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EVENING LEPGrER-PHlLAPBLPffIA, FRIDAY, JAKTTAEY 17 1915.
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L sTTO POBHOIATE
mPEGIFlC CHARGES IN
SEIZURE OF SHIPS
rwcnly-four American Car
goes Blocked : O t h e r
Neutral Powers 'Expected
tblssue Bills of Complaints
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HiritfiMrl'rnW Inn t ?Jaw Vnr'B
Lreetlugs and geyoty had a serious tone
loday In olTlclnl and diplomatic circles by
benernl discussion and careful study of
Iho American note to Qrent lirltnln pro
testing against Interference with United
States commerce.
Publication of the text of tho American
protest was the signal for great ac
tivity In the embassies, legations and
Ihancellerlca of tho Diplomatic Corps.
bablo wires, almost Idle generally on
holidays, were humming with, report of
lio American note to their Governments
foreign representatives.
i Publication of tho note of protest, It
ras declared at tho Btnto Department
oday, would bo followed shortly by pubtl-
ntlon also of a completo list of tho
Lmertcan vcssols detained and searched
y Hrltlsh warships. Bollcltor Cono John-
Ion, of tho Department, was today pre-
Baring this list, together with a sum-
nary of such representations ns were
made to Great Britain In tho Individual
canes.
This list, said to comprise twoscoro of
Ihlps, probably will bo published tomor-
ow.
! Starting with tho seizure of the Stand
ard Oil Bhlps John D. Rockefeller nnd
Jrlndllla early In tho war and Including
Iho latest seizure of two copper-carrying
vessels.
From foreign diplomats It was learned
today that similar "bills of complaint,"
reciting seizure and search of neutral
teasels and cargoes, nre being considered
by several other nations, particularly
Jorway, Sweden and Denmark. Doubt
jvas expressed whether Italy, because of
Its strained situations, would also enter
Protest to Great nrltaln.
! Solicitor Johnson Is preparing also a
lengthy brlof to accompany the list of
ships detnlned, which mnv be forwnrded
io tho Drltlsh Foreign Ofltce supplement
ing tho note of protest. This will glvo
In great detail tho legal precedents re
lied upon by this Government to roln-
tforce tho generalizations of tho note.
rhls brief, however, will be for official
consumption only, covorlng tho flold of
international law nnd custom, as a tech
Enlcnl argument for debate between tho
legal experts of tho two governments con
icerned In the negotiations.
Omclals expressed doubt today whether
the alleged policy of Japan In tho Pacific,
of which complaint hns already been
made In Congress by the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, would cause the
filing with Japan of a note Hlmllar to
that given Great Britain. Thoy declared
Ithat Japan's activity had not been so
(extensive or serious an Interference with
gAmorlcan shipping ns that of England.
I Representations In Individual cases to
Japan, it is said, would be sufllclcnt with-
fout resorting to the "blanket" nrotest
adopted In tho negotiations with Great
Britain.
PEOPLE'S BANK OPENS
WITH RUSH OF PATRONS
. Working Mon and Women Begin New
Year by Starting Accounts.
Hundreds of working peoplo who dcrjos-
i lted thousands of dollars today nt the
new Peoples', Bank of Pennsylvania, GI-
; rnru avenue ana 7th street, when that
Institution opened Its doors for Its initial
day of business, refuted, by their pres
ence and actions, the calamity howlers'
cry of bread lines and financial depres
sion.
From 9 p'clock this morning, the hour
of opening, a steady stream of men nnd
women filled tho bank to start accounts.
The rush continued for several hours,
and officials of tho bank anlrt it wmiM
(be Impossible to estimate the number of
cuiiorawa ana me amount or money de
posited until tho bank closes at 9 o'clock
tonight.
Most of the depositors were foreigners,
any many or mem carried on their busi
ness In their native tongue Interpreters
In the employ of the bank are contin
ually on hand nnd can converse fluently
with a depositor, Irrespective of his
nationality.
It was not an uncommon sight to see a
man or woman, apparently a hard-work-
ing person, step up to the window and
place a couple of hundred doifcxra in the
hands of a clerk. In a short time great
piles of yellow and green banknotes cov-
jered the desks in front of clerks. Each
man who made a deposit received o.
souvenir in the shape of a fountain pen,
gwhlle tho women each, received an um
Ibrella. This Is the first time for more than two
years a financial Institution has opened
Us doors for business on the first day
of the New Tear. Officials of the bank
selected today as the opening day to en
able working people to deposit their ac
counts without losing any time from
ineir employment. '
The hank -will do a general banking
business and will have a foreign collect
tlon department and be prepared to
transmit money abroad. The savings de
iiartment will be open from 9 o'clock
l. m, and remain open until 9 o'clock
f M., while the check department will
Close at 3 o'clock. Interest of 4 per cent.
win uo pam on deposits in tne savings
department.
iTha People's Bank was chartered on
sovemDer ana has an authorized cap!,
al stock of J50.000, consisting of 1000
shares of stock at a par value of 50,
Officers of the People's Bank vf Penn
sylvania are as follows; Charles IJrjshutz.
