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EVENING LEDGER- PHILADELPHIA", THURSDAY. APRIU 15, 10T5:
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ICATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
CONFERS DEGREES ON
la 3 miLAUBbrniAiw
fDf. Lawrence Francis
Flick, Dr. urn est ba
place and Waller George
Smith Among 12 Laymen
Awarded LL.D.'s.
.iohivi:toN. April 15. The Cnlh-
'ollc University today conferred tlio do
i.rce of Doctor ot Laws upon 12 Inymcn,
'.mens them being Dr I.awtence Francis
'nick Br l.rncsi j.a n """
'. ' dmiiii. nf Philadelphia. Ambas-
' e -t r1flin4ln tt1 foMflftlil srtrlin
tei'LtMrs Anne Welghtman Walker, ot
I'rhiiadelpliln. was given tho degree of
B,wlnr ot Letters, ill") iimiiiuiiuH in
celebrant"; - -
E'0othirBto tecelve the degree of Doctor
Charles Joseph Honnpnrtr, ilaltlmore:
fritret William MelJnctney, Ban Krnn
'Jiico! Thomas Mnitilco Miilry, Xrw
i. .... ti. tinnlmnln Murnhv. Clilcniro.
f.nd ilannls Taylor, Wnshlngton.
. . i- rtAncn lifltliormniiti. .tattiea
t:..nii Wftlsh nnil Ambassador IVnfleU.,
K ill of New York
WAI-TKn G. SMITH'S ADDRtiSS
i nHAr floorer Smith, of Philadelphia,
Hwid the ndilrcss In hclmlf of tlio ic
Tctpienls of honornry deffrccs. Ho sntd
K In part: .-i...i n, nif
HP I. ...a. l n ndllitn nf nlnlntnrf
Kf tllfll Hi" ,l"ullv t. iiitvieii nor. vwiuu
ifiMnto belns and after 25 eni of trial has
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Tu- . .Iaar flint nlrvlitt alltme-
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l).i....i.ii-a titav Im nrrdtrlpil In Urn tint
distant future To her, nn to a ptiro
1. 1.. nt fiitlt lir mil I Inn ta .if llm
x idiiniuiii ui .. '", "" ,,,J
. t i i. . t innrlin It 111 InnL tilth rtrtrt-
fcnurcn in '""" " " ".!! .vi.
! fldcnl hope. To tlioao ulio roalizo tlio
mlAnty rAptl imtnw m uuihuv.iiii. hutuur
,mcnt In America, even though they aro
jrffparaiCU nuin imu V.UM1111M111UM ui inu
church, her existence mut bo a putls-
faction, ior u is nic pivufjo umi ecu-
'K-erer-lncreasliif; moral cxccllcnco aro the
ff ...Uln- nrlnntnlna nhn Itnnrncaml tiniM hnr
itudents.'
At tho cclcbr.itlon of tho Solemn Tontlf
,lcal Mass this morning weio thrco
;Americnn Cardinals, elKht Aichhlshops,
EW Disnopp, j ioii3iK"ori, cikul uraiia ui
religious orders, 60 college and university
rTnrpspntntivoa nnd more than S00 clercv
and hundieds of distinguished men nnd
ftUlllvil,
TUB I'OI'irS l.KTTKIt.
Follonlns luncheon Hie ncndomlc prn-
ceislon proceeded to the new N'ntlonal
Theatre, uhoio Invountlon by I'nidlnal
Gibbons opened tho cvercNes. The let
ter from the l'ope, lead at this time.
.follows:
To Our llcloicd Sous, Jumra Cniillnal
Glli&oiia, Aichhisho)) of Haltimorr: John
Cardinal I'nrlcy, Aichbtshop nf .Veiu
York; William Uaidinal O'Connelt,
Archbishop of Uoston, and to Our
Other Venerable ttrclhrcn, the Aiclt
bishops and liishopa of the United
Slates of America:
"Benedict AT, rope
'Btlovcd Sons and Vcnciable itrrtfticu:
' "Greeting and apostolic honrdlctlon.
r "We have recently learned that prepara
tions -were, heliifr mmlo at Wnshlnnton
.for observing with due nolcmultv the 23th
Mnlvermry of the founding ot tho Catho
lic University, nnd thnt the celebration.
R graced bj your presenco and by that ot
distinguished members of tho lultv. would
Pbe qulto In kecpinr; with He singularly
Fhappy character of the occasion. That
jou, beloved sons and venerable brethren,
thould above all rejolco at the prosperity
ot the university is obvious to every one
;jj,who realizes that tho beRinnlnKs nnd tho
KrauiyiiiE progress 01 ima scat or learn
ing are owing especially to your wise
and timely care. And yet thlB joy of
yours Is not so peculiar to you but tint
in also may In some wise share It. For
we, love, nay we dearly cherish the Ameri
can people, forceful as they nre with tho
iYlgor of youth nnd necoud to none In cf-
nclency of action nnd thought' and as
we earnestly desire that nu ever-widening
path to tlio highest level of human
achievement may open before them, so wo
cannot but feel the deepest pleasure st
IVerVthlllC tltnt fii,tlia tlilt. nrnora,.
