ill EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA. THURSDAY, EEB11UARY 3 1D1JL -f "FOLKS BACK HOME" ATTACK AND PRAISE PLEAS OF PRESIDENT Is There No Way to Gag High Officials?" a Constituent Asks a Congressman '.JO REASON FOR DEFENSE' Wo Poles Plnco Poland's Downfall Upori Unprcparcdncss," Says Another Letter Writer HOUSE ACTING AS PEACE AGENT, BRITISH REPORT WASHINGTON, Keb. 3. Congressmen day began to feel the effects of President I Iron's preparedness tour. Capital malls re crowded with tetters discussing tho resident's addresses. Excerpts from letters received by vail la Congressmen since tho President be in his tour follow: To Iteprosentatlvo William C Williams, lllnols. Democrat: The speech of President Wilson Is not far from correct, but I hope tho Prcsldont will not nllow cither the Jingoes or ammunition manufacturers to stampede lilm. The President's tour Is doing much rood. "nficALi, Tin: pnnsiuuNT." To Iteprcscntatlvo l'ess, Ohio, Hepub tlcan: Is there no waj to gag high officials. to stop them racing over tho country and exposing tln nation's weakness, haranguing tho populace? ltecalt the President and got down to business To neprescntatUo Klood, Viiglnln, Dem ocrat: I regard an army and navy lucrcnso Imperatlvo: this Is my conviction with out the ominous word-) of tho Piesl. dent's late speeches. To Representative Drlttcn. Illinois, Republican: I like the President's language, but ho doesn't give enough definite facts; the President says many things, but his actions don't Jlbo with his words. To Iteprcscntatlvo Cary, Wisconsin, Republican: Wo Poles placo Poland's downfall largely upon unpreparcdncsH. If testimony of experts Mho General Wood Is not heeded in tho present crisis why maintain West Point and Annnpolla? To Itcprcsntatlvo Chlpcrfleld, Illinois, Republican: The President speaks boldly but acts cautiously. EXCITEMENT SHOULD SUBSIDE. To Representative Emerson, Ohio, Re publican: Reception given President's address hero last week lenves no doubt as to the patriotism of Clevelandeis nnd their patriotic demand for immediate action. No good reason has been given or Justification shown for such extensive military preparation as Is now being proposed. I write you to register my opposition against such n, vast expenditure of money. I think this excitement should soon subside. It Is beyond my compiehenslon why any one would oppose such vcrj mod est plans for the defense of our coun try, unless It is that they think it Is not worth defending. It would bo wicked to delay. Continued from r One nected with problems affecting ahe Ameri can embassies. The Impression was also allowed to gain ground that Colonel House's trip to Hcrlln had to do with tho submarine controversy, In particular the Lusltanla and Arabic cases. SAW PAOE FIRST. Colonel House came first to London, where he conferred with W. II. Page, the United States nmbassadot1; Kir Ed ward Oroy, the British Foreign Minister; David Moyd-Oeorge, Minister of Muni tions nnd tho "strong man" of the cab inet: A. J. Ualfour, tho First Lord of the admiralty, and Ilaroti Reading, the Lord Chief Justice. It Is also currently be lieved that he tonferred with Premier Asqulth. although such a conference was never held openly Colonel IIouso then went to Berlin bv way of Paris nnd Geneva. In Hcrlln the American envoy Is snld to have held a secret meeting with the Kaiser, but thero hns never been any ofllcla! confirmation of this. At the Herman capital. Colonel House visited tho general offices, where ho met Clcneral von Jagow, tho Foreign Minister; Herr Alfred Zimmerman, Under Secretary of tho Foreign Office; Dr. von llethinnnn-Hollwcg, tho Imperial Chancellor, nnd Dr. W. S. Solf, Secretary of State for tho Colonics. Ho also held on Important meeting with J. W. Gerard, the United States Ambassador. Colonel House Is now In Paris, where ho has nlrcady held Important conferences with Premier Urlund and Jules Cambon, Minister of Stnto for Foreign Affairs. ALSO MEETS PE.N'FIELD. In Geneva Colonel House held a confer ence with Mr. Pcnflcld, tho United States Ambassador to Austilu-Hungary. Wlillo the American piivov did not meet any representatives of tho Russian or Italian Government, such omissions is not held to bo Important. Colonel