"-"TFBi'T','?1fc'LlS j EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1915: GERMANY'S HAND TO GUIDE VIENNA'S COURSE WITH U. S. Austria Angered at Tone of Ancona Note, but Cannot Afford Break SITUATION DELICATE WASHINGTON', Dee. H Austria's attitude toward the I'nltcd States Is ono of bitter resentment. All or the information reaching the State de partment from Its conlldentlal nRcnta confirms this. The forceil recall of Am biuanilor Diimba ami the refusal of the United States to withdraw chaiKcs of a hear-crlmlnJtl nature aRalnst Austrian consular officials had Incensed many hlRh Austrian oinclals to such an extent that they ftro now reported to be advocating a curt answer lo the Anrotn note. If it rested With Austria alone, olllclnls here feel certain, she would force the Issuo by declining to disavow th slnklnR of the Italian liner and by handing Ambassador I'enfleld his passports. This action may el be taken. If It Is, It will be no surprise In olllrl.il Wash ington. However, sources close to the. Austrian and Oerman I'.mbassles hero j were Insisting today that Austria would find a way of meeting the demands of the United States. It Is certain that If j Vienna nsks the advice of tho Berlin ! Government It will be told that under J present conditions, especially because of tho Balkan situation, on open break with the United States should be avoided. I It Is expected that tho Austrian reply will bo frnmed at a conference, sched uled for today In Vienna between Baton Burlan, the AustrO-IIuiiKarlan Foreign Minister, and Count Tlsza, the Hun garian Premier. Should they reach a de cision It Is likely that It will bo com municated to Ambassador I'enfleld to morrow, anil Immediately forwarded to Washington. At least two full days will bo needed to get the reply through owlntf to the Interruption of communication be tween Vienna and Berne. Officials here take the position that If Austria raises the claim that the U-boat Which sank the Ancona Is missing she can easily repudiate the sinking of the Ancona by throwing tho blame on Its commander. The Austrian position, officials hero say. Is likely to be that In the absence of an official report Austria must assume that the United States knows what It Is talking about when It says that tho liner was sunk while passengers were still on board and that this was contrary to tho Instructions Issued to the submarine captain. A tender of Indemnity with such a statement would close the Incident and would remove the une real source of friction, the demand for the punishment of the ofllcer. Ofllclals here still are troubled about tho Standard Oil tanker I'ommunlpaw, which has now been three times reported attacked, sunk and safe. Consular of ficials at several points have been asked to clear up the mystery, and It is stated lit tho State Department that until com plete details rgiiriling the attacks on oil ships are received no action will be taken by this Government HELD FOR "FAKING" CLAIMS AGAINST P. R. T. OLD FIRE HORSE AND SOCIETY WOMAN WHO RESCUED HIM This is Joe, who used to help pull tho engine of Company No. 32, who was bought from a contrnctor by Mrs. Frederick Thurston Mnson and sent to a farm where he will end his days in peace. 01,1) FIRB IIOHSK ADOPTED' Tw6 Men Confess Misstate ments in Suit for Damages and Accuse Runner for Lawyers Steps to end the practice of persons who ieek to oot'iln money by fake damage claims wpic taken this afternoon by Judgo Knowles In the Municipal Court, who held I'letro Mnilclln In JMO ball for court and Vlnceuzo Slmuna in $I'0 bail on charges of perjury In giving testimony In a suit against the Itapld Transit Com pany to recover $15fiO damnges. The men asserted they had been In jured In a ( "illslon between a beer wugou on which tney rode and a trolley car on Gray'3 Ferrv bridge They also said the motorman ot tlie car failed to give want ing of Its nppuuch, ni,d that it was go ing' ii t a l.iuh rale of speed. After several witnesses for the defense had told a decidedly different story tho plaintiffs admitted that they had lied In order to support their charges. They also eclared they had been urged to give such testimony by an Italian interpicter named Delmonte. who "runs accident cases to lawyers.