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EWBREITDNG SHIPS
MAY UNRAVEL DACIA
TANGLE WITH ALLIES
Vard Liner, Always Under
American Registry,
Bought May Be Substi
tuted for German Voyage.
.tVASHINCITOItf, Jan. 29. The purchase
V Edward tf. Broltung, of Marquette,
Kflcli., of tlio Wnrd Lino stenmshtp
ruranca for uio ns a cotton ship, as
Sorted from New Tork last night, at-
Btacted mo uucnuun ui oiuciais nnu
(tiers who linvo been following the
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JJStus of the stcnmshlp Dacla, which Is
!Jso owned "by Jlr Hreltung, and nil!
l8 captured If sent on her proposed voy
tf to Rotterdam.
fflclals hero piofcsscd to have no
owlcdgo of the purchase of the Segur-
ffiea, but mado It plain that the Seguran
H would. If sent to Germany with cotton,
hire a wholly different status from that
51 IIIU "-i.
Washington Is wondering whether the
'feguranca will bo substituted for the
pcla to avoid complications with Eng
iSii. but no official would admit that any
l5ch hint had como to his notice. Cone
Johnson, sonciior 01 mo waii uepari
kSnt. who has been handling the Dacla
ftiie, said ho had not been notified of the
hsrchaso of the Scguranca. The Drltlsh
ft.tho sale of tlio Ward liner.
It waB said by men in aumority nere
(that the sale of the Scguranca, bo far as
tbey COUKl Uisccrn, wmuu uivuiva 110 oun
i international complication. Tho trans
ition would not oven raise any question
hf transfer of (lag, because the Scguranca
lis r.lwajs nau jimcriciin reKiuiij. 0110
tia built nt Chester, Pa..ln 1SW. At that
'iim chn was ono of tho finest pasBonger
Vessels plying between the United States
tnd Cuban anu Mexican porta. 0110 was
"ne of the first vessels built In nccord
.! wlih tho nrovlslons of tho Ocean
JIall Subsidy act of 1831, nnd was for a
low? time a unueu oiuica man sicamump
r, nnrlhbean norts.
IfeThe Scguranca Is a larger vessel than
PtL. -nHt nrwt nrnlmhtv nnillH tnlcn thn
Utter vessel's cargo If the owners of tho
cargo and the ownerB of tho Dacla wero
viiiint? 10 effect auch an arrangement.
IThe Scguranca la a vessel of 4023 tons
rLnlnrpinent: tho Dacla displaces 3344
tons.
NARBERTH'S CHAMPION
ATHLETES AS ACTORS
Will, Appear in "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
;., nnu umer oxeicucs,
Xarberth a champion athletes will be
SsDlaved. physically nnd histrionically. In
K Ml..tMl ulinm in lin nlvn 1iV thf ?7nr-
berth Glee Club for the benefit of tho
Narberth Flro Company, in uim nan. 10
nleht and tomonow nleht. All the Thes
pians will be selected from the champlon
thlp teams which tho town has turned
out In tho past year. At tho right will bo
the 1914 championship football team; ni
the left tho 1914 baseball champions, while
In.the centre, on either side of tho Inter
locutor, W "V Dennis, will be the pros
pective winners of this year's basketball
title. Mr Dennis also directed the re
hearsals of the show and wrote the songs.
RThe feature of tho ovenlng will be the
SrTl.Aln. .(.ntnli o riii.lAirifin mi "TTnpIo
iTom's Cabin " Harry Brown will play
Little l;a. William McCnrgo. tho auc
tioneer: Vernon Fleck. Uncle Tom; Hnr-
old Bpeakman, Kllza; Frank Cliff, Simon
Irfgree: Newton Compton. Mr. Wilson;
Earl Dickey. "Willie." nnd Irvin Ward,
Marks, the lawyer Eliza will bo chasod
across the Ice In one scene by real blood
hounds, while at the end, "Little Eva"
(Will realistically nscend to heaven.
KThe end men are Walter Lupton, In
ISeotch comedy; William McCargo nnd
IHarold Speakman, In Yiddish sketches.
isnaivewion uompion as a negro cnarnc
Iter. The orchestra will bo under the
Erection of Miss Belle Snow.
