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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-22
PROBERS IN NEW YORK
FOR INQUIRY ON LEAK
Hearings Begin Tomorrow to Air
Wall Streets Part in Tip"
to Market

NEW YORK, Jan 22.-"Hew TO the line ;
let the chips fall where they may" This
is the general plan Of the Congressional
Committee investigating the alleged leak
on President Wilson's peace note, accord
ing to members Of the committee and Sher-
man Whipple, the Boston lawyer, who as
sembled here today for preliminary discus
sion Of the work
Wall streets end OF the leak will be
shown at the hearing which starts tomor-
row morning at the customs house. The
hrSt witnesses before the committee prob
ablN VIII he President Noble and other OIL
claIS OF the New York stock Exchange.
IheN viii be examined as to the deal
lngs OF those three panicl<y days around
December 2U. when more than 100000
shares OF stock changed hands amid scenes
OF widest excitement
'ne thing was made emphatic today by
Mrs Whpple. who will have practically
iuIl control Of the committees efforts here
II was that the present New York engage
lneht OF the committee did not include an
investigation of the Stock Exchange itself
The inquiry will he confined entirely
TO the so-callcd leak. SO far as / know.
sad Mt Whpplc Further he refused to
talk.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-22
LEAVES $1,000 TO CHARITIES
Will of Kate Scanlon Bequeaths Prop.
erty to Church and Institutions

Bequests Of $500 each to the Little Sisters
Of the Poor Eighteenth and jefferson
streets, and the orphans Home Seventh
and Spruce streets are part Of the will
Of Kate Scanlon. who died recently in the
Philadelphia General Hospital The will,
as probated today, leaves $500 to relatives
and the balance Of an $4,000 estate to
various Catholic churches for masses
\ bequest of $1,000 to the managers Of
the Friends Home is contained I'm the will
Of Fannie T. carter. 1856 Knox street who
left TO relatives an estate valued at S25. 900
Julia DeVcney who died i'm the Pennsvl-
vania Hospital S35.7OO; John p Deal. 333s
North Fifteenth street, $4,000 Robert An
derson iGi5 EinEsessing avenue. $4,000.
Esther webb. 1888 Eorth Broad street
Sli, 900 samuel Burnett. 326t North Park
avenue. $l3,2O0; Fannie Levy. 1866 FranI-
ford avenue SiO.27O; George w Freed
36iA Chestnut street S9755 Mary V War
ner 1885 Marlborough street $4,000: Annie
Kelly South Ffty-nrst street $4,000
Mary j. Scales. 2OlO North Twelfth street
$3.50; Mary StauHcld 2O7 Pine street.
S6S00 Ellen Lynch. 2297 Vine street. $4,000.
and Louisa y. Iieckcroth, Gravel pike,
Thirty-ffth Ward. $4,000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-22
WILSON TO SWEEP
OWN DEPARTMENT
President Plans to Replace Poll
tics With Efficiency in Diplo-
matte Corps
RETTER MEN ON BOARDS
will Ask Higher Remuneration So
Adler Men Will Accept Appoint
ments to Commissions

.,,,..,,ro>- r,r % President VIII
MHoi,i., 49,, ta,t fo,,r ,oars viii deyote
son uuIlns wy" IA ,i,a,,,rt 10 ir,rrcvine tho
mucn l.'lie "V ,t;'isto,, ~ mo Gover,,inent
admlnlStI ,,! ,,,t,,r. hs hoe r., mind are.
AmoHs '''' ,,e
Establishment OF hlsh SIt"""t" VI
efficiency to govern appointments 10
Federal commissions ana poarus'
Improvement or the dlpIohau' SerN
ice with less politics aad more reBaru
for efficiency.
A budget system Tor applopF"'ins
funds for Government expenditures
Systematizing river aud harhof I'M
provements and flood control
Ill, Ia'i,pU ~, ,hn aoor of Congress in II tro-
ducIng Administration measures.
ut,b ba rrose of the present session OF
,,,rress tho president eyp,cts th, ma lor
se.,i,, ,r bts Legislative nIupran--!, pisIa-
~ ~. -. tt a., ,,,ind ,,.ber no Rrst took office
uVu ", 'v ,,, boo,, enacted into law
W ''
NEXT STEP IN BIG PLAN
r,rora will be other leuisIation of course
h,, Win his IDEAS on Federal reserve banks.
s,,r,t rradits and other legislation realized
~ L,e toId friends his next efforts viii he
l,rootod moro t,,ynrd the administrative
br.rch Of thn C;oyernment
Ua is nx.,-cted to set a pace for Federal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-22

