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I'ULLADELl'JIIA, WEDNESDAY, MAR01I IT, WIS.
PItlOE OWE CENT?
Corinianr, 1015. si inr Pintle Lfootii Counm.
ITALY'S DEMAND ON AUSTRIA
FOR TERRITORY ON ADRIATIC
BRINGS WAR
ong Conference of
King With Ministers
.in xvu.ne j.uj.cv-,ouo
Ifirave Developments.
. i in..M
ti.tnr Emmanuel a uuvum-
'went Insists Upon Cession
of- Dalmatian islands, as
Well as Northern Provinces,
asPrice of Neutrality.'
fijiplomats Certain Proposal Will Be
i Rejected Dy rnuiu upi, ""
German Araonssuuui -tnranco
That Demands Will Bo
Met.
ROME. "March 17.
fix lone confcrcnco bcllovcil to hnvo boon
i -council of war1' wns hold at tho Royal
1". ( orrlvo and after ho lind been
Vtth King Victor Emnnuol for an hour
Minister of War Zupelll put In his appear-
Tie two ministers wero closeted with
flhe Kin? for two hours and at tho con
ftfwlort of their conferonco It was an-
'nonnced that an oxtraormnary session oi
Ilhe enure uuiinei iu.. ., ...... ."-
ifute In tho morning Prlnco Von Buc
floir the German Ambassador, called at
MBuVorelgn Olllce. Ills stay was short.
rlht conference ui mu iui. " "
tw a ministers and tho visit of the Gorman
Ambassador to tho Foreign Olllco led to
xsorts that tho crisis had been reached
U rtStuds Italian intervention In the
mr. in the diplomatic circle of wlilch
"the representatives of England, Fiance
v!.n.. in A.. n .. t ll,n lwllnf In Iran
"cttl that Italy will cast Its lot with tho
'Allies within a fortnight.
' AUSTRIAN' REFUSAL EXPECTED.
o There Is not the slightest chance that
Austria will cedo to Italy the territory
.that country wants as a price for Its
continued neutrality," said one diplomat.
'"Italy wants territory that would mako
Iter tho unquestioned mistress of tho
Kiarlatlc Sea. This includes Trent, Trieste
Bid other land on tho Adriatic, whoso
leai would reduce Austria to an Inferior
position, possibly beneatli that now occu-
m oy some ot uiQ uninan miuuus.
In'ontAnrn nf nnoli ilptnftnilfl Is lnron-
cSmble. Advices of a reliable nature from
ttirla declaro that the general Impres
sion there Is that Germany would wil-
tefly sacrifice Austria to Bavo the Qcr-
nan Empire. This may be true, but It
vio may be talicn as a fact that Austria
trill not submit to this."
ITALY'S DEMANDS.
The demands of Italy are as follows:
To the north It desires the entire nrov-
slnce of Trent, bringing Its frontier to
IVinosta, Posslrle and Brconle, including
me maincm oi uuvereio, i rent, uosen,
tMeron, Bresanono and Bruncck; to tho
BttSt It desires to nxtenil Iln front tn th
Julian Alps, Including the provinces of
uonu ana istrla, with the districts of
iTolraeln. Qorltz, Trieste, Pola and Flume.
Jn addition to this It desires the Dalma
tian Islands, especially Veglla, Cherso,
Lunia, Drnzza. Lcslnn. Curzola. Meloda
inl Llssa.
Toe only rectillcatlon of tho frontier
Concluded on Vatic Four
I1. .THE WEATHER
Wit and kisses are very good dishes.
I . .-.-w UJ (l t0 7iurmry,
oo runs an old refrain and a fair
iWMrt sentiment It Is nt that, and surely
ia tons and daughters of "Auld Olre-
"ld" have Httlo to comnlaln of with nvn
14 Mother Earth "a-wearln' o' the
Teen." And lt'n rWr inn w ..,
iPuie few thlncs warm Ihnn n rnlnv
& Patrick's Day. Tha snlrlt nf thA fl.nv
Jj U pervasive nnd It la mighty hard to
Jjt away from whether you be Irish or
Mmethins else. This morning our Jewish
jwrter called up our Irish (one of them)
'porter and thus greeted him:
tat top o' the morning to you."
