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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, OCTOBER S, 1912,
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MIDDLEMAN NEEDED
IN MARKETING CROPS,,
DEAN WATTS THINKS
Convention of Vegetable
' Growers Here This Week
Will Seek to Solve Prob
lem of Cheaper Marketing.
8TATB COLLEGE, Pa., Ocl B Cheaper
marketing of their crops ts tho biggest
problem confronting vegetable growers of
this country! and If their association
solves this nt the convention In Philadel
phia this week, the high cost of living will
have been severely jotted, Dean It, l,
Wntls, of the Pennsjlvanla Stato Col
lege, president of the Vegetable Growcts'
Association, declared today, IIo emphati
cally protested against the total elimina
tion of tho middleman as a remedial
menxmc. saving It would be Impossible to
feed tin country's millions without the
commission merchants' assistance.
"What Is tenlly needed by tho vegetablo
growers of tho country," added Dean
Watts, "Is closer contact with the con
sumer. To obtain that end thej need
fewer middlemen, hut not a complete
elimination of that Individual, us has been
urged l,y some hlgh-cost-ot-llving enthusi
asts. The middleman, tho waste In han
dling and the faulty system of transpor
tation are all important factois In the
marketing problem. Tho growers, led by
Piofcssor Clyde L. King, of the University
of Pennsylvania, ntu going to attack tho
proposition from every angle, and see If
we en n't cut out some of the useless Items
of expense which make the food bills
of tho Inhabitants of the uvcrngo city
so llPJVJ."
Explaining that the commission mer
chant was a helpful Individual In certain
instances. Dean Watts pointed out that
If the growei of greenhouse tomatoes,
cucumbers or lettuce wanted to sell fnncy
winter vegetables direct to the consumer
it would easily be dono by purccl post.
Hut timing the spring and early summer,
whun outdoor vegetable gardens were
pourlrg fresh cgctubles Into the mar
kets, thcio would bo great waste nnd loss
If the middleman were not on tho Job to
icgiilute the markets and distribute the
Cleat quantities of perishable vcgtnbles
that have to be moved lapldly and sure
ly to the retail dealers.
Tho Vegetable Growers' Association Is
a live organization of progressive grow
ers They have set tho pace for tho
vegetable gi owing Interests of this coun
try and Canada, nnd Philadelphia's con
vention this week will be tho mecca of
producers from all points. In many ln
Btnnrcs the association has called upon
State experiment stations and Federal ex
perts to help them control Insect pests
end plant diseases, and has been a lead
er In tho big movements of produce pro
duction. J. It Uechtel, of the Department of Ag
riculture at State College, will havo
charge of tho college's exhibit of speci
mens, limits, photographs and samples of
students' work at tho convention. C. H.
Myers, associate professor of vegetable
gardening, will be there to talk to tho
glowers. Fifteen students will attend the
convention.
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W.C.T.D. OF STATE
PROTESTS AGAINST
ARMING FOR PEACE
ATTENDING SUCCOTH CEREMONY AT ADATH JESHURUN
STREETS, TODAY
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SYNAGOGUE, BROAD AND YORK
NAVY MAY ACCEPT
ARMY'S PROPOSAL
TO BATTLE HERE
Oil City Convention in Reso
lution Declares Universal
Peace Can Be Effected
Only by Disarmament.
It Now Seems Practically
Certain That Gridiron Test
Will Be Held in This
City.
Oil. CITV, Pa., Oct. 5 -Tho meetings
yesterday held by the State W. C. T. TJ.
nt Its 40th annual convention now In ses
sion lKie had record-breaking attend
ance. The convention sermon In tho
morning was delivered by the Itev Mecca
Mario Vnrnoy, of Paw Paw, Mich. Sho
also spoke at another church in tho city
in the evening.
In tho afternoon a Sunday school rally
wus held. In the evening Mrs. Grace
niLhnrds, president of the phlo W C. T.
U., spoko nt tho convention church,
while seeral State lecturers and organ
izers were addressing other gatherings.
