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VOL. I NO. 11
PHILADELPHIA, F K.DAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1914.
PRICE ONE CENT
STUDENTS SHED
ENERGY AND TOGS
IN "CAMPUS FIGHT"
University Freshmen Again
Defeat Sophs in Annual
Struggle of Underclassmen.
Clothing Gives, Too.
iThe saddened Pannsy Sophomores In darkened
corners crouch.
Beneath the hea burden of a soro and splcn
did grouch,
Todaj iho slightest rrchman fill the Sopho.
more with frlaht,
Alas the outiKor claesmen won the yeaelv
campus flsht.
Freshmen students of the t'niverslt) of
Pennsylvania again defeated tho sopho
mores shortly after 1! o'clock toda bj
winning the annual "campus fight" In
Just two minutes of terrific battling
The Freshles last night won the annual
poster fight on the tamo field. In Justice
to the sophomores It Bhould be said that
they were outnumbered four to one.
Shirts and other articles of wearing
npparel were strown all over tho campus
when the victorious freshmen anil the
downcast sophomores departed from the
sceno of battle.
Rsy Young, ex-left end on the Central
High School football te.tm. covered him
self with glory when he was first to roach
the oblong drawn on tho walla of the
Harrison Chemical laboratory.
As In former years, the fight was di
vided Into two halves. In the first the
freshmen must displace the sophomores
guarding tho oblong chalked on tho wall,
nd In the second they endeavor to re
move the troupers from the captain of
the sophomores.
The Freshmen won the second half as
easily us thev did the first, llrmly but not
gently, divesting the sophomore captain
of his troupers. Then Ray Young, who Is
a brother of the ex-Penn football cap
tain, and several others of the Freshmen
leaders, were hoIted to the shoulders of
their comrades and borne oft In triumph
Many of the several hundred contest
ants from bith classes took advantage of
the opportunity to get some good football
practice by appearing in gridiron togs.
Others wore old etothes. The few who
started In fie battle with comparative!)
whole aults emerged in rags
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CHINESE CREW FACES
CHARGES OF SMUGGLINq
Tried to Get Cotmtrymen Into V. B.,
Bay Offlclnls.
Three Chinese from the crew of the
Castle Bruce, a steamer that docked at
Chester two days ago with a cargo of
Iron ore from the Dutch West Indies,
will be arraigned before United Stales
Commissioner Edmonda In the Federal
Building today. They arc charged with
ntlomptlng to smuggle two of their coun
trymen Into the United Stntes.
A thrilling story of a narrow eBcapo
by Inspector George Allen, of tho Im
migration Bureau, was brought to light
today following the arrest.
Ho went to the Castle Bruce two days
ago after receipt of word from Captain
Ernest IIowo that ho had two stow
aways aboard and that his crew seemed
to be In lenguo with the men. Lining
the eighteen Chlncso up on the deck, Allen
picked the man he thought most llkoly
to weaken under a cross-examination and
went Into the cabin with him. Ed Lee,
a Chlneso interpreter, accompanied tho
Inspector.
A few minutes later there was a knock,
and somo one told Alton that the cap
tain wanted him, as the crew wanted
to settle. Allon, opening tho door, found
tho crew crowded Into tho narrow com
panlonway. At their head was a big
Chinese, known as tho "So. 1 men."
Tho Inspector pulled his revolver and
throw the ringleader Into the cabin. Ho
slammed the door and bound the man
hand and foot. When he opened tho door
again the crew was still there, and
Allon forced tho 17 men ahead of lilm
up to the deck. Then ho Jumped to tho
pier and escaped.
The men arrested today are Lcnn Yce,
Ling Hung and Shnw Chung. Two
Chinese stowawnys are now in Irons on
the sTilp. c
RECKLESS TRUCK DRIVERS
MUST ANSWER IN COURT
PLAN TO SAFEGUARD
BUILDING SOCIETIES
FROM LOSS BY THEFT
PENN "FRESHIES" SMASHING THROUGH SOPHS IN CAMPUS FIGHT
The photograph shows the fight at its height and the chalk mark on the wall protected by sophomores. The freshmen fought their way through the guard
and succeeded in placing their hands inside the mark.
-Nine Alleged Embezzle
ments Since April Prompt
Suggestion of Compulsory
Auditing of Passbooks.