-' The Judge ordered an Immediate search for Delmonte, and said that ho would hold him In JIQM ball for subornation of perjury. Martella and Slmona declared that Del monlo also directed them to the offlco of B. O. Renrul. an attorney The latter, who was in couit, was as much surprised as Judge Knowles by the confession of the plaintiffs, and the court was con vinced that the attornej had been Im posed upon by the Interpreter, who, it la alleged, framed the case. GOMPERS SAYS LABOR OF U. S. IS PROSPEROUS "Joe" Will Be Given Good Homo by Mrs. V. T. Mnson Veteran of Many Diazes "Joe." the 16-ycar-old fire horse, who, I until last spring used to pull engine No. .12 I from (ith and Locust streets, has been j adopted by Mrs. Frederick Thurston Mason, the society leader, In order that the old horse may have a good home. ! Since electric apparatus was adopted at the fith and Locust streets station, old "Joe" has been pulling garbage wagons , and doing all sorts of menial work. Mrs. Mason, who lives nt 2118 Walnut t street, heard of the horse's plight and decided to give the animal a good home, where he could nibble grass for tho rest of his life. The hurse has rhanaed hands so many times since It was llrst sold that It took nearly eight months to trace it. It wns found estcrday. and this morning , It will be led out to a form near Hustle- . ton. "George," 'the horse who used to be "Joe's" partner. Is said to have died of n bioken heart since the two were scp- arated. INCENDIARIES SETFIRE TO HOTEL AT SHORE Ninety-Room Hostelry Dam aged by Blaze Police Seek Two Boys COLD WAVE TO FOLLOW SNOW THAT BROUGHT DEATH AND DAMAGE tho deep cuts through which tho trncka run, and several hours of hard work would bo necessary to open tho lino, It was said. The wlros of tho 1'ostal Telegraph Com pany between tills city and New York wero reported partly out of commission this morning. Clangs of workmen woro hurried out to repair tho damage nnd the service wns restored In it few hours. Three deaths resulted from tho first big Drop in Temperature Predicted now nf 1hVl,,.,,r. "c ",""',,Mlr!1":k ' . ' . . .. by a train In this city In tho blinding for City Tonight Wires Down Between Here ' and New York SIX INCHES OF SNOW ATLANTIC CITY, Dec. 14. Police oMl clals believe a deliberate attempt was made this morning to burn the Urovoorl, a hotel of 90 rooms on South Carolina nvenuo below Atlantic avenue. In a con gested section. When firemen reached the scene, tho whole rear section of the hotel was filled with smoke, a blaio starting In the base ment having rushed up n dumb waiter shaft to the dining room and burned its way through the walls to the top story. Suspicions of Chief Black and City Hall detectives were cunflrmed when k mat tress was found burning In a room 100 feet from the blaze In the basement kitchen. Police are now searching for two boys who rushed from the hotel a few min utes before the alarm was sounded. Neighbors declared also that a colored man had been sleeping In the building, Excited crowds cheered when Chief niack cnrefully made his way from the hotel carrying a basket containing four kittens; two of them had been suffocated, the others were badly scorched. Tho Brevort Is owned by Salus & Sons, marketmen, with establlsments In Phila delphia and this city. Representatives of the firm refused to commit themselves, but said the fire looked "very suspi cious." "The hotel wa. ct allie there Is no doubt about that," said ''hnrles Apple, a detective of the City Hall staff. "There were tires in at le.ist three places, and they were rli-nrl. of imendlaij origin." The rear of the hotel has been open sliico the lost tenants moved out two days ago. Owing to the prompt response and effective work of a battery of engine companies, the loss will nut exceed a few