EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1915. CONGRESS PROBE Of ALIEN AFFAIRS TO BE SWEEPING First Steps Taken in Thor ough Investigation of For- eign Relations of U. S. TRADE INTERFERENCE Evidence Collected by Commit tees to Be Groundwork for Policy WASHINGTON. Dec. 30 m. first Men In what may prove the .. Imoortnnt InvestlKntlon of tlio for- K.tn dffnlrs of the United Htrttes ever TlUlinfU Mn i.r rf. v . . .-. .. -. rcembors of tlie SeiinU" Forolsn Hclntlons k Committee IirRnn th collection of cvl llHics Into the nllcRed Hrltlsh Interference li.is American Uncle. The Iniinlry was itjytltutcd liy Senator Stone, or Missouri, 9 chairman of the committee. It will lay i tn ground work for n cotnplc'c Investl- ration of tlio entire subject should the r resolution of Senator Hoke Smith, Mi Jthorlzlnc such an Injury, llnally he np- t'lt la certain that If the Smith resolution Li. noeiI an Inl1ucntl.il croup of Senators S eoeoseil to such action will tiy to force I) wlddnlnB "f ,Me scope of the Inquiry to f Include the submarine net ltlcs of Ot- many n '"u "ni,,u" ""i" " ready has offered an nrniulnieil to the Jloke Smith resolution alone tli.it line Senators look for open action on the t toot of the upper house next week on i the forelRlt siinnuoii. .s poiiucu mil in dispatches a. wecK nRO. many aenaiors Cpposo an open break with Austria at this time They do not believe that tho Ancona situation need be mnde a serious cne and It Is.expected that an effort will bo mailc 10 sccuio passage ui n resom- tlon askhiR the Stnte Dcpaitmcnt for all i of Its facts. I Anticipating n flood of resolutions deal I Ing with the foreign situation and the t changes resulting from the Mmopenn ' war, Senator Stone hns decided that tho i Foreign Relations Committee shall Rather fc ill mailable facts that may bo of serv f Ice In any InvcstlRatlon that may bo oi- dered. Tho commltKc will be prepared , to review the entire economic situation ' ind to dctermlno to what extent Amerl l can rights are bclii lnfrhiRed by tho British Intel ferenco with neutral com E merce. I Members of tho committee and Chnli I man Stone already have discussed this t entire nuestlon with Secretary LunshiR. f They havo tried to llnd out what secret Information tno department nns wnicu Is withheld from tho public, but without much success. So soon as President Wilson Kets back to hla desk next week Influential Dem- I ocratlc Senators will tiy to orratiRo a f conference with lilm to ask that more publicity do Riven me rent laces in inc forelcn relations of the United States. They will very frankly tell tho President V that the efforts of tho Stnte Department .to conceal every move mat is neinR mauc I(n our negotiations with foreign Powers Is to blame for many erroneous Impressions that havo become widespread, and will t B!l U1UI HUB UU VillllllHl-U. r If the President declines to aid In bring ing about n change, then Senators will try to force tho hand of the State De partment by asking for tho correspon- r dence with various countrl-s. I Not clone European affairs, but tho ' ..n,., lilatnt... nf (ha Atnrlpnn npfrnfln tlons and tnoso wan ino present uovcrn ment of Haiti will probably bo asked for. for. RESCUED FROM FREEZING; KICKED TO DEATH BY MULE Fate of a Demented Man Who Wan dered From Home LANCASTER. Pa.. Dec. 30. With mind Unbalanced, Adams Dalse. 