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"LIVE CHAMBER!"
INSURGENTS CRY
Men Who Would Overthrow
Present Regime An
i nounce Principles
AGAINST SPYING SYSTEM
Candidates for Director Promise
lo Resurrect Business Body
to Aid City
Resurrect tho rhllmlelphln. Chnmher of
Commerce I .
That la tho hattlccry of tho InaurRcnti of
that organization, who tiro hliinnlnK to over
throw tho presont reKlmo nt tho annual
election of directors January IS.
Tho Insurgents Imvo namcil themselves
"live wlrca" nntl havo formed n Construc
tive ProRram Committee "
in a "iloclarntlon of principle," they have
announced their altn to revolutionize tho
policy of tho Greater Chamber of Com
merce: and end "cxIMInB conditions of star
chamber methods and nhubo of power and
an atmosphcro of suspicion and ppyhiK "
A call has been Issued for followers. The
"live wires" havo formed an election tlcUct,
tho membors belnc chosen from olllccrs and
former heads of local business -lulr
Tho City Uuslncss Club lias placed the
stamp of Its approval on the movement At
the annual mcdlng of tho club. Samuel II
Klrkpatrlck, member of tho Philadelphia
Stock llxchanKe, said-
"Tho Chamber of Commerce Is dead tl
has been dead vlttunlly slnco 1SS7 W'lion
there was a much-ndvertlieil campaign two
J cars oro tu Increase tho mcmbeishlp of
that body tho public was hoodwinked In
that tho promise to have tho prominent
business organization represented on the
board of directors has not been kept "
Tho declaration of principles for which tho
commlttco will (lKht follows:
First. To brlni? about r ifhlty of btialnnis
Interests.
Second. To Interest ourselves In tho vital
and paramount Issues conconiliiR our city,
making it tho biff business of the Chamber
of Commerce
Third To brlnir about an Immediate and
cordial spirit of co-opcratlon with all busi
ness and trade organizations on matters of
city-wide Intoreit
Fourth To Insure n willingness to co
operato with tho constructive Ideas of other
organization's
Fifth. Philadelphia wants and has hern
striving for an opportunity to develop, and
tho era at hnnd demands a broad, cohesive
campaign of activity to procure for her
the future that Is possible
Sixth An organization active and alert,
aroused by conlldence, would create n new
spirit for our city, which Is needed now.
Seventh. To create a clearing house
through the Chamber of Commercn with a
leadership that will arouse the interest and
attention of every organization In tho city.
Hlghtli. Wo need concerted, well-directed,
aggressive, all-together co-operation to win
the great goal. Wo have tho city, we have
the men.
Ninth. Work through the membership
Tenth. Tho hopes and aspirations of tho
city are most effectively realized through
the collective efforts of its citizenship
banded together for tho common good of all
the people.
Eleventh. Results are the reward of or
ganization effectiveness and stimulate Inter
est and activity of all business men We
want that uniform Intercut that stands for
accomplishment, and It can only be had by
Utilizing the forced that represent our mem
bership , co-ordination and co-operation are-
essential factors.
Twelfth. Tho establishment of a retail
merchants' division with a complete set of
Officers, directors nnd committees, who could
relievo the olllecrs, directors and commit
tees of the Chamber of Commeico in connec
tion with the following activities which may
affect tho business district between the
Delaware and Schuylkill rivers nnd South
and Callowhlll streets: Fire Insurance rates
and protection, tralllo regulations, street
paving, street lighting and police protec
tion. Thirteenth The Chamber of Commerce
should take an actlvo Interest In tho follow
ing public projects: llrldgo over the Dela
ware river, .1 municipal stadium, the enact
ment of Stnto legislation to bring about a
more practical system of taxation for tho
city of Philadelphia, Improved street clean
ing methods.
Fourteenth To clear the atmosphere and
avoid star-chamber methods. Tho substi
tution of a sunny, cheerful environment In
place of tho negative atmosphere of sus
picion. This would result In cntliuslabtlo
teamwork on tho part of nil In the employ
of the Chamber of Commerce and culmi
nate In a spirit of all-together for n. greater
Philadelphia
TO OAIN' WISDOM
Fifteenth To bring about the wisdom and
"persistence necessary to direct tho human
element , to work In harmony, and to in
spire harmonious working one with the
other
Sixteenth Bureau chiefs anil secretaries
should ho permitted to attend tho meetings
of related committees, luncheons of the
membership council and the monthly lunch
eon of the Chamber of Commerce
Seventeenth To create a. leadership of
supremo confidence.
Eighteenth. Toavold mlscontrol of power
and waste of energy and create an clllciunt
modern commercial organization that will
bring Into play all of the potent energy
that will care for the great possibilities of
our city
Nineteenth To create machinery through,
which the organization can effectively per
form Its great function.
Twentieth To mold publio sentiment, as
suring stability and continuity
Twenty-drst. To grasp ths wonderful op
portunity for national publicity.
. Twenty-second. To help vlslonlze nnd ere-,
ate. To help formulate a platform covering
the major activities.
Twenty-thlrd Philadelphia first, last and
all of the time j to co-operate In formulating
a principle by which the 'community may
become known hero and abroad, thereby
enhancing Us value and progress and aug
ment confidence by such declarations and
actions.
