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U.S.REVEMUECUTTER
WRECKED IN PACIFIC
SENDS CALL FOR AID
Vessel, With 72 Aboard,
Lands on Bering Sea
Shoal Steamships Rush
ing to Her.
SEATTLE, WYisli.. Sept. 22 Two ships
arc rushing to tlio rescue of the crew
of tho United States revenue cutter Ta
humn, which went ushoro and was
wrecked on u rect between Atka and
Attu Islands, in the Behrlng Sen. Tho
vessels, which wole about 100 miles dis
tant when they picked up tho "S. O.
6." wireless call, nie the Japanese liner
Tacoma-Mniu and tho Nome steamer
Senator.
A wireless dispatch from Captain
nichard O Crisp, of the Talmmn, picked
up at sea and i clayed to headquarters
from Sitka, Alaska, says the cutter Is
In Imminent danger, but It Is believed
the nine olllccrs and crew of 63 on the
ship can take to tho small boats ulth
which the cutter Is well supplied nnd
seek safety on one of ihc small Islands
which dot the sea In tho vicinity of th
wreck.
The Tahoma Is a cutter of the flrt
class. She was built at Wilmington,
Del.. In IMS and Is of SS7 tons, with
1213 tons displacement and tf2 feet In
length. The vessel Is of steel con
struction. The officers are: Captain nichard O.
Crisp, commanding: First Lieutenant
Thomas M. Malloy. executive officer:
Second Lieutenant John J. Hutson; Sec
ond Lieutenant Wllll.im K Scammel.
Third Lieutenint Stephen S Yrnndle, who
recclvd a sold medal for heroism dur
ing a hurricane oft the Georgia coast
tnree rears ago; Second Lieutenant of
Engineers Thomas II. Yenger Third
Lieutenant nf Engineers Tranels C. Allen:
Third Lieutenant of Engineers Walter
M. Troll, nnd Assistant Surgeon II M.
Thomas, of tho Public Health Service.
WASHINGTON". Sept 22 Messages to
tho revenue i utter service here todnv. an
nouncing the wreck of the cutter Tahoma
In the Aleutian Islands, contained assur
ances that the entire crew of nine olll
ccrs nnd 63 men would be saved.
"S. O. S." calls from the Tahoma were
picked up bv ships and wlr"lcs stations
alone the Alaskan roast, and the Japa
nese liner Tnkoma 5Ia.ru nnd the steamer
Senator are speeding to her rescue.
The Tahoma is one of the newest and
best cutters in tho service and fear Is
felt that she will be pounded to pieces
on the reef where he Is fast.
OFFICER GIVES HIMSELF UP
AFTER SHOOTING TRAIN RIDER
Man Foils With Bullet in Hip During
Struggle.
After voluntirlly surrendering to the
Police Department, Special Officer Michael
Curson. living at ;2H East Cleartleld
street, employed by the Reading Railway
Company, was held In J1500 ball at the
Belgrade and Clearfield streets police sta
tion this morning by 5Inglstrate Camp
bell to await the recovery of James Mc
Glnlcy. in years old, of 21I9 East May
fleld street, from a revolver shot In tho
Episcopal Hospital
On the night of September IT, McGlnley
and a companion, Raymond Sieger, of 30J3
East Thompson street, were sighted In
the Alteghcnv avenue yards of the rail
road riding the bumpers of a fast freight
train loaded with valuahle freight billed
for Now York cltv Corson, who was
accompanied by Special Officer Slcer.
were watching this train, which had been
subject to hoboes and thieving train
riders, who stole thousands of dollnrs of
valuable freight The officers called on
the pair to surrender.
5IcOinley nnd Sieger Jumped, and a
chase through the ards hgan. the flee
ing men separating and going in opposite
directions. Curson unci McGlnley strug
gled among a lot of boxes, and In the
melee 5IcGlnley fell with a bullet from
Curson's revolver lodged In his hip. At
the hearing Curson charged tho revolver
was accidentally discharged, nnd alleged
that McGlnley attacked him with a
blackjack
FINANCIAL TANGLE
HALTS DEPARTURE
FROM YERA CRUZ
France Lays Claim to a Por
tion of Customs Receipts to
Satisfy Loan to the Huerta
Government.
