FINANCIAL EDltlbN Nlft-fT EXTRA && ijitftntt NIGHT EXTRAS ituenmg Ms," VOL. III-Nd PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 191G PRICE ONE CEN'Mii Cerinoni, ISin, hi tnnrrALio Mram Coufakt (MMANSMOLD POISONOUS REFUSE OF MILLS . POLLUTES CITY WATER SUPPLY, SAYS STATE HEALTH OFFICER BANDIT FORCE NEARS JUAREZ; FIRING HEARD Villa Believed to Be Threatening Town on Border $tWi lUAIUnUUJuiEy$; QUICK NEWS WOOD ON RISKS ... I on cops' mm I ? I RUSSI'ANfPUSH ON IN RUMANIA Slavs Fail to Stop Teu ton Advance, Ber lin Says ALLIES USE BRITISH TANKS IN DOBRUDJA Pctrograd Reports Cap ture of Range Positions Near Kirlibaba 2800 RUMANIANS TAKEN Mnckcnacn Appronching River Line Fifteen Miles From Bucharest ntJiUN, Dec. 1. The great nusslnn offensive which wns launched over a front ot ISO miles In tho Carpathians ns a. nnal nn4 supremo cflort to save Rumnnla has not succeeded under tho determined resistance of the Austro German forces. According to the cinclal report Issued by tho War Drtlco today. Not only have tho Rustlan nltncks been repulsed, tho War Ofllco statedjbut counter-attacks by tho Teuton wonjickisomo of tho ground that had previously boon lost. The Gorman Allies flut Invaded Ru mania south of Ilucharest are approach ing tho Arjesu river, which crossed the Gturgevo-Bucharost road about fifteen miles south of tho Rumanian capital. The communication reports tho capturo ot more than 2800 additional Rumnnlnn and Russian prisoners, ns well as stores of war supplies and Runs.' The booty being captured. In tho Rumanian plain In tho sec tors of Campolung and Fletlscl has been exceptionally cxtonsivfe. i In Dobrudja the Russo-Rumanlan forces, supported by English" armtd nnd armored tractors, or "tanks," attacked tho l3ft wing of the Bulgarians, but thofnssault wan re pulsed. (These "tanks" nro believed to bo the some as thoso used by tfce Allies on tho Somms front In France and had evidently been sent Into the Rumanian theatro of war by tho British.) ! Heavy, losso are ' being Indicted upon the Russo-Rumanlan forcci. Tho text of -tho Waf OMce communlca tlon follows -r.ijyj0k, .--.V'A,- -Army group of, Archduke Josef Tho Russians nnd north wing of tho Ru manians haye, continued their efforts , to break through the Austro-Ge'rman , lines In tho Carpathlaas. Between Jablonltza Pass and the heights east of the basin of Kezdlrnsarhely tho enemy made violent attacks over a front of 180 mile's. The waste of blood nnd ammunition practically at' no placo on this long line 'Ift-ougutjhVn nny ad vantage. Our' trobpa htvuV-numerous counter-attacks and captured from tho enemy ground which ho had taken on the preceding day. The Marburg Rides distinguished themselves especially on the Smotrco line. They made a raid and brought back with them more than forty pris oners and two machine guns. Army ''groujf of Field Marshal von Mackensen lit western Rnnianla, Ru , manlan troops that were "cut oft from the main body are trylmr,'to escapo their Inevitable fato by rapidly' chang ing the direction ot their' opuratlons. On Thursday tho pursuing Germans and Austro-Hungarlan captured mora than three hundred prisoners. Columns advancing by way of Cam polung and reteacl along the river val leys In Wnllachla made, rich hauls of booty, prisoners, guns and carts. These contained much baggage.;1- The enemy offered resistance In numerouH river sectors against our forces, advancing from tho Alt. IVo repulsed all attacks. -. An orfensive thrust of u Rumanian division, beforo which cavalry gave way, was unable to halt our progress. Tho Danube army afterguard fight ing has forced la crossing ot tho Nlaslov lowlands -nnd Is approaching tho Arjcssu In the direction ot Buch arest. The Rumanians, besides enormous losses yesterday, Esvo up ' more than 7500 prisoners. 