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PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1914,
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YARE ADMITS
BAD WORK AT
ISLAND PARK
Walls' Demolition to Make
Way for Park Practically a
Confession to Faulty Construction.
"Safe Bet No Dynamite Will Be
Needed to Tear Them Apart,"
Veteran Building Wrecker Declares.
Senator Edwin H. Vare. who o.n
etructed the "near concrete wulls" in
League Island Park nt a tost of in -i
Ahan IJjo.OJ to the taxpayer, .vta-h
three noted engineers condemned. It.-
'last confessed his work was failt. !:.
lil orders sUuds of laborers hn. t-- -i
down practhully tho entire stru-t i
Only pmall parts of the crocked - i.l
nru still visible. Expenditure- foi t'
park thus far have, been about $t.v. .
Laborers in the park frankly ad-ii.t'-'I
toilav that demolishing the wall w.imi t
a difficult Job. One man ventured to ! -clan-
the Job was tho easiest li- ha I
encountered In years, because of the
faultv material with which the stru'-i!-wns
built.
Ipsa than four months ago, nft--
board of experts assigned hy Dir"
Cooke, of the Department of !' '.
Works, had submitted a report win i
stat-d that the walls were vvoitl
because of many cracks, llssui.- m '
holes In them, Senator Vare made thi .- -fense:
"The wall Is a handsome structup "
then lb nothing wrong."
li. faw of conclusive proof furnlshe.i .
the experts, "omposed of such men s
Krulerlck W. Taylor, of this cltv. f :
Merly consulting engineer of the Mil i'e
Sttel Company: Richard L. Humph:
president of th American Cont-r-'t- In
etl'utp. and All'-n Hazen. of the fir" 1
Haxi-n & Whipple, consulting ernrm-' -Of
Nev Tork, Vare Issued emphatl- ! -Dials
-if their grave charges.
later the Senator employed a i-.rp-.
eiirln. ors whose identity he refuse,: ,.
make public. The engineers w.-r- -!
tai!d to make an Inspection of the "n. ir-cm-iete
walls." The report of the s-r -Btor
s private investigators wuo t:- v. r
made public
The .Senator has made many trips .
his automobile down to Ixisiie Nl.-i- i
since the work of razing the walls v, is
b.-u-m. The demolition, which many r- -Irtents
in South Philadelphia de.-l.ir- --
- .. illsffracc to this city, was begun last
July. ''
From his automobile, workmen de
flated today, Senator Vare no doubf h.i 1
an excellent chance t view the crnrked
walls mad- of impurities. He also could
see the worthless walks from that van
tage point.
DYNAMITE NOT NEEDED.
!n the croup of workmen detailed in
the park this morning was a veteran
I uilding wrecker and all-around laborer ,
This m.in. who has worked on manv I
municipal construction jobs, frankly de-
clared that, owing to the poor gravtl '
used, it was a sure bet that dynamite
wouldn't be needed.
"The fellow who had the contract fo
putting these things up I mean those
walls -i-ertalnly must have seen his blun
der by this time. Any man who has
ees and knows a thing or two about
concrete will say that thert- is some
thing wronif with this Job. only a blind
man couldn't tell the difference."
Senator Vare has the contract for pro
ceeding with the work in the park. He
was given the contract last June, be
cause his bid of Sirti.tmn was the lowest.
It v as learned toady that on.- of the
flrst discov. rles by laborers and others
detailed to tear down the walls was that
the structure around th lagoom. wa
defective. tjIk fact was also pointed out
by the , xp. its in their rev.latlona.
Ttie thr- e irivi-wtiuiitom. who condemned
the -tructuie us a pier, hf patchwork,
als.i brought firth pioof to show that fr
cnnri-. te tin- contiactor used an unwashed
jfiav. I. fairlv well graded, ,,t full of im
purities, w'.ir-h t.-iide-l to Impair the Ual
ltv .,f the rrni- rete made from It. Another
Interesting f.-ntuie of the investigators'
diselosut.s was ttiat the travel contilned
won-! lump.-, of iay, pieces of coal and.
sme vr -v fine material, part of which
ns" ii- u.u.ii- matter.
