SPORTS
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SPORTS
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PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY" 24, 1015.
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TODAY'S BASKETBALL RESULTS
Southern High School ,.,.
Northeast High School
Southern High School, 2d
Northeast High School, 2d
lamdcn High School
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fGermantown High School
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1mple College Prep . . ,
Itrayer's Business College
PRPEDO SINKS
BRITISH VESSEL
; aOSETO COAST
akby Torpedoed Off
iFolkstone Ship
feunk Near East-
I, bourne Believed Sub-
.marine's Prey.
German Claim of Torpedoing
lof British Transport Off
f Beachy Head Denied in Lon
don Collier Branksome
.Chine Believed Lost.
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H LONDON, Feb. 21.
gXn unidentified vessel of about MOO tons
ljik seven mnca irom snoro on mo
fgier at Eastbourne, this afternoon, ac-
eoraing to a dispatch here from the East-
bourne Qozctte. Eastbourne ,1s a water
ling' place Just south of Dover In the
IgEns'tl'h tihnnnel.
lit'' la believed the ship was torpedoed
Iky' a German submarine.
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f DOVER, Ens., Feb. 24.
The British Bteamshtp Onkby, of West
l&rtlepool, was torpedoed and sunk by
aYGerman submarine In the English
annel off Folkestone today. All tho
members of tho crow were landed. Tho
ipi&Qy vas not tar rrom tno oiKeaiono
FpieHwhen She was attacked, Indicating
itjifl'utho.'German submarine attackB are
IfcTcomlng bolder. Tho Oakby was de-
xsupyca in mo lane useu vy uriwau iiuua-
pulls' vivaam& mu vimuitt ..wit. i w.iv
siine.
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jgons uoKDy wnj a vessel oi avw ions
carried a crew of between 20 and 30
Some) members of the crew of the Oak-
ffiejvwere landed at Hamsgate by nailing
Efcoiacks Which went to their rescue when
Klie'jjoat Was blown up. They stated that
no one, nboard was Injured by the ex
fploslon, which occurred 'without warning,
fexcept the captain, one of whoso lingers
i?M smashed.
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b,jv uupaicn irom oiocKnoim says;
ffil'The- Swedish steamer Specla has been
gunk by a mine In the North Sea. A
Itaarino bulletin posted hero today an-
njunces her Iosb. The Specla sailed from
Jverpool on February 4 -with a crew of
?and a cargo of 2600 tons.
BERLIN. Feb. 24.
he English transport No. 192 has been
Prank by a German submarine off Beachy
H?ad, In the English Channel, It waa of-
yWally announced hero today. The Ad-
Concluded on Fare Three
I THE WEATHER
here is really no use of arguing about
?thlr midsummer canter of tho ther-
t ammeter is going a little too far. We can
Derate, and every winter, a lapse or
if o irom the regular order of things thai
tarnishes us a gentle reminder of half
ays" "ft on Saturday and sunburned
B&OMa.. Tin. n .. ..a .... hit an.ll lib-.
fliSSS Jast few days and l the fact that, the
Kg thing obtained a week or so ago, ia
waw or a, flock of them doesn't make
SltUmmer. The baseball season has not
1 yet and you must not wear a
hat till the flrst of May, And don't
2srt
another thing.
fhls blizzard, stuff of a, year ago!
FORECAST
for Philadelphia and vicinity
tonight followed bu choUr in the
ritl morninns Thurgdau rniriln
gaudy and cooler: fresh southerly
wrfs thiftina to tuesterlv.
Ifor details, see page $.
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KAISER'S GUNS CHECK
RUSSIANS' ONSLAUGHT
ON PRZASNYSZ FRONT
Slav Repulses at Grodno
and Skierniewice Report
ed by Berlin Petrograd,
Too, Asserts North Po
land Gains.
At Przasnysz, In tho North Poland
campaign, tho Germans havo gained
ground and captured 1200 prisoners, ac
cording to today's Berlin odlclal state
ment. ' Repulso of Slav attacks at such
widely separated points as Grodno, on
tho Nlemcn, and Sklcrnlowlce, south
west of Warsaw, aro announced. Ber
lin admits Slav passage of tho Bobr
River at two points, but claims the
enemy was driven back with heavy
loss.
