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PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCILS
ANSiT PJLAN IS
a 6PBNLY THROTTLED
AlMMM from Pate One
sW 'reeoHHlen asks for Information.
2f resolution follow!
A resolution of request to the Dl
Jeetor or the Department of City
Transit for lnformattonrIattve to tho
-construction" of Subways, elevated and
surface jlne.
Whereas, the question ot Increased
trailed facilities la a growlnff Issue In
the City Of Philadelphia, demand for
t whleh, mum ba met In the broadest
fuf most liberal manner; and
Whereas, tho Director of the De-
' artmnt of City Transit has for the
'Jtast year and a halt made A eon-
I actehtibtis-, fomprehehstve study of tho
, WP.t needs; and
Whereas, It Is of Vital Importance
thai councils and the general public
s, j)ou1d, be definitely Informed of tho
., routes, plana and. other steps con
, tmpVtl, with the estimated cost, so
that full Information may be avail-
e abje, tb the end that when completed
best results may be produced for the
ij wtlolo clty as well as the comfort
And wlfare of our people; therefore,
Resolved, by the Select and Common
Councils of the city of Philadelphia,
that the Director of tho Department
of City Transit bo requested to pre
" ant to Councils, If possible at tho next
meeting, a complete list of the sub
, way, elevated and surface lines con-
' - tqmplated (o ba constructed under the
ft. Diana suggested by him, w Ith a state
- tnent of the probable cost of each, the
estimated amount of revenue which
i, can be reasonably expected from tho
y, leasing1 or operation of each line, to
f pettier with the order In which they
should bo undertaken, with the prob
y able date of the beginning pjt atl
4 iiuch line, so that Councils and the
general public may have the fullest
Information on tho subject, and that
, proper provision can be mad? for the
necessary Interest and sinking fund
charges to carry any loans that may
be required to construct the said line.
T DfclPPS ALLEGES TRICK.
Councilman R. D. Drlpps objected to
'the Bcger resolution. He said:
,"I haven't he slightest objection to tho
passage of this resolution. I would vote
Tror- it, but the only object I can see In
passing U Is tb further delay tho transit
project. We have already had report
'a.fter report on tho matter. There has
"beerr conference nfter conference. I, for
Tme, am afck and tired of the delay. This
resolution was introduced today, In my
'opinion, for no other purpose than to
foql the people that wo aro doing some
rthlng on the transit matter In this ses
sion today,
"I can remember beforo the recess of
' Councils last summer when the full re
port of Director Taylor wa laid on the
desk Of every man, and President Mc
Curdy advised ua to study those reports.
There have been public meetings on
transit for months, and the newspapers
have been full of the plans.
"If wb are for the Taj lor plan, let us
come out equaroly and say so and If not
Se.t us ao declare ourselves arid stop
"aqulrmlhg around. We can not fool tho
people by this action, read the resolution!
It does not provide for a thing; It is not
an honest resolution. ."We councllmon arO
not called upon to say whether Taylor's
plan should be carried out. All wo need
to do Is ask tho people to decide by an
election If they want rapid transit. The
Finance Committee should meet and give
US 0. charice to v6to on the transit meas
ures that are now before us."
TJie Organization members of Councils
badly missed Connelly, who Is usually
the spokesman on such occasions. Wil
liam f McCloskey, of the Hth Ward,
arose, and asked that action be post
poned until Mr. Connelly returned. Peter
j&. Costello, of the 41st Ward, expressed
;gtho hope that the resolution would pass.
.Costello was the man who tried to ob
struct the Taylor plan by suggesting a
substitute line to Frankford recently.
Costello asked Mr. Drlpps for certain de
tails concerning the Taylor plan, and tho
Independent leader declared that only a
Shalf dozen members of Councils would
-take the trouble to bother about details
"If thay were furnished.
President McCurdy declared tho state
ment made concerning the indifference
if tho Common Councllmen was a. re
flection on the members of the lower
branch.
Although -visibly disappointed. Director
.JU Merltt Taylor declined to comment on
'the failure of the committee to report
out the bill.
"All the Information," he said, "which
has been requested by the resolution haB
been worked out In every detail, and Is on
file at the Department of City Transit.
"I Am very glad to have the opportu
nity of furnishing this Information to
, (jlty Councils In the form requested, with
every dCtall -which la relevant thereto."
JJQUNCILMEN BESIEGED
BY TELEPHONE CALLS
OF AROUSED CITIZENS
Sltmbers of Councils' Finance Commit
tee had o, busy time yesterday afternoon,
last night and today. Following the sug
gestion of the Evening Ledoer. hun
dreds of cltleens called up the men who
represent them In Councils and demanded
to ' know why tho committee held the
transit loan bill In pickle.
The questioners Insisted that their
Councllmen so on record as saying
whether they favored an early election In
3Iareh on the transit loan, which would
make work on the proposed transit and
subway system possible this year, or
whether they Intended to hpld the bill In
committee, and o defer the election,
which would delay the transit plans one
year. In reply to this Inquiry the Coun
cllmen would Hot commit themselves,
Some members' of the Finance Comralttt
had their phones temporarily disconnect
ed, saying- they were being- "annoyed."
JJeglnulng yesterday telephones In the
busings places and homes of the Coun
cilman kept ringing. In each eaae a mili
tant, aggressive and independent citizen
was at the. other end ot the wire. From
report received from many citizens by
the BvKKiKa I-Bnasft the general conver
atlon averaged thus:
-. -"if.!;nj Ja. this Councilman, V
.'
