EVENING LEDaEB-PHIlAPKKPHIA: THURSDAY, DBqEMBMlt 31: 1914'.
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WORLD'S EVENTS
OF 1914 PUT IT IN
CLASS WITH 1776
Children a Thousand Years
From Now Will Learn
"Date" as One of the Most
.Important of Era.
Nineteen fourteen Will go down in his
tory sb ono of the Great Years, perhaps
the most significant (since the founding
of the era, for It has seen tho outbreak
of .tho long dreaded World War. School
children a thousand years from now will
write 1914 In their notebooks as now thoy
do' 1492 and 17T0. Following Is a record
of Some of tho prominent, events Of tfia
ycart
January 3-JOod Mexican refiirees from tattle
. of- OJlnaza Tlce Into United States.
January I SUamehlp Oklahoma break! In tfco
3T mile from. Sandv llooltt 32 rile.
January 8-Unltod Stales naval force at Vera
Cruz strengthened.
January 30 Sleamihlp Monroe rammed and
anK by ateamahtp NantucKot pre Chesapeake
Hay; 43 drown.
JTebruary Castillo, Mexican bandit, wrecks
paatenser train In burning tunnel near Ma
dera 17 Americana, Mexicans, perlin.
February 10-Uartliquake, Now York State. .
February 11 Lieutenant A, U, Cook, U. ti. K.,
UOUnrl,l In Vrn f?ril.
February 17 Villa kill W.
Denton, Scotch
aiarch 13 Beorico Weallnghouao, lnentor oC
airbrake, dlea, , ,
March 10 Uaaton Calmette, editor of Parla
Figaro, -hot dead by Mm-. Calllaux, wife or
. li"rnch Mlniiter ot Finance. ...
March VO Crlali In Injandi Brllleh offlcere
April 1 Houso repcala canal tolls bill.
'Aprils 170 killed when storm overtakes New
foundland sealers, ,
April. 2 Twelve federal nere Dank dis
tricts announced. ., ,
April 6 fleenitary Daniels bars liquor. In. nay.
April 10 KIo men ot nay, under (he Stars
and Stripes, locked up by Iluerta agents ..at
Aprllu Four murderers of llermarl Rosenthal
April 14-Presldent orders fleet to Vera Cruz
to, force apology, for Insult to flat;.
April IS President sends ultimatum to Huerta.
April 1 Huerta refused to salqto U. S. IJsr.
April so President asks Congress' permlsflon
to use armed forces. House assents; Senate
April if'-SS-Admlral Fletcher's marines seize
Vem Cruz; 17 Americans and 230 Mnticana
kllld
April 22 Carranza Calls Vera Crui seizure un-
Aptfl-aJ-U. Ilr C Powers offer mediation.
April 2tl Iluerta accepts mediation.
April jiKi Industrial vor In Colorado: 73 IdlleJ.
Say Several hundred UIo in carthquako near
Mount Etna, Sicily. , . ..,
May 18 first commercial cargo goes through
May"23-Ono"tho'uBan d and thirty-two drowned
when the Empress of Ireland, Hit by the
Storatad, sinks near nlmouakl, St. Lawrenco
June 11 Senate repeals canal tolls bill.
June 25 H, U Clailln Company and allied con
certs throughout United States fall.
June StttV-Salem. Moss., laid waste by fire.
June 80 Mrs Louise Bailey mjaterlbusly shot
In the offlco of Dr. Edwin Carnian at 1 roo-
Juno 2S-Ar'chduko rrancls rcrdlnand assassi
nated. . ,
July l General Huerta resigns and leacs
Mexico City.
July 23 Austria sends ultimatum to S-rIa.
July 2T sir Edward Grey propores Interna
tionalconference, . .
Ji ly sr? -Austria and Clermany decline Sir Ed
ward Orey'a proposal, Austria declares war
on Servla.
July SI Kaiser demands Russia suspend mo-
rancner.
Dllizauon wunin xt noura. iiusnia orucrs
general mobilization.
August 1 Germany declares war on ttusala.
French Cabinet orders general mobilization.
August 2 German forcrs enter Luximburg.
Germany addresses ultimatum to Belgium
demanding free passage for troops.
Ai gust, 4 England sends ultimatum to Berlin,
demanding unqualified obgenance ot Belgian
neutrality. Gem-any rejects ultimatum. Ger
man troopajieglrr attack on LIcgeT President
Wilson Issues proclamation of neutrality.
August ( England announces state of war ttlth
August R Austria declares war on nussls.
-upv , uviitiniiB pjiiKi uicjiir. t'lcwu IIIYUUQ
Alsare.
August S Italy reaffirms neutrality. French
occupy Muelhausen.
August 10 France proclaims stato of war with
Austria.
