W&,
SPORTS
EXTRA
EVENING
LEDGER
SPORTS
EXTRA
VOL I-NO. 12
PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2G, 1914.
PRICE ONE CEKT
HUGE LAND GRAB
HID IN COURT BILL
BY ITS PROMOTERS
Acquisition of City Block Contemplated
in Measure Jammed Through Councils
Over Mayor's Veto Map of Property
Defaced to Conceal North Boundary.
Executive Clark Says Public Is Not In
terested, and Judge Brown, Asked to
Explain Omission, Declares He Is Not
Answering Conundrums.
A great land grab to be put thiougli
by the Varc-McNIchol-Penro'Contrclled
Councils Is back of the bill to condemn
land for the Municipal Court at list
and Race streets. The bill was passed
Tuesday over the Mayor's veto. On the
surface the Municipal Court plan meant
the purchase of a small corner lot at
21st and Race streets.
But the real scheme Is the acquisition
of an entire city block and the construc
tion of buildings which would cost MC&
Heal estate ononis say the speculative
posslbllitl-s are cnormou". Thli explain
the frantic mistering of a vote bis
enough to override the Mayor's c-to of
the preliminary bill.
The scheme will cost Philadelphia
nearly $:.O0O,Mu unle-s It Is blocked. The
price of the land needed will exceed
Sl.009.0uii. and the buildings wlu run the
price up another JSW.COu.
The opening wedge was the bill to con
demn land at list and Kace streets,
now the property of the Magdalen Home.
It seemed Innocent enough, as the cost
of the property would not exceed SL0.
000. For buildings on this site 4100.000 of
the loan bill money had been appropri
ated Mayor Blankenburg and many
others opposed oven this expenditure as
cxtiavagant
HUGE SCOPE OF THE GRAB.
To all appearances the Municipal Court
plans were to be confined to the pur
chase of the Majjdalen Home property
and the construction of buildings cost
ing no more than $100,000.
But the Municipal Court offlces at City
Halt gave out an architect's sketch show
ing the proposed buildings.
This was the ke to the grab secret.
It showed that the Magdalen Home
property was less than a fourth of the
land the court proposed to use. And the
buildings to be put up could not bo built
for less than SSO0.0OO.
The land to be condemned for the
Municipal Court Is not big enough to
accommodate even one of the proposed
buildings. Yet thus far there has not
been even a whisper that more land
would be needed.
Only three boundnnes of the Municipal
Court site were given in the architect's
sketch map. Ti.e name of the street on
the fourth side was mysteriously miss
ing. This was important, because It left
the size of the grab open to conjecture
Some who saw the map aald that the
tract shown must oe intended to run
only to Winter street. Others believed
It went all the way to Ine street, thus
extending the grab more than 100 feet.
In any case the property on the map
extends HO feet and possibly 250 feet
further north than the promoters ever
said It would.
ORIGINAL MAP DEFACED.
But a elope look at the map explained
why the name of the northern boundary
line failed to appear.
It had been blocked out by slicking
b. piece of paper over tho name on th
original sketch and photographing it o
fore sending the picture to newspaper
ofllccs.
Instead of the missing name there was
t strip of dead whit? three inches Ions,
which entirely concealed the name of the
street.
The Magdalen Home site is relatively
o small that only a part of the "Ad
ministration Building" would fit in It.
The "Courts Building" is at loast SO
feet from the northeast corner of the
Magdalen property, the "Hospital
Croup" is far off to the east, and mora
than 100 feet west Is shown the "Pe.
Untlon Group."
Officers of the Municipal Court Brew
reticent when asked to talk about the
map.
Fred (' Simon, executive clerk to the
curt, was said to know the name of '
the northern boundau. lie refused i
point. blank to tell what It was. He
refused to say who drew the map.
"The public Is not Interested " Simon
declared. "It Is not new?. No one cares
about that. Tho public knows very well
what fine work this court U doing,
and when we have any Information to
give out tho newspapers will get It."
Pressed for the name of the architect,
Eimon finally declared that he was the
judge of nw of the Municipal Court
and he deemed tho architect's name of no
value to the public.
"The plans are not et definite and I
cannot tell ou the name of the street,"
he said.
JUDGE BROWN UNINFORMED.
