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PASSING OF ROACH
SHIPYARD ENDS ITS
TROUBLED HISTORY
Sheriff Sells Plant Which
Furnished Many Vessels to
United States Navy and
Merchant Marine.
'BOSS,' A BLACK BEAR,
DOES NIGHTLY DUTY
IN PLACE OF POLICE
POLICEMAN BRUIN PATROLS FACTORY BEAT
"Going, going, sonc." These words and
the lang of the Sheriff's hammer
sounded the death knell todoy of one of
the landmarks that lias undo the port
of rhllndclphla Internationally famous.
The words marked the passing "f the
shipbuilding plant established more than
0 years ngo by John ltoavh at Chester.
It was sold at rt Sheriff's sale at 10
o'clock this morning.
The sale marked the fifth financial ie
Terse tho plant, consisting ni '.'0 m rs
of land, shlpwnys. machlner nnd other
equipment, has had mimcp Its ihaucurn
tlon In 1S72. Hut It Is believed that this
famous old shipyard will never Mguln
"come back" ns It has done previously.
FINANCIAL Vtf'ISSITl'DES.
.lohn ltoaeh, founder of the company,
opened tho way for thH country to build
warships unsurpassed by nny other na
tion and blazed the trail for the istu'o
Ilshtnent of the now all-powerful steel
industry. His financial vicissitudes are
history. His plant went Into thn hands
of a receiver upon four occasions, but
always managed to struggle back to a
pajlng basis. Uefoie ltoach took over
the plant It was known as the Hulner
shipyard. After Roach's death his son,
John 13. noach. operated the shipyurrl.
It later became the Plawnre ISIver lion
Blilp and Engine Building i""onipan. and
s such failed four years ago.
HUNDREDS OF IRON SHIPS.
One hundred and fourteen iron vcss-els
were constructed undtr the Roach man
agement. Nearly 100 were completed later.
Among them were vessels which proudly
xiy tne American flag today. Many of
the Ward Line vessels were built there,
a ueie u number of steamships for
the Ocean Steamship Company of Sa
vannah. The Prslnti nnumt..n .i
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Lexington were built for the latter com
pany. They now ply to and from this
port In the Merchants and Miners'
Transportation Company's service. Th
Harvard and Yule, Long Island Sound
steamships, nnd the American and Ha
waiian, pioneer cssels of the American
Hawailan Line, Were also built upon th
bhlpways sold by the Sheriff today. The
City of Savannah, constructed for the
Ocean Steamship Company, completed
seven yeais ago, was the lust big steum
ehlp to use these wus.
Shipping men recall the days when
as many as 10 vessels under construc
tion at one time were to bo seen at
Tioach's. The work done at the plant
did much to earn the appellation of the
"Clyde of America" for the Delaware
Itlvcr. A famous old cllpijr ship, the
Ttllle E. Starbuck, was one of the first
vessels ever built at these yard3.
BIRTH OF NEW NAVT.
The fame of Roach's shipyard Is as
closely aligned with the rrowth of our
ravy U3 It is with the history of the
merchant marine, Som- of Cncle Sam's
first Iron ships were turned out by John
ltoach. The gunboats Alert. Huron.
Chicago, Atlunta, Bennington. Boston.
Concoid and Puritan were completed
under his diiectlon.
In 1SV) the Skcntui of the Navv called
for bids on four ssels. tho Atlanta.
iHoston. Chicago and Dolphin. 1 loach was
one of tho blddeis. He then owned in ad
dition to the ahlpjurd. the Morgan Iron
AV'orks and a steel making plant at Thur
low. lust above i 'turner. His bid amazed
other shipbuilder and the Navv Depart
ment. It was l."..ni.j below the next low
nt bidder and $T;i.luo b.-Iow the estim.ttr
of tho Advisor Buid. Roach had
found, by experiments, he could produce
tcel of required iiu.tllty at a price lower
than hi cwmpi titoii, could.
Politic p'.nvwl an Impurtiint part in
the fultilment of the.- contract and
when tho Uowr nnvnt ivjeuted the I1
phin upon completion the li. art of John
IRoach was brolcn nnd he dleil a few
3 ears later. He had labored sincerelj
nnd etirnestl to make the ship an nonor
to his name. T.ie proof that he did so
Is shewn Ir th.- tuct tliat the Dolphin,
which was l.ifi Hrifrit'd, In do, 114 active
work In the nav tod is. wlui. othei naft
built late h.vi patti-d into oblivion
Besides Having a Mighty
Punch in Each Paw, This
Watchman Does Not
Sleep Soundly.
