EVENING LEDaBB-THILABELPHTA, WEDNESDAY. MAY 10, 19l5;;
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KfflON AND DELAY'
ISA TO BE COUNCILS'
hOGBAB FOR TRANSIT
,. in nir
pance uommiuue may
fSeize Excuse to ncyu up
lnDaacrp. of Enabling
iOrdinances Making $6,-
JjUUU AYttJiouiw
Sbtand for Universal ireo
fTrangfers as auvuhuuu uy
PKorthwest Business Men Is
fttaf Sufficient Cause to Ob-
Igtruct Work, Says Taylor.
L.,,,,,.,1 delay and Inaction Vwlll Do
Kwwtm of Councils on the enabling
Sfac to make available Uio M.O0O.O0O
transit ' ", .-.. .
reports In political circles to
day The Finance Commlt
tec, Under the direction of
John V Connelly, It Is gen
erally accepted, will offer as
SLtlteallon for their delay the appeal
Site by tho Northwest nuslncss Jicn a
Relation at the public hearing yester-
Sniftai I Muck and Walter B. Ucr
ISTwresentlng tho business assocla
K. .ppearlne beforo the comlnltlco at
XX time, urged that all action on, tho
"iL.Ti: ,,?.rrli to the use of" tho
IlSmooO loan bo postponed until fin ngrec
ESto Wto with the Philadelphia Ilnpld
Ki! Company which will4 Insure tinl
l'...i rm transfers. It uns openly clc-
Vlin-d in somo ciuartcrs today that tlio
futile hearing was arranged by tie rin
1 irfci Committee with Jlio undcrslandliiff
t'll would Blvo them a plausible ex
CiVcontlntie their obstruction tnotlcs.
SWJlla Director Taylor swept aside tho
i-nathts for delay, and showed that tho
(iiedtliil thing now wns action and a
Wlnnlrg on the Broad street subway nnel
tb Frankford elevated, tho members of
at Finance Committee today would Klvo
to Intimation that they expected to follow
hli recommendation The position of 1)1--rfni-
Tnvlor also wns supported at tho
fU luring by Archibald Allen, representing
H ..- T.I..M.1 nn.nlntct' Wllllnm Tm.
7 IDILeaMUB wianu ti"iJi;ai " ......... ....
ffll Improvement Association, nnd Wll
Dun H. Holt, n member of the Citizens'
Committee of One Thousand.
ACTION TOMORROW VITAL.
The passage of the pending trnnslt ordl-
fince providing for 30 days1 advertising
rf the city's Intent to create tho loan
ind the Immediate Introduction of an or
jtaance authorizing creation of tho loan
t" the i regular meeting of Councils to
morrow, would mean that construction
work on the Broad street subway and
e Frankford elevated could bo begun
this summer Delay would mean that no
lirinnlng could bo mado for some tlmj
ind the necessary legislative routine could
tot ho completed before Councils adjourn
aty Solicitor Ryan added the weight
( his opinion to the arguments for
tromiit action by Councils when ho nd-
iititd that tho advertising ordinance nnd
tie loan autnorlzauon ordinance bo
pad by Councils before any ordinanco
ipcrcpnaung mo t,uuu,uuv ror specula
imposes be considered.
iTAtyOR ANSWERS ARGUMENTS.
Director Taylor nnsweredtho nrgu-
hfntlt fnp flnlnv nffnrfxl n, tt,n hAnrlnn
PTlthe Northwest Business Men by prc-
Jffltlns a written brief. Tho future dc-
ttlopment of the entire transit program
Ju now the Issue, ho declared, nnd tho
Mullon of the problem should not bo
iSoffed to hang upon tho free transfer
tutitlon.
He also expressed the conviction that
ise rree transfers could bo obtnlned -hero
l they were In New York qity by using
the cltjr-KilU high-speed lines ns a club
l force the co-operation of tho transit
company and to bring It to accept tho
linns of the city when threatened with
ui possiDlllty of a competitive company.
