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PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 0, 1914.
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John Levy, Lessee of Garden
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pany Promoter, a Suicide at
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Lines of Supporters Singing
"Hail Pennsylvania" at
Station.
Fenn's spirit was not found wanting
this morning when the varsity football
Uam,' returning1 from Ann Arbor, where
they suffered the worst defeat of the
season, was met at the' Philadelphia and
'Reading: Terminal by 400 students and
twice as many sympathizers. Half a
dozen city policemen and as many mora
railroad ofllctals wero called upon to keen
the throngs In check, all were so eager
to show that Pennsylvania can take dc
Teat In good grace.
Depressed, but still game, the team
alighted from theilr aln at S:3) o'clock
and the men, stilt bearing marks of the
fray, were fairly carried away by the
crowds. Men and womoti stood In the
station for an ho waiting for the train,
which was 43 minutes late.
As the train puffed Into the station, tho
students wero admitted to tho platform.
They formed a double line, and as the
team marched through thoy doffed their
hats and sang. "IIa.ll Pennsylvania." In
tending through the entire station, down
tho steps and to the pavement, the line
was. unbroken.
Though their spirits were high, tho
Rtmlrnt body showed the overwhelming
defeat came as a decided shock and did j
dampen their ardor somewnat.
"Wo alt feel badly," Bald one, "but
just the some wo have made up our
minds to mako the team feel wo are
still with them and can stand back of
them In defeat as well no victory."
TEAM DEEPLY STUNG.
Not a smile appeared on the face of
any of tho team members. Their only
act was to raise their hats as they
marched through the lines of students.
Their eyes were glued to the cement
platform and each showed how deeply
the defeat stung him.
As Captain Journeay came down the
platform the singing ceased long enough
for ft- cheer for him and the team. Then
a cheer was given for each one of tho
warriors. It took all tho efforts of the
'cheer leaders to restrain the studonts
from bearing their chief away on their
shoulders like a. conquering hero Instead
of one who had met dofeat. His eyes
wero moist as he silently doffed his hat
in return.
'"We were just outplayed," he said. "It
was o. hard and rough game. The
weather hampered both teams; it was
like a. summer day. No uso in calling It
hard luck. Michigan had a better team.
.1 guess, and we were llckea."
Umuhart, tne piucny lime ena, wno
was Injured, was carried from the train
and wheeled down the platform In a
chair. He was given an ovation on all
nldes. Vreeland, who also was injured,
managed to limp along.
Pennsylvania banners were conspicu
ous by their absence. Not one of tho
students waved a banner or pennant, but
"V as a mark of respect they held them,
(.tightly furled, beneath their arms.
REVENGE ON DARTMOUTH.
"Revenge on Dartmouth," arose the
cry on all sides. "If only Pennsylvania
can down their old rival the stain of the
Michigan defeat will be wiped out."
' When the last of the team had passed
silently down the steps of the Btatlon, the
student body, singing "Then We'll Hang
Old Dartmouth- on the Sour Apple Tree."
marched four abreast from the station
and took the subway for the University.
-- " That students, friends nnd the team are
stung by Michigan's overwhelming vie
tory can be plainly seen, but the old
Penn spirit prevails despite this. Hope
gleam's In' every eye when Dartrnouth Is
mentioned and the attitude Is "we have
fought a good fight and lost; so let's re
joice that we are still here."
Many of the students who went to Ann
Arbor to see the game returned on the
Red and Blue Special, topping at West
Philadelphia and Broad street stations.
Those students who were unable to meet
the teamat the. station waited- for them
at the college entrance and constituted
an escort through the grounds.
4000 BANK DEPOSITORS
S RIOT ON EAST SIDE
Police Suppaess Crowd Which Hoots
State Superintendent.
NEW TORJC, Nov, 9. It took a squad
of the huskiest policemen of the Clinton
street station to keep 4000 depositors of
failed East Side 'banks out of Public
School No. tS, at Heater and Essex streets,
where Eugene Lamb RichardB, State Su
perintendent of Banks, addressed those
clamoring for their money last night, and
it took the reserves to drive out 1400
who had been admitted to the Neighbor
hood Hail of the school.
