""" ywmmm&m!QFimm K IfSi'Wl, Tfrwyjfwr -jS tm is ON JJOOM , AS TRANSIT LAGS F Argument for South Broad Street Subway and Darby "L" Unanswerable r BIG DEVELOPMENT SHOWN I Giant Industries mpioynig Thousands Mnue nnpcnr tivo Demand Expansions to He Aided by Rapid Transit Provisions nM!fln1nli!.i Nnvy Yard to lip fjerved by South Hrontl strict sub- 'improvement costing $0,000, 000 soon to be bepun there. Hundreds of men in addition to the 2700 present employes will ride there daily. Sunclnv visitors nt League Island sometimes total fiO.OOO. Sections in southwest to lie served by Darby elevated. Industries expanding with phenomenal rapidity. More than 30,000 men will be employed in section between Southwest Philadelphia tind Chester when projects now under way are completed. Total investment represented in the largest concerns in that locality approximates $150,000, 000. L The N.i IVp.utiiiPtit nt vv iiRnittRtnn ml private rnrpm.itloin In tlil vicinity nre ulllnS up cilncliinc nrKtiiuonts for tlio lin meiHnti" riinlnnilon of tlm piHilliorn loj of the llrnsitl strpi't wtlivvny nntl tin tJ.irliy elevated nml liuielontnlly nio iifTcrlng coti lnclnfT refutation !" Ilio Kpcrlons plenit of rull-li!cl' vvh """I'' hnvp Hip city "ornti omixe nnd elimln.ilp tlipsu two lilies from the clt 1 prci'iit trnnlt construction pro tram. In spite of flip fnrt Hint (lie voters of tlio city at the l,n"s K-1VI' tliolr Indorsement to the Tavlor irimlt pl.in nnd Unit t'omipilH heeded their Mi ami passed nil iPKlslntton necesnarv for wtu.il construction. Hip video of the pull-uaiiv" nnd olislituilonlsN rlsus occasionally to trj. "nxtraviisiittcc:" The program of linprovpinciit for tlie Philadelphia Navv Ynnl. lis outlined liy Sec retary DanleN and Hip taplil I nil list ri:i I de velopment of .uiitlivvi"t 1'lilladolplila linve tnswercd their pm ueM and complaints more quickly than tiny haw been tililn to frump, them. In run (l.iii if Hip pi I'lioini'iul in dusVlal development In that section lie ttrten southwest rhllndclplila and liic-ter, which will be served hv the Dailiy olpvalpd. Transit Wret tor Wllllnm S. Tvvinltnr has jtated that th Ipk of Hip lilKli-speeil system Is the most niiiiortant of the put lip plan. With tlio Improvements now plannPd nt League Inland. Hip South Itroad street mill way, vvhltii it vwis onco piopospil to out from the Tavior plan, tor the present nt least, will Up .ilirost equally lmiioitant. tvavy VAitn ni:MANns The ImprovimentM planned hy the N'aw Department for the loeni navy jnril will cost close to $r ono.nno. will mean Hip em ployment of hundreds of additional woil.- men and will make the Philadelphia N'avy Yard equal to any in the I'nltPd States, if not In tlio wot Id At tho present time theio nrp 2700 em ployes at tho nmv v.ird. who will tine the Broad street iiihwav dally kIiik and rom Inc from uoilt In addition to tlipsp the marines stationed at thu aid aveinite !tm. the number of sailors temporarily there Tinges from several hundrod to 10,000 when the entire. Atlnntle sipindron is Htatloned here, and on .Sumlavs Hip visitors to the -laryjard sometlnies total 00,000. The cost of tho South Ilroad Htiept Hill) ay from Spnirp Htreut to Umkud iHland will be onl s-llK-litlv In excess of the amount the fJopimnent Is to uxpend at the yard, or ?G,ooo,ooo. DARBY "I." A NKCHSSAUY LINK The cost of the Darby elpvuted will ho f.Iess than J5.000.000, whllu the nmuey 'already Invested and soon to bo Invested ' In Industries