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VOL. III. NO. 97
LINKS WILSON
KIN WITH LEAK
ON PEACE NOTE
Probers Told of Rumor
Mentioning Secretary
Tumulty Also
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PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1917
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NEWS IN ADVANCE
Stock Operators "Tipped
Off" to Sell Short, Con
gressman Heard
HEARINGS TO RESUME
'Changes Will Tic Asked to Show
Books in Effort to Fix
Blame
WVIIINGTON" .Ian r, Out nf a irmro
of admitted he.nsav nnil rtminr, III which he
mentioned Prcltlcntlal Srciotarv TuinuUy,
Bnrm i I'.umli 111 to Kiilm, nt Kulin. Loch
& Co . I'.uil M Warburg, nf tho IVilcral
Iteseive 15r inl .mil "Mr nulling, a brother
of the Picsldent s wife," Rcpicscntatlve
Wind nf Indiana, author of thn note-lenlt
probt i nlullnti tmlav failed to mention
anv f.n I li ' would inudi foi when he testi
fied lirfnre the House Rules Committee In
ORttR.ttlnpr his pcaio-itoto-leak charges.
At the nul of an hour Wood was through
nnd tin i nmmlttec Went Into ctccutlvo SCS
Sloll A Miggcstlon Hi it Kecretaiy of State.
Lansing and the Picshletils secietnry ho
BUbpen led iuii nei ruled.
The inmmittcc decide'1 'it this eecutho
session to Kiilijicti.i nanny n.iiuih and A.
Curtis New oiK bnik i Informant of
Represent TtUo Wood ,s to tlio alleged
leak The committee hearings will ho rc
Bume tomorrow morning.
Thomis W Livvsnu will appear Mon
ths, v it wn announLCd
It was ,iNo decided to ask tho Now Voik
Stock i:ih.iiiKe. W II lllbbs & Co, of
Washington nnd all other Wnshlugtqn
houses to produce tholr hooka from Dcccin
ber 10, before the Herman noto o.itnc,
until Pecemher "I, after tho President's
nolo was hcttt Liter tho Chicago Stock
Exchange was Included
INVOLVES WILSON KIN
After belns i vorn, Wood made a strong
effort to bo permitted lo give his testi
mony behind locked doors Unsuccessful
In his cffoit for an executive session, Wood
told how 'he hid heard" that Lafnjctto,
Intl , and Oshkosh, Wis, brokers received
confidential advices to sell short beforo the
stock market closed lie mentioned that
r A C'onnollj it Co, 'who do an exten
sive business, havo as a member of their
firm a Mr. Ilolllng, a brother of Mis.
Wilson
'JJainey ITaruch," ho said, "I am le
llably informed, had soveral conferences
with Secretary Tumulty nt tho Illltmoro
Hotel, New York, one of them at break
fast, and had Infoimatlon of tho noto two
or three dajs beforo It was sent."
Wood then asked that Otto Knhn be
nuhpcnacd
'I n m Informed," ho said, "Kahn 10
celved information and advised friends to
sell short One was a prominent railroad
president '
Wood's whole testimony was admittedly
li-iscd on ho.u-.aj and "reliable Informa
tion '
The committee had been In session only
ten minutes beforo Wood asked to be per
mitted t" mention names only In execu
tive hesioii
Representative Chlporflcld Insisted the
session remain open Representative IJcii
net a leader In tho fight for an Investiga
tion wantid the meeting closed. Members
refused to let Wood off.
Then Wood said ho had "no facts, hut'
reliable evidence " Ho said A. Curtis, New
York broker, was his Informant on most of
his statements
ALL OP IT rumors
Asked frequently for facts. Wood re
peatedly said all ho had was "rumor." Ho
was plilnly nervous,. but finally became
composed
On cross-examination Wood said he had
no information that any one connected with
the Qo eminent profited by the leak. Ills
mention' of olllcials, ho said, only meant
they knew about the note, or might pos
sibly havo profited if they could and would,
"Do ou chnige Mr. Tumulty profited?''
