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RICH MEN URGED
TO AID STADIUM
H Laussat Geyelta, U. of P.
Athletic Chairman, Hopes
They WillHelp
CEMETERY SITE BACKED
Hop that wralthy men of T'hlMelnhta
,wlli wm to the nld of the sponsors of the
VMlAiltfphlA Htadlum, just nn rich men
havd Contrlbulorl to Ilia stadium at Tale,
Hnmrd arid I'rinceton, wan ipreicd to
Jftr by if, Laussat Oeyelln, chairman of the
board of director of the Athletic .Asaoela
tlrtrt of tho University of l'ennnjlvnnta,
who will urge the revival of n definite
movement for a munlclpftt stadium nt n
tn-Mtliif of the lionril to ho held next l6n
lay iiicht
Mf. tierellft will ur that the Unlvsrslty
ofTIolnls give Impetus to the moernent for
. atadlum of 100,400 nentlnK capacity by ap
polntlnir ft. committee to push tho campaign
tor fund and final choice of a. sit and
plana,
"A l'hlladelphtnn, TVIM Wit c'tiyter. wai
one of the most Active In contributing to
tha fund for Ih Tale Howl a cnmiir
lively few donator built the Harvard nth
letlo atadlum, mid one in ad gave virtually
nil tho money for the Princeton Atadlum."
eald Mr. Oeyelln. "H'o also muat look out-
aide the University It. sir lo nnance the
I'Mladelphla atadlum. There are ao many
Otnef waiters of expsnue that the resource
of the Unlverelty at present could not ulTord
the prlco of the atadlum
"Neither can w expect help from the oily
counilt, although (hi If In he a municipal
atadlum for the etonlnr of nil sort of nth
letlo evente. We will havo to depend on
utslde contribution to finance the work
The first thing to do la to est the University
Authorities to lead the movnnient. of
count, I think It will Imve lo lie under the
management of the tnlvorilty "
Mr, Oeyelln estimates that the plan to
build a atadlum on the eastern corner of
Woodland Cemetery plot would cost no tree
than 1600,000. Ill the natural amphitheatre
there, ho llilnka, a "howl" would he tho
cheapen form of construction, requiring the
least Amount of excnvntlon and preparation
for actual building nperntlone.
Qeorge II. Nltssche, recorder of the Unl
rrlty of Pennsylvania, who worked In
favor of tho Woodland atAillum for three
jreara prior to tho Abandonment of the
eUve campaign laet nprlnir. said thin
'morning ho fnvored tho plnn Just aa much
j ever,
"It i an Ideal alto, and I think n com
arlaon of All other site In the city which
have been proposed will convince nny one
thlx would be tlio bo.it plnce for a large
athlla atadlum, Virtually no grim-e of
tho cemetery would bo Interfered with, n
this part of (he arotv has never been uerd
tor burial purposes. The elope nearest tha
Almshouse Ia heavily wooded, tho bottom
Is a email lako mu the woetorn ilopo bor
der on only a few burial loin."
Federal Rail Control
Wrong, Bryan Asserts
Continued from Teen One
would bo III politics find would form a tro-
mendoUH epeclal Intercut." .
Mr. Aryan dcolnred that tho Increase of
Federal control of railroad would seriously
AfTeol tha present etrUcture nt tho Govern
ment under thu Constitution
"The Bheorptlan of the Irgletallve power
by .tho Federal Government and the HUr
render of thla power by tho .States will prac
tically obllternto tho lines of the States mid
weaken (hem, wIiIIa It will Increane the oen
trnllstrtic force which la nt work,
"Congress now him too much work to do
proper), Thla plnn would entrnllto thl
avtrnnient more thAti anything heretofore
Buitfeetcd. It would bo a revolution In our
Government nffalre.
"The very fnct thnt tho rnllrondn them
eclves propone thla plan I proof to my
mind that It Is not Intended for greater
regulAtton.
"An a uubstttut for this echome I would
propose that national remedies bo lidded
to Htute remedies, nnd not substituted for
them. Wo should try nil posslhla regula
tion bofore the iieoplo take nvor tho rn.ll
roAdit. I would reduce tho capitalization
or the road to an nctusl value basis. I
would then arrange to glvo tho railroads
dfyldind that would keep their nccurltlc
t par, and to allow them to maintain a
reasonable surplus.
"I huve no duslro to do any Injustice to
the railroads, but I believe that there should
be strict control of their Issues of etockn
and bonds.
"The men In control of the railroads
tn the past havo been guilty of thing that
would discredit a highway robber."
Mr, llryan had hardly concluded his di
rect statoment when the commltteo ad
journed for the day.
DELAWARE CANAL PLAN
APPROVED BY DANIELS
VTASHINOTON. Dec, 7. fleoretary of
tha Navy Daniels today assured a com
mittee representing tho Atlantic Deeper
Wattrways Committee, of which Itepro
tentative J Hampton Moore la president, of
Ms sympathy iwitli the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal project.
Tha committee called Upon Mr. Danlela
to learn what ha had dune under tha reso
lution of the last Congress Instructing him
nnd tha Secretary of War to Investigate
tho Chesapeake And Delaware Canal project
B A part of the defense program. He
said that an Investigation was In progress,
but not yet completed.
