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PHILADELPHIA, FKIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1914.
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RAILROADS ARE
FACING A CRISIS,
SAYS SAMUEL REA
President of Pennsylvania,
Before Commerce Board,
Gives Smaller Earnings
and European War as
Cause.
WASHINGTON', Oct. 23.-Assertlng tlmt
the tallroads uf tlto East lite facing a
crisis that demands the complete ad
vance of 5 per cent. In freight rate nslted
for, Samuel Ilea, president of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, took Uip stand before
the Interstate Commerce Commlsn'ott to
day The attorneys for the roads decided
finalli. to call Mr, Ilea as one or then
concluding witnesses.
"The railroads have appciled to the
commission to modify th" order tnndo lost
July," said Mr. Iten. In his nrgum 'lit.
'because since then cot tain facts have
transpired and certain events have oc
curred In the light of which the present
situation of the railroads should be
judged. AVe consider this situation u
sufficient reason for the commission to
grant what the railroads ask Among
these new factors are:
"First Complcto figures covering the
financial results tor the fiscal ear 1!'U,
which arc now for the first time nnvllnble
in this case: also statements of operation
covering the months of July and August
of the present (lscal ear.
"Second The European war."
LOWEST nKTt'RN IN" 15 VGA IIS.
"In the fiscal year 1!U the decrease In
the volume of business of the carriers
was only about 3'i per cent. In the high-
st level In their history, viz , In 1913.
Yet at the end of 19U the owners of thee
properties find the return upon their
nroDertv Investment, at the lowest Hure
)$ for 15 years, lower than In 1W. when the
'it Industry was lifting Its head after tho
;T great oepresslon of the 00's: lower, In-
i" deed, than In the two year"! 1S9S or ISfD
j; which the commission In Its recent report
'K excluded from comparison on the ground
'5't thot those were years of business deprea-
Sf slon. A record such as this clearly Indl-
J cates something radically wrong with the
St underlying conditions of the railroad
5' business.
J, "The operating returns for July and
3 August add to the seriousness of tho
'Ji situation For those two months the
decline In gloss earnings average? about
per cent , as against a loss of less
than 3'j per cent, for the entlru year
1014. The companies have been compelled,
by reason of this, to continue the lotted
retrenchment In operating epene.s,"
Mr. Rea declared that retrenchment
policy and practice would not produce
f real savings In expanses or real Increases
,If In net profits, for, he pointed out, soonet
4) or later the propertj and equipment must
9i be brought up to the standard.
"With regard to the European war," Mr.
S , Bea continued. the question has natur
al nlly suggested itself In what rest pet
;t4 may Its effect upun the railroads be re
"rt warded as peculiarly justifying them In
1 asking for relief Why should not tho
;fj railroads consider the burden that It
(j,, brings upon them as one which they
' should themselves shoulder vrhout seek
ft ' Ing to be relieved therefrnm?
' "Tho railroads, however, nro subject to
' regulation by public authority, covering
not merely the rates thoy tiull charge,
but many of the conditions affecting thdr
operating costs nnd methods: they are,
. and have been, placei in a category ep
f tlrely distinct from that of Industries not
' subject to uch regulation.
'. "CRISIS NO LONGER QI'KSTIONBD "
4'i "I feel that the existence of a crisis in
v the affairs of these railroads can nq
1 longer bo questioned Having earned a ,
1 return of only J 03 per cent. In 1011 on
i the property investment; with operating i
, revenue progressively diminishing slnco
the close of the fiscal year; with prac
tlcally all lmpro.ement work suspended:
with forces largelv reduced, with passen
ger and freight train service curtailed:
and maintenance of roadway and equip
ment deferred, thts la a time for very defi
nite and certain relief.
"I am convinced that in addition to
whatever may be eventually realized from i f""at"-- was unable to attend the meet
tN methods for obtaining additional rev- . " a no" " tV',n to 'l eWc .con:
en. 'e8 suggested tentativelj by th com- I Vac'"'l Vfsterday. He left firoad Street
mission, the situation U ouo that calls , Station, however, at 1 IS oelo.-k this af -for
positive and Immediate treatment on i ernoon with the rebt of the Democratlu
the broadest possible scale within the j campaign party for Dlairsville to speak
powers of the commission."
The Increased in freight rates allowed
by the Interstate Commerce Commission
last Julv in the 5 per ce-it. advance rate
enso will net the Tennsv Ivanla lines east
of Pittsburgh about $50(00 a jear, ac
cording to estimates submitted toijay by
Xlobert C. Wright, traffic expert of the
Pennsylvania svstetp.
