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IItIt ' DESCRIBES SCHE
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ff Charged Promoter Set Out
ft 'Deliberately to Wreck Con-
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INNUENDO AGENCY USED
f Accusations Agntnat Lyndon D. Wood nnd
.'the Consolidated Investment Company, of
which he Is the controlling force, although
Jhe holds no office In It, come from ns
I far ' west' an Dayton, O.
5 A. letter from the manatrer of tho Ocm
ijCidlty t,lf Insurance Company, of that city,
' oxiuninA ill inriiu imi k 1110 mouii'Mn ,,.,.,
, ' Used to Bain Control of companies ho wanted
to brine Into the Consolidated Investment
. Company,
Wood Is the president of tho Pension Mu.
a luai ijire insurance company, or I'utauurgn,
" lor -which Insuranco Commissioner J. Denny
V' "O'N'ell expects the Dauphin County courts
i, ' tQ name a recolver on Monday, He also
" Is the controlling force behind the Union
Casualty Company, for which n. receiver
ship hearing will be held next Wednesday,
, lfc has been charged that Wood dellber
' Mely set out to ruin life, lire and casualty
companies In good standing, nnd thus gain
coYitrol of them, his purposo being to merge
' , them all and. get their stockholders to trade
, 4 In their' stock for stock of 'the Consolidated
Investment Company,
,-,'. LETTER OF OFFICIAL
,& II. It. Stapp, general manager of tho Clem
' CiEy'Llfo Insurance Company, writes to the
V i. Evening Ledokh ns follows:
A representative of the Consolidated
.; Investment Company came to this city
. ' and after first falling to align tho ac
tive management of this company with
' a proposed plan to secure u controlling
Interest of Its stock proceeded to at-
'"' tompt to create distrust In the minds
of tho trustees for the stockholders
and the directors of tho Inability of the
company to continue to operate suc
cessfully. Also falling In this, Mr.
Wood personally tried the same plan
with the Inrgost stockholder without
Success.
After that, a plan seems to have been
made to Inaugurate a campaign of
misrepresentation of tho company's
condition among the executives of other
Insurance companies operating In this
territory nnd Insurance Journals. For
tunately, In every Instnnce, we believe,
the matter was referred to us before
any reports received from that source
' were published and tho other Insurance
companies approach od mado Inquiries
direct to this compnny before accepting
tho reports mado by tho Consolidated
Investment Company's representatives.
Among tho specific statements made
were that this company was making
no progress, that Its surplus wasyjirao
tlcally depleted nnd that' It was perk
ing a source of reinsurance, all of
which -were unqualifiedly false. We are
pleased to Inclose herewith a copy of
the statement of the condition of this
'company as of October 31, ID 15, con
firming this statement.
You will' note tho Items that bear di
rectly on these points nre tho net assets,
tho. life reserves and the net Biirplus,
the first two of which show splendid
Increases, considering the limitations
of the company's operations, nnd tho
third of which shows a healthy margin
of safety, although n small decrease,
which Is a natural condition In the
early stages of any company's devel
opment. This decrease, virtually all,
waa Incurred In the first two months
of tho year, a readjustment of over
head expenses having been made as of
March 1, the beginning of the com
pany's fifth year, which slnco that time
has resulted In Ira operations being
carried on with progressive Increase In
Its business, assets and reserves, with'
virtually no expenditure from surplus.
Thanking you for referring this sub
ject to us, and trusting that your ef
forts will be of material assistance
: 'In relieving tho publla from the activi
ties of the type of "blue sky promo
tion" that tho activities of I D. Wood
as represented by tho Tension Mutual
, Life Insurance Company and the Con
solidated Investment Company repre
sent, we are, yours, truly,
, , II. It. STAPP,
General Manager.
OTHEIt COMPANIES 1IEAIID FIIOM
' There Is among other Utters one from
)ftobrt J. Wynne, president of the First
National Fire Insurance Company of the
United States, Washington, D. C, who
writes to the Evening .Lepobh from Wash
ington, D. C. lie says In part:
Mr, Lyndon D. Wood and his asso-
1 elates conspired with, certain former of-
flclals of this company to secure con-
trol as early as last January.
