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GOVERNOR HURRIES
COMPENSATION AND
CHILD LABOR BILLS
Measures to Be Presented
to Legislature Next Tues
day Local Option Later
in Session.
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HAIUttSBUna, Feb. 4. - Governor
Brumbaugh's workmen's compensation
and employers' liability bill and Ills child
lftbor legislation will bo Introduced In the
Legislature next week. Tho Administra
tion local option measure probably will
not mako Its nppearanco until later In tho
session.
The compensation and liability and tho
child labor measures nro nearly ready.
Attorney General Brown and tho Gov
ernor havo spent most of their tlmo dur
ing tho last two weeks whipping these
bills Into shape. They will b6th be ready
...on Monday, and they will bo Introduced
before Tuesday noon.
Tho Governor has had prepared two
child labor bills. One will limit tho ago
of the children who can work without
certificates from the school authorities
snd regulate the granting t tho certifi
cates, and the othor will regulate the
hours and conditions of child labor.
Tho Governor does not want to endan
gor tho Administration child labor legis
lation, and that Is the reason why lie has
had tho two bills drafted, Instead of
having them combined Into one, as has
been the case In the past.
Tho corporations, through tho lobby
which they havo already established In
Harrlsburg under Joseph K. Grundy, will
fight every feature of tho child labor
legislation and tho workmen's measures.
Should they defeat or multllato tho meas
' uro prescribing tho hours and conditions
of employment of children tho Governor
would still gain a partial victory through
tho bill limiting the ago of child workers.
Thcro Is little likelihood, however, that
the Legislature will totally defeat child
labor legislation. Tho leaders havo served
notlco on the Governor that tho Ad
ministration measure must bo "fair," and
havo pledged themselves to onact a "fair"
By that they mean that no drastic
measuro will pass. Tho Governor Is dis
posed to bo fair, nnd Is expected to give
In on a few minor points In order to ob
tain tho passago of tho legislation, but
the points that ho will yield will not serl-,
ously affect tho legislation as a whole.
Tho Administration child labor bills, It
Is said, will forbid any child under IS
years of ago from undertaking nny form
of employment without a certificate from
ths school authorities, and will absolutely
prohibit children under 14 years of ago
from any form of employment. No child
trader 16 will bo permitted to bo employed
at work that would endanger his llfo or
health. A nine-hour day, 64 hours a week,
will be prescribed.
Tho Administration measures are based
, on tho child labor bill drafted by tho
Pennsylvania Child Labor Association Im
mediately after tho election last Novem
ber. Tho Governor has refused to In
dorse this bill, but has taken somo of
the principal features of It. The associa
tion's bill will probably not bo Introduced
Tho question whether tho compensation
end liability measuro will provide for tho
establishment of a State Industrial Ac
cidents Commission to adjudicate claims
growing out of tho enforcement of the act
, .tti ..n.inMa Ttin mnnil?A will most
ja nun uuuct.iMi.ui .. ... -
probably provide for Buch a commission. ,
The Dili Will not inciuao larm i ""
domestics. Attorney General Brown has
given to the Governor an opinion to tho
effect that this exception will not make
the act unconstitutional. Tho bill will
provide for compensation on a basts of
W per cent up to a limit of 110 a week
on moat classes of employment, and the
compensation will be graded In others
where the risks are greater.
State Insurance will be a feature of
tho measure, because the constitution
prohibits making employers' liability
obligatory. Tho bill will provide, how
ever, for recourse to tho courts of record
If employes whose employers have not
accepted the measure ore injured. Tho
Stats Insurance would guarantee tho com
plete compensation In the event of an
employer going out of business and would
protect the employes of small employers.
READING RECEIPTS UNFAIRLY
ASSIGNED, LAWYER CHARGES
Commuters Attack Assignment ts
Subsidiary Company.
An effort to show that the Philadelphia
and Reading Hallway made an unfair
assignment to the Delaware find Bound
Brook Railroad of receipts from through
passenger traffic, thus indicating a loss
for the year of 1914, was made today be
fore the New Jersey Public Utilities
Commission In Camden by 13. G. S.
Bleakley, counsel for tho commuters at
tacking the passenger fare Increase.
The Pennsylvania Itallroa,d concluded
Its testimony yesterday, and William
Bean, statistician for tho Comptroller of
the Reading, was put on the stand today.
