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NEGRO ROASTED ALIVE
, BY INFURLW1ED MOB
AS 10,000 LOOK ON
Victim Dragged From
Court at Midnight aiid
Meets Death on Pyre in
Public Square of Temple,
Texas.
m in imnliiilai
Killing of Three Children and
AflSftult on Parents Prompts
Crowd's Action Firing o
Bullet Into Man's Body
Starts Lynching Orgy.
tBitr-Lfl, ten., July ilt. - Temple's
blflM lust had partial aatlsfaetlen nt least
whn early today 19,000 freniled -men And
women tout.UA Will Stanley. negro, to
death In the public square.
Two other negroes, arrested nnd Impli
cated by Stanley In Me- hammer mui
def of tnreo flflmea chlldrri and tJio as
sault 6n Mrs. Grimes And hr husband
rriay bo the Mma rout,
Arrested near Helton late yesterday
afternoon witn two other negroes, "Slim"
Harris and "Dlcay" Bell, Stanley told
conflicting stories a to how he came by
a pair of Crimea' trousers. Just before
the maddened throng dragged him Into
the publlo- square pyre Stanley l said to
httVb confessed.
"I know I'm as guilty as any of thi
reM. but I didn't do the killing. I hold
thd horse while "Slim" Harris did the
killing."
Ho said he had been hired to do the
murder by a whlto man, but offered no
explanation of the criminal assault on
Mrs. Grimes.
The mob late yesterday afternoon d
manded Stanley's blo6d, but officers stood
the crowd oif for a time from rushing the
Justice court, And later arranged A truce
until 3 o'clock this afternoon. In the
meantime they expected to clear Up the
actual killing through the stores of the
threo men.
Shortly bofore midnight the crowd Brew
to a howling, frenzied gang of 10,00) with
many women In it. They surged about
tho Justice court In so threatening an atti
tude that several tlotc& nearby closed up
and ORlecrp realized they could do little
further to stall off the killing.
At exactly midnight the mob rushed the
court, snatched Stanley from the offlcdrs.
dragged him to the public square, mean'
time kicking And cursing him while he
took the proceeding stoically,
Arrived at the square a citizen quizzed
him and got the alleged confession. The
citizen endeavored to have the crowd halt
a moment, but some one fired a shot
through the Negro, and the crowd
dragged him Into the gigantic bonfire a
few seconds later.
It developed today that part of the mob
"strung up" another iferro yesterday who
worked on the Crimes farm, but he was
cut down In time to save his life.
GAMBLING DEN RAIDED 12
HOURS AFTER BECKER DIES
Electrocution of Former Police Offi
cial Clears Way for Action.
KttW TOniC, July 31. Less than IS
hours after Charles Becker paid with his
life for the Rosenthal murder, Lieutenant
CoStlgan, "Honest J3an," and his gam
bling squad, the So-cslle'd successors to
Becker's 'strong-arm men, raided tha
Flower and Feather Social Benefit Club,
Inc., nt 174, 6th avenue, and arrested
among others Jacob Luban, whose
brother, Morris, was an Important wit
ness for the State against the dead police
lieutenant.
The "club" was raided with axes, lad
ders; and crowbars yesterday as a gam
bling house. "Dollar John" Langer, onco
th, Close friend of Rosenthal In the ten
derloin gambling fraternity, Is said to bo
the c)ub's financial backer.
MOro than the ordinary significance of
a Spectacular daylight raid attaches to
the Incident because only on Thursday
Luban complained to District Attorney
Perkins of "police persecution" and sought
protection for his place "as a straight
feoclal club."
Furthermore, It lA believed that the
police refrained from raiding the place so
long, though Its character was known to
every policeman on post, because of Lu
ban's alleged protection from the State
as a Becker figure and the fear that If
the "club" were attacked before Becker's
death the raid would be laid to the police
"system."
That fear was removed yesterday and
the order to raid the place cAme direct
from Acting Police Commissioner Codley.
GYPSIES HELD WHEN GIRL
OBJECTS TO BEING SOLD
Mother and Brothers of Plaintiff
Under Bail.
A gypsy girl, who objected to being
sold twice, was the chief witness at a
hearing before Magistrate Boyle today,
at which two members of a Yonkers, N.
Y., camp of nomads were held under JMO
ball each for court. The prisoners are
Henry Mitchell and his mother, Mrs.
Julia Mitchell.
The. gypsy girl la the daughter of Mrs.
