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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-20
Former philadelphia
Leads List of Patronesses

1t is always interesting to hear of the
activities of former Philadelphans in other
cities. From New York comes the following
news Of "a young matron who has continued
the interest in charitable affairs which al
ways characterized her In this city.
. Mrs. Angler b. Duke. who will be remem-
bered as Miss Cordelia Bddle, of this city.
leads the list of patronesses Of the Miniature
Dolls opera and play of Cinderella" which
are to be given In Aeolian Concert Hall on
Friday afternoon. January II. at o'clock.
part of the proceeds of the entertainment
will go to the fund for the mothers and chill
dren of the men In the American army and
navy. The program Is under the direction
of the Misses Mixter. of this city. and lO2
West Twenty-first street. New York. Among
the patronesses are Mrs. Warren T. Adams.
Mrs Ira Barrows. Mrs. Earl ID. Babst. Mrs
William b. DE Haven, Mrs. William Harrison
Day Mrs. Edward Bailey Sexton and Mrs.
Louis Stoddard.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-20
Clever Entertainment
Given in Minneapolis, MINI,

There were good many ushers at the
entertainment given recently at the First
Unitarian Church. In Minneapolis, but any
one who heard Miss Ruth Draper at tho
sporting carnival last summer at the Bryn
Mawr Polo Field will understand that the
crowd was large enough to need them all.
For Miss Draper. who is from New York.
and very we'll known here furnished the
logues.- II she is as popular In the West as
she is in this city the Smith College scholar
ship fund. for which the affair was given.
must have realized considerable amount.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-20
Social Activities

Dr. and Mrs. George Fales Baker will
entertain at dinner this evening before the
concert to be given by John Mccormack
for the benefit of the Red Cross Their
guests will include Miss Anna Gilpn, Mrs
Hamilton Colket, Mr. Marshall Woodpenny
and Mr.. Harry Belknap.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-20

Mr.. and Mrs. william H. Knorr wro have
been spending the early winter at their
apartment 1876 South Eighteenth street, will
leave January l for New York, where
they will spend the remainder of the winter
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-20

Mr.. and Mrs Frank Il. Smith of 33lO
North Fifteenth street, announce the engage.
ment OF their daughter. Miss Solita Rhoda
Smith, TO Mr.. Maurice Raymond Nader, also
Of this city. Mr. Nader, who Is with the
249th Aero Squadron. is now stationed at
Waco. Tex.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-20

q. ID. Wetherill Company. dinner. AdeIphia,
I o'clock, Invitation.
Meeting. lecture and organization Of Red
Cross branch. County Osteopathic Society,
Osteopathc College. NineteeLth and Spring
Garden streets, 1880 o'clock. Members.
Lecture on evolution before Philadelphia
Natural History Society by Dr. Henry Leff-
man, Wagner Institute of Science, Seven
teenth street ard Montgomery avenue s
o'clock, Free.
Entertainment and dance for enlisted men,
Fourth Degree Drill Corps knights of Co
lumbus. Thirty-eighth and Market streets.
Uniform admits.
Hubbard ard Claude Gotthelf. University Ex-
tension Society, 5s49 Germantown avenue, 8
o'clock, Admission charge.
Lecture, Paris and the Struggle for Democ
racy in France" Jerome Hall Raymond. Uni
versity Extension Society. 5Si9 Germantown
avenue. o'clock Admission charge.
Meeting of Philadelphia Music Teachers
Association and lecture on descriptive music
by. Camille Zeckwer. discussion Of new pieces
for the organ. 17l4 Chestnut street, 1880
o'clock. Members.
Magistrates' banquet, Bellevue -stratford
Hotel. o'clock. Admission charge.
browning Society. New Century Club. Is4
South Twelfth street. Members.
David NJ. Giitinsn talks ON "Hixh-speed
Steel" Engineers Club. Members
Thrift dinner at Racquet Club. Men,
bers,
Captain David AIbsIs talks on "zionisn,
| and the British Declaration" Houston Hail.
| Enterprise Club Of Germantown, dance
Belield Country Club. Admission charge
| "Happiness Talk" Margaret Cutting Ives
| New Thought Library. Weightman Building
! Fifteenth and Chestnut streets. s:l5 o'clock
: Free. A
The Washington herald., 1917-01-11
2 HURT IN CRASH
Autos Splintered in Benning
Road Wreck.

