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ACTS PUZZLE TO
U. S. AUTHORITIES
difficult to Bunch Attacks
Involving Americans,
as Data Come In
GERARD DELAYS REPLY
WASHtNOTOM. Vj".8,.
President WIHon and l.ls Cat. nrt i !
cuwd wmln today the crlH Mcli ' "
developed Willi Germany ns a result of t in
Kaiser apparent renewal of IIIcrM wb
marine activities With a tin of cl
dence nt hand, the Cabinet facet a wmc
what muddled problem t,1Mt?;",,1,"Ifll-U
handle the recent outbreak In the 1. Rll
c-lmlihcl n one Jmuc and "" '"' ''J
cldcnt up fopnrntely. AdmlnlKlrat on or
ncIalB today llucl that thl ma be .lit-
nCOf the four boats ntlaoked upon which
American Ihe- "J"' Jf"."":.!!', i,ni in
understood the IliRlr- ,1" ",.1 ' ,. .m m,
he service, of the IIiirIMi Vil'iilniltv . U"
E,USh.,mu It will bo probabP. "cd
and the Sucx It N all ' 'r' ' 'l'p . '
German ctHclM. hk "''V0.'1" ',, f L, M
and not u m.lmi.irliio What will " s-ild
of the Manchester KnRlneci H et to be
""" the face of theo point' the I'.rsltletil
anil l&rctarv nf Hint. i"'
ItiR to obtn in in tne nr-v. """', ","
American Con-uiN nl.icn.l iilTict.nl ev -dence
on which to Im-p -'pllnllr com u
Llons Abiemr or wo,.l rrom Amb ulor
Terard, In rcplv to ;iR-lln" ""''
obtnlii Infornnllv fn.m tbe ''" ''
lovertiment luforimitlmi It nun, have
cernlnR the recent disasters, has ton
trlbilteil to the dirfloultj.
Not ii slMRle coiiiniiiiiliiUlc.il Han conn
throtmh from Clerard since he w ' ',c'
to learn whether Gcn.i.inv accepted re
sponsibility for the att.ielt upon the t h.in
.,e. steamship Suwv There ha. n
interruption In the c.ihle and ..Ilicl.iH .ie
uuzzled nu to uli) he lo- not report, iil
tltoURh the HURRc-llon l """J1"11" l'e,r
many has jsked that lie wait n irplv to
l.ls query until all nihmulne coiiimiinilerM
,CArBtrou belief exist In cniiRicwIoual
circles thai President Wilton will njipe.tr
before Coiiricm nct wceU l leport n
and ask support foi plaimeil action in mo
submarine cases .,,,.
Senator Stone and UepropiitiUIo
Klood. oli.iinimii of the hennte mid tloilte
KorrlRii Ilelutlom I'omiiiitlers ilhcusul
Pie Rener.il lntern.itlon.il situation nt
1-iictli with Secrct.r "f ftate UitiiiiiK
today. It wus latci epl.lnccl h sen i
tor Stone that the conference was In
everv win Informal and lh.it no uit.iiiRc
menta yet had been siiRRCitwl for brlnplnB
tho submarine Hltu.itlon to the attention
of OonRrecj . . .
Tho hands of the I tilted Mates aia
tied until all of the facts ale s-ccuroil.
the Senator ,ild "It tn.i.v bo n week
jet before nibasi.idor ileruid tan Ret
nil of tho fiutM Mcimwltlle we will luno
to mark time
The Senator clv fi.mklv said that tho
situation on its face (-.ceiiicd ci serious
Austrian and Cerui.m sources were
pldlnh troubled toda oei the Inline
illnte outlook ltouetei. theie was u fcel
Iiib In eideme there that thw cjoveinment
can expect Cemi.uo to meet Us. wishes
If Its marine otlicers shall bo shown In
fault. As a hlRh otllclal put It. 'tJermany
ts too blB a nation to iolate solemn
pledRes with consent ' And Herman naal
discipline is such. It was pointed out tliat
it it German ofTker is shown .it fault he
will be punished no matter what his
rank or connections
v
SPY WHO SEIZED SHIP
FEARS BRITISH WRATH
f onllnlT.1 from I'ate One
Samaritan if I am taken to the nearest
i-ubllc wruare and shot down 1 tried to
tere the Fatherland I lost In what I
V tanned to accomplish I am not sorry and
am ready to take my medicine but I don't
want my toa to lie in an unRiisn srine
Schiller who In real Captain Kidd fash
Ion, held Captain Richard BerRiier, of the
British steamship Jlauppo. his engineer,
three ofllcers and a crew of 50 Chinese and
East Indian! at baj for almost 25 hours,
togday spoko these words when he opened
his ecs after spendlne the night In chains
at the, custom house here
From authentic sources It was learned
here today that the British Government
will make a demand for Schiller's return
to England Tho British Consul from New
York, acting on Instructions from the
British Ambassador Is on his way to
Lewes. It is reported, and confirmed by
the local authorities, that he will make a
demand for Schiller The plea on which
the British Government will seek to ob
tain Schiller la that his offense was piracy
committed on the high seas The local
authorities will hold Schiller until they
confer with the United States Marshal
from Now York, from which Jurisdiction
the llatoppo sailed last Wednesday at G
p. m.