MRS. BRIDGET CAREY SPARE
ACQUITTED OF THEFT CHARGE
Accused Seven Years Ago of Poison
ing Her Two Children.
Without leaving the box a jury bforo
Judge Bonnlwell In the Munlclp.il Court
today acquitted 5Irs Bridget Carey
Spare of a larceny charge Seven years
ago she was found not guilty of having
poisoned her two children.
The woman, through aid given her,
lived quietly until her arrest several
months ago on tho larceny charge. This,
her attorney declared, was trumped up
by her husband so he could obtain a
divorce.
JIrs. Spare -was charged with steal
Ing J3.27 from Mrs L. W. Hcnkel of
North Oth street, and with tho larceny
of a gold locket from a boarder In 5Irs
Henkel's house
Special oncers testified 5Irs. Spare ad
mitted stealing the money and had told
them where she had secreted tho locket
They stated she offered to pay back the
money The woman's counsel showed
that the policeman did not make a search
for the trinket
Mrs. Spare acknowledged that she
sought to make settlement in the amount
of the cash alleged to havo been stolen,
but explained that she had experienced
so much notoriety In her trial on the
- charge of murdering her two children
that she offered to pay the small amount
to eseape further publicity She also
testified to the enmity of her husband
She denied emphatically that she had
taken the money or Jewelry from 5lrs.
Jlenkel's house, where she had been em
ployed. INSANE WOMAN CAUSES
EXCITEMENT IN STREETS
Threatens lives of Passersby Until
Arrested by Two Policemen.
Her mind suddenly giving away, Miss
Jcsenhine Aeuff, of 2311 Redner street,
ran "through the streets in her nelghboi
hood this morning threatening the life
of every one she met. until arrested by
Speeial Policeman Wiggins and Policeman
Begs, of the 2th and Oxford streets sta
tion. She was arrested on a warrant
worn out bv her brother, Joseph Acuff.
and his wife, Elizabeth Acuff, of 3815
Rdner street
After a protracted stiuggie the officers
took the woman to Magistrate Jlorrls'
court at 2301 Hidge avenue, who had an
exainlnattuii of Miss AiulT made b l)r
I.ionard Kit-- oL. uf Wll Aspen street
The latter said the woman was insane
the was held joiIt 1300 ball for a further
hearing und in the meantime committed
ti t'" Fcnrsvlvanla Hospital for Insane,
ai. mi and Market streets.
WASHINGTON", Sept. 22. - Representa
tions made by .tho Trench Government
regarding customs collections made, bi
Oeneiol runslnn at Vera Cruz, It was
learned today, nre postponing American
c.neuat!on of the .Mexican port. Until
(he financial tangle Is unraveled Funston
will not move his troops.
I'ait of tho collections arc claimed bv
Trench financiers as security for a loan
to the Huettn government. That these
claims should be satisfied by Funston out
of Mexican funds he has collected, with
out blmt p.tld to a constitutionalist rcp
rcrentatlve, Is the contention of the
Trench Government.
OflleUls today disclaimed knowledge
nnd 8coITcl at reports of a Villa "up
rising" In Sonora. All consular ndvlies.
It wis stated, point to complete hnrmonv
between Villa and Carranra. It vva
pointed out that Villa personally tele
graphed such assuiances to Piesldent
Wllnn only a few days ago. It was also
pointed out that tho succession of rumois
of trouble between Villa nnd Carranza
oilglnated at El Paso, where a Huertlstn
Junta Is and has been In opeiatlon. Sec-frtt-i,.,.
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In the El Paso reports.
