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PUNGENT ODORS LEAD
OLFACTORY EXPERTS TO
WEST PHILADELPHIA!
Punk, Fire, Smoke and Abattoir .
.Fumes Mingle Merrily With
Anti-Mosquito Lotions
Across River
VISITING EXPERT QUITS
lifts West Philadelphia n little odor nil
Ub own?
This question Is one thnt has boon
argued time and time niraln In this cltv,
not only In private life, but In the courts
Itesldcnts of that section ftsfctl positively
that it has a very emphatic mul exclusive
odor. To prove the point, several enthusi
ast, recently plRced a wager thAt n
stranger In the clt could find West Phil
adelphia bv "following his nose."
The servlcci of a stronger wore enslh
enlisted He wns tnlicn to the plan of
Ctlr 1111 nn,l i1iruttil In llml Wist
Fhlladclph'a. bv follow Ins the dictates
of Ills olfnclorv nerves The stronger
sniffed a fnlnt nromn, such ns mlnht j
come from vast utinutlllcs of oil of citron-
lla nnd Chinese punk, blended with n
quantity of rotting cabbage, was wafted
to his eager nostrils by n gentlo breeze.
"Come" ho s-ild. "1 will ttiUo ou to
West Philadelphia."
With the stranger In the lead nnd the
Investigating imrtv followlnu dose be
hind, the delegation strode mplrttv out
Market street, ovrr the Schitlkltl Itlver
to 33d street, south nnd wist on 33l
street nnd Woodland nvnnue nnd Into tho
resldentlil section. FlnalU the stranger
paused. .
SCENTED IT IMMtint ATELY.
"This must be West Plilindc'phln," he
asserted, "nut whv the belated fourth
of July celebration?"
"It In not a celebration." he was told.
"It Is Just the West Phllsdrlphlans burn
ing punk. Incuse and smudges to keep
tho mosquitoes nwav, nnd that snnpplns
noise Is made by the men nnd women
slapping at the pests that are not frlght
encd aw ax bv the smoke of the odor of
cltronclln nnd other lotion') "
At that moment a e'nurl of the "Jersey
nightingales" descended upon th pirtv
Kith such vlelousmss that thes might
well have perished hail not n passerby
come to the rercue with a smutty" burn
ing in nn old dlspan Thus equipped, thev
continued their tour of the neighborhood
and flnallv. In the vlelnltv or the Grays
Terry bridge, were almost ovoreome by
the odor suggesting rotten cabbage, which
they nnd detected when on the Cltv Hall
plain.
nnsrmATons called top.
"I refuie to so further." tho stranger
objected, 'unless mt provide respirators
to protect us from these poisonous
Bases "
After some dlcusHlon and much experi
menting, handkerchiefs were bound
tlRhtly about the heads of each member
of tho pnrn In a manner t lint com
pletely protected their noses. Cautiously
they crossed the bridge t'pon the oppo
site shore of the river they discovered
long rows of pens filled with pigs nnd
sheep. Xeaihy wns n grrnt building
which the stranger learned was tho
Gro-'s Ferry Abattoir Compnny, and
from which the horrible odor hceincil to
emanate.
" hat Is if" the stmngor finsped,
choking despite the Improvised respirator.
"rertilizer." one of his companions
coughed. ' It's made there."
Nearby wns a grent chemical plnnt.
about a block nwny a building devoted
to tho sale of fertilizers nnd some two
blocks nwnv n second cheinlcnl plant,
from which n penetrating acid odor was
omitted
ci.oi'ds or MOSQflTOnS
"Let's get out of this," one member of
the p;irt suggested ns ho hailed n derelict
"Jitney."
A moment later the delegation had re
crnssed the rier tn West l'lilliidellila.
On the banks of the Schuvlklll, at Vith
street, thev saw the plant of a i eduction
comianv, but there the cnbbngp odor
wns lcs overpoweiliiK. Within 10 min
utes thev were passing the neighbor
hood of ISth and Walnut streots. where
they saw numeious vacant lots over
which it cloud of mosquitoes hung, threat
ening a crew of workmen who were clear
. Ing away underbrush ami ginss.
UNWELCOME GnEETING FHO.M
MAItSII.
