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SENATE PREPARED
T0V0TO0NPR0BE
Action Tonight Expected to
Bring Vote on Sproul
Bill Tomorrow
W AMENDMENT MAY PASS
.The I-frRlslntiire, which reconvenes In
HnrrlsbnrK lonlRht, will remnln in session
this week until tho Sprout resolution creat
ing a commission which will InxeMlB.ito
Governor Brumbaugh nmt tho tlciinrtnipnls
of the Stnto aovcrnment orr chnrRcs of
mftlBdmlnlstrfttlon nnd cxtniVrtBnnco lifts
been whipped Into nnal shape nnd ha been
advanced far enouRh tlirotiRh the Qenernl
Assembly so Hint It can bi placed In tho
hands of tho Governor for hl-i plsnatuto
next week.
The measure Is on tho calendar for sec
ond reading In the Kenaje tonight, nnd tho
proposed amendments nre expecled to be
1 made thonk While Senator "'euros hat
declared that he rotisldcm the resolution
go worded that tho probe can bo made as
Bweenlng as any one mlRiit desire, he will
not oppose amendments that may strengthen
it.
He ban left It entirely In the luintln "t
his leaders In tho legislature to decide
whether they agree to amendments or not.
Senator William C. Sprout, of Delaware
County, who Introduced tho resolution, hna
declared that ho will not further oppose
the amendment which Senator Samuel W.
SaltM and Senator Kit win It. Vnr at
tempted to have the Committee on Ap
propriations pass when the Sproul mensuro
was before that committee Inst week,
Tho Salus amendment pro Ides that those
who testify before the commission shall not
be Immune from prosecution for perjury.
Senator Salus will offer tho amendment
again tonight.
Passage of the resolution on second read
ing tonight wilt malto tt possible for the
Sennto to vote on the mensure tomorrow.
If It should pass the Sennte. and there la
llttlo likelihood of Its being defeated, It
will ho sent to the Houo at once It will
be sent to the House Appropriations Com
mittee on Wednesday and reported out
Immediately, so that It can pass second nnd
third reading In tho lower branch next week
and bo In tho Governor's hands for executive
action by Wednesday of next week.
The friends of the Governor hellevo he
will sign the measure if It Is amended to
their ratlsfactlon. They declaro that no
ffort will bo made to block tho resolu
tion "If It promise a fair investigation."
Senator Penrose, before ho left for Pitts
burgh, where he speaks at the Mr-Klnlry
Day dinner of tho Pittsburgh Trnlllc flub
tonight, declared ho wanted to see a thor
ough probo "without a tlngo of. factional
ism." "Veiled suggestions hao been made."
ho said, "that the resolution related only
to the Governor. No one's nnme Is men
tioned and the resolution romprehends all
public officers In tho Slate. So fnr as I
am concerned, t om nniennblo to question
ing under tho Stato corrupt practices act.
and I will be glad to appear before tho
commission, If called for, and answer any
and all questions aa fnr back ns they
desire to go. Thero Is no factional tinge
in this resolution."
PHILADELPHIA'S BILLS
TO BE OFFERED TONIGHT
The first batch of the bills being prepared
by Mayor Smith and Councils to gte Phila
delphia a greater degree of home rule ivlll
be Introduced in the Legislature tonight."
The principal mommies nre:
First. To tako tho power to appoint the
members of the Board of Revision of Taxes
out of tho hands of the Hoard of Judges
and place it In the hands of tho Mayor and
Councils.
Second. To give to tho city the mercan
tile taxes thnt nro now paid to the State.
Third. To wlpo out the State tax on mu
nicipal bonds.
Fourth. To put teeth into tho personal
property tax act, so that taxpayers will be
forced to make an honest return of their
personal property.
Fifth. To place an annual tnx of $2 upon
milk dealers, instead of the perpetual tax
of $5, charged at present.
Sixth. To assess adjacent properties for
permanent Improvements.
Seventh. To glvo to tho city "excess
condemnation". iiowers. so that It enn tnfeo
over property adjacent to public Improve
ments In protection against the Invasion of
undesirable neighbors.
Eighth. To give tho Pepnrtment of Pub
lic Works at least advisory superv Islon over
now public Improvements within three miles
of the city limits.
The bill to placo the Hoard of Revision
of Taxes under the Mayor and Councils
would tend to equalize assessments on real
estate, according to tho sponsors of tho
measure. At present the board Is not ac
countable to any one. and the now m-jnsuro
would have the Mayor appoint the mem
bers of the boaid. nnd glvo to Councils
power to pass ordinances forcing the board
to adjust assessments upon an equal basis.
The bill to give the Department of Public
Works supervision over ptibllo Improve
ments within a three-mile limit from tho
city, would only give Philadelphia the eamo
privileges now enjoyed by second and third
class cities, and would be u big step to
ward carrying out comprehensive plans.
The measures wera all drafted by the
Legislative Committee of Councils. They
wilt be taken to Hnrrisburg by Arthur IX.
H. Morrow, secretnry of tho committee
Tho committee wll meet ngnln lato this
week and discuss further measures thnt
w(ll be recommended for passngo In tho
Legislature. Tho additional bills nre now
being drafted by Joseph I1 Gnffney, chair
man of the committee.
"SHOOTERS" GET PRIZES;
PAYMENTS TOTAL $5360
Bruder Association Gets $9QGV-Nearly
All of $7000 Appropriation
Was Used
Winners of municipal prizes In the mum.
mors" New Year pagifint today received
vouchers for the cash prizes awarded by the
Judges January 1.
