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, fcfEW YORK, Dee. a. The principal
speakers at the Chamber of Commerce
meetlngr this afternoon were President
Rea, of, the Pennsylvania Raj I road;
Chaile Si Hamlin, Governor of the Fed
eral ResBrvo Board, and Arthur It. Marsh,
former president of the New York Cotton
Exchange.
Tli meeting: nn In tho nature of a
Ket-togethor" nffalr, taking the place
of tho Chamtior'a annual dinner. i
- President Beth tow, of the Chamber,
paid that body a high tribute for Its no
tion at tlio outbreak of the war. when,
prompt attps Were taken to prevent"
Mndue alarm, ire praised Secretary Me
Afloo'a courage In refusing- to aid the
cotton farmers. Mr. Low declared that
the. Federal reserve ayatem was greatly
assisting the restoration of normal con
ditions. - FresIdcnteReo. emphasized the necessity
for a. constructive policy In public repu
tation. Examining the eastern railroads
h aalil gross, revenue would be found
greatly dlrnlntehed and a still greater
proportion In net revenue, their purchas
ing' powers being stringently curtailed
and their credit greatly weakened.
HAVE BEEN "LIVING ON HOPE."
"Thla condition," ho said, "arises from
onuses largely beyond their own control,
so that the return earned during the past
year upon the money Invested In tho
road and equipment of thene railroads
amounted to less than four per cent. We
have been living on hope, at least alnre
1910, when the downward trend wns clear
ly Indicated. How much longer we can
exist on that precarious asset 1 will not
venture to say.
"Increased trafHc will not cure the rail
road malady, for up to the present all
-their economies obtained by Increased
train load?, etc.. have been offset by In
creased coats, wages nnd taxes. These
companies, therefore, need not merely the
very moderate Increase in rates, but also
all the revenue that cull be obtained by
working out in practice the various other
means suggested by tho commission for
Increasing the revenue. The time la ripe
for suggestions concerning constructive
railroad legislation."
Mr. Rea said that failure In the last
decade to protect the railroad and rail
road Investors had ut Inst produced a
lack of confidence In public regulation.
A mistaken policy of repression had been
impoeod. he said, and had precluded the
-building of new lines and tho making
bf needed Improvements. Another trouble
In the present situation, h sold, was
that the Interstate Commerce .Commission
was overburdened" with -work and respon
sibilities.
MAKESCONPTRtlOTJlVE SUUGKS-TIONS.
r.Ji feT5FSctfpo'""of public regulation,
t ijrgm.the. constructive side, he suggested:
suret,.' tnat tna,- interstate uommorce
'Comnilssfon ' should be. materially In
creased.
(Second, that the position should be
placed .beyond political Influence by a
long tenure of office and with compensa
tion sufficient to attract and retain men
-f the widest experience and greatest
ability.
Third, that the regulatory power of the'
commission should be clearly extended
to the supervision and control of all rates
and practices which directly, or remotely,
''affect interstate transportation or com-
merce.
Fourth, that the Commiflslon should be
-.Blven-'the power to Interfere whenever
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VOICE DEMAND FOR
HIGH-SPEED TRANSIT
League L?iand',vJtrap
Director. TXyick. Oittlinittg "Elah?
ADMIRAL NEELD S RELEASE
OF SPECIAL INTEREST HERE
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British. Officer's Si3tor Related by
Marrlnge to Morgan Family.
The announcement that Admiral Nccld,
of the British navy, retired, had been re
leased by the Gorman Government as the
result of the personal recommendation of
President Wilson through Ambassador
ticrnrci at Ucilln was or especial Interest
to I'hiladelphlans. as Admiral Neeid's
wire ic a sister of Cecil Kavussuur-risher,
who married Miss Jane Morg.ni, daughter
of the late rtnudn Morg.tn. of this city.
It wus represented to this Government,
according to dlpatehea from Washington,
that the Admiral had gone to Germany
for his health and was being detained,
and that the condition of his health was
such that he could not possibly liavf
rendered any service to his country.
