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STRIP TICKET PLAN
Ion Marks .Beginning ot
foHotis uisagreement Jtse-
kveen Associations.
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Qtesrisfr,
Wm feg;f
,..u 31 KIP TICKETS
fife of the Philadelphia Rnpid
:$.. U PitTinnnv'K fifrin tli'lfnfa
lien from the public six years
PjW), BI1U """ " 0J-iUl-U-
iarter strip uckcis, wnicn win
Mnto effect Saturday on all the
ieys operated by the Auto
Service Association.
Philadelphia Jitney Association
fmoiwly voted against the adoption
lx-for-a-qiiarter Btrlp tickets at a
K held today at their headquarters,
ad street nnd nidge avenue. The
as solid ngnlnst the tickets, not ono
,tt of the organization favoring
The question of the tickets was
Spied of quickly, and tho attention of
Jftneetlng Was turned to now business,
fifis makes an Interesting state of
jifo Srvlce Association will Issuo about
ijllf-mUllon of the strip tickets, begin
S tomorrow, Tho pasteboards will be
EU'tr all the drivers and the tickets
nDlle redeemed by them at th otnee.
Philadelphia Jitney Association will
Kpwept the tickets on tho cars oper
r"jjby them, neither will the Independent
iiftrs, making the tickets good on about
jRMrds of tho cars only. Tho Auto
SCTfce people say, however, that tho
jparlty of the tlcketu will force the
jnl organization to adopt them In short
Sit. Tho South Philadelphia and West
itSilelphla Jitney Associations, on tho
tfljrhand, hnve Joined the Auto Sorvlco
eJ?I1I Issue the tickets.
AS Philadelphia Jitney
Association,
teUeJ recusing to adopt tho strip
sTets, destroyed all hope of harmony In
jinks of Jltneymen when It severed
relations with the Auto Service Asso
itjort by passing a resolution that no
fimnan could belong to both organl-
IK
Egte
jfMuions. Tlie men were ordered to cnooso
tyween the two, cither the Philadelphia
Ssty or tno Auto Service Association,
nil move was also passed unanimously.
Otthtr the odd 300 men who belong to
Kh organizations will desert the Phlla
iPla Jitney or the Auto Service ro
stliij to be seen. In either event one of
Ou&usoclatlons will suffer heavily, and
Hdfliope t)t co-operation in the coming
SSI with tho city on September 20 seems
STSe" gone.
Ua' addition to President Costello's
l Bixech ajalnst the tickets, Magistrate K
t!Bfcott Itlckards, well known In Phltadcl
;IU and Delaware County ns the secre
Jry of the Four County Magistrates' As
!ticlaUon also made an address ndvU-
nc me men to conuuci incir Dusincss as
tliietore. without the tickets. Besides de
claring that the rates were already cheap
li for the public, Rlckards said that
strip tickets was to gain the ever-
leninltv of tho PhtlnilAlnhln TlnnlH
TSSt Company
don't want to antagonize the
Slphla Rapid Transit," he said;
ant them ns friends, nnd If we
he strip tickets wo will gain the
Suiting enmity of the company."
Cedent Costcllo, of the Philadelphia
Sxlitton, said that the issuing of
(jjfitrlps was a direct contradiction
BBS Jitneymcn's statement that they
SB Just enough by their prices to
Era small profit. The adoption of
fffllckets would weaken their argu
5t He also said that to Issue the
ut would be to reduce the profits,
Ef that the public has not demanded
fluctlon.
Auto Service News made its first
issuance today. The paper was mnde
Jjcleverly and had many good para
Fijhs on the Jitney and the Councllmen
jk'oted against It. The paper plunged
Hjithe political side ot the situation,
HSjW the men to vote against the hos
ouncllmen at the next election,
fulf million strip tickets will be de
fed to the Auto Service Association at
QBttlnK tomorrow in the Parkway
lntr The tickets will be distributed
QMS the drivers arid will be sold on
HR&rs beginning Saturday. Arrange-
wtj have been made for the drivers to
mm the tickets at the office for the
m that they paid for them. A booth
BJn erected and a stenographer era
mfi In preparation for the flood of
6tj that Is expected to swamp the of-
tne near future.
