EVENING LEDGEE-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2S, 1914.
13
, COMMERCIAL PAPER
SITUATION AS IT
EXISTS HERE TODAY
f Broker Takes Up Problem at
Close Range and Tells
1 uoW and Why Such
f Transactions Are Put
Through.
rew pCrSonS rea.lzo how many mllllnn,
tt dollars havo como mw --
' U . .. .......nnnn Wllf hpirntl.
konk. since me "'i"" " -
Z he .! " commercial paper "on
X. ...... A member of a firm hnnd-
' ilnr this form of security was asked to-
jv- to explain mo "
"irt a time like this," he said, "the wise
mf reliant, h has built UP his credit
flier a period when It was least needed,
imlcad of bothering his own bank, which
might be none too glad to welcome him
jwt now as a borrower, will go ns usual
Mollis commercial paper broker. The
poles are made to fall duo a few months
,,en(:e when things may have a rosier
jiua and when at least the merchant will
have money coming In from his quick
wmU." , ,
"But how docs the transaction Increase
tha funds In Philadelphia banks?" he
irts asked
"Well, In the first place the merchant
wM kept from being a borrower. In the
next place the money obtained by him
was used to creato a very welcome bal
ance Instcnd of a loan at his own bank.;
tnd the actual cash came Into Phllndcl-
I! phla from the salo of the paper by the
brOKer ior mo hkwi vu.il iu tumui
Units which are relatively very strong
gt tho present time.
"The Philadelphia banks have acted
splendidly. Besides taking care of their
own customers, In numerous cases they
have even purchased paper made out
ride of the city, when, of course, the
money goes out of Philadelphia. But the
came Is a common one; In fact, It Is
International In scope, and anything that
the banks do here to help elsewhere Is
certainly to the credit of Philadelphia."
"Do brokers like the high rates?"
"On the contrary, we are doing every
thing consistent with good banking to
get monej In and thereby force down
the date?. Todaj the best nam.es arc
lelllng at 7 and 7ii per cent., and 8
Is not at all unheard of. Were the
rates to go much higher they would bo
almost prohibitive and general business
tiould suffer. Of course, the names not
to well known require the higher rati
and et some of the best notes are those
of comparatively small concerns, which
have less liability and no contingent
liability. The Individual Investor some
times prefers this type of commeiclal
paper."
'Is this a good tlmo for 'the individual
to buy paper?"
"If he goes to an established broker
whom ha can trust he will get his cap
ital back at par when the notes fall due
a. few months from today and the dl Idend
can't possibly be cut."
"And jou think the notes will bo paid
at maturity?"
"An aeroplane causes more commotion
than a Ford car because of Its rurlty.
The Clnflln failure caused a stir because
It Is so very seldom that a note of such
reputation goes n stray.
"It Is estimated that of tho billion or
o dollars worth of bought commercial
paper that falls due each year In the
Vnltccl States an nlmost negligible quan
tity Is not met promptly nt matin Itv
The experience of the banks In tho 1007
panls In this regard was so gratifying
mm as a illiect i Fault the Federal r
ma bank act was framed so that tho
currency of the country will In the futuiv,
le based almost entirely upon commercial
paper.''
"What do you consider a good type of
note?"
"That is too long a story. Suffice It
to say thnt such a small matter as too
much Sunday golf may tempt a pur
chaser to turn Instead to a name of un
blemished Intel grity"
. "e latcn of th0 Private office door
suddenly reminded of the old adage nhout
he banker of Phlladelphla-he is so con-
.( ln .V"16 of nIcnt- ""it ho can
fiord to b liberal In time of stress.
FINANCIAL NOTES
r,iClnff ! " illation just corn
Plied, the principal fhareholclers of na
lonal banks In New Vork, together with
tnelr repoited book values, nio George
lura55rr,T,lh 1,oI"lnKa nPPmlsed vt
In v?.: ameB Stlllman. Uh ),,,,.
IT ya'u"'1 nt 13.2I0,000; the J. l Mor
gan intei est i.h hi ...,...j .
S ' aml Wlll Rockefeller, with
pSaT., ",ued at "l.OOO. John D
in k r U recordel as having shares
Ciiv t ?r natlonaI hank, the National
km h1 at '!e ia cro,lltP'l with owning
I'M shares, valued at $102,500.
bu'reirV1 p,ntt3t ny ,he Wnlnsh-ritls-t-oi,
,lfTeJn,lna Comnnny. which con
lake Pr,JSUf;heltl, the Wheeling and
loreclosuro at Cleveland tn Friday.
iA """Position to float a $3ffl.0nn loan
Imii i? "S tlcfe'lte'' 't special
'ecllon by 30 votes.
w'arJhat the 8tock of u,o Colonial
irust Comnitni. m mi, .. .i ....,...
llrola l . 14'1 -millllH
I. .!!'" haa ''een sold to tho l.ocan
J llaryey I,
formei' com
GERMAN CROWN PRINCE
MAY BE VON M0LTKE OF WAR
Picturesque Figure, He Is Ardent
Admirer of Napoleon,
Tho most extraordinary figure in Europe
today Is tho young Crown Prlnco of Ger
many, 32 years of age, says tho World's
Work. Hiding at tho head of his troops,
tho most significant of his characteristics
Is a profound admiration for Napoleon.
He believes In rule by divine right, and
Is said to bo Impatient to have thli dl
vino right go Into effect, Sevcrnl yenrs
ago his appearance at tho Reichstag, to
dissent from the Chancellor's proposed
peaceful arrangement with Franco about
Morocco, made him tho leader of the war
seeking element In Germany, nnd Inci
dentally led to considerable Motion with
his Imperial father,
The Crown Prince, Is tall, slim, and Im
pulsive. His full namo Is Frcdorlck-Wll-llam-Vlctor-August-Urnst.
