2 .USTGNEMETIME," JUNDAFS ANSWER TO BRITAIN'S INVITATION -4 . Sends Cablegram in Reply and Says He Is 'Thrilled' and 'Could Not Consider Lightly Opportunity to Fight Rum. (now A aiArr costiEsrospsM. PATEP.SON. N. J., April ll.-"lll" In praying today, unci praying hard to make 1P his mind whether or not he'll break Into his Patorson cnmpalgn and run over to London to lead the nntl-lliUor forces In their fight for Nattonnl urohlbltlon. Here In tho text of tho cablegram In viting "Billy" to England nmt which Is signed by Sir Henry ttdwnrd Itnmlnll, England's greatest shoe manufacturer, Who Is director of tho business men's prohibition campaign: "Believe you could win prohibition for 0 rent Britain. The country Is ready. A quarter of a million appeals have ben received by David Lloyd-Oeorgc, Chancel lor of the Exchequer. We propose start ing your campaign In Royal Albert Hall on April 27. Tho King and Queen would probably attend. Strong businessmen nr behind thin movement. All tho rccelptH wquld go to you, less tho organization li censes." That's tho little document Hint hns "Billy's" heart bouncing about. Al though ho can't say that he will go to .England, ho has said: "I want It under stood right here that I won't touch a dollar of their money not even a sou. All they'll have to pay for Is the ex penses for mo nnd my party, Perhaps they won't want me enough to do It. Ma'll have to go along and so will several others." SENDS LONG REPLY Ho dictated a, long cablegram In reply to tho Randall message. He said that the Invitation "thrilled him;" that ho "could not consider lightly" tho oppor tunity to lead England's prohibition forces. "I would willingly." he dictated, "lead the fight against ruin anywhere In the world, nnd the chanro to strlko nnother blow fills mo with tho dcslro to Hall In itio first 'steamer, but there Is work to do In America. I am now warring with tho devil to win souls to God. Your offer la ro stupendous I cannot consider It on tho spur of tho moment. You must give mo a little time." That's how "Billy's" call to England stands at the moment. At any moment he may make up his mind to lilt thu watery trails for England or not to hit them. He said this morning he nnd "Ma" had passed a sleepless night, prny Ing for guldanco In tho matter. From New York this morning came tin rumor that tho T. V. W. protest meeting. to bo held hero tonight, may be called off and a big antl-"Ullly" Sunday demon stration held right In thnt city. 324 CONVERTS AT FIRST CAM.. This promises to be Just about the busi est day of the Pnterson campaign. Things should move even faster than the did last night, when 3:1 person'? answered "Billy's" Initial call to tho sawdust trail. Women, hundreds of them, sat In the sawdust, blocking the aisles so effectu ally that had there been a cry of Hro there'd probably have beeai u panic rival ing that at the Iroquois lire disaster. Things should move, for the Unitarians "'open up today In earnest, and tho big I. W. W. meeting or protest against tho Sunday campaign, at which Tnnncnlinum. tiarhln, the Irish agitator, and Lewis. known as the best "mob leader In the world," are scheduled to spenk. Is an nounced for tonight at Turn Hall. Possi bly the I XV. XV. will attempt to parade with their red flags In defiance of the orders Issued ngalnst such a demonstra tion by Chief of Police Blrnson. BROOKLYN WANTS "BILLY" "Billy" put In a rapid-fire morning. Jllght off the reel he. whs called to cam paign Brooklyn. tTp in the Broadwny Tabernacle he sat astride his pulpit, drumming his heels upon Its wooden sides, and laid down the law to ISO Brook lyn men. The Brooklyn delegation In cluded tho most noted clergymen of the City of Churches and such prominent laymen as Tax Commissioner Chnrles O. White. TALKS TO SOCIETY PEOPLE. After "Billy" had had it out with the Brooklyn people, he motored to tho homo of MrB, Garret A. Hobart, widow of Me Klnley's vice president. Ills sermon to the 200 society people of North Jersey, who were Mrs. Hobart's guests, was a paraphrase of Henry VanDyke'w "Tho Lost Word." Ho didn't call for converts at Mrs. Hobart's residence, as ho did a: some of the society residences In Phila delphia. While "Billy" was preaching at Mrs. Hobart's, the newspaper men who are hero from Philadelphia, Boston, Brook lyn and Now York wore motoring about Paterson as tho guests of the Chamber of Commerce. It was tho Chamber's "Grid dle day." As soon as the motor trip was over the newspaper men were "lunched" at a. hotel nnd then, to put It mildly, they "panned Paterson." The Chamber of Commerce said, "Go to It, boys." They did. Aeronautics in Warfare Joieph A, Stelnmetz, president of the Aero Club of Pennsylvania, will deliver a lecture on "Aeronautics In Warfare" tonight under tho auspices of the Phila delphia Aero Club, at 23 South 23d street. In view of the Important part that avia tion Is playlnr In the European conflict, an extraordinarily large attendance Is ex pected. Less Time for Tax Delinquents WILMINGTON. Del,. April 15.