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EVENING! LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1916.
IRT TO SETTLE
WQRLD DISPUTES
ORGED BY TAFT
;PW?miinnt Tribunal Plan
Upheld in Afldress Before
the Peace League
WILSON ON PROGRAM
Oncar Straus Attacks Vast Arm
aments Thomas Raeburn
White Among Speakers
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Peace League Proposals
to End Strife of Nations
.We bcllcvo it to be desirable for
tho "United States to join a league
of nations binding the signatories to
the following t
First All Justiciable questions
arfsintf between the signatory Pow
ers, not settled by negotiations,
Bhall, subject to the limitations of
(treaties, be submitted to a judicial
tribunal for hearing and judgment,
both upon the merits and upon any
issue as to its jurisdiction of the
question.
Second. All other questions aris
ing between the signatories and not
settled by negotiations shall be sub
mitted to a council of conciliation
for hearing, consideration and
recommendation.
Third. The signatory Powers
shall jointly use forthwith both
their economic and military forces
against any one of their number that
goes to war, or commits acts of hos
tility against another of the signa
tories, before any question arising
shall be submitted as provided in the
foregoing.
Fourth. Conferences between the
.signatory Powers shall be held from
time to time to formulate and codify
rules of international law, which,
unless some signatory shall signify
its dissent within a stated period,
shall thereafter govern in the de
cisions of the judicial tribunal .men
tioned in article one.
WASHINGTON, May 26. In a lengthy
address, replete with legal citations and
statements of precedent, former President
Taft defended tho plan for the establish
ment of a permanent court to decide all
Justiciable questions arising between na
tions as fathered by the League to Enforce
Peace. As president of the league, which
was organized In Independence Hall last
June, the former Chief Executive presided
over the nrst annual convention of tho or
ganization and replied In detail to the
objections that have been raised In various
quarters against Its plans.
The convention Is one of the most notable
ever held In Washington and will come to a
climax tomorrow night when President Wil
son Is expected to discuss International
arbitration and Indicate why he does not
consider the time ripe for a renewal of hit
original offer of mediation to the Europeaf
Selllgerents.
FORMER PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS.
In opening his address Mr. Taft explained
that he had be'en assigned to reply 'to the
constitutional objections raised against .the
first and third planks in the platform of'the
League. The flrix. provides for tho estab
lishment of a permanent court and the third
for the enforcement of the decisions of such
permanent court by the military and naval
forces of the signatories to the convention.
In connection with tho first objection the
claim has been-ralscd that It would be Im
possible to decide what questions are and
what are not Justiciable and .also that
the President and Senate have no authority
under the Constitution to enter Into such
an agreement The court would, Mr. Taft
explained, decide this question Itself upon
Its merits. The right to enter Into such on
agreement, the speaker argued, Is certain.
Be said:
"The United States is a nation, and from
a foreign standpoint a. sovereign nation
without limitation of Its sovereignty; It
may, therefore, through Its treaty-making
power, consent to jiny agreement with other
Powers relating to matters that are usually
considered and made the subject of trea
ties." RIGHT TO MAKE TREATIES.
Mr. Taft then cited various precedents,
which he explained showed the undlsputable
authority of the President and Senate to
enter into arbitration treaties along the
lines suggested by the league. The Senate
already was on record, he said, as favor
ing the establishment of a permanent In
ternational prize court.
Taking up the objections to the third
Plank, permitting the use of the military
and naval forces of tho signatory nations
to enforce the decrees of the court, which,'
It Is claimed, violates the Constitution by
taking away from Congress the power to
declare war, Mr. Taft took sharp Issue with
former Secretary of State Bryan. Tho
latter recently declared to the take Mohonk
Conference that the plank violated the Con
stitution. In this connection Mr. Taft said:
"I venture to think that this view Is
wholly without foundation. Although It Is
Dot necessary. I am willing to accept the
assumption that Bome kind of a council
ahould be appointed by the Powers to make
the announcements when the time had come
for the use of economic and military forces
against the recalcitrant member. Does that
take away from Congress the power to
declare war! It does npt,
POWER OP CONGRESS.
"If the wa,r Is a. foreign one It could not
be. begun under the Constitution until
Congress had declared war con
Stress might decline to exercise Its power
and declare war. What would be the effect
of that! It would merely be a breach of
faith on the part of the United States and
We would not go to war. If Con
gress falls to declare war and thus comply
wHh the binding; obligations created by the
treaty-making .power then It merely breaks
the contract of the Government It Is left
to Congress to carry out that which we In
a constitutional -way have agreed to do,
thus to Impose In a constitutional way by
treaty an obligation on Congress Is not to
Ink away Its. power to discharge It or
refuse tq discharge it"
As proof Mr. Taft cited the treaty with
Panama under which the United States
guarantees the Independence of that re
public "We are under obligations to do
o," he said, "but If war must be declared
to. keep that pisdge Congress must declare
it,'" A similar condition exists In regard to
Cuba, the former President said,
ARMAMENTS FAjr. BAYS STRAUS.