The principal Item of business this
morning was adoption of the Resolu
tions Committee's report. Included In
this wus a piotest against the attempt
being made to legalize Sunday baseball
In Pennsylvania. The resolution on
'.peace met witli hearty approval. It
follows'
Wheieas, The nations with tho strong
est nimament are now engaged In dead
ly war; therefoie be It
Resolved, that we. the W C T. 17. of
Pennsylvania, enter a protest against so
called armed peace, believing that the
conditions which promote war must be
removed by disarmament before universal
peice can bo mado effective by The
Hague tribunal "
U was announced, that Pennsjlvanla
ft as entitled to 71 delegates at the na
tional convention, which will be held In
Atlanta, Gu, The afternoon session was
transferred to Grace Memorial Church
because of tho funeral services of the
Itev. J. N Fradenburgh, D " , former
superintendent of the Franklli District
of the Brio Methodist Conference, which
were held at tho convention chuich. The
convention program comprised a report
of the social meetings by Mrs A W.
McKride of New Castle; of temperance
and labor by Mrs Itose Thayer, of Oil
City; temperance literature by Mrs Hazel
n. McCoy, of Beavar Falls, scientific
temperance Instruction by Mlsd Sara
Phillips Thomas, of Philadelphia.
The suffrage symposium, arranged by
Mlsa Bthel Austin Shrtgley. Mrs Annie
Jane MacDalrmid, with Mrs Frank M.
Itoesslng, of the Stato Suffrage Associa
tion, as the principal speaker, proved
of unusual Interest The principal
speakers this evening will be M. Clyde
Kelly, of Pittsburgh, and Mrs Addle
Bolleau Parsels of Philadeluhla. vi
president of the organization.
WASHINGTON", D. C, Oct. 5 That
an Army-Navy football gamo will be
played this jear at Philadelphia was
made practically certain today by the
consent of the Navy to a three- car pro
posal from West Point fixing tho site for
the gamo at Philadelphia for 1014 and
1?15 and at New York In 1910.
Negotiations between the Army and
Navy on this subject wore nbruptly ter
minated last week by tho action of
Secretary of War Garrison, who advised
West Point to call the games olf rather
than leld to the Navy in Its demands
for a Southern site
Instead of accepting the ddvlco of
Secretary Garrison, however, tho Army
athletic authorities offered one more com
promise program to tho Navy and -this
was accepted.
Joseplius Daniels, Secretary of tho
Navy, has consented to the thiee-jcar
program and he will confer with Mr.
Garrison today. If the Secretary of War
consents to It, this arrangement will be
come operative,
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THRONG THE SYNAGOGUES
FOR FEAST OF TABERNACLES
POSTOFFICE TO USE COTTON
FOR TWINE TO HELP SOUTH
Burleson's Announcement Coincident
With Opening: of Cotton Show.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5. With the open
ing today of n. cotton fashions show, In
line with the "buy a bale" movement to
create a market for the Southern crop
nffected by the war. Postmaster General
Burleson announced that hereafter, if
possible, cotton would be substituted for
Jute In the postal service.
Mr. Burleson has asked for bids for
cotton twine to uso instead of Jute.
About l,7W,0CO pounds of twine, worth
1200,000, are used annually In the service,
principally In the railway mall service.
By substituting cotton twine, Mr. Bur
lofan is having the Postofflce Department
play its part in absorbing the cotton sur
plus. Miss Genevieve Clark, daughter of the
Speaker, Is sponsor for and said to be
the originator of the cotton week."
which opened today, to boost sales of
cotton goods. At the cotton show here
demonstrations are being given of tho
many uses of cotton All women at
tendants wear cotton clothes from top to
toe.
Jews Obseive Holiday With Players
of Thanksgiving.
Tho Feast of Tubcmatles, or Succoth,
ns It Is called In Hebrew, which began
lust night and which Insts eight days,
was observed today with prayers of
thanksgiving, which were offeied l'i
sjnagogucs throughout the city.
The custom of dwelling In booths, known
as the Sukkah, Is observed as a symbol
of tho tabernacle built at tho time of
the exodus of the Jews from Egypt, on
their way to tho promised land.
