H
BRITAIN FACES
ELECTION OVER
; LABOR'S STAND
Crbvrnment May Appeal to
Country Over Conscrip
t tion Issue to Avoid
Trouble
EtfALTY FOR DODGING
Referendum on New Bill Sug
gested as One Way of Solv
'vfng' Vital Problem
LONDON, Jnn, 8.
Premier AsqUlth had n consultation yes
terday with aoveral of the leading mem
bers of the. Cabinet. The situation as re
gards the compulsion bill In causing noma
Anxiety, because, although the bill Is as
sured of a majority In Parliament and
In the country at large, It Is felt that
tomo of tho Labor Congress spokesmen
havo so. pledged themselves that there
may bo trouble when tho bill becomes
operative. The Government Is examining:
closely such a contingency, and the pos
sibility of a general election ns a solu
tion of the present dlnicultles Is consid
ered. The text of the conscription bill has
been Issued. Tho penalties prescribed
for those who nttempt to evade military
service Include Imprisonment not exceed
ing six months without hard Inbor for
persons making false statements and a
fin6 not exceeding 50 ($250) for failure
to notify the authorities of a. change of
circumstances.
Sir John Simon, who resigned from the
Cabinet ns a protest ngalnst the com
pulsion bill; John Uurns. tho Lnbor
leader, who resigned from the Cabinet
on Great Britain's entry Into the wnr;
James II, Thomas, representing tho rail
way men, and rtnmsay MasDonald, La
bor member for Leicester, 'toted against
the bill on Its Introduction In Parlia
ment. MAJOR1TT ItBASSUIlING.
Tho political situation today Was calmer
after tho overwhelming vote obtained by
tho Government In tho House of Com
mons Thursday night on tho first read
ing of Its compulsion bill. The reassuring
size of tho Government's majority offset
to a considerable degrco the nntl-con-scrlptlonlst
vote of the Labor Congress,
which also wns partly discounted by the
nttltuilo of such Important labor lenders
ns Arthur Henderson, who resigned as
president of tho lloard of Education, and
John "Ward, George Nlcoll Barnes and
John Hodge, members of the House of
Commons.
Tho position of these men Is that the
vote of the Labor Congress was too
hasty and Ill-considered to be regarded
as reflecting tho actual feeling of the
labor men of tho country.
In somo quarters talk of a general elec
tion still persists, but It Is certain that a
considerable part of even tho opponents
of compulsion do not want a resort to
the ballot.
To tho American reader one of the most
interesting suggestions heard In London
today was the proposal to Introduce the
referendum ns tho alternative for a gen
ernl election If dangerous hostility ap
pears to be developing In the country at
largo .during the later stages of tho con
scription bill before Parliament. Tho ref
erendum frequently has been suggested In
Knglapd during the last few years as a
desirable addition to'' the legislative ma
chinery of the kingdom. It was adopted
as a part of tho Unionist program of con
stitutional reform Ave or six years ago.
Art Important meeting of omo 15 of tho
leading Unionist members of the Houso
of Commons wns held nnd It wns decided
to form a war committee of Unionist
members to securo a more vigorous prose
cution of the war. Sir Edward Carson
was elected chairman of the committco
and Sir Frederick Banbury vice chairman.
They will Invite tho Unionists to Join the
movement, which Is virtually the long-
threatened new opposition to the Govern
ment under Sir Edward Corson's leader
ship. Its aim being the subjection of tho
Ministers to tho severest criticism.
SEEK TO AVOID ELECTION.
"While It Is admitted that a general
flection would result In securing the sup
port of tho country for tho measure the
Government Is , evidently desirous of
avoiding; such an eventuality 'if it is in
any way possible. Ccrtnln papers, how
ever, notably the Dally Mall nnd the
Dally Telegraph, c'vo It as their opinion
that with tho open opposition of tho
Labor Congress to the bill tho election
Is Inevitable.
FRANK J. CUM3IISKV XAjIED
TO HEAD PROPERTV BUREAU
Councilman Hutt's Son Also Gets Job
in Works Department
Prank J, Cummlskey, one of the State
Insurance examiners, was today appointed
ihlef of the Bureau of City Property by
Director of Public Works Uatesmmi. He
succeeds William H. Ball, whose resigna
tion was accepted when the Smith ad
ministration began work.
Cummlskey lives at 2Sia Frankford ave
nue, In the 25th Ward. Prior to the last
election he was a member of Select Coun
cil from that ward, but declined to be a
candidate for re-election.
Mr. Cummlskey has held city and State
cilices for many years. Born July 16, 1875.
lie was educated In the public schools of
this city and entered the employ of the
Philadelphia and Reading Railway as a
eUrk, He became subsequently a clerk
in the City Tax Olllce, was for llv ear
A clerk In the office of the Board of R,evl
slpn of Taxes, and when David Martin
became. State Insurance Commissioner In
poi, was appointed one of the insurance
examiners, holding the position since that
time.
