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Gentlemanly looking thieves, who
loitered about the home of Mrs. Mary
Kaufmann, nt C19 West Cumberland street,
ransacked the house after they saw Mrs.
Kaufmann and her daughter. Miss Annie
Kaufmann, leave to go downtown to shop.
Miss Kaufmann left nil her jewels upon
her bureau, Including her engagement
ring.
Hut when they got Inside the house they
lost nit the chivalrous and courtly bearing
which neighbors had noticed about them.
They found a quart bottlo of French
whisky, which had been sent as a Christ
mas gift to one of Miss Kaufmann's
brothers. The two thieves drank the
whole quart between them and then start
ed about the house on a rampage.
They got In through a kitchen window
which hnd evidently been left open. After
the drinking bout on the ground floor
the men mounted to the bedrooms. On
tho bureau of Miss Kaufmann they saw
her Jewels, and hastily pocketed them as
they reeled nbout the room. There was
no doubt about tho lectin?, as everything
that could stand on legs, like tables and
chairs, had been overthrown to no pur
pose. Then there was a touch of drunken
humor everywhere. In ripped down cur
tains and scattered bedspreads.
By the time they got to Miss Kauf
mann's treasure chest", In which was oil
her idlverwarc, bought In anticipation of
her marrlogo to Gottlieb Velt, of 3d and
Columbia avenue, they were evidently too
Intoxicated to sec straight. They tossed
the spoons and forks nbout nnd were con
tent to remove only n couple of spoons
and entirely missed ?G5 In bank notes
which was wrapped up In tissue paper as
If It were sllvcrwnrc.
But they got Miss Mary Kaufman's $S,
which she had left out, nnd also a num
ber of Christmas presents not of much
value. The Jewels stolen were worth In
all 300.
Miss Kaufman, returning, burst Into
tears over tho loss of her engagement
ring. She explained that she had placed
alt her Jewels together on the bureau
yesterday morning becnuso she was going
to visit friends In Oak Lane nnd show
them her gems. She declared she woa so
disappointed that she did not caio If she
got married or not, nnd this mado hor
fiance, Mr. Felt, bcsldo himself with
dread, and he endeavored to the best of
his ability to console her and belittle her
loss.
Tho thieves were superstitious. They
found a half cent, dated 1SI9, and after
turning It over nnd thinking its over de
cided to leave It, probably ns they feared
It would bring them bad luck. Acting
Detectives Clifton and Hcdmond havo
coed description of the men, ono of
whom ft eara n cap nnd the other a soft
felt hat, and arc on their trail.
ENGINEER IS SCALDED
TO DEATH IN CRASH OF
FLYER NEAR TRENTON
William Jordan Killed as Chi
cago Express on P. R. R.
Crashes Tnto Derrick of
. Wrecking Train
FIREMAN BADLY HURT
One man was killed, another seriously
scalded nnd all trafllc on the New York
division of tho Pennsylvania Itnllrond
suspended for several hours last night
by a wreck nenr Lawrence. N. J. Many
trains out of Broad Street Btatlon In this
city were held up as long ns an hour
waiting for news that tho tracks were
clear or that other routes for tho trains
had been prepared. Trafllc communica
tions were not re-established according to
schedule between Philadelphia and New
York until midnight.
The man killed was William F. Jordan,
of Trenton, N. J. He was engineer of a
passenger train that crashed Into the arm
of a wreck derrick, which was nt work in
removing the wreckage of a derailed
freight train. His foreman, Aloyslus
Keenan, had his thumb mangled and woa
scolded by the explosion of the standplpes
that caused the death of the engineer.
The all-steel cars of the express train
prevented a serious smaBh-up, say rail
road officials.
The accident was caused by an empty
westbound freight Jumping the track.
Tho end car toppled over on an ad
joining track, blocking It. A wrecking
crew woa summened from Morrlsvllle.
when the Chicago express, unaware of
the danger, crashed Into the arm of the
wreck-derrick, The massive steel arm
broke the standplpes of the locomotive
and the train came to a standstill, block
ing the trafllc on the division.
ENQINEEIl SCALDED.
When the pipes burst, there was n ter
Hfio explosion of steam. Engineer Jordan
being enveloped. His fireman, Keenan,
also got some of the steam about the
face and chect. Ambulances were rushed
from Trenton and the two men taken to
St. Prancls' Hospital, Trenton, where Jor
dan died toda:
The Congressional Limited from Well
ington to New York was rmong the fly
era tied up by the wreck. The Pennsyl
vania Limited and other fast trains wero
run back to Bordentown, N. J., and
thence to New York by way of Perth
Amboy over the old Camden and Amboy
Railroad. The railway company was
able to send a very few of the trains,
bound from New York to Philadelphia,
over the same route, but It was unable
to handle more than a small portion of
the stalled trains In this way,
TRAINS IlESUME.
Communication between Philadelphia
and New York was re-established, how
ever, later in the night by using the
Philadelphia and Beading system out of
Philadelphia. The service could not be
guaranteed, prospective passengers were
Informed.
It was long after midnight before the
two tracks were cleared and traffic re
sumed. Track No. 1 was cleared and
opened at 10:15 o'clock and Track No. 4
shortly after 11 o'clock.
