tr "wymw"" -r EVENING LEDGER PHIEADEEPmA', TUESDAY, DE0E3IBEB 7., 1918: MANY HARVARD MEN INDICTED IN ELECTION PROBE Students and Professors Accused of Registration Irregularities DOUBLE WEDDING AT ELRTON OP A NEW YOIIK AUTO PAHTV DIVINITY MEN INCLUDED CAMBRIDGE, Mass.. Dec. 7. Widely known politicians of Cambridge, membcra ' of the Harvard faculty nnd Harvnnl stu I dnts, including some who nro taking courses In theology, appeared nt the of fice of District Attorney Corcoran, In Kast Cambridge, today, to submit to arrest. They were notified they had been In dicted by the Middlesex County Grand Jury, which Is conducting an Inquiry Into Illegal registration and Illegal assess ments In Cambridge. It Is said nearly 200 are Involved In the Investigation of the Grand Jury. Wn rants have been Issued for tho arrest of' nine citizens. In nil canes those Indicted were notified to nppcar today at the ofllco of tho District Attorney. Among thoso Indicted arc: .Herbert D, Harris, a prominent lawyer and politician Paul U. Sabine, nslstant professor In physics at Harvard. Kenneth P. Hill. Itoprr-scntntlvp-elect. nnd a prominent Cambridge politician. Halo O. Knight, assistant to Prof. William I). Munro, of the department of Government nt Hnrvard. Arthur K. Reading, lawyer, politician and chairman of tho Wendell P. Hock wood Campaign Committee. Thomas K. Itlnekcr, of tho Hnrvard Law School. Tho Ilov. Edward E. Atkinson, Harvnrd graduate, class of '83. James It. Wild. Sixteen Harvard students figure In con nection with tho Indictments, six of whom nre divinity students. An assist ant professor of physics and a minister nro also Involved In the Investigation. Tho Grnnd Jury Invcstlgntlon hns been on since the State election and It Is said by somo that tho Indictments are Just the beginning. OTHERS INVOLVED. District Attorney Corcornn said that jtho following Instructors and students wcro Involved, but nppcarcd to be In nocent victims of the conspiracy and .would not be prosecuted. Alfred T. Larson, Instructor In chem istry. Merrill S. Grant, Jlcthuen, a divinity student and a graduate of Amherst. Robert E. Bockwood, Instructor of ro rmne! languages. Shattuck Fellowship. James C. Simpson, Wlnthrop, divinity student Charles "Wodsworth, 3d, assistant di rector of tho Wolcott-aibbs Memorial Laboratory. Norrls F. Hall, Ardmorc. Pa., Austin teaching fellow. Luther T. Hardwlck, Hardulck. Vt di vinity student. Frank A. Larson, KnoKVlIlc. III., a di vinity student. Holland F, Burr, Pomon.i, Cal., divinity otudent. Donald If. Whlttcmore, North Scltuatc, Junior. Douglass Stewart, New York, student. Stokley W. Morgan, Nantucket, stu dent. Malcolm P. McNalr, student. Two prominent men In the business life of Cambridge are said to have been In dicted. It Is understood District Attorney Corcoran will tako further action at the meeting of the January Grand Jury. The first arrest In tho inquiry was that of Lewis a Gannett, Harvard '13, In New York, He Is under $13,000 ball. Licenses Also Issued to Several Phila delphia Couples ELKTON, Md., Dec, 7. A double wed ding ceremony was performed hero last night by tho Rev. George P Jones, of tho Methodist Episcopal Church, tho participants being Rudolph J. Hoerr nnd Anna A. Cappcllo, nnd Jcshenstkl Elemer Paulovlcs and Maud Holler, nil of Now York. They arrived hero from Atlantic City In nn nutomoblle after tho clerk's ofllce had closed, but soon obtained their licenses, and were married at the Method ist paisonago. Couples who obtained marrlago licenses here this morning were mostly Phlladcl phlans, as follows: Charles Bernstein nnd Edith H. Tauz, Louis Wolf and Mary Rhultz, Prentiss It, Vail nnd Anna Belbow. Harry A. Carl. Jr., and Margaret Nevln, John Fout and Alice Cooney, David E. Pend nnd Cnr rlo Cnrr, nnd William D. Houston nnd Florence G. Heermann, all of Philadel phia; Charles J. Sweeney, Glcnoldcn, Pa., and Laura Corrlgan, Stamford, Conn.j William T. Southgate and Bcrtlm L. Wld docs, Stanton, Del. HARMONY KEYNOTE WHEN DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE MEETS l"JJEW JERSEY DAY" WILL BE IlECOJIMENDED TO FIELDER Chairman McCombs Pleads for Co-operation of All Factions and Burying of All Antagonisms SEEK CONVENTION CITY SCHOOL INSTRUCTION CALLED ARTIFICIAL Woman Says Mother's Lap Is Most Suitable Plan for Early Training of Young Tho school In nothing but a wholly artificial Institution which Is tho out growth of tho parents' shirking their highest duty