(president; Maurice T. W'urzel, vice presi
dent, and JacoD wurzel, cashier. Morris
,Iber Is the chairman of the Board of
directors, consisting of nlno members.
It present Jacob C, Retmlch and Samuel
. Haber are the only members of the
board. The remaining six members will
be elected at a meeting to be held on
Tuesday,
SAN DIEGO EXPOSITION
HAS BRILLIANT OPENING
30,000 at Grounds When President
Gives Signal for Inaugural.
BAN DIEGO. Cal.. Jan. I.-On the
fcoSta. qf midnight, when President Wil
li in Washington, touched an electric
ton. the grounds of the Panama-Call-
no, exposition burst Into a blaze of
, and the big San Diego Fair had
nonlclally opened.
Ken tne formal dedicatory cere-
were not held until 11 o'clock this
the opening celebration began
uimnigni. xne opening cere
' were elaborate and were attended
. .i... . . '
? thn 60,000 Demons,
OU Kg the PlWdent hnrl at tha
i 11 low 1000 rockata l,At Intn h ilv
Istha ISvnn<lAn -.....i- - . l.lt
,h)7!,,,i "rtekid for more than an hour,
-( & rifij r,f hrnr. hnnrta Hot..,
tua St- ft, msuafaiaa ruim 6ws;&,
WIFE OF PILOT WHO KILLED
MAN COLLAPSES AT NEWS
Mrs. Granville S. Jefferson Falls Un
conscious When Told of Tragedy.
Mrs. Granville S. Jefferson, wife of the
pilot of the police boat King, who last
hlght shot nnd kllcd James Fltzslmmons,
a saloon porter. Is In a serious condition
at her home. She became unconscious
when told of the tragedy for the first
time this morning. After confirming It
by telephone she snnk to tho floor.
"Get a doctor," bIio breathed, "I am
dying."
Mrs. E. II. Rowman, the woman's
mother, ran for a physician. When he
arrived Mrs. Jefferson was unconscious.
She Is now under treatment nt home.
Jefferson was arraigned In the Central
Police Court today. Fltzslmmons was
employed In a saloon nt 8lh and Ran
stcad streets, opposite the postofllco.
He was shot and killed wlille the
New Year was being tolled In. Fits
slmmons, 3t years old, and father of
four small children, was outside the
saloon when he was killed. A bootblack
witnessed tho tragedy, but he could not
be singled out of the hundreds of rovel
ers by the police, who nre at a loss as
to the reason for the murder.
Jefferson, who Is a son of tho superin
tendent of tho city Iceboats, and lives at
3335 North 16th street, with his family,
told tho pollcce he Bhot tho porter In self-
defense, after four men had attempted to
blackjack htm Just outsldo tho saloon.
Fltzflmmona lived at 1226 South Napa
street.
LEDGER PHOTOS TO BRING
MOUNTAIN JO MAHOMET
Now Advertising Medium Visualizes
Articles Offered for Sale.
"Bringing tho Mountain to Mnhomet"
Is the object of tho now advertising me
dium introduced by the Public Lbdoer
ns an aid to Its advertisers. This me
dium promises to mark a milestone In
tho nrt of atlvcrtlslngjn this .country, as
well as In aiding tho public in benefiting
by any advertised offer with tho least
possible oxpenso of time and effort. Tho
Public Ledger hns Introduced a method
In Its advertising department which of
fers material aid both to the buyer and
ndvertjsor In purchasing scientific. Intel
ligent assistance Tho method, If taken
advantage of by ndverttsers and by tho
public, will produce tho maximum results
from small AVant Ads, will savo wasted
time, conserve tempers thnt nro ruffled,
rcduco the selling expense and avoid an
noyance. It Is tho Ledger Photo Service.
Blank forms have been designed to
cover each Important classification of
what Is commonly called Want Ads.
These blanks coyer every essential fact
that the seeker f for Information would
like to know facta -thnt might oven be
overlooked In a personal Interview, For
Instance, you want to sell a house or
rent a spare room, sell your automobiles
or a pedigreed dog or cat. Words can but
vaguely visualize or describe to tho buyer
the artlclo you want to sell. Through
tho new service this will bo remedied by
leaving a- photograph and n detailed de
scription at Ledger Central of tho artlclo
you want to sell. When tho reader reads
your advertisement. In which referenco Is
made to. a Ledger file number to be Been
nt Ledger Central, he or she will take
tho following for granted:
First. That tho article or property Is
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Second. That a photograph of the ar
tlclo may bo seen nt Ledger Central,
Chestnut street at Broad.