Meantime Richards was the target of
herbal attacks that all but prealpttated
a battle in tne ocnooi imuuuu,. nuwnu
had their hatt knocked off. while two
acore men ranging in age from S to
engaged Jn brawls, and several suffered
from sore chins aa a result of whisker
WUhST.oW depositors of the five East
Bide banks that failed and 14.000 deposit
ors of the Biegel bank demanding to
know what the State Banking Depart
ment Intended lo do to help them get
back at least part of their 110.000,009 In
,dDjlts. the Bant Bide Forum decided
held "Bank Depositors' Night" In
tfie school and persuaded Richards to ad--dress
the meeting.
Many asserted that Riahards waa there
Merely to get them to sign the petition,
gome aeouced Mia of havin an ulterior
Motive.
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Crew of West Point, With
Menagerie Aboard, Forced
to Administer to Jungle Inhabitants.
Sighs of relief rivaling the hiss of
slcam escaping from the safely valva
emanated from tho British steamship
West Point as she made her way to her
dock at Callowhlll street today.
The sighs came from numerous ani
mals whose haunts are In the wilds of
Africa and ABla and from tho officers
and crow of tho vessel happy to ognln
be near land.
The voynge had ben a troublesomo
on? for the latter. Not only had they
been compelled to navigate In terrific
gules, but thoy had to minister to tho
wants of the ncaiildk, mystified and
wicked, wild nnlmals cngad 'tween deceits.
Captnln Walker, of the West Point, says
lie knows now what old Noah had lo
contend with when he steered his Ark.
Only the skilful seaman believes the
animals of Noah's ship had better train
ing nnd knew better how to act than tho
pesky creatures who were brought here
today from London.
HAD MENAGERIE ABOARD.
There were two clephantB, eight lions,
ten bears, eight wolves, 3n monkeys, two
deer, one 11a mn, three zebras, dhc calf
nnd one wild mule, one leopard,
ono kangaroo, two hyenas, two Jackals,
ono coyote, o'ne dingo.
All were In excellent health, as their
growls, howls, shrieks, chatterlngs, snarls
nnd braylngB proved all except tho un
fortunate wild mule, who nenrly became
n meal for a lioness, and one of the bears,
who nursed a Bore head gained In a skir
mish with the keepers.
Tho mule, a fat, white, sleek animal,
wan bound togcthor by bandnges when
tho ship came into port. In midocean the
hungry lioness escaped from her cage nnd
roamed In search of prey. Beforo the
crew could bind and gag her, she had
taken several pounds of wild mule meat
from tho surprised mule. The bear'B
headacho was caused by a shovel wielded
by one of tho keeper?. When the bear's
"cabin" needed repairs, carpenters at
tempted to put In new boards whllo the
"passenger" wasn't looking. But he was
awakened by the hammering nnd poked
his big head through the opening the
enrpentars hnd made. They fled In dis
may and bruin had a clear road to the
deck until one of the keepers seized a
shovel nnd smacked the bear on the
head, pinched his nope and caused him
to pull himself bnck Into his cabin,
growling ferociously. He was seasick for
the remainder of tho trip.
Tho animals are bound for Trospect
Park, Brooklyn, to be caged In the zoo.
They were purchased by the citizens
of Brooklyn through public subscrip
tion. Once thoy were part of tho
Bostock animal show. Blood relntlons
of theirs who had traveled with the
show, but who had been well trained
were sold to various circuses. An hour
after the vessel docked thoy were on
board freight cars bound for their des
tination. The "floating menagerie" steamed from
London on October 22. No fears were felt
for the safety of the vessel as far as the
war was concerned as none of the bel
ligerent powers had declared such a ship
ment contraband.
A trlflo hazy weather was experienced
In the early days of the trip, but the sea
was smooth and the animals tranquil.
