P. ft. R. STOCKHOLDERS
VOTE FOR INCREASE OF
DEBT BY $40,000,000
Adopt Resolutions Recom
mending Absorption of
Three Main Line Sub
sidiaries and Repeal of
"Full Crew" Law.
Stockholders ot tho Pennsylvania Hall-
ond Voted to absorb throe Main Lino sub
sidiaries "tit tho company today at their
annual meeting In Horticultural Hall, and
approved tho fight being mads by tho
railroad for tHe repeal of tho "full crew"
law
A resolution to Increase tho bonded In
debtedness of the company by 110,009,000
waa Rdoptcd by tho stockholders. This
will come boforo tho directors nt their
meeting on March 21 nt Broad Direct sta
tion, when a stock vote will bo taken on
the- dobt-lncroasc proposition,
About 600 stockholders attended tho 68th
unhurt! "meeting. Among them wcra many
women. Tho annual report of tho rail
road was" accepted without reading, tho
customary proceeding.
Heports submitted showed that 906 pen
sloneu of tho company lti the last fiscal
year were paid a total of $68,913, and t'nnt
tho electrification of tho company's lines
was completed from West Philadelphia
tb Paoll, The work of electrifying from
Wost Philadelphia to Broad Street Sta
tion Is proceeding rapidly without Inter
ruption of tralllc, and steel cars nro being
fitted with tho necessary motors and
other apparatus.
The samo report referred to the future
electrification of the lines to Chestnut
Hill and North Philadelphia, which wilt
rellove congestion at Broad Street Sta
tion and on tho West Philadelphia pas
senger lines. Grade crossings on theso
lines also aro to bo removed.
The threo lines the stockholders voted
to absorb aro tho Lancaster and Quarry
vllle rtnilroad, the Pennsylvania, Monon
gnheln and Southern Ilallroad and the
Lowlsburg and Tyrono Railroad. All
have been owned and operated by the
Pennsylvania In conjunction with Its
main lino for some years, and President
Ren, -who presided at the meeting, ex
plained that the idea of absorbing them
was to save accounting expenses.
George 13. Bartol Introduced tho resolu
tion supporting the tight against the re
peal of the "full-crew" law. The resolu
tion pointed out that It now costs the
Pennsylvania Ilallroad more than $1,000,000
a. year to enforce this law. This money
could be used for needed Improvements
that "would bo of benefit to the passengers
of tho lines. It was declared. The resolu
tion was adopted unanimously.
Another resolution was adopted calling
for the appointment of a committee of
stockholders tu recommend, after con
HUltatton with tho president, threo stock
holders to be elected as directors of the
company. It. Dnlo Benson submitted this
resolution.
MAYOR'S STAND ON
TRANSIT INDORSED
Continued from Pane One
no staxt whatever would have been mado
n tho. construction of tho rapid transit
facilities this yonr.
"It Is better to mnjen a Rlnrl nttr! p-a!
the city committed to rapid transit de
velopment rather than to have tho whole
matter held In abeyance by veto.
"We are n unit In urging every citizen
qt Philadelphia to vote for the Increase
In tho city's Indebtedness on April 2D.
Then It will be possible to start the tran
sit development.
URGE VOTE FOR LOAN.
"When the next election Is held to au
thorize a further Increase In tho city's
indebtedness for carrying on the transit
development, we will urge the citizens
to seo to It that such further increase
Is authorized Ina wny which will cor
rect tho deficiencies and Insufficiencies of
the routes designated In tho ordinance
calling' the April 23 election.
"Wo believe that this nctlon will re
sult to tho best Interests of tho citizens
ot thoso districts which aro tributary to
the lines which havo been omitted, and
that by voting for tho Increase In the
dry's indebtedness they will ultimately
scctiro to themselves the much-needed
facilities.
"Therefore, wo urge every citizen to
vote ror tne Increase in the city's In
debtedness In order that a substantial
start may bo made wlthol' further delay.
' Wo shall now devoto our efforts to the
passage of the Joint resolution proposing
nn amendment to tho Constlutlon, which
has been Introduced in the Legislature
for tho second time. It will greatly facili
tate the financing of the transit develop
ment and other developments In Philadel
phia on a most economical basis, and we
hope to soe It finally adopted at the No
vember election.
"After the election Is held on April 29,
the Committee of One Thousand will de
voto Us energies to securing prompt ap
propriation of the money by City Coun
cils so that actual construction may be
commenced this summer.
"The committee has a lot of work ahead
along these lines, and will actively sup
port every move for prompt beginning
of the work."
'FAKE " PLAN CAN HE CHANGED.
While many of the strateglo advan
tages which Director Taylor sought to
obtain for the city In the negotiations
with tho Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company have been sacrificed, tho sac
mice la only temporary, provided Coun
cils now follow the plan which has been
entered upon by the Mayor's signature
yesterday
Construction work may be begun, but
the engineering faults which Director
Taylor has pointed out In the "fake"
plan will have to be remedied before
he subway will be a reality. For the
pieacnt progress Is assured and this. tho
. supporters of uiregiur oeciare, is the
tsentlal thing.
Ah. the W.OOO.000 will only be beginning
for tne work. Director Taylor yesterday
pointed out that the subway delivery
loop, when it has been demonstrated be
vond argument that It is an engineering
necessity, may ba provided for ay subse
quent appropriation.
The Fronkford elevated may be begun
sad although It need not be continued
v 1hawn street at the present time, the
pr.nripal thlntj-a beginning Is assured.
s P ,lut( d out by the Mayor yesterday,
tue supporters of Director Taylor declare
.aat all the glaring defects of the Court -.
i manto ordinance may be remedied by
a popular vims in November before any
serious harm is done. An flection of a
tree Mayor then and an ua-bewMt! Coun
cils, tlia Mayor ugfejte, would pave the
way for me '-oropieiion ot tne rar-reacn-
juk proleet entered upon yesterday.