An all-night search with gasoline and
electric lights in the hold of the Matoppo
for ti.e many bombs which Schiller said
he had planted was fruitless. However,
the authorities are not et satisfied that
bombs with time fuses wero not hidden
aboard the ship Therefore before da
light set In the vessel was towed Into
shallow water. This was done to pre
vent the ship from sinking should any
of the time fuses explode bombs
Schiller has made several unsigned con
fessions since being placed In irons He
Insists that he Is a German spy. and
says he was attached to the English re
ceiving ship Conway In England for three
years, during which time he kept the
German Government posted on naval af
fairs. Once while being grilled by Justice of
the Peace Napoleon Bonaparte lleglster
and Constable Frank Jnhniou. he tried to
get UP from his chair, and as he w riggled
hta chained form he exclaimed:
I am not a. spj "
A minute later he admitted he was n
spy lie said he had denied that he was a
spy because he wait tired of being ques
tioned. Schiller is rive feet pipe inches tall,
weighs about HO pounds, has light hair, a
little mustache and blue eyes. Ills ac
cent Is clearly German
CAME HERB A YEAR AGO
lie might be taken for a mechanic or
a day laborer He admits having worked
once in a textile factory, but refusea to
bay where lie arrived In this country a
vear ago, according tp his statement. The
consensus of opinion among the authori
ties here Is that Schiller s not the correct
name of the blond German
P V Burbage, of Burbage & Co,
ship brokers, and agents for the Matoppo
in Una countrs , said today that he thought
hchillcr was not mentally deranged
i "He ta perfectly sane " he said "I be
lieve he know a. good deal about navlga-
It is generally believed aiwirtfffthe citi
zens jf l.i-ue that there are jfoltMj In the
hold of the Matoppo, place! there by
jjcbiller us he declared For tHi reason
tlttre is a tendency tu steer clinr of the
vessel only the mot recklajw membrs
ff (be populate venture near tb hip and
other vei-"ei give her a wide berth Jn
ranuns " "d going out
A -kiuad 'if armed acurds rjteiaiued In
dtt -jf Hit) iittla gray-painted Customs
iuust all tat uignt watchlug Sehlller for
feae that he might make seme urt of an
Sm tc cuiuiuH lcde Schiller refiuea
ca lni.t or deuj that lie la . former offl
yjr if the Herman army
, VilHiin vnf Im ia apptarauco haa
'. jr-ctriU anaeap ut tha lypicaJ sea
, oa m lip yare eW Ilia wife- .od
.. e ijriiwulon.
o
Schiller Stay Spend Rest
of His Days in U. S. Prison
WASHINGTON, March 31.
Ernest Schiller, lone piralc, is
likely to spend the rest of his days
in a United States Federal prison,
rather than face punishment by
England for his action in holding
nn tho British atonmahin MatoPPO.
Authorities on mnrltlmc law held J
today Schiller undoubtedly wouitt
bo considered ns a pirate and be
sentenced under Section 200 of the
law of 1909, which says:
' Whoever on tho high seas
commits the crime of piiacy
as defined by the law of na
tions nnd afterward is
brought into or found in the
United States .shall be im
prisoned for life.
Naval lawyers think this statute
precludes the possibility of turning
Schiller over to England, although
his alleged piracy was committed
nn nn F.mrlish sllitl 011 the high
I seas. Under prior laws Schiller
could not faic so easily as under
I tho present statute, for death Ued
I to be the only punishment this
1 tJnvernment could measure to a
pit ate btought into an American
j poit.
said Skipper Hotelier "Tliiit's nil I null
.Tint wall until the llnKlWi Consul pets
here Once that fcltow Is oh my ship 1 II
be satisfied "
Schiller srcMcd his jnlfers with a
smile tndrtv Ills only ren.uest wnrf for ti
innul nnil sniiip Bonn Flirt etinrdn washed
and ill led his face They weif iifiald to
take any chance to iinch.iln him
"You know If I wnnled to I ivtuiil luvo
blown Up that IIiirIIsIi ship nnd drowned
everv IhiKllsh human helnc;." snld Schlll
el. 'Where did vnu obtain the roiohcia
and 20ii cartridges
"Where do ou supposo 1 did? I cer
tninlv illdn t purchno them In u tiutchor
siore or In nn Ice orc.im imilor" replied
v'olilllcr with a sncei
A mole thrlllltiK nnd iliaiuatlo tnle of
tlm blue se.i drnllni; with plracv Ins sel
dom been penned bv wi Iters nf sc.i nrns
tlnii the one leiealcil lv the loir of the
Matoppo For five das before the
Matoppo wniKheil nnchoi In Iloboketi V
I boil ml for Vlndlovostock. c.irrvliiR n
c.UKo of tpp mil and bathed wire.