The militarist pot can't call the pacifist
kettle black Oscar S. Straus, former Am
basaador to Turkey, declared In his speech,
Xi pacifists are disappointed at the apparent
kit tjf results of Tho Hague conference,
to militarists may -well withhold Inch? Jeers
tow minutes. lie said, while; they think
rr their own. shortcomings.
2PU armaments, urged as the best
WOftj K trine: about permanent peace," he
Ma sur csrautuy mita as decisively.
iMfMjy more appallingly, than have
jsjsfu advocate.
I "NaWms juusUUta nor might, unless doml.
cMftt, can actueve permanent
ta3 h iiMMgbt tba prasaet war hid
conquest and hunger for territory, Mr.
Straus said he favored armaments. ,
pAoFESaOR CLARK'S PLEA.
''Peaca will be safest and most perma
nent If the Allies win," said Prof. John
Rates Clark, of the Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace, "though Without
crushing their opponents. The Allies In
clude four great Powers, and the balance
between them affords an assurance that no
one of them will Vehture hereafter to con
quer European territory. ' The' fimaller
States WoUld be safer under Such ft Com
monwealth of hatlons than Under the domi
nance of any orts Power, Even Countries
far removed from Europe are Interested In
which of the two groups of combatants
shall' form the nucleus of the future com
bination." Unenlightened nations those not power
ful enough nor Intelligent enough to maintain
order within their own borders would have
to be excluded from any world peace league,
for ft time, said Thomas Raeburn White, of
Philadelphia.
BARN IN WHICH LIGHTNING KILLED TWO GIRLS AND MAN
.&
MEXICAN BANDIT CHIEF,
CERVANTES, TERROR OF
NORTH, SLAIN IN BATTLE
Americans Attacked by Outlaw
Band South of Las Cruccs.
Had Terrorized Section by
Repeated Raids
ONE U. S. SOLDIER KILLED
WASHINGTON, May 2G. General
Funston recommended to the War De
partment today that Fort Sam Houston,
San Antonio, Tex., be the plncc for hold
ing the court-martial of 116 Texas
militiamen who failed to respond for
muster for border duty. He nlso sub
mitted a list of regular army and militia
officers to constitute the court. Presi
dent Wilson was expected to take
formal action in ordering the court.
FIELD HEADQUARTERS, Nnmlqulpa,
Mox.. May 2B (via radio to Columbus, N. M
May 26. Candelario Cervantes was killed
by American troops south of Cruces today,
Cervantes was the lcador of tho bandits
who have been terrorizing this section of
Mexico for many months, and who has
been relentlessly pursued by tho various
detachments which form the punitive expe
dition. Ho was killed after ho attempted to rush
a party of engineers who were repairing a
road about six miles south of Cruces, about
9 o'clock today. It is estimated that there
were about 30 In the attacking party.
Three Americans were wounded, one of
whom died shortly after the engagement.
WASHINGTON, May 26. Offlclal con
firmation of the battle between Americans
and Vlliistas In which ono American was
killed and two wounded reached the War
Department at noon today. General Funs
ton reported that two Mexlpans, Candelario
Cervantes ana Jose uencome, were Kiuca.
The fight lasted 45 minutes. The American
force, Funston stated, consisted or n ma
chine gun detachment of seven men from
the 17th Infantry.
News of tho attack was sent at once to
the United States garrison at Las Cruces.
and a cavnlry company, under command of
Lieutenant B. T. Marchant, of New York,
attached to the 13th Cavalry, was sent In
pursuit of the bandits. The bandits had
their fire returned by the engineers and had
fled In disorder Into Almeda Canon to get
Into the Bacora country. A troop of the
11th Cavalry, under Captain Guy Cushman,
also started In pursuit
Cushman's command overtook the bandits
"and engaged them. Two of the Mexicans
were killed nnd a number wounded. Cer
vantes was one of the dead. His body was
Identified by tho Mayor of Las Cruces.
By General Pershing's order, the bodies
were brought here for further Identification.
Both Mexicans were killed by George O.
Hulitt, of the 17th Infantry Machine-Gun
Company, who was himself wounded.
It Is believed hero that Cervantes did not
Intend to attack the roadworkers, but that,
closely pursued, he tried to cross the valley
and ran Into them.
