Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, August 31, 1915, Night Extra, Page 4, Image 4

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    POWER OF THUGS
AT POLLS HALTED
BY BLANKENBURG
Whisky and Blackjacks
Election Factors Before
Present Administration
ARTICLE CITES PROOFS
Independents Describe Condi-
ditions That Prevailed Prior
to Rule of Last 4 Years
How representatives of the Republican
Organization mixed whltkoy, unci elec
tion. black-Jacked Independent voter,
watcher and worker Into unconscious'
ntE 'Or kidnapped them, pi lor to tho elec
tlon of Mayor Blankenburg, and how
Hits, conditions of anarchy at the polls
have been changed during the last four
year, Is told In the second of the series
of articles reviewing tho ndmlnlstratlvo
anil political conditions of tho present ad-
mlul-arallon, and contrasting them with
condition that cxlrted under Organlin
lion rule- The article was made public
today
Additional names of prominent Inde
pendent nro signed to tho second ar
ticle of tho series, telling the story of
how Philadelphia, was reclaimed by tho
DlankctiburK administration. It is en
titled, ".Lest Wo Forget"
Samuel H. Kelt, Charles Jenkins and
Theodora J Lewis signed tho second ar
ticle. The four leading men who signed
tin first ,nlpo signed tho one published
leday They Includo Richard I. Austin,
KrsnUs M. Hevves, Charles V.. Tryon and
John C Winston
Tho article follows:
ELECTION VIOLENCE.
For three and a Jialf years tho elections
hela In Philadelphia have been conducted
In an orderly manner, without vlolenco
at the polls or disturbances or Intimida
tion of any kind. Persons who have had
experience In political matters, and who
Jn the past have been familiar with the
conduct of elections, have been amazed
at the sudden chango from crime, fraud
and dlsoidcr nt tho polling places to tho
present peaceful and law-abiding condi
tion at the polls.
Less careful observers aro In danger of
accepting today's orderly methods as a
matter of course, and forgetting how
vicious Were the methods of the con
tractors' organization when they were In
control. A brief review will recall to
these citizens how nearly those old meth
ods brought the city to n condition of
anarchy
The North American of November K.
1901, contains, under the headline "100
Independents Victims of Gang Election
Thuggery." n statement as to Injuries re
pined to have been sustained by Inde
pendent workers and watchers on tho day.
of the November election, 1509.
Here there appear reports of the cases
or Dr William P Thompson, "th Division
of jhe fth Ward, that "ho waa struck
with a blackjack on tho neck directly
over the Juglar vein, the force of tho
blow felling him," of Anthony J. Hran
son, id Division of 8th Ward, who la
quoted as having said; "They struck me
five times In the face;" of James Car
ney, who In tho samo division Is reported
as having been "also beaten and thrown
frjyi the polling place;" of Milton Eellg
Jrmn. Sth Ward, who "wis struck In tho
face and about the head;"' of J. 8. Illde
nower, William Acker, John B. Kelly,
ltlh Dlvlslbn of 10th Ward, two of whom
war residents of the Y. SI. C. A. at 1421
Arch street, alt of whom were assaulted
In the polling place on election day; of
William McAllister of whom It Is said
that he "was almost killed because ho
wa a Glbboney man. Ho had been
active In tho campaign of tho Independent
candidates, and when he went to the
polling place at Third and Oxford streets
Tuesday morning ho was attacked by a
crowd of Toughs and Knocked to tHe 'pave
went in front of the polls.'
THE McCONNELL CASE.
Bpmo of the cases have resulted In
criminal a. noun being brouiriu awlnBt
those charged with tho as nvjts upon th i
Independent watchers and -voters. Thus
the assault on the young nits.i j.om tha
MCA resulted in the conviction of
one Charles McConuoll. who was tho Ite
publlcan division leader of the llth Di
vision of the 10th Ward and was then em
ployed as a decoralor In tho Bureau pi
rty Property. He was ai rested at the
Instance of the Committee of Sovcnty
ond charged with assault and battery.
The case was called for trial, after sev
eral delays, on March 23. 1911. In Boom
53, before Judge Klnsey, and resulted
Jn n. disagreement of the n . The cass.
wa. again called for trial Jn Roon
e3, iefore Judge WlltbanK, on June 21,
J9U. McConnell was found guilty. A mo
tion for a new trial was refused and Mc
Connell was sentenced by Judge Wiltbank
to one year In the County Prison and to
pay a fine of JM0.
The Public LenaEn, In an editorial pub
llshcd March 29, 1911, after the Jury had
disagreed in the nrt trial, makes tho fol
lowlnc.comment on this case:
.J'4 J;!"1" reelta of the 'acts disclosed
tho political condition as well as the low
estate to which the administration of
Justice seems to have fallen.
BLACKJACK VSED.
"At the November elections of J009
three young men watchers for the Phila
delphia Party-nidenour. Acker and Kelly
-were doing duty at the polling places
In the llth Division of thv0ih Ward.
They had Information of the activities of
H notorious band of repeaters, and when
the leader arrived he wa challenged.
