Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, October 03, 1914, Night Extra, Image 16
mwmmmmmmmmmsmssmBBSBBgttmm EVENING LEDGER PRICE OM OBWI VOL. I-xN O. 8 PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, OCTOB.E LI 3, 1014. 3 WORLD SERIES UNITE I WHITEMARSH FOLK "I DID NOT MEAN HARM," PLEADS v COPE IN LETTER WITH CUPID TO WOO BACHELOR OLDRING VIEW RACING BY FINEST OF STEEDS T u b : feMSBSgP fill lllll I mi I.. NI6MT EXTRA T ., .. -I NIGHT EXTRA I I . .. n i urn . i a at " pit .1 4-r & Member of Connie Mack's Athletics Just Couldn't Stay Single for Love and Money. Vrmarrleil rhimplon baseball men arc now In drnrlly ilniigcr Of belnn c.iURht In t'ltpM's upreaillnx nt: "I've ripturcil two," anliounifit today tho bow ami arrow tanser, "Thico tingle men retrain I'll K"'- "em "' CupM, aided !ty assurance of World's Series money, ms cnpluinl another mem ber of Connie Mack's Athletic?. Kuue Oldrlng, who last year bought a farm in South Jersey, much to the mystifica tion of his fellows, has admitted Unit after lm bis aeries la ended ho will marry Miss tlanna Thomas, daughter of Jdr. and Mrs. Clark Thomas, who live near Urldccton, X. J. The little Rod or love Is now diligently lit work on the three rcnialnltiR members of the Athletics who so far hate repulsed Ills effort-". They nie Amos ritrunk, IM dls Murphy and Eddie I'lank. The last veteran Is looked upon by most of his teammates as a conllinvd bachelor, but onlv time will tell. Strunk and Mutphy are lecarded more susceptible to the wiles of Cupid, but If the have been affected, they arc keeping It iiulet. Hoth are the leclpienti of much badinage from their fellow players. Th married men on the te im are Cupid's best allies They have almost as much Inllucnce as tho World's Seiles. Nearly evorv venr when the Athletics finally clinch the pennant, there have been announcements of wedding"? 1m jiendlng. The thought of so much money In a lump sum seems to tuin the base ball players' thoughts Into domestic chan nels. Perhaps they want help to spend the money. Once a ball player becomes engaged and lets his teammates in on the secret, he drops his attitude of secrecy and works every moment for Cupid. At every op portunlt.v he seeks out the unengaged men. and dilates to I hem upon the joys of a life of connubial bliss. Of course, he 13 lauchcd at .-ometlmes, but he Is Im pervious to ridicule or anger. The announcement of Oldrlng's Impend ing wedding, coming so .soon after "Bob" fdiawkey had djcl ired his Intention of innrr.vinr the former Mrs. Herbert Mason Clapp, proved a great surprise to tho members of the Atnletlcs. Oldrlng was thought to be almost as heavily armored against the darts of e'upld as Eddie) riunk. The latter will have the time of Ills life during th world's series denying lumors that he Is to be married unless they happen to be tin. FIVE HELD FOR ATTEMPTED THEFT OF AN AUTOMOBILE Police Also Seek Man Who Wrecked $6000 Car. Five men, whom tho police declare tried to steal a motorcar from Eighteenth and -larket streets, were today given the alternative of 30 days In the county prison or paying a $10 tine. At the same time police of the Fifteenth and Eocut t streets station were looking for two men thought to have stolen an automobile valued at JiOOO belonging to II. W. Klbloy. who has nfllces at Broad and Chestnut streets. Tho ZIblcy machine was found wrecked In a ditch early this morning at Yieuris and Osborn streets, rtoxborough. The live men were arraigned before Magistrate Tracy and gave their names and addresses as Klmer Likens. -'IM Spruce street: John Kane. 211 North Sid street; Frank A. Killot. SOI Corinthian awnuc; Sylvester O'Ponald, S5S North 'Htlllman street, and Peter J. Boyle, Jr., .1.11 North --'d street. ' Thev were seen according to Police Tnen Magulre and Haley, of the Fifteenth and Vine streets station, trying to make off with the car shortly after midnight. The police called on the five to halt, and the men ran from the