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BYKHrHa LBBGER-PHILADtiJLPtTIA, MONDAY, MABGH 1, 191.
ISMTTOPASS
m PASSPORT CHARGE;
ERNSTORFF TO GO
m Will Take Up Alle-
ffttufeions of Violation of
Idiomatic Ethics Em
bassy Oalls Accusations
"Blackmail."
WASnmOTUN, March 1-Presldent
llstiri personally wilt nana unon nil of
'iS aliegatld.is against officials of the
wmftJi Embassy that thoy liavo per-
St6ntly Violated dlDlomatln othlca ami
ha neutrality f thffl anvnmmtnl.
' Thlg has been decided, but It was om
phfttlcftlly denied today that there was
J atiy intention of making an lsuo of theso
fir any Other charges If It shall bo
; ifhown that any of theso officials havo
ftbiised t7)e United Btates' hospitality tho
facta In the case will be presented to
the German Government, and It will de
cide for Itself what It wants to do.
tt was stated today at tho Departments
i of Stato and Justlco and at tho White
House that the Investigation of the
allegation that Captain Boy-Ed, naval
attache, and Captain von Papon, mili
tary nttachb of tho German Embassy, Is
till fat- from finished. Tho Gorman
Urtibassy 5iaa omdally characterized tho
allegation that Its officials havo been
maintaining n secret service bureau hero
rind dealing In fraudulent passports ns
"blackmail," and Its statements will havo
great weight officially.
Count von Bernstorff, German Ambas
sador to tho United States, has been sum-
I moned to Berlin to report to his Govern
ment on questions nfTecting Germany and
the United States, according- to Informa-
uoa received Hero from authoritative
sources. Information, It was Bald, that
Count von Bernstorff would not return to
Ills post here, as his successor had already
been selected.
TRIAL OF CLAY, WALL
AND WIGGINS IS PUT
OVER UNTIL APRIL
Refuses to Sit in Case
Because of Lack of Time
and Issues Order for Re
hearing of Case.
HENRY CLAY'S SECOND TRIAL POSTPONED
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BRUMBAUGH ASSURES
"SQUARE DEAL" FOR
CITY IN LEGISLATION
Governor Returns to Capi
tal After Consultation
With Mayor Blanken-
burg on Philadelphia's
Interests.
rnott a iTirr cohhesi-oxde.nt.I
HAHRISBURG. March L Governor
Brumbaugh returned to Harrlsburg to
day, pledged to see to It that Philadelphia
sets a "square deal" on all legislation af
fecting that city. The repeal of tho hous
ing" code and tho substitute measure, tho
McNIchol election bills, abolition of dual
office holding and measures to Increase
the, city's revenues will all be before the
Legislature when It reconvenes tonight
after a 10-days' recess, und It In these
measures In particular that the Governor
has promised to clye careful considera
tion. The Governor was In close touch with
Mayor; Btankenburg In Philadelphia dur
ing the week-end, and he has brought
back to Harrlsburg n detailed plan of pro
posed legislation affecting Philadelphia
which the Mayor would llko to have
passed The Governor has also received
objections against tho repeal of tho hous
ing code and tho substitution therefor of
the b(H drafted by the Republican Organ!,
station. He has also been asked to refuse
to sign the McNIchol election bills pro
hibiting fusion and taking the police out
of politics.
Tho Governor has agreed to give these
objections his most careful consideration,
and to hear all arguments beforo ho
cither signs or vetoos tho measures.
The fight on the housing code repealer
and the now bill will start in earnest to
night, The Organization leaders aro plan
nine to rush the measures through this
week.
i The Philadelphia Housing Commission
and the present city Administration In
Philadelphia will lead the fight against
the measures. They have already re
quested the Governor to veto the repealer
and the new code, and representatives of
the commission and of the city adminis
tration will como to Harrlsburg tonight
to flght the measures. The new bill la on
the calendar for second reading In the
House tonight.
The Senate Committee has promised to
grant a hearing to Director of Health
and Charities Zlegler and the Housing
Commission. This hearing will be held
soma time this week.
Unless Senators Varo, McNIchol. and
Crovv return from Florida early In the
week, little but routine legislation will
be acted on. The most Important of the
measures that will make their appear
ance thla week Is the general appropria
tion bill
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WASHINGTON", March 1,
For Eastern Pennsylvania and New
Jersey Ftilr tonight and Tuesday;
moderate northwest winds.
A large area of high barometer covers
the country from the lioaky Mountains
eastward to the Atlantic coast and fair
weather and seasonable temperatures pre
vail In all of the districts under its In
fluence, except that the temperatures are
slightly below the normal In the southern
Hates A (llaturl Jice of moderate energy
overspreads the Rocky Mountains and
plateau district and the Pacific states.
A, slight reaction to warmer Is reported
from the Lake region, but the tempera,
turetj have not risen above normal conditions
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Judge Charles B. Terry, of Wyoming
County, sprung n surprise on prosecution
and dofenso alike today by refusing to
preside nt tho second trial of Henry Clay,
former Director of Public Safety; John
R. Wiggins and Wlllard It. Walls, con
tractors, Accused of conspiracy to de
fraud tho city of about 100,000. Tho
reason given by Judge Terry was Hint ho
cannot stay hero more than two weeks.