common Pleas Court No. today handed down
ae4rtes granting the following divorces
tt;ydla M Bisbng from charles g. Bshing,
NbE Taylor from Charles TAYLOR
Margaret T., Litzenberg from Herbert $
Charles "; Gerhold from Minnie Gerhold
blrdES llchtig from Bernard D. IIchtig
bOrE. ~ '' - "'"-
Esther Goldberg from Louis GOLDBERG
Eleanor j. Cutter from Henry 10. Cutter.
Nate NJ Fox from George W. Fox
ahe l., townsend from Ulysses Grant Town
hllia lllia n $. weTtz from Joseph H. wertz,
MdK A. stone from Charles r. Stone.
iLiliian NJ, X. Wade from Frank h. Wade
Mlllam T. Hill from Florence l.. HilI
Grace Mcdonald ftom Hyder Mcdonald.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-22

An illness Of "A week ended in the death
Of Frank Prentice. forty years old. a col.
lector of rags and paper for the American
Rescue Workers, who was found early To-
day In the home for rescue workers at 2I35
Ann street. Joseph Ellis. another worker
discovered Prentice on the floor near a
window. lie called for help and the man
was sent to the Episcopal Hospital There
1t was said he had been dead for hours
The body was taken to the morgue Prentice
is said to have some relatives in New York
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-22
PROF. CARL o. MATZ KILLED
Beloved Lancasted Musician, 20 Years
Old, Falls From Window

LANCASTER. Pa. Jan 22-Prof Carl
O. Matt, the idol Of the local musical
world is dead The seventy-year-old musi-
clan, while adjusting Il third-story window
this morning fell and his neck was broken
on the pavement below.
For many years he taught music in the
public schools and was one Of the most
popular residents of the city lie was presi-
dent of the Matz Piano Company
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-22
Photograph by Underwood & Undcrwo,
MRS. RUTH r. VISCONTI

The peace leak Investigations
Woman of Mystery" who will be
allied on to explain to the House
Rules Committee whether she told
Thomas w. Lawson that Secretary
Tumulty and Washington news
paper man were involved in the
alleged "leak."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-22

Special 4
Clearance of
Fine Perry
Overcoats
NOIC is the time ito
Buy!
Next FalI,TyOu'Il pay
more than even the
Regular Prices these
Goats are reduced from!
A $50 Perry Coat ... $40
in this 'Sale - %S|
A SIS :; Perry Per y.(, Coat w.. $35 |
A $40 Perry Coat s.s .S31l |
in this Sale ~OA
A $35 Perry Coat ..S26
in MiS Safe "AO
A $50 Perry Coat !. -. %02
in this Sale u ~NO
A $25 Perry Coat'} $18Or$19I
in this SafS > 'AoVI VIZ
A $3.50 Perry.Coat NS1675
in This Sale '% AV'"
A $40 Perry Coat S'75 5OI
in this Sale WI N
q The feature of this /
Sale is that these Over
coats are reduced in
price at all; for they are
the fl n st Overcoats
that can be made! We
can't replace them for
next October and No
vember at the prices we
have been selling them
for all this S e a S o n!
Some of them, the finest
and h i G h e S t-priced
Coats, we may not be
able to replace for any
money, because the
mills that made them
h ave b e e n COM
mand e er e d by the
British Government!
q Handsome listers;
swagger kimono-sleeve
Overcoats; ConserVa-
tive models made on
lines of dignity a nd
style-single breasters;
double breasters; but
ton-through fronts; fly
fronts; velvet collars;
cloth collars and Perry
Convertible collar
Overcoats that are un-
equaled for comfort,
appearance and ease!
DEDDV go
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-22

geon in the South to perform an operation
for appendicitis died at Dubois Pa. He
also was pioneer in the use Of intu-
baton treatment for diphtheria lie was
siNty-four .ears old
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-22
DR. Inhn w Chambers

BALTIMORE, Jan. 22.-Dr John w
Chambers, one Of the leading surgeons Of
Baltimore and believed to be the first sur
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-27
NAVAL RESERVES VS.. .BUTTERWORTH
is THE "BIG" GAME AT MUSICAL FUND
HALL TONIGHT; GREYS VS.. READING