The wreck occurred in a peculiar man
ner, An empty boxcar became derailed in
the process of shifting and the freight
to which It was attached buckled up.
Other cars toppled over or were derailed
until there was a mass of cars Jammed
ever Tracks No. J and i. The freight at
the time of the accident was running on
Track No 3.
The wrecking train made Its way to
the wreckage over track No. Z. It had
barely had time o shift V derrick Into
place and make a start on the work of
repairing the damage before the express
from New York dashed into the protrud
ing arm of the derrick. When the flier
truck the derrick it almost rode up on
top of the wreck.
The engineer of the flyer barely had
ilea to apply the brakes and bring- his
fcursfha engine to a stop before be came
to Uta wreckage of the freight train, about
Ml yards beyond the derrick.
AH. the trains put of the, Pennsylvania
station at Philadelphia, departed on time
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Engineer who will lecture before
Franklin Institute today.
NOTED ENMNEEIl AND DYE
EXPERT WILL SPEAK HERE
F. W. Wagner to Lecture at Franklin
Institute on "Coal Gns Residuals"
Frederick It. Wagner, chief engineer of
the tlnrtlctt Hnyward Company, of llal
tlmore and New York, will deliver an Il
lustrated leeturp tonight nt the Franklin
Institute on "Coal Gas Residuals." Mr.
Wngner, who Is nn expert on methods of
nbtnlnlng the valunble constituents de
rived from coal cnrbonlzatlon, Including
tnr, benzol, tulol, napthnllne and am
monia, has discovered a method of pro
ducing aniline colors and explosives from
residuals. Ho has recently been com
missioned to organize a by-product course
for Johns Hopkins University,
Mr. Wagner was born In Baltimore In
1871. He was educated there and took a
university course In Germany. He has
devoted most of his professional life to
the perfection and construction of ap
paratus essential to tho production of
coal and wntcr gns, nnd to tho utilization
of by-products resulting from the car
bonization of coal. Ho has also designed
nnd constructed some of the lnrgest coal
and water gas plants In tho United
Stntes.
He Is a member of tho American So
ciety of Naval Engineers, American Gas
Institute, the Franklin Institute and the
Engineers' Club of New York, as well as
the author of a number of technical
works bearing upon his profession.
PREPARES FOR ROBBERY
Saloonkeeper Loses ?5, but Saves Val
uable Cash Register
"Preparedness" in tho neighborhood of
20th nnd Fltzwntcr streets had another
mennlng slnco tho rapidly growing num
ber of robberies hns forced Itself to tho
notice of residents. Joseph Corsettl, pro
prietor of a snloon nt the northeast cor
ner of 15th and Fltzwatcr streets Is one
of the leaders in the movement to prepare
valuables against attack.
Once on Monday nnd again Tuesdny rob
bers tried to break Into his snloon. Cor
settl Is very proud of an expensive cash
register he has on a ledge back of the
bur. So he hung this sign on It;
"Don't smash. The drawer Is open.'!
Thieves followed the advice last night
nnd took $3.
Jovinns Plan "Rejuvcnntion" Smoker
Plans for a big "rejuvenation" smoker
of the Jovian Electrical League were dis
cussed today at the regular luncheon at
tho Hotel Adelphta. Tho coming event
will bo held on January 2S, and ar
rangements will then be made for bring
ing the annual Jovian natlonnl conven
tion to this city. It was nnnounccd to
day that Col. George E. Zlnn, U, S. A.,
will speak at the luncheon next week on
"Philadelphia as a Seaport."
HOSIEkY MILL OWNER
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Despondency Over Scarcity of
Fast-Black Dye Said to Be
Responsible for Act
Tho scarcity of fast-blnck dyo and the
consequent falling off of business in his
hosiery mills is said by the police to have
been the reason Alfred Brandels. 32 years
old, 119 South 6th street, attempted to
take his own life today. Ho is in a seri
ous condition In the Presbyterian Hos
pl?al with a bullet wound in his head.
His young bride of Ave months is pros
trated with grief at the hospital and re
fuses to leave the bedside of her husband.
Mr. Brandels was found this morning
on the top floor of his hosiery mills at 3713
Filbert street. He was sitting in a chair
with his head bowed on his arm. Oeorge
Broomall, 1383 Whitman avenue, who dis
covered him, thought the proprietor was
asleep. But a revolver on tho floor and
a bullet hole in his temple told the story.
Special policemen of the 39th street
and Lancaster avenue station who wefce
called In and who Investigated the case,
say there is no doubt that Mr. Brandels
attempted suicide.
According to officials of the mills, the
hosiery business has been particularly
precarious of late, due to the fact that
virtually all fast-black dye was Imported
from Germany and that since the wnr It
is almost impossible to obtain it. The
little supply has got into the hands of
speculators and from a normal price of
15 cents a pound the dye now Is sold as
high as $5 a pound. Other dyes have
jumped in proportion. There is no strong
demand for white stockings and the Bran
dels Hosiery Company bos been operating
on half time, with half of its looms Idle.
Before the war business had been ex
ceedingly profitable and Mr. Brandels had
brooded much over this, according to his
wife.