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Oil: SOLICITOR 11 VAN TELLS
IWHY NORTHEAST HAS BEEN
NEGLECTED BY THE P. It. T.
Transit service In tho northeastern sec..
ft-ws of the city was scored last night
U?j:uy Solicitor Michael J. nyan In an
lUOTeas before tho annual banquet of the
KCnslneton Mprnlinntn' AeanMntlnn In
tO.D. F, M, U. Hall, Kensington avenue
too. Cumberland street. The reason the
wpia Transit Company cannot provide
Niter facilities, he said, Is because too
OltfCh Of ltR Inonmn la nnf.l In lntar.,1
flu company, he sad, Is mado up of 78
Km!i inB comPanles, which receive
r"im ranging from 5 to S7 per cent.
W. Ryan said tho northeast Is neglected
i the ftav or ntrpot ivi ni iihtin
EM favored an asphalt route to the
V ot the city. Tho northeast, he
Sa .. trlca alnce 1701 ,0 set a good
ST 'ii t road uetwee the centre of
fi, i u "efmaniown without result,
mine banquet wns distinguished by the
i!Z , ?' tha wives, daughters nnd
Jr.. .'' 'rl.ends f tho members for the
Hori . In tne h'atory of the organiza
tion. Josenli iron.. .. . .
Ib rV ?? 'her responses were made
jK Walsh. president of the asso-
&f ?.r.0'' Cn,v,n - Althouse, of the
iirai niih ai , i .
wr umuui, unu isaao uroos
'! . el for ,he assoclatlqn. During
lreWm,lwt a musical and vaudeville
tuw was Blven py niemberp. David
iy,5CT"i monologue, David Farrles
VUUam i? yes p,,n(l Bolok Snd Dn
Jal number. ",u" anu unrry w,lson
OMEN SUE FOR DAMAGES
K PljntilTs Allege False Arrest
R . by Defendants.
irruf ""'"" Drought suits for false
Foort ? y' bo,ore JudEe Dougherty, In
UiW J., '"""non rieas fio. 2. One or
fi.'1 orence Trout, of 1225 Haverford
Sfflsf'ffS8" r son-in-law, John lc
mZ'h J. Nortn Conestoga street, of
re6lln . ""nrreMea -on a charge of
5Ur Mv1 ,Blbles atul several rings.
Win "SK ?'ey withdrew the larceny
mirnM?"1"8 that hlswlfe was the
Vraa Jewe'ry- "" Trout wants
Ebuiil .1 P'alntlffs are Anna Connor,
Kl"1!? ulng Robert Morrow, or
S of SSiti i uaIaBes, and Viola JacK-
Bm. v"""y sireet. wno wants isoog
it S ."' Sidney B. Thorn, of 2356
it siJi"' Mra- Jackson formerly
5r Jr"1,"8"1 her arrested on a
iWuiiuX i? "Peakeasy, but she
I BOqulttel hf Quarter ess,ons Court.
Sues Wo.. m-.. .
Ihnm. "-""" "r raise Arresi
NiS"?U??' ' X5 Melon street, rep.
wlLbrnnli onRres"man Jonn B- K
fantt eJ1J c!ult ln the Municipal Court
p-teov; XrZis"' "' ww '0Plar street.
BworL? damages for false arrest
Rproaonment Dixon wM arrested
fc2i . warrant sworn out by the
tSVniBmS'ns Wm wlth ,he larceny
fSriUJ.'?oblle was imprisoned
fat v.h Uya be'" he procured
T .Lnnen 'be case came before a
tid wcrualnal courts. Dixon whs.
j unE: ' '3S l"a t"9 charge was
Kan
YOUiNO MRS. DONALDSON TO
TELL LIFE STORY ON SCREEN
Writes nntl Will Vet "Million Dollar
Bride" for Lubin's.
