EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUABY 26, 1915, !fc K K.4 :' 1 LOCAL OPHON BATTLE TO BE FOUGHT IN OPEN Spfcer Ambler Guarantees Fair Discussion on Floor Of the House. tyie local option flsht In the Legislature , tlll bo. In the open, on the floor of the House, said Speaker Ambler today, lie salt! he would see to It that tha question has absolutely fair-dealing. "The Legislature wilt reconvene on Match 1, and In my opinion will, from that day on, start to transact tha real business of the session," he said. "During tills, Washington's Birthday roceBS tho members have had nnd are having n full .opportunity to study the bier questions they are being: called upon to consider. These includo the vltat propositions of child labor, workmen's compensation and local option. "I feel certain that the people of the 'Stftto will see, bcRlnnitifr March 1, that this session -is to bo historic, so far as Mid quality of legislation Is concerned. The Legislature surely will stand stanehly behind the Republican party's program of conservatively progressive legislation. "The Uovernor Is particularly and earn estly Interested In tho passngo of a local option bill, I will vote for local option. And, furthermore, I will sco to It that local pptlon has the freest sort of field. To beiln with, the bill will be reported 6ttt of the House Law nnd Order Com tnltteo with a favorable recommendation 'Then the fight will be in the open, on the floor of the House.' The Speaker folded that a public hearing probably would bo held. The locnl option bill will e considered by tho House Law nnd Order Committee next-sday. but no ncilpn is expected to be taken on that cay 350,000 (1ER3IANS PACE SLAVS IX NORTH POLAND Ilindenburjr Rapidly Shifts Force to Halt Foe's Now Offensive. PI3TROGRAD, Feb. 26. IJy another rapid shift of his troops, field Marshal Von Hlndcnburg has glassed a German aimy believed to num ber at least 150,000 men on tho front bc 'vvecn the Bobr and Vistula rivers and V n :iig desperate attacks In an at tempt to cut through the Russians there before tho newly assumed offensive of lelrand Duke Nicholas' troops west of Wnrsaw compels the retreat of the weak ened Gcrniai army there. Admission Is made that German patrols have crossed to tho right bank of tho Nlemen, at Sventvlanskl, but the War Of fice claims that Slav vanguards have pro gressed a long dlstanco from tho river toward the East Prussia frontier, German batteries are shelling the forts at Ossowltz, but It is said that tho bom- ljardment Is being successfully withstood. It was admitted hero today that tho -Jermans hart mailo some gains at Frzns. nysz, but their mass attacks upon tho Tlitftttlnn nnaiilnnn rn.it thou, rlnavl., Tnn. of Prznnysz. the Germans nttemptcd' to ' sonn"y' nro the men schemlK the de cross tho river Orzyc at Krastioslelec, but feat at the Taylor rapid transit plnns. they were mowed down by tho Russian ' Thomas E. Mitten, president of the com- artiucry on tne east orum. une Qerman objective In this region Is Ostrolenka, a fortress on the Narnw River, on the right bank of which action Is brisk. Northeast of Ostiolenkn tho Germans are -maintaining thoir attempts to an- nroach Ossowltz and bring their heavy i artillery to bear upon that fortress, This has resulted In desperate hand to hand ! lighting In Szczuczyn, Plochowo, Wnsosz I and Blaoszewo. These towns have been j virtually destroyed. V. S. STEAMSHIP REPORTED MINE VICTIM IN NORTH SEA Vessel, Believed to Be Palmer, of New London, Sunk. LONDON, Fob. 2S. The American steamship Theodore Palmer has been sunk, according to a Copenhagen dis patch. Surviving members of her crew were picked up by a Swedish ship. The nailors nsserted, the dispatch adds, that the Palmer was sunk In the North Sea by a mine. An earlier dispatch from Washington recorded the loss of tho Palmer from New London, Conn., on tho basis of a Swedish ship's discovery of an Iron life boat bearing Its name. A like-named steamship was reported on Tuesday as being at Fall River, Mass. FIVE SEAGOING SUBMARINES Senate Rejects Smoot's Proposal Mak ing the Number 50. WASHINGTON. Feb. 26. The Senate today rejected Senator Smoot's -amendment to the naval bill, providing for 60 seagoing submarines, nt $1,400,000 each, nnd S coast defense submarines, at 7550 C0O each. The Senate then adopted the Senate Committee's amendment, providing for live seagoing submarines and 16 coast de fense submarines. The House bill called for only one seagoing submarine and 11 const defense submarines. The naval appropriation bill carrying1 approximately J153,000,000 passed the Sen ate late today. BLOCKLEY AGAIN CRITICISED Grand Jury Condemns Overcrowding at the Almshouse. The Philadelphia Almshouse, commonly known as