JSTR47 hff TUESDAY March 6, 1917 3 KILLED, 6 HURT IN P. R. R. WRECK ,Third Casualty in Ten Days When Coal Freight Hits I Another Train RAN PAST THE SIGNAL Accident Tnkcs Place Below Nor- ristown Philadelphians Anions; Victims f Thiec men were killed and six injured In tho thlnl wreck In ten da)s mi the Pcun. sylvanla P.allrn.td rnrly loilaj when nn outboupl Philadelphia coal train ran past , a signal below NorrlRtoun nml ernnhed Into . string of freight cars drawn by a janl nglnc. One Philadelphia!! lost his life anil three were hurt. All of the dead and Injured arc railroad employes The dead arc KF.ItT ll.Vl.lllll, twent -seven J ears ulil. i' Nnrlli Mvt'etll ftrret. Philadelphia? fre't.d brakeinnn. T. II. (!.M)'.. twenty-seven jenrs olil. 4il Oanclj Mreet. Nnrrlstown; frelslil flrem.in. A. A. Rr.flil.ITI1. lvM-ntv-.il imw old. l NorweeUn street. Pattsvlllei frrlslit broke- nian. The Injured, who were taken to tho Char. Ity Hospital, Norrlstown. are CHAUI.UH MII.I.KIt. tnent-fhe jenrs old. IS:3 .Mltrhell street KovlmroilBli.' frelelit lirnke- niant both lee Injured. serious. HAHKV lini'l.T. tlilrtvime rnrs nlil. 15? Jamrolnnn street. Mannyimki frelelit rnmliir- lor; cut ami hrulsrs. Wll.MVM KKI.I.Mt. Ilitrt Jenrs old. tHllt Smirk treet. Mnnn)linUl frelnlit encllicer light Injuries. I ElllVARIt A. M'lll I.TZ. HdrlwlBlit jenrs old. Hi Vet lr trret. Nnrrl'lonll. frrlisht run. durtnrt Intrrnlllr Injured? erliiu. ' TV. I). I II IKI.IIN. fort-l jenrs n'll, ins llnr- I ber treel. Pnllsvllle. frelelit cnnlnrrr ' crushed nbilnmeni prion. i t i:ilillTlS SI.1 Marmn lreei. , rhnenlvvllle, frelelit Preniun, alight Injuries. I HAIlLY-MllltMNC. CIlASll Tho rrristh. which hurled Haling and I 7nV..i beneath the w reok.ige. Ullllnn them Instantly, occurred Miortlv after Ii o'clock this, morning. The "lead" locomotive of tin- coal train, wlilrh was, a "double-header." ran past a signal at I lamest station, In the lower Norrlstown freight ) arils, accord ln to railroad olllclnl. It crossed a twitch, binashlng Into the rear of the other train. The locomotive was foti-cd Into the string of box cars, crumpling the wooden rn boose and several cars, and mounting astride the splintered wreckage The terrific force of the collision demol ished the first locomotive of the "double, header." The second was not damaged badly, but the freight car that followed It was forced lorward and passed oer It like a:i envelope, killing or Injuring tho men on It, as well an the men who were on the first locomotive. The men on the train which the. "double-header" struck wele In the ca boose, which was reducd to kindling wood. The wreckage was thrown to the left and forward, damaging the signal towel at thla point. It was Hnlhlg's third and last wreck, lie. had been injured twice in smnh-ups In his brief two 3 ears as a railroader. Ills young wife, Mrs. Kmlly llalblg, whom ha married two )enrs ago. was almost overcome by grief when she was notified of Ills death She and her mother. Mrs. IMward Hart. left for the bceno of tiie wreck at once. INMUItUD IN HOSPITAL Coroner McGliithery, of Montgomery County, and an ambulance from tho Charity Hospital hurried to tho work of removing the dead and caring for tho Injuied. Ileck lltls, fatally Injured, died shortly after being taken to the hospital. Hchults and Charles are thought to bo .fatally injured. Blame for the wreck Is being Investigated by Coroner McOlathery and railroad offi cials. First accounts and examination of the signal tower at tl." point where the Wreck occurred indicate that Knglnecr Charles who was In tho first locomotive of the double-header with Gnoza, did net see n warning signal, according to railroad men. The heavy coal train was crossing from tho Schuylkill Valley division on to the track leading to tho Whltemarsh June tlon of the Trenton Cut-off branch of the Pennsylvania ltallroad, using an eastbound track. CITY TO SPEND $400,000 ON REPAIR OF STREETS Bids Received for Contract, Including Purchase of 950,000 Gallons of Oil Bids were received today by the De- , partment of Public Works for grading and repairing Mreots and for the supply of oils I for sprinkling roads within tho city limits. About 950.000 gallons of oil will be used 1 for the latter purpose. , The work for which contracts will he . awarded under the bids obtained today will ' C0Bt