' t am Jones, a citizen of your ward.
want to know wnat you are aoms; iv
fjOteut this transit matter. It seems to
thst Counttls Finance wrowi -
KyjtU JllTCClur 4KJTIU. a yH .m,-v-
'what do you want?"
e know f you are going to re
i bill out of committee so that
.Section can b held'
mm you. aavhowl"
t am Jens, of your -ward."
"Jw. Jwtest what Where- do you
Mt what dlvUloo; who U your division
BbvIt: appU4 the Councilman with
tjk&JaHr4 Information the citizen pressed
hi 4Mnd only to. receive a reply the
tBTtuttau to ome to the "City Father'"
)mpm as4 "talk the joatt-r ovr to a
fwl&nisHy ! t;ft
"If1 rw lfed up a Councllmati
4rem mw el th 4owntowu wards v
mg ftBWir narraUoa tl the Intervlow
. I -wast ta s-s to Couacll-
utr m t ytjpr w"
l da' tWk wlU fc too hvuy to
t;t tam"
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Another Councilman representing a
downtown ward, was a little more hbneat
about the matter When asked over the
telephone what his stand was on the
question of submitting the transit loan
to an earty election, he saldi
"My dear man, I niri wilting to submit
the matter to ah election tomorrow. But
there are more Influential men, men high
er Up, on the Finance Committee, who
are opposed to the Idea. Go you see where
I am."
Another member of tho Finance Com
mittee, who represents a ward nt the ex
treme northeastern ond of tho city and
Is considered tho "beau brummel" of
Councils, was reported as having treated
his Interrogators In art6us ways. In the
early afternoon ho was pleasant. As
tho calls became more- frequent this
Councilman became disturbed. lie grew
violent In his replies. But the calls per
sisted, tho callers became moro aggressive
until It dawned upon tho Councilman that
It would be advisable to cliango his man
ner of speaking. From that moment ho
was "strongly In favor of rapid transit."
Two members of tho Finance Commit
tee said that they "could bo depended
Upon to do the proper thing."
John P. Connellyi chairman of tho
Klnanco Commltteo ot Councils, was
angry when called to the telephono today,
Connelly was ablazo with Indignation. IIo
grumbled something and hitng up the re
ceiver. SPROUL'S TAX, SCHEME
WOULD BE BLOW TO
CITY'S TRANSIT PROGRAM
HAnmSBUna, Feb. .-Members ot the
Legislature especially Phlladclphlans In
terest In the success of rapid transit
In that city, detected nn alarming note
In an Interview credited to knator Wll-
Jlnm C. Sprout, of Delaware County, and
published today, In which tho Senator
suggested the possibility of tho repeal ot
the law of 1913 giving all money derived
from personal property tax to the coun
ties. It Is pointed out that repeal of this
law would Immediately reduce tho bor
rowing1 capacity of Philadelphia to a con
siderable amount and Interfere seriously
with tho plans of the Department of City
Transit or Fnlladclphla, probably pre
venting the 130,000,000 transit loan meas
ure from going through.
Senator Sproul Is rated as one of the
three leaders of the Senate, and he Is In a
position to mako his opinions felt In tho
work of tho present Legislature. He was
discussing tho need of tho State for inoro
Income, especially to carry out tho road
building program, and let It bo known
that he was preparing, or had prepared,
bills to place tho costs of all primary elec
tions directly upon tho counties Instead
of the State, nnd to repeal the law passed
two joars ago giving the counties full re
turn from personal property taxation
This new legislation, It Is Intended, shall
bo submitted to tho Governbr next week.
In discussing hla proposals Senator Sproul
said:
"I have not had an opportunity to got
tho views of tho Governor on toad legis
lation. In my opinion ono of the first
things to be determined Is whero tho
money Is (b como from, since the road
bond Issue of 50,000,000 has been defeated.
1 am strongly of the opinion that It was
a mlstalio to pass the law In 1913, giving
all of tho money derived from the per
sonal property tax to the counties.
"I have been thinking It would bo well
to repeal this law and go back to the old
system. Tho money might bo divided,
three-fifths to the counties and two-fifths
to the State, but probably a better plan
would be to mako the division eten In
1913 the personal property tax collections
amounted to $3,781,541.03. If tho State was
to get half or this it would amount to
upward of $3,000,000 a year, and would, in
a great measure, solve tho problem of
making up the revenues we nre now
losing because of the depression."
CITY CONTROLLER SHOWS
$7,072,655 LOAN POWER
Of This $4,401,287 is Available Un
der Z Per Cent. Provision.
The report of tho City Controller, as
presented to iCouncIls this afternoon,
thows that the city's borrowing capacity
for general purposes on January 30, 1915,
based upon the actual assessment of real
estate, was J7.072.6S5.46. Of this. H.491,
287.15 Is available for Councllmanlc loans
under the 2 per cent, provision of the
State Constitution.
The borrowing capacity for transit facil
ities nad other permanent Improvements,
under the Acts of Assembly of June 17,
1913, and July SI, 1913, based upon the uc
tual assessment 'of personal property in
1915, Is $10,781,762.74. If arrangements could
be made with tho school district ot Phila
delphia, as provided in Section 121 of the
school code, to Issue a sufficient amount
of debt to pay to the city the net school
Indebtedness now outstanding, the bor
rowing capacity would be thereby in
creased approximately fl.OOO.OOO, as the
money thus received by tho city would
be paid Into tho sinking fund and used to
purchase city loans, thereby reducing to
that extent the net funded debt.