As head of the Bureau of City Property
Mr. Cummlskey will receive J130O a yey.
We. received $3000 per annum as, an Insur
ance examiner.
Another Job In the Public Works De
partment filled today, was that of clerk
In the Bureau of Surveys, It went to
WllUom Hutt. of 2)14 Oxford street, a son
of Louis Hutt, Select Councilman from
);' 29th Ward. The position pays (900 a
year
JSrcaka Both Arms in Fall Down Staira
8SJAFORD, Del.. Jan. S. Thomas Sharp,
well-known cltUen of Greenwood, fell
down a long- flight of stairs last night,
breaking; both arms and two ribs. He
had recently moved Into a new home.
which l)e was inspecting wheu the acci
dent happened.
x TWra WlilATWF.R -
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Official Forecast
WASHINGTON. Jan. t
V? 4stern Pennsylvania and New Jer
Mjf, Flr tonight and Sunday, with slow
ly rlaingr temperature I gentle to moder
ate northeast to southeast winds.
Tb cold area of high barometric pres
sure that was central north of the lake
fHfiou yesterday luus moved slowly east
ward, and has increased In size and en
StUT Jt fa central over northern Naw
Y( thbf morning and overspread the
aiUtj-V country ePt the far Northwvst.
) Jgsja xauaed $ further decrease in tem-
.MUBwbV-- IH m Auauub aim uuu oittivv
tT IB lb -bour flron oat Dn virtu-
tn sitiiiv M 'l pru;inauy promisea
(be Hrft !l bourn. The suow arm
Ijpp l'i ?p?a ci ever Virginia and North
uu,; sr bj a3tq -easiwaro;
COfS COLLAR CAUSES AkRKST
-M-
Miin Tried to Lick Guy" Who Wears
It, And Pays $10 Fine
t can lick the 'guy' In the hlh collar,"
said a noisy passenger In a Spring Garden
street car.
Thereupon the man wearing the high
collar stood up quickly nnd a fist went
through the air.
It struck the passenger on the Jaw and
he went down In a heap. Then it was
learned that the "guy in the high collar"
was none other thnn Policeman JCelly,
who was off duty, no took the passenger
to the 39th and Lancaster avenue station
and was disgusted to learn that his
prisoner was nlsd named Kelly
' You're the first Kelt,' said the cop,
"wno coumn i mane good.
"Ten dollar or ten days," said Magis
trate Stevenson. As Kelly was "broke,"
It was 10 days.
FIRE DESTROYS PLANT
OF PRESSED STEEL CO.
Standard Concern SuiTcrs To
tal Loss of Equipment.
100 Out of Work
Tire destroyed the equipment of the
Standard Pressed Steel Company, 201 It
and Clearfield streets, early this morn
ing. The lire was discovered by the plant's
engineer, Joseph Chrlstcnsen, of 4146
Salem street, when ho reported for work
at 6 o'clock. It wns then burning in a
bin In the machine shop. Ho set tho
plant whistle going and then sounded ttn
alarm to the Park nvcntio and C'nmbrln
street flro station. When they reached
the fire they sent In another nlnrm, nnd
flco companies were nt work soon.
Hnrolil P. Onde, vice president of Hie
company, who arrived at tho scene a half
hour after the blaze wns reported, said
It camo at the top of the best business
year tho company had hnd In Its 10 yenrs
of existence.
He said ho could not explain tho origin
of tho fire, tint thought It wns the result
of carelessness. Tho company, ho said,
dealt In no munitions business, but used
Its machinery only In the manufacture
of steel hunger and set screws.
Mr. Gado said that tho company's 100
employes would have to be without work
for at least three wcks while the plant
was being rebuilt. What (luniicln! loss
tho lire would cause both In material
damngo and In lost contracts ho wns not
able to say this morning.
The flro was kept confined to the plant,
though at one tlmo a boxcar on tho
Heading tracks the Norrlstown branch
runs along tho steel company was afire.
MILLER, IMOKER, ARRESTED
FOR FRAUDS OF $500,000
Albert P. Miller, Jr., Said to Havo
Lost on Stocks Here
BOSTON. Jan. 8. Albert P. Miller. Jr.,
Provldenco (R. I.), broker, accused of em
bezzling half n million dollars and los
ing It In wild speculations on war sttfeks
on tho New York nnd Phlludclphln ex
changes, wns nrrested,.hcro this fore
noon, nnd Is now undergoing n grilling
by police otriclnls.
