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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
Revision Assistants Named

A committee OF FIVE 10 assist the Build
mEs Commission In the revision Of the
building code In Camden was announced
today By James +. Hewitt, president Of
the City Council They are Ralph d.
Childrsy. Charles n Stewart. George
Bachman, Ephraim Tomlinson and Gsa-
sEal John A. Matter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
500 KILLED AT RHEIMS
Civilians Met Death During German
Bombardment.

PARIS, Sept, 29-More than 800 mem-
bers OF the civil population OF Rheims
were killed during the bombardment Of
the city by the Germans, according to
official hgures compiled by the French
Government and made public today
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
HIGHLANDER CHIEF CAPTIVE

LONbON, Sept 29 Colonel Frederick
Gordon. Of the Gordon Hlghlanders. who
was reported TO have been killed In ac-
tion on the Continent is a prisoner in
Germany James ". Gerard. the Amer
lean Ambassador IN Berlin, today sent
word to this enset to the Gordon fam
uy.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-13
WINTER SPORTING DOPE FROM EVERYWHERE
CIabby Wins Punk MiII-CouIon and
Williams Signed.

Jimmy Clabby kept his head above
water in the middleweight ocean by
outpointing Sailor Petroskey in TWEEN
ty rounds last night, but at no time
during the fight was he in position
to throw away his life preserver.
The Hammond mans victory was
not due so much to his own ability as
to Petroskey's lack of class. Jimmy
was out of condition, appeared fat,
and at times was painfully slow
for him.
According to reports from the ring
side he should have, in condition, fin
ished Petroskey before the end of the
tenth round. He simply wasn't there
with the wallop, and had to fight
carefully to roll up point lead.
The mill was rough, and CIabby
was cautioned for butting. He also
landed one blow which was danger
ously low, but Petroskey made no
complaint.
To successfully cope with George
Chip Clabby must mend his ways
and go through a course of strenuous
training. He will not be able to toy
with the Scranton Greek as he did
with Petroskey, and if his opponent
last night had been Chip, the latter
would be undisputed middleweight
champion today.
Johnny CouIon has signed articles
to meet Kid Williams for the bantam
weight championship at Vernon, Cal,
next fall, the date to be selected later.
The amount of money Coulon is to
receive was not made known.
Johnny was told, however, that
Williams manager had deposited a
check for 81 900 in San Francisco
bank, which was to be given the
champion for signing. Johnny, in
turn, will hand the money to the
Working Boys Home. Coulon will
fight two or three short battles be-
tween now and the time to meet Will
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-13
Murphy on Way to chicago-DaVe
FuItz in Bad With Feds.

Buffeted about in the political base
ball sea of New York, the old ship
Cub is in danger of springing a leak,
but Skipper Murphy has manned the
pumps and is still sticking to his
vessel.
There is mutiny afoot, however,
and Skipper Murphy may find himself
marooned on a desert isle, with no
one for company but Steward Need
ham.
It's hard night at sea, mates, and
the bold and brassy skipper is prob
ably sorry he ever stirred up such a
hurricane. ...
Nautical language should never be
employed when discussing meeting
of baseball magnates. Usually water
is the scarcest commodity imagin-
able
Numerous plans have been adVanc-
ed for the elimination of Murphy
from baseball, but so far none of
them have reached a stage where
there appears chance for their frui-
ton. Thick-skinned and careless as
to the criticism heaped upon him,
Murphy says he will run the Cubs to
suit himself, and he seems to be in a
position to do so.
True, Horace FogeI was run out of
the Philadelphia club for even small
-er offenses than Murphy has COM
united, but the two cases are not sim
liar in their political aspects. Fogel
was mere figurehead. Murphy is the
outright owner of over half the Cub
stock and is in commanding posi-
ton.
The proposition to disband the Ma
tional League, organizing new cir
cult made up of three Fed teams and
five present National cities, with Muir
ply of the Cubs, Ebbets of Brooklyn
and the Brittons of st. Louis elimi-
mated, does not sound feasible.
1t can be done, of course, but the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-16
BORN AN ORPHAN,
CHILD is IN WANT
Not Even Money to Bury Widow
Who Died Before Baby
Came.