In the seetinu nerved hy this line will be manv times this amount. Con sidering onlv the largest plants between .'Chester and southwest Plillndolphln. a total of more than jo.ooo workmen win im .m. .ployed when tho projects under way are nnnpKieu. and tlie various plants represent ,111 money close to $50,000,000. A hastv survev of tli mrf inumi-ir,,,. ,.. r dustrles whop workm.'ii will uso the Darby feated shows the folldwinir Brill's Car Woik. employs Ji'OO men, fepresents an inestnient of $1,000,000. i rcis napina soap Company. Dniby. pin t Ploys 600 persons, represents an Investment 0f M.500,000 The 'WeStinEhOlO.n Moplilnn rr,m,.n.,.. ,. f ngton, will employ 5000 men nnd will uost I, close to $5 ouo (mo. r Jlemlngton Anns Company, IMdystone. of'seoo o""10 '"en' lc'"leH',us "" investment Baldwins lMdvstono plant, employs flooo ii'ninnn3Ieprohe,,t8 '""'Mmunt of between 112,000.000 ami $io.000t000. Sun shipbuilding plant, near Chester, em ploys 1 1000 men and lepresents Investment of ,wv.l. f,,uuU IIUU itnnifdi"0,le Alnmu"ltion Company. einnluyH Knn,?.en .a,?,1 renrcsents an Investment of E'PProxlmately Jl.ooo.ooo. rlBlT0nnt..fn t;on,na"-' W'lystone. em- it about $500,000 rc"rest'nts an '"vestment life a'n.y' Ml?rcU3 ,,00k' mnlo ,, ,", ""i "presents investment or np proximately $1,000,000. I. ILLNESS DISRUPTS STAFF Ambassador Penfield Will Be Left With Hut One Helper VIEVVA 7 .".. th, t t .."J'- .-AB.n resu" t Illness lura t,. V " American Embassy Smith of "" fnwnlil. V. ara.it UieEm'vf.e'.'?.s.y r.a,,lj- ,he counselor of .Vnlttd siTi ' . Vienna lust night for the 'u bv?tes t0 ,ei;uicrate from a nerv New dn Frederick It. Doibeaie. of lllajsv 1,7,' , fcetioml secretary of the Hm m ; '!" a tew. ay ago bound for Amur- Wndicitia rrom an operation for ap f Allea W n,,n . ... ;. Mcretar , ' "' "aw orK, tne tturu fttaelr. ?ow convalescing from a severe fcwl ' rheumatic fever. Sheldon It. Fm oVera.e 1 W ork' the "rst secretary. M ln!?" for "PWnUlcltta Thutday. 1-1.- ; ; -""is wen. K. ?'" tha' the Ambassador's nrlvnto Lfor th, Unpla6 Wl" Ue obllBea tQ ,ea" lU furthPi d ,Sta,es wUhl" a ew fy "4ad r,ehee,n?.UC,e,.,.,'e ,a?' 'avln. tho .nashlnittnn '' ul"e"urii tiuigtiam. or ftisSdi"' Ss. " 60' support of Am- , . ciuiem BtTpiP.e.r Loses P,ea for Retrial -.-rlAJ. !ST V lnn e r .. HfQeeIi j 1 ' justice BBration f? el John Edward Telper's up 5& t0L telllai on h charge or Wed of .. "I0her Telpcr was cn-K.V;ol.second-deBrea murder nmi t. Mr . 1 !5 !mP?ea the sentence of twenty ' " 'mprwonment provided by law Headv Monw. United States Loan Society in North Broad St. ta t. sjig ,, ... OltyHall Y Woot Phi la' and Darby 3onp Plant 600 Car WorkD 2200 A loaguo Inland 2700 Ohestei' V9DtinRhoufin nnn Reaincton 9000 Baldwin 6000 Sun Ship 1000 Eddystons Munitiono 5000 Belmont 300 Maroua Hook 3000 A TRANRlT,l'ASr.ENGKncSROVTH Tlie tlittRinm allows tlio number of workmen who dnily travel to ttml from the Navy Yard, not count inir (lie ndditinns tlmt the now $ii, (100,000 improvcnicnl thoro will lirinjr. In West l'hilndelphiu. Darby nnd f'lieiter nro indtistrios o whose nrmie af emplovrs the proposed "L" will he indispensable. WASHINGTON APPROVED AS UNIVERSITY CENTER Movement to lie Launrhud for Aiding Students Historical Advantages Will I!c Llilized WASHINGTON'. .Ian. 0 KHlnlillMiiuptit Iipip of a tinlvprsity ppiiIpi foi hluher xllidlps and Hip ppiitPiiliK of edlicatlotml nctlltlps at the national riipltnl are meet ing with the approval of