House will return to London on Monday, when ho will probably confer again with members of tho Government. Ho will sail for home on tho 1'Jth. It is believed In London that Colonel House's mission will end in failure. The Allies arc bound to stand together, and have pledged themselves not to consider pence until an absoluto victory Is in sight. The War at a Glance LONDON Reported from Mph source that Colonel House, special diplomatic aprent of President Wil son, whose mission is believed one of peace, came to Europe at ux press invitation of Germany. Brit ish steamship Belle of Franco sunk in Mediterranean by subma rine. Dutch steamship torpedoed by German submarine, BERLIN Enemy artillery showing great activity on western front. Germans, however, occu pied two craters made by explo sions of English mines. ATHENS --Thirteen persons killed and 17 wounded by bombs dropped by Zeppelin airship on Salonica. Many houses destroyed. VIENNA Austrians advancing into Albania crossed Mati River SO miles south of Scutari. lKACE MISSION OF HOUSE DIPLOMATICALLY DENIED BALDWIN GETS WAR ORDER "Will Make 84 Locomotives for French Service in France An order for 84 small locomotives for the French Army was received vtpiyuy. will be of the double stack design nnd will run backward and forward on a sin gle track along the trenches. Several months ago a similar order was placed with the Baldwin concern by the French Government Samuel M. Vauclain, vice president of the company, refused to admit or deny that such an order had been received. Representatives of the French Govern ment opened headquarters today on the second floor of the Baldwin office build ing, at Broad and Spring Garden streets. On tho door of the headquarters aro the words "French Commission Private." The commissioners were sent here to in spect tho locomotives and shells being made for their Government. May Sell Thompson Estate's Mines Lead mines In Oklahoma on which the late William' J. Thompson, of Gloucester, N, J held an option, will be operated or else sold, according to a decision reached .today at a meeting of the creditors of tho estate. The meeting was held In tho office of 8. Conrad' Ott, In Camden, referee In bankruptcy. U. S. Officials Refused to Discuss Re port From London WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 In the absence of President Wilson, who alone knows tho exact instructions carried by Colonel E. M. House In ills European Investiga tions, officials were reticent today about discussing the report from London that House went abroad at tho solicitation of Germany. For obvious reasons the usual "diplomatic denial!-" wcro foithLomlng from tho State Department Inasmuch as the success of mi) plan President Wilson has looking toward a speedy ending of the war depends upon the negotiations being shrouded In ob soltite secrecy tills was expected. Secre tary Lansing refused to discuss the Lon don story at length nnd insisted that so far as he was concerned It was not true. Ho 'declined to comment in any way on Colonel House's movements In Kuiopc, taking the position that ho had nothing to add to the explanations made by the department when the original announce ment was made that tho President was sending a speciul envoy abroad. At the German Embassy Count von Hernstorff displayed deep interest in tho report, especially In that portion of it In which ho was an actor. Diplomatic re strictions made It impossible for him to discuss tho question for publication, al though he had no hesitancy In sayli.g that the President's special envoy had been given every opportunity while in Hcrlln to learn tho real views of the responsible German Governmental heads on peaco terms that would be acceptable to the empire or any other question involved in itbe war. Tho Ambassador had no knowl edge whether Colonel House was able while In Berlin to confer with tho Kaiser compnnled a drop In temperature from a maximum of -1.1 degrees at midnight to 26 at 8 n. in. A rlso of two degrees was reported hy noon, with the forecast clear. Storm warnings Issued by the Weather Bureau today for the Atlantic coaBt from tlie Delaware Breakwater to Easlport, Me., wero caused by the "blizzard" that left here, moving northwestward and In creasing