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EfOStfltfG LED013R-PHILADBLPHTA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ft, 1914
a-
pPEKIL TO GUAM ,
SEEN IN JAPAN'S
ENTRY INTO WAR
Strategic Importance of Lit
tle Island Now Used as
Cable Station Pointed Out
by Specialist.
Should Jan4" Belzc lhe lslnnd PRRes
. , 0f Germany In the Pacific she will,
,t one stroke, gain an Immrnse strategic
lvnlKe In ease of conflict with the
United States. Germany would not be the
only 'oser' flni 0IJr trttde routea l0
4 from the Orient, cither by way of
Situ Francisco or the Panama Cnnal,
uM be Imperilled as they arc not now
.tt the same degree. We have plenty of
ein tor concern. So writes a specialist
t 0 ,ure of Japan's pacific Intentions
;tn the Pacific, and his especial concern Is
over Guam, our little cable station In the
Bld-ocenn. He notes thnt we took the
iduid with the thought of turning It Into
'ieoallng station for our ships bound to
Mi from the United States to tho Phil
ippines A few years later Guam loglc
'tlly became a halting place for tho trans
Aaelflc cables, and now that It will lie
rtrjit In tho trade route of our modern
lUpi of commerce speeding to and from
tht Far East via the Panama Canal this
lonely Island will have a renewed slgnlfl
jiace to us. To protect our future mer
chant craft and to give us a strategic
polnt'of vantage In the vast Pacific, Qunm
becomes again what It was In the distant
'Atf-ol Spain's secret, selflah trading be
tween the Philippines and tho kingdom of
Mexico and Peru plus a modern purpose
Mite, undreamed of In the centuries gone.
GUAM TO BE FORTIFIED,
i We are going to fortify Guam so that
It" will be able to resist any assault that
4 WB squadrons may make. At the same
time the Island will bo turned Into an ad
aaee naval base of supply and the liar
i'or of San Luis d'Apra will become a
iaren where whole fleets of our biggest
Iftadnoughts can He at anchor awaiting
flie call to distant duty. This call will
either come by way of wireless or will
'trace Its path over the contours of the
?.elnc's depths and bring Its message
'through the sunken cables In the form of
mirror flashes or the zigzag dots and
duhes upon tho recorded tape. Or, on the
other hand, ready transports will be
hutened to the shores of China, with bat
jiltons of marines prepared for any cmer-
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THE CZAR'S COSSACKS, FEARLESS HORSEMEN, WHO HOPE TO SWEEP THROUGH GERMANY ON TO BERLIN
AMERICAN CONSUL
SAVES VALUABLE
FEDERAL VESSEL
Tug Potomac, Finest in Navy,
Rescued From Newfound
land Ice Floes by Resource
ful Amateur Engineering.
feney.
Indeed, Agana will see such an array of
fighting men as It has never dreamed of
since the earliest days of Spanish domi
nance. We are to assemblo there all of
the marines we now have In the Philip
pines, and upon these soldiers of the sea
will fall the burden of defending the
Island. They will bo both Infantry and
iticoast artillerymen, and theirs will be
the duty of manning the batteries, big
tins and smaller ones, that are to con
itltute a sufficient challenge for any
naval force that may be brought against
them. In short, Guam Is to be a naval
itatlon In Its entirety, and upon the ma
rines, as It properly should, will rest the
responsibility of maintaining the perma
nent defenses and 6f using them to good
effect In tho hour of battle.
ji,Tht4,ls!and is about 20 miles long and
hts.an average width of less than seven,
Istiteven so It might seem like a pretty
Hi undertaking to defend the whole of
the coast line. It would, Indeed, call for
f-'ioofl many more guns and fighting men
Ifjvero not for what nature has done
toward simplifying the problem. Gen
erally the shores of Guam are forhlddlng,
tievolcanlc cliffs rising abruptly right
O'Jt of the sea to heights varying from 300
tt more than GCO feet. An enemy could
find no place of lodgment or a likely
teach for landing except within the limits
covered by the batteries that will be
planted about San Luis d'Apra. And
th'ere the work of the marines will bo
taade easier by the narrowness of the
Ih&le channel that leadH from the sea
through the menacing reefs into the shel
tered haven.
ISOLATION A PROTECTION'
The Isolation of Guam, lying 1500 miles
t of the Philippines, Is another source
ef protection, because any threatening
Muadron must como equally far If not
farther from Its own base of operations
and the nearest drydocks It can com
mand To Invite grave Injury at such a
distance from fncllltles of repair Is not
the course likely to bo pursued by a
thoughtful commander, and heie again
nature has helped to make Guam Just so
much more effective for our purpose as
a naval advance base from which our
cEnun snips In the far Pacific can lie
"patched to the best strategic ad
vantage for the scouring of a wide zone
In that part of the world.
Climatically Guam Is much superior to
the Philippines, and our marines at
Agana will be substantial gainers by
tnlr transfer from Cavlte. The hottest
aavs of the summer seldom register a
temperature In the shade of more than
degrres Fahrenheit, while the lowest
average range during the cooler months
' scarcely ever less than SO degrees. Ly
ing In the sweep of the northeast trade
Jlnas. there Is always a refreshing
Breeze ad the nights of the hottest days'
... 3, a temperature calling for sub
tantlal covering. The climate Is Ilke
ie much more salubrious and Invlgor
"ng than that nt tho miiiini.., i,.
flnni' ?U!,n's shores are washed by the
"--. U; mi
",..he temperature
-"uinriy equable
:. ' ne norm eauatonal curront. in
conditions aie
to , .;... , '" atmospheric stability, so
lnP.,.k' ,,a.u0fs'1 by tnp ""smlc rest
ranr fi ?f '8 nna "t a mountain
lorn, th nff fInm tne lK,d of ,ne Paclrtc
do?htJSSUnrt' rt '""horn down. I'n
i' 0un is of volcanic origin.
h'rteJt nmrt . ConLourB s,,ow: and Its
Ilev.iP c ls,ab0lt 1300 feet abovo
.,.,Scarc',y a da'- so " Is said,
after 1 h!?'U snme '"K"1 tremor, and
the.e m,., yo" bfcnr"e Indifferent to
nce .n in'al".fe "rthquakes. However.