The vouchers were issued to representa
tives of the winning clubs and to tho In
dividual "shoners," who won prizes, .by
Daniel V. Masterson, clerk of Select Coun
cils. The prize payments totaled "53G0.
The M. A. Bruder Association represen
tative collected the largest amount, $900,
which Included club prizes aggregating
S77E and $115 for Individual member.
Other large vouchers were: $850 for the
. Lobster Association, including $650 for tlm
(.club; $810 for the Charles Klein Assocla-
"tfrtH nf wrttdh lha iIuK oafu ttnn &tt
ig- A w4u Bto vu"i , fgiv
X -;"of the John J Hlgglns Association. $400
I" for thft r.lnh? S4fl(l fnr- tha Ullt.AH -....,..
.Association. $3S0 for the club, and $350
for the Zu Zu String band.
MISFIT LANDS HIM IN JAIL
Small Boy Triea to Pawn Tuxedo of
Big Man
When a negro boy, Pewltt Campbell,
V. fifteen years old and small for his age,
- 4rid to Pawn a tuxsdo coat dMlgneU for a
V""" weighing at least 280 pounds at a
. pawnshop on Fifty-second trt abov
Chestnut today, h eucountrl a skeptical
pawnbroker
"Whose coat la that?" asked the clerk.
l ' "Mine." replied Campbll.
i sueas you naa oattsr try it on."
tux2t4 tho clerk. Tim bay dkl as he
was bid and disappeared into tb folds of
.aB garment, it was extrtcatad by nig.
,fW Oetaotlve Kennedy of th Fifty-nfth
6 ami pto4 streets station, who bad bn
IftttiWi, and was taken to tha station
kimtc iBvestigation shutted that the coat
mm on of sevrat tuxedue and full-dress
i tln from the touiue of WtliUfm H.
ISittttau, 5 Korth. Talrty-nintb street famp
ItfelJ m t is li& IJue of UeteaUnA.
HINT OF SALE TO CITY
BOOSTS FARM LANDS
Owners Create Amusement at
Viewers' Hearing on Prop
erty Wanted for Park
At a hearing of the Hoard of Vley today
owners of farm lands twelve miles from
flly Itrtll created amusement when they
placed values an high ns $2nnn an acre
on properties which are to be taken by
the city to form PennypaeU rVectt Park
mi the ltustletoti lilko. Recently these
same lands are srtld to have sold for $2n.
Seternl acres or land buck from the
pike through which a. street will probably
be opened when the city Inys out the park
werp tallied by the owner. M W. Ilessr nt
$201") an acre becnuse It Is "cireptlnnntly
line land. Two acres with some old build
ings faring on Itustlelon pike were said
bv the siiw owner to be worth $fi2no. The
land alone wns placed nt $lnn an acre
The total damage asked from the city
was $4finn
Twelve arres owned by Mrs Wltllnm H
ltpblnson were valued nt $16.nnn. "-"or the
leli acres which tho ctty will take JH.nnfl
damaged was asked,
Kaiser Prepares
for War on Seas
Cnntttitir-tl frntn I'ltito One
facilities are to lie used for building small
caigo boats, n step which follows In Imi
tation of the German system
U-BOATS PLAN ATTACK
ON A Kill EI) SIII'S
WASMI.VUTO.V. .Inn :j-irimn nnd
Austrian Jnibmatlne crimnianders reitnlnly
will attack without unrnlng any enemy
merchant ships nrmed fere and nft. The
arming of Drltlah, French nnd Itnllan shln,
in this way will be held to he prima facie
proof that the guns are Intended for of
fensive as well as defensive use. C'on-
sequrrdly r.hlps sn armed wilt be treated
as warships by the naval fnrrea of tho
I'entrnl powers.
Thto statement was made by an au
thority In close touch with Teutonic diplo
mats here. He added thnt so far ns known
no definite advices along this line' had
reached the Uorman or Austrian Kmbas
sles. .Nevertheless, there Is not the slight
est doubt, necordlng to this authority, that
Herman submarine commanders will at
tack without a monient'y warning any mer
chant ship found .armed fore and aft.
The declaration was drawn forth by re.
ports published In the last few days thai
ships are beginning to arrive on this side
of tho Atlantic virtually armed fore nnd
aft. though the present plan of the Kn
tente appears to be to dismount the for
ward guns before entering harbors In the
L'nlted States.
If these reports were correct, It was said,
the fact that the forward guns nre dis
mounted on tho high seas Is n confession
thnt they arc Intended for offensive pur
poses, nnd the Kntente Is not desirous of
hnvlng the Issue raised directly with the
l'nlted States Government.
The l'nlted States has nsked liermany
for all of the facts connected with the
enpturo of the Ornish steamship Ynrrow
dale, taken Into n German port as n prize
of war. Secretary Lansing admitted thlt
today, explaining that Ambassador tlerard
also had been directed to make certain
whether thero wero nny Americans among
those who are being held ns prisoners of
war.
No reply had been received from Ambas
sador Oerard to the original Inquiry along
this line, so the State Department. In n
second note to the Ambnssador. directed
that ho ascertain nil of the facts.
In making this announcement. Secretnry
Lansing said also that the entire question
of armed merchantmen and their treatment
was now under consideration by him. It Is
entirely possible thnt a new plan of action
Will bo followed by the l'nlted States
The Secretary today made It plain thnt
so far as neutral nations were concerned
they must consider the effect, not the
details, of the armament of merchant
vessels.
In addition, he pointed out that the
latest type of submarines now mount
guns of fairly large caliber, thus changing
their status Orlglnnlly, when the l'nlted
States made Its original ruling regarding
what shall constitute defensive armament,
submarines depended almost entirely on
their torpedoes. Now they use their guns
more often than they do torpedoes in
sinking vessels
For the present. Secretary Lansing said,
the l'nlted States will operate on the rul
ing made by him on March 2B. 1918. In
it he held that there must be an Indi
vidual determination of whether vessels
were armed for offense or defense.