Twenty-fourth. To make our Chamber of
Commerce the leader.
Twenty-fifth. To bring about the early
adoption of amendments to the bylaws In
order that the outlined program may be
made effective in the shortest time possible.
Twenty-sixth. The realization of the con
structive program would, we believe, mate
rially enhance the value of the Chamber of
Commerce to Its members, as well as to the
city of Philadelphia.
The constructive program committee Is
composed of the following members;
H, S. Armstrong, president Qf the
Boosters' Club j Qeorge A. Henrleh. former
director Rotary Club. A. S Murphy, Poor
Jtlohard Club; Itobert Stewart, Jr. vice
president Walnut Street Business Associa
tion! W. II. Metcalf, president Clfiy Busl
ras Club ; Alexander Lawrence, Jr, former
president Business Science Club and the
Travelers' Protective Association; E. T.
Buttecwerth, vice president Salesmanship
Club, 1L Kvert Kendl-. secretary Business
Science Club, Henry F Nlcholl. vice presi
dent Market fit-eet Merchants' Association;
G, C. Ramsuci farmer president Piano
Dealers' Association. andsF M. Shepard,
former president Jov tan Electrical League.
Norrlstown Mourns Traffic Cop
NOEJUSTOWN, Pa. Jan. 9 City Hall
Norrlstown, U draped In mourning for the
Mooud tint in Ux weeks bet-nut of the
doiUh 1M night of PoUcWuau WilUiini Vaa
Mt, one of tka o!4t mjgnbew of the
City News in Brief
lllillH IIOTTMIS littered Third street,
near Culver, this afternoon, when a trolley
ear smashed Into n brewery wagon driven
bv John Wr-Uernnk of 3021 Halts street
Tho driver wni taken to the Hoosrvclt Ho"!
pltnl with minor Injuries
A ril'Tl-FOOT PA Mi from Imhler nn
which ho was working at Ninth and Wat
klris street, resulted hi Rcrloui Injury to
John Zolil, thirty ycais old, an Iron worker,
243 Kouth Thirty-fourth street, Camden
lie suffered a fractured skull nnd Internal
Injuries At SI. Agnes's Hospital, where he
was taken, small hope li held out ror nis
recovery.
riir.iTIHt WtlNtMS Improvement Amo
elation has appointed it committee headed
by W. J. I,. Kcefer to visit ofllclals of the
Pennsylvania Kallroad to request an abate
ment of tho lnromotlvo nulsunco. ltesldonls
who live near the Pennsylvania Hnllroad
tracks nl Forty-ninth street complained of
tho tooling of locomotive whistles.
Hll.l.tVVI c. Xr.lM-ir.l.n, iirrelnry nf
tho Department nf Commerce, will address
tho members of the Chamber of Coinuierrc
tomorrow at a luncheon In tho,. Ilellevue-
Strntford. lie will speak on the situation
which will confront tho liuslncl.ii men of tho
countrj nt llitirlfisp: of tho European war.
Silts, pat It It i; vt UllM'l:. whirl
known Ihtgllsh suffrage worker, is ruining
to this i-otmtry to nsslst In tho campaign
for mitlnn-wldo suffrage, ncnirtllnR to an
nnnoiini emctit nmdo todnv bv the Congres
sional I tilon fur Woman Miffrage She l
coming nt the request of Mss Allen Paul,
national rhalrmun of tin organisation
STItt It iiv , troll,. rir nt Trlfli
and Melon streets, Jny Ktrbv, llvn vcars old,
of 48 North Twelfth street, died In Ml.
Josephs Hospital The child had been
pla.ving with companions, nnd hen he
stnited homo ho forgot his coal Ho
crossed the street for It and was knocked
down bv the car. The eu--v Mive ball for
appearance nt the Tenth and lluttonwood
streets police stntlon
A llltllti; A Nil lllCIIIIHiltOIIVI were
looking on when Mlko Hagares, 11513 Point
Ilreoze avenue, hit John Vnrnv liliey. 2803
Wlnton street In the head with a beer
bottle Just nrtcr the wedding last night.
Vnroviskey was tho host nt his Hislcr's
wedding and Sararcs was a guest The
latter was held without ball todiiv to await
tho outcome of his victim's Injuries. vure
vlskey Is In SI Agnes's Hospital.
illlAKT IM:.V.HI: raii.nl the drntli tliU
morning of Francis Crawfoid. slitv-two
veflrs old. u clerk at tho Ited l.lon .Market.
He was found In his room nt tho Hid Lion
Hotel, Second nnd Noble street" In which
communltj be had lived for several decades
and was a pluurcsquc character.
SA.Mirnr. P. IIOTAS, DWtrlrt Attorney,
Is today celebrating bis forty-eighth birth
day by putting In many busy hours at his
olllco In Clt Hall. Onlv tho presence of a
bouquet of Mowers on his desk nnd tho oc
casional congratulation extended by an of
ficii associate or friend evidence the advent
and passing nf his natal day.
