fflPWWH fW a Btrrrn l JJU1V" fiROWS; KATWYK CASE MAY PROVOKE WAR ' Berlin's Promise to Investi gate OiiiKiiig ux omarn ship by German Subma rine Fails to Allay Popu lar Indignation. IHOTt'tmAH. Ani-ll 1? sjBf Klonl IhdlBnntlon over the slnklnR &m- the Uutch steamship Kntwyk by n it f"fIl!in BUDII1"""" lo D-. ;. ..u,.,,....- t .undllKt assurances from tlcrlln Ihnt th 0rmaii Government Is invcMtlBatlng ' the Katwi'k ease, nntl has nlrcntly re- l(ted four Dutch tinulers that had been Mlted by German warships and tnlten to . Ctiihan ... . . One reason given for the submarine 8 i 'attack upon the Katwvlc Is the wide i ,Bread report that 600 llelglans wero to 1 ,rt,M to Krmlnnd WedneBilav nlRht, en V route to Joi" H'e forces fighting In Bol- ilum under Kins Albert Some of the Mffipapers assume that this leport was communicated to the submarine which dually I' liirklns In the vicinity of Korth Hinder lightship, and that the l'' tbmmander of the underwater Craft tor- Mdood even easel possible In the hope it stlklng the ship cnrrylnjr tho Bei- irlans. It is understood, however, that the Belgians Tossed safely. The press continues to volcn the India: Dttlon of the Dutch people. The--Handc!sblad denounces the sink Inf of the xessel as "an unfriendly act, giving us the full right to draw the sword nd Join the enemies of Germnny. Tho 1 German Government, it continues, "must ! h under llrm conviction that whatever t may happen and whatevet It docs, so lontr as It respects uutcn tcrriinry. Hol land will maintain neutrality. It Is cer tainly to be regretted that our sincere with to remain out of the war has had thla effect on our (lornian neighbors We ara certain that thn German Government has misconceived Dutch policy. Wo wish to remain outside tho war, but thcie Is a limit to sacrifices to that end. If neigh boring countries should get tho Imprcs ilon that Holland was being humiliated Mid her rights violated without protest, peaco might be pJrchased ut too high h price. Hlstorj proves that our ancestors itldom regictted having fought for their rights, and that the consequences of tamely enduring attacks never failed to be disastrous. "We are convinced that the Govern ment will find means to show that Hol land will not suffer a war of destruction gainst her mercantile fleet, and that If fr- the German Government refuses swift IC'and ample reparation we may find means r in HMitn mtraolvna with rSal-mnn iirfin. u U , VhWU,' .... " . ... V........ , .. w, erty." HIGH DEATH RATE ! IS WEEK'S RECORD Health Board Reports Spread of Epi demic uiscascs. , A high death rate mid the sptend of ll.tanlla mli In li Ii illonn cr u mi i-lnil llm rluiituv vi'iiivimv, uioitoi,o iimii nv4 iiiu record of Hip Health Depaitmput this week, uc'pue tim lnntfr w earner con- , ditlons Then- were 63S deaths, 10 moie than last week Grip killed 13 persons this vveek pneumonia 93, nnd bioncho ineumonin, lis Deaths from all causes this week wcie: v Trphnld ferr , .T Ularrlinea anil en- Ueailea r, terltU 11 Scarlt feier - Appemllcltls a nil fCOIph'a and rrnup II typlilltls . r Bt Innutnia 1H Clr hoal nf ller ." KEpMemlr iltpnees 4 euto ii-ephrttla nnd f Tutwrculoela Inugi r,' llrlght's tllsousp., 54 ft Forms tutcriulnRtB 4 Noucdncerous tti Ji Cancer an J other mom and disease malls'! tumors ",t of genital organs 1 Simple meningitis U Puerperal sejitkae Apopleiy ami soft- mla , 13 enlnx of brain "0 Puerppinl ncrlilents 2 Organic dlaeases or Congenital debility the heart . Ml and malformntlons -7 Acute uruncliltlx . Pi Oh) ngo T Chronic bronchitis.. I Homicide 1 Pneumonia nt Violent deaths... . 1!1 Bronchopneumonia., 38 Suicides a Dlaeaiet of reaplrn- other dlscHbes . . K3 tory stcm . in Unknown or lll-dc-Plaeaaes of the fined diseases .... 1 atomach . :t Hernia . ... 