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EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 3,
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MAYOR MAKES URGENT
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QUICK NEWS
PLEA FOR BLOCKLEY
Cftlla Attention of Councils to
Hospital's Needs and Quotes
Republican Platform.
Councils received today an Urgent
appeal from Mayor Blankenburg for the
appropriation of $1,000,000 of loan funds
for the reconstruction and reorganliatlon
of the Philadelphia General Hospital
SeVen months have e'apsed since the
I !,(, 000 item was authorlied In the
$lti0,000 loan, and, although Councils
have- appropriated all other funds from
that loan, tha Finance Commutes haa
taken no action to relieve the congested
conditions In antiquated Blockley, where
the dependent sick and Ineana of tho city
are housed.
Ill his communication tho Mayor re
ferred to tho Republican platform upon
which tho Councllmen were elected as
follows:
"Tha republican party appeals to the
people or rniladeipnia to support inn
party nominees at the coming election,
and submits a platform upon which Its
nominees stand."
One of tho planks In this platform was
the following:
"8. Provisions In tho next loan bill for
tha placing of the Philadelphia Hospital
In Aral-class condition and complotlon of
the Uyberry Farm Hospital."
The platform also made tho following
statement:
"Councils have In no way Interfered
with the administration, but every help
has been accorded to It and no olTtclnl
Could hnvo been more fairly treated,"
"In splto ot these explicit pledges," sa'd
the Mayor, "no money haa yet been pro
vided for tho rebuilding of the Philadel
phia Hospital. One million dollars was
Included In the loan authorized by popu
lar vote last November. Appropriation
ordinances for tho rest of this loan have
been passed by your honorable bodies,
but therr has been a persistent refusal
to provide this money for the Philadel
phia Hospital
The Councils' Finance Commltteo has
Ignored the appeals of virtually every or
ganisation of physicians, surgeons and
social workers In the city for the Im
provements of hospital conditions which
haa repeatedly been denounced as deplor
able. The Organization lcadcis are de
clared to bo unwilling that the sick and
tnsano shall have any relief If the money
Is to bo spent by tho Blankenburg Ad
ministration. Ths dealro ot the Organization so to
protect Philip H. Johnson as the "per
petual architect" of the Health Depart
ment that he may obtain commissions
of about $100,000 from the contemplated
reason why the politicians are igonng
tho needs of the city's dependent sick. It
Is feared by the Organization that John
son's "eternal" contract would bo put In
jeopardy If the reconstruction of tho hos
pital was Intrusted to tho Blankenburg
Administration.
TAYLOR CALLS ON
C0STELL0 TO ACT
Director Asks That Ordinance
Providing for Sewer Reloca
tion Be Reported Today.
Director A. Merritt T)lor, of the De
partment of dity Transit, today sent a
letter to Peter E. Costcllo, chairman of
Councils' Committee on Sur
veys, asking prompt action
on tha ordinance providing
for sewer relocation Work,
which must bo done before
the construction of the
Broad street subway Is begun. The ordi
nance was referred to Mr. Costcllo's com
mutes on April 1, and has been held there
over since.
The letter follows:
"I attach hereto copy of ordinance en
titled, 'An ordinance to authorize the
Department of City Transit to recon
stiuct mid relocate certain sewers'ln tho
central portion of the city,' Introduced
In Cltv Councils nt meeting of April 1,
1916, and referred to tho Committee on
Surveys'.
"This tordlnanco provides for tho recon
rtructton of sower in Utittonwood street
from 13th street to Broad atroet, and
sower In Thompson street from 7th street
westward, the coBt of which will be paid
from bnlntico available In Hem ICO (Loan)
of appropriation to the Department of
City Transit
"Ah tho reconstruction of these sencrs
should ho completed In ndvanco of tho
excavation for tho tlroad street subway,
In order to secure proper drainage, and
as complete plans and specifications have
been prepared by tho Department of
City Transit, I request that this bill bo
reported out by your committee nl meet
ing of City Councils todaj, In order thnt
bids may be advertised for and contracts
awarded without delay.
"The sewer reconstruction already au
thorized Is being completed rapidly, and
it Is very Important that tho additional
work abovo referred to bo authorized at
onco In order that the present force In
the department may bo kept protltnblv
employed In prosecuting tho work on
transit development."
JITNEY REGULATION
ORDINANCE PUT ASIDE
Bond of $3600 and License Fee
of $50 Proposed Measure
Held Up for Another Week.
OFFERS FREE REPAIR
OF THE LIBERTY BELL
Prest-o-Lyte Company Tells
Mayor It Will Make Relic
Good as New.
COUNCILS PAY BILLS
OF SPECIAL TAX APPRAISERS
Echo of 1010 Action Heard in Com
promise on Payments.