Iater Judge Brown was asked about tho
northern boundary.
''It is Winter street." he said, "and the
architect who drew the sketch la John
T. Wludriin That Is what ou wanted
to know, isn't It?"
"Do you know why the name of the
street was omitted?" he was asked.
"I don't know an thing about It," was
the answer.
"Dldn t you notice the white mark In
stead of the name of the ttieet when you
aw the sketch?''
Judge Briwn said he hadn t noticed It.
But d"n t yen know why tho street
whs h'-ric-l nut'" -r
Judge Hrnwn t'irne ' Ln his heel and
ukc4 toward ha t'wV
I "I'm not answering conundrum?," he
J said at the door.
I The vote by which the opening wedge
! was forced through over tho Mayor's veto
I was that of Dr. William D. Bacon, a
I Penrose supporter and noted gang man.
1 Judge Audeurled declared he had no right
' to n seat In Select Council, aftei a re
count of the votes In the Forty-fourth
Ward. Dr. Philip It. Moore wns the man
legally elected, according to Judge Auden
ried. But Justice D. Newlin Fell, of
the Supreme Court, granted Hacon the
privilege of holding his seat until the
Supreme Court reviews the proofs against
him.
REAR ADMIRAL McLEAN
WAITING FOR HIS SHIP
Beating Minnesota to Port, Ho Is
Staying at Hotel Here.
Tho battleship Minnesota has been
found and Rear Admiral Walter McLean
Is happy. Since yesterday ho hna been
conjecturing as to its whereabouts, for
he cnina here with much speed from
Washington to hoist his ling, but there
was no ship In sight
Word leached the navy yard this after
noon that the Minnesota would arrive at
League Island at 5 o'clock, but as theic
Is many n slip between tho dock and tho
ship, the Admiral Is going to stay right
at the Bellevuc-Stratford until he hears
that she ! In. Tho Admltal had a
wearisome tilp around League Island
yesterday looking for the boat.
It Is possible that the Minnesota had
to dodgo some alien warships, which
would account for her delay, but no one
at tho yard knows why It Is taking her
so lung to como hero from Hampton
Roads,
The ship will be here late this afternoon.
unless sho lores her way In the Delaware.
She passed the Breakwater many hours
ago. Friends of tho admiral say they arc
not urprled to hear that he bent a
battleship to poit, for ho Is known as
a man of (iutck action.
POLICEMAN BRUIN PATROLS FACTORY BEAT
REAR WINDOW FLIRTATION
COST HER S600 IN JEWELS
Electrician Borrows Them to Spruce
Up, But Doesn't Return.
Because she started a flirtation through
the rear window of her home, at 1X$
Brown street, with an electrician work
ing on tho elevated structure of the
Rending Railway. Miss Frances Ross
vra robbed of a diamond ring and other
Jewelry valued at J6 George Reilly,
who played the part of the villain in the
romance, was arretcd recently In Jersey
City by Detective McCullough and Kinsey
und brought to this city last night.
While Reilly wu installing some sig
nals on the Reading about a. year ago,
he saw Miss Itosi' pretty face at her
window, and as their acquaintance pro
gressed after the first meeting he told
her he had left hln home In Jersey Cltv.
lie declared he was anxious to return
to his parents, but that in visiting them
he wished to make n good an appear
ance as possible He asked Miss Hoss
to loan him her Jewelry, promising to re
turn it shortly.
After Reilly had been absent for some
time, Miss Ross notified the police, who
finally located him In Montreal Can
ada. At that time Reilly claimed to have
left the Jewelry In New York and told
tho officers where tt could be found. I'n
aHe to locate the Jewelry, the detectives
kept watch on Rellly's home In Jersey
City and arrested him on his return
Reilly was held under $101 ball on a
charire of larceny by Magistrate Renshaw
ut the Central station this morning.
PUPILS' VACCINATION
MARKS MUST SHOW
Inoculation Every Three Months for
the Stubborn Cases.
In some ciscs vaccination of public
school ehildivn is to be a continuous per
formance Pupils who feel no effect of
the Irus In'ected into their arms will
not be barred from .ehool as some were,
through a misunderstanding of the rules
of the Bureau of Health, says Director
Harte.
