SERVANT HELPS
GANG OF TOUGHS
SLAY MISTRESS
Confesses Aged Widow of
, Millionaire Died When
They Demanded Gems
jewels Worth $500,000
NfcW Vonk, pJ. s,-Mr F.lliaberth
Orltf Nichols, aged widow, of a million
aire wholesale grocer. sat reeding In the
seclthlon of the library of her palatial
home at Mh avenue nd Eait 79th street
Wat night When she was tired she went
to her bedroom. There she found a ram
of youthful Now York toughs ransacking
tho apartment tor her strong box. which
they bettered tp contain half a million
aotlar worth of Jewels.
The thieves set Upon the aged woman.
Gemanfllng the 16Catlon of the box and
its key. The, old woman resisted with
ler taststrength. She died In their arms.
Alarmed by her death, they stripped the
diamonds from hr Oncers and fled, leav
ing Onnle Tails, the hallboy, their ac
complice, to face ths police. Tails was
bound and caused, that he might be able
to tell the omcers a satisfactory story.
After an all-night grilling;, during the
entire ten hours of which Tails faced a
ceaseless, (ire of questions from Inspector
Jrailret. th hallboy confessed, giving tho
names of his accomplices and thslr ad
dresses. Police are hunting them now.
the slory Is like a tale by Oaborlau,
the French detective story writer, who
dealt largely In plots and Intrigues of
servants.
Forty detectives are scouring pawri
shops f6r 110.000 In diamond rings strip
ped from the Angers of the woman.
Onnla Tails, the hallboy; Edith Lang
feldt, H mold, and lleona. Tolvnen. the
cook In the Nichols household, were taken
to the Detective Rurenu for cxxamlnatlon
as soon as the murder was discovered.
The boy and maid, found bound and
gagged In the servants' quarters, first
told the police of admitting tho three
robbers to the house when the nervants'
cnlranco boll rank. Tho maid said she
TecognUed one of the men as a former
eiriploye of Mrs. Nichols. The two said
the men, with pistols In their hand,
forced their way Into the house, threat
ening tq kill them If they made any out
cr) anil then bound and gagged them,
leaving them lying on the floor.
BUTL.ER'8 NIGHT OFF.
It was the regular night off of Ernest
Vital, the butler, and there was no man
In the house but Tails.
It was common gossip among the ser
vants tpat Mrs. Nichols kept her fortune
In gems In a strong box In a privnto
sate set Into the wall of the house. These
things and the alleged -conflicting stories
of Tails and the maid led Inspector
Faurot to the theory that the murder
-was done by somebody familiar with tho
Nichols household.
FORMER SERVANT IN TLOT.
That part of the confession of the foot
man. Onnle Tails, given out by the in-
apeotor wos to the effect that one of the
three robbers was Arthur Walters, a
Finn, whoso real name Is Waldemar,
who waa discharged as second butler by
Mrs. Nichols about Ave weeks ago.
WherK according to the alleged c6n
fesslon, needed money, and kept begging
Tails to allow Mm and some other men
to enter the house .and rob Mrs. Nichols.
Tails knew tht butler and cook would be
away list night, and the robbery was
Wronged.
u'.Ktilw thev did n6t Intend ta do Mrs.
jfehcMU any harm." Is a statement at-
iripmca 10 abiib. a guess euo uroppea
dead. When the men came downstairs
and' went out they passed the room
where .Edith and I were, but they said
nothing About Mrs. Nichols being dead."
The footman said that the maid was
the flrst to get herself free. She loosed
him, and then called the watchman on
the block and the police and told them
of the robbery.
"I did not go upstairs and did not know
Mrs. Nichols was dead until the police
told me when they arrested me." Tails
concluded.
JEWEL8 NOT IN HOUSE.
That the robbers did not get the $500,
O00 In Jewelry was flrst made known today
by Meitland F. Griggs, nephew and lawyer
of the murdered woman, who came down
irom Ardeley-on-tha-Hudson to take
charge of the house. Griggs said Mrs.
