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VOL. 1 NO. 48
PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1914.
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ALLIESREPULSE
FOOTBALL RESULTS
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VIOLENT DRIVES
ON NORTH LINES
FGermans in Force Assail
Two Positions on Way
From Ypres to Arras, But
Paris Reports Steady Gains
A violent German assault southeast
Rf Ypres and another on the La
FTJnsscc Canal, in France, northwest
rof Arras, have been driven hack by the
Allies, it is announced in Paris today.
I The Belgians have been strengthen
fed in their position on the Yser, while
Ulie Allied front is declared to have
i been completely re-established.
Lille is again reported to be evacu
ated by the Germans, but this is not
confirmed.
The German Crown Prince is lead
ing fresh sallies in the Argonnc re
gion, it is announced.
Reports indicate the Kaiser's
forces arc on the offensive all along
the line from west to cast.
The Japanese arc celebrating the
fall of Tsing-Tao, which surrendered
-to the Anglo-Japanese forces early
today after a stout defense of 65 days.
The British Admiralty confirms the
foundering of the Good Hope, Ad
miral Cradock's flagship, in the battle
with the German squadron off Chili.
The Glasgow is declared safe.
Turkish and Russian armies arc
deadlocked in a bloody battle all
along the Caucasian frontier, accord
ing to Constantinople official reports.
Greeks arc fleeing Constantinople,
declaring they arc being persecuted
by Mussulmans.
Wirballcn, the scene of an im
portant engagement last month, re
mains as the only obstacle to complete
Russian success on the East Prussian
border. The Czar's forces at other
points, notably Lyck and Biala, arc in
German territory. Advance is being
made with two columns.
In Poland, the German forces have
taken a stand along the River Worthe.
Berlin admits that the Teutonic
Allies arc greatly outnumbered by the
Russians, who have pushed forward
heavy reinforcements since the battle
of the Vistula.
Russians "lave resumed their for
ward movement in Galicia, interrupted
by the necessity of strengthening tuc
Concluded on '"wre l'our
KAISER'S STAFF RUSHES
150,000 RESERVES TO WEST
Strengthening Belgian Front With
Austrian Reinforcements,
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 7.
The German General Staff Is reported
to be concentrating 130,000 reserves at
EMunstcr, Prussia, for service In Belgium.
Transportation of these troops west
ward will begin tomorrow.
LONDON, Nov. 7.
A Rotterdam dispatch to the Star says
Austrian troops have reinforced tho Ger
mans In Western Belgium.
The Germans have been trying to force
1 decisive Issue near Routers, following
Ftlielr failure to break through the Nleu-Epnrt-Dlxmude
Hue, It Is said.
ICHBISTMAS PABCELS BY AUTO
FBervIce From Beading Terminal Will
Be at Nominal Charge.
Christmas shoppers this year will have
nn opportunity to take their parcels to
. the central receiving station of the Reading-
Terminal Market and have them de-
! livered by the Terminal Market auto
delivery servlee at a nominal aharge.
The members of the Reading Terminal
1 Market Business Men's Association an
nounce that the new service will be in
operation at the opening; of the annual
Food Exposition, to be held in the Read
ing; Terminal Market from December 3
to December IX
The exhibits will be limited to those
thlnrs of interest to the housewife. Only
manufacture rs and farmers of unques
tionable repute will be permitted to ex
Mbit.
MAN HELD AS THIEF
Prisoner Thought to Have Bobbed
Opticians' Shops.
Pottee of the Uth and Winter streets
l station today believe they have captured
the man who enierea we ouuaing occu
pied by Haussraan & Co., opticians, 70S
Chestnut street, Thursday night, and
stole cameras and optical instrument
valued at fZOQ.
The man U William Reynold, 2H
North Camao street He was arrested
in his rooms last night by Special
Policemen Btoeker, Barry and McFar
land. He was held without ball by Ma.
isjrate Tracy this morning- for further
hearing.
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FA I R.
THE WEATHER
For Philadelphia and vmmty
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REPORT OF NAVAL BATTLE
OFF PERU UNCONFIRMED
Toklo Has Humor of German Ships
Captured,
LONDON, Nov. 7.
An" unconfirmed icport cabled from
Toklo today pays tliat the Japanese fleet
In tlic Pacific has captured tho Uerman
cruisers Bchnrnhorst and Gnclsonnu,
which on Sunday defeated Admiral Cra
dock's squadron.