There Is a black bear doing police duty
In Edrilngtoti, Pn.
Eddlngton docs not know Jint what to
think of Its force, but some persons, espe
clnll the children, nio cnthulnstlr over
It. Others tegard the force with suspi
cion, but all treat It with tho gtoatest re
spect. It weigh In the neighborhood of
200 pounds and has a might punch In
either paw,
The bear was sent to t. C. Hnnna,
manager of tho 1'hlludelphln Pure Hyp
Distilling Compan.i. from the Mnlne
woods as n Joke. Put the bear was no
joke. Mr. Itiiuna decided that as a little
pet at his home. -L'rt2 Parkslde avenue, n
bear would not be a hit among the neigh
bors, lie recalled that he wan In need of
a night wntchmivu at' his plant, so ho
named the benr "Moss" and gave him
the Job.
The distillery covers nearly 20 acres of
land, and "Boss" patrols nil that. At
night his headquarters are In the com
p.m's otilces. .
Bos Is six months old and alreadv Is
as large as a Newfoundland dog. He has
an amiable disposition and plays with the
cats of the distillery, but he has nn in
herited aversion to dogs. Rocks, the bull
dog at the plant, he chases, and Malt, the
Irish terrier, he ignoies.
It was decided esterday that a hath
would not hurt tios. What lh more, the
bath was deemed almost Imperative. Cap
tain Albert Qulgle and John Hart. Oov-
ernment officers detailed at the distillery,
nnd John Klghey, the engineer, escorted
Boss to a pond on the company's prop
erty. Boss waded In on side of the pond
and out the other and disappeared In the
underbrush.
Cnptain Qulgley, Hart and Rlgb gae
pursuit.
NEGRO IN A HPRRV.
It was an hour later that they met a
Nosrro walking along one of the roads
He was looking anxiously over his shoul
der and walking ns If in a hurry.
"Ah you lookln' fo' a dog. ah maghty
big deg?" asked the Negro.
"We are looking for a bear," returned
the rescue party.
"Mali goodness me. dat was him, dat
was him." clalmed the Negro, and he
hurried along without further explana
tion. Boss was found a mile further on. He
had located the Delaware River and was
having a swim Rib Rigbey called him
and the bear came ashore. He climbed
a tree and ther he stayed until he was
dry. Many a bear has had a man up
a tr-e, literally and figuratively. Now
"Hoss" was up a tree.
Most of the day the bear Is chained
to a shed a foot from the Pennsylvania
Railroad tracks, and passengers on the
Now York trains can get a glimpse of
him. Oftentimes they rub their eyes and
tr to take another look The trains run
too fast at this point for sight-seeing
and It is probable that most passengers
think their eyes have played them a
trick
It was different with the track inspec
tor's train on the New York division.
He saw the b-ar yesterday, stopped his
train and had It backed up to get n sec
ond look. Then he climbed out of his
observation car and made Boss' ac
quaintance. Both seemed to b pleased
at the meeting.
BOSS HAS A TENDER NOSE.
Rigbey Is the man to whom Bos3 shows
the most respect. Rigbey Is not afraid
of a bear, but Hoss did not know that
at first Boss nipped Rigbey on the
hand. He may have been Joking In a
bearlesh wav. but Rigbey did not ap
preciate the humor. He .slapped the txar
on the tip of the nose, and if there Is
one thin? which disgusts a bear nnd
takes the fighting ambition out of .him
It is just this.
Mr. Hanna is certain that Ross will
make good as a watchman. He sleeps
just as well as any wntchmnn at night,
but he has this advantage It takes very
little to awaken him lie got up last
night because a mouse in running across
the office floor made too much noise
That mouse will never run again. It
is now a part of Hoss
The bear eats, j.ist like a policeman.
He is not particular w hat he eats, and
stays at It for hours.
SHRINERS CELEBRATE FEAST
OF FAT1MA AT SEASHORE
Several States Take Part in the Out
ing Held at Atlantic Cly.