He struck Kelly with a blaokjack, and
Immediately the band of thugs, of which
McConnell, an employe of the city, was
tho leader, fell upon the three reform
workers and made a murderous assault
upon them with blackjacks and other
weapon appropriate to criminals and as
sassin "Itldenour was knocked to hi knee by
deadly blow from the rear on the back
of his head John n, Kelly was accorded
similar treatment by McConnell and his
band Acker wa Viciously pounded by
the (hugs and throat from the polling
W?; Jvelly' (njurle were so serious
that he Wag 'laid up' for a week. .As for
Itldenour and Acker, a policeman, who
wa fady to do hi hare, seized these
oung men while tha blood poured down
over the! face affa locked them up In
v police station,
. 'tht 'culprits' were held Imprisoned un
til JvUr ii the day. There, wa no charge
gattwt them, ,and they were finally rep
11 without (rial and without being
r-uhd to gve bond or, to go through
auy 4hr legal formality. Tho needs of
the dy ad been metj due notice had
N rvd upon tnorjieadent voter that
tlMifj would be protected to their work
f rlv!njf cltlOM of th right to vol,
,, the policeman ev&entjy Aid what
wa xpcctd of him.
gJfjVKN POSTPONEMENTS.
v 1scCdiuiI iiH wa Mutually post.
pjt4 )- lne. Moth a4 Mxmt-h
PM. nrt If It epirid Kara fce
.troteUed out llttU longer th wit
. would probably have disappeared
m died. Consider the usua practice Hi
.-i. .tun cu?s, They repose or months
mill jrira in p'geon-M, The Com-
mill r
mu
t'.l
Vv hull
: seventy or Mttwbody make an
i 1 the la a mwtbliLinn of c
u. ne Ofcrtrtat Attorney pfl.ee.
i ' i t, JVaaiMt to postpone a caw
4 ; f- .fi-hed oiA nut bhoi,
1 -t Hn(ei liavo lf-
t,
peared and the case fail In a peculiarly
outrageous case, as this one Is, It some
times happen that the victims are per
tinacious and the evidence Irrefutable
and then the Jury refutes to convict "
Tho prosecution wa handled by the
Committee of Seventy.
Another method ued under former ad
ministrations to throttle Independent po
lltleal movement was tho kidnapping of
watcher and sending them to "Siberia"
to some unknown and Inaccessible place
where they could not be found by their
friend to be released In time for work I
at the polls in preventing fraud The
l.ymh rase, arising In the 2d division
of the "th Ward will erve as an Illus
tration. John P. Lynch, lieutenant of police ,
John D. flwerney, sergeant of police,
Chillies Chobert, sergeant of police
Frank Shields, patrolman; nichard Do
busey. colored division leader, and
Thomns J Duffey, messenger Select
Council nnd Itepubllcan division leader,
woie arrested and charged by the Com
mittee of Seventy with conspiracy to
mako falso arrests of certain colored
men who were Independent party work
ers In the 2d division of the "th Ward,
to keep them from polling places dur
ing the tlmo of election, and to pre
vent a free election by causing the ar
rests of legally qualified voters and
watchers nnd Intimidating voters and
watchers.
This was n typical csso of Intimidation
and nncalled-for abuse of police power
In the Interest of n corrupt political or
ganization The evidence shows that i
three colored men, who had been active I
and Independent party workers, were nr-
rested without cause or need before eloc- i
tlon, that they were taken to a station
houso far from tho section of the city In
which they lived, that their presence In
this house was concealed from nil In
quirers, and that It was not known by
their friends wherp they were until so
late on election day that It was Impossible
for them to perform any work at the
polls.
After considerable delay, tho case was
brought to trial on December 8, 1910, In
Courtroom No. 653, before Judge Wilson.
Lieutenant Lynch. Sergeant Chobert, Pcr
gennt Sweeney, Thomas J. Duffey nn1
nichard Debussey wera convicted. Patrol
man Shields was found not guilty.
DUFFEY KEEPS JOB.
An appeal was taken for a new trial,
nnd on Juno 2, 1911, tho appeal for a .now
trial was refused and tho five defendants
wcro sentenced, by Jugo Wilson, to
servo one yenr In tho County Prison. An
appeal was then taken to Superior Court,
where a new trial was granted. On May
28, 1913, the case was called In room No.
653, before Judge Little. Lieutenant
Lynch, Sergeant Chobert and Thomas J.
Duffey pleaded "nolle contendere" and
were fined J500 each and costs.
It was understood that Duffey was to
resign his position as messenger In Select
Council and remove from tho 2d Division
of tho "th Ward. Duffey still holds his
position as messenger nnd Is at this time
the llepubllcan division lender or the 7th
Ward. 2d Division. The bills against
Sweeney and Debussey were submitted.
Tho prosecution was handled by tho
Committee of Seventy.
During the pendency of tho foregoing
ensr- of Lieutenant Lynch, efforts weie
made by one David It. Trultt to briho
tho prosecuting wltncES to leave the Juris
diction. Trultt was convicted of at
tempted bribery on January 23, 1911, be
fore Judse Staples, m Uoqm 676, City
Hall, and on March 8, 1911, was sentenced
to six months In tho County Prison.
insieaa oi using violent methods, or
nricriiiiK ana sending independent watch
ers to "Siberia," the same general re
sults may be attained by permitting the,
casting of Illegal votes. Prior to the elec
tion of 1910 the name of Spencer Hogan
was stricken from the registration list
In the 42d Division of tho 19th Wnrd. On
election day Hogan, nevertheless, was
permitted to vote by the election officers.
On June 8. 1911, Hogan pleaded guilty and
sentence wns suspended by Judgo AVIlt
bank. In November, 1911, Edward Green
halgh, then Deputy Sheriff nnd Republi
can division leader, and Thomas Connors,
Republican election Judge, were con
victed before Judge Audenrled of abetting
the casting of an Illegal vote.
On November 27, 1911. a motion for a
new trial was refused by Judge Auden
rled, In Room No. B76, and Greenhalgh nnd
Connor weio sentenced to three months
In tho county prison. For this offenac
Greenhalgh was discharged from his posl.
tlon ns Deputy BherlfT by Sherlft Gll
fllllan. After serving two months In
prison Grenehalgh was pardoned by Gov
ernor Tener and was made Deputy Cor
oner by Coroner Knight, which position
hu still holds.
LIQUOR CUT OFF.
In tho old days when It wns customary
for election day to be a day of disorder
and violence, ono big factor used to
bring about this condition wns the free
distribution of liquor In and about polling
places. One method of paying for votes
was to furnish a drink to tho voter. An
other effect or the liquor was to encour
age disorder and vlolenco.