machine. They were raptured at Twentieth and Cuth bert streets. PENN DECIDES TO FIGHT TO KEEP TRACT OF LAND John C. Bell Says Appeal Will be Taken From Court's Decision. University of Pennslvania officials In tend to tight Judge Bregy's decision and will make every effort to retain the deed to iho tract of land now oecupled by tho Commercial Museums, which they Ji.nl acquired from the city in exchange ior "S scholarships and which Jhdge llregy hus declared Invalid. Attorney General John O. Bell, who was assoLlated with John G Johnson unci Samuel ulxon In representing the University, announced this afternoon that an appeal would be taken to the Su preme Court and that the case would como up next January. Mr. Bell said that It would be Indell- or r.-itp to refer to the matter at this time. P't and beyond the announcement of the a appeal he was non-commital. iwl- While the Museums' officials are plainly l'e' latcd over Judge Bregy's decision, they "1 expect that an appeal would be made, Hu'but the feel that tho decision made In "Joitno lower court will be sustained arn """THREE ROBBERIES REPORTED fit CI ,. VThleves Enter 2017 Xocust, 4634 Walnut and 5030 Baltimore Avenue. n Three robberies in various parts of the ft rpkUnao rtfr1 thA hniriA nt .T Tt V. ' .. .w. . . .- . - -.. -. nberts. 2017 Locust street, yesterday. ml stole tlOQ worth of cut glass and ewelery. Mr. Iloberts was at one time eretary of the I'nuaueipma National ,eague Uaseoau uiud. Frederick Ulaunt. ami wainui street, re nted that nu i rone uoor nau oeen "Jim- Spied" and that H worth of jewelry had een taKcii. John V. nrlgni, wno conducts a mov- iiLg-pictuie theatre at M6Q Baltimore ave 3KJe. was robbed of two inov Ins-picture 3Bchlncs. At a Disadvantage Tbe conduct of too much modern flnan- ' iK reminds me." said W. Bourke 'tSakran, "of Reginald Manning:. 'Uegliiald Mannlnjr. a clubman of good blttb, had marvelous success at bridge and pokur, but. whenever he tried bis lind at the races, he was sure to lose. " 'Beetle a roan laid, to bira one day, how the deuce Is it that you always win vim the .ards and Iom.wIUi the horse?' Wei' you see saisilesmald. bitinff r Bones.- Track in Great Shape for Best of Hunt Club's Cards in Years Many Coaching Parties. One of the best cards of hunt club races oer presented by Philadelphia sportsmen was run orf this afternoon under tli" auspices of the Whltcmnish Valley Hunt Club. Tho best locnl horses which could pos sibly bo picked from stables holcabouts i competed on a track In excellent con- I dltlon, with racing steeds from the llnest out of town stables In tho couutiy. Never beforo was such Interest ills placd In tVlilteniursh racc3 as was evidenced todaj. Virtually the entire lbial hunting set was picsent, and fates which arc familiar at Urin Mawr aud Devon were seen about tho paddock and In thi? boxes and stands. Many four-lu-haud coaching paitles droo from various country cstutes to Wliltcmnrsli. Among these were Major K. U. Cas.itt. Judge J. Willis Mai tin. Frederic Straw bridge and It. Nelson Uhcl.'.ey. I One of the fcatuies of the event aside from Its ra-ing Mae was the present e of more than TOO farmers from the coun tr side about the club gtounds. Theje had been sent complimentary tlrkets. So great Is the enthusiasm displayed this year over the laces that long betoie ' lunch time hundreds of vehicles of all sorts aud descriptions lined tho loads lending to the course. High-powered motorcars of foreign and domestic .manufacture were sand wiched between the family "carry-all" from the stables of farmers Sim the vicin ity. Four-ln-hand coaches mixed with stjllsh traps and hundreds of e'arrluge3 of other descriptions Farm wagons and station hacks were to be seen. BIRD FANCIER ARRESTED FOR EJECTING WOMEN FROM SHOP Refuses to Exchange Canary That Would Not Sing. j A canarv bird which refused to sing caused trobule for Urnest C Vahle, a bird fancier at 319 Market street. Ac cording to testimony before Magistrate Kooney yesterday, Vahle forcibly ejected ,,,,,, ,,,. , ... . from his store two ladles who camo to Uncle Thinks He Will Benefit by exchange a canarv bird which objected I Prosecution for Theft. to giving vocal solos I ... ,, ,, , . ,. , , ,, Tho complainants were Mrs. Uva U. Persistent evil living hy 1.