X"W IWENltfG LBDaBE-PHILADELPHlA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1914. IAYOR RETURNS . TO FIGHT BATTLE ; FOR GREATER CITY Meets His Advisers and Ex presses Pleasure at Virtual Assurance of Early Start On Subway Work. jSyor niankenburg actively resumed laday his campaign for ft great construc tive program for Philadelphia. jir. Blankenburs made his first ap ecarsneo at City Mall since the begin ning of the summer recess of the court tilmanlc bodies. Hla first official action -.., to summ6n the director Of his blnet to his office, nurlng the conference with his direc tors the Mayor expressed gratification that the 11.700.000 loan, Including the iwowo Item for preliminary work In sub- I Tay construction, IS virtually assured. X reluctant councils maae preparation to pass the loan only nfter Mayor Blank- enburg vigorously urgea mn u do Hosted. In addition to loan matters, the cabinet eiitussed the departmental budgets for 1915, which are now being prepared for Introduction to councils. CITY BOND SALE. X communication was received by the Msyor from City Controller Yalton asn Ins approval for the sale of an additional block of the J7.COO.000 loan of 1912. The Controller states that within the next SO days It will be nocessiry to Issue S25, too of the $2,825,000 of the loan remaining unsold on account of the largo amount of contracts on which payments are to be nude. Progress on the Improvements under the 1912 loan will necessitate further expendi tures. It Is believed that a lest of tho attitude of the Investing public on muni ii .Kcuritlcs will bo afforded by the tale of these bonds and Indicate the char acter of the market that may bo expected for the 111,700,000 loan flotation. The Sinking Fund Commissioners alone r nrna.red to lako the entire 825,00O ...... ... ha rtTTrtrpn nv inn i.nnirn inr. ai I though $6f0,!48 62 of tho 1912 loan remains In the city treasury, inm amount win be greatly deploted by contracts drawn against It. CONTROLLER WALTON'S LETTER.' The letter of Controller Walton to the UNION TRACTION TRIES BLOCK TRANSIT ConttatfM from r 1 ment between the city and the P. 11, T. Company. He served notice on the Union Tracllftn Company that unless the stack holders of that company were willing to nnnnce ,n0 necessary extensions to tho present surface system, and approve thfc proposed rapid transit program, tho ettv Would go ahead with the transit pro gram, leaving them to pocket all losses fiom competition with the hlrfh speed llnea. BUSINESS MEN SUPPOIIT TAYLOR. The business men of the city, at the meeting lasl night, unanimously pledged their support to Director Taylor In his fight for tho Immodlato realization of rapid transit In Philadelphia, yith the Issue of the $500,000 needed for prelim inary work settled by Councils' bosses at the conference yesterday, the Direc tor at the meeting last night obtained the co-operation of the United Business Men's Association In a movement to force Councils to approve the transit plans, which have been pigeonholed In Councils' Transit Committee slnco last Spring. Director Taylor, after pointing out tho salient features of his transit plan, dis cussed tho attitude of tho Union Traction Company stockholders. ''Thy !IV two alternatives," he said.. ''First, they tan accept tho terms of the program. Th nit,,.? u.. native Is If the program be not accepted by tho Union Traction Company, tho Uienhi nuC(1 tor, W stbllshmont of tlio rSv.nuJ1 Bpeta "ne.s and for tno o'ner th f fr,?u nrrAntl r the public by thev- m VfrSr.ftm BtH1 wl" and "if thi. ::JL mpany co-operation, hn.l .hJ! 'c,o,'J'l alternative be ndopte demand or Patton that he define his at lltud on the transit situation And to vod against him If his campaign for the State Senate If fie did not favor the transit plani. f He charted that Councilman were being "coerced" to favor the transit plans In this manner. His friends and foes Jumped to their feet Immediately, but Mr. Mar tin quieted things by apologizing for hav ing misunderstood Patton's attitude re garding transit. Charles L. Fluck Introduced the reso lutions which were Unanimously adopted, expressing the gratification of the asso ciation at the achievement of Director Taylor's request for the $500000 appropria tion, and pledging the co-operation of the association In the light for rapid transit. Walter B. Bertolet, president of the Northwest Business Men's Association, tried to help thet. candidacy of Senator Pfnrosc by telling the business men at tho meeting, that Penrose had had some thing to do with Councils' leaders re versing themselves In tho matter of thi i $500,000 for the preliminary