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EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1D15;
7
SUFFRAGE LEADERS
IN BITTER FIGHT AT
COMMITTEE HEARING
Congressional Union Receives
Severe Jolt at Hands of
Opponents and Congressmen
DEMOCRATS RESENT RAPS j
By M'LISS !
WASHINGTON, Dec. If!, Members ot
ivj NAtlontl! American Suffrage Assooln
tltsn and of the Congressional ITnlon went
to the l"1' ,n ,l,c committee room of
ii, judiciary Committee, In the House
oflM building today, nml the nntloiml
djsoclfttlon enme orf with Dying colors
Representative Tnggnrt, of Kansas,
roused to n point of Arc by the union
Ills' admission Mint they nttneked tho
rart)' In power the Democrats:- look oft
his (love, metaphorically speaking, In
dandling Ml Alice I'nul, chairman of
the union.
. In n, manner Mint left no elntihi na to i
Ihe feeling among the Dcmocrutis regntd- i
Inff this organixnuun, "" uiuumii oui. ny
means of Ills Interrogations, Mic fnet Hint
the Democrats In the House have been re
llnforced rather Mum diminished by the
union's nativities, nnd that the efforts of
the national association to Ret n favorable
hearing on the Susan H. Anthony amend
ment weie being tnllllnlcd ngnlnst by the
tctlno of the union In antagonizing tho
party In power. Those suffragists who
have come hero in the hope of bringing
about n roalltlon of Mie parent associa
tion, the national, with Its unruly off
rprtng. the union, realized today Mint the
breach Is wider Minn ever. And many of
those who rushed to the rnntts of tho
union after the defeat of the woinnn'B
enfranchisement iimendmentB In the four
Eastern States at tho last election are ex
pected to "Hop" back again.
From tho looks of things It will be ns
easy for a loyal National Association
member to walk baud In hand with it
Congreslonal I'nlonlst as It would bo
for a Brahman to link arms with n low
caste Indian. Allco I'nul and her young
enthusiasts are not "there" as far as Dr.
A. II Shaw Is concerned.
Without -eferrlng to them by name.
Doctor Shaw, at yosterdny's stormy
session. In upholding the policy fol
lowed by the national association for
tho last !." years, In considering the
Federal nnd State work Interdependent,
spoke with Ill-concealed contempt of the
work none uy "tnc nony or new recruits
who know virtually nothing of the
methods of this work," anil decried the
"militancy" of their tactics in declaring
war on the political party In power. "V
"There arc other and better methods
of gaining our end," she said, emphati
cally, "than of estranging men, and I
would say to these women who are us
ing the 1,000,000 Western women voters
is a threat, that the Influence that these
voters have on the electors is the result
of State action,
"To theso women who cite deluding
themselves In tho hope that after tho
amendment passes Congress It will be easy
to win the State Legislatures I clto Dela
ware. The Delaware Legislature can
grant suffrage without submitting the
question to 'he electorate and yet tho
woman suffrage amendment last year was
defeated In the Delaware Legislature by
an overwhelming majority. You must get
down to the voter, after all, and the only
method producing practical results Is
Stite notion In bncl: of the Federal ac
tion." SuffrnglslH who have henrd Doctor Shaw
speak at annual conventions for years
declare Mint today's address wiis tho
most powerful she has. ever made. Ttc
tUmttng her disinclination to permit her
name to lie used for the presidency again,
her talk partook of something Incite na
ture of a farewell and emanated out of
her years of experience, which have mnde
tier the mentor of the "cause" today.
She gave counsel to those who nre tho
youngsters of the movement.
"Tho time has come," she said, "when
our organized machinery must be politi
cal In Its character and work along po
litical lines, directed by political leaders.
If wo can but eliminate from our minds
the contempt which most of us feel for
the misuse and abuse of politics and po
litical bosslsm and remember that our
mission Is to secure a better government
than we now possess, that politics is
the science by which governments cue
controlled, that the science of govern
ment H as holy as tho science of religion,
i that political leadership In Itself Is as
honorable .is religious leadership, and that
there la no more sacred or more noblo
vocation In the woild than to bo one with
the Infinite n the government of the
uorld, then we will cease to regret the
.change which has been wrought by the
toil and sacrifice of the pioneer.-."
SUSPECT ARRESTED
IN TRUNK MURDER
.Continued from l'ugo One
conducting the Ilea Star Laundry Com.
fany about a year ago In the building at
! Frankford nvenuo in the cellar of
hlch the body was found, at noon yes
terday. In a biass-bound trunk enclosed
w a packing ease and burled In the earth
of the cellar.