LODISA BANNISTER
GETS HUSBAND'S ESTATE
mr of Lato City Engineer Inherits
$12,600 Fortune.
&$ Louisa Bannister, widow of James
ier, ror many years chief engineer
!r Hall, will inherit her husband's
', amounting to $12,500. The deceased
his home, Ithawn street and Fair-
avenue, on July 4. A daughter ana
are also remembered In the will.
'was admitted to probate today.
pnff other wills probated were those
gry MeNerney, of 7M Bace Btreet,
an estate of $25,000; Martna J
of 11M Mount Vernon street.
and that of Antonio Fanelll. who
cently in Phlpps' Institute, leav-
estate of J3350.
personal effectB of William Blefgen
appraised today at JJKM.15,
P PHILADELPHIA TRACT
IPATED AS 'GIRAHD FARMS'
Adopted to Prevent Confusion
ftth Other Parts of Estate.
Id Stonhen Olrord farm nroperty
ftlb Philadelphia, now Intersected by
streets lined with house, has a
i hkh will prevent Its further con-
m to to be called the Glrard Farms.
Mnouniement was made today at
vs or the Glrard Estate. The lo-
"uded by uth. Zhl, Porter ana
' and extending from ShunK
-1st btreet to Passvunk avenue.
THori eara aeo formed nart Of
Qlrai ii g farms, which contained
The new name was adopted
al Estate Committee on the
of i Hatieton Mlrkll. general
r Of tha estate Whaa thA achad-
rthe building operation at Glrard
I UlUad In a taw Hivi tha new
rW appear oitelly for the nrst
yen Barbers Met Tonieht
iS".'10 ei and Journawiien bai
! J it niutlng touleht at Arlu.i
Ujtfoid Ehul (n liiMi.itua ..in-
iSB
PITHY PARAGRAPHS FROM
AVTO SERVICE NRWB
-" the U,a.v Co,"cmen ml
Igain. Pepe' V0,e ,or them
,tll VtVXZnn.0i oeL 'Wor-o.,Morter
ttrrtp Uclcett from the P. R. t con
ductor, iou may Btt them on a jUney.
tl Jo want to talk to a pe,on in
n hurrv, me the phone 1 you want
to tee a perton in a hurry, use a
If vou think the Mayor was right in
lgntng the bill that would have put
the Jitney out of bmlnett, don't boat
about It
If you are offered a sent In a trolley
tar, don't fall to accept the chance.
lou don't always pet It.
If yon don't like hannlnn to n ttiap
In a trolley car, use a jitney.
If you enjoy a smoke, don't expect
to be accommodated by the P. R. r.
Because the company cannot affoid to
operate a few open care for smoking,
don't think you are compelled to go
without your favorite hobby. Use a
Jitney.
Keep In mind those Councllmen who
to kindly voted to legislate the jitney
out of business. Before the explra
tlon of the Jitney furlough, they will
need the Jitney men very much.
Ifo one will doubt that the magnates
of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company enjoyed the Injunction
There Is no truth In the report that
the Mayor Intend using Ms touring
car as a Jitney after his term expires
FTIANK'S WIFE SCOUTS
REPORT OF CONSPIRACY
Pays Tribute of Thanks to
Warden Prisoner's Condi
tion Continues to Improve.
MILLEDQEVILLE, Oa., July 23. Leo
M. Frank rested comfortably last night,
Bleeping most of tho time. His tempera
ture today was 100, nnd he took nourish
ment with evident relish. Mrs Frank
Is still at his bedside. When Interviewed
today on. the attack on Frank by Crcen,
his fellow prisoner, and the rumors that
it was part of a conspiracy, Mrs. Frank
said:
"I cannot bring myself to believe thero
has been a conspiracy In this horrible at
tack on my husband. It has been Inti
mated that Creen wns encouraged to
make tho attack by hope of reward, but
I don't believe 1L In my opinion Creen
is insane, and tho whole plot originated
in his own disordered brain."
"Do you feel that the prison authori
ties havo taken all the precautions with
in their power to protect your husband
since ho has been Inside the prison," Mrs
Trnnk was asked.