In the dslegatlon were Itepresenlatlves
iloore, Small and Dennett, Charts Davis
and Wilfred Schorr, ot Philadelphia ; Mayor,
Awnneuy, oi irtnion, aim Jiuraco iieoucr,
0 Uordentown.
nepresentatlve Moore say that he Is
very hopeful thla year of getting an appro-
f rlatlon to purchase the canal. There are
hree way In which thl can be dono
through the river and harbor bill and the
urmy and navy bills.
GAVE $1300 TO AID MOORE
Fund for Congressman Only Outlay by
Republican Protectionists
Two contribution to the campaign ex.
ptneea ot Congressman J Hampton Moore
wtn the only tltsburssmeni of the JWpub.
"ll&n protection campaign Committee, which
today 814 It expens account through It
traaaurar. Uurdock Ksndrlek. with Clerk
K'1 Turner, n Quarter Sessions Court
V" n expense account snow comriDuuona
a-r of M000. mad by different dtlsena
J A, . wrpugnoui me cuy. -i coninoutions to
t" OengrsMman Moore's campaign war for
' 11000 and fiOO. A balance of ftOO I still
"T th treasury.
COUNTERFEIT $20 NOTE
Drawn on Federal Reserve Bank of
Philadelphia andadly Done
TUa appearance of a new 130 counterfeit
not drawn on tha federal Iteserv Bank
ot rhlUdelphla haa caused. Captain. Matthew
'SrtMn, of the Secret Henries, to Uu a
waraloe to bank here.
The nw note la of poor workmanship and
hetitd hot prove dangerous, Captain drimu
itU. It bear a, picture ot CUviland, ear
rte tM check Utter "B" and the 'lal
jMmbwCS44SSA,aIeaolttl The plate
'Wt" I blwrred jnd la VelleveJ to be 2
Wm iw PW Ml im 4 ten w mm uiarKS.
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FLAHIE, SAY WRITERS
BrltfBh Autocracy Btnmcd for
Suppression of All Pence
Movement
NOVELIST CITES LETTERS
Ily EDWA11D CAUI'KNTKR
The rthtratf! IHllh Kr.ll.t.
CerrrleM, lPU, fcr lntmtknnl Nit Hrpf,
In the mldnt of tho garblnt etuff full of
recrlmlnalluns against the "enem)," which
we get through our public pre It may be
userul to print orlloiis of letters lately re
ceived from abroad
The (1rt letter l from Paris and Is from
a Kiencliwnmnn who stAyed during last
March In Hwltxerland She gUes notno Iden,
at Any rate, of whet Is being enld In Swit
zerland She wrltM'
t saw Mons, Itomnln Holland, nnd
had a Ion and InteeHdnrt MiivereAllon
tvlth him tlermany eems to have
made tip her mind lo get rid of the
I'rueslitn dynasty and tyranny, and
there Is a strong and sensible party
who wish to cMnbllnh u Herman ron
federation, where All Htatm would havo
e(Ual rights tlermany nnd Austria aro
clamoring for peare, nnd most reason
nblfl terms havo been offered to tho
Allien, hilt England absolutely reflineH
to stop lighting One Is nppalled by
thn dellbnrnte lira of lhi prrsii (In thn
warrliut countries) when lointmrlng
newpapern nf various couiitrlci The de
nlra tn right In kept up nrtlllvlnlly by
tho most nulr.igrouii falsities I'enco
tnndenclei nro considered evil, unpi
trlotlo nnd trearheruun Lettera or
printed matter treating of this riucsllnn,
even between neutral mates, are ipiletly
confiscated by the Ireneh cinsoishlp
Am your friend Prof II said, the pres
ent regime of tyranny Is worse than
the ntnto of things diirlm; tho Middle
Ages
All this Is very sad; nnd nno won
ders what Iho masses will do when
they discover how tho capitalist poll
tlclAna have played About with their
blood and money Will they become
wiser and endeavor tn send "honest"
proplo to Parliament? It Is doubt
ful There may be a revolution, which
will only trouble tho waters for clever
rrnlsln to Dull In M Is Iho trim spirit
which Is Inrklnic tho spirit which
tinlles nnd huulii, Instead or destroy
ing and severing Hut those who speak
of honesty In hualiiosx or polltlro are
only called Idle dreams I Am nfrnld
I Am rAthor pessimistic nhaut human
kind, which iieeinn 1n bo very fur yet
from Its age of discretion
The other letter In rrom a Ocrntnn-spenk-Ing
Kwjss living In Ilaslo Having always
been rood or Kuglnnd nnd an admirer of
the l-ngllsli, be Is mush distressed nt the
rubbish which Is finding Its way Into print
In thlrt country, nnd which Is apparently
being accepted by the people He wrlten
I hear so little from my Km;Ilsh
friends now, so that It sometimes seems
ns If the two countries hud movod
farther apart And. Indcod, when I
road Kngllsh papers nnd maKntlnss t
often find It hnrd to convlnco myself
that the stuff can have been thought
nnd written down nnd printed for pub
lication In dear old Hughliid, which I
had been accustomed to rvgnrd lis tho
country of good aenso and fairness and
broadmlndsdness
Talking about thn rainless nnd broad
mlndndiiess or the i;oneiiM press In Kng
Innd today, I may mention thnt a few
weeks ago, In nddreHslug u SliofTInld audi
ence on the subject or the war, I read out
the passages uunted above These passages
wero received with acclamation by thu au
dience, Hut the chluf local paper not only
did nut nport them, but went ho fur ns to
suppress nny mention ot thn meeting at
which they had been ittotod
COLLINGSWOOD FIGHTS
TAX ON WATER PLANT
Property Ownera File Protest Against
Increased Vnluntion of
Supply Compnny
Citizens nnd property owners nf Cotllngs
wood, N. J , today filed n petition with thu
County Hoard of Taxation protesting
Against the assessed valuation of tlOI.GDO
against thn General Water Supply Com
pany, of Collliigswood They further hold
that this assessment Is unfair and excessive
Tho complaint, which was officially made
today, results from nn argument between
the water company and the cltlzen.1 of
Cotllngswood which cuvorx u period of sev
eral jeani
In 10U the assessed valuation was $10.