August n England declares war on Austria,
August 13 President Carbajal leaves Mexico
Augus't 15-Austrlara enter Sen la. Japan's ul
tlmatum to German! . ,
August 17 British expeditionary force com
pletee landing In Franco. Tlelsi.in capital re
moved from Brussels. Beginning ot Ave dajs'
battle. In Lorraine, ending In repulso of
French across frontier. Beginning of nvo
days' battlo between Servians and Austrlans
on Jadsr, mdlng In, Austrian rout.
August 20 Gerrrnna enter Brussels.
August 21 Hermans begin attack on Nnmnr.
August 24-Ormnns enter Namur. British re
treat from Mons. Zeppelin dropa bombs on
Antwerp
'AV.'tu,l.t S-Auatrla declares -war on Japan.
Mulhauxrn evneuated by French. "
August 20-Von-partlsan French Cabinet or
ganized. Germans take Longwy.
August 2T-Loualn burned by Germans.
.Japanese hlockndo Tslng-tau.
August 2J-Britlsh fleet sinks nvo German war
ships oft Heligoland.
August Sfl Germans capture LaFere. Russians
defeated near Tannenberg.
August 30 Germana occupy Amiens.
September 1 St. Petersburg renamed Petrd
grad. Eentembsr 2 Germans' advance penetrates to
Crell. about .10 miles from Paris and swings
eastward. French centro between Verdun
and nbelmi driven back. Seat ot French
Clovernment removed to Bordeaux.
September .1 Russians occupy I.emberjr,
September ,-Battle begins srtuth nt tb Marna
and east of Paris. In which the German's
right wing la pushed back, followed by a
general retreat. '
fleplember 7 Msubeums taken by Germans.
Beptember 10 Kaiser protests to Wilson
sgalnit duni-dums.
fieptemher 12 German retreat halts on Alsne.
Bentsmher in Belgian Commission protests to
Prssldsnt Wilson against alleged German
atrocities. ...
Beptember IT Austrian armies effect Junction
and hold Una of San niver agalnat Russians.
September 20 Germans bombard Rhslms and
Injure famous cathedral,
September 22 German submarine sinks British
cruisers Abouklr. Cressy and llogue in North
Sea nusulans Imest Piremysl.
Beptember 23 Germans forced back from Ono,
wiecz.
September 26 Troops from India land, at Mar-
Pepttmber 2R Germans begin siege of Antwerp
October 1 Heavy fighting near Arras begins.
October 2 End of week's battle at Auruvtoio
In- which the Germana are defeated.
October 3-5 Russians occupy towns In Hun
gary. October B Belrlah Government removed, Ant
werp to Oitend. ...
Ootober T Bombardment of Antwerp begins.
British submarine sinks German deitroier,
Japanese seise Carolina Islands.
October R Zeppelins, bombard Antwerp.
October o Antwerp occupied by Germans.
October 10 French win cavalry engagement at
Hazebrouck
October 11 German advancp In Toland ap
proaches Vistula, threatens Warsaw.
October IS Boer command mutinies and mar-
(UL law declared throughout the South
African 1'nlon , t
October 13 Belgian Government transferred
from Ostend to Havre.
October It Allies occupy Tpres. Battle be
gins on Vistula
October lft-Oateiid. occupied by Germans.
October HJ-Brltlsh cruiser Jfawka sunk by
submarine ,
October 17-Japanese Cruiser Takacblno aunk
by tornado In K!acl)Oit Bay.
October ia--Belglan army effects Junction with
Allied uru . '
October 24--Ten days' battle before Warsaw
ends in German defeat
October 27 South African aedltlon spreads;
J W-t la rovolt,
October1 28 Berlin admits retreat from War
saw and Ivpngorod. German, cruiser Broden.
at Ponang, torpedoes Russian cruiser and
French deroyen
October 20 Turkey begins war on Russia
October ,10 Marltz, rebel leader in Cape
Province, beaten
November 1-iJw German cruisers defeated
UiltlJh squadron orf CorpntU Chill. 'Turks
bombard Sebastopol,
Kovernber 'A- German squadrqd raids British
ertx eir Yarmouth
Kovernber 'I Republican landslide In United
atstes elections,
Joember -German cruiser Torek strikes
rn)ne In Jade. Bay and snks
Nvomber 5 England and France declare war
on Turkey Dardanelles forts bombarded.
November ii. Tlng-tu surrenders (a Japsnsse,
tVoveiaber 7 Qtnoaa Hint cruiser aslcr ta-
tsrnes In Honolulu Russians reach Plescbeo.
tn Bllcsls, and enter fst 'Prussia.
November IP The Kmden forced ashore at
North Kesltng Island by Australian cruiser
Rydn
November 0- Carranza flees from Mexico city.