TM reform Councilman who attended
the conference today expressed aonfl
i,e that after the project was under
.. u fine, pyblli would demand stusta addt-ika-.ai
features la the vltta as to nutlu
, h system virtually th wn s ortg
1114.1.1 yUantxl by UUutar Taylor.
Coasted) D4etM Salary Bill
YUi fctih.is ''uiMtbl) Assaeta
itm : s i - West utrartl avmiw last
, , ','Fit' n'i ift' It Ijts-Jttilatori-
2
TWO U S. WARSHIPS
ORDERED TO VERA CRUZ
Continued from Tune One
miles south of the United States border
and to tho Federal district containing
Mexico City,
The attitude of the Administration, the
1'resldent carefully explained, Is to tnko
every step possible to bring the Mexican
chieftains to recognize their obligations
to protect nil foreigners, and he stilt
hopes that they will do so and that no
outrages will bo committed. So far ns
Intervention Is concerned, the President
mndo It plain he Is still as much opposed
to It as he ever was.
VILLA CAPTURES ALLENDE
Carranzlstaa Forced to Retreat After
Rattle.
WASHINGTON, March O.-The Stale
Department today announced tho receipt
of news from Eagle Pass, Tex., that tho
Vltltstas had captured Allende, Sunday
night, after two hours' fighting.
Tho Cnrraiulstns were retreating to
ward Nueva Laredo, evacuating I'ledraa
Negras, from which all custom houso
documents nnd books weio removed to
tho American side. The railway has been
torn up from Plcdrns Negras to Nnva..
Warships Here Not Affected
Orders which have been Issued by the
Navy Department for the North Atlantic
fleet to nssemble at Vera Cruz to pro
tect American Interests nt Mexico will
not nffect vessels or murines stationed
nt the Philadelphia Navy Yard. This
announcement wns made today after a
telegram was received from Washington
to tho effect that there were enough
lighting ships stationed nt bases nearer
to tho Mexican port than Philadelphia.
INTERNATIONAL SMOKELESS
POWDER COMPANY TO QUIT
Dissolution Will Follow du Pont Pur
chase of Shares nt Treble Value.
The International Smokolesn Powder
Compnnv, capitalized at $1,800,000, will he
dissolved. Its stockholders decided today
at a meeting In Onindcn. Plerio S.
du Pont, vice president, snld thnt the
du Pont-de Nemours Company nill bu
the stock for npproxlmntely three times
Its par vnlue. The International plnnt Is
located nt Parlam, near New Ilrunswlck,
N. .1.
Tht du Pont Company owns or controls
03 per cent, of the shares of the Interna
tional Company. It wns said nt tho meet
ing. George II. Stephenson nnd W. .T.
McLoughlln, of this city, opposed disso
lution until tho du Pont offer was made
and Pierre du Pont explained that be
cause of the European war this Is nn
unusually advantageous time for getting
a fnvnrablo price for stock.
Tho board of directors, giving reasons
for going out of business, said the Inter
national Company has had no Govern
ment orders for two years, and thnt it
lacks financial capacity for expansion to
take advantage of tho now market cre
ated by tho European war. The plant
was said to be without adequate wnter
facilities for successful operation.
At the tlmo of tho formation of the In
ternational Company It supplied a great
deal of ammunition to the Federal Gov
ernment. Later, according to Pierre du
Pont, It was found that these orders were
filled from Government-owned formulas.
This ho said, nnswered the charge that
the du Pont Company seeks to gain pos
session of exclusive formulas.
About $30 a share will bo realized on a
par valuation of $10. Of the 180,000 shares
the du Pont Interests own 151,000.
SONS OF VETERANS WANT
SCHOOL HOLIDAY ON FEB. 12
Board of Education Confirms Election
of Teachers.
Lincoln's Birthday, February 12, will be
a holiday for the school children of this
city If the Board of Education takes fa
vorable action on a communication re
ceived today from tho Philadelphia
County Association, Sons of Veterans.
Tho condition of the annex at G2d and
Market streets was declared "frightful"
by the Hoard of School Visitors ot tho
31th Ward in Its annual report. The
building Is overcrowded and the ventila
tion extremely bad. More than 1M schol
ars have been taken from the school and
placed In a parochial school nearby.
Confirmation of the election of the fol
lowing teachers by the Elementary School
Commltteo was made by the Board;
Grade, Joseph M Carter; shop-work, Mil
ton Townsend; kindergarten. Amy Purs
glove, Helen M. Zanzlnger, C. Clarice
McCaiiMlan, Helen Kee, Elsie L. McDou
gol and Marie C. Fletcher.
The election of the following evening
school teachers was confirmed: Northeast
High, Heuben T. Shaw; West Philadel
phia High for Boys. Elmer J. Iteinhurdt;
trndes. No. 2, Anna L. Smith; clemcntnry
schools, Mar)- Tullldge, Cora M. Cunning
ham, Loulso Hall, Henrietta Acker. Mir
iam Herman. Simon Goldberg, Edltha M.
Keen, Amplla W. Ebbecke, Martha Dlx,
Edith B. Hanna, Mary P. Ervln, Earl
Swope.
DOPE FIENDS TAKE CURE
Three More Victims of Drugs Sent to
Hospital.
Three more drug users appealed to the
police ot the 11th and Winter streets
police station today to bo sent to tho
Philadelphia Hospital. In t'ne hope that
they may bo able to brenk themselves
of the habit.
Charles Stag, a former pugilist, known
to fight fans ns "Ivld" Stag, told the
police that he became addicted to
morphine ufler he had used It on the
advice of trainers during Ids fighting
career. He said lie used it with apparent,
ly goed effect for nearly three years, and
then he suddenly broke. Since that time,
he said, he has been an habitue of the
Tenderloin, seeking any drug that would
satisfy his craving.
Walter Carr. 33 years old, of Kensing
ton nd Allegheny avenues. Bald he had
been n confirmed heroin fiend for the last
threo years. He said he had drifted from
bad to worse, until he became worthless.