300. To this the County Hoard added 3B,
DfiO, iiiaMug a total assumed valuation ot
I5I.U0O
Slnco that time two mora valuations have
beun made of the water roinpnny's holdings,
which Include tho pumping nation, plpo
and virtually the entire plant Tha lust
valuation was made recently, bringing tha
Assessed valuation up to tlul.SOO
Tha petition vvhloh has been filed hears
the nameii of the following persons: M. A.
Olney, C, II. Messluk, Krnnk II. Codling,
Wnlter R. Chase, fleorgo V. Hoifors, Prank
It, Stevens, Kugene Caperwcll and Krank
H. llond,
II. arnham Illtukly Is attorney fur the
citizens.
GHORGK C. HOLT IJUHIEI)
Funornl Services in Now York for Hotol
Mnn
Ni:W YORK, Deo. 7. Funeral services
for George C Iloldt, wio rose rrom a poor
Immigrant boy to be the greatest hotel man
of his time, were held here today at HI.
Thomas' Church, Fifth avenue nnd Fifty
third street.
Iloldt, a proprietor of the Waldorf-As-tarla
her and of the Mellevue-tftrattord In
Philadelphia, ha entertained most of the
prominent men of three decades, nnd tele
grams have poured In from them slnco hi
death. Included In thtm wa one from
President Wilson.
A delegation of holelmtn, representing the
Philadelphia Ilotelmen' Association, left
for New York today to Attend the funeral
of Qeorge U Iloldt, pioneer hotel proprietor
and owner of the llellevue. Stratford and
Waldorf-Astoria-
The delegation Included J. Miller Prazer,
manager of the Uellevue-Stralfprd Hotels
Colonel Charles Duffy, manager of the Hit
tenhouee: Mahlon D Newton, owner of
Orcen'a Hotel i David II Provan. manager
of th Adelphla Hotel) IX J. Doaner, of
Doomr' Hotel; toul Fuchslager, owner
of (luy'a Hotel, and Colonel Thomas C,
Leslie, secretary of the association,
Iloth th Philadelphia and State Hotel
men's Association sent large floral tributes.
Old "ridge to Ue Torn Down
IU3AOINU, Pa., Dec. 7. Th old wooden
covered bridge at poplar Neck, spanning- th
Schuylkill Illver about two mile below
Heading, which la on of th odet struc
ture of th kind In th State, will shortly
be torn down and replaced with on ot
re-enforced oauorete. In comollanc with a
report submitted to th County Coinmls
loner here today by County Bnglneer
Sander Tha bridge wat erected eighty
Hvo year- ago.
night to Free RIdea Denied
TRBNTON. Da 7. Th right claimed
by Mr and Mrs, Mitchell n. Perkins, of
Itlverton, to free transportation for thtm.
stives, and their children for life over the
line of the l'ublio Service, Halls-ay Com
n.n bstwssn Trenton and ntvsrtnn hiH
ben denied by th Vice Chancellor in an
opinion dtuniasina- wuw inlerce a can.
trasi under vrtueh part of th rlaht of way
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PHEUHATrC POSTAL TU6C SYSTEM
rWUOtlPHIA
IWmS fMHxt MTIM is 0liTies
'fj(fl6 M0!f twrtnt
"ANTIS'" HEAD GLADLY
ADOPTS DERISIVE TITLE
Willing That Hotly Opposed to
SiifTrtiKu Hu "Homo, Ilcnvcn
and Mother Party"
WAHIIINOTO.V, Dec 7 Protest against
the proposed suffrage ninendment lo tho
Constitution "upon the demand of the
minority nf women" was voiced hero today
by Mrs. Arthur .1 Podge, president of the
National Association Opposed tn Woman
Buffnigp, In opening the first convention or
thn organization
"Wo asiort that the fundamental prin
ciple ir demorrncv malorlty rule should
be applied to the cntiipulgn of votes for
women," Mrs I lodge e.ild. "AHer thirty
live yearn of nrginlid effort woman suT
rrago In a minority movement This nil
sumption thnt a minority linn thn right to
dlrlotu to thu unwilling or Indifferent ma
jority does not belong to a democracy '
Mrs Hodge declared her organization was
willing to accept the name recently given It
In derision by suffrage advocates the
"Homo, Heaven ami Mother' party,
"We aro proud to sciept Ihnl title," she
declared "We believe thnt woman has
more power In uplifting elvlllmtlon lluo'igh
the home than man hns through his vo'.o"
Ths president of the "nulls ' pointed out
that conservative sultrnglstn had never been
utile to control "oruanlred (motion .mil
radicalism" In their ranks, nnd that tindir
the American form of (lovernment "their
Is great dnnger that such an element might
cripple wlso legislation "
In Introducing Major Ocnernl Leonard
Wood, former chief nf staff of Iho nrmy.