He was examined by William A. Klnter,
.counsel for the railroad. Under the
tuldance of tho attorney he quoted fig
ures purporting to show a loss on the
dtrialon named for last year of $54,782.08
In passenger traffic.
Mr. Bean offered the following table of
receipts: JS1.64T.14 from the sale of
tickets; J3.318.W for transportation of
milk, and ?23,2U67 from mall transporta
tlon. excess baggage and express. The
last named figure Is the one attacked by
counsel for the commuters.
The attorney said the full receipts for
the. Items of mall, excess baggage and
express were JU4.323.I3, but contended this
ts mostly through traffic to New York.
The assignment to the Bound Brook
Railroad, he said, was but ja.Z13.S7.
When Mr. Klnter concluded his ex
amination of Mr. Bean. Mr. Bleakley an
nounced that he would attempt to show
the assignment was unfair. He asserted
It should be sufficiently high to show
profit from the passenger trafflo of the
wad. The Bound Brook Railroad Includes
we Trenton division and comprises the
Wger part of the Reading's mileage In
New Jersey, apart from the Atlantlo City
Hallroaa and affiliated roads.
or.'" " under examination of Mr.
,h,:a'5r. that Jn 1894 tho Reading leased
rut, und Bnok oad for 933 years, and
'f?.l",te"J 8 Pr wnt, dividends a'year
i o the stockholders.
METER BOBBED 4 OVEECOME
jTwo youths Accused of Breaking
Into John Harklna Home.
Two youths, accused of robbing gas
w jn tha homa Dt Jo'w Kwklns.
j- uuunno sireet-gonn wiavin, is
old, ass -Webster street., and Robert
.fJ"91' i6 Lombard strett-rwere
mi .uniJer noco m eacl1 tody bV
-wimo Tougnui, at tho wtu ana nts
ter street station, for a further hear
W February It
The home of Harklna was entered yes
rfjy morning. Gas Jurats from the
ffwsya meter filled the bouse. Four
tSDra rf 4i& allM war. nVAOT.n.M..
THEIR MARRIED LIFE NOT
"ONE GLAD, SWEET SONG"
Charge and Countercharge Reflect tho
Eight Years of Union.
The married life of Prank and Mary
Baker has been one continuous quarrel,
according to t'no husband. Tho couple
were before Judge Brown, In the Domes
tic Relations Court, today, on the wife's
petition for support.
Mrs. Baker told the court of a long
series of HI treatment by her husband,
nnd tho husband followed with accusing
his wife of threatening his life.
"Sht tried to pick my eyta out and
told mo it I didn't leave tho house she
would murder me," said Baker.
"I never said such a thing, your honor,"
said Mrs. Baker. "Ask him about t'no
time ho pulled me out of bed white I
was asleep."
Baker did not deny his wife's charges,
but sought tn explain It by saying that
their eight years of married life had
been "one big quarrel."
Baker left his wlfo on January 13 and
took their two children with him. There
seemed to ba no desire on the part of
Mrs. Baker to regain their custody, and
In view of that fact Judge Brown mado
an order of only $2.60 a week for 'ner
support Baker lives nt 2629 Tacony
street, nnd Is employed as conductor by
tho Rapid Transit Company.
RIVERS AND HARBORS BILL
NOW $38,627,880
Reported to Senate With 94,480,300
In Excess of House Measure.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. Bearing an In
crease of 14,489,300 above the bill passed
by the House, the rivers nnd harbors ap
propriation bill today was reported to tho
Senate by the Senate Commltteo on Com
merce. The bill now totals 138,627,880, of
which $1,200,000 Is an authorization to en
ter Into contracts for work to be paid
for later and tho remainder Is for Im
mediate appropriations.
Tho bill ns reported increases from $125,
000 to $150,000 the continuing Improvement
of Pollock Rip channel, Massachusetts;
gives $10,000 for Improvement and main
tenance) at Port Jefferson harbor, N, Y.;
strikes out $10,000 for Shrewsbury River,
N. J.; gives $21,000 for maintenance of the
Appoqulnlmlnk, Murderklll nnd other
creeks In Delaware; allows $77,300 for right
of way for tho Rehoboth Bay canal In
Delaware; gives $15,600 for projects on
minor tributaries of tho Chesapeake Bay
In Maryland; strikes out tho $100,000 ap
propriation for tho James River In Vir
ginia; and raises from $600,000 to $800,000
tho allowance to tho Norfolk and Beau
fort Inlet waterway.