Admiral Neeld and Mrs, Neeld were
reported to have been held as military
prisoners In retaliation for the holding
in England or a son of Admiral von
Tlrpltr, of the German navy, who was
captured off Cuxhaven.
ELECTRIC COMPANY
UNFAIR TO PATRONS,
EXPERT TESTIFIES
Chief Dickerman, of Munici
pal Bureau, Charges Dis
crimination Against Con
sumers of Light and Power
Current.
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necessary to retain a rate structure even
-though It should be necessary to prevent
'reductions of rate which would have a
contrary effect or compel advances of
ratea, found by the Commission to be
unreasonably low.
r .'Fifth, that fur the existing policy of
public legislation, a constructive policy
should be substituted, enabling the com
mission to deal with questions not merely
frpm the standpoint of the xhlpper and
the carrier, but also from the larger
standpoint of the entire country. In this
corj'nUon he seriously questioned the
practical utility of railroad valuation, be
l??vlnK that very few railroads were over
capitalised. Sixth, -that Congress should refer to the
Commission for Investigation and report
matters affecting railway revenues and
expenses
Seventh, that the extraordinary power
to suspend rates without a- hearing should
be limited to a period not exceeding (A
4y atttr. being filed wth the CommU
Ion. or Boroesuch reasonable period.
Mlt. HA.NUN'8 ADDBESS.
II r. Hamlin declared that a financial
system has now been established upon
principles recognised the world over as
comprising soVjpd-moblllaed reserves,
llaul'l assets and a note-Issue elastic and
responsive to the needs of trade and com
merce. We compared the old system of national
banknotes aa a basis for currency with
the present system. The notes,, chained
"Va4o Qftvemrnent bonds, he declared, were
Tip 'material evidence of destruction to
Atradaano: commerce during ine civil ano
SEBlh War and other "necessitous
noriods of government."
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t. 4umifl iu mw -.. ,w, i.rf-,.",
dolargd Governor Hamlin, "it la easy to
tea the change that has been effected.
Jn plae of acatlercd resaryes, we havo
reserve mobilized- In place of bank-
19 tea issued by independent national
roVlded notes based upon trade and 90m-
teroe of the United States, In Place of
cad discount investment, we ace tne
ifjnlsaory and acceptable bill note, baaed
a$. coffirfreiu;. uim.aviii.1 .v hhu
timttA what wan a fixed Investment haa
OB an investment iw more nquia
any loan upon Btoek Exchange .
ft."
mstlon of undue speculation and
Aa, uovernor iiamun saia, wouia
telMised when the Btata ttnu and
eemeanlea joined the Federal re-
v4 tyUm.
tliianltuir mantv by banks, said Gov-
iUwlln. uiually prcde4 th beard-
1S ttt dposlta by individuals. A panic
'wriiumic n weit a swree, n proph'
lwI. WuW be iniposilWe In the future.
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1 refers 1 mierrp ui. s wii
AMtU to tft act Kusat. b
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SAILORS WRECK M0Y DUCK'S
RESTAURANT; GQ TO JAIL
Criticised Chop Suey and Tried to
"Get" a Policeman.
The deck-washing squad of the United
States steamship Alabama, moored at
the navy yard, was three members shy
thla morning while three sailors tried to
explain to Magistrate Tracy. In the Cen
tral Police Court, the exact essential In
which the chop suey dispensed by Moy
Duck, at 913 Ttace street, was lacking.
With a score of their comrades, the
three tara were accused of wrecking
Moy's place last night when Hoy said
he could think of nothing. which, added
to his Oriental provender, would improve
its flavor.
1'ullcemati Sncll remonstrated with
them, ordering them from the place. They
compiled with 111 grace and he arrested
one of the men. Hoy Stimpaon. His com
rades nimo to tho rescue, but su also
appeared Policeman Kemp. J
CltUens, passing by, contributed moral
autiptirt und two more of the sailors,
William H, Paxton and Nathan Itoss, felt
the law's heavy hand on their shoulders
after a few exciting moments.