The Feast of Fatima wu observed to
day by members of the Order of the
Mystic Shrine, of Prnnslvunia. New
York, New Jersey and some of the South
ern and New England statt. at Atlantic
City.
Fatima totanv elebrtued when th
Mvstic Shrine Kok. lur up and a tobacco
company named on of its products after
her. she was a Uuutlful oung lady, with
dancing eyes, t haded b long lashes, but
her eyesight was bail So (he Slsttr of
Mohammed took a till' to the Red u to
cure her affliction. liver after she was
able to read the news citived on tttune
tablets, and could dodge undesirable ult
ers by seeing Hit in first
There Is im Jted ''O han in Amrka.
hut the Atlantic ocean run he i niched by
most of tho Shriller. w they Joun,eed
there for thf ake o' their ijetisht and
to gdt a coat of tan
Chief Potentate V. Freetfland Kendrlck
led the parade alone the beuch front.
Hack of him was tho Lu Lu Temple band
mounted upon horse. It was their firt
appearance. A drill followed the parade
at the foot of VlifinU avenue, a din
ner and a ceiemuniul clun followed un
the Steel Pier.
The following Temples participate:
Crescent, retitt.ii. N. J ; Bound. Balti
more; Acca. Richmond, Ya : Khedive,
Norfolk. Vu. . Almas. Wanhiiijiton. O. C ,
Zembo, H-irnnlnirg. Jufta, Altouna;
Jtijjh. Heading: S.laum, Newark, N. J.;
Aleves. Niw York: Kisnwt. Brooklyn;
Pyramid, Hartford. Conn., and Lu Lu,
Philadelphia.
Milwaukee Millets Celebrate
MIl.W Al KEi:, STt .i' Millers toda
ce i &rat X thr ami(v -;-r of th op""n
Ins liere In 1S17 of tho ilrrt, steam flour
pitU U U9 -aw
PEERS INTO WINE BARREL;
HALF HIS MOUSTACHE GONE
Alcohol Fumes Explode When Gerati
Uses Lighted Match.
Removing one's mustache by alcohol
fume is not exactly painless This Is
ouched for by John Gerati, 910 Kitz
water street
'Jeratt has n well-stocked wine cellar
and early this morning he paid the place
a visit. It was dark, so he lighted a
match while peering into a barrel of
tempting liquid. In a moment a flash
followed and when the smoke cleared
Uerati had lust half his flowing mus
tache. Ilia face was slightly scalded, so
ho went to the Pennsylvania Hospital.
The doctors told him that the other
half of tho mustache would have to be
removed alo. "Can't you patch it up
somehow?" ho asked. But the physicians
said "no." "I don't mind the burns go
much," wailed Uerati, "hut I grievu fop
py lost mustache."
GIRL CRUSHED BY CAR
Critically Injured When She Loses
Footing on Tracks,
In ai. effoit to dash across the street
Uafori! the approach of a trolley ur
jtsterday at Slxtienth street and I'ldge
avenue, Ida llitvr, 8 years old, lo&t
her footing and was i rushed beneath the
car's weight
She was taken to the St Joseph's Hos
liul unconscious Her condition Is
critical
SHIPPERS TOLD HOW TO SAVE
Pennsylvania Railroad Shows Way
to Obtain Lower Freight Rates.
Shippers who are In the habit of pack
ing their goods In bulk consignments
have received instructions from the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company as to
how low freight rates ma be obtained
' B f.atkmg goods in boxes or bar
rels.' the instruction reads, "the shipper
would not be charged on the basis of the
inn ununi i cijht for a car, but for the
actual weight, which would be much
less tbaa the :arlo4d rate'
iZSfJ&AjiiksHr'''s "&.
HOW HE WOULD TREE A THIEF JOHN N. RIGBY, ENGINEER, AND THE NIGHT WATCHMAN BEAR
CHILD LABOR BILL
KILLED IN SENATE
BY PENROSE ORDERS
T. Henry Walnut Exposes
Methods by Which Meas
ure Was Robbed of Vital
ity by Machine.
