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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18

ordnance department to the Lewis gun,
but do show that the department. by
direction Of its chief. anoroEdi .ne o ;%,1.-
In placing it before the testing board"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18
EXPLAINS THE REJECTION
OF LEWIS MACHINE GUN
Secretary Baker Says War Depart
ment Assumes Entire Responsible
ity for the Condemnation.

With view to ending the contro-
versy over the Lewis machine gun, Sec
rotary Baker has issued statement
saying that whatever responsibility at
taches to the condemnation of that gun
as a service gun belongs to the War
Department, and not to the chief of
ordnance or the ordnance department..
The proceedings of the boards which
tested the rifle. he says. have been, in
each case. duly approved by the Secre-
tary of War
The statement shows that the in
Spector general was directed to inves-
t1gate the whole matter of the treat
ment of the Lewis gun. named after its
inventor. a former army officer, when
the controversy reached the stage
where open letters from high ranking
army officers were published" A board
OF officers already had agreed with pre-
vious boards that the gun was not suit
able for extensive purchase for the
army.
Inspector Generals Report.
The inspector general reported that
he found no official record that Col.
Lewis ever offered his gun in any way
to the United States government; that
the American Arms Company in 1913
made the only offer of 100 guns at
$1,000 each. with license for govern
ment manufacture on a royalty basis
that tests of the gun were conducted
by regularly constituted boards; that
the Savage Arms Company in April of
this year wrote Gen. Crozer, chief Of
the ordnance, expressing entire salts
faction with the work of the last
board, that the guns failure to pass
ordnance. expressing entire salts
from field tests. and. finally. that:
The records do not show any hos
tility on the part of Gen. Crozier or the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18
VICTORY AT VERDUN
REPLY TO GERMANY
British Press Contends That
1t Refutes Claim That Teu-
tons Are Winners.
HIGH PRAISE FOR FRENCH

LONDON, December 1S.-The morning
papers comment with enthusiasm on the
French victory at verdun and pay the
heartiest tributes to French leadership,
valor and skill The opportunity is taken
to rediscuss the peace offer in the light
of this blow inflicted on the Germans,
which is regarded demonstrating that
the latter's morale is seriously under
mined. 1t is also claimed that the battle
puts the actual position as between the
central powers and the allies in truer
perspective than that afforded by the
Teutonic successes in Rumania. The
Telegraph says:
ct comes at the right moment as a
pledge and earnest of allied success.
- We can imagine no more elo-
quent answer to Chancellor Won Beth
mann Hollweg than that furnished by
Gen. Niveile's victory"
Refutes Claim of Victory.
The Post. recalling German claims to
victory in the war. says that France has
given q most damning refutation at Yer
dun and. referring to the peace offer.
asserts that all the allies are resolved
not to accept, but dictate terms of peace
The Daily News says:
"The value of the victory at Eerdun
Is not to be measured by the prisoners
and guns taken or the ground recon
Quered. Its real significance lies in the
efect it must have on the morale of both
fsdes- There is no doubt that on both
sides the campaign in Rumania has
exercised influence quite dispropor-
he
serious threat to Germany, both east
and west, is in no way reduced by her
Rumanian adventure If the victory al
Verdun reminds both sides of that it
Will not have been won in vain.
ii is an additional argument, as far as
the allies are concerned, not for an
arrogant refusal even 10 consider the
question of peace, but for a cautious
Willingness to listen to terms which
the SOLDERING influence of the war is
inducing Germany to offer"
At opportune Moment.
The Chronicle also refers to Rumania
and says that the brilliant victory at
Verdun comes at an opportune moment
and should serve to remind neutral
and allied opinion alike that in spite
of their single victorious campaign in
Ruman the record of 1916 has been a
record not of victory, but defeat, for
the central powers" 1t concludes that
the Germans are not now the stronger
but the weaker side.
The Times says that Eerdun is one
very apt reply to all Germany's vaunts
and the attitude of Russia is another.
1t argues that there is a serious un-
dermining of the morale of the Ger
man army and an acute dearth of food
IN the country. These are among the
reasons, 1t contends. for the issuing of
the peace offer, which ii calls a sign
of weakness and which, il claims,
would not have been put forward had
not Chancellor Won Bethmann- Hollweg
felt that "Germanys strength was
ebbing fast"
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and slack wire acts and clowns. Thsrc
will be a number OF sideshows and
plenty OF pink lemonade and peanuts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
GAY GAYETY THEATRE
IS CLOSED BY POLICE
Director Wilson Revokes Lii
cense of Old Burlesque House,
After Frequent Warnings