"The death of Cervantes will have a good
effect as far as clearing up the bandit sit
uation In this vicinity is concerned," said
General Pershing.
Two Girls and Escort Crushed
in Nicetown Barn, Where
Party Sought Refuge
From Tempest
LIGHTNING PLAYS
, M4ffTWi, rtwVl 4isfee or one.
GAVIRA-PERSIIING PARLEY
EXPECTED TO BE FUTILE
EL PASO, Tex., May 26. Opinion was
expressed here today that the proposed con
ference between General Gabriel Gavlra,
the commander of the Carranztsta forces on
the border, and Brigadier General John J.
Pershing' will come to naught. If It Is held
at all.
According to General Gavlra, the con
ference la sought to arrange for co-operation
In patrol duty. General Gavlra'o
sphere of activity has been enlarged to
such an extent by General Alvaro Obregon,
tho Minister of War In the de facto Gov
ernment of Mexico, that he now has Juris
diction over all the border territory In Mex
ico from Coahulla to fionora. He declared
today his purpose In seeking a conference
was to prevent the possibility of friction
botween the Carranzlsta and American
troops doing patrol work, and this could
easily be arranged It Brigadier Genera!
Pershing would Inform him as to the pre
cise location of the American forces.
"I have Just been placed In command of
all the Mexican forces on the border and
naturally it Is desirable that I know ex
actly where the American patrol forces are
located In order that I can place my pa
trols where .they will not come In conflict
with the Americans," said General Gavlra.
'The Mexican commander expressed the
opinion that It would not be necessary for
Brigadier General Pershing to get permis
sion from Washington or from Major Gen
eral Funston. to hold such a conference.
MEXICAN 3I0B STONES U. S.
SOLDIERS; GENERAL INJURED
COLUMBUS, N. M. May 28. Carranza
soldiers and civilians at Caeas Grandes
stoned an American truck train In command
of Captain Harper, coming north from Na
mlqulpa, on Wednesday afternoon. Injuring
a truck squad foreman and several drivers.
The train arrived here with an account
of the attack, Acting on orders of Captain
Harper, the Americans fired no retaliatory
shots at their assailants, but merely put on
additional speed and drew away In a
shower ol stones and clubs.
The men's hurts are painful but not
serious.
The attack Is the second to which truck
trains operating between here and General
Pershing's post have been subjected. Sol
diers accompanying the train as guards de
clared the situation was fast becoming
grave along General Pershing's line of com
munication. Numerous times they were
forced to stop and cut barbed wire which
had been placed across the deeply rutted
roads to block their progress.
TROOPERS NOW IN 5IEXIC0
WILL STAY, CABINET DECIDES
WASHINGTON. May M. With a full
attendance for the first time In several
weeks; the Cabinet today, at a two-hour
sesatoji. discussed fully the Mexican situa
tion. It was learned after the meeting ad
journed that no new action was decided
upon. The. punitive expedition will remain
where it ta .at present. It was stated. The
new not from Carranza, now en route to
thlsr city by courier, was not discussed.
Secretary of State Lansing; attended to
day's meeting. Although not fully recov
ered fram itl4 recent illness, ! expects to
resume bis duiUa at the Sta.t Dipartnwnt
Facts in Great Storm of
Wind, Rain and Lightning
Three killed.
At least 12 injured; one expected
to die.
A $20,000 fire caused by lightning;
much other damage.
Duration of storm, one hour.
Rainfall, 1.01 inches.
Wind velocity, 37 miles nn hour in
city; 75 or more in suburbs.
Trees, roofs, chimneys blown
down.
Many poles, chimneys, masts and
buildings struck by lightning in ter
rifying electrical display.
Storm preceded by warmest tem
perature of season, 85 degrees.
Three persons dead and many Injured,
one probably fatally. Is tho toil of the
severest electrical storm of the season,
which swept the city late yesterday, caus
ing Arcs and other damage, flooding tho
streets nnd demolishing trees and buildings.
The dead nre:
MISS FLORENCE SMITH. 18 years old, 211.1
Westmoreland street.
MISS MARIE WHEATON. 10 yearn old. 2033
Juil.on trKt. ,,
LEWIS WHITE, 23 years old, 2015 West Clear
field street.
Tho Injured: -
MRS. ELIZABETH MAI.SFELD. (IT years old,
ion Market Htrcet, probHbly fatally burned:
Jefferson Hospital.
MRS. MAROAKET Kl'RIOER. IS years old.
2121 WeBtmorelnnd street. lirulneH.
JOHN JOHNSON. 23 years old, 2031 West In
diana avenue, bruises.
