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Wipe Out City's Vice,
Order to u. s. Jury
Continued from PAGE One


far.ous businesses, but traffic Of this
sort must he stamped out at all cost.
7 want YOU to make an investigation
into these matters, because they are
extremely serious and you have the
power to call before you any witnesses
who might have information that Will
shed light upon this situation. The Dis
trict Attorney will lay before you evil
dencc that may help in fixing the re-
sponsiblity for the existence of these
conditions.
"a situation of this kind is of such
gravity TO the nation that you should go
10 the bottom of 1t and expose those
who are to blame for It. You may lay
the grounds for action by future
Grand Jury; YOU may present indict-
ments upon the evidence you obtain, If
II warrants 1t, or you may make spc-
clal prescntment to the court. recon-
mending that the District Attorney take
the proper action against those whom
you find are to blame for this situation" !"
United States District Attorney Kane
addressed the jurors for nearly an
hour. telling them that the laws had
been so flauntingly violated that the
matter would be probed. to the bottom.
He said he had evidence that runners
for certain saloonkeepers approached
soldiers. sailors and marines and said
he would urge an amendment to the
State liquor laws, forbidding the sale
Of half-pint, pint and quart bottles
which. he added. allows the runner"
and soliciting games" to flourish.
"Are the police responsible?" he was
asked
II do not want to get into any per-
sonal controversy over the matter" he
replied. we will present our evidence
to the Grand Jury and allow it to fix
the responsibility We are working in
full cooperation with the authorities.
in City Hall and Captain Souder has
given us invaluable aid"
Captain Souder is Mayor Smiths per-
sonal investigator.
RESULTS NOT SATISFACTORY
'I am not at all content with the re.
suits we have obtained in endeavoring
TO enforce these laws" continued Mr..
Kane. while we have made numerous
arrests and sent men and women TO jail
for 'bootlegging,' they have been merely
the miserable creatures. the hangers'on
the shiftless and the scum that infest
the Tenderloin but | believe that there
are others who really are responsible for
conditions and they are the ones we are
after. The evils of liuuor.selling and
disorderly houses must be gotten rid OF
and we have started u drive to wipe
them out"
Colonel Louis j. kolb. Governor
Brumbaugh's close friend. was appoint
ed foreman of the jury.
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CAPT. V. S. ROBINSON DEAD
Ocean City Coast Trader Will Be
Buried Tomorrow

OCEAN CITY. n. j., Feb. li,---Captain
Vincent $. Robinson, who will be buried
tomorrow from his late residence I'm this
city, was among the last of the old
coast-trading masters living here. a
native OF Long Island. where he was born
eighty-stv-"' years ago. re spent most of
his life In the coast trade and in the
oyster business between Virginia and
New York city.
Coming to Somers Point when nine
years old, with his parents. he made his
home in that town until twenty-five
years ago when he moved to this city.
Here he was among the first to conduct
a hotel for summer visitors. Until with
In the last two years he was to be found
much of the time with his boat In the
bay,
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1000 SUSPECTS TAKEN
IN CHICAGO ROUNDUP
Police Stations Bulging With Pris-
oners as Result of Drive
Against Crime