best ana C,raurst mon that ever played
The game. charley Is mot auh.uus to PLAY
aud az iirs' oJlN gay" his word To- TAX"
part in TIA" games at Reading. but he was
{" Civ" his answer in regard To- th" col
tests ava! 70 Manager Eur yesterday and
Il l. said on good authority his answer wa
IN thc affirmative. In that case. b'ppuuoli
viii hc here and Arty McWUlianls will have
TO step lively for forty minutes.
The Industrial Basketball League iu-
nugurated its third season at Nunparril
Hail last evening before a tatr crowd. ana
the games resulted in victories for Dohson
ana Barrett. The former defeated Quaker
'Uy hr - score of - to l. and the latter
triumphcd over lNliott-L"Win - 70 10. bob
son was slow i'm setting started in scor-
ing field goals, but one" the boys from tifc
Falls got their eyes on the BASKET thcv
dropped them in from every anglo. They
landed eighteen goals 10 hv" for their
opponents. and they went to Lees !. Ed
wards :. Aston ?, West 4, FoE /, Frech-
lien !. Shu . and White g.
The other game was productive 81 & lower
score for I'll" winners with IN" losers
making tho same as In the first match.
Barrett compiled ten basket. to iour for
E'iiott-T.cwi@.
Tie other teams will get under way on
Friday evening, whom l. g. L. meets Dol
son and Buttrrworth clashes with Mono.
type. Tho officer" Of the Industrial
League arc: President Harry ". Schroyer
vice president, Thomas Carney; secretary
treasurer, Martin l.atimrr. Tn" teams are
managed 10y John Thomas, Etlutt-Lowia
Electrical company; Martin latiucr, Bar
rett Company, Frankford; Raymond Berry,
Quaker city Rubber Company Robert Cal
houn. !. 4 J. DohsUu; Thomas Carney,
'uitcd Gas Improvement Company; ". f.
Jackson. Jr., Ianstou Mpnutypo, and
, Charles =. challenger. T.. ". ButterwUTth
6; Sons Company.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-27

TNWD games of hIslctudH are down on
L the schedule for Musical Fund Hall,
Eighth and Locust streets, this evening.
ordinarily the big game or tho one in
which the Eastern League players take
part is about y2-lob Of the works, but
tonight is an exception, irr the preliminary
IS creating quite a stir.
The said noise !S due to tlc fact that n
team of Uncle Sans naval reserves Will
be on hand TO play the Butterw"rth five. Of
the Industrial League The Reserves team
is being managed by Jim Bonner. the old
catholic High star, ard Ho expects three or
four hundred service men to hc present
with 4 band of music.
The EeserNcS are 10y no means preil!nl-
nary players, as there are several in the
lineup who could easily make good in the
Eastern League, and tim" and again we
have seen them "hnock or our crack local
Independent teams whca they have ap-
peared up the State.
Besides Bonner there will he in tho line
up ut center Toss "Curlcy" Ranck Of Ian
caster and York lie ia about the best that
ever performed In that section. Todd, an
other player on Lancaster. IS in the line
up. and Manager John HciwcnZ will h"
there to witness the game. for he has tn"
Reserves booked to SHOW in Lancaster on
Thanksgiving. ana EanclS and Todd vii.
be given "a big reception. Then there are
Best. captain of the University of Vermont {;
Thomas, Of La Sale College, and Scovillc,
of the Scranton Pennsylvania state League
team
The affair between the Grcys and Read
ing should also be one of the fastest seen
50 far this season. Manager Joe Fogarty
announces his lineup as Bilson and Iahn,
fOrwar rd4: Lawrence, center, ana McNtl-
liams and Campbell, guards. This is tho
aggregation that has won three straight.
Reading has strengthened its lineup by the
addition Of Charley OD0nnell one of the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-27

I'm their first engagement. ava, bayh ia
1929 Penn triumphcd over cornell by tA"
lopsid"d figures Of 50-o That was the
worst beating ever administered the ltha-
cans IN the twcnty-iour years OF games he
tween tho two universities. lugil. aJw on
Dortuuity ia knocking uu I,uu.S door &"
crack that louE-stnnding record and set
up new figures fur IN" "uor-t beating in
history"
Il b. doubtful however. that 'u, End and
Bue will score grca; nuuurr ct POINTS
aga.ue. fn" lllH,ing. Du tu,ir showing this
y'ar 70 must b" admitted that the Rcd and
Eiuc 3. mot a nigL-.r'r.nE machine" Coach
lulvcIt iruWn. ou high figures aud. further
more. ono. it D. apparent 'ha tna quaker
bold the upper hgud, the, begin 80 play
poor football This MAS demonstrated iu
'h" Lafayette game, I'm the Blackwell CON
i".' t' the =. NJ. e. conflict and also against
tho Indians last Saturday Tho Red and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-27
KOHLEMAINEN RUNS 3
MILES IN FAST TINE

GnNucs kohlemanen. the famous New
Norl, lOng-distance runner. is in this city
now under the tutoring of Lawson Robert
son, the Penn track coach. In his work
out yesterday at Franklin Field Kohle-
maiucu covered three miles in fifteen min
u;,s fiat. and he didn't know that Robert
guir had q watch on him. This time is .
little more than half minute slower than
Liz American thrce-milc outdoor record.
Last Friday. with Mike McHale pacing
him for thc first mile and n half and Tom
Brooks leading the way for the next mile
and - half, Kohlcmaincn did fifteen min.
utet and thirty seconds. .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-27
Women Need This Car
To Keep House" Efficiently!