KOROE EAI.ES. 10U Market street, burns:
Pennsylvania Hospital.
MRS. OEOItOB EALUS. 100 Market street,
burns.
HELEN DEEdCN. 8 year old. 2130 Cnllmvhlll
street, struck by a sign: Gnrretson Hospital.
WILLIAM EDDY. 30 ytnr old. 2022 South 22d
street, collided with wagon; Garretson Hos
pital. CHARLES DEERS. 4821 Taconv street, struck
by bicycle, Internal injuries; Franktord Hos
pital. RESERVE POLICEMAN MANLEY. Btunned by
llchtnlnc-.
Tho three deaths occurred when the vic
tims were crushed under tho debris of a
150-ycar-old stono barn on the Peltz farm.
Nicetown, which was struck by lightning.
Johnson and Mrs. Kuriger were caught by
the ruins, but dragged themselves to safety.
The othors were Instantly killed, either by
the lightning or by the falling walls of the
shell of the barn In which the party sought
refuge from the storm.
Another bolt played havoc with tho Eales
restaurant at 106 Market street, a four
story building that was destroyed by Are
following the lightning.
It was to have been opened today. Floor
oil helped spread the flames after lightning
Ignited It, and Mrs. Wolzfeld, her daughter,
Mrs. Eales, and granddaughter, Bessie
Eales, were barely rescued by Reserve Po
licemen Manley and Clark. Mrs. Walzfeld
was badly burned. Manley was stunned by
the bolt. About 120,000 damage was done
by the llames, which spread to the two ad
joining buildings.
The storm, borne by a 37-mlle wind,
veiled the city In darkness that lasted for
an hour. Preceding it the highest temper
ature attained this year, 85 degrees, was
reached. The torrents of rain flooded the
streets, tying up traffic in many places.
LIGHTNING WORKS HAVOC.
Lightning struck at many places In the
city and suburbs. Three painters working
on the schooner Thomas Goodard, In dry
dock at Cramps' shipyards, were slightly
Injured when a bolt shattered ths ship's
foremast. Lightning struck the wireless
mast of the battleship Alabama, lying In
the back channel at League Island, and
burned out the wireless equipment and
every fuse on the vessel. A 30-foot splinter
was chipped off the flagpole of the Southern
High School for Girls, 13th street .and
Snyder avenue. It narrowly missed a
Snyder avenue trolley car as It fell,
A heavy bolt striking the chapel of the
Carmelite Convent at Oak Lane caused a
momentary panic among 300 little children,
who had just been consecrated, and their
elders. The lightning crashed through a
rose window, destroying It, and a blue ball
bounde'd across the root of the edifice. No
one was hurt.
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By ledger I'hoio Patrol.
Here is shown what is left of the old stone barn on tho Pelz farm, on
the upper side of the Port Richmond branch of tho Reading Railway,
at Nicetown, where three picnickers met death yesterday afternoon
in the crash caused by a bolt. Above1 appears the only remaining wall.
Below is the debris in which the bodies Avcro found.
STORM DOES $100,000 DAMAGE
IN LANCASTER COUNTY
LANCASTER, Pa., May 26, A part of
Lancaster County awoke this morning to
find Its fertile farms swept by a terrillo
wind and electrical storm which left in Its
wake at least 25 bams, tobacco sheds and
outbuildings a mass of ruins. The prop
erty damage Is estimated at 1100,000. Na
loss of human life Is reported, although a
large amount of live stock perished.
The storm oentred about the village of
Neffsville, four miles northeast of this city.
Here the greatest damage was done.
The family of Amos Burkhart, a pros
perous fanner, was driven In haste from
home, when a moment after the gale had
blown over a larg barn on the farm, It
veered and crashed through the rear ot the
house, tearing out a huge gap.
A large shed standing in the yard of the
Neffsville Hotel was picked up bodily by
the wind, and after being carried a distance
ot a hundred feet, was set down across the
State road. As a result all t radio was
blocked on this highway for eight hours.
The villages of Wltmer. Eden and George
town also suffered severely. At Quarry
vlil and Strasburg hall fell In Urge quan
tities. The stont rJ of great s!9 n4
fcrcxe tbownda ot pane ot glass. Many
greenhouses arc In this section. Among
the henviest Ipsers nre: Amos Burkhart,
Neffsville ; W. S. Kauffman, proprietor of
tho Neffsville Hotel; Grayblll Long, near
Neffsvlllo; Ell Landls. Neffsville; Lancaster
Country Club ; II. K. Landls, near Lan
caster ; Jacob Krekler, Eden ; Frank JIos
tetter, near Eden: J. E. Baker, Wltmer;
Frank Althouse, "Georgetown ; Charles B.