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CRISIS NEARER
AMERICAN BAKK REPORTED
WRECKED IN' THE XOltTll SEA
Pass of Balmnha Loft Course on Voy
nge to Bremen,
BREMEN (Ma Berlin nnd Amsterdam),
March 17. The American hark Pass of
Ilalmalm Is reported wrecked near Sylt
Island In the North Sea. The vessel wns
bound. from New York to Bremen with a
carga of cotton.
Tho foregoing dispatch Indicates thnt
tho Pass of Hnlnmli.a wns consldernblv
out of her course for Itremen, us Sjlt
Island Is northeast of Heligoland. Sho Is
a vessel of 140S tons.
GERMANS BEAT BACK
SLAV FLANKING DASH
ON PRUSSIAN BORDER
Foe Repulsed at Taurog
gen, Berlin Reports.
Teuton Advance From
Mlawa Gains Russians
Menace Przemysl.
Itussian attempts to pierce the Gor
man line between tho Orzjc and Skrwa
Klvcra wcro repulsed, uccurillnR to to
day's ofllclal bulletin from Berlin. This
fuither announces tho presenco of hos
tile forces on the East Prussia bordur
In tho Tilsit sec'tor, and asserts repulse
of a flanking movement on tho Teuton
loft near Tauroggcn.
Only "partial successes" are reported
In tho current Petrograd bulletin, on
tho Mlawn-Grodusk line, north of
Przasnysz. Elsewhere on that front
capture of villages, trenches, guns and
prisoners is reported In isolated en
gagements, but tho UIc fact outstands
that confirmation is nlvcn to yester
day's Berlin report that- General Fran
cols' arm was successfully pushing Its
way south along tho route from Mlawa
to Przasnysz, there to effect a junction
with Hlndenburg's force.
In tho Carpathians, Austria an
nounces repulso'of the foo nt Gorllco
and Wyszkow. Russia declares that
heights near Przemysl have been taken
and forecasts early fall of tho Gullclan
fortress.
Capture of a ridge In the Champagne
from the Germans is announced in the
official French report this afternoon.
Berlin admits that a determined attack
Is on in that section, but says the
result Is not known.
At Loretto Heights, near Arras,
Paris reports tho repulse of German
attacks by tlio British, whllo the Ger
mans assert they have captured a cliff.
Artillery duels are on in the Argonna
and Vosges.
TWO MORE BRITISH SHU'S
VICTIMS OF FOE'S TORPEDOES
German Submarines Operating on
Both Sides of Great Britain.
LONDON, March 17.
The British Admiralty today announced
the sinking of two more ships by German
submarines, They were tho Atlanta and
tho Fineal. Six members of tho enrw
of the FJngal were lost. Both ships were
torpedoed.
Both vessels wero of British nationality.
The Atlanta was sunk off Inlshturk Is
land, In tho Atlantic ocean, off tho west
coast of Ireland, on Sunday. Tho Flngal
was attacked and destroyed the follow
ing day In the North Sea, off tho coast
of Northumberland. Tho attacks were
mado at widely distant points, on oppo
site sides of the British Isles, showing
that the German fleet Is operating tn all
British waters.
The Flngal was torpedoed without
warning. The missile tore a great hole
In her side and smashed t'ne crank shaft.
One lifeboat got away, but the ship sank
bcfoio the second lifeboat could be low
ered. The captain of the British steamship
Apollo reported from Glasgow today that
his snip had collided with a German sub
marine while en route from Rotterdam
to Bristol. Tho submarine sank Imme
diately, he said.
Tha steamshln Beeswing, which left the
VrTyne for Dieppe on March 2. has not
been heard from since.
and Is believed
to 'nave been torpedoed.
The trawler Balmora has been lost at
sea through the agency of mine or tor
pedo, and her crew of nine has been
given up as cieau.
PETROGRAD ADMITS FOE'S
GAIN ON MLAWA LINE
Marked German Activity There and
Along Bzura.
PETBOOnAD. March 17.