wud h,"e th0 '""turbance becomes
tnHUHl. IT' , moV' violent, and then
bttf" a'e, toppled Into ruins and the
the quake-" d ,lur,ne the P"l'l f
' Ave miBuu. 'Vatt.er ',0,,slbly of "r
'" ad '.""J!8?'" lo K?t down on all
'' unnpI,aa,aet,hwre("C,ne ,hU" '" 'he
th"r"h?m0r' the, "" notes that
"P'n th.Mi, V .dlst'ct Improvement
W 1 to hav. " fr0m whonl the'
tlonab"y anea8plruns Th- are unques-
'ar JDlISil01n of their own which
that brought ,r .'? raany Partlculars to
attrl wt.1.0 thfm by the'r Spanish
m In ism .1" -yasellan discovered
UtC of n, i,iht1'and boastd a PP"-
than wn . rt,0W 80uls dlvlded '"to
th tMIUbi. . eprte k'nRdoms within
500 ww miieV.i a tr,fle more than
,!aofjSua""5.8- When we took pos.es
" ahout w"" tnhahitants num
too muci inti; Pons. Disease and
drdful eh.nV. a,rf.'ase had worked the
'"vice, infri?,"; a?d h0"ttal and medical
h l"rem,duced,by "s- the birthrate
U"ty h .?1 n,a'ldly and the mor-
lo been reduced.
Tho United States naval tug Potomac,
which was solidly frozen In the New
foundland Ice fields last Jnnuary and
given up for lost, was turned over to the
Government at the Brooklyn Xavy Ynrd
a few weeks ago through the efforts of
Ozro C. Gould, of the United States Con
sular Service.
Mr. Gould, Consul at Bay of Islands,
N F,, saved tho powerful ocean-going
tug Potomac from becoming a total loss
and turned her over to his Government
practically unscathed, but a few days
ago he returned to his post not one
penny the richer as a reward for his
clever engineering work. United States
property cannot be salvaged and the Gov
ernment pays no extra reward for gal
lant work performed by Its employes.
The saving of the Potomac was a dar
ing engineering feat. The rescue of the
tug was effected only after the most
difficult kind of work In the Ice fields off
Newfoundland.
O.N ERRAND OF MERCY.
The Potomac, the finest tug In the
navy, was dispatched to Newfoundland
from Norfolk, Va., January 25 to cut out
the American schooner Hiram Lowell, of
Bucksport, Me., which was fast In the
Ice. The crew of the Potomac also re
ceived orders to liberate the schooner
Georgle Campbell, which was also held
In the Ice, but the latter vessel was de
utroyed the day the tug left Norfolk.
The Potomac reached Bay of Islands
on February 3 and two days later sailed
In search of tho Hiram Lowell. Imme
diately the- rescuing tug ran Into Ice
and was blown out to sea In a blizzard, to
become caught In the Ice herself. Consul
Gould had given tho captain of the tug
explicit directions as to the location of
the Lowell, and hen he did not hear
from her In a few days he ordered look
outs along the coast to keep a sharp
watch for the Potomac. On February
9 he received a report that she was fnst
in the Ice and drifting north wnid. The
next day, February 10, the tug was re
ported nt Roche Harbor, at the ontrance
to Bonne Bay.
Immediately Consul Gould secured i0
men and dispatched two tons of food to
the crew of tne tug. It was necessary for
the 10 men to make two trips with the
food, us earh carrier was able to carry
onlv about 50 pounds over the Jagged ice.
Mr Gould was confined to his bed at
Bay of Islands with a badly Injured foot,
but when he learned of the location of tho
Potonnc and her piedlcament he left
for Bonne Bav, traveling on snowshoes,
and arriving February 17.
Upon his arrival he found that the offi
cer;? and crew had abandoned the Poto
mac, leaving everything but light effects
aboard the seemingly doomed craft. It
was necessary to get the crew of the tug
back to Bay of Islands, and for three
days the consul put the 37 men through
a course In snowshnelng, ns tho trip had
to be made afoot, and over tha snow
covered mountains. After a two weeks'
snowshoe. trip the party arrived at Bay
of Island. February 28, having been Just
two weeks.
ORDF.RKD TO RKSCUK TUG
On the day of his arrival back nt Hay
of Islands with the crew of tho Potomac,
he wired the Secretary of the Navy of
the condition of affairs, and he was
ordered, by telegraph, to save tho
Potomac. It was n most unusual order,
as the Navy Department had no reason
to believe that Consul Gould knew any
thing about seafaring life. Naval experts
of Newfoundland declared It would be
Impossible to save the vessel: that she
was sure to be crushed by the Ice In the
Straits of Belle Isle.
"But I had sailed my own sloop con
siderably In those waters In the tun years
I have been stationed at Bay of Islands,
and felt that the Potomac wasn't going
through the Straits of Belle Isle." de
clared Mr Gould In Boston the other dav
"Mv knowledge of hor position In the
Ice. a close study of the drift of the Ice
and the other conditions that prevailed
gave me confidence that the Potomac
could be saved "
First of ull the work was divided Into
three Jobs. It was necessary to get men
aboard the Polomao and keep them there,
so half a dozen were engaged to board
the Icebound craft, build and maintain
flres in her boilers and prevent the loot
ing of the tug. A shore crew was secured
to provide fuel, and several hundreds of
cords of green and dried blrchwood was
carried on board for consumption. The
Newfoundlanders went aboard March IT
and did excellent work until May 5, when
Mr Gould appeared on the scene In
person.
QUELLS MUTINY ON POTOMAC.
Upon his arrival, however, the crew
mutinied. They apparently foresaw the
escape of the tug with the breaking up
of the Ice, and they made unreasonable
demands. They were not satisfied with
the pay agreed upon, although the wages
might be considered extraordinary. How
ever, he stood them off all alone until
Ms 21. when they surrendered
The second part of the expedition con
sisted In making arrangements to hive
a vessel pick up the Potomac the moment
she should become free, and to this end
the steam trawler, the Wren, of Halifax,
was chartered. It was feared that wntn
the Potomic should afloat her engines
might be useless because of their long
inactivity and the ever cold and In
that case there was danger of her being
Belle Isle, whore she would be crushed by
the gigantic mountains of Ice.
The other pnrt of the general plan con
slsled of getting coal to the Potomnc,
and a small schooner was secured nt Port
nux Basques and laden with 100 tons of
coal. This schooner was equipped with
everything thnt would be needed aboard
the Potomnc, but difficulty wns encoun
tered In securing a crew. Finally Mr.
