Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, March 27, 1915, Night Extra, Image 1

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PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1!)15.
PRICE ONE CENT
Carnionr, 191S, t ihi Pruo Lurorn Coiirint .
(NIGHT
ftALIAN CALL
flilit-AllMJ AS WAK CRISIS
REACHES DECISIVE STAGE
lumania Expected to
I Jpin Italy m Declara-
'tion Against Austria
land Germany.
Ion Buclow Still at Work to
& -.!. Cnll-tntYinnf Wifh Alia.
fria, But Belief Is General
Ir.Httve Failed.
fcipsrpr William Reported to Havo
rPald Sccrot Visit to Francis Joseph
ii Vienna in Effort to Procuro
K'Ccssion of Provinces as Price of
'Neutrality.
nOME, March 27.
IUrtritta for the mobilization ot tho It.il
fuiirtny havo been prepared and only
JCdt on the Blgnature ot King lctor
fSmanuel to plungo Italy Into the war.
.Or" . J- ...H. lim-n Intlnv News-
,Lo...jin. tn rcDoria nero louiiy. ntm
Ii-MMM predict that Italy nntl Rumania
fffinter tho war simultaneously, and
l?Liit Ar thn
,!".. . l-l. .Ini4n1t r,t nfllinf
jjNdlct me quick """'"" " "-
ind AUBtrla. "
f.-U.i. ..in hn llin Hunt ntinse of the
l-wr!' said one newspaper. Germany and
EtAtrla will bo unublo to stand against
F.2TitrMUM of Italian and Humanlan
rjtolons. ltaly wl" como lnlt
W' declaration of war against Austria
nrmnnv Is oxCected at any moment.
ree-a.-
n.mit hn reticence of the Foreign
TOflcW " has becomo known that Intor
J'nntlon has already been decided upon.
fclbo step Is Hkely to bo hastened by do
ftelopments In tho Balkans.
fi"Tb.r. nrn various reports current as
r.the status of tho negotiations being
i' conducted by Prince von Buclow, tho
.' iwmon Ambassador, who is endeavor-
f-tfi to' gain Austria's consent to tcrrl-
tonal concesaiunu iu irtij u ,........
!i ikat th latter- country remain neutral.
'$ VO.V BUELOW STILL AT WORK.
j&'Ji eome quarters It is said that the
toOirman envoy is still hopeful ot success.
iiil Is working unceasingly despite tne
rmormnus obstacles ho has met with. It
)l declared hero that tho Prlnco is on
djivorlne to present the matter in a
Numrahai different and moro comprehen-
' iv-way. Ho seeks to convince Italy
" ud Austria that they Bhould not dlsrc-
t4 the broader questions of policy and
'iauWil' self-Interest on account of pos-
jWi misunderstandings or the moment.
f!iovr 'maintains -that once these
i jMt6nj overcome tho friction occasioned
fflf: -Austria's retention of Trent and
JlJJJMe they will ba able tb co-qperate
t to fcfeat mutual advantage, Inasmuch
tttney havo Important common interest
1 l the Adriatic and tho Mediterranean.
Actuated by a united policy In respect or
litis questions, tho Prince points out,
Auitrla and Italy would bo fortified in
Heir position by having behind them
.Germany's influence and support.
f.Ths Ambassador is renrescnted also as
picturing dlro consequences for Italy If
my .other nollcv bo adontcd. His view Is
thit It the Triple Alliance should be dls-
vea uaiy would do nt tlio mercy or
France and England, or might become
Concluded on rate I'out
THE WEATHER
JEptlns suffered a bit of a relapse last
a'rht, and aa a reault tha thermometei1
1 raorning -was IHrtlnc with tho 20s.
