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"PRIMARY SPECIAL"
CARRIES WILSON TO
VOTE IN PRINCETON
President Spent But a Bare
Hour at His Former Home.
Start Back Is Made Early
This Afternoon.
President Wilson passed through Phil
adelphia nt 11:15 this morning on hlfl
way to Princeton to vote In the New
Jersey primaries today. Ills private car,
attached to the S o'clock express from
Washington, this n sort of "primaries
special," Senator William Hughes, of
Faterson; Secretary Tumulty and four
other New Jersey residents attached to
tho White House were In the car. Most
of them left at Trenton on their way to
their homes to vote.
Tho trip will bo a brief one for the
President. His enr was dropped off at
Princeton Junction and reached Prince
ton at 12:16. The schedulo gavo him
hardly more than an hour to coat his
ballot and see his friends. Tho start
back to Washington will be made at
1:55.
The. President -would not evon take
time to have luncheon In Princeton. It
wilt bo served In his car on the return
trip.
The Journey from "Washington was a
busy one for tho President. Tomorrow
he will meet a delegation of Colorado
coal operators and strikers to discuss
the labor situation there. He was work
in all morning with Secretary Tumulty
on papers rotating to tho case.
Through Secretary Tumulty, the Presi
dent pleaded business when askod to dis
cuss the New Jersey situation and the
new phases of the campaign In Pennsyl
vania. It was said that the President1!
party was optimistic as to tho chances of
tho Administration's candidates In the
New Jorsoy primary fight today.
Talk In tho "Primaries Special" dwelt
on the report that the President was
pleased with the proposed cut In the riv
ers and harbors bill. It was sold ho
lewed Its return to the committee as
gratifying. In view of the decllno In reve
nue In this country arising from the Eu
ropean situation.
It was reported that tho President would
vote for Representative Allen B. Walsh
for the Democratic nomination for Rep
resentative Walsh was expected to meet
the President's special at Princeton Junc
tion to talk over the local candidates'
qualifications with the President.
Senator William Hughes was said to be
optimistic of a victory for Congressman
Eugene H. KInkead In his fight for tho
nomination for Sheriff of Hudson Countv
against John H. Crosby, supported by
the Wlttpenn forces, who are regarded ns
unfriendly to tho Administration. Sec
retary Tumulty will go to Jersey Cltv
from Princeton to cast his vote for
KInkead.
Prof. Stockton Axon, the President's
brother-in-law, was with the party going
home to vote today. He will vote in
Princeton with the President. Warren
Johnson, secretary to Secietary Tumulty,
dropped off at Trenton to cast his ballot,
and Charles Dwemton. the President's
stenographer, got oft with him to vote
for the first time. He Is the youngest
stenographer ever employed at the White
House.
President Wilson will reach Washington
at 6.10 tonight.
PROGRESSIVES MEET
FOR NOMINATIONS TO
DELAWARE'S TICKET
State-wide Prohibition and
Modified Single Tax Sys
tem Advocated as Planks
in Platform.
PRESIDENT CASTS HIS VOTE
His Arrival at Princeton TTnranrked
by Demonstration
PRINCETON". N J.. Sept. .Presi
dent Wilson cast hi ballot In the New
Jersey primaries at Princeton today
without creating any of the usual ex
citement accompanying a return of the
President to his former home
Accompanied b two Secret Service
men and his brother-in-law. Professor
Stockton Axson, until recently a mem
ber of the Prlneoton faculty the Presi
dent walked dlrectlv to the polls in thfi
Mercer Engine House, No. .1, on Cham
bers street and voted for Allan Walsh
for ronominatlon to Congress.
Accompanied by Professor Axson and
the Secret Seiic men he walked
leisurely about town past his two old
homes, the one on Library place, where
he lived when he was a professor, and
then past the Cleveland lane house.
whet lie icslded when Cofrnnr He
left for Washington at 1 S3 p. m.
PRIMARY IN MASSACHUSETTS
Hot Contests in Choice of Congres
sional and Legislative Candidates.
BOSTON. Sept 22. With no opposition
to the gubernatorial candidates, rivalry
was keen at the State primary election
today over the selection of othr candi
dates on the State tickets and Congres
sional representatives.
Tho Dernociats mil renominate Goer
nor Walsh, the Progiesshws will indorse
Joseph Walker aid the Itepuullrans will
nominate ox-Congressman Samuel V. Me
Call. Beside tho State tnkeis, j t'on
grcsslonal repiesentatives, 40 Slats Sen
atois and .SO State Representatives will
be chosen
HEAVY VOTE IN MERCER
Twelve Candidates for Sheriff, of
Whom Ten Are Republicans.