Blockley, was again made the subject of criticism In the final report of the February Grand Jury, made today be fore Judge Little, of Susquehanna County, presiding In Quarter Sessions Court, In their report the grand Jurors con demn tho overcrowded condition of the wards and the poor fire-fighting appa ratus throughout the entire hospital, All the other public Institutions ylstted by tho body were found to be In a satis factory condition. During tbe month the grand Jurors "-aetcsl on 763 bills of Indictment, 6S9 of which were found trua and it ignored. ACCIDENT MAY COST SIGHT Aged Clergyman's Eye Cut When Car Knocked Hira Dowp. Air operation was performed today at tlui Jefferson Hospital on the Rev. Charles Barrett, an aged minister, of Laurel Springs, N. J, who was Injured yesterday la a trolley accident. It la believed h will become totally blind, The clergyman was struck by a trolley cr at ISth and Market streets and se fely Injured. A cataract on his left w prevent nlm from seeing tho car's ap PfOAoln When he was thrown ta the MtvgnO. his glasses were broken and Borne rffto la lercd bis right ey. Ktrgdoll MaJke Light of Mishap Mtiamm t kroner C. Bergdoll, the mil jlaaBtf Jtytetyr and auto driver, who was hiMfl la an ael(Jnt at San Franftleeo wwgmtef wMI driving bis car over thc UAritttt Cuy wtun.e near tbe Eipoal wmmmtmm&t, wsify rewived from him a tMMtt In whicu we buur4 Mn niaMw wm iff tw sbp4m '! message, ays. "B.nrli a kMm aweWwt Will not NO I R. 7. ANSWER TO ACCUSATION Continued from Pace One to nnawor. the members of tho Commltteo of One Thousand will bo urged by tho Executive Commltteo to make a personal canvass of the entire city and obtain tho co-operation of all supporters of tho Taylor plan In demanding that Councils pass favorable legislation next Thursday. COMMITTEE'S STATEMENT. The statement Issued by the Executive Committee follows: "Tho Immediate efforts of tho Com mltteo must be concentrated on defeating the ordlnnnce reported out by the Finance Commltteo In Illegal form, purporting to call a special election to authorize nn In rriun In tho city's Indebtedness to the extent of $8,000,000 for certain spcclflo rapid transit lines, tho routes of which specified therein aro Incomplete and ut terly Impracticable. "Wo call the attention of the citizens to tho fatt that an election held under the terms of this ordinance would result In nny Increase In tho city's Indebtedness which might be authorized being tied up In a manner which would make Its uso for any practical purpose utterly Impos sible. "In addition to defeating tho 'foregoing ordinance wo shall devote our energies to securing the passage of an ordinance or ordinances prepared In tho customary and legal form calling n special election to nuthorlze nn Increase In tho clty'B In debtedness in tho nmount of $6,000,000 for the purpose of beginning of work on the transit development, without specifying tho routes or attaching any unusual conditions, "The routes. If flnnlly fixed and de termined nt the election, could not bo varied by subsequent action of City 'Councils. Furthermore tho routes of tho recommended lines cannot bo finally fixed and determined without the approval of the Public Service Commission. ' ny chnngo in tho routes ordered later by the Public Service Commission, should they be Ilxed by the terms of tho ordinance calling tho special election, uould render the uso of the increase In tho city's Indebtedness Impossible for tho construction of the high-speed lines. "Lot the Issue bo clean cut. "Tho ordinance reported out by tho Finance Committee must be defeated. "An ordlnnnce1, or ordinances, prepared in the customary and legal form, calling the special election must bo passed with out delay. "We shall recommend that the Commit tee of 1000 shall call upon all the peoplo and organizations In TMladelphla who de sire to back up the t t public demnnd for adequate rapid transit facilities and fiee transfers to attend the next meeting of City Councils, which will bo on next Thursday, March 4, nt 3 p. m., and mean while to get In touch with their Council men nnd to urge upon them the Impor tance of their co-operation." Director Porter and Cyrus D. Foss, Jr., secretary to Mayor Blankenburg, were In executive conferenoo Immediately be fore the committee met this morning. Neither would discuss what took place, merely saying that they were preparing for the fight. P. R. T. SILENT. Silence again today greeted the second charge that tho oftlclols of the Philadel phia Rapid Transit Company, Including Edward T. Stotcsburj, chairman of the Board of Directors, who was named per- pany, Is out of the city, and Mr. Stotes bury, financier and actual head of the P. R. T. management, is In Florida. None of the other officials