The la'o
Queen Victoria, his great grandmother,
wns his godmother. After completing ft
course at tho mllltnry cadet Institution nt
Ploen, like the Kaiser, and his grand
father, Hmpcror Frederick, ho attended
Bonn University On the completion of
his unlvorslty course ln the spring of
100.1 ho set out on his travels.
To train him for his future respon
sibilities ho was first sent to tho offices of
tho Potsdam ptovluclat government for
study of local ndmlnlstmtlon. Then he
was turned over to tho Prussian Ministry
of the Interior to ncqualnt himself with
tho Intricate routlno through which two
thirds of the Clorman people nro governed.
Since then the Crown Prlnco hns studied
naval administration at tho Admiralty,
besides acquiring some knowledgo of tho
workings of Hlsmnrcklnn diplomacy at
the Foreign Office.
Ho married the Duchess Cecilia of
Mccklenburg-Schwerln, In 1905 The
Kaiser hns lemnrked of his hotheaded
son: "Well, Wllllntn Is no diplomat. T
will admit it, but 1 believe the follow has
got marrow In his bones Ho will turn
out to bo our Moltko et."
PLANS UNDER WAY
FOR SETTLEMENT OF
COLORADO STRIKE
TWENTY MEN OUT
FOR PLACES ON
TEMPLE'S ELEVEN
First Practice Is to Be Held
Today on the Stenton A.
A. Field Track Men
Appear.
Fuel and Iron Company's
Head, Now Here, Says
Directors Have New
Scheme for Industrial
Peace.
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FlUln. pn?y ,s mm,e Harvey I,
''Kins, president nt .!,
Tfln, . ' MU tl'UUt'l COIIi
Jub ih,, ,w V """l """ mine M
a?J.hn! tne J'"?"" Tui-t 'nmpan, had
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to f.i,Iar VaIup of Vli a shu.e aiv
'o take over the luttcr's iniKinosH
Piiii. j . luiiur imsmess an
lens il, " . ,hat '"'' negotla
of ih . klns townr(l the consolidation
l'l.r-,MrW. c?mndn'" re under con
"moIiV.i 'lurJns th0 spr,n months, tho
Mgotiatlona nnallj fell through.
h8Tsher,i,0.n0.lul1' Plantation Company
M i raised Its dividend from 10 cents
IO " ients a month.
Wor0kCskha0d,erf of .,na American Water
the VJlm " " 1,orter. President of
n TP?y- leUcr ,U,""K them that
d imciX ?. exl"n" conditions and the
for rny, fecur"iK tho necessary funds
securm.irUC,t0n ?urP0 by the sal,, of
airectot0f 8bsl'"'-y companies, the
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J F. Welbom, president of tho Colorado
Tuel and Iron Company, 'which Ins been
the central flguic In tho Industilal war
In Colorado thnt led to the killing of
women nnd children 1J the State mllitl.i,
was In this city today on his way from
New York to Ocnvci. He stopped at the
rtellcvue-Stratford.
AVIillo heie, Sir. Wclborn made public
a leply he hRd written to President Wil
son ln i espouse to the Intter's proposal
for a temporary settlement of the labor
controversy so that a plan for Industrial
peace In tho Colorado coal fields might
be thoroughly discussed.
Sir. Welbom, in his letter to tho
President, does not agree either to nc
cept or reject the proposed peace con
ference Ho declares, however, that
the olllcers of tho company aro now
deeloplng an even more compreliensUe
plan than Is suggested by President
Wilson, which shall mbody the results
o! their practical cxperlenco and which
will, Sir. Welborn feels, result In a
closer understanding between the com
pany and Its employts.
Sir Welborn Insisted thnt the Colo
rado Fuel nnd Iron Compiny has nover
1-nowingly tainted a constitutional law
of the State of f'oloindo
In his letter to the Piesldent, made
ruhlfc todo. Sir Wclborn, among other
things, points out thc-o facts:
"Homo of tho incidents of this dispute
havo been most painful to uh all, and
wo hao felt ii profound responsibility
to take steps which would, if possible,
creato a condition peimnnentlj satisfy
ing to nil concerned. It Is n pleasure,
therefore, for us to nccupt those portions
of tho plan ou havo Indorsed which can
form a sound Imsis foi permanent prog
ress. We cannot but regret, however,
thnt tho plan Is, In form and effect, a
tmce, for that Implies a posslblo re
newal of hlstllitles an eventuality wo
aio supremely anxious to avoid.
"This breach was Instigated bv an or
ganization financed nnd controlled outside
this State, nnd of which but few of our
emplojes wore members. A careful in
quiry nt the most critical stago of tho
agitation, a ear ago, disclosed nlmost
unanimous opposition on the part of our
men to tne proposed cessation ot work.
"Only a fraction of our men responded
to the call to lay down theli tools, many
of those look them up almost immedi
ately and today our production of coal is
over 70 per cent, of the usual output, nnd
fully 90 per cent, ot the demands of tho
trade
"These conditions prevail In spite of n
most aggiessivo propaganda op persua
sion, Incendiary appeal ami intimidation.
Tho effectual collapse of this campaign
and the refusal of most of our men to
respond to the appeals made to them.