Mrs nodgu pledged the organization to the
support of adequate measures for national
dufense Hlia urged women to support the
movuiiipnt by study of the sources and con
servation of food supply und by thrift nnd
economy In household mnnagoment
PUGNACIOUS SALOONMAN
KNOCKS OUT POLICEMAN
Held on Charu of Acravntctl Aasniilt
uml Uuttury on Patron He- t,
irnrdcd ns Intruder
This Is tho story u small-Hlzed saloon
keeper vvho ovldently has morn than pugilis
tic Ability. According to thn testimony of
fered In Magistrate Ilealon' court, he not
only tackled two men almost Iwlro his size
early today, but beat up mm of them A
policeman so badly that ho had to bo laken
to the Hahnemann Hospital
Tim saloonkeeper Is Carmnck Kenney, of
rilghth and Wood streets Ho woh hold In
I Kilo ball for court accused of aggravated
assault on Policeman Loughrey, ot the Tenth
And lluttnnwood stieets station
According to the ti alimony, Loughrey. In
clvlllnn's ctothcH and accompanied by .Sam
uel Sh.ilowltz. of Vii S'nrth Klghth street,
went Into the rear of Kunuuy's saloon short
ly after 2 n in ami ordered n drink, or
drinks They were Informed thnt thny wero
In the "ladles' room' and could not bo served
there unloss accnmpniiled by women
A remonstrance followed and liughrey
sild the first thing he knew he was grabbed
by the back of the neck and beaten Into
unconsciousness Hhalowlti ran out for
assistance and summoned I'atlcemnn Mc
Mnhoii, vvho urrr.dcd the saloonkeeper
Policemen, In defense of I.oughrcy's abil
ity as u scrapper, said he had been tackled
from behind.
House Passes Fish HntclicrioH Hill
WAHHINUTON, Dec. 7, The Mouse to
day pussAd tha Ilurke bill Appropriating
I9DC.000 for the establishment of lull hatch
erlCH und frail culture stations Knch sta
tion gels 160.000. with tha exception of the
Maryland or Vlrglna station, which gets
M 0.000.
RUM FOE TO AP0P0GIZE
TO COURT FOR CHARGES
License Judgea Demnntl A. A.
Scott Retrnct Imputation of
Corruption
A public apology for th statements made
by A. A. Scott, a leader In the West Phila
delphia saloon light. Imputing the Integrity
of Judge Patterson and Staake, vvho
presided over last year's License Court, ha
been promised by tha saloon fighter.
Aroused by th attack made on the
License Court by associating It with liquor
Interest, the two jurists summoned Scott
before them late yesterday and demanded
that h prove Ihem professionally dis
honest or retract the remark he made at
o, meeting held Tuesday night In th Cal
vin Pretbyttrlan Church,
Sootl dented that he had any Intention of
reflecting on the honesty of the Court and
asked thai a stenographic report of the
Kpeech be aubmltttd to him to that he might
make amend at the next meeting.
Th antl-ooon champion admitted that
he allied Judge Patterson' residence In the
Third Ward with Councilman Harry T
Tralner'a political leadership a a reason
why th Trainer liquor Interests wr grant
ed a transfer of license at Hlxty-fqurtu and
Carlton streets.
At th meetlnr Tuesday night th mem
ber pf seven churches paued u. resolution,
urging an Injunction against th transfer
of Michael J Uurke'a license from 2100
Callowblll street to Sixtieth street and
Latudown avenue, Th present License
Court composed at Judge Barratt and
Davis wa severely arraigned by the
speakers.
Machinery Mangles Girl's Arm
VINBIANP. N J., Dets. 7. Mu Helen
niA fum vim nU t n mrm k.iu
mv --" v-f v v-r -" ,,
"MH4 U maabiBary m wmtV mwIrje
uawry at LJiJWisyiwe ytfoy taomiax.
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TUBES SLATED FOR
W. MAQKGrST. STATION
J
DON'T ABOLISH MAIL
TUBES, MERCHANTS SAY
BuHinesH Men Will Make Pro
test to Postofllcc Committee
Next Monday
"IN THE BATTLE TO STAY"
I'lnn to Uso More Truckn Cnllcd Dan-
Kurotin to Lives of
I'cdoatrlnno
An cmiihatlc protest ngnlust dlsContlnu
nncn of thn iilieumntlc mall tubo sorvlco In
Phllailelphla will be mode by n commltteo
of Philadelphia business men In fore thn
Joint pnstolllce committees or Congress tn
Washington nest Monday nt 10 o'clock.