B "Still in your tireless endeavors ou
aimed not merely at enriching the mind
i,Bth learning, what you chiefly sought
ffaa to Imbuo It with that heavcnlv wls
.pom ihose 'light ennnot be put out' nnd
"ui iYiui.il hu goon mings- snail come
lo sour flocks. These proofs Indeeil of
our pastoral sollcitudo must appeal to
?" fair-minded observer as worthy of
jhQ hIcheKt romtnnrintlnti nnrl HAOArvliif
et the appreciation nnd support of your
Jellowcltlzens, especially of your Cnth
ouc people and particularly of your clergy.
ntAISES KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.
"In this connection wo will not with
hold our pralsa from the Knights of Co
lumbus, how, as you lntelv Informed lis.
by their splendid contribution to the
funds ot the university, hao carried into
effect their wisely conceived desicn of et-
jendlng to young men less favored by for
tune the advantages of a solid and at the
me time a Christian education. This
noble example of beneficence, which all
!ood men approve, we hold up fori mlta
"on and generous emulation to all who
rtre- blessed with means; and we heartily
ih that you yourselves, beloved ones
"d venerable brethren, will advance the
:"' ot the university by sending to it
iiuaents whoso superior qualities of mind
Jf disposition give promise of the best
' " n addition to other advantages
ti.. are thenc to be expected, the
Sey of tho church In America will
:;,'! " ne ana the same culture and
fining; and thls-we speak to those who
dmk, ' . vi"3 icimc means wiiuont
jiJfc ( f cl"BY whose piety will bear
jfVntr frUH IiPPAIIAA nt tliol. nlna anU.a
2" harmonious co.operatlon for a
""'"mi I'urnose.
"Thl l.loaol.,.. .... ,. ,. .
fni i., . """ o mipiore wun prayer
It"' '"Stance from God; and as an eainest
lrL5eif.nly 'avor nd a token of our
f Vdll, wo most lovingly In the Lord
Kn. MUpon you " beloved sons and
-...., jrcmren, upon the rector, the
roresjors and the students of the unlyer-
lW and llnnn 1.A T.-nin.u A ,ini.. ,...
B ftell. our apostolic benediction.
8,v ,en, ,at st- Peter's, itome, this 13th
p PonUBcat..'' W' '" Ul6 "rSt yl8r f
ivr.u r. "Benedict XV, Pope,"
f "alter ftni-fr. cm. ..'
lgt members of the bar In Philadelphia.
18 Connected with min,Armia anMitMaa
W the promotion of legal affairs and Is
Sf tl n.?mber ot th0 Board of Trustee.
u. i "nlv'ty of Pennsylvania. He
,-- lurresaale.
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fci... ' ,"ves at 828 s- mttenhous
iVSTi "e nas a degree of Doctor ui
"calcine from TTr.i,...i.. t ..i.t...
J;? be Fahculte de "edlclne of Paris. Hq
iem tr iKimwii ot numerous nou
Bt man" abroad and Is the author
Wfir V """" urncieo ana ireanses.
tr tLWrenra 1.. Yrllr.t la ,. nlnM
gjailst in tuberculosis. He Is medical
lZ v , lne "enry Phlpps Institute In
Iork P'Ment of the Free Hospital
'wviiwraptlv and of the White
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sork is Consumption, a Curable
'retentive Disease. it. iivm nt 7.U
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ve liiscise. He Uvea at 7W
INSURANCE MEN HEAIl
REPORTS ON BUSINESS
Underwriters LiBtcn to Discussion of
Many ProbtemSi
The second session of the semiannual
convention of the Western Union of Fire
i nderwrltera began today, at the Belle-vuc-Stratford,
with tho submitting of
committee reports.
The TOO delegates will be busy until to
night discussing different aspects of the
problem ot fire protection. At 12:30
o'clock there will be n lecess for luncheon.
l"ho delegates will go Into session again
nt 2 o'clock.
Tlio morning Resslon wns taken up with
the consideration of reports on various
kinds or Insurance nnd ptccnutlons lo
prevent accidents and fire.
The convention Imfl been called for
purely huslnes rensous. nnd no social ac
tivities will bo Indulged In The delegates
aro from the Middle Went nnd arc man
agers of largo Insurance companies In
that section of the country.
The officers of the organization are as
follows'
Peter II. McUregor, president; John
Marshall, Jr, vice president, nnd Kd
ward U. Hatch, secretary, nil of Chicago.
RICHMOND DEFIES
"CURBSTONE VESTRY"
Struggle Between Episcopal
Rector and Church Takes a
New Turn.