AN Al'TOMOIIII.i: turned turtle when
It struck tho elevated circle nt Broad and
Cayuga streets and Noitheast tloulcvard
eaily this morning. The occupants, two
joung men, jumped nnd dh-appearod Tho
police think the car was stolen from Hd-
ward Harris, 1341 South Twentieth street.
IIOOKKIiniMlKS' IIBNKI'lrlAL ASSO
CIATION held Its forty-second annual meet
ing In Grand Fiaternlty Unit. 162G Arch
street The yearly report showed a gain
of $360(1 in the general fund, making the
total assets in excess of $25,000. The fol
lowing olllecrs were elected' President,
Frank fl Preston, vice president, Itohcrt R.
Dalmnsse , ue.isurei, Frank SI (Jirard, and
secrctai, J C Klnrt II
M.IOIt OKOIKii: s. CICOMPTON-, for
merly u surgeon on tho staff of Brigadier
Ceneral William fl Price, has just returned
from 111 Paso for tho purpose of treating
J. Keating Wilcov, of 2011 Pine street, a
member of the First City Troop Mr. Wil
cox was guttering from severe Inflammation
of tho eves, ilue to a dust storm along tho
border It was said last night that Mr.
Wilcox was convalescent and his condition
was no longer considered serious.
MOItUIS ItllFUtiP. ASSOCIATION, 1S4J
Lombard street, mercifully killed more than
CO 000 small animals last year At the
nnnual meeting nf the association tho presi
dent h report showed that the police had
called on tho services of the society 10,402
times OIllLors of the organization for 191G
wore unanimously re-elected.
IIOVKOi: MIIKt'TOKS will , at nnon
tomorrow In tho hoard room to consider
sevoial Important matters and to take ac
tion upon three leferenda which are being
taken bv tho Chamber nf Commerco of tho
Cuited States The subjects of tho ballot
ing nro separato veto power for the Presi
dent on appropriation bill Items, strlko pre
vention and settlement legislation and legal
ization of combinations In the development
of the primary natural resources '
mi. am:iii:k Hamilton kick
and Mrs Itlco relujcd it wirclesa message
to Newport, it. 1 , from the steam yacht
Albert which sailed from New York on
November ID for ilu- Amazon The mes
tago from Iquitos aid tho Albert will re
main at that place while the explorers
carry on their work In the Inland They
will return .to New York in May
BOND MEN IN SCRAMBLE
OVER CITY PAYMASTER
Mayor Smith's Company One of Few
That Fails to Seek
Business
tteniesent.itlves of numemus bonding
companies were In evidence at City Hall
thin afternoon to land the business of the
forty-one paymasters, who will pay the
city employes In all departments. These
paymasters, nearly all nf whom aro the
chief clerks of their various departments,
were appointed In accordance with an ordi
nance pabscd recently. The bill was passed
at the suggestion of Controller Walton to
expedite the work of paying the city's 12,
000 employes.
incidentally. It was learned that Maor
Smith's bonding company was not making
any bids for business of the paymasters.
It is required that each paj master have a
bond covering one month's payroll In his
department, plus SIO00.
The operation of the new system of pay
ing will greatly reduce the burden of Con
troller Walton, who, under former condi
tion, was obliged to sign 12,000 warrants
The delay caused by this method prevented
many employes from receiving their pay un
til It was-one or two days overdue
J, F, Weaver Heads Tobacco Men
LANCASTER, Jan, . - At the annual
meeting of the' I.ancaster County Tobacco
Growers' Association, the largest in point
of attendance In earn, yira, John F,
Weaver, of Itelnholds, was elected presi
dent A free distribution of the Slaughter type
of tobacco seed w made. A report showed
that stripping of the new crop was gen
eral and heavy deliveries to warehouses
wi(l now begin.
Juror's Gossip Gives Man New Trial
POTTSVILLE, Pa . Jan. ? John Dunn,
a bualneM man of thla city, who ran down
and killed William Bullivan, a boy, at
Jackaoa was oonvteted at t recent term of
court ot Huuuiauchter and sentenced u a
'ar In JaU. Judge Keen ba granted Dunn
wamwarej
WW Wm - WHHiMH ,
EVENING LEDClEK-PniLADELPIIIA, TUESDAY, JANTIAKY 9,
JERSEY RATE PLEA
MENACE TO PORT
Philadelphia's Commercial
Prosperity at Stake Be
fore Federal Board
"LIGHTERAGE" AT ISSUE
N. B. Kelly Controverts Claims
of N. J. Municipalities
for Reduction
tiu ii Arujr cottHtotidmt
S''.W YOltK. Jan. 0 Thfl fultlfe nf Ihe
port of Philadelphia and Its commercial
advantages were ofllclnlly placed nt stn'ke
today before tho Interstate Commerco Com
mission during n hearing of the "lighter
age" or New Jersey freight rate case, held
nt the Stale Chamber of Commerce here
Tim signal for a tight tmolilni; th
Intgesl shipping Interests In tho Fniied
Stntes canio today when.Iersey City nnd
other northern New Jersey municipalities
demanded a differential In freight rate
over New York to cover lltetago charges
toss New York Harbor similar lu the
differential enjoved by Philadelphia.
Tho present schedule, which Is based on
tho roue system, innkes tin difference
between New York nnd tho New Jersey
cities that have Hied application.
