Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, November 27, 1914, Sports Final, Image 16

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OWNERS TO PROTECT
MILLIONS IN BONDS
OF "SHIPPING TRUST"
Investors of $17,728,000 in
International Mercantile
Marine Company Will Be
.. Urged to Deposit Securities
Unsettled conditions In shipping, duo to
the war, was tha reason advanced for the
movement launched by a commltteo of
financiers for the protection of tho hun
dreds of holders of $17,723,000 tvorth of Mr.it
mortcaso sinking- fund S per cent. cold
bonds of tha International Mercantile Ma
rino Company.
Tho committee Is composed of William
P. (Jest. T. Da "Witt Cuyler, Samuel V.
Houston, Charles D. Norton and QeorKe
8. Brewster. It was formed at the behest
of a number of holders of tho bonds. A
"deposit asreoment," dated November 12,
1M4, haa been drawn up by tho committee
and tho bondholders nr bolnjr urged to
sign It and to deposit their bonds In
noBotlable form, together with the cou
pon due February 1, 1316, with nil subac
count coupons with tho Fidelity Trust
Company, of this city or its ncont, tho
Bankers' Trust Company, of New York.
Certificates of deposit will bo Issued for
nil bonds dope-sited. T. Homer Athorlon,
secretary of tho commltteo, Is looking
after tho Interests of tho Fidelity Trust
Company.
A MEASURE OF PRECAUTION.
Tho action of the committee, It wns said
today, was not taken because of nny "In
Ida" Information of any weakness of tho
finances cf the company. It Is deemed
a. precautionary mcasuro to protect tho
bondholders. Tho bondholders, however,
In signing tho agreement and depositing
their bonds give tho commltteo full power
to nsk fot a receiver or tnko part In n
reorganization of Oie company.
In somo sections of tho (lnanci.il district
tho move of tho commltteo was believed
to bo tho first step in tho reorganization
of the International Mercantile Marino
Company, which Is a $1:0,000,000 concern,
Incorporated under tho laws of Now Jer
sey. It has been frequently called tho
"chipping trust."
Th rapid growth of the North German
Lloyd and Hamburg-America lines In re
cent years, which gavo them domination
In the various shipping pools. It Is report
ed, inado Inroads Into tho earnings of tho
company, although the year of 1313 wns
one of the best In the company's existence.
This organization for protection, uc
ccrdlng to ono of tho bondholders, was
a safety first move. He pointed out tho
companv had doferred Its Interest upon
, Its-tVi per cent, mortgage nnd collateral
trust bonds, which matured on October
' I, and declared It would probably default
In 'ItH payment of the Interest due Feb
ruary 1 on Its first mortsago sinking fund
( per cent, gold bonds.
CONCERTED ACTION NECESSARY.
This, ho said, necessitated prompt, con
certed action on tho part of tho holders
of these bonds for tho protection of their
. Interests. It was the Intention of tho
committee to act In conjunction with
holders' of other bonds and the stock
holders for the betterment of nil con
cerned, he declared, nnd lnconlcally con
cluded: "If a large, number of persons pick on
one turkey thero would soon bo no tur
key left for any one, "and If a large num
ber of bondholders get to picking on tho
International Mercantile Marine there
may not be any company left for any of
, them."
The International Mercantile Company
Is tha outgrowth of one of the late Clem
nt C. Oriscom's financial coups. It was
Incorporated In 1892 as the International
Navigation Company. On October 1 1902,
It changed Its name to the present one.
It controls 47 separate lines of steam
ship service. Among them are the Amer
ican line, White Star line, Atlantic
Transportation line. Dominion Line. Loy
Iitnd line. National line and the Red Star
line.
WAR HALTS SERVICE.
The last-named line, has been compelled
to discontinue its service to Antwerp be
cause of the war. Tha control of the Ley
land line and tha National line Is vested
In the company holding the majority of
th.e stock In them. They are the only
two lines the company does not operate
They are operated by separate companies.
The company owns property and has
sailings to and from this city, Montreal,
Quebec, Portland, Boston, New York,
Baltimore, Galveston, New Orleans,
Queenstown, Liverpool, Manchester, Ply
mouth, Southampton. London, Lelth,
Cherbourg, Havre, Bremen, Antwerp, the
"West Indies, Mexico, Cape Town. New
Zealand. Australia, Azores, and Mediter
ranean ports.
Its fleet comprises 133 vessels of l,36o,;w
tons.
