f.VANRODEN,JR.,ASKS
CUSTODY OF CHILD
Overbrook Resident Telia Court
Wife la Unfit to Tnke Cnre of
Girl.
Startling and sensational testimony
brought "by a vast nrmi' of legal talent
featured 'thft liabcns corpus proceedings
brought In the New Jersey Chancery
Court In Camden today by Frank Vnn
Itoden, Jr., of 6300 Drexel road, Over
brook, against his wife, Julia. Vnn Itodcn,
Jr., to obtnln possession of their two
J-ertNold daughter Eleanor, whom tha
mother kidnapped from tho Vnn llodcn
homo In Overbrook on the night of March
12.
represented by Congressman Oeorge S.
Graham nnd Itobcrt McCarler, former
Attorney Central of New Jerney. Mr.
Vnn Hoden, Jr., In hln petition, main
tains that Mm. Vnn Hoden, Jr., "Is not a
fit person to have possession of his daugh
ter, nnd that her life of gayety makes
her Unfit to bo a mother to nny child "
Tho petition says further that Mm.
Vnn Tkodcn Is n member of the smart
set nt Atlantic City nnd that she has
been In the hnblt of receiving men guests
In her npartmonts there, where little
Elennor Is now under the care of n Negro
servant.
Mrs. Vnn Hoden was represented by
John Handy Unit, tlrst United States Dis
trict Attorney In Philadelphia., and tho
firm of Onflklll & Onsklll, of Camden
Tho proceedings were brought this morning-
before Vice Chancollor Learning,
who. after hearing tho testimony, said
the Chnnccry Couit has tho general guar
dianship df all children In New Jersey,
niid thnt he would Issuo an order to hnvo
Jhrs. Julia Vnn Hoden appenr with the
child In court next Monday, nnd that if
nhn refused to come he would order the
child brought Into court.
Detectives have been unable to sero
papers on Mrs. Van Hoden, and It Is be
lieved thnt she In In New York. That Is
Also the belief of Sheriff Hnrtlett, of At
lantic City, who hnB been searching for
hor for more than n weok.
Mr nnd Mrs. Frank Vnn Hoden, ,lr ,
-w"ero .married In November. 1810, In Are!
mere. They separated In May, 1913. and
the father, by agreement, wns -liven
eitody of their daughter, Eleanor. On
Sfaroh- 2, last, Mrs. Vnn Hoden called
to seJ her child it the Van Hoden home
In, Overbrook, nnd, her husband says,
managed to smuggle the child aboard n
train for Atlantic City.
Tho child has been sickly slnco birth.
Detectives were put on the trail nt tho
mother nnd daughter nt once, nnd soon
located the child In the Oalbralth npnrt
ments, New York nnd Pacific nvenues,
Atlantic City The child was first found
nt the Prrsbyterlan Hospital In New
York,, nnd later In St. Mnry's Hospital on
Frankford rond It Is now in Atlantic
City.
Ono of the objects of tho petition. It Is
said, is to place the child In nn Institu
tion where it would be "given proper
care nnd treatment."
PRESIDENT TO PLEAD
-a- HERE FOR CALMNESS
Continued" from 1'neje One
ability" for any loss of American lives
through submarine attacks.
It Is possible thnt there will be n semi
official announcement of "policy at tho
Whlto House today, but not probable.
President Wilson. It is believed, will con
Bult not only with his Cabinet, but many
of tha Administration advisers before an
nouncing the action ho hns determined to
tnke. There will be no regtilr Cabinet
meeting before tomorrow nnd no word
has yet jomo of a meeting to be held
later today.
Altogether, officials deemed it certain
that several Important questions of fnet
would have to be settled before nn ac
counting could he called for by- the
United States from the flcrman Govern
ment One Issuo regarded ns of the highest
Importance was expected to be disposed
of by the Administration's request on
lierlln -for details nnd nn explanation of
the attack on the Lusltnnla.
Will Germany's nttltude be ono of re
gret that American lives were lost ns n
result of the Incident, or will the Kaiser's
tone be sUch ns to imply Indifference of
to vergo on hostility toward th United
States?
ATTITUDE DEPB JDS ON GEH.MANY.
On this point officials could venture no
guesses: they said the Germnn communi
cation alone could nnawor the quRtlnn.
The commonest prediction wns that the
Administration would ask Germany for
indemnity and assurances that such Inci
dents as that of the Lusltanla. involving
American lives and property, would not
be repeated
The statement attributed to German
newspapers to tho effect that "money
would satisfy the United States," whllo
recognized as approaching the contemptu
ous In tone, was generally Interpreted as
suggesting an Inclination on the Fnthor
lajidi.part, to. meet America half-wny on
thV financial proposition, though, of
course, tho fact was taken into account
that such utterances were unofficial.
Assurances against a repetition of Inci
dents like last Friday's were not re
garded ns likely to bo easily forthcoming.
If was pointed out also thnt. If given nnd
disregarded, they would precipitate an ex
tremely crltle-.l situation.
The suggestion thnt an extra session of
Congress, might be called to provide
means presumably United States ships
fop the transportation of Americans and
their goods without exposing them to the
dangers Incidental to travel on belligerent
vessels was figured ns contemplating
acquiescence In the German war methods
against the Allies' craft. There was no
lndlcatlpn, however, that the President
did plan an extra session.
-GERMA7J EMBASSY GUAnDED.
Tho German Embassy continued to be
Cloqely guarded. Sunday's anonymous
threat that It would be blown up was not
taken very seriously, but It was admitted
that such an attempt by nn Irresponsible
individual would not be unlikely under
the rlrcitmstances, and the authorities
were deeply concerned In preventing It.
''Diplomatic representatives of other neu
tral Governments continued to watch the
Administration's policy closely.
Tha view was taken that the whol
neutral world, as welt as the Unite!