The Philadelphia Chamber of Commerco
filed on Intel veiling petition through N M.
Kollv, genci.il sectelnry, who snvs that a
struggle to protect Philadelphia's IntereslH
will lie waged
From representatives of all tho largo
enbtern rnllronds It Is leoiiied Hint the car
rleis nic preparing to bring out. in defense
nt the .piehcnt rates, facts showing that
Philadelphia, through Its geographical loca
tion, lis short-hauling dlslanco bv i all and
Its competition Is entitled to the differential
over, the New Jersey cities making the de
mands. Todav's hearing was largely devoted to
nn explanation of tho purposes of tho New
Jersey application by George L Record,
attorney for the applicants and the fur
nishing of testimony In behalf of tho same
Mr. Record tailed attention to the, equal
rales existing between New York Brook
lyn nnd Long Inland and tho protesting New
.leisev cities Hn said that In order to
convey freight to New York It w.ih neLes
sary to have addition lighterage (barges.
This, he said, vva unfair lo New Jersey
commercial Interests and wns an unneces
sary extra charge He said thnt the reduc
tion nsked would benefit shippers, lallroads
and consignees
in summing up his plea, Mr Record said
that tho New .Jersey cities should enjoy the
same rates an Philadelphia
While the plea was largely based on tho
llghtcrngo point, Mr itecord, after the
hoarlng, explained that tho case would
eventually come to a decided point when
tho same freight rates cleared to Philadel
phia would be demanded
New York shipping interests, railroads
and commercial organizations are banded
tlnnly together In protesting tho New Jer
sey application nnd "a warm fight Is
promised on all sides "
Protests were presented bofore Examiner
Lnroe by organizations In Chicago, the
State of Maryland, the City of lialtlmore
and numerous other cities.
Incendiary Blaze
in Cornwells School
ronllnueil from Pare One
ored In the early hours, when the priests
and students wero asleep
Tho fire today was discovered shdrtly
after 1 o'clock. Thomas J. b'canlon, n stu
dent, was the first to detect the smoke,
which bv that time has virtually filled the
main building Scnnlon's room Is on the
third floor, near the head of the btalrway
which runs from tho basement
Scanlon jumped from bed and aroused
four other students Together they aroused
the priests and other students.
There was no panic. Tho students formed
a Are brigade and used flro extinguishers,
which had been provided as the result of
the other fire. Some of the students ran to
the lire slutlon n few blocks away.
FIND HLAZi: ON THIRD FLOOR
The students and priests succeeded lu
checking the blaze, temporarily at least,
until firemen arrived from Mrlstol, Doyles
town, and llngine Company No 36, Holmes
burg Father Orlllln occupied a room on the
second tloor directly over tho bcone of tho
blaze He said he was aroused by the
knocking on his door Ills lungs wero tilled
with smoko nnd he could hardly make his
way to the door Realizing the college
was on fire, ha made his escape In scant)
clothing The Rev William Feehan prin
cipal of the college: the Rev. William Stn
dleman and the Rev. Aloysius Schmltt also
occupied roonm on the second floor All
were compelled to tlee from the smoke-Hired
building
Brother Teitullnn, engineer of the college,
was one of the llrst on the scene. It is
probably due to his utter dlstegard for per
sonal safety that the lire was prevented
from spreading. Ho carried bucket after
bucket of water into tho basement as fast
as the students could till them until the
arrival of the local llro brigade. He was
completely exhausted by his efforts His
right hand was scorched and cut.
The flames ato their way up a stalrwaj
and partly ruined one of the classrooms
on the first floor
The discovery of the blazing mattress m
the third rloor confirms the belief, in the
opinion nf the college olllclnls, that an in
cendiary started the fire lu the basement,
waited until all the boys were out of tho
dormitory, then went upstairs and lighted
a fire there
The college hall is an Imposing struc
ture, standing about 100 feet back from
the Bristol pike. It was completed In 1910
at a cost of J 120.000. It Is constructed of
Holmesburg granite A chapel adjoins the
main building. This was not damaged by
either tire.
J. C. FOKSYTHE DIES
Brother-in-Law of Magistrate Call Vic
tim of Apoplexy
Joseph C. Forsythi brothet -la-law of
Magistrate Call, died this morning from
a pop lex u Mr. Forsythe, who was In his
blxttes, was found n bed this morning at
his home, 1015 West Somerset street.
After engaging In business at German
town avenue and Somerset street, Mr For
sythe was given a position as clerk In
City Hall, which he held for the last eight
een years. He was a veteran of the Civil
War and prominent In Masonic cjrclea. A
widow survives him. News of his death has
been withheld from Magistrate Call because
of the weakened condition of the "Judge."
SUE ROAD FOIl KILLING WIVES
Chamberaburg Men Ask $23,000 of
Reading for Crossing Tragedy
CARLISLE, Pa., Jan. 9 Asking (13.000-
damages for the death of his wife, lost of
his automobile and personal injuries, Daniel
H. Wlngtrt, of Cnamberaburg, today
brought action against the Philadelphia and
Reading Ballway Company as the result of
an accident on a grade crowing at brant
ham a year af o Mrs. Wingert. Mrs. Cyrus
A Carbaugb aUo of Chanibersburg;, ami
another woman were killed Wlojti al
leges neclli eitt by the iwpor,ilag Wjrt
0$ acUL 0yrua Caifeaufb a3fe for
W ? AS.',
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RACE "LEAK" PROHERS TODAY
Chief interest at tho House investi
gation today centered in the ap
pearance on tho stand of Charles.