40. years old, slipped from home early this morning partly dressed and was found nearly frozen nt Harry Bausman'a barn, near this city. He was cairlcd Into tho build ing, and, In the absence of the men who placed him there, he wandered Into a mule's stall and was kicked to death. WOMEN'S CARS IN COLLISION Motor Owned by Judge Martin's Daughter and That of Mrs. C. J, Rainear Meet on Lincoln Drive An automobile belonging to Miss E. Gwendolyn Martin, daughter of Judgo 3, Willis Martin, of 1721 Locust street, and that of Mrs. G. J, Italnear, of 617 Lincoln drive, collided on the latter thor oughfare today. None but the chauffeurs was Jn tho cars at the time. Grant Gregory, employed by Mrs. Ilal Bear, was so badly scratched and bruised that he was treated by a physician from the Germantown Hospital at the Rainear home, to which place ho was removed In ah automobile that passed tho scene of the collision. Gregory's home Is at C017 fiprague avenue, Germantown. Miss Mar tin's chauffeur was uninjured. The collision occurred when the Martin car turned Into the path of tho other au tomobile to avoid a wagon on the drive. Judje Martin has a summer home at 139 Bethlehem pike. BURIAL OF MRS. HERING 'Widow of Pioneer Homeopathist Died in 94th Year Mrs. Therese B. Herlnsr. wlrtnr of Dr. .Constantino tiering, founder of the Hah- "Beniann College and Hospital and a ; pioneer In American homeopathy, will e burled on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock rom the Church of the New Jerusalem, Cd and Chestnut struts. Thn He v. Charles Harvey will preach the funeral 1 Mrmon. A private Interment wllj lo Wade In West Laurel Hill Cemetery. r Mrs, He ring was M yen. old. She died : TMterday at her home In the Hamilton apartments after an Illness of many weeks. She Is survived by four sons and threa daughters. Lumber Yard Destroyed by Fire Kingston isr v vi... mi?i.. tnjv ' &atroVeri thn liimtui. tinA rxf (ha TVIlllnm J- Turck Company and several adjoining iuii Duuaings. i,oss, fW.VW. ity fill N IWJESS MAGISTRATE MEGLEARY DOUBLE HONOR FOR MECLEARY Magistrate to Be Guest nt Two Recep tions on January 3 MngKtrnto John Meclcary will be lion oied bj his friends and political associ ates next Monday. January 3, when two rct'optloim will be simultaneously ti-ndercd him. One will be In his olllce across from the City Hall, at Itroad mid I'llbnt streets, and the other will be nt tho Ursta Club, Cumberland street east of Trenton I avenue, of which ho Is president Hnth I will be from 10 n. in. to 4 p. m. Ho will llrst meet friends In his olllccs and then go uptown to attend th other receptlo i at his club. Magistrate Meclcary hns just been elected to olllce for the third term, lie Is secretary of the Republican City Com mlttro and member of the committee fiom the 31st Wind, of which ho Is the Republican leader. The members of the committee arrang ing for the double reception nro Thomas Morrow, chairman; Hdward Holland, John Scnnlon, Thomas Morrison. Robert Leathan, Thomas Rarkcr and John Ger linrt. They an- going to present the Maglstrato with a gtaiulfnther's clock. OAK LANE C0NTRYCT0R STRANGELY MISSING James P. Wilson Disappears and Neighbor Notifies the Police James P. Wilson, n oung nnd pros perous contractor of Oak Lane, Is miss ing, It was reported to the police at City Hall today. Ho went to work as usual yesterday morning, later left his olllce, and but for two phono calls was not heard from again. One of these calls was to his wife, the other to his partner, II. C. Wellcr, with whom he Is In tho contracting business under tho nnmo of Wilson & Wellcr at York road and Ruscomb str et. His home address Is 4923 North 11th street. Hoth calls were to the effect that he wiis going to motor to Medio. To his wife he said, "not to wnlt dinner for him"; to his partner ho said he would be gone the rest of tho day. Whether ho went to Media or not has not been learned, ho has not been heard of, however, since he telephoned. The license number of his automobile is 32313. Robert W. Klncade, a lawyer with olllccs In the Bulletin Building, reported tho disappearance of Wilson. Their fnmllles are close friends, Kincado being a neighbor with his homo at 4917 North 12th street, only a block nway. Wilson Is said to be a man of exemplary habits. Ho Is only 31 years old, has been successful, had nothing to worry about nnd was entirely happy with his wife nnd little boy, neighbors said today. 