I Fortunately, after the expenditure of
I a. Iage sum of money, their attempt
i resulted In a dismal failure. We do not
anticipate any further annoyance. In
view of the fact tnat we Judge from
I - , your articles their operations have
p. -, been uncovered In several cases.
fcV ' Wa believe that their actions In con
, nectlon with this company, as well as
those disclosed by your articles, would
'-j , warrant criminal prosecution and se
ll vera punishment for all Involved,
1 The subject matter in the letter from
I Dayton corresponds to that described In
I tho equity suit between the Home Life In
i eurance Company, of this city, and some
stockholders, now pending In the Delaware
courts.
The Consolidated Investment Company
' would send out what It called Its "scouts,"
- ' either placing them In a job with the com,
,. pany It wanted to get control of or getting
them jn positions where thsy could see and
hear what was going on. Meanwhile some
" ,"f lbs company's stock was purchased, and
it the Consolidated Investment Company
' got hold of something that It could frlght
. en stockholders with, as described In the
letter from the manager of the Gem Life
Insurance. Company, It proceeded to stir
-. tip trouble. '
-l - Equity suits would b begun, the matter
. would get Into- the newspapers, the stock
JjJioWers would get frightened, the credit of
aapEMjS company wouia do tnjurea, ana in nine
JP Jw opportunity to purchase would present
' '. Tha scheme failed In Dayton and Wash-
iapten, as has been told. It succeeded In
. ins Union Casualty here.
"r Vhn men back of the Consolidated In-
:" vestment Company planned, when through,
. ta b entirely dominant In this particularly
fertile field for compulsory Insurance they
.. war going to control all Federal. Stats and
municipal business so far an insurance
. taXtnO, and through the enormous profits
ijV-ihlcJt would accrue therefrom, reward the
K" ijj(ef holders, who "went .along" 'as well as
h stockholders In the Consolidated In-
ivawit Company, in whlh. Lyndon, p.
"WtlW, the master mind, the Insurance
Jkj-U. ss they called hi, always retains
jfgwKwiUuis interest, although he Is care-.
""11)1 tat to tild any 9PMt
Peace Talk Fuiite Now,
Says Lord Robert Cecil
LONDON, Nov. 25. ,
RUMORS that there wits a possi
bility for some definite negotia
tions toward peace were discounted
by Lord Robort Cecil, Minister of
War Trade, who said that "In view
of tho Belgian deportations and the
sinking of hospital ships any talk of
peace at tho present time must be
futile." Lord Robert continued!
"We have not yet had In the case
of either tho Britannic or the Brac
mer Cnstlc any official report as to
whether the ships wcro torpedoed or
mined, but the proximity of the dis
asters Inevitably leads one to bc
llevo that a submarine must have
been responsible."
eight life Insurance companies. That con
solidation was a bare half-step toward the
realUstlnn of his greater plan a rock
ribbed monopoly; omnlpotcncy In this lucra
tive Insurance field.
Kvldence Is at hand to show that they
wcro planning to form through the agency
of their holding company, the Consolidated
Investment Compnny, threo gigantic insur
ance corporations ono a life compnny, one
n lire company and one a casualty com
pany. HAD HIO OBJHCTIVF.
Through theso threo, nit dominated by
tho holding company, they hoped to get
all tho llfo Insurance business of Federal,
State nnd municipal employes; all jnc
casualty business from them and also the
entire building Insuranco of these separate
entitles. , ,
It was through methods like this that
the Pension Mutual Life Insurance Com
pnny grew. For many years Wood's activi
ties were centered chiefly on smnll compa
nies, fraternal and such. It Is only of lato
years that his ambitions have extended to
such big concerns ns tho Union Casualty,
tho National Flro, nnd so on.
Tho scouts that Wood and the Consoli
dated Investment Company sent out were
not Infrequently friendly enough to the In
suranco departments of tho States where
they worked as to bo nbte to get Informa
tion about tho company which they could
not otherwise havo obtnlned.
It wns through such connections ns these
that tho scouts often discovered tho wenU
links. Or sometimes the Insurance officials
tipped oft the scouts, nnd not until then was
tho Bcout sent out. Ho then could turn
nround nnd "Inform" tho Insuranco depart
ment of tho weak link, after which action
would come.
This word "scout" la a favorite In writing
as well as In spoken language among the
"wreckers."
The Evenino LcDOBn has a letter written
In this city last April by n man who deals
In securities. The letter ends with this sen
tence, which Is ns Illuminating on account
of tho range of activities It shows as It Is on
account of the Inngungo:
"Mention this, thinking ho mny be scout
ing for us In Md. or Va."