MAYOR VISITS WATER FRONT
Smith, on River Trip, Studies Port
Needs Here
Mayor Bmlth Is making a trip on the
Delaware River this afternoon for the
purpose of obtaining first-hand Informa
tion regarding the needs of the Philadel
phia water front.
The trip Is being made on the IS. S.
Quay, the Vessel used by tho commis
sioners of navigation for the port. Direc
tor George S. Webster, of the Department
of Wharves, Docks and Ferries, la aetlag
as the Mayor's guide. Several other of
ficials are accompanying them.
Before leaving It was explained that
Mayor Smith was anxious to learn all he
could about what was needed to boom
anlppUur along lh Delaware, and was
making the trip with that purpose in
mind. It was planned to cruise up and
down the Delaware on the Quay Xor
even! fceuMi
Old - Time Ribaldry
Rules as Tip Goes
Out That Things Are
Now 'Running Easy'
The lid Is off the town. Chinatown was
all aglow lost night nnd early this morn
ing. Every reitnurant In Bnc street
was crowded. The muffled sounds of
nutomntlc plnnos. Intermingled with song
nnd laughter,' floated out Into tho street,
where throngs of Tenderloin habitues,
men and wome . of the um'jrworld, were
discussing the possibilities of a vwldeopen
town."
Those who had come into Chinatown
did so with the understanding that It was
going to be n "big night." The tip had
been passed, and they had answered the
call.
Tho Now Republic restaurant, nt 919
Itace street, had advertised several new
dishes for the town's wldo "opening."
jJvcry one of the pearl-set ebony tables
had Its quota of diners. Tho place recked
with tho smell of tobacco. Men and
women, many of the lattor stilt In their
teens, purred cigarettes. There were many
nfter-thoatrc parties, tho men In evening
dress, tho women In decollete.
One corner of the room was occupied
by n party of marines nnd sailors. Tho
Plnno was struggling nlong nt n fair clln.
but the tuno was barely discernible, so
great was tho noise made by the diners,
Wong Pock, one of tho proprietors of
tho place, after sevcrnt Ineffectual ef
forts to stop the noise, hnd retreated to
the kitchen,
THE FIQHT BEGINS.
The noise among tho marines and sail
ors rose to a high pitch when one of the
women In the party screamed. Imme
diately a giant marine Jumped to his feet.
He Invited several bluejackets to accom
pany him to tho street. Suddenly a bowl
of chop-suey, hurled from one of the
tables, struck him a glancing blow on
the head, nnd Then crashed up against
the wall, scattering Its contents over nil
those near.
Tho place was In nn uproar. Tho
screams of the women, mingled with tho
cries for help from tho Chinese, tho
curses of tho struggling marines nnd
sailors and the crash of china on tho
tile floor, would havo drowned out tho
noise of a boiler factory.
A bluecoat appeared nt the door. He
toro his way over toward the righting
marines and sailors, his club In one hand
and revolver In the other. He Anally un
tied the knot of struggling men. Ono
marlno nnd one sailor wero unconscious.
They were bleeding from many wounds In
the face. Both were hustled off to tho
11th and Winter streets station house,
Tho chill air of the streets was more
comfortable. A revolver shot rang out.
and every one believed tho Hip Sing Tong
nnd the On Leon Tontf had once more
declared war.
HOLD-UP GAME WOnKED.
From 9th street camo cries of "Mur
dell" "Holp!" "Police 1" Detective Bar
ron and rollccmen Martin nnd Hunt, the
Chinatown "cops," dashed toward the cor
ner nnd caught four men In the net of
rifling tho pockets of nnother, who was
on the ground, struggling to rise. Two of
the men were captured, nfter n fight, but
the others escaped. The victim held on to
his money. Ho proved to be a visitor
from Toms River, N. J.
Twenty minutes lntor tho screams of a
woman startled pedestrians. Again the
bluecoats became active. They soon had
three marines under arrest. They had
quarreled over a woman's affections. All
were hustled off to the station house.
The city has plnced a significant sign
on tho corner of a little thoroughfare
leading off of 10th street, Just below Vine.
It Is Liberty Court. Two policemen wero
struggling with a man and n woman who
Insisted that they havo tho liberty of
paying their respects to friends thoy knew
knew there. Both were arrested nnd
taken "round to the station."
A REAL "SNOW PARTY."
Then c&me a. "snow ball." Snow in
the vernacular of the tenderloin Is the
flaky narcotic called cocaine, use of
which Is strictly forbidden by law in the
United States.
Up a small street, through an alley, out
Into another small street, and suddenly
COUNCILS WILL MEET
FOR BUSINESS TODAY
Usual Raft of Bills Will Be Of
fered, but Loan Measure
Will Be Absent
The usual raft of new bills Incident to a
first session of a new city Councils will
be Introduced this afternoon when the two
bodies convene for actual work. Loon
legislation will be conspicuous by its ab
sence, as JIayor Smith and his financial
advisers admit they are frightened at the
city's muddled finances and at the pros
pect of facing a deficit ranging anywhere
from $3,000,000 to $3,600,000 before the close
of the year.