Revenues accrued from all sources and
expenses Incurred for administration, op
eration, maintenance and debt service and
payments on principals ot debt for tho
year ended December 31, 1314, disclose an
operating deficit ot $983,547.37. Com
pared with a similar operating de
ficit for 1913 ot $737,41341, the 1914 operating
deficit Is an Increase over that of 1913 of
$193,103.86, This Increase arises from an In
crease of $1,134,905.81 In expenses Incurred
In 1314. over those Of 4913, whereas there
was an Increase In revenue accrued ot
only ro3,$0185.
The total receipts from all sources for
the year ended December 31, 1914, amount
ed to $49,015,934.87, of which the general
account receipts were $31,636,565.01; the
capital account receipts, consisting ot
grade crossing receipts on balance, loans
sold and sinking fund receipts, $11,314,
834,03. and the special and trust receipts,
$5,161,503.83.
The total disbursements for the year
1914 were 151,60,551,92, consisting of $32,,
S1S.CC4 S3 from the gnral account. $11,
613.CSl.7a from the capital account, which
IS made up of loan and linking funds,
and $5,650,145.80 4rom the special and trust
accounts
GAS LAMP RATE SUBMITTED
United Company Offers Bid for
Change Prom Gasoline.
Samuel T. Uodlne, President of the
United Gas Improvement Company. - to
day sent a communication to Councils
offering to convert all the gasoline Janjps
owned by the city Into gas.
The rata submitted waa $35.76 per oublo
feet s. year. The communication was re
ferred to the Committee on Gas.
"TRAIN WRECKED? JIM DEAD"
wwi in p m
Brakeman's Wife Receives This Mes
sage After Railroad Accident.
JilBTUCHEt. tf. X. Feb. . dood-by
Jim, and b careful of yourself," eala
Mrs, James A. J-tCab aa her husband
ft their home, 114 Jersey avenue, Jersey
Ofiy, ywterday Afternoon.
"Sl Jb" McCabe, as his railroad com
radea always called him. klsted hla wife
aad the three Hu MoCabes, took up bis
lunch box and departed for the Penn
ylvwti yards tor talui up bis dm Us at
brtJimpw n the MIHitoaa frejgftt A
bm Wm '" tht "" received tht
"SpUWI Trto wwa, Iha I deaa '
!ct n tfe ra ; r.uaed the dcraurrunt
nf Hi "!. 4iiifcui si a.i4aKit
LEDGEB-PHILADELPHIA", THPBSDAY, FEBRUARY a. 1915:
a SO-toot embankment. jlcCabe's body
was found under the wreck by the wreck
ng crew. Two other occupants of the
cabooso escaped with alight injuries.
LIBERTY BELL TRIP OPPOSED
President McCilrdy States Position at
Common Council Meeting.
President George McCurdy. of Common
Councils, speaking at Councils' meeting
today, said he was opposed to the send
ing ot tho Liberty Bell to the Panama
Paclflo Imposition,
"My views on tho Liberty Bell haven't
changed," said President McCurdy, after
rcndlhg several letters from Callfornlans
Urging that the famous rello be sent to
the exposition.
"You gentlemen may argue that tho
Liberty Bell belongs to tho nation, but
tho question Is: Can tho bell stand the
long trip? I refuse to express myself In
favor of sending the bell away. If the
bell was sent nway as a result of a
voto and It resulted In the rello coming
back to Independence Hall In pieces, I
would be nshamed to face my friends In
Philadelphia."
Letters from James ltoslf, Jr., Mayor
ot San Francisco, and Charles C. Moss,
president of tho Panama-Pacific Exposi
tion, wera read. Tho latters asked that
tho bell be sent to tho exposition grounds.
VETO STOPS EXTRAVAGANCE
Mayor Blocks Wnsto of Money In
Five-hour Purchase.
An Illustration of extravagance in tho
use ot city funds was brought to light
today In a message sent to Councils by
tho Mayor, In which ho voiced an ordi
nance providing for the purchase of n
flrohouso on Flltmoro street; Fox Chose.
Tho ordinance authorises tho purchase
of the property for $18,000, while It Is as
sessed at $4000.
Commenting on the bill tho Majornald:
"I find the premises were leased by Itlch
nrd Y. Filbert to tho city for 10 years,
from January 1, 1890, for $1000 annual
rental, with the privilege of purchasing
at any tima for $12,600. This is a rc
murkablo transaction, as for 19 years tho
city has paid an annual rental equal to
one-fourth tho assessed valuation of tho
property.
BAIZLEY ON ROCKING HORSE
Marshal of Mummers' Parade Photo
graphed in Council Chamber.
Common Councilman John II. BaUtey.
of the 39th Ward, who for many years
has been tho grand marshal of the mum
mers' parade, ' was photographed In the
chamber of the lower branch this after
noon seated on a good-sized rocking
horse.
Dr. W. W. Trlnklc, of the 10th Wnrd,
recently Introduced a resolution Into
Councils asking that an equestrian statuo
of the Councilman be mado because ho
has been ldeltlfled with tho New Year's
parade for such a long time.
This afternoon Doctor Trlnklo explained
that ho had been unable to got an eques
trian statue and asked Balxley to step
In front of the speakers' rostrum. Balz
ley then took his seat on the rocking
horse while another member of Councils
placed a Bilk hat on his head and pinned
his big badgo worn while acting as mar
shal and waa photographed.
