Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, March 20, 1915, Night Extra, Page 2, Image 2

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MAN, TORN FROM GIRL
HE LOVED, ENDS LIFE
Russian Commits Suicide When
Immigration Officials Order
Her Deportedi
Eustnsl Karpuk, a baker nt tlio Helle-Vue-Stratford,
paid a lawyer a Inrge sum
of money lo help straighten out his mar
ital nffnlrs, and when the Federal au
thorities ordered -his Intended hrlda de
ported, he shot himself In his room In a
tenement house, nt IJH South Ilosewood
street. Before killing himself last night,
, Karpuk threatened to hill 12 other foreign-born
boarders who live at the house,
and they fled to the street lit n pnnlo
when the report of n revolver wns heard
on nn upper floor,
According to' tho police, Knrptik, who
Is n native 0 Xltornlr, llussln, has ft wife
In tlio town of his birth, which he left
to como hoie four years ago, Inst April
lid met Okulma Hnrombn and fell In love
With her She also halls fiom Zltomlr.
AVhon Karpuk learned the fact that ho
had a wlfo and two children In the old
country would prevent him from marry
ing Okulma, ho pave nn attorney most
of his savlnBs to havo a wedding mado
possible.
In the meantime, ho lived with the
girl, who Is SI years old, at tho South
Ilosewood street address. On February
Si tho Immigration authorities took tho
girl In custody and detained her nt (llou
coster pending deportation. Tho combined
troubles made Karpuk decldo to kill him
self. LINER'S IMSSBXOERS SEE
SUHMAIUNE DESTROYED
Son of Ambaosndor Morgenthnu De
scribes Sinking of German Craft.
NI3W YOItK. March M.-Tluit a Gorman
subiliurlne wns sunk by a Drltlsh torpedo
boat destroyer, which was convoying tho
..ed Stnr liner I.aplnnd from Liverpool to
open sea on March II, wns the belief ex
p'es'cd here today by Henry 1.. Mnigen
thuu, son of the American Ambassador
to Turkey, who was a passenger on I he
steamer.
"We left Liverpool March 10, at 5 o'clock
In tli" afternoon," said Mr. Morgenthnu.
We nnehorod In midstream nil night anil
next morning the captain of a pilot boat
brought word that a Drltlsh torpedo
boat destroyer was waiting outside the
harbor to convoy um to safe wnters. Tim
torpedobont captain megaphoned to Cap
tain Brndshaw of tho Lapland that a Ger
man submarine was lm'klng In the vici
nity. "The destroyer kept ahead of us nnd
pretty soon she fired a number of shots.
I wns watching the thing through glasses
nnd saw the shooting. The destroyer
then came bnck to the Lapland nnd nfter
maneuvering steamed ahead again, tiring
four more shots. Oil arose to the surface
of the water, which could bo plainly seen
as e steamed by. nnd It seemed certain
that tho submarine was sunk, the oil
coning from her as she went down. Cap
tain Dradshnw put on all steam, pursuing
A ISzng court-e meantime, but nothing
wore wns scon of any submarines."
Mr. Morgenthnu left Constantinople on
February 18. At that time, lie said, the
city was ipilet and living conditions nor
mal. The Turks believe America is their
staunch friend.
DRESDEN SUNK NEAR SHORE.
, SAV CREYVUOSAV FHMT
Sailors From Argentina Assert Brit
ish Shells DamiiRert Town.
VALPARAISO. Chile. Mnrch SO. The
neu light oft Juan Fernandez Islands,
whli li resulted In the sinking of the
German ciulser Dresden by three Drltlsh
ships. 'oo place so close to shore than
houses tr, land were damaged by Hhclls,
according to members of the crow of tho
scbooncr Argentina, whluh has just ar
rived here from the scene of tho en
gagement. Sailors on board the Argentina said
that the schooner was anchored near
the Dresden, between tlio cruiser and the
shore, when the Kngliah ships appealed.
The commander of iho Kngllsh squadron
went ashore. It was said, and paid tho
residents indemnity for the damage clone.
HATBORO LOSES COMPLAINT
Public Servico Commission Refuses to
Order Restoration of Train.
HARKISDIRG, Pa., March 20. -Tho
Public Service Commission today dis
missed the complaint of tho Rusincss
Men's Association of Hatboro for thn
restoration of thn train which, until N'o
vemuer 31, 1911, left the Rending Terminal
in Philadelphia at 11:25 p. in., nnd ran to
Ivylnnd,
The commission said the people of
Hntboro had two ways to return from
Philadelphia. First, by train to a stntlon
nt Noble, on the main line of the Phila
delphia and Reading, and thence by trol
ley to Hntboro. and, second, directly by
trolley from Philadelphia through Willow
Grove to Hntboro.
MAN'S BOD FOUND IN HAY
Resident of Pleasantville, N. J.,
Thought to Havo Committed Suicide.
PLEASANTVILLE. N. J., March 20.
The body of George Jncitues, an aged res.
ident here, was found floating In the bay
yesterday by Walter Earl Alberton.
Since his wife died last August,
Jacques had been despondent and fre
quently said he wished to die. It Is
thought he committed suicide.
"JITNEY" TO RUN TOMORROW
The new "Jitney bus" line, between
Germantown and Roxborough, will be
opened tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock.
The terminals of the line will be Ger
cvmantown and Chelten avenues In Ger
niantown. and Iecverlnt; and Ridge ave
nues in Roxborough.
Four touring cars, each accommodating
four passengers, will be used. The time
of the trip will be 15 minutes, which is a
reduction of nearly 45 minutes from the
present trolley-car schedule. Kate will
be 10 cents. The buses will leave every
half-hour The line will be operated by
V. II. Coupe.
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
Howard Jl. Nckl, S328 E. Dauphin t and
Margaret F. Hilton. I'HI K. Arizona at,
William C. Rotberniel. U!rdboro. 14., and
Mildred C. Uottnr. 3038 Wade at.