SMALLER CITY COUNCIL
FAVORED BY POTTER
Eeforms Impossible With "Un-
wleldly Government," He Says.
Heal reform In the city of Philadelphia
U Impossible with tho present form of
unwieldy government" In the opinion 'of
ijtect Councilman Sheldon Potter, who
was one of the principal speakers at the
Jfteenth annual dinner of tho Grocers
and Importers Exchange at the Bellevue-
eiratford last night.
.Councilman Potter, who has long been
Wsntlfled with tho reform movement here,
.advocated dividing tho city up Into 25
gatrlcts represented by, ono Councilman.
gjjAnxJety over the business outlook was
Muted by ex-Judge Dimmer Bceber, Con
Ireasman Michael Donohoe and Director
Jjorrls, of the Department of Wharves,
Docks and Ferries.
HOSE CONDEMNED IN TEST
Swo lengths Out of Ten Tall to
Stand Pressure.
t Of 10 lengths of hose, tested nt the
& headquarters. Juniper and Race
9ts, today, two wero condemned. Both
"paged to Engine Company No. i. War-
Igek and Berks atreeta.
Today's test was part of the examlna
wi for pressure strength of alt ftr hosa
Q Philadelphia, under the suDervIslon
LTlIllam MaDAVllr. Inannotnr tt Ihn
We, Undenvrlters" Association. The hose
&lng tested in 50-foot lengths. Two
Sgdred pounds of pressure Is used. Tho
jgt hose to break virtually blew to
"". the explosion sounding like the
SpK of n. 42-centlmetre eun. B1U of the
SS were picked ud all over the room
J every one nearby was drenched. The
Sff not brealt 80 badly. The other
ffoii "n6,ns passed the test success-
11500,000 OUNCOTXON ORDBB
pren, Pa., PJanMakea Allies War
Contract.
ARREPJ p. Tan M Ytfi,L nA-
K yesterday on a J500.000 contract by the
lren Chemical ProducU Company. The
Kr 1 ' for Buncotton for England and
? -uay and night shifts are neint
r ,
SJSTON. Jan. M.-More than 1000
, the largest consignment from this
i since the bezlnnlne of the war. were
?ped to Liverpool on the steamship
!"'in yesterday The horses, con
W to the British government, were
tre irom Montreal.
Damacred at North Wales
'ISWATlrVT V. A ml.A h..nlrlnff
L hel aiud 10 cars of a freight
mvA. over an emtianumeni uv
s? thif morulas WoelUnff rf-
JH?ig no one.
ENGLAND'S HUMANE WORK
Elizabeth Itoblns rennell Describes
Scenes In Hospitals.
A document of human Interest portray
ing the problems being met nnd con
quered each day by England, "tho tight
little Isle," In caring for the horde of
Belgian wounded and destitute has been
written for the Punuc Ledger by Eliza
beth Itoblns Pennell. The story will np
pear exclusively In the Punuc LEbaiin
next Sunday.
"The Belgian Wounded In British llos
pltnls" Is the title of Miss Pennell's ab
sorbing narrative, Into It she has put
the pathos of hospital scenes In nnglaiid
where the soldiers or King Albert are
being cared for after they return from
the front. The story Is one of the most
vivid so far written of the great war In
Europe.
PROTEST AGAINST
BELL "JUNKET"
GROWS IN FORCE
Ex-Governor Pcnnypacker
and Others Unite in Con
demning Proposed Imperil
ing of Relic.
"The Liberty Bell ought never to be
permitted, under any circumstances what
ever, to bo taken away fiom Independence
Hall."
This statement was mado by ex-Governor
Samuel W. Tcnnypacker, ptesldent
of tho Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
today, In opposing the reported plans of
Chairman John P. Connelly, of the Fi
nance Committee of Councils, to send the
Liberty Bell, with a Councilmanlc body
guard, from Independence Hall to the
Panama-Pacific Exposition
Members of many patriotic organisa
tions said today they wero opposed to
having Organization-controlled Council
men going along as guardians of tho fa
mous relic. Should Chairman Connelly
Introduce a bill next Thursday In Coun
cils to Bend the bell to the exposition, he
will be besieged with resolutions from
many organizations protesting against tho
measure.