November ll-Oertnsns capture Uixmude. Oer-
taan submarine sinks Brltljli gupboat Niger
K Peal,
November T.5- Russians d tested at Llpna and
Kutno.
Jtoyerober lit- Sheikh ul Islam, at CanjUmllno-
rlc. proclaims holy war against the Allies.
Commons tote war loan ot 22S,000,ooo7
Jlovfinbw IS- French capture Traey-ie-Val.
I'-j ember lth-Coromoaa vole new army ot
1 0UO.OXO men. ilors than 1 K,000 men al-
tcAujr Myn li M, " wrjlQTiaiS.
iettBas ijjerca RusaUu ituire south of Loi
etHiuer j f "fj viewae eratrus.
tiuie4 b axD&iitoa laj Ae MJw. Qtr
it ana 'jie.sH tbrsujtb Hliutau clrvta bw
..w.,ive. 0 AtUtitrjt tUCHltur (tlWi U-iXt
?s
fita Hlllon marHi king George tlillafrny
In Flanders French capture Chateau ot er-
December 2 Austrian take Belgrade. De Wet
December It-London announces, landing tS Au
trallana and New Zealahdem In FgvpU
fDMember n-Germans occupy Lode, , ,.,
December T-French attack to north pf Nancy
repulsed, . . rJ5. u.
December 8Oerman Muadwn under Bear Ad
mlml von Spee attcke.l oft F?!1" ,."!ftn'1i
by British fleet Vnder Admiral Bturdet:
December O-Genrral Beyers, Boer leader, kill
ed at Vaal River, . , , ,,,. i
December 12-Oofthals aka two destroyers to
presene neutrality In Cnl Zone.
Decemlier 11 French bombard Metz forts.
December U-HeMans reoccupy IMgrade.
December 14 British announce "V'ff1ln.H.l
dove under mines and sank Turkish battle-
Decerbe?"000 V. B. troops ordered to Mex-
DecemblOaermana shell '"rJ. ,6co
borough and Whitby, England! about uu
DeJimbcr S8-2ft-AuslrUn i( army split and
routed in nightto CatpstWans, . .
December fcoo-Germana halted ln.,'!'r'Uf,VjS
on Warsaw and driven back on whole Poland
Drcembir "n - British Ooytnirient .recedes
UnllM Plates Government's ..protest Ra nst
the manner In which Great Britain exercises
the rlaht search ot sea, , mriv
December So-Italy sends t"ltlmatbm to nirkey
allowing tnodsys for compjlanco w n
mand lor aatlsfactlon In Hodelda Incident.
BILLY SUNDAY HAS
ROUSED PUBLIC MIND
TO KEEN INTEREST
Campaign in Philadelphia
Promises to Surpass High
est Hopes of Evangelist
and His Associates.
The Billy Sunday cnmpalgn In this city
will he of a magnltudo never dreamed of
tn this .or any other grtnt metropolis, ac
cording to B. p. Ackley, private ecretory
nnd plnnlst of the evangcUst. Mr. Ack
ley declares that the preparations for tlio
revtvnl havo not only been moro syste
matic than ever before, but that a greater
and moro lntenso Interest has been mani
fested vby tho citizens of Philadelphia
than any of those Interested in tho move
ment had hoped for.
"The feature that mnkes such n. cam
paign so remarkable." said Mr. Ackley.
"Is that It roaches every class of people.
Millionaires nnd beggars allko arc brought
to" sco life. In Its true relationship to them
selves and are converted. It has been
said thut Mr. -Sunday's appeal Is to tho
worklngman. but I could Cite hundreds of
Instances In Pittsburgh and Des Moines
alone to show you that rich business men
as well as highly educated men of nil
professions have not only been converted
by the evangelistic campaign, but have
added .their financial and moral support
to "furthering the .work undertaken by
Mr. Sunday. ..... u
"Then there are others who have said
that no lasting results could bo accom
plished by such a campaign among thoso
who are Blnners In every sense of the
wordl I refer to tho down-and-outers.
I could cite so many caBes to disprove
such statements that you would soon tiro
of hearing of them, but I will tell of one
Instance which Illustrates this phase ot
the question pretty well.
"In Des Moines there was a common
'bum by tho namo of Jones. Nobody
over had a good w ord to say for him Bnd
he was generally reared aDout, tno cuy,
for Jones was a regular giant over 6 feet
3 In height and broad across the shoul
ders In proportion He never shaved, or
washed, either, I gueBS, and his clothes
were so ragged thnt It was a wonder to
every ono how he mannged to keep them
on. When children saw Jones coming
they were so frightened that they used to
run away as fast as they could.