thousand dollars. Results nf First Snow One dead and several hurt in this city; one dead in New York; man found frozen to death at Bethle hem, Pa. Postal Telegraph Company's service between Philadelphia and New York partly tied up and de layed. Telegraph and telephone wires down tn many places in and near city. Main Line electric service fails. Shipping tied up in Delaware for many hours. Complete tie-up of shipping in New York harbor. Two vessels in distress. Lehigh Valley Transit Company service over Philadelphia and Western tracks between city and Lansdale halted by snowdrifts. CONTINUATION OF WAR TAX PROPOSED IN THE HOUSE A cold wave Is predicted for Philadel phia, to reach this city tonight, following the first big snowstorm of tho year, which caused three deaths In this section, tore down many telegraph and telephone wlre, and tied up shipping In the Delawaie and In New York hnrbor for many hours. A sturdy wind sprang up early this morning from the west. Increasing to 17 miles an hour by & o'clock and showing signs of strengthening; It blow tho drift snow about and caused much discomfort, especially In the suburbs. This wind, ac cording to th forecaster, was the herald of the cotd wave. At 1 o'clock this after noon there were snow flurries In many parts of the city, but the Weather Bu reau, while predicting cloudy conditions tonight, said it would be fulr tomorrow. Tho temperature hung about freezing point, being 33 nt S o'clock, dropping to it at 11 o'clock and to 32 at 1. The rain thnt preceded the snowfall yesterday morning had damaged the Ice on the park lakes to such an extent that It was an nounced there would be no skating to day, tho otueiai ortermath or the snow of yesterday was that six Inches fell In ' 20 hours. , , The failure of the electric line of the Pennsylvania Kailroad was one result of ' the storm. Even before the storm was at Its worst trouble was reported. Uy I late afternoon the electric trains wero stopped entirely and steam locomotives pulled the cars along the line. Drifted snow interrupted tratUe uu the j IhlBh Valley Transit Company between I 63th street nnd Allentown. It was said at the 6'jth street terminal this afternoon that no trains were leaving for Lansdale, but that the l.ehlKh service between Lansdale nnd Allentown was Intact. Tho Lehigh company uses the Philadelphia and Western tracks between here and Norrlstown The snow had drifted into ' snow. Ono death was renorted in New' York and 13 persons were seriously hurt there. A workman was found frozen to dentil In a snowdrift at Bethlehem. J'n. Two persons were Injured this morning as the result of falls on tho Ice. Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, of 2110 Marston stret, fell In front nf her home and was taken to the Woman's Homeopathic Hospital with a dlslocnted right elbow. Louis Hob bins, of 1542 North 19th street, was sent to tho Northwestern General Hospltnl suffering from ruts and bruises. Ho fell at 19th and Oxford streets, William Bex, of 2131 North 22d street, fell on the Ice near his home and sus tained n fracturo of the wrist. Ho wns taken lo the Woman's Homeopathic Hospltnl. There is a cer tain quality pos sessed by some men which Ave call vitality. It is being great ly alive living each minute in full and keen conscious ness using the senses constantly and to full capacity. Men of vitality, liv ing as they do more fully than others. I exercise tneir acute i faculties in choos- ing tne accessories of their daily lives and the means for their pleasure and comfort. It is among such men as this that Rameses, "The Aristocrat of Cigarettes," finds its greatest and most constant demand. Your vitality will re spond instantly to its distinctive fragrance. And nobody ever changes from Rameses. A. F. of L. Chief and Leaders Confer on Legislation Here Samuel Gompers, president of tho American Federation of Labor, conferred with several labor leaders at the Hotel Walton today with respect to labor legis lation to be advocated at the present