.Compulsory auditing of the passbooks
of shareholders at least once a year
was advocated today by State Banking
Commissioner William H. Smith, as an
effective safeguard against defalcations
by building and loan aasocatlon officers.
The plan has been recommended to
William Brown, Jr.. counsel for the
commissioner In Philadelphia, and he
ald that the time was ripe for a leg
islative enactment covering th ground.
Mr. Brown has handled no tower than
nine cases, involving seven defendant
building loan officers, since last April. He
said that in most of the cases minor
otticrs of the associations were Involved.
Several of the eases Brown has handled
had their beginning before he took up th
commissioner's work. The list follows:
Samuel Kreps, now awltlng trial. Al
leged shortage, J260 :'J as secretary of the
Northwest Building and Loan Associa
tion, and Ji 31 as secretary of the East
Park Building and Loan Association.
Joseph V. Wooley, awaiting trial. Al
leged shortags, U771 75 as conveyancing
agent of the Bouvler Building and Loan
Association.
William W. Still, awaiting trial. Alleged
shortage, $5071 03 as secretary of the
Berean Building and Loan Association,
organized h Negro church workers
Samuel Simpkins, awaiting sentPnee
Alleged shortage JI172 as secretary of the
Philadelphia Itapid Transit Building and
Loan Assuclation.
AVIlllam Mncdonald. awaiting trial Al
leged shortage J13.5O0 as conveyancing
agent of the General Caslmir I'ulaski
Building and Loan Association .
Krank A Friend, under ball. Alleged
shortage of J)i) us secretary of the old
IMcUorr Building and L-ian Association,
and 11400 a. secretary of tho C'rexton
Building and Loan Association
Harry Foster, misting. Alleged short,
age, W2. as conveyancing agent of th
German-Americun Building and Loan
Association
The total of the shortages, approxi
mately BJ.lV.. u was said by .Mr. Brown,
has been greatly reduced. Among tho
accused who restoied all or a substan
tial part of the funds taken are Slmp
klns, Still and Mncdonald.
'Uy making the auditing of the share
holders' paid books compulsory, the Je-fah-atlon
evil, particularly so far us t'ie
ulHhonent secretary Is concerned, will be
positively checkmated." Mr. Brown said.
"The secretaries Involved In the cases I
have handled worked a simple Hystem.
They accepted monej from nhareholders,
gavo the shareholders credit on their
passbook.?, then pocketed the munej. A
number of loan associations do have an
annual lomparison of the pans books with
the books of the associations, and the
shareholders are safeguaided The s li
tem ik one that all of the associations:
should be more than willing to ndopt, anij
In any event there should be a law to
enf '! it "
Foster. It was explained bv Mr. Brown.
evldentl obtained the money he is
charged with emberxllng by Juggling
fund-, i-omlng Into his hands In flrst
mortgage transactions In conveyancing
work.
HIS FINAL REQUEST
They hud arrested the moving picture
manager as a spy. He was drum-headed,
found eullty and sentenced to be
hot.
Have you any parting request?" th
boss of the firing party asked. "Don't
make it too long "
The movie man nodded.
My operator." he said, "ha never
en a rml execution Just let "lm turn
tb machine on the lagacne and don't
harry U uny. ' Uevelr". Villa dealer,
SAILORS SHUNNING
SUSPECT BOATS FOR
FEAR OF CAPTURE
"SOCIAL WORKER" FAILS
TO APPEAR AT HEARING
Norwegian Steamships,
Watched by British War
ships, Are Compelled to
Remain at Anchor in Dela
ware River.
Sailor-", who have learned that the Nor
wegian steamships Fram and Sommer- I
stad. now lying at this port, are liable !
to enptur by British warships, refufe to ,
sail, compelling tho vessels to rmaln at ,
anchor In the Delaware River. It is be- I
lieved that the ultimate destination of the !
Norwegian steamships' cargoes is the
German crullers Karlsruhe and Dresden
in tno Caribbean Sea. The masters and
agent of tho steamships are anxious to
have thm sail.