TRENTON. Sept ?.' t3 voto 111 to.
dav's primaries is txrar ?ause of tho
jrre,n intei est In ttf& "various contests,
particular!) that for .Sheriff, in whii'h
there arc ten i.nididatt on the Republi
can side and two on the Democratic.
The e.nl inllcatlons point to the nomi
nation of Page or Fleming by the lie.
publicans Floming i thf organization
candidate, but is not us popular as Pago
or as some of the other Republic an andi
dates Herc S Moore, a Republican
Assemblyman, was polling a good vote
rarly. but It is scaicelv expected that he
tan win the nomination.
on the Democratic side of the Sheiiff's
fight J Q Coleman, a prominent Under,
taker, Is getting a large vote against
ParKei. who has the aupport of many of
the Democratic leaders. It Is believed
that Coleman will be nominated.
Represmtative Allan B Walsh, who if
running fur renomtnalion ami re-tle, ticin
to Congress on the Democratic ticket, will
have an edB time defeating i J Blake,
his rtemocratic opponent for th nomina
tion, -icconllng to the earlv voting. Walsh
is running on a pureH Wilson platfoim.
On the R publican side there are four
candidate U'ltchlnrfon and Blaekman, of
Trenton and Pope and Anderson, of
Somerset County fiutctiintoii, who U a
former Male Senator and a former State
Road (VmmtsMoner. seemed to bu getting
the early vote Blaekman Is giving him
h. close race.
There is no primary contest for Suno
gate and there is little Interest displayed
In the Assembly contests In this count.
KEEPS LEG AND DIES
MJDDI.KTOWN, N Y. Sept. 2f.-Ro-main?
Beusele of Montague township,
N J , Is dead, because he refused to let
doctors a-nputate one of his leg Ben
seley s leg 3x hart by a log that rolled
on It
When. lu'orraed by surgeons that am
putation would ba necessary In order to
save h' life, he refused to consider the
a4ee ani 0'iU short Uaie after,
DOVER, Del., Sept. 22.4-Elghty-flve dele
gates answered to tho rollcalt In the State
Progressiva Convention, which met hero
today. The delegates will nominate candi
dates for Congress, State Treasurer and
Slate Auditor. Dr. George Edward Reed,
of Wilmington, former president of Dick
inson College, hns the support of New
Castle County delegates for the Congres
sional nomination. ,
Progressives said there would bo no ,
content, and each nomination would bo i
made by acclamation.
A State-wldo prohibition and a modified
single tax system nro advocated n
planks In the platform. Tho latter plank
was dratted by Francis I. duPont of
the duPont family of powdor-makers,
of Wilmington. Tho Progressives nlso
favor a suffrngo plank, which has been
drafted and may bo Incorporated Into the
platform. Suffragists failed to pcrsundo
Republicans and Democrats to BUpport
equal franchlso In the party platforms.
TIUs Is also thn first ttmo that any
party has come out openly for State
wide prohibition, and shows that the
Progressives nro seeking the temperance
voteB, with both the Democrats and Re
publicans nominating "wet" Legislative
candidates.
Gcorgo B. Hnson, of Mllford, Pro
gressive candidate for Governor two
yeirs ago, was elected chairman of tho
convention and told the delegates that
"any man nominated today will get n
good licking In November."
A significant feature of the convention
was the number of former lieutenants of
J. Edward Addlrks, who now are within
the Progressive fold.
Former Senator J. Frank Alice, who led
tho Kent County Progressiva fight two
years ago, was In Dover, but did not
attend the comentlon or caucuses.
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WOMEN FIGHT PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
Fence erected and end of building torn down by railroad employes.
O
ISAAC H. CLOTHIER STRONGLY
INDORSES BRUMBAUGH
His Name With Those of Other Inde
pendents Added to list.