AU 6y way of proving that March has a
Ula kick left !n spite of blooming cro
JUMS'hero and there about tho city, and
to tink-tonk ot tho hokey-pokey ven
Jjf's bell. But it Is only a relapse. For
J?t at the time when wo nre shoveling
pwe coal in tho furnace comes the re-
Wrt of heavy thaws In tho Carpathians,
iaere Is no unanimity, therefore, of the
'Pinions of the veather cods. Such see-
Hw performances of weather conditions
JadlcaUj that spring has dislodged win
r toe hold, and that it Is only a
.WMtlon ot time before tho balance
(Wings permanentlv in her favor, rata.
Wltlng winter out of eight for a few
amths, at least.
FORECAST
tyor Philadelohia and virinilu
Rafr tonight and Sunday; warmer
imnday: gentle weaterlu winds be
coming variable.
pi or details, see page S.
Observations at Philadelphia
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lir water tomorrow' ','.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.''.''.'. 4:19 a, m.
',.. BBEDY ISLAND.
Ufc water . . . a-01 n. m.
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TO COLORS
JTALV UM' TO HWto army
OF 9,1 55,000 AT Hllll FOUS
Ju?J. T'i '"V VSS.OOO trained
somas at her foes, man of whom
arc already mobilized.
nJhi?J.?Jn?v" '" nn efficient
structlo f modcrn con'
four supcrdrcadnouolits arc bcinn
rushed to completion, while two
'er were recently taunched.
,.Jhc rScc.".' u'ar '" Tripoli arcatlu
Increased the efficiency of the sol
diers and officers.
Italian military service Is com
pulsory and lasts for 10 years.
l'he cavalry Is probably superior
to any in Europe,
BOY CRUSHED TO DEATH
BY AN AUTOMOBILE
Playmates Witness Tragedy
When He Darts Under Rear
Wheels of Heavy Truck.
Six-year-old David Itlchtcr, ot fi2S
North Franklin street, darted under the
rear wheels ot a heavily Indcn automobile
truck todny nt Franklin and Spring Gar
den streets, and was crushed to death.
Tho boy waB run down before tho eyes
of several playmates and his scream at
tracted workmen engaged In fixing rails
for tho Rapid Transit Company, whore tho
accident occurred.
Policeman Devlne, of tho 10th and But
tonwood streets station, took the lad to
Hahnemann Hospital. Doctors said he
had been Instantly killed. The driver of
tho truck, which Is the property ot the
Starkey Produce Company, 411-1H! Cal
lowhlll street, was arrcBted. He said hla
name was Harry C. Felndcl and lives In
Bustleton.
EDITOR CALLED 'SNOB'
IN UNIVERSITY DISPUTE
Red and Blue in Editorial Com
ments on Pennsylvanian's
Policy in Gompers Case.
The Pennsylvania official dally publi
cation ot the University of Pennsylvania.
Is nccuaecTof "pure snobbery" today In
an editorial In tho latest issue of tho Red
and Blue, tho independent student month
ly magazine. The editor of tho Pennsyl
vania nlso Is accused ot "diplomatic Jour
nallsm." The last charge is based on what Is
said to havo been tho remark of tho
Pennsylvanian's editor when asked to
print a notice of tho meeting at which
Samuel Gompcra spolto to several thou
sand students, after tho labor leader had
been donlecMhe right to speak at nn offi
cial gathering of the students. Tho Penn
sylvanian's editor Is alleged to have said:
"Which would bo the wisest policy for
me, to refuso to publish this nnd dis
please a handful of students, or to pub
lish it and get in wrong with tho authori
ties?" Three possible reasons 'for the Pennsyl
vanian's suppression of tho Gompers'
meeting notice are sugestcd by the Red
and Blue
"Was It," the editorial asks, "because
his presenco hero would offend many
patrons of the University, or antagonize
men In chnrge of appropriations at Har
rlsburg? TVo know not, but hope not."
The editorial goes on to say that If It
was because tho official reason given out,
namely, that Gompers la a propagandist,
the reason fails to bo convincing', since
such "Out-and-out propagandists" as
"Billy" Sunday, James M. Beck and Rose
Pastor Stokes were given heatings at tho
University.