Ocorsti Pryor. 7JU tVlulnomlns; at,, and
Mary Wtflt 72:1 Wlulnoralns at.
fiwte V ttvbeldlar, 507 W. Vork at., and
Jennl Ftarhtr, 200 Tusculuni at.
Anton Schmidt. 413 W. Columbia ae.. and
Mario C Stark, 11IO llanioclt at.
William r. Puffy. 407 N. dltti at., and Sarah
M. O Cunnell. SU N Ktd at.
lit. David L Palmar. 4ul C'btntar avc, and
Uabl I. MacCullum. JW S. Um at.
Hilllam J Ktoaaett. uei Lanadawna av., and
Jlnry , Donahu.', 1418 S. Pazon at.
Vtter J- M;, 10O tv. Oourlo at., and
, , Belems T, James, floi borough, Pa.
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TAXATION OF THE UELGIANS
DRNOUxNCEO AS BLACKMAIL
American Architect Calls on U. S. to
Protest.
I'AIttS, March 20.
Germany's action In Imposing taxes on
Belgians, whereby absentees are taxed 10
times the ordinary amount, was de
nounced as blackmail In n lecture deliv
ered here last night by Whitney Warren,
tho American architect.
"Such taxation," said Mr. Warren, "Is
an Imposition. It means confiscation nnd
fictitious sales; In other words, blackmail
and robbery. If neutral countries permit
this without Protest their silence will
make them accomplices "f Ueriiinny'a
miserable acts."
The Rpenker said' he regretted that the
t'nlted Slates had not protested against
the violation of Helgluin, as the moral r
feet of such n protest would have been In
calculable. He added that there Was still
time to protest ngalnM the new Imposi
tion whereby llclglanv bn Hod before
murder and pillage, flrn and rapine should
pay Id times the usual tax If they do not
return before Apill IS, although Helglum
Is condemned to pay an Indemnltv of
JS,(O,M0 ninnlhly as a dellnltlve payment.
WOJIAX INSISTS OSIiUKXK
WAS . I,0VK WITH IIKH
Police Unable to Kind "Dear Oliver"
Mentioned in SfiO.OOO Suit.
N'lJW YORK, March 20. Mew mystery
wns thrown today Into the case of Miss
Rao Tanzer, who Is suing James W. Os
borne, former Assistant District Attorney,
for $.V),000, when the Doston police re
ported to the police here that they had
hi en unnhle to llnd any trace of tho man
who said he wuh the "dear Oliver" men
tioned in the suit. The Hub police re
port that no one by the name of Oliver
Osborne Is known at the two addresses
In Doston ho Is snld to have given, and
that no one answering to her description
la known at either place.
Miss Tnnzcr spent the night in the
Greenwich street police stnllnn, following
her nrrest on n charge if misuse of the
malls In nn attempt to defraud. She
sent the matron out for n nowspaner
enrly today, spread it out on her knees
and calmly began to icnd.
"Ho wns desperately In lovo with mo,"
sho nssertod, with a smile, after reading
about lior case for n few minutes. When
scmu ono Inimlrcd whom she menut she
replied: "Why, Mr. Osborne. Which onn?
1 only know one."
Sho looked miythlnu but depressed nnd
continued her rending. She was nr
ton. pleading not guilty, nnd was held In
jrOO ball,
SUFFRAGIST RALLY
AT THE CITY HALL
Continued from l'nuc One
ore going to remember which of the
party workers give theiii the must sup
port and which of them refuse or neglect
to cairy out their party pledges. Tho
plainest dictates of self-interest, theie
foro, demand that the lcndcis of nil
parties turn In for the support of the
suffrage amendment. 1 can see no other
outcome than a triumphant, emphatic,
overwhelming victory."
KARKKST PLHAS FOR VOTE.
Over nt the Kast Plaza were members
of i he Woman Suffrage parly. Among
the speakers who spoke from the plat
form or that organization were Miss
Sarah Klsher, Miss K. Russell, Royd Mor
rlsun nnd G. H. Wobcnsinltb.
While s'peeohes weie being made on
the different plazas the cumd began to
grow larger. Tlio Huong cninu from all
directions. Many persons walked to the
City Hall, others enmo on trolley cars,
while others at rived In automobiles.
"Kvery speaker urged that n party cam
paign be launched to get signatures lo
.ellow party slips.
"Let us have no delay, so pass tho slips
around now," said an old lady about 70
years old, who Mood at the iiorili plaza.
"I second the motion," h'lioiileil n ynung
! man still In tin- twentieth, who wore tlio
uniform of a Philadelphia Rapid Transit
tiolley car conductor.
Applause followed the tiolleynian's
words. Right then and theio many yel
low Mips weie dlstilbuted in tho crowd.
It seemed that everybody wanted to sign
the slips.
GREAT PARADE PLANNED.
It was announced by the speakers that
a parade of the sulfraglsts would take
place May 1, ami that men Would bo in
vited to join the demonstration. Tho audi
euco wns also requested to pledgo thein-
sehen as members of tip suffrage politi
cal organizations to give their vole to the
amendment when It comes up nt tho polls
nex November.
Moio ban 2W0 persons stood at the West
Plaze listening to Miss Marion Holmes, a.
member of tho Philadelphia County Suf
frage Society. Several limes .she wns
compelled to stop speaking, owing to the
loud cheering and hand-cJapping which
greted her words.
"It's the greatest demonstration that I
havo seen In my time," said a policeman
who has been nn the force for more than
22 years.
"And the most orderly," replied an
other veteran policeman.
I'UEW BLBW UP KARLSRUHE,
SAYS RETURNER TRAVELER
West Indian Fishermen Report Ger
man Cruiser Struck Reef.