SOCIALISTS CALL ON MAYOR
Ask Him to Recommend Immediate
Belief for the Unemployed.
A committee of two persons represent
ing the Socialist Party of Philadelphia
called on Mayor Blankenburg this after
noon and asked htm to recommend to
Councils an' appropriation of $2,000,000 for
the Immediate relief of tho unemployed.
Tho committee consisted of Charles W.
Ervln, member of the National Commlt
teo of the Socialist Party from Philadel
phia, nnd Henry John Nelson, on attor
ney. They presented to the Mayor figures
concerning unemployment issued by tho
Society for Organizing Charity. Thcso
show 80,000 unemployed In the city.
'"Tho paHry pittance given bv CounclK"
said Mr. Ervln, "has relieved but a mi
nute part of this misery. K t
of unemployed were In want through
somo great physical disaster, like an
earthquake, tiro or ton..i ,, ... i ,
dollars would be pouring In for their re
lief. The condition of thoso unfortunate
enough not to bo able to find work should
nrouso tho Administration to Btrnln every
nerve to relieve tho misery about us."
Tho committee told tho Mayor that the
Socialist party of this city has (becn
asked to hold a street demonstration of
tho unemployed on Lincoln's Birthday In
connection with a country-wldo demon
stration. The party called a mass-meeting
of Its members, the committee said,
and decided that the only efficient demon
stration for unemployment was a demon
stration from those intrusted with tho
administration of public affairs.
MEN DUEL WITH HATCHETS
One Negro In Hospital as Outcome of
Family Argument.
A hatchet duel In the homo of "William
Springs, a Negro, 5739 Wayne avenue, sent
Springs to the Germantown Hospital early
this morning. The hatchet will need the
services of a grinder before It Is of any
further use.
William Slater, also a Negro, 6742 Wayne
avenue, accused of being the victor in the
duel, was arraigned with Springs at cen
tral station today for a hearing.
The Germantown police say Springs gen
erally beats his wife, who la Slater's sis
ter. Slater objected to this late last night,
brandishing a hatchet to enforce his dis
agreement. Springs also got a hatchet
and the men rushed at each other. Slater
landed first and the fight stopped. Police
man Idell arrested Springs and Policeman
Rellly got Slater.
DENTIST'S SUDDEN DEATH
Succumbs to Heart Disease Two
Hours After Attack.
Dr. George W. Ersklne, a dentist, died
at his home, E015 Ludlow street, today of,
heart disease. He died within two hours
after the attack.
The funeral will be held on "Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock from his home.
Interment will be made at Hillside Ceme
tery. Doctor Ersklne was born at Springfield,
Mo,, and was graduated from the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania dental school
In 1885. Later he returned to Springfield,
but came back to this city 15 years ago
and took up tha practice of dentistry.
He had an office In the Wltherspoon
Building. He Is survived by a -widow and:
one daughter.
f'Winr BOYS QUIT DELAWARE"
Educational Facilities Poor, Says
Doctor Wagner,
DOVER, Del., Feb, 4. Members of the
State Board of Education admitted that
Delaware ranked low in educational prog
ress, but explained that the tardy de
velopment of rural schools was respon
sible at a House committee hearing on
a rural school consolidation bill today,
Dr Charles A. Wagner, State Commis
sioner of Education, said that "lower
Delaware could expect to continue to send
trolley car conductors and mill workers
to Philadelphia unless there was an
awakening In the schools in rural
districts."
Doctor Wagner said young men and
women could not be held on the farm
unless conditions were improved. Better
educational facilities, be said, were
needed.
The
Purest Water
in the World
DllcrJ a tons er pjff.
MBRINK ft
I pyROCKWATCO,IK.MPrrUaSt
14 BIDS FOR SEWER
$200,000 Available fir Contract In
Ionn Measure.
Fourteen contractors submitted propo
sals today for construction of the 10-foot
diameter Gunners' Run sewer on Indiana
avenue from 3d to 12th street.
There Is $200,000 available In the $11.
