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JAPANESE LINER
AND OIL TANKER
COLLIDE IN FOG
American Boat, in Crash
Off Gape Race, Re
ported Safe
SHIPS HURRY TO SCENE
HALIFAX, N. R., Feb. 2.-aravo con
cern is felt for the fate of the American
tanker Bllver Shell nml the Japanese liner
Taknts. Maru, which were In collision late
last nlKht In the fog off (Jape Itace.
, A dispatch from the Cape Raco wireless
station early today stated It was feared
ilfiM- both ships had gone to the bottom
and that nothing had been heard from
the crews.
SILVER PUKLL SAFB.
Later the Department of Murine re
ceived tho following message from Capo
Itaco:
"Have received wireless report that
steamship Takata Mam's engine room
ana stokehold are flooded. Takatn Maru
reported she had hern sending out nu
merous calls for nsslstauco and that the
steamship Silver Shell was standing by.
Sliver Shell reported 'all well.' "
Tho Capo Itace dispatch said reports
that tho Takata Maru was sunk probably
Originated from tho fact that sho could
not uso her wireless becauso her chglno
room Was Hooded.
Another dispatch from St. John's. N. F..
said reports received there Indicated that
both ships had gone down nml that there
Was no word regarding tho fato of their
crews.
Tho Intest word from tho Tnknta Maru
was that her wireless dynamo room was
Hooded anil that she was settling rapidly
In tho water.
TAKATA MA1UI DISAPPEARS
A wireless message from tho Silver
Shell shortly after the collision said that
tho Takata Maru had disappeared. The
radiogram added that the steamship Ar
monla was standing by.
Shortly after tho Takata Maru began
flashing "S. O. H." calls her wireless appa
ratus suddenly went dead.
A Canadian ship, which signed herself
"Ves " Tportcd that she was burning
to the scene, but was 53 miles away.
AID IS NKARUY.
Three big passenger ships were believed
to bo In the vicinity of Cape Itnce. They
aro the White Star liner Baltic, the At
lantic Transport liner Minnehaha nnd the
New York.
The Sliver Shell sailed fnim Uayonne.
N. J for Dunkirk, France, on Thursday
last with n cargo of petroleum for the
Allies.
The Takata Maru, 10 days out from
London, was bound for N'ew York. The
Japanese ship was a steel twin screw
freighter of S71S tons She nns built In
uiasgow in 13H.
, CAMDEN HEROINE
ARRESTS A FUGITIVE
Miss Gladys Miller Seizes Ne
gro nnd Hands Him Over
to Policeman
The muscular arms of Miss Cladjs
illllcr, an actress, who Is playing at the
j Majestic Theatre, Camden, today held
Fred Stewart, 25 years old. of 1130 Clover
1 street, Camden, until n policeman put In
an appearnaco. Stewart, who Is a negro,
has been sought for more than a montlj
by tho police. He Is accused of amioyinrf
women in tho shopping district of Cam
den. 1 Miss Miller was walking along Broad
way, near Kalghu avenue, today, when
Stewart accosted her. Sho ordered him
away He refused to go. Sho then en
tered a store and telephoned to the Cam
dent City Hall Policeman Schweitzer
was sent to arrest Stewart.
When Miss Miller camo out of the
atore Stewart approached her again. This
time sho grabbed hint and held hint in
her arms until Policeman Schweitzer ap-
peareu.
Recorder Stackhotise, after hearing the
testimony of Miss Miller, sentenced Stew
art to serve 60 days In the Camden
County Workhouse
P. R. R. EXPRESS TRAIN
WRECKED; EIGHT HURT
Five Cars Derailed, Three Up
setting, on Pittsburgh
New York Line
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Feb. 2. - Kxpress
train No. 4 on the Pennsylvania Rull-
! road was wrecked nt 11:15 o clock this
morning near Seward station, 67 miles
east of Pittsburgh.
A speclul train was sent from Pitts
burgh ut noon today to the scene of tho
wreck.
Five cars were derailed, three of them
upsetting, Including the diner. Fight pas
sengers were Injured. They were placed
aboard the unwrecked coaches of the
train and taken to Altoona. The train
was made up of seven passenger coaches
and a combination coach and diner.