Tho Sommerstad cleared nearly two
weeks ago and was followed several days '
later by the Fram. Both have cargoes
of ship supplies, coal and fresh water
on board. While tho cargoes aro of '
suspicious character, custom house of
ficials declare that as both have cleared
for neutral ports they cannot be pre- j
vented from sailing. The Sommerstad
ileaied for Cadiz, Spain, and the I'rnm ,
for Pernambuco, Hrazil.
Four other Norwegian steamships, each
carrying iimilar cargoes havo left hero
during the past two months. Shipping
men have asserted fiat thy believed the
cargoes were never Intended for the port
of ult-arume, but wore being delivered at
sea to German oiulaers. Their deductions
wero based upon the fact that the Karls
ruhe and Jjresden which are prying upon
British and Fremh vommerce In the Car
ibbean have never had to put Into ny
port for supplies uluce war was declared;
that thut port never shipped such cargoes
prior to tb outbieuk of hostilities, that
the frvsh air, mor than a cl't '
ordinary supply for their own use, was. i
placed on board and the nonriport of I
the vessels having reached thtir destina- I
t.on.
The Fluted State Uovenimnt. It was
said at he Custom House, ts powerless tq
stop tlw fatlinsa of tho steamships, evn
though the uircumsjtantlal evidence was
strongly in favor of tho .-nrgo-s ggjng tu
Uerinan ships All rules of nuutrultt), it '
was said, are observed- The vessels would
have to be followed by British warships '
and, caught in the act of delivering cur- '
goes to Uemian warships before tho guilt
would be establlshtd.
"Woman Arrested by Vice Squad
Called "Intolerable Liar."
Mrs Iluth Wilcox, who, after her arrest
on September 2 as a disorderly character,
asserted that she was a social worker,
suffi agist speaker nnd short-story writer,
d'd not appear in Quarter Sessions Court
today to attempt to disprove the charge
brought against her by members of the
vice squad.
Last week the woman, In appealing from
a fine of $12.50 imposed on her by a
Magistrate, declared that the vice police
man gave false testimony against her.
Judge Carr, In dismissing the woman's
appeal, upheld the vlco squad and char
acterized the woman as an "intolerable
liar."
The case was postponed from last week
In order to glv Mrs. Wilcox, who Is a
pronounced blondo, an opportunlt y to
prove that she was a much maligned
woman. Instead of appearing In court
todnv the woman Kent a telegram, sup
posedly from Charlottesville, Va., stating
thnt she b.id been called home by reason
of the illn-'f-s of her mother.
Assistant District Attorney Mona
ghan. declaring that the woman's tes
timony had placed members of the vice
squad under a cloud, asked Judge Can
to hrar from witnesses procured sln i?
last week's hearing. Mrs. George Sis
Fon, of Ogden street near 16th, denied
Mr. Wilcox's assertion that she had
paid n charitable vIMt to the witness
fnd was returning to her rooms In the
Bingham House on the morning of her
arrest. Mies Sarah Weber, formerly
employed at the hotel, said that Mr.
Wilcox had a "reputation" about the
hostelry.
Dcte.'tivo Leo, head of the vice squad,
said that he had obtained Information
from chauffeurs that the woman fre
quented certain hotels with men. Iee
als testified that he had cent a letter
addressed to the woman ut Hillsdale.
n. the address she gave In court last
w.k, but It was returned, there being
no such a place in that State.
WOMAN FAINTS IN COURT
Wife of Man Arraigned for Shop
lifting Startles Spectators.
A woman fainted at Central Station
thi morning when her husband wan ar
raign) d before Magistrate Benshaw on
a hurgo of shoplifting. Shu Is Mrs
Frederick Welning, KM Wallace street.
VVi-lnlng, former! emploed In .i do
pnrtrmnt store, wa accused of Mealing
two kult. u camera nnd other hi tides
from the store. Ho was arrested when ho
attempted to pawn the .-Uolni goods.
When the man was called to the pris
oners' dock, Mrs Welning, who had bo
ttatL'd Firfns of nervousness, screamed
nnd full &atk in her chair in a faint.
Policemen carried her Into tho corridor
and she was revived by a police surgeon
Mag!str(te Itenshaw released Welning
in bail, permitting him to sign his
own tall bnd.
LACIA HELD FOR MURDER
WOMAN HIT BY AUTOMOBILE
Department Store Employe Suffers
From Contusions and Shock,
Hit by an automobile at Twentieth and
Market streets last night. Margaret Len
non. gg ears old, an emploe In a Market
street department store, was taken to
the Medlco-Chlrurglcat Hospital, where
she wag found to be suffering from severe
contusions and hock.
