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EVENING LEDGfER-PHIEADELPHlA, THURSDAY, JtTLY 1, 1915;
if
l iUXSTMl LLU15
HAS NEW NAME, KEPT
SECRET BY FOUNDER
TWO MEN ATTACK WOMAN
Wonder Spreads Among
Cohorts, Who Don't
Know Why 6500 Men,
Paying No Dues, Are En
tertained by Backers,
MYSTERY CLUB SECRETS
BEWILDER MEMBERS
Why did the mystery club lose
its name?
What is the now name?
Will its membership reach 10,000
at Saturday's meeting?
Will thn organization be merged
with another powerful society haV'
inq a membership of 20,000?
The mystery club has chanced Its name,
but the S500 members do not know whnt
their organization la to bo called.
The latest mystery move camo like a
bolt from tho blue. The members do not
understand whv the great body wna re
named But, for that matter, neither do
they understand how tho club has doubled
Its membership at each of the last three
meetings, nor what the ultimate purpose
of the mystics organization Is, nor how
the club started booming from a mem
bership of six. Tho nov. H. C. Stone, of
Wayne, rector of Holy Trinity Chapel, at
22d and Spruce streets, Is tho founder and
head of the organization, which was
known as tho H. C. Stono Men's Club be
fore tho change. He refuses to divulge
either the object or tho name of tho club
until tho membership has reached 10,000.
It was learned today that the club
name had been changed. Why, the mem
bers do not know.
A number of them called up tho Even
ing Ledoer ofllce today In an effort to
learn more about the organization of
which thoy nro a part Little Information
could bo given to them, however, for Mr.
Stono holds tho key to tho myBtcry In
his hand, and ho will not roveal plans un
til tho 10,000 mark Is reached.
Tho clubhouse at fid and Spruce streets
was filled to tho doors last night with
recent recruits, who will take their first
degree at tho meotlng In tho University
of Pennsylvania gymnasium on Satur
day night. It Is bellovcd that tho 3500
members needed to make the complement
of 10,000 will be enrolled at that session.
Many of tho society's secrets will then
bo divulged by Mr. Stono. Tho members
are eagerly awaiting tho tlmo when thoy
will know moro about their organization.
rnwnnnsQimv w s vatjp.
IS BOOMED FOR MAYOR
TTmIJ-aJ fll mamm' A nnnmnilAn Ti'nirs.n
; Leader's Candidacy.
Congressman William S. Varo was
boomed for Mayor at a neighborhood
celebration held last night at 715 Snyd-r
avenuo under tho auspices of the United
Citizens' Association of tho 39th Ward.
Mark Kuppermon, who Is an aspirant for
Magistrate, made tho principal speech In
dorsing Varo.
The Women's League for Good Govern
ment has take time by tho forelock, and
Is already sending out appeals to the
electors of Philadelphia to go to tho polls
at both the primary and general elections.
These circulars, which are non-partisan,
call attention to the fact that 106,706 elect
ors failed to register last year.
Edward Freeborn, 63d and Webster
streots, has been appointed by Dr. Samuel
O. Dixon to bo local registrar of vital
statistics for the Stato Health Depart
ment. 1-reeDorn has been a cleric In tho
office of Mlsn Nova It. Dcardorf, chief of
the city's Bureau of Vital Statistics.
McKcan County Washington party men,
at a meeting held In Bradford last night,
commended Governor Brumbaugh for tho
enactment of his program of progressiva
legislation. A full Washington party
ticket will be placed In tho field in Mc
Kcan County next fall. It was. decided.
W. B, Adams has withdrawn from the
six-cornered contest for the judgeship In
Jefferson Cpunty. The campaign Is be
coming too expensive, he said, In an
nouncing his withdrawal at Punxsutaw
ney last nlRht. His withdrawal leaves In
tbe Held John W. Read, W. T. Darn,
Charles H. Corbett, S. B. Whltehlll and
W B. McCracken.
Driven Off by Neighbors After They
Got Into Home Through Pretext.
Two men, who first made sure her
husband and son were not at home, at
tacked Mfs. Blla Abele, 23IS North Grats
street, nfter getting Into her home early
today by saying they wanted to discuss
with her an application her son had made
for employment. They were driven off
by neighbors, who heard Mrs. Abele'a
screams, but not until she had been badly
beaten.
