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OFFENDING TIPSTAFF,
. DISMISSED BY JUDGE,
GETS AID OF BOSSES
Lane and McNichol Plead
in Vain fo Reinstate
ment of Man Who Re
fused to Be "Messenger."
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President of Oi'phnnB' Court,
Forced to Fight Organiza
tion That Supported Him,
Circulates Independent Peti
tion May Get Help of Vnres
, Defiance of Btate Senator James J.
McNichol and David II. Lane by Judge
Morri Dallett, of the Orphans' Court,
fknd the consequent determination of the
Organisation leaders to oust him In favor
of George McCurdy, PrcsUlottt of Com'
men Council, Is the explanation of the
supposed mystery behind the circulation
of n petition for the renomlnatlon uf
Judge Dallett, according to n story tint
came to light today
A tipstaff who told the Judge In open
court before scores'of spectators, lawyers
and witnesses that ho whs "not a mes
senger" brought about tho broach. Juilgo
Dallett Instantly dismissed, tho man. Tho
tipstaff hurried around to tho office of
Lane, who la chairman of the Ilepubllcan
City Committee.
Lane found that the magic word "or
gnftlzatlon" had lost Its potency when ho
tried to talk Judgo Dallett Into restoring
the tipstaff. So the City Committee
chairman reported to Senator McNichol
The. latter also failed to swerve Judgo
Dallett from his determination.
'Coincident with the knowledge that a
petition for the renomlnatlon of Judge
Dallett was being circulated, some days
ago, politicians heard the first mention
of tho name of George McCurdy ns a
possible auccessdr to Judge Dallett
Lawyers who had been present In tho
urpnans- uourt wnon the Upstair defied
the Judgo may have been able to put
two and two together, but most of them
kept their knowledge to themselves or
-whispered It only to Intimate friends.
Widespread speculation was caused
among politicians of all parties by tho
petition to renominate Judgo Dallett
The latter, they pointed out, was an
Organization Judge. Heretofore the Or
ganliatlon always has been loyal to Its
representatives on tho bench It was
generally accepted that anv Juris
, known as an Organization man could
have renomlnatlon merely by nsklng for
It i Naturally every ono thnt didn't
know wondered what was-wronc between
, Judgo Dallett and the Republican Or
ganization. Tho term of the Judge ex
pires; tho first Monday In January of
next year. It has been known all along
that he desires re-election.
MxCURDY ABANDONS JUNKET
Astute political observers began to see
the light when McCurdy resigned from
the Junket Committee that will tako the
Liberty Bell to the Panama-Pacific Ex
position, It was known that he had
never been In favor of the trip, but In
splfe of this his resignation was looked
upon as significant because of the gos
sip that he might be a candidate for the
seat of Judge Dallett
J. Burwoo' Daly, who Is circulating
the petition for the renomlnatlon of
r Judge ,pallett among members of the
oar, ana a number or men Interested In
securing the renomlnatlon of Judge
Dallett vouch for the facts, and finally
told why such a petltlondeemed neces-
The following. In hrtf. to. Ih nutllnA nf
stvry told to persons whenlMI! ffo"iO
their signatures to the DalloU petition;
v Judge Dallett, who Is President JudgeVof
mo urpnans- uourt, was presiding 'WTien
one of tho attorneys cited a -certain
case, giving the number of tho law
vplume In which It might bo found. The
Judge naturally wanted to see tho rec
ord and accordingly requested the tip
staff who caused all tho trouble to get
It for him.
"I am no messager boy," said the tip
staff. J ho had exploded a bomb he hardly
could have caused more consternation.
Even the spectators knew enough of
-rcourt prooedure to realize that his re
mark was In contempt of court, almost
without precedent. The lawyers present
dropped their papers and gasped. Even
Judge Dallett was at a loss for a few
seconds. He thought at first he had not
heard aright.
'.'.)Vtm ,dla you "y" "9 demanded.
I dldn t say anything, your Honor,"
replied the tipstaff, who evidently rea
lized the gravity of his remark. But
Judgo Dallett by this time was con
vinced,
DISMISSED INSTANTLY
"You are dismissed," he said. The tip.
taff was ordered out of the courtroom
and the case before the court was re
sumed. Some Ume later, David H. Lane, "grand
old man of the Republican Organization,
philosopher" of the same, for decades
Phn.iih? rami Pcturele figures In
Phi adelph a politics, went to see Judge
Dallett. It Is understood that Lane ex
plained to tho Judge the tipstaff was an
be'ak"Ubanck?ftn " au"ted th' ho
,"H .uZh! t0 be ln Jalt r contempt
Dalf.Ti. .'.VT th8 anw.r. Judge
?ni!.LVaM t0 h,aV8 made' T" two
conferred for some time, but all the argu
ments of Lane failed. Finally he la said
to have stormed out of the Judge's office
with the remark that ho would see that
the tipstaff got his Job. '""
THEN CAME McNICIIOL,
McNIohoL contractor-boss, vl.iti t,.