The automobile nan driven by Howard
R. Scarbor tvS Bast Third street, WIN
mlnginn. He was arrested b Police
man Sullla- cf the Fifteenth and Vine
aUeta Nation,
M I '
Charged with Killing Countryman in
a Quarrel,
Lettlnlo Lacla, !U3 Cambria street, was
tida held without bail to appear beforo
the Utaud Jmy. iharged with the murder
of Giovanni Seancello. Jf Indiana avt
nue, who died September 11, In the Wom
en's Homeopathic Hospital from wounds
inflicted by Laclu.
At the Coroner's Inquest this mnrning
it was testified that the quarrel started
through Siancello insulting the wife cf
Lacla.
SKULL CRUSHED BY ICE
Four Hundred Pound Block Sends
Victim to Hospital.
Steven Kjbilos. &36 North American
street, la at the Itoosvelet Hospital with
a possible fractured ukull, as the result
of Wing struck on the head with a 400
pound block of ice today at the Delaware
Freezing Company. American and Callow,
hill streets
rhvslclaos say the man's condition lj
serious, .
TILTS FOLLOW FAST
WHEN POLICEMAN
SURPRISES THIEF
Series of Tussels Start When
Pursuer's Shoes Give Rob
ber Warning While at
Work.
Although he was released from Jnll
only a few days ago, Alexander Wat
son may serve njiother long term be
cause of the quick action of a woman
nnd a downtown policeman.
He was entering tho homo of Mrs.
Anna Rosen, at C35 nitner street, yes
terday afternoon by way of n rear cellar
window when Mrs. Sophia Jlffen, who
tesldes in a rear street, saw him. She
told Policeman Hundsfnrth, of the
Fourth and Snyder avmie station, and
he also squeezed through the window.
On reaching tho second floor the police
man came upon tho man ransacking a
bureau. Handsfotth walked stealthily
toward the Intruder and was Just about
to grab him when his new shoes
squeaked. The thief turned, grappled
with Handsforth and both rolled on the
floor.
"I'll go with you," Wntson said finally,
and his captor took him to the street
while the women In tho neighborhood
cheered. For a few yards the prisoner
walked complacently, but when Hands
forth relaxed his hold slightly, Watson
tripped him and, as the policeman fell,
ran out Rllner street. A crowd of men
and bojs, with Handsrorth In the lend,
pursued Watson. The policem.in Mred sev
eral shots, but the man ran right on.
At Fifth street, llanil-foi tli tcraptured
lilm, but the thief wan still in lighting
mood nnd tried to knock his enptor out
with vietjjs blows which went wild. Tho
man was finally landtd ut tho police sta
tion. On being searched, jewelry vulued nt
several hundred dollars was found in
Watson's pockets. The booty Included
eight rings, a gold watch and a stick
pin. The prisoner had several soinenlrs
of his light!', a black eyt. and a swollen
ear bing the most prominent. He said
he resided at Fiont and MrKean streets.
Watson was held under Wfi bail this
morning by Magistrate Camon at the
Fourth street and Snyder avenue station.
JUROR OUT ALL NIGHT
Court Decides to Dismiss Man From
Further Service.
William J. MtGlonc, a paperhanger,
J213 North Fifteenth street, who was em
pnneled to serve as a Juror for the Sen
tember term of Quarter Sessions Cnuit
No. 1, appeared In Court today showing
plainly tho effects of an all-nU'ht party.
Crier Levi Hart was the flrst to notice
McGlone. When Court was convened it
was with considerable effort that Mc
(Slona stood up, and then it was neies
eary for two of his fellow Jurors to sup
port him.
"You have been out on an all-night
party, haven't ou?" asked Judge Searle
when the Juror was called to the bar of
the court.
McGlone admitted It and started to ex.
plain. He stopped suddenly when told
that he was excused from further serv
ice, without pay. Ho was ordered to ap
pear In court on Monday, and If hn does
not then show better control he may face
contempt proceedings
Held on Charge of Burglary
Morris Hayes, of 31 Sloan street, Frank
ford, who was caught by a trolley car
conductor as he was trjlng to break Into
tho home of George J Miock, 5523 Frank
ford avenue, was held todai under two
ball by Magistrate iiorte for a further
hearing October 2 Walter H. Day, the
conductor, went Into the Shock backyard
for a drink of water and found Hayes
trylos 19 force open the door.