The Jurist made a peremptory order for
tho opening of tho trial tho first Mon
day In April, on tho motion of Assistant
District Attorney Joseph A, Taulano.
Thli order was In tho nnturo of a vic
tory for tho District Attorney's offlco
Georgo S. Graham, chief counsel for Clay,
Wiggins nnd Walls, blttorly opposed the
court's order as unfair to tno defendants
Clay stalked nonchalantly Into tho
Court of Quarter Sessions, Room G53,
City Hall, at 10 o'clock for tho trial Ho
smiled right nnd loft to tho scores of
politicians who filled every seat In tho
room and overflowed Into the corridors
Tho former director took a scat well up
toward tho bar, ntono. Wiggins nnd
Walls sat together In tho front row.
Walls was nervous. Wiggins nnd Clay
both seemed IndlfTeront as the Jurymen
were responding to their names,
While this formality was under way, a
report spread through tho room that tho
trial would be postponed, but It was
given little crcdonco. Judge Terry then
took his scat nnd called Mr, Graham
with District Attorney Samuel P. Rotati
and hla assistant, Mr. Taulano, to a aldo
bar conference. After this the Judge made
tho following statement:
"In consideration of the lmportnnco and
Interest of this case, I want to say that
I was called hero to stay two weeks. No
Intimation whs given me that this case
was to bo a longer one. I understand tho
first trial took four weeks and that thin
Is likely to bo as long, or longer. If I
had been Informed of this I would havo
said nt onco that I could not hear It,
because I cannot stay here that long
and thcreforo I ennnot try this cose.
"You may take tho case beforo one of
your Judges and havo a time set for tho
opening of tho trial. Wo will mako no
order on this."
District Attorney Rotan then nsked tho
Jurist If lie could retm-.i later, nfter dis
posing, or cases beforo t.itn In the coun-
tlco or'wyomlng and Sulllan Judgo
Terry said this would bo Impossible, nnd
tho District Attorney, after some further
parley, gavo formal notice to tho de
fense that tho case would be colled aaln
for trial tho first Monday of April.
DEFENSE MAKES KICK.
After Mr. Graham had declared that In
ncccptlng this notice he reserved nil his
rights for objection. Assistant District At
torney Taulane mado a motion for n per
emptory order for tho beginning of tho
trial tho first Monday In April.
This order was made by Judge Terry
after a short, sharp argument between
Graham and Taulane, the former declar
ing It seemed to put the blame for tho
delav In tho case upon tho defense, when
no one was to blame.
Counsel for the defense In nddttlon to
Mr. Graham, were Joseph Gllflllan, a for
mer Sheriff, and Charles 8. Wesley. At
the first trial, In addition to those named,
Chester N Fnrr and William A Glasgow
represented the defense. Crawford D.
Hennlng, a former Assistant City Solici
tor, who helped work up tho case against
Clay, AVlgglns and Walls, has been re
tained as special counsel by tho District
Attorney's office.
Clay spoke briefly to his counsel nfter
the care was disposed of, and then left the
courtroom alone. Ho walked slowly from
the sixth floor down the stairway to the
street, where ho faced a battery of news
paper cameras. This kept up until he had
crossed South Penn Square Into South
Broad street.
CLAY LOSES TEMPER.
Suddenly Clay lost his temper and
rushed at a photographer, as though In
tent on halting the picture taking. Tho
photographer eluded him and then a com
panion escorted Clay Into the West End
Trust Building. Reserve bluccoats In
South Penn Squaro laughed openly In en
joyment of tho Incident Clay alwajs has
been cordially disliked by the police, who
say ho was a tyrant when he held office.
The calling of the case today brought
about a gathering of Organization clans
on the sixtn noor or uity an. Tno cor
ridor looked like a meeting of ward poll
tlclans. Long before 10 o'clock. It was
Jammed with men and after Judgo Terr
tooK his seat tho courtroom became so
packed that only those who could give
a good reason were permitted Into tne
chamber
Neither tho defense nor the prosecution
would say what Jurist will preside at tho
trial when It Is called In April. General
opinion in the court room was that an
other out-of-town Judge would be sent
for. Tho tlrat trial was heard by Judgo
Staples, an up-Stnto Jurist. No one cared
to express an opinion on why the case
Is not handled by u local Judge.
The three men were convicted February
1, 1913, on the same charge, but a new
trial was granted by tho Superior Court
The first trial consumed an entire month,
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MUCH SPEED, NO PRIVACY,
IN ELKTON MARRIAGE MILL
STOTtSSDVtlY DEFENDS
TRANSIT POLICY
Tho former Director of Public Safety Is shown ns he left City Hall
today following tho decision of Judgo Terry not to begin his second
trial on a charge of defrauding the city until the first Monday In
April. Mr. Olay charged the camera men, who fell back without
In some disorder.
in which time nn enormous amount of
technlcnl documentary cvldoncu was In
troduced. Iloth sides aro prepared for th'
prcsont trial with bales of charts, blue
prints nnd specifications.
ZILENZIGER EXEMPTED.
Tho only figure missed today was that
of Carl n Zllenzlger, City Architect under
Clay. Zllenzlger was acquitted nt tho
first trial He had been Indicted Jointly
with Cloy, Wiggins nnd Walls.