States, had naturally a deep Interest In
President Wilson's handling of the pres-J
ent case, and there was a disposition to
furnish, these foreign observers with all
Information it was safe to give out and
OITX TROOP JIAB ESCORTED
PRESIDENTS 45 TIMES
' Times
carted. Dates,
fU
(i Washington.. 4 1189-1190
John Adams ... S 1191-1198
James Monroe,. 1 18H
A. Jackson .... 2 183$
Jf. Van Buren. 1 1830
John Tyler...,, 1 i8)3
J. K. Polk 181
W. 'JUImort.... 1 1850
franklin Pierce. 1 1853
A. Lincoln 1 1881
A. Johnson 1 J866
II, B. Orant.... 3 1813-1818
K, R. Have.... S 1811-1815
0. A- Arthur... 1 J88S
0. Cleveland i t8SS-81-9$
B. Harrison .... 1 18St
Wm. ItcXlnley,. i i87.8S.S3-18iJfl
T Hoostvelt.'. 7 I90i-0S
Wot Tafl I lM-tl-it-13
W IVifjon flt-
cludntg today) 3 1S13-H-15
. -t S. 'I" fill. .ill.
already at tho Government's disposal.
It was widely believed that the) lesser
neutrnl Powers would bo guided largely
by Amerlcn's Action.
Addressing nn nudlenco of 4000 newly
naturalized aliens, 460O members of their
families and thousands of special guests
In a huge gathering In Convention
Hall, tho President will tnko the chief
part In ushering In a Unique experi
ment. It Is Philadelphia's plan to mnko
America moro than ever a. "melting pot
of tho races" to welcome) Iho foreign
born man nnd woman Into a citizenship
filled with patriotism nnd surcharged
with understanding of what the United
Stntcs of America means nnd stands for.
Hesldes tho speech the President will
make, addresses liy William H. Wllsuii,
.Secretary of Labor: Josephuj Daniels,
Secretary of the Navy, nnd Judge Joseph
Hufflngton, of tho United States Circuit
Court, will bo heard.
Mayor HIankcnburg will preside. Tho
Hev. Henry M. Couden. chaplain of the
United States Senate, will pronounce ai,
Invocation. Governor Goldsborough, of
Maryland, will sit with tho speakers as n
guest of honor.
Preparations, which hnvo been In
progress for months, will culminate to
night In the gront public reception. Tho
choir gallery, behind tho speakers' plat
form, will be occupied by n cltlaonV
chorus, numbering nenrly 4000 voices.
Tho Police Hand will hnve a plnco beforo
tho platform, rendering n program of
patriotic nlri nnd lending the winging of
tho massed chorus.
President Wilson will nrrlvc In this city
shortly beforo the opening of tho meeting,
The Klrst City Troop will act ns mounted
rceort to the President upon his arrival
In tho city, in accordance with their
"ancient nnd honorable" cuitom. For the
45th time this fnmous Troop will net as
gunrd of honor to n President of tho
United States. They have escorted 20
Presidents, nnd for the Inst (." years hnvo
been almost without exception the Pres
idents' sole escort In this city. The or
ganizations thnt participated with tho
Troop ns escort to the President prior
to 1S50 had all gono out of existence by
thnt time.
The party to bo seated on tho plntform
with tho President will include tho Mayor
and other city officials, membern of tho
citizens' commltteo In charge of arrange
ments for the meeting, nnd others.
4000 NEW F. S. CITIZEN'S
TO (JET WILSON'S WELCOME
Mnyor anil President to Bo Heard nt
Reception Tonight.
Four thousand recently naturalized
aliens will be welcomed Into United States
cltlenshlp tonight nt Convention Hall,
Hroad street nnd Allegheny nvrnue, by
ProKlilcnt Wilson. The now citizens will
bit accompanied by members of their
families", and thero will be room In addi
tion for nbout 6000 others In tho galleries
of the big hall.
QUEENSTOWN CITY OF PATHOS
AS VICTIMS ARE LAID TO REST
QUEENSTOWN, Mny 10.
Throughout the long hours of Sunday
nnd last night preparations were pushed
for the largest funeral In tho history of
this littlo Irish const city. Dawn found
tho lnrge squad of soldiers nnd marines
still busy with their shovels In tho old
church graveyard on tho outskirts of the
city. The burial ground Is one of tho
prettiest Bpots in all picturesque Ireland.
Covered with flowers, Its rolling green
sivnrd lies on tho side of a hill com
manding the city on one side nnd the
harbor on the other. Tho harbor today
presented n wonderously beautiful pic
ture. Dotted with small boats tossing
up nnd down on the waves, with the sun
shimmering from the whltecnps as they
broke. It wns a plcturo of peace that
gave nn hint of tho tragedy that was
being consummated.
On tho other side, tho red-topped whlto
houses gleamed In tho sun, and among
them, moBt conspicuous, was the big red
roofed military hospital where many suf
fering survivors wore being carefully
cared for. Fourteen of tho Injured died
on Sunday and their burial also took
plnce today.
Threo distinct funeral processlonH
wended their way from tho temporary
morgues, through tho narrow streets and
up over tho hill to the cemetery. Each
mih made up In the same manner. First
came a polico escort, then tho troop
escort appropriate for victims who, ns
noncombatnnts, had fallen as sacrifices
of war then ten cofiln-lnden horse lor
ries, next wngonH with the weeping
mourners, and finally tho general public.
Tho citizens of Queenstown and hundreds
who had flocked hero from tho outlying
territory did everything possible to show
their respect. Hats were carried in the
hand, houses along the routo of the pro-cew-lon
wpip crepe-draped and all flags
wern at half-staff ns an outward show of
torrow.
One of tho graves prepared was more
icirowful, more pathetic, thnn the others,
for In It were placed CO unidentified men.
women and children whose loved onert
hnd either been unable to distinguish
their fentures or who were strangers even
to those who had been rescued and who
had vainly gazed nt tho swollen bodies.