Tlio Philadelphia rammlttco will bo
headed by Ucorgo II Ilurtol, president of
the lloticse Mr. Ilarlnl began today organ
Izlng a committee of business men to go to
Washington when lie learned Unit Post
master flenernl llurleson Is determined to
abolish the tubes
In n stntement Issurd today, Mr. tlartol
rrltlrlrnd the stand taken by tho Postmaster
riener.il
'Thn pneumntlo mnll tubes," he said,
"have demonstrated their superiority over
every other form of mall distribution, es
pecially In the congested central business
sedloii or Philadelphia
"I cannot understand why llurleson .Is
so persistent In his effort to substitute thn
tubes with automobile delivery trucks
Trucks limy do for the outlying sections of
the city, but they will not do In the contrul
business section.
iii:cicu:sb nuivixo
"Already much criticism has been directed
ngnlnst tho Postolllco Departmcirt In this
city because of tho reckless manner In
which United States mall wagons are
ill I von Three fourths or these drivers
ought to ha nrrested nnd put In Jail. I
have watched them nnd have seen them
ihnrglng through thn traftlo nt a rnto or
twenty-five nnd thirty miles nn hour, en
dangering thn lives or our citizens.
"The drivers of thceo trucks nro Just as
murli subject to trartlc regulations ns any
other drivers, but they show llttlo respect
ror tho law
"If we abolish tho tubes ror trucks, tho
chnnga may cost us many human llvis. ror
It Is certain thnt tho drivers will put on
even more speed and tnko still rurthor
chances In the congested district.
KiailT TO A FINISH
"I 'shall endeavor to have tho samo men
go with me to Washington ns went In thu
rail or 1010 Included on thn commltteo nt
that time wero I (I draff, president of
thn Commercial lixchnnge ; W IL Tucker,
iccretnry of the Hoard of Trade j K It.
Sharwood, secrotnry of tho Maritime i:x
clinuge, William (' Hnlpln, Jr. of the
Jrocers nnd Importers' Kschange: John
Ferguson, president of the Drug Kxrhnngo;
Robert lllddln. Jr, of tho Hardware Mer
chants nnd Manufacturers' Association, and
Wl'llam Hancock, president of tho United
lluslnes-i Men's Association
"We nro going to light this thing to n
finish, alshnugh we are somewhat handl
mpped by tha time net for the committee
ineJtlng In Washington next Monday morn
ing Wu will have tn lenve Philadelphia
Sunday afternoon, and probably tha com
mittee will not glvo us more than an hour
In which tn expound our views.
"The mall tubes have given speedy nnd
elllolent service, nnd the mall service In
Philadelphia will take a, decided step hack
wnrd If they nro Abolished "
WATER NORMAL AGAIN,
SAYS CHIEF OF BUREAU
Davis Joined by State Health
L.omiyissioner in ueciaring
Tnstc Gone
'iJ
CurtiTon laiAHVis. chief of tha Water
IluroU, 'an?, 5r.)JJmuel CI Dixon, Stnto
Coir.ml3slo.nof of.l
alth, agree In announc
r supplied from tho
Ing tint tho
SchuylklU
orlto AVest Philadelphia la
again not)
d Ire from the "hospital
tajUV wl
Annoyed thut section of
ral weeks.
the city
Chief D;
aNald u small amount of the
Imd-tastln
water might be llneerlnir In
ine pip line ot e outlying district,
which aro not drawn on heavily, This,
however, will naturally take caro ot Itself
In a short time, he said.
"Any lingering bad taste I mostly a
matter of Imagination," he said. "When
people set their minds set that something
tastes bad, they are likely to keep pn
thinking so, even after the bad taste has
actually disappeared. I think th olty
should step talking about It. It I not good
for our reputation a a group of clttxena
to go on talking about something dis
agreeable that no longer sxlats."
Doctor Dixon also thinks th taste will
be entirely eliminated aa soon as ths water
In the small supply pipes of the outlying
section l renewed by tha fresh supply from
ths reservoirs.
Motortruck Crushes Girl's Legs
Ktopplng oft tho curb while playing In
front ot hep home, 1 past Stalls, avenue,
this morning, Margaret Unity, three year
old, was struck by an automobile truck
which passed over her and crushed her foot.
Us lotliaintf minor Injuries. She was
Uken to th Episcopal Hospital and the
driver of Uw truck. Ueorg Harris, twenty
threo year old, of lit9 Putnetd street, was
Arrwtd. K wH1 arraigned before Mag
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WILL OF RICHEST MAN
LEAVES NAUGHT TO POOR
Scrnnton Citizen Devtoecl 570,000
to Widow nnd Son Sorvnnl.s
Remembered
SCIIANTON, Pa., Dec. 7 William
Walker 8rniiton, this city' wealthiest
cltlxen, who died Sunday, did not leave a
cent lo charity. Most of his estate, the
value or which Is not stated In the papers
filed In tho Ileglster or Wills' office, Is lea
In trust for his widow, Knthcrlne M Scrnn
ton, and his only child, Worthlngton Scran
ton. Soventy-flvo thousand dollars a year
Is to bo set aside ror lh widow and ton,
the rormnr receiving HI. 000 nnd the son
133 000
Mr. Scranton says. In his will, that ho
discussed this division with his son before
the execution or tho will Tho son agreed
It vvns ralr nnd proper At his mother's
denth. Mr Scranton Is to receive tho entire
citato
Mr Hcrnnton's will dlrls that II5 0nn
be in Id his widow Immediately 'This us
a little working capital tor her "
Flvo thousand dollars Is sit aside ror n
memorial window In tho First Presbyterian
Church In memory or Mr Scrjnton's par
ents Thorn nro beuuestn nf IBOOO each to
louls.i Pnrrott llussrll, of Jtontnn . Miss
Allio llulln. of this tity will known to
many riiilndclphl.tns, daughter of Mr
Srranton's close fr U nil, Henry Ilclln Jr .