On they sped, out Wnlnut street, to Kil,
to Tlnltlmore avenue. Then toward the
outskirta of the city. On every hand the
glow of, tho HintldRes was to be seen,
while tho odor of cltronelln and burning
punk was as strong as ever, only giving
nny now and again to the aroma of fer
tilizer. Finally they came to a stream from
the swampy margins of which millions
of mosquitoes loseto greet the new
comers. "Cobb's Creek," one of the party ex
plained "So much rain that the ground
jan't take up the water, nnd the whole
"business Is one big marsh. Now drlie to
Falrmount Tark."
"No. no'" the stranger cried In des
peration, as he slapped at some hundreds
of mosquitoes feasting on hjs ankles.
"No, drlvo us to Ilroad Street Station. I
am a stranger to West Philadelphia, nnd
I'm going to be a stranger to It as long
as I live."
BRITISH REPULSE ATTACK
ON POSITIONS AT HOOtiE
Sir John French Reports Germans
Used Bombs
LONDON, Aug. 19
Field Mar&hal Sir John French reported
an artillery bombardment in the neigh
borhood of llooge today. The Germans
made two attacks with bombs last night,
''flfhlch ro repulicd.
On the temaiuder of the UrltUli front
the customary artillery exchanges pre
vailed. PORT OF PHILADELPHIA
Vessels Arriving Today
6lr. nagWnd (Nor.), Montreal, la I'ortlanJ,
U., UtiUat.
Wjd-Whlte Coal Mining Conipn,
jBir. niJifhom Nor.), I'.narth. ballaat, W.
Btr. Adk1 B. Fere (Span.). I.liLon. cork,
H)', IHviA i. Co
SIR. Qantko. Boatm. paaaes(ra and row-
WW, AiMVHania aim jiinn-j' TrarwporU-
OfiiW)-.
JKW. AlKtriana (Br.), London, roorebandlM,
7VtiWUtB(tc Una.
Chi. Kllujfe u r Tl'all. -U..W. . k. ..
Iks, A. D. CunimlBt A Co.
Steamships to Arrive
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LITTLE MUSTACHE
CAUSES MAN'SARREST
Magistrate Holds William Car
roll in .$S00 Bnil for
Snipping It
A dainty black mustache was worn by
John Moore, of 1107 Church street, for
ninny cnrs. lie prided himself upon the
fact that It hnd never brcu disturbed. It
wns a very li.irmonlou. hirsute ndoininent '
and wns what might ba called ennservu
tle. Manv persons admired the mus- !
tnohe, nnd It wns tho subject of much
comment when Moure dropped In the sa
loon of Wllllum Carroll, of Wlngohock
ing nnd Adams streets.
Dut Cnrroll himself did not join in tho
ndmiratlon. In fact, ho wns apposed to
tile growth on Moore's lip, and, to show
his disapproval, ho reached for a pair of
scissors and snipped half tho mustache
olt when .Moore wasn't looking. The lat
ter was Indignant and declared that ho
wo'ild have satisfaction. Friends told
him ho could remedy matters by having
the other half of tho mustache sinned
off, but Moore scouted the idea.
Tho more Moore thought of tho offense,
tho more angry ho became, and finally ho
swore out a warrant for Carroll's nr
rest. Carroll had a hearing before Magis
trate Beaton and was held in $!00 hail.
Despite the fact that .Moore's mustache
Is now much more than when It was
originally cut off, ho was decidedly un
forgiving. That the larceny of one's mustache,
or even half a mustache, is not con
sidered lightly Is shown by court records.
About a jear ago a mjn wns awarded
$1000 damages becauso another cut off
the growth on his upper Up ns a result
of a dare. This was shown at the hear
ing bv William T. Connor, Moore's
counsel.
Therefore, a precedent has been estnb
llsned llxing the value of a mustache
at $1COO. To bo consistent, therefore, bar
bers should pay for tho privilege of re
moving such things Instead of chnrglng
10 nnd 15 cents per Up, it is bcllovcd.
Mustaches nro valuable. Many an ar
dent swain lias won a wife through a
carefully trained mustache.
Youths who feel down In the mouth
might thereforo he encouraged.