to unload it upon pnld sub stitutes, according to Ella Frances Lynch, who addressed a number of prominent Mnln Lino women at tho homo of Mrs. Roderick P. Donaldson, nt Ard more, today. Miss Lynch, who founded tho School of Individual Instruction at Atlantic City, Is conducting a series of meetings along tho Mnln Lino with a view to Interesting prominent persons In tho reconstruction of tho public school systems. Sho Is tho author of "Educating tho Child nt Homo" and ot several other books on child edu cation. "Tho home, nnd the homo only, Is tho fundamental basis of nil truo education," Miss Lynch Kild. "The mother's lap Is a more sultablo place for early teaching than the most magnificent and best equipped kindergarten on earth. Tho par ents are tho truo educators, and It Is thlr duty to live up to It. "Education can never bo Imparted In bulk as a grocer dispenses sucar nnd flour. Tho school at Its best can only be an auxiliary. It Is nothing but a. wholly artltlclal Institution which is nn outgrowth of the parents' shirking their highest duty to unload it upon paid sub stitutes." Miss Lynch's talk was entitled "Start ing tho Child Right." Sho urged that the children bo educated at homo until the ago of seven, and that besides the train ing for the correct physical nnd mental nanus, tho mothers should Informally tcach their children "real poetry," so as to fit the mind for greater things. Mlssh Lynch will rIvo talks weekly throughout tho winter at tho homes of prominent persons living on tho Mnln Line. WASHINGTON, Dec. f. Pleas for co operation on tho part of nil factions and for tho burying of all nntngonlsms char acterized today's session of tho Demo cratic National Committee Thomas J. Pence, of North Carolina, who was elected secretary of tho committee, took occasion to deny emphatically the re port that ho and National Chairman Wlltlam F. McCombs had quarreled and thnt ho was heading n movement to force McCombs out. Tho outstretched ollvo branch quickly was accpted by Mc Combs who, In n brief speech, also de clared for party harmony. "It Is a subject for congratulation," said McCombs. "that tho committee meets under such nusplclous circumstances. It Is nt tho very opening of a Dcmocratlo congress nnd this committee li in n posi tion to co-operate most enthusiastically for tho futuro success of tho party, "Thcro must bo close and cordial co oporatlon between tho members of this commltteo If the success of tho democracy Is to bo continued. Thero Is not a cloud on tho Democratic horizon. Thero will bo none If wo continue to co-operate. COMMITTEEMEN PEEVISH There wcro evidences of peevishness amonjr many of tho committeemen be cause of their failure to obtain seats in tho house to hear tho President deliver his annual message. Only n few mem ber could get the coveted tickets, nnd as n result the committee wns hearing tho evidence In the contests that had been filed from Kentucky nnd Oregon while the President was nt the Caiiltol It was accepted that In Kentucky Urcy Woodson would bo seated until tho next convention, when General Hiildcmau, the contestant elected nt the recent State convention, will then be given tho post. While tho commltteo heard tho con tests In executive session, tho delegations representing St. Louis, Dallas nnd Chi cago wero making a final effort to swing tho committee. Tho St. Louis members claimed a majority of the committee, but their claims wcro believed to have been a trifle premature, nnd until Dallas Is eliminated tho tight between the Mound City nnd Chicago will continue very close. Tho members of tho committee pledged to Dallas will hold the balance ot power, nnd both Chicago and St. Louis wero bending every effort to swing them to their way of thinking. EXPECT VOTE P.EFORE MIDNIGHT. Systematic Boosting of State's Ad vantages Planned TRENTON, Dec. 6. The establishment of a. "Now Jersey Day" will soon be recommended to the Governor by tho Subcommittee on General Development of tho Stnte Board of Conservation nnd Development, according to announce ment today. This day will be for the purpose of acquainting the public with tho history, advantages and opportuni ties of tho State through proper exer cises In schools, articles In tho newspa pers nnd such other methods ns may suggest themselves. Tho committed says that tho State possesses many advantages, such ns a largo consumption of agricultural prod ucts, railroad nnd water facilities, and good roads. Hut II Is admitted that i there aro disadvantages also, such as tho lack of a public marketing system, miles of land made uninhabitable by mos quitoes, unoccupied agricultural lands nnd n lack of a proper public spirit on tho part of many nblo men, because of tho fact that their business Interests nro wholly outsldo of New Jersey. 