Mary II Scranton, of New Haven, n, tousln,
and .Inaopli Jeffrey, of this city Provision
In made ror the earn or Mrs Scninton's
sister. Klsle II Smith $110 n, month being
net aside for this purpose
Thomas Hart, ro.tchmnn. nnd William
Vnnner, butlor. each git J1000 Other im
ployos of the Scrnnton household nro to
get four months' salnrj each
Antarctic Expedition
Advocatedjby Peary
Continued from I'nse One
for ths place Ho Is In tho country now
und willing to go "
Captain Dnrtlett received his knowledge
of polar perils under Admiral Peary nnd
was his rlght-hnnd man nn tho lust expedi
tions during which tho North Polo was
reached v
"Send thn I loose veil tn tho Antarctic."
continued thn Admiral Hut the startled
look or the Interviewer changed to com
posuro when ho repented-
"fiend the Itoosovelt to the Antarctic
both the Itoosevelt 1 and the llnosovclt II.
Iloth ships are In fine condition "
Admiral Peary was Juit ns enthusiastic tn
ampllflng the plans for the Nicaragua
transoceanlu canal,
"It will soon bo necessary," ho said, "to
hnvo another canal to meet tho demands of
trnlllc from tho Atlantic, the ocean of to
day, and tho Pacific, tho ocean of tomor
row "
The explorer Is well vcr.'ed In questions
pertinent tn another cinal route. Ho was
on two government expeditions that sur
veyed possible routes and was subchlef
engineer nf the American Canal Company
of Nicaragua
"Although I would not care to stale the
details of thn cost of such a canal," ho said,
"I feel safe In saying that It would cost
less thou a sen-lavel innal at Panama
Tho routo Ih feaslblo ; it runs from Orcy
town to Hrlto, utlllxlns the San Juan Illver.
which would be deepened by a dam backing
water, and a chain of lakes, Included In
which would bo Ijike Nicaragus "
Ha s.ild everything was simply a question
of money; even the most dllllcult obstacles
could bo overcome by engineer backed
by sulllclent money lie also pointed out
that ti third canal route could also be estab
lished about twenty miles east of tho Pan
ama Canal.
OLIVER CARD-INDEXED
HIS MULTIFOLD LOVES
Charles II. Wax Pursued Mod
ern Business Methods in Con
quest of Women
NKW VOHK, Dec. 7. The romantic
glamour thut ultended the escapade of
Charles II Wax, alias Oliver Osborne, was
somewhat tarnished today by tha discovery
thut th w.o'-th'-vvhUp wooer wa very
business-like In his affections.
A llttlo black book, which contained the
names of hundreds of women and girls In
various parts of tho country was found
among hi possessions and wa taken over
by pltlclala. While jealously guarding the
content of the little book. It was admitted
that Oliver had a regular card-Index system
for keeping track ot his loves. They were
classified, t was said, according to their
social status, worldly wealth and suaceptl
blllty Soma of the entrlts had a Una drawn
through them. Indicating to tha ofllccrs
that they were "workad-out claims."
Olivers second Identification party will
b staged this afternoon In the Federal
Ilulldlng with himself and Federal author
ities aa hott to the women who will try to
Identity him aa the man who played heart
lessly with their emotions
Wax spent his second day In th Tombs
agerly devouring th newspapers. Kach
odllton as It cam on the street was Im
mediately delivered to him In hi cell,
John Ilanley, warden ot lb prison, said
today that he had been besieged since early
yesterday by scores or women who desired
to sta the prisoner Some even Mm to
the prison bearing gifts, he said. AH of
them were denied entry
Vote for New School Building;
ALMONESSEN N J . Oeo 1 Voter pf
Defilford township at a tDcolal auction
passed favorably upon a proposition to erect
new saiwel budding at EU.ekwo4 Ter
ras and tutNfcu an axlra asre of li4 to
ARGENTINE, TOO, HAS
CAPITOL GRAFT CASE
President Irigoycn to Prosecute
Men Accused of Fraud in
Project
Vnltti Preu ffreclal Sent AmeHeon Service.
HUBNOH AinBS, Dec 7 The ventila
tion of n scandal aa tad '"J.'J-iil,
VAnlA Slat Houne ecandal. omntd with
the construction of the Argen In NAtlonal
Capitol, todAy promises to be an early
Incident of Hlpollto Irlgoyen' recently be
gun regime aa I'reeldent.
fc Worh on the Capitol was stArtcd About
ten year R". It I nenrly hut not nulte
''"The original plan was to spend c,oeo...oO
pesos, or 1M4O.O0O In United States money.