Bnell told the magistrate the scafarera
had borne 111 wilt for him since Thanks
giving when sumo of them failed to get
tuikey at Moy Duck's and protested ac
tively and he arrested one of them, Laat
night they deliberately set out to "get
him," said Bnell, The men were sen
tenced to 30 days In Jail,
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THREE HELD AS WITNESSES
OF JAMES CORBI'S MURDER
Slayer, Who Held Pursuers at Bay,
Known to PoUce,
Three Italians, suspected of having
flrat-hand information about tho murder
of James Corbl, 33 years old, of 72 Baln
brtdge street who was shot through the
head while quarreling with a, friend over
a small sum of money, were arrested.
and taken to City Hall today, They
are John Rossi, 618 South 1th street;
tiadattne PI Vonl, W South Sth street,
and Nick Carblc, 7th and Kater streets.
The arresta were made by Special Po
licemen Fields, Wrltschafter and Klerpz,
of the 2d and Christian atresia station.
Three men ar known to have stood on
the comer near which Corbl was mur
dered while the shooting took place. The
police believe the men under arrest are
the aam ones.
Corbl was called to hla door last night
by a, man to whom ha Is said to have owed
a small sum of money. They walked
down the street and began -to quarrel.
When they were near 7th and. Balnbridge
streets the man suddenly pulled a re
volver and, plaoJng It oteae to Corbl'l
head, fired. The Italian fell dead and
the assassin mad hla escape. Poliee de
clare they later same up with the mur
derer and that he held them at bay with
the same weapon and disappeared la an
alley.
It la aal4 that hla name la known to
thj .police and hi cUaertptlon haa been
sent throughout the elty. Outlying
ttnvna have been asked to keep a elesa
witch for the man.
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HAUHISnUKQ, Dec. 3. - Harold D.
i-.vans, of counsel for DlrecJIor Cooke In
his case against the Philadelphia Klevtrto
Company, today Introduced.' through Jud
son C. Dickerman. figures tending to show"
the company discriminates among Ha cus
tomers, that its charges are higher than
those of companies In other cities and
that the rate of schedules have no scien
tific basis and should be changed.
Dickerman, aa chief of the Bureau of
Oa nnd Electricity of Philadelphia, was
recalled as an expert witness before the
Public Service Commission, which la hear
ing the matter. Hla figures were ques-
1 Honed by Frederick C. Fleltz. of counsel
1 of the electric company.
Once when Dickerman was offering fig
ures to show how consumers using the
suma amount of electricity might be
charged from tll7.il to J1ST a month,
under dlrferent schedules, Fleltz objected
by saying:
"This man Is not an xpert and has
hown a woeful lack of expert electrical
knowledge."
DIFFERENCES l.V CHAHUES.
Commissioner Johnson, however, ad
mitted this testimony, and Dickerman told
how under the various schedules of the
Philadelphia ' Electric Company It was
possible to charge a consumer who used
:oo kilowatt hotira consumption a month
1135, If rate D were taken ub a basis, or
under rate B, J157. Charging light under
rate B and power under rate E, hla bill
would come to 1117.44, he said.
Much of tho testimony dealt with techni
calities relating to the maximum demand
and the connected load, and after the ratea
! jf the Philadelphia Company had been
I Introduced Attorney Kvans offcied a
chart showing a comparison of rates be
tween the Philadelphia company's figures
and those charged In Milwaukee, Detroit,
Cleveland, Chtcsgo, Baltimore, Altoona
and Buffalo, These were based on the
meter consumption per month In kilowatt
hours. Another table shoNved compara
tive power rate in these same cities for
lo-horsepower Installations In cents per
kilowatt hours,
Attorney Fetz also objected to this
testimony and his objection was sus
tained by Commissioner Johnson,
COMPARISON OF RATES.