At the end of three months they will
be vaccinated again. They will not re
turn to the city physician for a period
of another three months, then, if a vac
cination "mark" does not show, they will
be requested to return again In three
months. This procedure in obstinate cases
will continue until the boy or girl is
graduated with either a scarred or an
unblemished left arm.
Just because a vaccination does not
"tako" will not fear a pupil from the
schools
GIRL ACCUSED OF STEALING
HELD NEAR PITTSBURGH
Cednr Avenue Physician Took Her
From Reform School.
Alexandria Kamlnskl, employed until
ten das ago, bj Dr. James C. Hlgglns,
of 551S Cedar avenue, who took her from
the Glen Mills Reform School, Is under
arrest at Pittsburgh today, charged with
stealing $1000 worth of Jewelry from the
Hlgglns home. Detectives Ford and Pat
terson left for Pittsburgh this morning to
bring her to Philadelphia.
Dr. Hlgglns secured the girl's release,
from the reformatory on September 1. On
September 13 she complulned late at
night that she had a toothache and was
sent to look for medicine In the doctor's
otllce, where the HIggins' Jewelrv was
kept.
Next moinlng she disappeared and $1000
In diamonds and other stones was miss
ing. Detectives Ford and Patterson
learned the girl had a brother In New
Kensington, Pa., near Pittsburgh, and
notified the police there. Yesterday they
received a messnge stating she had been
anestcd. It Is not known whether the
Jewelry was recovered.
MEN WITH 43 CHICKENS AS
LUGGAGE PUZZLE POLICEMAN
Two Early Morning Travelers With
Three Sutcases Arouse Suspicion.
Three suit cases tilled with dead chick
ens, in the possession of Pasquall Gallaro
nnd Julius Sandlno, of 10C3 North Fair
hill street, early this morning, aroused
the suspicion of Policeman Reeves, of the
Branchtown station, when he met the
men at York Road and Township Lnne.
Gallaro and Sandlno were arraigned for
a hearing later before Magistrate Ren
shaw at the Central station.
Reeves did not stop to count the fowls
when he dlscoered the contents of the
ult cases. He took the men to the
Branchtown station and obtained the
assistance of the night houe sergeant
und several members of the night force.
They found 43 chickens in the suit cases.
Each fowl had been dispatched by
wringing its neck.
The police believe Gallaro and Sandlno
stumbled Into a hennery somewhere In
Montgomeo I'ounty.
BOY RUN DOWN BY AUTO
So Slightly Injured He Insists on
Going to Work.
Slxteen-vear-old Raymond Mathews, of
2032 East Orleans street, thought so little
of 'he injuries he suffered early this
morning when he was run down by an
automobile on Broad street, above Erie
avenue, that after being treated .t the
Samaritan Hospital he Insisted on going
to work.
The uutolst took him to the hospital
In the machine. Mathews had scaped
with contusions to the scalp and bruises.
Pin sl inns thought he should take a
rest, but the boy Insisted on going to his
work .tt the National Biscuit Company.
nHX h " NflKSMii!anl
w9$H $ M2KKUSSSS9SsiKaBMJ3BmMKKXlBsSM
&H JKnraunlBBHiHBKiBNflBlvm"?.
&dH ' iHi
hHBA , JMmM$Mm l,,,lHHHPi
Ifii2l emEBSm&ummim rSl
llllP$lllm .. MBB&mm$Mm . fliiia
UIXilSEBIU 't EmmMMw " BliifP
ilwMIIMs.iifflPfc - liSl1Sr IjMj v )
iSSHH -''ill Hliiffir wmm
msSBi KMMBBW'ifiSMSI
i Vt " . ' ' ' " i9S ' j wi I i in i iii i i ii , 1 1 i i 111 i i i . . ' ' i i '- r-
HOW HE CAN TREE A THIEF
ENGINEER AND NIGHT WATCHMAN BEAR
'BOSS,' A BLACK BEAR,
DOES NIGHTLY DUTY
I PLACE OF POLICE
Besides Having a Mighty
Punch in Each Paw, This
Watchman Does Not
Sleep Soundly.
There Is a black bear doing police duty
In Hdulngton, Pa.
Bddlngton does not know Just what to
think of Its force, but some persons, espe
cially tho children, are enthusiastic over
It. Others regard the rorce with suspi
cion, but all treat It with the greatest re
spect. It weighs In the neighborhood of
200 pounds and has a mighty punch in
either paw.
