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EVEKINGr LKBGteR-PHTlABBLPnlA MONDAY, APHIS S, 1015,
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AllANTIC CITY HAD
SUNNY EASTER AFTER
! SATURDAY'S STORM
Unexpected Snow Cut
Down Number of Visi
tors, But Boardwalk Was
aS GaV 33 Ever With NOW
Styles.
ATLANTIC fITY, April 6.-That tt
takes mora thari a typical northeast Kale,
and a bona tide blizzard to spoil nn A1
lahtlo City Easter Sunday, was proved
'when thousands oC visitors In all thplr
Rata Array turned out to take part In tha
annual "Easter parade.."
Easter Sunday on the boardwalk was
typical of Its many predecessors In
everything but the proportion of the
crowd, which was reduced to, perhaps,
onc-qunrtcr of Its usual numbers. The
central and most popular district was as
clean from snow and slush ns a midsum
mer day, which speaks well for tho enter
prise of the city's olllclnls.
From ft business point of view, the
storm was a veritable calamity. A rlty
offlclat approximately estimated tho loss
at a hundred thousand dollars.
But to return to tho comedy of ill ess
now being played at the shore, the llnnlo
of which exhibition seemed an assured
fact on Saturday. Tho principal actors,
however, have been returned for n. suc
cessful curtain call, and the play Is on
again. The professional fashion show
advertised to inko plnre on Saturday
afternoon on tho Million Dollar Tier was
called off at the eleventh hour.
Tho dust-brown color of the English
uniform Is seen In many of the new Hulls,
departing n tittle from tho regulation
khnkl. The best shades aro of sand, ce
ment nnd tan. Both skirts nnd coats
aro rich In pockets, and milndy, proud
of her recent acquisitions In this line,
strides along with both hands burled In
her sldo skirt pockets In masculine style.
Though tho soldier man wears white
broadcloth only for dress parade In time
'Of peace, there Is no reason why fcin
lnlnlty should not adopt the Idea any
tlmo It pleases. Tho white military suit,
braided In gold, worn by one of the Sun
day promenadcrs who wns particularly
suited to carry off this style, was accord
ed ono of tho successes of the pnradc.
The beautiful coloring of the American
Beauty la to be popular as Illustrated by
Mrs. G. G, Meade Large, whoso very
becoming hat was of this shade. A large
natural American Beauty, pinned at her
waist, gave tho saino bit of color to her
navy blue suit.
Mrs. Harold Ttosengarten was noticed
among tho promenadcrs nccompanled by
her small children, and dressed In a
very smart strictly tailored costume of
black nnd a straight brimmed hat wltn
a tall quilt placed directly In the back.
Miss Genevieve Glbbs and her sister, Mrs
William T. Huhn. were recognized In the
long procession of rolling chairs, as weio
also George H. Huhn and his attractive
young daughter, Ethel. Mrs. Benjamin
Gatlns, also In a rolling chair, was ac
companied by her baby daughter. Mrs.
Horaco Hepburn and Miss Ellse Hepburn
were also among tho Sunday visitors, as
'well as Dr. and Mrs. Walter A. Borden,
of Germantown.
CROPS UNHURT BY STORM
Reports Show Pruit Trees Withstood
Shock of Gale and Cold.
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show that fruit trees and farin crops In
general wcren ot damaged by tho dis
turbances of the past few clays," said
Professor Surface, ot the State Board of
.Agriculture.
"Not only did tho farmers escape flam-
aB ud a icautL ui uiu irucui niui in, jtu
eald, "but the outlouk ot prcent Is for
a record fruit ciop In Pennsylvania this
year. Except in tho northern section of
the State, where tho winter was exceed
ingly severe, tho peach buds aro unin
jured, and the outlook was never better
for fruit in general."
KICKED MULE, ARRESTED
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C. A. Agent Fulls to Realize
That Mule Was Aggressor.
INDEPENDENCE, Ky., April '-Were
you ever kicked by a mule? If so, did you
, ever attempt to kick back?
Dolntr the latter la what caused tho
arrest of Robert Wolton yesterday. Ho
Is charged by an S. P. C. A. otllcer
with being cruel to a mulo In that ho
"kicked It with so much force that the
animal suffered great physical pain and
agony."
Wolton declares the mule kicked first
Ho said he kicked back In self-defenso
and that the special ofllcer only saw that
part of the entertainment and arrested
htm.
Accidentally Kills Himself
WASHINGTON, April 5. William
Pierce, said to be of Syracuse, N. Y,, to.
day shot and killed himself hero at a P
.street residence Avnero he was visiting Ills
wife.
' THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WASHINGTON, April B.
For eastern Pennsylvania and New Jer
ey: Partly cloudy tonight nnd Tuesday;
warmer tonight; moderate south winds.
The northeastern storm has moved out
of the field of observation and the north-
J; -western disturbance overspreads tho- up-
per Mississippi Valley and the upper lako
'region this morning. It has caused light
, scattered precipitation in the districts cov
ered and the temperatures have risen rap
'Idly. Fair weather Is reported from the
: Southern States, with temperatures con
J eide.-ubly below the normal and with
' frost? In the Atlantic States as far south
f aa Tampa. Fla. From present indication
E the snow will practically disappear in
Philadelphia and vicinity during' the next
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TKIES CHANGE OF PIUSONS
llegulnr Visitor at Blockloy Tiros
After f)3d Trip,
Many McOrath, titter being Incarcer
ated peaceably In Blocktey 93 times In
the Inst two years, became recalcitrant
on lila Dlth visit and tried to punish Con
heli a policeman on duty there. IIo was
sentenced this morning to threo monthi
In the Houso of Correction, In a lionrlnij
beforo Magistrate Harris, In the 32d stieet
nnd Woodland avonuo police station.
McOrnth. who Is on tho pollco bookH nB
having neither address nor occupation, Is
trip a week to lllochloy, charged with
III itiiKuiini-iia j 'I .1. . j 'Uiini', tniui ii;i
dent physician, asked that he- he fcent to
tho House of Correction, whero he onco
served 22 months for assault nnd battery.