5IEXICO CITY, Sept. 23. Plans are
being completed today for a monster re
ception to be tendered to Ocneral Villa
when he rnteis the city on Thursday
with SO of his delegates, who will sit In
tho convention that will choose a Pro- I
visional President. ,
One hundred nnd thirty million dollars i
In nrn- Constitutionalist currency was put
Into circulation today
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READING OFFICIALS
PLANNING TO RID
TUNNEL OF GASES
Working Now on Project to
Blow Deadly Fumes Out
to Prevent Repetition of
Phoenixville Accident.
omelals nf tho Philadelphia and Read
ing Railway, when asked today what
action would be taken by the manage
ment to prevtnt a recurrence of the acci
dent In the Black Rock tunnel, near
Phoenixville, yesterday. In which three
persons were killed, two being asphyxi
ated by coal gas In the tunnel, would
make no reply. It was learned from
other sources, however, that experts of
the -ompany are making an Inveotlwitlon
Into means which can be adopted so that
accidents of this ort will be Impossible
in the future.
other railroads throughout the country
which have long tunnels on their right-of-way
hove placed large blowers in them
which k'ep them clear of all gas, or at
least kep it down to a minimum, so that
If a train becomes stalled In the tunnel
passengers will be in no danger of as
phyxiation. Tho dead are Charles T Shambough, of
i:,15 Courtland street. Philadelphia, con
ductor: Jjmcs F. Harley, engineer, of
Pottsvillo, and nn unidentified woman,
about J0 years of age, believed to be Mrs.
Mover, of Reading. Those who were
overcome and who are in the Phoenix
ville Hospital, where they are tecoverlng,
nre n Newton Moll, fireman: George Bill
man. Kast Hamburg, passenger: Durden
I.csher, MohrsvWe, passenger. 5Iis. VA
ward F. Lavvier, of Tower City, was ulso
overcome. She was removed to a hutel In
Heading, and has fully recovered.
Tho accident was the result of train
No. 97. the Willlamsport express, strlk
lrj and killing the nged, unidentified
woman south of the Phoenixville sta
tion The engineer, James V. Harley.
before the train struck the woman, ap
plied the brakes and the train stopped
In the tunnel, the rear end of the train
being at the south end The train,
after being assisted by a switch engine
proceeded a short distance Into tha
tunnel and again came to a stop Engl
iieer Harley having ben overcome
Fireman Mull went to the engineer s
aseistanco and was also overcome.
WOMEN FIGHT PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
Fence erected and end of building torn down by railroad employes.
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NEW EPOCH HERE AS
ARMY OF MEN BEGIN
WORK ON SHIPWAYS
Impetus Already Felt in In
dustrial Fields Drydock
at League Island Now
Nearer Realization.
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WOMEN STAND FAST
IN POST HOLES IN
BATTLE OF CAMDEN
Attack by Workmen on En
trenched Position of B.
Pellicofr" Resisted by
Aroused Garrison.
PHILA. MASONS ASSIST
AT MEMORIAL DEDICATION
Several Thousand Persons Witness
Exercises at Elizabethtown.
EUZABETHTUWN. Pa., Sept 21
The dedication exercises of the John
Henry Daman Memorial building at the
Ellzahethtown Masonic Home were con
d i 'td .it noon todny by the Grand Lodge
of the Pennsylvania Masonic Fraternity.
Several thousand persons witnessed the
dedication, including about 500 Masons
A vrocenslon formed in the Grand
Lodge Hall and marched around the oval
lying to the north of the building, passing
through a double line of members of the
order, proceeding then to a pavilion
which had been erected over the founda
tions of the new building. Here the exer
cises took place under the direction of
Grand Master J. Henry Williams, of
Philadelphia, who was assisted by all
officers of the Grand Lodge who were
present.
A feature of the exercises was the vocal
music of the Philadelphia lodges, under
the direction of Joseph Reynolds Combs,
and Instrumental music by the I-u l,u
Temple Band, of Philadelphia, directed
by A Howard Thomas. Following the
exercises, dinner was served in the Grand
Ijdse Hall
The money for the new building, which
Is to be errted at a cost of US.000, was
willed to the Grand Lodge by John Henry
Daman, who was a member of the Wash
ington Lodge. No 9. of Philadelphia The
structure will cover an area of 67 by St
feet and will be a three-story granite
cottage.
