrrak of hostilities.
The boy wrot his father a cheerful let
ter which was received on August 24 from
Falmouth. Knsland. He said he was eon
flned In the poor house and was expecting
to be transferred to a detention camp
"Be brave, father, all will como out
right," he wrote In concluding his loving
epistle. He asked for money with which
to buv food, as h said the food he was
getting was not good
Captain Maas sent hl son monv, but
h does not know whether or not he ever
received it
Pacing his cabin todnv. faptaln Maas
broke Into n tirade against those who held
up the letters which conveyed messages
from his familv.
"Mv son, he said ! a bright lad. He
li onlv IS years old. but big for his ago
He Is an apt student nnd made wonderful
progress In his studies I expected to
send him to rollege next vear He per
suaded me to let 'lm take a varatlon trip
en the Kronprlnzessin Ceellle and the
English took him prisoner when war was
declared. Oh. If I only knew whether
he Is allvo or dead I want him to be
given good treatment. His poor mother
In her home at Hamburg with his two
brothers mut be prntrated with grM
for William, that's his name, was her
favorite I would give eveiytnlng r pos
sess in tbli world to have him bv mv
side Can't you get him for ran? Do so
and I will give you anvthlng within my
power to give you. Please bring back
my boy."
Tears courspd down the weather-beaten
face of the captain as he made his plea
He was choked with grief and could not
cort '".e
WOMAN CHATS WITH ROBBERS
TILL HUSBAND GETS HIS GUN
Men Trying to Enter Shoe Store Are
Driven Away.
"John, come here and bring your re.
volver." Peeing two burglars trying to
rrv open a rear window of the W. L.
Douglass shoe store. 117 North Eighth
street, last t ight, Mrs. John Love, who
Ilve3 next door coolly mode this iu.
gestion to her husband.
Wii.le the man went for hi weapon
the ..uiimii ai,kel the men casually what
thoy w . e doing "Oh. we're lin-t rwt
ln." tald one of the burglar, an he lata
a fo'ir-f'"'t J'mmy on the ground "Ves,"
tid the other, "we're Just taking a little
jihyMcttl culture."
Th!r fcvmnatlts were auddenlv cut
short bj the arrival of Mr Love carrying
bis revolver The nun dropred their
U'ols and ran. Love then told Pullrernan
I.xons, of t! ' Eleventh and Winter
streets, stutl m, hut "Ul1 find no trai-e
of th would-! huralar-
Because of th- It method of working,
the police hvliew that the men are the
same who ..airled a safe from a South
Btreet store lost week and commit ted
other daring robberti downtown
tin" socretnry
In his speech Secretary Daniels piid
glowing tribute to Philadelphia, It his
torical asoclatlons. Its contributions to
th country's list of heroes. He said lie
hoped In the near future an appropriation
would be made to raise the frigate Phila
delphia now lying at the bottom of Tri
poli harbor, and that It wuuld be (nought
back to this city.
WATOHFL'L WAITING LAPDCD.
In commenting upon the struggle now
rending Europe and President Wllion's
policy of "watchful waiting," Mr. Daniels
said:
"Today we behold carnage and shed
ding of blood in Europe. Those great
countries have n,ult writing history with
a pen and are using a sword, they have
thrown away Ink an., are using blood.
"Wisdom, foresight, patriotism and
.great Ametleanlsm kept up out of u
war with Mexico. You will recall that
several months ago the press and men
In high public stations were pleading with
the ofliclals at Washington to tend the
army and navy to 'clean up" Mexico.
Vour soiij and mv sons were to be sent
to slaughter, whllo thoso advocating the
struggle remained nt home. But we were
contented with watchful waiting, while
shot t-slghted men clamored for war.
' Vou should be thankful that we had In
Wah!ngtrn a man of the tj pe of Lincoln
who possesses the divine attribute of
patience, a mnn who lins said. -I have a
passion for peace ' Upon several oc
casions we could easily have mnde war
on that hapless country. But this great
iiopuniie. conscious ot its strength, sattl i j
we will help hapless Mexico and help her , y' c
y nil the naval constructors of the va
rlous navy yards.
Hundreds of workmen will he given em
ployment on the shlpwnys and the trans
port. They will augment the vast army
already employed at the yard.