At tho suggestion of the American Con
sulate nil were photographed early today
and each was buried so that If necessary
they can be recovered.
nodles of Americans which have been
ordered sent home have been prepared
for shipment and will be sent back to the
United States on the first available
steamship. All of the undertakers In Cork
wcip brought here last night to assist In
preparing the bodies for burial. On the
same train was one entire car filled with
collina for the dead.
Intruder Starts Farm Fire
LANCASTER, Pa., May lO.-FIre this
morning destroyed the house and barn on
Klnzer Honder's farm near Mechanics
burg. The loss was JJOOO. The fire is be
lieved to have been started by a Btranger,
who was seen leaving the barn.
When a man cares more for his dog
than he does for his wife he has no
chance with Magistrate Boyle. Such was
the case with Walter Craig, the police
say. He kicked his wife, Mary, out of her
home at S5th and Mount Vernon streets,
according to Policeman Heedy, and then
sipped beer contentedly In the kitchen
when she begged him to let her In,
To emphasize his contempt for the
woman, whom he once thought -was the
best in the world, Craig Ignored her and
went to a corner saloon, Persons In the
neighborhood, who heard of his attack,
denounced him, and the wife-beater slunk
away to his home, the dog following at
his heels.
He seated the animal at the table and
they shared a can of beer and hasty
lunch. Craig came to the window to de
nounce those who assembled about the
house, when Heedy arrived. Tha "Sop"
pushed through the crowd and subdued
the wlfe-beater with a straight right to
the Jaw- Then be took him before
"Judge" Boyle. Mrs. Craig said her life
was one long series of quarrels and
bards hips.
"We have no time to waste on brutes
like you," said the Magistrate to Cralr
"Thirty days in the House of Correc
tion." . , ,
And even then the woman looked aerry
for her husband when he was takes back
to a cell.
4
EVENING LEDGEBPHIIJABELPSIA, MONDAY, MAY 10
BRITISH GOVERNMENT
BEGINS RIGID PROBE
LXTEBT OFVlOIAli F10V11E8
OK LVBtTANIA DISASTER
Total number of dead It 49
Total American citizens dead., llli
Bodies tccovercd Hi
Bodies Identified SI
Passenger' bodies Identified.. fi.5
Crew's bodies Identified St
Total number saved 717
7'o!il passengers saved ,,,... -J65
Total crew saved 302
Continued from I'sse One
you learned that nn attempt was to be
hiftdo to sink your vessel?" asked the
Coroner.
"We swung out boats out ns we came
within the danger zone, between Fnslnet
nnd the tlmo of the accident," replied
the rnptnln.
Captain Turner declared that there
wns lint the slightest doubt that tho
Lusltnnln. was torpedoed, and said that
Hho had been struck the first tlmo
forward, between tho first nnd second
funnels.
"Wilful nnd wholcsnlo murder." was
returned hy tho Coroner's Jury this aft
ernoon ngnlnst the Knlaor, the German
Government nnd the officers and orew of
tho submarine which sunk tho Lusltnnln.
ADMIRALTY WARNBD LINER.
FIRST LORD DECLARES
LONDON. May 10.
The Hrltlsh Admiralty warned the Lu
sltnnln of the presenccof hostllo German
submarines o tho Irish coast nnd also
directed her course by wireless. First
Iird of tho admiralty Churchill so told
tho House of Commons this nfternoon.
The Flist Lord stnted that tho re
sources of the Admiralty would not cn
nblo It to furnish nn escort to merchant
or passenger ships.
KESSLER SU(iCJESTEI) 1J0AT
DRILL ON LUSITANIA
Told Cnptain Pnsaongors Should Bo
Told What To Do in Emergencies.
LONDON, Mav 10 -"Last Wednesdny,"
Oeorgo A Kesiler. the New York wine
merchant, said yesterday, "I saw the
crow taking the tarpaulins from the boats,
nnd I went up to the purser nnd snld,
"It's nil right drilling your crew, but
why don't you drill your passengers?
"The purser said he thought that was
n, good Idea, and added, 'Why not tell
Captain Turner, slr7' So the next day I
hnd a conversation with Coptnln Turner,
nnd to htm I suggested thnt the pnsse.i
gers should be given tickets with n num
ber denoting the number of the liont they
should make for In case anything un
toward happened, and thnt It seemed to
me this detail would minimize the diffi
culties In the ovent of trouble.
"Tho captnln replied thnt this sugges
tion was made after the Titanic disaster,
but that the Cunard officials had thought
It over und considered It Impracticable.
He ndded that of courso he could not net
on tho advice given, because ho must first
have tho authority of the Board of
Trade."
1149 MISSING, LATEST LIST,
115 OF THEM AMERICANS
LONDON, May 10.
With 764 survivors of tho destroyed Cun
ard liner L.usltanla safe on land and 144
bodies of victims recovered, the work of
searching tho seas for the missing, set at
1149 in number, was carried on vigorously
today by n fleet of warships, tugs nnd
trawlers off the south coast of Ireland.
While survivors, now recovered from
tho dazo Into which tho first shock and
horror of tho disaster had plunged them,
spoke bitterly of tho wny the Lusltnnln
had been handled immediately before and
at the time of tho calamity, tho British
Government was setting In motion the of
ficial machinery for a drastic nnd far
renchlng Investigation. This Inquiry will
be conducted under tho nusplces of the
Board of Trade nnd will be directed hy
Lord Mersey, of the Admiralty Court,
who probed the sinking of the Titanic.
Confusion at Queenitown, which pre
vailed In spite of the energy and effi
ciency of officialdom, still prevented early
today the compilation of nn exact nnd
Cefinite list of dead, but tho figure wns
generally believed to be In tho number of
11 W.
Tho liner St. Paul, which passed the
scene of the disaster yesterday, reported
by wireless that fiho had sighted manv
corpses about 10 miles west of Klnsalc.
It Is believed that the St. Paul did not
pick up nny of tho bodies, leaving them
to the rescuo fleet that was cruising in
the vicinity.
Of tho HI bodies recovered nt tho tlmo
this dlepatch was written S7 had been
Identified. Of the Identified 6.1 were pas
sengers and 22 were seamen. So far ns
known now 115 Amorlcan lives were lost.
