EVBJNINO LliUMi hll PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, D1GCL.U 11,K 12, 1U14.
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ARMED GOINMAMS
AT WORK AS POLICE
RAID UPTOWN DEN
Four Alleged Counterfeiters
Were Traced Through
Telephone Call Held
Under $15,000 Bail.
Three of tho alleged counterfeiter
captured In a raid on a house nt 629
North lOtit street by secret servlco men
and police were held 'uryler 12000 ball
each this afternoon after n hearing be
fore United States Commissioner Howard
Icons'. The other man, James Wagner,
who rented the house to tho eolnmakers,
iraa dlscharffcd for lack of evidence.
Tho nrrost was mado possible by tho
quick wit of Policeman Conner, of the
ft M and Do Lanccy streets station, who
overheard a telephono call that furnished
til first duo for detectives to work upon.
The prisoners aro Samuel Dallslo, 23
years old, 4th street near Itaco; Samuel
Eeoll, II years, and Herman Capone, SO
years' old.
Conner overheard Zeoll telephoning
fittm a pay station In a druc storo near
10th end Spring Garden streets last Tues
day night. The bluecoat, who was oft
duty, was making a personal telephone
etU at tho time. Eomothlng In tho fow
words he could catch of what Zeoll was
(Winer mads him suspicious and ho lis
tened. He learned that Zeoll was asking
some one to furnish money to purchaso
metal for "tho queer," by which counter
feiters designate bad colnB.
Conner trolled tho man to a house at
6th and Vino streets, telephoned to Chief
Orlffln, head of tho local secrot service
force, and remained on guard until Gov
ernment agents reached the spot. Slnco
that time tho men havo been under con
stant surveillance. They havo moved
three times since Tuesday rdght, the po
lice say.
Chief, Griffin, Sergeant Le Mnlstre and
some of Griffin's men made tho raid.
Wagner answered tho doorbell. A re
volver was thrust Into his face and cut
short tho yoll of warning he was about
to utter. Tho detectives forced tho man
to lead them to the room of the counter
feiters. ELIGIBLE AS GUARDS
m 00 Pass Examination for Posts at
fjf House of Correction,
Tho Civil Service Commission today Is
sued a list of names of K persons eligible
for appointment nt the House of Cor
rection as guards and sub-guards, at sal
aries ranclng fro'm iSOO to $1000 a year.
The ellglblcs and their averages are as
follows:
Charles Caplan Prank P. Gallnther
Stephen McDonough John It. Stewart
frank M. 'Antloy leromtah P. nj an
William 1'. Kverta John J. Nugent
Vaster Cole Krnnk P. Plynti
Albert t,. Nherlock Uooree A. Martin
pruco 1. fclgler Charles D. LaBkey
Waltor 8. Uaklns John K. ficmer, Jr
Louts Foldman William J. Diamond
John J. Toner Harry n. Herring;
John K. Qualla Max Mamlln
Herbert A. Furey lohn II. Btevonaon
Alexander V. Devlin, David M. Johnaton
Jr. Joseph Lawn
Phlllrt KentlnKer. Jr. Matthew V. IlmllnRllcld
WlilMni V. Craig John V. Deheen
William J. Shav JoseDh It. Collins
Si Thomas IV. Boner .Andrew T. Field
K I'hlllrt Gray 'John J. Durkln
Earnest J. neuronic jntcpn ueiser
Joaeph It. fitalbo Alexander C, 3IcEach
John 31. Sldman ern
Edward J. Whitehead, William J, Ball
8r. Joseph Ewart
Edward M. Knorr William C. Klrschbaum
Harry Gnats Walter A. Dress
John A. Dvsart Andrew Mlntzer
Tames Kirk Albert II. Downla
Praneln J. Ijiwler Michael I,. Orirfln
Brederlck Faber TYIwIn O, rape
atUiew Fetruslnskt Calvin I Fisher
LOCKED 12 HOURS IN CAR
Boys Boarded Freight Train and
Were Carried to Tamaqua.
