ARM AT NAVY
YARD ANSWER CALL
TO MIMIC BATTLE
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jmpaign or instruction
Opens at League Island,
With 1800 Men Parties
t..- : tr,'u Wn,u
iftotcllto resounding over tho Phlladel-
.Vi Nttvy Tnrd at daybreak this mom-
hit awakened 1S00 marines to tho reallsa-
llAJt Uiai HlifcMM ...., .......wuv HID nilllUg,
to bo ought for an indefinite period
L... ha fields ana marshes ComDrlsed
In ill spacious acres of League Island.
lI. rnurn aoon to bo mowed down bn-
tors the deadly automatic machine gunsj
forts fthd cities would crumblo under the
heavy nro "l "''" ' buiuj, ana
airships as mythical as the "Flying
lutchrnan were iu ,u urousm uown
rrom mo "m " ...-. ..i.u uvrv
SUtlcM anmery.
LESSONS TAUGHT BT TVAn.
' rbey know all of this because all has
tm planned with car for tholr Instruc
tion In the Advance Base Bchool by the
gurr Department, and the school started
nd&y
Colonel Littleton TV. Ii IWallor, a veteran
; the Inaian wars in mo veni ana wno
heroically onu courageously servea
In tno Djjttii'o jw iiiiiuuuiu mm
Jexlcan campaigns, is in cumroana ox uio
band. It Is said, could not be found, lie
Trill be ably assisted by an efficient corps
ef executives, Including Ltoutenant
Colonel' Charles G-. Lonjr and Major
Uuit. Colohel Waller Is tho ranking
MAn. a. Deuor uiuui iui mo wurK' in
colonel of tho Marino Corps. Ho was
mentioned for tho. position of brigadier
general of tho corps, -which was awarded
to Colonel ueprgo uurnoii, uoionci
Wallers predecessor ut ma itavy inru.
Furloughs grantod' to 400 marines when
I they arrived nero a monm ago irom
Mexico expired today and nearly all havo
eturnea. to ,mo yoro xigcr iu eurn weir
MtfennK.
Artillery drills -will composo only part
Lf ithn work. The. 1st Regiment of the
Advance Baso School will consist of all
of the aruuery wim mo u.ixsijuuii ot me
automatic guns, whljih will bo a sepa-
ite company, 'men xnero win do a
e&rchllght company, a signaling oom
imf. a mine-laying company and a
company of engineers. Each will muster
full war strength of 120 men.
The 2d Regiment, will bo made up of
infantrymen, who will light' sham battles
and dig trenches.- It will Include the
machine-gun company.
1 The opening of tho school today is only
the preliminary Btep. planned for the
training of tho Marino Corps. 'When
the plans of tho Navy Department are
flomnletcd. If Congress appropriates sufll-
cient funds, there will be housed at tho
yard 4W men. As these learn their les
ions well they will be distributed at the
The Song
Three llttlo fairies were roaming
ithroush the forest one fine autumn
dyk and as they strolled along they
talked together of many things, .as is
tht way of fairies.
s "Do you llko the fall of tho year,"
tiTeti the first, "or do you think other
seasons are more beautiful and Interest-
6kr
ST Jlke the spring; the best," replied the
teoona iairy, "lor in the springtime the
forest is fresh and. green, the 'flowers aro
bursting into' bloom and the forest Is full
ol fragrance. Springtime la the time for
B." ,
ffcl love .the spring, too," said the third
jurj) alter a moment's thought. "I love
the flowers 'and tho warm sunshine, tho
returning mrds. and tha crrowlntr thlnira.
But 1 Jovo the fall, too. The fall has
some beauties the spring "never knows. I
oine rausio or the ran." ,
fy"The musio of the fall!" Axr.ln.lmed the
Ctaer' fairies. "Who over heard of the
fall having any music? Why, tho fall Is
a Klsorf. Seasons don't ainor."
S-Inaeed they dol And sweetly, too,"
rtplled the third fairy. "Every season
ef. the year sings Its own song, but to
my mind the song of the nutumn is the
Boit beautiful of nil
gThe fairies walked along In silence for
f'"r minutes, each thinking his own
tllOUffhta ahnnf 'vrYinf Ua Knan nni
y eoon the nrst fairy said, "l'don't
""" "June understand. Do the sea
Ci ? ,1r Bng really make sounds of
""" i.oon't remember hearlnsr them."
RV0U haye heard .tho music of the
Wumn-you hear It now," replied the
rWolry, "but maybe you don't reallzo
ybew.e. don't," answered the second
"j. wont you please explain, It to
lfat.of. anBWerln. the third fairy
.JJg nana. "Ustenl" he said, "it
iSS.- .7 . P"ning, it just neeas
Kl three fairies stopped in their walk
KSfi I4 Th8jr hearl the rustle of
Emt J? ieaVM- They heard Uio shiver
" Itafleafl boughs. Thoy heard the
jW tho winds through tho naked
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various marine stations to give the
rookies the advantage of their training
and the near votcrans wllf'bo sent to
Leaguo Island to tako their places.