Philadelphia's Congressmen, Loguc,
Vnie and Donohoc, were greatlv pleas-cd
at the start of the shlpwnys. This Is the
reward for their strenuous fight In Con
gress. A bitter battle In opposition to
; the shlpways was fought by the Con
gressmen iram, vnginin. rney succeecieu
In having the $200,000 appropriation for
It stricken from the naval appropriation
lilll, only to be reinserted by action of the
Pfcepresentntivcs from this city.
Secietnry Daniels arrived on the train
which t cached Broad Street Station at
11:3.1 o'clock. Ho was met by Com
mandant Benson and his staff. Congress
men Donohoe, I,ogue mid Vni-. An auto
mobile whirled tho party to the navy
yard, where a marine guard nwalted as
an escort. The ceremonies tools place at
once. A luncheon In the sail loft follow
ed the giound breaking.
Among the navnl and marine oltlcers
present were Captain V': S. Benson,
commandant; Lieutenant Commander W.
M. Hunt, commandant's aide; Lieutenant
(Jeorge B. Landenborger, Captain W. S.
Smith. Lieutenant Commanders W. K.
Wormian. P.. T. Menncr. P.. S. Keyes;
Lieutenants L B Anderson. F C. Starr;
Naval Constructors E. Snow, G. A Bls
sett: Assistant Naval Constructors A B
Court. L. M. Atkins. R. W. Weerbaeher,
Jr.: Enslans S J. Zelgler, E M Pace,
Paymasters M. H. Goldborough. W S
Znne. E. S. Stnlnacher, W. J nine. R.
H. Orr, J O. Blell; Surgeons W H Bell.
Allen, J J. Snder: Commander
FVntnn rM'rpri" Cnmmnniier Al-
flnd pence. Today he Is coming Into a I frefl Hinds. Lieutenant H E Welt.
M M mMmmm mm mi Jmmimi w
Secretary of the Navy Daniels is
peace and pattering her nation after this , Major E A Jones, r. S. M. c . Captain Director Norris digging with a gilded
wonderful country. You all should be u T nutenhoiise. I. S. M r ind 0f the navv vard stands between them
thankful you did not hav. a man on I Lieutenant E S Willing. U. SMC , "H PwS SI. ' Dw" won
horseback In the White House during
that trying period."
TOUCHES FEDERAL OWNERSHIP
The Secretary touched upon the Gov
ernment ownership of various plants
wnlch manufacture powder, aimaments,
ships and other necessities essential to
the Government. He said he did not
believe in wiping out private ownership
unless It was found economically wiso
to do so.
"We have found It necessnry to en
and city officials.
seen wielding a gilded pick and Dock
shovel. Captain Benson, commandant
In the background are Congressmen
GOVERNMENT NOT BUYING
Investigation Made Merely to As
certain Cost of Building- Armor.
Secretary it the Navy Daniels visited
the Midvale Steel works today, accom
nnnled bv the nresident of the comnanv.
IvTTv. PoU.t--rnrtninK Plant because ; Bf ,; , , ,,,, nh(.rf, ,,
we were being charged HO cents a pound ,
for It. The enlargement of this pUnt i hal b,,on inpe(tlns tho new marine bar
meani. that we can manufacture all of I t icks and the warship Alabama, Sec-
' nUTMKTAWM TP-WADTJC
WORKS. DANIELS DECLARES I UlllimiVHH lUlWIliiU
BIRTHDAY OF RULER
the smokeless powder we need.
"When I entered otllce t found an
nrehnlc 'trni of bookkeeping that made
the building of ships In navy yards an
impossibility because the figures pro- j
duced b the system showed such an '
overwhelming difference between the cost j
of building them in our navy yards as '
compared with private yards. The over- i
head charges were as high as Dl pr cent
in some cases I have kicked this system
letary Daniels said.
"Tho Mldvnlft Steel Company has not j
(een offei.'d to the Government for sale.
i or doctH the Government contemplate
buying that or any other stel wuiks.
