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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA', TUESDAY, MAY1 11, 1915:
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HOPE FOR MISSING
PHILADELPHIA FOLK
IS NOW ABANDONED
Latest Reports Show 30 of
42 Residents of This City
Have Perished as Result
of Sinking of Lusitania
by Submarine.
Crdmpton and Hodges Fnmilicg,
With the Exception of One
Son of the Latter, Now
Given Up as Lost in Tragic
News From Abroad.
Hope for the imfely of Hip mlfslne 1'hll
adelphlnnn on board the Ill-fated Cunanl
liner I.usltiinin hns been abandoned. The
Authorities nhroad ony there Is no likeli
hood of finding nllo nny of the pnaaen
Kers whoao names Iiiivp been In lic trnijlc
Hat marked "mlKliiB." This means that
' 50 of tho 12 riillartVlphlans who were
on the Riant steamer hne pcrlsned.
Little by little In liiief rilflpitch, the
story of tho Milking of the vessel Is com
ln to America. Anions thn snaps of In-
. formation drlbblltm In pathetic para-
Krnphs ncio.is the Atlantic cam'' the
stories, of thf death of the resident of
thl city.
Tho taut glimmer of hope for the safotx
' of the family of Paul rrompton faded
yesterday when Kather I'owley t'lnrk, of
. London, one of the survixors, said h
snw the father, niothc" and six children
drown as tho liner pinned heifeatli th
eca, With the Cromptons wns. Ml Doro
thy Allen, da.isliter "f Hr. Itlchard C
Allen, of 14M Orlhodo stieit. an Kover
ness of the children, flhr also has pei
Ished. Tho body of Stephen Crompton, It years
old, the eldest of the Crompton children,
Ijb believed to have been recovered.
i Amonjr tho other Phlladelphinns now
known to bo lost orj Mr. nnd Mrs. Hnrrv
i J. Kcfler and tho family of William
Sterling Hodges, with the exception of
' ono son, Denn; Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles H.
Koblnson, Mr. and Mrs. K. Booth Jones
, and their two children, Ocorgo Nlcoll,
' James B. Mitchell. David Todd. I'rnnk
Murray, Patrick Collins. Miss Annie Dick,
I Miss Isabella Hunt, Alrtandrr llnrklna
J and' James Dakcr. Mr. and Mrs Kranlt
Tesson, former residents of this city,
I also are lost.
Definite Information that th Kev. Wll
. Hani Basil Mnturiu perished In the dis
aster came as a shock to .1 larKe number
1 of friends In this city. Father Mnturiu
! was formerly rector at St. Clement's
1 Episcopal Church, but Inter became a
I convert to Catholicism. He was enter
tained while In this city recently at the
homes of Mrs. Caldwell tlivlnus, of 211!)
1 De Lancey place, nnd of Mr. and Mrs.
Logan M. Bullitt, Torresdale.
A cablegram was received this morning
; by Mrs. Samuel Knox, of I'psal street.
Germantown, , wife of Samuel Knox,
president of the New York Shipbuilding
Company, nnd n survivor of the disaster,
statins that he has arrived at Ixmdon.
Thb cable reads:
"LONDON. May II.
I "Arrived London this evening by rail
' across Ireland. Boat Irish Son. Hall
' from Hollyhcad. Good condition. Con-
vtneed Hopkins lost.
"SAMUEL KNOX."
j Three more persons llvim? In and near
this city have been placed on the list of
' those saved. Thcv are Mr. and Mrs.
I Charles Catherwood, of West Chester,
j and Thomas Wllllnmc, whose address Is
j slven as "Philadelphia." Mrs. Jams
JJIchardson nnd Mis. Rmma Wylle nro
; also safe.
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PRESIDENT FOR PEACE
GREAT THRONG KNOWS
Continued from I'skp One
from Ambassador Gerard, in Berlin, but
aid he would not make it public until
he had submitted It to tho President.
It wns variously conjectured that It re
tnte.l to the Cushlng, the Gulfllght, the
Lusitania or to all three Incidents.
LA FOLLETTK FOB PEACE.
Senator La Kpllctte, of Wisconsin, ns
aured President Wilson today of his sup
port In whatever action ho may take re
cording; the Lusitania disaster.
"I am for peace," ho said. "I do not
believe the situation calls for strong- or
drastic action of any sort. I would not
be In favor uf severing diplomatic re
lations with Germany."