Ono now sot of contracts may bo
brought Into tho prc.-ent trial In addi
tion to tho three on which tho men were
found guilty. The Indictments charge
conspiracy to defraud tho city In tho
erection of tho flro station nt 3d and
Race streets and a polico and flrohouse
downtown.
SHIPS IN WITH TALES
OF HEROIC STRUGGLES
The Lincolnshire Badly Dam
aged by Storm Manchester
Port Delayed by Ice.
SEAMEN'S HILL OPPOSED
BY COMMERCIAL BODIES
Strong Protests Filed With President
Wilson.
Protests against tho senmen's bill, now
In tho hands of the President for his
signature to mnke It a law, havo been
filed by the various commercial bodies
of the city, during tho past and present
session of Congress. The bill in many
respects is Blmllar to that which President
Taft "pocket vetoed" shortly beforo ho
left office
In the Maritime Exchange's protest It
was claimed that the bill inflicted various
obligations upon vessel owners which
would eventually drive them from busi
ness. It was stated that the cost of
operating a vessel under tho American
flag would be so greatly Increased that
a wholcsalo transfer to foreign registry
could be expected. The bill increases tho
number of men vessels shall carry and
also Indirectly Increases tho wages of
tno seamen
In addition to this. It Is said, tho plac
ing of foreign vessels under the samo
crew classifications as American boats Is
a violation of treat rights which will
Involve this country In serious Interna
tional entanglements This section of tho
bill, according to shipping men here, was
fostered by the seamen's unions. It gives
them Indirectly considerable arbitrary
powers Seamen can demand nnd receive
undor It half of their wages whenever
ho reaches port. Thon, It Is contended,
the unions can Induce a foreign seaman
to desert. Tho master of the vessel Is
then compelled to hlro nnothcr man In his
place at the rate of wages prevailing at
the port at the time
In Amerlcnn ports this Is higher than
foreign ports. Therefore, It Is nsserted. a
foreign seaman collecting one-half of his
wnges from ono ship enn sign on another
In placo of a man who has also deserted,
making money by tho change
Secretary Sherwood, of tho Maritime
Exchange, said this morning thnt ho
hoped to see President Wilson veto tho
bill, Just as his predecessor had vetoed
the one which confronted him before he
relinquished his office.
Tales of heroic struggles ngnlnst sovcro
weather conditions were told by members
of tho crews of the stcamshipx Lincoln
shire nnd Manchester Poit, in port to
day. The former, which came from tho
Philippines, ended un eventful voyage of
nearly throe month". She brought in tho
first cargo of Philippine sugar to arrive
here In ,i oar.
During tho voyago the steamship, which
files tho Ihltlsh flag, fought her way
through ono galo after another and was
damaged to such nn extent that tho of
ficers at ono tlmo believed they would
hae to nhandon her.
On .lanuarv 12, in tho Mediterranean,
huge seas swept over tho Lincolnshire.
Ventilators nnd movnblo deck fittings
were carried overboard Stanchions nnd
rnlls were bent nnd bi'okon llko reeds
A plate on the port side wns stovo In,
Jamming the steering gear. This plnccd
tho vessel at the mercy of wind nnd
wave Captain Hart and the crew
labored heroically until a temporary
steering genr was rigged.
Tour days later tho vessel mado Al
giers, where icpalrs wero made. There
wcio four feet of water In tho bilges.
The Manchester Port left Manchester
on Feb! nary G She steamed slowly and
cautiously along tho English coast to
nvold mines On February 19, 200 miles
off Capo Race, a dense fog surrounded
tho vessel. Heforo It lifted Captlan Scott
found ho was surrounded by a dense field
of thick floo Ice It was slowly carrying
tho big steamship south of her usual
course After four hours of blind navi
gation he was able to bring the Man
chester Port Into tho open water.
"90 IN THE SHADE" OFF
F. J. DItEER ESTATE DECISION
Supreme Court Acts on Appeal in
Case Involving War Revenue Act.
WASHINGTON, March 1. Tho United
States Supreme Court rendered another
decision today construing the war rev
enue act of 1838 The court decided that
a residuary trust estate, not ascertained
and paid oer to the executors before
July 1, 1002, tho date on which the wnr
tax law wau repealed, was not taxable
The decision was on an appeal by the
Government from an adverse decision by
the Circuit Court of Appeals In the case
of the Estate of Ferdinand J. Dreer, of
Philadelphia.
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A rather ragged man with his head
protruding through the bottom of a large
wooden bucket groped his way Into the
Belgrade and Cloarlleld streets station and
asked the polire to extricate him from the
lumber. Incidentally, he wore a black
eye and a few bruises. When he had been
separated from the pall, he said his name
was David IJrumm, and explained that his
presence In the interior of the bucket was
due to a misunderstanding with his part
ner. Aacordlnar to Brumm, lie and the partner
mitde a practice of "touching" easy
houkaepr for small household articles,
with th pl that they needed them at
home. Bvery day they usually "rounded
up" ooueeuona or msnpuns, oasuis, eups,
sauoerd. bnivea, forks, buckets and other
thins. If any old clothing was offered
It was not refuted.
The old ituff was repaired and then
sold at easy prices to housekeepers who
needed odds and ends The men did their
repairing work in an abandoned stable.