CHICAGO. Feb. 11.-Chicago's police
stations are bulging with prisoners to-
day after the greatest roundup of sus-
pected criminals in the history Of the
city. Almost 1000 men and women have
been taken in a determined police d. i've
to curb the recent epidemic Of outlawry.
The roundup Is still in progress.
One bandit who picked time when
the anti-crime drive was at Its height
to rob a motion-picture theatre Is in
a hospital ward of the jail today with
a bullet wound in his head. A second
suspect who attempted to break away
from the police was shot and probably
fatally wounded.
Chicago's first central criminal sta
ton" was opened today and victims of
score OF recent robberies and holdups
were called in to identify prisoners taken
in the roundup.
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burned for at least forty minutes befoNe
an alarm was sent in.
cit is also known that a woman OH
the outside discovered the blaze and
that the janitor in the neighborhood
was awakened and lie, with boy, by
the way, of the curious name OF Ger
many nearly half an hour ar,crwa rf
attempted to put the fire out with an
extinguisher. This effort OF course,
failed and then somebody phoned to the
fire department
at IL only common sense to see that
II n watchman had been in the building
making his rounds regularly the fire
probably would never have occurred. and
IL 1t had. the Fire Department would
have been on the scene In time to save
the building. While personally believe
that too much personal and corporate
neglect Is nowadays being hidden behind
the German spy business. Il does occur
to me that the proper way to keep such
persons out Of school buildings is to
have trusted watchman within them
regularly making his rounds ana punch.
ing his time-clock. All private owners
Of valuable properties have such pro-
lection, why not the Board OF Educa-
tion?"
SIMON GRATIS VIEW
Virtually everything the fire mar
shal said was admitted by simon Gratz
long dominant in Board Of Education
affairs. and William Dick. the secretary.
Said Mr.. GratZ:
MANY. many things are necessary,
and night watchmcn for the larger pub
IL, schools is among them. But. where
Is tho money coming from? II will take
an awful sum OF money to provide these
Neither can we find the men, as we are
now having a terrible time in getting
engineers and janitors Soc Mr.. Dick,
he will give you tho facts"
Mr. Dick was seen. but added little to
what Mr.. Grats said. except to explain
that only the high schools have night
watchmen employed. Both Mr.. Gratz
and Mr.. Dick expressed the belief the
West Philadelphia schools had caught
fire from the carlessness Of bad boys
who had broken into the buildings to
see what they could see and burned
matches about. Both agreed that n
night watchman would have obviated
such trespass, but the cost was the
stumbling block in their minds all the
while. From s20o.0 900 to 100000 n year
was the amount roughly estimated by
Mr.. Dick as the cost Of night watchmen
per annnum. To replace the Brooks
School alone will cost. Il ia believed
s250000.
Meanwhile every school in tho city
something over 900, exclusive OF the
high schools-remain unmatched be-
tween from or o'clock. when the en-
gineers and tanitors leave. until early
morning when they re.urn. Many Of the
older primary and elementary schools
too, are built of combustble material.
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SCENARIO TO SCREEN
a.. AND IN BETWEEN
"The Son of Democracy" the
Chief Event of the
Cinema World

There will be more people go to the
motion-picture theatres during this and
the coming weeks than have ever at
tended them before. Many persons who
have never looked at motion picture
and there are many of them, VIII be at
tracted to the many theatres which VIII
present THE Son of Democracy" with
Benjamin Chaplin in his uncanny mimic
ry of this notable man. No one should
miss this series OF timely subjects for
they are TO tell the life of Lincoln In
ten weeks. The educational value as
well as the entertainment value Of this
series is the greatest event in the his
tory OF the moving pictures,
THE Italian Battlefront will be
shown In all its realism at the knick-
erbockcr today only. This is tho same
production which appeared at the Car
rick earlier in the season,
Tom Sawyer" one Of the best motion
pictures made from a story, will be
Fridays feature at the Liberty.
The farce making OF the Goldwyn
Studios will have another production,
our Little Wife" on view this week at
the Stanley.
Charlie Chaplin in The Rink will
supply the comedy at the Belmont on
Saturday.
Kathlyn Williams. whose fame was
made when sho appeared in the first
serial production, will he co-starrcd with
wallace Reid III The Things We Love"
at the Strand the first half of this week
and at the Regent the latter half Of the
week.
A screen classic. les Miscrahlcs."
with william Farnum ne the chief actor.
will begin q two-weekS engagement at
the Victoria Theatre. This production
IL the first one that has been selected
for two weeks, as the policy OF this de-
lightful playhouse is one week only for
each attraction.
The Family will have Edna Goodrich
in one OF her newest screen successes.
"Who Loved Him Best" as its Thurs
day feature.
"'rhc Cou1ueror" Will show tho pic
tured life Of the late General Sam IIous-
ton and II will have William FarnumAs
the player of this name. II will be at
the Jefferson for today only.
Henry n. Walthall. who has not ap-
peared in special production for some
time. will he in the The Birth of n
Man" at the Coliseum on Wednesday
and Thursday.
Captain Robert Warwick will be seen
In The Mad Lover" at the Frankford
on Wednesday.
EfI1c Shannon will appear In the new
est Metro production. Her Boy" at the
/ Fairmount on Wednesday.
| Jack Pickford in Tho Spirit >" ~"
will be the featured player on Friday at
the Savoy.
/ "Daybreak" will bring Emily Stevens
TO the Rialto on Wednesday. This is
! the play In which Jane Cowl once was
featured.
/ Irwin Cobb is the author OF Fields of
Honor" which has been made In the
moving pictures with Mae Marsh as the
star. 1t will be the attraction tho lat.
ter half of the week at the Alhambra
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SAFE IN PETROGRAD
American Colony Unharmed, Gables
Ambassador Francis

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE Amer
lean embassy and colony at Petrograd
are safe This information has been re-
ceived by cable from Ambassador Fran
els. the State Department announced to-
day.
The cable, dated February G, added
that the city was relatively quiet.
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JURIST DIES IN DEPOT
Judge William N. Siebert, of Perry
County, Victim of Heart Disease