of the company was willing to reply to the charge of Director Taylor and Director Norrls that they are the "men higher up" respon sible for tho transit "Joker" reported by Councils' Finance Committee a week ago. For the first time during the entire transit fight E. T. Stotcsbury was named I peisonally yesterday. Director Taylor, 1 speaking before n gathering of 200 mem bers of the Morning Newspaper Car riers' Association, directly and un equivocally charged that Mr. Stotosbury and his associates have failed to live up to the agreement made last May between tha Department of City Trnnslt and tha Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company. Tho transit company then pledged Itself to help obtain the co-operation of tho Union Traction directors. Immediately after the meeting, Director Taylor remarked- "This Is tho first time that I have openly mentioned any names, put I tninit tho time now Is ripe to do so. ! The first charge against tho Phlladel phla Rapid Transit officials was mnde by Director Norrls at tho town meeting In the Academy of Music Wednesday night. Intimating that Councllmen are only "straw men" In the transit fight. Di rector Norrls challenged the Philadelphia Rapid Transit officials to v! ldlcate them selves In tho eyes of Philadelphia by denying responsibility for the ordinance ' land held the man In $1000 bill for fur introduced by the Finance Committee. I ther hearing Silence from the company officials which yesterday greeted this challenge was repeated today when Stotesbury's name camo Into the dispute. With Mr. Stotesbury, Senator McNIehol and Senator Vare In Florida, Mr. Mitten out of town, and John P. Connelly, chalr mnn of Councils' Finance Committee, In Boston, no indication has been given o( the attitude of those opposed to the Tay lor plan. It was rumored In City Hall to day that the Finance Committee is wav ering In the face of public Indignation and that preparations will be made to amend the pending ordinance so that It will bo fully legal and In accord with tne opinion of John G. Johnson. ORGANIZATION ACTIVE. The Republican Organization leaders, however, arc uelng every underground method to stir up opposition to Director Taylor. Walter M. Stevenson, McNIehol leader In the 32d Ward, has Issued orders to tho committeemen of that wurd (two In ench division) that they must stir up Opposition to the Taj lor plan on every possible occasion. Stevenson Is interested In the Wynncfleld Building Fund with Philip II. Johnson, brother-in-law of the ate Israel H. Durham. POLICE REPLY TO CRITICISM Lieutenants Savage and Ewing Deny Charges Against Them. Two police lieutenants criticised today by Judge Gorman In tbe Juvenile Court denied the accusations made against them. Lieutenant Savage, of the 39th street and Lancaster avenue police station denied he had ridiculed the House of Detention, aa charged by Miss Virginia Smith, a probation officer who had Investigated the cuBe of 15-yearrold David Lutz, of 4312 Mount Vernon street. Savage, Miss Smith Bald today, had declared that "the House of Detention was a Joke" when she came to ask for the release of the Lutz boy, who was accused of malicious mischief. Judge Gorman, on hearing Miss Smith's story, declared that he would have Sav age brought before the police trial board if tbe charges were true. Lieutenant Savage today said: "Mls3 Smith asked me to release the Lutz boy, but I bad to refuse because it was not in my power. MUg Smith grew angry when I told her I could not send ths boy home." The other policeman criticised was Lieu tenant Swing-, of tbe Cist and Thompson streets station, Ewlng, Judge Gorman said, had kept 15-year-old William O'Don nell, a runaway, at the police station for Are hours before sending nlm to the House of Detention. Lieutenant Bwlng said the O'Donnell boy had been sent di rectly to tb House of Detention. " '""""' r ' EYelyn Thaw Suffers Breakdown NISW YOKK, Fb W.-BvIyn Nesblt Thaw was taken to a sanatorium today suffering from a nervoiM breakdown caused by overwork Sha hsd bstn ap peatUMt t a .as- tredill thtre in aaw t i, . ,. ChKjr4 , HOTEL DE GINK HERE? SURE, SAYS JEFF DAVIS President of Hobo Union Scoffs at Education Board's Denial of Building. "Philadelphia Is going to have a Hotel do Gink nil right. Don't you worry nbout that." This Is the announcement of Jeff Dnvls, president of tlw National Union of American Hoboes nnd proprietor of the hostelry established in Now JTork for tho wandering gentlemen of the water tank nnd freight car. Jeff wna In Director Cooke's office today to confer with Joseph Wllllts, gen eral Inspector appointed to Investigate unemployment In Philadelphia, "I Just blew In," explained Jeff breez ily. "I was down nt Washington talk ing over hobo