German pressure In tho East Prussia-North
PolanuVfront, from Plonslc to
Ossewitz, is1 being successfully mot by
reaoluto resistance, Petrograd chron
icles, adding that ground gained at
Jcdwabo has been kept. Admission Is
mado of .Gorman offensives at, Przas
nysz and Lomza. '
Russia's foothold In Hungary, where
the Slav wedge penetrated through
Dukla Pass, is steadily maintained,
Petrograd asserts, and heavy but In
decisive battlo is reported at other
Carpathian points.
Vienna announces capture of many
prisoners In mountain battles.
German asaults along tho North Sea
coast havo succeeded in driving the
Allies from several positions and light
ing is now taking place west of Lom
baertzyde. Drives against tho trenches
held by the British near Ypres are also
being mado.
Tho French troops hi the Champagne
bayonet point from three lined ' of
trenches, while two other lines were
blown up. German attacks failed to
dislodge the French from their posi
tions near St. Mihlel.
Efforts of tho Germans to force tho
Bon Homme pass, in the Vosges, dur
ing a snowstorm, also failed. At sev
eral points along the lino, and espe
cially In tho centro, artillery duels aro
in progress.
Berlin reports repulso of French at
tacks In tho Champagne region near
Perthes and capture of 600 prisoners in
the Vosges.
Other War News on Pago 4
TURKS CROSSED SUEZ CANAL,
HUT WERE DRIVEN BACK
British Troops and Gunboats Win 16
Hour Battle.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 24.
During their recent attack upon the
Suez Canal Turkish troops succeeded in
crossing tho waterway. They found their
way opposed by 3000 British troops, how
ever, and retired to tho east bank after
a 16-hour battle. The following state
ment on the Suez Canal operations was
secured at the War Offlce today;
"The passage waa made In flat-bottomed-boats
near Serapeum. After they had
advanced a few hundr?d yards they en
countered a furious Are from artillery,
Bmall arms and machine guns. We put
a, patrol force to flight. Then wo saw In
front of us trains full of eoldlers. Finally
we had six battalions against us. Seven
or eight cruisers In Lake Tlmsah began
firing at us, many of their shells falling
l .win. r9 Yif a TOHHnli llnan. ThrAA thou-
sand British retired toward Tusun, while
we retirea to our case.
DEADLOCK RUMORED IN U. S.
NEGOTIATIONS WITH GERMANY
American Colonies at Berlin and Mu
nich Reported Anxious.
LONDON, Feb. 24.A Berlin dispatch,
published here this afternoon, said;
"United States Ambassador Gerard had
a long interview with the German Chan
cellor this morning with reference to the
exchange of notes. It ia believed the ne
gotiations have reached a deadlock.
Both sides are adhering to their former
views,
"A grave Incident involving a rupture
between Berlin and Washington may
happen at any minute. Everything de
pends upon the discretion of German sub
marine commanders. The .American colo
nies In Berlin, Munich and Dresden are
most anxious. .
"It la understood that Ambassador Ger
ard handed the American reply to the
German Chancellor at "this morning nj
tervlew. Tha Chancellor bad several
audiences with tha Kaiser yesterday con
cemlng the American negotiations.
Secretary of State Bryan, In Washing
ton. aald tha afternoon he had no Infor.
nwtlon concerning Berlin reports that
there Is grave danger at rupturo between
the German and American Governments.
The Secretary refused to admit the dis
patch )t any communication to Berlin and
London bearing on tho foodstuff and war
zona situation.
Legs Fractured by Motortruck
WUUam Bolmer, of $W Wood street. wa
run down today by a motortruck at Utn
snd Walnut slrww. Wt Ufa wer frae
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Photograph of the page In tho tax book oi tho 1st Division, 35th
Ward, on file in tho offices of tho Board of Revision of Taxes, giving
camera evidence that State Senator James P. McNichol is tho owner
of 143.288 acres of farmland situated in tho territory that would bo
reached by the elevated railway line advocated by the "joker"
Connolly-Seger-Costcllo transit plan. The property is situated on
Saul's lane, east of Bustleton avenue and south of Rhawn street.
Records for the year of 1915 show that the property is improved by
a 2j4-story stono house and brim, all of which is assessed at $114,600.
Senator McNichol pays farm taxe3 on this property. Real estate
exports said today that Senator McNichol's property would increase
fabulously in value if the '"joker" ordinance is put through Councils.