Mrs. Frank's reply was not delayed
and apparently she showed no hesitancy
In answering the question.
"The warden nnd other penitentiary
oftlclals have been as considerate of Leo
und the terrlblo strain he has been under
as they could possibly be," she said.
"Certainly they havo shown me every
courtesy. I had no Intention of asking
any special privileges for my husband,
and expected him to be treated the hame
as any other prisoner. I can but at
tribute the attack upon him as being ono
of those things that are liable to happen
at any time und place, even In tho best
regulated prisons, where hundreds of mei
are assembled together.
"I have absolutely no criticism to make
of tho warden of the prUon farm, nnd
feel that he has been doing everything
within his power to protect my busband."
"What nbout the Bentlment of the
people throughout the State?" Mrs.
Frank wns asked.
"I believe the majority of the people
of Georgia, at least the thinking class,
are beslnnlng to i-allze tljnt l.eo could
not havo been guilty of the crime of
which he was convicted and that time
will serve to clear him. He must live
to remove the stain from his name, and
In my heart I feel that God will let
him remain on earth that long."
Six Couples Wed in Elkton
ELICTON, Md July 22. Six Pennsyl
vania couples visited Elkton this morn
ing and added their names to the mar
riage records performed In the State of
Maryland. Thev were Thomas T,po and
Harriet Van Bonda, Frank S Baker and
Minnie B. Reynolds, Albert J. Welnstcln
and F. Ruth Smallev and Frank II
Boltzer and Esther V. Williams, all of
Philadelphia; Martin W. Diem and Ruth
A. Kurtz, Gap: Charles A. Shoro and
Myrtle L. Russell, Conshohocken, Pa.
Child Accidentally Shot by Mother
A bnby's mother examining a revolver
beside the crib where the child was
sleeping shot it In the foot when the
gun was accidentally discharged. The
child, Otto Schaffer, 651 Rush street, was
so seriously Injured that It had to be
taken to St Christopher's Hospital,
where the wound was treated.
WILL IT RAIN FOR FORTY DAYS?
SIMEON MOKEMACHER SAYS SO
Veteran Prognosticator Says George A. Bliss Is All Wrong, and
Bases His Contention on the Fact That It Rained
St. Sivithin's Day.
"St. Swlthln's Day, If thou dost rain.
For forty day It will remain.
Kt swlthln's Day. If thou bo fair.
For fn?ft da's It will rain nao malr."
July ISth (St. Siilthln's Day) nj
July 18th ja,
JJuYr lh ..V.V.V.VvirV'iillrht .Vr-lnkl.
July SOlh J?"
July sat ntt,2
July SSU T
Step right up, ladles and gentlemen, and
listen to the argument, tree-mendous and
unexcelled, now under wny between that
widely known disciple of facts and fig
ures. George A. Bliss, popularly known as
the weatherman, and the greatest of all
the goose-bone prophets, Simeon A. Moke
macher. Subject St. Swlthln's Day nnd the re
liability of the widely known prophecy,
Mr. Bliss needs no introduction to you;
Simeon Mokemacher burst Into Instant
fame last winter by predicting the num
ber of snowstormB that would visit this
unsuspecting city before the advent of
soring- He was one storm shy until the
famous April blizzard spoiled Easter Sun
day and gave him a reputation.
The legend of St Swlthln is that if It
rains July 15 it will rain for 40 days there
after, and If clear that day. It will be
clear 40 days thereafter. Mr Bliss arguea
that never in the history of the city has
it rained more than U conwcutlvo days,
and that was In Beptembw, 1S89.
Nor has It been clear without the sus-
DRINK
The
Purest Water
In the World
.., m a kAmi ar ofiiCt.
gVMIgfl CBDflER-PHIEADELPBIA. THTTBBDAY. JFLT 22, 1018.
MOORE TO RUN ONLY
ON "HARMONY" TICKET
Congressman Declines to Con
sider Mayoralty Nomination
Unless Business Men Urge It.
Congressman J. Hampton Moore, whose
name headed the list of eight "ellglbles"
selected as mayoralty possibilities by the
five Republican Organization leaders at
the Atlantic City conference last week,
will not make the race unless he Is the
"harmony" candidate.