"Well, one- night JoneB came to one of
tho meetings, Rrobably attracted by tho
crowd, or maybo It was Just curloBlty:
but anyway ho was there, and ho was
there tho next night and every night for
the next two weeks. Instead of sliding
his great hulking frame Into saloons he
showed up early each evening and quietly
took a place In the tabernacle where he
could hear all right, fto spruced up a
lot In thoso two weeks, too began shaving
and washing and his clothes didn't seem
to lnok bo bad. x
"Then one night whenMr. Sunday Is
sued the Invitation for those who believe
to come up to 'glory row' nnd acknowl
edge Christ there was Jones, right down
In front, saying, 'I'm pretty bad, Bill,
but you've got mo all right and I'm goln"
tp qfilt beln' what I've been and be some
body. "And Jones- Is somebody, too. You
wouldn't know him, he's changed so. He.
got d, goOd Job and began associating with
the right sort of people. The last I
heard of him was when some business
man of Pea Moines was offering to send
Jones to Omaha, Neb., with all expenses
pajd, to do a little evangelistic work him
self. "Then I coud jtell yOu of two old, rum
sdVkcd men who came up and acknowl
edged Christ and handed Mr. .Sunday
bottles of wl)lsky from their pockets an
proof' of their intention to reform. And
they ' did reform, too; the cases were
watched, and those men are now as
respectable a pair ot Christiana as you
would want to see.
TODAY'S MAHIIIAOE LICENSES
James Anderson, toll Mail ton, St., and Emma
Bailey, 1311 8 Uouvter st.
.'William Schmidt. 11)21 Vine at., and Anna
Henry. 222.1 Pino st.
Wlll(am J, Krauss, Jr.. 1378 N. Hollywood
at., and Margaret J, Bergcr, U(j0 Myrtlewood
at.
Zosef Emerle Camden, N. J., and Tela Jen-
drejezak. 4-ViO iMIller st.
Oeorge M Emlth, Bartram Park, and Mary
Howbotbam. 821 a titlllman at.
Jerry- M. Harrison, 231 W, Tulpehocken st,
and Josephine Jones JtO Rlttenhouse st.
Israel Miller, 1103 Fitswater St., and Clara
Kralt, 800 Fernon st.
William H. Beck. 022 N. Franklin at., and
Jennie Bennett, 833 N Franklin st.
Joseph ICrlnckaa. 1043 S. Front at., and Mary
WJscarls. 1013 fl. Front st
Paul Roihkugel, 2102 N. 3-M at., and Laura
M. Vogt. 3122 N, Carlisle st.
Fred C. Brink, Jr., 1136 8. 324 St.. and Alice
M. Wliltaker 1431 Cayuga at.
Oliver D. Johnson. 228 N. 12th at., and Adelo
M. Flanagan, 227 N, Camao st.
Harry U Glnns, 918 N. 7th st., and Irdla,
Morrison. 073 N. 6th st.
Isaap O. Smith. 1424 OgJen at., and Jeasla
Ituckner. JBIT Seybert st.
Joseph Skrlmskl. 2W N. Juniper st., and
Kalrtna Hwagwskl, 50 N. Juniper, at.
Harry B. Fleetwood, 1R20 Moamenslng ave..
and alary U Truiil Frankford. Bel.
Albert F Tit-odes, 84H N. loth at., and Martha
B.young, Rfl N, 18th at.
Chester Williams, 1827 St. Albans st., and
Lauvlnla Williams, 132R Montrose: at.
John J. McCurtomy, 201(1 Moor at,, and Mary
3. Albertaon, SS33 Washington ave.
(Michael .Svotttk. 313 B. American et., and
Rutalla Hucskuwna, 1117 K 2d at.
WIlHim C. Whltaker. 2403 N. Bth at., and
Cecelia At. Salman, 2T38 N. Sth at.
WlUlaru Marsh. CJreerurburg. Pa., and Ethel
Forbes, Atlartlo pity. N, J.
William Stxlckler Jones, Greensburg, Pa, and
Ethel P, Forbes, Atlantlo CU5, N. J.
Joseph T- Bprlgcs. League Island, and Sarah
V. Jordan, Ml 8. lTth, st,
Kaslmlera Buos, 138 Weudqter at., and Anna
Kllmowlcz. 1M Wendover at.
3eorga U Qerhardt. 18 B. Cumberland St.,
and Caroline pfennig. 1833 E. Pactno st.
Harry C, Allan. 2401 N. 3d St.. and Mae Anns
wagner, i . yvshwv si.
John
utm C. A. Melnacher, League Island,
Florepcs T. Oore, 2113 8, ifosowood St.