Nichols kept the bulk of her gems In a.
safety deposit vault, where he found them
Intact
It was Impossible to tell before an
autopsy whether Mrs. Nichols died from
Strangulation or from shock. The mur
der, committed so boldly In a fashionable
part of New York, created a tremendous
sensation.
t The large five-story dwelling is next
'jer to the corner of Bth avenue. On
te corner la the home of Isaac D.
letcher, which Is closed, and through
hlch one of the murderers Is believed to
lave reached the Nichols home. At (
East 79th street, adjoining the Nichols
home on the east, is the home of William
Stafford, Ink manufacturer. Across
he street are the homes of Isaae V.
fBrokaw, Charles M. ICahn and other
wealthy families.
A policeman, hearing the maid a cries.
K discovered the murder.
inateaa or. reporting to nonce neaa
quarters at. once, this policeman sent to
Flower llosrlti for an ambulance and
much time was lost. Doctor Delahunt
went to the house In an ambulance from
Flower Hospital and found Mrs. Nichols
was dead. He made no report until he
returned to the hospital, and then tele
phoned td the Coroner that Mrs. Nichols
probably had died of tt.sht when con
fronted by robbers, In her home,
The Coroner's ofllce notified police
headquarters and quick action followed.
Inspector Faurot, Inspector Cray and
dozens of detectives hurried to the large
dwelling. A police photographer was sent
to the place, and while detectives were
questioning every one this photographer
took many flashlight pictures Inside and
outside the house for police purposes.
Ftnvr'-prlnt experts also took impres
sions and reproductions of all finger
prints found in the house.
POLICE GUARD HOUSE.
Inspector Faurot, In charge of detec
tives, placed uniformed policemen about
the- fcovo. and no one but detectives was
permittee to approach. The servants
were placed In separate rooms and the
Ions; proceea of questioning them sepa
rater and collectively was bexun. nth.,.
..-eweawssi , sent out to find the but.
, iw, j-w4 Asking a night off, to see If
W Is oeatU tfcsww any light upon the crime.
am ooon a npor vray, in charge
awKw. urcau, rracned the
ha sajMse a nrinxte examination of
r Ho,H Mrs. Nichols had been
ilod y powerful tend and Wad hot
h inim, uocier ueianunt had
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EVENING'
DR. DUMBA MUST GO,
DECISION IN CAPITAL
JUBtico Department Investi
gating Offenses of Envoy
and Archibald
WASHtNOTON, Sept. .
Decisive action that will satisfy the
American people will be taken In the
case of Dr. Constantln Dumba. the Aue-tro-Hungarlan
Ambassador, according to
high administration sources this after
hoon. This announcement was made fol
lowing Attorney General Gregory's ref
erence of the legal questions Involved,
not only In the case of Doctor" Dumba
himself, but In that of War Correspondent
Archibald, to Assistant Attorney General
Warren, Just what th action to be
taken Is at present known only to Fresl
dent Wilson. Secretary Lansing and the
Department of Justice. It Is considered
certain, however, that It has definitely
derided that Doctor Dumba must go.
either voluntarily or At the request of
this Government,
"The questions Involved In .this case
ore so serious In their effect on the- reve
lations between 'this Government and the
Teutonic allies." said Warren, "that I
have decided to make a most careful In
vestigation. There Is, of course, the ques
tion to be determined nt the outset,
whether Archlbnld occepted a commission
to deliver these messages with full knowl
edge of their contents and In a realisation
that he was using his American cltlien
shlp, and his American passports, to get
through the blockado lines erected by the
enemies of Austria and Germany."
It was learned that Secretary Lansing
nt his recent conference with the Aus
trian Ambassador told him cvry frankly
that the President was convinced that he
hod grossly violated dlplomatlo propriety
to an extent that he absolutely Impaired
his usefulness lrf this country.
It Is understood Uiat Ambassador Pen
field at Vienna has been put In possession
of all of the facts' In the case with in
structions that he call thetrt to the atten
tion of the Austrian Foreign Minister.
In addition It Is said that he will point
out that the open admission of Doctor
Dumba that he was Interfering with the
International affairs of the United States
has made his retention In Washington
Impossible. All that is lft to be done,
It Is understood, Is to determine on how
he 1' to be eliminated.