MAN SHOT WHEN HE
CHAMPIONS WILLARD
Probably Fatally Wounded in
Pool Room Argument Fif
teen Arrested.
Arthur Heller, 21 years old, of 20.. North
12th street, wns shot through tho head
nnd probably fatally wounded this morn
ing as the result of an argument over tho
Johnson-Wlllnrd light In a pool room
conducted by Samuel Grossman at 003
llldge avenue.
Tho reticence of the wounded man, who
Is believed to ho dying nt the Hahnemann
Hospital, lends the pollco to believe n
difference among gamblers may havo had
something to do with tho shooting. Hel
ler's n3nll.int escaped, although several
shots wrro fired nt him by tho pollco, who
rnld'-d the pool room In lesponso to a
riot cnll and placed in men under arrest.
T'nev were held In $100 hall Tor a furtner
hearing tomorrow at the 10th mid Mutton
wood streets stnllon.
The shooting occurred shortly after 4
o'clock this morning when the poolroom
was crowded. Policeman Zcllcr was
walking along Uldge avenue when ho
heard thn report of n revolver. Ho ran
down Illdcc nvcnuo nnd when ho wns n
few feet away from tho entranco to tho
placo a mnn darted nlong tho street
toward Oth street. Keller stumbled over
Heller's unconscious form lying across tho
doorwny and ho fired three bullets after
tho disappearing man who had dono tho
shooting.
According to the men arrested. Heller
and his assnllnnt came to tho poolroom
together nnd got Into a heated argument
over tho Johnson-Wlllard light. Tho
wounded man fnvorcd Wlllard. Thero
wns n sound of blows, followed by tho
report of a revolver.
H hen Zeller arrived ho sent In a riot
call and a detail of pollco hurried to
tho scene In an auto patrol and sur
rounded the place. In the meantime, Po
licemen Condrnn nnd O'Brien saw u man
running along Callowhill stieet near 9th.
They gave chase, but the fugltlvo eluded
them und disappeared In an alley on
Darlen street.
CLAY TRIAL CALLED
AND JURY CHOSEN
Cnnthiiieil frnm I'liKe Otin
would bo met In obtaining a Jury, Judgo
Ferguson, of Couit of Common 1'Ieus No.
3, who wns assigned to preside during the
April term of tho Quarter Sessions In
Itoom Gr-3, City Hall, had arranged for
tho sheriff to draw a second panel o
jurors so that the couit would bo pre
pared to meet any emergency.
All three defendants presented them
selves pjomplly this morning, accom
panied by their attornovs, Congressman
Georgo S. Graham, ox-Sheriff Joseph GU
flllnn and Charles S. Wesley. Tho city
was represented by District Attorney
Samuel P. Itotan and Assistant District
Attorney Joseph II. Taulnne.
ThoHlrst half-hour after couit opened
wns consumed In calling tho roll of
Jurors and In hearing applications to be
relieved from Jury service. After these
preliminaries Judge Ferguson asked
whether tho parties In tho Clay caso were
ready for trial, and ho iccelved an af
firmative response from both Mr. Itotan I
and air. Grutiam.
Humors that tho trial again would be
postponed wore current before tho enso
wns called. It was not known until tho
last minute what jurist would hear tho
case.
A sidebar conference- between Judge
Ferguson. District Attorney Samuel P.
Itotan and Congressman ftsorgo S. Gra
ham, tho latter chief counsel for tho
defense, was called at 10:15 o'clock. Fif
teen minutes later tho caso was formally
started and tho selection of Jurors began.
Clay was the tlrst of the defendants to
reach tho courtroom. Ho entered at 10
o'clock, alone, nnd took a sent woll for
waid. John P.. Wiggins nnd Jllllard II.
Walls, the contractors Jointly accused
with Clay, arrived a fow minutes later,
together. They took seats sldo by sldo
In the second row of benches
Each of the defendants obtained n list
of tho juiors and made copious notes of
questions and answers.
William A. Glasgow, who took nn ac
tive part In tho defense nt tho first trial,
withdrew from thu caso yesterday, and
did not appear In court. Congressman
Graham Is being assisted In tho defensu
by former Sheriff Joseph Gliflllun and
Charles Nosley.
Assistant District Attorney Joseph Tau
lnne again la handling the prosecution.
Samuel I'. nntan, tho District Attorney,
was present at tho morning session nnd
conferred constantly with Tnulnne. Tho
political belief of each member of the
panel was Investigated by tho Committee
of Seventy. A representative of that or
ganization was present. He gnvo the
Information obtained by the committee
to Tnulnne us each man wns called.
Itoom 653, City Hall, In which tho trial
Is being held, was crowded with poli
ticians long before tho caso was opened.
Tho corridors also were crowded. Con
siderable difficulty wna experienced by
both the defense and prosecution In find
ing men who had not read of the first
trial or formed an opinion.
John Mulligan, a carpenter, of SOB Han
cock street, tho 17th mnn called, waa the
slxth juror chosen l Thomas G anion, of
1623 Christian street, was chaltanged be
cause he was a witness for tho Common
wealth at tho first trial, Ho said he had
Investigated the case "very thoroughly"
at that time, but was not permitted to
go Into details as to his findings.
Charles A, Hoffner,- m costumer, of St 18
Walnut street, said he had read "only the
headlines'1 of newspaper reports of the
first trial, He was chosen as the seventh
juror.
HITS RELIGIOUS UIUMATICS
Minister Decries Spectacular Methods
in Preaching Gospel.'
Automobile flying tours and whirlwlnej
methods In relltjioua propaganda wero
critUilzod by th Jtav. C. H. Woolston,
ptor of the East Daptutt Church, East
Columbia and O Irani avenue, who spoka
at (he wetkiy Baptist Sllntntarlal Confer
ence held in the Flrnt UapUst Church,
11th and Sawom atreu, today.
"I don't sympathize with thwe whirl
wind automobile flying- tour methods,"
lr. WeoUton alJ. "I prefer to adhere to
tha distinctive doctrines of the church,
more nouJs than, whirlwind methods."
Safe and persistent method will win
More than 6Q minister? atterulad.