Dallett later The Judge was equally firm
ln his determination not to reappoint the
offending tipstaff It made no difference
k to Mm that the mnn warn f t. r
liatten. Patiently he polntd out to the
ewe nenaior mat tne upstart had given
deliberate Insult to the Orphans' Court
beere witnesses, lawyers and spectators
He tried to show McNichol how lmpos
slbffc it would bo to take baek such u
man l what a blow it would strike at the
dignity of the court.
AjeNlchoi. however, as an Organization
leader, could view the point only from
111 Awn angle, that the tipstaff was an
Important oog In the maohtne and must
be protected in his job It la understood
to Jvave required spnslderabls time for
Judge Dallettt to make McNichol realize
thst he would defy the all-powerful Or
ganization to the last ditch. Even a dell.
6s(!B feint from the Stats Senator that re
nomlnatlon time was coming found Judge
Dallett still a Judge sworn to uphold the
iMcntiy of bis court 8p McNichol went
In the footsteps of Lane.
The petition for the renomlnatlon of
3trri Dallett on an independent ticket
ikes) started to eJreulata. Lawyers who
not beard of tne tipntaK were aatea-
Thoit who knew kept quiet.
iy tbe petition reacivaa the law
at Frsnelc Bhuuk Brown. State'
funeral. UUt asMciatea looked
the otltla and declined to aizn
tbt time They woula hye to wa
it. Tiey uh were swrwttiut.
Dallett lias maiataiaect silence
aJOK tii occurreac In ftomtaal circles
U 1 believed be espeited th Organisa
tion would drop the plan uf aubatttutlBg
JJr. MU'urdy for him ait4 support him
for rcJKmiinattOii
Who did ou set isla story from''
a l Hi lve whin toid m tee tele
ihuua ti Atieoile 1(y that Mte Oallt m-
nvle m l publhttujd. JiV-- Z
(inv anything t demand to know where
snu Bni that story
He wa Informed that It Mil ft current
rumor In political circles.
I demand to know where you get It,"
persisted Mr Lane "I absolutely de
cline to be Interviewed OoOd-bye"
Mr Lane then hung up his receiver
Judge Dnllett denied over tho telephone
from his homee at Wesltewn today that
lthr 1Vt Vlrtfinl nr tjnA ti-l MnMAi1iAi1
i h'm- or thnt n "a "mij any up
"1 have the -m men now I had nine
jears ago." nld the Judge. "About 10
year ago a tipstaff wa dismissed, but
no oe dppfttaehed hie at that time to get
him reappoint! to his position."
Jtitlrre Dallett nag asked If ho had
heard the tnrv which he wag told was
current In political circle-.
"I have heird It." he Mid, "In con
nection with the dismissal of nearly 10
yenn ago, but. as I said before, no ono
ha approached me about You have
the atory alt wrong."
J. P. MORGAN SHOT BY
CRANK; NOT SERIOUS
Cnntlmird from Page One
dressed and ford's suspicions wore In no
wise aroused by tho request.
Holt got Into the tnxlcab nnd began
to read a newspnper Ho showed no
svmptoms of nervotunesg 'and ta en
tirely self-possessed The dlstanco to
"Hast Island," the Morgan country place,
was quickly covered.
When the Morgan place was reached
Holt got out of the cnland, as ho paid
his fare, he remarked 'to tho tnxlcab
driver:
"This Is the man who li responsible
for the European war," at the same time
pointing tounrd tho palatial mansion
nestling among the trees.
The chauffeur, believing from the man's
appearance that ho was a business ac
quaintance of the banker, thought noth
ing of the remark ami made some com
monplace reply as he drove away,
ASKH TO SEE MOIIOAN.
Passing up the drlvoway the visitor
rang the bell, which was answered at
once by n butler.
"I wish to bco Mr. Morgan at once,"
said Holt As an after-thought, he
added, ns though to insure his seeing tho
banker:
"It Is very Important."
Tho servant disappeared, but after a
moment returned, rajlng
"Mr Morgan regrets to say that he can
not see you because he Is very busy."
This aroused Holt's anger
"Won't he see me?" he snarled, drawing
a 3-5-callbro rovolver from his pocket.
"He will seo me He Is responsible for
this wnr and It has got to stop. He is
the man who can stop It
Tho butler upon seeing the weapon gave
a shout of fear nnd Mr Morgan hurried
out to ascertain tho causo of the commo
tion As Mr Morgan appeared tho butler,
mastering his fear, grappled with the as
sailant, who was shouting' "I cannot
help It; I must see Morgan This war
has got to stop. It has gone too far now.