Tho report from Toklo says that tho
cruisers were caught whllo coaling. Tho
Admiralty lias no confirmation of the
report. Tho fact that tho claim Is made
that tho cruisers were taken whllo coating
docs not seem credible, Inasmuch as they
took on coal and supplies while nt Valpa
raiso on Monday.
LAD TRIES SUICIDE
AFTER ACCIDENTAL
SHOT KILLS MOTHER
Explosion of Revolver Being
.Cleaned in Home Near
Reading Almost Causes
Double Fatality.
READING, Pa., Nov. 7 While seated
In tho dining room of her home at Top
ton, near here, Mrs. Loulso Helser, 10
years old, wlfo of Jonathan Ilolscr,
prominent citizen of tliat borough, was
Instantly killed today by licr 11-year-old
son, Adam, who was cleaning a revolver.
After tho distressing accident the boy at
tempted to take his own life.
After tho bullet had struck licr the
woman arose from the floor and attempted
to walk to a chair, but dropped dead In
tho effort. Tho son ran for a physician
about four blocks away. On the wny lie
fell exhausted and was crawling on hla
hands and knees when discovered by
neighbors.
He was unable to spcuk and tell what
happened, but kept pointing to tho phy
sician's homo and then In tho direction
of his own home. Dr. C. D. Werley hur
ried to the house and found the body of
Mrs. Helser ljlng on tho floor, surrounded
by several small children crying "wake
up, mamma; get up."
"DRYS" ELECT CONGRESSMAN
Randall, Prohibitionist, Has 1500
Majority in California.
CHICAGO. Nov. 7.-Chlcago Prohibition
ists rejoiced today over the receipt of
tolegrams announcing that Charles II.
Randall had been elected to Congress from
the 9th District of California, comprising
tho city and county of Los Angeles. It
Is said to bo tho first tlmo In the his
tory of tho party that a candidate on the
Prohibition ticket has been chosen to sit
In Congress.
Randall's majority was put at approxi
mately 1500 votes, and his nearest oppo
nent was a Progressive, who ran on a
strong "dry" platform.
REPUBLICANS CLAIM TWO
MORE SEATS IN CONGRESS
Committee Announces Gain In Ohio,
With a New York District in Doubt.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 7.-Republlcan
congressional campaign headquarters to
day claimed victories In the 5th and 11th
Districts of Ohio, making the delegation
from that Htute It Republicans and eight
Democrats. In the Bth District. Repre
sentative Alnsborry, Democrat, was re
ported defeated by N. E. Matthews, Re
publican, and in the 11th, Representative
Claypool, Democrat, was defeated by
Edwin Rtcketts, Republican.
According to the Republican com
mittee the new House will stand Demo
crats, 27; Republicans, 197: Progressives,
8; Socialist, 1: Independent. 1, with one
district, tho First New York, still In
doubt.
The re-election of Senator Newlands,
Democrat, of Nevada, was regarded as
probable.
Republicans claim the re-election of
Senator Gronna in North Dakota by a
safe plurality.
The re-election of Senator Thomas in
Colorado is considered by the Wilson Ad
ministration as a notable achievement.
AGED WOMAN FALL FATAL
Daughter, After Visit, Finds Body In
Cellar.
Upon her return from visiting a friend.
Mrs. Annie Buehler, 2i5 East Clearfield
street, found her mother, Mrs. Annie
Schnauser, 77 years old, lifeless at the
bottom of a stairway leading to the
cellar,
Mrs. Buehler said her mother had been
left alone in the bouse. She evidently
fell down the stairs. Mrs. Buehler found
the body after a search of the house.
She summoned Dr. George W. Truitt, who
said that death was due to a broken
neck.
FOBEST FIBES UNDER CONTROL.
N. J. State Forester Gasklll Declares
Danger Will Bemain Until Bain Falls
TRENTON, Nov. 7.-Accordlng to a
statement Issued today by State Forester
Alfred N. Gasklll. the forest fires In New
Jersey, which have been raginr for sev
eral days in the southern and northern
parts of the State, are now under con
trol He says definite figures as to tbe
damage done by the fires lanaot be ob
tained for several days, Tbe situation
In all parts of the State, although the
fires have been checked, la still serious,
and wttl remain so until rata falls.
State Foreater OaakiU says that the
reports of North Jersey fete fees have
bMB MtfiKgsH'stt.KJs;
"AIN'T I GLAD TO GET OUT OF THE WILDERNESS!"