'Wo raptured also twenty-one cannon, nmong jvhlch were three mortars. The figures reported yesterday are nH here Included. In Dobrudja the enemy uttaclted the Bulgarians' left wing. The attack ing masses, were repulsed by our Are. Kugllso armored cars, which supported ... .. t .... r2' .. ... mo pimcKcrp, wcri unauie u& neip thr. Two of themevjyere I de- stnyed before our barraadeev The Austro-HungarlaoWar OttMp in un official statement today dwells iapsn (he Herein ot tho fighting It) th? Carpathians, where Uio Russians are rj'loT'to break the Austre-Qrman lines and rejleve the press ure against Rumania. Snjall gains are ad mitted but it Is said Ik&'W' overbal anced by the enormous IombS. VfblyADeJ. 1. Bulgarian forces under VhaTWajpirenaen that crossed the Danube WfOtjll Ru mania at alurgevo haVe defeated tho-Ru-mamana in battle, capturing two eight-Inch guns, aays on official report of the War Cenllnutd op ' Ttn, Cetuuia One THE WEATHER F0ngQ4BT Vor PhijaclelpjaQ and vieinUvTatr WMthtr an4 moderate fewpwufurg to titght ana Hatur$gv; Joicwt tonight about 3$ iQiit or St tfesreu; gnH tmteflv utntlt. LENOTII OP DA Sua riM 6ae set . ? . m. 1 Meoa iliu Jl AQ B. a$ p m. I uou south. S 43 DlOAWAim lUVKtt TIDE CHANOKS uubotnut stkbst 13 a. w. I Juiw iUr. , x. j&h Wl vmwmjwmfi ai each noon A t 4TiW U III II I I T J X I r i 4i rat rmrmrnr wrwrsr Doctor Dixon to Take Charge of Situation Tomorrow ' MAY CLOSE UP PLANTS Water Not Dangerous, He Says, but Taint Must ":Be Removed The strong chemical odor nnd taste of the city water supplied by the drought-de-pleted Schuylkill River nro due. not en tirely to tho gas generated by decaying mlcro-orgnnlsms, but nlso to the waste dis charge of Manayunk mills, somo of whlcti stand In danger of being shut down by the State Department of Health for pollution ot tho stream. This, became known today, when Dr Samuel (1. Dixon, Stnlo Commissioner of Henlth, nnnounccd that n- corps of State health Inspectors Is nt work among tho river-front mills ns fnr up the Schuylkill as I'ottsvllle, following the discovery or waste chemicals. Including phenol, In samplcB of water taken from tho supply. Doctor Dixon said today: Wo have causa to suspect that cer tain mills nro violating tho law by sending their waslo dlschnrgo Into tho river. In combination with tho decay ing nlgnn nnd tho exceedingly Itiw wnter, this prnctlco Is responsible for tho bad water. DIXON' TO TAKK CHAROK None of the mills, which represent In tho nggrcgalo millions of dollars of Invented capital, will be closed until a definite case has been proved against 'It, Doctor Dixon said, lie will arrive In Philadelphia, about noon tomorrow to tnko charge of tho sit uation, which affects the drinking wnter of moro than half a million persons of tho city's population. The unsavory tasto Is not harmful, Doc tor Dixon stated, lie added: Our analysis, which have been under taken, during tho last several weeks, show that thcro arc no disease germs present In tho wnter. It Is merely dls agroeable, nasty-tasting stuff. Ono of the mills In particular wo suspect of discharging a tarry sub stance 'containing phenol, which gives rise to a very unpleasant taste and odor. Phenol, which la tho chemical namo for carbollo acid and certain hydroxy! derlv- i8KlsjilnJjls.hipri colorless -Crystalline substanco produced by tho destructive dis tillation of many organic bodies, such o wood and coal, nnd Is obtained from thev heavy oil from coal tar. It Is In vpry dlluto solution In tho waters ot the Schuylkill, causing particular creosote-llko taste. A CAUSTIC POISON Phenol Is n powerful caustic poison. So dlluto Is tho solution In tho city water, however, that tho menaco of poisoning has disappeared, leaving the antiseptic smell. 