INFORMED OF SOLDIER'S DEATH
Lieutenant Rawes, Brother of Chest
nut Hill Woman, Dies in London
AVord has been received In this city of
tho death In the Carletou Hospital, Lon
don, of Lieutenant Douglas Xtaives, of tho
King's Itoynl Hide Corps, 8th Battalion,
on August 1$. Lieutenant Kuwcs was a
brother of Mrs. Lawrence Johnson, Jr.,
of Chestnut Hill, who before her inorrlngo
was Miss (limbs Hawcs, daughter of an
Ennllsh merchant, whose home wns In
Lisbon, I'ortugal. Her husband Is a mem
ber of the brokerage llrm of Lawrence
Johnson & Co.
Another letter received In this city, the
recipient of which was W. D. Wegefnrth,
1218 Venango street, mnnaeer of the Wal
nut Street Theatre, tells of novel Incidents
In trench life nt the front In France. It
Is from Jacques Curlier, un old friend
of Mr. Wegefarth
City to Prepare Voting Lists
Cit C'onti oiler Walton Is preparing tho
pay warrants, of l each, for the 1383
asseasors who prepare the votings lists
In the various divisions of the city. The
warrants are payable September 1. The
assessors will sit In the several divisions
August 31 und September 1 to complete
their lists. The returns will be made
September 1.
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
John A Murchy, Alleghany, I'a., and Sdna
?. Millar. Pituburgh.
Clare 1'. KcHard, 402 N. 7th at., and Helen
M. Kirkland, 108 N. Tth !.
Walter Joknaon. 1215 Wauatar tt., and Suaa
lllltard MO Wilder it.
Santual King-, UM N. i at., and Mollis Eariolc,
314 South at.
LtuU Spat-at. M. a Uh at., and Freda pi.
mead, 125 Pltmatar at.
Joaaub A. Zlalinakl, aao 8 Kront at,, and
llelan K. Kucikar, 232 MouUo it.
PUttr Budnlk, 1U4 Brtatol at., and Anns
Htabalefca. Oak Lane
Cbarlea Saiinun, 13 a. )!d at., and Yetta
Rubin. HS a lutb at.
iaiar VVcU. WIS S. 8th at, and Anna
iiattgiar. 8.11 Kaler at
Jan Ka,dlubokt ftCMi Cambridge at . and
Jowfa Kaloeka 2410 Cambridge at.
Oaorg X. Soraneaa, 10-10 8. DOlb at., sad
eUsabatb X. Marab. 1TJ8 Jaokaoa at.
Joaaf KsecuB. 101T Wood at., astd Sophia
lUaaaewak 4W Mar aha II at.
Abraham Picker, lolo Emely at., aaJ Sarah
OartlDUB. 3-Jt S lOtb at.
Harfeart Oiaan, Sxz Mechanlo at., sod JM-
pbuw Ueaia. J3e) Mechanic at.
John A. Pa"M Jr . U3R 8. Mih at. an4
Robart H. VaaZaat 1U1S S. CeaJT at.
MaAuKa T. MisceAld, tte Zersjda
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The photograph is of one small section of the mosquito paradise in
South Philadelphia, nnd the diagram shows where the pools arc
located also whore livo the victims of the posky insects. Mnrshy
pools like that shown in tho photograph breed millions of mosquitoes.
The specimen shown on the right is known as the white-handed marsh
mosquito. It breeds on the marsh, but owing to its migratory
tendencies is often found many miles from its breeding ground. At
the left is shown a specimen of the house mosquito. This, breeds in
fresh water and has the knack of working its way into houses regard
less of all barriers.
"TO LEGS! TO LEGS!" BATTLE CRY
OF FLEADOM. "UP, BOYS, AND AT 'EM"
Hosts of Man-eating Pulex Advance Along Both Slim
Lines Ebony Insects Feast on the Fatted Calf.
Victims Lead a Dog's Life
Pulex hordis ro In the town,
Not, like KIUo's Pulex. tironn;
Hack an chony and mall,
llut a hungry mtto wltnnl.
l'ulcx, rculor. 1 a lira
Of tho house var-l-t.
Kerosene upon niuig n
Will protect tho fumlly Icei.
