? Pf. - HYEKIK0 SEDGER-PHILADELPHIA", THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, IdU. TAYLOR SUPPORTED wmmm men :: 0:EERY SECTION - f r t i i mi Cdstcllo Plan Denounced. Eas;t Germantown Asso elation 'Holds Transit meeting Tonight4 Xndo8e,raentS oi Director Taylor's high jHtdnfah'jt plans are being made mlght- ly by,,, business men's associations In nil section of Philadelphia, Ujj;to h present time, nearly a faun trd "Organizations have condemned tlia Costello ahtlsped ordinance In tnoit em phatic, urmai. They expressed doubt as to Ita author's sincerity, first, because the bill only tended to complicate matters, and, secondly, because Congressman-elect Coslell.o, while announcing that he was la harmony wth Director Taylor, Intro duced his bill without the latter's knowl edge. West Philadelphia regards the Frank ford Councilman's plan as an obstacle. The 0pi and Mi.rket Streets Business Men's: Association, at a meeting last night; .condemned the Costelto plan em phatically, and, on motion of several members. It was decided to ask the Coun ellmen of the West Philadelphia wards where they stood on the question. Director Taylor's plan was Indorsed be cause, It provided convenience for resi dents of every section of the city and free transfers which will enable every rider "to save money. It was very evi dent from the spirit of those who at tended the meeting that tho Councllmen who do not really represont their con stituents will bo dealt with accordingly, regardl6ss'of politics. Arftl-Cdstelto meetings still continue In 11 parts 'of the city. Tonight the East Oermantown Improvement Association will dlsctfts the transit situation nt a mass-rhoetlng In Odd Fellows' Auditorium, East Clielten avenue and Ogontx avenue. As all Other sections of Oermantown have gone on record to support Director Taylor, there Is little doubt that the meeting to night Wilt follow the pace for progress. Mr. Taylor Will be present and outline the 'plans for tho proposed high-speed system. ' The 43th Street Station Improvement Association will hold a transit mass-meet-Ing tomorrow night, at which Mr. Taylor will also speak. On Monday night the Oak Lane Park Improvement Associa tion will hold a transit meeting at the Manufacturers Club, Droad and Walnut streets, which will also be addressed by the Director. Transit mass-meetings will also be held every night next week. . OiUiDENEItS' CLOSING- SESSION AGUES OF CARS LOADED WITH CHRISTMAS TREES STANDING IN CITY FREIGHT YARDS Bpeaker Declares XT. S. Leads 'World In' Agriculture and Horticulture. The closing session of the annual con vention of the National Association of ardeners In Horticultural Hall will be held today. The United. States Is tho leading agri cultural and horticultural nation of the worv. -and Philadelphia Is tho headquarters- of the seed Industry 'of tho country, W. F, Therke Therkeldson, of this city, declared. Lancaster County, he said, .Is the most prosperous agricultural county -In. the United States. He de plored, the prevalehco of Incompetent ''gardeners and declared they should bo eliminated from the ranks of thoee who make gardening a profession and a study, and not a mere labor. f ' BHOT CLEANING A BIFLE Man. Receives Serious Wound and 2 Companions Are Held as Witnesses. Chartts Lafferty. who was shot In the abd6fntjh In his boathouse, Wheatsheat lane and the Delaware River, Is Improv ing and the physicians of the Frankford Hospital believe he will recover. Lafferty and two friends were cleaning a rifle last night when it was discharged. The police were summoned, and Harry Conklln, 2725 East Allegheny avenue, and John Goldsmith, who Uvea with Itafferty and his family at the boathouse, were detained at Belgrade and Clearfield streets police station as witnesses. Goldsmith admitted at the hearing-that the gun was In his hands when It acci dentally was discharged. He was held under 100 ball for a further hearing to