Several British warships approached, but
the roars of the lions and the raucous
cries of the other animals wafted to them
on tho breeze either frightened the naval
officers or convinced them the master and
his crew were having enough trouble, so
the vessel was not Instructed to "heave
to" and the solid Bhot did not go crash
ing over the bow. She proceeded unmo
lested. ANIMALS BECOME SEASICK.
When the West Point was steaming
along the crest of the great circle
marked on the .chart aa the lane to be
followed by transatlantic liners a storm
appeared and the troubles of the crew
began. First came the long, gentle swell,
which caused the steamship to rise and
dip In devious undulations. The animals
did not appreciate this "rocked In the
cradle of the deep" movement. They bo
came restive and soon let their keepers
know that the rolling of the boat was
objectionable.
The keepera busied themselves In quiet
ing the fears of their charges, and had
almost succeeded when the storm broke.
Then there was pandemonium. The storm
raged both within and without. The ele
phants threw their trunks Into the air
and bellowed. It spared the necessity of
using the fog horn. They pulled and
tugged violently at the chains that held
them. It soon became a question as to
whether they would hold.
The lions charged up and down their
cages and tried In every way possible to
prove they were not the kings of beasts.
The cages threatened to overturn and the
lions to break loose. It was a trying lime
for the crew. The other animals did their
best to outdo the elephants and the
lions.
For nearly three days these conditions
existed and the crew, accustomed to sleep
while hurricanes raged, feared to go to
their bunks with such a bedlam howling
on board.
The delay caused by the storm made
the fooU supply run short and It was
necessary to kill one of the bears to sup
ply meals for the other animals. This
was not sufficient, so an urgent call for
"grub" was Issued by wireless off the
Delaware Capes. A tug with the carcases
of two horses on board met the vessel on
her way up the river and appeased the
starving carolvori.
But there was a tragedy, unforeseen,
on board. One poor, lone mongoose, who
bad behaved with the utmost composure
and decency, despite the storms, was
tried, found guilty, condemned and put to
death, when he had every reason to be
lieve bis new home was to be a para
dise. The mongoose is a destructive animal,
whleh preys on poultry, domestls anl
majs atul iiamleis mammals, rules the
Bureau of Animal Industry, and 'is an
undesirable cttiioo. Under this ruling,
therefore, the poor little mongoose was
tossed into the fire under the boilers and
destroyed by Government otSelals.
"LAME DUCKS" INELIGIBLE
Defeated Congressmen Barred 7rom
federal Trade Commission,
WASHINGTON-, Nov. . .-No "tm
dusk" wtH and , job on the F-djaJ
Tiade Cannula sten, Admlaiitfitloa lead
ers asserted tod. Thy dfaje it
would W uttooattH4t8CMl fr the Prest
Ut ta mmaH ey 4fail DsmjioratiiC
CmnwDM ta am tfcb eosuaU
atoa. whlrk thor kMteed httmr Into x-
t $( l tH! test mbH of CVftSTM.
Two of the shipload of animals put Jjt&'Tf'S.
ashore from the steamship West Point X gsSft Wa&jm aKPSp f 3fee$ 'Wil r Jlfii-flll.
at Callowhill street wharf. The lioness i7llMaKiV; a yH$ " IMffill s8$&
broke loose and was captured with XAiSS.'' l W " '? 1111! 1111111
difficulty after having nearly break- J JmWm GlS-K FisllP&fe l $ll 1 1111 IllitPi K
fasted' on the mule. Mm. lilll. Kyf f?l iPSI?'-'1 Wni $MnWmwl& h
-o iiiPf MpHf rffRE tffflrtl V' """' t ffl I 'sSl'liSS M
TWO EXECUTRIXES SUED I MfflS'llJM1 U AMWmwA
IN EFFORT TO GAIN STOCK ! HfKil Pi mfc A W 1 HI Ml
Estates of Ii. A. Clad nnd G. M.
Vlckers, Jr., Involved.
Help of the courts to get possesion of
stock of private companies was Invoked
In two cases brought In Common Pleas
Court No. D today.