II. Sabin, picsidenl of the Gunranty
Trust Company of New York, and
Bernard Iinrurh, the New York
broker, who is alleged to have
lunched with Secretary Tumulty
before tho peace note appeared.
This Tumulty denied yesterday.
Sabin Rained fame some weeks
iiko by nnnouncinp; thnt he had
information that Ambassador
Gerartl was coming over with cer
tain peace proposals.
HUGE "WET" PETITION
PRESENTED TO SENATE
Forty-thousand Names on Hose
Reel Offered by Underwood
Before Vote
ASKS FOR REFERENDUM
Would Have Question of Saloons in
Washington Submitted to Vote
of Residents '
AVASIIINOTON'. Jnn. 9 Tho fight In the
Senato to make tho District of Columbia
dry reaches Its climax today At D o'clock
this afternoon, under a unanimous consent
agreement, reached before tho holidays, the
Senate will vote on the Kheppard bill, de
sipped to prohibit the manufacture nnd salo
of lilcoliol lu tho District.
Ilefore a vote on the bill proper a roll
call will bo demanded by Senator Under
wood on his substitute to submit the prohi
bition question tu a vote of the people of
tho District When the substitute was voted
on several u celts ntro a tie resulted. Koine
prohibition Senators supported the substi
tute because tliev believed It unjust to force
a "dry" bill on tho District without regard
to the sentiment of the Inhabitants
Supporters of tho Underwood amendment
declared today they had pained several
votes since the tlo nnd the substitute would
bo carried by a narrow margin
A petition with 10,000 signatures oppos
ing prohibition In tl District and demand
ing ,i refirendum upon any "dry" legis
lation was presented to tho Senate by
Senator Underwood, of Alabama. The
petition was attached to a great spool of
paper eontalnlng the signatures, wound upon
a garden hose led.
Nanus of men nnd women bocially
prominent, lavvjeis, bankers, nieicliants
and property owners hi.nlcil the long list
Ah an offset to this demonstration, hun
dreds nf women from tho various temper
ance nnd probttltlon organizations in the
District took seats in the galleries to wait
tliicugh the long hours until the votes on
tho lefercuduui proposal .mil the pro
hibition measure Itself bhould be taken
40 ACCUSED OF PLOT
AGAINST ITALIAN SHIPS
One Prisoner Says He Is Agent
. of Pope's Chamberlain,
an Austrian
ItOMK. Jnn 9 More than fort peisons
have been Imprisoned as a result of the In
vestigations Into the destruction In Septem
ber, 1915. and August. 1916. respectively, of
the Italian battleships Benedetto Ilrln and
Leonardo da Vinci The latter was blown
up In Taranto harbor and IMS men perished
Lieutenant Oeneral Count Cadorna, chief of
staff, came to Home to attend a meet
ing of the Cabinet, which was held for
the purpose of deciding upon the disposition
of the prisoners, but the iiuestlon has
become a. political one from the Intro
duction Into the case of the name of per
sons connected with the Vatican
An Italian named Ambrogettl, who was
among those charged w ith being Implicated
In the destruction of the warships, claims
to be the financial agent of Monslgnor Ger
lach. Pope Benedict's private chamberlain
Monslgnor GeYlach Is an Au&trlan and ac.
cording- to Information here, was once a
cavalry omc.er who became a priest and
won the favor of the present Pope when
the latter was a cardinal. He was the
bearer of the red hat from the Pope to the
three French cardinals who were appointed
at the December consistory
It has been learned that Monslgnor Qer
)ach previous to Italy's entrance into the
war was Interested in a pro-Austrian pa
per at Vlttoria, of which Ambrogettl was
manager
The Italian authorities have learned the
details of the plot which ended In the de
struction of the two battleships from the
Italian author Archlte Valente, who was
arrested some months ago. The suspicion
that the explosions on the ships were due
to a conspiracy originated from the fact
that certain naval machinists were aboard
the ships at the time of their destruction
and on each occasion escaped uninjured.
They were followed to VaUnte's house in
Borne and were there arrested.
Boy Fall Off House; Hits Fence
ATLANTIC CITY. Jan 8 FalUn from
the roof of his home, at UK Baltic ave-
nu, Alfred. Brown, fur6n year old,
atruok liut fme uruu hia stomach. At h
City Hospital it U (ta he hl sartwu
ZOOLOGY AND POKER WELL MIXED
IN FARCE; LAWSON HOLDS SPOTLIGHT
A Bull, a Bear and a Goat, Principal Noah's Ark Char
acters', Ably Presented by Little Citizen From Boston.
Bobtail and Ace Full Perform in High-Class Olio
WASHINGTON', Jan. 0.