The Brumbaugh's Citizen Committee Is
dally reporting strong additions to thoir
number Notable among those who ses
terday Joined the committee was Issac
II. Clothier. Hp exprejed himself as op
posed to the te-electlon of Senator Pen
rose, preferring Palmer In tho senatorial
contest. Other now members of the com
mittee are Bayard Henry, of German
town: Theodore C. Search, president of
the Pennsylvania Museum and School foi
Industrial Ait; Andrew P Moloney, presi
dent of the Hygela Ice and Cold Storage
Compnn; Dr. Eugene S. Hay, of Wj onl
ine. Pa.: George H. L,yslc. Maor of Mc
Keesport. Pa.: Joseph B. McCall, presi
dent of the Philadelphia Electric Com
pany; Dr. Paul Volgt, of Bl"3 Went Olney
av-nue, and J A. Ross, of 2317 North
Broad street.
Tho committee oslerdav issued a state
ment which strongly set forth their con
fidence In Doctor Brumbaugh to give an
unspotted administration of the Highway
Bureau, to use all his power for the
passage of a local option bill and laws
tn fho hptterment of workers, and to
bring about more equitable taxation.
DR. BRUMBAUGH AT RENOVO
Parade Escorts Him to Y. M. C. A.
Building .for Address.
AIVTOONV. Pa., Sept. 12 Pi Martin G.
Brumbaugh Republican candidate for
Governor, was given a cordial welcome at
Renovo this morning. He arrived early
and was mt at the .station by a reception
committee of loading citizens, who es
corted him about th city. He visited tho
public schools and made n brief speech to
the students. Following his usual cus
tom, he did not mention politics, but
spoke, along educational lines. From 11
to II a public reception was held In the
parlors of the Hotel Clinton, where he
s-hook hinds with several hundred people.
At noon a parade was formed at the
hotel. Led by tlie Pennsylvania Railroad
hand, Uie gubernatoilal candidate was
escorted to the V. M. C. A. Building,
where ne fcpnUe to a large crowd. He dis
cussed good ro.tds rfnd other State Issues.
At l.a ho left for ..ock Haven, where he
is to speak tonight.
WARM FIGHT FOR SHERIFF
Four-Cot ncred Contest Among Cam
den Republicans Today.
A four-cornered fight for the Republi
can nomination for Sheriff is arousing
tho pilnclcal Interest in the primary
election in Camden today. Joshua C.
Haines, a former Councilman, who has
the hacking of the Republican organiza
tion, and H. P. Stove'., formerly prose
cutor, are making the strongest fight
Other candidates are Henry H. Marter
and AVillard T Gtbbs.
John T. Kate-i and Garfield Pancoast
aro Assemblymen seeking reiiomlnatlor.
They will probably secupro two of the
places on the ticket and will have ns
their running main either John H. Fort
or Charles A. Wolvorton. Dean Pressey
Is aIo seeking an Assemblyman nomina
tion There are 15 candidates for tho five
Exclsn Commissioners, among whom nro
the present members of the board. C.
J Alf and Howard I,ee will probably ba
elected, with thn other three uncertain.
On the Democratic ticket there i little
contest for any of tho places except for
those on the County Excise Committee.
With th support of the. Andrew Jack
son Club there Is a strong movement to
oust Joseph E Nowrej from control, by
a refusal to support his candidates.
On th Bull Moose ticket thero Is no
opposition of any sort, as Is tho case with
the Socialists. The latter are nominat
ing for all olhces except Congressman.
The vote this morning was light, but
Inasmuch as the polls aro open until 3
o'clock. It Is expected to jump at the
close of the working hours.
GIRL HORSEWHIPS MASHER
Stoned Poodle When She Refused to
Flirt, Spectators Hear.
BOSTON, Sept M Because I.eo Smoke,
custodian of the City Hall at Lynn, threw
stones at her French poodle Cutey, Miss
Nellie uvid. 22. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry C Ovid, horsewhipped Smoke to
day before a large and delighted assem
blage on the lawn In front of the build
ing. The blows left welts on Smoke's
face.
"That man has been trying to flirt with
me two or tiuee weeks, ' she told the
police ' l refused to have anything to
do with him and he threw stones at
Cutey to get even with me
l utey is trained to do many tricks and
has won several prizes. Miss Orld say
Vincent Astor has ottered her J2000 for
tho dog.
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WOMEN STAND FAST
IN POST HOLES IN
BATTLE OF CAMDEN
Attack by Workmen on En
trenched Position of B.
Pellicoff Resisted by
Aroused Garrison.
Mrs. Fannie Bell, who established herself in a post-hole to hinder the
railroad men in their work, and Miss Ethel Pellicoff, who assisted her sister
in the defense of their father's property.