HAH. CHOSEN CHIEF CLERK
Former Sergeant-at-Arms Succeeds
Milligan in Select Branch.
Charles B. Hall, of the 7th Ward, was
clocted chief clerk of Select Council
unanimously this afternoon. He suc
ceeds William J, Milligan, who died sev
eral weeks ago
Mr. Hall was nominated by Select
Councilman Charles Seger, ot the 7th
Ward Mr. Hall has hitherto been ser-geant-at-arms
of Select Councils, a posi
tion which paid $3000. Ho will now
receive a salary of $4000
APPROPRIATIONS ASKED
Director Cooke Wants $1,113,310 for
City Improvements.
An additional appropriation of $1,113,316
to be spent In the construction of new
bridges, tho repair of pavements and
other Improvements, was asked of Coun
cils today by Director of Public "Works
Cooke.
Attached to Director Cooke's communi
cation was a request also for $135,315 to
bo appropriated to the Department of
Supplies for the Department ot Public
Works.
?50,000 ASKED FOR BLOCKLEY
Director Zleglcr Also Wants $15,000
for Trucks and Ambulances.
In a communication to be sent to Coun
cils this afternoon. Director S. Lewis
Zlegler, ot the Department of Health
and Charities, asked for $50,000 for al
terations and Improvements to the Phil
adelphia General Hospital, commonly
known as Blockley. He also asked for
$15,000 for motor trucks and ambulances
to be used In the whole department.
Aside from these two Items Doctor
Zlegler asked Councils to appropriate
$283,000 for the maintenance of the De
partment of Health and Charities during
the present year.
WANT WOODLAND AVE, PAVED
Business Men Urge Repairs West of
60th Street,
Resolutions adopted by the Woodland
Avenue Business Men's Association, com
plaining ot the condition of that thor
oughfare west of 50th street, were Bent
to Councils today by Mayor Blankenburg.
One section of Woodland avenue between
COth and 56th streets has been repaired
out ot an appropriation of $39,000, and the
other side of the street will be relald
soon.
The Mayor asks In his communication
accompanying the resolution for $80,000 to
pave the street from 66th street to Cobb's
reek, He declares It la the opinion of
the department officials that there is no
other repaying projeot in the city that la
of more pressing Importance,
' ' i
Street Grading Measure Approved
Councils' Highway Committee approved
today a bill to authorise grading of a
number Ot streets In various sections ot
the city. The 1100,000 Item for grading
streets in the $11,500,000 loan will finance
the work.
CENSUS OF PLACEHOLDERS
Governor Asks for Complete List of
6tat Employes.
IrsoM a sTirr coitiroxDxr
HARRISBURO. Pa., Feb. 4.-Governor
Brumbaugh has ordered a complete census
of the employes of every department of
the State Oavernment He has asked for
a, list telling the names, salaries and
above all, the political connections of
oyery man and woman now drawing
salaries from the State,
The illghway Department has already
started on U census, The Governor
asked for the Highway Department list
first. Ttu Is taken to mean that his
shake-up qf that department will be com
plete, and that when Highway Commis
sioner Bigtlow jToee, many of hi eubordU
nates and Stid jusb will go with. him.
The request for the ou wis fcae s
direct hearts.? upa the civil trvlc4 !
tioo, tie evMr' WttiuwJ !
tig tliH ervte to the 4esrUsenyi wiH
cM larcelf ttfw nt iuat j i ji
SON DIES AS JTATHEU GIVES BLOOD
Nicholas Cocoll, 20 years old, died In a hospital just as his father.
Pasquale, was about to submit to an operation for transfusion ot blood
In an effort to save the son, who was overcome by Illuminating gas.
SON DIES AS FATHER OFFERS
BLOOD FOR TRANSFUSION
Death Comes Just as Parent Bares
Arm for Physicians.
A 40-ycar-old father saw his 10-ycar-old
son dlo In tho Pennsylvania Hospital to
day. Tho son died Just as tho father had
rolled up his nleevcs to permit physicians
to extract several ounces of blood with
whtoh It was hoped that llfo could bo pro
longed, Nicholas Cocoll, 20 years old, ot 168
South 0th strcot, was removed to the
Pennsylvania Hospital yesterday with his
lungs tilled with Illuminating gas. Ho
was found unconscious with another man
In a gas.fllted room.
Among those who wandered Into the
reception room today was Pasqualo
Cocoll, tho lather. He Inquired about tho
condition of his son. Ho spoko In broken
English.
A young interne, speaking Italian, told
tho father that only transfusion of blood
could savo th6 boy. The father bocamo
overjoyed. Then ho wept. Taking off
his coat ho pleaded to bo taken to his
son nt once. Ho was led Into tho wnrd
As tho doctors began to draw blood out
ot tho father's right arm tho sou died.
DELAWARE RIVER BRIDGE
Articles of Incorporation Filed With
Camden County Clerk,
Articles of incorporation for tho Phila
delphia and Camden Brldgo and Terminal
Company were tiled today In the Camden
County Clcrk'fl olTlco by J. Dlsbrow Baker,
Joseph T. Murray und F. Stanley Saur
mnn. The object of the corporation Is to
construct nnd maintain a brldgo or bridges
over the Delaware Hlver between Phila
delphia and Cnmdon.