se. Ion of Congress. Mr Gompers arrived at the Hotel Wal ton last night from New York, whero he had a short conference with labor lead ers of that city. He will leave Phila delphia for Washington tonight. "Labor generally Is In a prosperous con ?U'm, t the present time," he said, "due probably to the conditions brought about by tne large war orders. Many factories are working overtime and the workmen seem to b happy and prosperous. My object In coming here Is to talk about organization matters and discuss some minor phases of labor legislation with the leaders In this city." Mr Gompers declared that- the outlook tor favorable legislation In Congress was good, but declined to discuss what bills or proposed bills he brought to the at tention; of the labor leaders n this city. l don't tbtnk a general statement at this time Is needed," he said. 'The mat ters are. only Pf minor Importance." Christmas Bazaar to Aid Home A Christmas bazaar for the benefit of tlo Catholic Home. 29th street and Al 'Seghny avenue, will be held this after noon and tonight at the Hotel Walton. A musical Mill aUu be held this afternoon IIS clock, while dancing Is scheduled a Eart of the evening's entertainment Resolution Indorsed by Democratic Caucus Offered by Mr. Kitchin WASHINGTON, Dec. H. - The actual fight for revenues to renew the depleted Treasury waB begun In Congress toda. Majority Leader Kltchln, of the House, laid before the Was and Means Com mittee the resolution extending for one year the war tax bill which would nor mally expire December 31. The resolution wns indorsed by the Democratic House caucus last night. Representative Kltchln rlans to have the resolution reported by the Ways and Means Committee at once, and to bring the resolution hefore the House on Thurs day for Immediate action. IMJUatw ft Ohio WASHINGTON" TOUKS git. J tVi.'it tavern al) eipgn, 1'brt dsn. Pr9n. y ien&uct4. SlrotUr lou . Fb v. . It lr.. K in ,.r,t it in ,-- .... H r- - .. . 4 .. . . . t S" i-t 1"om:iI i mtt eftt-p, I n wnsljaa Mfit ta.jr,.D,y.A,M CWU'Jt t Arfi. us -. WtdMi TOO I. ATE FOB CLASSIFICATION DEATHS ACKI.KV. Suddenly, on December 13, 1010. AMELIA W.. wire of the Ut Henry F Ackley. In her SMh yer. Relative arvl frlendH are Invited to uttenci the funerHl services, on Friday afternoon. December 17. ut 2 o'clock, from the residence of her son-in-law, Frank It. Doun-hten, .tilt Pine at . Audubon, N. J. Interment private. Frlenda iiisy call on Thursday evening. 7 to U t 0 clock. ' HL'KNS. On December 13, 1913, ELLA , FHANCE3. vltm al Edward F. Burns. The I relative and friends are Invited to attend i 1 he funeral aervtcea. on Friday, at 1 p. rn.. ' at her late reeldence. UTltS Dreiel road, I Orerbrook. Short service, at Mt. Holly I'emetery at 4 p, in. Interment at lit. Holly, N, J, I SIVEK8. On December 13, 1915, WILLIAM MOPPET, bus bun J of Katharine Tburwangar ,i """'. " joun ana nam urine Myers. Relative and friends are In, ilted to attend the funeral aervlcei. on Fri day, at 2 ,p. m at hU lato rteldence. 1010 South COth at. Interment at Arlington Cemetery. VOOHHEES. At her borne. 25J N. Juniper etreet. oo December JS. 1913. MARY V , daughter ot l he Uto Peter I- and Cath arine Htuart Voorheea. Itelatlvea and frlenda are Invited to attend the funeral services. Thursday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, al the resi dence ot her neuhew, John A. Voorheea. 2U2U Itace street. Interment private, at North Lurl Hill Cemetery. Victrolas Mi Styles, 5.15 to S350.00 Easy Terms Immediate Delivery SPECIAL OFFER for Wednesday and Thursday Mornings, 8 a. m. to 12 o'clock noon : To induce you to shop in the forenoon and thereby help us to handle the afternoon and evening Christmas rush, we will deliver immediately (or on Xmas Eve if you prefer) any Victrola and Victor Records you select easy weekly or monthly payments on Victrola to commence February 1, 1916, Brown Talking Machine Co. 228 Market Street Rich Mchards7amanacl 'i! Other Death on face 19 HELP WANTED FEMALE t3-BM AihL'y bit