There are at present 178 guests in the
Masonic Home of Eluabethtown Since
the institution was first established It
has housed 211 Inmates, coming from 39
out of the 67 counties of this State. Of
that number Zi have died.
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 MUNY0N SETTLES $30
WEEKLY ON WIFE HE LEFT
Son of Medicine Manufacturer
Brought Back From New York.
Duke Munyon, son of James J. Mun
yon. patent medicine manufacturer, hct
tled a weekly allowance of $30 on his wife.
Alice Glllman Munyon, nnd their child In
the non-support proceeding for which
he was brought back here from New
York. Trial win before Judge Urovvn,
In the Domi-.stlc Relations Court.
After a married life of more than
twelve jears, Munyon left his wife on
June 23. 1911, and for several months she
was unable to obtain the slightest Inkling
of his whereabouts. Through a letter
from a woman living on the same prem
ises Munyon was traced to an apartment
house In New York. A detective armed
with requisition papers from Governor
Ttner brought Munyon back to this city.
For a short time Munyon was kept In
jail, awaiting entry of ball.
After his arrest negotiations were
started to adjust financial matters with
Mrs Munvon. When the cao was called
today (.ounsel on both sides Informed
Judge Brown that the wife had agreed
to accept 30 a week from her husband tor
the support of herself 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.
Falling through an open elevator shaft
In the Tryon Building. 15 North Sixth
street, where he had been employed, Al
bert Covvey, 15 years old, of 23M South
Sixth street, was fatally Injured today
and died shortly after being taken to
the Pennsylvania Hospital suffering from
a fracture of the skull.
According to several witnesses to the
accident, Covvey, who was carrying sev
eral extra large packages before his face,
could not see that the elevator had been
suent up to the floor above Just before
he stepped Into the open space. With
a scream Covvey fell headfirst Into the
pit.
When his limp form was lifted from
the bottom of the shaft he was still living,
and a record run was made to the hos
pital In the hope of saving his life. At
the hospital the physicians saw at a
glance that their services were practically
of no use, but made preparations for an
Immediate operation. Before the physic
ians had time to operate the patient died.
The young boy was the ion of Oscar
r A Covvey, assistant cashier of the
Public Ledger Company.
R0SH HASHANA ENDS TODAY
Preparations Begin for Yom Kippus,
Day of Atonement,
Roeh Hashana, the holiday marking
the beginning of the Jewish New Tear,
will come to a close at sunset today.
Final services will be celebrated In all
synagogues and preparations will be be
gun for Yom Klppur, the Day of Atone
ment, which will be marked a week
hence.
In contrast to the joyous festivities of
Bosh Hashana, Yom Klppur will be a
day of prajer and feasting, the only one
of the fall cycle of Jewish holidays:
which Is given over to constant prayer
end contemplatlou.
WATERWAYS DELEGATES
LEAVE FOR NEW YORK
Notables to Address Five-day Con
vention, Opening Todny.
Philadelphia's representatives to tho
seventh annual convention of the Atlantic
Deeper Wntetways Association left Broud
Street Station this morning on a speciul
train for New York, more than a humlrvd
strong. By the time the train reached
New York It had picked up nearly 200
uddltlonal delegates from New Jersey
cities and towns,
Fou' of the tivo days of the convention
aro to be spent on n boat, tho steamer
Berkshire. The delegates will view th"
Kaht and Harlem Itlvers, New York Bay
and Harbor, the Stnten Island Sound and
rtaritan Bay to Perth Anilroy, X. J. They
will also have three da s In which to
Inspect the ecenery along the historic
Hudson by dnyllght and stops will be
made at West Point, Hudson, New-burgh,
Kingston, Poughkeepsle, Albany and
Troy. Addresses will be made at Albany
by Secretary Daniels, of tho Navy, and
Secretary Lane, of the Department of tho
Interior, with the Governors and former
Governors of a number of States.
