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0,8. AGENTS AFTER
MEN WHO STOCKED
NORWEGIAN BOATS
Government to Hunt Out and
Punish Men Who Violated
Neutrality by Furnishing
Supplies to Cruisers.
Violators of President Wilson's neutral
ity proclamation or persons who were re
sponsible for the placing on board the
Norwegian steamships Fram and Som
mefstad, at tlilB port, coal and ship sup
plies destined for German warships are
to bis prosecuted,
Bpcclal agents of the Government arc
now Investigating the casta In order to
fix the responsibility, and a special com
mission (s to be appointed either by the
President or upon a Congressional resolu
tion to conduct a rigid Inquiry Into the
affair, to mete, out proper punishment.
Shipping men hero vigorously de
nounced those whoso names have not
been divulged for having any part In
the transaction. They declared that a.
matter or! this kind was likely to In
volve, the United States In another Ala
bama esse.
The general enrgoes of the Fram and
the Summcrstad havo been discharged
upon the Municipal Pier at Dock street,
where they aro now awaiting ctnlmants.
The bunker coal, nearly G0OO tons of It,
which the German cruisers Karlsruhe
and Dresden would have burned In
chnolng merchant vessels In West India
waters, had not tho plans gone awry,
Is being lightered In midstream.
While the lusty longshoremen were dis
charging the general cargo of foodstuffs
a rumor was circulated on the pier that
omo of the bags and boxes supposed to
contain coffee and biscuits Were loaded
with explosives. This caused consterna
tion among them for a time. But the
falluro of each carefully handled package
to divulge shells or powder soon quieted
fears. No ammunition was discovered.
The Sommerstad ham been rcchartcrcd
to carry cotton nnd oil cake from Gal
veston to Scandinavian ports and will
leave here tonight, In ballast, for tho
foimcr port. Captain Axclsen, her mas
ter, Is much lellcverl that tho other
caigo, which threatened to got him In
serious trouble, was lying snugly on the
piers. Ho said he did not regret losing
the large bonus offered him for Its de
livery. n U. S. AGENTS LOOK UP
RAISE IN FOOD PRICES
MAN WITH SHEARS CLIPS
BRAID OF SCHOOL GIRL
reels Tug at Hnlr and Turns B3 Mnn
Flees.
Terrorised girls and women .who have
been made victims of a man who clips
their hair, are again fearful of an at
tack from Hie vandal who has now
made, his appearance In Gcrmantown.
The latest victim of his Bhears Is
Gertrude Wonder, a 15-year-old school
girl, who resides at 6211 Gcrmantown
avenue. She was approached last Mon
day evening by a tall, slender stranger,
oti Gcrmantown avenue, near Herman
street, who clipped a 6-Inch braid from
her hair beforo she was aware of It.
Tho girl was on the way to visit
friends. She felt n tug nt her hair, and,
turning, heard tho Bhears drop to tho
sldowalk nn the man who wielded them
ran up tho street. Her braid was lying
near the Rhears.
Miss Wonder became hysterical nnd
ran home. When her fnthor accom
panied her to the scene of tho attack
neither hair nor shears were to be seen.
Special policemen from tho German
town station am Investigating the case.
Thoy have a full description of the
clipper, and It Is thought his arrest wilt
follow soon. Tho police bollevo him to
be the rnrae man who terrorized persons
In various parts of the city some time
ago.
Special Inquiry in This Section Being
Made by Inspector Wiliamson.
Special Investigations Into the recent
Jump In food prices In the section of
Philadelphia, Camden and near-by
towns which secure their supplies from
tho "Philadelphia markets, are now be
ing made by agents of the Department
of Justice, under Rush Williamson, spe
cial agent of the department, who came
to this city several weeks ago from
Washington.
Williamson was sent here Immediately
following the price, increase of food
stuffs following the outbreak of the
European war, to work In connection
with the nation-wide food Investigation
ordered by tho President. Tho work for
tho-Philadelphia district Is being con
ducted by Assistant District Attorneys
John H. Hall and Edward S. Kremp.
Special nttentlon Is being paid to the
pries in Camden, X. J., of foodstuffs
bought In the Philadelphia markets.