-Perons ownff city taxes will have to pay before May 1 or face suit. This Is in keeping with the law passed by tho last Legis lature, which changed the old procedure of allowing delinquents until September 1 The law was Intended to bring about closer collection of city taxes. U. S. Weather Bureau Bulletin Obstrvttlons taktn itli, m., Eastern time. J.OW Uit IUIn. Velac 6tion. 8 m. n't. fall. Wind. Ily, Weather 4Mv..W( c . .. ft" iv flb o t-JQUUY Atiantle City. . 4B Us . nk HUmrcJt. N. D. M M . NK lo P.cioudy 12 I'.Cloudr 14 t'iear 4 CI tar B CTloudv HO.ton, Uu...4 10 .. NK lluffulo. N. Y . !SK SO .. BVV ,, vaicaso, ui.... w h ClrUniJ, o.... 3a aa lenr, Col 48 4 rea Molnc, la. fi W , rxtrolt, Mich... 44 4(i i Dtttutk Minn... S2 -U f Uilviiion. Tax. 4 t Ilarriaburc fa. 4 40 llaturu, N. C. SO t IftWna, Munc 42 42 Huron, a Oik. fci SO lacktwvUU, Ft SS S4 Ktiiitu atr.ita. so SU UjuUvlllK, Uy. 42 40 Km OrlMos.... to 5i .w York, N T. 44 i n rmte, Nt. to 60 Okiabora. Olc.. 68 6 iCUadalpbU ... M 44 PiuMnte. Arts-. W 48 fitUtursh, Pa. 41 40 J-ortlrad, tit 40 31 PortUnJ Ota. 48 4S rbec. Cm ' ' Louis, Mo 6.' U t Paul. Ulna M Xt rni it wiear NB 10 P.CJoudy 0 Clear a Clear 4 IUIn 8 Clc-ar 4 alar N W E HW t Sly ,4 OtouJy HE 10 Clear N 4 CIar a Clear 8 Star H N K E N yiear 4 Clear 14 Cloudy 8 Clear 12 Cloudy n ass S Clear 12 Pdoiiay 8 Clear 10 near 8 Qlr a Cloudy Clear N H NE NE NW NB tfkV $&3r&".: 9 S3 4 uear VuUa . v nftinat w 41 M THIRTEEN KILLED AS TRAIN CRASHES INTO TROLLEY CAR Tvvenly-fivc Others Severely Injured In Detroit Collision. DETROIT, April IS. Ten women and three men were killed late yesterday af ternoon nnd 25 othors Injured when a street ear was ground to splinters be neath Ilia frocks of a freight train of the Detroit, Tolrllo and Ironton Rail road nt West Jetfferson nnd Dearborn nvenues. Five of Mic Injured are not ex pected to live through the flight. The ear, said to have been In charge of n new motormnn, stood for a few minutes at the crossing while the con ductor viewed tho rnlltoad tracks. As the front gondola of a string of 2." Height cars was pushed up to the cross ing the electrlo car started nnd rail directly In the path of tho train. There weir 11 persons In the car. Of thrsu few escaped cither death or In Jut y. COUNTRY ROAD BILL LISTS IMPROVEMENTS Committee Reports, Recom mending in Detail, Expendi ture of $200,000. Councils' Committee on Highways today reported tho bill designating the country roads to be Improved fiom tho jao.OOO Item In the $11,300,000 municipal loan. Tho ordinance mis icontod bv George 11. Kelly, chairman of the Highways Com mittee. The i niids to bo Improved aio. itiixl.urousli. fpm Itldge to llinr.v. .l'ntiiitulti, rrnm Hml k to Kheitlnn. Ihinii.in, iinni Itlilgp li Kow'ir Conarroe, fiom llliiiir lo Luwiunn. I.Ifn, from Ittilge tn l.twnlon. 'Parker, from IIIiIkp to l'cililii. ..Vliuintanna, froiii lltilEo id II.irv's Mill rem!. reieM, trom huttnut Hill to ilninptoti Hampton, Trim CrefeM In OrrmnntoMii. i relii Ini, from I'.irpi'iiler to Mount J'leJs.mt. I.lnioln, rroni HprtueMeM to Willow Urove 'Memle, from nilf-rtrm lo ArrllctKli. ArdlelKb. from Mi-rm-iM lo Willow Urove lcojnoke. Irooi Willow clrme to Hurt well. lUitmHI. irnpi Arilleleli In Seminole. Lincoln, from ftolrmuiim IMrU to Mermaid. Si MurllnV. fiom drovers to Ifartwell. Mower, from I'nrprnter lo (Jornaa. 'llarlcv. from ".'Hi to with Tilth, fiom llsrle to Islnnd. CStli. I rum Tlnlrum to Vance. ljenrlc. from TTih to SOtti. KM. from l.vons to I'eiuuislvnnla. It. II. icnrtram, from I clunri to 7ili. i'rolher, from Mjih to DOth. I", from M)ih to Mth. notniiic, rrom Island to 77th (SrinKe, trom Stenton lo Ileeeliwnou. t'nrk hv , rrOm it.lth ar. to Clielten. nth. frctn C'hrlleu in Meil.ir. Motion, from Pork ne lo l'ltli. IIMi. irorn ch-lt'-ii tn iiiilh ne lirnn I from llnlnel to rctliow lone Kith, from Haluos in l-lbow lane. c'nrlll from Unities to Kllxm lone. I.Mh iue., from Vnrlc rurtii tn lulli. T.oi rolu Torrcvlflle to Haulewiri). Dlttm mi rrom Longshore to M.igre f.lnilot ... Ironi l.tuden lo I'csn'Oii IJfnier. 