Tha crew was made up of Conductor S.
Heed, Engineer M Anderson, Fireman W.
B, Cooper and Brakemen D. R. King and
G. C. Summers.
The train left Pittsburgh at 9.50 o'clock
for New York.
LOCAL CONCERNS FAVOR
ANTI-HYPHEN SCHEME
Continued from Puce One
did not consider a ;ike action at the Stet
son factory necessary, because of the
small number of foreigners employed.
"I heartily Indorse the courageous and
patriotic action taken by the Packard
Motorcar Company." lie said. "There Is
ayery reason why concerns should give
preference In the matter of employment
w American citizens, t believe that such
action will elyo citizens of this country
a. great pride in the fact that they are
citizens.
"Such action also will undoubtedly
causa thousands of foreigners here Im
mediately to adopt the badge of citizen
ship." Mr- Cummlngs continued, "As we
have few. If any, unnaturalized citizens In
our employ, ( will not be necessary for
us to. post notices such as were posted
In to Packard factory."
jThcrq are about tiOO employe) In the
met&oq factory. 1Ir Cummlngs said,
; T03r' DALY TO SPEAK
;ipote4 Humorist Will Give Third
lecture at St. Joseph's
The third in a series of lectures In the
course being KlVen by Thomas A Daiy,
if 'h? fc'-. bmnci ItnoEU. at 3t Joseph's
(&ll&fe wi I Jpe presented tonight In the
eilo - awli-riiiin. mil and otiles streets.
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HALF-THOVSAND REBELS
MARCH ON SCHOOL HEAD
Continued from Pitee One
Ills oulco In the Filler school to a Mmllnr
position In the John Sartaln school at 31sl I
and Oxford stieets. Ills successor was to
bo Miss Margaret dill. They were sim
ply trading places.
Now Doctor Sowden lias been at the
head of tho Fitter school for IS years.
Ho taught somn of the mothtrs and
fathers of tho striking pupils. So when
It was made known that he had to go It
didn't tnke long for parents nnd children
to get action. It occurred to all simultane
ously. They would protest, and the easiest
nnu most incisive way would be to break
lip the discipline
Tho older boys struck haltingly, hut
they went on strike Then they went
homo and told about It at tho dinner tnble
They were applauded; surprised, but np-
pinuiieu. no ny this morning the string
or eonrerlcd nctlon was nil around tho
pupil body, And a rent strike was on ;
The reasoning of the school board
ofllclals flnds no sympathy In Herman
town Tho argument advanced for the '
change In principals Is that tho Filler
school, by reason Of a recent addition to i
Its building, Is raised Into the clnss of it
22-grade school. Doctor Sowdor'a ranking
says Superintendent (larber, docs not en
title him to the prlnrlpalshlp of a 22 grade '
school. Miss (lilt's dftes So they nro (
ordered to exchange places. i
TKCIINtCAUTY "CUTS NO ICR." ,
This technicality "cut no Ice" In the
minds of the Uermnntown folk when thev
henrd It. Doctor Sowden Is their friend
nnd mentor, their Idol. He has been such
for 18 years. It was like taking ever- '
body's fnther nwav.
Doctor tlnrber gave out a formal state- .
inent this afternoon, In which he ex
plained. In detail, why Doctor Sowden
was taken awuy from tho Fltler School.
He alo took a rap at the parents of the
striking children, saying that It Is a shame
to think that parents would openlj tench
chllilien to rebel against authority when
n principal function of the schools Is to
tench them to obev. He said he deplored
the matter greatly, and mentioned that
It was also a shame thnt tho question of
religion should hnvc entered Into the dis
cussion. It had been reported to him.
Doctor Gather said, that there was some
objection to Miss Olll on it religious ac
count. This was a question that was
never considered by the boaul, ho said,
and bad no place in a merit system.
stipponTnn by pahbnts.
"hn demonstration In front of the school
todny l without parallel.
The din Is terrlllc. and It Is the strikers
nunouueed Intention to keep it up until
they get what they want the reasslKii
ment of William II. Sowden to be prin
cipal of the Fltler School.