While no report on the work as far as
It has progressed Is ready, it Is under
stood that nn effort hos been made by
Special Agent Williamson to determine
If fixing of food prices In Philadelphia,
Camden nnd other nearby cities results
from any agreement among dealers in
this city.
Several Philadelphia commission houses,
suspected of being leaders In this "hold
up" nn foodstuffs, have received an
inkling of the investigations going on, and
n. a resulr prices havo dropped. No one
connected with the special Investigation
would say whether any indictments were
likely to be sought by the Government
as the icsult of tho Investigation, but It
is believed that Williamson, who visited
Washington several days ago, will Involve
ce.taln Philadelphia firms who were In on
the grab, but who havo Mnce fought clear
of any connection with tho ring.
Attorney General Gregory, in directing
sp'olal attention to Camden prices on
fnoditiiffH since the r nt big Jump In
prices, hellctes that this field offers ad
vantages for such an Investigation In that
It will Fcrutlnlzo In a-comparatlvoly small
teirltory trade directly ascertainable as
Interstate commerce.
Srveial officials In the Federal Build
ing this morning said, that while the in
vestigation has been going on as secretly
as possible foV some lime, It was lar from
finished, and things havo already cropped
up that are sufficient to continue the Inquire,
CARMELITE NUNS AWARD
CONTRACT FOR CONVENT
Building First of Group on Tract at
Oak Lane.
The cloistered Order of Carmelite Nuns
today awarded the contract for the erec
tion of Its new convent building on Old
York road, Oak Lane, to Melody & Keat
Ins. The building will he followed later
by the erection of a group of similar
buildings on the four-and-a-hnlf-acre tract
owned by the sisters.
Ground will soon he hroken for the
convent, which will be two and a hnlf
stories high; frontage. 41 feet; depth. H6
feet, and a wing 10 by 15 feet.
It will be thoroughly modern In archi
tecture ami equipment On tho first floor
will be the chapel, cloister, Inner sacristy
and community rooms, together with tN,s
screened sanctuary in which the nuns
attend religious services. The kitchen
and dining room will be In the base
ment and the quarters of the nuns nn
tho second floor. Mnglnnls & Walsh, of
Boston, Bre the architects.
The Carmelite Order Is entirely con
templative, and members of the body
nave no outside communication with the
outside world, even Msltors must talk to
them with a Bcreen Intervening. They
have been located In Philadelphia about
ten ears. ilrst establishing themselves
at Seventeenth and Poplar streets, later
removing to West Philadelphia, and finally
through rapid growth In membership to
their present commodious quarters in Oak
Lane.
BID WAGON CRUSHES MAN
Victim Caught Between Wheels and
Railway Station Walls.
William Krush 3S1 Delhi btreet. had
his hip and leg broken and lecelved In
ternal Injuries today, when a wagon
'" "fi him against a platform of the
Philadelphia and Reading Hallway freight
station at New Market and CallowhIU
streets He is in the Iloosevelt Hospital.
Howard MvMevae. of KUh House. N. J.,
driver of the wagon, which waa backing
' the time Krush wuu Injured, was ar
raigned before Magistrate Hogg and held
in Tft ball for a further hearlmr
Witnesses say the accident wa unavoidable.
MRS. RACHEL ROGERS WILLS
ESTATE TO HER CHILDREN
Only Two Small Bequests Reserved
From Fortune Vnlued Near $100,000,
Bachcl Wlstcr Rogers, who died at
Nnvahoc and Springfield Btrcets, Chest
nut Hill, September 14, bequeathed the
bulk of her estate, valued at Icsb than
$100,000, In equal shares to a daughter,
Mabel IS. Dnlrd, and a son, Harry D.
Ilogers.
The only other bequests In the will,
which was admitted to probate today,
are $100 to tho Gcrmantown Dispensary
and $100 to a friend. Edgar W. Balrd Is
executor of the estate.
The Children's Hospital, 22d and Wal
nut streets, will rccolvo $2000 from the
$12,900 estate of Lucy Jones, 2640 South
Eighth street, according to tho terms of
the will, admitted to probate today. The
residue of the estate Is distributed In
prlvnte bequests.
Other wills probated are: Hannuh .1.
