MEXICAN CHIEF
MAY BE SUITED
"BY COMMISSION
,t parley Resumed With Con-
'.-.- suleration of Carranza'a
"g
11 V:f 'Queries on Protocol
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T
(VIEW OF LANE HOPEFUL
&'U&
i ' -" oS8ytiona "sk"1 by General Cirrnnsn
jfc r wjtfirlgaril to lh protocol trivod consid
eration this Afternoon when the Slex can?
jAmirIcan Joint Commission resumed Its sea-
tn Ujo Bollevite-Stratford, Tho Mexican
''clmrnlsstoners stntod that crrtatn things
muirl bo rniulo clear to Carranza tie tor o ho
eoul-.l possibly opprovo the, protocol, If ha
Vr could.
That there I ntlll a chance that Carrnnza
may Indorse tho protocol was tn.ido plain
whsn Secretary Franklin K. Lane, of the
Department of the Interior, snld Carranza
had neither Indorsed nor rsKotad It
3nor Pnnl's verbal mcFaro la rtnardeil
by the American Commissioners an an an
swer rather to the statomsnt nf tfecrotnry
Xn, Issued In Atlantlo City following the
limine of the protocol by tho Commis
sioners, and not embodied In the protocol,
than as a reply to tho protocol Itaclf. In
that statement Hecretary Iann said In part:
Vo aro to come out of Mexico Juat tia
oon, as wo can, "decently and In
order," and because wo have other lino
fof our troops who are theio. Hut
this I only a beginning to a policy
which wilt mike a Mexico that wo can
live with Tho border troubled are only
symptoms. Mexico needs system treat
Went, not aymptom treatment. We
shall reserve to ourselves tlto right to
treat her Invading bandits as they
hould bo treated.
That portion of the statement regarding
tho United Qtntca reserving tho right to un
limited purault of bandlta In said to liavo
Jarred deeply Carrama's sensibilities. Ho
I reported to hold no objection that cannot
be nvorcomo to tho tortus of tho protocol
' Which provlda for tho withdrawal trom Chi--Minima,
of thn Amorlcan troops by Oononil
Perahlnit within forty dnya of the approval
ef tho agreement, If satisfactory condltloni
fro restored. Unless this mnssaite of Senor
Pant, which appears to be. In effect, a lilnd
of counter-declaration of tho de facto Clov
rnment of Mexico to tho ntatement of Sec
retary Lane, Is rogurdod by tho American
members of tna commission a midlrleritly
pointed and definite to preclude further dis
cission after today's snsnlnn. It Is linllnvi.il
-CKrranta will strive to gain time and rcrtmie
tho sessions after thoy have ben adjourned
from Philadelphia possibly to aomo acces-
sioie point in tnc south.
IMauolblllty In Riven till report by tho
announcement that Secretary Lane and Mrs.
Lano. who accompanied him to Philadelphia
from Washington, expect to return homo
at tho closa of the conference hero today,
to remain until after Christmas.
Mayor Smith called on rounders of tho
commission at tho hotel t'.ili morning bo
foro they went Into session. Ho officially
(rave them tho freedom of tho city, tils
otay was brief. Attar piylne hl respectu
ho left for City Hall.
Tho commission adjourned shortly after
Coon. The members maintained thi'lr usual
tetlcencp. but It was said that the toplci
llsdusscd tllla morning woro tho sanio as
discussed yesterday nnd that no agreement
Was reached.
After tho noon adjournment tho Mexican
commissioners visited Mayor Smith tit City
Hall. It was tho return of tho olllclal vlalt
l paid them bV tho Mnviir this lllnrnlmr
Tho commission wen Into scsHlyn again
at 3 o'clock this afternoon!
INCREASES IN WAGES
AS CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Bankers, Fuel Companies and
Biff Industrial Concerns Grant
Increases to Employes
PITTSDUnOH. Dec. 18. The Ohio I-Mol
Supply Company and tho Kuyrttu Oaa ComT
pany, operating In Wcat Vlrclnlu nnd west
ern Pennsylvania, announced that becauua
of tho Increase in tho coat of living
bonuses would be clvon Itu employes an fol
lows: Kmployes recolvltu; Hi a month or
less, fifteen per cent; those between J75 and
$100, trti per cent; those between $100 and
?!!C0, one month's sulnry. Tho bonus In
computed on the annual amount pnld each
- employe.
i OAIIY, W. Va.. Dtc. IB. Tho United
Elates Coal and Coke, Company, a subsidiary
tt tho TJnlteel (Hates Hteel Company, an-
, rouncod that It would give 'Its 4000 em
ployes a ten per cent Increnuo In wages.
The Increase will bocamo efTeutlva at oncu.
NCTV TORlv. Deo ,19 Hornblower &
Weeks, with oftlces In New York. Doaton,
Providence, Portland, Chicago and Detroit,
will pay their employei a Christmas bonus
of 83 1-3 per rent pf their annual salaries.
Chandler Pros, & Co. and Chandler & Co ,
Inc., bankers, of Now York nnd Philadel
phia, have voted their employes a Vonus of
1CZ'3 per cent of their (salaries.
As n Christmas preaent the employes of
the Hotels McAlpIn and Clarldce nd the
Cafe Havarin will ri calve life Insurarco pol
icies; on the croup plan. Mr. Iioomcr, man
(aging director of the MoAlplu, gavo a din
ner last night to hla staffs and told them
about tho Insurunca eirt. There aro about
S50Q employes.