HARuSBUURG Feb. II. - Judge
William W. sfebert, of Perry County,
fell dead this morning at the Duncannon
railroad station. the result OF heart
disease.
Judge Siebert was on his way from
New Bloomfield TO Mffiintown, Juniata
County, where he was to have held
court today.
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ENGLAND RELEASES WOOL
Deficiency Caused by Army De-
mands to be Made Up to Civilians

BRADFORD. England. Feb. 11.-Sir
Charles Sykes has issued an official no.
tice stating that as the department
wishes to facilitate the consumption OF
wool within the limits agreed upon with
the Board of Control, furth9 supplies
will Immediately be released for the
civilian trade to make up the deficiency
resulting from the amount posed for
the military account last December.
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Metropolitan Next Bill

The next opera hill at the Metropoll-
tan will be Il novelty TO Philadelphlans.
The Offering on Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary 10. will he Mascagni's "Lodo eta"
with "a cast including Caruso. Florence
Easton, Amato and Didur. Moranzoni
will conduct
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Row Killed by Dynamite

SCRANTON, Pa. Feb. 1l.--Stanley'
Palakovsky, seventeen years old, was
killed mt Hull Brothers farm, near Way
mart today, when box of dynamite that
he was carrying fell to the ground and
exploded. The dynamite was TO be
used In loosening earth in trench.
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Lrtherans Boost Fund

All Lutheran congregations in Phila-
delphia were appealed TO yesterday to
contribute their share to the s750,000
war-worlS fund being raised by that
Church
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Evening journal., 1918-05-18
English Girls in Army
Uphold Honor of Sex

lines are opposite those OF the wom-
ems Auxiliary Army Corps, and no con-
fesses that the type OF life between
the two lines is appalling
Commission Denies Report.
Mr.. Quick has been prosecuted for
spreading false reports and fined 40
pounds
Another triumph for the w. A. A. C.'s
came in the finding OF the commission
Of inquiry which was sent TO France
TO investigate the matter. 1t re-
ported:
Not only do we feel that the current
stories about the misbehayior Of the
w. A. A. C.. In France are Elanderous
and untrus, but that the nation is be-
ing well and faithfully served by the
organization.
/ Uphold Honor OF Sex.
THE tales Of the numbers OF w
A. A. G. women returned TO England
because Of misconduct OF the gravesl
character are fantastic. The number
Of undesirable women who have founC
their way into the corps has been yer!
small. With some exceptions the con
duct Of the W. A. A. G. IN France ha
been upright and self-respective.
4 I'VE feel that the largo majority O
\ tho girls who have come forward
a an hour OF crisis 10 share the work q
4 the men IN the fleld have upheld ia
honor OF their sex and OF their countr
= in a spirit which should win FOR thei
a the gratitude Of the nation.
Evening journal., 1918-05-18
Bv VEN SVARC

Russia today is split into some 10
separate republics and German-born
princlpslities. all recognizing no central
authority.
But the pendulum is about 60 swing
in the other direction. The revolution
is about 90 return 90 The way OF sanity
as soon as all the radical elements viii
have run their course.
Just now the anarchists are strug-
Cling to get into power. This IS the
last stage
After they are defeated, the whola
gamut OF radlcalism will have been run,
and the people, having experienced the
folly Of all the Nagsries offered them
as nostrums, viii return TO reason and
practicability.
The frst provisional government was
controlled by men OF experience and
moderation, like Milukof, Rudzianko,
and Lvofl. who, we might say, had the
viewpoint Of the American and English
democracies
The coalition ministry which fol-
lowed was more radical, and this rad
icalism grew untll 70 eliminated I'm the
Bolshevlk government OF Lenine and
Trotsky. They, however. were con-
stanily criticised by the anarchistic elc-
ments as not being radical enough.
There is no doubt that the Bolsheyik
movement was aided and abetted by
Germany. Consciously or unconscious
ly the Bolshcviks were German tools.
The crimes OF the Germans IN Russia
dlsglsted the Bnlshevik masses, who
were merely the dupes OF the Teutons,
and showed them Teuionic deceit in all
It's nakedness.
This meant that 20 Germany the use
fulness Of tho Bolsheviks was fast ap-
preaching its end But the Germans are
Evening journal., 1918-05-18
sILvEnRnooK SERVICES.