If Fldo were n human belnr? Instend of
a bow-wow he'd urow mangy and loso
all his hnlr with envy, provldlns that in
becomlnc human ho retained his can i no
hhlo and didn't havo sense enough to
have his hair cut. Hut FUlo Is not a
human being: ho is a bow-wow, and
therefore ho knows naught of tho pangs
of seeing one's pet nllllctlon visit some
body else, nnd of losing one's conversa
tional monopoly; nnd also, therefore. Fido
will keep on scratching Joously for fleas
without ever noticing that his friend,
man. Is dolns likewise und with much
less success.
Tho name or tho latest visitor Is Felix
something or other, or perhaps it Is Pulex
Canln, which makes quite clear tho fact
that It Is related to Fldo's fleas. Not that'
Pulex will admit It. They do not even
recognize each other. Pulex being ad
mitted to the best families nnd having
the run of the house, nnd his cousin belni?
confined to Fldo.
Of course, you must know that all this
conversation In about house liens, little
black Insects that nature has equipped
with beak bayonets, but jou may not
know that there Is a way to get rid of
them. The plan Is recommended by
Herman Ifornlg. the city entomologist,
which means bugologlst, and it Is quite
simple As a matter of fact, there are
several plans Considering that the whole
army of Pulex Cunln, or houbo tlea. Is
now In the city, it might be well to
use all of them meaning the plans.
Tlie best. Mr. Hornig says, is to wrap
your bare legs In fly paper and walk
around until you get diziy. The Idea
tahlnd this is that the fleas hurling them
selves voraciously at your bare legs will
become entangled In the fly paper. If
this plan doesn't work take off the fly
paper and put In on sticky sldo out. Tho
PHEFRItS SISTER TO MAX'S L0VK
Magistrate Grelis Persuades Girl to
Give Up Sweetheart for Faithful
Nurse
Catherine McIIUenny, 19 years old, stood
In' the Twenty-sixth and York streets
station today with tears streaming; down
her face trlng to decide bet wean the
love of a young man she did not know
ery well and the love of her sister who
had cared for her since she was a baby
two years old. Magistrate Orel is ad
vlied her to give the young man up and
keep the friendship of her sister. She took
his adviee.
The girl lived with her sister, lira.
Minnie Hogers. at 123 Federal street. She
fail In love. Mrs. Hogers disapproved.
Than the slaters quarreled,
Ctbrjtte left her home, the police say,
awl went to Uv at a boarOlne bouse
where her sweetheart resided, near Utb
and Dauphin streets.
The slaters net last Tuesday on the
street and quarreled again They were
arrested Magistrate Orells released
Catherine iu the melody of her sister and
the two lelt the courtroom la eeveh there
arum-
fleas cannot bo expected to bore all tho
wnj through It to get at tho sticky.
Insect powder also Is useful. It should
bo put In all looms whero Pulex has
been seon, two inches thick Pulex
breathes through his nose, eyes, ears,
pores and islands, llo Is tho most
persistent breather of the Insect kingdom.
Doing no In the insect powder, his
breathing nppnratus will become clogged
and he will fall or helplessly. AVlth
tho old of n mugulfjlng glass, he may
then bo sought out and strangled to
diath with tho naked hands.
West and South Philadelphia aro tho
happy hunting grounds of Pulex, Just as
thej wcto of tho cntci pillars masquerad
ing as army worms, and tho mosquitoes.
Other parts of the city also aro af
fected, however. Pulex Is showing little
fnvoiltlsm. In some parts af tho city
he Is becoming so much a part of the
scenery that tho natives aro making sport
of him, betting on how high ho can Jump.
This height naturally varies, and Is
gauged by tho size of the particular flea,
Pulex can Jump about 1SU times his own
height, und therein lies tho secret of de
feating him.
The house flea. It has been shown, never
feed on nny part of the human anatomy
but the legs or feet becauso those parts
aro nearest the floor save in families
whose members walk on nil fours, or on
their hands. Therefore, to nonplus, hu
miliate, foil nnd defeat Pulex, all that Is
necessary Is a pair of stilts.