SUBMARINE C1TASES LINER
Arabic Reports Happy Escape From
German Torpedo.
LIVERPOOL, March 27.-The White
Star liner Arabic, from New York to
Liverpool, was chased by a German sub
marine In the Irish Sea, her passengers
reported upon their arrival here today,
For 30 miles tho German vainly en
deavored to get close enough to shoot a
torpedo. The Arablo shot away from the
German with a burst of speed that left
the submarine far In the rear.
DENIED EASTER SUIT,
GIRL LEAVES HOME
Longing for Holiday Attire
Drives Julia Sarnee and Com
panion From City.
The tack of a new suit for Easter Is the
reason Julia Sarkee, 16 years old, of E717
Arch street, ran away from home, accord
ing to the girl's mother, Mrs. Marlon Sar
kee. Julia and J7-year-old Florence Lewis,
of 133 North E7th street, disappeared from
their homes three weeks ago. Since then
tha Philadelphia police have been looking
for them. They were found yesterday In
Baltimore. Both girls will reach home
today.
The Easter ault and her daughter's
longing for Jt was described today by
Mrs. Sarkee. Mrs. John Lewis, mother of
the other runaway girl, blames Florence
Sarkee fbr leading her. daughter from
home.
"My daughter wanted a new green suit
for Easter," Mrs. Sarkee said this morn.
Ins. "She said ahe couldn't get along
without it. But we said she would hav.
Ko wear the clotbea she bad. Than she
I began to pout and talk about tha new
dress, ana one morning- we round her
mining from her room. She will not get
the cult"
Bead today Utereatlac article oa "Facte
Yru Fallacies" oa pa, 3. J.iv.
ANTI-ALCOHOL BAR
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A saloon devoid of beer but not without cheer, patterned nftor the models so popular on the European
continent, is the Boardwalk's newest offering.
HOPE OF SAVING SOME
OF CREW REVIVES AS
F-4 IS BEING RAISED
Submarine Probably Will
Reach Surface of Hono
lulu Harbor Before
Night Water May Have
Crushed in Sides.
HONOLULU. March CT.-Tho dredger
California arrived from tho Pearl Harbor
naval station today and the work of
raising tho submarine F-l, ljlng helpless
In SCO feet of water, wan begun.
The California's powerful derricks and
cranes aro expected to bring the sub
merged vessel to the mirfnco beforo night.
Some naval officers here stilt hold faint
hopes that some of the 21 men Impris
oned in tho F-i may yet bo rescued alive.
A fleet of vessels, Including the submarine
'flotilla, Is In tho Immediate vicinity to
render assistance. - '-
Great difficulty was encountered In get
ting chains about tho sunken 'submarine,
which has been submerged since 9 o'clock
Thursday morning. A wireless message
said that the officers 'engaged in tho work
of raJslru? tho vessel believed some of tho
men in tho submarine wcro still alive.
The reason for this belief was not given,
but it was thought a signal may havo
been given from tho Interior of tho sub
marine. ROCKY BOTTOM DELAYS WORK.
Little by Itttlo the naval tug Navajo
and tho steamship Makanla "edged" to
wnrd tho Bhoro this morning, dragging
with them the sunken submarine, to
which their lines had been attached ns
soon aB the bow was located yesterday.
It was Imposslblo to pull the submarine
to the surface and the. Navajo flashed a
call to the Pearl Harbor naval station for
derrick and crane. This was sent nt full
Bpe,ed by the station commandant. In tho
meantime the two vessels dragged the F-4
toward shallower water. This was neces
sarily slow work, as the sea bottom where
the submarine sank Is rocky nnd ex
treme precautions had to be taken to
keep the little boat from smashing against
these and crushing in her sides,
marlno maneuvers. This caused concern
for a time, presenting thn possibility that,
Instead of tho Navajo and Makaala hav
ing their lines to the F-4, they were at
tached to eome other long-sunken craft.