affairs with President Wilson nnd, say, he treated me flno. The President says ho will try to put 100,000 hoboes In Government lands In tha West. That's tho mesBngo I've got for tho boys over nt the Gink. "But. I saw In tho papers that the Philadelphia Schoot Board won't let us have that old building down nt Twelfth and Wood streets. I don't care. Lot 'em keep their old building. I'm going to get a building all right. I'll put tho matter up to the boys of the unions. That can't be much of a schoolhouso anyhow, If they can't oven hold school In It. "I'm going to put a Hotel de Gink In every city in the United States. That will stop a lot of this wandering nround and one city dumping Its hoboes on nnothor. "But why can't we wander If wo want to? They may have kidnapped Prosperity all right, but say, bo, who has kidnapped Liberty? That's what I want to know. "Phllly needs a Hotol de Gink nil righto. Some say It will bo established here next year. That's too late. What's to become of all the 'boes between now and next year? We'll get some building, and I guess It will be better than that old schoolhouse, too. "I'm a little tired today," said Jeff as he stroked a two days' growth of beard on his chin. "You know I hod to undorgo a lot of entertaining nt Washington. Con gressman Buchanan, who used to belong to tho hoboes' union, had mo up to tho Hotel Wlllard with a lot of other Con gressmen nnd notables. "I had tough luck getting train accom modations back. It must have been a locnl drag I camo through on. It stopped everywhere to pick other cars oft sidings and did a lot of -hitting. I hopo to catch something swifter to New York, becausa I wunt to flop my lip over tho four-cornered meal that I know Is waiting for me at the good old Hotel de Gink. Well, so long. Pee you some more In a week or two." Tho following men have been appointed as members of a federation medical council, which will act In an advisory capacity to the Board of Directors, and will be practically In chnrge of the activ ities of the federation: Dr. Samuel Mc Clntock Hamlll, chairman; Dr. William N. Bradley, secretary; Dr. Howard Chllds Carpenter, Dr. Charles A. E. Codman, Dr. Charles A. Fife, Dr. C. Lincoln Furbush, Dr. J. Clexton Glttlngs, Dr. Howard Kennedy Hill, Dr. Henry D. Jump, Dr. William Duflleld Robinson and Dr. John F. Sinclair. SLAYER, DYING, REPRIEVED James Boyd, a negro muraerer of West Philadelphia, who was the first man to be sentenced to death In the electric chair in this State, received another reprieve todny. Boyd Is dying of tuberculosis. Announcement was made In Hnrrls buig this morning, nccordlng to a dis patch, that Governor Brumbaugh had de cided to tfinnga the date of tbe con demned man's execution from March 1 to March 20. He was to have been re moved to the new deathhouso at Belle fonte today, but his condition was so critical that it was believed he would die en route If removed from his coll. Judge Klnscy hentenced Eoyd for mur dering Bertha Fisher In a Baloon at 36th and Market streets. After shooting the girl Boyd turned his weapon on Police man Steth, wounding 'nlm. When he was sentenced ho sat In the dock calmly chewing gum. TRIED TO ROB THREE SHOPS A man who had made preparations with n glass rutter to open three showcases In South 2d street and was Just about to start opeiatlons with a padded brkk was In terrupted early this morning by Acting Ditectlvei Wertschafter nnd Fields, of the 2d and Christian streets stntlon. They arrested the man. who said he was John Ilansomr, of 2C6 Cantrell street. The police say he had run u glass cutter over showcn'cs in front of Tb", 783 and 7S3 South 2d street. Magistrate MacFnr- Killed in Friendly Bout BUFFALO, Feb. 26.-WllIiam Bacon was killed today In a friendly boxing bout with Andrew Schultz at n Turkish bath. Bacon slipped, striking his head on the tiled floor. COURT! Sam Walker, "the scientific bum," was arrested while cooking his breakfast In a packing box. Policeman Freund saw a cloud of smoke pouring out of the box which was in front of a store near 3d and Clearfield streets. Peering Into It he saw Sam sitting beside a bonfire, on which some hum and eggs were cooking on a pie plate. He pulled Sam out In the fresh air and threatened to have him Jailed for arson. My Intentions weru honorable," de clared Sam. Then pulling his breakfast off tbe lire he showed the policeman that the blaze was placed on a tin waiter. "You will notice," added Sam, "that there Is no danger ot conflagration, I also want you to bear In mind that I cooked this breakfast of ham, eggs and coffeo with one newspaper and a match. The avorago housekeeper uses coal and wood or gas stove." The cop looked dazed. "Lot me explain," continued Sam. "There are a large number of heat