In a statement outlining his position,
he said that ho would be e candidate
only if tho business Interests of the city
demanded it. His statement follows:
"I have felt, In view of the honornble
mention of my name In Connection with
the mayoralty, that the suggestion ought
noi id De turned aslflo lightly. But 1
have not been a candidate, am not a
candidate now, and would not be a can- i
dldato unless well assured that the busi
ness Interests of the city demanded It
nnd that party harmony should prevail
My position In Washington Is entirely
congenial, and the duties there are such
as to make any thoughtful man hesitate
before undertaking so great a task.
"The city needs a strong, tlrm, guiding
hnnd to advance Its manifold Interests,
nnd to give It that place which It so
Justly deserves among the great cities
of the world It Is undoubtedly handi
capped at the present time In many
ways, and lacks that constructive policy
that other cities have availed themselves
of In a national as well as a local sense.
"The next administration will be
charged with the responsibility for some
of the greatest constructive works ever
undertaken In Its behalf, and, In com
mon with all good citizens, I am anxious
to seo such a Mayor chosen as will
rise over and above factions or local
ambitions to the seriousness and magni
tude of tho occasion."
Congressman Moore's boom for Mayor
Is gaining headway rapidly. He will be
the guest at a dinner to be given by
Kensington business men at the Rltten
house Hotel on tho night of August 6.
Councilman A. C. Kceley, John B. Rey
nolds and R. Lincoln McNeil, the com
mittee In charge of the affair, have an
nounced that It will be non-pollttcal and
that It was originally arranged to start
a movement for a better recognition of
the needs of tho northeast.
Congressman Xtoore Is being mentioned
by political workers today as the pos
sible choice of the Penrose-McNIchol
faction in the event of a formal an
nouncement of tho candidacy of Con
gressman William S. Vare. McNIchol
lieutenants, however, aBsert that Moore
Is too closely alllllatrd with ex-Register
of Wills David Martin to be naked to
mnke a factional light under the Mc
NIchol standard.
Neither Deiuitor Vare nor Senator Pen
rose nlll make any statement on the
maornlty these days Senator McNIchol
will not return until the end of the week,
and no move will be made by the Varcs
until that time. Tho second "round
table" conference will also ba planned
nt that tlmo. If will probaly be held
noxt week.
National Progressive party leaders, at
conferences hold In New York during the
laBt few wecko, have carefully considered
Governor Brumbaugh as a presidential
possibility. George W. Perkins, ex-Senator
William Fllnn, E. A. Van Vankcn
buig and A. Nevln Detrlch attended the
confabs. Tho Pcnnsylvanlans took tho
Governor's name Into the conferences and
urged the leaders to consider supporting
him lri a tight against the Penrose-McNIchol
machine on a progressive Repub
lican platform. The leaders decided to
mark time until after the election In No
vember. Frank J. Gorman was Indorsed for an
other term as County Commissioner by
the Keystone party County Committee, nt
Its meeting Inst night. J. Wilson Carter,
43d Ward; William A. Clonk, 25th; E. J.
King, 40th, and Fred Turner, 35th, an
nounced their candidacies for Magistrates'
nominations. The committee will meet
agnm on August 5.
Dr. W. Horace Hosklns, former presi
dent of the Democratic Club and the one
time leader of the opposition In that or
ganization to Roland S. Morris, is being
urged by his friends as the Reorganiza
tion Democratic candidate for Mayor. Dr.
Henry W Cattell Is also being urged as
the candidate of the same faction for,
Coroner.
Arsenal Wages to Be Investigated
A successful termination of tho wage
scale complaint of the machinists nt the
Frankford Arsenal promises to result
from a plan of Secretary of War Garri
son He proposes to have a representa
tive of the army and n representative of
tho machinists make an investigation of
the complaint These representatives will
ascertain the wnges paid machinists in
prhate concerns throughout the city for
work similar to that performed at the
Arsennl, and wages at the Arsenal In
the future will, In part, be based on the
result of this Investigation.
plclon of precipitation more than 28 days
In a row, which was the case In October
and November, 1871, he says. Moreover, he
will not admit there waa a sprinkle last
Sunday and declares the theory has been
knocked In the head again this year.