-; ear-old Mar Blalr, of 5112 Walnut street, and her , tin Wtlchuns, HI North Yewdell sticvt, daughter. Mrs. Howard T. Rogerw, Jr.. I h d Ms uncle, M. U Uoiiekcr, 3431 Fair of the same address. Mr. Itogers. bus- ' ,ount ilVenue. to prosecute him today for band of oneof the complainants, pur-... ,,.,', , , , ,, chased the effnary us a birthday present ' lhe ,hcft ot a watch and chai"' nlk'K';'1 ,0 for his wife from Vahle several days ' have been taken Horn tho uncle's house ago. He paid a high price for the bird inst August. wnii ine undcrmamiing inai ir it Uhl not sing he could return it within two weeks. Despite the kindest treatment, Mrs Rogers declared, the bitd .lefused to utter a single note. Mrs. Itogers returned to the shop last Tuesday neeumiinlod by her mother and aked to see the pro prietor. She reminded htm of his agree ment and asked for another bird According to Mrs Rogers. Vahle, in a bullying manner, endeavored to convince them they had not treated the bird right, and stated that her husband, who pur chased the canary, sb-iuld be the one to exchange it. Mis. Rogers replle-d that her husband was an mplovo or tb: Pennsylvania Railroad and that his late hours would not permit him to come in person. Vahle's reply to this statement. Mrs Rogers declared, was an order Tor them to leave the store. The women then asked Vahlo to permit them to us his telephone In culling Mr. Rogers. T?iis A'ahle refused to do. Mrs. Ieogt-rs testi fied, and seizing her by the arm and shoulder, push'd her toward the door. Then he turned and seized Mrs. Blair, the latter testified, subjecting her to the. same rough treatment. At the hearing yesterday Mrs. Rogers exhibited large bruises where the bird rancler had gripped her arm, while her physician testified as to the serious na ture of her Injuries. Vahfe's only de fense was that he had ordered the wom en to leave his premises and that he was not obliged to exchange the cannry. I counsel tor amp was noiiueii mai sun ; for damages against the derendant would be Instituted while Magistrate Rooney held him under J"1 bail ror a further j hearing. . MAYOR DEMANDS IRON RULES TO STOP STREET ACCIDENTS Complete Stops of Autos Near Stand ing Trolleys to Be Insisted Upon. As the result of the many accidents of the last few days, Mayor Blankenbuig will hold a consultation with Director Porter to decide upon radical measures to prevent avoidable fatalities. An explanation of laxity In traffic disci pline, which resulted In the death of three children yesterday and Injuries to many pedestrians from trolleys and autos, Is demanded by the Mayor. Tho rule which catls for nutomoblles to stop at the near side of all streets where trolley cars are standing has been a joke for many of the more reckless drivers. This rule will be made ironbound. If several of the drivers who have been disregarding this order are arrested and given several days to think It over In prison, the habit of passing a trolley car that is at a standstill might be broken up, and more protection given the pedestrians, Director Porter believes. Most of the accidents to children are cauted by auto drivers tunning past street corners at Just the same rate of speed employed in the middle of a block, aud in some Instances more speed Is added when a complete stop should be made. With the meeting of the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety more rigid rules favoring those who must go afoot will be Issued. DEAD AFTEB LONG BUFFERING Man Who Broke Back in Fall Six Months Ago Succumbs. Louis Swope, who since iat April lay with a broken back on a water mattress In St. Mary's Hospital, died last night Swope lived