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VOL. VI, NO. 91
Iinltrc-1 as Sccond'OliiM Matter nt Ihci Toslbtnco. nt r-MUiWplita. I'n.
Unci-r Urn Art of March 3, 187"
PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER .'50, 1910
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CORTELYOU PROBES
ALLEGEDEFFORTTO
Moore Boliovos . Eleven Sup-
porters of Now Body Will
, Remain Loyal
SMYTH IN CONFERENCE
BOTE COWMEN
c-s. wim uisimui mi iuhimci
Senator Vare Refuses to Com
ment on Reports, but Shows
Keen Interest
What Vare and Wilson
Say Regarding Charge
"If there was. nuy nltctnpl at
bribery -the mutter ought to be im
mediately exposed." Senator Ud
win H. Vare.
"Bribery is an indictable- offense in
tbls Btftte. If there- is any founda
tion in what be says his duty is very
clear." Director Wilson.
Developments today in tho situation
freatcd by Major-rUct Moore's fctute
nient regarding alleged attempts' to
bribe three members-elect uC the new
Council were:
James 'J'. Cortcljou, chief county
detective uud next director of pub
lic safety, began digging into the
bribery rumors. It they arc sub
stantiated, uud the evidence war
rants, nrrcsts will be made.
Mr. Moore announced steps are to
be taken to protect councilmen fu
xorable to tbo administration from
unfair interference.
The Mayor-elect is hopeful that
the new administration majority of
eleven in the new Council will be
nugmentrd by councilmen now affili
ated with the Varo organization.
David ,T. Smyth, next city solicitor,
is to sec District Attorney Ilotan
today regarding the alleged bribery
rumors.
Moore Expects Comcrts
After n conference this morning with
Mr. Cortelyou and Mr. Smyth, Mr.
Moore said:
"I have nothing further to say ex
cept that rumors have, been coming in
tiiis and other offices with respect to a
possiblo breakaway of councilmen.
"I Tiave faith in the statements of
the eleven men that they propose to
stand together with the administration.
I dm alsdJiopeful that some of-tho other
tea councilmen may finally decide to
cume mir tho odminlstration.
Tbr utritpmpnl mni1!! lv me last
nhjbtw was made .for tho. purpose, of
having ,tni public informed as to me
kjm! of' rumors that have been in cir
culation during tho last few days und
in order that btcps might be taken to
protect members of Councils ugainst uu
jair interference.
Xol Itcflccting on Councils
"I am not reflecting in any way upon
members of Council. I have no reason
to reflect on them. 1 particularly will
not- discuss names. Ilumors enn be
erroneous as to names."
Turning aside from the alleged bri
bery efforts, Mr". Moore stated there
may be ah important appointment made
today.. One directorship, that of city
transit, is yet to be filled, although the
Mayor-elect did nit hint he had that
office in mind.
Jlr. Moore last night declared that
among certain names mentioned in the
alleged bribery attempt "one was rlose
to the present director of public
safety."
. Mr. Moore also declared that three
councilmen, whom he did not name, had
been approached through a certain med
ium which might be traced to ono u
the courts.
All of the eleven councilmeu-clcct
who arc supporters of the Moou- ad
ministration denied either last night or
this morning that they had been ap
proached by would-be bribers.
Director of Public Safety William II.
Wilson, the only one specifically men
tioned in the Mayor-elect's statement,
rommented that he was not interested
in what Mr. Moore mlgbt say.
Varo Shows Interest
Senator Varo was deeply interested
in tho Mayor-elect's statement. Seen
at his home, 2221 South Br5ad street,
Ibis morning, Senator Varo commented :
"If there has been any uttempt nt
bribery the matter ought to be investi
gated." Tho senator refused to have read to
him specific parts of the Moore state
ment, and would not amplify his .com
ment. "I do not caro to go into details of
tho matter nt all," Senator Varo ex
plained. Tho Mayor-elects statement .was
given out just before the dinner in his
honor at the Hotel Walton tendered by
ConUoDed on Vast SlitPen, Column Three
ADMIRAL PILLSBURY DIES
Vas Commander of Dynamite Ship
Vesuvius In Spanish War
Washington, Dec. SO. (By A. P.)
""-Rear Admiral John E. Pillsbury, re
tired, fell dead ut his homo here today.
Hear Admiral Pillsbury wan born al
"Lowell, Mass,, in 181(1 and was bixteeu
years old when, in 1S02, he entered tho
navy as a midshipman, having becu
appointed to Annapolis by President
Lincoln. He was at the academy
throughout fbo Civil War, his first
regular assignment being as master at
the Boston yard. Shortly after he was
(assigned to scientific work at Newport,
where be spent threo years in special
tornedo work (experiments.
He was recognized as one of the
greatest experts in the service in hydro
graphic and geodetic work, .his knowl
edge of tides and currents being par
ticularly comprehensive. Ha was placed
en tbc retired list of tho navy in 1009.
During tbo Spanish War he came into
tprominenca as commander of 'the Vesu
vius, to "which duty bo volunteered.
It was an experimental boat, with
three great tubes for discharging dyna
mite by compressed air. At tBe blockJ
ado of Snntiogo Fho fired tons of dyna
mite at tbo enemy. Tbo physical dam
age lo Santiago, it developed, was in
rdnslderablc, but the frightful noi'o und
llje tearing up of great quantities of
fartu tornneu uic npaniarus.
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MAJOR GENERAL BARRY DEAD
Bowery Boy Had Notable Career in
, v United States Army
Washington. Dec. 30. (By A. 1'.)
Major Gencrni Thomas II. Barry, re
tired, former commander of the Central
Department und thp Department of the
East, died nt the Walter Itecd Hospi
tal here at 2:15 a. in. (oduj. after au
illne.-s of three weeks,. Uremic poison
ing was the direct cause of death, lie
was sixtj -four years of age.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not been completed, but it was an
nounced thul tho body would be sent tu
New York for burial.