After being locked In a railroad freight
ear for 12 hours last Tuesday, seven
Philadelphia boys are back home from
Tamaqua. Two of them, Thomas Shue,
U years old, 4301 North 3d' street, and
Jacob Bradsky, U years old, 3933 Falr
hlll street, came home on a passenger
train after money had been sent them
by their parents,
Flvo other boys, who were being de
tained In the council chamber at the
Tamaqua Town Hall Tending receipt of
word from their parents, escaped
through a window and came back to
this city on another freight (rain. They
reEr!ch Johnson, M$ West Somerset
street; George Height, 37 North Bth
street; Michael Dorllla, Mil North Fair-
.hill street; John Qutnn. 111S rtov street.
find John Fulloway, 433 Sedgley aenue.
i luavctiu ui buuiB m scnooi -ruesaay alt
lerntftfrt the boys went to the railroad
find entered a freight car. A brakeman
LioeKeu wenv in.
JO MILITARY. DRILLS AT PENN
. aity of Chicago Plan.
Compulsory military drills, which re.
! ejently wore adopted by the University of
i Chicago, do not meet with the approval
tof Provost Edgar F. Smith, of the Unl
s versity of Pennsylvania.
Provost Smith said today that there
would not bo any military drills at the
university, ho said that was a matter
. for th parents of students to decide.
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tfOTJB, ROBBERIES REPORTED
Thjeves Looted Two Homes on An
gora .terrace.
The- residence of it. Q, Oanwon, 630$
Angora Terrace, was entered by means of
a falsa key and jewelry valued at 143
taken last night Some time later Jewelry
valued at 178 was stolen from the home
of George W. Clark. E Angora Terrace.
Charles Burk. HU West Allegheny ave
mie, reported to the pollee that jewelry
valued at 19$ had been stolen from hit
borne Edwin H. Dannetibaum has r
parted the loss of an automobile stolen
from the front of SOq Spring Oanfen
trpet
HARRIED AT EiKTON
Only Bight Couples Aboard Honey
moon Express Today.
ifcJCTON. Ui.. Dc li-Th Hone..'
roait Birea from Phlladeinsis. today
tttamfui otuy eigne couple to be auxtiejd.
TbjNP Wa-.
William Y ljUi-'i uaU Ulhau H BUgwr
Jofca P. BendeoWscct and Kbcca U
8tilvTr, rui iiuKlu aua Ulliun
A M1U; EiUo Piiiuro ami .;ivt l'uL
tipA 0ci. u 'aii tun iua. t cithde:
Jj.io nail ii im V Kiki Nt.rrutuu
DISGUISED POLICEMEN
GET EVIDENCE IN RAID
Wear Sweaters and Enter In Station
of Alleged Distributor of Cocaine.
Two raids were made early today by
the police of tho Tenderloin on two houses
they termed as distributing stations for
cocaine, heroin nnd other drugs.
Lieutenant Stinger and Special Police
men Halnos nnd Weckesscr, of the 10th
and lliittonwooil streets station house, dis
guised In sweaters nnd caps, visited tho
house of Abe Depuc, on Wood street near
Sth. Tho lieutenant entered the house
and was Introduced to Abo by a woman.
Stinger told Magistrate Belcher this
morning that ho copjed the actions of
ono of the characters" he saw In a play
called "King of tho Opium King," nnd
ho mado good In the part.
Dcpuo was held Under $300 ball for a
further hearing next Friday.
Policeman Byrne, of tho 11th nnd Win
ter streets station, conducted tho second
raid upon 5 Provldenco Court. Byrne, from
the shelter of a telegraph pole, saw tho
house (111 up With men he suspected of
being users of drugs. He summoned
(Policeman McMullen, and together they
raided the house.
They found 20 men In attendance upon
a cocaine party, It Is alleged. Byrno
held tho "guests" up with a revolver
while McMullen summoned tho patrol
wagon. Magistrate Tracy held Domlnlck
Campl, known as "King Brown," and
Thomas Lawloy under $GO0 ball each for
n further hearing nnd freed the others.
EXPERTS DISCUSSED PLAN
TO REHABILITATE BLOCKLEY
City Club Held Special Luncheon
at Hotel Adelphla Today.
Expert discussion of the proposed plan
of spending $1,000,000 a year for the nejjt
Ave years In tho rehabilitation of tho
Philadelphia Hospital, commonly known
as Blocltley, marked a special lunch
con at the Hotel Adephla at 1 o'clock
this afternoon, under auspices of the
City Club of Philadelphia.