EMERGENCY" AID WORKERS
.HAD' BUSY THANKSGIVING
Lincoln Building Offices Turned Over
to Committee,
Thanksgiving Day, to the workers for
the Kmergonoy Aid Committee, proved to
b.- iut as much of a wprk .day as any
other, for the women ware at their head
quarters. HS Walnut street, from morn
ing until night, busy receiving donations
for the poor of Philadelphia and the war
sufferers.
The Lincoln Building offices, where the
money to stock Philadelphia's two merey
ships was received, have been turned
over -t tlie Emergency Aid Committee by
John U'anatnaker. and will be used to
?rry ou local charity.
With these new offices the committee
now has three receiving stations, ami soon
ech one of these stations will have a
number of substations reaching out Into
ever suction of the city. Toe quarters of
the committee were extremely rwde4
and the work could not be properly
hemlled. Ae eoon as the gubatstkms are
epeoed and the new station In the Lin
eeia Building Is organized, the work will
Fun much more smoothly.
Chauffeur Held for Boy's Injuries
WitU jj-jear-old Louis Merlnu, l)i South
lSth uet, seriously injuitui at 8t Agues'
Hospital. Doniuidc ttandv, a. chauffeur
tor Dr. 8. A i'muna, Ult suili lth
Street, was held thu uiurniog ui.der fJO)
bail to .lt toe uuttuiu. The Marino
Ae ws run down by Oen4e at 1-Uh ai.d
Hvd etreeu, wkile 9llog ntei the car
PREFERS JAIL TO GERMANY
Native of Warring Nation Bather
Would Not Be "Dead Hero."
"I would rather bo a llvo coward than
a dead hero."
This was tho declaration of falr-halred
and blue-eyed Karl Ileus, a native of
Germany.
Rcuss, who came to America five months
ago, was arrested this morning and
brought before Magistrate Renshaw in
the Central Police Station after tramping
the city for a number of days In search
for work. WJicn nsked If ho would llko
to return to Europe nnd fight for his
country, neuss said ho would rather not.
Magistrate Renshaw sentenced him to
three months In the House of Correction.
EARL HACKETT, WHO TRIED
TO DIE, FACES MAGISTRATE
Youth Loved Detroit Olrl, Carao Here
to Mnko Fortune to Wed, railed.
Because he loved a beautiful debutante
In Detroit and wns unable to "mako
good" In this city In ordor to marry her,
Karl D. llnckett, 23 yenrs old, of San
Francisco, attempted suicide In the Con
tinental Hotel, by slabbing himself with
a pen knife, on Saturday night.
Ho wns taken to Jefferson Hospital,
where, after n hereolo fight to save him.
he was discharged this morning and
brought beforo Magistrate Renshaw In
tho Central pollco station.
Hnckelt told Special Policemen McFall
nnd Lnzellp, who look htm Into custody,
after his discharge from the hospital, Hint
ho wns brought from San Francisco tn
Detroit by tho wealthy and prominent
Post fnmlly of that city. Up wns Riven n
position nt $125 a month with tho full
fnltli nnd conlldenco In his capacity nnd
desire to succeed.
Shortly after his arrival in Detroit, at
an entertainment nt the Tost residence,
Hnckett met the society girl nnd fell In
lovo with her. To win her ho posed ns n
wealthy young man nnd In general tried
to Impress upon the young Indy tho fart
that he belonged to the snmn station in
life with the Posts. He spent his salary
freely until, unnblo to obtain more money
and driven by rornorso for having de
ceived tho plrl. he confessed to her, tell
ing her that lie wns "a poor boy from
San Francisco."
But the girl was In love with him. nnd,
declaring that sho liad full conlldenco In
his honesty nnd ability, she told him to
go to work and "make good." Hnckett,
however, wns so downcast by his decep
tion that he left Detroit for Philadelphia,
where hr thought he could make moro
money. Things did not turn out as ho ex
pected. For dnys he walked without ob
taining a position until driven by despair
he tried stilcldo.
Meanwhile, tho Post family were so In
terested In his fate that they scoured
tho country to find him. They found his
whereabouts early tills week by reading
the news of his attempted suicide In tho
Philadelphia newspapers. Thoy nt once
sent a mnn to this city nnd this morning
offered to take the young ninn to Los
Angeles nnd put him again on the road
to success.
The girl with whom the young man foil
In love, it is understood, declares that she
will marry him.
LANGUAGE LED TO ARREST
Boys Taken From Thentre Charged
With Theft.