Admission Is virtually made In today's
official report that the Germans are gain
ing on the Mlawa line, The report con
tents Itself with the statement that north
of the Przasnyttt-Grudusk line between
Pizasnys and Mlawa) Slav troops have
had partial successes.
On the left bank of the Vistula the en
emy has been more active In bombard
ing Muscovite fortifications In the Bzura
region, but baa attempted a fruitless of
fensive In the Flllca dUtrlct-
RUSSIANS WITHIN RIFLE
SHOT OF PRZEMYSL FORTS
Capture Heights Commanding Gali-
cian Stronghold.
PETROGRAD, March 17 The Russians
have advanced to within rifle shot of the
fortress of Przemysl after terrific ftght-
Concluded on Vitie Xtou
WOMEN SAILORS HERE FROM PRUSSIAN PORT
From left to right they are Elizabeth Borglund, Hilda Jamsen and Alexandra l.ostrom, who have arrived on
the Swedish steamship Portos from Momol on the Bal tic Sea.
DRESDEN DESTROYED
ON HIGH SEAS, BRITISH
COMMANDER INSISTS
Chilean Government Ap
points Commission to In
vestigate Charges That
Ship Was Half Mile
From Juan Fernandez.
VAI.PAr.AISO, Chill, March 17.-In the
first dctnllcd story of tho naval battle
off Itoblnson Crusoe's Island, Lieutenant
Commander Fielding, of the British aux
iliary cruiser Ornma, today denied that
tho German cruiser Dresden had been
sunk in neutral waters.
"Tho Dresden was about 12 miles off tho
point of Juan Fernandez Island when wo
sighted her," said Fielding. "We at once
gavo chase, the cruiser Glasgow leading,
the Kent close behind, and the Orama
trailing slightly In the rear.
"The Glasgow closed In to short range
and opened lire. Sho fired several shots
before the Dresden's guns got In action.
All the time the German was running In
toward tho coast.
"Tho Kent swung In to head her off.
Before tho Kent opened upon her the
Dresden's upper works were atlro and It
was plainly seen that her raiding days
wero over. Tho Kent had fired less than
half a dozen shells when tho Dresden ran
up the white flag. AVe were ordered to
stand by and take oft the crew. Within
a few minutes flames reached her maga
zine, there was a terrific explosion and
the cruiser went down.
"The story that sho wns sunk In Chil
ian waters is nonsense. That can be dis
proved by locating her hulk."
German wnundd from the Dresden,
who wero brought here, praised the Eng
lish ship commanders for their work of
rescue, but asserted positively that the
cruiser was sent to tho bottom within leas
than hqlf a milo of the Island. They said
the Dresden was at anchor when aha was
fired on nnd that her crow was ordered
to take to the boats.
A commission has been sent by the
Chilean Government to Juan Fernandez
Island to Investigate charges of the Ger
mans that the Dresden was attacked and
Bunk In neutral waters. According to
officers of the Oerman warship, she had
put Into port because of lack of fuel and
was at anchor In Cumberland Bay, on the
north side of the Island, when the British
squadron came up.
Thb Germans allege that shots from the
British ships damaged some other vessels
m the harbor and killed a woman on
shore. The commission sailed on the
Mlnlstro Zehteno, a Chilean cruiser,
which will bring members of tho Dres
den's crew to this port,
100,000 SPANIARDS ON
VERGE OF STARVATION
(.Inhabitants of Balearic Islands Face
Famine Conditions.
MADRID. March 17. More than 100.000
Inhabitants In the Balearic Wands are
on the verge of starvation, according to
advices received here today. Famine
conditions prevail throughout the Islands.
Rescuers are digging with frantic en
ergy today to save the lives of seven
miners who are still alive In tha mine
near Cordova. In which an explosion oc
curred more than 10 days ago.
The men are In an Inner corridor, ana
It is feared they will perish before help
reaches them.
SAVED BY TWO M'CARTITYS
Best Thing About Mrs. O'Leary's
Rescue on the 17th of Ireland.
NEW YORK, March 17. "Sure. It's
a great day for the Irish," spluttered
Mrs, Anna OXeary. today, as she cele
brated the "seventeenth of Ireland'" by
having her life Baved by two policemen,
both named McCarthy,
She fell Into the East River from a
barge and was hauled out by Policemen
count 'em, two McCarthy.