In Intensity off Cape Cod, where a storm is raging. Ten Inches of snow fell In Boston, tv Ins up train nnd trolley schedules Seven Inches of snow were chronicled In New York and ono death, that of PlnkUs Ru dolph, a poultry dealer, who died from exposure, was reported. Trains were from 30 minutes to three houis late and street traffic was crippled Six hundred extra men were put to work with shovels on New York streets nnd the municipal lodging house Is crowded. One of the worst snowstorms that ever swept tho Pacltle northwest hns rail and wire communications almost completely paralyzed throughout Washington nnd Oregon. Tho domo of St. Jnmes' Cathedral at Seattle collapsed under the w eight of snow, causing $75,000 loss. Portland, Ore, was pailly cut off from the outsldo world owing to sleet. Thou sands of trees nround Pottlnml were broken by tho ico which formed upon them, DU PONTS ASK U. TO PROBE S. AIRSHIP HEAVY SNOW BLANKET COVERS CITY STREETS Continued from Time Ono because of the darkness lie could dls tlngulsh nothing nioie definite than that It was nn aeroplane The aerinl visitor hovered over the plunt and lii7lly dilfted toward tho east, where It dlsappeaiod In about 15 minutes. Captain Parsons nt once reported to Major Clark, head of the ilu Pont guaiil at Carney's Point, his superior officer. Tho lntter notllled Major Sylvester, chief of the entire du Pont police and secret service system, formerly thief of police of Washington, D C, who In till n con ferred with the Wilmington police. At tho time the airship was seen the largo Italian vessel Bologna was being loaded with powder at the new pier at Decpwnter Point and other powder ships were llng In the Delaware River. The Bologna has since sailed with its cat go of explosives Du Pont officials learned that tho de scription of the aeroplane corresponded with those of the aircraft s-en two weeks ago by persons at fith and Broome streets, this city; at Coatesvllle, Pa. where the Lukcns Steel and lion Works aro situ ated, two weeks ago; and over the Hagley plant of the du Pont Company, near Wil mington, about a month ago. Tho aero plane was always seen at night, according to reports. Society Takes Title to Property The Society of St Vincent de Paul has taken title to the three-story brick dwell ing nnd two-story warehouso at 10flS-to North 21st street, from Watson W Wal ton, subject to a $0000 mortgage Tho properties are assessed at $S000 Continued from Page One when the fall .stopped gave way early be fore the onslaught of 3500 men working with 700 teams, put out before daylight Nearly 2000 men were added to tho regu lar force and put to work shoveling snow Into tho wagons and sweeping away w hat ever remained. Paths were broken Into the heavier drifts by 18 horse-drawn plows and eight more driven by motors By tho tlmo trntllc grew to normal, me men. worklnu under 120 Inspectors, had got most of tho I snow om or me district irom vine to South streets, between tho Delaware and the SchulKilI About a third of the force was put to work In West Phila delphia. Gcrmantown and outlying sec tions, where intersections of the principal streets were cleared. 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Uwurhoutth net uirtdfor lUcMcity, you mllbintntitd in our Jtftritd pau. mtnt ulring fltn. Stni jot tkt dttaJi iraiitswi ssvTa ,-ei.Hii.'::'ur?--tr vrv jffcsowi'Ar-d t oniF I mi'" f iimhih nitniim iijn, TiruuT-niirTiui OVER KRESGE'S jvck K.Kt.:iifc.'5 OETflhin V'i nnD ELEVATOR 5c nnrl 10c STORE OLLUIND I'LUUK OR STAIRS H("iriTr'' ilSIIIIl I TIJ '-WnTTJ.JTil i nMII .XUa TOM i,,,sos.&i jn!',nr7orr.niiii.MTii!Miriiiii"i.ij mi 1 1 J '7?Siyrs,TJI lilt JMft ffy kAi h viu, u i i -ur iHw wi ; rirffi ryt&mpim . v lisntLMM-J-i n Mran, L,: mmGBKsm l I M MM'-' Ml I'll MMM" Mill f MM' III IIIIIIM wraiii & y $1.9B&SCr 3gHj -Mf HIIADELPHIA Jj EUXTRIC (OMPAKY &s After Inventory Shoe Sale Women's $4.00 High f rc Cut Napoleon Boots .O The shoe of the hour, in Blazed Iced, plain toes or tipped, leather Louis heels, also over 60 other good styles. Women's $2.50 to -f r o $3.50 Shoes at... l.Z Brown, gray and black suede, also velvets and tan calf, welted soles, not all sizes. College Girls' 3.50 $ -i aq English Walking Shoes l.yO Gunmetal calf with welted rubber soles and heels, also gunmetal side-lace shoes and 40 other good styles in the lot. Women's $3.50 Blaek Satin Party Slippers Very smart looking, some with buckles, others plain, French heels; all sizes and A to E wide. $3.00 Satin 1. Women's $2.00 to Party Slippers at In shades to match your gowns, also some black, not all sizes. Children's Shoes at Glazed kid, laco and button. Sizes 2 to B. Larger sizes, with spring heels, 5 to 8, 49c 29c Misses' and Children's School Shoes QO Gunmetal and glazed kid, right shape last. Sizes 8J4 to 2. fl'i I f VV Jt Boys' $2.00 High Cut $i Q Storm Shoes at , . 