Frldenbcrg, 1012 Franklin street, whoso
estate amounts to $38,600; Samuol Baern
copf. 4157 Leldy avenue, $20,00), Kathryn
15. Balrd, 1911 North 63d street, $7100; Su
san Patterson, SIS North Twelfth street,
$3S00.
Letters of administration were granted
today In tho following estates: Matilda
F.. Kirk 1810 North Eighteenth street.
$3000: Aurella A. Harkncss. 902 Carlisle
street, I2rXW. Personal property of Alfred
II, Love has been appraised at $3093.01.
SAFETY CARNIVAL OPEN
UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT
Corporations Supply Fund to Keep
Convention Going Several Days More.
The carnival and convention of safetv
lu Convention Hall. Broad street and
Allegheny avenue, will remain open until
Saturday night. This was brought about
through the liberality of a number of
leading corporations, which subscribed
to a fund of $1000 to prosecute the edu
cational work In order that children nnd
parents may receive the benefit of safety
Instructions.
The companies who subscribed to thrt
fund nre the Philadelphia Bnpld Transit
Company, Bell Telephono Company,
I'nltcd Gas Improvement Company,
Glraid Life Insurance Company of Phil
adelphia, Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company. Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety, the Curtis Publishing Compnnv,
Philadelphia Electric Company, Pathe
scope Company, FInlcy AAcr Company,
Clone's Ice Cream Company and George
AW Jarbs & Co.
To make the carnival more attractive
a change of program Is promised each'
dav. Colonel Roosevelt, who will arrhe
In Philadelphia tomorrow night, has been
Invited to make an address at the car
nival. The managers express tho belief
he will be present.
A special arrangement has been made
for students of the Central High School,
Northeast Manual Training High School,
Girls' Normal School and nil the district
high schools to appear In a demonstration
tor inursclay s program.
Director Porter will speak tonight on
"The Magnitude and Importance of
Philadelphia':! "Safety-Flint Movement."
Dr. John Price Javksun, Commissioner of
the Pennsylvania Department of Labor
and Industry, will speak on the Importance
of safety methods, ns applied in Europe.
Ho has recently returned from the war
ssow nnd ho will describe his experiences.
Dr. Francis Patterson has volunteered
to give n. talk accompanied by lantern
slides on "Safety In our Industries."
THE BLASTS OF "SCHOFAR" PROCLAIM END OF FAST
ksmm m yWjMiggiago lZZ-.vr:.
Thr conclusion of the Dav of Atonement will be announced at sundown today by the blowing of "scholar"
from the altar. This will be the last rite performed In the long series of prayers which mark the observance of the
holiest day in the Hebrew year. ,
BURNING CANDLE SETS
JEWISH HOME AFIRE
BIG OYSTER OUTPUT
LOWERS LIVING COSTS
Prospects Favor Record-Breaking
Season, Say the Dealers.
The ojstor output for tho season Is to
be a record-breaker, according lo Phila
delphia wholesale dealers. This Is a food
which will not be affected by war prices
so Philadelphia housewives may take
comfort In the fact that there Is to be a
substitute for meats if the prices con
tinue to soar, a nourishing substitute at
moderate cost.
Edgar T. Hill, one of the larger Phila
delphia wholesale dealers, stated today
that never lu his experience had the re
ports from tho osterbeds been so en
couraging. Maurice niver mediums nnd
largo nr plentiful and of line flavor.
While reports from the Chincoteague
Island beds in Vliglnla, which furnish
almost 50 per cent, of tho Philadelphia
supply from November until April, show
that the output from that source may
exceed that of pievlous years by from
10.000 to 15.000 barrels.
Five Children Rescued From the
Blnze by -tho Frantic Father.
Five children were rescued from their
burning home, 227 Montrose street, early
this morning, when a fire was started by
a candle burning In observance of the
Jewish feast days. The father received
a deep gash In his wrist smashing a
window, and other Injuries when he
Jumped from the second floor window.
The blaze was In tho homo of Jacob
Flneberg. He nnd his wife and flvo chil
dren occupy the second floor. Tho third
floor was occupied by his son-in-law,
Israel Grecnberg, , nnd the lattcr's wife.