FirroLAY, O., Dea 19. The Ohio Oil
Company and the. Illinois Pipe Line Com
pany announced a cash bonus of ten per
cent for employes whose salaries aro JiuOO
or lets yearly. Two thousand employes aro
affected.
PQUainCEEPSIE. N. Y.. Dec J 9. Ti
Khmeciirr wii 7Jeiv a. L .'SSTLsTLstU
on their original -waorea.' Forty amnlovea
Will benefit. '
,,'TAMAQUA. Pa Dec. !. Nearly S0,
000, rpr85ntlnc a ten per cent bonus, was
distributed, among the 300 employes of tho
Atlas, Powder Company,
nniDQEPOItT. Pa.. Dec, 18. Ths Dla.
tnond Slate Fiber Company Is preparlna;
bonus checks for several hundretl employes,
: .They will reeelvo twelve and a half per cent
-t-tfbebr 8-
s JIAUCH CHUNK. Pa., two, 19. Ths em
!isye of the New Jersey Zlne Company at
Palmerton. Hazard and AllUporl will get a
fourteen per ent bunua of Urn total earn
ings pf ths I'ompany for the year 1910 as a
C'itristmas present.
YORK. Pa.. Doe. l. Ths York Manu-
itmiurlne Company, makers of lea and re
frkMJtion mauhinery. will distribute JS0.
4Ha A Christmas iflft amone its em,ployfes.
514 rsprcsMts ten per cent of tbor year's
J -" - ' -
Wills Admitted to Probate
WlUs probatsd today 'Wjr (hose of Wll
Mmu If Cl.iuiwn, 3&H DUmond street,
Whkth In pritats be4Uatai dlipcif pf prop
s viuwl t Ka.$ao ZaIi, It, Uilman.
Ut KortH Tsa tret. Iltfy, wA CM
saw. i Wit WW MM&1I
CsbBSsMsI
a . Hotdsr Jbmsfr
i itv imi mJMW
Mm:
EX-HUSBAND GRIEVING
FOR PRINCESS CHIMAY
Restaurant Violinist Hears of
Death of Much-Wed De
troit Beauty
Ninv TOItK. Dec 19. Janosy Illgo,
frypsy mtislclah, once the husbsnd of Prin
cess de Chlm.-tp, how n violin player tn the
Little Hungary restaurant In Nw Vork,
Is grieving alone today He learned nf the
death of his former wife In Padua, Italy,
where she w living with Casealoln, tho
latest of her many husbands,
The Princess do Chlmay formerly was
Clara Waid, lMnut'ful daughter of a mil
llonalro sh'pbullder of Detroit,
Khe was brm in 1871 and entered a con
vent In t:ur pa when she wis fourteen. Hhe
declared after leaving thorn that her sole
aim was to shock tho Misters. Klie lived
In oxce-w of tho ftO.OOU yearly nllowanco
given her. Bh returned to America an
heiress to (4,000.000.
At Nlco the yoUnir American beauty met
Joseph do Chlmay, a Ilclslan Prince, and
married him when she was eighteen when
she was twonty-ona rho fell In love with
Itlgo and eloped with hltn Hhe nbandoned
a brllllanl iivr.al career, her two children
and her husb.tud to bo with the gypsy
violinist.
Kilo was traveling- with UIi;j In 1003
when she met nnd fell tn love with Pepplno
Itlcclardo, a railway porter She ran away
with him, Mho had previously been di
vorced by the Prince and had married Itlsro.
When she eloped with Itlcclardo, lllgo ob
tained n divorce and she was remarried
ilhe was divorced by Itlcclardo and mar
ried cassaiota.
Cassalota sent the brief cablegram which
told of her death. It was no meager that'
verification was Bought from the American
consul,
State Judges Balk
Move to Save Wood
Continued from I'sse On
000, ncconllniT to O'Nell, w.ih made tempo
rary receiver for that cutnpuny, whllo H.vm
ucl W. Cooper, a 1'hll.idolphhv attorney,
was named an ifce.lv cr fur the Union Cnsti
alty Now thn Dauphin County courts say
tlirna appolntmrntn have no standing.
IteprcrentallvoB of the Attorney Uenoral's
Department bitterly donounced Wood as a
conspirator tn ruin hli company, and
Thompson wan accused of being guilty of
vlulntlng profmmlonnl ethics Just about
tho tlmo Thompson was sacking to block
recolvrrahlp proceedings hore yestorday he
was uiipslutud a iccelvor for tho Pension
Mutual
Today's hearing di eloped that evtry di
rector of tho Union Casualty was ownor of
(dimes In tint company, nnd that Wood
was tho owner of mnio than 11100 sliaren.
Tho namo of cx-AUorr.c) tlunerul John C
Ilcll llgured In tho tenl'mor.y of John W.