Is tho best testimony wo can offer to
their ver real satisfaction with tho way
thov have been nnd are being treated
"More than 0500 men, nearly all old
employes, aro pmceabli at work In Col
orado coh! mines, receiving Hie highest
wanes paid tn that class of labor anv
whrro In tho I'nlted S.tutes In our own
mines a lingo numboi of men are at
work today than at anj time for a enr
pat
"Wo nro prepared to re-employ upon
wriilc which limy bo available, any man
who, so far as wo know, Ims not shared
In responslhlllt) for nets of violence or
overt hnstilitv In fact, wo are dally
taking bick such men Into our service.
"A plan to geciiio harmonious rela
tions in ome Industries oi sections of
tho count i would not necessarily apply
to our peculiar condition 'o nro now
developing an even moro comprehensive
plan, cnibod) Ini, tho results of oui prac
tical experience, which will, we feel con
fident, result In a closet uiideistandiug
between ouuelves and oui men Tills
plun contemplates not onl) piovUlon for
the redress of grievances, but for a
continuous effort to piomote the welfmc,
and the good will of our emplojes "
PUBLIC UTILITY NOTES
Ornss earnings of the Philadelphia nnd
Western llallwa) Company In August
were ? 37. 011. an Increase of JHS1 over
tho BJimo mouth of tho pievlous )ear,
August net was tls.SQ'i, increase $1531;
August surplus ?Ul3, Inereabo $139S. Tho
months buMncwa was the largest in tho
liistoi) of thu company.
The Urn St Louis and Suburban Pom
pan), managed by i: u (.'lark & Co. of
this ilt, has lumpleted Us mw steam
guiieratiug plant and substation at Alton.
Ill , tho two combining thu transmission
of botli steam nnd h)dtoelcctrlc power
Tha new kUam installation Is of 70fi0
liorm ovve' aid the kubstation of SOm)
horse, power capaclt), connecting with
tho transmission lines of the Mississippi
River Power Coiniuiu at Keokuk th
current from the steam station and the,
uik iijurueiei-iru- iiam is supplied to 185
miles of Interurban l.nes radiating from
East St Lou and uht to th lighting
and power circuits of the compauy,
Temple's first call for candidates today
for the football team was responded to
by moto than twenty stuficnts. Nearly
all the aspirants for places showed won
derful physical training, with jm aver
ago weight of 1(0 to 17S pounds, thereby
assuring Temple the heaviest football
team In Us history. The following seven
veterans found In the list of candidates
will bo a great aBset to tho success of
the team: Ilnrry Rosenbardcn, who was
at yesterday's meeting elected manager;
Herbert Shields, elected captain: Ray
mond Enrdlc, Itoy Dressier, William
Lcrncr, John Smith nnd George Logta.
AH the candidates will roport for the
first day of practice, Wednesday, nt 3:15
P. m at Stenton A. A. Field, and every
Monday. Wednesday nnd Friday there
after. Coach Wllllard Hess, who was
responsible for numerous victories of
the University of Temple's football team
several years ago, will take up his duties
tomorrow In training tho team.
Tho following schedule elenrly Indi
cates tho need for such an able coach
nnd heavy team: Temple's eleven will
play its opening game at Atlantic City
against the Atlantic City High School,
October 3; at Chester, Pa., against tho
Pennsylvania Military Academy, October
13, nt Newark, Del., against the Delawaro
College, October 17, at Stenton Athletic
Association Held agnlnst Drcxel Academy,
October 31; at Stenton Athletic Asso
ciation field against St. Joseph's Col
lege November 13. Several dates are still
open.
Director Nlcolal jestciday announced
thnt If the football team makes the ex
pected success this year Temple will be
scheduled with the heavier and better
known teams of the country next year.
He also pointed out the fact that this
university has many more difficulties to
contend with than any other university,
since the hours are mndo to benefit the
thousands of working boys whose work
ing hours nro very uneven.
Field athletics ore to mark a new era
at Temple Director JJIcolnl announces
that field athletic contests will be sched
uled with some of the best teams In the
cotintr). Basketball, tho favorite sport of
Temple's athletes, will, ns In all previous
enis, be played by both boys and girls.
Although the full basketball schedule has
not yet been nnnounccd, the opening
game will bo played against tho Univer
sity of Penns)lvnnla freshmen.
KENSINGTON SHOW
TO BE THE MECCA
OF DOG FANCIERS
TRIGONOMETRY ALLOWS
AIM AT HIDDEN TARGETS
Well-groomed Animals Are
to Be Benched at Frank
ford Next Saturday Big
List Is Assured.
Finnl arrangements have been com
pleted for tho exhibit of dogs under the
auspices of tho Kensington Kennel Club,
scheduled Saturday afternoon at tho
Seven Stars Hotel, Frankford. A grand
tuinout of local dogs is assured.
Tho premium lists for the show were
printed last weok, nnd n glance over
one brings out tho Interesting fact that
no less than 150 speclnls havo been sub
scribed. With a list of speclnls of such
class It Is no wondei thnt the olllcers
of the Kensington Club feel sure of the
success of the 1914 show.
The bulldog entiles promise to out
shine nil others nt recent shows. A
very popular and experienced man hns
been secured to pass on tho breed. This
Is Harry Rushton, from Asbur Park,
N. J., nnd a man that all fanciers seem
to esteem highly. Sir. Rushton will have
a list of 22 speclnls as an extra attrac
tion, hut. ns one fancier mndo remark,
no specials need be offered at all to aid
Mr. Rushton in getting out a record
entry.
Aliednlo terriers are rapid! v coming
to tho foro In this city and a largo entry
of this good breed Is expected Suturda).
A list of 12 specials bhould help to draw
tho entries.
