""" 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
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qTeiI
ANOVER
Twelfth nnd
Arch Sts.
tjmlraitc tra lit Ml)
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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 , '.
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I tiinii 11 s ni 1 nniiii 1 ir, tiril
pip 1 v t c ru i 'i
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(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
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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.
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