Chairman Henry asked.
"No." replied Wood, "or that any one
else profited '
"Haven't ou asked Mr. Tumulty
""""" J"- uarucu had breakfast with
him?"
"No "
"Haven't you found whether A. Curtis
tfour Informant, is a reputable man?'
"No "
taJifs'tlceP 0U dne Mr Tumu"r a Brave
"I wanted to give you names In executive
ConUnutd on fuse To, Column life
THE WEATHER
FOItEOABT
For Philadelphia and vicinity Italn
tnu afternoon, followed &j clcarlna late
tonight; Saturday fair and much colder
Increaaino nauth to uest winds, probably
Ttachlna gale force.
IKNOTlt OF HAY
It? " I .,l,0,, 'l"" 8 1am.
I IS D m I Moon aouthi In -i .'
1 Sun rlar
Bun acta ,
DELMVAUE KlVhlt TIDK CHANCES
CHtisTNUr bTKKKT
TMrEBa.TlKK AT E.ICII HOUt
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JOSKPII P. TUMULTY
Sccictnry to tho Prcsiilcnt, who de
nounces Rcpicscntiitive Wood for
brinRinp; his name into tho "peace
note leak" investigation.
"JOE" TUMULTY DENIES
RESPONSIBILITY IN LEAK
President's Secretary Demands
Apology From Wood for
Mentioning It .
IGNORANT OF PEACE NOTE
Had First Knowledge Through Ncws
pnpors Never Talked of It
With Baruch
WASHINGTON, :n. G Scathingly de
nouncing tepren"atlvo Wood for mention
ing his name i 'oro tho llouso Itulca Com
mlttrn today, iseph I' Tumulty, secretary
to the 1'iesl ent, in a prepared sfitcment,
dec'nied Wood should publicly apologize
for biliiglng his (Tumult ') mine Into tho
proceedings on Infoimatlon based "solely
on hearsay and rumor Tumulty h state
ment follows
I nm very gild to tay publicly that I
did not know of tho existence of tho
l'resldi ill's note on peace until tlio
neuspipeis weio Informed Very fro
nuentl tho 1'iesldent, who knows that
I nm bombarded by novvgpipermrn anil
others for Information, saves me eui
barinhsmcnt bv keiplng such matteis
ab'-olutelv secret from me
In fact, I havo often hiiggested that
this bo done 1 have not been at tho
Illltmoro In a sear, nevei talked nbout
peace with Mr Ilaruch beforo or after
the peace note was tent and never
lunched with him in my life, t havo
met hlnf, as I havo met n good many
men from time to time nt the hotels,
theatres and elsewhere A President's
secretniy meets a great many people
ever dav. and It Is viry easy foi some
one to circulate rumors based, as Mr
Wood says, "wholly on heaisay"
I think Mr Wood owes mo a public
apology for mentioning m namo at
all merely on hearsay nnd rumor.
"AHSUIUV SAYS HOLLINO
P II Boiling, mentioned with Tumulty
by Wood, characterized tho whole affair as
"absolutely absurd." Ho made the follow
ing formal, statement
It is absolutely falio that I had any
advance knovvledgo of the Herman
peace note. The first I heard of it was
when our New York conespondent ad
vised us by vvlro of the news
It Is true that I am connected with
V A Connolly & Co , stock brokers,
but I am willing at any time to allow
our hooka to be investigated Also I
am ready at any tlmo to appear before
any Investigating committee
Mr Boiling added that, as a matter of
fact, his firm had notified Its clients weeks
beforo the so-called "leak" happened, thit
the market was overloaded on industrial
stocks and advised against their purchase
BROKER DENIES PRIOR
KNOWLEDGE OF NOTE
CKICAQO. Jan 5 R W. JIcKinnon. tlm
Chicago stockbrolter named by Iteprescnta
tlve Wood In the Washington 'leak' In
vestigation, denied emphatically this after
noon that his 11 r m had any advance in
formation on President Wilson's peace note
McKlnnon also denied that he sent a mes
sage to Ralph Hartley nt Oshkosh, Wis,,
advising him to warn clients to bell short
McKlnnon said that on December 11 his
II nn issued a ciicular ml vising clients to
get away from the long side of the market.
nnd that since that date it had repeated
the advice.