The leaders of the march this afternoon
are Harry Rosenheim, Untold Trnnsue,
Frank Stern, Donald Wanamnkcr, Mar
guerite Judge, Saruh llarbnck, Mlldied
Witnainnker. Hetty Cochrane, Evelyn
Greenwood and Eleanor Swcger.
The girls are of tho feiv of their sc
who nicn't In school. They were detailed
to sen that none of the older boys como
to class. The niinger pupils were al
lowed to come, but the sentiment of the
whole class body is one against the
chance In principals.
The .'."nllment of these boys and girls
can best hr .tnderstood from an Interview
today with the generalissimo of tho strik
ers, Hnrry Rosenheim, a llfth grade B
scholar.
"WE WANT SOWDIJX."
Marry submitted to an interview like
a veteran, punctuating It every once In
a while to take a directing part In tho
troublo he was fomenting nt the school.
Ho wnH the manager of the demonstration
against order In uhtch BOO hoys took part.
"Wo want Sowden," he declared do.
tlantly. "We're going to get hint back.
Wo want him, not Olll (referring to Miss
Gill), and what's more we're going to get
him. too."
At this Juncture tho reporter inter
rupted to ask him wnemer his mother
knew he was neglecting hln school work
by striking. Before he could answer a
comely woman alongside spoke up, saying:
'(""Yes, I'm his mother, and I'm glad he's
doing Just what ho Is."
Hurry's father Is Harry T Rosenheim,
credit manager for John B. Mllson &
Sons, dealers In v nolens, at 2t South Hth
street. They live at -10:10 Greene street
The lad continued:
"We want Knivdut because he's a good
fellow. Ho treats tho poor and the rich
the s.itno. And ho doesn't go all the time
according to rules. Why, when I have to
play soccer or baseball he often lets mo
out 10 or 15 minutes ahead of time."
When Harry had delivered this very
human ho.iixh admission he went away
to lead n yelling group. A brother pupil
walloped him one. Harry responded bv
taking a sign he carried and breaking it
over his aswillnut's head. That sign
was a lienuty. It was n great piece of
cardboard built on a broom stick, and
bore n strikingly printed assertion that
"Wo want Sowden." The breaking of It
caused him real concern, and he asked
tho reporter to get him one for tomor
row's use.
"For," ho announced, "we're not going
to quit. We're going to keep on striking
until wo get him back. We'll carry on
like thlH nnd get It all It tho papers
until the board's got to give him back."
By "carrying on like this" Harry meant
the procession In tho rain today when he
lead the hnlf thousand Protestants from
Knox to Coulter streets, to Greene, to
Louden, to Wayne avenue, to Apsley, to
Germantown avenue and back to the
school.
"YontordH,'' said Harry, "I thought
the kids were only fooling. But when I
saw they meant It I Jumped right In and
boosted. Why. say, my brother and sis
ter graduated irom the Fltler school, and
If It's good enough for them I guess It's
good enough for me, with Pop Sowden
running things.. 'Pop or no school'.'
That's our slogan."
"Why do you suppose they changed
principals?" he was asked, nnd nnswered:
"Aw, Gnrber (Superintendent Garber),
be thought it was good to make n change,
I guess. I want to tell you, though,
that Soivden's good enough for us "
Harry Is it typical little rudlcal. He
looked It today, too, dressed In a
sou'wester and boots that made the storm
in Germantown matter not nt all He Is
a little chap, and chunky, with very rosy
cheeks and datk hair, and a smile that
Is genial nil the time.
When he had talked awhile ho ran
away to take a hand In affairs once more.
This wasn't the sortie of tha kind that
he had been making while he was being
questioned; he staged away unite a whllo
this time. Suddenly he must have
remembered his manners and came run
ning back breathless.
"S,ty," ho panted, "J didn't mean to be
rude. But I've said all 1 have to say.
If you've got any questions to a3k me,
though, I'll be glad to answer them.
We're counting on you reporters, you
know, to get 'Pop' back to us."
So It Is pbvlous that Harry, though only
10, has already realized the power of tho
press.
DOCTOR GARBER'S REASONS,
Germantown folk haven't stopped much
to consider the reasons that are back of
the withdrawal of Doctor Sowden from
Fltler. They have considered only the
sentiment, Dootor Garber today gave the
reasons In the following formal state
ment. He said;
"The Board of Education represents the
people of Philadelphia In their school in
terests. In order to establish and main
tain an efficient system of schools they
must establish standards of efficiency
that the employes must meet Otherwise
they couldn't perform the functions for
which they are chosen.