Mitchell and the wife of Joseph Stephens,
head Of a camp at TOth street and Lans
downe avenue. The girl, her hulband
and the two Mitchells all admitted that
the Stephens camp paid the Mitchell
eamp 11300 when the former Miss Mitchell
married Stephens.
The latter then accused Mitchell and
his mother of kidnapping the girl from
the West Philadelphia camp and trying
to induee her to return to Yonkers so
that h might be sold to another man
for 0. On the witness stand the girl
vtrlfltd this story, and said that when
she refused to listen to the pleading of
her mother and brother 'they used force
o abduet her.
Mitchell and his mother both denied
the story. They said the girl fled from
the Wst Philadelphia, camp, and that
Stephens asked Mitchell to find her. In
view Of the girl's testimony, however,
the Magistrate thought It best to hold
the yonkers gypsies.
STRIKE MAY IIALT WORK
Wir4llNQTON. Del., July ai.-Unless
some agreement can be reached shortly,
work on the new Jl.SOOjOOO Joint City and
county building may be delayed. The
Central Labor Union has arranged far a
conference with the commission In charge
of tne erection of the new building.
Th labor people say a subeantraet for
sheet metal work haa been awarded to
two Philadelphia .concern whlejt employ
neaujltae labor, and jf tbeee concerns put
nonunion Usor on the building tha union
rnu will quit and delay will foilaw.
Ambassador Page's Soa Bajtsged
LONtH.N, July Si-Frank C. Page,
youtit i..n of Amb&sMder Paae, Is
engaged to marry Ml KatMrtfle Setos,
ef Awbun, n v dauglw pf fjr. 4
lift Fi.si. . biertuii AnauuHcniBt ef
Q 0gai ut was xoadVi today Uuoua-fc
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144 DEATHS THIS WEEK;
TUBERCULOSIS CAUSES 51
TwetUjMwo Moro Dlo Than
Week, Report Shows.
LftSt
There were Hi deaths Id this elt dur
ing the week eritllnS today. This Is an
increase of ft over tho death at last
week.
Of the deaths this week, att were of
men, 192 of woman, 10,-5 of boys and 70 of
glrlt. The total shows a decrease In the
death rate of 87 from the corresponding
week of last year. The estimated annual
death rata oh the bails of this woek'a
figures Ii 13.71 pf cent,
The weekly report of the tfureau of
listtlth la fla follows:
Typhoid
MeiisKs
fetef.
2 Dlieatts. ef
tne
.esslte I
tofnnch ........ .3
Burnet rarer 1
wheoiin imiit a
l;lihtlirl stnl cloup i
CfteUM nottrsn l
Older pldemls Alt'
ttt 3
Tu bbrouiei.i Of .
lungs ,,, ti
Tuberculous mnln-
K'tl s
r fotma et
btreulatl 4
Canter , nd mails .
runt tttmAtk ..... .!nl
imitM and enter.
lilr i
Apteildlcltl and
imniiu. ......... :t
Hernia. ........... . A
(Jirrrxitis .liver , H
Acuta nerhriiK urn .
urisni's diseAse. ...ti
N6iieanc4rom tumors
and dlteales of
aettlfal, organs ... 1
Purpersl, nccliiems. J
Congenital dtliity
nn.i mairermsnons.iif
AroWv nd t(n. OM ate i
ins or brain ...... -u kiimis
at Ii4t.... . U
OfK.lhk
hfnrt
Otganu, nitintot 61 llAmlold 1
4J vioifni oeainn ii
AfiUtH tifAnrhlfli A
chronic broncnitlt... I uihof cautet
Buicme ........... ,w
uihof osutet &J
I'npumnnlA ......... 7
DronchopneumenlA. .. t) Total ........... JH
Diteasta ef ret'lra
tory sritem i
P0LI0E3HAN FJBLLED UY MAN
WHO KICKED BABV CARRIAGE
Husband and Wife Held for Aosault
Under ?1000 Sail.
A near-rlot, In which a baby wa kicked
Into the street And a policeman knocked
unconscious, rssulted today In a man and
wire being held under $1000 ball each for
court by Magistrate MacFarland, accused
of aggravated assault on the policeman.
The policeman Is William Levering, of
the 4th street and Snyder avenue station.
Several stitches were mado In his scalp
nt the Methodist Hospital after ha was
failed by a blow from a stone pitcher.
Tho accused persons aro Harry "Wolfson,
34 years Old, and his wife. Yetta, 30 years
old, of 2313 South Mildred street.