Mrs. Keith Donnliloon, "tho million
dollar bride." refusing to he daunted by
the failure of her excursion Into tho
realms of musical comedy, has become n
motion picture scenario writer,
utV ?lnce "Lu,, Mnry Mack," In
which she, wns the dancing star, went
fjom Wilmington to Wllkes-Barro and
then the way of many other poor but
honest theatrical delectations, nh0 has
been burning the midnight oil nnd wear
ing out stub pens on a real motion pic
ture drama. As n result, I.ubln's has
In Us possession a film story based on
facts In tho career, checkered nnd other
w .' ,?.f lhe.. versatllo society woman.
And Its called, what ilo ou think?
Nnlurally enough, "Tho Mllllon-Dollar
Urlde.
"Lubln Is to produce It," said Mrs.
Donnldson, triumphantly, "and I am
going to net In It!"
After her unforlunnte theatrical ven
lute, Mrs. Donaldson Is back ngnlii nt
tho house on Logan Square where sho
look up her nbodc when she was en
deavoring to get custody of her daugh
ter, llttlo Dorothy Donaldson.
The child Is nt present with Its paternal
grandmother ln Now York.
THREE-YEAR-OLD GIRL
WANDERS 42 SQUARES
Couldn't Tell Her Name When
Policeman Picked Her Up
Four Miles From Home.
A little girl that' could get lost and
wnnder 12 squares without n bite to cat
for eight hours, and never cry onco,
earned the respect of tho pollco of thu
Park nnd Lehigh nvenuos station. She
was only three years old nnd couldn't tell
her name or address.
Tho child was picked up nt the corner
of Gcrmantown nnd Lehigh avenues nt
8 o'clock last night by 1'ollccman Lake.
Sho wns so tired that sho went sound
nslccp tho moment her head touched
Lnko's nhoutdcr, but she woko up In tho
stntlon house to cat.
All this time Mrs. Rosa Luplnzzl, of 50:
Hall street, which Is below Christian
street, wns looking nil over Llttlo Italy
for her U-ycar-oId daughter Frances, who
hnd gone out to play at noon. Through
n general alarm sent out by tho police
she wns nt Inst directed to the Paik ave
nue stntlon. where she arrived shortly
befoio midnight.
Th nlrli nt li mnlliai M,na ll.n alrrnttl
rror the little girl's tears, which had been
held In with Spartan-IIko restraint nil
day, to flow, and nil went homo on the
cur crying for Joy.
UPHOLDS HONOR OF YALE
Professor Scott Nearing at U. of P.
Discredits Author's Charges.
Tho wickedness of Ynlo ns described In
the book of F G. Gundelllnger. a former
Instructor In mathematics there, hns no
counterpart nt tho University of Penn
sylvania, In the opinion of Trof. Scott
Uearlng. Professor Xcnrlng also finds It
difficult to believe the charges ngalnst
Ynle made by Gundelflngcr.
"If you go to the right place for It,"
suld Professor Nearlng today, "you nl
ways will find some people doing things
the;- should not do. My personal opinion
of Ynle men Is Hint they nre? rnther line
characters These attacks happen every
once In n while. About 10 yenrs ago a
man published a. book attacking nil the
colleges."
Gundelflnger's volume Is .untitled "Teiv
Years at Ynle" If what he says Is true
he might have callffl It "Ten Years In a
Barroom." He accuses Yalo students of
being drunk oud disorderly much of the
tlmi), nnd says the professors who make
money "on the side" ns tutors give the
examination questions to listless students
to swell the graduating classes.
JITNEY DRIVER HELD
Accused of Assault on IJoctor Due to
Alleged Competition.