Capital stock to the nmount of $125,000
will be issued by the company, and, ac
cording to tho papers filed, tolls will be
charged for all clauses of tiafflc except
pedestrians. The proposed brldgo Is for
the passage ot railway cars, stuet cars,
vehicles and pedestrians, according to tho
articles.
VARES OFF TO FLORIDA
Members of Two rnmllles leave for
Sojourn at St. Lucie.
While their respective fathers aro
struggling with such weighty matters as
the ship bill and local option, tho nine
children of Congressman William S. Varo
and State Senator E. H, Varo will bo
enjoying the balmy breezes of Florida.
They left Philadelphia for tho ciubhouso
at St. Locle just in time to miss tho first
real opportunity they have had to pelt
each other with snowballs, but they
wUl soon bo compensated by tho jois
of making sand castles.
The party, headed by Mrs. Edwin H.
Varo and Mrs. William S. Vare, wjll
spend two necks ut tho clubhouse and
then go to their bungalow on the Indian
Blver for another vveelA Tho younger
members of the party are Charlotte, Ed
wlng II., Jr.. Flora, Dorothy, George A.
nnd Abigail Vare, children of Senator
Vare, and Ida May. Beatrice and Mildred,
children of Congressman Vare.
MRS. ROBERT DTTNLAP DIES
Philadelphia Woman Was Spending
Winter at Palm Beach.
Word was received In this city today of
tho death at Palm Beach, Fla of Mrs
Itobert Dunlap, of Chestnut Hill, mother
ot Mrs. William Dlsston, 2121 Walnut
street, and Miss Estelle Dunlap. She died
on Tuesday.
Mrs. Dunlap came to this clty from
Washington 15 years ago. She went to
Palm Beach to spend the winter In an
effort to regain her health. Ip. addition
to her daughters, she leaves two grand
children, William Dunlap Dlsston and
Miss Paulino Dlsston.
Auto Injuries Prove Fatal
NOnniSTOWN, Pa.. Teb. 4 Albert P.
Smith, 60 years old, who was run down
by an automobile on Bethlehem turnpike
In Lower Gwynedd township vesterday,
died In tho Norrlstown Hospital.
vouciMMWm
Raw alcohol and row beef Is considered
a dainty lunch by Daniel Btanbak, ot t33
Poplar street. And the combination, the
police say, affects his temperament. When
he Is pot In the House of Correction, Btan
bak spends much of his time tossing the
household furniture Into the Btrcet. Bome
tlmos his temper has such a momentum
that he can't get the door open In time
and the chairs and other articles go
through the window, Nolsea of splitting
wood and crashing glass, mingled with
threats, frequently greet the ears of Stan,
bak'a nelghpors.
The climax came when he chased his
wife from the house with a kettle of boil
ing water. He was standing at the door
cursing her for running away when a
policeman took Stonbak and the kettle
to the Front and Master streets station,
VYou'rc a very sociable sort of a per
son," said Magistrate Scott when the pri.
oner stood before him. "You certainly
like to take the gladness out of life. Go
back to the House ot Correction."
A man whose clothes were In tatters
wandered Into the German town police
station and started to talk In a tongue
which no one could understand. Finally,
on stelng that his effort to make hlm
self understood were futile, he collapsed
and fell Into a chair. Sergeant Sharp
noticed that the stranger looked pale and
haggard. He procured some food and set
it before tha visitor. Tears came to the
man's eyes and he ate the meal
ravenously.
The outcast then pointed to a broom
and shovel. Indicating that ha would like
to work to pay for tha food. But his
offer was refuted, and he was made as
comfortable a the station house appoint
ments would permit. After considerable
efforts, PftUcnuacn Rtah&rds, who la aosqe
what of ft HiSlt. iarne4 that the
Mrwapw y ;? of a Utnd of
I. .eltv vpko Ilv fm wbat fa ktyewtt
Ml "Wast C.V4'J t'iiw i ao-oul"
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GERMANS INSIST
ON NEW TEST OF
U. S. NEUTRALITY
Submit Request to Wash
ington Government That
Food Ship Be Protected
Against British.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-That Germany
has placed boforo tho United States a
concroto case that it believes will test
American neutrality was learned oJH
clally today.
In a further noto transmitted to tho
Stato Department by Ambassador von
Bcrnstorft regarding the consignment of
food aboard tho steamship Wllhelmlna,
assurances were given by tho Borlln For
eign Office that American Consuls In Cor.
many could supervise the distribution of
such food and see that It did not reach
Germany's armed forces.
Germany holds. It was learned, that If
the United States Insists as strongly that
Americans havo tho right to ship food to
German noncombatants as It cloca that
arms and ammunitions can bo shipped to
the Allies Its neutrality will bo proved.
But If tho decision Is against Germany
that Government will feel that tho United
States Is not Impartial.
Berlin believes. It was stated, that It
Great Britain seizes the cargo ot food on
the Wllhelmlna It will bo "pure piracy."
GERMANS DENOUNCE V. 3.
NEUTRALITY AS HYPOCRISY
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 4.