Major General Barry rcliicd from the
army on October 10.
Born in New York's ltowerj . Thomas
II. Barry won nu nppolulniPtit 1u West
Point and after his graduation in 1ST",
achjped notable distinction in the niniy.
"firm, gruff, inexorable, one of the
quickest minds iu the senicc," was au
expression frequently applied to him.
Major General Barry served us su
porintendpnt of West Point, t'ommuiider
of the Central Department mid Dp
partment of the Cast, pniticipated in
Indian warfare and foreign service. He
served through the Gerouimo Apuche
campaigns und Sioux campaign, ami
later sewed in the office of Secretary
of War Lament. v
Ho was commander of the force in
China in 1000 which marched, from
Taku Fort to the. ldicf of the, legation
at Pekin. He commanded :i pacification
expedition in I'.iOti. lie was chief Of
staff of tho Philippines' department for
a year. ' J.' "
Major Genera! Barry trained the
ISiglily-bbth Division, National Army,
at Camp Grant in 'lillS, after return
ing from "duty villi the expe'ditionary
force.
In 1005 lit was military observer iu
Itussia aud upon his return to Anlerieu
became president of tho War College.
HE HAD HIS REVENGE!
Police With Drawn Revolvers Find
Victim Dead 'Twas Only a Cat
A pistol shot, u woman's scream and
a crash of glass this morning at Twen
tieth and Chestnut streets brought n
patrol load of police from the Pifiecnth
and Locust streets station.
Detective McGce, with drawn re
volver, led the police. He discovered
footprints in the snow which event im II)
led to spots of blood. Vive imtroniPa
with drawn revolvers followed tear
less!) .
And then llipy came lo the body of
Tessip Catt. She was shol through the
head with an army bullet. John Laird,
a neighborhood watchman, who sum
moned the police, said it was murder
pure und siniplp. It appears that re
venge was the motive, for Tossie was
the cattiest cat in the neighborhood and
her concerts uud gossip were highly un
popular. 3 CHILD COASTERS HURT
Minister's Daughter Injured When
Sled Hits Wall
Three children aro suffering today
from injuries received iu coasting nc-
cidents
Ann Thompson, daughter of the TIev.
a -r rci . r.-.i !..'". . .
.'i',.' "i" "li'C'ST' ?:a8-:lI"c
ln,ck a "mUnVr the Lear'Vs UIp?'
.Car Bishop, ten jears old. of Lee
dom stre'et. .Tenklntown, wns struck bv ! .
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dom street and Hillside avenue. He1"'101' informed of the stutemcuts made
is in a serious condition at-the Abing- lat lh luncheon, declared they were all
ton Ilospltnl I news to hnn, that ho had never beard of
Drvin DIehl, of Glcnside. was also
injured xvhile coasting., He received
attention at the Abington Hospital.
BANFfJLERK ACCUSED
Man Charaed With "Taxing" Del-
glans Leaving for Home
Three mourning Belgiaus are bring
held by tho United States Government
as witnesses against Saul Sheff , a money
ordpr clerk nt tho People's Bank, Sev
enth street and Glrnrd avenue, who is
accused of "taxing" fifteen Belgians S23
each when they prepared lo return to
Europe.
The fifteen were taken from Hie
steamship Kuropa just before tho vessel
suiled" yesterday. Twelvo were pir
mitted to return in time to depart on
tbo ship, but threo were kept here as
witnesses. They shed tears when they
learned that they could not get away
on tbc Eurctpa.
SbefE is accused-of having taken the
$25 from each of the foreigners on the
pretense, that it .was "incorao tax"
charged by the government.
HOG ISLAND SHIP IN RESCUE
Salvation Lass Tows -Disabled Com
rade Up Delaware River
Tho Burnside, nn American vessel of
QG00 tons, disabled ut sea, is being
towed up tho Dclawaro river by tbo
Salvation Lass, a Hog Island ship.
No. details regarding the Burnside have
been received in maritime circles, but
it was said ut tho Hog Island yard to
day Hint sbo probably had engine
trouble several hundred miles off the
New Jersey const.
Tho Salvation Lass, nniueil In honor
of the "lassies" who worked dining the
war, was bound to this port from
Havre. Sho isvtba seventh Hog Island
shin to effect a rescue at sea witbiu the
last three months.
NAME STOTESBURY
i'n Tiir rn inn inii
Av I UL kl II J A lAf IJ n I ! '
iMOinC UKHIIIDttUlV
HAMPERING PORT
Banker Denies Charges of Spil-
lanc and Ballantinc He
Opposed Dryclock
WISHES MOORE SUCCESS
IN HUNT FOR OBSTACLES
Promoter Declares Financier
Admitted He Was Against
Expansion Projects
T). 'I'. Stotesbury is cliaiged with
being the port "pullliaek'," the "sinister
Influence" responsible in large tiatl for
retarding the development of Phil.'idel
phiaY port fnrililic,
The aiciisalion was made by Kichnrd
Spillanc, al. a Board of Trade luncheon
ut Hip Belle lie-Stratford Hotel jestcr
day afternoon. Mr. Spiihinc is a
financial writer for the Prm.ir
IiEBOLK.
Mr. Stotesbury, head of Drexcl &
Co., bankers, and n member of the firm
of J. P. Morgan & Go.. New York,
sidesteps (Iip charge.
"I wih Mr. Spillaup would come to
mj oU'icp and lell mc that to my fucc,"
he said.