Simeon Mokemacher, on the other hand,
clad In a raincoat and with an umbrella
In his hand and golobhes on his feet,
sticks to the rhyme and "won't give In for
no facts nor figures, nohow." AH that he
goes by, he says. Is the rhyme, and he has
tried It more than once and It has always
worked, and he knows about snowstorms
In winter and there Is no reason he
shouldn't know about rainstorms In sum
mer. Moreover, he has backed up his
argument by nailing down the top of the
shack he Uvea In near Torresdale. He
usually takes the roof off In summer, but
not this year. No, slr-ree 1
"St. Swlthln'B Day, If thou dost rain,
For forty days it will remain."
BLANKS
Luncheon, 50c
IN OUR pELIQHTFUULY
. COOL DINING SALON
Business Men's
Luncheon, 40c
AT LUNCH COUNTER
1024-26 Chestnut St
TAKING PART
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WILLOW GROVE PARK INVADED
BY 10,000 STURDY WELSH
Mighty Host Makes Melody at Annual Reunion of Clans Repre
senting This City, Baltimore and Several
Pennsylvania Counties.
Today Is Welsh Day at Willow Grove
Park.
Welshmen to the number of 10,000, In
cluding delegations from towns In Lu
zerne, Schuylkill, Carbon, Lehigh and
Northampton Counties In thin State and
from Baltimore, Mil., gathered at tho
park today to celobrate their annual re
union. The celebration Is under the au
spices of tho First Welsh Presbyterian
Church, 21st street nnd Falrmount ave
nue, of which the Riv. R. R. Wtlllnms Is
pastor. The holding of Welsh Day be
gan In 1907, under the leadership of the
Cambria-American League. After two
years 11 was turned over to the Welsh
church, nnd they have continued the
celebration every year since.
The clans are gathering during tho day,
PUGNACIOUS COPS MAKE UP
Exchange Blows, Then Shako Hands
at Captain Tempest's Suggestion.
Two bluccoats.wlth a grudge of long
standing who tried to case It by a (1st
light some time ago shook hands nnd
"made up" In Police Court at Cits Hall
today when Captain Tempest offered
them this menus of having charges of
disorderly conduct ngalnst them drop
ped They are Patrolman James Jacoby
and House Sergeant William S. Coyne.
Jacoby said Coyne hit him tlrst and
Coyne said Jacoby was tho aggressor.
Kach produced witnesses who could not
bn confounded. Each showed 17 years ot
clean record In the Police Bureau, and
Captain Tempest Anally told them to for
get It and shake hands.
Another case wns that of Patrolman
Robert McClaren, ot the 13th nnd Locust
streets station, accused of threatening to
shoot a member of the firm of Shlme
well & Logan, opticians, 137 South 16th
street, who reported him for being drunk.
The board referred tho evidence with
sealed recommendations to Director
Porter.
NURSE HELD AS CHECK RAISER
Accused of Altering Figures to Obtain
Money for Board Bill.
Georgia P. Hills, a pretty nurse, who
says she Is the daughter of a Wilmington
clergyman, was arrested today charged
with raising a check. The girl, who was
recently admitted to the nurseB1 training
school of the L-ylng-ln-Charlty. tear
fully declared that she was compelled to
get money to pay her board. She received
a check for 90 cents from a society in
Wilmington, and raised It to J19.90. Sho
then gave the check to Thomas J. Glllan,
of 1301 Arch street. In payment for board.
n'i, tho cheek was returned as worth
less Miss Hills said that her father would
make good the amount. He was Informed,
the police say. but took no action.
She was held In $600 bail for a furthor
hearing by Magistrate Carson,
PRATT LOSES SUIT
Utah Court Refuses to Reinstate Him
to Labor Organization,
f n Pratt, tho carmen's leader In the
trikn of 1910. In this city, has been denied
reinstatement to the Amalgamated Asso
ciation or Btreet ana oneiric uaiiway
Employes of Amorlcn by the Utah courts,
i.nhor headouarters In this city received
a telegram saying that the suit, which has
been pending for two years, was decided
today adversely to rraii.
