i t
r, mMb io, itrii;y;.aE5Si
'WW-nflHB
djb.
EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBEB 10, 1914.
u
3
r
jfil
I
'Sir
BRUMBAUGH'S HOME
FOLKS TURHOUTTO
SHOW HIM HONOR
Huntingdon County's Cele
bration Begins Moment
Governor-elect Crosses
Line.
HUNTINGDON, Pa., Nov. lO.-Novcr
beforo In Huntingdon County's history
has she honored a native son no whole
heartedty aa at tho reception given hero
this nfternoon and evening for the Governor-elect,
Martin Grove Urumbaugh.
Dr. Brumbaugh arrived at 1:62 o'clock
this afternoon. Ab Boon as his train
passed tlio county line, tho celebration
In his honor began.
Tho train stopped at Mt. Union 10 min
utes. Thero the Governor-elect was
Erected by Bovorat thousand people. Hun
dreds of school chlldron waved flags and
Ming patriotic songs, nnd congratulatory
shouts came from friends on nil sides.
The brick works closed down that tho
employes might greet their favorltp.
These were only a few features of tho
big Mt. Union gathering which Doctor
Brumbaugh addressed from tho rear of
his train.
1UII1U1 uiuuuua Bitvtcu lit... .w ... a
ton, Mill Creek and Ardenhelm. When'
ho arrived hero, Doctor urumunugn wna
no longer "Doctor," but Just plain ''M.
a."
A reception committee of 150, accom
panied, by "a vast throng, greeted him
when ho alighted. Ho boarded a train
of the Huntingdon and Broad Top Itnll
road to carry him to his native town,
Marklosburg, where the entire citizen
ship, Including his venerable father, tho
Hev, Georgo Boycr Brumbaugh, 81 ycare
old, turned out to greet him.
Tho Governor-elect spent two hours
with his. father there, returning to Hunt
ingdon for a public reception at tho
Leicester House.
At 7:15 o'clock tho mammoth parade,
with eight divisions, 12 bands, patriotic
orders, Juniata College faculty and Btu
dents, school children, flro companies and
thousands of admiring friends of Doctor
Brumbaugh, will take place.
vVlong tho lino of march pyrotechnic
displays will light tho way, and banners
of welcome and congratulation will greet
the Governor-elect,
Tho national colors are everywhere In
display. Tho open-air meeting tonight
promises to bo attended by at least 10,000
people H. H. Walto, Ksq., will dollvor
the address of welcpmo, to which Doctor
Brumbaugh will respond.
BIDS FOR $5,550,000
DESTROYERS OPENED TODAY
,TJ. S. Navy Department Takes Step
In New Equipment.
WASHINGTON, Nov. lO.-The Navy
Department today will open bids for tho
construction of six torpedoboat de
stroyers larger than any now In com
mission In the United States Navy. The
limit of cost, exclusive of guns and tor
pedo tubes, will bo 925,000 each.
The new vessels will embody certain
military characteristics not Included In
the latest type of destroyer, Including
Anti-balloon guns. In goneral the dimen
sions of the new vessels aro Identical
with those of tho preceding class with
tho exception of the draft, which has
been increased 1 Inches, giving a dis
placement of 1110 tons aa compared with
1000 tons for the previous class.
On an Increased displacement of 20 tons
It has been found possible by careful de
sign to carry four additional torpedo
tubes with the necessary torpedoes and
two anti-balloon guns.
SERB EARTHWORKS FALL
AS AUSTRIANS STORM
Vienna Wires Report of Victories to
Local Consul.
Official wireless messages received to
day at the Austro-Hungarlan Consulate
In Philadelphia from the Foreign Ofllce In
Vienna announce desperate engagements
between tbo Servians and Austro-Hun-grarlans
in the f region of Krupanjl. The
advantage of the fighting has been with
the Austrlans, the Foreign Office says.
No engagements of any consequence are
being waged in the northeastern theatre
of war at the present time, according
to this statement.
The official statement Is as follows:
"Desperate engagements continue In
Servla near KrupanJI. Earthworks after
earthworks and points of support have
been taken by our troops by storm.