13 7 Black and tan, with straps and buckles. Sizes 9U to 13V&. Sizes 1 to 2 at $1,79, Men's Buckle f) r Arctics ,..,. NC 1 Boys' School Shoes. Satin Calf, at Bluchers. Sizes 9& to 13&. Sizes 1 to 6 at $1.15. 79c All sizes. $;.c- sCsbcJ Women's Storm & Low Rubbers Special lot. Slightly soiled, 19c Misses' and Children's Best Grade High Cut Button Arctics Sizes 6 to 10 at 98c. Sizes 11 to 2 at 31.20! n.98 tyfen's $2.50 to $4.00 Winter Shoes Purchased from a Boston Jobber. Welted and stitched soles in tan Russian calf, button and lace also gunmetal and patent Also a heavy workiuK shoe in the lot. 9 LITTLE "REBELS" SEE DOCTOR GARBER Continued from Pe One spokesman for the boy, announced that they would wait nrotiml, He then posted .sentinels along tho hallway to neo that tho superintendent could not accidentally nllde through nny nceret doors. When Mr. Clarbcr arrived he brought the delegation In lila ortlce, summoned his secretary and barred tho doors to tho newspaper men. tWAWED BY rownn. Ho also summoned Dr. Theodore I.. MacDotvell, one of M assistants. Hut tho presence of tho two onlclals nnd the stern executive atmosphere did not op- pear to overawe tno siriKcrs in mo least. The confercneo lasted fully nn hour At Its conclusion tho leader, Kern, told frely what had taken plnee. Hero It Is In his own words: "Wo told them that Mr. Sowden was tho only one who could keep order nnd that he held the Jab for 18 years and mndo gooit Wo told them that we only wanted tho thing settled by common soriM! Doctor Clarbcr used an awful lot of big words and said things nbout law and averages Wo don't know much nbout law or averages, ilo we?" This wns addressed to tha other nsscmbled delegates "No," they replied Contin uing tho boy said: "Then tho other man who ennic In the office told Us Hint wo could be prosecuted for remaining out of school, nnd thru there was more Inlk about law. Mr. Onrbcr Is n nlro nun, but ho la not go ing to do nnj thing for US." In nddltlon In Kctn the delegation In cluded rtuth Phillips, Androw McOarrl glc. Dorothy Wnrtmnn, Isabel Clmnncl, Martin Thorborg, Elizabeth Muench, Henry Nathan nnd Georgo Hrlggs. The bovs took tho girls to lunch after tho conference nnd then the dclegntes went In the Munlclpnl Court to plclc up soma points on the law. Mlt. SOWDEN'S STATEMENT. Tho statement Issued by Mr. Sowden follows: "We were n happy, orderly and success ful school up to the time tho Superintend ent's recommendation of n change be came known. The district Superintend ent regnrds us as one of the good schools of his district. When the walk-nut enmo on Tuesday It wns the former principal who prevailed upon tho chlldicn to re turn in their cl.'ibsiooms. In the pnr.idc vesterdnv they said: WjcI'h Hcrcniric Mr. Sowden nt the 1'nlrfnx Apai tments,' and Immediately cams tho leply from n half dozen or inoro voices, 'No, don't go, for he'll tell us to go hack to school.' "On the record of the special school for truants It Is n raro thing for tho name of n Kltler pupil to appear. When Mr. Wil liam FT. Hall, former Chief of tho Htireau of City Property, now Secretary to Gover nor ilrumhaugh, wih present at an Arbor (lay celebration last October, he compli mented our thousand pupils on tho order In which they stood in the yard and told of some other tchools where he had been In the morning, where the pupils ran nvvny with the meeting. "Ahk tno Higher schools nbout our pupils, and as to our being a happy school see our school song." Hero Doctor Sowden showed the song, nnd went on. "Our schol hns been so popular that wo always htfd n waiting list. Endeavors have been made by the