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EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, Tj?ESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, lDl-t.
BRITISH ON BATHING
PARADE SURPRISED
BY GERMAN CHARGE
TRENTON STATE FAIR IN FULL SWING
Armed With Towels Instead
of Rifles, Hundreds Were
Killed "Magic" Cards
Saved Two Wanderers.
PAtttS. Seit. .
A correspondent Just returned from
JtoUon fits today how he found two
"tost" ttiitlsh soldiers and succeeded In
tending them hack to their base at St.
quentln.
"While dining at a hotel t was sir -tilscd
to see a Hrltlsh artilleryman and a
pilvatr of the Hfdfords walk solemnU
up to tin- manager, take out a .ma i
mid and point silently to an Inscription
on It.
'The manager addressed them in oli
ble French, but they only shook the r
heads and said, 'l'arlcy pas.' A natter
was then Instructed to give them a
seat and fetch them food. I
"They told a strange tale of adxentme. I
Both had fought nt S'amur, had taken '
pait In the gradual retirement from the
Kreiuh frontl'r, and were present at the
battles of Minis and St. tjuentln.
"In the tatter engagement the Ucd- '
fordshlres suffered terrible losses, and '
im friend became parted from his com
tades, his rllln and his equipment, In an ,
unsticcrsful effort tn srac u machine
gun.
"In the nure of Ins subsequent wan- !
derlngs ho met a. gunner of tile 11. l- A.. '
slso losl. The t0 found that the Uiillsu
fmces had retreated to llnm. and thai
i in ,n a tuft nnd gave them food and
bi ink.
When the fiermans had left ti.e dis
ti t t.ie Tummies' were plated In iii'-t
iinicr some straw and driven JO miles
I'i'tlirr sfiut'i. They were then -et ui. the !
io.nl o'i'l qhen directions by the clilvcr.
al; hough n they undeisood no I-" enclt
tl.ey were not much wiser, I''eehng hint- j
i;iy thev went to u wayside Inn and I
pointed to the three Items nil the aid. .
'I am :st.' 'I am hungry," and 't urn I
I lirsty."
" Again the iclNed a substantial meal j
f"i noililnu. mid this time they were
B(5 CROWDS CW TH MDW1Y ,kaa, ' i-.., ,... SBjyfcflajayMK , , a,&M'l'Vft'"V-:
;WTT f JB1 1 zr1 J
U if J .JLfafi. . .MSWFMfy CHILDREN, LMESHE JEPPS WHttU
'!' Fr V r
iLQsia cjj
LADIES' DAY ATTRACTS BIG
CROWD TO TRENTON FAIR
Innovation Proves Popular Suffra
gists Present in Force.
Tni:.VTO.V. Sept. ;?. "t,aillrs I'ny" at
the Interstate Fair proved a si eat at
traction toiln.t. and the fair crounds were
ctonded before ! o'clock. This was the
first time that the manasement has set
tl)rv were in the mtii.i nt rteiinniK. Thi. I aside a special day for wonu n. nml the
Minim -uiHI.nlv rfiii.nibeieil Hint he had I Innovation proc-d populnr. By ehaiiK-
enid on whlih was urltten every-diiy l"K ',hlldreir. tay from Tuesday to
P'nns.rs In Kncllsh, with their French Monday, as wan done this year, the s.de
e.iulvnlents Armed nlth tills t.-ey went j ,1,.- 'cn l"1'1 tttM wnerally cot them
t. a faim. and on enteritis pointed to the i solves estn.ill-hnlenrly so ns to pnln
(i.ten e. inn ost." the inlixew l'e id l" ("""- "' "'- .". ,l1""" ""
as .i consequence, all the sho" mil
exI'lMtlons had nn enr!. tart nnd won
under May today. Those who Utmw fair
work tcnllsie that the clilldicn's money
lrtunll pys the epenses of tli w ioie
week for the sideshow folks, and lulps
out the expenses of the refreshni'Mit and
other stands to a considerable etent.
A larpe ilcleutlnn of sul'frairlsts came (
bore to watch the nfetlnRS of the tore--State
political conventions which nie
beltic held In Trenton today, and to tiree
tliat the women's stiff race resolution
plank of the Inst nxentlnn lie re
odepted: but before the politicians se'
tlirouirh with their work many of tv
suffraKlsts had found their way to tli"
8 UTTER SrJMP OF OW RIDGE
given a lift to n place they could not re-
'ber. wner- they were put In a train, i , ,.r. ',,;,, mm,.. nv- .lew.. u' r. il
nitr a Tree meal st the station hotel, j fi ,vc thp' CI.,.tonlt of thc State the
lliev had ti- ilmnse ttt Ice hefore arrlMns ! ,,,i e ot it iim- m ih,- m:t-
rsouen. but each time the music cai.l ' t). W(- , ,,,,. on tllr, BrMUn,s. The
rrsnlutlun nlvin women the ballot was
nsed by the Inst LcRislntiire. It niut
be passed m;aln next winter and then
It will ro to a vote of the electorate be
fore the proposition can be adopted.