the municipality about $400,000. Tho list of streets to bo graded follows: nambrey street, from Morris to Moore street Clearfleld street, from Front to Second Columbia avenue, from Flfty-nlntli'to Sixtieth street. Kranklln street from Hoeklanrl street to I.lnJ. Ity avenue. I atret, from Ontario to Tloira street. Medary street, from Tenth In Ilroad atreet edro itreet, from Tuenty-drat to lieechvrood rentrldce street, from Fifty. fourth to I'fltv flfth street. Pike street, from Sixteenth to Klihteenth treet. Spencer street, from Norwood to Lambert atrtet Woodstock afreet, from Btenton avenue to Sixty-sixth avenue. CITY TO GET 54103 FROM RAZING OF BUILDINGS Contractors Offer to Pay for Privilege of Retaining Material of Parkway Structures The llureau of Highways received offers from contractors thla afternoon for razing about ZOO structures on the line of the Park way from (Klfteenth street to Fair mount Park. Some of the contractors asked to be pair for their work, hut others offered to iy the, municipality for the privilege of tearing down the structures. In view of the profits to be derived from the building ma- f., terlalH, which they are permitted to retain. ,,. The cly will profit by 14101 on the en- tire project through the proposals of the , contractors. The specifications provide that all properties be destroyed, excepting the -i Mtdlco-Chl College and Hospital on Cherry (street from Seventeenth to Klghteenth. The 'i witire job will, be done In six; sections and ,kt4 were arranged accordingly. . ' ' $1M,M Fire in New York Town ,WATBrOWJNr. X, Y., March e.-FIre , to4MV thwmtrned to wipe out the village of SvHW. near iter. All leMHHHme ami TMMra ai Um kwi'U WHERE THREE LIVES WERE CRUSHED OUT IN TRAIN WRECK HaflMHatt-. '. i MMMMMMMaWMla)lM" I I b .aBBBBBBBBBBbJ aaBBBBBaVBBl Haai SaaaaaaaalaaaaaaHHIaFaaflaaaaWaaaaBLaaBaaEV U- jRiHFWS. TjK 1M $$SM!k'EBjM :flam SBaaalaaaaaaaaaaBVltEuaVaalaaaaaaa&iaaaaaaaSSaaaHnaaW aaaaaaaaaaaar CiK'S7. J3Si'NtiSf M & -' !;iK&MaaaH 'SiMwBBKBKSmiMBBaKEiSBm.Wm. ,9 aaaaaaaaV ?w MmJ;WkLfmili lfm ff!zaM Scene of today's collision at Karncst, on he Pennsylvania Kailroad, where n and injurinc three others. In the circle is Kcrt HalbiK, MAYOR PLEDGES AID IN FOOD CRUSADE Enlists in War to End Shortage and "Knows No Servant but the People" The llrrt rffeitlvn knoik-out bl.iw at the high cil of living In Philadelphia was nfaue this nltetnonn ni lite rnganlratlnn meeting of the Pooil f'oinnilsilon In the re ef pt, on room of the .Mavot'n olllco The Minor, as bnlim:in c-olllcio. w.m the chief t-pokesman Power vviii given him to appoint Mini p woiklng I'fintmlttee n comn.lttee of Inves tigation, one on suppl.v ami dMrlhutlon nml nun on transportation The .Mnjoi iinnnlrd he would appoint the membets at iuiie and announce them tnmormw mottling. In reviewing the food -dluatton the llnvnr said' 'There i no uuestlon in mv mind that food Is being held back by Interested parties for higher price Sonic of It is being held In cars on filling", nml distribu tion of all commodities Is delavcd "lrf't us IK the lespnnsihllltv fnt Ibis corifiltlon rnd bring to Justice thoe who nie to blame T.et all forces co-opetate with the Department of. Piippllc- 1 run sure founclls will o-operate full with all the city forces "We dare not let .mj one go hungr.v In Phi ndelphln, and I am Mire wp shnll b abl. to relieve tl.e ltu:illou, although this work Is not to be a chatlt So long as I hoi 1 olllce I shall do all In mv jinwer to setve the best Interests of tin- city. I know no master but the p-npie" The Mavor urged member'- or the com ml'slnn to repot t to lUstrlct Attorney Kolan unv knowledge of instances where dealers or (peculators were boiling back food prod uct.) Mr. 11 dan, he fell Mire, would act linmedlHtelv. rio'an. who v lis prejnt, made no-comtnentg. .kcpli I'ohen. a member of the commis sion appointed vestcrday. t.ild Ihe cilv should go extensively Into the ownership of public utilities such as slaughter houses and public markets He declared the clt ' bhould have "home rule," so that It would not lie necessarv to appeal to the Legis lature at IMrrleburg for power to net In cinergenc.v nwi i.uc!t nn the present food situation. The I'ood fominlhslon consMs of fort two mi'iuberH, all but a few of whom weic present The city olllclals Include Director of Supplies .MncLaughlln. Dltector of Public Safet Wilson. Director of Health and t'hnrllle.s Kriisen, I'lty Solicitor Coti nelly. District Attorney Hot. in. President I.ennon, of Select Council, and President Clleasoti, of f'omnion Council GRAYSON AGAIN NAMED FOR MEDICAL DIRECTOR WASHINGTON'. Ma nh fi. President Wilson today showed his dftermlnatlnn to fight for confirmation of bis friend and private phjrlclan, I)r Cary T. (Irayson, when he sent to the Senate In etra ses sion fJraysou's nomination to be medical director, with rank of lean admiral. He recommended promotion of llrlg.idler Oen eral Hunter Liggett, of the 1'nlted States army, to be major geneial to succeed the late Major Ceneral Kunston. and Colonel Francis .1. Kernan. Twenty-eighth Inf.intr), to be brigadier general Hot Springs Kntries l'lrst raee selling, Hot Springs lnaucural. thre.jenr-olila and up S furtonRs Wnt. l'.". Ilrnlllu'lo. HO. The Duke. 10',; 1M llnunril (lmt.. In.'i. Cannon Hrldyp. Ilo: Tlnv.H.lIm; till l.aiiKhurne IK' Hara and Htnra, llo. Second race, three. jr-ar-okli and up f.j fur IonK, aelllnit "dlater Huale. 117. 'lllun llan nork lsi utelnner. tin. Knihom. ln.: Tom Caro, I07i I'oeman, 1U7. Ilusy Joe. 1111!, lle cluae. lull. Thlnl rare, xelllnE, Ihree-vear-oMa and un. t 1.10 mllea Vlrule Dot loin Ktta's charm 111; Klrat Htar, 111! Cnunterrart. Uli lllllle lluker, Ills Tranaport, lit. Mtelrllrfn III Fourth rare, all axes, the Karllngtnn Hotel Purae. thrie-ear.oMa and up. tl furlonca Itlrd lore, tipi r.'lly Iiaa (Imp.). lli Arrlet (Imp ). Ill), Julia U. 110; Wiseman. 110. Pleasurevllle. 1111; llubhuh UJ; I'lnch (linn I. 113. Mara Cnv aldy, 110; liordnn Ituaiell. 11.1 Klflh race. Hllnuaneea, three.ear-olda mid up. B furlonliroom Hueep, HIS; (li-neva. loti Klla Ryan. 1IH Kebo. 101 Kller, llllli Kn-Sher. Iff Hill; 8ir Oliver. 10H, Kullur, loin J. rtufu. 109i Hpear lainee (Imp.). 113) Old Kylera. 115. Slith raee, eelllns. three-year-olda and up, mile Mahel Uulwrber. HIT; 'Jack Reeva. JnTi I'aymaaltr till Wadaworlh'e Ijiat, 112; Kn Manaser. 114; Little Htrlnir. 1H. ' ' Apiirenllra allowance claimed. Weather, cloudy; track, fast. Havana Entries Klrat rare. 6 furlonta. Ihrea-year-olda and up. claiming "Penance, en; Mary .lilackwood. 104; Anument. 104; McAdama. lot); Hamerkop. 109; Hfpoct. 109; Morrlatown. 109; Yorkshire lloy, 114; Andrew O'Day. 114, Hecond rnce. It furlonga. three.er-olda. rlalmlni JIad Tour. ; 8later ltiley. 103; llrodheck, 1U3: llrown liaby. 100; Freahat. 1IW; Little Coltata. til: 'Captain Wrdirlcka! 111! Llttla Wonder. Ills Woo Meals. I1B, Third race, RH furlonga. three-year-olds and Up rlalmlnc Isut lley. UK; Ijird IVallra. S8; Kllubelh Lea. 100: 'Halon. 101; Hall Hand. 102: Klonlnxton, 102: Kopje, 104; Edith Olaa, ins: Captain. Klllolt. 100; Arcene, 100; lllui Wlnr. 104 Uulger. 109. . ' ' Tourlh raca, BH furlongs, Ihreo-year-olda and up. elalmlnir Cherry Hell, H; Maanetlna, H: Twinkle Toea. 04: Otseao. t4; 'Ha'penny, lvu Fluta, 1071 Caalara. lot): Unity, fill 'Shad' ii ciistfVMri, liri, Fifth race. mile, rour-yrar-nld and up. elalm ln Molly O. ItM. l'aa White. 103; Malik, 100: Almida Lawrence. 100, Muiantl. loti Altmrdl, JOB; Orrth. 1S, ' ll. (wir-yMr-olda and l ! Euening MAN THOUGHT DEAD AND BURIED APPEARS;FAMILY DUMFOUNDED Body of Man Found Roasted to Deatli Buried as That of Hughie Tinney by Weeping Family. Then He "Comes Back" lluchie Ttnnev lead that he had been roasted to death and burled In Mt. Mot lab Cemetcr ; then h chuckled and went on "wandering around town," ns be expressed it. until jesterday, when lie puslied his way back from the dead He wamt verv sne cesiful jesterday. bill this morning he reappeared and nil of his cronies shook Ins hand and the Coroner took iogul7ane of the mistake Then Ilughle Tinney dis appeared again and laughed as he went av all of hli friends Once In a lifetime .vott hear of a man Joking grlmlj, as docs Ilughle On l'"ebrtiiir.v 1,1 a man was found roasted to death in a brick.vatd at Twenty-fifth and .lackou streets. The body could not be readilv identified and It was taken to the Moigue The bodv was unclaimed Then John Camack and Tim Duffy, bosom friends of Ilughle, with whom he had been living at Twenty-fifth and Tellers! streets, gazed at the features and declared that the dead man was none other than Ilughle Alexander Tinne.v, of :U7 West