Dr, Richard II. Hartc, Director of the
Department of Health and Charities, and
Dr. S. S. Goldwator, Commissioner of
Health of New Tork, were the prin
cipal speakers. Others were Dr. David
Itlesman, a leading member of the com
mittee that reported on the rehabilita
tion of Blockley, and Dr. William 'Duf
fleld Robinson, president of tho County
Medical Society.
Invitations to bo present at the lunch
eon were sent to members 'of City
Councils, tho Connty Medical Socloty
and the Civic Club df this city.
OFFERED BRIBE TO FREE
PRISONER, SAY POLICE
Arrest Man Who Is Accused of Mur
der in Poland.
Magistrate Belcher, In the 10th nnd
Buttonwood streets station, this morning,
held without ball Adam Selpeguls, 30
years old. of Percy and Poplar streets,
on tho charge of murder; and Aleck
Mltz. of 57 North 9th street, for an al
leged attempt to bribe a policeman. Both
prisoners will havo a heating next Satur
day. Tho men .vere arrested last night by
Pollcomart Itlchter, of tho Front and
Master streets station, after a fight In
tho saloon of A. K. Abbrltcs, U3 North
9th street. Itlchter Jumped from a pass
ing car when ho heard the noise and saw
the lights of the saloon suddenly go out.
Abbrltcs said that an attempt was being
made to rob him and said that Selpeguls
was "wanted for a murder committed In
Poland about six months ago.
According to tho police Mltz was ar
rested when he attempted to bribe the
policeman to let Selpeguls go. In the
police court this morning, Abbrltes pro
duced what he said was tho dying state
ment of the murdered man, whose nama
wob John Kafeleg. The police will In
vestigate the murder charge.
DREXEL, ILL, GOING HOME
Service at Battle Front in Trance
Causes Sickness.
LONqON, Dec. 12.
Armstrong Drexel, son of Anthony J,
Drexel, who has been serving at the front
na a chauffeur for General French, has
been Invalided home. '
At present he Is staying with hla
mother in Portland Place. Ills Indispo
sition Is not serious.
MISS FOSTER TO BE BRIDE
Doctor Lloyd D. Blckley Takes Out
Marriage License.
Dr. Lloyd D. Blckley, a dentist, 1011
dlrard avenue, obtained a marriage li
cense today to marry Miss Bertha L.
Foster, daughter of Edward Foster, 4721
Orlscom street, Frankfqrd.
They will be marrledxat the home of
Doctor Blckley by his father, the Itev.
C. W. Blckley, pastor of the Memorial
Methodist Church. Dr. Henry Blckley
will be best man for his brother, while
Edith Foster will be the matron of honor.
Miss Eleanor Baton, a niece of the den
tist, will be the flower girl.
After- the wedding Doctor Blckley and
his bride will leave for a honeymoon trip,
and on their return will make their home
at 1811 West Glrard avenue.
TOOK POISON BY MISTAKE
Woman Believed Hydrochloric Acid
Was Soda Water.
Hydrochloric acd In a discarded soda
water bottle came near causing the death
today of Mrs. Elizabeth Street, S3 years
old, 4511 Salmon street.
Thinking the bottle contained soda
water, Mrs, Street drank some of the
contents. Her husband heard her cries
and telephoned for an ambulance. She
will recover. It was said, at the Frank
ford Hospital.
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WEEKLY WANDERLUST WALK
"Hikers" Visited Media and Lima
This Afternoon,
Media and Lima wtjfe visded this after
noon by those taking partJUrthe waekly
Wanderlust Walk avtHjad pRltajJUphla.''
The ranting pj&ott was at the 69th
stret terminal and the start was made
at J o'clock. Media was re&ahed by cars
and from there the. walk wgs begun. The
leaders were Piwa, Bleg, 130 Franklin
street, and Josefih. Sit. Wf St Albans
place. The walk was a&ndupted under
aoipJces of Uie Board of rybjlo Educa
tion City Will Pay j?82,000 to Architect
Mayor Blanken'bun; toda signed the
ordinance passed by Cotto&f authoriz
ing the iMtytneat to Jabs T. Wlirirlnv
arehUact and dsignc of Coaptation
Hall. .0 from the W.TW4GD bun at
January 1. lilt Mr WbuirtoB. already
ha received $U.tt for hi walk. The
architect origiaai bill was IM<i.