An echo of the storm aroused In realty
and municipal circles In 1910, when Coun
cils brought yio Manufacturers' Appraisal
Company, of Cleveland, to Philadelphia to
apply the Somers system of valuation to
centrally located property, In an effort to
increase tax revenues by higher assess
ments, was heard In Councils today.
The Finance Commltteo recommended
for passage nn ordinance that will pay
to. John Adams and William XV Deakyne,
real estate experts, and James Johnston, a
builder, each 00, and to Francis Shunk
Brown, attornoy, JtOOO. These four men
were selected by Councils by resolution
approved May 12, 1910, to appraise realty
In tho district from Arch to Walnut
streets and from 10th to 16th streets, as
a check on the appraisal figures of the
Manufacturers' Appraisal Company.
The special experts originally asked $3000
each for their services, and Francis
Shunk Brown submitted a bill for J522I.:S,
A compromise was then effected.
The Manufacturers' Appraisal Compuny
remains unpaid. Its original claim was
for $83,000. It subsequently reduced Its
figures to $12,000 and then to $25,000.
The courts sustained taxpayers' objec
tion to tho payment of tho company on
the general basis, that Councils were not
authorized to employ experts for auch
function, which should be performed by
tha Board ot Revision of Taxes.
COUNCILMANIC BRIEFS
An offer to repair without cost tho As
sure In tho Liberty Bell by tho process
of oy-acetylcnc welding wns made today
to Mayor Blankenburg in a letter from
Carl O. Fisher, president of the Prest-o-Ilte
Company, of Indianapolis For tho
company, Mr. Fisher promises to restore
tho bell completely and to Join tha broken
edges so firmly that It might even bo
poislblo to ring the bell again.
Mr. tFlshcr suggests that tho bes
place to repair tho bell would bo In In
dianapolis, and urges that the 'car be
switched off thero on tho trip back from
the Exposition. However, ho says, If this
would not be possible, the company
would put up tho buildings necessary to
make tho repairs In Philadelphia. This
also would bo free.
Welding of much rnoro diiflcult breaks
man mat in mo uoeny lieu is aone fre
quently In industrial plants, Mr. Fisher
says. The operation would consiBt of
fusing tho broken edges nnd Joining them
securely.
Mr. Fisher Is vlco president of the In
dianapolis Motor Speedway. The offer
will bo taken under consideration.
Th ordinance to regulate "Jitneys,"
which was scheduled to be reported from
the Law Committee today, was held over
ono week ror further consideration after
a coterie of three Councllmen failed In
their attempt to have the committee ap
prove n bill which made no mention of
taxlcnbs nnd Imnosed conditions which
the majority of the committee said were
"unfair, confiscatory and designed to drive
the Jitneys out of business."
The three members of tha Law Commlt
teo who defended the bill as It waa re
ported from tho subcommittee were
Louis Hum, Select Councilman from tho
29th Ward and chairman of the com
mittee! Charles M. Kelley, Common
Councilman from the l'th Ward, chair
man of tho subcommittee, and John P.
Connelly. Tho debito occutred In an
open meeting of the Law Committee,
when Kelley reported the Jitney ordi
nance from tho subcommittee.
Tho ordinance as reported required each
enr to be bonded at $3300, a fee of $30 for
each car, and an additional feo of $1 for
each driver, which would cover the cost
of tho driver's badge. Each car was to
liavo a separate license nnd each driver
a. permit Issued by the Bureau of Police.
To exchange badges among the drivers
was to bo a misdemeanor.
Tho penalties for violations of any part
of the regulations wcro to bo fines of $10
to $25 for tho first orfenso, J 15 to $50 for
the second offense and $35 to $100 for all
subsequent Molatlons.
Ah soon as Kelley had rend the bill a
number of the commltteo Jumped to their
feet and demanded why there had been
no mention of the taxlcabs. Select Coun
cilman JnmeB E. Lcnnon asked to bo In
formed what had been dono with the or
dinance regulating taxlcabs which was
referred t3 the committee more than a
year ago. Kelloy protested that the bill
hnd only been turned over to tho sub
committee several weoks ago. Hutt gave
no explanation ns to why the bill had
been held up in the genera! committee.
Common Councllmnn W. F. Qlcason, of
tho 27th Ward, declared that the Jitney
bill as reported would put the Jitneys out
of business. Hutt declared that the
Jitney owners wcro willing to pay tho $60
license feo and that tho other provisions
wcro not too harsh. Common Council
man Robert D Drtpps, of the 22d Ward,
questioned tho truth of Hutt's stntement
and said that Jltnoy drivers had told htm
that a $50 fee would bo too high.