Select Council will be asked to confirm
the directors and heads appointed by
Mayor 8mlth. This, however, will be a
mere matter of routine. Aside from this
action, work In the Select branch Is apt
to move slowly, as most all important
legislation and all financial legislation
must originate in Common Council.
Of the SO members of Common, 40 are
entirely new to the chamber and the 60
remaining were re-elected to their posts.
Many of the old timers are expected to
reintroduce a score or more of old bills
not acted upon before the close of the
1915 session. This legislation Includes
street openings, provision for the taking
of property for municipal purposes, the
placing of property on the city plan, the
placing of lights and many other projects
In which particular sctlons of the city
are Interested.
A scramble for desks near the presi
dent's table is always an incident of new
sessions and this, together with prelim
inary committee work, will occupy the
better part of today's session.
'FKRItOVIUS, SHUNS WHISKERS;
ABANDONS SHAW'S PLAY
Lionel Brahara Refuses to Wear
Decoration anil Quits Company
"Hobson's choice" never found much
favor in the eya of Lionel Bra ham, an
actor, and when It came to a final selec
tion between whiskers and art, the his
trionic was firm as Gibraltar, and the
whiskers won. liraham was appearing as
Ferrovlus in Shaw's "Androcles and the
Lion, at tho Adelphi, but now he has
retired from the company, his exit having
been brought about by a mere difference
of opinion retarding the wearing of
whiskers. Hit part is being- taken by an
understudy.
When Braham first acted the part there
was a lengthy whisker discussion. The
actor objected to wearing them and stated
that the men of the tribe to which Fer
rovlus belonged were dean-shaven. The
stage director ruled otherwise and Ferro
vlus raged. Incidentally, it is said, he has
a very nice chin. The upshot was tbat
the actor abandoned both the company
and Ms whiskers at the same time. There
is a radical difference of opinion regard-
ins; whiskers among members of the com
pany. The lion, however, does net of.
jfttt. to wwisT wklsfcws,
Unabridged Tenderloin
Dictionary as Lid Flics Off
Snow Flake cocaine.
Snowball Assemblage of drug
licncis to use aope in unison,
Hoptonds All those unfortu
nates who are addicted to use of
"hop" (otherwise opium) or any
other drurr.
Ship Name Riven to place in
which snowball is held.
Stuff (Almost obsolete) Same
as snow.
Shark A man who patrols the
Tenderloin looking for "easy
marks."
"Easy Mark" A Tenderloin
sightseer with money to Bpcnrl.
Dip A cousin of tho shark. A
pickpocket who steals the "easy
mark's" money instead of "rrraft
ing" it.
down a flight of broken stone steps Into
a bascmentl A thin streak of light
peeped through a chink of '.ho balzo cur
tain. The door opened after several
knocks. There was a dirt. , dim-lit cor
ridor. A colored man took hats. Then
Into a room, lighted only by . small red
lamp, Some ono banged a piano whllo
nil sorts nnd conditions of men nnd
women gyrated on the floor. Thoy were
strange baffling characters. Tho women
were manifestly of ono profession. Tho
men nppenred to Includa clorks, "sharks,"
cadets, "dips," pick-pockets and what
might have been onco respectable busi
ness citizens. The sailor nnd marine nlso
were there. Thcro was nn air of easy
familiarity. Every ono hobnobbed or
romped with his neighbor.
Dcsplto the efforts of the Government
agents to prohibit tho uso of cocnlno to
those afflicted with tho "habit," thcro
Is aplenty of th drug In the tenderloin,
according to those In touch with "tho
sltuntlon."
Naturally those afflicted sny they must
get a certain quantity of cocaine. Hcnco
tho establishment of a "ship" or "snow
ball" such as this. Alt present wero
known as "hop toads."
"HOP TOADS" IN GLORT.
Tho "stuff" was dealt out In a side
room, olt the main dining room. At Inter
vals those present mndo their way Into
tho little room where tho valuable
"snow" wns being dispensed, to renppcnr
smiling ns though thoy had Just received
a new teaso on life. Tho powder, sold
to them nt an exorbitant price, whether
It was cocalno or not, certainly had Its
effect. ,
Thcro was no eating or drinking here.
Thcro was no nppctlto for cither, A
piece pf pie or cake Is nil a drug user
will cat In a day. Many of those present
gavo evidence of their wenkened condi
tion In their emaciated bodies. It was
daylight when tho party brokp up.
So onded Philadelphia's first night with
the lid off.
BEQUEST TO A PRIEST
Pastor of Church of Immaculate Con
ception Beneficiary Under Will
One-half of an estate valued at $1700 Is
loft to the pastor of tho Church of tho
Immaculate Conception, Price and Ard
lolgh streets, Germantown, by tho will
of Bridget Wnlsh, EQ71 Blackmorc street,
admitted to probate today by Register of
Wills James B. Shcchan.
Other wills probated Included thoso of
Annie M. Mcllvalne, JW5 Glrard avenue,
which disposes In privnto bequests an
estate valued nt $22,000; Caroline XI. Hess,
CUT Wayne avenue, J2300; William G.
Earle, 2412 North Broad street, tWOO: Al
mlra M. Cramp, H14 Diamond street,
JS000; Annlo Do La Pucnte. 1716 North 15th
street, $41,000; Abble M. Rlchtcr, who died
nt Mays Landing. N. J on December 4,
$3300, nnd Thomas Wilson, who on Do
cember 20 died nt the Hahnemann Hos
pital, $2500.