Two boys, accused of stealing n Thanks
giving turkey from the home of Andrew
Botto, 262fi Hamilton street, were each
held under $400 ball today by Magistrate
Boyle In tho 33th street and Lancaster
nvenuo station. They are Thomas Welch,
17 years old, Brown street, near 36th, and
Knrl Wallace, 13 yenrs old, 37th street,
near Brown.
According to the police, the boys effected
an entrance to the Botto home on
Wednesday by delivering groceries for a.
boy employer by a grocer.
Tho accused were arrested last night
In a theatro upon complaints they wcro
using offensive langunge. At the police
station It wns decided that they re
sembled tho boys wanted for stealing tho
turkey and wero held for the hearing this
morning.
NIGHT COURT AT STATION
Magistrate Breaks Precedent and
Sends Two Prisoners Home.
Magistrate Boyle strolled around to the
police station at 32d street nnd Woodland
avenue last night, broke a precedent by
holding court at night and discharged
two men who had been arrested for In
toxication that they could be on the Job
this morning when the whistle blew.
Tho proceeding happened by accident.
The "Judge" Just dropped around to tnlk
to some of the policemen about the out
come of the football game when ho
learned that two men who were filled
with an overdose of Thanksgiving cheer
had been lodged In the cells for safe
keeping. CAMDEN THIEF SENTENCED
Edward Madden Gets 3 to 7 Years
for Store Bobberies.
Accused of breaking show windows and
stealing setB of carving instruments from
two hardware stores In Camden, Edward
Madden 'was sentenced to Imprisonment
for, from 3 to 7 years In Camden Central
Station today.
When questioned this morning Madden
said he had no home and admitetd serv
ing terms for similar offenses In Phila
delphia. The stores robbed were Cox
Brothers', 403 Broadway; that of George
Bell. 7SS Broadway, and the Jewelry store
of Edward Langendorf, Federal street,
near 3d street.
Farm Work for Unemployed
CHICAGO, Nov. n.-Plans to put sev
eral thousand of Chicago's unemployed
at work on Wisconsin farms were dis
cussed today at a conference between Mrs,
Leonora '.. Meder, of the Department of
Public Welfare, and Dr. Edward Ochsner,
of the Illinois State Board of Charities.
Wisconsin farmers complain of a scarcity
of labor.
In a Barber Shop
It was 1 a wbufban barber shop, and
a farmer with a week's growth of stubby
beard had seated himself in a chair to
have bis whisker cropped,
"Quess you" have time gttUn' them
off," be remarked, as the barber began
rubbing on tbe lather.
"Oh. I don't know," said the barber,
larelfssiy. "AH beards look alike to me,"
"Wunst I went Into a barber shoo te git
ehaved," resumed tbe farmer, "and after
the baiber was dune, and I was payln'
him, he remarked. 'Sjy, old man. if all
beards was like juum id yuit the barber
busiiiew.' 1 SI tu him. f sex. Well, you
haven't vt anytbioe- no uie, old umbl If
alt baxeecs w like ou. I'd let jay beard
frw.' Oohaabue Dtswuti.
iWmmM W WM appeal -
MILLION IN RESERVE NOTES
CARTED THROUGH THE CITY
Funds In Certificates of $10 Denomi
nation Qo to Sub-treasury.
Ono million dollars In crisp, now Ked
oral Reserve notes of $10 denomination
was carted through tho streets of tho
control business section of tho city this
morning to tho Federal Reserve Bank of
Philadelphia, Chestnut street above 4th.
The money wns Inter deposited In the
vaults of the Subtrcasury, ndjolnlng the
regional bank.
Tho shipment was tho second which the
regional Institution has received from
the Treasury Department In Washington
slnco the opening of tho bank on Novem
ber 16. The first of tho new Federal Re
serve notes received wns J2.000.000 of the
$5 denomination.
Few persons who saw the express wag
ons, In which the money was transferred
to tho regional bank realized that a
fortune was passing them. The wngons
were cnrefully guarded nnd tho money
wns sealed In heavy Iron boxes.
This money will bo issued to the mem
ber Institutions of tho Federal Reserve
Bonk from time to time as tho regional
bank rediscounts commercial paper for
the member banks. As yet none of tho
now 510 bills has been put Into circula
tion In this city, but In nil probability
some will bo today. A larjje amount of
the $5 notes has already been Issued.