As a recocnitlon to the larse number
of women present. Secretary MarKerum
Improvised sevetal horse races with
women ililcrf.. and tills proved popular.
i. ...... .Kinn t. n .Inn . fin lite pimfnrt
thet when he received a jieeraKe he was i nm nvenlenc'. of tho women and they
was nit open esatne to hotels, cafes and
fii t-clBr' i-allwny cMriacos.
' The.' n-nclitil Rouen at dinner time,
nnd. followins their usual cimom. en
ttmi tiie most imposing hotel they could
!. which proved to be tho one where
1 was ciayii . 1 took ihem back to tho
stntlon. nnd set them In a train for
Le Max re.
"Heicre lenvlrc. the artilleryman said
NEW SUPPLY WILL
KEEP RUBBER PRICES
DOWN DESPITE WAR
Best Trees of Brazil C
an
I,1"" V1 '"aC l,i,1,anns c.tof lh IJ or,dy: ' lad a thoroUKhly enjoyable day.
I an, lost. '1 am hun?ry. -I am thlr-ty. Tomorrow s, b- "farmers- day
turruunded by the Frencn and British ; tl) , f,r ,ind , arK(. CMv.ds from tne
colors,
"ThN same nun told mo that almos:
tile whole of bis battery the liHh of It.
I-'. A. was lef dead at Xamur. While
tl'- uns weio In nosttl..-ii. with un pits
on the ilsht. a greatly superior body of
German artillery came up and sin Ib-d
tb-m from the left. They were onliired
' nt
rural
and Sumatra Quality Is ,
sections aie expected
VETERANS OF BOER WAR
RALLY TO AID ENGLAND
to swin:; tlnlr suns round in the open Patriotism Stirred by Appointment of
New Leader.
CAPI-.ToWN. South Africa. Sept. 2?.
Wteian- of the lioer War are rally -
Ins to ibe supiort of Knsiund. Patriotic
d-'iiion-trattoiis were held today. The
action of General Botha In accepting
w liile under heavy tire. Knowing that but
ft .-,- could ..scape, the sunners shoulc
hands md ot to wi-rk.
'The outstundins point of the German
advance it its rapidity and suddenness
Seme of th West Kml were actually
rt Imtlilrr- tmr.nrla TV-hen the ..ernmns
surprised them. In this condition, with the post of commender of the defense
towel- and simp Instead of rifles and bay- forces of the Fnlon of out!i Africa has
onets. the- fell an easy prey, nnd from tnused much enthusiasm. A meetlr.s of
ion to :,W) were killed or Wins wounded , the otlleer of the M-fense force was Meld
In the spaec of a few mlnut(-. t'day. nhen a number of s neraU spoke.
"That the Germans had been comm't- , and ail asrerd to defend the Government
tins atrocities I am certain. hains seen ' In any measure it should adopt,
and talked with Frenchmen whose left The imiuest Into the death of General
e.irs w.-re all cut o(T on the battlerield: Jueobux Ie La I!ey. who was shot and
but there are other stories told by the killed by a force of police on September
wounded .-oldiers of which no first-hand , 1." neai Johannesburg, was held today,
coiitirinr.ilon can be obtained. J Kv.titPie tend.d to show that the shoot-
"I s.iu some terrible scenes ot tho sta- i ln? was accidental,
tlon when a tra'nload of wounded arrived, i Genera! Beyers, who was with General
All the sufferers were smilins. howevei ' lie La Hey at the time, declared that
except a few who were too weak even ! they did not hear the police challcnse.
to do that. ' General lie l.a Rey knew that the
"A I.ntish officer lay with a numb, r Oi Government was suppressing his letter
pr v:it.v in a truck minus his right arm of resisnntlon." said General Beyers.
and left i's. He was .uite happ . in
said, but he wanted some coffee. Many
of the spectators at once rushed off and
returned soon afterward Wth jucs and
en pails of coffee and cider, besides
fruit and cigarettes.
" 'I've done my bit.' said a soldier
without a lett arm. 'and now I'm srolnrr
to lie In hed until they send for me to
be Kaiser of Germany.' "
"out he did not anticipate an arrest "
General De La Rey hud Jut reslsned
as command, r-in-chlef of the defense
force of the 1'nlon of South Africa.