'Tho offending mills must and will stop discharging their harmful waste prod ucts Into tho river." Doctor Dixon said. "As soon as we can, with certainty, deter mine who the guilty manufacturers are, they will be compelle4 to end the practice. t'ontlnurd on Pnxe Sit, Column Tour BERLIN MAY PAY FOR MARINA LO'SS Will Offer Damages and Punish Commander if Attack Was Illegal LIKELY TO ADMIT GUILT WASHINGTON. Dec 1. Germany stands ready to pay Indemnity for Ameri can Uvea lost In the Marina torpedoing, to offer on apology for the Incident and to punish Jhe submarlno commander re sponsible. It It develops that the vessel was Bunk unjustly. This pffer was doubly conveyed to the State Department today both In Ger many's formal reply to American Inqui ries on the '.Carina sinking and during a confidential Interview between Secretary of State lanslns and Ambassador von Bern storfl. Germany's answer said thaher In formation nbout tha destsuotlon of the vessel, with osa of sis Americans, va'.i Incomplete and Inconclusive, and the Ara bassador requested that this Government give Germany any further facts as to tha case. Kverything about the Oerman reply and the Bernstorff vlalt pointed to an admis sion of guilt later, for the circumstances surrounding tha answer are very similar to those that surrounded the Sussex casa when tho American faota showed beyond doubt that tha vessel was a German submarine victim, and Germany ultimately- accepted that vr,sloft Dernstorff'a visit, made at hU own solic itation, was solely to discuss the Marlpa case, and there was no reference to settle ment of the Lusltanla case or other prob lems between tha two nations. Germany's contention In the Marina case Is that th Marina had been engaged as a horse transport in the British Admiralty service, though evidently the Admiralty character had been, removed before the tor pedoing. Germany contends that her previ ous Admiralty service tended to palliate, at least the sinking. Affidavits at the Slate Department from Mario wvivow tend V bw rather ee eJUlvtyi that rt a !' wn' out warning. t tcxixZAiV'Zarzzszs iHinKBWiKSyjagJtW DR. SAMUEL G. DIXON MAN JUMPS TO DEATH FROM DREXEL BUILDING Alfred D. Bercsford, Salesman, Leaps From Ninth Story to Rear Courtyard Alfred I). Ileresford. a snlcsman, lenped to his death shortly after noon todny, from tha ninth floor of tho Drcxcl Rulldlng, Fifth nnd Chestnut streets, lie resided with his mother nt 23S South Sixth street. No one is known to havo seen Ucresford Jump. Ills body Innded In n court In tho rear of tho building. Kvcn persons In ofllcerf nearby did not know ot tho suicide. Footprints, plainly visible on tho window sill, indicate that he whirled on his foot as ho leaped, The window frnmo Is a small ono, barely largo enough for n man to pass through. Tho polco Avero Informed of tho suicide by n,jnessepger,boy, vhodhoiough thVbody'wna a board' untllhe saw a man on tho pavement. When tho police arrived Ueresford was flcad. Ills body was removed to the Morgue. g Deputy Coroner McKcever found In his wallet n noto, which read as follows: ir. Tf. P.: Plensa contlnuo my weekly check to my brother Percy. This Is no sacri fice, as I want to pass away. Cod will forgtvo.moj ALFRED D. DKrtKSFORD. Trolley Durnctl by Crossed Circuit SIIEN'A.VDOAH, Pa., Dec. 1. A cross circuit started flro In a trolley car In Glrnrd vlllu's crowded car barn. Tho car was run outside, but It was destroyed. YOUNG WOMAN LEAPS FROM SPEEDING AUTO Tells of Attack by "Chance Ac quaintance" With Whom She Was Riding SKULL MAY BE FRACTURED An attack In an automobile by a chance acquaintance, with whom sha had been rid ing, caused Mrs. Anna Itodgers, a pretty woman, about twenty-five years -old, to jump from the car early today at Belmont and Wyaluslng avenues. Sha was found lying unconscious on the sidewalk by a motorman of a Forty-fourth street car. lie Informed the police, who sent the womani to the West Philadelphia Homeopathic Hos pital. Thero Is u deep wonnd on her fore head, and the physicians believe her skull Is fractured. The woman was unable to give a coherent account of the attack until this afternoon, when she was questioned by District Detec ttvea Seal, Wooten and Slbre, of the Sixty first and Thompson streets station. She said whlo out with some girl friends yesterday she met by chance n man with a car. They stopped In several oafes und finally rode through tha park. Mrs, Rod ger a said she finally akked