The workers of the Organization by
liquor were made morcwllllng to perform
acts of lawlessness. By furnishing liquor
to tho opponent of the Organization tho
unci ncm Bomeiimes encouraged to
drink to excess so that they could no
longer effectively protest against a dis
regard of the election laws.
In the spvclal report of Director Morris
L, Cooke, published In 1915, in a pamphlet
entitled "IJuslness Methods in Municipal
Works," a typical case Is mentioned,
where "ono holding a high position in
the Wa.er Bureau was discharged" by
the present Administration "because ho
could not see the Impropriety of housing
beer and whisky in his alttlng room on
election day for the Use of political or
ganizations." The present Administration has put a
complete end to this long-continued prac
tice of mixing liquors and elections. Tho
speakeoses within and In the neighbor
hood of polling places have been abso
lutely suppressed by a rigid enforcement
of the law by the Department of Public
Safety.
OBITUARIES
REV. WILLIAM A. ANSTADT
Lutheran Clergyman and Publisher of
Religious Books ,
The Rev William W. Ansladt. a Luth
eran clergyman who had resided In
Philadelphia for many years, died ye,
terday at Hamburg. Pa., where he went
In the hope of regaining his health about
three month ago, About two year ago
tho Rev. Mr. Antadt underwent an
operation In the Getmantown Hospital,
and later complication set In from which
he never recovered. HI residence In tlfts
city wa at 228 Apey treet, German
town. The son of Peter Anstadt. one of the
mot prominent Lutheran minister In
the country, tha Rev. Mr. An.tadt pre
pared to pursue a theological cpure In
the York Collegiate Intltute. of York
Pa . where hi youth was pnt. He
wa graduated from tha Pennsylvania
College gt Gtttysburg and the Getty,
churches In different place, coming to
burg Theological Seminary. For several
Philadelphia about IS year ago. During
the greater part of hi reldence In thl
city, the Kev. Mr Anstadt wa engaged
In the publication of rellglop book.
He Is .urvjved by a widow, two
brother and t,hra lstcrt. Funeral
rvlce wm be conducted In York. Pa.,
tomorrow afternoon an the burial will
tak placn in. the Prospect -Hill Ceme
lery that oity,
" -
Abram McCotmeH
'LANOAiJTfSIt, Pa.. Aug. IL-Abram
McConnell, o Lancaster County'
leading PfVf4, !d lt nltht In at
gerlna '!' H Jf ear old, Th
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in Cardiff, Wales.
$475,000 FOR STREET
WORK; BIDS RECEIVED
Bureau of Highways Estimates
This Will Be Cost of
Improvements
Bids were received today by the Bureau
of Highways for Improvements to streets
of tills city nt an estimated cost of
HT3.0C0.
Tho estimate Includes 113,400 for grading,
liao.tOO for iiBphalt paving, 1000 for pav
ing with vltrlllod block. 13,(K for bitu
minous paving, $31.3"0 for rcpnvlng with
nsphalt, 8iXK) for lepavlng with vitrified
block, JjSOO for rcpavlng with grnnlto
block, $.11,300 for repavlng with wood
block, J1S.010 for surfacing with macadam,
$13,200 for resurfacing with macadam and
$00,000 for Improving Passyunk avenuo
with wood block.
The improvements are to be ns fol
lows: UltADlKU.
Allinin street from (l-'lli (n imih.
Ilecfnt strret from ll'th to nuth.
Oaklnnd street Horn Oxrnrd to Cheltenham.
Akron ati-ret from Wnxellne to Uytr.
l)ro itrett from Akron to haul,
Siul Btrect from l)re to ITatt.
:iHincllor street frnm Mith to ,0th
Hurley street irom Wyoming to Courtland.
ii street riom ominir to Lourtiana.
llemy ittrcot, from Mldvnlo to School lane.
lrltiK street from .Vith to 00th.
Tennis Mreet from l'ront to Tabor.
Klfty-nlnth street, from Cellar to Pine.
1 Iglitv.ecroml street I torn Tlnleum to Drow
sier. KlBht-fourth street from Chelnde to
Parby Creek.
ASPHALT PAVINO.
Ashdale street, from -it to .'til street.
llnltlmoro avenue, from Wth street to Cobb's
Creek.
Chester avenue, from ll'th (southeast Ches
ter) to Cith street (northwest Chester),
Catharine street, from 02,1 street to Cobb's
Creek ,l'arkoy.
Cobb' QreK Parkway, from Hoffman to
Tholi street.
Cobb's ' Creek Parkway, from Catharine
street to Washington avenue.
Cobb's Creek I'arkway, from Spruce to Pine
street.
Etttng street, from Heed to Dickinson street.
llnncock utreit, from Porter to Bhunk street.
llow.irj street, from Porter to Miunk street.
Marston street, from Dickinson to Tusker
street.
Marston street, from Heed to Dickinson
street.
Nfwklrk street, from Dickinson to Taskcr
street.
Ofontl avenuo feast side), .from Godfrey
street to titenlnti avenue.
Porter street from l!lst to 22d.
Kalmon street from Ontario to Schiller.
.Shunk street from fitli to 0th
Shunk street from 21st to 22d.
Utiles street from (KM to Kelton.
fourth street from llltner to Porter.
T'lftli street from Wyoming to Houlevard.
Tnenty-flrst street from Porter to Shunk.
Twenty-second street from Potter to -Shimk.
Klftynlnth street from Haddington to Jet-
jersou.
blxty-Beeond street from Haverford to Otrard.
PAVINO WITH VITItlPIED I113CK.
Webster street from 12th to 13th.
PAVINO WITH UUUMINOUS PAVKMUNT.
Willow (Srove street from Oermantown to
Seminole.
