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$4,325,000 OF CITY
LOAN APPORTIONED
Total of Appropriations Very
Near to Two Per Cent. Bor
rowing Capacity.
The loan to be floated by Council"! on
the 2 percent, borrowing capacity allowed
the legislative bodies without voto of tho
people hns been apportioned by tho Sub
committee on Appropriations to nn amount
Aggregating M. 325,000.
Obiuicllmanle leaders have shown nn
unusual willingness to bring the amount
of Ihd loan closer to the ultimate bon ow
ing; capacity nltowed Councils than In
many previous flotations. City Controller
Walton, In his annual report sent to
Councils recently, declared tho borrowing
capacity of Councils on tho 2 per cent.
provision of tho Stale Constitution Is
4.1 37.15.
The Coilnellmnnlc loan for permanent
Improvements will reduce tho borrowing
capacity of the city for general purposes
on realty assessments to 2,"H,$ 46, ac
cording to the harrowing limit Indicated
by tho City Controller on January 3),
1916. The basis for the J8.000.000 transit
loan will bo the assessments of taxable
personal property In the city.
Apportionment of the Councllmanlc loan
Is as follows:
Elimination of grade croailnaa on the
lieMnut Hill branch ot the Penn
sylvania and at Kcin Hock on the
II ncilic- Ilallwny . ...
frArikrortl Creek Inter eptlnf- newer..
Main aewer conMrmtlon
llranch aetr on trmtlon
hew tirldgea
Rltvet grading
Paving street lnttrfce, tiona
Water pipe .
General Improvements In tillered
water service
New fire equipment
New police and (Ire ittntlonit .
Kecrentlon ienirei . . .' . .
8raa.ll parks . ...
Improvement of eoumr roaili
New buildings ouritv prtrons
Irrproirmtnt of Magdalen Home
property, -let nnd tare streets, for
Municipal Co irt
1123 ono
nnn.inxi
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.10ti,0di
4IO.IXO
400.0011
iMII.IIK)
HW.OOO
roo.nnu
loonoo
loo.oou
2V IKI
200,000
10O.0IK)
2uu, 000
,vono
Total
14,323,000
Apportionment of JVW for the Munici
pal Court Is for remodeling tho Magdalen
Home. 21st and Race streets, to provide
larger detention quarters for dependent
children who come before the court. De
linquent children will be detained In the
House of Detention as nt present, niul
children who are before the court through
economic conditions Instead of delin
quency will bo placed In the Magdalen
Home.
Elimination of railroad grade crossings
In Chestnut Hill and Gcrmnntown I? In
accordance with plans of Chief Webster
of the Survey Bureau An ordinance for
this was Introduced b Common Coun
cilman Darrow. of the 22d Ward.
The Intercepting sewer for Frankford
Creek will bo a feature of the effort of
Director Cooke, of the Department of
Public Works, to purify the creek waters
' and will be tho first step In establishing a
sewage disposal plant to take care of all
sevvago north of Lehigh avenue. Tho
project ultimately will cost approxi
mately1 HGCO.000.
PARK BILLS IN COUNCILS
New Rect cation Centre Proposed in
Southwest Philadelphia.
Several bills providing for new parks
or recreation tentics were reported fa
orably to Councils today by the Cltv
Property Committee One Introduced by
Common Councilman Robert Smith, of tho
.16Ui Ward, provides that the block
bounded by Tasltcr. Morris. 29th and 30th
street be set aside as u nnrk
Common Councilman Prlngln Uorth
wick. of the 22d Ward. Introduced an
ordinance, which also was teported out
favorably today providing for the con
demnation of the plot bounded by Hart
Trell l.uie, Ardloy street niul the Rending
Railway. The bill would put this land
under tho control of the Board of Recre
ation. Another bill appropriates land nlong tho
Pennypack creek In tho 33th Ward for
park purposes, putting tho land under
control of the I'alrmotint Tark Commis
sioners. Part of Pennypack Creek
Pnrfc, now on the city plans, between
jrewston roan nno v erre roan, is in
cluded In this tract.
The City Propert Committee sent an
ordinance to the Finance Committee to
day with fnvorable recommendation for
an appropriation to the Department of
Public Works to repair sidewalks around ;
Carroll Square, in the 34th Ward. The
money is to be obtained from the 511
300,000 loan.
TO TRANSFER SCHOOL FIELD
Bills Provide Athletic Grounds for
Catholic High.
Two bills transfeirlns tho clt -owned
plot of ground nt 20th utreet and Alle
ghen avenue from the Northeast Manual
Training School to the Catholic High
School, for athletic purposes, were be
fore tho City Propertv Committee of
Councils at Its meeting today.
One bill provides for the repeal of an
ordinance of April 7, 1S08, giving the
Northeast students the privilege of using
the tract for an athletic Held The land
was formerly the site of a city reservoir.
Select Councilman Tralnor, of the 3d
Ward. Introduced both measures. No ob
jection to their mssago Is anticipated, as
the Northeast students have discontinued
using the grpunds, according to Mr Tral
nor Deficiency Bill Reported
A general deficiency bill appropriating
$110,000 was reported favorably to Coun
cils today by the Finance Committee. Tho
money Is to 'pay deficiencies In city de
partments not: provided for by appropria
tions last ear.
A ILS0N PRAISES CONflllESS
INJfQI'KFUL PKOPHEUV
President Predicts New Era of Peace,
Power and Prosperity.
WA8HJNOTON, March i - President
Wilson today congratulated Congress
upon th word which It has accomplished.