These stilts should bo 151 times as big
as the biggest Ilea they arc Intended to
nonplus, humiliate, foil end defeat. Tho
extra size Is what will beat him. Sim
ply catch Pulex, Kill him by ono qf the
recognized methods and then use him as
a tape measure to figure out tho length
of tho stilts. When ho can't get at
your legs he will Btarve to death and you
can sweep him nnd all his brothers and
sisters Into the streets.
Kerosene poured on tho damp spots of
the cellar will prevent tho eggs from
hatching, according to Mr. Homig. If
there are no damp spots in the cellar It is
not advlsuble to make them merely for
the sake of pouring coal oil. Standard
Oil has money enough as It Is
DOY ACCUSES CHARITY WORKER
Miss La Ruo MacGowan Held on As
sault nnd Battery Charge
A very pretty and very angry young
woman who looked altogether out of
place among the usual collection of
vagrants and petty offenders at Central
Station appeared before Magistrate
Beaton today to answer to a charge of
assault and battery made by Mrs. Jose
phine O Brlen, mother of John O'Brien,
of 9$th street near Lombard.
After the hearing the young woman,
who is Miss I-a Rue MacGowan, of Bryn
Mawr, director of the dispensary at the
Unheraity Settlement House, ath apd
Lombard streets, was released In the cus
tody of her attorney, Qeorge Orr, for a
further hearing. Through her attorney
she waived the hearing rather Indig
nantly and the case wilt go to court.
John O'Brien, who is 10 years old, was
caught by Miss MacGowan going over
the wall surrounding the settlement
house last Friday night She says there
was not a mark on him when she con
ducted hUn through, tho regular exit and
sent him home, but when he arrived at
bts home he had a deep cut In his right
arm that required Ave stltchea to close.
The boy says this was indicted by Miss
Mactiowan in puUing him from the wall
STINGING GROUND
WARSHIPS AT ATLANTIC
CITY? NO, BUT SEEKERS
OF NOVELTY HAVE HOPE
Sight of a Gas Buoy Fires Them
With Idea They Are in
Presence of a Sub
marine
SOCIETY FOLK FROLIC
ill n Ulnff Correspondent
ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 19 Summer
visitors nre full of curiosity and aro not
ciislly frightened. They nio alwnjs look
ing for something to happen, and if the
expected thrill is glcu them they tako
It ns a natural eent and rusli off for
something new.
Since the early part of the season ninny
peoplo havo been purchasing mnrlno
glusses nnd dally scnnnlng the horizon in
tho hopo thut they might sec a war
vessel of some kind. They were buoyed
up with hopo by frequent leports from n
wlrclehs station, on ono of the piers,
which stated that con creations between
foreign vessels wero dally picked up by
the operators and that these vessels weio
within tho CO-mllo zone. Notwithstand
ing tho fnct that the only vessels that
come within rnngo of vision from tills city
are coal-laden barges, a low bouth
bound passenger steami'iu and Innumer
able, llshlng craft, tho dally scanning of
the ocean has been kept up.
Yesterday thero seemed to be Eomo
confirmation of tho stories about tho
United States Government having ar
ranged for n scries of experiments In tho
Inlet with n new tjpo of submarine, when
a huge, circular mass of Iron was louded
on a Government tug at tho Inlet. The
news spread that n small submarine
was to bo tested and hundreds of peoplo
wont to tho Inlet to seo It. They wcro
Informed that tho mysterious-looking ob
ject wns nothing but a gas buoy to be
placed at tho new channel entrance from
tho ocenn.
T.ntor in tho day tho curious did get a
glimpbo of a submarine vessel, hut It
wns of an obsolete type, ono of tho Hol
land submarines, which had been brought
horo for exhibition purposes. Hvery one
who got a glimpse at It seemed Just as
well tntlsned as If It had been a sure
enough up-to-date submarine, and the
genuine artlelo would not have created
uny more excitement.
IiniDGR PARTIHS CCASK
Something happened this week which
put an end to auction bridge parties for
two nights. None could (lguro out how
the wave of bridge plalng could be hnlt
ed for a moment, tut tho society circus,
hold In Chelsea the lait two nights,
stopped all brldgo playing during Its con
tinuance. Kverybody that wns anybody
was there, nnd It was by far tho most
successful social event of the season.
fashionable folk vied with each other
in Joining tn tho frolic. Thero was not
n dull moment from the time It opened
until It cloied.