Mr. Spilhiue'i statement was made
was made
after Major elect Moore lind spokein
and promised to wage war on d,,. I
"..iniMor influence" which is known to'
be retarding pmt dcU'Uipiuctit. I
Spill.iuc .Makes Charges
"A man who wished to build one of'
he largest drwlocks in the world line
in Philadelphia recently came to me." i
-Mr. Spillnue told members of the liounl
of Trade, "and asked if I knew it wusi
necessary to ge a pernul from certain I
powerful nileiesN here before the port
of Philadelphia could bo de eloped.
"He told me the l-'oiliidalion Co. liad !
agreed to build the dock and all plans
for financing hud been aciceil unnn. '
when the eonipanv sent word from New
York that it had been told to keep nff
nud was consequently obliged to with
draw from the agreement. The promoter
asked who if was who had told them to
keep off, and they "told him it was K, T.
Sfotesbury".
VTheu he vent' to see MrJS(olcsliurv
and asked him the poinlblank queslion.
Mr. Stotesbury told him II was true ami
said lie did It because of his interest in
.!. pnnn. ul.i... .....l . M. r..: ,,. .
hip, vramp sin iarii,'.ii ineni I ip urn
motcr told Mr. Stotesbury he admirrd
his frankness, but damned his patriot
ism. "It is au uiiliolj thing." Miv Spillanp
concludes, 'that one man or a group of
men can hold the situation of port fu
tilities iu Philadelphia iu their grasp.'
i;.illautiin .Makes Statement
Cl.arles M. Balhmline, ,i resident of
tins cilv for forty jcars. made niibli
today his connection with the drvdoek
negotiations.
"I presume 1 lint, inasmuch as you
are interested in the Crump yard, 'jou
have no intention of giving an) per-
mission for a port expansion project
which would compote with their bus!-
lies, j saui hi .ur. niotesuurj , ' lie
said.
"That's Imp." Mr. Stoleshury
ie
pnpu, according 10 .vir. iiailnutiiip.
John W. Dotv, .iresidcnt of the
Foundntioii Company of New York, n
,.". (i.lO.OOO concern uid to have dioppcd !
I the drjdock under fire, said liis
pan) was not opposed ii) ail) person.
He said:
"Our attention was called to Phila
delphia by Mr. Biilluntine. I believe,
rind it was suggested that, private capi
tal might be secured iu Philadelphia to
aid iu Hip construction of u large dry
dock. We talked the proposition over
with a number of persons, lnit were
convinced that it would be a foolish
financial venture without government
am. Jlio vuame ut .vir. Moiestmrv was
. .. -.. ...
siircested to lis us Hint nf o innn l.r
might be interested iu helping finance
such n dock, but in our talks with
others we were so satisfied that uoth
jng couid be done that I did not even
try to sec Air. Motcsuury and no per- j
son wns mithorixed to sec him on our i
I oeil
behalf. That s nil there is to the mat- I
Uer so far as wo were concerned
We
I " " .."K.0. J'J ",.nJ.
not opposed hy an) one in our
'',r '!".', l"n '' " ',.
Prank Qullter, secretary of the
i-nuniiation lompaii), in .sew iorK.
anv nroiect of his company to build u
dry dock in Philadelphia, never heard of
Ballnuline, never been warned off by
Stotesbury. never had done or contem
plated doing any work in Philadelphia,
except in the navy jnrd. and had no
idea of how the statements came to bo
made or what were the letters referred
lo.
tuil(er Denies Charge
"There is no truth iu the charge, that
I know," Mr. Quiller said today. "The
1'ouudation Co. was never committed to
the project of building n drydoek in
Philadelphia, so .Mr. Btotesbury could
not liuvc vetoed it.
"I do uot know Mr. Ballantinc. He
may have talked to Mr. Doty, our
president, about such n project, but I
would have known had any definite steps
been taken. 1 do not seo how he could
have Ulkcd (o Mr Stotesbury ns a
representative of the company,
"The Foundation Co, never had any
thing to do with building a drydock
in Philadelphia, wjth the possible ex
ception of some vaguo conversations,
aud is in no way concerned in the
chnrges or the denial."
W. B. Tucker, tecrctary of the Board
of Trade, who issued n statement Sat
urday telling of tho "sinister inlluencn'.'
working against the port, rcfusvd to dis
cuss the matter today.
"i'ou are tho mat who made tho
chargo," he was reminded today, "aud
iu your statement jou called attention
to tho fact that tho uume of tho 'in
fluence' was known in -Philadelphia
financial and bankiu; establishments."
"I have nothing to say about tbo mut
ter," he replied,
"Was tho 'infiuenco you referred to
Mr. Stotesbury?" ho was asked.
"I do not Intend to bo interviewed
further with regard to the mutter," he
answered.
Georgo F. Sproule incoming director
of the Department "of Wharves, Docks
and Ferries, said that he had hcrd but
,.(ionlUiue4 oa,rse.feUt ten. Column xwo
HINT AT LEAK SENSATION
Justice Department Promises ''Con
ciusi
,,
elusive" Evidence for Grand Jury
nsliliiglon. Per :-,n (iv A. i i
l$S
lencc gathered bj the Department i
uslleo relative d) (lip alleged leak in
derisions of the United Slates Supreme
v.ouri will no Miiituiitpii In n fpileriil
grand jury here in .Innunry, it was an ,
lioiinootl today nt llip Dcnnrtmcnl (if
Justice.
The government's r!lk(. s xirtualh
complete, oflielnls said. The natiiri ofi
eidrncp obtained was not disclosed. p
oopt that officials piodk-tcd it would be
'conclusive." '
Charges that there hud been advance
information on thp divisions of the com t
in the Southern P.ii-llie nil land insc,
and (ho prohibition nisos, through which
certain men made large sums in Willi i
street, luivc been uuiler investigation
by the department for two xveeks,
Iron Safe Stops One Motor After
Smashing Through Large
Window
YOUNG COUPLE IN HOSPITAL
Si nersons were intnreil in llirre .in
I ah .stlit I ninlnnlu I .. c t .. ..!.! ..., ......'