Two women were badly injured, one
perhaps fatally. and FIVE other persons
miraculously escaped injury last night
when two automobiles crashed into
each other while speeding along the
Benning road. just across the District
line in Maryland.
The injured:
Mrs. Joseph Harris, Is, serious in
ternaI injuries.
Mrs. NJ. Murphy, 4s, disIocated skouI-
der, fractured lower arm, and scalp
wound.
Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Murphy were two
Of four occupants of a Ford car. return
ing to Washington from Central Heights,
Nd. The other occupants were Joseph
Harris, 30. husband Of the injured woman.
and Miss G. Geary. q. neither Of whom
was injured.
While speeding toward the city the ma
chine collided, head-on, with an auto. 90
bile driven by Joseph Odey. of 1ls SIX
teenth street southeast With him in
the machine were ]. c. Taylor. OF I3S3
]. Cooksey. of 254 Kentucky avenue
southeast. None Of the occupants of the
car was injured.
Both cars were demolished.
The Ninth Police Precinct was notified
Immediately and the precinct patrol
wagon conveyed the two injured women
TO the station house. Thence they were
taken to Casualty Hospital
The case is being investigated by the
police.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-11
THAW BELIEVED
HIDING At HOME
Lawyer Says He Will Accept
Warrant when Bail Is
Arranged"
CBy the International News service.)

(By the International News Service.)
New York. Jan. 1O.-Harry K. Thaw
was still free tonight.
He was last reported motoring over
the Pocomo Mountains in Pennsylvania
from Stroudsburg, where he had
luncheon Tuesday. He was supposed to
be going towards wilkesbarre and scran-
ton, but was not reported at those places
today.
Early reports today placed him in the
Thaw home in Beechwood Boulevard.
Pittsburgh. Actions OF the household
suggested his presence there. When the
report locating him in Northeastern
Pennsylvania reached Pittsburgh in the
afternoon, Stephen Stone, the family
lawyer, said Thaw would probably accept
service of a warrant from New York as
soon as bail could be arranged.
Meanwhile the grand jury here con-
tinued its investigation. The particular
line of evidence presented to them and
on which Assistant District Attorney
Black, was working today, was TO find
how many other boys Thaw offered to
provide with college education as he did
to Fred Gump. jr., of Kansas CITY,
whom he is accused of kidnapping anc
whipping.
Evidence along this line, IL Is unoeI
stood, was found in a worn suitcase with
the initial "T' discovered in the Hotel
Bristol here. It was left there by Oliver
F. Brower Thaw's associate, now under
arrest in Philadelphia. The case was
seized by Emil King. process server OF
the District Attorneys office, when he
subpoenaed 8. NJ. Eaton, the clerk, TO
produce the hotel register. 1t contained
letters written by Thaw to young men.
offering them positions and college edu-
cations and their answers.
The grand jury also saw a copy Of
letter said to have been written by Gump
at Thaw's dictation, found on Brewer In
Philadelphia. Brewer is a salesman for
the Highland Iron Company of Pitts
burgh in which Thaw Is interested.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-11
Police "VICE SQUAD"
RAIDS Three RESORTS
General Cleanup of New York Caba-
ret Belt to Follow.
sp.ci.l % he w.shington Hsr.ld.

Special 20 The Washington Herald.
New York, Jan. 10.-FollowinE closely
on the report Of the Rockefeller COM
mittee that commerclalized vice had
reached its lowest ebb along Broadway.
the district attorneys office early today
wound up an active night by raiding the
Strand Roof. throwing that once emf
nsntly virtuous resort into pallid excite
ment and departing with four women
and Harry Schrimp, the captain.
Earlier the same forces had raided two
negro resorts in Harlem, one run by
Baron Wilkins and the other by John
Connors, making nine arrests. 1t Is al
legged that while the disorderly houses
are maintained in the Harlem section.
the Strand Roof has been made a re-
cruiting ground. All the arrests were
on bench warrants issued by Judge Null
queen Of General Sessions.
Assistant District Attorney James e.
Smith said this was only the beginning
of a general cleanup that would follow
in the cabaret belt, and that evidence
against other establishments has been
prepares. The campaign will be directed
in particular against places that cater
to young, stage-struck girls.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-11
BARONESS SUED FOR
Big GIFTS OF STOCK
Pittsburgh Heiress Says Titled Woman's
Affection Only Pretended"
n. W,shtnp1on H,r,ld

