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U. S. AGENTS AFTER
MEN WHO STOCKED
. NORWEGIAN BOATS
Government to Hunt Out and
Puriish Men Who Violated
Neutrality by. Furnishing
Supplies' to Cruisers.
Violators of President Wilson's neutral'
It)' proclamation or, persons who were re
sponsible for the placing on board the
Norwegian steamships Fratn and Som
merstad, at this porl, coal and ship sup
piles destined' for German warships are
to bu prosecuted.
Special agents 'of the Government arc
now Investigating the cares In order to
fix the responsibility, and a special com
mission Is to be appointed cither by the
President or upon a Congressional resolu
tion to conduct a rigid Inquiry Into the
affair, to moto out proper punishment.
Shipping men hero vigorously , de
nounced tho3o whose numes havo not
been divulged for having any part In
tbo transaction. They declared that a
matter of thin kind was likely to In
volve the United States In another Ala
bama cose:
The general cargoes of the Fram and
the Summcrstad' havo been" discharged
upon the Municipal I'ler at Dock street,
where they nro now awaiting claimants.
The bunker coal, nearly 6000 tons of It,
which the Gorman cruisers Karlsruhe
and Dresden would have burned In
chasing merchant vessels In West India
waters, had not the plans gono 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 cpi'sed consterna
tion among them for a time. Hut the
failure of each carefully handled package
to divulge shells br powder sonn. quieted
fears No ammunition was discovered.
The Sommerstad has been rechartertd
to carry cotton and oil cake from Gal
veston to Scandinavian ports and will
lcavo here tonight. In ballast, for the
former port. Captain Axclscn. her mas
ter. Is much relieved that the other
cargo, which threatened to get him hi
serious trouble, was lying snugly on the
piers. Her said he did not regret losing
the large bonus offered him for Its delivery.
MAN WITH SHEARS CUPS
BRAID OF SCHOOL GIRL
Feels Tug at Hair and Turns na Man
Flees.
Teirorlzed girls and women who have
been madovlctlms of a man who, clips
their hair, arc ngaln fearful of an at
tack from the vandal who. has now
made his appearance In Gcrmantown.
Tho latest 'victim of his shears Is
Gertrudo Wonder, a 15-year-old school
girl, who resides at 6211 Gcrmnntowri
avenue. She wns approached .last Mon
day evening by a tall, slender utramjjr,
on Gcrinnntown avenue, near Herman
street, who clipped a 6-lncli braid from
l,c' hair. before she was awaro of It.
The girl was on tho way to visit
friends. Sho felt a tug nt her hair, and,
timing, heard tho Hhears drop to tho
sidewalk as the man who wielded them
ran up tho street. Her braid was lying
near the shears, .
Miss Wonder becatn.o hysterical and
run home. When her- father accom
panied her to tho scene of tho attack
neither hair nor. shears wero to bo' seen.
Special policemen from tho German
town station are Investigating the case.
Ihpy have a full, description of the
clipper, and It Is thought lils arrest will
loilow soon. The police bollovo him to
w the" ramo man who terrorized persons
In .various parts of the city some tlmo
ago.
THE BLASTS OF "SCHOFAR" PROCLAIM END OF FAST
U. S. AGENTS LOOK UP
RAISE IN FOOD PRICES
Special Inquiry in Tills Section Being
Made by inspector Wilinrason.
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 tho Department
of Justice, under Rush Williamson, spe
cial agent of tho department, who came
to this city several weeks ago from
Washington.
Wllllumson was sent here Immediately
following the price Increase of food
stuns following tho oul break of the
Buropean war, to work In' connection
with tho nation-wldn food Investigation
ordered by the President. Tho woik for
the Philadelphia district Is being con
ducted by Ass-Ifttnnt District Attorneys
John II. Hall and Kdward S. Kremp.