200,000 loan measure for the sewer, which
will be constructed in tunnel 40 feet be
low the street level from 3d to 9th street
and In open cut from 9th to 12th BlrcoL
The contract will be one of the largest
single sewer awards over made by ths
city.
The unit 1lds Indicate that the Key
stone State Construction Company and
Joseph Lombard! are low bidders. Each
probably will get n part of tho work,
Prices ranged from $63 to $103 per lineal
foot of brick and stone construction. Nine
months will be required to completo the
work.
Tho sewer will provide an outlet for
the storm water that floods cellars In the
neighborhood adjacent to Broad street
nnd Allegheny avenue after every heavy
rainfall.
CLEARING AWAY THE SNOW
Large Force of Men at Work on the
City Streets.
Tho removal of snow Is giving employ
ment to more than 3000 men In this city,
who, labor men say, havo not been able
to earn n cent for months. Tho snow also
provided a welcome addition to tho re
sources of tho charity workers, who have
been unable to tako care of the demand:)
for assistance.
The work started at noon yesterday.
The Bureau of Highways' regular street
cleaning force of 1280 mon and 200 teams
was augmented by tho 1110 men and 110
teams of the emergency street repair
corps and tho forces of the ten snow
removal contractors for business districts,
between Vine and Spruce streets, from
river to river. Tho 38 horse-drawn nnd
the three motor-driven plows of tho last
named completed their task yesterday
and did not resume work this morning,
leaving tho regular force to finish It.
PENNILESS BOARDER A THIEF
Steals $1000 From Woman Who
ft Gave Him a Home.
A quick plunge through a dining room
window enabled a boarder at tho homo of
Mrs. Harry Farror, of 701 North Front
street, to escape today with $SO0 In cash
and diamonds valued at $200. Tho mau
took tho money and Jewelry out of a buf
fet drawer while Mrs. Farrer was up
stairs. Hearing a noise sho enmo down
quickly and discovered tho boarder stuf
fing the money nnd Jewelry Into his poc
kets. Tho woman yelled murder and tho
hoarder made his exit through tho win
dow scaled a fenco and disappeared.
Mrs. Farrer said tho boarder's nomo
was Samuel Goldberger. He boarded with
her a month nnd was taken In by giving
a hard-luck talo nnd never paid any
board. '
CROWD THREATENS SHOOTER
Police Bescuo Storekeeper Who Fired
Three Bullets Into Man.
BURLINGTON, N. J., Feb. 4. With
three bullets In his body, William Dor
mlnsld, 31 years old, was rushed to tho
Burlington County Hospital this morning
apparently mortally founded, nnd Louis
Grosky, a storekeeper In East Burling
ton, was arrested and held without ball
07 his assailant.
Excited neighbors wore threatening to
lynch tho assailant when tho police
Teached tho scene In an auto and rushed
tho victim, with his assailant, to City
iHall. Dr. James MacFarland ordered
DormltiBkl taken to the county hospital.
SMALLPOX IN VIENNA
Emperor and Family Flee to Imperial
Palace at Schoenbrunn.
LONDON, Feb. 4.-A terrible epidemic
of smallpox Is sweeping Vienna, the Am
sterdam correspondent of the Exchange
Telegraph Company wired here this after
noon. Emperor Franz Joseph nnd members of
the court are reported to havo fled from
the city to tho Imperial palace at Schoen
brunn. WIFE-BEATEES TO WORKHOUSE
Judge Boyle, of Camden, Favors Prac
tical Penalty.
"Let the State construct a special work
house for wlfe-beaters and havo their
earnings turned over to ther wives," said
Judge Boyle, In Camden today, In sen
tencing 12 wlfe-beaters to prison.
"I am tired of sending wlfe-beaters to
Jail," said the Judge. "What chance has
the wlfo after her husband goes to prison?
Legislators of New Jersey should pass a
measure creating a -workhouse to which
these wlfe-beaters can be committed.