The struggle between the Kcv Ocorge
Chnlmeis Richmond, rector of St. John's
Ijplscopal Church, 3d street, below
Urown, nnd tho faction which Is attempt
ing to out him from the rectorship, hns
taken n new turn with additional compli
cations to tlio nlieiidy Involved muddle,
which will doubtless requite many tnoio
weeks for discussion nnd consideration.
Although six of right members ot the
"cutbstone vcsliy" chosen a few dn.s
ago voted last night to icn.uc.st the ec
clesiastical authorities to remove Mr.
Itlchmond from the icctorshlp, It seems
probablo that the clergyman will con
tinue to rule ovei the parish for some
time
The organization which Mr. nichmoml
rails the "curbstone vestry' and which lie
says Is without any legal authority mot
nt tho homo of one of tho members, Lc
loy A. McDcnrtott, Silo North 7th street,
Inst night nnd voted on asking tho re
moval ot tho rector, nftcr two of the
member, whom Mr. Ttlchmond had ex
pelted as members of the parish, had le
cclvcil notice trom Bishop llhlnclander
thnt they were reinstated. IIoweer,
shortly after the Bishop had sent such
notice lie dlscowicd u letter fiom Mr.
Itlchmond which caused him to rescind
his restoration Instructions. Thcrefoic,
f'hniles A. Ill own iinil William T. Ham
ilton, the men Mi. Ttlchmond had ex
pelled, had no authority to vote, even
wcic tho "cuibslone vcstiy" a legal one,
In tho opinion of Mr. Richmond, his nt
tornc and tho followeis of tho lector.
At the tlmo they attended the meeting
and took the action, howecr, Blown and
Hamilton believed tliev had won a vic
tory over Mr. Itlchmond, and thought
they weio within legal rights because
they were tinavvaio that Bishop Khlnc
laniler had rescinded his notice replacing
their names on the church lecord of
mcmbeis.
The bishop notllled .Mr. Rit'luiiond Inst
night that he had made an on or In re
instating the nieinbcis nt that time be
cause a 13-pagp letter Mr. Itlchmond had
tent him had been del.ied nnd ho had
not found It until after ho had bent let
ters to Messrs Brown, Hamilton and
Itlchmond giving notice of the former ves
trymen's lelnstntcnient. The letter had
been sent Bishop Ilhlnelnnder, ut his re
quest, by Mr. Itlchmond, and was a
lengthy explanation of tho rctor's itnson
for dismissing Brown and Hamilton from
membership In the parish. The bishop
said that tho letter had been mislaid and
had not reached him until ho made a
search after Mr. nichmoml had notllled
him that It had been forw aided to Ms
residence.
Mr. Itlchmond said this morning that ho
Is not going to take any further action
for tho picsent, as neither Hamilton nor
Brown lmvo any authoiltv to act In any
way until the Bishop decides whether or
not he will uphold tho nctlon taken in dis
missing them. Hlsliop Khlnclnuder will
probably unnounco his decision within u
few days.
MINISTER WINS HIS CASE
Rev. Charles G. Hopper Carries Elec
tion in West Park Church.
The Rev. Charles Grnnt Hopper nnd
his Bupporteis won easily over the
clergyman's opponents, who had crit
icised Mr. Hopper for "diplomatic polit
ical methods" and ruling- the West Park
Presbyterlnn Church with "an iron
hand," when tho annual election took
place last night. Loud npplauso greeted
the announcement of the result In the
church at &Uh street and Lansdowno ave
nue, and somo persons In the small fac
tion that had threatened to ask for the
pastor's resignation nre today consider
ing uniting with another church.
Frank Seemuller was elected an elder
in place of J. T. Plummer, whoso term
expired, and Frank McDowell was chosen
a member of the board of trustees In
place of Mr. Plummer. It was because
friends of Mr. Plummer had learned that
these men were slated for election In tho
place of Mr. Plummer that they began an
actlvn campaign to prevent him from
carrying out his desires.
W. H. Trlol, another elder, was re
elected, and the trustees tenanted were
Harry A Runge, George I. Hicks and
Harry Price.
Legislators Ignore Grape Juice
(rs6u x aurr cobiespo.sdint
IIAnRISBUnO, April I5.-The Leglsla
turo today Is buzzing with talk of the
ilnner given last night to members of
the Legislature, at which something
stionger than graie Juice or ginger ale
wus on the menu. The dinner was given
by Ileptesentatlve William II. Wilson, of
Philadelphia, to the members nf tho
House Judiciary Gcneial Committee, of
which he Is chairman. There were no
"Administration" drinks served. The 25
members of the committee all attended,
Anti-Vaccination Bill Defeated
icon a snrr coejispo.sdint.
jrAnniSBURG, April IS.-TIW House
late last night, by a vote of 41 ayes to loi
nays, defeated the Cromer bill to permit
children to attend school In the State
without being vaoclnated. The members
debated the bill for two hours.