BurvlvorB, both American and British,
who hnve arrived In London, severely
criticised tho manner in which the Lusl
tanla was handled, both by tho Admir
alty and officials of the Cunard Line.
PASS CIVIL SERVICE TESTS
List of Eligibles for City Jobs An
nounced by Board.
Three applicants passed the Civil
Service examination for the J-I500 a year
position of assistant engineer In the
Survey Bureau. Tho two men holding
first and second placeo are already em
ployed in the Survey Bureau. The
ellgtbles are:
Arthur G. Singer, 466 Lelper street.
Silas G. Griffith, 2131 West Erie avenue.
Charles Elcock, 1528 North 15th street.
Sixty-seven applicants qualified ns
sewer Inspectors nt a salary of $5 a day.
Appointees will work principally on
sewer relocation In connection with tran
sit construction.
Things are reversed somewhat In the
home of Mose Murray. While his wife
goes out to work, he prepares the meals
and does the housework at their humble
abode, 4005 Warren street. Mose U a
quiet Negro and he doesn't mind doing
the cooking, the scrubbing, the bedmak
ing and other things; but he obJectB to
being ordered about by Lou Mercer, a
boarder, of the same hue. Mose dld'n't
mind doing all the odds and ends, but
when Mercer paid too much attention to
Mrs. Murray he thought it time to call
a halt. Then, It appears, the star boarder
laughed in tha face of Mose and punched
him. Furthermore, ha reminded him that
he was merely Mose, the husband of Mrs.
Murray,
It was then that Moss called McNally.
the "cop," and unfolded his domestia
woes. McNally took Mercer to the SSth
street and Lancaster avenue station and
Mrs. Murray, In wrathful mood, went
along, too.
Mose told a long; tale of trouble to
Magistrate Boyle.
"Dls man heah Jes toll me I wuj wuis
dan nuffln a' tall," declared Moss, "an'
when I kicked 'bout him fussln' roun' my
wife he tola me mind ma own blznlu."
The Judge said be was sorry, but when
Mrs. Murray declared that Mercer's prest
nee In the house was very welcome, that
settled It for Mose.
Mercer was discharged. But Hose an
nounced that he would "git squar." "I
do da cookln', you know." tie said qulotly.
Then he gave bis wife and the. boarder
the blackest Wnd of a black look.
THIRTY-TWO PIIILADELPHIANS
LOST LIVES ON LUSITANIA
Only Eight Persons From This City Reported Saved Body of
But One of the Missing, Stephen Crompton, Recov
ered Despair Grips Relatives.
Thirty-two of tho 41 1'hllndclphlans
who were on the Lusltnnln were probably
lost In the submarlno nttack on the liner.
Only eight nro reported saved. Tho body
of but ono of tho missing, Stephen
Crompton, has been recovered.
Hope for the unreported la giving placo
to an Increasing despair as tho cables
from England bring only dlsmat news to
the friends nnd relntlvcs of tho victims.
Tho scant Information which has reached
this city has failed to ndd another Phila
delphia name to tho Hot of rescued, nnd
tho brief nnd tragic cablegram "Hope In
abandoned" hns definitely closed nil nve
nues of hopeful expectation to many rela
tives who sent frantic messages of In
quiry to tho American Kmborsy In Lon
don. The following Is tho latest cabled list
of tho survivors nnd missing:
KNOWN SAVED.
.SAMUKL M. KNOX. 310 West Upsnl
Htreet Oermatitown. president of tho
New York Shipbuilding Company.
DKAN W. HODGES. 6 years old, 202fi
West Lehigh avenue, son of William S.
Hodges.
Mrs. STANLLY L. B. LINKS, of Toronto,
Cnnndn, formerly Miss Ethel Lanplng.
of Hldley Park. Her husband whs nlso
rescued.
HERBERT LIGHT, an netor, of Broad
way nnd Chestnut streets, Camden, N. J.
JOHN CATHErUVOOD, West Chester.
Mrs. JOHN CATHBHWOOD, West Ches
ter. JOHN ALLEN, booked from Phllndel
jihln; niidress unknown.
THOMAS V.. WILLIAMS, address not
known.
BODIES HKCOVEHED.
STEPHEN CROMPTON. 14 cars old, son
of Tnul Crompton. St. Martin's and
Hartwell lanes. Chestnut Hill.
BELIEVED LOST.
HARRY J. KEBER. of Jenklntown. vice
president of the Philadelphia Nntlonal
Bank.
MRS. HARRY .7. KESEH.
WILLIAM S. HODGES. 2026 West Lehigh
nvriiue. Paris representative of tho
Baldwin Locomotive Works.
MRS. WILLIAM S. HODGES.
MASTER W. S. HODGES, Jr., S years
old.
CHARLES E. ROBINSON, London repre
sentative of tho Walkover Shoo Com
pany, lived nt S00 Tulpchocken street,
Germnntown.
MRS. CHARLES E. ROBINSON.
PAUL CROMPTON. St. Martin's nnd
Hnrtwelt Innes. Chestnut Hill, vlco
president of the Surpass Leather Com
pany, 9th and Westmoreland streets.
MRS. PAUL CROMPTON.
ALBERT CROMPTON. 12 years old.
CATHERINE CROMPTON, 11 years old.
TtOMELLY CROMPON, 0 years old.
JOHN CROMPTON, 6 years old.
PETER CROMPTON, 1 year old.
MISS DOROTHY ALLEN, 140 Oxford
lood, Frankford.
JAMES B. MITCHELL, 5330 Glensldo
avenue
GEORGE NICOLL, 225 North Crelghton
street.
DAVID TODD, 5430 Chester nvenue, a
florist.
E. BOOTH JONES, 136 East Prlco atrocl,
Germnntown, proprietor of an antique
store nt 5727 Germnntown avenue.
MRS. E. BOOTH JONES.