4 Totnl V8 JITNEY DRIVERS ARRESTED Absence of Licenses Halts Two Crowded Machines on Broad St. Ttvo Jitney drlvets. opciating crowded ., utomoblles on Broad street, were ar f rested today becuuso they did not have ' tuto licenses on their cars. They Hre p the first drivers to be nrrested since the fcJItnevs have made their appcaiance. t Herman J Itothstein, 17J3 South Broad r street, was nrrested at ntoad and llla if mond streets Itothstein said lip had a H license, but that he had lert it nt home. Two women nnd a man passenger got tout. The policeman and the prisoner drove to Magistrate Morris" ofltce. Itoth- iteln was held In J300 hall for a further ? hearing Ho promised to produce his Mlcense then. ; Jacob Morgan, 40 jearB old, of 1822 Jionn wilder street, another jitney driver, was arrested today for operating car without a license. He was nr ralgned before Magistrate Beaton In Cen tral Station and fined $10 nnd costs. An operator's license costs a Jitney driver 210, Superintendent of Police Robinson an nounced today that a ennvass of nil the Jitney drivers In thin rltv wnniil Iw ? taken next Monday. He said that the Siliini.. nH.1 ...., - .. ... ... , .... nun ituuri-sses ot an jnney arivrs -uIU ue Kept on file In Ills office. 20,000,000 ORDER DENIED Alba B. Johnson Says Baldwin Works Has Not Made Contract. Humors Oinnnn Hnir frnm X?A.if nl Mhat the Baldwin T.npnmnttv 1Vnrk hnti Ejrtcelved a J20.000.000 order for war tna i Were (icnIetl today by Alba B. """'. preaiuent of the nnrkn. The dispatches set forth hnt Mia nrdr waa Said to be spnnrntA frnni thn nn Bl CUred frnm Uno.,1,. .. t i.. i... i.. American T.ntnnnnt-Ura rnmn.i... 11fl.An sine report wus shown Mr. Johnson, ho tJi ' .'There is not the slightest founda tion for it L,)'"' of the supposed order, accord r..i!J,,e New York ""export, are not yet l...i e but the' are expected to bo Pmade public in a few days. DRAMA'S BRIGHTEST Jffhespians Playing' in Philadelphia Will Contribute Typical " Stunts'1 at Big Forrest Many of the biggest stars In the theat- al world will annear at the Forrest pealre Friday afternoon.1 April 23, when Rlgantlc show will be given In aid of Babies' Hospital of Philadelphia. pOiuel Nixon, chairman of the com- utiee in charge of the event, predicts fit will be a cuDacltv attendance. Al- Ifaily there has been a great demand for But., LAmong the stars who will give tlvelr K' are geprge M. Cohan and VUllle lOUIer. nt ih. .-iin t, .......... -Z..... L. H- " 41C1IU UIVUUDK IC1UC, no am gpring a surprlie in a novel act. Pe uresser and Belle Blanche, of P lame i-ompanv will offer entertaining ", and John Hendricks, who will .If burleQue on "Tipperary " From aii Mean company win -J... - .v..i a,in. ntliiv ,V (up 1 8 W1U be represented by John HUJIAN SACRIFICES SHOCK WOMAN STUDYING INDIANS Tribes in New Mexico Propitlnte Rat tlesnakes in Religious Ceremony. ..HINGTON, April 17.-Mrs. Ma- Sui S,levcnsn. leW worker for iihi.hs.onl"n 11"tll"tlon buieau of ethnology, just returned from New Mex ?,J ''Bs "Ported to the Institution that I1 Tcw". lrle of Pueblo Indians still pincllccs human sacrifice. ni.T'V m"l.hcklnir ceremony asso ciated with the Zoolo worship of the ilWB, f.ays ,h? lcrort, "Is the propltla t on of the rattlesnake with human sac lince to prevent further destruction from iIm.?110!?0"" b,,cs of ,l,e reptile." while the practice Is anld to exist In only two villages, Mrn. Stevenson sas she has reason to believe these are not exceptions. SUFFRAGISTS FROM OTHER STATES TO CAMPAIGN HERE President of Virginia Lcnguo First to Como to Pennsylvania. IIAItrttsnt'ltG. April IT. - rtequesls have been sent to many Slates for ex perienced suffrage leaders to come to Pennsylvania for participation In the Stif frago Association's campaign preparatory to the submission of the "votes for women" amendment to tho Stale consti tution at the polls next November. Many of those