Ellen Karney. 35 years old, of JOth and
Mount Vernon streets, told the police
that she became a drug user after a phy
slulan had advised her to use morphine
to alleviate pain caused by a broken foot
about four years ago.
The three patients were examined by
Dr, John Egan, district surgeon, and
were tent to the Philadelphia Hospital.
Tho totul number of drug users now at
the hospital Is 65.
CATHEIUNeT'.TrOWN ESTATE
GOES TO HER CHILDREN
Property Valued at $112,000
-Other
Wills Probated.
Catberina p. Brown, who died Feb
ruary & at 3I Bryn Mawr avenue, left
an estate of 1112.060. to be distributed
among her children, J. Morton Brown,
Mary T. Haines and Ellen E. Smadley and
grandchildren. The will, admitted to pro
bata today, named J. Morton Brown and
Mary T- Haines, executors. Personal prop
erty comprises. 1100.000 of the estate.
Other will probated today Include those
of Sedgwick Mather, who died in the
Women's Homeopathic Hospital, leaving
$6000; Aaron P. Miller. 336 Budd street.
tana, Albert Vanderwial. 5TM Lansdowne
avenue. $2G0.
Letters of administration were granted
in the estate of Forrest G. Kennedy,
who died In the Presbyterian Hospital,
levliir fK0: Harvey C. DIUworih. -WM
North IJth street. $4tt0; Jaiass McNulty.
Utl South Ith S4rt. $ttf1. Fwsona.1 prop
erty of Cathrlu Muxrlon has bean ap
praised at JKM14
H-00 HAI.TIMOHK J.50 WASHINGTON
i ui i. " . 4 mumt
fij j i . tt'at f bMikhu. iS)l SVvtoV.
EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MARCH
MILITANT EVANGELIST" COMES
OUT OF WEST TO SHORE
John Quincy Adams Henry Bombarding Evil in Atlantic
City and Winning Converts in Boardwalk
Campaign,
ATLANTIC C1TV, March 9.-1 lalf n
hundred converts In less thnn a week and
the big movement barely under wny, Is
thp record of the campaign Inunched hero
by city pastors nnd tho Itov. John Quincy
Adams Henry, a militant Western evan
gelist, to expel Sutatt from Atlantic City.
Instead of falling olf, the crowds havo
Increased dally. The disappointment of)
hundreds who visited the big Boardwalk
Exposition last night to find It dark, bo
cause Evangelist Henry nnd Will II.
Houghton, tils singing nssoclatc, arc con
serving their strength for the exhausting
round of services to follQW during tho
next three weeks, boro testimony to the
SHOTS HALT SAILORS
ACCUSED OF HOLD-UP
Two of Moreno's Crew Charg
ed With Attempt to Rob
Women.
A volley of shots fired by Policeman
Condon and Sergeant La Mnlstre, of tho
10th and Buttonwood streets station,
wero needed to hnlt two South American
sailors of the Argentine battleship Mor
eno, who were accused of holding up
Emma Johnson, 1320 Vine street, and Jo
sephine Hoopes, 1322 Vine street, at 12th
nnd Vine streets early today. The sailors
uro Nicholas Fernandez nnd Ezra Sallna.
Thcv were held without ball by Magls
tinte Belcher nt the 10th nnd Buttonwood
streets station this morning for n fur
ther hearing tomorrow.
Miss Johnson and Miss IIoopcs had
been visiting friends, they said, and, re
turning on a northbound 11th street car
nfter midnight, they nllghtcd nt Vine
htreet nnd turned west toward their
homes. At 12th street, according to their
story, tho sailors, both In uniform, sprang
ftom a doorway and trlcu to steal tneir
pocketbooks. Both women .screamed.
Condon and LeMalstro heard the shouts
and drow their revolvers, When they saw
the police both sailors lied west on Vine
street. Condon and LaMalstro emptied
their revolvers nnd finally halted the
men. Tho prisoners, with tho other mem
bers of the crew, who nre awaiting sail
ing orders for tho battleship Moreno,
now at the Now lorn ampuuiiuiiiK v-um
naiiv'a yard, havo Deen quartered
been quartered nt
league Island
tied today.
Their olllcers were notl-
GOVERNOR'S "DRY" DINNER
SURPRISES STATE CAPITAL
Doctor Brumbaugh Smashes Prece
dentGinger Ale His Tipple.
HAIUUSBUHG, March 9.-No liquors
wero eerved nt Governor Brumbaugh's
first olllclal dinner at the Executive Man
sion tonight. It wns a. function given In
honor of the Superior Court, which be
gan Its annual sitting here yesterday, and
precedents of long standing were broken
by Its being a "dry" affair, only ginger
ale being served.
The color scheme .was white nnd pink,
loses being used In profusion. The guests
included the Superior Court Judge, Judgo
George Kunkel and S. J. M. McCarrcll.,
Harrisburg; Lieutenant Governor Frank
B. McClaln, Secretary of tho Common
wealth Cyrus E. Woods, Attorney General
Francis Shunk Brown, Auditor 'General
A. W. Powell, William Jennings, a Harris,
biirlc banker; Senator E. E. Dcfdleman,
John A. Herman, President Pro Tern
Charles II. Kline, Speaker Charles A. Am
bler nnd Secretary James S. Hyatt
WELSBACH COMPANY PAID
City Turns Over Money Ordered in
Mandamus.
City Treasurer William McCoach today
paid to a representative of the Welsbach
Street Lighting Company $2,4C0 01, repre
senting the amount of a mandamus Issued
by the I'nlted States District Court for
$56,303.10. with Interest.
The puvmont rcpru.-ents the penalties
withheld from the Welsbach company by
Director Cooke, of tho Department of
Public Works, on tho allegation that the
gasoline street lamps of tho Welsbach
company did not nttaln the candle power
required In the upecltlcatlons ot Us con
tract with tho city.
HOLD-UP SALONKEEPEU
Robbers Knock Man Unconscious and
Rifle Cash Register.