CAST
"Language Law-son"
A Slilosplltllng I'nrce In Two Acts
Hook and Lyrics by Thomas W Lawson
CAST
"A UAMttm," THOMAS W. LAWSON'
"A rjOAT," THOMAS W LAWSON
"A LITTM2 t'ltlVATIJ CITIBI5N' I'U0M
, KOSTON," TlloMAS W. LAWfinN
"A HULL." THOMAS W. LAWSON
"A lltlAU," THOMAS W LAWSON
"A STOCK Sl'LCULATOtt." THOMAS
W. LAWSON
Scene: Houo Ofllcee llulldlng Commit
tee. Time: I'resent
Lntcr members nf House Ttules Com
mittee Take scats around rommllteo
nblo In dignified mannr. Chairman raps
for ordr.
"Mr, Lawson, com forward, please"
Mr. Lawson. carrying ratio nnd black
dearhy hat, dressed In black suit with full
dress patent leather shoeB, moves to front
of room nnd taken seat before Iho commit
tee Largo audience leans forwnrd to get
view
lleprtFentni vo Clilierfleld, of Illinois,
member of committee: "Mr lawson yes
terday when you vvcro asked our occupa
tion you said vnu wero n farmer. Do you
malto money off our farm?"
.vir lampou mi. , i , on II
"Do yon make monev out of stock specu
lation?" , 'Sometimes, nnd somel lines I do not "
"Did you win on the December leak''
"Winning Is n gambling term , I do not
gamble 1 know nothing about It "
TOM LAWSON HOLDS
SHAKE THE
Cuiitliiiin! fniin I'ane One
nn tho market Law sun pan led with a
question as to Chlperfleid's rights lo ask
questions '
"Personally I want no questions from
you." said Chlperfleld, Hushing. "I'm pro
pounding questions "
Lawson said he didn't recall with what
brokers be dealt lu December 'Chlperlleld
roared out a protest l.awsou explained ho
"didn't recall when asked Chlperfleld was
on his feet. He said bo "lesented" vvh.it
he held to ho Lnwson's attempt to Indict
others In tho leak situation
Tho flnanrler then named IT Content ft
Co, 111 llrondvvii, as "tho onl luokur t
remember with whom I dealt."
"Lets go on," Intcriiipted Chairman
Henrj. "We seem to be getting along pretty
well "
"Short of a bleach nf the peace, 1 don't
think wu'ro getting along at all," Chlper
fleld retorted
"Ynu told us yesterday vou vveio n bene
fleiarj from this leak," Chlperlleld pressed
"How much did jou mnko and was It
JKOO.OOO""
"Oh. I don't know," Lawson retorted
"Is JfiOO.OOO s much a bagatelle, to you
thnt you don't know whether jou made that
much In December''" Chlperlleld continued
"Klvo hundred thousand dollars to mo
Is 5500,000," replied tho financier amid
a storm of laughter.
"That's tho most exact statement vnu
havo made yet," Chlperlleld Interjected
Chlperfleld finally blew up wllh a loud
report
"Is It your purpose not to glvo this com
mlttco any Information?" he shouted.
"Let us not waste ny more time "
"Oh, I'm trying to glvt- ou Informa
tion," Lavvhon answered with n tnuntlng
smile at the flushed and Irate legislator
ANOTHHIl "NAMH"
I, an. son suggested that thcie might be
another namo In tho leak situation, tho
"mention of whom might bo more serious
than tho mention of other persons" he had
hinted nt. In fact, ho said, the bate men
tion of the namo might lie disastrous tu
the namo and tho administration.
Thirty dnvs hense. he said, it might not
be so serious to mention it.
After Lawson had explained "bearing
IT WORE A BATHROBE
AND WIELDED A HATCHET
And the Distracted Woman Exhibited
Ilim nt Police Station While the
Cops Stared
While police of the Fifteenth and Vino
streets station. wcie examining a collec
tion of beer glasses clothing and pawn
tickets taken from 1C1-I Vine street, a
woman rushed Into the loolroom nnd wept.
"My husband ' My husband ' Frank Mat
thews! 16H Vino slieel'" were tho fiag
incnts the police gathered between sobs
Cops on detail waited anxiously ns De
tectlves Creeden and Mnlone made another
trip to tho house. They expected a gory
corpse or something of the sort, when In
ambled the detectives with a strange ap
parition between them
It was clothed In a bathrobe that parted
frequently to dlscloso red flannels beneath ;
on Its head was a high silk hat and on Its
feet rubbers It brandished a hatchet.
"There they are. They're the men who
threatened to kill nit," It said ns It made
a dive for two noiicombatnnts peacefully
watching the gold tlsh Rut the woman
rushed to his side. "Frank! My Frank!"
she wept
She Identified the apparition as hei hus
band and explained his action as Induced
by sleep-walking Cops held him for the
district surgeon, while Oeorgo Smith, Ihe
unlawful possessor of the beer glasses and
so forth, started on his trip to City Hall.
New British Envoy to Netherlands
LONDON. Jan 9 A dispatdi from The
Hague sa)8 Sir Walter Townlej British
minister to Persia and former cuunselor
of the British Hmbassy ai Washington,
will succeed Sir Alan Jobnstono as the
British Minister to tho Netherlands
9
To
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tLittrif
191T
"You said jesterday you knew nothing
about cards?"
"Vos."