.TH M1,rt" WIU ba kPt constantly
nt the Navy Yard ready to depart In 12
hours after such orders have b'ecn re-
..yid Part of tha Pmctlce at tho school
will be embarking nnd dlsemhnrklnc- nn
of these vessels, the Hancock, Is now
lying nt tne docks for use.
TVhllo tho marines aro busy, the sailors
of the reserve lloet .will not be Idle. They
will be going through now drills, tho
outgrowth of tho war abroad. Work on
tho shlpways Is being rushed to comple
tion, and tho keel of the transport for
whloh tho yard has received a contract
will be laid In tho near future,
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SUIT AGAINST P, & R. AGAIN
Jury .Reconvenes to Hear
,
Against Company Hero.
The Federal Grand Jury, before whom
testimony was adduced last month by
tho Unltod States District Attorney, In
the Postodlco Building, concerning cer
tain .alleged law violations by tho Phila
delphia and Beading Railway Company,
convened again today after a two weeks'
recess.
United States Assistant District Attor
ney Sterrett and all others connected with
the matter refused to dlsouss It, Noth
ing could bo learned other than that un
known witnesses had been called before
the Jury to testify.
of Autumn
ant," said the first fairy;- "but nothing
that is a song. What do you hear?"
Tho third fairy laughed pleasantly.
"That matter is not with your cars but
with your mind," he answered them.,
"Listen now. I will show you the song
of autumn."
Tho fairies listened, and what do you
suppose they heard? A soft little voice
singing sweetly, "Listen to the trees I
Listen to the .leaves! Listen to the
winds!"
And heeding the voice, they listened.
Now they could hear more 'than they
had1 ever heard before. Instead of tho
rustle of the leaves being Just pleasant,
It was a song of wonderful sweetness.
Instead of the swish of the boughs being
morely a murmur, It was a melody. The
whisper of the winds was not Just n
sound. It waa a tUne of happiness.
The fairies looked at eooh other glee
fully, "Now we know. We, too, hear the
muslo and find it beautiful."
The third fairy smiled a tiny smile. "So
you( too, like the muslo of the autumn.
Can. you, tell what it la?"
The other two fairies looked at each
other, and one said, "The song of tho
autumn Is the song of promise of prom
ise of rest and of a life to come."
And so the fairies went walkingand
walking, through tho forest.
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CITY SPENT $7,855,206
ON HIGHWAYS IN 1914
Many Operations of Largo Magnitude
Conducted by Bureau.
The. Bureau of Hlirhwn'va nnd Stnxit
Cleaning during 1914 conducted operations
on BS8 contracts nggresratlnr a totnl value
of 16,799,333. Bids were also received on
H2 contracts amounting to J698.825, on
which It has not yet been possible to
begin actual work. A total of 730 con
tracts,. Involving an expenditure of $7,493.
153, have elthor been under construction
or on which bids have been received, rep
resents the magnitude of the operations
of the bureau during tho year.
- In addition, to tholr contract work, the
street .repair force of city laborers have
maintained and Improved highways,
bridges, sewers and meadowbanks dur
ing 1911 at a cost, of $357,0-13, bringing the
total vnluo of work to $7,856,206.
The two largest contracts for work let
In 1914 wore for construction of the west
side of League Island Park at a cost of
(490,000 and for the Northeast Boulevard
paving at an expenditure of $JS5,000.
IVY! H3E rCT NEW JOB
P. B. B. Publicity Expert Now Eep-
resents Kockof ellor Interests.
Ivy L. Lee, for "many years bead of the
publicity bureau of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, will celebrate tha 18th anniver
sary of his advent Into the business world
today by taking up' his duties as ono of
the three men in charge of the affairs of
John D. Itookofeller.
Mr. Lee never asked for but one Job,
that his first position, as a reporter on a
New York-newspaper. Alter being gradu
ated from Prlnoeton in tho class of '93
he did post-graduate .work, at' .Harvard
and then launched forth into the newspa
per field.
mxcept ror rno mree years jar. iee was
London and Paris manager of Harris,
Wlnthrop & Co., he has been with the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. He took
his leave at ,the annual New Year recep
tion of- the president, held on Thursday.
Mistook Poison for Medicine
A teaspoonful of poison taken while In
bed nearly caused the death of Miss
Annie Smith, 23 years old, S053 Watklns
street, who was removed to St. Agnes'
Hospital this morning In a serlpus con
dition. She will , recover. The; young
woman mistook the poison for medicine.
