Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, June 04, 1915, Final, Page 2, Image 2

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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1915,
QUICK NEWS
FINED FOR KICKING COWS AND BEATING HORSES
Kicking eowB tnd banting homes with baaeball bntu resulted In the arrest
today of Hlmar Fisher, who conducts a farm at Cotton street and Castle
rand, Pox Chftse. and hla helper, Ernest McLaughlin. Agents nuclide- and
Boyle, of the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelly to Animals,
testified to the Inhumane treatment. McLaughlin was charged with the Kick
i.gnnd batting and Fisher with sanctioning II. Each was lined f 10 nrltl costs
by Magistrate Bmely.
"CHARLIE'S," THE OYSTER HOUSE WHERE IDA RIEHL WAS WAITRESS
CAMDEN BANK FREED OF CHEATING CHARGE
Tho suit of Martin L. Wolf and tils wife. Hnnna Wolf, against the First I
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Carroll, and Attorneys Frederick 8. Dralto and Herman Mueller fell flat
today before President Judge Sulzberger, !n Court of Common Pleas No. 2.
The tei'mony of Wolf and his wlfo failed to disclose anything In support
of the charges that the defendants had cheated thorn out of their saloon
jpropcrty and the license.
TEN LADS FREED OF CHARGE OF BREAKING INTO SHOP
Lcroy Devlin, a lS-yenr-old boy, of 167 East Cheltcn avenue, nnd nlno
younger boys, said to have broken Into nnd robbed a novelty Rtoio nt C717
Oermantown nvenue, were discharged In company with tho other youths by
Judge Brown, In the Juvenile Court, today when It was shown that the
shoj) had not been broken Into. A number of the youngsters admitted hnvlug
"hooked" scvcrnl nrtlrlcs that had fascinated them In the display window,
but 'assured Judge Drown that the occurrence would not bo repeated.
PAREGORIC FIEND GIVEN TERM IN REFORMATORY
Edward Moycr, 24 ears old, giving his address ns a hotel nt 11th street
nnd Glrard avenue, was sentenced by Judge Hulstou. In Quarter Sessions
court today, to a term in tho Itunttngton Reformatory so that he might over
come the effects of being a paregoric flend. Ho was haled Into court on tho
charge of having obtained goods worth more than JBO from wholesale drug
houses by misrepresentation. An Investigation by Probation Officer Hackney
Showed that Moycr was n habitual user of paregoric.
TIOGA BUSINESS MEN TO HOLD OUTING
Tho Tioga Business Men's Association will have an outing In Atlnntla
City on July U. Plans were perfected today for tho annual nffnlr,
THIS IS ITALIAN FLAG DAY
Italian flng day, set aside to raise funds for tho relief of destitute families
of Italian soldiers, opened this morning with IS teams of live joung men
and fivo girls each selling rings on the streets. The Italian patriots in this
".ty hope to raiso J2G,000 to send to tho Pope for distribution among needy
families.
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FIREMEN ON- ROOF, FAMILY SLEEPS IN PEACE
Persons passing the homo of Harry Frank, nt 2421 South Otli street, nt
2 o'clock this morning saw sparks coming out of tho chimney nnd sent in an
alarm. The fire was put out with trifling loss. The firemen wcro nt work
on the roof before Frank, his wife and five children knew there was a lire.
. LEAN CHRISTMAS FOR CAMDEN SALOON PATRONs
Christmas presents given by saloonkeepers arc disapproved by the Cnmden
Excise ISouhl at the request of tho Retail Liquor Dealers' Association. Tho
board has passed a resolution urging llccnso-holdcm to act unitedly In
abolishing the custom.
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Tho 17-ycar-old Rirl, who killed Edmond Hnuptfuhrcr because ho would not marry her, is shown with her
father, Charles Rich, in their little restaurant nt 110 Cambria street. It was there sho waited on nnd
first talked with tho youth whom she shot.
AVAR ON CHAMPAGNE SAUCE
Champagno sauce will bo eliminated from menu enrds In tho Young Men's
Christian Association if it honors a request made today by tho Women's
Christian Temperance Union of this city.
