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KAISfiR EXPECTED TO NAME
TEUTON PEACE TERMS TODAY
Cnnllnnpd from re On
ehal wn Hlndcnburg, Oencrnl von T.uden
dorf and many leaser officials In military
and civilian life aro In attendance.
Tho London belief that the gathering
there will result In a pence step Is based
primarily on two things:
First Tho widespread call from Gnr
mans themselves and from neutrals
that the Central Powers definitely out
line tho terms on which they will bo
willing: to end the struggle, ns did the
Allies.
Second the speech of tho Hunga
rian Premier. Count Tisin. in which he
clearly Indicated that the central Pow
ers will make another peace move.
asiuo from the peace motive of tho
gathering. It Is expected that far-rcacli-ing
plans for the welding more olosclv
together of the military and economic re
sources of tho tiuadrttplo alllanca Hill be
mapped out. Speculation Is rife In olttclal
circles over these plans. It Is generally
conceded that the plans will bo undortnketi
with characteristic thoroughness and little
doubt exists that flormany., mid more
particularly, tho Herman teuttera will han
dle tho loins of power.
It Is predicted in some quarters that the
Kaiser will Introduce plans for a rentral fed
eration of his allies under flcrmnn hege
mony, axtendlng from Handling to Hagdn
with Hlndcnburg as the supremo million
commander, line writer says that after the
Kaiser thus marshals his resources to their
greatest possible, elllcleney, he will announce
to tho world the terni3 on which peace will
bo acceptable.
In this connection there appeared in The
Nation today an nut Hue of the Inform. i
Herman peace terms from the pen f XV .n
farcr," who has attained considerable r . ok
nltlnti during the war.
"Humor has It," he wr.tes "that
President f Wilson) lias a sketch or i;
mnn.Vs terms III tils pocket. The a re -.
to include:
offering of Mete and unit
rofhe to Prance, coupled with .
ntlon but no Indemnity.
Rvncuntlon and Indemnity for I
glum.
An independent Poland
Surrender of the bulk of nun
colonies In exchange Tor n di-ni
central Africa.
Itestorutlon of Serbia, .with uti
nf a line of passage for tin- r.iii.i
Neutralisation of the Itanium n- -Trent
lin for Italy.
NEW YEAR CEREMONIES IN THE' (3HINESE JOSS HOUSE DRAW YOUNG AND OLD
ENGLAND ALONE MAY BLOCK PLAN
of wilson for world peace TERRIFIC BATTLE
RAGES AT VERDUN
WASHINGTON. .Ian 27.
Only one great bar to the replication of
the President's plan for the preservation
of world peacp will prevent, or at least
delay, its realization. In olflclal circles to
day it was stated that Rngland. alone nf all
the belligerents, will prove the big stumbling
block.
Russia's Indorsement of the plan for a
League to ttn force Peace, reported unofll
chilly to Washington, will have a tremen
dous cfect. It Is (Irmly believed. Officials
hero refuse to commit themselves fullv until
they learn, through Ambassador Page, ex
actly tho pooltlon of the Russian Govern
ment and the fceltng In Petrognid. It Is
believed, though, that the unofficial report
received Is accurate In .suhstai.ee.
Confidential diplomatic dispatches rrom
other warring capitals, with the exception
of London, have given great encouragemont
to the Administration. The feeling was
gaining ground In diplomatic circles todnv
that trance would follow within a weeic
the lead set by Itussla.
,!fa.mM"lVhn. ""-"itening embarrass
ment to the plan from domestic source has
been postponed. It j unlikeU that the
Senate, will resume discussion or an of the
ff.'!0 ii 0n.1 npm""K "i"' run.ng to d with
the President's plan for u week, at least
Senatois of both political panics k-.
agreed on an uiioiTUiul Mrmltiee. ami mi!
forget the peace plan for n tt ne
The President still Is determined tn ink
no hand In the Senate fight. He will bring
no Influence to bear, those close to h m
lelternte today, to force ratification of his
plan. He desires action hy the Senate on
the plan That was Ills purpose in address
ing the Senate Instead of a Joint session of
the two houses of Congress, Hut. It wio
stated, the President does not desire rati
fication of Ids plan by the Senate If It bus
to be forced.
The future pence of the world rests with
America. Willi America In h league of na
tions to enforce pence after the war. peace
In Kurope Is virtually assured: without her
such a league must Inevitably fall.
This Is the opinion of .loslah C. Wedge
wood, ft Liberal member of Parliament, who
served with distinction In the Iloer war,
nnd who bus won tho U. S. . in the present
war. He Is Known us the "fighting M. P."