CTAO TUAT nfrift
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tto ili' U jft.eepa iK ctl4 air 4. H;,
set 1 jir J frrtsp.id OuL &i twwn nis
HrmJ itv tut $d,LLt ylf fio4 .4&MijiA3ivM
GALLT01flP00R
WILL BB SOUNDED
FROM ALL PULPITS
Clergyman of Every Dd
norrnnation to Make Ap
peal for Unfortunates on
Emergency Aid Sunday.
Emergency Aid Sunday will bo observed
tomorrow In every church In Philadel
phia, and from every pulpit will be sent
an appeal for funds with which to feci
tho city's starving poor and tho unpre
cedented army of the unemployed.
Pastors of all churches have Joined In
tho movement with enthusiasm. Tliej
havo pledged their support to tho Division
for Organizing Branches through whott
efTorts the Emergency Aid Sunday war
planned.
Never before have conditions In Phila
delphia been as bad ob this year. Thou
sands of men aro walking the streets be
causo they have been thrown out of em
ployment by the war and other causes.
Stories of suffering will be told by tho
paBtors' tomorrow. Tho efforts of tho
Emorgenoy Aid Commltteo Jo meet these
conditions will be explained and the need
of more money, clothing and food will be
retold.
Tho Emergency Aid Sunday proposal
met the Immediate approval of Bishop
Philip M. Bhtnelonder, of the Protestant
Episcopal Church; tho Itev. Dr. William
Henry Roberts, of the Tresbyterlan
Church, nnd Archbishop Prendergast, of
the rtoman Catholic Church
Bishop Ithlnelandor has sent an ap
peal to all the clergy of the Diocese
of Pennsylvania to ask their parishion
ers to respond to the call for aid. In
the appeal he said tho call was so ur
gent that, notwithstanding tho response
of tho people to the request for assist
ance to tho Bolglum relief funds In Oc
tobor. It should bo brought to their at-,
tentlon nt this time.
Archbishop Prendergast made a sym
pathetic reply to tho division, through
a lettor sent to John Bea, president of
the St. Vincent de Paul Society. In It
he expressed his wish that tho sym
pathy and co-operation of the priests of
tho Archdloccso bo obtained through Mr.
Boa arranging for tho appointment of a
committee from every conference to call
on the pastor and explain tho plans for
relief, "telling him that It Is our wish
that he lend his assistance to make the
proposed movement successful."
MINE STRIKE COMMISSION
COMPLETES ORGANIZATION
Seth Low, of Now Tork, Elected Its
Chairman.
WASHINGTON, Deo. 13,-Organlza-tlon
of' tho Colorado Conciliation Com
mission was completed today through the
election of Both Low, of New Tork. as
chairman. The other members aro Pat
rick Glldny, of Morrlsdale, Pa., nnd
Charles W. Mills, of Philadelphia. Chair
man Low, following the conference, gave
out this statement:
"Tho commission has nrranged to have
Its headquarters In the rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce Building, 63 Lib
erty street. New Tork. For tho moment
there ccems to be no reason whv wa
Bhould go to Colorado. We shall confer'
from time to time and will be guided
by circumstances as toour policy."
Senator Thomas, of ColcArado, called at
the White House today and saw the
President relative to the retention of
Federal cavalry In the strtko rogton, Ho
reiterated tho telegraphic request of Gov
ernor Ammon that the Federal troops, or
at least part of them, bo retained In the
disturbed zone for tho time being. The
President has not Issued tiny orders In
the matter, but Is awaiting further re
ports through the War Department.
31 NEW LETTER CARRIERS
Appointed for "Christmas Rush" nnd
Sure of Substitute Places.
"Christmas - rush" preparations were
given an added Impetus today by postal
authorities In this city by the appoint
ment of 31 additional sub-lcttercarrlers.
These are a part of nn extra force of men
Tor the carrier service to aid In the heavy
work of the holiday period. There will
bo approximately 3J0 extra carriers ap
pointed. Their services, however, will bo
retained after Christmas as members of
the substitute corps.
Those appointed today by Postmaster
Thornton were taken from the list of
ellglblcs In the recent United States Civil
Service examinations. Their names and
addresses are us follows:
JVIlllanl W. Youn BO a. 7th l . Darby, P.