On tho giound that Ameilca's neutrality
Is merely hypocritical, the war committee
of the German city of Zwlckuu, near
Dresden, has announced It will refuse to
accept gifts from the Inlted States, tho
Berlin Local Anzclgcr asserted today
The war committee complained bitterly
because Amorlca supplies arms and am
munition to Germany's enemies
The exact text of the article In the
Cologne Gazette, In vWil h the United
States was caustically attacked, as wired
lieic todnj, created a mild sensation, par
ticularly since tho Gazette has often In
tho past been Inspired by tlie C ov
ernmentt Commenting t'pon Secretary
Bryan's letter to Senator St-ne on Amer
ican neutrality, the Gazette said:
"Now wo know what to expect from
America. Under Bryan, American neu
trality Is nothing but n. thin curtnln be
hind whlcTn actlvo servility to England
Is hiding. Now that we know, wo shall
act accordingly. If America only re
fcpeots brutal might wo might well una
brutal might against her."
SCHOOLBOYS GO TO CAPITAL
West Philadelphia High Giaduates
Visit Washington.
One hundred nnd ten pupils ot the
February and Juno classes of 1915 from
tho West Philadelphia High School for
bojB left thin morning for a three
day tour to Washington The trip Is being
tuken In placo of tho regular class day
exercises, which often call for a too largo
expenditure of money.
The Btudeuts left Broad Street Station
on the 8:32 train. ,
They were In charga of tho class ad
visor, Prof. John D. Mahoney. II. C.
Mercer, George Wanger and Horaco
Hoagland, ,tcachers In tho school, were
also members of the party, John F, Mc
Coy, of tho passenger department of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, et,t with the
students and will direct them In their
tour ubout "Washington, The party will
stay at the Hotel Gordon.
Tho following are tho officers of the
two classes:
February class: Jesse Otley, president:
Proctor Moflt, vice president; Charles
Klllen, secretary; Joseph Packer, treas
urer. June class: Fred Street, president; W.
Heebner, vice president; H. Bonsall, sec
retary; John Rich, treasurer.
driven out and will seek a headquarters
elsewhere. The polldi are endeavoring to
get a Job for the man whom they
couldn't understand.
The grimy, palsied hand of Samuel
Crane was extended In supplication for
mercy as Magistrate Emely sentenced
him to SO days In the county prison for
vagrancy and Intoxication.
"Please, Judge, I'm an epileptic," he
pleaded, "and if you're hard on ma I'll
get worse," A moment later the man fell
writhing on the floor.
"Get a doctor." called a policeman and
men and cops were about to do bo when
Lieutenant Kunkel arrived.
'That's a pretty good imitation," he said
"but It won't work here." Crane was
soon on his way from tho 15th and Race
streets station td Moyaroenslhg, whim he
was scheduled 19 get the first lndoorleen
that ha had enjoyed for many weeks,
Wuslo has Its charms even Jo a, police
court, and this Is true of the tribunal of
Justice n the Front and Master streets
station- Here it often happens that arias
from grand opera and soul-stirring strains
of the old masters are wafted into the
court from the recreation room Special
Policemen Bender and Gauffer are the
musicians, and they usually pick their
mandolins and guitar while Magistrate
Bcott la holding the morning hearings.
Should the selections carry the idea ot
romance or pathos, the Magistrate is in
clined to be Iihlent with the cases, if
they aro not serious,
But should the tnuslo savor of "rag
time" or prpye some hackneyed popular
air, then the prisoners cannot expect any
thing but stern Justice. For Instance,
'Tipperary" means three mouths in the
House of Correction, while "When Yo
and X Were Xouf Maggie" or - Hsarts
and n6rt ness dl6)w.rJ r ualy
hour la JH. "
Tb fttuMeit JfM( a t PvtM at
ItJUn barber, wk lMiM uwk b-
SUNDAY BXHORfS
CHVRGH MBMBBRS
Continued from I'age On
It up; I don't card a bit. Don't you
forget that1'
"Billy" asked lite church, members to
live gentle, unselfish, self-sacrificing lives,
and caused much laughter whon, as an
Illustration of the self-sacrifice needed,
ho sneered t k . ,
"finn't pnmn lo the tabernacle ana sit
on the end of tho benches, JUst slide oVer
toward tho middle. When the usher asks
ou to 'niovo over,' don't look nt him
as though ho wero a bank burglar ask
ing you for pocketbook. Tha ushers
probably know moro about some of you
than they did four weeks ago, and they
kndw some people havo 1 reaks of yellow
In them, too."
dAMPAION IN BAIVrlMOBE.
Sunday decided today to conduct an
ovangellstlo campaign In Baltimore be
ginning In January, 1J16. This decision
mak announced to n, delegation of 176
Baltlmoro business men who extended a
format invitation to tho evangelist. W. C.
Porklns, a Baltlmoro hardwaro merchant,
Is authority for tho statement that Mr.
Sunday Is to havo a campaign In tho
Monumental City. Howard A. Kelly, tho
noted radium export In tho treatment of
cancer, headed tho delegation.
Tho Rev. Donald S. Colt, pastor of the
IMadlson Squaro Methodist Episcopal
Church, ot Baltlmoro, offered tho prayer
before the sermon this afternoon.
Another delegation at tho afternoon
scrvlcn was ono composed of coal nilners,
who came hero on a special train. The
llev. O. G. Romtg, pastor of tho Tower
City United Brethren Church, waa In
charge of the delegation.
PAY ENVELOPES DON'T
LEAD TO SIN, SUNDAY
TELLS CLUBWOMEN
"Tou can sing 'My Country, 'TIs of
Thee,' until you are black In tho face,
but If America, with tho Stars and Stripes
as Its emblem and 'in Ood Wo Trust' as
Its motto, falls to heed tho word of Jesus,
tho falling cry of Babylon and Rome, and
falls to build an inner wall of Christianity
as a protection against sin and ovll, this
country will go to hell as suro as I am
speaking to you."