eduentors who haw long ponsldpied the step linns fur a nioenient foi siieii an in stitution nrp expect, d to hp c.mcliidpd bj a snliconiiiiiltpp here next inonl.i This committpc rutisisH of professors Dana (' JInnroe. liincpton: liiarlp'i A. Ilpiird. Co- lii'iihia, mid Albeit llushiipll Ihul. Ilar vniiJ: 1iitll.it ! Hunt or Hip l.iln .iri' of Congress, and Waldo i' Lelntid. of Hip I'ar i.pglp Institution, Washington. The Idea oilgliinted with liof IS AI Mc i:iroy, of lilneeloii The chief (losprninent treusuies In the inape of historical archives and nrmiipiitpts, the enormous re sources of the l.ibrnrv of Ciigress and tho scientific collections of tlio .Smithsonian In stitution mid thi' Nalloiul .Museum will be made available to scholars. No legislation will lip a-i.ed of Coincrpss, ns the existing law provides that these and similar col lections shall be open to slmlputs under pioper regulations SCIENCE CLAIMS POWER wn niri.'ivic maw iii.m-mi'i Ui-iiin Substance Said to Qualify Mini to Add to Stature, Scriptural In junction to the Contrary lti;UICi:i.i:V, Cal. Jan C -Isolation lv rulversily of California iiuthorilles of tetlioiln, a suhstaiicp a(t the liase of the bra'n which muses giovvth Is hailed here toiluv as one of the supreme discoveries of the age. When siieiitlsts become sullliientlv fa miliar Willi the substance to IkiihIIp it plop orlv there is no reason, inediml men sav. whv n person may not have any height or weight deshed. Accoiding to D. T. It. t!ol eitson, tetlioliu also will provide a way for effectively retarding cancer and other inu lignant growth. Scriptural students, dlsiiosed to challenge tho accuracy of a poitioii of Hip foiegoing claim of the scientists, bach their criticism with a iiuestlon from the twenty-seventh verso or the ji-.th chapter of Ht. Matthew's tlospel, wiili'lt reads: "Which of jou by tnUiug thought can add one cubic to his stature?" The sunie injunction is uttered in the twelfth chapter or St l.uke.' IIILI.IK UKAKS NO GIUJUfiK I'anloned Convict, Home, Will Daughter Wed False Accuser Lot ry.nvni.WD ..- .Inn fi Following eight years' confinement In tho Illinois pilsotl at Juliet for nlligeil lonneetiou with the poisoning of .Mai tin Viml and his four children in Chicago In 1007. Herman Ilillilt, white-haired and tlft, ariived in Cleveland from I'hlcago today Itelatives say ho will tni'h" his home here with his foster-slsier nilllk was pardoned ttlrough tho untiring efforts of the Uev Katlier Peter J, O'Cal laghan. who informed tho boaul that Jerry Vxral confessed to liitji he hud ctnnniitted perjury in testifying against lllllll; The existeneo nf a lomance between IMna nillili. nineteen, daughter of Uillllt. and Jerry Vzral was admitted by tho girl'.i mother at thoir home today. Illllili when Infoimed that tho man through whose per jured testimony ho had been convicted was to niatry nis uaugmer. sain no uoro no malicq toward tho young man. 1 1 rrrnaaa wmiwi ilimtiliBiHi BJIIfirmiTHHBilinTn ir 1 f? rnnifiinnnMiiiiiBiiiiii mi nm ir mr runr rn - ad BflBlHHHIWipwi ''"'"' iMiHrHnRHitUutiMHiinuMiiiamtBii UUIIHtwnnHHalUusliwIHlar'j Tr? Our Sunday Dollar Dinner The high cost o( llvln nni tte vreek-end rest are tij ficellent reasons for brlo let the entiro family ber to mcrrow. Special Mail jiiB 5 EW qTeiI ANOVER Twelfth nnd Arch Sts. tjmlraitc tra lit Ml) UOKS. oj jffiiwjlwS" m 11 ciUkVDs u. PjaimaiiwiMiiHww EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6. CHESTER JHEALTHHIEF