Have the men work at different trades
and turn their earnings over to thetr fam
ilies." Bankrupt's Sentence Upheld
Tho conviction and sentence of Abo Lip
man, a bankrupt drygooda merchant, last
October, In tho United States District
Court, for concealing assets from his
trustee tn bankruptcy, was upheld by
Judge McPherson, of tho ,Court of Ap
peals, today. LIpman Is under a sentence
of one year and one day In the Eastern
Penitentiary. With his sister, Mrs. Annie
Solotlst, he was found guilty of engaging
in a conspiracy to defraud creditors. The
woman was fined $500 by Judge Thomp
son, before whom the pair was tried. Lip
man conducted the United Cut-Price Dry
goods Store, at 418 Market street, this
city, and a store at Pleasantvlllo, N. J,
Creditors forced htm Into bankruptcy in
November, 1911.
Final Clean-up Sale
Women's Shoes and Slippers
AVimif snn Pnfrs of Women's
Shoes in Patent Colt, Gun Metal
and Russia Calf. Also Evening
Slippers in Black and White
Satin, Suede, etc. These are
short and discontinued lines, but
all are smart, stylish models.
Regularly $4, $5, $6
2 a paIr
Thousands of other pairs of
this season's Women's and Men's
Shoes also at heavily reduced
price3.
Niedetman
39 South 8th 930 Chestnut 203 forth 8th
SENATE MAY REJECT BILL
FOR COUNTY LOCAL OPTION
Governor Declines to Say What Ac
tion He Will Take,
tnou A srlrr coitxiroitDiNT.
HARRI8UURG, Feb. 4.-A rough road
Is ahead for local option, according to the
belief of political observers here. Gover
nor Brumbaugh today mado It plain that
he would not allow his local option pro
gram to be held up by the Introduction
of tho prohibition amendment Introduced
In the House on Tuesday.
It Is Understood that a local option bill
with a county unit ts to be placed square
ly before the Legislature, but tho Repub
lican Organization, nsslsted by the Demo
crats, may kill tho bill In the Senato.
Whether or hot the Governor will "break"
with the Senato on the Issue Is tho prob
lem. Repeatedly he has declared when
questioned, "I nm for local option," but
beyond this bare statement he has de
clined to go.
APPEARS TO REST ON
NORRIS AMENDMENT
Nebraskan's Vote Condi
tioned on Acceptance.
Lewis Hurries From N. C.
to Support Measure.
WASHINGTON, Feb. II. Democratic
leaders In the Senato today mado a final
effort to w In over somo of tho soven party
bolters on the shipping bill. They wero
not coniltlent of success, however, and
Intimated they wero ready to accept tho
compromise amendments of Senator Nor
rls, of Nebraska, to win his vote. It was
learned late last night that Senator James
Hamilton Lewis, of Illinois, who has been
nt Ashevlllc, N. C, for his health, had
started posthaste for Washington with a
view to voting on the bill today.
Threo points of fact stood out In tho
situation when tho Senators began as
sembling for tho day's flght.
Tho first was tho agreement of Senator
Norrls to stand by his offer to support
the bill If it were amended to virtually
prohibit leasing and to forbid tho pur
chase of Interned ships where questions of
neutrality might bo raised,
The second was tho readiness of tho
Democratic organization, by amending
tho motion to recommit tho bill today, to
ndopt thcso Norrls amendments and
thereby obtain tho pno voto they said
was required to savo tho bill.
Tho third wab the determination of tho
Republicans, In view of Norrls' bargain,
to keep up their filibuster against tho
shipping bill.
Senator Goro this afternoon Introduced
tho compromise bill, ngrocd on between
the Democratic caucus nnd Republican
Senators Norrls and La Follottc. It pro
vides that ships shall not bo leased for
longer thnn one year, and that during this
year or less tho maximum rntes Bhall bo
nxed by the Government and prohibits
purchases from belligerents.
$11,000 FOR POOR RELIEF
Two Checks Sent in Response to Citi
zens' Committee Appeal.
Two chocks aggregating $11,000 wero tho
first responses to tho appeal issued by tho
Citizens' Permanent -belief Commltteo for
public contributions to rellove distress
In families of Phladclphla'a unemployed.
One check for $10,000 enmo from P. A. B.
Wldener. Another check for $1000 came
from tho committee In charge of tho German-American
Charity Ball. Both con
tributions were sent direct to Mayor
Blankenburg. Additional contributions of
largo and small amounts aro expected to.
day. They may bo sent to Drexel & Co.,
treasurers of tho commltteo, or to Mayor
Blankenburg. All checks should be mado
payable to Drexel & Co,
Tho commltteo will dlvldo Its relief col
lections among all the recognized chari
table organizations In the city for dis
tribution, Including tho Emergency Aid
Commltteo and tho Society for Organiz
ing Charity.