V. S. Rl'LIXa OX WARNMN'OS.
The ruling, however, placed tho burden of
proof that n vessel was nrmed for defense,
if It were attacked on the high seas, on the
attacking force, as follows'
The determination of warlike char
acter must rest In no case upon pre
sumption, but upon conclusive evidence,
because the responsibility for tho de
struction of life and property depends
on the actual facts in the case and can
not be avoided or lessened by a stand
urd of evidence which a belligerent may
announce as creating a presumption of
hostile chnracter On the other hand,
to safeguard himself from possible lia
bility for unwarranted destruction of
life and property, the belligerent should,
in tho absence of conclusive evidence,
act on the presumption that an armed
merchantman Is of peaceful character.
A presumption based solely on tho
presence of nn armament on a mer
chant essnl of nn enemy is not a suf
ficient reason for n belligerent to de
clare it to bo n warship and to proceed
to attack it without regard to tho
rights of tho persons on board. Con
clusive evidence of -a purposo to ua
the armament for uggrcsslon is es
sential. In brief, n neutral Government may
proceed upon tho presumption that an
nrmed merchant vessel of belligerent
nationality Is nrmed for aggression,
while a belligerent should proceed on
the presumption that the vessel Is
armed for protection. Itoth of thesa
presumptions may be overcome by evi
dencethe first by secondary or col
lateral evidence, since the fact to be
established is negative In character ;
tho second by primary and direct evi
dence, since the fact to be established
is positive in character.
Vnder this ruling, so long as It remains
in effect, tlermany cannot sink without
warning merchantmen, no matter how
armed on which Americans are passengers
unless they use their armament for offense
without risking a. serious difference with
tha United States.
CIGARETTES MAY BE
tLLEGAL IN DELAWARE
Bill Introduce! to Prohibit Manufac
ture or Sales of "Smokes"
or Papers
nOVBR. fl . Jan. 29. -ReprawntatUe
Welch Introduced a bill in tha House to
day which. If passed, will prohibit tha
manufacture or aala of cigaret'aa or clg
artta papers in Delaware, to go Into effect
immediately. An unlimited penalty or fine
can be Imposed at the discretion of the
court.
Senator Long Introduced a bill in the
Senate to repeal the bottle law, which will,
if enacted, prohibit the sale of intoxicating
liquor in bottles or other receptacles to be
carried off the premise.
A bill was Introduced in the House pro
viding for a, peruaanani prison epramlMlos
nt three nMMobers to Investigate existing
Lundtttona in peual bwUlutkHM of Uu 8tM.
EVENING LEJDaER-PlIILADELPniA, MONDAY. JANUARY 20,
S. P. C. A. OFFICER STEALS
MARCH ON OID GUARD
Mrs. Mnrp-nret M. Halvoy Re
signs After Defeat in Stormy
Election
Mrs. Mnrgnrct M ItalVey, for fourteen
years oillce manager of the Wniilen' So
ciety for the t'reventlon of t'rUeltj to Ani
mals, who wn hot returned to nlllre In
Frhlny's turbulent election, totlny sent her.
resignation to the board nf Mn,nngprs.
ily tills action Mrs. Itnlvey "stole n
march" on the victorious "rrmsorvntlves,"
who, It wnx said. Ihtended to bar her from
the olTlce nhonlil she attempt to resuinn her
work. Mrs. tlnhev was Identified with tho
"progressive" faction, headed by Miss Kath
arine Craig Middle, which went down to de
fen t
"My position censes automatically with
the absence of mv name from any list pur
pot tine to be that of the society's execu
tive for the current year," Mr Hnlvev's
statement rends. "When I accented tho
office mafingement the title ami scope of
the position were defined, n appcari with
out doubt In ttie minutes Hocmise. how
ever, ttie position differs from thnt nf record
ing secretary, another salaried officer of the
board. In that one Is elective nnd tlm other
appointive, t think It best for the Informa
tion nf those put conversant with such
details to record my resignation In thin
form."
The resignation concludes with the state
ment that the "lium.tnltnrfnn cnliW fnr the
lime being run be best served through other
rhnnnrls The present conditions, it fends,
are "entirely subversive" to the system
which uik Initiated by Mis. llnlvey with
the approval of Mi 'uridine- Marie White,
the founder
.liimes I Hi-fi n conn cl for Jlv deflated
plrtgr'PMIVt , Is fMtiil to lake to colli t
laic lod. i the i otili ntimi tint the diction
vvn1 can led by thr i.itiMiri;ilMi,i by ttleaat
nn thoiN
Jail Tom Lawson,
Banker Suggests
I'nnllniipit frnm Pace One
any reintions with the Secretary that in,
not to make nny rcciuests, ' said Klske.
He admitted thete had been some minor
letters belvvopti them since .McAdon went In
the I'ablnet, but none ahnut business ma'l-
ters except strictly between - ! Isk. ns a
tln.incler and JtcAdoo ns head of the
Treasury.
Attorney Whipple delved Into tho question
of the Federal Hoard lease of quarters
ow ned bv Klsk.
The hitter admitted he had talked with
McAdoo about the lease.
"1 told him about the advantages of the
ienso nnd said I would like to lense the
nfllces if they were adequate and proper,"
said Flsk.
"lUd you use any nppeal for fnvor?"
he was asked.
"Nothing but what 1 Just tolil you," Flsk
replied.