Mori Is Knplnn, 216 Montrose sticet, dis
covered the lire on tho Hmt floor.
Kaplan aroused the Inmates of the
house by pounding on tho door. Flneberg
tried to escape by the stairway, but find
ing his way blocked by smoke and flame
ran to the second-story front window nnd
Btnnshed the window with his fist. The
glass cut Into his wrist, severing an
artery.
Morris Geventer, 236 Montrose street,
came along Just as Flneberg was about
to drop his children from the window.
Cllmb'ng a rain spout to the coping of
the adjoining house, Geventer took the
children fro mFlneberg.
By this tlmo the smoke coming from
the first floor was so dense that Flneberg,
his wife and the two remaining children
wore driven from the front window. The
children nnd their mother were assisted
to the roof of a shed In the rear by Fine
berg, who then became excited and, run
ning to the front sccond-tory window,
jumped out. Ho was taken to the Penn
sylvania Hospital in the automobile of
Fire Chief Murphy.
Firemen found the entire first floor of
the dwelling in flames when they arrived,
but managed to prevent the spread of the
flre to the upper floors. The candle, left
burning on the table In celebration of
the Hebrew holiilnys, had burned down
nnd Ignited the cloth.
MISSIONARY BODY MEETS
Methodist Society Holds Its Quar
terly Sessions Today,
The quarterly meeting of the Women's
Home Missionary Society of Philadel
phia opened today at Christ Methodist
Episcopal Church 33th and Hamilton
streets, and will continue until tonight.
A luncheon was terved nt noon.
Following are the speakers and their
subjects: Miss Wlnettc Stack, "Deacon
eks Work": Mrs. Charles X. Hleklcy.
"General Work", Mrs. C u. Eaton.
"I'htludelphla Conference Work". Mian
Helen Hobard. "Young People's Work."
The llnnnclal report was submitted by
Mrs. K. F. Burnett It was announced
that tlie annual meeting of the society
and the banquet will bo held November
U and 12 nt the Church of the Advocate
lu Germantown.
SMALL FIRE SOON PUT OUT
A small flre In the home of Louis J.
Kardher, at the northeast corner of
Thirteenth and Imbard streets, early
this morning was extinguished by Kard
her and other occupants of the Uoxs,a
after they had first Med to the btreet
In their night clothing The blaze wjs
confined to tho kitchen ami Is believed
to have been started by a candle that
was overturned or burned down. The
I014 is about UL
COURT EXTENDS PERIOD
OF AID TO MOTHERS
Fathers of Children Required to Pay
for Support Until 14 Years Old.
Seeking to lessen the burdens of
mothers of dependent children and at
the same time prutect the children and
'the community, a radical departure from
what haji heretofore been the custom
of the courts In cases charging the
parentage of a child was the action of
Judge Honnlwell In the Municipal Court
today In increasing the period of sup
port by the fnther finm 7 years to II
years. The question of Increased support
for Illegitimate children recently haH rcf
celved much attention from the Judges
of the Municipal Court and tho District
Attorney's ottlces.
Tim Judges have been confronted with
caset. In which a mother, being compelled
to assume th" entire bin den of a child's
support nfter the llrht seven years, often
falls In her efforts nnd the child Is some
times thrown upon public charity until It
reaches working age.
In threo cases Judge Bonnlwell ordered
accused fathers to pay weekly sums for
a period of 14 years for the children's
support anil In overruling the objections
of counsel said:
"There Is no law which limits the
period of payment to seven years. The
practlco of making orders for that period
apparently Is based solely upon custom.
My experience In dealing with this class
ns Solicitor for the Desertion Court con
vinced me that It was n deplorable cus
tom, depriving the unfoi tunate womnn
of suppnit for her child, at the very
period when Its needs are actually most
onerous. The period of such nn orde.r
Is entirely in the discretion of the court.
It Is my judgment thnt such support
should bo paid whlln the child Is de
pendent. "t'nder the broader wisdom of legis
lation, the law now compels this woman
to send her child to school nt the age
of 7 nnd keep him there until II. Such
being tho case It beems to me n neces
sary supplement to the school act thnt
the father or his parents should supply
the means for the mother to obey the
law."