...iilvuill iih-hiiiii-. IHSL llllll, tlllll I'ljr
man had n narrow escape from death or1
injury when the inr he was driiingi
smashed through :i large window and I
then into an iron safe. '(, of the'
jM'ctlinS arc iu n s..ji., condition.
Biol.cn steei in gem- cnuseil an mi-
I tOlllobile to lllllll-ri IhmnVll llw. ulntn
, in.- ti.i,.,imi ni im i.i,.i.r.,. .i..... ..t
Alichael Mctian ih . t UllOti Kidge ae
hup. last night It luin-owlj missed
iriiwug .iiciiinn tinii nu not sion mi
lil its way wa
uiipiih'd lij a liein) iion
safp.
Hoberl Newman. Jl.Vi North Daiicn
sheet, who was ilriing the car. e-caped
without iiijmj, lull was arrested. He
will be given m hearing lodaj.
Slaitlii Craiiii r. s"rn jeai's old, ."II
North Crcighton sired. 'hs run oer I
lc, an iiuloiMoliilc al l.auciij.er nud
Glrnrd inclines List night. His left ig
was fraclureil
James iJ.nis. srenty-lie jcars old. i
,"00 North Broad siieet, is m a serious
condition in the Hahnemann Hospital1!
totinj. lie was siriieu n a motorcar
jesterdaj iiricrnoon al Itrond and
Spring Garden streets. Mr. Uais is
one of the oldest cmplojcs nt the Bald
win Locomotive Works. Howard Urcs
singer, driver of-,thc automobile, was
arrested. r
I'rcl Jo!jfipy. eighty-two years obi;
Benson trpet. Catndco,. was run down
last night at Thirteenth and Stiles
Htreels. by u motortruck driven by
IIiMir Thoinpsoii, B!.il North Aldeu
( t.lrcpl. .Mr. Mo.ssrrs skull was fra
! ......, i i ..!.. ... si r i
lured and he was taken to St. Joseph's
Hospital.
Miss Sadie Tu.vlor, twenty'jears old,
.10S, SalisrwcleAtOyjssaUickou, and
her fiance, George Long, twenty-three
)ears old. HI'lS l'ast Pacific Mrecl.
Kensington, were struck by nu auto
mobile last night as they were ap
proaching (iiitiuc Lake to go skating.
Both arc in St. Timothy's Hospital, and
will recover.
T. ljviuis Dunn, an insurance broker,
who lives nt S' Allan's lane, Itnxboru
,U1S ju n,P machine wifli his wife. Ho
, was going south on the east river drive,
just below where it is crossed bv Kidge
avenue, and was turning into the path
' lending to the lake,
He picked up the oung couple and
took them to (lie liospitni. isolli were
badly bruised, Lous huvin; a cut on his
head which had to lie closed with
stitches. The young people had nu-,
noiiiiced their engagement Christmas
live. The) arc to be mamed iu I'cbru
ur) .
Slipping on the ice as lie jumped on
the lrnr mudguard of a lruck.Jnhu
Cauly, thirteen )curs old, of 'JUIm Van
Pelt street, fell under a icur wheel uud
sustained a possible fracture of the left
knee, lie was ulso briti-ed nboiit thp
lpg. He Wjis taken to the Women's
Homeopathic Hospital.
The accident happened in the ncteli
boihood of Twenty-first and Dauphin
street.. The driver of the (,ir, William
Sleveuson. of 21102 North I ranklin
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sircei. mm Miipv mi.ir.- nu- m...
cet off the mudguard, and the maehin
without sufficient binkes, lollid back
ward. SEES NEaSaCCIDENT; DIES
Unidentified Man Succumbs After
Mishap Is Narrowly Averted
Following a shock sustained xvhen he
k.tw u rinu narroxvly miss being struck
b) h trolley cat this morning, an uni
dentified man died of heart failure.
The body xvas taken in the morgue.
According to tho police ihe mini wns
standing nt Thirteenth ami Lllswoilli
streets, waiting for n cur when he saw
the accident averted. He hoarded a
Irolley, but his conditiou became such
(hot he had to'be rcmoviil lo Ihe How -aril
Hospital. Ho was ulioul thirl)
fixe venrs old, xvoie n dark brown over
coat and khaki shirt mid was app.ucntl)
nn Italian.
GO WEEKS WITHOUT SUGAR
French People Face Real Scarcity.
No Relief for Three Years
Soissous, Franco, Dec. .".() (By A.
I'.)- The sugar shortage lu Prance, due
to the German invasion, will not be
relieved for three jcars, according to
government reports und loniinerciiil
statistics furnished to the correspoudenl
of the Associated Press foil.iv by the
authorities xvho arranged his (rip of
inspection through devastated region
to xvitness reconstruction xvork
Of the country's 200 new iaw sugar
plunts, 1-15 virtually xvero raztd during
the xv ar, thn figures show. bdJ most of
the half million acres of sugar beet land
were devastated by the ravages of
battle.
BOMB WRECKS CAR
Three Former Service ,Mkn Experi
ment With Destructive Result
Heading, Pa.. Dec. HO. (Hy A. P.)
Kdward .T. Bovver, Herbert C. Myer
and Carl .0. Young, returned service
men,, xvho experimented with k hand
made lead pipe bomb with destructive
results, xvero arrested last night by
Bending detectives.
They are Beading Bullvvu) car shop
employes and made the bomb to test
Hip tltfories of Bower us to tho con
structiun of explosives It wns put lu
an empty sleel eonl car "f the battle
ship tjpc nud when it exploded) wrecked
Hie oar. The men gavo bail for a hear
1 ARE INJURED
IN AOTO MISHAPS
lpg .toiiuj.
