EVENING LEDGTEB PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1915. 7 DEFENSE PLANS Of NAVY LEAGUE CALLED SELFISH Some Members in "Nickel Trust," Representative I Tavenner Says 'INTERLOCK IN U. S. STEEL jfovy Interested Through Ad miral Brownson, Illinois ! Congressmnn Asserts Y 'ABI"'(,TO'V t,ec- .-Allegations nfctlnf? te Navy League nim lis pre- ..r,Aneas propaganda with the Interna- Ktlonl Nickel Company and other corpora. tlcni were mane on ino noor or ino ,(., today by tteprcsentntlve Tavenner. Kf Illinois. Hepresentntlvc Tavenner ns K Krttd that Colonel Itobcrt M. Thompson, prfjlafllt 01 ino nvy uraiiuti in ciiinr- mill of the directorate of the Interna tional NIcUcl Company, and therefore .i .iinoti reason for Ursine prepared- JIM- Tavenner asked that the Govern- - rtent manufacture nil munition. ..Th directorate of the United States V Ateel Corporation Interlocks with that l-f die International Nickel Company," '. alil Tleprescntntlvo Tavenner. "Colonel knb,nnn'a company nlso Interlocks with ". the Mldva.e Steel and Ordnnnce Com , tinl xi. Corey being a director of fc international Nickel nnd president and director of the new Alluvaie corporation, .anlzeil for the war-order trade, and f 0M of the largest war-trading Ilrms In l'..t,. United States. One of the unucr- rlylnf concerns of the new Alldvale eun cny 1 the Hemln-tton Arms Commii K which has contract to manufacture K lW.000 Kntleld rifles for the British Gov I eminent. i "Seward Iroser, another director ot t. International Nickel, Is one of the con ' trlWtors to the funds of the Navy League, which have been used to ban r tract secretaries of the navy and mem bers of Congress, nnu carry on tne elaborate prepniedneas cnmpalgn. "Internatlonil Nickel also Interlocks trlth. the United States Navy Department throwth W. II. Urownson, retired rear Ladmlr.il, who Is on the Government pay Jroll at the full pay of a rear admiral. This- particular director or tne niCKei trust maintains his homo In Washington, where he la no doubt of more valuo to International Nickel through his contact with naval olllclals than ho would be any ," place else." Representative Tavenner, urging the nationalization of the manufacture of all munitions, said that his schemo offered "a program upon which all save those itlrectly or Indirectly Interested In prl- Tite war-tralllcklng concerns may unite. War Is unprolltablc to all save the war trading munitions-mongers," ho said. Why not make war unprotltable even to stkem by taking all prollt out of war and preparation for war. Representative Tavenner reorcscnts the n Illinois district which embraces the Hock Iiland arsenal. m. T. C. I)U PONT AUAIX ON NATIONAL COMMITTEE k) , i Announcement Stirs Republicans and Democrats in Delaware WILMINGTON', Del.. Dec. 13.-An-nouncement that General T. Colomnn du Font ts back In his place as a member of the Itepubllcan National Committee has considerably Jarred the politicians of both parties In this State. The general. while he was a member of the big powder company, practically deserted politics and iPrejentea his resignation to the State 'Committee as n member of the National , Committee. It Is generally accepted, however, that i'Mwthat the general Is out of the powder company ho will take an active part In political affairs In Delaware and else 'Where. Some say he Is Interested In the election of a Itepubllcan candidate for , iTeiiaent, but he has not Indicated his choice, and so far has refused to discuss , politics. 