'No fights are going on' In the north
aastern theatre of war,"
CITY HAS NO NEW LAMPS
Only Four Lights Added In Two
Tears, Bays Cooke,
Not more than four electrlo lights have
Jbeen added to the city's street lighting
piystem slnoe 1913, according to Director
of Public "Works Morris I. Cooke..
The Director today wrote a letter to
JJurton C. Simon, a builder of South
Philadelphia, declaring that necessary
lights In newly developed sections had
to b obtained by transfer from corners
wjajlhey could be spared,
WRIells' failure to provide theso
lamps," wrote the Director, "cannot be
due -to lack of money, 'because, in the
first plMe, we have cut the bill of the
Philadelphia Electrlo Company by 1165,000
a, year in the last three years. Also, we
have had In Councils for months an
ordinance to change 11,000 gasoline lamps
to gas, which If passed would save for
the city JSO.OQO a year."
Prior to the advent of the present Ad
ministration, according to Dlreotor Cooke,
new lamps were provided at the rate of
tab out KO a year.
TBOLLEY HEAMNO POSTPONED
, yi
TJtilJty Commission-Delays Considera
tion, of Camden Service.
TJIENTON. Nov. Ift-The State Publjo
Utility Commission today postponed until
nxt Tuesday the hearing scheduled foV
today on the proposition offered by the
Publle Service Corporation regarding
trolley service In Camden. Tha eomrals.
Pfi, afjer hearing the opening of the
iftij, (Welded that it was necessary to
Xjva t matter further consideration fee
jpro u, n&aj-ing.
Bracelets
r as itatia.l ttuacat
toward prtl adwntntot.
Th wotuUrful varUbr f
our breltt (took aukts
cImxmIbc a Ifasxre
OeW FiHttf, Sol doM J,5XA$OA
t4 (fcU sad PUtlsuai lUv7V
C. B. SMITS & SON
3W& 0MA litis
COURT SCORES'ELECTION
OFFICERS FROM GERMANT0WN
Hopeless Figures Condemned as "Stu
pidity or Worse,"
Two sets of Gcrmontown election offi
cers got a severe rebuke from Judge
Audenrled In tho election court today
when tho returns from their divisions,
the 4th and 9th of the 22d Ward, wore
found to dlsngrco hopelessly na to the
figures on the three sheets. The minority
Inspector said he refused to sign the re
turns, niul the court asked for Ills en
velope. "I haven't got It. 1 wasn't told to bring
It here. It would take me two hours and
a half to get home and back," replied tho
election officer.
"Well, the court will give you Just two
hours to produce the paper, and If you
are much longer we will hurry you along
with n pollcemnn," snld Judge AUdcnrlcd,
as tho minority Inspector hastened out.
Tho other election ofllcers were detained.
The election board of tho 9h Division,
the returns from which nlso showed dis
crepancies, was summoned to tho bar,
nnd ordered to compile a now set of re
turns. Both Judges Audenrled nnd Davis
wore tumble to compute these returns, and
tho former remarked:
"Thero Is no excuse for such bungling
except stupidity, or something worse."
On being Informed by election oincors
In the 13th Division of tho 31th Wnrd,
that they had Inadvertently counted 17
Democratic votes twice, und desired to
mako a correction, the court permitted
them to adjourn nnd revise the figures.
There was no question' regarding tho ac
curacy of the corrected returns nnd tho
oouit ncccptcd them, Judge Davis tell
ing tho election ofllccrs that they had
acted properly In telling the court of' the
mlstnke.
'While awaiting reports from tho two
22d Wnrd divisions, tho Judges resumed
counting tho votes from the 28th Wnrd.
INTEREST IN APPOINTMENTS
OF CAMDEN'S NEW SHERIFF
Councilman Haines Will bo Sworn
Into Offlco Today.
Haines, elected Sheriff of Camden Coun
tv on the Republican ticket id succeed
Pherlft Nowroy, Domocrnt, will bo sworn
In late this afternoon by Judge Boyle In
tho ofllce of County Clerk Patterson.
Announcement of appointments under
tho now Sheriff, which have caused con
siderable speculation since tho election of
Hnlncs. will bo made Immediately after
ho takes tho oath of ofllce. From a re
liable source It was learned today that
Jnmcs E. Hcwctt, president of Councils,
will bo nppolntcd under-sheriff, to suc
ceed Alvln B. Pitman. Walter Anderson,
of Gloucester City, It Is understood, will
be appointed Ileal Estate Deputy Sheriff,
taking tho place vacated by Harry Mar
ter, who has held tho position for 18
years. .