I pon his return to the White JIoubo
froni lrnr Capitol he gave out the fol
Jawinc statement:
A great Congress has closed Ita ses
sion. Its work will prove the pure qual
ity ot 1U statesmanship more and more
the longer It U tested. Business has
now a. time of calm and thoughtful ad
justment before it, disturbed only by the
European war. The circumstances cre
ated by the war put the nation to a
special test, a test of Its true character
and self-control
The constant thought of vry patriotic
man should now be far the country Its
pea, e its order, its Just and temperate
jadsrment, (n the face of perplexing- dif
ficulties. Its afrnity and IU strength alike
will appear not only in the revival of Its
business, despite abnormal conditions, but
alio In its power to think, to propose and
ta act with patience, with disinterested
fairness and without exeltement. la a
spirit and friendliness and enlightenment,
which will firmly establish its influence
throughout the world "
British Steamship Goea Ashore
BEAUJFORT, N C , Maroh . The Brit-
fu iitsamsbip Overdale, of UV tans,
t"uwl with si cargo of cotton Irani Sa-
vanh to. Havre, is ashore nsar Caps
r.oSse-ot snostl. The vessel Is In so ln-
f , tii t I owiltin the arrival of a.
'i .itf iunt" i aptaiu White sad
. t u rem a va fte vessel.
CONGRESS ADJOURNS
AFTER IiUSV SESSION
Cnntlntinl from Tune One
postponement of rural credits legislation
were the features of the closing hours.
Another Important bill tit die was the
Philippine Independence measure.
The fongiess expiring today was nn
other "billion-dollar Congress," Its ap
proprlntlons aggregating $l.lbo,000,000
Failure to enact legislation requested
bv President Wilson when the Houfci
ti'iivciipu inn I'rcemiirr ns u jcuiurr ui
the Session. Tho Philippine Independence,
conservation, wntei-powcr development
and tho ship putchnso bills, all urged by
the President, died today.
An extra session of Congress has alio
been thrown Into the dlsgard, nt least
temporarily, depending upon foreign de
velopments. HOUSE PAYS TIUBUTE TO
JIHIMIESHNTATIVK UNDERWOOD
Palmer Eulogizes Majority Leader,
Who Goes to Senate.
WASHINGTON, March I In the final
houi of the Mouse session today an nf
ficllim scene was singed when Majority
Louder t ndciwoiitl olllclnlly said goodby
to th House fol owing a speech of tri
bute made by Iti presentnllve A. Mitchell
Palmet, of Pennsylvania.
s Mr Underwood refurted to his Ions
jssocliition with Speaker Champ Clark,
tears ratno to the eyes of the Speaker
and many of the members present and
Mr Clark received ono of tho greatest
ovations In his career.
The tribute to Mr. Underwood was In
the foim of an announcement by Repre
sentative Palmer that through volun
tary subscription members of tho Hoiie
hnd arranged to hnve painted by a fa.
minis artist a portrait of tho retiring
majority Under to hang In the Wnys mid
Means Committee room
This iHirttnll. Mr Palmei Fold, typllles
the love, admiration and esteem In which
Mr Underwood was held on both sides
of the House
The entire Itouso membership arose and
chrctcd Underwood as lie began his
speech In iepl-
After reviewing ids association In the fkOOO.uOO nia be spent In splto of the dec
House and expressing his appreciation of i laintlon of Director Tuylor that tho omls-
the groii will offering us ho goes to the
Senate, Representative Underwood paid
tribute to the abllit mid statesmanship
of Minority Lender Mann.
"Naturally. I hope," he said, "that my
own party mav icmaln In power for many
sears, but If the tide of bntUe turns
against us and the flag ot the opposition
party is unfurled, I feel the distinguished
sen Ices of Mr. Mann will be recognized
by bis pnrty and country, and that he
will be called upon to render even greater
service than he hns rendered "
Then, turning to Speaker Clarke, Mr
Underwood said
"I cannot leave without saying a word
to the Speaker You and I came here
touetlicr 20 veara ago At times our
political ambitions may have ctossed, but
1 nm glad to say to you and to give pub
lic testimony that In the service of 20
years together for our party and country
there hns been no moment that the ut
most friendship and brotherly love hns
not existed between us. and I expect It to
continue to the end. Your distinguished
services need no monument. Tou havo
already achieved out place In the his
tory of our Government and therj Is no
man In the United States that mote
proudly and willingly gives his acknowl
edgment and testimony to the services
of the greatest Speaker of the Ameilcan
Congress."
After the applause subsided the cus
tomary resolution was adopted to notify
the President that the House wus read)
to adjourn, anil Representatives Under
wood, Fitzgerald and Mann were named
as a notification committee
TURKISH FLEET FLEES
THROUGH DARDANELLES
Cnnlinnril from Page One
ticlpatlng in the Ilrltish and French Meets'
bombardment of the Dardanelles has been
sunk Another dispatch says:
"The allied Hrltlsh-rrench licet lired 000
shells on the Dardanelles forts without
success The Turkish batteries shot away
the rear mast of ono ship carrlng an ad
miral's Hag; hostile ships wore repeatedly
hit and an nttempt of tho enemv'a
torpedoboats to penetrate the sttnlts
failed and they were compelled to retire
before the flro of iho Turkish batteries.
llECOIil) or COXGliKSS
jx runun skssioxs
Fallowing is a .lummnry iof lite
important tcork of the fiSri Congress
in its cxtiti and tegular sessions:
Extraordinary Session.
fAprll 7, IUI2. to December I, 1013.
Inclusive )
Revision o the Inriif, teitlt ro
vlsian for 5 per cent, discount on
importations In Ameilcan vciseh,
iLhich has been declared inoperative
hg the Attorney General.
Income tax law, piovidlitg for iip
pointiienf of extia employe le
Uiilred for collection of Income tar
bg the Commissioner of Internal
Jlevculie under icgulattons pre
scribed tig the Secretaru ot the
Treasury, mthoul civil service te
qulrements. Urgent deficiency bill, uith (.lauso
exempting deputy collectors of In
ternal revenue and dcyuty marshals
from Civil Service requirements.
Erdman act, amended by creation
of a Hoard of Arbitration, mediation
and Conciliation.