12,000 MUMMERS TO MARCH ; "Shooters'" Captains to Draw To night for Rank in Line Itepresentatlves of at least 2j mum- mtrs" organizations will meet with the Councl!manlc Commltteo at City Hall .iraisni, to draw for positions In tho pa init on New Year's Day. i Efforts to have a parade In Wilmlne !wn have been entlrolv nhnnrinneri. and Ctbe few malcontents within tho ranks I-we surrendered to tho majority. As " me oona ndo clubs have decided to aarch In the pageant approved by Councils. It Is evnt.1 Ihnt thorn will tU more than 12.000 "shooters" nnd nearly s -w iioau in line. r- h "hootera" have provided work for "wortaa or girls, who ure kept busy in -tin coBtumers' shops throughout the city, A tcore of men are also employed on the ;"'""i". many or which are so large t they have to be assembled on the vols oi dancing academies. Ifactory girls escape THROUGH WALL OF FIRE Eush to Safety From Blaze in a Newark Shoe Plant huW'ARK. N. J.. Dec. I?.-Flre of un fSefl f" orleln' tnat started In a shed H octroyed the main four-story fiB.7. "'" cyen onoe iianutactur Ijjj vomnany, jn South Canal street, to- E 'llanvarlfic - ,--. . - - ... .. - f !, srruneo wrtert wiey saw tne the bn!MiUI1ng' tnr0U8h he windows of rtii ..i Tl ' "" uown me nre es to X" thf n s"a down 'ron the second ictaia i i " a wo,, of name. They es- ' o7 '' An PMnal effects of the "Bni - . b,r,s " lne DUliaing ot the i i were joat, as well as the belonginss IW.r? " wnq were t work when the EKKk dlscovered- sMortly before 8 R'tkt6 nifirmswere turned '" and W Bscm u ,. am Vl ora sam na lrtd VuF 1)9 neede,J because of the Hour ' ", inai inreaienea a LCoi53 ,"nnex ot he company, on hSSSSI. ... ad . veral other lt iC es m lhe vicinity. So rapid lemllnv. 3Pread of the flames that the Itti fcniMi B Dare'y time to get out of Mcke, "8 before u was fll,ea w,Ul 5?i!.c.0?p.any wa working overtime and WMMgJ "IUietl w make estimate of the 1WmBai Complete line of Freight ami Paaa.cam. See our Electric ajQIlfil tf??tA DlttjlI hna Iver New Lmva to Meet Anti-American Plots WASHINGTOnTIdcc. 15. The vast network of plot nntl counter plot, charge and counter-charge that has entangled the United States since the beginning of the European war was before Con gress today for untangling. The House Judiciary Committee today had under consideration: The framing of new neutrality laws to meet the situation out lined by President Wilson in his vigorous attack on foreign-born Americans in hts message. The investigation and disposi tion of the impeachment charges made by Representative Frank Buchanan against District Attor ney II. Snowden Marshall, of New York. The demand for new nnd ade quate laws under which plots against American neutrality may be promptly nnd effectually punish ed lins been submitted to the com mittee. Recommendations for th ncccssnry laws have been framed bv the Department of Justice nnd the Department of State ns n means of carrying on the vigorous crmpnign of the Administration recently organized against neu trality conspiracies. IN ALBANIA FACING FAMINE AND PLAGUE Thousands of Women and Chil dren Starving, American In vestigators Report to Ambassador Page FRANTIC APPEAL FOR AID ItOMK. Dec. 1!i. vnillnm W. Howard and George T.or lllard. two Americans who have been Investigating conditions In western Ser bia and Albania, have reported to Am hascadar Thomas Nelson Pane that the plight of the people Is desperate. "Thousands of women and children nro starving to death," declared Mr. I.orll lard. "The towns are filled with ref ugees, who are without food and cloth ing. The roads ore lined with fugitives, who are homeless nnd fa Inc-stricken." Frantic nppenls are coming In from Albania and Serbia. Recently n ship took SOO tons of Hour to Albania, but Jlr. Lorlllnrd reported that this was "but a drop In tho bucket" compared wiin tviuii ih nerueu. "Help Is urgently needed right a way." telegraphed Mr. Howard to the United States Embassy. "A tragedy the llko of which the world has never seen Is being enacted In Serbia nnd Albnnln, where tens of thousands of fto'litjin women and children have taken icftise " O.irtnrs and medical supplies are needed ps well as food nnd clothing, for an epi demic of dlsense Is sweeping the armies of lefugees nnd they are dying by tho hundred. An effort will be made to carry some of tho fugitives out of Albania bv ship, hut tlv steamship owners ask