The Government Is conducting an Inves
tigation to determine the coit of build
ing armor plate it Is shculd undertake tr.
rtu 'o, and. having been Invited to In
spect the plant of tho Midvale Steel
I'ompany. I urn flud to do so, because
out. and todnv, when estimating upn j hope that m Inspection of tho plant
the construction of a battleship, the cost nll(1 unv fHCts tnnt , iav be able to ob-
of m.-nitenance of the yards, whethei the ,,l!n nm 0M the .lepnrtment In Its In-
ship is huilt or not, are not included ns vestigall in."
of old This system of bookkeeping is I !. .-etarv Daniels will return to Wash-
fulr to all, including owners of private I !ngt"n this evening.
ships ards When I determined to build
1 dreadnoughts 'n Govemmnt yard I d - I
Med to build them in placs where the READING MAN CHARGED WITH
best sktlled labor was obtainable This i
.accounts for the shlpways here at this SENDING BLACK HAND NOTES
yard
NORRis PLEADS FOR RIG NAVY Government Experts Declare He
I Director Norrts was the first speaker ' Mailed Typewritten Demands.
I introduced by Captain Benson, com- i.-orge N. Sliaiffer, well known In
mandant of the Philadelphia Navy Yard R'adlng as the State treasurer of the
, After sketching the History of the navy Patriotic 1"r'1"r ",r Amerlenns. was placed
IvArri n.i rt..ih, v. u ...; I on trial before Judge lliompson In the
,..-. .... . .-,,..,, ,,.F .i, utj ;itVB
the ground upon which It stood to the
( Government, he pointed out the wonder-
i tut poasiuuities or this fresh water eta
PRESIDENT REA 59 YEARS OLD
Head of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Keeps to His Desk.
Steady work is conducive to longevity
Eamuel Red president of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad, who Is 58 years old to
day, believes in this Idea. lie was con.
gratulated by a number ot his olllclal
staff today, but went right on with hU
work the tame as any other day In the
year.
From the position of chaimian Mr
Hen rove to his present pugt. He was
boin In If- l!ldaiourg. Pa , September
SI. lifc. ami ett-i'-d the rrnploy of the
ratlr' ad vvbtu (u was PJ jt-drs old Fol
lowing; tno ics'fc-natii'n uf James Mcc'rea,
Mr Rvj. rtus tlectecl to the presidency.
ters to W II Ludrn and Samuel II. Bell,
dlh,i uf l.,fii1int" l.tlfl, li rri'flvri n Irftpr
won aim coticmum wun a plea for n demandins that iVfi le deposited at a
greater navj to .ollce the seas as n ' certain place. Bell's Utter called for
powerful nation like ours thould police it j.y.j.
In case of necessltj. The letters were written on a typewriter
..iTTiT. ,Jan"s rr,'"' nt N'or,1 ' and signed with an C.Xl Expert witnesses
fvi'lPa .8 ,,V S.h.0rt y bfore not,n- ' testified for the government, charging
w . H J f . 11 on Lq?"b roet I th"t 8.-hat-ffrr used the mails to defraud.
?!T o? companied htm to the navy I The jefens.- has not yet been announced
arq In an automobile. As Secretary
Daniels stepped from the automobile the
first of th ID-gun salute was llred by
ships llne In the reserve basin. The
marine hand ojce-uted a fanfare and a
body guard of marines came to atten
tion. The officials were taken to the site
of the nw shlpways, W feet west of
the large drydoek y temporary stand
was erected adjoining the spot K-p,tid
tor tne ground breaking ceremonies
OF NATIVE COUNTRY
Young Chinese Party Assails
Yuan's Policy Instead of
Drinking Tea for "Many
Happy -Returns."
President Yuan ShI-Kal, of China, held
a birthday party the other day. Ho at
tempted to mako it a world-wide affair
and have It commemorated by a celebra
tion in oery Chliidtown in the world. In
Philadelphia and most of the cities of tho
United States the birthday Idea was not
received with acclaim.
It was explained In Chinatown today
that If Hun Ynt Sen had proclaimed
throughout the world that ho w.is giving
a little party all the Chinese laundries
would have closed and Race street, be
tween Ninth and Tenth streets, would
have been hung with banners and lighted
b red tire.
Sun Yat SJn Is the revolutionary leader
In China. He is so popular that the I'hl-nesi-
administration would like his troops
to cutch up with Mr. Sun and compel the
liti.n tn Fonnniilin tViA lint ill r a onnl.
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v.. .Vu Vi ,.l, ""'',;, .' ' verssry of the Pres dent hy a toast drank
charged with sending "black hand" let- i , i.