City Treasury Receipts and Outlay
Receipts at the City Treasury during
the last seven days amounted to 1260,721.59,
with payments during the same period
aggregating 1551,131.83. The balance in
the Treasury last night, excluding the
sinking fund account, was U,139,t4S.n.
r DIAMONDS
AI-IUIVS BIBTIISTONK
RINGS BAR PINS
PENDANTS
Plamooda of Merit Mounted
Just niftat
r R. Smith & Son
V Market at EighteenthJSUj
i
LOCAL OPTION BILL
RESTS ON QUAKER CITY
REPRESENTATIVES
Governor Concentrates His
Efforts on Philadel
phians, Eight of Whom
Are "Drys" and Ten Non
committal. ro x aixrr toaarsrnMiKNT
HARRISBUno, April 15.-Thc local
option fight will be centred mound tho
Philadelphia delegation until the measure
comes tip for a lltinl vote In the House
on Wednesday of next week. Governor
Brumbaugh, who realizes that the votes
of many ot the Philadelphia members are
needed to pass tho Williams bill, lias
concentiatcd his efforts In lining up mem
bers for the measure on tho Phlla
delpliKns. A caicful canvass of the Philadelphia
delegation showed some surprising
changes that have occurred during tho
Inst few dnvs. The number ot Repie
seiitntlven from Philadelphia whoiuonon
commltal has been mnterlall.v cut down
and the numboi of "drvs" Increased.
The canvas shows that onlv 23 of the
41 Representatives from Philadelphia aro
sprc "wets." There mo eight members
f i om Philadelphia who ore expected to
vote for tho bill nnd 10 others are non
committal, ."even nf tho noncommittal
iiicmbcm nro Vnie men, nnd orders, or
even n. word from Senator Vale, would
swing them Into line for the measure.
Tim LINIMTP.
The irsiill of the canvass Is ns follows:
For the bill- Wilson, Cox. McN'Ichot,
Llpschut, Wclr, Campbell, Walsh nnd
Graham. All nro Vaic men except
Graham, who is Independent of nny Vnre
or MrXIcliol affiliation.
Against the tho bill: Forstcr, Stern.
Lnrfcrty. Smith. Gransback, Twlblll. Rich
ards, Curry. McAidlc, Vogdes, llcffcr
nnn, Reynolds, Pony, Conner. Drink
house, Gans, Fnrklcr, Beyer, Roncy,
Arthur, Bnuerle. Nleder and Aron.
Or theso Roncy Is tho only Vnro mail.
Arthur, Bauerlo nnd Nleder nro nflillatcd
with Davo Martin. Aron is a Davo Lane
man. The rest are nil followers of Sen
ator Mc.Vlchol
Noncommittal Glass, McDcrniott, Wl.
lord. Wobensmlth, Cummins. Dunn, Mc
Cllntock, Rovvoll, Ixiucr. Hacltctt. Of
these Rowell and L-uier nre McNIchol
men nnd Hockett Is a follower of Dave
Martin. Tho rest nro Vale men.
Theso gains In tho ranks of the Phila
delphia delegation have been made bv
Governor Brumbaugh dining tlio past
few dnvs. He haH called in noailv evcrv
member nf tho Philadelphia delegation
who has been listed as nt all uncertain,
nnd has hud "heart-to-henrt" t.ilks with
them. Jlnnv of the men he has seen
hnvo been noncommittal since tlics-o talks,
vheiens thev wore counted upon by the
"wets" Iicfoio thnt to vote against the
bill.
GOVERNOR CONFIDKNT.
Tho Governor today is veiy confident
that tho bill will pass. The local optlon
Ists snv the tide lias changed again dur
ing tho past Tow days to such nn extent
Hint if tho bill were to be voted upon
this week the House would pass It
Outside of tlio Philadelphia delegation,
the Governor again hns 17 votes for the
bill. With eight from Philadelphia, the
mcnsuio would pass the House
Ho hns made gains In the Lnucastei,
Yoik nnd tho Allegheny County delega
tions since the tlrst of the week. Too
grcnt activity on the part of the liquor
Intel ests among tho Representatives from
tho western counties has lost the "wets"
two votes, and theio aro now six local
option votes In tho Allegheny County
delegation, whereas only four have here
tofore been counted upon,
Tho Williams bill has been made a
special order on second reading for next
Monday. The light. It has been agreed,
will not be made on second lending, ns
was nt first planned, but will be made
when tho measure comes up for final
passage on third reading on Wednesday
of next week.
GOVERNOR AM) LAWMAKERS
DISCUSS "RAISER" KILLS
Conference Decides to Have Tax
Measures Passed.
linnM a rtajf connrnroMiKNr I
HARRISnrRG. Pa, Apill 13 The bills
now In the Legislature to lncicaso the
revenues of the State between $".0iVl,rjO0
nnd' W,fOi),0fiO a vrnr, mostlv for in-e on
the State highwavs, were discussed to
day at a two bonis' conference belweeu
the Governor and the legislative leaders.