prohibitive prices for ship charters. Several Amer ican vessels which nre now In Itnllan ports may be utilized. Mr. Howard has been In Durazzo In specting conditions In that region. He telegrnnhed that he would be unable to reach Scutari, where In addition to the war refugees there are thousands of Aus trian war prisoners who nre without proper food. Many have already died of starvation. R. IX. Gage, of tloston, and C. RJUuck, of Chlcngo. formerly members of the American committee for the relief of Serbln. who have lust arrived from the Balkans, confirm tho tragic story of Mr. Howard and Mr, Ixirlllard. "The population of both nnllons is In danger of extermination before the win ter Is over." said Sir. Gage. Seek Fraud Scheme Promoter A search Is being mnde today for the man who has been swindling persons of wealth on the plea of charity for mes senger boys. Ills method was to tele phone to his Intended victim and ask for contributions to what he said was to be a benefit for the- hoys of the two tele graph companies to be given before Christmas In a hall at Sth street below fialnbrldgc. If he got nn affirmative re sponse ho would send a messenger boy to get the money, which usually ranged from 510 to $50. Th ecomplalnt was made by Mrs. J, Fred Zimmerman, of tho Bellevue-Strntford. "Pennsylvaninn" 30 Years Old Today Today Is the Snth anniversary of the rounding of the Pennsylvnnlan, the dally newspaper nt the University of Penn sylvania. The first Issue was published December 11, 1SS5, ns n weekly. In 1ST! It was changed to a daily. Tho first edi torial board consisted of Edward SI. Jet frevs. editor-ln-chlef, now rector of St Peter's Episcopal Church: George Whar ton Pepper, now a trustee of the Uni versity; G. Q. Horwltz. K. W. Hickman and J. P. Adums, members of the bar. and Dr. William C. Posey and Prof Llghtner Wltmer, of the University. sssssii$xKSiESixEiS Buy Our '55" Pull-proof Scarfs If you decide upon. Ties They ara mmd to slv to men who regard neckwear with aomethtnc more than per functory tntereet. They have a fallowlns all their own a following that trow a Ilk .he three ahops (hat eell them. Ye. they are 'holiday boxed" and. at!!! eell or only fiaen U Evenings mtt u J Br f 1 hm I?JtVs55c Tie Wr up to JK3iSi3H 1038 Market St. Broad & Girwd Ave. 2436 N. Front St. ;-TTr.ias?-?c:y. CHAMBERLAIN SEES U. S. ARMY OF 5,000,000 Compulsory Service Is Urged by Chairman of the Senate Military Committee WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-A t'nitcd i States nimy of S.OOO.OOO men In two years was forecast today by Chairman Cham her'aln, of the Senate Military Affairs I Comm ttee. In n statement urging com puWory service. After going over his plans with army , officers the Senator estimated that 2.31S,- I SSI men between 18 and 21 would he tinlned under It the first year, nnd that the Increase of those coming Into the ' nnnv from cadet classes would more j llinn double It tho second yenr. There alter the Increase pro'-nbly would bo In . proportion to the Increase In population. ' "Compulsory service Is an Idea wo must come to," said Senator clmmbcrlnln. "II ' Is nothing less than downright murder for the nation to continue a plnn which mav at any day send untrained troops nJaist tho skilled veterans of other nations. "Tlie people must be educated to see that this plan, or some plnn like It. has the merits of keeping them In civil life most or the year, nnd yet gives them valuable mllltnry service. A French of ficer who served on tho Maine nnd Swiss officers wiin have studied their own nnd this system haVe told mo It would give a Nnst number of men who under skilled officers could quickly give a good ac count of themselves. "I believe Hint In time the system would lead to the abolition of the regular army altogether. We would have simply skilled officers nnd n Vast number ot fairly prepared men. The Swiss have no stnndlng army." "The men themselves would be greatly benolltcd