These were tho closing remarks of
"Billy" Sunday's address to more than
800 women at tho Phllomuslan Club. SMI
Walnut street, today. Tho ciubhouso
auditorium was crowded to capacity and
several hundred women were in their
Beats two hours beforo tho evangelist ar
rived. "Peoplo these days aro trying lo blamo
tho pay envelope for ovll and crime," ho
Bhouted. "They blame ecomonlc condi
tions. But tho poor man and the rich
man In many cases Join arms In walking
on tho path of evil. It's not tho poor
man alone. Many uso prosperity as a
toboggan-slldo to go into all tho evil
things ot llfo.
"Take tho books you read, tho pictures
you look at, tho things you hear In these
das. Theyaro constantly attacking all
purity of souls. It is hard even to send
jour boy or girl down tho street without
them hearing foul and profane words
which might well make the most hard
ened blush. Then ngaln. think of tho
vile nnd smutty stprles you hear! I tell
you, It Is a fight to keep good," the evan
gelist said, as ho rapped tho table with
his (1st.
"Ignorance Is, no doubt, a soil In which
sin nnd evil breed quickly. I am thank
ful lo Bay wo havo a Bupcrb educational
system. Look at our schools nnd unlver
sltles, and, all thlngB being equal, the
educated man should be better nble to
wltlustund ovll on acount of that wall of
education. Many things help to build the
wall of goodness. Patriotism Is a great
help. A man who loves his country will
always bo a better citizen than tho man
who does not. That applies In Philadel
phia as well as anywharo elso.
"With it nU there nre many shirkers.
In spite of our statute books every day
there aro many men and women who
lllng aside God's laws as well as the laws
of Bocloty. Think of It, evory year during
Iho last 15 years In this country there
have been an average of 10,000 murders I
Every yrar, 60,000 girls are betrayed;
every year C0.000 women have their lionoi"
wrecked. It's America I'm talking about,"
ho shouted,
"If all tho men nnd women In tho
United States were Christians you could
dispense with legislation and politics. If
all wero Christians, even without educa
tion, the same would apply. I would
rather have n man who was Illiterate and
Is a ChrUttan than an educated man who
was not Of the two the uneducated
Christian Is the better father nnd hus
band, I don't care who the educated hus
band may be. It we all were Christians
wo could sink our battleships, stack our
guns, unloose our bayonets and havo no
fear of war. and we could march up and
paste the 'For Bent' sign on every saloon
In t'no country."
"FORGET BUSINESS CARES
OCCASIONALLY," SUNDAY
"URGES JOVIAN LEAGUE
Four hundred members of the Jovian
League heard "Billy" Sunday swat the
devil In a sermon at the Hotel Adelphla
today. Sunday tojd What he thought of
the Blnners. He referred to them as a
"bunch of rattlesnakes."
The evangelist was a guest at the
weekly luncheon of the league. Ho said 1
it prouauiy was tno last luncheon he
would attend in Philadelphia,
"You men are a great bunch," said Sun
day, "and that's tho reason I am with
you today. Every man present at this
luncheon ought to beconio interested In
religion. The trouble with some of the
business men today Is that they look
upoir religion as though It was simply a
cream puff,"
"A lot of people In this town think that
I'm autferlng from religious blind stag
gers. You can't make war on a skunk
with cologne. You must adapt yourself
to thp conditions. Play trto game square
and play It fair. Plunge on Ood and go
the limit." b
.Joseph B. McCall, president of the
vmmucipma, .ciecirio company; A. J,
Drexel BIddle and Washington Devereux
were among those present.''
"I am not going to soar Into tho clouds
of theology today." Mr. Sunday continued.
"I am going to talk to you as man to
man. You men, engaged In the commer
cial life or this great city, are above
Congressmen, Mayor and Governors. If
war breaks out, you furnish the pro
visions; If famine besets the land, you
furnlsU the bread and butter.
"Rerqember, God. who leads you Into
buslnfess and society, does things for the
best, and I realise what you nun are up
against in business. The challenge of the
world Js that you men demand some
standard of morals In business as well as
in society. Cod don't want a man to be
A paekhprso all hla life, I am sure: and
he wants you to slow up every once In
a while and think about Htm. Some of
lou, top many of you, no doubt, think
happiness depends upon commercial suc
n?ss. If you think that way you lay a
poor foundation for a life. It Is positively
foolish to build your happlnesa upon com
mercial success.
"Th trouble nowadays Is that too
iuu.uV sci-ricp-cjuicK pug go. to fne city
determined to get tnomy at any sacrifice.
No man can succeed In a dishonest busi
ness. "Too waay of you roil and tots In your
be4 at ttlaht In ftts of liQmU thinking
oi i mm you 4rau.'-
today's Seraiou m y r
3
PRESIDENT ADMITS
HE WAS DECEIVED
REGARDING MEXll
Indicates He Has Cornell
Understand True SituatioJ
j .v.i.,.iB iiuinrroml
Liars.
wrk ott-Tfcf nmrtt w-. i .. . j
"??;:: -A?"i r.rwim
nun 111 urn uuurras last nigiit to 100O im!
... . """""' ui commerce ririJSl
tlcally admitted ho had been mltif6fi&3l
nnd deceived regarding the trun ii3sH
the Moxlcftn situation, Ho also IndlcstSi
that, by gleaning bits of truth from t til
-v.,ri ;;;..;:' .",."" ia
Speaking under tho caption ot "tfetlfff!
truth from liars." th P.y.n iY.V'fi!