Special attention Is being paid to the
priefs In Camden. X. J., of foodstuffs
bouoht In the Philadelphia markets;
While no report on the work as far as
It has progressed Is ready. It Is under
stood that an effort has been made by
Special Agent Williamson to determine
If fixing of food prices In Philadelphia,
Camden and other nearby cities results
from any agieemcnt among dealers In
this city.
Several Philad' Iphla commission houses,
inspected of being leaders In this "hold
up" on foodstuffs, have . received an
Inkling of the Investigations going 1111, and
ns a result priced have dropped. Xo one
connected with the special Investigation
would say whether nny indictments wore
like);- to be sought by the Government
bs the result of tho Investigation, hut it
Is believed that Williamson, who vMtfd
Washington sevcrnl days ago. will involve
certain Philadelphia Minis' who ere In on
the gral), but who have t-Incc fought clear
of any connection with the ring.
Attorney General Gregory, In directing
spoclal attention to Camden prices on
foodstuffs since tho rc-int big Jump In
price., believes that this Held offers ad
vantages for such an Investigation In that
it will scrutinize In a comparatively small
territory trade directly ascertainable as
Interstate commerce.
Several officials In the Federal Hulld
Ing thin morning said, that while the. In
vestigation hus" been going on as secretly
as pjsiible for some time, It, wns far frmi
finished, ond things havo already cropped
up that are sufficient to continue the In
quiry.
CARMELITE NUNS AWARD
CONTRACT FOR CONVENT
Building First of Group on Tract nt
Oak Lane.
The cloistered Order of I'minelite .Nuns
today awarded the contract for the erec
tion of Jts new convent building on Old
York road, Oak Lune, to Melody it Keut
in?. The building will be followTrt later
by the erection of a group of similar
buildings on the four-und-a-h.ilf-acre tract
owned by the sisters.
Ground will soon be broken for H10
convent, which will be two and u halt
atorles high; frontage, ft feet; depth, 116
feet, and u wing 10 by 13 feet.
It will be thoroughly modern in archi
tecture and equipment. On the llrst floor
will be the chapel, cloister, Inner sacristy
and community rooms, together with the
screened sanctuary lit which the nuns
attend religious services. The kitchen
and dining room will bo In the base
ment and the quarters of the mum on
tho second floor. MiiKlnnls it Walsh, of
liiutoii. aie the architects.
The Carmelite Order is ontlielv con
templative, and members of the body
nave no outside communication with tho
outside world, even visitors must t.ilk to
them with a screen Intervening. They
have been located In Philadelphia about
ten years, first establishing themsehr
at Seventeenth and Poplar streets, inter
removing to West Philadelphia, nitd finally
through rapid growth In membership to'
their present commodious ju.uters In Oak
Lane.
BIG WAGON CRUSHES MAN
Victim Caught Between Wheels and
Hallway Station Walls.
William Krush. SMS Delhi sheet, had
bis hip and leg broken and received In
ternal Injuries today, when a wagon
crushed him against .i platform of tho
Philadelphia and Heading Hallway freight
tatlon at .New Market and Callow hill
streets. He is In the Ilou'evclt Hospital.
Howard MeMeeso, of Fish House. N. J ,
driver of the wngo.n, which was backing
t the time Krwali'nus injured, was ar
raigned before, Magistrate Hogg and held
W 1300 ball for a further healing.
Wttntssea say the uccldent was unavoidably
MRS. RACHEL ROGERS WILLS
ESTATE TO HER CHILDREN
Only Two. Small Bequests Reserved
From Fortune Valued Near $100,000.
Kachel Wlster Rogers, who died at
Navahoe and Springfield streets, Chest
nut Hill, September II, bequeathed the
bulk of her estate, valued at less than
$100,000, In. equal shares to a daughter,
Mabel R. Balrd, and a son, Harry D'.'
Rogers.
The only other bequests In the will,
which was admitted to probate today,
are J10O to tho ' Gcrmantown Dispensary
and $100 to a friend. Edgar W. JJalrd Is
executor of tho estate.