Pars, vunk avenu. was summoned. Ho is a brothrr of Ilughle. Alexander Tinney was pur.7led, but decided the remains were those of his brothei. Ilughle had not been recog nized as -a brother by the family of Ales nnder Tinne.v because of his wnnderlng, unhoinellkn habits nut they decided to "stand b.v" him nnd give him a burial, as befits a Tinney. They hurled him Thurs day . Vcsterdaj afternoon Mrs. William Tinney BULLETINS CANAL CLOSING AND ICE HURT PORT TRADE During fcbruar.v 22S vessels, with a tonnage of A.1S.4S0, nnlveil In Philadelphia from foreign anil coastwlso ports, compared with o2: vessels, with a lonnngc of t!3.r,lS0, fur February last year. The foreign nnd toasivvlso clearances numbered L'.'iO vessels, with ii tonnage, of 660, S2P, for Fcbitinr.v, 1310. The loss In vessels nml tonnage was confined to the coastwise trade, due to the closing of tho Chesapeake nml Delaware Canal for repairs anil to Ice conditions in the Dclavvaie l.lvcr. TAYLOR DECLINES CONSTRUCTION CO. PRESIDENCY A. Merrltt Talor, forrher Director of the Department of Transit, who has just returned fiom n month's stay in Klorlda, lias declined In nrccut tho offlco of president of the American Pipe nnd Construction Company, which was tendered him ly the board of directors of that company. HOMES OF CHICAGO MILLIONAIRES GUARDED CHICAGO, March ft Guards aro being maintained day nml night nbout the homes "f .1. Ogden Armour ufld Nelson Morris, milllnnnlio packers, nml Joseph I'. (Irlllln, president of tlio Hoard of Trade, ns tho icsult of n letter received by JUri firinin, threatening to kill the heads of "big business" heic. It was learned today! The guard has been kept for n week. ' LONDON 'CHANGE OUSTS MEMBERS OF GERMAN BLOOD LONDON. March 6.- The Stock Kxchango committee today rejected the nppll cations for le-clcctlon of four members of Teuton origin for the new Stock l'xchangc ear. FREEZING WEATHER DAMAGES TEXAS CROPS rmOW'NHVILLE. Tex., March 6. Vegetables, pai tlctihirly potntocs, suffered severely In this 'territory because of freezing weather In tho last twenty-four hours. Tho damage, It Is predicted, will reach $300,000. HOLLAND TO QUIT SENDING BREAD TO BELGIUM LONDON, March ft After Saturday Hpllnnd will be compelled to prohibit tho exurt of bread to Belgium on account of the German submarine wnrfnre, accord ing to announcement made here today from Dutch sources, BUMP ON .THE ICE RESTORES BOY'S 'SPEECH ASI1URY PARK; N. .1., March 6. A fall on tho lee has restored tho speech of Victor liazln, 1,2 years old, son of Albert Mazln, of 1003 Sewall avenue, who lost his voice on September 25 last. Specialists, who said the boy had strained his vocal chords while shouting at a footbnll game, were un'ablo to effect a cure. GERMANS SHOOT DOWN EIGHTEEN HOSTILE PLANES BERLIN. March 6. Eighteen hostile aoroplanes were' shot down by tho Ger mans during air engagements Sunday, It was announced here thla afternoon. German nlr raids on the railroad station" at Molodeczno, on the Russldn front, whero 600 kilograms pt explosives were dropped, and a raid on allied ammunition sheds north of Satlntkl, on the Macedonian front, were also reported. BRITISH PLANES RAID BREBACH FURNACES LONDO& March 6. Naval aeroplanes on Sunday dropped numerous heavy bombs over the German blast furnaces at Brcbach, an official statement de lared today, " TENNESSEE RIVER OVERRUNS CHATTANOOGA STREETS CIIATTANOpaA, Tenn., - Marsh, . FeurA tUouwna ,. imcmm ' wm toMd L o. , r.. ,,,. -I, , .-. V XT . aJU an. wdst-bound coal train plowed into a 431 North Sixtieth s-treet, one of the was in iier kitchen w hen a man knocked at her dour she opened It and a raggid person stood gulping on the threshhold. "Please, ma'am." s.ild the man. ".vou're Mrs. Tlnnej. aren't jou. ami jour husband's brother was Hugh Tlnnev, mid he's dead. Isn't tie, Mrs Tlnnej ? S.iv he's dead " Mrs. Tinne.v savs she didn't know whether m not to call for the puller, nut flnallv she asked Ihe man what lie meant, and lie said: "Wh, f know hint and I aw him In Whaiton Square about ten minutes ago." Mrs. Tinney told him lie must lie mis taken nnd he went away, mumbling tather dazedly. A" few minutes after that Mrs Tinney was summoned to the telephone and an CMMted voice told ber that her "dead brother was at a house In the neighbor hood It was Ilughle. Indeed He "blew in ' at Twenty-fifth mid Kcderal stteets and his cionles almost fell off their chairs They swore off "boore." thinking It was ,t ghost Then they aw that It was Ilughle nnd wished they hadn't been so lilsty "What s the rumpus?' asked Ilughle "WhetVve you been?" gasped (.oinchod) "Tnu've been dead!" "Nothing to It," said Hligltie. "Iteen North, Philadelphia and just wandering around " lie has gone again now. Poni of his puis think that maybe they had better stick by their resolution while they await developments. .