The bear was sent to D. C. Hanna,
manager of tho Philadelphia Pure Rye
Distilling Company, from the Maine
woods as a joke. But the bear was no
Joke. Mr. Hanna decided that as a little
pet at his home, 42fi2 P.irkslde avenue, a
bear would not bo a hit among the neigh
bors. He recalled that he was in need of
a night watchman at his plant, so ho
named the bear "Boss" and gave him
the Job.
The distillery covers nearly 20 acres of
land, and "Boss" patrols till that. At
night his headquarters arc In the com
pany's oillces.
Boc Is six months old and already Is
as large as a Newfoundland dog. Ho has
an amlnblo disposition and plays with the
cats of the distillery, hut he has an In
herited aversion to dogs. Rocks, the bull
dog at the plant, he chases, and Malt, the
Irish terrier, he ignores.
It was decided yesterday that a bath
would not hurt Boss. What Is more, the
bath was deemed almost Imperative. Cap
tain Albert Qulgley and John Hart, Gov
ernment officers detailed at the distillery,
and John Rlgbey. the engineer, escorted
Boss to a pond on the company's prop
erty. Boss waded In ono side of the pond
and out tho other nnd disappeared in the
underbrush.
Captain Qulgley, Hart and Rlgby gave
pursuit.
It was an hour later that they met a
Negro walking along one of the roads.
Ho was looking anxiously over his shoul
der and walking as If in a hurry.
"Ah you lookln' fo' n dog, ah maghty
big dog?" asked tho Negro.
"We are looking for a bear," returned
the rescue party.
"Mali goodness me, dat wns him, dat
wns him," exclaimed the Negro, and he
hurried along without further explana
tion. Boss was found a mile further on. He
had located the Delaware River and wns
having a swim. Rib Rlgbey called him
and the bear came ashore. He climbed
a tree and there ho stayed until he wns
dry. Many a bear has had a man up
a ttee, literally and figuratively. Now
"Iloss" was up a tree.
It was different with the track inspec
tor's train on the New York division.
Ho saw tho bear yesterday, stopped his
train and had it backed up to get a sec
ond look. Then ho climbed out of his
observation car and made Boss" ac
quaintance. Both seemed to be pleased
at the meeting.
Rlgbey Is the man to whom Boss shows
the most respect. Rlgbey Is not afraid
of a bear, but Iloss ilia not know that
at first. Boss nipped Rlgbey on the
hand He may have been Joking In a
bearlesh way, but Rlgbey did not ap
preciate the humor. Ho slupped the bear
on the tip of the nose, and If there Is
one thing which disgusts a bear nnd
takes the fighting ambition out of him
it is Just this.
Tho bear eats. Just like a policeman.
Ho is not particular what ho cuts, and
stays at It for hours.
HWjrsvsM
SIX ACCUSED OF MURDER
Men Plead Not Guilty and Will Be
Tried Later.
Sis alleg.vl murderers were arraigned
ui-i.il- ju.jjf arie m tj.e court of uwi ;
and Termin.r tuduw All entered pi-,.!
of nut wullty, and will he tried later They I
art an follows:
Iout Itwuraux. Jtll Ann street, f,.r 1
billing Anna Ma I.ultons, on Juh- .
Aklllo Shlplati'i, k'.ti H't Venango sire, t
for killing f!r,inl!l. .. Morgan, un ip.
tember 1. Salvator Porta, Pleasanu 111.
X. J., for killing Iald Kposito, on August
2. James Davis, Negro, btt rfouih Nine
teenth street, for killing Allan llr i.iks, on
June JT: Uexekiah "brothers, Xtgra. 617
Watt street, for killing David riillei '
on J tin it. .fuhn Uradford. Negio. liv
alti.ridfce street, for killing Irelu Biad- i
ford, on Juin John Hines. $m I...m- '
bard strufet. entei-eil n nl.n nt . ,...,t.
to a bill of indictment charging him with
voluntary manslaughter n causing tin.
death of Frank Manscy on August 25
BOOTBLACK AS INTERPRETER
Tony Likes New Vocation and May
Forsake Polishing.