who have obtained the vole nre volunteering for the work. The Xt-st to respond was Mrs. H n. Valen tfne, president of the Hqual SufTrnge League of Virginia, who Is now spenk Ing In the vlclnltv of Philadelphia. She Is the woman who has done more than any one did, more than any other person, It Is said, to overcome the conservatism ot the Old Dominion on the suffrage question. CANADIANS WILL ARREST HERMANS OX U. S. SHIPS Search of Pacific Coast Liners at Ports Ordered. SKATTIjK, April 17. American steam ship companies operating between Seattle and Alaska polls nnd Seattle nnd San Francisco have been notified lij tho Itilt Ish Admiralty that all Gorman, Austrian or Turkish pnssengers or nienibem of tho crews would be rcmovrd from any vessel calling .it a Canadian poit and would be held as prlsoneis of wat As n result of this notice the Pacific Coast Steamship Compnn.v discharged 10 Germans, members of the crew or the steamship President, which sailed for San Francisco toiln. FAKE WILLARD BESTS CRITICS Advertising "The Champion," a Movie, He Downs Three Antagonists. A motion picture film called "The Champion," exhibited In a Kensington theatre, has as Its "heav.v" a man of the Jess Wlllnrd older. This fact, coupled with Jess' tccent famous wallop at Ha vana, has caused quite a rumpus In Ken sington. It nil happened when Joseph Daly, 1918 West Cambria stteet, dressed in Imita tion of the real champion and walked up nnd down Front street nenr Susquehanna nvonuu to advertise the leel 'champion" Crowds gathered.y Several peisons took exception to the cut of the attire of the psuudo Joss, and before long a tight was In progress. Tho battle occurred on the boundar.v line of the 18th nnd 26th police districts. Daly was repulsing nttacks with left hooks and right drives when Policemen Wiley, of the tth and York streets station, and Mallard, of the Trenton avenue and Dau phin street station, arrived. They ar rested John Wicn, 1009 East Lettcily street; John Williamson, Ml North Front street, and Walter Sercndls, jllS North Id street. In a minor engagement Con stnble Wlnokur was worsted by "Joe" Philips, the bootblack champion, but came back strong with a warrant. ICverybody wan dismissed this morning by Mnglsttates Glenn nnd Emely. HOPE TO AMEND FARLEY BILL Mayor Shows Senator Vare It Would Halt City's Big Projects. The force of tJie Fat ley bill, which threatens to nullRfy nil the city's plans for development,' will probably be de creased before It comes up for final ac tion In the State Legislature. Amend ments nro likely to result fiom a confer ence today between Mayor Blankenburg and Senator William H. Vato. Mayor Blankenburs called the attention of the Senator to the fnct that the en actment of the bill, which would prohibit city planning fot nioro than one year In advance, would Invalidate the plans ami agreement for the fcM.OOO.OOO work ''f eliminating grade ctoslngs In South Philadelphia, the completion nf the Paik vvay and other projects foi which plans must be laid years In advance. Tho bill has been passed by the Senate nnd will come before the House on Mon day for concurrence. OPPOSES TRANSFER OF BELL Baltimore Expert Warns Removal Will Cause Its Destruction. A telegram warning that the transfer of the Liberty Bell to San Francisco would cause the destruction of tho relic was received todny from W. If. Logne, of Baltimore. The dispatch said: President, Philadelphia City Council I have examined the con dition of the Liberty Hell If trans ported any distance It will never be leturned to Philadelphia intact. Its li reparable damage would be a na tional catastrophe of greater psjchlo significance than the San Francisco earthquake. Were I personally pres ent to protest, the bell would not be moved (Signed) AV. II. LOGTJE. JIt 931 North Broadway, Baltimore, Md. Ostrlch Eats Watch; Dies Ticking PITTSBUItail. April 17. 