MAKE UP your mind right
I'VE noW to give your family
this useful Model 90 all-wcather
car for Christmas!
The fact that it is beautiful
and is fashionably correct for all
social occasions is secondary
when compared to its utility
value!
More is demanded of our
time and energy today than be-
fore. This car helps us to meas
ure up to present conditions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-27
Oben Even,ns.
Admission ...
FREE 80

wiper, and nickel handles to close
doors from the inside.
The entire top and sides are
decorated with gray and black
striped cloth. Every inch of
the floor is covered with thick
carpet to match the walls and
ceiling.
The body is Brewster Green
with black top.
It has 4-inch tires, non-skid
rear; l06-inch wheelbase; Auto
Lite electric starting and lighting
and vacuum fuel system.
Get your order in now.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-27

schools in the football spor, during tho last
Hrc seasons aud unless there is a change
IN the makeup of tn, lcagu. viii continue
10 do 80 for years To- como. Il would not be
a poor plan 20 take lIavorrord School or
- Lnt"'s Into thc league next year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-27

There is spacious room for
FIVE adult passengers.
The two doors are staggered.
There are two individual front
seats, with aisleway between.
The top and the window pillars
remain up permanently.
The windows drop into the
sides of the body and doors, and
can be quickly opened or closed
as desired.
There is dome light in the
ceiling, three silk roller curtains,
parcel pockets at both sides of
rear seat, foot rail, windshield
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-05-04
''Isaiah's Vision of Christi

Last Sunday night DIR. King preach
ed a sermon to a crowded house in the
Holly Beach Presbyterian church on
1.-THE Cities of Refuge" He showed
that the names of those ancient cities
of Palestine were suggestive of Jesus
Christ Mrs. Bowler sang "Don't
Forget Jesus" Next Sunday night
the subject will be "The Refuge of
Lies" a sermon preached a few years
ago a 1.-the Malaga camp meeting. Mr..
Alex. McMurray, of the Dayton, will
sing a solo in place OF Mrs. Chalmers,
who will sing later on in the course.
AT the morning service the subject will
be "Isaiah's Vision of Christ"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-05-04
Miss Schlichting Entertains

Last Friday evening Miss Pearl
Schlichting entertained the members
of the Freshmen class of the Wildwood
High school, of which she is a mem
Der, at her home on East Oak avenue.
Singing, music and games helped to
make the hours pass very quickly.
Ice cream and cakes were served.
Among those present were the Misses
Marion Lloyd, Elizabeth Eldredge,
Emma Bright, Estelle Inglee, Ger
trude Martin, Linda Holmes, Ruth
Johnson, Olesa Ware, Marion Foreum,
Ruth Townsend, Clara Haney, Marion
McCsrd; Messrs. VIM. White, Richard
Anderson, William Gardiner, Merle
Daggan, Dexter DURAN. Alvin Simr-
kins and Victor Sjostrum, also Frank
S. Lloyd and MI. and Mrs. Schlich-
ting.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-05-04
-o3o,
Some Aid

The Ladies' Aid, of the First M. E.
church, met Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Blackson, 1873 w. Hand
avenue, SO members being present.
The secretary reported that from April
7, 1914, to March 8, 1917, they had
raised 81, 500. rs, an average of S503. 25
each year, all of which has been spent
for Improvements on church property,
interest on parsonage mortgage. ETC.,
except $65.07 which was given to the
sick, needy and floral emblems for de-
ceased members. According to promise
they voted to pay $103.77 interest due
on parsonage mortgage May II. They
also decided to pay 1929 So or the prin-
cipsl, reducing the mortgage to 81 500.
Twenty-eight members present pledged
81 each to help reduce the mortgage to
81 800 during the next six months.
After the receipts of the day were
counted and a bill for flowers for the
sick for the month of April was paid,
they found they had a balance on hand
toward the above reduction of $50 81.
The long metre ~doxology was reverent-
ly sung by the members. as an express
sion of their gratitude to the Giver of
all good things.
II. P. GALE, Secretary.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-05-04