This morning the Federal Reserve Bank
redlscounted $230,000 worth of commercial
paper for member banks, making the
total redlscounted $900,000 since the Penn
National Bank, the first bank making np
pllcatlon, redlscounted JoO.OOO worth of
paper last week. All of the paper re
dlscounted thus far has been of maturity
less than 30 days nnd has come under
tha EH per cent. rate.
DYING FROM STAB WOUNDS
Eighteen Persons Held "Until Police
Learned of Man's Suicide Attempt.
Eighteen persons were arrested In a
house at 617 South 4th street early this
morning, where a man was found dying
from stab wounds in the stomach. He
admitted later they were self-inflicted.
Tho man U Mayer Singer, 320 Monroe
street.
Singer Is at the Pennsylvania Hospital,
where physicians say he will die within
a few hours. The man was found uncon
scious In a bathrom over a Russian tea
room at the Sduth 1th street address to
day by Theodore Kessjer, Janitor of the
building.
Kebsler suspected murder aijd notified
the police of the 3d and De Lancey streets
station. Special Policemen Troyano and
Cunnerr, with a squad of bluecoats and a
patrol wagon, hurried to the house nnd
arrested all the Inmates pending Investi
gation. Among them were men, women
and children.
Magistrate Harrlgan then went to the
hospital and obtained a statement from
Singer. He said he was despondent be
cause he- had been out of work wid that
ne imuciea tne injuries on himself with
a potato knife. The man virtually was
disemboweled. Those arrested were re
leased. FALL WITH TREE FATAL
Youth's Neck Broken When Home of
Squirrel's Nest Collapses.
James Glover, 17 years old, son of a
farmer at Chew's Landing, N. J., "was
killed today by falling with a dead tree.
With his brothers, Clarence and John,
the youth was gunning for small game,
and started up the tree after a squirrel's
nest. The tree, which was rotten at the
base, fell after he had climbed half way
to the top. Glover's neck was broker)
when he hit the ground.
SEEK TO PERPETUATE CHARITY
Abrahainson Christmas and Easter
Committee May Be Incorporated.
Steps are being taken to Incorporate toe
AJbrahanuon Christmas and Baster Com
oUttee. so at to perpetuate the work of
waking gifts to tbe patients and employes
of the University Hospital.'
Tbe committee for years has distributed
toys, flowers and dinners at Christmas
and Easter, and in other ways brightened
tbe lives of those confined to tbe wards.
It receives endowments, legacies and gifts
of money to carry forward tae work.
Professor Abrehsmsou and lire. WUHaa
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"PEACE" ADVOCATES RIOT
OVER WAY TO END STRIFE
Hickory Clubs, the Olive Branches
Extended to Heads of Belligerents.
Arguments ns to tho proper method of
bringing about pence In the world became
so cmphntlc nt the headquarters of the
United Polish Aid Society a riot call was
sent to tho police, nnd thoso penco nd va
cates who wore not sent to a hospital
landed In Jail with black eyes and other
souvenirs of their oratory.
Tho "pence" advocates lived on Hope
strcot, while those who bolleved In vio
lence lived on Mascher street. It fell
to the lot of Lieutenant Bloomer nnd
Sorgeant Rose to extend the ollvo branch
In tho shape of heavy clubs upon tho
heads of tho belligerents.
When the pollco attempted to Investi
gate today they wcro besieged with an
array of names that tested their pa
tience. From what could be learned from
the local Cnrncglos it appears Constantino
Itu&alnnsklsky snld the war could have
been avoided by arbitration, nnd when
Orlando Luzesky and Glovnnnt Petrowskl
laughed at RosnlaiiHkisky, he rollectcd on
their Intelligence, so Luzesky and Potrow
skt attacked Rosnlnusklsky. Willie he
wanted pence, Rosalanskisky showed he
could handle himself In time of war,
and It wns necessary for Luzesky to draw
a revolver and hit Rosalanskisky on the
head to silence him.
Meanwhile friends of both became equal
ly emphatic, and when other occupants
of tho society's building at 3339 North
Mascher strcot heard tables nnd chnlrs
overturning, with the crashing of glass
and shouts of triumph, they sent for tho
police.
Bloomer and Rose, of the Front and
Westmoreland streets station, nrrived with
the flower of tho force behind them.
When thq smoke of battle cleared away
Rosalanskisky was In tho Episcopal Hos
pltal, with several other "peace" cham
pions, suffering from cute, bruises and In
jured feelings generally.
FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT
Man's Skull Frncturod When Car
Strikes Carriage.
