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MURDER ON LEWIS
Young Woman and Men Ex
pected to Show He Knew
Slain Model
DETECTIVES CAN'T AGRI3E
ome Insist Pittsburgh Cotil
Man's Son Was Innocent,
but Feared pisgi'nco
Determined efforts urn being mafia today
by detectives on Hie Mn?.le Colbert munler
mystery, to connect' the Uiiku of evidence
against Ucmanl W. Lewis, who committed
nulclilo In Atlantic City, an the murderer.
An the Infest development, tins police ty.
tlicy have found a wnnmn who saw Lewi
In the murdered moitel's apartment within
the last year. The vvomnn'n testimony l
said to huv'c been corroborated by two
men.
Accompanied by Petectlve HodRe nun
Parccll, and two men, the ynuws woman,
was closeted with District Attorney Uonn
anil Captain Tnte Tor more than one hour
In City Hull this iiftornimn. The police
refused to stati' what illrlnsurcs Kin- mane.
It was lntlitmt.d, h-nvcvir, thai they were
Important. It hrciuw known also that the
yoUmr woman and the two me" ore nia
to have seen LcvvW In Mimic Colbert's com
pany on several occasions.
STILL A MYHTKRY, HAY POUCH .
It was admitted at headquarters today
that the mystery by no means had been
cleared, despite the sulcldo.of Lewis, which
Captain Tate has termed "n confession. '
There are many .ulsslnu links In the evi
dence. Several detectives of the murder
squad" have declared their heller that ho
was Innocent. ...
Further efforts are helnB made by Lewis M
wealthy family in Plttshunrb to show that
he was Innocent and his suicide was the
reault of h.vsteiiu.
Many of todays developments lime
(strengthened the belief of the "skeptics
that tho suicide was Innocent.
NOT "WOMAN'S SHIHT
Among them were the following:
trim! Cnn'nin Tnte has admitted that
the murdcied girl's telephone; number was
not found among the suicide's effects In
Atlantic City. , ., ,
Second. Captain Tnto has admitted that
the shirt worn by the suicide was not n
woman's, as teporlcit, but a regulation
map's athletic shirt cut V-shape and of ma
terial similar to that used In some women s
undergattnents.
Third. Although Captain Tnte did pot
admit It, detectives said that the hair found
In the murdered model's hand was ro! sim
ilar to the suicide's, and that It probably
was the girl's own hair.
Fourth. The motive given by Captain
Tate for the crime robbery and the state
ment that Lewis went to the apartment to
get money to pav the tnxle.th bill have been
denied. Detectives have admitted that an
other man gave her the diamond ring, and
tho ring Itself was worth only about $200.
'Vbe girl's ; eltetbmik was not stolen.
'" Fifth. Kvery efrnrt Ih being nmde by de
tectives In this anil other cities to trace this
ring today. Oct pet He.", who worked on the
assumption that Lewis stole It. expected to
find It or a p.iwn ticket for it ill hs ww
eeaslon. They were disappointed.
Sixth. Detectives have scoffed at the Idea
that the curtain cord found on the suicide
was taken trum the Colbert girl's apart
ment. It is unbelievable that he Would have
carried that cor A five days, they said, espe
cially In such circumstances.
Seventh. "Skeptics" who have traced tho
suicide's movements In this city after the
crime nlso challenge tho police theory that
tho marks on his hands were made by the
teeth or fingernails or the model. Had such
narks been in cIMence Sunday. I wo days
ofler the minder, would he have called on
the Misses Kyle In i.erniiintovvn and gone
with them to church?
Klghth. Kmploves nt the lintel Adelphln.
where Lewis Is said to have registered
under the name of ',!, L. Moore" after the
murder, do not believe that the stained
bundle of underwear found on a coping
belonged to Lewis or "Moore." They said
It could not have remained undetected for
oevernl days, as the Tate theory asserts.
PROOF LACKIN'O
Ninth. Several of tho murdered girl's
friends have asserted that they never heard
of- Bernard W. Lewis.
Tenth. The Identification nmde of the
sulclde'3 pictures by an attorney and
chauffeur In Noirlstown Is doubted, us Lewis
was with the Kylo sisters at about tho time
ho was Buppoj-cd to bo In .NorrlHtovvn.
Members or the Colbert family have In
timated that they do not feel that Lewis Is
tt.o murderer. John Colbert, the girl's
brother, fealil he would issue a statement
soon.
Captain Tate Issued another statement
tn substantiate his theory of the suicide's
guilt.
"Had Lewis been Innocent," Captain Tale
tnald, "and committed suicide merely he.
' cause ho feared the scandal of being con
nected with the case, even remotely, he
would have left a note or Home messugo
of explanation. He had studied law. He
knew his lights. He hud been in uurupeB
before. Hail ho been innocent, ho would
have known how to get out of u more
Incidental connection with the affair.
"We had a strong circumstantial case
against him. and he know it. Ho knew
when detectives cume after him that he
was wanted for the murder. He chose
the quickest and easiest way out. us I have
Bald before. We would huv hud little
trouble In proving his guilt In court."
Word was received by the local police
that Lewis had been arrested twice in New
York within the last two years. He was
arrested, the New York police say. In I 'J IS
on a grand larceny charge. The warrant
was Issued from Pittsburgh. He was nr.
rested again on July l, 1010, according to
the police, accused of stealing an Anglo
French Jioou bond frum Miss Lillian
Kchrudo In New York.
KAircrt uavh ihno
Detectives learned positively today, they
pay, that the diamond ring in question was
Ktven to tho Colbert girl about a year ugo
by Charlea'Kaler, the brewer, of Mahanoy
City. Pa.
Detectives said also they were cum'inced
that the girl was felled by the blowj of a
man's list in the face, and the cuts on her
bead were caused when she fell against a
radiator.