The comparative table of llshtlnc rates
was based on tesldentlal lighting, eight
rooms with an Installation of M Incandea.
cent lamps being used In making up thu
results shown. For 10 kilowatt hours the
Philadelphia company charges 10 cants,
In Milwaukee, Detroit and Cleveland the
rata la higher: In Chicago, the same. The
Buffalo charge for the same service Is 7.5
cents; Baltimore, 8.5 cents, and Altoona.
& cents.
It la when the consumption reaches E0,
76, 1W, IM and 200 kilowatt hours per
month that the table shows tha higher
ohargea mad by the Philadelphia com
pany.. The rate par kilowatt hour In
Philadelphia on meter consumption per
month of &0, 76 and 100 kilowatt hours Is
10 seats. Buffalo for the aame consump
tion charge, 6.8. 4.5 am 3.1 cents. Chi
cajro'a figures are nearly as reasonable.
according to the etvarl, and none of the
other cities uajd in the comparison ehowe
higher ratea.
Detroit Is also the lowtat in charges,
aeoordlnv to the, table showing compara
tive power rata sr M-horsepower in
stallation In cents pr kilowatt hour.
While Philadelphia cbagea W cents for
W-Wlowatt-hour swvtea) per month, Dt
Uit charges 3.1 cent; Altoona. S; Mil
waukee, it, Suftalo. 1; Baltimore, 5.1,
Md Cleveland. Chicago and Washington
tha saJHe. a PhlUJtlpbta.
When tfee nuaibir of hours' use of
nxiuura 4tuaad per month reactieii a
iMge buuiL- of kilowatt bourn the e.t
are dt.-rti4d Th PhiladWpUi rats
de taw. II eeaut to t wheat tfce uimb-
r of 5dJoww bouiu reacttd H sad to
MAGISTRATE SETS TRAP
TO CATCH MILK THIEVES
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aits at window, nets Evidence, ana
Sentences Men Himself,
To men who tried to ntenl milk fiom
tho doorstep of Jlnglstrnto Unirlgan, nt
ISM I'lno streot, whllo the Mnsistrnte
looked on from a window, were sentenced
to six months In the House o( Correction,
two hour.i after their capture, by the
Muglstlnte at the 12th and I'nio streetn
station today. For weeks some one hud
bteu stealing milk from the Itarrlgan
doorstep. l,nat night tho M.iglstinto de
cided to learn who It was. So ho rocc
before dawn and sat Inside his front door,
"Hanging the shudo to mask him, yot
affording a good view of tho steps.
With the first streaks of day two men
ruse over the side of the ilooratep ami
reached out long arms for tho jnllk
uottlee. Magistrate Harrlgan rose and
flung open the door. Tho men faced
about at the sound and stood rooted,
milk bottles In their hands. Just then
Policeman Fichetitscher appeared and
the men surrendered. They Rdmltted
their guilt at the station.
1.1 eaikti wkucii lit tMNtra
4$ eaMa r kilowatt whm
PLANS FOR BIG
CITY STADIUM
Continued from I'age One
mlttee united in choice of the land near
the Glrard avenue bridge of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad. Tho Woodland avenue
cemetery site, apparently the most favor
able for several reasons, was abandoned
after tho failure of negotiations for Its
acquisition. This location Is the favotite
with George E. Nltzchc, recorder or tho
University of Pennsylvania, who an
nounced .Monday plans for a stadium to
scat 100,000.
"Early ih our negotiations with the
Army nnd Navy Athletic- Councils," said
Mr. Berlet, "In fact, as far back as lust
February, we realized that Philadelphia
did not have sufficient facilities and capa
city to be definitely assured of tho Army
ami wavy games and other big athletic
events for many years In the future. We
therefore called Into conference a number
of the city's most eminent architects and
engineers and the model and plan submit
ted here today are tha result of much
study and consideration. In considering n
municipal stadium, wa must give thought
to the needs of the University of Penn-
I sylvanla, one of our greatest Institutions.
Several years ago, by ordinance of Coun
cils, a plot of ground now occupied by the
Commercial Museums was dedicated to
the University of Pennsylvania to per
mlt of proper expansion of the educational
buildings for that Institution,
PRIVILEGE FOR UNIVERSITY.