- ii ' ' s'JiiP'i ' '
Island, and
HO END SJnPMBN'E OV ABMB
s-enei if hismsisiiiii si
Bill in House Enlarges Power ot
President to Place Embargo,
VXASlUNQfON. Peo. 3l..-EnUrgement
of. y preId,en.fH authority with respect
to Issuing an cmVargo on arms was pro
posed in a bill Introduced today by Re?
reseptatlve Towner, of Iowa, Ha likewise
urged hla proposal before the House For
eign Affairs Committee In connection
with that body's hearing's on measures to
prevent shipment cf munitions to. bel
ligerents. Ho arSH4 that neither the Vpllnjer
nor'BathoWt bilU meal: the present sltua
Uoa somplately. althujfh J itiearly
ui4 that this nation ou$!it te tajk
mJltU; at t Ion to wevsnt cwlftu;
at tfc sar tfcrwyth tte M af AjwatJ'
POSSIBLE
i L.Z7 JasTSsMlfe
rf5n5v tataaHamsf " sPtsaBsW.
l 1 II YOU BOTTf-E.5
In the centre is a sketch of Mrs.
"NURSE LADY" FOR REVIVAL
LOVES KIDDIES AND TASK
Mrs. Adolph Woll Enthusiastic Over the Part She Will
Play During '"Billy" Sunday's Campaign Here.
Six thousand unknown ltlddles have
wriggled their way into the Innermost
rcccBses of the heart of a Philadelphia
woman without her having even so much
ns seen them. For weeks and months
all of her waking hours have been de
voted to tho single proposition of how
she might be best prepared to take care
of them when she does sco them, and
now that the tlmo In drawing near, she
Is on the qui Vivo to put thoso prepa
rations Into operation.
Mrs. Adolph Woll, chairman of tho
"BUly" Sunday Nursery Committee, Is
the woman, nnd tho children who will
bo placed under her Jurisdiction while
their mothers drink 1n the soul-reaching
words of the evangelist are the young
sters who havo so Insinuated themselves
Into her motherly affections.
Early last April, when Joseph Jf. Steele,
chairman of tho local Sunday Campaign
Committee, undertook tho task of secur
ing chairmen for the various Important
committers, it was bome In on him thnt
so far as the nursery was concerned tho
choice would have to bo a very careful
and clrcnmspecf one; Indeed, for tho wo
man who could take over the care iOf a
hundred or moro strange babies daily1
whlla their mothers "hit the sawdust
trail" acros the way In the tabernacle
v. ould havo to be a level-headed, efficient
and very extraordinary feminine person.
And after many prospective candidates
were weighed in the balance and found
wanting. Mrs. "Woll waa decided upon aa
being Just the rjght person for the Job.
ENTHUSIASTIC OVER. TA8K.
Speak of tho babies and her plans for
caring for them to Mrs. Woll and her
warm, brown eyes take on an even
wanner light. .... fj,
"I am frank to confess," she said con
fidentially, "that I wasn't nearly so en
thusiastic about Mr. Sunday's coming
hero until I undertook this baby propo
sition. When I rend how the women of
rittsbursU and Des Moines appreciated
being able to leave their youngsters with
responsible caretakers and how they took
advantage of the opportunity offered by
the nursery. I Just got Into the awing of
the -whole movement, and now I'm Just
aa much for Mr. Sunday as though I had
heard him and been converted by him,
"Out In Des Moines the number of
bablea brought to the nursery dally
while the Sunday campaign was In
progress, averaged 60. It Is expected that
not fewer than 100 wll be turned over to
us. here In Philadelphia; at any rate, we
aie making provisions for that many.
'Some of our preparations: Well, in
the first place, we are not taking any
chancea on babies being loat or mixed in
the shuffle. " Mr. Sunday with hit
wonderful gift makes the rnothera of
those WddUa forget everything else but
their Insatiable desire to save their souls.
We going to bo our duty to remind them
of their offspring. ......
"To thla end every baby and Its be
longings brought to the nursery will ba
tagged nve times. There will be a tag
for the baby Itself, a tag for the mother
to correspond, a tag for the bottle, one
for the go-cart and one for the kiddle's
cap and coat In addition, a member of
our committee -will do nothing else but
attend to"the registration, ao that If the
mother loses her tag. the baby'a name
and number will be entered on the books,"
TUB HUMAN WAY.
"And Just suppose," she was asked,
"that despite all of your precautions,
some mothers In the first flush of their
religious fervor do go off and forget their
babies, what, then, will become of the
poor, deserted, youngsters t"
Mrs. Woll Uvea in a spacious home at
the corner of Diamond, and 83d streets
She considered the question, then replied
"Well. I suppose," aha said, finally,
"that I'd Just hay to bring them home
hero and. take care pf them until their
rightful mothers remembered them.