In fan. it t0.0 Pesos, or. tt ta '"act,
IH.JrMMs-0. has gono Into the bu ding.
II has been charged in print nnd P"'"'
proved that of this sum About 1J.000 000
pe)s. or about S.20.000 was "grftft
It Is understood lh.it l'res dent Irlgoyen
Is getting rendy to stsrl civil And criminal
proceeding ngnlnst tho persons accused
!,r shoring In tho plunder. They aro nald
to tin hide some big contractors nnd numer
ous politicians of great prominence
Thn building Is n small edition of tho
Washington caplto! nnd Is popularly knrnrn
as tho "palace ot gold" because It cost so
much
WHARTON SCHOOL LEADS
U. OF P. STRONG MEN
Maryland, Texas and New Jer
sey KurniBh Highest List
of Giants
Maryland. Texfcs nnd New Jersey men
lead the freshman class At the University
of Pennsylvania In tho strength tests, which
have Just been completed, and announce
ment of the winner of which has Just been
made. Tho highest thrco nro nil Mharton
men. nnd seven of the ten record men nre
from Whnrton.
The man with tho greatest strength, ac
cording to the tests. Is II. II. Warner, of
tho Wharton School, whoso homo Is In
Chevy Chnso, Md His total In given as
1 100 kilogram The recond strongest man
In the class Is J It Stnvus. of San Antonio,
Tex, whosr record Is 13B0, nnd the third
Is J C Dotcmua, of lied llnnk, N J., whoso
teat shows 1303 kilograms.
Mr Straus Is a member of tho freshman
football iund, and Doremus Is captain of
tho 1920 crew.
Tho total strength of tho first fifty men
In the clast of 1920 gives an Aggregate
i.r tO.Otri kilogram, or 1193 kilo
grams better thitn last year'B Ireshman
class Tho high record ror tho University
or Pennsylvania freshman strength test Is
2 1 0D i kilograms, which Is hold by Michael
Dorlzaa
Tho other seven high men In this yenr's
freshman class Include IL V Davidson,
Wharton. 1290 , J. II Maynard. Wharton,
1200 ; II II Cochrane, electrical engineer
ing. 1202 : J II I-'lowereo Jr., Wharton,
J203; J. II Knschenbach, Wharton, 1Z55;
II. A. Williams nrts, 1219, nnd L O I.Icht,
nrchltect 12 1
"COURT LOUSE" CONVICTED
OF FRAUDS IN CHARITY
GeorRo F. Joslin Gets Two-Ycnr Term
for Collecting ?2000 for Fire
men's Association
Oeorgo F Joslin, posicssor of many
nllAnes. nnd known nbout City Hall as n
"court louse," today plendcd guilty to
fourteen bills or Indictment charging him
with collecting money under false pretonses
from prominent citizens Judge Ilnrratt, In
Quarter Sessions Court, sentenced Joslin
to n term or two yenrs In the county prison
nnd Imposed a. fine or JD00.
Thn term "court louse" Is given n clique
or men who -visit tho criminal courts dully
with apparently no reason except to escape
unpleasant weather conditions or being
chased rrom street corners by the police.
The dcrendnnt represented hlmseir to be
n. collector for the Firemen's Association
of Pennsylvania and the First Ilcglmont
Athletic Association. With letterheads
bearing these uiptlons and authorizing
Joslin us a collector, tho defendnnt suc
c eiled In collecting moro than J2000 from
charitably Inclined citizens
Detectives Chnrlel Ileckman nnd Frank
Freund, of the Central Station, trailed Joilln
tor a month before they wero able to
catch him Ho was held under ball for
court, but tho next day he returned to
the business nnd was caught In thn otllces
of the Alan Wood Iron and Steel Com
pany. In the Land Title Ilulldlng
Among those who contributed various
sums to the rake associations wero George
Wharton Pepper, V. Davis Pago, Oeorgo Q
Hnrwltz, i: ('. Felton, Cleorge Woodward,
Colonel Thomas Murphy, F Corlles Morgan,
J Harrison Fisher. W. Hampton Todd.
Isaac H Clothier. Cleorge W. IZlklns and
Joseph I). Wutnwrlght.
FILIPINO "FOOTPAD" USES
' "HOT DOG" AS WEAPON
Prisoner With German Nnmo nnd
Tropical Thriat Dances Igorrote
Head Tango nnd Guins Freedom
A Fllplno with a Clerman nome and n
thirst born of the tropics, who evidently
hadn't heard that Agulnnldo had been cap
tured, held up pedestrians early today with
a long eausaga wielded like a rifle, Then
he danced hl way to freedom after he had
been arrested.
Policeman Iloston, of the Fourth And
York streets station captured him while
skirmishing about Oermantown avenue and
Uerks street In the darkness The prisoner
told Magistrate Costello that he was Kurt
Marks, born ot Filipino parents In Ilerlln
And speaking CJerman, Kngtlsh, Jtuuslan,
Chinese ahd Spanish also Filipino.
"If you'll danco us an Igorrote head-hunt
tango, I'll Jet you go," said tho Magistrate
Marks shook a to or two, whooped n
I.uion ditty or so and declared he would
return at once to hi home In Gaston.