FERCIVAL JONES, f, years old.
AILSA JONES, 9 yeara old.
FRANK MUnRAY, employed near 9th
nnd Walnut streets, homo nenr Royers
ford. PRANK B, TESSON, shoe representative
of tho John Wnnamaker stores, now of
New York, nnd until six years ngo a
resident of Philadelphia, nt COS South
4Sth street.
MRS. FRANK B. TESSON.
PATRICK COLLINS, firemnn on the
Lusltnnln, whose mother lives on Glen
wood avenue.
MHS. OJIMA WYHE.
MISS ANNIE DICK.
MISS ISABELLA HUNT. Hnverford.
JAMES RICHARDSON.
ALEXANDER HARKINS. 21st street
near Race.
JAMES BAKER.
Four moro Phlladelphlans havo been
added to tho list of those known to hnvo
perished nu the torpedoed steamer. A
mlstnkn In the passenger list of tho
Cunard Line not revealed until yesterday
disclosed tho fact that E. Booth Jones,
his wife nnd two children wero on the
liner. Jones was a wealthy antique dealer
nnd resided with Dr. P. A. McCnrthy, of
Ul East Pricp street. Germnntown. Ho
canio to Philadelphia in October ami
opened an nnt'quo shop nt 6727 German
town avenue. The two children, Percivnl,
years old, and Allsa, 9 yeara old, at
tended tho Friends' School, Green nnd
School lanes, Germantown.
CHOMPTON FAMILY LOST.
It Is now believed certain that Paul
Crompton, his wife and six children, of
St. Martin's and Hartwell lanes, Chest
nut Hill, were lost. Queenstown reports
the finding of the body of "Hugh Cromp
ton, 17 years old, son of the president of
the Booth Line." There was no Hugh
Crompton on the passenger list, and It
is believed by frlenda of the family that
the body Is that of fUephen Crompton,
eldest son of Paul Crompton, who was
the American representative of the Booth
Steamship Company.
A brief and traglo cablegram: "Have
given up all hope," was received by Hoi
lister Btruges, of Willow Grove, a busi
ness partner of Crompton In the Surpass
Leather Company, In reply to his request
to the London house, of which the Bur
pass Leather Company la the American
branch, to Bend Information of the
Cromptons. The cable was dated Satur
day night, and has caused the friends of
the Philadelphia family to despair of their
rescue.
It has been learned that two former
Phlladelphlans were passengers on tho
liner and are believed to have been among
the lost. They are Mr. and Mrs. Frank
B. Tesson, who lived at 646 South 48th
street before they left this city for New
York. A letter received by Mrs. Bertha
A, Montgomery, of 4913 Warrington ave
nue, West Philadelphia, last Monday,
disclosed the fact that the Tessons were
about to sail on the Ill-fated steamship
after they had made hurried preparations
to catch the liner. The letter also men
tioned the possibility of .submarine attack.
The Tessons were not on the passenger
list and their Philadelphia connections
were revealed by the action of John Wan
amaker in sending a cable to Ambassador
Page In London requesting Information re
garding them and other representatives of
the firm. Tha answer to the cable came
from Ambassador Page yesterday. It said;
PAGE! BENDS REPLY.
"Have no news of tha Posens, Tesson
or Ksaera, for -whom you have Inquired,
Have repeated your Inquiry to Consul at
Qutenstown, Will report any further In
formation. Your proffered nld appreci
ated. All nld possible being rendered by
Constit and this Embassy."
The latter part of tho cablegram refers
io tho offer of Mr. Wanalnakor placing
nt tho disposal of the Ambassador the
Wnnamnker offices In Pnll Mali nnd dls
patching his grandson, John Wnnamaker,
Jr., who Is In charge nt tho London office,
nnd Georgo Kent, another attache of
tho London office, to Ireland to aid In
tho search for Americans and other tin
fortunato passengers.
Tho Kesers referred to nro Mr. nnd
Mrs. Harry J. Kcser, of Jenklntown. Mr.
Kescr was vice president of tho Philadel
phia NntlonnI Bank.
"Posens" In the Ambnssndor's cable
gram Is an error. Thero was only one
Postn, E. F. Posen, of London, nnd he Is
reported saved.
flnmuel M. Knox, president of the New
York Shipbuilding Company, ono of the
first passengers to bo reported safe, has
sent another cablegram to his wife, nt 310
West Upsal Btrect, Pelham, stating
that ho Is proceeding to Liverpool today.
He sent tho following description of tho
catastrophe nnd his rescuo to this city:
"QUEENSTOWN, Mny S (delayed).
"Shortly after 2, while wo wero finishing
luncheon in n calm sen, n heavy concus
sion was felt on the starboard side, throw
ing tho vessel to port. She Immediately
swung back and proceeded to tnko on a
list to starboard, which rapidly Increased.
"Tho passengers rapidly, hut In good
form, loft tho dining room, proceeding
mostly to the A or boat deck. There
were preparations being mado to launch
tho boats. Order among tho passengers
was well maintained, there being nothing
npproachlng n panic. Mnny of tho pas
sengers had gone to their staterooms nnd
provided themselves with llfo belts.
Tho vessel reached nn nngle of about
24 degrees, and nt this point thero socmed
to bo a ccssntlon In tho listing, tho vos
sel mnlntnlnlng this position for four or
five, minutes, when something nppnrently
gave wny, nnd the lint started anew nnd
Increased rapidly until tho end.
Tho greater number of passengers wero
congregated on the high side of tho ship,
nnd when It beenmo nppnrent that sho
was going to sink I mado my wny to tho
lower or port side, whpro thpro nppeared
to be sovornl boats only partly filled nnd
no passengers on thnt dek. At this
JtiiiPturo I found tha outsldo of tho bont
deck prnctlcnlly even with tho wnter,
nnd the ship was oven further down by
the hnnd.