Captain Cameron said that tho next
ork for tho detectives to do was to
d Connery. Connery. It was said, is
low employed at Carney's Point as u
powder-maker, and is expected to come
to this city today to submit to question
ing. i UU.N'DUY BUSINESS FAILED,
According to Mrs. V. J. Bradley, of
' North 22d street. Edward J. Con-
i jiery Went lmo tIl0 aumiry business with
f dward J. Keller u year ago last June,
TOplying all tho capital for tho venture,
. -in iiuieii. Keller, Mrs. Urnillnv civa.
f u responsible for this. When tho busN
" had all but gone to tho wall, Keller
'ft, according to Mrs. Bradley, nnd
.wither she nor Connery, her nephew,
',w heard from him sines.
.After he left, she and her nephew
orked the laundry, but could not make
r inP?vy' A ycar aeo the' le(t ,ho llace
f i" the time the laundry was there, Mrs.
"Mley says, no one stayed In the build
Lik i1' n'Sht "nd it was left open so
I "at U would have been possible for any
hli-L. enter tho building. In fact, one
-ji me building was stripped of lead
ping and several valves were stolen
"a the boilers, according to Mrs. Brad
"T. She calls the neighborhood the "ten-
"trlOlIl n t EV. .,b',..lll , ,1 nl.,l..,n il.nt
v,S?,,nU'r loungers have entered the
uuing.
Keller tlrst lived at 1S18 East Wensley
Ea a After that he went t0 Uve at 2OT1
rf Stella avenue, leaving there abrupt-
no SOlns to New York' tta il was
h.H ' JIadison street through the Infor-
in-"" given by John Norris, 1S33 East
L94U0n e,vdA4 ...u ... , t-ii,..
f " as a winder In his yarn shops.
r . -.v.iwuwurn if
FiTwr ,. dozen detectives sat up until
il.,, ""! ui neauquariers 11
City
lUitfth i "Cl U, (lIiC-CU.VCil VWfII
f- punnir aver il mp.pitrpn. wnni
LVf ( tanS'lVklA l1lia n t, EAlililnn n !,.
BntigjT" " " " "
K only thing definitely discovered
l&Tm tha dead "" Is that he was a
KT10!! Cathnli Tlila la unnnrant fmm
C"lar about his neck. Every Ro
iihi thoUc Parish house In this city
f7 1 . vls"ed by detectives In the search
ijA ,. ---"-,w ,U IUU; icrau ,M J
Aaothi
j.t. llu" ol lne rnuruer-
r squad of men Is at work to
ll ,i Siting leather shoos, trunk fac
l-f..V SBne-flnrimi-M (.nncorn, linil ojher
fti2! Ult wq leather similar to the
! morocp fpuncl In the trunk.
MHS. GEORGE S. WEBSTER
CURRENT TOPICS, LONE
HOBBY OF WIFE OF NEXT
DIRECTOR OF WHARVES
Great Part of tho Time of Mrs.
George Webster Also De
voted to Church
Work
SHE SHUNS PUBLICITY
Till Ik the fourth of n nrrlrri
of liitrrilenx u Ith the nlvrn of
the men srlreteil by Mn7rrlrt
Smith tn cnttiio"H' Ms C'nbltirt,
It Is n n Irrevocable law, old as the bills,
that one must take tho bitter with the
sweet In this life. This, philosophically,
albeit optimistically. Is the conclusion
that has been reached by Mrs. Ocorgo
Webster, wife of the city's next Director
of Wharves, Docks nnd Ferries, In weigh
ing the honor that has been thrust upon
the house of Webster by tho new di
rectorship ngalnst "horrid newspaper
publicity."
And that newspaper publicity Is tho
.cry essence of bitterness to this modest,
retiring little lady nnd diametrically op
posed to her principles nnd wishes In the
matter was apparent to her Interviewer
(who claims that sixth sense).
Nevertheless, when one has met Mrs.
Webster, to hear her talk Is the thing
r.triitghtwny that becomes n most ardent
wish. Not only because her speaking
tones nre of unusual sweetness nnd qual
tty, out because It is evident from tho
tlrst few remarks that alio has Ideas and
views worth nlrlng.
There wns the port of Philadelphia one
could see that she had n vision of the
future before It but questions about It
ivero graciously, by means of a little nod,
referred to her husband.