units in a printed newspaper, and a match hriners out a concentration of atoms whose humid Intensity causes a confla gration eaual for the time being o a roaring furnace. A large tin pie plate placed on such a fire gives opportunity for a large area of contact. Thus the resistance to heat Is reduced to a mini mum and " "Come." said the policeman, "tell the rest of it to Judge Glenn." Wnlker was allowed tp oat his hasty breakfast, and at the Belgrade and Clearlelrt streets station he attempted to explain hi? heat system to the Magls- 'The olty' wouldn't have to buy any coal or wood If you used your system," said the Judge. "Of course not." replied. Walker proudly. And he was ent to the House of Cor rection to explain It to the guards. " ' "If you follow me you'll have a chance to make en arrest." A ragged man with a bundle under bis arm made this declaration as he ap proached Policeman Rasher at Kensing ton avenue aoi Cumberland street What are you going to dot" asked the astonished iOP- i bae h, S.li i ii per aid POLCEJtiirl '$fm "DAREDEVIL JACK0 "" ' ' i i t r i.... i Tirirn i ir i it m ySkj r f ii'i rf"" DOKUNUT) the stranger, "and I'm going to throw It through tho window ot the first big storo I see." There was an air of determination about the man which convinced the policeman that he meant business. Ho took tho bundle from him and found that It really contained a brick. Then ho brought him to tho Fourth and York streets station. He collapsed us he was about to enter and Bald that he was weak from hunger. Rasher procured a meal for him at a restaurant and then took him before Magistrate Glenn. The prisoner gave his name as John Neeman and said that he had no address, "I was going to break a window." ha said, "so that I would bo sure of getting arrested. But when I saw tha policeman I changed my mind and told him of my Intention, I can't get work. What can I do?" Several of the policemen said that they would try to get work for Neeman. All flah look alike to Policeman Idell, especially when they are suckers. He caught nearly two dozen suckers last night In Wiesahlckou Creek and started homo with them highly pleased. Idell met another policeman on a Ger mantown avenue car and exhibited his luck. Leaving the fish on the rear plat form the two cops went Inside to duw cuss fishing In general and the prospects for the coming summer. But when Idell went to pick up his suckers they had mysteriously disap peared. He returned home much crestfallen. To day a huckster appeared pn Haines street selling suckers. In size and ap pearance they were "ringers" for those caught by the policeman. Another flsht erman, G. W. Jahn, who was with Idell on his trip, also declared that the fish carried by the vender were thosa which disappeared from the trolley car. Tha huckster had a few drinks and couldn't make a satisfactory explanation. He was on the way to the police station before he remembered that be was selling the fish or a "boss huckster." who had a wagon nearby This proved to be true. Idell Is of the Opinion that the tuckers carried by the peddler roust hAve been .rr fiofj Natives io thoso caught la tb "A a ai con FALLS FROM BUILDING The picture shows Reynolds on the side of the Mutual Life Build in??, nt 1017 Chestnut street, just before his fall to the roof of the Philadelphia Business College. His plunge is indicated by the dotted line. Below the acrobat himself is shown. MOVIE MEN CONDEMN CENSORSHIP LAW Blame Political and Saloon In terests for Statute Brei tinger Assailed. Political Interests und the saloons were named ns the two factors behind the present moving picture censorship law In Pennsylvania nt n public protest meeting against the censorship by the Pennsylva nia Motion Picture Inhibitors In the For rest Theatre this afternoon. Politicians, It was declared, demand that the luw be kept on the statute books in order to piovlde positions for their place-holders. The saloon keepers. It was argued, realising the wave of pub lic sentiment which is rising against them wish to control all the pictures thrown on tho screen In order that motion plcturo houbes may not be used to promote local option and prohibition sentiment, Daniel H. Wheeler, former vice presi dent of the Inhibitors' Association, who mado these charges, also Intimated that Louis J. IJreltlnger, tho present Moving Picture Censor here, was Instrumental In having file law passed, In order to ln suio himself and his friends Jobs. "Some body wanted a Job badly," he declared "and we see now that somebody has a Job." "Public opinion should be the censor" declared Frank W. Bush, of the Moving Picture World, of New York. "The law ns it now is In Pennsylvania," he added, "might be termed a midnight nbortinn rneaked Into the