Tho only law so far discovered appar
ently affecting the cobs Is section C281
of the Revised Statutes, which declares
that any citizen "who accepts a commis
sion" to serve n foreign Government
against another foreign Government with
which tho United States Is at peace Is
guilty of a high misdemeanor punishable
by a line of $2000 and three years' Im
prisonment. TWENTY KNOWN DEAD
IN LONDON RAID
Continued frnm Page One
course of the war. Deaths and fires
havo no more effect on war In such a
case than li they had been caused by
lightning. The' Germans might just as
well have slain helpless men, women and
children In Derlln. so far as affecting
the Allies was concerned."
Paris Itself has been immune from air
raids for several months, though the Ger
man lines are but a little more than SO
miles from tho city.
Elaborate precautions taken by the
Parts authorities have rendered It ex
tremely difficult for German Taubes to
reach the city. French airmen patrol
tho sky nightly, and there Is a splendid
6utem by which the coming of enemy
aeroplanes Is signaled by cities to the
north. s
The last attempt to reach Paris was
made by German aviators on August ssf.
A squadron ot four aeroplanes crossed
the French lines on the Alsne and sped
toward Paris. .They were encountered by
French airmen a few miles outside Paris
and forced to turn back after dropping
bombs on neighboring villages.
CENSOR KEEPS SECRET
DAMAGE TO LONDON
NEW TORK, Sept. 9. The most de
structive air raid In history was made
on London last nlsht.
The British Press Bureau admitted this
afternoon that at least 20 persons were
killed and Sft wounded.
The extent of property damage was
not permitted to pass the censor. It was
known, however, that many flres were
caused by the bombs.
Private messages Indicated that the
raid was on the very heart of London.
An Interview with Marconi, which the
censor allowed the United Press to send
from London, revealed that he witnessed
the raid, and It is known that he stops
at a hotel near Trafalgar Square. This
was the first definite statement that (he
raid was directly over London, permitted
to pass the censor.
A large portion of the American colony
resides In the Trafalgar Square district,
a section of large hotels and clubs.
The largest number of killed admitted
by the British press bureau on any pre
vious raid was 16. when England waa
raided on June if. The largest number
of casualties (dead and wounded) admit
ted on any previous raid was B. This
was on the raid on Tuesday night of this
week when IS persons were killed and 43
wounded, The total casualties reported
today were 108.
Accepting the figures of the British
Press Bureau, Zeppelins and German
Taubes have caused the deaths of 12J
persons, all but one of them civilians,
and havo wounded more than 300 persons
since the war began.
Cable dispatches to the United Press
today Indicated that there were two sepa
rate raids on London during the night
A cable messago was received by the
United Press last night stating that
"eastern counties" had been raided. It
was evident from the time of filing of
this dispatch that this raid was made
early in tho evening.
A second cable message waa received
early today, reporting "another raid" and
stating that details as to casualties would
be given out later. It Is thought possl
ble this second raid was made several
hours later, possibly in the early hours
of this morning;
In no previous raid have the Zeppelins
reached the heart of London, though
Zeppelins on August 17 bombarded the
east and northeast sections of the city,
where worklngmen reside. The British
Pras Bureau on that occasion announoed
that 10 persons were killed and 38
wounded. Travelers from London, arriv
ing In New Tork. brought the report that
JO bodies of Zeppelin victims were placed
in one Morgue, following this raid, and
described in detail the scenes of devasta
tion on the east and northeast sides or
London, Al the; time of this raid the
censor merely permitted tha announce
ment that "eastern counties" h4 been
raided, with the number of casualties to
pass to the United States. '
On the August IT raid on London Zep
pcllne followed o train from the east
cdast Into London, arriving over the
great Liverpool street station at sA
m.
It I possible that this feat was com.
munteated to oter Zeppelin commanders,
and that tho airship, UK 'nlt used The
same express train In anting their way
to. London. ' '
PHUr f Fritft W.HtUJ
Workmen today began tearing 4ow
the giant column of fruit and vevetZLLj.
that doasUated the Caiwtstatter yolkofeat
Vret's M annual hmiVt estlv at'
Cestui Park, tela Nprth .Kk i street Th.
aJkOtti sic tons, .being carefully taken
be laMutd Otnosw to po. Jm
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LUXURIOUS YACHT
The Whlleaway is 175 Feet long,
DAUGHTER CHRISTENS
WHITNEY'S NEW YACHT
"Soak Her!" Says Harry Payne.