The P'ederal bank lense of the Flsk prop
erty wfs $30,00(1 for the first year and
$41,000 thereafter "rensonnble rental,"
Fisk declared.
In n nutshell, Fisk's testimony was a
denlnl of nny improper relations or receipt
of advance Information from .McAdoo.
"Is it true thnt nt nny time you had
or have had such absolute control of n
I'ablnet member that you could bring him
from Washington to Now York nt any time
by culling him on the phone?" he was
nsked.
"I never mode any such statement," Flsk
replied
"fid you have such control?" he was
nsked.
"No more than thnt I could call any
friend nn the phone," he answered. "I
never said anything about being able to get
a i'ablnet member up hero."
Fisk submitted sheets and names cover
ing the leak period, and swore that the
names were real; thnt he had had nn new
customers during the leak period, but tjint
the firm had also done business mi Its own
account.
Fisk revealed that Jesse Sarvls. it Wash
ington correspondent, who be thought had
been with the Wall Street Journal, had In
the past posted the Flsk firm on bond mat
ters or information directly t-oncei ulng the
Flsk house.
S.irvis's succeiMor had posted Ihetn on
routine matters, too, hut Flsk could not
at once na ne the successor.
Afcked bv Republican members to tell
when was the last time he had seen Mc
Adoo, Fisk tcplied:
"A week ago Friday. As I passed through
the lobby of tho Willnrd Hotel Mr. Mc
Adoo cu mo through. I said, 'linod morn
ing' He replied to tho group about nie,
Tntll this leak is over, utntl-men. Mr. Fisk
anil I hae no communications'"
At the time of the liwson testlmnnv in
Washington, I'lk flight McAdoo by phone,
hut was anHweit'd bv a nolo saying It was
better for them to n,ie no relations what
soever while the prol,,. proceeded.
Scattlu Mayor IMcntls No I Citiilty
SKATTl.t". Wash Jan ;. Mayor II.
Hill pleaded not guilty today to a Federal
Ind ctment chntglng him with being u parti
to the Rllllngsley whisky ring conspiracy
to violutn Federal Matutt-s.
TWO SISTERS LICENSED
FOR DOUBLE AIARRIAGE
Mary A. nnd Marenrot C. Horry, of
Gormnntown, to Bccomo
Clerks' nritlos
Two sisters. Mary A and Maignret '
Berry, of 8315 Naomi avenue. Oermantown,
today obtained licenses for a double wed
ding t be performed at tho Church of St
Vincent de Paul.
Mary will wod John '. Ynrks. Jr.. of
J21S Wallute street, who gave his occu
pation as a clerk and his age as twenty
eight years. His intended bride Is twenty
four. Margaret will marry John . Jlcl'ormkk.
a clerk, of WW Ureen street Unreuret
Is twenty-two; McCprmlck, thirty-two.
Other licenses issued were:
John VV. Miller. 83t8 K Klpp it . and Irene
Adams. 3S Leu at.
Morris i-fvln. if)T 8, d t , and Fanny rpl-
tnan. U'7 Wulr at
Thomas I'arkln IWiS K. Oakdala at , and ln
Allen, ttlll K. liuntliiitdun at
,,1!.r,rA l$".: v-s iv v"r ' ""l Ann Eaten,
253 N How urd at
NJlaon 11. Wright S'.'ll N Kith at . and Jlar-
Uara ! Iti-ihl. 3033 X nth at.
'W, t',Miir.l!n' 'V3L ,,l"e "' "ad Anna
lark. l.ilU Ilavirf.ird ave.
Oliver P TownaenO. I'lit-ster. Pa and Annlo
M. Ilaffmaatifr til).' H l.lpplni on at
Adam SevvrouU 338 H 3d. at . ami Ik-len l.ein-
Ooaka. 333 M till at
Frederick A Uorman. HfUH Titan ai . and 'aih-
orina K Kennedy. U3l lUfrtlaml ai
Morrla t'oben. IU0J 8 Fruuklln at . and Jlni.-
tjpoctor. 30U Titan at
Charles C. Aufhum Haadinsr Pa and I'llza-
Uflh V. ll&aer. Heading:. Pa
Samuel lllumenthal VMn Snrlna Harden at
and Alberta i; UullllEan. Trenton N J
Frank J. Paulkamua Wllltamspori. Pa . and
Harriett B Trottner ills 8 out et
V!ili4m M Tbomaon. 51 1 13. Cornwall at . and
Anna K l.udwijr 2I1H N 7th at
John V. Sovinaon Pottalown pa . and L,aura A
Kelman, Pottalown. Pa
Joaeph Pan 1TIS Stlllman at . and Julia Clean
1718 Stlllman at
Charlea A Ennia, a?a N l,awrenc at . and Ida
II James. t-l N Mth at
Harry J. McCunnev. lfcAO N 23d St . and Olellu
I) Ilradley. 1731 N' Lambert at
Charlea O Ktaainaer. Yfu,'i-M at und Marlbor-
ouyb ave and Ethel Kadea UII3 S .Villi at
John P. I.aBerty. 8S0O Grays ave., and Mar) 10
l.ynih. fl2"0 Clray' a ave
Harry C. Petera Hovv Creek Pa . and Aifnua U
llaulil
t-eppieman. iwi n .11 i
ull h.
Homier. 11.1 1 W Huntingdon at . and
Htaanor lllrat. 3117 N' tilth at
Harry A (foodwin. 2UOt Bedner ai and Hoaalla
M. liersoc. 1S34 Uermantoivn ulu
Elkton Marriage Licenses
KLKTQN. Md., Jan l Marriage li
censes were issued here today to Kamuvi
Hamilton und May Jetties. James Adair and
Nellie Jumea, C'harUs J Muckin and Kllza
beth Slug?, all of Philadelphia , Herbert
K. ltudlin and Mary b'btd, i-ddystone, I'a .
Charles A Kfcchert ami Itowe c (i.it-euu.