WILIi PAOnilTATB TAX PAYING
Tax bills hereafter will be made In du
plicate under a new system Inaugurated
by Receiver of Taxes Kendrlck.
The method will save clerical labor in
the office and reduce the time taxpayers
must stand In line on rush days to make
their payments.
SIMPSON, THE VILLAGE QUEEN CHEEZBURG BY NIGHT! ALSO
BABIES POISONED
BY MOTHER ARE
BOTH DEAD HOI
Mrs. Rogers, Fighting for
Life, Pleads to Speak to
Husband She Deserted for
Lawyer.
NEW YOPJC, Jan. 4. John Rogers, 254
years old, whoso mother, Mrs. Ida Snlf
fen Walters Rogers, gave him poison at
the time she poisoned his 8-raonth-old
sister and herself lost Tuesday, died In
the Lebanon Hospital today.
As the child died his mother lay at
death's door from blchlorido of mercury
poisoning In the adjoining ward, pleading
to boo the husband whom she Is said
to have deserted for Lorlys Elton Rogers,
a lawyer.. The other child died several
days ago.
The woman's half conscious utterlngs
as she lies fighting for her life and that
of her unborn babe have glven.clues from
which her whole life's history has been
learned.
As yet the woman knows nothing of the
death of either of her children. She1 be
lieves them to be reooverlng from tha
poison she gave them and says she Is de
termined to live herself. Doctors today
said she had a good chance of recovery.
Her maiden name was Ida Snlffen. She
was born in New York and lived here the
greojter part of her life. Her father was
a racing man.
Arthur M. Walters, coming to New
York from Richmond, Ind., woed and won
Ida Snlffen. They were married hero. It
was while living In a New York apart
ment that Mrs. Walters met Lorlys Elton
Rogers. Rogers called at the Walters'
home often and seemed on good terms
with tht husband as well as the wife.
One day Mrs. Walters disappeared.
Walters had nothing to say and Anally
moved away. Friends say the last heard
of him was that he had remarried and
was living in New Jersey. Today a
search is being made .for him.
Rogers maintains silence. Not a word
will .he say concerning the history of the
woman who says she gaye up everything
for hm. He has urged all his friends to
keep silent concerning the affatr.
Assistant District Attorney Martin to
day announced that he might take some
action. He said a man had promised to
reveal something heretofore unknown.
Martin said this man had declared he was
a "closo friend of Itoger's."
HELD ON BLACK HAND CHAB.GE
Man Just Out of Jnll.'Bcarrested by
Postal Officials.
Liberated after serving eight' months
In Jail,, Nlcol Corteso, 30 years old, of
Bristol, Pa.h was delivered to the postal
authorities In this city today, occuaod
of sending "black hand" letters to a
friend.
Corteso Is accused of sending threaten
ing letters tp Soverlno Alta, of Bristol,
last April, in tho letters, tho prisoner Is
charged .with' threatening to burn AHa's
homo and kill his two daughtors' unless
ho left $3100 under a tree.
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SHALL POLICE CrliEP PATROL
According to Jonklntown's Burgess
He'B Just a "JPlnln" Bluecoafc
A chief of police should cover1 a beat
In the small hours of the morning Just
like any other plain policeman, accord
ing to former Burgess William I Clay
ton, of Jenklntowri. For several days'
Jenklntown has been the scene of a warm
controversy between Clayton, Chief of
Police Thomas and other men prominent
In the welfare of that suburb,
Recently It wns announced that Jenkln
town would Install a telephone police nnd
fire nlarm system. Some of the politi
cians who don't favor the movement say
that a police telephone alarm Is nothing
but a "ruso."
Clayton snys he Is In favor of a police
telephone system, but Insists that Chief
Thomas ought to havo a ht th .m.
ns any other guardian of the peace.
OPPOSES "VULGAR" SEnSlONB
Minister Says "Billy" Sunday's
Theology Is Antagonistic to Gospel.
If "Billy" Sunday Indulges In "vulgar
isms he will find hlnn.lr nnn..j i...
fh !.. r..- ,""" vr"""" .?'
. .. votur is. .unwell, pasior or tno
aormantown Unitarian Church.
"Nothing can bfludireii of fltinn.
campaign vet." said Mr. 11.1,,, t ,.
lhas Just nrrlved. Wo have full reoortd of
his sermons and messages in other cities,
and I trust he no Innimr win n n.i
rlty an essential part of his doctrine, and
win cease to damn those whoso theology
does not agree with his".
"I also hope he does much good. If,
however, he should find it necessary to
USO In Phllndpltlhln lh mm. ....
he used In other cities, I shall find it
necessary to oppose him. His theology
Is antagonistic to the gospel of Jesus
Christ"
MTJSKBATS BEAT DEMOOBATS
Changed
Political Complexion
of
Jersey Legislature.