GLI ITALIANI A CINQUE
MIGLIA DA MONASTIR
Avnnzano ad Ovest della Citta'
Macedone Mentre gh Alleati
Marciano a Nord
ItOMA. IB Novcmbre.
lerl si ebbe una glornnta dl bel tempo
sulla fronte Itallana, do' cha ha facilitate
l'opcra delle artlglierle. He 11 bel tempo
contlnua mil Cnrso, non e' imposslblle che
gll ltullani no approfUtino per fare uu
nuovo sbalzo In nvantl verso la lorn meta
dl Trieste. Nella glornata dl lera l'attlvlta'
deU'artlgllerla o' stata spcclalmonto note
vole sulla fronto del Trentlno, inn si a'
avutif unclio nello zone dl I'lava e dl Go
rlzla, Kcco II testo del rapporto del gen
erate Cadorna:
Bulla fronte del Trentlno l'attlvlta'
dt-llo nrtlgllcrlo e' aurnen tata con It
mlglloramento delle condlzlonl atmos
ferlche. Khh.i o" stata partlcnlarmente
tntonsa sull'nltopiuno ill Aslago. Le
nostre batterle hnnno dlsperso gruppl
dt opera! mllltnrl ed hatinn oHtacolato
I movlmcntt dl colonne ncmlcha o dl
trasportl nella Val d'Assa.
Sulla fronte delle Alpl Glulio duelll
dl artlgllerta bI sono nvutl net settorl
dl Plava e dl Gorlzia e sull'altoplano
del Carso. Una batterla nemlca ha
tirato ancora dodlci colpt su dl un
nostro oBpedale da campo, ma non si
sono nvuto vlttlme.
Le truppe ltallano che operano sull'ala
destra dell'eserclto dl Sarrall, nella Mace
donia, hanno contlnunto nd avnnzaro ed
hanno ragglunto II vlllagglo dl Nljlpole,
cinque mlglla ad ovest dl Monasttr, mentre
le forze francesl, serbs o rusae hnnno
avanzato nncora a nord dl Monastlr. La
battagllu impegnata a nord dl quella cltta'
e' accanltlsslma, glacche' tedeschl e bulgarl
combattono con dlsperata tenacla per arre
stare 1'avanzata delle forze nlleatc.
La sltuazlone In Itumanla pegglora. Non
snltanto le cltta' dt Orsova e dl Turnu
Severlnu, sul Danublo, nelle vlclnanze delle
Porte dl Ferro, ma le forze dl von Macken
een hanno attraversato II Danublo con
l'evldente Intenzlone dl marclaro su Buca
rest. Inoltre si annuncla che II generate
von Falkcnhayn, la cul attlvtta' si era
llmltata In queste ultimo settlmane alia
fronte della Valachla. halnlzlato una of
fenslva sulla fronte della Moldavia. SI
credo che von Mackensen abbla attraversato
II Danublo In un punto che dista appena
una clnquantlnn dl mlglla da Hucarest,
evldentemente con l'intenzione dl mlnacclare
le spalls dell'eserclto che 1 rumen! concen
travano ad est della valle dell'Alta.
Ad ognl modo la press dl Orsova e Turnu
non e' dl grands Importanza mllltare dal
momenta che queste due cltta' si trovavano
alls spalle delle nuove llnee tedesche dl
Craiova, Oggl gll occhl dl tutto II raondo
ono rlvoltt alia Itussla e a quello cha essa
fara' per la dlfesa della Rumania, dl parte
della Itumanla se non sara' poaslblle
dlfendero la Valachla buona parte della
quale e' stata gla' conqulstata dalle forze
austro-tedesche. St credo qui che 11
generate Sakaroff potrebbe, se avesse forze
sufficient!, attaccare vigorosamento le llnee
dl von Mackensen nella obrugla e con
stringers II maresclallo tedesco ad ar
retrare la sua marcla, forsa anche a
rltlrarsl dl nuovo sulla destra del Danublo.
To Give "Too Much Johnson"
"Too Much Johnson," a rolllcktnr farce,
will bs presented by the Criterion Players
at the Qermantown Boys' Club auditorium,
25 West Penn street, tonight The cast Is
made up by Walter James Butler. Helen
Bracken, Olga Lester, Nan Carley, WUUam
Nancrede, Edward Alexander, Walter Eu
gene Endy ("Johnson"), John Dernpsey,
Justus Rosenberger and Joseph Dorlss.