HUPAV1NO WITH ASPHALT.
Ilrandywlne street from 41st to 42d.
Columbia street rrom Olrard to Krankford.
Montrore street from loth e. to dead end.
Terraca street from Walnut lane to Dawson,
Walnut street from 23d to bulkhead.
Sixteenth street from Arch to Vine.
Twentv-elhth street from Tasker to Morris.
Fortieth street from Daring to Spring war
den. IIKPAV1NO WITH VITIIIFIDD BLOCK.
Orianna street, from Poplar to Olrard.
HEl'AVINO WITH aitANITC 11LOCK.
Chancellor street, from Juniper to Watts.
Oermantown, avenue, from York to Lehigh,
hater street, from 4th to Orianna.
Marllioroush street, from Allen to Wilder,
Orianna street, frcm South to Ualnbrldse.
Orianna strret, from Drown to Poplar.
Iteno street, from 3th to Lelthgow.
ManKtm street, from 13th to Dioad,
Terrace street, from Pcnsdale to Walnut Una.
HEl'AVINO WITH WOOD 11LOCK,
Carpenter atrect from llth to llroad.
Osrinantown avenue from Lehigh to Cambria.
Walnut stiett from 2!d to S3d.
WllllnKs alley from .Id to 4th.
Sixth street from Chestnut to Walnut.
SURFACING WITH WATEIIDOUND
MACADAM.
Anderson street from Oorsas to Sedgwick.
Anderson strett from Oravers to Highland
j Highland avenue from Oermantown to An
derson. Ilrosd street from Haines to Elbow lane
Carlisle street from Haines to Mlbow Une
I'lfteenth street from Haines to Elbow lan
Sixty-eighth avenue from York road to I5th
Cheltenham avenue from Rising Sun to Has-
brook.
O street from (Jodfrar to N as far as graded.
Sanger street from Rising 8un to fl
Sentner street from Itltlnc Hun to Ileach.
Jackson street from Uustleton to Old New.
town road.
Meads street from Ardlelgh to Anderson.
Medary street from Park avenus'to J3th
Park avenue, from Chelteu to HBth avenue.
Thirteenth atreet. from Chelten avenue to
Medary street.
Old Newtown road, from Pcnnrpack avenue
to Jaikson street.
Rowland strut, from Ithawn to Walsh street
TorresdaU avenue, Jrom Linden to Pearson
street.
Woodbine avenue, from Dfyn Mawr to Blth
venue.
Klghty-aecond street, from Qltison to Itust-
wick avenue.
Klghty-fourth street, from Chelwjrne avenue
to Darby Creek.
SURFACING WITH RITUMINOU
MACADUM.
Lincoln drive, from Springfield to 'Willow
a rove.
Lincoln Drive, from Falnnount to southeast
of Hprlngfleld.
Woithlngton street, from Uyberry to Bouth
arnpton, HEBVRVACINn WJTH WATEftnOUND
, MACADAM.
Edison strett, from Cemetery to railroad
station. .
llrrschsl strest, froiu Proctor to Southampton.
Proctor strett, frotn lUrschel to Oemettrr.
Southampton street, from Oermantown to
BMwnee.
Kallroad 'station, from Dustleton to Edison.
BKIJUUFACINU WITH UlTUHlNOCS M.
CADAM PENETRATION,
rernetery ttrtet. froin Bustleton to Protpect.
. Martin', from Hartwell to Oravers.
Paving rf Passyunk vu with wood tioek,
II ) i -ii in. i
CUKe-Brl Mm rr PHcmait
BBRKKLBY, Cat,, Aug. JL-Pollcemen
of Bwkelty are require to attwu) tt
t'nlvrlty of Callfornl.. VUm, U U U.
M'J ,h ""t "" ny 11 tk)
worM hM nuU preparation, u ,W
collvf e-br4 police departmenv
DECISION ON WELSH
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8-CENT FARES SCORED
BY TAYLOR IN REPORT
ON TRANSIT SITUATION
Annual Booklet Contains Series
of 72 Maps Showing Injus
tice of Present Discrimi
natory System
FAVORS LOOP AND TUBE
The annual report of tho Department of
City Transit for tho year 1911 has Just
been Issued In book form by Transit 1)1-
rector A. Mcrrltt Tnjlor The report,
which Is tho most elabornto prepared by
Director Taylor Blnce his original recom-
mendnttons wcro Hubmltted In July, 1913,
reviews every phase of tho proposed rapid
transit facilities In Philadelphia and denls
with each Independently. Two thousand
copies of tho book have been printed.
The report particularly ncorcs tho dis
ci Imlnntory 8-ccnt exchange tickets. Ily
a scries of 72 maps tho Injustice of the
present system and the need of unlvcraal
frco transfers from all sections of the
city aro net forth Reports of various
Investigations of this question carried on
by tho Department of Transit the lost
year are given In detail.
In a scries of colored maps the rango
of travel throughout the city for tho
various rntes of fare Is shown for each
traffic section or group of sections. Thcso
maps, enlarged, vvero used by Director
Taylor and his department experts In
their clty-wldo cnmpalgn to nwaken pub
lic sentiment in favor of the ttanslt plan.
LOOP AND TUBK NEEDED.
Bo Ih tho subway delivery loop and the
DcluWare tube nre favored In, tho report.
The loop. Director Taylor holds, will bo
necessary to the commercial success of
the Uroad street subwny, because tho
north and south lines will collect traffic
from 1!7 stations outside of the business
district. Without tho loop virtually all
of this tralllc would have to bo handled
at two stations.
In discussing the tunnel under the Dela
ware niver, the report says:
"In any arrangement made by the city
with a prlvnto corporation for operating
the city-built tnpid transit lines It should
b required that such corporation secure
the construction of nnd the equipment of
a tube under the Delaware ltlver to Cam
den, connecting with cither or both tho
CNlutlng Market street subway and the
letcmmended Chestnut street subway."