Atlantic City, Carroll A Smith and Flr
enc Huttenback Washington , ttussell Tur
ktngton and Ktlythe u Parson, Petm Val
Uy. Pa : laater p Petty, Washington, and
EttW Lcvtuex. Baltimore, and Kdgar H,
Aiy and WUieaiut T t'liutday, Camden,
HATE BATTLE HITS
GRAIN TRADE HERE
If Northern Jersey Cities
Win Plea Philadelphia
Commerce Faces Ruin
LOADING CHARGES HIGHER'
llu a staff r'orrrnoiinVitt
NKW YitttK, Jan. 2ft If the freight
rntei on rjrnln are reduced to the northern
New Jersey ports the blir qrnln trade
throtiBh the port of Philadelphia, will be
Ipstlnjptl. Tills will the op nlon of IjOiila
fl. tlrnff. president of the Commercial llv
chanite nf t'hllndelphlii, who was tho first
witness called before Hpcclnt I'xninltirr Wil
bur t.a floe. Jr.. of the Interstate Commerce
commission In the New Jersey frelRlit vnte
rnsr-., Contrary to the belief or many pcr
pohs In favor of a reduction to Jersey City
IT the different nl to Philadelphia In rela
tively maintained. Mr. Unifr nsserled that ti
split In the port of New Vol It would spell
disaster tn the crnln commelce In Phila
delphia. Mr, tintff pointed out that ti cent more
per bti'hel is ohnrKcd for loading by the
rnllroails at t'liltndelphlii thnti III tlm port
of New York. These chorees, ho said, vir
tually destroyed any differential
Mr tlrnff beirnii his testimony by slntliiB
that Philadelphia exported 4!.R"in.llf
bushels of Rrnln last year. He said thnt
iriM.N't.1.132 bushels were shipped from Now
Vork, Including: both sides of the port
ttnltlmoie, he snld, exported I ln.0D0.SCS
bushels
'If I he port nt New York were "split
in ritlen or n difference existed between tho
New tirk nnd New Jersey It would do
itm.v the (train rommerce of t'liltndelphln,"
.said Mr. Uroff.
I.OAHINI! CHAttUKM (lltl'ATCH
lie pointed out the fact Hint loading
rlwirKPs were creator In Now Vork Har
bor Ihan nt riilladelphlii. lie said:
"Cine-half cent per bushel Is chnrced nt
the Jet spy ports, while the rost of load
Iiik In I'hllnilelphln is throp-riunrterti of n
cent per bushel. This question Is before
the Ititerstnte Commerce Commission.
'An iivernne onrpo of 200,(100 liuihels
posts $."i(Ml more per day to lonil at Phila
delphia. We loud about '100,000 biislicla
each day In Philadelphia, therefore our
Ilrms pay nn milled $1000.
The witness wna led In his direct testl-
nmnv by William tllnsBow, Jr., counsel for
the Cotimiprcin! Kxcha litre,
Mr. (Irnff told of the dretlfrlni; work done
in the lielnwnre Itlver. wlilrli slnco 1 D 1 1
I'.'im nllowed the vessels at Philadelphia to
come "nlonjislde' the elevator plors. Ilo
Mild that sixty-five per cent of the ships
were now loaded In thla direct manner.
"If the Jeisey City tnte on irrain Is ic-dui-eil
it would mnkn the cost of lirltifiltu;
and loading nt Jersey City less than at
Philadelphia '.'At the present time they
nre virtually on tlm snmo Iinsls," said the
witness. "At tho present day we nave In
Phlliidclphlti, on px-liikn-itrntn. which coni
prlses iiboiit fifi per cent the business, n
.IMI.1 cent per bushel (inferential on whent
over New York harbor points, nn oats wo
enjoy .IIOL' cent per bushel.
"Ill view of the extra cent rhnrfred fnr
load I hit nt Phlladelpliln the differential It
linlly 'wiped out,'" ii?.soited Mr, (Sniff.
"We could not see Jersey City have n
reduction of even n iiunrter of n cent or
our business would be destioyeil," continued
the wltnes.i.
lUIU'CT AI,t,-I(Alti HOITICS
He explained that nn direct unites from
western points 1 hllndelphln enjoys one
cent differential in favor of Phlladelpliln per
hundred pounds of Rttiln over both sides
of New York hn;bor.
"What Is the rato differential per bushel
from western points?" demanded Mr. (11ns
KOW. "We enjoy Olio cent differential on wheat
per bushel : .0050 cent on corn and .003:2
on oats pir bushel, (in this grain the snmo
higher rates prevail in the port of Philadel
phia for loadliif; over ,ew York.
"A reduction would not allow us to corn
pole with any merchant dolni? his business
throiurh Jersey City. A merclmnt tindiiiR
at Jersey City could out-bid the merchant
at Philadelphia or undersell the mercluiti
of Philadelphia.
"The expoit uraln trndc nf Philadelphia
Is by fin tho liirKPHt toiiiuiBe lenvliiR our
porti In normal limes. .More than fifty per
eel n of the (rrnin export mnde Is my esti
mate of that business."
Mr. 'irnff explained that n change would
reopen the crnln differential (piestlon all
over the country. Ho snld Philadelphia
would havp to appear before the Interstate
Commerce Commission for an equal reduc
tion with Jersey City, becntlse it Is nt rock
bottom pile em competition with Jersey
City.