Mr Wright estimated that the In
creased rates on grain and grain prud
nets wilt enlarge the railroad's rvnua
by 17!."0; livestock, JS3,O!0; packing house
products. JUO.irti copper, J39C0 and
ugar J22,coo
The return for (.erviees n'jvv performed
free, but tor unirh the railroads maj
charge under the decision will be ap
proximately irimr for f. rrjing and trap
by jnt.OOO, lio stock, &5 00O, packing
towing. J1S0OO for th return of empty
containers and othei ninounts tn small
rums for various services
MURDERER SENTENCED
TO DIE IN ELECTRIC CHAIR
Italian Who Killed Girl in Chestnut
Hill Convicted.
Gregorio Huzutto, convicted of murdr
of the flrtt decree on June Is) for cnuslng
the death of 15-ur-okl Franceij f-'.iltEto,
was today sentenced to death in the elec
tric chair b Judge Willson In tho Court
of Oyer and Terminer.
The shooting occurred on -V-pril II Ist.
In the home of the girl's father, Samuel
Callsto. on Shawnee street I'heatnut Hill
KUxatto drew a revulver and fired t
the girl's father Ho then turned the
weapon on PetT t'alisto. who was in the
room, and when X-'rtnc. upon hearing
the shot, ran In the room the piisoner
tired a shot at her. which took effect
through her heart He was finally Jls.
armtd by Mrs Csmelo Calls to, mother
of the dead girl.
Executrix of Husband's Estate
Mrs Illn P linues. of IIud4unflld.
today was appointed tm exe. utrlx of the
Cdtate of bei Uu hu iaud Herwind
Graves, when n. flrml iniug was
rendered het"rt Julge Itiw.e t the
l atuden Orrbsns i r The i stite ills
f-r tl'9 d'stribntmrv t P-'Z-M'i ferwmd
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SHOWGIRLS MINUS TIGHTS
CAN NO LONGER PRANCE
Porter Says Passing Show Costumes
Are Well They Must Wear 'Em.
Tights are the least thing show gliH
can wear here.lfter In I'hll.ulelphla thea
tres, nrcordlUK to Director Porter, who
toilav approved the action taken bv t.lou
tennnt ttmtlf , of the Sixth District, .it
the I, rlc Theatre last night. Smiley told
the taf:e mnnnRer of the "Passing Show
of 1914' his chorus would have to wear
more clothes If he uniited the plav t'i
go on.
The chortl girts li.ld pranced across the
stage In "hort skirts and without the
tlMlnl tlglilft
1'lrector Porter plans to prevent nnv
M'nl'nr prodiicllons. Kaeh police stut1"
In he tl'catre district will imve a detail
of rrnsor-i'iltl' s, who will view nil pio
ihirtlons nod lepott their Impressions If
tltrlitM are lacking or the dialogue ! rai
the crnsor-rlltlcs will so Icport .it lli
station Ituiif and some one from hr-ad-fiunrterst
will verify the ditilct patrol
men's epmltM"ll
PENROSE'S VACANT
CHAIR IN SENATE
IS SEEN BY CO-EDS
High School Girls From
Philadelphia Also View J.
Ham Lewis' Pink Whiskers ,
and Other Washington '
Sights.
WASHINGTON. Oct. !. Wt PIiIIa-
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v-apitol tilth morning. They were shown
I mo vacant seat of renrose in the Sen
ate chamber, tho "pink whiskers" of
Senator J. Hamilton Lewis, historic
I paintings and other sights before thev
hurried off to Arlington and Mount Vet
non. I Discipline went by the board In the
I departments of War and Navy, when the
girlfi m'ule u sudden descent on the big
building that houses these divisions of
the Government
I Assistant Secretary of War Brecken-
I ridge and Assistant Setretnrv of tho
Navy, noosevelt. both oftlcluls being
young and handsome, were declared by
I the girls, to be "too sweet for anything."
Jlr. Kooscvelt was cuuht unawares In
the corridor and escaped with difficulty.
I The party also trooped Into the Treasury
building and was'taken through the big
I treasure house by a guide. Governor
Hamlin, of tho Roi-crve Hoard, just man
aged to escape to tho safety of his private
omce Dcrore the fair Phtladelphlans took
possession of the board rooms.
They spent the afternoon at the
home of General Washington, returning
by steamer.
"We are having a Jolly good time,"
said one of the prettiest of the brunettes.
She didn't enre to have her nan.ic pub
lished, but was willing to supply tho
names of her classmates. Prof, Parke
Schoch, principal of the West Philadel
phia High School, and Mrs. Schoch are
setting as much enjoyment out of the
excursion to Washington as the high
school gills.
"There are 165 of the girls and eight
teachers," said Professor Schoch, who
stops a few limes each day to count
his charges, Just to make certain that
he has not lost one The party visited
the Library of Congress late Inst night,
and tomorrow they will visit tho National
Museum and call at the White House.
They will leave for Philadelphia at 4:30
o'clock.