by the exercises nnd training. I believe the plan would prolong the life of tho average American many years. And with so short n time of service each year there would he no danger of arous ing 'the militaristic spirit' so called." The estimate of ,".000,000 In two years Is based on tie theory Hint GO per cent, of tho eligible :nal6 population would bo nbto under some pita lo get excused from service. Senator Chamberlain plans to give" ad ditional tlunnclal aid to schools and col leges which trnln cadets. "Contrary to the traditions of America and entirely Impracticable," said Chair man Hay, of the House Mllltnry Affairs Committee, discussing Senator Cbnmber lnln's plan. "This Is not only contrary to the senti ment of native-born Americans, but oven those who have como to this country hnvo done so with the Idea of avoiding what the Senator hero proposes. I do not bellovo there are 25 votes for It In the House. If t thought there was tho slightest dnngcr of Its success I should take tho lend In a fight ngnlnst It. Hut neither In the House nor In the Senate can It succeed." ART ALLIANCE MAY UUIIiI) 0 HITTENIIOUSE SQUARE Property Is Purchased at 1823-25 Walnut Street The Philadelphia Art Alliance, an or ganization formed recently to promote activities In music, drama, painting nnd sculpture, Is expected to erect large head quarters on Itlttenhouse Squnrc. The alliance has purchased property at IS2.1 25 Walnut street, which It expects to de vote to the use of various artistic move ments. Prominent women nre members of tho Organization Comlttee and the board of directors. Among them nro Mrs. Cor nelius Stevenson. Mrs. William Yorke Stevenson. Miss Violet Oakley, Mrs. Felix K. Schelllng and Mrs. Leopold Stokow skl. Tho new building will be of line architectural design and will add to the beauty of tho square If tho plans of some of tho members nre carried out. $18,000,000 DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTED BY DU PONT CO. Of This Sum 512,000,000 Goes to Wil mington and Nearby WILMINGTON, Dec. 15. Checks for tho 30 per cent, quarterly dul'ont divi dend, declared on November 21, were sent out In the Ilrst mall this morning. The total amount of the dividend Is 18,000,OCO, and of this amount H2.O0O.OO0 goes to Wll mlngtcnlnns nnd people living within a few miles of Wilmington. This Is the biggest amount of money ever distributed In Wilmington Just pre vious to Christmas. lirWsaiffl .'liw We Have lk' rouF stores t ' 11 Itf Iff With the added convenience vft l ' mil In "open evenings" to facili- TO Vi will IH tate our 'ctor shopping. Vtt ml S Order at once. We certainly $ j1 ! if iciroiit5 HHprip-f If 'A & f F a A f VHliffS '1 III 11 EASIEST OF TERMS MMV'j Bl Talking Mahm f4 lw Broad above Walnut II .;,; i jV TAe J BforuAtt Opm Evtninst M M I1 j ' ''lifl Si ' ll ' I ti i iiuliilij sV DfOJUi wt UOJUWW juy f,i,u ' '"' ' m ., ,m , l,!f f ',''" '1 Eigs.. 41 24 Laacst- Ave. JEp . ',, m &'h ". ' "'" '..'.' fl','",!!'ii '; - . "',); Jin yju'k' J. . M a. u, a..iv ,, I, t ,i '..' PENNSYLVANIANS GET 1 BERTHS IN THE HOUSE Costello Goes on Harbors Com mittee, Moore on Ways and Means Other Assign ments Four Not on the Job ' Which Pays $20M a Dan Ill) n Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Dee. 15. Phil ndclphin representatives, who were present In the House when it was called to order today were: ,T. HAMPTON MOORE. PETER E, COSTELLO. GEORGE P. DARROW. The absentees: WILLIAM S. VARE. GEORGE S. GRAHAM. GEORGE W. EDMONDS. JOHN R. K. SCOTT. Each member of Congress re ceives $20.54 n day from the Fed eral Treasury. