S?lj'":'?rT"Tr E wvvmfuHmnti r JEVEHING LEDGEB-lHILADBLPTTiA, THtTBSDAY. PEBErART 17, lit P. 'Swa-ifr' E m WHITMAN SPURNS ROOT Ffflfi PRESIDENCY; WANTS HUGHES, NO OTHER MAN Governor Will Oppose, He Says, With All ttis Power, In- etructfons for Ex- Senntor AGAINST HIS COLLEAGUES Taked Stand in Opposition to Three of the "Bljr Four" Barnes Is n Victor ATJBANT. N, Y Feb. 17. Governor Whitman will oppose with nil his power any movement to Instruct New Yorlt dele gates to tho Chicago Republican Conven tion to support Ellhu Hoot for the Presi dential nomination. The reported action of Senator Wads worth. State Chairman Tanner nnit Sena ,tor Rlon It. Brown, tho other three dele-gateg-at-lnrge chosen by the convention at New York yesterday, to obtain n Hoot Indorsement, will not win the dovcnior's support no ueciareu tins aiiernoon mni regardless of their stand he favors Justice Hughes and no otlier man as New York State's candidate for the Presidency Lato last night a letter signed 1 the threo delcgatea-at-large was sent to Clov ernor Whitman, tho other meinbor of the "Biff Pour," Inviting hint to a conference for (ho purpose of "deciding upon n preferende" tor" tho Republican nomina tion for President. fix-Senator Hoot's itamo Was not mentioned In the letter. The Indorsement of Mr. Root b three of tho "Bis Four," canto at the close of a stirring all-day light in the Repub lican Stale Convention on tho part or William Barnes to prevent nnythlng of a favorable nature to Colonel Roose velt from seeing light. Barnes had prac tically won his fight with Governor Whitman at the convention. He had broken up his slate and had compelled him to be content with n bare "com mendation" of his administration, and he was happy1. He had also captured three of tho four- 'places on the "Big Four." Barnes had confidently expected to bring about an indorsement of the ex-Senator's candidacy first In tho Committee on Reso lutions, and later by tho convention. He lost out In each of these attempts because of the opposition of the forces of Governor Whitman,. The Governor's friends wero Jubilant over what they believed to bo their success In preventing an Indorse ment of Senator Hoot. When they heard of Barnes" latest coup, however, they were .dumfounded. ESCAPED DEATH IN WAR, KILLED HERE BY A FALL Man Who Served as Red Cross Nurse in France Victim of a, Broken Neck A man who spent a year among tho whizzing bullets and shrapnel of tho French battlefields as nn American Red Cross nurse nml returned to his home In this city without a single wound, was killed last night when he fell clown a flight of steps at tils home, 307 South fiOth street. He was Joseph Von Culln, nn em ploye In an oyster saloon at the GOth street address. Death followed Von CiiUn's family -with a strange fatality. A few minutes after ho was identified today by his son. Howard Von Culln, of Narbertli, a tele gram wns received from his daughter, Mrs, C. J. .Cornwall, of Henderson, JJ. C, announcing the death of her husband. Only the day before his death von Culln had attended thu funeral of his uncle, Isaac Giaacoe, furmer superintendent of mails. Von Culln Is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Knto Von Culln, or KW South King ston avenue, Chelsea, Atlantic ",lty: threo sons, Howard, Frank and Joseph Von Culln, Jr. n daughter, Mrs. Cornwell, and a half-brother, H. Metz. Von Culln returned to Philadelphia on December 18, after a year spent with the French army. He made his home In the combination oyster saloon and residence without Incident until last night, when he started down the stairs, tripped and fell i the full length of the flight. He was un ponscloiia when occupants of the houso reached him and died within a few min utes. Examination showed his neck hud been broken. Von Culln was S8 years old, but he never got over his taste for roving. "My father was a bom wanderer." said Howard von Culln. "He was secre tive and wo never know what were his plans, Ho was pretty well fixed, having had a place of his own, known as 'Jo's Oyster House,' at 8th and Berks streets, years ago. Ho took his money out of the business and traveled about over the whole world. "On this last trip of his he went to Canada, then to Glasgow, where he told the British his name was Powell. Some how or other he got to Paris. I under stand that after his lied Cross work he told the French ho was willing to fight for them, but when they asked him to wear olleglanco to their country he rep fused, and then they turned him down as & soldier. Then he came home." NAB PAIR ON CHARGE OF COUNTERFEITING Continued from I'aze One under J1000 ball to await the action at the "United States Commissioner, who In such caiea has power to commit the accused to the Federal courts. The police say that the machinery seized In the little room represented a complete counterfeiting outfit. Six molds were a part of the equipment. Secret ervlce men aro working In an effort to determine where the accused man and -woman obtained the designs for tha money. Dimes were scattered about the floor when the police entered tho house. Jt Is believed that tho prisoners wera not guilty of manufacturing any coins of other denominations. The total value of the money which they aro alleged to have manufactured has not been officially esti mated. othlns waa known at the Sooth War etreet home of Clpparone of hli where abouts for the last week. Ills father, An tonio Clpparone, aald that Louis had been employed; at the du Pont Powder Com P4n as a special officer for several ?nonth, but that they hadn't heard from hint for a week until last night, when a messenger came to the houso and (old tbetn that Louis said pot to worry about him 3 be had gotten a oo in Chester and WM very contented. When the father w told that hla ion had been arretted, fie could not understand IV "Louis was always a good boy," he said. "He always worked hard and went with honest companions. He was always very strict and businesslike. There has lxn soma terrible mistake." Louis Clpnarone has live brothers and three sisters. They were all Indignant over their brother's arrest and warmly defended, him today 'H wouldn't steal or harm anybody," Hif said. Th Elrl mid Clpparons will be arraigned . i' unlock this afternoon before United (T.iau UvmwwMir Lomr- At.U'WC CITV Haiblo, OBI Birthday kU trmf. JWsWC1 WWtfjtf $ m WU . .. HOLE The picture shows the crater MONSTER PETITION WILL ASK STATE CARE OF FEEBLE-MINDED Million Signatures Will Sought at Traveling Ex hibit to Plea for Segregation Be WILL GO TO S 0 L 0 N S "One million slgnntutcs to a petition urging the 1017 I.eglHlututo to appropil.uo money for the care of the fciblc-mlndcd In Pennsylvania." This Is the aim of the nromotot.s of the educational exhibit, who met this inurn- j lt elfoit to prevent fnrp Inn cases by the Ins at the.UvIc Club, lHOT Sptucc street, I Pennsylvania and other railroads. to receive assignments of booths for the j Tills was In ought out today at a hoar two wenkfc' exhibit, which Is to he hold In before the commission In the Camden In the WUlcncr Building, Chestnut and Cnuit House on the application of the Junlpor streets, t'ebrunry S3 to March 5. i Penusjlvntila Railroad for an order fioni Mrs. Charles II. Frazlcr. wlfo of the r the commission to Ino-onsc fares, president of the Public Charities Assocla- K. G. C. Illakcly, City Solicitor of C'.im- tlon of Pennsylvania, prolded this mcrn ing and told women irpreKeiitltig Kcoren of organization co-opernting In tho ex hibit plans of the alm:i of the exhibit. Tho Public Charities Association la bpon sor for the exhibit. Miss Mary Slunott Is In charge or pto--urhiK nlgtiers to the petition at the Wldener Uullding. No one will bo asked to Blgn until after seeing the 12 booths. which will" be featured at the exhibit. This petition, which will bo launched In Philadelphia on Febiuary 23, wl'l have a long utiil varied existence. After being signed oy thousands' of men and women heie (children aro not permitted to enter tho exhibit) the petition will wend Its way through many cities In Pennsylvania. It will accimpnn the exhibit, which is to be a tiaveling one. Already the Itinerary for the exhibit has been made out, In cluding Bethlehem, Sciaulim, Wllkcs Barre, Harrisburg. Pittsburgh, Lancas ter. York, AVllllamspoit, Johnstown and Erie. Other cities will be added later. In each city there will be committees of men and women, who will solicit signa tures. The million mark is the coveted figure at which thoy nlin Then tho petition, hundreds of feet long, j wlll b sent to the 1317 Legislature. With tho reiiuc&t that money be appiopiiatod to cate for tho feeble-minded women of cliihl-beaiing ago at the village alieody cstaSllshed by the State but still unoccu pied on account of luck of ftinjts. "I am asking you to embark upon a campaign," said Mis. Frazier this morn ing when tnlklng to tho women. "We havo to start somewhere. The funds uie j so Inadequate that we aie planning to devote our attention at the beginning to feeble-minded women of