"I stepped Into a boat nnd n sailor In
chnrgo then nt tempted to cast her off, but
It was found thnt tho boat falls had
fouled tho bont and she could not bo re
leased In tho limited tlmo available. I
went overboard nt once and attempted to
get clear of the ship, which wns coming
over slowly, r wns cnught by one of tho
smokestneks nnd carried down n consld
ernblo dlstnnce bofore being released.
'On coming to the surfnee I floated
nbout for a considerable time, when I
was picked up by a life raft. This raft,
with othors, hnd floated free when the
vessel sank and had been picked up nnd
taken chnrge of by Mr Onnntlett, of
Unshlngton. nnd Mr. Lnurlnt. of Boston,
who picked up 32 persons In all.
"It was equipped with oars, nnd wo
mado our wny to n fishing smack, about
flvo miles distant, which took us on
board, nlthough it was already over
loaded. We wero finally taken off this
boat by the Cunard tender Flvlng Fish
nnd brought to Queenstown nt 9:30."
No hopeful Information hns been re
ceived by the family of William Sterling
Ufodges, of the Baldwin Locomotlvo
AorkB. Jlrs. Hodges and their two sons,
T)ean. C years old, and Sterling, 8 years
old. wero with Mr, Hodges Dean is re
ported saved, hut Mrs. Hodges nnd
Sterling nro missing. Alba B. Johnson,
presldont nf the Baldwin plant, received n
cnlilcgram from the Iondon offices re
porting failure to find the family or their
bodies. Tho mother of Mr. Hodges, Mrs
N. B. Hodges, of 112 North 12th Htreet. q
seriously 111 nt her homo ns a result of
the tragedy.
Mrs. ChnrleB Opponhelm. of 2.100 Pnrk
nvenue, has given up hope thnt her
brother. Hermnn A. Mpyers, ono of the
passengers, hns been saved. She has ro
celved no word since Saturday when his
firm telegraphed her thnt nothing definite
had been heard from the Cunnrd Steam-t-hip
Companv regarding the fnte nf
Meyers. She believes that If her brother
had been saved he would hnvo sent n
messnga to his fnmlly here. '
Mrs. Richard C. Allen, of 1105 Orthodox
street, Frankford. mother of Miss Doro
thy Allen, who went with the Cromptons
ns govrrnew of tho children, hns dis
patched a cable to Ambassador Pago
asking him to learn definitely whether
hor daughter has been saved. In absence
of information placing MIbb Allen's name
among tho rescued, the. mother still hopes
that sho will be found In ono of the hos
pitals along the Irish coast, where many
of tho survivors have been taken.
No Information has been received ns to
tho fate of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Rob
inson, of BOO Tulpehocken street, Ger
mantown. Robinson, who was local man
nger for the Walkover Shoe Company,
had been assigned to the London branch
of tho concern and had closed his Ger
mantown home two days beforo the -es
eel sailed.
George Nlcoll, of 225 North Crelghton
street, former night clerk at the Y. M.
C. A., Is still among the missing. Mrs.
ADMIRAL BENSON, IN FAREWELL MESSAGE,
PUTS TRANSIT FIRST IN NAVY YARD'S NEEDS
Hear Admiral William S. Benson, who vacated tho position of Com
mandant of tho Philadelphia Navy Yard at noon today, to become the active
head of the navy as chief of the newly created Dureau of Naval Operations,
gave the Evening Ledoeh tho following statement:
One of the principal reasons that
the advantages of the A'ayy Yard
have not been more fully developed
is that transit
facilities for
reaching It have
been poor, be
ing a constant
source of dis
couragement to
both officers and
employes. Im
proved transpor
tation would re
sult in greatly
increased value
of tho yard, as,
for example, in
providing work
men living In
all parts of
f Alia delphla
with rapid and
efficient par
service to and
from their
homes at rea
6rtSO
ADMIHAL
sonable fares, instead of
at the
present exorbitant rates.
The difficulties in the way of get
ting to and from the Navy Yard
have detracted from the interest fhsj
inhabitant of the city naturally have
in it, an interest which the comple
tion of the Boulevard has greatly
stimulated, however, and which ha
extended throughout the country.
One of the chief cause tending
1915;
Agnes Smith, his sister, said rther
was on his way to be married. She , end
he knew It was dangerous to sail i on tho
lAisltanla, but thnt ho wns not nfrnld of
n submnrlno attack. Miss Jessie Mn'
of Chester, who accompanied Nlcoll on
tho day tho ship sailed, told of the sceno
on tho deck of the stricken vessel on tho
day of departure. She saw Alfred I G .
Vanderbllt tear up tho telegram warning
him of tho Intended uHmnri,nSLi?J mi
Sho nlso eaw the Crompton fnfnlly nnd
tho other prominent persons who tooK
passage. She snld Nlcoll wns to Join tho
army when ho reached England.
William Kane, of Camden, who wm at
first thought to bo among tho dead, is
pnfe. Ho hnd been booked on the
Camcronln, and his relatives believed that
ho was among the passengers transferred
to the Lusltnnla. He sftfed on the Tran
sylvnnla after ho reached tho pier too
lato to catch tho Lusltnnla.
Alexander Hnrklns, of 21st street near
Hnce, n waiter In the private dining
roomi of Broad Street Station, who Is
believed lost, wns on his wny to I-.nglnnd
on a visit. ,
Mrs. Jnmes T. Holmes, of 21 N. Both
Btrect, his not henrd from her mother,
Mrs. John Francis Vnrcoe, 70 years old,
formcrlv of Kansas City. Mrs Varcoo
removed to Birmingham, England, nbout
15 vears ngo, nnd wns In this country on
n visit to her four daughters, three of
whom llvo In Knnsnn City. Bho came to
this city only n few days before sailing
on tho Lusltnnla.
Dnvls Todd, among tho missing. Is nn
Englishman, nnd hna lived In this city
fcr nbout four years. He sailed to visit
his mother, who Is III. On his rejourn ha
wns to hnve married Miss Mnry Davis,
uf 5310 Chester nvenue.