Third. That ho or she need not waste
time going from ono advertiser's home
to another to find out whether thfwrtlcle
or property advertised meets the ifaqulre
ments. It Is not necessary to have' a commer-
dally mode photograph of your article or
property Ih order to take advantage of
this service. An amateur snapshot will
do. But If you have no photograph tho
Public Ledger will make it for you free
of chargo on the following plan:
For J2.50 worth (or more) of advertis
ing at regular rates the Public Ledger
will take photographs within their so
liciting zone free of charge. Outside the
soliciting zone car fare will be additional.
The picture and description will remain
In our active file for 30 days from dato
of last advertisement.
This offer Is made for a limited time to
demonstrate the value of Ledger Photo
Service advertisements.
Call at Ledger Central, Broad and
Chestnut streets.
SPEAKERSHIP CONTENDERS
SHIFT SCENE TO CAPITAL
Pour Aspirants Establish Headquar
ters at Harrlsburg.
The sceno of the fight for Speaker of
the next House wns shifted to Harrlsburg
today, when all four of the candidates
for the honor opened headquarters In the
Commonwealth Hotel In that city, pre
liminary to the Republican caucus which
will be held on Monday night.
Charles A, Ambler, of Montgomery
.County, who Is said to be favored by
iGovernor-elect Brumbaugh, Is expected by
politicians to be the choice of the caucus,
but tho liquor Interests are fighting so
hard against the selection of a local op
tion man for the honor that the other
candidates continue In the raoe.
Richard J, Baldwin, of Delaware, who
was regarded as the probable choice i of
the Republican leaders until Ambler en
tered the field, said today he was confi
dent of winning. In all of his talks with
the. Governor-elect, he said, Doctor Brum
baugh assured h)m that he would have
fair slay, and that the contest was still
an open one. A committee, consisting of
J. L. Rfgby, Isaac E. Johnson, H. J. Mac
Iklver, Thomas F, Kreeger, J. Haryey
Smith, J. I). Plerson, J, E. Heyburn and
II. D, Meeker, will be In charge of Bald
win's headquarters at Harrlsburg.
Representatives Henry I. Wilson, of
Jefferson, and R. P. Habgood, of MoKean,
the two other candidates, are also open
ing headquarters In Harrlsburg today.
Politicians regard Wilson as a possible
"dark horso" In the event of a deadlock
between Ambler and Baldwin.
The Allegheny County members of the
House will hold a caucus at 4 o'clock
Monday afternoon. This Allegation early
in the Speakership ght favored Baldwin,
but held up an open Indorsement of him
when word was sent out that Ambler was
the ctralce of the Governor-elect, Consid
erable opposition to Ambler has dtveloped
within the last few days, however, and
the Allegheny delegation may go Into
caucus without Indorsing any candidate.
DB, ANNASHAWSANGOTNB
Bays "Eastward Tide of Suffrage
Takes Ita Way,"
JcASHINQTON, Jan. l.-"Eatward the
tide of suffrage takes Us way," declared
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, president of the
American Woman Suffrage Association,
In a New Year statement, predicting
progress of the propaganda In 1915.
She recites that already 49H per cent
pf the United States has been won for
equal .suffrage.
GOV. TENEB. ENTERTAINS
Reception at Executive Mansion Ends
Administration's Social Season.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan.. 1. Governor
and Mrs. Tener entertained this afternoon
for tha last time at the Executive Man
sion with a reception that brought to a.
brilliant close an administration note4
for its social gaiety.
BIG PAGEANT GIVES
WOMAN VISITOR NEW
IMPRESSION OF CITY
Spirit of Ancient Revelry
That Would Amaze Old
"Mummius" How Pa
rade Looked From Tower.
Dy A WOMAN STRANGER
Shades of old Mummlus, or whoever
"the ancient Roman gentleman who was
responsible for the first mummers' page-
'hnt! What would that Individual have
said could ho but havo risen up from his
grave to watch the shooters' parade I
What would his cmollonb have been as
ho obkurved Broad street, Philadelphia's
most stately thoroughfare, transformed
Into nn nvenuo of carnival and revelry,
the like of which Is seen In no other
city of the United States, or of tho whole
unlvcrBe, for 'that matter.
It Is not at all Improbable that stand
ing there In his robes he'd have been
so filled with the spirit of tho thing that
no amount of restraint, no consciousness
of his years or his garb or tho fitness of
things could have prevented him from
Joining In.