From bootblack to court interpreter in
two minutes was the remarkable rU
of Tony, the bootblack at the Postotfice
Building, this afternoon Tony soems to
like his new putntion and says that he
feels tempted to follow the vocation and
leave his hoot box and polish at home
as a plaything for his children. In fact
It U whispered that he has an otfer
for his shoe shine business and expecti
to tell out.
This is how it all happened. Toio
stuck his head in a room where Com
mtstonr Kdrnunds was conducting u
hearing An Interpreter was badly need
ed to translate the lingo and explain
the gesticulations of an angry Italian
witniMs Some one now Tonj's head
sticking through the door He was
sHzod by the back of the neck and
pressed Into service.
Carl F Ado'ph was charged with
knocking a laborer, Franslsco Wajpln,
oti the dredge Delaware into the river
at League Ir'and The hearing was
(iMtpo&sd oKing jo a lack of yritncjse.
mh If HP&M yt ,
. i - "Wiiy-: y?
-A : -J, K :. Vv '- -J W H .fTnrrrr 5? ' WiVA. " " -r
&MAtyJfy ' y? A 7 iSsSrV" y- yS&U--? PfM
r ' -r-
r
' '
AUTO BEER TRUCK GOES
ON JOY RIDE DOWNTOWN
Its Merry Course Marked by a Series
of Lively Events.
An autotruck loaded with beer went on
a Joy ride of Its own accord this after
noon on Passyunk avenuo and spilled
things generally. Aside from overturning
a carriage or two, crashing Into a couple
of sidewalk markots, tearing down the
awnings of Patrick Roonoy's grocery, col
liding with the front of a barbershop and
frightening a number of half-shaved cus
tomers nearly out of their wits, tho big
truck did no damage.
Tho vehicle belonged to the Poth Brew
ing Company and started on Its wild ca
reer while tho driver, Albert Elthcn, was
taking suppllos to Andiow Androws, of
1611 East Passyunk avenue.
According to the police, a small boy
climbed on the truck and, after start
ing It In motion, Jumped off and let it
go home Itself.
While the car was zigzagging down the
street two policemen started after It,
but as they did not know tho rudiments
of football the truck easily fooled them
by turning Just the opposite way it wa3
expected to.
The police thought they had It sure
when the wngon smashed Into Rooney'a
stort nt ICt" Passyunk avenue, but the
auto slipped awuy again, nnd after many
jumps and turns It crashed Into a barber
shop. Needless to say. tho noise frlght
i tied the barbers, and everybody Inside
nad a close shave. In fact, some of the
customers jumped up until the truck left
the place.
But It did leave In quick time, and was
bound straight for a china store, when
Christopher Morgan, of lfi.11 South Jessun
ntieet, managed to jump on the seat nnd
turn off the power.
And the police nro Investigating.
TRAMP HAS VARNISH COAT
AND NO FEAR OF WATER
Gets Three Months in Jail to Wear
His Suit Out.
ire has Joined the nnclcnt order of the tired
nnd un&crubbed,
Whoso records work may never taint or
tnrnlMi;
And lie ut-.irs a suit protective een though
ha ehnuhl be tubbed
Water rnniiot rtach Ids cuticle through
tUIIHBM.
Joseph Brennnn, of Tamaiiua, Pa., Is
1 now a legular member In strong stand
ing of tho Knights of the Road. So strong
Is his standing that ho Ilnds It almost
Impossible to bend, duo to the coat of
i varnish with which he was supplied gratis
by a number of tramps with whom he
fell in on a freight car hound for this
city.
Brennnn Introduced himself to Mag
istrate Emely at tho Pnrk and Lehigh
avenues station this morning. In addi
tion to a suit of vuinlsli he wore a
hat and a piece of burlap. Magistrate
Kmely acknowledged tho Introduction by
sending the man to the County Prison
for three months. .
If Biennan is a tramp nt heart the
next few months will bo the most bliss
ful of his life so far, as ho will be
Imprevlous to water until the varnUh
' starts to wear. Breiinau told tho Mag
istrate that tho degree team Initiated
i him because ho wus unable to answer
I secret signals. ' r
KEY TO MUNICIPAL COURT LAND GRAB SECRET
Architect's sketch made public by Municipal Court which shows that a whole city block is wanted instead of
small plot asked for in Coiincils. This small plot is shown by the dotted lines in the upper centre of the njjin.