Hcrr and Rufus Horr, Strnsburg; Edward
Bowermaster, Georgetown, and Benjamin
Landls, Lltltz Pike.
With tho exception of a number of tele
phone poles blown down nnd trees uprooted
this city escaped all damage.
STORM HITS WEST CHESTER
AND VICINITY; HOUSES STRUCK
Much Damage Done to Roads Recently
Improved
WEST CHESTER. Pn., May 2C A ter
rific thunderstorm broke over this placo
late yesterday. It was ono of tho hardest
storms for years for about hulf ;n hour
and rain fell In torrents.
The residences of Howard Darlington
and Bailey Cooper, on West Barnard
street, were struck and the roofs badly
damaged. The Darlington houso was fired,
but the blaze caused little damage. In the
country west of - this place the storm was
unusually hard a'nd.'rulned a large amount
of the work dopo, on the roads by the
amateur road workers In celebration of
"Good Roads Day,"
Lightning- destroyed two poles of the
Downlnglown trolley line near Copeland
and communicated to telephone lines, put
ting at least 50 phones out of commission.
Many Instruments were also burned out
In this place.
METHODISTS INCREASE
WIDOWS' PENSIONS
Women Will Receive Three
Quarters of Sum Paid to
Retired Pastors
Great Dnmnse Done at Riverton
RIVERTON, N. J., May 26. The storm
late yesterday uprooted trees. Roofs were
crushed at the residences of Samuel Mac
Mullln and Michael Faunce. A power
yacht belonging to J. Lawrence Llpplncott
dragged Its anchor and was blown ashore,
but suffered no damage. The electric lights
were put out of commission and for a
time tho lives of pedestrians were In great
danger from the high-tension wires. Trains
westbound were held up by telegraph poles
blown across the tracks at East Riverton.
Hail Covers Boardwalk at Shore
ATLANTIC CITT, May 26, .Hall
smashed hundreds of windows In the hotel
and cottage districts and did much other
damage during a freak storm late yester
day. On the Boardwalk thousands of
strollers rushed for shelter when the storm
began. The wooden deck was so coated
with Ice that people slipped and fell .while'
they hurried for piers and other havens.
Cows Killed by Lightning
LANCASTER, Pa May 26, A severe
storm swept over the eastern and southern
sections of Lancaster County hut night.
Near Krelders Station the barn of the
Rev. Jacob ICreider was struck by light
ning and damaged. Near Oregon a herd ot
cows belonging to Jacob Esbenshade were
killed by lightning. Many fruit and shade
trees were blown down.
Building at Lebanon Collapses
LEBANON. Pa., May 36 Employes of
the Welmer Chain "Works escaped Injury
late yesterday when a testing building col
lapsed during a storm. Rain and hal,
accompanied by high winds, caused much
damage throughout the Lebanon Valley.
Hall destroyed many fruit trees.
Barn,. Hit by Lightning, Burns
MT HOLLT. N. J., May 26 Lightning
yesterday started a fire that burned a large
barn on the Wlaham, farm, near here. Most
ot the contents -were saved. The loss Is
about J1000, partly covered by Insurance.
300 Ohio Pottera on Strike,
BAST LIVERPOOL, o.. May 26 Three
hundred drawers In potteries here and at
Nsweil. W. Va., struck hers yesterday.
No demands were made upon the employing
companies. It was stated, but It was under
stood the men were dissatisfied with the
wage scale discussed last week by ths
United States potters' Association and. tn
Nations! Brotherhood, eX Operative Potters,
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y May 26.
Widows of Methodist Episcopal clergymen
hereafter will receive three-quarters of tho
sum -paid to retlrod pastors, under a pen
non rule adopted by the Methodist General
Conference today. Heretofore they re
celvod only one-hnlt the retired pay.
Two reports, to be considered later, were
submlttod today. One nsked a referendum
on the proposal to allow laymen to becomo
members of the conference. The other
would give a pastor n year's leave of ab
sence every ten years without loss of
grade.
The conference voted to adjourn Monday.
BANDIT GETS 10 YEARS IN
GERMANT0WN HOLD-UP
Beneficial Loan Society Robber
Admits He Owes 53 Years
in Prison Terms
An argument that he already owed 53
years and 8 months in prison sentences and
would bo more than 80 years old if he
served them all was advanced by Frederick
Magulre. alias James Parker, when he stood
beforo Judge Barratt in Quarter Sessions
Court today.