Flora Smashes Wine on
$250,000 Craft
"Soak her, Floral" cried Harry Payne
Whitney, a New York millionaire, to his
daughter. Miss Flora Payne Whitney, nt
Cramp's Shipyard, at 3:30 o'clock this
afternoon, and a few seconds later Miss
Whitney struck her father's new palatial
2M,000 turbine steam yacht. "Whllea
way," a ttrrlflc whack with a bottle of
champagne, sending the boat down the
ways Into the Delaware River, with Mr.
Whitney and the members of tho chris
tening party on the upper deck.
The launching was pronounced one of
the most successful ever seen at the ship
yard. The christening party arrived from
New York shortly before noon and went
Immediately to the scene of the launch
ing. The beautiful yacht was thoroughly
Inspected and arrangements were soon
under way for sending her Into the river.
Ab she went down the waj'B a mighty
cheer wont up from the christening party
and the Cramp employes.
The yacht was Bjittned by Cox & Stevens,
ot New York, tjamuel Cox. of that firm,
TvltneiMd today's ceremony. The length of
the boat over all la 177 feet, tbe lenstn on
ths water line la 170 fett. It has a 2IU-foot
beam and a draft of T feet. Its power
contlata of two rariona geared turbines, twin
crews and la aupnlled with steam by a wa
ter tube boiler, utlng heavy oil aa fuel. Its
petd Is -I mllfi an hour.
On account of her great beam ana
length .her accommodations exceed those
usually found In the large sek-golns
steam yachts. Being of light draft she
will be easily able to cruise In shallow
bays or take trips through Inland waters
where, the usual sea-going yachts can
not enter.
The members of Mr. Whitney's christ
ening party from New York Included S.
A. Clark, F. M. Watrles, Lawrence Wat
erbury, Eugene Hale, Jr., son of former
United States Senator Hale: Miss Flora
Payne Whitney, her sister, Miss Bar
bara Whitney: C. V. Whitney, brother of
the owner of the yacht: Stewart Walker,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hand and Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Taylor.
CLARKE THOMSON FLIES
Son of. Former President of P. R. B.
Tries Out His New Flying
Boat
Clarke Thomson, pf Merlon, Pa., son of
former President Frank Thomson, of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, and in official ot
tho Aero Club, of Philadelphia, made
his first flights today In his new 100
horeepower Curtlss flylngboat at the
Philadelphia Navy' Yard;
Ascensions and landings were made at
the aero station allotted by the Govern
ment to the Aero Club. Several flights
were made. In the, morning Mr. Thomson
was accompanied by John L. Callan, a
Curtlss instructor, and In the after
noon, W. S. Norton, a friend, ascended
with him. The plane circled the cruiser
Columbia, and was cheered by the blue
Jackets lined along the decks of the war
ships. A height of about 800 feet was at
tained and distances ot three or four
milesup and down the river traversed.
HEAT KILLS ONE MAN;
THREE PROSTRATED
Relief Not in Sight, Say Weath
er Men, as Mercury
Soars
One .death and three prostrations re
sulted today from the intense heat. At 3
o'clock the temperature, was 92. Tho hu
midity was $5.
There Is no prospect of Immediate relief
from these conditions. In tbe opinion of
the Weather Bureau officials.
MJchaet Date, SI years old, of 2021 New
comb street, died In the St. Luke's Hos
pital early today, after being brought
from tho Nlcetown Plate Washer Works,
Clarissa and Juniata streets, where he
was overcome by heat last night.
nobert Chllds. (2 years old. 42 Franklin
street, was overcome by heat at Uth
and Ogden streets and was removed to
St. Joseph's Hospital. William Wood,
JUS Bambrey street, was prostrated at
23d street and Ridge avenue, and was
taken to the Northwestern General Hos
pital for treatment. Harry Purnell, 3
years old, S3 Waverly street, a negro, was
overcome by the heat while at the ball
game at the Philadelphia Ball Park this
aftirnoon. He was taken to the Woman's
Homeopathic Hospital,
The temperature had reached the 90
degree mark at U o'clock and an hour
later waa Just topping the tl-degree line.