Transportation of the bell to the coast
will result disastrously nnd possibly In
making a wreck out of It, Is the opinion
expressed today by women nnd men who
for years have been strongly oppoBcd to
its removal on any pretext.
A meeting at which tho Liberty Bell
will bo dlscusscdwlll be held next Wed
nesday by members of the Pennsylvania
Society of Ihe Daugtcrs of tho Involu
tion at the homo of Mrs. Marshall Col
llngwood, 3I1S Hnmllton street.
Ex-Uovernor Pcnnypacker today raid
that no Mayor or councilmanlc body
should be permitted to do the famous
bell any harm. He Insisted that tho
proper place for tho bell was In Inde
pendence Hall.
"Tho citizens of Philadelphia ore prob
ably tho only people on earth to whom
Buch an Improper proposition as the sug
gestion of sending tho bell across tho
continent could bo mado with any possi
bility of success," said Mr. Pcnnypacker.
"The people of all nationalities who
want to see the crown of England must
go to London. If they want to see 'La
Gloconda" must go to the Louvre In
Paris, unless It has been stolen, nnd
those whownnt to secltcmbrnndt's 'Night
Wnlch' must go to Amsterdam.
"A decent self-respect would lead us
to'fcel that Independence Hall ought
never bo dismantled People ought to be
encuuraged to come hero from London,
Pckln and San Francisco with the cer
tainty of finding the bell In Its place.
"To make it a part of a common show
and caravansary Is to do all that we can
to lesf.en regard and reverence for this
relic."
Mrs. O. La Forrest Perry, vice regent
of the Pennsylvania Society of the Daugh
ters of the Revolution, said the Liberty
Bell should remain here tho same as any
other relic. Mrs. Perry said that the bell
should be left undisturbed.
"Before Councils of this city vote In
favor of sending tho bell away I hope they
will give tho matter caroful thought."
said Mrs. Perry.
"The bell Is a famous relic and if per
sons are interested In seeing It they
should visit Philadelphia and view It In
Independence Hall. I am opposed to
Councilmen going along to the Exposi
tion, should Councils decide to vote in
favor of tho bill. If a Councilman does
go he should foot his own expense. I
can't understand why the city and Its
taxpayers should pay the blll3 for the
trip."
The Philadelphia Chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution, went on record
yesterday as being opposed to Connelly's
reported plans, which Include on "excur
sion" for his organization Councilmen.
Expert metallurgists who have exam
ined the bell recently declare that the
slightest tremor while the relic Is being
sent across the continent may result In
Its being broken In half or shattered In
pieces.
Since Connelly's reported planB be
came known certain Organization Coun
cilmen havo become busy in trying to
get into the good graces of Organization
leaders In the hope of landing a free rail
road ticket and appropriations for hotel
bills while on the exposition grounds.
TO TAX CORPORATE REALTY
City Solicitor Would End Exemption
on $5,000,000 In Xands.
Draft of an act to compel the Rapid
Transit Company, Philadelphia Electric
Company, United Gas Improvement Com
pany and the Bell and Keystone Tele
phone Companies to pay taxes on realty
aggregating approximately 5,000,000, has
been sent to Councils Committee on Leg
islation by City Solicitor Ilyan, for intro
duction in the Legislature.
If the bill becomes a law the real estate
of the publla service corporations In Phil
adelphia no longer will be exempt from
taxation. The number of land parcels
held by the corporations are: Rapid
Transit Company, 27; Philadelphia Eleo
trio Company, 23; Bell Telephone Com
pany, 13; United Qas Improvement Corn
pany, 10.
"I do not believe there Is any moral
tight for the nonpayment of taxes to the
city of Philadelphia by these corporations
upon these separate pieces of real estate,"
said the City Solicitor In his letter to the
councilmanlc committee.
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SUNDAY
OUTINGS
From Market Street Wharf
tl fin Atlantic. City, T.S0 . m.iWild-
ftvi,
wood, Aosltua, T .SO a. m.
