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ROSE MAY EYOKE
. PROTEST OF U. S.
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Britain to Be Asked for Ex-
planatlOri Holland Will
Object to MlSUSC of ItS
ject to Misuse of Its
National Ensign.
WASHINGTON, Keb, .
Oreal Britain probably will pe asked
within n few days to furnish the United"
, Statea with the facts In connection with
,'. the hoisting of the American Mas on the
? liner Lusltanla, bound front Queenstown
f to Liverpool.
JThls was Indicated by Chairman Stone,
of the Senate Foreign Itelat.ona Com-
mlttee. The Senator held h conference
j w'lth President Wilson today, and ul-
though he denied they dlsuisicd the flag
situation, he expressed the personal vlow
, that the use of the Stars and StilpcB on
t the Lusltanla was Improper.
l Senator Stone also said he considered II
" probable that Congress might consider
' resolutions bearing on the matter, nl
J though he thought It could bo better
handled by the President nnd the State
department.
J Counsellor Lansing, of the Stote De
partment, confcired with the President on
. tho Lusltanla Incident nnd Hie lierinmi
. war stone decree, but It was it ml oi Mood
, Jtu definite plan pf action was decided
' unon.
, Secretary Bryan stated that his depart
I ment was considering the situation.
' That Holland will protest against Eng
land's use of the Dutch flag on British
. vessels was the statement made this
afternoon by Dutch Minister Van Itappard
after a State Department visit.
t He Indicated that Holland woo pre
I pared to Join America In anj protest nrls-
Ins: from the German war zone ordei.
i What courso the Administration wnntn
. take was a secret, but It was npparent
j, that ono or more notes were being pre-
I pared and that the President himself was
J supervising the work
EXPECTS XT. S. TO SANCTION
HOISTING OF AMERICAN FLAG?
LONDON, Feb S Emrlnnil dnpi imt v.
pect a formal protest from the United
w! t States because nf itm T.neitnr,n n- i
W I cldent. The Foreign Office believe It
JB I has shnwn clearly that the use of the
j American nag was Juitirietl. Anv dlplo-
matte exchanges resulting from the hoist-
Ing of the Stars and Stripes over the
- British liner are expected to pass between
Germany and the United State"), not
? urca Britain and the United States.
this was tlio position taken lv both
the Foreign Ofllce and the dnilialtv to
day. It was held here that not only the
British and German Onvemiiipni ln
i the Urtlted Stdtcs. hod tacitly upheld the
nrlnclr1(( thnt VMSOU In oannnn nnr,.,,...
m i nre justlncd In fljlng flags of other nn
" j tlone. In th'e Spanish-American war. one
I oiuciai asserted, the American navy re-
I sorted to this practice on two occasions
S though the American naval code speclfl-
J cally forbids It.
i That Germany will seize upon the J.usl-
tanlo Incident to emphasize Its warning
i of the danger to neutral shipping off the
; English coast la deemed certain here On
i the other hRnd. Foreign Ofllce attaches
, Bald they believed the same Incident
s would be cited by the United States and
other neutral nations as a basis for even
t stronger protests against Germany's
J blockade of the English coast.
i '
J OBEA.T BBITAIN DEFENDS
I USE OF AMERICAN FLAG
-
J LONDON, Ftb. 8 The follow(tnr stnte-
i ment was issued by the Foreign Office-
"The use of a neutral flag is within
certain limitations, well e't.ibllshccl In
practice as n ruse of war The only effect
i In the case of a merchantman of wearing
I a flag other than her natal flag is to
4 compel the enemy to follow the oidlnnry
f obligations of naval warfare and satisfy
J himself as to the nationality of the vessel
ana tno ammeter of her cargo by ex
amination before capturing Iter and tak
ing her Into a prize court for adjudica
tion, "The British Government has alnaiS
considered the use of the British colors
by foreign vessels legitimate for the pur
pose of escaping capture. Such practice
not only Involves no breach of interna
tional law, but Is specifically recognized
by tho law of this country In the mer
chant shipping; act of 1S9I
"In Instructions to British Consuls In
19H It Is stated. 'A ship Is liable to cap
ture If a British character is Improperly
assumed, excopt for the purpose of es
caping capture.'
"A? wo have In practice not objected to
forelirn merchant vp...i n.inn. .i, ti.i
f Ish merchant flag as a ruso for the pur-
jiuoo u evuumg capture at sea nt the
hands or a belligerent, so we should main
tain that In the converse case a British
merchant vessel committed no breach of
International law in assuming neutral col
ors for a similar purpose Jf she thought
fit.
"By the rules or International law, the
customs of war and the illrtntea nf ,.
manlty, it Is obligatory upon a belligerent
iu atiiniu me cnaracter of a merchant
vessel and cargo before capture. Ger
many has no right to disregard this obll
nation. io aciiroy a snip, noncombatant crew
nu cargo, af uermany announces her In-
itsnwon oi aoing, is nothing less than on
! act of nlracv on tl. uitru -a-.-,
BRITISH PRESS DEPLORES
PSE OF AMERICAN FLAG
LONDON, Feb 8.