statute books without discussion." If the public press Is uncensored tho speaker argued the motion picture screens likewise should be unfettered in their pro ductions. The purpose of today's conference was to present the exhibitors' elde of the mat ter. Among he speakers were J. W. Binder, director of finance and publicity of the National Board of Censorship; Frank Stephens Bush, of the Moving Picture World. J. Johnson, of the Moving Picture News, Ira M. Lowry, general manager of the Lubln Manufacturing Company, of this city, and Samuel F Wheeler, owner of a local theatre. Indeterminate Sentence for Murderer A, sentence of SVi to 10 years was im posed today ypon Giuseppe peBlraone, of TI5 South Tth street, who was convicted last week of killing Ernesto Volpandrata. of 734 South 7th street. In a revolver duel on the street on September 21 The fight occurred nt Marshall and Piuwutsr trets and 'lpiidsta died the Tiext day from ht waned. i DAREDEVIL JACK FALLS FIVE STORIES Continued from rnge One blocks away went tin from the crowd when Reynolds rubbed the palm of his two hands and stnrted on his skyward Journey. The crowd stood nnd wntohed. Occasionally a hew arrival would cheer. From the windows of ofilce buildings worosg tho fltrcot .w.omen and men wero looking on. Tho crowd became larger. Threo traffic squad policemen were keeping the crowd In order. In tho mlddlo ot the crowd was Mounted Policeman Thomas Swain. As Reynolds passed the third story he turned his face sideways. His blond hair, which was disheveled from being fanned by a steady northenst wind, was visible. "'Its cold Up here, enmo tho words from Reynold?. All went well until he reached the fifth floor. Suddenly Rey nolds slopped climbing. He stood still for a few seconds. The crowd MO feet below was wondering whether he had met with any accident. COLD LOOSKNS HIS GRIP. Girl stenographers who wero standing by an open window on the sixth flodr watching tho spectacle were waving handkerchiefs to Reynolds when he ended out: "My hands are getting cold, I " Before tho ntonogrnphors had a chance to umiI'zo whether tho words had any monnlnr, Reynolds' hands loft the granite slono wall. His two feet slipped nwav from tho wall. He than fell down, Less than fivo minutes be foro tho crowd wns cheering him. Reynolds' form shot downward. Hla body landed on tho roof of tho Phila delphia Business College When threo policemen and several eye-witnesses of tho accident reached the roof ho was lying face downward. HIb oyes wore open, Blood wns flowlnc from his oars and oyes. HURRIED TO HOSPITAL. Everybody In tho crowd who had wit nessed tho fall expected that Reynolds had beon killed. After being revived by first old to tho Injulred, ho was placed In nn ambulnnco nnd hurried to tho Jef ferson Hospital, Tho ambulance on Its way was fol- thoso who followed tho bus was tho lit- tlo newsboy who loss than 10 minutes be fore had lomarked that for Reynolds to climb up tho wall of a building was Just ns easy as eating apple pie. Reynolds was hurried Into the accident ward, where ho was surrounded by phys icians, nurses nnd orderlies, nil of whom had heard of his hnlr-ralslng stunts. "Don't make a hero out of me," said Reynolds. Whllo doctors were treating him Rey nolds described his fall In a graphic way. TELLS HOW IT HAPPENED. "My manager warned me not to climb today because It was chilly. My mind was made up to climb that house on Chostnut street, and I didn't want to dis appoint that crowd. I'm sorry this hap poncd, because thero wero a lot of people there who never before saw mo In action. For a whllo I was tempted to change my program. It was that fine crowd which caused me to go through with the stunt. "All went well until I reached tho fifth floor. Then my hands became chilled. I felt ns though my hands wero resting on a cake of Ice. The chill went through my body. I was going to climb down, but before I had a chance to do so my hands gave away from tho wall and I fell. "I feel sure that I was congous all the time, because while I was spinning through the air it seemed to mo that I couid hear the bells of trolley cats. I think I beenme unconscious after I landed on tho roof." "I suppose you are through climbing buildings for a while?" asked a young In terne. "I'm not going to let a little thing Ilk this worry yours truly," answered Rey nolds. "I'll be ready for another climb as soon as you gentlemen say I am O. IC," continued Reynolds. Doctors nt the hospital snld this after noon that Reynolds would probably re cover In a short tlmo. Just before he was taken to one of tno wards Reynolds sold: "Gee, I wish I had a piece of chewing gum." For n long while the crowd which had witnessed the accident stood In front of the hospital. Each tlmo a