Feeling ran high last night near the
Wolfson homo when Wolfson, according
to witnesses, kicked a baby carriage con
taining the 1-yeAr-old child of James Drl
klns, of $01 West Moyamenslng avenUe,
lrto the street. Orlktns had accidentally
push'dd the carriage Into Wotfson. Tho
child was uninjured, but a menacing
crowd followed Wolfson to his door. Po
liceman Levering went Into the house to
Investigate and was felted by a blow al
leged to have been delivered by Wolfson,
while his wlfo pinned tho bluccoat's arms
to his side. Friends of tho policeman
handled Wolfson roughly until Policemen
Fleming and Ahem were rushed to the
scene.
BECKER'S HEMAIN8 GUARDED
BY HIS FAITHFUL WIFE
Body Lies at Home, Awaiting Burial
Beside Baby, Monday.
NEW YORK. July 31.-AU that Is left
of Charles Becker rested today In h.'s
wife's little apartment In a room lighted
only by nine flickering candles at tr.e
head of the coffin.
Beside the body, alon and woepln.r,
pat the widow, brokenly reiterating hor
belief that "Charley wna lnnocint."
The remarkable composure of the
woman, which stood unbroken through
out tho three years of trials, was shst-
icrea wnen tne ooay was Drought to tne
home. Funeral Aervlces will bo held In
St Nicholas' Church Monday morning
at 10 o'clock. Burial will be In WOod
lawn Cemetery, beBlde the baby which
was born and died while Becker was in
Bing Sinn's death house,
A letter to Becker, which was to have
been given him before he. went to the
chair, was delivered to his wife today.
It was from her husband's fellow prison
ers in tho death house, thanking him
for the cheer and comfort he had spread
Alontf "death row," and seeking to com
fort him Jn hi a last hours. Every prisoner
on the .row, expressing hla belief In his
Innocence, signed it.
MAYOR TO RETURN HOJIE TO
RUSH WORK ON NEW LIBRARY
Blankenburg Will Leave Summer
Residence to Attend Conference.
Mayor Blankenburg Is anxious that the
donfitruetlen of the netf Central Free Li
brary on tho tfarkway, at Uth and Vine
streets, should not be delayed longer, and
has notified Henry R. Kdmunds and Other
members of the Board of Education that
he will do all In hlB power to facilitate
plans for Immediate operations.
The Mayor has signified his willingness
to return to Phllade.phla from his sum
mer home Iri the PoconO Mountains at
any time that President Edmunds may
desire. The latter has named August 12
ns the day upon which the board of trus
tees will meet to discuss the problem.
FOR GREATER RIVER SAFETY
Life Preservers Proposed That Boat
Commander Could Control. '
Life preservers which may be released
immediately in all parts of the boat by a
lever operated by the captain have been
recommended for ferryboats and other
craft on the Delaware River by Captain
R. A. Bargent, chief of the local United
States steamboat inspectors.
TJtLs plan la now in operation on Boston
lines to Revere Beach, and haa worked
successfully. The system would place a
live preserver dlreotly in front of almost
every passenger on the boat. The recent
Eastland horror actuated the oaptaln In
making the suggestion.
The local eteamboat and ferry com
panies, Captain Sargent said, have always
shown a desire to have their boats reach
the maximum of safety.
BERGEY FAMILY Ik REUNION
Association Meets at Valley Forge
Park Today
The Mth annual reunion of the Sergey
Family Asaoclatlon was held at Val,
ley Forge Park today. After appropriate
devotional exercises, the morning session
opened with musical negations by Mrs.
Mary Hendersehott Marshall and an ad
dress by th Hev. James Wtey Sergey,
of Altera, president of the assdeJatUm.
The afternoon's program Included wusi
eel selections by Miss Olive Sergey and
CHIiford Bergey, an address by QMrge
Waager. of KorrUtewn. and memortaJ
servteo by the Rev. pr. WltJIam Barnes
Lower, The amusement program wa
under the direction of John II. Bergey,
Joph Itoscoe Bergey and Oliver N
Bergey.
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Surprise Mr. and Mrs. Breckenridye
StudeiMS of tH Darby 8Uur Art
School V a surnriae recestion .ni
res W t Mr. aad Mr. BrecJj
jutkt a limit home in Fort WaaUnx-
h mm tumui. mriaios ooetuiBM wer
worn by tfr. Clar, U Madeira, MUs
Anne Peret. sfra. Jtlt Luke. UIm Ada
Gmrtt,on. at New York, and Mim Jtlie
Meucare. of Wtdewtr, V. Thoe who
tOJfc rl m tile "vau4evU'" eB'.srtiii
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FACES
WANAMAKER PARTY
FILMS REDSKINS
Rodman Wanamaker's Expedi
tion Taking Twelve Reels of
Authentic Pictures of Amer
ican Life.