"Peace with honor" was the slogan
of Senator Stone, of Missouri, chair
man of 1'orelgn Belatlons In the Senate.
Senator Stone declared that he did not
think an extra session was necessary.
"Tha responsibility is the President's
alone," he declared. "We must all await
his decision. He ennnot shift his re
sponsibility to any one else. He must
atand before the country and before the
world answerable for what he does now,"
PRESIDENT'S PEACE DESIRE
PLAINLY INDICATED HERE
IN TALK TO NEW CITIZENS
"I ought not to be away from Wash
ington tonight."
In that sentence, spoken not In tense
arl.llnR hilt with n tVim.nhf ft.l amll.
- as If he were a business man whrmn mind
was on a high-piled desk that had to be
cleared before he went to bed. President
Wilson made the only allusion of his
speech In Convention Hall last night to
the disaster of the Lusitania and the
complications that It had Involved.
If he waa under a strain, or even ap
prehensive, he did not show the least
sign of It. and he showed In a dozen little
human Incidents the perfect poise and
eat, genial temper of a man that had
tni.de up his mind about nn Important
patter and welt can afford to sit back
nd enjoy a restful entertainment.
And he had made up his mind for
peace, There was not a shadow of a,
doubt about this, Every pacific utter-
. anco'ol the speakers who preceded him
he heard with a pleased nod of ac-
Quiescence.
Ho that when It came time for him to
phrase the peaceful sentiment of the
evening for the 1000 newly naturalized
citizens he had come to address It was
jnore, the grace of his style than the mo
pientUQksnesa of his decision that was
Applauded,
"The example of America must be an
example not or peace because it will not
right, but of peace because peace Is the
healing and elevating Influence of the
world, and strife is not."
His word to tha "hypenated Americans"
was, by the same oken. an entirely logi
cal ana in no way vindictive warning-.
"The man who seeka to divide man
frem man, group from group, and Interest
from. Interest In the United States It
striking at Its very heart."
When Mayor Blankmburg, whose fervid
ond human eloquence Impressed the
Preeldnt greatly, rose to announce tha
opening of the program, the Mrongiy
rfiarkcd German accent of the presiding
flfSeer of th meeting seemed to fascinate
him nt a perfect symbol of the forgetting
pi: national distinctions.
"14km yourselves," said the Mayor to
tfc new citizens, "I cam to America,
tmm foreign shores. ' and Mr. Wttson
SPar4 to wIconie that fad as a typi,
Mliy rtnq thtojt about America, by a.
tjwh-fc. (iwt Interested nod.
i'tie Irtidwit w jgtoM& vtti t&
PRESIDENT WILSON'S PEACE CHART
EXCERPTS FROM II IS CONVENTION HALL SPEECH
There is such a thing as a man being too proud to fight.
There is such a thing as a nation being so right that it
does not need to convince others bg force that it is right.
The example of America must be the example not merely
of peace because it will not fight, but of peace because peace
is the healing and elevating influence of the world and strife
is not.
This great nation, founded for the benefit of humanity,
should not lack for the allegiance of the world.
You have taken an oath of allegiance to a great ideal, to
a great body of principles, to a great hope of the human race.
There is but one longing and utterance of the human
heart, and that is for liberty and justice.
You cannot become thorough Americans if you think of
yourselves in groups.
Think first of humanity.
America was created to unite mankind.
A man docs not hope for the thing that he docs not be
lieve in.
I am sorry for the man who seeks to make personal cap
Hal out of the passions of his fellow men.
The example of America must be a special example.
Peace is the healing and elevating influence of the world,
and strife is not.
You arc enriching us if you come here expecting us to be
better than we arc.
A man who thinks of himself as belonging to a particular
national group in America has not yet become an American,
and the man who goes among you to trade upon your nation
ality is no worthy son to live under the Stars and Stripes.
We cannot exempt you from work. We cannot exempt
you from strife, the heart-breaking burden of the struggle of
the day that has come unto mankind everywhere. We cannot
exempt you from the loads that you must carry; we can only
make them light by the spirit in which they arc carried, be
cause that is the spirit of hope, it is the spirit of liberty, it 'a
the spirit of justice.
great crowd there were 20,000 In the hall
from the moment he took his sent. He
did not miss anything while Secretary of
Lnbor Wilson wns spcnklng. One of tho
new citizens, who should have been In
bed, but who had to listen with his pa
rents to the exhortntlons of the men In
black on the platform, began to cry. Tho
baby's wnll rose above the tide of human
Ity like thnt of a lost soul. Mr. Wilson
shifted In his chair and then shook nlth
suppressed laughter, while the young per
son was carried out, still walling.