I'lllltl) poerr. IU1 W. HuntlnKilon at,
II. Orvllle Htarkhouse. sns N. loth it.
Jum.a w. Walters. 05 B. Main it., Norri-
town. Pa
Jacob Unileriierser. 30! ritzuater st.
Jjicph a. Croidcn. 1H18 s. luth at
Jamoo A. Jori'an. 1711 S nth at
John. J UcDonnugh. IVtT Carlton at.
Joitpli U. Ilarklna. OIUI Ileodlana it.
mnlel J. Balnl. 1411 Cartwnter t
Trence.J. McAvcuer. 1718 H. 10th at.
Karl a. Falrllald. S35S a. Wooditock. at.
Thomaa II. lioyda. KOI aermantown ave.
Edward T. Miller, tan N. 40tli at
EUanurtb J. CoJJIn-ton, 3UU2 Iiurliton at.
Uanavunk. '
lUnlcl I) Maohon. Jr . 2028 Moore at
William, E. Wlao, 1022 stilts at.
Fred',Scl.earar. 280 W. Diamond at
llavmond (I Helbcrt. :i8lu utmianton avc.
Jinoa J Banker. 1007 B. -Hancrolt at
Wallace J, Bigg, 4M Coral at.
Hrrelt V Miller. MI K. Hirmll.-isa it
William P Murohy. GS Dudley at.
John J. Hetenatrelt, SU30 N Franklin ft
Itaear Moulder. B&27 Do Incey at
Illsbard O Hlltho, 1720 McCiellan it
Steuben C. Howard. Jr.. 45 IS Wilde at . Mana-
yunk.
Andrew J. Ptl leaer. 3722 N 7th at
John A McCarthy. 437 K Auburn at.
llayd K Hedrlck. 3844 N. 20th at
John U. WUhimao. 1012 N Franklin at.
DESTROY LANCASTER HERDS
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Aphthous Fever tender Control After
$140,000 Loss.
IANCASTER. Pa., Dee. .-Up to to
day aphthous fever existed in 153 herds of
Lancaster County. Most of these herd
have been destroyed. Approximately 3000
head of live stock, mostly cattle, have
bn killed, causing a loss of IUO.0OO.
Of the Infected places It have been dls
infected, eight outfits being engaged In
thla wor. and the number win be
doubled next week, as it Is) desired to
finish disinfecting by January 1. The dis
ease U well under control '
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Bearing the Expiration Dates
From 1907 to 1915
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JOHN NIXON
From an old engraving.
MARKER FOR SPOT .
WHERE JOHN NIXON
READ DECLARATION
Society of Sons of the Revo
lution to Place Permanent
Memorial in Independence
Square.
Tho site of the observatory from which
the Declaration of Independence was first
read and proclaimed v to the people on
July 8, 1776, Is to bo marked by a per
manent memorial by tho Pennsylvania
Society of the Sons of the Revolution,
according to O. C. Gillespie, tho secretary
of tho society.
On July 5, 1776, Congress ordered that
the Declaration of Independence be pro
claimed to the people or each of the
United Stntes and ut the head of the
army. Accordingly at noon Monday, the
8th of July, John Nixon, by popular ap
pointment because of his powerful voice,
read the Declaration from the balcony
of the observatory In the State House
yard In tho rear of Independence Hall,
and proclnlmed to the people publicly for
the tlrst time tho Independence of tho
United States.
Tho site Is now marked by a wooden
tablet, unveiled by President Wilson
July 4, 15U, when the Pubmc Ledger In
augurated the obsertnnco of tho National
Tourth of July at the birthplace of the
nation. The event was attended by thou
sands of persons, coming from virtually
every part of the nation. It Is generally
regarded ns one of the most dignified
nnd successful patriotic celebrations ever
held.
The .success of the celebration has led
to steps being taken to make It an an
nual event, with the President of the
UpUod States as the principal speaker
and with the Governors of each of the
J5 original States, membors of both
Houses of the National Legislature, de
scendants of the signers of the Declara
tion of Independence, the Mayor and
other high dignitaries In attendance.
Permission to marl: tho site with a
fitting memorial was granted to the so
ciety by Councils Thursday. Secretary
Gillespie said today the society had not
yet completed Its plans for the memorial.
He said he thought in nil probability It
would be In the form of a bronze marker
placed flat on tho ground once occupied
by the observatory.
It was from this observatory that Dr.