Some one is wanted to adopt little
Miss Mayer, the baby who was born by
a Cesarian operation three minutes
ofter her mothers death, in the Beth
David Hospital, Monday night. The
grandfather. Henry Prince, of 229 East
goth ST.. decided to take the child to
his home, but fears that he will be un-
able TO provide the proper care for
the baby because OF his own large
family and limited means. The mother,
Sadie Mager, was a widow. who had
lived with her father since the death
of her husband. two months ago.
DR.. Nathan Blaustein, house surgeon
nj the hospital said yesterday that the
baby was healthy and one OF the hand
somest in the ward, aud doing quite
ms well as if It had been normally born.
Besides the grandfather's appeal for
n good home for the little girl, letter
was received yesterday by The Tribune
from Henry !. Truchter. whose address
Is Mt the Postofiice Building, making n
similar appeal on behalf of the baby.
Mr.. Truchter called attention 10 tho
interest aroused IN the case from a
scientific point Of view, but says:
"The family is at present destitute.
there being no money 20 bury the
mother. Although the public is being
overwhelmed at this time with appeals
for aid for the needy In this country
and abroad, am writing your paper
with the hope that this letter will meet
with response on the part OF those who
may be Interested in this case"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-16
KAISER PRAYS
FOR COUNTRY

Berlin, Dec. 15.-An official state
ment given out to-day contains
copies of kilograms exchanged oe-
tween Emperor William ana
Johannes kaempf, president oil the
Reichstag. regarding the naval DAT
tie off the Falkland Islands.
In answer TO the telegram OF
President kaempf regarding the
German loss in this battle, in which
Herr kaempf said that the nation
was one with the Emperor in griet
at the loss and with pride at the
heroic deaths resulting from the
fight, the Emperor replied:
MAY the heavy sacrifices We have
been forced to make in this battle
for or existence be borne by all
and used with a single aim that,
supported by an mistaken hope in
God, our Lord, from Whose gracious
hand We humbly receive fortune,
misfortune, JOY and sorrow. will
turn this most difficult hour into a
blessing for the Fatherland."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-16
H. N. MACCRACKEN
NEW VASSAR HEAD
Second Son of EX-ChancellOr OF
N. Y. u. To Be College
President.

DR.. Henry NJ. MacCracken, emeritus
chancellor of New York University, had
another college president-elect added
to his family yesterday. DR.. Henry
Noble MacCracken, his son, who has
been professor Of English at Smith
College since February, will be the next
president of Vassar, succeeding Dr.
James NJ. Taylor, who resigned
The announcement was made last
evening, after a meeting of the Vassar
board OF trustees, at the Office OF
Charles NJ. Pratt, 26 Broadway. DR..
MacCracken is only thirty-four years
old, and is a brother of John IL. Mac
Cracken, who is president-elect OF
Lafayette College. He was graduated
from New York University in 1900, and
for three years was instructor in Eng
lish at the Protestant College, at Bel
rut, Syria.
He returned from the east and de-
voted his time to writing and research
ing, up to 1907, when he went TO the
Sheffield Scientific School as instructor
in English year later he was made
an assistant professor. He remained
there until he went to Smith.
DR.. MacCracken received an NJ. A.
degree from New York University in
1901, and from Harvard the next year.
Harvard also gave him the degree Of
Ph. D.. in 1907. and he was John Har-
ward Fellow in 19O7-'Os. He has pub
lished John Lydgate's Serpent of Di-
vision" "The Minor Poems Of John
Lydeate," "The College Chaucer," sew
eral Textbooks in English, and, in COL
laboration. "An Introduction 70 Shake
speare." He is a member Of :he Mod
ern Language Association. the Ameri-
can Dialect Society, the Elizabethan
Club. Phi Beta Kappa and the PSI
UDsilon fraternties. He is married
and has two children.
Dr.. MacCracken's record Of college
presidency at thirty-fOur, however, Is
bettered by that of his brother, soon
TO be head of Lafayette, and president
of Westminster College, in Missouri, in
1899. at the age of twenty-four. A
third son Of ex-Chaneellor MacCracken,
George S., met his death in motor
boat on Long Island Sound during a
storm a year ago last August.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-16
Campaign Plan Changed, Generals JOffre
and French Hurl Mighty Force at
Kaiser's Western Army.
TO PUSH OFFENSIVE TILL SPRING
Germans by Then May Be Forced Across Own
FrOntier-May Fall Back on Second Line
in Three Weeks, Say Experts.