By tho Photoplay Editor
The most 'comprehensive historical In
dian pictures yet attempted In the United
States are being mado on the Crow In
dian reservation near Sheridan, Wyo.
The films are a part of the plan of Rod
man Wanamaker to raise a suitable me
morial to tho American Indian and to per
petuate the knowledge of the primitive
Indian customs.
When complete there wilt be 12 reels
of pictures. This work Is being done un
der the direction of Roillh S. Dixon. Di
rector Dixon was on the reservation with
the Wanamaker expedition In 1513, and his
acquaintance with the tribal leaders en
abled him to get their consent to depict
rites and ceremonies more graphically
than by the aboriginal method of hand
ing down records from generation to gen
eration by word of mouth in the tribal
councils. The Indians were more than
witling'. Inasmuch as tha customs are not
being maintained they evidenced as much
dramatic enthusiasm as waa consistent
with their stole natures over the Idea of
restoring some of the ancient and weird
rites. In two weeks, while on Shoulder
Blade Creek, near Lodge arses, , Mr.
Dixon made six reels, all dealing with the
primitive. Among the half-forgotten cere
monials outlined by the oldest warriors
and medicine men were the mysteries of
the medicine stick, the ceremonial steam
bath and battle scenes, the features of
which are the Infinite pains to secure ac
curate detail.
In direct contrast to this -will be six
reels showing the present day Indian.
The big ID round-up will ehow'the Indians
riding .the range and branding cattle. The
camera men will visit the grain and stock
fields and the homes of Uncle Sam's
charges.
These pictures will first be exhibited at
the Panama Pacific Exposition In connec
tion with a lecture on the American In
dian given by Dr. Joseph K. Dixon, sec
retary of the National American Indian
Memorial Association,
By learning the demands of theatre pa
trons from the theatre owners and trans
mitting them to a speclql soenarlo depart
ment conducted by the Standard Photo
play Distributors, . Inc., the exchanges
handling the Standard program hope to
be able, In a short time, to give the ex
hibitors a variety of stories in photo
drama form that will Supply directly the
kind of productions most popular with
their audiences.
The Standard producers claim that al
though magazines and novels art con
stantly changing the style of stories of
fered to the reading public In accordance
with the popular demand, motion pictures
are not up to date In this respect, because
of the conditions of the business forcing
the exchanges to take whatever style Of
story the manufacturers see fit to hand
them Without due regard to the demands
of the exhibitors on behalf of their pa
trons. While a publisher will not accept
a story, the style of which he learns from
the bookseller is not In demand, an ex
change Is forced to accept a released
motion picture in spite of the fact that
the exhibitors have warned him of the un
popularity or the subject. The correction
of this state of affairs was In the minds of
the active spirits of the Standard program
during Us organization, and steps have
been taken whereby the studios producing
Standard pictures will receive their stories
from carefully selected scenarios nresared
by a special script department which is
kept Informed by the exchanges of the
Style of stories most popular In their sev
eral territories.
This department wilt- consist of a staff
of story writers who will work in
conjunction with experienced scenario
writers, and while each studio will be
allowed to furnish Its own scripts when
desired, they will not be. O. K.'d by the
central scenario department unless the'
subject is known to be in popular de
mand. Mary Ptckford has attained most of her
pSBt screen triumphs clad In rags. It is.
therefore, of Odd Interest, and partic
ularly appropriate that the latest photo,
play starring this popular idol should be
entitled "flags." This unusual story Is
from the pen of Edith Bernard Pelano.
who require no lntroduetton to lovers of
original notion, and the tale has been
so aonitrueted as to provide Mils Pick
ford with a charaetertMtlon that per
mits of all her amsxlagly versatile pow
ers of unique character portrayal. This
feature is the chief attraction on Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday of next
week at the Stanley Theatre.