CHARGES FEDERAL JUDGE
FAVORS LAWYERS' CLIQUE
Witmer, of Middle Pennsylvnnisi Dis
trict, Unfair in Bankruptcy I'to
ceciliii'rs, Petitioner Alleges
nil a Ftftff cnnrsnoBdnit
WHIII'tiTO.V, Jan. L'O. A petition
nealnst .ludse Charles H. Witmer, nf tho
l'nlted States District Court for tho Middle
OlMrict of Pennsylvania, won Med in the
Supremo Court today by Samuel Wlnlner. of
Wilkes-narre In effect the petition nocking
mandamus against tho Judge charges him
with unfatrneas In bankruptcy proceedings
nnd also alleges that ho favors a cllquo
of bankruptcy lawyers. The petihton says:
"lit that community (Wllkes-Uarro .and
Scrnntnn, as In some other localities, coun
sel is sorry to say, thero appear to exist
H clique of lawyers who dlsposo of the
bankruptcy cases a bankruptcy ring."
Sir. Wlntner said that ho waa unnhlo to
get a lawyer in these places to present
hi petition to tho Supremo Court. His
counael l a New York lawyer.
Judge Witmer, before going on the bench,
was a leading organization politician In
Suubuiy. Voting lawyers allied Willi the
Republican machine in Pennsylvania are
aw.li did vvitli appoiiitn.iiiis bv'this judgo,
the n til inn ih.iis
Oanid ty and botllti andir tht dirtct
control of tht F'tnch Qovirnmtnt
Natural Alkaline
Water
Used at meals
prevents EJys
pepsia and re
lieves Gout, In
digestion and
Uric Acid.
Ask your Physician
sm
VICHY
Note the Name tit
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BATTLE FLAG UNFURLED
BY KAISER'S PREACHER
Sermon for Ruler's Birthday
Bel ligerent Year Aro II Was
Appeal for Peace
Hy CARL W. ACKRRJIAN
BKniitV, Jan. 2! Where one year ngo
t)oclor Prynnder. the quiet, whlle-linlreil
man, who 1ft court preifeher. pleniled for
nit hour for peare In the srrvlc;i marking
the JCrtlier'a hlMhday. this car hia sermon
was n fiery defense of riermnnya came
nnd n militant plea for nertnatiy to steel
herself for Hie decisive battle every olid
believes Is coming. In this changed spirit
he reflected the sentiment nf the (leriitan
people. Ilo snld in his address nt the spe
cial Cathedral service:
Wo khow that before ns Is the de
cisive battle which ran be fought
through only Willi the Kreatest sacri
fices, Hut In all cases of the part Mod
has helped us and Mod will tight for tin
today, through our lenders and our
soldiers, We neither willed nor wanted
this war neither tho Kaiser nor tho
people. We hoped for penrn as Iho
Kaiser extended his peace proposal, but
with unheard of frivolity ntul Insults
our enemies slapped the back of tlic
Kaiser's extended hand nf peace.
To such enemies there Is only one
voice that of cannons. We enntlnue
tho war with a clear coukcIciico and
with trust in rind that he will btlng us
victory. God cannot He will not
permit the Herman people to go down.
Pootnr prynnder's sermon was delivered
before nn audlencn of the highest nnhlen
or royalty and of officialdom Hint has been
gathered In a year since Ills previous ser
mon on the Knlser's birthday Tho service
and the sermon were by fnr Hie most
Impressive and awe-inspiring leliglous
set vices I have attended here In two years.
I'ven Doctor Hrynnder himself was ke.ved
to a belligerent nttllnde nn he clinched
his phrases by forceful gestures.
Near tho front pat American Ambassador
Dcrftid, In full evening dress, while nenr-liy
were the other Ambassadors In their fuil
court unlfoiiiis. Closn nt hand were the
Ministers of stale Including (Irani! Ad
miral von Tlrpltz. Many oilier admirals
nnd high nlllclnls sat In the balcony, while
In Iho cniltt box sat tho Crown Princess
Cenllle, with her young sons nnd (lermany's
nobles.
As the Lord's Prayer was rend as usual
them was emphasis In Id on tho plen,
"tjlve us our dally bread."
As Iloelor Pryonder pronounced t lip bene.
diction lie prayed thnt ills "ptiiver's wings
would take tho people's trustful greetings
to Iho Kaiser nt the fiont."
r
May Fltiy Mnnticclln fnr $100,1100
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20 -Members of
the House Committee on public Hulldings
and (iroiinds, who went to Montloollo yes
terday, today Indicated they inlghl pur
chase tlio Thomas Jefferson linmp for $100,
000. The "SOO.000 asked by ltepiesenlntlvo
Levy, the present owner. Is termed too
high.
too i.ati: rim ci.asmi'i!.tmn
"hiatus
MOIltsn.v.jnn .'s. llMBAHirrir lrArtVTJT
MOItlSON, il.iiiRhler nT late ilmrae Noble unit
I.euNn (Impnian lliirvrv .Mnrlpon ron-inl
writers, fit. James's I'hurrli. Kid nml Wnlnut
sis Weil . 2 p. in. lot prtmle
inrritirii .inn 'jn. anna v. nrniii-ir.
llelntives nml frlenil. l.llllles' Auxilllirv ef
Pennsylvnnlii I'limnmnilerv, No 70. K. of T
Temple ('Impel, No Ki'i, Onler nt llnstern Hlnr,
invlteil til fiuirrtll seniles Tiles.. H n m ftl-
nrrnl pnrlors of t'harles Slronmnler tt Son. I.l.ln
I'npliir si. Int. 'nils Creek ('cm . I'leiirDrlil
( ounty. T'.-i
MillHATII Jiill BR. ('llAltl.rj.S. son nf the
"',". hnrlcH nnd J.HH. I' MiCnill). iiBi'il OH.