Gould secured nn engineer, and eighteen
men who were willing to risk their lives
In the trenchernu Ice fields, nnd nfter
traveling 100 miles through the tee the
schooner got to within three miles of tho
frozen tug.
Then ensued a thrpe weeks' battle with
the Ice, but on May 5, the relief expedition
got alongside and the schooner remained
near the Government boat until
May 21, when the mutiny aboard the lat
ter ended and the work of transferring the
coal was begun. It was necessary to
haul the coal over the Ice for three days.
On May 24, stenm was gotten up and tho
net day. May 25, Consul Gould took
charge of the pilot house.
TURNRD OVKR TO NAVY YARD.
"It was found thnt the engines of tho
Potomnc were hardly rtamnged," relates f
Consul Gould, "and we Immediately made
hurried plans to get clear of the Ice, which
we did that dav. Six days later wo arrived
nt Port aux Basques, nnd no time was
lost In overhauling the boilers nnd ma- ,
chlnery. We then took on coal nnd other J
provisions and sailed for the United States (
on June fi. under our own steam and with- ,
out convoy
ENGLAND'S INDIAN
TROOPS NOTED FOR
STRIKING COURAGE
to tho stall It irfusod to lie down, ap
parentlv realizing that It ought to be
delivering mull, and so It continued to
stagger around In a circle In tho barn
yard until It dropped dead In the nftei-noon.
Will Reinforce British in
France Complement of
140,000 Ready for Serv
ice. "Bobs" Praises Loy
alty. Britain's native forces In India, some
of whom are to be brought to Franco
to reinforce the British army, numher
HO.OuO men. with whom nbout 70,000 white
soldiers are mingled, so that no large
force of natives Is left alone at any
point. 1 he natives are organized Into
forty regiments of cavalry and 154 bat
talions of Infantry, each having seven
teen British and sixteen native officers.
The native ntlleepc nre nil .ftmnant- nr
"We brought the Potomnc Into New i Bq,mdron officers, the British occupying
uccauso of a HMong aversion to publi
city. He was born at Perth Amhoy, N. J
where his father was a manufacturer, In
October, le-53. The boy nttended Buffalo
elrmentnry srhools nnd then entered
Ynle, lwlng graduated from the Sheffield
Scientific School In 1573, or two years
I Qualities of Him Who Is Hnted as ; "i" iriphono. !
I New Nnpoleon. The Invention of the telephone wns of
T.Ike u-lliinm the Kii-it n,i Moittfe. much interest to mm. " nen in ii,, tne
-- .. )' .....iv.. -T ( -. .- -. 4 1.
j who was "silent In seven miiBUaKcs,
THE TACITURN J0FFRE
York Harbor on June 9, and I officially
turned her over to the naval officers at
the Brooklyn Navy yard. She was Im
mediately placed In drydock, and after
ward sent to the Portsmouth, N. H. Navy
Yard for repairs. Her machinery, how
ever was In excellent condition, and her
hull practically undamaged, but there was
plenty of opportunity for minor repairs."
That ended Consul Gould's connection
with the Potomac, although he wns called
to Washington, where he made his official
report to Secretary of the Navy Daniels
and received the compliments and thanks
of that official for the work he had per
formed. But there was no pecuniary re
ward for Mr. Gould. The men whom he
hired In Newfoundland benefited more
than he did, notwithstanding that at an
expense of only $3ono to the government,
ho saved a vessel valued at between $150,
000 and J2P0O.0O0.
CLOSED SEASON FOR
STURGEON PROPOSED
WASHINGTON. Sept. IS. - Hugh M.
Smith, chief of the Bureau of Fisheries,
has recommended to Secretary of Com
merce Redftcld that every State In whose
waters sturgeon exist or have existed pro
hibit their capture or sale for a period
of at least ten years.
"Owing to the decimation of the schools
of breeding fish and to peculiarities In
spawning habits It has been found Im
possible to Inaugurate a sturgeon cul
ture anywhere In this country." said
Commissioner Smith. "Attempts at arti
ficial propagation have proved utter fail
ures wherever tried. The expenditure of
considerable money has sometimes failed
to yield a single batch of eggs suitable for
Incubation.
"A possible relief may be afforded
through the transplanting in our waters
of young sturgeon from other countries.
A supply of young fish of a very desir
able species inhabiting the Danube nnd
the Caspian Sea hns been offered by the
Rumaninn Government.
"These larget and Inoffensive fish of
our seaboards, coast rivers and Interior
waters were for yenrs consldeied to be
not only valueless but nuisances, and
whenever they became entangled In tho
fishermen's nets they were knocked on
the head and thrown hack Into the
water Uven In the present generation
we have seen the shores of the Potomac
River In the vicinity of Mount Vernon
lined with the decomposing ca-t.asscs of
these magnificent fish, witnesses to the
cruelty, stupidity and profligacy of man.
The same thing has been observed every
where in the country.
"Vh"n fishermen awakened to tho fact
that the eggs of the sturgeon were valu
able as calar nnd tho flesh as food,
another senseless chapter In the history
of this llsh was written. There followed
tho most reckless and senseless fishing
Imaginable, with the result that In a com
paratively few years the best and most
productive waters were depleted, nnd
the higher positions. Each cavalry regi
ment Is divided Into four squadrons, and
o.ich Infantry battalion Into four double
companies.
As a further precaution against native
troops breaking out Into mutiny, there
is no native artillery, except twelve
mountain batteries.
The backbone of the native army Is
composed of Sikhs and Gurkhas, the two
elements favored in recruiting and espe
cially relied on by the British officers.
In the early days the native troops were
mainly Sepoys, from the Hindu prov
ince of Bengal It was the Sepoys who
mutinied In 1557 and massucred many
Britons. The Slkhs. who had been con
quered In the Punjab war only ten years
before, helped to subdue the Sepoys at
that time, nnd have been dependable
troops ever since.
SIKHS NATURAL FIGHTING MEN.
The Slkhs are generally tall nnd well
built, and natural fighting men. "The
Sikh," says tho Encyclopedia Brltannlca.