NEW YORK, March !. The German
crulber Karlsruhe was blown up by her
own crow live weeks ago, after she had
ttone on a reef off HI. Charles, a town on
the Island of Grenada in the West In
dies, according to Edward Wadsworth,
of Newark, N. J., who urrlved nt this
port today, by the Quebec steamship
I'arime from St. Thomas. He sold ho
was told the story when the fishermen
carried ashore two life buoys marked
"Kar'shruhe" in German letters and sev
eral German naval officers' "caps," which
Wadsworth found In the water off St.
Charles, while tlshint; three weeks ago.
LONDON. March 20. The Secretary of
the British Admiralty announces that
there is every reason to believe that the
German cruiser Karlsruhe was sunk In
the neighborhood of the West Indies at
the beginning of November.
X0RSE SHU' TORPEDO VICTIM,
HRITISH ADMIRALTY REPORTS
Hanna Was Not Destroyed by Mine as
Previously Announced.
LONDON. March 20.
The Swedish steamship Hanna, which
sank off Scarborough last Saturday, was
torpedoed by a German submarine nnd
not mined, as first supposed, according
to an official announcement from the
Admiralty today. Two of the llanna's
crew were killed by the explosion, but
the others were rescued.
The Admiralty also confirmed previous
reports of the torpedoing of the British
steamship Hyndford off Heathy Heau
with the low of one man, and the link
ing of the Leeuwarden by the crew of
a submarine off the coast of Holland.
The Leeuwarden's crew was saved.
Woman, Hurt in Auto Crash, Dies
Mr. Mary Wldmann, 5S years old, died
at her home. WW French street, shortly
before 10 o'clock this morning, as a re
sult of injuries received in a recent auto
mobile accident, near Atlantic City. The
car in which she was riding upiet Mrs
v -.I,- ,i' i. ,' . d .-ha was gouiK to die a,od
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EVENING fcDftEftPHltADELPHIA, SATURDAY, MABC3H
SPANISH SHIP SEIZED
British Cruiser Captures Vessel With
Cargo for Germany.
.TAIIHOW, Kngland, March 20.-A Urlt
Ish cruiser today captured a Spanish ship
attempting to pass the Drltlsh blockade
of Germany, and la reported to be bring
ing her Into port. The Spaniard, accord
ing lo repot ts received here, carried a
cariro of Iron ore destined for Germany.
Tho HpnnMi cargo boat, not named
In tho dispatches, Is the second vessel re
ported to have run afoul tho Drltlsh or- ,
dor In council decreeing a blockade of
tlermanj. The American slenmer Mar- I
acas. carrying packing house products
to Copenhagen nnd Rotterdam, was re
ported to have been taken Into Hull.
WILLIAM F. DONALDSON'S
ESTATE $247,848.12
Executrix Files Accounting With
Register of Wills.
William K, Donaldson, who died In Feb.
ruary. 19H, left nn estate of ii"iM3 12,
according to the nccount tiled with tin
Register of Wills by the executrix. F.llaa-
Hetlt A. Donaldson, for ndjudlentlon l
tho Orphans' Court. An amount of $237,-
BR1 4.1 Is In possesion of the executrix for
distribution nmoug the hrlrs.
Investments Included In this balance
are: 140 shares of t'nlted Gas Improve
ment Company, npprnlsed nt JW.iltO; ISO
shares Continental Passenger Railway
Company, 1S,00: S00 shares Interborough
Metropolitan Company, $17,7(0; 20) shares
Consolidated Traction Company. $11,200;
100 shares Donaldson Iron Company, $1500.
Among tho wills probated today lire those
disposing if the following estntcs: James
Hnughoy, $1500; Daniel Nevetlng, I.1.M Kaat
Byro street, $6211: Mary G. Logan, 217
Mount Pleasant avenue, $SM.
Personal property of Kmellno Kvnns
bns been npprnlsed nt $9722 IS: Ce.Un K.
Tucker, $251.1.71; Alexander Kerr. Jr.,
$I11
PHONES NEWS OK WEDDING
Rich Man's Daughter Notifies Him of
Her Marriage to Doorman.
NEW YORIC, March 20. Miss Isabel
Dernhclmer, daughter of Charles I). Dern
helmer, wealthy real estate man, tele
phoned her (father today that she had
married James Murray, the $IO-o-mnnth
dooininn nt the Drenlinore Apartments
where the Dernheltticix live. She said ,
sho and Murray were at the Pennsylvania
stntlon, Hint they were mnrrled nnd were ,
ofT on their honeymoon.
The family didn't know Miss Dei a
lielmer even nodded to the doorman.
FOUND HANGING TO A TREE
The body of a well-dressed man, about
10 years old. lemalns unidentified today
nt the undertaking establishment of Wlll-
lam I'raiikenlleld Ardmoie. I he body was
found yesterday in Lower Merlon town-
ship hanging from a tree by rope fasn-
loned from a necktie and two handUor
two nunuaor-
chiefs. The Initials " r. L. are tattooed
on the left arm. No one has come to the
i o ni-imn ti Ilia I
niiilertnlter's to try to Identify the man
L. W. Grnffy. of CIP! Master street, who i
was walking' through the imfieiiuented I
wood, found the body. It Is thought the
man hail been iienu mure uhwi u ua.
Sir John Edward Hingham
LONDON, March .20. Sir John Ed
ward Dlnghniu, ajiloneer in the electro
plating Industry, died yesterday. He was
IdontllUd lor many years with the silver
and cutlery business of Sheffield, lie was
burn In 1S39, and was tlio founder nnd
life president of the Sheflleld Society for
the Encouraging of Dravery. He was
president of the Yoikshlte Volunteer
ii:iti.i'v Team Association nnd the York
shire i-'icld l'lrlug Association. Sir John
I
nnugiirated and carried out the Sheflleld
Exhibition of 1SS0 and was the final ref-
Exhibition
eree for the Inventions
London in 1SS,".