I've come hero to serve my country."
DREW SECOND PISTOL
In the scuffle the weapon was dropped,
but the would-be assasBln, breaking the
other's grip, drew nnothcr pistol, a 32
callbro weapon
"Help my country," he shouted at the
financier, who had stopped short at tho
sight which greeted his ejes
Before Mr Morgan could say anything
Holt began to fire One bullet struck
Mr. Morgan In the leg, Inflicting a flesh
wound, and the other hit him In the side.
The financier retained his presence of
mind nnd started forward for his assail
ant The noise hnd aroused the house
hold, and servants were pouring In from
alt directions, Even the housemaids took
.part In overpowering the Intruder.
The butler had picked up a heavy brass
coal hod, which he hurled at the assail
ant, striking him In the forehead and
knocking him down
In tho meantime. Sir Morgan not know
ing how badly he was hurt, staggered
Into his library nnd collapsed in a
chair.
While some of the servants wcro tele
phoning for Dr. William H Zabrlskl and
for the police, others were caring for the
financier, and still others were binding
the prostrate assailant
When Doctor Zabrlskl arrived he made
a hasty examination and Immediately
assured the family that Morgan's wounds
were slight and that no fears need be
felt
Constable Frank McCahtll arrived and
took charge of the prisoner Tho assailant,
his face and clothes covered with blrod
from the cut In his forehead, was In the
hall of the Morgan homo shouting at the
assembled servants who glared back at
him. All were armed with such weapons
as shovels, canes, gardening articles and
anything that could be found
RED CROSS HAMPERED
IN MEXICAN WORK
Organizations Can Not Bring
Relief Until Conditions
Change.
WASHINGTON, July 3.-Untll a radical
change has been effected In conditions In
Mexico, the ned Cross will not attempt
to expand and may not continue the
famine relief work Initiated there fol
lowing President Wilson's appeal to the
country a month ago,
The Bed Cross authorities have found
that, under the conditions under which
they have attempted to relieve suffer
ing In Mexico, tho work cannot be con
ducted consistently with the fundamental
principles of the Red Cross organization.
To send food Into Mexico under existing
circumstances Is likened to pouring water
through a sieve, In that It brings no re
sults. The feeling on the part of the Red
Cross, as communicated to the State De
partment recently, Is that what Is now
being done fall to give promise of lead
ing to anything definite or achieving any
tangible results for the benett of Mexico.
The essence of Red Cross work. It was
pointed out. Is rehabilitation, relief cal
culated not only to remove aoute distress
In an emergency, but also to enable suf
ferers to re-establish themselves In posi
tions of self-dependence The existing
situation in Mexico renders such work
absolutely Impossible,
With Mexico In control of armed fac
tions which prevent the majority of the
people from devoting themselves to the
cultivation of the land or other tasks
necessary to their mlntenanoe. with
these forces making It Impossible for the
Red Cross to get aooess to the pqlnts
at whleh the distress Is most acute, and
van la some cases positively obstruct
ing the relief wok, with food being ok
out of Mexlop to furnish gold to the
factions, while tne Red Croes waa ship
ping it Into Mexteo and with the Red
CrOM unable to exercise its ouetomary
control and supervision of rellaf opera
tion. thoU la authority ln the organiza
tion reached the conclusion that real Red
Croee: work was practically out of th
queeiloB until conditions have been radi
cally altered
The views of the Red Croat already
have been eotnmunteated to Secretary ef
State Lansing Upon toe return of Pres
ident Wilson to Wuhlnaton next wuit
itteji w i Jt eft to by leadta
Vt t JE V tWHMW
EVENING LEDaER-PniUADIOLPHIA, SATURDAY. JTTLY
PRINTING OP FIRST POLICE PAPER
u$;m&"MikmJ3.u
Director of Public Safoty George D. Portor is shown horo operating
tho press and running off tho first edition of Tho Sentinel, a news
paper published by nnd for tho Pollco Department.
ROOM IN U.S. CAPITOL
WRECKED BY A BOMB
"AS PLEA FOR PEACE"
Letter Mailed Before Mid
night Explosion Ruins
Reception Chamber, Calls
It "Exclamation Point"
in Stern Demand.
WASHINGTON. July 3.
The explosion of a bomb which wrecked
the reception room In the Senate wing of
tho national Capitol shortly before mid
night was Intended to be nn "exclama
tion point" In a plea for peaco, formu
lated In a well-phrased lettor mailed to
the Washington Times an hour and a
half before tho explosion, announcing the
explosion would occur The writer signed
himself, with a typewriter, aa "It.