The first session of the convention wns
held this afternoon In the Hotel Mnjcstlc,
New York, and tomorrow the delegates
will board the boat for the rest of their
convention. Members of tho association
from all the Atlantic coast States will at
tind. POOR HEALTH CAUSES
WOMAN TO TAKE POISON
Heard Her Children's Lessons Before
Her Hash Act.
Rose Feldnman. 1SK9 South Tenth street,
committed Bulclde last night by taking
poison. Her husband, w-ho Is omployed
at night at the Spreckle Sugar Refinery,
returned from work at 6 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
teen her since. ...,,,
Feldnman went out In the back yard
and found his wife lying dead. Dr. R.
O. Wilkinson, 1335 South Tenth street,
was called, and pronounced death due
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 spirits last
evening.
GIRL HORSEWHIPS MASHER
Stoned Poodle When She Kefused to
Flirt, Spectators Hear,
BOSTON, Sept 22. Because Leo Smoke,
custodian of the City Hall at Lynn, threw
stones at her French poodle Cutey, Miss
Nellie Ovid. 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 three weeks," she told the
police. f'l refused to have anything to
do with him and he threw stones at
Cutey to get even with me "
Cutty l trained to do many tricks and
has won several prises. Miss Ovid says
Vincent Astor has offered her J2000 for
the dog.
All of the war news docs not come
from nuropc, some of It comes from
Camden, where tho clan of Pellicoff la
staunchly resisting the overwhelming
forces of the Pennsylvania Railroad In
a war over property rights. Latest ad
vices from the front show that tho
raihoad achieved a slight advantage
last nUht when they stormed tho Pelll
coff'3 Intrenched position In a series of
postholes, captured It and erected a
strong foitlllcatlon of posts in the
enemy's territory. They did not follow
up their advantage, however, and It is
said that although both sides nre guard
ing against offensive movements, media
tion by tho courts will finally bo re
sorted to to settle the battle.
Tho Pellicoff forces nre under tho com
mand of B. Pellicoff. He is ably as
sisted by B. rolllcoff, Jr.; Mrs. Fanny
Bell and Miss Ethel Pellicoff, daughters
of B Pellicoff, while effective scout duty
Is being done by tho commander's son-ln-lavv
nnd nephew. The rank and file of
the Pellicoff forces Is composed of cm
ploes of tho PolllcofC coal yard, at
Twelfth street and Atlantic avenue,
which was attacked by a host of Pcnn
xjlvjnla Railroad workmen, who stole
a march on their opponent at I o'clock
yesterday morning, attacked the Pelli
coff oillco and torn away some two or
thieo feet from the end of tho building,
which, thsy said, encroached on the rnll
load property. The concrete blocks vveio
icplaced with a wooden partition by tho
attacking party.
Tho flrbt 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 awkaened by
the sound of the walls of the fortress
falling under the violent bombaiduicnt
of the tallroad's sledges. Sho quickly
notified her husband of tho nttack nnd
then telephoned to B. Pellicoff, whose
headquarters nre at 1431 Princess avenue.
Tho latter effected a rapid mobilization
of his forces, but arrived on the' iceno
too la to to save the main fortress, tho
ofllce. He then deployed his forces on
what he alleges to be the frontier of his
territory, nnd prepared to resist the
enemy's Invasion,
Mrs. Fanny Bell was assigned to occupy
one post-hole which had been dug by the
enemy preparatory to the erection of a
largo fence, while her sister, MIts Kthcl
Pellicoff, tvos placed In another. From
these strongly Intrenched positions the
women huccessfully resisted tho attack
of tho Invadeis all day long. Their line
of supply was kept open by privates of
tho Pellicoff forces, who brought meals
to them at noon and again at i.lght.
Finally, however, tho attack beeamo too
heavy, and, after an all-day vigil, in
which B. Pellicoff and the other mem
bers of his staff allcgo they received
tcugh handling, the railroad's forces dis
lodged them from their position and
erected the posts and a portion of a ten
foot fence.