Copies of the leport will be distributed
to the ofllclals of Philadelphia, members
of Councils, universities, colleges and
technical Institutions, engineering socie
ties nnd others Interested In the solution
of the problems of efficient nnd economi
cal rapid transit in largo cities. The
great cxpeno of publishing the report has
limited tho number Issued.
TAYLOR'S LETTER TO MATOR.
In a letter to the Mayor accompanying
the report, Director Taylor reviews his
recommendations nnd the work accom
plished by lils department, with partic
ular attention to the relocation of sewers.
He nlso gives a thorough description of
tho methods; employed n the investiga
tions of transit problems.
Ho goes nt considerable length Into the
legislative nnd legal features of transit
work. All the aspects of the transit
plans, constructive, legal and ftnanclnl,
aro explained In mlnuto detail. The re
port contains exhaustive; tables giving
the expense of the proposed undertakings
nnd the estimated returns to the city ond
the operator,
Tho entire transit program as outlined
at the conferences between Director Tay
lor and tho olflclals of tho Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company Is Included, to
gether with comments upon that program,
setting forth It most salient features
TEXAS COWBOYS KILL
OKNEHAL I'ASCUAL OUOZC'O
Took Part in Raid on American Ranch
Noar Sierra Blanca .
SIERRA IJLANCA, Texas, Aug. 31
(leneral Pascual Orozco, leader of tho
First Revolution against Madero and one
P?..ll,uerta'" mo,t Prominent general, wa
killed near here today by American cow.
boys,
A band of Mexicans crossed the border
and attempted to loot an American ranch.
Five were killed, Orozco among them
Orozco had Jumped 17M0 bond at El Paso
n a charge of neutrality law violation,
FISIITOWN ON MILK DIET
64 Cans of Milk and Cream Spill When
Wagon Breaks Down
Flshtown breakfasted on milk today
and It probably will lunch ond dine on
milk for many day to come. A temper
ance wave I not reponlble for the milk
dflnklnjr, but Is due to an accident which
may happen to the best regulated of
milk wagon.
Loul arlffln, a driver for the Balzerett
Dairy Company, drove hi team from the
milk depot at Palmer treet. and Frank
ford avenue, with 81 can of milk and
cream aboard At Front and Oxford
street the rear axle broke, precipitating
Qrlffln, the wagon, and the milk into tho
treet. There wasn't much seen pf
Uriffln for some Ime but he finally
reached the urface, and jputterlmr
stepped out oi) land. Dozens .of half
empty can were distributed arAonc the
resident of the neighborhood.
Pplcemsn JJafcilak happened along In
time to gather In wyeral cane of the
milk, fho iult wa that Dick, the
p( cat U Front and Master tntts
qttfjMM ) had had for Ne
tM, M0. -WW. M n pf elfin's;
'V ?:".,V ) wreck.
MINERS' STRIKE
THIRTY-TWO GOLFERS
IN PLAY AT DETROIT
Clear, Crisp Weather Greets
Contestants in First Day of
National Title Matches
DETHOIT. Mich., Aug. 3l.-Clear and
crisp weather greeted tho nRplrants for
the amateur golf championship when thoy
stnrtcd off on their Hist round of match
play this morning.
liven money nnd take jour pick of
either Francis Oulmet, present champion;
Jerome I. Travers, open champion, or
. "Chick" Kvrlns, Western champion, wns
! the betting tbday. Each of the trio has
! his army of followers and a majority of
; tho gallery believed thnt tho title would
go to. ono ot the three.
Tho mutches today Were:
R. A. Gardner, Chicago, vs. L. L. Brcdln,
Detroit; T M,- Shormnti. Utlca. vs.
George V. Rotan, Philadelphia; Ii. L.
Sawjcr, Whcaton, 111., vs. Chailcs Evans,
Jr., Chlcugo; Jeromo Travers, Upper
Montclalr, N. J., vs. Georgo A. Crump,
Philadelphia, Max Marston, Springfield,
N. J vs. Jcsso Guilford, Boston; Dudley
Mudgc, St. Paul, vs. Hamilton Kerr,
Manchester, Vt.: Hovvnrd B. Lee, Detroit,
vs. Eben M. Bers, Pittsburgh, Davison
Herron, Pittsburgh, vs. NeUon Whitney,
New Orleans; Robert Hunter, Pasadena,
vs. Alfred C. Ulmer, Jncksonvlllo; John
G. Anderson, Mt. Vernon, N, Y., vs.
Reuben G. Bush, Now Orleans; J. B.
Schlotman, Detroit, vs. C. II. Gardner,
Piovldenco, R. l.j Georgo S. Lyon, To
ronto, vs. J. N. Stearns, Wllllamsport, Pa.;
Albert Scclccl, Chicago, vs. Sherrlll Sher
man, lltlca; W. C. Fowncs, Jr., Pitts
burgh, vs. James S. Standlsh. Jr., Detroit;
Francis Oulmet, Woodland, Mass., vs. W.
H. Gardner. 2d, Buffalo; Paul Hunter,
Chicago, vs. Gardner White, Flushing, N.
T.
"BATHTUB TRUST" COMPANY
MAKES SHELLS FOR ALLIES
Trenton Concern Sends Them to Beth
lehem for Loading
TRENTON, Aug. ?l.-Tho J. L. Mott
Company, according to authentic Informa
tion today. Is making shells for missiles
to bo used by the Allies, nnd these cov
erings are being consigned, secretly, over
tho railroad lines running out of this
city to tho Bethlehem Steel Works, at
Bethlehem, Pn where a mysterious In
terior mechanism Is being Inserted. Hun
dreds of new employes are said to bo
added to the payroll of tho Mott .Com
pany, -which Is credited with being con
nected with the "bathtub trust." Tho
Mott Company has a large force erect
ing n large building adjoining Its plant
on Hancock street, which structure, It
Is said, will be used for tho manufacture
of shells for the Allies.