"Is a fighting man nnd his best qualities
are shown In the army, which Is his
natural profession. Hardy, brave and
slow-witted, obedient to discipline, at
tached to his oftlceis, he makes the finest
soldier of the cast. In victory he retains
his steadiness, and In defeat he will die
at his post rather than yield."
There are only 2.000.000 Slkhs In India
out of the 300.000,000 people there, but
there aro 30.000 Slkhs in the British army.
There Is no Sikh tribe, but the name sig
nifies a religion, an offshoot from Brah
manlsm dating from the fifteenth cen
tury. The Slkhs are found In three tribes
In the Punjab and the Northwest Presi
dency They nrp fatalists and their faith
Is a higher type than Brahmanlsm.
GURKHAS ALL RIFLRMKN.
The Gurkhas are little fellows, but
splendid fighters ns their record In the
Afghan wars will show. They are not
from India proper, but from Nepal, nn In
dependent state In the Hlmalaas. north
east of India. Nepal has been friendly
to the British for many years and the
Gurkhas are not discouraged from en
listing In the British army. Nep.il has a
standing army of her own, SO.OiO strong.
There aro 20.TO0 of them In the army of
India, In ten regiments of two battalions
each, all riflemen. They are the descend
ants of Bra limn ns who were drtwn from
the plains of India by the Moslems, cen
turies ago. and their faith Is a form of
Brahmnnlm.
Tho other native troops of India are
picked men from the northern part of
the country. Those of the south are
no longer ' worked with ns nrmv mate
rial. Outside of the Sikhs and Gurkhas
the native regiments are of different
faiths and are brigaded with white
troops.
PRAISKD BY ROBERTS.
Lord noberts, who wrote a book on
"Forty-one Years In Indln." speaks
highly of the native troops us they aro
now orgnnlzod. though lie did not think
much of the Sepoys of early dajs.
"I have a thorough belief In and ad
miration for Gurkhas. Slkhs, Dogras,
Rajputs, Jats and selected Mohometans,"
says "Bobs" In his book. "I thoroughly
appreciate their soldierly qualities. Brl
gHded wtlh British troops I would be
proud to lead them against any European
enemy "
The Slkhs are especially noted for their
devotion, and one of them mnde a shield
pf his body to save Lord Roberts In one
or tne Afguau battles.
General Joffrc Is notably taciturn, and
he has been silent through a laborious
military career of 41 years. He Is now
(51. but still In the full vigor of his
strength of body nnd mind and by far
the most noteworthy figure which this
surprising war has so far disclosed.
Clemenccau sharply criticised him nnd
the others of tho General Staff, but he,
too, has reversed his Judgment since the
mobilization proved their foresight and
i complete organization of the. military re
sources. A little more and General Joffie
will be the incarnation of the soul of
France in her llfc-and-dcath struggle.
Joffre was a tint-year military engi
neer ,u the dlcult Ecole Polytechnlquc.
and only 17 years of age when htc war
of 1S70 broke out. He enlisted nnd fought
like the rest to the bitter end. He enme
out h lieutenant and wbb employed, when
peace followed, on the plans for the new
fortifications of Paris. Marshal Mac-
Mahon who was himself not a talker.
parent company of the Bell company was
organized he decided to get Into the new
Industry nnd a year later he nrgnnlzed a
local operating company in Buffalo, hold
ing the offices of vice president and man
ager. On New Year's Day, 1555, Theodore N.
Vail, now president of "Tel & Tel," held
a conference, ns a result of which Mr.
Hall took over the management of the
new company Just organized, the Amer
ican Telephone nnd Telegraph Company.
A year earlier. In 1551, an experimental
long distance line had been tried out be
tween New York and Boston. Mr. Hall
took up the development of the long dis
tance telephone line enthuslastlcallv and
within two months was directing the work
of the first long distance line between
New York and Philadelphia
CHARLES H. FELD3TEIN
Feldstein &
President of Charles H
Co.
Charles H. Feldstein. 71 years old, pre.l- i
dent of Chas. H Feldstein & Co.. whr.
noticed his cairn silence amid the ohter ! for moro than thirty years had been trad-
officers In a visit to one of the forts, ing In the brush-making and hair busi-
nnrl llnevneetefllv aatnteri Mm "Mf- .nm-
pliments, captain"' So he was a captain I
at 22, long before him time; and he was
sent to organize the defenses on Pontar- ,
Her, Just whero the Germans, If they
break through at Belfort, may now sweep
down along the Swiss frontier. Then
he went out to build forts at Tonkin; but
Admiral Courbet, who was in charge,
to fighting at the head of the troops,
scented the born commander, and set him
He was kept fighting, next In Dahomey,
and he was the first to enter Timbuctoo
speaking never a word. He was silent
In Madagascar, where he fortified Diego
Suarez mightily. Back in France. h
was made a professor at the Higher War
School, and became successively gen
eral of brigade, of division and of a
corps d'armec. He came to have the
confidence of all as a strategist and or
ganizerand, with all the medical hos
tility to the army, he was never re
proacned with reaction or not being fnlth
rul to the republic. When the nomina
tion of general-in-chlef had to be mnde
by the Higher War Council, General
Pau, who last his arm at Sedan, pointed
with his remaining hand to Joffre and
the nomination wns unanimous, says the
New York Evening Post.
Tho public knows little of persons, but
It knew that the law of three years' com
pulsory service, which has saved France,
was due largely to General Joffre's fore
sight. And these three weeks of his com
mand have mnde confidence In him uni
versal. Time will toll how far his silence
will lead to victory: but, until now, no
newspaper torrespondent even knows
where General-in-Chief Joffre and his
headquarters were placed yesterday or
today, or shall be tomorrow. "Joffre's
headquarters?" said a military man who
may havo known nnd may not; "it's a
monastery!"
The Pope who has Just died would have
liked that figure of speech, for he moro
than once expressed his opinion that even
his monkH talked too much. Perhaps this
all but unlversarl war will drift suffering
humanity towards a new era where si
lence shall he appreciated as strength.
And this time, let It bo noted while It
lasts, the silent man is the Frenchman.
ness, died at his office. 1530 E. Madison
Street, yesterday from an attack of heart
disease. Mr. Feldstein was at his desk
at his usual duties yesterday when he
suddenly fell over. A physician was Im
mediately called, but Mr. Feldstein died
shortly nfter his arrival.