Mrs. Abele told Acting Detectives Wil
liams, Kleck and Moortey, of tho 26th and
York streets station, that some one tele
phoned to her shortly after 9 o'clock,
asking If her husband, Edmund Abele, or
her son, Harry, were at home.
About a half hour later Mrs Abele
answered tho bell and found the nwn
at tho door. 8he took them Into the
hallway and they followed her Into tho
kitchen. One drew out a hnndkerchlet
nnd tho men tried to gag her with It.
She screamed and fought desperately, nnd
before the men could subdue her neigh
bors camo to her rescue. It la believed
tho assailants were after jewelry owned
by Mrs. Abele, but they got nothing.
MINISTERS OPPOSE
REVIVAL BY ST0UGH
Declare Churches Do Not Need
Another Campaign Baptists
Offended by Tactics.
Dr. Henry W. Stough's purposed evan
gellstto campaign In Roxborough next
autumn la meeting with strenuous oppo
sition. Many ministers of Roxborough,
Manayunk, Wlssahlckon and tho Falls or
Schuylkill have declared that It would bo
most unwlso to have a revival follow so
soon after "Billy" Sunday's campaign.
Representatives of 30 churches In the dis
trict -will decide tho question of Inviting
Doctor Stough to hold a campaign, at a
Meeting to bo held tonight at tho Lovcr
lngton Presbyterian Church, Manayunk.
The clergymen who are opposed to hold
ing a campaign will contend that tho
evangelist's services are not ncedod. They
declaro that tho churches of tho district
aro reaping a harvest of now members
as a result of tho "Billy" Sunday cam
paign and that pastors aro In a position
to do their own evangelistic preaching.
Better means could be found to spend
tho $9000 necessary to erect a tabernacle,
according to somo of tho ministers. This
expense, they say, would place an un
necessary burden on tho struggling
churches of tho community.
Doctor Stough has aroused tho personal
enmity of Baptist clergymen by his treat
ment of tho Rov. II. H. Hallowell during
a Stough campaign In Mount Carmel. Mr.
Hallowell, who Is now conducting serv
ices in a tent at 21th and Dickinson
streets, was ordered from tho tabernaclo
by Doctor Stough, who accused him of
proselyting. The Missionary Commltteo
of tho Hooding Baptist Association, after
hearing Mr. Hallowell, Doctor Stough and
sovcrnl others, exonerated Mr. Hallowell.
This action by Doctor Stough may be
used by the opposition.
Reasons for objecting to a Stough cam
paign In Roxborough have been sent to
tho evangelist by the Rov. Orlando T.
Stewart, moderator ad Interim of tho
Roxborough Baptist Church and secre
tary of tho Baptist City Mission Society.
Doctor Stough will not conduct services
at Roxborough In the opinion of tho
Rev. Dr. Samuel M. Vernon, pastor of
tho Central Mothodlst Church, Roxbor
ough, owing to tho opposition to him.
Tho Roy. Arthur S. Walls, pastor of
the Ebenezer Methodist Church, declared
that ha was not opposed to tho move
ment, but that he was opposed to closing
his church during the campaign when Its
work was going ahead so successfully.
Other ministers said to be opposed to
the Stough campaign were the Rov. Rob
ert Hetherlngton. of the Mount Zlon
Methodist Episcopal Church, Manayunk;
the Rev. John Prieat, pastor of tho Em
manuel Methodist Episcopal Church,
Roxborough, and tho Rov, William R.
Rearlck, pastor of tho Talmadge Re
formed Church, Roxborough.
How Contractor McNichol Cut
His Bids for Municipal Work
GRADING PRICES, NORTHEAST BOULEVARD
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1903 McNichol .
1013 McNichol .......
1014 Darber Asphalt Go
1915 McNichol 28 cents
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3 cents
52 cents
42 cents
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Wood block paving
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1909 E. H. Varo. .Market at.
1912 McNichol Arch st.
1913 McNichol ....South st.
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$3.49
2.87
2.33
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?G85,000
725,000
830,000
A55i?
1 Sa
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$93,600
10C.400'
$185,000
225,000
330,000
iff
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$13,600
26,400
BITUMINOUS SURFACE FOR COUNTRY ROADS
Union Paving Compnny
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us
25
$400,000
n
5"
5
If
$100,000
CITY SAVES $500,000 ON CONTRACTS
BY MAKING M'NICHOL CUT PRICES
Continued from Face One
must bo shaded, so when ho bid for soma
work on tho Northeast Boulevard In 1913
ho set his price at 63 cents per cublo yard.