'POISON PEN DIPPED IN IRE, MAKES ATTACK ON ZIEGLERSVILLE WOMAN Mrs. Lucas Schell, Former Philadelphian, Wife of Hotel Man, Told to Quit as Lodge Member A WIDOW IS SUSPECTED CITY FINANCIERS MAY GRANT TAYLOR'S PLEA FOR SALARY INCREASES .Subcommittee Likely to Make Exception to Rule of 'Paring' Down All Departmental Requests WILL DEPEND ON LOAN (1RAHA3I DECLINES TO HEAR WILSON READ HIS ADDRESS Philadelphia Congressman Says It Is All "Show" Remains in Ofllce Tha name of Norrls F. Hall, of Ardmorc, Pa., who figures as an Innocent party in connection with the election fraud In dictments at Cambridge, Mass., does not appear as an alumni of tho Lower Merlon High School, at Ardmorc according to pfllclnls there. Hall, according to the dispatches, holds an Austin teaching fellowship at Har vard. This fellowship carries with it a J50O salary, and Is to enable worthy stu dents to continue research work In chem istry. The fellowships were established by Edward Austin In ISM nnd there are now 30 Instructors at Harvard holding them. BERLIN REFUSED AN EXPLANATION Continued from I'ace One there will be no further effort made to carry on the antl-munltlon campaign. Both at the AVhlto House nnd Stato Department today confidence was ex pressed, that having made Its case In the effort to compel the United States to show cause why Boy-Ed and von Papen must go, and having failed, Ger many will accept the Inevitable without further parley. Press dispatches from Berlin say that this Is the position already taken at the Foreign Ofllce there, but up to a late hour this afternoon no official confirma tion had reached Secretary Lansing. Itj a Staff Correapoident WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Becausc he re gards President Wilson's practice of de Hvlng his messages to Congress In person ns "a show," Representative Georgo S. Graham, of Philadelphia, sat In his ofllce today, while the Chief Executive read his paper before an audience that filled tho floor and packed the galleries of the House. Mr. Graham said he could get more good out of reading a State paper him self than by listening to It read by the author. "If I were President a thing that Is never likely to be I would not follow the President's practice of appearing before Congress nnd reading my messages," said Mr. Graham. "I would follow the course of dear old Jefferson by sending my messages to Congress. That was one thing he did that I can approve of." Chairman McCombs snld that If pos sible the committees would complete Its business heforc adjournment tonight. He said the claims of the various cities would be heard late this afternoon nnd thnt ho hoped n vote could be reached before midnight so that n session tomorrow would be unnecessary. Roger Sullivan, for ninny years committeeman from Il linois, sat with the committee today, holding n proxy from Hawaii. Thomas J. Ponce, publicity manager, was elected temporary secretary of the National Committee, forecasting his per manent choice. ARGENTINA CHARGES URUGUAY AIDS BRITISH Montevideo Used as English Naval Base Ship From Buenos Aires Seized HOY DIES OF BURNS Four-Year-Old Lnd Succumbs to In juries Received While Play ing With Matches A 4-year-old boy died In the Jewish Hospital as the result of burns caused by a box of matches with which he was playing nnd set his clothing afire. He Is Robert Meyers, of Haines street, near x-imeaun pine. The accident occurred yesterday when Mrs. Meyers was nrenarinir a. menl In tho Ambassador von Bernstorrt positively re- I kitchen whllo the child was playing- De fused to discuss the situation hevnnil nenth thn rilnlnt- rnnm tnhla u,.