$200,000 Shoe Factory Burned
PERRY. N H , March 17 Factory No.
2, of the Woodbury Shoe Company, was
destroyed by Are today. The tow M
jmooo.
GIRL SAILORS DEFY SEA,
FALL TO CUPID'S DARTS
Three Maidens Arrive in Port From Germany Faced
Mines and Warships' Guns Learn Naviga
tion and Land in Bliss.
Three women who faced the perils of
the sea. augmented since tho war began,
with the same fortitude, bravery and
courago as men, came hero on the Swed
ish steamship Portos, which docked at
South street wharf. Thu throe women
were among the 50 members of the crew.
The vessel came from Mcmcl, n northern
port of Prussia, on tho nnltlc Sen. She
Is probably the last vessel thnt will ar
rlvo here from Oermanv, as England's
blockade declaration will stop vessels
from entering or leaving tho ports of tho
Kaiser,
The women, who nre young, are mnklnc
their first voyage. They saw withuut
flinching floating mines within n stone's
throw of tho Bteamshlp's prow ; they
heard without shrinking the sound of a
shell at It went singing over the how.
it was fired by a Hrltlsh cruiser, which
afterward placed the vessel under nrrest
and took It Into Stornoway for examina
tion. During their detention they were
as cool, calm nnd collected us an) mule
member of tho crew.
Some of the men. who evidently did not
meet with favor by the women sailors,
were unkind enough to say that when
ever danger nppenred It was notlcenblo
that the meals were burned and the serv
ice was poor. This was told with the aim
iu uispuruKo wie oravery or tlio sea
maids. But others said that their anMety
to see everything that was occurring
made them neglect their duties nt times
RIOT IS NEAR WHEN
POLICE FORCE 6000
FROM TABERNACLE
Crowd Attending Testimo
nial Service Seeks to Re
main and Hear Sunday's
Afternoon Sermon 100
Bluecoats Called.
There was a near-riot In the "Billy"
Sunday tabernacle previous to the after
noon service today, when 100 policemen
were called Inside to empty the structure
following a testimonial service. Almost
all of the 6000 men and women who at
tended the early service wanted to remain
Inside for Sunday's afternoon sermon,
and It required physical force to get hun
dreds of them to leave the building.
Homer A. Rodeheaver, the choir leader,
asked the audience to leave to make room
for the crowds assembling outside for
tho i o'clock service, but few persons
budged. When the policemen began to
force them to go outside, many became
angry and had to be lifted bodily from
their seats. At tha doors there was such
a crush that several women fainted,
After the temple was emptied, the
throng continued to wait outside In the
street and In Logan Square, and then
rushed back In as soon as the doors were
reopened for the afternoon crowd. Thou
sands were unable to enter the taber
nacle to hear the sermon.
Sunday preached a stirring sermon on
"Paul's Teachings." It was a plea for
active Christian manhood and woman
hood, and the thousands of men and
women received It with great applause.
Checks and cash continued today to
Concluded on Vufo Six
Americans Among Wounded
OTTAWA, Ont. March 17 -F Slater,
of Vlneland, N- J. and F Curley. of
LowtU, Mass., are mentioned today
among tha wounded in the Canadian ex
peditionary force In ZPrwicB.
"Woman's natural curiosity, that's all,
wns to blame," laconically remarked a
husky fireman, ns he cumo from tho lire
room wiping thu perspiration from. his
brow.
Tho women are all single. They are
Miss Hilda .Tohusen, stewardess; Miss
Alcxandretta Itostron, nsslstant steward
ess, nnd Lesu rierglend, mess girl. None
Is much over i'O yenrs of age. Tl;ey do
not think It is strange that women should
bo on a vessel as part of the crew. In
Sweden women work ou vessels of nil
kinds. It was explained. Tho girls know
only n few words of English. Conversa
tion with them has to be carried on
through an interperter.