HAKMONIZBS MUSICIANS.
Acnln he demonstrated his pelf-pniscs-slon
when the chorus of 40K) women,
banked on the stage behind him, sang thn
"Star-Spangled Banner" and got out of
tlmo with the Police Band, playing In
front of him. The President, smiling,
tried to get the two together nnd began
to beat time with outstretched arm. Ho
rould not hope to get the eye of tho
chorus leader, so he waved and nodded
to the band leader, who replied with u
gextuto of despair thnt It wasn't his fault,
but mnnnccd to drop n few notes, nt Mr.
Wilson's beckoning, nnd so made up the
nusli.il gap.
He delighted the two little Itnllnn girls
who brought him flowers, When the
Mayor hnd made them sit In his big arm
chair, the IVeslilent walked over nnil
shook their linnils with a few words nnd
tho children snt there, with occasional
Bhy glances nt the grent men about them.
It wns only when the venerable chap
lain of the United States House of rtep--resentntlves
mnde the prayer that the
Fresldcnt sank Into the posture of n
deeply tired man, welcoming the rest of
putting his elbows on his knees and lean
ing his full weight on his hand. In the
most pronounced attitude of prnyer of
nny one on the stage.
When he rose to spenk he tried In vain
to stem the tide of npplnuse for severnl
minutes. He manifestly enjoyed tho op
portunity of speaking on n theme that
wns fundamental to the great Issues with
which he Is now dealing. He was nt his
beet when he spoke of Ideals. His face
glowed and he amlled as If Inspired when
ho said:
"A man does not go out to seek the
thing that Is not In him. A man does
not hope for the thins that he does not
believe In. nnd If some of ua have for
gotten what America believed In. ou,
nt nny rate. Imported In your own hearts
a renewal of the belief.
"That Is the reason that I, for one,
make you welcome. If I havo In any de
gree forgotten what America was In
tended for, I will thank God If you
will remind me, I wns born In Amerlcn.
You dreamed dreams of what America
was to be, and 1 hope you have brought
the dreams with you. No man who does
not see visions will ever reallzo nny high
hope or undertake nny high enterprise,
and Just because you brought the dreams
with you, America Is more likely to real
ize the dreams such ns you brought. You
are enriching us If you come expecting us
to be better than we nre. But ee, my
friends, what that means. It means
that America must havo a consciousness
different from the conBcloueness of any
other nation of the world."
Mayor Blankenburg's speech appealed
to the sympathies of the audience even
more warmly than the President's, and
when he sat down Mr. Wilson and Secre
tary Daniels warmly shook his hand In
congratulation. He expressed the beauty
of the homely virtues.
"My good old father," said the Mayor,
"used to tell me to 'Do right and fear
nobody,' " and that was his ndvlce to new
citizens, "Own yourself.'
Judge Joseph Bulllngton, who had ad.
ministered the oath of allegiance to most
of the new citizens, advised them to
"stand by the schoolteacher." He meant
that they should send their children to
school, but many persons thought he had
the President and his profession In mind
and a murmer of approbation arose,
which almost developed Into cheers, but
Mr. Wilson gave no sign that he saw any
significance In the reference.
FEW MEN HAVE EVER BEEN
ACCLAIMED HERE AS AVAS
THE PRESIDENT LAST NIGHT
Few men In the history of the United
States have been greeted anywhere as
was President Wilson last night In Phlla.
delphla. The President left his private
car at Broad Street Station at 7:30 o'clock
sharp, surrounded by members of the re
ception committee, secret service men and
bluecoat.
A crowd of perhaps 6000 men and women
had gathered In West Penn Square, mak
ing it for the time impassable. Through
this Jam of humanity the police attempted
to break a lane through which the Presi
dent and his escort might pass, but owing
to the difficulty of this (he plans were
changed and the Presidential party left
Broad Street Station by the J5t and Fil
bert streets door.
By the time the mounted police leading
the First city Troop swung north Into
Broad street, Jitneys were packed from
curb to curb around three sides of City
Hall. The crowd at Market street and
West Penn Square, disappointed, surged
over tho north plaza to get a look at the
President, sweeping the hundreds of po
licemen before them, until halted by tha
wall of automobile along tbe curb.