Several detectives of the "murder squad"
nald today that they were greatly handl
. capped In the case owing to regulations by
which the Coroner's physician iloen not ro.
- port bla findings of the autopay until the
Inquest. They suggested legislation by
which a medical examiner would bo at
tached to the Detective Bureau, so that
there would be no delay In murder cases.
They said that the Coroner's physician re.
fused to reveal his findings In this case to
them, and that for tome time, therefore,
they were working "more or leu in, the
flark."
BODY IN PITTSBtmuH
The body of Lewis arrived in Pittsburgh
early today. It was Immediately taken to
.uil' undertaker's establishment on Sixth
,B.V.enu. X-'rom there It will be removed to
. Jba Lewis home some thus today or tonight,
O-yfeM funeral services will be hsld to'
tnorrow.
Lost Ship's Survivors Arrive
NEW YoriK, Jan. 8 Surviving hard-
ship and terrors three sailors arrived here
Uyiay on the American freighter Onega
from St Michaels, in the Asores. They are
- the only survivors of the schooner Marcus
Uian. ojf Boston, which was wrecked soo
miles west of the Aor In November.
AtOUOS the lost were Captain J. J. Bills,
' Wtiliui Johnson, the steward ot the
wrecked emu. and hu - The first and
sseouil uue ami six &aUors also were
liruwn!. ,
Cites Tickers Tips
lo Prove Note Leak
Cnnllnnrtl from Piute One
nm here thw morning to prefer thai rliitrge
nnd to offer you preliminary prima fnrle
evidence of Its soundness." Mr. tlanlner
added
Op December 1!) Lloyd Oeorge de
livered his speech on dermnny's peace'
prnpnfnlr.
This wrts followed on the 2"th by
the statement of Uemstnrff that tier
many would meet the ilernnml of the
Allies for pence terms. While the Wnll
Street Journal on the 20th slated that
therr- would be no pence manifesto Is
sued by President Wllsnti, the New
Vnrh lOvenliiR Hun on thaf date reported
rumors nnd hints nt the sending of such
n note 111 the following terms, In wit :
Washington advices were bearish,
these saying that President Wilson may
address foreign Powers on the pence
prnnnwtl.it
Where did the New York Huh Ret
tills advance information? t think that
I see indication nf n leak.
THMSD OF MAUKUT
On the 31st the report of the peace
hole wan published lit the mnrnltw
papers, having been made public the
night before, nnd the break III the stock
market occurred oh the 2st. Both the
Wall Mtreet Journal and Hie New York
Kvctilnif Hun reported rumors of a leak
and nil Impendinu Investigation.
The beginning of the downward ten
dency in the slock market Is llri-t up
pnrenl between ia;l!i nnd 1:1ft of De
cember in. rmti'd mates steel imd
opened nt 10 o'clock nl 1 1 3 4 and hml
risen s high ns I Dm. Between 12:45
and l:4fi it steady decline began,
bringing It down from llW to ni in
ns inn1! between 1:4ft and closing,
nnd closing It nt II J.
On December ao It opened nt 112 nnd
remained virtually stationary until
ISlfft. Between 12:4ft and 1 :1ft It
dropped from 1 1 1 to 110. From
1:4ft until closing It continued Us
downward course, closing nl ins. Then
came tin1 publication nf the note.
OH December 21 It opened lit 104 ij
nnd showed nn upward tendency until
almost noon, rising iih high as I out.
Between 11:45 nnd 1'J:4ft a steady
drop began, bringing It ns low as
1024. Iletween I2:lr. ami closing tho
drop continued, touching lis lnw.est
point nt loii and closing nl MM
Op December 22 It opened
and steadily and evenly .rose,
at 10 W.
nl 104
closing
TO (tlVK KMirriKH
My counsel. Judge William
K. fl-
cntt. "f New York, Is unavoidably ab
sent in court todny, but he will be In
Washington Monday. He will present
to you it complete comparison of the
course of prices on the New York Stock
l-lxchnnge side by side with a state
ment of the news and rumors from
Washington. This comparison presents
a chain of wonts, which without u
doubt proves the existence of a leak
"If you find it prima facie case that there
wns it halt." ilurdner cimiiiiucd, "you can
not take the position thai you will do
nothing ut all about It tint I some one In
forms you as to the names f those who
profited by the leak or the nam or those
responsible ror the leak.
OFKKP.S KPUOKHTION
"It seems to nut thai the right w.ty to go
about the matter Is to find out from the
President- who he talked tills peace note
over Willi a ml then 111111111011 those various
gentlemen and find out whelhir there wiih
any wav In which lliey might Inadvertently
liaxe let the cut out ir the bag. Next. I
should get n list of those employes or the
While IloUse and the State Department and
of our embassies abroad who handled this
particular pence note. I think you will
And that list quite formldiib'e In lergth. At
our embassies abroad, for Instance, it Is, I
understand, the custom for two men to work
together In deciphering nil cole dispatches.
"Simultaneous with the feregolug iu
vestiKatlon from this end nf the line. I
should mako Inquiry. Ilii'iuu-h the medium,
of the New York Slock Mxchange, as to
who the parties were who reaped the largest
prod's from the nbruirt fail In prices on De
cember 21. By comparing the results nf
these Investigations from two diffcernt ehds
of tho line, you will, In my opinion, arrive
at once ut two rrsultst. First, either you
will dlscoer the iniiji through whom the
leak originated, or, second, you will lint!
that the methods of coiiimtinicutlng such
dispatches to foreign Uovcrnmeiits unit to
the public ought to be radically changed.
The attainment of either of these objects
is well worth the pains of an Investigation,
ABSOLVKS TC.MILTY
"Least of all has it ever occurred to me
that either the president, Secretary Lans
ing or Secctnry Tumulty hail anything to
do with this leuk.