"There are three clashes of schools,
based on the t'lie of (he schools. Class
A conuirues tnosu seiiools that have from
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fflVgyiNG LEDqflR-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY JjlG.
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Hero nrc some of the strike "pickets" who nre patrol HriR tho streets
and Knox streets, todny, demanding the return of William
WILSON ASLEEP;
DOESN'T APPEAR
AT KANSAS CITY
Tired After Dcs Moines Speech,
lie Continues Trip to
Topeka
rTtTPCT nrr 'PirV rnVPMnn
bUIiibl OP IHIl. UUVJiiKMUK
TOPEKA. Kan., Fob. '.'.-Piesldetit
Wllion arrived in Topeka at 10 o'clock
today. He and Mrs. Wilson were greeted
by more thnn lO.OO1! poisons.
Led by two companies of Slate tnllltla
the presidential party was taken in open
nutomoblles thiuiigh tho stieets In pamiln
fnshlon for nearly nn hour. As tho party
neaied Governor Capper's home, seveiul
bundled school chllilien, who wcic
grouped their, started cliccilng.
As th. Piesident and Mrs. WIIhoii left
their automobile and walked up the stcpi
ti (loteruor Capper's residence the ciowd
broke into another great cheer, which the
President acknowledged by tliplug hl
hat.
SL'FFER FROM t'OIJl,
Mrs. Wilson and he were cold from
their long ride In the open car. and they
were quickly ushered Into tho house.
The crowd stood around for quite a while,
hoping tho Execitlve would make a short
speech, hut he did not leave tho house
again until he went to the auditorium to
deliver his llrst address.
The luncheon with (Joveninr and Mrs.
Cnppor was n quiet one, the only otheis
iiesmes me i'lcsHieui aim .mis iviisoii
present being Secretin y Tumulty, Doctor
Grayson, Major Jay House and wife and
the president of the Commercial Club.
The President's acceptance of Governor
Capper's luncheon engagement was re
garded with special significance. Governor j
Capper, a Progressive Republican. Is an
out and out pacifist. That President Wil
son hoped to convert him to the cause
of pirp.iirdiicss was beliovoid to be his
niotlvn for breaking bis ruin nut to (III
any social engagements on this trip
Tho President will speak In Kansas
City tonight.
SPEECH AT OUS MOIXES.
Piesident Wilson dealt sharp strokes at
UIP ,V,-H III Mil) M , f- I ,,l , II ll'JIla, ,,,
William J. Br.Min and the peace at any
price advocates in a speech at Pes Moines I
last night bnforo tho largest niidlcnco he i
has addressed on his stumping tour. The
I Piesident, In what had been ndvettiseil
as the stronghold of the Bryan doctilne,
devoted his energies mainly to combating
the Commoner's Influence.
"There nrc some among us pleaching
peace," said tho President In tlm most
Important pirt of his speech, "who go
much fm ther than I can go, further
than I enn follow theielu, preaching
peace nt any price anil In any circum
stance." "Never," called nut a mnn sitting di
rectly In front of tho President, hut
his voice died down in Its own echoes
and there was not a single linndelip of
approval. The Piesident continued:
"Thero Is a prlco that wo cm never
pay for peace; wo cannot pay tho ptlce
of self-respect, of glorious opportunities
neglected, of national chniacter neg
lected." "The gentlemen who ate out-ond-out
paclllsts are making ono fiitidami'iitnl
mlstako," ho said, ' tho mistake of Ig
lioring tho dangers that the ennui iv
fnces. Ameilca cannot bo an ostrh h
with Its head In the sand. America can
not shut herself out from tho rest of
the woild, becauso America Is In con
stant contact with tho rest of tho wot Id
and it Is from that contact that danger
comes from what other nations may do."
TWO 3I0IIR WITXKSSKS
AHKKSTKD FOR PP.IMUKY
Wife and Sister of Negro Defendant
Accused
PROVIDENCE. R. I.. I eh. 2. Two wit
nesses who test'fied in defense of the
negroes Brown and Spelhnan, charged
with having shot Dr. Charles F. Mohr to
death at the order of his wife, were
arrested when couit recessed nt noon to
day on charges of perjury.