The willingness of Dr. Lewis Oreen, of
1755 North 33th street, to oblige patrons,
who preferred his private car to n Jltnoy
for n ride downtown Inst night, earned
for him tho animosity of n jitney driver
looking for tho Job. who sought satisfac
tion by beating up the medical man to
such nn extent that he was compelled to
go to a hospital for treatment. Dr. Green,
who hns a drug storo at 13th street and
Montgomery nvenue. was on his way
downtown at Broad and Jit. Vernon
streets when he recognized his customers
on the corner nnd took them nbonrd. Jo
seph Till, 2.1 years old, of 1321 Vino street,
the Jitney driver, was dlrectJy behind him
and demanded to know why he did not
display a Jitney sign If ho was carrying
passengers. ' "This Is a private car," re
plied the physician, "and I am not col
lecting fares." When the argument was
ended Dr. Green drove to tho St. Joseph's
Hospital for treatment, after which he
gave tho number of Tlll's enr to the po
llco and had the latter arrested. Mngla"
trato Beaton today held Till under $600
bull for court.
10,000 SING AT FESTIVAL
Chorus of 5000 Delights Great Audi
ence in Convention Hall.
More than 10,000 voices Joined In singing
hymns last night In Convention Hall at
tho May muslo festival of the Philadel
phia County Sunday School Association.
H, C. Lincoln directed the trained chorus
of 6000 which led in the singing.
Tho most effective numbers on tho pro.
cram were "Brighten the Corner,"
"Onward, Christian Soldiers" and
"America."
Tho Junior chorus also gave a pleasing
selection of hymns and a brass choir,
under the leadership of F. Nevln Welst,
cornetlst, gave Do Chaneets' "In the
Cathedral."- The choir was forced to re
spond with an encore of this number.
The concert was given for tho benefit
of the Lemon Hill Association open-air
religious campaign.
U. S. to Lose by War, Says; Professor
No matter which side wins in the Eu
ropean war, the United States will suf
fer, according to the belief of Dr. J,
Duncan Spaeth, professor of Kngllsh at
Princeton University, expressed In an
address last night to 170 employes of
N, W. Ayer & Sou, at 300 Chestnut
utreet. He declared the United States
would become subservient to either Ger
many's or England's power on the sea.
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FRANKLIN MEDAL
ft 'v f i & ''-i L i ,
The Franklin Institute will present these medals tonight to Thomas
A. Edison, Prof. Heike Knmcrlingh Onnes, of Holland, nnd Samuel
Insull, to whom will go the sculptor's model of the medal.
ONE KILLED, ANOTHER
- INJURED BY ELEVATED
Man Falls From Platform of
Train to Death Companion
Hurt Trying to Save Him.
ttnbcrt Roberts, CO years old, of 212 At
lantic street, wns Instantly killed, and
hlq companion, George Creaton. S3 years
old, of Atlantic City, who tried to save
him, was badly Injured by nn elevated
train nt 32d nnd Market stieets today.
John S. Kelly, night supervisor of the
elevated, who wns running tho "pay
train" which struck tho tuo men, and
who was tho only eyewitness of the
tragedy, said thot Roberts seemed to
lmvo fnllen from the platform at the In
stant tho front car reached the point
whero he stood. Creaton tried desperately
to pull IlobertB up from In front of the
train, nnd wns himself dragged down be
tween tho plntform nnd tho train. A
leg nnd nn arm were broken and he was
Injured Internally. Ilo was taken to the
University Hospital.
Kelly nnd Jacob K. Dnir.pmnn, also a
member of the train's crew, were held
without ball later by Magistrate Hnrr, to
await the action of the Coroner.
WftljIC BARRED FROM TRIAL
OF KUEPFERLE AS SPY
Military and Naval Secrets Expected
to Be Disclosed.
LONDON, May 1?.
Because ot tho nature -of the evidence
relating to military and naval affairs,
spectators were barred today from tho
trial of Anton Kucpferle, tho alleged
American citizen accused of being n Ger.
man spy.
Two shriveled lemons, one of which
had been cut open, a bottle containing
formalin, a pen which bore traces ot
formnlln and lemon llbro nnd a letter
which had been written In Invisible Ink
wero produced ns evidence against Kuep.
ferle.
Tho letter, which ho Is alleged to have
written to an nddress ln Rotterdam, boro
between the lines n communication In
Invisible Ink, which was discovered by
the censor In London. This communi
cation gnvo correctly tho names and
stations of British warships In tho Irish
Sea.