First Regular Session.
fDeeemhor 1. 1913, lo October 24
1'JU. Inclusive )
Federal Jteserve act
Appropriation of S.li.000.000 for
construction of railroad in Alaika.
Free tolls piot'lston of Panama
Canal act tepealed.
Resolution justifying use of armed
forces In Mexico.
Foreign built ihips admitted to
American registry.
Il'nr risk Insurance bureau esfab
llshed. Aldrich-V Iceland act amended ta
provide for issuing of emergency
currency.
Clayton anti-trunt laws.
Federal Trade Commission created.
War revenue bitl.
Provision made for raising of voU
UHleer forces in time of threatened
tear.
Tax on cotton futures.
Might-hour law for women in Dis
trict of Columbia established.
Opium act amended.
Second Regular Session.
(Dutmber 7. 1014, to March 4. 1J5,
Inclwlvt.)
Immigration bill (vetoed),
Seamen's bill passed.
Plucking board abolished.
Xaval reserve gstabllslied.
J Ale Saving Service and Hevenue
Cutter Service eonsolldatKt as coast
guard.
Measures Failed or Not Acted Upon
National direct primaries.
Rural credits.
Limitation of campaign oontrlbu
tlons. Constitutional amendment limiting
tenure of office of President to one
term.
Creation of a council of national
defense.
JUorganitatlQ of Civil Service.
Conservation.
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JUDGE'S JUDGMENT OF
JUDGES' JAG A PROBLEM
Jubilation After Release of Prisoners Follows Dilemma
in Magistrates Office Solomon's Feat Is
Rivaled at Last.
Too many Judges often complicate Jus
Uee. When Thomas Judge. 85 eais old, of i
$02 Wood sticet: and Thomas Judge, f",
yeats old, of 3IS N. tJarlcn street, wcto
brought before "Judge" Tracy, today, be
could not distinguish between them, The
lit st Tom Judgo was arrested nt 10th and
Inter street, while Tom Judge, the sec
ond, was taken on Summer street Both
were chnrged with Intoxication.
Which Is Tom Judge?" nskod "Judgo"
Trno.
"I'm Jmige Judge," said tho first Judge.
"So am 1 Judge, Judge," said Judge the
second
"Will. If vou'te Judgo nnd you're Judge
too," said the "Judge." addressing both
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TRANSIT FOES PRESSED
FOR COMPLETE VICTORY
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, Continued from I'nge One
date the entire otdlnnuce, and which, the
City Solicitor jcstirday advised, should
bo stricken out
It Is understood the amount of the
transit loan will remain KOOO.OnO and the
date of the special election to submit this
. in.-m in n. w,i,., r,. ..ih..l-i,itinn uin
piobaolj icniuln April i"J.
i it was said In urgatiuutlon circles that
Chalinian Connelly had another surprise
up his slceic" In the amendment, which
he .vlll offer, hut no hint has bee,, given
i as to what this will lie.
j The member of tho Finance Committee
also insist that they will Incorporate In
tho ordinance tho lines upon which the
nlon ot the dellvety loop would tender tliu
entire llioad stuct subvvnj plan uselceH
unci thut the extension of the Urnnkford
"Ij" as far as Hhuwu sttcet would prob
ably be stricken out by the Public .seiv
Ico Commission when that body la called
upon tn nppiove the. new Hues.
Director Ta.vlor has pointed out Hint
should the commission oidei u chatiRo in
any part of the lines united upon by tlio
finance Committee ordlnnnce. tho entho
oidinancc would be invalidated, Including
the SO.CW.'W
Despite the opinion fioni the City So
llcitoi which foiccd a lonccusion tluoiuh
the omission of the phrase ' bused upon
the nssessed vuluatiui. of taxable per
sonal propert," Chairman Connell.v, and
Chairman Seeer, of the subcommittee du
claie that they huvo won a victor over
Director Tayloi.
UYAN-S OPINION.
The Subcommittee on Finance submitted
a list of four nuestlons to City Solicitor
Itjnn on Monday coveilug tho terms of
tho pending ordinance A summary of tho
questions nnd Mr. Ryan's anrnver to cadi
follows:
"To the first question. 'Whether tho
ordinuuee as diawn Is In legal and proper
shops.' I answer, es; but recommend
tint the w oi ds 'based on the assessed
valuation of taxable personal piopcrtj In
unlit city' bo omitted, and thut foi greater
clearness the words 'to bo used' shall be
Inserted In their place before the word
'toward.'
"To the second. 'What relation does the
proposed ordinance bear to the act of as
sembly of July 21. 1J13. I I, page 60S?'
X answer that the phrasing of tho ordl
nnnce follows substantially, If not liter
ally, the vvoids of that act.
"To tho third. 'Whothei Councils have
the richt to specify where the ptoposed
Kiibuaj and elevated lines ma bu built,'
1 answer in the nlllrmatlve.
"To the fourth. "Whether such designa
tion affects the legality ot the ordinance,'
I answer In the negative."
The City SollUtor, howevel, distinctly
warned the Finance Committee that the
monev once borrowed In pursuance of a
popular vote could not oe diverted from
tile use Indicated In the ordinance pio
vldlng for the election, and if that pur
pose should provo to be Impractical or
Impossible of fulfilment, much delay as
well aa a elect ease of the cltv s borrow
ing capacity would result
TAYLOR LOOKS KOlt HOUTH
TRICKERY.
Upon this point, in tlio City Solicitor's
pinion. Director Taylor will lenew his
3ght for the elimination of tho routes
upon which the money Is to be spent from
thnoilglnnl loan ordinance. Dliector Tay
lor will urge that Councils ptovldo for
the routes in a subsequent ordinance In
order that any change ordeied by the
Public Service Commls!on or agreed upon
for Rny cnuse unforeseen now muy not
vlllaie the entire ordinance.