Ilcose, an insurance una minor utlnrh"d to
thn Insuranrs HeniMtinent.
ilii'jo t.'Ht fled that thn Union Casualty
paid nut vurlnun nmuuutn of money for
"oitraordlnnry o.peiiiicn" that had abso
lutely nothing to do with tho nfTnlrs of
tliut comiuiny. Amoni; thooo who partici
pated In receiving money from tho Union
Canunlty wore:
John C Hall, J7C00; I,. D Wood. J7B00;
It O. loh. J7500; I,. D. Wood, three,
tilpu to Hnrrluburir and Pittsburgh be
tween Apr I 8 and September J, l'JIO, 90;
H a. Welch. HJK3i Miss M. L. Klrk
patrlrk a stonoifraidicr for Wood, J207.4B;
I H. Moman, $8J 33.
Thomas Wood, Hecretary of tho Union
Camialty, who was n witness under n
subpoena sorved upon him by the Attorney
General's Dcpartmont. u the next wltnoss.
Ila w.iu aiked how mapy nharet he owned
In tho epmpany nnd how they came Into
hla pomi.riloii.
"They woro Rven to mo by Wood (I.. D.
Wood) oh, wait a minute wait thoy
wero Riven, 'to me by a retiring director
whona tiaror I. don't remember." almost
tihrlekml Thuman Wpud who Is not minted
to tho "Insutanpo wltnrd of Amorlca."
Wood ndmlttod that all tho directum of tho
Union Casualty, Incjildlns U. C Cowero.
tho youthful pre.itdsut, wero owners of
eharcs, but whimyasktd how these rentte
muu beramo nwpors of tho iiharou, he to
plleil "i don't remombor."
Other iilleicntlcns of thp Strto Iniuronco
Department rlatlri to thi Insolvency of
tho Union Casualty wore given In testi
mony by William J. Uuney, of Philadelphia,
chief Insurnnco exumltmr; F, W. Clrave, an
Ineurnnrj) oxamlner attached to tho Insur
ance Drpartniunt: S. W. Wolf, n conHUUInK
Insurnuuo actuary, of New York, mid
Ilcose.
Thompson ashaim;d
"I nm sorry that I don't possess tho
ocabulary to cxpros.i my opinion on tho
manner In which application was mado In
the United Htnteu DlNtrlit Court buforo
Judao Thompson, In Philadelphia, for a
receiver," suld Deputy Attorney General
I lament. I In added:
Whllo Mr. J P. Thompson, who, by
courtesy of this Honoruhle Court, was
nppearlnir hero yenterdny and com
ImtliiKT the Insuranco Department In
Ha npplhu'tlon for a. receUer for tho
IVnn Mutual Company, an nppllcatlon
for n receiver of thla company was
made In Plttsburch which resulted
In too uppnliitmcnt of him as a re
ceiver This court has been Juggled with, to
ray nothltiK of thn violation of pro
fesntona! etlilm. It Is untoundlrR to
hear that a. man named Welch should
mako application for a recolvcr In the
Union Cniually ruse when ho In now
u defendart hlm.ilf In connection with,
that company We wish to bo fair hi
this mattir. but do not Inland to per
mit l.ynlon D, Wood and hh fellow
cnaptrntaisj to ruin and manipulate
these companion. Your Honors can see
tlmt thoro Is nothlnic but plain Jue
tllntf on the kurfneo of this, preposition.
Senator Thompuon promised yester
day that hu would bo. hero nnd also nlil
that I.jndou D, Wood would be present, ,
but neither of thoso srentlemen Is
present, ,
Therefore. your Honors, after cltlnr ''
to jou tlio hich-handed methods of thai
other- tMu. I ln1( that tho Court grant
a dlssolttlon of tho Pension Mutual,
which If hopeleatdy Insolvent foe moro
thu i.ooo,goo,
Judges fcCar.'cll and Kuuket then ren
dered their decision ordprlnjt a. dissolution
of the Pension Mutual, in their decision
CsUrt rulea Uat lha rcdwal cour" hit
view fif tho fact that proceeding scalnat
that company ware already pending In ths
Dauphin County courts.
The Court also; ruled that the receiver, lij
that case should bo State Commissioner
O'NelL After disposing; of tbe Pension
Mutual,' arguments, wero be;in tn the Union
Casualty rase.
Klkton Marriage Licenses ,'
J3UWQN. MA, Deo. 19 Philadelphia
furnlsticd live of the elsht coup)e4 tuk
Ing- Q.ut marrlaffe licenses liors4tsdly, ns
follows: Albert C, Qreene una JSrapces
Welduer, rar.ols 8. Kllroy and lltdcn M.
Donahes, Frank Chtopllo and Hoa Iaralo,
Nicholas CeUlno and 1-ena LarryVThomas
Murtba and JilUn Kanv Jufln F. ileck, and
CaroUns Karny, all nt PhlladelpJik.' Wll-
nam it. HmJtn ana laia w. CrMt. Karle
villa. Md. i Bdwln M. Pabinsoitfind Ada
Jobnwi). Jaeksonvllle, Flu.
Divorces Granted
Common piJJ court, No! t
handed
down fWflva neal tfcra la
Oi'oa as
ioiiqws:
UuU Mirrell Olaoeey frvnt ars P.
llriirt Jn Uoorby trwu CbrU f.
Uuoety
- mm nnm iiuia tauia n. jruaiaff.
l.W Jltjri fc, S.CJI
na iryqi ihwimii. d to
l
wlio (rCua.
WB
Q. J1m tJjtwr,
rl
EVTjnmq LMymR-xmhASffljpmA, tMsbay, December id.