The appeal Issued by the committee cites
the generous contributions made by citi
zens in tho past. Including tho $300,000 for
relieving distress caused by tho Johnstown
flood. It declares that tho hunger and
Buffering of FhtladelphlanB should appeal
to the public, aa that of tho Belgians.
SPEED LIMIT RAISED
WILMINGTON, Del., Fob. 4. Several
changes of Importance aro mado In tha
automobile laws of this State by a law
which has been signed by Governor Mil
ler and which. Is now In effect.
Tho provision which most pleases the
drivers here Is that tho Bpeed limit on
country roads, except where the houses
are close together, has been raised from
20 to 25 miles an hour, while the speed In
towns, except thoso having their own
laws. Is raised from 10 to 12 miles an
hour.
Horse Creepers
$3.00
Per Set of Four
Wm.S. Hansel! & Sons
131 Market Street
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NEWSIES SEE FACE PUNCHING
"Kid" Shields, Cock of the Walk on
"Pretzel" Avenue.
If a youngster with a bruised, but smil
ing, face offers to sell you pretzels at
Lehigh nnd Kensington avcnUes today
you can bet your boots that it's "Kid"
Shields. He has fought his way to tho
top of his profession and now has the
undisputed right to dispense pretzels for
pennies on that corner.
"Kid" put his last and strongest rival
In tho background when he "ticked"
Young McGovern In threo rounds at the
Evening LtsDosn newsboys' frco show
given by "Billy" Williams, manager of
tho People's Theatre, Kensington avenue
nnd Cumberland street, last night. It
was the slnr bout and made tho 400
newsies howl with delight.
"Jack Johnson, Jr.," hit "Jess Wlllnrd,
Jr.," on tho nose In the first round of
their bout nnd the fight was stopped by
tho referee. "Jack's" feet became cold
when tho crowd yelled for "Battling"
Matzy, the Cvcsma Lbdoer newsboy
champion, to tako up tho guantlet. "Bat
tling" Matzy, Juit to show hts indiffer
ence, polished oft "Young" O'Kcefe, an
other "wlillo hope," In their three-round
go. There wero four other exhibitions
all draws, and n four-reel moving picture
Mm, ontltled "Tho Champlon'a Dream."
Tho show was preceded by a parado from
tho northeast branch office, Kensington
and Lehigh avenues.
RAZORS' CLICK ONLY MUSIC
IN THIS BARBER SHOP NOW
Plro Destroys Piano and Boy Prodigy
Bemoans Pate.
"Ml. ."V? "iT1"." o' tl' bby grand,
Onrntrnl by flro lt munlo crop:
$-"i?.r.u ,ll?.u ""shaven In raplure ntsnd
To list to tho chord of tho barber hop.
The boy prodigy, who Is 9-year-old
Bcnato Chardlnncll, rcfusod to bo con
soled. Tho keys of his beloved piano are
charred so that his nimble fingers may
not flit over them caressingly, nnd pro
voke, ns It were, tho subtlo harmony of
tho barbershop chord.
The flro In tho barber shop of Francisco
Chlarron, 1168 South 10th strcot, started
from an overheated stovo, according to
tho pollco report. Tho same report Is
authority for tho statement that tho loss
was "trining." How llttlo they know of
tho soul of music, thoso gendarmes who
poko their clubs In one's rlba ns a Joke.
As a mattor of fact tho loss to tho shop
Itiielf was nothing to speak about. But
Chlnrron's shop was unique- In tho neigh
borhood because It was a musical shop,
While tho deft hand of Chlarron slid n
razor over the features of his patrons,
Chardlnncll, tho boy musical prodigy,
Hwopt tho keys with his fingers. Now It
was a selection from somo famous opera,
hauntlngly melodious, anon a snatch of
ragtime that eet tho cold steel razor to
dancing.
And when tho assistant barber was ablo
to handle the customers, did not Chlnrron
get out his violin nnd accompany Char
dlnncll? Indeed, ho did; so that a ver
itable Hood of music permeated tho entire
neighborhood. But now, alas, tho only
sound In tho barber shop Is the click of
the razor tangoing over tho bristles or
tho snap of tho scissors In tho "hair-cut
gavotte."