The divers reported that at tho time
they descended, the hull of tho vessel to
Concluded on Face Four
BOY SHOOTS BANDITS' CHIEF
AFTER THEY ROB TWO BANKS
Henry
Starr, Notorious Oklahoma
Robber, Captured.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., March 27.
Henry Starr, notorious Oklahoma bandit,
for whom Governor AVilllams offered
JIOM reward, wanted for sis or more
Oklahoma bank robberies, was captured
at Stroud, Okla., 40 miles northeast ot
Oklahoma City, after ho and his band of
seven robbers had held up the First Na
tional Bank for J1000 and the Stroud Na
tional Bank for $1600.
Starr was Bhot by Paul Curry, a 19-year-old
school boy. The other bandits
abandoned Starr after forcing citizens to
put him on a horse and attempting to
get him out of town.
COURT NAMES COMMITTEE
Vice Chancellor Learning Acta
in
Mary J. BjU Home Case.
Vice Chancellor Learning in Court of
Chancery in Camden today appointed a
committee, which will In turn name a
committee of 10 women to take charge
of the management of the Mary J. Ball
IHome and Day Nursery until a new
board of managers Is elected at the an
nual meeting of tho Incorporators of the
Institution in May,
Those appointed today are Alexander.
Wood, of Moorestown, president or the
Camden Bate Deposit Company; George
"W, Jessup, of Colllngswood, a prominent
real estate man in Camden, and Morse
Archer, of Haddonfleid, a member of the
Camden County Bar,
JAP CRUISER SECRETLY
ENTERS MONTEREY HARB0R;
Revenue Cutter Rushes to Investigate
. Presence of Warship.
HAN FRANCISCO, March 27.
To Investigate the presence of the Jap
anese -warship Chltose in Monterey, the
revenue cutter Mcculloch left San Fran
cisco Bay today under full steam.
The order for the forced sailing was
eTiven by Collector of the Port Davis, on
being informed by telephone from Mon
terey that the foreign cruiser had steamed
into the bar about midnight without displaying-
any signals or Hants, after lying
oft tho three-mile neutral limit for sav-
ai nouxs.
IS ATLANTIC CITY'S
'NON-ALCOHOLIC BAR'
BOARDWALK NOVELTY
Atlantic City Offers New En
terprise as Usual for Enter
tainment of Visitor.
ATLANTIC CITY, March 27.-Trtisl At
lantic City to let no scahon pass with
out something new for thn Irrepressible
novelty seeker on tho Boardwalk. This
)oar It Is tho non-alcoholic bar, a Euro
pean adaptation, an Innovation on which
Slgmund OJscrkls, a bunker and hotel
man, has taken n. $10,000 chance with the
flcklo shore throngs.
Anything that nny up-to-thc-mlnute
barkecp can concoct in spirituous or vin
ous beverages may bo obtained here. The
list of drinks obtainable runs tho gamut
from cobblers to ades, winding up with
tho managerial announcement In red ink
that no Intoxicating liquors of any kind
are served.
To what extent foes ot John Barley
corn will mix with such realistic scenic
equipment as a real mahogany bar with
I the Inevitable bronu rnll. the mirrors and
white-coated mixologists remains to be
seen. There are Indications, however,
that it Is going to bo hailed as a life
saving station by thirsty visitors who
have not yet become accustomed to find
ing tho glittering cafes of tho Boardwalk
closed on tho first day ot the week.
Unless the management Is wholly mis
taken, thero will ho no "Sunday question"
for the non-alcoholic bar. It Is proposed
also to ignore utterly an excise stipula
tion for closing at 2 a. m. On the as
sumption that It In the name that counts,
quaffing of frothing yet harmless decoc
tions should raise no local option Issues.
CARRY SAFE FROM STORE
AND HOB IT OF $117
Yefjgmen Also Enjoy Luncheon on
Scene of Their Operations.