Mr. Webster formed tho third party to
Mio group of three In the tastefully
furnished living room of the Webster
home, -1000 penn street, Frankford, during
Mio 15-mlnute Interview Immediately pre
ceding tho dinner hour Inst evening,
"Tho port of Philadelphia," be vouch
safed in answer to the query: "why It's
going to bo another Hamburg." And ho
smiled his Inimitable, gcnlnl smile.
Hoth Mr. and Mrs. Webster radlato
optimism. Mrs. Webster bod Just como
In from n wholt afternoon devoted to a
clnss In current events, muftled to the
cars In a soft, glossy sialskin coat, nnd
eager for th" "ncross tnble" discussion ot
the ti-ples of the dny. Hut, of course,
there was that ogre reporter person,
'A discussion of the current events,"
she offered, "is one of tho most Interest
ing features of our dinner hour. Keep
ing well informed on current topics might
be called a hobby with me, supposing I
have such a thing as a hobby." This,
with a mischievous side glance, in re
sponse to the assertion that "of course,
sho must linve a hobby, since pschycol
oglsts or physiologists or some other
"ists" Insist no person Is really nnc; and
who over henrd of an Insane person with
out a hobby?
"A great part of my Mmo In devoted to
church work," she continued. "This In
cludes a line of varied activities from
tho social duties to missionary work,
principally relating to the mission fields
of Japan."
CHMSTIAX SCIENTIST PRAYS
FOR RETURN OF MISSING ROY
Mother of Richard Meekins Gets
Three Letters of Sympathy
Three letters wore received by Mrs.
Luke Meekins, mother of S-year-old
Itlchard Meekins, at her home. 2U9 South
6lst street, today. The boy has been
missing since November 29, nnd is be
lieved to have been kidnapped.
One of the letters was from n girl 18
years of age, who described herself as
a Christian scientist, nnd said she was
praying every night for the safe return
of little Itlchard. She signed herself "A
Christian."
Another letter was from a woman, nnd
was signed "L. A. It. H." She advised
Mrs. Meeklna to have tho streets around
Franklin nnd Vino streets searched, and
to "look Into Wood street," as she had
seen many llttlo boys playing about there,
and believed It quite possible that Rich
ard was one of them. "This Is Just a
thought that mny help you," sho said.
"I am a mother myself."
The third letter was written by a
crank who Is evidently at war with all
Jews. "Watch the Jews, Mrs. Meekins,"
he wrote. "I think the Jewish policemen
have something to do with this, and know
where Itlchard U. Don't tell the news
papers about this and I'll write again "
The missing boy may be In an Insti
tution of some sort, the police said to
day. Their argument waa that It would
have been Impossible for any kidnapper
to have kept the lad this long In a private
house without detection.
OLD I'AIR TOGETHER IN DEATR
Double Funeral Tomorrow for Couple
Who Had Planned for 51st Christ
mas of Wedded Life
If Mrs. William Klnee had lived she
would have celebrated with her husband
their 51st Christmas together.
But she died, and now the funeral of
both will be held tomorrow.
Eliza was her name and she jvas not
strong enough to live any more; 70 years
was her portion of life.
The husband, who waa as old, had
saved a bit of money. It had been his
happy Idea to buy Eliza, a Christmas
present; he had about enough for a new
shawl. When she died he substituted
for the shawl a "funeral with carriages."
Now he will ride In the same hearse with
her. He died 21 hours after she did.
Tho couple were young when they ran
away from their homes In Ireland, were
married and came to America. Klnee
worked until he owned a team and made
a comfortable living. He was the father
ot six boys ana girls. They ll did well,
but he nev r would .eave his old home
above a stable, at 1518 goulh Water street.
"MERRY CHRISTMAS" FOR 1400
' KIDDIES THROUGH "SACRIFICE DAY"
William Penn High School Girls Show Spirit of the
Season in Assuring Happiness to
Children Who Need It
It wns only a little red sweater for a
llttlo china doll, A complete sweater nt
that, with a belt and little maroon but
tons nnd n finished neatness that repre
sented four solid evenings of work on tho
part of some unknown freshman at the
Wllllnm Penn lllch School for Olrts. And
the doll with Its sweater was only one of I
IJVI .-A 1- .... ,.-.-i -..-. I
,iuu i'twi3 nno v nrisimns siockiiiks
that all the girls at tho school have inado
ready for poor children In tho kindergar
tens throughout the city. And tho girls
accomplished It nil with a real Chrlstmns
spirit of sacrifice.