Ueliillvcs unit filemli Invited iii funernl Weil.
.1(1 n. in . rniill the Oliver II n.ilr lllilu . 1m;o
i hestnil st Iteiulrin muss nt chiireh nr the
Assumption 11 n. m Kit. nt Old Cnlhilrnl 'rn,
.MPI.I.KN .lsn 211. JOHN J. mwb.in.l of
-M.-irv Mullen (nee MeCnlgnnl. nu-ed 111. ton-
'JV'" nn't "rl'nils Invllrd tn funeral. Thurs ,
S.lti h m . .tun Clirrnril nve., Ardmore. Pn
Siilrmn rernilein inn mi nt St Minis' Church
10 n m. Int. nt St. Ilenls's Com """.
PHAIt tn llnMi.n. Jnll III, VFOrtA THAl.llrj
.'IPV' ,lii,Bhl'r "f nrnest I. ThnlnB. Punernl
Weil. L':.1il p in., from 4.1 Virslnla si, Pnhnm's
( onirr. Ponhesier. Mnss
l.tlST AMI I'tll'M)
hl.VH ANIi MtiNCV Lust, dhiiiiiind rlfnf nnd
inone lii'tween ,-iss Spruee nnd enr. r.sth und
Spruce ltevvnrd If returned tn .v:!n Sprure t
llltuoCH Lost, cold dliiinund hroneh In rhuni
iiis Jewel line. Sunilny nichi. Chellen nve..
lietvveen "t nrk rnnil nnd Lttneklln plki , valued
ns Imirlnritn frnm mnthi r: lll.eml ri-vrnn,
Phone l,iimii.ird il'JO
MTIJATIONS tVANTni) Pi;i.MJ
i)ltns.s.MAKi;it. hlBh-. liisH. hit,, of Now York"
wishes etmneemrnl: mil ii in hIvIib, II'"'
Wnlnut st. Phone Wo loin mk
MTPATIONI U'ANTPII MAl.i:
YOPNIl MAN. SB enrs old. ,ih hii imslstiint
huyrr nnd inHnnBrr nf linuse furnlshins store.
wlHli In make ti rhimitM nfirr (1 vrarn' smis
fnctnry service A 203. l.ciljier DfOee.
II'.I.P
'.nti:d iniiAi.i:
Iinpsrjwnith. ISxiwrlrnreil white Blrl for cen
rrnl hoiiauvvnrk. fnnnly nf ,1 nilults: must hn
Bond cook nnd have reference, ennd vvneen
lll.lil W. VenmiBO TIobii li IS.' vvngen.
Nl'IIHn. fnr 2 children, flrsi-riaiis rrrrrrnrn re
rnilred, Rnnd vvnses I'll,, no Arilninre 10,'IT or
P O lion Uli, Wynnewnud. pH.
HOPHUH'OltK Wnmnn fnr Benerul homework.
fuullly of 2: ref ; iinges JO Ph. Cynwvi 2WI
I,AltOlti:itH. wllite nml i nlnreil, WHlitnd'fnr
Pennii. It. It.: Bteinlv vvnru. mu hmird with
conipnnyf desired. Apply Cl ,. 17th nt.
III'!,!' tVAN'IIIll JIAI.I1
XK'ftT1 ""',f,TAen!''"u', ln. "'"'''' af textile mill.
Wnlther. 31100 Kemdnulnti nve.
(iHI.NIii:it. fnr work nn m-mlHulnmnllu marhlne"
hraas tilumbiui; comls Kitsun Co., 2xth si.
nnd amy's Perry nve
POPIntY PAH MX IVANTIII)
WANTKH Kully eiiulnped pnuliry farm. .' neres
nr less to nil nnimouatr lallll nr mure f hlrkens:
witii ilwrlllnB hnunr; niinuf H miles nr less
frnm Phlln.: vvrlie full p.iril.ulnrs, bIvb rntk
tinttntn price. fi022 L.itumt nve
AUTOCARS HAVE
m-
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- u & , 2m?
u S' Mont(in tkl"son of Manank, Philadelphia, sub-contractor for
the Perm Reduction Co., says: ';Vith two Autocars I am now doing the
work of six double teams and with fewer men. It used to take a team all .
day and part of the night to collect a load and haul it out to Cold Point
Farm for disposal (18 miles round trip). An Autocar makes three of these
trips a day In the snowy weatherof last December, with the roads almost
impassable, I couldn't have done without the cars."
Over 4000 other concerns in all lines of business use the Autocar, Write
for catalog or call on the Autocar Sales and Service Co 23rd and MnrkPfc
Streets, Philadelphia; factory branch of the Autocar &o gu
1917
ACTRESS FOUND SLAIN
WHEN COFFIN IS OPENED
Mother Horrified at Finding
Wounds When Death Sup
posedly Wns Natural
ItUTLANM, Vt. .Inn., 2!) A murder, ns
daring ns the cloi crest Invention of fiction
Is believed In be behind the discovery today
that the body of Miss llessle Henson. a tno
llnti picture nclrcss, shipped from Los An
geles in n metal casket, marked "conln
genus, do not open," was pierced with four
btillel holes nnd only scantily clad.
Accotdlng (o lilstrlet Attorney Pnttlln,
the murderer must have shot the glil. Jam
med her body Initi tho metal coffin nnd, as a
mentis of covering up his crime, shipped It
nil the way across the continent to the
girl's mother, Mrs. Chnunroy Denton, a
llfelohg resident of a llttlo village nbont
sixteen miles from Ibis city.