Pearco, an old-fashioned American with a
conscience "
Tho letter, which confessed responsi
bility for tho act, was wated June 1, but
was not mailed until last night, the date
and hour being shown: plainly by the
postmark. From the construction of the
letter It appeared the writer had been In
Washington for several rtajs, looking
over the public buildings, and that It was
written before the Senate was chosen as
the place to set the explosive The
lotter Itself was typewritten, while the
word "Senate" was Inserted In pencil In
a blank space left for the word
Secret service men are making a rigid
search for tho writer of the letter who
set the timed bomb.
The explosion shook the Copltol build
ing ns thAugh it had been an earth
quake Everything in the Senate re
ception room was smashed, windows
wore blown out and three telephone
booths ln the corner of the roon were
demolished. Fortunately, however, the
explosive, whatever It was, was not
powerful enough to cause any structural
damage.
Superintendent Woods said he thought
some one had placed a bomb In one of tho
west windows near a telephone booth,
but he Insisted that he did not know how
a stranger could have entered the room,
as the Capitol had been closed for sev
eral hours before the explosion.
The room which was wrecked la to the
rear of the main entrance from the west
to the United States Senate wing. It is
23 feet wide by 70 feet long. It la hand
somely furnished and richly decorated
Two massive chandeliers hang from tho
celling and by some strange freak neither
of them was badly damaged.
Immediately after the explosion every
door of the building was closed and tho
structure searched, but no stranger war,
found. The policemen who were first to
enter the reception room stated that It
was filled with black, blinding Bmoke.
The lotter received by the Times fol
lows; "Unusual times and circumstances call
for unusual means,
"In connection with the Senate affair,
would It not be well to stop and consider
what we are doing?
"We stand for peace and good will to
all men, and yet while our European
brethren are madly setting out to kill
one another we edge them on and furnish
them more effective means of murder. Is
It right?
"We get rich by exportation of ex
plosives, but ought we to enrich our
selves when It means the untold suffering
and death of millions of our brethren and
their widows and orphans?
"By the way, don't put this on the
Germans or on Bryan. I am an old
fashioned American with a conscience, If
It Is not a sin to have a conscience,
"We are within the International law
when we make this blood-money, but are
we also within the moral law, the law of
peace, or of love, or of Christ, or what
ever else a Christian nation may call It?
"Are we within reason? Our children
have to live after us Europe helped and
encouraged the Balkans In their bestial
war, and she reaped the whirlwind. Can't
we learn wisdom?
"Is It right to supply our Insane asy
lums with explosives or give them to chll
drenH We even prevent our own child
dren to killing and maiming themselves at
the rate of 200 dead and C00O maimed on
the glorious Fourth."
Jlra. Thaw Practices With Pistol
MRIUUU N. Y . July 3.-Hvelyn Nes
bit Thaw has neither slept nor eaten for
J hours, it is reported by friends of hers
who, are In the theatrical profession.
Worry over the fast that she will be
obliged to testify against her husband Is
ascribed aa the cause of a violent fit of
hysteric. Dr Klmer Thurbr, of Brain
ardsvlUe. managed to calm Mrs Thaw
somewhat
Mrs Tbaw has spent a half hour each
day sine her arrival at target praetlee
with a pletot
IAT TPA1W FltOSf OCEAN CITY
Account iBdepeadtnee Celebration, July 8.
nOMaa &uwra -ur a. snimsjgs uhi
July Slh a sseiUi retontaa train fe II SO
jjcurtalu wtU leave 0sa4 Cltr lOe P. M.
fata e U aiiaea t W7Jjr. U.
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POWERFUL CITIZENS
PLAN TO BE FACTOR
IN MAYORALTY FIGHT
League, in Process of Care
ful Organization, Will
Start Battle for Clean
Government With Fully
Equipped Forces.
A new political organization, to be
known as tho Citizens' League) will be
launched In Philadelphia within a short
tlnio for the pnrpoae of electing ns Mayor
to succeed Rudolph Blankenburg a man
who will give tho city a clean administra
tion for four more jcars.
A Committee of EO, similar to the Com
mittee of 100, will be ln charge of the
campaign of the new municipal party
This committee la already being chosen.
It will be composed of men who stand for
high Ideals ln the administration of
municipal affairs and who rank as
leaders of tho business world, .the fin
ancial world and the bar In Philadelphia
These men will act as sponsors Jtor the
league.
