LVMFViiilVtMJjati W J! JM ." '4 En POSTSCRIPT EDITION Hi m ii I ml I I iM II "W" H A m 1m A t B c 3 i k 131 LIT1 11141? W Hi JJ vj JLj H TSCRIPT, EDITION VOIi. I NO. 4 PHILADELPHIA, TIIUHSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1914, PRICE ONE CENT! IH ' Ml : CHARLES A. MEURER COMMITS SUICIDE BY INHALING GAS Wealthy Philadelphia Man ufacturer, Retired, Found Dead in Kitchen of Home at Wyncote. Charles A. Meurer, 60 -ears old. of Plnlnbrook and Maple avenues, Wyncote ft wealthy retired Philadelphia manufac turer, prominent In Masonic circles, com mitted suicide today at his homo by in hatlng illuminating gas. Ho Ii believed to have been temporarily derated as a re sult of 111 health and other worries. A two-hour battle was made by a physician and a nurse from the Ablngton Memorial Hospital with a pulmotor to save Mr. Mouior'i life, but In vain. The body was discovered In the kitchen of the home shortly before 7 o'clock this morning by servants, who notified mem bers of the family. Mr. Mnurer had closed all the doors and windows and turned on the Jets of the gas range. He then sat down In a chair beside the rnive. When he was found his head had diopped over one of the open Jets. The loom was llllcd with Ras. For somo months Mr. Meuicr had bPon 111, but, so far as can be 'earned. h- had jjlven no Indication of an intention to end his life. The llrst inkling of the suicide was received at the hospital by telephone at 7 o'clock this morning. Dr. Bprtlsc, the resident physician, and a nurse hurried to the Meurer home In the ambulance with a pulmotor. They worked over the bod until 9:15 o'clock and then gave up tho attempt. Mr. Meur'r had been active In the com munity lite of Wyncote and was one of the most widely known icsldents of the place. The family home Is one of tho rtnest at 'Wyncote. Mr. Meuier retired from business ten years ago He leaver a widow and two daughters, one of whom is the wife of Frank A. Harrlgan, an attorney with ofllcei In the Franklin Hank Building. Mr. Har rignn Is Democratic reorganization leader In Montgomery County. I I ' ' ' AUTO WRECKED AGAINST TROLLEY POLE View of Morton Kahn's roadster at Sixteenth and Chestnut streets after accident caused by his swerving to avoid a taxicab. UNDERTAKERS SCOUT TALK OF HIGHER FUNERAL COST "Prices of Materials Not Seriously Af ccted by tlie War in Europe. "! who from thii tail world Mould go. But fear the iot. ha' dune with .-Iglilns; Ch' up an. I leavo: there "111 to no High cot of il!ns. Dying In Philadelphia Is to be no more expensive because of tho European war than It was before that conflict started, According to undertakers who today de nied the statement mnde in Atlantic City ht the annual convention of tho State .-?SHM-lfttlon of Funeral Directors, that the rlruRgle abroad was going to lncreaso the cos; of funerals. " There Is nothing used bv embalmors, It Is snld. which could possibly be affected lit cost to ony appreciable extent by the European war. and as far as tho actual bui'nl Is concerned, d'gglns rnve is no rnor- expensive now than before. Samuel P.. Poster. 172 Federal street, president of the Philadelphia Funeral Directors' As.-oclation. said an Increase in the cost of funerals because of tho European war would be an utterly un tenable position for any undertaker to take. "There is only one thing." said he. "which might be affected and that Is the handles on coffins. These are silvered by chemicals which come from Germany, Tnut the increased price for this commodity is so small that tho cost of a funeral could not possibly be mado greater be cause of It." "There Is nothing to It." was the state ment of Charles W. Naulty. Third and Pine streets. Mr. Naultv Is secretary of the local association. "I do not Sfe how .nny person could have said such a thing." said he. "for there is no reason for nn Increase. All materials used In embalm ing or otherwise preparing persons for Initial are made in thl- country and can jiot be affected b the war." i-eorge Chandler rati!. Seventh and Poplar streets, former President of the "National Funeral Directors' Association, said It could not be possible to raise the price of funerals und give the war abroad 'as all excuse for this action. Hurry I3atter-b. of the firm of William II Tlattershy, S31fi North Broad street, cliamcterizcd the rumor as ridiculous. 