The time la last Mondny. The scene,
tho assembly room of the school. The
woman, or girl, rather. Is Eleanor Qulnn,
president of the Students' Association,
which accomplishes more nnd more every
year through a splendid spirit of co-oper-ntlon
between the principal, William D.
Lewis, and two members of tho faculty,
Miss T. Wnldle and Miss L. Godfrey,
and the girts themselves.
Bai'IUFICB HAY" A St'CCESS.
"CJIrls." said Miss Qulnn In a few sen
tences "tomorrow Is Self-sacrifice Day.
I want all you to help. If you'llve with
in 25 or 30 squares of the school, get up
a little earlier, untie, down and drop the
nickel in tho box. For one day absolve
from sundaes, sodas nnd the such. For
sake frivolities. Help the fund."
And the girls helped. If they didn't
walk, they skipped a sundae. If they
didn't skip a sundae, they made one of I
their friends from Central High School
or elsewhere contribute the price of a
confertlon Whatever they did they con
tributed something. When the boxos
were passed around hi the clnsses on
Tuesday, the "Sacrifice Day." quarters,
dimes, nickels nnd pennies (for to some
of the girls who nre lighting for an edu
cation even n penny given away spells
altruism In Its real nnme) dropped In tho
boxes until enough had been assured to
mako H0O children happy on Chrlstni.is
with sugared popcorn, candy and con
fections for everybody and marbles nnd
toys for the boys nnd dolls for the girls.
As much ns the nctunl ensh contributed
on Tuesday means to the girls, tho work
represented on the clothes of the t!00 dolls
'BILL' AND 'FOXY' MEET I
AT SANTA CLAUS CLUB i
Nine-year-old Boy and Yellow
"Purp" Promptly Adopt
Each Other
Tho ledger Santa Claim Club nt COS
Chestnut street has been discovered by
"Foxy," a llttlo "yaller purp with a bob
tall," nnd bis newly ndopted master, 9-ycar-old
Wllllnm I.utz, of 521 South Front
street. The pair are now making daily
visits to the headquarter! of the club to
Inspect the hundreds of fascinating toys
which deck the display tnblns.
"Foxy" and "Hill" discovered the
Snntn Clnus Club and each other simul
taneously. Tho boy bad stopped to nd
mlro the things to be seen In tho show
window of the club yesterday, when he
felt "Foxy" nosing his shoes. In a mo
ment the two were friends, and, ns tho
dog seemed nnxlous to Investlgato the
Santa Clans' Club nt closer range, they
entered the building nnd peered inquisi
tively Into the toy-llllcd room.
Needless to s.iy they were nmdo wel
come. Tho young women In charge of tho
display demonstrated for the boy and dog
Just how the mechanical train worked and
how tho toy phonograph played. Even
tually a ItoOD was discovered, and when
"Ilill" hold It up to examine It, "Foxy"
Jumped through It Just ns though ho hnrt
been waiting for the opportunity ever
since ho entered the, room.
Further tests by "Hill" developed tho
fact that tho "purp" had other accom
plishments. Ho could "give paw" and
"speak" In ft niost elllclcnt manner.
"Hill" announced that the dog had
adopted him and that ho Intended to
adopt the dog.
"TOM" PRICE WOUNDED
Former Philadelphia Newspaperman
Injured in Battle in France
rri.nn.nii A Prtpe. i, former no.wsnaner-
I man, of this city, hns been wounded In
an engagement somewnero in rnincv,
according to u cablegram received by Ills
father, Frank J. Price, formerly of tho
1'ubl.ic Lkdoeii, hut now engaged In
newspaper work In New York city.
Prico wns taken to the novan Mili
tary Hospital, Sandgato, England, where
an operation was performed, according
U tho dispatches, but the nature of his
Injuries Is not disclosed. Price went to
London shortly nftcr the beginning of
the European war, and for a tlmo was
on the staff of tho International News.
Later he Joined the 2d Canadian Expo
ditlonary Force, being induced to, do to
by the torpedoing of the I.usltnnia. and
i ,., nf Vtia tpflinlrnl knowledge of
! ordnance, acquired in the United States.
! A brother, Frank J. Price, Jr., lives nt
Audubon, N. J-. nnct is engageu in news
paper work in this city.