Mr. Feldstein was a member of the
Temple Keneseth Israel, and was loved
for his kindly and charitable disposition
He is survived by his widow, two sons
and four daughters His sons. Adolph M.,
Secretary and Treasurer, and Leon W .
Vice-President, of the firm of Chas. H.
Feldstein & Co., succeed him ip the business.
IGNAT2 BLOCH
Ignatz Bloch, 70 years old, a retired
clothing merchant, died yesterday at his
home, 3125 Westmont street. He emigrated
from Austria 45 years ago nnd settled
In Philadelphia, where for 05 years he
was engnged In thfj clothing business.
Mr. Bloch retired 12 years ago. He as
Interested In the work of several Jewish
societies. His widow and two sons survive.
CHICAGO FIRST IN CRIME
More Murders There Than in New
York and London.
CHICAGO. Sept. IS.-Chicago leads the
cities of the world In crime, available
figures Indicate. More murders and as
saults were committed here last year than
In New York and London.
The statistic were made puhlic by
Alderman Merriam, of a special Council
Committee on Imestigatlon of Crime.
Comparison of crime In two cities is
made In tha following table:
KobNirlej and Asaulu
. , Mur.Itrs to Roo HurKlanes
Chicago 'Jir.' lnsj fon
London :)il JS 1120
"But 3 per cent, of those persons ar
rested in 1013 were sentenced to Imprison
ment." the report states "Out of 109,711
arrested only HI were convicted"
RICHARD C MORGNER
Richard C. Morgner, 45 ears oid. a
mason and for many vears an active
member of the German-American Repnb
llcan Club of the Nineteenth Ward, died
yesterday at his home. 2fK North Fifth
street. He had been a member of many
German slnprlng and fraternal societies.
MRS. THOMAS H. HUNTER
Julln D. Hunter. 5f years old. widow I
of Thomas H. Hunter, an Insurance '
broker, died "yesterday at her home. 221
Buckingham place. She will be buried I
tomorrow in the woodland Cemetery.
CAPTAIN JENS HANSEN
Captain Jens Hansen, 1 vears old, died
yesterday nt his home, 7117 Oxford piko.
Fox Chase. He will be burled In Green
wood Cemrter on Monday afternoon.
SICK HORSE ANSWERED CALL
what should have been made a permanent
fishery of great profit was destroyed.
Even after the great value of the stur
geon began to be appreciated hv every
one the Immature and unmarketable fish
Incidentally caught In seines, gill nets and
pound nets received no protection what
ever in most waters and were ruthlessly
destroyed as nuisances, the decline of the
surgeon being thus doubly accelerated J Repotted for Duty When Mail Train
'For example, on the Atlantic coast the , Whistles Died Inter
cnteh of sturgeon fell from 7.000.000 pounds . wmsties uiea -Later,
to less than l.ffKttm In 15 years On the , HILLbDALL. Sept. IS Quite a remark
Pacific coast n catch of over 3.000,000 able Incident is reported from the village
pounds annually In the early 90s was fol- I 0(Osse ,
lowed by a few hundred thousand pounds Thurston Pulver. a rural carrier, has
In later vears of the same decade, with I "sed, onft ,,orse n" hls rol"e- w'th which
no improvement since that. On the Great I he "J18 covered noarly I6.0TO miles. A
Lakes the yield declined more than 90 per , f.ew 1,ays a8; atXer, ?ne ! 1,s H'Ps. the
cent. In 18 years. In the American waters ' horse won taken alck and a veterinary
of the l-ake of the Woods, one of the I Bu'd, ' coul1 no recover,
most recent grounds for the exploration , ev,'u'xt 'n"nlnR' """ ''" started
of sturgeon, the catch decreased over 94 I ?' p''?"ce .vJ."h a"n,,1f re
tier cent, in 10 vears. notn thstandlnc a ". . '."" .""""'" '"? " 'F' me
more active prosecution ot tne nshlng
"The sturgeon fishery 1
waters as a whole reached
about 1530. For two or three years tht
annual catch was IZ.iOO.OOO to lS.ono.Oi'O
pounds. At the present time the annual
yield does not exceed 1.000.00ft pounds, and
everywhere there is a steady downward
trend in the catch. The scarcity of stur
geon and the demand for their flesh and
eggs have run up the price to an extraor
dinary figure, never attained by any other
fish, either In America or elsewhere A
mature female sturgeon often brings the
fisherman IttO,, and It Is a poor fish tint
cannot be sold for 120 to $30 on the rlvere
j driven easterly or through the Strait of I of the East coast."
get his mnil for the route,
sick horse lying In a stall untied, think.
n American I lnB lhat the rose wou,(i nevet ' blJ
l Its cm, ! 1 walk aP.'n Th" ou,e' ,,0r the
.... .... .... ..... ...cw. kjiuiriiy aiier
getting to work on his mall In the posl
offlce Pulver was culled outside and
there found his sick horse standing at
Its usual place In front of the hitching
rail.
The animal had heard the 7.H mail
train whistle as It dronned im mill i
I the little station and knew that it was
I time to go to the postofflce The sick
i horse sot up unaided, made its way sev-
crai piocks to me postornce and p. ,
tiently waited for the long trip over the
. route to begin '
' After the faithful animal was led back i
DENY ANTI-TRUST VIOLATION
NEW YORK. Sept. IS -The New York.
New Haven and Hartford Rallroail and
the New England Navigation Company
have filed answers in the I'nlted Suites
District Court demlug that am of their
properties wtre acquired or are blng
held in violation of the Sherman nntt.
trust law.
DEATHS
f EINBTKIJ. --, ALBEBT EINSTEIN, lfc
years, 224S William st.
FEMJ8TEIN. Suddenly, on Reptmber lTr
10H. CHARLES H., husbsnd of Jeanett
Feldstein. sued 71 yesrs Relatives ami
friends, also nappsport Lode. No. 8. I O
r, R, of I., ire invited ti attend the funeral,
en fiiindsv, at 10.30 . m.i frem his late rel
rtnr. lA2rt frforth Ontario st. Interment
Adnth Jenhiiriin cemetery.
riNE. -AN'NIB FINE, 2 years, 203 Bek
ftreet. ,
FISHEK. -On September ,14, 10H. MARY.
rtniiRliier of MarRsret nnd the Isto William
Holier ltelatlve nnd frlenrt are Invited to
num! the funeral, on Puturdsy. at ? o'clock,
'rum the mnthfr's re'Menee, .tort rtflrTAile at
The rmlns may be viewed after S o'clock
Fridnj evening Interment at North Cedar
If ill ivmeierv
miineTEIt. JOSEPH FOnEBTErt.43 yesrs.
mm p. Taney t
PHASE!!.- On Feptemher IS, 1014. EMtLY
II fe of rienrre M Frsr. Funeral on
Citurdny. at I p m.. from her lit" refll'nee.