child-bearing age and demand their segregation. This cam paign Is to bo an educational one, tn awaken people, to crent public opinion so that money will bo foithcomlng at tho next Legislature to care for these feeble minded people. There aro between 16.000 and 18,000 feeble minded women In Pennsylvania. About 2G00 are In suitable institutions. About C00 aro In Institutions where they nio a hindrance. These people are not insane. Sometimes there is hope of curing In sanity. Curing feeble-mlndcduesb is Im possible. Our solution rests In the segre gation of the sexes so they will not produce their kind." At the meeting this morning the booths wero placed In Charge of the following; organizations and women: Booth J, Mrs. William Piatt, Shelter ing Arms; booth 2, Mrs. Morris Kohn, Philadelphia Section Council of Jewish Women; booth 3, In charge of experts; booth 4, Mrs. Kllen Bartol, Children's Aid, booth 5, Miss Florence Kane, of the Prison Committee of tho Public Charities Association of Pennsylvania; booths 8.7, the publta schools; booth 8, will be caicd for by various Institutions of Pennsylva nia; booth 9. Pennsylvania Training School for Feeble Minded Children; booths 10-11, College Club, with Mrs. Wal ter if. tfewklrk and Miss Kdith E. FUles In charge: booth K, Clvlo Club, Ur. Ber tha Lewis, Mrs. C. C, Kngllsh. Sirs. William O. Rowland and Mrs. Itlchard Pelrce form the registration bureau; Miss Constance Blddle In In charge of the IllforniiUvn bureau, and Miss Mary Slnnott In charge of the petition. Instructors for Diddle Corps Orders have been received by ('apt. Logan I'eland, commandant of the Marine Barracks at the Philadelphia Navy Ymd, to fuiuUli all instructors necessary tn train members of the Drexel Blddle Mil itary Corps. The order came from Major General George Harnett, commandant, of the Marine Corps, as a result of the call Of Mr. Blddle for 30.000 volunteers for a military corps which would prepare for active service If It became necessary. Church Purchases Plot of Ground The Protestant Kplscopal Church In the Diocese of Pennsylvania has purchased, through JCuhn &. Irfiwry. from John W. Mo CUtcliy, a plot of ground at the north east corner of Front street and the North east Boulevard, with a frontage of 163 feet on the Boulevard, and. a depth, of 35 feet on Front street. It will be used as a church site. Judge Gray Not Acceptable as Umpire j WILMINGTON. Del., Feb. IT -Mayor Price tpday received a letter from the Manufacturer Association of Wilmington declining bis suggestion to arbitrate the qpacbinUts' slrlie, with Judge tlry M VHiplr- MADE IN PARIS STREET IN LAST ZEPPELIN RAID made by a Zeppelin bomb when the underground tube just after COMMUTERS AT MERCY OF RAILROADS BECAUSE S0L0NS WITHHELD FUND j New Jersey Commission Unable to Employ Expert to Probe P. R. R. Rate Evidence, As sociation Is Told POINT TO BIG PROFITS Fnlluie of the Nou Jersey Legislature to appioprlntc funds to tho New .lertey I'ubl.c l.'tlllty Commission for the employ nii'tit of u lute export, may hnndlciii) tho South Jersey Commuters' As-joclatlun In den and counsel for the South Jciscy CommutctH' Association, allied the com mission to piocure nn expert tn examine evidence tn be submitted by the railroad. I He said that the association was at the end of Its financial resources and wns un able to engage a competent late expett. Ralph W. W. Donges, chairman of the commission, replied that the commission would b glad to engage such an expeit but would bo unable to do h because of ! ft" nnd against the granting of license the failure of the Legislature to make an I anl his own personal knowledge of condi anpropilatlou to coer such expense. ! tlons In sections whqro licenses wero "The commission." said Mr. Donges sought. He concluded: "In the exeicise "not only feels the need of an expert, but of sound dlscrotlou, all license appllca we need Increases to our geneial utaff. If "ons "re, therefore, refused." you can Imi.ross our needs upon tho Leg- Islature so that wo will get the necessary appropriations, we will feel grateful." I Blakely asserted that the Interests of the commuters would be endangered unless I an expert was engaged. I "It Is a well known fact." lie said, "that ! railroad statisticians are able to Juggle , tlgurcH in u manner to bad: up any case which tho railroad may cure to presant. Only a competent rate expert can see through tho subterfuge and keep things straight. The Pennsylvania commission. and commissions of other States have up pointed experts on