In Interpreting- the various human emo
tion 'With which this obaraoterixstion is
crowded. Miss Flckford parallels her re
seat hUirionlo achievement 14 "The
Dawn of s, Tomorrow," The sltxatloaa
In iha production alternate constantly, be
twees Hie pathetic aa4 to gay. ai&. In
all thee ntooda Ml Ftekford is equally
effective, and oem abundant praef, if
further proof is oecfSMry, that there
la 6ut ot story Ptokfafd ua the ecreen
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star has so constantly evidenced In tho
past
. There are many settings In the pro
duction that deserve special commenda
tion, and the transition of "Rags" from
her squalid o.nd sordid environment to
an atmosphere of Wealth and luxury is
accomplished in a thoroughly convincing
manner.
Pauline Frederick, the stage favorite
who won triumph in her initial ecreen
characterisation as Donna Roma, In "Tho
Eternal City," returns to the screen In
a five-part adaptation of tho 'celebrated
drama, "Sold." Containing all the ele
ments for vigorous and emotional por
trayal, "Sold," tho drama of ROma's
devotion, adapted from the Russian by
Oeorgo Araeton, provides Miss Frederick
with a role as fully adapted to her finely
developed dramatic talents as tvqb that
of her first engagement before the
camera. Thomas Holding and Julian
L'Estrange, two prominent actors, are
eeen in the support of Miss Frederlok.
Metro makes the announcement that
the services of William Faversham, the
distinguished star, have been secured for
another picture to be made by the B. A.
Rolfe Company. The subject has not
yet been selected, the directors of the
Metro Company awaiting the return of
Mr, Faversham from his vacation at
Mattltuck, L. I., for consultation with
him before deciding. They have several
excellent propositions to submit to Win
that would still further advance his
drawing powers for the screen. Mr. Fa
versham has been engaged by Metro for
active work on tho new production be
ginning early In September.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon castle, who are
appearing In a polite melodrama for the
Cort Film Corporation, took part In the
first big scene of the picture when they
appeared In a sceno staged at their sum
mer home, CastteB by the Sea, on the
south shore of Long Island.
Many society friends of the dancers
took part in the scene and seemed to
enjoy the experlenco Immensely. They
were all eager to return and take a hand
at some more acting before the picture
la finished. The filming of the Castle
picture has been going forward for sev
eral diya on the south shore of Long
Island.
Ralph Ince. who has Just finished chao-
tr 13 of the Vltagraph photplay In chap,
ters, "The Goddess," Killed whatever au
perstltlon either himself or the players
may have felt by filming one of the most
tensely exciting episodes yet seen In the
Oouverneur Morris story without a hitch,
hindrance or accident.
Where did Chaplin get his turkey trot?
Did he steal It from a turkey, or did the
turkey Imitate Chaplin? This la a mooted
question, but Essanay has a turkey that
walks just like Chaplin. It was dlscov
red strutting about a sidewalk In front
of one of tho markets of New York. A
friend of Essanay purchased It and sent
It on to the Chicago studio. The turkey
has been shipped to Los Angeles, as a
present to Chaplin, and will appear later
In the Chaplin comedies as one of hla
aide partners In comics.
These are the days of the merging of
great dim manufacturing Interests for the
purpose of handling more efficiently their
feature products. It was only recently
that the V-L-S-E. Inc.. was launched,
and now the announcement is made by
George Klelne that a merger has been
farmed bv Thftmii A pmUa. tmm h
hlrnself tor the distribution of their com.
blned feature productions. The merger
was effected early In June, under the title
of the KUlne-Edlson Feature Film Serv
ice. Lublu, of Philadelphia, announces the
engagement of jack Pratt, who directed
the filming of "The Oarden of Lies," as
an addition to its start of directors, and
the engagement of Allen Farnham as
general art director in supervision over
the dacorative and artlstlo effects of the
Lubln productions.
Louis Reeves Harrison baa written an
as yet unnamed five-reel photoplay, whieh
Lubln, will produee ,t onee as a. special
feature. .The play deals with the present
war situation.
"KlttDIBS" ENJOY OUTINQ
Fourth Pienic for Children Held at
Lemon Hljl.
me jwm a"ie mon Hill Assoeia.
Men's free
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ehlld
waa held a
Mmen fun this afternoon.
awveet nenwreo naeay boys aB,j -jria
ftoip the ftlflng courts aid aUeyg to !
AOsgaaUd smsUom at XMlagtoB 'Bn4
Southward ifttludln , crlo4 from the
heart of the Tmd.rlotn had th tim.
of their iivee with the games and race
na icfMHUH im naea WuicJb hs.v
flud theee outius famous
fhe siclBm t in ii4 yf txuinz tor
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SCREEN
0BREG0N CAPTURES
SAN LUIS P0T0SI
Villa's Retreat Seriously
Threatened Reoccupation
of Capital by Carranza Seems
Certain.