AGREED WITH SHAKESPEARE
It must not be supposed that becauso
the Kaiser quot, il Sl.uketpc.ic -"To he
or not to be" In hit manifesto His
Majesty is a good Shakespearean. The
onlrkrv may be turniised from an Incl-ic-nt
which uccurrid nt a lunch at one
i if tho Berlin Embassies.
An English diplomat was discussing
some big affair of tho moment with u
'" "J" fcioii'i -.no iiiiici.-u nartv 1...1. - .. i,..,,...,..i ci-mi, i,. ..
l an..arm' ot "'"kmen and visitors. eelVed." tlw dlpl.mat remarked, "th.ie
The shlpways will cost about . a tUe in the affairs of men that, taken
It Bill t en feet In length and 154 ut t. rood, lends on to fortune."
feet In wtdth Jt can be extended to -i ;er looked nuzzled,
greater lengths and widths without -i,..! is quite true," he Is said to have
much additional expente. aciJiewd. "but I don't remember ray-
Transport No. I. to bo conducted on I ng it " Tld-Hlts.
the new ways, will cost about $l,S).00o. !
It will b PV3 feet in length, ft) feet l'J
Jn.-hes beam, is feet in Inches draft, wtth Charged With Stealing1 Camera
a dliplactment of KM) tons and a speed I dlshargel emplo.ve. William Morse,
of U knots She will be fitted with ' u Wilder street, of Kred Nixon
twin screw oil burning engines. Ac- 1 Mrdlinger. lit South Broad street, was
cuinmodations will b provided for .1 held under hi cvvn bund at the I'entrat
crew of 210 35TO soldiers and 32 horses. ' polt.-e station todav on the charge of
ii ifir iirrwjrv supplies tor these stealing a camera from Ills eraoloiersi
ufc oltlce. He gave bond to appear when ' from the. southern provinces, where Sun
I The first vtsstl to be constructed at tho J wanted. Vat Sea is a favorite.
in poison
When the proclamation of the birthday
party of the President was received by
rpresentatlvcs of the Six Companies here
It was uly posted, us a Chinaman Is
naturally courteous ex-ept whtn arguing
with a patron over a laundry bill.
It remained posted a few minutes. Then
a gniy-bearded Celestial calmly tore It
down and threw It Into Race street. Tho
action was evidently popular, for no com
plaint was heard.
Thn to emphasize Chinatown's attitude
the joung Chinese called a meeting of
the Chinese National party, which was
held all day yesterday In the Chinese
Masons' headquarters on Ninth street,
near Race.
Tho Chinamen spent the day In criti
cism of the Piesldent and tu expressing
their admiration for Doctor Sun They
diank to the health of tho revolutionary
leader, and to the consternation of his
enemies In tea that was strong and bev
erages that were even stronger
William Lee, who has Americanized
his name, goes to a regular barber shop
and purchases his clothing In a depart
ment store, drank beer last night and
discussed the President of China.
Among the other statements lie made
In rncy American slang was that Presi
dent Yuan was either a "crook" or a
"bonehead." It did not matter Just what,
but he was hopoles. He was either the
tool of the Imperialists or "fat headed"
and was being made a "monkey of "
Mr. Lee was positive in all his assertions
Most of the Chinese In America come
PROGRESSIVES WILL
ASK ROOSEVELT'S AID
IN PURGING PARTY
Housecleaning Faction Pre
pare Appeal to Leader for
Personal Investigation of
Alleged Betrayal in State.
Preparations are being made for an ap
peal to Theodore Roosevelt to come Into
Pennsylvania mid Investigate tho alleged
bctiayal of tho Progressive party here by
William Fllnn, of Pittsbuigh, and U. A.
Van Valkenburg, of this city.
This ninvo on the part of the faction
in the Washington party, which is con- ,
ducting the State-wide movement to
throw oft" the Fllnn-Van Valkejiburs con-
trol and rehabilitate the party, came j
simultaneously with their rejection of
Ulffnrd Plnchot as tho Progressive can
didate for l-'nltcd States Senate.