CASSIDY RETURNS; SAYS
HE WILL PAY HIS DEBTS
Former Congressman Had Disappeared
From Cleveland 21 Months Ago,
Leaving Shortage of f 19,308
CLEVEI.AND, Jan. 5. James If Cas
sldy, former Congressman, who disappeared
twenty-one months ago, returned to Cleve
land today and said he expected to repay
"every cent" of his debts
Casaldy was removed as receiver pf the
Cleveland-Pittsburgh Coal Company when a
shortage of 119,308 wae found la his books
No charges are against him.
OF ENTENTE IN REPLY TO U. S.
Conferences, Special Missions to PoiDe
and Constantinople and Action
by Reichstag' on Program
of Central Empires
Wilson Watching Developments and Believes Door to
Settlement Still Open Belligerents Are Expected
to .Reveal Conditions of Possible Agree
ment in Week
Tho door to peiicc in nurope is s.Ull open.
1'rosltlent Wilson, nlthoiiirh yet undecided on his noxt moo in the interna'
tionnl diplomatic situation, believes it is. Tho Central KmpiieH will not permit
it to close until ittunlly nil hope of nn ontly end of tho wnr'ia fjono.
While the entire world today i.s tmnihnir tite dispntch of the Allies' reply
to Picsidenl Wilson's noto to the belltirercnts, tho Central Umpire nro pushing
an claboinlc proijrnm for tho purpose of iressin(? tho iden of police lo the front.
Tho Cmporor of Austuu hns pent n spccinl envoy to tho Vntienn to prevail
upon thu Pope to cert his efforts in behnlf of pence, while the Cerninn
I'mpeior hns dispatched his son, I'tince Adnlbett, on n special mission to Con
stantinople. The picsidents of the Parliaments of the Central Kmpires have
been summoned for a conference in IJcrlin, and a special session of tho
Hoichstap for the purpose of di.sciisinpr the situation is expected.
That piosjets of peace mny soon receive a most cncomnc;inR impetus is
evident fiom tho fact tlint tho AllieV note to the United States, nccordiiiK lo
authoritative scWcrs, will contain n detailed statement of tonus on which the
Kntcnte Powers would be willing lo end the w.u, and nlsu on the prediction that
the net result of the moves now bcins mtuft- by the Central Kinpiics will bo
a declaration of "peace demands" in concrete foi in. Those may bo submitted
openly or confidentially through Picsulent Wilson
In both Allied and Teuton ciide it is ptcdictcd tlint within a week the
world may Know the tentative terms of all tielhgeionts, which may form a basis
for further negotiations nnd possibly a (onfcicnio.
TEUTON MACHINERY
IN MOTION FOR PEACE
l,(iIiuV ,1 in "
PpVclnpllHMltH of the HllIH t Imp'iit.ini'c
all liciuiiiB upon the pcno Fituttlmi "''
tnMiiB plate In (lie Ccnli.il Umpire1" llilellv
they lire
rirl. llmprror i liiirlc nf Vutlrli
Iiiih Nt'iil a '.pet'llil emlt.-ur tt. Ut.tnt' re
liif slim: tln I'd, if to tiiUi" kti'im (or
priitp, MttiirillitfT In noH mti'lwil III
I iiiiilim Intliiv frtiin u tll'.H Miune.