Below the. description of Senator McNichol's property there is an
entry on tho same page, which hows that tho Philadelphia Land
Company owns 94.1 acres east of Bustleton pike, which is a short
distance from the Senator's land. The Philadelphia Land Company's
property is assessed for 1915 at $75,280. Tho map below shows the
relation of the Senator's property to tho transit line proposed by the
"joker" plan. The dotted lino indicates how tho elevated would
extend from Bridge street to Rhawn street, passing, strangely
enough, very close both to McNichol's land and Councilman Costello's
real estate office. The property owned by McNichol was purchased
on Juno 21, 1910, from tho Philadelphia Land Company, many of
whoso stockholders aro politicians, by James Franklin, a former
Sergeant-at-Arms of Select Council. On the samo day that Franklin
bought tho land he transferred it to McNichol.
SUNDAY, IN A PRAYER,
REBUKES CRITICS AS
"THE DEVIL'S BUNCH"
Liberals' Congress Here
Comes in for Ridicule
During Serm on In
dorses Compulsory Edu
cation. The critics of "Billy" Sunday came In
for a severe rebuke from the evangelist
this afternoon during his serraan and aft
erwards in his prayer.
Tha most severe thrust waa given In
his prayer, when he said:
"Dear Ird, r can see some people alt
ting down here sneering and showing that
they don't believe what I'vo been saying.
Those who don't haven't aa much sense
fta the devil. He believes them. It Is al
most eight weeks that weve been stand
ing up here and sweating and enduring
tho slander of a lot of people. Some peo
ple have written against me and called
me all kinds of names. Well, let them
keep it up, Lord; we're B'ad to see the
devil push his bunch to the front.
"Some of them are In foe' churches,
and some wear garbs designating them
as ministers, too. Lord. But, It's all
right. Let them come, so we can see
how many followers the devil has and
who they are."
In reply to some utterances made in
the Liberal Itellgloua Congress, now in
session here. "Billy" laughed, and sajd
during his sermon:
"I bear they have, a liberal Congress
on here In Philadelphia, and that some
fellow said what a difference between
that rabble at the tabernacle and our
quiet meeting. Yes, and some difference
in the crowds, too, ust as much as that
between a battle and a funeral proces
sion; the difference between a schoolroom
and a graveyard. Hallelujah!"
The 83 men and women who "hit the
trail" this afternoon were advised by the
Itev. J3r. William R. Turner, rector of
St Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church,
Overbrook. who offered the closing
prayer.
Sunday preached ft new sermon, one
hltm! preyed fo" the Philadelphia
campaign, on "The Inner Wll"
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CAPTAIN OF MARINES
COMMITS SUICIDE IN
RACQUET CLUB ROOM
Captain Arthur E. Hard
ing, Former Aid to Presi
dent Taft, Ends Life
With Revolver Tragedy
Due to Illness.
Captain Arthur E. Harding, of the
United States Marine Corps, a hero of
the Boxer uprising, shot himself through
the head shortly after 9 o'clock this
morning In his bedroom at the Racquet
Club, after telling his physician he waa
feeling well. He was found dead a few
minutes later by a valet.
Captain Harding was marine aid to
William II, Taft while he waa President,
and he is the second of the Taft aids to
meet a violent death. Mayor Archie
Butt, with whom Captain Harding waa
associated when Butt was aid to Taft,
went dwn on the Titanic
The nollce of he 15th and Locust streets
station denied any knowledge of the
suicide, which is believed to have been
caused by illness. Later the police ad
mitted the shooting, but declined to give
details. The body has been claimed by
officers of the Marine Corps.
Captain Harding arrived at the Racquet
Club February 16, Ha became ill last
night, and sent for Dr. Walter A- Wood,
of SB South 16th street. The physician
diagnosed his trouble as nervous Indiges
tion and gave hint some medicine. The
captain then went to bed.
At 8:45 o'clock this morning. Captain
Harding rang for a valet and Frederick
Wagshaft responded. The captain asked
him to et the mall. While Wagshaft
waa on the way to the first floor a bell
boy was sent up with two letters for
Captain Harding, one from his wife, Mrs.
Marie Harding, of Washington, the other
from the headquarters of the Marine
Corps, referring to routine, business of the
organisation,
Tha letter from Mrs. Harding informed
tha Captain tha,t she Intended to como to
this lty today, and asked hlra to wire
her where ha could meet her. Both
letters were found opened on a, bureau
In the rpom.