ANOTHER PERFECTLY GOOD FORI) HAS DISAPPEARED
Another one gone' What? A Ford! The machine belonged to H. K.
Shaw, 6811 Thomas nvenue, who left It at 4th and Spruce streets at, a late
hour last night. Tho theft was reported to the polico this afternoon.
WOMAN APPOINTED POSTMISTRESS AT ST. DAVIDS
Mrs. E Dorothy Locknrd, a widow, has been appointed acting post
mistress at St. Davids, on tho . Main Line, nccoidlng to a dispatch from
Washington. The position pays an annual salary of $1000.
TWO. CHINAMEN HOLD FRAUDULENT CERTIFICATES
Student certificates held by two Chinamen were declared to be fraudulent
by United States Attorney J. Warren Davis, of Camden, nnd they wore held
today for n further hearing by United States Commissioner .Tollne. Tho pris
oners are Fong Hong, of 007 South 4th street, and Mow Ylng, of 1823 Broad
way. Camden. They have been conducting a laundry at these addresses for
many years and had many friends in the neighborhood. The Government
contends, however, that Hong nnd Ylng came hero after the exclusion act was
passed, and gained admittance to the country on the student certificates.
MAYOR OFF TO CLEVELAND CENTENARY
Mayor and Mrs. Blankonburg will leave Broad Street Station tonight for
Cleveland to participate In tho celebration of that city's 100th anniversary
as a town. The Mayor first visited Cleveland no year ago, when It had only
60.000 Inhabitants. This will bo his second visit. Mr. and Mrs. Blankenburg
wlll be the guests of Major Newton D. Baker, of Cleveland.
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COMPANY ACCUSED OF VIOLATING ALIEN LABOR LAW
WILMINGTON. Del., June 4. Charges of violating the alien contract
labor law have been preferred against the Harlan & Holllngsworth Corpora
tion and also against John Crockett. Alexander Watt. John M. Ferguson and
John Wright, tho men employed. Samuel K. Smith, treasurer of the corpora
tion, promised to havo the men in court when directed, nnd they will have
neuriiiK m i-nunueipnia, nui me aate ttas not been fixed. Tho men were
employed as draftsmen by tho corporation, which Is owned by Charles M
Schwnb.
"NEVER COMING BACK,"
IDA RIEHL, WHO KILLED
FAITHLESS MAN, SAYS
Sevente en-year-old Girl
Wants to Forget Ken
sington and the Tragedy.
FOUR MEN ARRESTED
AS MEDICAL "QUACKS"
Accused of Using the Mails to
Defraud by Sale of Worth
less Decoctions.
Four alloeeu quack medical practi
tioners, two of whom arc physicians,
rnOneS rrOm Weaitny j inspector Wynn, who charges that they
Woman's Home.
GERMANY ADMITS GULFLIGHT CULPABILITY
WASHINGTON, June 4. A second note from Germany dealing with the
torpedoing of the American ship Gulfllght has reached the State Department
Secrejary of State Bryan announced today. '
Tho note admits that the American ship Gulfllght was torpedoed by mis
take by il German submarine and expresses the regret of the German Govern
ment at the act, nnd promises full monetary reparation.
STATE FIGHTS THAW JURY TRIAL IN HIGHEST COURT
ALBANY. N. Y.. June 4. Beaten In tho lower courts and tho appellate
division. Attorney General Woodbury has brought to the Court of Appeals
today his appeal from a ruling by Justice Hendricks which would permit
a trial by Jury to determine the sanity of Harry K. Thaw. John B. Stanch
field, attorney for Thaw, obtained permission from Justice Hendricks for a
Jury trial, but to this Attorney General Woodbury objected, taking tho
proposition to the appellate division, where he was beaten. He then went
10 the highest court In tho State, and the matter was argued today.
- GENERAL ELECTRICS HUGE AVAR CONTRACT
NEW YQRK, June . A 476.000,000 contract for rifles and cartridges to
he delivered over a period of 18 months, has virtually been closed with 'the
General Electric Company by agents of the Allies, it was reported here today.