WHO KICKED McCREEDY?
Police Trying to Find Who Effected
Junction of Foot and Noso.
Who kicked George McCreedy's noso?
This question promises to become more
famous In Brlde3burg than tho classic
query relative to tho Individual who
feloniously assaulted ono 'William Pat
terson with a brick. The pollco nro ex
amining the evldenco they have and are
seeking more clues that may throw light
on the mystery.
Ono man, Torry L Bortt, 33 years old,
was held under J200 ball for a further
hearing Friday by Magistrate Campbell,
nt the Belgrade nnd Clearfield streets?
station He Is accused of tho deed.
Tho y action, sharp and painful, be
tween ti'0 top of "somo one's" shoo and
tho nose of George McCrcedy, who lives
nt 2692 Bridge stieet, Is alleged to have
occurred at a carnival at Orthodox and
Richmond streets. And to look at Mc
Creedy's nose ono can bellevo that It
occurred. Ho says when he poked his
head through a hole In a tent somebody
poked a foot ngalnst his nose. Boitt,
who was practicing at n piano Inside,
must have done It, hn said. Bortt
stanchlx denied kicking McCreedy on tho,
nose, but remembered kicking somo one
else. The police aie looking for this man.
They aro also looking for tho person who
kicked George McCreedy's noso.
BUSINESS MEN'S OUTING
Frankford Board of Trade Will Picnic
on tho Neshaminy.
Tho members of tho Frankford"Board
of Trade and their wives and friends will
have an outing today at Croyden, on the
banks of the Neshaminy. They will lenve
the headquarters of the board, 1612
Frankford avenue, at 1:30 o'clock this
afternoon, proceeding ln 30 automobiles
to the boathouso of John T. Ward's cot
tage at Croyden, where, at 3 o'clock, a
shad dinner will be served.
There will bo about 200 persons In the
party.
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NOT WED!"-AND HE DID
Ardmoro Architect Accepts
Friend's Challenge to Get
Married in 24 Hours.
"Dot you SHX) ott haven't the nerve to
get married nlthln the nevt 21 hours."
This challenge, nnd the sight of two
J10O bill (cilsp ones), decided John
Charles Norton, of Ardmorp, who wns
engaged to marry Miss Mnrgnrct Adams,
of llnzleton. Pa., In October. Mr. Norton,
who Is nn architect, was In llnzleton jes
tcrday looking nftcr plans for a now hotel
annex, when he met I'dwnrd S. Wnltz, an
old friend.
Mr. Wnltz didn't think for a minute
that Mr. Norton would tnko him up, but
the words wero no sooner out of his
mouth than Mr. Norton wns i tinning to
the nearest phono to call up Miss Admits.
Sho consented nt once, a license wns ob
tained, nnd the Major of llnzleton was
marrying them SO minutes after .ir. Waltz
had made his rash wager. He acted ns
best man and handed over tho two crisp
bills.
Mrs. John Persons, of Hnzlotcn. was
matron of honor. A wedding reception
at the home of the bride followed the
ceremony.
Mr. aijd Mis Norton will be at' home
ln Ardmoie after September.
Mrs. Norton met Mr. Norton when she
wns n student at the Misses Shipley's
School, nt Hryn Mawr. They hnd boon
engaged for some time Shn Is tho
daughter of n prominent business man
of IIn7leton. Mr. Norton Is the snii of
Mr. nnd Mrs. Henry V. Norton, of Ard
moro. CHILDREN "PLAYIXH HOUSE"
CAUSE FIRE IN ROOM
Workman Hears Cry of Youngsters
and Saves Them.
Thrco children who were "keeping
house" today while their mother went
i shopping, narrowly escaped death when
they attempted to bake bread dough on
a dining room tnblo and set lire to tho
table cloth, Tho blaze occurred on tho
third floor of BOG Lombard street, occupied
by Charles Schlatcr, hie wife and tho
thrco children, Anne, Lena nnd Samuel,
nged four years, two years and ten
months, respectively.