Tcggmen, believed to be members of a
gang of expert professionals who have
been operating In this city for Borne time
past, carried u 400-pound safe from the
first floor to the basement of the James
Bell store, at Front and Tioga streets,
today and leisurely chiseled off the bot
tom. They escaped with about $117 in
cash and Borne stamps and papers.
The robbery was discovered when clerks
opened tho etore this morning. Several
half-smoked cigarette butts wero the only
cluo left behind by the cracksmen, who
also enjoyed a light lunch while they
were about their work. Ham. crackers
and cheese were sampled by the Intrud
ers, who a to what they wanted and left
the remainder scattered about the floor.
Detectives believe at least three men
must havo taken part in the robbery,
owing to the fact that the safe was taken
to the cellar, where tho noise required to
open it would not be heard from the
street. In a house adjoining there was a
dance, which continued until after mid
night, but no one heard the robbers.
ROBBERS BLOW FIVE SAFES;
NEARLY KILL WATCHMAN
Escape With Plunder Estimated Be
tween $4000 and $10,000.
CHICAGO, March 27. - Eight masked
yeggmen early today Jimmied their way
into the mall order offices of BabEon
Brothers, beat Night Watchman John
Kastory into Insensibility, blew the safe
and escaped with between S400O and J 10.000.
At Bt. Anthony's Hospital, where Kas
tory was taken, It Is Bald, he may die.
The robbery waa one of the most daring
In the htatory of the local police depart
ment. After the robbers beat Kastory
insensible they calmly blew the Ave safes
one on each floor. F. K. Babson, vice
president of the mall order Arm, after
a cursory examination of the ripped
open safes declared the cash .stolen
probably would reach $10,000. Ite said
there must Have been at least 10 ex
plosions. EABTHQUAKE SHOCKS
AT PERUGIA, ITALY
No Reports of Damage Made to Muni
cipal Authorities.
PERUGIA, Italy, March 27.-Several
earthquake shocks were felt here early
this morning. ' '
Thus far no reports of damagenhave
been made to the municipal authorities.
Perugia la the capital of the province
of Umbria, and is S3 miles north of Rome.
It has a population of about 22,000.
Ten Hurt When Car Jumps Track
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.. March 7.-Ten
people were injured, some possibly fatally,
today, when a trolley car Jumped the
track at the foot of - a. hill In Indian
J Orchard,
LATEST NOVELTY
ROOSEVELT ACCUSES
WILSON AND CABINET
OF INVITING A WAR
Refusing to Testify in
Lobby Inquiry, Ex-President
Says Ship Bill Was
Designed to Provoke
Quarrel With Nations.
WASHINGTON, March 57. -Tho charge
that President Wilson and Secretary of
State Bryan endeavored, In tho Interest
of certain foreign business firms, to se
cure for the United States the power to
purchaso the Interned ships of one ot tho
belllgorents In the European war, 1b made
by Colonel Theodore Roosevelt In his re
ply to the Invitation to testify before the
Ship-Purchase Bill Lobby Investigating
Committee of the Senate.
In presenting tho reply to tho com-
rnrlttee- today. Senator Walsh, chairman.
said;
"Waiving nny comment on the courtesy
ot the reply to the message of the chair
man of tho committee or the degreo of
respect It exhibits for the United States
Senate, whose directions the committee
Is endeavoring to carry out, tho letter
will be read by the secretary."
ROOSEVELT'S LETTER.
Mr. Roosevelt'H letter, which is ad
drcseed to Senator Walsh, says:
"Tho sources of my information are and
have been for months open to every in
telligent man. Tho whole matter of
tho ship-purchase hill has for months
been discussed In all Its details in the
public press. Every man who has looked
Into the matter at all knew perfectly well
that we were llteraly purchasing a quar
rel with every ship thut wa purchased
from any of the corporations owning the
Gorman Interned Bhlps. Every man knew
that the object nf tho bill was to purchase
these interned ships. If this were not so
the proposed law would have contained a
proviso expressly exemptine these In
terned ships from Its provisions. Such
a proviso was on several occasions voted
down, you yourself, as 1 um Informed,
being one of thoso who voted It down.
