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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-25
WILSON NOW FAV0RS
TARIFF COMMISSION
ON NONPARTISAN LINES
Changes Position of a Year Ago,
When He Said Present Bill
Must Have Time to
Prove Itself
WILL ADVISE CONGRESS

WASHINGTON. Jan. p. President Will
son, IT was announced at the White House
today, is committed 80 a Tariff tomniS-
sion to investigate conditions, with view
to submitting to Congress recommends
tions for tariff schedules suited to all de-
mandS II was officially stated thHl tn"
President, realizing that following the war
certain economic conditions Will arlse
which cannot be anticipated now. beileNes
that n board, comprised of responsible
business men in the country similar 10 ihe
personnel of the Federal Reserve Board
should be named to investigate this coun-
try'S trade.
1t is not tho purpose Of the President.
so he has indicated, to divcst Congress OF
any of its present powers Congress VIII
receive the report and recommendations
of the proposed Tariff Commission.
The decision of the President to estab-
lish the commission is a change from ms
postion a year ago, when ne announced
he wished TO give the present tariff an
opportunity to work itself ont before any
changes were made in the system. From
time to time since then he has said that,
owing to the unnatural conditions result.
ing from the war, the present iarin has
not had an opportunity to show its
strength or weakness. Within the last
two months, however, business men of
all parties all over the country have
urged the President to appoint a tariff
commission in order that this country
may properly meet and profit by the eco
nomic upheaval which will follow the
end of the war
The commission as wanted by the Pres
ident would be nonpartisan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-25
PROSPERITY PUTS DAMPER
ON HOB0ES' CONVENTION
Only 200 Delegates" Respond When
Assembly Convenes

ST. Louis. Mo-. Jan. 25.-Prosperity
has put a damper on James Eades IIow's
hobo convention When the annual con
ventiou of the casual migratory and un-
employed workers was called TO order
mere today fewer than zoo delegates"
We're i'm the hall How, millionaire hobo.
and guiding spirit Of the convention,
could not he found. His secretary an
uounced he was not looking for the
boys"
Sure the attendance is slim. Times
are good" said one Of the delegates.
You can't buck against good times and
get away with II. However, matters of
primary Importance 10 the welfare of
our set will come up for discussion"
The question of feeding the delegates
had not been decided, but Doctor How,
il is hoped, viii part with some Of his
income and supply the eats
To prevent the Inconvenience of walk
ing a great distance from the special
cars" the hobOes this year are meeting
i'm hall three squares from the railroad
yards.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-25
JOE, LONG AND SHORT, GOOD
AND BAD. PRAYED: GOT IN BAD
In Other Words, Joe Is Accused of
RObbing Collection Box

Joe Anderson is a pous man. He is also
both tall and short, tall physically; short
financially. Furthermore Joe is impulsive
and inconsistent. II seems that PRAYING
made him bad and that he was much
better before he started. Incidentally
Joe is a negro of 67 years.
On passing a church at Ruau and Paul
streets today, he became seized with re-
ligious fervor He went into the solemn
edifice and prayed in silence. Then his
eyes rOved about the darkness. lie
noticed woman praying nearby. Then
he saw her walk toward a little black
box and drop a coin i'm it as she passed
out. Joe'S attention was centred eX-
clusively on the box He approached IL
quietly, and by chance, MANAGED to fud
a small chsel in his pocket. He attacked
the box with the chiscl and extracted
s1.74.
The sexton saw the robbery and yelled.
Joe replied with. defiant grin and
ftarted down the street But the shouts
" the sexton attracted several policemen
who were standing in front OF the Frank
ford police station, just opposite the
church.
Acting Detective McColsan caught An
derson after a chase of two blocks and
landed him before Magistrate RorIe.
''Ah didn' ten steel muffin, deed ain
didn'," asserted Joe,
"What do you go TO church with
ehisel for?" asked the Judge
"Ah'm piOus man, ah am" declared
Joe, but dere wuz "A somtiu jes cum
obah ma an l jes couldn't resis' As 10
dat chissil | jes nachelly hab il TO ma
work"
"Well, l don't like the kind Of work
you do" said the Judge, "and / will Just
naturally hold you in s4OO bail for court"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-25
FRANCE URGES ENGLAND
TO DECLARE BLOCKADE


