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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."
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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.
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rf :,f . orter He had the lndorsi.m.n
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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
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,a lP their "ociat,on wl be permltUd
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,h' PurpoII n V?en,nB on Sunday lor
"' lo th01r o' de,,verlnK "pessaries of
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MU"Vi i to ?ri notL Permit th store.
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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.
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Charles E. Hires Co
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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.
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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.
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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)
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