WASHINGTON. July 31.-The capture
of San Luis Potosl by General Obregoh's
forces and the continued occupation by
him of Zacatecas wero reported to the
State Department -today, Secretary Lan
sing announced.
The occupation of Ban Luis Potosl was
viewed as conclusive evidence that com
munication between Vera Crus and
the forces of General Obregon had been
re-established. At the same time It ap
peared to indicate. that Villa's "flying
column of cavalry, whioh during tne
PSst month had occupied the territory
south of San Luis Potosl, almost to the
gates of Mexico City, had been cut off
from an easy retreat northward. Villa's
forces apparently will bo compelled to
make their way eastward Into the north
ern edge of tho State of Vera Cruz or to
cut through Obregon's lines In the hope
of escaping to Saltlllo.
General Carranza cabled his agency
here confirmation of Obregon's successes
and Gonzales' victory at Fachuca. His
massage added that Gonzales "shortly
v111 reoccupy the capital" and that
Obregon occupied Zacatecas without a
fight.
The agency also announced that Gen
eral Gonzales ordered ahOt one lieutenant,
one corporal and two privates charged
with looting. The , reports from Vera
Cruz, alleged to have bean sent by
Consul Canada, that hundreds of Ameri
cans had cdnwlali.ed of robbery and
destruction Of property wero denounced
as false. Large quantities of military
supplies aro being shipped by water to
Tamplco for transshipment by rail to
Obregon's headquarters between Aguas
Cullentes and Zacatecas. This, It was
stated, explains the recent loading of
transports at Vera Cruz.
CITY TO SUE 954 FOR. TAXES
Small Mercantile Dealers Will
Be
Given Hearings Next Week.
City Treasurer William McCoach Issued
orders today that the city institute suit
against 05t persona delinquent In the pay.
ment of mercantile taxes.
A Hat of such delinquents has been pre
pared by the board of mercantile apprals-
' era and pulta wjlL be brought according
10 an aci 01 assemoiy ui way t, iwj. iiio
number of such suits to be brought ex
ceeds those of last year by 223.
The suits, which are all against small
mercantile dealers, will be placed In the
hands of eight police magistrates for hear.
Ing next Tuesday and Wednesday. No
appeals from the magistrate's decision Is
possible under the provisions of the act.
Philadelphlans Sail for War Zone
Phllaelphlans sailing from New York'
today on the -American liner Philadelphia,
for Liverpool, Include:
MIss'M. E. Smith, Mr, and Mrs. Samuel
Bopner. 'Miss Julia C. Morris, Miss Iss?
bel C. O'Donnellr William B. Wood. David
B. Plerson, H. A. Palerln, Lewis J. Proc
tor, A. H. Ball, Mire Sadie M. Brooks,
Miss Bride Barry. C. Bryere.
Hotel Arrivals
QHEEN'SEt S. LinMly. PlilnfUld. K. j.
R. M. Kellty, Oreensboro, N. J. A. H. Luf.
ten, BrUttton, N. J.
CONTINENTAL-H. P.. Miller, Brldgeton. N.
J.; Mrs. W.,D. l5vl, Ocn City, N. J.: C.
R. Althouii, BcrantoR, Pa. I Ur. end Mrs.
J. N, Brown, Readier. Pa.
DOONER'S-Jm II. Coossn, Shenandoah,
Pa.; 6. J. Klitltr. Alltntown. Pa.; o. II.
Mll, needing. Pa.; IWbort Hart, New York.
NEW BINOHAM-Thomss Robinson, Qeerft-
town, pi., Mrs. Aflat
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E. T. Vov.r. Atlantic C IV!
ur, ana Mrs.
ti. U. JtayuoUi, Yonktt. N. T.
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Mertsrtt Wilson, ButUr,
F.; HsLU!li
utlia Wilson, llutler. pa. : Mr.
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H. Q. Troep. Qoraonvllls, P
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turn A. Borabr4r. Lebanon, Pli Ur, and
Mrs, CharlH Oorfti. Norfolk. V.
VENPJO-Mli. KathsrlnS O-Jure. et. Loul;
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Miller. LouUyllU. Kr.i
Mr. and Mrs- If. B. Htlborn, Hocbeattr, 11.
Y..P. H. Orthla. UneaiUr.
ADEUHU-John C. Haas, Bcranten, Pe.i 6.