"President Wilson's message is one of the
most hopeful things that has come to the
world It iiturles." he said lit an Interview
today. "Ills are not the proposals of a
dreamer, or an Oculist He hn pointed the
way, and Kiiglnml will look to America for
guidance after the war '"
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RUSSIAN FOREIGN OFFICE INDORSES
WILSON SPEECH IN WARM TERMS
PET.rtOGnAD. Jan. 27. The first official
expression of Russia's attitude toward the
nddress of President Wilson to the Senate
Is made in the following statement from
the Foreign Office:
It....!.. I .... . -
tkuaaii. hum aiways neen in full sym
pathy with, the broad humanitarian prin
ciples expressed by the President of the
United States, and his messag" to tho Sen
ate, therefore, has made a most favorable
Impression upon the Russian Government
rtussia will welcome all sultablo measures
which will help prevent a recurrence of tho
world war. Accordingly, we can gladly In
dorse President Wilson's communication.
"President Wilson's views on free access
to the seas find an advocate in Itussla. be
cause 'sho considers It necessarv to have
free access to the seas. The President's pro
posal regarding limited armament has the
support of Itussla. who made representa
tions of this nature at The Hague confer
ence. In expressing these convictions, the
President or tho Inlted States Is. nr the
same time, expressing the point of view of
Itussla.
"The Ttusslan Government notes with
satisfaction that President Wilson makes n
sharp contrust helwecn the definite reply of
tho Entente Allies to his first communica
tion and tho evasive note of the Central
Powers.
"Russia already has definitely announced
her unalterable determination regarding the
future of Poland. The Husinn Kmperor
has declared that one of the objects of the
war is a free Poland, consisting now of three
separated provinces."
FRENCH SOCIALISTS UNANIMOUSLY
INDORSE PRESIDENT'S PROPOSAL
PARIS, Jan. 27. The eighty-nine unified
Boclallst Deputies in the Chamber have
adopted a resolution urgently avkmg the
Government to affirm Its accord with tho
principles expressed In President Wilson's
address to the Senate. The resolution ulso
demands that pressure be exerted on all
the belligerents to hasten peace. Tho reso
lution, which was adopted unanimously,
follows:
"Tho Socialist group in the French Par
liament takes note with Joy of the admira
ble message of President Wilson to the
American Senate. The conception of peace
founded upon tho free will of peoples, and
not upon force of arms, bhould be or should
become the charter of the civilized universe.
Upon this affirmation of Justice, an Inher
itance from our revolutionary traditions
and of our international congrebVts. Presi
dent Wilson confers today a new and im
mense prestige.
"And it Is the more necessary ut this
time that democrats of all nations, wherever
they may be, should rise against Imperial
istic ambition and against their bloody and
ruinous consequences. The Socialist group
will request insistently that the French
Government affirm clearly Its accord with
the high words of reason of President Wil
son. "To prepare nnd hasten an early and
Just ending of the present war and, to ns
Buro a future of peaceful civilization, the
Socialist group aska the representatives
of all belligerent nations to press upon
their leaders a trial in good faith of the
noble experiment offered to humanity by
the head of the great American Hepublic."
ROME. Jan 27 President Wilson's ad
dress In the Senate has caused a great sen
sation here. It Is thought a new proof
that the President has a complete plan
concerning the European situation which he
will gradually unfold. .Many call Wilson a
dreamer, but think he Is undoubtedly lay
ing a foundation for a new organization of
the world, and ihut eNen If it is impossible
to bring this Into being immediately, he
will cause discussion of new problems and
aspirations of the peoples, pii purine for
a better future according to the traditions
of American liberty and civilization.
French Claim Recapture of
Lost Ground Berlin
Denies It
120,000 TEUTONS ATTACK
Region Torn by Months of Cnr
nnge Again Scene of
Contest
PARIS. Jan. 27. Fighting of ureal In
tensity, over a battleground every Inch
of which has long ago been accurately
mapped and ranged for nrtillcr.i. Is mark
ing tin- renewed struggles about Head Man's
Hill and Hill .in I. Advices today Indicated
that the French hove wrested buck from
the enemy again virtually all of the ad
anced positions which the costly German
assault of Thursday night bad wuii.
A deluge of artillery .lire, a flood of ma
chine gun bullets, and 'fierce hand-to-hand
fighting has again torn nnd soaked the soil
of the two hills, plieady furrowed and
blackened by dozens of previous buttles ot
prec'sely the sanm sort.
Paris reported the belief today that the
concerted assault was an attempt by the
Germans to asceituiii whether the French
were preparing an attack on the west bank
of the Mi-use following theii recent suc
cessful offensive on tin.- east, when- General
Nlvelle celebiated his departure from Ver
dun nnd assumption of general command
by a bold stroke.
The attack cost the Germans thousands of
men. The slopes of the two hills offered
no protection at till to the advancing
Teutonic columns and the execution ot the
French guns were terrific.
Paris estimated today that six full di
visions, or 120.000 men, Here used by the
Germans in their assault.