LONDON, Jan 2j.-Frauce has urged
England to declare an immediate block
ade without awaiting further protests
from neutrals, it was reported today. ON
the ~" Of the f. mai discussion of the
blockade proposals by the Government in
ParHE ment
The prouonCement OF French officials
has greatly strengthened the position OF
Lord Charles Bcreslord and other lead
ing advocates of q stringent blockade
decree They predicted today that the
sentiment in their favor will be dis
played so strongly i'm the House Of Com
mons tomorrow that the Government will
be forced TO take immediate action.
The blockade advocates today claimed
a large majority in Commons in support
of thai 0loicy. They professed to have
no detiS.'e information as to what course
the Government has decided upon but
declared that blockade decree should
go hand in hand with the adoption of a
COusCriptiun measure to prove 10 Ger
many thai England is in deadly earnest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-25
GERMAN AIR RAIDERS
DRIVEN OFF BY BRITISH
Third Attempt to Attack Dover
Fails-Bombs From Aero
planes Fire MonaStir

LONDON, Jan. 25 A German aorOplpne
passed over Dover at o'clock yesterday
afternoon \ British official announce
ment ISSUED last night says that it was
engaged by a,I the auti-aircrart guns and
pursued by tvo British machines.
Coming after the two air attacks on
the east coast of Kent yesterday this
incident is held to be- further iudica-
tion that Tcpurin raid Un England g
contemplated. such iuvasons 10y aero
planes have preceded Zeppelin raids be
fore. Presumably they are scouting eN-
roditions aimed at learning Of derense5
and protective measures along the coast.
Fire resulting from Am air raid Of the
Allies has partly destroyed Monustir, ar-
rordtng to "a dispatch from Salonica to-
day.
The same squadron Of airships attacked
the Austro.German aud Bulgarian camps
at Gievgcli
one hundred and eighty explosive ana
inccudiary shells were thrown on Mon
astir and 30O on GicvEel,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-25
COMMONS PASS
DRAFT BILL BY
BIG MAJORITY
Compulsion Act Goes to
Lords With Adverse
Vote of Only SO
OPPOSITION DECREASES
LONDON, Jan g5.

LONDON, Jan. -.
The compulsory military service bill
passed the House of Commons on its
third reading last night by vote OF 3S3
to 36.
The minority against conscription was
virtually only a third of that polcd at
the first reading, and last nights over
whelming majority is considered great
triumph for Premier Asquith and Andrew
Bonar Law.
The bill was sent Immediately to the
House of Lords, whore 1t was given It's
first reading. The second reading viii be
given before the Lords on Wednesday
and Parliament probably viii be pro-
rogued Friday
In the Commons the Government ac-
cepted an amendment that capital puu-
ishment should not be inflicted for Zee
fusal to obey Il call to the COlors.
The principal discussion turned upon
safeguards against employing the mcas-
ure for industrial COmpulsion, many of
the members expressing suspicion regard
ing the attitude of David Lluyd.Geurgo,
Minister of Munitions, especially as Mr..
Lloyd-George had not participated IN the
debates on the bill.
Bonar Law, in behalf Of the Govern
ment. gave further assurances on this
point, which he declared were binding
on the whole Government
on motion for the third reading Sir
John Simon, the former Home Secretary.
asserted that although the Government
had done much to meet the objections to
the bill, ii had failed to allay the fears
of those who believed the bill was n
mere prelude to industrial compulsiou and
had also failed TO meet the case of the
conscientious obiectOr Therefore hc was
unable to recommend that the bill should
be allowed to pass It's third reading with
NVNe 1
however, violent opposition to the bill
once 1t became a law.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-25
WILLS ADMITTED TO PROBATE
John B. Wilson's $39,5OO Estate De-
vised to Brother and Sisters

An estate valued at s39 800 is disposed of
ny private bequests in the will OF John B.
Wilson. 1853 Griscom street, FrankfOrd
admitted to probate today by Register
Sheehan. The bulk of the estate goes to
william b. Wilson, a brother of the testa-
tor, and two sisters, Alice Lee and Eliza
beth f.. Wilson.
Other Wills prObated were those Of Eliza
j. McCaully, los North 10Th street, who
left property valued at SlS5OO; Sara NJ.
Clifford, $50 North Goth street $500: James
J. Smith, who died at St Josephs Hos
pital, SG4OO; Bridget g. McCabe 2226 Foun-
tain street. Si5O0, and Michael Reagan lI6
East Clifford street $500. The personality
of the estate of John Retz has been ap-
praised at $Gl2G.1l; Charles BlOmer.
S6ji5.+S; Margaret Galbraith. $5l3G.j3: Fan
ME Allen, $3SI34S, and Salie *. Staley,
$3432 80.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-25
MRS. WILSON TO ACCOMPANY
PRESIDENT on DEFENSE TRIP
'First Lady" Will Make Bow to
Country at Large

WAsHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Mrs. Wood
row Wilson will make her bow TO the
country at large. starting next Friday
night. The hardships Of Campaigning"
have no teFrors for the new First Lady"
and she viii make the entire circuit with
the President on his preparedness junllet.
II win be the Middle Vests first view pf
the Presidents bride
Committees on Preparations In AN the
cities to be visited, Il Is said, have taken
into consideration that Mrs. Wilson is 10
accompany the President
The President VIII appear at noon on
Thursday before "A delegation Of l5J
cergymen la Aeolan Hail. where they
viii present MIN with testimonial Tor
his efforts toward peace.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-25
Would Shut Up Rival Store

Application for an Injunction 10 restrain
3 former owner of his store from opening
q new store nearby was filed today n
Common Pleas Court No. I By Charles
Berger. Of 2a0l Turner street. Berger
bought his grocery store az the southwest
corner OF Goth and oxford streets from
David M Jalalaian iu December 1914
aiteH getting. he asserts an aereCmeut
that jelalaiap Has not 20 0pen, anr new
ficrea WifhiH aqe blocks But be charges
lelalnian oia 9pen q store on the opposite
e,fnef l1nln as uHn on December s last
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-25
CHIEF STEPS IN TEMPESTUOUS
PASSAGE or CONSCRTPTTON BILL

military in
Commons January The the first reading O3 lO5
followed. John the Home
signed Three other members Of the Ministry threatened resign The
decided kill
The bill its third reading by 1888 o Sc.
1t the of Lords. The
through is Indicated by the following
January % (Iues y)-Second reading
January 26 (Wedncsday)--Thrd reading
January % (Fmday)-Parlament be
February (Tuesday)-Bil o be
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-25
To Make Brick Factory Safer

j. Wesley Lleweilyn, owner OF the fire
brick manufactOry at 952 North 9th
street in which a man was killed last
week by being sucked into gas engine
will close the place for day while the
building and factory inspectors order
changes that will make the establishment
safer He notified Coroner Knight this
morning at the inquest on the dead man,
Ernest Henry. Of 1880 North 9th street.
that he would comply with the Coroner's
order.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-25
The Automatic Chess Player"

The automatic chess and checker PLAYER
was not the property of the Eden Musee
but belonged TO "A man who had rented
space in the Musee, When the Musee
closed, the automaton was retumed TO it's
owner. II was manipulated by secret
process that has not been made public
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-25
Two Young Wives End Their Lives

NEW YORK. Jan. 25-Two Young mar
ried women, distracted from illness, end
cd their lives early today Dy jumping
from windows The victims We're Mrs.
Bessie Click, who leaped from a fourth
story window of her home into( Fort
Washington avenue, and Mrs. Fgnnie
ARA. who killed herself at the WASH
iugton Heights Hospital
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-25
Mayor Smiths Health Improves

Mayor Smith, who has been confined to
his home for several DAYS, suffering from
a severe cold, is reported today to be
somewhat improved.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-25
SLAVS I'm PERSIA
DRIVING TO JOIN
BRITISH AT KUT
Petrograd Hopes for juno
tion Before Spring-Only
10 Days March Off
COUNTRY is DIFFICULT


LONDON. Jan q.
Tbo pussi,,s ororo,i,r In thc west
~ -, H..
't'S" zone are nearing Ihe hI'''S" W
M"sopotama, according to dispatches 10
tho Daily Chronicle petroerHd hopes q
i,ipctlou ran bo arroc,ad boforo snrinp
nj, ,,..., D., @. ,,..,. .., ,..,.,,
o.. pi,,,, W. W. '", tfut,sl,
E,,r ,a, 10 ,t,, ,,.r, m air,ruitios
da wy mrs'' pV ,s,oo h,, ,s tbe
way Iies tbro,,eb ~ ,nn,,niainons rnuntry
If docs NOT see,r rossihie 70 hone That
the Russians ami t,npiisb will meet thar
soon
ohyiously Inn tborn ie "a unod deal Of
fighting sim to bn done. The Germans.
with ;hr Turks and their Persian sympa-
wedge between the Russians and Gen
era ANlmers forces.
The Tcutunic allies mustered strength
ror an attack at the Kandeau pass.
which has been repealed. Since then i'm
addition to bands which fled westward
from Ilamadan To Eermanshah, they
nave secured thr ana OF otner trlheS OF
b'IIS'ah' niue province "n''h Hes JuSt
S"",' "l t"e NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ToauS'
Tn" news has Decn received In Toheran
lhHl the Governor of l,uristan, VINO hdd
formed at the instance of the Persian
Government nm armed force to put down
biigandage amongst the I.urs, has gone
over with his force TO the German cause.
but there is every reason 10 balicve his
resistance will he overcome and that the
British and Russians viii ioiu forces I'm
Mesopotamia before sprirp and thus ef-
fnctivelv ha,. tho yvuv or ,rurlss and DOR
mans TO southern persia
LONDON Ian % Goro,al O.. per,,.
Lake. mnnnder-In-rbiar Of tho Rri,isb
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-30
SHOWS UP
REAL PORK