DUCHESS ABANDONS MARRIAGE ANNULMENT SUIT
WHITE PLAINS. N. Y, June 4. The Duchess of Durazsso. sister of John
IL Hanan. wealthy shoe manufacturer, today discontinued her suit for annut-
meat of her marriage to Duke Arturo dl Majo Duraaao. of Italy, The formal
notto filed here contained no Intimation of her rsasQjjB,
The marrjage took place more than a year ago. The Ducji9a later .sued
for annulment, alleging the Duke was wanted by tho French authorities as
a iugmve j rem justice.
Ida niehl, the 17-year-old girl who shot
ami kllli'u Edmund Hauptfulirer, tulked
over the tclphono with her father today.
She was In tho home of a wealthy woman
who Uvea near Philadelphia. He was In
the little oyster restaurant where she
ipecl to be the waitress and whero she
once waited on a nocd-looklng youth
whom Phe was destlnqd to send to his
death before his list birthday
Tho girl has accepted one of the many
offers to provide her with a home until
hor child la born In November, The od
dress of her benefactor Is kept secret.
Her father, Charles Jllehl they know
him as "Charlie" in Kensington, and his
restaurant at 410 Cambria. Btrect as
"Charlie's" was called to the telephone
toany.
The voice that nslted him so eagerly
how lie was and how the shop was Ret
ting on without her and had he had to
hire a new waitress was so evlflentlv
homesick that niehl started to reassure
his daughter She would soon be back
among her own people again he told her.
Tho time would pass so quickly why be
fore you could say "Jack noblnson" the
trial would be over ami she would bu
acquitted, of course, and bo back home,
and everything would bo as before
"So." said tho volco, "I'll never seo
the restaurant again and I'll never seo
Kenslnuton again and I wouldn't ever
see Philadelphia again as long as I llvo
If It wasn't for that trial in City Hall."
She spoke all In one breath.
niehl is the kind of min that every
one naturally likes. It Is not for nothing
that a man gets called by hla Ilrst name
by strangers. He never has reproached
his daughter by look or word for either
the tragedy that has cast a gloomy In
terest over his uneventful-looking restau
rant or for tho greater tragedy that hud
preceded the shooting tho deception
which the girl allowed herself to do made
a victim of.
So when ho answered the hurried ami
plaintive renunciation of homo and all
home had meant to the little girl who
had danced, not so many years ago, to
the music of the hurdy-gurdies on the
pavement there, he was quick to say the
right thing
"No, sure, of course, you needn't come
home. Sure, we'ail go 'way; not crazy
about Kensington myself; never was."
"I want to forget everybody and every
thing there." the tragic little voice went
on. If I had to beg my way along the
streets of strange cities I wouvd do It
rather than come back to the place near
where that happened "
MAN INSTANTLY KILLED
. WHEN AUTO HITS CAR
Former Asst. Dist, Attorney W.
A. Gray's Auto in Smash at
Woodland Ave. and 60th St.
ore promoters of a fraudulent concern,
known as tho Philadelphia Medical Clinic
Company, 1117 Walnut street. The prison
ers, whoso capture was brought about
throtiKh a test letter sent by Wynn, aro
J W CJrinlus. 1114 Mifflin street; I.eo W.
AVIlkowskl, 31S1 ndgmont street; Dr. W.
S odor, uf 1219 Wallace street, and D.
J. Russell, of IMS North 21st street. All
weie hrousht before United States Com
missioner Long late this afternoon,
They w ere each held in $3500 ball.
They are charged with conspiracy to
use the malls to defraud. '
The concern, ncLordlng to Wynn, In
serted adveitlsemcnts In foreign lan
guages in newspapers all over tho coun
try and promised to euro many diseases
bv mall That they did a lucrative busi
ness was shown bv the fact that they
have about 30 pmploves at the Walnut
street establishment It is estimated that
thev treat nearly 1000 persons a month.
in the letter which brought about tho
arrests Wynn named a number of ali
ments. He mailed tho letter from Wllkcs
Barrc, signing1 a false name The com
pany sent him a bottle of mcdlclno for
$S CO, which it is said is worth about CO
cents
Most of the company's business, Wynn
said, is dono with foreigners, and 10
translators were etnplojed to expedite
mntters. The company had a regular
follow system, and If a person did not
buy the llrst time they weie sure to get
moro literature
About a year ago nrinus, the manager,
was sued by n woman, who obtained ?:000
damages, it is said, In a case heard be
fore Judge Sulzberger The plaintiff as
serted that the medicine which she
bought was unfit for use.