at 260 South Seymour street While working on a building be fell and his spine was broken Completely para, lyied he lay on a spccl.U-. constructed cot in the feosD w'lns Urn he vm v yvvij I flMS W JHtaBpHJaJiw jj f flF J??rXJL. fu IKSw Bl4" f-$Hs8Bmm MnM S--f-.i i ! : :fmmmhzw& victor f. BtssiSBBBB tevw - ; v MOTHER. UP XZmtgX 0,SWJ PERSISTENT EVIL LIVING BLAMED FOR LAD'S ARREST WelLh.ins was niraigned In the 32d stiect and Woodland avenue police station be fore Magistrate Harris, who held him in $CW ball for a further hearing on Octo ber 7. Dontker declared tlio boy visited him V. ,.1 m J T wV.Tv, T i i I Tr Considerable surprise was occasioned to- i valuable gold watch and chain. Ho ' did not cur., to prosecute his own nephew, J dnl' '" Philadelphia society by news re but the continued bad life of tho young celved from New York that Mr. and Mrs. man led hltn to believe such action would . irvlngton Huntington had decided to ue lur me oral. Tho pull of state Wclctmns, after his nriest. confessed not only to robbing his uncie. but also to stealing a typewriter j trum a bouse at Kl.venth and Arch streets, and to several other robberies. A set or tools such as are used by burglars was round In bis loom. PAIN TOO GREAT. TAKES LIFE Mnn Inhales Gas After Four Months of Suffering. Pnlns in his stomach which havo made his life one of agony for four months, led August Klntz, 51 years old. a baker, 211 West Ontario street, to take his life to day by inhaling Illuminating gas. Tho body was found stretched on a couch In tho kitchen of his home by his uauKiner -ame, wno was awakened by a violent headacho caused by fumes of gas, i nree uurners in the gas range and a gas Jet overhead were open, THE WEATHER Official Forecast WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. For Eastern Pennsylvania Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday; warmer tonight In north and west portions; gentle south ast to south winds. For New Jersey Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday, gentlo winds becoming south Relatively low barometric pressure con tinues over the Gulf of Mexico, attended by rains In tho cotton belt from Mis sissippi eastward during the last 21 hours. The pressure Is also low from the Mis sissippi River westward with resultant general rains to the westward of the crest of tho Rocky Mountains, except In Northern California, cloudiness has Incieased through the central valleys, but clear skies continue In the North eastern part of the country. Kxcept in the l-'ast Gulf and Far Northwestern States, there has been a general reaction to somewhat warmer weather, and read ings are at or above normal In nearlv all parts of the country this morning. U. S. Weather Bureau Bulletin OtErvat!on. made at h a. m. Eastern Unit. I.OW lut Ilaln- Vetoc- Siatlon. 8 a.ro n't. Jail Wind. Ity. Weather Abilene. Ttxaj. CS SS . , S U t'laudr Atlantic City . &. 4S .. NvV Clear IJItmurck. N. l. lii) U) .. SB 14 OMr Ikxton. llw . . 5U 52 . . W 12 Clear Hutfalo. X. V AS rs . . s lu Clcjr Chicago. Ill . .IS 5) .. s 4 I cloudy Cleveland. O. .. GO M ..SB J8 Cloudy Denver. Col. . 'W 5U .. a a Cloudy l)s Moines. la. SS 58 ,. S 4 I'.cloudy Detroit. Mich .. .14 51 .. K 4 Cloudy Duluth. Minn M Si! .. SW 4 Cloudy (iuUMton, Tex. W M .. NE s P.iloudy Hatteray. N. C. CS M .. B a Cloudy Helena, Mont . 3 34 .! NVV 4 Rain Huron. 6. D. t !! SB 10 I'.cloudy Jacksonville ..OS fW .10 xv 4 Ilaln Kan. City. Mo. l M .. S 8 Cloudy Louisville. Ky.. 01 K . S 4 Cloudy Memphis. Tenn. HI n .03 B S Kaln New Orleans . IJ .. .N'R 10 Cloudy New York.. .. 3 rz .. sw 6 Clear N Watte. N- "S SS ..SB S eloudy Oklahoma. Okla 6 IVl .. H '.- Cloudy Philadelphia . M . XW 4 Clear I'hoeslx. Aria . CI 64 .03 NV 4 Kaln Pittsburgh. Pa. SI 18 . K 4 Cloudy i'oriwna. . t ;,.-. i;iear Portland. Ore 44 SO .20 SW 4 Cloudy Que Can Is 41 8VV 12 Clear St Louis. Mo G 2 x g clear St Paul Minn U r.ii SR ft eloudy Wc ! i ian tt -it is saw j- team fian Francla-o SI -' KB 4 i tear Si ranton. fa o - N 4 Clear Tim amp I. 72 SO 44 60 M N r.', ' loudy 8 (1 l cloudy tfliltepioVT. 