General Beyers said lie and Ills com
panion were on their wav home in an
autiinonile and that they were travt'.llns
. .enly.
DELAWARE LEGISLATORS
DOMINLON'S HOLD CROWDED UNDER LEGAL SCRUTINY
Steamship Brought Blggebt Cargo of
General Merchandise During War,
Kv v Ineli of t.ie h..d of the ,:ncil.a
I. ne 'teaniup I'ominion were lunimed
A.ih c.nao Woi kins of dlscliarKiiiB It
b'Chn today. It was one of the uiuse.-t
enruo-s of general merchatidUc biousht
h- iv since the outbreak of hottllltc-s in
Kurope. Chlel anions the goods Impoited
on- lare ouanlti. s of .lute, wool, (joat
skins, yarn ami cotton products.
l.uiH-lior. men eiisatfed in unloudinB the
ca so v ic e.tiniely caicful in ImmiliiiK
one larw. a.-. Its label was in irk.-1
"iei,iilf ." it I'lintaiued several line pe .'.
n. us of smUm, btjt what ulll Ik.. on.
o' ti.em Is lot kiiijui. ns ri.'thei the
naun oi tli. .onsli.-iu-e or the consignor
U on the packnsr.
TODAY'S MAKRIAGE LICENSE
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sni '!!. IMII -.'ti liunije titfrt
. "irire J. Vleiiri'h. 1;o U Miner avenim
nl SU.BirH . M.ijralh, tiat X. Oth 1mi
.Vm- a. imn un Ulimlnghn xi ani
. n i i: Wliwiii. Uilininii on. lil.
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Mn .. hajlys. 1;1 i: Allen mee.. Bn.t
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Ujliw fin, ArlliiBl.i. U..1 B.l
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Aie ihm Klein -JH4I Uhlxh m., end M ij.
(1 rje -. Mi t'nnntll. AU.-III iirrnny
..ml Anna M. .Mej.ilrlck. HiHS rttnhrl
J.uilfn . Ilr.nie. Ilk N. IJih t.. anil
v-iil'-rine K rialllnrr, Hk N. thh i.
Join l.unka, H;n Kattr i., Ri Kieulu
Miih . .(civ. Itellf-ut'Ciritifonl.
Juiih Khuji. 17o .V. vith t., and Jnnit l'.
l.(P.ic) .lioltt X. VS'i 1
A1.I..I.- I'liiiinii. kl.l I'arptnier u. nt An-
i.mla I'laiifrann, Mu Fltiwaier
J. lin r Schlci-f. 101 tv. Uhih avt.. aii
Klorvrnn A lltlrmn. VI H -V, Xklrk
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A ncu Rteler, lIB licrmanloan se.. unrt
.. a i'nlmun I til X. 'JUtb ft.
...hn V. Jtx'oll. SIS v Taney itrtti. an 1
Kiuuilne II. I'lliinn. Kill X. 'ln irtt
1'iank H.-Iiiiii.I '.TU U Incohocaiu. tumi -id
I'.'abeth H. N :. STH UinsuhtK-lilnK rT.
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Vo i: farli. t.V) X mil .treel.
nijt J. Manuel. Jr.. 'jlS X. IUn..,
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n. i kliiina M. I'irnin -n;iu l. Vara ia i
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Experts Considering Eligibility of
Six Members.
lnA'lCrt. pel.. S.-;it : -While Dela
ware's new code, a massive volume of
more than 'V'') pajtes, . cposcd In a bronze
".oflln." luck, d In a vault In the State
House, Attorney General J.idah l), Wol
eott and I'ode Commissioners Herbert H.
Ward and T. Bayard Helie! today becan
to consider the eligibility of six mom
brs to sit in the special session of the
Legislature.
Republicans den) emphotlca'.ly that
partisan politics wna injerteil into tl.e
e'lurt to omt the "untested, members.
They point out thai tney hae iues.
tinned the right oi .o Kel'ilhlicaiot, as
well as four Democrats, to vote op the
code. They announv tnat their move
gRsailint; the ellslbillty of tho oxtet may
i he construed only as h'inir Itifluenccil by
a determination to "-afecuard the new
i code fom tachnlealltlss.
j Appearance of liquor lobbyists throuch
I the State are alarminK l" temperance
forces, uho believr an effort will be
' Made to "snitiBtrle" u repealer to tb
Httise'. onii-shipplni.' 'aw during His spe
cial session.
White ribbon leaders have ass'ened
I 4 ' to attend the -ejjions and ;!