Every British merchantman will be or
dered to hoist the flag of a neutral
country whenever any emergency arises
In which such action will bo of assistance.
Thla -was made clear at the Admiralty
today closely following the announcement
thathe holstln? of the American flag
on ttie liner Lusltanla had been In ac
cordance -with instructions direct from
tha British Government. England will
use every resource permitted by Inter
national lar to protect Its shipping,
While tho Admiralty believes that the
use pf. neutral flags is necessary on cer
tain occasions, criticism of this method
of protection is already heard here. The
Dally Express takes the lead In objecting
W the Admiralty' plan. It calls tho
Kgfcsms a "subterfuge" and Its opinion Is
wwje4 by other leading newspapers.
TUoy Indorse tha statement of the Ad
wlrjJty accusing the Germans of piracy
. . " "' """ warning mat neutral
IMP may suffer In the war zone fixed
by the qerman Admiralty, but Intimate
! thtt XngUnd win loss prestige if Its shlp-
plaj tias. to be protected by the flags of
I -JUs;erent nation.
"Slsoe when has the union Jack become
1 s, r.Oap to be- haujed down timidly or an
W HiastSfittate Drotetlnn nn all fh. ...f"
Ml,ia Daily express, after sounding a
WttratOC that tha Admiralty's orocedurs
emm sUwuiet public opinioB.
H Mall iaxette says editorlallr
exMjtloa of the law of ths jw
atrai Mtg to avoid caoturs llwed
Fom1c OeUe knocks I be bottom
mil f the SarwsD t3n.-wH'to its pjrai4S
iijau rt'hen w hv ba nu$ft w
. jinav adMitUd ti rht of mt
Mi,t nts.rlx bioifgiiiji to bg, UtHtictnalt
. a i an. ff f- tai iuf (Mm W re-
LJit rtjiit lo AufSsMaa. '
MAN SHOOTS TEN GIRLS
Wealthy Fanner Mistakes Callers for
Serenaders.
LEXINGTON, Ky , Feb, 8.Wll1lnm Mc
intosh, B. wealthy farmer, whs arrested
ln I,e Colinl' eerday, charged with
shooting and seriously wounding ID
loung women, A oung daughter of
i Mcintosh hud married and she nnd her
husband were Visltlmt flt Mcintosh's
tinmi.. t.atA at tllntit ti riniift nf V nil tiff-
I Kltl' 'fends uf the bride, doterm ncd to
pay her A surprise visit and titku her
some presents.
D IIIU f VUHH ' L'HICII ItpfJI VUVJIl-ll uiu
Mcintosh home, the father, nwakened
from a. sound sleep, thought the sounds
of laughter came fium a croud of
serennders Mcintosh deiunndcd that
(ho noise cease, hut the young women,
not dreaming thnt he misunderstood the
gntlicrlhg, pressed on. Mclntoch then
opened flro with n shotgun. lie llred
three nhots.
NO ONE CAN LOSE .
IN CONTEST FOR
50 FREE TOURS
Those Who Do Not Win
Trips to Pacific Exposition
Will Be Paid Amply in
Money.
Did jou know that the Evening
l.KDQBn nnd the Public I.edoeii nre
going to send CO pcisons to the I'anama
Paclflc and I'anma-Callfornla expositions
at San Finnclsro and Snu Dieso, respec
tively next July? Did ou know that
the trip Is to be absolutely free of charge
to the tourist.", that all arrangement! for
their comfort will bo made for them b
Iciiresciitnthe of the two newspapcis?
A laige number of conUEUints know it,
nnd they uie working like beavers to
get Into the lucky 50. there li plqntj of
Limine for .ou to get in and win. so why
not do It. When jou consider the popu
lation of this clt. with It suburbs nnd
.linden and niliolulni.' lounn all in the
terrltoiy coered by the two newspapers,
ou will tcuilze what u wonder. in up
poitunlly theie Is lo get subset uitlons to
tlietn
outcstants now- at work gntheilug
subsurlptlons aie deliglited -w till tho con
test. Ono reason for this Is that even
thosn who do not get into the lucky 50
will be paid for their lime and effort The
full newt-dealer s subscription lommlsslbn
will he paid on each subscription re
ceived fioui a contestant who does not
win ono of the free trips.
Tills n.eaus that you cannot loso In the
contest, no matter what jour showing
Such a contest Is something new to Phll
ndclpnln You may loin b sending In
jour name to the contest editor on the
coupon provided for Hint puipose in the
advertisement. If ou want an) Infoi
matiriii, call, write or telephone to liim
and ho will supplv It. Remember, tills
trip Is to be absolutely free of charge,
and 50 pel. sons are to bo sent That gives
-eiy ono a chance. Getlnto the contest
now
$10,000 A YEAR MAN HELD
Former Bond Salesman Accused of
Passing Bad Checks.