Tho lcagua Is to bo formed principally
to fight for the eleotlon of a Mayor who
will give the city n clean administration,
but the new organization will have a full
ticket In the field. Including candidates
for Councils and Judge
Tho candidate of tho Citizens' League
Is stll: being discussed by tho men who
are Inaugurating the movement Indeed,
It Is not probable that the league will
declare Itself In favor of any candidate
when the formal announcement Is mado
of the league and the membership of Its
committee
The plan of the leaders ln tho organiza
tion of the Citizens' League Is to give
cltlzenB of Philadelphia an opportunity
to vote for the candidate It ultimately
Indorses, regardless of whether the voter
be Organization Republican, Independent
Republican, Washlngtonlan, Keystoner or
Democrat, or Just oidlnary, everj'-day In
dependent. Tho movement has been under way for
months. The men who will form the
Committee of CO have been selected with
the greatest care. Several prominent men
-who stand for all that Is best In life and
ln Philadelphia have been asked to servo
as chairman, but, because It la the desire
of the leaders In the movement to have
a chairman who can unite all the various
currents In the Philadelphia political pool,
ono after another has been laid aside
when opposition developed. In other In
stances tho men approached have felt
that they mlsht fall to bring the har
mony desired.
While the league will be guided by a
committee of 60, as that large number la
unwieldy, the direction and control of
affairs, lust as In tho old Committee of
Seventy and In the Committee of One
Hundred, will bo In the hands of a small
executive committee of five or seven.
To this xeoutlve committee will be In
trusted the task of directing the policy
of the league and the carrying out of
Its program, deciding and meeting any
and all questions that are certain to arise
during the campaign.
The men behind the formation of the
Citizens' League are working night and
day to perfect their organization. For
theso men, nil of whom have been promi
nent in reform movements In Philadel
phia -within tho last 16 or M years, have
learned that It is necessary to "tight the
devl with fire" and that a well-oiled and
amopth-runnlng organization la utterly
esssntlal In order to win.
Accordingly, work Is going on actively
In each ward. Leaders have been select
ed for the 3 wards They have been
given lists of men desired for their Ward
and Division Committees and they are
now quietly going about sounding out
these men and arranging for their sup
port and aotlve participation In the com
ing campaign so that when the Citizens'
League is formally announced, there will
be a thoroughly organized body of
workers who will spring Into open ac
tivity the .night the league makes Its
bow to Philadelphia. .
Crystallization of events betwjbn now
and the night the league is announced
will determine whether or not' at the
time of the announcement the league
will also Indorse a candidate for- Mayor,
It Is quite possible that the league will
be content with the bare announcement
of Its foundation and purpose and- that
It will simply mark time, perfecting all
details of its organization, until aftar
the primaries, when the various candi
dates will be considered In the light of
the primary vote and than a sileotlon
made from among them for the league's
indorsement
If, however, none of the candidates
measure up to the standard -which the
Executive Comrnlttee of the league deems
requisite In the man whom they expeut
to give a clean, progressive administra
tion to the city it la on the erd that
the Citizens' League will choose: a can
didate from outside the primary liat and
will S vote ait ita etwfiua s OwUaj
WW-
BRIEF CITY-WIDE NEWS
NO HARD COAL MONOPOLY, COURT DECIDES
Tho Government' 8l,lt dgnlnst the Heading Coal ZVTjTCL to
ncfltllns Railway Company tttid m.bsldlary line, In whlcl, It wta '" .
prove existence of n monopoly In tho hnrd coal bualn. ww. J Me d t oday
n favor of tho defendants. Judgo MePhewon delivering the opinion In the
United States District Court. Tho action of the Government wnfl begur ita
September, 1018, and followed other suits which were lierrun in 1907. It was
the object of tho proceedings to prevent the defendants from restralnlnp; and
monopollzlnR Interstato and foreign trade ln nnthraclto coal, in violation of
the nnU-trust net of 1890. The court held that no ovldence had been offered
that largo producers had been Injured, and no effort had been mado to prove
that the prices Of coal had been cxcosslve.
"MOVIE" CENSORS SUSTAINED BY SUPREME COURT
Tho State Board of Censors, created to regulate motion picture films, was
uphold today by tho Supremo Court, which dismissed tho appeal from the
lower courts of tho film manufacturing companies. Tho companies contended
that the act creating tho board Is unconstitutional and naked for Injunctions
restraining J, Louis JJreltlngor, chlof censor, nhd Mrs. E. C. Nlver, tissletant,
from onforctng, the provisions of the act,
VILLANOVA NOT LIADLE FOR LOAN
Chief Justice Brown, In tho Supremo Court today, absolved tho Au
gustlnlan College at Villanova of responsibility for a loan for which tho
Itov. U A. Dolury, formor treasurer and bursar of tho Institution, gave his
noto ns treasurer. Tho lonn was mado by Mrs. Frlda Itolnor, whoso hus
band, John M. Itolner, professor of philosophy at Vlltnnova, was engaged with
Father Dolury In stock transactions. Tho prleBt Is now In Cuba, ho ex
plained In tho trial in Court of Common Pleas that his speculations wcro not
mndo for porsonal gain, but to help finance the college.