M'CORMICK ASSAILS PENROSE
BEFORE STETSON WORKERS
Palmer Unable to Attend Meeting:
Because of a Cold.
Cmploves of the John 15 Stetson Com
pany, at 4th stnet and Montgomery nve
ni'e, heard Vance f, Mct'ormlck. fusion
cindldute for Governor denounce United
States Senator I'enioe at noon today on
a half-dcscn points In his record.
Representative A Mitchell Palmer.
Democratic candidate for United States
there late this afternoon. The spcakern
will be heard tonight at Heading.
Tomorrow morning tho party will re
t.irn to this city ami hold several meet
ings Penrose was ussalled today on his
liquor x.ipport. on his child labor nnd
workmen' compensation record, and on
his attitude toward bhorter hours of work
for women.
The prediction was made by MrPormlck
that he would come to Philadelphia with
n plurality of lOO.O'O votes. He made no
bttempt to predict what vote will be
polled b the Democrats In this cltv.
j State Senator Crow was assailed by Me
, fcumlck as eiual!v dangerous as Penrose
I He demanded that both be eliminated.
HEARING IN REBATE CASE
Commerce Commission Considers
Charges Against P. It. K.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
todaj continued the examination of the
charges brought against tho Pennsylva
nia Railroad Company b the Mitehel
coal and Coke Company, which has a
mine in Clearfield County The hearing
Is taking place in the Poatofllce Huilding
The Mitchel Compan.v alleges that tho
railroad favors tie Altoona Coal nnd Coke
Company by paying a rebate of from T8
to JO cents a ton to the company for the
use of side tracks from the mine to the
company's lines.
The Mltehel Company also contends that
for the u of Its side tracks It Is paid
nothing
FOREWARNED
Several yearn ago, before his elec
tion to the Presidency. William if. Taft
was campaigning In the West and
stopped at the home of an old friend.
The friend's home was small and
poorly built, and us the presidential
candidate walked about In his little
room the unsubstantial building fairly
shook beneath his tread. When he
climbed into bed the dilapidated af
fair broke down, precipitating him un
ceremoniously on the floor. His
friend hurried to his door to as. ertaln
the uuse of the Lummotlun. "What's
the matter Hill' he Asked
-oh. Im all right I gutss replied
Mr Taft g"od naturedlj "Hut sav
joe if yo i don t find nw in this room
in the morning, look in the cellar,"
j'athflnder.
SCHOOL CHILDREN
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charge. The children
MISSES WALLET AFTER HUG
"Fainting" Woman Charged With
Bobbing Man on Street.
"Catch me I am fainting," cried , a
heavily veiled and well-dressed woman
who throw hfr anus around the neck of
James O'Nell, of 3012 Ogden strott, as
he was walking up oth street near Vino
this morning.
As he caught the woman, O'Nell thought
he felt a tug at his pocket. Investigation
proved that his wallet was missing.
Policeman Archdeacon arrested the wo
man, who gave her name as Louise Sav
age, of 1025 Spring street. Magistrate
Tracy, In the 11th and Winter streets
Btatlon, held her In JMO ball for court on
a charge of larceny.
NEW YORKERS RETURNING
TO VISIT NATIVE STATE
Governors of Penna. Society Will be
Guests at Dinner Tonight.
At the Invitation of former Governor
Edwin S. Stuart, members of the Board
of Governors of the Pennsylvania Society
of Xew York will arrive In Philadelphia
this afternoon to pay their first visit to
the city In a body.
On their arrival at 5 o'clock they will
I call on Mayor Blankenburg. In tho even
ing they will be entertained at the Union
League. Tomorrow morning the party
will visit Valley Forge.
Among the other guestB at the dinner
will bo ex-Ambasador Charlemagne
Tower, C. C Kennedy, Herman Haupt,
William T. Tllden. Thomas B. Harper,
Daniel C Kerr, E. T. Stotesbury, C.
Stuart Patterson, John T. Wlndrlm, Dr.
John H Deaver, Dr. Hobart A. Hare, the
P.ev. David M Steele. Dr. Samuel G.
I'lxon and Judge George B. Orlady.
The following members of tho council
have accepted Governor Stuart's Invita
tion Henry P. Davison. James M. Beck,
William Harrison Brown. Frederick H.
Pntnn. Tlifihon Jnmes Henrv Darllncrton.
! of Harrisburg; Chaplain Itlchard Theo
dore navies, George C Holdt. Thomas E.
Klrby. John Markle, Robert Mazet. A. J.
Hemphill, John Gribbel and Barr Ferree.
AIGRETTE SELLERS FINED'
Milliners Must Pay for Violation of
State Law.
Charged with offetlng for sale aigrettes
from birds of Paradise, three milliners
were fined 120 and costs by Magistrate
Haggerty today.