Miller was n prominent churchman nnd
his victims arc said to number more
than u hundred, many of them wldtAvs
and orphans. The enso Is ono of the most
sensational in Now England slnco Georgo
W. Coleman almost wrecked tho Na
tional City Bank of Cambridge.
It wns Indicated after an cxamlnntlon
of papers found In Miller's Provldenco
olllce by the police thnt others may bo
Implicated In tho defalcations.
Investigations of the broker's affairs
are being hastened today by the Provi
dence authorities, and, In tho meantime,
an involuntary petition In bankruptcy
lins been tiled against him In tho United
States Court there on behalf of Beach
& Sweet, Inc., because of Insurance
premiums due two of his nllcgcd victims.
SULZBERGER PORTRAIT
PRESENTED TO COURT
Painting of Honored Jurist
Given to Law Associa
tion Also
Judges of the Federal, Stalo nnd county
courts nnd many prominent members tit
the bar attended the presentation of two
oil paintings of ex-Judge Mayer Sulz
berger to tho Court of Common Picas
No. 2 nnd tlte Law Association, held In
the City Hall today.
Judgo Norrls S. Barratt made the pres
entation to tho court. The picture was
painted by Albert Rosenthal and Is a
duplicate of tho one painted by him for
the Jewish Hospital. Mr. Barratt. in his
speech, said that the painting was made
by Mr- Rosenthal at the Instance of Jus
tice von Moschtzlsker, Judges Martin,
Audenreid, WHtbank and himself, with
out the knowledge at Mr. Sulzberger, us
a token of the high esteem In which he
was held by his associates.
Mr. Sulzberger was a Judge of the Com
mon Pleas Courts for more than 'M years,
having served since 1895. He was presi
dent Judge from 1902 to 19H, nnd upon his
voluntary retirement was made a mem
ber of the Board of City Trusts.
"What Horace Ulnney said of J a red In
gersoll," said Judge Barratt, "Is equally
true of Mayer Sulzberger at the bar. 'He
was Infallible In every statement he made,
whether of principle or of evdence; and
the only hope of the opposite side was
to show that what he said might be trut,
without helping his cause,' Judge Bar
ratt said that many higher positions had
been tendered Judge Sulzberger, but ho
refused them all because he felt that he
was serving the best Interests of the peo
ple by remaining on the bench In this
city.
The ceremony was held in Room I) at
It o'clock, and the picture will be hung
In Room O of the court this week.
Former Attorney General Hamptor. I..
Carson made the presentation speech of
the picture presented to the I-aw Asso
ciation on behalf of 3) members of the
bar. The picture was accepted by Frank
P, Prltchard, chancellor of the associa
tion. It was painted by .Henry It, Bit
tenberg. O'CONNOR APPLIES FOR
POSITION AT PENN
Brown's Track Coach Wishes to Suc
ceed Mike Murphy
Another man has entered the list of
candidates for the position of truck
coach and football trainer at the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania. He is Kdward
O'Connor, now occupying a similar berth
at Brown University. O'Connor's chief
claim upon fame is that he developed
Norman Tuber, holder of the world's
one-mile record of i minutes 12 1-5 sec
onds made In Boston last summer
While O'Connor has net personally ap
plied for the position, be has let friends
In this city know that be is obtainable,
and that ha would like to take charge
of the Quaker athletes. Ilefore training
at Brown University O'Connor Was tho
trainer at Worcester Academy.
Tabcr declares that, O'Connor is one of
the best trainers ,Vn the country, and
after he made bis" world record last sum.
mer gave O'Connor credit for the per
formance. Taber came back from Oxford
last junuinr to start training for hla as
sault an John Paul Jones' record, He
put hluuelf la tbe hands of O'Connor
and trained wltii him for nearly a month.
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Virtually all tho equipment nt tho plant of tho Standard Prpss Steel Company, 20th and Clearfield streets,
wns destroyed by fire early today. One hundred men were thrown out of work because of it Tho picture
shows tho dense clouds of smoke against which tho firemen had to strugglo in firihtinK tho flames.
HERE IS A GENUINE
ROMANCE IN POLITICS
Exchange of Complimentary
Votes at 12-Year Interval
Brings About a Marriage
SRMNSOROVnf, Pn., Jnn. S.-When P.
P. Reigle, of Middle Creek, wns a candi
date for Associate Judge 12 years ntto in
his cnnvnss he cntne to tho homo of
Clinrles M. Ingram, nf Trcxelvllle, nnd.
In the nbBcnco of Mr. Ingrnm, gave o his
daughter Kdna his card, telling htf to
glvo It to her father, nnd also risked her
to solicit his vote for hlui, that In so do
ing he promised hor ono of his boys f r
a husband. Miss Kdna told her father
and tho vote was cast accordingly.