Spirited artillery combats marked the
continued struggle for supremacy around
Hill :i0-l throughout tho night, the ufTlcial
statement declared. The French lire was
directed with destructive effect against Ger
man works. The same surt of lighting was
in progress around, Kpurges.
Five German aeroplanes were brought
down on the western front, the statement
udded.
Klseuhere alone the front the night was
quiet.
BERLIN, Jan.
French attacks throughout last night and
this morning against positions aguinst Hill
.'104, won yesterday by the Germans, were
fruitless, today's official statement declared.
AH such assaults broke down with sail
guiimry losses to tin- atfa hers,
The statement also detailed lighting
around Hie ('ombivs Heights and the Mi-use
bend west of St. .Mihlel.
i I i .s'. I i . .i li s n I r i ph. r
AImc.c i, (In1 ulta'' at the Joss House on iJaco street with its New Year
watchers on cnher M'le. Below is a trio of young Chirvs-e Americans.
Yitne; Ho. Yuiitf Num. and Yung Woiie, who were brnuirJit to the temple
hy their elders that the ineniiinp of the new year, which lieRitn with
Celestials this week, miKht ho explained to them. Chinese residents of
the city rarely permit such pictures to he taken.
13 BALKING DEMOCRATS
TO FIGHT REVENUE BILL
Attack on Administration Income
Measure Likely to Comu on
Monday
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27 --Thirteen IJem-
ocrats who balked nt approval of tho Ad
ministration revenue bill by a caucus today
prepared to fight the measure on the iloor
of the House, probably Monday. Tho bill,
providing for raising U' IS.OOO.tiilii hy special
taxes to meet a big threatened deficit, was
approved by a caucus vote of 11.1 to 13.
Increased Inheritance taxes and n. special
excess profits tax of eight per cent on cor
porations and copartnerships are provided.
The excess profits, feature the creation of
Majority Leader Kltchln, who drafted tho
bill provides a Hat exemption of the first
$5000 of profits, lncomo above, that to the
extent of eight per cont of the capital in
vested, also, would bo exempt as normal
profits. Profits above that would bu taxed
eight per cent as "excess "
RAILROAD SOCCER TEAMS
PLAY INTERCITY MATCH
The big Intercity soccor game between
the Philadelphia and llaltlmuic teams of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Leagues was
contested here this afternoon at Forty
fourth strcot and Parkaldo avenue. Man
ager Rodeu. of tho Philadelphia team,
placed the strongest lluo-up in the field
In the hope of making it two straight from
the Mnrylanders. Tho teams lined up ns
follows:
ROOT'S VIEW OF LEAGUE IDEA
WORRIES SOUTH AMERICANS
Hy CHARLES P. STEWART
gpeciat Cable Service ot the I'nKrd Prt and
Evening Ledger,
UPENDS AIRES. Jan. 27.
Due to Ellhu Hoot's prestige In South
America nnd vivid recollection there of his
Bouth American tour as Secretary of Stato.
newspapers today laid special emphasis on
his speech in Washington before the Con
gress on Constructive Patriotism.
What struck South American editors
most forcibly was Root's Intimation that
President Wilsons policy of concerted In
ternational action to enforce pea cm involved
an abandonment of th Monroe Doctrine.
The text of Root's remarks reached here
too late far immediate editorial comment,
but tho headlines which editors put on tha
Washington dispatches nearly all carried
the Idea nf "uneasiness" over Root's pro.
nuncinmento.
WILSON LEAGUE PLAN WOULD DRAW
U. S. INTO WAR, GARDNER ASSERTS
WASHINGTON. Jan IT.
An international court and a league to en
force peace, as proposed by President Wil
son In his recent address before the United
States Senate, might draw the United
States Into a European or an Asiatic war.
Representative Augustus P. Gardner, Mas
sachusetts, declared before the National
Security League here today.
Gardner denounced the President's
upeech. derided the Idea of a "peace with
out victory," and denied the practicality of
a "concert of nations" to enforce "a lasting
peace."
"President Wilson." Gardner exclaimed
solemnly. "Is gambling for a place in his
tory with our national security as his
stiYe.
"Instead of ever devising patent schemes
for universal peace, we should be strength
ening our flabby muscles and making our
country secure." ,
Gardner questioned the willingness of
the people of the United States to submit
to the mandates of an International court,
should one be established.
"Are we ready." Gardner thundered, "to
take from our Congress the constitutional
power of declaring war. and turn that
power over to a court of JSuropsan and
Asiatic lawyers? Would we, were the issue
u ar(ee consent to arbitration of the Mon
roe Doctrine T
"Rot perhaps so ; we are 'getting pretty
wobbly."
Gardner deplored a Monroe Doctrine ex
tended to co . ' i" vorld.