FIGHTS FILTH IN CAFES Hard Proposition, Says Dr. .W. Knowlea Evans, but He'll Keep Places Clean LABORERS AttE SCARCE f.onjy Searches for Men K'eeessary, Rltieo Mur;tfmi Mafecfs Cnn Oct Huge Wageti ''oiifmntpd hv i otulltlon such nt Cliester npver before has knonu. Dr. W. Unowles Kvnns. supervisor of the Department of llenlth nf Hint cltv. Is wnglni! n strenuous attipHiBri ngalnst nil fonriB of unclennllne-s hut PFiieflnlty nitalnt illth ami necjmiiit.i tlon f garbage In miehens of many nf the rpslrturntits wlilch Im-.p sprung tip in the wake nf tile tiiiprnTilrnt.-1 bmim nf Ktldv- FtotiP 'Tienn tip vour kllclvn or 1 will clop It 111 tWnnl.V-foiir hours m tirprt of il, lin ipipnce." in the iitti.iintiiiii handed out hv Dottir hhitns to restinirant proprietors who fall to obe.v Hip male cide In reard to plraiillnest in their kltphetis. Doctor Kv.ths tons the rlt.v evirv afternoon, drop ping In nt Unexpected limes on small place ju t to see that the law is observed. IfAHD I'ttOI'ttNITtO.V "We are up nftnltist a pretty hard prop osition." sail Doctor Kvaus when he rc Inrned from his nfteftiooti eatupitlRti. "We ate .nt'iig us what you might coll siittlers to the great it rut v of Industry ut liddy Pt'Uie I think we are doing very well, hut II icipihcs much vigilance In keep Kitchens Civil in d up " "tine of the most pemlclotH ensm Is that "f lh pilva'e boiirdliiK linuse A woman poiivuis iur patlot Into a dining room. Men come In anil pay a iplnrtvi for II meal. She iiisIips Hn m In n ml out while liiHincs lasts and h,i m't niuiii time t give to elianltig. Tin ii one ilnv she nulls nnd folks disc iver a lot of tilth in her kitchen " The priiillee nf keeping garbage cans mid ash I,,, xcs hi nuiftli the hcvls of those who me pr, paiing food wns sevtrlev condemited hy Doilor llviitiM, who adnitttpil that he hail found seveial kitchens in a "terrible con dition" In this respect Hnin of Hip Moors that lie Inspected were covered with dirt and gie.ip "There Is ati unprecedented shottage of labor In this iit," said Doctor livuns "Men who earned ?2 a day two vearii ago removing ashes, now make four times that amount nt Hie ammunition plants I realize this, hut at Hip same time I must say that the case of tho State veisus dirt was be ginning to swing In the illiection of dirt. i ouditlons vipip becoming most serious. There Is no reason why pillions nf eating houses should be forced to eat food com ing from a kitchen wheie dirt a hounds and the odor of decayed twinge tills tile air." SlIi'u.VI COMPLAINT MADi: A complaint has been legi.stereil with Doctor Mv.ins against the ofTenslveness of a restaurant cellar near Third and Market streets About a year ago. It Is said, this same, place was investigated. At that time men vveie hired and the cause of the odor was removed. For two solid months. It wns shown, an effort had Iiopii made to get men to wink a collide of duvs in removing the offense, but no woi kmeii had been sc inred so far. "I want to pnv," said Doctor Kvans, "that I wilt eafoice the law Impartially. Wh of tuple irte fooled hy it clean fiont of a restaurant. If they were to go back to tlie rear they might tind conditions far diffeient. I am not at all awed by the iietenliolisness ot a place "As everybody knows, the law was once capable of Iberal tnleiprotation It was a mutter then of what tlic'.isppetor thought vveie bad conditions Hut now the rules are very clear As this wet weathei came on I leallzcd Hint now was