Mr. Drlpps urged a bond of $1000 for
each car and a license feo ot $25. He aUo
urged that the samo regulations be made
for tho taxlcabs. Any other arrangement,
he asserted, would bo class legislation.
mtir.Anirf ntrrA nnv Wfics MP.nAt. AT ANNAPOLIS
Tha Annapolis Naval Academy silver mednl for swimming was awarded
n t. n. Vntr nt iht. rttv. tvhn nrizes for tho wdrk of the year
were presented In Dahlgren Hall, tho nrmory building, by Senator Boles
Penrose, of the Board of Visitors.
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LINEMAN ELECTROCUTED IN MIDAIR
YORK, Pa., June '3. John J. Homme, o lineman In tho employ of tho
York Telephone Company, wan electrocuted In West York today. He was
repairing wires when he came In contact with the line of tho Edison Light
Company, containing 2200 volts. He was thrown backward from a pole,
landing on his forehead 30 feet below. Death was Instantaneous.
PENN STATE GEiTS PURDUE MAN FOR DEAN
LAFAYETXJ3, Ind., June 3. Prof. R. L, Sackett, who for eight years
has been In the School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University, lias
accepted tho position of dean of engineering at Pennsylvania State Col
lege, Bcllefonte,' Pa. Professor Sackett went to Lafayette from Easthnm
College, Richmond, where he had boen professor of applied , mathematics
and astronomy. He had boen consulting engineer for tho State Board of
Health as nn advisory for several years.
FIVE GERMAN CITIES DAMAGED BY EARTHQUAKE
BERLtN, Juno 3. Earthquako shocks wero felt throughout Southwestern
Germany today. Damnge was dono nt Stuttgart, Heidelberg, Jugenhetm,
Nuremburg and Munich.
KAISER TO VISIT AUSTRO-ITALIAN FRONT
PARIS, Juno 3, Official announcement Is reported to have been made
In Berlin that Emperor William will visit tho Austro-Itallan front within
tho next fortnight to encourago tho troops by his presence.
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TURK AND GERMAN OFFICERS IN FIERCE COMBAT
SALONIKA, Juno 3. In n general fight between Turkish and German
officers at Smyrna several were killed nnd wounded, and tho Vnll of Smyrna,
who attempted to Interfere, narrowly escaped being shot.
Smyrna advices today snld tho fight occurred at ono of the quays. A
Turkish officer shot and killed a German In retaliation for an alleged Insult.
All tho participants -who survived were placed under arrest.
BERNSTORFF DENIES DISCUSSING WILSON INTERVIEW
WASHINGTON, Juno 3. "I liavo Just told tho Sccrotary of State that
whatever ho may hear he may bo suro that I havo dono absolutely no talking,
and that If any one lins been talking It Is somo one other than myself."
Count von Bernstorff, tho German Ambassador, today mado this statement. Ho
referred to his conversation yesterday with President Wilson.
COUNCILS HOLD UP
WORK M'NICHOL LOST
COUNTESS, IMPRISONED FOR MURDER, RELEASED
ROME, Juno 3. Countess Tnrnowskl, who was Imprisoned for llfo for
ilnylng her lover, Count Kamarowskl, In Venice four years ngo, was released
from prison today under nn act of amnesty granting liberty to criminals. She
nald she would return to Russia, her native Innd, and Join the Red Cross.
THIRTEENTH COUNTRY TO
ENTER THE WAR
San Marino, n republic, is ono of
the smallest countries in the
world, comprising 22 squnro
miles. It is near the Adriatic Sea,
completely inclosed by Italian
territory. Its population com
prises nbout 15,000 persons. Its
army consists of about 1000 men.
U. S. til AY TAKE DRASTIC
MEANS IN MEXICO
THIRTY PASSENGERS INJURED IN tfRAIN WRECK
BLOOMINGTON, III., June 3. Thirty men and women, passengers on
a Chicago nnd Alton traltii wero Injured today when tho train wns derailed
near Mlnlcr, III., 12 miles south of here. A defective switch was believed
to havo caused thd wreck.
SPRING RISE OF POTOMAC SWEEPS AWAY BRIDGE
CUMBERLAND, Md Juno 8. Tho spring rlso of tho Potomac River
today threatened ncrlous damage Many farms to tho west of this town havo
been inundated, and the Baltimore and Ohio Railway tracks to tho east ore
threatened. One bridge here has boen carried away, and another Is weighted
down to keep It from being washed put.
Appropriation for $60,000 Pro
ject Asked by Director Cooke
Withheld.
Councils' Committee on Qas met today
for the flrst'tlme In two years. A num
ber of ordinances providing for the erec
tion of new gasoline lamps, which have
been Introduced In the course of the last
two years, were approved and reported
favorably. Under, the ordinances ap
proved TOO additional gasoline lamps will
be erected at a cost of $7.60 each. The
annual maintenance for three lamps will
be tz each.