Last fnll Mr. Ingrnm wns n candidate
for Associate Judge. He camo to the
homo of P. I'. Hclgle and found Mr.
Relglc nwny from homo. Ho loft his card
with Mr. Itclgle's Hon Roy, telling him
to glvo It to his father and nlso solicited
his father's voti through the son. snylng
that If hf would persunde his fnthrr to
vote for him lie promised his daughter
for a wife. Roy got busy nnd Sir. llelrlo
cast n return complimentary vote.
Itelgle, Jr., nnd .diss Ingram were
wedded tod ny.
LITTLE (JIRL FATALLY UURNER
WHILE PLAYIXti IN KITCHEN
With Clothes Aflnme, She Rushes
Through Apartment House
A llitlo girl, blnzlng from head to foot,
ran scrpnmlng through an apartment
houso nt, 1001 North 2d street today for
several minutes before alio wns caught
by two men boarders, who smothered tho
tlamcs by wrapping her in n rug. They
then carried her to the street, called n
passing automobile and rushed her to the
Roosevelt Hospital, where sho Is dying.
Tho child, Delia Ocrshoii, ! years old,
was left In tho kitchen or her parents'
apartments In company with another lit
tle girl of her ngo when her father and
mother went out on nn errand. There
wns a bright ,llre burning In the coal
range, but tho parents thought the child
was perfectly safe.
They had been gone about SO minutes.
It is snld, when the child suddenly ran
out of tho kitchen Into tho other board
ers' rooms with her hair nnd clothing
nblnzc. Sho wns screaming and persons
In tho houso wcro thrown Into a mild
panic. Two men. however, had sufficient
presence of mind to grab her and throw
a rug around hbr. Sho was then rushed
to the hospital.
How tin- child cnught lire Is not known,
ns the other llttlo girl, the only witness
to tho accident, seems speechless with
fright. Tho parents returned from tho
errand to bo told of the terrlblo accident.
They rushed to tho hospital to sec their
child and to be with her In her last mo
ments. Physicians say It Is Impossible
for her to live. The parents nre pros
trated. WILSON TO RECONSIDER
AVILKES-HARRE POST
Appointment of Southerner as Post
master May Be Recalled
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-RcotiBlderatlon
of the Wilkes. Rarro postmastershlp by
President Wilson was assured today fol
lowing it churgo of unpatrlotlo conduct
made against C. P. Mebano, understood
to be the President's choice for tho place.
Congressman Casey, who has urged the
selection of another man, presented to the
President a letter from Morris Xlegler In
which the latter alleged Mebane once
refused to buy an American Hag. suylng
It was not Ids flag. Mebana Is n South
erner. Powder Salesmen to Meet
WILMINGTON. Del.. Jan. S.-One of
the blgge-jt conventions that has eYer
been brought to Wilmington will be here
from February 21 to SI. when tho du Pont
Powder Company's salesmen meet.
BRAVE BACHELOR BRITONS GRAB
WEDLOCK TO AVOID WAR SHOCK
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nihSJl?S 3.t r7BePr " "" P'nts Indicate that throughout the
HhJW0"!?.'? I'. B t?? for th '""N-1 registry offlces, followin the con
acription bill which drafts all tangle men under 41 years of age for military service
Bachelors and wldowersr who come under the provisions of the bill are evidencing
sudden. Interest In the fair sex. It la aald. Orphan asylums and foundling Institu
tions are being- bealeged by applicant for children, the adoption ef which would
exempt men from military service.
NEW HAVEN JURY
RESUMES ARGUMENT
AFTER NIGHT'S REST
Twelve Men Debate Criminal
Responsibility of Defendants
in Accordance With Court's
Decision
UNABLE TO AGREE
NKW YORK, Jnn. 8. Following a
night Hpcnt nt the Hotel Knicker
bocker, the jury, in the conspiracy case
of eleven former directors of tlte New
York, New Haven anil Hartford Rail
road, resumed their deliberations at
the Federal Unlltling at 10 o'clock.
When the jurors retired to their
room it was reported that a majority
of them stood for acquittal.
NKW YORK. Jan. S.-No decision wns
reached today by the Jury that has been
trying slnco the middle or October the
Hlicrmnn law conspiracy chnrgo ngalnst
William Rockefeller. Lewis Cass Ictlynrd,
Edward D. Roblilns and eight other cx
dlrcctors of the New York, New Hnven
and Hurtfoid Rnilrond Company. The
enso was glvon to tho Jury by Judgo Hunt
nt 1:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon nnd
they settled down to Its cnnslilerntlon
after they hnd been takPii out to lunch
eon, but they hnd not reached n verdict
at 11 o'clock Inst night, nnd no were taken
oft to the Hotel Knickerbocker to bed.