READING Pa., Nov. 27.-Frnnk Reed,
31 yenrs old, n farmer of Wernersvllle,
this county, died In the Reading Hospital
today from a fractured skull, sustained
when ho wns thrown from his carriage
which was sldewlped by an automobile.
The driver of the car did not slack speed
and escaped without his Identity becom
ing known. -
Reed, with so'eral companions, was re
turning home from a Thanksgiving day
visit t relatives, and as their conveyance
nearer a crossroad, the automobile flashed
by. striking ths bight hind wheel.
The occupants of the carriage were
hurled Into the roadway. All escaped
witji slight Injuries except Reed.
NEED SHIPS FOR FAIR EXHIBITS
European Agents Will Ask V. S.
to Send Another Vessel.
LONDON. Nov. 27. So great is the de
mand for space on the United States
navy collier Jason, which will return to
the United-States In January carrying
exhibits from European countries for the
Panama-Pacific Exposition at San Fran
cisco, that European representatives will
petition the United States to send an
other ship for the same purpose.
The Jason, which arrived at Falhiouth
Wednesday, loaded with toys and cloth
ing as ChrlBtmas gift's from the children
of the United States to the children of
Kurope. will be needed to carry the Brit
ish exhibits alone.
SUSPECT ARRESTED IN CAMDEN
A ecu ted of being one of the men who
attacked Miss Heleue Smith and beat her
escort, Andrew McLaughlin, jn Cobb's
Creek Park on November 11, Terry Brown,
a Negro, was arrested In a house on Ben
sun street, Camden, yesterday.
He was locked up to await extradition.
According to tbe Camden police, Brown
admits being at the scene, but denies at.
tacking UlM Smith. '
STEVENSON'S MAP FOR PENN
Aw Interesting map of tbe islands of the
Pacific in tbe Sameh. region was obtained
this week by tbe University Museum at
tbe sale of tbe Robert Louts Stevenson
relic in New York.
The map U made en native bark and the
islands are Mteeted by email shells en
tbe chart. The.ssap was ylvea Steven
os w ummm wuaoa.
GOAT FEASTED ON ORANGE
BLOSSOMS VALUED AT $20
Animal's Taste for Delicacies Led
Owner to Distant Courtroom.
A goat, nccused of eating $20 worth of
orange blossoms, held pending the pay
ment of damages, wns the subject of a
heated argument beforo Mnglstrale Pen
nock In the Gcrmnntown police station
this morning. As a result John Green,
Slth street nnd Lyons avenue, who Is
keeping the goat in captivity, was held
under J200 ball for further hearing.
Tho goat is still In Green's bnrn and
has nothing to eat but hay. According to
the owner, Nathan Rovoner, 83d street
and Lyons avenue, "Billy" will not live
long on this diet, for he Is accustomed lo
eating the very choicest delicacies from
the family table. Rovencr also says It
almost breaks his heart to pass the stable
and hear the woe-begone bfeatlng of the
pet.
"Billy" wns captured on Sunday. Ac
cording to the testimony of Rose Rovener,
nged 12, and her brother John, aged 8,
Green deliberately untied the goat and
led him to the stable. According to Green
the goat came Into his yard to seek or
ange blossoms, which seem to be tho ani
mal's favorite delicacy. Since the goat
had already enjoyed blossoms valued at
f20, Green says he decided to hold "Billy"
until the meals were paid for.
One feature of the case which puzzled
Magistrate Pennock was why Rovener
should come all the way to Germantown
to swear out a warrant for Green's ar
rest when both men Implicated In the
affair live In the neighborhood of Darby.
No explanation for this was offered by
the owner of the goat.
BAKER DECLARES HELPER
ATE 5000 PIES IN 120 DAYS
4.euH in uourr, .now ini t.ui-
Iong list
Delicacies Vanished.
John Kaislca, a baker boy,
t. X..?, "I" MmL'wlK" in Jersey Slate,
I,iUl.' "1 w.! he knows no Joy:
He Is the butt of sportive fate,
HI; health Is poor, aim, nlick,
nf'8 P1? a. "uny appetite;
His limit Is a 'ha.ty snack
At any time of day or night.
i'0 "tW. unkind to him.
vu,a w.,th ms PPetlle It plays:
Five thousand plea went into him
Jn twenty and a hundred days.