He had pleaded guilty on four bills of In
Ulctment following. the robbery of the office
of the Beneficial Loan Society. Germantown
and Erie avenues: Judge Barratt Imposed
a sentence of not less than nine nor' more
than ten years In the Eastern Penitentiary
for this offense. . He dented the prisoner's
request to be turned over to the Federal
authorities to serve out sentences unfinished
because, ,he had- escaped from prison
guards. ,
"I believe you .have played the game
according tp Its peculiar rules," said Judge
Barratt. "but we, cannot permit men to
equip themselves with a revolver and go
out and hold up people whenever they want
money."
"The gun was' all a bluff," replied
Magulre, "and these people, fell for it, I
had no Intention of hurting . anybody, I
held up a train In California by myself and
didn't even hurt the messenger. I have
never hurt anybody with a gun In my'
life.
Magulre.'s career covers .2$ years. He
was arrested In Capetown, South Africa,
for the Illegal purchase of uncut diamonds.
Paroled from the California Penitentiary
at. Folsom, he became private secretary
to the Lieutenant Governor of that State.
He escaped from the New York prison at
TJreat Meadow, from the California Peni
tentiary, and from two guards while being
taken from:the Federal Prison at Leaven
worth, Kan.j to Portland, Ore.
He was arrested In this city in 1912
while on the Hth floor of the Bellevue
Stratford annex, then In course of con
struction, while trying to swing by a rope
.to the main building of the hotel. A mag
istrate discharged him at that time.
Magulre Is a man ot education, of suave
manner and displayed Intelligence In bis
argument today. He. attempted the holdup
at the loan society office, he said, because
his wife was, HI in New York and he needed
money In a hurry
Gold Crown for Yenlzelos
PARIS, May $8, The electors of Ml(y
lene, home of former Premier VenUelos, of
Greece, have opened a subscription, which
already totals 000. with the object or pre
senting to M- VenUelos, a crown of gold set
with precious stones, says a Havas dls-
paicn rrom Atnens.
Auto Huns Over Delaware Girl
NEWARK, Del. May 28 Jennie Tweed.
aged It years, was seriously Injured
when she was knocked down and run over
ty an automobile driven by Alfred C
Stilts. She is la the Homeopathic Hospital,
yi tuuuitsion.
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Director Itrusett Reviews
Auto Death Toll in City
Director Krusen on nuto death
"Since 1B06 nearly 400 persona
have been killed by automobiles in
this city.
"Drivers of motor vehicles should
be required to pass n physical exam
ination with particular reference to
their vision and hearing, also a
strict technical examination.
"Philadelphia might well adopt
the use of 'play streets' where traf
fic is suspended, especially in neigh
borhoods where playgrounds nre .not
provided.
"Motorcycles are responsible for
many accidents by their reckless and
daring coasting.
"Children 'frequently are the vic
tims of moving vehicle accidents.
Parents, therefore, Bhould forbid
them to play in the streets." '
MAYOR AND POLICEMAN
DEMUR TO MANDAMUS
File Objection to Proceedings in
Which Political Activity
Is Alleged
Mayor Smith .and tho other defendants,
ngnlnst whom mandamus proceedings were
Instituted prior to the election to force 'the
dismissal of police officers for political
activity, today filed a demurrer In Com
mon Pleas Court No. 1, making a technical
attack on the petition anklng for the man
damus. In addition to the Mayor, Pollca Lieu
tenants John Echtermeyer nnd Frank Hue
tor and Policemen Thomas-Bromloy and
Oeorga Barber concurred in filing the de
murrer. These men were nmong those whoso
romoval' was nsked on account of alleged
political scHvlty.
Tho demurrer Is based upon the con
tention that the petition for tho mandamus
does not have n sufficient basis In law to
authorize tho court to grant n writ, against
the Mayor.
It Is nlso averred In tho demurror that
the Mayor Is without authority or power to
dUmiss cither the lieutenants or the 'police
men summarily for the reasons stated by
the petitioner, as the Act ot 188S (Bullitt
Bill) provides that policemen nnd firemen
can be dismissed only after a trial, and it
lodges tho power of fixing tho penalty to be
Imposed on the offenders. If found guilty,
in the Director of Publto Safety,- and the
act provides that the findings of nny court
of trial or Inquiry of policemen shall bo of
no effect until approved by tho Mayor.
Further grounds of demurrer are ns
follows:
"That there Is -no allegation In tho peti
tion that tho Mayor has approved tho
findings of tho Police Board of Trial, If
any trial was held.
"That the matters for which mandamus
Is sought nre matters within the discretion
of tho Mayor.
'That there is no allegation that tho
Mayor used his discretion or that ho used
it or neglected to use it In bad faith.