"The failure to put in such a proviso
is conclusive proof that tho main object
In passing the aot was to purchaso these
very ships. Such an act waa of necessity
an act In the Interest of the corporations,
foreign or native, who have any Interest
In -the ships, nnd Indirectly in the In
terest of the German Government, one
of the belligerent governments. My
statement wua literally and exactly cor
rect. PRESIDENT AND McADOO ACCUSED.
"President Wilson and Secretary Mc
Adoo have been pushing this ship-purchase
bill to the utmost of their ability.
This Is a matter of common notoriety,
and I do not Buppose that any one will
pretend to deny it. Their action was In
Concluded on I'ure Two
SPIELMAN STARTS IN
BOX AGAINST NAVY
Penn Opens Baseball Season
This Afternoon at Annapolis.
Blodgett Opposes Quakers.
PENN
Moore, bs.
Schlmpf. 3b,
Irwin. If.
McNIchol. rf.
Miller, cf,
Koons, c,
Wallace. lb.
Mann, -b.
SpUIman, p,
NAVY
T. "Fisher, 3b.
H. Fisher, cf
Hicks, c.
Rodgers, lb.
Calhoun, 2b.
Sherwood, rf.
Glover, If.
Blodgett, p.
Umpires Betts and Rugher.
ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 27,-FollowlnB
the custom of some years the Naval
Academy baseball nine played one of its
early season's games here today against
the University of Pennsylvania. While
bright Bklea attended tha day, the
temperature waa so low aa to make the
playera uncomfortable.
Coach Tbomaa chose Splelman to statt
the game in the box for the red and blue
with. Koans on the receiving end.
Blodgett and Hicks composed the bat
tery for tho Navy nine.
Bomb Hurled at Mayor's Home
DENNISON, O., March 87. A bomb was
thrown against the home of W. A. Plttln
ger early today, blowing a hole In the
roof ot the front porch and shattering tha
side ot the house. The Mayor -was away
at the time Hla -wife and daughter, Net
He. were in the houae and, although
badly frightened, neither waa injured,
being In rear rooms at tha Use,
TODAY'S BASEBALL SCORES
PENN 0
ANNAPOLIS 0
Rplclniaii nnd Koons; Blodgett and Hicks.
LATE BULLETINS
ELEVEN NEW CASES OF SMALLPOX AT MILLVILLE
MILLVILLE, March 27. Eleven new cases of smallpox were d,
covered late this altcrnoon. The citizens nre at the verge of m; opta
break with tho Hoard of llcnlth, duo to the second pobtponomciit of
the free vaccination dispensary opening, now held over until tomorw. .
Thoy say tho delay la to give physicians n chance to make moic me ..i.
GERMAN STEAMSHIPS SUNK IN BALTIC
STOCKHOLM, March 27. The German steamships Havana, Gcr
lunula and Kocnigsber hovo been sunk in the Baltic, picsumably by
mines.
DETECTIVE'S SLAYER
IS UNMOVED AT TALE
OF GRUESOME CRIME
Young Murderer Remains
Defiant at Story of Mur
der as Told by Witnesses
of Tragedy Coroner's
Jury Hold Accused.
"Jake" Miller, erect nnd unporturbed,
heard this afternoon the finding of tho
Coroner's Jim', which held him without
ball to face the Gtand Jury for the kill
ing of Detective Jnmes Mnncely.
Tho story of the events leading up to
Miller's arrest Thursday night, his
shooting of the two detectives, one ot
whom is iicnil nnd the other dying; his
escape, the pursuit and his capture after
a chase In an automobile, was told by
witnessed who completed tho first opera
tion of the swiftly moving machinery of
justice which "will probably end in his
electrocution.