From un Income of $10,00') a ear to
prison Is the story of Heibert S Wilcox,
a former bond salesman, who Is In Moja
mcnslng Prison awaiting trial on a chaise
of passing bad checks on sevcial hotels
and business firms
Aid to obtain lis relenEe on bail has
been refused him by his fajjier-ln-law.
II. G. Hnlllnger, 4100 Walnut street, who
declared that Wilcox N "60 per cent bad
nnd 20 per cent, good " His daughter,
Sirs. Wilcox, enteied a suit for divorce
last December, and the case now is
pending. I
Wilcox was arrested In Ticnton, N. .7 ,
last week on a warrant sworn out by
the management of the llellevue-Strat-ford.
it is alleged that Wilcox obtained
$50 from the hotel through n worthless
check. The total amount he Is said to
hae obtained Is $130.
For several months WilcoVs father-in-law
had been attempting to capture him.
On one occasion, on January 2, said Sir.
Halllngcr, Wilcox Jumped from an auto
mobile going 25 miles an hour when ho
realized that Mr., Ilalllnger was taking
him to a police station.
"I feel sorry for him and don't think
he ever did anything wrong before this,"
said Mr. Ilalllnger, "but I'm through with
him and so Is my daughter. He is an
excellent bond salesman, I am told, but
the trouble with him Is that ho will
not work Ills abuse of my daughter,
which led to their separation, caused n
scene between them in New York some
time ago. He was arrested because lie
had a gun In his possession, but obtained
his release when he showed that It was
unloaded and that he carried the weapon
to pawn It "
Wilcox, who was born in England, mar
ried Mr. Hallinger's daughter two years
ago.
ZIEOI.ER DEFENDS PHYSICIAN
Director Says Rules Forbid Hemoval
of Dying Person to Hospital.
Director Zlegler, of tho Department nf
Health and Charities, has made a state
ment defending the action of Dr August
C. Valentine, an Interne at the Philadel
phia General Hospital, who was censured
by Coroner Knight for refusing to re
move a djlng woman from her home to
the hospital. " '
Director Zlegler said that the woman
was found dying of Brlght'B disease and
It was feared that If she were taken out
of the house her death would be hastened
by the chill of the outside air. The
Director declared the Interne obeyed a
rule of the hospital which forbids the re
moval of a dying person from a home
Coroner Knight said the rule ehould be
abolished.
The woman for whom tho ambulance
was called to 211 South Darlen street, last
Tuesday, was Mrs. Mary Durkln, 60 years
old. She died Wednesday morning.
BLOODIJOUNDS TRAIL BANDITS
Several Suspects In Daring- Train
Robbery Reported Captured.
PAWt BEACH, Fla., Fab. J.-Sevtra!
sutpecta in the dramatic hold-up last
night of the "millionaires' limited" at
Stuart were reported captured In that
pjace today Meantime posses with fclood
t)oud continued their searoh.
Th men boarded the limited as sbe was
taking water at Stuart, and pointed guns
at several wealthy pmeniors on the
rear platform, but fled after the front
door had been looked and they had farced
trainmen to open and halt the train.
City Faya Company 826,005.60
The Pajin Itaduotton Company toda re
talvad wsrrauw -from in city for JW,
JWMft in Vi maat for work done by the
aipjj)i dtmnx th month of February
PiM totaled Vtl.
ENTOMBED 25 DAYS,
EARTHQUAKE VICTIM
DESCRIBES ORDEAL
Italian, Rescued From Ruins,
Says He Munched Straw
and Drank Snow Water in
Fight for Life.
HOME, Feb. 8 .Mlchele Calolo, who was
rescued fiom the earthquake ruins at
i'nterno jeslerdny after .being, en
tombed for 2S dn, told his story today.
Calolo, who Is CO car old, was brought
here nnd placed In n hospital for treat
ment. Despite hl experience, ho Is In
fairly good physical condition and will
recover.
"I had resigned myself to death when
I was rescued," Bald Calolo. "I never
expected to get out alive. I was sleeping
when the earthquake came nnd the llrst
thing 1 knew I was under the tulns of n
stable. The stiaw made n bed for me
and the beams had fallen :n such n way
that 1 had room to moe my body.
"First the pangs of starvation and
thirst nearly droe me Insane, and then
the loneliness caused trmpornrv Ills of
ilclli in m When my hunger beeamo so
tense I could stand it no lougci. I
munched the slum like a horse and found
that II contained rome nourishment, al
thougn 'I uns a slrkonlng diet
"The mm, which Ml upon the tulns,
melted In the suns'iilnc nnd 1 drank the
watei b garments absorbed. Tho straw
and the melted snow saved mv life l
times 1 dreamed 1 was In the Melds nnd
the horroi nf my position came back
with double force when I awoke."
Cnlolo lest 0 pounds and his hnlr has
turned white. When rescued ho did not
oen 1 now what month It was.
CENSUS BEING TAKEN HERE
Federal Officials Seek Commercial
Data in Philadelphia District.
