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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-02
CAMDEN HEROINE
ARRESTS A FUGITIVE
Miss Gladys Miller Seizes Ne
gro and Hands Him Over
to Policeman
SILVER SHELL SAFE.

The muscular arms of Miss Gladys
Miller. an actress, who is playing at the
Majestic Theatre, Camden. today held
Fred Stewart, % years old. of 1889 Glover
street. Camden, until policeman put in
an appearance. Stewart, who is a negro.
has been sought for more than a month
by the police. He is accused of annoying
women in the shopping district of Cam
den
Miss Miller was walking along Broad.
way near Kaighn avenue. today. when
Stewart accosted her. She ordered him
away He refused to go. She then en-
tered store and telephoned to the Cam
dent City Hall. Policeman Schweitzer
was sent to arrest Stewart.
When Miss Miller came out of the
store Stewart approached her again. This
time she grabbed him and held him in
her arms until Policeman Schweltzer ap.
peared
Recorder Stackhouse, after hearing the
testimony of Miss Miller. sentenced Stew
art to serve so days in the Camden
County Workhouse.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-02
FIRE DESTROYS TWO SHOPS
Other Establishments in Building
Damaged by Smoke and
Water

Fire of unknown origin early today de-
stroyed the stock and machinery of two
clothing manufacturing firms on the sec
ond and third floors of the five-story
stone building at 20 Strawbe 'ry street,
between Market and Chestnut streets,
west of 2d Because of the many large
houses and other buildings In the neigh
borhood two alarms were sounded
The fire was discovered by a watchman
and Policeman Amsterdam, OF the 4th and
Race streets station, on the cecond floor
of the building, occupied by Charles II
Lehman, clothing manufacturer 1t
quickly spread to the floor above. where
IL also ruined the place of f. Mencher,
another clothing manufacturer.
The place OF A, PeTcival Mencher, a
yarn importer, on the first floor OF the
building. was damaged by smoke and
water. as was the clothing establishment
Of Pincus Bellak, on the fourth and ffth
floors.
The loss is unknown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-02
COMMITTEE AMENDS
COLOMBIAN TREATY
Dmocrats Reduce Indemnity to
S15,OOO,OOO and Change Apol-
ogy" to Mutual Regret"

WASHINGTON, Feb. after cutting
the proposed indemnity from $4,000, 900
to $4,000 OO0 and changing the "apol'
oey" of the United states to an expression
of mutual regret, the Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee today favorably re-
ported the Colombian treaty
The vote was to Z, Clark, Of Arkansas,
being the only Democrat to vote against
the Administration plan. Borah an
nounced Immediately he would move the
consideration Of the treaty In open in
stead OF secret sessions of the Senate.
The original proposed treaty made the
United states regret that anything should
have intervened to lniure the friendly re-
latIons between the United States and
Colombia.
AS amended today the clause would
make the people Of Colombia and the
United states mutually regret the actions
of President Roosevelt in regard to the
recognition of Panama and the obtaining
of rights for the construction of the canal
The vote on the treaty in committee
was:
For-Stone Hitchcock. O'Gorman, Will
liams Swanson, Pomerene. Smith, Arl-
zona: Salisbury, Delaware.
Against-Lodge. Smith, Michigan; Suth-
erland. Borah, Brandegee, oliver and
Clarke, Arkansas
The Nicaraguan treaty proposing
1000. 900 for all canal rights also was
reported favorably by n 10 to ! vote.
Democrats argued that this treaty would
prevent competing canal possibility,
while Republicans contend 1t Is to finance
the present Nicaraguan administration
with which the United states forces are
friendly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-02
WILSON ASLEEP;
DOESN'T APPEAR
AT KANSAS CITY
Tired After Des Moines Speech,
He Continues Trip to
Topeka
GUEST OF THE GOVERNOR