doctor came out of the accident ward one or two persons would Inquire about his condition HAS BEEN ARRESTED. In private life Reynolds Is known ns Charles Reynolds. He lives at 221 North nith sticct Ho has been arrested many times nnd wns once Imprisoned for an attempt to climb the face of the Flatlron Building In New York. He haB been In various hospitals in the city with In juries received In falls. In many the atres whoro he has been advertised to make daring climbs It has beon a com mon occuJrenco for tho orchestra to leave the chairs In the pit. BRIDGE CONTRACT AWARDED New York Concern to Build South Broad Street Structure. An Important step In tho development of South Philadelphia was made this aft ernoon when Director Cooke, of the De partment of Public Works, awarded to Aithur McMullln& Co., of New York, tho contract to i.ousttuct a couciete bridge. ctrr y the S ut'Broad stree ' bou e -a, d .....h n, ..ii.t ni l,.v ..f ih. nrnnU,i x, : , i, , .i. .. He,lJfc l,e, ralaM ,leurvthe, ' to the Philadelphia Navy Ynrd. Befoie making the award, the Dlrcctur I vuiiicrieu wim "'u "i mo ciiuoii- i vanin and Baltimore and Ohio Railroads, i The McMullln firm underbid 15 other con- tractors, isawin 11. vare, or una city, being the second lowest. The New York concern la now engaged In a 9.0W,000 con tract for subways In New York city nnd Is also building new bridges over the Del aware at Trenton for the Pennsylvania Railroad and over the Susquehanna River nt Havre de Grace, Mil. SEWER CONTRACT AWARDED Robert Lombard! Successful Bidder for Locust Street Work. The contract for one of the branch sewers In the district of the proposed transit loop wus awarded today by Direc tor Tajlor to Robert Lombard!, a con tractor of No. eoi Lincoln Building. Ills bid was IC0.212. The specifications call for the construction of a sewer from 6th uijd Walnut diagonally across Washington (quaie to 7tu and Locust streets, uml up Locust to 6th street There were 11 bidders. Lombardl's bid for building the sewer only was $58,400 and was the lowest. Inlets and other inci dental work added about 2000 to each bid. Peoples Brothers, Inc., which laat Tues day was awarded the contract for tho first of the sewer work, turned in the highest bid, 8,7P0. Youth Accused of Shooting Boy Parents of 10-year-old Paul King, of 2103 South T2d street, who was shot during a gang battle between boys from the Paschal section and Darby, located Ed ward Sunstran, of North Front street, Darby, today, and accused him of the shooting. Sunstran, who is 1$ years old was held under W0 ball by Magistrate Schuyler, of Darby The JOng boy, mem ber of a band which frequently raids the youth of Darby, was shot under the left eye and may lose his sight Sunstrant, who Mrrled a amall calibre rifle, said he had it beue hu heard tbe other aide was armed. ! BENNERS1 JOY RIDE " WITH BABY BUNTING; Ex-Cop Causes Sensation and Gives Companion Name Thaf Doesn't Pit. at Ordinarily tho appearance of a six. pound baby on the street causes no com ment, Tllll ttrtiAH 11 I. L ... .- ....... .v , , lno arms of ft pound man nnd tho man Is the only occu. pant of a big touring car and the car Is going down Broad street, and the man Is feeding tho baby from a bottle-then It nttrncts a few curious stares. It was with such a companion that "Cap Benners," an ex-pollceman. had a Joy ride down Broad street. Frlende who remembered him ns trnftlo director nt 8th and Chestnut streets greeted him. It seemed, every few yards. Benners blushed and ns he had the In- .rfnVlniJ1e,nrm and lho mllk bottle In the hand belonging to the other arm. ha had to wave the arm with the milk bottle ' at tho end at his friends. His old pals seemed dumfounded, and Just because Benners wanted to ride along Unnoticed it appeared that all his friends must have been holding a con Ventinn mi Brnflrl ntrAft Well-meaning friends, who delight In 3 icmyuiK gossip, loiu Airs, uonnors all about It. "What?" she exclaimed. "You saw my husband In an automobile feodlng nn In fant with n milk bottle and he blushed when you Bpoko to him? Thank youl No, wo have no Infant." When Benners returned to his home his wife confronted him with the ac cusation and demanded an explanation. men me ex-poiiccman explained that slnco ho volunteered to help tho Emer gency Aid Committee ho hrt's had to obey orders. A call came to the committee's headquarters for aid to a woman who was HI with n 3-weeks-old baby. Benners was sent to her homo near Broad and Glr.iid avenue to investigate. Ho be. . llovcs In quick action In cases of dla. -tress. Ho saw that the WQman got medical ' ! attention and nourishment Immediately, and Jumping Into nn auto with the baby wui. n iu me oneuering Arms. "What will we call the Infant?" asked a nurse nt tho