The children's cries attracted the atten
tion of Ilymin Frlcdburg, or C12 Morris
street, a workmnn who chain r, to bo on
the flrM floor of tho biilldjjig. He ran to
the third floor where ho found tho thrco
"housekeepers" vainly trying to escape
from tho room, which wns aheady filled
with smoke. After dragging tho young
steis Into tho hall ho extinguished tho
blazo with buckets of water.
pthcr workmen In tho, building had noti
fied a policeman of tho tiro and a local
alarm wns rung In. Property wns dam
aged to tho extend of several hundred
dollars. i
IJICHES AWAIT MISSING MAN
Large Share in ?500,000 Fortune Left
to William O'Sullivan.
Is your namo William O'Sullivan? 1
Hero Is nn Instanco whero ono cannot r
trpat the off-repeated phrase, "What's In
a name?" with indifference For the per
son answering to tho above designation,
thero is n share In an unsettled estato
variously estimated at from ?30O,00O to
$500,000 wultlng for him.
Five yenis ago William left his home
In Port Huron, Sllch., nnd soon after Ills
father died, The will of the deceased
showed that tho erring one Inherited his
full share of the property. .lames O'Sulli
van Is making every effort to locate his
hi other, by widely advertising In all parts
of the country. The missing heir has un
til March 1, 191G, to return to his Michi
gan home nnd claim his portion of tho
property willed him, but If he does not
nppear there on or before that date ho
will fqpfelt his share of the estate.
Big Golf Features
in Sunday's Ledger
"Presidents As Golfers"
WM. H, EVANS
"How I Mastered
Putting"
FRANCIS OUIMET
"Caddy Goes to School"
GEO, P. WILLIAMS
"Ouiniet As I Know Him"
J. H. SULLIVAN, Jr.
"Learning Golf As the
Ballplayer Sees It"
JOHN B, LODERT
(New York Olantt)
"Long Driving"
JESSE QUIFFORD and
GEO. V. ROTAN
(World's Longest Drivers)
Sunday's, May 23d,
Sports Magazine
PUBLIC LEDGER
FIREMEN SAVE-SEVEN
FROM BLAZING HOUSE
F
Two Others Escnpd by Ladder.
Father and Child Fall Down
i Stairway.
Seven persons, overcome by smoke,
wero rescued by llrcmen from tho burn
ing building nt 706 North 2d street enrly
oday, another man escaped by climbing
down n ladder from tho fourth floor nnd
another, who tried to get out by tho
stnlrway, fell two flights with a 10-month-old
baby In his arms, lie tutnrtl Just ,is
he landed nnd the child was lunhurt. It
Is thought burglars started the lire.
A motortnan on n 2d stieet trolley car
dlscoveicd tho lire. He ttotlllrd Police
man Link, of tho 3d nnd Race streets
station, who turned In nn alarm and then
bioke down the rront door of the house
On the second floor Samuel D'Voren and
his wifo wero found overcome by smoke
A detail of blueeoats nnd nreinen from
tho New Market and Brown streets com
pany arrived nt tho same time
After D'Voren and his wife wore car
ried out through the stalrwny, their chil
dren, Rose. 2i? yenrs old; Gabriel, 21 yenrs
old; Sadie, IS years old, nnd David. It
earn old, were found on the thlid floor
nil unconscious ns the result of Inhaling
smohe. I'lrcmen lowoicd them down lnd
dcis put Uf) nwliiBt rear windows
Antonio Gant, his wife and thell 10-motith-nld
Ininnt also wero found on this
lino-. The woman wns unconscious. While
llrcmen wcip eairvlng her to a laddci her
husband grnsned tho Infant nnd started
dortn the stall way. At tho top of the
Might lending to tho thltd floor he lost
his bent lugs and pitched foiwnrd, rolling
all the way to the llrst floor. In some
wny Gnne managed to protect the Infant.
Ills nim nnd body were badly bruised.