TOPEKA. Kan. Feb 2.-rrcsidcnt
Wilson arrived in Topeka at 10 o'clock
today. He and Mrs Wilson were greeted
by more than 10000 persons.
Led by two companies of State militia
the presidential party was taken in open
automobiles through the streets in parade
fashion for nearly an hour. AS the party
nearcd Governor Cappcr's home, several
hundred school children, who were
grouped there, started cheering.
As the President and Mrs. Wilson left
their automobile and walked up the steps
to Governor Capper's residence the crowd
broke into another great cheer, which tho
President acknowledged by tipping his
hat.
SUFFER FROM COLD.
Mrs. Wilson and lie were cold from
their long ride in the open car. and they
were quickly ushered into the house.
The crowd stood around for quite a while.
hoping the Executive would make a short
speech. but he did not leave the house
again until he went to the auditorium to
deliver his first address.
The luncheon with Governor and Mrs,
Capper was "A quiet one. the only others
besides the President and Mrs. Wilson
present being Secretary Tumulty, Doctor
GraySon, Major Jay House and wife and
the president of the Commercial club
The Presidents acceptance of Governor
CapDer'S luncheon engagement was re
Garded with special Significance. Governor
Capper. a Progressive Republican, is an
out and out paCifist, That President Will
son hoped to convert him to the cause
of preparedness was believevd TO he his
DnntiVp for brpD king his IA
any social engagements ON this trip,
The President will speak in Kansas
City tonight
SPEECH AT D2S MONIES,
President Wilson dealt sharp strokes at
the peace at any price" convictions of
William J. Bryan and the peace at any
price advocates in speech at Dcs Mones
last night before the largest audience he
has addressed on his stumping tour The
President, in what had been advertised
as the stronghold of the Bryan doctrine,
devoted his energies mainly to combating
the CommOner's influence.
There are some among us preaching
peace" said the President in the most
much further than ! can CO. further
than can follow therein, preaching
peace at any price and in any Circum-
stance"
Never" called out man sitting di-
rectly in front of the President. but
his voice died down in its own echoes
and there was not a single handicap of
The President continued:
"There is a price that we can never
pay for peace; we cannot pay the price
of self-respcct. Of glorious opportunities
neglected, OF national character neg
lected."
The gentlemen who are out-ond- out
nacifists are making one fundamental /
he said, the mistake of ig-
noring the dangers that the country
faces, America cannot be an ostrich I
with its head in the sand. America can
not shut herself out from the rest Of /
the world, because America is in con-
stant contact with the rest of the world |
and it is from that contact that danger !
comes from what other nations may do"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-02
P. R. R. EXPRESS TRAIN
WRECKED; EIGHT HURT
Five Cars Derailed, Three Up
setting, on Pittsburgh
New York Line

PITTSBURGH. Pa, Feb. 2. - Express
train No. A on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road was wrecked at HE clock this
morning near Seward station. Ct miles
east OF Pittsburgh
A special train was sent from Pitts
burgh at noon today to the scene of the
wreck
Five cars were derailed. three of them
upsetting. including the diner. Eight pas
sengers were injured. They were placed
aboard the unwrecked coaches of the
train and taken to Altoona. The train
was made up of seven passenger coaches
and a combination coach and diner.
The crew was made up OF Conductor S,
Reed, Engineer NJ, Anderson, Fireman w
B. Cooper and Brakemen ID. r, King and
G, @. Summers.
The train left Pittsburgh at $50 o'clock
for New York
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-02
JAPANESE LINER
AND OIL TANKER
COLLIDE in FOG
American Boat, in Crash
Off Cape Race, Re-
ported Safe
SHIPS HURRY TO SCENE