Exhibition in
Two Men Injured When Wagon Upset
.!.... ..,.,,, r i.'il ii full v inlured today
when n wagon in which they weie riding')
wns overturned by a souin-noiinn viir
on old Second street pike near Tnbor
load. The victims, who were taken to
the Jewish Hospital, uio Harry Harper,
owner of the wagon, who lives at 7.t!t
Lnwnilalc nvenue, and Joseph Rellly, S2t
Klrth street, a lineman In the employ
or the Western I'nlon Telegraph Com
pnnv. Doth men had their arms and logs
severely bruised nnd twisted, but Rellly
refused to stay In the hospital.
Civil Service Eligible List
l'lvc men nru cllwlblo for appointment
to tho position or foreman of brldKO re
pairs in tin- Bureau of Highways, at IIW
n yt'nr, according to the following list of
the Civil Servico Commission, issued to
day:
C'barlc" K. Phillips
l.i unl, Ins It. Sniltli
llnnn o. llantcn
.IllllllS Sol" '
Joseph Mi .Meraniy
Ii:i.l
Ml. A
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Roy's Skull Fractured hy Rrick
While playing In front of his home nt
Nn. I3H1 South th street last night,
Joseph Bay, 11 years old, wns struck on
the bend with n brick. Ho was taken to
Mount Slnal Hospital, where It was
found that his skull had been facturcd.
The police of tho 3d and Dickinson streets
stntlon nrrested Johnson Speccezlra, 1G
years old, who la said to huve thrown tho
brick.
Music Pupils Give Recital
Pupils of the Hyperion School of Music
gave a recital last night In the studio at
118 North lath street. Among those who
look part was 11-year-old Israel Konelsky,
one of the best pianists of his ago In t'.io
clt. who gave a splendid rendition of
Witch's "Hose and Butterfly."
Eire Damages Dutch Warship
BATAVIA. lava, March 20. File on
board the Dutch destroyer Hermelyn to
day badly damaged the warcraft. It was
saved from destruction by carrying oft
the ummunltlon on board.
"I'm lookln' fer a fight."
Joe Foy. of Ashland, Pa., leered over
the top of the sergeant's desk as ha made
the announcement In the Tacony police
station. The sergeant looked him In the
eye without wincing.
"This Ib me trainer," said B"oy as h
Introduced George Lewis, of Jlahanoy
City. Lewis was broad of face and about
three-foot beam, and looked as though
wrestling with freight cars was ordlnaiy
exercise.
'What do you think of ua?" asked Foy,
as he folded his arms.
"1 haven't given you a thought," re
plied the sergeant. "What's the Idea?"
"Don't get hasty! Don't get haBty,"
growled Foy, as he shook a threatening
finger, , ,
What else he Intende4 to say was never
finished. The sergeant leaped over the
desk, banged the heads of the two men
together and they sat on the floor sua
denly. They couldn't explain the situa
tion clearly to Magistrate Bdrie and ho
concluded that they were throwing a
bluff.
"As you are looking for trouble," he
said, "you will find hundreds to pick from
at the House of Correction and I'll give
you 30 days there, so tbat you can make
a. good choice."
A, blgb-tnlnded speaker, who discussed
DnnfTsrti
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CARDINAL AGLIARD1
CARDINAL AGLIARDI DIES
Noted Prelnte Was Champion
of
Peace Pope Conducts Mass.
ROME, March 20. Peace In Europe has
lost an able champion In the denth of
Cardinal Anthony Agllnrdl, who passed
away last night nt the nge of 85. Special
mnss for the late cardinal was held by
Pjpe Ilencdlct In his private chapel to
day. The death of Cardinal Agllardl will nec
essitate the selection of a successor as
chancellor of tho Catholic church nnd sub
dean of the sacred college.
DICKINSON COLLEGE MEN HERE
Muscial Clubs Entertain and Are En
tertained nt Dustlcton.
About 70 young men from Dickinson Col
lege arrived In Philadelphia this afleriinou
to take putt In the cclehtatloii of Dlckln
ton College Day at Hustleton tntnoriow.
Tlio young men urn members of the com
bined musical i lubs of tho Carlisle Insti
tution. They went to Hustleton, Where
they weie divided Into parties of from
4 to 12 In number, which were entertained
In tho homos of n tiutnber of business men
unil prosperous farmers.
Tonight the iiunblucd clubs will give a
concert In St. Luke's Hall, after which
there will he a dance. Tomorrow the mu
sical clubs will attend the Diistleton M.
K. Church In a body and In tho afternoon
will lender a sacred concert.
The celebration of Dickinson College
lint' ..'no u,ii-.iiwt,,rl i,,(l mrnni'Dil It,- ..in
, Mcla 1)e nn(l( of ,h( ,llslIflt011 M. ,.:.
, c-hurt.,, ..,, h, membership made
nrKev ()f Dickinson men. who tip-
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... f,.11,,v r Dickinson, to ni-
range the nffalr. The Indies of the Hus
tleton church fell heartily In lino Willi
the scheme and the Dustlcton Grange also
lent Ha support.
AERO CLUB PLANS FLIGHTS
Acroplnnes nnd Balloons Expected to
Take Part in Bip Meet.
Aetoplnne nnd balloon flights from this
city will bo mado soon, If the plans of
the Aero Club of Pennsylvania do not
miscarry. It Is Intended to conduct an
aeroplane flight from Baltimore to Phil
adelphia and ulsri a balloon and motor
race. The Baltimore-Philadelphia flight
will be made by Anthony Jannus, of
Washington.
The balloon laro will lie open to sphei
cnl balloons of not more than 10.fO cubic
feet capacity. The objective point will
bo determined by tbe direction of tho
wind nt the tlmo of the start of the race.