Speaking personally and from the stand
point of ono who never before had seen
the far-famed mummers' pageant of
Philadelphia, that was exactly how I felt.
It scorned to me that hero was the ono
great opportunity to glvo expression to
tha secret longing nourished in the breast
of overy human being; that Is, to got
out of character for the tlmo being; to
be something different; to play a part
which the humdrum order of everyday
commonplnco respectable life docs not
permit to be played.
And the question rose In my mind:
"Why are there only 12,000 of these shoot
ers? Why Isn't every slnglo solitary one
of the Individuals 'in Philadelphia cavort
ing up Broad streot actually, as they
must surely bo doing In spirit?"
IT'S DEMOCRACY'S HOLIDAY.
Who hasn't nt somo fond period In his
life thought that wero he but given the
chance he could make Marcelllnc, tha
world-renowned clown, look tame by
comparison? Or Gcnee, tho toe-dancer,
soem n thing of lead? Who doesn't be
lieve that, given the royal purplo nnd
ermine, ho could be stood side by side
with George, of England, and seem a twin
brother?
True, the gentleman In the crimson
robes and powdered wig, with lackeys nt
his heels and pages nt his side, this morn
ing Jlio cynosure of a thousand eyes, may
tomorrow come to your house In answer
to a hurried telephone call regarding
stopped pipes. Today he Is a king among
men. If you need nnythlng further to
convince you of that, the bill which fol
lows his repairs will prov6 adequate tes
timony to the fact that his Is a regal pro
fession. But In his dream-life your plumber may
be evory Inch a prince, your ashman may
feel that he has all tha inBtlncts and tal
ents of a clown. On New Year's morning
In Philadelphia tho dreams come true and
Iho plaudits of the admiring curbstone
multitude, overawed by tho prince, tickled
to tho grinning point by the clown, are
doubtless a year's moat and drink to the
animated performers.
SEEN FROM CITY HALL TOWER.
Of all the cities In the world It seems
a strange thing that Philadelphia should
be tho one to have a mummers' parade.
A writer In a current magazine calls this
domain o'f Brotherly Love the City of
Seven Sundays. By that phrase he
wished to Impress upon his readers that
here was one city which nover forgot
Its dlflnlfled sabbatical manners, never let
'Madame Grundy leave Its side for an
Instant. Other cities t-.lght unbend onco
In a while, but Philadelphia, tho conser
vative, noverl
Twould havo been a right good thing
for that gentleman to have been perched
up In the tower of City Hall, let us say,
at 8 this morning, to have been looking
down Broad street as far as the eye could
see; he might have detected what appear
ed to be a huge ant toddling up the wldo
avenue with a burden a bit heavier than
It was built to bear,
Nearlng the point of vantage the object
lost Its ant-llke appearance and became
a sort of vitalized, animated crazy quilt
of the Insanest pattern drawn onward and
onward by unseon hand. As It came
close, however, the whole separated into
a thousand grotesque units, dancing,
whirling, swirling, twirling In a hundred
different movements. Behold, 12,000 con
servative citizens of conservative Phila
delphia seemingly having tho time of their
lives!
I wondered If this were really true. If
the mummers were really having the
time of their lives, or If they -were merely
Beemlng to because this parade business
Is a Philadelphia Institution of many
years' standing, which, It was felt from
a Bense of duty, should be kept up.
And so I Interrupted a Roosevelt-appearing
person leading a huge army worm
by the nape of Its neck.
"Do ydU enjoy this sort of thing?" I
asked him Inanely,
"Do I enjoy It?" and the grinning teeth
took on nn even wider grin. "Why, miss,
I've been a part of this parade for 85
years. I wouldn't miss It for the world.
There ain't nothing we fellows put so
much stock In as this here mummers'
parade."
UNIQUE PHASE OF CITY'S LIFE.
I don't know how the people of Phila
delphia feel about It Philadelphia, which
might be expected to be a staid and con
servative onlooker at such a spectacle
rather than the fantastic, grotesque par
ticipant but It seemed to me that there
was a sight worth going a, day's Journey
to see, an Institution worth being a little
bit proud of as contributing to the hu
manity and democracy of a city which la
inclined to have an outside reputation of
holding Itself a little bit superior to other
mundane places, a wee bit unbending.
I enjoyed the mummers' parade because
t Bhowed me a phaso of Philadelphia
which I otherwise might never have
known existed and which the gentleman
who was responsible for the cognomen,
"The City of Seven Sundays," doesn't
even suspect.
BOY IMITATES MOVIE 'DRUNK'
Ladj Age IB, Found Unconscious
From Intoxication.