Davis mttenhouse, the astronomer, made
his observations of the transit of Venus
In 17CD. Tho observatory was torn down
soon after the Revolution.
PARCEL POST TO BRING BABY
Child Will Go by Belays From In
diana to Colorado.
BOULDER. Col., Dec. 12,-Slmon SlUe,
a tailor, has received a notice by tele
graph that his son, 19 months old, whom
ho left In Indianapolis, Ind., when he
was on his way to New York several
months ago, will be sent to him by parcel
post Dy the Jowjsh Ilclief Association of
Indianapolis, In whose charge the Infant
was left by Slize,
CHILD WELFARE WORKERS
Meeting Today Will Discuss Exten
sion of Municipal Court's Power.
A meeting of child welfare worliers
will be held this afternoon at the
Bellevue-Stratfofd for the purpose of
formulating plans to obtain greater ef
ficiency In handling delinquent children.
The meeting was called by Judges
Brown and Gorman, of the Municipal
Court and Assistant District Attorney
Fox,
New legislation for extending the
power of the juvenile branch of the
Municipal Court will be discussed. Many
other Important additions, chiefly among
them the bringing of older boa and
girls under the wing of. the court, will
be taken up.
LouUiaua Negroes Lynched
SHREErORT, La.. Dec. It-Charles
Washington and Breard Henderson,
Negroes, charged with robbing and kill
ing Cyrus Hotchkia, a white man, near
Mooringsport, La., yesterday, were
lynched near here while being taken to
MansHeld, 1m... for safe keeping. Au
thorities said the men had confessed.
Perfection
UPRIGHTS
GRANDS
PLAYER UPRIGHTS
and
PLAYER GRAND
PIANOS
I 128 CHESTNUT
HIS' "WAR" BEGAN
HOUSING REFORM IN
NEW YORK; NOT HERE
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Publicist's Book Describes a
Famous Conference in
This .City to Consider
Evils of Tenement Districts
"War Has Just Begun," wrote the lale
Incob A, nils, two years' ago, after mnk-
tg n survey of Philadelphia's unventl-
tied, wlndowless, b.ithttiblets nnd filthy
ucmentR.
.Mr Itils for years wnged n battle with
pen ngnlnst the Insanitary tenements
Now York. Many of hts suggestions
.Hiding piopcr living conditions wcro
opted by tho health authorities of New
orlt.
When Mr. nils wroto "War Has Just
ltegun" he refeired to certain conditions
which tho new Division of Housing and
Sanitation wouid holp to eliminate If that
department were gi anted appropriations
by Councils' finance committee.
The DMsloti of Housing nnd Sanitation
was, created by act of Legislature inoro
thiin a year ngo. Governor Tener signed
the act. As vet Couialls' flnanco commit
tee Iibb not Keen fit to grant the necessary
appropriation or szis.iiu. .Many momcctH
cf the commltteo who arc dual ofllco
holders have declared themselves as being
opposed to the net, cajlng the new hous
ing law Is too sovcro and too drastic.
HIIS' STORY OP MCETING HKRK.
Mr. Rlls' story, "War Hns'Just Begun,"
begins with the organizing of tho Na
tional Housing Association several ycais
ago. Ho refers to the second annual con
ference of that body held In this city.
Mr. Rile, discussing Philadelphia condi
tions, said In part:
"They camo from far and near, from
20 States nnd S3 cities and from across
the border of CanadA. The Dominion
Government sent a representative and so
did the Public Health Service of the
United states. Health ofneers without
number took notes. Chnmbcrs of Com
merce sent delegates and 31 housing com
missions In as many communities.
"When, they nil got together they
owned to a common stnko' In the war
upon the common enemy. 'Thcro Is not
a growing town In the United States that
dries not know the slums,' they de
clared, and tho health ofllcer of Toronto
added that to deny Its existence was to
admit ' lack of Investigation.
"If any community had kept It out It
might be supposed to be 'William Penn'B
town, for he built It with the Ideal In
mind of a 'wee small bit of green grass
In every doorynrd' td beguile his people
Into the belief that thoy were still In
the country. That was why the dele
gates had come here; but they had not
been awheel 20 minutes before they were
In a worse slum than most of them had
seen In many n day.