From Broad Street Station
0 nl Bltlmor, T:W a. m., Sbrwary
?.UUH jtarei, 4 xttU 11. iUy a
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Pennsylvania R. R,
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CARNATION
Mrs. Marie Heyl Ginty and infant son today decorated the McKinley bust in the Postoffice Build
ing with pink carnations in honor of the dead PresiJent's 72d birthday. It is a custom the former has
observed for many years.
PACIFIC COAST SWEPT
BY A FURIOUS STORM
Kail Traffic Parnlyzed nnd Great
Damage nt Many Places,
LOS ANGELES, Cal , Jan. -Rail
trafllc Is paralyzed and much damage lias
been done property by n storm that has
been raging for 21 hours.
Tho heavy rain In Cajon Paw near Los
Angclcp, today put tho Santa Fc's double
track system through the mountains out
of operation nnd Its new line has been
buried under a landslide. As far as
known no Uvea hnvc been lost. Los
Angeles and Pasadena hnve been liter
ally deluged with rains. At Long Beach
the high tldo swept tho amusement dis
trict tind flooded many storci and resi
dences, Pomona, Azusa, Rcdondo Beach and
vaiiouH other places ore damaged. Orange
picking tho Rlvoraido district has been
halted Unusual high tides ore batter
ing the Santa Barbara water front.
Numerous fishing fleets were still nt
sea, but they may havo reached safely
in some Island port.
A heavy downpour was reported nt San
Dlcco.
BUSINESS MEN'S PROGRAM
B0 Associations Join Campaign for
Improvements,
A program of activities has been pre
pared by the United Business Men's
Association, Including campaigns for bet
ter transit, a larger police force, the con
struction of the proposed Pcnn memorial
bridge to connect this city nnd Camden,
and a contlnunnce of the light against
the passenger rato increase by the rail
roads. This program was announced last night
at the annual meeting of the association,
held In the Continental Hotel. The meet
ing was attended by 100 delegates repre
senting 59 nmilatcd bodies of merchants
and business men from nil parts of tho
city and Camden It was reported that
17 associations had joined the organiza
tion In the last year.
Oliicers were re-elected as follows:
President, William Hancock: vice presi
dents. Edward Nopplo and Louis Sucss;
secretary. Charles H. von Tngcn: finan
cial secretary, William R. Horn, and
treasurer, Hayes Boyne.
FIGHT ON RUM IN DELAWARE
"Wets" nnd "Drys" In Contest Over
Two Counties.
DOVER. Del., Jan. 23.-The contest of
"wets" and "drys" over Kent and Sussex
Counties, purged of saloons aeven jears
ago, was renewed in tho l.oslalutiiM' 1
dny, when Representative Jones, ono of
tho "wet" leaders, Introduced n resub
mission bill. It provides that tho local
option question shall bo voted upon at
tho 13IS election and every eight years
thereafter.
Clubwomen, reinforced In f,vorn' min
ufacturers, appeared before the Revised
Statutes Committee to protest against the
proposed repeal of tho 10-hour woman's
employment bill.
Senator Hickman nnnounced he would
Introduce an amendment to permit women
to work "as long as they wanted, pro
vided they were paid for It."
BOY RUN DOWN BY AUTO
Eight-year-old John Shemp, of East
Price street, Germantown, Is at the Ger
mantown Hospital with concussion of tho
brain as a result of being run down by
an automobile nt Price street ami Ger
mantown avenue this afternoon. His con
dition Is serious. The automobile was
driven by Edward Blddle, H7 East Chelten
avenue, chaufreur for Frank Brlnghurst,
6T3 Green street. Blddle was arrested by
Policeman Tener,
PUPILS" OBSERVE BLAINE DAY
Special exercises commemorating the
birthday of James G. Blaine will be held
this afternoon In the Blaine School, SOth
and Norrls streets. There will be sing
ing by the pupils, and tho reading of an
essay by Edward W, Jones, of the 8th
grade.
The principal address will be delivered
by William D. Lewis, principal of the
William Penn High School.