The winner will bo the one that lands
nearest that point. When the balloons
start, nutomobilrs nnd motorcycles will
leave for tlic same point, and tho one
reaching tho winning balloon first will
be declared winner. The club hopes In
obtain thn co-operation of various nuto
mobllo and motorcycle clubs throughout
tlio city. Cups havo been guaranteed.
GEAR WORKS INCORPORATED
Broad Street Company Takes Out
Now Jersey Charter.
TIIKNTON, March SO. For the purpose
of manufacturing gears for rolling chairs,
the Pennsylvania Clear nnd Machine
Company today filed a certificate of In
corporation with Secretary of Stato
I 'avid S. Crater. Tlio now concern will
take over tho piopertv and machinery
operated by the Pennsylvania Gear
Works, located at 13.1 North Brood street,
Philadelphia. The company Is capitalized
nt $30,000.
An olllce nnd factory will be located at
Vliglnla avenue and Boardwalk, Atlantic
City. The Incorporators oro George M.
Whartnnby, Philadelphia; Herbert W.
llempell, Davis C. Itecd, Alfred C. Beed,
Atlantic City.
Crossed Wires Cause Fire
Crossed electric wires are believed to
have caused an early morning flro which
destroyed the tailoring establishment nnd
dwelling of Harry Zaroff, nt 6818 Old
York road. Zaroff and Ills family were
visiting when tho flro was discovered by
Policeman Lehr, of the 10th and Thomp
son sttoets station, who wns passing nt
tho tlmo and saw flames coming from the
rear of the house. The loss Is placed ut
!i0
Glassboro to House New Engine
GLASSBOBO, N. J., March 20.-A hand
some new auto chemical engine and fire
truck was housed by volunteer firemen of
Glassboro this afternoon. 4 parade of
fire companies ftom several townn .'u
Gloucester County was held to celebrate
the event.
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WOOES
various topics of the day from a seat
on a telegraph pole, attracted a good
sized audience today ut Hancock nnd
York Btreets, i i addition to nearly 200
on the sidewalk the lecturer had a num
ber of listeners and critics lined up In
second-story windows. He spoke on the
high cost of living, prohibition, frenzied
finance, the European war and wns Just
about to launch out on the Panama Canal
when Policeman Jacoby arrived.
When ho told the speaker to' get off
hU high perch and come down to earth
the man plied the cop with questions and
dared him to answer.
In reply Jacoby got a clothes prop and
a ladder. He mounted the ladder and
Jabbed tho lecturer with the prop until
he finally slid down gradually to the
sidewalk.
"Whenever you consider yourself above
the law," said the policeman, "the law
will give you a call-down."
When the speaker -was taken to the 4th
and York streets station he said his
name was Abe Donovan, of Tacony.
Abe attempted a discourse pj the right
of free speech, but Magistrate Glenn saw
at glsnce that his Inspiration was due
to whisky more than sincerity and si
lenced the lecturer by discharging the
orator- He wis deprived of a number of
plugs, which he carried with him for th
pur pom of climbing poles to deliver un
solicited speeches.
'LICENSE APPLICATIONS
RULED INSUFFICIENT
Judge Swartz, nt Norrislown,
Turns Down Petitions for
Lack of Descriptions.
NOIHtlRTOWN, Pa., March 20.-ln or
, dcr to finish the week's list of hearings,
two Norrlstown cases were heard In
' license court this morning. These were
1 tho Hotel Penn nnd the Ward Heetatirant.
It wns testified that In both Place,9, men
on the "lag list" had been sold lluuor.
A former bar clerk nt the Ward Bestnu
mm declnrcd that after Harry Dull, the
proprietor, had been told thnt he had
sold Hniior to a man who bad been
"flagged." bo replied: "Thnt Is my busi
ness If Ihev keep on they will put
everybody on the 'ling' list nnd I'll go
out of business."
Louis I'olllesh, a man on the "Hag list,
tcsilfled that ho had obtained drinks In
Hull's. Ho had been lefused liquor nt
oilier places In Norrlstown, he snld.
When be entered the hotels the bartend
ers would hold up a hand, he said.
"There Is not much life keeping n 'Hag
list' if It doesn't menn nnythlng," said
Judge Swartz. "If the business becomes
too big hnlelmen should employ some one
to help superintend It.''
John G'Doiinell, applicant for the Hotel
Penn license, testified thnt ho bad 12S
men on tho "ling list." and ! other whom
ho put there himself. Samuel Frith, of
Norrislown. testified thnt lie obtained
ill Ink nt the place. rfDonnctl ndmltted
tills, but declared he did not know Frith.
Burgess Saul, of Norrlstown, testified that
Frith was a man of known Intemperate
hnblts, and wan conundlctcd by Magis
trate Clark, of Norrlstown.
It wns testified that O'Donnell hntl sold
bottled goods, bill not a great deal. "If
he does so little of it." observed Jutltw
Swartz, "theie Is no profit ; why doesn't
he cut It out?"
Frith said he put himself on the Hag
list after he had a conversation with the
Hev. May berry, clergyman, about Joining
the chinch.
The Court gave notice today that it
would nut entertain more spcclllc viola
tions of the llipmr law Incnscs where It
had granted petitions to dismiss remon
strances.
"Wo want to hear all," snld Judgo
Swartz. "but tlier'o ought to bo an end
to these hearings.'
The Court ruled that a number of ap
plications held up for want of a descrip
tion of the particular place Tor the license
hnd been dlsmlFsed. Five applicants were
given privilege to amend their petitions,
as follows:
Charles Williams, Fpper Merlon; John
Wnlcer, Plymouth: Clara A. Krnuse,
Bnversford: Will-am Stencer, Collegevllle,
nnd F.llzubcth Lent, U'hltetnnrsh.