The movies were blamed by Isadore
Vaplin, 15 years old. 760 South lMh street,
for hLs strenuous New Year's Eve cele
bration when he recovered consciousness
In the Jefferson Hospital this morning.
Th lad was found unconscious at 8th
and 'Walnut streets last night. He said
not long ago he saw a man In the movies
apparently enjoy himself while intoxi
cated. He selected New Year's Eva on which
to try the "fun," he said, and started out
with Edison Congo, 18 years old, 762 South
15th street. Early In the evening his
friend got lost In the crowd. Kaplln said
be remembered little after that
CIGAR STARTS ??00 FIRE
Fire In the ladles' safe, above the saloon
at tool North tth. street, burned a hot
through the floor. A lighted cigar stump
thrown on the carpet was the cause.
Damage wis $tOO. according to Jamea
Ljunb. tea proprietor.
ONE OF CLEVEREST
'u&j&Lt.J&..-. 1 . .&&fe. ' .-y IXwwa
E. W. DILLON, OF
MUMMERS' COMIC HITS
CAUGHT CROWD'S FANCY
German Rough Riders, Irish Sharpshooter' and Funeral
of White Elephant Win Applause.
"Prphlbltlon Bill" was among the most
prominent participants In tho parade.
"Sire" Hobson kept him company and the
pair were well applauded regardleso of
the sign on their carriage. It read:
"Hobson may have sunk the MerVlmnc,
but he can't sink 'booze.' "
The Merrlmac was there too, with sails
on.
Uncle Sam and William Penn rode hand
In hand. "That speaks well for the now
year," the patriotic mummer oald.
The German Rough Riders were a sight
to behold. They wore green coats,
red whiskers, and rode a combination
elongated sea serpent that barked "Woof,
woof, I dread nought"
Mike J. Stelger. of 3121 South Dakota
street, said he felt real small showing
off that way. Ho Is only bIx feet eight
Inches tall. He was one of the pictur
esque milk babies.
Signs noted at random:
"See the big 141 gentimeter croup gun;
It kills all germs within a radius of two
half Inches."
"German lager captured by Joffre.'-
"Wntch your step."
"Cut out the high ginks."
"We're all brokers; It's a long way to
Wall street"
"Uncle Sam would worry If the big
gunB were pointed this way. So would
we."
"We are the people."
"Cellars cleaned."
George Lodge, of 4MB Aspen street, and
"Bill" Dahlen gave a fancy exhibition
of bronco busting and rough riding all
along the line. Their lasso "stunts" de
lighted the mummers as well as the
crowd.
The Irish sharp shooters made a hit
In fact, they mado many hits. Their
costumes were original, to say the least.
Their guns can't be described. They
had cartridge belts full of clothes-pins
for ammunition. "Ireland Intends to
challenge the winner of the European
conflict." one Blgn read.
"i saw several Germans shot this morn
ing," one said. "Go on mlt you," an
other replied. "Have you heard the lat
est war extra? 'Allies, all-lies."'
The funeral of Connie Mack's White
Elephant delighted the fickle crowd. Ho
performed all sorts of tricks, shied at a
war-like Brave, and was escorted by
Bender, Coombs, Doolan, Knabe, Flank
and "over-Fed" heroes In disguise. They
formed the escort.
There were several convict ships in line,
and In the limelight, too. Boom stays,
mainstays and all kinds pf stays, decks of
cards, and "haw, haw, sirs." formed an
appropriate melange, with admirals and
captains galore. One mummer suggested
a sign, '"Step this way, Blease."
The David Campbell Club members were
well cheered. "They deserve It," one
mummer saldj "they're Jolly good fellows
indeed."
Leslie Deyhle, of 33 West York street,
rigged In a top hat, red 'shirt and "Jim
my" pipe, performed wonders on roller
skates to the delight of alt. Heard from
the crowd: "He's sure some good skate."
Thomas JJPnnott two years and a
few months, was about the youngest
mummer on parade. Ask Jilm. If you don't
think the parade was ona big, huge, great
success.
Captain Joseph Ferko, of im South Id
street, was perhaps the "h&ndso&ust"
member In line. In an Immaculate pluk
J cutaway, with cane, Aa purple satin
MUMMER "GIRLS"
LOBSTER CLUB
topper, he led the Frallnger String Band,
a feature In Itself.
"Why nsk me If I am the 'white hope'
momber In tho parade" asked a H00
poundcr In disgust "It Isn't fair to Judge
weights on a day likethis. Somo of tho
lightweights are carrying loads, I assure
you."
"Mumm's tho 'word, I'll admit," sold one
mummer leader In looking over his men.
"New Year's Evo comeB only onco a year.