DUKE MUNYON SETTLES $30
WEEKLY ON WIFE HE LEFT
Son of Medicine Manufacturer
Brought Back From New York.
fluke Mnnon, son of James ,T. Mun
yon, patent medicine mamifactuier. bet
tied a weekly allow anco of $30 on his wife,
Alice, (illlmun Mtinyon, nnd their child In
the non-support proceeding for which
ho wan brought hack hero from New
Vork. Trial was before Judge Brown,
in tno Domestic Relations Cnutt.
After n mairied life of more than
twelve ais, Munyou left his wife on
June SI, 12, and for several months she
was unn'ilo to obtain the slightest Inkling
of his whereabouts. Through a letter
from ; woman living on thn Minw prem
ises Munvon was traced to an apartment
Iiousp In New Vork. A detective armed
with requisition papois from fiovemor
Tener brought Munyon back to this city,
for a short tlnio Munjon was kept In
Jail, awaiting entry of bail
After hln arrest negotiations were
startei to adjust financial matleis with
Mrs. Munvon When the oae was called
today counsel on both sides informed
.ludgi Brown that the wife had agreed
to oc-ept J30 a week from her hiihband for
the si.nnort r.f heiself and child. This
arrangement was sanctioned by the court.
BOY PLUNGES TO DEATH
IN AN ELEVATOR SHAFT
Skull Fractured in Fall Through
Aperture Hidden From View.
rolling through an open elevator shaft
in the Tryon Building, 13 North Sixth
street, whero he had been employed, Al
beit Covvey, IS yc.irs old, of 2JW South
Sixth strett, was fatally Injured today
and died shortly after being taken to
the Pnit.lvanla Hospital sufferlnK from
a frartuie of th skull.
According to s-evcral witnesses to the
accident, Covvey, who was carrying sev
eral extra largo packages before his face,
could not seo that tho elevator had been
sucnt up to tho iloor above Just before
he stepped into tho open space. With
a scream Covvey fell headfirst Into the
pit
Wnen his limp form was lifted from
the bottom of t it- thaft he was still living,
and n tempi run was made to the hos
pital in the hope of saving his life. At
tho hospital tho physicians saw at a
glance that their services were practically
of no us.e, but made preparations for an
Immediate operation. Before tho physic
ians had time to operate the patient died
The young bin was the son of Oscar
C. A Covvey. nfcblstant cashier of the
Public I.gdokr Company
PLAN TO PASS NEW
COURT HOUSE BILL
OVER VETO TODAY
Select Council Must Act at
Once or Mayor's Objec
tions to Bosses' Program
Will Become Effective.
ROSH HASHANA ENDS TODAY
Preparations Begin for Yom Kippus,
Day of Atonement.
Rosh Hashana. the holiday marking
the beginning of the Jewish New Year,
will come to u close at sunset toda
Final services will be celebrated In all
synagogues and pieparatlons will be be
gun for yom Klppur, the Da of Atone
ment, which will be marked h week
henc
In contrast to the oous festivities of
Rosh Hashana Yom Kippur will be a
day of prajer and testing, the only one
of the fall cycle of Jewish ho'tdajs
which Is given over to constant prayer
and. contemplation.
Councils are meeting In special ses
sions today for the purpose of passing
the Jtl.3W.000 loan bill for municipal Im
provements Introduced in the Common
branch last Thursday.
Opposition to tho JtUO.CKiO Item included
In the loan for housing the Juvenile and
Domestic Relations dlvlsons of the Mu
nicipal Court are expected to develop
as a result of Mayor Blankenburg's
vigorous denunciation of the Municipal
Court's expansion plans. The Mayor
has declared them to be extravagant and
absurd.
Select Council will decide today whether
the action of Common Council In over
riding the veto of Mayor Blankenburg
last Thursday, on the ordinance to con
demn land at 21st and Raco streets for the
aiunlclpal Court, Is to be sustained. Re
publican Organization sponsors of the new
court's expansion plans have slated the
ordinance for passage In the Select
branch today.
Mayor Blankenburg has sent a personal
letter to every member of Select Council,
outlining his objectloni to the plan made
public recently by Judge Brown, of the
Municipal Court, for olaborate structures
en the site at 21st and Race streets.
CONVENTION UAlXi SITE.