' pare to .oinhnt any leg.slatlon attai-klnS
j tie ulitppins bill.
! lite lo 1 ibble iv. re i?t. seated here
t"day althoiiko Mie islntors took a
j re - until tomorrow mor-'ink'-
; U.iv.rnor Miller. In his message and
(i.'hatch. has deearert that he wisheg
no estraneojs ;. gi.dation Intr.iduce.l dun
' ii'li the lessiuu. but d' aires the .snnbly.
ii.. n to act hule.y on tho coUe ancj i;x
; i utive aiiflni nents
! TOOTHBRUSHES PLENTIFUL
j Labor'Saving Devices MnHe Manu
I facture Easy.
1 Japanese toothoruili manufacturers are
thc latest to join in the cburus of corn-
pla'nt of overproduction. u i-ordlng to the
Hone t'hrnnlile l.ioor-s.av'nK devices in
' taulhbrusb ii.annfaiture buve maJu it
l easy to stait Ibis nork on a small scale.
and tho manufacturers hae greatly In-
' creastd In number The demand, how-
ever, has not kept up with the increase
in hupply. and aa a result the sacrifice
J of stocks by the amallei producers has
iausr.1 the market to co.lapse.
The tlnlih'd qood Art- b.r,g sold at -i
' pr.' e lui than i.j.j.1 ton . rut vn.
' the raw tiidtcrlnlii w ! '" ,
mated as follows: For 1515. 110.000 tons;
1916. lns.ono tons, 1517, 153,100 tons; 191S, 175,-
tvrn tons. This means that In ISIS the
world's production of rubber will have
doubled, or more. The resulting effect
, on the price of rubber Is quite clear as
to the direction ot chance. The price
may fall to less than 30 cents a pound
a chance that would be of decided prac-
i Ileal Interest to all civilized peoples. In
the midst of an era of steadily rlsins
ceneral price levels such a change would
have a very peculiar Interest.
BRAZIL WORKS ON CRHD1T.
The sunerlorltv of the nlantntlon nro-
NoV Rp Cimwn in Cevlon , ,uctlon of i"bbf'- seems n very simple
iuw uc vjtuwn ill eyiuu i nnr) onV0s thns ,vhcn lts costs aml
methods arc contrasted with the Bra
zilian industry. I
In liranil the whole business Is done on i
Just ac, CnrtA ' c,edlt, and it has so overshadowed all
uai aa uuuu, olhoi. UFV of aturnj resources in Xorth- I
ern Brazil that food supplies are extrava- I
gantly ccstly. Tiie bis exporting houses
of Tarn nnd of Manaos. lialfway up the !
Anuixon, finance the patron, who has
from two to three hundred natives under
him as rubber gatherers. These gather- !
us, or "serlniutleros." with their faml-
lies and supplies, go into tho forest for a .
season ln3tlng from May to October, nnd j
establish a round of rubber trees, much
an a New Ktigl.ind country boy estab
lishes a round of maple trees In sap time.
A hundred end fifty trees are about all
enn gatherer can attend to. The trees
are considerably scattered, and he has
to cut paths through the brush to con
nect them.
The trees are tapped by making in
cisions 'n the outer bark nnd hanging n
small cup telow each cut to collect the
"latex." or liquid rubber. The "latex" Is
not the sap of tho tree, but a differ. nt
product formed In the outer bark, nnd
containing a varying percentage of vege
table re.vln. In best Para rubber this
resin In abiut one-half of one per cent.;
'chile In some other wild rubbers it may
reach ' per cent, lit Is interesting to
note, in passing, that the presence of
F' me vegetable resin in natural lubbers
Ins furnished a check ui the many al
leged "synthetic" r.iblms. In the numer
ous "synthetic" rubbers produced by Kng
lish expcrlmenteis it is said that Ameri
can chemical analysis has always de
tected the presence of a vegetable resin
this fact strongly suggesting that thc
"ynthetlc" rubber contained at least
tome natural rubber.l In collecting the
latex from tho rubber tree the best I'ara
comes from the hevea tho Inclusion of
:-ap Is avoided as far as possible, sdnco It
simply adds undesirable moisture; some
does creep in.
The gathered latex is coagulated nnd
, l.ardene.l by a slow and laborious process.
j The seringulero dips, a wooden paddle Into
! the Intex. and then holds this over a fire
of special materials, the smoke from
I which coagulates the rubber. Then he
i makes another dip, and coagulates the
', i-rcond coating of latex, and so on and so
i on until he has hulit up a big ball or
! "biscuit ' of rubber that may weigh all
I the wav from I to .7) pounds. Many of us
I have stopped to gaze at these rubber
I balls, split open, and displayed to urban
curiosity In store windows.