'Tete." the ofllclal ostrich at the Annex Hotel, has eaten the enemy and he Is dead. Yester day "Pete" gasped twice, ticked a couple of hundred times and uttered his dying squawk. He had eaten a watch and chain which Fred Klooz, his owner, had im prudently put down when repairing an automobile tire, and simply couldn't get awuy with it. STARS TO TWINKLE FOR BABIES Benefit on April 23, E. Yountr, Miss Marjorle Gateson and Blanche Morrison. The first act of "She's In Again," a new farce which opens at the Broad Monday, will be another number. This will be presented by Ada Lewis, Arthur Aylesworth, Kdward Nlcander, Mrs. Stu. art ftobson, George Schiller. Ann War rington. Eileen Von Beune, Mae Hopkins, Helen Montague and Sydney Greenstreet, Vaudeville will be represented by Boxy LaRocca, a widely known harpist; Can tor and Lee, the Bison City Four, the Toyo Troupe of Japs and many other acts. The stage will be unjer the direction of Harry T Jordan and Fred G. Nixon Nirdllnaer. Members of the commute in charge are Thomas M. l4oye. Leonard L. Blumbers. Marshall M Talor. B. Chpm ley Jones, Dayton Wegefarth and C C. Wanamaker. Prices for stats will ranje from SO cents to J2. EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPIIIA SATURDAY, 'APRIIi SECTIONS CONNECTED Bt NEW PASSYUNK AVENUE BRIDGE y mmVVWZQXMfn. J TiVE, BRIDGE IS " Chester $SQ?LfQDnr if7 JL x I s izi " 1 STRONG MAN CAN SAVE MEXICO, SAYS HUERTA Ex-Dictator Avers Real Libera tor Will Come War n a Against Intervention. Er-l'rcaiilrnt VMoiiann llueitti. of Mexico, today icceivcil a irjuc sciifnflie o the International Xcwn Service in .Veil) l'orfc and in i espouse to certain questions submitted to him, prepared a statement on tnatUrs tohich the former Mexican dictator had formerly icfuscd to discuss These iccre particularly the question of Amcilean in tervention fn Mexico and the tcsulls of such action. The statement follows By VICTORIANO HUERTA (Ex-President of the Republic of .Mexico.) CaprlBht, 1(11,1, li tho International News frervlce. Nf:V OHK. April 17. Mexico mutt save Itself. Intervention by the (.'tilted States Is not the solution. It would tnlto the t'nlted StnUn many venis nnd tho sacrifice of miliums uf men befote it could bring older out of chaos in (Mex ico, liven then It would not be abso lutely ceilaln that the impioved condi tions In .Mexico would bo peimauetrt, Mexico would resent Intervention by tho (. nlted States in tin same way as n man would rese.nl Intervention by hU neighbor If he had domestic tiouble, an I in tho same way that the United Stni"i would have resented Inteivcntiun dining it Civil Wat. The t'nlted States would not liavo tho good-will of the Mexicans if it Inter vened. The factions that arn at war now would band together and piesent n solid front to the United States. Ami the vvmfnre would be a blttci one mid would last Indefinitely. The United States has n population of over 90.0CO.0OJ, Mexico's Is only 16,000,000. Despite this big advantage In numbers the United States would be confronted with a huse tatik In subduing Mexico, because tho Mexicans would be fighting on their own boll and the warfaro would be of a guerrilla nature. I do not care to place mself in tho position of piophesylng as to who the Mexican will bo who will lead tho coun Ity Into peace and prosperity. He may be one of the big men In Mexico today, and he may be a man of the future. Hut sooner or later he will rise to power and Mexico will be saved. 1 do not care to discuss iiuestious di rected nt mo lelatlve to my future as far as Mexico H concerned. I have be$n asked numeious times ff I again would take the Presidency of Mexico Such questions I cannot answet. I love Mexico nnd 1 love Its people 1 nm willing to Iny down my life for tho cause of Mexico. 