A State law. which went Into effect
last July, makes It a misdemeanor to
offer the aigrettes for sale. Miss Cecelia
Lewis, of 2140 South Mildred street, for
merly an actress, collected the evidence
for State Game Warden Harry Slmms.
The milliners fined are Sophie Colodner,
'.20 West Glrard avenue; Jennie Schwartz,
155 South 7th street, and Cella Ilosen,
M3 South Sth street.
The defendants all pleaded Ignorance of
the law, although Miss Lewis said that
each of the women had told her that
they had to he careful how they made
sales, as the law was strict.
FOUND WITH BULLET IN HEAD
Suicide's Body Pound by Man Pick
ing Mushrooms.
The body of ,i man about 15 ears of
age was found toddy In a small strip
of wcods near Llanerch. There was a.
bullet wound In his head and by his side
a revolver nnd a note which read.
"To whom it may concern: On account
of poor health and no money.
"J. A. H."
The body was found by a man gathering
muihrooms The dead man was about
five feet ten Inches tall, had brown hair,
was smooth shaved and weighed 160
pounds. His blue suit was of good ma
terial. He wore low shoes and silk sock.
He had been dead only a few hours
S1602 PAID TO MOTHERS
City Treasurer Gives This Sum to
Widows and Deserted Wives.
Women and children. beneflclarlM by
the Mothers' Pension Fund, thronged the
olhce of City Treasurer McCoach today
when 11002 for the month of October
was paid to 130 widows and deserted
wives.
Mothers of more than 500 children are
supported by the funds. Amounts paid
vatled from 112 to 11, according to the
number of children dependents upon the
mother. The State pays each mother a.
sum equal to the amount she receives
from the city.
Hunger Led Man to Break Law
Charles H Staedicke, 3$ years old, who
came to this country from Switzerland
several months ago, was paroled In cus
tody of an ofUcul of the V. M. C. A. by
Judge Little In Quarter Sessions Court
today when the court was told hunger
had forced Staedicke to obtain money
in small sums from a number of house
holders as deposits on supposed of
coal. I
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Oak Park, West Philadelphia. Chief Ball,
are from the Transfiguration School, 55th
SCHOOLCHILDREN,
PLANTING TREES,
MARK ARBOR DAY
"West Philadelphia Pupils
Gather in Black Oak Park
and Bartram's Gardens for
Purpose.
TODAY IS ARBOR DAY
OCTOBER 23, 13H.
"Great oaks from little acorns grow,"
Their boughs reach to the sky;
From root to leaflet runs the growth
That In tho end must die.
Wo harvest only as wo sow.
So choose the seed with care;
We only garner In results.
In lino as we prepare.
Plant a treo.
Our lives are not unlike a tree.
Implanted In poor soil,
We nnd our growth retarded,
pcsplte our strife and moil;
We're stunted, gnarled and homely,
We never reach our prime.
We never rise above the soil,
Composed of "clods of time."
Plant a tree.
The "Tree of Love" has for Its roots
The grandest soli Of all;
You plant this seed most any time.
In winter, spring or fall.
It nourlsheth from out the heart,
Aloof from worldly guile.
It -uourlstieth from kindly deeds,
Or eyes that laush nnd smile.
Plant a tree.
So, as "Today is Arbor Day,"
Your duty plain should be.
To do your share In everything,
But surely
Plant n tree.
The hundreds of West Philadelphia
children, who turned out this morning In
Black Oak Park and Bartram's Gardens
to celebrate Arbor Day, made a pretty
picture as they gathered together about
tho sites chosen for the planting of trees.
The warm October snn beamed down on
them and the air wbb Just crisp enough
to make an outdoor celebration enjoy
able. The exercises were started at 10 o'clock
by TO members of the seventh and eighth
grades of the Catholic School of tho
Transfiguration. 55th street nnd Cedar
avenue. The ground had been all pre
pared for their coming. Just before the
tree was planted, William II. Ball, chief
of the Bureau of City Property, standing
In the midst of a circle of interested
youngsters, gave a little talk on the pur
pose of Arbor Day and the need of a
specified time for the planting of new
trees.
"I want you to havo h special and def
inite interest In this tree that you are
about to plant," he told them Impress
ively. "It Is your tree and you are to
watch it grow and see that no harm
comes to It. Protect It from the ma
licious attacks of boys, and girls, too,
for that matter. Watch It well, for the
most serious period of a tree's life Is
when It Is first planted. If It does not
survive the weather conditions I shall
sue that ycu get a now one. but I want
you to have a tree all your own."
The School of the Transfiguration was
followed by Miss Bessie Gordon Davis
fifth A class of the Samuel B. Iluey
School Fifty-seven children assembled
snd the tree, a red oak, was held by
four members of the class, Mildred
Kearns, Anna Men. "Walter Benson and
Stewart Walker, while the rest helped
by each throwing In a handful of dirt,
reciting Bryant's "Planting of the Tree"
while doing so.