Chair More Humane "Than Gallows
WASHINGTON, April t-WbetJier tjlee
trocutlon wu moru liunuum ihn the
uwiM Hug, docUUd today, by th Supreme
Court in favor of th "chair" 'Joe
MiiUoy, it South Carolina oegro. appealed
fiuiti ckotrovuUon, cojitandinsr the sub-
IstUtMtrax lw wa s pet izyt W Win.
SUNNY EASTER DAY
LAUGHS AT STORMS
Glorious Sunshine and Warm
Breeze Wipes Away Signs of
Gale.
Th6 climatic phenomena of Unstcr, 1915,
was not exhausted With tho dumping of
10 Inches of snow on n surprised city
during tho 12 hours last Saturday. No,
Indeed! Tho biggest wonder of all enmo
this morning, when Philadelphia awak
ened, rubbed its eyes and found tho won
droits white blanket gono nn quickly ns
It came, with tho earth clad In tho regula
tion green garb that one associates ns a
matter of rourso with tho spring season.
For, nltbough In suburhi and city thcro
nro many tmcoR of snow left, It Is noth
ing more than Incidental and by tonight.
nfter nuothcr 12 hours of warm sunlight.
It Is doubtful whot'ier tho tiniest re
minder of tho snow will remain.
In the downtown sections today tho
mnln thototighfnres nro clear of slush
nnd mud. The wnrm sun yesterday was
a. powerful ally of tho thousands of thr i
street-clrntilng force. Chief Council, of
tho Utircnii of Highways, kept his foicc
nt work from curly morning until Into
Inst night. Tho result Is ns near a spot- I
less town as could bo expected. Tho gen-
eral everyday appearance of things
caused many of tho early downtown
pedestrians to nib their eyes In wonder
nnd nmnzement, and question Just what
sort of a world tills Is we live In nnywa.v.
In tho country, where there Is still much
snow left, tho compailson Is Just ns
marked.
The drifts that upset sleighs e'ter
dny havo disappeared In tho twinkling
of an eye.
The threatened holdup of llin KaBter
parmln In this city, on Fifth avemia In
New York, nnd on the Iloardwalk In At
lantic City, failed to materialize. Thou
sands who had given up tho trip to tho
Hhore on Saturday night, changed their
minds yesterday morning, nnd by after
noon thcro wns llttlo outside tho snow
on tho beach to distinguish Faster 1015
from that of other years. Thero was
nothing to lead any ono to suppose that
thero were tower holiday-makers thcro
than on previous occasions. Tho gieat
Influx of visitors camo on Sunday, In
stead of tho day before, and hundreds of
hotolkeepers and boarding houso pro
prietors havo a mouuiful tnlo to tell of
purses empty that should by now bo
full. It was n one-dny crowd. Which
fact did not affect the display, but sure.!
much money at home.
Tho Faster parade In this city by no
means larked Its usual attractiveness.
Itlttcnhouso Square was a riot of color,
and Walnut street was filled with tho
customary crowd when tho churches let
out. North Uroad street camo Into Its
own, too.
Gaily clad Is the description to use If
ono based his Judgment on a glance that
cild not embrace tho foot of the persons
observed. Straw hatH above and goloshes
below was the regular formula of tho
fair fox, nnd often ludicrous. If ono wns
not In a charitable frame of mind.
Put nobody was critlcnl. There was
too much to be glad about from tho fact
thnt In spite of the weather I evolution it
Mas still possible to celebrate Faster ac
cording to tradition.
19-YEAR-OLD WIFE,
DESERTED, ENDS LIFE
Driven to Desperation by Hard
ships and Heartache Woman
Takes Gas.
A 10-year-old wife, heartbroken by her
husband's dcsoitlou of her nnd their
4-year-old child alul discouraged by tho
hardships ahe was facing, committed sul
eldo today by turning on the gas In her
llttlo room on tho third floor of 1215
Ogden stieet. The girl was Mrs. Clara
Mayo, who was married to Nicholas Mayo
llvo years ago. Shortly after tho birth
of their child, Maldle, tho man loft her
and disappeared. She went to llvo with
her mother, Mis. John Blgloy, at 2132
South Carlisle street, and worked In a
candy store, at 11th and South MroetH
whllo hor mother look caro of tho child.
Hut employment was not regular, and
alio felt tho sting of poverty. Sho often
t-poko of ending her llfo. It la snld.
In January sho left tho baby with her
mother and moved to the Ogden street
address, whero Mrs. Samuel Klodowskl
keeps a boarding house. On Friday she
went to Atlantlo City to accept a position
ns waitress In a icstnurant, and before
iho loft sho paid for her room. Sho
seemed in good spirits. It wns supposed
that her position In Atlantic City was
permanent. Sho returned to this city
yesterday.
The Klodowskl family gavo n party last
night, and during It tho girl must have
slipped up to her room unnoticed.
This morning Miss Cecilia Flint, Mrs.
Klodowskl's sister, srnelled gas, which
was traced to tho room on tho third floor.
They hroko down tho door and found tho
room rilled with gas. Tho girl must have
turned It on shortly beforo daylight, as
the meter Into which Samuel Klodowskl
had put 50 cents tho night before Bhowed
ery little gas used. A mouso caught In
a trap In tho room was still nllvc. No
message wns left by tho girl. Sho had
lately appeared In good spirits and wnB
proud of a new spring suit, which sho
woio to Atlantic City.
WIHIINfiTON BUSIXRSS .
HARKED Y flREAT REVIVAL
Employment Agencies Closed and In
dustries Havo Splendid Stimulus.
WILMINGTON'. Del., April B.-Buslnosa
In Wilmington has revived to such an ex
tent that tho Employment Bureau, which
was opened by the Ccntrnl Labor Union,
the Chamber of Commerce and other or
ganizations, has been closed. At the
plant of tho Harlan & Ilolllngsworth Cor
poration five boats, Including two of tha
largest steamships ever built here, and
-10 steel cars are being built. The Jack
son & Sharp plant of the American Cur
and Foundry Company Is building a num
ber of wooden, craft,
Tho Electric Hose and Itubber Com
pany has put on n night force, and tho
Nationol Fibre and Insulation Company,
of Yprklyn, has placed Its men on a, 15
liour day In shifts.