ihllloi wns secreted In a llfebo.it Thero
he reni'ilned nlRlit and dnv Ho evlsted
mi linkers nnd simdwichcs wlilili lie
Hiicceedcd In plncliiR In the boat
( S 12 Wedupsdnv pvenlni; he left tho
lifeboat He niiide his w.iv to r.iptaln
HeignprH cabin Tile sklppei wns njone
Ho was w.ilthiR foi the ciiRlneer with
whom ho hid nn nppolntment to pi u
crib The door suddenli opened The
barrels of two revohers wer- facliiR the
skipper The vessel had p.issed Sandy
Hook just about two hours before
nui.ns ci Tin: skipper
Good God how did jou Ret iibo.ird
heio'' sild I'aptuln Herpner
'.Never mind how I Rot aboard ' re
plied Schiller ' You have 2000 in English
money, and I want It '
You nie mistaken, my man, all I have
Is nbout 10" answered the skipper
"You hive contraband of war on vour
ship and I have a Rood mind to sink om
ship 1 Ii.ivp placed bombs In different
pints of vour ship, the fuses are timed and
I can have them go off when I want to
continued Schiller "Now. biing me voui
manifest nnd let me see for mself wheth
er you are telling a He oi if you are really
an honett sen captnin."
The manifest was brought forth hchlll
cr examined It carefully Suddenly he
threw the document on the floor
"Damn vou and our ship Isn t barbed
wire contraband of war?" asked Schiller
At this point the chief cnglner walked
Hands up " said Schiller, as he pointed
the two revolvers at him The engineer
obeyed the command Tuatci the same
order was obeyed by the other ofllcers
The crew of 5G was not disturbed by
Schiller who warned the captain that If
he attempted to call them to his aid he
would blow up the ship nt once Toward
1ft nvinck Wednesday evening Schiller In
formed Captnin BerRiier that he wns going
to retire Before he went to bed he
made Captain Bergner lead him to the
cabin where the wireless room Is located
with the hutt end of the revolvers and
using theni simultaneously he crippled the
apparatus He also made Captain BerR
iier promise him that he wouldnt "double
cross" htm. as he expressed It
As he left the captain's cabin he asked
for some food Two platters containing
meats and coffee were brought In by the
East Indian chef. Schiller refused to toucn
the food placed before him. Instead he took
tho nlntier tilaced before the captain
"I'll eat the food placed before you and
you eat the grub placed before me You
sec. I'm not fond of Hast Indian poison
and If you are playing any sort of a
game to knock me out I want you to take
the count first." said Schiller, and the
captain agreed
SIGNAL FOR 1IKL.P.
Skipper Bergner navigated his ship to
ward the Delaware Capes On Thursday
morning Schiller went up on the bridge
He kept Riving orders to the captain and
crew His ordsrs were obeyed because
everybody felt certain that the supposed
bombs could be set off whenever Schiller
wanted to Thursday afternoon the ship
was a few miles from Lewes One of the
crew signaled to the Federal life-saving
station at Cape Henlopen The signal
given was "Piracy on board."
I guess I'll go ashore," iald Schiller
Captain. I want you to lower a lifeboat
and put mo ashore "
His wish was granted With two ofllcers
he was lowered Into a lifeboat Ho kept
pointing hla two revolvers at the ofllcers
Then the lifeboat of the Federal coast
guard appeared Schiller threw his two
revolvers In addition to another one
which was In his pocket overboard He
surrendered at once He was searched
and taken to the Custom House lockup
WATER ENGULFS MIXERS
WHO STRUGGLE TO SAFETV
Flood Up to Their Necks After Wall
Breaks
WU.KKS-HARRB, Ta.. March 31
Forty miners in the Dutler colliery of ttiu
Hillside Coal Company at lirowntowii
escaped death by wading through water
up to their necks when the mine was
flooded Only the quick action of James
Freartck saved the miners from death
Frearlck and three others broke through
an old working unexpectedly ami released
a big body of water that had collected In
the "Cork and Bottle" shaft that was
abandoned 20 years ago. In a few sec
onds water was up to their knees Nearby
were 37 miners and laborers at work
Frearlck, the only man who knew the
working, led his helpers to the men By
the time they were on the main gangway
the water was up to their pecks
BOON FOR COON HUNTERS
Sportsman Restocks Delaware County
Woods With Vanishing Game
MUOIA, Pa March 31 Deputy Sheriff
William U Muthuea, of Delaware County,
one of the most enthusiastic coon hunters
In this section, has purchased SO coons,
which he will liberate In thickly wooded
hills for breeding- Coons are. becoming
scarce In this county
Matlmes has called together a number
of coon hunters for the purpose of form-
lug a coon club.
ii.oo suMm bkawjiokk Tiiii-s
AtWSlc VUf V A- M- W114WM4 iso ifn.
KVENING LISDQER-l'HILADELPHIA. FBI DAY, MABCH 31.