The their intending drive the
Belgium their General Jore
French the attack which they had
spring The the change believed be
superiority together with the fact that Earl Kitchen
anticipated
according the Allies reckoning the Germans
driven back their second ne BY spring they may be forced
should withdraw considerable forces
their eastern front.
The French gains various points from Flanders
violent fighting the neighborhood Of
Ypres of Neuport The French War Office ad
infantry foothod Snback sace
the Viua north battle
uath Warsaw army north Of the Wis
tula compelled to retreat.
Auran according official have advanced
twenty of the Dua Pass captured 1000
The Belgrade by the Servans admitted by the
that the without
fighting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-16
MUST PRAY FOR COURT
Thief Escapes Jail on Promise
of Christmas Prayers.

On his promise that he would pray
for the justices every day during the
Christmas holidays and would never
steal again, John Anderson, sixty-two
years old, who sells papers outside
Grand Central Station. was released on
suspended sentence yesterday in
Special Sessions. Justices McInerney,
Zeller and Forker were about to send
Anderson to the workhouse for steal
ing pair of gloves, when he went
down on his knees.
"I swear won't steal again." he de-
clared fervently. "Let me go and I'll
wish you all Merry Christmas. I'll
pray for you, too"
The last clinched it. MERRY Christ
mas!" the man shouted back as he left
the courtroom.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-16
RELIGION in SCHOOL
URGED BY FINLEY
Send 'Friars Into Schools,
He Tells Bishop Hayes
at Dinner.

Speaking before 250 citizens OF the
city and state who gathered last night
at testimonial dinner of esteem for
the Right Rev. Patrick j. Hayes,
Bishop Auxiliary of New York, at the
Waldorf Astoria, DR.. John II. Finley,
State Education Commissioner and
president Of the State University, eX-
pressed a desire for religious instruc-
tion in the public schools.
After paying an eloquent tribute 70
the guest Of honor, DR.. Finley said
that he was a professional mendicant-
otherwise college president. He said,
however, that he always begged for
himself-never for others. On the pres
ent occasion, he said he was going 10
beg three favors from Bishop Hayes.
The first favor. the speaker said,
was the assistance OF the guest OF the
evening in promoting true American
system of education-so that every
child in the state should receive a
proper knowledge Of American ideals,
laws and institutions. The second re-
auest was for the aid of the Bishop
in bringing to termination secular
disputes over educational matters.
The third request, however, was the
most striking, when DR.. Finley grace
fully invited the Bishop to send his
friars into our schools TO impart re-
ligious instruction to children in the
faith of their parents. DR.. FINLEY
made il clear that he approved Of
spiritual as we'll as materialistic edu-
cation. and said that every child should
be given an opportunity for religious
instruction in the faith in which he
had been born.
Later Judge julius NJ. Mayer, of the
Federal Court, spoke Of the material
istic tendencies now current under the
ruise OF efficiency" in the administra-
tion Of public charities. The speaker
said that he felt that at the forth
coming Constitutional Convention an
effort WOulQ De Udut W ui'Ni 80 p
ent assistance Of private and sectarlah
charities from public funds:
Rabbi Joseph Silverman, after prals-
inc the liberal spirit and tolerance OF
views always displayed by Bishop
HAYES. alluded to the present European
conflict. o, ;.ol
Governor Martin II. Glynn praised
the citizenship and true Americanism
of the guest Of honor, and asserted that
as Roman Catholic he took especial
nride in the fact that the priests OF
the Church never hesitated to RISK
their lives in plague ridden tenements
or wherever they might be called upon
to 60. ,-,.e.
Controller William A. Prendergast
also paid tribute 20 the guest oil
honor, as did Judge Alton b. Parker
who acted as toastmaster.
Among those present were Cardlnai
Farley. Jacob II. Schif, Charles y;
Hilles. Thomas Mott Osborne, Edward
c. Blum, John Hays Hammond, Herman
Bidder. Adolph Lewisohn. Frank Moss
Nayor Mitchell. Dudley Field Malone
Collector of the Port; Edward u.
Grout. George NJ. Curtis, jr., Ihomas
NJ. Mulry. Morgan O'Brien' JUSTICES lS,s'
Luke d. Stapleton, Thomas, II. kelIy;
Victor ]. bowling, William D. Carr ana
William ]. Spiegelberg.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-16
KILLED BY
BURGLAR" IN FIGHT
Atlanta Bank DisclOses Odd
Note Dealings Before News
of Killing Gets Out.
lBy telegraph % The Tribune. J