A death cortlllrnte. believed In have been
forged, was pinned to tho casket. It gave
Iho rnusc of death ns yellow liver nttnphy.
Tho words "yellow liver" were printed by
n typewriter. "Atrophy" was written with
Ink. The certlflcnto was signed by a "Doc
lor Slennis.'.'
Tho girl's mother fecelved n telegram
about three weeks ngo that her daughter
hail died in n Los Angelea hospital and
that the body was being shipped to her
former homo for burial.
Mrs. Henson berame suspicious nnd upon
the casket's arrival ordered It opened. The
girl's, body was discovered clad only lit a
(llinsy shirtwaist nnd underclothes. There
were two bullet boles In the h"nd, one in
the left arm and one In tlin tight leg. The
local police worn notified nnd the Los Angeles
authorities wet" asked for pin Honiara trail
ing to get nn Immedlntn nnswer. Mr Iten
son started for the const. No word from
her has yet been received.
Tho girl wns n graduate of Knlr Haven
High Pchonl, n prnttv brunette, nnd left
her home about four year? ngn to go Into
moving pictures She corresponded regu
Inrly with her mother, tho latter having
sent her $125 within Hie lust three months,
In response to requests for money.
Downs Fifth ('crman Plane
"""AIUS, .Inn. 20 Lieutenant rjnrtln. of
the 1'iench aviation corps, brought down
his fifth Oermnn ncroplnno In a battle yes
t pi ilny, the French War nmce reported to
day. Muring the night Trench ah men
linmliaided Iho railway stations at Athlcs,
Savy and ""trolllrrs.
REMOVAL SALE
My business has outgrown its present quar-
Uters, a splendid tribute to
e Walter G. Himself
Cause So about February 15th I will move to the
Southeast Corner of Eleventh and Chestnut
Streets, where every modern store facility
is being instated.
To simplify moving I have greatly reduced
every discontinued and incomplete line.
q These re-priccd "specials" include shirts,
err . neckwear, gloves, mufflers, vests, pajamas,
CiJjQCt underwear, overcoats, sport coats, ker
chiefs, nightshirts, smoking jackets and bath
robes, thus offering an unusual opportunity
to replenish your wardrobe at really worth
while savings.
O'- Store ::::::7'Bji
1018 Chestnut Street r
FOUNDED 1865
The Provident
i
Life and Trust Company of Philadelphia
A sum equal to twenty times your annual income is what you
should leave your family at death or provide for yourself
at aye fi". The safest investments yield slightly over J,
say 5, to he liberal. If you earn $2000 a year, it is
5 on $40,000. How much less than your yearly
income can your family live on in case of
( your death? '
FOURTH AND CHESTNUT STREETS
STANDARDIZED DELIVERY SERVICE
CHASSIS' $1650
biM&T'zShy'" ' "'m V J " KriKKi 'l?lSsJt'l - -,.jwk &
VTs?'sttL- .A av? i-3mma .jRxat.". v f m2"vi.
4Fi
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BIRTH-CONTROL TRIAL
CROWDS COURTROOM
Scores of Women Go to See Mrs,
Snnj-er Face Jury for
Breaking Law
NHW VDflK, Jan. 2!) Scores of women
crowded rlenernl Sessions Court In Ttrnok
tyn this nftertioon, where Mrs Mnigaret
SahRcr was fo bo tried for distributing
Information rcgnrdlng birth control
A baby parade, which wns planned by
Women nf the llrnwnsvlllo district In which
Iho blfth control clinic was. did not mate
tlallao. but sympathizers of Mrs Ranger
wero on hand long before tho case was
called.
nn motion of Asslslnlit Tilslrlrf Attorney
r'noper. It wns ordered lhat Mrs Sanger
and her assistant, Mist Fanny Mnndell,
have separate trials. That nf Miss Mnn
dell wns called tlrst.
Mrs Sanger cvpenls to be convicted Sho
will not deny having distributed birth-control
Information, Miss Fan hi Mondell. nn
assistant, who also will tin placed on trial,
c'xpecis to be convicted.
tlnlh women If convicted nnd sentenced
nro expected to apply for writs of habeas
cnipus tn enable them to nttend tho I'nr
negle Hall protest meeting.
Mrs Sanger nnd her assistant navo
prqmlspd to liunger-strlke. They have de
clared they will neither cat nor think.
Correction I'onimisslntier llurdettn CJ.
Lewis, however, declnrcs there will bo nn
wnlllng for Mrs Sanger In become weak
ened Prison olltelnls say alio will bo fed
after two days If she becomes n hunger-
striking prisoner.
Conflicting reports regarding Hie condi
tion of Mrs Ilyrno nro coming finm prison
nuthorltos and friends of Hie militant
birth control hunger striker. 'nmmlssoner
Lewis declared Mrs Hyrtte was in n s.itis
fnctnry coiiilltlnti. nnd the hunger stilke had
vlitunlly been broken, lluliellns Issued bv
him state thai Mrs. Ilytnc baa made, no
nblectlon to forcible feeding. She Is being
fed rcgtllnily.
tin the other hand, Mrs Sanger slated
she had received definite and lell.ible in
formal Ion Hint her sister was in an ex
tremely serious condition
"I know sho was unconscious for twenty
four hours," she exclaimed. "She was
expectorating blood from tlm injutrd mem
luanes of her tltt on t and nose This meet
ing tonight mny become a memorial In
stead nt n testimonial meeting."
Plnns have been inndn to havo Mrs.
Ilyrno at tho meeting If her release today
Is obtained. She will be carried to th"
speakers' platform on a stretcher
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