Social Service School Asks Charter
Tho Pennsylvania School for Social
Service has made application for a
charter to Common Pleas Court No. 3.
The nttorney for tho school Is Thomas
Stokes. An application for a charter
was also made by the William M. Lewis
Republican Club of tho 32d Ward.
KIESS AND ROWLAND
WITHDRAW FROM RACE
Unwilling: to Provoke Factional
War Over Congressional
Committee Membership
Bv a Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.-Agreement be
tween Representatives Kless and Row
land to withdraw as candidates for Penn
sylvania's place on the Republican Na
tional Congressional Committee, has made
It appear on the surface that peace has
been restored in the delegation. Both
candidates were of the belief that an un
important commltteo place did not war
rant a contest whloh hrd developed into
a bitter fight between Penrose and antl
Penrose men. Several members of the
delegation said today that they expected
Representative Orlest would bo chosen
as a compromise candidate. It Is not
known whether he would accept the com
mltteo ploco. It Is believed Mr, Orlest
favors the selection of Representative
Graham.
"While the Pennsylvania member of the
committee has not been agreed upon,"
said Representative Kless, "Mr. Rowland
and I have agreed to withdraw from the
contest. After talking with his suport
ers. Mr, Rowland came to see mo about
both of us getting out. I talked with my
supporters and agreed to the suggestion.
As a matter of fact, I would have with
drawn before the meeting yesterday had
It not been for the fact that a candidate
who has asked his friends to support
him, owes something to them and cannot
follow his personal Inclinations until ho
has consulted them."
"I had no idea that the selection of a
committeeman would develop Into a Pen
rose and antl-Penrose fight. More than
a year ago I decided to become a can
didate when I found that none of the
older members wanted the place. That
was before the election of Governor
Brumbaugh, and this talk about Its being
an attempt on the part of the Vares to
discredit Senator Penrose as the Repub
lican leader ls absurd."
"Mr. Rowland did not want the com
mittee place. He was pulled Into the con
test. Senator Penrose sent for the Re
publican members of the delegation sev
eral days ago to line them up for Row
land. U. S. MARINE SHOT IN HAITI
One Negro Killed When Government
Barracks Are Attacked
WASHINGTON, Jan. t A United
Btates patrol officer was fired on several
times. Corporal Weder. of the Marine
Corps, was slight wounded, and one Hai
tian was killed and several wounded in
an attack on the marine barracks at
Port-au-Prince early Wednesday morn
ing. Admiral Caperton reported the attack
to the Navy Department today.
The disturbance was said to be unor
ganized and was suppressed In 30 minutes.
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EDWARD LEISER
Four-year-old son of Mrs. Mar
garet Leiser, 223 North Daly
street, who has tho unique experi
ence of having tho skin of his
right leg growing on his right
arm. Ho is a patient in the Jeff
erson Hoipital.
SKIN OF HOY'S LEG GRAFTED
TO HEAL WOUND ON' ARM
Unusual Operation Performed to Save
Child Injured in Accident
Edward Lclser, 4-ycar-old son of Mrs.
Margaret Leiser, of 223 North Daly street,
has a rare distinction. Ho hns the skin
of Ills little leg growing on his right
nrm. This has been dono at tho JelTcrson
Hospital in a truly unique skln-grntting
case. Seldom is it possible for tho
skilled surgeons to take skin from the
body of nn Injured person nnd trans
plant It to nnother part of the body.
Usually some member of tho family gives
skin from his or her body to save tho life
of their loved one.
night months ngo, when llttlo Edward
was run down by a largo electric motor
truck, tho skin of his nrm nnd somo of tho
muscles of tho upper nrm were peeled
down over the forearm like a glove. Tho
flesh became black and for a time It was
feared amputation might bo necessary.
But tho sturdy llttlo body of Edward
nldcd Mother Nature. It was found that
tho child was physically perfect, and
that for that reason tho deep wound on
tho child's nrm had an unusual chanco
of healing.
Consultation brought out tho feasibility
of skin grafting from the perfect leg to
tho torn arm. Accordingly, on October
20, tho operation wns performed at tlio
Jefferson Medical Hospital, and now the
little boy Is nenrtng recover'. Ho Is still
at tho hospital.
Marvelous as It may seem, tho muscles
aro growing together In such Bplcndld
manner that already the child Is nble to
touch his face with nls hand a fent
which It was feared ho would never bo.
able to accomplish
STAB WOUND PROVES FATAL
Man Dies Four Days After Attack on
Him With Stiletto
COATESVILLE. Pa., Jan. 6. Exactly
four days, ,almoBt to tho very minute,
nfter ho wns stabbed In tho hend with
a sharp instrument, believed to bo a sti
letto, Tony Mnlclla died in the local hos
pital early today.
His assailant, Domlntck Dlgullclmo, Is
belloved to be in hiding not fnr from
hero nnd police nn(I county detectives
expect to close in 'upon him bofore night.