FIREWORKS SALES CUT IN HALF
Tho safo and sano Fourth of July movemont has aided largely In de
creasing tho sale of fireworks almost B0 per cent. On account of tho growing
popularity of this Idea many dealers have declared they will not sell fire
works after this year. Unusually high prices also have been responsible
for tho decrease ln business. Tho ndvanco was due largely to tho embargo
placed on powder by tho Chlncso Government.
FAILURES COST CREDITORS $8,000,000 IN YEAR
A total of nearly 18,000,000 was lost to creditors ln 186 Involuntary
bankruptcy cases disposed of by tho United States District Court hero for
tho fiscal year ending Juno 80, 1916. Tho nggregato liabilities of the cases
amounted to $8,170,796.15 and tho OBsetB $1,872,080.20. In nil 216 cases wore
considered by tho court, 29 of which wero dismissed. In ono settlement was
mado with creditors.
DOCTOR SANTEE LEFT $20,000 TO F AND M. COLLEGE
Among other provisions In tho will of Dr. Eugcno T. Santoo, of Philadel
phia, who died lost weok, are a donation of $20,000 to Franklin and Marshall
College and a bequest of $10,000 to tho Lancaster Reformed Theological Sem
inary. Word to that effect was rocelved by President H. II. Apple, of tho
Franklin and Marshall College, today. Doctor Santeo's fathor, tho lato Charles
Santee, of this city, was a trustee of tho collego nnd seminary for many years.
WEST COAST NAVIGATION COMPANY CHARTERS NEW SHIP
O, G, Hempstead & Son, managers of tho West Coast Navigation Com
pany, which recently announced the establishment of a now steamship line
between this pprt and tho Pnclflc coast, by way of tho Panama Canal, has
rhartorod tho new steamship Walter D. Noycs for tho service. The vessel,
which was launchod last month, Is expected to arrlvo hero July 19 to load
her maiden cargo. Tho Edison Light, first vessel of tho line, is now completing
her first cargo at tho Independent Pier.
MILITIA CHIEF REFUSES AVIATION INSTRUCTION
No aeroplane Is wanted at the National Guard Encampment this year, ac
cording to Adjutant General Stowart, who has firmly declined the offer of
tho Aero Club of America to provldo airships nnd pilots for the instruction
of mllttlamon. Stowart sold It was a matter for tho Federal War Department,
which, ho declared, should havo a corps of trained instructors. Ills decision,
ho said, is final. Tho Aero Club offered the services of a pilot nnd one of tho
latest military CurttBS biplanes for use at Mount Gretna,
MACHINERY ORDERS ADD TO WAR-MADE PROSPERITY
Industrial establishments throughout the city continue to profit by the
receipt of war orders from tho belligerents. Large orders are now being
placed for machinery. The Atlas Ball Company has engaged four machine
shops In addition to Its plant at 2d streot and Olenwood avenue. Night
and day Bhlfts aro now employed ln malting partB for automobiles andnotor
truclts. Additions will havo td bo mado to the Epsen & Lucas Company,
Front street nnd Glrnrd avonuo, to fill orders received. Alfred Box & Co.,
of Front and Poplar streets, have turned down a $600,000 offer to malto three
Inch shells for Franco. Tho firm decided that to accept the contract would
upset tho operating system.
GLENOLDEN POSTMASTERSHIP GOES BEGGING
Glenolden Is looking for a postmaster. Joseph Favllamb, who now holds
the Job, wants to resign to devote his entire attention to his position as sta
tion master for the Philadelphia, Baltimore and "Washington Railroad. He
has sent hlB resignation to Washington, but he must work until his successor
Is appointed. Apparently no ono in the borough wants the place, which pays
$900 a year. Advertisements havo failod to bring any applicants.
$800,000 APARTMENT HOUSE TO BE BUILT
An $800,000 apartment house of 12 stories Is to be erected at the southeast
corner of 16th and Locust streets. Stores and dwellings now occupy the site,
which formerly belonged to the Harrar estate, and is appraised at $126,000
Plans for the new structure now are being prepared. It is rumored that New
York capital is back of the project.
HOUSE FOR 15,000 GUNMAKERS WON'T BE BUILT
Quarters for the temporary accommodation of 16,000 workmen in the new
plant of the Remington Arms Company will not be erected at Eddystone,
Residents of the little own fenred troublesome times If such large numbers
of men were housed together in one great building. Burgess Andrew Casstdy
nnd W. K. Reld, president of Borough Counoll, wero prepared to oppote the
issuing of the building permit at last night's council meeting, but the request
for the permit was withdrawn by the Remington Company before any dis
cussion arose.