HALIFAX, N. s.. Feb 2-Grave con-
cern is felt for the fate of the American
tanker Silver Shell and the Japanese liner
Takata Maru, which were in collision late
last night in the fog off Cape Race.
a dispatch from the Cape Race wireless
station early today stated IT was feared
that both ships had gone to the bottom
and that nothing had been heard from
the crews.
SILVER SHELL SAFE.
Later the Department of Marine re-
eeived the following message from Cape
Race.
Have received wireless report that
steamship Takata Maru's engine room
and stokehold are flooded. Takata Maru
reported she had been sending out nu-
merous calls for assistance and that the
steamship Silver Shell was standing by.
Silver Shell reported all WE'LL" "
The Cape Race dispatch said reports
that the Takata Maru was sunk probably
originated from the fact that she could
not use her wireless because her engine
room was Hooded.
Another dispatch from ST. Johns, N. T..
said reports received there indicated that
both ships had gone down and that there
was no word regarding the fate of their
crews.
The latest word from the Takata Maru
was that her wireless dynamo room was
flooded and that she was settling rapidly
In the water.
TAKATA MARU DISAPPEARS
wireless message from the silver
Shell shortly after the collision said that
the Takata Maru had disappeared. The
radiogram added that the steamship Ar
monia was standing by.
Shortly after the Takata Maru began
flashing IS. O. S." calls her wireless appa-
ratus suddenly went dead.
Canadian ship, which signed herself
ives p" reported that she was hurryng
to the scene, but was 55 miles away.
AID is NEARBY.
Three big passenger ships were believed
to be in the vicinity of Cape Race. They
are the White Star liner Baltic, the At
lantic Transport liner Minnehaha and the
New York.
The Silver Shell sailed from Bayonne.
N. j., for Dunkirk France. on Thursday
last with n cargo of petroleum for the
Allies.
The Takata Maru, 10 days out from
London, was bound for New York The |
Japanese ship was steel twin screw |
freighter of Sis tons. She was built in
Glasgow in 1914
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LOCAL CONCERNS FAVOR
ANTI-HYPHEN SCHEME
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
did not consider ike action at the Stet-
son factory necessary, because of the
small number OF foreigners employed.
II heartily indorse the courageous and
patriotic action taken by the Packard
Aotoroar Company" he said. There is
every reason why concerns should give
preference In the matter of employment
70 American citizens I believe that such
action will give citizens of this country
4 great pride in the fact that they are
citizens.
-Sueh action also will Undoubtedly
cause thousands OF foreigners here I'M
mediateiy 10 adopt the badge of citizen
ship. Mr.. Cummings continued. "As we
have few, II any. unnaturalized citizens in
our employ. 1t will not be necessary for
Us 20 post notices such as were posted
in the Packard factory"
There are about 400 employees IN the
sietson factory Mr.. Cummings said.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-02
Want RerOuting of Cars

The Germantown Avenue Business
Mems Association will ask the Philadel-
phia Rapid Transit Company TO restore
the routing of cars along Germantown
avenue from the present run on 18th
street, claiming that the 1lth street run
hinders it's business. Transit problems
were also discussed by the Huntingdon
Park Improvement Association at its
meeting in Park Mansion last night T..
b Martin was the chief speaker
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-02
Celebrate 6sth Wedding Anniversary

LANCASTER, Pa. Feb. 2.-Bar Spang-
Ter and wife. 93 and 50 years old respec-
lively, Of Marietta, are today celebrating
their 69th wedding anniversary. probably
being the oldest couple in pennsylvania
The late James p, Wiekersham. who was
State Superintendent of Public instruction
and Minister 10 Denmark, was best man.
Mr.. Spangler. Of the firm of Spangler &
Son, merchants, Is al his store daily. and
is vice president OF the First National
Bank, Marietta,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-02
TWO MOHR WITNESSES
ARRESTED FOR PERJURY
Wife and Sister of Negro Defendant
Accused

PROVIDENCE. r, l., Feb. 1.-Two wit
nesses who testified in defense Of the
negroes Brown and Spellman. charged
with having shot Dr, Charles F. Mohr to
death at the order OF his wife, were
arrested when court recessed at noon to-
day on charges Of perjury.
The witnesses arrested are Mrs. Spell
man, wife Of Henry Spellman, "A defend
ant, and Mrs Gertrude DAILY, sister OF
the negro.
Both testified today as to the time
Spellman returned TO his home on the
night Doctor Mohr was killed, but their
evidence was contradictory to that given
before the Grand Jury,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-02
WILLARD AND DILLON
TO MEET In NEW YORK
Heavyweight Match Will Be Held in
April in Open

NEW YORK. Feb, 2-Jack Dillon, the
Indianapolis fighter who last night
knocked out Tom Cowler, today was
signed 10 fight Jess Willard. heavyweight
champion, In New York between April 10
and April p. Dillon was signed up by
Jack Curley and Harry Pollock. The fight
will be staged IN the open air,
Willard Will receive ss25o0 for his share
Of the purse and Billion will receive $i0-
coo with the privilege Of Is per cent OF
the receipts. Forfeits will be posted next
Wednesday.
Dillon was given The privilege ~ boxing
Frank Moran any time before AsEch y.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-02
Murder Convict Seeks COmmutatiOn

HARRISBURG Feb. 2.-Application for
the commutation OF death sentence Of
stanlslof Woeeshoske. Of Beaver County.
who was convicted OF murder IN 1915. has
been hled with the Board Of Pardons
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-02
tom" DAILY TO SPEAK
Noted Humorist Win Give Third
Lecture at st. Joseph's