2nnn w harton st. Interment Mt Morlah
rmetfry
OAII.. rilAftLES OAOL, 7 years.. 6129
rharlM n.
OENWEU. HAnrtlET OENAVEn.ST years,
24R W Hnlns t
fill.!,. On Peptnnbr 14, 1014. st his late
rel1nr 30., North 41ft st PETER, hus
band nf Fannie rsill. Due notlie of the fu
noral mil ) clin
OOl.AilC - HELENA OOLASIC. 28 years.
220 Ttrnivn St.
fiHEKV. ALBERT rtnEEN. 2 years, 017
Watts ft.
OltEENHEItr. - MARY OREENBERO. 1
ar 0'in Tree n
IIAM.OWEI.L On September 12. 1BI4.WIL
MAM. husband rf the late Ctharln K.
IIa11on11. need ,4 vtntt Duo notice of th
funral mil h plien. trom the residence of
hl daughter. 14 Vnn Pelt st.
HANSEN. On Pptembr 17. 1014. Captain
JENS HANSON liufband of Ellt .T Hon
fen aced 11 iir ruh'tnl an Monday,
nt 2 p m..' from 7417 Oxford pike. Fox
i.'haee. Philadelphia Interment private at
Orrnood rsmetnrv
HARRIS.- On Septemher 17, 1014, JANE
ARNOLD. !' of oiher Harris aged !2
year. Fineral pen l-ei en .6aturdav at 2
r m nt her late rrsld'n , 1712 Mnnton St.
in'erment prlat
HAl'SEIt.- WILFRED MAUSER. 2 years.
us n. inth ft.
IIEI.VKHSON.-t HARRIET HELVERSON. CO
eare, I fit 'I Fmlkrnn et
HERIIERT On September 17, 1014, FLOR
ENi'i: IIKRRERT a Red r,1 eart Fun'rnl
ffrl''m On Monday, at 2 p m at tha
ninrimentf of "lhrr H Hair, 120 Chestnut
ft. Interment nt Ferny ond Cemetery.
II ENTER. -On September 13. 1014. MAODA
LENA. wife of Loul Herter (formerly Eck
nrd), nge,i is years. Due notice of the fu
neral mil he given, ftom her late residence.
1027 Shunk at
.JEFFERSON. - I.OVINE JEFFERSON, 9
jeare. 1121 Prlar et
.IOII N.SDN. On Pptmhr 17. 1P14. WIL
1 IAM M . ribband -f .'allle M Johnson and
-n ot rhe late rharlea and Johanna Johnson
Funeral sen ! en Sunday, nt 2 p, m at
his late resilience. 2724 Oakford et. Inter
mint nt Fern't nnd Cemeterv.
.It'Iinn THEODOR JUDGE. 01 years. 918
ood St.
KEI.I.Y. On September 1.1, 1914. JOHN.
hushand of Mary A, Kelly nee Mmpion)
Rrlnthes and friends also l.eo-rolumbus, So
fVtv are Invited to attend funeral, on Sat
urda at . .0 a in, from his late residence.
2"0'l N. Lawrence st Solemn Requiem -Mnea
nt Ft. Erlhard's '"hupii. nt 10 a m pre
cise), lntei-ment Bordentown, N. J
KENNEll On September 17, 1914. JOHN,
hurhand o' Mar Kennd. Funeral on Mon
day at ".'i a m . from 7"2 MrAlpIn st .
West Philadelphia Solen.n Hlch Mass at
St. Aeatln hurch t In a m. Interment
at Cathedral '"-meter .
KI.ENTNEK. LAZER KLENTNER 60 years.
S7nfl Fletcher st.
Kl'F.N.-On September 10. 1014. SARAH A.,
mfe of ' hir p L Kueo In the tVid year
n! her nee lte!otls and friends are In-vlt-d
to nttnd the funeral services, on
Situr'"ov n'ternnon he Kith Inst . at 2
o'clock at her late residence. Mountain
nnd Prospect aes.. Melrose Park, north of
fialt l.nne Station. P and R. R Interment
irlte In Hill rerneterv
LEATHERS! AN At hi residence, 43T
ltpaun st Fox Chate. on September 13,
1IU4. JOSEPH, husband nf Amanda Lenther
.van Due notice of the funeral will be
I.lVllEI.I. - HARRT LIDDELL. S years.
J315 E. Sergeant st
I.t MI'!' On Septemher 17 1014, WILLIAM
; t MI'P aged .,n iar Funri. on .-atu-rlii,
at 2 p m.. from 1212 South 4S'h St..
West Phi udclphla. Interment at Montrose
cemetery.
MAXWELL. At Hammonton, N. J. on Sep
temher 17. 1(114. WILLIAM M MAXWELL.
astcd 74 ean. Services nn Sunday, at .'!
p in . at the residence of his son-in-law.
Howard C French. Interment prUnte at
GreenmoJnt Cemeterv Hemmonton X. J.
McCANDI.EsS. un Septemher 17. 1B14.
ELIZA, daughter of the late Hutoh!non nnd
Elizabeth McCandless. aged OS years The
relatives and frlend of the family are In
vited to attend ihe funeral services, on Mon
day, the 21st, at 2 p m . at her hr 'ther a
residence Thomas H. McCandles, 21415 North
2d st . Philadelphia Interment private, at
North Cedar Hill Cem-tery.
McEI.IIENNEY On September IS. 1914.
lifiMIMi' son of Alexander and Margaret
McElhenne. ag'd 0 vears s months Fumrai
on Saturdav. at s 30 a m . from 4f,07 Rldee
iue.. Falli of Schuylkill High Mass at St.