1 resigned the presi dency because I felt at the time that such an action would he for tho best Interests of Mexico and I am willing1 to devote the rest of my life to serving Mexico In any way that will help It. AMERICAN CONDEMNED BY MEXICAN COURT-MARTIAL Bryan Endeavors to Halt Execution Pending Investigation. WASHINGTON, April 17. Word reach ed Washington today that Alfred Tappan, of New York, an Ameilcan citizen, haB been sentenced to be shot by Mexicans In Yucatan, following a court-martial. Secretary of State Bryan directed Con sul Silliman, at Vera Cruz, and the American Consul at Yucatan to do every thing In their power to prevent tho exe cution until an Investigation Is made. The offense with which Tappan Is charged Is not known here, but is believed to be political. Americans Leaving Mexico WASHINGTON, April 17.-The Brazil ian Minister notified the State Depart ment today that he had arranged to send 300 American refugees from Mexico City, April 23, nnd that other train loads will follow until all who wish have gone. Going to the Expositions? Don't Miss Colorado Scenery No one can be indifferent to the beauty and grandeur of the Colorado Rocky Mountain scenery, and visitors to the California expositions should make a point of seeing; It. Also Den ver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, the Royal Gorge and Salt Lake City. Now there's no extra charge for all this if you go via Burlington Route (C, B. & Q.), because it so happens that the through service of that line has been planned so that you pass all of these points by daylight, and you can view irpm the train a panorama of mountain Bcenery that is as celebrated is any in the world. Surely on your way you will not miss this opportunity, and I would like to send you, free, some pictures, maps and printed matter, not only of the Colo rado wonders, but also of Glacier Park or Yellowstone Park, which, by all means, you should visit on the return trip. Please make use. of me let rna help plan the trip for you. Call on or write r Wm. Austin, General Agent Passen ser Dept., C. B, & Q H R. Co. gs$ Chestnut street, Philadelphia. Phon Walnut 7. 1)11. PUIUjEV A. UAKKIl. "DRY" LEADER, WILL WORK HERE General Superintendent of Anti-Saloon League in Local Option Fight. aH-siiiilllliiii ntS?r ileaHalaHai PPIlFii ihT' iIm IWBMlliiaaW REV. DR. P. A. BAKER The Itev Di Purlev llnkei. of Unliimlius, (. gcni'inl supcilntcndeiil of tho Aiitl-Snloiiu Lcnguo of America, anil one of the 'most ivldclv known public exponents nf the tempeinnco cuiise, at llveil lieie this nftunoiMi to HHslst dur ing the last houis of the light for the passage nf the Williams lnc.il option bill, now before the Legislature. Doctor Baker Ins taken n prominent pait In the tcnipcinncc campaigns in 'verv StyUc wlilih hax en.tcttil antl lliiunr and pioblbltlon lnws thn Inst five cars. For 10 .veais he has been head ot the Anti-Saloon League of Amcilea Lugelv thiough his peisounl work. dls. trlct oiganlzatlons have been perfected In every State in the Union. Ills schedule of work In Philadelphia hns been arranged mnlulv bv the Itev Homer W Tope, superintendent of the Antl-Saloou League here. Ho will spend toilav in conferences with the local option leaders, giving suggrstlons nnd advice ns to the best methods for tho final round-up of the campaign Tomorrow morning Doctor Baker will deliver an address In the Oak Lano Meth odist Kplscopnl Church. In the afternoon he expects to leave for New York city, but will return Mondav morning In time to speak before the Methodist ministers' meeting of Philadelphia. YALE ATHLETES AT LUNCHEON Yale Alumni Association Holds Af- fair at Racquet Club. The members of the Yale Alumni Asso ciation of Philadelphia gave n luncheon todav ut the Itarquet Club to the learicis of the baseball team, winch came hero for the hpeond game with Pennsjlvanla. Louis