9 PROMINENT COUPLE'S PARTING SUDDEN SHOCK TO SOCIETY Mr. and Mrs. E. Huntington Frequently Entertained and Were Guests Here No Warning of Estrangment. senaratu. Mrs. Huntington Is now with 'lcr parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Bo- gert. at Flushing. L. I.. where the family has been prominent for years. Mr. Hunt- Ington formerly was a broker in this city and with hiH wife resided here. The couple were prominent socially. They entertained frequently and were guests In this city. They were familiar figures at social functions in Phllaelel phla, and the news of their estrangement has come as a decided surprise to many persons Tho Huntingtnns were married on June 27. 1910. arter a romantic courtship, which, at one time, was broken off. Friends feared the couple never would reunite, but on June -7 Miss Bogert and Mr. Huntington met by chance, decided fato had ordained the meeting, and went at once to Grace Church Chantry where they wcro married by the Rev. Alexander W. Bostwlck. The young couple came at once to Philadelphia to live and Mr. Huntington engaged In the brokerage business. Mar ried life ran smoothly until about two months ago when Flushing society was shocked b the return of Mrs. Hunting ton to the home of her parents. Tho Bogerts have been prominent In Flushing for many years. One of tho daughters became the wife of Gordon Brovvn, a nephew of the late J. Pler pont Morgan. When Miss Mary Ludlow Bogert announced her engagement to Mr. Huntington society Immediately approved of the match, and elaborate preparations were made for the wedding. The sub sequent breaking of the engagement and sudden reconciliation followed. Mr. Huntington Is a son of Charles It Huntington, of New York city. Hla grandfather was Daniel Huntington, nn artist and founder or the Century As sociation. His mother Is a grandnlece or Washington Irving. At the Bogert home In Flushing Mrs. Huntington's rather declared last night his daughter and her husband had been separated for several weeks, and he did not know If any action had been or would be begun In court. MAYOR BLANKENBURG HOISTS COLORS ON NEW FLAGPOLE Executive Goes to U, G. I. Company's Athletic Field at Point Breeze. Major Blankenburg today hoisted the city colois on a new flagpole, placed on the United Gas Improvement Company's Athletic Field, at Point Breeze. The Mavor, accompanied by Samuel Bodine, president of the company, vis ited the Held before a game of baseball was plavcd between teams of the com pany. The field has two flagpoles, one for the city colors und the other for the American flag. Mayor Blankenburg, at the exercises, declared It was just as Important for a good citizen to patri otically show the Philadelphia colors as thoae of the country. He stated that all the city buildings have shown the Hag of Philadelphia since he assumed offlce. FHEDEBICK TILLINGHAST ALBANY. Oct 3. Frederick Tllllng- UBJtl, iiwmiBi v vio ui JxiiMiiy a uiuuai families. Is dead at his home in Menands. He was the son of Sarah Tweddle Till, inghast. was prominent in financial af fairs and charitable circles and is sur vived by Mi mother, a son and a sister. Vj ; P.aealyMrg, GewgfcConsJUest, of Auburn, W .1' si . e.4'? l T A.V . . v 'kl it ...& ' -f' , "7" ,, ' ' '! Vv .-v-Mi- ', " ;.