Actual woik of taking the commercial
census In und nbout Philadelphia was
begun this morning by Federal oltlclala
under the supervision of John r. Daly.
Thl section is called the Philadelphia
Metropolitan District An ofllce force
has been brought on fiom Washington,
while a corp of 60 or TO intcntM will tol
led (In tn It will take several months
to make tho eensim
Somo lime ago blanks weie cnt to all
manufacturers, with the inquest that the
blanks be llllcd out and teturncd In J.inu
ai 13 to the Census Bureau at AVash
mgton Failures to comply nnd mistakes
In some of tho answers necessitated the
ptesent census
Tho census is taken cverj live cars,
during the general census In the vears
that aie multiples of ten and In the jenrs
ending In live. It covers Ihe calender
3 ear preceding, which In this case is
fiom Jnnuarv 1 to December 31, ISM
The law mukes it obligator for manu
facturers to furnish the census data
This Includes t he name of the establish
ment, name or names of the owner or
owners, amount of capital Invested, char
acter of Industiv, what amount of the
capital, if any, Is horiovved; the average
amount pnld In salaries, expenditures
for an given period nnd other details
The Ccnsu Bureau estimates thcro are
between 15.000 and 16,000 manufacturing
establishments In tills district.
FOR SALE TWO CHILDREN
"Emma" and "Jennie" on Market at
SIOOO Each.
DETROIT. Feb. S "For snlc. two
Ameiicnn children, because their father
Is not nn American and cannot get a job
to piotect them " This Is the sign In big
black letters that was nailed to a fence
near the Associated Clmiltles Building
In this city.
"Yes, we will sell Emma. 13 months eld
nnd Jtnnle. 3 ears, for $1000 apiece," said
Mrs. Andrew r. Yuliasz, mother of the
children. " o paid J20)0 donn on a home
and still owe W0. which we wish to pay
off, and my husband has been without
work for four months, and he said wo
should sell the children nnd pay our
bills "
Arsenal Workers' Protest Recorded
Tho piotohts forwarded to the Govern
ment at Washington by the emplojoa of
the Frnnkford Arsenal against the elimi
nation of premium pajmonts wns placed
In the Congressional Record bv Represen
tative J. Hampton Moore Tho protest
was signed by Joseph B. Mo&s. Harry G.
l'enn nnd John Jersbcrgei. It declared
thnt the premium system had been started
tlve j ears ngo and thnt Its elimination
meant a io-s of $tl,972 annually to tho em
ployes. The protest also called on the
Congressmen from' Philadelphia to flGht
for restoration of the sstem.
GIRLS, DON'T WEAR CORSETS
UNLESS YOU'RE EIGHTEEN
Physical Education Expert Also Urges Sanity in Wearing
of. Proper Shoes and the Taking of Exercise.
Favors Old-fashioned Sports.
No girl under the age of 17 or 18 )ears
should ho permitted to wear corsets.
Nor should she be allowed to encase
her feet In tho ultia modern shoes wltn
their hlgn Frcnch.tieels that make walk
ing a torture Instead of healthful exer
cise. Neither should .she. take the ndlce of
cne Thomas Edison regarding a literal
40 winks. Nine hours' sleep aro not too
much for any growing girl or woman.
Eight hours are positively essential.
These are but a few bits of advice
laid down by 'William A. Stecher, under
whose supervising eye the physical edu
cation of thousands of public school girls
passes, which, If carried out, would be
responsible for a type of American wom
anhood that would make the much
vaunted ancient Greek Ideal look sorry
In coraparisqn.
'The modern fashion of wearing clothes
loose fs an eminently sane one," says Mr.
Steelier, "and I feel sure, though, I have
no etatistlBs. that the number pf glrla
who do foolish things in Imitation of
their elders, like lacing themselves with
stays, Is infinitely smaller today than It
-was some years ago. However, no girl
should be allowed tp wear a corset until
ihe lias attained the period of her full
development, vvhh Vl usually around
the Hth. or 15th, year. After that tt
deesa't matter much, because she bas
given her body a ohanM.
"The modern girl can't vyalk as much
as she ought to." he continued, "baeause
el the shoes that are now on the market
I hear lUat it is really difficult to buy
a. seosible ho wi account t th fad
WILLIAM A. BUTCHER
Of Camden, N. J., who died today,
the 50th anniversary of his
marriage.
DIES ON GOLDEN WEDDING- DAY
Wllllnm Butcher Succumbs During
Preparations for Festivity.
Wllllnm Butcher, u veteran of the Civil
War and one of the pioneer shoe manu
facturers of Camden, died suddenly at
hin home today on the Mth anniversary
of his wedding. Funeral arrangements
wcro substituted for a happy celebration
Mr. Utitchcr nnd his wife hnd been
planum for tonight.
Mr Butcher wns (VI jcars old and wns
a lifelong resident of Camden After the
war he opened n shoe shop which Inter
developed Into one of the Inrgc Industrie
of that clt The funeral will be held
from his lute home IJ25 Hroudwny. In
terment will lio In Vaoi green Cemetery.