Spitmtl I hi" In1 ..in Tnipprnr ll n
nt'iit rrlnti. Vtliilhort tin ii nn ret inN
Inn tti stillit ami ( iiiwttindnii . tay
nn l.vrlinut;e Tt'(tt;riiili iIImpii, Ii from
VmMtrilim. It is liellnii-il Hint Hie Mt
N In t tiiiiii'i linn with iti'iut. I In1 Print t
. expiMtt'tl lint It ul (.rrnuili lirlitlillliir-
ttrs ulllifn (In1 iifxl wt'rl.
'Ihlril 'I he I'resliliMits nf the I'nrlla-
iiimlH r Hip (tntrnl r.iivtrs liave liern
Miiiiniiiniil tn llerllli fur ill Impurhinl
t oitlrrt'iit t.
I'lilirth. Iii t a Ii nevvopnpers repnrt
(lint (lit rnlt rs nf (In. (t'litriC Vow rt
n. tti mt't t In V It nnn.
I (fill. plenary hohkIiiii nf (In.
fliIthlilK Is In he llt'lil In llelllll Hie
iiililtlle tiT this innntli, If present plana
lire tarried tint.
It Is unUeiMnoil that the Alius' leply tn
President Wilson's note will so forward nt
unto and It is repotted on what seems to
ho high authority that (Icuiimi) may lend
n. peconil note to the Vnited Kt lies
Homo pel sons Ro to fur na tn pi edict (lint
tho wholo world will know the puce terms
nf lmth sides befoio another week shall
havo elapsed.
Despite the nhstai lea that seemed at first
to havo blocked all tlio progres.t t the
peace issues, thero is a grovvlw; tit ml of
oplnlnn that the vva may be made much
smother in a short time
Tho Pally News minted R.it eiihiiii
dlspatcli today sii) Inc th it the vconninlu
situation tn the Cenlrnl Umpires comiielled
Germany tc make her pcuco move Inst
month.
Tho con'ents of the telegram aie based
upon Information ubtalned from a neutral
In eloso touch with iliplnniillc eiriles in
Ctinthnit.il un V ise Two. Ctlumn 1'uur
BREEDS PNEUMONIA
Bone-Chilling Winds and Chill
Drizzles Increase Number
of Cases
-
The combination of lain, foi; and clilllv
winds which has been hovering about this
vicinity during tho past three days has ie
sultctl In the swelling of the number of
pnetimonU cases, according to reports from
every section of the city, and Mill to be
due to weeks of bad weather that Inter
mittently preceded tlio present wet spell
Tho murky, bcao-chllllng rain which
began falling before dawn today is said by
the local forecaster to bo only u sample of
what may be expected JJo will tho storm
Is general all the way south to the Viiginij
capes and north as far as upper New Vork
As a result of tho laat three clays' un
seasonable weather the number of pneu
monia cases has mounted to 173 for the
week Just pat This number rivals last
ear's figures, when this city experienced
one of the worst epidemic of pneumonia
In Its history
As a result of the fog today all kubruban
trains were late, while trolley sen Ice suf
fered considerably. The fog was so (hick
early today that fernboat pilots had
literally to pick their way across the pla
ware. The storm la due to a low barometric
pressure over the western end of Lake Krle
In the northwest section of the country it
is bitter cold eo weather In the Uakotas
and 20 below In central Canada
At noon the thermometer here registered
IS decrees. '
IN COMMERCE BODY
Factional Struggle Likely
"ns Result of Directorate
Nominations
RIVAL TICKETS IN FIELD
The flrVt nnitlnl Indlcntlnn of a bitter
factional fight In the Chamber of Commerce
wim brought lo light today when the imiti-
limting committee nf tho prRnnhttitlmi nn
nouncod ii list nf rami hint en which It se
lected or olei tinn In the board of tl rrclors
Added to the list nro the names of tvvelvo
inturgent tandldntea which havo been
PIiilviI on tho ballot by tho signed petitions
of the members.
Tho nominees selected by petition are re
rofrnlced "s n "rival ticket" In the fl-ld and
it In ffcnorally understood that n "warm
light" for the vncunt seats on the board
haa bosun.
