WARNS BAD RULE WOULD CORRUPT POLICE OF CITY , Third "Lest We Forget" Article States Issue for Voters to Decide LEWIS ADDS HIS NAME Eight Signatures Now Affixed to Expose Scries Registra tion Frauds Brought to Light The necessity for eternal vigilance nt Mm polls U emphasized In the third of the scries of articles. "Lest we forget, which was Issued today. "Citizens may Judce for themselves whether the Improved condition win con tinue should the contractors' organization resume control of the police and use It, not for Investigating and prosecuting registration crooks, but for blackjacking Independent citizens, as In former days. The leadlpg Independents who are Issu ing the articles gave this as their sum mary of the third article, which Is a review of the registration frauds of a few eara ago .,,., William Draper Lewis has added his ft name to the list of prominent men wno are signing; ins ar.ic.c-. " '""" Mm at his summer home at Northeast Harbor, Me., he heartily Indorsed the articles, and asked that his name be signed to the remaining articles. The list now contains eight names. These In clude nichard L Austin, Samuel 8. Fels, Charles P. Jenkins, Theodore J. Lewis, Francis B. Ileeves. Charles 7.. Tryon, John C. Winston and AVIUIam Draper Lewis. TEXT OF THIRD ARTICLE. Today's article follows; "It Is a matter of common knowledge that In the good old days before the up- fheaval or 1SQS ana me passage ui mo resistraUon law of 1904 bands of repeat ers went from polling place to polling place on election day in the Interests of the Organisation. Citizens, however, have not realized to how dangerous an extent frauds against the ballot have been practiced even under the personal registration law. "Since Its passage. It Is no longer pos sible for an unknown man to be brought Into the polling place on an election day : vouched for by an Irresponsible 'straw' man for him to be 'voted,' and then spirited away before a warrant can be obtained for his arrest. Since 1906 the registration law hns enabled citizens to have comparatively clean elections, if they will take trio trouble to watch the work bf the division registrars and, fall ing to obtain honest results there, to ap peal to the Registration Commissioners and the courts. "Yet 'eternal vigilance" by independent citizens Is still necessary Fraudulent registrations have occurred In wholesale numbers since the passage of tho law on occasions or In localities where repie tentatlvea of the contractors' organiza tion felt that their work was not being watched by citizens. ONE NOTORIOUS CASE IN COURT. "One notorious case that was brought ;we into court in iStfJ will serve as nn illus tration; The previous year had yeen ono of complete political apathy following tho election of the contractors' candidate for Mayor, and registration frauds flourished. in the 16th division of the ICth Ward, bounded by Arch, Rnce, 19th and 21st streets, citizens noticed, at the Novem ber, 1908, ejection, a great number of .'r t -rr mmi hj Btiausc luuKinb vuicib. ouma i '! of these recited thalr names nnd ail. dresses to election officers from little slips of paper carried In the palms of their hands. Tho Election Board was unanimously Organization Republican: challenges -were disregarded, and a total Vote was polled far beyond the possible voting population of tho division. "This stirred decent people of the neigh borhood to make an Investigation. They canvassed every house. What they found far exceeded their worst fears. First rage newspaper stories published the re sults as the facts were developed from day to day before the Board of Registra tion Commissioners and the Court of Quarter Sessions "The registration of the division had giown that year from a normal 2G0 to 863. On appeal to the Registration Com missioners, 123 names were stricken from the list, nnd of these more than 100 were proved to have been not Innocent re movals, but fraudulent at the time of registration. 'A. B., said on the register to hnvo lived one year In the division, had dltd three years before. "C D.. said to have lived there nine months, had died three years before. "E. F said to have Jived there two years, had moved from the division four years before "Q, II.. said to have lived there six months, had moved from the division six years before. "X. Y. Z registered twice on the same day, from the same house, though there V only one of him there and yet both of Wor had voted In the November, 1903, election! "TW duplication of names was one of the Mat vicious features of the case. In 17 cases, the same, or almost precisely mnn, name naa Been registered twice. One repeater came In giving the name of O, L. Bmlth, HI North Lambert street (the last name is altered so as not to disclose the identity of the real and honest citizen whose name was thus Mused), but when the bogus a. L. Smith