him to stop the car and let her out. He refused, according to her story, and told her If she wanted to get out, she would have to Jump. She leaped from the automobile as It reached Belmont and Wyaluslng avenues. Her head struck the ourb and she was knocked unconscious. The stranger sped on without looking to see what had become of her. The woman, was unable to tell how long she had lain there before the motorman found her She ajso failed to explain how she became separated from her girl companions. pesptte Mrs. Itodgers's assertion that ber assailant was a chance acquaintance, the police believe that sb knows who he la, and for some unknown reason la shielding hMttl6he destined to give 'any description of tine car except to say that It was very large. At the South Tenth street address It was learned that tha place was conducted as a rooming house by the woman's mother. She was shocked on hearing of the at lack on her daughter. "My daughter left here yesterday after noon," she wtd, "with several girl acquaint anee. but did pot say where she was gsjwf." k i Mrs, Radgefs's hutband b said to be W piti$usb. FEAR FOR AMERICANS STILL IN CHIHUAHUA U. S. Officials Seek Informa tion of Citizens in Fallen Post OUTLAW TAUNTS ENEMY Declares He Expects to Attend Race Meet Somo Time This Week HI, PASO, Tex., Dec !. Firing began nbout four miles south of Junrcx shortly beforo daybreak today.. About fifty shots were heard, hut all efforts of the United Stnten authorities to learn the cnue were unavailing. Natlvo residents of .luarex be lieved tho city had already been nttscked by Villa, nnd severnl families ran to the American sldo of the International bridge In panic. A heavy detachmont of Carrnn xlsta cnvnlry was hurried out toward the racctrnck from tho Curatcl. United States military authorities here thought tho Carranzlsta outposts hnd sight ed a roving band of Vllllntaa, known to bo hovering south and east ot Juarcx. On Tuesday morning nfter his enpturo of Chihuahua City. Villa began slaughtering the Chinese residents of the city, four refu gees arriving here today told United States authorities. More than fifty Chlnesa had boon killed when they escaped, they said. Ono Chinese refugee nald that of one party of twenty-seven of his countrymen he was tho only ono to escape. Thrco other refugees woro tho only survivors of a sec ond party ot thlrty-flvo. LITTLH 1IOIM4 FOR AMERICANS These reports of slaughter left little hope here for tho safety of six Americans known to havo been In Chihuahua City. Four days havo passed slnco tho evacuation by do facto troops and no Information has reached tha border ot the fats, of the foreigners , In the. northern, caIni.'" - .- ,.-f "brio'hlgh United States Covernmont offi cial nald today: "We have little hope for the lives of these people. They may havo "fled to tho hills, but It they remained In the city It Is al most certain they have massacred." In a taunting telegram to General Gon zales, Carranza commander at Juarez, Villa declared ho had killed "forty Chinos nnd three lilnnco Chinos" after capturing Chi huahua City. "Iltanco Chinos" Is an expression ot de rision Villa coined recently In referring to Americans. Whether ha actually executed three Americans was not known positively. Villa sent another message over tho mili tary telegraph wire from Chihuahua a few Continued on I'ase Ttn. Column Thrra DOPE FOR CAMDEN JAILBIRDS SEIZED Pasted Under Thanksgiving Card Turkeys and in Magazines AGENTS "TIPPED OFF" A wholesale plot to supply dope to Fed eral drug prisoners In the Camden County jail was nipped In the bud by postal In spectors and Internal revenue agents today. It Is expected that several Important arrests in connection with the scheme will be made either today or tomorrow. According to the plans of the schemers, cocalno and heroin In large and smalt quan tities were to be sent to the prisoners, pasted In raised postal cards and especially glued between tha advertisement pages of current magazines. The