The City Solicitor declared that, while
Councils hail the right to designate the
lines upon which the nione.v should be
spent. It wns not Incumbent upon It to do
so preclsel or to do so at the present
time. This feature of the "fake" ordi
nance was also attacked In the opinion
given by John O. Johnson, who declared
that the Inclusion of the lines In the
original ordinance probably would cause
the entire plan to fnlL
Despite all opposition to the subway
delivery loop. Direct lr Taylor jeaterday
awatded the .third nnd fourth contracts
for the relocation and reconstruction of
sewer.s under the route of the proposed
loop
The thlid contract calling for the ic
location of sewers from Stli and Arch
s'recta to Race, to Franklin, diagonally
across Franklin Square to 6th and Wil
low streets, was awarded to Joseph
Perna for J156.000. The fourth and final
contract for tha relocation of a tewer
on I'lh street between Market and Arch
streets was also awarded to Perna for
326,000
(DURE
Uptown there are several barber shops
which distribute two shaves for a nickel.
This Is due to the fact that a largo num
ber of men shave themselves and the
high price of everything else.
For the purpose of taking advantage
of the cut prices In shaving, William
Hortz, whose face needed attention, wan
dered around Lehigh avenue until be
found another fellow in the same boat,
lie finally got Fred Bucker to go flft'
flfty on a two-for-nve scrape.
After both men liad been shaved In a
little shop on Orianna street they marched
out, feeling at peace with the world. But
Ilartz accidentally donned the coat ot
another customer and was arrested by
Policeman Davis Pucker was also taken
as an accessory
At the 4th and York streets station
Martz convinced Magistrate Glenn that
the taking of the coat was a mistake.
Tha Judge told him to take a ckise look
in the future, and discharged both prisoners-There'
s no one lo MamyuBk likes fish
ing better than Zeka TrlnkU. As a rule
h- ' 1 1 '-l u K iioild or
' .elij.
poncifiMwrn
Judges, ' how nm t to Judge who Is reallv
Judge?"
"I've been Judge ever f-llice I was
born," said the first Judge
"Me, too," echoed tho second Judge.
"1 should Judge." said the "Judge,"
"that both of you Judges tiro using had
Judgment In trjlng to fool tho "Judge."
Hut both Judges were equally Insistent
that each wns a Judge, and told tho
"Judge" that the tiamo of Judgo wns
given them before their Judgement could
be Judged.
"I can't Judge you Judges," paid the
"Judge," "but 1 should judge that nil
Judges are nt least loyal, and hs you.nrn
now itble lo 'stand up' for otir rights tho
"Judge," therefore, illschatgta both
Judges.
"Thank vou, Judge." said tlio llrsl Tom
Judge "You have It nil over Solomon"
WIFE SLAYER RESCUED
THE tMAN SHE LOVED
Continued from I'nse One
In it Mrs. Duncan piomlsed cvetlnstlng
affection for the man whom Duncan res
i tied
When the shooting was discovered by
Pollock nnd Frederick Slater, ftom whom
the farm was rented, Duncan's hand hold
this note written by Mrs. Duncan, a last
message to Slnte.and an open letter which
Duncan never completed. The vvlfo'H let
ter wus addressed to tho farmhand at
1827 Poplar street, Philadelphia, a house
ho visited In December. He returned to
the Duncan farm befoic tho letter was
delivered It was this note, according to
Prosecutor Kraft, ot Camden County, who
Investlgnted tho minder, that drove Dun
can lo the shooting.
Tho letter to Slatei asked him to keep
ills children, Aivlllu. 9 veois old, and
Florence, 7, fiom knowing of thn crime.
"Tnke them to Fred," he vviotu. "I know
thut inv people n 111 see tlint the children
aie trued for. It Is huid to leave in
dear children and tnke their mother fioni
them, but for me to die nnd think that
he (Pollock) will take mv pluce Is a hatd
thing to do."
Duncans failure to make the faun ho
rented from Slater pav lilm ilepivsscd
tile man greatly, ncighbois said todav
Ho had been 111 for sovcial months. Ills
clops last vtar weie unsuccessful nnd
dolita amounting to nearly JDOOO were ills
covtied bv papers luu lid in tlio Duncan
house
Dunutu appealed to be In good splilts
Tuesday night 'lhat evening he asked
Mis Sinter and her daughter to ionic
over and cutoitaln his wife, Patience,
whllo he weft over for a talk with Slater,
Ills landlord. Mrs. Slater, her daughter
and Mis Duncan plajcil "lllnch" until
3:30 o'clock. Then Duncan ictuitud ftom
the Slatei houso and tho catd ganio
ended. Tho Duncan children studied
thcli lessons at a table In the living
room whilo their mother plavcd cards.
TAKES CHILDRHN' TO SCHOOL
Onlv two hours befoic ho shot Ills wlfo
nnd ended his own life, Duncan hnd
driven the chlidicn to Hlackwood, tho
nearest school, lie returned about 10 "0
o'clock, according to Mrs. Slater. From
that time until the murder was ills
covered, tho fnimer and his wire wet a
alone in the house Pollock, tho farm
hand, and Slater were harrowing a quar
ter of a mllo back in the fields. At noon
Slater went to his home, only a short
distance from the Duncan house, for his
luncheon. Ho had liardlv seated himself
when Pollock ran Into tho house highly
excited nnd said he had found tho din
ncr burning on the kitchen range in tha
Duncan home and thut Mrs. Duncan must
be 111.
When Slater enteied the housw lie round
Mrs. Duncan on her knees boforo a couch
in the fiont room, a bullet hole through
her foiehend Upstalls. whole b had
thrown himself uciods n bed, Duncan lay,
a rovolvnr clutched In one hand tho two
letters in tho other. Pollock, who ap
peared to lie stunned, loturned to the
kitchen, where ho spent tlio afternoon,
except Willie being questioned b Prosu
cutor Kraft. He did not know that
ore of Mis. Duncan's) letters to him had
gone nstrav, ho said.