FLAMES THREATEN
WEST BROWNSVILLE
WITH DESTRUCTION
Gasoline Explosion Starts
Fire Which Spreads Rap
idly Through Pennsylvania
Town.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa.. Nov. 7.-A ter
rific explosion of gasoline In the West
Brownsvlllo Dyeing and Cleaning Works
in the basement of tho Aubrey Hotel at
West Brownsville, shortly before 10
o'clock this morning partly wrecked the
building and started a flro which threat
ens to destroy the town.
Without fire protection the town Is at
the mercy of the fire, which Is sweeping
through the business section with great
rapidity. The Aubrey Hotel was soon a
heap of ashes and the Atwood Hotel, a
three-story modern brick structure, fell a
prey to the raging flames soon after tho
explosion.
Two dwellings In the rear of the hotels
were set afire by burning embers awl
burned to the ground and the blaze
spread to the Diamond Building, owned
by the Diamond Coal and Coke Com
pany. Calls were hurriedly sent to Callforpla
and Untontown for fire companies and
both towns responded. A special train
over the Pennsylvania Railroad took the
Unlontown apparatus to West Browns
ville. With a roar that could be heard for
miles around, a huge gasoline tank ex
ploded, throwing burning gasoline several
hundred feet In the air and throughout
tho vicinity. Crowds of spectators, warned
to leave the scene, but who stood by,
were caught under the rain of the burn
ing fluid. Their cries added confusion to
the already panic-stricken townspeople,
and those who .were burned rushed from
the scene. Their names were not learned.
The gasollno Ignited other buildings in
the vicinity, and the centre of the town
at noon was a raging furnace, with ap
parently no chance to check the progress
of the flames. Dynamite was resorted
to in Rn effort to check the flre, but had
little effect, as the burning embers, flying
through the air, Ignited the wrecked
buildings and only added to the area of
the section ablaze,
A Negro, tho sole occupant of the dye
ing and cleaning establishment when the
first explosion occurred, is missing.
The Greek Cathollo Church, recently
built, was In the path of tho flames and
was burned to the ground.
HALTS WEDDING BY WIRE
Frospeotlvo Bridegroom Sends Word
Flancea Will Never See Hira.
POTTSVILLD, Pa.. Nov. 7.-Two hours
before the time set for their wedding. T,
A. Loeb, superintendent of the lower Sun
bury branch of the Pennsylvania Rail
road, sent a telegram to Miss Emma
Stevens, stating she would never see htm
again. The young woman collapsed aud
Is in a critical condition.
Tbe minister who was to have per
formed the ceremony was on his way to
the Stevens home when be heard of the
telegram.
Nq reawM. for Loee's SAitUen change
oX Mart was gtveji In Uw brief mMMife,
It to said ha atapseared. frona the eHy
Cast night
DR. JOSEPH S.GIBB DIES;
STRICKEN ON GOLF LINKS
Noted Ear Specialist Suffered Stroko
of Apoplexy Yeatcrdny.
Dr. Joseph S. Glbb, 67 yenrs old, of 6331
Droxcl road, a noted car specialist, with
ofllces at 190T Chestnut street, died sud
denly this morning at his home as tho
result of n stroko of apoplexy.
He was stricken at tho Bala Country
Club yesterday while playing golf with a
number of friends. Another physician
took him home In an automobile.
Arrangements are being made today
for tho funeral services, but the date
has not yet been announced.
Doctor Glbb wns born in this city Feb
ruary 11, 1859. He graduated from East
burn Academy In 1875 and two years
Inter entered tho University of Penn
sylvania, receiving tho degree of M. D.
in 1SS0.
He was connected at various times with
the Philadelphia Hospital, tho Northern
Dispensary, the City Hospital and the
Episcopal and Polyclinic Hospitals, gen
erally In charge of the nose, throat and
car divisions.
Doctor Glbb's writings on medical sub
jects gained him renown In the profus
slou. Ho was a member of the American
Medical Association, the County aud
Stato Medical Societies, the College of
Physicians, the Union Loague, the
American College of Surgeons nnd tho
Historical Society.
Tho widow, who was Miss Jessie
Hassell, daughter of a prominent New
ark dentist, and two children aurvlce.
They are William H. Glbb and Mary H.
Glbb.
AUSTRIANS ADMIT LOSSES,
BUT ARE NOT DISMAYED
Find Comfort in Positions They Are
Forced to Occupy.
VIENNA, Nov. 7.
"The movements of our troops are pro
ceeding In Russian Poland and Galicia
as intended, without any Interruption,"
says an official statement Issued here to
day. Continuing, It says:
"Even If the Russians In some part of
the theatre of war are occupying places
which we held a short time ago, this Is
offset by the strength of the positions
we are maintaining now."