TtifjrV4 be nothing Ue human to dp,
wwW thrT
Ami ibtra ou have Mrs Well, ons of
L4rM Wt frlejujs Mutt any kiddie, deserttd
SB. b1 awwawy mi 3W !
SCENES AT BILLY SUNDAY NURSERY
Adolph Woll, chairman of the Nursery
the Kensington Dispensary, or thone at
the Phoenlxvlllo Country Home V Tu
bercular Children To all of these juiib
sters Mrs. Woll Is a good ungcl, who
gives them all of her spare time, and
much moro besides.
COUNCILS' $50,000 DOLE
CALLED "DROP IN BUCKET"
Unemployed Put Emergency Aid nnd
Doctor Harto in Dilemma.
This dilemma Is facing the Emergency
Aid Committee and Director Harte, ot tho
Department of Health and Charities:
How to make the $50,000 fund appropriated
by Councils for tho relief of the unem
ployed of -Philadelphia fill the deep abjss
of poverty nnd misery now prevalent In
this city as a result of tho Inability of
100,000 men wild want work to get work.
Bitter complaint was made today by
Mrs. J. W. Martin, of the committee, be
cause of this situation.
"I do not see what wo cjui possibly do
with the small fund we have" In hand,"
aha said. "Unemployed men are swamp
ing our office dally In search of work
which wo cannot give them. Wo have no
"I wish to make thlp very clear, In order
to save the men the trouble und disap
pointment of coming here. Our mentis arc
limited. Tho best wo can do with the
fund In hand Is to continue the work we
are doing now, of giving employment to
women at home, such as making various
kinds of clothing and underwear, for
which we pay them and which we after
ward distribute to thoso unfortunates who
were not lucky enough to get work."
Director Harte'a office was visited this
morning by many men in search ot work,
as a result of his announcement that he
would be able to give employmnet to a
number of men in his department. Hun
dreds of meh hae already filled out ap
plications for positions. Most ot these,
howeNer, will be disappointed.
The director does not know the exact
number of positions he might haie open,
but tho number will not exceed 100. The
jobs open m the department are for un
skilled laborers, who woutd receive about
2.0 a. day. Director Harte Is working
out nn exact list of the positions he may
be able to fill.
It la becoming more and more evident
that the fund appropriated by Councils
will be but a drop In the bucket as far as
alleviating the unemployed situation In
the city Is concerned.
Tho Emergency Aid Committee's office,
It waa announced today, will be closed to
morrow, A Plan for the distribution of
the 150,000. will be announced Monday,
SALE OF CAFE OPPOSED
Segal Creditors Object to Proposed
Change at Majestic,
An echo of the operations of Adolph
Segal, former financier and promoter,
who la now confined at the State Insane
Asylum at Norrlstown, waa heard In tho
License Court, before Judges Carr and
Davla today, Deri Segal, eon of Adolph
Segal, who owna. the cafe at the Hotel
Majestic, appeared in court and: applied
for permission to sell the cafe, to James
A Meade.
A number of creditor, through their
attorney, objected to the granting of
the appllcaUon. One creditor said he had,
a Judgment of $160 on the oafe The
Wolf Brewery Company laid claim, to a
verdict of 1161 against the placo. Th
receivers of the Hotel Majestic also ob
jected to tha grrntlRg ot the application
through their attorney, Francis Shuhk
Brown.
Replying to tha objection, Judge Carr
said that ha had no power to prevent th
tritwrfer appUe4 for by Beji 6gal It
WWiwKi that, unleaa the amlitojr uun4i
me nay of stayltur lbs. sal. In cau iha
tjN" i irMli tlt dart woaU
MOT RESrOHSIBUil
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Committee at the tabernacle.
CITY HALL IS BDSY
CLOSING ACCOUNTS
OF THE YEAR TODAY
Host of Warrants Presented
for Payment Officials
and Clerks in All Offices
Hard at Work.
The busiest day ot the year, December
31, has descended upon City Hall. The
dosing day of 1314 has thrown even the
most complacent offices In the Municipal
Building Into nn extreme state of activity.
Every one, from heads o'f county offices
and municipal departments to clerks,
messengers nnd telephone operators, were
decidedly "on tho Job" today.
For there were warrants to be Issued
and signed, annual contracts to be closed,
and various other business activities ot
the year to be brought to a definite
termination. In addition .the regular
dally routine had to be conducted.
City Controller Walton was busy
throughout the day countersigning war
rants, while attaches In tho City Treas
ury were busy making payments on
warrants presented. The amount paid out
aggregated approximately $1,300,000, of
which the salary .-warrants ot police
and nermen for December amounted to
JW.OOO.
During the year mandamus payments
made by the City Treasurer were $503,162.91
and outstanding writs still to be paid
amount to JI67.13S.15, on which the city Is
paying 6 per cent. Interest. A com
parison ot mandamus payments made
during 1913 and 1914 follows;
inn. lou.