"I would specifically leave them nut of
nil suspicion. But this 'leak' may have
occurred from some high source or home
subordinate source.
"What I nsk Is a real Inquiry. Don't
let this be regarded as it 'white-wash in
quiry.' It makes mo frantic to henr such
charges us luwson makes against Con
gress and Hie way the Senate and House
are regarded by the people of tho Culled
States. By Ueorge. do you know they think
we are crooks !
"I thought wo disabused their minds of
that Impression in the Mulllul! Investiga
tion," Mild Mr. Uurrett.
"Well, I think not," said Mr. Gardner.
"Do you think it 'leak' has been estab
lished here?" uslted Mr. llurrlson
"I think the New York Sun article and
the Dou -Jones ticker report show it un
doubtedly," said Mr. ilardnor.
Mr. tiardner, in uu extended colloquy
with Mr. HarrlKou. said there were tuenty
or thirty men who must have known of tho
peacu message prcpa ration. These men. he
said, included men in foreign embassies
abroad, as well as American embassies,
connected with the decoding nnd delivery
of the note.
The denial of Otto II. Kahn, of the New
York firm of tuhn, Uieb & Company, that
he had- any knowledge of the President's
noto In advance of Its publication, was
read to the committee. Mr. Kahn not I lied
the committee that he would be here Mop
day. STOCK HKCOUDH PROMrSISD
A communication from President Noble.
of the New York Stock Exchange, was
read to the committee. U stated that the
records of the stock transactions of Decem
ber 10 to 33 would be preserved and pre
sented to the lommittee. except the records
of the Cumsolldateil Stock Hxchnngo, over
which Mr. Noble has no control. Other
means will be necessary, he said, to get
those records.
The committee voted to ask Barney Ba
ruch. whose name Iras flgureil prominently
In the hearings thus far, to hrlng wllh htm
when ho appears Monday, Ids brokers' com.
mission slips and exhibit them to the coin,
mittre.
Secretary of State Lansing and Secretary
to the President Joseph p. Tumulty will
not bo subpenaed, but It was Indicated that
they would appear and testify voluntarily
Monday or Tuesday. Thomas W. Lawson.
of Boston, will bo before tho committee
Monday.
Congressman ltennet, of New York,
moed and the committee voted that the
exchange be directed to produce "all sales
slips, brokers' commission bills and slmll. r
docuiaents between December 1 and 23."
Chairman Henry announced later that the
Consolidated Stock Excluuige had been di
rected to preserve Its records.
Congressman Wood was recalled and
asked if he had found "A. Curtis." his In
formant as to the "leak." lie replied he
had not
four City Congressmen Absentees
WASHINGTON, Jan. S. Philadelphia
Congressmen who. vera not on the tloor of
the House of Representatives when that
body met today ware John It K. Scott
Oeoi'ge W Edmonds, George P. Darrow and
WUlwni a. Yarn.
EVENING LEDGEK-PHILADELPIIIA, HATCHWAY, JANUARY 6,
"LIVE WIRES" WIN
BUSINESS BACKING
Science Club Indorses
Chamber of Commerce
"Clean-Up" Fight
t3L12CTION SLATE IIBtPED
The "live wires," who are fighting for a
"clean-Up" In the Chamber nf Commerce,
have Jjeett olllcliilly Indorsed by tho Huri
ness Science Club, nnd It Is understood
Hint more than felve other business iisso
clntlons in Philadelphia will ptnre their
ntamp nf npprnvfil oh Hie "live-wire" fundi
dates for the hoard of directors to be elecled
nn January is.
During Hie regular meeting of tho Dusi
Wss Science Club, held In the Attelphln
Hotel hint night, n motion was presented
by ft, Kverett Kendlg to Indornt! and sup
port Waller 1, BosenberBer, one of the
hew parly candidates, who Is also a mem
ber nf the club, nnd the entire "llvn wire"
Hlnte. The motion wni iitiunlinously
adopted.
Tho members of the executive committee
of the new fiiclloti. or "live wires," the name
they desire l be known bj, will meet Mon
day to ileteilnlne a dellnlte plan of eitm
linlKti. About three hundred memlieis of the
Chamber of Commcrre have already pledgeil
their support to Hie new party, 11 ml. accord
ing to the lcpiittM from some or ihe prom
ItiPtit workers for the "live-wire" causa,
the list Is crowing every hour.
FtrtHT Polt DlHRCTORSfirP
Failure on the part of Ihe nominating
committee to consider the suggestions of
some of the "live wires" In selecting ciindl
dntes for the hoiird of 'directors Is given as
ono nf the reiisons Hint the new party wns
formed nnd a "rival" ticket placed In the
Held.
It was explained by "tie of the "live
wlren" that the petitions for the. reform
candidates were submllled to the nominat
ing committee in :t wliole-henrted manner
nnd that the inmlldafes represent nil were nil
man of tried executive ability mid known
lepresentnthe factors In the business Inter-
esls of Philadelphia.
For a reitHon best known to the nominat
ing committee, It wns uss rled. the com
mittee did not view II tiotiincefc with
favor. It was then Hum Hie "live wires"
decided to nrgnnlsie and combat the old
ruction.
Meanwhile the "old guard" men of the
chamber ( Commerce or the prevent body
In power are drawing up their lines. The
namn of Alba B. Johnson, president of tho
Baldwin Locomotive Works, nnd one of Ihe
vice presidents and big rat-tors in the
present Chamber nf Commerce, being
mentioned as the likely "old guard" candi
date for the presidency to iiuec-ed llowurd
11. French..
AllboiiKh Mr French is a I'uiidltliitn for
11 directorship, the Mntcmciil has been con
firmed Hint lie will not seek re election ns
chief officer of the Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. French Is preiiarlug to "drop out"
or the light by announcing at the next Hirel
ing or the liouril or diicetors that lie will
not he a candidate ror office.