M answered falsely all the questions given, to hlpi and cams to sign the reg ieter, he had forgotten his name, was apparently confused by the name of the " street, end signed 'd. L. Lambert.' "Yet the registrars saw nothing strange In this, and only a little later on the same day thought nothing of It when the real O. I. Smith came In and registered ne lines below on the same page. Nor was there anything to arouse their sus picions when two men, at different times, camo In and registered at street numbers which had no existence and whirl. nt...! their homes, somewhere on the green J ...., uMvuiiuing Dl viemenrs Church, at S6th nod Appletree streets! "The Registration Commlsloners struck ore the fraudulent names, dismissed the lour registrars from office and r.tuhu.h.A a precedent, at the Iml.l.nt A.m.. the. Independent and Democratic Com-'J ""'"i y swearing out warrants -tor ttM registrars' arrest and rnrwnrrt. rjf-wi to ins utstrlet Attorneys lerr prosecution. Th trial r k. itrr la the Quarter Session's Court wv m jiuuwrr us aays, ana OQ vvlt- irjr culled by the Commonwealth MM In detail the enormous fr.iM Jk M fraudulent names, 69 vrere vsuq on at the Presidential i f Met, a aprs from the offl- TK feMowlnir talnilitlnn it iHWct us the vote In the Mm ssT esUa --- ' whl,.h h.,r. fty la fbrur-, tm; HKPOm TM canvas;. Organisation. Indeuendent. November. MM ',.11 n AUDCR TH CANVAea rtt,lwt IMS bj '" P'Ui..UV. 1M. 63 71 ' vm., did jt Cobtroctora' Organization i" i. uirwui tu ino-iiiriH or ittnir l' i f rtf Utr CRIMINAL TRQOKCtf, a WW. ' i i , . iy 4aiWi thouaands of '-'' i lav Wen itrickvn '' tMrttqstloii lu the b)C irl W t U ' . J I0 ipnets, y lime pip HosBfwj X5trs y Ct:n't9'j ' Tho &t op TH6. evEUirJd CfG1 I.I ' POLICE AID BOY TO SNATCH DOG FROM ELECTRIC CHAIR Tears of Young Owner of Teddy Changed to Smiles When Price of Ransom From Death Is Col- lected by Big-Hearted Officers Police Captain George Tempest thrust a generous hand Into his cont pocket to day and nodded, reassuringly, at 11-year-old Frank Costello, of 2SK Waverly street, who drooped despairing beside him. "All right, sonny," said Tempest, "I guess we can pay that dog's ransom and get him oul." Captain Brown, Sergeant James Crcc land, Samuel Roop and John Sneed, clerks In the Department of Public Safety, and Fr.ink Rodman, the department's physical Instructor, had gathered about the weep ing boy In the department ofllees at City Hall. They likewise reached for their change pockets and dropped chinking coins Into Captain Tempest's extended palm. All the while the dog's owner walled, hysterically: "His name Is Teddy nnd ho's a big Newfoundland, nnd they're goln' to 'lectrocute him at 10 o'clock. Oh, what'll I do?" RISK COMPANY TO SELL CONTROLLING INTEREST Impairment in American As surance Concern Will Be Made Up in This Way A controlling Interest In the American Assurance Company is to be sold to cover the Impulrment of J62.O0O discovered by State Insurance Inspector Roney. The directors of tho company, meeting in the oinces at 13th and Spring Garden streets today, decided on this step. Announcement of the plan was made by John C. Bell, attorney for the stock holders, who said this controlling In terest will be taken over by a company Incorporated under the laws of Pennsyl vania. It is said two companies have of fered to buy out tho assurance com pany, The sale Is dependent on the recovery of 9217 shares of stock deposited as se curity In Indianapolis by the president, A. J. Simpson, and not recovered. Ber tram Rearlck, an attorney. Is now In Indianapolis trying to regain possession of theso shares. Mr. Simpson, vho has not attended any of the meetings since the Impairment was discovered, was likewise absent from the treating today. The directors announced before entering the conference that his absence would not deter them from tak ing any action they saw lit. The decision to sell at least part Interest In the comt pany was predicted before tho meeting It Is hoped by the sale to prevent losses that would occur by any other method of settling the affairs. No trouble In com pleting the transaction Is expected, and It Is considered certain the approval of the State Insurance Department will be obtained. POSTMEN OFF TO CONVENTION Retirement of Aged Carriers Among Questions for Debate Philadelphia delegates to the annual convention of the National Association of Letter Carriers will leave this city today for Omaha, Neb., where the meeting will be held. Mutual benefit or Insurance rates, na tional sick and accident policies, and the retirement of aged employes are some of the Important questions to be discussed. The Philadelphia delegation Includes Robert Stocker, Arthur C. Uryan, Joseph Duckworth, Amoa Kggleton, Edward Hy. land, Charles Smith, Arthur Rothgarten, Hugh J Carlln, Frank J. MoManus. Al bert Ilenman, Paul