Palmer Alumni to Dine
Mors than 300 graduates of the Palmer
Business School are expected to attend ths
annual banquet of the Institution's alumni
association, which will be held In the ball
room of the Hotel Adelphla tonight, Ths
alumni will be grouped by classes at the
tables.
Bounties Yield Woman 5Q
PIN8 GB.OVE. Pa., Nov. !5,Mrs.
Charles Marts, of Ravine, has realised mors
than ISO through bounty claims this year,
n addltjon to- money received for the hides
of ths animals classed as noxious by ths
State.
parent and Child Die of Diphtheria
IIAGERBTOWN. MdU. Nov. 25. Harry
Watklns. twenty-mns, sad his daughter,
I.aJla. nine, died at their home In Frederick.
only fifteen mlnutts apart Both were vis-
ISTErniH fflDIBK-PHUADBLPHIA, SATOBDAY, OVEMfflB 25,
ANOTHER BLOW
Tho recapture of Orsova and the taking of Turnu Sovcrin by tho
Austro-Germnns mentis tho doom of the Rumanian army in the west,
ns Craiova is already in Teutonic hands. However, this map of Wnl
lnchla, or Western Rumania, reveals that Fnlkcnhnyn has yet a difficult
road to trnvel, since to reach Bucharest he must cross countless rivers
nnd streams, all of which will be strongly defended
TEUTONS PRESS ON
TOWARD BUCHAREST
Continued from Pn One
Russians aro dissatisfied with the showing
made by the Rumanian army.
SEIUJS REPULSE ATTACKS;
ITALIANS GAIN (JROUND WEST
OP MONASTIR, PARIS SAYS
PARIS, Nov. 25.
Dosplte hindering of appearance because
of fog and rain, Serbian troops out of Mon
astlr repulsed Bulgarian counter-attacks In
the region of Crunlsta and Italian forces,
also under Gencrnl Scrrnll, succeeded In
progressing further to tho west of Mon
astlr, BKRLIN. Nov. 25.
Tho repulse of concerted Italian nnd
Serbian attacks on tho Macedonian front
was reported by tho Gorman War Ofllco
today.
CZAR'S TROOPS HEAT RACK
TEUTON ATTACKS IN KOYEL
REOION, PETROGRAI) SAYS
LONDON, Nov. 23.
Taking advantage of tho milder weather,
the Germans and Austrlanu have made sov
erul small attacks upon the Russian lines,
evidently to feel out their strength. Russian
advanced detachments also have been
active.
In one of the German attacks on tho
Kovel sector, the attacking troops wcro met
by Russian artillery flro, and had to tnlte
icfugo In clumps of bushes which offered
pnrtlal cover between the lines. The Ruh
slan artillery was trained on the bushes,
and kept up a flro so hot that tho Germans
could neither ndvnnco nor retreat. The
attackers hid In the bushes and escaped
when darkness fell.
Tho Russian statement on the operations
follows:
In tho region of Xunnpotch, south
west of Lake Naroch, our Bcouts at
tacked a German post nnd captured one
inachlno gun.
Northeast of Krevo, after a bombard
ment of our trcnchcB by gunfire and
mine throwers, the enemy nttempted
an attack on u. small section of the
front. He was beaten back by our fire.
Our artillery caused an explosion on
tho enemy's Hank.
On tho Stokhod, In the region of the
Kovel-Manovltch Railway, small enemy
forces which attacked were met by our
tire. The enemy, who hid In the bUsheB,
wns held thero under our flro until
dusk. Toward night he retired to his
trenches.
On tho Bystrltza our airmen success
fully throw bombs on tho enemy's artil
lery depot In tho vlllago of Pavoltcho,
on the railway northwest of Stunlslavov.
BERLIN. Nov. 25, Southwest of Riga
artillery activity has temporarily Increased,
says a War Ofllco statement today on oper
ations on the eastern front.
VENIZELISTS DECLARE WAR
ON BULGARIA; DEFY KING'S
POLICY OF NEUTRALITY
ATHKNS, Nov. 25.
The Greek provisional Government,
headed by former Premier Venlzelos, today
formally declared war against Bulgaria,
Venlzelos established a revolutionary or
"provisional" Government of Greece on the
Island of Crete some weeks ago, The for
mer Premier first clashed with King Con
stantino because of VenlzeloB's vigorous
pro-Ally views and his insistence that
Greece cast her lot against Germany.