' 1 ' " ear -- - - ' irtf i ii " " ' " ' :"t
"TRAFFIC PILOTS" GUIDE SHOPPERS
Li i ) -
I'liat ncciilcnta tit street rornera may he avoided tlurlnfr tho fclioppinif rtiHh this week, Captain Mills, of Uio
Trnffic Sqund, has dotnlled twenty-nix policemen for duty in the r.honpini: zone ns "traffic piloUi." Their duty
will he to n88iat. children, nped nnd Infirm persons across the streets, thus lenvinjr the rcRular trnffic men free
to direct traffic. The men aro on duty todny on street corners in tho section bounded by Eighth, Thirteenth,
Mnrkat and Chestnut titrcots.
UNIVERSAL TRAINING
VITAL, SENATOR SAYS
Bill Tentative, but Proposes
Drastic Changes in Army Per
sonnel and Regulations
WASHINGTON, Deo 1! t'nUriK.tl mili
tary tratnlntc la not only practicable for
Americans, but It Is a "nroewilty," neenrd
Ins to (Icorgn II. Chamberlain, rhnlriuan of
tho Scnnto Mlllturj Affalni Coinnilttco.
Clinmberlaln, Incidentally, hnldti mnnv
of the vlsws txprosoed by Chief of Stuff
Scott and Major Clem ral Leonard Wood nt
yesterday's subcommittee) hrurliu:. out of
which the Senator hopes to i'ole a com
plete and dniBtlc change In this ..'otititry'H
stem nf national dnfen'H.
'The bill I hao tirepared on this sub
ject." ho said toilnj, "In In the erj- nnturo
of thlnfiH tentntlve. but It forms the ground
work for effective leKlslatlon
"Tho same trouble cxhtt now which h.is
existed slnco earliest Colonial days That
Is division of responsibility bntwern n Ked
oral force and Hie mllltla of tho uecrul
States
"Tho creates' trouble with Ihe National
Guard Is that both nftlcers nnd mill have
had to Rive up poslltoiui which ruined for
them support for their families So It
must always bo under a mllltla systom
"The result has therefore beou that both
onlcern and men, over iilrce moblllintlou,
o been endeavorlnc. Homo tliroUKh tbalr
own effortn and Home through effortH uf
their friends nt homo, tn secure dlsclinrKos.
so that In the lost nnnlynla tho clllclency
of thn Nntlonal Gunrd has' been nnd wilt
continue to bo Impaired."
Chamberlain said unlvrri'til mllltiiry
trnlnlnrr. Instead of creatine n "fearful
rplrlt of militarism," will creato patriotism,
"which at this tlmo hchum uell-nlKh de
stroyed, nnd work for real democracy, slnco
It would compel eonn of rich and poor nllkn
to serve, with tho best mon rich or poor
bclnx elicn tho places of honor, power and
trust"
Chamberlain bellovcH that of nil times
now Is tho tlmo for tho United States to
prepare, when there Is chance for a. sudden
peace "that might find Kuropo with mll
lloni of seasoned cturanH nrmed tn tho
teeth and awaiting tho word, possibly of
soma unsatisfied military rlmr. to Jump on
the fattest, softest mark iivullabto."
BOSTON DECIDES LIQUOR
ISSUE AT POLLS TODAY
Bitter Campaign Ends With
Promise of Record Vote on
. Prohibition
IlOSTON. Dec, ll Iloston Is tterldliiR
today tho question of prohibition while the
whole country looka on, watchlr.tr to iieo
If the Browing tldo of aentlmeiit which
has swept tho nation will engulf the Hub.
After the most tnomontous campaign on
ihe liquor llcenuo qucttlou thin city has
ever known, after a week's effort on the
part of Hilly Sunday and many prominent
cltlxcns on behalf of prohibition und bit
ter antasjonlnm from tho liquor forces
throughout the city, llostou's papulation
went to the polls to dtcido finally whether
the city shall bo "wet" or "dry" In 1917.
An early crush at tho polls in all partti
of the city presaged tho creatijst vote- the
city has ever known. 'Long beforn 8
o'clock thousands of votes- had beotr cast,
Patting eddu stood at G to 2 tlifct the
city wquld stay "wet."
Jlltly Sunday has led tbe ,flght for the
prohibition forces. Fllllntr his hugo tah
ernacle night after night with thousands
of votqrs, the crusading revivalist has been
relentless In his attacks on King Alcohol,
Tho no-llcensa forces have undoubtedly
stolen a march on the enemy nnd surprUod
(ha liquor Interests by Ilia scopu of their
campaign. Hotno-to-houue canvussln'T lias
been tried for the first time.
Thousands of dollars have been spent,
by the license adherents In their effort to
effset the admittedly tremendous ntluenc
of tha Sunday campaign,
Dvan Sunday's friends and supporters In
hla great campaign here admit they has
but small hopes of turning the clt,y pj
licence. Soma Idea of the od.ls ugaliut,
Sunday Is shown lit the following o(e or)
the license question for the past live., city
elections:
. M
ii!
inir. tcj. nu. lea.
m
"Y..Yy s'f'y
1014 48.8U
i.un 11.1UI
.'iibs
1S.SU
IU14 .: iii.ill Ki.siK h:m
.H-S32
!!& 4.I.IU 3,8TT . .14.31
i mm weie two elections in Jim, mvptg
to a changa In ths city form of goyonw
ment and ths election of a mayor fof fo'ir
years Instead of two.