SOME HIGH HINTS FOR "FANCY"
CHRISTMAS DINNER FOR FOUR
It Will Cost Only $24.30, but Mother Will Have to Do
the Cooking A View of the Upper Ex
treme of Foods and Delicacies
THERE are so many ways of getting a
thoroughly proper Christmas dinner at
u moderate cost that tho other extreme
has rather escaped notice. In the wave
of economy that housewives are habitu
ally talking about, tho public notice Is
something put altogether aside from the
really expensive things one may buy for
the dinner table.
Some of the Reading Terminal Market
merchants were talking about it today.
While the conversation ran on, Clarence
Fow, who Is principally an authority
when It comes to meats, but knows a
deal of other foods. Jotted down some of
the tidbits mentioned, and at length
evolved what the assembled group said
was positively the most expensive dinner
they could think of.
a -tr. cviur nlnnned It. the dinner was
to be for four, figuring on mother,
father, uaugnier anu son, aw w suwu
appetites. He flgured the prices, too, the
amount being determined by what It
cost to place the dish on the table.
Service Isn't figured In his menu; mother
does the cooklnli.
This Is what Mr. Fow considers an
Ideally expensive dinner for four:
Sea tan oyjters t.U)
Oreeu turtU soup J.fJJ
BralMd calf -eetbrcads on toast 2.W
c'cameVneV pbVatoes and 'new peai! '. '. '. '. J.'oo
Crrni""b;adrrol.0cVlirir: Y.y. J$
Homatne salad, stuffed bothouie tomatoes 2.00
CuiTtrSft Ui of California grapcwhlte
graves. Florida oranges, sugar loaf pine-
apples and grapefruit ,.. 4.30
Bwfi cream cheeae and crackera .... ,. ."
Coffee
Total ...121.30
"Of course." said Mr. Fow when he
had read It off, "It la a question of taste
and practice whether you want to drink
with this dinner. If you do, though, ru
that nro going to be distributed to as
many little girls (who will probably get
llttlo clso for Christmas) Is Indicative of
just how the students feel toward this
project of making 1100 kids have 1100
Individual happy Chrlstmnses. Every ono
of the 600 dresses shows enre and means
four evenings of work, according to Miss
Godfrey.
Just one more detail to show tho
thought expended on tho practical side
cvory dress Is extra long, so that when
one of the kindergarten girls lets one fall
she has more than a better chance, ac
cording to laws of physics, to catch the
doll before the china head of the latter
hits the floor and cracks.
GIFTS WHEUB MOST WANTED.
Tho girls don't waste tlmo with Minso
llttlo children who will be provided for
by other sources. They obtain, through
tho Donrd of Education, lists Of those
boys and girls In the first class who,
through the fnr-from-prosperous condi
tions of their pnrcnts, would not Unci any
thing In their stocking when they got
up In the dawn of the Chrlstmns morning.
So every girl on the list will get n stock
ing bulging wltli sugared popcorn and
candy, nnd one of the dolls-wlth-long-dressM
In their stocking," and every boy
will get, along with the crammed stock
ing, a bug of marble (shiny bull's-eyes,
most of thorn or a new, shiny toy. No
old toys nmutig these. Tile psychology of
the Yulotlde. according to Miss Godfrey,
Is having everything look bright and
now, so that It may better relied the
Christmas spirit.
Ho wherever the little led sweater ill
the little china doll may find Itself r.u
Christmas morning (whether It be the first
of the 1100 or the 1399th), the unknown
freshman student may rcatlro thnt sho
bns done, at the very least, two things:
the tlrst of which Is to have sulllclont
foresight to keep tho clilna doll warm
(for the lmuses where the stockings nie
sent sometimes don't hnve enough con!),
nnd second nnd last, she has given one
child thnt Intangible thing about Christ
mas that older folk enn't buy nnd chil
dren get olity from being given something
they don't need.
ELLIS A. GIMBEL AGAIN
HEADS PHILM0NT CLUB
He Urges Early Liquidation of
Organization's Debts Other
Officers Named
Ellis A. Ghubcl was re-elected to the
presidency of the Phllmont Country Club
Inst night nt the nnnunl meeting of the
organization, which mnrked the beginning
of the tenth year of Its history. Tho
clubhouse at Phllmont was filled when
Mr. Cllmbel, beginning a new term, ad
dressed the members on his policy of
administration. .
Ho uxplalnecl the necessity of nn early
liquidation of tho club's floating Indebted
ness either by the enrolment of iiO now
member! or tho tlotntlon of a bond ls3Uc.