Atlanta, Dec. l5.-Charles B. Reyn-
olds, prominent lawyer, leader in the
Methodist Church and lecturer in the
Atlanta Law School, met his death at
his home. on Prince de Leon Place, this
morning in a fight with a supposed
burglar.
Before the news Of the killing was on
the streets Judge John Gambler, for
mer Supreme Court justice, and f. V.
Carter, an attorney, were notified that
they were on Roynolds's note for $4,000
given TO the national bank and due,
but unpaid, yesterday. Both Mr.. Cand-
le, and Mr. Carter informed officials
that the signatures we're spurious.
Later both men were informed by an
other bank that they were given as in
dorgers on another note. Mr. Reyn-
oldg had owed $1,000, had paid $4,000
on IL and renewed the other $4,000.
Again the signatures we're declared
false.
Mrs. Reynolds snys she was awak-
ened by a slight noise in the hail early
This morning. and she told Mr. Rcyn-
oldr. Who got his revolver and started
an iuyestigation. Soon she heard a
nistoi shot followed by four others,
,beu the gound OF body falling and a
door slamming When members OF the
SsmiIv reached the scene they found
Mr. geynolds dend with bullet wound
over his heart.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-16
WILSON PRAISES EDISON
Writes, Admiring Inventor S
Courage After Big Fire.

West Orange, n. j., Dec. 15.-Amons
the hundreds Of letters he has re-
ceived since the fire at his big factories
none was more appreciated by Thomas
A. Edison than one which arrived TO-
day from President Wilson. This let
ter, dated from the White House yes
terday, Is as follows:
Ny Dear Mr.. Edison:
/ cannot deny myself the pleas
urs Of sending you line TO say
how greatly | admire your action
in the matter of your business
after the loss of your plant. IL
is very fine, not only in itself, put
shows a degree of courage and OF
public spirit which eXcites my most
earnest admiration.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
WOODROW WILSON.
MIR. Edison wrote a warm acknowl-
edgment of it to the Chief Executive
Among the visitors at the ruins to-
day was Prince Kampengpetch, brother
of the King of Siam, with his wife and
aid. Captain StyOo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-16
GIVES UP LIBERTY FOR LIFE
AS BITTER COLD BEATS HIM
Smith, Escaped LITER from Ohio Can Do Without the
Eats" but Joyfully Goes Back to Cell When len
Above Zero" Grips His Half-Starved Frame.