JUST LITHILWIV STVLM
"What did ou mean by sending a tele
gram to tho ehnlrmati of tills committee
tolling him not to 'attempt to put up your
bobtail over an ace full?"
"I only know nbotit cards In Ihe wny nf
writing."
"Did you win J600.000 through your sloek
operations In December?"
"I couldn't tell."
"Is 1500,000 such n mere bagatelle lo Jcill
that you could not remember?"
"I'lvo hundred thousand dollars to me
Is $.00.000."
"That Is the most direct answer you
havo made during this Inquiry. If you
wore tnlklng this over with a business as
soeloto would you not give him more In
formation about your dealings than you
havo given us?"
"I probably would not give him as
much."
QUIUHLINO USL'LnSS.
"Wo are not getting any plnco by uulh
bllng, and I nm not seeking to establish
any personal relations with you."
"Thnnk you."
"Aro you n bull?"
"Sometimes I nm n bull nnd sometimes a
bear. You aro trying lo make me the goat.
Why do you do that to n Utile prlvnte
citizen from IJoston7"
"Will j oil give us the names of the Con
gressmen and the Cabinet officers you say
profited by the recent leak?"
"I vo already declined You're not going
to put me In contempt twlie for the same
thing, ate ou?"
BOMB TO
NATION, SO HE SAYS
the market ' or "selling shot l," he said
sliort selling was not an evil "unless
abused." and that It "puts a iheck on the
mnrket when It Is running away, us It has
jbeen the last two years"
Under persistent questioning Lawson con
fessed he had no "direct" Infoimatlon of
ny nnb profiting through tho alleged leak.
"Did you personally prollt?" Chlperfleld
demanded
"No." was the reply (According to Ihe
testimony, Lawson said he had profited )
In tho iourt.o of an effort to have Law
son provide nnmes hn had left blank In n
telegram to Henr.v. fhlperneld started to
put In another contempt motion, but with
held It at a suggestion of other mcmbeis
Lawson dodged on the plea that the
situation was serious and ho didn't want to
drag any names nut into public. He talked
about how It would look In the headlines
IC hn named any one
"I'm not Interested In headlines." said
Chlpei field
"Hut I am." said Lawson.
"I believe that." retorted the Repicsen
tntlve. Lawson offered to communicate: his In
formation relative to the third name to
Representative Onrret, Tennessee, person
ally, "that lie might determine whether
or not' It would be disastrous to make
public the name. '
WANTS 'CHANC.n PHOBKD
Finally Lawson admitted under question
ing from Representative Oarrett that he
did not care anything about the leak'probe
"except to get n change In the stock market
system "
"And jou'ie Just a common stock specu
lator," Representative Harrison interrupted
"Nn morn than ou aie," Lawson blared
back. "I do want n change In the market
from what you legislators have permitted to
exist right along"
Chairman Henry pointed out to Lawson
that W. II Illbbs, Washington broker, had
offered to open his books to the committee.
"Thnt only shows that Mr. Hlbbs wasn't
collected with tho leak," said Lawson
"Washington Isn't so green as to operate
through local brokers "
When recess for luncheon was taken the
examination of Mr. Lawson was about com
pleted Ho was, however, requested to
keep within call
STATE DEPARTMENT ASKED
TO END SISAL MONOPOLY
Senate Committee Recommends Nego
tiations With Carrnnza to Relieve
American Farmer
WASHINGTON, Jan 9 The Senate
Agriculture Committee, after Investigation
or the alleged sisal monopoly, Involving
tho International Harvester Company and
the Commission Rtsuladora, a rival Mexl
enn corporation In Yucatan, today recom
mended to the State Department that ne
gotiations he undertaken with the Carrnnza
Government to relieve American farmers
from exorbitant prices charged for binder
twlno used In harvesting
The committee estimated the monopoly
made $20,000,000 Increased profits from tho
American people last ear.
Two Negroes Die in Prison Fire
FRANKFORT, Ky . Jan 9 Two negroe
prisoners died of suffocation In a fire that
burned everything Inflammable in cell house
eight, of the State reformatory during the
night About fifty prisoners were taken out
by rescue parties that dug a hole In the
wall, climbed ladders to the upper tiers of
cells and climbed along planks laid on the
steel beams. One negro may die from
burns.
Heavy Stocks of Ileef in Storage
WASHINGTON, Jan 9. Cold-storage
stocks of beef were much larger January
I than a year ago. the Federal Bureau of
Markets announced today One hundred
and flfty-two firms held 165.000,000 pounds
of frozen beef a twenty-two per cent In
crease Cured beef reported by 179 firms
was 38.000.000 pounds and eighty per cent
increase
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U. S. WOULD FORCg
GERMANY'S TERMS
1
Fears Gerard Speech Hurt'
reiice uipiomacy, UiTi
cials Assert
TEUTON JINGOES
ANGRY
Envoy's Address and LnnsiJ
wiu jjuvvio uiuLuiuiMiis uniied.
Contradictory
WASHt-rrro ., .