CONVICTED OP ANNOYING QIBLS
Smyrna, Del., Man Sentenced to
Eastern Penitentiary.
Charles C, Addison, who said his homo
was In Smyrna, Del., was sentenced by
Judge Johnson In Quarter Sessions Court
today to from four to flvo years In the
Enstcrn Penitentiary for nunoylng llttlo
girls In Germantown.
Last week Addison tried to entice three
children. Gertrude and Allco Somers, 75
East Ashmead street, and Edna Oberholt
rer, 8! East Brlnghurst street, Into a
vacant house. The man's actions aroused
the suspicion of Mrs. Harrington, 143
West Coulter street, who caused his ar
rest. PATHETIC APPEALS POP. AID
Applicant Tcll3 Emergency Commit
tee Ho Will Be Ejected.
Many applicants appeared at the head
quarters of tho home relief division of tho
Emergency Aid Commltteo In tho Lincoln
Building toduy, seeking work. This also
was tho day for women who aro given
sewing to do at homo to return the work.
Among the pathetic appeals received
was that of William Cattell. 21 years old.
of North Holly street. He married a 1T-year-old
girl December 4 and eight days
later lost his work. Unless ho has a Job
by tonight his landlord will eject him.
Another was that of James II, Bowen,
of North Hope street, tho father of eight
children. Ho has been out of work for
months.
THE WORK AUTOCAR DELIVERY VEHICLES ARE DOING
DELIVERING TO THE SUBURBS THROUGH VflE SNOW
These are the days when horses and horse users suffer, and when the
splendid efficiency of Autocar Delivery Vehicles is most appreciated. It is not
humane to send horses out on pavements in their present condition neither
is it good to have the routine of your business disturbed byelays and acci
dents. Any one interested in the economical improvement and extension of
their delivery service will profit by a visit to the Autocar Sales and Service
Company, 23rd and Market Streets, Philadelphia, or the works of the Autocar
Company, at Ardmore, Pa., where every opportunity is afforded to inspect the
quality of material and skilled workmanship used in producing the Autocar.
These cars are used in every line of business by over 2000 concerns, Illus
trated catalog, showing the many wayo in which they are used, and also
various styles of bodies, will be mailed. Write for it.
BULL MOOSE CONFERENCE
ON MAYORALTY SLATED
Senator Pllnn Expected Today for
Thlfd Party Council.
State Senator William Fllnn Is expected
to arrive In Philadelphia from Harrlsburg
somo time today for a conference with
the Bull Moose leaders here Upon the
mayornlty campaign next fall. Washing
ton party Btate Chairman A. Nevin
Detrlch will be among the conferees. Par
ticular slgnlflcanco attaches to tho con
ference on account of the widening breach
between tho Vnre and MoNlchol forces
hero.
It also la rumored that a Brumbaugh
parly may be launched soon as a result
of tho friction developing In the Legis
lature at Harrlsburg among legislators
opposing the leading administration
measures. Such a contingency, It Is
pointed out, would open new possibilities
for the success of the rapidly dlilntegmt
Ing third party movement.
John T. Wlndrlm, as a McNIchol candi
date for the mayoralty campaign, was
mentioned In political circles today. Sen
ator McNIchol at Harrlsburg, however,
denied all knowtedgo of the rumor.
former Governor Toner today ridiculed
the reports that ho was likely to run ns
a candidate for Congress from the 24th
District to Mil the vacancy caused by tha
recent death of former Lieutenant Gov
ernor William M. Brown. He declared
that ha was virtually out of politics. Con
gressman Charles Matthows, of Newcas
tle, Mr, Tener Intimated, would make a
likely candidate.
POLICEMAN ANSWERS CALL
AND FINDS MURDERED MAN
Stab Wound Near His Heart Cause
of Death.
Informed that a man had been stabbed
nt 717 South Perry street, Policeman
Illuobond, of the 2d District, rushed Into
tho liouso lato yesterday afternoon and
found a man seated In a chair by tho
front window. AVhen the policeman seized
him by tho shoulders and shook him tho
man's coat flew open, disclosing a wound
In his brpnst. Ho was hurried to tho
Howard Hospital, where ho wob pro
nounced dead. Ha was Giuseppe Atcscl,
50 years old, who boarded at 717 South
Perry street.