Isabella Hunt, missing, is nn English
girl, who has been employed ns n nurso
In the fnmlly of Jnmes I. Llneaweaver,
of Hnverford. Sho wns returning to hor
home.
NAVYYARD WORKERS
BID BENSON G00DBY
Giving Advancing Commandant
Present, They Regret De
parture. A roynl "send oft" was given Command
nnt William S. Benson ns he wns leaving
the navy jaid this afternoon, nnd ns nn
Indication of tho high esteem In which
ho was held the men of tho yard gave
him a hnndsomo bronze plncquo, mounted
on a mahogany bnsc, on which wns in
scribed tho following:
"Tho Committee of Employes to ndvo
cnto the development of tho Philadelphia
Nnvy Ynrd, representing and voicing tho
sentiment of all employes of tho yard, de
sire to express their grcnt regret at tho
detachment of Cnptain William S. Ben
son from tho Philadelphia Navy Yard.
They greatly appreciate his good-will. In
terest In their welfare and sense of Jus
tice, nnd the efforts toward tho develop
ment of the station which havo chnracter
ized hln ndminlstrntlon. Their regret Is
tempered by n sense of grntlflcntlon nt
the fact that his advancement to a higher
command Is evidence of recognition of
hlH ability In a Bphero of truly national
Importance."
The presentation of the gift was mado
by Archibald Allen, of tho coppersmith's
department, nnd npproprlato remarks
were nlso mado by Bert Crowley, os
nlstnnt chlpf of the planning depart
ment. In reply. Captain Benson said, ho could
not find words adequately to express his
appreciation. He praised tho men for
their work at tho yard, and said that
he had never scon as intelligent or ef
ficient men In nny other ynrd. The cap
tain pxpreeserl regret at tho poor trans
portation facilities in connection with
tho ynrd, but snld thnt they would bo
romedled.
"The strategic position of tho yard,"
ho said, "hns been rcnllzed hy thoso In
charge nnd the Navy Department is much
Interested. It i tho Intention of tho de
partment to extend tho ships' ways so
thnt lnrge vessels can bo built hero. The
opening wedge Is tho Intention of tho
officials to bid on a smnll fuel ship nnd
eventually they will bid on larger Bhlps."
Captain C. P. Prlco will net ns tem
porary commandant until Captain Ben
son's successor Is appointed.
ASQUITH WILL NOT SEEK
TO INFLUENCE NEUTRALS
British Premier Says Enforcement of
Hafrue Rules Calls for Action.
LONDON, Mny 10, In the House of
Commons today, Premier Asqulth, dis
cussing the suggestion thnt neutral na
tions bo called on to act Jointly In stop
ping the German submarine warfare,
which culminated In the sinking of tho
Lusltnnla, snld:
"There Is no object in approaching neu
trals regarding Gorman breaches of The
Hague Convention, unless they are pre
pared to take notion."
Bonar Law, the Conservative leader,
In discussing tho Lusltnnla, said:
"I wouldn't presume to say what should
be the action of the United States, whose
citizens havo been so barbarously mur
dered, hut I am sure that they will be
guided not merely by their monetary
Interests, but by their feelings of what
Is duo to a great nation."
toward future development has been
the building of the shlpways and of
transport No, 1 here, it being the in
tention that ihe
shlpways will be
extended suffi
ciently to make
possible tlte
building of bat
tleships of the
largest size at
this yard,
The strateglo
importance of
Philadelphia is
well understood
and recognized
by those who
have to deal
with such mat
ters, and tha
Question as to
just what de
velopments are
to the best in
terests of tha
city and cauntrn
Ss
BENSON,
at largo will undoubtedly receive
proper attention at tha proper time.
I believe that as time goes on the
question of increasing the depth of
the Delaware channel an widen
ing it, particularly at the bends,
will be properly looked out for
and that the natural development
of events will make this one
of the best naval stations on the
coast.
LINER'S WIRELESS MAN
STUCK TO POST OPDlffi
Operator's Pluck in Pace
Oil
Danger Sent "S. O. S." Call
uver ocas.
QUEENSTOWN, M.. ,.:
After the German submarine had !
inciicu mo xjuBuanin, anu the great ll
viw .kjuiiiib uvci uii nor sine and MtMuJ
In the water with tumult ringing nn wfl
decks, Ihero was ono man on l'u .1
riri al tlnlr rrl-i1 nt l i t. .. '-M
David McCormlck, the wireless operatwfl
tfttin aant ntit 41im Jltl. it.. Ll
.... ....., uw w.u u..uaa cans thatgTr
Mia first .ain fn 41ia m.( IJ .... aJ
greatest sen tragedy thnt has occurfjjf
Hince hiiu uuiurctiK Ol mo War. S
"I heard a thud nnd almost InataruJ
tho ship began to list," declared McCorl
mlck, n young Scotchman. "I did't knj
wo naa Decn lorpcuoeu, out I knew tMf
n hole had boon knocked In the ship, f
wo wero settling In the wator InvoUiol!
tarlly my hand closed over the key 4nj j
flashed out tho International help calltkul
nil men of the sea know 'S. O. n,...N
I flashed it again nnd ngain Next I m.4
listing badly.' "',
"After sending out a number of calitt'
went upon tho deck. Although there !'
Intense excitement on board and I conlJ
feel the ship going down under my fe.L V
felt strangely calm. I gues I win u-i
flucnced a wholo lot by tho sight of thf
peaceful coast of Ireland In tho dlaUne
It wns renssurlng to know mo wr It?
sight of Innd. I remember one m i...j
clnlly of mine. A lifeboat had ju8i i,,V
swamped In tho wnter nnd ns men smi
women wero struggling amidst tho wreck
age, I had a pocket camera with me ihiA
I mado n plcturo of tho scene, thlnMnr
nt the tlmo It would bo a valuable m,.l
mento for mn In nftcr life The thouht
of dentli did not enter my mind." ,"
McCormlck had Just replaced the cam.'
ern In his pocket when tho ship W.KV
down nnd he wns thrown Into tho wttir.