- laVm - - SMiner NEAR NORRISTOWN local frcijjlil train, killing three men dead trainmen. SLEUTHS' MAILED FISTS REST IN SILK GLOVES Which Docs Not Save 18 Caught in Raid From F. 'ng "Judpo," However Uxlieinely cordial was tho gicettng ac corded b.v (Ho Cily Hnll iMeelivcs to the eighteen prisoners caught In a raid on a pool room at 1JC Not III Eighth street last night and lined up before Magistrate Itea ton at Tenth and llutlonwood Micels this morning. "Hello-hello hello" f'tld the sleuths and back came smiles and graceful nods, for theie was no tt-e in hilling it- -the occasion wns a regular old home day for the law and its perennial transgiessors One of Hie prirouern even liilmdureil a "pal fresh from lloston" In a detective. "One of these bright little nights I'll beat jour head ofT," Kaid the sleuth pleas antly. Thus was friendship made solid with tho cemeit of mutual understanding. Wunderllrh mid Klrhy. tho district de. teetlves who made the nricM, testified that when they went In iho place they, found the men pla.vlng cards, hut Immediately a buzzer sounded and all of the money van Ifheil fmm the table. Frank Vlclty. propiletor of the place, was held under, $500 ball for a further hearing next Thursday .sixteen others were bell under $.100 for a hearing nt tho fame time. BABIES WIN PRIZES AT GROCERS' FAIR Judges Have Difliculty in Mak ing Awards Among 130 Happy Competitors Infants of nil completion and dimen sions and all of optimistic mien jo.votnly entered the baby contest this afternoon at the Philadelphia I'ood Kalr. which is being conducted at Hoitlculliiral Hall by the lie tall Grocer.' Association. Them, vvre ir.fl lusty enmpet'tors Al though not officially Informed of the ton test th'ey knew that something unusual was in tlii wind fioni the anxious attitude of their ambltluus mania. Incidentally, Ihe babies made loving e.vcs at the glitter ing prizes which decked the Judges' booth, nnd each acted ns though Ihe whole show was conducted for his or her especial benefit. y-'irst prlr.e in the class one to twelve months went In .Mary Catharine Milnamow. eleven months old, 1M9 South Croskoy rtreet. She received a sliver rup. Her father, .lames K. Milnamow, Is a checker In the navy Mud. Second prl7.o was won b.v Joseph Miller, niio year old. 2212 Wntklns street, wlilbv the, third prize was captured bv Mildred Spent e. eleven months, 1311 South Thltty first street. In the class twelve to twenty-four months the prize winners were; l'lrst, Dorothy Simpson, twenty-four months. (115 Grays Kerry load; second. Christian Kiamer, twenty months, 1250 Oa street; third Anna Kelly. 'twenty months, 17,13 Moote street The Judges were A. C. Vnger. president of the .Manufacturers' Association; H. A. Moore, brokri ; J. 11 Ryall, Children's Bu reau, and Mrs. Margaret B. Simon, Social Servlc Department. Woman's Homeopathic Hospital. The baby exhibit will continue cuch day of the year BRITISH SCHOONER SINKS IN DELAWARE BAY The Ilrltlsh thrie-iuastcd schooner 5lo ama sunk today In Delaware nay oft ihu reporting station at Breakwater nftur a battle of nearly four 'weeks with storm, and Ice floes. Tho crevY was taken off by the tugboat Arabia, The Moama left St, Johns. N. B.. last September with a cargo of lumber for Philadelphia. On February 2 tho schooner was caught In an Ice floe In Delaware Hay. The pounding Ice stove n hol In tho port ulita of the ship nnd It became waterlogged. The tugboat Gettysburg lowed the schooner Into the harbor of refuge. February 26 tho le'oama was docked at Lewes, Del., whore It was repaired. Last Monday the schooner started up the Delaware, en countered more lea and sprang another leak. This time the vessel sank, CAMINETTI AND DIGGS f,0SE ON FINAL APPEAL WASHINGTON', March C The United States Supreme Court today denlad a re hearing to P, Drew