"Inasmuch as this grant Is now in liti
gation," Mr. Budd said, "it would seem
to the Army and Navy Committee that
the advised thing to do Is to give the
University full privilege In the municipal
stadium, thus making Franklin Field
available for the construction of new
buildings. We would suggest that all ol
the Commercial Museum buildings, with
the exception of one, be likewise turned
over to the university and the city In turn
providing an adequate site for the Com
mercial Museums on the Parkway or In
Fttlrmount Park. We suggest all museum
buildings with one exception,
"This one exception should take the
.place of the proposed Municipal Conven
tion Hall." he continued. "Experts who
are familiar with convention gatherings
are unit on the question that- the aver,
age attendance does not number more
than 640 or 700 delegates an assemblage
which can well be taken care of by any
of our larger hotels. What we really
need, call It a Convention Hall Jf you
will, Is a huge exhibition building ad
jacent to railroad facilities, where heavy
machinery and other exhibits wheh are
coincident to conventions may be shown.
Any one of the Commercial Museum
Buildings 1 Ideally situated for thla pur
pose, bavins both railroad connection and
trolley facilities closely situated to Wood
land avenue and the proposed elevated
line to Darby. Furthermore, we are hope
ful that Mf Windrlm, whose bill for th
advance work for a Convention Hj.ll n
the park has beep, adjusted by the city,
wo"uld be agreeable to giving up tie pro
ject on what would have been a' ry
beautiful building architecturally, but of
practically no use for an Bxhibltlee Hall
aucn as w requirea.
RELIEF FOR UNEMPLOYED
WILL BE CONSIDERED
Joint Counctlmanlc Committee to
Moat for Thnt Purpose Tomorrow.
' A public nmotlng df tlic Joint councll
tminla oonimlttop appointed to relieve
dlstrefH among the unemployed will be
held nt City Hall tomorrow. An appro
priation of at least $5,000 will be made
by Councils and turned over to lending
chnrltabln oiganlzutloim of the city for
distribution among the unemployed.
Mnyor IllunkPiilnirg will send n message
(o Councils today outlining the plans for
tho relief campaign that have been pro
posed at his conferences with Mr. and
Mrs. K. T. Stoti'shury and R. M. kittle,
of tho Society for Organizing Charity.
.Mrs. Stotpsliury, who Ih actively Identified
with tho work of tho Emergency Aid
Committee, la deeply concerned with tho
problem of affordlmr relief to the Idle In
1'hll.idelphla thla winter.
Councils Finance Committee today will
report back to Councils U of tho 17 budget
estimates of the county nfliccs conMdercd
on Tuesday by the Subcommittee on Ap
propriations. The budgets will be placed
on the calendar of Councils, and, with
tho other estimates still to come before
tho committee, will be considered at the
sessions thnt will be held weekly until the
appropriations for maintenance of the
city and county during 1916 nre finally
passed.
PLUNGES THROUGH SMOKE,
SAVES CHILDREN FROM FIRE
Little Girl, Playing With Matches,
Sets Curtains Ablaze.
Six-year-old Florence Reese, playing
with her little brother Max and a box of
matches In the second-story front room
of their homo, IOIO Pine street, today,
set tire to tho curtains. The blazo
spread quickly.
Isaac Reese, tho children's father, was
busy In his antique store below the blaz
ing room unaware of the tire. Mrs.
Reese, their mother, on the top floor.
tied through the smoke, forgetting the
children were upstairs until she was
safely on the street.
John F. Macken, 1116 Pine street,
heard of their dangers, plunged up the
smokc.ftlled stairs and brought Florence
and Mnx down. They were half suffo
cated, but soon revived, The entire sec
ond lloor of the house was destroyed.
POLICEMAN SAVES FAMILY
FROM ASPHYXIATION
Catche3 Negro In the Act of Bobbing
a Gas Meter.