Two resignations caused another stir at
Ihe Chamber of Commerce ye.strrdn ilar
lleld McNeill, assistant editor of Ihe Joiirnal
Issued b the Chnnflier nf Commerce and
liiriner .-isslMant to William Cope. Hie de
posed iuhlielt agent, severed Ills relations
with the organlxatloii.
Subsequently it became known that Wil
liam A. Spioiill. head of Ihe transporta
tion bureau, was no longer wllh the Chnm
ber of Conmieice. It was explained that
Mr. Sproull has been III for sonic time and
the transportation Lommlttcc decided to fill
the place.
VICTIMS OF PiNEUMONIA
NUMBER 174 IN WEEK
Total Fatalities 730 for Seven
Days Cold May Break
Epidemic
Pneumonia caused 172 deaths in this city
in tho last week, according to tho weeklv
mortality report of tlm Department of
Health mid Charities. There were 7S0
deaths from all causes in this city, and the
proportion of fatalities due to this disease
was unuv-v lurgc.
A cold spell, predicted for today 'or to
morrow, Is ex licet eU to counteract the mild
epidemic of mii and pneumonia. About
180 new lases of pneumonia were reported
tn the Bureau nf Health within the lust
seven days. Many of the deaths tesulted
from cases that developed several weeks ago.
The tempcruturu ut noon was 10 degrees,
but the thermometer Is expected to fall to
a considerably lower point before .night.
The lowei-t temperature then, according to
tho forecast of the Weather Bureuu. will bo
about t'5 degrees. Tho weather tonight will
be clear, but a slight cloudiness. It Is pre
dicted, will hung over Philadelphia tumor
row. Director Krusen. of the Department of
Health und Charities, said today that fresh
air and sunlight were the most effective de
fense against grip and pneumonia. At the
first sign of chllla or fever, u physi'-ian
should he summoned, he said, Tho causes
of deaths from various dlseuses were tabu
lated today by tho Department of Health
und Charities as follows:
Scarlet fever
I
A
a:t
,i
T
a
-t
:i
1
3
IIM
,!s
as
a
w
a
!V
a
It
t
:i
ninhthrrla and croup . ,
Innuenxit
P!iltlmlc tliHfcitses
Tuberculoids
Tuliereiiliisls manhiKllls ....
other forum ' tuberculosis
Cancer
Htiiiple mentnaUls
ApoMlewy r. ........
OrBuiiU dlw-HiMii l tin-' heart
Acute bronchitis . . . ,
Chronic bronvbltls
Pneumonia
lirnciasneiHSfii
Diei.asrs or
ulumuvli
Diarrhea , , .
Appeniliiltis t
Hernia
firrhosls of ller
Acute phrttla and Urlgttt s disease
Puerperal soptlcaetnw
Puerperal uti-lueiits
t'onnenitul dublllty
Henlllty
llnmli W, -
Violent Uiuttis
Sulcldo
All uther dlmmse
l)lx'4ws at respiratory "intern
Sx
n
tan
Total
AMERICAN SINGER GAINS
PUBLICITY IN HUCIIAREST
Jut FnHs to Start Anti-German Dem
onstration When Jloches
JIarcli In
CHIPAUO. Jan. C How an American
girl, a singer, attempted to start ait antl
Herman demonstration lit Bucharest when
(ieneral von Mackensen's troops marched
Into the Rumanian capital is told In a spe
cial dispatch from Its Bucharest correspon
dent printed by the Chicago Tribune today.
Miss Phyllis Davis, daughter of a farmer
In Washington County. Iowa, stood on the
sidewalk amid the Hermanophlle section of
Bucharest's population and greeted the In
vaders with cries of "down with he Bodies,"
while others threw bonbons, flowers and
cigarettes to the troops.
In spite of the scolding which she gave
the Rumanians for not joining her, the
demonstrations railed to materialize and the
Uermamt merely grinned at her. No at
tempt was made to arrest her.
Miss Davis went .to Bucharest to sing,
but balked when Informed she was expected
to slog until 4 o'clock and drink champagne
with men In the audience. . She was sued
for breach of contract and got out of trouble
only through the efforts of the American
Minister. Charlca J Vopicka, ot Chicago.
CHARLES M. SCHWAB
lie deplores the United StntteR OoV
ernment's cotisitloriitiun of forcifen
bid on w.'ir mnlprinltt, suyinff tliut
it Hhmilil rdy more on Ameriran
mnnufucturpnt. Ho wiw ilisciiKsintf
the low bid on navy shells made by
ti Hritish firm.
imiTISII FIRM'S LOW 151 1)
ON SHELLS STIRS COMMENT
Advocates of fJovnrnment Manufacture
Criticic.e Americans, for Lnck
of Patriotism
"WAStHINriTON. .fit u. r..- I'lononents In
fJoncress of iloveimiictit niiinttfnctiiro of
all war munltlotm today denounced bit
terly Ameriran mariiifncturcijt who were
nut hill J2II0 per pniiectlle b" n British llrm
In Navy Department bids opcm d yesterday.
"It Olllv eliipll,'lh!.C," llepresentotlvc
McKcllar. of Tennei.-iee. of the House Mili
tary Commit lee. wild, "the danger of rely
ing nn our private iiiiinufnctiirera for muni
tions. Where Ih the splendid patriotism
so extolled as actuating American mltnu
fnclurets'.' These bids are an example
or It,"
Itepresentnthe Cordon, of Hlilo, iinnlher
member or the committee, deelm-ed In favor
of accepting the tlrltlsh bids as it rebuke
to Ihe American llrms.
"The American concerns." he said, "went
ahead with (heir policy of'lileedlng Hie tlov
ernmenl without considering the possibility
or outside compel II mil. They have slipped
up. Let the Hovel inneiil. if It Has to buy
from pi-hole coiii-erus, buy where It can
buy the chiiipiMt."