Print Paper Intjuiry Soon
WASHINOTpN, Deo. 19 Tlw Housa
Ituled, CnmilUe will report out, bnmediato.
ly after the Christmas liolldayn a 1bu1M''
ton for Investigation of ths newsj print
paper situation. Kpreantattve Hlffy, of
Pennsylvania, said today, giving as Ills au
thority a promts mads to him by Citalruutn
Henry, of the Itules Committee Ssvural
resolutions of this character hay? beep In
troduced. Cattle Dealer Shoots Himself
NOKR1STO.WN ps, Dee, 19 Anthony
GebulU, a altl dealer, ftoot himself bi Ms
rtg tie Utoi'iot. rm dnQ
lUki lixkia. Sekuus wan iftihiu vut
, aM. jbvw Hv tali itaii .. '
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City News in Brief
A A lid N WIIIT, Iwentj-aeTrn jresr. old,
of C707 Oak Inn,'. Ih In a f.erlnus condi
tion nt the JmWili Hospital from lockjaw
that dt eloped utlc-r ho stepped In n rusty
nail
M'.NATOR MrMfllOI. will tnori. In m
prw Immn on l.oitnn S.iunro when the city
takos his Inniso nt 222-21 West Logan
H innro to make way for tho Parkway, his
filor.ds nay. It N reported h hat pur
chased a vacant lot mi Itnca streot, ueit
of Nlnrti-cntii street, ailjnlnlng tho build
Inir of the Academy of Natural Sclence-i.
Tim lot It 0 by 12D feet, almost as largo
ns the ti by l&U lot occupied by ItH pres
rut liuiinc. which la njiprMscd lit J136, 000
to $150,000.
MU. (ll'OIMli: WILLIAM IIAVIIV,
I'hiladt'lphlii'H wnmnn mountain climber,
who bpforo her marrlai;n was Miss Dora
Keen, iHuKhler of Dr W. XV. Kren. and h-r
hunliund uei'i) nuests nt a reception riven
by the Colltge Club, 1301- -jpnici street.
Mrs Handy was the first person known to
reach tho summit of Mount ninakburn.
Alaska She Is a fellow of tho Iloyal
(icograpnicai Koclcty, London.
A KAI.N!;.AI.Ainl I'lllNII retiimeit work
again this mornlnf,- In tho northwest sec
tion, drawing; out four fire companies In
tho cold when ha rant; nn alarm nt Nine
teenth and York streets Pollen of the
Twenty-sixth and York streets Mutlon liavo
started a soareh for him.
III'TTllIt AIICLKHITN will tie luilnlled
In the streets without additional coat to
the tMty. ncroidltiK to art UrraiiRement mado
by Chief McUiughlltii tf tho Klectrlcnl jlii.
rcau, with tho Philadelphia 1'lectrlc t'rtnr-'
pany. Ah a leit. 12U )f thean new lamps
Here Installed recently, In Kensington ave
nue nnd imvc otcollont rcMiilin Tho first
big Installment of tho lunt'i, ttoo In num
ber. Ih In bo mado within the district
bounded by LohlRh menus, Glrard avenuo.
Delawaro Illcr and IJroad utrcet.
CITY PROTESTS CLAIM
' FOR STREET DAMAGES
Tnkcs Position That Plaintiff Held
Only nn "Ecscment1 on Property
in Disputo
lcncflclurleH of tho efftato of Martin II.
Helsel le.irnvi from tho Hoard of Viewers
toduy that limleitl of having owned a plot
of urn unci which runs In a 2fi-foot strip
nway finm Mumvillu ucnue. between Upssl
nnd rlharpnuclc streets, In CJcrmantown, the
cftate hi'ld only "an cunement" on the
pioperty An "oasement" la it legal term,
which means that thn Hetsel citato held
only an aoriulred privilege or right of use
of tho property and really fell n little
short of ownership. Nevertheless, William
J Urnham, attorney for the estate, pleaded
tor jiouu anmnges rrqm tlio city, liecniise
the laud had been taken for a street, point
ing out that tho late Martin II. Hetsel nnd
Nucceislve owpors had .paid taxes on tha
land for years. ' "v
Kllwood J, Rot an, Assistant City So
licitor, argued, that slnca the strip of ground
had been parked off In lB3 ns one of tho
city's futuro streets, nnd named "Nash
street," th Helsel rotate had made u mis
take In paying taxes on It, because, un tha
tlmo It really belonged to tho city. The
Hetsel peftplO he said, "had fallen short of
ownership without feolltig tjheptselves fall
ing." and b further contended ths,t they
had b IhSlr teM buck In the Increased
aliio of the adjoining lots thai they owntd
and on which they had built; , rpw of houses
through tha. conversion of the land Into a
street l'rlor to Its being taken by the city
tha "ncac owners" h;(d "alojl" it, to be
psed as ah. alley by tho occupants of thilr
low of house's.