LOCAL OPTION VICTORY
BY 1917 IS PREDICTION
OF GOV. BRUMBAUGH
Telegram From Executive
Read to Audience at
Meeting of "Flying
Squadron of America" in
Forrest Theatre.
Governor Brumbaugh, In a telegram to
tho "Flvlng Squadron of America," which
Is holding Its campaign today In the
Forrest Theatre, predicted that local op
tion will picvall in Pennsylvania by 1917.
Ilio Clovei nor's message was loundly
checicd by the audience. The telegram
from tho Oovernor road as follows:
"It Is a great pleasure to know of the
great work being done in Philadelphia
for a better Pennsylvania. I tiust that
our meeting will be a groat Impctut. to
local option. With the help of the good
men of this grnnd old Commonwealth
which we nil love It will win triumphant
1 la 1017. '
Tho Governor's tclciam was read tit
tho audlenee by Horace Clelgor, who
presided at the nf tot noon sisslon Other
speakers this afternoon were Dr. Philip
H. -Moore, of this city. He said theie
was no necessltj for using alcohol for
the treatment of different ailments. An
other speaker was Ollvir W. -Uewurt, a
former number of the Legislature In
Ohio.
BASEBALL POOL MEN
ARRESTED IN RAID
BALDWINS MAY GET
$3,000,000 PROFIT
Continued from Tage One
the manufacture of shrapnel cases and
field guns. Baldwins, It is understood,
obtained a subcontract somewhere to
make some of the shrapnel shells.
The Udd) stone plant of the locomotive
works is one of the largest in point of
acregae In or near this city. There Is
plenty of space available for the new
arms building. When It ia constructed
thousandse of former employes of the
locomotive works who had been forced to
seek employment elsewhere, owing to the
railroads making more and more of their
locomotives and thus cutting down on
orders to I3aldwln's, will bo re-employed
there
Alba Johnson, president of the Bald
win Locomotive Works, declined to com
ment on the report or to confirm or deny
ii. air. juimuun hub unopieu mis attitude
with all reports that hla llrm was engaged
In the making of var material.
"I positively refuse to alllrm or deny
the truth of the story. I will not say, nt
the present time, whether It ia true or
false," he declared.
KENDRICIC W BOAJtD 0F0ITT TRUSTS
Oeorge W. Kwjdriofc Jr., vice president of the Third National nlnv nr,
IS iHsWiBtflt t MaHl eirclee. waa appointed a member at th nunt n.t ri
K-ttto txJr by tfco Hoard of Judg9 In Common Vim Cfcurt ta fill the
VW w"i w w w or gmiMl Dickon.
QW CAR Q.WW KRg TO SHARE $15,000,000 PROPITS
DETROIT. Mich Juim -4. The directors f th Ww& Motor Company
tofey tacrnawKl lh (! stock frwn .W0,fl0 to an auttortwd UW.MU.
a will Jclr mm yMMri ng.Mg.6w. payable , Julr. Jb ABgyst
9tt,tt owmm of Ford put, will rMiv a sfear of. the awnmny' profits 1b
h fori of rebut ugTgaUag flg,M.M.
Bight men only wUl ar In the huge melon-cutting. They aw:
Heiirj, ford who will receive 27 818.(WO.
James ( uuiene $6,000, tttRI
Im id (iray, gtfO.Mt
Jitn Dodge, 4 400 tK
il -.;,. Kiifcmeji, 4,iM,oee
Juhu W AiHlron, ;' Htp,
One man was instantly kllltd and an
other seriously Injured when a large tour
ing pur belonging to former Assistant Dis
trict Attorney William A Gray crashed
Into a street car at Wth street and Wood
land avenue late this afternoon.
The dead man la Sewton Hancock, 7106
Greenway avenue. The injured man la
William Moore, alao of 7Iat and Green
way avenue, who sustained internal In
juries, lacerations and contualona. A
third man, Albert Mooney, 6tt May street,
whs waa driving the car, jumped and
wa uajnjured.