ALLIES DETAIL 5000 MEN
TO BURY DIXMUDE DEAD
Casualties 20,000, While Germans
Lost 40,000.
LONDON, Nov, 7.
Five thousand men have been detailed
by tbe Allies to bury tbe dead on tbe
battlefield around Dlxmude, In Belgium,
according to a press dispatch.
The Germans are reported to have lost
between 35,XO and 40,000 men, while the
French, British and Belgians lost close
to 30,000.
KILLED ON HIS BIRTHDAY
Han Plunges to Death While Wife
and Children Prepare Surprise.
John Sims, of 2SS Chestnut street,
Camden, was killed at the New York
Shipbuilding Company yards today as his
wife, and seven children were planning a
surprise party for him.
Sims was 4 years old today and as
be was leaving; home the smallest of the
children bade him to hurry back as she
had something to give him
Sims was painting' the hull of a ship
when he stepped off a scaffold 60 feet ia
tbe air. He was iaUaUy killed. His
body wa removed to an undertaker's
eataMtahmewt sad the news of his death
u t to Wa wife aad efcUdrea.
CITIZENS THRONG
TO GIVE MONEY FOR
FOODFORBELGIANS
Women and Even Children
Answer Appeal for Funds
to Save Plucky Nation
From Starvation.
How to Aid
Starving Belgians
MnUo all checks payable to the Phila
delphia National Bank.
Send or bring checks, cash or money
orders to the special headquarters In
tho Lincoln Building. Broad street and
South Penn square.
Headers of the Evenino Ludocr
may send or bring checks or cash to
the Leikjeh Central Ofllco, Broad and
Chestnut streets, or may mall them In
care of any newspaper or Its bank.
They will be forwarded at once to tho
relief headquarters.
Visit the relief headquarters In the
Lincoln Building and view the sam
ples of the kinds of food which will
be shipped to Belgium. You can leave
your order there.
The call of the 3,000,000 starving Bel
gians, voiced In a brief but heart-reaching
telegram sent yesterday to Edward Bok,
vice president of the Belgian Belief Com
mittee, hy Walter II. Page, Ambassador
to Great Britain, Is being answered In a
manner which leaves no doubt of the
generous stuff of whleh Phlladelphlans
are made.
This morning at eight o'clock the re
ceiving station of the Belgian Relief
Fund was opened In the basement of the
Lincoln Building, Broad street and South
Penn Square, and scarcely had the doors
been pulled aside before a mass of peo
ple, stirred by the appeals mads In the
newspapers, were thronging the place
eager to have some share In contributing
toward the relief work.
And at 1 o'clock this afternoon, the
J5300 mark had been passed. Never has
there been In the history of Philadelphia
a readier responeo to an appeal for aid.
The women and children who have been
left behind are not only just hungry.
They are starving and therefore speed is
the prime requisite In getting off the re
lief contribution. The Norwegian ship
Thelma, lying at the foot of the Munici
pal Pier at Dook street, which was char
tered by John Wanamaker for the pur
pose of carrying the cargoes of food to
Rotterdam, Is waiting to be off.
If it is within human possibility the
Thelma is going to sail on Wednesday.
In order to facilitate the matter of con
tribution, tbe headquarters at the I4n
cola Building have been fitted up with
samples of all the supplies of foodstuffs
which It will be practical to send. Bags
of coffee, beans, tea, salt, sugar, cases
of canned goods and dried fruit and
barrels of flour are placed around here,
there and everywhere and eaeh one has
a price mark attached to It
The Idea ia that prospective contributors
may call at the receiving station and see
just what tbe amount they have decided to
give will purchase. And they are calling.
Buy mem of attains are stopping In, and.
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PENN
MICHIGAN....
HARVARD 3
PRINCETON.... 0
HARVARD SCORES
FIRST IN GAME
WITH PRINCETON
Fierce and Sure Tackling
Mark Early Moments of
Conflict But Few Rushes
Are Tried.
Harvard scored first with a field goal,
S points, In the first period.
HARVARD STADIUM, Cambridge, Mass.
Nov. 7.
Harvard lined up against Princeton for
its lost big gamo prior to tho Tale con
tost In the Stadium today. A perfect
day, good for the spectators, but rathor
warm for the players, attraoted a crowd
of So.OOO to the cement horseshoe.