No sign of the sorrows ha hat born
waa displayed on the face of the Presi
dent as ius automobile passed through th
crowd. Ha waa tmlllns continually, to w-
Ing nnd wnvlng his hnnd to the cheering1
throngs nil the wny from City Hnll to
Broad street nnd Allegheny avenue.
People began to line the curbs nlong
this 32-blork ctrctch an hour before the
time for the President to start north
In Broad stieet. The crowd wns thickest
at such points ns Glraid nvenue. Colum
bia nenuo and other busy cioss thoroush
fnre. but there wns little room nny
where on tho sidewalks. As tho pro
cession moved, the police had greater dif
ficulty, because thn thousands fell In
behind or pushed nhend along the Bide
wnlks. When Allegheny nvcnuo wns
reached, tho crush was almost unbear
able. Becauso of the denso crowd, the move
ment of the party became slowc and
slower, the mounted police nnd city
troopers having difficulty to prevent run
ning down eager men and women who
fought for vantage points. In spite of
this, however, perfect order was main
tained all the way to the hall.
Tho anxiety of tho pollco nnd of the
city troopers wns manifest In their every
move. Some of the troopers were riding-
at each side of the Presidential auto
mobile when the tilp up Broad street
startcil. but as this prevented the Presi
dent from seeing the people, tho troopera
were oidercd to fall back. There was not
a moment, however, when two or moro
blucconts wero not within n step of tho
I'icsldent.
The 1st Clt Troop never looked bettr
nnd tho eiowd wns quick to renllzo It.
The troopers In their brllllnnt trnpplngs,
mounted on mngnlficent animals, wero
rheered continuously. And those who
thought the troop was only for show and
tho police would have to handle the
crowds at tho hall, got tho surprise of
their lives.
Tho President's nutomobllc was halted
before entrance No. 23, tho stage door. .a
It stopped, the crowd pressed forward,
forcing the police back Inch by Inch un
til the Ihiio to the doorway was complete
ly closed. Rather than risk injurlrm
seme of the crowd by forcing this lane
open again. It was decided to tnko the
President Into the hall through a small
thoroughfare to the north of tho hi?
structuie. Accordingly, the car shot for
waid, ready to turn Into this thorough
fnre. The crowd followed along the sidewalk,
Ignoring tho bmndlshed clubs of the
foot policemen, until It looked sb If he
way would be blocked, but Just at this
Juncture four rldern of the City Troop
rode up on tho sidewalk and by a fine dis
play of horsemanship threw their animals
dliectly In the path of the crowd, halting
Its tush The President's car then ran
to the entrance door.
There was a rush for the entrances
after the President had gone Into the
hnll. Fully MOO men and women wht
wanted to get In were turned away be.
eauBe they hnd no tickets. About half
thnt number waited patiently outside the
hnll until tho president emerged, when
there wns n repetition of the cheering of
two hours earlier.
MAYOR DELIMITED WITH
CONVENTION HALL MEETING
Executive Soya Gathering Inspired
and Encouraged President.
Mayor Blankenburg today expressed
himself ns delighted with the meeting
held in Convention Hall last night, and
said Juat such a gathering was needed to
inspire President Wilson at this critical
time.
The Mayor made the following state
ment: "President Wilson's speech was simply
great. It was so dignified nnd thoroughly
American. There was no jingoism in It.
It emphasized what waa In ths hearts of
all lovers of peace and all those who are
desirous of making our country a shining
mark among nations of the world for
peace.
"The 'question presents itself to my
mind; What would be the result of the
clamor of the hour, reasonable or un
reasonable, for the United States to de
clare war against Germany?
"Let every man and woman ask them
selves the question, 'What will be the
result?" Then let each one answer ac
cording to his or her own conscience.
"There would be a divergence of ex.
presston undoubtedly, but the consensus
can be but one, and that Is, the ultimate
result of war would be peace.
"Let us, therefore, have peace without
war, bloodshed and all the horrors con
nected therewith. This is the aim of the
President, and In this he should be bus.
talned by the whole American nation."