-l.. UUUUTIIIJ fused to discuss the situation beyond stating that Secretary Lansing's latest communication had been sent to Berlin. AMSTERDAM, Dee. 7. Germany today granted the request of tha United States for the recall of Cap tain von Papen and Captain Boy-Ed, ac cording to a dispatch from Berlin. The decision of the German Govern ment Is said to have been reached at the Foreign Ofllce after careful considera tion of tha matter. Count von Bern storff, tha German Ambassador at Wash ington, is reported to have advised such a step, and his advice was heeded on this matter In the same manner as on others in which he has treated with t'.o American Government. It la expected, according to the Ber lin advices, that the posts of military and naval attaches of tha Embassy at 'Washington will remain vacant for tha remainder of the war. Falls Down Shaft, Breaks Spine William SI. Kelly, 35 years old. tha proprietor of a livery stable at 1443 Cherry treet, fell down the elevator shaft thero today. Ilia spine was fractured. Kel'y was taking an ice, wagon from the first to the second floor on tha elevator. He had moved the rear end of the wagon , from the lift onto the second landing When one of the elevator cables snapped. Ttio lift sagged under the heavy weight ot the front part of the wagon, and the Utter ran back onto the lift. The wagon would have fallen to the first floor had .It not been caught between the elevator and the second floor. Kelly was taken to tae Hahnemann Hospital. tturgeeas Operate on Man Hit by Auto X man who became bewildered by an approaching- auto and waa run down at Broad and Rockland street, was operated ; upon today at the Jewish Hospital as a ruu or toe severe injuries be sustained. He-la Charles Schnitzer, J 4 years old, of $JH Eddlngton etreet- The accident incurred yesterday when George Richard son, pi nourtown, Pa., owner and driver at the car, was unable to divine Scbnlt . aer'jl batended fBoyetnenU and started to cros Broad street The man wa hurled through the windshield of the car HlxK nrdaon wan held, wider 1300 ball by Magis tral Pennock la the Germarttown police. r-tau for a further bearing neath the dining room table. he screamed and his father, rushing Into the room, found him creeping from be neath the table In flames. After beating the flames out with his hands the father rushed tho boy to the hospital, but the child died shortly after. The father la still at tho Institution, having his badly burned arms and hands treated. ELECTIONS IN BAY STATE 14 Massachusetts Cities Vote Today. Liquor Question an Issue BOSTOX. Dec. 7. Fourteen Massachu setts cities are having election today, and In a majority a heavy vote la expected, as there are lively contests for Mayor. The liquor question Is also being voted on. The cities voting are Brockton, Fall River, Fltchburg, Gloucester, Haverhall, Holyoke, Marlboro, New Bedford, North ampton, Plttsfleld, Qulncy, Springfield, Taunton and Waltham. "Will Produce Music From Rocks A musical Instrument composed ot rocks will furnish an odd entertainment gjven by the Till family In the memorial building of the First Presbyterian Church, 7th and Spruce streets, tonight under the auspices of the Young People's As sociation of the church. The "Rocko phone" la composed of rocks collected in the Cumberland Mountains In the lake district ot England by William and Daniel Till. When struck with a ham mer these rocks produce a musical sound. It took It years to collect the rocks and make the Instrument, which has a com plete scale of five octaves and is played by four members of the company. U-Boat Searches Greek Ship MESSINA, Italy, Dec 7.-On Its ar rival from Piraeus, the Greek mall steamship Spetzal reported that It was Intercepted by a large Austrian sub marine and searched off Cape Spartivento. Though there were some Serbian officers aboard they were allowed to proceed. BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 7.-Dlplomatlc relations between Argentina nnd Uru guay nre tenso today, owing to charges made In tho Chamber of Deputies yes terday that tho city of Montevideo, the Uruguayan capital, is being utilized as a British naval base. The charge was made by Deputy Ze ballos when he Interrogated tho Govern ment on the seizure of the Argentine steamer President Mitre by the British. The Minister of Uruguay, who was In tho diplomatic gallery, left the chnmber nngry, nnd It Is expected that his Gov ernment will demand nn explanation. Deputy Kcballos accused England of creating a procedure entirely new to International law, which ho called "tho right of suspicion," In dealing with ship ping on the high teas, charged that British ships had practically blockaded tho River Plato since September, 1911 He then reverted to the selzuro of tho Presldonte Mitre, asserting that Great Britain had violated tho laws of tho sea taking the vessel Into Montevideo under a British flag, "though it has been proved that the ship wns nn Argentine vessel and the cargo was non-contraband and destined for legitimate Argentine trade." "I must add," he continued, "that the republic of Uruguay also has co-operated In tho violation of assuming that the shin Is the legitimate property of the British Government, thus converting Its capital Into a naval base for the detention of Britain's prizes. Montevideo for the last year has been a naval base for tho Eng lish navy, and the ships of England use It In contravention of The Hague laws." WELSH BABBIT KILLS WOMAN Society Leaders Poisoned by Partak ing of Dish NEW HAVEN, Conn.. Dec. 7.