The alli also show nlgns of poor
workmunohlp. Many of them a con.
atructed b the .Senator will have to be
rebuilt because they are defective.
RCSHING PARK' COMPLETION,
Hvcrything is now being donfc by PI
rector Cooke to bring about th ram.
pletlon of the park which Hill b Phila
delphia's future reereatlon ground for
children and adults It is expected tho
park will he read for use hy nest sunt
mer.
The new contract awarded to Senator
Vare calls foi tiee plants, roadways, ;
pavements, manholes and also solid side, i
walks, but not the bind ha constructed i
when tiie "near concrete walls" wor I
put up. ;ras banks, better walks and !
oth. i impiovements will be constructed. '
It M 1U0 planned to have a wading pool
win re girls 4 nd boy. can hav fun il
the summer
Kollow in,; the dis,'lures roa'ls last
spring b tlw invcstiKators, the entire
tnattir was ltr referred to District
Attoinev Ilotau foi the purpos of .
cert.iniiiii; whether criminal or civil pro
ceeititii,' couid be Insttluleii against
thos- who wrr responsible for tho
dcjndal. District Attorney Rotan re-. .
plied th.it lie couldn't act because of thu
statute i.f limitations l
Ijeasu.- Island Park for many years
has tj.-ri a lutvrn for Organisation ,.on,
traitois ami othej-k. Aitual i onstru--tloii
work was begun under tho admlnistra- i
tlun of Major Ahbridi(-. in the four !
years fi-in 1S to WSi 17ti.:'n waa up- '
propiiuted in elglu items, including ica
s a prUe for competitive Utslus. of
these amounts $3ll i9 was paid out.
Another sum amount to JnO.(".J vv;is up.
proprlated In ISO. A contract with Sen- '
ator Vare was entered Into fur HK.COQ. i
A supplemental contract was made in
August. 1310. f-n 5TH.K0. a.id a second sup.
plementul coutiuct on June is. 1911. fur
IMS.Onj. Later the supplemental con- '
tracts were- deUured illegal by the (Su
preme Court, follow inn' an attack by a
taxpnyers' coiiiinltUr outstanding con
tracts were aiinull. a and work was sus
pended until r'ebniari. "iU
When tho lit i urn administration came
Into pnwrr J96o. l-'l.:'t was paid out, of
which wn.iZi went for construction work,
mostly for concrete, and the remainder J
of more than JKO.WO for nedlcr. I
VARE CONFESSES ERROR BY DESTROYING CITY WORK HE DEFENDED
f-"isssssss-ssssssssissssss-si i ssssssjssjsss I eimi I ..I-I.--1..I..I I ii- i ..in .i.n i i s.s .i ss. ' s ... ' '"
P7PT Or WT7? COWC?T" W7LL DrFVDSD sy fefa&gSkMltf
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GRAB INCLUDES
PLAN TO SEIZE
CITY HALL SUITE
Rooms Occupied by Polico
Coveted by Municipal
Court Pending $2,000,000
Land Purchase.
Project Germinated Last April
When Ouster of. State Fonci.
bles From Armory Appeared
Imminent.
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OrTV. JVrZ 7 f'S?l'77V7
BLOODHOUNDS PUT
ON TRAIL OF SLAYER
OF 18-YEAR-OLD GIRL
HUNT CLUB HAS FIRST
SPORT OF THE SEASON
Bucks County Authorities
Reinforced by State Police
Keep Up Energetic Man ' under 3oV.;r.
1 i The reirul.-i
Hunt.
Members Start Across Country Today,
But Keynnrcl Gets Away.