These Are the Days
When a New Straw
Hat Costs Little!
If you come to the New Stoie)
All our $2.00, $2.50, ?3.00 and $3,50
Straw Hats are
$1.00
All our $5,00, $6.00, $7.00 and ?Q0
Panama Hats (Genuinely Panama)
$3.50
WILLIAM H. WANABAEBR
1217-19 Chestnut Street
IN "WELSH DAY"
' &" . mm I
jwjv &f&yaar&zimtr.
and at 4 30 p. m a musical program will
be rendered This will consist of the
Welsh national anthem, "Hen Wlad Fy
Nhudnii," which will be conducted by
Miss Sarah M. E. Davlcs, director and
soprano soloist of the Covenant Methodist
Church, together with other Weloh nnd
KnRllsh numbers, which will bo sung oy
a chorus of 1C0 picked voices under the
direction of Miss Kdlth Myfanwy Mor
gan. John Owens, tenor soloist of the "frlnltj
Episcopal Church, will assist This pro
gram will be repeated nt 9:30 o'clock In
the evening. The committee In char,
consists of ndwnrd S. Pierce, Gwllym
Humphieys, J. Humphreys Grlmth, David
Chappcll, Hugh Park Jones, Richard
Hughes, Robert Williams, D. Wilson Rob
crts, W. J. Jones nnd Dr. R. W. Mills.
G. W. NORRIS HONORED
Former Coworkers Present Resolu
tions to x-Dircctor.
Ex-Director George W. Norrls, of the
I?!?"1.8"' -f..WJ,,ar.Vul ?0.cJj8?nif'"
ties, wnf presented with a set of rcsolu
tlons this afternoon, bound in book form,
by employes of the department, ns a
... - - ,-, .. i. , i.tt.
i. . u'.u ". . " "I'Prec.auon in .
no id uc1U u, !.- immur tunu.n.c.B.
The volume contnlns 12 pages, engraved
In blue nnd gold, nnd each beautifully
Illustrated with n vignette In water colors,
representing the part Improvements com
pleted nnd proposed under Director Nor
ils' regime. The volume, which was
plnced In n mahogany case. Is the Joint
work of Carroll R. Thompson, chief
draftsman, and John R. Gorman, another
draftsman of the department Mr. Norrls
was summoned from a meeting of the
Reserve Board Directors to receive the
gift. The piesentatlon speech was made
by Director Meigs.
MRS. JOEL DALL
Prominent in Club Circles and in
Society of Friends.
Mrs. Joel Ball, prominent clubwoman
and member of tho Society of Friends,
died of a complication of diseases at 3
o'clock this morning, at her home In
Quakertown. Her husband and one son,
Earl A Ball, survive her.
Mrs. Ball was a member of the
Woman's Civic Club of Quakertown, of
the Ladles' Literary Lengue of Perkasle,
Pa.; of the Lady Marlon Home Lodge,
Daughters of Pocahontas, the Episcopal
Guild, and a director of the Richland Li
brary Company.
Interment will be held at the Friends'
Meeting House In Qunkertown, at 2
o'clock, Saturday afternoon.
"Dctective"-Robber Held for Court
Housewives and boarding-house keepers
In the nelghbornood of the 19th and Ox
ford streets police station congratulated
themselves today when Edward H. Young,
who confessed he had robbed their homes
after representing himself as a private
detective and hiring rooms from them,
was held for trial under J15CJ dan oj
Magistrate Grells at the police station.
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v Dlam o n d
Itlncs. Cash Itcfuod Val
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FIRE ON 2 WARSHIPS
DENIED BY OFFICIALS
Navy Department Says No
Blaze Occurred on New York
or Warrington.
Naval officials today were confirmed In
their opinion that rumors connecting the
recent fires on United States warship
with the work of spies are greatly ex
aggerated. Adlmlrol Usher, commandant of the
Brooklyn Nnvy Yard, today Informed
Secretary of the Nnvy Daniels thai there
was no foundation for the repot t that
fire was discovered on either the battle
ship New Vork or the destroyer Warring
ton at that jard Addtd to this, the fir
on the battleship Oklahoma Is no do
llecd tb have been cnused by laimess
ness at cfefcctUe Insulation, although,
nccordlng to the ofltclal leporl. It Is
"mysterious."