plot was discovered today when Pos tal Inspector Frank Wilbur Smith and In ternal Revenue Agent Ralph H. Oyler con fiscated magazines and Thanksgiving cards, which, they said, were addressed to David Hill and Patrick Kelly, two alleged "dope" peddlers, who are being held In the Camden County jail pending trial this month. AaENTH TIPPtfD OFF Tha packages ordinarily would not have attracted the attention of the officers, but more than a week ago they received In formation that dope would be smuggled Into the Jail, and the discovery of today was the result of several days of watchful waiting. Postal Inspector Smith and Special Agent Oyler both noticed that there was some thing unusual about the harmless-looking Thanksgiving card whleh, they said, was addressed to one of the alleged peddler and (escribed; Wishing you happiness, from your dear mother." The writing is thought to have been simple ruse to have the card passed by the Jail officials, who would probably not attempt to hold up a card written by what was supposed to be the aged parent ot one of the prUooers, When Postal Inspector Smith raised sev tral flowers and a small turkey on the card, tfeay were fouad lv several grain ot REPORT U-BOAT OFF Uk S. COAST NEW YOIUC, Dm. l.VawettKerft arrlvlnjr here todt7 on tho tenmU!i Crotton Il.-tll from Bttouos Ayves brought n icjiort that n niysUrUiUa emit which they believed to tftivo been n German au'omn liae, was sighted forty nies off Diamond Shonis, Boms oC the pus scngeis even thought that tho boat urns clinin a (Spanish itcnmstilit Uutt Hnd patsed the Crofton Ilnll several hours emlter. Tho ctalt WrtB sighted nt nlijht nnd' tho belief thftt she wns n. war nubmnrtne vs bed minly h hind f llglm sh orrid, GERMAN ADMISSION-OF MARINA BEFORE WIS50N f WASHINGTON, Doc. 1. Secretary Lansing this afternoon laid beforo the .'President the Informal admis&lou by Germany, made through Ambassador von JJcnistovff earlier today, thai n Oerman cubsip.rlne sank tho Tlritluh steamship 'Marina without vnrnTiig ljp cnttso tho c'lMurnantlei beliovcd tho vosacl wai in tho acrvlco of ti:e British Admiralty. The conference was expected to determine tf.e final attltutlo of the case, notwithstanding' tho fact that Germany has not yet admitted that the Marina was noli a transport. FEAR OF SUBMARINES BQOSTS SHIPPING RATES NEW YOllK, Deo. 1. Tho repented warnings of Ui-ltlyh battleships off tho Now Jersey const to outgoing Allied steamships to bo watchful for Oormnn submarines cuuscd n further Htlffcnliig of tho transatlantic mien today. Shipments to tho United Kingdom nro now being taken ut from two nnd ono-tmlf per cent to five per cent, with somo underwriter out of tho market. The rates to South Amurlcn havo also boon slightly advanced, bolnsr quoted now at from thrco-nuurtors to ono nnd one half per cont. lUiteH to tho Mediterranean uro firm nntl unchanged nt from 'four to eight per cent. Tho bollof Is general in local martnu Insurance olllcca that U-boats nro In tho' Atlantic. A ropprt from Krnnco eurly, ,thlq week Mated that, two sub marine;) ;hnfl ;ovadcxl tho Kngllsh p.dt'rols and were- headed for tho American. coast. FLOUR DROPS SIXTY CENTS A BARREL CHICAGO, Doc. 1. Standard flour broke sixty cents per barrel today to Chicago wholcsnlo basis VJ.20. compared with recent hlith price of $10.30. Kirst decline was twenty conts lust wool:. SLIGHT RIOTING IN ATHENS QUELLED LONDON, Dec. 1. A ullcht outbreak of rioting on tho streets of Athens, with tho firing of several shots, npparently without casualties, was reported In an Kvonlntr News dispatch from tlio Greek capital today. Quiet was restored. Admiral l-'ournet Is expected to land Htrong detachments of Allied forces to watch tho Allies' transport there Thu Chalols garrison, In light marching order. Is mnrchlng townrd Schtmatnrt. Other forces aro reported marching southward from Thcssaly nnd 1'thlotls. , REICHSTAG PASSES HOME ARMY BILL ON 2D READING AMSTERDAM, Dec. 1. A nows agency dispatch from Berlin says