their own volition, and I bcllovo that the act which created the Xow Jersey Commission bIvch the com mission the power to appoint an expert. This has been done by the Pennsylvania commission In the case now pending of tho City of Philadelphia vs. the Philadel phia Ktectiii- Company.'' Chairman Donges replied that tho coin- .,i3slon would analyze carefully all fig. uic.i -ircsentod by tho railroad, but would bo nimble to engage tho services of a rate expert. "Ah the matter now stands," he said, "tho commission cannot uld the com muters In the matter of nn export. We may bo able, however, to give you Borne little assistance within tho limits of our nppioprlatlon if public Interest demands it, but this will be extremely dltllcult." Blakely then pointed out that financial reports of the Pennsylvania and other railroads for 1015 showed that It had been tin- best jear In tho history of these rail-, roads, I "I'no profits wero larger." ho said, "than ever before, nnd these railroads have been able to pay higher dividends than over before. The application for an order to Increase fares was made when tne railroads claimed that receipts were dropping. Now It Is shown that receipts nre going up. Therefore tho railroads no longer havo any reasonable plea for a fare Increase." Some time ago the commission closed the case, but made the stipulation that tho railroads could leopen the case by presenting an Inventory showing the amount of money Invested In pioporty used In intrastate traffic. It was piovlded that this inventory must show that a proper revenue was not derived on this money Invested. Early this year the Inventory was pre sented to tho commission by the Pennsyl vania Railroad. Witnesses to be heard today are em ploe qf tho Penns!van!a Railroad, who aided in compiling the Inventory. The first witness to take the stand was J. B. Reynolds, who assisted 8. J. Fell, chief statistician of the Pennsylvania Railroad, In making a valuation of the compam's property. $250,000 II. S. FQR LANCASTER Contracts Let for Erection of Building for Boys LANCASTER. p"a7Feb. 17,-The Lanr caster School Board today awarded the contract for erecting a new boys' high school building to Herman Wohisen, Lan caster, his bid being $153,988. Everts & Overdeer, Lancaster, got tha contract for the heating and ventilating, at 120,100, and for the plumbing, $10,900. Joseph s. Miller & Co., Philadelphia, received the eleotxlo. wiring contract, 5SW. There were !S bidders. With the furnishing, the build ing will cost 1250,000. Frankford Jlen to Boost Arsenal Frankford business and patriotic organ izations will be represented by a committee which will visit Washington on February it In the interests of Improvement to the Frankford wsenal. Colonel Geor- W Montgomery, commandant at the arsenal, George W. Henry and F. W. Lawrence proposed the trip, and at a weeiimj last niHht it was dettded to Invite Mayor Smiih. George w Norris and former Con sresswen Loue and, Donoliot ta lio the pjity. airships recently visited the French capital. a heavily loaded train had passed. ! ALL CRAWFORD COUNTY SALOONS KNOCKED OUT BY DECISION OF COURT i Judge T. J. Prather Refuses 40 Applications and 37 Places Go Dry TEMPERANCE MEN HAPPY MKAm'H,r,B, Pa., Feb. 17. Judge T. .1. Piather today iodised nil lliiuor li cense applications, 37 In nil. Tills Is tho ili3t time in the hlstorj of Crawford County that the county has been dry. Last year Judge Prather rcfuied nil the wholesale licenses nml granted tlm 37 retail licenses. This year there were -to applications, Including two for brew eries and one distiller's licenses. These latter three withdrew to tile applications for a State license. Among the licenses tefused nio those of the A met lean Hotel, Hotel Bartlett and the Hotel Antler, In Cambridge Springs. Twelve places In Titusvllle nnd 14 in Mcadvllle will be compelled to close their (IOOI H. Judge Prather, in an opinion handed down, iiuotes decisions of other Judges, and s.i.i that In arriving at this decision ho was guided by testimony both of those Tempcr.inco forces In the county aio jubilant over tho decision. The present license holders havo until March 1 to dis pose of their stock. GIRL, 14, TELLS WHY BOY, 15, TRIED TO DEE Little Catherine Shadier Wouldn't Go Sledding With Him "It must have been because I refused to go sledding with him," said little Cath erine Shneffer, for whom Charles Far quhar tried to die, when sho was told today about tho lad's attempted suicide. The boy is 15 years old, the girl II. He was .saved, after an experience with Il luminating gas, through tho uso of tho lungmotor. a now applinnce Insed upon the pilnclpte of tho pulmotor. Chntile was tho first case the German town Hospital doctors had to experiment on with their now Iungmotor, and tliey were so delighted with Its satisfactory working that they did not glvo a mo ment's thought to the underlying tragedy of Charlie, which gave the lungmutor a chance to show off. The little girl' wns a pupil of tho Filler School, where there waH a strike o pupils recently. Sho Uvea nt C031 Wayne avenue. Th buy rune errands for it gnceiy Here a, Ocnrantown wi Mm and Seyninur street. He Is a little, red-haired boy, wljo had never shown any blgn of wutiimut nursed In his heart for any little girl. The children of Germantown have been bled dlntr mi 'he hllla every itft-iuo)ii ami ovc nlng.. and there Catherine and her cousin David met Charlie several times. -fci leemed all right Monday," said Oe'Nantis. "I1 did say ho liked me, whim wa? a funny thing to say, but, of course. 1 paid no attention to that, be cause I didn't, and don't, want to make friends with any boy. i could not get up the nervo to tell htm not to come to seo me any .mote, so I told my cousin to tell him. Hut the thing that mude him mml was that I would not go sledding with him alone. "I feel ashamed to go to school today. The girls will all make fun of me." FALLING IRON WRECKS FLYER FROM FLORIDA Drops. From Engine, Lpdges'-in a Switch ; Car3 Leave Track, Six Persons Hurt RICHMOND, Va-. Feb. IT.-r-The Fla mingo Limited, northbound fast llyer of the Seaboard Air Line, was wrecked near here this mornlntf, the accident being due, It was eald; to a piece of Iron falling from the loeomotlve and lodging In a switch, causing half a Mozen cars. Including sev eral Pullitiuns, to leave the track and turn over Report? that 40 persons had been either injured or killed soon dwindled to a statement that only six passengers had been liuurea ana none Kiuea. The 'injured wero taken, to Richmond Hospital in ambulances that went front here to the scene of the wreck. The flyer is sad Jo have been the Am,e!J one recently wim nint: wmun a nees. In North Carolina, south at llaluish. HundMV rsrww I'huto In liitrin.itinnnl Pllni Hcrilip. The missilo penetrated the ! HOUSE COMMITTEE PREPARES ARMY BILL IN SKELETON FORM Six Weeks of Secret Work Will Be Necessary to Complete Measure Force of 153,000 Contemplated RESERVE PLAN FAVORED What the Administration Army Bill Will Provide Increase of standing army to 153,000 or 1(10,000. Increase of Nntional Guard to 400,000 or 500,000. Establishment of reserve system with 45 years as the ago limit. Doubling of number of cadets at West Point. Establishment of State military academics with Federal aid. WASHINGTON. Feb. 17 -The Admlnls tratlon army bill was drawn today In skeleton form by tho House Military Af fairs Committee. It will not bo completed In all of its details for six weeks at least. Commencing today, tho meetings of the committee are secret. Tho present plans of the committee, It is known, call for n standing army of 153,000 men. The number probably will bo Increased to 1C0.000 The Continental Army Is not Included, Tho National Guard will be Increased from Its present strength of nbout 101, IWO to 100,000 or S00.OCO, ns fust as It can bo accomplished. If tho bill passes. Con trol of tho guard will be as the President directs. The bill will Incorporate In It tho re serve bill Introduced by Representative Caldwell of New York, providing for keeping men In the reserve, with soma lemuneratlon, until they are 43 years old. They will bo divided Into a first reserve those wno havo Been in the regular army within live years a second roservo of men who havo been with the colors wlthlp 10 years but not within five years, and so on. The army bill also will have In corporated In It Speaker Clark's bill pro. vldlng for doubling tho number of cadets nt the West Point Military Academy, nnd providing that any ono wishing to take the course In addition to thu regular cadets may do so at exact cost. The bill Introduced by Representative Mc Kellar of Tennessee, providing for the es tablishment of State military academies, Is nlso likely to bo Included In tho general bill. It Includes a grant of land and provides that tho Fcdcial Government shall pay JSO.000 u year to each ucudemy for Its maintenance, with the State paying 510 000. Boys entering tho schools will be requited to sign un ngieement to serve seven years In the army