1.-THE light shed by our two
lawmakers, Judge Hughes and
Congressman Johnson, is will
o'-the-wisp--difficult to follow"
declared George p. Fishburne of
Tacoma, democratic nominee for
congress, in an address at Orting
last night.
Judge Hughes condemns Pres
ident Wilson for the pork barrel,
and Congressman Johnson's main
argument for our keeping him in
congress is the pork he says he
has secured for this district"
Judge Hughes knows that
President Wilson has him over a
barrel, whose hoops and slaves
are made of the lumber torn from
the progressive PLATFORM" said
Fishburne, land SO, lawyer-like,
he is trying to get off on the tech
nicality that 1t is really a pork
barrel.
THE candidate, whether for
congress or president, who goes
the length and breadth of the
land trying to get votes by advo-
eating a stand-pat high tariff on
whatever products are peculiar to
the locality in which he is speak
ing, does not grasp the meaning
of the tariff commission.
under the old log-rolling sys-
TEN, where each congressman
tried to get high tariff on the
products of his particular district,
1t was a serious temptation TO
the protected industries to finance
his campaign knowing that they
could easily reimburse them
selves from the exorbitant profits,
the proceeds of corrupt and UNI
fair tariff law. 1t was an invi-
tation for adouble corruption.
II advocate taking the judg-
ment of the tariff commission on
thes points. aud refuse to appeal
to sectional cupidity and stupid
ity."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-30
Russian Trio
Here Friday

There is one remarkable lesson
to be learned from the young
geniuses, Leo, Jan and Mischief
Cherniavsky, and that is that the
work of the musicians when pre-
sented with power, definitely
stimulates the minds and emo
lions of the general public.
Leo, Jan and Mischief Cherniav-
sky will appear here Friday eve
at the Tacoma theater.
A we'll known artist writing of
the Cherniayskys says: They are
three young priests from the Tenn
pie of the MUSES., who have been
projected into the earth world TO
bring comfort to the hearts of
tens of thousands. Their music
brings with 1t a message of hope
and joy that will tend to develop
expanding ideas in those privileg-
ed to hear it"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-30
DEMAND
NEW SUB
WARFARE

tDnIteO t-Teb4 Leust0 NiTe.p
BERLIN, Sept. 30.--Chancellor
Won Bethmann-Hollweg met with
the budget commission of the
reichstag today in a secret session
that will have most important
bearing OH the future conduct OF
the war;.
The chancellor faced members
who have criticized him for his
alleged failure to wage more en-
ergetic war on England and men
who still advocated a resumption
of vigorous submarine warfare.
Supported by renewed out
burst of editorial opinion and by
attacks on American neutrality,
appearing in yesterday's papers,
they pressed the chancellor for
more explicit pledges than we're
contained in his reichstag speech
on Thursday.
On the outcome Of this confer
ence Will depend whether Beth-
mann HollWeE's opponents Wall
Icontinue 10 wage open war on him
when tho reichst19 re-eonvenes
next week. +.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-30
Club Women to
Bring Famous
Play Saturday

When "The Melting Pot' comes
to the Tacoma theater next Sat
urday, matinee and night, it will
be presented by company of
Broadway players all of whom
have attained distinction IN the
dramatic world. 1t is truly an
all-star cast and, if the word Of
critics in the cities already visit
ed this season is to be taken, the
company as a whole is superior to
that which toured in the same play
with Walker Whiteside.
1.-THE Melting Pot" is being
brought to Tacoma by the Wom-
ans Club House association for
the benefit of the club house fund.
The association purchased the
Tacoma date outright and the
noted play will be given under its
auspices.
Tickets for the Saturday matt
nee have already been placed on
sale at the Sherman-Clay store on
Broadway in order that teachers
and students may get them in ad-
vance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-30
Models of Sculpture Vie With
Tom Kelly On New Pantages Bill