4he third IN a series Of lectures IN the
course being given by Thomas A. DAILY
- ihs EgsNINa LEnGER, at ST. Joseph's S
Enlieee VII be presented tonight in the
1tlie auditorium. lTth and Stiles streets.
1h ofNse IS being given Ia eonjunc-
i|ho - evening class of the college
ad ve1 70 - more popular With
are Hnmor aud humorizls of
h ath Century p tae subject
~ ~ - chosen for as lecture.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-02
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION
! WANIED-FEMAL.E

THREE MAIDS for kitchen and dining room
work IN school Ia small town In Penna.: SIS
ser month. Meet employer Room go Public
Ledger. n o'clock.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-02
nEIP MANTEn-AALE

BOY. I8 70 is wanted % aiock. brokers' ofaea.
aand oHu haunHrIlinHI alatils8 ose and ref
eIencss. SIS. Ielfsz ufHee. /.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-02

Germantown folk haven't stopped much
to consider the reasons that are back OF
the withdrawal of Doctor sOwden from
Filter They have considered only the
sentiment. Doctor CARRIER today gave the
reasons In the following formal state
ment. lie said:
THE Board OF Education represents the
people Of Philadelphia In their school in
terests. In order to establish and main
tain an efficient system OF schools they
must establish standards OF efficiency
that the employees must meet Otherwise
they couldn't perform the functions for
which they are chosen.
There are three classes Of schools
based on the size Of the schools. Glass
a comprises those schools that have from
10 70 a divisions, with q maximum sal
aVg Of 500; Class y. schools Of from
l2 20 81 divisions, With q maximum sal
arg of fzl0o and Class G. those ulth mors
than % divisions, with q mazimum sal-
aEs of kal0o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22
MOVING PICTURES
 ARE DISCUSSED BY
 CHURCH ASSEMBLY
fCoutinued from Page One,

(COnt1mue0 rom FoRe Ohep referred to the commission on cere- mony.
 Prohibition probably will be discussed before the convention next week. This was determined tonight when a me- morial submitted to the house of depu- ties by the church temperance society, was referred to committee to be re- ported later in the session. The house of deputies did not act today upon the selection of Bishop Arthur Selden Lloyd of New York as president and George Gordon King of Newport, R. l., as treasurer of the board of missions, as had been ex- pected, but probably will vote Monday. Detroit, Mich, was finally chosen for the next meeting place when the house of deputies today concurred with the house of bishops In its selection. The next convention will be held in Octo-
 Der, 1919.
 | Establishment of an international
 court having jurisdiction oyer all na- {, tions of the world was suggested as a
 practical method of preventing war in | a report submitted to th6 house of deputies. The report was Jresented by the commission on minimizt Ing war and
 was placed on the calendaf.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22
ROSS SENTENCED TO SERVE FIFTEEN YEARS
State Does Not Ask for Maximum Penalty-Other Sentences
 Pronounced

Frank Ross, a young Italian, who was convicted on Friday afternoon of assault with intent to murder Gertrude Windsor a 13-year-old child, at Edgewater about g month ago, was sentenced to serve 15 years in the state penitentiary by Judge Harrington P. Heflin yesterday morning
 The extreme penalty was 20 years, but Circuit Solicitor Joseph R. Tate did not ask for it, on the grounds that he had guilty.
 ''The state was willing to accept It years then,' said Solicitor Tate, in talk. ing of the case "and 1t did not want any more after the trial was concluded. Elf teen years is long enough when one stops tc think 1t over.''
 Other sentences in the criminal court yesterday were:
 Frank Ross assault with intent to mur. der, 15 years in penitenitary; Dave Col Her manslaughter, 14 months in peniten. tiary; Pearl Sharp, larceny, 20 days al hard labor and costs; Will Williams burglary, two years in penitentiary; Charlie Jennings, assault and battery with weapons, 30 days hard labor and costs; James Harrison, assault 30 days at hard labor and costs; Daisy Jamies petit larceny, 10 days hard labor and costs; Coy Robinson, Sunday gaming, 1t days at hard labor and costs; Kelly Lewis, concealing stolen property two years hard labor and costs; Oscar Dunn grand larceny, one year hard labor and costs; Dennis Burk, violating prohibition law, 20 days hard labor and costs,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22
BUY A HOME MOVE WILL bE CONTINUED Many Sales Result of Move ment and Homemaking
 Instinct Aroused