Tho last bid at public auction for 100
shares of tho capital stock of V. Clnd
& Sons, Inc., was inndo by Kugeno V.
Clad, but It was awsured the auctioneer
and counsel for Paulino B. Leymnnn,
executrix of the estate of Louis A. Clad,
would not permit the sale to bo con
summated. E. V. Clad bid 21 a flhnro for 100 shares.
Ho brought action today to compel the
executrix and tho auctioneer to carry out
the agreement to sell the stock to him.
The plaintiff, It Is declared, Is at a loss
to explain why the solo was not con
summated. Alfred Gratz Instituted suit to compel
Laura H. Vlckers, executrix of George
M. Vlckers, Jr., and vice president of tho
Morley Company, and Prank II. Nebron,
the company's treasurer, to transfer to
.him 65 shares of the company's stock at
$25 a share.
Gratz and Mr. Vlckers were heavily
Interested In the Morley Company. It
Is declared contract between them on
January 31, 190S, provided that at tho
death of either the survlvdr could pur
chase nny or all of the stock owned by
the decedent at S25 a share. Vlckers. at
his death on October S, last, Gratz says,
owned 2C5 shares. Gratz made applica
tion to the executrix for CS shares, but
his request was refused.
He asks the court to decree n specific
performance of the agreement by Mrs.
Vlckers, and for an injunction to re
strain her, the company nnd Hebron
from making, In the meantime, a con
templated transfer of tho shares of
stock to other persons.
PASTOR CRITICISES ATTITUDE
OF DIRECTOR GEORGE PORTER
Declares Official Fays Little Heed to
Pleas for Sunday Closing-,
The charge that Director of Publlo
Safety George D. Porter was paying little,
heed to tho pleas of ministers and Chris
tian people was made today, before the
Methodist Ministers' meeting, by the Rev.
T. T. Mutchler, chairman of the Sunday
Observance Association.
"The young Director of Public Safety,"
said the Kev. Mr. Mutchler, "when ho
first assumed office paid much attention
to the complaints of ministers. We were
welcomed at Mb office. Now his term is
growing to a close and complaints are not
welcomed. At least they are not heeded.
I wish every minister would look about
his neighborhood and report the violation
of the Sunday closing laws. -The reports
will be forwaraed to Director Porter and
he will be asked to take some action."
The sermon of the meeting was preach
ed by the Rev, Dr. Lynn Bowman, pastor
of the spring Garden Methodist Episcopal
Church.
LOSES HIS MIND AFTER
WALK FROM ST. LOUIS
Pedestrian Pound Scanning1 Horizon
Through Pield Glasses.
Julius Bath, 32 years old, of Johnstown,
Fa., a long-distance pedestrian, was bo
worn 'out as the result of a long-distance
trot when be reached this city his mind
was unbalanced. He was found on top
of one pt the, American Federation of
Labor arches in South Broad street, scan
ning the horizon with a pair of Held
glasses.
Policeman Douty tent the man td City
Hall for examination, and polio surgeons
ordered that be ba put to bed. 'He came
to this city from St. Louis and planned to
walk to New York, from there to -New
Orleajn, to San FTauJeg and back to
St. Louis.
PEH JJBLPHIAN TO BE HEAKD
Dr. B. P. Davis Attends Physicians'
Meeting in Boston.
The fifth annual meeting of the Ameri
can AsavetaUoa for Stu4y ad Preven
tion of Ioieot Mortality, ruw feeing held
In Bono. I devoting jwrtioular attwi
tten to "Bial mum of Infant."
Proortnaat acaong tboeo who are to Uka
rte the discission ut this subject u
H. P. DVU, W South XUt W4t.
who has voiS Much tUuty to latetJ
sooxteBt tMi otty.
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THREE NIGHT RIDERS SHOT
IN ATTACK ON WOMEN
Mother nnd Daughter Reported
Whipped by Supposed Hunters.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 9.-A dispatch
from Butler County reports the death of
threo men, alleged to have been members
og a band of Night Riders, who fell
victims to tho shotguns of the defend
ers of a family of two women and a
young man living near. South Hill.