When Wawhaft returned he. found the
door to Captain Harding's room opened
The captain waa lying acrow bo bed, hall
clothed. There m a, buUtt fcei thrown
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JOHNSON-WBLLARD GO
DEFINITELY DELAYED
UNTIL EARLY IN APRIL
Curley Hopes Finally to
Land Negro FighteV at
Juarez Report of Ship
Chartered for Trip Ha
vana's Bid. ,
EL PASO, Tex., Feb. Sf.-Jack Curley
this afternoon announced the postpone-
memrrofth& -JohhfolvWIIlnra "flghtuntll-
the last of March or1 the flrst of April,
depending on tho time Johnoon arrives In
Juarez.
Curley received tho following dispatch
from his agent In Havana today:
"I have chartered a boat In your Inter
est. Trying to sail Thursday, buL it will
be Friday at tho vory latest. Sit tight and
announco this as a certainty,"
Jack Curley says that the tight wilt be
pulled off In Juarez on March 17, but ha
Is the only ono who thinks so.
Curley admitted that It would now bo
Impossible for Johnson to reach Juarez
before March 6 when tho fight was origi
nally scheduled to bo held. The promoter
declared, however, that ho would not con
sider Johnson's proposition to transfer
tho fight to Havana and had so advised
tho Negro.
VVtllard suspended training today and
will do no moro wrk for a week or until
new arrangements nre made for the fight.
HAVANA, Feb. 24 A local fight pro
moter telegraphed today to Jess Wlllard
asking him to come here to fight Jack
Johnson for the heavyweight champion
ship. If he accepts tho fight will take
place at tho Oriental Park race track.
WASHINGTON, Feb. W .-If Jack John
son goes Into General Carranza's Mexi
can sphere of influence he will be arrested
and turned over to the United States au
thorities. This was stated officially at the
Constitutionalist agency here today.
This information was the first notifica
tion of another change of front on Car
ranzu'a part. Originally It was understood
he Intended to arrest Johnson If the latter
visited his part of Mexico. Later, it was
stuted, ho had received requests from El
Paso business men asking that the
pugilist be permitted to tight Jess Wll
lard at Juarez and Intended to comply
with them.
It appeared today, however, that he be
lieved ho had more to gain by doing
what he considered would be a favor to
the American Government than by pleas
ing any group of Individuals at 131 Paso.
Johnson was said to have been advised
at Havana of Carranza's decision and it
was not regarded as at all likely that he
would give the Constitutionalist chieftain
a chance to arrest him.
Even should he succeed in getting clan
destlnely through Carranza's territory, as
he must do to reach Juarez without en
tering the United States, It was pointed
out that the hardships ana perils he
would have to endure would hardly leave
him In condition to meet Wlllard.
GERMAN AIRMEN REPORTED
BEATEN BY BRITISH CRAFT
Teutons Lost Two Machines and Seven
Officers,
LONDON, Feb, it. A. battle In the air
between Lnsllsh and German aviators
was fought recently, and the permana
were beaten, with o. loss of two machines
and seven officers, according to a Reuter
dispatch from Amsterdam.
Tlia a or man aviators. It Is said, as
cended from their aviation camp and
were attacked, by a British aerial squad
ron between Ostend and Thorout. Tho
date was not mentioned.
Tha English, according to the report,
wrecked two of the German airships and
sent them hurtling to eartji. A third Ger
man airship was domaged. Seven Ger
man ofllcera are said to have been killed
through tho destruction of their machines.
The Admiralty has Issued the follow
ing report:
"Three flying officers are missing as a,
reeult of the recent aerial attacks In the
vicinity of Ostend."
The Admiralty did not weiitlon the date
or dates of the aerial opentgwts in which
tho thre officer are bsRrd ta hav
been lt. It may b, howew, that this
n imouHcamen t isMiis tha eoaSRttftUoa of
'ON to councils; transit
ARMY'S CRY AS IT FORMS TO
MARCH TO TOWN MEETING
Commerce Chamber In
dorses Plan of Tay
lor, Who Makes Elo
quent Speech.
Mayor's Cabinet Says 7000
Circulars Will Be Spread
Broadcast Through City De
manding Councilmen's An
swer to Seven Questions.