about the biggest tesi we have hod in our hisloiv in the u,ut tr of kieplng up a reasonable standard of ssoltnrv conditions This. I h,,pe, vu can do " ALLEGED THIEVES HELD FOR ATTACK ON SLEUTH Men and Women Accused of Trvinir to liurn Chicago Detective, to Death CIIICAUO, Jan. B Three alleged copper wire hlevcs today are accused by the police of having attempted to burn to death De teitive Sergeant Jack lloiichulte by pom lug kerosene over him and trying to set him afire during a light which followed his at tempt to an est them. Five men and three women attacked tho policeman when ho cnteied their tint, and one of the men was severelv beaten whllo two others attempted to make Iionehiille a flaming torch other policemen, who had sunounded Hie house, subdued them. $1,10,000 Paid for Picture Ni:V YUIIK. Jan. 6. Michael Drvieer h.ii neipilred for $ir,o.000 the painting "Christ Appearing to .Mary." by lloger Van Der Wejden (1 IOO-14C4). which was In the possession of Queen Isabella of Spain at the time she wus befriending Cohiuihiis. J. E. Calcktell & Co. 'Chestnut Juniper South Penn Square FOR OPERA PATROMS JEWELS WATCHES FANS SLIPPER BAGS LORGMONS OPERA GLASSES trowel m' w ir- V , Kf W Ws-J if--W , y W L ( j Vyfj, w j y 't j i iii. COMMERCIAL MUSEUM ;! THIRTY FOURTH STREET BELOW SPRUCE JANUARY IS-O ti. -v im ivi 1 a tj rm JVItH.PHlUOtPHlAAllTOHQBl TRADtg ASPIQ : M ALL GERMANY NOW WANTS PEACE, ELLEN ADAIR HEARS FROM BERNE Even Junker Class Is Willing to End Slaughter, While Commercial Element Is Anxious for Reconstruction. Kaiser's Diplomatists Seek Surcease in Swiss Capital Hy KLLKN A DA fit Unit,,! .Ip.rfnfti or !.i)D. Die IB Wear) diplomatists Item Itrrlln are taking refuge now and imnlti foi a brief space at the Hsis cmltnl a rriend has lust written home an Intetesting a c -count of a conver sation with one of 1 hem "Thr Itiiminlnn paiiipaign i,,, ,ic. 1 n r p ,1 "has dipt i , d up every one ni (he iter man omit, from Hip Ivaispr dov,-n- waid on the otlipr hand. Hie old war "liltil has in t te vlved. a n d one inn x- regatd It as dpflnltplj dpad in lietmati.v Kverv l: AtMtll one Wilhts lieaee. even th,. .imiker class The pence movemetit l vetv strong among the comiintclal and wotklng i lasses, and at the point Itself evvtv one professes horror at Hie urn. tlmiahiv of the slaughter, All Ideas f aiitieiation and Indemnity have vnnrslnd in th,. tVr hand, no npp thinks that the Allies can Impose penep terms mi tleiinniij "Life in cunt circles Is very dull The Ijmper.u s i,,nst,,iitl.v at tlie rrolit. nnd the Cmpress in pimsant mtiast to most ladles of the court Is an enthusiast c w.u wvtker If the new compulsory civilian ("iiviie rs niped falrlv lo women, the ladles of the aiistoeine.v will surfer most 'Tile Knix,.' tcll cvere niu. Iloil tl,.. Imtied aealrist licrmanv which tirevalls the '.ulil ovu causes him c'ingilti At a dm- LITTLE TO TAKE PLACE IN COMPENSATION BODY .St'cretnry nf Society for Organizing Charity Will Accept Wilson's Appointment The I!e. Dr It M Utile, seerelar.v of I lie Philadelphia Soclctv for organl7.iim Clmritv, s.ild todav he will accept appoint ment as n member ,,f the I'nltcd Xtates Compeneiiliou CommiHsioii nnil will ptoh.i blv move to Washington soon after the Sen ate's i oiilli'inatiiiu of the appointment, made yestpitlnv hv riesldeiit Wilson lie said he liiul tecelvisl tin olllilal advice of the I'res Ident's tippoliitnieiit. "The S'liale has In coiillrin tlie nppolnt nienl liefoie I can