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WHOLESALE SHIFT OF POLICE LIEUTENANTS DOWNTOWN SCHEDULED All But One of the Nino in South Philadelphia Said to Bo Slated for Transfer by Director Wilson CHANGES FAVOR VARES livery police lieutenant, with one ex ception, south of Market street will bo transferred to another poit by William H Wilson, the Incoming Director of Pub lic Safety, ns twin as tho new Admin istration of Maor Smith la Installed, according to reports which gained crcdcnco nt City Hall today. Other changes promotions nnd reinstatements are expected. Stritctrlc political motives, the consolU dallon of stiong power In South Philadel phia for the VnrrM, nte snld to bo the Inspiration for Mir wholesale shift. In which nine men nrc named. The ihnnge. should It occur, would affect IS men, the n'lif mention d and the nine who would tnke their places As soon ns. or shortly after, Mr. Wilson nssumes his olllce. on Jnimnrv 3. the transfers will be tnrdle, itinior hns It. The men snld In be slated for tinlisfcr are the following: Lieutenant William Denly, of the Mov nmenslng avenue nnd Dickinson street stnllon, who, It Is snld, will be sent lo his old post, the ! th and Vine sltccts station. Lieutenant Hiirton Mcllridc. of tho lfitli Rttect nnd Snyder avenue station. Lieutenant Wlltinm J. Jeffries, of the 4 th street nnd Sinder avenue station. Lieutenant Samuel Kills, of the "th and Cmpenler streets stntlon. Lieutenant John N'oon, of the 2d and Clulstlnn streets stntlon. Lieutenant Frederick Kocster, of tho 1th nnd Delnnccy streets station. Lieut. Wllllnm Snucis, of the 12th nnd I'lno streets station. Lieut. Ilany S Mecrs, of the loth and Locust stioets station. Licit, llniry llenncr, of the 20th nnd Klts'uiiter streets stntlon. The new posts of the Inst eight men tioned weio not hinted nt. The only llcil tennnt ivltli a down town post who. It Is said, will be allowed to icmaln, Is Lieut. David Ufiinett. of the 20th nnd Federal streets stntlon. Hl'STLR TO "COMn RACK." Former Lieutenant Frank Hustcr, of tho -ltli street nnd Snyder avenue stntlon, who resigned after chnrges of political activity were made two years ago, will bo reinstated ns lieutenant and promoted to a captaincy, to succeed Captain Harry Davis, the new Assistant Director of Pub lic Safety, according to politicians. Ho has nlre.idy taken steps to bo lelnstnted. In the recent election charges were brought against him for nllcged Intel fer ence with voting, but they were dropped. One of the men mentioned as a suc cessor to a vacant downtown post Is for mer Lieutenant John I'chtomoycr, of tho 20th and Federal streets station, who resigned during tho early part of tho present ndmlnlstiation. Sergennt Isaac Slater, who was de moted from n lieutenancy at his own Boys Norfolk Suits and Boys Overcoats and Reefers Reduced. Sizes 6 to 1 7 years. Blue serge and fancy cheviot and worsted suits remaining from the Fall and Winter lines are all included in this reduced price sale. 1524-1526 Chestnut Street Browniitg,KIiiLg & Company J request during the present ndmlnlstra- tlon for police boat duty, l nnouier man slated for n South Philadelphia pot, It fe snld. Itum'or sftfl Hint ho will be promoted to lieutenant, to succeed one of the men Involved In tho rhlft. IMMENSE STOKES LOST BY HIUTISH ON UATjIjIPMiI RIIRLIN, Dec. SO. A correspondent of tho Loknl Anelger. who has Just lslted the Gnlllpoii pen insula, telegraphs to his paper that the Turks are recovering gicnt quantities of nmnmiiltlon, thrown Into the sea by tho Hngllsh before evncuntlng the Sinln and Auzac fronts. The article In part follows: "Hverywherp nre signs of n hurried re treat. Unburled bodies of soldiers He scattered about cverwheie. Tho Turks enptured clioimous quantities of pre served