REMONSTRANCES FAIL;
SIX LICENSES GRANTED
IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Anti-Liquor Forces Fought
Against Pottstown Appli
cations Jotikintown
Hotel Wins
TWELVE MORE OPPOSED
rfu a Staff Cormiiolidr it
NOtUltSTOW.V. March 31 Six of the
18 licenses nRiilnst the icnewal of which
remonstrnnces had been filed wero granted
by Judges Swarts nnd Miller today despite
tho very strenuous opposition of the "dry
forces In two of tne cases
Tho lucky F-itoonkoepers. whosn sus
peine wna relieved without navlng to wnlt
until all the hearings end. were William
Allison, of l.linerlck. nlenllne Kuhhiuin,
pioprletor of lllo Exchange Hotel. Nor-
iilstowni .Joseph Jackson, Mliigcpori .
Iliomns Hngeity roprlrtoi or hip mi
nion IIoiieo. Uld Yoik road, .lenklntown :
John J Slmtifeltrr Shlller House. I oils
i ...1.....1. '.i t.roitf in inn IpIiii
ton ii and
itnpii lipnnuptl r.H tpftrfl
Theie wi-tp no hemliiRS In the first three
i uses and Hip iimonst inure iiRiilust H.ir
ertv was withtliawn bv Upoirc Wnpner.
counsfl for the .MotitRitnei v County l.nw
And Older Society, when after several
witnesses weto eMiinlncd nnil two liours
consumed he Haw his caho collapse Tim
ipinonstinticp itRaliist Hip renewal nf t ip
two I'nttMown llceitsps was based on Hip
testlmotiv of ,nHh Strook an IS-yenr-old
hnv, who -s till ho bur- hern spived
nltoholli ill Inks in the places of both
Ncller and Sh.infelter Stiock was so
sturdy of build however that he looked
to be tievcial years past his mijorlty
'Ilio lieiuliiR In the lemoiistrnnce nRiilnst
thp renew nl of the license of Ihomns
Muhey nropi letoi of Hip MeClellnn
House', Notrlstowti, was finished today,
nftei which the case HRalnst Jolin V
Dillon, proprietor of the Colonial. Bridge
port, was taken up
ATTOUNEY l.S ASbAll.HD
Attorney WntiRer for the second time
since the License Court opened wns
chirRCd with not hnvltiR preptictl his
ense propel ly N II Larrelcie counsel
foi Dillon, raid that the ihaiges against
his client had been hi ought with the least
possible reRiilarltv nnd In defiance or the
legislative acts Roiemlng this mattPt
II was alleged that Dillon had told
whlskv to Samuel Frith uf Xorrlstown
when the latter was on the "blacklist"
Kilth on the stand wns quite Indignant
beciuse having consented to be placed
on thnt "blacklist- bv n ilergvnian ho
was sulisenucntly unable to obtain liquor
anywheie In Noiristown Consequcntlv,
he said, his reputntlon suffered greatly
nmoiiR his fellow townspeople who began
to think him a drunkard This he de
nied vehementh, asscitlng that he had
been Intoxicated but two or threo times In
his life prloi to being put on the 'black
list" Lewis Collicsh also -ald to have been
"blacklisted." said he had been sold from
U to 15 quints of whlbky In Dillon's place
in three months He said that he went to
Bridgeport dlrectlv across the Schuylkill
from here not because of Inability to ob
tntn alcoholic beverages In Xoirlstown. but
in otder to escape from the watchful eye
of his wife Colllesh raid he always kept
whisky 'i. his house "for medical pur
poses "
W0RST1S YET TO COME": FIVE
RUNAWAYS TO (iET "UCKIN'S"
Parents Promise Camden Judge Not
to Spare the Rod
Boyish howls of the good, old fashioned
"woodshed variety' are going to sllr up
the echoes In five Philadelphia homes to
day if one irate father and four nngry
mothers keep pledges they made this morn
ing to Recorder Stnekhouse, In Camden
Recorder Stackhouse discharged five
Philadelphia boys on the promise of the
parents that they would not spare the iod
when the lads arrived home One of the
parents declared that he had no rod In
tho house, but he pledged himself to use
a barrel stave The boys were arrested as
runaways and are Hdward Lonabaugh. IE
years old. 22 JO North 3d street. Herman
Kroesche 15 years old, 322 -West York
street. George Schwertzcr. 15 years old
2209 Philip street; Oscar Krlcbs, 2253
xv,riii Kh Kireet. and William rsau, i
years old, 2204 North 3d street
Tho hmi wero strolling along Market
stieet. In Camden, when Policeman Schnrr
asked them where they were going Thev
didn't know, so Schnrr escorted them to
the police station, where they were locked
up
A night In the lock-up was more than
the boy s bargained for. and they presented
a woe-begone appearance when they were
lined up before Recorder Stackhouse this
morning Hut they saw that the "worat
was yet to come" when they beheld their
parents
The father of the Kroesche boy served
as spokesman for the parents, and he
pleaded with the Recoider to discharge
the boys
"I don't know what's got Into my boy,
judge." he said, "but It you will let him
off I'll promise to Rive his hide u good
tanning when I get him hame. I'll give
him Huch a llckln' he won't be oble to sit
down for a week "
"We'll do the same, Judge," chorused the
mothers of the other lads Gloom settled
down on the five runaways Two of them
began to whimper
"All right," said Recorder Stackhouse,
"if you parents promise not to spare the
rod I II let them off this time "
Hotel in Lancaster Damaged by Fire
LANCASTER. I 'a March Jl Fire of
unknown origin this morning damaged the
four-story Imperial Hotel. West King
street, 12 W Urown. proprietor, and owned
by the Joseph llaefner estate to the ex
tent of $10,000 The fire started In a
iloset on the first floor and was not dis
covered until it reached the third floor
The big department store of Hager it
Bros adjoining was filled with smoke
Baltimore & Ohio R. R.