Alfred Mathews, of IlatUlon township,
a clerk In the Surrogate's ofllce. will re
ceive the appointment of clerk In tho
Sherlff'B offlco, to succeed Kdward Kelle
her, secrotnry of the Democratic City
Committee. Tho clerkship vacated by
Mathews In the Surrogate's ofllce will
be given to Robert Stafford, of Berlin,
N. J.
WILL OPEN FRONT STREET
Director Cooke Heeds Plea of Ken
sington Delegation.
A delegation of business men from the
Kensington Board of Trade called on
Director Cooke, of tho Department of
Public Works, today to urge that Front
street bo opened from Nlcetown lane to
the Northeast Boulevard.
They told the Director that by the open
ing of Front street a direct route to
Olnoy, Lawndalo and Fox Chaso would
bo afforded and tho detour by 5th street
or Frankford avenuo would be avoided.
Director Cooke said delay had been
caused by the laying out of a curve ln'tho
roadway at tho Municipal Hospital for
Contagious Diseases, but that grading of
the street should bo begun nt onco and
the Btreet opened at the earliest possible
date.
Members of tho Kensington Board of
Trade Included In the delegation were:
i'reswent A. C. Keeloy, J. E. Blccher,
Harry Hetherlngton, Dr. John Loch, Jolfn
Reynolds. Common Councilman of the
10th Ward; R. Lincoln McNeil and A. M,
Waldron, Select Councilman of the 31st
Ward.
OPEN-AIR SUFFRAGE MEETING
Fhlla. Delegates to National Conven
tion Wll ISpeak Before Departure.
Before the departure at noon today of
the Philadelphia delegation of suffragists
to the -national suffrage convention In
Nashville, Tenn., an open-air meeting will
bo held at the corner of 3th and Chestnut
streets, under the auspices 'of tho Equal
Suffrage Society. The principal speaker
will be Miss Adella Potter, a county or
ganizer, who has oome here from New
York to accompany the local delegates
to the convention.
Members of the Philadelphia delegation
Include Miss M. Carey Thomas, president
of Bryn Mnwr College: Mrs. Wilfred
Lewis, nrealdnnt nt thn TCrmnl KVnnj.liU.
f fliteiety; Dr. Mary Stllwell-Kusel and Miss
uary a, uurnnam.
MOHAWK FATBOXS COAST
The neutrality of the United States
within the three-mile limit off the At
lantic coast between Sandy Hook and
Delaware Capes will be looked after by
the revenue cutter Mohawk, whloh re
placed the derelict destroyer Seneca this
morning. Tho Navy Department will de
tail two torpedoboat destroyers to assist
the Mohawk.
EXCEPTIONAL : .
PLATINUM
MOUNTINGS"
FOR JEWELS
J, E. CALDWELL & CO.
' 902 CHESTNUT STREET.
ASSEMBLYMEN WHO
mmm mimmm wwmm mmtmmmi . -1 m .
TALLEST MAN IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE
Mahlon Shaaber, Republican, of Reading, Civil War veteran, 70 years
old and 6 feet lla inches in height, on the left. The man beside him is more
than the average height.
TALLEST LEGISLATOR FROM
READING; SOCIALIST, TOO
Two Members of House, of Different
Parties, Elected by Identical Vote.
READING, Pa., Nov. 10. Reading's
next representation In the Legislature will
enjoy unique distinction. Mnhlon Shaaber,
Republican, will bo the tallest mnn In the
A.oAmiiiv TvMln Tntnen II. Maurer Will
be tho oniy Socialist member. An unusual
feature of tneir election is, mat wnno
they are members of different political
parties, each pollcu t..o samo number of
votes 3869.
Shanber Is a veteran of tho Civil War
and Is 70 years old. e Is a veritable
giant, measuring 6 feet VA Inches, Is phys
ically active, and during the recent cam-,
palgn was a marvel i " endurance.