Those who attended the conference
were the chairmen of the two appropria
tions committees. Senator Buckman and
Representative Woodward, and the mem
bers of tho Joint conference committee o4
legislation. This committee consists ot
Senators Vare, McNIchol, Ciow ar4
Sproul, and Representatives William H.
Wilson, Henry I. Wilson, Williams and
Speaker Ambler. No subject except
taxation nnd revenues was discussed at
the confeience, but it became known af
ter the conference that the leaders havo
decided to pass the Governor's child labor
bill In substantially the same form in
which It passed tlio House.
Tho Senate leaders wero at tlrst In
clined to amend the bill In the Senate s?
ns to provide for a 51-hour week nnd if
10-hour day, Instead of the 51-hour week
and 9-hour day, now provided for In the
bill.
The conference took place In the Gov
ernor's office It was generally ngreed
that the rovenue "raisers" now bcfoie
the Legislature will bo passed.
The tax on anthracite coal, it wns
agreed, will be Increased from 2V4 per
cent, to 3Ji per cent. This increase would
bring the annual revenue from this tax
up to between $8,000,000 and 7,000,000 an
nually. Of this amount 60 per cent., It
was agreed, will go to the State for use
on tho hlghwavs, and the other 40 per
cent, will go to the counties In which
the coat was mined, This Is a compro
mise with the representatives of the coal
counties, who have been asking for a
fifty-fifty division, while tho Governor
at first wanted to divide the revenue on
a basis of two-thirds to one-third.
"Faultless"
Hair Mattresses
Faultless
Mattresses
Box Springs
Brass Beds
Dougherty's "Faultless" Bedding
1632 CHESTNUT STREET
LUENKING C. Y. KAO
YOUNG CHINESE SEES
ONLY VAIN IMAGINING
IN JAPAN'S ATTITUDE
Student at University of
Pennsylvania Describes
Demands of Mikado's
Government as "Start
ling" in Their Scope.
By LUENKING C. Y. KAO
Crlnr,ic .S'fiidcnf at UniicrsUv of '
Why do our neighbors in Japin tu
mtiltiiously assemble nnd Imagine a vain
thing? Fiom what enn be gleaned from
tho newspaper reports, tho Jnpancno nro
attempting nu ouraurdlnniv undertak
ing something similar to what hnd been
brought In ICnrr-a as her public men wish
us to believe. The mcio scope as In
volved in some ot tlio so-culled demands
mndc by Jnpuu i stnrtllug enough, tho
contents ot tho ical demands aside.
Tho Jnpancso Is a wonderful nice of
people, no one who is moic slow to
deny thnn we, th.tnka to their apparent
achievement in adopting the western
methods in various thing-, particularly
navv and army. In audition, the Japan
oho aie endowed with the laie talent of
"boosting" up things their own thioiigh
means legitimate us well as nthcivvlsc.
I'mloubtedly II Is within their natural
rights to ndvcitlsc for what their na
tion Is win th, but ns soon as in sn doing
thev Intel fere with othois' rights nay,
personal honor thcli nctlon will be In
that pioportlon questionable Take, fur
Instance, In mm uf the iccent Issues of
tho Harper's Weekly, In discussing ques
tions In Shantung, Clilnii. our Japanese
filend deemed It ndvisablc to make the
erioncous statement that our PicHldeul,
Yuan Shi Kal, had once been n "police
man" In that piovlncc Policeman or no,
that is not the point, what is stguilicnnt
nnd Important Is the uiidcrljing motlvo
under which our Japanese fi lends had
been so accustomed to slander our Im
portant public officials
As to the so-called demands, hricln
again we have good reasons to admit o
Japan's startling ambition and ariogant
greediness. If a little child tliiough
swallowing too much, stianglcs and dies,
we pity the child; but when a full ginwu
nuin dies fiom tho same cause, our feel
ings are a mlxturo of amazement and
derision. "This grasping disposition as
Dr. Gilbert Rcld (president of the Inter
national Institute, Shanghai. China), had
so concisely put, also chaiacterizcs na
tions, especially those which stand for
the military spirit. Tho intcst example
Is Japan. The same danger awaits her
as tho little child, iinmelv. death by
strangulation, a self-imposed net. Japan,
It Is true, reasons well, for any check
placed on her forward move by any or
all of her Allies will not be due, uccoid
Ing to sound reckoning, to high piiuclple,
but solely to self Interest. In this, bow
ever, Japan is mistaken Great Biitaln,
Franco nnd Russia, all tluee, weio forced
into the war with high motives, such as
the defence of weaker nations mid the
oveitluow uf militarism, at least that
much which is retained by the enemy.
When this war is fought out to n com
plete finish In IHnope, and all armies ami
navies havo been killed off. new lecmltM
mav then he called lo take steamship
passage nut to the Far Uast and proceed
to tlio crushing of Japanese militarism.