The maximum temperature was reached
at 2 o'clock, -when the mercury went (o
91 The mercury dropped to 91 at 3
o'clock and remained there until 5
o'clock, when It stood at 90.
The coolest temperature recorded to
day was at 5 a. m., when the thermome
ter registered TO degrees. The rise' was
rapid, however, and by S o'clock It showed
H degrees. '
Tha worst feature of the weather to
day Is th4t there s practically no breeze
At o'clock the wind registered only two
miles an hour, and by noon It had risen
to only six milts an hour. Nor do tho
official forecasters hold out promlsta of
cooHrtg showers. t being said today that
there would probably be none either to
av or tomorrow
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an exceedingly low temperature, the s4x
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ALLIES' COMMISSION TO SEEK $500,000,000 CREDIT IN U. S.
NEW YORK. Sept. 9. Tho commission of British and French financial
experts, whose mission to this country involves the creation of a credit of
$600,000,000, or possibly even $760,000,000. Is due to arrive late today on the
White Star liner Lapland. It Is expected that J. P. Morgan will meet tho
commission at Quarantine and take the party up the bay in his yacht, tho
Corsair.
GERMANY APOLOGIZES FOR .SINKING DANISH SHIP
LONDON, Sept. 8. The German Government has apologized to Denmark
for the sinking by a German submarine on June 2 of tho Danish schooner
Salvador. Germany, according to the correspondent, stated that the Salvador
was destroyed by mistake, and offered to Indemnify her owners. Her crew
escaped and waa landed at Lerwick when she Was torpedoed.
GERMANS OFFER 15 CENTS FOR AMERICAN COTTON
BERLIN, Sept. 9. The Deutsche, Dresdener and Dlsconto Banks of Berlin
and the National Bank ot Bremen, the underwriters of the recently formed
syndicate for the purchaso of cotton for Germany and Austria, on August 31
sent a wireless to the German Consul at New York offering to buy 1,000,000
bales of cotton at 15 cents a pound, on delivery In a German harbor. Assur
ances were gl"en that the syndicate Is In a position to provide adequate guar
antees that the cotton would' not be used for military purposes In any form.
They declare that the German Government now haB on hand cotton enough
for Its military needs for two years.
VATICAN DELUGED WITH APPEALS FOR PEACE ACTION
ROME, Sept. 9. Despite statements coming from many quarters that
peace at the present moment Is Impossible because It would be advantageous
to Germany, there Is evidently throughout the world a large number of per
sons who believe that a cessation of the conflict Is only possible through the
mediation of America as urged by the Pope. The Vatican continues to re
ceive appeals and all kinds of peace recommendations. Some of these come
from belligerent countries and others from neutral States.
LUSITANIA PERJURER SENTENCED TO ATLANTA PENITENTIARY
NEW YORK, Sept. 9. Gustav Stahl, the German reservist, who pleaded
guilty yesterday to perjury In making statements that the liner Lusltanla
was armed, was sentenced today by Federal Judge Hough to one year and
six months In the Atlanta Penitentiary.
BERLIN REGRETS ATTACK ON DUTCH SHIP
AMSTERDAM, Sept. ?.--Th German Government Kas expressed official
regret for an aerial, at'tuck. March" 29.,oa ihh Dihch trawler Hlbernla, which'. It
nays, was unintentional.
ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE
BRINGS RECONCILIATION
Young Widow Who Took
Poison Reunited to Her
Estranged Family
Mrs. Ethel Billing, the attractive 21-year-old
widow who made three attempts
to commit suicide In Falrmount Park on
Monday, Is In the Presbyterian Hospital
today, happier than she has been for
several years. For the news of her at
tempt to die brought about a reconcilia
tion with her family, from whom she
had been estranged for several years.