Special to The Washington Herald.
New York. Jan. 1o.-Baroness May de
Pallandt, originally OF Menominee. Mich.
but since a person of international sc-
tivity, was described in the Supreme
Court yesterday as beautiful of face
and figure, generally luxuriously attired
and a delightful entertainer" and de-
nounced as a notorious swindler."
Both descriptions were made by counsel
for Miss Frank Gray Shaver. Of Highland
Park, Ill, who is seeking to recover
from the baroness Sis 900 In cash and IN
shares of the Westinghouse Air Brake
Company, which Miss Shaver says she
advanced to the defendant
Miss Shaver tells of a close bond OF
friendship with the baroness. the result
of an erusive interest and pretended
affection, but this, she says, was evi-
denced only TO further a conspiracy to
strip her of her property. This alleged
plot began before the death Of Miss
Shaver's father. who lived In Pittsburgh,
and was a large holder of Westinghouse
stock He left his daughter $4,000 and
gave the rest of his $780, estate TO his
wife.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-11
ENTENTE'SPeACE
REPLY AWAITED
Washington Confident Answer
Will Not Close Door to Fur
ther. Negotiations.

tBy the International News service.)
Amsterdam, Jan. 10.-The entente
powers' reply to President Wilson'S
note on peace is on the way to wash
inGton.
The document was handed to United
States Ambassador Sharp today.
omcial Washington last night settled
down to wait for the reply Of the en-
tente allies to President Wilson's peace
note. confident that the communication
will not close the door to further peace
negotiations.
The note. according to European ad-
vices, was prepared for transmission
yesterday. Delay in transmission and
decoding. and an agreement for the SIM
ultaneous publication of the note here
and abroad, were counted on to prevent
its being given out here before Monday.
Diplomatic Washington was convinced
from indications received from entente
sources, that the forthcoming note, while
avoiding direct statement of the en-
tente peace terms in detail, would be
responsive to the Presidents demand for
peace terms. 1t can be stated that dipIo-
matte circles here look for the note to
do these things:
Express the appreciation of the en-
.e'e powers as 10 the motives prompt
ing the Presidents peace move.
Reply to the Presidents discussion Of
the vagueness and Indebtedness of the
aims Of the warning nations by a vfsor-
GUS and strongly worded review Of the
circumstances surrounding the outbreak
of the war.
Ihe impression in Washington was that
the reply. while 1t would in no way in
vite further peace efforts by the United
states. would not by either its form
or Its terms. preclude further nesotia-
ions by the President. On the contrary,
II was believed that while the note would
be exceeding strong, possibly even sbaTn
in its discussion Of the Teutonic no,i-
don' the, President would find a way to
press vigorously for further moves to-
ward peace.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-11
new NEUTRALS' CODE
PROPOSED BY WILSON
DR.. James Brown Scott to Present Sus-
sestions at Havana Convention.

Suggestions for new neutrality cod.
framed by President Wilson and Secre-
tary Lansing will be presented to the
annual meeting Of the American Institute
Of International Law by DR.. James
Brown Scott. He will leave Washington
Friday for Havana, where the meeting
will be held
international law societies of all Of the
twenty-one American republics will be
represented at the conference. The in
sutute will draft a new code of neutral
ity laws at the suggestion of the United
States.
The suggestions of the President and
Secretary Lansing will be submitted tc
each OF the national societies represented
They will be requested to study the pro-
posals and report their conclusions to
next years meeting, when an effort will
be made to have it adopted. 1t must
then await incorporation in internationaI
agreements.
The suggestions for the new code grows
out Of the lack of international neutrality
laws, demonstrated since the beginning
Of the European war.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-11
RUSSIANS MAKE GAIN
OF MORE Than A Mile
So Says Petrograd Statement, Which
Is Denied by Berlin.

The furious Russian offensive against
the north wing Of the Teuton line in
Russia continues unabsted.
The attacking front has been extended
southwark from Dwinsk as far as Lake
Saroch, so that it is now almost go miles
long. The chief pressure is exerted IN
the region southwest Of Riga. where the
Muscovites are making mighty efforts to
break through and turn the Bavarian
princes lines so as to follow up an ir-
ruption with drive against East Prus-
sia-
Petrosrad announces an advance of
more than a mile, resulting in the cap
ture OF the position between the TiruI
swamps and the river Aa- Since Friday
when the offensive began. twenty-one
heavy guns and eleven light guns have
been taken from the Teutons. the state
ment says.
Berlin asserts that all the Muscovite
onslaughts broke down. A glance at
the map shows that the success reported
by Petrograd is OF a purely local char
scter, but It nevertheless gives proof Of
considerable Russian driving powers in
that area
The Washington herald., 1917-01-11
Telegraph Tips