WOMAN AUT0IST RUNS
DOWN A CITY SURVEYOR
Held for Court on Charge of Reckless
Driving.
A woman 50 years old was held In $600
ball for court today by Magistrate Kmely
on tho charge of reckless driving and
assault and battery, after she had run
down, In her automobile, Langham Tor
rance, 7i5 North Sixth street, a city
surveyor. She Is Mrs. Isabel Cox, 5S15
Cottago street. Wlsslnomlng.
Torrance was riding a bicycle west on
Lehigh avenue this morning. At Broad
street the automobile driven by Mrs. Cox
came up behind and cranhed Into him,
dragging him 15 feet. Torrance and other
witnesses declared it was being driven
at a high rate of speed and that a
pe.lestiian also narrowly escaped being
struck.
The woman was arraigned at tho Park
and Lehigh avenues station for a hear
ing Torrance had his Injuries treated
at the Samaritan Hospital. Ho received
cuts and bruises.
YOUNG WOMAN HELD FOR
SELLING DRUGS ON STREET
Policemen Testify They Saw Girl of
10 Peddling Opium nnd Morphine.
Mrs. Anna Alcock, a striking young
woman 19 years old, caused a craning
of necks among the moio sordid prison
ers when arraigned today at the Tenth
nnd Iluttonwood streets station on a
charge of peddling drugs to Tenderloin
habitues. It was testified by special
police that she was taken Into custody
nt 1331 Race street with her husband,
William Alcock, with 50 worth of drugs
In her possession.
Mrs. Alcock appeared Indifferent to the
gravity of the charge against her. She
was prettily gowned. She declined to
make a statement. The girl and her
husband were held In $S00 ball for a
further hearing.
Policemen testified they obtained evi
dence that the girl and Alcock were sell
ing opium nnd morphine stealthily on the
streets. They watched them nnd then
followed the pair to their room, where
tno arrest was made.
LAVADER HELD FOR MURDER
Negro Held Responsible for Police
man Sankey's Death,
l the Coroner's Inquest this morning.
Henry Lavuder a Negro. f6Si Summer
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(Srnnd Jury, charged with tho murder of
1-0111 email rrariK A. Hunkey, of the (list
and Catharine streets station, who died
Septernbur IS in the West Philadelphia
Homeopathic Hospital from a gun wound
In tho abdomen, Inflicted by Lavader.
Kami) Meyer, a Negress, who Hch In
the same neighborhood as Laynder. wus
held without ball as a material witness.
On Sunday morning. September 13, San
key walked up to Lavader and Funny
Me)ei, who wero standing on a corner,
und told them to move on, and in the
argument Invader fired the shot which
resulted In the policeman's death. Lava
der was later arrested at his home.
AUTO CRASHES INTO CAR
Driver Disappeared, Leaving Ma
chine Standing in Street.
During tho heavy showers early this
morning an automobile crashed Into a
car nt Hlghth and Market streets, smash
ing Its hood, mudguards and windshield.
The owner of the machine Is not
known, us the police hae no record of
the accident.
At noon the automobile, was still stand
ing at tho corner of Klghth and Market
streets.
MANY AFTER CITY BERTH
Sixty-one applicants for the IS00 to 100
position as storekeeper In the Water Uu-
re.411 are taking the examination before
the Civil Service Commission today.
The examination for checker In the
trip sit department at Uu a year Is
injr taken by 21 applicants.
Magistrate Holds Men After Hearing
Story of Collision.
Drastic steps to stop reckless auto
mobile driving wero taken today by
Magistrate Morris, at the 26th and York
streets station, ns the result of an ac
cident In which Howard Hyatt, 2158
Dover street, was hurled from an under
taker's wagon he was driving, getting a
dlslocntcd shoulder nnd other Injuries In
a colllson with nn auto truck.
Tho maglstrnto not only held Albert
Aspen, 44 West Term street, German
town, an automobile driver for a depart
ment store. In JSOO ball for court, but noti
fied the man's employers to produce an
other driver with whom ho is said to
havo been racing nnd enter the same
amount of ball for him.