Immediately after graduation In consideration for re ceiving their education. At the end of that time, experts declare, they will be lltted to tako commissions as captains and lieutenants In time of need. The term of service following the school course may be reduced to four years. It Is tlgured that close to EOOO men u year will be turned out by theso schools. BISHOP RHIKKIjAKDEK UiUTKS IN J!EHAI.F0F SUFFRAGE Sympathetic Letter to Mrs. Pankhurst Read at Equal Franchise Meeting: The Rt. Rev. Philip M Rhlnelaudar. Bishop of the Diocese of Pennsylvania, expressed himself In favor of woman suf frage In n letter to Mra Emmellue Pank hurst, which waH rend at the regular monthly meeting of the Equal Franchise Society today. In tils letter the Bishop said; "I have just heard of the meeting to be held In Philadelphia on the afternoon of February 21, at which I have been asked to take the chair. I deeply i egret that an Imperative previous engagement at this date and hour will keep me from the meeting. I can assure you of my most Intense sympathy with the cause which you represent, and' my very ardent hope that the appeal which is being made will meet with an Instant and generous response' - A letter frpnj MUs Joan Wiekham, seg retary for .Mre! Pankhurst, which was also-read, said: "Dr. Arthur Ixodes and Bl-hop Oarl Jugton. of HarrUburr, have "bn kind to Mra, I'ankhurst and l Cheddq wiyato vloh. formerly Serbian Secretaj-y of State for Foreign Affair, and for many year Serbia's Minister to flreet "-'tain, apd have assured them of support," TOO 1ATE POB CLASeiyiqATIOtf UKAT1IH VyOllltAU,. tiuddeulr, on Ftbruary in. Wj.hlntflon. I I.. PETEIt A II wno' ivui. m on rtiiqeac, ciniiora, tmsfard. nmAr Pn.t TtAIX, In hli 71th year, A ' w MlNTt,'om:itV Ou February J8, 1010. DONAH) O.. Infant son of Karl and Ella Montgomery ltalatlvta 4 frlBdj ira is vltKd (o atttnd ilwi funeral mrvtcts on Fri day, l - u n.. at hi imrtnla' raIJaci. 'Hi'inttts "or" juierrotjii private, rMtd.iM-e W4 I'alon t . MAHY a: bfUTON inky Dtver) wire vt Itmen J Kurion. uued Vi 3'- lM antUe o I ton tmiwal will i jJiiKi-LH. . uu February n 10ie. of dipt, tiitrL jat.ix.v i;j!Aiti.ornj. ouuur ui Win irbil fall Lavttle of -tOW llavfrti- i v. eg&isyeaxf. Fiirl ttrlet- COMPULSORY MILITARY TRAINING IN SCHOOLS IS DISCUSSED; NO DECISION Board of Education and .Lieu tenant Stever, U. S. Army, Consider Plans for the Work BOY SCOUTS MAY JOIN Superintendent Gnrber Says Installing of System Will Be Given Caroful Thought The iiuestlon of compulsory military training In the pubjlc school? of Phila delphia waa agitated today, behind closed doors In "the Stock Kxchnnge Building. I nl a conference between tho Board of Hitticntlon nnd Lleutcnnnt K. 7,. Stever, of the Fulled States Army. Tho latter has successfully Instituted military train ing Into the schools of the city of Wash ington nml In the Slate of Wyoming. At the end of the meeting It was an nounced by Dr. Jnhii 1 Outlier, superin tendent of the lloaid of Education, that the matter of Installing the system III the local schools would receive careful con sid?iatiou nnd a definite decision reached later. At the "onference today besides Lieutenant Steer and tho Koaid of Kit ticatlon were representatives of several loeal Boy Scout troops. The plan, ns approved recently by Sen ator Penrose, Is not only to tench the school boys to hanillo a gun nnd to pel form othor military tactics, but also to so discipline nnd train thorn that they "III bo lltted as citizens to become Ideal snldlerB. General Wood raid lately that tluec mouths under Lieutenant Stever would make the rawest youth nn ex oeptlonally good soldier. The plan Is tn divide school boys' all over the city Into squads, a leader to ho elected In each. The efllcicncy of the squads Is determined by military tactics, ride drilling, and also scholarship and ath letic work. Boys between the age of 14 and 18 years will bo trained, nccordlng to the plan of Lieutenant Stever. LOVELORN "GOOD SPORT" TAKES HIS OWN LIFE Continued from 1'nKO One Mrs. Schoeiiholz. She thought nothing of this as ho was given to freakish humor. "I'll live longer than you will, Morris," she Joked back at him. "DROP DEAD," HIS FAVORITE. "I'd rather go deep down Into tho giound before 1 got married," nuld Mor ils. Tho 'people at the table made ex clamations of protest at such gloomy talk, and some tnado Jpstlng lemarks about ills being in love. .Morris did not deny it. He went out later and got shoved. Ho remaikcd to the baibcr that life wasn't worth