It became known yestorday that Di
rector Cooke, of the Department of Ppbllc
Works, has been for some time negotiat
ing for the purchuse of the property at
21st und Itaco streets, chosen by the
Municipal Comt for its permanent loca
tion, bb a site for the proposed convention
During the Reybuin administration iU
Rm mn was annroDriated for a convention
I hall, which business organizations have
I ... - l II.. InnntaA rPl,nf
Urged to D9 ceilliany ,...,. ..-.
amount is available for the project
Mayor Blankenburg, In his letter to
the Select Councilmen opposing the proj
ect of acquiring the site at 21st and Race
streets for the Municipal Court, asserts
that the plan is vague and Indefinite. He
points out that It is not definitely btatcd
whether ths land to be taken Is bounded
on thapnorth by Vine street or Winter
streesT He also Indicates that the project
outlined by Judge Brown Includes acquisi
tion of virtually an entire city block In
ktead of tho corner of the block at 21st
and Race streets
The Mayor advocates acquisition of
land adjoining the House of Detention at
much less coat He asserts that If the
land is condemned for the Municipal
Court the responsibility for blocking the
convention hall project will rest upon
Councils, as It had been planned to locate
the convention ball on the site now
chosen by the Municipal Court. '
All of the war nows does not come
fiom Europe, some of It comes from
Camden, whero the clan of Pellicoff la
staunchly teslstlng the overwhelming
forces of the Pcnnsjlvanla Railroad in
a war over property rights. Latest ad
vices from the ft out show that the
railroad achieved n slight advantage
last night when they stormed the rolll
coff's intrenched position In a series of
poslholes, captured It and erected a
strong foitlflcatlon of posts In the
enemy's territory. They did not follow
up their advantage, however, and It Is
said that although both sides ate guard
ing against offensive movements, media
tion by the courts will finally bo re
sorted to to settle the battle.
The Pellicoff forces are under the com
mand of B. Pellicoff. He Is nbly as
sisted by B. Pellicoff. Jr.: Mrs. Fannv
I Bell and Miss Ethel Pellicoff, daughters
or u. reincofl, while effective scout duly
la being done by the commander's son-in-law
and nephew. The rank and file of
tho Pellicoff forces Is composed of em
ployes of the Pellicoff coal yard, nt
Twelfth street and Atlantic avenue,
which was attacked by a host of Penn
sylvania Railroad workmen, who atole
a maich on their opponent at 4 o'clock
jestcrday morning, attacked the Pelli
coff office and toro away some two or
three feet from the end of the building,
which, they Bald, encroached on the rall
load property. The concrete blocks were
replaced with a wooden partition by the
attacking party.
BOMBARDMENT AWAKENS
SLEEPER.
The first warning of the enemy's ad
vance received by the clan of Pellicoff
was when Mrs. Fanny Bell, who lives
next to the coal yard, was awkaemd by
the sound of the walla of the fortress
falling under tho violent bombardment
of the tallroad's sledges. Bhe quickly
notified her husband of the attack and
thon telephoned to B. Pellicoff, whose
headquarters are at H3! Princess avenue,
Tho latter effected a rapid mobilization
of his forces, but arrived on the scene
too late to save the main fortress, the
ofllce. He then deployed his forces on
what he alleges to be the frontier of his
territory, and prepared to resist the
enemy's invasion,
WOMEN HOLD THE FORT
Mrs. Fanny Bell was assigned to occupy
one post-hole which had been dug by tho
enemy preparatory to the erection of a
largo fence, while her sister. Miss Ethel
(Pellicoff, was placed in another. From
these strongly .Intrenched positions tho
women successfully resisted the attack
of the Invaders all day long, Their line
of supply was kept open by privates of
the Pellicoff forces, who brought meals
to thorn at noon and again at i,lgnt.
Finally, however, the attack becamo too
heavy, and, after an all-day vigil, In
which B. Pellicoff nnd the other mem
bers of his staff allege they received
rough handling, the railroad's forces dis
lodged them from theJr position and
erected the posts and a portion of a ten
foot fence.
The Pelllcolts, however, were not dis
heartened by this temporary setback.
They rallied and put up such stiff oppo
sition to the enemy's advance that they
finally abandoned the attack, and It is
rumored that they will gratefully accept
any offers of mediation made by the
courts.
BRAVERY OF DEFENDERS
Many little storits of bravery at the
front are told. For instance, how Mrs.
Bell held her hand over a particular
Bpot on a board which had been put in
place on tho new fence, and defied the
enemy to drive the nail necessary to hold
It In place, through her hand. When
questioned about her part in the defense
of the foi tress, she said:
"Kvtry time they put up a board, I tore
It down, and when they wanted to put
a post In a hole, I Jumped Into It I kept
than busy, all right, even though I did
get terribly bruised."