It la tho plan of the new faction to cniry
on Its war for thn election of president
and other ofllccrs which lakes place nvc
dnjs after the directors election, on Jnnu-
unry 18
For 'wvcral months a storm hns been
browing In the Clumber of Commerce, nnd
many disagreements have risen between
various bodies nnd oflleiuls of tho nrgtml-MUtnn-
Tlie publicity given to tha b-iostine of In
dustr es ' brought ' to (his city by the
Chamber of Commerce, tlio resignation of
the secretary of th Industrial bureau,
KicUerltk W Laurente, nnd the dismissal
of William Cope, the publicity agent,
ucalnst the wishes of the publicity com
mittee. In ought the differences to the break
ing point.
A campaign wa Htuitcil b the "reform"
faction and they placed c tmhdaies in the
Held for the coining election under the privi
leges extended In the Inlaws of the organi
zation, which provide that. In addition to
the nominees chosen b. ilu ii.'inln.ttiiig
committee, nny (en numben nn place n
candidate on the ballot b a xigutd pttli.on
presented to tho chairman of the nominating
committee.
Twenty-eight candidate!, for Uie bond of
('or,tlm.Til mi Pare I'll-, (ul inn Tvm
SEGER EXPLAINS CITY PLAN
FOR COMPENSATION CASES
Hill AsMne for 10,000 Would Provide
Counsel Fees nnd Other Expenses
in Making Defenses
In explainim; todav the bill which he in
troduced Int- (Select Comic'l vesterda, ask
ing that S 10,000 bo set aside for an extia
otlleu to hnnille workmen's compensation
cases against the cll. Select Count llnun
Charles Heger said.
'This bill Is not for olllee furniture and
fixiurt-s alone, nlthougli ll includes both of
these At present the law will not let (he
City Solicitor send any of h's nssi-stants out
of town to handlo cases, and, as man
workmen s compensation cases ugalnst (he
city are argued In llarrlsburg It has become
necessary to employ outside legal help in de
fending the city Therefore, this $10000,
wh'ch Is set aside from the iiio ooo appro,
priated for wurkmep's compensation awards
aralnst the cltj. Is to be uwil for law
yers' and vltllesl;s, fes, as well as for trav
eling expenses of those people to und from
Itarrlaburg"
Seger made this statement because of
rumors to the effect that the money was to
be spent entirely for rent and furniture
Governor Will Review Fourth Regiment
lIAlUUSBUnii. Jan. 5. The l-'ourth
lUglnunt of the National Guard which will
Wave Kl t'aao, Tex , about January 10, will
stop oH at HarrUburg on Us way hnme n
bo reviewed by Governor lirumbaugh The
regtmeut will reach this clt January i4
or 15 and will farads past the Capitol.
'Ibis regiment comes from Berks. Lancaster,
I.thlgb, Northampton and bibuylfcUi coua
ties.
LOCOMpTlVfiS COLLIDE Iff P. AND RI YARDS! TWO HURT
Two ynid locomotives tnn hcndon Into each other in the fop;
thhs Afternoon, injuring two men and throwing one of the engines
over on its side, in tho l'oit Ulcltnioml yards of tuo Philadelphia
and Heading Knllwny near Belgrade stteot. Tho injurett nieit nie
John Qulglcy, 8020 Arnmlngo avenue, and Joseph W. Wlldy, ltlia
East Dlrclt street. They are not seriously hurt.
TIIRKE MEN HURT IN DU PONT EXPLOSION
WILMINGTON, Del.. Jan. 0. An explosion in a coming mill
being used tui the mnnufnctuio of "leamokc' powder in the upper
Ilngley ynid of tho du Pont Powder Company nt 2:30 this afternoon
also set off a "loainoho" gi hiding liottso nntl a boiler also exploded.
Tin co men wcio injutcd. Iu the same yaid last yenr thirty men
were illled.