A "onc-llower" show Is a decided novelty,
and tho National Gladiolus Flower Show,
to be held here next week, will attract
unusual attention on that account. Uvery
c-uiuuni; ot inui uower will lie shown The
proceeds from the sole of the plants arc
to bo given to different charitable insti
tutions of this city.
Tho announcement that tho Philadel
phia public schools will not open until
September 7 means that many cottagers
who usually return to that city on Sep
tember I will delay their departuro until
after Labor Dny. Tho regular summer
season here will not end until after the
hist week in September, although many
visitors will linger here during nil of thnt
month to enjoy tho best month of the
year at tho shore.
PHILADELPHIANS IN CITY.
Among the Philadelphians here are:
Mrs. J, M. Bradford, Mr. nnd Mrs
Joseph J. Martin, Sr., Mrs. V,'. Alvah
Bond, Miss Lorctta Bond. Mr, and Mrs
T. II. Adler, Miss Kdlth Schell. Miss
Kdlth Boyd. Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Blllard,
Miss Louise Itelche, Miss Jennie A. Der
ran, Miss Emma M. Plncus, Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Williams, of Olney; Miss
Geneva Disk, Mr. and Mrs. A. Irwin
Vose, Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Regester, Mr.
and Mrs. L. A. Baler.
Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Goodman, Mrs,
Elizabeth Kreutz. Miss Leonora Way,
Emery Tittman. Mrs. John J. Lynch and
children, Mr. WlUiam J. McNally. MrB,
Gabriel Bllnn. Dr. and Mrs D. Clinton
Guthrie, Paul C. Guthrie, Mr- and Mrs.
Allen B. Carr, Henry F. Tolson and fam.
Ily, Miss Betty Barnes, Mr, and Mrs.
Ralph MuUer Purdy. Mrs S. L. Hill, Mrs.
Minnie Bvan, John H. Michel, Miss Mae
Stanton.
Mr. and Mrs, C. B. Mohr, Mrs. S. 11.
Pavles and the Mlesea Mary and Eliza
beth Davles. of Oxford street; Mrs. Henry
P. Borlo, Mr. and Mrs. William Comal,
William Bacearaoh and family, Mies
Helens Ja-hnson, Miss) Hester Johnson,
Mr. and Mrs. Radcllffe T. Henson, Miss
Helen dnowdan Ralston, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles T Mataon, Miss Kllnor Me
Guigaa, Miss Marlon Hendricks, MUa
Kdith Hendricks. Mr and Mrs. A. T
Booker, Mr and Mrs tieurge Hicks. Mi
and Ur Abram Petarsall, Mis I Wilson
and Miss Bthel S. Wilson, of West Pliua-adelpbia.
THE WAR A YEAR AGO TODAY
Tope I'ln X 1IM, hla death, It Is said
hy some, lielnn due to worry oter Ihe
wsr.
Ilrlalnn. etnriinlc I.tmtnln to etr cltr
from ilrMrutllnn liy Herman henry Bn.
Alllee Intrench to ve Ilmsaela from
ndinnrlnn tlermnn nrniy,
I'JxIitlnc nenr Altitlrrh, Aimer,
lrnre Tnlrs third rraerte nrmyi Oen
errll .loffrp In supreme rnmmnnd.
Trench nrmy nilvuncra to Morhnnne,
tl) mllrs sonlhrrtnl of Mr!r.
tlrrmnn trnnpi nrrnpy Mlnwn, HiiMlnn
l'ntnnit, on the Wnmnw Hnllrond.
HiiMlsna ilrlre AnMrlan nut nf Pnknl,
In Unllrln, nlo mltnnre nn t'lernoivlti.
Mnnlcncxrln inplnre srternl forts
ntnnx the llnnnlnli liordrT,
llpnl" hf from llrrlln niinimnre (Irr
ninny will Ignnre the Innnncne nlllnintiim
ntilng Ihe ItnUer tn wlllitlrmr from the
I'nr l:n-.l.