Five thousand pies of varied make
helped to take the edge off John ICas
slca's hunger the last four months, ac
coidlng to his employer, Karol Kllczlnkl,
a baker of Passaic, N. j. Kasslca Is hun
gry today, however, unless he is supplied
with enough money to provide him with
his frugal dally ration of pies, because
Kllczlnkl objected violently when he
learned. where his pies had been going
and he had Kasslca arrested.
The list of pies that disappeared the
last four months was kept by the baker.
It Included 1 apple, 1000 mince, SOD peach,
imi custara, wo cocoanut and 1500 mlscel
Isneous plea. The baker now declares
that Kasslca ate all of them, The man
has an especially well-developed partial
ity for mliceilaneous pies, according to
the baker. Kasslca. however, denies It,
SUED BY SISTER-IN-LAW
Qoldle Noble Asks for Money Loaned
to Reuben Rubinovitch.
Reuben Rubinovitch. of MK South 5th
street. Is being held In 500 ball for fur
ther hearing by Magistrate Emely on
charges preferred by his alster-ln'law
Goldle Noble, of Coatesvllle, Pa. MI
Noble alleges that on three occasions dur
ing a period of two years she gave her
brother-in-law money-riOO, Jo and 1
respectlvely-whlch he was to Invest Ina
downtown building and loan association In
her name.
Rubinovitch. who la In the gentlemen's
furnishing buslaess, put the money to
his own use, aseojding to his slater.
After an 18 months Illness in the hos
pital. Qoldle needed the money, and de
manded it from him. He was unable to
comply at that time. He said on three
occasions he gave her money In sums of
$. ( and II but she denied this. The
hearing wjll be held next 'week.
Hope to Save Gunner's Sight
WILMINGTON, DeL, Nov. 27. -James
Stanton, a young Ullford man who was
acddenaally shot while gunttuu near Us
home, has been brought to the Delaware
UoeplUI. in this elty. where it U he,
Btved bis sight may. be sajrtd.
ASKS $1000 FOR BITE
'Domestic Sues Employers to Kecover
for Dog's Attack.
Mary Koehler, a domestic, started suit
, .. ...... i. i,i rnurt indav against
.John C. nnd Christian Hoepfner, her for
mer employers, for J1000 damages for In
juries she received ns tne result ""
attacked by a French poodle n'"B
to the Koepfners In their home In Glen-
"';. Pf: ... thn dog's vicious
Alio ttviimii n.nv -- - ,J
habits were known to her emp oyers, .and
that she expressed fear of tho nnlmal.
but they paid no attention to nei.
Tho
, null inr !.. " .ile.
drfff Itll her r Rht ear. the wounu reju..-
6g bit
,.."-..,-.,. ii,j .ha allrirps. Tho Plain
tiff further nvers, ns n result of the dog
bile, her hearing has been impaired.
TOM SWAN IS STILL
KENSINGTON'S BEST
DRESSER, THO' IDLE
At 84, He Mopes Because
Work Is, S.c a r c e , But
Has Not Yet Pawned His
Plug Hat.
The stress of hard times has bit big
Tom Swnn, the best-dressed man of Ken
sington. Ho has not pawned his P ug
hat. or anything like that, but, being
without n Job. makes Tom nervous.
He started to work when he wns good
deal or a "kid." He kopt steadily nt it
even during the Civil War, and he Is now
SI yenrs old. As n veteran of toll Tom
ahnltlil wpnr medfllfl.
Also as a faithful worker In the ship
yards Tom deserves credit, but he gains
Mb notoriety, popularity or whatever ono
wishes to call It, through his dress.
When the whistle blow nt 7 o'clock nt
Neaflo &. Levy's shipyard, Tom for
ninny years strolled through Ihe gate,
stood his walking Btlck In a corner and
"punched" tho tlmo clock.
Ho shed his glorious raiment for over
alls nnd went to work. When the same
whistle sounded tho end of tho day Tom
shed grcase-bcgrlmed clothes and donned
his frock coat nnd tho rest of the glori
ous rnlment. He was llko a butterfly
freed from tho chrysalis.
OUT OF WORK, IIR MOPES.
When the shipyard closed up several
.vears ago, Tom, despite his years, easily
fcuiid employment. Ho wns ono of thoso
fellows that keep their faces shaved, nnd,
nllhough It inado some persons wonder
to see his dress, employers thought that.
If Tom wan ns careful of his work as ho
was of his attire, ho wns winner. He
vorked whllo thosu who smiled wondered
at his luck.