Richard R. Quay, of Pittsburgh.
bounded tho note of protest against the 1
candidacy of Mr. Pir.chut, intimating
that he regarded the former Chief For
ester for the Government ns a "squat
ter" in Pennslvani.i. He further de
clared thut ho favored a genuine Pcnn-
sylvnnlnu as a candidate, Mr. Quay's
attitude, it is pointed out, Is particularly
significant In view of his personal friend
ship fvr Colonel Roosevelt and his posi
tion as a leader In the Progressive move
ment in the western end of the State.
The stand taken by Mr. yuay was
promptly seconded this afternoon b Wil
liam P. Dcak) ne. of this city, the former 1
treasurer of the Washington Patty Coun
ty Committee and a heavy llnancial sup- -porter
of the Progressive movement. Mr.
Deakyne said, "While as yet I am not
fully advised as to the reasons behind 1
Mr. Quay's move, still I feci well enough 1
acquainted wun 'tne situation to laKo
my stand by his side against Mr. Pln
chot." The plan to have Colonel Roosevelt
come into Pennsylvania and make a pei
feonal investigation of the activities of
Mr. Fllnn and Mr. Van Valkenburg has
been under consideration lor several
iJcvs. although the sponsuis of the "party
1 lean-out" movement are not willing to
atute who will make the fiitt move.
Mr. Deakyne agreed this afternoon that
Mr Quay will In all probability be the
man to go to Mr. Roosevelt and lay the
problem of party regeneration before him.
"We In Pennsylvania." Mr Deakyne ad
ded, "cannot afford to have Mr. Itoofce
velt sacrlfied to the treachery of the
Fllnn-Van Valkenburg Influences."
While as yet no one haB given any
reason for the unexpected opposition to
toe candidacy ot Mr. Plnchot, it Is be
lieved in political circles that the oppo
nenis of the Fllnn-Van Valkenburg con
trol feet that Mr Plnchot is so tlc-cj to
these men that, If successful, he could
never be Independent enough to stand
as a true representative ot tne Pro
Bressive partjc.
SEGAL TAKEN FROM
ST. JOSEPH'S IN AUTO;
DEPARTURE SECRET
Hospital Attendants Deny
Knowledge of His Desti
nation Norristown
Professes Ignorance.
Adolph Segal left St. Joseph's Hospital
at 3:15 o'clock this afternoon In an auto
mobile, according to Sister Agnes, the
assistant superintendent. No word was
left with hospital officials as to his des
tination and ut the State Hospital for tho
Insane at Norristown Dr. Miller, the chief
tesldent physician, declared that ho had
not arrived late this afternoon. He de
clined to give any definite Information as
to when Mr. Segal was expected to roach
the asylum.
Every effort was made to keep secret
the departure of the former 'financier, who
has been pronounced hopelessly Insane
by two physicians nnd for whom com
mitment papers to tho State Hospital
were made out last week by Magistrate
Joseph Call on application of Berl Segal,
the son, and Mrs. Segal. Adolph Segal
was taken from St. Joseph's Hospital by
the leur entrance, A powerful nutomo
bl I e wns waiting and In this ho was
whisked away.
A fght by creditors ngalnst the com
mitment was Indicated today In state
ments by tho trustees In bankruptcy and
his attorney. Segal's attorneys, accord
ing to these men, will be called to furnish
proof of the ono tlmo financier's Insanity
at a meeting of creditors to bo held next
Tljuisday afternoon In the Drexel
Building.
Wnltor T. Douglass, the trustee In
bankruptcy, declared today that he be
lieves Mr. Sesal has some money. Henry
M. Wosscls, attorney for the trustee,
said that he has his own opinion, but
will say nothing until the Investigation
now under wav goes farther. He de
clares his belief that If there are any
unscheduled assets they will be hard to
find.
Segal swore In bankruptcy court Inst
July thnt his assets were 75 cents, al
though his llablltllcs wero close to $3,
000,000. Since that time the trustee has
been Investigating to determlno If any
thing has been forgotten or concealed.
Segal Is still in St. Joseph's Hospital.
Just when he will be taken to the Stato
Hospital for the Insane at Norristown
has not been divulged. At St. Joseph's It
Is behoved that the trip will be made to
morrow. The delay Is believed to be due
to the Jewclsh feast days, as Jacob Lift
man, who has been acting for Berl Sogul,
Is not In his office today.