Theso booths are built In the yards of
Jewish homes and on tho grounds front
ing tho Sinagogucs. nspccl.il attention
is given to tho latter, In that they nio
made up of carefully selected blanches
nnd boughs of thick ttees. Members of
tho congregntlon contribute tapestries
that adorn the wnll3 of the booths, nnd
beautiful fruits Imported from Palestine,
that hang from tho ceiling. or eight
days Oithodox Jews will eat their mcnls
in the Succoth, followed by prayers of
thanks for tho bounty of nature.
Speclnl services were held this morning
at the Mlkveh Isiael Synagogue, Bioad
nnd Yoik streets, Kcncseth Isrnel Sjna
gogue, Broad street and Columbia ave
nue, Both Israel Svnngogue, 32d nnd
Berks streots, and Ahavath Ashlm Syna
gogue, Second and Christian streets,
wliero Rabbi I.eventhal Bpoke on the
"Symbol of Peace."
The pursuit of agriculture and Its won
derful possibilities In times of peace ran'i
foremost in Je,wlsh houses of worship.
On tho fourth day of prayer, cnlled O
Slnnah linbali, penitent Jews, who were
suspended fiom worship on the Ii.ij of
Atonement, muy yet pray for reversion
of sentence The rlghth day, which as
sumes a solemn chaiacter, will mark the
end nnd tho beginning of the reading of
the Holy Scroll.
AUSTRIAN NOBLE AND
PHILADELPHIA WIFE
ARRIVE IN THIS CITY
Baron Carl von Czernhausen,
Who Married Miss Helena
Schmidt, of Radnor, Held
Prisoner in England.
MOUNT HOLLY FAIR OPENING
Event Begins Tomorrow and Xasts
Four Says.
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Ilolly Fair will open tomorrow and last
four days. It u likely this will be the
fvm st eent ever held nero Secretary
vvillj stated today that all departments
excel previous records. Every horse race
is rilled, and there are 120 horses In the
speed stables Ml vaudeville attractions
engaged have reported The poultry de
partment h4b 200 more exhibits than last
eur
Ruth Law. the woman aviator, will
make flights daJI and demonstrate the
methods employed and acturacj attained
In bomb f rowing from air craft In tha
European war.
ASSAILANT ELUDES POLICE
Man Who Made Murderous Attack
on Htval StiU at Liberty.
WEST CJIESTER, Pa, Oct. 5 -Although
a posse, headed by Chief of
Police Thomas Gray, of Downlugtown,
spent all Saturday and esterday In a
search for Harry Brooks, who murder
ously assaulted Harry Sejmour, of At
lantic City, at the Baynton Mercer
farm. West Bradford, lato Frida after
noon, no trace of him was discovered
The Downlngtown police chief now
says he had been watching Brooks and
that he was wanted In New York State
for his part In a bank robbery a short
time before ho appeared In this section,
two months before he married Bertha
Hinclcson, a teacher and nurse, who was
to have married Seymour the same day.
but broke with him for the other Both
men, as well as the former Miss Hlnck
son, had been emplojed In a hospital
near New York, where .they had met
some time previous to coming to this
section.
MORE ROBBERIES PUZZLE
POLICE IN GERMANTOWN
Burglars Force Way Into Three
Places Early Today.
Three more burglaries, perpetrated dur
ing the early hours, have been reported
to Germantown police, adding to a long
list of robberies which for tln last six
months havo plunged residents of the
section Into a state of terror.
rrom the slmllailty of the methods used
by tho burglars nnd tho nearness of tho
places robbed, the police think the thefts
today were committed by the same gang
Tho flrtt place robbed was the hair gooirt
store of Manley & Armstelne, 5510 Ger
mantown avenue Here, after Jimmying
their way into a second-story window,
the robbers stole a quantity of supplies.
Falling to secure money, they ttossed
over the roof of the houst and entered
the stationery store of T D Carson, 53.J)
Germantown avonue. Here they stolft
four fountain pens and goods valued
at J00.
Proceeding in Germantown avenue, the
robbers broke Into the headquarters of
the Germantown Mannerchor Association
5809 Germantown avenue, and stole Jj from
a cash drawer
Baron Carl von Czernhausen, a captain
in the Austrian army, and his wife, wlto
was formerly Miss Helena Schmidt,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar .V.