KIghty-three members of the fourth A
class represented the Hamilton School.
Led by Mss Elizabeth Wheawlll and
Miss Mary Wlster, their teachers, th
pupils marched in twos to the spot se
lected for the planting of their tree, which
was dedicated to Miss Mary McAlplne,
the principal. They concluded their exer
cises by singing "America."
Over In Bartram's Gardens four schools
assembled. They were the Benjamin B
Comegys School, 51st and Greenway ave
nue, the I'aschallvllle School, 70th and1
Woodland avenue, the School of the Most
Blessed Sacrament, (&th street and Ches
ter avenue, and St Clement's School, 71st
street and Woodland avenue.
After the address they planted their
trees, ginkps and pin oak's.
An Interested crowd of spectators gath
ered In IOtcan Square this afternoon when
members of the Science Club of the Cen
tral High School, representing the student
body, planted a btittonwood tree.
Pupils of the Girls' High School, the
School of Pedagogy and the Northwest
Grammar .School held exercises in Logan
Square.
It Is expected a similar planting will
be held every year, and that when Logan
Square has received Its share of new
trees the students will turn their atten
tion Ja otoejJty parks. f, w
DAY CELEBRATION
of the Bureau of City Property, is in
street and Cedar avenue.
CONWAY MEANLY ATTACKED
Objectionable Campaign "literature"
From Unknown Source.
Objectionable campaign "literature"
coming from an unknown souicc has been
distributed In the 2d Congressional Dis
trict In this city, attacking Pntilck P.
Conway, a candidate for Congress on the
Washington-Democratic ticket, on tho
ground of religion nnd urging the elec
tion of George S. Graham, the Repub
lican cnndldete for that omce.
The "literature" has been sent broad
cast through the central portion of the
city, mainly from Market street to Glrard
avenue nnd from river to river.
HIKE TO VALLEY FORGE
Forty Y. M. C. A. Lads Will Start
to Walk There Tomorrow.
While Philadelphia Is slumbering. 40
boys, ranging In age from 12 to 14 years,
will crawl from their beds tomorrow
morning and start on a 40-mlle hike to
Valley Forgo and return, under tho
leadership of Harry Waring, of the West
Philadelphia Y. M. C. A. The start will
be made from the Y. M. C. A. building
at sunrise.
HEBREWS WOULD DOWN VARE
000 Members of Civic Club Indorse
Plnchot for Purpose.
Tho Hebrew Civic Club, of the 3!tth
Ward, with WW members, has pledged Its
solid support to Glfford Plnchot and the
entire Progressive ticket at tho coming
election, In nn effort to drive Vare In
fluence from the downtown section and
tl elr ward especially.
Under the leadership of rr. William
Irwin, 034 Snyder avenue, sectlonnl clubs
are being organized in ench division of
the ward to teach the Hebrew voter how
to mark his ballot properly. Eleven di
vision clubs nlready have hcon organ
ised. Julius Bloomfleld, president of the club,
and John Burt, the AVashlngton party
candidate for Congress, are urging the
Hebrew voters, In their own language, to
support the Washington party.
PIGGERY FINES APPEALED
Hog Rnlsing in City Again Subject of
Legal Contention.
Steps token by health otllclals, backed
by tho Mayor, Director Porter and ordi
nances of Councils, to exclude hog
raisers from city limits were again tin.
subject of legal contention today when
tho Superior Court heard argument on
the appeal of Elizabeth Boehm and
Charles L. Boehm.
They appealed from the decision of
Court of Common Pleas No. I, sustain
ing the action of the authorities In pro
ceeding by civil suits to recover tines of
JIo Imposed by ord'tfinco on keepers ot
piggeries who refused to heed notices
from the Bureau of Health to remove
their "farms" to certain prescribed ter
ritory, and the additional penalty of $1
per day for'overy day thoy continued to
Ignore the notice. Decision was reserved.
HELD FOR MANY BURGLARIES
Seven Witnesses Identify Stolen
Goods and Accuse Boslnsky,
Joseph Boslnsky, 4230 Main street,
Manayunk, who was arrested last week
on n burglary charge, was held without
ball for court by Magistrate Rcnshaw In
the Central Station today, after seven
witnesses Identified goods that detectives
found In the man's rooms
Boslnsky was arrested In front of the
Third street and Fulrmount avenue sta
tion as he rode by on a bicycle which
he Is alleged to have stolen.
Max Newman. 704 Glrard avenue; Hy
man Glaeer, 1016 North 8th street; Mrs. F.
Schute. 1014 North 5th street; Mrs. Kath
erlne Deemcr. 1(W North Randolph street,
and Mrs J. Kuhn, 1012 North 10th street,
Identified stolen goods.