This was a cut of 31 cents per cublo yard,
or little moro than 37 per cent.
Taking his present contract for grading
tho Plaza at $500,000 as a basis and figur
ing on his standard charge of S3 cents
per cublo yard, this means that on the
old basis tho city would havo paid (6.15,000
for tho work In 1913, thus saving tho city
3185,000.
When thcro was another bid for sub
grading work In 1914, tho contract was let
to tho Barber Asphalt Company at 43
cents per cublo yard, or a cut of 49 per
cent, under tho McNichol standard of
1903, a saving to tho city of (225,000, ac
cording to tho 1903 standard.
But as Senator McNichol lost this con
tract, when bids were again asked for
tho Plaza recently ho decided to make
Buro of this work, with the result that ho
slashed his bid to 23 cents per cublo yard.
This is a cut of 65 cents, or CO plus per
cont., under tho Senator's 1903 standard.
Tho total of this present contract ap
proximates $500,000. Figured on tho old
McNichol basis of S3 cents per cubic yard,
tho work would have cost the city S330,
000 moro, or $530,000 Instead of (500,000.
Tho second contract exhibit which
shows that while tho cost of living has
soared steadily higher, tho cost of con
tract work has dropped with almost
plummet-like rapidity, Is In the prices bid
by tho "Contractor-lords" for wood block
paving.
OTHER SWEEPING CUTS.
Market Street, tho dividing lino between
tho Vares and McNichol and "belonging"
to the Vnrcs was repaved In 1900.
Tho bid of E. H. Varo for this work
was nt tho rato of J3.49 per square yard.
In 1912, Senator McNichol bid for paving
Arch street nnd, realizing that tho Blank
enburg administration was in tho saddle,
ho mado a cut on tho Varo Btandard of
$149 to (2.87 per squaro yard.
This Is a out of 62 cents a square yard,
or a bit over 17 per cent, on tho Varo
standard. Figured on tho basis of tho
present (80.000 contract, this means a sav
ing of somo (13,200 to tho taxpayers.
Whon the bids for repaying South street
were recently oponod, it was found that
Senator McNichol had not only crossed
Markot streot, but that ho had put In a
bid for tho work at (2.33 per squaro yard,
a cut of 61 cents per square yard, or about
19 per cent., under his bid for Arch street
In 1912, and (1.16, or 33 per cont. plu.
I under tho Varo prloe for paving Market
Bireoi tn iyw.
As this present contract is worth somo
(80,000, tho Senator's present bid means a
saving to tho taxpayers of some (26,400"
over tho old Vare standard.
Tho third largo contract obtained re
cently by the Senator Is for supplying
bituminous surface for country roads.
Tho contract amounts to about (400.000
nnd was awarded to tho Union Paving
Company, In which Senator McNichol Is
tho dominant factor.
The prlco put In by this concern for
1915 Is 25 per cent, less than the same
company bid In 1912-13. As tho present
contract Is worth about (100,000, tho sav
ing to taxpayers for surfacing country
roads Is, therefore, somo (100,000.
Thus the saving to tho city on tho three
big contracts which Senator McNichol
has obtained during tho last 60 days,
when figured on tho basis of the old
standard, (330,000, ?26,4Ck) and (100,000,
amounts to virtually nair. a minion dol
lara.
SCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS OPEN
Thousands Ehjoy Recroatlon Provided
by Board of Education.
Thousands of children enjoyed today
for tho first tlmo this year tho summer
playgrounds conducted by the Board of
Education In the yards of 123 publto
schools throughout the city. These
grounds havo no connection with those
operated by the Board of Recreation.
The most popular playgrounds were
those loeated nt some distance from
ground operated by tho Board of
Recreation. They aro In a number of
places where tho children havo had no
other place for play than the streets.
Competent Instructors wero on hand to
teach tho children how to play nnd to seo
that none was Injured In using apparatus
provided for their amusement.
Tho playgrounds will bo open every
dny, with tho exception of Sunday, dur
ing the next two months. Arrangements
nro being mado for special programs for
safely and sanely celebrating Inde
pendence Day on Monday.