$2.00
Baltimore "nd Return
$2.50
Washington and Return
SUNDAY, APRIL 2
Siwclul Train l.falf. JltU A. CUe.lnut M.
Mullou 8.4U A. M.i 6UIU St. Million 8.IM
K. M. 7
JOiiJlATK FOB CIjAbiflFK'ATION
HKII WAliTUI-FKMLK
HOUbKWOKK VVblt ilrl to cook kiul do
general housework, no washing, family of
2 apartnwDt eUte wages expected F 158.
l.eder Ctnlrtl
QIKI.8, to work In hoilery mill! Miller
bouS' Co . MUU VVntmlmter vg
HELP WAlTia MM.K
BOY. IS )ra. of . to run errand, waste to
5ml iL Addreee 'D. J ' P 0 Boa 30uT
BOY U rea.1 eaUte ofBxe Apply In own haad
writing- JJ SS3 Ledger Office y
SALBSlfAN cjothlDX experience. C1I 80 to
a. fcalurdar, April 1, 144 Chcataut at..
mmik wt
linill mm I. Mil, Mini ,.,,.v. ,....,-...- - - ..nin,,,
of the Did TftMnr liquor house a whole-i have iiiikIp ni-nliRiilirnl foi ipi rtllljiil.
al Pstalillsluneni which Is one of the nil oMhn vtllmn from tho . erm in ml
rJiT,.."Ti'n ,,,,,,sl,mn ln,lwi.,rKM"S, .
SPY BARES PLOT
OF GERMANS TO
INVADE CANADA
Men Were to Be Recruited
From Interned Ships
in the U. S.
PLAN OF VON DER GOLTZ
WASHINGTON, Match 11 Details of
the plans which were evolved months ago
for the Invasion of Canada by n Hrpe
force of (lermins from the United States
Were made public hero today for the
first time by nlflclnls of the Department
of Justice The department had known
In n geueinl vvnj of these plans foi a
long time It was not until Hoist von dpr
Holt (ictmnii spy was icccntly broiiRht
hail, to this loulitrv from England to turn
Slnte'H evidence, that nil tit tbo details
weir obtained
nillclals sal. to-lay Hint vmi tier Holt
i wns Hip plilef nlnltrr Ho claimed I"
such vrsspls In Ltilteil States pom. om
ilnls riltt urn tier tlolt could have lilllll
tip h InrRp fin ce that way
1'I.ANMiD Knit MlWITIU.VS
thp nolnl nt which Cniiada will
to
Imvp bppit Invaded wns 'niincvvhcrn lit tho
Vortlnvest" mid not through UiitTiil" ns
rpiiciiiIIv believed II win said Hut the
ammunition which Cuptiiln linns Taiischer.
husband of Miiip liiulskl. and liow iindei
nr-est tu New ork Is nllcRed to hiivo
secreted along the Pmlflo onist was to
have been ucd In this expedition
Artel n Rrcnl in inv of the preliminary
plans had been made, von der Gollz lold
IVdoial ollliprs the uIipiiip wiih abandoned
ns being too fnntnstlo The plot to blow
up Hip Welliuul Canal was then decided
upon lie snld Von der Ooltr. has told of
ficials Hint Captain Tauschci made ar
iniigeni"iits lor Retl'iiR exploslics to !