WANTS 8100,000 PUT TO USE
Director Cooke Asks Councils to Re
lease Highway Funds.
Director Cooke, of the Department of
Public Works, today wrote John P. Con
nelly, chairman of Councils' Finance
Committee, asking that action be taken
by Councils to release for use of the
Highway Bureau approximately JICO.000
now tied up by restricted ordinances.
Release of that amount will enable the
Director to retain the present force of
street repair men until the end of the
year, and will also provide for the rein
statement of many of the IW men dropped
MISS WILSON'S SUITOR INSANE
Man Who Wanted to Marry Presi
dent's Daughter Sent to Asylum,
CHICAGO, Oct 23 -David A Wilson
who admitted he had written a letter to
Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter of Presi
dent WUsm, proposing marriage wag
taken to the State Hospital for the Insane
today
Wilson told Secret Service operatives
who arrested him that be "bad been a
soa of Roomeit."
WATMOUGH KIN CONTINUE
FIGHT FOR $1,000,000 ESTATE
Orphans' Court Hears Testimony In
Attempt to Break Will,
t.'nrihpr trstlmonv In sunoort of the.
! validity of the will of the Into John Q.
Wntmough was taken before Judge LiP
morellc In the Orphans' Court today. The
will Is being contested by relatives of the
testator, who were cut off from any share
In the $1,000,000 estate.
Under the terms of the will Mr. Wat
mouBh left $100,000 to Zalle Paget, a
l'icnch maid, as a reward for many years
of faithful service; JI000 Is given to Will
iam (Srecn, n butler, and smaller bequests
nrc provided for jtfhcr domestics, whllo
the residue of the estate Is bequeathed to
Ferdinand Keller, Sr a dealer In antiques,
and Matilda Keller, his wife, who wero
Intimate friends of Mr. Watmough.
The contest over the will was started
by Ur. William Watmough drier, a
nephew, and other disinherited relatives,
who contend that Hip will was made whllo
Mr. Watmough was In a weakened mental
condition, and that he was "unduly In
fluenced." Under agreement among tho lawyers
representing the different .Interests, the
record of the sensational testimony ad
duced at the Itcglster'a hearing, consist
ing of 1M0 typewritten pages, was sub
mitted for the court's consideration, along
with the further testimony to be heard.
INSURANCE MAN ARRESTED
ON CHARGE OF FRAUD
Woman Alleges P. Curtis KoEune
Retained Money Paid on Policy.
That she was defrauded of 18000 Insur
ance by P. Curtis Ko Eune, of Ko Euno
& Co., fire Insurance adjusters, was tho
charge brought today by Mrs. Sldonla
Blevln, of Cape May Point. N. J.; widow
of an officer In the United States Navy.
Ko Eune was arrested three months
ago on a warrant sworn out by Mrs.
Hlevln, and arraigned before Magistrate
Ilooney. Ball was set at $2500, but
Ko Eune left the office and failed to
return with a bollbond. His rearrest fol
lowed the Issuance of n second warrant.
According to Mrs. Blovln, Ko Euno of
fered to secure a settlement from nn In
surance company which had Issued n
policy for $26,000 on a house she owned In
Darby nnd which was damaged by Arc
In December, ID11. Ko Eune said he could
get $10,(W0 on tho policy and asked for a
10 per cent, commission.
Mrs. Blevln agreed to this, but sayR
she was unnblp to collect the Insurance
from Ko Eunfc save In small payments
by check. AVhen she had collected J2000
In this way Ko Kline's checks began to
be returned nnd Mrs. Blevln then swore
out a warrant.
"Ko Eune contends-that Mrs. Blevln
agreed to accept the settlement In small
sums.
ARREST SEVEN DEALERS
FOR USING DECAYED EGGS
State Agent Renews Crusade Against
Impure Food Distributors.
Jacob Schornhoff, 1307 South 7th street;
Samuel Levin and JoEeph Starker, 2X21
South 7th street, and Max Goldberg, 163.1
South 7th street, bakers and whoiesalo
produce dealers, were today arrested on
warrants Issued by Robert M. Simmers,
ngent of the Stnte Dairy and Food Com
mission. Two other retailers were nlso
charged with violating the Stnto food
law. Ail were accused of having decayed
eggs ready for use In cake and bread
Schornhoff declared he had nothing
but fresh eggs In his store when Sim
mers, McKlbben and Constable Dean of
Magistrate Rooncy's ofllce began Inves
tigating. A search revealed several capes
of eggs hidden In the cellar. Simmers
declared nine-tenths of which were de
cayed. Max Goldberg, one of tho bakers ar
rested, nearly succeeded in escaping
when the Inspectors searched his store.
Goldberg and his wife stoutly maintained
that thoy had not an egg In the! rshop.