--, "ri "' ' moms NS. - ' ' .V' GROSS, UP YOUTH CONFESSES THEFTS OF JEWELRY WORTH $1 000 Worked With Companion Now Scught by Police. An 15-year-old youth confessed to Magistrnto ninety this moining at the Park and Lehigh avenues polico station to the theft of nearly $1000 worth of Jewelry from various homos In the sec tion, most of which has been recovered. Tho boy worked with n companion, who is being sought by the police. The prisoner was Urtwnrd Martin, of 2530 North ISth street. Ills fathor fur. nlshed tho JSOO ball required for a fur ther henring and he wai taken home. Martin wan captured by Special Police men Richardson and Mellon. The first inkling of tho robberies was a report from Kugeno II. Kahn, of :.13o North Park avenue, that a bracelet con taining 43 diamonds and valued at tM) had disappeared The policeman learned that two boys had been at work about the place last Wednesday morning tak ing down an awning. Thoy then nrrested Martin nt his home and, tracing up tho movements of tho boyB, found they had nlso taken down an awning for Mrs. John Mawson, of 2757 North Thirteenth street. There they stole a diamond ring valued at JIOO and other Jewelry worth JIM. Mrs. Mawson did not know the Jewelry had been taken un til asked to Identify It by the detectives. BRUMBAUGH AT DEDICATION Principal Speaker at Opening of Jewish Sanatorium Buildings. Martin G. Brumbaugh, candidate for Governor, will be principal speaker at the dedication of tho buildings or the Philadelphia Jewish Sanatorium Tor Con sumptives at Kaglesvllle, Pa., tomorrow afternoon. The structures consist of an administration building, an open air school house for children, additional ward buildings, shacks nnd kiosks. A new refrigerating plant also has been In fetallert The Improvements cost upwards of J30.KO, and will Increase tho capacity of the Institution from 72 to 100 patients, all of whom will receive treatment and board gratuitously. Iuls Gerstley, president or the Insti tution, will preside at the dedicatory ex erclses. Addresses will be delivered by Judge Majer Sulzberger and Proressor Cyrus Adier. DRIVER, HIT BY TRAIN, DYING Did Not Hear Locomotive as He Crossed Tracks in Camden. A swlttly moving passenger ttaln on the Pennsylvania Railroad In Camden today struck and fatally injured Archie Tart, 43 years old, 173G Mulford street, as he was driving a cart across the tracks at Seventh and Viola streets. He is in tho West Jersey Homeopathic Hospital with a fractured skutl. Physicians say he will not recover Tart Is emploied by the Camden Lime Companv. Ho did not hear tho rumble of the train and was struck berore he had tune to escape. Flinched at Bride's Chatter George Ade, says the Baltimore Sun, at a picnic In a beechen grove at Hazelden Farm, his splendid property In Brook Ind., said or matrimony: ' "Strange U the Instinctive dread that some men have or this Institution. "Onco. In a parlor car, a young bride said to her husband: " 'Jim, dear, our romance began in a parlor car. Did you know it?' 'No. How so?' asked Jim. " 'Well.' said the young bride, 'you had ycoir fet up, dear, and I measured you for that pair of red velvet slippers em broidered with the pink roses you know, don't you that was the beginning, dearie.' "At this a young bachelor across) ?,he aisle had his feet up was Aeen to y id der Md draw them cjjxa &:?. CHILD DIES FROM SCALDING RECEIVED WHEN MEN FROLIC Bucket of Water Thrown Plnyfully at Bath Burns Boy. From being burned by a bucket o rcaldlng water last Sunday, while visit ing a Turkish bath with his rather. Ben jamin Noshay. C years old. or 4116 Lan caster avenue, died tills morning in tlio Mount Slnal Hospital. Tho rather or the boy, with several friends, had gone to haths downtown, and after having taken a plunge, started to lrollc with other men In the place. Wntcr was thrown, and to frighten tho men mi attendant hurlul n bucket of scalding water Into whnt ho thought was an empty room. Tho water struck the boy. Noshay Bought to save his son by Jump ing in front of tho water, and was badly burned by part of It. Tho child was taken to the hospital, along with his futher, where ho died shortly berore noon today. Tho fathor was discharged from the hospital earlier In the week. No arrest has been made. GLAD HE'S ALIVE, HE SAYS, ON FAILING TO END LIFE Salesman Tells Magistrate He He grets Hla Suicide Plan. Samuel Elldns, a traveling salesman, of ilt. Clemens, Mich., who tried to end his life at Green's Hotel by Inhaling gas, changed tils mind after being re vived and told Magistrate Rensftaw at