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EVENING LEBGEB-PHILABELPHIA, MONDAY, S3JPtfEMBEB 14, 1914.
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THIRTY-FIVE EVENING LEDGER WAGONS WHICH TODAY DELIVERED THE FIRST COPIES OF PHILADELPHIA'S LATEST NEWSPAPER.
EVENING LEDGER
DELIVERY WAGONS
ATTRACT CROWDS
Pedestrians Line Streets as
Vehicles, Adorned With
osters, Pass in Line Two
blocks Long.
Thlrty-flvo wngona and twelve automo
biles which delivered the Evonlng Ledger
to newsstands throughout tho city at
tracted crowds today wlion they paiadcd
through the centre of the city. Tho
wagons and automobiles will bo devoted
to the service of the Evening Ledgpr.
The parade waa formed In two detach
ments. Ono gioup started from tho
italics at Ninth street and Glrard atenue
and the other from stables at Sixteenth
and Balnbrldgc streets. Tho lines then
led to Broad street and both divisions
drove toward City Hall.
They met at Market and Juniper stioets
and then started east. Along Broad
itreet and In the more densely crowded
Market street pedestriann ran to tho
curb and lined tho way when they paw
the parade coming. Tho vehicles, each
decorated with Evening ledger posters,
made a line two blocks long.
At Second and Jfarkot streets the rad
rs turned south and continued to Wal
nut afreet. When Sixth and Walnut
ttreets was reached tho vehicles weio
drawn to tho curb in front of thi big
Curtis Building and camera-men took
lateral pictures. Then tho wagons dis
persed to their district stations and tho
automobiles ran to Chestnut streot to bo
ready for the first edition.
MANY LITIGANTS ABROAD
Judge Bonniwell Comments Ironi
cally on Pleas for Continuance.
Thr number of applications for the con
tinuance of trials In tho criminal branch
of the Municipal Court, with tho war ns
the basis of the motion, caused Judge
Bonniwell to remark today that the pre
vailing Idea that most of tho American
refugees have reached home Is not en
tirely without doubt.
Slnco the fall term of court began last
veck many case-) have been postponed
on the grounds that Inwycrs, litigants or
witnesses are In Euiopo and have not
yet been able to get home.
Judsa Bonniwell virtually was compelled
to ?ccept the excuses, but' still he w.ie
rather skeptical, stating that it would be
Interesting to hear somo of the defend
ant, wealthy enough to go nhroad, plead
pove'ty if they should be convicted uhon
brought to trial and fines inllictcd on
them
BALDWIN WORKS RESUME
Eddybton Plnnt In Operation After
Week's Shut-dpwn.
After a week's shut-down, caused by
the lack of orders, the Eddystone plant
or the Baldwin Locomotive Works re
joined work this morning on an eight-hour-a.djy
bails, the company hating re
te ved some small orders. Tho plant In
Mils i Uty u working on tho same ba3is
ine number of workmen omploveit by
i?uc?mpany Rt Prc3dt Is 64CO, compared
ilh 16,000 on September 1 last jear.
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CLOTHES AND JEWELS ARE
MISSING: SO IS MAID
Doctor Beports $800 Theft and Sus
picions to Detectives.
Tho theft of clothing and Jewelry val
ued at more than $500 was rcpoited to
tho Detective Bureau today by Dr. J. C.
Hlgglns, of Bil3 Cedar avenue.
A domestic pmployort by Dr. Hlgglns
also disappeared last night nnd tho po
lice aro senichlng for hor.
Among tho stolen articles aro a dia
mond brooch, containing 18 gems nnd
valued at $500; a diamond ring valued at
$60 and three gowns belonging to Mrs.
Hlgclns worth $300. 9
Dr. Hlgglns told tho police that last
night ho was awakened by a maid ho
had employed two days ago. She was
wandering nbout the house, and when ho
questioned hor sho said thnt she had
a toothache. Ho gave her medicine, and
slnco then has not seen hor. The girl
Is about 18 yrnrs old, tall, with light blond
hair, nnd gavo the name of Alexandria
Gormlnskl when emploicd. Sho said that
sho was better known among her ac
quaintances as Kelly.
Five years ago tno home of Dr. Hlg
glns was robbed of Jewelry worth $1000
by a domestic. Tho thief was not np
prohended. Dr. Hlgglns lias an oftlco
nt 223 North Twentieth street
FIRST UNION MEN'S CELLS
Convict Ship Success Took English
Farm Laborers to Australia.
Tn tho British convict ship Success,
now lying at tho foot of Market street.
are to be seen the dingy cells In which
the men who formulated the first trade
union were sent to Australia, when It
was tho British penal colony, to servo a
sentence for foimlng such an organiza
tion. George Lovelace, a farm laborer In
England In the early part of tho nine
teenth century, receiving tho sum of
seven shillings a week for his work, ap
plied with several others for an Increase.
Instead of securing the advance they
woro Informed that the weekly wage
would bo decreased. Thereupon Lovo
laco and nix friends formulated a trade
society. They were known as the "Sir
Men of Dorset." Tho act was consid
ered a conspiracy and tho men were
tinnsported to Australia.
After tlnee year3 they wero liberated
as the result of a public demonstration
protesting against tho iniquity of their
sentence.
WATCH REPAIRER ROBBED
Qormantown Residences Lose Prop
erty Left in Shop.
Two watches, valued at $45, were stolen
fiom tho watch repair shop of Henry
Cnspnn, 27 Kast Price street last night.