Director Wilson announced this after
noon that he had revoked the license Of
the Gayety Theatre. Sth street below
Vine. The shows that have been appear
ing there had many immoral features, he
said, and although he had warned the
proprietor two weeks ago. there had been
no apparent attempt to improve matters
Actors walked the boards of the Gayety
portraying degenerates. Dope fiends"
were not the only Tenderloin habltues
who were represented. There were sug-
gestive jokes and unnecessary vulgari-
ties, according to the Director.
After a consultation with the Mayor.
Mr.. Wilson said he had decided that the
theatre had had sufficient warning. For
the last two weeks agents OF the Depart
ment of Public Safety had visited the
theatre every night, reporting that no
restrictions had been placed upon the
impropriettes of actors and other em-
plOyes,
One of the Objectionable features was
the circulation among the audience OF
cards inscribed with suggestive pictures
and verses. One these cards, as on the
stage, the vices of the tenderloln were
cheerfully taken for granted, and IL am
thing, encouraged in the opinion of the
Director. The reyOking of the license
goes into efrect at once.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
RICH MINER WILL WE'D
GIRL HE LOVED AS BABE
Comes East and Wins Woman
He Admired When She
Was in Crib

NEW YORK, Feb. 1o-A romance
which began when Miss Marie B.
Brinckerhoff, OF Elmhurst, Queens, was in
her cradle, will result in her marriage
next Monday TO Charles T. Carnahan,
wealthy Western miner Miss Brincier-
hoff is 81. and Carnahan is o.
At the time of Miss Brinckerhoff's
birth, her parents resided in Cadiz, Ohio.
Carnahan lived next door, and was on
intimate terms with Miss Brinckerhoff's
parents, He plunged into the West to
seek his fortune soon after his neighbors'
daughter was born, and accumulated ex-
tensive mine properties in Colorado, New
Mexico and Alaska.
Carnahan married, and a daughter was
born of the union. He forgot his old
friends of Cadiz. Last April a divorce
was granted his wife in Denver, and his
daughter was placed in her mothers
custody. Carnahan came East on busi-
ness a few months ago, and took oc-
casion TO renew his acquaintance with
the Brinckerhoff family, now residing in
Elmhurst He was surprised to find the
baby he had admired 20 years ego had
grown into womanhood.
Miss Brinckerhof has recently been
private secretary to Librarian Burgess
in the national headquarters of the Y
NJ. G. A., Manhattan. License for the
marriage was granted yesterday by
Deputy City Clerk Zimmerman in Long
Island City
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
ST. CYR MAY GIVE OUT
STATEMENT ASSERTING
HE WASN'T CHORUS MAN
Consults Lawyer and 1t Is Ex-
pected He Will Have Some
thing to Say About
Lineage
d HOURS CONFERENCE

The ancestry OF Jean Harald Edward
IL is thought, that will take several days
TO prepare and which It was decided to
make following what is believed to have
been conference this afternoon at the
Bellevue-Stratford. The conference was
between the st. Cyrs and Louis s. Levy.
law partner OF John d. Stanchtield,
former Lieutenant Governor of New York
and counsel in many famous cases,
notably in the trial of Harry Is. Thaw
and as counsel for the four New York
gunmen in the Becker trial.
Mr.. Levy appeared at the hotel today
following a long distance telephone con-
versatlon yesterday between Mr.. st. Cyr
and the Stanchfield office. He Is thought
to have been closeted with the ST. Cyrs
in their rooms on the fourth floor of the
Bellevue. .Stratford for four hours When
seen later he said that a statement would
be made In a few days. "The statement
will be made in New York II IL is made"
he said. land will come from my office"
1t was assumed that the statement
would be a defense against the allega-
tions made in New York that j. II. e. ST.
Cyr was not the scion of long line Of
French noblemen. but that he is really
only Jack" Thompson, OF Waco, Texas.
former newsboy, haberdashery expert
and chorus man.
When asked II this assumption was
correct Mr.. Levy smiled and would not
reply. When asked whether he had been
in conference with Mr. or Mrs. st. Cyr,
or both, Mr.. Levy also refused to answer.
He has taken a room at the Bellevue. and
1t is thought he will be there several
days during the preparation OF the state
ment.
Mrs. st. Cyr has her $4,000 automobile
at the Bellevue-Stratford garage. 1t was
rumored at the hotel that they would
apply for a Pennsylvania automobile liz
Cense.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
CITY FINANCIERS ARE 10TH
TO INCREASE DIRECT TAX
RATE; FAVOR READJUSTMENT