that "Smithv" seemed 20 be waiting
for somebody. When the officers ap-
reared at the door the life man walked
over TO them and simply said: "All
right, boys" The sleuths took him TO
Headquarters.
Smiths life story has about as much
tragedy in it as he has injected into it
in the last twcnty-four hours. On a
night in February, 1898, he got drunk
with several companions in a Columbus
saloon. One of the party was Zelles
Keller, who later that night was found
murdered Smith was arrested. con-
yicted and sent 10 the penitentiarv for
life. His father died soon after Of
grief.
For sixteen years Smith was behind
the bars. He was well behaved and
industrious and finally rose TO he u
trusty. One day last July he received
a letter telling him his mother was
Gying and that she was asking con-
stantly TO see him. Smith watched his
chance and escaped.
lie rode the rods" to Buffalo and
arrived there in time TO speak 10 his
mother before she died. The day of
the funeral he heard some one knock
at the front door, looked out and saw
il was detective. He ducked out at
the back, got TO the Buffalo train yards
and hoped freight TO this city.
A man, who said he was Jimmy
Ncver-you- u-mind- d-abouttherestofIt" said
at the Owl last night that he was sure
Smith gave himself up by having n
friend tip of the police that he was
in town.
"Smithy was up against it and lost
his nerve" he said. 1--WE did my bit,
too. but | don't knows blame Smithy
for what he done. Lots of the boys go
back. You don't know what this cold
is--it's hell
NAV. don't you think the bulls done
any job there. Smithy give up. lie
lost his nerve"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-16

Leon Smith. forty-seven years o'", Nv,
beinr without any birthright 10 ser ser
for a mess Of pottagc, even oi w
Bowery variety. has given away -
..ooaor, for the rest of his life rather
than endure New York's cold ana
hunger any longer. he will go back 70
co,vr,bus Ohio. to serve out IN INC
neni,cntiary. from which he eseapeu
lac, Julv. the rest OF life sentence
for murder. ,d
For weeks Smith has tramped arou"u i
the streets looking for WORK pui'"e
the fall he got odd JOBS enough 10 0u'
tood aud when he had no money ioI d
hod be slept out. Most of the time ne
-. I;vod AZ the Owl Lodging House.
On The Bowery. When the cold weather
sot in he began TO lose his courage
uo was sitting in the lodging house
Tho other night talking with com
n.n;ons lie complained bitterly oil
the cold.
81 can 10 without the cnts' nc sa'o'
.hut this cold has got my goat I've
done my bit, and I'd rather go back K
20 iail than stick il out any longer
The policc refused to say much last
nicbt but it is known that somebody
timed them Oft that Smith was here.
con. think Smith did il himself by
ho,n;no A pal to get reward. Yes
,erday afternoon Detectives Dalton and
Raftus went to the Owl and found
Smith in the smoking and lounging
room. .h,
Habitues Of the place said last night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-16
FIRE ROUTS II FAMILIES
Many Flee Into Cold Streets
Women Rescued.

Fire shortly after o'clock this
morning drove eleven families into
the cold from the five story apart
ment house at liz West saith st.
Patrolmen Rooney and Kennedy made
three trips through the smoke and
fame filed stairways to rouse the
tenants. Several elderly women were
rescued.
The blaze was discovered by Peter
Lynn, a private watchman, who was
passing.
Within a short time after the appa-
ratus arrived flames had made their
way TO the roof A Mrs. ConnOr and
her child were saved from the third
floor. nearly suffocated. William
Child and his two daughters we're car
ried down ladders from the fifth
floor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-16
WHOLESALE EXECUTIONS
Between 100 and $50 Elk,
Officials Die in Mexico City.

Washington, Dec. l5.-Between lOO
end $50 Mexicans, many OF them once
prominent officially, have been secretly
executed in Mexico City within the
last few days. according to an official
report which reached the United
States government to-day from one Of
it's agents there.
Just who ordered the executions has
not been disclosed. nor are any OF the
names of those put 70 death known.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-16
FRESH ATTACK ON
ZEPPELINS RUMORED
M, Mo. bal Loulsbnls. \. 81

Berne (via London, Dec. IA
great deal OF cannonading has been
heard again on the Swiss shore of Lake
Constance. proceeding from Fredrichs-
hafen. where searchlights also are very
busy.
IN the Zeppelin sheds has taken place,
but nothing certain can be ascertaiued.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-16
BRITISH SHIP CLOSE
ON DRESDEN'S HEELS

Santiago. Chilli, Dec. l5.-An official
communication here from Punta
Arenas announces that the German
cruiser Dresden left there Sunday
evening. She took on no coal.
The communication adds that the
British cruiser Bristol arrived at
Punta Arenas yesterday, but left there
Immediately in pursuit.