QUICK NEWS
i KING CONSTANTINE NOT ABLE TO LEAVE BEp
ATHENS, Jqly 3. King Constantino will not be able to leave his bed
when the Venjzeloa "war party" takes over the Government a,t the convening
of the new Parliament July 20. Although the King's condition has improved
to such an extent that Premier Gounarls was admitted to his chamber his
physicians said today he would bo unable to leave hU bed for' a month.
RUSSIAN SUBMARINE SINKS THREE TURKISH SHIPS
PETROaRAD, July S. A Russian submarine has sunk three Turkish
vessels ln the Black Sea, the Admiralty announced today. The destroyed
vessels were a steamship of 2500 tons, a sailing ship of 1600 tons and a steam.
,T .?w Q" A" wera BUnlc near Weaken. The Turkish vessels were
laden with coal and provisions for Constantinople.
523,000 SLAVS CAPTURED IN TWO MONTHS
RERUN, July S.-That German troops have captured 1(80 Russian of.
fleers and 620,000 men In the fighting from May 2 to June 27 is the asser
tion made ln a semiofficial statement Issued by the Overseas News Agency
m",T!h'??t!Vi t0 ava captured 200 field1
""" " """ " wr muienai wnicn cannot yet be calculated,
BIARKET ACTED WELL
ON SHOOTING OF MORGAN
NEW ?ORK, July 8,-Aslde from a
Small flurry Immediately following th?
announcement that J P. Morgan bad
bten shot, presumably by a crank, the
stock market aoted very well, illustrating
that stocks aro ln very strong hands and
that the technical position of the market
Is good. Standard Iwuw, such as the
big railroad hars. Union Pacific. New
York Central, New Haven, Northern
Pacific and the like, as wall as Steel com
mon, were affectad tha greatest
Looses ranged from one to two points In
the lsu,and the rest of the market
-want eft sympathetically There was no
pronounced pressure to sail Had tha
public hn In the market to any great
I mimi. w mow taan inteiy that prices
xttAt, It is mere tban likely that prices
B
k
3, 1016,
weak holders would probably have
dumped their securities ,t the first sgn
of any selling movement before ascer
taining definite details.
That large Interests are back of the
! tl.!' amiF'? lu"-ated by the fact
that prte rallied well after the Initial
break and came back about a point all
Many Expected at Summer- School
Sehool at the Unlvers ty of FeunSivanla
U kimM this year. wh)eh W 555.
the attendance of 1000 studwts 014 took
small by eomparlson. The wrriMluM Tin.
rtodea most of tha iubtT. Vfcl 2.5!
up the winter coltog course., aBd nearly
0 others are to be offered, r
MISS CASSELL VICTOR
PITTSBURGH Pa July J In tha
women s singles dav eoJ ,, I
ship. Miss euir oluji.,S.lv.a
REPUBLICAN LEADERS
PLAY WAITING GAME
IN MAYORALTY FIGHT
Penrose - McNichol - Var
Lane Combination to Di
lay Naming Candidal
Until Late Day, Hopinj
to Weaken Opposition.
The "watchful watting" policy, hjf '
Senator Penrose and the other Republic! I
Organization leaders ln Philadelphia1
the last Republican State Dlatfnm, -.'
In public utterances have attacked freil
aent wuson tor employing in the Mfij
can situation, has been adopted by ffjj
Penrose-MoMehol-vare-Lane comblns.il
in the Mayoralty campaign.
Alio jiepuoucan ursanizauon CMqiIi!
have started a campaign of dlla.fl
tactics In the selection of their candl
for the Ilepubllcan nomination for Ma
preliminary to the actual campal
trying to elect their choice. They hf
done this In the hope of delaying anyij
aepenaont political movement and
keeping the cost of their own camptl
down to a minimum.
ino mucn'aisaussea ' rouna tame" fcfis
ference that naa suggested several weei?
ago by City Chairman David II, UTi"
will not be held for a month at UGQ
according to men who have an authorial
tlve knowledge of the affairs of the
side ring" of the local Republican Oil
garilzatlon. M
denatora Penrose and McNichol j
tho two Vnres are all agreod In the elti
to aoiay until tne last minute the stlSh
tlon of tholr choice for Mayor, It Is sikv
although in tho meantlmo the Var r.3
tlon and the Penrose-McNIchol faction
of the Republican machine will contlnii
to Jockey for position until tw .i
around a table ln Atlantlo City mi
formally pick their candidate.