Baicroft flunk, the president of the association, presided at the luncheon, and the following wero tho guests of the association: I. S Mlddlcbrook. the cap tain of tho team: It M. Thompson, tho munager. and Frank L Quinby, the coach. "Dutch" Carter, the famous Yals pitcher of tho '30s, camo over from New York to tnlk to tho alumni. After tho luncheon the men proceeded to Franklin Field, where they were seated together. Ship's Captain Beaten With Poker Captain Eugene Trexler, 61 yearn old, of the bark Tampa, which Is anchored at Pier 62, North Wharves, while lying on a couch In his cabin today, was attacked by Earl Fritz, his mate, and knocked senseless with a poker. According to the police, Fritz has been drinking heavi ly The captain was removed to St. Mary's Hospital, suffering from lacera tions of the scalp. Fritz was arrested. .! It f f t II t It t t H , Bring Your Guests 9 l a the New anober Cafe Where good Music, good Cooking and good Service go hand in hand, Shore Dinners, 65c, 75c, $1.25 Special Sunday Dinner, $1.00 ARCH STREET AT 12th CLAUDE M, HOUR, Jlir. i ! I 111 I I I I M it LIMB TROUBLES VARICOSE VKISS. Ur.CKRS. Iltak Anllri, fallen Arches AIIE EVKNLY bUrrOIITKD BT THE USE OF THE Corliss Laced Stocking SAMTAItV, ss they may bt wathfld or boiled. Comfortable, mado to ratasur. MO ELASTIC! adjustable: Ucea like lesainr; llcAt asd durable. ECONOMICAL. Coat (1.50 each, or two (or the lame limb. tSM, poatpald. Call and be meaaured ttrt, or write (or clr-tncaeurement nUnk No. S Ulcere V" Borea oMonc stand ing our epeUalty IIra.8 to 8 dan 7. Pcsna.CorllH Limb Specialty Co. bull. SIT. lfJfUe BIdr. StU & CiiotBUt bt- t'tiUic, J. m &cM OLD ROUTE -.-,.. NEW ROUTES , PROPOSED EXTENSION INTEREST INCREASES IN "NATIONAL FOURTH" Business Men, Councilmen, Leg islators and Ministers Lend Aid to Patriotic Movement. The spirit of co-operation evident among citizens anil piogicsslve organizations throughout the city indicates that the na tional Fourth of duly celebration In this I clt will meet all expectations. Impetus has been given the movement by tho promise of aid by legislators and busi ness men, who have declared they will do ver.v thing possible for the success of the undertaking Councils' decision to send the Liberty Bell lu the Paiinmn-Pni'lllc Exposition will not Interfeie with the plans, us Major ninnkcuburg has given the as suiuucc that the bell will not stmt on Its Journev until the conclusion of the Independence Dny celebration. This plan meets with nppiovnl gcneinllv tluoughout the ilt.v, and It Is pointed out that the event hero will be worthy send olT" for the priceless lellc on Its lung vnv.ige across the continent. Should the bills In the Leglslntuie and Councils, piovldin for appioprlatlons for the iclelliatlon be pnsed, thcio will bo S.IT.tW available for the event It Is highly piolmhlc that business organiza tions will ullil several thousand dollars to the fund A step In tills dlieetlou alic.uly has been token bv the Chamber of Com merce, f hnilos K Cohen, piesldent of the oig'inUatlon. said to dnv that he will appoint n committer next week to co-opeinte with those having charge of tho celebration. Tho chamber made a tentative appropriation of $."fo to defray expenses, nnd many of the members bc llevo that If the Greater Chamber of Commerce Is fullv organized before July ( a larger sum will be given The plan to make Sunday, July 4, a great church day meets the upprovnl of most ot the prominent clergymen. They arc of the opinion that the old city churches, which were used as places ot worship by the Revolutionary generals and soldiers should be the centres of npproprlnto religious ceremonies. Wilson to Be Newspapermen's Guest WASHINGTON. April 17. President Wilson todny announced he would go to New York Tuesday for tho annual lunch eon of members of the Associated Pi ess, returning to Washington the same night. C TATEMENTS were made at a public hearing in Harris- burg the early part of April that prove the FALLACY of Prohibition. T N THE presence of thousands of persons these statements were made and their accuracy was not questioned or combatted. They were FACTS and could not, success fully, be refuted. 