The
Adm n strntlon is ti&i . M
thero shall be tu. mistaking i. ."" 'Mil
ward Germany. v,np" l-j
This Interpretation was plare,) ioH, .
experts upon Scerelnrv of ii.i. iaf ;
action In asking Amhiissndor nerard i3
er he said In a speech' a, ron,?I2 ?.hk
Ocrman semlotllrlnl nveineas n. a... '
that relations between Germany and fc
. ; , ., w"ro morp normal since tin ..j
started than now Ine !
The Administration doe not believe u.,1
describes t.ho situation- nt least offli
say that tliev .In nm ""Will
...I1'.0 "0'Lon m(lV ,, I'"" "f Admlnl
. u,. iMupiignnun, uut authorities elalm iv".?
tnero really is a strained
Sltllntlnn .-..!
u. ,....- M
rccem siiiiinnrine
attneks Person. i"!4
to the International Hit,,ni, .,'"
. . -"wai
Administration either is line, t ,, 'l
1,..A,it. ...I.I. n- . l" upon I
fall or else It Is using K yV
term,'0 WB"C l,mnan' ""' h iSjJ
.mimintBiraiion opponents sav the nml
Senate during the peaeo trnte
?emile ,l,.,- .1.. ..ll " " . .n'" ' ' " 'n th.'j
itlcnllunlnii ..! .!. . .
indorsem
inT
......, ,,,, IIIL. ,,nnsiiiK verge of i.-
statement nil mii,i.. i- .-, '" . l. "'
.... . ..,,,UI,,i- ,,, (li,1K
a club or
uL-nnuny in a Home-made
crisis
nt'Rl.ls Jan. J
aiorc nnd more Importance i, beln's ii?
ached to the "cordial relntl.ns Sii
ino American Ambassador lam., w
Ocinril. at tho dinner of the merlcanLb
soclntlon of Commerco nml T,,t. &.;
papers continue lo comment at length
the Incident, homo regarding it in Vh. 22'.
pos'rroav.ew,.lBht """ ,hPr" ,alt"IB
In some circles cloc to the Oovernmtri
surprise has been expressed over If.
nature or the speech, csperlallv in vlerf
the delicate peace Issues now pendlnr
Theodor Wolff, editor of tho Tageblitt
nnd one of the foremost editors In t i
cnpl al. hailed the speech ns a good om
for the Herman people "
AMSTHRHAM Jan. .
I less veislons or what American Am.
hassador Clernrd said nt the recent banuutt
of the American Association of Commrti
and Tinde havo aroused violent denundi
tlon from tho advocates of nitidis U-boit
warfare, according to Berlin dlsiutchu to.
Count von Hevcntlow, lending advocated
tho on Tlrpltz policy of unlimited mt of
submarines, was quoted In these dlspalcbu
as declaring that the American Ambassadn
...-. .,.,- ,m ,u, Pnc0 rr uipiomatle
propriety lu thus meddling m GermanYi
Internal affairs " '"
Other leaders of the Von Iteventlow t
were said to be urging a demand by Q.
many for Cicrard's recall, on the ground
that his expressions of opinion as to tti
contlnuanco in olllce of certain Germu
leaders of tho conclliatorv giouil exceriti
his prerogatives.
That part of Oerard s sneeeh in whirt
tho Von Tlrpltz ndherents violently oblfd
read
Never since tho beginning of the warhau
tho relations between Germany and tin
United States been as cordial as noir I
Personally nm convinced that as long u
Germany's fate Is dliectcd bj such mm 3
my menu Ilie Chancellor and Doctor IleD-
rcrlch and Doctoi Soir hj Admirals vo
Capelle. Haltzondorff and von Muelltr: bj
Generals von Hindenbuig and Ludemlont
ana, last nut not least bv m friend ZtoM
nermann, the relations between the tw
countries nro running no risk
ALLIES TRY TO PLEASE
U. S. IN REPLY TO NOIEl
LONDON Jan. I
Uspecial pains have been taken by til
Allied Governments to return a satlsfactwf
reply to President Wilson's peace Initiating
It wns stated In semiofficial circles todtf
According to the present belief the rtplj
will be on Its way within the next fortj
tight hours, and the final text will prob
ably be given out for publication almil-
laneousiy in Lurope nnd America on FrWM
or Saturday.
The Allied Governments have dealt it
length with the various principles concirw
in mo note, especially tho terms
It Is understood thnt the Near IUatQSf
tlon has been treated to a considerable ex
tent However, whether the Kntente Ct
crnmonlH will go so far as to give the dt
tailed demands In that connection Is a nut
ter of conjecture
It has already been stated otnclallr tt
Petrograd that the Allies have promW
Constantinople and the Dardanelles to Bin
sla If they are victorious and so, In fl
of this. It Is posslblo that the demand! wll
be definitely laid down
It Is understood that the note has undi
gone many changes since the first draft mi
outlined. ,:
Kills Woman and Shoots Jlimjelf ,
PROVIDKNCH, It. I . Jan 9 Frank
Hendricks, thirty years old. a wealdj
young farmer, today shot and killed MS
Pearl Moon, twenty-one years old, In It!
home at Lafavette. nnd then shot aw
proD.itny fatally wounded himself He w
brought to Rhode Island Hospital here tt
a critical condition, on a tpeclal tr!
Jealousy Is Bald to have been the rooti''
tor the shooting
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