A vigorous indictment of the Penrosc-Varc-McNIchol
machine was made today
by Representative T. Henry Walnut, in
a statement showing the methods re
sorted to by the machine's representa
tives In the Legislature In throttling the
child labor bill, which, he said, had the
support of cver right-thinking man In
Pennsylvania. Mr. Walnut declared the
acts of the last State Senate, which way
dominated by Penrose, wcie onlj the leg
islative expression of what Penrose and
his henchmen and the interests they
serve stand for,
HOLSK BILL A MODEL.
Mr. Walnut's statement reads:
"The child labor bill, as It passed the
House, was a measure that would have
plated Pennsylvania among those Suites
of the L'nton that hud seen tho necessity
for conserving the lives and health of
the children of the community, and would
have laid down regulations for the pur
pose of accomplishing this end.
"The bill was refened to the Commit
tee on Judicial y Special, presided over
by Senator Charles A. Snyder, of Schuyl
kill County, who frankly represented
those interests who had long dominated!
Pennsylvania Legislatures nnd had al
ways obstructed the passage of child
labor legislation. The bill passed the
House on the ISth of April, and was ie
fcrr'd to the Committee on Judlclar
Special of the Senate on tin- following
day. It was then expected that the leg
islature, would adjourn not later than
the third or fourth week In May, and
presumably the Intention was to kill the
bill bv holding It in committee until too
late to pass It prior to adjournment.
' A hearing was finally held on the
ineanure about the middle of Mav. The
question of adjournment was then Im
mtnnnt. No report was made by the
committee, however until June t, and
it was not until June 23 that the bill was
flnallv passed. In the meantime a num
ber of spirited efforts had been made
to fix a date for the adjournment of the
Legislature, none of which had, how
ever succeeded, in part because of the
tnslttence of the House that the child
labor bill and several other measures of
in portnnco then In the Senate should
be properly eonsldered before adjourn
ment. SUNATC CHANGES FATAL
"The bill as it passed the Senate had
btn amended so as to eliminate the
fundamental features of the measure in
its ilutnal form, which were the lim
itation nf the hours of labor of children
between the ages of 11 and 16 to eight
hours a day and i hours a week nul
the elimination of night work. The hill
as it passed the Senate provided for a
fn-li"ir day and a St-hour week and
untained what is known as the iilass
Exemption Claute' In the provision ro-
eetlng night work of children, so that
tb existing law as to night work was
not alfected. In addition to tue change
numerous exceptions, had been inserted
In the measure which represented back
nurd titcps lu the existing child lubor
law.
"The House refused to concur In the
amendments and a great effort was made
t prevail upon the Senate to recede In
Pdrt from its position. Senator Snider,
however, who rtpresented Semtor Pen
rose in Schu)IMll County, very emphat
ically ilc (lined to make any alterations
whatever Although lit modified his po
sition slightly, he rcfustd to withdraw
from an of the important positions taken
b the Senate, and the hill aa presented
to th House Wis, no better than the
txiDttng child labor legislation, and in
some particulars was wore than the ex
isting law
"The Organization controlling the Sen
ate repiesinting come of the cnanuMc-tur-ire
of Pennsy vania and all of the'
liquor Interests of Pennsyl-anla thereby
succeeded In ef"l r tn passage of
the child .abor .sff'Bis'k-, ,t tfce session
of 1513."
TWO NATIONS' ANNUAL
WAR BILL FOUR BILLIONS
PAU1S, Sept. 'JS.
In an article dealing with the finan
cial aspect of the war the Figaro
saya:
"German economists reckoned that
a mobillEutlon of 3,000,000 men would
sufllcc.
"It was figured that the average
cost would be 7.50 francs ($1.50) a day,
or S,212,O0O,0O0 francs (?1,(U2,5C00; a
car.
"French economists figured the
aveiage cost of their soldiers at 10
tninc" ($2) each a day, or about 10,
srO.ftflOOO francs ($2,190,000,000) a year."
FRENCH WAR AEROPLANE
BOMBARDS CATTAR0 FORTS
Drops Bombs on Austrian Garrison,
Dispatch.
MILAN, Italy. Sept. ffi.
A French hdro-acroplane, sent from a
French warship In the Adriatic, flew over
the Austrian forts at Cattaro and drop
ped several bombs, according to a press
dispatch received today from Brindlsl.
The Austrian.-: fired upon the aeroplane,
but It escaped in the darkness. The dis
patch does not state the extent of tho
damage done b the bomb.