At the Greek elections Venlzelos appar
ently obtained support In this position from
the people, but he failed to move the Greek
monarch to any chango In his attitude of
neutrality. The establishment of a Venl
zelos party, and finally of a Venlzelos gov
ernment, followed.
CHURCH BABY COACH GARAGE
Tncony Methodists Will Dedicate Now
Building Tomorrow
A baby coach garage Is one of the
features of the new Sunday school building
of the Tancony Methodist Episcopal Church,
which will be dedicated tomorrow night by
Bishop Joseph F. Berry.
There Is every un-to-date appointment
In the new building, Including kitchens,
shower baths, a mothers' room, secretary's
room and the very welcome garage for the
baby carriages.
Tito dedicatory exercises will be In charge
of the Rev, Cornelius Hudson, pastor of the
church,
"Home Night" was observed last night
at the church. Addresses were made by
former superintendents and pastors of the
church.
GOVERNOR AIDS SCHOOL UNION
Brumbaugh Addresses Gwynedd Town
ship Meeting Consolidation Apprpved
OWYNEDD, Pa.,. Nov, 25. Governor
Martin G. Brumbaugh attended a meeting
of taxpayers of Upper Gwynedd township
at ths Maple Grove School, here. He urged
school consolidation throughout the State,
The .meeting was called to get the senti
ment of township taxpayers on a prop
osition to consolidate the four schools
of Lower Gwynedd tqwnshlp, and as a
result of the meeting It is likely a modern
building will be constructed and consoli
dation, effected.
Loeka Clerk in Vault; Steals Geraa
KANSAS CITY. Kan.. Nov. SB. A robber
entered McDowell's Jewelry store, held up
the only clerk In the place and escaped with
119,409 worth of diamonds after locking ths
clerlt In the vault
Military to Bur? Guards man
PINEOROVB, Pa.. "Nov. 25. The body of
George II. Roth, a member of Company G.
fourth Pennsylvania Infantry, who. died In
the service along the Mexican border will
arrive here this afternoon, when a, military
funsrsl will be held. His mother, a widow,
FOR RUMANIA
BOY MURDERER, WHO
ESCAPED, SURRENDERS
Storm Forces Lad and Compan
ions to Reveal Identity to
Farmer
MKOOKVILLU, Pa.. Nov. 2D. Henry
Ward Mottcrn, seventeen years old, and
George Graham, twenty, who escaped
from Jefferson County Jail, wcro recaptured
at Rlchnrdsvlllo Into yesterday.
Thursday night's Jail break alarmed this
region for thirty miles around. All night
long after Sheriff Marvin Mnyes had the
telephone operators notify every subscriber
In tho territory of the escape, parties In au
tomobiles and rigs scouted over the hills nnd
through tho storm.
Mottern, Is under sentenco to din In the
electric chair during tho week of January
22 with KrncBt Hnlnes, eighteen years old,
for tho murder of Wllllnm Unlncs, father
of young Haines. The Board of Pardons
has twtco refused to Interfere. Graham Is
accused of robbery nnd of nssnultlng the
warden of Punxsutnwnoy lock-up, from
which ho escaped only four weeks ago, It
Is believed thnt Graham's restless mind
planned the Jail break.
Kxhausted by an nll-nlght struggle In the
storm, the lads lost their wny In tho hills,
and soaking wet, footsoro nnd disheartened,
they approached tho Jordan farm at Hlch
ardsvlllu. Graham suggested to Mottcrn
thnt they beg a meal. They were penniless.
Mottern's roply wns:
"I have, never begged yet. nnd I'm not
going to now. Tou enn If you want to,"
and ho retraced his steps Into tho woods.
Graham approached Loon Jordan and
begged for food. Ho was ted to tho farm
house, whero Mrs. Jordan was preparing
some food for him, when he Bald ho had
a friend who was too proud to ask for
something to eat. She told him to cull
his friend. When Mottern en mo Jordan led
the two strangers to a coal ulied nearby and
made n fire for them. They complained
bitterly of their experiences in tho moun
tains. Wlillo they wero talking nnd eat
ing snow began to fall again nnd soon
the hills were In tho grip of another storm.