living. The barber said t was. "Ah, drop dead," replied Morris, "You know It's not worth living." A favorite slang expression of his was to tell people 10 -urop ueau. FOUND DEAD ON BED. At 11 o'clock this morning Mrs. Clara Miller noticed tho odor of gas and sho and Airs. Schocnholz bioke Into the youth's loom. He lay dead on the bed. Ho hnd smoked half a cigar before he lay down to die. Mrs. Schoonholz ran as hard ns she could to get Doctor Blcksteln, 1720 North Marshall street, but when he arrived ha could only say there wns nothing to bo done. At tho door of the room whero the young man's body lies. Isaac Schoeiiholz, tho aged husband of tho rooming-house pro prietress. Bat all day, mourning for tho little newsboy he and his wife had be friended In his great trouble, nnd for whose futuro he had such great hopes. FLOOD REFUGEES GET RELIEF IN LOUISIANA First Train of Cold and Hungry Passengers Reaches Vidalia. Natchez Caresfor 1000 NATCHEZ. Miss.. Feb. 17. The first relief train from the flooded districts, in Louisiana arrived today nt VIdalla, across the Mississippi River from this city. It was composed of "5 cars loaded with pas sengers, many of them cold nnd hungry. Behind the passenger train came a freight train of SO cars, winding along the tracks through a foot and a Half of water. It was loaded with livestock and fowls. Natchez today was caring for 1000 refugees. The steamboats Senator Cordlll and Uncle Oliver left today for the sec tlon back of Nowellton, La. Reports from there Indicate considerable suffering. The water today was fast covering Tensas, Concordia, Franklin, Madison and Cara houla parishes. Newellton is badly dam aged and depopulated. The steamboat Mississippi, with the Fed eral Flood Control Committee on board, arrived today. I'hiladelpliians Pass Medical Tests HARRlSBUJta, Feb. 17. Among those who passed the examinations of the State Medical Board were the following Phlla delphlans: John T. Bennett. Mortimer W. Blak Roxboiough; William Parvin Bramlott Charles J. Cole, Samuel S. Coonenr.ati. Paul Bernett. Y. Cordova. Joseph W. Uennln, Regiua M. Uownle, Robert L. El lis, Louis D. Englerth, Charles Fischer, John B, L, Flick, Frank Oulllard, Lucy E, Oulezlan, Asher S, Hadler, James Kay, Jamea V. Levering, Jonathan E, Lough rldge, Germantown; Joseph Mclver, 8aul Mnrks, Eatle C. Peck, Elsie W. Rose, Henry T. Stull, James I). Smith, Alvln M. Slruse, John H. Turner, 34, August C, Valentine and Jonas ZettIemoer, i i To Erect Benzol Plant . CANTON. 0.. Feb. 17,-Tie director of the United Furnace Company have au. thorUed the erection of a benzol plant, which nlll cost betweeir I,000 and 1200,000. &Ulch Ricnar'd! m a acS-l PRESIDENT HAS HUMILIATED U. Vl BliUi CHARGES Ex-Attorney General aJ sans "scuttle and Run" 1 JPolicy of Wilson, CHEERS FOR ROOSEVELl Union League Audience aJ imuu iuviiuon oi L-oionera Name A severe nrmUnmonl of President wn ' uii, ami inj ,ium n n nu -- .. ""-r r'.Vi'.',6 inJtt'1' l0Ward Germany In '3 Lus tanla en so was voiced bl2.1 JiccK. or New York, formerly Asstif...' Altompv ClPHPral f n, ?i..i.!.. i"ut.S nil nililiVss delivered beforo 1200 mml'.2l or ttlc Union Lnairno la at i..i.t ""! -, o-- ...Hfc ,1(111, .1 Tho Pieildcnt's notes to Germany ,,.', chninctctlzctl as "more voluble il,.! valuable." while the acceptance of ,1 ' nuer counuys nnnl note on the U .i, tanla case denounced as nn "abJecl m ' promise." Mr. Beck ..m..i .1 ""?: wns the moral duty of the United Blal.. 3 tO tlllOW ItS Utmost lUfftr llnh,.l.?If, ' against the violations of humanity rights by any foielgii nation, and eloiid'H his address with nn appeal that the feV cIrii policy of this count! y be tnidi moral Issue ,...."" ,v""a pres dentil with tho slogan, "Independent gs; neutral in notlilne," cainpnlai in all things The speaker's remarks were frequently iniemipten ny oursts or applnuse. bul ( J no time did It enunl the storm win. -1.1.V "b the membcis of the Union La, greeted his comments on Roojsvelt'i achievements in the cause of Interna ' ' tlonal peace during his nrcaldmrv n.-ti the other hand leferemVs to Eliliu n.60! and Philander C. Knox were received I without any demonstration on the na ! of the nudlcnce. " ' J Mr. Beck's address followed a tilnner ;3 given In his honor by 27 of the director 3 and omccis or the Union r.mm,n t.. ! Grlbbel, president of the club. Introduced 1 the speaker nt tho genral reception which , followed. Mr. Beck sold, m part; 1 "We are on the eve of a DnMi,ii.i n election of Immense and enduring Im-i9 ju, iiiii.;. 