-Mrs. E. Reed Whlttemore, prominent In society here, is dead through the eating of a "Welsh rabbit In the home of Mrs. Hayes Q. Trowbridge, another society leader. Several other persons were made 111, but are now out of danger. Medical Examiner Scarborough said the Welsh rabbit must have been made from Infected cheese, and that in Sirs. Whltte- aVoubVt0maChl p(Un brouebt An exception to tho general rule of "paring" down nil departmental requests for ISIG Is likely to bo mado by the mem bers of the subcommittee on appropria tions of Councils' finance Commltteo In the enso of Increnses asked by Director Taylor for trnnslt experts nnd other city employes who will tunc a part In the great transit Improvements that will ex haust the 13,000,000 provided In tho f30, Oto.000 to be voted on February 8. When thn members of the subcommit tee met In executive session Inst night nnd again today they faced tho task of cutting estimates by more than $3,000,000, and It wns understood that no new posi tions would bo provided for, with tho pos sible exception of places nnd Incicnscs that could be taken from loan moneys and not Horn current revenues. Director Tailor's plea for tlio retention of the firm of Ford, Bacon & Davis, con- 'sultlng engineers on the subuny, nnd for snlnr Increases for hlft chief engineer nnd others engaged on the trnnslt work. Is being given nttention becauso tho snl nrlcs, under tho Inw, could nil come from loan money. Tin; estimated cost of re taining tho consulting engineers Is $00,000. Tho engineering, administration nnd su pervision of new trnnslt work may bo eliminated largely from the annual bud get, as applied to current expenses, by its payment from the loan. For this reason tho needed engineers could all bo paid without Councils being called upon to provide anything toward tho Item. Director Taylor lifted a weight from tho minds of the worried city financiers when he declared that ns much as J1S3.000 could bo pared from tho expense Items of his department by applying the Item to tho loan, as Is dono In prlvnto and corporate business enterprises. Tho largest In crease asked by Director Taylor is In tho salary paid to Chief Engineer II. C. Qulmby. This official now receives $G0OO a year, nnd it is planned to double his salary, in view of tho Immensity of tho undertaking over which ho will havo supervision during tho years that tho great transit Improvements aro under way. Other Increases asked In tho budgets Include material additions to tho city's lire fighting and police forces of tho city. These would have to conio out of current revonues, nnd tho action of tha flnnnclers on the&e increases. In ad vance of their reporting out the annual appropriation bills, Is unknown. Members of tho Subcommittee on Ap propriations today declared that It will likely bo possible for them to report on a. number of the appropriation bills nt tho session of Councils scheduled for Thurs day. At this session it is likely thnt tho bills for tho county offices will bo report ed on, while thoso for tho moie Impor tant municipal departments will be left over until next week. The monster task of providing for all departments must bo completed beforo tho close of the year. Mayor-elect Thomas B. Smith will con fer with Sir. Taylor today or tomorrow anil will discuss with him tho Taylor plan In general and tho proposed subways and elevated lines In detail. Ril tl Staff Correspondent ZtIXH,KnSVIt.LD. Pa., Dec. 7. "Poison 1'cn" letters sent to Mrs. Lucas Schell, a former Phllndo'lphlan nnd wlfo of tho hotel proprietor here, have set this town on edge. The letters, which nttnclc her In scathing terms, wero Bhovcd under a. side door for threo consecutive nights. They nlso ndvlsed tho woman to quit tho lodge of which sho Is n member, saying thnt "women of her character nro not wanted." The notes were signed "Mem bers." Tho