The British bid. Hepicseiilittlvc Hull, of
lowu, tied. tied, should open the eyes of
the iloveiomeiil ami tin- jh ople.
"It is folly," he miIiI. "to' place further
reliance In pritale iiiniiiifai lures."
Allies Plan Blows
That May End War
I'tiiillniieil ri-fiui I'.mc One
peace will lie evolved which litis time
our adversaries will have to sue for.
Much of Hie Allied countries has come
to realise what are the conditions In
dispensable for Its own particular
safety, ICuhsIu has mentioned Its. Tho
forthcoming reply to president Wilson
will la down ours, lireut Britain ami
Italy will speak In their tin ti. Then,
when the supienn; batlle opens, the
Idea of peace will be clearly outlined
in nil minds: the end in view Is dlu
cemlble to all eyes.
U. S. StlljrAlJlSTO MAKE
MERLIN STATE TEllMS
WASIIINHTIi.V. Jan. 6.
The Administration Is wicldlm; anew its
war threat club iiKiilnst llermany to tone
her into line on making peace terms, accord
inft to the views or experts on the inter
national situation today.
Their conclusions were bused upon tho
fact that ono olllclal said frankly more
than a weak iiko Unit the threat of a break,
or war. over Huhmtirininiis inlnlit be used,
und Senator Lewis, majority whip close to
tho Administration, declared openly yes
terday that the I'liitcd States Is dona with
ttcceptlntt the time-worn lieriuaii "icpara
Hon. apology and punishment or the offend
init commander."
Moieo'vcr, he warned that continuance
or the war must inevitably draw in tills
nation, tlioiiKb ho iunlilled lib remarks
by Miylnir he did not ussumo to bind any
one by them. Abroad, this assumption can
hardly hold, authorities say, lit view of bis
cluscuei-s tu the Administration and his
itckuou IcdKcd position as Administration
defender and spokesman.
Taken In connection with .Secretary
Lansing's recent "verge of war" interpreta
tion of Wilson's note to bolllsereiiM, Ho
Senator's statement was regarded here to
day us u direct threat that the I'nlteil States
iiovertiment Is convinced It will have to
break relations with Hcrmuny over sub
marlnliiKH If peace imtueuverH full.
it has been said President Wilson is
doubly anxious for peace, in order to avoid
the consciiuencca of beini; Involvxl in war
over ruthlesa l"-hoat warfare. Senator
Lewis contended openly that any cue could
i-eu the war handwrltlui; on the wail, but
held It to bo a "Blunder" of the Admluist ra
tion to say thut Its peace efforts uere
prompted merely by u desire to dodge
trouble. The Administration says it is not
"now" considering a cliunue in its policy
of neutrality. But, experts say. there is no
mistaking tho purpose In the back of ', .
minittratlon minds as to the future and a
to pushing Uermany Into lino with these
threats.
While the Senate failed yesterday to In
dorse Wilson's nuta In full, the Administra
tion felt that Its Indorsement or his reiiuest
for peaco terms gives the President u freer,
fuller hand to proceed In aiding the peuca
cause. And, It is felt, It will spur him to
greater efforts to get both side-i together,
though us yet his plun h. not mude.
Tho Knlcntc reply to hit, note was ex
pected today. J list when it would be re.
leased for publication was problematical.
BRITISH INCREASINGLY
INTERESTED IN PEACE
LON'nON, Jan. 0.
Mechanical obstacles have delayed the
transmission of tho Entente reply to presi
dent Wilson's mentation offer. It W.'ta
learned authoritatively today. Tho reply,
liowovar. will he sent in time for Its pub
lication In tho prcBB here on Monday, it U
expected.
Public intercut lit the subject of peace
has reached a high pitch witli tho prepara
tion ot the note. Hrcut Interest la attacficed
here to a Washington dispatch from the cor
respondent of the London Times' stating
that President Wilton "has not yet made up
his mind whether he can do anything now
to further the cause which he has nearest
his heart."
A general elaboration of Lloyd George's
speech is London's expectation of the Al
lied note's contents. Opinion la divided as
to whether the document will contain namet
of any of the nations of which reparation
will be demanded. '
The statement attributed to t'ount An
drassy, the , Hungarian statesman. that
President Wilson knows the Central Powers
peace terms, has aroused Intense interest
here In official circles. The general opin
ion held here la that If the American Presl.
dent does bold tho terras, they consist mere
ly of generalisations and not speoiflc mat
ters on which an understanding could be
reached.
"MONEY MACHINE" MEN
TRAPPED BY THEIR DUPE
Man Who Lost $1000, Told to Provide
Another Sucker, (Jets
Detective
A trap set bv detectives caught two men
today r-ir working an old fraud, the money
mnklhg machine.
Admiral tlnell, who lives ut SIS fej"i
American street, was about to deposit wu
In n bank a week ago. when the two men
Approached him and naked whether lie
wanted to double his cnpilal. fteiitte Ammni
i. -plied with another iptPlttloP. : " ah a
til'-'' swim"" , ,
Tho pnlr took the inventor to n liottte
ot Mcc.ind mid Spruce streets, Where lie
Placer In in the mnehlne. A ten-dnllnr bill
olltl out. He wanted to put Ills Whole $1000
In at once, but he wns asked to wnlt.
the next tbiy they permitted him to
double his thouinnd. only file thousand
didn't double; II dls.ippenrcd. Ammnl was
told the process r,r doubling $100 was not
the fame ns that of doubling five, ami twenty-four
hours win- necessary for Its devel
opment. . ....
Ammnl wnlt nil In Miih am) finally l0'"1!
the pnlr in the pollh settlement at Tiiiru
street nnd palrmoiint avenue tney torn
him Hi get n "sucker" and they would give
him it 'rommlsiloii. Detective fombormv
arranged for the "sucker" and the men
were caught In the attempt to turn l.onn,
lltlh in stage money Ihto $2,000,000.