The Robinson family, from German
town, were down in their west 10Th
avenue crttage.
Mrs. E. A. Murphy and son spent a
week at their W. st 18th avenue cottage.
Building Association funds to loan
on first mortgage in amounts to suit.
Robert ]. Kay secretary, Wildwood,
u. n
AT the Wildwood Yacht club on SUM-
day Commodore Frank e. Brennan
made an announcement that surprised
the members aud guests assembled at
the club to the extent that the United
States government had made an ap.
praisal of his large concrete works in
Philadelphia and intimated that this
would be his last Sunday at the Wild
wood Yacht club for ONE months TO
come, in-as-mucb as his entire plant,
including machinery, horses aud teams
and stock of cement and materials
would be taken up by the government
aud that he himself would be on his
way to France, along with his son, to
take charge of the cement works in
sections of the battle line.
The Wildwood Yacht club property
was offered to the u. s. government in
March. The property comprises about
two scres of ground with a yacht basin
carry ing fifteen feet of water and with
200 feet of wharfage and a channel
leading to the Inland waterway, which
carries nine 10 ten feet of water at high
tide. The club consists of a building
containing about twenty-five rooms,
completely equipped and steam heated
which would make an ideal storage or
reserve base for the lighter units of the
coast patrol, and could likewise be used
as a marine hospital. The property
represents approximately a $50 1000 in
vestment. The club membership con-
tains nearly two hundred members.
Already the government is in process
of taking over the boat building annex
of the Wildwood Yacht club which is
directly across from the main building.
This annex it is understood will be used
as a hauling out and repair shop for
the coast patrol.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-02
Date is Set for Second
Municipal Dance, Dec. II

Mayor Dahlman, in connection with
the Board of Public Welfare, set Mon
day night, December II, as the date
Of the second muny dance at the Au-
ditorium. ,1SL fsMfN
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-02
Mexican Export Duties
On Products of Mines

Mexico City, Dec. 1.-The govern
ment announces the following export
duties on metal, in national gold, for
Gold, o3.33 pesos per kilogram; sill
yer, 2.80S pesos per kilogram; ore
concentrates, 1924 pesos per kilo-
gram; copper bars, 81 .certavos per
kilogram; ore concentrates, .62l
centavos per kilogram; lead bars Sc
centavos per kilogram; ore concen-
trates, rs centavos per kilogram;
zinc bars, .73 centavos per kilogram:
ore concentrates, 81 centavos per
kilogram; tin bars, 9.l2 centavos per
kilogram; ore concentrates, 10.o GEN.
tavos per kilogram; mercury, .l8
centavos.
Export duty on mercury will be
based ., on TASKS of an average net
weight of "a Kilograms and sample
will be taken from every tenth flask
for assay to determine whether it
contains an, amalgam. of any other
precious metal subject to higher
duty
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-02
OMAHA READY TO
MAKE FIGHT FOR
CHEAPER RATES
Discrimination Case to Be
Heard Here First of Year
Before Interstate
Commission.

The passenger rate discrimination
case, which the Commercial clut has
been agitating for nearly two years,
will be heard by a special representa-
tive of the Interstate Commerce COM
mission in Omaha January 6, 1918.
Tits is the complaint which
charges that summer tourist excursion
rates from Kansas City and St. Joseph
to all important cities east of the
Mississippi river and in Canada are
discriminatory against Omaha be-
cause they are unduly low as COM
pared with fares collected fro:.l Oma-
ha travellers to like destinations.
Travellers have repeatedly COM
planned that it possible to buy round.
trip tickets to eastern points from So
to $l2 cheaper in Kansas City and St,
Joseph than in Omaha. Those who
have complained are expected to be.
present January 6 to testify.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-02
WILSON GIVES
PLEDGE OF AID
TO ROUMANIA
TeIegraphs King That United
States Will Safeguard His
Country's Integrity and
..+.s@ Freedom.

Washington, Dec. America S
pledge to support and use its efforts
to maintai9 rRoumanian integrity has
been given to that government by
President Wilson in a message sent
to the king. Assurances that the
United States will continue to assist
him and his people in the war were
renewed. The message of the presi-
dent follows: \
The people of the United States
have watched with feelings of warm
est sympathy and admiration the
courageous struggle of your majesty
and the people OF Roumania to pre-
serve from the domination of German
militarism their national integrity and
freedom. The government OF the
United States is determined to con-
tinue to assist Roumania in this strug-
gle. h
"At the same time | wish to assure
your majesty that. the United States
will support Roumania after the war
t. the best of its ability and that in
any final negotiations for peace it will
use its eonstan. efforts to see to it
that the integrity of Roumania as a
free and independent nation is ade-
quately safeguarded."