"God S4.ve us iro.-n a Monroe Doatrlne
ot the world which would fores us, at the
bfdd,lns of an International tribunal, to
plunge this country into a ESurisaii or an
Asiatic war In which we luid no concern.
Yet that is precisely our obligation if we
Join s, league to guarantee tne world's
1 peae."
Oardnsr declared he doubtad that the
llsttsd States would ha willing to arbitrate
the rUht to exclude Oriental labor from
Anerlesa sborss.
"This doctrine 14 tbat nearest of the
Awasrlcan morkmg uiu's ueait .t i one
if4T vbirb CfeiAa aiid Juuaa ciiafe. Sup
pose an international court bhould hold
such discrimination unwarrantable, could
we then submit to such a decree? i think
not."
The spectacle of Germany or Japan
being authorized by an international rul
Ins to send an army Into atesico to pro
tect Its Interests there was eitea by the
Sn5'iLer..n8 8n ,!a,tonc t " an intol
erable alliance.
A lasting "peace without victory" in
l.urope is Impossible, Hardier said. "Kitlier
autocracy or democracy must go down In
ruin. A peace without a decision would be
but a truce white each side caught thslr
breath anew.
The peace of Amiens. In which Napoleon
and the Allies decided upon n "vlctoryless"
peace after eight years of strife, and which
was broken In thirteen montlis. was re
called by (Jardner as proving the neces
sity for a "tight to a knockout."
"Finally," Uardner continued. "Napoleon
was crushed peace was forced upon the
loser, as President Wilson says it must not
be and France and Kngland liave been at
peace for 100 years.
"Had the United States relied on arbitra
tion through its history," uardner con
cluded, "it would be an Kngllsh colony to
day; Texas would still belong to Mexico
slavery would probably have existed down'
to today, and I'ulu ould even now be
struggling under the dominance of Spain "
Ueque-st to Haptist Home
A bequsst of J500 to the Baptist Home of
Philadelphia is a part of the will of Mary
Qulcksall. 1702 Unity street, which, as pro
bated today, disposes of property valued at
Ji600. Other wills probated were those of
James K. Irons. It04 North Front street,
who left effects valued at 7T5 : Frederick
Dannenbaur, 1017 West Tioga street, (9700 ;
James Rogers. 711 South Smedley street,
J60, Catharine Armbust. 170S Pine strait
JJJ0O : Mary L Oanahaw 1M Apsley street,
12910, and Elizabeth Mcl'tuskey. 419 Mc
Kean street. ztU0.
RUSSIANS BEAT HACK
FOE ON RIGA FRONT
iy:TRO(!RALi. Jan. 57.
Healing buck of Herman attacks was re
ported1 in today's War tifllce statement from
the Riga front. The statement said:
After a heavy bombardment cast of
Kaino-m road toward Chiok. the Her
mans attacked and were beaten back
with great Iohxcs. Around Mltiiu our
gas uttack ci rated panic among the
Hermans.
LONDON. Jan. 27.
Repulse of Herman attacks In the Caslnu
Vaihy was announced in u Rumanian of
ficial statement received here from Jussy.
After eleven hours' desperate fighting.
In the snow and cold, the Rumanians re
pulsed the enemy to the south, the report
asserted.
BKRI.1N, Jan. 87.
Repulse of Russian re-enforcements at
tempting t" regain ground taken by the
Hermans east of the River Aa was an
nounced by the War Office today Ln a state,
nent on oiuiratlons along the eastern front.
Between the caslnu und Putno Valleys. In
Rumania. Herman and Ausiro-Huugurian
raiding detachments took 100 prisoners.
WEEK'S DEATHS GEO
Mortality Almost Same as That of
LastWoo)j
Deaths throughout the oily during the
week numbered 68U. as compared with COS
last week and 67? during the corresponding
week of a year ago. They were divided as
follows: Males, 3'xii females. x7; boys,
so : girl. 70.
The cuuses ot dvath were:
PhlluiMphltt
Rodeo
Itlley
Korb
Puplnskt
Predrrlrk. . .
ArmstrunK - .
Kirrl
Quay
Campbell..
Mittheu-s ... .
iJi.l'U . .
Hi
. . . . coal
rlshl fullback .
left fullback .
rluht halfback .
center halfback
. left hnlflmek .
. outside left . .
. Inside left . . .
confer forward
. . Inside rlcht
. outside rixht .
l.olin. PureRasIng
Baltimore.
. .McN'umann
. . . . Kdwurd
Prlee
nrcfniaii
, .Kavanaush
Keleuff
Oaugh
Older
ReillS'-r
. . . .Hpreadd
. ...Phillips
Lwpurimeni,
Hferee if
P. R. R. Linesman tor Philadelphia. 21. Kello.v
l.lneaman for Ualtlmoro llorfman. Tim 33
minute halves.