Tho lu Pont Powder Company la rush
ing work at the big machine plant which
It recently purchased, and other machine
shops here are also busy working on
powder machinery. At tha smokeless
powder plant at Carney's Point, opposite
this city, about 2500 men are employed
instead of the usual 00.
Also builders here are buster than they
have been for some ltnie.
The J. II. Bader Company, of this city,
has so many contracts here and In this
section that the company has found it
neosfssary to turn down a contract for
$100,000 in Brooklyn.
The prospect in building operations here
Is butter than for soma time.
The new plant of the Bethlehem Steel
Company at New Castle will bo ready for
operations making projectiles in a few
days, and work will be rushed there on
account of the company having been hur
ried from, abroad to get out more projec
tiles. In this city a number of large contracts
are (MguUiUs and wilt be awarded in a
short tlm. Nearly all the carpenters,
brlaSitayw. a well as laborers and team
atar who were out of umployiuent havo
Ijaeu Mtploye4 by Die iu Pasta at Car
n '8 Point.
otr to iiAnniBBtma
TOMORROW FOll LOOAh
OPTION HEXMNO
Tho local option hearing tvlll be
held at the State canlinl tomorrow.
Those in charge of the fight for
tha hill tvant 10 patriots to stand
lor the rights of tho people to rule
for everjj "boozer" sent thcro by tho
liquor interests.
All citizens are requested to vol
unteer to attend this hearing, or, if
that is impossible, to send a sub
stitute. A special reduced railroad rata
has been put into effect 6)7 both tha
Pennsylvania and Heading Hall
roads. The cost for the round trip
on tho special trains on both roads
Is SI.20.
Special train leaves llroad Htreet
Station 8:30 tomorrow morning,
stopping at West Philadelphia, SM
street and OvcrbrooU stations.
Special train ICavci ltiaitunt Ter
minal H:25 a. m., slopping at Colum
bia avenue and Huntingdon street
stfitlons.
Tickets can he had in advance
from all Y. M. O. A. buildings, 802
Stock V.xchange Building, 4505
1'rankfnrd uremic, hcclg Sons'
Lumber nQIcc, Main and Umbtia
sttccls, Managunk; tho Philadelphia
County Sunday School Association,
1511 Arch street, or on the train to
morrow morning.
Persons attending the hearing iclll
bo able to board a train reaching
this city early tomorrow night. Ilx
pcnir In ltarrlsburg villi be for
meals only.
LOCAL OPTION HOST
READY FOR MARCH
Temperance Army Swinging
Into Line for Assault on Ilar
risburg. An army of 3000 Philadelphia voters Is
swinging In line today, ready to open
tho fight for locnl option at tho monster
public demonstration In Hnrrlsburg to
morrow. Last-hour appeals aro being
mado throughout tho city, Encouraged
by Governor Brumbaugh's conlldenco of
success, lenders In tho campaign aro
making ono final effort to orouso the
l.idlffe.ent and to Increase tho delegation
from this city.
Stirred by tho vigorous nppenls of tho
Governor and led by tho slogan "On to
ltarrlsburg," tho temperance forces aro
being marshaled In every wurd In tho
city today, ready to pour Into tho capltut
on special trains tomorrow morning.
Hacked by tho leading physicians of
this city, tho leading employers of labor
and by clergymen and church worKers,
who icgard tho liquor Undo as a moral
and economic blight on tho community,
Governor Bdumbaugh has Issued a final
personal appeal to tho Judges and
lawyers of tho State, asking them to aid
him In obtaining the pnssage of a county
locnl option law. Ho appealed to tho
lawyers ot tho State to help remove from
tho courts tho lesponslbllity for tho
grunting of enloon licenses.
A banner 23 feet long and three feet
vide, bearing the words "Philadelphia
for Local Option," will bo carried by tho
delegation from this city tomorrow. Ar
inngeineiits havo been completed for two
special trains, one to lcavo tho Reading
Terminal at 8:23 a. m. and tho other to
leavo Broad Street Station ut 8:C0 a. m.
for Hnrrlsburg.
A number of Philadelphia ministers,
despite tho fact that It was Easter Sun
dya, preached on local option yesterday.
Delegates to represent tho Bible classes
of this city wero also chosen. Tho of
flco of tho Bpcclnl committee arranging
ior ino trip, nc iju Arcn street, was
ctowtled today with applicants for tickets
on tho special trains.
Alba 11. Johnson, president of tho Bald
win Locomotive Works, has agreed to
preside over tho first public meeting in
tho Chestnut Street Auditorium, nt 10:20
o'clock In tho morning. The greater part
of tho Philadelphia delegation will reach
Hnrrlsburg shortly before tho conclusion
of this meeting.
Tho public hoaring on the local option
bill will begin In tho Houso of Representa
tives at 2:30 o'clock. Tho meeting will
bo under the direction of tho Law and
Order Committee of tho House. Tho
greatest demonstration, however. Is re
served for tho evening, when thousands
will 1111 tho auditorium to hear Governor
Brumbaugh strike tho keynote ot the
temperance campaign.
David II. Lane Seriously III
ATLANTIC CITY, April E.-David II.
Lano, veteran chairman of the Republi
can City Committee, and ono ot tho best
known men In Philadelphia, is seriously
111 at tho Hotel Strand hero.
Chairman Lane was In poor health when
ho arrived on Thursday with Mrs. Lane
for his 15th successive Easter visit at tho
shore. Ills condition was somewhat Im
proved on Saturday, however, and yester
day ho viewed tho boardwalk parade for
a time.
Later, however, his condition became so
serious that Doctor Klrby, tho family
physician, was called from Philadelphia.
Mr. Lane Is said to bo suffering from nn
aggravated attack of lumbago nnd no
ono was permitted to Beo him toduy.
Ex-Governor Guild Stricken ,
BOSTON, April 0 Former Governor
Curtis Guild, recently Ambassador to
Russia, Is gravely ill with pneumonia to
day at ids homo In Back Bay. Ho is un
der constant caro ot physicians nnd
nurses, with no members of tho house
hold allowed to see him.