await the- result of the Injuries of Lafferty. The other men were released. Continued from Page One ruins. No trace has been found of the minting employes. "I am 67 yoars old," said Mr. Edison, after the fire, "but I'll begin all over again tomorrow." And he did, The blaze started from an explosion In the film finishing building. Within a few minutes the fire had made some headway, but no alarm was felt. Work men formed a bucket brigade and the fire hose of the plant were atso turned on the flames, Mr. Edison was among the early arrivals at the scene, coming from his home In Menlo Park, when It was seen that the Are would bo serious. "I am nretty well burned out tonight. but tomorrow there will be a mobilization hero and the debris will be cleared away If sufficiently cooled," said Mr. Edison, during the Are, "but we will go right to work to reconstruct the plant." Employes died out of the different buildings with precision. This pleased Mr. Edison, who lnqulrod about tho safety of his 4300 operatives before every thing else. Ho looked on calmly as the Are raged and found courage to smlla as he assured his friends that work would begin forthwith on a new and larger establishment. Prominent builders and construction ex perts today expressed amazement over the burning of the plant. The plant com prised the largest group of concrete build ings In the United States. Photographs of the buildings had been made by tho Federal and State Governments and shown all over the country as a most porfect example of fireproof construction. MTJBDEB SHOCKS TEACHERS Express Sympathy to Mother of Miss Conway, Slain by Sailor. Teachers of the James Wilson School and many other friends, shocked. by the murder of Miss Anna Conway, called to express their sympathy last night at the home of Mrs. Barbara Conway, mother of the young school teacher, who on Tuesday night was shot dead at her home. SM South Hemberger street, by Jesse Adams, a petty officer on the United States gunboat Tallahassee. Adams committed suicide Immediately iter shooting the young woman. His body U In the morgue, where word Is expected from bis mother, who lives in Oakland. I1L One hundred and twenty-nlne cars loaded with snow-trimmed Christmas trees are In the freight yards at 19th street and 'Allegheny avenue. The balsams and spruce trees of all sizes make the freight yard smell like the woods of Canada, Maine, New Hampshire or Vermont, whence they came.. Levi White man, a Philadelphia and Reading Railway special policeman, who has seen Christmas trees come In for many years, says the trees this year are the best that ever came to Philadelphia. VAGRANT SAYS HE BURNED BONDS Continued from Page One Invited every one In the house to the best of everything. He Insisted on play ing the host to all, ordering the most expensive dishes. Special Policemen Bar ron and Steeker happened to be In the place. They paid little attention to timitn until ne started to Doast tnnt in the box he carried more money than most people had ever seen. From the Race street cafe Smith was followed to the restaurant known to the police as "the arsenal," at 10th and Winter streets. There he resumed his boasting of the large amount of money he had and he was arrested. The police were astounded when they opened the box to And It contained JJ5.000 In bonds. They declare Smith admits the theft of the box containing the documents. When the police learned that the box originally had contained 160,000 worth, Smith said he had burned up five of the bonds In the Race street restaurant to see the diners gape. THE WEATHER Ofjiclal Forecast WASHINGTON, Deo. 19. Tor Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey Unsettled tonight and Friday with7 probably rain or snow; moderate variable wind. The Atlantlo coast disturbance ha rnovd slowly northward during the last 34 hours, but has not developed any energy of consequence, and promises to continue of only