1-nm Coltnire tn Walker, lordlier rom Jackson to Dltlinnn cltllrsple. ironi llenlirr In 1 rereau. Walker, trim limner lo Devcrnux t'oitiK'. I mm ilerner to Ito('rraiix. f.lentnrk. from luirdner to Deerentiv. Torrential'1, rrom l.ltidrn It. IVnrsnn. Tnrr'rrtTle. fiom I'oltrioTi to Ith.iun. lnrkp.m. ff mi H-MlltT In Ppvt rrnilT Micte, from Torr'ndlile to Ullnnnn. I'rlnretnn, rrnm TnrnsiHle lo Mllnnr nini flrrtn.. from Wt-lfli to Ited l.lnn lllslns: Pun. from Oxford norlh ns far ns gra'ied. K. from fottnmn norlh im fm as gratled. WONDER CHILD AND HER MOTHER SPEAK Mrs. Stoner and Her 12-year-old Marvel Daughter Delight Audience. ilre. Winifred Sackvlllo Slo ier and Winifred Snckvllle Stoner. Jr.. her 12-nr-nlil daughter with the college grad uate's mind, gave a talk and demonstra tion on natural education at Horticultural Hall, before a large audlenco of mothers and children this afternoon. In expounding her methods und prin ciples of (hlld-trnlning. Mrs. Stoner In veighed ngalnst the prevalent custom nmong pnrents of forcing their children to study their lessons and &aid this cus tom retarded rather than stimulated the Juvenile Intellect After tho mother's talk, Winifred gave a demonstration of Just what a youngster can do when brought up on natural edu cation precepts. To show the co-ordination of mind and miiKClo In thu normal, correctly trained child, she danced, played tho violin and whistled clllllcult tunes at one and tho same time. Later, to tho undisguised edification of the mothers In the audience, whose pets nro Just the ordinary kind, she iccltcd a Latin oration nnd sang songs of many nations. After the demonstration. Mis. Stoner Invited children from tho audience to come tn tho stage and Just to show what she could do with them, organized a theatrical troupe wtih her new materlM and before their mothers could realize that It wns little Hvelyn nnd little DornJ thy who woro being put through tho paces, she had them giving n mnin or c:- finished performance of a little Japanese piny, Later Winifred took them In hand and gave tlirm a few rapld-IIre lessons Itf foreign languages. BRUMBAUGH RECALLS PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD Cent limed from Paae One committee wilt net on the recall next week. The Oovertioi's recall wns couched In tho following terms. To the Honorable, the Senuto of Penn sylvania: Gentlemen On January 5, 1013, my pred ecessor In otllca nominated for tho ad vice und content of the Senuto tho following-named persons to bo members of the Public Service Commission of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to terve for tho terms set opposlto their names, respectively, to compute from July 1. 1313: Samuel W. Penn packer, Schwenks ville, 10 years. B. La Itue Tone, Pittsburgh. 9 years, Emory it. Johnson, Philadelphia, S years. Milton J. lirecht, Lancaster, 7 years. Charles Frederick Wright, Susque hanna, 6 years. Prank M. Wallace, Uric, S years. Walter H. Oalther. Pittsburgh, 1 years. 1 respectfully Hdvise the Scnato that I do hereby recall tho said nominations. MARTIN G. BRUMBAUail. Gas Meter Thieves Set Fire to House Mrs. Frank Farrell was forced to flee to tho street with her two young children early today when gas meter thieves set Are to her homo at 1136 South Fallon street The Intruders, scared oft when Mrs. Fallon's husband, who Is employed at night, returned shortly after 3 o'clock, left torch burning beneath a. gas pipe. Tho flame from this melted a lead Joint and caused a small explosion. The loss was trifling. The thieves who Imperilled tho Uvea of the family gained entrance to the cellar through a trap door In the front porch. Grandson Gets Wilson's Ilaseball WAUI1INGTON. April .-Presldent Wilson today forwarded by parcel post to Wllllamstown. Haas., the bat and ball presented to him yaterday by th Washington baseball club for iVancu Sayre. Jr.. hU jrandion. EVENING LKPqEft PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY. APRIL1 TEACHERS INCAPABLE, SCHOOLMEN'S PLAINT Higher Standards Asked Memorizing the Constitution Ridiculed. The necessity ot higher education for tenrhers was n.serted In a resolution Adopted today nt tho morning session of the delegates to Schoolmen's Week at the University of Pennsylvania. In the resolution was nn appeal urging upon tha Legislature the elevation of the standard nl education for teachers nnd tho fixing of a definite minimum standard of iuMl Ilrntlons This action Is In conformity with ad dresses inide lit preceding sessions. The delegates were tiiinnlmous In the opinion Hint n teacher should have hnd nt least three years' high school study, and nt lonst one car In a normal school or n colli ge. They contended that teachers today, generally, nve not well enough fitted for their