They resumed their consideration of tho
case this morning.
GARVIN WINS $1200
ON MERCUR SLANDER
House Clerk Gets Verdict for
Charges of Fraud in Media
Speech
MICDIA, Ph.. Jan. S. A verdict for J1M0
was ic.turucd shortly before midnight lust
night in tile slander stilt brought by
Thomas 11. Garvin, clerk of the Houso uf
Representatives and chairman of the Re
publican Kxecutlvo Committee, against J.
Wntts .Mcrcur. of Wulliiigford.
Tho slander wns nllcgcd to have been
done In u. political speech In Media Oc
tober n, 1313, when Mcrcur said:
"The leaders of the Republican mnchluo
in this country nre dishonest, nnd If most
of them had their Just desilrtH they would
be In State Prison today, I will nnmo
somu of them. Tom (Javvi'n. During the
fnll campaign of last year a man went
to Philadelphia and signed a contract with
a company by which he paid $100 for post
ing fake Hull Moose and Progressive
party posters In certain precincts of the
county. The name of Prank C. Pcrrln
was forged to the contract nnd the man
who signed tho name of S. D. Shuster nnd
paid tho money was Tom Garvin. There
is no H. D. Sinister In Delaware County."
The case was tried yesterday and Mer
cur admitted that he made the lemnrks
uuoted, but declared he did not say that
Garvin forged the name of Perrln.
Itich Woman Found Unconscious
Mrs. Sarah Poster, wealthy nnd 63
years old, .who for many years has lived
alone In her three-story house at 2233
North 10th street, was taken to the
Kplscopal Hospital today in a danger
ously weakened condition. For three days
her neighbors had not seen her, so
when u tlremau was passing this morn
ing they told him to learn what was
the matter. Ho broke, in the door and
found Mrs. Foster unconscious In the
kitchen.
V K S
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CONGRESSMAN DARR0W
VISITED BY THIEVES
G e r m a n town Representative
Sleeps Soundly While Rob
bers Steal His Cash
Thieves broke Into the paint store of
Congressman George P. Darrow, nt 6621
(ermnntown avenue, early tills morning,
and took $I"iO In money nnd tools, scat
tering tho contents of several rooms In
confusion.
Congressman Dnrrow and his family,
who occupy apartments above the store,
wcro not nwnkened by tho mnrntidcrs.
The robbery wns discovered by clerks
who opened the store this morning.
Tho Inner floors of a snfo In the innlit
room of the store were pried open nnd S0
In cash removed. Some valuable papers
which were In the safe nre thought to bu
missing. The outer door of the safe wns
open and the thieves had no trouble, evi
dently, In removing tho strong box.
Another Hufo, containing several thou
sand dollnrs, was overlooked by the men,
or they, at least, did not succeed In open
ing It.
' Pennies wore treated contemptuously,
Wore scattered, on tho floor, with paper.",
tools nnd other nrtlclos, Including bottles
of nclil. The cash drawers were rilled
and the contents which did not appeal to
tho burglars were dumped on tho floor.
ucsuies money, tiio tmeves took n
quantity of chisels and hammers. They
gained entrance- through a rear window,
which wns forced tpen. giving them nc
ccss to tho cntlro llrst floor of the build
ing. The police of tho Germantowii stu
tlon aro puzzled i. tho apparent easo and
recklessness of tho burglars, who boldly
cattcrcd nrtlclos ,ln the store In con
fusion. 251 DIE OF GRIP HERE
IN YEAR'S FIRST WEEK
Continued from I'iikc One
lug point in tho comparison with last
year's figures Ih that the number of
deaths from epidemic diseases Is nearly
the samo ns the difference between the
totnl mortality In the llrst week of liil,",
nnd tho llrst week of lDlfi, showing thnt
the increased mortality Is directly trace
able to epidemic causes.
Influenza this week claimed TO victims
nnd diphtheria nnd croup 11. Pliyslclins
have reported "1 new cases of diphtheria,
as compared with 7 last week. In com
parison with the increases in most of the
communlcnble diseases Is a sharp reduc
tion in scarlet rcvor. Only 27 new enscs
hnvo been reported, ns compared with 15
lust week, nnd only two deaths were re
ported. COMMISSION TO MAKK STUDV
Tho rommisblon of medical men to bo
appointed by Director Kruscu will mnke
"un Intensive study of tho pneumonia
problem" nnd devise rules by which n
recurrence of the grip epidemic enn be
kept oft as nearly as is humanly possible.
The commission llrst will mnko a study
of the present epidemic of pneumonia. U
Is said that Doctor Km sen hus accept
ances from several prominent physicians
he has asked to servo on the commission.