POLlCEj
It very seldom happens that a man Beta
arrested because of his shape, but never
theless the peculiar form of Charlie Gest
was the means of landing him In Jail.
While Gest was walking near Cth and
York streets Policeman Davis noticed
that he looked too wide for his height,
In fact, Gest appeared to be as broad as
he was long, Tho policeman, on taking a
closer look at Charlie, noticed that nu
merous tools were protruding from his
pockets, Charlla noticed the policeman,
too. ani quickened his gall. But he
couldn't walk fast because of his width
and Davis soon caught up to htm.
But act didn't want to be annoyed, and
he told the cop so. "Just because I'm fat
is nobody's business," lie declared.
Davis had his own suspicions aa to the
cause of Charlie's shape, und took him to
the tth and York streets police station.
After three overcoats had been removed;
from Gst, a brand-new lire extinguisher
was found fastened around his body. He
seamed to forget where he got it and was
jiot at all clear as to how it got around
him. Nor could he explain why ho wore
good overcoats which didn't At.
While Charlie was endeavoring to col
lect his thoughts word reached the station
house that a clothing bouse had been
robbed of two overcoats and a flm extln
gulsher. The prisoner got red In the face
and tils memory became poorer than aver.
"It's only fair that you should have u
chance to revive our memory," said
Magistrate Glenn, "so I'll how you In M0
fcatt tor eourt."
GDI IRTtMhlH
ASK U.S. TO STOP
MUNITION EXPORTS
Foreign Newspapers of This
Country Demand Absolute
Neutrality.
Tho American Association o Foreign
Newspapers todny began n campaign of
national advertising In an offort to nrouso
tho American peoplo to protest against
and stop tho manufacture) and snlo of
powder, shrapnel or shot to any of tho
warring nations.
Tho advertisement, which appeared In
nil Philadelphia nnd New York newspa
pers, covered ft full page, and wns signed
by owners, editors nnd managers of SIO
foreign newspapers of this country. Thii
lile.a wai ronc-lved ami promoted by Ijotili
Hcmmcrdlnger, president of tho American
Association of Foreign Newspapers, and
nil of tho work connected with tho cam
paign has been carried on In tho olllces
of thnt organization In tho Woolworth
Pulldlug In New York city.
Thoso Intel estcd In tho movement ex
plained today that tho 'foreign newspapers
of the country were expressing the
wishes and demands of tho tremendous
number of persons either foreign horn or
dependents of foreign born citizens In
this country, nnd cited tho fact that thou
sands of letters of protest havo been
pouring Into their olllces demanding that
the United States observe tho spirit ns
well as tho letter of neutrality.
LUKE 3PLUKH IS WORTH
$20,000, SAYS 11. 0. BENSON
That Amount Wns Koccntly Refused
for Great ThoroUKhbretl.
H. C. Hallenbeek's recent offer of $13,0X)
for T,ukp JIcLuke and subsequent refusal
to meet tho demand of John W. Schorr for
J20.000 has excited no smnll nmount of
comment among horsemen stabling nt tho
Long Island courses. This son of Ultimus
nnd Mldgo nover faced tho barrier as a
2-ycar-old, but last season nt 3 ho won
four out of six stnrts and over $10,000 in
purso money for his owner.
When Horry rayno Whitney's Pennant went
nmlsi last Bprlns tho Schorr Mir appoarail
the most promising il-cnr-olil prospect In thn
countrv. At that tlmo Mourner had shown
himself to bo a superior sprinter, hut hlJ
nblllty to ko "thn rnuto" wnn In dnubt. An
drew Miller's gelding ilomonetratcd lilt dli-tnni-e
traveling qualities lost year, but Luko
Mcl.uko was rotlrfil for tho Fe.iton.
Thero nro manv noremen wim ocnovo i.uko
Mil.uko to be tho lirtlcr nf tho pair nnd to
them Hchorr's valuation on the thoroughbred
n'ja'nncs llu!l;H BtrlnS: dccm?cd "!-
teruay null ir jjiiKn .uridine mum uirm iruiu
Ins he was certainly n $-0,000 horse.
FLOWER TRADE HIT
Storm Causes Havoc Among Dealers
and Badly Cuts Profits.
Woll-IUted florists' windows the day
after Easter tell a talo of ruin wrought In
the Easter flower trade by Saturday's
bllzrurd. Tho city's annual trade was cut
down by thousands of dollars because ot
the unexpected visit of tho storm.
Standing out above tho general havoc
aro the larger florists' establishments In
the city. Without exception, they rcpoit
the best season they havo had, which 1j
In marked contrast to tho reports of New
Yoik, florists, who estimate their less at
Si.000,000. Orders hooked before Saturday
moro than counterbalanced tho falling off
In sales iu this city after the storm set
In. Tho only problem was that f un
livery, automobiles being pressed Into
servlco for deliveries In Main Lino and
other snowbound subiuhnn towns.
Tho small dealers who oiiorato stands
wero tho greatest sufferers, many of them
being forced to see almost their entire
yeai's income blotted out by tho snow.
These arc tho dcnleis who do not grow
their own stock. Some of them sold $2
bouquets for 10 cents, and many gavo
aw.av (lowers In despair. Tho winter had
not been n good ono In tho flower busi
ness, ono retail florist snld, nnd tho
freakish weather capped tho climax for
tho smaller dealers, who depend on their
Easter sales to recoup for tho year.
Tho salo in corsago and other bouquets
wns not up to tho standard, tho dealers
report, but plants sold well. Atlantic
City did not buy ns many flowers this
season as usual.
EASTER JOY IN HOSPITAL
Children Made Happy nt Annual
Abrahamson Festival.
Tho children's ward and other depart
ments of tho University Hospital were
transformed Into a floral fairyland today
for tho annunl distribution of candy and
gifts by Prof. Oscar Abrahamson, who
has been in charge of this Easter Monday
featuro at tho Institution for tho last 2G
yenrs. The children In tho wnids were
dressed In paper caps and capes, young
rabbits played about on tho beds ot many
of tho women patients, and ns tho merry
makcis sung and Illled themselves with
candy under festoons of tulips, hydrnn
goas, ferns nnd geraniums tho hospital
resembled a gigantic bnl masquo moro
than an institution for sick people.