A transfer of tin- license of Hie
IVrklonien Valley Ihewery at (Jrecn lane, j
from Charles .iiinsberger tn Bnbert
Bother, was refused.
Kxceptlons were dismissed hi n large
number of cases where the residence wns
nlleged to be Insufficient.
Counsel for the No-l,lcense league.
rested on the remonstrance In the enso
of the Wisconsin House. In Lower .Merlon,
with William Dobb applicant.
Other cases passed upon weie Black
Horse Hotel and Springfield Hotel. Flour
town: l-'nimers nnd Citizens' Hotel,
Springfield, and Wheel Pump Hotel,
Chestnut 1 1111.
In the henrlng of tin- Springfield Hotel
the court ngiced thnt thcie were too
many hotels In this neighborhood, nnd
deplored the fact that there was no evi
dence to substantiate It.
MAYOR DIGS FIRST
SPADEFUL FOR TRANSIT
Continued from Page One
waiting automobiles In front of Inde
pendence Hall,
l-'iom tho platform in front of the
si-cno of the ground breaking the Mayor
delivered his address. Extolling the work
done by Dlicctor Taylor nnd piedlctlng
the future prosperity and development
which will follow the completion of the
transit jiiogram. the Major put it plainly
to the otcra that the battle wus not
yet won If they failed to awaken to the
realization of their duty and vote for
tlio transit loan at tlio special election.
"If we In Philadelphia do not have the
democratic government to which we. nte
Justly entitled," lie declared, -'the voters
nlone will be responsible. Tho apathy and
indltfcrcnce of tho citizens is one of out
greatest dangcra In Philadelphia."
THI-1 MAYORS ADDBKSS.
Tho Mayor said:
"Mr. Taylor, ladles and gentlemen, and
my fellow citizens: This Is indeed an
auspicious occasion, for the greatest his
toric associations of Philadelphia centre
hero In Independence Squnre, where wo
aro standing to take this step.
"For muny years we huve been look
ing forward to the time when It should
bo possible to go to any part of Phila
delphia io any other part directly on
high-speed lines for a single 6-ccnt fare.
Wo are now about lo realize our hopes.
The completion of this program, which
wo are entering upon today, will mean
t'ne development of the outlying dlstilcts
of Philadelphia.
"It will mean that those who now live
in the crowded and unhenlful sections
will be able to rear their children In
God's free and open nlr. It will mean
thut our city will bo one of the greatest
metropolises of the world, und In America
eiiuul to New Vork.
"We as cllliens nie proud of Philadel
phia. I do not know of any city In the
world where I would rather live than
right here where I have been living and
working for more than 50 years. But when
we visit New York and Boston and the
other great cities we have hnd to be
nshamed of the backwardness of our own
city.
NEED OF SUBWAY LOOP.
"But when this system Is completed,
and particularly the subway delivery
loop, I can say that we will no longer
need to be ashamed. With our historic
aksoclutlons, with Independence Hall and
with our real rapid transit system we
will rank first.
"But, my fellow citizens, I want to
warn you that you must still decide
whether or not we are to have real rapid
transit. If you don't go to the polls on
April i3 and vote to pass the je.000,000
transit loan, rapid transit will be some
thing for future generations and not for
us.
"Kvery vote counts. Your vote Is Im
portant. The indifference of our citizens
has been their besetting fault In the past.
If you do not get real democratic govern
ment here It is the fault of the voters.
At the last election nearly 100,000 forgot to
go to the polls, so that I urge you to re
member that the final decision of rapid
transit still rests with you.
"When I throw the first shovel of earth
the greatest project that Philadelphia
ever entered upon will be begun. I want
now to thank you, Mr. Taylor, the other
directors and the ladles tn this party, for
the part In this movement you have
taken."
DIRECTOR. TAYLOR'S 8PEECH.
Director Taylor opened the ceremonies
with a brief address, in which 'ne pre
sented the Mayor with the shovel spe
cially designed for the occasion. Director
Taylor salo:
Mr. Mayor The wsjr Is now clear
for you to start the construction of
the facilities, for the drainage of (ha
20, 1915-,
subway delivery loop, In "ern9f
with the mandate of the citiijns oi
Philadelphia Issued at h e eel on
held on November 3, 19 t. This im
portant event marks real progress n
th i estaollshment of adequate rapid
transit lines In Philadelphia,
These facilities have been designed
to meet nnd to properly serve the
present and prospective needs or the
people. The program outlined for
this development, If carefully followed,
will result In every section of the city
being connected up with every other
section of the city by high-speed lines
operated In conjunction with the exist
ing surface lines as gatherers and dls
trlbulors of high-speed passengers,
for one 6-cent fare.
The new high-speed system, bo oper
ated, will bring material benefits to
every cltUen and will enable the city
to spread out and to grow In a health
ful way. Their establishment will
thus force Philadelphia forward In her
contest for supremacy as a great
metropolitan centre nnd as the Ideal
city of the twentieth century.
It Is with great pleasure that 1 hand
you this shovel with which you are
about to begin the establishment of
real rapid transit In Philadelphia.
CITY COMMITTED TO LOOP.
While the construction work for which
the gtound was broken is actually the
relocation nnd construction of the sewers
preliminary to tho proposed subway de
livery loop, the supporters of Director
Taylor declare that with this step taken
the city standi committed to complete tho
project It has undci taken nnd that the
subway delivery loop, omitted from tlio
Cotincilmnnlc ordinance, will be Included
In tho program within a short tlmo.
Preceded by the Police Band, the
Mayor, with his Directors nnd guests,
left tho City Hall In automobiles promptly
at 12:10 o'clock. The band arrived some
mlnute.i before the Mnyor'B party, nnd
lining the walk on both sides they played
"All Hall the Chief" ns tho Mnyor
walked through Independence Square.