The Children's Hospital, 22d and Wal
nut streets, will receive $1000 from the
J12.P00 cstato of Lucy Jones, 2UI0 South
Filghth street, according to tho terms of
the will, admitted to probate today. The
residue of the cstato Is distributed In
private bequests.
Other wills probated are: Hannah J.
Frldenberg 1612 Franklin street, whoso
estate amounts to -$38,600; Samuel Baern
copf, 4to7 I,eldy avenue, $20,000, Kathryn
II. Halrd. 1011 N'oith C3d street, $7100; Su
san Patterson, SIS North Twelfth street,
?oS00.
Letters of administration were granted
today In the following estates: Matilda
K. Kirk 4810 North Eighteenth street
i?M0; Aurella A. Harkness, 902 Carlisle'
street, $2600. Personal property of Alfred
II. Lhvo has been appraised at CSOS.'Ol.
SAFETY CARNIVAL OPEN
UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT
Corporations. Supply Fund to Keep
Convention Going Several Days More.
Tho carnival and- convention of safety
In Convention Hall, Broad street and
Allegheny avenue, will remain open until
Saturday night. This was brought about
through the llbcrullty of a number of
leading corporations, which subscribed
to a fund of $1000 to prosecute the edu
cational -work in ordei that children and
parents may receive the benefit of safety
Instructions.
Tho companies who subscribed to thrf
fund are the. Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company, Bell Telephone Company,
t'nlted Gas Improvement Company,
Glrard Life Insurance Company of Phil
adelphia, Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety, the Curtis Publishing Companv,
Philadelphia tfloctric Company, Pathe-i-rope
Company, Flnley Ao er Company,
Crane's Ice Cream Company and George
W. J:i -'S H Co.
To .make the carnival more attractive"
a chaiigo of program Is promised each
day. Colonel Roosevelt, who will arrive
In Philadelphia tomorrow night, has been
Invited to make an address at the car
nival, The managers express the, bellpf
he will be present.
A. special arrangement has been made
for students of tho'Central High School,
Northeast Manual Training High School,
nirls' Normal School and all the district
high schools to appear In a demonstration
.for Thursday's program.
Director Porter will' speak tonight on
"Tin. Magnitude and Importance of
Pnlladcluhla's ''Safety-First Movement."
Dr. John Price Jackson, Commissioner of
the Pennsylvania Department of Lahor
und Industry, will speak on the Importance
of safety methods as applied In Europe.
He hns recently returned from the war
zone and he will describe his experiences
Dr. Francis Patterson has volunteered
to give a tulk accompanied by lantern
slides on "Safety In our Industries."
BIG OYSTER OUTPUT
LOWERS LIVING COSTS
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Prospects Favor Becord-Breaklng
Season, Say the Dealers. .
The ojator output for the season is xo
lie a reco(d-breaker, according to 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
moderato cost.
IWtiur T. Hill, one of the larger Phila
delphia wholesale dealers, (Hated today
that never In bis expeiienco had the re
ports from tho osterbeils been so en
coiiiaglng Mil u 1 lee River mediums and
laiviu are plentiful and of fine flavoi,
while imports from the Chlncoteaguo
Island beds In Virginia, which furnish
utmost 50 per cent, of tho Philadelphia
supply from November until April, show
tha't tho output f 10111 that souice may
exceed that of pievlous years by from
IO.KiO to 15,000 barrels.
The conclusion of the Day of Atonement will be announced at sundown today by the blowing of "schofar"
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
Five Children Rescued From the
Blaze by the Frantic Father.
Flvo children were rescued from their
burning home, 227 Montrose street, early
this morning, when a ilro 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 tho second floor window.
Tho blaze was In the homo of Jacob
Flncbcrg. He rind his Nwlfo and five chil
dren occupy tho second floor. The third
floor was occupied by his son-in-law,
Israel Grccnberg, and the letter's wife.
Morris Kaplan, 216 Montrose street, dis
covered the fire on the llrat floor.