411 ,nj juuKmem, llie fiau which will have the largest appeal tji' tho Imagination of our countrymen oa' " the second Tuesday of next Novomfc'... will be whether this great nation Is In It! ' foielgn lelntlons to bo a little or a greater -i America. v "This nltpRtlnn rnnnnf lift nvnl,l.j f L S of our lenders, proceeding with grekt can- Hon nlontr the lines of exnedlenuv. m.tf attempt to eliminate from the comlnt piesiuuuiiui caiiipuigu 1110 loreign policy of our Government or at least to con lino Its discussion to the cowardly and imbecile policy of tho Administration wlti tefeienco to Mexico. To attempt thUJ uu.no ivuuiu uc uui niuruiy to lmllltl ? tno rony or the ostucn, out It would tjs! nitogciiicr iiiiiic. .' "If tho Republican pnrty should betv sucnt upon tins suoject, the electorate naturally wouiu assume tlint the poller ' of the Administration had been so clearly lllstlnilhlr n tn tin hpvnml nnrtv rlHl.m.r-'' nntl If, ns now seems likely, the present'!" world war Is still In progress next Nc-,l vcmoer, tnerc mignt no a conscryatlri 1 .,, 1.1 ,. . ., .... Lii! uisjjuaiuun un ine pari oi mo American people to maintain In power an Admin istration whoso guidance of the natlonla one of the stormiest crises of human his tory wns thus apparently beyond attack or criticism. ' .. .. J tm u. a. jju.ia ns ouiir "Tho serious question, which every. inougutiut American will consider next i November, will be. Has the United StateaJ in this gravest crisis of modern hlatery clone lis tun duty to civilization? "In answering this question the Araer lean people will recognize a lanientabla. nnd significant fact, that whllo before thIO present world war wo were the common,; friend of even" nation and enjoyed el measure of good will such as no other'nav? tlon probably ever has enjoyed In recorded :' History, yet todav our nation has fallen J Immeasurably In tho esteem of manldnilj.: Perhaps It Is not too much to say that: . . . . r g, we havo now tho hatred of one group of Jim rowers ana the contempt of another, Ai i tl.A HinHnl ....(.... . .. .1 1. I. ..! SI? ll!U 1IIU1UI juc.-iugu Ul 11 1IUUUII in 113 Bfci l est asset, tins extraordinary Dounvenv' mem in the world a attitude toward our nation Is the most significant and por tentous development of the war. "Mr. Wilson's administration of our foreign nffalrs has beon a steady and1' contemptuous violation of the ConsUtuy tlon or the country, if there was one i" ture of our Government upon which the fathers laid a special stress. It was that the management of foreign affairs should I'.utoil avnlDl,.Al In 4 n n Ttfoatnar tfa wuh forbidden to appoint a Minister of Amunssauor wltnout the consent oi w Senate. He was forbidden to make a treaty without the snme authority, ana tt was forbidden to declare war without tho cxnrcss authority of both houses of Congress. Thereby It was made snanjftsU that under the constitution me issues t$ wur and peace were vested In the Pfcal-, dent and Concress. and It was for tbll. reason that In every crisis which InrolTC! v posslblo war preceding I'reeiaents wn not merely taken Congress Into conw'taf tlon, but have freely consuiteo wiia itr resentative leauers or ooin jjaruco, thus have lifted the suoject aoove paru san politics. ' "Mr. Wilson has not merely directed th foreign policy of this Government with mif -nnHiilHncr nmiirreHS. but he baa, la express violation of the Constitution. m4 forth accredited diplomats wnose append tnanln nAVAi rtnvi fhn Sanction Of thV Senate. How else can we explain W. J uppolntment of John Lino ana iuw Bayard Hale to dicker with bandits ana ruffians In Mexico In order to underoUMi the authprlty of what was the only auu Kla tft,v..nmitnl In Rrpirfm? HOW t&9 CAS be explained the more notorious and re cent appointment of Colonel House to M the Ambassador efxtraordlnary to all "If this nation Is only true to ltlfr.W 4 to the Ideals which caled It ipto P ' cannot then be truly raise to anj- '-r but the sad and truglo fact of the last ijj months, of whleli an mougniiui ""'?' -A .MnKA nH i... niulmin fa that weaAYf- oid iiivio vi .- -v.,-.. . . ... m not, been altogether truq to our own lau "Let us raise this standard, and upon"w write as the true foreign policy o vji : things affecting the baees of civUloUW the policy of Lincoln and Qrant. OarDtie, and JIcKlnley, Roosevelt ana " 'Independent In all things; neutral a notiung.' " .i m m I' t i I t ' I 6' n i i ! 5 a is I fl o r IT n it at & I"" tl lit HI iCo
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