When naked whether they were fright
ened nnd would return to their homoi
when tlio essel went back to Sweden
they unanimously declared that thev had
found n sallot's life ho Interesting thnt
they would nover give It up It Is ru
moied on the steamship that some of
tho olllcers have fallen victims to tho
wiles of Cupid and thnt nil threo girls
aro now engaged to be married Imjlcu
tlom nro that thli li true, for the of
ficers watch ocr their charges with Jeal
ous care.
One has been so far won over that he
said he did not spc why women couldn't
uecoino oiucers ns well as men. lie Is
In favor of women suffrage and hopes
to live to see the ilnv whn n nn,.,n..
would stand on the bridge In command
of a blV stea rnshl C I s sa Id ,h t Ids
officer was teachl.ur nnl Hr ti Vi.
navigation on the trip across? Slr'8
MARTIAL LAW ENDS
MEXICO CITY TURMOIL
Proclamation by Provisional
President Garzn Restores
Oi;der in Capital.
MEXICO CITY, March 17.-Mnrtlal law
was proclaimed hero today. Order has
been completely restored Blnce provisional
President Garza resumed his office, but
ho intends to hold a tight rein In order
to prevent any other outbreak.
Convention troops nro now patrolling
the-city and no gatherlngx are permitted.
Business houses began opening yesterday
and today conditions are rapidly becom
ing normal.
President Garza has been In communica
tion with General Villa who reports that
his military operations In the north are
proceeding successfully.
ZAPATA AND CARRANZA
PROMISE TO AID FOREIGNERS
WASHINGTON. March 17.-Generals
Zapata and Carranza have notified the
State Department through the American
representatives In Mexico that they will
assist in furnishing railway transporta
tion to Americans and other foreigners
wishing to leave that city. Secretary of
State Bryan today announced They also
have promised to aid In transporting
Red Cress supplies to Mexico City.
Secretary Bryan denied reports that he
had conferred with the Swedish Minis
ter during the present week, and said no
one had described conditions In Mexico
City to him as being "ghastly." He had
heard nothing of the reported looting of
me nomes or uweaisn citizens n Mexico
City by Zapatistas.
General Villa's personal representative
In Washington, Dr. Enrique Llorente, In
formed Secretary Bryan that a rigid In.
vestlgatlon of the death of John B. Mc
Menus at the hands of Zapata Boldlers In
Mexico City was being made. He as
sured the Secretary that suitable indem
nity would bo paid and punishment In
flicted on the murderers when they were
apprehended.
General Carranza has advised his con
suls In .American ports, according to a
dispatch from Consul General Bllllman
at Vera Cruz, that vessels may now be
cleared for Progreso. Bllllman also re
ported that the ship Susie B. Dantzler
arrived at Vera Crus yesterday with
cargo and that her captain denied that
be had been Imprisoned The Dantzler
w&a reported in trouble at Frogreso.
LATE BULLETINS
. "MOVIE" MANAOEll'S AW'EAI ALLOWED
Judge llnrrnlt, In fltinttcr ScssioitH Court, today nllowcd an appeal
to Charles Segal, owner of the Hippodrome photoplay house, from tho
flno of .flOO atjbcsbcd on him last wcclt for exhibiting a film ullcgcd to
Ijuvu been uiiuciiburcd. Thlu Is the first time that such nctlou ou the
purt of the moving picture censor, J. LouIb Brcltlngcr, has come under
review of tho upper courto.
SUNDAY FUND NOW $41,112.00
Announcement who made at tho hcadquartcro of the "Billy" Sun
day Committee, shortly before 3 o'clock, that tho fund foh tho evan
gelist had reached $41,113.00, and It was snld that It 1b likely tkat tho
$50,000 mark will ho passed today.
TOOTHLESS' HOUSING
BILL PASSES HOUSE,
VARE MEN HELPING
Opposition to Measure
Withdrawn on Ground
That Amendment Has
Corrected the Defects
Which Were Criticised.
Vote Is 130 to 43, Philadelphia
Delegation, With One Ex
ception, Voting for Bill.
Country Members Denounce
Motives of Organization.
If noM A HTATP COMlFfiPONDrNT 1
TlAniSISIlT'RG, March 17The Grans
back "toothless" housing bill passed the
Houkc today after tho Philadelphia lend
ers had used tho w hip on tho delegation
and on the other delegations under ma
chine control.