The witnesses' arrested aro Mrs. Spell
man, wife of Henry Spellman, n defend
ant, and Mrs. Gertrude Daly, sister of
the negro.
Both testitied today as to the time
Spellman returned to his home on the
night Doctor Mohr was killed, but their
evidence was contradictory to that given
before the 'Grand Jury.
WILbAITO AND DILLON
TO MEET IN NEW YORK
Heavyweight Match Will Be Held in
April in Open
NEW YORK. Feb. 2,-Jack Dillon, the
Indianapolis lighter who last night
knocked out Tom Cowler, today was
signed to light Jess Willard, heavyweight
champion. In ?few York between April 10
and April 22. Dillon was signed up by
Jack Curley and Harry Pollock. The light
win oe .stayed in me open air.
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i.iiini ...rii W.....I.... n,un .. t.i ..,
o tlie nurse ana p on win receive, iw.-
000. with the privilege of 15 per cent, of
the receipts. Forfeits will be potted next
Wedn.e4ay.
DUtan was. given the privilege pt basing
Frank Muran ojjy time before Mtlh 17.
RICHMOND VERDICT
APPEAL IS REJECTED
Rector Refuses to Appear for
Sentence Says lie Will
Preach Next Sunday
Bishop Tnlbot, of Bethlehem, president
of the Pioteslant Episcopal Coutt of Re
views of the nisltlct of Washington, to-
""' nonnou ine iiev. ucorgo i iinimers
Richmond, rector of St. John's Chlirch.
'i I and Brown streets, that his appeal
from the verdict of tile triers in his recent
ooeloslnstlcnl trial could not bo granted.
Soon after lecelvlng this letter the Rev.
Mr. Richmond icrelied a communication
finm Rlshop Rhlnehinder, rcquestlna: him
to appear at the Chinch I ouse nt 10
J o'clock Frldn morning for sentence.
.Mr. Richmond said today that he does
; not intend to comply with the Bishop's
' request He l"cl:ired, also, ho would
I preach next Sund.i morning and evening
In St. John's Church, and that Bishop
Rhliiphim!"!' could not prevent him from
I preaching"
1 tKIM II L .tllLHI.MI
i Kuitheimoic, Mr. Richmond pinposes
.01. I I .O '11,T(HJI .
I to continue his work with St. Johns
palish, mid does not Intend to have any
thing whatever to do with Bishop Rhine-
lander, the head of the diocese of Penn
. rylviiiila. The ilcigMiiau voiced his con
tempt for the Bishop today.
"I will not be present at the Church
' House on Friday," said Mr. Richmond, i
, "and I do not Intend to pay any more
i attention to Bishop Rhliielauder than ho
I has been paying to me for several years.
But I shall pi each In St. Johns Church
next Sunday morning nt 10:41! o'clock
and in tho evening at 7:4T o'clock, and
will have sonic things to say about
Bishop Ithluclandcr during my sermons.
I iideistnnd me, lie continued, "I do
, t intend to break any of tho Church
canons. 1 have never tiiokcn any of
them. But I shall live up tu tho technical
icqtiircments of tl.r decision of the trlois,
They nio refusing my appeal on tech
nicalities, tt ltd I shall take advantage of
the same method In serving St. John's
Church. I do not Intend to exercise my
pileatly functions, hut shall oxoicluc my
prophetic ones, nnd the Bishop cannot
stop me. I shall ceicisn the latter
functions bei.ius'e m vestry wants me
to and until the Supiemc Couit of Penn
sylvania says I I'aunnt
QUOTES CHURCH CHARTER.
"Tho charter of St. John's Church,
granted b the State of Pennsylvania In
1SIT, makes It nn Independent palish and
the Bishop has nothing to do with It. And
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any sentences ho might pronounce upon
me. You can say I have the utmost con-
rnipl for Bishop Ithliiclander and will
not have anything to do with him. He
Is an ecclesiastical sneuk."