Tomorrow at Silverbrook Methodist
Episcopal Church, Lancaster and Wood
lawn avenues, the first service begins
at 1880 O'Clock when the pastor, the
Rev. Elvood W Jones, viii preach,
his subject being. Gods Require
ments." The choir, directed by Ray
mond w Lulley. viii sing two anthems
and lead ihe congregation in singing
hymns.
The superintendent. Joseph w. Coley,
viii be in charge of the Sunday school
which win hold its regular session al
2 O'Clock Tho mems class will be
taught by the pastor, the subject for
tomorrow being. The Red Cross. the
Red Triangle. and the War Work Of the
Churches"
The pastors. preparatory member
ship class win meet at the close Of the
school session.
The Epworlh League VIII hold its
devotional meeting at Z o'clock. The
leader for this service will be the
president, Evan Simpson. This VIII be
a meeting OF interest TO both old and
young.
The evening preaching service viii
begin al 745 o'clock. There will be
special music by the choir at this ser
vice. The pastors subject will be I'm
Your Stead"
Glass meeting in charge OF Joseph w
Coley will be held Tuesday evening at
o'clock.
The combined class and prayer meet
ing in charge OF the pastor. viii be
/ held Wednesday evening at 8 O'Clock
Evening journal., 1918-05-18

resourcefIi. Fer this contingency they
had prepared additional tools. Hence
we see the spectacle OF The anarchists
beginning their struggle 10 supplsnt the
Bolsheviks
This last card which is being played
by Germany VIII IN all probability fail.
The Bolsheylks are far stronger nu-
merlcally than the anarchists and have
superior equipment OF arms and mu-
nitions. The anarchists unquestionsbly
have been supplied by Germany with
arms for their revolt but the Boil
shevlks for a long timo viii have the
superior equipment.
The new counter revolt numbers IN
It's personnel many former American
and English Jews and Russian radicals
who flocked back from exile when the
announcement went forth that the So
called political exiles" were welcome
in Russia and transportation would be
furnished them by tho government.
Evening journal., 1918-05-18
EPWOBTH LEAGUE sOCIABLE.

The Epworth League Of Brandywine (
n z. Church, assisted by Mrs. John |
Schodeld, pianist and Lester Schoheld. ,
viollnist. will give an entertainment en-
titled Fifteen Miles to Happytown,' In /
the chapel, Twenty-second and Market
streets, on next Tuesday evening. The
characters follow;
Mrs. Della DeLOng, county chairman
Miss Edna Jones, Mrs. Van Tassel,
whose husband owns an auto, Mrs. j.
Albert Pierce, Mrs. Patty Peacock,
commitee on butter, Mrs Charles
Triggs; Miss Clematine Buttons, a book
agent Miss Elsie Cunningham, Miss
~Adeine Warble, who viii sing a. the
convention, Mrs Ruel s. Loomis
Aurora Sprankle, president Of Young
Peoples Society, Miss Helen Marshall
Miss Venus Single, principal speaker al
convention, Miss Helen Reynolds; Mrs
Bean. prominent delegate, Mrs
George y. Plummer, her six daughters
obedient children. Miss Rosahe Bothum
Mrs. William Carpenter, Miss Ella Wi
kins, Miss Grace Jones, Miss Hele
Lucas. Miss Lillian Marshall; Maria
Etubbins. a new delegate. Mrs. j. pal
Orth: DeWherry Green, who takes dell
gates 10 convention, Almond Live
more: Prof. Luke Travers, looking Il
q cure for hay fever. Frank Bayli
Horace Hampton, Sunday school supe
intendent, Frank Carpenter; delegate
William Jones, George Lowry, Charl
Norton. Ralph l.. Minker, Howell I
N Pedrick j Albert Pierce, Raymol
~ Feasey.
Evening journal., 1918-05-18
KAISER'S LAST CARD In RUSSIA
PLAYED In ANARCHIST REVOLT

Last year the number Of thess sub
versive clements was increased 10y the
deportation to Russia OF Russian Jews
who had refused 10 enter the military
service or munitions plants OF Eng
land.
The complacency with which the Al
lies looked on this spectacle Is TO a
great extent responsible for the pres
ent situation in Moscow.
The anarchistic revolution will break
down from the force Of its own alb
surdity. The anarchists have no pro-
gram beyond the division OF the coun-
try's wealth among the poor. They
have no plan for the production Of
wealth. Their radicalism is that OF the
BOlsheviks carried TO an absurd eX-
tremity. Such a program cannot sue
coed.
After this anarchistic orgy will have
spent itself the beginning Of a recon
structive era in Russia Will be az hand
That day Is in the immediate future.
The economic chaos In Russia makes
living almost impossible. The terrible
experiences Of the Russian people, the
breaking down Of all civilization, OF in
dustry. OF commerce, bringing in It's
wake hunger and physical suffering
VIII be the means Of enthronlng rea-
son, moderation and common sense.
It has been said that tho average Rus
sian win not accept the experience OF
others, but must prove things by his
own experiences. What he has passed
through In the last year should be suf-
noent proof to him Of the follies and
vagaries that have been pressed upon
him 10 his undolng.
The anarchists at last have their
fling in this tragic game. And German
resourc efulness Is at its end
Evening journal., 1918-05-18
MURDERER GETS
LIFE in PRISON