TI1K PLANTATION RL'BBKR.
Quite different Is the story of planta
tion rubber. The trees are planted near
together, and while f.c rubber trees are
growing to producing size other and
oulcker-growlng tree, mainly palms, arc
planted among them, to be cut out
when the rubber trees begin to produce
' later and to mtd more room for growth.
Cheap and etllclent coolie labor Is em
ployed, and It does not have to drag
families and supplies Into a wilderness
and there chop lanes In a tropical un
dergrowth to find the trees. The trees
are right theie, near together. Tho latex
at, it i.i cullected, is poured Into squarish
, metal hoxes, perhaps a foot square, and
coagulated with acetic acid, the latex
' finally accumulating as a hardened cake.
One ot the most exciting and mo
mentous changes in the world of com
merce, in some ways like that which ac
companied the rise of synthetic indigo ill
Germany, and the simultaneous ruin of
thc indigo industry of India, Is taking
place in tho world's rubber markets.
The price of rubber Is falling, and is
certain to fall still more, until some
famous trade currents with South Amer
ica are choked off, and manufacturers
will have to devise new uses for rubber
to keen the price fioni going too low.
When the European war broke out the
lib- o! iiiboei Jumped to J1.13. and1
makers of auto tires raised their prices; .
but all these rises liaye now disap
peared. A few years ago everybody '
began to worry about the increasing
price of rubber, says Benjamin Baker, in
the New York Evening Post. The rapid
Increase In the use of automobiles seemed
to promise, through the consumption of
rubber for tires, a rapid and burdensome
increase In the price of rubber. "Syn
thetic" rubber was talked of as the only
salvation from Intolerably high prices.
Experimenters everywhere sought for
ways to make an artificial rubber. Syn
thetic rubber was finally made by the
chemists of a great Massachusetts rubber
goods factory, and the processes were
patented. The research which led to this
victory has been of the highest value to
that factory in a better knowledge of
how to manage natural rubbers. But the
making of artificial rubber on a commer
cial scale will not be attempted for a
long time to come, if at all.
GROWN IN CLYI.UN NOW. ;
The impending change, which will cover I
much more than meie rubber itself, is due '
to the Miccessfit' grov ing of the hevea, j
the best rubber tiee of Brazil. In plantn- j
tli'iis on the Malay peninsula, in Northern '
Sumatra and In ivvlon. The pest plan
tation rubber is the equal of the best Para
from Brazil, liest Para (.ells at 65 to
Oi cents a pound. This Para rubber con
tains abou' two per cent, of dirt and six
teen to eighteen per cent, of water. Dry
and 'Menn Para therefoie, costs the
manufacturer about 75 cents a pound.
Against tills aro set the best plantation
smoked sheets, with no dirt, and less than
two per cent, of water, at a price of 55
to 57 cents a pound. The difference Is
more than twenty cents n pound In favor
of the nlanl.'illon rubber. The ndvantago
as a:i'.nst other P.i-azillan rubbers than
the hst Pata I- even greater.
Where does this leave the rubber trade
and the solvency "f Braill? Apparently
at the openinr of a largo, dark hole,
whose aspect has already caused great
niivien- n holders of BrnzlUnn securities.
The rubber trade Is the mainstay of Bra
t. V prosperity, along with that In coffee.
nob showed Inst vear nn alarming fall
In prlie. In IS'3. for the first time, tho
tn' of ho wor'd's planiatlnn rubber ex
ceeded the total of all wild rubber. It
Ion been an axiom of the rubber trade
that when the price nf rubber foil to
., " i nound. the rtrnzllian Industry
won i o-i a rrii. ' "i pro e o,i one - , , ii. .1.1,1, n !,.,
nnei-ed and even gone below that figure. ' R'""' three or four Inches thick, at the
.-. 1!,. ,.Hui hn enme Hr.ij.iM.ln finance liouoill 01 m l""
lines of the whole pallcrn. Pome planta
tions mark their smoked sheets In length
wise hands or nnrrow ridges. A few have
very elaborate patterns, which give the
sheet almost the surface of n woven fab
le. These patterns arc well-known In
the markets, nnd carry any special repu
tation that n plantation may have. The
itiipoitanee attached to this branding Is
hown by the expeilence ot the "High
lands nnd Lowlands" plantation sheets,
which are able to command 11 premium of
two or three cents a pound In the market.
Another plantation tried to "swipe' tho
reputation of these sheets by Imitating
the roller pultern, and the growers of tho
preferred sheets llnally had to protect
themselves by stamping the name "High
lands and Lowlands" all over their sheets.