Six persons probably were saved from
death or Illness from Illuminating gna
early today by Policeman Coots, of tho
20h and Fltswater streets station, who
trapped Charles Xawson. a Negro, ofiaa
itoiimun street, in tne act of rlnlng a gas
meter at the home of George W. Brown,
70U Houth Uth street.
Coots wan suspended several days ago
for getting Into a fight at the station
house. He was passing the South ISth
street address early this morning when
he heard n n6lse In the cellar. The
front door had been left open by tha
chief and Coots managed to get Into the
cellar unnoticed. There, after a strug
gle, he captured Iawson. t
The. Negro had broken the connections
of the gas meter and the gas was flowing
up Into the rooms. Coots arsoused the
occupants and the gas was turned off.
Lawson was held in J500 ball for court
by Magistrate Toughlll at a hearing later.
When the Negro was searched a hatchet,
a aet of skeleton keys, a revolver, an ice
pick, an electric flash light and several
burglar tools were found on him.
BREACH OF TROTH ALLEGED
HEU? ASKED J?OB THE BLIND
Tha blind relief fund hwdquaiUm. ia
the WUhrBoon Building, has itaaed an
afpaal to ail PUtladlphlanj to provide
ool auad other agcessiUef fr tW needy
bUud. The fund was organise by the
Uu Dr. Robert C Mood, inventor of toe
Moon raised type f.ur the fcttad. and
haa been vt incalculable tjuc6t tu tb
tilted throughout the country. Dr. L.
Wfetf ox. tiJUii-, will receive &-
twup at KGwHi it, wyufioi
OlrJ Bays It Was Plighted on Ship,
board, But Was Unfulfilled.
A romantic- meeting aboard a snip
bound toArarica from Ireland, moon
light promenades and the alleged plight.
Ing of a troth bad a sad ending today
In Court No. 5, when Judge Martin Is
sued a, oapias for the arrest of James
Porter.
Catherine Deaaiey, who alUgsj she
was jilted b Porter, preaented s state
ment of eialm in a breach of promise
suit t recover sseeo. damages. She aaya
he ha forsaken her for another girl
The couple, according to Frederick
Bsyer. attorney for Mis Qeaalay, met
when th were fellow awuagm on a,
boat fiootjWK from Londonderry (a Amer
ica, sis yew ago. rm that time. It ia
sitegtj, they have ha aagaged, and
Porter continued his attention after
they Uaded is tfeu country. Mis $2.
ley lived Is Wilmington, Dal, Fetter re
maining here.
There ww uo foruml engagement rMr
received by the pbiintlat. lor, she ys,
wttes Porter want to Jeweler to pur
chaae it he iuddt cbaud hla mlitU
e deceived Iter, ah 9M, UU1 r-
Committee of Navy Yard
Employes and Officers
Promote Demonstration to
Be Held in Academy.
A big mats-meeting preceded by n pa
rade to demonstrate the clty-wldc demand
for high-speed transit was planned last
night at a meeting of a committee, repre
senting the League Island employes and
officers of the navy yard In tho Mavor's
reception room at City Hall, The meeting
will bo held In the Academy of Music on
January , and will bo attended by rep
lcwntntlves of business and Improvement
organizations from nil sections of the city.
The parade preceding the mass-meeting
promises to be one of the biggest demon
strations of public enthusiasm ever held
for such n cause. Ofllcers of the navy
yard have pointed out that adequate and
speedy transit facilities to Lengue Island
are absolutely necessary, and they, with
the marines, bluejackets and employes of
the shopB, will lend the pageant expressive
of public opinion.
There will be n dash of color and spirit,
therefore, in the parade, which will be
further enlivened by at least IB bands. In
addition to this It has been planned to
Include a number of floats depicting the
history of railway lines and progress In
transportation In this city.
uaiernunation to obtain better car serv
ice for League Island and other sections
was nrousea in a large meusure through
the recent articles In the Evznino
I.Kuonn, pointing to the needs of better
transit in every part of the city.