Tho Hoard of Viewers took the case un
der advlceinent, Indicating that the decision
would be atfaln.it tha rtayment of dumagea
by Ihe cltyc
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Fire Loss 510,000 at StccJ Plant
IIAnRISUUlia, Dec, ll-Ths electrical
equipment of tlio Vnlwrsal Mllh, at the
Central Iron and Steel Company plant, was
destroyed by firs which caused nn np.
proximate toss of tjio.coo. Other parts of
tho mill were damaged and several hundred
men were thrown out of work. Operatluns
will bo resumed In eeveral days, oltlclals sly
FINE STATIONERS
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Acceptable Christmas Gifts
BEAUTIFUL
Leather Articles
Calendars Pitted Bags
Dories Jewel Boxes
Encasement Books Manicure Sets
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ACROSS STREETS
SEMINARIANS TO GET
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Deaconships, Subdcaconships
and Order of Priesthood to Be
Conferred on Eight Students
Chrlntmnn ulfin In tho form of deconshlps.
Rilbdenconslilpn nnd tho order of priesthood
will ba conferred upon eight young students
of th Seminary of St. Clinrlea ltorromeo,
Overbrook, by Lllshop John J. McCort, this
week.
The Church of Our Mother of Sorrows,
l'orty-tlghth street and Lancaster avenue,
will be the scene of the conferring of the
degroei lllshop McCort it the rector of
this church.
Tomorrow three of tho students will be
Invested with tlio order of the subdenenn
shlp. On Friday two will receive the order
of drnconshlp nnd on Snturday the order
nf tho priesthood will bo conferred upon
three others.
Tho week prccodlng Christmas Is always
ono of rejoicing among the students of tho
seminary, becauao It Is tho custom to confer
tonsuro upon nil those eligible. Yesterday
tonnuro was conferred upon forty-ono of the
students In the little chapel of the college
by IJIshnp MtCort. Ho was 'assisted by
Monslgnor V. Drumgnole. rector, nnd the
Tteis. A P. Schulte, Francis P. Slegenfrled,
Dennis J. Corbett, William Hlgglna and
Hovernl other professors of tho seminary.
It wan the largest class that hns received
tonsuro In the history of the seminary
Those who received tonsuro are Felix, J.
Lahtida, l'Vancts M. Po.' 'James rP. Me-
Mlarvoy, Thomas I.", Maher, John J "Mur-
piij, .inmes j. uilfnn. Bennvt r M,-.-iiHv
Leo D Hums, Sylvester M McCarthy. Ed
ward J Doran, IVter A Daley. Vincent A.
Burke. Frederick J. Koppenhafer. Joseph
V JlMrly, Itaymond I'. Cnmpboll, James
II McKeown, Francis P. Hoey, Francis J.
Dutlto, Hnrry A. McCrackcn, Joseph .1
Schwelck, Ueorge I Murphy, Chnrlos I.
Allen, John II. liberie. Charles V. Parke.
Harold J. Marra, Joseph O. Klaus. Ildward
J. niley. Joseph K Underkoefler, Leo J.
Post. Thomas V Ilrady, John J Ford,
Joseph U Diamond. Vincent B Oallsgher,
Francis X. Uullday, Andrew M. Oazxlk.
Peter Klckotka, Joseph Karolus, Ignatius
Valuncranna. Stephen Masums, George Mc
Manus and William O'Dunnell.
STRANGE BOAT CHASES
CHRISTRIAS MAIL SHIP
Adriatic From Liverpool in New
York After Eluding Sup
posed Raider
NIJW YORK. Deo., 19. Chabed for els
hours nt sea by a strange craft, believed
to bo a fjerman raider, the White Star
liner Adriatic oscaped by changing her
course several times nnd arrived here to
day The Adriatic sighted her pursuer Friday
morning. With a run mounted on her
stern, he llnor turned ttround and steamed
eastward at full spaed. The strange craft
followed. When the liner gained after
changing her course again, tho pursuing
ship turned nnd disappeared Turning in a
great circle the Adriatic resumed her trip
westward,
Tho llper left Liverpool December 9,
three days late, with setenty-three pas
sengers. Orders from tho Admiralty sent
tha ship around the north coast of Ireland
and then to the Asorci to escape raiders.
Tho coursa then led toward the Grand
Hanks. Wireless orders warned the boat
against a raider reported off there and
shortly afterward the strange craft was
slghtod. ,
Among the passengers was Sir Horace
Plunkett. well known as an authority on
agriculture In Ireland. The ship carried
1000 bags uf Christmas mall.
Canadian Itccrults Number 381,433
OTTAWA. Dec, 19. Oyerseaa recruits,
numbering 327t. were enrolled In Canada
during lb last two weeks, bringing tbe
total Dominion enlistments to 311,4,38,
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MacNeille Resigns;
Scores Judge Brown
Ctntlnaed from Pate One
of tho Municipal Court and veiled with
nbsoluts power In It, M a Penrose-McNIchol
follower,
Tho Varea aro nntlou to shear Judge
Ilrown'a power ot appointment In tho Mu
nicipal Court In this field the Juvenile
Court Is a fertile field for Job hunters from
either side Judge llrown holds the power
to appoint them. Tim Vnres ar merely
able to ask for recognition. Judse Ilrowu
can withhold It or hot ns lie pleasef.
Mrs. tllppin, who wai formerly supervis
ing probation nfHeer of the Domestic no
tations. Misdemeanant' and Criminal
branches of the Court, was appointed to the
new position yesterday by. Judge Drown.
Judgo MacNeille had been opposed to ap
pointing her from the time she wns flist
mentioned for the place.