MONEY SPENT BY BIG CITIES FOR RAPID TRANSIT
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Here is given fic amount invested by the four leading American
cities in high-speed transit lines, subways and elevated roads.
These sums do not include private capital, but only that money
invested by the municipalities themselves to develop their cities, to give
relief and comfort in transportation facilities to their inhabitants, to increase
their returns from taxafion by reason of tha increased value rapid transit
gives property', and to keep pace rvith progress.
The municipal invcslmcrtk:
Na w York
Chicago
(Expenditure recommended by
Commiftion. Worfc soon fo ktart.)
Boston
Philadelphia
John P. Connelly escaped hearing tho
Chamber of Commerce Indorse emphatic
ally tho real rapid transit plans of Transit
Director A. Mcrrltt Taylor
today by tho simple expe
dient of failing to attend a
meeting to which he had
been Invited.
Tho board of directors of
Hi. rihamber of Commerce,
meeting In the Bourso Building, went on
record In favor of tho original Taylor
plans. They adopted unanimously a reso
lution thnt wns a strongly Implied conn
demnation of tho Connelly-Costello-Seger
trick ordinance.
Almost coin'- 'lit with this action an
nouncement w mado at a meeting of the
Mayor's Cabinet In City Hall that .000
circulars bearing the seven pertinent
queries to Councllmcn about transit would
be sent broadcast throughout the city to
business men's organizations.
The business men, who will bonent By
the fruition of tho Taylor plans, and who
say that tho onnclly ordinance is a
"fake," will put these questions squarely
up ta their Councllmen.
Tim nctlon of the Chamber of Com-
mereerwhlteo'poctfldiro
really big developments or tho day "1
tho transit situation. News of the reso
lution spread through the city rapidly
and friends of the Taylor plans were
openly elated. They saw in this another
strong Influence lined -up Irrevocably
against the "fake" transit ordinance
framed deliberately to thwart tho will
of the people.
If Councils falls to heed tho demand of
tho.citlzenB, and pass the lllogal Connelly-Seger-Costcllo
ordinance, Director Taylor
told the Chamber of Commerce dlrectora
that ho would lead a fight to defeat the
loan at tho polls, as It would be useless
If passed in its present form.
RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
Tho resolution adopted by the board of
directors of the Chamber of Commerce
follows:
"Resolved, that the Philadelphia Cham
ber of Commerce, places Itself on record
as favoring a plan for the construction of
rapid transit lines, such a plan to includo
a subway under Broad street, connecting
North and South Philadelphia, with a de
livery loop in the centre of the city; n
subway beneath tho Parkway, and an
elevated railway serving the northwest
ern section oa soon as the loop Is availa
ble; an elevated line to Frankford and
Darby, so connected as to bring these sec
tions of the city Into closer proximity
than nt present; and be It further
"Resolved, That the Chamber of Com
merce opposes tho ordinance recommend
ed to Councils by Its Finance Committee,
and we urge that Councils promptly adopt
the ordinance calling a special election to
authorize an Increase In tho city's Indebt
edness In the amount of (6,000,000 toward
rapid transit development In the form
approved by John G, Johnson. Esq."
Director Taylor appeared before tho
Chamber of Commerce board and spoke
as follows;
"Calling this plan the Taylor plan Is
a misnomer. The plans wero developed
by a complete organization of competent
specialists along every line concerned In
a proposal of this kind. The men arejhe
ablest representatives of their department
which can be gathered In the United
States. Wo mjBht say that the plan was
evolved by a competent commission of
experts. V
TELLS OF "FAKE RUMORS,"
"None of the recommendations made
should be changed unless some one can
como forward and tell ua what is wrong
iand wherein they should be changed.
"We are now at the point wheVe Phlla-
Contlnued on X'aso To
CONVERTED CRUISER LOST,
BRITISH ADMIRALTY FEARS
Clan, McNaughton, With 279 Men,
Believed Sunk In Storm,
T.nNnou. Feb. 21. The British Admir
alty this evening virtually admitted that
the converted cruiser Clan McNaughton
was lost In the storms that recently
swept the British coast An qulclal state
ment estimated the caaualiea at tn.