The Princeton team was the first to
come on the field at 1:0. Tho oheerlng
ssotion of 700 Princeton students, who
made the trip to Cambridge on a special
train, greeted them with "Old Nassau,"
the Alma Mater song, and then gave the
regular colleye yell.
The Harvard team came on to the
gridiron a few minutes later and tho
stands broke out In applause. Trumbull,
the acting captain of the Crimson eleven,
led the men. and Captain Charles B.
Brlckloy watched his men aa they prac
ticed. He was in citizens' clothes end
sat next to Coach Haughton on the
bench.
The Princeton students, augmented by
several thousand Nassau alumni, gavo a
cheer for the Harvard captain, whose
operation for appendicitis Is keeping him
out of the big game.
Both teams hod some formation prac
tice up and down tho field and then re
tired to the side lines. Later they came
out again and punting practice was the
order for tho opposing groups of klckars.
Law and Drlggs got off some 60-yard
boots for the Orane and Black, but the
Harvard supporters were undismayed
when they saw Mahan, Hardwlck and
Francke lining off some pretty spirals of
equal distances.
The line-up:
Harvard. Po.iltlon. Princeton.
Cooltdgo left end Jllshley
I'nnon left tackle. McLean
l'onnoclc left guard Hhenk
niftelow centre Oennert
Weston rljfht jruard TrenUman
Trumbull right tackle llnllln
IlardnlcK right end Brown
I.pcan quarterback Ames
liradle. left, halfback Tlbbot
Mahan rleht halfback Ullck
Francke fullback DrJras
PRINCETON KICKS OFF.
Harvard won the toss. Princeton
kicked off to Logan on the So-yard line
and he returned It 10 yards. Bradlee
failed to gain. Mahan punted to Prince
ton's 30-ynrd line. Driggs punted back
to Francke on Harvard's 40-yard line,
and Mnhan Immediately returned the kick
to the Tigers' 15-yard line.
Click fulled to gain through centre.
Drlggs kicked to Logan, who fumbled
the ball at mid field. Princeton recovered
tho ball, allele gained a yard on a fake
kick formation.
Driggs punted to Logan on Harvard's
15-yard line and the Crimson quarter wall
downed without gain. Bradlee gained 2
yards through centre. Mahan punted
high to the 35-yard line and Ballln fell
on the ball for Princeton.
A poor pass from Gennert went over
Click's head and the ball rolled to Prince
ton's 40-yard line. A general scramble
followed, but a Harvard man recovered
the ball on Princeton's 40-yard line.
Mahan fumbled the ball as It was passed
to him, but he recovered and gained 10
yards around right end, making first
down for Harvard.
SWARTHM0RE PREP BOYS
CRUSH CEDARCROFT
Visitors Lose Lop-sided Contest by
the Score of 73 to O.
SWAnTHMORE, Pa., Nov. 7,-In a lop
sided contest played today, the Swarth
more Prep eleven crushed Cedarcroft'a
football team, running up 73 points to
their opponents' o. In only one period,
the second, did the visitors show any dls.
position to make a stand on the defenso.
In that round the Swarthmore boys were
unable to make a score after they had
begun by scoring 31 points In the open
ing quarter. Hoyt. Kelley and Sohoew
the Swarthmore backfteld, carried the
ball for long and repeated gains and sel
dom were checked before they had made
first down.
The Une-up:
Swarthmore P,
Cedarcroft.
.... Sherman
, Turner
Blake Ult end
Tyler left .urt Ocbl
StllM centre Cooiwr
Reynold ....... right guard Uarts-Ul
Jobneoa rlglit tuoklo ...,,,, 6 1 .In bur:
Stow right ,,,. SkelUO
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MONTANA HESUWS IN DOUBT
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Official Returns to Decide Fate of
Compensation and Other Bills.
BUTTE. Mont. Nov. 7, With only half
of the complete returns In last Tues
day's election accounted for. tbe work
men's eowp-injatlou law has a lead of
nearly 1000 votes, but Its fate ia still la
grave doubt. Tbe returns are so Incom
plete that the result of the vote on
several other lmj-ortant referendum and
Initiative measures, as well as tbe fat
of several candidates for Stat asBeM,
probably will remain aa uncertainty un
til tbe oStctal counts are made.
Trtends of tbe compeBiaUon Mil fear tt
bu been defeated.
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CROWD CHEERS
MICHIGAN AM
PENN ELEVENS
Red and Blue Warriors
Given Splendid Ovation as
They Enter Ferry Field
Today.
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FBRBT FIELD. Arm Arbor. Mich..