Discouraged, Graham ugnln suggested to
Mottern during a momentary absence of
Jordan that they eurrender. Mottern at
first refused,' bu,t yielded when Graham
pointed out the precarlousncss of tho sit
uatl n. HO Jordan confesses to the Jor
itaus and Mr. Jordan telephoned to Sheriff
Mayes.
PRICES OF BUTTER AND EGGS
I'RORED BY U. S. AGENTS
Elgin Bonrd of Trade Fixes Prico of
Dairy Prdouct, Is Chnrge
CHICAGO, Nov. 25. An Investigation ol
the operation of tho Klgin, 111., Board of
Trade Is being made by Federal Govern
ment omclals In connection with tho Inquiry
Into the high cost of food products In prog
ress hero by n special Federal grand
Jury. Government otllclals have received
Information, It la said, that the price fixed
by the Klgln Board of Trade Influences the
price of butter throughout the world. In
formation In the handa of tho Government
Is to tho effect that two or three members
fix the price of' butter each Saturday.
Members of the Chicago Butter and Keg
Board quoted United States Govern
ment reports In proof of tholr statements
that the present high price of butter and
eggs Is due solely to an acuto shortage.
The Government reports showed that on
November 1, 191C, there were on tho mar
ket 92.71S.649 pounds of butter, compared
with 79,294,074 for tho corresponding day
this year. The Government reports showed
3,686,533 cases of eggs for the same date
In 1915, compared with 3,704,295 cases on
the same day this year,
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 25. United States At
torney Oliver has received a telegram
from the Attorney General authorizing him
to Investigate prices of foodstuffs In St.
Louis. The telegram says the Attor
ney General has been Informed that re
tailers here are charging that commission
men arc responsible for high prices.
FRANK L. NEALL'S FUNERAL
Services nt His Home Conducted by
Dean of Episcopal Divinity
School
The funeral services for Frank L. Neall.
one of the most enthuslastla champions of
port development for Philadelphia, who died
at his home, 102 East Mermaid lane, Chest
nut Hill, last Wednesday, were conducted
at his home today at ' o'clock by his son-in-law,
the Rev, George a. Bartlett, dean
of the divinity school of the Episcopal
Church, Fifty-first street and Woodland
avenue.
The Interment was at the South Laurel
Hill Cemetery and the services at tho grave
conducted by the Rev. Mr, Bartlett There
were no honorary pallbearers.
Officials Accused of Misuse of Funds
DULUTH, Minn., Nov. 25. Twelve of
flclals of the village of Hlbblng and of tho
township of Stunts were arraigned in Dis
trict Court before Judge Cant late yester
day to answer Indictments returned against
them by the .Grand Jury. 'They are ac
cused of the misuse of public funds of the
ylllage and township.
Hunter Kills Catamount
WHITE HAVEN, Pa Nov. 25. While
gunning for rabbits near here, Fred Nan
steel, a local business man, encountered a
catamount. The animal was ten feet away
and plunged toward him as he fired. One
shot ended its life.
Buffalo Newspapers Raise Price
BUFFALO, .Nov. 25. Announcement was
wade, today, by five Buffalo newspapers of
an advance In subscription and street sale
prices beginning December 1. The News.
Times and Enquirer, afternoon papers, and
the Courier and Express, morning, wUI cost
S a year. Street prices win bs two cents
a copy. Th Commsfctal, afternoon, has
Itsa-.ils At two cent for vral year
RUSSIA ON VERGE
OF SERIOUS CRISIS
Political Discontent and
Open Outbreaks Force
Concessions to People
DUMA VICTOR AT. LAST
Downfall of Sturmcr Considered
Triumph for Liberals and
Allies
COPENHAORN, Nov. 26.
Political unrest In Russia ha'-i reached nn
nculo stage. That the Government has be
come nlarmed by tho widespread discontent
Is shown by tho fact thnt It gavo Way be
fore the popular dlanior, retired Premier
.Stunner, replacing him by M. Trepoff. nn
acknowledged progressive nnd reformer,
and appointed M. Neratoff. nn enthusiastic
pro-Ally, ns Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Advices received hero today from Pctro
grad state that a completo reorganization
of tho Russian ministry Is possible In view
of tho Insistent demands of tho rndlcals
among the Liberals, Democrat'.!, Laborltefl
and Socialists.