'TJvervthlng wo need In our business In made In this country," he said. "Tho only things which have Increased In price and right affect the cot of . funerals are lumber and horse feed, but this addi tional cost is so slight It would be foolish 'tc ue It as an expedient. As a matter of fact, if it were at nil possible I should Tike to decrease the cot of our services liistead of raisins it." A.t the offices of Oliver H Balr & fo., "".'JO Chestnut street, anil P. It. TJHng hurst & Co , 3S North 11th street, little rredence was placed in the Atlnntlc City rumor. Offlilals said there was absolutely no need for an increase. PAINTERS' COLIC DRIVES YOUNG MAN TO SUICIDE Victim Contracted Disease While Working in Automobile Shops. Painters' colic, from uh'i-h he had suf fered for some years, Is given as the motive for the suicide, today of Howaid Iliffle. 2fi years old, who ended his life hj drinking poison In his room at a boarding house at SUS Arch street, early today. Riffle's mother Is proprietor of the Na tional Hotel at Middletown. Pa . and his family 's said to bo wealthy. The police Jiave communicated with his relatives. The young man was found In his room this morning by the landlady, who de. tccted the odor of catholic acid. Ho was pronounced dead at the Medico-Chlrurgl-cal Hospital. SHOT BY HER ADMIRER, GIRL DIES IN HOSPITAL i&Ian Who Inflicted Fatal Wounds - Committed Suicide, Death claimed the tecond victim of the double shooting on July 23, at Oermun toyrt avenue and Oakdale street, when Agnes Walsh. 89 yeais old. of 2"1S North Tenth street, expired at the Kpiscopal Hospital. The young woman was shot by her admirer. 51 Weslev Wharton, 42 years old. They had quarreler! and separated, and another man V paying attention to her. ly'hkrtpn, jhq lived at SUA North Klghth street, accosted her on the street, and when ste reused to return to him ahfltf he-, down. He thw turned the re rvofvtr! art himself and died of his wounds low uayi later. CHAUFFEUR WRECKS AUTO TO AVOID COLLISION Drives Machine Against Trolley Pole nnd Prevents Hitting Taxicab. Driving his automobile into a trolley polo to escupa cia'lrng Into a t'lVlcab lnat nlcht at Sixteenth and Cmstnut stieets, John Fox, a chauffeur, narrowly mlscd lnluring his employer. Mm ton Knhn, and Miss Oraco Hemingway, the latter's companion, Tho tight front wheel was torn from tnu machine with the exception of the hub. anil tho occupants were almost hurled over the windhleld. Knhn occa sioned much mystery in connection with the accident by removing all mn:ks of identifhatiou from tho wrecked michlno und 'o'-UIng them In a box on the back of the car. Knhn Is connected with the firm of Solomon Knhn & Son, furniture dealers, 313 West tilinrd avenue. He lives at 2230 North Thirteenth street, and Miss Hem ingway at 1510 Noith Nineteenth stieet. The chaufieur was complimented b Mr. Knhn. He said that had the i-truck the taxicab they could not have escaped Injury. The accident occurred at 10.30 o clock and the car was not removed until this morning. MANY LOCAL ODD FELLOWS WILL GO TO ATLANTIC CITY Annual Session of Sovereign Grand Lodge Opens There Sept. 22. Philadelphia will be reprepented by fully 300 members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows when the V'tli rvnunl -esslon of the Sovereign Grand Lodge opens at Atlnntlc City, N. J., on September 22. Tho convention will continue for three days. Delegates from every State In the Union will be precont and It is estimated that more than W) members of the lodge, ac companied by their wives and fumllles. will nttend. , George A Urunner. chairman of trans portation, hnH been active for the Inst few davs arranging comfortable accom modations for the delccates. Four ppecinl trains have been chartered to convey tho Philadelphia delegation. Wednesday. Sep tember it. has been designated ns parade da v. The repiesentatlves from Pennsyl vanli. New Yoik and Delaware will be headed bv r. A. Keller, g.-and she: Rob-er- T. Daniel, deputy grand she; M. Richard Muckle, grand tn-.is.uror, and John Ii. Goodwin, grand secretary. On Saturday afternoon mxt a tablet will bo unveiled nt the Philadelphia Giand Lndco Headquarters In com memoration of the service., of M. Richard Mii'klf. who, for 5 successive years has se".d as the grand treasurer of the or ganization. Complete details of the con vention will bo made public at this time. BIG LOAN ON REAL ESTATE Girard Trust Company Advances S80.000 on Walnut St. Property. loan of vV"jQ has been made by the Girard Trust Company to Dr. J. Wilson, secured bv a mortgage on the propertv at HIT Walnut street. The piop ertv ndjulns an olUco building at the northeast corner oi tiuwuui " " nut ftreets, Tho loan Is one of tho laigest made by u trust company upon i-entral ival estate, but tho loan Is well within the value of tho proporty, It U said. Doctor