THE "CEYLON BISCUIT."
The best plantation smoked sheets are
considered as good as "up-rlvcr Para."
From Ceylon there comes another form of
rubber sheet that Is known nt "Ceylon
biscuit." These biscuits arc circular pats
ot rubber, an eighth of an inch or less
In tlilckncs", nnd about eight Inches In
dlaimter. Koine of these circular sheets,
light yellow In color, and of a crepy sur
face, are considered of especially fine
quality.
How far the price of rubber will fall, as
thc lesult of an increased plantation pro
duction, will be a. mutter of acute Inter
est for some years to come. The- limit will
be reached when the profits from the
plantations are reduced to the lowest ac
ceptable profit. If the picdlctlons of some
economists nre true, this limit may be
leached with about 10 per cent. It N .1
matter of perhaps some futtnc inteicst
that ruber plantations of thc cnstilloa
tree. In Mexico, have put a good grade
of rubber Into the maiket. Between
"watchful waiting" and tho Mnlny compe
tition, however, there does not seem to be
much Immediate prospect that Mexican
rubber is to play 11 large part in the
mai ket.
NIGHT SCHOOL ENROLMENT
2000 MORE THAN LAST YEAR
21,000 Children Attended Opening
Session Last Night.
It was annoiiMced today that more than
Il.no. children attended the sessions of
night school which began last night.
Thlk is nearly Moo greater than the open
ing enrolment last year. In the even
ing high schools several new courses
were inaugurated, including book selling,
a course to train librarians nnd another
in machine work and woodworking.
The following schools have been added
to those which conduct evening classes:
Wayne School. "Sth nnd Morris streets;
Kurnos School. Third and Ml fill 11 streets;
Wilson School. Twelfth and Federal
streets, and the George School, 6Cd street
and Olraid avenue.
The night schools nre under the direc
tion of Dr. Oliver H. Comman, asso
ciate superintendent of schools.
GET THE SAFETY HABIT.
SLOGAN AT THE CARNIVAL
Crowds Hear the Advice 6ft Be
peated at the Closing Sessions.
Get the "safety habit; practice it and
help others acquire the some habit. This
, is what the Carnival of Safety at the
1 Convention Hall, Broad sheet and Alle
I gheny avenue, this afternoon emphasized
as one of the golden rules of safety to
ten thousand persons who crowded the
; hall.
1 While the inrnlva! is scheduled to close
J today. Director Porter and a number
I of city olilclals are considering the ad
I visabllity of prolonging the "safety first"
1 performances by the police and fire de
1 -lartments for the remainder of th week.
thus giving opportunity to many people
1 who are unable to leave their plnr. s of
1 business. Tickets to the number of -117,000
have beep distributed.
DIRECTOR COOKE SEES
WAY OPEN FOR UNITY
IN PUBLIC SERVICE
Believes Coming Conference
of Mayors Will Be Effec
tive Means for Devising
Regulation of Utilities.
Wreulor Cooke, of the Department of
Public Works, pointed out today that co
operation of American cities Is essential
In the effort to regulate public service
corporations.
He referred to the conference of Mayors
to be held In Philadelphia In November
as thc first step In tho Intercity action
toward regulation of public utilities' com
panies. "The Importance of thc great confer
ence of Mayors of American cities, to
be held In this city, November 12 to II,
is attested by our correspondence both
with city officials and with the repre
sentatives of 'big business,' " ho said.
"Acceptances have been received from
the Mayors of so ot tne leauing uiuee.
The utility corporations, on the other
hand, appreciating the Importance of
having their side of the questions dis
cussed adequately presented, are secur
ing for us speakers of national reputn
tlon. "It Is both curious and gratifying to
see Philadelphia- taking the lead In tho
discussion of theso fundamental civic
problems, because as a city wo have not
had any settled policy nB to our own
public utilities. Our water works are
both munlclpnlly owned and operated; the
gas works are municipally owned nnd
privately operated: thc electric plant Is
both privately owned and privately op
erated, while the existing arrangements
with the street car company calls for a
sharing of profits.
"The drift In recent years has been
toward State regulation. Especially in
tho East the public service corporations
have within tho last few years worked
In favor iof Slate regulation. In so doing
they apparently have been largely In
fluenced by a desire to avoid tho Incon
sistencies Inherent In local regulation. Tn
the far West there nre reasons to be
lieve that In many States they aro
emerging from a period of unqualified
State regulation. In some Western lo
calities there Is a disposition toward
State regulation, tempered by homo
rule, nnd In others to a typo of homo
rule that leads ultimately to municipal
ownership. Even the strongest advocates
of State regulation see In the principle
grave dangers.