"That the act known as tho Shern law
Imposes no duty on the Mayor to dismiss
policemen from the sen-Ice In any othor
manner than that prescribed by the Bullitt
bill."
In conclusion the demurrer declares that
tho petition tor tho mandamus is defcctlvo
In other respects, lncks tho requisite aver
ments for judicial action and 1b vague, In
formal and Insufficient. Under those cir
cumstances it Is averred the court Is without
jurisdiction to grant the petition and the
respondents ask that tho petition -for a.
writ of alternative .mandamus be dissolved,
Tho demurrer; will be heard by Court
No. 1 on a date yet to bo fixed.
0RPET JURY MAY NOT
Bfi CHOSEN FOR WEEKS
Lawyers DeMo? Plcldng j
Men in. County Where
Case Is Tried
WAUKEOAN, III., May 87.fror ,.
time since the Orpet trial began ... ""'
today commenced BerloUa 'V
whether they, will be able to obtain IT
to decide the fate of the younJ J"
question of whether Will Oret u vn lh'
Lambert or whether Ihl gfrl h& Mi16n
the. cyanide that caused her acan
spalring of ever getting i ,, r in
forming population, th5 Vtornew tUrZtf'
the business men of the small lLn!d
Lake County. The first "loSTLi ?'. in
failed to develop a srhgle juryman. nM ht
Whether these veniremen be poor m. .
rich men or beggatmen, It appears tw ft
have multitudinous reasons whv tii. S-T
be unable to fairly dee. HeNhe?i2S '1
Lambert was murdered or commil..i 'i,8?.
Honing of tho last of the seven hundrM
A newtvcnlre of 300 men-th" ilS
was ready and waiting for them when h
finished. The trial Is approaching tifS
of Its stand week, and from the proseffl .
at opening of court today, it seems Imriv
able that the taking of lostlmony"be
for severnl weeks yet, If then. 8 n
ThoJ,.ro(,ecilt!on tm,ay t00k "teps to fore.
Mrs. Edward Orpet, the boy's mother t
turn over to the court several letters written,
to her by her Bon about the time that 1 hi.
on Lambert's body was discovered hilt
hidden In the snow of Helm's woods, la.!
February. Tito attorneys said they vrouS.
nsk that tho letters bo -Impounded Th.
declined to state whnt they expected r
get from the letters. "Pectea to
Tho letters written In February are. tan.
dally desired. It was on February D thai
Marion Lambert died, lnal
TWO CAMDEN DEATHS
FROM ABNORMAL DIETARY
Continued from rate One
South 4th street, of which he is proprietor,
but was refused the drug.
Mrs. Conroy said her daughter had pos
sessed nil her life a taste for- vinegar and
other acid food. She said she had set out
steak, -potatoes and peas before her eight
children, of whom Mabel was the oldest,
for dinner last night, but that Mabel an
nounced she would not eat anything.
According to her mother, she went Into
the kitchen, cut up nn onion, Boaked It In a
saucer of vinegar and swallowed It. An
other olnlon and moro vinegar she disposed
of In the snme way.
Mrs. Conroy didn't approve, but as she
often saw her daughter drink a cup half
Ailed with vinegar, her annoyance was not
acute, Atten eating tho onions and Vinegar
the girl went out. She returned later with
a bag of candy, and ate nearly halt a pound.
It was getting near bedtime, so she drank
a glass of milk, topped this oft with a large
dill pickle and retired.
Later Mrs. Conhoy heard groans. She
ran to her daughter's room. The girl was
in agony. An ambulance took her to the
Cooper Hospital, but she died a few min
utes after being admitted. Coroner BuBhey,
utes after being admitted.
According to a record In Prosecutor
Kraft's olllce. Mabel Conroy was arrested
August 12. 1B15, In Clementon, where the
was found living in the tent colony by
County Detective Levins. It was said Bhn
had run away from home several days be
fore, and she was charged with larceny
and vagrancy. Later the larceny charge
was dropped. On August 19 she was placed
In charge of Probation Officer Pressey and
has been reporting to him since then at
regular Intervals.
WILL NAMES MISSION SOCIEtV
Bequest of ?100 Made by Sarah J. Rob
inson A bequest of $100 to tho Woman's For
eign Missionary Socloty is contained Inihr
will of Sarah J. Iloblnson, who died March
1? In the Presbyterian Hospital, leaving '
property valued at $31,500. Tho. will, pro
bated today, leaves the estate tn n hmu.
and sister and other relatives of, the testa-
trlx.
Bequests of $60 to tho Altar Society, of
St. Joachln's Church and. $25 cah to '
tho Little Sisters of tho Poor, Homo of the
Good Shepherd nnd St. Matthew's Church,
Provldcnco, R. Ii, nre a part of the will of
Bridget A, Grace, who died rcccnUy in
Providence, leaving effects valued at $33754.