work. A resolution urg ing slntc and normnl schools to offer ex tension work for the improvement of tini'hers In service ns adopted. Calvin N. Kendall, Commissioner of Kducntion of New Jersoy, made the open ing address. He una welcomed with pro longed applause, tho delegates evidently remembering tho protest that was ralseil In New Jersey when President Wilson, then Governor, brought Mr. Kendall from Indianapolis to take chnrge of New Jer sey's educational nlfnlrs. The speaker considered tho duties of city superlntend enls of school'. He declared Hint the tax pa) crs hnvo it right to know In detail Just how their money Is being expended. It W for them to say, he contended, how the school 'jystem shall bo changed. Teaching of nntlquated subjects In tho schools was criticised by H. W. Koiht, of the 1 'tilted States Iliireau of Kdncntlon, Tho hnblt of making pupils memorise the Constitution of the United Stntes, ho said, Is a fareo. Ho said ho knew of several school bojs who excelled In memorizing that part of the Constitution thnt declares It Illegal to counterfeit money nnd thnt these boys afterwards were arrested for counterfeiting. "Tho teacher was to blnme In this case," raid Mr. Toght. "If these bo)s had been properly taught they would hnvo never become counterfeiters. Memorizing Is old fnshloned nnd ridicu lous, rnrmers" sons nro compelled to study n lot about stocks nnd bonds and also learn n lot about obsoleto weights and measures. They should bo learning how to mensure the hay crop." History will be crowded out of high schools unless It Is made practical, In the opinion of Miss Jessie C. Hvnns, of the William I'enn High School History t'" pnrtment, who spoke nt a meeting of his tory teachers In connection with the after noon session. "The public Is opposed to history except for students who nrc going to college," she said. "Tho tenoning of history is Justified on the ground that It protldm nn eplnna ttnn of modern life. Hut it does not do this. Students will not listen unless llic feel that theic Is a direct application lo the present In what Is taught. This new kind of history will renulic better teach ing nnd It will be opposed by old fnshloned history teachers." 'I vies, also, must be developed In I he schoolroom from the stnndpolnt of the pupils' live Interest, said J. L. Hnmnid. or tho Philadelphia School of Pedagogy I'he end In view," ho explained. "Is lo develop men who will bo 'good for some thing' citizens not merely to glo In formation." Ueimnu Is the most representative ol modern languages, said XV. A. ITniiss ninnn. of the Central High School. wl-J declared that educators throughout the w'orld rank It with Creek and Latin. H described It as the language of "soldiers, scientists, engineers, artisans. artls; poets and thinkers " He pointed out Hint Covernor Brumbaugh, when eltv supeiin lendcnt of si hools, ursed that Herman teaching be begun In olemciitar grade i. Oliver P. Cornnian. associate supeiln tendont of Philadelphia public schools, spoke on "Standardizing Educational Hecords." The dclegntcs nnd guests of tho t'nl versltv will be addressed hy Nicholas Murray Hutlor. president of Columbia University, tonight. ENDS HIS WOE IN THE RIVER Mnn Who Feared Blindness Probable Suicide Third of Family to Drown. Three of the seven brothers of Miss Catharine Lvnch have met death hy drowning The third, sho believes, went tn his end In the Delnuaie Itiver volun tarily, because Ids eyes were falling, and his chief asset in the only woik he could do, that of a clerk, was his eyes. The body of W. J. Lynch wns found In the river on tho Camden side yesterday. Ho had lived nt Sth and Locust streets, and his sister at 1607 South 17th street, at Urn home of Miss Mary Nolan, an old friend. "I saw him a month or so ago," said Miss Nolan todav. "lie said, 'I don't know what I'm coming to; my eyes are going.' 'Haven't you got glnsses?' 1 nsked. He snld. 'Ves, but It's deeper than that; I in afraid it's nil up with me. Thank God. I'm not u married man ' He i was 10 years old. It may bo pleasant news to sonio per sons to know that thcj'ro booked for a straight tilp to heaven, but I'ora llrown wasn't especially pleased by tho assur ance. Natural! when her husband. Hub ert llrown, told her to prepare for a Journey to the promised land she becamn mutinous. Itobert and Cora are, ot course, of the some hue. Hut they hava different opinions. That's the cause of their trouble. All went well at their home, iiii and Turner sheets, until Kobort began to (lnd fault with Cora's methods of housekeeping generally. These argu ments, Cora says, always ended with a