Mrs. W. W. .MacLeod, tho well-known
local fnneler. his been secured to nass
upt n toy poodles and also promises to
havo a largo rnti). She had a list of ;i
specials to award.
Any one wishing to get in an entry
before It Is too late should mall the
blank immediatel) to Seeietar) Ocorge
Cotton, nt 3037 Rorer street. Philadelphia.
WILMINGTON MEN TRAINING
Football Players Are Developing
Fast Under Training1 Work.
WU,MIN(iTO.. I el. Sept 21 -Hard
practice Is developing the material which
is being tiled out for the footh.-ill tn.
"f the AVilmlngtnn High School Tho in
stltutlon expects to be represented this
sear t) tlie bst tei.m that has ever been
whipped together Tho schedule so far
airnnged piovldes, foi games with some
of the best-Known t-choo) teams In this
section.
The schelule follows:
September 20, Viuiland High School, at
name.
October 2. Central IIIcli Srhnni ii,n
aclelphla.
October 10. Atlantic CHy High School,
at Atlantic Clt).
October 17, National Farm School, at
home.
October 21, Downlngton High School, nt
home
October 31, Trenton High School, nt
Trenton
November . Penns)lvanla .Military
Academy, at Chester.
November 7, Tollentlne Academy, at
home.
November H, Chester High School, at
home.
November 21, Philadelphia School of
Ptdngog). at home.
ThanUsslvIng Da. NorrUtown High
bthool. ut home
Batteries In Western States Learn
Method Used In Europe.
Several batteries of field nrtlllery of the
Western States have received Instruc
tion In Indirect firing at tho army school
at Fort Bill, Okla. This firing Is tho same
ns that used by tho artillery arms of the
German, Delglan and French armies, In
direct firing hns been practiced by tho
batteries of this State for some yeans.
The French are given credit for the adop
tion of Indirect firing, but now It has
been adopted by all modern armies. In
Indirect firing the artillerymen shoot at
a target which they cannot see. They
can Bhoot from the rear of'n. hill, over
the crest and hit the enemy or the tar
get with deadly regularity. In fact, ar
tillery officers assert that modern field
guns can bo fired moro accurately by In
direct firing methods, properly directed,
than by direct firing, where the target la
In olght of tho artillerymen.
Indirect firing Is based on the use of the
triangle, nnd Its application requires the
ofllcers to be skilled In the use of gcomo
try and trigonometry. Tho offlcern are
stationed nt some little distance from
their guns, nnd communicate their ordem
by field telephone and nag signals. The
ofucers are posted at some point, usually
the top of a hill, a church tower, or some
thing of the sort, where they can observe
tho position of the enemy through power
ful glasses. Tho officers' station Is one
point of the triangle, tho cannona nro an
other, and tho enemy or tho target tha
third point of the angle. The base Is the
line between the ofllcers' post and the
position of the cAnnonB. This Is a known
distance, nnd the two angles at tho base
are ascertained. Then the use of trigo
nometry makes It easy, for one who
knows how, to find tho distance ot the
enemy or target.
"MADE IN AMERICA"
TOYS TO GLADDEN
YOUTH OF EUROPE
Plan Underway to Send a
Santa Claus Ship to War
torn Countries From Every
Nook and Corner of This
Country.
It Is now highly probable that shortly
before Christmas a "Santa Claus Ship,"
loaded to the water line with toys con
tributed by children from every nook
and corner of America, rich and poor
alike, will leave these shores foj
riurope, there to unload tho dazzling
cargo and offer It as a joyous Christ
mas gift to tho children of tho war
torn countries of thnt continent. It Is
said that most of the toys will bear
tho trade mark "made and contributed
In America."
Tho success of this enterprise has
been practically assured through the
cftorts of Miss Olive May Wilson, "the
Santa Claus Girl," of Jenklntown. who
for a number of )ears has supplied poor
children with Chilstmas gifts nnd who
desires to extend her work this jear
not only on a national but Intel national
scope. She has the suppott ot some of
the most widely known and most pow
erful men In the United Stutes. In
cluding the President of the Pnlted
States, who. In an Interview granted
her some time ago, expressed his deslro
to co-operate with Miss Wilson in every
way. Miss Wilson hns Just returned
from Washington, where she laid her
plan before a numbei of Senators, Rep.
resentntlves and department heads nnd
leaves this week for a tour of New
England, where she will address numer
ous social organizations and child wel'
fare societies on benalf of her work.
U. S EMPLOYES TO HELP.
When Commissioner of Immlgiation
Cnrr.lnetti heard of her plan to have (Sov
ernment emplo)es contribute Christmas
gifts to the destitute nnd orphaned chil
dren of Europe's war devastated coun
tries he Issued a circular, addiessed tn tho
employes of his department throughout
the United States, In which he suggested
that they contribute gifts for the "Santa
Claus ship." Other departments have al
ready followed suit.
In the meanwhile. Miss Wilson Is busy
with preliminary woik Mure her prob
lem this jear Is both of a national and
international scope she will be obliged
to perfoim a double dut). First of nil.
she has her thousands of little friends,
who remember her from previous enrs.
rne aro nlread), in
CITY'S BUILDERS
SHOW ACTIVITY
IN OPERATIONS
Important Work Started in
39th and 42d Wards.
Banks and Trust Com
panies Advancing Capital.
LUBIN STABS WIN
The Lubin Star baseball team defeated
Southrk Field Club. 6 to i The fea
turts of the game were the pitching of
Ta Jone and the hitting In general of
tn yuoin Stan.
to take care of
hunclreds of letters received bv Miss wii
son, climorlng for their Christmas gifts.