While they nwpeu eacn omer in tne re
pair work, each kept the proceeds of his
own harvest Frequently Brumm bad a
chance to sell a bucket or a pan which
was pot In hu stock. When his partner
tad the- article 4fred a awp would be
uii.iU, and by this plan each oouW aecow
aaofrte 111 easterner, Tb hub wrs
IfWIUPDi&g 4afc wUwi aurrl KM
started. It ended quickly when Brumm's
partner broko the bucket over his head
and thoughtlessly eft him In It,
Brumm had barely finished explaining
matters when his partner, Thomas Bea
ver, was brought In by Policeman Knott
for disorderly conduct. Seaver asked to
be placed In the same cell with Brumm,
but his request was refused. Magistrate
Glenn sent both to the House of Cor.
notion.
"I'd like to have some wrapping paper "
"?'?,? utr?nF,e ma" wh0 Wered the store
of Michael Alacknowlw. at 3172 Richmond
street. But when the proprietor turned
his back to oblige the, stranger, the latter
grabbed a tray of Jewelry. He didn't
rvotia. however, that a mirror baok of the
counter reflected his aotion. In a moment
Alacknowiaa had a tight hold on his neek
ve stranger picked up a milk bottle'
which was on the counter, and broke It
over the proprietor's head. But Alaek
nowics still clung to him and the men
rolled to the street mn
Passersby were watching the struggle
WUen two policemen arrived. They tried
to pull the men apart, but thair rn
were futile. Finally, the cops ummoned
four spectators, and. bv tn...
methods, the combatants were separated
The stranger, wljo gave his name as J
C Martin, of Eth and Cillowhlll streets
was tftice.. to the Belgrade and Clearfield
streets station Ha was sent to lall by
Magistrate uienn AUcknowld' Injuries
were dressed by a physician.
Performance Will Not Tako Place at
Forrest Theatre.
"Ninety In tho Shade" got tho cold
shoulder on earth. Just now It Is prob-
abl) enjoying the right sort of weather
In tho hereafter of theatrlcnl failures,
Anyway, neither tho musical comedy nor
Marie Cahlll and Richard Carle will ap
pear at tho Forrest tonight.
Mnrle Cahlll, who would naturally come
to the assistance of her husband nnd man
ager, Daniel V. Arthur, sajs she has a
cold; but jesterday's Now York papers
wore full of tho strike that tho leading
actors of tho company called Saturday
evening, wnen they nllegcd thoy could
not seo any prospect of getting their
salaries for a fortnight back.
The ploy, a rather elaborate one, with
a good cast, did not fare very well on
Broadway. In fact. It fated so badly
that Harry B. Smith, part author, ap
pears to havo Installed n receiver. At uny
rate, after many "advances" to Mr.
Arthur, tho theatre (the Knickerbocker)
was supposed to havo taken charge of
all receipts. Consequently Fred Walton,
Victor Morlcy, Kdwaid M. Martlndel and
Pedro de Cordoba wroto a lettor to the
management of the theatro demanding n
Bharo In the daj'u receipts The man
agement replied In the negative, objet
Ing, it Is said, to what was called "a
hold-up." The result was a dark house.
For a time the darkness will extend
to the ForreBt here In Philadelphia;
naturally, through no fafllt of the local
mauagotnont. A readjustment of book
ings will bting something new to tho
handsome playhouxo on Broad street In
due course of time
In-
TIIC BLUE BUCKLE
Trinket With Odd Inscription
volveu in Mystery.
A blue buckle, worn by ft woman of re
finement, on board a translantlc liner Is
the mainspring of a thrilling mystery
story which begins in the Evening
LEDann on Saturday, March 6. On that
buckle there is an Inscription, and be
hind the Inscription la u fortune The
woman who wears it, the man she loves
and tho other woman and the other man
are all trying to solve the mystery of
the simple blue buckle The most oun.
nlng devices of modern times, and the
most subtle villainy conceived by the
brain of man, aro all involved In this
breathlessly absorbing tale The masters
of the detective story and the masters
of the mystery story have never written
anything more fascinating than thla tale
The Blue Buokle" Is Its name, and the
firet chapters will startle and faselnate
every reader.
Mrs, Brown, Signer's Descendant Dies
Mrs Catharine P Brown, widow of
David 8 B. Brown mdli!rui..ra.j
daughter of John Morton, one of the sign
ers of the Declaration of Independence
died 1 ester day at the home of her son-in-law,
Samuel I. Stnedley, at Bala
Mrs. Brown, who waa 86 years old. was
the daughter of John and Susan Crosby
Morton, of Morton, Delaware County
She in survived by three children Mrs.
N R Halne. who live at the Hotel Mor
ton Atlantic City. Mrs S L. Smedley of
Bala and J Merlon Brawn nt n.,..i
Tho funeral will be held tomorrow after- fonnid
Everybody Grins at Blush
ing Couples at Every
Stage of Journey on
"Honeymoon Express."