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HOUSE OWNER WANTS
$1754 FROM SUNDAY
Continued from Pane One
closet on thn first floor. The schedule of
claims Includes burns, presumably those
from cigars or cigarettes, on tho Ivory
keys and sides of a mahogany piano,
Here Is n partial list of the claims:
Mllnl
2 sets lurllsnd china n creine
He menths
R oil fiilnilnsi el
0 bslh tol 4 chimrasns tlsesfs
3 tsble covers n fsney steins
10 nankins t nicker srmchslr
11 pillow esses ,1 embroidered scarfs
7 sheets J silk curtslns
IS beer itlsfses 1 TiirkHh run
40 ensmved water a bnnka
glnMfs I ullier-pUted syrup
56 whisky Rlmse Jur
10 hock sissies I msrhle Ho
3 cordial glasses I ohade on front door
The broken thlnx Include t
1 Jsrdlnlere I Fr,nrh rlusti chslr
S armchairs 1 corner lounge
1 mahcrahy chnlr t plsnn noil
1 largo leather chair t marble-top (able
THOSE WHO OCCri'IKP HOUSE
In the party thnt stayed nt the Sundny
home were "Billy" and Mr. Sundny,
Homer A. Ithodehcrtver, tho choirleaderj
Miss Ornce Saxe, a worker: Uentley D.
Ackley, Sunday's secrclnry; Miss Frances
Miller, personal worker: Jnck Cnrdlff,
the Sunday trainer; Qcorgo Sundny, Mrs
Oeorgo Sunday nnd George Sundny, Jr.
Mrs. Mary Schuler. tho housekeeper Sun
dny brought on from tho West, nlso wns
a resident.
But tho housekeeping1 wns not scrup
ulous, according to persons who went In
to elenn the house. Colonel Keegan has
put In a charge for employing threo
women nnd two men for threo days to
Mralshten things out nfler tho Sunday
party toft. They found letters, excelsior,
newspnpers nnd wrnpplnt; pnper under
tho beds. Tho letters, which were un
earthed In March, boro dates In Jnnunry
nnd February, so It Is nssumed thev Iny
under the beds for some time
Sents wero out of nenrly 3i chali by
the time the Sunday party left. There
were burned holes on expensive buieniis
nnd one liedsprend showed the mark of n
hot Iron. Colonel Keegnn's list of charges
Includes new paper In the reception room
nnd tho room "Billy" Sunday occupied.
Ho nlso elalma dninagen for Injury to
floors.
Some of this enme from nnter, which
dripped off wet clothing hong in tho li
brary nfter.Inck Cnrdlff, "Hilly" Sunday's
"VLL PUNCH YOUR FACE," CRIES "MA;
RESENTING
fly a Uttlff t'orrc spoitrfftlt
TATEItSON. N. .1,, May 11. Mrs. Wil
liam A. Sunday called the charge that
beer glasses hail disappeared from tho
house nt 19H Spring fSaiden stic-t during
tho occupancy of that house by tho Sun
dny pnrty "a damnable lie" today when
Bhe was told of tho threatened suit for
51700 damages.
Two leporlers climbed on the running
honrd of the ntitomohlle In which she wns
seated.
"What do you mean?" she called,
doubling her lists, when n icporler nsked
her If It weie true that whisky nnd gin
disappeared from a padlocked trunk In
the cellar. "What do you mean by stand
ing there asking me such things? Oh, I'll
punch In nur face "
Mrs. Sundny swung nt the reporter,
missed him nnd hit the chnuffeur.
"Prlve on." she cnllcd. Tho chnuffeur
obeyed, and the teporters were dumped
111 the street.
"It's n iliimnnhle llo from beginning to
end." Mrs. Sunday told tho Evbninu
l.KnoEti teporter later. "It's too low
down for us tn bother with. Hang the
people in Philadelphia who think wo
drunk up a gallon n day. Of course, wo
diank up a gallon n day.
"It's n good thing tho two dozen
whisky and 35 heer glasses nre gone. If
they nre gone, for nobody will get liquid
damnation Into their systems by them
any more."
Mrs. Sunday said sho wouldn't be Inter
U. S. MUST HANDLE CRISIS IN
OWN WAV, LONDON CONCEDES
Wnr, However, Believed to Be Legiti
mate Solution of Problem.
LONDON', May 11.
Although many British citizens still In
sist that wnr Is the only solution com
patible with American honor, there Is nn
Increasing tendency, observable both In
tho press nnd public, to let the United
States handle tho Lusitania situation In
Its own wny. This changing attitude I?
largely due to tho sympathetic apprecia
tion by most of the British correspon
dents nt Wnshlngton and Now York of
the tremendous burdens wnr would en
tall, complicated with tho problem of
the Gormun-Amcrlcun population.