Then, she has to think of the thousands
of little, ones on tho other side of tho sen
whose henrts will ).irn In vnin this )ear
for a. little Christmas glfe Ami. to .uld
to tho magnitude of her pioblom. Miss
Wilson has received within the nam w..r
i000 requests for driinih alone. nin of
these requests have come from nuifcldo of
tho United States and fiom such remote
points as Rio Janeiio, other Brazilian
cities nnd Newfoundland
Hut Miss Wllbon does not despair. Shu
has mustered togt thei all the courage
and all the s)inpath) of her IS ears and
has settled down to work to carry her
plans to success. In January of this year
Miss Wilson visited Washington for tho
purpose of obtaining from tho r.'nvcrn
ment a franking privilege, something on
the order of the one enJo)ed by Senators
and Representatives for the purpose of
sending to folks nt home speeches they
never delivered.
liENIUH FHANKl.VO PIUVII.KOi:
MUs Wilson wanted a franking privilege
which would permit her to send her rflfts
by mall and paicel pi,t without charge.
On this matter she taw the President,
Sccretar) Or) an. Admiral Dowe), Vice
President Marshall. Representative Tinier.
wood ami othei prominent men Last
week Mls WIIon took nnothui trip to
Washington and confeneit with Post
master General Hurl,on on the franking
privilege Mr llurlmoii said that ho was
thoroughly in ajmpmlii Willi her plan
ami would help her In eer way. but
that he could not grant her the flanking
privilege, as It v.ottld be Impossible for
tho Government to diminish Its levenue
at the present time in view of the llnan
cial Ini'onvenk mi's alread) htought about
by the war This, however, has to no
means dampened Miss Wilson's enthusi
asm oi diminished tier hopes t'he is In
hoi work to win. and Judging b) the wa
she has gone nt It Mic cannot help but
w in.
so. that it Is with great jo) that the
childrn of Europo ma) contemplate the
da) vvhtn fur out on the tiuntun theie
will rue a ship, loaded not with gune
and ammunition, but with beautiful tojs
of all descriptions, carrying a. llag upon
which will be Inscribed, "From the chil
dren of America to their little brethren
la Eu-ope."
The purchase by Mark Holler of lot
northwest corner of Third and Porter
streets, extending from Third to Fourth
street nnd from Illtner to Porter street,
from the Glrard cutate, estates of Anna
T. King nnd John H. McNeill, Is by
far one of the most Important trans
actions In the 39th Ward, and the ag
gregate cost was $C2,W)0. ,
The sale of portion belonging to thi
estate of Stephen Glrard, confirmed by
the Orphans' Court, after statement by
tho trustees, was owing to the fact
"that It was far removed from otlujy
realty of tho Glrard estate and cannot
be adapted for the kind of Improvement
thnt the estate Is engaged In," such as
the operation nt 20th and Porter streets,
now extending to 21st street, and In
which tho Btipply Is far short of tho
demand creating a very substantial
waiting list.
On tho other hand the purchaser
shows very good Judgment ln acquiring
this block of property. It Is on the
southeast edge of the built-up portion
Tho trolleys making the turn at Fourth
and Rltncr streets, one of the corners,
four lines of cars radiating to different
sections, use tho Fourth and Fifth
street tracks, and enst and west lines
can be found on Snyder avenuo three
squares to the north.
More than 200 dwellings, with stores
at tho corners, will be erected. They
will bo of the two-story type and one
half of thenv are now under vva), cl!nis
and cellar walls appearing on the Rltner
street front. The need of this operation
Is apparent by the few properties "for
sale or to rent" In tho locality, and
great Impetus has developed from activity
along tho river front, with the deeper
channel, tho opening of the Panama
Cnnal and the proposed enlarged opera
tions of the Pennsylvania and other rail
roads. In connection with large wharf
facilities, all requiring a great amount
of labor, which must be housed.
The section has a main sewer running
east on Shunk street from Bioad street
to Weccacoo avenue until It meets the
plant of the Pcnns)lvnnla Salt Manufac
turing Company. It runs south to Oregon
avenue nnd east to the Delaware River.
The grades of streets In that section are
to be changed to accommodate Its opera
tions. This with laterals, will allow the
building up of all that land l)lng north
of the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks nnd
between Rrond street on the west and
Swnnson street on the eaBt. Car servlco
will he extended to meet the situation
This section bids fair to be the thea
tre of coming activity along real estate
lines.
NORTHWEST SECTION
Avallnblo lots for building purposes
wero further reduced this week by the
settlement for property ln the 41d Ward
and transfer to v.harles J. Heckler. They
are situated at Park avenue and Mc-
Ferran street, with front of 310 SV, feet
on the north and south sides of Mc
rerian 3treet, SO feet on Pnik avenue
and COO feet on Thirteenth street.
McFerrnn street nnd Thirteenth street
will be opened by dedication, making a
public improvement nt this point.
This is nn extiemely well-built-up nnd
husv suction, near lines of the Richmond
flranch of the Philadelphia nnd Rending
Railway nnd industrial establishments in
cident thereto It Is also fnvored h nu
merous car line routes In everv direction.
An operation of It dwellings is planned.
This piece of real estate is practically
tho last piece of ground which can h ac
quired In the neighborhood of Hronil
street and Erio avenue, the nearest large
holding west of Old York road being along
Hunting Park avenue, where vacant
ginund is held at $10,000 per ncie. Hor
ace Groskln was the broker in this
transaction.