Three automobile highwaymen quietly
entered the saloon of Thomas McDonald,
at 9th and Walnut stiects. Camden, today
and when tho proprietor asked what they
wunted ono of tho trio "covered" him
with a revolver and another knocked him
down with a. blackjack. While one of
the men kept watch the other two rilled
the cash register nnd took $23. They
also took several bottles of soft drinks.
Leaving McDonald on tho Hoor, tho
visitors then Jtimpqd quietly into the car,
which awaited them outside, and drove
off. McDonald was found later by an
employe nnd revived. He gave tho po
lice a good description of the robbers.
HURT RIDING NEW CYCLE
A collision between a trolley oar and a
motorcycle which was being uaed by John
Hocker, of 1210 South St. Bernard street,
for the first time, at Tlroad and Spring
anrden streets, resulted In a lacerated
scalp for the rider. He was taken to tho
Hahnemann Hospital. According to the
police, Hocker purchased the motorcycle
In a store at Broad and Wallace streets.
He started south on Broad street and col
lided with a car at Spring Garden street.
Hocker was hurled to the street and the
machine demolished. Ha was placed In a,
passing automobile and taken to the hos
pital. Divided on Full-crew Law
Business men are divided In their opln
Ions as to the Justice of the full-crew law.
Itesolutlons opposing the proposed repeal
of the law were adopted by the Trans
portation Committee of the I'nlted Busl
netd Men's Association last night, while
at the samo time the Traffic Club ot Phil
adelphia urged the, repeal of tha law
which Is being vigorously attacked by the
railroads.
WOMAN HIT BY TRUCK
Mrs. Klla Mangher. 60 yara old, of 5313
North Front street, was run down, and
perhaps fatally Injured, by a heavy au
tomobile truck, today, on Jd street pike,
near Tabor road. John Jullen. of 319
North Sydenham street, the driver, was
arrested and taken to the Ilranchtown
station. Mrs. Mangher was taken to the
Jewish HospXUl-
Builders Attend Luncheon
The monthly luncheon of the Builders
Kxchsnge was hem In tha Rxetsn-
Building, tt South 7th street, today. The
boaj-d of dirticiorij ccMuddarsd the names
of Bfowueetivt coHuntttsMMB at m mtet
Ug after tha usebaw.
exceptional interest stirred by tho cam
paign. On Thursday Evangelist Henry will
tell "How Mr. nnd Mrs. Lot Got Into So
ciety," as n prelude to a series of vivid
talks on "Short Cuts to Hell from tho
Boardwalk."
Going down the "prairie grass path,"
the seashore substitute for "Hilly" Sun
day's sawdust trail, Is becoming a habit
with many who go to tho big meetings
out of curlosltv. Henry has had a hand In
ninny of the clean-up cnmpalgns In Pa
cific coast cities and eomo of the Barno
methods us worked tremendous reforms
ncrnss tho continent nre to be applied
here.
GORMAN SAYS BROWN
LETTER IS UNETHICAL
Juvenile Court Judge Answers
Criticism of Women's Ap
pointment. Sharp criticism of President Judgo
Charles L. Brown, of the Municipal
Court, was mndo today by Judge James
E. Gorman, of the Juvenile branch of
thnt tribunal, In reply to a letter writ
ten by Judgo Brown In reference to tho
appointment by Judgo Goiman of four
women to tnko testimony and icport to
him.
Judgo Brown's letter Is called "pre
sumptuous and decidedly unethical by
Judgo Gorman, who contends that the
President Judgo Is attempting to exceed
his authority in bringing up me icm a
pects of the nppolnlmcnt. The stutement
In part follows:
"Judgo Brown admitted the wisdom ot
tho plan. Why docs ho want to bring
up the legnl aspect of It? If the pro
bation olllcers, tho court olllcers, tho
witnesses, nnd prisoners themselves, and
tho Judgo nro satslled, why bring up
some technical questions? It seems pre
posterous. "I want to make the position of thrao
women cleur to the public. In the first
place, they nre giving tho county their
services for nothing. They have begun
their work by hearing two cases. 1 ac
cepted their recominin,datlons In both In
stances. I want It understood that they
have no Judicial authority. They havo
not tho right of decision. The term
women Judges' thnt has been given them
Is only complimentary. They simply tako
testimony thnt It would bo embarrassing
for nil concerned for men to take, nnd
then make a report to me, with u recom
mendation. Sitting In open court, I con
sider their recommendations nnd dlsposo
of tho cases as I see fit. It Is simply
nn Improvement In the administration of
tho court over which Judgo Brown has
no supervision.
"I also want lo speak of tho ethical
aspect of the case. Judge Brown's let
ter Is not only piesttmptuous, but Is de
cidedly unethical. If ho questioned the
new appointments, und thought ho had
a right to Interfere, why didn't he come to
me, instead of sending copies ot his letter
to the newspapers?"
NO PRELIMINARY HEARING
l-Olt KHAKUS AND COMRADE
Men Held for Wilmington Policeman's
Murder Kept Out of City Court.
WILMINGTON, Del., March 9,-It was
decided today to waive a preliminary
hearing in tho case of Peter Krnkus,
charged with the murder of Patrolman
Francis X. Tlorney, and Bernard Mont
vid, alias Charles Morris, alias Moras,
charged with being an accessory, which
had been fixed for City Court on Thurs
day. Tho pollco do not consider It safe
to bring them into City Court. Under
the law they may bo Indicted and tried
without a preliminary hearing.
Chief of Pollco George Black today re
ceived word from New Britain, Conn., po
lice authorities thnt u man familiar with
the circumstances of tho murder of the
Itev. Joseph Zebroys nnd his housekeeper,
Evn Oellmnn, In that placo. on February
22, Is on his way hero to assist the
local police In an endeavor to find whether
the men wero connected with tho Now
Britain murder. The pollco have been
Informed that tho priest was killed for
denouncing socialists and anarchists, nnd
they have also found that Morris, or
Montvld, was a contributor to a rabid
red" newspaper. In his loom hero thov
found evidence of this and also found thnt
he was equipped with n small typewriter.
such as can be carried In u bag. Tho
police aro convinced thnt Morris Is a
leader among n group of men of anar
chistic views.