moderate action. The Western area of high barometer Is cen tral over the Dakotas and covers nearly . -All ot Canada and alt of tba great central vaUejrii and the upper Lake region. It has caused a decided fall In temperature in the plains States, but east of the Mis sissippi River Us effects have not been 5 saarxea consequence, wgnt rain and .jMM'wJtaYa. covered the eastern half of gfa'aitry generally, excepting the Quit SUtes. V, S. Weather Bureau Bulletin MMmHeas ml tllt,a lUiUrn time. but Itala. Vslaa. k. S Ul. s't. fiU. Wluf. Av.Wuih., - .. - ';.;" " atr:: S m k I iir Vc, N- eivj4Bv a.... psavstv 0e4, ... gypsegfc- IHSHta' XlWMCKr, KawWs. Tee, B Orjetit ... OMltefi4W ji& t. iljiJe- JS .9 ii fl A sy .." ja i SE C. 4S H ...a 3 .. aw ... I 2 .. VW st-inr HI SB .08 W J9 .M KB 14 Baair ?M aatiw 03 HVf .. Bl 3 JLfe.4. Jiti &. 1&I3xv -, TtBSUS H ft P.eloi4jr mw 9 user gw W BRICKS GREET POLICEMAN, WHOSE BULLET HITS MAN Reserves Rushed to Scene and Find Bluecoat Unconscious. One man was shot and several others struck by bricks and other missiles when a crowd attacked Patrolman Joseph Phillips, 7th and Carpenter streets sta tion, at Qst and Naudaln streets, late last night. Reserves were rushed to the scene nnd rescued the bluecoat, who was seriously Injured. Phillips, who was taken to the Phila delphia Hospital for treatment. Is suf fering from evere lacerations of the face, head and body. Harry Horseman, 5 years old, W3 Carpenter street, Is In the Philadelphia Hospital with a bullet in his leg. The other Injured did not so to the hospital. Gangs had been planning to "Ax" Phillips for some time, and when he passed the corner last night, he was met with a hall of broken bottles, bricks and other missiles. He drew his revolver and fired at the pavement, but the bullet glanced and struck Horseman. The policeman was struck In the head a moment later and rendered uncon scious. He later identified Robert Dur rem, 1110 South street, as his assailant, and the man was held under $500 ball by Magistrate Hsgerty this morning. Four other men arrested were discharged for look of evidence. A year ago Policeman John Carrity, of the Uth, and Fine streets station, was shot and nearly killed at the samo corner, MOVIES LURED POLICEMAN Left His Beat to See Hardships of Bluecoata Portrayed. "The Hardships of a Policeman In a Great City." a movlnr picture film, lured Policeman Russell Savage, of the Park and Lehigh avenues station from hi beat, according to hla own testimony be fore the Police Board of Inquiry today. He sat In a moving picture theatre at Uth street and Oermantown avenue for 67 minutes, as timed by Inspectors. "It must have been a highly entertain ing Aim," said Captain Davis, who pro sided, "It certainly was, and It was true to life, too," replied Savage. Similar charges of neglecting hie beat to go Into a moving picture show were made against Policeman Albert Graver, of the Moyamenslng avenue and Dickin son street station. Both the cases were submitted to Director Porter. CUPID WPTS HABD VICTOB.Y Would-bs Elopers "Will Wed After Arrest by Qlrl's) Brother. Cupid won another victory today and Gertrude Wiser, 17 years old, will marry Walter Thomas, 19 years old, GO Pierce street, for her parents Anally have con sented to the wedding-. Gertrude lives at 3010 Hellerman street. The couple met In Broad Btreet Bta tlon yesterday with the Intention of elop ing to BIkton. Md. The girl's, brother arrived Just In time to have the pair ar rested and brought before Magistrate lUnshaw In tha Ctty Hall. For Thomas to marry on tM a week would be foolish. the Magistrate setd, so the couple sep arated and went home, Today Mrs. Wetser gave her consent to tbe marriage, and Gertrude has dried her tear and is preparing for the coming ceremony. JfXAMBS DSSTBQY XANDJffAaK Laak of Water Hampers Plreaien While Old Gorman Mansion. Burns. Mr destroyed the old Gotmsh man- too, on Stat read akove Havetford