In tho letter announcing his resignation
from the Juvenile Court. Judge MacNelllo
asked to be assigned to nnother branch of
ths court. He was appointed to tha Juve
nllo Court In July, 191S, by Judgo llrown.
Tho npiiolntment runs from year to year,
unless changed by Judge Urown.
Lirrrtm of iiijsionation
The letter of resignation follows-
I hereby request that on the first of
January. 1917. you relieve mo of my
duties ns Judge of the Juvenile Itrnnch
of the Municipal Court and give me nn
assignment to some other branch of
the court's work
When first assigned to tho Juvenile
Court I resolved to make overy effort
to give Philadelphia the best syrtcm
possible After many months of labor
In this direction It wan commonly con
ceded that Philadelphia had ono of tho
greatest Juvenile Courts In the coun
try. In collaboration with chlof pro
bation ofllcer, Mr. Thomas O. Parrls.
tho work wns systcmatlsed and every
thing done to mko for thoroughness
nnd efllclencv. tho results of which wero
shown In the fact that tho monthly
commitments wero reduced to only
twenty per cent of what they had been
before,
Already my predecessor, the Hon.
James A Gorman, had, whllo presiding
as Judgo of tho Juvenlla Court, worked
conscientiously and well, bringing to It
his years of experience, from which we
benefited, and which contributed large
ly to the results we hao beon ablo to
attain.
This was done, not with any aid from
you, but In spllo of your obstructive
tactics, and Just ni Judge Gorman
found his condition Intolerable, so have
1 found mine,
You havo persistently Ignored me ns
Judgo of the juvenile branch; you hnvo
never consulted me about the needs ot
the system, nor have you listened to
nny suggestion. Time after tlmo I hnvo
seon strango faces In tha courtroom,
nnd. upon Inquiry, have found that they
wero probation ofllccrs appointed by
you without even doing mn the courtesy
of notifying mo. either by lettor or In
nny other way.
Thin position became so Intolerable
for tho chief probation ofllcer, Mr.
Thomas CJ Parrls. that he could no
longer remain, and reslgnod.
I did think you meant to give soma
consideration to the Judge of tho
Juvenllo branch when you assured mo
that you would confer with me upon tho
micstlon of appointing his successor.
To my mirprlse I found you had already
determined what to do and was merely
wnltlng nn opportunity to stago this
appointment.
Tho mere difference of opinion
between you nnd me In this matter In
of little consequence but your per
sistence In your high-handed methods
of completely Ignoring your fellow
Judges has mado It Impossible for mo
to be ablo to contlnuo with nny degreo
of success n creditable Juvenile Court.
I huvo always been nnd ut 111 am In
hearty sympathy with free, open nnd
sincere discussion of nil questions of
public Import bearing upon the, action
if tliu Municipal Court, and deplore
star-chamber pioceedlngs In any mat
tor so closely allied to tho welfaro of
our children, It la manifestly unfair
for Ihe public to bo permitted to con
tinue In the belief that the nine Judges
of the Municipal Court nro responsible
for many of the actions that havo
brought discredit upon It, and I feel It
Is full time that thoy know the respon
sibility for the actions taken In tho
Municipal Court belong cntlroly to you.
Your unprecedented actions forced
his Honor, Judgo Gorman, to glvo up
tho Juvenile Court at n tlmo when he
wan rendering to Philadelphia n great
service. They caused tho Chief Pro
bation Ofllcer, Mr Thomas O. Fnrris, to
give up tho work when It was at Its
height of efficiency. You have made
my position longer Intolerable nnd I
am forced now. with mnny regrets, to
glvo up the work In which I hope I
have been able to be of xomo small
service to the boys and girls of Phila
delphia In general.
FniKNDS DHFRND PAIUUS
The trouble began evon before the post
was made vacant by tho resignation of
Thomas G. Parrls last October Pnrrls's
friends and those oppoaed to Judge Drown
say Parrls was "deviled" out of tha post
by petty annoynncos nnd through the with
holding of tho 12000 Incrensa which wns
authorized for him by the last Legislature.
All thlt was done, parrla' friends say, so
ho -.would get out and leave the position
open. It was reported In City Hall before
Parrli resigned that the pay for the po
sition was raised to 18000 because Mrs
nipplu was to get tho place as soon as
Parrla left, and that the money was meant
ror nor.
Judge llrown declined to comment on
Judge Mnc.VeJlle's resignation,
"I havo nothing to say," ho declared,
smiling.
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JFTV'TWBsatJr ftA Ik Tsi! 79ttil
Hampers and Baskets
Fancy Fresk Fruits
GIVE! GIVE GIVE Ml la the spirit of Chrlst
mastidc, And. do you know of any gift more appreciated than,
a hamper or Basket of Luscious, Fancy Fresh Fruits?"
Many of our patrons are sending us their Christmas
Lists to send each name a Hamper thus solving their
Christmas problems in a very few moments.
Why delaysend the list today?
The Acker Hampers are packt in artistic style filled
with Fancy Fruits, Confections and other Delicacies.
, HAMPERS $5, $7.50, 10, $15, $20, 25
BASKETS $2.50, ?5.00, $7.50. $10.00
Imported English Hot House Grapes $2
Finley Acker Co.