BOY AND GIRL RESCUE FIVE
Carry Brothers and Sisters to Safety
While Parents Fight Fire in Their
Home
A 13-yenr-old boy and hla 17-ycar-oId
sister carried their five brothers and sis
ters from the third floor of their home to
iim mi wucn nre was discovered In
tho kitchen of tho building at an early
hcur this morning. The rescuers are
Louis and Jenny Seratt, 1163 South 7th
Max Seratt, father of tho children, wag
awakened by smoke shortly after mid
night. Calling his wife, he groped his
way to the first floor, where he found
great volumes of smoko pouilng from tho
kitchen. Pending the arrival of the fire
companies, the parents fought the blaze.
inlS "if "t6 Vou"s,er chlIdrn o t res
cued by Louis and Jenn.
Police Court Chronicles
Powder .makers fiom Wilmington can.
tnh.UBet, "l0,alIe1', ,n Konslnton H
they're found even "half ahot" the police
5Sr?fU,ba ,n.erned ,n "me.bur"
no matter for whom they are making
ammunition The policemen are me
what puzzled why the thirsty menrwho
jay they aro from du Ponts. wander an
the way to the northeast to get their
upply of liquor They mu.t pass fuUy
a thousand saloon before reaching that
"" ?" th8 buecoat. contend, and cou?d
Sldown. " ' h"a,1,y on "'?
While tho police were keeping an eve
?,PVor..,m,, nvader. word came tS
tlw Fourth and York street station that
four men were dancing arpund a keg of
powder on a coal, car near America,,
and Berk street. A detachment ?'
.icemen. Including Jawby. Ma,h u,,;
and McDonald, marched to Uie Jcent and
surrounded the merrymaker; who .u,
rendered without re.Utance ' They
preached the keg gingerly until th?y Jaw
that It vvm held In place with V cake
of Ice. It wa subsequently learni tt!
the ktg did not ponui" pSwS? ut
beer, and )t was taken to JhTiw.ii
tatlon alonif with the prl.oner, P 'M
They gave their names' a Joseph Mai
colm jhn O-Brl.n. Milton Dwve, .I
WWtatu Colvnrn. pf WIMrt(onff liSl
tplm, who acted as spokesman for tft
quartet, .aid that tha member. "J JlT
tE ,n ?fW Wilmington" and wanted
'vn thlnsup a utile. w"Ua
ii Magistrate was lnnn... .. . .
them to the Howe ot Cofreitlon lut
on their proinUe to '-uuZ, f ??." .9.ut
31. 1915.
THE BIG THREE IN GOLF
ECLIPSED AT DETROIT
BY WESTERN MARVEL
Dudley Mudjre, Titleholder of
Minnesota, Startles Followers
of ChnmpionshipB by Low
Card in "Prelims"
OUIMET IN GOOD FORM
By GRANTLAND RICE ,
DETROIT, Aug. 31. His name wa
SIudge-Dudlcy Mudge. to be exact, from
St. Paul, Minn. He went to laie a
ago nnd they let him catch on the base
ball team, but they couldn't see him a a
golfer, Kntered In the amateur cham
pionships from tho Town and Country
Club, of St. Paul, there wa no palpitating
thrills ns to what hi score would be or
whether he would quality. Few probably
recalled the fact thnt on last Saturday
Mudge had qualified among the first 73.
Thoy were nil thinking of Travers, Oul
met, Evans, GUdford, Sawyer, Marston,
etc.
But on Monday, over b course 6600 yards
long, under tho severest weather test ever
known In n golf championship, the young
entry who paraded Imtfront of n grent
field was none other than Dudley Mudge,
ot St. Paul. He not only led the Held,
but ho led with two clean strokes to
Bpnro two strokes In front of Robert
Gardner. Ho was three strokes better
than Frnncls Oulmet, and 10 strokes
better than Jerry Travers and Chick
Kvnii. And nil this same after a bad
start thnt lnndcd young Mudgo out with
Jl strokes. Ho wns bock In 33 for ft 79,
but there wns still no one who figured him
with a chance.
At tho 10th hole In the afternoon the
gray winter vvlndt that swept the course
bi ought In word that Dudley Mudgo had
gono out In 38. Even then ortly a small
gallery swung over In hlB direction, ns It
wttB known that Gardner, Oulmet nnd
Sawyer wore going well nnd they were
veterans. But tho main crowd overlooked
one Important derail.
They didn't know that Mudge, being
n, first cousin of John and Archie Held,
belonged to a golfing fnmlly. They
didn't know that only two weeks ago he
had won tho medal round nnd then the
Minnesota championship.
Going out In 36 In the nftcrnoon.
knowing thnt ho had a chance to land
the low medal nnd attnln sudden fame,
joutiff Mudgc never faltered. He start
ed home with n stilng ot fours, playing
spectacular golf under such conditions,
nnd nothing could stop him.
He bagged a 4 on tho 630-yard llth and
another on the treacherous 12th. On the
13th he cracked his second shot within
two feet of tho cup nnd missed the putt.
On the llth ho hit the cup for a 3 and
Jumped out. But even this hard luck
failed to upset him In tho slightest. He
went along nt the business of grabbing
ts, driving far and straight and playing
his Irons in the sure, crisp way of those
who go for the pin nnd get there. At the'
end of tho 18th hole he understood that
he needed a 2 to win the medal round nnd,
Instead of playing safe, took a chance
nnd dropped short. But he got his 4,
nnd even a S would have been enough. In
leading this field young Mudge gave evi
dence ot two qualifications good, sound
golf nnd good, sound nerve.