MAN UNDER CAR UNHURT
Negro Caught by Fender Escapes
With Few Bruises.
Though his body was dingged many
feet and lolled over b a btreet car at
Fifteenth street nnd Glraid avenue, Wash
ington Iloyer, a Negro, 917 Watts street,
suffered no fuither injiiiy than minor
lucciatlons and bruises.
Ho wjs riding on a curt with Charles
W. Jones. 1041 tfeybert street. The two
were driving eubt on fi Irani uenue last
night when nt rifteenth btitot a trace
broke. The sudiitn pull en the cart Jolted
Uoycr from his seat, and he fell In front
of a street car.
lit- wat tuken from behind tho fonder
und fcent to St. Joseph's Hospital. Phy
sicians were nmnzed to find his Injuries
so slight, and llocr was sent home.
Three Held on Robbery Charge
Three young men were held in $000 ball
each tor court tuday by Magistrate lloyle,
at the 39th sfwt an I Lancaster avenue
Motion, on thi charge of nibbing the ilgur
factory of Jumeo E. Phillips. S2 North
llet street. Tho prisoners are John Hippie,
41.17 MuutU'i Renue; ltnmmid llarkei,
3JI Holl) htiect. and Edward Uujes, lirj
Mantua avenue.
COLLECT ?400 FOR RED CROSS
Austin M. I'urves, Jr and his brother
Dale, the two Chestnut Hill children who
have beer, collecting funds for the Amer
ican Bed Cross Society, have secured
over $100 klive beginning llielr campaign
The now deeluro that the $1000 mark
must be mched.
JEWS CELEBRATE
DAY OF ATONEMENT
THE WORLD OVER
Religious Holy Day Noted
on European Battlefields as
Well as in the Local
Synagogues.
This Is "Yom Kippur," the Day of
Atonement, also "Yom Hndln," the Day
of Judgment. Hebrews, scattered In their
exllo throughout the world, today lay
aside all their work and devote them
selves to fasting and prayer, facing their
God and pleading for another yoar of
life and happiness. Even on the blood
stained battlefields of Europe the ICO.OOO
Jewish soldiers engaged In the various
armies of the belligerent countries will
lay aside their weapons, by special per
mission of their commanders, and be
neath tho open sky, before hastily con
structed altais of wood nnd stone, will
offer prnycr.
Tho observance of Yom Kippur began
last night with the singing nnd prayer
of Kol Xldre In all synagogues. Upon
their return to the places of worship this
morning the worshipers will remain
theio during the entire day, leaving only
for a brief respite at noon. In the Or
thodox synagogues many of tlw wor
shipers will remove their shoes ns an
expression of the thought that on this
holy dny no man may enter God's house
rough shod.
Fasting is observed ns nn expression
of sclf-donlal and to aid tho worshipers
In fixing their thoughts upon things
spiritual. The fast will be concluded at
sundown, aftor the prayer of Xehllah,
followed by the blasts of the "schofnr"
from the altar, which will announce of
ficially the close of tho day of atone
ment. The "schofar" or horn Is blown
accompanied by the prayers of the con
gregation. Soon after It resounds, tho
spirit of supplication nnd mediation
vanishes and is superseded by lejolclng
and congratulations in the confidence,
that God will undoubtedly grant the
imiycM of His children.
There were no sermons preached in any
of the Orthodox synagogues, this not be
ing tho cus;om there. At Keneseth
Israel, Itodath Shalom and Adath
Jeshurun. reform sermona were preached
by Rabbi Krnuskopf, Rabbi BerUowltz
nnd Rabbi Klein,' respectively. At the
I.uth El Synagogue, Rabbi Samuel
Friedman officiated. At the neth Israel
Synagogue, Rabbi Marvin Xnthan preach
ed, while nt the Mlkve Israel Synagoguo
tho service was conducted by Rabbi Levi
H. Elmnleh.
COURSE OF FALL LECTURES
ARRANGED IN VIEW OF WAR
Part of Schedule for Commorclnl Mu
seum Deals With Europe.