According to the police, the oar waa
rvaoing at high speed westward on Wood
Un4 avenue when the aocident occurred.
After crashing lata the street-ear the ma
torsar bounded to the curb and struck a
telegraph pole, rebounding to the middle
of the street
Hancock waa thrown to the aetreet
whea the ear hit the pole. Hit skull was
crushed. Moore waa taken from the up
turaed ear and with Haocock's body was
ntehed to the University Hospital. After
bia Injuriea were dressed Moore Inflated
upon being taken heme.
Mooaay woe arrested and taken to tbe
Mth street and Woodland avenue police
aUtlon w&ere he wa held for the Coro
ner Mr Gray who Uvea at It South I
eg meet. n w te,i Mooney,
wlw 1 Ul chauffeur, the police my, had
Ua lb cwr out
AUSTRIA FAILS IN
ATTACKS ON FORTS
Continued from Vage One
the Nabrealna railway, all the troops be
ing massed In the forta on the hills north
of the city, Heayy artillery has oeen
mounted on the plateau north of Monte
Belvedere to sweep the city and the har
bor. The farbor Is fujl of mines. Most
of the atreeta and public buildings bave
been mined. The military authorities
have warned the people to leave the city,
laying It wpuld be destroyed with artil.
lery and dynamite mines ir the Italians
took It.
The advance of the Italians across the
Isonio has been made In the face of un
usual difficulties. In the face of heavy
rains It waa impossible to ford tbe river,
except for detachment of cavalry, whose
horses swam across engineers, protested
by artillery, eouetrueted pontoon bridge
for the lnfanto
One the troow had reached tbe further
bank of the river still greater difficulties
were encountered. The ruin had trans
formed tbe mountain paths Into beds of
awlft-rwuURg itwam Water pouring
dswo toe mouatalu aides uprooted trees
ad obstructed progress at every turn.
Tbe few mouotein bildgss left by tbe
Austrian were carried away by tbe floods
Heat for tbe troop was Hopoaetbte. ai
the rocky mountain aides were too ex
DOaed, while the valleu knee deeu In
Katr. were unsuitable for caruDliu: duluss.
Tfctak fog fcawg etror tbe whose regie,
asalttes It Usooselkle to s for any dis-
tanoe.
Continued irom I'uko One
patched to different sections of tho city
by Captain of Detectives Cameron.
Investigation by the polico of tho bnbe
ball pool which has been doing a flour
ishing business here icsultcd In today's
arrest For several days Detectives Wal
ter, Ayres and Fisher have been shadow
ing different members of the pool. The
detectlvei would trail the men dally fiom
their homes to their "offices," which
usually were In some barber shop or cigar
stole.
Wltthuhn, Weaver and Lucas were In
tho cigar store this afternoon when tho
detectives entered the place. According
to the police. Weaver and Wltthuhn weio
In tho rear of tho placo sorting out
coupons on games which are scheduled
to bo played next week Lucas was In
the store. The men made no resistance
and accompanied the detectives to City
Hall willingly
To prevent any possible leak. Director
Porter Issued orders that tho other men
under suspicion must bo arrested as soon
as possible. Captain Cameron was noti
fied of this Ho assigned a squad of
detectives to make tho other arrests.
ACCUSED OF nUNNINO LOTTERY.
The men taken Into custody today are
charged with maintaining a lotterv. Im.
mediately after the arrests were made
Chief Postal Inspector James Cortelvou
was notified. It was reported that mem.
bers of the pool often sent their coupons
through the mall If this proves to be
true the police will ask the Federal Gov
ernment to prosecute the prisoners for
using the mall to defraud.
The tickets sold by Weaver. Luea in
Wltthuhn entitled subscribers to different
cash prizes. Prizes ranged from t tu
J1000 per week. There ate only 15 prizes
allowed each week, and but a few over
the 1100 mark
The Information about the pool and the
"Inner workings" la believed to have
come from two prisoners wno were ar.
rested recently In New Orleans.