VICTORY FOR TRANSIT
TO BECOME COMPLETE
AT COUNCILS' MEETING
Long Fight for Comprehen
sive High-speed System
to End When Money to
Start Work Immediately
Is Provided.
PHILADELPHIA REFUGE
FOR FLEEING BELGIAN
Defender of Antwerp Tells
Story of Invasion by Gray
Horde of Uhlans.
Tall, spare, his faco bronzed and his
keen, alert eyes searching his room as
If they sought a hidden German, Charles
Votlon, of Antwerp, a Belgian, who was
In Antwerp until a few hours beforo tho
arrival of the heavy advanco guard of
Uhlans, told today at tho Hotel Walton
of some of the Incidents of tho Teuton
Invasion.
Ho said he rtmalned until the last, par
ticipating In tho dofonso of Antwerp, and
loft only whon tho place was no longer
tcnablo nnd Its capturo by tho gray
avalancho of German soldiery was only
a matter of minutes. Already In many
places the city was nflro, and fow Bel
gians remained to witness tho frightful
scenes of raplno and plunder which en
sued. Mr. Votlon Joined tho fleeing multi
tude on tho roads, where scones of ln
descrlbablo confusion reigned. Beforo tho
Belgians ovacuatod tho city, however,
moat of tho valuablo paintings and works
of art wore taken from tho buildings
and churches and hidden In cellars, said
Mr. Votlon.
His family Is scattered now, ho said.
One son is a prisoner In a German de
tention comp. another Is fighting on tho
western battle front and his wlfo and
another child aro In London, having
sought safety there soon after hostilities
commenced. Ho docs not know when
his family will bo reunited, and he do
plored this as one of tho sad phases of
tho war. Fow families aro left Intact,
ho said, and many Belgians havo wit
nessed tho killing of their relatives.
His Bon Vivian was captured while
fighting on the western battle, front near
Yprcs about two months ago. Ho had no
opportunity to send news of his enpturo
to his relatives until he, with other sol
dlors, wero entrained. Ho then wrote
on a scrap of paper a noto to Ills grand
mother and throw It out of tho car
window. In time this was picked up and
carried to tho elderly woman, who had
not been molested In her humblo homo.
TEN GOVERNORS TO MEET BELL
CONVENTION HALL PLAN
KILLED FOR SUMMER
DESERTED BRIDES REPENT
IN CAMDEN OF ELKTON TRIPS
Find Hasty Marriages Cause of Woo
and Want,
Marry In Elkton, xepent In Camden.
Thirty girl-brides of the city across tho
Delaware havo come to the conclusion
that this is a maxim which should bo
placarded broadcast for tho edification of
those who are 'tempted to arrive at tho
altar via tho Honeymoon Express to the
Maryland Gretna Green.
Thty are deserted ones, whose erst
while husbands have skipped to the No
Man's Land that Irresponsible husbands
have a faculty 0f skipping to. Tha con
sequences s that Camden is facing a
serious problem. It has these youthful
brides on Its municipal hands, and since
they are destitute and without visible
means of support, is confronted with the
question of taklnsr care of them.
Of the SO -who have made application to
David Ranklns, Overseer ot Charities, for
City helD. the matorltv elooeil tn Elkton.
All of them are between the. ages of 15
nnd 21. Many had pitiful tajes of disll
luiionment and the sha.tterinr.of "Love's
r. Young Dream" to tell. Soma even had
seas qo rar as to enaeavor to support
tlttlr husbands In order to hoi the- slip-
sfgjMfjr gentlemen But Elkton, it appears.
imiuuucivp to siiypermeea, uyu jno rono-
its nave departed, until tnerxan be
iled up, Camden will continue to take
I fit the glrl-brldes. 1
FOUR FISHERMEN DIE IN SURF
Jliree Narrowly Escape When
Capsizes,
BALTIMORE, Md. July l.-Four
t drowneri and three others had ei
' calls when a ilahtntt boat capsized In '
ji at ocean city, sia., cany mis morn;
log The dftnrt !