An ofTlclal of the New York Shlpbulld
Ing Company expressed the opinion to
day that there was a possibility that
there may be something abnormal about
the (Ire on the battleship Oklahoma The
urtlclal, who refused to have his name
made public, said: "It Is highly probably
that there may be something abnormal
nbout the fire, but ,we are not Justified
In -nylnu It I doubt If a trace of tho
origin of the fire will ever be determined "
While nn nlr of strict secrecy prevails
nt thfl tdnnt nf ihh Mw Ynrk flhtnhiillrl.
I Ing Company, Camden, where naval and
company ortlclals are Investigating the
fire which destroyed nine compartments.
Under the forwaid turret of the battleship
Oklnhoma last Monday, tho guard at
League Island has been Increased five
fold, nnd, although officials would not
conllrm the rumor, It Is said that tho
guatds have been heavily armed and
ordered to "shot to kill," If necessary
Carelessness Is mentioned in the first
report to Secretary Daniels by Cap
tain Knemmerllng, naval constructor, who
Is Investigating the recent fire on the
Oklnhomn, nt tho plant of the New York
Shipbuilding Company, Camden, Captain
Knemmerllng states that the origin of the
fire "appears to be a mystery," but that
It was believed to have been due to de
fective Insulation or carelessness of some
woikmnn. The text of Captain Kacm
merllng's report follows;
"Fire observed on board 6:30 p. m., July
1!. Smoke from locality of handling room
of No. 2 turret, Fire In It-Inch magi
xlnes nnd It-Inch shellroom Dense
smoke Issuing from various hatches.
Necessary to flood thoe comparlm"nts.
On account of the hatches being open In
the first and second platforms the fire
could not be renched until virtually the
whole of the ship In this location wis
filled up to the first plntform. Before tho
flooding wns stopped, the ship wns filled
from the Inner bottom to the third deck,
from about frame 10 aft to frame 54. The
fire finally wns extinguished about 6 a. in.
Detailed report of damage not posslblo
until water hns been removed nnd ex
nmlnntlon mnde Now pumping out. Be
lieved origin of fire wns In H-lncli maga
zine. .Several bulkhends badly warped.
Some deck plating may require ronewal.
"All electric wlrln. piping, operating
gears, entllntlon pipes nnd other sys
tems, also cork Insulation throughout
the lompartmentB In which fire occurred,
arc practically destroyed. The origin of
the fire appears to bo a mystery, It is
believed that It may have been due to
! defective Insulation of electric wiring
around tho magnzlnes or to carelessness
of some workman In dropping lighted
matches or cigarette buttH. The principal
limn
i fue, on wh,cn tho flre fcd appeara to De
, ,,, cork n1lnton 0f c1ecka nn,l hulk-
hfads, although considerable stage plank
i m,d other Inflammable dunnage wnB In
these spaces nnd added to the tire." '
Cnntaln Knemmerllng, Superintendent
Constructor John G, Tawresey and H. A.
Mngoun. vice president of the New York
Shipbuilding Company mado an inspec
tion of the Oklahoma's hull early today.
All agreed thnt there was not the slight
est reason to believe the flro of Incen
diary origin
Seattle Entertains Jersey Elks
SEATTLE. July 22. Ono hundred and
thirty-six Newark, N. J.. Elks returning
by train from national convention at Los
Angeles Were entertained here today by
Senttle Lodge No. 92. Grand Exalted
Ruler Nicholson, heading about six hun
dred Eastern and Central West Elks, will
arrive tomorrow.
Soft dAnks
of the pme
healthful sorb9
iattind&lz's
If we were climbing
snow-topped Alaskan peaks
why then, of course, we'd
be cool wouldn't we? But
the problem is how to keep
cool in the midst of a Phila
delphia summer. Let us
suggest Martindale soft
drinks ns" ono very pat
answer.