January ,,, KJ$T,B1M7
IVbrnary 183,178 50
March 40,828 41
April , SU.012.84
May , , , 138.210.23
June 400.B40 58
July .,,,, 4X,ai3Sa
AUKUat ,, 67.07S.6U
tientember 8,218.03
October 82,4ia40
November ,. 12U.77T.n2
December .,...,.,, 30,510,2.1
f35.310 OS
M.Hi.ai
10,602.77
1T.1RS.50
no paymenta
114.383.00
15. Ml
TO 1. 0.1
no payments
no payments
1.423.7T
Totals ,,.,., ,...,l,481,0:i.lS 1503.102.02
The City Hall tax office as well as the
eight branch offices were thronged today
with realty owners endeavoring to pay
their taxes and avoid being classed as
delinquents. Of $32,800,000 received during
tho year about $15,000,000 Is for realty and
$7,500,000 for school taxes.
A comparison of tax. collection made
from all sources during 1913 and 1914
follows:
1913.
juso.ts.vr.oj
i.'.tu.2ai.K:
1,118,100.70
1.30T.2I1.02
CRni.ntn.cs
fMVI.SSU.CC
.1,0a.S02.M
l.n.Kl..M2.St
l.OCT.IIB.aS
l.oa.32.4i
ftla.570.Ot
1.582,07 8.78
1014.
January ..... ...
Ketruary ,,..,,,
IS27.023.03
1J3.VS8X.8.I
4,452,t78.U2
1.3&1 ,8(0.23
.t,fl,BS1.18
1. Ml. 010.00
St. 8J2. S.-.2.84
lZ.ln,0flU.03
073.201.42
1,207,134.50
620.015. CO
i,boo,ooaoo
aiarcn
April
(May .
June ,
July
nuiiuil ...,,....
IKl
6 pi
me
nber
October
iwr .......
December .......
Totals .,
Estlmateil.
.31,e0,333.4S t32.ssi.43T.00
3?IBB THBEATENS BTJIIiDINQ
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Tailoring Establishment at 1628
Chestnut Street Bulned.
Fire, which for a time threatened to de
stroy an entire building, but which was
checked by the quick work of firemen,
swept tha tailoring establishment of
Hoary Solomon. IKS Chestnut street. lat
night. The establishment, oa the eeaond
floor of the building, waa ruined com
pletely by tho flames and, water Hun
dred ot dollars.' worth of goods aad
clothing were destroyed.
Tha first ftoor of the building, occupied
by the heuaiiol4 furnishing alofe et J.
Vraajkli MuUr. uipJ AiMa.se, u did
"BILLY' SUNDAY ACCEPTS
INVITATION OF MAYOR
Will Ask Blessing ht Banquet of City
Employes.
Mayor Blankehburg today received n
letter from Evangelist Wllllnm A. Sun
day nccepllng an Invitation to nttend
nnd nsk the blessing at tho third annual
banquet of the employes of tho Depart
ment of rubllc Works, to be held In
celebration of Benjamin Franklin's birth-
tay, m the Wanamaker Store, Jahu
.ary IS.
Colonel George W. Coothals. builder
of the Panama Canal, will be a guestjof
honor at the banquet.
Mr. Sunday's letter to tho Mayor was
written throughout with pen and Ink.
"If 1 could write ns plainly na I hat,
t don't lielleto I'd ever use typewriters,"
commented tho Mayor. ,
The letter nald:
My Denr friend:
I say friend because t have heard
of Innumerable evidences of your
friendship In aid you liiuo rendered:
tho evangelistic Committee In the
erection of tho tabernacle. 7 assuro
you I npprcclate It, nnd shall call
some dny and thank ou In person.
I shall ba glad to comply with jour
request to bo present at the ban
quet, January 16, In honor of tho
birth of Benjamin Franuklln and aw
the blessing.
Best wlshei for n. Happy New Year.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) W. A. SUNDAT.
Winona Lake, Ind., December 30,
1014.
WATCH-NIGHT SERVICES
IN THE CITY CHURCHES
Many Congregations Will Greet Mew
Year With Prayer and Praise.
Watch-night services will be held In
churches In all parts of tho city tonight.
In many edifices there will also bo serv
Ices tomorrow morning. In most of tho
churches there will bo services of Bong
and prajcr, and the congregations will bo
engaged tn thanking God and asking for
His blessing during tho Now Yenr when
the ruldnlglit hour Is Bounded by tho ring
ing of bells nnd tho shrill sound of many
whistles.