But any fellow 'noso' that If he has the
'cheek' to take a hogs-'head' of grape
Juice for an 'eye' opener, he can't expect
to stick to the straight and narrow path
of Broad street"
"Have a heart" said a pretty girl
pleadingly to a policeman, as she tried
to force her way Into the street to get
a better view of the parade. She won.
Tho Oakey String Band furnished some
delightful music.
You should have seen the ITlpperary
German cadets. The goose step wasn't
In It (This for those who were un
fortunate enough to witness the biggest
event of 1915.)
The Frederick (the Great Potsdam)
Giants made a hit Indeed. By different
combinations they towered the regulation
seven feet In height Theyi carried a
sign: "Wo walk on our hands to save
our 'Souls.' "
The Passyunk Indian Braves appealed
strongly to the younger element. In war
paint and regulation Indian costume they
looked formidable. David Lawson, one
of the red men, smoked the appropriate
peace pipe.
Oh, that Sour Krout Pottsvllle Band.
The music, however, was sweet
The parade might be termed the parade
of nations. They were all there. The
Turcos got a good share of applause.
They walked with a fine carriage. Ger
many and France were well represented.
The dancing was grotesque, but amus
ing. All seemed to agree that the parade I
was one or tne Dest ever seen nere. Kven
the police admitted that. The dancers
performed many variations of the latest
dance "hits," while others were anxious
to prove the old chestnut:
"Can tho castle walk or tho fox trot?
Perhaps not, but the can can,'
Tha Mike and Ike Club was especially
amusing. Albert Brown, of 2317 South
Bancroft street, did some queer "stunts."
The red whiskers, goggles and checkered
spats and suit formed ''some" contrast!
A company of glrla entrenched behind
smiles and burling volleys of banter at
paeseraby turned color as tho New Year's
parade passed the Broad Street Conser
vatory of Music. Their faces became
black, mottled and streaked.
It happened when a troop of black-face
mummers steered past the danger point
They delivered a counter attack, smear
ing the paint from their hands on the
blushing cheeks of the enemy. And, It
Is reported, one of the mummers was so
bold as to transfer the blackness directly
from his cheek to one of the defenders
of the position.
The girls retired hastily to repair th
damage by means of vanity cases, baud
kerchiefs, puffs and powder.
Tha fanfare of music, a frightened
horse, a snort and a leap, and a painted
mummer was hurled to the ground at
Broad and Reed streets, But he wasn't
hurt. Ills padding of cushions nnd pU.
tows saved him. He regained hU ted
and his composure did cr41t to the
Darktown FuUiea of 1916.
BANDQFTHIEYE&
NOW IN CUSTODY,
POLICE DECLARE
Five Arrested on Charge of
Plundering Germantown
Concerns Loot Recov
ered Leader a "Fagin"
Arrest of a band of young men, under
tho leadership of Michael Gallagher, 80
years old, 6103 Gormantown avenue, who,
tho poll'co sny, has served several prison
sentences, may put an end to tho long
series of robberies that have stirred Gor
mantown. Pollca of the Germantown station say
Gallagher acted tho "Fagln" In man
aging the men and teaching them tho
rudiments of thievery. Tho prisoners,
who were held without ball today by Mag
istrate Pennock, arc:
MICirABb OAT.I.AaitKR, 30 years old, CS03
(lermantcran aenue.
THKODOUB JAY, 80 years old, 481 Penn
street,
FUANCIS HAtrcnN, IB years -old, 317 Col-
turn afreet.
I,OUlB L.YNN, 23 years old, 213 Brlnfthunt
treet.
MAX aOETTNEn, 18 years old. 0101 Wnke-
fleld street, held ns nn nccenrary.
Tho men "wore held on charges ot
larceny following tho discovery of plundor
In Jo.y's houso nnd In tho stablo of Goott
ner's father.
According to the police, tho men en
tered tho mill of Charles Pcberdey & Co.,
Bolfleld nnd Penn streets, Germantown,
and took between GO and CO sweaters and
tools, valued at $70. Then, tho police say,
they forced an cntrnnco Into tho shop of
tho Thurman Manufacturing Company,
427 Aahmead street, whore they Btole be
tween 60 and 70 sweators and a number
of bathing suits, valued at $150.
Special Officers Corry and McFnrland,
of the Germantown police station, testi
fied thoy found part of tho stolen goods
In Jay's houso. part In nn empty houso
at 451 Collom ttrcct and tho lnrger part
of the booty In the' stable In tho roar
of tho Goettnor house. Tho goods wero
recovered and roturned to tho owners.
Lynn wub found selling somo of tho
sweaters In tho streets of Gormnntow.n.