NOTES ON THE STREET
The stnrt of these operntlons indicates
that trust companies nnd banks, which
had virtually ceased to do business with
builders, are beginning to show confidence
In tho future by again handling opera
tions. Money Is much easier In the last ten
days than It hns been since the begin
nlng of unsettled conditions.
No special locnllt) Is In favor In the
transfers. There Is some nctlvity In tho
Elmwood avenue section, southwest of
Sixtieth street LESSOR.
ORDER TO CHARGE BRINGS
RELIEF TO BATTLE LINE
Sensations Before Fighting Are
Worse Than Combat Itself.
nnntiiN, sept, a
Some psychological studies ns to the
sensations of tho soldier who faces a
shower of bullets, which wero written by
Colonel Mnrglarottl, of the Italian army,
aro published In Bohemia, a newspaper
In Prngue.
The question as to how a soldier feels
at the height of battle was put to about
2000 men who had seen servlco In Tripoli.
Almost to a man they agreed that the
sensation experienced In battle Itself was
not ns strong as the fear before the
bnttlc. The most excitable moment was
that In which tho first shots wero filed
The worst rxeience of most of the
soldiers was having to stand still In lino
of battle; It was the greatest relief
imaginable to bo ordered to run forward.
Some said their Hensatlons In battle In
cluded trembling, tears, hnlr standing
on end, hoarseness and even ) awning.
All of tho replies Indicated that the
soldiers wero largely Influenced by tho
conduct of their Immcdlnte superiors
Asked whether It was patriotism, oath of
fidelity, or the thoughts of penalties tn
which they were liable that led men for
ward to their duty, almost all of the
men replied: "I went forward because
my lieutenant went forward." The of
ficers above lieutenants were rarely men
tioned, ror the men did not come much
In contact with them.
It has been said by manv historians
that such valiant soldiers ns Henry IV
and Frederick the Great were trembling
during battles
CROWDED TROLLEYS
TORTURE WORKERS
FROM FRANKFORD
Scores of Frail Shop Girls
on Way to Work Forced
to Dangle 42 Minutes
From Straps.
AUSTRIAN IRON HAND
FORCED NATIONS TO
WAR, SAYS EXPERT
Imperious Demands, Follow
ing Archduke's Assassina
tion, Fire Mine Underlying
Continental Diplomacy.
By WILLIAM a. SHEPPARD
LONDON, Sept. 23
The bullet fired hy Gabriel Prlnzlp Into
the brain of Archduke IVidlnand, of Aus-tila-Ifungar),
tame nlmost stialght fiom
the Servian Government Itself, Insist"!
the Austro-Hungnrlans.
Twentj-Hve dnva nrtei tho assassination
Austria-Hungary sent a note of demands
to Serviu. Set via hnd countenanced" ciltl
clsm of Austriu-Hungar), the note de
clared. It hail permitted Its new.spapeis
and Its people to tanv on movements In
behalf of Slavs in Austro-Hiingatlnn de
pendencies It said that the assassination
of Archduke Ferdinand had been planned
at the Servian capital Olllcers ln th
i-irvinn army had helped Gabriel Prlnzlp
the Servian school bo), to get a levolver
nnd ammunition with which to perform
tho deed. Servian Government officials
nlonj- the border had helped Prlnzlp to
ci oss into Ilosnia on his Jouinej to Snia
Jevo Austria-Hungary demanded that
Servln. within IS hours, miwt print in the
olflcl'il Servian papr these exact words
AL'STRIA'S IMPERIOUS DEMAND.
The Ro.val Government of Servln
condemns the propaganda against Aus-tila-Hiingar,
which has the aim of
separating Austria-Hungary from
so'ne of her dependencies
The note nNo dimanded that t-ervin
curb Its flee piess and itri sp ech in or
dei to stop ciltlelstn of Autrln-Hungai)
and change Its svstem of education so
that in the schools nothing should he
tuught the chililiou that would cnue
them to nine Ausinn-Mungnr). t-irviu ha hePl figured nut bv Director Taylor.
IHIltll Itlll lll?UIUInl' IIIMH ll uiiiij lvi nun a.
Any one who doubts the necessity of
nn elevated road from the heart of tha
tlty to Frankford should take a ride
anj morning on route No Hundred!
of working girls, nnd working men, too.
are obliged to stand practically tho en
tire lourney Sometimes they are lucky
fnougli to get a stiap which dangles
ovcihr.iil, but when they don't the pas
sengers support each other They nra
wedged too tlghtlv to fall. And so they
ride, postllng, swinging nnd hanging by
their finger onds from Frankford nvcnu
and llrldge street, the northern terminus,
nil the win- to Sixth and Mnrket streets.
wIiitp most of the exhausted passengers
leave to go to work, tired out before
they begin their da)'s labor
The ear then proceeds to Its southern
terminus, Sixth nnd Rltner streets. To
obtnln accurate Information about this
Pniiikfnrd line, an Evening Lkdokr re
porter took the Interesting ride this morn
ing from Bridge street. Ho was lucky
enough to obtain a sent by entering the
ear before It started For two whole
blocks there was plenty of room, but
when the ear reached Margaret street
there was a rush, and In less than tvVt
minutes everv seat was occupied.
At Orthodox iiu.et, live minutes Inter,
there was a similar rush for straps, and
fullv n dozen frail little girls, bnre.lv tt
the ofllclal working age, leached for
-traps to rest C) during the long ride
tn Market street One girl, evidently ac
customed to the ordenl, managed to
vvdisp n little package of lunch under her
right elbow ind read a book With the
disengaged left hand she practically
dangled from a strap "
And so she rode to Market street,
trip of 42 minutes from where shti
boarded the car A few of the ulrla
lucky enough to get teats offered their
laps to somo n f the girl strap-hangers.