Lawyer Freed of Assault Charge
HHLINSClIlOVi:, Pa,, Deo. 7 William J
Sanders, a Sunbury lawyer, was acquitted
In court her an a charge of assault and
battery preferred by Miss Mary A- V Simp
son. Senders, however, was directed to pay
half tha cost.
DREKA
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Monograms
Address Dies
Coats of Arms
Visiting Cards
1121 Chestnut Street
PLAN TO BLOCK
BRYAN "DR0UGH1
Wing of Democratic Parti
Will Fight Prohibition 1
luuvuinuni
PRESIDENT KEEPS Muf
Linking of Suffrage Issue Jj
ciarcu to jjo Tactical
Error
WAfllirNOTON, Dee. 7r-William A
ti,,-,-, - ,. rniu,Tvr in oiciai Irt H
Isiues" of tho next national campaign
be met with strenuous opposition ii
his own party. Dcmocrolla le.-i.-. J..
this plain today, although All were tS5
In making any publla announcement tui
Ing to i.iing down upon them the nzS
tlon of
. i, v.-i, .t,.... "rvm
The fact, however, that Colonel Brn!
had coupled with hh nation-wide dry twa
gram a proposition for woman suffrart W
national ronsLltntlmutl nmnm-.a .J
ti-B-t tn fliA t.nnnalllAM .
It was declared by tho men who
lo oppoo the Hryan program wtrSh,
Democracy that In doing this llryan rai
n grave tncttcnl error llo Is dependlnriS
Ihn iinllri Hnilll, tnr nrnhlhlllnn ..... . Ti
nnd his cJnfcst follower.-! readily admit. ij
the South Is tho big obstacle today n (2
way of any national movement for mS
sufTrnno. With suffrage ami nmkli.i.r?
Mn,,trt.t i ...in ..... iit. i -...-- .. '
Ilrjan htmnclf declnrcd emphatically
day thnt ho Is confident thnt the nree.
ho outlined In his speech here lait n.
wouKi rurnisn tno nig planks ror th
ncrntlo national platform of 1930. He nif
iio.i. iry it'iinuiiiijiA iu n,n((;oncnieni 0r II
years of consldcmllon of a tirohrhin
plank at the nntlonat convention In St. lot!?
Inst Juno he made a concession tot wfcldrJ
ho expected to bo rewarded by the Dsm
crain m inn nation so poon as uisy
stood his plans.
Tha Whlto Homo declined all
today on the llryan program However, W
was privately pointed out that PrulW
Wllvm had Indicated, he believed that ttdv
frngo and prohibition wero local, ratir
thnt nntlonal Issues Tho President, wW
Governor of New Jersey, took the positkj
thnt local option was the beat meatu J
settling the liquor question, nnd he alrtal1
has said that surfnigo should be a SUI
nnu no i u naiion.il issue a
I-'or obvious rrnsons, however. Presldttf
Wilson will take no open stand at'thlt thai
on prohibition In opposition to the piiw
poslton ot Mr Ilrynn It a understood htS
that ho belloves gho entire program out' -h
In the St Louis platform must be Wix-xtd
nut neioro nny oiner pouoios can lie tikis
up And, so fas ns tho llryan susg-t-n
regarding n rorerendum on any pn i tJ
declaration or war Is concerned. It Is ail
In olflclnl circles that Mr llryan Is iwj
in Its uiivocncy.
The opponnnt.1 of prohibition nre pnjwtj
Ing to line up the Ist In opposition talk
rtrvnn tirogrnm. They sny that, will tat
Xebrnsknn last night nrgucd that Iho ri
election or President Wilson won made vet-'1
slhlo by "elimination or tho wet cltleCfs'
study ot thn statistics will show thnt "irtti
cnnnot control tho next Democratic eojjf
vnntlon on tho basis or tho present fra
rcscntntlon.
Thero Is no efTort being made here
dl'gulsc the Tact that tho fight for ant
ngnlnst the llryan policies will prove blltey
mid will sake the Democracy to Its centttj
Hut tho majority of tho Democratic Im41
era declare thnt It Is n good thing th
tho Issue has been rained thus early, ail
K win matte u possioio in (impose oi w
bernro the roads must bo cleared for thfl
1920 campaign.
too 1.AT1: iim 'rssinr.Tio!i
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sml frlxnds Invited to funeral f'rl R15 e of
73 V UacrosBfl uo i.snsdowno intia in
Hrotd t ststlon 7J.1 p m Inl private. Vsln
lisle New iiira. lee o
hki.i' wantkii rnit.u.K
A llllPV WOMAN rienlrrs to flint a renntd. eflH
rsteil clrl. white or colored, who ean e.H
nei,ll nnd cin he generally useful A&tnuM
with particulars, Airs n r u uoi '
Merlon ra
ni'.i.r w.tNTKn it,ii,n
nrtAKHMEN MACHINISTS . ("All HErMW
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AUTOPAn RKPATRMEN vrantfd: tadr J
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Hundreds of electrical natsscnt.'sr,
Hand freisht trains, besides pullmsn
baggaije, box, cattle, nnd man cars
Can be furnished with light-
Locomotives modelled after latest;
Htypcs on electrified railroad,
iheso nro
The Substantial Kind
of Toys
made of sheet steel, hand enact'
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ana couplers hlchiy -.
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