Tho Gormantown pollco say Gnllngh'er,
leader of tho band, was tho head of an
other thlovlng organization broken up n
short tlmo ago. It Is believed tho pris
oners held this morning wero part of a
now band Gallagher was trying to "break
Into" tho business of burglary.
2523 COUPLES WEDDED
LAST YEAR AT ELKT0N
Increase of 600 Couples
Over
, 1013.
ELKTON, Md., Jan. 1. The European
war, tho doctrlno of eugenics or tho In
creased cost of living has had no ad
verso effect upon tho cost of loving, ac
cording to marriago record statistics at
the office of the Clerk of tho Court for
Cecil County. With tho holidays' wed
ding rush over, nnd the books open this
morning for another year, It Is expected,
from tho notoriety Elkton has had tho
last 18 months ns a placo for easy mar
riages, that tho coming year will see tho
number of weddings at tho Maryland
Gretna Green bigger than ever before.
Tho total number of couples from
Pennsylvania, New Jersey nnd Delaware
to take the matrimonial leap In Elkton
tho. last year was 2523. This Is an In
crcaso over tho 1313 record of moro than
600 Couples. Since tho now marriage law
wont Into effect In Pennsylvania and
Delaware, the number of marrlnjre
licenses Issued hero has increased
monthly. 1
Although today Is n holiday, six couples
came to Elkton bright and early this
morning and were married. Thoy were:
.George H. Gordon and Mary H. Scat
tcrgood, Thomas A. Haney and Rebecca
C. Konyon, of Philadelphia; Joseph II.
White and Lldla M. Lelcy, Wilmington.
Del.; Robert W. Snyder and Emma C.
Fulton. New Brunswick, N. J.; AVllllam
Lesslor and Helen D. Voss, Jlorton, Pa.;
John F. Webber, Jr., and Margaret M.
Kcnsll, Reading, Pa.
BENDER ROBBED AS 12 HIT
Pitcher Wns the First "Good Thing"
of the New Tear.
Chief Bender, former pitcher for the
Athletics, Is today claiming the distinction
of being the first "good thing" for the
light-fingered gentry In 1915. As the sec
ond stroke of the hour tolled, his Ma
sonic charm, diamond studded and gor
geous, a gift from his wife, vanished.
Bender reported the loss at City Hall.
Harry Clark, of Glcnolden, was bo busy
blowing his horn that he did not miss
80 from hlB pocket until 12:20 o'clock
this morning.'
MEB. DUBBS BANS YABD VISITS
It Will Cost Joseph Eyle $500 io
Set Foot There Again.
The backyard of Mrs. Georgetta Dubbs'
rooming house, at 1923 Uber Btreet, Is not
for Joseph Eyle. It will cost him J500 If
he sets foot In It again. He's been doing
It right often, says Mrs. Dubbs. This
morning he did It again and she decided
that It had to stop. She had him arrested
and haled before Magistrate Morris.,
"He's been bothering the life out of
me," said Mrs. Dubbs. "He Just keeps on
coming around."
"You keep out of that yard, do you
hear," ordered the magistrate. "You're
bound in jaw to keep the peace."
HOT COALS STAUT $3000 FIBE
A fire started by hot coals from the
furnace ot an asphalt mixing machine
did tSOOO damage at Plant No, 2 of the
Eastern Paving Company, Broad and
Luzerne streets, this morning.
The flames destroyed a frame shed
built over the mixing apparatus. The
alarm was turned In by Albert Krlbs, a
night watchman at the plant
SPPfJ Mto gear!
STORB CLOSED
LitBratlitts
Announcing for Tomorrow, Satuft
(January 2nd)
Great Men's Clothing Sale
The Entire Stock of
Liveright, Greenewald & Co,
8th & Spring Garden Sts., This City
ThQ well-known Pelham brand of suits & overcoat
At About 50c on the Dollar
BIARKET
EIGHTH
Hats Trttunud
,cr.;ia:y.a'.l;.i''ii-rJssfcagSi
GLAD SHE IS DYING,
SAYS WOMAN WHO'
POISONED BABIES
Lawyer, Named by Ida
Sniffen as Father of Chil
dren, and His Wife on
Verge of Nervous Collapse
NEW YORK, Jnrt. l.-Mrs- Ida flnlffen
Rogers told today of her futile struggle
to glvo her two babies a name, and Jiow,
falling, she poisoned them and herself.
Ono of the babies, John, 3 years old, fs
dying. -The other Is dead. Mrs. Rogers
Is dying ahd sho saya she Is happy to die.