Servlnns drfrnt Amlrhin nt Hhnlints,
Ituantnna ilrlren nut nf (lermiiny,
Cuundlnn I'nrllniupnt tiiilorsrs Hng
Iniiil't pnrllrtpntlnn In war,
I'nllnl Hlntm rrllef rrnlrT Norlli
(urnllnn rfnrliM Clirrlmurc, Prance.
RETURN TODAY WITH
ALLEGED EMBEZZLER
Ada m s Express Messenger
Consents to Come From
North Adams, Mass.
Albert Merrill, tho young Adnms Ilx
pies messenger, of Cnindon, nccuscd of
embcrztlng $S00O, who wns enptured nt
North Adams, Mass., throtiBh n letter
found In Ids loom, will lenrh Camden at
li o'cloek Mils nflorunon. He will be nr
iali?lictl In Hint city foi n hearing.
Merrill wns cniplojod ns a messenger
between tho Cninileti nlllce nnd this city.
Tho money won sent fiom n Wlldwood
bank August 13 to he delivered to Its cor
lespondont In thli city. In Camden it wns
turned over to Merrill.
Tho system for handling such shlp
tnenti of money Includes a checking up
at tho main olllce of tho company in
this city. When Merrill failed to appear
nt ISth nnd Marlcct streets tho polico
ivcre notified. A wnrtntit wns Issued by
Justice of tho Pence Schmltz, of Cnm
ilen, nil complaint of Walter O. Pctry,
rgent for tho company In thli city.
The mrett was mndo by n Plnkeiton
I gent and Potry. They searched Mor
rill's room nnd found n lottor through
which thev learned that he wbb going
to North Adams, and Immediately hur
ried to thnt clij Tho prisoner is Bald
to havo wnlvi"! extradition nnd con
sented to return to face trial. Merrill
was not married.
FOUR SAILORS DROWN, TWO
jFADF-: IXSANK BY STORM
Driven From Schooner When Hurri
cane Sweeps Gulf of Mexico ,
NRW Onr-KANS, f,a , Aug 19-Cnptnln
Murphy nnd three members of the crow
of tho schooner hjdla Deerlng wcro
drowned In tho Gulf of Moxlco when tho
slot m iliove them from their vessel, nc
ccrdlng lo survIors picked up by the
Southern Pacific Liner Comua nnd landed
here today.
The survhois, six In number, wero ex
hausted, nnd two wore Insane ns n re
sult of their experience They wcro
found in tho New Orleans-Florida straits
patch, In open bonts.
Tho t'nlted Fitilt Company, owners of
the passenger steamboat MarowIJno, miss
ing for four davs on her trip here from
liellre, today will ask the Government
to send a revenue cutter In search of tho
vessel. The Mnrowllno carries 80 persons,
passengers and crew.
Tho l-nltrd Fruit Line steamship niue
flelds, which was In the path of tho hur
ricane when she reported last, was still
missing todnv, nnd grnvo fears were felt.
Tho niuellelds six jenrs ago wns lost for
livo dnys during a. storm, nnd finally was
found beached on a South American
toast.
BALDWIN PIER HELD UP
Essington Residents Win Delay Until
Army Engineers Investigate
A second hearing boforo tho Committee
on Wharves and Docks of the Commis
sioners of Navigation will be held Sep
tember 7 on tho project of building a pier
on tho propel ty of tho Baldwin Locomo
tive Works nt Ksslngton, which Is op
posed by residents and yachtsmen of that
place.
At the hearing yesterday Samuel M.
Vnuclaln, vice president of the Baldwin
Locomotive Works, said that about 30,
000 men will bo employed at tho various
plants on tho Csslngton site, nnd that
tho pier Is nn nbsoluto necessity. Ho
nlso held that the pier would do much
to deeop the river front.
Tho yachtsmen aBscrt that the pier
lino has been put too far out In tho
river and demanded tho postponement
until nrmy engineers can make another
survey, which was granted.
Mexican Sniper Killed
nilOWNSVILLtf, Tox., Aug. 19 -An
American sharpshooter shot und killed
last night a Mexican "snlfer," who had
been firing from tho southern side of
tho lllo Grando. The Mexican wns hit In
tho heud as, he looked out from h's
shelter.