When asked about the opening of the
hostilities she freely admitted that the
enemy stole a march on the Pellicoff
forces.
"You see," she said, "we had put out
a sign saying that the coal-yard would be
closed on Monday and Tuesday, It being
the Jewish New Ytar, you see, so they
knew we wouldn't be around to protect
our property. The men began tearing
the end of the office down on Monday
morning before It was light, but It didn't
take us long to get out there and show
them that they couldn't do that sort of
thing with us."
The trouble Is said to have started when
the railroad notified the Pelllcoffs about a
month ago that their building encroached
on the railroad property, but as B. Pelli
coff believes that he erected his building
on the line established by surveyors of
rapany, ne Old not take any steps
ii aewu.
READING OFFICIALS
PLANNING TO RID
TUNNEL OF GASES
Working Now on Project to
Blow Deadly Fumes Out
to Prevent Repetition of
Phoenixville Accident.
Omclals of tho Philadelphia and Read
ing Railway, when asked today what
action woutd be taken by tho manage
ment to prevtnt n recurrence of iho acci
dent In the Black Rock tunnel, near
Phoenixville, yestorday, In which three
persons were killed, two being asphyxi
ated by coat gaB In tho tunnel, would
make no reply. It was learned from
other sourccf, however, that experts of
the company arc making an Investigation
Into means which can be adopted so that
accidents of this sort will be Impossible
In the future.
Other railroads throughout the country
which have long tunnels on their right-of-way
have placed largo blowers In them
which keep them clear of nil gas, or nt
least keep it down to a minimum, so that
If a train becomes stalled In tho tunnel
passengers will be In no danger of as
phyxiation. The dead are Charles T. Shambough, of
1515 Courtlnnd street, Philadelphia, con
ductor: James F. Hnrley, engineer, of
Poltsvlllc, and an unidentified woman,
about CO jcars of age, behoved to be Mrs.
Mover, of Reading. Those who were
overcome and who are in the Phoenix
ville Hospital, where they are rccoveting,
are E. Newton Moll, fireman: Oeorgo Bill
man, East Hamburg, passenger: Burden
LcBher, Mohrsvlllc, passenger. Mrs. Ed
ward F. Lnwlcr, of Tower City, was also
overcome. Slio was removed to a hotel In
Reading, nnd has fully recovered.
The accident was the result of train
No. D7, the Wllllamspott express, strik
ing and killing the aged, unidentified
woman south of the Phoenixville sta
tion. The engineer, Jnme3 F. Hnrley,
before the train struck the woman, ap
plied the brakes and tho train stopped
In the tunnel, the rear end of tho train
being at the south end. The train,
after being assisted by a switch cnglno,
proceeded a short distance Into the
tunnel nnd again came to a stop, Engi
neer Harley having been overcome,
Fireman Mull wont to the engineer's
assistance and was also ovetcome.
Conductor Shnmboiigh lost his llf
when he went from the rear end of tho
train Into the tunnel to see what as
sistance he could render. The train
was finally pushed through the tunnel
by the switch engine after temalnlng
In the tunnel for about 20 minutes, dur
ing which time the passengers were en
dangered by tho gas fumes.
POLICEMEN ASK COURT
TO HAVE JOBS BACK
First Convicted, Then Exonerated,
Now Want Reinstatement.
A conflict of authority between Direc
tor of Public Safety George D. Porter
and the Police Iloaid of Inquiry on one
side and the Civil Service Commission
ers was nlrcd In court today before
Judges Sulzberger, Bnrratt nnd Dough
erty In mandamus suits brought by Hugh
Gallagher and Thomas T. Jones for their
reinstatement ns policemen.
Gallagher and Jones were found nullty
of intoxication and dereliction of duty
by tho Police Board at their first trial
and ordered dismissed. At a subsequent
trial before the same board they wero
exonerated and their reinstatement was
recommended. In spite of Director Por
ter's acqulesenco the Civil Sorvlco Com
missioners declined to reinstate the men
after going over the testimony of both
trials.
The court reserved decision at the con
clusion of the argument today. Assistant
City Solicitor Gordon defended tho action
of the Civil Service Commissioners. In
tho midst of his argument that the recom
mendations of the Police Board and of
Director Porter are but advisory, and
that tho Commossloners aro not required
to follow them, Judgo Sulzberger Inter
rupted with tho remark:
"Then policemen accused of deielictlons
have a right to a fair trial, but nil sub
sequent appenls and rehearlngs and
recommendations nro In the nature of ex
tended luxuries."