Wilson, it is reported, some time ago refused an offer of JllftO" for the i-trlp of land. Other properties of the same size and in the same block have been moitgag-d for 1UO.O to Jir..0". It Is also said that no unlmprovi d pioptrty in tne block can be puichuM-d foi b-s.s than Jisn,oio Klght veam ago the ground was, tflhns for 5o,00 and in -ome tases less LETS GAs"eSCAPE. LIGHTS MATCH, IN SUICIDE ATTEMPT When Explosion Fails, Man Is Ar rested for Denting Wife. Vn attempt to kill himself and family by filling a rotm with Illuminating gm and thun striking match, led to the arret t of Henrv Orth. Wl jeuis old, of I lvi limdrn Ktrei-t, Uridesburg, ln,t nUht. I lie w.i;- held this morning b Magistrate Campbell, : the Fronkford police sta- tion, fai-ing a charge of assault and but" i tory, preferred by his wife. According to Mrs. Orth, her misbinil was intoxicated when he came home lost msht, and he had only been In the house a few minutes when a ftuariel lngun, which aggravated Orth into throalng a steel machlna-sun shell nt her. The mU sile struck the woman in tho ho id. Orth, pot content with this, secured a razor and attempted to cut her with It, ac coi dins to the story told the pullce. The husVtnil Anally ehasea his wife and two children into one of tho rooms cm the lirt Moor. and. closing tho door, turnt-ci on tho gas jets. After waiting seveial inlnues, he struck u ma ten. but thu gas f.illed to explode. Mrs. firth's cries attracted Policeman Horman. Ho broke into tho house and. after rescuing the woman nnd her chil dren from the gas-Mlnl room, anested Orth. Tho man, who is a stone manuii. was formerly employed In 'h Frank ford arsenal, where he doubtless secured the shell with which, It is ullged. he first attacked his wife. WILL ASK COUNCILS FOR AUTO BUS LINE FRANCHISE TODAY New Company Plans to Operate 120 Heavy Cars. Damage to Pavements Feared Director Taylor Won't Comment. NEGRO BEATEN AND ROBBED A. J. Herring, a Ntgio, 35 ears old. of l.08 South ltli street, was held up. badly beaten and robbed by a number of Negroes late last night, at 17th and Dickinson streets He was taken to St Agnes Hos pital In an unconscious condition His recmery Is not expeittd The police of the 15th street and Snjder avenue sta tion are conducting a diligent search for ' the assailants. An effort to obtain a city franchise for an omnibus lino on the principal stieets will be mado today at the meeting of Common Council. For days a story has been current that part of the program of opposition to tho subway pioposltlon was to be a petition for an omnibus line, on the plea that It would lelleve the need for improved traffic facilities. This, the story ran, would lie s-eized upon as an e.cus-e to delay action on the subway. Walter C. Mclntlre, an electrical con tractor nt 12 North Fifth street. Is the man In charge or the omnibus project. Ho Is related to George C. Picric, of the Board of Registration Commissioners. The belief that the scheme may bo urged as a substitute for other transit plans Is supported by a statement issued by Mc lntlre for tho United Traction Improve ment Company, which will operate tho line. Mclntlre says: "The petition for tho franchise puts the question of immediate lelief of passenger traffic conditions in the residential sections squarely up to the city government." In the days when tho omnibus lino was nothing but n rutnur thoe who heard It said the plan might be used to divert attention from the transit proposition be fore Councils. "Of course, a bus lino never would take the plae of a subway," said ou. man prominently concerned In the subway plans, "but, nt the same time, those op posed to the subway might use 1: as n pretext for delalng action," TAYl-On WON'T COMMKNT. Director Taylor, of the City Transit De puitment. declined to discuss tho plan for an omnibus line. He had not heard a petition for a franchise wus to bo Introduced. Hlectiiclly generated by gnsollno motois (.irr.id on the mr will be the motho power for the new bus line. The "United Traction Jnipiovcnietit Company" Is the name of th organization which j.ecks tho franchise Melntlro is the president. Ai coming in Mclntlre tho organizing offitluls havfi vlblied Knglnnd, Germany and Franco to study modern omnibus construction. Tho United Traction Im provement Company will have iso cais, ! M'intiro says. iJnch can cany 2S pn. tfens"rs nt a speed of H miles an hour. The curs will weigh 10,&i pounds, but that Is not too great a wulght for the paement, Mtlnttro asserts, Thre.. routes aro designated In the petition to Common Council. Home number one will stait at Front ami Market streets, and will traverse Mailiet. llroad, Diamond, ;'.'ith streets, Allegheny avenue. i7th. Diamond, Sid anil Dauphin streets. Route number two wilt start at Front and Market streets, and will traverse Muilct, Broad, Porter, Jlst. Wolf, 2JU, " .M.ulln, .'till and Christian stiteu. Houif number throe will start at Front and Mai hot streets, and will travorse Mulft, 'IW, Chestnut. 