LEAVES $100,000 TO HOME
Institution for Aged Must Bear Donor's
Namo to Obtain Request
CHAMBEnsnURG. Pa.. Jan. 27.-rJohn
II. Shook, of Ureencastlo, who died Decem
ber 30, left his entire estnto, estimated at
100,000. to his wife during her lifetime,
and at her death to go to the home for the
aged located in riinmnersburg. Pa., pro
viding the home bears his name.
In tho event the home refuses to accept
the heiiuest tho estate Is left to Franklin
and Marshall College, ot !,ancaster.
"IP HK WANTS WAR HE
CAN HAVE IT" DEWEY
Admiral Von Dicdcrichs Withdrew
Fleet on Itcccivintj Message From
Hero of Manila Hay
NKW YORK. .Ian. 7 Another version of
Admiral Pewey's historic clash nt Manila
Ray with the Herman Admiral von Uleder
Ichs has been added by Senator William
Alden Smith, of .Michigan.
He said Admiral Dewey told him a short
time before his ttenth that Von Hlederlchs
sailed Into Manila Hay with tho determina
tion of seizing t lie Philippines as a Herman
possession Dewey said ho subsequently as
certained that Spain had been nffered a
large sum of money from Hermany for the
Islands, but was holding off acceptance until
she rcnlUed her Impending defeat In the
wnr with America.
At the time, however. Dewey said that
all ho knew wna thnt Von Dledorlchs In
sisted on "commiiuicutlng with certain In
dividuals" against Iicwoy's wishes.
Senator Smith quoted, Dewey as saying:
"I finally told Admiral DledcrlchH that, by
Hod. If he wanted wnr. he cnuld have It.
Then the Herman fleet withdrew."
BILL TO EXONERATE MATES
OF SLANDEROUS WOMEN
"Husbands' Rights" Measure in West
Virginia Legislature Frees Them
.From Responsibility
CHARLESTON. "W. Vn., Jan. 27 Free
dom of responsibility for slanderous utter
ances by wives Is sought by West Virginia
husbands In a bill Introduced In the West
Virginia Legislature by Delegate Arnold.
Tho "husbands' rights" bill is brief and to
tho point. It follows:
"Section 1. Tha,t a husband shall not bo
liahlo for the slanderous words of his wife,
either spoken or written, or tho tortuous
acts of his wife committed without his par
ticipation.
"Section ". In nil suits against tho wife
for slanderous words spoken or written by
her, or any tortuous acts committed by her
without tho participation of tho husband,
it shall not ho necessary to join the bus-
Tjihold (over
Bi-er!i lever
Whuoptuy tuusb i t,
Diphtheria ,..,
InuUeUlM .... .,...,........
Tuberculosis of luuse-
Tuhrc uluala mnliuuliri.
uttir bums ot tulrnigis a
f?
f'aui
Apopb y
Organic dl.a of brt
Acute bronchitis
Chronic broucbltls
PntumoaU ,
ltrmcuopu-u.Bunl
Diseases of respiratory sxstisa
DUwuua of stats.' a
Diarrhea.
ApiWDdlottlS
Ilrruia 7 h
t'lrrhuaia of liter r,
3H
SI
.. 57
1
Acute iwparlttf sod alrlgbt's dhwsae.
i-u?rwrui .-pNuwi
Puvrtwral seek
I'oasentta! dsbtlily
Seoilitr
Homicide
All oibar violent deata.
giiciibj :
Otbar dlseaa
Cerener's cases ps&Nng.
Total
lit
-. 3
.. a
-. 3H
- 4
-. 1
- . St
-. 4
-.101
- 1
. .040
Child Hadly Burned Near Heater
Sarah I'ntz, five years old. is in n criti
cal condition In tho Children's Homeo
pathic Hospital, suffering from burns re
ceived when her clothing caught Are while
she was lying close to a rub heater In her
home at ISi't North Marshall street. The
little girl, growing cold in bed, got out
and lit tho heater, lying down near it.
Her mother smothered the flames with a
blanket and then carried her to the hospital.
Refused License at KIKton
liLKTON. Sid., Jan. 37. Ten copies ap
plied for marriage licenses at tho County
Court Olllco hero today. Nine pairs re
ceived the permits, while the tenth couple
Wesley Hamilton und Oertrudu Jefferles,
Walllngford. Pa. were refused owing to
the prospective bridegroom being only nine
teen years ot age. Tho successful ones
were George -M Thomas and Adrian M.