town Is divided ns to who sent tho letters. Some of tho vlllngcrs think thnt irrtnlu "members" sent them, whllo others nro of tho opinion thnt they wero Font by n ) untie widow from another ton n. Mrs. Schell, who wns recovering from n serious illness nt the time, suffered a rclnpso. Her husbnnd, Lucas Schell, formerly of Howard street nnd Susque hanna avenue, Kensington, vowed ho would "get" tho offenders. He took tho missives to tho chief of tho lodge, who wns paying n visit In the town nt tho time. Tho chief of tho lodge, which la known ns the Knights of Friendship, pnssed It over to tho hend of the wom en's nuxlllnry, known ns the Companions of Friendship, of which Sirs. Schell wns n member. A spcclnl meeting wns cnltcd, nnd Miss 1, Milan Krnft, flnnnclnl sccrctnry, rend the three letters to nn nudlcncc of CO women. Several members objected, say ing it was not proper for letters of such u uaturo to be read In nn open meeting. Tho letters were rend, however, nnd tho women who objected left tho room. All present disclaimed nny knowledge of the sender of tho notes, nnd resolutions wcro adopted acclaiming Sirs. Schell n member In tho best of standing. The matter wns then dropped, Sirs. Schell be ing convinced that lodgo members had nothing to do with tho letters. THE FIRST LETTER. Tho first letter, which merely advised her to resign from tho lodge, follows: Dear Sirs. Schell: Can't you see by tho way decent pcoplo treat you that you nro not wanted In tho lodgo any longer? You aro no crcuu to our onfer and you should tako tho hint beforo nny action Is tnken. "MESinERS." When Mrs. Schell paid no nttention to tho note, believing It the doings of n Jokor, n second letter followed, which, according to Mrs. Schell, contained ob Jectlonablo lnngtinge. A thhd letter. Just as bitter and scath ing, according to Sir. Schell, followed, mentioning tho nnmo of Mrs. Henry Chrlstman, n neighbor nnd n member of tho nuxlllnry. Sirs. Chrlstman denied nil knowledge of tho noto today, and said that sho nnd Sirs. Schell wero good friends. According to SIlss Kraft nnd other members of tho lodge, suspicion now points toward n woman who had been visiting Mrs. Schell. This woman, a young widow from a nearby town, is also suspected of .sending Blmllar notca to two" girfa In that town, nccordlng to Miss Kraft. Shoitly nftcr tho notes wero found, tho widow left for her homo, and hns not returned to Zleglersvllle. Sirs. Schell first suspectel tho womnn of sending tho let ters, SIIS3 Krnft snys, but later retracted her accusations, Whether they wero sent by her or by members of tho lodgo Is now tho subject of debate over every back fence, In every saloon and on every oc casion that gives tho slightest pretext to refer to It. Tho auxiliary made arrangements to havo a Norrlstown detective seek the sender, but Schell refused to have the Investigation made, saying ho wished the matter to be dropped. "It's nil over, and the sooner It Is for gotten tho better," he said today. "I don't want a lot of Investigations nnd rows going on around here. It would hurt my business. Everybody knows us from Norrlstown to Zleglersvllle, nnd even In Philadelphia, and thero Is no use bothering about tho matter, I don't be lieve the person will write any more letters sinco they seo that It does us no harm." nblo conduct. The name of Harvey Buckley, son of the general storekeeper and ex-sheriff, was also mentioned in tho notes. Buckley denied nil knowledge of the notes nnd also said ho knew SIlss Tcrger but slightly. Tho letters began to come to tno Tcrgers, via the side and Dacn aoor, shortly nftcr Buckley had walked home from church with Miss Yerger. A second noto followed the first, more defamatory, nnd also accusing Mrs. Ycrgcr, tho mother, of objoctlonablo conduct. Sirs. Yerger bcc.amo 111 from worry over tho letters, which continued to nttnek her nnd her daughter. Ono of the letters, nc- I cording to Sirs. Yerger, fell Into the hands of Fred senmoyer, mo sumon ngent, who took It to tho poatofuce nnd read It to every one. A girl, greatly em barrassed by the languago In tho note, left tho building In rage. Tho Graters, who wero great friends of Sirs. Yerger, were amazed that any ono would try to break Up a long-standing friendship by such means. Sir. Ycrgcr, who In a school teacher, nnld no nttantton to tho notes, partly, ho said, becauso ho had no money to push nn investigation, nnd pnrtly because ho thought It better to let It drop. Tho