BAD WHISKY KILLS
ANU HbKMANHLKL
IS CORONER7 BELIt,
Victim Found Dead on Couch in
Home Wife Says He
Drank Liquor
POLICE START SEARCH
FOR GUILTY BOOTLEGGER
General Waller Orders Bay Rum
and Similar Compounds
Barred in Marino Kits
Bootleg whisky is icsponsible for al
least one death today in Philadelphia,
according to u theory of the coroner
Andrea,! WloczewsLi. forty-three jcars
old, of Indiana avenue und Melvale
street, was found bv his wife shoitl.v
niter midnight dead on a couch iu his
homo.
Ir. William Ii. Scull, P.021 Uich
mond street, said death wns due to
acute alcoholism.
According to Mrs. Wloc.cvvski. her
uusuand went out yesterday mternoou
aud purchased something he thought lo
lie whisky, lie linliibeil Ireciy ami then
lay on the couch iu a stupor early in
the evening. When lie hud not liseu
ul midnight sje investigated and fiiiiinl
him ilr:iI. Coroner Knight has detailed
a depul) to oblnili, if possible, some nf
the liqilor for nnul.vsjs. The police me
Irving to learn where the nuj.li bought
Hie liquor. '
ISa.v Kiiiii I'.urcd V'rnin fKil '
The kit of the iiunii) marine is minus
" in of its former i omponeiits in eon-I
siqiieiH-p of the nalion-wiile crusade i
against wood nlcoliol.
No longer does iiispci'linii icvcnl a)
gaudil) laliclcd lmtlle of b:i)runi. hair1
Ionic or toilet article in vvtiieh the1
aiiiouflngpd poison, which is subsli
tilling for whisk) with Midi dcndl.v ef
f" et. may lurk.
These commodities, once a profitable
artide of merchandise iu the post store
at Hip Philadelphia Nav.v Yard, have
been withdrawn b.v order of Gcurrnl
Waller, marine comniiiudaut, nud their
sale ii positively forbidden. To smug
gle a nottle containing an) of these
compounds into the jnrd inciin court -martial
for the offender.
This action is one of Hip niPasurcs
taken bv General Waller following re
U'ipt of a warning from the marine
(orps nt Washington relative to the
wave of wood alcohol tragedies which Is
sweeping the country iu the wake of
wnillme prohibition enforcement and
bau on splritous liquors.
Warned Tlirougli I'ljIiUfiit Joijs
"-The warning, which is given .wide
publicity also through marine pubtVu
tions that no member of the service may
be uninformed (is to the dangers, of
(he fiery liquid Huil is being sold sur
reptitiously to men iu the military dp
bailments of (he government, reads as
follows
"In Washington, Baltimore. Annapo
lis, Norfolk. Philadelphia. New York
city and other cities thiougliout the
couuli.v. bootleggers are on the job.
Glib of tongue, they approach y oil in n
confidential manner and. if y on fall,
for their line of salve, )ou will evehange
)our good American dollars for a bottle
of their loltcii. blinding slufl. If i"i
value )oiir health, don't take a chance
with il '
"Samuel Schneider is- totally blind
in Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, as
a lesult of imbibing from II bottle ol
wood alcohol, which was sold to bun
as 'w liisk.v ' and for which he paid a
fane) price. The hellish murdereis
who sell this slulT infest the vicinil)
of all tlie marine li.irr.nks uud nav.i.
stations on the norlh Atlantic coast,
und the) have no scruples iu passing I
)ou a bnltle iu exchange for yniir
iunne) Hint the) well know will iiiiu
)ou ph.vsicall).
blim f'hiinrc lo Kccover
"Schneider was ndmitled lo the hos
pital November II and the doctors s.i
Hint bis dianeo of cvci reinveriug his
sight is slim." I
i'liis warning is headed hriefi)
"Look nut for bootleggers telling wood
ah ohm whisky.
The first urrest in Hie, Philadelphia
intoruni revenue district in th? cam-
nain bv the federal authorities fol- '
lowing thp wave of death ami blindness
coincident with the sale of poisoned
linunr was made )e.iteru.-i) I lie innn ,
arrested is Pinncis Steriztskv. of Bend
ing. He was held without hail bv United
States Commissioner Maluburter.
The nrio't of ,i woman charged with
selling a beverage consisting largely
of wood alcohol is expected todnv, ac
cording to United States District At
torne) Kane. Assistant Uniled States
District Attornov Kremp has gone to
Beading to handle (he prosecution.
Sleriitsky is said to have hnd u quan
tilv of liquor for beverage purposes
which was found to lonlain wood al
cohol. , , , . ,,
Joseph II. Pearson, president of the
Philadelphia Retail Liquor Dealers' As
sociation, said today that the executive
committee of his own organization met
.xpsterday uud passed strong resolutions
condemning the sale of wood nlcoliol.
"Wo wnnt lo do everything, he said,
"lu our power lo suppress the sub,
of wood alcohol mid all oilier illegal
sales of liquor. We will do anything
wo can to assist the city, state or
government."
RABID DOG BITES BOY
f
Animal Is Killed by Posse at College
vllle After Chase
Norrislown. Pa., Dec. 30.- l'agle
ville, u hilf-dozen miles up the Beading
pike, had a mad dog scare jcslerdaj
afternoon. . , . , , ,
The trouble started about .1 o clock
when a black hound entered the )aul of
Harry B. Clark and chased a dog be
longing to Clark. Just then Kenneth
Clark and Clyle Frick. a neighbor's
son, came out of the house. The hound
sprung nt tho Clurk bov, badly tearing
his upper lip. Hearing the child's
screams, Mrs. Clark came to the rescue
and enrriod her boy iuto the house and
summoned Doctor Simpson, of N'orris-tow-n.