Tho committee, whoso members assisted
Professor Abrahumson, who bears tho
CNpenso of tho annual giving of Easter
presents, Included: Mis. Thomas G.
At.li ton, chairman ; Mis. Alfred Sten
gel, vlco chnli man; Sirs. William Pep
per, Jr., treasurer; Miss Mabel A. Brlce,
Mis, Benjamin Chew, Mrs. John G.
Clark, Mrs. William J. Clothier, Miss
Margaret Dunlnp, Mrs. George W. El
klus, Jr., Mrs. Ralph B. Evans, Mrs.
Barton Cooko Hirst, Miss Anna P. John
son, Mrs. Frederic It. Klikhmd, Mrs.
John K. Mitchell, 3d, Mis. Arthur Now
lln, Mrs. Charles 11. Penrose, Miss, Ade
line L. F. Pepper, Miss Marlon K. Smith
and Miss M. EuUillo Wilcox.
$
ffifONICLES
"Now Is the tlmo to tip me over, if
there's anybody kin do it. I'm the de
scendant of a llon-flghter an' I want mo
roar heard by them thlt think they kin
stop it."
Throwing his coat on the sidewalk
and striking an attltudo like a Roman
gladiator. "Hogglo" Martin, the "Terror
of Port Richmond." mado this gentle an
nouncement at Frankford avenue and
Allen street.
Lack of opponents seemed to add to his
wrath, Numerous persons watched him
from a safe distance with terrified ex
pressions. "Ain't there a light In tho
crowd?" he asked a few men on a nearby
corner.
IIogglo" then roared Jlke a. Hon, and
many housekeepers thought some of the
animals had escaped from the Zoo. Mar
tin finally started to shatter the olr with
vicious blows to show bystanders thero
could bo no hope for the man who dared
face him.
After he had knocked out a half dozen
Imaginary opponents. Policeman Raster
arrived and grabbed "Hoggla" by the
neck. The lighter tried to reach the cap
with a straight right, but Raster spun
him around like a top. and then "Hog
gie" sat down suddenly. All the tight
was knocked out of him before he could
get his breath.
"You make too much noise." sand Ras
ter. "You're a llon-flghter and I'm a
lion-tamer, but you made a mistake.
You ought to go to a pasture and fight
sheep " The policeman then took the
gladiator to the East Olrard avenue sta
tion. Magistrate Stevenson told "Hag
gie" he bad been training too hard, and
sl luni to jail tor ffvo dtya to j-est.
WILLARD VS. JOHNSON
IN BIG RING FIGHT
Continued from Tngo Ono
Flanagan, ono of Johnson's seconds, who
took her scat In a. box nt the ringside,
tho synosuro of all tho eyes in the
Btndlum.
At 12:23, llvo minutes beforo tho fight
was scheduled to begin, tho crowd about
tho arena was estimated nt S0O0, and thcro
seemed no possibility that tho totnl at
tendance could reaclt more than 11,000,
Considerable complaint camo from spec
tators who had put up good money for
rlngsldo beats. About 4000 persons gath
ered outside tho park had a better view
ot tho ring than did llioso who had se
cured seats In tho etntida decorated with
intertwined Cuban nnd American Hags.
It was announced that Johnson received
J2J.000 for his Borvlco In currency In his
dressing room. Ho had previously re
ceived J1000, making tho $30,000 guaranteed
tho champion when ho accepted Wlllard s
challenge. , ,
Tii niilrlnla worn Introduced to tno
crowd during tho wait for tho lighters to
put In an appearance. Tho movlo men
put their machines Into action nnd clicked
oft several foot of film whllo tho otllcktlB
bowed,
Tho start of tho light was delayed by
tho promoters awaiting tho completion
of tho scats nnd tho arrival ot alt tho
fjrcclators. Whllo tho carpenter work
An being rushed Mrs. Johnson chatted
with friends at tho ringside, sno uc
clarcd herself absolutely confident that
tho champion would retain his title, say
ing: "I uii absolutely confident that Jack
will win, I don't know In what round,
Ijut Jack told mo ho would knock out
Wlllard beforo tho 20th and ho keeps ills
void."
Tho crowd continued orderly during tho
delay, but showed Its Impatience several
times with cries for tho lighters to nppenr.
A mild burst of npplauso went up ns tho
promoters nnd ring ofllclnls, headed by
Jack C'urley and Refereo Jnek Welsh,
were Introduced. Tho other well-known
American sporting men. Including Mlko
Gibbons, tho lighter, mado their bow to
tho spectators.
Promoter Curley had a row with Maco,
tho ofllclal announcer, and dragged him
out of tho ring. Curley then put In a
substitute. Tho crowd wns growing
weary at tho falluro of tho lighters to np
penr nnd hugely enjoyed this "pre
liminary" not on tho afternoon's card.
Tho sun camo out nt 12:E!. Tho clouds
btgan to drift nway and thero was llttlo
likelihood that rain would interfere with
tho spectators' comforts. A wavo of
handclnpplng greeted "Old Sol," tho
Cuban contingent bursting forth Into n
volumo of "bravos." The Cubans mostly
occupied unprotected scats.
When tho promoters wero ready to go
ahead with tho big eiuarrcl, tho fighters
themselves delayed tho opening of pro
ceedings by falling to reach tho arena at
tho tlmo set.
At 12:53, 23 minutes after tho tlmo sched
uled for tho bout to begin, neither ot tho
lighters had mado ills appearance In tho
ring. Tho American fans wero becoming
Impatient nnd showing their nnger by
stamping and yelling "Bring them out."
Whllo tho arrival of tho fighters was
awaited tho spectators kept themselves
busy with hotting at the mutual ma
chines. About 2003 wero mado that John
son would win, while 3000 more wro madaj
on tho duration of tho fight.