Thev gave their names today In the ten
tntl I'nllce Station as Pletro Wetettko and
Pnln SlechiiK- both of 7IH Dudley sirret.
They weie held under $1(100 ball each ror
cotli't.
City News in Brief
CITV H'l'IIIVTMI'.N'IK imlny Include.
111-. Airred c Miiivlinll. ill" South Twenty
second Mnit, n-slslant medliiil liiipeclor.
Bureau of Health, salary $IUHt: Hr. CnarkM
J. Tliimilns r,-:7 Musi Allegheny avenue ns
"Istanl dentist. Ilureiiti or Health. Jifl'M Wil
liam II Hex. nail South Juniper street, cook
nt livbern, Bureau of Charities. $7!!0. and
Luther W Shay. IS-10 Tm knuantia str d,
painter, Bureau of charities. $ a dny.
At'TOMCIItlt.l; HTIItllX frum Hi Hont
of iifioo (ieiuiantown avenue was recovered
and three men were nrrpsted They gave
the names nnd nddrcsses of lieorge (trove,
twentv-two years old, UI8 LtiEorne street:
Joseph Curly, twenty-two jears. Iil!l!l Lc
lilirn ii venue, and John Itudy, thirty years.
.111:1 North Third street. Magistrate Hogg
held each under $800 ball ror a further
hearing Tiieniny. The machine wus owned
by Kugciie MacAleer, .171 Hawaii avenue,
Mount Airy.
A Ct'T-ltATi: TAXH'.Ut -enlee will he
Inaugurated In this city within a short
Him. by an independent company, which Is
backed' by a group of New York cnpltnllsts.
The concern known as the Ulack & White
Ciinpiui.v of Pennsylvania, ns Incorpor
ated in llairisburg today. The concern
Is Mild In be operating successfully 111 Clii
cagi und New Vork nl the piesent lime.
A COLLISION HUTU BUN" II trolley ear
and an expiess wagoii of the Wolts-I-'argo
KxiircHt Company at Twenty-second and
South streets last night resulted III the
Injury of the driver of the wagon npd the
holding up of Irhlllc ror hair an hour. The
wagon, loaded Willi packages, was over
turned. I-Mwurd J. llever. or 602 South
Twenty-first street, was thrown from his
seat on the wagon and slightly Injured,
lie was taken to the Polyclinic Hospital.
lilt. ItlCHAKIi M. PliAltt'i:, of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania and a member
of the Itoekefcllcr Foundation, will leave
this city next week fur South America,
where he will make a medical survey of
Aig'ntliiu and I'riiguny, Ills work will
include a siuiiy or nospitai conuitious, meo
icul nnd surgical progress and practice.
He will leave on January IS. The trip will
require about four months Last year Hoc
tor l'carcc made a similar trip to Brazil.
I'BTItOMOl'lS, Ihe new dlscilM- caused
In. in the inhalation of exhaust fumes fiom
gasollnu engines. Is the subject of a warn
ing issued by Director Krusen. Ho calls
attention to the necessity of ventilation of
small and individual guruges. Several
deaths have resulted fiom this disease.
.1. I. oris ItltlBTINtilBC bus lu-eo com
mended for his work ns chairman of the
Pennsylvania State Board of Censors In u
resolution adopted by the Hume nnd School
League, liovernor Brumbaugh Is urged to
appoint u muii In Bicitiiigor's place "who
will use the rame Judgment and careful
supervision or tho moral tone or tho motion
pictures of our State." The resolution wus
udopted unanimously nnd it copy was sent
to the liovernor.
NATHAV IIAYWAKB him heen elerled
president of tliu American Dredging Com.
pant, with heudnuurters In this city. Ho
lias been employed for twelve years an
engineer by tho Bell Telephone Company,
of Pennsylvania and Associated Companies.
Thu Bell Company will u-taln hlni ua u
consulting engineer. .
,.v MISSINC. NAIMIIt irn ilUrnterrd
Interred In Poller's. Plaid. He was John
Henry, chief boatswain's mate of the bat
tle dilp Alabama. The man died suddonly
In Chinatown December 20. ll Identity
was established by a photugraph that was
among Ills effects.
IIH, W, W. KIlr.N Inis hern re-elerled
president of tho American Philosophical
Society. Tho other olllcers who also were
re-elected are: Vice presidents, William B.
Scott, Albert A. Mlchelsou, lieorgo Hllcry
Hulo; secretaries. I. Minis Hays. Arthur W.
(louilspeed, Alans P. Brown, Harry R Kel
ler; curators. Charles L. Dnolittlo, William
P. Wilson and Leslie M. Miller; treasurer,
Henry La Barre Jayne ; councilors, to Msrvo
for three years. Henry Fairfield cisuorn
lillhu Thomson, Samuel jr. Vuuclalii and
Henry II. Pine.
CAMDEN
CAMIIBN tltl.HI.VAI, t'OUIIT n ,
he'd by Judge Buylo on Monday, Tuesday
Woilnesduy and Thursday of next vvcelt In
an effort to dispose uf all Indictments now
on the docket
llPWORTIf I.LWdl'i:, of the SlfthoilM
churches in Camden, will hold a general
rally tonight In The first Methodist l-.pi.cn.
pal Church. Pred B. Pisher will hu the
principal speaker.
A sni.niio Mir POIl IIA.MAdllS ,a
been entered by William Samtrslero in ihe
Circuit Court of Camden against Leon c
Barrett Sunursiern alleged that he was in
jured when Barrett's automobile i an him
down recently at Broadway und hprute
street.