After being placed in a cell Lucas, the
detectives say, told them he found It so
profitable to sell baseball coupons he re
signed hla position as a yardmaster for
JT."?" "s,"roaa- The principal
offlee of the baseball pool is said loUi
located In New York. There are branch
offlooa In Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Wash
ington, Baltimore, Chicago, Boston and
other cities
DOCTOR MUST PAY J5000
Broker Wip8 Alienation Suit Against
Family Physician.
MOBBISTOWN. K. J, June 4.-A Jury
tbis afternoon returned a verdict of UMo
damages to Oeorge D. Wilder. brokeT
who sued Dr Oeorge 8. Willi for Mflooo
for the allegation of Mrs. Wtldefa affec
tion Tbe eult was based upon assertions at
tributed to Mrs Wilder. VhadTeti
ad that Doctor WlUto. who waa the ftm
lty pbyaidM of tbe Witters family, kmw
very tester toward her and advanced ,
kissing bar aad then relation mo.e Inti
mate All these asaerUoaa were denied
ly Doctur WUUa und oUl
RUSSIANS FLEE AS
FOES MAKE DRIVE
Continued from Vatco One
slowly pushing tho Germans back m
the Neuvllle "Labyrinth."
The British havo taken the offensive
nround Yprcs and at tho positions near
La Basace.
AUSTItO-GERMANS SWEEP
FORWARD ON LE1IBERG
Three Corp Press Ahead Take Two
Towns on Wny.
VIENNA, June 4.
Tho Austro-Oerman drive against Lem
berg. the iMt Qallclan city of import
ance held by the Hussions, Is now In
full swing. The great army of General
von Mackensen which stormed Przomysl
S cstcrday Is sweeping on toward the cast.
Mn,.iv iirn intlro Austro-Oerman
ormy corps pressed on through Przomysl
je'terdoy eastward along the Lemberg
Hallway and occupied Medyka, eight
miles cast of tho captured fortress city.
General von Llnscngen's Austro-Oerman
army, which crossed the Dniester, is
sweeping toward Lemberg from the south
and has reached Mlkoktjof, only 33 miles
aw a)
The Austrlans nnd Germans are rushing
numberless tralnloads of artillery am
munition toward the Gallclan front.
Hard fighting Is In progress for posses
sion of mountain heights dominating tho
Przemysl-Lemberg Hallwny,
Fighting Is taking placo on both sides
of tho Mvslatycso Vnlley, east of Przo
mysl The general movement of tho Russians
Is n retirement toward Lemberg nnd the
South Poland frontier At somo points
tho withdrawal is literally a flight.
The Htisolan army which was driven
from SlryJ burned the derricks of 200
olt wells and 50,000 tons of oil. Tho city
was parll destroved by artillery fire.
Possession of Lernberg Is essential to
prosecution of n future Gallclan cam
paign agnlnst Cracow, trans-Carpathian
sweep Into Hungary and Invasion of
Jiukowlna Taken last August as the
lesult of I ho Slav repulse of the first
Austrian rnld on Poland at Hnwa, Ituss
kn, the Gallclan capital lias served as a
supplies storo house and railway centre
for transportation of troops against the
various Muscovite objectives In tho
southern wnr zone. A large portion of
the Kusslnn army that occupied Przem
ysl has retired on Lemberg, and tho
Austro-Gcrmnns may expect bitter re
slstence to thrlr attempt to wrest their
Inst foothold in Gnllcla from tho Invader.
flREAT ARRAS RATTLE RVGES;
31AXY VILLAGES DESTROVED
French Make Further Advances in
Neuville Labyrinth.
PAHIS, June 1.
Whole villages In the region north of
Air.in are being reduced to ruins In the
crash of big shells nccompanvlng tho
floice lighting that markfl tho French nd
vance upon Lens.
Sntichra has been leveled with the ex
ception of n few stono buildings tbehlnd
which the Germans are resisting the
French uttack. The battling east of tho
Kouchci sugnr mill Is Increasing In fuiy.
The Wnr Office announced this afternoon
tlint the French In this region have cap
tured n German fortified position, taking
u number ol prisoners.