Mi.i.t-mcn and huntswomen, members of
t'i' Wnlt-marsh Valley Hunt Club, had
tin ii t.rst sport of the M-ason early this
ti-irtiiiiK. With James O. !lijr as mas
l. r nt hound.-, nlx.ut 15 other members
surid act oss country after the hounds
-.sortly nfter the break of day. The re
tut i- was made before breakfast While
the spoit was thoroughly enjoyed, the
members hnd little luck ns "Master
I:-vi:ard managed to keep himself well
Ttloodhounds from the Bastern lcnl
tentinry win- taken to Buckingham Val
le today in en attempt to run down
John Cope, who shot and killed his niec.
florence Cops, IS years old1, last Mond-o
nitfht. UUtrict Attorney Calvin H. Boyer
alo went to the scene of the tniKtdy
today, and now Is in personal charge of
the man hunt-
l-kiued by the failure of their J6-hour
s.arch. authorities of Uuiks County and
aimed farmers tuy r systematically
beatlnif the woods of Buckingham Itoun-
I'hfc reKUlar sfason of the Whltemarsh
Valley Hunt Club beclns after the races
n-xt Saturdnv. and hunts will continue
ui.til December. According to tho
si ueituln they v ill tun each Wednesday
and Saturday and on holidays, including
Coltunbui Dav, Klection Day. Thanks
Sninu Duy and Christmas.
WAR'S HORRORS INEVITABLE
WHEN MEN TURN TIGERS
George Wharton Pepper Thinks Atro
cities Bound to Occur in Strife.
rjeorKo Wharton Pepper, prominent
Euiifolupiiu la vina n. an authority on
rhun-h law and an attorney, expressed
tiie opinion today that atrocities in war
tin. .t-..i. tlilnoa in iin pxtM-cterl. .Mr.
tats ami draaelnu the creeks and reams iiPp,.P has followed the present war In
ot the va'.lcy. Kuronc with a qrcat deal of Interest and
Tim blcdhounds wr brousht to the ; has .onsldcreil the numerous tales and
. . , . ... ' report the alleged atrocltlei perpe-
seen, earh this morning and eiven tho , 8pflakinK of these allescd out
scent from 4 I'leie of the clothing left ,..'...
behind by Cmisj when he plur.Ed ; Into Ta ' h,,,, hy many ns
the wood, hi; lUm , .oatless "! without ' , incidents of war. In my
shoes. The beast, twin Ot ttoir M,ma,0n the commission of frlBhtful
i.usr,s. Wd th detcies to the hen H,ro(.)t., lupvltnble whenever mpsses
ho.ie, where i on. hid mill opportunity of mf.n urf, for thf tim peinir turned Into
pisentf.i to continue pis nipht. from ti(.frg bv ,hl war 8lrll. No lHnt(.r (e.
tl.M. I he uplm.ls led the pursuers Into WTl..,on of war ,111 Sherman's has been
the heavily wooded scctluit into which givrxi w.ir is hell, and whenever hell Is
Cm .iisnfaed. turned loose there will always bo found
The only new ilu obtained so far to. plenty of devils to tend tho tires. We
dy is provided hy a farm hand on the hould be Icsm busy iilnr the blame, for
place adjoining the Clinton Cqpe farm. thei0 f.vtltrlc-s than In dolns all In our
Thl man Mid he mw John Ci,p- the novtr to relieve the victims."
ni-irniuit aftr tli trauedy walklna to- ,, ,
ward a clump of woods. Tho news .
aroused fdrmers t rdouble efforts to New York to Have Series
Mud Cope. XKW YORK. Sept. 3C Posplte rumori
MATK TRO-PKR8 AT WORK. ' to th; i-ontniry. it was annnunc-d yes.
Th.- men who have been nartlrinaiin '"J"' ,nu, tht POt-seann series bfi.