The Buy a Home campaign will be
 prolonged.
 Although 1t was originally planned as
 a one-week movement, the requests of
 many realty agents in Birmingham that
 extension. The committee in charge of
 the campaign state that results are being
 obtained by the propaganda. The Buy a Home committee, consist
 ing of R. J. Malone, Hill Ferguson, Nat
 Barker and T. P. Hay, Jr, Issued the
 following statement yesterday:
 With the closing of the Buy Home
 week, the real estate agents of Birming- ham have every reason to feel encour- aged over the effect of tn campaign. It is not reasonable to expect results from campaign of this character to accrue at once in that it is one of education in presenting the old and young alike the advantages of home-ownershlp. r "However, quite large number of homes have been sold this week traceable directly to the effect of the campaign. In addition to this the inquiry for homes among practically all the agents has tn- creased substantially and we feel in many instances the natural home-owning In stinct has been aroused in many who have not as yet bought.
 'The committee in watching the eneCt | of the campaign in Birmingham has been l impressed with the manner in which the ! Buy a Home slogan became popular as byword among the business men. and | it has been pleasant from the start te | have received the support and encourage | ment of so many in the furtherance o1 | this campaign. The movement was one l planned for the betterment of Birming l ham through an effort to increase activi l ties in our real estate market and in crease the number of Birmingham's home | owners.
 'we welcome this opportunity to thank l heartily the merchants of Birmingham fol their support in displaying our Buy s l Home slogan in their show windows The l support of the Birmingham Railway 1 Light and Power company in using tht slogan on their cars is also appreciated | to the fullest extent. The effectiveness of this campaign would have been con- l siderably minirnized were 1t not for thu 1 loyal support of our daily papers. whicf | devoted valuable space in the promotion | of this movement
 l While the original Buy Home weei l ends Saturday, by the request Of large | number appreciatng the effect of sucs 1 wholesome publicity the activities of thu campaign will be continued through nex week and probably longer. We feel tha l Birmingham has adopted a new slogan which it is hoped will be popular in th | city for sometime in that 1t means bette I citizens. more citizens and bigger Bir | mingham."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22

vince the railway workers that this Is true. They are making progress in some places, but in others the rail- way employees, operatives and others, are almost a unity for the democracy.
 The republicans say that the all most sensational drift of wage earn CTS to the democracy in the last month has reached it's highest point and that the swing back has begun and will continue till election day. It Is con- ceded by the republicans that unless there is swing back there is some justification for republican gloom.
 REPUBLICANS DRIFT TO WILSON
 In addition to the labor drift to the democrats there Is, in all the repub- lican states. a small but steady drift
 of republicans to the president on the contention "he has kept us out Of war;"
 There is likewise a steady drift of democrats of the business world swing
 ing into line for MT. Hughes.
 A study of the percentage tables
 published in the Herald shows the
 sweep of the tides which are run
 ming in the present campaign. When
 the Herald's first straw vote tabula- ton was published the President was receiving 45 per cent of the total vote cast He went the second week to 46, remained there for week, and in the last compilation, given today, ne IS re- ceiving 47A per cent. On the other hand, MT. Hughes in the first com putation received 52 per cent of the total vote and Is now receiving 50 per cent. In the comparative shifts from party to party and from the progressives the President makes gains also. The total gain of MT. Hughes from all sources from Roosevelt and Wilson, 1912-- was, roughly, four to one over the President Now it Is less than three to one.
 The Hughes gain from the Roosevelt vote of 1912 In the first tabulation was approximately four to one. Now 1t is about three to one. The percentages of gains in all the states from the pro- gressive ranks show that in the Her aids first computation MT. Hughes was receiving 77 per cent and Mir. Wilson 21 per cent of the progressive vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22
Mandamus Hearing Date
 to Be Fixed on Monday

Montgomery, October M.-(Speoial)-If the governor has any though at present of replying to Attorney General Mar tins latest public statement he has given no intimation to that effect. The chief executive has gone to his home at Troy to spend Sunday, and will not return to Montgomery until Tuesday. Should he make an answer 1t is hardly probable that his utterances would be forthcoming until Tuesday or later.
 It Is expected that by Monday arrange ments fill me made between the attor- neys and Judge Leon McCord to fix a date for the hearing of the three man damus suits directed against the gover- nor, which involves the questions in dis pute between Governor Henderson and Attorney General Martin. Judge McCord. who has been holding court in Fillmore county all the week. was expected to return to Montgomery tonight or tomor- row.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22

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