These are the especially cpol
in( sort because they ajrrce so
perfectly with tho digestion. In
the selection, we have avoided
all such irritants as capsicum
and the like, and have insisted
upon strictly pure ingredients.
Take Cloverdale Ginger Ale
for instance. Pure water from
one of Pennsylvania's choicest
bubbling springs, pure ginger,
cure sugar plus skill in making.
It's a wonderful ginger ale. And
eoually good is every other
Martindale soft drink.
Cloverdale Ginger Ale, $1 dox.
bottles
Saegertown Ginger Ale made
from the water of the celebrated
Saegertown Springs pure and
smooth $1.75 per doz. qt. bots.
Cliquot Club, a ginger ale of
very piouant quality, $1.25 a
dor. bottles
Cantrell & Cochrane. Ginger
Ale imported $1.50 a dot. pint
bottles
Grape "Smash" something
new and very delicious. It is
made to be diluted with three
parts of water to one of Smash,
10c, 25c and 50c bottle. Try it
at the demonstration booth.
Schwepp's Imported Sarsapa
rilla, $1,60 a dozen
Raspberry Vinegar, 66c large
bottle
Rose's Lime Juice, 20c & 45c
bot.
Hires' Rootbeer Extract, $1.10
a doz.. 15c bottle
Viv Grape Julee our own
superb quality. 25c and 45c bot
tle, $2.75 and $8 a dozm
Tfcos, Martindale & Co,
10th & Market
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POLICE ACCUSE BOY
OFSELLMMORPiiPffit
16-Year-Oltl Brisonor Feddlad
Pills Among School Chlldrsjt,
la Charge.
Sweeping investigation of charges that
niornmnA nlllm im hin4 ht.tA i. f.HJfH
Ot the James Wilson School, ltth and
Wharton street, began today following
r th arrest of 16-year-old Philip fBIaekfeJ
uena, or his win on street n uelf.Min
fessed drug fiend, according (6 the plt!.
Delia was held in 500 ball today for a
further hearing on Tuesday by Magis
trate Carson, to allow the city fchemUUf
to analvze the pills whleh Delia had with
him when captured The nbllce betleV
that the pills contain morphine
The boy's arrest followed reports thu
certain persons were peddling "dope" pills
among the children at a rate ot six Mr
a quarter, nrst teaching the children ta
become drug users by telling them that
the pills were candy nnd would maks
one "feel good " Uter a child became a.
victim of the hnblt. the peddler of the
"dope" would return to reap his profit
Special Policemen McCorkle and Pat
terson, of the 16th street and" Snyder
avenue station, who were working on
the case, saw Delia acting In a suspicious
manner at Clarion and Wharton streets
last night. When they approached, he Is
said to have thrown a bottle away and
then ran. He was captured and the bottle
recovered. The bottle contained 100 sugar
coated pills, which the police believe a
morphine. Delia would make nd state
ment, saying that he himself used th
drug, the police assert
Stolen Auto Found Through Crash
An automobile crash nt Broad and
Mooro streets early today led to the r
covcry of n stolen maihlne, the property
or William N, Hollenhack. tho Univer
sity of Pennsylvania football star of the
Normnndle. The driver. Earl Wslters,
21 years old, 3124 Ludlow street, was ar
rested by Policeman Murphy, of the 15th
street and Snyder avenue station. Th
automobile, which Walters is accused
of taking from a garage at 34th and
Ludlow streets, was wrecked when it
collided with a car driven by Henry
Sugarman, 628 Rltner street Walters wm
held In (600 ball for court by Magistrate
Parson.
Get in
on this Big
Reduction
Sale
i
While the Selections
are good!
(Bad business to put
things off andoffl Why,
man alive, the very Suit
you need may be the big
gest bargain and finest of
the lot and some other
fellow may snatch it up if
you delay!
$9.50; $10.50
$11.50
for regular $12 and $15 Suits
$15.50; $16.50
for regular $20 Suits
$19.00; s21.00
for regular $25 Suits
Today Only
for these
$5 Outing
Trousers
at$3.75!
A bonanza for the
man going on a week
end vacation!
$i0 Palm Beach
Suits $7150
Store closes 5 P. M. Today
Open till 1 P M. SatwiJw
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