Some Important contributions to litera
ture on tho present war are expected to
be made In the series of fall lectures
scheduled by the Commercial Museum,
34th street below Spruce. The series will
be started with a description of "The
Plcturisquo JIudson," by Ernest A. Reed,
of New York, October 3.
Wilfred Schoff, secretary of the mu
seum, will be tho first to speak on the
lands In the war zone. He will lecture
on "From Antwerp to Paris," October 4
On December 12 he will speak on "Euro
pean Boundaries In Modern History."
Charles It. Toothakcr will be tho speaker
December 5 on "Denmark In the New
World."
The rest of the schedule names the
following speakers: Colonel Edwin A.
Havers, on "The Mediterranean In His
tory and Romance," October 17; Mr.
Toothaker. on "Trinidad and Its Asphalt
Lake," October 10: Mrs. Frank Wilde, of
this city, "Cochin China and the Ruins
of Cambodia," Octobor 31; Mr. SchofT, on
"The Rhino Land," November 7; Mrs.
Harry C. Ostrnnder, New York, on
"Mexico, the Egypt of the New World,"
November H; W. L. Fisher, of tho mu
seum, "America's Gifts to the World."
November 21; Rev. Henry R. Rose, of
Newark, "With Longfellow In Evangeline
Land," November 28, nnd Jumes W.
Erwin, of San Francisco, "From the
Golden Gate .to Pugct Sound," Decem
ber ID.
FEW CANARIES COME NOW
SINCE THE WAR STARTED
CLEAR WIFE; HUSBAND HELD
Man Seeking to Avoid Support Order
Is Jailed Instead.
The report of n probation olllccr cleared
Mrs. Murv Trixell, of Tacuny, of charges
made by her husband and was instru
mental In landing the mun In prison un
til he pays nrrenrages on n support or
der Issued agalii(-t him in Novembei, 1912.
Two weeks ngo. Trovell, who was for
merly a chauffeur for ex-Senutor Know
petitioned Judge Brown to reduco an or
der to pay S7 a week to his wife and t nents,
two children and to remit nrrenrages that
had accumulated. Ho charged that his
wlfo was undulv familiar with other men.
The case was continued and after an in
vestigation a piobation officer advised
Judge Brown thnt Troxell'H allegations
wore not substantiated. Judge Brown
then refused to reduce the order and
I'onimltttd Tioxell until the arrearages
arc paid
Shipments From Germany Cease and
the Prices Are Mounting.
Some thlntfs the Germana made before their
traile was halted by the war
We do not flnil It difficult to manufacture
here;
But when we get the fateful word thit bars
tho Deutaeh canary bird
Trom Imjiort to the t.'. .. A . ft makes tlie
prospect drear.
None would object but Britons If this warfare
should dc-gparrnw um;
Bur losing tho canary bird Is surely bound tc
harrow u.
The Eutopean war has cut off tho sup
ply of canary birds. The birds come frpm
th Hnrtz nnd St. Andrewsberger Moun
tains 'in the henrt of tho war country.
The birds ure extremely scarce In Phila
delphia. The retrular importation of tho "golden
throated songsters," as they are termed
In the catalogues, censed with the start
of the war. It Is reported that a large
shipment has been finally started to this
city from Holland, whence it had been
Fent overland from Germany, but there
Is no hope of being able, the dcaleis
say. to catlsfy the demand which Is al
ways greatest at this time of year nnd
during the holldnv season.
One fancier ha Id today thnt in othur
yeaic) he has had from I'O to COa b'rd.s in
.stock, but that now he has less than luO.
"I can't get any more anywhere at am
price," lie said. "Of the on., shipment
that has gotten through I was nble to
procure four dozen. What will h.ippon to
tho Christmas trade when ordinarily I
sell 700 birds I do not know. In conse.
quence. Instead of being nhle to offer tho
cheapest birds as low as J1.75, tho mini
mum price M now I3.f0."
Bird seed, cuttlefish and other bird
foodf, nil of which nro Imported, have
Jumped gr-'atlv In price. A few months
ago a pound of bliil heed hold whole:ilf
for .''4 cents. The quotation today Is 11'4
CONVICTS OBSERVE
YOM KIPPUR WITH
SOLEMN SERVICES
Thirty-eight Men, Guarded
by Prisoncr-c omrades,
March to Synagogue at
Eastern Penitentiary.