The Committee on. Soldiers' Monuments
today approved expense bills of $137 each
for the IA various organizations of vet
erans who participated la Memorial Day
services.
Director Loeb, of ths Department of
Supplies, sent a communication to Coun
cils today asking an additional appro
priation of $717,605 for the current year.
The greater part of this money, ho said,
would be required for foodstuffs and the
like for the Indigent and Insane Institu
tions, i
Resolutions of condolence upon the
death of Gavin Nellson were adopted In
Common Council today and President Mc
Curdy made a short address, In which he
inu muuio m uie memory or Mr. Nell
son, who for 48 years waa an attache of
Councils.
'FOURTH' CELEBRATION
PLAN EXTENDED
Governors and Staffs of 13
Original States to Be Invited.
Committees Appointed.
Mayor Pleads for Pension Board
Mayor Blankenburg, in a communlea.
tlon to the president of Common Council,
urged the appointment of the member
from that body who is to serve on tha
pension board, as provided under an act
f Asssrably. signed by Governor Brum
baugh, on May 2. The aqt requires cltlea
of the first class to establish pension
funds for employes under the direction of
a pension board, composed of the Mayer,
the City Treasurer, toe City Controller
and one member from each branch of
Cftutreftt.
U8BMANS ATTACK BRITISH
iw rusmuws jkeak muss
Battle for Possession of Souche
ffriPfe Factory Continue,
BgnUN, June J.
attack oa ths vtUage of Hooee. aa
YgcM-HMln road. wbUa the BrltJ
SStttAsd very stromily, u sroceedlBe
.vftwUdy for tave Gtrmajw.
Ybim has bc toonttaKied again by the
(itnmcjs. The tower of St- Mania's
tunc, eon at the few ressatotng batld
liiU iMgainiax tetaet, waa dtrey4 by
Omrmmm arUllry, because Uw Qwroati
air scout ba4 reported ttta Ifee BHtiefe
wen hHhk it aa n obrvsM static.
Tha Allies coDeaatratto sasw at Ifoa
net ajiJ tec railway Juoatton ai RemtFeai
mont i. ftco shelled.
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An extensive program beginning Satur
day, July 3, and- ending Monday niBht,
July 5. wns decided upon to mark the
national "Fourth" celebration at a meet
ing of tho Joint committee representing
the State and city this afternoon at City
Hall.
In addition to tho Governors and their
Stan's of the 13 original States, delegates
from both branches of tho Legislature
and the Pennsylvania members of Con
gress will be Invited. Many members of
the committee expressed tho belief that
President Wilson might reconsider the
matter, and In the hope that he might
da so, an official Invitation will be sent
to him and his Cabinet.
The following committees were ap
pointed; Hotels, Frank Van Roden end Robert
Smith.
Printing nnd Invitations, E. J. Lafferty,
William Jones. '
Uanquet, Qeorge I. Merrill, Edward
Rok and C. Tyson Kratz.
Entertainment, Charles A. Ambler, Otto
T. Mallery and Congressman William S,
Vara.
"The Star Spangled Banner" will be
sung all over the United Btates at the
same moment on the FHth of July, When
the chorus of school children begin the
national anthem at Independence Square,
children In cities from Maine to Califor
nia will take up the strain. This will be
one of the striking features ot the cele.
bratlon.
It was announced that Governors In
all parts of the country bad agreed to
co-operate In making the plan a success.
Announcement w'as- made by Joseph
GafTney, chairman of the Committee on
Speakers, that General Price, commander
of the First Brigade, had offered the
brigade as an1 escort to the Liberty Bell.
This offer waB aeeepted In addition to
that of the First City Troop. Both or
ganizations will escort the bell from In.
dependence Square at the conclusion of
the ceremonies to the Pennsylvania Hall
road Station. Si and Market itreeli.
Three bands will add to the spirit of the
oeuustert.
Wlwn discussion of details was brought
ust Common. Councilman William J. Har
rington, of tho Fourth Ward, said that
$S00 would b required for 1W badges for
tne eemmlttee and guests.
Appropriations of $417,000 from the
$500,000 Item for the Bureau of Water In
the $1,325,000 Councllmanlc loan are em
bodied In an ordinance reported favorably
to Councils today by the Finance Com
mittee, The committee neglected to Include an
appropriation of W0,000, requested by Di
rector Cooke, for construction of baffle
walls to prevent wave action In the Tor-
resdale sedimentation basin, for the con
struction ot which James P McNIchol
was underbid by a New York firm. The
cost ot the basin without the baffle walls
brought the total cost below $100,000 avail
able for the work and prevented Mc
NIchol from another opportunity of bid
ding for the Job by rejection of all bids.