SALEM, N. J., May is-"At hard work
In state prison for the term OF his
natural life" was the sentence imposed
by Justice Black I'M the Salem county
courts upon Ernest C. Williams who
was indicted at the April term Of court
for the murder Of Mrs Verna Hogate.
The case terminated suddenly yester-
day when Williams retracted his plea
Of not guilty and plead non vult. Having
engaged former Judge Clarence Cole, OF
Atlantic county. and Attorney william
b. Surran as counsel, It was expected
that a strong fight would he made, and
the ending was a surprise.
Evening journal., 1918-05-18
FIST pREsBYTERIAN CHURCH.

The Rev. Melvin B. Wright OF Phila-
delphia. viii preach both morning and
evening in the First Presbyterian
Church, Market above Ninth, tomorrow.
In the morning the choir will sing
Lord Thy Glory Fills the Heaven
(Schoebel), and Miss Louise Crown
over. soprano soloist. will sing sun OF
NV Soul (Christian).
At the evening service the choir VIII
sing savior When Night Involves the
skies shelley Miss Crownover and
Mr.. Jackson will sing a duet Love
Divine" ,Stainer).
The organ numbers will be as follows
Morning-"In the Wonderful Month OF
May (MerkeD "Bouree' (Bach). Even
ng-"Traumerci" lSchumann). "Finle"
Sharp.
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SO. nALRYMPLE sPEAKEn.

At First United Presbyterian Church.
Third and Broome streets, pastor, the
Rev. William Paterson, there will
be preaching services at II o'clock and
7A5 O'Clock. AT the evening service
Secretary Dalrymple Of Fort Dupont
win speak Sabbath school meets at
10 o'clock. Wednesday evening. prayer
service Is at 7.45 o'clock. intermediate
c. z. Society meets Sabbath evening at
Gas o'clock. Junior Mission Band meets
at the church Friday afternoon at 3i5
O'Clock.
Evening journal., 1918-05-18

Ven Svarc, prominent Bohemian
American Journalist. has Just re-
turned from Russia. where he spent
eight months as a member Of a BQ-
hemian-American mission which
went to the land Of chaos TO organ
lie Bohemian and Slovak prisoners
Of war in Russia into a lighting unit.
With an Americans capacity for
discernment and understanding, he
witnessed much OF the overturning
Of conditions there. Mr. Syarc is
writing series Of news articles
for THE EVENING JOURNAL which
give an illuminative insight into the
situation in Russia today. This Is
the first arucle.l
Evening journal., 1918-05-18

(By Newspaper Enterprise Associatlon)
LONDON, May is. -England's famous
Nv. A. a. C.'s" members Of the Wom-
ems Army Auxiliary Corps, commonly
and affectionately known as "Wacks, %
have emerged victoriously from a Sc
ries at attacks which, 10 say the least,
were unchivalrous
u was said that lho women and girls
who Joined ihe oreahzation did so not
because Of the opportunity for war
work 70 presented. bat because It en-
abled them TO indulge TO the limit the
feminine capacity for adoring the sol
der boys.
Among other aocusers was the Rev
Richard Henry Quick. who told meet
llng Of young women on morality.
"A soldier who Is with 10000 sta
toned IN Yorkshire told me that thelI
Evening journal., 1918-05-18
ADVENTIST CmIRCH.

In the First Seventh Day Adventist
Church on HOwland street, between
Eighth and Ninth streets, the order Of
services is as follows:
Prayer meeting. Wednesday evening
at O'Clock; Sabbath school every Sat-
urday at 9.45 o'clock; preaching at II
o'clock by Pastor George A. Stevens ;
young peoples meeting at 2 o'clock.
Evening journal., 1918-05-18
SERVICES AT UNION.

The pulpit OF Union NJ E. Church,
Fifth and Washington streets. will be
occupied Sunday by the Rev Adam
Stengle, VINO viii preach at both ser
vices. Sunday school at ? O'Clock. Ep-
worth League, devotional services at
6.45 O'Clock.