Numerous meetings wero held In .the
southern part of the city and other sec
t!onn which culminated In the nctlon
taken last night.
CAPTAIN BENSON SPEAKS
Captain William S. Benson, commandant
of the Navy Yard, acted as chairman of
ine meeting, ire said that not only
I.easuo Island, but all South Philadelphia,
roqulred tho high-speed lines suggested by
Director Taylor. "The Navy Department
Is interested In League island," he as
serted, "as has been shown In tho last
few months. This city has been made the
headquarters for the reserve fleet, with Its
thousands of sailors and marines, and now
it has established Its advance base at this
station- Tomorrow we expect an Increase
of at least 2200 marines from Vera Cruz.
This movement Is of Interest, not only In
the personnel of the navy, but to thou
sands of men employed In the shops."
The captain then cnlled attention to the
fact that many of the employes lived In
Frankford and other sections which re
quired great loss of tlmo to reach from
tha yard.
tic then introduced Director Taylor,
who was warmly received.
TAYLOR URGES PROMPT WORK.
The Director explained that the city
was prepared financially and legally to
go ahead with the transit development.
He told In detail of the cost of the pro
posed system, how it could be obtained,
nnd the bcnetlts which would tesult.
Vhlle expressing the hope that there
would be co-operation by the present com
pany, the Director pointed out that the
city did not have to wait for that, and
saldi
"My recommendation Is that the city
build the proposed Unas and arrange for
equlpmont later either by the present
company or In competition with It, The
way la now clear and all w wn, i
favorable Councllinanlc action. If It Is
taken forthwith, the high-speed lines will
bo under way In 1915."
In speaking of the Broad street sub
way to League Island, he said this road
would reduce the tlmn from League Island
to City Hall from !S to 17 minutes, a
caving of 22 minutes on the round trln
While the trip from League Island to
Frankford, where hundreds of navy yard
employes live, would be reduced from 75
to a minutes. By the elimination of ex
change tickets, he said, there would be
an annual saving to the employes of
97259,
Mr. Taylor backed up his statements
with maps and figures, showln the traffic
now from League Island to other sections.
At this point Captain Benson told of
the enthusiasm for the high-speed sys
tem In the southern section of the city
and, referring to a communicatlpn which
he had from Mayor Blankenburg on the
subject, said the latter had expressed
the wish that the men make a demand
for the proposed lines.
PROGRESS OK
$50,000 CAMPAIGN
FOR BOY SCOUTS
Amount reported Tuesday (corrected
total), $12,118.75.
Amount reported H'cdnesdnyi $13,
J10.7G. Amount reported today, J18.919.CJ.
Total collection tip to noon today,
1 12,156.01. ' ' ""
Total amount needed to complete
fund, 7,W3.W.
.Total tlmo consumed, In work upon
which reports have been mnde, 32
hours.
Time remaining to complete fund, 12
hours, from noon todny.
Campaign ends nt 12 o'clock tonight.
Average total collection per hour
needed to obtain remnlnder of fund,
$2?l.e.
Average total collection per .minute
needed to obtain remainder of fund,
10.9.
Average collection per hour for totnl
amount reported lo date, $132(1.75.
Average collection per mlhiilo for
totnl amount repotted to date. $2212.
Totnl number of men on 10 teams,
2fl0.
Acrage collection per hour for each
nun on reports nmde, J(M3.
Average collection per minute for
each man on' reports made, $0.11.5.
Average collection per hour needed
from each man .to complete fund be
fore midnight, $3.15.
Average collection per minute needed
from each man to complete fund by
midnight, $0.05.25.
Only $7513.99 was needed at noon today
to complete the $50,000. fund for the ad
vancement of tho Interests of the Boy
Scouts In Philadelphia and to. add . 10,000
recruits to the organization. That this
sum would bo forthcoming beforo night
fall was the belief of nil the leaders and
team members, and although tho time
for tho end of the campaign does not end
oRlcl-illy beforo midnight, a dinner will be
held In the headquarters In the Curtis
Rullding nt G:30 o'clock this evening, be
cause It Is anticipated that reports .can
bo made nt that tlmo showing tho fund's
completion.