WOULD LABEL U. S. PT0DUCTS
Merchant and Manufacturers' Asso
ciation Advoate Use of Stamps.
.Ml members of the Merchants' and
Manufacturers' Association have been
urged to mark their goods "Mado In the
United States." In a resolution adopted
by a special committee of the associa
tion. Ernest T. Trisg. of John Lucas
& f'o , is chairman of tho committee. The
resolution follow.:
"In lew of the Importance of the pres
ent opportunities for foreign trade ex
pansion and of the value, of advertising,
tills association urges Its member to
.tamp or brand conspicuously all arti
cles nnd packages Intended for export
with the label "Mado in tho United
States."
TENNESSEE REMAINS ABROAD
American Relief Envoys Will Re
turn Soon on Another Ship.
LONDON, Sept. W.
The United States armored cruiser Ten
nessee, which has been In uropean wa
ters distributing American relief, will n.it
start for home on October I, as previously
announced.
Henry S. Breckinridge, the American
Assistant Secretary of War, und the army
officers who have been, supervising this
relief work In Europe, will sail soon from
Liverpool.
The Tennessee is still at AVeymouth, un
der orders to remain Indefinitely on this
side.
BOY RUN DOWN BY AUTO
So Slightly Injured He Insists on
Going to Work.
Sixteen-) ear-old Baymjid .Mathews, of
2032 East Orleans street, thought so little
of ho Injuries lie suffered early this
morning when he was run down by an
automobile on Broad strtet. above Erie
avenue, that after being Dented v. the
Samaritan Hospital he Insisted on going
to work.
The autolet took him to the hospital
In the machine Muthews had esniied
with contusions to the scalp and bruises.
Physicians thought he should take n,
rest, hut the boj insisted on going to his
work at the National Biscuit Cumpany.
THE CHAUFFEUR'S LUNCH
Traveling through New England in his
touring iar. u Cincinnati man. with his
wife and two daughters, stopped one day
for lunch at a good hotel After the meal
was over the automobillst ald to the
waiter:
"Bring me the bill, please- We have
had four sandwiches and four pieces of
apple pit Wait a moment, though. What
has the chauffeur had dotwistairb''"
"The chauffeur, sir." iciilcd the waiter
"had a parm'esan omelet, a grilled brook
trout, lamb cutlets and peas, an Ice, a cup
of blick coffee, a 15-oent cigar; and a
pint of champagne." Houston Poet,
GIRLS WILL BEAR
MAYOR'S MESSAGES
IN PRAISE OF PEACE
125,000 Children Expected
to Participate in Fifth An
nual Sunday School Par
adeLittle Maids as Mes
sengers. Messages of peace and good will,
signed by Mayor Blankenburg. will be
carried to all parts of Philadelphia this
afternoon by 16 little girls, as a feature
of tho rlfth annual Sunday school parade.
In which VZi.Wfi children pf this city are
expected to participate.
Tho girls will arrive at the Chambers
Wylle Church, whom the peace celebra
tion will be held, at 1:30 o'clock. In au
tomobiles from the various districts of
the city. Mayor Blankenburg will ad
dress them, will sign tho messages and
will then present to each one a peace
flag of white, bearing a gold cross with
tho signed messuge. Tho little messen
gers of peace will then lead tho .proces
sion of distinguished citizens who will
review the Sunday school parade from
motorcars.
The committee In charge of the par.ulo
this year has announced that, so that
the children may not suffer from fatigue
theio will be no long line of march. The
growth of the Sunday School movement
lu Philadelphia will be shown, however,
by sectional demonstrations.
23 SIXTIONAL PABADCS.
Kach district along Broad Mr'eet will
have a procebslon of Its own, beginning
at 2.S0 o'clock. At 3 o'clock the children
of eery district lir those parts of tho
city will line up nlong Broad street for
review. Whilo tho Broad sticet deml
nnstiatlou Is lu progress separate sec
tional parades will be held In the sub
urban districts. At Kensington it is ex
pected that 20.0HO chlldron will match ;
at West Philadelphia, 20,000; Uermantown,
10 0(0; Frankford, 10,(00; Boxhorough and
Jlarayunk, 6000. In all there will he
about 25 parades.