BLANKENBUIIG MAN GETS JOB
WITH NEW ADMINISTRATION
F. E. Northime Becomes Chief Clerk
in Highways Bureau
Frank E. Northime, Assistant Director
of Public Works under former Mnyor
Blankenburg, today enters the city's
service ns chief cleric In the Bureau of
Highways under Mnyor Smith. His sal
ary will bo $2S00 a year.
STEAMBOAT SINKS,
Flood on Ohio River Sends
Kanawha to Bottom 46
Persons Rescued
PARKERSBURQ, W. Va., Jan. C
Fourteen passengers nnd members of
tho steamboat Kanawhn, which sank 10
miles below here last night, were miss
ing at daybreak this morning, nearly 13
houta after the Pittsburgh-Charleston
pacliet struck a pier at dam No. 19.
Forty-six persons, Including most of the
steamboat's crew, had been picked up
aiong me river snores or rescued in a
rowboat .by Harold Wright, watchman
at the dam. Wright is the shining hero
of one of the worst accidents In the his
tory of the river. He is credited with
saving a score of lives, making one trip
Captain Berry, of Wllllamstown, W.
Va., pilot and commanding officer on the
Kanawha at the time of the accident,
said this morning that he believed all on
board, mostly men, had ample time after
the collision to save themselves and that
there would be no loss of life. It Is be
'lleved here, however, that the swollen
waters and swift current, resulting from
recent heavy snow and rain, would exact
a toll of at least half of the number re
ported missing.
The boat went down in 38 feet of water
at a point where the river, at its present
stage, is a mile wide.
CHOIR BOY ARRESTED
Runaway Found at Atlantic City.
Held for Robbery
John Dlarenio, the 11-year-old choir
boy, who disappeared from his home at
1103 Annln street on December 6, was lo
cated in Atlantla City today, where he is
lodged in prison awaiting trial accused
of several robberies.
The police were notified and a search
brought the news from Atlantic City.
A series of robberies in that city In
cluding three visits to a barber shop 'next
uu a. jiiai,iiaic a omce, jea the police
to believe that John was the offender.
He was arrested and is said to have con
fessed. When' John left his home he told his
father that he was going to look for
work. He had been attending h rv.m.
chlal school attached to St. Paul's Cath
olic Church at 10th and Christian streets,
where he was an altar and choir boy.
ROOT NOT TO BE DELEGATE
Ex-Senator Declines to Go to National
Convention
ALBANY. Jan. .-Former Senator
Elihu Root will not permit the use of
his name by the New York delegation
as a candidate for the presidency, nor
does be desire to go to the Republican
National Convention as one of the "Bio
Four" from New Tork.
This information has been nmyn.j .-
several RiUeu, leaders by Root him.
aaUL. -u... I
AT CHURCH AND SCHOOL
Three Hundred Public Teachers
Have Disease and Substi
tutes Have All Been
Appointed
VICTIMS TOTAL 100,000
New Grip Wave Hard Blow
to Schools and Churches
Threo hundred school teachers HI
and unable to attend Crasses.
Somo classes in public schools
temporarily abandoned.
Church attendance falls off 50
Many Sunday school teachers ill.
Scores of students nt University
of Pennsylvania in bed; list of
"don'ts" issued to students, includ
ing an injunction not to kiss.
The activities of hundreds of factories
and stores In this city, tho Bell Tele
phone Company, tho schools, the church
es nnd colleges havo been seriously af
fected by n recurrence of tho grip, which
had shown signs of abating when tho
recent spell of rainy weather doubled tho
list of thoso who wero 111 with tho d:-
A dalnly average of 300 publlo school
teachers are bsc it from their classes.
This statement of Dr. John P. Gar. er,
Superintendent of Sohools, has greatly
startled the mombers of the Board of
Education.
As thero nro between 6000 and 6000 school
teachers In the city, 300 111 Is a percentage
of about 6W per cent, lncapncltated. As
suming that thcro Is no more reason for
school tenchcrs to become 111 than other
persons, and npplylng the samo percent
age to the population of the city. It might
be estimated that there aro between 95,000
and 100,000 persons 111 with grip in Phila
delphia today, that Is, 6V4 per cent, of
1.7S0.000.
Tho new Director of Honlth nnd Chari
ties, Dr. Wllmcr Krusen, said ho would
contlnuo the fight ngnlnst tho grip epi
demic along tho llncB laid out by his pre
decessor, Dr. S. Lewis Zlcgler, The Di
rector explained he had not been In odlco
long enough to Issue tho bulletins neces
sary, but would contlnuo thoso that Doo
tor Zieglcr started, nnd then follow with
others as tho situation necessitated. Iso
lation, so fnr as possible. Is urged by tho
Director, who says one member of a
family may Infect tho entire household.
Doctor Garber has been compelled to
closb Home classes in tho schools owing
to tho 'number of teachers made unfit for
work. Retired teachers and thoso who
had resigned to get married aro helping
out in many rases.
Tho Bell Tolcphono Company has Buf
fered inconvcnlcnco as a result of tho
large number of young women who havo
had to leave tho switchboards because of
attacks of grip. On occasions during tho
last month thero havo been on ono day
moro than 200 operators confined to their
homes, or, because of having symptoms
of grip, urged by their supervisors not
to como to tho offices.