Owing to tho dedication services In tho
Billy Sunday tabernacle, and tho watch
night meeting to follow them, many of
the churches In tho central part of Phil
adelphia that arc co-operating with the
campaign committee will not hae serv
ices tonight. Their pastois and members
will Join In tho celebration In the big
turtle-backed structure on Logan Square.
In not a fow of tho churches there will
ba receptions and social entertainments
during tlio carlj part of tho evening,
und the prayer and song services, with
addresses by the pastors and lectors, will
follow.
Ono of the largest of the social enter
tainments will be In the parish house of
the Protestant Episcopal Church of St.
Luke and tho Epiphany, 13th street below
Spruce. It is expected that at least COO
persons will attend. Beginning ut S
o'clock, there will bo a program of motion
pictures, dancing, singing and a perform
ance by a magician. There will also be
an address by the rector, tho Rev. David
M Steele, and refreshments will be
set ved.
The entertainment nnd dancing will con
tinue until 11:30, at which hour the watch
night services are to begin. i
At Bethany Presbyterian Church, 22d
and Bdlnbrldgo streets, there will be a
Now Tear's Day servlco at 5 o'clock to
morrow morning, with John AVanamakcp
In charge. i
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This photograph, autographed by Billy
Sunday and reproduced in beautiful
photogravure, will be sent free on
receipt of the attached coupon.
No undertaking of Billy Sunday has matched in
importance his Philadelphia campaign. Because of the
intense interest in it the Public Ledger and Evening
Ledger have arranged to cover every detail of Sunday's
activities. Mr. Sunday's sermons will be printed in full
every day. AH of the articles will be generously illus
trated. The Public Ledger and Evening Ledger will
give the clearest and fullest conception of 'what the Billy
Sunday campaign means,
Pitt a dollar bill to the coupon below and send it in.
The paper will be served to you without delay
wherever you reside and this beautiful photogravure
especially suitable for framing, will be mailed to you.
BILLY SUNDAY
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CARNIVAL OF MOMDS
TOMORROW WILL BE
"PAGEANT DELDXf
Forty Clubs Vic Id Mik
Mummers' Parade "Best
Ever" in Spectacular Fcn
tures.
The) mummers aro waiting for lh
word "go," They are- thoroughly "tuned
up" for.tomorrow's march and each club
Is confld'ent that II will bo the first Uhttef
the wire for the prize money.
If keen competition and enthusiasm
count for anything, this season's car
nival of color, rriUBlc and surprises, nearly
five tulles In length on Broad street, will
bo tho "pageant de luxe" of "all mummer
turnouts.
Tonight many ot the olubs will hold
New Year's balls, which will be attended '
by numerous "shooters." Those who
have toi carry royal robes in tomorrow'
parade, however, will not be among' to
night's merrymakers., Exporlenco has
taught them that rest Is' essential for th
march to come. ,
The parade will leave Broad and For
terslreeta promptly at S o'clook unci v
proceed to Glrard avenue. From this
point the clubs will march where thoy
individually choose. Orders have been
sent by Councljs representative, H. Bart
Mcltugh, that every club must bo punc
tual. Everything possible has been dona
to afford tho "shooters" proper pollc
protection.
Superintendent of Police Boblnson has
Issued orders which, If strictly adhered,
io, will keep Broad street clear from
curb to curb for tile mummers. To pre
vent congestion of vehicles nntl cars on
Intersecting streets, tho lines wilt bn
opened quickly when conditions periUjt,
Cordons of police will prevent spectators
from crowding1 Into the street.
Thcro will be an amplo number of plain-
clothes iron stationed along Broad street
In order to mnke the work of pickpockets
as difficult ns possible. As a step In this
direction, no corner fakers will be hi- j
lowed near tho parade. Specialists in, thla
line, who swarm here for easy money T
with bargains and "cute-alls." will havo
to sell their wares In some other section. -jr
The selling of boxes, crates and barrels
as Individual grandstands to spectators,
Is also prohibited by the police, and any v
one violating this order will be imme
diately arrested. In past years, when
this practlco was tolerated, thousands ot S
boxes and barrels were left tn Broad,
street after tho parade, and these, in
many Instances, were responsible for ac
cidents. The police havo also been ordered to ,
prevent tho discharge of firearms, the
use of feather ticklers, and tho throw- w
lug ot confetti. in )
Nothing of an advertising nature will
bo permitted In tho line. Along tho roula
tlrero will bo sufficient ambulances and
patrols to meet any emergency.
Although paiade permits were obtained
by 40 club, tho meetings at City Halt
during the last two weeks wero attended
by representatives of only 21 organiza
tions. There will bo at least ,12,000 men
In line.
The last permit was obtained by tha
New" Century Club, a comic organiza
tion, of Soudcrton. Joseph Krats, the
captain, said tho organization would
come here with a band and several "hun
dred members.
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