When IT years old, In 1862, Mr. Shaaber
enlisted In tho army, and while his com
pany was on review before President Lin
coln and members of his Cabinet In
Washington, ho attracted the attention of
,-,J It.. TT- .w nrriprpri to the sldO
lines at the request of the President, who
said, "Excuse my ruaeness, out juuy
on my part mado mo call you to size you
up." President Lincoln was more than 6
feet toll, and he wa astonished at tho
size of the youthful recruit. During the
bnttleof Fair Oaks, Mr. Shaaber was
....4,i in t.itii inmi whfrh wounds have
never completely healed, otherwise he Is
In perfect physlcnl nealtn.
In James H. Maurer, Socialist, the la
boring classes have a two-fisted lighter,
whoso election can be attributed to a
great extent to his popularity with or
ganized labor, with whlih he has been
identified for 31 years. Ho promises to
Introduce a worklngmen's compensation
bill and a new child labor bill. Mr. Mau
rer Is 60 years old, and Is serving his third
term as president of the State Federation
of Labor. During the oesslon of 1911
Maurer was a member of the House.
Maurer proposes, In the event that the
unemployed problem continues, to Intro
duce a bill providing that the State ar
range to give employment to those who
are willing to work. "I do not menn that
It should dispense ch; rlty." said Mr. Mau
rer, "but give bread-winners, who are
willing to work, 'he means of earning an
honest living,"
NEW ELECTION ORDERED
Court Disapproves of Tactics Used by
Loan Society Paction.
Old-tline political tricks, said, to have
been used to. control the election of direc
tors of the Koscluskl Building and Loan
Association. Camden, came to naught td-
day by decision of the New Jersey Su
preme Court. The court. In- a ruling
handed down at Trenton, ordered th
association to elect a new board of direc
tors. The association has a membership of
about 500, and its assets are SlOO.OOO.. One
faction declared that about half of those
who voted at the election In January
were given marked ballots.
-
BRING READING FAME
O
!'
JAMES H. MAURER
The only Socialist in the State Legis
lature, who also hails from Reading.
PBIENDS BAN WAB TOYS
Exhibit of Central School Will Close
Today.
The fourth annual book and toy exhibit
of Friends' Central School, at Friends
Glrard Avenue School, 17th street and
Glrard avenue, will close today. More
than ?600 worth of books, toys and games
loaned by six Philadelphia and three New
York firms comprise the show, one of the
most complete of Its kind ever shown
here.
The exhibit was started four years ago
to help parents make wise selections of
Christmas glftB for children. Jane P.
llushmore gave n talk yesterday after
noon on "The Edupatlonal Value of Toys
and Gaines." Nothing pertaining to war,
such as toy cannons, soldiers and guns, Is
permitted in the exhibit.
Gloom Difpelled
Glitter Avoided
'The NEW I4QHTING
- FIXTURES are so efficient
Bo beautiful that you
will wonder that you oeuld
teierate yqur old.fashioiwd
gloomy lights.
The Horn & Brannen
Mfg. Co. '
437-415 Nj IUwJ St.
8kH Wac Almxg AtUwutbil Xu
INSTRUCTOR NAMED FOR
NAVAL RESERVES HERE
Lieutenant Commander Xandenberger
to Begin Improvements.
Realizing the value of the Nnvnl Ite
serves to tho navy In cane of war, the
Navy Department today assigned Lieu
trnnnt Commander George 11. London
berger as Inspector-Instructor of the
Pennsylvania Naval Reserves. This In
the first step toward placing the Re
serves on the highest plane of efficiency.
T. T. Nelson, Jr., of this city. Is com
mander of the Nnvnl Reserves. He has
cl.nrgc of three divisions, one hero nnd
two In Erie. The hcadquartern In this
city Is nt 3H Parkway Building.
Lieutenant Commander Lnndcnbcrgcr
wll' Instruct and Inspect only the city
division. Another appointment Is ex
pected for tho western divisions.
Lieutenant Commander Lnndonberger,
who has been In chnrge of the local
branch of the hydrographies ofllce, with
headquarters In the Bourse, Is cnthusl
attic over his nppolntment. He said the
Navnl Reserves were Invaluable to the
navy. The men can be trnlned to be al
most as efficient as those who spend sev
eral years In service on warships, he
asserted. As executive officer of the
battleship Tennessee, Lieutenant Landcn
bergor had an opportunity to study the
work of the Naval Mlllttu during tho
ciulse of the Michigan reserves.