"She did write you, though, didn't she?"
ho was asked.
"Well, I got one letter from her while
I was away," he answered. "1 didn't
know about this letter. Duncan was
good to me und I liked him "
MRS. DUNCAN'S NOTE.
The letter which Mis. Duncan wrote lo
the farmhand read:
"Jim I felt very much wonted this
inoinltig when ou said )ou had no money,
when 1 knew jou had monev yesterday.
Jim. you promised mo ou would get
work und make a man of jouiself, and I
think jou might do that much for me,
knowing I have nlwaH done ail I could
foi jou And as long us vou keep our
piotnlse I will keep mine, and still be our
best friend When vou have no other
jou will' still have me. I will not write
any more, as I do not know who may get
this. I remain as ever, MRS. D.
"P. s If J'ou answer this, address It
to Mrs. Robert Renshaw, Laurel Springs,
N. J."
Neighbors said that Duncan was
forced to employ Pollock when he re
turned from Pl.i-delphla on February
U. Mrs Duiu'ur had Insisted on taking
him hack, they said
Toduy tho two bodies He in the front
parlor of the Duncan home tiio runerui
will be held from the house Sunday at
12 30, after which too couple will he
burled In Evergicen Cemetery, Camden
Tho two Duncan children will be turned
over to Fied and II II. Duncan, brothers
of the dead man, who run a grocer' store
at 1th and Arch streets, Camden.
aiJOICLES
he tried fishing in a giocery and this
unique sport caused him considerable
trouble, A policeman saw Zeke sitting on
a barrel with a pole In his hand. On the
end of a pole was a string. There was u
hook on the end of the string and the
hook rested on the top of a pile of fish in
a box. The box was In front ot a grocery.
The policeman didn't see anything
suspicious in Zeke's attitude and passed
on.
About an hour later Zeke was walking
along Main street with a big string of
smelts over his shoulder. The cop knew
that smelts did not inhabit the Schuyl
kill and he asked Zeke where he made
the catch.
'.eke said he caught the fish near the
Flat Rock Dam. but while he was giving
details the groceryman spied him and
the fish while on the way to the police
station to report the robber
Zeke was arrested and the fish posi
tively identified As the fisherman wa
out of work for some time the grocer did
not press a charge of larceny, and Zke
was charged with dlsordeil) conduct.
On prouiistng to confine bu fishing to
the ilver in the future Ztke was dut-
t .titd
wf
SALOONS DEPRIVED OF
AID OF TECHNICALITIES
Montgomery Court Refuses to
Strike Oft Hemonstrnnces
Against Hotels.
NOItttlSTOWN. Mnrch 1 -The license
t-ouit refused today to strike off tho re
monstrances against the llrondvay Hotel,
Lnhsdttlci the Old York Road Hotol,
DRonls, nnd the Sorrel Horse Hotel, Marl
borough. In doing so the coutt gave no
tice that technicalities would not bo al
lowed tn stnhd In the wn' or thoso op
posid to tho sale of liquor In certain
localities.
Montgomery Uvntis, lcprescntlng many
of the hotels ngalnst which remonstrances
have been lllcd, said that never In his
cxpcrlciico had such a condition prevailed.
"It has been doho again and again,"
H'plled Judgo Swnrla.
"Violations of titles of court permitted?"
Mild Mr. Hvnns.
' Worse tlinn that, the law of tho land,"
replied the court.
Tho couil'fl attention had previously
been called to tho fact that the rcmon
sliiincc agaliwt the llrondway Hotel was
witnessed b u poison other than a re
monstrant. This technicality counsel foi
tho No-Llconso League wus given per
mission to correct As to the fact Hint all
tlio signers to the remonstinnce ngalnst
tho Sorrel Horse Hotel wcro Phlladol
phlans, tho Judge said he would glvo that
no consideration now, and would pay no
attention lo It when It caino up In License
Court.
Jtr. Wnnger, representing the nntl
llquor forces, und Mr. Dcttra. represent
ing the Adam Scheldt Hrewlng Companv,
were both In court to make nn explana
tion as to why there had been no return
tnnde of tho bill of particulars asked of
the No-Licenso League by tho browing
compnnj. The attorneys had made nn
agreement, out of court, that Mr. Doltra
was to appear yestcrdaj', the dav for a
turn, nnd tell the court thnt they had
agreed to wait foi a bill of particulars
until Snturdny Tills was forgotten nnd
the Court criticised the laxity
DOPE FIENDS TURN
STATION TO ASYLUM
Drug Victims Shriek for Nar
cotics Woman Prisoner
Most Defiant of All.
"Cut It, Kid. You Hoclety dames don't
know nothln' about us Us hop-toads
ain't llko these 'coke-snlifors' ott seen
here today. Nothln' ain't ever gonna
in oak me of tlio dope habit nnd jou might
as well lay off jour spiel I can get
all tho 'dope' I want nnd so could these
gujs, but they've just lost their nervo
over tills now-fungled law "
A well-dressed woman icprosentative of
the Pcnnsjlvanla Prfaon Socletj drew
back In alarm today when Stella Martin,
known In the Tendenoln as the "Queen
ot tho Cokcis," made this reply to the
visitor's question as to whether she
wanted to undergo the ".ute" or not.
Stella is the wlfo of "Steve" Martin,
of fj.'l Winter street, who is now In Jail
for selling cocaine, nnd heroin. Sbo was
brought up from Mojamcnslng Prison,
where she Is being held for court for
having tho diugn which 'nave just come
under the ban In her possession. She
was a disgusted witness at the hearing
at tho Uth and Winter streets btntlon
tills morning when 10 prisoners. In vari
ous stnges of exhaustion, expressed their
willingness to go to the Philadelphia
Hospital to Join tho 40 or more victims
of opiates uliendv tlieie since the Har
ilson law went Into elTect
"I'm a. hoptoad and I don't deny It,"
she said when she was led back to a
cell after refusing to Join the batch sent
away for Iho "cure 1'hose coke.
sniffers are new to the gnmo und they've
Just lost their nerve Let me out for
nn hour and I'll get jou all the dope
j ou want "
One of her fortuei "specialties" used
to lie to inasqueiade in man's clothing,
complete to tho cane. When on the
stage she took the part of "Hustei
Brown." She blames her present pre
dicament on police peisecutlou and sajs
the "bulls" will never be able to "send
her up for good."