Tho company notes nn Improvement In
Its service, but has asked tho Indulgcnco
of tho public for occasional Irregularities,
which aro explained by the fact that Its
employes aro highly trained and cannot
bo replaced by unskilled recruits.
The churches of tho city havo felt tho
effects of the epidemic. The attendanco
last Sunday showed on the average a
falling off of 50 per cent. Many Sunday
school teachers are 111 and their classes
aro temporarily closed.
The disease Is making Inroads Into the
attendanco at the University of Penn
sylvania. Many students aro confined to
their rooms. Provos" Smith has Issued
a. warning to students to avoid catohlng
cold, and ho added that wearing over
shoes was a good thing to do nnd not
unmanly. Here Is a list of "dont's" pub
lished In the Pennsylvanlan.
Don't kiss.
Don't use other men's pipes.
Don't overeat and get out of con
dition. Don't sleep with windows closed.
Don't go from a hot room to cold
outdoors without adequate protection.
Don't Bit In class with wet shoes.
Don't be afraid of cold water.
Don't overwork and undersleep.
Don't neglect that grlppy feeling.
When your head and back ache, your
nose and eyes get teary and your
throat feels sore, see a doctor.
Don't forget to uso common sense.
The Main Lino and tho Bala-Cynwyd
section are beginning to see signs of the
ending of what has been the worst "grip
epidemic since 1S89. Ardmoro has suf
fered more than nny other town In the
suburbs. Between 1000 and 1500 persons
havo been ill In Ardmore. Nnrberth is
next with between COO and 700 persons
still suffering. Theso are the two towns
most closely built up on the Main Line.
The Bryn Mawr-Rosemont. not so thick
ly inhabited, is third, with about 600 per
sons 111.
More than SO looms are Idle at the Ches
eauqua Silk Mills, Upland, because of the
grip. Many employes of the Crozer tex
tile mills also are off duty.
CROWN OF LIGHT
FOR THE CITY HALL
Continued from rase One
over the entire scheme to welcoming
the new year. With the thing going every
night we could be boosting and boasting
of Philadelphia, and we could regulate
the effect to suit any occasion."
While the Electrical Bureau Chief
talked he Interpolated constantly his
assertion that "It certainly was a splen
did Idea." He said he was going to get
right down to work on the details, so he
could submit plans to his superiors. He
was particularly enthusiastic about em
phasizing Billy Penn's place on top of
the Hall, and said he would work out a
scheme which. If carried through, would
emblazon that pioneer's llghted-up coun
tenance on the- memory of every vl6ltor
to Philadelphia,
Senate Wants Jewish Relief Day
WASHINGTON, Jan. . President Wil
son this afternoon was requested by a
Senate resolution to name a day for or
ganized relief to the 9,000,000 Jews In
warring European countries. Similar days
for Poles and Armenians are under con-
Hfti'ch Ricnardl t manacl
Steel Magnate Arrives Una.
ijcvitcuijr Him oume a oik Sus-'
peer, rreparednesa
Convention
y
PLAN CONVENTION HAU
ATLANTIC CITT, Jan. i- '
curious coincidence that brouiht rw..1
M. Schwab, of Bethlehem Steel v3
makes shrapnel by tho thousands' istT1
nnd guns to flro It, here upon th. i0"
day that a large force of workmen 3
plctod on a beach pier a hug. TiS
sign oxtolllng the peerless qualiiiTr
Wilmington brand of powder; "
A Phlladelphlan who saw the bIst
Schwab simultaneously as th i.J?
emerged from tho Traymore said It iS
be Imagined Atlantic ciiv i. .i.'i
for a "preparedness" convention,
Mr. Schwab, however, Is here to
Ho camo alono to play golf fort?
days at Scavlow, whoro stray stetl ,,
nates and money kings meet In their S
flleovcB on tho creens. ni.d n :"'
ration also from tho tsea while he imX
..u .... . .. w tv CUIUS TfftitkL
dally. Mo will bo Joined trnimr?
Mrs. Schwab, nnd they will remain i2i
10 ftnvn. "1
Many prominent hotolmen tut wi .
Phlladctphlans who know lust v.T
lantlc City feels nbout tho veWi
structures which tho railroads nuhh
service as stations ho.-o aro hastes
by Dr. Underwood Cochran. Cothiwu!
tho head of a syndicate planning to nit
ventlon hall hero.
"It never would do," Doctor Cots
announced, In seomlng scrlouRieiVS
permit tho railroad companies to tea
thoso two old stations. They sx ti
of 30 years ago. Let them bo renwrtTJ
oven suosranuaiiy aueroa ant f
friends who havo not seen Atlantla a
for 10 years novor would know the db
Wo must presorvo thoso relics latset'
In spito of persistent roports last n
mr about the contemplated erection
a modem station to front upon AUus
avenue, between norm ana south Cut
Una avenues, nclthor the Pennrjlrrt
nor the Reading apparenUy tit
thought of making any material clu
mis year.