Ihe sketch was sent to n
.to conceal the huge extetf
naue puouc ay juumnpai buun which biiuwb mai a vviiuig vii utui. a mamcu uioicau u(
Crtlincils. This small plot is shown by the dotted lines in the upper centre of the rJjin.
newspapers with the name of the fourth side boundary blocked out as sho-s suppoly
eU5of hc coajempjated graib A,T S -
HOLD MAN FOn SHOOTING
Magistrate Renshaw nt Central Station
today held In 1100 ball for a fuitlier hear,
lug Joseph Qcnalto, TJj Christian street
the man shot by (Julseppl DlSimomi sev-'
era! days ago when the latter shot and
killed hrnisto Holitesa DISImone told
the police after the killing that the two
men he shot were agents of Uie Black
Hnd f!"l,Xh?1, U'e.y hu'1 lH'e" "wteiiliis
him. He Is being held without ball penl
ing the action of tho Orand Jury.
THE CHAUFFEUR'S LUNCH
Trevel'iiK thiough New i:.and In his
touiing car. a Cincinnati man. with U
wife and two daughter, stopped one day
for lunch at u good hotel. After the meal
was over the automobilist said to the
alter:
"Bring me the bill, please. We have
had four sandwiches and four pieces uf
apple pie Wait a moment, though. What
has the chauffeur had downstairs'"
"The chauffeur, sir," rerllcd the waiter,
"had a p-irniVtan omelet, a grilled brook
trout, lamh cutleti and peas, an lr... r,,n
of bHck eeffee,. a 15-cent cigar and J
piat p c.ha&ipasW-'UYUstvn Fosfr '
HORRORS OF WAR AH
OBJECT LESSON AT
SAFETY CARMIYAL1
Children in Tableaux Por
tray Evils That Follov
Carnage Country's Flag
to Typify Peace.
As the climax to the "Safety Week"',
campaign conducted by the Home and'
School Lcaguo, tho Carnlvnl of Safety
was opened this afternoon at Convention
Hall, Broad street nnd Allegheny avc
nue. In tho presenco of 2000 children, tho
representatives of tho Homo and School
League, prominent Industrial corpora,
tlons, tho railroads, tho Philadelphia
Ilapld Transit Company nnd a host of
workmen employed In hazardous occu
pations, where tho accident evil J3 par.
tloulariy predominant.
Typifying tho safety of tho nation un-.
der tho Stars and Stripes, a beautiful
American flag waa unfurled by a com
pnny of Boy Scouts, under tho direction
of J. W. Pntton. while "America" was
rUHB by,,V:ry ono ln tl,e sreat audi,
torlum. This was followed by fire drill
and un athlotlo exhibition by M
school children. J PUD"
An exhibition which no child who
witnesses it can ever forget was that
of a number of groups portraying tn
horrors and pestilence of war. A num.
ber of children, dressed In the Cy
dress of soldiers and sailors, portrayed
followed by another group .showing the
wounded and tho dying, the widow,;
orphans, old men nnd women, tho lamo
the blind and the dependent, all vlctlnu!
of war.
Not the least impressive of these tab.
Icaux was tho group of children por
traying enforced Idleness nnd the un
employed who suffer due to the hostlll.
ties. As a contrast to this were a
series of tableaux picturing peace at.
tended by Industry, contentment, united
families, farmers gathering in the liar,
vest nnd general abundance of food and
happiness. This series of tableaux wer
entitled "War and Peace."
STARS AND STRIPES THERE.
The vast auditorium was tastefully dec
orated with bunting and flags of all na.
tlons, among which tho Stars and Stripes
were, of course, tho most conspicuous.
Booths in which various forms of dan
ger and safety were Illustrated by living
objects and with lantern slides wore scat
tered In various parts of the hall an4 '
were the attraction of many hundred.
Speakers ln each booth addressed the
audience on safety problems and urged a
greater amount of vigilance on the part
of men, women nnd children In the
street, ln the place of employment and
In tho home.
GIRL WINS PRIZE CUP.
During the exercises Helen Jnatrzemb
ska, of tho Mott school, received the
Mary V. Grlce cup for the best composi
tion on school eafoty.
Tonight tho pageant will bo reproduced,
Mayor Blankenburg will preside and Dr.