During tlio hearing the station house
lesembled an ins.inu asylum waid. Vic
tims of cocaine nnd heroin, who only re
cently became addicted to tho habit, and
others who have been slaves of drugs for
periods ranging from ono to thiee jeais,
shrieked and clamored for opiates.
Sumucl Auarnua wns ono of thorn who
testified. Ills face was the color of chalk
Kvery muscle of his faco quivered, and his
voice barely reached above a whisper.
Like most of tho men, he was unx-lous
to tnke tho "cine," but said he could
never hnve done so if his siiimly had
not been stopped altogether He told of
leaving his vvlfe and four children In
New York cltv, six months ago, to come
here on a business trip. In a drug store
In the tenderloin a straugei lulluonced
him to trj a heroin "pill" ftei that
tho habit hid him In its grasp. He
knew nothing, be said, waking or sleep
ing but bis deslie for the deadly 'dope
He sold his houso on t'ne Last Side, In
New York, hnd the proceeds of the salo
sent tn him here and admitted that all
lemeir.brance of his family had virtually
gone out of his mind He wanted to go
to the hospital to trj' lo affect a recon
ciliation with his vvlfe, but could not
muster up strength and courage in do so
Thomas Hayes guve Ids address us US
Wharton street. He is only 21 years old.
Ho gave himself up because he could not
beg or steal money for "pills," he said.
"You think uobodj la selling "ie stuff."
ho said, "but they ate Where gonna
get 25 cents apiece for heroin tils? A
sniff nf coke Is worth 4 bits and ou got
to be known to get it nt that "
Nicholas Iloroul was another Italian
American prisoner who told of the spread
of the cocaine nnd heroin habit among
his fellow-country men downtown. He
gave up a business at 1!33 Catharine
street after the drug got Its, hold on him
Walter Ilalns came here from Water
bury, Conn., eight weeks ago, he told tha
Magistrate He strolled Info the "Arse,
nal," at 10th and Winter streets, by acci
dent He had been In the Tenderloin ever
since and lost his position as a traveling
salesman Otlieia who wanted to tnke
the "cure" aie George Shaw, 'ii years old,
of 136 North Franklin street, a farmer
actor; Roy Woods, 30 yeura old, and
James Heuinlsh. Woods said his father is
a manufacturer, and declared his family
Uved In West Philadelphia.
loeb'to readvertise "bids
Director Wants Philadelphia Firm to
Obtain Printing Contract.
Director Loeb, of the Department of
Supplies, has announced that he will re
advertise the contract for printing the
annual reports of Mayor Blankenburg and
the Directors of departments for 19)4, In
the hope that Philadelphia printers may
obtain the contract and thus provide em
ployment for workmen in this cjty
When bids were opened for tin con
trait, Januai JO, the Wynkoop-Jtsllffn-baok-Crawford
Companj, of New York,
the coiupauj that had the contiatt lost
year, prs the lowest biddsi The Dunlap
Printing Company was the lowest Phila
delphia bidder at a pi ice considerably
higher than the bid of the ILillmtwuk. coo
cero
HUSBAND AND $70 GONE
Woman Swindled of Monoy After
Spouse Disappears.
Mrs Cnliahlo Knnnuchu Is minus her
husband ahd part of her savings todny
because sho knows little of the language
or the customs of tho country of her
ndoptlon. She told Magistrate Carson.
In tho Night Court, that she had given a
stranger, who had represented h mselt
as nn olllclal, 70 to obtain tho "release
of her husband A search on the part or
tho pollco hns failed to find m trace of
tho missing husband or the man who
look Mrs. Katinuchu'8 monej
A few das ago there was a fight in
the houso where the Knnnuchus reside
and Kanntlchll wns among those arrested
nnd fined J7.60 Through nn Interpreter
Mrs. Knnniicliti explained that she nail
paid the fine. Her husband, she said,
failed lo return homo for supper last
night, but a limn she did not know called
at tho house and told her her spouso -was
arrested ngaln nnd offered to obtsin his
release foi J70.
SCOTT NEARING ALLY
OF FREE SPEECH CLUB
Declares Pennsylvanian Should
Not Have Closed Columns to
Gompers Item.
Members of tho Free Speech facUon
among University of Pennsylvania, stu
dents gained a notablo ally today In tho
controversy ovct Samuel Gompers, presi
dent of tho American Federation ot Labor,
who was letttsed permission to speak
before the students, when Scott Ncnrlng
inmo out unequlvccnll) ngalnst tho failure
of tho Pennsjlvniilan to publish any notlco
of Mr. Gompers' addrtas Tho .labor
leader tomorrow nfteiuoon will address
tho students In a hall rented by them at
Thirty-ninth and Market streets.
Mr. ' Hearing was ono of tho most Im
portant flguies in u battle for free speccti
among tho faculty of the Unlvcrsltj a
little moro than a year ago For weeks
his position was said to bo hanging In
tho balance, but public opinion nnd Hint
of the students became so strongly m
favor of the Instructors who demanded
the light to expriMs their honest senti
ments thnt finally they won.
"I will not discuss tlio other plinses of
the situation." said Ml. Ncarlng today,
"but I will say I believe it Is the business
of tho college newspaper to print all tho
news. It Is my opinion that this storv
should have appeared In the news col
umns, but If not there, then certainly
the editorial board had no right to close
the correspondence columns to a letter
on the subject
"I can see no Justification for this," he
continued. The students aie certainly
Interested In the discussion and there is
no doubt In mv mind hut that tho Penn
sjlvaplan shou.d li.uc taken notice of It."