Since Is04. when the Weaver adminIs-
tratIon made complete readjustment OF
the city's system of taxation by decreas-
ing the tax rate from S1s5 TO $3.50 and
increasing the realty valuation, so that
In effect the property owner actually paid
in dollars and cents more than before,
Philadelphia's financiers and political.
leaders have avoided the question of
taxation as they might avoid a plague
But the present need for an increase in
the eity's annual revenue to meet the
actual deficit In operating expenses is so
Imperative, officials at City Hall admit,
that the traditional aversion to tax re-
adjustments win have to be overcome and
the solution OF the municipalities financial
tangle will command an open and frank
discussion of the tax question.
The deficit for the present year " IN
be somewhere between $4,000 600 and
Ss.900 600. municipal hnaneiers say.
The city's annual revenue may be in
creased in two ways;
First. Increase the tax rate.
Second Increase the income from
miscellaneous and incidental sources
b Fead1usting the basis upon which
the returns from these various sources
Is determined.
City officials. while differing as to the
comparative ratio agree that an Increase
should be q combination of the two fore
going methods.
The first consideration In discussing an
increase IN the direct taxation, city
finaneiers say, is to protect the small
The tRo-stoFy home Statistics gathered
by the city show that there are 10000
fWe-story homes in Philadelphia, housing
an aFerage OF as persons each From
fhis, PHILADELPHIA has come to be styled
rhe city Of Homes"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
ADRTATIC SCENE
OF FIVE BRUSHES,
ROME REPORTS
Naval Activity Brisk Dur
ing Week-No Big Bat
tie Announced
AUsTRIANs FLEE TO BASE
Two Italian Torpedoboats At
tack Submarines With
Bombs

ROME, FEB. ~.
Five naval engagements of varying inn
portance have Just taken place In the
Adriatic. The following official commu'
nidue was Issued today by the Italian Ad-
miralty telling of the great activity which
is developing in the Adriatic.
con the afternoon of the 6th, an Italian
torpedoboat destroyer. while escorting an
Allied cruiser, sighted an Austrian de-
stroyer Of the Hussard type, and also
an Austrian hydroaeroplane. The Italian
cruiser opened fire, and the Austrian ship
fed back to its base In the Gulf of Cat
taro under the protecting fire of the
Austrian forts.
ION the same day an Allied cruiser pur.
sued four Austrian torpedoboats. compel.
ing them to return to their base. Later
an Austrian submarine attacked the same
cruiser while the latter was before Du.
razzo. The torpedo missed the cruiser.
Another submarine attacked two 1tal-
Ian torpedoboats before Capolaghl which,
after warding off torpedoes, attacked the
submarine with bombs. On the afternoon
OF the Sth an Austrian submarine at
tackled and missed a French cruiser and
attacked the italian squadron cruising
off the Albanian coast"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
'WHTRL OF MIRTH' GIRL
y WEEDS IN REAL WHIRL
Theatrical Folk and Merry
Friends Rush to Magistrate.
Knot Tied, Rice Thrown