Th. men Who wave tiren artl ipatln twcn he New VorJ. Nntj0nal and Amerl-
in the aeari-b say ltut they do not faa. , u.nauo clubs would take, place this
Ikve Cope baa gone far from tiie --ene
of the shikotiiiK. Thy believe he is
still la the noods, -:d only In shirt aiu)
trousers, and ht he will b captured
soon- tate troopers, who toojj up the
i-haae yesterday, are still at work on
the case.
Although every foot at the country
side surrounding th home of Clinton Cope.
father of ttu murdert-d girl, has been
Kono over by the) Uriuers. aimed with
hotsung. rigca and revolvers, Copjs'a
fall. The first (tamo i schrduletl for
rictober i, one day beforo the opening of
tho world's series.
BROTHERS
Elks stick to one another. Have you
heard the story that Is on the rounds I
heard it told ft the hotel last night
about Jenkins of somewhere, ono old
time?
Henry Jenkins, a newly wedded sub
Uibanite. kiss&d his wife Kood.by. tell
ing her he would be at home at u o-ciock
that evening. Then he sot in his auto
GIRARD COLLEGE
STUDENTS ESCAPE;
ONE IS CAPTURED
..,. . ..... ..j .- - ,..,. and started for town.
WB'""""" ,. , " """"I MKInWil arrived and no hubby. She
out Udy ttat it would he eay for , ..,uld bear the suspense no loniter. ro.
a man who fcnow the country to ovale arousins her father, she sent him to
purguerg in the deup wwodg and xulUes.
The posses now hojje Cope will be driven
to sek shelter and euriendef.
I'uueral servu s for tb- inur-itre.i girl
will be held t'riituy afteru-ioii at I o(n k.
tiie dy oiu- n.is to haw- gt.iiuaUd fioui
the toleuranh ollice with six telesrams
to as many brother Klks llvinc in tho
city, asking- each If her husband was
stopping there over niuht.
At dawn a faun wayon carrylns a
f.iniiei and frand husband drove up to
the house The broken down auto was
tu Aimust simultaneously came a
H
sm
ti Ci seijg
t
the J liiuaeipnid tiu.m i-uiuk-r The imsscnaer boy with a telegram, followed
services will hr. at lh, home ,t her a Intervals by Ave others. All of them,
father. The P-v J B Krewson, of Kor, reari-
'!'.? rove w.h .inciat. Burial wJl be Yea. Henry js spendine the night with
at SlecliaulcsvlUe. i m. -. Aumita tGa.l Chronicle.
Orphan, Seeking Adventure,
Very Hungry, Slept Under
Stars Little Pal Yet
Missing.
Forlorn and shlvcrlnpr. hungry and tired,
a little boy who ran away from Glrard
CoIIcbo on Monday to seek adventure was
found early today huddled In the shadow
of the doorstep nt 29th street and Mont
gomery avenue. Policeman Humphreys,
who saw the child, wrapped his coat
about him and took the hoy to the JSth
and Oxford streets station.
There the little runaway said ho waa
John Hand and admitted with n touch
of pride the weight of 11 years resting
on his shoulders. Ho had scaled the
wall surrounding the college grounds with
Francis Crost, 13 years old, another in
mate of the Institution, and tho two
determined to see "life." The other lad
Is now being sought by tho police. Hand
said he left his companion asleep In
a vacant lot near the place he had been
found.
The two boys had 40 cents between them
when they climbed over the wall. One
fourth of this was spent before they
were out of the college grounds a half
hour, when a lurid motion picture ad
vertisement which told of heroic dfeds on
Western plains attracted the young ad
venturers. Realizing that 30 cents would not keep
them in food very long, they satlsiled
their future cravings for excitement by
merely louklng at hill boards Instead of
going In th "movies."' M night they
slept in vacant lots.
When thiir small capital dwindled to
the point where strictest economy was
necessary, the children dropped pennies
In flot machines and munched peanuts
thus Pbtulivd- Apparently they did not
rcalizo the seriousness of their plight
for u-hen Policeman Humphreys put
young Hand or. the Sergeant's desk at
the station house the lad's enthusiasm for
more adventtno was not diminished. He
was anxloim that his comrade should be
found, so the two might continue their
wanderings.