Kaplan aroused tho Inmates of the
hpuse by pounding on the door. Flnebcrg
tried to escape by the stairway, but find
ing his waj1 blocked by smoke nnd flame
ran to tho second-story front window and
smashed the window with his fist. Tho
glass cut Into his wrist, severing an
artery.
Morris Goventer. 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
th.e ndlolnlng houne, Geventer took the
children fro mFlneberg.
By this time the smoke coming from
tho first floor was so dense that Flneberg,
his wife and the two remaining children
were driven from the front window. The.
children and their mother wero assisted
to tho roof of a shed in the rear by Flne
berg, who then became excited and, run
ning, to the front se?ond-story window,
Jumped out. Ho wns taken to the Penn
sylvunln Hospital In the nutomobilo of
Fire Chief Murphy.
Firemen found the entire first floor of
the dwelling In flames whim they arrived,
hut managed to prevent the spread of tho
fire to tho upper floors. The candle, left
burning on the table In celebration of
thp Hebrew holidays, had burned down
and Ignited the cloth.
MISSIONARY BODY MEETS
Methodist Society Holds Its Quar
terly Sessions Today,
The quartet ly meeting of the Women's
Home .Mlsslouaiy Society vt Philadel
phia opened today nt Christ Methodist
Episcopal Churih 25th and Hamilton
jtiet'ts. and will continue until tonight.
A luncheon .was served at noon.
KolloiMir,' are the speakers and their
subjecls: Miss Wluette Stack, "Deacon
ess Work";. Mis. Charles .V. Illckley,
"General Work": Mis. C M. Eaton,
"Philadelphia Con fun-nee Work"; Miss
lli'len Hobatil, "Young People's Work."
Tho llmincial report was submitted by
Mrs. K. F. 'Burnett It was announced
that the annual meeting of the soclty
and the banquet will be held November
11 anil 12 ut the Church of the Advocate
In Germautown.
SMA1L FIRS SOON. PUT OUT
A small lire In the homo of Louis J.
Kaidher. at tho 'uoitlicut. corner of
'J'hilteenth and Lombard afreets, early
this morning uu extinguished by Kui et
her and other occupants of the house
ufter they had llrst lied to tho street
In their night clothing. The blaze wuh
conllucd to the kitchen and is believed
to hae been started by a candle that
wus overturned or burned down. The
lo3 is about &
COURT EXTENDS PERIOD
OF AID TO MOTHERS
Fathers of Children Required to Fay
for Support Until 14 Years Old.
Seeking to lessen the burdens of
mothers of dependent children and at
tho same time protect the children and
the community, u. radical departure from
what has heretofore been the custom
of the courts In cases charring the
parentage of a child was the action of
Judge Bonniwell In the Municipal Court
today In increasing the period of sup
port by the father from 7 years o 14
years. The question of increased support
for' Illegitimate children recently has re
ceived much attention from the Judges
of the Municipal Court und the District
Attorney's offices.
Tin) Judges have hern confrout"d with
casts in which a mother, being compelled
to assumo tho entire burden of a child's
support after the first seven years, often
falls In her efforts' ond the child Is some
times thrown upon public charity until It
reaches working age.
In three cases Judge Bonniwell ordered
accused fathers to pay weekly sums for
a period of 14 years for the children's
support and In overruling the objections
of counsel said:
"There Is no law which limits the
period of payment to seven years. The
practice of making orders for that period
apparently Is based solely upon custom.
My uxpeiienee in dealing with this class
as Solicitor for the Desertion Court con
vinced me that It was a deplorable cus
tom, depriving the unfortunate woman
of support for her child, at the very
period when Its needs are actually most
onerous. The period of such an order
Is entirely In the discretion of the couit.
It Is my Judgment that such support
should he paid while the child Is de
pendent. "I'nder the broader wisdom of legis
lation, the law now compels' this woman
to send her child to school at the age
of 7 mid keep him thero until 14. Such
being tho case It seems to me a neces
sary supplement to the school act that
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 dragged many
feet and 1 oiled over by a street car at
Fifteenth street nnd Glrard avenue, Wash
ington Hoer. a Negro, Dl" Watts street.