Tho BCir-confesscd slayer, not yet 21
years old, listened to tho grim details,
looking intently at the men whose testi
mony will probably send hi 111 to his doom.
Ho smiled .more than once during tho
hearing, at such Incidents ns tho identifi
cation ot himself and of clothing which
ho wore.
Assistant District Attorney Maurice
Spelser. who with Coroner Unlcht con
ducted tho hearing, said after the ver
dict that Hip prisoner will probably come
beforo tho Grnnd Jury on Tucsdny,
Louis Milter. "Jake's" brother, nnd
William Kelly and James Graham wero
held without ball as material witnesses
by the Coroner's-Jury, j
RYSTANDER ESCAPES DEATH.
How Miller nearly killed another per
son, a bystander, was told for the first
tlmo In tho testimony of Mrs. Elmlra
Shannon, of 2170 East Cambria street,
who was looking out of the open front
window of her homo when tho detec
tives were being shot around the corner.
She did not hear tho first shot, but sho
did see 11 man run around tho comer and
lire a shot.
Sho realized that tho bullet had passed
near the window and ran Into tho street
to protect her children, whom sho knew
in hn playing nearby. Later, it was
found that tha bullet passed through tho
open window at her side, struck the door
of 11 talking machine anil wh8 embed
ded In a chair, where It still is.
Mrs. Shannon had known Miller, and
nlthough she could not see tho face of
the man who fired the Bhot nnd then
ran away, sho Identified him ns Miller
from his general appearance nnd build
nnd alto snld that the light suit of
clothes which he exchanged with Kelly,
later, were the garments worn by tho
man whose bullet almost struck her.
Lieutenant of Detectives Emanuol re
cited on tho witness stand the story given
by .Miller when lie was questioned In
City Hall yesterday, following his arrest
after a 12-hour search. According to
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IDEAL WEATHER IS
PALM SUNDAY GIFT
Exodus to Shore Begins With
Favorable Prediction b y
Weather Man.
Bhoreward the Hedonists pladly aro
hurrulno,
Down by the sea will be shaded the
glare
Mada by Old Sol tn his leisurely
scurrying,
WAen, in their finery, come forth the
fair,
Sweet little daughters of Phllly, all
worrying
O'er the effect of the dresses they
wear.
Ideal weather la promised by Weather
Forecaster Bliss for tomorrow, Palm
Sunday. There will be In the air, accord
Ink to present Indications, the touch of
balmy springtime and Just enough of a
caressing breeze to send thousands of
Phtladelphlana hurrying shoreward for
their first promenade of the year on the
Boardwalk,
Even the ordinarily prosaic diction of
the weather man -was influenced today by
the conditions he expects tomorrow, His
prophecy for Philadelphia and vicinity Is
fair tonight and Sunday, warmer Sun
day, with "gentle westerly winds becom
ing variable."
Falrmount Park already Is abloom In
many placea with the colorful flowers ot
spring that are planted to reach their
best at Easter. Should the weatherman's
prediction prove correct the Park prob
ably will be rilled with promenaders all
day tomorrow.
Special arrangements to transport the
first large crowd of the year to Atlantic H
City and other New Jersey coast resorts
have been made by the railroads, The
exodus shoreward began this afternoon.
Palm Sunday at the seashore Is the
dretss rehearsal day- Tomorrow, so gossip
has it, the fair ones who promenade the
Boardwalk will watch the faces of those
who pass, and from the expressions they
will decide whether or not their new
Efister finery needs revision.
2000 IN MILLVILLE
LOSE WORK THROUGH
SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC
New Jersey Town's Board
of Health Criticised for
Its Methods in Dealing
With Quarantine and
Vaccination Problems.
I r no si a Run- connESrONUK.M-.
MILLVILLE, N. J., March 27.-TWO
thousand men and boys were thrown out
of work today, by tho closing of the
Whltall-Tatum Glass Works, when It was
found that one of tho employes had
smallpox. Ho Is Ellwood Charlesworth,
of Plum street, South Millvllle.