33d. Walnut and dil streets, PAVING DAMAQK FKAIIR1), William D. Uhler, assistant engineer in the Highway Dureau. wus ubked today whether he thought an omnibus weighing WSJ) pounds would damage paving. Tho bub line project was iiewn o Mr. Uhler. I had not hiurd that anyone planned to op,-rut a bus line." Iib said, "and until I have some details as to the way the trucks u ill bo built It would be im pursihle tu nil what effect they would have on the pavement. Home of the Bald win liucoin alvt Works trucks aro heavier than those proposed for the bus routo and Chief Connell is investigating now to mu how much damage heavy trucks in Ulct on the city btreets." When the Hughes bus line was running on Hfoail fctreet the damage to paving a 8' vcre. iilmiirlnts showing the construction at the proposed cars uere issued today by the truuion company. The ctia will re atmble those useij by tne Flfln aenue line in New Vol Is city, but their motive power will bo eltctri' ity instead of guso. line. This, acmrding tu Mclntlre, will olminate the shock oj t,mlug mid stop. ping noticeable on the New Vorlt stages. There will be double rows of cross teats inside the btuges and on a tup deck winding stairs will lead up from the real cntiance platfoini to the open air deck. On the left bido aro sis cross seats. Divided by an aisle running the lengtn of the car are four moie and one alslo btat. Arrangements will bo tho same for both decks Safety First and the public be Pleased" will be the slogan of the new companv, according to an announcement sent today to newspaper offices There will be a night service bpe i.i'ly designed to ac commodate theatre crowds, it says. Sched ules will be based on the patronage, though It is said the buses will run on a three-minute heidway west on Market street tot Ute first few dys. GIRL OF TEN YEARS DISAPPEARS FROM HER HUMBLE HOME Police Dragnet Out for Mamie McCloskey, Who Often Complained of Pov erty's Trials. Ten-ycnr-old Mamie McCloskey, of 12S New street has mysteriously dlsnppearetd i fioni her home, and here Is not the ' slightest clue, to her whereabouts. Dctec- tlvo Captain Cameron, with tho McCar rick boy mystery fiesh In his mind, de cided to tako no chances and Immediately spread a dragnet over the city. Plain clothes men In every district have a description of tho girl nnd ran down several cluots which brought no result. Haidshlps of poverty, It Is said, led tho Blrl to forsake her home, playmates and school, and go away to seek elsewhere a life of better things, Today a grlef stiicktn mother, who tolls dally In a factory to earn enough to keep herself and her girl nllve, went to Chester cher ishing a hope thnt her daughter mlsht be there with a godfather. The girl disappeared from tho public school at Lawrence and Race streets Tuesday morning. She slipped nway from her schoolmates during the recess hour and except by n few persons, has not been seen since. ' The child went from school to tho fac tory at Eighth and Arch streets where her mother works, and obtained 20 cents .from her parent, saying sho needed It to continue sewing lessons nt the school. The mother gave It willingly for it was her ambition to have the little gill glow up with a knowledge of useful occupa tions. Leaving her mother, Mamie went to the homo on New stieet, packed a small bundle of clothing and when Inst seen was walking In the direction of Delaware avenue. Children at tho public school say she has frequently told of her dissatisfaction nt home. Shu did not wnnt to be poor, they said, nnd seemed sad because It was not possible for her to have pretty clothes and little trinkets like other girls had. "Shu oflen bald sho would have better things some day," one little hi said. Clara Uroderman, a child who resides in one or tho :00ms of the house on New street where the McCloskeys live, i-ald Mamie frequently told her of her discon tent, and intended to leavo some day to live with a fodfuther In Chester who would give her all hho wanted. Walter McMullen, principal of the school, .