Camlnettl and Maury I. Diggs. cqnvlcted of violation of tho Mann white slave law. The Supreme Court recerltly decided Iho Mann law constitutional and denied ap peals qf Camlnettl and Dlggs. The defen dant then sought a rehearing on the grounds that, they had found new evidence. , . v J s Diaixm MIWMN JMp'.to Armed Ship Bill Gets a New Jolt Continued from Vatt One men," charged by the President with kill ing the armed neutrality bill Sunday en deavoied to make their alibis when the Senate convened. His voice duiverlng with excitement. Senator Ken) oil. of lowo. one of the twelve Senators who refused to sign the manifesto, (Iceland vehemently: "i iirnnd ns false the statement of any Lone that I was a party to a, filibuster against the bill." Senator Vardamau. of Mississippi, alo assailed the President's statement In caus tic language. "I would not have voted for the bill then and I would not vote for It now " he said. I want to say that the statement that I. In any way. aided in a flllbusler or at tempted to block a vole on the bill Is un qualifiedly fnle. and evciy Senator here knows It' shouted Senator Ken) on. ".Much as I wanted to discuss Ihe armed neiiliallty bill I did not occupy one second of time. 'The plan seems to be to Include In the alleged filibuster n3tilnt the bill all thoe who lefuscd to sign a cettaln paper dcclai iug for the passage of the bill." IvUNVON STATES POSITION Kern on explained bete tli.it bo offered to suppoi't the bill as passed by the Houe or with the Stone, Cummins or McCumber amendments. But I nm not In the habit of signing papers stating how I will vote on any bill because you can never tell about Its final form." he added "I don t bdleve that slgnatuie of that papei was a collect In dication of whether a man was a patriot or a traitor "However much opposed I was to the bill. 1 would have oted fur it III It final form. Dusting to the Pies.denfs judgment not to aim munitions ships Hut I ierue to lie a paity to Rending Ibis nation Into war for the benefit of munitions makers engaged in building tip onni mulls dividends or to maintain the alleged tight of American clt .zens lo tiavel on belligerent ship. ' If this counli) Is tailed upon to fight. Ihe munition makcis won t do It This Con gtes won't do It The people throughout the country don't want It." Senators Vardamau and Williams, Dem ocratic colleagues, from Mississippi, today enlivened the proceedings by a colloquy over icsponsiblllty for the defeat of the aimed neutrality bill Senator Vnrd.im.iti. In a set speeth. ob jected to being classified by the President with those who defeated the hill He de clared that he roniimcir only sixteen min utes of Iho Senate's time In bis remarks on the bill, although he was not disap pointed Uj.tl the Picsldeiit'H progiam was defeated. "I vvaR not for II. then," said Vardanian; "I am not for It now." He said he would have voted for tho me.isute If the Senate had accepted tho House amendments mid the amendment of fered by Senator Stone chalinian of the Senate Foreign Relation Committee. "I will not delegate to tho President." said. Vanlaman, "a trust reposed by the Constitution In Coiigr"s. 1 have no con stitutional right In delegate such a powers 1 realize Congress has snmo rights. Per sonally. I iU not take orders from any man outsldo of tin State of .Mississippi, I am In fnvor of ,'ie and ample discussion and after tha, an honest vote. I never took part In a filibuster in Ihe Senate. 1 did not sign the ro-called round tobln because, first, I opposed the Senatn bill and, sec ondly, I doubled tho propriety of such a procedure. "I am In favor of a moderate, liberal cloture and I shall co-operate with my Democratic rolleagsrs "In any measure to bring about a change of mles so the will of the Senate may bo known I have always been In favor of the majority rule in the Senate of Iho lntted States." Without flu liter Interi option, Williams declared that n. group of a dozen Senatois did prevent tho Senate from expressing lis will legislatively. Ho warmly defended and Indorsed the President's statement Issued Sunday night charging that the cnuntiy bad been mode contemptible and that no explanation of the defeat of the armed neutrality program could be mado to the world at large. The Senate recessed at 12)30 until 2 o'clock this afternoon to permit the special