There havo recently been rumors of revo
lutionary outbreaks In Petrogrnd, Moscow,
Kliarkoft and other Important cities. It Is
olllclaliy denlod In Petrograd that such out
breaks have taken place, tho Home Orflco
attributing the rumors of uprisings' to tho
samo agcnM who nro spreading discontent
among the laboring class and farm workers.
Travelers Just nrrlvlng here from Ilusala
say that tho military authorities are exor
cising the utmost precautions In alt the big
cities. Strong garrwons are maintained
everywhere.
Ono of tho mnln causes of nntl-govcrn-ment
activity In Russia, It Is said, Is tho
misery caused by the food shortage, tho
lark of fuel, the high prices of all neces
sities, tho ruthleBsness of the military au
thorities In recruiting fresh armies and
other kinds of suffering Imposed by tho
TltltTMPH FOR DUMA
The resignation of M. Stunner ns
Premier and Foreign Minister had long
been accepted as nn Inevitable outcome
of the struggle between tho present Cab
inet" and tho Duma. It caused no moro
than mild surprise, and this was duo
less to the event Ilsclf than the rapidity
with which tho situation matured since
tho definite break between tho Duma and
tho Government.
It Is utmost Impossible to overestimate
not only tho political but the national
significance of tho Duma victory, slnco
for the first time In history Russian public
opinion Is considered to have triumphed
over Influences which were regaided ns
antagonistic to good government.
M. Trcpoff's appointment to tho post
of Prime Minister Is greeted with sat
isfaction by the Russian newspapers, which,
however, express the opinion that this is
only tho first step tnken toward carrying
out the program which In dictated by pres
ent political necessities. According to the
Retch, the resignation of M. Sturmcr Ih
tho first occasion In the courso of Russia's
constitutional history wblch clearly es
tablishes between the Government nnd the
majority the voice of the Duma.
VICTORY FOR AUT.1KS
Sufficient Information has como out of
Russia In tho last few months to show that
tho Htlrrrcndcr of tho premiership nnd tho
portfolio of Foreign Affairs by M. Sturmer
Is a great victory for tho Allies as well as
for Russian Liberals. For Trepoff, tho new
Premier, although the son of the hated re
actionary despot, General Trepoff, sometime
Governor General of St. Petersburg. Is n
progressive and reformer, while Sturmer,
the last or the Baltic Germanic Russians In
high office, Is u bureaucrat, anti-Semite and
suspected of being u pro-Gorinnn,
What gave particular suspicion to Stur
mer's ndmlhlBtVnfion';- aside from the
known formative Influences of his family
and career; was the fact that ho succeeded
two strong pro-Ally statesmen on the
threshold of what would have been their
greatest political victories. He succeeded
M. Coremykln laBUFeuruary as Premier,
Just as the latter wns to present the amend
ment to tho Russian fundamental State
laws which would havo abrogated the dis
ability acts ngaln?t the Jowb. Ho took over
tho foreign portfolio from M. Sazonoff last
July. Just aB that statesman had formu
lated Ills project for the absolute Indepen
dence of a reunited Russian, Austrian and
Prussian Poland, which was to bo executed
by an International agreement between the
great Powers, who were to pledge their
protection to the resurrected Stato. And
both Goremykin and Sazonoff had been
pronounced In their zeal to havo Russia
fight the war until the Entente obtained a
substantial victory.
Need Parents Consent to Whip Pupils
READING, Pa., Nov. 25. r-Reading
teachers havo been notified of a decision by
the school board that only with the written
consent of parents or guardians may they
inflict corporal punishment on pupils.
An Interview With
Jndsre Bonniwell
I ESS of the fads and follies. Back to the old
- fashioned notions of the home-tie. Back
to the reverence of matrimony as a sacred
institution not to be trifled with. These are the
remedies for domestic infelicities, says Municipal
Judge Eugene C. Bonniwell,1 You'll find his
interview in tomorrow's Public Ledger che most
' interesting article1 on domestic relations you have
ever read. Tell your newsdealer today that .you
want jX
I Tomorrow's
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NEW AUSTRIAN RULER
SHOWS PEACE LEANING
Proclamation Regarded as Indi
rect Bid to Enemy to Name
Conditions
BKHLtN, Nov. 25. Commenting on the
new Austrian Emperor's proclamation to
his people, the Vosslscha ZettUng says!