legally be on the com-ml'-sioii." satd Do, tor Little at his home In Snaithmoie WIipii asked if he knew It was rumored tint .Senator I'etiinse would light ills ap pointment, Dm tor Utile said lie had not lieald aov thing tthoiit the Senator's inten tions. "I have never done anvtliing to support him.' he said, with a laugh "' "' nil In dependent Itepuhlicnn. so -" and then lie broke off the sentence with on expression, giving tlie Impression that If he himself was an Independent Ucpiildlcnii he bail little itt common with Senator I'putose. and that it was i pceteil Hie Senator would tight him on general principles. Mr. Utile is u graduate of Monmouth College, Monmouth, III. He reecived hi. ib'giee of doctor of dlviiiitv at rittshMigli He sahl all lie knew about tpe appoint ment so fur was what he had lead in the papers The other two appointments made pul,in In Washington wstet'da.v wpre those of Mi-. Kin mis C AMell, unsuccessful candidal c for Congress irom Washington last oeiu her, and John J Keigau The positions p.tv $111011 a year Doctoi Uttte was named foi the siv-year term. Mrs. AMell for a foiu ear term and Mr, Keegau for two years TODAY'S AIAKUIAOH MCENSKS f, iiiiIn llr.oi1. , ",.'t:t h. P.ilf.ttinrp st . ami Kltie s Sf,,. :'",:l:i 'utellinrp si. I'lelrrf t'elllwilii, 41.' IMaetnnnt St. ultil Mury Slants mU.i. Ul,",i: i;. iiioiiiliscttl i.l Jan MuriU KtlH tterinilda Hi., anil Knnornt.1 iloiMt. 4:tlH liermudu t 'rink Vio nlioWHkl. "it.".", Vlnn it St., and Marv Haivavsldi, HK:til Hitlnitm st. t.ioiuirii .MmiiuoIiI, l.iii'iiHt flap. Pa., nnd Mar At Wiilru. 1 litii l,v,,eiitii live Wnlier K Mtikln. I'ohvju, Vu , and Dorothy A tlrkiit'r. Antmor, . Pit. lamest Piirker. a",1. N. I'lirltiilo t., and Sarah Taller, "Ills N. Alder si Mow i (v.. 7.10 iirlioiun St.. and Jlarlo : Metrmir. Iu.1 W Dnuiihln st. .latii.N .ii(lr.ini .'.i.ttl l urn, r st , unil Caroline )' lliirnei toil N ,'ith si. Wlllliilll A Itiilajski. J.",l.' i: Vurl; si , l.lllte Diivlilsna, Li. IS K. HualliiKdon st. Weiiiletl II Wiils. as 12 Warniiek si ThereMa llartleiiner, a.TIJ VViirnock ut Seventeen Seek Divorces ami Seventeen iippllentlens for divorces were tiled 111 Common PIpuh Court No 1 liiil.tv an folluvvH Ora 1, .Sh.nv vs Illla M. Htmw. Mjbil p. I'tiiimherlatii v John F t'tinnilivrlafn. Annie Sherman vs Louts Hherman. Willi. uu Currle vs Pearl I, Currle. Jess. Jim I Moure vs Musette Mur .Vloore Mnrrltt Slilhln vs. IlOMt, tUiitiln, Albert II .lori-tt vs Iiikil', tie 1, Jnrett Frank A Wolf vs M.irlhu 11. Wolf. IMani Pat,, vs Adolfo 1'iui', l'!lialMlti UeHHet vh i:rnent Wts se, itealrke tlnllliiaii vs IMivanl T. Ilalllnnii Klnellli l W Ailer h HtlHt.ivius A. Auer' i: viva Itulnrts llirn Ii.iUtis. IiU p Wnbster v. Wllll.ini C Wihslr, Jliirj W Viiinl, rwmrl i WilUuiii i' V .111,1, .rvourt jinr er..t VI M I...1.. . 1. , 't,..u,..H..l.l , '. 7"i'..-,r .v. i,:'.. ;. ...'.. , ,;",; .',"." "" " I tiinii 11 s ni 1 nniiii 1 ir, tiril pip 1 v t c ru i 'i 'fl( - W A (tie f.irnino firfo, 'ir f.i initio irfo,r nrr parte wlilrh he travp lately lie hmhtd across the table nnd said In Hits trnmcrt wire of a very eminent tle"illty Cetintt: Madame, do the Krettch reauy tirlleve we ie hnrlinM:i tm? The Indv replied she fenretl they tlht ' What In spile nf Wngner and Hurt lie? nld the Mmiieror. cptlt sttrprlseil," II appears that no one. hot even his old time niilltaty friends, has a good word to say for the Crown Prince A Joke nmong hostesses amusing lit first hut since be come tiresome, is to whisper to their fa vorite guests when the ' ,w n Prince Pi present. 