Buttered no further Injury than minor
luci-iations and bruises.
He was ildlng on 11 wirt with Charles
W. Jones, 1641 Sebeit street. Tho two
were driving east on Glrard avenue last
night when at Fifteenth street a trace
bioke. The sudden pull i.n tho cart Jolted
Koycr from his seat, and he fell in front
of a street car.
He vt tukrn from behind the fender
nnd sent tu St. Joseph'b Hospital. Phy
sicians were amazed to lind his injuries
so slight, and liojer wus sent liume.
Three Held on Robbery Charge
Tin re jouiig men wero held in $600 ball
each for court today by Magistrate llojle,
at the iOth street and Lancaster avenue
station, on tin chaige of robbing the cigar
factory of James E. Phillips. Ml North
41st stictt. Tho prisoners are John Hippie,
4137 Mantua nenue. Raymond Baiker,
321 Holly stiect. and Edward Hajcs, 41-3
Mantua avenue.
COLLECT 9400 FOR RED CROSS
Austin M Purves. Jr. and his brother
Dale, the two Chestnut Hill children who
have been cullevtlng funds for the Amer
ican Red Cross Soclet), have secured
over $;00 sln'-c beginning their campaign.
They now declare that the J1000 mark
must be reached.
JEWS CELEBRATE
DAY OF ATONEMENT
THEWORLDOVER
Religious Holy Day Noted
on European Battlefields as
Well as in
Synagogues.
the Local
This Is "Yom Klppur," the Day of
Atonement also "Tom Hadln," the Day
of Judgment. Hebrews, scattered In their
exile throughout the wotld, today lay
aside all (heir work and devoto them
selves to fasting and prayer, facing their
God nnd pleading for another year of
life and happiness. Even on the blood
stained battlefields of Kurope the 400,000
Jewish soldiers engaged In the various
armies cf the belligerent countries will
lay aside their weapons, by special per
mission of their commanders, and be
neath the open sky, before hastily con
structed altars of wood nnd stone, will
offer pra-yer.
The observance of Yom Klppur began
last night with the singing nnd -prayer
of.Kol Xidre in all synagogues. Upon
their return to the places of worship this
morning the worshipers will remain
there during the entire day, leaving only
for a brief respite nt noon. In (the Or
tlu.dox synagogues many of th.) wor
shipers will remove their shoes as an
expression of the thought that on tills
holy dny no man may enter God's house
rough shod.
Fasting is observed as nn expression
of self-denial and to aid tho worshipers
in fixing their thoughts upon things
spiritual. The fast will be concluded at
sundown, after the prayer of Nehllah,
followed by the blasts of the "schofar"
from the altar, which will announco of
ficially tho close of tho day of atone
ment. The "schofar" or horn Is blown
accompanied by the prayers of tho con
gregation. Soon after it resounds, tho
spirit of supplication and mediation
vanishes and Is superseded by lejolclng
and congratulations In tho confidence
that God will undoubtedly grant tho
prayers of His children.
There wero no sermons preached In nny
of the Orthodox synagogues, this not be
ing the cuscom there. At Keneseth
Israel, Rodath Shalom and Adath
Jeshurun, reform sermons were preached
by Rabbi Krauskopf, Rabbi Bcrkowltz
and Rnbbl Klein, respectively. At the
Beth El Svr.ngogue, RabL! haniuel
Friedman officiated. At the Beth Israel
Synagogue, Rabbi Marvin Nathnn pleach
ed, while at tho Mlkve Israel Svnagogun
the service was conducted by Rabbi Levi
H. Klmaleh.
CLEAR WIFE: HUSBAND HELD
Man Seeking to Avoid Support Order
Is Jailed Instead.
The report of a probation officer cleared
Mrs. Mary Triell, of Tacony, of charges
made by her husband and was Instru
mental In landing the man In prison un
til he pavs arrearages on a support or
der Issued iigalnet him in November, IDU.