"I wns submerged so long that thlnaVS
begnn to get blnck nnd I was on thM
point of unconsciousness when I suddtnlrM
popped to the surfnee nnd saw the wm1
around me dotted with tho heads of nnl
nnd women." continued the wireless oreN 4
ntor. 3
After being In the wnter for thr i.....i4
McCormlck wna picked up. A LonJon-l
wecKly nttempted to reproduce McCor.I
mlck's plcturo of tho scenes enacted ii1
tho Sinking of the I.tlnltnnln kt ,u. .,4
hart l.PPii mlnn , .. i; ,",0",nH
.. ..,, .,, , Humeri 03,"
In salt wnter. "ii
unw mukmki j'u HEWN ,fl
niWIiliir. HT)nTtL .tnnnvenl
"- . .V..., . AIM,,,, nX UlU0 J
LONDON, May
Tho Board of Trade inquiry Into th
loss or tho Cunnrd liner Lusltnnla wlllh.
gin nt once. After a conference with Uiti
officers of tho Board of Trade nnd Lord
Mersey, who presided over the Tltanlo
nnd Empriss of Ireland inquiries, ths Ad
mlrnlty decided to call tho Investigate'
Immediately.
Thnt the Government Is being severelr
criticised for Its failure to nend destroyen
to safeguard the Lusltnnla Into port and
tho Cunnrd Lino for maintaining the rtf
ular course at slow speed. Is Just belni
appreciated by tho Cabinet The official!
nt the Admiralty said there was good
reason for nrtlng ns they did, but maaY
nn explanation. ,
Tho criticism is not by American!
alone. A leader Is D. A Thomas. th
Welsh coal millionaire, who wns retcued
"It is puzzling nt a time like this," Ml
said, "when speed means everything tug
safety to understand why the Hjsltanls,,
went so slow. Sho was running at least
M per cent, below hor regular speed. Tln'
jiiiue hi jiiiiui-icuu cum is no more man
It was a J ear ago, but even though it5
not to carry tho slightest weight.
"Ihlmnrfl flint (Iia f llelinnln it nn b1aw(4'j
down so that she would not reach Liver
pool too soon nre being circulated, but 1A
thot Is bo, why did not .i couple of dfr
Btrovers convoy tho steamer, as waa tha'
caso when the Transylvania went in" ..
Many pabscngers openly assert that ths,
omcera or me kUBitanln were too certain
that the liner would float. Althoughutt
listed greatly with tho first torpedo tlief.
took tho position that she would right
herself nnd there wns no Bj-stem In thi
hurried attempts either to have the pai-'
scneers put on their llftbelts or to getting
hnntn nnrl vtifta fivnfclrln fnnv nf thlj
bonts nnd rafts, it Is uo.v known, went.j
down with tho steamer. 3
15.nfin Hpnr IV. Amlersnn
MILLVILLE, N. J., Mny 10.-Mor thu9
Jfi.000 persons crowded Into the Bev, Br.
tho three services yesterday and 213 Wt,
mo BuwQuac trail, miiKinp me iduu "
THE WEATHER
OlTlcial Forecnst
WASHINGTON, May W,
For eastern Pennsylvania Fair awl
continued cool tonight; Tuesday fair and
warmer: gentle shifting winds.
Showers occurred In the St LawrenC
valley, along the south Atlantic coaat. Ii
central Texas, and In the north racinij.
States during the last 21 hours, while fair:
weather and generally clear sklea Haw,
prevailed over the remainder of the coiw'
try. Seasonable temperatures are r
ported generally from the Atlantio BtaUf
and from the cotton belt, while .It wMj
moderatoly cool In the Lake region lait;
night, with light frost In soma plaewo
A warm area covers the Missouri bMiafl
and the far northwest and moderate teM
peruiures prevail in tne pimeau ("
U. S. Weather Bureau Bulletin
Observations taken at 8 a, m.. Eastern tin.
Station. 8a.m n't. fall Wind ltyWl3fl
Abilene, Tex (Wi Ml .01 SB J.ClouM
Aiwntic city... tu W)
Wsmarck. p, su 41
I loo ton, aims ..64 -Pi
Iluffalo. N Y.. 4J 10 .
Chicago, JU S.S 4H
Cleveland, O 4S 44
VB 8 near
SB 4 Clear
sw 12 fleer
sw clear m
H H Ulfr
S A Clear
B 1? Cteai
SB 4 Clear
jwivcr. I'd.... -src
Ues Moines, la., ft.! 4i
Datroll, Mich.... 4 3S .01 NW 4 Cleai 'TMU
Duluth Minn... 4g JS SV 4 ClMffifl.1
Talvrsfon, 'rex.. 70 as NB Jt Clw3rj
(UiTlsburr Pa, 3J 12
llatteraa, N, C. A2 H
Helena. Mont... Vi 4U
NW 4 Cleu
NK o d i2
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Huron. S. X A4 4H 8B
Jacke'nvltU. Fla. 70 BU .01 BH
X0 Claar
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Kansas Cltv. Mn en .vi
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Louisville. Ky,. 62 ;4K
Memphis, Tnn., fit M
New Orleans,,., tvi tttl
Nmt York, N 4, 60 4H
N. Platte, Neb. 4t 4ii
Oklahoma. Ok... 68 SI
Philadelphia. Pa. 64 ft'.'
PhoenU. Aria... 6 6U
Pittsburgh. I'a,,, 60 44
Portland. Me.... 60 44
t'ortland. Ore,,. 82 53
Quebec. Can..,, 44 Xti
ft, I.ouls. Mo.. SI 6U
St. Paul. Minn. 4S 44
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in a r es
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Baa Francisco... M 60 .! B I lou
Bcranton, Pa..., 48 44 .. NW 8 C ar J
Tampa . . , , TO ft 2.3a NB 4 UM!
wasntngton ,,., ea 44 . bw ; v"
Winnipeg ..,,,,, 46 aii .. B JO M
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