BERNSTkFF'S E1W1
ON WAY TO BERLIN WIT
PRESIDENT'S APPR0VA
Meyer Gerhard's Mission t
Acquaint Berlin Foreign
Office With State of
American Feeling oh Lu
sitania Crisis.
NEW YOHK, Juno 4.
The diplomatic negotiations between the
United Btntes and Germany over the Ger
man submarine war and the sinking of
the Lusltanla, have taken a new phaa
with the departure of Meyer Gerhard, a
special diplomatic envoy, for Germany
to discuss personally tho American sit
uation with Dr. Von Jngow, tho German
Foreign Minister.
It was announced today by a repre
sentative of the Scandinavian Line that
Hcrr Oerhnhd had sailed for Copenhagen
on board tho liner United States, yes.
terday.
Tho envoy, who goes to Germany with
the approval of President Wilson, Is act- .
Ing as agent of Count von Bornstorff, the
German ambassador to Washington 1
Sending of tho emissary of the German
Emperor, It was sold, will not delay the
forwarding of tho President's rejoinder,
but It Is expected to cnuso the Kaiser to
postpone his reply until tho facts carried
by tho Ambassador's representative htvs
been Inld beforo tho Berlin authorities '
Sato conduct for Hcrr Gerhard was '
sought by the German Ambassador and
handled by the State Department as a
matter of courtesy. Tho United Statei
represents Germanv In England and rep
resents England in Germany during the
war nnd its requests to .the British Em
bassy for safe conduct papers are hon
ored without question, partly because of
thlss Ituation.
Tho safe conduct consists of a docu
ment announcing to all naval com
mandcrs nnd others concerned under th
authority of power Involved, that the
person bearing the papers shall not bs
molested or halted on his Journey.
Count von Bornstorff hnd explained to
President Wilson that ho was having th
utmost dllllculty In communicating with
Berlin, tho cnbles passing through Brit
ish hnnds Consequently It was deemed
advisable to send a personal representa
tive to Berlin to n-plnln to what extent
feeling lini been r loused In this country
hy tho destruction "f the Lusitnnla.
' The United Statei Is a slow ship and
probibly will not arrive at Copenhagen
until about Juna 15.
The Ambassador's representative was
one of the thiee tied Cross commissioners
from Germany who crossed the Atlantic
with Count von Hcrnstorff last August on
their wny to this country The other
commissioners were Doctor Dernburg and
Count Slersdorpff.
Hcrr Gerhard Is about 40 jears old, has
been connected with the German Colonial
Olllce and has otherwise been prominently
Identified with Berlin official life He is
said to be very lnlluentlal in his owa
country.
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FRENCH AIRMEN DROP BOMBS
ON GERMAN HEADQUARTERS
178 Missiles Hurled at Crown Prince's
Position.
PATHS. June 4.
A squadron of 20 French neroplaucs Hew
ovor the Gorman lines bctv.een and 5
o'clock vosteidav morning nnd raided the
headquarters of the Get map Crown
Prince. Tho men dropped 1T8 bombs In
till, and thousands of arrows were fccat
teied through the air The raiders were
under a furious lire during their attacks,
but noro of the aeioplanes was damaged.
The War Office statement which an
nounces the laid docs not mention the
locality of the Crown Prince's headquar
ters They wcro last spoken of, howevor,
at u point northeast of Verdun. Nothing
Is rnld about damage to the headquarters.
'JITNEY' MEN NOT FIT,
GRAND JURY CHARGES
PRESIDENT'S ANSWER
DISCUSSED BY CABINET
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Says They Should Be Required
to Pass Examinations Criti
cises Police Methods.
"Jitney" traffic, police protection and
the archaic mode of conveyance provide!
to Gtand Jurors to visit public institu
tions are discussed in the final present
ment of the Grand Jury which ended its
term of servlco today In Quarter Sessions
Court.
The presentment argues that no ono
should be allowed to becomo a "Jitney"
driver until lie has pasbed an examina
tion to dttcrmlne his ability to drive an
automobile through crowded streets.
Of the police system the presentment
urges that police employed at clerical
work at City Hall should be returned to
active service at the city district sta
tions. The presentment complains against
the old-fashioned omnibus that Is used
to convey Grand Juries nbaut the city
on their ofllclal visits to Institutions.