It Is said the difficulty began when a
woman administered a severe whipping
to her daughter-in-law. Night Riders
sent her a notice she would be visited
and soundly whipped herself.
Her son told three neighbors of the
warning, and they replied they would
meet the attack with shotguns.
That night, according to reports, a band
posing as possum hunters appeared in
the vicinity of the home of the woman
who had whipped her daughter-in-law.
As they rode post a dense woods Are
from shotguns loaded with buckshot waB
directed on them. Three of their mem
bers tell, but the attack was repulsed
and the possum hunters rode on to their
destination.
There the promised whipping was. ad
ministered to the warned woman. Her
daughter also was whipped, nnd then
tho son was choked Into telling the
names of the men who had fired from
ambush.
GOVERNOR-ELECT TO REST
Mr. Brumbaugh Wil Spend a Month
In Florida.
Governor-elect Brumbaugh will leave
the city this week on a month's vacation.
He desires to take a rest after his stren
uous campaign, and to get as far away
as possible from the army of' office-seekers,
he said today, until. he is ready to
announce the personnel of his cabinet.
The Governor-elect will go to Hunting
don early tomorrow to visit his father,
tho Rev. George D. Brumbaugh,, who. is
recovering from a recent Illness at the
Brumbaugh home at Marklesburg, eight
miles from Huntingdon. Tomorrow night
he will be given a reception by the citi
zens of Huntingdon, regardless of their
party affiliations, and will then return to
Philadelphia. He plans to, leave for Flor
ida on Wednesday,
He said today that he would make no
announcement concerning any appoint
ments or probable appointments until his
return juat before Christmas,
CONFESSES TO BURGLARIES "
Negro -Says He Robbed- in Order to
Give Chicken Dinners to Friends.
Walte.r H. Lee, the negro, burglar of
Gormantown, who confessed to the rob
bery of more than 40 houses, told Speelal
p oUr.omen Corey and McParland, of the
Germantown police station today, that
hard times had induced him to turn
burglar,
Lee said that he had many -women
fttaBds and they all insUted on havlos
jewelry and ototbiog and eblektm din
ners. He supplied their want by bur
glaries until tba police caught him.
He was held without ball for court by
Magistrate Wrigley yesterday. William
H. HufU, who was a.rreetd. wltb te,
wqs at to tbs Houm f Qrrtion for
three mo&tb.
STOMACH PUMP REVIVES
PRISONER SHAMMING FAINT
Mnri Held for Shooting Musician
Oiven Surprise in Hospitnl.
Physicians at tho Samaritan Hospital
and pollco of the Ridge and Mldvale ave
nues Btatlon were baffled for a time today
by Domlnlck Mellone, 2030 Blavls street,
accused of shooting Socurso Doccello, of
1923 Cayuga street, when the man feigned
unconsciousness. Mellono refused to
show signs of life until a stomach pump
was used on him.
The man fell over as In a fnlnt Rfter
being held to await the Injuries of Doc
cello. The police believed he had col
lapsed and sent hint to the hospital. It
took physicians but a few minutes to
realize that the man wan shamming. Or
dinary restoratives failing, the physicians
resorted to pinching the man. Ho pa.ld
no attention to this. A bluecont stuck a
pin In him and he did not move. The
stomach pump proved too much, how
ever, and Mellone "came to."
Doccello Is In St. Luke's Hospital today
In a critical condition with two bullet
wounds In his body as the result, the po
llco say, olf his refusal to Btop playing an
accordion at Wayne avenue and Blavls
street. Mellone nnd Alfonso Proclta,
also of 030 Blavls itreet are under
arrest charged with doing the shooting.
Doccello and Dmll Mellone got Into an
aigument, the police say. When Doccello
refused to stop playing, Domlnlck
Mellone came out of his house and shot
the man in the stomach, It , Is alleged.
Proclta then ran up. behind him, it is
charged, and shot Doccello In the back.