POOR HEALTH CAUSES
WOMAN TO TAKE POISON
Heard Her Children's lessons Before
Her Bash Act.
Rose Feldnman. 1829 South Tenth street,
committed suicide Inst night by taking
poison. Her husband, who Is employed
at night at the Spreckle Sugar Refinery,
returned from work at o'clock this
morning and found his wife missing.
He asked his two children, Joseph, 13
years old, and Katherlne, 11 years old,'
where he could find their mother. They
replied that she had taught them their
school lessons and put them to bed Just
as usual last night and they had not
seen her since,
Feldnman went out In the back yard
and found his wife lying dead. Dr. R.
C. Wilkinson. 1338 South Tenth Btreet,
wua yaiicu, uuu iiruiiuunueu ucuiin Qua
to poison. Mrs. Feldnman had not been
in good health for some time past and
had been meloncholy over her Illness,
but had seemed In good Bplrlts last
evening,
NEW EPOCH HERE AS
ARMY OF MEN BEGIH
WORK ON SHIPWAYS
Impetus Already Felt in In
dustrial Fields Drydock
at League Island Now
Nearer Realization. .
An army of men were put to work to
day at the Philadelphia Navy Yard to
ereot the uhlpwaya for which Secretary of
the Navy Daniels nnd Director of to
Department of Wharves, Docks and Fr.
ries broke ground yesterday, It B M.
pected the shlpwaya will be completed In
several months, and then the keel of th
new transport will bo laid Immediately,
The start of the shtpwayB has given, in
Impetus to Industrial fields, n means th
employment of carpenters, machinists,
shipwrights and a host of other skilled
laborers, to say nothing of the uHi1tlll
laborers benefiting by the dccln'in of th,
Navy Department to build Fe'derat ships
at the League Island yard, All wer
Jubilant today, and thoso employed on th
work struggled manfully under a glarlni
Bun to prove that Secretary Daniels w
not wrong when ho said the best skilled
laborers of the country could be found In
this city.
Shipping men also expressed their
unanimous npprovnl of the project and
said that In addition to tho work given
workmen of this city tho navy yarij
has received a wonderful boom in thi
transition from a repair to a shipbuild
ing yard. This Is regarded ns an open.
Ing wedge In the fight for tho 1700-foet
drydock, since a shipyard without a, !
drydock Is greatly hnndlcappcd. After
b. ship Is completed on tho ways and
launched It In essential that Bho b
placed In a drydock for a complete over
hauling. Philadelphia has numerous advantage!
over any other port on the Atlantis
coast. That of being the only fresh
water station Is expected to convince
Congress that tho drydock should U
located hero. ,
CHARLES G.DAWES SEES ERA I
OF NATIONAL PROSPERITY
Maintenance of Equilibrium in Pres
ent Emergency Only Condition.
CHICAGO, Sept. 22. Business men of
the mlddlo west today expressed keen In
terest In the foreenst of Charles 0.
D.iwcs, president of the Central Trust
Company, of Illinois, and Comptroller of
the Currency under President McKlnler,'
that the nation's greatest era of pros-
peiity is nuout to dawn.
Speaking at a banquet of the Illinois I
Life Insurance Company last night, Dawes
pointed to the great crops, tho new fed
eral banking system, what ho called a
"natural reaction from tho 1913 crisis,"
and tho accelerating force of tho Euro
pean war, as factors bound to make for
prosperity.
"There is no reason to doubt that th
United .States In at the beginning of a
great era of prosperity." said Dawes,
"provided and I wnnt to refer to thai
which is perhaps the most Important
thing for all of us to consider that thst
quiet, anxious, bereaved and great man.
President Wilson, can hold this natloa
upon an even keel of right In this pres
ent emergency, as he did in that great
emergency ho confronted In Mexico." '
$50,000 FLAGLER BROOCH '
MYSTERIOUSLY RETURNED
INSANE WOMAN CAUSES
EXCITEMENT IN STREETS
Threatens Uvea of Passersby Until
Arrested by Two Policemen,
Her mind suddenly giving away, Miss
Jcsephlno Acuff, of 2314 Redner street,
ran through the streets In her neighbor
hood this morning threatening the llfo
of every one she met, untll( arrested by
Special Policeman Wiggins and Policeman
Begg, of the 2Sth and Oxford streets sta
tion She was arrested on a warrant
swotn out by her brothet, Joseph Acuff,
and htw wife, lllizabeth Acuff, of 2316
Redner street
After a protracted struggle the officers
took tlie woman to Maglstiate Morris'
court at 2301 Ridge avenue, who had an
examination of Miss Acuff made by Dr.