Of the "jitney" drivers the Jurv mvn
"One of the evils to correct 1st' that many
of the drivers of "Jltnejs" ore without
experlenco and physical fitness, and we
would ask that some means be employed
to prevent the continuance of this condi
tion. The motormen of the trolley cars
run by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company, whose positions are not fraught
with nearly bo much danger to themselves
and the public are forced to undergo an
apprenticeship under experienced em
ployes, and common sense dictates that
the drivers of 'Jitneys" should m. hI
those of experience "
.aJ?PP'a!;ance ll ,he nno'ent carriage
that have long been used for Grand
Juris must have Irritated some of tha
ThTrtays,81 ,hB J-"'""'
flHve'V"B!?t"S,"lnff cars naV wore com
fort and are less conspicuous than the
ancient caravans that haul tlM lurv
through tho street to the amuswn.,,, of
the public, whose comments are rwt Pleas
Ing. to say the least. The Jury fiarid iu
progress would ba interrupted Yy the So
oiety to Prevent Cru.it v t ..:? 5:
?he coaclt" 9 dUmb """""' " S5
WASHINGTON, June i.
President Wilson's rojoli.der to the
German reply to his note on tho Lusl
tanla tragedy, demanding freedom and
safety of the sea for all Americans, was
the lending Item of business before tha
Cabinet at Its meeting today. A prellm
Inaty draft of the document prepared by
the President, who worked alone In hit
study cstcrday, was ready for tho offi
cial advisers of tho Chief Executive when
they gathered for the tegular Friday ses
sion. The rejoinder, according to on Admin
istration official, will be brief nnd to th
point
"Thero Is absolutely nothlpg to b
divulged regarding tho Cabinet meeting,"
said Secretary of State Bran at th
conclusion of the session todn He gave f
the impression. However, that several r
elements involved In tho American reply
to Germanv on tho Lusltanla tragedy ,
must bo cleared up before the note Is'
sent. '-
Later It was learned thnt the Cabinet
approved the noto ns submitted by the
President, making tho session ono of the
most Impoitant held In man) jears Ths
work of putting it in diplomatic fornrfor .
i.iumiK ia jvmoassnaor uerniu at i$erua
went on at tho State Department
CHASES WIFE EIGHT BLOCKS
Then Irato Husband Begins Beating , J.
Her on Steps of Police Station, 1 ft
The winlh of Thomus Quinn reached .1 , .
such a momentum today that he couldn't uant
stop It even nt the doors of n police sfa- of 17
tlon. Ho started an argument with his
wlfo at their home, 4'l Callowhlll street
and his anger wns aroused when she re
fused to stand up and be beaten But
Mrs Quinn thought it foolish to stand
up, only to be knocked down again, so
she ran from the house.
Quinn chased her for eight blocks, his
rago Increasing every square Tho woman
rlt nnnarl AvInmutAfl sn 4I sAM asV tba
Front nnd Master streets police station.
ThaA aha lln..l uh. ..... .1.1 .. Ian.. f. 3
4V.G D,,(j I.IUM,,,- I3IIU WUUUI fc 1MB. W H
safe.
But Quinn could not turn off hla tero-
per, and started to beat her right at ths
doors of Justice. Policeman Bolster heard
her screams and went to the lescue
Quinn turned on him, but was knocked
fiat with a straight right to the Jaw
Mrs. Quinn explained that drinking 4
bouts and flstftghts made up her M- j.
band's dally program. Magistrate Scott
held him in ?)00 bull for court.
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School Bid of $250,000 Received
Bids involving a quarter of a million
dollars were received by the Property
Committee of the Board of Education,
today, for the summer repairing opd Im
provements on the 130 public schools
throughout tho city. Tho bids also la
eluded an Item nf ttO.OM tnr lh construc
tion of two wings of three stories eaoh ''.
at the John nay School, Wharton stret
above 6th street, to relieve the crowded
conditions there. The work will start on
June 33. :
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Play," by P. W. Wilson
and
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SamueJ Wwey Long. Trap
shooting mqers get both
barrels ia
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