Iist night. Hand said, he and Crost
decided to sleep In a vacant lot near 2ith
street and Montgomery avenue. They had
walk-'d miles during the day. he said, and
were t'red. Accordingly, with coats pulled
over their shoulders, the two slept beneath
the stars. Later Hand awoke feeling cold
Ho crept tn the shadow of the doorstep
to Ilnleh his sleep where the policeman
found him.
KENNEY'S NIGHT CONCERT
STIRRED FAMILY'S IRE
2 A. M. Recital Brings the Police nnd
Peace Follows Discord.
Discord has given way to harmony In
tho Kenney family.
Although there will be no more early
morning concerts nt the Kenney home,
123 Rockland street, Germantown, the
neighbors are happy. Tho discord was
due to tho musical ambitions of Walter
Kenney. Other members of his family did
not agree with Walter regarding his
musical capacities. They contended that
he struck what musicians call "blue"
notes. Tho neighbors ngreed with them
ami the whole region seemed to feel tho
samo color.
Difference of opinion between Walter
Kenney, his relatives and the neighbors
was responsible for sending him to the
House of Correction.
Kcnney's musical Inspirations become
especially emphatic about 3 o'clock In
the morning, for that's when he plays
longest and loudest. Ho attributes this
to tho eccentricities of genius. Kenney
attempted everything from ragtime to
Chopin's Funeral March this morning,
but when this latter selection tilled tho
air the musician's father and brother
tried to drag the performer from the
parlor organ. Kenney struck a few
notes and then a few relatives.
Two policemen took Kenney to the
Germantown police station, and when
Magistrate Tennock heard of Kenuey's
habits there was much sympathy in his
gaze ashe looked nt the other battered
members of tho Kenney family. But
there was no sympathy for. Kenney, tho
prisoner. "I'll give you llvo days in the
House of Correction," he said.
TIIE WEATHER
Official Forecast
For Kastern Pennsylvania and New
Jersey Fair tonight and probably Thurs
day; not much change In temperature;
moderate west winds.
There has been a general decrease In
pressure during the last 21 hours, espe
ctu4ly in New England and the Middle
Atlantic States, and as a result there has
been a change to warmer weather In all
districts except tho Upper Lake region
and the extreme Southeast. A dlstuib
anco that is central this morning over
Connecticut nas caused light showers In
New York State and most of New Eng
land. The gulf storm has moved a little
farther northward, the centre being south
of Peusacola, Flu., and the resultant rain
area embracing practically all of tho
eastern half of the cotton belt. fair
weather has prevailed In other parts of
the country.
11. S. Weather Hiirran HiiIImI..
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Negro Burglars Sentenced
Samuel Worthlngton, alias Jones, a
Negro. 1SW Smedlej street, arraigned for
a further hearths, was sentenced to six
months in the House of Correction today
by Magistrate Morris. The police be
lieve he Is responsible for numerous rob
beries which havo occurred in the north,
western taction of the city. A complete
set of burglar's tocU was found in his
hottae .'
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PENROSE AT DESK
IN SENATE; IF YOU
DOUBT, SEE MOVIES
Pictures Entertain Show Pa
trons, Films Costing Him
$100 a Week Being Fur
nished Free by Candidate.
Senator Penrose Is entertaining tho
"movie fans" of Pennsylvania. He Is
paying the cost ot keeping on the screen
of motion picture houses In all parti, of
tho State 30 prints of a TOo-foot lilm,
which aro now la their second wcik of
showlnpr tho senior Senator in various
activities.
The tllms show him actually In Wnsh
lngton, seated at his desk In !is otilce
there, riding to the Capitol in a carriage,
and entering tho Senate wing of tho
Capitol, and they show him campaigning
at the National Uuard encampment nt
Mt. Gretna, and on the stump in tho
western part of the State.