An nrmy of men were put to work to
dny at tho Philadelphia Navy Yard to
erect tho shlpwnys for which Secretary of
the Navy Daniels nnd Director of tho
Department of Wharves, Docks and Fer
ries broko ground yesterday. It Is ex
pected tho shlpwnys will bo completed In
several mouths, and then the keel of tho
new transport will bo lnld Immediately.
The stnrt of (he shlpwnys luis given an
Impetus to Industrial fields. It moans the
employment of carpenters, machinists,
shipwrights nnd a host of other skilled
Inborers, to say nothing of ,the unskilled
laborers benefiting by the decision of tho
Navy Department to build Federal ships
at the League Island yard, Alt were
Jubilant today, nnd those employed on tho
work struggled manfully under a glaring
sun to prove that Secretary Daniels was
not wrong when ho said the beat skilled
Inborers of the counlry could be found In
this city.
Shipping men also expressed their
unanimous approval of the project and
sold that In addition to tho work given
workmen of this city the nnvy yard
has received a wonderful boom In the
transition from n repair to a shipbuild
ing yard. This la regarded as an open
ing wedge In tho fight for the 1700-foot
drydock, slnco a shipyard without a
drydock Is greatly handicapped. After
a ship Is completed on tho ways and
launched It Is essential that sho be
placed In a drydock for a complete over
hauling. Philadelphia has numerous advantages
over any other port on tho Atlantic
coast. That of being the only fresh
water station Is expected to convince
Congress that the drydock should be
located hero.
"JOE" GALL AT LAST
DISMISSES HIS THREE
STRAW BAIL ALLIES
Magistrate Forced to Tell
Gillman, Fishman and
Gross to Get Out Aron's
Clean Bill of Health.
NURSE DENIES SHE TURNED
CHILD FROM HOSPITAL
Corner Told Baby Burned With
Matches Had Received Treatment,
Sister Clantella, of the St. Agnes Hos
pital, denied befffre the Coroner today
that Mary Pelllcome, an 11-months-old
baby, who the parents assert, died after
being refused admittance to tho St. Agnes
Hospital, was turned away from that
Institution
The child had been burned while play
Ing with matches, and the father claimed
be curried the baby to St. Agnes' Hos
pital, but was told to take her to an
Institution nearer his home. He took
the child away, and she died several
hours later. He did not deny the state
ment made by the sister to the effect
that the child had already received medi
cal attention when he brought her to
the hospital.
The nurse asserts that, knowing the
child had been treated, she did not hesi
tate In advising her being taken to a
hospital more convenient to the Pelll
come home, while other witnesses testi
fied that the baby was carried about
so much when It should have been rest
ing that death was to be expected Others
testified that the mother had taken the
child to a police station and then to
the Mount Sinai Hospital, but would not
leave It there.
KEEPS LEO AND DIES
MIDDLETOWN. N. Y Sept. 22.-Ro-malne
Benseley, of Montague township,
N. J , l dead, because he refused to let
doctors amputate one of his legs. Ben
seley's leg was hurt by a log that rolled
on It
When informed by surgeons that am
putation would be necessary In order to
save his life, ha refused to consider the
advice and died a abort time, after.
Magistrate "Joe" Call todny notified
District Attorney Rotan that ho had dis
missed from his ofllco Joseph Fishman,
"Juke" Glllman, his former Constable,
and Samuel Groos. The dismissals are
tho result of pressure brought to bear
nn Call by tho District Attorney follow
ing the latest straw-bail scandal origin
ating in tho Glrnrd avenuo Magistrate's
ollice.
This ends the active Investigation Into
the charge of Isaac Friedman, of 1120
Glrnrd avenue, that his namo had been
forged to a ball bond. Tho District At
torney eald today, however, that he In
tends to keep a careful eye on Cnll's
ofllce In the future nnd will hold open
tho present case for further Investigation
s-hould there appear a good chanco to get
further evidence.
