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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-20

PARIS, March 20. = The French
torpedo boat destroyer Renaudin has
been sunk in the Adriatic by a sub
marine. Three officers and Al of the
crew were lost. Two officers and 81
of the crew were saved.
The ministry Of marine made the fol
lowing official announcement regarding
the loss of the destroyer:
The squadron torpedo boat Renau-
din was built in 1913. She measured
756 tons and was 256 feet in length
She was 30knot boat, but in he1
trials had developed 80 knots.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-20

LONDON, March 90. - The sinking
ing of neutral and British steam
ship with the loss Of one or more lives
was announced today. The Norwegian
steamer Langelie, go tons, was sunk
and her engineer was killed. Sixteen
survivors We're rescued. The British
steamer was the Port Dalhousie. The
mate, pilot and FIVE men were landed.
The remaining members of the crew
are missing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-14
BOARDING MISTRESS
ARRESTED IN POISON
MYSTERY OF BRIDE
Held without Bail When Ar
raigned on Complaint of Ply
sicians Who Found Arsenic
Traces
COPS HINT AT JEALOUSY

Discovery Of traces Of arsenic in the ex-
humed body of Mrs Sophia Rojenska, tweh-
ty-one years old bride Of Roman Rojenska'
has led TO the arrest Of Mrs. Mary Bieschei.
ska keeper Of the boarding house at sSle
Livingston street. where the bride and
bridegroom lived The woman is charged
with causing the death of the bride by giv-
ing her the poison with her food. Roman
Rojenska had been boarder In her house
for year before mis- marriage, II was said
and she was Jealous Of him
Mrs Bieschefska was arraigned this
morning before Coroner knight acting as
a magistrate, and held without bail for the
inquest Coroner's Detective Frank Paul
was the only witness. testifying OF what he
had learned from witnesses who Will be
called when the inquest is held.
Roman Rojenska, husband OF the dead
woman. has been arrested and is being
held for the inquest
Arthur Peifer, druggist OF 1901 East
Thompson street, and T.. r. Brozeilis,
druggist OF Ann and Richmond streets will
be questioned by Detective william Belshaw
today II is said that they have told the
police of selling arsenic TO Mrs. Bieschef-
ska.
Anthony Caleslti, 1852 Emory street,
Port Richmond, brother of the dead woman,
pleaded with the Coroner 10 exhume the
body and make the examination. He had
suspected. since her death in convulsions
November 4, that she had been poisoned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rojenska were married in
August and went to live in the boarding
house.
DR.. William Robinson, city chemist, ex-
amined the exhumed body yesterday. De-
tective Paul said he made the arrest on
the evidence obtained by the chemist He
said he had traced two purchases of arsenic
made by Mrs. Bieschefska at two drug
stores and found half an ounce OF the poi
son in Mrs Beschefska's ROOM
Detective Paul said neighbors told him
that Mrs Bieschefska was jealous of Ro-
ienska and did not want him to marry.
DR.. Gabriel ]. Kraus, the physician who
attended Mrs. Rojenska three weeks before
she died said he did not believe she was
a victim of poisoning.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-14
FENTON'S BEACH LAND
BOUGHT BY DU POINTS
Adjoins Powder Company's
Plant on South-Purchase
Price About 100000

WILMINGTON. Del, Nov. 1.-THE du
Pont Powder Company, it was learned TO-
Gay has closed negotiations for the pur-
chase of Fenton's Beach. on the New Jer-
sey shore below Carney's Point The con-
sideration was not made public, but upward
of 100000, it is understood, is involved
tn the transaction. ..
The tract comprises ia acres Of land
with a frontage OF 1900 feet on the. Del
aware River and running back seven-eighths
Of a mile on the Salem Canal. II adjolns
the deep-water plant of the powder COM
pany on the SOUTH
About one hundred houses are on the
plot, the front OF which has been developed
into a bathing beach and summer resort
As many of these houses are not the prop
erty of the Fenton Beach Company, orig
inal owner of the tract and principal woner
at present, It is necessary to deal with the
Individual owners, as well as with the COM
pany. The Individual owners have been
given thirty days. expiring December IL, IN
which to accept the terms of the pur-
chaser which include the cost with good
profit Nearly all of the owners, II IS
understood. have accepted these terms Tne
powder company is to take possession jan
uary / next 1t will make no improve
ments on the ground, having bought 1t be-
cause IT was available at what was con-
sidered a fair price.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-14
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
OF GAS ASSOCIATION
Philadelphians Among Those
Chosen to Board of National
Commercial