H. Teuas. Utlleonte. Ft.; a. M. Krone?
New YorK; 8. U Marsh, New YorW.
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RED CROSS DRILIi IN SHAM
BATTLE CREATES A PANIC
Mothers See Boy Carried From Field
and Thinks Him Dead.
FLOnENOfi, n. J.. July M.-Bey'
Brigade oftldsra. who won a thrilling
sham battle on Florence Heights last
night, were lAter edmpiltid to surrender
their laurels to women of the town who
Invaded the camp of the S4 NOW Jersey
Heslment, Insisting that one of the boys
bad been shot and killed. They ds
manded of Colonel William T. FJsher
that all the youn saldUrs in camp be
counted to set who was mining,
Too much realism was apparently re
sponslbls for the women's aeltAllon.
They declared that they had seen the
boy shot down and later dragged oft the
field, bandaged and put on a stretcher go
hi ditnnsniani. This was part of the
prearranged work of the Bed Cross Ser
vice, but th women could not be con
vinced, oven whin assured that each of
fleer had accounted for all his men at
the wind-up of the desperate hand-to-hand
fight for the possession of hillside
trenches.
To humor them, a. special rollcall was
held, but even then some of the women
left In skeptical mood and Florence was
still agog this afternoon with stories of
the killing of a young soldier.
HYAN LEFT $224,631 ESTATE
Mrs. Berholti Leaves $18,500 to Mis.
sion Other Wills Probated,
The late Charles J. Ryan, who .died In
January of last year, left an estate of
UU.tn.Oi, according to an account filed
with the Register of Wills t6day. Of thli
estate a balance remains, valued at $197.
$71.63, to bo distributed according to the
directions of the will.
The will of the late Anna L. Berholts,
1SU Morris street, was admitted to pro
bate today. Tha document Involves an
estate of J1S.M0, of which sum W0 la be
queathed to the Whosoever Gospel Mis
slon, of Germantown. The remainder of
the estato goea to John C. and Louis J.
Bcrkholtz, sons of the deceased, and a
daughter, Theresa V. Befkholtz.
Other wills probated today were those
of Mary J. Wakely, who died recently In
Ireland, lfcavlnc an estate valued at J3SM,
and Frederick Simon, 1630 West Fassyunk
avonue, whoso estate Is valued at $53,710.
GIItL PRISONER IN RUSSIA
Philadelphia Stenographer Visiting in
Gallcin Held as Austrian Spy.
Miss Dorothy Reiner, a Philadelphia
girl. Is a prisoner In Russia, suspected
of being an Austrian soy. according to a
'letter received from her sister in Blt-
kow, Gallcla, by Dr. Nathan It. Horn
s'tlne, of '630 Spruce atreet. Fears are
expressed for her safety, as she has been
missing since September, when tho Rus
sian army captured Bltkow.
Doctor Hornstlne has 'appealed to the
State Department to attempt to obtain
the girl's release, but difficulties aro .an
ticipated, as she Is not an American clt
lzen4 She came to this city from Austria
11 years ago and was on the Point of
seeking naturalization -when she returned
to Bltkow for a visit with relatives Jn
June, 19H. The war then detained her.
Miss Reiner, who Is a stenographer, lived
at the Spruce street address four years.
On Revenue Cutter 32 Years
Emll L. Anderson, engineer of the coast
guard cutter Wlssahlckon, who hae'been
In the service "of the Treasury Depart
ment for 32 years, retired today under
the retirement section of the Coast guard
regulations adopted by the last Congress.
Thirty years of his service havo been on
cutters used as boarding boats by local
customs Inspectors. Mr. Anderson's first
appointment was to. the engine room of
the cutter Hamilton. He served later
on tne Tench, coxe, Washington and
Wlssahlckon. A reception will be given
to Mr. Anderson tonight at his home,
tnzi Market atreet
VITAGRAPH
PROMINENT
LITTLE MARY ANDERSON
GEORGE DE BECK
VAN DYKE BROOKE
NAOMI CHILDERS
BOBBY and HELEN
CONNELLY
GEORGE COOPER
NICHOLAS DUNAEW
FLORA FINCH
HAROLD FOSHAY
KATHERINE FRANECK
NITRA FRAZER
DARWIN KARR
ZENA KEEFE
DICK LESLIE
MARY MAURICE
EDISON
PROMINENT PERSONAGES
HARRY BEAUMONT
WILL LOUIS
DUNCAN McRAE
EUGENE NOWLAND
RICHARD RIDGELY
LANGDON WEST
CARLTON KING
SALLY CRUTE
VIOLA DANA-
J&AWE DUfcCAR
REDFIELD INQUIRY
FIERCELY CRITICM
CoiToiier'fl Juror Calls Secretarf!