Leon Buck, of Hartford, Conn., her
father, arrived at the hospital this aft
ernoon, to comfort her and aid her in
her fight for life. He also forgave her
for her marriage five years ago, which
was tbe cause of her alienation from her
family. Her husband has now been dead
for two years.
While the young woman took three
doses ot deadly poison In her attempt to
die, the doctors at the hospital said to
day that, with her father at her side,
she had on even chance for recovery.
Mrs. Billings had previously told the
doctors that she had appealed to her
mother and only had attempted to die
whon she thought that her family ha4
cast her oft. The father today denied that
he had heard from his daughter and said
he would remain at her side until she
could accompany him home.
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NEWS
ARABIC NOTE RECEIVED;
RAIDER FEARED ATTACK
Berlin Asserts Submarine Com
mander Feared He Would
Be Rammed
WASHINGTON. Sept. 9.-Secretary of
Stato Lansing announced this afternoon
that the German note on the Arabic
case, handed Ambassador Gerard In Ber
lin, had been received by the State De
partment. It. has not all been decoded,
he said.
The Secretary would not give any
Intimation as to when the note would
be given out for publication. It was gen
erally believed, however, that It would
be released by Saturday.
Secretary Lansing later said that the
German note substantiated the German
submarine commander's charge that he
believed his craft was about to be rammed
ly the liner Arabic. That wos the
reason that he torpedoed the vessel.
Secretary Lansing said the note stated.
W. C. T. U. Speakers Address Soldiers
WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 9.-Good at
tendance marked the New Castle County
W. C. T. U. Institute, held at Delaware
City today. There were a number of
Interesting speeches, the chief speakers
being Mrs. Ella Hoover. Thatcher, ot
Washington, and Mrs. Lulu Bheppard, of
Utah. The visitors this afternoon went
to Fort du Pont and made an address to
the soldiers. There were numerous In
teresting reports from officers.
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for Harry Payne Whitney.
HUGH BLACK'S CLUB
BALKS AT SMITH
Rejects Bosses' Candidate and
Comes Within Three Votes
of Indorsing Porter
The Young Men's Republican Club of
the 36th Ward, of which ex-Receiver of
Taxes Hugh Black has been president
since It was organized. 23 years ago, last
night went on record as refusing to in
dorse Thomas B. Smith, the Organiza
tion's "harmony" candidate for Mayor,
and a lack of three votes prevented an
Indorsement of Director George D. Por
ter.
Tho club met at Its headquarters, 21th
and Wharton streets, and the question
of Indorsing Smith was Immediately taken
up. A motion to Indorse the "harmony"
candidate failed. On a motion to Indorse
Potter, the vote was 82 for and 3 against.
Under the by-laws, a unanimous vote Is
necessary beforo the club can Indorse any
candidate, bo the Indorsement of Porter
failed. Hugh Black Was present but did
not vote.
Simeon Collins was' electe'd president to
succeed Hugh Black.. Collins voted to in
dorse Porter. John 'Bethke. ex-Common
Councilman' from the 36th Ward, also
voted to Indorse the Director.
The Washington party committee of the
40th Ward also Indorsed Porter last night.
It Indorsed Potter two weeks ago, but
reversed Its action last night, and unan
imously Indorsed Porter for the Wash
Ington party nomination.
SUSPECTS IN MURDER
CASE HELD AS GHOULS
Brothers Admit Robbing Body
in Quarry, but Deny" '
All Else
ALLENTOWN. Pa.. Sept. 9.-A formal
accusation of robbing the dead was made
today against John and .Fran Mack, the
brothers arrested yesterday . suspicion
of having murdered W. Harold Llchten
walner. whose body was found In the
Siegenfus quarry three weeks ago. At
the time of the finding of the body by a
boy It was supposed ho had committed
suicide, but his mother furnished evidence-
which led to the arrest of the
Macks.
They admit, only that FranJt Mack
found the bddy In the quarry and robbed
It of a watch, money and Jewelry. For
the loot William Mack got $10 l.i the'
pawnshops, while a reward of SS0 was out
for Information as to the youth, dead
or alive. T-
The officers admit that they have no
direct evidence that the Macks killed
young LIchtonwalner, but District At
torney Rupp has given orders that noth
ing be left undone to get evidence justl-
ijiiiti ino murder cnarge. in tho mean
time, they wll bo held in Jail on charges
of larceny of property from a dead per
son, robbery and receiving stolen goods.