Eureka, Cal, Jan. 10.-One man was
seriously injured and several slightly
hurt today when a boat from the cruiser
Milwaukee, engaged in salvage opera
tons, upset. throwing the crew into the
surf
New Orleans, La, Jan. 1o-The British
steamship Alexandrian, owned and oper-
ated by the Leyland Line, has been. tor
pedoed and sunk near the English coast,
local agents were advised today.
Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 1o.-Resolutions
urging that women be permitted to vote
were unanimously adopted today at the
annual convention of the Ohio United
Mine Workers
London, Jan. 10.-A telegram from Ber-
lin quotes Adolph Won Batocki, German
food dictator, as saying that supplies of
grain captured in Roumania makes It
unnecessary for Germany to send cereals
for the relief of Austria.
London, Jan. 1o-An oficial denial was
issued by the admiralty today of the re-
port sent out by the Overseas News
Agency that the British cruiser Shannon
has been sunk by mine.
FL oSo' IoA'' Jan i"-Oroers Tor the
departure today of Pennsylvania Guards
men were cancelled by Gen. Bell because
sufficient cars to transport them have
not arrived.
Brownswood. Tex, Jan. 1o-Arising
from her casket as services for her
funeral began, Mrs. Grace Jones escaped
being buried alive by a matter of min
utes.
Pittsburgh, Jan. 1o.-W. H. Hubbard. of
Knoxville, en- route from Syracuse, N, Y,
to serve a sentence Of enc year in the
Western Penitentiary on a charge of con-
spiracy, gave himself up to the Pitts
burgh police last night when Sheriff
veeley. Of Potter County, missed his
train and failed to meet the prisonsr at
Red Bank. Pa
The Washington herald., 1917-01-11
english firm To GET
u. S. Shell CONTRACT
American Bidders Find 1t Impossible
to Lower Estimates.

An appeal to American manufacturers
to lower the price of big gun shells
quoted to the United States Navy failed
yesterday. Representatives of the big
steel concerns told Secretary Daniels
that the high cost Of labor and materials
in this country, due largely to the Euro
pean war conditions, makes it impossible
for them to reduce the bids for supplying
fourteen and sixteen-inch piercing
shells, Secretary Daniels recently char
acterized the prices as Outrage
Prices for both shells and sixteen-inch
guns, the Secretary was told, were
placed ss low as possible. President
Eugene c. Grace of the Bethlehem Steel
Company, President William Ellis Corey
Of the Midvale Steel Company and rep
resentatives of the Crucible Steel Com
lany conferred with the Secretary.
After the conference Secretary Daniels
said that the department apparently had
no alternative but to award the shell
contractsto Hadields, of Shefneld. Eng,
who underbid the American concerns.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-11
8-HOUR DECISION
Announcement Expected from
Supreme Court Within
aFew Weeks.

The fate of the Adamson eight-hour-day
law. enacted by Congress to avert a ra-
tion-wide railroad strike last September,
last night rested In the hands of the
nine justices OF the Supreme Court. Ar
gNnent as to the constitutionality of the
law was concluded yesterday, and the
court Is expected to announce a decision
at an early dtate. probably within a few
weeks
Frank Haserman. of Kansas City. spe-
cial assistant to the Attorney General In
charge of the test suit brought by the
Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad,
and Joined by all the roads of the coun-
try. wound up the governments plea that
the law be upheld. He declared that
every phase Of the law was well within
the constitutional authority of Congress,
and asserted that Congress had the au-
thority to pass = compulsory arbitration
law to supplement the Adamsou act.
The government counsel devoted con-
siderable time to proving that the Adam
son law was a workable statute, which
the railroads could easily obey He de-
clared that the negotiation Of new con-
tracts between the railroads and the
operating employees, basing the employ
ment of the workers on an eight hour
day. VIII fully comply with the law. He
attacked the railroad contention that the
law, arbstrarifyS increasing the pay Of
the men. deprived the railroads of their
property without due process of law.
Compulsory Investigation Of interstate
strikes. as suggested by President WILL
SON, was vigorously opposed before the
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee.
considering the Presidents program, by
W. N. Doak. legislative agent of the rail-
road brotherhoods. He declared that
compulsory arbitration would not secure
results.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-11
''GRAFT' PROBE ON
Justice Department Finds Sa-
loon Men Mulcted.