In spite of his wounds the man ran to
Wayne avenue and Rowan street before
ho collapsed. Special Policemen Prender
gast and Whltworth arrested Mellone
and Proclta and a number of witnesses.
They are being held to await the result
of Doccello's Injuries.
DEIVBN PHOM BEDS B"S tttie
Woman and Two Children Rescued
in- Their Night. Clothes.
' Two little children and, a woman were
resaued and several people - were driven
to the street in night attire when fire
damaged the three-story 'brick building,
:t0 Catharine street, early this morning.
Morris Schwartzman discovered the blaze
and carried his wife and little two-year-
old daughter aown stairs to safety
through dense smoke. He then rescued
little Ida Coopernun from the third floor,
Jacob Cooperman and his wife escaped to
the street In their night clothes.
Rats, by gnawing matches, are believed
to have started the blaze. The damage
was 1300.
MAN OP MYSTffBY DEAD
No Known Eelatives of "The City
Hermit" in 'Wilmington.
WILMINGTON, DeL, Npv. 9,-Hfforta
will be made to And relatives of Edward
M. Lester,, found dead In his room, 4th
and Connell streets, yesterday. Lester
kept a grocery store and boarded with a
family named Malloy, but they know
nothing definite about his family.
Lester was IS yearn old. He was 1m4
than ftve feet tall and to offset this
always wore a high silk bat. He avoided
company and was sometimes known as
"the eity hermit." He wore a long
beard atwl with, bis silk bar and dl
mlnutive ! always attracted atten
tion. Before vstmins here he kept a store
is New 'Castle. H talked WtU about
hteseii,
Latest Field Pieces in Uncle
Sam's Service Compare
Favorably With Famous
"Busy Berthas" of Ger
mans.
A battery of four siege guns, the largest
and most modern field pieces In the serv-.
ice of the United States Government, has
been tested In ranging practice at Fort
Dupont, Del., nnd vfound satisfactory
Omcera who directed tho final practice of
tho year wero pteasod with the results
given by the "Llttlo Berthas."
Tho guns are of the latest type of field
artillery, and although much smaller
than the famous Busy Berthas of tho
German army, they nro built nlong the
same goneral lines and are more porta
ble, eight horses belnc BUltlcicnt lo drag
them Into position.
They weigh four tons each, making
them tho heaviest portnble artillery In
this country. To batter down fortifica
tions Is their chief duty, but with their
rango of three and n half miles tho guns
could effectually provent hostile war ves
sels from attacking Philadelphia.
Major H. L. Steele, commandor of the
crast defense, expressed himself ns
highly pleased with the Bhowlng made
by tho (runs. Ho was an Interested spec
tator, nnd won especially observant of
tho big wheels and long trails wallowing
tu the enndy soil with each report. Tho
handicap of an unstable foundation, he
said, did not seem to detract much from
the accuracy of the fire which the guns
maintained.
FIRING OF GUNS REALISTIC.
With tho exception that tho signal
party exposed itself to view of the "ene
my," situated on Pea Patch Island, to tho
northeast, tho firing was dono as If In
actual warfare nnd was realistic. As dis
covered through glasses and '"aeroplane
scouts," tho "enemy" consisted of wood
en ilgures representing columns of In
fantry nnd platoons of artillery In sil
houette. Captain L. S. Ryan, of Company 112,
Coast Artillery, arid senior officer at
Fort Dupont, directed practice from n
windswept knoll. With him wero Major
Steele, Captain Burt, of Fort Mott; Lieu
tenants Barlow and Walshlmor and the
signal corps. The four guns manned
by Company 112 wero concealed In n
cornfield below. Clumps of bushes cut
off n view of tho Island, and tho olive
colored guns wero screened by drab corn
shucks, behind which the men In olive
drab uniforms operated the pieces. Can
noneers, cannon.it caissons and limbers
melted Into tho background, so that they
wer hard to detect.
ThS range, deflection and other data
were furnished tho gunners by the signal
party, which used geometric calculations
in determining the distance of tho "ene
my," Tho data were sent to tho battery
by telephone and megaphone, and sub
sequent firing was corrected by tho sig
nal party, which observed tho effect of
the shots.