The shoe manufacturei, who Is sunived
by his widow, wns a member of ninny
fraternal organization nnd was noted for
his philanthropic work
He was a 32d degree Mason, n member
of Post 37. Camden G. A It , l.u I.u Tem
ple and other seciet nnd frnternnl asso
ciations AUSTRIAN TROOPS
FIRE ON RUMANIANS
TO FORCE PASSAGE
Alleged Violation of Neu
trality in Attacking Army
May Plunge Another Na-.
tion Into War.
PARIS, Feb. S Austrian troops are
leported to have violated Rumanian neu
tiullty by attempting to force u passage
across Rumanian territory in the Danube
alley, 20 miles east of the lion Gate.
A dispatch to the Journal states that
fighting followed In which the Austrlans
were put to flight. This Incident is ex
pected to have a poweifui bearing upon
Rumania's future Intentions regarding its
entiance Into the vvai.
The Journal conespondent saja that
the Austrlans opened fire on the Ru
manian guai ds near Tuinu b'ecrin, but
that the Rumniilnn forces, being rcln
foiced, drove back the Austilans, who
took their wounded with them.
Turnu Seeriti Is on a. line running
fiom Teniesvan to Bucharest, and Aus
tilan troops have been operating In that
district, then occupy strategic territory
whoch would prevent Russia from send
ing troops to reinforce the Servians.
DIES AFTER OPERATION
The Rev. Dr. Hugh C. McBride Vic
tim of Appendicitis,
Tile Rev Dr. Hugh Charles McBride,
pastor of the Dlsstou Memorlnl Fresby
terlan Cliuich, died in the Frankford Hos
pital today following un operation for ap
pendicitis He was removed to his resi
dence, adjoining the church, Miortly after
his death He will lio In stnto In the
chinch until luto tonight. This afternoon
services were conducted nt the church by
the Rev. Hugh Mnrrlsson, pastor of the
Centiol North Broad Kticct Presbyterian
Church, assisted bj tlio Rev. Doctor Al
lan, both of whom were classmates of
Doctor McBilde. The body will be re
moved to Wilmington for burial tomor
row. Doctor McBride was 33 ears old. He
was a graduate of the 1909 class of Prince
ton Theological Seminar. He Is sur
vived by a wife and two children.
for French heels and pointed toes, but It
seems to ine If women made nn Insistent
demand for e.uio shoes the shopkeepers
would pretty soon supply them.
"Five miles a day Is not too much for
any woman to walk, nnd yet I doubt If
under modern economic conditions she
could spre the time to give to this ex
ercise. It takes the average woman one
nnd one-half hours to walk that distance,
und where Is the woman -who can spare
that?
"The fact Is we've got the street-car
habit bad, and think nothing of hopping
oti a car lo go a distance of i or S blocks,
What have we gained thereby? A min
ute, perhaps. And what do we do with
that minute after we've saved It? Waste
t, probably."
The day of strenuous athletics for
women, when In the first flush of the
discovery that exercise was really bene
ficial to the so-called weaker sex in
structors were apt to put women through
the same rigorous gymnastics as men. If
fortunately passed, according to Mr.
Steelier, and we have now arrived at a
more rational era,
"Athletics for men and women were
never meant to be conducted along the
same lines," lie said, "although there are
many games and exerolses, such as run
ning, Bwimmlng, hockey, golf, tennis and
dancing that are common to both. Games
like football and those which Involve the
principles of lighting and striking are, on
the contrary, peculiarly adapted to boys.
Olrla were not built for them, nor have
they the mental Interest in them which
is a necessary accompaniment to suc
cessful physical exercise. You can't get
away from heredity, even In physical
education "
The good old-fashioned Jumping rope
and boo-sled'ling wblch soma conserva
tive people regard as too tomboyish for
tha female youngsteia of the household.
0M among tbe most healthful ana tonic
sporis fn them iu indulge w. .Mr.
iitecher beUive
TALE OF MURDERED
INMATES OF HOME
BRMSLISTT011
Former Orderly of Tuckahoe
Institution Says Children
Were Tortured and Beaten
for Small Misdeeds.
N'niV YORK, Feb. 8.-The numtier of
Inmates of tho German Odd Fellows'
Homo at Tuckahoe, near Yonkers, said
lo have been put to death wns Increased
to II today. Coroner Dunn received a
letter from n former orderly In the home,
who wrote that two months ago an aged
couple nnd a small child were poisoned
"because they were In the way."
Tho orderly gave tho names of these
threo persons nnd Chief of Police Wolff,
of Yonkem, will nuestlon lllm In the
hope of obtaining additional Information.
The orderly slntcd that when the Insti
tution was located nt Unlonport poisons
such nB arsenic and morphine were used
to "do away with aged persons who had
becomo too gicnt n earn for lazy atten
dants," hut thnt chloroform was substi
tuted after the home was moved to Tuck
ahoe In his letter the orderly declared lhat
he could furnish Information which would
not onl.v coirobornte the charges made
b Fredeilek Mors, the ordcrlv now un
der detention In the psvchopathlc ward
at Bellevue Hospital, whose confession
to Asslstnnt District Attorney Murphy
started the investigation, but would also
substnntlato tho charges that children In
tho annex to the homo were tortured by
the matrons.