Although the enr was uncomfortably
packed nt Orthodox street, there were
nt least two dozen workers taken on at
Allegheny avenue There was no room,
but they got in by rushing, squeezing
nnd standing with ftet cloe together.
The lurching nnd sudden stopping of the
car fortunately did no harm, for there
wns a olld mass of passengers from
ond to end. Even those fortunate enough
tn have seats didn't have room to read
their newspapers. Some, on nllghtlnK
at Market street, scanned their papers
at. the walked to their places of cm
plo)ment. AVORIvHRS STAND 12 MINUTES.
The actual time trade from Bridga
fctreet, the beginning of the route, to
Market street, wns 17 minutes, and a
the car wns packed at Orthodox street,
live minutes from the starting point,
penres of little workers hnd to stand
packed together like cattle for min
utes befoie they went to the stores to
stand for the remainder of the day.
Riders ny tho conditions are the same
everv dav
Ther- Is nothing better to look for
ward to nt night, for the Frankford
car. as all dall) riders know. Is filled
before Chestnut street Is reached. Thu
it actually happens thnt some sir!
workers nro on their feet from tho time"
they leave home in the morning until
the) return nt night, except for the
short respite for their noonday lunch.
Between tho hours of fi 15 and 7:45 ln
the mot nlng the conditions on every
southbound car on this line ore practically
the janie Thei e nn aged workers, too,
bnrely strong enough to stand their reg
ular dallv tnsks, who must suffer the
added misery of a Frankford car In all.
51 nr'nues of torture i added to the lot
of hundreds of Frankford workers dally
on account of deplorable car service
n elevated road, whlrh will be built
when I'ounells and the Legislature un
wind nil Its reel tnpe, would save 23
minutes to the tollers on each trip, or
4G minutes a dav. This reduction In tlmo
Central Outlook Bright
C ntral High School's tontbnll prospects
have materlall) brightened bv the letuin
of "Dnve" Kerr nnd "Ted' Paitler P-nth
these men nre experienced pla)ers, nnd
the formir is ono of the best ends in
M-lmlnstl? nnks. Tluv Intended to enter
.Muhlenberg, but nt the last moment de
cided tn finish their courses nt Central
High School b for. entering college.
The plnyers havo been showing up
well In m rlmmage, and it is ospected that
tho team which will fnci Wilmington
High School Octobei J will be a ver
strong one -'i ftu Wirkman, the nll
sohnlnnlc tnekle, has not been out for
prnctle,. m account of an Injur) which he
received at At'nntle t't) this siimrnoi.
but It Is expected he will he In condition
to pia) in the first game
CONFERENCE AT F. AND M.
IANVSTi:n, Pn . Sept fl -Professor
Umer.v, of Ihigh Fnlversltv. conferred
here vetfrdiiv with the Roan! of Athw
letle Governors of Franklin and Mar
shall College relative to the alleged tak
ing of Kvnnh. a local barnflold man to
Lehigh Unlvcrsit) It was stated that
Muthart, the Lehigh man who Invited
Cvnns to go to Lehigh, had no author-
on baturdnv ns scheduled It is under
stood mai r.vans win not lie pln)e.l
oftlccts who the Austro-Hunuurlans would
name, and who hnd spoken too freely In
legatd to the crime of June 28
Servia was given II hours In which to
enmplv with nil thej-e d niands
Prlnzlp's bullet flew directlv toward its
taigt It soon cut the siring which
held Huiopean civilization hanging ovei
the preilplee of war It soon reached
the powder magazine over which Kurope
had been lestlng these many years.
The night of luly SI the statesmen of
Russia. In dNlnnt St. Petersburg, re
ceived a cablegram from Seivtn.
"Help"' it s-nid
The Russian st itesmen talked for four
hours about it In the country home of
M. Goremvkln. They reached some de
cision seerctH About 7 o'clock In the
evening the) dashed off In their auto
mobiles to their various offices, each man
to do his own woik In connection with
what was nt hand.
U) this time the armies of Kurope were
mobilizing
Servla's 18 hours were up nn .Illlv 2fl
at In the evonlng But before that
time the Russian nrmv was moving
toward Germanv and the Gorman army
was moving inward Russia and In a
dozen other diffeient directions.
CHARORP MINE IS PIIIRD,
Prlnzlp's bullrt had reached its tar
get. It had stiuek the mine under Europe
nnd till mine will probably kill it mil-
the Department of Cltv Transit, who
bases his cnieiilatlons nccuratel) upon
the running t.chedule of the Market street
SUhnm -elevated in id
This means thnt everv toller In Frank
ford who Is oMIgPil to use Rout No 4
could have l minutes more each day at
home, or four and three-fifth hours more
rest each week when the elevated road
is built.
FRVNKFORD STAYS UNDEVELOPED.
In the course of the disagreeable ride,
the repoiter noticed that there was no
end of ground In Frankford going to
waste Immense stretches of land, hun
dieds of feet In depth, border Frankford
m ho tie on both sides. Just on the edge
of the built-up section There is room
hie foi hundieds of homes and nmpla
opportunity for a few new streets
It wns learned, however, that no one
cnntempIatPB building on this land, nor
will th re he any additional streets be
cause of the miserible ar service.
But the Ipngth of the ride nnd the lack
of fresh nil is not all that the riders had
to contend with On turning Into Lehigh
avenue from Frankford avenue there
was more mlseiv for the strop hangers.