Tho light by rounds:
First round. Johnson camo out confi
dently. Tho white man wore n serious
look. Johnson rushed Wlllard at tho
fctait. forcing the white man back Into
his corner. They clinched, and In tho
breakaway olhnson tnpped lightly to
Wlllard's kidneys. Johnson was smiling.
Wlllard mado Johnson lead, lighting vic
iously. Wlllard landed a left to tho
Negto's Jaw, swinging tho champion's
head sightly. Johnson countered with n
right to Wlllard's Jaw. They exchanged
lefts to tho body. Hound oven.
Round Two-Johnson laughed as Wlllard
missed a left to tho head. Willaid re
peated the snino drivo nnd landed a hard
left. Wlllard feinted with his left nnd
shot a hard right to tho body. Johnson
lost his golden smile momentarily and
began rushing tho whlto man. Wlllard
stood his ground and fought tho negro
oft. Thcro was a spirited exchango ot
blows !n tho centre of tho ring. Johnson
landed a right and Wlllard countered with
a loft to tho negro's Jaw. Wlllard's
round.
Round three Wlllard mado two swings,
but both missed. Johnson aimed his left
for tho body, ,but Wlllard blocked It
neatly. Wlllard rushed tho Negro, but
missed on another swing. They clinched.
Johnson drovo Wlllard to tho ropes with
llvo successive body blows. Johnson
hroko through Wlllard's guard, landing
blows rapidly upon tho whlto man's head.
Then ho Jabbed Wlllard's face. Johnson
landed ilvo on Wlllard's body, then began
kidding him. Johnson landed another on
Wlllard's body and ono to tho head.
Johnson drovo Willaid to tho ropes with
a shower of punches as tho round ended.
Johnson's round.
Round four Johnson blocked three lefts
by Wlllard. Tho negro blocked two more
nnd thou they clinched. Johnson landed
light to body. Jack ducked Willard'B
swing, which' drovo him to tho ropes.
Wlllard followed with half a doen blows
to tho botly and failed. Johnson landed
on tho stomach. Wlllard missed a swing.
Johnson landed ono In tho face. Wll
lard's round.
Round Ave Johnson feinted with his
right and then sent a right to the body.
Ho sneered ut Wlllard nnd said audibly:
"Don't tell mo what younh going, to do,
0lr. Wlllard." Johnson sent a loft to tho
fuco. in an exchange near tho ropes
Johnson emerged with Ids mouth bleeding
slightly. Ho feinted nnd they went Into
a clinch, Johnson ngaln rushed Wlllard
to tho lopes, lauding two body blows.
Willaid landed a left to tho face. Even
round.
Round six Wlllard took tho offensive
but mltscil a swing for the head. John
son drove Jess against tho ropes with
punches to the head. Johnson then landed
a terrlfin left on Wlllard's body, following
with a punch Just below the heart. John
son landed left and right to the body.
Then another right to tho body. Wlllard
landed his right on Johnson's chin. John
son retaliated by driving Wlllard to tha
ropes as the round ended, Johnson's
round.
Round seven Johnson was fighting
hard. Wlllard blocked all rushes nicely.
Johnson missed a vicious right to body
ami then lauded a left Jab that was only
a tap.
Tha Negro landed a left to the face and
followed this up with a hard right to thu
body. The Negio ran into a clinch. There
was another vicious exchange ua they
broke away, Wlllard's round.
CROWDS WATCH FIGHT NEWS
Thousands at Evening Ledger-Public
Ledger Offices.
Completo news bulletins of the prog
ress of the Johnson- itllard light at Hav
ana, posted In the windows of the many
Kvenimj Ledoer and Public Lena Bit
branch offices, throughout the city, drew
Breat crowds of eager "fans" anxious to
get the up-to-the-minute running account
of the fight.
At the main office. 6th and Chestnut
streets, fully 1500 persons assembled be
fore 1 o'clock, when the first bulletins
hummed In on the special telegraph wirea.
Tho crowd grow In numbers overy minute
and the services of numerous policemen
were necessary to -keep the traffic opA.
At Ladger Central, another crowd tx
tenaed eaUreiy acrows Chestnut atrett.
lining up against the building opposite
Whcrovur it was possible, to get iu sight
of the boards at ail it was possible to
read the large, clear prlat of tho auto
matio LuUeUa unwhiiiej.
75 LIVES LOST AT SEA
THE ESTIMATED TOLL
OF BLIZZARD ON COAST?
" f,
With Many Vessels in AtJ
lanlic Still Unaccounted
For, It Is Feared the Lisl
of Deaths May Go Stilfl
Higher.
Sovcnty-nvo lives sacrificed to th blltl
zard that rnged Saturday Is U,o cstlmiull
mado today from Incomplete repot'ul
nasiicu irom various points nlong the AP
laniio const.
Rovonuo cullers, tramp nnd lino steanii
Bhlps Hint weathered tho storm are aU$J
fccarclilng along tho Atlantic coast. Soniel
aro impelled Dy mo nopo that the 1'rlnM
Manrltz ot tho Royal Dutch tv. t-S'l
Mall Company, still Is afloat. Others nfsl
rmrt Will I tt l"f" iHH n aar...1 l.I a . "Jfl
Dv.u.uii)b i . vwoui uciicveu 10 bo thii
AflVfiiinn. nt Mm Pntintun T l
,-..P .. ..w uimiiiti. JJIIlVi
rPtilc nf.n.H.hU ...111. - ...
aiiio Bifjujiioiii, iviui u. I'liFHenpcr list bffl
v uiiu i. wv ui iw .lieu, waa uounu from!
Colon for New York. Slid was last hcarSS
.... K,f uio I.UU3. iyih.-ii.-b3 siauons when!
tho storm was at its worst. ffl
Another big vessel thnt Is missing is tfifl
old Dominion Passenger liner JcffersofM
ovcrduo at Norfolk. nj
Tho available list of foundered or mluS
l l,t 1,.l...1... IIIISJ-S
l,M ,,ll3 Jlll-lUU:3,
-rinz jinuntz, lour passengers, M fifl
Tug Edward Luckcnbacli, id mcmWii
Mi ..lutv lA it 1U31, S
l-our coal barges, crow of 10 lost,
SCHOONERS ON SHOALS.