The vote was ISO to 43, tlio Philadelphia
delegation of 41 voting for the measuro
with one exception. Representative Theo
dore Campbell, of the 17th Philadelphia
District, voted "no." Ho comes from tho
Overbrook section of tho tlty.
The opposition of the Vnro contingent
to tho measure was withdiawn, and the
leaders In that opposition. Representa
tives 1. Gordon Forstcr, of the 3d Word,
and William IT. Wilson, of the 4Sth Ward,
spoke In favor of tho bill. They stated
tlicli objections to the bill as originally
drawn, nnd said thnt these objections had
been removed by amendment.
The bill struck n snag among the coun
try delegations In Representative John S.
Eby, of Perry County. He voiced vehe
ment protpst ngnlnst tho attempts of tho
Philadelphia delegation to jam this bill
through, and snld thnt ho would vote
agnln.st It In defiance of tho threats which
hud been made that legislation he wanted
would be defeated unless ho "went along"
with the I'hllndclphlans
"A GANG SUHTERFUGE."
"We have only one tenement In our
district," said he. "but I have good In
formation about the conditions which ex
ist In Philadelphia, and I know that this
measuro will not rollcvo those conditions.
The people who are Interested In reliev
ing tho congestion among the poor don't
want it, nnd It Is merely a subterfuge
on the part of tho Philadelphia gang. Tho
activity on the part of tho Philadelphia
delegation this morning to Jam this meas
ute through has been astounding"
Eby's wrath had evidently been aroused
by the methods used In bundling this bill
In committee He is a member of the
Public Health and Sanitary Committee
and ho had ashed when the bill was re
ported out at the "midnight session,"
some weeks ago, why this was done, und
received a curt answer from tho Phlladel
phla members This had aroused suspi
cions nnd ho had paid closer attention to
k than he otherwlso would have done
Representative Forster said for the bill
that It was strictly a Philadelphia meas
ure and that its amendment had gained
his approval.
"In Its original form, our chief ob
jection," said Forster, speaking for his
colleagues who had opposed It, "wns thnt
the chiefs of the four bureaus were given
arbitrary powers This has been changed
now so that tho Director of the Depart
ment of Health and Charities and the
four bureaus chiefs ccnstltute a board of
Jurisdiction."
Representative Wilson said thnt Ilia
first objection was because the bill was
unfair and nrbltrary. He told how
Councils In Philadelphia had declined to
appoint the 100 Inspectors provided by
the act enacted at the last session on the
ground that there was no necessity for
that number of inspectors. The present
bill, ho Bald, eliminated unnecessary In
spectors. WANT IT TO BE LAW BY APRIL B.
"Philadelphia knows what she wants.
Give her what she wants." said Repre
sentative Gelser, of JCaston, "I voted
against the bill originally, but I am now
going to vote for it"
Representative Campbell was not present
when his name was called, but arose after
the roll had been called and declared his
desire to be recorded as voting "no."
Tho Philadelphia leaders hope to have
the bill through the Senate and signed by
the Governor by April 5, the time limit
given by Judge Sulzberger on an Injunc
tion sought by John H, Fow, The bill
which passed today repeals the act of
1313, and when It passes finally will give
Councils the opportunity to evade mak
ing the appropriation glvfng the Mayor
the appointment of Inspectors.
Miss Mary Ingham, of the Octavla Hil
Association, who was n the House at, the
time the vote was taken, said that It was
regrettable that this measure should
supersede the act of 1913, but that some
relief of the present conditions In Phila
delphia was better than none. The same
opinion wan expressed by Jacob Mathay,
of the Philadelphia Housing Commission.
Jersey Sympathizes With Ireland
TRENTON. March 17 - Sympathy for
Ireland' plight was et pressed la a reso
lution unanimously adopted In the House
of Assembly today.
I SHOCKING CONDITIONS
: IN CHILDREN'S "HOME"
REVEALED IN CAMDEN
Board of Managers of
Mary J. Ball Refuge and
Day Nursery Notify
Vice Chancellor Learning
of Startling Disclosures.
Four Sick Children Found in
One Bed, Two Dying 12 In
mates Suffering From Dis
ease in One Room Others
Neglected.