1 DRINKER PROHIBITION DRINKERS pHE FULL force of this FACT becomes apparent when it is realized that a Prohibition law is put into effect to Prohibit the sale of liquor, and that, instead of accomplish ing this, it goes to precisely the other extreme, and doubles the drunkenness over States that have no prohibition laws ! f"VNCE MORE is Prohibition shown as a FALLACY and once more is the FACT made manifest that all Prohibition does is merely to prevent the regulated and legalized sale of liquor. Philadelphia The next pranHuiisic-! H...1'...M - -nmnr 17, 1915: MAYOR AND COUNCILS DEDICATE BRIDGE After 16-yenr Struggle South Philadelphia Crosses Schuyl kill on Passyunk Avenue. Kfforta of South Philadelphia to procure n bridge over the Schujlklll niver at Pass) unk avenue, covering a period of 16 enrs. was rewarded today when the span was dedicated In the ptcsence. of the Major, his Cabinet, Select nnd Com mon Council members and other municipal oflldals. The elaborate ceremonies attracted hundreds of residents of thnt section of tho city. Although tho bridge has been In use for moro than n month the formal dtdlcitlon was postponed thnt the exer cises might be held under more favorable weather conditions. At 1:30 o'clock a luncheon wns given In the Point Bree7o Office of the United Oas Improvement)! Company. It wns nttended by tho Mayor and members of Councils representing tho wards benefited by the opening of the bridge. Addresses were made by the city's Chief Execu tive, Select Councilman James 13. Len non. Congressmen Vnro and Darrow, and others Thn oltlclnl party then proceeded to the bridge, where nn Immense gathering of school children sang appropriate songs. The structure wns officially accepted as city property by the Mayor, after which addresses wero made by persons who have been prominent In the fight waged for this public Improvement The new span Is nn Important addition to the municipal bridge system, since it connects a densely populnlcd section of southwestern Philadelphia with a district that hitherto has been sparsely settled. Pettv politics, Involving various parties nnd faction", bus Interfered with tho real isation of tho project which was under taken 1S vears ago The cost ot the bridge Is npproxlmatcly JW.fiOO. It Is of the bascule type nnd con forms to tho most modern stnndaids of engineering. The original appropriation. Intended to definy the entire cost, was JTR.noo xhe development of bridge con stitution, ns well as the Increased de mands of the people suppoitlng the proj ect, resulted lu added appioprlatlons au thorized at various times ST. VINCENT'S ORPHAN ASYLUM (SETS REQUEST Dorothen Koeder Leaves $100 to In stitution Wills Probated. S't. Vincent's Oiphan .s.vlum, Tacony, will lecelve n bequest of $100 from the $11,000 estate of Doiothe.i Roedcr, late of 1114 North Mitrvlue stteet, whose will wjs admitted to probate tomiv. The residue of the estate goes to a daughter nnd two sons of tho testatrix. Thninas tlnrkness, who died at JtTll Spiuee stieet. Ma.v 17. 1910. left bis jno.tiOO ovtato to ii son, (Juslavus darkness Other wills probated todav Include thoso or Hildget Cimvvnv, who left $M.fi00: Owen O'P.oilrke. $9:i00. John Sheser, $S000, Augusta II. Week. Il.'nt; Charles A Hnidv, $:0"0 Peison.il piopcitv of Frank Clouds lias been nppinlscd lit $M8!H3; Amanda A. t'nrev. $.10,l.'