GhMt9ut at 12th Market at 12th
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pminilMiiMijjir CizmpiniJi.jmjQ! "i jpupni jmj iny hiuwnj , iii'rf
U.S. CAN'T M CRIMES
ONF0ODC0NSPIRAT0KS
Dealers Didn't Violate Laws, and
Probe of Prices Comes
to End
WASHINGTON. Dee, 1The m,i.
heralded Government cruss.de to end ?!
high cost of living has come to an unlimt2
end. It Is expected that there will iTitf!
keep up prices In certain cities, riuf lift
wholesale arrests and prosecution "
vlously promised cannot tako place
That them has been a general con'uplrser
to keep up prices cannot be doubted n
the Department of Justice now his dlf
covered that It cannot reach thoVer.
rponslble. They hAv. been careful not ti
violate any laws dealing with InterstaU
commerce or covered by existing S
law. Neither have tin f ood wholesal.tVwI
lated tho nnll-lrust laws, excepting l Vd'
ta,n.rl,n8lnnC"' 'r n" cnn b9 ?.
In nearly every caao where tho agents ef .
the Department of Justice have InVestuVs.M
they have found that If any crime whS
was committed It wai agslnu Stale. Instes,!
of against national laws. The majority ef
prosecutions, ni n retult, are up tn the, L-Yi
authorities In nearly every big elty i-.tfi
country. n
The department, nfter looking over 1st
ground and rinding out that prosecutions
were Impossible because fow of them res.
slltuted violations of exiting u
elded to ask Congress for additional tu
latlon. Put wh-n tho situation was tan.
yasied by the I lout nnd Senate leader
It was found that tlto poweis of CongrtM
also wero limited by the Constitution A.
a result. It Is admitted that there la'llttil
that the Federal Government cin do In
thn matter.
However, advices to the Deparlnunt of
Agriculture and the Federal Tv-iT'Si"
mission Indicate that tliero has been .
grndunl falling off In prices tjf necessary
foodstuffs Although the nggregaterZu
to dale has beon small, It Is bclieted Ji
will continue. "
Affonts of the department are to continue
their Investigations, and all ore under
orders to co-operatn with tho local author
ities everywhere. Ity so doing they will b.
nble to prevent any further general con
spiracy to force up prices. It Is admitted
that It was tlio nctlvlty of the red-rat
Government which causotl the reductions la
prices now In evidence
TKIBUTE TO GEORGE Q. HOUW1T2
Members of Bench and Bar Honor
Memory of Dond Attorncj
Trlbuto tV the memory of the late George
Qulntard Ilorwlts, who died recently at his.
home. 1721 Walnut street, was paid today
by prominent members of tho bench and
bar In city and Stnto, uho met In Itoom
K, of Common Pleas Court No. G
Following a brief address in which h
praised Mr. Horwlts for his talents and
manly characterletlcs, ex-Attorney General
John C. Pell presented an appropriate reso
lution of trlbuto to tho dead attorney
The resolution nfter being seconded b
Judge McMlchael, of Court Np, 3, wi
adopted. Among others present were As.
soclato Justice von Moschzlslcer. of the
Supremo Court. Charles I,. Brown, present
Judgo of tho Municipal Court, and Judge
J. Willis Martin, who presided.
Attorneys Frank Smith, Harold Peltier
nnd J. Howard Rebor acted as secretaries.
Wrecks H1b Taxi to Spare Ann
In attempting to avoid a colllnlo ith
another automobile, James Selp, a ch. ifjur
for tho S. C. Mcarnth taxlcab service,
skidded his machine Into a trolley pole at
Nineteenth street nnd Columbia nvenuo this
morning, severely smah(ng the taxlcab,
snapping off the pole and catapulting him
self Into a bank of soft snow. He was not
Injured. Trolley service was Interrupted
until the wreckage could be cleared away
and tho sagging wires repaired.
TOO I.ATK roil CXAHfUnCATMN
DEATHS
8IIIMLK l)w JfL KDVYAUD jTIIIMBiC
r."n.0,.!",a William l5hlmir, former! ot Chtdifi
.".i1 "' ".? !?ub'"l of Awnstti Thk Bkr.
IleUttrcs and friends Invlud to funersl, from
!.h. PLor". ot i?hn .Thorp, ' South HUh iu
t Chester, I's.. Thurs. Mt at boun at
1 n Tn Int nrnmmtn, e-.M.
. CI,E'?N'ftnIVTKt' 1A.ADEUA A., dattsh
tr of late Daniel K. nnd Mary S Clevenser. t
Mt. Holly. N. J. Notlc. of funtrsl laur. '
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YOUNa Mirth to look aflsr child. 21. yar"ol
snd assist with light houmvorki If.p honwi
wans t Apply 0S2I N. llroaj t,, phorw
VV'ninlr,s 11ns w
IIKhP WANTKI) MAI.K
HOV. brlat-t. active, tn to Is yesrsTfor ranking
concern, chanoe for advancemeat. J Jja,
Iedt-flr Central
LOST AND POUND
HANDIIAM l.oit. black Itathar handbag-, can.
talnlns money, keys, Waiumakar win and Ml!
with nania lllddle
ward. Itat. S01S Wa
Hwarthrnnre; aultabU rj
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Use at Ph. Pop. 4111 j.
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PRACTICAL XMAS GIFTS
ffanscom's
PURE DELICIOUS CANDIES
28c, 38c & 50c Lb.
2ftcvT ureal eaj
j 1232 Market St. &. Branchst W
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