Miss HcAdoo to Nurse Wounded
WASHINGTON. Jan. SD.-Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo today went to New
York city to see his daughter Nona sail
tomorrow for Frence, where she will
serve as a Red Cross nurse. Miss Cath
eiine Brltton, a Washington society girl,
will accompany Miss McAdoo.
DREKA
STATIONERS
Annual
Reduction Sale
lA to fc Off
February 1st to 6th, 1915
Beautiful Articles
of Imported Merchandise
from our own- stock
1121 CHESTNUT STREET
BOUQUETS MAltK McKINLEYS BIRTHDAY
- :m:
WOMAN KEEPS HER
PROMISE NEVER TO
FORGET M'KINLEY
For Thirteenth Time She
Places Birthday Bouquet
on Martyr's Statue Held
Her as Child.
For the 13th time In as many years, an
attractive little woman, now a mother,
who. as a child, had lisped to William
McKinley a promise never to forget him,
went to Postofflco Building today nnd
plnccd a bouquet of carnations before tho
memorial bust of tho martyred President
In tho main corridor. The woman who
always will keep living tho memory of
the dead President, whose 7Sd birthday
anniversary Is observed today, Is Mrs.
Marie Heyl Glnty, 2203 Oxford street.
Today, for the first time, Mrs. Glnty
brought along her son. He Is Leo Charles
Glnty, 11 months old. Ho lay In his
mother's arms and stared with wide eyes
at the flowers and the likeness of the
Presldent-mirtyr. Mrs. GInty's husband is
Leo J. Glnty.
Mrs. Ginty had been anticipated on her
patriotic errand nnd found tho pedestal
and its base almost hidden beneath me
mentos from other admirers of Presi
dent McKinley. All the emplojcB of the
Postodlce wore mementos of tho occa
sion In tho shape if pink buttonhole car
nations. These are dlstrlnuted each year
by the members of the Postofllce Associa
tion. Mrs. Glnty today told the story of
her devotion to the memory of the mar
trcd President She wns 8 cars old when
President McKinley enme hero to address
an encampment of the Grand Army of
the Itrpubllc. Her father took her to tlio
session at which the President was pres
ent and she had a front seat. Shn was
gazing very earnestly up Into the face
of tho great man, for It was tho first
time she had ever seen a president, when
Mr. McKlnlav stooped, patted her head
and said, "What Is your name, little
girl?"
"Marie." piped the 8-year-old.
Tho President stepped toward her,
rained her In his arms and said:
"May God bless you. my little friend.
Never forget the President."
"I promise," she answered, and today
she said Bhe had never forgotten.
After the death of the President, Mm.
Glnty said, she reproduced In silk em
broidery the famous McKinley campalgr
button with the portrait of the President
and the two crossed flags and sent It to
'Mrs. McKinley. Soon she received 111 ru
turn a pair of blue bedroom slippers
which Mrs McKinley had knit with her
own hnnds, and until the demise of the
President's widow the two corresponded.
In 1905 Miss Heyl spent two months at
Canton. Ohio, with Mrs. McKinley, from
whom she received a gift ring set with
emeralds and pearls.
Tlio card attached to the offering of
carnations which Mrs. Glnty laid before
the monument, read;
"In memory of Our Beloved President,
the Honorable William McKinley, from
his Friend, Mrs. Marie Hejl Glnty."
President Wears Pink Carnation
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. A pink carna
tion In honor of McKinley Day was on
the President's lapel today.
Eire Alarms by Wireless
LYNN, Mass., Jan. M. Wireless equip
ment Installed at the Highland Fire Sta
tion will enable the department to send
out alarms by means of the Marconi Com
pany. This is said to be the first time
that the wireless has been turned to such
a purpose.
CROWN PRINCE IMPROVING
BERLIN, Jan, 29. Crown Prince Fred
erick William, wjio has been ill from In
rluensa. Is Improving so rapidly that the
Crown Princess has cancelled plans for
a visit to her husband's bedside.