ATLANTIC CITY, Nov. 14.-Several
Philadelphians today were included among
the directors chosen for the coming year
by the National Commercial Gas Associa-
ton at the opening session Of its twelfth
annual convention at the Hotel Traymore.
The election was one Of the swiftest and
most harmonious convention proceedings
ever staged here. A committee chairman
read the nominations and the secretary cast
the ballot. The new officers are:
President, James T. Lynn, Detroit.
Vice presidents, Arthur Hewitt, Toronto
Harry y. Schall Detroit, and w. w.
Barnes, New York
Treasurer Oscar H. Fogg. New York.
Secretary, Louis Stotz, New York.
Directors, g. A Munroe. Chicago; II. II.
Schutt, c. Il. Bartlett, John Gribbel, f. j.
Rutledge and w Griffin Gribbel, Philadel-
phia r. r. Young Newark j. ]. Burns,
St Louis; j. C. ID. Clark Boston, Samuel
j. Dill. New Orleans; G. W. Bennett. De-
troit II. c. Frotz, Cleveland c. w. War
dell. Gloucester. n. J.: S. c. Bratton, Port
land, Ore, and o. +. Knight, Chicago.
In his annual address Jansen Haines,
Des Mones, retiring president, said:
Efficiency in broad modern business
methods requires character, idealism and
education. as well as experience and effort.
Individual business careers without char
acter cannot result in success"
Samuel c. BOdine, president, heads the
L. G.. /. men here.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-14
ABSOLUTE NEUTRALITY
TO BE U. S. WATCHWORD
IN FOREIGN RELATIONS
President Will Have Full and
Complete Support Of Con-
gress in Policies, Sena-
tor Stone Says
CONFER ON SITUATION

WASHINGTON, Nov. IA general
path to be followed In smoothing out the
tangled International situation confronting
the United states was surveyed today by
President Wilson and Senator Stone, Of
Missouri chairman of the Senate Foreign
Relations COMMITTEES. The Senator called
at the White House for his FIRST post.
election conference.
Senator stone declared that the for
eign policy Of the Administration would
not be materially altered as a result Of
the election. and that absolute neutrality"
would continue to be the watchword of the
Administration in its relations with the
belIigerent Powers Of Europe
THE country has indorsed the peace and
neutrality program Of the Administration, Z"
he continued THAT policy will be con-
tinucd The President will have the full
and complete support Of Congress in carry
ing out his policies"
Among the international difficulties taken
up by the President and Senator Stone
were;
The question of retaliation against Great
Britain and the other Entente Allies for re-
StrlCtonS upon American commerce
Possible resumption of German subma-
rinc activities contrary TO international
law
TIL, problem of domestic spy activities
as evidenced by the case of Armgaard Karl
Graves. international spy" now under ar
rest charged with attempted blackman of
the Countess Won Bernstorff, wife of the
German Ambassador.
Questions of neutrality arising from the
German submarine raid on shipping off the
New England coast
The President and Senator Stone we're
supplied with reports on all of these mat
ters from the state Department
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-14
FIGHT FOR CONTROL
OF HOUSE ENGAGES
RIVAL PARTY CHIEFS
Republicans and Democrats
Court the Aid of Independents,
Who Apparently Hold
Balance of Power
SPEAKER CLARK TACITURN

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-THE post-elec.
ton fight for control OF the House In the
SiNty-hfth Congress was begun here today
with both Republicans and Democrats just
short OF a majority In the next House,
efforts to control the votes Of Progressive
Prohibition, and independent members. in
the ballots which will organize the lower
body were already being made when
Representatives began 20 arrive here today
Speaker Champ Clark came back to
Washington In n rather taciturn mood after
the strain OF long campaign. lie de-
clncd to hazard any estimate as to who
would control the next House. but his
friends al once began a campaign TO win
over the votes OF independents In the Sixty
htth Congress Tho Speaker was evidently
prepared for a strenuous campaign for his
reelection and he was determined not 70
concede the noXt House TO the Republicans
Democratic leaders were depending largely
upon the fact that the Administration
would be under Democratic control TO win
over the Independent members.
The optimism among the Democrats was
encouraged by the divided sentiment Of
Republican House members reaching wash
ington
Republican Floor Leader James R Mann.
of Illinois, is the logical candidate for
Speaker on the minority side Of the cham
Der, but opposition to his candidacy has
developed among influential Republicans.
Representative Lenroot, of Wisconsin "A La
Toilette Progressive, and Representative j.
Hampton Moore, Of Pennsylvania, an Old
Guard Republican, have been mentioned as
possible opponents OF the Republican floor
leader in the fight for the candidacy for
the Speakership.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-14