, ,
Mrs. Clark made known the attack
on her sou and soon men of the village
with guns, were hunting for the dog.
Tim niiliiiiil was killed ut the Pcrkionieu
l.rhlL'o. Colh-gcv-Illc After killlni" Hip
first offender the posse turned its nt
tcntion U) finding oilier uogs bitten.
Several were dispatched, but it is
feared that others at iurge may becomo
uffctited villi rabies.
Girl Took Her Love Affair '
With Physician to Seer
Miss Ruth Kceney, Deserted al Altar by Dr.
Vcrmilije, Consulted Fortune Teller While
Teaching al Bueknell, Friends Say ,
li'j a fylnt l nrf limitlcit
Lewlshurg, Pa., lire I'.fl. forlorn
Idler had a part in (he brief romance
of Miss Itlllh lxeenev . the luclty
teacher of Spanish at ltuckiiell College
Seminar), who was left "waiting at Un
church." bv llr. William Grey ei -niilvc.
former tmv.v suigcon.
Doctor Veriuil.ve Is uliemly miirrieil.
UN wife has In ru living in llai lisburg
uccntlv .
Thesloiv was told bv friemls of Miss
Ixeene) at Hie college, all of whom unite
in piaising her as a woman and a
teacher.
Some time ago ."Miss Kceney usked
one of her closest gji! friends iu the
seiulnuiy lo ueootnpnu) her to n gypsv
fortune teller living iu "The Mursh,"
near hcie.
"I want to loam something about my
love nffiiirs." the pretl) teacher iidmit
led bnslifiill) .
Thp two girls went to the fortune toll -
I er's Inline, and .Miss Krone) sal iu the
dingy fantastic lonm while ii woman
scanned the lines of her hand uud cut
I a pack of cards.
The prctt) teacher und her few inti
mates who knew of the -visit laughed
over !! at the time, tieating it as a
"link." Occasionally the oilier teachers
twit led Miss Kceney about it, nud one
da) . shorll) before Christmas, she
laughingly icmarkcd to the girl who
hud gone with her to the house in "The
Marsh" that she "no longer needed u
foituuc teller."
i Love. ITaiis Seidell
I "My love affairs arc settled," she
I said willi n hapji) smile.
Though her friends learned of her ap
I pioMching muiiiage a few davs later,
v lieu she iiuuiiuiiced her engagement at
1 ii flieull) p.lllv. the) thought little of
Ihe Inc'ilenl of the (oilune teller until
the pathetic sloi.v of Miss Kecnc.v's
disappointment came from Mnnsoii,
I Mass.
"Just like all foilune tellers," said
one of the gills wit It a sigh toibi).
""7 "OP "POPERTY TATE! BY RAILROADS
rje.-rr "wauls totalling- $887,031.8 ware announced tzii?';
'iy a 3pctr.-l boai '1 of view to the owneis of property legally taken
by lnllroad cumf-tinles to extend their terminal facilities nlons
the Delawnio rived fiont, directly north of the navy yard. The
largest award, S2-17,0-1S.5G wan made to Mary J. Chew, et al.,
the second lagcit, Ihat of $221,072.11 going to the Delnwnie
Elver Eestnto Co.
IRISH POLICE BARRACKS RAIDED AND, BURNED"
vciLLADYSERT, County Clare, Ireland, Dee. 80. -The police
onrracks at Liseycasey, near here, wore rnldeil and burned to the
ground Sunday night. All the police were absent on duty and
a bergeaut's wife xvae in charge. She was forced to leave hur
vhoTy, not being allowed to collect her wearing apparel or
other belongings.
POISON BOOZE GANG
Many Arrests Made as Addi-
tional Deaths From Fake
Whisky Aro Reported '
READING WOMAN GIVES BAIL
New Yoili, Dee. ."(). With lepoif
from various sections of the countr.v n
counting additional deaths from wood
alcohol whisk), federal and local uu
thorities nre redoubling their efforts lo
round up the "poison gang."
The arrest of the six men in
New
"lork so far this week is mil) (he
first slop iu a widespread, campaign
vviiicn is i .iccu-u io risuii iu uic i-nn
ture of at least u score or more of Hi"
poison dispensers, according lo the fed
eral official.
Two deaths from wood nlooliVd pois
oning xv erf icporlid al Jerse.v City lo
da) The victims were John KejiiobN
iiiiil .Mrs. Mni-.v Ward
The first death ut Detroit since Hie
wave of fatalities begi'u wns irportcd
tnilii) The victim's wif". according to
the police Ihcor). sent him u buttle of
liquor Iriuii New York.
ltcidiiig. Pa.. Dec. ::il. -MS) A. P. i
Mi- I'ourl Michiliiiski. who runs a
saloon l"ilav furnished .VJOIMI bail fol
lowing a hearing last night before
Uniled Slides Commissioner MulUbor
per mi a charge of violating the war
time prohibition "cl. She will be tried
in tin- I idled States District Court,
Philadelphia The prosecution of Mrs.
Mlchiliii'ki is tin- outcome of the al
leged sale -f so-called whisk) lo Hurry
SweigiH aged fort), who is now- iu
the liosnil.il under treatment for what
one of the ph.vsieinns there termed wood
alcohol poisoning.
In testitviug against Mrs. Michilin
ski ut tin- hearing Svveigerl, who is u
marliiii'r-t. said he did not know the
xvomuii. but declared that it was at her
saloon that he purchased the liquor
xvhieh he claims landed him in the hos
pital. There have been several mvs
terious deaths here, and the ofiieiuls
aro invest ig.it ing as lo whether they
were, routed by poisoned whisky.
Ciilrnpeo. Mass., Dec. .",0.- (B) A.
p.) Tvveutv nrrcsls had been made to
day in tills stale and CnunciMicut iu con
nection wit lithe f'istribution of liquor
containing wood alcohol, which caused
thn death of at least fifty -seven men
un,d "women in this vicinlt) since Christ -
mHR- , .