Call, who is a close friend nnd fre
quent poker companion of Senator James
i I McMchol, through whom ho secures
tils political Birengin, win oo rcquiieu to
show that the new Btaft of assistants ho
hires In placo of Glllman, Fishman nnd
Gross are not of tho same stamp, ac
cording to tho District Attorney.
CLCAN BILL FOR ARON.
Another phase of the fake ball scandal
wns reviewed today by Mr. Rotan, nnd
Max Aron, the attorney for Friedman,
received a clean bill of health. Aron pre
sented to the Municipal Court a letter
from New York purporting to show that
Frank Bohrer, a defendant charged with
keeping a disorderly house, who had dis
appeared, had enlisted und gone to Vera
Cruz. It was testllled by Mrs. Fjledman
that this letter was "fixed up" by at
taches of Call's ofllce so that her hus
band would escape forfeit of tho ball
bond of $600 for Bohrer to which Fried
man's name waB signed. Friedman can
not read or write English except his
name-, and this explains why ho did not
discover until later that the signature
to the ball bond was a forgery.
"Mr. Aron explained In detnll his con
nection with tho case, said Mr Rotan,
"and I believe what he told me. I con
sider that his part In the case was en
tirely ethical and that no criticism can
be directed against him In any way."
Mr. Rotan was asked to explain why It
was necessary for the District Attorney's
office to do the housecleantng for Magis
trate Call. It was pointed out to him
that other Magistrates manage to keep
their ofllces In order and ho was asked If
Call had made any explanation.
The District Attorney said It was a
source of constant surprise to him that
he had to watch Call so closely, and
that the Magistrate failed to clean out
his ofllco without orders to that effect.
Mr. Rotan also explained that, vvhllo he
could use his Influence to bring about
the barring from Call's ofllce of Glllman,
Fishman and Gross, he eould not take
any steps directly against Call without
evidence Implicating the Magistrate.
HOME OF STRAW BAIL CASES
Straw ball scandals have been emanat
ing from Call's office for years, but it
was not until a comparatively recent date
that any success was had In breaking up
the practice. Gillman now Is under In
dictment and awaiting trial on the charge
of extortion. A new trial was granted
to Fishman after he had been found
guilty on the same charge, and this re
trial Is pending. Several other former
attaches of the office have been found
guilty and sentenced or are awaiting trial
on various charges connected) with straw
ball cases.
The order to Call to dismiss Glllman,
Fishman and Gross was Issued by Mr
Rotan at the conference they held last
Saturday. Previously Call had promised
to keep Fishman out of his ofllce, but
had failed to do so. He tried to defend
himself by declaring that he simply per
mitted Fishman to use the ofllce In his
real estate business, but the District At
torney Insisted that the man be kept out
In the future. Today Call notified tb,e
District Attorney that the connection of
the threo had been severed.
BOY BRAVELY WAITS
END OF LONG BATTLE
TO SAVE BURKED LEG
Little Hero Hopeful That
Removal of Bandages To
day Will Show He Is Not
to Be a Cripple.
KENNETH REDAMAR
A wide-eyed and hopeful little boy slta
on nn tuvnlld's chair In the sunlight at
tho Frnnkford Hospital today. With a
toy dog clasped tightly In his arms lie
mutely watches vvhllc-clad surgeons and
nurses as they go from cot to cot com
forting and relieving. With Impatlcnco
ho Is waiting until they come to him
and unwind bandages from I1I3 legs; for
what Is found beneath will determine
whether or not the llttlo hoy will ever
walk and play like other boys or bo a
hopeless crlpplo with one leg cruelly
bont.
The child's name Is Kenneth Redamar
and ha Is only six cnrs old. He lived
with his parents at 6031 Torrcsdale ave
nue until eaily lust Febninrywhcn he wasv
carried Into the hospital with ono leg
charred and burned and Bwnthed In
soft stuffs. Playing with schoolmates
about a bonfire, Kenneth had either
fallen or been accidentally pushed Into
the blazing pile. Filghtcned, I1I1 little
comrades ran away ciylng, and Kenneth
was left alone In terilble ngony until a
policeman carried him homo.