The "Prosperity Film Kxchange." which
is really only Martin tlaubcr, an cmployo
of tho .Mutual Film Corporation, of 802
Filbert street, has charge of 'thu dis
tribution. Invitations to avail themselves of the
Penrose free-film hervlce have been sent
to all motion picture house managers
who favor Penrose's candidacy, said
Gauher today.
They have passed their SWth perform
ance, he said, Hnd have been Hliou-n nl!
Use way fiom. Philadelphia to Pittsburgh
before audiences aggregating nearly
t.noo.OOO persons. They are on the pro
grams of two ur three theatres in Phila
delphia and as many In Pittsburgh every
day. dauber said.
"What does It cuit the managers to
show this film?" Haulier was nsked.
".Vothlng," he answered. "Senator
Penrose pays all of the cost. When wo
send them upstate, though, tho man
agers havo to pay express charges for
one way."
It Is costing Senator Penrose morn than
ICO a week for distribution, ho said. The
films cost about 10 cents a foot to manu
actum. Penrose paid this hill, said
(iaubt-r, nnd also paid the expenses of
the camera man. who spent rive days
with him In the western part of Penn
sylvania, and whom he took to Wash
lngton with him In his automobile.
Gauber was asked: "la that all It Is
costing Penrose?"
"Four men wanted 10 apiece In order
to get Alms for a hhow to support the
Penrose film," answered Gauber, "but
they llnally took the Penrose lilm free."
NICELY PUT
Catoit Woodville, the famous artist,
tells an amuMng story connected with tins
old Duke of Wellington. One night he was
dlniiuf with the Duko and Christopher
Sykes. and In thu finoklng room after
dinner hla royal highness, sitting in n
comfortable arm chair, dropped placidly
off to sleep. The other two continued
their conversation for some time In a
low tone, punctuated by loud snore
from the Duke. Then Mr. Woodville
laughed at nomething the other said
and the Duke awoke with a start
"Christopher." he asked, -have I
snored?"
Bykes replied kuavely.
"' .h?Y6L had ,no nonor J "ear your
royal highness sleep welir-pearson's
Weekly.
I
Not content with their land-gralibln?
im.uis iui )mj,toi court miiuilngs at M
aist nnn uaco streets, offlclals of the, '
Municipal Court, through tho Penrose-.MuNlohol-controlled
Councils, will at
tempt tho seizure of tho cast corridor
on the sixth door of. City Halt to ac
commodato them while tho grabbing
plans are being Jammed through.
If the Stnto Fcnclblcs aro ousted from
thefr armory on Broad street below Itacn
and the Central, polico station takes that
place, the Municipal Court will get th
east corridor, according to those with
their eyes on tho court'a plans.
. President Judge Charles L. Brown ad
mitted tho truth of Hits to Emanuel
Furth, attorney for the Fcnclblcs, when
Furth, who had heard the rumor, taxed
lilm with It two weeks ago. Those
familiar with tho situation say City,
Hall's cast corridor Is coveted by tho
Municipal Court ns a shelter until the
fate of tho land grab la decided.
PLAN AND ITS ORIGIN
The Court's plans to seize the sixth
lloor corridor have a double slgnlfieat-ce,
however. It developed today that tho
.Municipal Court and the Penros-Mc-Nlchol
Councllmaiiic leaders had their
eyes on a site for tho Municipal Court
as long ago us last April, more than
a month before Mrs. Richardson and
Mrn. Jurist thought of the Magdalen
I I lump property and passed on tho Idea
to Judge Brown.
That tho bacilli of a plan tho size of
the land . scheme appeared iirst In the
minds of Mrs. Richardson and Mrs.
Jurl.st has surprised those who know
the 'ong-hcaded politician and his habil
of searching the horizon for the main
chance. Mrs. Richardson and Mrs. Jurist
resent any suggestion that the thought
of the land scheme was not original with
them.