SHELLS WEIGH 123 POUNDS.
Thirty rounds of shrapnel were acnt
across the Intervening one and three
quarter miles of water with "deadly"
effect. With every cannon roar and
cloud of dust a shell weighing 125
pounds whistled across the sky, and 12
seconds later the watchers on tho knoll
saw a spurt of white cloud above the
island as the time fuse burst the shrap
nel and hurled over a thousand leaden
balls upon the "enemy's" heads. Six
seconds later the faint report of the
explosion was .heard.
Examination later in the day of the
havoc wrought on the Island showed an
entire line of "Infantry" riddled with
shrapnel balls; one unfortunate wooden
soldier carried not fewer than 17 wounds.
A "battery commander" standing be
side his "gun" was pierced in the
"heart." The shrapnel whloh failed to
explode In the air tore great holes in
the sand or ricocheted Into the river
beyond.
Captain Rynn Is proud of his pets, each
of which costs about JSOOO. They were
made at the Rock Island Arsenal and
represent the highest type of siege gun
the Government has yet produced. Tho
recoil system Is similar to thnt of the
Krupp guns. The recoil cylinder, filled
with oil and springs, is above the gun
cylinder. With every detonation the re
coil cylinder Is forced backward, reliev
ing tho strain on the trail. In spite of
this, two of the guns burrowed deep
Into tho loose soil.
Besides the battery which was in ac
tion, another battery of four guns of the
same type Is In storage at Fort Dupont,
and Fort SHI, Okla., and Fort Snelllng,
Minn., each boasts of a battery of the
new siege guns. The 6-Inch projectiles
cost 112 and may be hurled HS miles
up In the air.
BIBLE CONFERENCE OPENS
WITH LECTURE ON WAR
Speakers of International Reputation
to Be Heard.
The second annual Philadelphia Bible
conference was officially opened this
afternoon by an address on "The World
War In the Light of Prophecy" In the
Arch Street Presbyterian Church. 18th and
Arch Btreets, by the Rev. Dr. C. I. Sco
fjeld, of New York, president of the Phil
adelphia School of the Bible.
The lecture waa the first of a series to
be given by Doctor Scofleld in the course
of the conference, which will be In ses
sion under the auspices of the Philadel
phia School of the Bible from now until
November 21.
Mora than a dozen Bible teachers of In
ternational reputation are here from all
parts of the country to speak at the meet
ings. There will be noonday meetings In
U plaees In the elty each day. Including
one at 610 Chestnut street, for working
and business people.
Bach afternoow at S:S9 Doctor Scofleld
will speak In the Arch Street Presbyterian
Church. There will be other addresses In
outlying sections, aha in the evening at i
visiting clergymen and teaohora will lec
ture in this city and In towns in this part
of Pennsylvania, Camden and Wilming
ton, DeL
The Iwstures tonight will be In the
Fraakfprd Baptist Church. Paul .and
Unity streets; Uw Fir it Baptist, of Ger
mantown; the Fourth Reformed, Rex
borough; St Paul's Reformed Bpiscopal,
Broad and Venango streets; Bethlehem
Presbyterian Chureh. Broad and Diamond
street; the Arch Street Proabyterlan
Church; Wbeaezar Methodist Episcopal
Church, ltd and ParrUth streets. Vidua
Molhodtst Spiacopal Church, Wilmington,
Del., and the CastMa Methodist -oopal
Chuiofe. Qaea,
ATLANTIC CITT, Nov. 9. Financial
reverses, the police say, caused John
Levy, a former Phlladelphlan, with large
Interests on tho Boardwntk, to leave the
side of his young wlfo In the home, i
South Vermont avenue, early this morn
ing, and take his life by means of ras In
a bathroom In tho basement of his cot
tage. Levy, who waa about 45 years of age, 1
said to have lost heavily In efforts to de
velop a tnxicab company he established
early Inst summer.