Lronard Frescoln. of 8941 Aspen street
The latter said the woman was Insane,
bhe was held und;r 300 ball for a further
healing, and In the meantime committed
to the Pennsylvania Hospital for Insane,
at 44th and Market streets.
DANCER HURT IN A FALL
Falls to the Stage and Is Taken to
Hospital.
Jessie Kemiison, a feature n)cei, per
forming latt night with a partner ut the
People's Theatre, lost htr balanct and
fell heavilv to the ttage She was re
moved to the wings, where an effort was
made to restore her to consciousness.
She was removed to the Kpiscopal Hos
pital where physicians pronounced her
Injury ooncusslou of the brain, but after
the dancer had recovered consciousness
this morning a further examination re
vealed that this was pot so The Inlurea
a-tresa was removed from the hospital t
her boarding puce.
Messenger Brings It Back After Vain
Search by Owner.
ASHEVILI.E. N. C, Sept. 22.-Ths
$50,000 pearl brooch which Mrs. Henry
M. Flagler wore when she entered the
dining room of Grove Park Inn Satur
day evening was missing when she left
the room and diligent search by hotel
employes at the tlmo nnd two detectives
since then failed to locate it until lut
night, when it was roturncd mysteri
ously by a messenger of whom no ques
tions were asked,
In tho brooch Is a black pearl of
largo size, surrounded by diamonds. 11
was given to Mrs. Flnglcr years ago
by her husband, tho lato Standard Oil
and East Coast magnate,
C0MMSSSI0NERS APPOINTED
Members of Philadelphia Presbyterj;
Will Attend Meeting of Synod.
The Presbytery of Philadelphia, at W
meeting late yestorday afternoon, ap
pointed the following commissioners t
the meotlng of the Synod of Pennsyl
vania to bo held In Brie, on October ffl:
Clergymen 'ine itevs. wnnam i- "
ton, fioorge P. Horst, H. Preston Mo
llanrv ir Plnv EVriruson. Rdward F.
Bowman. Henry E. Jones, Frank "Werner.
J B. Raymond, Robert Hunter and
David Kerr. Elders Alexander Henry.
R.nlnmln flnnlpla phnrles A. Wiggins,
Captain W. V. Wallace WiHUM
Graham, Frederick Troxel, William A.
Crozler, Marshall B. Colllngwood. I
Hucklns and John Lamon.
The meeting adjourned to recomens
next Monday nfternoon for the purpois
of taking action on dissolving the pas
toral relations between the Rev I"
Robert B. I Jarvls und Bethany
Church.
YOUNG GIRL AND LOVER
DIE IN SUICIDE PACT
Couple Dressed in Their Best Decldi
to End it All.
NORTH TONAWANDA. N V Sen
-Mary Kmery, 14. and William tlaUM
of Detroit. 29. carried out a Buiclde pa
yesterday. The pact was disclosed
letters left by both
"The only way for us to be happy
to die together and live In hcaien to
gether." Oallica wrote
The couple decided the other night t"
die. Qallzca went to Tier home today,
dressed In his best, and wab met or.
the girl, attlied In her finest dress
Oalizca drew his revoUer and, arier
jhootlng tho girl, killed himself
WEST CHESTER GIRL SAFE
Secretary Bryan Tells Father Daugh
ter Is Sailing for Home.
WEST CHESTER, Sept 22 Se",ela.!in
I of State Bran has telegraphed N
' .. ... , .(.,f. nun 1
Macbiree, ot mis place, um .
that his daughter Miss Mar "?..
the sister of Burgess J P.wl Mcfcire.
of this place, is safe and on her waj
Liverpool, from wh'cli i;!:co she will su
for home at the Hut opporiv. ,
Miss MacElrce was In Sftl'W"'"
.. i.. i.. .,, ..... ,.r.i4 and POl"
Ing had been heard from hr """',
wes located at the rewst c( i "" ' U
Bryan b v ivnsul li S -I r-l"'' I
rahled that r' - '
J to i-ngiaud t' c " fa '' I ' r
BRSJgB!