rommlttco to notify tho President It was In session. LA KOLLUTTH TALKS AGAIN The old-tlmo row over whether or not the Senate Is a continuing body was revived again today. Senator Martin, the newly elected major ity leader, offered tho customary resolution to notify the President that the Scnato was icady for any business ho might wish to la'y befotc It. Senator Owen, leader of the cloture rule fight, took the floor "Just to place himself on record," he said. "While the Scnato Is continuing as nn executive body It Is not continuous as a legislative body," ho said "It Is not bound by the rules of any previ ous Senate." "I merely wish to make Ihe observation that tho rommlttces of this Scnato con tltiuo by resolution," said Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts. Vice President Marshall flnallv extri cated the Senato by calling for objections to Immediate consideration of the lesolu (ion. Senator La I'ollette made no objec tion, and tho Vice President declared its adoption. Senators Martin, Walsh nnd War ren were appointed to call on tho President to notify him that the Senate was In session. REICHSTAG SflClAUSTS INDORSE ZIMMERMANN HEltl,lN. March i. Members of the Socialist minority criticized tho (Jermnn proposal for a defensive alliance with Japan nnd Mexico against the United States dur ing tho course, of the debnto In tho Helchs tarf's main committee today. The majority if the party approved Zlmmcrmann's ac tion A member of the Catholic parly protested energetically against this criticism. A mem her of the Progressive party suggested that members await the arrival of Count von nernstorff In Germany and learn from him details of how Secretary Klmmcrntann'H communication to tho German Minister nt Mexico came Into, the hands of tho Ameri can Government. A Conservative 'member said no objection could bo made but that Zlmmermann's nctlon thould he Indorsed. A' National Liberal parly member recalled that President Wilson tried to get olher neutrals to break with Germany, BEN BRINKMAN ELECTED PRESIDENT OF CARDINALS Gheck for $25,000 Turned Over to Mrs. Britton for Sixty-Day Option ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 6. litn G. Brlnkman, vco president of tho Lafayette Bank, Is the new 'president of the St. Louis Cardinals. Brlnkman was elected to the position at a meeting held here today. The1 meeting was called by Trusteo J. C. Jones on behalf of the municipal organ ization, which proposes to acquire tho fran chise and players of the St. Louis National League Cu , Mrs. Helen tHathaway Britton was pres. wit with her attorney. Trustee Jon turned ,ovr to Mr.- IirHton the' KS.am " ' Cs2 -"Sl " w TUESDAY March 6, 1917 52D STREET "DRI MANY, COURTIS' Realty Dealer and Y. rroiesc Against More Dp, m Neighborhood M ' ,'tt.uivF)j Criminal Offense for IntoxlUj Dealers Informed out along Klfty-second ,trw they have piano marathons arid .' everytning like that, there r. .J" munks ma, j0Mn r. K - , to ilear them off his sten iy,.il to do a little real estate work ni!L1 near K fty-second and Chestnut Jfti todatthesessZ'- IctriM ( I have a clear off the drunv. 7. policeman o do It." Knox lnr...L Knox Inftrrrtl although the men who had U,V,I too much were as welcome as th, il they arrived on his step as remUrlr7 iiiiik, lain or slilne. "TOO JIANV NOW," HE 3ATI :! i neie s enough trouble now wlthomj an) more," be told Judfe, ji lug mm -viarun nelligetently The trou l arm A.l L. .... il..i i . . . "VMM case of "Johnny" liraham Semi iE? Mr. (Itaharn decided to leave hli i. location at 1411 Kllbeit street all 2 rn west Philadelphia. At that tu&Vl 1 .! t 1. U l licit 111... I....- -.... """ I - " ...... iuoi mccii atariea. Lap by lap the Parkwav nr.j . tlon until at last came the ordtr tel lazing of (lialiam jlace. on PllbertJ nun now ne must me. While (he ft was progressing (iraham made oni .in niiuuin in locate ni.s saloon itl ni'viiim .nm itnnsieau streets, but Mi were thwaited ; Ills perseverance Is llkeiv in k. ... however, for Judge Maitln Mid uT ( nurt would take the matter u,,:,. nient, nnd It Is deemed probable from tenor of the talk of the two llcenuj that theie Is a sltong probability of ttansfer beinir nt tnt - ... . . VVfcCl. . .vi least, .lunge rinlettrr caliLn a be lould see another tavern for thirsty wouldn't hurt the nebjhlorl He told one of the emplo.ves of thii llianch V M. C A that he (the tut didn't understand the difficulty of.ti fei'tltig the Parkway licenses, "ft, recompensed them for their propertr Judge I'lnletter, "but they didn't t, pense (hem for their licenses." H mated that licenses should be carei l In support of the transfer of GrOi license. Joseph P. Gaffney. chtlram Iran lUJ. edj .vm ouiiciia rinance uonimlttce, tnilt statement that more people paijedl eeconn ano unestliud streets dally thi un- I'rt.so hi itronu anil t-liestsul'i ni" prciipnaieti another arcuran tween Oaffney and ono of tho V. Hi "It is I is as quiet as n country vlllait,i M. C. A Individual. 