light, during which Itobert Moored her with a pillow. On one occasion, she said, her loving husband attempted to smother her while she was asleep. Hut Robert asserted that such a statement was "aero- monlous, and pointed out that If Cora waB asleep she would havo no "cogni zance of her environment." All these pleasantries were brought out today, when Itobert was arraigned before Magistrate Morris, In the 19th and Oxford streets police station. He was arrested on complaint of Cora, who declared that he went to buy a razor "an" carve me up." It appears that Itobert decided upon such action when Cora declared she "wuz froo wlf him." "He don' like me when I'm wlf him, an' he don' like me when I'm wlfout him." said Cora, "an' he's a mlghta strange puuson." "I suppose he's a little complex," the Judge suggested, "but we'll give lilm a chance to make explanations In detail jaier. in me meantime we'll hold him In 300 ball for court." Itobert moved Ida lips, but no sound Issued therefrom. A man can't get In with his key unless he flnda the door It (Its. Thomas Finn realized this after he had gone to con siderable trouble. Even then the con clusion reached hJm rather late. Finn came here from England only a week ago. so the fact that he became geographically complicated la therefore no cause for wonder He was even more than "complicated;" the police y, fpd w( li la r i -sip PROMINENT GASMEN Thotrt by . tniiltniiru Ilronn LEWIS R. DUTTON President of tho nssociation, FACTIONS FIGHT IT OUT IN DEMOCRATIC CLUB Election Widens Breach in Parly Here Hoskins Ele ment Defeated. The factional breach In local Doinocracy hns again been widened by the utter defeat of Dr. V. Horace lloaklns III the annual election of the licinocrnllc Club, JiiWJ Walnut street. The sttppoiteis of Slnto Chairman Itoliuid S. Mori Is and former Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer won a decided victory ovor tho Hoskins faction, which has been In control of tho club for moro thnn 10 years. Tho election began yesterday afternoon nt I o'clock, and tho polls wcro closed last night nt 10 o'4cloclc, nfter one of tho stormiest meetings ever held In that Democratic body. It nne not until early I his morning that tho tellers completed their work and the final result ot the vote was known. According to the leaders ot the defeated Mdo, the election proved that harmony wns Impossible under the present St.ito leadership. Itobcrt S. Ilrlght was chosen president without any opposition, as Dr. Jtosklns, foreseeing defeat, had declined to bo a candidate In succeed hlnirelf and had centred hi entlrn effort on electing a ma jority of the honid of directors fuwunlilo to hint Not a slncln Hoskins follower was elected The Morris motion lined up scores of I'edoral olllceholders who were lecently elected to membership in the club in support of their ticket. The suppnt'teis of Dr. Hoskins todav de clare they will never submit to tho Mor-rls-Palmcr domination. Unless a suc cessor to Sir, Palmer as National Com niltteoman from this State Is chosen who H fnvoinble to nil parties, they assert the Democratic pnrtv here will continue to be split in three factions. NOP.itis as pi:.i'nMAKi:it. flcorgn XV. Nonls, who lcsigncd this week as Director of Depaitment of Wharve.s, Docks and Ponies, Is said to bo the only man In sight who enn restore hatmony. .Mr. Nonls Is understood to be aceeptnblo to Picsldent Wilson ns tho successor lo Mr. Palmer, and Doctor HosUliis, as spokesman for Ills followers, last night said that Mr. Norrls should bo chosen. D.teclor N'onls tndnj cMnossed suipilse when told that he wns being mentioned to succeed Mr. Palmar ns National Com mitteeman when the latter lakes the oath of office as Judgo ot the Pcdernl Couit of Claims "I do not think I could be peisuaded to accept such n position," .Mr. Nonls com mented, "t am not looking for ttouble, but 1 nm trving to got rid of It " Tha controversy In the ranks of tho reorganization faction of the Democratic party here began when Doctor IIosMiib vvss turned down hy the Stnto leaders after he had been given to understand that ho would be given the supcrlntend enry of the Philadelphia Mint. Tho ap pointment of Adam Joyce was the signal for the revolt which culminated last night In the utter tout of tho Hoskins faction. In his retiring speech last night ho at tacked tho reorganization leadership as "blundering, nanow, Idiotic and nma turlsh." tiik nriv opricmts. The officers elected follow: l'li-sliU'iil, Itobcrt ri. Ilrlght. Plrht vlto I'leclilfni. liarry I). VVeeott. -i "eiui li e itresltlent, .lames fllllesptu. Third vli'o ntilJent, John I. .Somen,. I buitli nc iiteHltiat h.iniuel v. lji.nny 1 roinoirer. 