'Not a jynttl nl.oiit Verdun" He Is extremely taciturn these tints, nnd a friend wrltlttg from Itprne declares that tile I'Mtice rreely disclaim nil personal re MHimibllitv for the Verdun catastrophe. maintaining tlmt the whole idea for the nttiiuk was Imposed upon him liv the tlen elal Mtnff lie and llindetihiug have he. t one pveolletit friends these dn,s In dermnny tltete i iindoulitedlv n wide- plead and ever-growing desire for neaee. and a powerful nnd glowing suspicion of Hie Unvemment. In offering peace terms. UeHiiiuitm-ltoll-weg ohvioilsly wislies tn luiitlfy his tlov vrnmeiil In the eyes of the (lermnii public. Londoners declare that at the same time lit hoprs to put Hip Allies into the position of refusing all Initnniillnrlitn overtures, and Hip dlploipntlst will then seek to convince littmatiy that slo Is being forced to vvage a sheer defensive war of existence As for the elfeit of the rejection of peare offers on neutrals. London believes that lipthinnnn-llollweg hopes, fondly and foot Milv. not only for the sanction of his own people, but for the indorsement ofHip ticil tial world to a pollcv of nnlJlaated feioottv NATIONAL AUTO SHOW1 OPENS IN NEW YORK Four Hundred Mototcnr Types on View Amid Mimic nnd Flowers XJV Vultlv. .Ian. (1 - Knur bundled nuto looliiles and a million dollats' woitli of class wpip liipked Into a temple-fif llowers at Hie opening of Hie National Automobile show In I hi ltd I'eultnt Talace here today Dealers and ownprs ftom all over the Hitry tilled the .place Last ear 3lilnilil visitors saw the sliow. Tiiat lecord piom ls,s lo lie beaten tills cnr A variety of bands and orchestras Is hid den among tho bowprs tlmt cover t lie cars Their conceits began early, and It will be kept up all during the show week The pais t tinge in pilce from tlml to tliiiini Wayne SKtttiue; Itink I'ini.sltcd Wotk on the new skating rlnl; on the athletic Held of tlie Itaduor High School, ut Wa.vtie, has been completed, and When tho net cold snap ariives the Held will be ttooded The link will accoinuiodate hiiu dreds of sk.itels Tlie Men's Chili paid put of the e-t ami Hie ft.iilaol l iwlilti bo. lid of edm itioll Hie le I in 0 ttik M HisNameisHarut He is a Priest of the White Kendall, wor shipers of the Ivory Child. At its bidding he journeyed across the world to steal the wife of an English lord. 1917 P, BS" 1IKKUKUT HHKNON Author of "The Dnuchter of the Clods" and producer of "War Brides." who is reported criticallv ill of typhoid fever in Wilmington. It is not expected tlmt Mr. Hrclion will recover. An interestiiie; account of Sir. Hreiion's life will lie found on pace 7 of this issue. UHQl'HSTS TO CHAIIITIKS Hospitals, Churches anil Homes Hone- lltetl in Wills of Two Women it Uerpiosts of fSInO to the Kplscopnl Hos pital. $2(liul to the rresbvterlan Hospital, f I nun to the Methodist Hospital and SI no each to Si Peters Church, Philadelphia : Church of tho Hood Shepherd. Iitmaii X .T. ! nnd Hie Lutheran Home for KrlPiulless Chihltcii are a, part of the will of Martha I. Hinder, who died recently nt the Metho dist Hospital, leaving an estate valued at Jlii.nnn Itetptests of $fiil each to the Jewish Kosler Home and the Hebrew Orphan Home nre Included in Hie will of Fannie Ualriicnpf, 4112 1'arkslde avenue, which leaves prnp erlv wot Hi IllSni) to relatives of Hie testn ttlx. Other wills probated today vveie those of Joseph Sli.iubmuller. 