woman, for Hi. Datld'a, ret enjlijuier ftaam "31V ,,- 'tOaisday, U a. m. The fuel of advertising keepeth the fires of busi ness brightly burning throughout the day and :ven unto the night, sayeth Rich Richard; and also the wise merchant lets not his fuel run low. FICKLE WINDS LURE INCAUTIOUS GAMESTERS TO "BLOW" THEIR CASH Scheme Similar to Summer's Baseball Pool Replaces That Method of Operating on Vic tims' Pocketbooks ' It ar nn ill wind that blows no Rood"; but, nevertheless, don't "blow In" any of your money on the "Wind root," a. brnndncw BnmblliiB schftno devised by New York bookmnkers, who tiro deter mined IhRt they won't work ns long ns they can prey upon "ensy mnrks" who like to lose money. Tho new scheme Is somewhat slmllnr to the baseball pool, which wns In evi dence last summer. Jt Is culled "Tho Ulowor," nnd Its plnn of notion Is set forth on n enrd mndo up to resemble ,1 weather report. Some of the cards wera sent to this city. Tho enrd bears tho names of coast and Inke cities from Albany to Los Angeles nnd as fnr south ns Tampa. Opposite tho nnme of each city on a horizontal line lire the days of the week from Mon day until fc'nturdny. Tpon pnyltiB 23 cents the victim re ceives a card, which requests him to mark down tho record of the wind In thren cities for Ihe comltiR week. Hut the backers select tho cities, nnd tho three persons havlnff tho highest weekly totals of wind velocity trcclve, respec tively, $30, 20 nnd $10 nt the end of tho week. Kach victim Is supposed to con sult the Weather llurenli's report daily nnd mnrlt down the Velocity of the wind under each of his three elites ench day. But unfortunately tho backers of tho game, who aro expert "hot air" artists, ns well ns evident wind experts, hover Klvo tho victim n windy wlnnliift com bination. They usually lie htm up o such unwinds- places ns Conshohocken, Taman.ua ntul IMttsbutRh, where even a. "wlndseope," If there Were' such a thliiR, could not delect Ihe stlfihtest suspicion of a gentle zephyr, even when the politi cians are hi town. Tho victim has about one rhanoo lit a billion of limiting tho breeze totnl for the week. As the enrds bearing tho details of tho new wind gallic have gone through tho malts, postolllee olllclnts are nn the trail of these new "wind jammers." And thero will bo some cyotimle criminal ac tion when the backers ut the game are f cornered. Negroes Meet in Convention Negroes from nil parln of the eountiy nre nttendlng the eighth ntintml lonven tloil of the National Independent fiirtl Itlghts League, being held nt the Allen African Metliodlrt llplscnpnt. Church, 17lli nnd Haltibrldge streets. The purpip nf tho organization Is to procure full citizen ship rights for members of Ihe race nnd In promoto rellglnui nnd ednenllnn.-il activi ties ninoiig negroes. The list .if speaker Includes Mrs. Paul Lawrence Diinbni. the Hev W. . Cooper, )r. Will in m Sin rlalr, William t. tlrlgham and the Hex Pr. J. M. Moses The convention will In- concluded tomorrow night. FRANKFORD "L" WORK NOT Let Lack of Public Convenience Certificate Delays Award The contract for the construction nt tho superstructure for that section nf Ihe proposed Frankford elevated extend Ing from Pnlty street to pyre street 0 Krankford avenue, wns not awarded' to day, ns had been planned. In the nb sence of n certificate of public convent! ence from the Stnle Public Service Com mission, announcement was made when tho bids were opened nt noon that no nward would he made until such a ccrtln. cnte had been granted The commission Is today considering the mailer In liar rlsburg. Tho Department of t'ltv Transit opened four bids, ns follows: . American Brlntn Company, $2l9,f)n0; Pennsylvania Steii Company. S2.V,r0: MrCllntlck-Marshni Company, 2rtrt,ncxi . Phoenix Pudge iw pany, $:C0,son. rrrr I fir Complete line o ( Grafonolas and the D ecember records are now ready. Operatic, classical and popular selections, Let us play them for you, MELCHIORRI BROS. DEPT. 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