ay- w&, UMt night, a landmark that was Msm n years ago aua uaea as a Jw. pUal durlag ttke Civil War. The w&. ttaaeaed wood aad piaster ainubtre yew a ready ? to the fessas, 5Ve sa wait haunxred in ibatr work sgr ft hvt of water aad whi eosssieetal. aa a, tut ttMtt, M jt water iroai Cobb' Prink, The kl feuUdiB- contain 16 ruoms fate tu amuMed by Ou ladiM' im.nl. It waad by Uu city and at one ! iary of ttw ehur-oj,, Mewiy aittsUu iw- lined m o imx to the fluAT I bovtb hin l fw;t sanser SWIPT WOBK HALTS EIBB Hoses Attached to Engine Boilers Save Plant and Lumber Yard. Emergency Ore apparatus likely averted destruction of the plant and lumber yard of Edward F. Hensota & Co., Delaware avenue and Shackamaxon street. In an early morning fire. The loss Is esti mated at tUOO. Hoeeman Kelly, of Engine Company No, II, New Market and Poplar streets, saw the names. Under his direction two hoses were connected with the boilers of Penn sylvania switching engines and the fire was prevented from spreading to a large varnish tank and the lumber yard ad joining. Kelly's bands were slightly burned. COLLECTOR WOEKS SWINDLE Declares He Represents Inasmuch SClsslQn to Obtain Money. Seareh Is being made In West Phila delphia today for a swindler who col lected money from householder on the deslaratlen that b was authorised to aoliett contributions for the Insomuch MUilon. Numerous complaints have been sent to George Long, superintendent of the nrfssiHi, who says the Institution ha not peat out any Mlleitors. Mrs. K. H. Chase, m St. Mark's Wce. and MUs M. WarUc, 1S7 South Uth street, were among those who complained. By the Urn the poUea reaefeed tb nHsh bffrbeod tha tWf had disappeared. Biiaar for Hotpital Santflt A ,twjX for the ht f gC k-s ItoMlUlwiJl as UMUabt la IM i od Vmuam ', to cos tiawe tarp taaTw aicat. Vim ar fit JPavfa Mttvrmm wm&i wc. rwa m RAILROADS PLEAD FIRST IN HEARING Continued from Tare One to the stand when the hearing began this morning. Mr, Fell for more than two hours In response to question produced figures, statistics and voluminous reports to show that the earning of the Pennsylvania lines during the year were so low that an Increase was warranted. In opening the session Mr. Pennypacker asked that the witnesses be as brief as" possible In order that certain factors of the case could be cleared away before December 15, when the proposed Increase Is scheduled to become operative pro vided no restraining order Is made by the commission. Other members of the commission alt. ting were S. LaRue Tone, of Pittsburgh; Milton J. Drecht, of Lancaster; Charles F. Wright, of Susquehanna, and Emory R. Johnson, of this city. Among the officers of the commission present wore Arohlbald D. Millar, secretary; William N, Trlnkle, chief counsel; George P. Wil son, chief of the Bureau of Rates and Tariffs, and John P. Dohoney, investiga tor of accidents. NOTED RAILROAD MEN THERE. More than .a score of railroad officials, representing not only the railroads con cerned in the hearing, but almost aU the railroads In the East, were present. Prominent among these were George W, Boyd, traffic passenger manager of the Pennsylvania; W, C. Hope, general passenger agent of the Central Railroad of New Jersey; John G, Whltmore. attor ney for the Buffalo, Rochester and Pitts burgh; A. C Heard, general passenger agent of tha Delaware and Hudson; J. B, Stewart, general freight and pasienser agent of the Ontario and Western; Wil liam I,. Kinter, attorney for the Reading; D, N. Bell, general passenger agent of the Pennsylvania; Joseph Richardson, assist ant to tho president of the Pennsylvania; B. N, Bunting, comptroller for the Penn sylvania, and H. W, BIckley, assistant general counsel for the Pennsylvania. V. J. Fell, Jr., statistician of the Penn sylvanla, was the first witness called. He was cross-examined by Mr. BIckley. For nearly an hour. In respons to ques tions, figures, statistics and voluminous