Tho contributions reported at the noon
luncheon amounted to .$16,010.02. This Is
the largest total reported by team cap
tains since tho campaign was Rturted On
Tuesday. Much enthusiasm was shown
at tho close of the announcements, Every
man at tho tables rose to his feet and
waved high In the ulr large American
(Inns, and Joined In singing "The Sta'r
8ia;ngled Banner."
REAL LIVE "DETECTUF"
IS LOOSE IN NEW YORK
BENEFIT TO KVU SECTIONS,
Following the meeting at city Haij,
Dtre$or Taylor addressed the Phlladel.
phla Hardware Men'a Association at the
Parkway Building. After hearing the
transit plana and the beneficial results
which they would brlmr, the meetln
unanimously adopted a resolution pledg.
Ing Its active support In the movement.
Betaking of those who may raise ob
jections in some communities, the ni
reetpr said. "Narrow-minded persona be
lieve tha local section will have thttr
busines taken away by the construction
of the hlsh-speed lines. Tblp is not true
In any respect. Th awtnitlon of tbe
proposed lines nuans that every aeetlen
W1M benefit The public Ma behind (Ms
fight and that mean that- we are going
te w$n."
OITT SPENT fS5,771 DT WEEK
Receipt at the City Treasury durums the
last Myes days amounted U U).tt.l,
with sarMwatf duXag the mu netted
fesa.m.u. a mum of
p la the lraury Wttlau-
t incftidinj t mmm w
Hla ''Make-up" Ariius'ed, Crowds Too
nc Much j Arrested. . -
NEW- YORK". Dec. 3. ir any movie
company Is looking for a man to act
the dyed-in-the-wool detective it might
try out Charles Owj-n, 22, of 13 Park
avenue, who wns arraigned In the Toihbs
Police Court yesterday for disorderly
conduct In attracting a crowd on Broad
way by looking too much like the lay
conception of a. sleuth o he true.
Hla disguise consisted of a gray wig
that contrasted strongly with his ruddy,
boyish cheeks, together with a smudgy
grny mustuche anil penciled eyebrows.
Patrolman Frederick Landers spotted
him near Reads street as ho moved at
the head of n procession of curious per
sons who were fenatiug their eyes on
the ten twenf thlrf Sherlock Holmes.
Qwyn suld he wan trailing the hus
band of a JealouH woman for whom he
worked a a stewurd. He had Just seen
the husband bc-atd a northbound Broad
way surface car and hail telephoned for
a texlcab In which to follow, din like
a stylish detcctie. He had not noticed
the number of the car. but, was dura
he would find It because he remembered
that It wnn going north, . ,
Before Magistrate Cortlgan the de
tective, who appeared somewhat wilted,
declined to rveal the name of his woman
employer, but said that she probably
would give It to the Maglstrato If he
telephoned to her- The Magistrate did
not care to know her name and sus
pended sentence on Qwyn on condition
that he stop amusing ci'ojvda with hla
make-up.
At the Park avenue address, where Mra.
Walter Stokes conducts ' a high-class
rooming house, It was said that Mia.
Stokes had employed Owyn.
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THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WASHINGTON, Dei-. 3.
For Eastern Pennsylvania and New
Jersey Unsettled and colder tonight and
Friday; fresh north and northeast
winds.
Cloudy and unsettled weather continues
over the eastern half of the country and
light rain has occurred at most places
during the last 24 hours, Fog Is not
quite so extensive or general as tor two
days previous, but Is reported from sev
eral stations. A cooler area has over
spread the Lake region and the Ohio
basin, while the temperature have risen
slightly along the North Atlantic slope.
A further decrease has occurred in mos
of the central valley and the tempera
turca are unseasonably low thla morn
Ing. Fair weather prevails in the Plains
States and the Rocky Mountain districts,
while rain occurred. In the Pacific State
from central California northward.
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