After the processions, each district will
hawi Its own entertainment and will hear
special addresses. Kxerciscs win be held
at Franklin Square, Franklin and Ino
streets; Norris Square, Hancock and Dia
mond streets; McPhcrson Square, Indiana
and Kensington avenues; George's Hill
FalrmQunt Park; Strawberry Mam-don;
Gorgns Park, Boxborough; Hunting
Park; Mount Vernon Paik, Germantown;
Noitliwood Park, Frankford; IJd and
Iirchwood avenue and Corinthian ave
nue and Brown street,
PBOMINKNT PHHSONS INVITHa
Among the piomlneut persons invited
to attend the meeting ut tho Chambers.
Wlle Church and to revlow the parade
are the Itev. Itusscll H. Cumrell the
Itev Flojd W. Tomklns, John Wnna
maker. Or. Georgo W. Il.tiley. Director
George n Porter, Dr. Frank W. Umge,
(jforge H Streaker, John Bakei Tuttle
Georgo G. Xleskr, John S Klenk. John
M Ooran. William H. Hmhurdt, Charlos
Itlhhofi, George II Chew. John M. Ncff
Henr G Taluiadge. Charles Franken
beis'ei. Maor Blankeiilmrg and other
city oltliiaU and Bear Admiral Caperton,
of the navy yard.
The repneentatlves of the committee
in the various districts are Waller W.
Allium, Albeit Clarice. N. K. Fegley.
Ch:ir!es II Lcidig. J. Leroy Carroll. John
Baker Tuttle. Kuene J. Moyer. Arthur
Smith. II L. Wynne Hubert M Guun.
George H Paul, John iJ Cunnane, Joseph
trawfi.rd, (Jtorje V Ci.inpbell. l'lw"-
I'o't, Samuel A Dlllcr !. i Krcnur
J Lester Copeland, W. S. Muntgoou-ry
and Iknry C, Albln.
JOY-RIDING PRISONERS MUST
REVERT TO COMMON PATROL
Pleasurable IUtle to Lockup Blamed
for Avnlche of Offenders.
Joy riding among tho regular week
end hoarders nt the Germantown police
station came to nn end today. Disturbers
of the peace will no longer ho taken to
the lock-up In tho latest Improved tour
ing car. Beginning Monday they will
have to be content to go In nn ordinary
patrol.
When tho official wagon was put out
of business rnvornl weeks ago by an ac
cident, Fire Marshal William Coupe, who
1h nn anient Germantown citizen, imme
diately offered his automobile. Those
who nro In a hnblt of coming to the
police lntlon every Saturday Immediately
spread tho news, and very booh the po
lice had moro petty offenders than ever.
It was nodccable, too, that the driver
took tho riders to the station houso In
a rotlndnbollt way.
Incidentally, Magistrate Pennock. who
conducts tho -hearings in Germantown,
found that the ensf have Increnscd
threefold since the auto began serving
ns n patrol, while tho charges were bo
slight that three-fourths of tho prisoner.-?
were discharged. In fact, things
reached such a atage that the approach
of the touring car very often was the
slgjial for an Impromptu fight In the
street. When the lighters were gathered
In they simply chuckled and would lean
back like millionaires.
That's why the police believe that tho
nrrivnl of the regular wagon will work
a tcform In Germantown.
WOULD GIVE AUTO FOR DRINK
Police Accuses Man of Attempting
Th,eft to Sntisfy Thirst.
Although the price of whlslty has not
Increased In proportion to the high cost
of living, the police xay Phillip McCtil
lough, of 2315 Vine street, attempted to
steal nn automobllo this morning nnd
eM'hansc It for a ill Ink.
The man was seen tinkering around a
car nt Sixteenth and Market streets by
Special Policeman MeCullough, of tho
Fifteenth nnd Vine streets Btatlon. Tho
policeman, It was said, saw MeCullough
try to dtlve the car off. Ho gave this
up us a had Job on finding the mnchiuc
locked. Then, according to the police
man, the other MeCullough took a num
ber of tools from the car and put them
In his pocket.
hllo the two McCulloughs were talk
ing the matter over, Bobert M. Hortcr,
the owner of tho car, who has offices at
930 Land Title Building, appeared. Horter
accompanied the prisoner to the Fifteenth
and Vine streets station, and MeCullough
was held In JGOO bnll by Magistrate Tracy,
DETECTIVE KILLS MAN IN
FIGHT ON FREIGHT CAR
Desperate Encounter Betwcn Gang
and Bailway Police on Train.