Neither man under nrrest has said any
thing In connection with tho crime, nnd
both resolutely refuse to talk about It.
Thero was no change todny In the eon.
dltlon of Patrolman Wlllard S. Sharn-
less or Motorcycle Olllcer Horace Mc
Donnell, who are at the Delaware Hos
pital. Both men are still In a critical
condition,
WORK FOR UNEMPLOYED
Ono hundred and fifty men from the
ranks of tho unemployed will begin work
for the city today. Fifty men will be em
ployed on the extension of tho Parkway
west of 13th street, and 100 other men will
be put lo work lu Falrmount Park by tho
Park Commissioners. Fifty men aro
already nt work at Bertram's Gardens,
and 33 men aro employed by the Octavia
Hill Association.
At the suggestion of Mayor Blanket!
burg, a census of unemployed among the
small policyholders of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company Is to bo started
In this city by the company, which Is
conducting similar canvasses In tho Urger
cities of the United States at tho request
of the Federal Bureau of Labor and Sta
tistics. Plant Experts Plan Experjments
A meeting of educators will be held to
night at Langhoroe to organize a plant
research school along the lines establish
ed by Luther Burbank, the plant wizard
of California. One of the most Interesting
attempts to be made by tha new organi
zation will ba to cross American with
Australian plants. A package of 30 or
40 seeds has been obtained from the Aus
tralian Government. Dr. Henry u. Wal
ter will preside.
Senate ConA"8 Shpemaker
Confirmation baa baen mada by tho
State Senate o.t tha appointment of Wil
liam H. Shoemaker as Judge of Common
Picas Court Np. I. of this city. ly Gov
ernor Brumbaugh. -r. Shoamaker Mils
the vacaney made by the death of Judge
Klnsey. He is to taka his seat this week.
The new Jurist was president of the Board
of Viewers, which offlce Is now vacant.
MUnJe Joe's" Sea in Congress Safe
WASHINPTUW. rcn s.-tm Depart
ment of JitfUse today announced tharo
would b W prosecution " connasttea
with election, Irregularity chartfe la
"Uncle Joe" Csjinou tuiools district It
was cot wii4riJ sufti-tot tc vmiA
bitta4 9U
PLEAS FOR PASTORAL
CHANGES VEX BISHOP
Appointments in N. J. Confer
ence Delayed by District Su
perintendent's Illness.
i
ATLANTIC C1TV. March D.-Suddcn
Illness of tho Itev. Snnford II. Nichols,
retiring district superintendent, and other
unexpected developments, havo caused a
serious tatiglo over appointments In tho
New Jersey Conference,
Ulihop Henderson nnd other members
of his "cabinet" ero In conference nt
the bedside of the Ilcv. Dr. Nichols" In
tho City Hospital tho greater part of
last night nnd resumed their considera
tion of placing pastors this morning.
Bishop Henderson, In surrendering tho
chair this morning to Bishop Noely, of
Philadelphia, said he did not Intend to
bo hurried. Tho Hlshop's advisers com
plained thnt he has been ruthlessly har
ried by pastors, their wives and con
gregational committees.
Tho report of the Committee on State
of the Church, presented by the Rev. A.
it t.iii-ntt U'nncllnirv. relolced over 34.000
conversions In Philadelphia duo to the
evnngalislle efforts of "Billy" Sundny
and the grout publicity for tho cause of
religion resulting. An Increase of 10 por
rent. In full membership wns recom
mended ns a minimum evangelistic goal.
Tho commltteo pleaded for a public evan
gelistic plea at least once overy Sundny.
Conference, by resolution of Dr. Her
bert Belting, Indorsed u bill In the Legis
lature lo Install the two-platoon system
In paid fire departments In New Jersey.
A loss of four churches shown In tho
report of the statistical secretary created
a vigorous protest. Church revenues also
showed a falling oh" In several depart
ments. Confciencp appointed a commltteo or
threo to prepare a sultnblo recognition of
tho 100th anniversary next year of tho
dcatli of Bishop Asbury, tho first Meth
odist Episcopal bishop consecrated on
American soil. The pastors approved also
plaii3 for tho building of a rescue mission
In Bridgeport, Conn., as a memorial to
Fanny Crosby.
It was announced thnt conference In
executive session had awarded a gold
watch to retiring District Superintendent
Nichols
THAW LEGALLY INSANE,
BUT GUILTY OF CRIME
Continued from 1'nw One
establish his sanity, nnd he failed 111 both,
the Stute contends that effecting his re
lease In any other way was n "pervcislon
mid obstruction of Justice."
Deputy Clerk Penny, of New ork
Countv, wns the first witness. He read
the lecords of tho Thaw trials and the
commitment to Mntteawnn. The defense
objected to this going Into the record, but
was overruled
Robert llnmineilung, photographer, Iden
tified plctmcs taken at Matteawnn to
show the Jury how Thaw escaped. James
A. Wnddtll, of the Now York State Engi
neer's office, told of making measure
ments showing tho route or Thaw's flight.
Patrick O'Conor, employed In the Chauf
feurs' License Bureau, Identified llconses
Issued to all the codefendants. Edward J.
Conroy, an attendnnt at Matteawnn. told
of Thaw being received thero In 1903 and
remaining thre until he escaped in Au
gust, 1913. Court then recessed for
luncheon.
Thaw's battery of lawyers Insisted to
day that tho sunlty question would play
a big part In the trial. Deputy Attorney
General Kennedy said testimony regard
ing Thaw's sanity would be ruled out.
(Justice Page not tho Jury will determine
this by n ruling, later In the trial, whether
evidence regarding Thaw's sanity Is ad
missible. FORMER MODEL RE-ARRESTED
Woman Who Tried Suicide Again
Faces Magistrate.