A statement at the Admiralty offices
this afternoon aid that the vessel had
not been beard from since February S
and that It W "presumed' she had
foundered. Af-fw hours late c a, supple
mentary statement was issued In which
tho Admiralty admitted lhat hope for the
safety of the. Clan McNaughton had. been
abandoned,
Wreckage believed to be part of the
missing vessel has been found.
The Clan MaoNaughton was a British
steamship of 5S5 tons. She arrived in
London from India on November i and
waa then taken over by Uw QoverawMt
and armed for cruising purpo, Caea
mander Jeffrey waa detached item srv
fca n the cruUw Grnftsm at ht time
and nbM& la command ot iJi CIb Ma-
Niuighton. Jtry a ki4, a, wg mc
n tn SHUrtt v H wd . nm
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fORIHtS
grerrnra
FtANy
Rain Fails to Damp
Ardor of Citizens
Aroused by Council
manic Trickery
Encouraged by John G John
son's Opinion Declaring Con
nelly "Joker" Ordinance De
fective and Illegal, Workers
Are Confident of Winning.
"
Harbor and Subway
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$218,000,000
06,000,000,
36,000,000
Not one cent
"On to Councils!"
Throngs In all sections of this city,
shouted this transit battle cry early this'
ovcnlng as they mobilized In
every ward, ready to march
to the Academy of Music,
where tonight. In town meet
ing assembled, "the citizens
of Philadelphia will unlto In
an Indignant protest against
tho Illegal and fatally defective Connelly-Scser-Costello
transit ordinance.
Thousands of aroused citizens, prepared
to fight as they did analnst the Infamous
gas steal In 19J3, began to flock to thtv
Academy early, They cama from every
section and corner of North, South and
West Philadelphia, from Mnnayunlc and
Roxborough, and from Peter E. Costelto'a
own district, the Northeast.
They were led by the strongest and
bravest of this untrnmmclcd citizenship,
ready to sound on overwhelming warning
to the obstructionists In Councils' Finance
Committee. The rain and tho wind did
not damp their ardor. They started out
under umbrellas. In raincoats and Wear-
th& .moro-oMery.
aInqh.n "
RAIN PREVENTS PARADES
No previously jila nned demonstrations
and no parades were held. The men
Continued on I'nte Tno
J. W. KING'S BODY
FOUND IN POTOMAC
Lawyer Disappeared January.
9, Since Which Time Vain
Search Has Been Made.
A body Identified oa that of James W
IClng, a widely known lawyer and at
tornoy for the Pennsylvania Commission
on the Panama-Pacific Exposition, who
disappeared mysteriously while on a visit
to Washington early In January, waa
found this afternoon floating In the
Potomac River. The body was Identified
by Thomas King, a brother ofthe dead
man, and Congressman J. "Hampton
Moore, of Philadelphia.
On January ?, the day of his. disappear
ance, he went to Washington with hU
law partner, Robert Brannan, of 809
North Cd street, who has since made a
country-wide search for Mr. King. The
trip to Washington was taken in the hope
that Mr, King might be benefited. After
attending the theatre with Mr. Brannan,
Mr. King went to his room. A few mln
utes afturward Mr, Brannan followed him
to the room, but the room was empty.
Since hlB disappearance on January 9
three men asserted they had seen him in
this city, and this information was given
'to Detective Captain Cameron ty William
Findlay Brown, an Assistant District At
torney, and Mr. Rrannan.
According to their report, the three men
who saw the missing attorney wera
Cnarles Goldsmith, of IS19 Susquehanna
avenue; Dr Louts F. Love, of 1305 Lo
cust street, and Dr. Henry Lovett, of
Langhorne. All of these men said recent.
Jy they had seen Mr. King several tlmea
during January after be had disappeared
.frpm Washington. Doctor Lovett said
that he had seen the attorney in front
of the Land Title Building, but that tha
attorney hurried by him without speak
ing. Mr. Goldsmith at one, time told Mr
Brannan, that he had seen Mr. King on
either January W or 13, and that the at
torney had seemed normal and cheerful,
Mr, King wasonmarrjea; cforchcas
admitted to the bar, he waa a widely
known newspaper man and in turn
city editor and managing editor of the
Philadelphia Tress. According to W
friends and business associates in thi
city, ho has been suffering- with nervous
prostration brought on by apprehension
over investments.
He was ST years old and llvefl with hta
: hrnther and sister at 100? Pine street He
waa widely known as a, License Court
lawyer-
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