The appropriations made today are for
tho following purposes:
For coal storage, other equipment and
appliances at Queen Lane pumping sta
tion. Including purchase of land for ac
cess by the Philadelphia and Reading
Railway, $80,000.
For removal and replacement of pump
ing station equipment at Shawmont,
Roxborough High 8ervlce, Roxborough
Auxiliary and Mt. Airy stations, and pur
chase of auto truck, $195,000.
For purchase of combination locomo
tive crane and Improvements at Lard
ner'a Point Pumping Station. $17,800.
For protecting water mains under Penn
sylvania Railroad tracks, $25,000.
For Improvements at Torresdale fil
ters, $20,000.
For replacing wooden trestles under
water mains with permanent structures,
$15,000.
For purvey office In Frankford, Includ
ing purchase of land. $5000.
For laying mains on 10th Btreot, from
Diamond to Oxford; Oxford, from 10th
to Broad; Cambria, from ii to etlij
Haverford. from 68th to City Line; By
berry and Bensalem turnpikes, from
Bustleton avenue to Byberry, $75,000.
Retaining wall at Torresdale, $5000.
WOMAN'S SKULL SPLIT
AS AUTO RUNS WILD
SLAV BAYONETS WIN STRATEGIC VILLAGES ON LOWER SAN
PETROGRAD, Juno 3. On tho left bank of tho lower San Russians took
Bevoral villages by bayonot charges, tho War Offlco announces. On tho right
I nnk wcro captured 22 officers, 1200 mon and eight quick-firers.
TURK TRANSPORT TORPEDOED IN SEA OF MARMORA
LONDON, Juno 3. Tho British Admiralty officially announced today that
an English submarine attached to tho Anglo-French fleet In tho Dardanelles
2ono of operations, haa sunk another Turkish transport In the Sea of Marmora.
Tho transport was a German ship, which tho Turks wcro using for troop,
carrying purposes.
ACCUSED OF FIRING HIS OWN HOUSE
LANCASTER, Pa., Juno 3. Thomaa Hartman was arrested today by
Deputy State Fire Marshal Charles II. Rheln on tho charge of arson, preferred
lefore Alderman Stauffor. Tho night of April 4 Hortman's house waa on
fire, but the flames wero extinguished. The State authorities, who recently
liavo been Investigating fires for the protection of Insurance companies,
alleged they havo proof that Hartman fired the house.
GRAHAM ORATOR AT MONUMENT UNVEILING
WEST CHESTER, Pa., June 3. The committee In charge of tho unveil
ing of the soldiers and sailors' monument hero on June 11 this afternoon
secured Congressman George S. Graham, of Philadelphia, as the orator of
the day. He will make tho address to tho veterans In presenting the monu
ment to them In behalf of tho County Commissioners and tho county. Con
gressman Thomas S. Butler, of this placo. Is chairman of tho commltteo in
charge.
Continued from Pace One
wai considered certain that this would
bo Just what It said probably not more
than a fortnight at the outside,
As a matter ot fact, the President's
hand may be forced beforo that time.
Disquieting reports of tho killing of
Americans were reaching hero today.
They came through unofficial channels
nnd lacked confirmation, but the fact that
the killing of J. M. Bennett. In the
Panuca oil fields, took place 10 days ago,
and news of it only reached tho State
Department yesterday, forced officials to
fear that there might bo truth In the re
port that nt least six Americans hav
been slain in that section recently.
It has been recognized that Borne, at
least, of the robber chieftains, who have
been masquerading In Mexico as patriots
and enriching themselves on tho coun
try, might attempt reprisals when they
learned of the American change In
policy. Because of this the President and
Secretary Bryan have let It bo known
that the policy In force In Huerta's days,
strict accountability, still rules, so far
ns tho United States Is concerned.
Whcro Americans are killed the respon
sible officials will be called to answer,
and wjien a stablo Government Is es
tablished they will be made to pay the
penalty.
RICHMOND WILL RECEIVE NO MORE SALARY
St. John's Episcopal Church will pay no more salary to the Rev. George
Chalmers Richmond, rector of the church, who Is fighting In tho courts to
retain his position. as leader of the congregation In face of a letter of dis
missal from Bishop Rhlnelander. Charles A. Brown, tho rector's warden of
the new vestry, declared today that LeRay A. McDermott, the acountlng
warden, would give Doctor Richmond no money as salary for services after
June 1, the date the Bishop ordered him to turn over the keys and church
property.