tnents, flour, rubber covers, tents, copper wire, rifles, ammunition nnd sani tary mnteiials Suxln Ray presented a wonderful picture, with wrecks of four Thi is tho Wise Shopper't Check The npolrmi Inn Caif limit ITIie $0.00 The Napoleon Boot tlesignetl for the short walk ing skirl. The shoe stands 8Vi" high, laces with invisible eye lets. Tan calf vamp. Heel just the proper height. Only $3.00 Koya! Borof Shop 1208 Chestnut St. PW5kst yji FLOOR SAVES $ V -1 i h &sys I iav1)) TECLA PEARLS are pearls In the true sense of the word, and, save to the expert eye, they are indistinguishable from the ocean specimen, for they reproduce perfectly not only the weight, color, texture, and orient of the ocean pearl, but are so Ingeniously designed that they may be obtained in uneven shapes, thus matching even the imperfections of the genuine gems! rac-ilmltes o( costly Oriental Pearl c7C -0 CQC5Q Exquisite creations In rings, with Tccla peails, rubles, emeralds and sapphires, combined (TKn trv Cnn with genuine diamonds . . . JJU lJ .PJUU neblM 393 Filth Avenue, New York MAXWELL & BERLET, Inc. Sole Philadelphia Agents Walnut St. nt 16th St. ioipioiig Cruelty Prevention vs. Persecution We've known a lot of people who regarded anti cruelty work as a public nuisance an infringement of individual rights. But they never got such ideas from the activities of this Society. Our policy which imbues our office staff, our agents, our ambulance crews, even the office cat is one of sensible prevention. Result: A Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals which carries out to the letter the spirit of its title: "Prevention." Write today for our descriptive booklet. It's inter esting reading. Address Department J. The Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Incorporated April 4, 1868 Headquarters, 1627 Chestnut Street stranded Hrltlsh transports sticking from the surface. Many caves cut Into the rock were discovered, most of them being filled with supplies. Every day more am munition Is being discovered, having been thrown Into the sea by the Hrltlsh In their retreat " The One Big "Joy Spot" IN PHILLY tomorrow flight will bo the Hanover. The usunl irrcctinRs will he tamo compared to those wo promise 1916 join us in tlie celehrntion. Our menu will bo a special one. Tables re served by phone or mail. Order yours today. Walnut 2550. Janover Twelfth and Arch Sts. f.'iilrnitce on iith SI.) I'LAuon si. Moitn, Msr. ;NvSNK ?: I s iBr Open Saturday New Year's Day till 1 P. M. Meantime Any man with half an eye in his head can see the advantage of buying his Suit and Overcoat in Perry's Big Semi-Annual Reduction Sale of the Finest Clothes made! CT, Even if conditions were normal, these Perry Prices are beyond compare with any others! When clothing men tried to figure out how we could buy goods to such advantage as to sell our Suits and Overcoats at our extraordinarily low regular prices, they used words that printers express with dashes! T. In this semiannual clearance, figure that our original prices should "have been thirty to forty per cent, higherand then look at the unadulter ated reductions that folloiv! $15.00 "I g . d $20.00 "I g . d $2a2.50 J 0 25 OvercoTts $30, $35 Suits and ) $38, $40 t Overcoats f $40 to $60 Overcoats the finest that any money can buy, now at Savings of $8, $10 and $15 on each Overcoat! Trouser Prices Reduced! $2.50, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7 Trousers for $1.50, $2, $2.50, $4 and $5 Answer the New Year's Cosmic Urge With Up-to-date New Clothes PERRY & CO., "N. B. T." 16th & Chestnut Sts. . i w ,- .; 513.50 and H5.00 H5.00 $16.50 $18.00 v , t NW N0W $19 & 20 Nnw $24, $25, $28 1NUVV $3Q & $32 . V. i v E. Bradford Clarke Co. RACE 1457 WtTrs 1520 Chestnut fret SPRUCE MS !C VIrlrola X, f II WRnTKWi!?i T "SE
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