Here is his double card:
Out ... 4 5 6 6 3 5 4
4-41
3-33-79
In A 6 4 4
Afternoon round:
Out ... 4 3 5 4
In 4 4 4 4
Total. 152.
4 4
4-36
4-37-73
Of the big three, so labeled, Francis
Oulmet only was near top form. The
nmateur champion proved beyond any
doubt that ho was reaching his best
gama by finishing up In third place with
a 77 and 78. He slipped hero and there,
but In the main his golf Is sound In all
departments.
Travers nnd Evans were not at their
best. Jerry, still weak from a severe cold
and nevtjr at top form In cold weather,
was struggling hard most of the way. He
had an 82 In the morning, and then
needed an 80 in the afternoon. His work
with the wood was not near the standard
he has set for himself this season, but
this was due In the main to his physical
condition and the weather. The day, In
the forenoon especially, was an Ideal
December type, one of tho kind you could
use for Christmas eve, threatening a
white Christmas for tomorrow. Under a
dark gray cloud a biting wind snapped
and whistled nnd raised merry caln. The
wind not only blow golf ball here and
there If sliced or hooked In tho slightest,
but also atlffened up tho muscles of those
contending, nut at the finish all of those
favored for a chanco had qualified, so
there could be no kick.
Outside of the Ble Th-Mi a-.........
Max Marston and Jesse Gullford-plcked
by
Miuiijr u me next cnolces. all did
yell-playing flrst-cuus golf. Sawyer was
Just back of Oulmet with . Marston
n,?M,Ju,st back ?. Sawyer with 7, and
Guilford was safely In with CO.
There were two leading Incidents at the
l?Ui hole In the afternoon. Coming to
..... ,.i am,., r-o uyers. who had found
tho wind n heavy handicap, wos told that
It. would bo needed to qualify. At this
nerve racking moment Mr. Byers had al
KHy ua;a up m strokes. He therefore
! Lw"""11!11?1 Precision, figured that
ho hod two stroke left.
EUROPK'S KINO CHAMPION
HUItTINAIUCKAFT FALL
Georges Carpentier, French Fighter,
Doing Valiant Service in War
PARIS, Aug, 31.-aeorges Carpentier
the boxer, who Joined the French aviation
corp at the beginning of the wa?. toda?
was Injured again. At Camp A.tor, near
Bourges, Carpentier fell nt the moment
of landing. His thlghwaa fractured
?a.r.Pen.Uer ,s the heavyweight chamnlon
w curope. no won the laurel by
defeating Bombardier Well, ir , JZ.
round, December is, i9U. The Pv.niV;
pugilist wa. the most popular man
Pari, preylou. to the war. 8tarUr 1.
a bantamweight. Genre.. .I'?.' ."
J eloped and won title, In every dvl.lon"
from the "If-pound class to th.hi
clas. to the heavy-
weignt.
BUMMKIt HESOKT8
ATIAWTIO CITy. N, X
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n-BiSont mw Pi7q Ib1uJS. 'i!lrl,l0Sl
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SUCCESSI ITALIANI
NELLA VAL SUGANA, A
PLEZZ0ESULCA1
Le Forze del Generate Cador
Occupano NUovo Posizion
Liingo u urcnta e Verso H
Passo di Predil
NUOVI RAIDS AEUEt
nOMA, 31 Agostt.
II Mlnlsteto della, Oucrra. ha pubblicJ
il seguenie rapporio aei generate ci?9
dorna:
"Nclia vni BUgnnB, le notre User
tlonl si Bono splnte flno alia Cltna CktJJi
ana tuw picai, cne aomina rial lato hhtiH
ovest la nostre posmoni di Monte SatuH
t'n riostro reparto In rlcbgnlione tron
cno ir cirna era lenuia tia fortl rtpiMil
ai tantcna ncmica con mitragllatrlclX
zs corrcmo la ciitm vino fu attaceetll
dalle nostre troppe, e nonoatahtc II fufen
dcll'artlgHcrla ncmica, fu conqulstat.
tenuta.
"Nella Carnla, nella sera del 27 corrni1
dopo un lungo perlodo dl Inattlvlta ill
.i.-iuitv oi innviw iujii.u .a nostre pet.ld
zlonl dl Pal Piccolo c, come sempre f1
tTsulnto. ' .
"Nelln Jtona dl Plczzo pnrecchl clon-il
fe le nostro truppe rlusctrono ad aVM.1
zaro nd dl In' dl quclla Importnnte boril
gata, e la coprono orn da una forte d4I
zlono dalln quale Impedlscono al nendcrffl
ognt npprocclo alia borgata dal PjI'l
dl Prcdll, dall'alto Isonzo dalla Vallattl
dello Slatenlk, 11 nemlco, Impotent 1
reBpIngcro le nostro truppe, aprl'. cms'J
OUUl ,,. RUllll'tt:, Ml. .IIIOIISO IUOCO S)l
nr.tr.lrA-.ln m.lt'n r.l.n . r. At m 4
j I i. ,"""1" ul "too CSUsJ
aiiuuv. im.it.i. tiivcuuil
in oi scuoro ui loimino le noHr1
ts,41tr-,sn,A n-,s4j rt tsm tv-.ssB - . 3
.luetic nniiiiu in""i i.ui tun granae dIM
flcolta. nuovl progressl.
"SuU'altoplnno del Carso II nemlco
ntBuitu ... u, cL,.a amiiMttlt UOllO nOltr
forzo, abbhndono' pnrecchle trlncae est
nol trovnmmo pleno dl padaverl, dl arm!
e dl munlzlonl. ,,
"Contlnut.no I uostrl raids aerl --
sono csegultl con nudacla e con succestoj
Pflfll lannrt Anmrtrn Hlrn.tl ..nv... b.i.i-.1T,
.U... B.U..U B.B......B. ..B.BB. VUllItU VDICllIVI
mllltarl Icrl.nol bombardammo dall'alto
la stazlonc ferrovlnrla til Vogearko, un
neenmpamento nemlco nelle vlclnanze dl
Kastnnjovnka ed un deposlto dl muni
zlont a Scsantw I nostrl aeroplanl rltor.'
rarono ana ioro dbbo senza alcun danno.