BEADING, Ph., Sept. 20. A thrilling
fight between a gang of six men on one
hldo and four detectives on the other took
placo early today unon tho top of a
rapidly moving Philadelphia and Reading
freight train. Tho members of the gang
attacked the detectives and both sides
began firing revolvers.
Detective Mackert engaged one of the
gangsters in a wrestling combat on top
of a swaying boxcar. A luch of tho car
threw them apnrt and Mackert drew his
revolver and fired, killing his man. The
dead man rollod from the train. In the
dead man's pockets was found $1000 in
counteifelt .$U0 bills.
ROBBERS AGAIN RANSACK
WASHINGTON LANE DEPOT
Heading Station Ther Favorite Stop
ping Place for Gang.
Burglars who broke Into the Washing
ton Lane station, of the Heading Hall
way, early this morning obtained $35 of
the railroad's cash, $2 from the telephone
slot machine and nearly all the cigars
and candy in tho 'stock of the news stand
at the station.
Washington Lano seems a favorlto stop
ping placo of burglars in need of a stake.
This time the thieves apparently needed
all they could get, for they overlooked
nothing of value. Every drawer and
desk in the station was ransacked, I-J 1 1 -trnnco
was gained by forcing open a
rear window.
DRIVER GRADY SUSPENDED
Philadelphia)! Barred for Season for
Shortening It. H. Brent's Hopples.
COLCMBL'S, O., Sept. 26. N. Grady,
the Philadelphia diiver, was suspended
by the Grand Circuit Judges here yester
day lor the remainder of the season for
shortening the hopples on It. II. Breat
In the 2.0; pace event. Fred Jamison
substituted for Gradj In the latter heats
and won without tiouble after lengthen
ing the hopples. Jamison was awarded
tM of the wlnntci's share of the purse.
The horse, It. II. Brent, was also barred
fiom further competition until next season.
POISON VIAL BY WIFE'S SIDE
Husband Finds Woman Lying Un
conscious in Kitchen nt Home.
Willi an empty bottle that had con
tained pois-on by her side. Mrs. Mary
Charlton, 2o e.tr old. was found by
her husb.tml Mug In an uutonscious con
dition on the lloor of the kitchen in their
home. 2150 lnem stieet, this morning.
She wai taken to bt Mary's Hospital,
where thu phybkinua chelated her re
covery is doubtful.
FRIGHTFULLY BUSY
Sm.tit young Boh Hustler had set him
self up n an estate and house agent in
a busy suburb. Iluslucss, Iiuv,:mt, did
not exactly lly into his urms, and there
were dajs when no one called to ton
suit him.
It hud b(tn a barren morning. Ulanciu;,
out of his window during the afternoon,
Iloh espied a man uppio.ichiug and as
cending the sttp of ills oltiie.
In a thrice he hud Down to the tele,
phone, and Jut as the doui of the otllce
opened he conducted the fo luwiug cun-
vrsatlun with u purUy imaginary client.
"Yes, sir." lit bald, "quite so, sir. Yes,
I think t did pietty will tu cl )uu (lO.Wi
I for that estate. Vet, and 1'vo let that
ether panel of land, whilst as for thou
villus-llallu: Aie you there.' Im cci
tain I can manage that all right."
Carefull) rtplurlng the t!ephonj rt
celver Bob turned upon the prospective
victim.
"Yes, sir?" he-Inquired. "We're frlglit
fully busy, of course, but ulwayb glad to
see fiesh faces. hat ma we do for
' i t vome from the telephone ex
''"-t .i- . me tin. rtpl 1 in going
It" luiiiivti uj, iui i bone today. Sorry
there' been such delay. Pjersonfl
Weekly,
SAFETY CARNIVAL
OPENS; CUP AWARDS ,
BY DR. BRUMBAUGH
German Singing Societies
and Boy Scouts Also Take.
Part at Convention Hall
Exercises.
Selections by ' tho Police Band will
formally open tho Carnival of Safety
under (ho auspices of the Home and
School Lcaguo at Convention Hall, this
afternoon, after which Boy Scouts will
unfurl an American flag arid sing
"America."