Tho letter, refusing the appeal for a
tevlew of tho case, from Bishop Talbot
s-ets fotth that two learned lawyers had
decided that the court should not be culled
together to hear the testimony because nf
a delay In lillug tho appeal so that It was
a day over the lime stipulated by the
cations nf tho chinch, a week ago, Mr.
Richmond said, he leceived assurances
from Bishop Talbot that the probabilities
were that the appeal would bo granted.
In replying to the letter. Mr. Richmond
said that ho thought, from a moial and
humanitarian standpoint, the request
might have been granted, even though
from the legal standpoint he had tiled his
appeal too late. At the sanio time, ha
says lie believes the memhers of tho Court
of Review wero "too lazy to listen to tho
testimony."
Mi. Richmond has been untitled to ap
pear in tho office of Chancellor Henry
Uuilil on February 10 at 3.30 o'clock lit
tho afternoon, when presentments are
to be made in a new trial thut huu been
Minted against him.
FIItK DESTItOYS TWO SHOPS
Other Establishments in Building
Damaged by Smoke and
. Water
Flro of' unknown origin early today de
stroyed tho stock and machinery of two
clothing manufacturing llrms on tho sec
ond and third floors of the live-story
stone building ut 20 Strawbo -ry street,
between Market and Chestnut streets,
west of 2d. Because of the many largo
houses and other buildings In the neigh
borhood, two alarms were sounded.
The tire was discovered by a watchman
and Policeman Amsterdam, of the 4th anil
Race streets station, on tho recond lloor
nf the building, occupied by Charles II,
I.lebmun, clothing manufacturer. It
quickly spread to tho floor above, where
It also ruined the place of F. Mencher,
another clothing manufacturer.
The place of A, Perclval Mencher, a
yarn Importer, on the first floor of tho
building, was damaged by smoke and
water, as was the clothing establishment
or Plncus liellak, on the fourth and fifth
floors.
The'loss Is unknown.
Want Rerouting of Cars
The Oermantown Avenue Business
Men's Association will ask the Philadel
phia Rapid Transit Company to restore
tho roiitms of cars along Germantown
avenue from the present run on nth
street, claiming that the Jlth street run
hinders Its business. Transit problems
were also discussed by the Huntingdon
Park Improvement Association at Its
meeting in Park Mansion last night. E.
B Martin was the chief speaker,
Murder Convict Seeks Commutation
HARRISPURO. Feb. i -Application for
the commutation of death sentence of
BUnlqlof Wocehoke, of Beaver County,
wbq wax convicted of murder in 191$. has
been, filed with the Board of Pardons'.
nround the Fltler School, Seymour
II. Sowden as principal.
'MARIE-ODILE OFFENSE
TO CATHOLICS, WILL BE
SEEN BY 'SAFETY' HEAD
Director Wilson, After Strong
Protest Against Theme, Will
Pass on Play at Adclphi
Theatre Tonight
SUPPRESSION IS ASKED
Although Charles T.ee, head of the
vice squail of tho Tenderloin, and Captain
Nicholas J. Kenny, of the police depart
I mint, both repotted they saw nothing
Objectionable about "Mitrle-Odlle." the
j Hcl.isco play, based on nn Incident In a
Flench convent during the Franco-Pi us
slati war. protests by ( otholle societies
of Philadelphia were so emphatic today
that Director of Public Safety Wilson
announced he would go tonight to tho
Adelphl Theatre, wheic "Mnrlo-Odlle" is
nlaxlng. to see it for himself.
I The Catholic societies want the plav
suppressed, on the ginimd that It Is
ptilslvo anil offensive to Catholics," nnd
object lonnble anyway because of "vul
gnr lines" and Immorality Implied.
Michael Francis Do.ile called oil Mayor
Smith today with the wiltten protests
of the Phllopatilnn Institute, the Cath
olic Theatre Movement, the Knights of
Columbus and many other societies, and
asked him to take the play off. The
Mayor lefetrod the protests to Director
Wilson, who promised later lie would see
the play tonight and decide what would
be done.
It developed then that tho vice squad
head and Captain Kenny had been sent
to see the piny Monday night by Super
intendent Robinson, who said be had had
"complaints In advance." According to
Superintendent Rnbliisou, I.ee and Kenny
"saw no reason to close up tho piny."