reports were produced by Mr. Fell to Show that the earnings of the Fennsvl. vanla lines during the year were so low tnat a Buostantiai increase was war ranted. Commissioner Emory R. Johnson in- lerruptea tne now or figures at one point to ask If the railroads, like other busi nesses, do not have their lean years and their years of plenty. Mr. Fell admitted that such was the case. The attorneys for the commuters made no effort to conceal their pleasure at Mr. Jobnson's Inquiry. It Is understood that they wU base considerable argu ment upon this point, showing that the railroads, like ail other corporations, should expeet to feel the effects of the general business depression, and that the temporary deerease In profits should be born by the stockholders and' not by the gensral public. , During 1911, Mr- Fell showed that the property Investment of the Pennsylvania was iifd by li.0Oi.0OO, and the ex tra, orew law sad other legislation added an sddltioaal fldOOO. During mi, approximately per sent of the total pMseggers carried ast of PKtsbuwa en tie FeaAsylvanU lines md oowwutattea ttekets, aeowdiBe- to tfc Bws pruwoud. tU nwnbet rode 1 Pf at. of tfc total bsc asMa as tfce fm4, but a p4d s Mr ttest of t saveau. in oooaudius tu usiimoay, Ut. fu declared Uutt ta Fetioylwurt VM ra tna tew mm t per cat. or. it psa- sr isvoptnapi, Tfta toaAi fc iMi hMli $50,000 ITEM FOR RELIEF WORK WOULD AID STARVING Councils Today Will Act on Measure Providing Quick Help, Pathetlo appeals for assistance are pouring Into the home relief headquar ters of the Emergency Aid Committee from the tenoment districts, where the cold weather Is causing untold suffering among women and children nnd the ranks of the unemployed. More money must be had at the headquarters before these appeals can be answered, as the hom trellef board itself is In tightened cir cumstances. Today the ordinance appropriating J50.000 for relief work In Philadelphia will come before the Councils. This Is the last hope of the women who hove been carrying as much hope and cheer Into the dingy tenements as Inadeauate funds will permit. If the ordinance Is passed nnd signed by the Mayor, this sum of money will be available for use and, with private contributions, wll tide over the cold weather. Unless tho money Is appro priated, hundreds of families will face starvation at our own back doors. Several letters have been received from persona who last year, before the war and other causes closed factories and threw hundreds of persons out of em ployment, wer not In want. Contributions at the committee's head quarters in the Lincoln Building have been few. Occasionally persons drop In with bundles of clothing1 and others with offerings of money. The call from the home relief department is urgent now. The foreign departmenta of the Emer gency Aid Committee, which are caring for the French, German and Belgian noncombatants, are faring little better, Only trifling contributions were received yesUrday at the general headquarters. Ha Walnut street. Seven packages of clothing for the French war sufferers and 10 for the Red Cross was the total. WOMAN'S CLAIM DOUBTED Police Prepare to Hand Over Woman round in Pranklln Square, The police of the 4th and Race streets station are looking for the fortune teller who told Olga Marpuska. 813 Gideon street, that they had SUL20 she lost through a hole in her stocking. The police did find some money, but they don't think It belongs to Mrs. Aiarpusaa. Mney oeueve she heard the money was found and Is now trying to get It Mrs. Marpuska said she ws savlpg tb money for friends. She can't recall the names of t,he friends and she does not know the address of the fortune teller who, told her the police had her money. Yesterday five little gin pupils of the Northeast Grammar Behool at Lawreneo and; Race streets found In Franklin square. They refused to divide the money with a sixth girl and she reported tha find to