Bridget s Church, at 0 30 a. m. Interment
Westminster Cemeterv
McLAI'GHI.IN. On September !7?'V14. ES
TELLE E , daughter of Conly anf ll " ,mB1
r McLnughlln. and srandclaughter of f, Vir
ginia, and the lae Thomas E Berger. ' acad
17 ears Funeral sen lies on Monday at '
p. m. at her parents resllcnce. 1721 Met
Clellan at Inteiment private
MILLER. SARAH MILLER. 35 yeara. 1103
FItzwater st.
MOORE. On September l:i, 1914. S.JENNIE
wife of Thomas L Moore and daughter of
tho late Nathan W nnd Sarah M Latch.
ngeJ ."7 enrs Funeral on Saturd ty. at 1
p m , irom nuseana s residence, la Marpie.
tlTV
MORESrill VICTORIA MCRESC II.
far, o. c. niiiennouse st.
MOIMiXEK On September 17. 1914 RICH
ARD c M'lKUXEK hushand o lirfnlg e.
M' rgnr ineo Htrtschi aged 4S years. Fu
neral services on Sundav. at 2 p. m , at 2040
North .".th st Interment private Glennopd
.Ml-ni'llY. MICHAEL MURPHY. 79 years.
27ii!) Helen st
''MU.-?,-- 9n September IB. 1914. ELIZA
JJLTH, daugmer of Alois and Elizabeth
j'ahls age 1 i'l vears Funeral services on
Sundav. at 2.10 p m , at 2r)21 North 7tk- 3t
Intei in.nt 'irren.nnunt Cemeterv.
l'EEl.INC.. r-ASANDRA FEELING. 8J
veats. 1'14 S 3d et
'TcT ,n,.?ePtember IS. 1914, of dlph
&". 1 -VS. Sv. son of ''""'I1 and Anna
Pfaff of S.1JS Ella st.. aged 3 j ears. No
'IJTx EDWARD FOTTS. 13 years. 2012
".VJiViJ!-1!?-" nu .,"?,' rldenre of her son.
Howard fc Randall atstoopvllte Bucks Co ,
1 rnnvit;1IV!"1"J Septemher Id. RACHLL
il'.vtI,AL'" 'don "f Reuben Randall,
nsed 1.2 veara s months. Funeral fnm
riiompun Memorial Chun h. Ixivier Soiebury
iitMv cne'Ul"'.da, !'' ' at 11 a. m
10th "it REIN. 70 years. BID South
lllll()I,rp,-nn September IS, 191) FRANK,
ruiiDand -f Catharine RMnim ged 47 vear
lur.eral on Mond.iv. at 30 a m from 1026
South Sih st Solemn Requiem Mm at the
1 hurch of m xi. helas To enctno. at 10 a m.
preelsely. Interment at H"ly Cross Cem-
l,.i.ltii?-',O,P..2l0n,'- S'P'ember 14. 1914.
Wiilf,'I'.u,STCH' daughter of the late
William Wynne and Hannah Lewis Wlater
and widow of William B. Rogers. Interment
private
frtV?'?i. AXC.KLO ROMANO. S vear.
, "?5 south 9th ft
nbvt, lAcln SP"mr,er it jolt ELIZA
l'LTH O . daughter of Francis D and Ellza-r-etn
u Ruleff Funeral services on Saturday
morning, at 10 o . lock at the residence of
h-r parents, S3 rresrnn st Interment private,
i Arlington Cemetery Friends may view
remains on Friday evening, from 7 until 9
n rn. k
SUA IN LOUIS SALV1N. 49 vear.. 731
m
m
N
if
3-Wifc
11
Ceme-
81
DEATHS OF A DAY
EDWARD J. HALL
Vice President of the American Tele
phone and Telegraph Company.
WATKIN'S. X Y.Sapt IS-Kdwai.I !
Hall, "father of the lonR distance tele
phone ' nnd a woe president of the Amer
ican Telephone nnd Telesraph Company,
died here yesterday He came here from
Xew York some weeks ago for his health.
.Mr. Hall's death wns sudden and unex
pected. Altbnucli Edward Julius Hall was a
leading personality in the comparatlvel
brief history of the development of the
Bell telephone commercially and, more
than any other individual, active In the
Krowth of the long distance telephone
throughout the country, his name was
next to unknown to the public at larne
AlilN. On September 15. 1014. IIAItnv p
nusMna or Ittith Agin and son of the
late Harr S. and Marv Agin, jg.d 41 year.
Funeral services on Saiurdav. at 1 n in at
bin late residence. Ills n st Interment
private at Hillside Cemeterv. Jnlcrm"
AJ-KVATA. 1'ASQUALE ALEVATA. 1 year,
ALTI.MJ. SUSAN ALTING. (in veer, uvi
Judson st. I
AVI.MF.R. On September 12, 1914. jtRY I
ALMBR. Due notice of the funeral will be I
given, from hr late residence. 4015 Wa.-rtn
St.. West Philadelphia. ".'n (
IlAI.nwiN.--A 1 hlH rel.ience. 211 Vnrth Ma- I
pie ave , Lansdnwne. Pa. on September '3
Funeral services and Interment "private ,,s,,S1r,, "
Providence (R. I ) papers please conv. M "A!), nn
HAUTON. On September 17. 1014 EMU V
c wile 01 Harrj Han .n. of w.mdlvniiV
N. J Tuneral service,, on Satui.lav. at '
til- iV... a,7.J...i ' ""' Son
vnte
IIKKCKMAN. - HARRY
veara. Ull North Phtlln st
HI. OCR. On September IT. 1914, IC1NATZ '
hukhan.l of fcva Hi", h in his T list vear '
lt',.ll.s ,,,,,1 f.i.nJ. u,-., 1. ....... 'if. v?r. I
Nt. 3.1. o. K s ,f I . iu 'Klnoi LMcV , ,J ''"rB.." "" W X.rth 21st
f,ine,ra,"o,::;da,.r,mU,e? m "VVI hvortn.V''5 " U
th larlr oi En4iiuei ...her is St.n ilk"' K...r.v3.. .'."..'
ninmonl n lr.ferni.nl nt Alaih Jeshurun S ,.'' ,W?.'iA "'l"VPt'E SILBERMAN. SO
Cemetery. Klndlv omr flutters " I ..." '' s '"1 I"b "
nilOWN.-SARAH BROWN. 32 years. 3144 I : l,os - 'ANNIE SIMON. M5 veirs. 140
Hodine st. ! ( i. i,i n
C'ANAVIN. On September Id, 1914 , IJKO,!,l,lr ,n ,pr;ember IB. 1014 PHILIP
CHARLES C . husband of Martha.; effi .., Vtfh Ji ' i1'.'" ' '" ""'ohl In
vln (nee Mnorei Funeral un Saturday at ? M ,h.5 r ,of. "" a ""al " '
2p m.from i713Slg.lst. InmmemSi .v'-JJ ' ,',.,.11 J Li'- .m.,.fr''U. ' ."