--aid he could not understand why tho child went away. He knew noth ing of hot unhappy life nt home, and declared Mamie to be one of his brightest pupils. "She was getting on famously," said the principal. Neighbors hay tho little girl has a sister who does not live at homo. Her father, they ay, never has been In America and lives In Poland. It Is thought he Is In the Russian unny. Tho pollco knew nothing or the child's disappearance until her mother came Into tho Fourth street and Fail mount avenue station weeping. She said tho little girl .. ,1... nniv 1nv sin, had ill life, and If tt 1,3 V,,,- w..... -.- "- ' Minute was gone there was nothing more to live for. Wiltiging ner nanus ami crying, she begged them to help her find tho child. Todu she went to Chester. Wlum last seen tne missing gin wore a red sweater, pink dress, white stock ings and black shoes. She had no hat. The child has light hair. Is light eoni plexioned and weiglix about M) pounds. She Is four feet four Inches tall. PATROLMAN DENIES HE TRIED TO SELL CHANCES Other Accused Members of Force Al&o Appear Before Police Board. Patiolmun Matthew K. Dutwiliig, of the Fifteenth stiert ami Hmdei avenue station, denied todav that ho hud tried to sell chances at .1 block paitv 011 August 'J7 during his trial bcloi the Pi He o Itoatd, mado up of Captains Tempest and Davis and Lieutenant Dinlocker. Dutteilng was accused of threatening Mr. and Mrs. Chnrles Stesser, of 2710 Ringgold street., when they declined to luy a "pnddlo." Dutterlng declared that he had not been near tho block part on the night of August 27. John S. Collins, an engineer on the pollco boat King. acciiFfcd of Insubordina tion by l.lciutonant Walsh, of the KlniT, testified ho had refused to obey Wulsh's order to turn over his keys becauso he considered It dangerous to leavo tho boat without an engineer. William U. Adams, of the Twentieth and Hoiks streets station, and K'dward Nelson, of tho Twelfth and Pine streets station, wero accused of neglect of duty. Lieutenant Tryon tostltied he had found Nelson drunk when ho went to the Nel son home to see why ho had failed to report at the police station, Tho testi mony was submitted to Director Poitor foi flnul action. IVttr MIEGMNY m MEffMimJfsr.k I, r a 1 IN " I THEODORE ROOSEVELT, JR.. WILL JOIN LOCAL FIRM Will be New York Manager for Mont gomery, Clothier & Tyler. Thoodoie Itoosovelt. Jr. eldest son of former President Rooseelt. will becoj associated with tho linn of Mont ,'omei , Clothier ii Tyler, Investment bankers, of 1'H-ra South Fouith stieet. and will be resident manager of tho New York branch of tho itrm, which will be opened in the near futuie. it wa the intention of the tlrin tu open offices In New York Just before the Stock exchanges "f country closed on July 30, hut, becauso of this fact the plan was deferred, it isi understood, however that the offices In N'ew York may ho opened before the resumption of the Stock ex changes. Robert L. Montgomery, tho head of the firm and the Stock Exchange member, will spend a part of his timo In (ho of fices In this city and part of It In New York. INMAN SHOWS FINE FORM NEW YORK. Sept. 17. Melbourne In mun. the champion at English biiliatd, showed that he is a master at the game in Maurice Daly's Academy lust night, when he played an exhibition match with the Canadian star, Pyc Tho Englishman ran out his SOQ points while the Ca nadian was garnering 109. Inman com pleted the game with an unfinished mjj of 43 In the nineteenth innlns. & Hi Attpjcer sr CtfiSTAUTfK WMfjur sz fc ? 8 3 s m i iry I 'HMfZ J rs y yynyrv fkt cf I In! W h 1 IS ti MMHErSK PROPOSED AUTO BUS LINE A petition for a franchise to operate double-deck gaso-elcctric cars wiU be put before Common Council today. The project has been hailed by traction men interested in the Taylor rapid transit plan as a scheme to give an excuse for delaying action on subway. The "United Traction Improvement Com pany" fathers the plan. LUKE DILLON'S SON PAYS WITH LIFE FOR DEY0W0MT0 FATHER Succumbs to Illness Aggra vated by His Labor Fol lowing Irish Patriot's Re lease From Canadian Jail. NAVY YARD TO LOSE TWO OFFICERS SOON Itobert Emmett Dillon gave up his life today at the Hahnemann Hospital, a sac rltlce to the love and admiration ho bore for his father. P.obert Emmett Dillon was a son of Luko Dillon, tho Irish patriot, who left his home nnd friends in this city mole than fourteen years ago nnd went to Canada with two other men, where he dynamited the Welland Canal locks to prevent the Dominion from sending troops to fight ngalnst the IJoers. Last July the elder Dillon was mleascd ns the result of years of cltoit by his friends. His son had been bediidden for weeks with an Intestinal complication. Against the advice of his