the police. The girl had spent a part of the money for candy, but most of the tU was recovered and the. girls were not arrested. CBUIBEB QUITS WAVY YARD Washington Leaves League Island Under Bear Admiral Caperton's Plag. TJ cruiser Washington left League Island tbt neofNlMr for Pwtwouta Navy Yard, wber aha mttt be overhauled pre paratory to m. eruie wJ tbe ertttser feet of tfc AtlinUe agusdroa. Rear AdsairaT W. ). CaMrtset, who was aboard, will tM the WVsMagWo a Us tWgtblp asd wul command the fit ea It vruii. Cavlaia Edward 3- Besmn, who was presBOMa w c.fci rM iron) esnuuaadr KoMUur, U only ia4C MoMliur. is eeuwaadinc Ik. at Br ?11.M.w luvsffatd te tiistti ' Wks&Uitwi d wtti b M m MM.ll id v ' imi.i mi.i inn. jnim.il i i m i i i iwwmmwmsmmii wsmssswipiiw i . 'j'''"'!'"'' 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"I entreat you In tho namo of mercy to fAce this situation today, now, and like God-fearing men who stand chargod with grave responsibilities," said Mrs. Thomas In her letter. She described what she termed "the mlserablo estate Into which tho publlo work of the city has fallen" and "the lack of harmony or worse existent between the legisla tive nnd the executive departments of the city government." Mrs. Thomas said there was a riot nt Mifflin street and Delaware avenue on December 8, In which 6000 workers took part. Bho said that unless soma definite step was taken to help thousands out of work grave results might ensue. In her letter Mrs. Thomas repeated the words addressed by her to the Mayor November l!' "You who are In authority must now meet demands of thousands who have a right to draw regular wages through and out of tho 17,000,000 found you ore rusting out'ln the City Treasury. If you fall to meet this crisis you may hnve 85.000 unemployed to meet In company with an aroused publlo sentiment." BRIDGE FOR GERMANTOWN Councils' Committee Authorizes One nt Main Street nnd Green Lane. An ordinance authorizing tho Pennsyl vania Railroad Company to construct and maintain a bridge In Oermantown over Main street and Green lane, to tho cast of an existing brldgo that will be torn down, was approved today by Councils' Committee on Steam' Railroads. It Is provided I ntho ordinance that the bridge shall be at an elevation to In sure 30 feet vertical clearance above the. physical grade of Main street n t Green lane. It Is also stipulated ihat tho plans for the bridge shall be approved by the Director of the Department of Publlo Works before construction is Begun. TWO NEW CITY PARKS Councils Committee Provides for One in 4Bd Ward and One In 4Bth. Councils Committee on City "Property today approved two ordinances for ap propriating land as publlo parks. One of the plots Is In the 2d Ward and Is designated on the city plan as Tftcony Park. The other plot Is in the 45th Ward iind Is bounded by Frankford avenue, Erie avenue, the Pennsylvania Railroad and Venango street. The committee approved a resolution by which the city will accept nnd maintain tho monument to soldiers, sailors and marines In Market Square, Oermantown. Th. .,vin,4iit,r muster of Ellis Post, No. 6, Grand Army of the Republic which erected the monument, has compelled the post to ask tho city to care for tha monument to avoid hardship being Im posed on the surviving members of th post. FAVOR STETSON MEMORIAL Councils' Highways Committeo Grants Privilege of Monument. " The Committee on Highways approved the bill introduced In Councils several weeks ago to grant the employes of tho John B. Stetson Company the privilege of erecting a memorial to the late John B. Stetson In the central grass plot at Broad nnd Cayuga streets at tho entranco to the Northeast Boulevard. Tho bill provides that plans nnd speci fications for the memorial shall bo ap proved by tho Director of Publlo Works, tho Art Jury, nnd that tho memorial shall bo erected at no expense to the city. DEMOCRATIC CLUB TURNS DOWN MORRIS FOR