Central station today ho was glad to bo alive. Ulkins explained that ho had had finan cial troubles and drank heavily. When he returned to the hotel he wrote a noto to tho Superintendent of Police, telling him where to tend ills body, and notes to relatives. The odor of gas was no ticed, and 'Klklns was taken from his loom unconscious. Ho was revived nt the Pennsylvania Hospital by the use or the pulmotor. "Tako a look around some or tho poorer sections of the city, and then figure out whether your troubles are worse than theirs," said the Magistrate, "That's the way I see it now," replied tiiKins. fOG SHROUDS RIVER AND BAY AND HOLDS UP SHIPPING Vessels at Anchor Until Sun Dispels Thick Mist. Shipping on the lower Delaware ntver and Bay was brought to a standstill last night and early this morning by a dense blanket of fog, which prevented Incom ing and outgoing vessels from moving. Nearly all the large steamships caught In the mist dropped their anchors, not caring to run the risk of a collision or grounding in the Impenetrable curtain. The American-Hawaiian steamship Da kotan, from Hllo, Hawaii, via the Panama Canal, was one or the first vessels to come to anchor. She is bringing in a large cargo or sugar for the Spreckles Sugar Refinery. Tho Manchester Mariner rrom Manchester, England, with general cargo, and the Norwegian steamship Adoiro, from Huelva, Spain, with a cargo or ore, followed the example of the Da kotan. Ferryboats In the early morning had dllncutty In crossing the river, but the mist was quickly dispelled between here and Camden upon tho appearance of the sun, although it continued to hang low over the water below Marcus Hoo7 New Kind of Thief .-i3am l, sce ,by thL paper tllat n clee- i bU,r?lar alarm has bcet adapted for the chicken coop. ' "Well. boss. I hope f goodness my neighbors ibn'i hear abojt dat . "hey is BtPSnTUSh " " U -V0D" Hunted Man Who Shot His Niece Visits Brother's Home Secretly Blames "Terrible Drinking." The Incoherent, rambling: letter loft bjc, John Cope, slayer of his lS-ycar-old niece Florence Cope, at tho homo of his) brother Frank, south of Doylcstown, when ho eluded State troopers, farmers) nnd county authorities and reached tha houso in order to obtain an outflt of clothing, was given out today by tha police. Cope addressed tho letter to hlj wife. Sirs. Klla Cope. It follows: "Oh, Dear Ella and nil of you, thlnK of me in this fear. I was so drunk I thought I would fool n little, tho way sh did to mo ono time, but I vvns so drunk; When I discovered the terrible mishap! on. my God, I ran out Into the opci without anything. I nin colne crazy. havo a razor to cut my throat soon a l can make up my mind. "That gun went off without touehln It: oh, my loving niece and nil knev how much I thought of her sweet fac and all. Now you cun all sco what thi terrible drinking Is. Oh God mny b with mo, as I hope to sco my lovln, niece soon In heaven. Now overyono It still, nnd oh, my God, I did not shoot' her Intentionally. I was going to put 18 away whon It went off. Oh, my God. I "I am going to try to walk to Doylos-l town, If I get sick I will end nil. OhJ this terrible fear. This terrible accidents which, of course, nil may think different! Oh, my loving niece. Oh, I cannot think) It Is true. God speak. Oh, God, spetlt. "I read the paper. What L'lla aaldJI cannot bo. I don't remember such n i thing ns telling her to shake hands. 1 think my dear sister-in-law Is wrong and all. God bless her. 