1M Mini S'lberlli h. Reinrtlliig ttrueluiv, A. .lulferson Dunn. i ni"t.tindlns S'licimy. 13. J. yeymour, Jr. Iioari of dlreciom H IllUni Doi'l'i'iiscliinltli, VVIIIinm L. Pry, James II. llimarcl, John II. MoiMKiiHii ItoUml H Morris, Thomua T. Nel-t-oii, licrniinl r Owens. Itinjjmln H. IfMh.iw. Krankllp A. .inlth, Jr., John J. Wilkinson. Srenicr I). VV rlcht. they hnvo another wind for explaining me munition lie was i.i when discovered Policeman Welclen saw Finn, who lives at 23th and Kimball streets, trjlng liis Kev In a number of duors He went nt tli task Industriously, considering the fact that ho wcs burdened with other iroume, on: tne cop didn't like his ncllou and Questioned him Finn was Indignant-even more. He declared that It didn't lequlie much deduction to show that he, Finn, was simply trlng to get In "You don't live In tho whole block of houses," said Welden "When I (lnd tho door that the key (Its," said Finn. "I'll know It's the house thnt I'm to go In." The cop didn't think well of this theory and took Finn to the SSth and Oxford streets station. .Magistrate Morris thought It strange that linn didn't go direct to his home until he took a good look at him. Then the reason dawned upon lilm Iniine olatelv. ".Bight and a half or Ave days In Jail " fald the Judge. Finn took the Jail end of the proposition. Instead of taking money home, Sam Stevenson takes It away from home his wife Anna says. Tho Stevensons live ot 37 North Conestoga street. Everybody In the neighborhood knew Bam, accord- inn iu .urn. aieveuson, out tnero was no tuimucm among tno people when he was drunk, for the reason that he was noarly always that way. nut when he was sober It seems the news was quickly clrcnl.Tt,i When the man was arraigned before. Magistrate Boaton In the Central Police tfV.,,t . I. n Tl.il... ,A la.llk.J . . w.wu.1. iug uubv naa lliuuueu to DO lent ent. "I'll give you a chance," lis said, "If you'll take the pledge." The prisoner looked at tho Judge as though he suspect ed him of trying to sell a gold brick. Then he met the eyes of his wife: but he ig nored her silent heartbroken appeal and the stubborn lines of his mouth deepened. "1 won't do It," he said. "Then It's three months In the House I "All right; ead me up." I rtiolo by Iloesclcr. WAKEFIELD GRIFFIN GRIBBEL A "live wire" on tho Entertain ment Committee. CUT PRICES OPPOSED AT GAS CONFERENCE Appliance Makers Say Mer chant's Can't Compote With Companies. Members of tho Pennsylvania Oaa As sociation assembled In tho north roof garden of the Hotel Adelphla this morn ing tn attend tho third business session of their sovcnlli annual convention, now being held tu this city. The meeting was opened by J. II. Gay lord, of Hnzleton, Pa., who spoka nt some length on tho relationship existing bo tween manufacturers of gas nppllnncoa and gas coinpnnlcs, advocating" a co-opor-atlvo campaign ot national advertising for mutunl bcnoflt and for moro success ful competition with tho electric compa nies. Following the address was a heated dlbciieslon, reprciontntlvos of gns appli ance companies complnlntng thnt mer chants cannot nnd will not enrry their goods in the fnco of the cut rntcs at which the gas companies sell tho same merchandise. C ICdwln JSnrtlett, of Bart lett & Co., of this city, asserted that aB representatives of tho Ituud Water Heater Company nnd other gas appliance com panies lils concern has Invested fW.OOO In 1S months In n campaign of national ad vertising, and thnt because of this nttl tudo on the part of tho gas companies the Investment has proved practically woilhless. Itcpresentatlves of gns companies de fended theli attitude by asserting that they nro foiccd to sell at cut rates suc cesfully to compete with promoters of conl ranges, but admitted that a greater co-operation with manufacturers of gns appliances would doubtless bo bcncflcinl to the iradc as n whole. At 12:30 o'clock members attending tho convention and their wives attended a luncheon in tho gold room of thu hotel. Following this, they were Joined liy members of the New Jergoy Htato Gns Association and motored through Fair mount Park nnd suburbs of tho city nlong tho Chestnut Hill branch of tho Ponnsl vanla Itnilroad. After Inspecting tho of fice, showroom nnd works of tho Phila delphia Suburban Gas nnd Hlectric Com pany tho party piocccded In the Old Yoik Bond Country Club, whero a baso bnll gaiuo was played between the "tins Men" and tho "Pedlcrs." This evening members of tho associa tions will dine nt the Old York Itoad Country Club, and then debate on resolu