"Tho Phliadelphlans took them straight
to the old quarters where nasty alleys
abound and showed them tumbledown
tenements, maladorous cesspools, un
draincd yards and passageways, cellars
full of water, and when they stood
aghast they told them that there were
thirty or forty thousand vaults and cess
pools In the city, whereas on, Manhattan
Island there Is scarce one left.
" 'Out why? chorused the delegates.
'These streets,' was the answer, 'have
no sewers or the houses are not con
nected.' MYSTERY OF A LAMPPOST.
"In every alley there was a lamp post
with a gasoline burner. 'Why put this
post here?' asked one of the health
officers. 'The city.' 'How does It como
that the power which put It there dales
not drnln the alley, too? It Is at least
as Important.' The post made no answer.
The Inquisitive official eyed It medita
tively and asked another question: 'Who
lights the lamp?' 'It Is a private cor
poration,' exclaimed the natlvo without
pride; 'it has a cemtract with the city.'
'Oh,' said the health ofllcer and
scratched the head of a gray cat by the
hydrant.
"When the next day, the automobiles
rolled past miles upon miles of little
two-story houses, new and neat, and
were told that 14,000 of these had no
sower connection either because there
were no mains under the pavements, the
wrath of the Chief sanitary Inspector of
Chicago found vent InMhe exclamation:
'Then why don't you get them? Wo can
tell you the way in Chicago. Not a
house let them build till there are sewera
In the Btreetsl' "
WILLS ADMITTED TO PBOBATE
Coe D. Tows, Who Died in Litchfield,
Conn., Left 833,000.
"Wills admitted to probate today Include
thoie or Coe u. Tows, wno died in Litch
field, Conn., leaving an estate of J33.0CO:
James Truman, 4505 Chester avenue, i
I2S.C00: John D. Marshall, 1612 Balnbrldge
street, 120,200; William J. Falres, 3S08 Lo
cust street, 112,000; Georglanna Dych, WJ
East Columbia avenue, JfiMI; William
Klnkald, 244 Christian street, Jell:'; Bene
dicl Miller, 716S State road, 16000; Ruth
A. White, 4703 Edmund street. S4406.
Personal property of Martin F. Hore
bas been appraised at JSC0S.4S; Rachel Vp
dlke, $1338.45.
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.yiRJEi MARSHAL'S AITW , ,
SIRST RULES rOB XMAS
For Private Houses and Churches;
Churches and other halls having
Christmas bazars, where Christmas
decorations and booths are used, must
provide at least one approved fire ex
tinguisher. The absence of It will
cause the discontinuance of the bazar.
electrical decorations In churches
nnd homes done by Inexperienced vol
unteers cause many fires, and may
mean a loss of Insurnncc
Lighted candles will not be permit
ted on Christmas trees or decorations.
Don't look for the ornaments In the
loft or cellar with lighted matches or
unprotected candles.
Do not use cotton or paper orna
mentfl or cotton for snowl use asbes
tos flbre.
Do not allow matches to He about or
In reach of children.
Do not place decorations near gas
flames.
Provide an extinguisher or buckets
of water In nn accessible place, till
the decorations are taken down.
For Department Stores and Shops:
Don't nllow aisles to become crowd
ed with counters.
Don't lock or block exit doors.
Don't allow rubbish to accumulate.
Don't nllow the use of Inflammable
decorations.
Don't nllow hasty or faulty tem
porary electric wiring.
Don't nllow open flames In toy
houses or other toys.
Don't permit lighted cigars to be
carried Into the store or cigars to be
llgnted In tie More.
Don't nllow fire extinguishers or
buckets to remain unfilled.
Don't allow laxity In employes In
charge of flro regulations.
Don't allow carelessness, due to the
rush of the holiday business, to wlpo
out an entire year's receipts.
See that tho store has a rigid in
spection every night up to and includ
ing Christmas.
PLAN TO 'LIGHTEN THE LOAD'
OF YOUNG WOMAN CRIPPLE
Friends Arranging Entertainment,
Whose Proceeds She Will Bccelve.
Miss Clara Nicholas, a hopeless cripple
who far the last 14 5 ears lias been fight
ing a constant battle against death, will
havo the happiest Christmas of her life,
If tho plans of her relatives and friends
are consummated. Moved by the young
woman's heroic struggle, thoy have ar
ranged for nn entertainment to be held In
nittenhouso Hall. Kid street and Haver
ford avenue. December 17, the proceeds
of which will be devoted to "lightening
the load" borne by the Invalid.