Moro criticism of the Board ot Health
and Its method of llgntlng the epidemic
was heard today. A meeting of the
Municipal League, called last night to
protest against tho uccounts In Phila
delphia newspapers, became virtually a
meeting of protest against the Board of
Health.
Resolutions were adopted to tho effect
that It was the duty or the board to main
tain a strict quarantine and put all per
sons In the pesthouse who did not observe
it. Another meeting, that ot the City
Commissioners, called on Mayor Gclg to
telegraph ull newspapers to use "milder"
articles. , jja
CRITICISED "YELLOW STORIES."
An attempt Is being made by one of
tho local pnpers. the Millvllle Republican.
,to hold start correspondents of Philadel
phia newspapers' responsible ; for "yellow
stories" of tho epidemic.
These accounts, to which the newspaper
bbjects In an editorial, nearly all emanato
from employes of that newspaper who net
as correspondents for soveral newspapers,
David C. Bowen, Chief Sanitary In
spector of the State Board of Health, Is
still urging today that the local, Board
of Health order a general vaccination of
Millvllle citizens at tho expense of tho
city. So far tho board has absolutely re
fused to do this, and the II physicians
In tho town aro reaping a harvest.
Any Inhabitant of Millvllle who wishes
to be Inoculated against smallpox must
pay for It himself. The prices range
from 00 cents to $1, nnd In some Instances.
It Is said, there have been charges of J2.
The physicians are working from early In
the morning until late at night vaccinat
ing citizens, and aro averaging J50 to
J100 a day In fees.
It was charged (hat the Board of
Health hesitated to call for general vac
cination at the expense of the city be
cause It wished to protect the physicians,
who refused to talk nbout the matter.
They are too busy vaccinating.
WANT VACCINATION FORCE,
The Whltall-Tacum plant will ha
fumigated today nnd employes will ba
permitted to return to work when they
are vaccinated. Many of them contend
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SEEKS TO DIVORCE WIFE
WHO IS 70 YEARS OLD
Complainant, Aged G5 Years,
Bases His Suit on Charge of
Desertion.
A 70-year-old woman, .Mrs, Emma Mc
Evoy, of 26th and Federal streets, Cam
den, was sued for n divorce by her hus
band today, and, according to court at
taches and attorneys of Camden, she is
one ot the oldest women against whom
such an action has been taken in that
county.
-She was served with papers in the case
today by Under Sheriff Hewitt The ac
tlon for divorce was brought in the Court
of Chancery before Vice Chancellor Lea
rning, by her husband, John MoEvoy, who
Is 65 years ot age. The complainant asks
a divorce on the grounds of desertion and
says in his bill that he and hla wife
lived happily for many years until she.
deserted him several years ago.
Woman Held for Grand Jury
Mrs. Mary Kerens, 2908 Lelthsow
street, was held without ball by the Cor
oner's Jury today, to appear before the
Grand 'Jury. She was charged with per
forming an operation which caused the
death of Mrs, Mary Weltzmann. X17
"West Qlrard avenue, February 12.
The Kensingtonian Sayas
a. Davis, the old uarhorse, will
leave the Bachelor Club, of Frank ford
avenue and Huntingdon street soon, on
account of becoming 9 police psflcer
the first of the inonthfl
LOST AND POUND
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Weet PbiUdelBbia to istb and CLmihui to
19th and Walnut to Bit Hotel la airtrd
Truet. L. P. Nebill. SO? Weet Vpwl tC,
Germintowo.
LOST-Ou Car SO. running eau on Vine ititlt.
between Mtb street and Ud street. About
1030 Friday statu Ud tlack. lundta
coaUlotoa key. pyre nnd ttmnj. IUitmni
u reiuiuea. a -pu. utus , fines
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rota 1VetiuprWad to ir.tfl and Vwasse. a
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