Ho said:
"The tenth year begins under conditions
more promising than ever Deforc. I
nibsht say that tho Phllmont Club wns
originally financed on hope, enlnrged on
cnmldence and Is now being conducted on
ctllclency. Proof of tho Inst condition Is
evidenced by the excess of approximately
JCmIiO over our expenditures for the year,
f can thcrcforo cmpbatlcnlly May that oft
recurring ghost of possibly enlnrged dues.'
"Tho lloatlng Indebtedness of tho club
has been reduced from $36,000 to less than
$30,000. This Indebtedness, It must tie
considered, represents merely the cost of
the equipment necessitated by the char
acter of our establishment equipping tho
buildings, which were themselves the
generous gift ot a group of our mem
bers. 1 want to urge that this Indebted
ness be cnnceled nt the earliest possible
time and to suggest that a bond issuo
might be advisable or that it can bo
reduced by the reception of 50 nddltlonnl
members, whose Initiation fees, with their
accompanying dues, will add 10,iW to
tho next year's Income of the club."
Announcement of tho election results
was as follows:
Prenlilent nills A. Olmbel.
Vice president 1). .1. Wauerman.
Socrrinrv Oharlea Kritvln lox.
TTmsurfr-Elv. K. Sells. , ,....
' Members oc ine nu.ini ui wii.-v,..,', ........ .
' riimbel, Milton IUrol.1, Joseph Snellenjiiirg.
ijiiwar'l Wolf. IlenJ.imln Wolf nn.l Henry
wcrouje.
Tho six men elected nt tho annual meet
ing will servo for three years. Tho
board also Includes Sidney II Alee,
Frank II. Rachman. David T. Flelsher,
S. S. Flelsher, II. H. Leopold, Samuel D.
Lit. F. L. Fernburger, Simon Uosenau,
Edwnrd Stern, Dr. W. II. Teller. I. Kohn
and L. Wolf.
A dinner preceded the meeting. Ilrief
addresses wero made by Mr Olmbel and
other oltlcers of tho club. Tho annual
Christmas dinner to tho club'B 150 caddies
will take place next Tuesday. There
will be a liberal distribution of gifts after
the entertninment, which will follow tho
feast of turkey and cranberries.
may add 50 cents for the cocktails, J7 for
two wines and another Jl for the tight
kind of cordials. I think then the famlly
of four will have dined sufficiently if :iot
too well."
The number of expensive things in the
delicacy line that one can buy Is amazing.
Up at Henry It. Hallowell & Sons' shop
In the Real Estate Trust Building are all
kinds of them. Mr. Hallowell, Jr.. said
today that It Is in the rare kind of prod
uct they And their romance In business.
By the time everything Is flgured In their
expensive goods, he said, there Is no
prottt left.
Grapes from Belgium of the muscatel
and colmar variety sell for 11 the pound.
Plums from Portugal cost (1 a pound.
Asparagus, Just enough for one portion
five pieces cost 75 cents. Strawberries
are il the quart. Raisins from Spain are
U a pound. Persimmons as big as apples
sell for II a dozen. This looks like the
only bargain in the place.
Some things they usually have are miss
ing this year, particularly the nectarines
and peaches from South Africa. The war
Is to blame, said Mr. Hallowell. His
grapes from Belgium got here via Hoi
land without any trouble.
Metal Weather Strip
Deadens outside noises.
Protects curtains and
draperies. Saves 20
to 4070 in heating bills.
Jackson Screen Co.
3440 N. 5th St.
Ktnsinoto U. Park lit.
HUSBAND STRUCK HER,
MRS.A.J.DREXELSAYS;
SHE WINS FIRST POINT
"Treated Her With Great Indig
nity," Wife of the Former
Philadelphia Banker
Testifies
SHE'S SEEKING ALIMONY
Where A. 7. Drcxcls Differ
She snys he assaulted her more
than once nnd treated her with
Rrent indiRiiity, and he snys ho
never did assault her, but treated
her with reasonable diRnity.
She snys he aave her only $r0,
000 n year, but nnd between $250,
000 and $.100,000 it year for him
self; and he snys her figures are
not necessarily correct, and that
live of his life insurance policies
were made out in her name.
She says his filing of a suit for
divorce in Paris was a plot to
escape English jurisdiction and
that, to show he did not really want
to become a French citizen, he said
It was "impossible to live in Amer
ica" nnd that England was "the
only lit place to live in."