Fourteen years ngo Miss Nicholas was
shot by Ilomeo Helms, a feeble-minded
outh, who worked with her In a restau
rant on Chestnut street. The bullet
struck the spinal cord and physicians
said the young woman would not live 21
liours. While their prophecy has been
disproved, the effect of the Injury has not
been overcome and Miss Nicholas Is able
to move nbout her home, 1205 South 43th
street, only with the aid of crutches and
braces.
Miss Nicholas earns her living by knit
ting and crocheting. She recently sent a
pal eel of knitted goods to Europe for the
use of the soldiers.
THOMAS F. RYAN HURT;
THROWN BY HIS HORSE
Stumbling Mount Unseats Him and
Falls on Him.
NEW TOniC, Dec. 12,-Thomas F. Ryan
spent last night and this morning seated
In a big armchair in the library of his
home, 85S Fifth avenue, bandaged tightly
ubotit the body, as tho result of his horse
falling on him yesterday. Three ribs
were broken, but several doctors en
couraged him with the assurance that
no damage had been done beyond the
fracture of the ribs.
FIRE IMPERILS FAMILY
Passerby Gives Alarm and Carries
Babies From Burning Home.
Six lives were endangered shortly after
8 o'clock this morning by a fire started
by a llvo coal dropping from an open
fireplace In the home of Mrs. U. C. Bro
hard, 3933 Powelton avenue. Two babies
were carried out by Alexander Ewlng,
proprietor of a livery stable at 317 North
40th street, who smashed a door to get
into the house after turning In an alarm.
Mrs. Brohard had as her guests Mrs.
F. W. Brown, of Toledo, O., and her baby,
and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Faulkner and
their babys. All had time to dress after
being aroused by Ewlng, who wrapped the
babies In blankets and carried them to
the street.
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CANDLES BANISHED
BY FIRE MARSHAL
Will Not Be Permitted in
Church, Hall or Private
House Safety Preferable
to Sentiment.
No lighted candles will be permitted on
Christmas trees this year. It doesn't mat
ter whether the tree Is In a church, a
hall or a private house, or how carefully
It is supervised: If It Is discovered Il
luminated with burning candles tho per
son responsible will be prosecuted.
This ruling, seemingly drastic, la the
most Important step In the "Safsty-Flrst-for-Chrlstmas"
movement which Fir
Marshal George 'W. Elliott Is determined
to put through this year.
"The number of fatalities which result
from carelessness with lights at Christ
mas time," said he, "Is second only to
these of Fourth of July, nnd this year
a greater effort than ever Is to be made
to bring them down to tho lowest mini
mum. At tho present time we have no
statistics hero to show tho accidents from
burns nt Christmas, but , starting with
this' holiday we aro going to keep them.
Just to see tho results obtained from the
campaign.
"I have no desire to Interfere with the
beautiful custom of burning candles, but
I feel that tho tlmo has come when sen
timent must give way to good common
sense. "When a spruce or a pine .tree la
green there Is not so much danger from
fire. Dut after It Is In the house a while
It becomes dry nnd Inflammable, therefore
the after-Christmas fires are generally
more numerous than those on the 21th or
20th.
"Last year," he continued," there, wero
somo cases of horrible accidents. Men
dressed as Santa Claus got too near the
trees and their long white beards or their
looso clothing caught fire from the can
dles, or children left alone In the root"
with a lighted tree reached after tho dec
orations, and, whewl thero was a fire and
j serious nccldont In a minute. Faulty
electric wiring put up by amateurs for
Christmas tree decorations Is also respon
sible lor a number of the conflagrations.
Thero Is no definite law, according to
the Marshal, which alms directly at the
abolishing of tho picturesque Christmas
candle, but thero Is ono which provides
that If a combination of conditions exist
that are likely to cause fire, the Marshal
can order their discontinuance, nnd Mar
shal Elliott says that, for tho good of tha
people, Christmas candles In close proxi
mity to a Christmas tree are going to con
stitute that combination of conditions this
year.
Last year there were no less than 40
Ares whoso origin was directly traceable
to the Christmas tree, and hundreds ot
people were horribly burned, some of
them disfigured for life. This year more
than the customary ounce of prevention
Is to be taken.
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