Mrs. Lafenus Llchtenwalner, mother of
the dead man, declares she Is convinced
he did not kill himself, His father was a
suicide.
WOMAN HELPS POLICE
CATCH COUNTERFEITER
Rooming-House Keeper Tells
Suspicions to Police Lodger
Nabbed With Coins
The police of the Hth and Locust
streets station thwarted the plans of a
gang of counterfeiters to flood the city
with money of their own make today.
The, alleged leader of the gang, Samuel
FI?f,.V.'wa"'are8ted nd takn to city
Hall this morning. '
Popas. when arraigned before Commls
sloner Long, In the Federal Building this
afternoon, confessed that Tie had passed
bogus coins In Pittsburgh, Baltimore and
Bt Louis, a man with whom he worked,
he said, la now In prison In the West
He was held In I2M0 ball for a further
hearing tomorrow morning. He woui,j.
not admit that he had any accomplices In
this city and says that be has been here
only 10 days. " ""
He boarded at the home of Mrs J r
Murphy, ztt South 10th street. The wom.n
noticed that the man remaned Mi? his
rpom all day. and that he brought sev!
eral men to his rooms at night fih il
formed Policeman' Tuck. " ffeSearxh W
the place and found counterfeiting par...
pbernajla. Including dies, melting Mt.
mold, and other thing, required to aake
counterfeit money. aae
tuck, with several other polleenwn u...
In the closets and under ,. 1 bd
Popa's room and when he entered ear v
today he was seized and a7r...-
Search ot hi. room brought to uihtMt
nnw half rlnl lar AA jnT. T ',n W
hundfed nlckiu. ' no "vera!
It la believed that (,- .. .
a number of forelgV wtffiw Nrffi , LTh
town section or th. ,u J !2.Ln J.1? dOWB.
tha mpney In the siir.tofe. "r"Uted
Popas got rid of a Urge numw e .i.-
half dollar by making flvejSL th"
ChMs In vari.ua ?, 25. "X6? "r-
dimes war. dlrtriw,Ui l? "uWee of
which the, alleged couotwitlr J?'.
to th, southernVrt o?biXWt ,U
Tho counterfaita n.j. .:nJ'
ojlce say, haV. MttTwEanSof" W
oaaaa M ruur tru. !.?' M real
tains i
qtooK
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SUFFRAGISTS PUZZLE!
BY ARTICLE ON CAUSi
BY WILLIAM IL TA1
Difference of Opinion ub to Just
yvnere juiujiiui. -rresiaent
Stands on Issue Accused
of Attempt to Straddle
CRITICISE IDEA OF DELAY
"Not Yet, but Soon" AttUudo La-
boled as Usual Expression of
an Ultra Conservative
Gratification and elation and soma
little dtssaUsfactlon, too, at former Pret.
dent William Howard Taft's article ej ''
woman suurago in um ouiuruay jB;vennr "
fOSl, was expreoncu in mo suuiage carnpi
here today.
Although many of the women regarded "
his enunciations as & distinct suffrage
victory, others looked askance at ht
"not yet but soon" attitude, and were'
Inclined to regard him, despite his asser
tions, as an antl rather; than a pro-1
suffragist.
"Mr. Taft Is a conservative,'' said MI.M'4g
Mary 11. Ingham, vice president of tfie i
Equal Franchise Society, "and It 1. ever!
tho habit of CQtuervatlves to put off any Tj
radical changes to some distant date, but,!
he overlooked the fact that the women
In tho west are voting and that theW
women of the east who have not ths 9
Vinttnt rallv. have more need for It tuti.M
M- -- "-'-jaB
cause our problems are older and VWTivJ
much greater.;
"His whole argument for woman uf.",'iB
irago is Buvu, miu mat. id Muwiying. ;aj
Every reason that ho gives is a .good ew
One, CACCfV, Ol i.uuc, tuv N4HUH1CIII, 9StiB
the time is nov ripo ana tnat womtt.Stj
need more time In which
to eaucat .fm
themselves to vote intelligently.