Nellie ITulges, a former model who tried
to end her life. last week because of her
Inability to see her daughter who Is with
her divorced husband In New York, was
arraigned before Magistrate Tracy, at the
11th and WInttr streets station today, ac
cused of Intoxication. She said she took
n severe treatment from nn osteopathic
physician yesterday and was forced to
drink liquor tn restore her nerves.
Mrs. Hulgcs lives nt 912 South Water
street and Is 29 years old. She told tho
police today that If her husband would
lot her sfee her daughter she would be
able to resist temptation. "Otherwise,"
she snld, "I, don't core how soon the end
comes." Mnglftrate Tracy held the woman
for an examination by Police Surgeon
Wellass.
GIRLS SENT TO REFORMATORY
Fondness for cabaret dances and dinner
parties, according to the pollco, today
resulted In three young women being
committed to tho Slclghton Farms lie
formutory. Testimony before Maglstrnto
Carson lu Central Station disclosed that
each young woman became estranged
from her parents after attending dances
and other amusements. Emma Wortz,
19 years old, of Big Itun, Pa., who, until
u short tlmo ngo, said she lived at tho
Yauhg Women's Christian Association,
was committed nt tho request of her
slstor. Tho other girls sent to tho re
formatory wero Viola Davis, IC years
old, of 712 Harmony stroet, and Gertrudo
Clarke, 16 years old, of 4513 Haverford
avenue.
Brown Speaks for Himself Only
UAItmsnuna, March 9. Attorney
General Brown today denied that his
declaration of yesterday In favor of a
constitutional convention In any way
reflected the views of Governor Brum
baugh. Tho Governor has not yet de
fined his attitude on this question.
When Mary Sheppard failed to pay
for tho lamb" chops she bought of Benny
Lamb, a butcher, of 3 West Norrlfl
street Benny walked past tho window
of her homo and "made faces" at her
several times, the pollco say. As faces
didn't seem to aonoy Mary sufficiently,
Benny the butahsr then threw compli
ments at the tardy customer. He called
her a beat..Mary averred, and told her to
nay up Mary chased him with a frying
pan and Benny ran Into the store of
Sara Bloomberg, at 3d and Norrls streets.
Mary followed with the frying pan. an
Mrs Bloomberg yelled for the pollco
while Benny hid behind the counter.
Mary was trying to reach Benny with
tha nah. It Is said, when Policeman Mar
tin arrived. He took Mary and the pan
to the h and York streets station.
Benny followed at a safe distance.
At a hearing before Magistrate Glenn
Mary expressed her opinion of Benny
somewhat candidly. Benny reciprocated
In kind Finally the Judge reminded
Marv that as there was an effort toward
teace throughout the world It would ba
wall to bar It In mind. Bvan this failed
to move tho prisoner, but sfco qutetad
when Bhe was held In M ball
It reuuUed the threat of a tail saateovo
to make Henry BelUai, a guest at the
Wliixtoerct UiMiOrB, to so to it 81-
Ikuu la perfectly buppy wfteit Wn ?,
POUCLaj?Bi
GOUKI8MSE
0, 1015-.
MRS. ANGLE'S TEIIRIIILE
ORDEATi IN MURDER TRIAL
Detective dives Damaging Evidence
for the State.
Trrrf Cnnii.. March . Al-
lilllUUri l nnml
ORT, win., -"-'.,,
though for days sne nas -"","
inouH r,'" " :, .... fr the S
State
"". w' '"" "" nf the death of
Waldo T. Ilallourin Stamford, for whoso
wll sMcd'to' A tVr?e E
dav while Detective Sergeant Thomos
Foley, of tho Stamford police, related to
tho jiiry his part In the events nfter
"roley'Test'incd to having examined tho
Angle apartment nnd said that he had
found spots of blood on the floor of tho
second landing near tho handrail; that It
nppeared as It efforts had been made by
eomo one to wlpo up bo mo pools or
blood: that a push button at tho foot of
tho stairs had bloody printed of fingers
on lti thnt blood was spattered on tho
Bldewnlls, and that bloody footprints woro
discernible nt tho head of tho flight of
Btalrs and bloodstains nnd footprints wero
found on tho floor of Mrs. Anglo's rooms.
HELD ON SUSPICION
OF BOMB OUTRAGE
Camden Police Arrest Man Be
lieved Implicated in Wreck
of Dwelling.
Tho first nrrest In connection with tho
bomb explosion early today, which partly
wrecked tho rooming houso conducted by
Bnslllo Glletto, at 217 Pino street, Cam
den, was made by Detcctlvo Troncono, of
thnt city, this afternoon. Potor Con
chella, 22, living nt 317 Benson street,
Camden, wns taken Into custody by tho
authorities on tho belief that ho was Im
plicated In the bomb nffnlr.
Baslllo Glletto, his wlfo and four chil
dren, who woro tho Intended victims of
the bomb, havo recovered from tho shock
of tha explosion, but they can glvo no
definite clues lo aid In tho upprchenBlon
of tho bomb-throwers. Although several
families living In tho houso wero thrown
f loin their beds by tho forco of tho ex
plosion, no ono was Injured.
County Prosecutor Kraft this aftornoon
offered tho services of his office in round
ing up all suspects. His offer waa nc
ceptud bv tho Cnmden authorities and It
was stated that several other arrests will
be made later today.
Most of the occupants of tho houso
whero the oxploBlon occurred aro Sicil
ians, like Gllettto and his family, and
are reticent regarding tho outrage. It
was learned In the neighborhood, how
ever, that Glletto had forced a former
roomer at his houso to pay him some
back rent, and this man threatened to
"get even" with him. Detcctlvo Tron
cone, of tho Camden staff, ha a, de
scription of the supposed bomb-thrower.