OLD BULLET EXPLODES, INJURING WORKMAN
A bullet which hart become imbedded In some old brass exploded while
the metal was being Bmelted nt the foundry of White & Rrothors, Orthodox
and Richmond streets, and entered the stomach of Constantino Farnlskt. He
was hurried to the Frankford Hospital In a serious condition. The physicians
wero unable to locate the bullet after a long search, Farnlskl lives at 4712
Almond street. '
Machine Strikes "Victim Twice
in One Minute Driver Un
able to Control Wheel.
NATIONAL FOURTH PROGRAM
Saturday, July SHnnquet fa
honor of dintingulfhmt visiting
Sunday, July 4iffnnsM serviett
at Colomal ckurehk of, all tfenow
UuHiom morning. ,
THp to Vvilw Forge ,
MoHdau, Jute SCeremonis tU
Indtpon&noe SgW from iOptti
M- J'ib&vMmrttd to Wtt
PhUadthhia $tfiH. Belt lemt
oh trip to Expoit(oK at 3 o'clock.
lAVMkooH to $hsU at Adttokia
Hotol.
The regatta on tht Schuylkill
arui lk athUtu iia-aes at ttt-llnont
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An unidentified woman, her skull split
from the top of her head to the chin, is
In a critical condition at the Polyclinic
Hospital, as the result of, an accident on
24th street near Christian street, today,
when an automobile, driven by John
Powell, of West Berlin. N. J., struck her
twice within less than a minute.
Powell lost control of the machine Im
mediately before striking the woman. It
dashed, upon the sidewalk, pinned her to
a wall, backed away and then leaped
forward, striking her again. The auto,
mobile then basked away once more,
turned a complete circle In the street, end
then careened up Madtsoa square, where
It was finally stopped by Policeman Mar
tin, of the 30th and Federal streets police
station.
Powell la being held at the ftth and
Fdrl streets police swiloa. awaiting
a asaring.
Lehigh Valley R, R. Awards Contract
The Lblgfc Valley Railroad today an.
nsa4at U awarding of a contrast fw
a nrenrof round bouse, containing staUa
for W leeecaotives. to be erteted at
Sayre. Pa. Tha total eoat w(U be
$W0.090. and the construction contract
to bn awarded to the WesUogheuse
Kerr Company, of New York City.
JHner Driver Reduce Fare
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CITY RECEIPTS $2,423,813 IN SEVEN DAYS
Receipts at tha City Treasury during the last seven days amounted to
I2.423.813.78, with payments during the same period amounting to $867 19" 50
The balance In tho Treasury last night, excluding the sinking fund account'
was $13,967,745,28. '
ITALIANS HERE CALLED TO THE COLORS
All unnaturalized 'Italians In this city between the ages of 20 and 39
were officially called to to colors of that country today by Consul Gaetno
Poccardl. who issued a statement to that effect In the Italian newspapers
here. Those liable to service are Informed that they are to report at the
Consulate for Instructions.
. JITNEY USED BY POLICEMAN TO MAKE ARREST
A Jitney made Jt possible for a policeman to arrest a man today while
lie was endeavoring to escape after an auto delUery wagon he waa driving
had Injured two men. The mail Is Clarence Henry, SI years old 4 Marks
Btreet. The delivery motor, owned by Max Mahler, collided vwtth an'ash cart
at Broad and Porter Btreets, and two occupants of the cart were Injured
Policeman Jeffries Jumped Into a Jitney and pursued Henry down Broad
Btreet until he was near League Island, where ho arrested him. Magistrate
MoFarland sentenced the driver to 30' days. Levi Miller, 32 years old. BU
South 12th street, and Walter Rowe, 35 years old. 715 Naudaln street both
colored, were taken to the Methodist Hospital. ' "
40 MEN, SEEKING CITY POSITION, ARRIVE
Forty civil engineers, many from New York and Boston and others from
various sections of the United States, ha,ve arrived Jn this city' today to?
the examination to be held y the Civil Service Commission tomirrow for
BODY OF LtlSITANIA VICTIM MAY ARRIVE Tnniv
The bJy of B.year.old Dean W. Hodges, who was drowned with his father
and methw. Mr. ad Mrs. William R Hodges, in the Lusltania dbuUr Mob.
ably will be brought to this city today from New Yok. u,8'. Pmb.
Charla, W, Va Horn, aa undertaker, of 1828 Nerth 10th street. wi
10 New York yesterday wjtjx a P4l pmlf from the Qov.rm7o
remove the body fro the steamship PhMadelaWa, aa soon as it 6
Funeral Mi-vlcw, which will be heM at tne home of his graadmothtr at mm
North 12th street, have not ben arrenged. 'l,r at
SLAYR, 8RNTENCBD TQ PIE, GOES INSANE IN JAIL
fbmso M. Mrh. seatf u db, fr th nUtaf at B. lJu Wakeno.
has tewi Um j. mm H Out rfl tt gut puliLZ;
gwmt ft mm tjxL X & few in Msjftta u lor aewly twtawt
DENIES INTERVENTION PLAN.