The situation is plain, with nil tho
western nations at war nmong them
selves, excepting the United States and
China, who, being' occupied
In her tiemendous task of
reconstruction right after
her civil struggle, as the
result of which the Chinese
Republic had been ostab
Mshed after the very model
of tho Republic of the Uni
ted States. Japan has seized
tho opportunity to ask for
tilings not their own nnd if
given would Involve the in
terests, not only of China,
but of all the leading na
tions of the world. No mat
ter how looked at or from
what standpoint, such bold
steps ns taken bv the Jnp
aneso uie unjustified, except
on the pine giound ot sav
ugeiy nnd greediness
Bunny, Movie Actor, Critically 111
NKW YORK. April 15. John Bunny, one
of the best-Known comic chaiacters In
the motion picture world, Is critically 111
at Ills home In Flatbush, Brooklyn. He
suffered a breakdown two weeks ago and
last night took a turn for the worse. Lit.
tie hope Is held for bis recovery.
Convicted of Second Degree Murder
MONTROSB. Pa., April 15 Andiew Po
lumbo, an Italian, 1!) years old, on trial
this week tor fatally shooting Paulu
Murium, another Italian workman, In the
latter's shack at Kingsley, on December
19 last, was today found guilty of murder
In second degree.
'top
You people who have not yet used
"Faultless" Bedding, what a treat is in
"tore for you. Never in all your lives have
you enjoyed such comfort such perfect
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time to install them and make your Summer
perfect.
FAINTING M0T0RMAN
WAS DYING AT POST
Physicians Now Say Ho Had
Pneumonia and Thought It
Cold.
John L, Koebler, a tnotorninii for tho
Public Service Coiporatlon of New Jer
sey, who was found unconscious at 'A
post vcslcnlny nfter his car had run
eight miles from Burlington to Riverside,
died today nt the Cooper Hospital. Cam
den. 1'h.vslclans said ho evidently bad
been suffering with pneumonia for a week
or moie nnd continued nt work In tlit
belief he had only a bad co.4. He Is sin
vlvcd by a widow and two rhlldton
Keebler was running n Trenton nnd
Camden division car, in which Assist
ant Gcnernl Manager Unity t Don
nackcr and other officials of the eom
pnnv wero making an Inspection (tip
U Burlington ho romplnlned of feeling
ill, but thought ho could continue the
i tin lo Camden.
Some of the officials In tho car nw
the niotormnn ieel In ills seat nt River
side Tho car wns speeding with nil
power through tho outskirts of that town
Mr. Donuncker and others went to the
fiont platform and found Keebler In a
semiconscious condition Ills grip on
tho controller had loosened.
Another motorinnn In tho car took It to
Camden nnd Kcehlei was sent to tho
Cooper Hospltnl. Officials of the com
pany snv that passengers should turn off
the controller or pull the ttollev pole fiom
the wlro in ense of n motorinnn losing
consciousness Then the car should be
slopped by the use of tho brakes
CAMP SCHOOL FOR INFAXTRV
(.PARI) OFFICERS .111X12 0 TO !)
Must Pny Own Expenses nt
Mt.
Gretna, But Get Per Diem.
UARIirSHURO, Pa., April K..-A camp
of Instruction for Infantry officers of tho
National Gunrd of Pennsylvania will be
hold at Mt Gretna June 0 to 0, Inclusive,
nccoidlng to otilcis lHiiei1 bv Adjutant
General Slewntt todnv Major (Scneinl
Daligherty will be In command. I.ectuic.s
will be given bv regular niniy olllcors.
The olllcers to attend will bo selected
ns follows by the commanding offlceis nf
regiments:
Two Hold offlceis, preferably men that
have not ntteuded instruction schools;
two ofllcers from each company, with
pieforence for regimental quartermas
ters and Junior officer.".
Student officers must furnish their own
equipment nnd subsistence, bill will bo
allowed per dlein pay. Tlie.v must lie
at .Ml. Grotna by Juno r.
PRESIDENT IX CHARGE
OF JAPANESE AFFAIRS
Confers With Former Chinese Lcpal
Advisor Settlement Looked for.
WASHINGTON. Apill 1.1 -President
Wilson todnv peisonnllv took hnigc nf
negotiations with Japan gaming fiom
tho latter s demands on China.
Ho hold it long toiifcionco with Pi evi
dent Fiank Johnson Gnodiiuw, of Johns
Hopkins I'nlveisitv, China's legnl ad
visor In 19U ami rill. It was wild Good
novv's oall wns in connection with tlio
President's piescncc at the coining open
ing ot the university's new building. He
was understood, however, to have ex
plained how Japan's demands can bo
o modified ns to give the Japanese pier
erenco nlong lines they me geoginphlcnlly
culltWd to without closing the "open
door."
Thnt tlio United States will advise
China to make ccitalu concessions wns
lepoited. Japan was said to lie willing
to meet both countries half way, and nu
enily, satisfactory settlement wns looked
for.
Motorinnn Held by Coroner
Foirest Hadfell, of 11101 Noith L'Tth
street, a niotormnn, whoso car yester
day inn down nnd killed Dr. H. V. Old
lleld, of 2217 West Someiset stieet, was
held todav bv Magistrate Beaton, In
central station, to await the action of the
coroner.