For a long tlmo physicians feared Ken
neth would not get well. Tho child lay
still and white among the covers.
Nuises sometimes ciled because he suf
fered so much pain. Persona marveled
at the bravery nnd patience dliplavcd by
so small a boy under such trjlng cir
cumstances. BRAVERY WINS BOY'S BATTLE.
It was this bravery and patience which
finally turned tho tide In favor of the
child's recovery.
Kenneth began to convnlesce. His laugh
of glee over gifts of fruit or flowers
brought cheer to other llttlo patients in
the ward. His sunny smllo was a lesson
in fortitude. Ho becamo a gicat favor
ite of all persons at the hospital. Sick
folk raised their heads and spoke to him
a stho boy was wheeled by on his way
to tho Min panor.
Then came tho day when Kenneth tried
to walk. What whs expected to be for
him th dawn of happiness was turned
into a day of despair, when the watching
doctors saw tho child's leg was bent.
Skin had contracted underneath the knee
and Kenneth was unable to stictch his
leg out straight.
Thon tho surgeons took counsel to
gether, nnd decided ns a last resort a
rare and delicate operation would bo
performed In nn endeavor to straighten
tlin bent lee. Kenneth was told he still
had another chance Ills mother, who
had been almost a dnlly visitor to tho
hospital, and whore grief was even great
er than that of her son when it was
feared ho would be permanently lame,
sat by the child's cot and held his hand
while the two talked of tho now chanco
for complete recovery. Tho small pa
tient onco more took nn Interest In his
toys. Again his childish laugh rang
through tho ward.
At lust tho day for tho operation ar
rived. "It Is true that I nm going to
run nnd play ngaln, lfn't It doctor?"
tremulously nsked the child. And the
surgeon who hnd heard so many ques
tions just like Kenneth's smiled at the
boy and said, "Weil Bee."
CHILD'S SACRIFICE.
So they wrapped tho llttlo sufferer In
blankets nnd wheeled him to the operat
ing room. "There In tho presence of men
of sclcnco small pieces of skin were cut
from tho good leg of the unconscious
child nnd grafted where the skin was
drawn and contracted, underneath tha
knee of tho leg which had been burned.
This wns last week.
Today the bandages will bo removed
and both Kenneth and those who have
tnken such an Interest In him will know
whether or not ho will ever bo able to
run and play again. If tho condition of
his leg shows tho operation to have been
a success, the boy will be out of the
hospital In two or three weeks.
DANCER HURT IN A FALL
Falls to the Stage and Is Taken to
Hospital.
Jessie Kennlson, n feature dancer, per
forming last night with a partner at tha
People's Theatre, lost her balance ana
fell heavily to the stage. She was re
moved to the wings, where an effort was
made to restore her to consciousness
Sho was removed to the Episcopal Hos
pital, where physicians Pr0!0U"do,,
Injury concussion of the brain, but attr
the dancer had recovered consciousness
this morning a further examination re
vealed that this was not so The Injured
actress was removed from the hospital 10
her boarding place. ..,,Trn
C0MMSSSI0NERS APPOINTED
Members of Philadelphia Presbytery
Will Attend Meeting of Synod.
The Presbytery of Philadelphia, at
meeting late josterday afternoon, ap
pointed the following commissioners w
the meeting of the Synod of l'enn3'"
vanla to bo held In Erie, on October
Clergy men-The Revs. William P Ful
ton George P. Horst, H I'"?'0"1,)
Henry. H. Clay Ferguson, Edwaro c
Bowman. Henry L Jones, Frank Werner.
J B. Raymond, Robert !
David Kerr. Elders-Alexander Henri
Benjamin Daniels. Charles A. 'W,
Captain W. W. Wallace. "a
Graham, Frederick Troxel. AMUUin
Croilcr, Marshall S. Colllngwood, I
Hucklns and John Lamon nn,ene
The meeting adjourned to nvfmj
next Monday afternoon '"'hipai
of taking action on dissolving trie 1
toral relations between the. 'thany
Robert E. U. JarvU and Below
Church.
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