But there wns a plan to care for the
Municipal Court before Mrs. Jurist and
.Mrs. Richardson set it In motion. Cnun
cllmen told Emanucl.Furth last April
that he would do well not to press his
fight against dislodging the Fendbles.
They said ho ought to wait until the
fall.
Only last Saturday, when he read that
the Municipal Court planned a grab at
21st and Race streets, did he sec why
he was advised to wnlt until "fall, Even
now. he believes, the Municipal Court
may want the sixth door corridor at
City Hall until there Is a better out
look for the land-grabbing scheme.
FENCIBLKS" PLEA IGNORED.
The State Fendbles' lease on the,
armory expired March 1. Furth ap
pealed to the Joint Counctlmanlc Com-
mltteo on City Property at a meeting ?J
April 2 and t-ecured a recommendation
for a renewal of the lease for two years.
Then he looked to Councils to act upon
tho recommendation. But the recom
mendation remained burled In commit
tee. Through April Furth went about ask.
Ing Councllmen to bring the renewal
matter Into the meeting.
He was told that It would bo better
to let the business He quietly until fall.
"You'll do better then," they told him.
But meanwhile the City Solicitor had
begun an nmlcable ejectment action ami
tho Fcnclblcs" tenure In their armory was
growing moro and more slinky.
Then Councils adjourned without act
ing on the lease for tho Fendbles. H
tho City Solicitor's action wns effective
the Fendbles could bo saved from eject
ment only by tho action of Councils re
newing the lease.
Last Thursday Furth met John P Con
nelly, chairman of tho Councils' Finance,
Committee. Ho asked when Councils
would do something about renewing the
j "We don't wnnt your old armory," said
Connelly.
"But the City Solicitor's action
, going to havo us out If you don't do
I something." Furth protested. On tns
' following Monday Judgo F. Amedea
I Hrncv Iran to havo heard a second ap
peal from Furth for the Fendbles.
-iTRr.i. in.' MOI.I, TO SLOW I'P.
"Well." Connelly told him. "you Sa
tell De.Molt that I said for lilm" to slow
up." DeMoll was tho Assistant City
Solicitor in charge of the ejectment pro
ceedings. "If I tell him that he'lt think I'm rep
resenting myself," Furth objected.
"Well, then, sunrt him to me and TO
tell him," Connelly asserted.
Furth wrote DeMoll, asking him w
see Connelly. But when he met I'cMell
In court on Monday he learned that the
Assistant City Solicitor and Connelljr
had not discussed the ejectment-
'Wo don't want to be iitixed up in that
kind of a thins." was DeMoll'a explana
tion. .
It was two weeks ago that Furth went
to Judge Brown and learned from him
that the Municipal Court h.ul been plan
ning tn Instull itself In the bixth floor
corridor.
THIS LAWYER AND THE Jl'DOB.
The conversation was heated at first.
It ran llko this, according to Furth.
"Now look hero. Charlie. I know you"r
anxloiiH to take that corridor for the
court. Vvo heard It on good authority!
and there's no use saying that isn t th
idea."
"Well, look at the court here." saia
Judsfo Brown, with un air of extenuation.
"W e're crowded and every one knowe It.
"I'm not Interested In what the court
does except us a citizen," Furth replies,
"but the building on Race street, JnJ
Broad, that Is being used now as a junic
ohop. would be very much better for tna
police than tho Fonclbles' armor
Then he explained that the police couia
throw a bridge across from the rear ot
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a
1
tht bulldiii
to b.j u tire headquarters, to the ""
b!ea' armor, which would then he -
able as a eymnastum for tho depart
ment. -.
This appealed to Judge ' '.'
being jl good Idea, according to """''?
and talk grew less hodted. Then JudM
Brown admitted freely that the " '
floor corridor was the aim ot the to-"-
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