tion: "A New Business Department Is an Economy, Not an ICxpense." Beports of committees and the election of of ficers will nlso bo features of the evening session. DU PONT POLITICAL PUZZLE Republicans Wonder if He Will Ke sume Party Direction in Delaware. WILMINGTON. Del.. Apill 15. - Bc publlean politicians who have seen Gen eral T. Coleman du Pont slnco Ills return aro speculating ns to whether tho Cencral will re-enter politics In Delaware. Many Bepubllcnns are In hopo that ho will, whllo others, nf course, are opposed to him dominating the Bepubllrnn organiza tion and hopo that he will not. Homo of tho politicians have started a rumor that tho Geneial may become a candidate, for United Stntes Senator, but If li has any Idea of that kind he has never shown any Inclination In that di rection. It Is admitted that tho Bepubllcnn or ganization In Dolaunio has not been i-o strong fclnco General du Pont retired from tho management nnd that Is tho reason some of the Republicans nro anxious that ho get back Into the harness. AUTOCARS HAVE STANDARDIZED DELIVERY SERVICE CHASSIS PRICE $1650 One of the two Autocar Delivery Vehicles owned by H. H. Battles, florist This car has been operated steadily since 1910 anjd is still in first-class condition, During its five years of service it has averaged 50 miles a day in busy seasons, frequently going to Wilmington, Norristown, Paoli, rorresdale, etc., at the same time covering its regular routes. You ask me how we would get along without Autocars," remarked a member of the concern a few days ago. "I reply, it would be impossible." Ask Philadelphia's leading business concerns what they think of their Autocars. Call at the Autocar Sales and Service Co., 23d and Market Sts., Philadelphia, or write for illustrated catalog and list of over 2400 customers in every line of business. 15, 1915: NEIGHBOllS THRASH MAN FOIt FAILING TO SUPPORT FAMILY Punishment Administered Following Raid on Home. SOMEItSET, l'ft.. April 15,-Forty neighbors of George Bnrndt, a Lincoln township farmer, last night took him from the homo of Ills father, Perry Barndt, nnd after tying lilm to n trco in a dense forest gave him a sound thrashing for falling to support Ills family. It la re ported that tho gang used whlto thorns. Bnrndt has endeavored to obtain war rants for tho arrest ot tho mob, tho names of all of whom he says ho has, but Justices of tho penco In neighboring towns and townships hnvo refused to tako tho case. CLAY COUNSEL FAILS TO MOVE WITNESS Architect Who Gave Damaging Testimony Yesterday Runs Gauntlet of Questions. Slatthow Schmidt, tho conttnclor, build er and architect, who yesterday sent solid shots Into tho stronghold of the de fense, In tho conspiracy trial of Henry Clay, former Director of Public Safety! John II. Wiggins and Wlllnrd II. Walls, by testifying Hint tho market vatuo ot work done by tho defendants for tho Mty, for which they wero paid $:0,MS, was only 112,112.69, ngnln nonplussed the chief counsel for Ilia defense this morning by quick denial of a string of questions tending to discredit lilm ns an expert In values. C'ongiossman Graham wan unablo to bIiow that Schmidt wns out of touch with business during six months of 1910, when Schmidt wns III, and during which period the values ns reckoned by lilm wero sup posed to be In force. Doing asked to nnmo a single building ho hnd creeled In the llrst six months of 1910, ho told of the election of a structuro In May. Schmidt nlso denied that ho had dls cusred values with other contractors In the District Atlornoy's oiTIco heroro mak ing tho estimates ho submitted yesterday. "Now. Mr. Schmidt," Congressman Gra hnm nsked, "did you not meet other con tractors In tho District Attorney's ofllco or olsewhcro for the purpose ot discussing prleos7" No, sir." "Did you not suggest estimates or hear estimates suggested by other experts be fore prcpailng your own 'make-up' sheet?" "No, sir." Schmidt finally admitted Hint ho had seen other contractors In the District Attorney's ofP.ce, but flatly denied that either unit pi Ices or totals had been dis cussed. TO ASK CITY MONEY FOR "NATIONAL 4TH" Committee Wants $10,000 and $50,000 From State Would Invite Governors. Practical co-operation of Councils In the proposed national Fourth of July celebra tion In this city will bo nsked today when Common Councilman John Balzley will Introduce mi ordlnanco providing for nn appropriation of H0.000 for tho ovent. Mr. Balzley, chnirman of the Fourth of July Committee, nlso has nsked tho Legis lature to give $oO,ft)0 for tho occasion. As n mnjotlty of tho members of tho Legislature and of