'T linvnn'f ...Kyli Hm. 1..., .w... .Imhk - ......,, . xiuvii ..mi;, nub Illy UCUli dear, dear Florence, Ella you know how mucu i loved them. Oh, my heart Is uroiten and her dear mother, fathor sisters and brothcra. Can It be true, Her dear mother knew I loved them all. I novor did dot It Intentionally. Tha' gun went oft of Its own accord. Nowi I know not where to go, I will soon en It nil only to meet my dear loving niece Florence, in Heaven. "Please nnd for God's sako tell Ella1 she Is wrong, that I did not mean an harm. Oh thla cursed drink. "Oh, my God. This God knows. Good by, good by. This is John In terrlblo" sadness. The first name of the slayer's wife Is tho same as that of tho dead clrls mother. NEW SEARCH BEGUN. Jj Stato policemen, aided by posses of.l farmers, today began a moro systematicf! search for John Cone, the slaver of MJ search ror Cope. Copo took advantage ofJ tho lull In tho vigilance of his pursuers,? duo to tho funeral of tho murdered girlJ to rcciotho himself at the home of hlsj brother.. Ho discarded tho shirt and uuuBvia in which no escaped irom mm homo of Clinton Copo tho night of the! Killing, ransackeil the house from top to uoitom anu selected an entlrq outtlt o clothing. Copo took advantage of tho lull In the vigilance of his purmiers. duo to the funeral of the murdered clrl to rcciotho hlinseir at tho homo ot another brother, Frank Copo, three and a hair miles south or Doyleetown. Ho discarded the shirt and trousers In 'which he escnpei! n om tlio homo or Clinton Copo the nigh oi tlio killing, ransneken the houso fro top to bottom and -olected an entire out fit of clothing. Then ho took a black overcoat llnei with Persian lamb skin, a revolver an a razor nnd walked away unmolested, Tho State polico think ho took the razoi to shave off his mustache, so as to dls gulbo hlmscir. They place no ralth I his promlso to give hlmscir un. It was not until Frank Copo and mem-' fanra nt Vila fnmlli. . nci...! cam ,1. funeral services at Mechanlcsvillo tha he learned or his brother's visit. At' first he thought ho had been visited by burglars. Then he found tho note and immediately notified tho county author-; liiea. ( The State troopers immediately laid out a plan to cut off tho man's escapei Mounted men riding at breakneck speed' over the ronds and lanes of the country.) side apprised the farmers who had boenfi nnpHnlnnllnn In 11. .nM ... ., . yi ,..... ,.... , mw uiuii imm wmr. some new ciuo naa been discovered and thei news quicmy spread or Cope's visit. Although no trace or Copo was round, the State troopors aro moro confident tn. day than nt any time since tho pursuit' amrieu i ney Deuevo tney have the slayer penned In restricted territory now and that it Is only a Question of tighten ing their lines and drawing in the cordon mile by mile to trap him. This closing In was begun today. Tho troopers aro woraing witn tno rapinity or desperation to capture Cope before the farmers find him. No one doubts the result If those who knew the murdered girl reach Cope ur.i. THREE SHOTS HALT FUGITIVE ACCUSED BY PARK SLEEPER1 Policeman Bays He Saw B. Bern stein Take $4 From Toyman. It took three shots from the revolver of a policeman to Induce Benjamin Bern' stein, of Ninth and Race streets, to wait long enough to explain why he had had his hand In another man's pockets. Bern stein could ofTer no good excuse and Magistrate Elsenbrown later held hlnr under J600 ball for court on the charga of pocket-picking. " Georgo Tayman. of Mount Holly, came to Philadelphia last night. He decfd"! to spend a part of the morning on bench in Franklin Square. Bernstein came along and shared tho bench Tav, man went to sleep. " It was wiille Tayman was asleep that Policeman Smith, or the Fourth and Raca streets station, came along. Bernstein says Smith tried to snrinl ... " square. The bullets dissuaded him Tayman was wakened and arter a search or his pockets announced that h had tost Jl Four dollars were, found In Bernstein's pocket. ' ' WILMINGTON MEBCHANTS BUSY WILMINGTON. Del.. Oct. 3-ThoueK another meeting of tho 40 committee. 1 the Chamber of Commerce In char ni the campaign for new members or6?nJ body will not be held until Tf,,ha is known that the cWmitte. . ay ' ready obtained Vbo"1.tt.ies . ,av ai- bers they set out to obtain m"m' This will -Tonti,, ..." .. of the body and will i w.fe?""Pt f?T'V.M.?i'" . lift t M vi J1" - ' w-jfvm 3 ". r-' t.-llB1l.',3 ytcr':-Fi . .. V -r -" Oltui ar nMn i 1