H0SKINS State Chairman's Adherents Meet With Defeat nt Stormy Meeting. Followers of President W. Horace Hos kins defeated the ndheronts of Stnto Chairman Morris and maintained their control of the Democratic Club, 1G03 Wat nut street, at a stormy meeting last night, i. Hosklns' supporters defeated an appeal made by Collector of Intornal Revenue Lederer from a decision made'by Doctor Hosklns that only members riot In arrenrs could vote. The Hosklns faction also won the election to fill a vacancy on the board of directors. They elected Anthony J. Fleck, Sr., over James II. Howard, reorganization leader In the 46th Ward. Both victories were won by a vote of 43 to 32. Btate Chairman Morris, who Is a club director, was absent. James H. Hownrd, Paul Do Moll and J. H. Berk ley were nominated for another vacancy on the board, caused by .the death of Dr. Joseph Walmsley. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roose velt and Assistant Secretary of Wnr Breckenrldge will be the principal speak ers at the Democratic Club's Jackson Day dinner, It has been announced by Thomas T. Nelson, chairman of tho commlttoe In charge of the arrangements. Represen tative Wnrren Worth Bailey may also speak. Tho dinner will be held nt the Hotel Adelphla on Friday evening, Jan uary 8. State Representative James A. Dunn has announced ho will ask the next Legisla ture to assist In making tho Fourth of July In Philadelphia a national event again next year. lie will Introduce a bill, he said, asking for a State appro priation for the celebration. "Nominations were made for officers ot the Young Republicans of Philadelphia nt a meeting of that organization last night. Major Maylln J. Pickering was nominated without opposition for a third term as president Philip It. Johnson was nominated forflrst vice president, Charles E. Bartlett for'econd vice president, William C. Brown for third vice president nnd Charles Henry Fox for fourth vice president. II. G. Hobrego was nominated for .recording secretary, F. Raymond Wad linger for financial secretary and Henry MuBchamp for corresponding secretary. THIEVES GET VALUABLE LOOT IN TWO FUR STORES Police Believe Organized Band Is Operating in Central Section. The robbery of two fur stores In the central section of the cty has led the police to believe an organized gang of fur thieves Is operating In Philadelphia. The stores robbed were those ot the Qual ity Fur Shop, 205 Bouth th street, and Julius Feldsteln 1711 South 7th street. Detectives have been unable to come up with the burglars. Furs valued at 11000 were taken from the show window of the Quality Fur Shop. Entrance was gained to the Feld steln establishment by forcing a front door. Furs valued ,.t t98J were stolen. Several ether articles In the place were Scattered about the floor. A brick hurled through with such force that It rolled to the rear of the store, smashed a hole two feet In diameter in the window. The thieves made their haul In the half hour between the pas sage of a, street sergeant at 4 o'clock and a watchman's Inspection at 4:SO. Around the corner, and In the same building with the fur store, Is the jewelry shop of Maxwell & Berlet Th watchman who was Inside the Jewelry store knew nothing of tho robbery until he walked outside to try the door ot the fur shop and saw the broken window. A year ago thieves robbed the Maxwell & Berlet window In exactly the same way. Jewelry valued at 1800 was taken through a hole broken by a brick. The thieves left no clue. CUTS IN BUDGETS FOR 1915 EXPECTED - IN COUNCILS TODAY Special Session to Advance Financial Legislation. Bill for $50,000 Unem ployed Relief Fund to Be Introduced. Councils took action In special ses sions toUay to advanco the financial legislation that will provide funds for operating tho city and county depart mens during next year. Fourteen of the budget estimates of county offices, have been reported back to Councils, wcro on