21(18 blast York street, which. In private berpiests, tllsposcfi of prop erlv valued at IStl.tinn ; Theresa Slueller, 'Jllilfl West Siistpiehannn avenue. $27,0(111; lleiniau II Wissmnnn, 11 111 South l'aXoti street, Slli.itou; I'.llisabPth C. Kinney. 422f Main slieet, Mauii.vunk, J'.iiiimi: Snnih Sir Katiand. 7(11 Soutli Sixteenth street. $'130i; Julia Topham. I at!) West Hrle avenue, fSSDii: Thomas L. Suiiderland, .'Hit I'owpl Ion avinue, $7(101), nnd Kdwnrd If Itlgbv, 1228 Mollis street, $0:100. Premier's Assassin Tries to Kntl Life AMSTHIIDAM, Jan. . A Vienna .1K pattii. ipioting the Kreuz eltung, slated to day that Dr. Viledrlch Aillir. assassp, c,r l'remler Stitergkh. of Austiia, has ntti mpt i tl to i otiimit Miicldp liv lianging in his I I II The plloll, t vva1- found In foi, lite u.,-, i Mini I Hi-, tii.il prohahlv will be ib I : d l, In i ..liditH ii ffl . . . Ill 8 WILL NOT PROSECUTE RASPUTIN'S SLAYERS Oilieials Free Men Under Ar rest nnd Will Drop Inquiry I 1'CTnoriltAD. Jan, 8. Tlie Hussknla Voll.i, In Its account of the lent It of tho tnonk, Oregory llasputln, mentor of Ilia Pir, states that six per- on', participated In a supper to which nas- piitin was Invited Friday night. It further .itliiins thai the bullet wounds wero ap i until pioduced by weapons of different i illle-i, sucgestlng that tho victim was shot i moie than ntto person. i i "iii the nature of Uio blood stains ii I In the neighborhood it Is nssumed Hi it Hisputln ntado an rlTort to escape, lot was laid low by the third bullet. ' Hi executioners attached a weight to I i imiiv before, throwing It from the I'ttiivsky llrldge. but tho body in fallng"" t iml, one of the projecting beams and tlie shock detached the weight, mitt tho botlv wns carried rouio dlstanco by tho i in lent before sinking beneath tho Ice It Is reported on good authority that Hip judicial proceedings in connection with IhiMiuHn's. death will shortly ho discon tinued, inasim.vh ns the killing was dono In self-defense." Tho persons subjected to domiciliary arrest have been released. LON'no.V, Jan G Tho T'etrograd corre spondent of tho Dally chronicle says that when on Friday night Itaspiitln wab brought rront his own houso to Mclka street In a motorcar, he was mot there hy a party of ouui; men whoso names are known but not directly referted to. There was some drink ing and then itnsputin wan told he had been condemned to death. A revolver was given him and ho was told to shoot himself. Then, so goeii the story, he flied at tho man who gave hint the revolver, misted him, but killed a wolfhound that wns standing by. The revolver wns knocked out of Itaa Putin's hand and one of tiio young men shot him on tho tipot. STIJDKNTS OFF TO WAR "Send-Off" Given Two Young Men nt U. of V. Lnst Night The two students of the University ot Pennsylvania who have enlisted in tho' American Ambulance Held service on tho French front left todav. An etiteitnininent wns given them last night by their fellow-students. Tho two men are Ilenrv Houston, a Ilrst-ycar man nt the law school, and Wharton Allen, a sophomore In thu law. The homes ot both thesp young men are In Chestnut Hill, Tho t'nlveisltv of 'eiinlvnuhi already has fur nished llility men and several ambulances to Hip lipid hospital. The Aldine Hotel Chestnut mid 13th Streets Has exceptional facilities for pri vate entertaining. Receptions, Weddings, Cards, Din ners, Dances. (ft '.-"1 mJUHP i a .im& m&gMix