,-Five men arrested in New Haven
charged with manslaughter were brought
to this city early today for arraignment.
Potls-xille, P.I.. Dee. .10. Federal
olliclals slnte that they expected to uurkc
a do.en urn-sis in m-uu.ximii chuiii)
date, loiluv for selling nolsouous whiskv
'Two of the victims in this county were
reported out of danger toibi), but the
life of Harry Sheppley hung only b.v
it thread, said phjsiclaus ut the Potts-
vllle Hospitals
UNDER HEAVY EIRE
'i
"it was pitiable the news hurl us
' all tcrribl). Think of her traveling all
Ihe wnv to Monson. huppv in the
thought that she was to meet her linnce
(here and be married to him at Christ
mas lime. It was romantic enough to
j make mi) girl's hea.T sing
.Miu men ine pcriecny uvviiii e
porience of waiting vainly nt the little
chinch, the guests all there and the min
ister lead) to unite her in marriage to
u bridegioom who did not appear.
"I can just imagine her feeliugs when
the minister turned to Hie guests and
dismissed them !"
Miss Ixeene) 's friends in the college
town read with deep and sympathetic
interest every t'etnil of her experience:
how the navy surgeon was located later
in u-Brookl.vn hospital and how Miss
Kccne). with her father, trbd vuinl)
to sec him. And thru the detail Hint
put the touch of finality to Ihe blighted
romance the news Hull Iioclor Ver
iuil.ve had a wife and daughter.
College, .Seminar) Deserted
The college seminar) where Miss
Kceney taught is now deserted nml deso
late, witli the students ami man) of the
faculty nwny on their Christmas Iioli
da.vs. Those xvho remain, however, and
tho people of the liltie college town ure
dieply stirrei' over .Miss Keeuej's spoil
ed romance, l'.verv where in Levvisburg
Doctor Vcrmil.ve is blamed, and Miss
Kceney is spoken of with sympathy.
"Miss Krone) came highly recom
mended," said Professor B. AV. Grif
fith, head of the department of modern
languages.
"She was a splendid Spanish teacher.
I did uot know her well porsouall). hut
every otic had the highest regari' for
her and only the best to sa.v of her char
acter. She was a graduate of Oberlin
College aiijl Inter nt I ended Marburg
I'nlversil) In German) . She lame here
from Dcpaiivv College, lni'luna, where
(nnllniK-ri on I'ntolnii. Cnliimn Twii
TREATY TO BE PUT
End of First Week in January
Given Now as Prob
able Date
BERLIN TO SIGN PROTOCOL
1 1) the Associated Press
I '.i i is. Die. .'id. Hopes have again
been raised iu Supreme Council circles
of un carl) exchange of ratifications of
Ihe (real) of Versailles. The cud of
(he first wotk iu Jnnuarv is given now
as tho probable date when (he (real)
will he put into effect
i ins prospect spiuigs trom the con
versation held vesienhi) between Paul
D'ltasln, general seerotarv of the Peace
Crinforcitcn timl l!.i.ii ir..i ..... T ...
hit. IipiiJ of thf (irrinnu nifc-Mon Iipp
ji mis mi hi lmui Hint thn dinner wn'o
I'misMpPPlI mtrwl Hint Ilia Corninivt .. .,..(.!
- --- '"'ii i tm i uu s i . t (imn vtotlMI
decide to sign the protocol, now the pub-
ji-i in in noiiiiiions, wiiiioui waiting lor
oiiiiKiiinii iu me iigures on narnor
tonnage demanded us reparation for the
sinking of Ihe German ships ul Scnpa
Flow .
Il is evnlniiieil )lml ,1, Q. ......,..,
-i ...... ,. ,'i,,,iiii-
( oiincil will satisfy German) 's demand
lor a more specnic declaration on tin
reduction of (he tonnage usked for.
through affixing lo Hie prolucoi the text
of M. Dutusta's verbal declaration to
Barou von Lersner on the subject.
The ithiiielaml commission, on which
(he United Stales is not ns ,xet repre
sented ollieially, is expected to meet
ns soon as practicable after Ihe treaty
is promulgated. This commission will
hnve jurisdiction over tin- territory oc
enpied bv the allied troops iu tbc
Ithineluud, including Uic American
contingent
The allied mililar.v mission dealing
wilh tin- subject of transporting allied
troops to the districts where plebiscites
are lo lie held under the treaty reported
In )I,A .UM1llf.il In, 1.1. )!,.., ..n,!nr .
n, io,- , ,.i,,iii ,.,it, mm nuumuciur
arrangements had been made with the
vti'l iinuis nn nn' iiiovi-iui'iii ui uiesc
luii.e. .w io vooiiiaivu luni'ii win re
quire two xvctks to get Inlo Silesia Hip
number of troops it Is proposed to
fccuu io inni pieoiM'iii- nic.-i,
PUTS AUTO IN JAIL
California Justice Frees Speeder,
k...t I nrtla lln t-lle f -t .
UU V wwr w ii0 wai
Storkloti, CallL, Dec. ,'!0.(ny A.
P. I Putting the automobile in jail
instpnd "f lining tho owner for speed
ing wnsS.he new plan adopted by Jus
tice D. it. F.iekc
Afler Donald McDIarmid hnd nd
mllled that he had been speeding the
justice ordered Hi- car locked up for
five ilavsand released McDiurmid,
nn hit riir. mmi.ivsi cicilinu.
nolf rilmhul av- r lx ir.lln In lila air
plane Ilia tlirlUIn tur- In Popular Beltnc
itoallil)'. AU news tluntlx A4vt,
INTO EFFECT SOON
LODGE TO CONFER
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ON TREATY
Republican Leader Will Discuss
Compromiso With Demo
cratic Senator
MOVED BY PRESSURE
FROM OWN FOLLOWERS
Opposition Chief Again to Ignora
Hitchcock in Seeking Set
tlement of Issue
Washliigloii. Dec. .",0. Senates
Lodge, the Bepubliciin leader of thn
Senate, will confer this week on the
peace treaty with Senator Pomerene, of
Ohio, n lending Democratic advocate of
a compromise.