"Tho records Bhow that from the stand
point, of health we were having a very
good year in 1315," said the Director to
day, "until tho epidemic of pneumonia
developed. It all happened ically within
the last two weeks of the year, but it
has been terrible."
Director Krusen refused yesterday to
accept the resignation of Di A. c. Ab
bott, of the Roard of Health. Doctor
Abbott was one of the city's most valu
able assets In the public health 'service.
he said, and ho finally prevailed upon
Doctor Abbot to withdraw his resigna
tion, lie said he did not contemplate
making aijy changes in the personnel of
his department.
"This department." said Doctor Krusen,
"Is out of politics."
In order to prevent the spread of grip
In West Philadelphia and In sections be.
yond the county line, physicians have
iciuiMiutMHicu mat lor ui present it
would be wise to keep away from parties
and other assemblies. The disease Is
easily contracted, they said, where there
are numbers in rooms In which, owing
to heat, the grip germs are easily re
leased. It Is understood that the Police Depart
ment will be called upon to enforce tho
prdlnance against spitting In the streets
and that the conductors of both railroad
and trolley cars will be instructed to
eject any one detected spitting on the
floor of cars.
The causes of deaths In the first week
n January were as follows;
2ZS50.W. ,ever ' "Diseases
bcarlet fsver 2 ntm,,u..h
of the
a von -a - w. ''
tfS,. 'IX ABHiS&cltL and
Jiuiueuia 00 tvnhim.
Koldemlo' dUeases. 0 Hernia ' T
T u b r e u J o- CirrUutl of Viler" a
la of luniis ..... 60 Acuta Deohrltts i and
Tuberculous menW Urlshf. dl.5". W
oSSSc u'ueSesUif ofda ?4"o 2
heart T! Hoin?U ""
Acute bronchitis . . IT Vforeiirdeiihs '
Chronic broaohltU. a Suicide .. '" "a
Pneumonia 117 All other dUeiaei' lot
&h?rbdDf..i?n VW E? 5Sa i0
resoiratory sys- "
. Total
$58
Finds Husband, Suicide', in Bed ,
ArATiN?IC CITy' Ja- A-ChrUtopher '
OJaurer. 6a years old, committed suicide
last night by turninir -,, ,. ..... ... ...
Hwm. Ho was found dead In bed by hla
I wile. Maurer had been in M UeaHU I
Finfc Itf ClIfiMlCAL'rfcANT
One of Harrison Brothers' Shbps in
West Philadelphia Destroyed
A big blaxe In one of the shops of the
chemical plant of Harrison Brothers &
Co., 36th street nnd Grny's Kerry road,
early this morning, destroyed the shop
and caused $35,000 damage before it wns
checked by firemen after a half hour's
hard work. Officials of the company said
today that the building would bo ready for
occupancy within a short time.
It was also the belief of officials that
the flro started ftom crossed wires under
the corrugated shed of the shop nnd not
by Incendiary means or an eploslon, ns
was first reported, Officials also labeled
ns untrue the report that two men hnd
been Injured and a score had been over
coma by the dense smoke. They said the
fire had been free from any accident
whatever.
MAYOR MAY APPOINT
TRANSIT HEAD MONDAY
Selection of Twining Regarded
as Certainty Following
Conferences
Announcement of the appointment df
William S. Twining n. tho new Director
of the Department of City 'Transit Is cX
peclcd to bo made by Mayor Smith on
Monday.
The Mayor Is still withholding tho an
nouncement of Director Taylor's succes
sor, nnd is having frequent conferences
with Sir. Twining. Tho latest was held
lato yesterday. It wns Immediately fol
lowed by n rumor that the Mayor would
announce Mr. Twlnlng's nppolntmcnt at
once, but In answer to a question, Mayor
Smith said ho was "not ready to mnko nny
announcement Just yet." It wns snld to
day, however, thnt tho nnnounccment
would bo forthcoming on Monday.
Tho selection of Mr. Twining Is re
garded ns almost a foregone conclusion.
The XInyor praised Ills ability ns an en
gineer beforo ho took the oath of office,
nnd admitted nt thnt time thnt ho wns
not considering nny ono else for the po
sition. Ills conference with Mr. Twining yes
terday strengthened the belief that Mr.
Twining would succeed Director Tnylor,
who resigned last Tuesday.
"Is Mr. Twining the new Director?"
the Mayor was nsked,
'"Mr, Twining Is n very nble engineer,"
tho Mayor replied, "and we have had sev
eral conferences, llttt t am not ready to
announce my appointment."