CERiUANY OBJECTS TO U. S. MINISTER AT BUCHAREST
VHUI.vn'OX. .lun Si -Uerman.v Iiiim iciiiicslod the United Stales (iovein
liicnt li li'iiiiivc Mlnlstri iiph'kn fiom litu h.ncst. Ccriuuio based hoc objections to
Voph'k.i nn the fact thitt lie Ik nf Aiistilnn Imtli. iillhoupsli hitot iintiirnlUcd In tlio
Tlllled Ktntes Vnpti'k.i will tnntiiuie tn bo tho iifcrcdlteil .Minister to three imltims
and will nuivc his lirndiimii lets In the pre tent --cit nf I In- Hum, ml in CovcinnuMit.
BRITISH FOOD CONTROL EXTENDED TO CORN
lIVl'ItI'OOI Jan r. flovprnmentnl conhnl over cum iih well ns over vvlient
nnil Ihiiii vviih tinnniiufcil tmlav.
U. OF P. ARCHITECTURAL SCHOOL MEN WIN PRIZES
Students nf the utcliltccluinl school nf tho 1'nlvorslty of Pciiiisjlviinla iiguln
ciipttireil llrsl pl.up in tlio runkliiKH nf the lleniix Alt compi'tltlon, tho bis colloRlnto
aicltitectuinl event of the eat. Annotinccment made today placed four I'enn iitu
tlenls OoorKo .M P. Lewis, t$. C. I.Iclit. V. A. Cli.ipinim nnd I'. .1. Weber as winners
of the four lubscH uffoiod foi flrst place. Another qunrtut John Tanner, It. V
illalne. ('. D. (lllieisim nnd I. HucUert won socond mciluls. wlillo eight received
honorable mention Those rcilving honorable mention vvoio .1, M, Uoll, C. 13 John
son, T. II. ICellosK, 1' W. tlhon'OH, K. J. Kuchler, T. J. liirlj, AV. Jt. Soutetlnnil and
G. O. HIiiiUc'Hiieiiie
PENNSYLVANIA CRUDE OIL UP AGAIN; JO-CENT JUMP
T'lTTSni'UUII. Jan. B. Another ixlvuiuc nf ten cents n hatred vvna made In
tho ptlio for l'etins)lvnnlu eriulo oil bv the Joseph Seep I'utoliuslnp; Aficncy today.
The price ii now $J 9.. Tho prices for tho other grades follow: Jleicor black, $J 35,
New east le, $ 1!0, Corning, $2 .10, C.ibellc, $' 27. Hotnersot, $2.IS; Ragland, 07 cents,
(lthei glades, with the cveeption nf llasland which was talsod two cents n liaircl,
vveie imirlsed up Ilvo cents u bai rel
CAPTAIN ASIIFORI) WINS MILITARY SURGEONS' PRIZE
WAHHl.N'tlTON, Jun 5 -t'nptiiin Muhlon Ashfonl, Jl. C, I. S. A., won tho gold
medal and $300 In the Henry S. Wellcomo prle essuy compotitlon held under tho
auspices of the Association of Military Hmp,Pon.i of tho United States, It was an
nounced today. Assistant Sutgcun fienoial W C lliiclier. V. S. I', II. S Was
awarded a silver medal and $200.
JERSEY EXTENDS LIFE OF 191G ALi'O LICENSES
New Jeisey bus extended peimbisloiv to Pennsvlvunln and Connecticut miitur
ists tn drlvo In New Jersey with 1D10 licenses until January 15 because of tho uhoit
ugn of 1917 tags In both States. Now York licenses will bo good until 1'ebiuary 1
for tho same reason. Now Jersey la shoi t of its own 1017 tu ts and Is eivlns motorists
eertlnVates to show in other States with 101(1 license tugs until tho new ones aro out,
TOBACCO BRINGS 20 PER 100 IN HUNTINGTON
Ht'NTlNUTON, V. Va . Jun. 5 Tho highest average price ofjlie season has
boon reached on the Huntington tobacco maiket, with sules at $20 per 100 pounds.