Annual Shopworn Sale
Opportunities for Women
It's worth while to look for your size
on theqe tables
Tableful of Evening Slippers 0 QQ
varied styles; were up to I0; now -'v' v
Tableful of Patent Leather Boots tL QQ
tbaj were and l, now Jw
Tableful of Street Pumps, all 9 A QQ
styles; your choice at..,..,.... v'
SteMeru?at
V H20 Cheitnu St
Where only the beet ! arood Bousfe.
DELAWARE LEGISLATURE
FLOODED BY NEW BILLS
Big Delegation Protests Against Re
peal of 10-hour Act.
DOVEil, Del , Jan 23.-Hcodcd by club
women nnd representatives of labor
unloni, n delegation of 200 this morning
appeared before the House Committee
on Labor to protest against the repeal
of the 10-hour law ucrlng employ
ment of women.
Thu Governor Is authorized and em
powered to nppolut three highway com
missioners for three-year terms, not moro
than two of whom shall be of the snino
political party
The building of tlio hlgnuay, the bill
stipulates, shall tin done by contract.
Provision Is mado to reimburse any coun
ty tho appraised value of nny of Its
unimproved hlghwns included In the
Statn hlghwny route.
Itcorganlzatlfiii of tho State Board of
Health Is provided In a bill presented by
Senator Hickman. Tho picscnt board Is
abolished under tlio act and tlio Gov
ernor Is empowered to appoint three
members, ono from eadi county.
A law and order anti-liquor bill pro
vides that resident Judges In "wet" coun
ties may revoke licenses upon receipt of
ovidence establishing violation of the
llccnso Inws by a licensee. .Tho measure
also provides a slight Increase In the
amount of license fee paid.
OFFICERS HERE TO RECEIVE
WARSHIP FOR ARGENTINA
Crew of 800 Also Ready to Go on
Board the Moreno.
FlfU ofllcois of tho battleship Moreno,
tho first super-dreadnought ever con
structs for the Argentine Republic, tho
finishing touches of which nre now li-lm-put
on nt the New York Shipbuilding
Companv's yards, Camden, have arrived
In this city nnd are now quartered on the
transports Chaco and Pnmpa, ut Dock
street wharf
The ofllccrs, most of them between tho
ages of 22 anil 2G, are a well-trained body
of men They are graduates of the Naval
Acodcm nt Buenos Aires, inodelcd on the
same lines ns that at Annapolis. Many of
thorn aic accomplished linguists, speaking
not onlv their mother tonsue Spanish
but Portuguese, Italian, French, German
nnd English na well
A crew of 8C0 men are also quartered on
the Chaco nnd Pampa, both of which are
Government transports.
Tlio Moreno, under command of Captain
Tsmaei Gnllndcz, will sail for San Fran
cisco In tho latter part of February by
way of the Panama Canal, and will take
part In the naval review.
IEE AGAIN SIDETRACKED
Congressman's Chance for Subtreas
urer's Berth Vanishes.
Congressman Itobert H. Lee, of Schuyl
kill County, will not be appointed United
States Subtreasurer here, ns was gener
ally expected, but the appointment will
go to Montgomery County ns the result
of a political agreement made two years
ago. Schuylkill and Montgomery, It was
arranged, should have a big appointment
each. Schujlklll was rewarded by the
appointment of Mr. Noonan ns United
States Marshnl at Philadelphia, so the
subtreasurershlp Is Montgomery's.
In the last campaign Congressman Lee
supported the Palmer wing of the party
but was himself defeated because of his
strong support of tho State organisation.
It was generally believed that he would
be rewarded for his fealty and that the
reward would be the subtreasurershlp.
Beware Lone Wolf Bank Notes
Captain Matthew Grlffen, of the United
States Secret, Service, received word from
the Treasury Department today to warn
nil storekeepers here to bo on the lookout
for a "dangerous nnd deceptive" 110 bank
note. The banknote Is one of the series
of 1902. of the First National Bank of
Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, and Is said to be
an excellent Imitation.
Thwsers
J0W
ASpecialty
H16WalnutStreet.
BOY HELD AS ROBBER
Believed to Havo Stolen Metal Valued
at $10,000.