Two weeks ago Troxell, who was for
merly a chauffeur for ex-Senator Knox,
petitioned Judge Brown to reduce an or
der to pay ?7 a week to his wife and
two liilldren and to remit arrearages that
had accumulated. He charged that' his
wlfu was unduly familiar with other men.
The case was continued and after an in
vestigation a probation officer advised
Judge Brown that Troxoll's allegations
were not substantiated. Judge Brown
then refused to reduce the order and
committed Troxell until the arrearages
are paid
ENEMIES BLAMED FOR FIRE.
Man Certain They Set Fire to His
Stable,
Hneinles, whom Joseph Celmer de
clares want to ruin him, are thought to
have set tiro to his stable at 3G05 Salmon
street early today. The loss was more
than !&i.
The blaze was discovered by Raymond
Kiltz, 3W7 Salmon street, who hastily
donned somo clothing and broke open
the stable door in time to lead a horse
to safety. Several wagons belonging to
Celmer were destioed. The stable was
a one-story frame structure.
According to Celmer, persons who wish
to ruin his business set fire to the place.
He Is rather ague in his denunciation,
declaring he dues not snow who did it.
but he is (iositic his stable could not
bae burned unices suine uue set fire tu
It. He has not et cumplalned to the '
police I
Reed-Bird Mackerel
$1.00 A KIT
Nicaragua Blend Coffee
Thta fjmoun blend
coffee quality at a
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COURSE OF FALL LECTURES
ARRANGED IN VIEW OF WAR
Part of Schedule for Commercial Mu
seum Deals With Europe.
Somo Important contributions to litera
ture on tho present war are expected to
be made In tho scries of fall lectures
scheduled by the Commercial Museum,
34lh street below Spruce. Tho series will
be started with a description of "The
Picturesque Hudson," by Ernest A. Reed,
of New York, October 3.
Wilfred Schoff, secretary of tho 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 R. Toothaker will be the speaker
December 5 on "Denmark in the New
World."
The rest of tho schedule names tho
following speakers: Colonel Edwin A.
Havers, on "The Mediterranean In His
tory and Romance," October 1": Mr.
Toothnker, on "Trinidad und Its Asphalt
Lake," October 10; Mrs. Frank Wilde of
this city, "Cochin China and the Ruins
of Cambodia," October 31; Mr. Schoff, on
"The Rhine Land," November 7; Mrs.
Harry C. Ostrander, New York, on
"Mexico, the Egypt of the New World,"
November 14; W. L. Fisher, of the mu
seum, "America's Gifts to the World "
November 21; Rev. Henry R. Rose, of
Newark, "With Longfellow In Evangeline
Land," November 2S, and James
Erwln. of San Francisco, "From
Golden Gate to Pugct Sound,'
ber 19.
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the
Decern-
FEW CANARIES COME NOW
SINCE THE WAR STARTED
Shipments From Germany Cease and
the Prices Are Mounting.
Some thine the Germans made before thtlr
trailc was halted by Iho war
We Io not find it difficult to manufacture
here;
Hut when we Ket the fateful word that ban
tlio Deutsch canary bird
Krom Import to the L S. A., ft makes the
prospect lrar.
None would object but Britons If thli. warfare
should Oesparrow us,
Hut losing tho idnary bird Is surely bound u
harrow ua.
The European war has cut off the sup.
plv of canary birds. The birds come from
the Hurtz and St. Andrewsberger Moun
tains In the heart of tho war country.
The birds are extremely scarce in Phila
delphia. The regular importation of the "golden
throated songsters," as they are termed
in the catuloguefl, ceased with tho start
of the war. It is reported that a large
shipment has been finally started to this
city from Holland, whence It had been
sent overland from German. but there
Is no hop- of being able, the dealers
my, to satisfy the demand which is al
ways greatest at this time of year and
during the holldnv season.