work. Others who poke wore Edward B. Martin, Ed win .1. Laffcrty, of the Logan Improe ment Association! James J. Mullen, of the South Philadelphia Business Men's Association; Councilman James E. Lort nnn, of the 23th ward; Edward A, Noppel, and State Senator Dalx. RAPID TRANSIT TO DEFEND ITSELF BY STATEMENTS both th. nuHr.1",.V.""".re "e nnopted Company and The 'union Tra' ?lon Com! raffo?dV,0hrf'tha!. Potion" whlS Is afforded thorn by the transit program ?!fnnln?l0!8 2fnel ,ncor"e diverted " TrhiLTfd "n( and nsalnst l0Bs ot exchange ticket revenue. "The city has the legal authority, the financial ability and the necessary ma i. J.uf. Mtabh adequate rapid tran sit facilities and the people have the power to abolish exchange tickets." If any action by the city be deferred until aft-r the Union Traction Companv has agreed to tho program, he said, then all thought of rapid transit may as nell be abandoned, because that would be the equivalent of giving the Union Trac tion Company the' power of veto on the whole enterprise. He continued: Major says: Hon Rudolph Blankcnburg, Major of Philadelphia. Dear Sir: I have the honor to Inform jou that on account of the large amount of contracts certified against the $7,000,000 (1912) loan, and the balance in the treasury to tho credit of said loan being constantly re duced by large expenditures, it will be necessary within the next thirty days to Ijsue $515,000 of the $2,823,000 unnegotlated. As the ordinance requires It shall be sold to the highest bidder, either by pub lic subscription or advertlrement. I have to request that Immodlato action be taken for the sale of the above amount. Very truly yours, (Signed) JNO. M. WALTON, City Controller. Philadelphia. Pa . Sept. 16. 19H. Following the CaLlnet meeting, which hifed less than an hour, the Mayor re turnu"to his home on Logan Square. Hcffaid that Atlantic City had not been aibenficial to his hoalth as had Pocono Pine.'.. JEWISH MERCHANTS ASK RIGHT TO SELL ON SUNDAY Tell Director Porter Otherwise 100, 000 Will be Inconvenienced by Coming Holiday. Jewish merchants of South Philadel phia appealed today to Director Porter to permit them to Keep their stores open on the SuncUjs preious to the Jewish holidays, which commence next Sunday. Thj explained to the Director that owing to the fact that Orthodox Jens do not purchase anything on the holidays, fej lll have to rlo all their marketing on the dij previous, and if they are not ' rermitttd to keep their stores open on f$ mndaj thousands of Jews will be forced i to put In a supply of foodstuffs for four ' ? ' ahe.d as man.v of them do not do ' '44 nv marketing on Saturday v The Bosh Hnshanna holiday, which be tins Punuav sunlown and lasts until Tueidaj eing. s one of the most ,"1 "bsfrved holidays In the Jewish Miendar All the Jewish rlaces of bus!. taX..-. "'' nncl nn Icw 's Permitted iturt.Z 1 nr lne-v nuy n their foo NO SIGNIFICANCE IN PROTESTS. "Much haa been said about the protest filed by various stockholders of the Union Traction Company. These protests lose any .ilgnlflcance they might otherwise have when It is realized that they were obtalnod In response to a circular letter containing an absolute misrepresentation of a material fact. "That circular stated to the Union Trac tion stockholders that they should supply funds not only for tho extension and equipment of existing lines, but 'for the equipment of the now proposed clty-bulit and owned system of rapid transit lines.' "It has never been proposed by any one that the Union Jractlon stockholders should contribute one dollar for the equipment of any cltj--bullt or owned sj-stem of rapid transit lines. The cost of equipping those lines would be ap proximately $12,000,000, but the proposed agreement with tho Rapid Transit Com pany provides that all funds for that pur pose shall be furnished by tne Rapid Transit Companj. and not by the Union Traction Company. The only thing that Union Traction stockholders nro naked to do is to supply funds for the normal ex tension of existing surface lines. "The protests of the Union Traction stockholders, therefore, are protests against a thing that has never been asked or suggested, and can have no pos sible force as a protest against the onlv thing that has been suggested or naked." LEADERS FRIGHTENED An Illustration of the fright of Coun cllmanlc leaders In the face of the united demand for an immeaiate start In carry ing out the trnnslt program was given at the meeting by Select Cou. cllman Ed ward V. Patton, of the 27th Ward. Mr. Patton, who Is a members of Councils' Finance Committee, appeared at the ,.,., ,.,,,,, -. . - meetlnc and