Firemen put a ladder against n fourth
floor n-ar window and Alexander Skuinnt
skv, n boarder, psenped. The building
wns damaged to the extent of about J3000.
Several .pf the llrcmen lighting the flames
were cut by flying glass, but none serl
ously. D'Voren dlscoveicd nftcr tho lire was
extinguished that n lenr door had been
tampered with. Ho believes burglars
stnrted the lire. The police nro Invest
ing. "GRANT'S CURE" DREAD
OF TRUANT "JACKIES"
28-Mile Run Around Super
dreadnought Texas Not
Cruel, But Effective.
Running IS miles on a bnttleshlp s
"Grant's cure." discovered by a foimer
Philadelphia!!.
It helps blueiackets remember not to
overstay their leave of absence and to
drink tno much, nnd Is said to be more
efficacious than "docking" or lmpnson
Ing the men. 'the dlscovprer, or Inventor,
of this new method of punishment Is Cap
tain A W. Grant, commanding tho super
dio.ulnought Texas, formerly commandant
of the Philadelphia Xavy Yard,
Visitors on tho Texas are often sur
prised to see a group of perspiring sailors
patlcntlv running around the deck, cir
cling tho ship time nnd again. The usual
prescription for breaking the rules of
slioie leave Is nine "turns" around the
deck every afternoon for two weeks, or
n little less than 23 miles. Petty officers
conveniently stationed along the line over
which tho offenders must run see that
they do not allow their pace to lag.
Jolly tars returning to tho Texas crest
fallen nftcr n long and unsanctioned stay
on shore would rather face a battery of
12-Inch guns than Captain Grant before
tho mast. They know what lip will do In
variably. After the usual questions off Ills
nosi come his gold-rimmed spcctnclcs and
the ilin Is stuck In the corner of his
mouth. Then out of the opposite corner
come tho words. "Hot-foot It on tho deck
nlno times n day for two weeks."
Polish Flap; Day Nets $6000
Moro than $6000 was raised to aid the
non-combatants of Poland, by selling
little celluloid Polish Hags. Iron war
lings nnd post cards throughout tho city
on Polish Flag Day yesterday. Jlany
persons prominent In Philadelphia's social
life stood for hours on tho street cor
ners and bold these nrtlcles. They were
aided by hundreds of Polish boys nnd
by many school children. The selling
was In charge of tho Polish Relief Com
mittee, of tho Emergency Aid Committee,
HJS Walnut street. Tho funds realized
will ho used Immediately to help the
starving Poles.
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JIAYOIt PRAISES MKKION
AS PERFECT COMMUNITY
Civic Association Report at Annual
Meeting Shows Progress.
'"Civic perfection" was the expression
used by Mayor lltnnkenburg last night
to sum up his opinion of tho many good1
qualities of Mellon, which has acquired
a national reputation ns n model suburb.
Tho Merlon Civic Association met Inst
night In tho "cabin" on tho estate of
Frank Oiahnm Thomson, Merlon rond
and Highland avenue, to report on Its
activities and elect offcors, The Mayor
and Mrs. Blnnkcnburg wero tho honor
guests. The Mayor wns plainly astonished
at .Merlon's progiess ns shown by tha
report of Kdward Iiok, president of the
association.
Although the association Is only two
yenis old, It hns nccompllahcd many
things to make life In Merlon Ideal. The
pollco protection given the residents l
snld to be unsiirpnRBcd In the country.
Two detcctlvps nld In guarding tho town,
and last year not n single robbery was
reported. Flro protection Is equally
adequate, nnd not n lire occurred Inst
year. Merlon Is provided with absolutely
puro wnter.
Mr. Uok was re-elected president ofthc
association. Other olllccrs chosen were:
Vice presidents, William J. Coition, John
C McKcon nnd F W. Rockwell ; treasurer,
Kdwnrd H. Wllford: secretary, Franklin
Dubbel; directors, Hdwnrd W. Uok, chnlr
man; T. Wood Andrews, Dr. George D. U.