Captain George Williams and Chsrs
AleLane of ()nn Cltv. Luther Kitchens.
tei Ot Snow Hill. Md.. and Robert Tlmraon,
f Berlin. Md The seven men were,
Sbtng from a largo gasoline launch. The.
agin became disabled, and the boat
tbe high seas. Other fishermen rescued
we of ,ne party Williams' body is
the nl; one that has been recovered.
float
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hm Bride at Elkton Numbered 288
ELlvTON Md.. July l.Dur!ng tha
jnotitn of June 38 marriage licenses war
,,WUed In Elktoii to , minleg roaldins- out.
fe of the 8tt More than half of
were iMutd to Philadelphia cwpj.
Hock todav IX small tl onlv Sve
fJWples dpplle4 fut the legal documents
it county court ufn t llmi were
le U Nlxdujf and Kathine O Urlan.
I'fcWc phu Atuu i Sledding anil
liil&frr,i il.irl.h iru Pii Rjm-
ftilte and Auna Jk SJiuflsld. Wtl-
ptstui uel , Herman A Knoop and
" Kc.tUii. tbtltinura. SJd . and
Wwa l4hej anti Crui A Ukiid NTui -
DWINDLING STATE FUNDS
FULFIL YOUNG'S FORECAST
Close of Juno Shows $5,772,019, May
Showed $6,255,735.
HARRISBURG, Pa., July 1. State
Treasurer Young's warning of tho State's
approaching financial stringency Is re
flected In the balances for tho month of
June at the close of business yesterday,
made public today.
Total balances at the close of June
business- stood at J5, 772, 010. 23, of which
M.306,316.34 was In the general fund.
At the close of May the total balances
Were $6,355,735.06.
The statement for June shows tho fol
lowing:: Receipts General fund, 12,237,879.60 ;
sinking fund, 5974 60: school fund,
1482.06 ; motor -vehicle licenses, $76,434 ;
total, $2,310,770.26.
Payments General fund, 2,69,486.04 ;
motor vehicle licenses, for highway pur
poses, 1175,000.
Balances General fund, M.306,316.34 ;
sinking fund, $822,463.03; school .fund,
$10,473.91; motor vehicle licenses, $032,
776; total. $6,772,019,28.
Councils Fail to Act and
$1,400,000 Fund Will Remain
Idle.
GENERAL WOOD COMING-
To Address Men Interested in Move
ment for "Preparedness."
Major General Leonard Wood, former
Chief of Staff of the Army of the United
States, will arrive In this city today and
will address a meeting tonight In the
Racquet Club on "The Military Duty of
Civilians." Major John C. Groome, mem
ber of the committee of the club that
sponsors the meeting, stated today that
the time of General Wood's arrival has
not been learned.
The movement to Instruct business men
In military tactics and form the nucleus
of a trained body of men to meet a possi
ble sudden demand for volunteers has ap
pealed to members of the various polo
and hunting clubs of this city. Many
Phlladelphlans have responded to the In
vitation to attend military training camps
near Plattsburg. N. Y., from August 10 to
September 6, Regular army officers will
teach the men the rudiments of war.
Xmong those Interested In tho meeting
ths Racquet Cluo tonignt are Artnur
Ifewbold, Thomas de Witt Cuyler,
lineham B. Morris, Alexander Van
niselaer, Edward B. Smith, Charles a
flajtper, Charlton Tfarnall, George H.
liar. W Lyman iiiaoie, iuajur juiui
roprne and C. 8. W. Packard.
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Jlused, New Suit; Boy Tries Suicide
ST CARMEL, Pa.. July V-
r'soaute his father could not
give him IK for a suit when
eied It, John Sward, It year a
this elty, went Into ths r
hoarding house at th boms
W. J Howards, and bung
US belt to the rafter. He was
setous toy a ooumo and
i tn a critical ooamiion, put
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rslial Replaces Bailiff
N J. July 1 United
BoUchwUr today an-
ointment of Harry S
city, a Deputy United
The apjKHHuuC W to
ruling In the Marshal's
poman or bamor i
another Uput added to
Councils have completely Ignored the
project to erect Convention Hall during
this summer, and $1.40O,00O of loan funds,
definitely borrowed for that purpose, will
remain stagnant In the City Treasury,
uselessly consuming Interest and sinking
fund charges.
It Is now Impossible for the Councils
to authorize the construction of the hall
this summer, unless special sessions are
held within the next few dayj). That
counso of action Is deemed highly im
probable. The meeting of Councils today
will terminate legislative work until September.