Much significance was attached bv
senators to the npws that Mr. Lodge
would see the Ohio spnator. They re
garded the development ns important
for two reasons. The first is that Sen
ator Lodge confided lo other .senators
his intention of beciug Mr. Pomercne
after mild rcservationists had virtually
demanded Hint the party leader show
more activity iu seeking lo bring about
a compromise. The second is that Mr.
Lodge, for the serond time, has chosen
to discuss compromise with a Demo
crat other than Senator Hitchcock, the
Ipniier of that party in the Senate. His
previous couferencp xvith u Democrat
was with Senator Underwood.
Though he has been confined to ht
home b.v a cold, Senator Lodge is ex
pected to sou Senator Pomercne today
or tomorrow. The conference would
have been held xcstcrda) but for tht
fact that Mr. Pomercne is one of the
conferees on the railroad bill and was
unable to absent himself from the conk
ference room.
Pomercne for Compromise
Mr. Pomercne said that be 'xxas will
lug to talk compromise with Mr. Lodg"
or any other senator xvho earnestly de
sired to bring about ratification.
"I have talked with Bepublicau sen
ators about the treaty, and shall con
chance of helping to bring about rati
tlnue to do so as long us there is. a
tication." said Senator Pomerenc.
The Ohio senator, xxhile one of the
slaucbcst supporters of President Wil
sou nud iu (horough accord xvitb hid
views on the league and treaty, has
worked hard in recent weeks to find a
basis for agreement, in the belief that
some way rati be found to ratify the
treaty that xvill be acceptable to the
President and at the same time meet
lbe bjections of senators'.
Senator Lenroot. who Mw Mr. Lodge
on Sunday, was informed by the Re
publican leader of his intentipo to see
Senator Pdlnerene. Mr. Lenroot de
cliued xestcrday to discuss tho-confer,
'once, although' Up indicated that he'eony
sldered it likely to nrdvc of great valu
WTH
POMEREN
in speeding compromise negotiations', "ry
Senators of both parties were Up--
peateii io jcsiernay ro sign n peuiiou
inviting former President Tuft to ad
dress a ponpartisan mass-meeting In
Washington, "January 7, in aid of a
compromise ratification. Among others.
Senators Nelson and McNary, Bepubli
cans, und Banklipod, Democrat, signed
Ihe petition. Senator King, a Demo
crut. declined to do so, but later wrote
a letter to Mr. Taft, explaining that
his refusal was not hosed upon, any
jack of desire to seo nn agreement it
liached.
King Plan Coolly Received
Senator King yesterday submitted to
Senator McNary and other mild reser
vationists a draft of n proposed com
promise ratification resolution, contain
ing a set of reservations basedupon the
Lodge program. Mr. King said he bad
already received favorable comment
from some Democratic Senators on his
proposals. Alter be has obtained the
views of the mild rcservationists he will
submit Ids reservations to Senator
HilclKoek.
The King plan involves a change in
Ihe preamble, modification of the rescr-"
xiitifins on Article X, the Monroe
Doctrine, voting power and Shantijng,
and adds one reservation, with respect
to Arliele XXIII of the league of na
tions covenant.
Mild roup Cool lo Proposals
Senator King's reservations met a
rather chilly reception from mild reser;
vationists. They told him that his pro
posal ou Article X would uot do bJ
cause it dodged the fundamental issue
r f Hie obligation. The mild group stands
b) the Lodge reservation on this po'nt
b.v refusing to subscribe to aa aeknowU
idgineot that tho United States is Under
a broad general obligation xvhieh must
he met every Hmo there is a threat of
aggression a u) where.
Senator McNary made this plain lo
Senator King after reading tho Kins
reservations. Mr. McNary then sug-.
nested to Mr. Klug u substitute, in Ihe
form of n reservation offered in the Sen
ate last -ummer, providing thut iuns
mucli as ihe constitution puts tho decis
ion as to war in the lianas of Congress,
the iefus.ll of Congress to accept tho
advice of the Irague on Article X should
not become n violation of the treaty.
ONE INCH OF SNOW
To Continue During Day, but Fair
Day Promised Tomorroxy
A little more than an inch of snow
fell this morning, nooordiug to Weather
Bureau measurements, and it xvill gnoflr
later in the ilnj . The sun came out at
10 o'clock. ,
The temperature is growing steadily
warmer, aud may get ns high as 33
above early this afternoon.
Tho cofdest in tho last twenty-four
(hours xv as just after midnight this
morning, when the thermometer re
corded 21 degrees. By 8 o'clock the ,
temperntutp. had risen to "0 degrees.
Unsettled xveaHfer today will be fol ;
lowed by fair weather tomorrow.
HAPG00D TO HIT CRITICS
Resignation Presented Two Weeks
Ago Accepted by Wilson
Wu-sliington, Dee. 30. (By A. P.)--Anuouucement
xxas made at Hie White
House today that Norman Hapcood,
whose appointment as minister to Den
mark wus not confirmed bv the Souatp.
hud tendered bis resignation to Presi
dent Wilson two weeks ago with tbe re"
quest that it be nrccpted "quickly" on
that ho could answer charges by Har
tier's Weekly that he bud sought flnan.
rial assistance iu this country for -V
Russian soviet authorities-
. The resignation xyas accepted? , Ai
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