Recently ho sold out his store on the
Boardwalk In order to be able to .devote
more of his time to the tnxlc.-b company
nnd tho .Colonial Theatre, ono of tho
largest moving picture houses In tho city.
Lovy sustained another severe setback
last week, when, after talcing a winter
lease upon the Garden of Dances, on the
Garden Pier, In which ho was financially
interested, he was obliged to close the big
dance hall through lack of patronage and
failure of hotel men to co-operate with
him In an effort to develop winter amuse
ments. I.evy retired about 1 o'clock this morn
ing, apparently In good health, nltheugh
ho had been somewhat depressed. Mrs.
l,evy, his second wife, missed him nbout
7:45 a. m., and, suspecting that something
was wrong, appealed to the janitor of an
adjoining apartment house, for help.
When the door of tho bathroom In the
basement was forced, Levy's body waa
found. A rubber tube dangled from a gas
Jet.
Levy Is said to have accumulated the
basis of his fortune In a saloon at 49th
street and Woodland avenue, Philadel
phia. Ills father lives at 3214 Market
street, In that city.
SUFFRAGISTS MEET TO ACT
IN MRS. THOMAS' CASE
Committee May Ask Head to Ectract
Attack on Mayor.
Tho Executive Committee of the Wo
man Suffrage Society of Philadelphia' is
meeting this morning ' to take action
against Mrs. J. D. Thomas, president of
tho society, for her attack on Mayor
Blankenburg in tho course of her visit to
his office last Friday regarding work for
tho unemployed. Suffrage leaders assert
thnt fr. Tlinmfls wMl hft nfllrnri thr tn
retract hor words or resign her offllce and,
membership.
In suffrage circles It Is believed the
head of the society was Induced to make
her charges by persons whose motives
are questionable and deplore the fact that
she dragged suffrage Into the case. Such
a course, they declare, was wholly un
necessary. OfTlcers of the society are ret
lcont and refuse to dlsctes tho subject
until a decision is reached by the com
mittee. 25,000 ATTEND 'MUM SHOW
Opening at Annual Exhibit in Fair
mount Park Attracts Throngs.
More than 22,000 persons have visited the
cultural Hall. Falrmount Park, which
opened yesterday. The collection, consist
ing of 25,000 beautiful flowers of every
hue, aro grown and owned by the city.
The "mum" show will be open daily until
tho first Sunday in December.
Among the novelties are the "Mrs. Gil
bert Drabble," a premium white; "Mrs.
George W. Chllds Drexel." a striking
light pink; the "Naomah," a pretty white;
the "Gertrude Peers," an attractive crim
son, and the "Elebron," a novelty pink.
This collection Is banked along the aisles.
The pink "Vlviand Model," the "Mrs.
William Duckhan" and the "Black
Hawk" are old favorites.
COMPLAINT NEABIiY FATAI
The fact that she did not cook her
husband's beefsteak Just as he liked It,
caused Mrs. Elate Butler, 17 years old, 620
Wlllard street, Camden, a bride of a few
months, to take poison yesterday.
The frantic husband notified the police,
who took the wife to Cooper Hospital
where quick use of the stomach pump
saved her life. The husband, begging;
forgiveness, left the hospital with his
young wife, promising never again to
complain of her cooking.
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-For Eastern
Pennsylvania: Fair tonight and Tuesday)
colder tonight In north portion; freal
northwest winds diminishing.
For New Jersey: Fair and slightly
colder tonight; Tuesday fair.
Light to moderate rains covered the
Atlantlo and Gulf States, the Ohio basin
and portions of the Lake region, turn
tng to snow at some places In PennsyN
vanta and New York during the last II
hours. Cloudy weather continues gen
erally over the States east of the Mis
sissippi Blver this morning, w)th partly
cloudy or clear conditions from thenaa
westward. A cold area has overspread
the eastern half of the country, follow
lng the rain, and the temperatures are
generally from .degrees to ( degres blow
the normal, while a corresponding rise In
temperature tu reported from the far
Northwest.
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