The war in Europe caused tho closing
down of the shop where Tom was last
employed. Now ho mopes nbout his
home, 1213 Marlborough street, and It is
said that he docs nol even shave until
after brcakfnst.
East Glrard nvenuo Is the parade ground
of Tom Swnn. He Is out every evening.
but Sunday afternoon in tho occasion
when no dons nil his nnery. lie iooks and
nets like a gentleman off his plantation
spending a few days in Baltimore In tho
days, before tho war.
Tom knows good clothes when he buys
them nnd his six feet or more show them
off to good effect.
TAKES HAND IN POLITICS.
It Is a wonder to Tom why American
girls marry puny foreigners of title. He
says that the American man may bo a
little "sloppy" In dress, but ha certainly
Is "thero" when It comes to stature or
the way he can handle his lists but far
bo It from Tom to Justify any one who
uses his fists.
Once In a while Tob mixes Into politics.
Ho docs It by suggesting to n friend or
two" how he will vote himself, nnd with
many pardons asks the friend If ho could
possibly vote the same way Just to please
him, Mr. Tom Swan.
Ho was once nsked to bo the Democratic
candidate for the Legislature from the
18th Ward. In thoso days a Democrat
had a chance to be elected In the ward
once In a while. Tom smiled, said he was
a gentleman of the old school, and would
refuse tho position unless It was forced
upon him. There wns no thrusting of the
honor. While Tom paraded Glrard avenue
with his walking stick n thick-necked
gentleman with a mill record and a soft
collared shirt talked from the rear end
of a wagon. Ho talked with such effect
that he went to Harrlsburg and no longer
works.
One of Tom's objections to being a mem
bur of the Legislature was that he was
not willing to sacrifice a pay envelope of
tM.50 a week. Tom's friends looked at
him and murmured "Deluded man."
COURT SCORES POLICEMAN
FOR NOT HAVING EVIDENCE
Judge Barratt Summons Lieutenant
When Stolen Whisky Is Not
.Produced.
"The police 'seem absolutely Inefficient
when it .comes to bringing in evidence
collected," said Judge .Rarratt, In Quar
ter Sessions Court today, when Police
man Smith, of the Front and Master
sireeis siaiion, railed to produce a bot
tle of whiskey which Matthew Raabe had
pleaded guilty to stealing.
"If this man had pleaded not guilty
he probably would have been acquitted be
cause the evidence was not here. Let a
subpoena be Issued for Lieutenant Knoll
and perhaps he can explain why this evi
dence is not in court."
A subpoena was also Issued for Clerk
Gilbert, of the Department of Putillc
Safety, whd always requires a receipt or
evidence brought to court.
WOMAN DEAD PROM BUENS
KVlctlm's, Clothing Ignited While She
Banked Plre,
Mrs. Minnie Patton. H years old. 1S31
Thompson street. di today in St
Joseph's Hospital, as the result of bums
received last Wednesday night. MrL
Patten's apron becama Ignited as h
was banking the kltchsn re and her
clothes were soon In llamu. Ji- u..l
band, William, made hereto efforts to i
tlngulsh the blaze with hta Thands d
finally succeeded In wrapprC'ln" "a
rug. He is also In St. Joseph's und.?
treatment, but will recover Mer
Bevans Assistant Customs Chief
wAsmnuiufl, Nov. 2T-.ram.
W.
S.!lfXm-r
gfHir ut Bsvu '.v
ARMY AND NAVY
ADVANCE GUARD
ARRIVES TODAY
City Will Be Invaded To
morrow by Militant Wear
ers of Gold Lace Cadets
Are Favorites.
IJy EDWARD R. UUSHNELL. -Two
more battling football squads, each
with Its thousands of followers, will ln,
vado Philadelphia .tomorrow, for the Unl-
verslty city will be hosts to tho Army and
Navy elevens, This game will bo followed ;
to mo minutest detail In every army 3
camp, naval station or battleship where
tho Stars and Stripes float, Tho repre
sentatives of the two services of Uncle
Snm nro Just ns keenly Interested In the
outcome of this game ns any Pennsyl
vania or Cornell man wns In tho gatntS on
Franklin Pleld yesterday.
This Is the one big game of tlie year' In
which tho teams and their play nre not
the centre of attention. The elite of so
ciety, tho diplomats nt Washington, the
members of Congress nnd other high dig
nitaries coma in for tho greater share of
mo attention, uut they nre not subject
to analysis such as We glvo to football
teams.
Atrial tir.nrt!,. ti'l.n r..!!,, r..,.ll.1t 1 ..