Ex-Lodge Ollicer Sent to Jail
Peculations totaling J1S0O nnd ranging
fiom $1 to $.10 at a time, to which ho con
fessed, icsulted today in Hcniv Gradei.
former treasurer of the Junior Older
United American Mechanics, of Glouces
ter, being sentenced to n teim of from
one to thieo vears in the Nivv .leisev
Penitentiary by Judge Bo le, In the I'nin
den County Couit.
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
Charles If. D.ivlos. B3V! Wvaluslnc me, and
Trances V Capper. 5.111 wvuluslng ae
Earls A Havens, mil W. Chester road, and
nna fl. W'lck, .15.17 N. 21st st
James f. Mitchell. 1123 B 2d st and Stan-
lalawa C Lovendoskn, Ui lleck st
Thomas II fimltb. Ilrlstol, Pn., anJ Fanny U
Ilhlnehart. I'lttafleld, Mass.
ritro Kwletkowsky, 811 Noble, at., and
Kauryna llonyak, (I'll IN'nbla nt.
Emerlck Bonnier. 4.10 Caskoy at., and Klalu
A. l'atla. 411 IllavU st
Victor A. Mlserark. -UII2 Melrose St., and
Mary . Ball. 7141 'torresUaln ave.
Frederick O Hchrandt. 420 Urown at, and
Kmlly V. Hder. Oil) N Marshall st.
Jnsenh O Henderson. Jr., .'US HoUiclln nve,
and Prances f). Klsher, 115 13. Ilortter st.
Trederlck Chambers HI7 .Vrmat st . and Anna
S. Utile, 4 ft 12 Wakefield st
Martin J lllcglns, r2l N. Vodges st , ant
Marian J.. 'Mojer. 217 N OOtli si
Abraham M Klymon. Itlchmond, V'a , ami
Mary B, Kashouty, 10.16 Federal st
John T. Manilas 1Ti2U ritznater St., and
Klltabeth llraxtnn, loOl 8 10th st.
Francis U. (Mucatee. 2KNI K. York sr and
I.dna Pole. 2111 V. Uoston st.
Frederick c A I)ougliert, lUOi) D. Berks st ,
and Jeannette It. itejnolcjs. 2IIS i: bus-
Quehamia ae
Gale Jf, Alexander. ,1602 Locust St., and Anna
Ward, 1S.10 8 nittenhouse q
James J Kllcullrn, ii.'i N. 34th st., and
Catharine K lltirke. 5120 Henra st
Nelson K. blrock, ma. v. euili st , nnd Flor-
enco M Teasel, Kin Otag at.
William It Hoffman, Jr., ia.il iioncll at., and
Alda M Springer. n.'I2l Vanklrk st.
William C. Grow. 4.W N. Ertgewood St., and
Viola M. Ilelman, 241 N. 03d st.
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V. C, GLOVER
The president of tho IliRgs Bnnk,
of WnshinRton, hns started tho
Rrentcst money ftcht with the
Government since Jackson's time,
in RcttiiiR n court order nRninst
Secretary McAdoo, Controller of
the Currency Willinms and
Treasurer Burke. He asserts
these officials nre tryinp to wreck
the bank. The RSrrs Bank is a
powerful ally of the Nntionnl
City Bank, of New York, tho
lui'Reat bunk in the country.
RIGGS BANK SEEKS
OUSTING OF WILLIAMS
Its Ollieials Back of Move to
Abolish Comptrollership of
The Currency.
WASHINGTON, Apill 15.-Tho begin
ning of tho Injunction suit by the Biggs
National Bank ngnlnst John Skcllon Wil
liams, Comptroller of the Currency; Wil
liam G. McAdoo, Secretary of tho Treas
ury, nnd John Buike. United States
Tronsuier, to tcstrnln them from exercis
ing nlli'gcd arbitrary powers, promises to
develop Into ono of tho gientest legal
battles In the history of banking.
Tho cntlro power of tho Administration
Is now being directed against the bank,
nnd the Biggs officials, supported by tho
banking lnteiests of the country, are
said to be behind a movement to have
tho next Congress nbollsh the offlco of
('omptit)llor of the Curficncy by having
Us duties merged In the work ot the
Fedei.'it Itcscivo Hoard. This movement,
of couise. Is largely pcrsonut against
Mi. Willinms.
It is understood Hint Siuator New
lands. Democrat, will offer the bill abol
ishing the office of Comptroller
Compttoller ot the Currency Williams
continued the report that criminal ns well
ns civil action would be taken ngnlnst
officials of tho Biggs bank. He confirmed
this following a eonrcreneo held with
I.ouis Binndcls, special counsel In the
ense for the Depaitment or Justice; Jesse
C. Adklns. nlso retained as special coun
sel, nnd Assistant Attorney General
Wnircn.