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. Pennsylvania Republican Congressmen were given good assignments on the House committees, nnuouueed yesterday. Peter 13. Costello. of Philadelphia, was placed on the Hlvcrs nnd Harbors Committee, whero Phila delphia In the last session was rep resented by his predecessor, Michael Donohoc. .1. Hampton Moore returned to tho Ways nnd Means Comlnlltce, where bo now holds tho third place on tho minority side. Itcpresontntlvc William S. Vnro wm re appointed on the Appropriations Commlt teo, whero he Is llfth In rank. Kx-Speakcr Cannon was named on this committee, nnd Heprcscntntlvc Nicholas I.ongworth returns to the Ways nnd Means. Ilepresentatlve George S. Graham, of Philadelphia, returns to the Judiciary and Representative Georgo W. Kdmonds to the Merchant Marine and Fisheries. The assignments of tho Pennsylvania HcpuMlcnus are as rollows: George I'. Darrow, Philadelphia. District of Columbia. rjrnrite W. BtlninmK Philadelphia, Claims, John It. Fnrr, Hcranton, Naval Affahs. llenjamtn K. I'ocht, I.civlsburB. District ot Columbia. Mablon.M. Onrland, Pittsburgh, Expendi tures In the Trraury Department. tlenreo S. flraham. 1'hlladclphta. Judiciary. Iliiam V. Urlest, Lancaster, rostortlces and I'oturnnttft llobert I. lleatntr. Ashland, Accounts. Ilnbert P. Ilopwnod. unlontown. Kxpendl tures In the, I'oatnfrirn Department, Ilevlalon of Law and War Claims. Abraham L. Kcl.itcr. Hcottdale. tlanklnc; and Currency. IMuar It Klcrs. Wllllamsport. Pensions. Aaron H. Krelder. Annvtlfa, I.xnendltures In tho Interior Department, Public llulldlnKS and Grounds. Daniel P. T.nfe.in,. Vork. Postofflces nnd l'oatro.ids. Loula T. McFadden. Canton. Hanking- and Currency. Samuel It. Miller. Mercer. Indian Affairs. J. Hampton Moore. Philadelphia, Ways nnd Moans. H. Tiivlor North. Punxsutftwney. Education, Territories Stephen U. Porter. I'lttehurRh. Expenditure In the Department of Justlee. Foreign Affairs. Tharlet H, Ilowland, Phlllpsburg, Itoads. Jo;in H. K. Hcott Philadelphia, Census. In dustrial Arte and Expositions. Henry W. Temple. Washington. ExpendltureH In the Treasury Department. Korelen Affairs. Willi ini S. vare. Philadelphia, Appropria tions. Henry W. Wntson, Ianghorne. Industrial Arts nnd Expositions, Patents. The Very Thing A KODAK From HAWORTH'S Kodaks, $6 to $65 Brownies, $1 to $12 A Visit to Our Store Is Sum To Solve Some of Your Olft Problems. Albums, Calendars, Projectors Picture Frames Electric Novelties HAW ORTH'S EASTMAN KODAK CO. 1020 Chestnut Street Have An Extra Flno Enlarffment Made Frcrn Your Favorite Negative. I Q99T '':) "'' ' ' One Year Ago Today December IB, 1914. German attacks south of Ypres repulsed, and way to Roulcrs opened by Allies. Austrians recross Carpathians into Galicin nnd drive Russian left back toward the San River. Turks bombard Sebastopol. Gormnn cruiser Cormorant in terned at Guam. Thirty-five carloads of food sup plies for Belgian relief received in New York from South and West. FREE GARDENING LECTURES Dr. J. M. MacFarlane Will Deliver Scries of Addresses Dr. John M. MacFarlane, professor of botany nnd director of the botanical gardens nt the University of Pennsyl vania, has nrrnnged a series of free lec tures on gardening, which will be held Wednesday evenings nt Hotanlcnl Hall, Hamilton walk above 37th street. The lectures nre tho result of numerous re quests from suburbanites nnd amateur gardeners of this city, who desire to gain more knowledge of gardening In general. The lecture tonight will be on "GrhftS nnd Grafting." Tho eight other lectures will be given weekly, ns follows, begin ning January 5: "Hybrids nnd Hybridi zation," "Tho Grape Vine," "Tho Natural History and Culture of Orchids," "Tho Heath Family," "Iris, Gladiolus and Can nn," "Hlnckberrlcs nnd Plums," "Marsh nnd Aquatic Gardening" nnd "Ferns and Fern Allies." Very particular about t h o appearance of your collars? Very exacting to have them absolutely comfortable? Then you will be glad to have them laundered by the Souplesse method. It as sures these two points and lengthen their life. Neptune Laundry 1501 Columbia Ave. '1t7iyncCAavc1&e-fait?' iii;iiiiiiyi!W!!iiirtwiiiiiwiiiiiMiii'iiiiitiiiiiii.iiiMiiiih m (?K w:ium 7 'illl It &MHidiimM I 111 RnjrEC. 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