letter to SIlss Kllno attacked her reputation and nlso that of her mother, Sirs. Emma Floyd. Both girls. It Is snld, nro known ns model girls to every one. Suspicion points to tho same woman who Is suspected of writing tho letters to Sirs. Schell. It Is nlso said that they aro In tho samo handwriting. NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATS AND PRESIDENT CONFER National Committeeman and State Chairman Prevent Party Outbreak WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. President Wil son today had a short talk with Robert S. Hudspeth, Democratic National Com mitteeman from New Jersey, and Stato Chairman Grosscup nbout New Jersey politics. Ho told llio Democratic loaders that ho did not Intend at this tlmo to Interfero In tho situation, nnd thnt tho muddled politics In his Stnto must crys tallize beforo nnythlng could bo dono to bring harmony. Thero nro two Interesting contests on In New Jersey next year, tho election of a successor to Senator Mnrtlne and a Governor. Governor Fielder hns been considering mnklng the run for the Sen nte, as Is II. O. Wltpenn. Tho Adminis tration, If showing preference In any way, favors Wltpenn. After tho talk with tho President tho lenders went over developments with Sccrctnry Tumulty. Tho latter listened to their review of con ditions, but made no promises. JEWELRY STORES ROBBED in Watches Valued at $350 Stolen Shadow of City Hall in Early Morning Two Jewelry storo robberies were re ported to tho police today, ono of which wns committed In tho shndow of City Ilnll. A thief enrly this morning Jimmied open n showcase belonging to I. Press & Sons, nt 13th nnd SInrkct streets, nnd stolo 41 wntches, vnlued nt $330. The rob bery wns committed between 5 nnd fl o'clock this morning, nccordlng to the police. The police of tho Bclgrndo and Clcnr flcld streets Btntlon nro searching for tho snenk thief, who yesterday entered tho Jewelry storo of William Elssler, of 2003 Frankford nvonue, broko open a Bhow ense nnd took 17 gold watches valued at nbout $300. According to tho police, the robbery wna committed between noon nnd 4 o'clock, nnd tho thief operated so quietly thnt Elssler did not hear him. Mr. Elssler snld that a bell on tho door, which wnrned him of the entranco ot patrons, was broken. CHAMPION HEN LEAVES THE CITY IN TRIUMPH i , "Lady Eglantine," After Rccen. wuu ivi.v, wiicupies a spe, cial Car for New York "Lady Eglantine." the champion tr, laying hen, left tho city this morn,-' after receiving attention that would hiw tickled many a more human organlim. She wns a passenger In a special PuliW4n on tho 9 o'clock train for New vott whero sho will exclto admiration In th. Palaco Poultry Show. Sho left her quarters nt the U0tl Walton nt 8:30 nnd rodo In n trlumr,hl procession to Broad Street Station, escorted by rt group of mounted pollc nnd a score or more of prominent poultry men, breeding exports nnd last, but not ' least, her own, A, A. Christian, sir Chrlstlnn, however, dcclnlms moatir that his prldo has to stop with tk ownership; ho rotuscs to accept n credit for her romarkablo egg-Uyinr prowess. Her cgg-laylng record was miJ. ' under tho nusnlccs of tho T!nlt,i e..."! Government, ns it were, for alio has bein under tho wntchful eyo of tho nuthorltUi at tho Delawnro Agricultural College. "Lndy Eglantlno" hns the record of lnylng 314 eggs In 353 days, tho nveraw ' weight of ench egg being two ounwi nnd their combined weight 33 poandi. Sho laid her own weight each month. Tho nrlstocrntlc hen, who la a Blnirlj. comb, White Leghorn of tho bluest blooi nroso In responso to a 7:30 "call" and d! scended from her suite of rooms to tht lobby, whero sho ato brcnkfnst, whlli scores of persons looked on nt a respect ful distance. Her breakfast consisted if a dnlnty dnb of oatmeal nnd tno dozci grains of whont. After a brief nudlenci In tho lobby, sho wns assisted to her sa tomobllo by her owner, who knows her well enough to cnll her "Hggy." ih pnradc, made lip of notnblc poultry fanciers, nttractcd considerable attention lndy Eglantlno will occupy n suite at tho Imperial Hotel, New York. Her horn. Is nt Greensboro, SId. Prominent Wilmington Man Dead WILMINGTON. Del.. Dec. "-Alfred D Warner, who died suddenly last nkht jrurn ncuri uisensc, will no UUritd ThUrj lny. Ho was chairman of tho Executiri Committee of the Charles Warner rv. pnny. a f3.OOO.0O0 lime nnd coment concern' director of tho Philadelphia, Baltimore nnd Washington