As far as the question of Intervention
Is concerned, ono of the men with whom
the President has discussed tho situation
with perfect frankness, said today:
"Assumptions that the United States
army and navy are to bo called for action
In Mexico are misleading. That step may.
yet cco,m.e. Tho President realizes this,
but ho believes that the present plant ot
approaching the starving Mexicans with
food In one hand and a constitutional
government In the other will appeal to
all of the better class ot Mexicans. There
are In Mexico today many men capable
of sound leadership. It Is to them, rather
than to the exploiters of rapine and mur
der, that the President has) appealed. If
they get together and organize a pro
visional government the United States will
see that It Is financed. While the Ameri
can Red Cross la feeding the starving
until the crops become avatlnble this pro
visional government will bo established
flrmly In tho saddle; will have organized
a peace army; will hnve arms and ammu
nition to equip It while the bandit leaders
are using up their reserve supply, and
will be In position to secure a rent elec
tion which will glvo all qualified Mexi
cans the opportunity to say who shall bo
their leaders.
"Only In the event of massacres of
foreigners or of gross and improper In
terference with the relief work will tho
President call on the army and navy. He
and most of those closest to him do not
oeueve mis will happen. At any rate
there are already enough troops on the
border to enforce an embargo on arms
when It Js decided to put one Into effect."
It is generally expected here that the
first man to be considered In the estab
lishment of a new government In Mexico
wm De vasquez Tagle. Taglo was Min
ister of Justice In the murdered President
Madero's Cabinet and refused Huerta's
demand to resign. He Is the logical and
legal successor of Madero under the
Mexican constitution, It Is not expected
thut he will be retained aa President.
Instead ho wiU step aside Immediately,
either for the provisional President to
be chosen by the factional leaders or by
the non-mllltary Mexicans backed by tho
United States.
This provisional Fruldmi . hni
office durlntr this year, for the constitu
tional term to ffich Madero was elected,
and cannot be a candidate, under the
Mexican constitution, to succeed him
seir. it Is expected that because of this
fact tha real "iron man" of Mexico will
have only a subordinate part In the flrst
few months cf restoration of order In
Mexico, becoinlnir a Candida in. n
term as soon oc a constitutional election
can be called,
Enrique Llorente, General Villa's per.
sonal representative n Washington, to
d1.LU"i,"1 th6 Wowlnsr statement;
m.he Convention Government, of whose
military forces General Villa Is commander-in-chief,
was created In the very
spirit In which President Wilson's dec-
iSEof"? Wr,lten uDut "Mtunate!y
many of those who had undertaken to
support and maintain that Government
.1.1? ln wence to their pledges.
Since then General villa has on nu
merous occasions slgnllled a desire to
reach an accord with those who are on.
posing him. even expressing a -willing,
nes, t0 entirely eliminate himself from
to demand. ,UW OCCMl0n "
"Oeneral Villa will certainly .i. .
most serious, attentive and practical con
sideration to any trlendly suggestion that
reftchea him from Preside WiUo"
whose unselfishness, of purpose hi wS
understand. .& fully apViSatei ,' ""
.if.Arrd0Ml0' h6a1 he ConsUtu-
.........k, oitHgr nere, igaay made a bid
for recognition of Carranza by the United
""; " Plnt4 out in i statiwiot
that Oanranza controls seven-elghthTof
Mexico's territory with ntae-tentha of Us
MJlatJea and added:
W. Cariania, bfas lately ordered the
advanee- hu tr , toward MexteS
ty. wbleh he will undoubtedly takeb
fore one week I. over, and I uad"staad
he will Immediately establish thiw nro.
vWonal el vll administration u! K
wle out the remaaau of the rWe'ionam.
and convene the nnn. . ..-
There t , danger, thvtfore" that
thuwS5i.,i.u,,f tlu e"
Henry R. Edmunds, Pre!
dent of the Board of Era
iipnr.inn. Sjiva flMtrl T .
Law Will Make Blgg
Levy .Necessary.
An lncreaso In the school tax ratal
predicted today by Henry R. Edmui
president of the Board of Education
The enforcement of the new child ffl
law wltn ail its consequent expenii
nmountlng to at least 3,&00,000, -will rm
a larger levy inevitable, he said. jm
Edwin Wolf, chairman of tho Final!