The American nnvy would not be needed
and It would require a year to organize
and train an army sufficiently Btrons to
be of any nppreclable assistance to the
Allies. One of the most popular sugges
tions here Is that If the United States
should decide not to go to wnr It should
diplomatically boycott Germany by with
drawing Ambassador Gerard nnd tho
American Consuls nnd handing his pass
ports to Count von Bernstorff nnd all
other German representatives In America.
GERMAN LEADER IN U. S.
SAYS WILSON "IS ALL RIGHT"
WASHINGTON, May 11, - "President
Wilson Is all right," said President Mar
tin Wlegand, of the United German So
cieties of the District of Columbia, today,
commenting on tho President's speech
last night.
"His speech wsb nil right," continued
Wlegand. "If he only had a better Sec
retary of State everything would be all
right.
"How could the present Secretary bo
fair with a son-in-law fighting In the Eng
lish army? I do not mean that he does
not Intend to be fair, but he cannot be.
My people, and, therefore, my interests,
are all In Germany, bo I cannbt be fair.
The Secretary of State Is In the samo po
sltlon," 1
House Robbers Interrupted
LANCASTER. Pa., May II, Upon re
turning home from a social function early
this morning Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hart
man found all their silverware plied on
tho dining room table ready for carrying
off. The thieves were evidently fright
ened off by Mr. and Mrs. Hartman's re
turn, and the only thing secured was a
watch worth 1100. All of Mrs. Hartman's
valuable Jewelry waa in her dressing
table.
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FRESH PAINT
AINTI
Beleve
One example is worth a hundred
arguments. It's Kuehnle JOBS that
make you want Kuehnle painting.
Look over ANY painting done by
Kuehnle
Painting and Decorating
Ott Oar Jfttfuialf finf
Bptk PkcHM. 2& 9, 6th 8b
trainer, had washed It nnd hung It out to
dry on lines suspended across tho room.
Btatned glass In tho front door was
cracked nhd a new etalr.cnrpet was worn
threadbare,
mSAQBEE AS TO SETTLEMENT.
Colonel "Keegnn went to Palm Beach,
Flo,, lata In January, after renting tha
house lo tho Sunday Campaign Commit
tee. He returned March 31, and on April
6 sent the claim for damages to Ben T.
Welch, who hnd charge of entertaining
Sunday, Negotiations for n settlement
were unsatisfactory lo both sides. Mr.
Keegan threatened to begin suit.
Ho was nsked today whether the list
of damages wag a true one.
"It's trua all right, and there's n. good
deal morn besides," he answered. "I
haven't been nblo to gel nny satisfaction
for my claims from the Campaign Com
mittee." nclntlons between Colonel Keegan nnd
Hen T, Welch nre strained.
"Tho claims nro ridiculous." snld Mr.
Welch. "It Is up to Mr. Keegan to ptovo
them We don't have to do anything. We
will stand pat,"
"Hnvo you got a list of the furniture
and the condition It wns In when tho Sun
day party took possession?" ho was
nsked
"Mr. Keegan said he sent us one, but
I never saw It," ho replied.
"Don't you think some damage wns
done?"
"Oh, yes, there was some damngc, I
supposo."
Mr Welch admitted the house was
dirty when tho Sundny party loft It.
COMMITTEEMErtf StPPOTtT WELCH.
Kdwnrd II. Bonsall, of ths Sunday Cnm
pnlgn Committee, also thought tho
charges too high.
"Tim mntter Is In Mr. Welch's hnnds,"
snld Mr. Bors.-ill. "He was chairman of
tho Mnternlnment Committee. Yes, I
shw the list or claims, but I don't think
the.i're reasonable. I can't say whnt I
think would be a reasonable llguie."
This Mlso was the way Joseph M. Slrclo
looked nt It
"The rlalms nre altogether loo high.
There wns some dnmnso done. T suppose,
but wo enn't do business with Mr. Keegan
tilt he lowrs his price. It's J1700 now.
The matter Is up to Mr. Welch, how
ever. QUESTION AS INSULT
viewed, nnd lest her huMinnd tnlk sho
locked him In nn upstairs room nnd
"sicked" Jnck Cnrdlff upon would-be In
terviewers. But "Ma" couldn't dodgo tho
reporters herself.