A total of 150,000 pounds, the heaviest sale of the season, was disposed of at that
price esterdav.
STATE'S ELECTORAL COLLEGE TO VOTE MONDAY
KAMtlSBLTUl. Jan 5. The Electoral College of I'ennslvanlft will meet In tho
Senate chamber Monday at noun to cast its vote fur Jlughos and t'nlrbanlM. There
aro thllty-olsnt members in the college Oavld ll. Oliver, of PitUtDursh, will prnb
ubly ho chosen president, although tho llepuUUeans, to placate the "VVailiinston
vote of tho Stato. may name William FHnn. John llaya, Carlisle, who will rep.
esent the pauphln-Cumherlund-Uobanon district, will hand the olllckil notlllcatlotr
of how Pennsylvania voted to tho Secretary of State.
WRECKED LEMASTERS BANK OWNERS TO TRY AGAIN
CIIAMlUJHSni'Ha, Pa. Jan 5. Not (ltbcourogeil by tho closing of the National
Ranl In l.emasteib becam.0 tho cashier, Knos Mjers, lent larce hums to Cljdo
Coon, promoter of tho .oudoii and SlcConnelUburg itailio.Kl, the stnckholdeis, after
payins an assessment of $100 on each slmic, on which the had already lo $100,
aie going to try It again. The capital of $35,000 for a new national bank Is now
assured, und the Institution will apply for a charter and organize as quickly as
possible.
POTATOES REACH RECORD PRICE; SCARCE, SAY DEALERS
Potatoes aro celling toehty foi the highest juice they have been quoted at In
recent ears. Jn the wholesale market they ate liins at $2.05 a bushels and at
$;.15 to 2 S5 a bushel In the retail states. The reason advanced bj dealers for the
jump in price Is scarcity. Fewer than ten carloads are In Philadelphia ehipplng
jurds, as compared with more than 150 ears three weeks ago.
DUMA DEPUTY VICTIM OF POLITICAL MURDER
BlCItLlN, Jan. 5. The resignation of JI Makarplf, Russian Minister of Justice,
and the uppolntment of Senator Pobiovolskl as his successor Is reported by (he
Overseas Agcnci The asssasslnation of 31. Jollos, an influential member of the
Russian Duma also is reported by the Overseas Agency According to this report,
M, Jollos disappeared mjsterlously a short lime ago. and It l believed he was the
victim of a political murder At the request of the Constitutional Democrats a
police investigation has been begun.
Senator Confers With Men
Here on Scheme to Fight
Brumbaugh
PATRONAGE A WEAPON
Loaders Intend to Cut OfT All
"Pap" From the Vare
Contingent
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Methods to harass Governor Ilrtimbaugh
and tho Vnro cohorts when the Legislature
reconvenes wcro discussed today nt a coif
fetetico called by Senator Pcnrono nmonff
Ills up-h'tnto leaders nnd lieutenants In the
Legislature
Under consideration also were plans for
tho impeachment of Governor Ilrumlmugh.
It was understood, however, that tho talk
of linpc.iihmeiit was not ns seriously dis
cussed ns talk of nn "Investigation '
Ono development of tho confcicnco was
made i Icar. and tli.it was tho prediction
that tho Vares nnd Ilrumbnugli would get
little or no patronage In the Legislature.