"Of course, I learn a great many thl3
ill.. ...... im. ... ti.,t .1.- -. -..' Vv9!l
... n.u ,,vv aw. jui, 11, u i.iioresunfi' tMnTI
about It Is this: Things that ai not ias
do not match. I If you hear enoughr;!
, ,.. , ... ,. v i'-i"n wnaji
truth always matches pleco for piece -witti
other parts of the truth. Nb man caiflS
consistently, and ho cannot lie aiout
nvervthlnir If he tnlkn In vmi i -
that I would guarantee tliat If eiiouth'
11111 n 11.1r.uu ,u juu yuu wouia get thj
uuill AjBJ
"1 had nmntvtiflt flint n.n,.l.n. ai.tN
Mexico, and that was about the onlySnTrl
... ......... .v ...u ...... .,.,. ...u. n&B0
for thero have boon vivid imBglnitfonfl
and many special Interests which h,A
depicted things as they wished me to bj.1
novo mom 10 do.
BRIDGE WRECKER
IS SENT TO JAim
Continued from Faae One
He and the prisoner held a long whliprre;
conversation In their natlvo tongue.
Dr. StUIman Johnson, who has betn
trentlnc Van Hornn'H frnnthllrd- nM tTrl
day ho feared the man's right thifeg
would havo to bo amputated as mortindaj
tlon had set In.
Local action, which may change twl
status of tho Van Home case, came WhtaJ
every ono hero wns expecting the prlsMM
cr's release. Stnta and Federal authjiw
ties had not given Deputy Sheriff fiouj
any instructions. Ho becama Impatient,!
fearing he had no authority to Iiilll
the prisoner without a warrant, anil
telegraphed to Attorney General Patten-I
call at Augusta that ho would free van
Homo Immediately Unless promptly alJ
vised to tho contrary.
"QUESTION OF PUTTY AND GLAB3A
When the property owners In Vancla
boro heard this they got busy. It hill
ibeon freely navcrtisea mat tno uermaai
had $100 In his pocket when captured, $MW
explosion of 80 pounds of nitroglycerin taj
a suit caso did not damage the VancoMtij
bridge much, but It did play havoc wttsl
windows, mirrors and bric-a-brac, mucJj
of the latter treasuicd its family bMJ
looms.
Tho residents cared not for the mlghwl
and Dcrnlcxlng International quest.0ns.I1P.
volved. As Horace Kellogg, the grocefj
nld
"With tho house owners In VanceSonl
It is a simple question or putty ana gmii,
I haVo sold, out all my stock of window!
panes. Putty Is shy. ..The temperature!
so low" people can t have busted windows,
Justice of tho Peace Smith stopped telf
graphing at tho railroad station lonT
enough to mako out tho warrant arn5.MjJ
plained that the Vanceboro complaint
was entirely Independent of the grlevjl
ances of tho Canadian authorities.
As soon as Deputy Sheriff Boss at
tained the warrant he served tt on Vail
Horne, who accepted It as calmly as iitt
has all other lncldonts of his boundAn
adventure
Vanceboro officials denied thnt the Cm
nad I an Pacific Railway Influenced the!!
cat prosecution They donled also UStl
It was a "dodge" to extend tho detcntloSl
of tho German.
rrliA tnHt.i4trn nt nrnhppfMncn nnalDfl
Van Horne by the Maine authorities
a charge Involving a trivial penalty?!
ptecisely In lino with tho plans madgf,
the German, whose first exclamation ra
.his an est was to the effect that he WM
"Immune from punishment," either In thy
United States or In Canadn.
Van Home's hopes for liberty now arl
nrnhnlilv hnwd nn the DOSBlbllitV Of SUtjl
flclent delay by the Stnto Dcpartment'W
ordering extradition proceedings 10 aiiujf
him to servo a brief term In jail sjM
demand his freedom, attorneys versed'ly
International law eald today. An oMtrJ
from tho department for Van Hornl
appearanco before a United States com
mlssloner would prevent his release, W
Norrlstown Hotel Man Found Dead
NORRISTOWN, Pa., Fob. 4.-Jbhn Tjf;
son, one of tha oldest hotel men In Mimtj
gomery County, and proprietor of lh
Veranda House, Norrlstown, for nesrlf
60 ears, was found dead sitting hw
chair this morning by a son. Ho is thj
father of H. H. Tjson, manager 01 inj
Quaker City Shirt Factory.
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WASHINGTON, Feb. jj
For eastern Pennsylvania,; Partly o'qu
and somewhat warmer tonight; Frlaara
rain and warmer; moderate varlab
winds.
For New Jerseyi Partly cloudy tonljM
and Friday! warmer Friday.
Tho cnatern storm has nassed out bL
the Atlantic Ocean and an area of him
the country this morplng The tempera
turos have fallen slightly at most pia
lindar Ittr Influence, but the skies na
not cleared except over the South. Atlatlt
states. The western Btorm extends nprth
and! Bouth in a trough-like depression!
oyer the plains States, being central
, ....f.. T.-nn .1.1a mnpnlnv ff SLtl
spreading slowly Into the great reptrajtl
vaueys ana me wEwenuurM 01 o i'vski
under , Us Influence, but -as yet ths-pga
clpltatlon has been light and more pr W
scattered,
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