"Not n word to say," sho said, "the
wholo business Is up to tho Philadelphia
Campaign Committee and Its members
will bo In Paterson. Joseph Steele, tho
chairman, will bo here, and so will "Ben"
Welch nnd George Shane. They'll do the
tulklng."
"Billy" Sunday, Just before he stnrtcd
his sermon at the Tabernacle, this after
noon, was told of the claims for $1700
damages.
"See Mrs. Sunday," he said, "I don't
want to muddle up my mind with nny
such business."
Tho repoits of whnt happened to the
houso on Spring Gnrden street In which
"DUty" lived whllo In Philadelphia wero
read to .Mrs. Sundny somewhere between
the first landing of the stnlrs In the
Shelly house, In this city, where thn
pnit Is residing, and the veranda, wlicic
George Sunday, Jr., "Billy's" grandson
and pride, wns playing In a fenced-oft
seashore bench of his very own, nnd
somewhere between tho vcrnnda nnd tho
Inside of nn nuto.
Exery member of tho Sunday party hnd
heard of tho Philadelphia rumpus, nnd
every ono was very nngry.
"Mrs. Sunday," said the Evening
Lkdcikr man, "you know thlfl Is serious
business. Think of tho effect these ro
ports will havo on the results of your
Philadelphia campaign. Thinking of
that, won't you sny something?"
"N'ot a word," sho exclaimed. "Lies,
all lies; lies pure and simple."
GlILFLIGHT TESTIBIONV
RECEIVED IN WASHINGTON
State Departmont Said to Have Sub
marine Commander's Report.
WASHINGTON', May 11.
The testimony of Captain Smith, of tho
American tank steamship Gullllght, as to
the torpedoing of his vessel off the
Pcllly Islands ten dnys ngo by a German
submarine wns received at the State De
partment today. Secretary Ilryan an
nounced on his way to the Cabinet meet
ing. It Is understood that an official dispatch
received this afternoon from Herlln
transmits the report of the commnnder
of the German submarine which sank the
Gullllght.
Thieves Steal Baptismal Cup
Thieves gained entrnnce to tho home of
Kdwln Olney Jones, 422 West Stafford
street, and carried off a baptismal cup
presented to Xlr. Jones nt his baptism In
1IOI. The intruders also obtained several
other vnlunble articles. Mr. Jones Is con
nected with the Provident Life and Trust
Company. He reported the robbery to
the Germantown police today.
This is the last of our 50 carload
lot of Derby desks. The assortment in
cludes roll top, flat top and typewriter
desks, Every one must be sold immedi
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54-inch Roll Top Desks , 64,00
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PRESIDENT'S AUDIENCE TENSE f
Atmosphere of Last Night's Great Meeting Pervaded &J
It nns n. tense, expectant crowd that
thronged tho Convention Hnll Inst night
to participate In the reception to 4000
nwly naturalized citizens. .
They expected to be elartlcd-nnd
wcren't-nnd npparently went nwny
thankful. i.t,n,i for
Thnt n stirring message wns looked tor
was evident from the rush for "r
the eleventh hour. The event hac I been
announced more than a week V,pfro,i?," '
Llttlo Interest was shown at nrt. T en
the Lusitania was sunk. Fervid talk filled
the air. And Instantly every one nnd ma
mother discovered that they wanted to
hear President Wilson tnlk.
Thosn who were fortunate enough to
get In whispered forebodingly of what
was coming. Looking ovr-r tho sea of
black-clad men nnd women-ft reminder
In Its Immensity of the Ullly Sundny
revival nudlenccs-you seemed to sonso
nn nlr of gloomy portenl-untll your eye
reached that fringe of whlto garbed
young women high up over the choir,
which gavo you nn Impression of pence
trlumphnnt over strife. Then, somehow,
your spirits roso nnd calm returned.
Colorful, Inspiring nnd ovcrnwlng wns
tho scene ns witnessed from the balcony
nnim nf llm Union of todny nnd of tho
orlglnnl Thirteen mingled, tho city colors
gleaming out here nnd there nnd bunting
waving everywhere. You saw this nnd
heard tho strains of patriotic music peal
ing through tho big hnll ns you have sel
dom heard thorn bcrore. Tiien you iookco
down Into the faces of thnt little nriny
of new Americans, proud nnd hnppy, ench
man fondly toying with his little flag,
nnd tho thought cnnie to ou thnt
America Is nil right nnd there cannot bo
cause, for nlnrm. It wns nn If thli gath
ering stood In n mlnlaturo way for the
whole land you saw America concentrat
ed and tho night wns good.