C'nspnn told tho Gcrmantown pollco that
the burglare gained entrance to his shop
thiough tho rear door. Tho watches nro
tho property of two Gcrmantown resi
dents, who had loft them at tho shop to
bo repaired.
THREE HELD FOR HOLD-TJP
Threo men accused ot holding up
Patrick Furey, 61 years old, of 1013 Green
street, a veteran of tho Civil 'war, wero
held In $1000 ball each for court today
by Magistrate Emcly at the Tenth and
Huttonwood streets station. They aro
Daniel McClay, of 1620 Melon street;
Thomas Chalmers, of 411 Marshall street,
and William Grajson, of 1641 Marshall
street.
Tho hold-up took place last Tuesday
In daylight at Twelfth and Hamilton
streets. Furey met the threo men In a
saloon. They asked him to take a walk.
While ono acted as lookout, tho others
are said to have thrown him to tho side
walk and robbed him of $C0 he had Just
lccclvod as pension.
CAUGHT AFTER BREAKING
JEWELRY SHOP WINDOW
Watchman Confronts Thief With
Pistol and Policeman Makes Capture.
A brick cinshed through the window of
tho Jewelry store of I. Press & Bon, at 1
South nighth street, this morning iltnri
Jacobs, tho watchman, ran to tho front of
the store and was surprised to ilnd noth
ing had been stolen, Ho suspected, how
ever, that tho ono who threw tho brick
would return for booty, so Instead of
notifying tho pollco tho watchman waited
behind the door.
A few minutes later the watchman saw
a hand thrust through the hole in the
window toward a tray of rings. Jacobs
Jumped out and pointed a pistol at the
hoad of the thief. Before the man could
withdraw his hand Policeman Lyons
camo up and captured the thief.
Tho prisoner was taken to the Eloventh
and Winter streets station. He gavo his
name as Plumber Bullock, a negro, of
1137 Lombard street. Ho waa held by
Magistrate Tracy.
tho house by prying open a bathroom
window, made off with an overcoat, n
gold watch nnd chnln, a stick pin and
a ring set with rubles.
ALLEGED FLIRT ARRESTED
Girl Charges Him Also With Theft of
Vanity Case.
Nicholas Donacltcnly, who gavo an
address nt Tenth and Locust streets, ac
cused of stealing ft silver vanity cas
from Miss Esther Burman, 19 years old,
of 306 New Market Btreet, was held In
$500 ball for a further hearing today by
Magistrate Tracy In the Eleventh and
Winter streets pollco station.
Miss Burman said the man attempted
to flirt on a train coming' from Willow
Grove. Soon afterward sho missed tho
case, which contained $3 no. She followed
the man from tho train and caused his
arrest. Donacltcnly said the young wom
an had given him tho vanity case that
he might purchase candy for her. Miss
Burman denied this,
RELIGIOUS BODY ORGANIZED
Don Bosco Institute Formed to Give
Aid to Young Men.
The "Don Bosco Institute," tho pur
pose of which Is to slvo moral and ma
terial aid to young men has been opened
nt tffl South Ninth street, by members
of the Society of St. Francis do Sales,
a Roman Catholic religious order. Tho
Institution has been opened at tho re
quest of Atchblshop Prcndcrgast nnd
with tho assistance of Mrs. Edward do
V. Moirell
The Itcv. Peter Cattorl Is tho director
of the Institute. Ho will bo assisted by
Brother Joseph Bodda.
Hot Coffeo Badly Burns Child
William Bett, 2 years old, of 30? Gas
kill street, pulled a cup of hot coffeo
from the table Into his lap today. Ho
was seriously burned and Is In tho Penn
sylvania Hospital. Physicians say he
will recover.
URGE APPROPRIATION FOR
PHILADELPHIA HOSPITAL
Feared City Will Lose Supremacy an
Great Medical Centre.
Leading medical men throughout the)
city nro unanimous In their conviction
that Philadelphia will loso Ita supremacy
as a great medical centra of this country
unless provisions are made In the cur
rent loan for necessary Improvements to
tho Philadelphia General Hospital, Phy
sicians prominent In medical circles de
plore tho nntlquated facilities. Available)
at the hospital, They point otit that
111:4 Institutions in other cities which aro
striving for the envlablo position long held
by Philadelphia will forgo ahead and at
tfiln that honor unless the buildings and
equipment at Blockley are greatly au;
mented and renovated.
In an effort to prevent this city from
losing Its notable oosltlon In tho medical
world members or tho Philadelphia den
cral Hospital staff havo renewed their
efforts to have tho municipal authorities
do something for tho general Improve
ment of the Institution.
Tho Institution at present Is antlquat'd,
although maintained under tho very hot
auspices possible, nnd falls far short Ih
every requirement of a modern hospital
Director Itnrtc has urgently presented
a reouest for $1,000,000 Ho contends that
with anything less than that stipulated
sum nothing moro than tho deplorable
Bystrin of making small, inadequate ad
ditions and patching here and triors
could bo accomplished Thus, after ex
penditures along those lines havo been
made, the Institution would still remain
an old and Imperfect ono without a sin
gle modern unit
SALOONKEEPER ROBBED OF S300
Tho home of Harry Schwcrdfegor, a
saloonkeeper located at 2421 North Broad
street, was robbed of jewelry valued at
$300 this morning. The thieves, entering
Fall and Winter Suitings
and Overcoatings
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Today two new productions
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We join with Pluladclphians
today in presenting our most sin
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management with our heartiest
wishes for the very early estab
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Like the owners of the Evening
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