Commandant Nelson and Lieutenant
t'ommamler Lnndenberger are now pre
paring elaborate plans for nddltig to tho
worth of tho Nnvnl Militia. The latter
will ccncluct his first Inspection In a few
days nnd following It the work of Im
proving the training wilt bo forwnrded
expeditiously.
FRENCH RESERVIST FALLS
AMONG BILL MATCHERS
Suspect Arrested When S200 Proves
to Be Stage Money.
Winning J0 by mntchlng bills with
live strangers gave Joseph de In Riviera,
of British Columbia, a shock when he
Warned that the money was of the kind
used on the stage. One man Is under ar
rest today waiting a hearing In the
case.
The prisoner Is John H. Harris, his ad
diesfl Is not known. T)c la Riviera has
furnished Detectives Scanlon and Mc
Carthy with a description of tho other
four.
The victim Is a French reservist and was
on his way back to his native land to
Join the colors. Ho stopped off In this
city to' Ray goad-by to relatives.
De la Riviera Is a wealthy horse lalscr
nnci was well supplied with money. He
nsocrts one nf the five men proposed a
game of matching bills. Three of tho
others reluctnntly permitted themselves
to bo drawn In. De la Riviera won.
Ills opponents manifested deep chagrin
over their losses and seemed relieved
when the fifth of tho gang, impersonat
ing a private detective, broke up tho
game.
Do la Riviera then went to his room
and found that ho had won more than
200 worth, on Its face, of stage' money.
Tho swindlers had obtained Jialf that
amount from him In good notes.
AUSTRIAN' MOVE ON SHABATS
CHECKED BY SERB BRAVERY
Save River Town Scene of Great
Artillery Duel,
NISH, Nov. 10.
An offensive movement by the Aus
trlans ngalnst the Servian positions near
Shabats, on the Save river, has been re
pulsed, It was announced today. The of
ficial statement follows:
"Austrian attacks, beginning November
f against the fortified positions of Judo
nova und Goutchevo have been repulsed.
The Austrlans, bringing up reinforce
ments, attacked our positions near fjha
bnts, but were forced to withdraw to
their original positions, suffering heavy
losses. The sharpest fighting took place
in tho villages of Dordrltch and Jevre
movltch, whero an artillery duel lasted
Vi hours. Many feats of bravery were
manifested by both sides.
"The Servians had the advontago In
positions nnd were able to stenvthe ad
vance. However, the Austrlans won the
admiration of our troops by their gal
lantry In this action."
HELD AS CHECK PASSER
Alleged "Hard Luck" Story Teller
Finds More of Same.
Robert Moore, accused of passing
worthless checks, was held In $500 ball
today by Magistrate Emely In the Front
street and Susquehanna avenue station.
The mnn said ho had no home.
Moore was arrested last Saturday by
Special Policeman Kearse on a warrant
sworn out In September by Frank Com
mo, 2111 North Front street, who al
leges Moore and a man who called him
self E. C. Crawford passed a worthless
check on him by a "hard luck" story.
The police have been unable to trace the
second man.
Howard Vincent
50 NEW
$310 PIANOS
Terms as low as $1.25
a Week
These pianos are new 19JS mod
els full size handsome mahogany
cases; not our own make, but fully
guaranteed for 10 years. Equal irj
value to many pianos, sold for $310.
There are only 50 of these instru
ments to be sold at this price.
Bench or Stool, Scarf, In
struction Book and FreeTiiningr.
NEW 88-NOTE
PLAYER O
PIANOS OD
SED TOR CATALOG CK
Hiiward Vincent
838-838-840 North Sixth!
AGED MEN, COLD AND HUNGRY,
ASK LODGING FOR THE WINTER
Contingent of Army of Unemployed
Welcome Term in Jail,
destitute nnd shivering from the cold
winds, several gray-haired men have In
vaded the local police stations begging
the Magistrates to send them to the
House of Correction for the winter.
In many oases the men nro native Phil
ndrlphlnns. Until yesterday the days and
nights wori fairly warm, nnd this small
contingent of the army of the unemployed
"weathered" It from day to day, living
mostly on hope.
But mlhus overcoats nnd lacking proper
nourishment, and with clothes worn
threadbare, the men have begged to be
sent "up tho river." Thorc, at least, they
can keep warm. Some have been there
before.