used In blowing up the Wellniid Cnnnl
It became known this nfteitiomi that the
Government has innlei surveillance, icady
for ai i et the olhei men who It claims
were In the plot with I'liptnln Tnuschei
Kvldenip is at hand. It wan aulhoiltallvi Iv
said which will show ttia- Hiee five men
left New York with suit uses filled with
dvnamlte In SeptPinbei. IM-. going to
Huffalo in puiMiiinct' with tin-It plot to
blow up the Well. mil anal The live
were hndoved throughout their plottiiiR
Felix I.pv, counsel for Captnin Tim
scner. dt elated this n..eruooii that his
client had foi a Ioiir ttirr -leeu In the mu
nitions business and that Ills rccotd re
futed anv charge of wrongdoing
Von der GolU 1ms sworn that he was
In close communication all of tho time
with Captain von Papen. former German
naval attache here, who was lecallcd by
Ills Government at the lequesl of the
United States He told Federal officials
thnt Captain von Papen supplied money
to carry iiIoiir the work and offered ad
vice concerning the activities of the plot
ters SCIENCE TOO LATH TO SAVE IIEU
Woman Died of Gas Before Lunp;
Motor Was Applied
A doctoi at the Roosevelt Hospital
worked more than nn hour vv Ith a pulmotor
over Mrs Josephine Huncs, 122 Noble
street. In a futile effort to save hei life. Tho
woman had been dead from gas suffoca
tion an hour befoto she was brought to
the Institution, nnd the scientific ap
pliance used by the physlcinu to bring
her back to life was put Into opeiatlon
too late
Mrs Huncs was found dead yesterday
afternoon In her room by her daughter-in-law,
Mrs .Mary Hunes The room whs
full of gas Tho woman was accustomed
to leave the gas burning to dry tho d-imp
ntmosphere nnd It Is thought that the
flames was extinguished, leaving the flow
of gas
BREAKS NECK BY FALL
Matthew Gaily, Roofer at Frnnkford
Hospital, Has Chance to Recover
Said to have sustained u broken neck
and a fractured skull. Matthew Gaily, 48
years old, of 825 North 9th street, Is at
tho Frankford Hospital, nnd tho physi
cians theie say he has slight chance to
recover He was working on the roof of
a building being erected for the Abrasive
Material Company, Tacony and Bridge
streets, when he fell He struck several
rafters and when he wns picked up was
believed dead.
James Townscnd. 46 years old of Cam
den, fell from the same building, hut es
caped with only n. few minor bruises that
were treated nt the same hospital
Benefit for Hughey Dougherty
Hughey Dougherty, the famous black
face minstrel, remembered by thtee gen
erations of theatregoers. Is very III in tho
St Agnes' Hospital The old minstrel, who
is past his threc-score-ycars ami ton, has
been the favorite of the amusement world
for jenrs His friends are now ai ranging
a benefit for him
New Spring
BOOTS
at $4-25
One of the big features
of the Geuting spring
stock is the splendid
variety of new styles
shown at popular
prices.
Under present
leather conditions,
however, we will not
be able to duplicate
these shoes to sell for
less than $5.
1230
Market
Shoes and
Stockings
for the
family
(The Storas of
u
3 A? Vfl
MF
In Spits of the Big ReduciiqaaKvery Foot Profewonally Fitted.
Three Geuting Brother Supervising
WILKES-BAIUtE MERCHANT
FLIM-FLAMiMEI); LOSES $1800
Stranger Ties His Money in Hand
kerchief Presto, It's Gone
WliiKHS-IURRK. Pa , March ' -'"'l
dor Freed, merchant wns the ;'e1t'"1ft
film nammers here today nnd lost 1"
Freed was met by a straiiRcr on the
street, who asked him to accompany
him to the rnllrofid station Freed was
shown a roll of money said to contain
l a fow thousand dollars He was pronuseo
n icwnrd If he took the stranger """Y,"
I tho station nnd was asked to show his
.,.! Inlontlnns bv Oil IllC HlC StratlRCr
his money Freed Rot $1800 from tho
b-ink The strnnRei tied It Up In a hand
kerchief for him When the strntiRcr ills
appeared Freed opened the handkerchief
nnd found It filled with paper
QUAKERS WHO DISCUSS
WARLIKE TOPICS HIT
AT YEARLY MEETING
Lansdownc Friend Says lie
Fears Sentiment for Pre
paredness Is Creeping
to the Fore
$25,000 FOR P E A C E
Some of our good membets have failed
to take the supreme let of faith, nnd I
hen them openly discussing on stieet
coiners tho Mexican situation and othet
vim like topics. Instead of silting In Inn
quiet of tlu'lt homes nnd poiltiR ovet books
on peine, written In sonic of the worthy
Friends complained Heniimln Whltson.
of lailiFdnwnc. nl the Friends' 1 early
Meeting, lilt and Arch streets, today
"Instead of mtpportltiR pence, calm mid
Bond fellow ship, and decrying unfriend v
eonlllrt between nations nt nrins. snld
Mi Whltson "I fear there Is a distinct
sentiment cieeplng to the fote In our
midst tint Is in fivor of picparedness
Let us pacify these ngltntnrs who would
muse us to Rive Imttle with mn fellow
man Let those rei ahltrnnt Frlcndn be
tetlcent In expressing their views, out of
locally to the faith they represent The
spectnele of members of out societv dr.tR
rIiir the traditions of the faith In the dust
for blood lust Is to me nverpowcilttR "
Xo sooner had Mr Whltson sat down
lltnn Or John .1 Mullowncy. of the State
IIot.h1 of Henllli. and n recent recruit to
the Links of the Quakcls. lose to Ills feet
nnd urged the Friends to ndopt the Ser
mon on the Mount lis their only sword
and to if-o It In the defense of their stand
as pacifists.