"Tho Natural freshness and strength of
tho document are bound lo havo a good
effect. It nbounds with youth and mod
esty." The newspaper points out that Em
peror Karl speaks twice of regaining peaces
never of conquests, but merely of preserv
ing his empire. This looks to the Vosslscha
Zeltung like an Indirect Invitation to the
enemy to name his peace conditions.
The newspaper sees proud modesty In
the fact that the Emperor refrains from
mentioning In his Interesting document his
actual' participation In warfare at the
front.
The reference to conditions. It Is said,
will he warmly greeted by the Austrian
people, especially tho part dealing with tho
rejuvenation of tho nations composing tho
empire. Students of history, the Vosslscho
Zeltung says, will be reminded of a similar
document addressed many years ago by
tho eighteen-year-old Emperor Francis Jo
seph to bin people. In which much wns said
of the liberty and equality of all citizens
which should form the baso for n rejuvenat
ed fatherland.
Emperor Karl's patriotic pledges, the
paper says, will find a much better prepared
soil In which to mnture, ttnd It must bo
owned that his Is a modern and bona fldo
democratic program and pledge to social
reform,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. Ambassador
Pcnfleld has notified tho State Depart
ment that the funeral of Emperor
Francis Joseph of Austria-Hungary will bo
held next Thursday, November 30, nnd
thnt the now Emperor has taken the title
of Karl I. The Austro-Hungarlan Embassy
Is arranging for a solemn high requiem
mass to bo held In Washington for tho
Emperor. Cardinal Gibbons will bo present
and President Wilson will bo Invited to
attend.'
SUES LATE HUSBAND'S KIN
Former "Florodorn" Girl Claims Under
the Terms of Silk Mnn'a Will
ALLKNTOWN, Pa., Nov. 25, Mrs.
Vaughn Smith Hall, widow of Major Isaaa
Albert Hall, of Paterson, has filed a bill In
equity hero for tho division of property
under the will of her husband, Hall, who
wns one of tho leading figures In the
silk business In America, died a year ngo.
Mrs. Vaughn Smith Hall, who ns Vaughn
Texsmlth was one of the famous original
"Florodora" sextette, was his second wife.
Sho received a largo amount of personal
property from Major Hnll. She sues under
n clause In tho will which says, "All tho re
mnlndor I leavo to my wife, my sisters,
AIlco Van Gleson and Sara Moreltcnd, nnd
my brother, Thomas W. Hall, to be divided
equally."
Jitney Appeal Argument Advnnced
W1LKES-BARUE. Pa., Nov. 38. 'Notice
has been received hero from the Supreme
Court that tho argument on tho JItnoy
"buster" appeal has boon placed at the foot
of tho January trial list, being advanced
from the April list.
Baby Dies After Christening
POTTSV1LLE, Pa., Nov. 25. While
Michael Shollts and wife, of Girnrdvtllu,
with a number of friends were celebrating
the christening of nn Infant child, the lat
ter suddenly was seized by convulsions and
died almost Instantly.
A Real Thanksgiving
Celebration
You'll find the proper
"setting" for an enjoyable
Thanksgiving Dinner at
The Arcadia.
Phone your "reservation.
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MINT HEADS DISCUSS
SHORTAGE OF MONEY
"Tremendous Prosperity' Given
as CaUBe of Great Demand
For U. S. Coins
i .T1l?Re llmM are ! i""osperous that Won4,
has begun to get down where the Wm.,5
can use It. And they are Using PtTn4
demanding It to such an extent th.t .1
Philadelphia mini, along with the ,f,,.h
In tlio country. Is operating Vwenty.f,
hours a. day turning out coin. The dff!
for quarters, d mes, nickels and pennies aJI
being filled and emptied as they Wet
Tho situation has reached such nn .,..,
stage that tho superintendents of mlnta tail
met to confer In New" York today to ,1.
If something can be done. p. It j v
Engolken, director of the mint, called A v
Joyce,, superintendent of the rhiln.i.iM . '
"'' ? W. H. Shanalmn, superin
of tho San Francisco mint! Thomas wT
near, superintendent of tho Denver ?:
K. D. Hawkins, chief clerk o tho S
Francisco mint, and Vernon Bovle sun?,
ihecoXenceh " -tTSSuK
whom small coins Usually clrculat. t '
more dt them than over be or" and
using them In making unusual nSmber,
of low-vnluo purchases. "umoeri
pfflKBIM
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the week-end rest aro tiro
zcellcnt reasons for bring
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