I'OK CLtSMI
HKATHS
It'ATIIIS
nOVt:. Jsn. 1. NIL'IIUI.AK -M illlVK hus
band of Ule llnima Have. IteUtivrs unit (ntmls
invited tu funeral. Slon., 8:3U s. nl . 17)17 Whar
ton st. Sulvtnn nxiulem muss ut bt lut
Church lu s. m. Int prlvute.
JONKS. Jan. i, ISAAlt. huslutul or Ute
Mursaret Junes, sued bit. Relatives unit friends
ulsu mamU-rs Lustern Stur l.udffe. Nu ibi
V. and A. M . "ivt all soclttUs of which ho Wi,s
a member. United to funeral services. Tues t
ti. m.. .'JtuT JHferspn st. Int. .private, MUclIo
own i l illdilletuwn. 1'j. Hemalns tun t
vlewtd Mull , 7 to t P. lit.
I'AIUCKK Jan a. at Jlrexel BUI. pa
(UtakOK HAHCOUIIT PAItKKU. Jr. son o.
litorae H , and Jennie H. Parker, ased J. Iiuo
uullce uf funeral will be ajven.
PAIIKAT Jsn 4. KUfllSNK X. PABRAT.
HeUlivvs ana rien.ls iavltea ta funeral servl'-ea.
323 W. Bansberry. St.. tlsrmantown. lon.. s u.
nt. Int private. Itemalns may be viewed SunT.
7 to n m
VAUOIIAN. Jan. II, n 1508 Beaent st .
MAHUAHKT . widow of J. K. Vaiujbao
ts'ottco ot funeral later
YOtlNO. Jan 5. WILLIAM 11 R. InUnt
tan uf William II B. and Hannah K. Youni
us4 St Ktontba. Helatives and friends Invited to
lunarsi "jj Vre- s. v- iu..
parents' resl-
daoce. ouai ix iwreoca st. int
via. funeral car
flllHWII tlQL,
- -r
. IIKU WANTKIV JIAI.K
CLERK In ottice of factory uptown, Protestant
statu use and salary wanted, sudd upportuimy
to bullcr our twtltloa. AdUtiw 101 Itidl
ana ave.
1917
YOUNG LAWYER'S FIGHT
FOR CAREER DIFFICULT
v
Stnitfgle Strenuous and Tempta
tions Many, Prof. Brown Tells
University Audience
MANY NEW OBSTACLES
Trust Coinpanios, Compensation l.nws
nnd Keen CowpeUtlon
Itctluee Incomes
Thp legal profession In the minds of many
Iinrsnns has lost lis distinction, nrcortllnS
In Heynoldi D. Brown, professor of In-Wr nt
ll, n i-nivneaili- nf Pennsvlviinln. In the
course or nn itddfrss at linuston Hall thls
ntternoon he bared the struggle and the
temptations of the young lawyer, nnd
pointed nut that his increasing numbers nnd
Ihe Inroads made nn the profe'ssloii by title
and trust companies had made the young
attorney's battle for existence especially
hard. Another great blow lo the- lawyer who
Is trying to make ends meet, Bald the
speaker, was the enactment of tho vvork
meh's compensation law. This net, ho as
serted, took a considerable portion of nil
the accident cones away from the courts,
and the practicing lawyers have suffered as
a result.
Cntitlur was the keynote of the speoker's
oddri'i.i on "The Law as Seen Through a
Lawyer's tllasses,"
Three generations ntso, he sold, the law
yer wns looked upon by the community
us n man nf high standing, but now, to
the minds nf many, the word "lawyer" sug
gests sharp practice "A somewhat similar
evolution," said Professor .Brown, "has oc
curred wllh respect to the position of the
clergyman. Two or three generations ago,
the clergyman, even more than the lawyer,
was looked upon as the best educated nnd
often the most cultivated member of the
community, At the present time a clergy
man, though entitled to and receiving recog
nition, nevertheless does not. In the minds
of his congregation, usually stand out from
the leaders of the community and Indeed
often Would he ranked far behind them,
in the case or the clergyman, the change Is
not due so much to the average clergyman
descending III the scale ns the average lay
man list ending. "
HABIHKItS TO APVANCK
After citing n number or things which
Interfered with the lawyer's progress tho
speaker sa'd among other things.
"The lawyer, like the business mull, Is
only hiimnti ; If his Income Is not ndequute
to meet n reasonable standard of living.'
be Is uf course subjected, ns Ihe business
man Is. under similar circumstances, to
the temptation to resort lo questionable
methods In order to Incrense that Income
with the Important difference that Ihe
lawyer's education and lel.'ttlons to the
world mo such us to give hhn u peculiar
opportunity on neemmt of his coiilldeutlnl
lelallons with lil clients to gnlf advan
tages over I hem in it way which would not
pel-hups be possible with Ihe ordinary busi
ness mun.
"Pecuniary pressure, therefore. Itself,
growing out of Ihe excessive number of
lawyers In the larger cities, may be credited
with being one of tho main vital tcasnns
for the railing away or certain members
of the bar from the hlRh standards or the
profession.
"Confirmation of the writer's views in this
matter has been received since these re
marks were prepared. The vice prealdcnt
or nn Important trust company In Philadel
phia. In a recent conversation with the
writer, stated that he had a short time ago
advertised for a lawyer to fill the position
of trust nlllcer In bis Institution. Ho said:
'You would bo surprised to know some of
the men who applied and what statements
they made with reference to .their meager
Income. They even went so fui-.us to give
ine figures, such ns gross receipts $2500,
ngalnst expenses of $1000 or $1500, und
there were many such."
LVAPKCjrATi: TNCCIMICS
"This man, who Is a business man with
u business man's Ideas, wns astounded that
even lawyers, who were known and recog
nized in the community, wore In receipt of
s.uch inadequate net Incomes."
"Character and Judgment," he contended;
"were more 'Important in the equipment of
it young lawyer than n nntural readiness to
learn or some supposed shlll In the use of
language."