By n WOMAN HEPORTER
Getting married, oven undor onllnary
circumstances, Is said to bo an exporlonce
fraught with many embarrassments-one
calculated to Induco tho paradoxical
phenomenon of n burning sensation In tho
region of tho collar and a correspond
ingly frigid ono In tho vicinity of tho
pedal extremities,
Getting mnrrled nt Elkton, that Hyme
neal hamlet compared to which tho orig
inal Gtetnn Green would look llko tho
Deserted Village nt the cold break of
dawn, In nil this and a llttlo bit more, and
et, despite this Indlsptitnblo fact, thou
sand upon thousand of couples from
Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Delaware and
New York flock annually In veritable
droves to tho llttlo Maryland town to
have tho marrlngo knot tied.
W hy'
Down nt Klkton they say It Is because
tho "crool, crool" laws of tho nbovo-men-tloned
Stntes have put suoh silly, repro
hcnslblo restrictions upon mnrringo ns nn
ngo limitation or a residence requirement.
"Any girl of 18," say they, proudly, "can
bo married hero Insldo of five minutes
without tho consent of her parents. Wo
don't bcllovo In restricting early mar
rlages." They don't, nnd It hasn't taken jouthful
lovcri long to find It out.
Stnrtlng nt Broad Street Station at 0
o'clock In tho morning, tho Honeymoon
nxpress usually Bhlps a goodly number of
couples bound for Philadelphia's Gretna
Green. Furtively they buy their tickets.
In husky tones tho prospective bride
groom slips his ' note under tho ticket
nltlco window and murmurs In a scarcely
audible whisper, "Klkton, please."
EVERYBODY ORINS.
Why tho deuco does that bally ass of a
clerk grin so openly nnd unnbashedly?
What's wrong with Klkton? A man
might bo going thcro for almost any
purpose. To visit a maiden aunt or to
Fell .1 mowing machine.
But tho gnteninn? What In tho nnmo
of Sam Hill Is thnt asinine fool smirking
at' Can't a man take n train to Klkton
with his sister without becoming tho butt
of every humorous Individual along tho
lino?
Tho answer Is: Ho can't, particularly
If tho "sister" wears n now willow pin mo
nnd stralght-from-thc-storo patent leather
shoes.
Tho conductor who takes up the tickets,
too. is a creaturo tho quality of whoso
mercy Is so strained ns to be nlmost Im
perceptible. "Klkton?" he snys devilishly, In loud
nnd blatant tones nnd with a wicked
gleam In his oyo. "I'll let you know when
ou get thoro. Don't you worry."
All of tho pnsscngors who nren't going
to Klkton enjoy the conductor's fine dis
play of wit hugely. They crnno their
necks nnd nudge each other and mnko
rudo remarks. But this is as nothing
compared to tho moment when tho train
really arrives.
All along tho line the Honeymoon Kx-
press has picked up couples. An express
In name only, It halts at every llttlo tank
town nnd takes them on. In two-by-twos
they come nn endless procession of pairs,
embarking on a modern Noah's ark, as It
w ore.
KNTER THE VULTURES.
"All out for Klkton."
Tho conductor has not forgotten his
promise. In ringing tones thnt penetrate
tho enr from end to end he sings tho
phrnso mockingly onco for every couple
present. They rise tho prospertlvo brides
as pink ns roses In June, tho bridegrooms
wearing a sheepish expression which they
endeavor to pull into one of bull-dog
ferocity.
A small army of unfed vultures leaps
upon them as they descend from tho
train. They aro tho bus brivers of the
two rival companies that ply their nefari
ous trade between tho station and tho
marrlago Hcenso bureau and tho min
isters' houses.
No questions are asked and none are
necessary, seemingly No man or woman
ever came to Klkton alone, apparently.
If they did they'd bo nrrestcd, doubtless.
for violating a long-established custom
of tho country.
And there is only one way of treating
those who como in pairs Without so
much as a by-your-leave, they are hus
tled summarily into n machine of before-the-flood
construction Tho driver having
captured his prey four ordinarily, or six,
If ho Is lucky relapses into a self-com-plncent
taciturnity from which ho does
not recover until the time comes to mur
mur "11," which is tho highwaymen's
price for abducting tho helpless lovelorn
ones.
Meanwhile the engineers, tho conduc
tors, the passengers of the Honeymoon
Kxprcas, lean half way out of their
various compartments to witness tho per
formance. Mockingly they hurl benedic
tions nnd good wishes not to say gibes
and Jeers after the couples and even the
engine modifies Its hiss to n caressing
chug. The dulcet tones of the motor horn,
as the car proceeds slowly through the
vlllngo announces the fact to the In
habitants that tho Honeymoon Express
Is In, nnd the little girl, who was Induced
to come here under tho delusion that the
ceremony could be performed more quiet
ly at Klkton than nnywhere else, cries a
few salty tears on the sleeve of her John's
overcoat.
CLERK LINES 'KM UP.
The deputy at the marriage license
bureau by namo William G, Purnell s
a person as unfeeling as the railroad con
ductor. A man can't even get a marriage
license in privacy at Klkton. If 12 cou
ple come In on the express, Purnell lines
the entire 13 up before him, like prisoners
at the bar, and administers the oath In
wholesale fashion. To the sentltlve bride
grooms who protest he explains that this
is necessary, for another train may come
in at any moment and he can't tako tho
chance of having his office swamped,
Long practice has endowed Purnell with
speed and two minutes Is all the time he
requires to Issue the law's sanction.