IJorner, James p. Roscoe and Ijmlly Hell,
Thorndalo Nlelson and Jnrglno 31. Jorgen
sen, Frederick a. Wnrriiner and Bessie
Curtis, all of Philadelphia ; James J. O'Shea
and Katherlno Foley. Trenton, N. J. ; Sam
uel McCarter and Kdna Faddls, West Ches
ter, Pa. ; Joseph Kerr and Anna IC. Sharp
less, Frankford. Pa. ; Chester J. Syphard
and Elizabeth Moore, Coatesvtlle, Pa. ; and
Herbert W- Fitzhugh, Vlpeland. N. J., and
Sybllla A. Hankins, Mlllvllle. N. J. ' .
SALARY REVISION DISCUSSED
Mayor Smith and Chairman Gaffney
Hold Conference
Salary revision plans were tho subject
of a conference held Inst night between
Mayor Smith nnd Chairman Oaffnoy, of
Councils' Finance Committee, at which a
provisional classification of salaries was
tentatively tnken up. Further night cm.
ferences will be held no the same subject
with n vlow tn reaching some plan to
amend tho many salary-raising bills that
are now awaiting action at the hands of
Councils.
In telling of the progress mude, tho
Mayor said: "Our principle has been to
begin nt tho bottom and give the little
follows a chance. It is only by working in
this way that wo shall be able to accom
plish anything like fairness in fixing a new
schedule of salaries. I do not know just
how soon wo will be In a position to an
nounce any definite results to Councils."
William M. Croil's Daughter to Wed
'William M. Croll, naval officer of the
port of Philadelphia, announced today the
eogagemeut of his daughter. Miss Amy
Croll. to P. Frederick Elaenbrown a Read
ing merchant. Mr Croll is Influential in
Democratic reorganisation circles In the
State and la one of the Democrat io lead
ers of Berks County The brldegioom-to-
be Is a former Councilman of Reading
The wedding will take place ln March.
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
Clinton S. Stlefel. 1313 N. AllUon at., and Anna
V. Corby. MM Columbia at.
Marcu iSauber. 1720 S. Slh at., and i'aanle
Kravmau, Ib'Jt'i l.utuu.1 at.
Thomas 1. Kennedy. 221 ZaraUla at., and Mary
T. MrGUinla. 4'lb Schoolhguaa lane.
Paul U' Marshall. 1043 8. 2.M at., and Clare
a. Wataou U'J 8. .3d at.
Reginald 11. (lorlnc. 4301 Wallace at., and Clara
V Yolk. 3700 Old York road.
Jamas ii. Boone, 2139 Earp St.. and Mary A.
Carney. 17S0S 20th at.
Samual D. Beardswortb. Laural Hprlnsa. N. J..
and Udltb. U. Hawthorne. 2332 6. Lombard at.
Sataual Rothuertr 1339 Race at., and Suaanuu
13th at., and Jans
sad Ull
and
at.,
Shnkmann 1330 Itaca at.
Vaodacarr Spratlay. 762 S.
Hoiiaru i9i. raaerai ai
Harry Fldlar. 102 K. QarHeld at..
tiuaflr. iv- c unwu at
,..1... f Yn,l nK.tnKAv Afta K7 K.k
JUIM MW.M-..W-W-.. w -. J" fc-
rauiuua Aueraurui. una pi. naouuiBa at.
Joseph A. Ooldjn. 1213 .V. Hope at . and d.r-
truiia It. McBlhona. 1213 N Hop at
William A. Ifatacr, 130 Levering- at and
AdvUtda Saytor. 214 East at
John P Haupt Brooklyn N. Y and Mary J.
Vaarlcb. 1522 Pslaur at-
Commissioner Sullivan's Funeral
Tho funeral of County Commissioner
Georgo Sullivan, who died on Wednoi-d.iy,
will be held Monday afternoon, nt his home
on State road. CynwyU. Members of tin
board of commissioners of Loner Met ion
township, of which ho was president for
many years until his death, will attend in
a bod'. .Arrangements have been made so
that friends may visit the Sullivan home on
Sunday night, from 7 to 0 o'clock, and on
Monday morning, from tt until 12 The lt-
Dr. Harrison H. Wright, rector uf si
Asaph's Protestant episcopal Church, llalu
of which Mr. Sullivmi was a vestijmau,
will conduct the services.
DETECTIVES SIT
UPONS.P.C.A.LID
Winning Conservatives Keep
Opposition From Archives
of Society
TO CONTEST ELECTION
rrhate detectives are sitting1 on the lid
out a I :i(! Smith Klglrteenth streot. where
raged yesterday the tumultuous battle
between two sets of women to control tho
Women's Pennsylvania. S. I', C, A.
After a day's contest which would have
put to shame many a hardened male pnl -ticlnn
the conservative party, defeated the
progressive parly by n vole of 06S to 273.
So with Ho- conservatives In power for
the moment they hnvo In the society's head
ipiarters some of the same private detectives
they used ai the polls esteii!ay, with In
structions to keep all .sympathizer with
the defeated party away from the building.