"The fnct that a magistrate has com
mitted Mr, Scgnl docs not tako him
out of the jurisdiction of the Federal
Court." said Mr. Wessels today. "It
will be necessary for Segal's attorneys
to show at tho creditors' meeting
Thursday why he was sent to Norris
town, If ho has been sent by that time,
nnd to furnish proof of his Insanity."
Two physicians certified to the In
sanity ot Mr. Segal as the preliminary
step to his Incarceration at Norristown,
and they probably will be called to the
creditors' meeting In the ofTlce of
Joseph Mellors, the referee In bank
ruptcy. When Mr. Wessels was asked today
If he believed Segal has any assets out
side of the 75 cents scheduled, he said:
"I have my own opinion as to that, but
I cannot say until the Investigation goes
farther. If there are any assets they
probably will be hard to find."
A similar statement was made by Mr.
Douglass. He said:
"Though we feel thnt Mr. Segal has
some money, the creditors nre tired of
putting up funds on such a slight chance
of recovery. I think It will be up to
Segal's attorneys to prove that he Is
Insane at the meeting Thursday."
ELIZABETH GURLEY FLYNN
NAMED IN SUIT FOR DIVORCE
I. W. W, Afritntor Accused ns Core
spondent by Mrs. Carlo Tresca.
Industrial Workers of the AVorld lead
ers In this city were shocked and sur
prised today to hear that Elizabeth Gur
ley Flynn, the Industrial Workers of the
World agitator, who as a inoro child
on City hall plaza made her first ad
dress expounding principles of social
revolution, haB been named as corespond
ent by Mrs. Carlo Tresca, wife of Carlo
Tresca, one of the leading strategists on
the general staff of the Industrial Work
ers of the World army, In her suit for
divorce against her husband, Instituted
at New Kensington, Pa.
A counter suit has been filed by Tresca
against his wife, naming a friend, Tulla
Bellotl, as corespondent. In his suit
Tresca demands possession of his 8-year-old
daughter, who has been living with
her mother In New York for the last
two years, during which the parents have
been separated.
Elizabeth Gurley Fylnn. who was for
merly Mrs. Johnoon. wife of n machinist,
whom she married In tho West about
three years ago was was divorced fiom
him soon after tho blrtn of a child,
hos occupied a very conspicuous part In
the Industrial Wnrkeis of the World
movement In this country. Together with
William D. Hnywood, Joseph Ettor and
Arturo Glovanntttl, she Is considered to
be the foremost representative of syndi
calism In America. As a mere child of
M she made her debut on the platform
and was hailed as an oratorical prodigy.
For a long while she was accompunled
on her speaking tours by her father.
Since her divorce from her first tins
from she was reported to be betrothed
to Joseph Ettor and Carlo Tresca. Ettor
Is not married, and that Tresca has a
wife and child Is now, for the first time,
revealed In the counter divorce suits.
Miss Flynn was very prominent in
the recent strikes at Lawrence. Pater
son and Little Falls. She was confined
In prison for three months two years
ago during a "free speech" fight at
Spokane. Wash
Jail for Harness Thieves.
Judge Searle. In Quarter Sessions Court,
today sentenced Herman Ayland and
Warren M Hardcastle. both colored, to
15 months In the county prison after
they had pleaded guilty to stealing har
ness valued at 1100 from the stable of
Thomas Collins, t50 West Hortter street
Ayland has been arrested on three pre
vious occasions for larceny.
1
Ends an 850-Hlle Hike
George B Kaiser, secretary of the Phil
adelphia Botanical Socletj, 503 Locust
avenue, has returned from un a50-mlle
hike through the Adirondack Mountains
b way 01 tne ueianaio Water Gap and
the Catsklll Mountains. He was on the
ruua 101 v uaiju
NEIGHBORS' CASH
GIVES DEAD MAN
1 DECENT BURIAL1
Raise Fund, Though Poop
Themselves, to Save Fam
ily's Only Bread Winner
From a Pauper's Grave, j
,i MMe,nnd one cab drov nwny from '
S' rt-h ha"re.nc "r"'t this afternoon! '
m, ,u T 0UIU ooflcrver it meant nothing
more than a funerntn m..,.. "!?
wlTm'0 ht mother, who.
bowed with grief, clasped a little son to
her breast as tho cab tumbled over lh-
coooiestones, It seemed almost tho end
.i,,rp1' uui0 hcr "olRl'bors, who
wa died with bared heads tho sorrowful
little procession, It represented a sacrifice
such as only sympathy could evoke.