A clue to a band of thieves, believed to
be resporslble for thefts of 0,000 pounds
of copper electrotype plates of diction
aries alued at $10,000, was obtained to
day, the police say, In the arrest of Patsy
Tollassl, 19 yoars old, of 117 North Oth
street The boy was caught In the plant
of George P. Lasher, publisher, 147 North
10th street.
Magistrate Rmelv held Totlafwl In )00
ball for a later hearing, nt the request of
detectives who are trying to find the
stolon metal. Tho capture wns made by
John A. Carrell, engineer In the Lasher
plant, who rigged up a burglar nlnrm on
n small doorway leading from a fire es
cape At 7 o'clock this morning a bell In the
engine room rang nnd Cartel! rnn up ii'il
caught Tollassl. He was recognized by
members of the firm ns n Jtiutli who had
been hanging about tho place for some
time The police believe n band of thieves
hns been using the boy to get the electro
tvpc metal
STATE CHARITIES
WILL SUFFER BY
TREASURY DEFICIT
Necessity for Cutting Appro
priations Gives Brumbaugh
a "Club" Over the Legis
lature. rsoM t snrr cossrsrosiirsT.)
HArmiSBUrtO, Jan. 23.-Charltable In
stitutions of the Stale will suffer for the
next two cars because of the deficit of
ta.91l.C0l.43 which exists In tho State
Treasury balances ns the result of tho
Increased appropriations mado during the
Tcner Administration.
Experts have figured that the present
Lcglslaturo can appropriate only about
j3,O0O,00O, which Is an annual decrease
of 5S.3O0.O0O from tho amount appropriated
by the last Legislature.
The deficit of nearly Jl.000,000 must be
made up. and tho only way It can be
done Is to cut down the appropriations
and possibly Increase tho State taxes.
This would be so unpopular that It would
bo resorted to only aa it last resource.
It has not been seriously considered.
The ordinary expenses of the State are
the first appropiiatlons that nre consld
eicd by tho Legislature, and theso will
bo tho samo, approximately, as during
the last two years. Governor Brumbaugh
has requested these figures from the
heads of the various State departments
and will receive them at a conference of
tlio department chiefs. Attorney Genoral
Brown and the chairmen of tho Appro
priations Committees next week.
Expenses for the State school system
will receive second consideration, and
nfter these appropriations hnve been
made the wards of the State the Insane
and the rrlmlnals will be provided for.
Charitable bequests will be considered
Inst by the Administration In drafting the
schedule of appropriations. They must
hear most of the burden of the rstlmnted
decrease of JKMO.OOO In the revenues which
will be available nnnunlly, and, In addi
tion, will most probably be further cut
down by a largo appropriation for State
ronds whlrh Governor Brumbaugh Is ex
pected to request.
Stnto Senators and members of the
Houso have been obtaining appropriations
far hospitals and charitable institutions
In their homo districts, und have depended
upon these appropriations for much of
their political strength at home.
Goernor Brumbaugh, It Is believed, will
use the estimated decrease In the State
revenues as a club over the heads of
members of the Legislature to force them
Into line for his measures. Ho Is In a
position to tie up the charitable appro
priations for their districts and he can
force many members to support his locil
option, workmen's compensation and
child labor measures, tho three bills over
which a break Is threatened.
The State Board or Public Charities Is
expected to make Its recommendations
within a week or two, and will probably
reduce the requested appropriations 0
per cent.
Legislature Asked to Divide Texas
AUSTIN, Tex,, Jan 23.-A bill has been
Introduced into the State Legislature by
Senator Johnson proUdlng for the crea
tion of a new Stale by (.eparating tho
western half of Texas from the eastern.
The proposed name of the new State Is
Jefforeon.
MAX F. STOEMR
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 29.-Aged 67. Max F.
Stoehr, a well known editor of German
papers published In this city, died here
today.
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LTJ- throughout. This is
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lest we fall into the common
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tion when we attempt to tell
you of them!
Mostly imported fabrics
and "N. B. T." making, they
sold a-plenty for $15, $40 io
our regular customers all
season!
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Suits at
Reductions!
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16th & Chestnut Sts.
solid quartered oak, beautifully i
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virtually the wholesale prjce
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