Three schooners swept coastwnrd by thtl
storm nro pounding to pieces off Caijjl
Ilatteras and tho Diamond Shontn. ,A
cording to dispatches this mornlni?
Hciolc rescues marked tho storm, which!
mariners stamp ns one of tho worst cveri
experienced nlong tho Atlnntlc coast Fori
hours the velocity of tho wind never went!
ueiow w miies nn nour, anu ror a time 11,
wns 70 miles. Tho wind was accompanies!'
by n blinding snowstorm. i
Tho most daring rescue at sea wns that
of tho captain nnd six sailors from th'
American schooner Allco Murphy by tW
crew of the steamship Lenapc, of tbt'
Clydo Lino. Tho Lcnnpo landed tho rctW
cued party yesterdny at Charleston, 'S. ti"
Tiio Alice Jiurphy was battcroa into a
neipicss condition by tho stiff gale "ore..
ceding tho blizzard. Her men flnalM
lashed themselves to the mast They r.
malned thero 2G hours, enduring untold!
hardships, beforo tho Lenapo founl thera.'a
THE DARING KESCUE.
The sea stilt was raging so fiercely that!
tho launching of smnll boats seemed Iml
possible. A volunteer rostue crew wail
called for on tho Leuape and Second Otu-I
ccr Wood led tho men who responded oVerl
tho rail. They dumped many barrels of!
oil into tho sea, making tho launcnlnjj
POSMUIO. j
For two hours the llttlo boat was swept!
about like a cork, seeking a chance to
get at tho waterlogged and sinking?
schooner. One by ono tho half dozen!
starving sailors wero cut from their lain-1
Ings and taken aboard tho lifeboat. When!
tho Lenapo left tho schooner was awash
nnd about to sink. s
Tho four barges lost off tho Delaware!
Capes wero owned by the Consolidation!
uoai company. Tiiey were bound from!
Baltlmoro to Boston with coal Thoyj
wero in low oi mo lug uumDennna ana
tho hawser broko oft Capo HenlopenJ
The Cumberland tried to get another!
lino aboard, but had to veer oft and standi
out to sen to provent going ashore,
LIFESAVERS ARE HELPLESS.
Llfcsavcrs, powerless to aid, had to
stand by and seo tho barges battered to
kindling wood on tho shoals and tha'
men drowned. Three ot tho bodies werfl
washed nshoro last night. They werf
identlllcd as thoso of Contain John John
son, of Baltimore, commander of Barse'i
jvo. a; carl Jjarsen, of Gothenburg,!
Sweden, and Dempscy Jarvls, from some?!
where In North Carolina. Tho bodies now
nro In an undertaker's establishment at
L.CW03, uei. fj
captain wnuam IS. umstead, ot Norj
folk, was master of tho tug Lucken-',
bach, winch had three coal barges In
tow. Off False Cane. Va . tho towllna'
biokc. In searching for tho barges, the':
Luckenbach, ono ot tho most powerful
seugolng tugs along tho coast, was over
come by tho storm. Sho sank so swlftlyi
thcro was no tlmo to launch n smnll boat:
Tho tug carried a crew of IS men. Six
teen of them wero drowned. The two
others nro Harry Olsen, lirst officer, and
Clcoro Goodwin, second officer. Olsen
was unconscious when taken from thV
mast of tho sunken tug. Godwin wai
found among ilvo bodies washed ashore.i
IIo was rovlved. n
firim Tu.ii.i iirwiTmit niimiTiv
nuw'.i'i i-mm iAJir.uurt
OF VILLA (HVEN SETBACK!
His Forces Repulsed nt Tampico by5
General Carranza. g
WASHINGTON, April S. Villa's "thre
point ' campaign against tho Carranw
forces at Tampico, Matamoros and NueTJ,
Lnredo, in the effort to wrest northeast
Mexico from the "first chief," has xw
coived a serious setback nt Tampico, a1
cording to reports to Washington today.
Dlsnntches indicated that General Chaa
Vllllstn leader In Saturduy&n unsuccessful!
assault on tho oil port, was disregarding.
Villa's orders and gathering his scattered
army for a fresh nssault,
Ofllclal Wushlngton behaved Carranttj
was making tho most stubborn resistant;!
of his career, to prove to this Adm'nl'3
t ration that Villa Is not Mexico's "strong
man."
Lawyer's Country Home Burns
Fire today destroyed tho country homJ
o Georgo Quiiitard Horwltz. prominent!
clubman and attorney of this city, w
Strafford. Tho fire started on the third
door. Pointings and furniture were saveffl
by neighbors, Tho ilremen wero ban
pered In fighting tha blaze by InadequatM
water supply, tt was necessary to arava
water from a pond more than lEWJ nj
away. Mr. Horwltz's Philadelphia reH
denco U nt 1721 Walnut street.
Woman Found Dead; Man Is Held
Lawrence J. Mitchell. S3 vears old, Ofi
1107 Green street, was held without pa'U
by Magistrate Beaton, In Centrul Statical
today, pending an investigation at ""
death of Klla Morton, a young woman w
was found dead in bed yesterday at tli
Green street house. When arraigned i
couit today Mitchell said he knew notUi
lnir about the woman's death. According
to the pollco there were no bruises on thu
body. An autopsy will be perionneu u
tno coroners physician.
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Passover Ends Tomorrow
Tho conclusion f the Jewish festival!
of the Passover will be observed toiWJ
MIWU ,IVf-V v " f" "i".; ww ' - Jj&P
synagogues, siazotn. or umeavenea """"5 J
which was substituted for leaveJ
bread during this eight-day festival. yMj
unanlol rtlotiaa antl trtrtniXnt litartfl tt hiCUj
wero used during the Passover will feS
stored away tomorrow arwrnoon ior vj
next year
No Passports for Pleasure Trips
WASHINGTON', April 6 -The ClovK!i
intuii-ang urUhlntt In travM if, EUfOtHI.V
duiiiis the war onlv If they i sho
they havo business to transa t To lWJ
seekma to so abroad for pieasme tMr
wUi la denied.
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