"Plenso bring my bnblcs to me," Is the
of-ropeatcd request of Mrs. Rogers. The
nurses nro only able to quiet hef with
the statement that their condition will not
permit moving them about The rriother
proceeds to Instruct them as to the food
which the children are accustomed to
what to give them nnd what to with
hold. Outside tho woman's room In Lebanon
Hospital a man paces up and down the
corridor, ft Is Lorlys Elton Rogers, law
yer, father of tho woman's children, but
not her husband. Ho has been at the
hospital almost constantly since the
woman was carried there two days ago.
Though he seems to be on the verge ot
ncrvouc collapse, ho maintains a Stolid
silence Not a word will he say to
verify tho dying womnn'B story.
Up on Riverside Drive, In the richly
furnished homo of Prof. Franklin Gld
dlngs, ot Columbia University. Is another
woman. Sho Is Rogers' wife sister of
Professor Glddlngs. Sho Is said to-be a
nervous wreck ns a result of the disclos
ures. Sho said today sho would continue
to llvo with her husband.
"I loved nnd do love Lorlys Elton Rog
ers now," said Ida Sniffen to a doctor
nfter sho was told that she could not re
cover. "When I met him years ago he told me
ho was married, but said that ho nnd his
wlfo did not love ono another, and that
thoy had agreed when thoy wero married
that If cither one got tired vlh.e pthcr
would not Interfere In a divorce pro.
cccdlng."
A third womnn entered the case today.
It was Rogers' first wife, who obtained a
dlvorco from him. She visited Ida Sniffen
Rogers at the hospital nnd tried to com
fort her. Sho was drawn to the woman
by the story of her suffering. As Bhe
entered the hospital she passed Rogers In
tho corridor and stopped nnd talked to
him for a minute. ,
EUROPEAN RULERS SEND
. GREETINGS TO WILSON
President Becelves Now Year's Mes
sages From Kings Now at War.
WASHINGTON, Jan. -l.-New - Year
messages camo today to President Wil
son from all sections of tho world, among
them greetings from a number of Euro-,
pcan rulers. The ono which attracted
tho greatest Interest wns that from King
Albert of Belgium, 9sent from his Gen
eral Army headquarters. It reads:
"On tho occasion of the new year I
send my most sincere wishes for the
welfnrc of tho great Amorlcan nation
whose generosity to Belgium Is pf io
much help In this time of distress and
sorrow."
King George of Great Britain sent this
message:
"It nffords mo sincere pleasure to con
vey to you on the commencement of the
new year my hearty good wishes for
your personal happiness and for tha wel
faro nnd prosperity of the United States
of America, to which we are united by
such close tics of friendship and inti
macy." King Gustavo of Sweden cabled:
"I beg you to receive my best wishes
for a happy new year."
King Haakon of Norway sent this
greeting:
"On the occasion of New Year's Day
I express my most sincere good wishes
for you ahd the American people."
JAIL CUT NEW YEAR'S DREAM
Morris Goes Back to Cell Without
Seeing Mummers.
Charles Morris for nine months lingered
In the Holmesburg prison Imagining what
a good time he would have watching tha '
mummers parade today, when he should,
be released.
But Morris la back In Jail pending trial
on a charge of highway robbery. Miss
Minnie Fields, 1107 Lehigh avenue, identi
fied him as tho man who attacked and
robbed her on Walnut atreet a year ago,
and he was rearrested after being re
leased, breathing the air of freedom for
only three minutes.
NEWS NTJaQETS
PJIIIXIPSBUIIQ, N. J. James
Ullr a.
brakemsn. jumped from a movtns train,
,.iu,nn. .u... UIUVU1I USUI, aJlOat
eo "nappy s.
to climb ba
rtvw xeax- io Mvenu xnena,
, tried
U. it
ack, but fell under the wht
nlll mo.
NEW YOniC LiR-tua Younr, rrrested ea
hla wlf' chares of desertion, said thai he
ran away becauaa she mad hlra comb her hair.
LtTTLB HOCK. ' Ark. Governor m Hay
todajr. haa aDncaleA
aya.
who txsan bla aecond. tarn
DDcalf
IO (our jivwraavfa .u jvu, m ucirayijM
:tur th
expense of printing his rneaure to tho Ltils-
lature, and be saya tba reveaua ruad U short
1200,000, and ha la trylna to econoralu, Tba
expenau w priuuua iuq iucuav a aiv.
NEW YORK. Mrs."VlllIain K. Ruiaay ba.
can her career today aa tba city's only (tan
Inlna taxi chauffeur. It aba U atuoeaaful, aaya
John Dalton, her employer, 100 more taxis
with female drivers will ba operated,
CHICAGO. "We were hapmr until my wtra
Induced ma to take out S2O0O lire Insurance,"
aald Valantlne Dolaa. "After that aba t.T
:no continually I was worth more dtad than
alive." pota U ailing tor divorce.
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