Two ministers apparently have a mo.
nopoly of the marrying business, and the
suspiciously inclined might be tempted to
believe that the ministers and the convey
ance conif antes had a taolt understanding
which wurncu iu wio mutual oenent of
With 6000 Persons a Year
to Be Married, the Par
sons Perform Ceremony
in Record-breaking Time.
By a MAN REPORTER
Tho highest marriage rate per capita
In theso United slates Is attained tn
Klkton, Md a town of 000 Inhabitants,
where 6000 persons are married each
year. Sociologically speaking, "carl you
bent t?"
Thin little placo, Just south of tho
Mnson and Dixon line, holds a tlmo
record for accomplishing the rite of
matrimony. Tho average Interim for
making out n marrlago Hcenso is two
minutes (you have for It tho word of
Major Purnell, who Issues 'em), nnd tho
normal tlmo for performing tho ceremony
Is three minutes for which thoro Is tho
ovldcnco of tho reporter's Ingclsoll).
Miss Woman Reporter nnd tho mero
Man Reporter found out nboUt tho Klk
ton marrlago market by riding tho burripy
road with a dozen couples who were pas
sengers on tho Honoymooh Express ono
fine, cold day. In cor.mon with tho
elopers, wo were charl varied by a train
ful of fellow passengers when wo left
tho car. Wo stammered "yes" when a
chauffeur, waiting on tho plntform to
grno us, nsHou preclpltutodlyi "Want a
marrlngo Hcenso?" In common with tho
real, honest-to-goodness betrothed folk
wo wero hustled Into a waiting automo
bile. Our caplor led us through a gaunt
let of rival Jehus who had not boon quick
enough, and cried, "They'ro mlnol"
(meaning us) when tho others tried to
selzo us.
CHAUFFEUR'S KINDLY ADVICE.
"Tho ladv don't hnve to got out when
" to tno oinco," tho chnuffeur ex
plained ns ho Jolted us In his car to tho
old brown Cecil County Court House. Ar
rived there, tho men wero lined up before
Mujor Purnell's desk rail. A few sec
onds nfter thoy had sworn to tell tho
truth, a dozen licenses wero In tho pockets
of a dozen proud but nervous men.
A moment later wo wero on tho way to
n clergyman. "Goln' to Qulggs'?" queried
tho man who snt beside mo. I tako it
that llO CXtieetprl tn hn nmpptA.1 ti, hn
Rov. Howard T Qulggs, but If ho did ho
was disappointed, for tho cabman did not
aslc our preference. Ho conveyed us to
tho Rev. John McDlmoylo, who greeted
us nil unctloUBlv ns wo entered. "How nro
you this morning?" he asked, nnd when
tho first couple handed him n license, ho
beamed, "This Is a very ImDnrtnnt ,lncn.
jnent." To Miss W. Reporter and myself
he said pleasantly, "Your timo will bo In
Just a moment."
When our tlmo enmo wo quizzed tho
domlnlo a hit nnd learned tho Elkton
philosophy of marrlago "Any law that
restricts mnrriage Is n bad law. Early
marriages nro best, for thoy give a mar
ried couple a chance to grow up to
gether." That Is tho gist of Elkton's
ideas on tho subject.
NUISANCE FOR THE CLERK.
Tho County Clerk thinks differently,
however, because It Is n nuisanco to hnvo
to act ns secretary to Cupid every tlmo
a train pulls In. For, Whllo tho benedict
P"s Jor ,l "cens and a Federal wnr
in, ui ju gems, mo cierK does not benefit
Tho nnnoynnco of making out endless
licenses Is the reason Delaware passed a
new law two years ago. tho Major said,
requiring four days' rosfdenco nnd send
ing would-bo elopers to tho State farther
Vo gleaned from tho records that Juno
marriages nro not especially numerous in
the Maryland town. Thoro wero 253 wed
dings there last Juty. but October boasted
four more Tho winds of March brought
the mln mum figure for tho year, 153 Tho
month Just past gavo tlmo for 200 wed
dings In Its 22 mnrrylnu days Twenty
seven licenses ono Saturday, Is tho record
for n day's work.
A lull Is encountered after a couplo
have been wedded and transported bock
to- tho centre of tho town, where thoy nro
given more than a slangy "onco over."
The benedicts look about for refreshment.
o found a hotel opposite tho railroad
5 'al,J, ""Io oyster restaurant
with threo high stools nt a lunch bar. In
tho latter wo were scrutinized by tho
wSl'i TM,bSen'f ra ana BmlIcl genially
h?nrt ? Dickens type of fat boy poked Ills
head in tho door to say, "They're Just
married" We bought sandwiches, fruit
and crackers and ate them sitting on n
vviserae0 ther C0UpIes dld l'ke-
T.h" L, "'e(I' two by two. Into tho
i.Uii wuumg-room. In tho centre of
tiio room stands a stovo and round about
nlJ.0? . rocf'n, chairs. Having been
married In much haste you have ample
X to repent while waiting for the
train AVe surmised that tho Bentlments
following mnrrlncn nr tno ,., ,i ,i. .,-...
for utterance. Certain It Is that 12 couples
sot utterly speechless while thoy waited
two hoiim for the 2:27 train. They stared
r.i?0or; n H,. cell,nff ana 'nt space
11 "?I y' t1,10 trnln cnmo aru wo boarded
II nmld snickers and whispered comments.
Our ears burned all the way homo.