Nov. 7. Amid tho cheers of 20.000 foot-ball-mad
enthusiasts, Michigan and tha
University of Pennsylvania, clashed on
the gridiron hero this afternoon for the
tenth time in their gridiron history.
Long before the time set for the kick-off
the big stands began to fill and when
the two elevens trotted on the field IS
minutes before the game began, over
15,000 thousand persons were seated
around the oholked paralellogram
On one side of the field were gathered
the rooters wearing the Maize and Blue.
At an early hour they began to Bvo
verbal demonstration of tholr enthusiasm
"Oh, MlchU-an. Dear Michigan," sung to
the tune of "Heldelburg." was oung first,
followed by other college selootlons.
These songs were Interspersed with yells,
chief among which was tho famous
Wolverine "Locomotive Yell." On tho
opposite from the Michigan followers
were gathered tho Penn delegation num
bering about 1000. There were only 200
students who made tho trip from Phila
delphia, but alumni from all over tho
Middle West and others Interested In the
Red and Blue swelled tho throng.
TEAM GIVEN OVATION.
Although In the heart of a hostile coun
try, the Penn team was given a splendid
reception. Headed by Captain Journeay,
tho warriors from tho Quaker City trotted
on the field. Immediately the two elevens
were selected by Coach Brooke and given
ft spirited signal drill, which lasted sev
eral minutes. The Bed and Blue klckors
and passers were then given a few mo
ments In which to limber up their arms
and legs before the contest began.
In the meanwhile the Michigan team has
emerged from tho clubhouse.
As the Maize and Blue battlers wended
their way through tho gato Into tho In
closure the entire mass of COOO Michigan
students rose in their Beats and yelled
themselves hoarse for five minutes. Yost
his varsity on the field at once, and tho
men Indulged In n brief warming up be
fore the officials and the two captains
gathered together to decide which team
should have the choice of goals. Follow
ing this necessary procedure the teams
lined up for the kick-off, and the crowd
suddenly became silent in Its intense de
slro to see every detail of tho. opening;
play.
COUNCILS' COMMITTEE SEES
CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS
Director Harts Explains Improve-
provements Hade and Planned.
Councils' Committee on Health and
Charities, accompanied by Director Harte,
Inspected today the Philadelphia General
Hospital, tho Municipal Hospital for Con
tagious Diseases and the city's institu
tions for Indigent and Insane at Holmes
burg and Byberry.
At Blockley Doctor Harte explained his
plans to transform the antiquated Insti
tution Into a modern JS.000,000 hospital ot
S00O beds. The fU, 300,000 loan provides
(1,000,000 for the beginning of that work.
The 1(7 male Indigents removed last
week from the crowded quarters at
Blockley are enjoying 17 acres at the
Holmeaburg institution. Doctor Harte In
formed the committee he expects to
transfer about 170 more Indigents from
Blockley to Holmesburg on Monday,
The budget of expenses of the Depart
ment of Health and Charities for U15,
amounting to 1,790,0T0, an. Increase of
$313,606 over the current year, was favor
ably referred to the Finance Committee.
Included in the budget is the request
for an appropriation for tho establish
ment and maintenance of tbe division of
housing and sanitation at a cost of J175,.
510. That division was created by act of
Assembly In 1913, but Councils refused to
appropriate funds for the division.
Doctor Harte also asks for ?76.3t0 to ex
tend the child hygiene division. Appro
priation to that division last year was
$!!,900. It is planned to employ 21 more
nurses in the division at (MO a year.
Other new Items In the budget are:
New bakery at Blockley ... . '1I.0M
New elevator at Phltutelpbla O.o-
eral Hospital ... !-&
Sewage dUpoMl sunt at Blockley 36,0-9
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AGAIN CHARGES LIBEL
Councilman-elect Causes Seeond Art
rest as Campaign Aftermath.
A second arrest on charges of malieleus
libel today resulted when Oscar V. Lt-ry,
of 865 North Sth street, electee to Counctk
from the Itth Ward last Tuesday, cauaem
the arrest of Harry Bosenvwtg, M Mertk
Lawrence street, on tbe charge of eirco
lating pamphlets attacking him.
BoMUV-wig was arraigned before Manta
trato Harrigan In tbe latter' s onto. 11
and Walnut streets, and held ia MM ItsM
for court. Howard aud Samuel Groats,
U North Lawrence street, testified taws
board htm say Levy bad acu&ut tni
wrens man U bavtn a-it4 um tfct
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