Tho celebration this afternoon and to
night at the Convention Hall is In ths
way of a wind-up to the preliminary
campaign. Thcro will bo drills, demon
strations nnd gymnastics by children of
tho public schools thla nftcrnoon. the
presentation of tho Mary V. Grlce Cup
to tho primary school answering In the
most practical way questions on safety,
a demonstration of Boy Scout activities
and an exhibition drill by 32 members of
thn Police Special Drill Corps.
One of tho most significant features of
tho exhibition tonight will bo the parade
of tho "Reconstructed Fourth Associa
tion." A cup will bo presented tonight
by tho Home and School League to the
grammar school answering questions in
tho most practical way. Dr. Martin O
Brumbaugh, the Republican candidate
for Governor, will present tho cup.
Tho United German Singing Societies
of this city will Join In songs Just pre
ceding tho big pageant of world peace
and safety. This will consist of a scries
of pictures contrasting war and peace
and has been worked out on an elaborate
scale.
Members of the local Fire Department
will participate In an exhibition drill In
connection with which there will be
shown lantern slides on accident preven
tion and safety first woik. The firemen
also will give a demonstration of how
they work in quelling a big blazo and la
making rescues.
SHARP AUTUMN BREEZE
MAKES THE CITY SHIVER
Wld Search for Winter Togs by Folk
Who Sweltered Yesterday.
What Is that sharp. Incessant noise like a tar
ore boiler shop?
'TIs tho chatter of teeth of frcozlns men crow
ing tho dentists' crop:
Anil what Is that burnlns odor now this brae
inif day of Fall?
'TIs out of the woolen you-know-whats Ml
due to tho camphor ball.
For bluft old roaring Boreas Is here with
snappy breczo,
And soon tho town will Join his song with th
old-tlmo Autumn snecic.
Men shivering in their knee length's and
searching through a collection of fur
coats, laoo curtains and a bewildering ar
ray of other things for tho woolens hid
den In tho bottom of tho cheat testified
today to the terrible revenge, taken by the
weather for the unkind tilings said about
it within the last week.
Today Is not ns cold compared to con
ditions Just south of tho Arctic Circle,
but tho breezo that came out of the north
or wherever it came from tills morning
struck Philadelphia llko a blizzard blast
Th city was unprepared.
Two days ago every one perspired save
those sufficiently well-to-do to hire a
chauffeur for the heavy work of runnlnj
the motorcar. Yesterday the unseason
able heat abated somewhat and Phila
delphia, blissfully unconscious of what
was In store, heaved a sigh of rollef and
felt mote comfortable.
Conductors who have nothing to do with
It were denounced today for keeping open
the windows of trolley cars; the same
conductors who were made the butt of
sarcastic remarks two days ago because
there was no circulation of air.
If camphor fumigates, then the trolley
cars of this city nro perfectly sanitary.
Xearly every man who tangoed Into a
car this morning was surrounded by a
sharp, pungent odor supposed to keep
off the Industrious moth. Men without
tho camphor hazo fchivored violently- The
fumes came from the winter garments
folk hastily donned this morning. Fur
naces that have been sleeping the long
sltep of summer were rudely awakened
this morning. All were covered with
Inches of soot, nnd their pipes and rusty
doois worked badly.
Altogether, the day was one to cheer
up the pessimistic dentist. Teeth may
not chatter unendingly without harm.
Also the doctors looked worried and mut
tered fears for chronic-cold patients.
fcju r'rjnrWe,.
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THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
-WASHINGTON, Sept M.
For eastern Pennsylvania und New Jr
sey Fair tonight and Sunday, with light
frost tonight In exposed places, moderate
northwest winds.
Thn Southern storm caused rain yester
day along the middle and south Atinntio
coast, but has passed northeastward over
the ocean and Is apparently at somt dis
tance southeast of New England this
morning. The skies have cleared over
the Atlantic States, and fair weather I
reported from all parts of the tountry
this morning. The temperatures have
fullen slightly at most places cast of
the Mississippi Rer, and frost occurred
last night In some places in the Lake
region and the Ohio Vulloy The tem
peratures aie rising In the northern plain
States on the advance of a disturbance
that is moving In from the far north
west. Obserwtlone mado at 8 a m fcastera llnwj
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