He said one method of torture was to
bind a child's hand behind his back until
a confession of some misdeed was forced
from him. Then, guilty or not, tho child
was beaten
Coroner Dunn Is Investigating a report
current among Inmates of tha home that
poisoned Inmates were burled alive, hav
ing been rendered unconscious by poison.
WHITK PLAIN'S, N' Y.. Feb. 8 It was
decided today to have Frederick Mors,
the orderlv who confessed to poisoning
eight aged persons In the German Odd
Fellows' Home, brought to White Plains
on a warrant charging homicide.
RUDE RAT RIDICULED
Suffragettes Sedately Smile and
Scorn to Scatter.
The ArJmora auftTorottcs In meeting sat,
And heard n speaker In their came rlolce:
.No aoiind disturbed the high arched hall but
that
Mude by tho mule of the speaker's voice
A whiskered rot of evil Jocose mien
PPed out and found the sjatherlng loo mild,
,..P "'osl'liv tread he walked upon tho scene,
Whereat the ladles, )awnlns somewhat
smiled. Another old and honored jam that all
have heaid has gone before, another libel
on the girls litis been destroved forever
more; behold, It has been killed for good,
by modern woman shattered flat, no
longer do the Indies fear thej've proven
It the festive rat.
The suffragettes 'ere gathered In a
hall at Ardmore town, the speaker was a
lady of some suffi agist renown; the argu
ments of nulls she was calmly knocking
clown when tho lodent walked sedately
on the stage. One could sec anticipation
gleaming In his ratty eves; one could
see this whiskered lodent thought him
self unduly wise. When he first stepped
forth, but later this gave way to pained
surpilse, and his rntship's little eyes were
filled with lage.
Somo ono giggled very softly, somo one
chuckled full of glee, 'till the wit he got
so angry that he found It hard to see;
some one laughed In sweet cadence, show
ing feminine delight and the rat who'd
rcntmed boldly turned and saved him
self, bv flight.
Tnko tho old, old story gently, of the
woman's fear of rats; let it rest In pcactf
forever with the Jokes about her hats.
Shed a tear and da some sighing as you
lower it away; It has given jears of
sen Ice, but It's growing old and gray.
And let It be flung to the whole wide
earth on v Ings of the wind that rages
wild, that a rat stepped forth who was
seeking mirth nnd that Ardmore's women
only smiled,
90 NEW DETECTIVES
Special Policemen Ordered to Work
With City Hall Force.
Ninety special policemen attached to
various police stations reported to Cap
tain of Detectives Cameron, at City Hall,
toda), for Instructions Heieaftnr th
will work ns part of the City Hall de
tective force, which Is thus Increased from
29 to 119.
Efforts to prevent crime In this city
will be redoubled under the plun worked
out by Director Porter and Superintend
ent of Police Robinson. Squads of de
tectives will be formed to work on a
rlous types of crime. Men will be sta
toned nt nil railroad terminals to head
off criminals coming to tho city.
Policemen will bo instructed to en
force the ordinances against corner
lounging.
THIEVES ACTIVE IN CAMDEN
Four robberies and nn attempted hold
up In widely separated parts of Camden
kept police and detectives on the jump
this morning and last night. Mrs. J. D.
Holcomb, 033 West street, was attacked
by a man near her home, who tried to
snatch her bag. She was able to fight
herself free. Burglars managed to get
away with some clothing from the home
of Patrick Carr. a hotelkceper, of 7th
Btreot and Kalghn avenue. A gas slot,
meter was robbed at the home of Joseph
Rumple, 1270 I.emon street, and quantities
of tobacco, cigars and change were taken
from tho stores of Harry Blumenthal, 801
Sycamore street, and Isadore Zeman, 1601
M(. Uphralm avenue.
MONGOLIAN STRIKES HOCK
The Allan Line steamship Mongolian,
which left this port last week, arrived at
St. John's, N. P today, with her fore
hold full of water, Tho vessel struck a
rock at tha entrance of the harbor, tear
ing a large hole In her bow. It Is ex
pected that the cargo will have to be dis
charged before jrepalrs can be made.
For many years the Mongolian has been
engaged in the Glasgow-Phlladelphla
trade. She Is a vessel of SOSS tdns Cap
tain Hatherly Is in command.
New PIANO
$5 Cash $5 Monthly
1129 CHESTNUT ST.
I EXPORT TRADE WELL IN HAND
No Congestion Here, Marino Men
Say, Because Ships Arc Available.