SALEM, N. J., Jan. 4.-H muskrat,trap
ping wero not nn Important Industry in
SJ.'Jff ?0H"ty' th0 now tat8 legislature
would bo Democratlo instead of Republi
can. Collins B. Allen, Republican, is a
farmer, and hto campaign platform was
freer hunting and trapping." So Salom
County put him In ofTlco nnd tho Sena
,.iia,u tRndln?. In tha new Legislature
will bo Republican, 11; Democrats, 10;
whereas it was Just tho other way before.
KILLED BY PALL, PBOM WAGON
fJ?? Edwrds. who droyo a wagon
for Marcus Schepp, a 'butcher, 2937 North
oth street, fell from tho vohlclo and broko
his neck this morning. Ho died before
ho could bo token to thoStetson Hospital,
fedwards. who was 2 years and lived nt
3942 North Orknoy street with his family,
was standing on tho polo of his wagon
putting the blanket over his horses when
he slipped.
King's Gifts for Michael P. Doylo
Michael Francis Doylo, of this city, who
was rocontly sent to Europe by Presi
dent Wilson on official business, has (re
ceived two large photographs of King
Ludwlg of Bavaria and his consort, Queon
Murla Thereai. The gifts are In recognl-1
tlon of Mr. Doyle's services during the
present war. '
70 Telephones on Bockefeller Estate
TARRYTOWN. N. Y.. Jan. -Workmen
have Just completed the Installation
of 70 telephones on the estate of John D.
Rockefeller nt Pocantlco Hills, connect
ing every pnrt of tho grounds and the
different buildings. Experts .say that tho
completed system la tho most elaborate
In the country.
PANAMA-PACIFIC CONTEST EDITOR
ledger Suening
6th and Chestnut Streets
Philadelphia
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ALLEGED PASSPOiffl:
PLOT OF GERMS
President Personally .Bireci-? t
Enable Reservists b: Join
Kaiser. r
Federal secret service agents Under;- v
the direction of United States Commis
sioner Long and indirectly acting under - ,
the Instruction of President Wlhjon in ';
searching for a trail in this city of thoso- V
engaged in art alleged plot among ar vJ
man-Americans to obtain passports ta - '
enablo reservists to Join the Kaiser ." '
army. , ,
With the arrest of Maurice Delches, a.-1 r
New York lawyer, in this city at tho '
home of his fathor-ln-law, CIS West
Cliveden avenue, Mount Airy, the scope
of the plot camo to light So delicate Is.
the dlplomaUo situation which has arisen
and so colossal In Its possibilities Is th "
plot itself, that President Wilson, per
sonally is directing the Investigation. -"
Delchos was arrested hero Saturday on
a warrant charging him with conaplrswr "
to defraud the Government after Thomas
E. Rush, surveyor of the port of New,
iprk, had ben Informed by a, politician
whoso name Is being guarded that '"
Delches had offered him employment Jji ' .
connection with the scheme, Delches
denied tho charge when arrested. Yes
terday ho was taken before United States
Commissioner Long nnd he entered I2S,-
000 ball and loft for New York, where ho . ' '
will bo rearralgned today. r
Information gleaned by Surveyor Rush
shows that a mysterious "Hans Adam
Yon Weogol" was willing to pay WO each
for blank citizenship papers and Hka
sum Jfor blank passports. Von' V,oeei' y
has agonts In many cltloa. Including- Phil-v"
adelphla. It Is sold. Nino of them 34 '"
under arrest In Now York. l
Ono Carl Ruroede, of Brooklyn ?ho 1.
helmr held In 20,XX ball, said hi under '
stood ho was to recsivo tho Iron Cross
from thn Kalsor If tho passport plot tyaa
successful, For eighteen years prior' to
November lluroede was employed by" "the
Now York agents of thfl North Oirmmi "
Lloyd Steamship Company, in which part
of tho Kaiser's fortune U said to be in'- "
vested. While talking to a secret servlo'
man under the impression that ha wa "i
conversing .with a member of the "ring".' -
he Is said to (havo "given itho who! ,"'
scheme away as far as New York Is con- ' -
cerncd.' i S'
The strictest scrutiny of passports will V
be made. In the local United States Dls-.
trlot Court, nnd an Investigation into tho
authenticity of papers recently presented
hero by home-going Gprmans will b
made. That the passport fraud "ring""
has an agent or agents In this 'cltv Is
regarded as almost certain by United
States, Commissioner Long, and a fore, ''
of secret service men are Investigating. 'ijW,r
Will Mnko Powder for Britain.
CADILLAC, Mich.. Jan. -I.-TWO bit ' ,
local plants which manufacture products
used In making smokeless powder have
made contracts with tho British' Govern
ment by Which the latter taltos the entire
output of the factory for two years at a
prico double the usual flgdre. Tho plants
are to run night nnd day under the contract.
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