Hyatt was driving Into his stablo at
30th street and Susquehanna avenue,
when the machine, driven by Aspen,
crashed Into the undertaker's wagon.
Hyatt waB thrown from his scat, his
shoulder was dislocated nnd he received
other Injuries. He and others testified nt
the hearing this morning that Aspen nnd
another auto truck driver had been racing
their machines. Hyatt was treated at the
Women's Homeopathic Hospital.
MISSING BOY FOUND;
RETURNS HOME TONIGHT
Located at Wildwood, N. J., on At
lantic City Hike.
Edward Mullln. 13 years old, who was
found last night by Chief of Tollco 1.
W. Smith, of Wildwood, N. J., nfter hav
ing been absent from his home, 6 East
Silver street, since Saturday, will return
to his parents here tonight. The boy's
fnther, James Mullln, sent money to
friends In Atlantic City this morning to
defray the expenses of the return Journey.
The boy, with his brother, 10 years old,
started last week to walk to Atlantic
City, his former home. James, the
younger, became tired and stopped nt a
fr-rmer's place near Hammonton, N. J.
He was returned to his home on Monday,
but nothing had been heard of the elder
brother until last night.
SILVER DISH UNDER HIS COAT
Policeman Arrests Negro With Al
leged Stolen Article on Person.
Accused of stealing a valuable sliver
vegetable dish from the home of Mrs.
Charles J. Cohen, at 331 South 21st street,
John ration, a Negro of HUH Lombard
strcpt, was held In $300 ball for court by
Magistrate Uooney thlB morning.
Patton was arrested at 19th and Locust
streets last night by Policeman McDcvItt,
of the 15th and Locust streets station,
when he believed tho man wns attempt
ing to hide something benenth his coat.
Investigation disclosed tho silver dish.
At the hearing, this morning, May
Rooney, a domestlo In tho Cohen
home, testified that tho dish was Mrs.
Cohen's property. Bho said Patton was
engaged In cleaning tho stove In tho
kitchen and stole It while she was out of
the room.
SUICIDE NOT IDENTIFIED
Police Seek Name of Man Who Shot
Himself Near Media.
The body of a man who committed sui
cide by shooting himself In the head with
a shotgun Is at the morgue In Media to
day and tho police aro trying to Identify
him. The body wns found In tho grounds
of tho Hlwvn Training School for Feeble
minded Children, near Media
Inltluls "J. 1." In the man's hat and tho
mime of a I'hiladelphla oculist on his
eye-glass case afford the only clues ob
tained by the police. Several German
newspapers were found near the'body.
GLASS CUT MAY BE FATAL
Child Injured in Contest With Play
mates May Die.
As the result of a children's quarrel
oer a piece of glass, Avlc Shrager, 3
ears old, 331 Catitrell street, Ilea In the
Mt. Sinul Hospital in a dying condition
He was playing on the steps of his
house with several other children when
a discussion started over the t ncrshlp
of a piece of glass.
A little girl friend. In struggling for
its possession, jabbed It Into the neck
of her playmate try close to the jug
ular vein. The child bled profusely, and
hospital physicians suy there Is slight
hope for recovery.
A WHISTLER STORY
While a draftsman in the coast survey
from November, 1831, to February, 1535,
Whistler, tho artist, boaraed at the north
east corner of K and Twelfth streets,
Washington. He is remembered as being
usually late for breakfast and always
making sketches on the walls. To the
remonstrating landlord he replied;
"Now, now, never mind! I'll not charge
you anything for the decorations." Ex-chanf
POSTAL INSPECTOR
ARRESTS MAN FOR
BIG LAND SWINDLE
Henry Tomkins Charged
With Being Member of
Class of Crooks Now,
Operating in Various
Cities. ,
Chief Postal Inspeotor Cortelytui tB
day caused the arrest of Herfry Tom "
kins, at tho Koystono Hotel, 15th Ml
Market streets. Following the. ..
postal authorities declared that a nJ
swindling scheme, which Is bcV '
"tef by ?..KttnEr ot "'sh-class orook. 1
tonra0llha.t!tle,, Wi" Prbnbljf b0 SKrt",
Tho prisoner, who Is belloved to U
one of the directors of tho organization
was arrested In his loom by Postal ,"'
spectors Wynne and McVlckar, ,U2S
of conspiracy and using tho maJh 1 to
defraud. He seemed grentlv .,i?. A"
but took his arrest coolly. "'a,
Tomkins was held under J1000 ban this
Ai ..' v-ommissioner Edmunds
Being unable to produco ball In thb, hw
he will bo sent to New Tork city '
'"emovall5' " T,Pt f "
WORKED OLD SCHEME.