A. Mitchell Palmer. Democratic National
Committeeman and former Congressman.
will be the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor to succeed Martin @. Brumbaugh
A tentative agreement has been reached
by the Reorganizers and the Old Guard
Democrats of the State whereby he will
be their candidate, with the support of both
factions
A complete understanding has been
reached between the Old Guard and the Re-
organization wing, whereby the Old Guard
VIII recognize the Mccormick Palmer lead
ership in the State, and in return will re-
cetve the Federal patronage in the districts
In which the Old Guard controls the party
machinery
This. Democrat leaders say will bring
about the dissolution of the old guard wing
and cement the factions in future cam
paigns.
The successor to William w. Roper who
resigned few days ago as Appraiser OF
the Port of Philadelphia will be follower
of the Old Guard. according to Democratic
leaders in both factions A tentative list
of available candidates for the office is
being drawn up, and will be submitted to
Palmer within a few days.
The resignation of Postmaster Thornton
and Collector of the Port Berry, to make
way for Old Guard men, is looked for
within short time,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-14
VARE TO FRAME NEW
DRASTIC DOPE LAW

Continued from Page One
civic body and destroying the health and
morals Of hundreds Of our young men and
women.
81 shall make this antelope legislation
my principal work at the next session of
the Legislature, because ] regard II as the
most important / shall marshal all of
the influence at my command to place an
antelope law with teeth on the statute
books of Pennsylvania.
Detectives, policemen. Magistrates. law
yers and others who know have shown me
things in connection with the drug evil in
this city which have filled me with horror.
Some of the things are so horrible as to
be unprntable. No part of the city Is
escaping the drug scourge. 1t has obtained
a deadly grip upon young working men
and women of our great Industrial section
in the northeast; il is rampant In South
Philadelphia and other sections of the city.
"In South Philadelphia ] unearthed a
druggist who had filled hundreds of prescrip-
tions for drug fiends. The prescriptions
were written by two physicians. Three of
these fiends, including girl nineteen years
old. were recently sent to the penitentiary.
inspection of our courts and the
Coroner's office has convinced me that In
crease of crime in the community can be
laid to the dope traffic. Nearly all of the
crooks are using drugs, and fresh crooks
are being recruited daily from the ranks of
addicts.
81 have been told by persons who know
that the best princpled young woman in
the world has only to use drugs thirty
days, and her morals will disappear Ike
chaff before the wind. 1t is a deplorable
stuation-a situation which we must meet
at once with the most drastic legislation.
II propose to have bill that will put
the teeth back into the Harrison act so
far as Pennsylvania is concerned This
bill Is going to make possession of drugs
a crime, and when we/ have that law on
the statute books we will clean up the
drug evil in short order. The Federal act
was drastic until the Supreme Court de.
cided that no man could be convicted for
merely having drugs in his possession un-
less IL was shown he was a seller We
are going to stop INSCRIPTIONS druggists
and physicians manufacturing fresh drug
fiends by their infamous reduction treat
ment"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-14
COMPULSORY SERVICE IN
BIG BRAZILIAN ARMY

Continued from Page One
tinue their training until such times as
they are able to pass army requirement
examination. Those who train in the third
class are not compelled to leave their
business or occupation, as they are per
mitted to drill on Sundays, holidays and
out of work hours.
Hundreds of colleges, schools, athletic
clubs and other organizations of men are
taking advantage of the third class volun-
teer rights and are training under the in
struction Of officers furnished by the Min
lister of War TO these schools, clubs and or
ganizatons.
Other young men are volunteering for
the annual maneuvers and training camps,
two months a year being credited against
their compulsory service. and at the same
time taking the place of vacations"
The two years straight active army serv-
ice is being sought by the young men be-
tween the ages of seventeen. II they have
their parents or guardians consent, and
twenty-one, as matter Of having II over
with"
The naval reserve will be recruited along
the same lines, by volunteers and by COM
pulsory service. The officers and men EN-
ployed on the Lloyd Brasileiro Steamship
line, which is Government owned and on
several coasting fleets which operate under
Government concession, are being trained
aDoaTu lheW snlps Dy regular navy OtficerS
and besides must take a training cruise on
battleshiD or training ship each year. The
volunteers for the naval reserve enjoy the
same privileges as those in the army.
Perhaps the strangest feature OF Brazil's
adoption OF the compulsory service lies in
the fact that the man chiefly responsible
for the propaganda that resulted In the
laws enactment is Sr. OlaVo Bilac. Brazil's q
greatest living poet
Besides being the greatest poet, Olayo
Bilac s one OF Brazil's greatest patriots.
and his campaign was fought with a double
purpose his country's defense and his
countrys education. Eighty per cent of
Brazirs population is illiterate. To pass
the military requirements examination the
volunteer or drawn" soldier must be able
to read and write. Thus OiaVo Bilac bene-
ited his country by obtaining Compulsory
and volunteer education"
The average Brazilian is intensely
patriotic, II one may judge from externaIs
Every man takes off his hat when the ma
tional anthem is being played or sung and
he leaps TO his feet to do IL. He tins his
hat TO his country's flag and he honors the
men who defend IT, His record OF the past
In his countrys service is a proud record
and the wars of Brazil's history are epics
Of heroisrn and sacrifice.
Progress and Order" Is the motto printed
in gold on Brazils green flag In ten years
a million men will be living the military
salute TO Progress and Order and win be
trained 10 defend its principles In that
time Brazil in proportion TO it's population
probably will be among the best. II not the
best prepared American nation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-14