Now 1.-THE Whirl OF Mirth" is "a play
at the Peoples Theatre, Kensington ave
nue. and Cumberland street, and one
should never for a moment lose sight of
the fact while reading the following lines
At 1045 o'clock this morning there was
a whirl of chorus girls and men and OF
nirth (do you get it?) outside of Magis.
trate Deitz's office. Front street and Sus.
quehanna avenue, and not far from the
Peoples Theatre, Kensington, where THE
Whirl of Mirth," that mad. musical and
merry production is now on.
At 1O:46 the whole crowd of chorus
girls and men. all members of "The Whirl
of Mirth" company, burst in upon the
Magistrate, and began to interrupt him
before he could start to speak.
We've got to get TO a rehearsal at
II o'clock-you know-'Whirl of Mirth'
at the Peoples"
"oh. yes do hurry up, we've got to
get away in hurry"
How long does il take, anyhow?
What's the shortest time it's ever been
done in?"
The Magistrate was heard above the
din
What are you asking me to do? Swear
out a warrant for a common scold or
send bum up for 80 days?"
"No. no, no! Stupid, stupid, stupldw
tunefully trebled the chorus girls. "She
wants to get married!'
And then. at the most solemn words in
that brief and unadorned ceremony for
about 10 seconds, The Whirl of Mirth"
and all things in this world except the
supreme fact in two young lives, We're
totally forgotten and became as things
remote and trivial, and the merry sobs
were hushed and real tears fell
And then one OF the pretty little
brunettes, Lauretta Duval The Whirl
OF Mirth" company, Peoples Theatre,
kensington, began to cry with light
hearted nervous JOY. A tall and disgrace
fully handsome young man, Bernard
Brannigan, property man and player OF
small parts in THE Whirl of Mirth."
stepped forward. He's "a, two wears
older than the bride. The Magistrate
made haste. amid tempting little sobs
from the Is little bridesmaids.
At II O'Clock sharp there was a burst
OF jovlal chorus people out OF the MaRis-
trate's Office. and with shouted congratu-
lations and throwing OF rice and even an
old shoe, the party raced OFF to the Peo-
pies Theatre, Kensington, for the rehear-
sal of that other performance so different
from matrimony, "The Whirl OF Mirth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
MAYOR URGES
HIGHER TAXES
Continued from Page One

Oontlnueu from EhHe Oue
of former city administrations to give the
people the improvements they desired.
THE people of Philadelphia for many
years have been crying for improve
ments." he said, but they would not
stand an Increase IN the tax rate. They
then blamed the administration for not
giving them the improvements. This adj
ministration will serve the people we'll
My directors are all honest and efficient
men, but we cannot do much without the
cooperation of the people. We ask the
people to put the proper weapons in our
hands and then Philadelphia will make
more rapid progress during the next four
years than ever before
II have been studying the needs of
the City of Philadelphia" continued the
Mayor. I'm order to get them l need the
support of every business man in the
city.
RED TAPE IN HIS WAY.
when 1 was elected Mayor l thought
1t would be possible for me to show Phil
adelphians immediate returns in the way
of improvements. Unfortunately, how
ever legislative red tape has made it i'm
possible, and perhaps 1t is we'll that this
is so. The public officials, however. will
handle the problems at once.
Philadelphia needs more home rule
legislation. We are enRer and willing
TO complete the program of improve
ments that the people want, and we
are Industrious. We have been unable.
however, TO determine the borrowing
capacity of the city md, therefore, TO
draft the loan bill. The bill Will be
drafted In n short time, however, and
start VIII soon he made.
stand committed 10 South PhiIadel-
phla improvements, the completion Of
the Parkway, rapid transit lines and,
above NIL, the building of n decent Phil
adelphIn General Hospital,
81 recently visited the Philadelphia Hos
pital, and found that while 1t is well
managed, II is unfit as home for the
persons who are forced to live there. The
life was the night after my visit to the
hospital
VOTE FOR LOAN BILL.
ut is lnconceivable that former admin
istrations should have permitted condi-
tions such as have existed there want
you to vote for the loan bill, regardless
of it's size. because 1t will contain A,o00,-
900 for this one project alone II may
contain more. The buildings there should
be torn down and new ones, greater than
any other municipal hospital buildings
in the country, erected there.
THE Convention Hall, | believe, has
been provided for. The Councilmanic COM
mittee has approved the site along the
Parkway which selected. There is 81, ,4lS,-
600 available with which to build on that
site 1 absolutely will not consent to the
expenditure of any more money than that
for this project.
There are many more projects con-
templated. They have been publicly dis
cussed for six months at least. But the
main thing is to start something,
I'VE can't start these improvements,
though, until we have the money We
can't get the money unless the people in
terest themselves"