.-..,.... 1.-JW,. Ilu ivikmv lUMLUHIl nave d
already announced their preference for 1
tfm Apmv In .! lA.1..n.1 ... it n . .S
...... ........ . ...... Mci.ut.cu i iia linai
nnnlysls tills conclusion is based upon tho
Army's unexpected victory Inst year and
Its better record this nil. together with
tho fart that Hie Army retains more 1913
veterans than does the Navy.
This, of course. Is logical reasoning. )
football gnmes don't always turn out khls
way. For Instance the Navy was a
stronger favorite last year than the Army
Is this year. Yet tho Armv won In idn
sn possibly tho Navy will Confound the
critics mis time. Tho score Inst fall was
22-9. Tho Navy scored three goals from
placement, while tlie Army got ono such
goal nnd three touchdowns.
Hut It wasn't so much n stronger at
lack that bent the Navy Inst fall as It
wns the total lack of defenso for tho for
ward puss. Tho Army's first two touch
downs were made on long forward passes
over tho goal lino nnd tho third wns due'
largely to forward passing. Tf the Navyc
" ii.-i.ucu u ueieuse xor ino lorwnrd
pass, xurh ns Harvard prepared for Tale
last wok. t doubt if the Army would have
won. Thero Is no doubt that tho Middles'
coaches have profited by that lesson. They
nave tried to do so In two ways, one bv v
perfecting tlie piny themselves, the other f
by preparing a defense for It. I
Tho Army lins made n nntnhl r..n.,i M
this year. Tho soldiers are one of the fowl
teams which have gone through tho sea.l
son iinscorcfl on and undefeated. Only
iu ivuiua niivo crossed their goal lino
una year, i oignio and Notro Dame. The
Navy, on the other hand, has not been
so successful, hut the Middles linvi. n1v,i
a stronger set of opponents than the soli
fliers. The two teams which have beaten!
mo avy nro I'litsiiurgh and Pennsyl
vania. Roth won by exactly the sam
score, 11-6. At that time Pittsburgh was1
.as a
u,i
.... i.,u iuj, ui ua name nnu 1'ennsyivanl
loo, was nt Its best.
How much progress the Navy has made.
nuii.-3 men me gamo alone will tellja
KuiiiBi i-eiinsyivatila tho Navy had a
team which wns remarkably Well built.'
In fact tho Middles had ns much welghM
"" "'" " "o loumi in incir .Pennsylvania
opponents, and the Quakers wore then
tho heaviest team In the country. Since
then the Navy coaches havo made a num-l
her of Important changes and although!
tho changes hnve reduced the average1
weight of tho team they 1 avo Increased Its1
offensive nnd defensive strength. If Ihe
uuutiiiiiB nas neen thorough nnd skillful.
me .Middies are sure to have improved!
greatly by Saturday's game. '1
ii isn t iiuely that the drop or place
Kicking will count ns much ns they have
usually done In tho riant. Tho xtm.ii..
!YlVen'Vwnys,l"'cn airanB on scoring by
.o ,,oiu huiii rouie. out slnco ihey lost
Brown by graduation last June they
haven t found a man who could take his
p aco as ffoal kicker. A study of pre
vious Army-.-savy scoren rvniD nm .
goal from the field that year counting i
1910 and 1011 the Nnvv wr, n rIi...
le,1,EB " Roal ,rom fle,d m eac" same. In
1912 Drown cot Intn tv, ll n"i. -i
.i... i.ui. '"j "" ." " ""'ruKiu as a
', v. """ senrcu twice in this wnyd
sua tMivy winning s-i. Last year HroTVnJ
ii.1. I , . ' '??. ' points witbl
threa field goals, while the Army got onsjl
field goal and three touchdowns. Itl
won t seem much llko a Navy team' If"
the Middles have not developed a drop or
XTHE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WASHINnTfiv ,-.. -.
For Eastern Pennsvlvnnin o4 w. '. "
soy: Fair and much colder tonight- Bat
"I?" ou.d?l . and probX.
i. " '". ne nen: fresh west
......... "uimuf vanaDie.
i.-dJsVlrbance thnt ls antral over Lou-
I! " ? "ing rain th s morning In
the Central and Western Gulf States and
northward over Arkansas and western
Tennessee while cloudiness has Increased
rvver a the Eastern half of the "Sn
vi ?a,r uwnther and clear skies pr9.
vail elsewhere. The tRmn.r.... tT
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