Tho man Is supposed to havo been
stabbed In a quarrel in front of tne
house. Gulseppo Scllltotl, proprietor of
the boarding house, was arrested and
charged by tho pollco with having caused
Alescl'B death. Tho two men nro sold to
havo been seen In a heated argument. It
ended suddenly when AIcscI fell bloedlng
to tho giound with a wound near his
heart.
CONGRESSMAN KINKEAD
RESIGNS SEAT IN HOUSE
N. J. Sheriff jNotlflcd That Voto
Would Be Challenged.
JUUSEV CITl. N. J Feb. 4.-Con-grcssman
Eugene F. Klnkead today re
signed his scat In Congress. Tho resig
nation enmo after Klnkead, who Is also
Sheriff of Hudson, had boen informed by
Congressman John L. Burnett, of Ala
bama, Chat he would challengo Klnkead's
light to vote.
Klnkead was nbout to leave for Wash
ington last night. It was known he In
tended to voto to uphold President Wil
son's veto of tho Immigration bill. Just
beforo ho wub to leava ho received Con
gressman Burnett's telegram. Ho Imme
diately chansod his mind about going to
Washington, and Instead sent his resig
nation to Governor Fielder to take effect
Immediately. His term would havo
ended March 4.
"I believe," said Klnkead, "that in
taking this stand my course will be sat
isfactory to tho peoplo of tho 8th con
gressional district."
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Luncheon, 50c
CHICKEN CROQUETTE
PEAS CREAM SAUCE
COFFEE, TEA OR MILK
BISCUITS AND BUTTER
FRESH
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM
1024-26 Chestnut Street
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SQUADS OF SLEDTH8
TO KEEP WATCH AT
RAILROAD STATMS
Nearly 100 Added to De
tective Captain Cameron's
Staff, With View to Keep
ing Crooks Out of City.
Nearly n hundred men will bo added to
Captain Cameron's detective force next
Monday under the reorganization .plan
announced by Director Porter In a deter
mined effort to rid Philadelphia Of the
orooks of all kinds who have flocked to
this city from New Tork. Special police
men from each of the 40 district stations
tn the city, formerly under the Jurisdic
tion of the lieutenants, now will report
dally' to Captain Cameron.
A hnlf-doien or mors special squads
simitar to the murder squad nro to be
organized, chief among them one to keep
notorious criminals out of the city. The
members of this body wilt stand guard at
railroad stations' and watch Incoming
passengers. Whenever a notorious crook
gels 6ft a train he will be promptly
bundled on another train and sent out of
tho city.
Plans for tho reorganization have been
under the consideration of Director Por
ter and Pollco Superintendent Boblnson
for months. They wero hastened to com
pletton by tho unprecedented list of rob
beries this year, following -which there
wero no arrests, and also by the Influx of
pickpockets for whom New York was
mado too hot.
Espoctally In the Logon robberies tho
police havo been baffled. Few arrest have
been mado and It has been Impossible to
capture tho burglars, although detectives
from City Hall wero send Into tho district
and plain clothes men wero almost bump
ing Into each other In tho section.
ETJNAWAY SENDS PAWN TICKET
A 16-ycar-old boy who stole his father's
overcoat, pawnod t and then mailed tho
ticket to his father, with a letter Inform
ing him he had run away from homo, is
being sought today by tho police. He Is
Edward Hoffman, of 2127 South 8th street.
Bernard Hoffman, father of tho loq,
notified tho pollco today that ho mlosefl
his overcoat yesterday. ThW morning
he got tho letter and the pawn ticket
from his son. Tho coat was pawned at
10th and Tasker streets.
Three Days
Only!
10,$12,$15,$1
for a
Perry Suit
that sold all season for
$15, $18, $20, $25, $30
Alterations charged for.
All the $40 Suits at $23
have been snapped up! A
few at $35 left!
These $25 and $30 Suits at
$15 and $18 will not last
long! But for early comers
there's fine choosing here
TODAY!
These special reductions
end Saturday!
Perry & Co. "n.b.t."
16th & Chestnut Sts.
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