physician and the pleadings of his family he got up and went to Atlantic City to take pnit In a family reunion in honor of his father. Two weeks later Itobert Emmett Dillon came to his homo at 2C-31 Mouth Hom beigcr street and wus put back to bed. Excitement had kept him 011 Ills feel at tho shote, but when he lotuiued ho col lapsed. Since that time he hud been glowing stcudily weaker. About two weeks ago It was decided that to save his llfo It would ho necessary to pi-rfotm an operation ami he was taken to tho Hahnemann Hospital. After tho operation Dillon failed to lally and this morning ho riled. His body was taken to the home of his whlte hnliod father, at 2 South Thlitcetith bttcet. EATHEH UOWED HY GRIEF. Fourteen years in prison had fulled to break the spirit of Lulo Dillon, hut when thu body of his son was brought homi today ho bowed his head. Tho shock was 11101 e tcniblo to him than tho sentence of llfo Imptlsoiiment passed on him fouiteen ycniH ubo, Four brothcis, a sister, tho mother, :i wife and two children survive, besides tho father. The mother Is now 00 yeats old. She also is whlto haired. SI10 has recovered her husband and lost her ton. Luko Dillon went to Atlantic City lust July following his release from the Kingston Ptultcntiaiy for tho samo rea son thut prompted him when ho gave a llctltlous name at the time of lib: an eat fouiteen years ago to shield his family from publicity. Ho made ariaiiBeineiits by telegram to meet his wifo nnd dill ill eu at a hotel ho remembered having visited. When he got to Atlnntlc City he found the hotel was no longer there. It had been removed to make way for Im provements. Thu wife nnd children for hours searched tho city fur the husband and father. They met by accident, Kobert Kiiunett Dillon thou started out to do 1 verytlnng in his power tu mako his father toiiiet hi3 long years In Jail. nL. tool; lilin on 111s 11 rat automobile ildo, wuiaeu wiin nun lur oinirj auoui city, and listened to the old nm iiuulu and again of his attempted exploit for Ueland. Sun WRAKUNHU V DEVOTlUN. The tesiilt was that young Dillon weak ened himself beyopii liopo of recovery. Alter Luho Dillun was arrested, In luuo, the family knew nothing of his where, abuuts for years. Ho wioto to his wlfo tiom tho penitentiary, told her of bi3 llfo senteiico, nud suggejteil that as she would never see him again t would be us well to mourn him us deud. The ehil. ill en never know their father was aVe 1,1ml iiwv nun Btmxu up. Jn his eaily manimud it was u1P ambi- "Ulon Paymaster Orr to Leave for Philip pine Islands Station. Changes soon to bo made at the Phila delphia ynid Include the transfer to other cities of two well-known officers. They j nio Paymaster K. II. Orr, who Is to ue sent to Manila, P. I., nnd Assistant Sur geon A. E, JIan, who will go to the Navy Yard Medical School, at Washington. Other ofllcei"? will be sent to the navy yard at League Island to till vacancies caused by the transfer of Paymaster Orr and Doctor Man. The former will be suc ceeded by Pay Inspector 13. D. Ttyan. who Is now stationed at New Orleans. As yet no successor has been named for Doctor Man. The actual date of departure for tho officers has not yet been announced by Navy Department officials at Washing ton. It Is expected, however, It will oc cur shortly. I, Villi, HI, 'I 1,11- I I I , C I I,-1, "II ill Lili; 1 II III' 1 .. .. ... .' delphla Navy Yard for three nnd a .half I """ ,1W'T(V u"ll'nK of the Wt seais. This Is consldeied a record, hs n ' f ,"""'m" .-, u","iim,.c "PltaI hii BIG OIL TANKER GULFSTREAM JOINS MERCHANT MARli Launch at Yards of New York Shipbuilding Con pany Witnessed by Cheer- ving Multitude. i v Miss Agnes Ilalg-, daughter of 1 Halg, representative of Lloyd's Shlnnt. Registry In this city, smashed lh tft5 bedecked bottle of wlno upon the ,ic of a new oil tnnt, oin.t.i ' .!e t(T York Shipbuilding Company's CamZ Plant shortly before noon today , J .. ,...H..j, ,10 wlo wlno ap (when 1, t he a r tho big vessel began hc"ls ful slide down the ways for her ln.,V plunge into the u-nnr f .1,. ..,n,ul Itlvor. ,u "e,witi Cheers of tho multitude of emnlnri! perched In perilous position about ft? company's various shlpways. nnH n,. " ? plailse of the assnmhlsrl o-imot. .,: "O with the shrieks nf n,0 .i,.. -."W on the rtOer and factories along It, wJ In we eomn to !, , .i.i,.i '. an American merchant marine. Tlin nntfctT.,n, c .. . .. big tank steamships constructed 'or S Oulf Oil Company's coiwtwuto trad,. U t'w New York Shipbuilding Company ' TWO HELD FOR ASSAULT Man Knocked Down by Would-lu Robbers, Who Are Arrested. Another attempted highway robbe'rv t, southwest Phllndclphla-tlio fourth In in last two weeks-resulted this mornlin ! the capture by Special Policeman rnni 1 of tlie Twentieth and Federal strecti .1. tion, of two Negroes. Tim mn .... arraigned at Central Station this mirnS on tho charge of highway robberv The prisoners gave their names 11 James Loinax, IS years old. of 13m Snwk um, m-ct, iiiiu v4,.,j- XJUOSlOn, Triw old, of the samo nddrcss. George Anoaim Co yers old, of 1303 South 3Gth strrit .t! victim, identified Lomnx, and the Do!ii.M c,.,. 