TEAR TO GET READY.
"A boy who votes for the flrst time ttV
the age of il does not give much serious
consideration Xa the question -until, letaM
u. eay, his 20th year, pr a year before &
his first partlclpatlbn In an election: We-'"
women of Pennsylvania, should we ' "an
granted the franchise at the Novehi6er wl
election, would nave a year in wntcn te
prepare ourselves. But the majority of H
us will not need it, because. In onr an- -,
tlclnatlon of an ultimate victory, we have -J
already fairilliarlzed ourselves with civlo 3
matters ana political conditions.
"Then. too. the education of women la i
nractlcallv the same as that of men. bul'S
the women of 'this State "who havo taken jfS
such an active mieresr in civic aiiahi
have a larger experience than the aver-.
age man.
Dr. Eleanor Mi Helatand-'Moore, "of thl1
Woman Suffrage Party, however, was la- ;
dined to wax sarcastic over what she re
gards as tho former president's spineless '
views.
"Straddling an Issue." she said, "and. j
that is what Mr, Tan has. aone, is at-.;
ways a precarious thing. The greattr ,
one's, weight, physical or moral, the morto
difficult the .attempt becomes.
"I doubt that former President Taft U
either physically or politically, equipped J
for sucn exercise, out we sunr.igists m
tend to take our seats in the grandstand
and watch the performance with mucn
interest."
ONE SUFFRAGIST AMUSED.
Mrs. George A. Dunning, lender of the
4th Legislative District.-expressed e-nuse.
ment at what she all4 the former Prsl-$
dent's frank attempt to please all the;
women, antls and pros alike.
"I also take Issue." she said, "with hill
statement that wo women of America's
have not had the ballot for 125' years an
have not suffered thereby. I contend tbat
we have, .suffered, particularly along the,;
lines of Industry, and I do not regard Mr,';'
Taft as pro-suffrage, If 'his arguments atl '5
careruuy examined."
COLLIER PLYMOUTH
LAUNCHED AT CAMDEN
Ship of Coastwise Transporta-J
' tion Company Will Be Unit ;'
of Large Fleet
.
The steamship Plymouth, of the Coast
wise Transportation Company, VH ,
launched at the shipyard Of the News
York ShlDbulldlng Company, Camden,,
shortly after 2 o'clock today.
Mis. Ruth G. Crowley, daughter of'
Captain John G. Crdwley, general man-
r.r nt th linn annnBOrerf tKli'veasel SttJ '
bestowed the name .Plymouth upon Itj
Miss crowioy broke, tn. Dome or wina-a
en tho vessel's bow shortly after 2 o cioacj .a
w.A .. 4.1C ,h- Knh 411.4 n-nM-f,f11ffr Into 1.
aim ai uvuv a,ovc-M.. f3
the Delaware. ' , wg
A delegation of prominent cltlrens of3
the launching. ' 4
The Plymouth la tho eighth of tbl.
coal-carrying fleet managed by tnsg
Coastwise Transportation Company that
has been built by the New York Siilp
building Company and Will cost wMBj
fully equipped about 250,000. In addt-J
tion there are six; other colliers of tbtl
same ceneral tvne at nreaent under con'
tructlon, making a fleet of 1 colliers laj
all, of a total cargo carrying capacity ots
about si.uoo long tons.
All nt th. moxVilnarv of h PlvmOUtD
1m nmMnlilnif IwanHmMitl tnr rllacharg-'1
jng her own Cargo, which will be delivered j
at Mediterranean ports, nave Deen "'
stalled. Unusually large bunkers htv
been fitted to enable the vessel to majte.
the long voyage from Norfolk to th
Mediterranean and return without coaims.
ONE-DAY
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laVU wood, Ocean City. Holly B'MjU
Antirara, Stone Harbor, WIM""
(.real, see me uuy, Avaloa
Dailtr until Hentember It. laelUilTS
7:00 A. M. dallyj additional on Sunday. AV
lantic cuy 7 sou a. m.i whowooo ""-j
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