orotested his lovaltv in h FAINTS AFTER WALK FOB AID interests or tne people and pledged Agitators Wnnt Increased Property Values, Stockholder Says. Caustic criticism directed at supporter of Director Taylor's trnnslt plans was voiced today nt the annual meeting of stockholders of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company by Frederick Wert helmer, 19U North Franklin street. He said the only persons who wanted sub ways and elevated roads were property holders, who thought such Improvements would IncreaSo the value of their real estate. Mr. Werthelmcr is a holder of both Philadelphia Rapid Transit and Union Traction Company stock. He said, In his opinion, too much criticism was being di rected by Phlladelphlans against the management of street car lines. He In cluded Director Taylor and the business men among these critics and offered a motion to appoint a Publicity Committee, which should make answer through a press agent to what he termed attacks on the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com pany system. Dr. William -J. O'Brien offered mi amendment eliminating the press agent and suggesting that the company givo out statements In the future as It had In the past. The motion with the amend ment was carried. More than "0 persons were present at the meeting. A total of -181, 1C9 shares of stock were voted. Two directors whose terms expired this year were re-elected to serve for four years. They were Thomas E. Mitten, the present managing director of the company, and John S. I'hlpps. Mr. Werthelmer's remarks came Just ns the meeting w'bb about to adjourn and were unexpected. "I do not see why all these Improve ments suggested by Director Taylor are necessary," said he. "I think the Phila delphia Rapid Transit Company has done enough for the people of this city, and It is high time It ceased making improve ments. "The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com pany Is the best operated strcot car sys tem In the country today, and It receives nothing but continual complaint and criticism from Its patrons. Let tho peo ple give the company a breathing spell. ' "The only reason I can see why there . Is such a cry and demand for subways and elevated lines U because property holders expect to reap a harvest In In I ci eased real estate values. As far as suburban equipment Is concerned I think this decidedly unnecessary, because the lines to the extreme sections of the city are used to a great extent only twice a day when person arc going to and returning from their places of employ ment. The rest of the day they are not operated at a profit to the companj'." William M. .Coates officiated as chair man of the meeting and R. B. Selfrldge acted ns secretarj-. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Director Taylor this afternoon replied to Werthrlmer, "1 am not going to chase every piece of red herring," he said, "which mav be drawn across the path to success." "'i 'I liiJinliMl mm n i i ' MISS CATHERINE CRUCIO Miss Crucio fell three stories from the roof of her home, 1932 South Eighth street. Her only injury, to the amazement of physicians, was a broken leg, BROKEN LEG GIRL'S ONLY INJURY IN 3-STORY FALL Beauty of Italian Colony Was Hang ing Clothes on Hoof. A fall of three stories from the roof of her home today resulted only In a broken, leg to Miss Catheilne Crucio. IS years old, 1032 South Eighth street, a beauty of the Italian colony. She was hanging clothing to dry when a railing at the edge of the roof gave way. Miss Cruclo's brother, John, heard her cry as she fell to the ground. He rushed irom the house and found his sister un conscious nnd bleeding In the jard. With n friend he carried her to the Seventh and Carpenter streets police station. From here she was;takcn to the Pennsl vanla Hospital. Physicians regarded It as miraculous that Miss Crucio was not killed by her fall and that her only Injury was a broken leg. She was leaning against' the rail, with her hands stretched to a clothesline above her head, when the woodwork snapped. The girl had volunteered to hang the clothing for her mother. ANOTHER STRAW-BAIL CASE BELIEVED DISCOVERED Signature on Bond Is Declared to be Forgery. Investigation of another alleged straw ball case that had Its In-eptlon In the office of Magistrate Joseph Call was sinrted by Judge Bonnlwcll In the Crim inal Dranch of the Municipal Court thl afternoon, when Frank Bohrer. for t sixth time, failed to appear for trial. Uohrer was arrested in April, 1913, on the charge, of keeping a disorderly house at 305 North Tenth street. Isaac Friedman, a tailor, of 1120 Girard avenue, which Is within