Simmers was baffled until the search led
him upstairs. There he and Dean found
two crates of eggs said to be decayed.
Tho crusade will last for several weeks.
Schornhoff, Goldberg and Levin and
Starker, the wholesale egg dealers, will
have a further hearing Thursday morn
ing before Maglstiate Rooney at 1510 San
som street.
CITY HAS $9,300,000 READY;
"CRIME TO KEEP MEN IDLE"
Mayor Declares Funds Should be
Used at Once to Aid Unemployed.
City Solicitor John M. AValton this
afternoon told the special councllmanlc
committee appointed to devise means of
I roviding employment for thousands of
men who otherwise would be Idle this
winter that there was an unencumbered
balance of $0,303,929 In tho city treasury.
Mayor Blankenburg nnd all his direc
tors, with representatives of six chari
table organizations, attended the meet
ing. John P. Connelly presided. One
Item In the unencumbered balance, ac
cording to the City Controller, had Iain
dormant slnco 1VW. It Is ;S5,I14 for a
municipal library.
Mayor Bluiikenhurg declared It "almost
criminal to let this money stand Idle
longer " He said he had done all In
hU power to hi ing about a change a
year ago, asking that It be transferred
tn the Municipal Art Gallery. By the
terms of the library ordinance the work
may not be started until the entire sum
of ROCO.OOO, the estimated cost. Is avail
able.
"SCHOONERS" STAY TALL
"A Beer's a Beer," So Brewers Will
Bear War Tax.
Imbibers of beer were Jubilant today
when the brewers announced "A beer's a
beer," and that glasses would be as tall
as ever, despite the extra war tax of B0
cents on each barret of the foaming lager.
The brewers generally agree the burden
of the tax should rest on them. Other
wise they probably would lose their cus
tomers, who regard "a beer" as a thing
described by custom
Beer drinking has been on the decline
in this city tho last year. Figures Issued
by Internal Revenue Collector Lederer
showed a decrease of more than 63.000
barrels the last fiscal year.
Liquor dealers and saloon men say that
this Is due largely to the decrease In the
"pitcher and growler" trade. Until last
year the amount of beer that might be
put Into a growler depended almost en
tirely on the whim of the bartender A
new law. however, changed the estab
Ushed custom and the trade fell off.
Crane Bucket Kills Laborer
Charles tiorovski. a laborer on the
Inltcd Gas Improvement Company's
2SS ,aHt..T.'?f ''. 'n'Ln'on' w?
------- -wwM mien mrucK on tne
head by a bucket pf a travelics crane, I
SUFFRAGE ORATORS
PLEAD FOR CAUSE
ON TOUR OF CITY
Speakers Address Noon
Crowds at Big Industrial
Establishments on Next to
Last Day of Campaign.
"Flying squadrons" of suffragists again
dashed about the city in motorcars to
day In their "clean-up week" campaign
among Philadelphia's legislative districts
to enlist aid In the "votes for women"
campaign.
Noon meetings were held at the Mid
valo Steel Works, NIcetown; tho Bauquolt
Silk Manufacturing Company, Hunting
Tnrk avenue and Clarissa street; ISth
street nnd Susquehanna avenue; Fels'
soap manufacturing plant, Woodland av.
nue and 63d street, nnd at G2d nnd Media
streets.
Each meeting was welt attended. Hun
dreds of persons crowded nbout the can
from which speakers addressed their
audiences. Suffrago literature distributed
among tho crowds by party workers wti
eagerly snapped up, and many elfned
their names to white Blips, thus signify
ing an approval of women voting.
At 52.1 nnd Media streets Miss Lillian
Howard and MIsb Helen Amy were tin
speakers, while Miss Helen Arren ad
dressed a crowd at 15th street and Sus
quehanna avenue.
Hundreds of workers paused from their
customary noon recreation at the Felf
soa plant, 03d street and "Woodland are.
nue. crowding about the motorcar from
which Miss Ladson Hall, Miss Louise
Hall and Mrs. Phoebe W. Blsphane spoke
to them.
At the Mldvalc Steel Works the speak
ers wero Mrs. George II. Wobensmlth
and Miss L. Lola Walker.
Many meetings will be held tonight. In
Kenderton Hull, 17th and Venango streets,
Miss Louise Hall, Miss Florence Sanvllle
and Mrs. Scott Nearlng will be the speak,
ers. Miss Ladson Hall, Miss EstcIIe Rus
sell and Henry Gibbon will speak In Car.
ncgle Hall of tho Free Library of Phila
delphia, 40th and Walnut streets, while
at Temple University Miss Helen Arren,
Mrs. Mary Hallock Greenswalt and Major
Griffith will discuss the votes for women
question.