PROVOST RL'MAINS ALOOF.
Piovcst Udgar Fahs Smith, of the Uni
versity", declined to bo drawn Into tho
controversy today. He was asked di
rectly If ho hnd given Instructions to
James M Austin, editor-in-chief of tlio
Prnnsylvuninn the student dally publi
cation, not to give space to a letter on
tlio Compels address written by Walter
A. Cinlg. editor-in-chief of the Red nnd
Blue, u moutlitj University publication.
Ctnlg Is u senior In tho Wharton School.
"1 said nothing on the subject to Mr.
Austin." leplled Di. Smith.
When naked If he would have mudo
a protest had the Pennsjlvaniiin pilntcd
Crulg'p letter, ho said.
"I don't propose to bother my head
about it at all."
The piovost then wns asked if ho be
lieved tho trusteta of tlio University are
ngalnst tho publication or such a notice
In the Pennsylvania!!
"I'm not talking or those things Just
now," ho unsweied
TROUHLK UF.GAN LAST V1JAR.
Gompers sought to make an address at
Houston Hall last November and per
mission wus tefused by tlio University
outhoiltlcs.' Since thut time a strong fac
tion among the students, led by Craig,
has been making efforts to get tho labor
leniltr to speak to the students In n hired
hull Finally he consented und arrange
ments were made for tho address to bo
given tomoiiovv nfteruuon. J'osters an
uounilng this were toiii down by students
of the objecting faction
Craig declared todav that the breach be
tween tho students favoring the meeting
and tlio tiustces had been widened by the
refusal of the editor of the Pennsylvanian
to devoto space to the coming meeting
for Compels.
Walter A. Craig, editor-in-chief or The
Red and Blue, a monthly publication, de
cluied today that the breach between the
students favoring the meeting and the
trustees had been widened by the lefusal
of the editor of The Pennsylvanian to
devote space lo the coming meeting foi
Gompers.
"1 went to James M. Austin." ho said.
"He la edltor-lii-chler ot The Pennsyl
vanian, nnd I wanted to liavo a notice of
the coming meeting published. I also
wanted to voice a protest ngalnst tho
tearing down of our posters. I told him
thut we needed a free-speech club here.
Austin said that the Gompers meeting
una against the Provost's wishes, but I
evpiatneu that we weta against tho gen
eial policj of tho trustees, and not
against Provost Smith. The next Issue
ot The Red and Blue will contain a full
explanation of the situation."
The Pennsylvania!! jestorduy published
a lengthy editorial declaring that only
UuestloiiH which interested the entire
student bodv of the Institution would re
ceive consideration in Its columns.
POIilt'R AM) CRACKSMEN
FKJIIT IX 110BBEUY ATTEMPT
Thieves Fire at Detective Cordon, But
Are Subdued.
NCW YORK, Man'n 4 Twenty detec
tives, led by Police Lieutenant Stapleton,
today overwhelmed IHo armed men In
the act of looting the Jewelry store of
luadore Scharaga, at 23S Bleecker street,
while the pmprletor la bound, gagged
and groaning on the floor. The safe
contained JW.000 worth of valuables
Two of the men. posted as lookouts,
were quickly subdued. The other three
in the store attempted to blaze their
way with levolvers to safety through
the detective cordon, but were beaten
Into submission The police had been
tipped off that the robbery was to take
place and lay In wait for the robbers,
The men arrested were Carmino Belle
ponl, Fiank Russo, Alexander Richard
ella, Frank Clta and Charles Demark.
OVERCOME BY GAS IN SHOP
Gas escaping from an open Jet of a
stove which he forgot to light ovurcamo
John Richardson, 43 years old, 148 North
Sth street, this morning, In the artshop of
Call K, Wilton, 306 North Sth street. He
was found by the proprietor and sent to
the Hahnemann Hospital in a serious con
dition by Sergeant Corcoran, of the Uth
and Winter streets station. Traces of co
caine were found on him, the police say.
They believe that he was under tho In
fluence of the drug when he attempted to
light the stove. t
Young Man Accused of Stabbing
Although suffering with three stab
wounds in the back, JT-year-old William
Seln'. of 6136 Ogden street, appeared In
the 7th and Carpenter attests station, this
niornjus, and testified agsjust Nlcolo Lib
erate a years eld, of Ttl 8 Darlen street
who is altegsd to have stabbed him with
tailors shears.
I ibvtato via i ik J under feQO bail for
i i Mak..,uju- (.award
NINE NEW SENATORS
IN THE NEXT CONGRESS;
Six Democrats and 3 Repub.
licans succeed 3 Democrats
anu o Kepuolicaii8.
v!
WASHINGTON. March 4.-Nln9 mm
bers of tho United States Senate-il n.,
publicans nnd thrco ncrnocrals-retlredH
nt nuon louay. nicy wcro succeeded byl
six Democrats mid throo Republicans
...u....... v..... nul,i una Wisconsin
exchanged Republican for Democrailo
members, whllo Atabnma, Kentucky nni
uuiiiziiuiiu iuoiv now ucmocratn for old km
nml ln.tanrt K?a.,, ST.t ...! l-. . - -H
i.... ,v..,.o.., ..,., ... u unm returned
Republicans for Republicans.
Alabama sent Oscar W. Underwood
majority loader of tho House, to succeed
Fronds S. Whlto, who served nine months
In succession to tns lato senator John,
ston.
California choso James D Phelnn, twlcall
Mayor of Snn Francisco, in placa of
G cor go C. Porklns, Republican, who
served In tho Senato for noarly 12 years.