a few doors o Magistrate Call's offi.ee, denied In coui that he had signed Bohrer's $800 ball bond, and pronounced the signature a forgery. Assistant District Attorney Bartlett Investigated and found that the signature to Bohrer's bond Is clearly dif ferent from Friedman's signature to other ball bonds. The charge that the signature to the bail bond Is a forgery was brought out ns the result of action by Judge Bonnl well and Assistant District Attorney Bartlett to sue out the bond. Friedman, as the supposed signer, was ordered to produce the defendant or have the ball forfeited. his vote in tno finance committee ana on the floor of Councils' chamber to the transit plans of Director Taylor. He then dlsplajed a letter tent out by Edward B. Martin, chairman of the Transit Committee of the United Busi ness Men's Association, In which the voters of the 27th Ward had been told to After walking two miles to the Jewish Hospital with blood flowing freely from a deep gash under his chin, John Klnl netskl, 40 jears old, of 2011 Tennis street, this afternoon fainted. His condition is considered serious. Klnlnetskl was plaj--fully sparring with another laborer near Wayne Junction when he slipped, his chin striking a dlrtfork lying nearbj. TWO PERSONS ARE INJURED WHEN AUT0M0BILF? CRASH Chauffeur Perished Underneath When Machine Overturned. An automobile occuoled hv twn mn and a woman crashed Into a machine at Rhawn street nnd Verree road. Fox Chase. last night. Injuring Mrs. Adolph Gossllng, of St. David's, and her chauf feur. Fred Hartman, of 26 Slocum street. A French poodle belonging to Mrs. Goss llng was killed. The other machine, driven by Charles Gross, president of the United Tanning Company, of Mel ville avenue and Schiller street, was oc cupied by another man and a woman, who gave her name as Mrs. Ellen Childs. m pi mi ', food-: m f (,,ancp. nd the only work that tt,'1" Pr-Paratlon of the food "r ine regular mi '''w. "torek m mi !.X m niisual Renting Opportunity Fourth..' a "'"''keeper at HIS South p S rant .hf '" tl'1 ,0da' ,hat a refus' ' SI th nii . ,h"r r""uest " he part U ) SJws .n ?h,"m."d 'ncnvenlenc 100.- S initiator of the mr,v,. . ... fi'A "CtOr Pn.u. ; "'-'"ii. in bud ui- gs rf :,f . orter He had the lndorsi.m.n "'II th. i.i.u ",a ,ne indorsement . ?3 tre.t uLh str."t' n South Seventh i W. end p." ' 7nfl st"-eet between nace thn a thnn.L I, These Include more Mr Pt. Usand lealeig m?irr1 x,,,"te? ,ht he had taken Inso Th ,..r.up "Kh Superintendent Rob- 'I SuDerinV.nH no 8atl8factory ropl. ner th.rl,nn',fn.ien.t Informed him that " cf h. ... T..,no Blate 'he mem ,a lP their "ociat,on wl be permltUd ' 0'clockP n !h f bUe'.ne" Pen ! o'clock , J. the .morn'nK nd after ,h' PurpoII n V?en,nB on Sunday lor "' lo th01r o' de,,verlnK "pessaries of ntLTV' but ,hlt the de MU"Vi i to ?ri notL Permit th store. l "n 9 In .h"0' b,neM Sunday '"moon ,he mor"ng and 5 in the POST at ... w.;..7..OAVIQS ACT AMENDED -The : ig the lareaft ntrol d to si for th. ::'? "mont of '- mail -'""" '" ne transportation W'arwVk. '"a AGT AM tvn, i .- - omcnainsr m m.t.i k""i "oft., "? " that hereafter the '"m shall n :"'". .?!.roI of r"m shall n,.K ' v" cniroi of the , -. ,.,v nuiuuni nr UnfV The Hires Building, 210 North Broad Street, right in the heart of downtown is for rent. THE SITUATION is ideal for either manufacturing or commercial purposes. THE BUILDING is five stories and basement, containing approximately 45,000 square feet of floor space. All well lighted and available. There are two elevators ; also a rear delivery entrance on Carlisle Street. A FIVE-YEAR LEASE of this valu able property at an attractive figure makes this opportunity worth investigating. j w do th et" BEST! ut-VELOPlNG nd FINISHING (RochctUr HtthAd) HAWORTH'S -..n noaaic Co. 1020 Cheitnut St. All.-.. y-srw VV'LAfO Inquire of Ib1-lA Axn saiETB. I'Ktt .?;"' '0 Ble ISO boxct Charles E. Hires Co 210 No. Broad Street tSTiiWr!" --r - - JTSKXTESCil! ' laArtHAAiiHtl,,,. M,SUl M m m. il Atiti.ti PEDESTRIANS HIDE WHEN RIVAL GANGMEN SHOOT Corner in Tenderloin Deserted After Shott Are Fired. nevnlver shots, flrd, the police believe, by rival ftangmen at Tenth and Spring streets, plunged that section of the Tenderloin Into a turmoil of excitement shortly after noon today, No one was hit by the bullets, Pedestrians who witnessed the shoot ins; totd the police of the Eleventh and Winter streets station, two men ap proaching Tenth street from opposite dl tections on Winter, met at a corner saloon, whipped out revolvers and fired several shots at earh other. Then they disappeared. A pinlc followed the shootlnff, which had come without