He was supported ho.iilllv bv Joseph
Hlklnton. who begged that the tiny fund
of JlDflit set aside for tho peace commit
tee be swelled to n totnl of $25,000 nt
least. For pence nnd educational vvoik
atnonR the Indians the sum of $n.G00 wns
set aside by the Vcarlv Meeting
The Friends were urged to hnrk to "tho
still, small. Inner voice"' in "thee parlous
times to peace '
Reports on various Indian schools 'up
potted by the Quakei.s wero read, utter
which educational matters In genctal wcie
taken up
Improvement in public schools by "leaps
and bounds since 1810. making It dllll
cult for Friends' schools to compete, wna
made the basis of an appeal for a greater
appropriation to the Uducatlonal Commit
tee, iv lion Its report was read at tho con
cluding session One-third of Quaker chil
dren attend public schools because of their
superior elllclency. It was pointed out
Thirty -five hundred dollars for work of
the committee was naked by Thomas K
lliown Its chairman, principal of West
town School
I)r Ray nor W. Kelsev, professor of lits
tnty at Ilnvcrford College, pointed out
the boundless resources of tho State and
the need for continually increased nppio
prlatioiiH Several Friends eulogized the
public schools ,
PENNYI'ACKCK UNOPPOSED
S. Davis Pago Quits Historical So
ciety Contest
The flRht against ex-Governor Fenny
packer for the ptesldency of the His
torical Society of Pennsylvania has ended
with S Davis Page declining the nomina
tion for that oftlce. Mr PaRe sent a letter
to Ogden D Wilkinson requesting that his
name be withdrawn
Mr. rage explained thnt ho declined
the nomination beciuse of the fear that
a contest with the ex-Governor might
prejudice the best Intctests of the society
and create Irreparable nntagonlsms nmoiiR
Its members, lie expiessed the hope thnt
what Mr. Wilkin n nnd others have done
may attract iv atieniion ot mo council
of the society t" the need of reforming
some of the methods of employes, nnd
that a better maiingeincnt of the society's
affairs may he obtained.
Democrats to Meet Tonight
Reorganisation Democrats will meet nt
the Hellevue-Strntford this evening to go
over the State situation icgardlng candi
dates for the various otllces, and also to
consldei State party places A Mitchell
Palmer, who again is a candidate for
national committeeman, will bo theie. so
will ex-Judge Smith nf Clearfield County,
who Is a likely candidate for the sena
torial nomination Among the other con
ferees will bo Bruce Sterling, of Union,
town, and Roland S. Morris
pronounced gyting)
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FAMILIES FLEEING
SUSQUEHANNA FLOOD
Wilkcs-Barre Partly Inundated
and Suburban Points
in Grave Peril
WthKHS-ttARRt:. I'n . March 31 Sev
eral hundred families In the Wyoming
Valley nre endangered by the sudden rls
lug of tho Susquehnnna nnd nlmost com
plete Inundation of the lowlands The
stream hns reached ri depth ot 25 feet
here
Traffic between Wllkcs-Harre and WRt
Side stthurbnn towns has been cut oft by
the swollen condition nf the stream Main
thoroughfares nro under water nnd fam
ilies have been forced Into the Wcstmoor,
Hdwnrdsvllle Plymouth nnd MnRston sec
lions, while nt points north ot this city
Iho flood conditions took on- a scrloui
aspect.
Much nf Wcstmoor Is now under water
and cellars nie filled nnd Urea drawn
Many families have left, but others have
remained to look nftcr their possessions
Residents of this section weto nstlr
throughout the night nnd early todnv: n
town crier went from one street to another
wainlttR tho peoplo ot Hood dangers
tieorRO Ktizmnr. S yenin old. of Hd
wntilsvllle Is tho flisl Hood victim lie
wns walking iilong n tributary nt the Sus
quelniiiin lit the flooded men when he lost
his balance nnd fell Into the wntcr, being
carried down sttentn by the swift current.
Warm weather haw unused n quick thaw
on the mountains nntl nil creeks and
streams will reach n depth of 28 feet heto
before morning This will tnenn greater
ihttiRct to property In many sections
PENROSE AND VARE MEN
CLASH ON TAX INCREASE
Conllmiril from l'lmc One
he mndc for funds for the compensation
act and for the mothers' pension fund "
Chalttnan rinffnoy, without cxptesslng
either approval or dissent, then asked
Clt Solicitor Connelly to draw up nn
estimate of the amount needed for these
two Items
MAYOR AND CAUINUT THHRH.
When the meeting opened. Mayor Smith
nnd every member of his cnhlnct wns
present Although Director Twining was
present nt the icquest of the committee.
It wns Indicated that all consldetntlon ot
transit would probably he postponed until
next .Monday when tho Mayor himself
will take up this subject befoto tho com
mittee The Finance Committee, Chairman Gaff
ney announced, will meet on Monday,
Tuesday nnd probnbly on Wednesday, in
order to have nil tho legal points passed
upon as early as possible.