Beginning at this point, the car literally
hopped all thp wnv to Sixth street Theri
wan a steadv thump, thump, thump,
and the bumps reached their highest
pitch at American street, where the oar
iins.'ed nvei neemln'lv endless tracks of
the Reiitllm.' Itnilwuv
Whun at length the car turned into
Slsth street, the net ve-mcked passengers
lion men and create more bavoe than breathed a uh nt relief nnd moat of the
.inwhin- ein th..t luii ever hnnnnH n ! ,l"''" nhopglrls took ii tlrnier hold on
humanity stmps It was learned incidentally
What Prlnzlp reallv said or thought iTT.J.h'.'lr O")ver8!lon. l ' 'y
-.... i... ,i...j .. ..l...... i. lilted to to to ,i theatre at niicht thov
111. 171 III, liMIl'lril nir ,, ,.,i.l (a i ,..,, , , , . , ,, , - -- -
not known miblielv The Hervimi Uovern- ' " woik di.se.tup and got their
m-nt In a note ald that he aid
I was not influenced b any other
person or persons Th tending of
anarchistic liter iture made me believe
that there could be nothing finer In
tho world than to Up an assasln.
When In Belgrade I read tlmt the
Vrchduke was aoins tn tfarutevo and
so I bought n revolver and went there
li rvr down town To rid home from
the tie or the uhnp vvhwi the day'
work was done is out of the question
If the remark of two or three uceo!
In?hen,is are Indicative of the sentl
j irnt n FiHultfoiu. Diet) it Is 3sential
that the liat-d be star to I at tha
eeiliest possible moment These riders
ulit that the) didn't propose to out uo
Hut u hit he snlil ot thonehk Mintivea I Witn it
littto una Rinntif Is nut Achtlni- h. . "tt'e'r IliCtl of alt the talk about it."
Itv from the iinlversitv mithnrin.,. i i mns. Prtnitn uaa a murderer, hut ha. BtKl out. man. 'it seemk that the nlan
a result of the meeting the Lehlgh'Fran'k- 'cause the long and am lent quarrel fur! ' th ro4'l mt unci stops, ami
llii and Maish.ill gamo will bo nlnved "a place In the sun ' o place for h wteii doubt that It goini: to hi built
11 IllOn IO IU it I1! Ill lOB llia ' ihk iianniuiki,
land, has suddenl) ben ttiriud from a Woueh I Iwve iiyed there all in life.
contest of words and diplomacy into com- "' ' tno a dian oihr men ulw aro
bat on the battlefields j itoinv to quit the place, too. Willi their
Some lolt would hve cet off the Euro. ' ' "
penn mine soma Ume
It happened thit I'rlngip's bullet did it
Special Suit for Mammoth PJnyer
MILW.U'KBi:. Sept -A candidate
for the 1'nlverslty of VUeonlti football
team Is to large he requires, u spectall)
made ruit of grl Jiron molcaMiis foi hK
use The uniform ' will be kept under
lok and ke) when not In use. n3 thvlr
loss would keep the modern Hercules
out of the game until now suit loutd
bo found.
Championship for Lawrence, Mass,
LAWRRNCK, Mass.. Pept J3. J R
clotel) contested game Lawrence wrested
the New Knglind championship fre-n
New London es tenia) b) a store of
to 3.
Tommy Murphy Gets a Draw
Ni:V ORK Sept n lUrUm lot no.
llurph) and Samm) Holtzman kn wn
to boxing fans as Frankle fallahao
boxed a sensational ten-round bout at
l,?i. EWll?v C Brooklyn. last mSht
Mitn honors even.
Mrs. Raymond Advances
PORKST IIH.I.S. 1. r Wept M. Ptav
In the sinule of th- women's laan tttinin
PBLi.nwsiiip in tort! m:
Th cur on tunbtr 1 line end eats
uppiommuti 5 iuiu;ti But at
l'4t 4 more nr racked In th- alulr and
ftllou tldr are not ii wpoiinibl. for con-
.lltiittic .,, ltt.i ".rlu. tut' vl li. ... v . tt.
... . !.. jnt. ... ' - "If " -.. .....
...,,,......... .... ...- ...... .,.,w, .,,,. irqu Js maite ail Uo thlr t foi the
nionihip ot the U bid.. Tennis Club one tt,iuii i . at llii.' next
court here was brought down to tb j h., uttl8W ut conditions on the
round before the semi-finals i-t. rda. I Frankford llii. . t Tailor h..s figured
and ii, the 4iubc all but ore in.i, I, utu,n b,H,r , itu stai Theie Is one
the flrsl round completed In the oo,l feature that imk the iM less
long matche Mrs Rii)uiond 4aned , mib-atabl. Uwl of th .arnM rs are
bv htatlng M Geitrude Itoll Tom. goad imtu.d Thrv knu that their
who reeentb won the eJreenw'.-h toyrna- i that if an UvatwJ bad hiiu in niteiicu
mi-tit 1-0. !. ! MU Blag.lon cl. i duiliu. Mil there oUi bave bint a tlmo
feated Mrs. It A Pone. 3-6 6-3. fi.j ,ul awa,. , , ,r of M8.WT 800 minutes
u. r.. .-... ,..,ioo lamniisneu Mi tin i in ttli. flit 'ml li.itiU he neillcts
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Mike Gibbons and Clabby Matched
CHICAGO Sert 23 Mtkt Onbori nn-1
Jlram Claibv -e-ttr li slm th-i
round at San FnuicU-o on Thanks V, i - b
tan Uay. L.i.
r r,inkfor.i
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