,iJLnl w.uVs!'.con to klkton nnd been
done by tho Klktonltes. We're ready to
testify that It Is the quick lunch counter
of matrimonial epicureanism.
MARRIED AT ELKTON
Continued from Page One
n calumnious attack upon my personn!
Integrity. I underslnnd thai Director
Norrls has Insinuated In ft public
specoh that tho honds of the Rapid
Transit Company are scheming to be
tray tho publlo Interests for private
gain.
I denounce tho accusation aa nbso
lutely false.
J now ropcat tho statement which
I made to the publlo press nt tho
tlmo when t reluctantly Undertook
tho difficult task of reorganising the
Rapid Transit Company, that I no
ccptod this heavy responsibility sole
ly an n clvlo duty and without a
thought of personal gain.
Ills Honor the Mayor Is a member
of tho Rnpld Transit board and Is thor
oughly familiar with tho policy which
Mr. Mitten and I have pursued In our
efforts to rehabilitate nnd rcorganlfo
this property. Ho knows that whllo
Wo havef endeavored with some success
to Improvo tho publlo service during
tho past threo and ono-half years, at
tho samo tlmo It has been our duty to
protect tho Interests of tho Philadel
phia Rnpld Transit stockholders, who
In good faith havo paid for tholr stook
to tho full par vnluo thereof and hnvo
Invested $30,000,000 In this property.
My loyalty to tho Interest of tho
cltv of Philadelphia Is well known and
will bear comparison with thnt of the
men who nro noisily advertising their
devotion to tho public.
Had It not boon for tho Injury which
unwarranted nnd lll-ndvlecd attacks
upon tho credit of tho Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company, wo undoubt
edly would have been able In time,
using Intelligent business methods, to
hnvo given tho cltv of Phlladclnhla
tho increased transit facilities which It
desires upon a practical and solvent
business basis.
At our conference In May last this
was our expectation nnd desire, and Is
still, but I fenr thnt this Injury to our
credit and tho existing bad financial
conditions mako tho realization of this
expectation nt tho present time im
practicable, and I bo oxpressed myself
to his Honor tho Mayor beforo leaving
on my holiday.
(Signed) E. T. STOTESBURY.
Tho Interchange of telegrams botweon
tho Mayor and Mr. Stotcsbury yostcrday
only served to bring tho transit situation
nearer to n crisis, but It llkowlso placed
tho odium for tho Jugglery nnd political
bickering which linn delayed tho Taylor
program squarely upon tho Republican
Organization loaders In Councils.
In fact, Mayor Blankenburg In his tele
gram to Mr. Stotcsbury specifically named
"the contractor lord of Phliadclnhla fHen-
ator McNIchol) as tho chief originator of
Councils' Initial ' plan for delay. Tho
Mayor further gave tho Transit company
n clean bill of health, In so far ns his
knowlcdgo ns a director of tho company
was concerned.
STOTESBURY'S TELEGRAM.
Tho telegram to tho Mayor from Mr,
Stotcsbury follows: '
"Tho Breakers, Palm Beach, Fia., Feb,
28. 1015.
"Do you consldor your courso of notion
straightforward and Just to mo when you
permit members of your Cabinet to pub
licly make a personal attack on my In
tegrity at n meeting nt which you spoke,
thoreby virtually giving their slanderous
remarks your npprovol?
"You, ns a member of tho Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Board, havo boon present
at all board meetings, havo assisted In
shaping our policy and havo voted your
approval thereon.
"I call upon you, therefore, to openly
tako your stand, ono sldo or tho other.
"E. T. STOTESBURY."
Tho fact that Mr. Stotcsbury used the
word "slunderous" In his telegram to tho
Mayor has been Interpreted In Adminis
tration circles ns Indicntivo of tho stand
takon by the traction magnnto. It Is
believed thnt his tolegram sent to Presi
dent Mitten wilt show that ho repudiates
each.
At any rate no couple Is ever consulted
as to which minister they would prefer.
The chaurteur assumes the responsibility
With dictatorial rlen he piles them Into
his antiquated car again, whirls them to a
little cottage, signifies with a command
ing gesture that they are to enter, and
waits with lordly air to cart them back
to tbe station again.
Inside, the front parlor, the back par
lor, the dining room and, In summer time
the porch, are crowded with them The
parson works hard He, too, from long
practice, has acquired speed Three min
utes 1 all the time it takes him to change
MUw Into a Mrs , s blushing bachelor
Into a still more blushing bridegroom.
Three, minute, and Io. tbe supremest
enrtaiony of lifetime has bem oe.
200 Licenses Issued Last Month at
Gretna Green.
ELKTON, Md., March l.-The records In
!. e 'lice nt tho C"ton court show
that 200 marriage licenses wero Issued to
out-of-state couples during the month of
February, mostly to Pennsylvanlans Li
censes Issued today were as follows:
Harlon O. Jester and Ellen M. Long
hlm, Frank A. Vlnnecomb and Margaret
J. Hnley and Rosso Torro and Josephine
u. wuujr, nn 01 I'minaeipnia; Raymond
Ashton. Morrlstnwn, N. J and Catharine
T. Kenney, Philadelphia; EdBnr B, Gibbs
and Alberta M. Dickinson, Camden. N. J.,
and Joseph H. Wilson and Elizabeth C,
McElroy, Wilmington, Del.