1 the V. "Vou contradict yourself " said 0k blandly. "Vott told tho court But'tj or so ago that the crowd was , along Pirty-second street that nomi ti had to walk In the street." , 5 Thomas Marllndale. son of th? grocer and hunler, appeared befm coutt in person this afternoon tni quested permission to continue hli fit) business. His request was Immi granted. Attempts of Antonio" Arnao, of 2 Q arlne stteot. to get a wholesale llceuii spiked, it seemed, by D. Clarence GtMa Amao(Uiad a good line and the Art I biting well, when Olbboney jumped vjl told the routt that seldom was, a I wholesale licence granted unless thehj' evtremo necessity. He said that UJ wholesalers were only fcedera fori and speakeasies. Arnao'. llceniB,-'l was held under advisement, was thll request for n new license thus far scntcd. A HADWKLL TUKNKD DOWa-! The court flatly turned down thM cation of Hugh Radvvell to transfti saloon froiji 224,1 Prankford avenue IT t) -first stteet nnd Klmwood avenue.'0 nun mm outers protested M ngalnsl the proposed transfer, &t In the general discussion of .qtw pertaining to the conditions undirl liquor should lie sold by retail, Judffl tin handed down n wainlng to retail era ngatnst he nc "booze" to eh on dun. 'J "I deem It proper to give a n.'rnlnl nas not heen given before." uli Martin. "It Is not unusual for unlh chauffeurs to ston In front of a"1, and leavo their vehicles and walk lis well known that It Is a crime to'i motor vehicle while under the Influei Jlqunr, and n small quantity has, jurious errcct on drivers, sonietira drink nlone will causo disastrous rell Ho said that although the court i pleased that so few remonstrances I received In regard to this. Ihat.n'l warn refill! ,1r!ilr',M np-ntnst selling tod feur. on duty. $M tviieincr to nawe or lo sen rum,-"j Question before Ihe Court earlier'. in discussing tho annlicatlon of V-lj J. McCabe for a transfer of h!'J fiom 121G West Vork street to tM t cast corner of Thirteenth and YorM) n few doors away. The site Is at present occupied byal shop, and the moot question as to m It would not bo better to have .1 tienchermen fall under an avahnwB pies and sinkers In preference to under tho Influence of liquor wasii adversely bv the court. McCabe's I tlon was granted and henceforth tMJ people of the neighborhood will be ir4 the Influence of hread nnd rolls. &i McCabe himself brouglit ten w''njjS prove tliot the place was needed. Vm jorlty ot them lived on the welt's Thirteenth street and they found ltj too far 'to walk to the place In hi V9 location. One aftcrione they wew ? stand and said that they must M4 rumshop In Its new place'. It wMH convenient. "Now, now," said D. Clarence CitJ secretarv of the T.aw And Order who had protested against the vtsj "Isn't II IpiiA tl,nf II lin't vml that VM transfer so much as It is McCabe MJ Come, come, Isn't that true?" And tjjj of D. Clarence shot forward at a bellt angle. c4 The terrible ten assumed poses ol'l eoua lndiirnntlon. "NV no. yOU wrone. Mtster fIlhhonev."vaS their Ci lcply. In' chorus. "WE want 'j4jB wnere tne oaaesnop is. icu'r: rather stay where he Is and he's ot"11 because we want Mm to." "That's all." quoth D. Clarence, i Somebody else got up to testify JjJ of McCabe. He was unrecognizaw hla name llnlnlelllelhle. His 100 was In cood ahane. however, and guage quickly caused a mix-up t tho crowd In a good humor right off t "We want tho saloon In the neyM lie spoiio at last. Ml s gon . nlace along." ( "Did I understand you to UY going to booza the nlace along. Olbboney, while the crowd UUf proval. Man-and Two Sons Burned U I CHANDLKIL.Okla.. March .- llpa-aM jua twit, MM, 1vi
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