TIHrtyelglit Jewish prisoners walked
from a row of cells on the third tier of
the Eastern State Penitentiary shortly
after dawn this morning. Many of them
stayed awako In their bunks for hours,
walling to bo released for the day, so
that they could observe Vom Kippur,
the Day of Atonement.
Attired In their regillnr gray prison
uniform and canylng their prayer
shawls under their aims, the prisoners
lined up against tho wall on the third
tier. They were waiting for the nrrlval
of five other prisoners, nil nf whom are
serving 20 years, and who yearly assist
Warden Robert Mclvonty In arranging
tho religious services.
Upon the nrrlval of the long-term men,
the prisoners marched four abreast out
of the building Into the yard. Followed
by Wnrden McKenty, they marched
through the yard until tho reached the
left wing.
Two keepers opened a large iron gate,
nnd the pilsoners entered a gray granite
stone building which Is used us a syna
gogue. They sat down on chairs and
each held a lllblc printed in Hebrew.
Other persons held itlbles containing a
translation of the Jewish practn In
English.
When nil was ready to begin the serv
ices. It was discovered that no rnbbl or
cantor wns present. The prisoners begun
to mnkc Inquiries among themselves. A
mnn 27 years old, whose home Is up the
State an 1 who beforo being sent to prison
as a forger was a student at a Jewish
seminary, volunteered his services.
.Stnndin.-r at the hcud of the gioup of
prlsoni rs, tho student began the services.
Aftor these had been partly finished,
players were chanted for Warden Mc
Kenty. Every one of the :K prisoners who ob
served the Day of Atonement at the East
ern Htnte Penitentiary today Is fnstlng.
As ii matter of fnct, they started to fast
at sunset on Tuesday.
Warden McKonty has promised the pris
oner a special dinner tonight after sun
BU. Then the fast will be bioken. The
supper wiP consist of roast beef, mashed
potatoes, plenty of bread and possibly
some cokes.
In the afternoon the prisoners chanted
a prayer In behalf of all the Jewish
soldiers now on the battlefield in Euiope.
Players were aNo said for deceased
lelntlvcs.
In the morning mall which reached tho
prison there weie many packages con
taining prayer shawls for the prisoneis.
These were sent by mothers, brothers and
sisters of the prisoneis.
The prisoners will not return to their
cells until tonight. They are guarded by
live of their fellow convict-comiades.
ESCAPED PRISONER RETAKEN
AFTER SENSATIONAL FLIGHT
Man Fled From Abington Jail Amid
Shots From Bluecoats.
John Collins, who made a sensational
escape from the Abington jail three
weeks ago. Is back In Jail today await
ing trial at the October term of court
nt Norristown Collins' getaway was
made under tho guns of four policemen,
who pursued him for nearly a mile
down Old York road, shooting their re
volvers. Ho was captured In Get man
town by Policemen Streeper and McKee,
of the Abington force.
The man wns arrested threo weeks
ago on a charge of threatening to kill
his brother. Magistrate Williams held
him In foOO ball for court. Collins had
served a term In prison for beating a
man with a hammer homo years j-o.
nnd at the hearing ho told policemen
ho would never go back to the peniten
tiary. Whilo Policeman Messor was taking
him to a cell, the man suddenly turned
upon the hluecoat. shovi-d him down n
flight of stops and lied. Four police
men gne olinse ami fired scores of
hots ut Collins, but he made good his
escape. He will be arraigned again to
day before Magistrate Williams.
ENEMIES BLAMED FOR FIRE
NEW YORK TEACHERS HERE
Man Certain They Set Fire to His
Stable.
Enemies, whom Joseph Celmer de
dal es wnnt to ruin him, aro thought to
have set flre to his stablo at 3605 Salmon
street early today. The loss was more
than JtKO.
The blazo was discovered by Raymond
Hutz, 3607 Salmon street, who hastily
donned somo clothing nnd broke open
tho Mable door In time to lead a horse
to safety. Several wagons belonging tu
Celmer were destrojed. The stable was
a ono-story frame structure.