This was putly foreshadowed b tho re
fusal on Tuesday to reappoint 1'iank Mor
rison, a lieutenant tr John It K Scott, to
his former position In the llotiso of Itepre
sentatlves In addition to Senator Penrose the lead
ers closeted In tho senior Senator r offices
In the Commi'icliil Tiust MuUillng were Sen
ntor Sproul. (hiilriu.in of the slate commit
tee nf the Stnte Senate, .Taints I' Wood
wind, who holds n similar pn II Ion in tho
lloiif.1'; Sen ttor-elei t T lirrj Ilvrc f-'en-ntor
Jnmes P .McVluliol, "Plel.lcr' Knydcr,
Auditor General-elect, and Thomis II Our
vln. chief cleik of the Ifouse nf ltcprescnt
ntlvcs. LMPincilMUNT MOVIJ
Tho tnlk of dialling a hill to Impeach
lliumliailKh, iih rev iv tiled nt tho conference
today, follow etl tlosely on the decision of
tho Penrose Stuto leaders last night to
discard tho Hemocrnt'c resolution Intro
duced In tlio House last TucMlay, providing
for tho nppoliitmeut of a commission of
slv members to Investigate charges mad3
during (ho bitter speakership light
The Penrose le-nlution. It la rumored vvljl
ho ltitrotluid In the llmuo, which has to
Itnelf the powoi nf Inipeichincnt It foi.
lows promlt'es undo by Ihe feenntor hltn
Mlf duilng tho speakership campaign to
tho effect that ho would make a cmplete
and thorough probe of the Biumbaush nd-
inlulKtritlon
The Pemrosn leaders and thn Vnrc-ITrum-bnugh-Magee
leaders aro Issuing conflicting
claims as to their icspeetlvo strength In the
Legislature While both sides concde that
Pcnrono contiols the Scuat" by n large
enough majority to enable him to fores
an) nunsuro ho wishes through tho upper
branch of the Legislature, tho Brumbaugh
foices claim at lenst eighty-nine votes In
tho House. This would prevent the Pen
rose faction thero passing any mensuro
over tin Governor's veto ,
Tho Penroso leaders In the House claim
n minimum of l.'O ltejiublican votes nnd
twenty-two of tho thlty-hoven Democratic
votes on nn open alignment ugalnst the
ndmlulstiatloii
According to the provisions of tho htata
Constitution, Impeachment proceedings
would havo tn bo sturted in tho House A
majority, or 101 votes, would Impeach Gov
ernor llrumbaugh Tho Impeachment by
tho House would ho In the n t tin e of un In
dictment, and tho charges, ugalnst tho Gov
ernor would then go to tho Senate where a
two-thirds vote is required to convict
VAUIJ SCOUTS THttL'AT
Stato Senator Udwlii 11 Vare. speaking
for tho Vaie-Ilrumbaugh-Mageo faction,
declared that tho talk of a probe was "fool
ish." He Mild the Penrose forces had not
enough votes in either the House or Senate
Ctmdmiifl mi race Srrrn. Column Una
HOUSE NOT CROWDED
BY STATE'S MEMBERS
Plenty of Room for Pennsylvania Dele
gation, Since Only Two Repre
sentatives Appear
fl n Staff Corrtiponilrut
WASHINGTON, Jan 5 Only two of
Pennsylvania's thlrt-sl! Congressmen were
on the tloor of the House of Representatives
nt noon today, an hour after the House
had been called to order The Pennsyl
van'ans on the floor were Representative
J Hampton Moore, of Philadelphia, and
Hepre.sentatlvo Warren Worth Bailey, of
Johnstown
Absenteeism of Penjis!vania Congress
men, particular!) those from Philadelphia,
hns bocome a matter of common discussion
In the House Itepresentative John IX, K
Scott, of Philadelphia, has attended but
one daj's meeting of the House since the
session began, December i.
An attempt to locate the Philadelphia
Congressman today resulted as follows.
"Is Mr. Scott In the city?" was asked
at his ollice.
"Mr Scott is In Philadelphia," was the
reply,
"IS Mr. Vare In the city?" was asked at
his olllee
"Mr. Vare Is In Philadelphia." was the
reply
"Is Mr. Graham In the city?" was asked
at his olllee
"Mr Graham is in Philadelphia," was the
replj
At Mr Costellos, Mr Bdniejids'a and Mr.
Harrow's offlcaa there was no response to
the calls.
Messrs. Darrow and LVlmupds were at a
dinner at the latter's heme la Philadelphia
last night r
ANOTHER
CHARLES DANA GIBSON
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