There is no congestion of export freights
nt this port, custom odlclals and shippers
paid today. According to Ihe report
emanating from Washington the ports
of New York, Baltimore nnd Norfolk
aro overwhelmed with merchandise con
signed lo foreign countries. All are held
up heatue of the scarcity of Fhlpa to
lake them out
Millions of bushels nf wheat are held
here annlilng ships, but there Is no con
gestion. The port hns been extremely
fortunate In having ships destined for It
to nrrlvo ns scheduled. Every effort Is
made to facilitate their quick dispatch.
Tho longshoremen's strike of a week ago
threatened n tlo-tlp, but this condition
was quickly remedied. Vessels are mov
ing In and out freely. All nre leaving
with capacity cargoes.
"SEDIMENT BASIN"
TO REDUCE DANGER
OF WATER FAMINE
Bids to Be Opened Tomor
row for Addition to Tor
resdale Plant Capacity Is
100,000,000 Gallons.
Bids for the 100,000,000-gallon sedimen
tation basin for the Torresdalo nitra
tion plant, estimated to cost approxi
mately 1100,000, will be opened tomorrow
by Director Cooke, of the Department of
Public Works.
Although the 130 000,000 nitration plant
constructed nt Torresdalc was declared
less than 10 years ago to be adequate
for at least a half century to meet all
needs for which It was designed, It is
already unable to clear tho turbidity of
the Delaware River water.
At the time of the construction of the
plant It was contended that a scdlmonta
tlon basin wns unnecessary for settle
ment of solids In the water before It
entered the sand filters. Sedimentation
basins wcro, however, constructed nt the
plants along the Schuylkill Itlver.
John W. Hill, thp engineer who drew
the plans for the Torresdalc plant, said
beforo Councils and Major Ashbrldge,
"This plant, with tho three other plants
now built or provided for, will meet the
demnnda of Philadelphia for 60 years."
Daniel J. McXIchol und James I', Mc
Nlchol, contractors, made similar asset -tlons
beforo the courts when fighting to
compel tho city to pay a claim of nlmost
(1,000,000, claimed to as due them on the
filtration plant contracts.
Chief Davis explained that ever since
tho plant had been erected Its operation
had been necessnrlly forced to meet con
sumption. He said.
"Tho plant has never reiched Its
piomlsed capacity of 200.000 W)3 gallons
The best wo can do now Is ISO.000,000, nnd
the best we have ever been nble to do
Kits MO.OOil.OOO Queen l.nne pioduces
T0.CO0.0O0 gallons, Belmont W.O0O.O0O. Ro
borough M.000,000. so we havo a full
dally supply of 310,000,000 gallons, wliere
as Tonesdale nlone was originally plan
ned for a full 300,000,000 gallons.
"We need n new nnd larger plant with
a greater capacity than our combined
present plants, entirely Independent of
the present system, so thnt In event of
accident we would not face a water
famine. If anything happened today to
our system we would hate nothlns to
fall back upon."
Mr. Davis showed a report on the
water situation recently made by F. Her
bert Snow, an expert, formeily chief
engineer of the State Public Service Com
mission of the Stnte and for two years
chief engineer of the State Department
of Health, commending the plnn to build
the basin. Mr. Davis produced figures to
show that from 307,000.000 nations of
water passing through the threo stations
March 3, of last year, 2360 tons of mud
were removed
Legal Aid Society Helps 3800
More than 3SO0 cases were handled by
the Legal Aid Society Inst jear, said
Ixiuls V. Rokey In speaking of the work
of the association before the Episcopal
clergy In tho Parish House, 12th and
Walnut streets, today air. Rokey told
of the free work the organization Is doing
to give those too poor to pay the best
legal advice possible
LETTER'S
Best Coal
Egpr $7, 8tovc $7.25, Chestnut $7.50 I
Large Kounu 1'ea coal, 55.50
Largett Coal Yard In PAiladetpAla
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Ledger will see both expositions without a
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SHIP NEWS
POUT OF PHILADELPHIA
Vessels Arriving TnJ
fffft SclnU' r0rt AB,B,'' . tafij
Btr. A moles, Sabine, crude
& Oo.
Str. Persian, Jacksonville .,. .. , M
and merchandise, Merchant and uiasw'Wn
Str. Lejlnelon, Boston. lMnrira ... IS
ehandlse, Merchant and itlntra- i!.,A
Company. --"iTUUli,
dl.i. Allan "HnV"-" ","I0W e,c" "?
Steamships to Arrive
PAS3EN0r.n.
"averford uVerpioi ?jl
Lincolnshire ....
Jomsburg
Skjoldborg
Midline
1'laturla
Olaf Kyrre
Nike
Manchester Miller
Hnvet
Ncstos . . ,
Androaa ,
nrlndllln
Caetlemoor
rhclston
Montoso
Nelson
Waatdvk
Amsteidyk
Arlzonlan
. Manila
. manna .. "I
,.. Ardroeiun ;XhU
. .Hiaianier".'.'.'.' 'fttfi
...Hltl.M. "E-HJ
.....mncneater ,,, jits
...Shields ......."'t!-S
...ornn . .;"""
: :.r,,u7. ..