It Is proper to say the conservatives arc In
power "for tho moment," because their posi
tion of iclor will he contested In court.
This was staled without qualification today
by .lames ,1. Urcen, attorney for tho de
feated progressives. lie said:
"Tho results are easily explained. Tho
vo-called 'Conservative' party, by appealing
in their religious prejudices, enlisted the
am or .certain organizations. Names were
sent In to the treasurer, who was opposed to
us nnd who kept them secret In largo num
bers. Membership for these was paid by
several of our opponents. liven though
membership cards were sent to them they
were not memuora or tno society. I am
confident that no court would permit such
votes to override the will of the majority
of tho real members of tho society. Tho
matter will bo unquestionably thrown Into
tho courts with a plea for an honest, decent
election."
AGI5NT KRPT FROM DRSK
Mr. Drccn made tho reference to the
treasurer's sympathy despite tho fact that
both sides had chosen her for the candidate
Mrs. Charlotte W. Illtchio nas been tho only
treasurer tho society has over had nnd Is
anxious to servo for fifty years. This will
bo her forty-eighth term.
Tho first to experience the pressure ot
tho private detectives was John p. c7n
who has served nearly twenty-five years
iis an agent for tho society. He la tho man
who originated the horso water station Idea
and for tho last five years has been superin
tendent of that department.
When ho went to headquarters today he
was refused permission to open his desk he
Bald, and had to get out of tho room. No
body could show any authority for tho re
fusal, ho said, but Thomas S. Carlisle
told him the written authority would bo'
immed'ntcly procured.
Cozens and Carlisle have been at lorrrror.
heads for years anil yesterday Carlisle
worked might and main for the conserva
tives, whilo Cozens worked for the pro
gressives. Cozens was the only progressive sympa
thizer to get around to the society the early
part of today, but ho said ho learned that
nil progressives would bo treated as lie was.
Tho private detectives in charge were also
around yesterday while the election was
going on.
It is understood that Mrs. T. P. Halvcy
will be kept out of tho building It sho
comes around. Mrs. Halvcy hna been of
fice manager for many years and tho storm
oi me election centered in great part around
her. it is said sho and Carlisle couldn't
get along nnd it was very generally un
derstood that If tho conservatives won Mrs.
Halvey would go and if the progressives
won .Mr. Carllslo would go. The report
now is, however, that Mrs. Halvey will re
sign befuro she can get fired.
While conservatives aro awaiting the
next step, tho lenders of the defeated party
will meet later today in Mr. Dreen'a of
fice.fbr a council of action.
Miss Katharine Craig Middle, who was
Ijeaten for the presidency by Miss I.Ida
Helen AshhritlEe, will be thero; so. will Mrs.
Halvey. Mrs Dradbury Hedell, and prob
ably Mrs. A. O. J. Kelly.
line hears a good deal of talk, too, that
yesterday's election has so disrupted the
society that "It Is tho beginning ot the
end. Tho Inference is that the fight has
so torn tho society's organization that it
will have to nmalgnmato with the men's 8.
P. c. A. to continue Its existence.
PROBERS PROMISE
TO SPARE STREET
Inquiry Only to Find Leak,
Not to Regulate
Exchange
WHIPPLE IN STATEMENT
Special Counsel Joins House
Rules Committee in Stating
Simple Purpose
VRW VOIirc. Jan. 27. The House Rules
''nmmlttee, which will continue Its "leak"
irqinry at Ilia custom twine Monday, de-
ided today to summon only the big nper
nimi who may have profited In Hie bear
mrnement 111 the stock market coincident
with President Wilson's first pence note.
That much was made known todnv through
the governing committed of the Stock Ex
change. Kmphasls Is placed on the fnrt that the
oiniuitteo desires to safeguard Hie inter
est of all Investor!) against whom no su
plclnn can be lodged of having printed
bv a "leak." Only accountants atisfne
tory to tho brokerage llouies are to he
permitted to Inspect the reports nskerl for
by tho Investigators, so that name of cus
tomers whose transactions are given may
not be disclosed unless tho committee dis
covers n strong lend.
No reports will be demanded nf saiei of
less than 1000 shares of clearing house
stock, thus eliminating many thon-Miid" of
diiinll Investors from becoming fnctors In
the Inquiry. The records of those wh
bought stock as well ns of thoie who "sold
short" or dumped Inrgo quanlltini they
actually owned on tho market nt the time
of the depression will be called for. It
was explnlned that- records of purchases
were required, ns this would to all intents
and purposes eliminate them from Hie sus
picion of having profited by a "leak" in a
bear market.