the calendar for consideration today. The Finance Committee has reviewed In open sessions the budget estimates of every county and city branch of government. The cost sheets of the city departments are now under the secret scrutiny of the Subcommittee on" Appropriations, and numerous amputations, calculated to Irn- pair wherever possible tho vitality of tho Blunkenburg administration, are being made, in tho financial allowances to the directors of departments. A bill to appropriate 150,000 to the De partment of Health and Charities for distribution for 'relief of the unemployed was Introduced today as a result of the conference recently held by the Joint Councllmanlc Committee, attended by Mayor Blankenburg, Mr. and Mrs, E. T. Stotesbury,' Alba B. Johnson and others Interested in helping the Idle workmen of the city. Tho bill to reimburse John T. WlndrJm for architectural services in planning the Convention Hall Is on the council manic calendar and was considered to day. On recommendation of Mayor Blankenburg about (32,000 will be paid Mr. Wlndrlm as a compromise. Tha original! bill was about J150.000. , The budgets of county departments that were considered tcUuy, excepting County Commissioners, City Treasurer and Park Commission, aro given below, showing the amounts appropriated last year and tho appropriations recommend ed for 1915: iv,.r.n,.-, Appropriated Estimated ?.'"" ?ommlilonors,l,9l7.474.3t $:,1U,3 City .Controller , 03.86S.W 'Jsl M Wrk of Councils 1S.1.SHT.0O 10T.B7D .-. uiyua ..,,.,, J-oronr Olitrlct Attorney jw ,.,,,,,,,,,,,,. I'ark Commlatlon County prison ProthonoUry Receiver of Taxes,,,,,, Kerorder ot needs.,!!" Register of Wills..".., rtevleloa ot Tax hK Hlnklni fund .,,,.,,,,.. Ctty Treasurer ".I!,!!! 8S.455.CO ea.42s.oo tlH.MH.at 180,400.00 :2.1.024.0O 137.070.00 IlS.677.BO WS.I07.48 2S7,iT8.6 02.290.01 2nl.lHO.00 lR4.BAVro 27.0TO.0O 64,470.00 112.600 73, Mil 109,800 174,000 S.11,81.1 MS, 070 124.AI5 aii.i.in :,ind os.nix 281 110 int. Bin S7 0-V1 U71 Totals .,,4.B15,417.B5 13.013.81T "JACK UP" CAR TO STEAL TIRE Bobbery Attempted Outsldo the little Theatre, A, bold attempt to steal a tire from art automobile In front of the Little The atre. in plain -view of passersby. was frustrated by Pplleeman MeCann. Maekey and .Harding, of the wth and Pine streets station. Theodore Hhodes, 1IW Fernon street, and Earl Washington. 17 years old. HI3 Bancroft street. Negroes. With the attempted robbery. w'!. E"9 I10"" to Mrs. Joseph Head. OS Westvlew street, aerroantown. who was i to the theatre last night. The par was "lacked up" and the tire was be- ln removed when a. pedestrian called the ponce. MFiW ffiSP - fflLV CITY CONTRACTORS FINED $344.50 FOR DERELICTIONS Paid ?X6a,S33.14 for Street Cleaning ana Garbage Collecting in Nov. Small fines were imposed on street cleaning and barbage collecting contrac tors for derelictions during Noyemben The total amount of penalties Imposed ?.. Ii.'5hwa' Bureau aggregated only HUM. The sum paid the contractors amounted to tl6,8M.n, Payments made and penalties Inflicted pn each of the street cleaning and ash collecting contractors during the last month were: (Jontraetors. Fine J. A. Mullln .T5o .. w ... e. f :: ft Sviiv::.-:::::: its J. TV 1Wt,.v -l'ia IJsvM MeMasoaBrtiti: .142.M 3.00 t. sua bat, aad Im t. g- Awsjtesa .. aLl TJsttSTI a i. v. i. frexJcM.. Sofia' em,. . . brnkStrimmliuetlit "" U4 M4tf Ua- fV "525: m rffi8! UiWvsap.&Rlt- TIT Amt pia, 20.6(1.1.1 sn.S2t o J7 0l 1 18,473 CO ITSMltf ie.273.oo Tom. zzzr- it-- aisS w;hvi garbage of the city during; November TBAINS PLTJNOB INTO DITCH Cars Ignited aad Six Members of Crews Known to Se Dead, iW?ANp' 0nt B0- In a coW at.b.5iwwa two wbash freight tratas ss-r' Both loeOMAeyVoa aad a Uu. .-j,,. MJ ooaie tten, us lt bw Mt a to WATS BVMUV WINS CVP nw Mv tos exw otUr by i-,., . S of the D4mm , p D . v.sr jyy. tott u .. , TL.T -T. 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