Ilnllroad Company, the Wilmington Trust Company, tho Wil mington Chnmber of Commerce, the Wil mington Savings Fund Society, the Ferrli Industrial School nnd tho First Unitarian Church. Ho was ono of tho most In. flucntinl men In Wilmington. Business Men Entcrtnin Ladies The North Philadelphia Business Men's Association held their nnnual "Ladles' Night" Inst night In Robinson's Hall, Oermnntown nvcnuo and Juniata street Tha association is considering tho estab lishment of nn nutobus line on tho North east Boulevard. SHIPPING SHOWS GOOD GAIN HERE DURING NOVEMBER 47G Vessels Arrived From Foreign and Domestic Ports PAYS $250,000 FOR A RUG Mrs. Alexander II. Rice, Formerly Mrs. George D. Widener, Pur chases Rare Specimen Mrs. Alexander Hamilton Hire, it wnB learned today, has purcha-ned u Ispahan rug, which onco adorned tho palace of tho Grand Slogul nt Delhi, India, and paid JKO.000 for It. Mrs. nice was until recently Sirs. Georgo D. Widener, and, by her Hist mar riage, a daughter-in-law of the late P. A It. Widener. That Innnclcr thought it nothing to spend a quaiter, half or tlircc-quirtera of a million dollars for a rare painting. Slrtt. Illce's tnste, how ever, runs to tapestries. The rug was sold to Sirs, nice by Duveen Brothers, of New York city, and Is In her Newport villa. It Is ono of tho finest specimens In tho world, and was made In the 18th century. It measures K4 by IS feet. GRATEBSFOItD STIRIthD. Gratcrsford, a town four miles from here, noted for Its popularity in summer among tourists, is also stirred up over "Polhon Pen" letters that havo been re ceived by SIlss Florenco Yerger and SIlss Frieda Kline. Silas Yerger 3 known as J tho "village bello" and It pretty. Miss I Kline, who Is nlso pretty. Is nttendlng the . Philadelphia Business College, In Phila delphia. Tho lottnrs which were received by tho gills in tho summer and fall were par ticularly bitter In their denunciation of tho manner In which thoy were alleged to havo acted. Miss Yerger was the object of three of tho notes, while SIlss Kline got but one. According to Sirs, N. A. Yerger, mother of tho 18-year-otd gin, they were, written to promote 111 feelln; between the Yergers and tho Grators, a next-door family. The Graters' name was mentioned In two of the notes as having accused the girl. Florence, with objection. Driver Hurt as Ice Wagon Upsets An ice wagon owned by the American Ico Company turned over nt 2d and Chest nut btieets today when a front wheel snapped off, shifting the load of two tons of Ice to one side. The driver, Thomas Lady, tl years old, 2010 Sloore street, was hurled to the street and pinned under the wagon and the cakes of Ice. A crowd soon gatheied In re spouse to the man's cries and men lifted the wagon from him. He was taken to the Jefferson Hospital by Policeman Lane, where he Is suffering from a broken right arm and other Injuries. TOO EATE TOB GLASSIFICATIOK BOOMS FOB BTOT JXcK'tit, iVXtiuaS&XS MsTTt room,' 34 floor front, H moatu, 4th Bear ream, I(V i fcwHuMIiSljl t Business through the port of Phila delphia showed a gratifying gain, accord ing to tho report of tho statistician of tho Commissioners of Navigation, submitted at the monthly meeting of that body to day in the Bourse. Tho report In part follows: "Tho list of vessels nrrlvlng from foreign ports during tho month of November shows nn Increnso of 23 vessels, and In the sailings for foreign ports nn Increase of 13 vessels over the same month last year. "The arrivals from foreign and coast wise ports during tho month of November numbered 476 vessels, with a tonnage of 810,001. "The foreign nnd coastwise sailings for Nocembor were 470 vessels, with a ton nage of 760,329 compared with 410 sail ings with a tonnage of 7S3 for the same month In 1914. "During the month C, 7.28,512 bushels of wheat, rye, oats and barely wcro shipped, an Increnso of 3,007,8:5 bushels over that of November of tho preceding year. "Tho coastwise trade shows an Increase, in tho receipts of cotton, crude oil, lumber, rosin and sulphur, when com pared with the receipts for the same month last ycur. School Teachers and Janitors Insured LANCASTHIt, Dec. 7. The Lancaster School Board empowered the Finance Committee Inst night to Insure nil teach ers and janitors ot schools, In order to meet tho requirements of tho new work men's compensation law. Plana wore also made for the establishment of continua tion schools. 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