(Committee of the School Board, enttrt
talned the same opinion. Mr. Wolf aQj
"Doctor ' Jacobs, superintendent j
schools, has presented to the Commlttff
on Elementary Schools a detailed report
that declares what we must do'uriafr
the new law. I have not yet en?W
report nnd have no other InformitjcS
than hearsay on tho subject. But tf'SSJ
report has been correctly quoted, I cH
not see how wo are going to avold;M
Increase. m
"Tho rate Is now nv mills on a aiS
lar; a rate of six mills haa been spoken!
of, but I do not bellevo that no large aifl
addition Is necessary. We can establish
a figure of five mills and a fractlonVja
Mr. Edmunds, however, believed an ln
croaso of nn entire mill would b,au2
thorlzed Ho wns of the opinion that tlij
taxpayers would willingly pay the iM
dltlonal assessment. sj
"Tho people want new and betterl
uehools," ho said. "Tho Legislature hu
passed a bill making these extra educajj
tlonal facilities mandatory and t tft
not think there will be any strong opg
position to the new tax." 'a
The child labor law provides that n
child, less than 1G years old. who has not
attained tho sixth grade, shall bo permit!
ted to enter the Industries. This meant
that nt least 10,000 boys and girls who
would otherwise havo begun work must
now remain ln tho schools, .
Tho cost ot providing classrooms to:
them will be tremendous. In addition, th
Board of Education must establish con
tinuation schools, Theso schools will pro?
..tit nt l.n.t nlr.li. VimtM In.t.li.lL. 7
VlUC t. .vrvafc ,B,.. ,wu.u iiuuuMiun
week to children less than IS years old
who are In the employ 6f stores and faW
tories. i.J
TEUTONS TAKE PRZEMYSD
BY HEAVY BOMBARDMENT
Continued from Pago One
centre. Lines run from that city n'jruv
to Jaroslau, cast to Lemberg and south'
and southeast Into the Carpathian mouff
tain passes and to Sambor. J
Military experts rank the Austro-Oerl
has been crowned by tho victory 's?
Frzemysl as one of the greatest exploits
ot the war ln any theatre or nostllttlei.ijf
Shortage of ammunition was largelj-S
icsjiuiioiuiu iur um lectjni Diav reverses.
In Galicla, with their climax In the fall
of Przemysl. Russia has only ono powj
uer-maKing plant ana its dally producl
Is sufficient only for a day's operation)
on one of tho several Russian frontal
Galicla, East Poland or Wnrsaw, Thj
Russians havo been hoping for the early,
forcing of the Dardanelles to provide a1
safe route for transportation of muril-
ii.h. mn,. c..- -... ..u. ?
the White Sea, has been Icebound slria
October, precluding replenishment by- the"
northern route. German submarine
In tho North and Baltic Seas have vlr
tually closed Llbau and other Baltk
nn. rT.U !.- .. 11- - l(J.
cwtwt .liiu uiuy nupijucs irum uuiaiu"
have been carried from the weiteni
United States by the long trans-Siberian
route from Vladivostok, which has been"
closed during the winter months. "j
Three separate sieges of Przemysl have
made the great Gallclan fortress one o(
tho memorable centres of the European"
war. 1
Tho Russians first swept down upon
Przemysl early In tho war ancTon Sep
tember 16 opened their artillery attack
upon the outer forts. For several weeki
Russian howitzers pounded away with!
little result upon the outer fortification
Then reinforcements reached tho Aua
trlnn garrison nnd the Russians were
forced to move oft to the north. 1
Beforo the last of October the Russlana
were again pressing down upon tha gatei
of Przemysl. But ln the period ot Mi
trlan occupancy the city had been wel
stocked with ammunition and food and
was prepared to resist a long Blege. A
Russian army, variously estimated at
from 125.000 to 200,000. settled down for a
siege of the fortress and encircled It wltf
a ring of Iron, while other Russian forces
pressed the Austro-German armies south'
ward to the Carpathians.
Several attempts were made, to relieve
Przemysl, but the Austrian garrison finals
ly surrendered on March 22. 1515, after
the grentest siege of the war. General
Kusmanek, the Austrian commander, re
ported that his food supply gave out enC
there were rumors of a mutiny before tbs
Austrian ofilcers agreed to the surrender,
The Russian War Office announced mora
than 113.000 Austrian were taken pruj
oners. 9
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WASHINGTON, June lB
For eastern Pennsylvania Partly cloudM
tonight and Friday; warmer Vrlda;
moderate northeast winds.
The coast storm Is central near Ca:
Hatteras this morning and Is apparent!
moving eastward, It was prevented
moving up the coast by increasing prei:
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rain area did not spread north of Tea'
sylvanla and New Jersey excent west o
the mountains where t. secondary J(J:
turoance caused rain over a portion oi
tne upper Lake region. Showers continu
in tne plains mates within ths wesieri
disturbance. The Increasing pressure!
over New England caused a fall In tern;
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Virginia. In the central valleys and
cotton belt the temperatures ha,ve rti
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