Dlspacci da Mllano dicono che u
nustrlacl sono in plena rltlrata su An.?
punti del fronte, o cloo' nella Val 8ugari,4fc
uuve .nciiticsi ritiruno aieiruggono pontic i
jerrovin. o sirnuc, o nena regione deualta?
Isonzo. dovo gll Alplnl stanno strappande-l
ui iieimcu una importante sommita ,
Dopo unn scrlo dl plccoll ma accanltlj.1
" v,b,...w. w.b. -,. Bi(jiu. nanne.
estcso la zona dl occupazlone nella Val-
lata ai amno, raggiungcndo 11 collcKt
mento tra lb troppe operant! nella vail
del Vcrmlgllo t quelle operant! nella vail
del Noce. Cosl' cssl linnno aperto una
nuova llnca dl Invaslone del TrentlnO, con
Bolzano como posslblle oblettlvo.
In questl ultlml glornl l'artlgllerla Ital
lana hu bombardato le poslzlohl Ati.
trlacho nlla tcstata della valle dl Strtno S
obbllgando II nemlco n ritlrarsl da titto?
1nt al.nl n ... mr.n rr. b. . . 1 n ..t ...., .t J J
b.v. ouu, uvvM.tii.Hiiicii.1 laoBiaiiuuvi airnl
bagaglio. Gil austrlacl evneuarono otto
.uimi.nu iniiuan, cno lurono ocCUDafc
rlntrll Ui.llBnl r
rr.. ..".. ,
Gil Itallanl operantl nell'nlto flsonm
stanno ora atiaccanuo la sommita' 6v
iiunie itamDon, cne aomina la vallata M
Corltenza e la strada del Passo dl PredlL,
Gil austrlacl sono In una precarta pdM-'
iuno iiciiu .una ai inrvis, come lo ono
n Tolmlno cd ft Gorlzla. e mlla Val su-!
gana hanno pcrduto una Important seiiel
at anese cno eranp ia prima protezlon of'
Trento. " I
11 seneralo Chlnotto, sebbene fosse ferttp
nd una inano, al petto e ad un braccto, h'
rlflutato dl cedere II comando della u'
brlgatu ed ha votuto rlmanere sul front'
dl hnttaglla, como atmunclano I dlspacci
ufllctall odlernl. (
L'erolsmo di qutsto generate e' state
porUto a conoscenza del re, che n "
rlmasto vivamento commosso.
CHENEY SOLD; CUB DENIALS
HERE NOW PItOVED FALSE
Evening Ledger's iStory Borne Qut by '
Sale of, Pitcher
NEW YOIIK, Aug. 31.-J.arry Cheney, v'
for Bevernl jearu tho atar pitcher of th
v-iiitiHu -b-uus, is now a memuer ot me
Itobins. President Charles Ebbet and
Manager Wllbert Iloblnson put through JJ
me deal in a conference with Itoger
Bresnahan on Sunday, and yesterda
Cheney nfflxed his BlgnatUre to a Brook'
lyn contract. Before Gbbets could com
pleta the deal he had to give f3000 In
cash and Joe Schultz, his young third
baseman, who has occupied the bench
most of tho year on account of a or.
arm.
It was also reported yesterday that lh
deal for Marquard had been consum
mated and that tho Rube would be at
Ebbeta Field thla afternoon when thl
Itobins hook up In a double-header' with,
the Pittsburgh Pirates. While no detail,
of the Marquard transaction were madl
puDiic, one report that carried welgnyj
wns mat Jtobble had turned over ope.
of his young pitchers to McOraw and
V-w.
The EvEMiNtf Lkdobh published an ex-
ciuaive story of the effort of the Cuwj
to sell Cheney when the Chicago team!
wa. In Philadelphia,"1 The Cub official!
promptly denied tho tepdrt and brandej.1
the story a fake. It appear now thata
tho faklnar was on the other side of thtl
lirtflrrt 9
Portland "NVantH Goethals as Manajwl
POn.TLBAr4t. Ore.. Aiitr. .11. Mnlnr Gen-1
eral Qeorso W. Goethals, builder of thfjl
idimmii v-anai, win Do ortereo tne mn
tfgement of the City ot Portland by
group or nusiness men.
A COLORADO 0UTING1
COOL-CONVENIENT
ECONOMICAL
Cool Colorado with her day of brhje .
unthlne and nlchta of rafreahlnc co!.1
nes In a. mile-high altitude no biW,
piace on earth in which to apert yf
vacation. ,,
Convenient Colorado only on t&
out from Chicago on the farft"
"Rocky Mountain Mmlt4"- J!
train wlt every comfort and cev"
lence only one of Mveral fast tralM
convenient ached uk.
Autotnatlo ock WcBrVlv--Kliit f4f
era All-Bt! Kcjvlpmit. tupfb Il-W
Car kVervlce, . n
KctmorolceJ Ckra4 hotel, borMf
hou4 aa4 ranche to aUU any a
Oeo4 Hart and room Ih many Iniliww
H loir m W w wMk. o)y o rM4
trip fro tlc4; f frn at. IniI -Kor
4Z,H a44HkM froth CWcmp yeejt
get a Rock jtrlatHi Jrcenlo ClrcU Tf ii
ticket to the CaHforwla Jiupwltloi- witk.t j
-oiwvr in wiorato. 1
Kai,i"r.-0P.j0oto-. 101 Xttiut t.
lUflf t a ?;iuhnw..j .-
put" right
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