"You are a little late this year, John."
snld Mnglstrnte Trney to John Mcehaii,
KO years old, known ns the "Rip Van
Winkle" nf tho Tenderloin, who. appeared
before him In the 11th nnd Winter streets
station this morning to ask for a winter's
lodging.
"Yes," the man answered, "the weather
has been warm and 1 thought 1 wouldn't
take the trip quite so early this year. 1
have been looking for work, but It's the
snme old story. Nobody wants a broken
down old man, and, believe me, the only
way to got a job Is to have one."
Mechnn wnt given six months nnd ln
left happy. He was told ho would be
freed again In the spring In time to meet
the birds from the South.
John Mnrley. 3 years old, and Frank
Kweenry, 59 years old, were nrnrly fro7on
when they dropped Into tho police station
nt 10th and Huttonwood streets Inte lost
night to ask far a night's lodging. They
weto given warm nnd comfortable rooms
nnd said this morning they could hardly
rlrnp bcnti"p of the lnce curtains. They
told Mngltmte IMcl-er this morning that
they wore born In this city. but. like
ninnv otlurs. they had failed to mnko
their fortune. Work they could not Had.
Thcv were given six months.
Clinrlcs Kmmot, CO yearn old. no home,
was given throe months by Mnglstrnte
Campbell. In tho IJclgrnde and Clenrucia
strecti station, this morning. lie, too,
had asked to be kept warm.
ONLY $350,000 AVAILABLE
TO GIVE WORK TO JOBLESS
$2,101,208 Balance Dwindles Under
Investigation..
The J2.10t.2P8 bnlance of l1le municipal
funds, declared "Immediately available"
for contract. In a resolution Introduced
In Councils last week by John P. Con
nelly, Is said to have dwindled to less
than 5350,000 under rigid investigation by
heads of city departments.
The resolution directed the Mnyor to
put the supposed Idle millions Into use at
or.ee as a measure of relief for Phila
delphia's unemployed.
At tho same meeting of Councils an Item
of $220 031 was made available for uso of
tho Hlghwav Bureau, which enabled Chief
Council to rccnlt to work almost 500 street
repair men laid oft because of lack of
funds almost two months ago and who
have since been unemployed because
Councils Ignored the Mayor's repeated re
quests for appropriations .to reinstate
them.
It Is nsscrtcd unonlclnlly In Administra
tion circles that virtually all funds In
cluded. In the S2.101.29S Is cither under
contract or restricted nnd not immcdlat. ly
available, excepting possibly J607.000,
which the resolution declares Is nvailable
for tho Falrmount Park Commission. Tho
Mayor will attend meetings of the com
mission tomorrow to learn the exact
status of that Item.
SANITARY SEWER PROTECTED
Judge Swartz Gives Important Rul
ing Affecting Pollution of Streams.
NORRISTOWN. Pa., Nov. 10. In dis
solving an Injunction brought by Howard
Roberts, a Norrlstown real estate dealer,
to restrain the borough from severing a
connection made to the sanitary sewer
system, which discharges Into the Schuyl
kill River, without permission from the
borough authorities. Judge Swartz de
cided a cpiestlon of State-wide Importance
bb to the pollution of the public streams.
"In our judgment," said the court, "the
act of 1313 has stopped all further con
nections with Norrlstown's sanitary sewer
from the time of Its passage. As I under
stand the law, the sewer system as It
stood at that time would remain un
molested, but that, pending the erection
of a sewage disposal plant, It must not
be changed or altered In any way or
any further connections made with It
It may or may not be that the borough.
In granting permits, or the property
owner, In making the connections, are
violating the law and are subject to
arrest and line at the hands of the State
Health Department."
IK:
A LAMP? You may
select here from a
wonderfully varied,
complete and fine collec
tion, including lamps
and electroliers for
every soivt of room and
purpose. And best of
all, you may buy at
prices that you will find
surprisingly low.
TluJUtl
iajjK Galled?
ajfjMtg&c$
SifSiiHBi
K- I ii QmlilHH
POLITICIANS ADMIT ,
END OF BIGEIM'S
HIGHWAY TENURE
Governor-elect Brumbaugh's
Pledges Assure Retirement
of Commissioner Conncll
a rossible ouccessor.