Professor Brown prnctired for twenty
two years in the various courts and also
served as secretary of the committee of
censors of tine Luw Association of Phila
delphia. I'. AND H. 1500STS WAGES
OF WORKERS IN READING
Clerks anil Truckers Get Answer to
Pleii Hascd on High Cost
of Uvinp;
JtHAniNH, Pa., Jan. v. The Beading
Bnilway Company announced today an in
crease of ten per cent In salaries or clerks
at tho local freight ofrlces und two cents
nn hour for truckers. The Increases are In
cumpllanco with n petition recently sub
mlttcd to the company, complai Ing nbout
tho high cost ot living.
On account uf the high eoi of living
twenty-tour Court House clerks and other
employes of the county, Including Janitors
elevator men and bridge cleaners, were
grnnted Iiicienses in wuges or from $5 to
$lu a month by the County Commissioners.
EL SUPREMO
t Great American Historical Novel
Dealing with South America
By Edward I ucas White
The Baltimore -tin says: "Mr
White has created the big hook of
the year."
Pitce St uo ncf. Poataoe rrio.
SL'CON'll 1;U1T0. .,,V HC.UiV
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GALATZ UNDER '
GERMANS' FIRE!
Capture ol Five More Towns
in Rumania Reported
by Berlin
RWACII SERETII RIVER LINE
Teutons Also Victors in Storm-
int? Advance Drives in
Carpathians
BKIILI.V. ,mn 6.
The nmvnrtl sweep of Teutonic nrmle in
ttumnnln nnd Oobrudja was described n '
todays otiicini statement, which nnnnuncea.
rapture of live new towns, arrival of (!tr.
man mituost tlclftrhinentn m n. ,. .. .
Hlvcr line nnd a new menace to (!nl.it2 ft.,
moRt Important lttmintilan cltv left in' CI h
i.n,i. ..r ii. tiH.flhi., i C. ln3 r
ii.mun hi ,,iv j. Milium, urn uuo JlUSBIail? til.
Int la under tiro of Teuton guns.
The stntemeiit detailed slormlnc j
vnnee movements by Teutonic column in
the Carpathians. ,n
Capture of itrnlln, announced lat nluht
was described In these words:
tin the night of .tnnuarv l-r, riin.
san troops desisted from further re.
Hisinnec sotini or tho Sereth ngnlnst Ih. M
lllltllll,,. ..., ..! 1-... . .. . "
"" ,v "i "'-nui-ni ixoscii. anj
retreated to the north bank, saerlllrln
strong roar guards. K
Uerman-Ilulgarlan cavalry entered.
Brnlla from the west, while (irrmnn
and Bulgarian Infantry came rrom the
east across the Danube.
Humming up the results of the victory el
Ilenllr. lh ,,.,.....-... ...... ' ' S
"- -" ai,ni:illCIIL BlUti;
In Wobriulja, the Third Bulgarian
Army, under command of ticner-l
Ncrczofr. (illicitly rulfillcd It insk-to
leave no mole Ittisslun nor ltm.-iti.i
soldiers In the land.
Intended tiew operations have heen
introduced, rinliit Is under our fire
Describing the fighting the Par.
pathlans tho statement said:
i. 'I?,1'P, "cro ?tlr"IK: llll P"BI1K out.,
In t he forest of the Carpathian- ,.
tro-llungarlaii troops repulsed Bus
slan battalions northeast of Klrlllinbt
.South of the Trolozul Vaflev, Bavarian
Austro-Hungarlan regiments stormed
nnd extended hostile defensive estab
lishments between Cotumha and Palm,
ennu. To the enemy's heavy sanguinary
losses here were added .100 piisoners
captured by licrninn forces.
Bel ween Mount Cnstnuluul and th
.Siizltu Valley several points were can
lined. Herman columns, after clearing
height positions southeast of .Sovovo
fl ftk lllll'lllwillw I.I t .. '
are advancing along the vallev
toward
i ne northeast.
W.-.lle this fighting was going Pit-Id .Mar-
snai von .viaclicnseii. In Itumuiil.i
reported :
proper.
After elllclent lire preparation dlvl- g
slims of Lieutenant tieneruls Sclimldt "1
von Knokelsdorf llclnrleh) and voa '
tletlnger. commanded by Lieutenant f
l.enernl ICncline, stgrined the stiongly -I
constructed harhed-wlro barilcadc
nnd llnnklng establishments of the Bus- A
shins from Tartam to Bimniceni, cap- 4
luring those towns themselves and ad- '5
vnnclng at-i-oss the swampy river sector 1
to the Serefh. The enemy there still
holds some, villages from whleli It
launched unsuccessful counter-attacks 'i
Ilepulso of strong Husslan attacks In i
which 1100 prisoners and several guns weri 4
captured by tho German.,, was announced
In the abatement on eastern front opera, t
tlons. '1
BRITISH PIERCE TEUTON
LINES, HEREIN ADMITS
BKItLI.V, .nn t.
A resumption of .shnip llghimg on tha
vvesteni f,ont. which the British suc
ceeded lu penetrating advanced ijarman
uniciics, was amiounccd by
the Herman
ar iiiiico tntiiiy In
lions In that district
it statement on opera-
Herman troops at Vcidim made several
nttacks and succeeded In capturing soma
Preiich prisoners, the statement said.
8, Lost on Torpedoed hernia
LONDON". Jan. C. Losses in the torpedo.
Ing of the transport Ivernia. formerly tha
Cunard liner, totaled eight v-Ilve of tha
rani; and file, the Admiralty uuiiouiiced to
day. The original estimate of those lost
Meeting of Protest Against
Belgian Deportation
Academy of Music
Sunday, Jan. 7th, 3.30 P. M.
ii)iti.ssi:s bv
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WALTER GEORGE SMITH
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