1... Int.ltolcl fl,,..n.. PVUVt o0 "V ,i..,..n. i.iuiDiuu, SEEKINGH0SPITAL SITE Committee Named to Decide Locatloa for West Philadelphia Homeopathic. A building committee to visit hospital) inroiignoui me cuy in quest of Ideas for liaymaster seldom remains nt one sta tion more than three years. His city address Was 403 Walnut street. In 1"0S ho was nppolnted paymnstor on board the gunboat Helena and remained with the craft three years, tho best part nf which was spent in the Philippines. In 1MJ ho was transfer red to the supply ship Culgoa, where he lemalned for tinea years. Later he was appointed navy pay master, with hcedciunitcrs at Seattle. Two years later ho'as Font to the bat tleship Mississippi. Thh- bont was re cently sold to Greece. Paymaster Orr has been In Philadelphia since 1911. BLAMES WINE AND WOMEN Credit Clerk in Department Store Admits Embezzling: Funds. William n. .Sesingcr, 22 years old, of 411 South 13d street, a department store em ploye, was brought before Magistrate Traecy, at the Klcventh and Winter streets station, this morning, accused of embezzling $l2u of the llrm's money, i Accoiding to tho testimony of Oeorgo Humphreys, a detective attached to tho stole, Sesingcr, who was employed as credit clerk In tho accounting depart ment, and who for three yeats was a trusted employe, in collecting n number of bills gave receipts but manipulated the books In such a way as not to show that he had received the monev. He inl- mitted he had spent thu money fn cab inets. "Wlno and women did it," he said In speaking of the motive behind the em bezzlement. Sfoinger was held for a further hear ing next W dnesday, In order to glvo nccouutuii'K a chance to examine his books and to determlno the exact amount of the funds enibewled. BOY IS CHIEF WITNESS His Story Leads Magistrate to Hold Two for Shooting: Girl. Twehv-year-old Thomas Polombo today told a story to Magistrate ftensliaw that lesulted in John Uart'-lle and Anthony Mntira being held In 'lOOo bail each for the alleged shooting of 12-year-old Yetta Oienman, the boy's playmate, on August 23 la-t at Fifth and Montrose streets. Hartelle and Matlra. said by the pollco to he leaders of two warring gangs in that section, are charged ltli having paithlpated in a low In which bricks, knives and revolveis weie Uhed. At least two shots were (lied. One of the bullets struck Yetta and alio is in the Pennsyl vania Hospital in a seilous cuiulltion. Polombo lives at WD Montroso street and ".i-tln at IIS fainenter stiept. Time it the V" ,,,mll" " l'e Mdowolk when tho 1 ell ? .KU"Si,,,,s rounded the comer and .11 "'""'" no saw a levqlver In tin haml of one man. but that they were tcuflllng and he could not Identify hlni. I ollccnian Sulby also testllled that tho men aclmitted they wero fighting and that a gun had been used. NIGHT SESSIONS FOR SENATE Democrats Plan Drastic Action to Bteak Republican Filibuster, WASHINGTON s.t 17- ... ., t. meet tho ftopuWrail nubuter , galnV the rive, ad ,lurl)or ,,, . . fc '' 4.voiol.iuc wenutors been appointed, and efforts will be rnailt co iiuvo worn siarieci oy .innuary 1 wit year. The money for tho new bulldlu was raised In a 15 day campaign last summer. At the present time the hospital Is . cupylng the old Yewdoll mansion In 5Ui stieet, and Is cramped for room. The lii stltutlon is the only one of its kind b that section of the city nnd Is tald t) handle moro accident cases than any other West Philadelphia hospital. Tho building committee, which fi draw up the plans for the new itructurt' Is composed of II. M, Armstrong:, chair, man; Kmll Thelonberg, Dr. II. M Qu Dr. J. D. Culln. Dr. William McKenSt and William Marbaker, tho latter pre). dent of the hospital. THE WEATHER Official Forecast WASHINGTON, Sept, 11. For eastern Pennsylvania Increaslil cloudiness followed by showers Frldi nncl In south portion tonight; moderati east winds, For New Jersey Italn tonight and pro' nbly Friday; not much change In tea perature. Tho southern storm has moved InUil over Georgia and is losing energy. Al danger to vessels hns apparently passrf and warnings have been ordered clom nlong tho South Atlantic coast. TM storm has been nttended by moderate!; heavy rains which havo covered the S' tlio Atlantic slope from Virginia soutl- ward. High barometer continues overtte northeastern portion of the country it tended by fair weather nnd moderate tern peratures. Thunderstorms continue Ii Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin and til temperature has fallen rapidly In tlRl States during the Inst 21 hours. U. S. Weather Bureau Dull-tin Observations mi! Rt 8 p. m. Pastern tin! Temperature Wind 1-ou.cfU llnln- Dlrei"- Ve-ia-tfall. tlon.loclty, VTei'l S a.m. n't Abilene. Tex..,. 