Councils, too, aro said to favor tho plan, It Is believed that no obstacle will bo encountered In obtaining tho necessary funds. f The llrst move for tho event wns taken last night at iv meeting of business men In tho Hotel Adelphla. whero piollmluary plans wero discussed by a committee composed of J. P. Nelll, who wns chair man of last year's Independence Hay Committee: Kdwnrd B. Martin nnd Kd ward A. Noppol, of tho United Business Men's Association: Ft auk II. I might, of tho Chestnut Street Business Men's As sociation, and David B. Piovnn, manager of tho Hotel Adelphla. Tt was suggested that tho Governors ot the 13 oilglnal States he Invited and that Governor Brumbaugh extend the Invita tions. After outlining other plans tho commltteo decided to eonfor with the Councllmnnlc "Fourth" Committee to ar range for a general meeting that would bo representative of the city. Panama Hats ,? hlesehed, bloekril and trlmmeil In any style; ve use no ncld to Injure ynur lmt. JEFFERSON HAT CO. 125 S. 10th St. (j THIEVES HALT iKAi ran wniiciuoof INTWOMOTOItVAfcJ Four Masked Desncrlol Terrorize New York Cel tral Freight Crew Ndal iNutguiu l'ans -Mo' Race for Aid. BUFFALO, N. Y. April 15 T.lnl ? i. . i . ..... "nil m .,iu tirn HKUinsv uio sloe of the lnl. f4 true "Wild West" stvle. fn. "P.SJ men , armed with revolvers, held mp tt M ;ht train on tho Now York r.J frelgl Itnilroad, nt Sanborn, early today. Wifl iwo stoou guard over tho crow, tha mC ..,., .wWw.0 .w,w vjjvjii mo cars, O'Vin IrnlH lift n.t ... . ..u ....... ...... ,.ut,:aier iaat nu laden with vnlnnhln nior,.l,.,.,.v- .. ,,, - .niiiuiae. i, teTT. bound for Suspension Bridge, whtrtH connection Is mado with ih0' muiXjJ Central. m The crow consisted of Hie enrlniS lit email, conductor nnd two brakihiT1 Speed was reduced In passing thiS tho town ot Sanborn. A man sudduS nppeared on tho tracks and wavw i warning. Tho engineer clostd H,. throttle nnd tho train came to a itSS cab nnd leveled their revolvers itffi engineer m,d tlremnn. The train crfi lert the cabooso to learn why the iraS was stopping. The.so thrco men hid themselves nlso confronted by (.5 mnsked men. who shoved revolvers Inii their faces nnd ordered them to thlii up their hands. vo,i Tho trainmen wero then ordered it march up lo tho engine. Tho nve u,? wero lined up nlongsldo a car and Itmf covered with revolvers Two robw then uncoupled tho engine, which tho n. glncer nnd firemen wero forced to nil up tho track nhotit 40 feet Suddenly t nulo trucks nppercd. Whlto tho train was kept under guard two lobbers bnrti) tho seals on tho box cars and loaded lb inu.si vtuuuuiu ui mo lrcigllt into ur trucks. Seizing a moment when their guarj' was standing on tho ground, the cnilnest and fireman leaped back Into tho ca o( tho engine, and, ducking low to cscapf posslhlo flro from the revolvers, opnj tho throttle, nnd started the enclns. Ttff guards tried to reach them, but tho enjiiif K.iiucu specu so quicaij iaat tney wttj li thnt they wtiS en began a thrllia s later the cnglwi'i ridge. Tho nllltl kuuii uniuisuiiiccn. j uei Ing run. A few minutes was In Suspension Bridge, station agent was quickly roused in! told nt tho robbery. A minute latir i call for help was going ovor tho wlfcj."! Aim uciuim ui'iuuuvo JJUrC&U at Niagara Falls was notified and half i dozen men wero soon speeding In nn aut1 mobile toward tho sceno of tho robber,' Half n dozen other men, armed with r voivers. Jumped into the cab ot the cngtni auu were inirrieu uitca 10 aunoorn. wnc&y the englno returned to the scene the robH bcrs hnd dlsappcatcd, but they had tak two big tmcklondB of merchandise. Thett woro thrco earn Idled with dynamlto la tlin Irnln hllf thn rntihf.ru fnneVi, .. . them. -3 UNPAID BILL COSTS JOB Policeman Loses Placo for Repudia uiK Account Made by His Wife, v WILMINGTON. Del., April 15.-Ther In conslderablo feeling over the action nt tho police commission In dismissing Ceclll 1J. l.ecder from the police force uecauu ho refused to puy a bill to n riilladelphlaj Instalment house. Tho pollco commission took thj eniundj that a man who rcruseu to pay his mm, had no business on tho police force, wallt thoso who aro ciltlclslng tho commlssloaj cieciaro mat mo jioiiue coinmission is noi a collection ngenev. Bceder raid his yiit( had purchased the goods without lilsj knowledge, and ho refused to pay tif, them. i BLANKS Ice Cream, Ices Fancy Cakes quality renowned for 50 jean. Auto Suburban Delivery Clicsluut 1UU and Joln Lint 1024-26 Chestnut St. Vhone 1'llbert " UltdHfaeitdifciifciita I Mm tt?ljy BgiiaaagtetjaiHaHHi n 1 r 10&
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