"A T3Hfr1if TTrn TPH.Jal
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InvfJatifffttion.
CHtCAGO, July 31.-Demande
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made from several quarters today, tf,
Commerce William C. Reddeld and tain!
tho Investigation of the Eastland dltasjl
ver 111 me v.mi.Hftu .iiiver, a weeK kts
today, out of his hands. Secretary Ai
field's Investigation of the disaster thin
tBi niuic iimu low nves is not a rl
inveatKratlon. It was charenrt. -4
Harry MOyr, a wealthy hotel ownctfl
and a member of the Coroner's jurtfl
which hMil ttt-n nnvtmmiHt i....v'M
two steamboAt line officials and two oil?
cers Of tho Eastland resoonsibin t. ti3
catastrophe, told of secretary ReddtiA'ifl
rcviufa niJuvuniiiua uuiuiu wia Jury FlMt
racnlled iimm Chic..""' '"m "
"Redfleld Should be driven out of 01,1. M
caao." Movr eald. "unteAs p,m. ... a
son recalls him at onco, "The two hours'
speech he mado before the members ot
the Coroner's Jury, In which he Mid that
eteamahlp building wos still in an rxl
perimental stage, was simply setoundlnt
"Here, In Chlcsgo, with more than l(ffi'
persons dead as the result of what muitl
be apparent to every one was criminiti
... ...... -.j,, 1...0 i.u.i umoiiui me inspect
tors who certified that the Eastland could"
carry 2500 passengers safely. Instead if
nppearlng- before us as an Investigate, h
came as a special advocate of men utid
suspicion. Everything he said before cur
Jury seemed to bo double coated with''
whitewash, Ho defended the Eastland 2
a. soaworlhy boat. He haa been a bllht
Upon the investigation of the dlsAsul
ever since he enme to Chicago." -j
For the first time In the memiry el
Federal Building employes there wa,'a
session of tho Federal Grand Jury en
Saturday. The special Jury, ordered W
Judge Landls. continued Ito nt-oh in, ,!
tragedy, while Deputy United States mat
sums gunraoa me null or the sunkeS
steamer, under tho ordora of Judge Ltn-I
mo uy wincn tne overturned vessel wis
buj.cu jTEoiuruay,
ino L.-oronera record show,. ?
there waro S35 identified dead, ono untdeaJ
tinea Doay ana ou persons still repottij
IK.BBlllfi,
'GATOR SLIPS INTO CREEK
Firemen's Pet Takes Unpardonable!
Advantage of Liberty.
Mose. an alligator, has captured Darbyi
Creek. Along the banks today downs!
, .... uuc,,9 u. unwuBueu kiqb waicnoa WSJ
cooi stream wnn suspicion and dismays
its on rignt to see a com 0 nictura of P
'gator swallowing a boy, but It's awfull
tragic when those things ore real.
This 'gator belonged to the Olenolden
Fire Company nnd was tho side partner!
of TIlllo, another Saurian. Both were'
brought from Florida and presented to ths'
company by William Shettsllne, a Darby,
nreflghtor, TUlle died the other day and
Mose became disconsolate, so It was d.j
elded to let hlnl out of his tank and balk'
In the sunshine. -
Once at liberty he sneaked away to'!
Darby Creek and was seen diving !nto
tha stream by Mike Hogan. Mike says;
he was sober at the time and spread the
word of the alligator's whereabouts. '
several youngsters said that they saw '
Mose squinting around the top of thfts
surface and they said they "ain't coin" to
bo his breakfast."
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PERSONAGES
THOMAS MILLS
HARRY T. MOREY
JAMES MORRISON
MURIEL OSTRICHE
EVART OVERTON
KATE PRICE
EDWINA ROBBINS
WILLIAM SHEA
EDITH STOREY
CORTLANDT VAN DEUSEN
LILLIAN WALKER
CHARLES WELLESLEY
EARLE WILLIAMS
ELEANOR WOODRUFF
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HERBERT ABBE
BERNARD J. DURNING
W. R DREWS
HARRY G, MASON
CHAS. L. McGEE
MARIE LaMANNA
GERTRUDE McCOY
AUGUSTUS PHILLIPS
MARJ3ARET PRUSSING
JISSIE STEVENS
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