That the Department OF Justice has un-
der surveillance an attorney of the Dis
trict, who, 1t is claimed has set himself
up as a "go-between" for the Excise
Board, and in that capacity has solicited
funds from liquor dealers, was learned
last night.
Liquor dealers in all parts of the Dis
trict were stirred by summons delivered
during the past two days requesting their
presence for examination by A Bruce
Bielask, chief of the bureau OF investi-
cations OF the Department OF Justice.
Responding to the summons, they have
been interrogated on the amount Of fees
paid lawyers and moneys paid on mat
ters affecting their licenses. The inves-
tigation has been going on quietly for
several weeks and retail dealers have
been examined in groups OF two and
three. 1t Is said that the wholesale deal
ers later will be questioned.
The objective of the investigation, It is
said, is to find out how many have been
shaken down" by the person under
suspicion. in the belief they were deal
ing indirectly with the Excise Board
E1ice Commissioner Henry s. Baker
said last night that the board had no
knowledge of the investigation. II was
brought entirely on the initiative of the
Department of Justice and without re-
quest from the Excise Board, he said.
Unofficially, 1t was stated by one con-
cerned in the investigation, that absolutely
no suspicion attaches to any employees.
or any person having dealings with the
Excise Board Obtaining money under
false pretenses or some similar charge
will be placed against the man under
suspicion. II the investigation develops
the information expected.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-11
PARTISAN FIGHT
ON LEAK PROBE
Democrats on Rules Commit
tee Oppose Republican
Plan for Inquiry.

ITO probe or not to probe" the alleged
Wall street-washington peace leak was
q question that divided the House Rules
Committee last night. The committee.
after i've days of hearings. spent several
hours in executive discussion and ad-
5ourned without action.
The Democratic members of the COM
nnittee opposed a special committee of
inquiry on the evidence so far collected.
The Republicans favored an investiga-
ton.
The committee divided on a resolution
ranking Republican, which would have
authorized the Speaker to appoint a COM
mittee of hve. 1t would charge the
committee to determine:
Whether any one connected with the
executive or legislative branches of the
government of the United States profited
either directly or indirectly IN the took
market transaction during the bear peace
raid.
The committee division may be COM
mend that no further action be taken,
and the Republicans may present q
minority report.
Subcommittee on Lawson.
The committee took time during the
secret sessions to name a subcommittee
consisting of Representatives Henry,
Garrett and Campbell to consider the
various motions made during the hear
ings charging Thomas W. Lawson with
contempt for his failure to answer ques-
tions. The action OF the committee as to
Lawson will probably be delayed.
A full-page advertisement in a local
paper demanding that the investigation
proceed and pleading for stock exchange
regulation legislation was Lawson's
contribution to the days proceedings.
The open session Of the committee yes
terday was featured by the appearance of
r. W. Boiling. President Wilson's
brother-in-law, who WIS mentioned In the
original leak charges. Boiling explained
that he was a member of the brokerage
firm of F. A. Connolly and Company. a
local concern.
He said that he had no knowledge %
the intention of the President to send
the peace note until he read the text
of the communication in the newspapers.
He denied that he had either communi-
Gated with any one connected with the
administration, or with any stock market
connections, as to prospects for peace
action oy the United States prior to the
publication OF the note.
He said that he entered the brokerage
firm in October. 1916, and that prior to
that time he had been in the real estate
business.
Newspaper Men Heard.
Representatives OF the International
News Service. and the Central News Ser
vice appeared before the committee to
show the course taken by Secretary
Lansings first announcement OF the
note, in the news dispatches Beth pre-
sented copies Of their news reporGs show
ing that there had been no breach OF
confidence.
Public Printer Cornelius Ford, and As
sistant Public Printer McEvey told the
committee that the method Of handling
the printing of confidential matters at
the Government Printing ONCE precluded
any possibility of a leak"
The Washington herald., 1917-01-11
Police "FIXER" ADMITS
GRAFT, SAYS HOYNE
Costello Promises Further Revelations
in Chicago Scandal.
Special Cable to TIE Washington H-,ld

Special Cable 10 Ire wsshinetor Hnsh
Chicago. Jan. 1o.-Tom Costello, no
torious "hxer'' and so-between, and Po-
lice Lieut.. A. ". White, of the Lake
street station, have made confessions.
States Attorney Hoyne announced to-
day, and further sensational develop
ments are promised in the big police
scandal
These confessions. Mr.. Hoyne said.
lead directly to Chief Healey. He in
timated that they would eventually hit
men still higher, but refused to give out
details.
In spite of the fact that Chief Healey
is under $4,000 bonds. he still retained
his Office today. Mayor Thompson said
his successor would be named tomorrow
These two OF the four men arrested
IN the raid on the pay OF ONCE" In the
Brede building. he said, had admitted
the truth Of his charges that police pro-
lection was sold at wholesale to West
Side resorts and gambling dens
Costello and Lieut. White, 1t Is UNDER
stood. have received promises of i'm
munitG