INDEPENDENTS UDLAY, TOO. v
The leaders of Independent and refdriif
political movements In Philadelphia hMf
delayed getting togother this year, wMif
they were waiting for action by th JU."
publican Organization bosses. The 0?,
ganlzutlon loaders are taking advartUti
of the delay of the Independents m'
hopo that by delaying decision as to ttslr,
own mayoralty candidate and by "nutA
lng" tho acute situation that may Im1
to a break between the Varos and itt
Nlchol, they may force tho indepeMfod
to postpone action until they will Ifti
a lato start In the campaign. JW"v
Four "lean" years ln the wav efBK."f.
tracts under the Blankenburg adsSi. '
tratlon and a debt of about $35,000 UuVtj
sun saoaiea upon tne Republican Ct?
Committee from tho campaign of.Uit;
fall, havo caused tho leaders to dklij
upon the cheapest possible camptltsA
from their own viewpoint at least. TtjJ
this reason they want It to bo as shortil
possible. M
Tho financial condition of the RetfV
llcan OrganUatlon bodies and of the 1 til
ers themselves will figure largely In tti
final selection of the Organization candi
date. X
WANT "CHEAP" CANDIDATE.
One Organization lieutenant remarlu!
today that the leaders are looking for, I
"cheap" candidate one who will cmi
them as little as possible so that tti
$35,000 debt can be paid off and so that
the leaders themselves will not have to
spend the fortunes the campaign of fpur
years ago cost tnem.
The betef Is growing In OrganlriUon
circles that the talk which has bn
general for weeks to the effect that IM
Organization leaders are looking for j
ntrnni, rnnrtMnt., flf tintTnnnrhnhl Finn?
tatlAn will lead to nothing, and that, fa
Insure that tho Immense contracts tot(
nwaraea unaer tne next naminisiraticn
will be evenly divided a "stalwart" will
be chosen.
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THAW UNDISMAYED
BY STATE'S EVIDEI
Canadian Policeman's Teal
mony Weakened by Crosa
Examination.
NEW YORK, July 3. Harry K, ThtwJ
In Ludlow street Jail, did not seem In to,
spirits, today as a result of the testimony,
produced by the State by Its first Wlt-j
nesses, called yesterday to combat bill
plea In the Supreme Court that he Is iinjfl
and should be liberated from MatteawtsJ
asylum. 8
Although two police officers from Coatla
cook, Canada, swore Thaw acted lrratloM
ally on tho day he was deported frOnj
that place after his escape from the hoi0
pltal Tor the criminal Insane, It was all
rnltted on cross-examination that the clf
cumstances under which Thaw wuj
thrown out of tho country might hsrt!
temper he showed.
Btate will call New Hampshire wltnem$
who are expected to offset the testlmonrj
of Thaw'a witnesses from that 8ttM
Many of them were in New York todijj
uui wook caretuny guarded their idenut;
and -whereabouts. These witnesses r
expected to give testimony ulrVillnr to thfl
of the Canadian policemen who testing
yesteraay.
It is expected that Mr m,,.!--. mmI
Thaw will be In court ori Tuesday an!
nai i no wui tens tne stand either tum
day or Wednesday as a witness for tS
State. There la little rhan- that fhiiri:
will be called before the end of the wNW
or the beginning of the following week, fl
3I0THER OF KRUPP HEAD,
PHILADELPHIAN, DIES IN ESSES
Formerly Mfsa Sophia Bohlen Rei
Uvea Live In This Citjr.
The death of Mrs Bohien und Kalbc4i
the mother of Lieutenant Kruno von B4MB
len und Halbach, head of the great Ottjl
map gun works at Eusep, and formrffl
miss norma wonjen, of this city, occurre;
At Essen, Germany, yesterday, a cablt
gram to relative here announced. W
Mrs. Bohien und Ilalhach'a ion marrl!
Bertha Krupp, daughtsr of tha foui"l
of the gun works, he assumed her famll;
name. a
tlM, W...l. .V V.-L. -. .1. lwl-l
ii. ciauuii n uomen, oi tne vutih
slty of Pennsylvania Law School. I) m
second cousin removed of Bertha Krupp'sa
iiusoana. ur. uouert Uagadorn vomits
of Chestnut Hill, is another relative. t
Mrs. Bohien nnd VInlhaeh was tha
daughter of General Henry Bohien tn4 ,
his wife, a member of tha Ron family-
General Bohien lived In. Holland, but r-
lurnea to America in tne eariy cays "-;
tno utvii war to organise and 1
brigade of German troeps for tb Unle
He met and wed Miss Boris in Phiiad
phla. Two daughters and a son were w
to the couple. Alwlna Bohien, one of (M
daughters, became the wife of BW
Brantjen. of Holland
Lieutenant, or Doctor, von Bohien, aw
head of the Krupp Gun Works, was
retary of the Prussian Legation at
Vatican when h mt and won
Krupp- Previously ha had served at uft
uerman Bmbasay to Washington "a vr
tne Lagatlen la Pekin through tns -
rebellion h u 12 year old