It was shortly nftor midnight when tho
report ot tho bomb aroused tho ontlro
neighborhood In tho vicinity of the Glletto
residence. Most of tho householders In
tho section are foreign-born and rushed
from their rooms th tho street panic
stricken. The force of tho explosion had
torn the ontlro wall out ot tho main
ground hallway of the house, and tho
Ilr3t to reach the house believed most of
tho Inmates had been Killed.
Glletto and his family slept qn tho first
floor, but escaped injury and led the
roomers un the upper floors of tho house
in a tush to tho street. The house was
filled with acrid fumes, and Glletto sub
sequently told tho police that ho recog
nized the odor of the smoke as that of
dynamite. No trace of the bomb was
found and tho pollco say the charge must
have been n large one
Wllllnm Bangan, of 331 Pino, street,
nearly ran into the explosion. Ho was a
few feet away from the Glletto house
when a burst of fiamo leaped from the
hallway, followed by a terrific report.
Window glnss crashed to tho street, fol
lowed by the terrified Inmates of tho sur
rounding houses. Bangan told tho pollco
he wns almost close enough to havo been
killed by the explosion, but was positive
ho saw no ono run away from Ghetto's
house after tho bomb was set off.
JERSEY'S LARGE DEFICIT
New Half a Mill Tax Will Not Meet
$1,433,000 Shortage.
THENTON, N. J., March 9. Issuing its
official statement today on tho condition
of State finances, the Republican ma
jority of the Legislature, quoting from ex
pert accountants, declared that If a State
tax of a hnlf mill, or flvo points on the
tax rate, la levied, rovenuo to tho extent
of $1,230,000 may be derived to meet the
deficit of t.433,000 that will face Now
Jersey at the close of tho next fiscal
year If half of tho nmount asked of tho
appropriations committee in tho supple
mental bill Is granted.
This amount, as represented In the Items
suggested to tho committee would bo $700,
000, the Republicans say. Criticism Is also
made of the manner of keeping the
State's accounts.
OLD FIRE FIGHTERS MEET
Only six surviving members were able
to drink a silent toast last- night to the
memory of the dead comrades of the
Good Intent Hoso Company, No. 2, which
was organized March 8, 180-1. The 111th
anniversary of the organization was ob
served with a banquet at 1206 Spring
Garden street.
Death has thinned the ranks of the
veterans and each year the diners are
fewer. On the stroke of 12, according to
the annual custom, the old fire fighters
answered ta tha roll call. Then, stand
ing, they paid the Impressive tribute to
the memory of the departed. Thomas C,
Thompson, the president, spoke of the
history of the organization, which Is one
of the oldest In tho State. The other
survivors who attended are Martin L.
Jennings, John W. McGarvey, Harry
Nichols, Reynolds T. Brown nnd Edward
Walsh.
CMCLES
and he hates to have his happiness dis
turbed, even when It's time to wake.
When P. Supplee, superintendent of the
mission, tried to arouse Bellam today he
opened one eye and turned over again.
"Come aroun' agin. he drawled; " 'searly
yet." Two or three more attempts
brought the same result, and as thero
iwas much work to bo done. SuDnlea
sought assistance from Policeman Cow
ard. Coward grabbed the sleeper by the neck
and put him on his feet. "Where's tha
fire?" gasped Bellam.
"We'll tell you later." said the "cop."
"Get your clothes on."
"When Bellam reached the first floor he
was told thai he had to attend chapel
and then do his share of work around
the place.
"I won't be ordered about, and I won't
do nuttln'," he shouted with an air ot
Independence, tie was taken to the Ger
mantown police station.
Ho told Magistrate Pennock patheti
cally' that he was a victim of circum
stances, but did, not make It quite clear
what the circumstances were.
"As you don't want to work at the
mission," suggested the magistrate, "why
not take a job at the House of Correction
for three mouths?"
Betlsm almost collapsed at tbe thought.
"Seud we back ta tb mission." he said,
"sod I'U stay as the fob."
tit was given uotbr obanc
JITNEY BUS IS HEM
AND 5-CENT AUTO 8io
1 3
f
Innovation From the West Ar 1
rives in Philadelphiaat ayj
Mean Legal War. I
AH hall tho Jitney 'Bust
Perhaps your curiosity has been a,,...
recently by tho appearance on the iVf 7
of this city of a nmall automobile J
a cloth sign on both sides announctnru
large letters "Jitney Bus. To Anyij, '
'.mat same appearance marks (h. .
vent in Philadelphia of the latest n,Vi
of the Wild nnd W<v-someUmJSS
-- fiuvuMa
tho verv nn.tn.rtn..w u'n,?!,n!-btif5
A Jitney bus, In plain English i. 1
automobile, landaulct, 7-pa,cnfc',r '",
runabout. It will take von Bi!I?.Vi "
may happen to want to go for th Z, ,J5 1
sum of flvo cents. It combine, 'W i
comfort. nWnnm f..l. ,: ' till
superiority of a taxitib with th fhV' J
tlons of tho purso of a ten-dollar-i 1
tvumur. xi 13 m mo par nneA .:'
street "tho poor man's Pullmar V W
Blocklev llmousltu. ul,man. of tt,J
Philadelphia's Jltrioy belon. . t
W Ilambrlght. ffi'Lrr' " hc E Jftl
a fine passenger car and runi frn i.1' !
Hall to Broad and Diamond rtr2CRrL
A fow short months ago San S,J
. mi- us transit, waa concerned . 7"
an averago American city. wi,(, Tfa?
nrush of ylaltora attracted even tw'3
thy exposition, tho trolloy lne, &
doing a rushing business. Furtnlr Tvl
that, a motorbua eomnnn ..Sli"?' "
her of brand now, nicely painted vhld '
rata to tho exposition grounds. Om &
n Jltnoy bus started picking up PIi, '
they might want to t f.Vn. Tl
time, two at n. Hmn A . ".5.nB ftt .
back sent would hold, whllo the tn'i
collected at tho destination twoWwE
or two niltna nunv fl,,,. ...- - ? I
Westorn slang term, a Jitney. '
Tho next day more Jitneys anncir
At tho end of threo weeks therow,
hundreds of tho vehicles on the tr.,t!
of Sail Frnnrlsrn If ,...,., ... t, " lc"
that tho motorbus company went m,
thoro were moro hundreds and the trollttu
company announced a net loss for fom.
weeks of $0500. Today San Frand?
numbers Its Jitneys among the thousand.-!