Headlined by Nine. Henriette
de Serbs magnificent models de
art, the new bill at the Pantages
theater beginning Monday pre-
sents lineup that will please
the most exacting vaudeville
fan.
There are Is professional mod
els in the production, and of the
many acts of it's kind now in
vaudeville it is conceded to be the
finest. A massive production is
carried and the models appear in
a series of beautiful reproduc-
lions of famous sculptoring.
A joyous combination of synco-
pated music and whirlwind dane
ing is offered by Slatke's Mid
night Rollickers in Dancing
Around" The Slatke dancers
carry an orchestra engaged in
one of New York's cabarets. The
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-30
AUTOCRAT FINDS MEN HE CAN'T BOSS

He had gone to New York with
the understanding his power was
to be absolute.
1t worked, so long as he dealt
with his own assistants, with men
who were carrying out his execu-
tive orders.
He believes he can deal with car
men and other employees, members
of organized labor, in the same
way.
That il what brought
about the present clash. The
unions won't stand for
ShOnts' dictatiOn.
These New York unions are the
only people Shonts has found he
can't boss, with three exceptions.
The exceptions are his wife and
his two daughters, Margaret and
Theodore, the latter being the
widow of the Due de Chaulnes.
In 1911 Mrs. Shonts filed suit
In Paris for separate mainten-
ance, alleging that r. p. had cut
her income. The suit was set
tied amicably
Last February their matri-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-30
Is autoerat of the isthmus.

as autoerat of the isthmus.
Because of his iron rule in Pan
anna, New York traction magnates
sent for him to overhaul and man.
age the badly organized and dis
connected transportation system
of the metropolis.
Rides Six Months.
He spent six months riding in
subway and surface cars; then he
fired bunch of high-salaried
executives, compelled some direc-
tors to resign, and set about SIM
plifying the operating and admin
istrative organizations.
Shont tied the can to high
priced lawyers who were soaking
the lnterborough for all the traf-
fic would bear: tits said his new
legal department saves $500, 900
q year.
He bought better brakes, to
save time lost in station stops.
He devolevd a new signal sys-
TEN.
He ruled everything himself.
If the directors didn't like his
way, HE HAD HIS WAY.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-30

Merchants lunch from II to 2
daily. Duenwald's, 1112 Broad
way. adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-30

musicians play violins, piano,
hanjo and drums and their music
adds just the right touch to the
offering.
Tom Kelly, vaudeville's fashion
plate singer and comedian, will
return on the new bill Ben and
Hazel Mann are noted as fun
furnishers. Mann is a likeable
and clever comedian, and Miss
Mann is a singing coincidence
with a world of pep and original
ity.
Phil La Toska. the talkative
juggler, is Il friend of old, though
he has not been seen here in sew
eral seasons. Bush and Shapiro
are comedians with novel char
acter comedy offering.
The fifth episode of 1.-The Grim
son Stain Mystery" will provide
the usual thrills.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-30
CHARGE GENTELI
AS BOOTLEGGER

Robert Genteli. proprietor of a
soft drink parlor at 220 Puyallup
avenue, was arrested late Friday
night by Detectives Wiley and
Garberg, charged with selling
liquor Illegally.
According to the police, Genteli
sold several drinks of whisky
across his soda fountain to a
policeman dressed as logger.
The prisoner was released on
500 cash bail.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-30
FORESEES
SCRAMBLE

aNss hGhSCu NIEG
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Sept. 30.
--"Friendless" and panic" were
terms used by Percy Rockefeller,
New York city, here today for the
annual meeting of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad in
forecasting conditions in the Unit
ed States after the European war.
About our only hope is conser-
vation,' said Rockefeller. I'VE
have simply got to keep our
heads. Every nation will be
scrambling for the gold we have
garnered from the world.
A lot of men thought this
country had reached the height
of its financial power a year ago,
but look at this year! 1t has ex-
ceeded our widest dreams, and
now I am prepared to look for
just as many undreamed things
in future years"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-30
SHONTS Baked
BY n. Y. CARM EN-

Practically every sheet In town,
from the socialist Call to the ul-
tra-rectionary Sun, has taken a
crack at him for something of
other in connection with the trac-
tion tie-up.
Hard Set jaw.
He is a man of so with hard
set jaw and a face that easily
scowls. He gets 10000 a year
salary and has other income from
railroad investments.
In 1905 Roosevelt, at the sug-
gestion of Paul Morton, made
Shonts chairman of the isthmian
canal commission. He bossed the
canal job till 1907, being known