Stnrtllng Irregularities wcro disclosed In
Camden today by tho Board of Managers
of the Mary J. Ball Home and Day Nur
sery, a charitable Institution caring for
small children.
The board's report declares children
wcro admitted to tho home and tn a num
ber of cases adopted later for pecuniary
consideration; that tho Inmates of the
homo had been maltreated, Ill-fed and
even allowed to die for want of proper
medical attention.
An application on file today wjtn Vice
Chancelor Learning, of New Jersey, was
presented by tho Board of Managers In
an effort to prevent the transfer of the
homo to Dr. Emma M, Richardson, of
Camden, under whose management, tho
roport declared, most of the abuses ex
isted. Thu Board of Trustees voted Mon
day to dissolve the corporation under
which Doctor Richardson operated. The
action wns taken, the report charges, be
cause of the desire of the trustees to rid
themselves of any further onnectlon with
an Institution of such unsavory repu
tation. HOME FOUNDED IN 1912.
Doctor Richardson, who lives at S&l
Stevens street, founded the Institution In
1912, and two years luter became a mem
ber of the board of trustees under articles
of Incorporation. At tho same time a
board of women malingers wno appointed,
though since then their principal function,
they declare, has been to solicit financial
aid for the home.
Besides giving Mrs. Richardson unre
stricted control of the homo and the In
mates, the board charges, tho proposed
transfer would turn over to her the
homo property at 1743 Master street,
valued nt $3000, and n like amount In
cash. Mrs. Richardson received $1000 for
tho property when the homo was Incor
porated and tho trustees took it over
from her.
THREE CHILDREN DIE.
Since December three children, all In
mates of the home, have died,
On December 9 last, fire threatened the
home while 13 children, all confined In oho
room, were III from measles. In another
room two were suffering from chicken
pox. Later three of the children died
from pneumonia. Temporary quarters
were found in the abandoned building of
the West Jersey Homeopathic Hospital.
Since then the house on Master street has
been repaired and the children again are
living there. The average number of In
mates Is 1C.
It was because of an Illness of Dr.
Richardson, contracted from exposure at
the fire, that the Board of Managers was
given opportunity to make an Investiga
tion. The conditions disclosed were ter
rible, tho members of the board declare.
Four children, two of them dying, were
found lying In one bed In care of a
nurse who had been on continuous duty
for 81 hours. The only medicine provided
was a bottle of cough ayrup for four
pneumonia patients. Consulting Dr. Rich
ardson, the managers wero advised not
to "lose their heads" and that there was
no hurry to engage other physicians. But
one of the children died that night and
two others later.
CHILDREN IN NEOLECT
All inmates bore evidence of neglect,
malnutrition and uncleanltness, The ma
tron, "Mother" Mary McKeown. und
Concluded op Fai e Three
The Kensingtonian Says:
Thev say that Jacob Crause told "Doo
Seip, the druggist, that his moth balls are
"no good." lie sal up alt night throwing
the balls, and never hit a moth. "Doa"
says "use a pea shooter, Jacob.'
LOST AND POUND
LOT Sunday on School lane, btweu drone
t. and Gypsy lane, Uerniaiitowo. black bud
crochet, bag. containing- pair of ygl in
cae. Iter, (mall amount of money. Literal
revfirJ It returned to 140 School lane. atn.
L08T-Sundy afternoon In vicinity of 40th
and liarlng its.. Uonton brlndl bulb brass
color, white breast, four white paws, whlta
luarklns; on face, liberal reward it returned
ta 4U1M Bating it
LOST Small purse, near Md and Cheater avc,
with Z diamond rlnn and about X9. Ubsral
reward. 13S3 South Wltton st
U03T In vicinity WjuncDeld. FaugWs-b.oo
preMure apparmtua In black leather w).
lttward 313CI1iUi at.
LOST aold and pearl "Weaatplu on Chestnut
I bezween 22d and 18th. Haward tt returned
to BlutnhouM) Hotel
EoaTLady a oM watch, monogram U E, u. ,
Mar 8, from 113! N Wellington ta 17tsn3
Jtfteraoa. raward If returned to eb. add.
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