Insidious but as relentless as a tprlnrl
cold or tho wearing out of a suit oH
clothes, tho Idea spread to other dtlej fas
scarcely a city of any slzo in the Wull
fii4 uvcii .(. amuii luwiiu wio streets us-
uuiuuiuii'u uy me uiuo carriers. Sdt,
tlo has only a fow less thnn San Frtn-
tiauu unu i,un JiriBcies is not lar bejihj -Seattle.
And, furthermore, the Jitney li
sweeping east. Salt Lako City, Km..
sas City, St. Louis and even Chicago ml'
Detroit nre fult-fledirerl lltnov nltl '.
ATnat nf 41m llrtinv hiiHsn n. .... I ..
owners nnd according to reports It Is Um .
pot nt the ond of the rainbow for thou
engaged In tho business. In San Francla.
dally Income of $17 or $18.
Of course, tho Jitney movement Is ri
..ntllnf rrpont nnnnoltlnn frnm ,1.a Iw.Ii..
companies everywhere, but behind then, j
vltli IHmcnl .Itnnn,, n fn 1.n nn.AlU. I.... f
...v.. ..uwu, nuiiui.uiu K(c h"ou((uu MUCI .1
Bn .l.n .1... .............. .... .t 41.. .... ... .. . I
C-,1.1, L((U t((U UUIlLCi MB (IUU 1IIU (JUT 1UQU.J
fncturers themselves. It Is a boom fort?.?!
tomoDiics in general. ,'
Tilal ivlint tlin fiit(,t.n ef !.. It...... V...
....... ........ ...u ....... k u. inu j(t(icy uu.
Is to be in Philadelphia it Is a little eulfj,
iu uciiTimnu u yei. ,ih 10 tneir ifgimni
here there seems to be some difference of
inlnlnn 1.,,. . n .,..l.l. . .1.. ........
ujuiuuii, uui. n.(3 wt;(tt(ii U( UI13 UIUIIltC(V
seems to benr out tho claims of those ti(i(
stair mere is no legal ODjection to Ultra.
Tho Qtnta ntitrttY.nl. Iln Inn, .llitl..ntl., .(.(. I
. .... u.uk.. ..i.hw...u,.,.b ..... u,.,.tl(lt(J OW(C. .
thnt no tax shall be Imposed on motors
venicies Deyonu mat paia tor tne ncens,
and the case of sightseeing buses, wMca
pay no nddltlonal licenso fee, Is cited u
an argument In their favor. .,j(
NEGRO HOLDS UP WOMAN
Mrs. Howard Knapp, of Moorev
Robbed Near Her Home.
MOORES, Pa., March 8. A search lif1
being made by the police of this tomwif
ship for the Negro who held up andj
robbed Mrs. Howard Knapp, wife of ik
uewsnnnerman emnlnveri In Phllfldelnhli.
last night, while she was walking alocr
tun nvcnuo to a grocery store, not w
feet from her home.
Ab Mrs. Knapp approached the ttort
the Negro stepped out from the darknta11
behind tho structure and snatched berj
handbag containing $10 and some cbacti
and ran off along the railroad tracks. '
Several weeks ago robbers entered tit
hnrnucll nnrt Hnrpnrt tfiprnr for nn hoUf'.
until a posso was organized and dror5
them out after an exchange of gunshots, .
in wmcu one or tne maurauoers iu
wounded.
Affairs for Emergency Aid
. (. . . . .( .J !.. hntrt V
u. iurt;u Bum wua reuuztru lur "' ""- ,a
reliof division of the Emergency Aid I
Committee from a Lenten program w , I
Kngllsh songs, given In the ballroom a,
thn Tf Itv.rMrltrti, hu ttiA ("IrnllAlia OUarttt .i
Tho members nro Edna Ilarwo.
Baugher, Mabel Addison. Kenrl HerrllB j
and Donald Redding. Ellis Clark Hvl
man was the accompanist r
In aid of tho division a dance w
given lost night nt tho Rlttenhouse HfhJJ
under tho direction ot Miss Mildred B-J
Wllllnmsnii and Mlas May Lee MM
Ifndn T?livnra rl(?nplttea and PUDCh
were sold by Miss Helen Fry, Mfett
Marlon Montgomery, Miss tteien ""1
and Mrs. John Swan.
THE WEATHER i
Official Forecast
-WASHINGTON, March I
For Eastern Pennsylvania and Kl
Jersey: Fair tonight and Wodpesda
... . ...., .,t.. vttrtktB
gentle to moaerate winos muauj -.-west
and north. ,
Vfll. wonlliKf 1r ronnrted from &U Pfc
tlons of tbe country, except Ihe S
southwest, and tne skics uru ."
-( - . .... IKn.l.clnnl THVr CM
uieur iiuiu mo tDsiDoici., - . v .ntii
ward to the Atlantic coast. iis' --
Is falling In Oklahoma, New Mexico ma
northern Texas, with rain alone M
Texas coast. The temperature
lanen susntiy in mvn m - --- . ;
States, while In the upper Lake re Si,
ana tne plains mates mere is ":
nn.inn a n.nvntne it la unscasonaaq
u .1..... !.... .1.. anl(thrtl QUUl
with frost as far south as central rm.
Ida and freezing in tne norinern --
ot tne uuit states.
U, S. Weather Bureau Bulletin,
Observations made at 8 a. m., fcanere '
Station. .TtrSffirWlya-a
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Chicago, 111 2. ST
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Detroit. Mien... M
Duluth. Minn... 24 24
Oalvtuloa. TeXi- i'l
flattens. N. C. SO
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Jack.onvllle.Fla. g 5g
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