A decision may ho expected tomorrow,
nfter Director Wilson has had tlmo to
digest what ho will seo tonight.
STORY OF THE PLAY.
Tho Marle-Odlle of the piny Is a young
novitiate In nn Alsatian convent during
the Franco-Prussian war, who Is left be
hind by the rest of the sisters at the
approach of n body of raiding Uhlans.
Tho Uhlans mnke the convent their head
qunrtora and leave behind them, a day
later, 11 young corporal, who is attracted
by the Innocenco of Mnrlc-Odllo. After a
short time tho Uhlans move on, but
it Is a year later heforo tho convent is
again occupied by the nuns. They line!
Marle-Odllo caring for her child and turn
her out, despite her protestations of Inno
cence. The main complaint of the representa
tives of tho societies Is that the play,
besides being immoral and offensive to
good taste, casts a slur upon tho Catholic
Sisterhood. Mr. Doyio says In his letter,
"The remarks of tho sergeants in charge
of tho BOldlers that ho tins been In con
vents before, and hln sneering insinua
tions against the virtue of their inmates,
as well as his cncoiiiageniciit to the young
soldier to take advantage of a novice's
icquest, to 1 lay. Implying that her Invita
tion Is for an Immoral purpose, are par
ticularly objectionable."
Tho complaliiantH declare "the play is
absolutely unlit to be seen by any young
pet son becauso It would tend to drive from
his or her heart tho respect which the
beautiful lives of the Sisters who give up
everything for the cause of tellglon would
Inspire" Tho play, furthermore, would
lead non-Catholics to the falso idea of tho
discipline ami character of convent life,
Mr. Doyle's letter asserts.
BARRED IN BOSTON.
It Is pointed out that tho play was
taken off nfter an appearance In Boston.
In New York theie were many protests,
but no action was taken. Pavld Belusco
has vigorously defended "Marle-Odllo."
asserting the Idea of causing offense or
presenting anything with an objectionable
signlllcatico was farthest from his mind
in producing tho play,
Mlchnel Francis Doyle, Father J. J.
Wheeler, of the Church of St. John the
Evangelist, nth street above Chestnut,
and James F. Ilerron. president of tho
Catholic Phllopatriau Literary Institute,
the leading Catholic club In Philadelphia,
are nt the head of the protesting Catho
lics. The societies which are lepresented
In these protests have 100,000 members
In Philadelphia and nearby, according
to John H. O'Oorman, past grand presi
dent of Do Soto Council, Knights of
Columbus. With Mr, Doyle. Father
Wheeler and Mr. Herron, of the Phllo
patrian Institute, there are James J.
Karney, chairman of the Philadelphia
Chapter of the Knights ot Columbus:
John J. Ferrlck, president of the An
nual Retreatants at Overbrook Semi
nary: John J. Rnhllly. State deputy of
the Knights of Columbus.
Celebrate 69th Wedding Anniversary
LANCASTER, Pa.. Feb, 2,-Bari- Spang,
ler and wife, 91 and S3 years old, respec
tively, of Marietta, are today celebrating
their 69th wedding anniversary, probably
being the oldest couple In Pennsylvania.
The late James P. Wlckersham. who was
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
and Minister to Denmark, was best man.
Mr. Spangler, of the firm of Spangler &
Son, merchants, Is at hla store dally, and
la vice president of the First National
Dank, Marietta,
TOO LATE FOB CLASSIFICATION
llftM' WANTKU rEMAI.K
TIinEB MAIDS for kitchen nd dlnln room
work In school In 1011111 town la t'enna.. 11.5
xr month. Meet employer Room 230 I'ubllt
Ledger tl o'clock
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COMMITTEE AMENDS
COLOMBIAN TREATY
Dmocrats Reduce Indemnity to
515,000,000 and Change Apol
ogy" to "Mutual Regret"
WASI1INOTON, Feb. 2 After cutting
tho proposed Indemnity from $25,000,000
to JIB.000.000. nnd changing the "npol
ogy" of the United States to an expression
of mutual regret, the Senate Foreign Re
lations Committee today favorably re
ported tho Colombian treaty
The voto was 8 to 7. Clark, of Arkansas,
being the only Democrat to voto against
the Admln.strst.on's plan. .Borah in
nottneed Immediately he would move the
consideration of the treaty In open In
stoad of secret sessions of the Senate.