According to Celmer persons who wish I
to ruin his business set tiro to the place
He Is rather vagua In his denunciation,
declaring he does not know who did it.
but he is positive his stable could not
huve burned unless some one set fire tu
It. He has not 't complulned to the
police.
Pay Visit to the University and Com
mercial Museum.
High school teachers In commercial and
scientific branches from the New York
high schools tailed the I'nlverslty of '
Pennsylvania and the Comnnrcial ,
Museum today and were tho gue3ts at i
luncheon of Provost Edgar F. Smith Th.
party Is In charge of Alexander L. Push i
principal of the New Vork City High
School of Commerce. I
A levlval of Interest In eommercl.it '
education In N w Vork city prompted the l
vlhit of the teachers to the local In- '
htltutions. The teacherh include ripie
sentatlves of the liroikl)n Commerei.i' '
High School, the Washington Iring i
High Si houl. of Manhattan: the Morris
and Evander I'lulds High School-.
I uroux jjoruugn. uie lucnmonrt High ,
, .-enooi ami newion Jiign School, of
queens jiorougn
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WOMAN DECLARES
MAN HYPNOTIZED
HER INTO MARRIAGE
Now She Asks Court to
Compel Him to Support
Her Defendant Calls
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A wife who declared she liml been
hypnotized petitioned Judge. Brown In
the Municipal Court today lo compel a
man who Hinted he .wns not her husband
to support her. After hearing all sorts
of testimony from physicians, hrtml
wrlllnj,' experts, a number of down
town politicians and tho principals
themselves. Judge Brown continued the
cuse until he could Hnln tlmo lo unravel
the matrimonial mix-up.
The woman was Mrs. Mary I Itoj, 216S
Kinney street, Franltford. The man she
claimed as her husband Is Leon Lc Itoy,
1.1IM Jnctcaon street. Ho slated his name
was not I-e Boy, but George McCullen
and that he never befote saw the woman
or knew anything about her. He ad
mitted living at the Jackson street nd
drcss. Mis. Lo Boy appealed In court without
counsel. Judgo Brown appointed Assist
ant DlHrlct Attorney Charles H. Bartlctt
to conduct her case. McCullen waa repre
sented by Baymond MacNYIIIe.
Mrs. Lc Boy, who startled Uie Court
by derlnrlng her husband hypnotized her
when she was married, declared she waa".
afraid to appear today for fear he would'
do the same thing. She testllled to marry
ing thu man she called le Boy on No
vember 18, 1907, nnd living with him sev
eral months before lie ripiurted her. In
this Mrs. I,e Boy was corroborated by
her daughter, Maigurct Lamar. She
stated her husband was an actor and
acrobat.
McCullen amlletl during this testimony
and the womnn shrieked at him, "Why
do you not own tip to It?" Ho stated ho
was employed at the Tolnt Breeze OH
Works, that his name was actually Mc
Cullen, and he had never before seen Jim,
Le Boy, much less marrying and desert
ing hfr.
Thomas Tilynn, u probation officer, of
the Municipal Court, declured ho had in
vestigated the woman's story and found
thnt nn the dav of the alleged marriage
McCullen had been treated for an injured
finger by l.r. George T Tracy, at Beverly,
N. .1. He declared McCullen was not in
Philadelphia on November IS, 1007, or any
time within gi-venil dn of that dntc.
McCullen also produced a number of
friend", who testllled to his good char
acter and Identified him ns McCullen and
no other person.
Mrs. r.e Boy produced a number of
letters, d elated to have been written to
her by the man she called I,e Boy. while
he wus away on a theatrical trip. The
letter paper was emblnzoned with tlio
photograph of a vaudeville actor, whom
sh" declnred wn Le Itoy, only at that
time he wore o mut:iclio.
Webster A. Melchoir. a handwriting
expert, stated the letters signed by Le
Boy favorably corresponded as far ns
the handwriting was concerned to let
ters written by McCullen.
Mrs. Le Boy had the defendant ar
rested In 1311 in Beverly. N. J. At that
time she was not sure that he was licI
husband, nnd he was discharged from
custody. When the case was first called
before Judgo Brown, three weeks ago,
she was cortaln, as she was today, that
McCullen is the "Leon Le Boy" who
married her In this city on November
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