Charles C. Glover, piesldcnt of the
Itlggs National Bank, figured In n sen
satlouul episode Hint stirred official
Washington moie than a year ago. He
slapped Representative Tlictus W. Sims,
of Tennessee, on the cheek when tne
men met In the fashionable section ut
Washington.
Mr. Glover had been attacked on the
floor of the House bv Representative.
Sims lu regard to some real estate deals
In which ho figured, and he strongly re
sented soma of the Imputations made
against him by the lawmakci.
Representative Sims did not strike back
nnd was urged by some of his fi lends to
havo Mr Glover nriested for assault
lie dlil not do this, but proceedings were
Instituted bv members of tho House of
Rfpiesoiitiitlves to have Glover sum
moned befoin that body for contempt, In
nneiing phskal violenco to a member
fni Ktnlements mado upon tlio lloor or
Congiess.
.Mr Glover lltinlly was called before the
bar of the House and was compelled to
npologlze to Mr. Sims. That closed the
incident, but homo of the nnlmoBltles en
gendered nt thnt tlmo havo been smol
dering ever since.
IMtiln. Hoy Heads Widow Board
ITHACA. N. Y., April 15. Harry A- '
Eaton, a Philadelphia boy, of the Cornell
Univeisltv College of Agriculture, Class
of 191b lias been elected Fdltor-in-Chlef
of The Widow, tho monthly magazine
of art and humor published by the
students Mr. Uaton Is a graduate of tha
Philadelphia Central High School, class
of 11)12.
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Chestnut
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NEW HOUSING BILL
DISCUSSED TODAY
Conference Will Take Up Pfan
to Draw Up Measure Satis
factory to All.
The work of preparing n new houslnu
Mil for Philadelphia btoad enough to
make possible many needed Improvements
In tho city, and nt the same time satis
factory lo tho forces In Councils that
havo lined up against the present meas
ure, will be ngnln taken up at a confr
ones In the offlco of Director Zlegler, of
the Department of Public Health and
Charities, at 4 o'clock, this afternoon
At tho conference In Hnrrlsburg yw
terday It was ngreed lo havo the new bill
drawn bv Attorney General Brown, Under
the supervision of Governor Brumbaugh,
with stnte Health Commissioner Dixon
assisting. This would be nt least a tenta
tive solution, the lenders in Hnrrlsburg
agreed.
Those attending the conference from
Phllndelphla were John P. Connelly,
chairman of Councils' Finance Commit
tee; Select Councilman Hduard BuchhoU,
John H. Fox. attorney for Councils, .Tolm
H Fow, Senator Udwiti If. Vnre and
Senator Kdward W. Palton The council
man' leaders ngreed to support any bill
drawn ns a substitute for the 1313 mean
mo by Attorney General Brown, Dr.
Dixon nnd Governor Brumbaugh.
Senator Vare mnde the suggestion thnt
In view of the Irreconcilable differences
of opinion the present bill be repealed
and nn entirely new mcnsuie passed In
view of this suggestion It Is considered
likely that tho pending repealer to the 1913
act will be brought up for a vole.
Stolen Automobiles Recovered
Attondnnco at tho Ivy Ball, given by
the senior class of the University of
Pennsylvania, cost two patrons the ub
of their motor cars over night The ma
chines, stolen fiom In front of the gym.
naslum, .ltd nnd Spruce streets, early
this morning, wero recovered later by the
police. Dr. J A. Babbitt, 1901 Chestnut
street, nnd Kdward A. Wnlz, Overbrook,
aro the owners of the cars. Mr. Wall's)
machine was round nt 21th nnd Panama
streets. John t.voiiB. 27 years, 2103 Wnv
oi lv street, wns anested on suspicion of
being one of three Negroes seen nllght
Ing from tho automohile, Dr. Babbitt's
car was recovered nt 19th nnd Do Lancey
streets, minus ono cushion.
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Gray checks; wide and
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Norfolks, Flap - pocket
coats, soft - roll - collar
vests, etc., $15, $18, $20.
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A whole section of
them! Close white pin
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mixture of blue, garnet
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Check Suits
Another big section
more kinds of checks than
you thought were in ex
istence! Small and large;
.soft and sharp in line;
club checks, broken
checks, shepherd checks,
over-checks ! . In single
breasted and double
breasted Suits. $20, $25.
Perry & Co. "n.b.t."
16th & Chestnut Sts.
Early Flowers
and Vegetables
The seeds of early flowers and
vegetables ahould be planted now,
and success depends very largely
upon the quality of seed sown
Our stock of Flower Beeds Is ex
tensive, and we can supply your
every want in this line.
The Vegetable
Garden
should also have your attention now,
and such seeds as Beans, Beets. Car
rots, Lettuce, Onion. Parsley, Pars
nip, Peas. Radish, Turnip, Spinuct),
etc., should soon be In the ground
A copy of Dreero Garden Book
will be a bis; help to the amateur
gardener A copy may ba baa free
at the store or by mall upon request
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reer 7i4-isOfima
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