The Mayor stepped on the grandstand
Just as tlie hands of the clock In In
dependence Square pointed to 12:30. A
little mote than 20 mtnutes Inter the
ceremonies had ended, rapid transit work
had been begun mid the Mnyor, smiling,
had returned to the waiting uillomobllcs
In front of Independence Hall,
WORKMEN START AT ONCE.
Every member of the contracting firm
of Peoples Brothers wns present to be
gin work Immediately nflcr the Mnyor's
party left. Fnyc W. Peoples. IS years old,
and a member of tho Arm, who Is prob
nblv the youngest contractor In the world,
was present, lendy to take his part In
the work.
Immediately after the formal ceremon
ies were ended, a cable hoist was raised,
the pavement was toin up and actual
work on Philadelphia's real rapid trau
sll progi-ctn was under way.
The ceremonies nt nth nnd Walnut
I streets, where ground was hioken, came
j ns a fitting climax to two years of
planning by tho Department of City
! Transit, months of lighting by Inde
i pendent, citizens to force Councils to
j terminate Its pulley of delay and ob
j Htrui-tlon, and finally the strategic vie
i toiy won by the Mayor in signing the
trick ordinance.
j Although Councils' transit ordlnanco
I makes no provision for the construction
I of tho subway delivery loop at this time,
the supporters of real rapid transit nre
confident thnt ultimately Councils will
be forced to follow the nd"ioe of the
engineering experts who have shown
that the delivery loop Is the key to tho
entire transit system.
A grandstand had been erected from
which State and city officials viewed
tho ceremonies. Delegations from the
various business organizations which
havo taken part in the transit tight at
tended, and the Employes' Asaoclatiou
of tlie navy yard was represented by
HO men. .
Tlio part of the work which the Mayor
officially begnn is Peoples Brothers'
contract for sewer reconstruction, on
Walnut htreet from 3d to titli streets.
Simultaneously work will stmt on tlie four
other sewer relocation contracts. They
are:
Robert LomhnrdI Sixth nnd Walnut
streets across Washington Square to Sth
and Locust streets.
Joseph Porna Sixth and Willow streets
to 5th and Arch streets ncross Franklin
Square.
Joseph Perua New sewer on 9th street
from Market to Arch.
Frederick T. Bocklus-Ranslead street
from Sth to Oth.
TOO MEN START WORK TODAY
Derricks havo been set up, materials
and working equipment assembled by the
contracting firms during tho last week,
and today 700 laborers and skilled con
struction engineers will glvo the first
tangible evidence of Philndelphla-a de
termination to have real rapid transit.
Thirty-five weeks Is thn time allotted
In the) contract awards for the comple
tion of the live contracts.
Before this time has passed work on
tho Broad street subway will have been
begun, provided the ?6,000,000 trnnslt loan
Is authorized by the voters on April 29.
Hamptoo S. Thomas, recorder of tho
Board of Registration Commissioners, de
clared yesterday that 10,000 voters might
find themselves disqualified to vote on
April 29 on account of having moved to
now divisions since the last eloctiou. The
personal registration law makes no pro
vision for registration of voters prior to
a special election, and to give thoso who
have moved nn opportunity to register
would cost approximately J55.000 In sal
aries. FORMER SOLDIER A SUICIDE
Man Who Served in Autro-IIungarian
Army Cuts His Throat.
A man, believed to be Joseph Gayer, a
former soldier In the Austro-Hungarlan
army, committed suicide today by cutting
his throat In an nlley In the rear of 1631
Spruce street. With his head nlmost
sovered and a sharp knife clutched In
his hand, the body was found shortly after
noon by several small children, whose
cries attracted Policeman Klnofsky, of the
15th and Locust streets station. The body
was still warm and nPennsylvanla Rail
road truck, which was standing nearby,
was used to hurry the man to the Poly
clinic Hospital, but the doctors said he
had been dead about an hour.
From papers found In the suicide's
clothing he Is believed to havo come here
last night from S32 Mohawk street, Cin
cinnati. Other documents lead the police
to believe the man served several years
m,the Austrian army and had come here
In the hope of re-enllstlng, The knife he
used to kill himself was the sort used
by fl3h pededlers and the police believe
he stole the weapon to end his existence.
The former soldier had hacked at his
throat several times, having evidently
failed to sever his Jugular on the first at
tempt. He had literally bled to death be
fore he was found.
Foley Still After Judge Brumm
HARBISBUrta, March 20.-QOvernor
Brumbaug'n today received from C F.
Foley, of Pottsvllle, a petition asking
that an Inquiry be made Into the physical
condition of Judge Charles N. Brumm, of
BctmylklU County. The Governor de
clined to make any comment. Foley
Instituted tmpreachment proceedings
against Judge Brumm two years ago, but
they fell.
$150 Bent to "Conscience Fund"
WASHINGTON. March Mi-Ths Treas
ury Department recslved IW today n an
otherwise empty envelops bearing" a
Lewutown. Pa , postmark. The money
went Iniy the conscience fund."
FOUR HELD ON CHAJ
OFDISPEWGlXf
Three Men and a Girl in v. 5
Old Charged With vfoffiVi
New Drui? Act 10,atl
Three men nnd a woman, thnntu, '
nrrc
rrcsieu unaer tlie Hnrr t... . .i i
net, were held Under $1000 ball V$3'
trial at the Juno term of it, .. J
StD.str.ctCourt.'og
Commissioner Edmunds at th tv"
Gliding this morning. All fWt JS
were tenderloin cham LV,8tW
ralgnment was brief. Most of th., T'
mony dealt with the finding of 11
and heroin upon the prisoners -n,. T ,'
milted the truth of the chWK. VH,
renders them liable lo a nre,,, . &
tence and a $2000 fine. "
Ono of thn nriann...
of selling heroin and cocstn. f'i
others of
nlbni-o nf bnulu,. !,..., . .""IMA
"" """'" " their Mfc5
The prisoners ... WS
session.