Schmidt, arrived In New York yesterday
on tho Campania and started Immediately
for tho Schmidt lcsldence In Radnor,
reaching there lato last night.
Tho Baron, with his father-in-law, Mr.
Schmidt, left tho United States on August
18, bound for Saxburg, Austria, to meet
his wife and her mother, who had been
visiting at tho home of tho Baron.
Each of the men tarried several thou
sand dollars In gold for emergency This
money probably saved the Baron much
trouble, since ho was made a prisoner of
war upon the steamer's arrival in Eng
land, and only released In the custody of
his fnthfr-ln-law upon entering a largo
cash bond. It would have been Impossible
to raise money for this, owing to the con
ditions In England.
Shortly after beln,j made a prisoner of
war, tho Huron wns mot by his wife,
who sought his release. He was set freo
only on giving the heavy cash bond and
th promise that ho would not attempt
to reach his native land, and join his
regiment, which has been at tho front
since the outbienU of the war.
It was also stipulated In the release
that tho Baron was not to make known
to anv ono what he had witnessed while
In England In living up to this promise,
the Baron and his party kept much to
themselves while coming across on the
Campania. It wns not many davs before
tho Baron became known on shipboard
as the "Man of Mystery." since no one
had the faintest idea why a Baron and
olttcer should ho en route for America.
Tho Baron will remain at the Schmidt
home In Radnor until the end of the war.
Just as soon as permission Is given, tho
Baron and his wife will leave for their
homo In the war zone.
WANT SABBATH PRESERVED
Ministers Take Steps to Bring Dese
ctatlon Before Director Porter.
Desecration of the Sabbath In Phila
delphia has called forth a protest from
mlulsteie today and steps were taken
to bring the matter to the attention of
Dliector Porter The Rev A L. Latham
declared that the unit sary opening of
eiurcs nas reacneii a ,nt wnttre some
thing has to be done tJ end the practice
At their meeting today. In Westminster
Hall, the Presbyterian Minlstlal Asso
ciation of Philadelphia voted to appoint
an Investigating committee
The association elected the following
oilicers W C Hobinaon, president, G
H Hemmlngway, vice president, S S
Collier, treasurer, II S Stanton, scre
tar, and the executive committer con
sisting of A I. Latham, chairman, K S
Bowman. G P Horst, J G Newman
R C White and A J Ferry The Itsv
Dr J G Newman, pastor of the Chamb-ers-Whlley
Church, Broad and Snrue
streets, closed the meeting with his ad- ' don
dress, "The Power of Knowing." ' Fc,
MANAYUNK BOY HAILED
AS HERO OF EUROPEAN WAR
Theodore Toperzer, Nine Years Old,
Guided Families From Budapest to
Loudon.
A youthful hero arrived In Manavunk
today and was made much of by his
fellows He is Theodore Toperzer, 9 years
old, 3lo Shaip street, the lad who guided
several families from Budapest to Lon
don following tho outbreak of the war.
Theodure Intends to go to school Jn
Philadelphia
All day long about his home eager
crowds of his joung playmates were
gathered, anxious to welcome back their
companion of other das und to acclaim
him In their boyish fashion the ' biggest
man In all Manayunk "
But these are not the only ones lavish
In their pial.o of the lad. Friends and
relatives of his parents ulso pat the
child on the back and say "good boy "
Thoy are proud of Theodore.
The feat which has made hint famous
wase also pralted, after his arrival In
Loudon, by the American Consul at that
port The boy had been visiting at
Bdkefcmege. Hungsrv, and when the war
broke out decided to come home Several
families also in the neighborhood wanted
to get awa from the war-stricken dis
trict und because Theodore knew the
language and the route, he acted as
guide for the party all the way to Lon-
Fvt ibis he ts acclaimed with honor.
GERMAN ARMS WIH
IN EAST AND WEST,
tOCAL CONSUL SAYS
220,000 Prisoners Reported
in Kaiser's Hands as Result
of French and Russian
Campaigns.