5000 TO INVADE LEGISLATURE
lOO.pOO Signatures Appended to Local
Option Petition.
A petition bearing 100,000 signatures will
be presented to the Legislature at Ha",
rlsburg by 6000 Philadelphia church work,
ers, urg ng the passage of a county local
?,?riS,M "A T.t!e d'atlon to the Leglsla!
jure will be the largest ever sent to that
body, and probably to any other body of
lawmakers.
uilly Sunday and all his campaign
qualified support to the petition, which Is
already n circulation. Preliminary plans
have been mado for the delegation and
there aro Indications that thero will bo
there6M0an enCU8h volunteera to make up
The delegation will be sent under the
auspices of tho 20 Protestant church dis
tricts of , Philadelphia, delegates 'from
which decided on this aotion at a meeting
social. YUn Me"'" Chrl"'a "As
LANCASTER STOCKYARD OPEN
County Free of Aphthous Pever Now
Case jn Pauphjn.
I.ANCASTER, Pa , March 1 -The Union
Stockyard Wer re0pened t01 ,
been closed nines ariu vt ,' iw" .
the aphthous fever epidemic 'fly noSn
;n.J ;?""" T.w. received.
tho "Joker" ordinance.
Mayor BInnkenburg in reply dcclnred
1 .J,.'!!8 ,".rat dut5r as toward tho city
of Philadelphia, but that whenever con
sistent with this duty ho would use every
effort co conscrvo the Interests of tho
stockholders of the Rapid Transit Com
pany by personally favoring a public de
nial of tho insinuations made against the
company.
Personally donylng any part In tho
charge against Mr. Stotesbury and the
P. R. T. management, tho Mayor further
asserted that had ho been present when
Dlicctor Norrls spoko at tho meeting in
tho Academy of Music he would havo
stated publicly that, so far as ho knew,
tho Rnpld Transit Company in no wise
was responsible for tho delay of Councils
ADVISED P. R. T. DENIAL.
, Ho further explained that he had re.
quested Mr Mitten, president of the com
pnny, to issue a. collective denial over
tho signatures of the P. R t director;,
Saturday afternoon, but that, as many
of tho board were not accessible, nothing
could bo dono until today,
The Mayor strongly protested against
tho language used by Mr Stotesbury In
,..,,s.Bt, i0 i.xecuuvoaaiU: "If you
had been half us considorato of mo a'j
I have been of you In this unfortunate
controversy jou would not have used the
language you did in your telegram"
Mr. Mitten carefully evaded all news
papermen yesterday, Intending, It Is be
lieved, to issuo his statement directly from
his olllce today. None of the Mayor's cabl
not would comment on tho sudden com
plications, and John P Connelly, chair
man of Councils' Finance Committee
declared he would not be drawn Into any
controversy between the Mayor and Mr
Stotesbury.
COUNCILS' LEADERS MEET,
Mr, Connelly, with other i..
CouncllB, met In Atlantic City yeterdav.
alter telegraphic communication with 'i
Hc.iuwiB mm mm aiciviicnoi in Florida, ta
"""" mo program preparatory to
action on tho transit ordinance now pen
ding. While tho ordinance officially does I
not come before tlm finnn r-.,,n. 1
the leaders of this committee will bej
vHiicu uu xiiuiauuy to mauo clear the Or-I
suiiizuuoii h position on tno transit controversy.
It was decided yesterday to draw up the!
viuiiiuiii:a in uuvuuce or councils' mcetlllk'l
Thursday. Any amendment needed, til
...u..o mo uiuiuunce Juuy legal will l
prepared and printed In mivnn !,,.,
will be no delay in passage of the bllll
'I he date of the election for one thing, li
..- ubiccu! mil iiui ue cnangecl.
CLAUSE WILL BE CHANGED
The principal change in the bin ir,I,
about the clause "based on tho assessed
valuation of taxable personal property,'
which John G Johnson, In an oplnloh
last week, stated was Illegal nnd woulu
render tha entire ordinance nugatory The
members of the Finance Committee indi
cated the chief ponsjderatlon which ha
been holding them back is the threatened
"""" hi um lax rata snouta tne Tay.
lor program be approved as a unit
In a statement Issued after the confer
ence In Atlantic City, It was Inferre
that adoption of the plana as drafted by
Dliector Taylor might mean an expendi
ture of something like J2O0.0O0.OOO lnstem
of the 160.000,000 estimated by the Depart
ment of City Transit.
The Cltizeiu' Committee of 1000 ap.
pointed by Director Taylor last week io
carry on the campaign against Counju
delay will meet thla. afternoon at I J4
o'clock In the Roof Garden of the Hotel
Adelphla to make plans for a pubho
demonstration Thursday when the ' fike
ordinance will be brought up for eon.
sldsratlon la Councils.
m" ' ' 1' i i hi 1 1 1 1 , -,
Russia Taxes Non-combatant
LONDON March l.-A Renter dls.atch
from Petrob-rad says a war tax h-js been
imposed on men immune from m itarv
service ard who are under ...- ,i
- T - "- wVM IBUBIVWI. i flffA Tlia .....1,.,. m . . . t.
neitw county Is free of tha dia I IT. -. . " """ ruie .rc.
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