Martin G. Brumbaugh, Republican candi
date for Governor, Is expected to speafc.
Tho program begins at 8 o'clock.
GIRL CRUSHED BY CAR '
Critically Injured When She LoseJ
Footing on Tracks.
In an effort to dash across the street
before the uppioach of a trolley car
yesterday at Sixteenth street and Rldga
avenue. Ida Rlever, 8 years old, lost
her footing nnd wus crushed beneath tnt
car's weight.
She was taken to the St. Joseph's Hos
pltnl unconscious. Her condition l
critical.
WIFE CHARGES CRUELTY
Woman Declares Man Dragged Hef
About by the Hair.
Thomas Ellison, 2033 C.ransbach street,
whos wife accuses lilm of dragging her
nround the room by her hair, was held
today under Jf00 ball for court by Magis
trate Campbell at the Front and West
mot eland streets police station.
According to Mrs. Ellison, her husb.ina i
snatched a J5 hill she had received from
ono of her lodgers and run out of tha
house. He returned luto nt night and
dragged her out of bed by the hnlr, ac
cording to tho story told the polite. To
llccman Hoynton answered her tries for
help and arrested Ellison.
" " i
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WASHINGTON, Sept M.
For eastern Pennsylvania and New Jer
seyFair tonight and Sunday ulth hs
fiost tonight in exposeu places, niuuci.
northwest winds.
The Southern storm caused rain yester
day along the middle nnd south Atlanta
coast, but has passed noitheaotward over
the ocean and is apparently at some dis
tance southeast of New England tw
morning. Tho skies have cleaied over
the Atlantic States, and fair weather H
reported from till parts of the country
this moinlng. Tho temperatures iul
fallen slightly at most places east
tho Mississippi River, and frost o.eurrM
last night In some plncea In the I-
region und the Ohio Valley Tho teni
pciutuns nio rising In tho northern Plaln
.Stated on tho advance of a disturb inc
that Is moving In from the fur nurtn
west.
Observations made at 8 a, m.. Kasiern Unul
lubtlUIn- c
Stallon. 8 a.m. n't. fall. Wind u wi"'
AblKu, Ttxa. &u .. i 'alia o lr
AilantK City. . M 60 .. MV II ' '
llltnurtk. .V. I) 41 It .. NK i "r,
llton. Mux .. 53 .Ml .. NV 18 ''V"'
lluffalo. N. V '! 'i N' s ' "
ChleaKO. Ill 51 M .. V lu '
Cleveland, 'O -IS It! .. S ''
Inim-r. Col RU 53 .. S ! '
lis Jlolnm. U. IS 4U ..Si: 1 ' l-'
Detroit, Mich... fS lit .. NH ' ,' "
Dulutli, Minn . 4S 41 .. SlV -'? '!
(laliwttm, 'lex.. tW IV .. SU U ' ' '
Hatlerui, t. t rJl.iri N J-' ' 'ttrf
Hi-lena. Munt . .' f.S .. d 4 '.u"d'
Huron S. Uah . 51 11 .. S.: ) 'J
Jai-kMinvlllo ... Ul 14) 02 X ' 1. ' "
Kjm. city. Mo. fll .". . SK ' ''
Luultvllir. Ky.. IS ii .. f H ' ';
iliuihl Ttiiii .J1 CI m: " ,'',
Nw Orleaun lit UJ . .Si. l" '''J
N York. N Y. m is . MV 31 -
N. Plane. Nth.. 33 33 . . si 1 ' , ,
tiU'ahoinu. Oltla. 53 .13 .. K ,
Phlladcllihln ..53 M .. Nrt W ' ' '
I'lwml Atl .. TU It .. : s '
I'ttuburali. l'.. 4t 13 SW .'i ' '' t
Portland. Mt IS IS N ,
1'nrllunJ, Orv 5l 11 .00 S U , ,J
Outl, tail 41 1 N ii ' ..'
Ht I un, M. .11 : hi. 4 ,
Kt. Jnul. Minn 10 II t. r
Salt lake I -ah to Mi N J '
baa IrsoeUi . ii -n . l i ' '
t rai-o la. II 43 N" ' i
ii, 4 t.s m u m ' '
tVh,D a ' " NY ' 0