Institution. "Oh, call it Elsie," said Benners. When Mrs. Benners heard this ex planation she Immediately felt much re lieved. - But when Benners returned to tho com- ' mltteo's headquarters today the phone rang continuously. Ono of the women members ot tho com mittee answered It. ' This Is what Benners heard her say: "Mado a mistake? You don't tell me? W-h-a-t? Elsie Is a boy?" VETERAN CITY EMPLOYE DEAD, M. M. Coppucks 42 Years a Highway Clerk, Victim of Heart Disease. M. M. Coppuck, one of the oldest em plojes In tho employ of the city and for tho last 42 yeais assistant chief clerk of tho Bureau of Highways, was found dead in bed this morning, at his home, 7 Franklin street. Coppuck was a veteran of the Civil War nnd served In tho 7th ronnsylvnnla Volunteers. Ho was Jl years old Mr. Coppuck was graduated from the Central High School when the Institu tion wns at 13th and Market streets, where the Wannmaker bulldlnfc now stands. When first appointed to tbe Bureau of Highways the department was located In tho headquarters of the .Ameri can Philosophical Society, at 6th and Chestnut streets. Later the offices were maintained In Independence Hall before plnns for the City Hall were completed. He occupied his position In the Bureau through tho Incumbency of more ad ministrations than any other employe In tho service of the city. Ho wns a widower nnd Is survived by a daughter. Death . is believed to have been caused by heart disease. AUTO DIVES INTO EXCAVATION John Jergens, proprietor of tho Motor Garage, "nil Diamond street, and three comiunlnns hntl nnrrow escnnes from death early today when a big touring car In which they wero riding crashed at full speed into nn excnvntlon under the car tracks at 4th and Market streets. The police say the car was going at the rate of CO miles an hour. The machine was demolished und the occupants were hllrlprl nnnrlv 9.1 fnt nprnsa ATn 1 lent Street. Jergpna was arraigned befoic Maglstrt94ls3 Eleenbiown for a hearing on a cliarpev-ya of leckloss driving, but was dlscnargea,, y Jergens, nccordlng to the police, hfd.yi-'j oeen io a. pariy ai nn nnu i-opmr o"w -with Joseph Kusek, Conrad Zunkge an! fj 11UUH uaoiti. nn jittu iwu riua utunv,,. -THE WEATHER ". Official Forecast WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. For eaBtern 1'ennsylvnnln Fair tonight nnd Saturday, somewhat colder tonight; strong northwest winds, diminishing. For Now Jersey: Fair and somewhat colder trnls'ht: Saturday fair Tho northenstern storm has moved Blowly during the last 21 hours, belne central over Maine this morning. It has increased In energy, causing strong northwest w'nds ot Its rear, accompanied by a decided drop in temperniur" throughout all of the northeastern por- J 5 tr The western area ot high barometer extends. In a ridge- Ike format on over the Mississippi vauey,. with highest pressure north of Minnesota, ?, vin v.rv .slnwlv eastward and promBes continued low temperatures lnj ,i,n Atlantic mates over nunuuy. moderate disturbance in th,e far north-. west has caused light general predpita- tlon west of tne jtociiy Mountain. . II. S. Weather Bureau Bulletin Observations nude at 8 a. m. aitrn tlm.f J.UW I.., n.i.. Vallt.. Station, 8 a.m. n't. fall. Wind. ity.Wtither, g Abilene. Tex. . , (W ., St.' IS C toujr '. Atlantlo city. ' at :u : NV 14 Cloudy fj liisniarcU. N. IJ, 14 14 .. E 8 ciewr t 1 Sltin M.fi ., : Jt .5?. Jv. S. ??' 't uuitalo, n.x.,. A" ,w "., -U- sj r- SlSfflKd'a is IS .io Sr 2? aEar, Denier folo. .. W -' ., N ftt ", nn Moines. la., 23 22 .. NE 4 Cloudy 4 !:? -.'.... '.,'" ii u nt mi' 1B clear K".!"itft ;.',"" : -; " in riur fiouur Clear Snow Cloudy wLnuivllla. Flo. 40 40 .. NW Utir Kansas Clt. Mo, 2H Loulstllle. Ky... ? ?.? ,rJ-,u ,li Xf ?J 01 KR Snow, vw in Cloudy b" 4 p'cToodr Memphis, Tenn.. .w -i New Orleans... 48 4S New VorK ... 80 51' N. Platte. Neb. 30 f OsUhoma Oklo. 4 42 Philadelphia -. . ?2 3a Ihoet ix. Arlf . . . 4 41 NB 13 nouar NW 44 Cloudy 08 SB IS P.Cloudf m NW I? How ot K . r.i,w. .oil w .48 W jo unow 10 ('loudy 4 Cioady 4 Cloudy 8 clear 4 Cloudy a ( lear 12 Snow 1 Clear 28 Clear 4 Clear Portland. Ore... 40 40 .01 Bt I-ouU, Mo. ; SJ Ht Paul. Minn.. 10 10 Sit Lilc.. I'uhSj Sau Franelaco, . . 4S 4 Scranton, Pa-.. 24 84 Tamp . . -gO Washlnjton S4 Hi Winnipeg Uelow xeru. NE NE Oi n NB flV IV NW NB EMMET CELEBRATION ACADEMY OF MUSIC Tues., March 2, 8 P. M. Oretlons. PlM. Sones. Muslo. . Military Spectacle. Tick 1U Stnu Bt. IlHSUiM'.n WANTJ3B, rlfaed io medal Jewelry teller " " mnuent pealtlewi rln saraples Ledger PtMral between " frtdny 9rntB St Mr. Irr' Ga vetton, Tex;.. M BJ K " Helena, Mont.., 28 -'8 .01 W H llxrnti ... 24 M . K 8 uuiLin. jinn. .. f - ;. I 1 m i M: f ' 1
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