Darby, Kdward C Deardcn. William Do
Krafft, W. II. Folwcll, W. S Humphcys,
Charles S. Kilck, J. W. Leo, Jr.. Isldor
Levin, H. II. Lincnwpnvpr, Frank C.
Pcqulgnot, F. W. Ilockncll. George It.
Sullivan, Herbert O. Stockwell, Sydney
Thnjer, Henry C. Thompson. Jr., Frnnk
Graham Thomson, E. A. Vnn Vnlkenburg,
William H. Wnnnmnkcr, Jr., nnd Hdwnrd
n. Wllford,
End of Ingcrsoll Engngcincnt
The engagement of tho Wllllnm Inger
soil Stock Company In the Walnut will
terminate on Snturda night of the cui
rcnt week with the final pcifoimance of
"Tho Cntl of tho Hrldgc."
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BANKS BUSINESS COLLEGE
Philadelphia's Leading Commercial School
Announces Re-opening
of Day and Evening Classes
Thursday, May 20th
in their temporary location
The Lafayette Building
5th and Chestnut Sts.
Opposite Independence Hall
E. M. HULL,. A. M Pd. D., President
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THESE TWO
WEEKS
WILL PREVAIL
At Our Semi-Annual Pre-Inventory Sale ol
& Carpets
Crex ruga and carpets,
Axminster rugs in rich Oriental
colors and designs, together with
rugs, the 9x12 at $6.75.
splendid values, the
Algerian porch rugs,
as low as $13.50.
Lines of Colonial Rugs Will Interest You.
Prices Cpt From $ to
FROM OUR CARPET STOCK WE HAVE TAKEN ALL
REMNANTS AND MADE THEM UP INTO READY-
MADE CARPETS. NICELY SEWED, WITH BORDERS
in. mi.i. m.h.n a . . naih'c att
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These dre but a few of cjur many attractive offerings.
J BEHIND ALL THE I
wuulij's i.KAnTNn "
. WILTON RUG AND -
CARPET MILL, f
MAN DIES BY1IUNGER
STRIKE AGAINST LIFE
Retired Saloofikeebcj? Success
fully Seeks End by Starving
Himself to Death. '"
Starvation today ended the life oflAtir
renco Bocrslg, 6" years old, of 23H JSotth
lli street, a retired saloonkeeper Twhj
months ngo he attempted sulclda J
drownlng himself In the Schuylkill Ittver.
Ho hnd leaped off the Glrnrd avenue
bridge. He wns saved by h. policeman-
For weeks Iloerslg remnlned In the
West Philadelphia Homeopathic Hospital.
A few days ago he was dlschaTged. After
teaching his homo he refused to taste) any
food. Every effort to get him ttf tat
foiled. Recently ho bccnlne exhausted.
Ills dpnth occurred early today. Deputy
f'oioncr Grecnhnlgh, who Investigated tha
case, snld today that Itoerslg chose star
vation ns n means to end his life,
LEAVES $160,000 TO FAMILY
Will of Mary B. C. Lovcring Admitted
to Probate.
Mary It. C. Lovorlng, widow of Joieph
S Lovcring, left tho bulk of her $100,000
cstnle to her four children, a sister anu
n brother. Mrs. Lovcring died at
Illy' hew ood, on School House lane, May- .
0. Her will wnrf admitted to probato
today.
Other wills probated today Includes
those of Itlchnrd fiourkc, who left $650i);
,1opph Cavnnaugh, .WW; II. W,, Bartels,
J-IWO. Mary J. Uitemnn, $.1000; Adam J.
Ashwoith, KTOO.
Letteis or administration were granted
In the pslate of Ilannih M, Kcyser,
amounting to $33,000.
1'piFonnl property of Annlo Fields hns
been iipprnlscd at $IJCS.O."; Mercy J, Tom
llnson, $T6M.lli: lioinnrd Muller. $3002.71),
and Maignict A. Harris, $2213.03.
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