that tho Rolchstai; has passed tho first clnuse of tho German auxiliary sorvlce (civilian army) bill on second rending. AH amendments were rojected. Tho dispatch adds that tho Socialists nnd Lnborltes voted in tho negative. VARE GETS LEAGUE ISLAND PARK CONTRACT Director Datc.iman, of tho Department of 1'ubllc Works, today awarded the $100,000 contract for tho development of -tho eastern part of League Island Parle to Edwin II. Vnro, who was tho pnly bidder. Varo's citlmato was J 1 13,136.97. GERMAN PEACE AGENTS ARRIVE AT THE HAGUE LONDON, Dec. 1. Tho Rotterdam correspondents of both tho Times and Dally Mall telegraphed to their papers today that German agents have arrived at The Hague and other Dutch rltlcs on a peneo mission, Theso nccnts nro roported to be getting In touch with pacifist propagandists. It Is believed that they, aro acting unofllcially. BRITISH DEFEAT BIG GERMAN FORCE IN EAST AFRICA LONDON, Doc. 1. Capture of 'n largo German forco In German East Africa, division of Teutonic armies In that section, and n retreat of badly reduced enemy detachments was announced toduy by General Smuts, rommanderdn-chlef of tho British forces In Oerman East Africa. MINT HERE BREAKS THE COINAGE VOLUME RECORD Tho United States Mint In Philadelphia Just turned out the largest coinage for November In Its history. The November coinage consisted of 9,850,000 dimes, 8,260,200 nickels and 29,976,450 pennloi, totaling J1.CS8.0C 1.D0. CAPTAIN OF LOST ZEPPELIN RAIDER KNOWN HERE Many Thlladelphlans knew tho commander of one of tho two Zeppelins de stroyed In the most recent London raid. He was Lieutenant Commander Deltrloh, who In tha early part of tho war sailed from Philadelphia on the steamship Bran denburfr and reached Norway safely after evading several British cruisers. Ho was a captain of tho North Oermun-Lloyd Lino. ARCHBISHOP PRENDERGAST TRANSFERS PRIESTS Archbishop Trendergast has directed tho following transfers of priests: The Rev, Augustln J, Schulle from Media tn West Chostert tho Rev. Joseph A. Dough erty from Wost Chester to Media; tho Rev. J. W. Itanooolt from St. Agnes, this city, to Ht. John tho Baptist, Allentown: tho Rev. Joseph Novorplsky from Allentown to this olty, i EASTERN SPAIN DEVASTATED BY FLOODS MADRID, Deo. 1. Thousands of families have been msdo homeless by floods In eastern Spain. At Alclra tho railway station and a number 'of houses collapsed. Much damago has been done at Murehla. . ' ', 'i " ' ' STANDARD OIL GRANTS THIRD PAY JUMP IN BALTIMORE BALTIMORE, Dea I. Tho Standard Oil Company today increased th? pay of aJJ Its empjoyea at the Cntfln rjflnsrlw here. The increase ransei tronx two and one-half cents an hour upvrard, aooordlng to the work performed. This Is the third time the company has raised the waaes of its employes here within the your. These Increases amount to about thirty-six per cent. REAPING SECOND MOST CHARITABLE CITPY READING, Pa., Pee. 1. RwnHns Is Wtjlfcujaite.cbrltabje and pblljitrPIwi, acediay US lbs mw ity ' the, UaJted Pension Mutual ' Head?- TTt 1 J f T-v 1 ii ma to . ; i ear ves i pp t m to Clear Scandal -r --- " -- w . n W A A V W T- wjA 3&siS WILL GET AT FACTS, I UMl'PU G'P A rpTii-ns-Tii vtrn TsWcS .. -- . . , Z. 'stfj.P J.kJ USH 1 ii J iAi AJXTXXJil 'J,, i WJ . 4--Hfe,t.H Q . Question Officers of Bene-M ficiary Association Abou "Philanthropist" " W; WHITELY STILL SILENT,, .'7j, Colonel, However, Soys H Saved Organization $15,000.7-1 Wnita for O'Nell on Policies ' mk - ' ,-s'w Mayor Smith started (o probo the police?", j5?) Insurance scandal today, Ho had Lyndon' ., D. Wood corns to his office In City Hall and ' '-'". tho two spent nn hour trying to flndout " I'sHt who tho "Unknown philanthropist'' In IKs ' wj , easels. ' ', pL They didn't! find out, but the Mayor nevar- ' '"jvi thelcss believes he knows. "We'll feet htm 'MBF yet," he nald. " . 