The original proposed treaty made tho
United States regret that anything should
have Intervened to Injure the friendly re
lations between the United States nnd
Colombia
As amended todny the clause would
make the people of Colombia and tho
1 nlierl Htnte.q mutually regret the actions
of President Roosetolt In regnrcl to tho,
recognition of Panama anil 1110 oDininmg
of rights for the construction of tho cnnal.
The vote on tho treaty In commlttco
was:
For Stone. Hitchcock. O'Oorman, Wil
liams, Kwanson, Poniorcno, Smith, Ari
zona; Sattlsbury, Delaware.
Against Lodge, Smith, Michigan; Suth
erland. Borah, Brntidegec, Oliver and
Clarke, Arkansas.
The Nlcarngitnn treaty proposing
J3.0n0.0fl0 for all cnnal rights also was
reported favorably by a ID to 3 vote.
Democrats nrgucil that this treaty would
prexent a competing cnnal possibility,
while Republicans contend It Is to finance
the present Nicaragua!! administration
with which the United States forces nro
friendly.
BOTH
A woman wanted the newest
collar; took her Ladies' Home
Journal . and found it. A
small thing you say:
Yes:
that same woman later
wanted to build a house; she
took her Ladies Home Jour
nal again, and here is her
house :
.'
The smallest need and the
largest need are met side by
side in the Home Journal.
See if they aren't.
The Ladies'
HOME JOURNAL
It's only IS cents
RidchirimanH
fl TBvi advertising brush the pob- Jjgj
i CTl' ' webs off your idle machin- ImlS'
illli TOftk -gi ery, says Rich Richard. ll;
10,000 SEE ACROBAT
FALL MOM TRAPE2
Winter Circua Performer Hyi
ties inrougn a Feet rj
apace May Recover
A terrlblo accident, the nnnnrtnn. .i
tt ..I-...... nil. .!.., I kl
1111 Ultun iuih niviiu, UCCamC R teilffi
for Willy Santcy, an acrobat, when P
fell 85 feet from nn nerlnt trapeze n v, M
wi iw,iw jFyipuiin. 11K may recover ,1
Santoy, who Is one nf the two gan,
brothers with Hpellmnn's Winter Clrcd
performing In Convention Hall, nr.A
street nnd Allegheny nvetiue U un-.J
l,in In Hie Rntnapltni, tl ,..."-:
- lou In ih? Bjn, "U.n o.PU., ,
a broken right arm, n broken hinhnn
MA
It la Hnllnvorl. n rrneillrefl slfiilt i- ..
examination of his body will be Tiili
An Iron bar yielded to his welehi 1.
Mnl,l Thnt In l.n... Un.,1.. ,... ,V '
uihiii. .... .-, ...... ...iMii-j', wua a Kinltfl
n hta faoi. Iinnnenefl In !.... . '.
parabola to the floor below,'' yh,A
spectators Jumped for their own sift. 1?
.l,t Ihn liiirlllno- t,n,l.. ' W
Satilcy's act Includes n "darc-d.il
stunt" In his giant swing, which Is vS
posed of Iron bnrs It Is n somersault H
mldnlr, with tho Iron trapeze cutting nijjl
sectors In tho nlr abovo tho spectator. 1
Shimmering In his silver tights, hmiii
was swinging fnr out over the ring a, m
ment before his scheduled leap. SuddenS
ho left the trapeze. A ripple of npplt,
started in the audience, but in nn Inalirt'
It turned Into a mighty gasp ns the twliijl
Ing figure shot downward. There u'
no net between him and the floor.
whore, nn Instnnt nfter the men tV
,wi,.-.i ,i,...r ....,. -.. oviiui, no Slflt.b
on the edgo of n box, crashing In tnon
wnooj
the chairs.
Clowns began their funnltrt1
Ini tho crowd, while seven
antics to cnl
"evertl
tiersons rushed to Santcv's asnt.i.,.:
They found blood flecks on his spangW'
tights. Ho was hurried to the hosDltit
Snntey, who Is SO years old, lives In Nm
York.
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