CUMMINS FIGHTS ARMY BILL
Opens War in Senate on Plan for
261,000 Volunteers
WASHINGTON', March 31 Senator
Cummins, of Iovvu, opened the fight In
the Semite today to kill the provision In
the Chamberlain army bill creating u
Fedeial volunteer army of 2G1.000 men
Ho Introduced nn nmenttment to strike out
the whole section relating to the vol
unteer army At the samo time he offered
sovernl other amendments to Improvo the
national guard
Roth Cummins and Senator Poiperene,
nf Ohio, proposed amendments ci eating
a national Ruard section of tho Rcneral
stuff
Senator Hoke Smith Introduced his
nrmy vocational training plan as an
amendment to tho Chamberlain bill. Scn
utot H.udwkk. of GeorRla, proposed tin
nmendment to detail reRtilar urmy ofllcers
to net ns Instructor In military educa
tion in all school and colleges navlng mora
than DO male students
PORK BARREL BILL IN HOUSE
Republicans Vote Against Taking Up
of Measure
WASHINGTON. March 31 A political
pork ban el squabble began In tho Houso
today Representative Sp.irkman. chair
man of the Rivers and Harbors Commit
tee, called up the annual rivers nnd har
bor appropriation bill carry tug about $10,
000,000 for watctway improvements
Republican Leader Mann forced a polit
ical roll call on the question of taking up
tho measure The Republicans generally
voted against It In older to embarrass
the Democrats The measure vns taken
up by an overwhelming vote. Tho House
began seven hours of general debate on
the hill
SiSW"i'NN'- N A- -
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Our New Spring
I Wf
$
"Made in a variety of handsome effects ,m
mixed overcoatings $20 and $25
Jacob Reed's Sons
1424-1426 CHESTNUT STREET
TWO ALLEGED
BRITISH SPIES
ARRESTED HERE
Accused of Espionage by
Exporters of Oil and
Chemicals t
ONE HELD, ONE FREED
J
t'nrftrt rtf tntr-nrtitrvtlt. I
Urltlsh consul In this city nnn nnulV
containing a mass of itata "StlaHn
large shipments of oil nnd chemical L
Plirntinnti mtthUl.n .. 'iUla 101
possession of Charles Crosson, 314J Bi?J'S
xiHKiHiriiie iviiRiey lotlnj on Hie n,. &
lion of havlnir tresimii ., , .c.e ..nccurW
of 12 F llotichtoii Xr c n,,; ..pWrtjUii
Aftmf dImai ' esi Sonl' ,
- Sonl
12. F Houghton & Co nio cxtiori... .
nil and the nillclals nf the . omptnv r! ll
that Ciosson Is nn Hngllsh spy cmn?
by the 1 1ngush Government to nJr7.d
If the Houghton Company Is niakfn. n
shipments of oil and chemicals hV.'
many l0 "
Ij 12 Murphv, vice president of m.
company, testified Hint for more than i! 4
weeka Ciosson has been hinging r0j U
tho Houghton plant, questioning drif. )l
and mnkitiR Inquiries from other .m
IlloVPN Ito B.nlil Hint I' i... .'"I"
. " nun nadd
oti vvngons of tho company t reim,
vnnla freight stations and made notes ai
to tho destination uf oil nnd chemlenl
shipments '
Tho police say thnt one ot Crosson'.
ttnlnlvnnlra iiniilnliin.l I I.-. .. . vl m
:'.;..,.""... " " ":,,M ,.
.mi .mil iiii'iinou concerns in eastern "
Pennsylvania. New Jersey Mnryl.md ana '
,c....t... iivj mr.,i iinego mat they
found In Crosson's possession cards of In.
ttodticllon from Sir Wilfred Poel for
mer British consul In this city
Tho two men were nrrested yesterday
ns suspicious charncteis. ami taken to
the Front and Westmoreland sttects sta
Hon Kmployos notified the heads nf th
concern thnt the two men wero cxamln
Iiir consignments of nil and Vice Treil
dent Murphy, Herbert Rnppold, purchas-'
lug agent, nud J Decker, superintendent
ot tho plant, uishcd Into tho yard The
two men ran nvvny, and the officials
chased them for several blocks The men
were distant itiR their pursuers when they
vvcio rounded up by tho polke
The Itrltlsh Consulate today disclaimed
nil knowledge of Crosson N"o official
statement would bo given
There's One
Born Every
Minute
TOMORROW night will
be "Cut-Up" night at
the Hanover. All
sensible folks will be on
hand to enjoy the foolish
ness of the occasion.
Menu'and souvenirs will
be a pleasant surprise.
Tables reserved.
Refined Dancing
ftjte
ANOVER
Twelfth and Arch Sts.
(Entrance on Jlth fit i
CLAUDR M. JI0111I, Slgr
Overcoat
CIV S V v ss , ' A
"RITE$HAPE" J
'25
20
an
Decidedly the smartest Spring
Overcoat of the season, it iSja three
button single - breasted coat made
with a narrow peaked lapel, and
with its front edge receding a total
width of twp and one half inches
from top button to the lowest edge
of the coat, giving a "suppressed -waist"
effect, Coat has an attached
belt in back and two box plaits
extending five inches above belt.
Skirt is cut with a slight flare and
inverted plait in centre, which
reaches to belt line. ' The general
effect is very smart,
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