Statements regarding the amount nf mar
gin demanded by brokers from eiivtnmers
In theso speculative deals will not he re
quired, ns the cnmmlltec has expressed itself
an not Interested In knowing whether brok
crngo llrms wc o sntisllcil to mcept narrow
margins. No demnnd will he made either
for nil actual statement of Hie sums of
money Involved In vnrlous ilcaN i ho n In
itio recnids. Tre commltteo will be satisfied
to know simply the amount nf iu chases
and sales made, without the sums ui inoney
Involvcd.
.JESSE POMEROY ASKS
SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
Celebrated "Lifer" Demands Full Free
dom or Return to Old
, Conditions
BOSTON, .Inn. 27. Jesse Pomeroy, Amer
ica's best-known life prisoner, wants to re
main In solitary conllnemcnt and desires
forfeit tho privilege of nssocintlng with his
follow convicts In the Massachusetts State
Penitentiary.
Warden Allen admitted today be hgd tin
problem put up to him by lomeio him
self when interviewed and photographed
for the first time in his forty yciir nf con
finement. He Insisted he was demanding
an "Investigation" by tho State In the
meantime he declared ho would refuse t"
work.
"I asked Oovernor McCnll for a pardon "
tho prisoner said, "not for n change in m .
sentence. If I cannot have n pardmi T pre
fer my old sentence and the old conditions
Tho "old conditions" woro snlitar-v cm
llnement. but In n big comfortable roi.m
with plenty of light, a steadier chair run
ning water and plenty of hooks to read
WHITE HOUSE PICKETS
WILL ATTEND DANCE
Four Degrees Helow in Chicago
CIIICAUO, Jan. 27 Four degrees below
zero, the coldest day this year, was reg.
IHered yestciday at the weather lfurcau
Ktrcet level thermometers showed several
wrii" ,tii.-i tun, Bunurns reported
and twelve degrees below zero.
ten
Affair "Will Mark Effort to Induce Wil
son to Make Some Quick Move
ment for Suffrage
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. With the he
tatlon barred and none but strieth pr
gresslve dances on tho program, tin- fun
gressdonal Union's White House pickets t
night will step off tho hot bricks, dn-igm-d
to keep tender feet from the cold Wlm
House, pavement. Into dancing pumps ,,
signed to aid tho execution of tin- lul i
fantastic. The dance will- ctlehr.it c the
end of tho perfect second week of pic I,. Line
during which the ucar-mllltnnt.s u.in.il -tho
union's press agent confided to .in it.-
public, "for the President to do sunn- hru-u
one-stopping In behalf of the Pi.-dii.il Mil
frago amendment."
CONVICT WANTS TO RK HANGED
Man Pleads Innocence, but Says He
Wants to Pay Penalty
WILMINGTON. Jan. ' 27. It became
known today that although nil application,
has hecfi made in Ids behalf for a new
trial. Samuel Qangas. who was convicted
of tho murder of Catherine Hodcs-ki nt
nrandywlno SprlngH Park last summer, has
asked to bo hanged within three days The
request, of course, will pot be complied
with. Ho contends ho Is not guilty.
Firemen Injured in Itunaway
ATI-ANTIC CITV. N. J.. Jan. 27 - Wil
liam Qluln, a Fire Department driver, and
Alexander Oibson, a hoseman.wero injured
yesterday when a team from the i helsea
tire fetation ran away with them. The
wagon struck a pole and tho men were
hurled to the street.
TOO UTK FOlt CLASSIFICATION'
IIKI.1' WANTKIl FFAI.U.K
TYPIST to ropy reports: tt ep.. salary ex,
Pctedani machine used. M H3 l.ed. Cent.
nni.1 wanti:i mam;
HAI.KSMIvN wanted to sell Welabarh 'X'. R.-Z"
IIkIiIb In sales campaign tn cltteiff outtld
Philadelphia; llbt-riti cummisalon and railroad
rari- iuiu. ppiy 3ioiiaty. u a. rn. Air j. ji.
Hnerrera. wwupaen
N J.
Company, Gloucester,
City Makes Appointments
City appointments today Include U11..-C of
Herman J. Schoenreld, 210 Wctt Highland
avenue, junior asslbtant engineer, Depart
ment qf City Transit, salary $HJUU: Kdwurd
I.. Gregory. VJTi Keyser street, clerk, Bu
reau of Highways. fHUU; John Diaz, Jr.
SIC North Kixhteenth street, clerk, llureau
of -Highways- (1100; Hdward A. Puppert.
628 North Thirty-seventh street, track
draftsman. Department of Wharves, Docks
and Ferries, 11350, and Ivdward II. Itobblns.
ABhton road, Holmesburgr, engineer. Bureau
of Charities, )1Q90,
$35,000 Sent to Belgians
NEW YORK. Jan. 17. The American
National Red Cross announced that it had
shipped war relief vuppliea to the value of
about 135.000 during the a?t week tu
France and England. Much of this was
hokpltal goods. It st also 100 cases of
condensed milk for use by Belgian refugee
if France.
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