"While the plan resorted to by Tonw
kins nnd his crowd was nn old one, thti
daring methods in most cases caused
suspicion, and, it is said thoy had hllw!
profitable results. They wor cd und s
tho nnme of the James Realty Com.,!,
andhadmces at 2035 wJSgSg
tcr how-It added It gave U'solver I tobd
of 15. To every one who solved the put!
zle a lot was offered as a prlao. Therei
foro, every solver won. They sent th
puzzles to the ofjlco and wero lnforroej
that they were winners.
Following a notice from the company
they were called upon by ono of Its agents
and told that bofore tho lot could be
delivered It was necessary to buy an ad
Joining lot for 33. These lots, according
to the company's advertisement In tha
New York papers, were situated In a
place known as Grand View at Bound
Brook nnd Somervllle, N. J. Glowing de
scriptions wero given concerning street,
drlvownys and up-to-date homesteads.
LOTS MKnELY ON PAPER.
Many winners, on being Informed thai
it was necessary to buy an adjoining lot
In order to obtain their prize, refused to
do so. But tho optimistic ones bought an '
extra lot to go along with tho one they
got for nothing.
But when the buyers went to Bound
Brook they found there wns no such
plnco as Grand View and no lots that
compared with the announcement. In
fact, there wns no land owned by tha
company:
Inspector Cortelyou said today that tha
head of tho company was James Bot
tonus, who, with Rose Stack, was arrested
for a similar charge on September lv.
More arrests will follow.
USED FIRE EXTINGUISHER
TO ELUDE HIS PURSUERS
Man Accused of Theft Give3 His Cap
tors a Rath.
When pursuit grew too hot for safely
this morning. William McLaughlin turned
the lire extinguisher, for the theft of
which he was being chased, on his pur
suers In nn attempt to avoid arrest.
For some time fire extinguishers hav
been disappearing regularly from a fac
tory building at Twelfth and Cherry
streets. This morning C. M. Saunder
tho superintendent, met McLaughlin com
ing out of the place carrying a large
bulky bag. He accosted him nnd Mc
Lnughlln dropped his bundle, Incidentally
dropping It upside down. Immediate!
there shot in all directions nnd ove
everybody In range streams of an UN
smelling chemical liquid, excellent tot
putting out fires, but unpleasant as aj
douche.
McLaughlin recovered his wits first ana
da-shed up Twelfth street. Saunders with)
others gave chase, nnd McLaughlin be
gan playing the extinguisher on his pur
Buers. But It proved unavailing, for at
Thirteenth and Wood streets Saunders
caught him.
"Lot mo go," said McLaughlin. "J
have three children. Here's 15 cents.''
"I would not let you go for $13,COV re
piled Saunders, drying his face.
At the hearing nil tho witnesses wer
still dnmp with tho chemical liquid,
"Six hundred dollars ball for court,''
said Maglstrato Tracy.
1 ibA
THE WEATHER
, Official Forecast
AVARHINGTON, Sept. M.
For eastern Pennsylvania and New JeN
eey Cloud tonight; Saturday fair: con
tlnued cool; moderate north and north''
west winds.
Showers covered the Atlantic States
and most of the lake region during the
lust 2t hours, and rain continues aloof
the middle and south Atlantic slope this
morning. The showers were accompanied
by n general drop In temperature In all
of the Atlantic States. Tho southern
storm baH moved northeastward across
Florida and lies off the coast of Georgia
anil South Cnrollna this morning. It has
not Increased In energy and hecniiiigbr
will not develop dangerous condition!.
Fair weather prevails In the central vaN
leys and tho plains States, with tern
peiatmcs Bllghtly below tho normal.
U, S. Wealher Hureau Bulletin
Catenation made at 8 b. m , Kastern tlmel
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