Tho Republican Organization leaders In
Councils demonstrated conclusively that
If the Republican national convention)
comes to Philadelphia next autumn It
will come through tbe efforts of public
spirited citizens and business men, who
have no official connection with the
municipality. The Organization Council
men obstinately refused to give con
sideration to the plan to erect the Con
vention Hall this summer as a meeting
place for the Republican convention. In
spite of the pleas of hundreds of busi
ness men In all sections of the city.
A determined effort to attract tho na
tional convention to Philadelphia will be
Instituted within the next few days by
Republicans who deplore tha apathy of
the Organization party men In official
place;.
MURDER PLOTTERS TRAILED
VICTI3I TO PHILADELPHIA
Scheme to Slay Millionaire Here
Foiled, Hence Pittsburgh Attempt.
PITTSBURGH. Pa., July L Three at
tempts tQ slay T, Franklin Schneider, tho
Washington, D. C., candy manufacturer,
were planned by his son-in-law, Thomas
G. Forney, and the latter gang of hired
thugs, according to the police. The fint
attempt was planned to take place tn
Philadelphia and tha second and third
were scheduled to take place here. The
first two plans failed, and In the las?
attempt Schneider was attacked with a
hammer in his room in the Anderson
Hotel last Thursday morning.
Forney and his gang, the police assert,
followed Schneider from Washington to
Philadelphia two months ago, but for
some unforeseen reason the plot to at
tack Schneider Tailed.
PORTER PLANS FLYING
START FOR MAYORALTY
TOUCIIARD HELD FOR THEFT
National Indoor Tennis Champion Ac
cused of Stealing Golf Balls.
NEW YORK, July L-Oustav F Toues
ard. Jr . national indoor tennis champion,
today appeared in ths Tombs Police Court,
aooused of stealing 48 don golf balls,
valued at $388. He waived a preliminary
hearing and was bound over to the Grand
Jury, tie fumlshsd 48000 ball and was
released.
Touobard'a arrest created a furore in
tennis oirclss. Ha was one of the mast
prominent players In the country, having
figured in ehamptonshlp tournaments tor
i ears.
la MU Ttmchard married Mjsa HmwHaa
William Holmes, of Newport, N Y. She
was one of the brldeeouUd at the w4
lUrtg of Vivien Gould and Lord Oeelea.
f fen ha oiik ilit J
Nominations Will Be Filed
Within a Few Days, His
Friends and Advisors Say.
George D. Porter, Director of tho De
partment of Public Safety, Is planning
to mako A flying start In the mayoralty
race, according to his friends and politi
cal advisors. His nomination tjanera will
be filed within a few days, It Is expected,
and his boom will bo launched without
delay.
Director Porter today refused to dis
cuss his candidacy or the nnnounced plans
of his political aides to launch tho boom.
"Not one word," was his only comment.
Plans for Director I'nrter'a mnmii.ii
have been discussed nt frequent confer
ences held by his political aides. At
conferences, held In the Art Club this
week. It virtually was decided to launch
the Porter boom at once, and to file:
nomination papers within a few days.
The "Porter boom has been csrr.fniiv
.groomed for several months. Last winter
ueorge u. Porter clubs were formed in
the Independent Wards, and with these
clubs the Director already has tho nucleus
for an active political organization. He
also has a host of friends who in.
terested in his candidacy and who would
form Independent political clubs in his
behalf.
Tomorrow Is the first day for filing
nomination papers with tho City Com
missioners, and they will be received un
til August 31 The Porter petitions al-
reaay are prepared, it was said today,
NATIONAL WEALTH NEARLY
DOUBLED IN EIGHT YEARS
If All Were Evenly Divided Each
Would Have ?19C5.
WASHINGTON, July 1, The national
wealth Increased 75 per cent, in eight
years, 1504 to 1912, according to the dec
ennial report in wealth, debt and taxa
tion, soon to be Issued by the Census
Bureau, The total value of all classes ot
property In 'the United States at the end
of 1913 Is given at $187,739,000,000. or $1965
per capita. The per capita increase is 49
per cent. Real estate and Improvements,
Including public property, formed 69 per
cent or tho total Increase, the next
largest Item being In railroad properties.
In the same period net Federal Indebt
edness increased 6 per cent.; State In
debtedness, 11 per cent; county indebted
ness, 89 per cent ; and municipal Indebt
edness, 114 per cent
In ten years the increase In the general
property tax levy was 86 per cent.