superintendent to keep our numbers down bv strict limita tion. Two .vcars ago 1 decided to take all applicants and try part tlmo to avoid 11 waiting list. After these two years, be cause our girls had no rooking, the de partment of domestic science decided to open a centre on I'ebruary 1 In our build ing. The pupils of the cooking classes belonged to the I'ltler School temporarily and later returned to their own schools. "Our school todav Is nearly the B.tme in enrollment as during tho last two ycais, yet because of the cooking centre it technically goes from a school of Class 1 to Class 2, nnd becnuse of this technical- the superintendent decided to rertiramend a change In principals. SOjrfbther point In favor or not making this ihangc is that the former prlnclpnl (meaning himself) hns been for threo j cars on the salary schedule of tho piln clpals of the second clats, whllo the school itself has Just been placed In that class. In two or three years hence the present principal will catch Up with the former principal. "The Superintendent, In a letter to one of our dermnntown papers, summed up the whole matter In these words, "As ou can readily understand, tho only question we can take Into nccount Is tho question of merit In school work.' At Fitter we thought no had It. Merit In school work, not out of school work. "In notifying mo of his Intention tho city superintendent snld: 'Tho parents desire a change,' They are now earnestly endeavoring to convince the superinten dent that lie was misinformed. "Ono of the points of charge Is that tho superintendent doesn't like tho morning assembl' ''eld at the Fitter School." Tho Committee on Elementary Schools will announce Its decision In tho matter next Wednesday. SIGNAL CODE BOOK OF THE NAVY LOST : Secretary Daniels Orders Court-Martial of Two Offi cers at Mare Island i Talking Machine Co. ERVICE A Victrola motor, like a clock or auto, is mechanical. They all require occasional attention. Our Service protects and preserves your Victrola without cost from the minute it enters your door. fTV Talking Machine Co. BROAD ABV. WALNUT t nuamafftormron., BRUAU ABV. WAL1NU1 Mil WASHINGTON. I.Vb. 3. Kor tho first f? tlmo In tho history f the navy a signal D-J J Cnltimhin i code book has been lost. Tho disappear- JOrOad ana OliimDia J ance of this secret book nt this time, when 52nd & Chestnut StS. ' acij ? troubto faces this country. Is regarded ns jTnji i i A . Open bvemngs most serious. Secretary of the Navy 4161 Lancaster We. Daniels viewed the loss with such concern A?SS'?IS1ik. that he today ordered tho court-martial fKME&l&WWk. 4 of Lieutenant Herbert A. Jones, coin- - "2clj iSaSjV J mander of tho torpedoboat llotllla on the (W?TI) ET W$5??pTrVwi ' Paclllc coast, and Ensign llnbert D Kirk- J-i&4&K f5(LA MlllJWEMjftPilla 3 Patrick, executive otllcer of tho Hull, from l'7? rjgy!p V Z$Cfa KwAmimAml U which the book was lost. i VAwW-Jft rtJj? R'jrSSaSS?ai I'l !3 i Tho oltlccrs will bo tried nt Mnre Is- )A W fSuV. -SSKrTf Wa3irH5j$ JJS H land. It Is likely that the code will have K'r, Itf "ICSV TTfer luMfflWi'' W ' wl to bo changed, ns It Is thought that It has 11 LjK r-znl I ft TOfr! flitt - i fallen Into the hands of foreign 1'owers. I ' V wSi, "ik ft! -Vi4FnHvWlW Wm " ' 1 JutlRO MncKcillc Has a Cold "S&'glU vOTwillff V Judge ll.i) mom! MacNellle was con- y t-rrsSSHSfc . w7 'SiJr VlCUfolai, fined to his home today suffering from a JJiiStfSlrj. 5 sa42i v$i 1 C Ann T severe cold, and Judge Ilrown conducted I A Nnfl "'n dDl i ' 4UU 1 the hearings nt the Juvenllo Court. 1 A V. ',J M W 1 -i r- . . . 1 MCVfeJ A V Ea"e,t ot I m)xiit Bap 3fe -J A step in the right direction JJ-"3K-ife is to open a savings account ' -T" -2NcTrrTfN w" ' W A DAILY -SUsM Wnne 3 tntctiott WT WATER treatment Vrntf Compan? BEDFOKDll wd 1 MINE1AL WATER J on Savings Accounts Sj FOR THE LIVER, KIDNEYS fflA Withdrawal, allowed up to $100 , ;r fln STOMACH 1i tT without notice. 2 ., . , I I J. " A Ktn. lll At nniggists JOHN P. MacBEAN, jfc.&i "'"""" -- "" grocers. ; President WSm llfer 8 "WS ' THOMAS M. SCANLAN, ill WSgSi JggSaifffiSiigrSgll """"g- JJ i Scc'u & Trcas. (JCSfl fTTrg5-"'' "!:S5-if IhgJ ; " 11 1 .; i r ftf i v,i .s ',r.-- ! 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