The Curtis Publishing Company
Cordially invites you to see its
new industrial
Motion Pictures
Entitled
V&R&' roHi
Manufacturing
a Magazine
In the Auditorium of the Curtis Building, Sixth street above
Jf'alnut? Friday evening, August 20; Tuesday evening,
August 24, and Friday evening, August 27,
at 8,15 o'clock sharp
These motion pictures, showing the interesting operations
which take place in the production and distribution of the
Curtis publications, are in six reels; each performance lasts
two hours.
Admission by ticket only. Tickets may be procured with
out charge at Ledger Central, Broad and Chestnut streets,
and the following branch offices:
Schneider's Pharmacy, 3017 Frankford avenuej Durbin's
Pharmacy, Kensington avenue and Orleans street: Fenner's
Pharmacy, N. W. corner Broad street and Columbia avenue!
Shenk Bros., N. E. corner Broad and Ellsworth streets;
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MORE BUSINESS MEN
TO PREPARE FOR ARMY
AT PLATTSBURG CAMP
Success of Training of Civilians
Leads General Wood to Ex
pect Second Group Fol
lowing Present Assembly
HUNDREDS WISH TO JOIN
Notnblo Omcials Will Visit Gnthorin.tr.
Twins Who Fnil to Stand
Pace Lcnve
tlv a Stag Correspondent
PLATTSlimtO, N. Y. Aug 19 -Jen-ernl
Leonard Wood returned to tho mill,
tary Instruction citmp hcr.j lant r-venlmj
nnd announced, that In nil probability a
second cnnip of similar nature would ba
held Immediately nt the close of tho pm.
tnt one.
The consideration of another training
ramp lins been brought nlioiit, according
to General Wood, by the olumo of tin
nppllriillotls Hint havo hern received hy
111 Iti from men Unublo to get awnv from
business nt tho present time, nsklng that
they might hnvo nn opportunity to re
echo tho mllllnry training that the 120)
men hero assembled are rccehlng at the
present time.
Generot Wood himself has received
nioio than 300 such applications and with
thoo received by Captnln Gordon John
ston nnd tho members of the commltlces
In charge of registration In tho various
cities tho total approximates COO General
Wood said that thero was little doubt
In his mind thnt nn additional camp
would be held.
"It would bo singularly convenient," ho
sold, "during tho month of September.
'I ho regular troops will be hero for their
itgulnr Hold tintnlng and tho cuulnment
und camp nro already here."
Tho regular troops will nrrhc hero be
fore tho end of tho month, and tho mill,
tarj camp will bo organlrcd as a pro
lslonal regiment, taking the plnce In tho
general maneuvers of tho 2M Regular In
fnntry, which nt present is stationed at
Douglas, Arizona. As n pnrt of the mo
blllzution tn connection with the mnneu
Mrs, n full Meld battery of artillery and
n regular Held hospital and ambulance
in. II aro duo ut the camp tit tho end of
this week,
The nrrlvnt of a Held hospital will nf.
ford an opportunity to many plslclana
In attendance nt tho cntnp to study the
mllltnry application of their profession.
A sad, sad stoij is going nrotmd camp
today. Twins, members of Comp.my A,
whoso names chailtnbly aro withheld,
havo been sent homo as lacking In tho
proper qunllllcatlons of officers The axe
hovo in sight above theh heads a day
or two ngo, when they cnirlcd out th
Instructions of a company mate nnd wont
together to tho post exchange to Inquire
tho rrlco pet .ird of skirmish lines for a
company sheet. The nxc stinted to .fall
when, In tho same manner, the went to
tho commander of the camp, t aptaln
Dorcy, and naked to be measured for
sentry boxes. Tho no foil todin when,
after shooting 20 l omuls of ammunition
npicce, it wns found they had perfect
scores that Is to snv, pci feet Perns.
Samuel Rea Undergoes Operation
Rnmuel Boa, president of tho Penns)l
vnnln Hnllroad, who has lm-n In the
Pol clinic Hospital sovernl tints under
treatment, was operated on this morning
by Dr. Benjamin A. Thomas I'plbwln?
tho operation It wns said tlini tha tiult
was cntlrelv successful nnd thnt Mr Ilea
was resting comfortably.
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