One fancier said today that In other
yearn he has had from 4tO to 500 birds In
stock, but that now he has less than leO.
"I can't get any more anywhere at any
price," he said. "Of the one shipment
that has gotten tlirough I was able to
procure four dozen. What will happen to
the Christmas trade wlrm ordinarily I
sell 700 hirds I do riot know. In con.e.
quence, Instead of being able to offer tho
cheapest birds nn low as $1.75, the mini
mum price in now 13 30."
Bird seed, cuttlefish and other bird
foods, all of which are Imported, have
Jumpfd grentlv in price. A few tuonth
ago a pound of bird seed sold wholesale
for J'4 cents. The quotation today is 11'.,
rt'.'llts.
NEW YORK TEACHERS HERE
Pay Visit to the University and Com
mercial Museum,
High school teaehers In commercial and
scientific branches from the New York
high schools sited the I'niversfty of
Pennsylvania and tho Commercial
Museum today and were the guests at
luncheon of Provost Edg.tr F. Smith The
party is In iharge of Alexander L. Fugh.
principal of the New York City Hlg'i
School of Commerce.
A revival of interest in commercial
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visit of the teachers to the local in
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sentatives of the Brooklyn Commercial
High School, the Washington Irving
High School, of Manhattan; the Morris
and Kvander C'hlids High School", of
Broiu Borough: the Richmond High
School and Newton llish School, of
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CONVICTS OBSERVE
YOM KIPPUR WITH
SOLEMN SERVICES
Thirty-eight Men, Guarded
by Prisoner-c o m r a d e s ,
March to Synagogue at
Eastern Penitentiary.
Thlrty-clght Jewish prisoners walked
from a row of cells on the third tier of
tho Hastern State Penitentiary shortly
after dawn this morning. Mnny of them
stayed awake In thtlr bunks for hours,
waiting to be released for the day, so
that they could observe Yom Klppur,
the Day of Atonement.
Attired In their regular gray prison
uniform and carrying their prayer
shawls under their arms, tho prisoners
lined up against the wall on the third
tier. They wero waiting for the arrival
of five other prisoners, all of whom nre.
serving 20 years, and who yearly assist
Warden Itobert McKcnty In arranging
tho religious services.
t'pon tho arrival of the long-term men,
the prisoners marched four ahicast out
of tho building Into the yard. Followed
by Warden McKcnty, they marched
through the yard until the reached the
left wing.
Two keepers opened a large Iron gate,
ond tho prlsonera entered n gray granite
stono building which Is used as a syna
gogue. They sat down on chairs and
cacli held a Bible printed In Hebrew.
Other persons held lllbles containing a
translation of the Jewish prayern In
Hncllsh.
When all was ready to btgln the serv
ices. It was discovered that no rabbi or
cantor wns present. The prisoners begun
to make Inquiries among themselves. A
mnn 27 years old, whose home is up tho
State and who before being sent to prison
as a forger was a student at a Jewish
seminary, volunteered his services.
Standing at the head of tho group of
prisoners, the student begdti the services.
After thtso had been partly finished,
players were chanted for Warden Mc
Kenti .
Kvvry one of the S3 prisoners who ob
served the Day of Atonement at the East
ern State renltentlary today Is fasting.
As 11 matter of fact, they started to fast
at sunset on Tuesday.
Warden MrKenty has promised the prls
onerH a special dinner tonight after sun
set. Then the fast will be broken. The
supper will consist of roast beef, mashed
potatoes, plenty of biead and possibly
some cakes.
In the afternoon the prisoners chanted
a prayer In behalf of all the Jewish
soldiers now on the battlefield In r,urope.
Prayeis were also said for deceived
relatives. (
In the morning mall which reached the
prison there were many packages con
taining prayer shawls for the prisoners.
These were sent by mothers, brothers and
sisters of the prisoners.
The prisoners will not return to their
cells until tonight. They are guarded by
live of their fellow convict-comrades.