Executives Will Escort Relic Through
Respcctivo States.
Ten Governors will accompany the Lib
erty Bell through their respective States
when It goes on Its trip to tho Panama
Pacific exposition nt San Francisco. In
each case the Governor will meet tho
bell at tho State line, or the first nearest
stop, romalnlng with It until It passes
out of the State Jurisdiction.
The Governors nro Wills, of Ohio:
Clark, of Iowa, who will be represented
by Lieutenant Governor Harding, be
cause of tho former's absence In Cali
fornia; Major, of Missouri; Capper, of
Kansas; Morehead, of Nebraska; Kcn
drlck, of Wyoming; Spry, of Utah; Alex
ander, of Idaho; Wlthycombe, of Oregon,
and Lister, of Washington.
It Is expected that Governor Johnson,
of California, will meet the bell at the
State line and accompany It Into ths
exposition grounds.
Tho final legislative steps to place tho
$0,000,000 transit loan In tho hands of
Director Taylor to begin far-reaching Im
provements In the transportation facilities
of Philadelphia will be taken by Coun
cils today at their last meeting before
tho summer recess.
With tho final passage yesterday of the
?,ral"nnco authorizing tho negotiation of
".u to,, loan and tho signing of tho
measuro by Mayor Ulankcnburg, tho only
step remaining la tho appropriation of
the loan money for specific transit pur
poses. Tho two appropriating ordinances,
reported favornbly from tho Finance
Z!i !.' nnnl J""sgo today, make
avallnblo $3,000,000 for a beginning on the
Brood street subway and $3,000,000 for a
beginning on the Frankford olevated.
Favornblo action on these two ordi
nances today will clear tho way for con
struction work Into this summer on these
two sections of tho comprehensive hlgh
speed'trnnslt systems planned by Director
Taylor's department. Tho Mayor will
sign tho ordinances promptly before leav
ing for Jils summer homo In the Poconos,
nd tho only remnlnlng procodure will
bo tho obtaining of tho approval of the
Public Servlco Commission of tho execu
tion of tho work. Steps to obtain this
approval already have been taken by the
Transit Department.
The action by Councils today will mark
tho culmination of ono of tho bitterest
nnd longest-continued fights In tho his
tory of Philadelphia's municipal life For
moro man two years tho plans of Direc
tor Taylor havo been beforo tho people.
During nil of this tlmo Director Taylor,
backed by business organizations nnd In
dividual citizens, mndo appeal after ap
peal for councllmanlo action to make tho
rapid transit plans a reality for Philadel
phia. BROTHER GETS BIG ESTATE;
PUBLISHER LEAVES $187,000
Mrs. Mary A. Schindler Left $125,000
to Richard S. Brock.
Mary A. Schindler, who died Juno 21, nt
137 South 21st street, loft hor entlro $125,000
estato to a brother, Richard S. Brock,
who Is named executor. Her will was ad
mitted to probata today.
Other wills probated Include those of
Mary R. Glazier, who left $12,900; Eliza
beth Murphy, $1733; Christopher Salvatore,
$1100; Frederick J. Lentz, $3200; Elizabeth
Davis, $2000.
Personal property of Joshua R. Jones,
publisher, nmounted to $187,577.45, accord
ing to an Inventory filed today with tho
Register of Wills by Robert McCIean and
Harry W. Stahl. The decedent's Interest
In tho National Publishing Company Is
appraised at $125,000. Other personal prop
erty Inventories filed today Includo those
of Amelia R. Sparks, who left $71,556.66;
Margaret Cavanaugh. $U,71L23; Albert J.
Blackford. $37,932.03; Elizabeth J. Boyd.
$16,490.53; Isaac H. Frledenbcrg, $13,378.16;
Edward Strecker, $2791, and Georgo T.
Hauso, 2080.16.
TOM THUMB TO WED MISS JUNE
ARCHBISHOP TO SPEAK
AT JULY 4 EXERCISES
Clergymen representing churches In the
central section of tbe city will take a
prominent part In the Fourth of July
exorcises, which will be held under the
auspices of the 15th Ward Business Men's
Association. The celebration will be held
at various points In the neighborhood of
19th street and Falrmount avenue. Arch
bishop Prendergast will be among the
principal speakers at the celebration.
The children of the neighborhood will
be given free automobile rides. W. A.