One of the largest meetings tonight will
be held at the Friends' Meeting House,
Lancaster avenue and 35th street. The
speakers will be Itcv. K. E. Evans, Al
bert II. Cogglns, Ross Cheney and Miss
Helen Amy.
USES MOTHER FOR TARGET
Woman Loses 30 Pounds Dodging
Missiles Hurled by Son.
Mrs. Jacob Kntz, 5305 Warren street,
has lost 30 pounds in the Inst month and
a half dodging missiles thrown by her
son, according to the testimony given
today by her husbr.nd before Magistrate
Harris, In the 37th street nnd Woodland
"avenue police station.
The son, Abraham Katz, 10 years old,
makes a practice of using the family
chlnaware to throw at his mother, said
the elder Katz. When tho youth becomes
excited, said tho father, ho hesitates at
nothing, nnd on several occasions drew
a Unite on his four sisters. JInglstrats
Harris sentenced the son to six months
In the House of Correction.
THE MUSIC OP THE BELLS
Jacob Gould Schurman, president of
Cornell University, was walking across
the campus one day with the dean of
one of the colleges when the chimes
In the library tower began to ring,
"Dean." said he, "the music of those
chimes Is so beautiful that It always
sets me drenmlnpr of tho past. My
boyhood days "
"What do you say?" interrupted tns
venerable dean.
"I say the chimes are very, very
beautiful. They make me think "
"What?" yelled the dignified old dean
again.
"The chimes the chimes -how
beautiful "
"Speak louder!" cried the dean once
more. "I can't hear you for the devil
ish bells." Argonaut.
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WASHINGTON1, Oct 0.
For Eastern Pennsylvania- Fair and
wiirmer tonight; Saturday fair, warmer
In east portion; gentle to moderate east
to south winds.
For New Jersey: Fair tonight, warmer
In west portion; Saturday partly cloudy
Light rnlns covered the southern Bock
Mountain districts and most of the Plains
States during the last 21 hours and .ilons"
the northern border the rain has spread
eastward to Lako Superior A small are
of light rain has also developed along
th, nniilli Atlantic nlnnp. Rlaewhere f&tf
weather prevails, with very little cloudi
ness. The temperatures have fallen about
15 degrees In eastern Pennsylvania and
eastern New York, and about 20 degrees
In New England, while there was a slight
rise In the middle Atlantic States It l
considerably cooler in the Missouri basis
and the western Canadian provinces
U. S, Weather Bureau Dulletia
Observations made at 8 a. in. Eastern time
Low Uu Rain- Veloc- ....
Station. sa.m n't sail Wind Ity Wb
Abilene, Tex.... bn on w N 13 itaa ,
Atlantic city... BO n E 11 Pclejwf
Bismarck, N 1. 40 40 41 N SO ClouM
Iloston. Mass ... K 1U .. N 14 Clear
Huffalo. N V... 4S Vi . SB 0 t'er,,
Chicago, 111 . . as us tiB ll f old
Clewlanl. U....G1U .. PE SO r cloud
Denver. Col ...38 at. 1 30 X 22 IM"
ties Moines, la.. fH Ml S 4 Cloud
Detroit. Mich ... si M nr 18 i'lr.
Iuluth, Minn... M IS OS bVV 2ft. UoujJ
flulinton, Tex . 74 ll 1 18 E 14 OJU,,
lUtteras, N O. . Hi t 1 IS NE IS I '"J'
Helena, Mont .. ai Jl SVV 4 Clear
Huron. H. D ... 18 -is . NW Srt , luul
Jackaonvllle.Fla. ft4 t . NE VI i tear
Kansas City, Mo. ttt . KE 4 liuW
Louisville. f;..UI M . N S ll0?,A.
Memphis. Tenn.. 60 to . R a I'.louJJ
New Orleans ... 6S 6.1 .. NK S I'.louM
New York SO 4S . NB 8 Clear
N Platte. Neb.. 4S 4S 0 N 14 ticuiW
Oklahoma. Ok... lit ui .K i; 4 Cl-jiJ
Philadelphia si 48 .. N 10 Clear
Phoenix, Ari . . H M 13 l l ' " ,.,.
I'lttstiurab. Pa . 61 W ., K 8 P. !nW
Portland, Me . .t'i 31 NW a Cl'ar
I'ortlauJ. Ore to fio NW -4 V!''1'
Quebec, Can . It S i 1 1""1'
St !,ouls. Mo . OS 63 NB 4(1 51
St Paul. Minn IJJ Sti 19 BV 8 Clssr
Salt Lake, I lab 11 41 SVV 4 "
San Kranclsco, S4 60 B 4 4. J-ar
Bcracton, Pa 44 44 . NE 4 1 '
Tampa H w .. NE i, J,,,t
-Washiostoa .... W 64 NE 10 P
IVlaaJjitf ....... 4J U .03 NW, S3 -lsu;T
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