Whnt ft blessing It would hnvo been If
nil tho nation could hnvo been thern nnd
heard tho chocrn, followed by tho singing
of "Amerlcn," when tho President nnd
his pnrty entered. How It would hnvo
softened thoughts of strlfo nnd animosity.
And If nny ono had retained nny thoughts
of wnillkc hue, lie surely would hnvo
abandoned them when n few minutes
Inter, Mu.vor ltlnnkcnhurg nsked for .(
icslnglng of tho national anthem, nnd
tho new wards of tho nation arose nnd
waved their flags as they sang It, nnd tho
President, stnndlng straight and con
fident, sang the words more lustily than
nny one clso.
Whoever stnrled those Btorlcs of Presi
dent Wilson's sorrowful nnd haggard ap
pearance surely must have bad eyesight
cr n perverted Imagination. Ho looked
strong nnd hearty Inst night. His fnco
hnd tho healthy flush of n farmhand. Hk
eye pprfi kloil with the Joy of living. Hlii
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EXPECTANT AND THANKF(m
Spirit That Uomjoriea itwusunuu uj auger ncarers with
i.- A ,i..m--..- T7irr. "AW a Wall With. Ante.fifn h
HIV lOOIll '""' !!. --..v- .. .. .w.. ...,VU, tW.,
lips did not dtoop-they wero curvM Ji
his good old tlmo smile, He leVfcil
iMkea TBI
anything but n brooder
'
Only onco did the President betr S
signs of n. burdened spirit. This i8
wniio mo itev, iicnry n. Coudi .
blind chaplnln of the House, wi IJ.JH
his Impassioned Invocation, which V. l
nenrer than nny of the address. t n
Europcan conflict. Mr. Wilson boVi it
head In his hnnds, his body Bwaw,i 4Wt
so slightly, nnd toward tho close VuJ
dlvlno aid was Implored to streak
him In his ordeal, ono could have r.,!,
thnt ho sobbed a bit. nut this J 'Wi
moment only. Ho straightened uo 2,,.'
bed his lingers ncross his eyes o
placed his nose glasses nnd was alert .:i'
Binlllnir nn hoforiv '"HJJ
ic wns a nramntic- scene when MiS
Dlnnkenburg. townrd the close a iff
tnlk, referrod to his declining y..,, ,.!
BUnnllcnted thn vonnirpr tn. .', ' M
clnlly tho new citizens, to carry nn iv
thltiBS which tho older men muit JJJ
discontinue. Ho stood Ilko a neater m
old and drove his whole soul Into vi
words, nnd tho ovation which follirwJ
attested tb tho respect In which the clJ,
nged executive Is held by his fellow tn'
In tho President's manner befors k?
wan Introduced lo sneak wns nn t,i.i..Ii
what the naturo of his message woali"
bo. Ho crossed nnd uncrossed his li
nt intervals, nnd ever and anon removH
nnd rcplnced his glnsses When his tm
met thoso of nny ono nenr him h tmn.l
He bent tlmo playfully now nnd thJ
...mi mo tnuu wMti ouijjinB, una h hi!
iicL-iiiitir hiij oi renins me elbow of
his left nrm on the chnlr bnck nnd lettlnr
tho fingers of his left hnnd rise and fill
In graceful rhythm. These things mlthtl
have denoted slight ncrvousnesi, or lm
pnuence, or mere need of activity, if
j.iu iuuivto iu win inco lor conurmatlmi
you met the Sphinx. -
And nil tho tlmo expectancy stool ca
tiptoe. Tha thrilling message would It
come? And when? Tho suspense grit!
momcntnrlly. There was n spontanMiii
stir throughout tho assemblage, when, it'
lost, tho President said that some mci;
nro too proud to light. A stir of relief-
men (icarcning applause. Now It wli
coming. Listen! And then followed uV
statement that a nation may be so Jurtl
nnd upright that It need never go to
wnr. Pandemonium again.
Hut surely this was not all. Tho tlj;
jui'MJUKu nua uuiimuk. rvery ear wti
alert to catch It. And when the PmMmt
concluded without saying It, and ittw
uuwn, it uo suiuu inuiiieiuB oeiore mi
hearers could bcllove that, after all, thf
clove ot pence sun reisnca.
Tho boiled-down essence of the sniri
i
of tho meeting seemed to be: "All U
well with America."
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