Mr. Twining Is thoroughly familiar
with the Philadelphia transit sltuntlon.
lie was cliler engineer of tho Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company and tho Union
Traction Compnny when the Mnrkct
street elevated nnd subway were being
built, nnd ns chief engineer for tho firm
of Kord, llncon & Davis he hns been con
sulted by Director Tnylor nil during tho
formation of tho Tnylor plan.
PRESIDENT PRAISES SENATOR
FOR SPEECH ON DEFENSE
John Sharp Williams Thanked for
Support of Wilson Schedule
WASHINGTON. Jnn. S.-The White
Houso todny guvo out a copy of a letter
President Wilson sent to Senator John
Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, con
gratulating him on his stirring speech
In defense of tho Administration's foreign
policy. The letter follows:
"That was a splendid speech you de
livered yesterday, and I cannot refrain
from sending you tills Hue of admiring
thanks. I nm particularly grateful for
your generous reference to myself. Al
ways, "Cordially nnd sincerely yours,
"WOODROW WILSON."
HABEAS CORPUS PLEA
IN TRUNK MURDER CASE
Counsel for Edward F. Keller
Asks for Prisoner's
Release
Clarence P. Sterner, counsel for Hdwnrd
P. Keller, who yesterday was held with
out ball by tho Coroner, went Into tho
Court of Quarter Sessions today nnd
nsked for the release of Keller from the
county prison on n habeas corpus writ.
Judge Rogers made the writ returnable
January 17. when argument will be heard.
' Keller Is accused by the pollco of tha
murder of Daniel J. McNIchol, a second
cousin of Stnte Senator James P. Mc
Nlchol. whose body was found several
weeks ago In a trunk burled In tho cellar
of 40112 Frankford avenue, a building that
had been used by Keller as a laundry.
Detectives declared that the motive for
the murder was robbery. The defense,
It is believed, will attack the Identifica
tion of the body, which was almost en
tirely decomposed by the lime that had
been placed In tho trunk.
FItEEZES WHILE FISHING
Park Guard Finds Man Unconscious
From Cold Along Wissahickon
u.X '.".""if. l0.ve ror 1,s'''g nearly cost
nlm his life by freezing to death today.
Joseph Olackeiis, of 2213 West Somerset
street, went fishing In the Wissahickon
...i... ,,,,. rt par guard found
him unconscious from the cold on Rldce
avenue, near Wissahickon drive today
Reside him was u string of llsli. At St'
Timothy's Hospitul he was revived. The
first iiuestlon he asked the doctors was
"Where are my lish?"
It Is believed that Glackcns while fish,
lug fell asleep and became unconscious
from the cold before awukening, He will
bo kept at St. Timothy's Hospital for
several days for purposes of observation.
Fire in an Explosive Plant
MOUNT UNION, pa Jan. S. - Klre
supposed to have been caused bv snonl
tuneous combustion due to overheniln
the building, destroyed the tahta ,?
of the Aetna Explosive Company early
today, Loss was about J75.C0O.
Rich Mchardf,i manac
M f WHL
P0RTlFMBSiNGlnEN
, SOUGHT BY SOPHS AS
PENN FIGHT IMPENDS
;
Freshies Scurry to Cover From!
Dread linemy but Plan
Heal Tussle for Bat
tle, for Bow.l
WHERE IS PRESIDENT?!
"Somewhere In pirknsle" Is, hiding In'
a cellar under a barrel, perhaps, tho br, ,
Ident of trie freshmnn class at the int?
v'erslty of Pennsylvania.
In nearby suburban sections are hlan1 HI
other class officers, while scouting oanu.' Ml
from the sophomoro class are dolnsr'tdtiJ
,,i..o usi. iu iinwhi nit, missing irtsh.
. Last night a meeting was held at lh
Phi Sigma Knppa houso by the marihtli
of tho bowl fight, which Is to take btJj
meeting thnt kidnapping ofilcers of th?
freshman nnd sophomoro class ..,;
...,,,.., ..l nnn viiui.1,1 1 1 ucuinpn nt flit..
bo permissible, but It must not be dons11
until nfter thedrend hour of midnight ti
iuutiu,i, opto Hum uuin ciassts sr
snld to have been hidden behind enHi..i
and doors of the conference room Jt."l
.. .. ,1.. .t.nl.l. . . 'isj
own ho iiiu ut:t;ioiull u IttlSSeil, phontl
got busy, ortlccra of the two classes toik
no chances. ' .
Tho first suspicious sign of hasty .
ji.i.kuau lm, KttrZ' IIIUUU-lMgscil WDUfl ftf
old Penn was when a taxi was sura.'
moned to the curb in a dark spot alone
Woodland' avenue, by two youiuf m.Ii
nnd a short, stocky "girl." The "glrrj
leitiJeu hum me uiirK ueiuns Ol the rQgi!
chine with unusual celerity and vigor, a;
group of sophs, acting ns pickets, k. '
came suspicious nnd dashed after that
iimi-iiiui', nut ur uicii louu cries e
"holt," they were given only a merry
"haw, hnw," In a tone thnt was dV
viuciiiy lUHBUumie. ;
SMUGGLING TACTICS.