ESCAPED PRISONER RETAKEN
AFTER SENSATIONAL FLIGHT
Man Fled From Abington Jail Amid
Shots Prom 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 Norrlstown. Collins' getaway wns
made under the guns of four policemen,
who pursued him for nearly a mile
down Old York road, shooting their re
volvers. Ho wns captured in German
town by Policemen Streepcr and McKee,
of the Ablncton force.
The man was arrested threo weeks
ago on a charge of threatening to kill
his brother. Magistrate Williams held
him in T500 bail for court. CoIItns had
served a term In prison for beating a
man with a hammer somo years ago,
and at the hearing he told policemen
ho would never go back to tho peniten
tiary. While Policeman Messnr was taking
him to 11 cell, the man suddenly turned
upon tho bluecoat, shoved him down n
flight of steps und fled. Four police
man gave chase nnd fired scores of
shots at Collins, but he mado good his
escap. He will be arraigned again to
day tefore Magistrate Williams.
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WOMAN DECLARES
MAN HYPNOTIZED
HER INTO MARRIAGE
Now She Asks Court tb
Compel Him to Support
Her Defendant Cal Is
Woman Total Stranger. .
A wife who declared she had been
hypnotized petitioned Judge Brown In
the Municipal Court today to compel
man who stated he was not her husband
to support her. After hearing all sort
of testimony from physicians, hand
writing experts, a number of down
town politicians and the principals
themselves, Judge Urown continued tho
caso until he could gain time to unravel
tho matrimonial mix-up.
The woman was Mrs. Mary Le rtoy, S16S
Kinney street, Frankford. The man sho
claimed as her husband Is Leon Lo Hoy,
1306 Jackson street. He stated his noma
was not Le Roy, but George McCullen
and that he never before saw the woman
or knew anything nbout her. Ho ad
inlttcd living at tho Jackson street ad
dress. Mis. Lo Roy appeared In court without)
counsel. Judco 13rown appointed Assist
ant District Attorney Charles II. Bartletd
to conduct her case. McCullen was repre
sented by Raymond MacNclllc.
Mrs. Lo Roy, who startled the Court
by declaring her husband hypnotized her
when she wns married, declared she wai
afraid to appear today for fear he would
do the same thing. She testified to marry
ing the man she called Lo Roy on No
vember 18, 1907, and living with him sev
eral months before he deserted her. In
this Mrs. Le Roy was corroborated by
her daughter, Maigarct Lamar. Sho
stated her hUbband was an actor and
acrobat.
McCullen smiled during this testimony
and the woman shrlckrd at him, "Why
do you not own up to It?" He stated ho
was employed at tho Point Breeze Oil
Works, that his name was actually Mc
Cullen, and he had never before seen Mrs.
Le Roy, much less marrying and desert
ing hT.
Thomas Blynn, a probation officer, of
the Municipal Court, declared he had In
vestigated the woman's story and found
that on the dav of tho alleged marriage
McCullen had been treated for an Injured
finger by Dr. George T. Tracy, at Beverly,
X. J. He declared McCullen w-ns not in
Philadelphia on Xovember 18, 1907, or any
time within several day of that date.
McCullen also produced a number of
friends, who testified to his good char
acttr and identified him as .McCullen nnd
no other person.
Mrs. Le Roy produced a number of
letters, declared to have been written to
her by the man she called Le Roy, while
he was away on a theatrical trip. The
letter paper was emblazoned with the
photograph of a vaudeville nctor, whom
she dclared was Le Roy, only at that
tlm he wore a mustache.
"Webster A. Molcholr, a handwriting
expert, stated the letters signed by Lo
Roy favorably corresponded as far as
the handwriting was concerned to let
ters written by McCullen.
Mrs. Le Roy had the defendant ar
retted In 1911 in Beverly. X. J. At that
time she was not sure that he was her
husband, and he was discharged from
custody. When the case was first called
before Judge Brown, three weeks ago.
he was crtaln, as she was today, that
McCullen Is the "Leon Le Roy" who
married her In this city on November
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shown."
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