Official news was received by wireless
In Philadelphia by Dr. Mudrn, the Ger
man Consul, from the War Office In
Berlin, nnnounclng Important victories
by the Kaiser's troops over the Trench
In the western theatre of war, nnd state
ment wns made that his forces In the'
east has succeeded In driving the Ilus
slnna back Additional oonfltmatlon of
the reports that two forts on the out
skirts of Antwerp had fallen was also
received in the official messages The
number of prisoners held by the Germans
la given ns 220,000 up to the middle of
September Dr. Mudra snld today that
ha had reliable, though not ofllclal, In
formation that tha number now eiceeds
2S0.O0O.
The ofllclal statement ta as follows:
"The situation of the German army In
France Is satisfactory. The reinforced
right wing Is making constderablo prog
ress on the lines of Arras, Albert and
Hoje. Especially Important heights near
Iloye havo been taken by our forces after
stubborn nnd bloody fights.
"There Is no change In tho centre. An
attach on tho fortifications on the Meusa
River between Verdun nnd Toul by our
army resulted In the destruction of two
forts there. The French made a sortie
from Toul, which was repulsed with
heavy losses to the enemy.
"Enormous losses aro admitted by the
Allied forces especially those caused by
the German artillery. Tho Negro and Al
gerian troops of the French have suf
fered severely from the cold weather.
"In the vlclnltj of Antwerp tho situa
tion Is very favorable. Two forts thero
have been silenced by our guns
"In the east the Russians were defeated
and driven back with heavy losses Thoy
are reinforcing themselves and entrench
ing behind the Nlcmon and Bobr Rivers
In Onllcia tho offensive movements of
tho enem yhave completely collapsed To
the south the Austrlans are In strong
positions between Przcmysl nnd Cracow.
"Figures, to September 12 show the
220 000 prisoners aro held by us."
PITTSBURGH GIRL BECOMES
BRIDE OF A PAPAL COUNT
Miss Helen O'Brien, Harrid to a
Noble Sho Met While In Borne,
PITTSBURGH, Oct. . A, romanc of
the Vatican came to light In the marriage
today of Count Mn.sslmllls.no Colaclcchl,
a member of the Papat body guard In
Rome, and Miss Helen O'Brien, daughter
of Gerald G. O'Brien, a -wealthy Pitts
burgh business man.
The ceremony took place In the chapel
of the Mount do Chantol Academy, near
Wheeling, W. Va., where -iss O'Brien
was graduated several years ago.
After graduating from Mount de Chan
tel, Miss O'Brien went to nome, where,
she entered Trlnlta del Monti Convtnt a
a student There sho met Count Cola
clcclhl, and they became engaged. When
the Pittsburgh girl returned home It was
with the understanding that the Count
was to follow her.
Miss O'Brien, who Is . granddaughter
of tho late Major Jnmcs Hearn, U. S. A.,
nnd a niece of the late Colonel Lawrence
Hearn, of tho Third Infantry, was at
tended at the wedding by lwr younger
sister. The Count was unattended.
Store Opens 8.30 A. M.
WANAMAKER'S
Store Cloaca SAO P. H
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The Grand'Organ Plays Tomorrow at 9, 11 and 5:1$
The Wamammaker . Store Amnnouiinices
the amvafl from Messrs Kemuraetlh DMrward
of 400 imew Lomidoini topcoats for gemitEemeinio
Al! Exclusive in Fabric and in Design
Recently in London an overcoating' fao&nse showed us
a list of some hundreds of PhiSadeSphia gentlemen who
habitually buy their overcoats in the British Capital.
These gentlemen are unlikely to go abroad this Fall
because of conditions in Europe.
But in spate of conditions in Europe, they can have
their London topcoats.
The new shipment now received by us and on
show in the London Shop for Men (Subway Gallery,
Chestnut Street) comprises the famous Aintree and
Conduit topcoats in the best British and Scottish fabrics
and tailored in the height of fashion.
These overcoats come in both raglan and square
shoulder style, and they may be had either single or
double breasted.
The English topcoat fits at the shoulders and is
otherwise wide and sweeping. It is highly distinctive in
its line and npt easily imitated.
Prices are the lowest ever for English overcoats of
this type.
$3j
for Aisitree and Conndisil Coafef
single breasted
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(London Shop, Subway Gallery)
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