...Chrlatobal . '."i"i
...Clenfusxos
.. jioucrciam
. ...notterdam
Da boa ,,,
'S ::::fe
Fsfc'ii
SteamBhlpa to leare
rASSENCJEtt,
1
flnnii For. t .
Sardinian fllnsaaw PW
""""ford :w"rpeol':::'."fel!
FitEiaiiT. ':
South Tolnt notterdam r'A
Manchester Mariner "uhchiStJr'I"'!
Theml.to ..... ' ."ffitt'ernai":::
Helena. Hotterdam
Manchester Miller ... Manchester ".',
Mackinaw Uindon .....A
PORT OF NEW YORK
Steamships Due Today
Vam
Magdalen ,
Virginia .
Oosfrdvli
O. dl Messina,
Kura
New Tnrk ..
Colombu
Lincolnshire
8ll(fjJ
Jlotlerdam ,,,
Havre .,,',.
Rotterdam ...
.Palermo
. .I'enarth
notterdam ,,,
...nastla
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Aimers
DUE TOMORROW.
Name. From.
Orduna Liverpool
Philadelphia Liverpool
iJin.ll
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ijsa.il
. oittvjud. uiasgow
Steamships to Leave
v..
Patrln . .
Adriatic
Philadelphia
Niagara ...
Ordnnn
Minneapolis
America ...
. Marseille"
. Liverpool
Liverpool
Havre .
.Liverpool
Iondon
Uenoa . .
FREIGHTS AND CHARTERS!
Inquiry for full cargo transatlantic tirr'm
continues to wlroulate In the maxk.ti, S
tnnnnl.. nnrln kna.ln.lv p.-..?... . . :
n
lmeo restricts business and holds the n5
STEAMSHIPS.
Uenheathcr (Ilr.) Atlantic ranis to tai
roast Holy, gnjn, 24,000 quarters! Ks. UJ
Chlverslone (TJr.). Oulf lo west colst lut.
WYeh. "...... '- "-. .nur.
Homelands (Dr.). Oulf to Naples, rraln R.
Mil; quitters, lis, demurrage luaratlitij
Jlircn A
Hen Nrvli (Br). S5:.1 Ions. Wllmlnjtcn, M
C to Liverpool, cottbn. loo-i , February, it
1-orelgn . 07110 tona dead weliht, fr,
tluenos Aires to New York or Dos-on. mi
Hum. cntial to Ilia.. 500 extra If hnth m,
.i,-i.. r-u- :j. " -- -.
SCHOONETIS.
Prank HucklngH. 437 tons, Norfolk ti Fens'
HI,o, miscellaneous cargo, lump sum S
vvaivenocK, Zo$ tons, ralatka to Ponliitl
dry cvvrcss. JO. $
Jacob M Haskell. 1.102 tons, NoMoU.il!
JVrnan.buco. coal. it. M
Augustus It. llabcock, llOll tons, urnf. . j
Pannle Palmer. 17-0 tons, Norfolk to Rii1
Janeiro co.il, ", CO
Inhille n. -villey, It! I tons, from nuliitM
phla to Paramaribo coal, private terns -r
3en W. Trultt. Jr. HIT tons, from NotKt
to bdvnnnali, coal, SI K,
Story Tellers' League Meets Todsj 1'
A meeting of tlio Story Tellers' tPH
nt which a pnper on children's ttzibt
was read by Mrs. Unrl Barnes, wii ttM
at the AVIdener Library, Br6id Itntl'
nnd G I rani avenue, this afternoon, lb''
nffnlr was directed by Miss Julli ffl
Williamson. Others who told (orln
were Mlsj Brotta Crnpster and Mlta Awi,
Oppenlander. Frederick A. Child- of Ul
University of Penuslvanla, Is prMliiof
of tho league '
Going lo the Expositions? Don'.
Miss Colorado Scenery
No ono can be indifferent to tbi
beauty and grandeur of the Colortn
Rocky Mountain scenery, and s(ten
tn the California exnosltions shoal!
make a point of seeing; It. Also Dts-,
ver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, ul
Hoyal Dorse, and Salt Lake City, 'j
Now there's no extra charKe forlfl
this It ou ko via Burlington IUsli
(C B. & Q.). because It so bassets
that tho through service of that Jin
has been planned so that you pus tU
of these points by daylight, nd7M
can view from the train a panoramiM
mountain scenery that Is as celebnUti
na anv In tllA wnrlri. I
Surely on your way, you wlll,potn!u
this opportunity and I would HM t
nnnH vmi free, ftanin nlnttires. mlflj IBS
printed matter, not only of the Ct
rnuo wonuers. out aiso or uiaficr rn
or Vellowstono Park, which, br "
means, you Bhould visit on the rttsm
trip. Please make use of me let m
help plan the trip for you. Call fa
write
Win. Austin, qeneral Agent Pa"!:;
per Dept., C. B. &Q.R. R. Col.1"
Chestnut St., Philadelphia. Phone Wl',
nut 766, ,3
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