Sho says ho tried to force her
to divorce him by threatening to
cut off her nllownnce, nnd he says
that he was not going to cut oir
her allowance, but wanted to di
vorce her.
Anthony J. Droxel, former Philadelphia
banker, lost the first point In hla legal
bnttl? ulth his wife Mnrgiulta lit Mm
London courts today. A motion to dis
miss a writ under which Mrs. Droxel
seeks to recover money under the terms
of a separation agreement wns dismissed.
Mr. Drcxel sought the dlsmlssnl of the
writ on the ground that his domicile wns
In Franco nnd that Mm English courts
had no Jurisdiction In the matter This
view was rejected by the court, and Mrs.
Drexil Is now free to proceedd with her
notion.
When the hearing wns resumed today
Mr. Drexel's counsel presented further
affidavits by relatives ot the warring
couple. The affidavits wero presented
by both sides. When tho rending of the
affidavits wns ended the lawyers pre
sented legal nrgumeiits, and nt their con
clusion the court dismissed Mr, Drexel's
motion to dismiss tho writ.
In Ids argument for Droxel, King's
Counsel Ilus.'ll derlnied that in 1014 the
American banker decided to divorce his
wife, and on Mny 11, 191S, he left London
for Paris.
"On Mint day," continued the lawyer,
"Mr. Drexel severed nil connection with
England, closed down his house and
moved his automobiles and furniture to
Paris. Since that time he hns had no
home In England that could bo termed a
residence."
After Sir Edward t'nrsnn had spoken
for Mrs. Drexel tho court ruled thnt Mi.
Drexel's domicile was In England and
gave Mis. Drexel the coats of the action.
Sir Eclvyard said thnt Mr. Drexel hnil told
his son Armstrong that he "didn't cure a
damn" nhnt agreement bo hud signed;
that he emild tell his mother that he
would not be bound by It; thnt It was
worthless, nnd that It Mrs. Drexel didn't
go to t'nrls her allowance would stop
Sir i-Mward's chief contention wns that
If Air. Drexel's claim was Mistalncd Mrs.
Drexel could sue for money In France,
England or America.
WAS ASSAULTED, SAYS WIFE.
Mrs. Drexel tostllled yesterday that her
husband, whom she Is suing for alimony
whfch she alleged Is due her under a
separation agreement, had assaulted her
and fronted her "with great Indignity."
It was brought out at the hearing,
which was held before Justice Neville In
the ('hnncry Court, that a suit for di
vorce was brought In Franco moro than
two years ago. Mr. Drcxel moved In
the London court to net aside tho ser
vice of the writ In his wife's suit against
him. claiming that he was outside Mm
jurisdiction of the English courts.
Mrs. Diexel before her mnrtlngo wns
Miss Margarita Armstrong, of Baltimore.
Air. and Mrs. Drexel tlrst removed to Lon
don in 1SW. She Is now living In Port
land Place, Mayfalr. a few blocks from
her husband's Lundon bouse.
Tho agreement under the deed of sepa
ration, It was brought out, was to the
effect that ns circumstances hail arisen
which, in thu wife's, statement, made it
absolutely necessary they should live
apart and the husbund agreeing and the
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wife abandoning her Intention to Institute
divorce proceedings for any reasons then
existing, It was ngreed Mini they should
live apart wherever they pleased and not
Interfere with or annoy one nnothcr nr
bring any action ngnlnst each other. The
husband was to allow Mrs. Drexel JR0.000
yearly, payable In monthly Instalment.,
beginning In February, 191.1. Sho wns
olso to bo entitled to tho Incomo from ft
policy In a New York company, and the
husband wns to assign to a trustee live
policies on his life, aggregating $300,000,
which go to tho wife In case ot the hus
band's death
MR. DREXEtS INCOME.
Attorney Lawrence, counsel for Mr.
Drexel, said that tho wlfo estimated Mr.
Drexel's Income nt from $250,000 to 1350,000,
hut that Mr. Drexel did not accept this
figure.
Referring to nn Interview between tho
husband nnd wife In Paris In 1610, of
which there had been conflicting versions.
Attorney Lawrence said thnt according
to Mrs. Drexel's account It wns nrranged
Mint she continue to live In the Orosvenor
Squnro house nnd "tho husband should
give her notice of his coming in order
that sho might go awny or have friends
present to avoid repetition of scenes of
which she was afraid."