STATE DEMOCRATS FILL
VACANCIES ON LOCAL TICKETS
Washington Party Candidates Sub
stituted in Several Distriots.
IIARUISBI'IIG, Pa., Sept. . Vacan
cies on Democratic local tickets through
out the State were tilled today by the
Democratic State Excculve Committee
at a meeting at State hcadquarcrs here.
The meeting, scheduled for noon, did not
get under way until some time after that
hour and continued nil afternoon. Mcm-
beis ot the committee denied absolutely
any Idea of discussing fusion with the
Washington party on I'nltcd States Sen
ator or any olllccr on thc State ticket.
1' uslon already has been accomplished on
Governor by the Washington patty sub
stituting Vance C. McCormlek for Dean
Lewis.
Secretary Warren Van Dyke said:
"We have no sort of n fusion proposi
tion to consider, regardless of any re
ports to the contrary. No such propo
sition has reached us from any source.
This committee lias no authority to con
sider one If It did come before us. There
Is nothing to such talk."
Chairman Itolnnd S. .Morris nnd tho
division chairmen hero corroborated Van
Dyke.
t'lrven of the fourteen members were
here for the meeting. The absentees in
cluded Judge i;ugeue C. Bonnlwell, of
Philadelphia, who telegraphed this morn
ing that Important court business had de
tained him. Ml other Eastern members
were here.
The committee filled vacancies on the
Congressional ticket In the Butler-Westmoreland
district, on the Senatorial
ticket m the Fayette district, und on
thc Assembly ticket in several counties.
Tnese vacancies In almost every case
were filled by naming the Washington
candidates for the offices. The work was
largely perfunctory, as the committee
followed recommendations of local lead
eis already announced In news dis
patches. The rules of thc party provide
that "vacancies in any Congressional.
Senatorial or Representative district
shall he filled by the Executive Committee."
1
DR. HARTE REQUESTS??
$79,000 TO FURTHER
CHILD-SAYING WORK
Plans Being Prepared fori
Extension of Hygiene Di
vision to Benefit Children
in Congested Sections.
Plans for the extension of the clilM..
hygienic division ot the Bureau 0(1
Health ,to benefit poor children In con-V
grstcd sections, are being prepared by!',
Doctor Harte, Director of the Depart
rncnt of Health nnd Charities.
if Councils can see lis way clear to
opproprlato $79,000 for the child hygienic'
dlvlMon the scope of that work will b$'
greatly Increased next yenr," Doctor
Harte stated today.
"There should ho nt tcast ?7vjp for tin"
relief of children In the congested fee
lions during the hot summer sensor..
Supplies of food and medicine could tin
bought with that amount.
"The eight nurses nre now employ ed"
In the child hygiene division, and should-'
be Increased to 10. They nro paid JM0 . '
year, and earn all of It.
"A salary of J3600 should be paid thV,
chief of the division and n supervising
nurse should receive JISOO. There should-,
be four assistant supervising nurses at''
$1000 each, an ophthalmologist at K0O), an
assltant nt $900, n chief of thc denlnl dls- .
pensary at $2300 and 16 assistant dentists'
at $700 each.
"Two women medical Inspectors aie"
needed In the division. They could b'
obtained for $IM0 a year and could do
excellent work.
CUSTOM SERVICE EXPERTS
SCRUTINIZE METHODS HERE.'
Collector Berry nnd Assistants
Praised for Efficient System.
Methods of conducting business at the
local Custom House were scrutinized
closely yesterday by a special commit
teo, recently appointed by Secretar of
the Treasury McAdoo, with a view to' .
standardlKlng nnd Increasing the eftl
cli ny of the customs service of the coun
try. Tho committee consists of Special
Agent Oonnochle, Deputy Collector Grant,.
of New York, and Deputy Collector Far-',
ley, of San Francisco. All nre recognized
experts In custom service. -
'Deputy Colector Durrell. of the local .
Custom House, acted ns a guide to the
committee. They congratulated Collector'.
Berry and his helpers on thc smooth,
easy-running system which mnkes the'
cost ot collecting customs for the Gov
ernmcnl second lowest in the Cnltcd
States. New York ranks first, due prin
cipally to the heavy Import nnd export,,
trade of that port. The committee lc.ivts,.,
tonight for Bnltlmore and will then go
to New Orleans and Snn Francisco. Priori
to their arrive! here the methods of da-.,
Ing business nt Boston and New York .
were examined.
PURCHASES OF COTTON URGED
Carriage Builders' Association In-.
dorse Buy-a-bale Movement.
ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 29. In a reso
lution by C. O. Bannister, of Muncle, .
Ind., declaring that the European war has
created an unexampled condition In Amer-.
lea by closing tho customary channels,'
for the disposal of a very large part of.
the cotton crop, the Carriage Builders'
National Association today cnlled on, all .
Its members to buy at least one bale of
ten cent cotton.
"Application of the Golden Rule to
business will help the consumer and help
the producer by creating a higher stand
ard of confidence, thereby helping every
legitimate business enterprise In the coun
try," declared Adrlun D. Joyce, of Cleve
land, discussing "modern business ten
dencies." A man might well forego
few points In his dividends, he stated,
to be able to look back at thc close of
lils active days and feel assured he had.
given his fellow mnn a square deal. C. '
O. Wrenn, Norfolk, Vn,, was nominated
for president.
Bales of cotton bearing the Inscription,
"We have bought ours. Have you?" are
a striking feature of the carriage builder',
big exhibit. Ono St. Louis firm bought
20u0 bales Just to "help business."
Garrison Will See Army Maneuver!
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. Secretary of
War Garrison will leave Washington to
night to wltncsH the meaneuvers of the.
Department of the East, to be held at
House's Toint, N. Y commencing tomorrow.
CASTLES CANCEL DATES
t'i hren rone too reliable at Its best.
Thl rv blow at one of Its chief sup
ports affects not onlv the holders of all
sorts of Brazilian securities, bu ben'.ly
i Inurto th prosne' of nn increased
American rede with that country.
ntSMKR FAM.r.VO PHICRS.
A spnnht umi-'np fnture of the
pB'-tetlon ru'iher situation Is the fear
t)n the Increased production WM 'ower
nrlce.-- fafcter than will lie agreeable to
thoso Interested in the profits from the
nlniitnton. Ahmit 7T ner rent, of the
Malav anil Cevlnn ruhber is sold through
n committee In London nnd this enm
miMee evident! sees a further nnd great
fall In tho price of r'jbher which Is not
to Its liking- It wl I therefore give all
encouragement to the devising of new-
uses for runner, so that an Increased
In this form the coagulated runner is
taken through the mills where It is
heated, passed between corrugated tollers
which reduce it tn a thlnnish, porous
sheet, and washed with a stream of wa
ter. The washing takes out practically
all the dirt. Thc resulting sheet, which
may be as much as a foot wide and two
or three feet long is called "crepe," be
cause it has the familiar wrinkled and
somewhat porous appearance that we as
sociate with that word. The crepe may
be also hardened to some extent by
smoking. .... , ,
A more advanced form is tiie "smoked
sheets." which aro made from the crep
by special smoking to secure greater
hardening, and by further rolling. The
smoked sheets come to tho market, here
in the I'nltcd States, for Instance, In
small sheets varying from a sixteenth to
Court Proceedings Stayed When
Dancers Plans Are Set Forth,
Final disposition of the motion of coun
sel for the Veinnn Castles to dissolve
the injunction obtained against rhmi in
the Shubert Theatrical Company nnd Un
asserted Intention of the lawyer foi the
thcatiical managers to Issue an att.it h
ment against Vernon Castle for contempt
of court was deferred by Judge Klnsey
In Common I'lcas Court No 1 today. The
holding of the matter In abeyance was
due to the cancellation of the engage
ment of the dancers to appear at Keitha
the curtent week.
demand mav counteract 10 some extent , ari eighth of an Inch In thleknets. The
the effect of the increasing production.
In 1310. onlv four years ago. the planta
tion production was leys than 30.CO0 tons
asainst Brazil's production for that year
of 3S.5IT Ions, which Is a fair average
for the Brazilian output for the past
eiht yeois For thli yeai. however, the
estimated product of the plantations it
S"Ci0 tons wbleli is to he set against ii.
.( of w t tiial M'h la o il about
' ' ' ' '' " ' Tlir .'., mil, o
tolor, when the sheet is neiu up 10 no
ught Is of various shades of rather deep,
reddish amber. Wacli plantation has
own individual pattern in the corruga
tions of the rollers, which form the
smoked bhcets Must of the sheets corn"
Indented with patterns of diamond
shaped Indentations.
There are all sorts of variations 111 the 1
1. 1 ir, of .he separate indentations and va
in the angles of the irm'-t i' -
MR. CONSUMER, it's to your
advantage to Imy your coal
NOW. We handle only the
Best Coal
f Jttr auto trucks deliver north of
Market -.trcct cast of . ijth street.
I:gg, $7.00 Slow. $7.25
Chestnut. $7.50 Large Kouid l'ca,$5.50
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