HARRISBURG, Pa, Nov. 1.-THE fol-
lowing Justices Of the Peace were appointed
today e. W Rettew, salisbury township,
Chester County; Harvey NJ. Booth, Lower
Chichester township, Delaware County.
TRENTON, Nov. IA. - The nineteenth
annual report OF the managers of the New
Jersey State Village for Epieptics, at Skill
man. Somerset County, together with the
report of Superintendent David F. Weeks
Of the institution, just submitted to Gov
ernor Fielder, shows that there are at
present 1856 male and 294 female patients
at the village, an increase of seventy.four
over last year. The health of the patients
is reported as good
TWIN FALLS, Idaho, Nov. I4.-EIeven-
year-old Lynn Lovelace was placed on
trial here today on a charge of numbering
F. Thomas Hammt. a school teacher The
boy and his brother Harold twelve, are
said TO have shot Hammit when he caught
them robbing a ranch house. Harold is on
trial as an accessory
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE Inter-
state Commerce Commission today set De-
cember IA for n hearing in Chicago Of the
western export iron and steel case. The
case involves proposed increases on iron
and steel articles of all classes from Chi
cago, Pittsburgh and points east to the
Pacific coast for export.
CHARLOTTEsyILLE, Va, Nov. IA
Engineer j. j. Goodwin was killed and
Fireman Ed Trumbull badly scalded to-
day when Southern Railway through pas
senger train, northbound. crashed into
string Of freight cars which had drlfted
Off a siding, blockading the main line. No
passengers were injured The engineer and
fireman were both of Alexandria. Va.
CHICAGO, Nov. "a. - Hundreds are
slnf nfFug ha 1fyya "A rfd In he
vicinity of Ely, MINI, for Horace r.. Jack.
son, grain authority and member of the
Chicago Board Of Trade. who has been lost
for four days. A reward of $1,000 is Of
fered for his discovery and every searoher
is to be paid $40,
wASHINGTON, Nov. I4.--Secretary OF
War Baker announced that the Council Of
National Defense, and the Advisory Com
mission connected with il, will meet here on
December for organization.
NEW YORK. Nov. I4-Mrs. Henry NJ.
Flagler, the oil kings widow, today holds
title 10 a Sl00O,00O upper Fifth avenue site
overlooking Central Park, on which she
plans to build a new home Tomorrow she
will wed Judge Robert Worth Bingham her
childhood sweetheart
CHICAGO, Nov. H.-HeIen HanzeI, eIrht-
cen months old. Is dead today because the
loving hands Of Ottllia, her six-year-old
sister, sought to keep her warm by placing
a lighted candle in the crib beside her The
bed clothing caught fire. and the baby was
burned 10 death.
WEST CHESTER, Pa. Nov. II. - The
Homeopathic Hospital OF Chester County,
will hold its graduation exercises OF the
Training School for Nurses. class of 1916.
in the New Century Clubhouse tonight at
s o'clock The graduates are Florence Irene
chalfonte Helen Pepper O'Connor, Hanna 4
Foster Craig. Irene Mildred Hartshorne
and Kathryn Gilland.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-14
CITY SALARIES PROBED
FOR BASIS OF REVISION
AND EQUABLE STANDARD
Civil Service Experts Comm,
Data for Changes Contem.
plated Next Year-Incon-
sistencies Pointed Out
NO NEW JOBS SLATEn