Dunlap, president of the association, and
other members will loan their cars for
the occasion. There will be no end of
refreshments for the little ones, and
sports and band concerts will add to the
enthusiasm.
Miniaturo Impersonators Will Enter
tain at Church Festival.
Mr. Tom Thumb, In tho person of little
William Lynn, Jr., and Miss Jennie June,
represented by potlto Marie Eckstein,
will bo married solemnly by diminutive
Parson Wilson Gosser at 8 o'clock tonight
at the Slloam M. E. Church.
Distinguished guests will be present In
tho person of sundry other little boys
and girls. Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Astor
will rub shoulders with Mr. and Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth, and President Wil
son, represented by William Price, will
take his seat next to a mock "Billy"
Sunday.
The wedding is a repetition of the one
which the children gave several weeks
ago.
State Warns of Water Pollution
HARRISBURG. Pa.. July X State
Health Commissioner Dixon today Issued
a letter drawing the attention of every
offiolal in charge of a waterworks, Miter
plant or Other establishment furnishing
water to the publlo to the necessity of
taking extreme precautions to guard
against contamination and to report any
Increase of typhoid conditions. It Is sug
gested that In the summer months tem
porary protective measures bo taken and
the heads of the plants are notified that
they are In control of one of the prime
necessities ot human existence and that
responsibility for purity rests with them.
BLANK'S I
Luncheon, 50c 1
I IN OUn DELIGHTFULLY H
COOL DINING SALON
S Business Men's S
I Luncheon, 40c 1
1 AT LUNCH COUNTER 1
1024-26 Chestnut St. I
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS
nrihoimrrila Brace! for deformltlaM.
Elutlo Stocklnia, Abdominal Uupporters. etc.
Purchase direct from factory.
FLAVELL'S, spuing oahukn st.
If In the World
Purest Water
Dilivtrtd to kern ot elliet.
PUROCK WATER CO.. 210 S. 2Kb Street
Absolutely Guaranteed!
At
stdp.
4MALUCA5 5HJRT5 1 (
TO YOUR ORDER 1 U
Ami LbaX taelu&M tha fabric and warktxun.
ftfeip. 9 WU U OoUiMd frUrt
MADRAS SHIRTS $
TO YOUR ORDER
b of Aadaraon ""'-- inuuMsJ
fieotcb U4ra Coi $1 atowfetra.
COULTER, 710 Chwtaut St
Pre-Inventory Reduction Sale
Centemeri
ilk Gloves
Begins Thursday, July 1st
Exceptional opportunity to economically
Provide Gloves of quality for over-the-th
and the hot months to follow.
One tot Of both I-elasp and elbow-length, in colors. 40c
All of our best tcrade 3-jlasp.itnitth, ineludln tho 7ETv.
handsome "Bandalette, gjal, white and solars. Oc
A" the best grades elbow-length plain arms. BU.sk, or.
Offering only genuine "Centemeri" male.
1223 Chestnut Street
C O.
D.. Mail or Pk orders receive "Contemerl" atteattea.
Sell. Walnut S8
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Perry's
Big
Summer
Reduction
Sale!
T,If every man in Phila
delphia knew the Quality,
the Character, the Com
fort of fit and the style of
Perry Summer Suits, we
should have to proceed no
further with this advertisement.
This Announcement then
is to tell our
friends that our
Summer Suits
are selling TO
DAY at bargain
prices; and to
say to our
friends - to - be
that NOW is
acceptable
to get ac-
the
time
quainted in this
None-like-it-elsewhere
Reduction Sale!
$12 and $15 Suits, now
$9.50, $10.50, $11.50
ii
$20 Suits, now
$15.50 & $16.50
$25 Suits, now
$19 & $21
$30 Suits, now $23
$35 Suits, now $26.50
and $29
$10 Palm Beach Suits,
$7.50
$2.50 & $3 Trousers $2
$4 Trousers $3
$5 & $6 Trousers
$3.50 & $4
$7 &$8 Trousers $5
$5 Outing Trousers. $3.75
C, Reductions in Summer
Coats, Linen Dusters, Rubber
ized Raincoats, Knitted Coats,
Balmacaan Raincoats for Sea
shore or Mountain, etc., etc. 1
Open till 6 P. M., Saturday,
July 3.
Closed all day Monday, July 5.
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16th & Chestnut Sts,
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