Smith, of
100!. Spring am. 2.15
Michael
Melile.hnrre f ,.. """it
..u.I. ,;..'," Y' "l airn.1'
mrui-ii nuuen .iitnns, ot 1513 Arei, ., "8
and Louise Hart, a llt-year-oia Jiri iW-1
"lc" " " notorious Aritnul .: i
,... .... ivlii uu .vinier street "'
All four prisoners were turned ., v-1
the Federal officers this rnornln, SjJ
were arrested two days ago, hut wickS?
them to determine whether TheT
under the provisions of the Harrlios m 2
Smith nnd Melllchorre were arren.
Acting Detectives Wcckasstr and ItS,?
of tho 10th nnd Buttonwood street. T
tion. Both men bad been followed ft,?
were entering Smith's home,on &Jh!J3
Garden street, the policemen tuffl! J
llprntti nnd mm Inn wrn fntm.i - .. "
The Hart girl mvI McKay, ahoifL
taken In the Arinal b Acting Detecllt.i ,1
....... ........ -,.. .......,, ,. several part,:
nges of heroin In their pockets. ThY4
were two separate hearings this n,,i '1
and four Federal agents were preMtlf
when reports came from the city labori. ,
torles that the drugs were cocalnsitll
nernni. .-muni una jiciiicnerre, arraljr.u
Buttonwood streets station, were lurwi-i
i.-i ii, im-muuii en:uia rveuy ana Jlcvlf. ?
irey, aim .iciny nun Miuise Bart, nt-cj
rjilnju-d at the 11th nnd Winter stretti'j
KUItliill, nn- uini-n aoy y ,gfntj Kill
r, ,wl irntiev
All four stnnd the chance of belnjttn. ;
tenced to live years In prison and belnr5? 1
nneii i.u"i. ii is cxpecien mat the Irtt V
prosecutions under the Harrison act till i"
, i,.. i..t....,
III l i'I' ,t'ini:u. i.
COMMISSION TO IIEAlt I'LEA '
OF EXPRESS COMPANIES,!
Caused S".000.000 Deficit. ill-
' ' ' -9
WASHINGTON, March M.-The InttrV'jl
state Commerce Commission today granttl'j
a hearing to the principal express com-,.
panics of tlie I'nlled States oa their appll.iS
cation for higher rates. The date for tit H
hearing will be set later. 'f
The old rates established July U, HU,';'
are to remain in effect pending the net "J
hearing of the case. s'
Tho express comnnles, In their petltloii
for higher revenues, declared that after'0
2 months' trial of the low rates pre-'J
scribed by the Interstate Commerce Com.-
mission they were unable to makeet;':j
penses and had a deficit of more'tliu"
i:,rou,coo. "
i
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INSPECT NORTHERN PACIFIC
Beprescntatives of the Northern PadSf'j
uniirona lroui iinuiy tu uie large curo
of the country met In Philadelphia lodl A
to Inspect the nugnlllcent new 3,OC0,(Wu
stcnniFlilp Northern Pacific, recently bullj.j
at Cramps. The Northern Pacific 10
sail from this port on March 15 for Sin ,
Francls'.o. by way of the Panama Caiulvl
Captain O. S. Lapralk Is master ot Itlf
now vessel. A. M. t'leian, general pa-.
senger agent of the Northern Pacific; C
A. Mathews, an assistant, and 0. A. Odea-'
baugli, gcneial agent, were among thost
who Inspected the ship today .J
Thousands Visit Short-weight ExhilM
Nearly 9000 persons visit each day IkiS
nvhllilt nf enntlsentpil settles and cheatinl.t.
devices in the pavilion In City Hall cWP.'f
,ard, where officials of tlie uureau f.r-5
Welcrbls nml Mensures are conductlnS I
rnmli.llen In Instrill't housewives tO Pllrfr?
against" shoit weight and short nieasanjl'
I.. .,...!.. . l.oa ,l,l..f Ifthl, 11 VlrtilH. Vi
lli mutt imitiiunc'1. - .- -, '(S
of the Weights and Measures Buicau, ,j
tlmatcs that I00.GO put sons have altendeai
the exhibit since it opened in January
Ho believes that bis bureau has fmjM
citizens of Philadelphia at least IW,j
In 1311 correcting defective measures aMrf
weighing devices. a
WHAT'S DOING TONIGHT
OS
Sunday revival, labcrnade. Pth nd "
Ff,'l- ' :"'l. 'c"'i,.-. Lri" AMOt-Ullon. Hottit
Yale Alumni
AdelPhla:
7 o'elrek.
. .. ,rk.
Tboms
Mott Osborne, Ai-oileiny nt l-ulMej' " """M
Science. Witherbitoon Hall. V nit. HoUlB
llanquet, uucuunl derarimem, V. II. ""?
..,.va.u "Pr ,nn .Valiant IlieiU. fr."H,3
aiajestic; l o ciuck.
THE WEATHER
rwntn1 Forecast
., ck.r.n.rtV March 2flLi
For eastern Pennsylvania JiHW
Jersey-Partly cloudy tonight! .SuaW
probably fair; moderate north and norm
west winds. . nH0
The disturbance that covered ( the w (
i.ncin v,irHai' has moved eatwaro
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tended by light rains .n la . IteM
in temperature, mm ' tTotes tUi
tlons prevail In the Atlantic SUM .
morning. The temperatutes ...- -,
tlnued to fall In the centra M U
the central and western Gulf bt"
companled by scatterea V
The temperature deficiency JSr1
nnd Missouri southward average" s
20 degrees, and snow nrriw -..- ,t
frosts are reported from within S js
nf th western Gulf coast, .... f
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