Other wills probated wero those of C. A,
Otto VlBCher, 1210 Glrard avenue, which, In
private bequests, disposes of property val
ued at $21,500 ; Barbara Schwartz, 1210
Parrlsh street, $12,203 ; Marie Waltherf '
1920 West Montgomery avenue, $7100; -John
Daley, 23G4 East Huntingdon street,
55000, and Ellen Wren, '1B5CRuan street,
$2000. .
An Inventory, of the estnte of Fanny
Brown, filed with Register. .Sheehan today
by Franklin E. Bnrr nnd Albert L. Freeman, '
values the personal effects left by the deei- .
dent at $345,883.75. .
,
BOYS HELD FOR AUTO THEFT
JAPANESE EDITORS BLAMED
China Takes Steps to Stop False News
, Reports
PEIIN, May 26. False news reports
have been circulated throughput China so
persistently that the Government has Anally
Issued a mandate on the subject, authoriz
ing severe punishment to persons Instru
mental In circulating such reports. Start
ling rumors have been published concern
ing palace plots and the assassination of
prominent Government generals, Reports
have also been given wide currency which
affected the leading banks of China se
riously. Many of these misleading reports have
appeared In newspapers printed by Jap
anese In the leading Chinese centres, and,
consequently, the press of China s blaming
Japanese editors for much of the press cam
paigns so unfavorable to Yuan Shl-kal and
his associates.
Accused of -Stealing Cnr nnd Abandon"
inrjf' It Wfitin. Gaapjne WrtsExhauste! '
. Four boyi'wero arrested by "the pollcsof :
the 26th and York streets station, on Un
charge ot stealing an autbmoblle from Hth
and Chestnut' streets and taking It on--ifv
"Joy ride" to'Norristown. Tho boys, whs .
were held under $500 bnllfor further hat'
lng by Magistrate Watson, today, an -
Leonard Boyle, 1C years old, of 284$ Albert
street ; Raymond Barnes, 17, -of 2564 Holly
wood street; Robert Gum, of 2546 North -20th
street, and Irving Flnncgan, of 2(01
Myrtlewood street. ' . ,
The boys wero accused of stealing an -automobile
belonging to J. W. Thompson,
of the Thompson Lockhart Company, con- '
tractors, from the central part of the -city
and abandoning It at Norrlstown after the
gasoline had run out. They were arrested
by Policeman Tatem after he had b'een
watching them In the neighborhood for
some time.
If
ARREST IN "JURY FIXING" CASE
William Costello, of Gloucester City,
Held on Charge of Tampering
Further developments In tho alleged
"Jury-fixing" case that caused a cancellation,
of all Jury cases In the Camden courts when
it was revealed yesterday resulted this'
morping In the arrest of William CosteUo,
of .Gloucester .City, on the charge of .tam
pering with a jury, Costello was later held
under $2000 ball for, court.
The prisoner was the second man ar
rested In tho case, tho other being Jarnei
White, a juror, ' With "the Jury In which.
White was a member. lay a claim of Cos
tello against tho Atlantic City Railroad.
White Is said to have Influenced the jury
to return a favorable verdict of $251)0 for
Costello. It was the exposure of these de
tails that caused White's arrest yesterday
on the same charge that Costello was held,.
TOO LATE FOK CLASSIFICATION
HELP WANTEP-rriOfAI.E , ,
HOUBEWOHK. teneraU no cooking imall fBir
llyj len out: referenco required. Call si
Old York road. -
HELP WANTEPMAUS
Washington Party Leaders Sued for Bill
A suit to recover $500 for printing was
Instituted today, against the Washington
party City Committee, Samuel Crothers,
County Commissioner George F. Holmes,
Arthur G. Graham, Clarence D, Antrim and
T. Henry Walnut, In Court of Common
Pleas No. 3, by Horttng & Snader, print
ers, at 914 Walnut street. The printing,
accordlna to Walter N. Keatlnv. -u-hn rn.
resents the plaintiffs, was done during- ths
last mayoralty campaign and other dates.
Mr. Keating said today that he expected
that the suit would be settled out of the
courts.
1
Arcanuin (0 Vote on Ne Rates
ATLANTIC CITY, May 26. After a de
bate lasting nearly a week the Supreme
Council. Royal Arcanum, lias defeated a,
move to defer until September action on
the adoption of a new schedule of rates.
Adoption of the sew ecale affecting all
classes o numbers will, b forced tJ a vots
pmDi?unpnH wlWTRn OS COX-
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