.i7.4;, Samuel Spits, $26,124.33; Harriet S. Lntlor, $1103.30 Joseph Hood Weds Irish Lass LONDON, April ''17 Joseph Hood, vice piesldont of the British-American Tobac co Company, was married todny to Miss Marie Josephine Robin, daughter of n Dublin magistrate. All Styles anil Sizes lino Shorn. (,oodtnr welts nnd turns. Infants' 1 (fill leathers and clothl to .illes' sly II Shoes at various Mines guaranteed. Write for detnlli 1 I.lne Cioodyrar Dress Shoes 8'4-tl 11V4-2 i"j-(l $1.7.1 f'-'.OO S2.2.1 2.75 II. .VI. CO.. Itnx 113, Iturllnston. X. J FOUNTAIN BRAND BATHING SODA von tiih:d and soitn felt at all uitvaaisrs I- ( In. ytv,r,- Facts Versus Fallacies FACT is a real state of things. FALLACY is an appar ently genuine but really illogical statement or argument. TN ANSWER to the FALLACY that liquor is largely x responsible for crime, one speaker stated the FACT that "the most murders last year were Memphis, and the least in the T UT EVEN more illuminating was the statement made by another speaker. Said he : "We are able to prove, by statistics, that there are more than twice as many arrests for drunkenness, pro-rata, in Prohibition States, than there are in non-Prohibition States." Lager Beer Brewers' Association article will appear Wednesday, April Hit) 3 iMUMBAflalt VETOES nms ON imiDtiES AND ESTATES Questions Constitutionality of Act Exempting Municipalities From Tnxntion. HAIlRlSBUna, April 17,-Oovernor Brumbaugh today vetoed bills exempting municipalities from taxation on capital stock, or bridge companies In certain clrcumstnncca and relating to the nd minletrntlon of Intestate decedents. The Governor now has vetoed IS bills. In vetoing the bridge bill, which t plles to the capital slock of bridge com panies owning bridges wholly or partly without municipal limits, nnd exempting the capital stock and bonds of such com panies from Stale tnxntion, tho Governor gives these ns his reasons: This hill contemplates the exemption of the capital stock and bonds of cer tain bridges from Stale taxation. The roiistlttttlOn, nrtlcle IX, section 1, re quires nil taxes to be uniform upon the same clasnes of subjects within tho territorial limits ot tho authority levying the lax. This exemption of said power Is of uncertain propriety within the inclining of the constitu tion. If there are le bo exemptions of securities held by municipalities, these exemptions should bo general nnd not special An a reason for 'withholding approval of the bill relating to ndmlnlstrntton ot the estates of Intestate decedents, tho Governor snys the bill defines a method of procedure in the administration of the such estntes which Is of doubtful constitutionality. ALLIES BEAT TURKS TWICE Repulses for Ottomans Reported in Mesopotamia and Caucasus. LONDON. April 17 -Tho British India tioops have inflicted another defeat on the Turks In the vicinity of Shalbn. In Mesopotamia, nlthoiigh nt a considerable loss to themselves, their casualties being nbout 700 This announcement wns mado by the India Ottlco In nn official report Issued last nli-lit. A dispatch from Petrogrnd says that Caucasus headquarters has Issued the following report "On April 13 nrtlllery and Infantry nr lug occurred In the coast region. In the Artwlno district tho Turks attempted nn offensive movement which was repulsed. On April II rifle firing occurred between our scouts and the Turks. The rest of tho front Is not changed." "Neptune" Gasoline Storage System 1 bbl. 65 gals., SIS' 2 bbl. 135 gals., $23 3 bbl. 210 gals., $33 1 bbl. 285 gals., $-15 Tank palvanized inside nnd out, painted outside with preservative paint, 2" fill pipe with vented hinged cap and lock, loose key hose bib, and all-brass vnlves and pump. "An Ideal Oucfit for Private Use" On Exhibition in Our Display looms 44-50 North 5th St. Fleck Bros. Co., Phila., Pa. "House of Quality" committed in a dry town, wet city of Milwaukee." PX f I 'IsaioomI I IgPEAKEASYl
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