1-eniwpo.t cemetery mil iiv iv Vi. ,?MI"1" ' emeien
...... .- .. r? ... iFtiu.nri ct.i tnarrv
Interment prl-
BEECK.MAN. 12 ,
years.
SmTawihar IT mi , Z-r.11 . rt T
..... t.l...:.',." "'A")""' .V"'t''
u T, M,lfd4i ' s a. m.. from the resl
r 1,1 hl br th.r Rernard Pchad 17
nCiTur.1? l it5'-s- nf Beoulem at Ho v
TV2.I.ni"vh' ' 9 30 a m. Interment New
t-at-idral Cemetery.
st'll M'ER. -On September IS. 1914. at Or
e.iiVp&n'?' J.""1XIA I.FS MlUll 3
ft H,AFt'Q daughter f the Ute Edwart D
llurfhe Funeri! services on Saturday, at
r ' " a 'be residence of her brother- n-
CIIARMKTSKI WALTER CHARMETSKI
1 1 seai u months. Mi x Capitol st.
l)th and Lesser ave.
rONI.lN. At Akron. Pa., on September lfl
' 1l)H I'ATIIAKIVK wl'e of Wll(l"n Conli'n
need 4 yearn I-unerl on Saturdav 41 10 tn
a m. from the Phlla.ielphlt anl Rra.llns
Terminal, on the arrival of the train from
Akion. Pa. Intermtnt at Calvar Cemeterv
t anuien N ,1.
CONROW. On September 14, 1914 DVVID
S.7S5f2W. ,ffS W ,". it" resldVnce:
I , f Du notice at funeral wll be
ri'MMINTiS. On September IS. 1911 lll'OIl.
n oi janies anl C.ilhar1n I'uiinniES I'l I
neral on Saturday at T.1D 1 m
t-vvn Mass at St Vln enfa Church, at U
. 'D""11 a "'I 'atnedral Cemeterv
rivf0 iTiPl'v,l,y a " v PATH
KINB IKN. widow of Charles W.
Pean reslden -e SM fnlon si Funeral serv-l-e
and Interment strictly private
"vvhiTton ICr"V nEV,TA- " '""'
III!. I ON. On September 15. 10U. ROBERT
E. husband of Norah Dillon .nee Sullivan'
arl son of I uke and Marv T Dillon Due
n tire of the. funeral will be gveri from
his parents' residence 14H South nth st
"th srUZ2,E DIVAC' y.. I8! N.
t., v amoen. j. sen 11 1104 jowv 1;
nii.nani or liars sulllvan. axed 27 ytrs.
Llue notice of the 'uneral wlltbe given
' : ,r4fAT"AmNE SULLIVAN. 20
vears I ail Ttonirson st.
1Vi",l;-eOXANNA TABOT. 23 ,..
TARHA. SOFIA TAHRA. 8 years. 44 Mil.
TATE. Op September 17, 1014 IOHV L.
2.1 f f'?,h,Rrlrc and 'be 'att l"hn R
Tati- tn his "nth vear Funeral servi.es on
Sundav. at 2 p. ni jt the resldeini ..f nis
broiber-ln law Cyrus Ha'brld, .1(14', Melon
st interment at rirnunnH r.aR.,rL
T.UI.OII.-HENRY TAVLOR. 60 jean
l.'Ull t-'ftl J 1
T33
from hie I TE!'EV-l'AK,OLi"'E TEESE. 57 sears. Sili
REUUIOIS NOTICES
Jen Uh.
East Cumberland st
TOJLItKKX MADGE TOLBERT. 80 years.
17U IXlsworth st
UUI1.1V CATHARINE TREINAN. 3!
JMI,
at4?1 V Un.,.n a.,A
MARV P. widow
VAN IlEl'SKN. On September
of v lutleld Van Peuse
1'i. 1914
RODEPH SH.vr.o5! Seek P.ice)
Mturaay id s m southeast corner Braid
' 1 IF t IZ:02. St ''"' 13. 19H. EL- ' w"r st
-- k1' J widow ot John J Douzherty lui WILLIS JAKE W1LI iq s
Donohu.) Due notice of the funeral will ! ' Wood st WILLIS. J
Service.; f rn2 st m a" mwn- " Cath- flVlTHROW -On September 15.
roidan! nnmu-Piipv no.. . D widow of ABdrew J With
runem services .. hdturtas at .1 1 111 i -.
l-!v at her late residence 2100 West Ti st
it Interment rnvaie. at Laurel llu (n -eterv
WA.VJ-N,E"-.Tn. September 17. 1014 CHRIS
riA.NA w-lf of Anion W a'dner met P 1
ajed , var Funeral services on Monday
at S j m at her 'ate home. 2'Hi
MntEoroerv av lniatm.ni ,.riia.A
Ull n. MALLT WILD. 63 years. 2S90 North
84 years. 1J1T
Lvt.uj' . 1,1 Bourni-Asi corner isroaa an 1 nnvr.r.w. vr . t- Mn..
M un- Vernon sts MarKlns Ttrre b5 Rabbi "ftth VA i7E,.DRUC1lA'N' TO years
'or tb Ne eix S m-l cv ertio ?rm vn ,,7 oil ,Ji?BIE EA5TLACK. 53
&.?. !' . ..M.ndi, , morris ' ThS kbxix jSilrnr&KS ...
ot lunw ui ji cr si BU) merrng The eskiV fbtiipb roim. -.
Great Delusion." b., Raboi Henry Uerkowitj. m sF ESKIN, 81 years.
S3
8122
1914 SARAH
hFAV ttall
and friends are invited 10 attend the fjneral
services on Fridav e' enlns; a' i o -ioc ai
ir hi rtintnce eis North Fretton s'
Inierment prhaie at Pleasantvii.e X J
2yEK LOUI3 ZUREK. ti y.ara. 21