One of tho first official acts of Dr.
Martin O. Brumbaugh when he becomes
(lovcrnor of Pennsylvania will be a com
plete reorganization of the State High
ways Department, It was admitted by
political leaders today. Thev added that
when he carries put his pledge to place
tho department on n highly clDclent
basis, Governor Urumbaugh, Instead of
being hampered by the Republican HtaU
lenders, will have their united support.
The first Btep In tho reorganization, Jt
Is expected, will be the retirement of B.
M. Hlgelow ns Highway Commissioner
This Is generally admitted by nil of th.
Republican chiefs, Including flenatq
Penrose. Penrose admitted that Blgel
must go as early as last October, whi
the Republican State Committee met Iri
Pittsburgh. Tho Senator at that time-
roruscu to permit tho State Commutes
to Includo In tho Republican platform
nn Indorsement of tho Tenor admlnlsl
trillion, because of the 111 repute In
which Hlgelow has placed the Stntt
Highway Department. I
Tho Governor-elect pledged "100 cents'
worth of good roads for every 100 cents
of taxes paid for roads" frequently duri
Ing his campaign, and at CochranvllU
(luring tile week previous to election. In
answer to a direct question as ,to
wneuior ne would oust Illgclowj lie
Pledged himself to "completely" reor
ganize the State Highway Department.
Many political leaders expect that Blgjo
low wltl resign before Doctor Brumbaugh
Is Inaugurated. The Highway Commis
sioner has been In extremely 111 healWi
recently, and they point out that he couli
resign for that reason, and thus avoid a
public repudiation of his administration.
Talk of UIgelow's successor has cen
tered so far around only ono man. Hi is
William H. Conncll. chief of the Highway
Bureau of Philadelphia. The Govcrnor-
elect knows Chief Connelt personally, and
Is known to consider him an clllclcnt road
builder and a good executive. In support
of their assertions that Chief Connell-ls
being considered as a possible successor
to Blgelow, politicians today pointed tf
the letter sent last week by Dlrec I
Cooke to Chairman Connelly, of Counc I
Flnnnco Committee, in which Directd
Cooke asked an increase of (2000 to ChH
Conneli s salary.
Director Cooke In his letter Intlmat
that the city might loses tho services
Chief O'Conncll, nnd asked that the
crease be granted in an effort to ke
him In his present position.
The Governor-elect, however, has novyl
committed hlmseir as to wnctner ne at
sires n "road-builder" at the heau or tr
State Highways Department or not. Born
of his friends have said that he favor
first of all a good executive for the pos"
Hon, a man who would give a good busi
ness administration of his duties, anc
politicians are today discussing the prot
ablllty of the Governor-elect appointing rj
"business man" in Hlgelow's place, an
relying upon his nppolntee to employ tn
engineers to do the road building, prcjb
ably under civil service regulations. u
fi
FAST PACER STOLEN
Horse Thieves Enter Stable nnd Drtv
Off With Grace Michael.
T,r.T.-n--v "M.l Vnt- 10 Rrnpfl 'Mlehft
Ul,', .-..-. .-w.. .- .... r
a 5-year-old sorrel pacing horse, wll
a mark of 2:11, owned by George .N
Biles, of near iswion, was sioien jh
night by thieves who visited the stab!
of Herman Tyson, at Newark, Del. ,t
Tyson returned yesterday with a atrlr
of horses ho hns been racing ojjej'
Western circuit. The thief, in rjjut
off with Grace Michael, also stole a'n
Bet of harness and a rubber tiro vehlCg
belonging to Tyson. $
Perry's
MEN
Distinguish
Themselves
by the
OVERCOATS,.
They '
.Wear! I
Never truer than this Blde
particular season! fo
hole
,Med.
PERRY & GOc
"N. B, T," be
16th & Chestnut Stsj
Come in and let us shdAV i
you ''&C
At Pet
f
THE
MOST .
11 0 vtiig uiflw vu -jm-itrr
Overcoats
in
&
s. jiMwiiamsm"1' " i- . ..ii.iiii ny.m..,
W..-r- ,-.. -T T-r ,
tltlBiJ8tti.'i.Wfc-S-N - .
t-l.lt!' -J, I '
"
Sfcjhc;
sJkMSm
S- ji sj r"