A contract has Just been execute! k
mako tho Meadow Boulevard, at prt
Atlantla City's only vehicular connect.
with tho outstdo world, a speedway.
marks tho realization of the drum l
thousands of motorists. The road Is toW
hard-surfaced with Warrcnlto from IS
Chelsea parkway hero to the iunctloaW
tho paved Absecon-Bomers' Point Bos
vard In Pleasantvlllo. Edward L. Bjfe
a former Phlladelphlan, Is the contrtutt
A permit has Just been Issued fwu
nrovements to Haddon Hall, a beach-tra
hotol very popular with Philadelphia
Involving an outlay of J10.O00. Wort J
progressing slowly upon a now munldM
jetty at Illinois avenue, while the teifl
for three squares above tnat point l
washing away so rapidly that owntitu
alarmed.
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Blddlo, who left hi
Philadelphia last evening with tlsl
dnughter and two sons, will go almost bl
mediately to Palm Beach ror so rut
tho winter.
Mr. nnd Mrs. S. H. Thomas, el Pkn-I
delphln, lunched at tho Brighton rtl
Miss Marian Franclscus, of St. Louli,UII
Mrs. Delloff Diddle, of Sylvan Epritl
Ark.
Mrs. Francis Howard WHHami tig
Miss Nettle Guthrie were among oil
newly arrived Phlladelphlans at Hi
Casino today.
Mrs. Tyson Elliott and Mrs. Elltald
M. Baldwin, who aro well known 1
Baltimore society, are here. '
R. C. Maxwell, Paul C. Hessler, U
llnm Coyne, George F, Lord, T. I
Doremus and E. R. Galvln were r1
at a dinner at the Traymore.
TOO LATE FOB CLASSiriCATIOl
DEATHS
7031
J.KAH. On
January
(l. 1010,
HUMPIUIET,
wire or
David r.
r...-i ....... a.iM.s4tu nftsrnmn. u !
o'clock, at her late resilience. 400 8outW
treet. Interment private. I
RANDOLPH. At Drookwood. Mount R.TIJ1
cent on Hudson, N. r., on januarj j.
HELBN EAnLB LOTimOPC. wife of l
mnnil nutllh RjinilnlDh-
IJLMKII. On January 8. 1016, pEOKJB
I.INN. Bon of Arne II. ana the teJ
llam A. Ulmer. In his 40th year. .JSEJI
and friends nre Invited to attend the rostl
services, on Saturday afternoon, at 1 JK51
in tho Second Presbyterian Churn. TJJ
hocken and Onwne sts.. Germanwwo . mj
ment private. Friends may ; call at "
residence. .12 Hnst Walnut lane. 0J
town, on Saturday, between the Ivmt
I and 2. .
WOI.FKNDEN. Suddenly, at his .'HyS
dence. :iikt Norm loin si.. .';".' m
WOLFBNDEN. on January 0. w
notice of funeral will be given.
HELP WANTED TEWMX
INDEX and nie clerk, expjr.: .ff'.ll
fuUyjrefe.andsalaryiH180.J.edAl
HOUSBWOrifc-Vnpted. sir! isO'l&'Jffsl
work; no wash.
sn.; siegp qui. -- " ". -ri
IIKLV WANTKI MALE
DWA'WEIl.IK nrperlencol "a .Tnf?.f,.?Sl
Bhelbourne Mills. 4th and.WjtJeweaaJI
a-.;.-. -,...rf7m' ' i ""Himiv sober. !
I.I.I..!. man .Iiaii, 3 Vftt !" GI SB. ""7
to receive attention must state fullr J
ence. consecutive emDioymem "s "jr.
years; physical examination requlreo. "
L 1882. Ledger Dra-- ""h "nJ Ctetora,
PHES3 HANDS
Thoroughly experienced and "ci',lSi
men. wnoso ist record will bear I'lKflH
tlon: Replications to receive """ypi
VJSSSSTJSMSjs
eory. Address P. it.. Fostoffice uoi o-
JTCKYDi UltTU MOi
Dinpitr ,.mrii.TU. .......a u. t.tpH bV 0"V
phla manufacturing plant. Kepllei i to r
consideration must state imiy ""Ig Ti
consecutive employment tor PW.aJjY,
Physical elimination required. Add"" "
Bo "a" S44S. Station O. -a
SITUATIONS WANTED-MALJI
YOUNCJ MAN. axe 20, desires 'gPlSffim
assistant bookkeeper or Bene' Jr 'Jl
i.i.ni with .hNnm for advancement 'Zm
reference. II 137, Ledger Central.
SALE NEW JEKBEV FAMMg.
PROFITABLE PAUMS fnr sal, RSJS.JJ"
town. Medlord. Mt, Holly. pol"m
Unco, llevcrly and Uurllnston; ""
sia
eitaDUsnea isuw. .,, V. 4;
A. w. uuriaafcutiuM &;rrs"'
HOUSEKEEP1NH APTgJVAKTjfc
WANTED 3 furnished rooms, with b jf
KllCUCUCfclV, ur JlUW,Bi"- - T" ,
mmt llm 9 Wouldst daily bespeak 1
mmm tMg)& M hy wares to patrons new
EI yff msF H and old? Then cal1 at II
h Ju Va. Hk sf fheir homes for a confi- Bl ,
Or iJyM s. If lential chat through the 1
II riV a olumns of the Ledgers. HI
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