a momenta warning Persons with visions of a Tons; war ran screamlna; Into doorwajsi women backed asalnst walls and In housos, thrustlnsr their children Vhlnd them. Hcveial fainted. One nmn climbed Into a coal wflrnn and hid under the seat. The cor ner was deserted In a few moments. After the men ran awa, with patrol men In eloso pursuit, n crowd of mere than a thousand persons collected, A I dosen different descriptions of the men ' who did the shootlnut were furnished to ! tne ponce. r.ate this afternoon the bel ligerents had not been taken. SENTENCED FOR POSING AS GROCERIES SALESMAN Connecticut Kan I Given Six Months for Collecting Money. Frederick Ward, of Merlden, Conn , was sentenced to six months In the County Prison by Judge Ralston, after he plead guilty to obtaining; $3.M by fatse protemes from Louis Paletla of 1007 Wharton street. Ward represented him self to be a salesman for a wholesale grocery concern of New York, and offered Paletta groceries at a ridiculously low price. The latter ordered a barrel of sugar, on which he paid the defendant )&ot) In advance. The prisoner, when asked for an ex planation, said that he was out of work and needed money. He said that his total collections In this city did not exceed 12. MAKES RICH GAS STRIKE Ohio Well Produces 12,000,000 Cubic Feet a Day. CLEVELAND, Sept. 16. What gas men say Is the largest Rns-well In the State has tceii struck on the old O'Drlen farm In West Park. It Is flowing at the rate of 12.000,000 cubic feet n day. The i owners are the East Ohio Gas Company i and John A. Weber, of Cleveland. Hi ii n i ) P laittfsHi umAum WOMAN ON .FRONT STEPS', THIEVES STEAL JEWELRY 9 lOOO in Rings nnd Brooch Taken iFrdm Bureau. More than 11000 worth of jewelry, was stolen from the homo of Mrs. Plckard, of 1806 North Thirteenth street, by thieves while she Was stArtdlns" on the front steps of her home shortly before noon to day. The thieves Jumped. the back fence and broke open the 'kflchen rioor with' a' screw driver, then ransacked every bureau on the second and third floors. The Jewels, which consisted of several rings and a valuable brooch which had been a family heirloom, were taken from the third floor ' front room. Mrs. Plckard In going Into her home- " found that the back door had beerr forced, open and Immediately gave the alarntr Going at once to the bureau where- she. -had kept her rings, Mrs. Plckard dls' covered that nil had been stolen. Thn y police of the Twentieth and Berks streets station were notified and an Investigation of the premises made. The work, according to the police, was that of experts, who lost no time In locating the valuables nnd the entire Job , took less than 20 minutes The police are of the belief that the robbers, fleeing ths " woman standing pn the front steps, de elded to entSr .the house Store Opons 8,30 A. M. WANAMAKER'S Store Closes 5.30 P. M. t Grand Organ Recitals 9, 11 and 5.15 THE WANAMAKER STOR1 Amnmonninices for Tomorrow arly 8000 pair of women's fall shoes to be sold at special prices 311, $i! and $3.25. (Main Floor, Market and Subway Gallery) 200 new Oriental rugs, Mossouis, Shiraz, Guindjes, Cabestans and Beluchistans, average size about 3x6, special at $5.75, $110.25, $U.SS and so on op to $22.50. (East Aisle) A special sale of young; women's English top coats made in London to our own order, in 16 and 118 year sizes. For golf field and all outing wear, at $110 each. (Second Floor, Chestnut) The arrival of some very pretty new white wash waists for women to sell at $2.50 each, and upward. (Third Floor, Central) 1160 boys' Balmacaan style overcoats in weather-proofed fabrics, at prices about one half of usual$5 for tweeds and $7.50 for velour finish plaids. (Subway Floor, Market) A special disposal of new pillow cases off Irish linen, var iously embroidered, priced at $1.85, $2.75 and $3.50 a pair. fFi'rsf Floor, Chestnut) Disposal of S50 women's new tailored suits, samples of early winter styles, marked specially at $27.50. Also at the same place, 75 new Redin gote suits of diagonal cheviot. (First Floor, Central) Fine choice of new plaid blankets, favored speciallv for college use. All wool at $8 and $8.50 a pair m double bed size; part wool, $5 a pair. (Fifth Floor, Market) A little disposal of lace reoinants!ace and chiffon at about half their usual prices, (Main Floor, Grand Court) Arrival of women's washable gloves for autumn wear Chamois $1 and $135 a pair; Jong white doeskin gloves $S.85 to $2.75 a pair. Washable leather gloves at $11,50 and $2.25. (.Vat'rt Floor, Central) ' -a..f ji JOHN WAMA MAKER -a jum w
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