Police Court Chronicles
This Is the tlmo of year that most per
sons nro affected by a spirit Of charity.
Hugh McCrnne, of Front nnd York
streets, li no exception to the rule. But
Hugh Is occasionally touched by nnothcr
kind of spirits. When thus Inspired ho be
comes extremely generous. In addition to
giving away his personal betonglngs ho
doesn't hesitate to contribute the properly
of others. He wns In such a frame of
mind when In tho neighborhood of Ken
sington nvenuo nnd York street.
Passing a store where there was a
stuffed Snntn Clnus near tho door, Hugh
pulled tho whiskers off Santa's fnce and
attached them to his own. And then tho
charltablo spirit was stronger tlfSin ever,
especially after ho had cornered a few
drinks lu a nearby saloon.
McCrnne then discovered a grocery In
the front of which were several baskets
of shiny red npples. Scverul youngsters
were looking at the npples with n longing
which could not bo misunderstood. Llko
a truo Krlss Krlngle, Hugh attacked the
baskets and gave each of the kids as
many npples ns he could enrry. Then ho
spied some healthy looking bananas nnd
oranges and was equally liberal.
Just as tho kids wero departing with
armloads of fruit, tho proprietor of tho
store appeared, nnd by way of revenge,
ho gave Hugh to Pollccmnn McCusker.
McCrano explained that he was simply
following thu custom of the senson by
making gifts to thoso who appreciated
them. He made the same excuse to Magis
trate Glenn, nt tho Fourth nnd York
streets stntldn, and whllu tho Judge com
mended the prisoner's humane impulses
he reminded him Mint It wus tlrst neces
sary to own tho goods which ono gives
nwny. Hugh, feeling somewhat compli
cated, failed to understand.
I understand how you feel." said the
Magistrate, "and In ord-r that you can
think tho subject over I'll let you rest
In the House of Correction for 3 days."
" " said Hugh.
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MUTINOUS MUMMERS
AND CITY'S COMMITTEE
SMOKE PIPE OF PEACE
Rebellious Clubs Quit Filibuster
and Will Bo in Line of
Parade on New
Year's Day
PLAN MANY NOVELTIES
The mutinous mummers, ns every one
predicted, surrendered to Councils New
Year Committee nnd agreed today to
work together for tho biggest New Year
pageant In tho history of tho city.
Official promises of pence wero made
at a meeting last night, presided over by
John If. Balztey, chairman of Councils'
Now Year Committee. It was announced
that thero would bo 4 fancy clubs, 20
comlo clubs and 4 string hands.
As n result of tho brotherly lovo ex
pressed nt tho meeting tho ambitious
"shooters" wilt get to work today with
renewed energy to prepare for tho big
turnout on January t.
Henry Ford's pence ship, the Oscar II,
will be one of the up-to-the-minute fea
tures In tho big turnout. Despite the se
crecy maintained, It has been learned
Mint at leist three organizations will
depict the niilo mllllonnlro and his pil
grims on their ocean Journey. Of course,
each club thought Mint it hod the Idea
exclusively, so It will bo up to the ge
niuses who devise and construct tho craft
and arrange for the voyagers to do their
very best In bringing out the character
istics ot tho ship nnd Its widely ndver
Used passengers,
One of the clubs which now hns a peace
ship on the ways will also transport a
vicious-looking Zeppelin, from which im
mense bombs will be thrown. Tho bombs
will bo made lo resemble tho real thing,
but In order to preserve the population
they will bo loaded with nothing worso
Minn sawdust nnd confetti.
The Inner workings of the trenches
of the nations nt war will also bo shown
by ono club. It will bo readily seen that
the trenches nro not as bad as people
suppose. But what they will reveal can
not bo mentioned at this tlmo.
Tho clubs will march In the following
order:
Fancy division Silver Crown. Lobster,
Klelne. Morrow, nnd Cumberlnnd Vnlley
Mnrchlng Club, Chanibcrsburg. Pa.
Comic division White Caps, Sauerkraut
Band. Pottsvillo, Pa.; Persch, Kensing
ton Outing, Oswald. M. A. Hruder, Jack
Hose. Wheeler. Harry Wall, Blue Ribbon,
7m 7.i. Hikers of 1S'."H. Passyunk Ranch,
Dark Lantern. Sweet Lemon, Rnnch 102,
Marching Social Club, of Pottsvllle, Pn.,
and the Owl Club.
String bands Victoria, Talbot, Frallng
or and Trilby.
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