Acting under orders from Mavor s..,.,
members OF the Civil Service Cor,ro,..'an
and a corps Of clerks are hard AZ rvo.i, .p
day preparing table from which Conn.n- 40
will make a start on the important ,se.,,
of equalizing salaries In the may depar,,
ments and bureaus of the muncIpsl sn,
ernment. This preliminary work is exnao.s,
to be completed before the close On ~.
year and a start made, on plans for s,.as
ardizing salaries early In 1917. go
Both tho Penrose- -McNichol Tactics
Councils and the Nare-Smith memberp ~
come out in favor of equalization 90 ",
classes of salaries, and Il was wtb ,sl ~
understanding that this would be done mar,
year that Mayor Smith declared hirnsai, ~
favor of granting no salary increase. ~
creating new positions at this time m.
department budgets will be reported wI,h
out many changes over 1916 and the "a
rate will be decided upon the present al
aries and positions.
The question OF equalizng salaries, IL a.,
pected to prove most dificult problem IL
view of the fact that in the past salara.
were fixed for favored individuals and NO,
with regard to the importance or unIr,'
portance OF the Office to which pol,t,ca,
favorites were appointed. Because OF mi.
system of Individual preference. A Avid.
range Of pay is now attached to the SAW
character of positions in different depart.
ments and bureaus.
Select Councilman Charles Serer ha.
called attention to the fact that one set a,
janitors receives as low as 5000 n vaar i
another 5000 and more favored ones mora
Already the men at work on the tabulat,on
ordered by the Mayor have found that m.
position of messenger" pays all the wav
from 5000 to Sl40O, and that pay Of CLERKS
doing the same class of work varies MANY
hundreds OF dollars annually
They have also found that the salaries
Of chief clerks and bureau chiefs show an
equally wide range, even though the posi.
tions are scheduled as the same in rank
For instance, the chief of the Bureau Of
Lighting receives $4,000 year, while the
chief Of the Water Bureau receives $4,000
In these higher positions the wide range
of salaries is accounted for by the rela-
tive Importance Of the bureaus they head
and revision and equalization will likely
be confined largely to the less important
positions.
The investigation will also include an
by employees other than the sums Of money
paid them This feature affects largely
the nurses, physicians and other employees
of the Department of Health and Charities
In some instances, physicians give but
a part of the time, in others the physicians
live at the institutions to which they are
attached. In some cases, helpers and
nurses live and board at the institutions
and this fact will be counted I'm as q part
of their salaries when the effort is made
to equalze their pay with employees OF other
departments and bureaus.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-14
CAN'T FIND MOTHER
OF KIDNAPPED GIRL
Police Also Unable to Learn
Whereabouts of Jennie
Males Stepfather

Police have been unable TO find the
mother of eleven-year-old Jennie Maile,
kidnapped from the Gonzaga Memorial
Home, Church lane and Boyer street. last
Sunday night.
Until they do this, 1t is believed that
there is little possibility of finding the girl,
as investigation has failed to reveal the
identity of the man who posed as the
chllds stepfather and is said to have taken
her from the Germantown home.
Clues furnished District Detectives Cor
ry and Mcfarland, of the Germantown sta
ton, by social workers acquainted with
the history of the family, have resulted
in nothing. a result of the kidnapping may
be the adoption of law requiring institu-
tions such as that in which the girl was
placed to file the names and addresses of
the nearest relatives of the children. Chief
Vogelson, Of the department of health, said
he understood such law was being drafted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-14
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION
DEATHS

sTANsBURY,-Nov. IA. LEMTTEI, FRAN6iIs-
father Of Ann u. Stansbury, 1888 g. i5th ST
at 81. Aary's Hospital. Baltimore papefs please
copy.
sTEwART.,,Noy II. WILLIAM GEORGE,
se1Yess and mt at eo5venisnss,se s,eWsrt % Funeral
HARDINAN.-Nov l8. Of diphtheria OLIVE
aged 8: Residence 2Isl N. Opal st. Int. Oak
iaaH swARfz. 1is1 - .@NS~ Ss Is WILLIAM husband OF
Margsret swaTtS' sged 20. Relatives and
Presbyterian Church, Thurs. 10 a. m Friends
may view remains az 4sls n sd st. Wed. !
Of Cornelius and Mary sweeney. Relatives and
81. A; O II employees OF contlnsntal Brewing
Co.; invited soot 20 tunssJ5sl' sJsa' Thurs $40 M:
fssaIs%, mass ... az L 81 chsElsss Church 10 a.
FOX. Nov. ls, JOSEPH A. FOX. Relatives
and friends Battery s C. First ARTILLERY. asa
Wed. p. m;, at Tulpehocken ave. Mckinley.