72 72 Atlantio City... IK r.s lllMiiarck. N.D.. 50 W Ilimton, Mass U SU Iliiffulo. N. Y... Ill 152 fidengo, 111 is HI rievelnnd, o ''! M Denver. Col m 1 lies Molnen. 1,1. IW 1.11 4.SIJ sK lietroit, Jiieii...irj lai ,. m: Dulutli. Jllnn... .v. r,2 .30 N nalccston, Tex. T 7rt .. Jf llatirrn-, N. (", 7B 71! Helena. Jlont... 411 til Huron, .1. Dalt. r2 .V) .. SR J.icKonllle .... ns oil 1.70 s S N'R K NW S S sr: sv Kan. lily. Mo.. 70 70 ,, 1: liiilsvillc, Ky.. KO .S .. X Memplili. 1VIU1..I1J i!2 ,, N New Orlean ... 72 70 ., N Now York (it ., N1Y N. Platte, Neb., f.i ..c, ,, K iiKlahomo, Cikla. 71 71 .. S I'lillarii-lphlu ... I 'il ,. s Phoenix, Arrz... 71 7d ., W littsburgh. Ia.. i.n "t .. NI Portland, Me.... nil Kd .. nv PmllaiKl, flro.,. K! M .. Rf (Jm-bee, Tan ',s ...' ., hv .St. Iiulif, Mo... M till . m: ft. Paul. Minn,. .il Sa .. N Kult Lake, ftali 111 m .. Si; San Fr.uu-1-co.. fin Bl .. s S'cranton, I'n..,. .12 4S . N Tnmi.a 72 n-i .02 I' tVanlilnKton .... l HS .. N'fi 8 aouiJ Coiil 8 P.clouif n (1er S Clear 4 Clew 4 Cler t Cler , Haln 5 Clear U Clear 1" ilear ,60 NW 12 ClouJf M 'i lear 0 Clea' 21 ClouJf s c'loui; , S iouJ 4 1 'lear 1 Clear n near to 1 I'.coii4 1 '"'f'w 10 I'i'UpS B Clear lain ' S ,-indr 4 ClHf. H 1 clou" g cloud 4 1 'loud 4 ' U" ,, I, VdOlU 0 Cloud 1 ,n. A.ri will !. i,i,i . ." U8, " ln .hus ucn active In tlie Built 11IQ .. "-.. -v .,.. 1IUA, ,nm,n. It, llllllll Tl.i. ,.(l, .- ,.- vu ,u vvus ut, Senator Kenyon, of Iowa, today ( J !l,rS 1 !. '.ltrli 0.,, ,lve b'- This is iloor " """ occupied lluor. morning with service in tho Annunciation Catholic Church, und Interment win , ut Holy t-'ross Cemeterj. Uehnlu. plans have not yet been made, but It la proh. able that a delegation of the t'laa-na-Uuei will attend the services and follow tlie. body to the gra.e This organlzat on has much to do with obtaining the re lease of l.ukc, Rlllun fiom the Canadian prUoii. Itobert Kmmcrt Dillon wa 35 tar old Jack Dillon Draws Vitlj Brown VINCKNNKS. Ind S.-ot 1?- !....,. t,. ion, of IrdtanapoUs, and Or,TCe ,1' A . R, '' "'" rc7Uo " se Brown of Clu4So. f .usht ten roinrt, e'n ni U ,Ca.P,ltal Ho k ot a draw hero last nishL Un rounds t0 Pi"3 -.O0Q. The , IfL-fltmt tn ohlol.. fcignutures of those Senators who w"oud -,-.,. '1HVIHIII, con- the the HACINE BANK CLOSES DOORS It.-tUXR, wi.. sp, Th ,. todav -nf "a"k .'''" its .,"" uelu riu- i-iuse is buiil to hjye ben due to h-iv withdrnu.- 7i. .",iyev" ? Zjr.i'"1' 8!c"?-' TU. bank i''"( and a sur SO,00. LOCAL FIRE KECOItD P. M. U 7:0.",-7I, Franlcfoid ae.: William l'crrla 1 wn 8:10 Nurilicaft corner KUth ana Acli ktu.: uccunlnj by Ur Si '1111 k I iiknon 0..'!2-imh mid Muikcl gW A A , JacouH . T-Ula 0 -'!- Mulu und !ren eia . I'ennsla- ui.i It. It. bri.Ui- . .. ink" A. St. I" m i-rt x iV'., ,,1 . . n.. .1 tfnriir ('uniuny . . . Tig" 11.30 CI 1-1. '1-1. "1 Wclihtir t.. an.r,uaae omipleil bv 11 l-'-l I in j 11 'vtM 2.00-1311 S 7th st . liatk fLiu 01 ''""''liiiiti Iiw OKii,icl ! M'irr: ilurlun Trm 0 00-CI1 WVt.tler t . rai li"l' " uJj-,m loan telbman ltl TO REPORT LIGHTING PR0BI.E1 Arcs May Be Erected Whole lengti of Frnnkford Aveuue. The liKhttng commiiti-e oi ll Fran,j ford Hoard of Tarde will make a '"! on the lighting probK-m or tbut pt tin. city ut a uwetlinr to bi bad tn'"" ut tfil; Fiankford ave In connection with 1 delnhi.t 11.., t.-l.. 1'..,.... ilvo sample an light on riacKfeid J'J thi.' si'-ct I" ""., HffMB ' k UkI'W 1- rrW SSut nue norili of Orth t.- w mm tt sur- prove satisfactory mi'ir 1 ' " ,, Ueposlta arq abput probablj be erected th entire JecS- 1 ma avenue. 1 i M . - .'!.... . ..gB--jJ i.ib-i rTiii Tag in h'' ii 1 i'i 11 'iilTi Tm"im l'illlh-ti,-llilli"-iililWii -fM-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-av 1 -&- -- -r itiillllllB -iMfa----iii-.itii ' " 1 in 1 r -jj-tira in 'Mtiii'i' iiiwisii 1 " ; ...v-nimRimmmmmm'-fr . ..... j.
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