For It was the kindness of those neigh
bors which made possible that funeral
nnd avcd Julian Tropouskl, bread win
ner, from a grave In Potter's Field, so
that his wife and child followed hla re
mains to Green Mount Comctery on tho
last of all earthly journles.
Tropouskl died on Thursday after nti
Illness of two days. The blow fell sud
donly and for almost 21 hours the dead
man's wife went about the four-room
home too dnzed to realize the truth. Tho
tenrs fell fast when Franz, her B-ycar-old
child, placed his hand In hers and
asked, "What Is It, mother?"
She knew, too, that Julian had not)
worked xlurfhR the lost 30 days, and that
there was no money In the house. Sha
feared starvation and misery, that het
furnlturo would bo sold, and she and
Franz turned out of their four rooms.
Sho did not think of a funeral, for In
her misery sho forgot -It all. She only
know tho man she loved was gone, and
that the little home they had planned
when three years ago they came hope
fully to America had been broken up.
But her nolghbors reatlzcd what Mrs.
Tropouskl did not. They had seen th
dread black wagon of the coroner como
and tako away their dead to nameless
graves or, worse still, to a long tabla
where a surgeon wielded the knife for
the benefit of science,
Tho neighbors, like Mrs. Tropouskl, ara
poor. But poverty didn't stop them.
And so. when Mrs. John Frledrich, 450
Rising Sun lane, which Is Just around,
tho cornor from the house of grief, heard
the plight of her neighbor, she lost no
time, but went among the others and
raised n fund of $35. The money camo
from old stockings, from tea cups and,
from worn leather pocketbooks. It rep
resented the fruits of toll and misery, bus
It meant a decent burial for Julian
Tropouskl.
The funeral was a small one. Thou
sands of persons who today traveled ovetf
tho Philadelphia and Reading Railway,
tho tracks of which run past the only
windows In tho Tropouskl home, did not
know that within 100 feet of them was
a grlef-strlcken mother nnd wondering
child. Thoy passed, deep In their papers;
but the poor neighbors came Jind placed
their arms about tho widow and offered,
the services of love nnd sympathy.
And ns the hearse, with Its little com
pany of mourners, rattled up tho street,
kind friends felt repaid for the sacrifice
they had made so thnt Julian Tropouskl.
breadwinner, might not go to a pauper's
grave.
WAR WORRY CAUSES DEATH
Aged German's Anxiety Over Strug
gle in Europe Ends His Life.
Death due to general debility, thought
to have been brought on by his anxiety
ever the war in Europe, came to Fred
erick Dinner, In the Odd Fellows' Home,
17th and Tioga streets. Dinner was J)
ears old, a German by birth, and a
wheelwright and wagon builder by
trade. For nenrly 50 years he was a
member of Schiller Lodge, No. S3, I, O.
O, F. Two daughters and a sister survive.
Mnn Dies From Gas While in Bnthtub
Despondent over the loss of relative
lit tho European conflict, Georgo Deorf
fel, 31 years old, of 3713 North 17th
stieet. committed suicide by Inhaling
gas In a bathtub late Saturday night.
His body was found by his wife.
Headache Cure Nearly Causes Death
Mrs. Emma Banker, of 3US Judson
stiiet, early Sunday morning took an
overdose of aromatic spirits of ammonia
In an effort to relievo a headache and
narrowly cFcaped death. She was
treated by Doctor Benedict at the Sa
maritan Hospital.
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.
For Eastern Pennsylvania and New1
Jersey: Fulr tonight and Tuesday; not
much change In temperature; gentla
variable winds.
The area of high barometer continues
to overspread tho eastern half of ths
country, causing generally clear skies.
Tho crest of tho area has drifted slow
ly southward to the Carolinas, and th
trmpeiutures have ilsen In northern
districts from the Mississippi Valley
eastward across tho Lake reslon, th9
Ohio Valley i.nd the north Atlantic and,
New England States. A trough of low
pressure extends from Manitoba south
ward across the great plulns and over
Northern Mexico, causing showers and
thunderstorms throughout the greater
portion of that vast legion.
U. S. Weather Ilurcau Bulletin
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