'Jr? Mr. Wood Is the president of the Pension' Mutual l.lfo Insurance Company, which was under Urn of Insurance Commissioner ONell before the fact developed that It was. linked with thn Police llencflotttrv Associa't tton In tho Insuring of 'policemen wlthodt' the knowlcdee of the policemen themselves. . Tho day's developments were moro or less sub tosa. Mr. Wood's call on the Mayor, nt tho Mayor's request, was keot ttfli-': quiet ns possible. Ho, too, with the call of two ot the Bencflclary Association's omv ccrs on Director of I'ubllo Safety Wilson. They called also by request. Illrnm Horter, treasurer, nnd Secretary McCny, were tho two officers to-Ajlalt pj ....,... writ-.. t-hn. !.-.. t-tlf-ta'hM: ,Wl' ,.,(.1WM. I. tlt.V tKJ MtMtVMP-.. V neither they nor Wilson would dlvulnpSj was said that they simply wonted tn niaticf their position clear. Just what that might mean la yet to be explained, for there; Is no denial of tho fact that they ns officers permlttad policemen to be Insured without' the 'pollcenion'snowletlKelltwctor Wil son was 'so Insured, tiiljourierlntenden Robinson. '. " ., .'.'"',' --. i , Mr. Wood, camo to tho Mayor's oITlce loaded down with books and records. The Mayor hnd asked him to brlntf them nlons; he wanted tp find out who tho 'philan thropist" wos.Aftor the Ions; conference tho Mayor saldj ' "Thero was nothing la the books to shoir who tho 'philanthropist' was." Roportcrs asked If Mr. Wood know wheV tho mysterious person wns. The Mayor re plied In tho negative, but amplified thus: . "But I think I know him. We'll get him yet." WIIITKLY MAY TBLL The Idea is growing that this "philanthro pist" la none other than Colonel Seth TL Whltcly, tho ngent who placed tho Insur ance with the Pension Mutual. Ho has said ho will reveal the unknown's Identity only to Commissioner O'Nell. The Philadelphia Association of Life Un derwriters has annouflced through Prank D. Uuscr that it will indorse an movement to clean up tho Insurance mesa which is being revealed to the public. Mr. Iluscr said no one wants a clean up so much as the reputable Insurance com panies. Ho raid the Underwriters' Asso ciation would gladly place Itself back of the State administration If nn Investigation Into Insurance wrongs Is begun with the Idcn of making such wrongs Impossible. lie cited the fact, that In Pennsylvania, there are licensed about seventy "foreign," Insurance companies nnd fourteen domestlo ones, while lit New York, there are less than thirty "foreign" companies and eleven do mestjc If New York laws yttrp hot o stringent, virtually all those that aro doing business here would bo doing It In New York, too'. The obvious conclusion Is that the business of the barred companies Is not healthy tor the public. Mr. Uuser said that the revelations In the police Insurance scandal showed the need of corrective measures. "To allovr such things to continue," he said, "works, a hardship on the whole phase of group Insurance, and everybody knows that grouu Insurance, properly supervised, is a. very fine thing." It was stated by Mr. Buser that such a company as the Pension Mutual Wfe In surance Company couldn't even gain mem bership Into the Underwriters' Association. WHITEL.EY SAY3 MTTLf Colonel Whlteley had promised a state ment today Wans he expectsd ta tallc,,'. with Commissioner O'Nell. The Comtnlir sloner did not come to town, however, sftlt Colonel Whlteley postponed, his statement except to say that It will be shown h J ,aved the Police Beneficiary Asoottlti lliq.OOO In two years. "Well then," ha was asked, "are you. the, philanthropist t" "That will be cleared up when I glra out my statement eurly next weV b answend. The Colonel also said; "The total amount of premiums th i been txild Into Ihe Pension WjUusl fa-W connection Is about JHMA0, Thejr Wm out In death claims about UJ.i. f$g they have received about f U.ttt Ouhp tU-. paid out. wnen issy ui up w js wmZJr.mm dam now Sue. f they er tj iyj-,- be fpuad that the yolMw usewWMfVMsjKr clali will bav !- a jmmb s misa'utt m F ':r: I ' O' - - " v. "'ewsTMWI'TWWsahfctaji-- .-
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