Another group of sophomoro sleuths .
rived nt 33d and Spruce streets In time, lo
DAD n "nnMr nf nntntnitfl" linlat.1 ..i- ''
bnggngo wngon nnd driven rnnldlv nwV
In tho direction of the D. nnd O. Station,
it is rumoreu inni ono omcer evem
went so far ns to havo himself arrcitti
ana ptu in jnn wnere ne couiun i oe Jot
oui, uui. mis cuuiu iiul ue vcriliea.
So for two of the freshmen have leli
town or at least disappeared from ithnV
sight of their sophomorlo enemies. TheyJi
aro Sidney Thayer. Jr., president of tbe.rj
class, and L. M. Parsons, vice rresldent,s
Only two officers of tho class remln.S
ney aro 11. ji. jjuiiauu, suui ciary, addHsj
K. 13. Cunningham, treasurer. Bqth are'v
members of tho staff of Tho Penarl.&
vanlan. tho college newspaper. A darlnitav
nttempt wan mado last night to capture;
them and keep them in captivity until
midnight tomorrow, when they nilghtti
"regularly kidnapped." lloth young men-
wcro leaving tho office of Tho Penmii"
vanlan very early this morning, but thv J.
happened to look over the ground out,,?!.
siue. several simuuwa wuiu seen mov",
lug nbout and the youngsters took no'j
nlinnrpM. Ttinv mnrtp tliplr pflpnne thrniirh
tho cellar nnd a coal chute nrcaway.' ,'?!
. . . . . - . r.. iti
o cuori wns mnue 10 maitc way wlia.
ll)t:m ill urouu hujubiii iuiiu., wuuu liny?,
attended classes nt the University, bdtif
both have their every move watched Djf
the sophomore sleuths, a small squad it"'
which dogs the footsteps of each.
OUT TO TUB "TALL." j
One of the missing frcshlcs Is thoujlitf
to have gone to Pcrkasle. A mysterlotu'ii
note was found torn tip near tho campui
by the sophomores, on which the wordiftil
"Heat it near Pcrkasle," weri
faintly discernible in pencil. "
. M . - , ,'"Jl
rue iresnmcn are more concerncu
hlfllnt- Hip nfllrprtt nf tholr own class thlli "
they aro In trying to kidnap tho "terrifA
ble" sophs, but tho officers of the lattjjij
class nre evidently taklne-iUo chances,,
Guy-1". Ncvln, president of tho 'sophijjj
hus gone into seclusion, and his whtrtu
nliouts have not been trucouuio since u
early hour this morning. "UIU" Qui
and "Tom" Hunter ulso have sought
known climes.
H
Tho reason for till tho activity In con-
nvcliou Willi 1110 oowi ugni is mat m
will bo tho light that will decide su
premacy between the two lower classeij;
at the University. The Idea of the flgMAij
Is to battle over a oowi. ,Jm
In tiio first half of the light tho soptuvjtfH
mores try to touch tho freshman "bonMaBl
man wun mo dohi wiiiuii ui iuuhr
have In their possession. In tho secorolft
half tho side wins that has the moti
hands on the bowl at the end of 20 roln-Xk!
utes. at
The marshals at tho light will be W.fe
!:. Cblckerlng. II. II. Gny. Jr.. Jl M
Garvin. L. C. Gunthcr. II. T. Huff. f.f
Lee. P. K. .Slgmund, Jr.; J. W. Miller.
V. It. Murphy, K. H. Southall and W. i
Williamson.
RECALLED FACE OF "DIP"
Detective Tate Identifies Suspect iJ
$1448 Theft
Memories of tho Trlccntennlal filrfi
bratlon nt Quebec eight years ago, uu
which he had been detailed to look e
for pickpockets, today camo. back to utm
icnnnt of Detectives Jnmes Tate, whrPM,
Identified a suspect arrested here yeater-j
day as a man ho arrested u ljueDec uur-
Inn. tl,, TVI.ptitpntituI
rm. ....... ........ t.lt. ..nn.n .. u TlinlUfl Wl tO.
l!U IIIUII ti'l.t. II" a HOIIIV tin uui".- -!-",
Tate recognized him at once, he salJv)ra
one named Prank Ho.ward. HI
Ward, or Howard, was accused -of IMS
thpft of a uocketbook conUlnlng fHUfcb
from James Smith, of (JOOS Walnut tjert.g
He wus held by Magistrate Fennoc
S00 hail.
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