Kansas will bo represented by Charles
Curtis, Republican, for 14 years a mem.'jf
ber ot tho Houso nnd for ono lorm a,
Senator. Ho was defeated In 1012 and re- I
turned by popular election last fall, jjli
succeeds Joseph L. Urlntow $
Kentucky's Interest will bo looked after J
by former Governor J. C. W. Beckham,.,
Democrat, u lawyer and progressiva
leader, In place of Senator J. N. Camden,
who wns elected at a special election last V
June to fill tho vacancy caused by Senator,,
IJrndley'H death.
Louisiana's now Senator Is former rtep-i
rcsentntlve Itobert V. Broussard, who re-'
placed Senntor John It Thornton, choaenJj
In 1910 to fill tho unexpired term of theij
late Senntor McEncry. , jlj
New York substituted Jnmen W Wads-iff
worth, Jr, Republican, former sponker'T'
cf the lower houso of the Legislature for J
Senator Ellhu Hoot, rormor Secretary ot i
War nnd Secretary of State j
Ohio replaced Senator Theodore Burton '!
with former Lloutcnatit Govornor Warren'
G Harding, a nowspaper publisher
South Dakotn elected Ed S Johnson.'
a Yankton real estate man, nnd nctlvs
Democratic leader, to succeed Senator
Coo I. Crawford, lawyer and progressive
llcpubllcan.
Wisconsin retired her aged Senator,
"Uncle Ike" Stephenson, lumber and rail
road millionaire of tho old regime, for
Paul O Husting, n progressiva Democrat,
lawyer and former State Senntor
MRS, FHAZfEH BEQUEATHS
$20,000 TO CHARITIES
Nurseries nnd Aid Associations
Among' uujects ot Henevolence.
Chin ltable bequests approximating $29-
000 are made In the will of Mrs Harrle't
Morgan Fraler, who died February SI. -i
at her home, ZiO South ISth street. Mrs. gS
Fra-sler was for jears nctivo In welfare jl
woik, particularly in efforts to reduce In- M
fant mortality In congested sections of li
tho city. ;
n'h fininnnf nf linr- Aetnl. 1b l..jtAn,..i
- - .,- ..... u,,..u ,.t .iiuiidivu.ra
ns "J10.000 and upwards" of personal proi 1
eriy ana iwu in realty in tho petition ac
inmnnnvlhf- tltn will .utilnl, ....... n.i.-.i..- .
. .......... .j ...n ,.. ...., ,..,...(, na iiuiiiuiUn
lo nrobntfi indnv- Thfl avar-Minca .... A-i,.-jfi
Ham W. FraMer, Jr.. and George Harrison's
' ruzier. -jm
Bequests for charltablo purposes ore: 1m8
xo .unuowment Flind of tho llarrlsoi
Dav .Nursery $10,000.
To the Children's Aid Society J3,O00.
FIGHT WHOLESALE LICENSES
Downtown Overrun With Liquorll
uealers, Hays Gibbonoy.
The effect of wholesale liquor stores
n OftlsAnl ftt.,1 rtl.-if.t-t- A.. all. "J
.. mnvui .nm i-iiuiiuiuie institutions was'
vieweti wun concern In the License'
Court 1)118 morning bv .Iinli-es sinni,.
and Brown. Two such cases weie inM i
under advisement after much dlscussioiwj
imj ui.uitt:u mo applications or Jo-;
seph Mustalo, 710 North lith street. !
which Is near a public school, for trun-i
fer from a bottler's license, to a whole-,:
sale license, nnd of John DeNublle, -111..
Woodlnnd avenue, opposite tho Home for ,
Incmables, ror renewal of a wholesale'
license
D. ClaienceGIbbonej, protesting against jl
a petition of Mlchnel Cnrpella. 611 Soutn'sl
10th Street, for .1 HOW bnltlet'n license .
declared Unit the downtown section was W
overrun with wholesale llquoi places and ,1
that thev weie viitually in comnetltlonjkl
with retail establishments "Liquor Isli
uuugiit in minimum quantities and the
onij iinrerenco between these plnces ami
the oidlnary saloons is that In tho former
the goods cannot bo consumed on t'ncri
premises," ne talU.
TOWNSHIPS GET POLICE AUTO.
Burglars will irii-e nnm m, ,'i,ii..'
ham townships a wide berth, in the
opinion ot Chief Lever, who has an-j
nounced a $5 a month rnlse for nil th
members of the force und purchased an
uuiumuuiHi ui me ucpuriineiii
vviin tne new machine ihn n.,n.. i,
Hove they will bo uhle to get on the trail,
of crooks more quickly when hoiibehoUW:
era iciepnone ror assistance The new
auio is a high-powered machine o
the Inteot make. The Increase in tin
policemen's salaries will go into effec
Juiy i,
THE WEATHER
Oflicinl Forecast
WASHINGTON. March I. J
tor eastern Pennsylvania Fair to-.
night; Friday increasing cloudiness and.
siigmiywarmeii moderate north to north
east winds
1
Fair weather continues throughout tha
northeastern portion of the countrv. with
generally clear skies over tho Middle andji
North Atlantic States, and with Increas45
mg ciouainess over tho Lake region antlj
the Ohio basin. The crest of high baiom-jj
eier uas icnidiuen nearly Ntatlon.uy over
Lake Superior and has increased In In
tensity, and the area overspreads the.
Northern Stntes from tho Ilocky Moun
tains to tho Atlantic coast. The southern
storm Is drifting eastward with Increasing
energy It has caused continued preclpll
tatlon In the Plulns States, Avhlle In the;i
tiuir mates me rain has spread eastward
over .Mississippi ami most of Alabama.
U. S. Weather Bureau Unllelin
Tim folloulncr tnhl ihnuH th vlallnir eendUv
fond thrnuthout tha country aa received loin
reports ta the L'n"e4 Suttw Weather llurtsXjH
at o a. in louay.
at ruin.
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Abilene. Tex.
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At Untie City . . SS 20
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