J. Powers, Mathlas J. Brady, Norrii Jones, John U. Elsen Inger Michael J Dormer, George D. Aus tin, Daniel McPherson, Richard F. Quiiin, Charles Mnucher, Charles Zimmerman, George 8. Detson and M. J. Naughton. Oyst erettes The'Oyiter Crckr Not only in the " R" months, but every day, every week nnd every month, Oyster. tie are seasonable and enjoyabfe. NATIONAL JHSCUIT COMPANY J EVENING LEDGBR-r-PHILAlJELrmA. FRIDAY. S jpTEMBBB IT HAPPENS IN THE BEST "What happened to him, sonny?" Tempest nsked "Oh," said the bov, "he ran Into tho street without his muzzle nnd the dog catcher got him. They're goln' to kill him at 10 o'clock." Cnptaln Tempest was counting the change. "One dollar, one fifty, one seventy-five, two dollars," he announced, "and a dime for jour carfare. Now jou'd better hurry up. If jou want that dog." The beneflclmy stoppod rubbing his cjes long enough to clasp the money, thanked tho pollco mcers, and ran hastily through the door. Mill weeping. Captain Tempest reached for a tele phone nnd talked with the death chamber of the dos pound, nt 31st and Clearfleld streets. "This is the Department of Public Safety," he Bald. "You've got a New foundland dog for the death chair nt 10 o'clock this morning. Nothing doing on the execution. The owner Is on his way with J2." PICNICKING FARMERS Grangers' Two-Day Outing Opens With Unusual Ex hibits of Products QUAKERTOWN. Sept. 3.-The 10th an nual Richland Grangers' picnic opened in Lulu Park today. The exhibits of farm products are more extensive than those of former jears. In the main building the handiwork of the thrifty Pennsylvar nla German housewife is on display. The exhibit of live stock Is creditable, show ing that the average farmer Is devoting more attention to breeding good stock than did the farmer of a decade ago. Tho picnic will continue tomorrow. Farmers from caBtern Pennsylvania, representing more than n score of granges, are in attendance. The town Is gaily decorated, and the park has the appearance of a fair. Ilooths are lined up at every available spot. The attendance this year establishes a new record and the program Is the most lumpioie in me nistory of the event. John A. McKarran, of Furniff, president of the, State Grange, lu n attendance. The picnic Is under the auspices of the Farmers' Picnic Association, of which Harry S. Johnson, near Quakcrtown, is president, nnd Jnmea Clark, master of the Richland Grange, secretary. CARKANZA FREES WRITER First Chief, After Controversy With Washington, Liberates Francis WASHINGTON, "seTt. 3.-H. w. Fran els. nn American newspaperman, Impris oned nt t e,ra Cruz for articles he cabled home, over whoso case there lms been a prolonged contioversy between the Btate Department and Oeneral Carranza. has been released, the Department was notl- PmiadelpLf""0'" frmerl' Worked ' t When in Atlantic invitca to inspect oi ur Advance Exliitit of the Models of 1915-1916 in Gentlemen's KeadytoWear Clotnind Now being Garden Pi Jacob Reeds Sons 1424-1426 CHESTNUT ST., PHILADELPHIA GARDEN PIBK, ATLANTIC CITY, Ji, J, BtiutaaKsfifcarsv-. s -. v-i . ' " 'mwA , , SSSWifeiiiK jSKtMaKi OF REGULATED FAMILIES FIVE MURDERERS DIE IN ELECTRIC CHAIR Wholesale Execution Effected in Quick Time One Hoped for Reprieve OSSIN1NG, N. Y., Sept. 3.-Flve mur derers. In the early dawn of today, were put to death In the electric chair at Sing Sing prison The wholesale electrocution was put through In iiulck time and was without especial incident. One of t.ie men. Lewis Roach, of Mont- convlctcd of the murder oi Jonn llarrct.'of Palallnc. lived In hope In the Honth hn. until the last moment. A mysterious telenhono cnll to fatner Cashln, chaplain of the prison, caused an appeal to bo made to Governor Whitman at midnight to give the doomed man a reprieve. Tho effort was unavailing. Resides Roach, the men executed were Alessandro Sallem, of Monroe County; William Perry, of New York; Pasquale Vendette, of Kings County, and Thomas Ilarpcy, of Kings County. MIMED FROM THE BALLOT Commissioners Reject Pleas of Sev eral Would-be Candidates for ' Magistrate At a meeting of tho Board of County Commissioners held today petitions to plnco on the primary ballot the names of candidates for Magistrate were rejected as follows: John Mulhollund, 1907 Man ton street. Republican and Washington, because the date of signing and the occu pations of signers were omitted In some caseB, nnd Democratic, for the same rea son and becnuse of Insufficient number of signatures. Harry Koehler, 3005 North 2ith street, Washington nnd Democratic, because of Insufficient number of signatures. John J. Bergen, 3S12 North 15th street. Republican, because of insufficient num ber of signatures. Herman Becker. 1312 North 10th street, Washington, because of Insufficient num ber of signatures. Peaches Plentiful in North Penn LANSDALE, Pa., Sept. 3.-Peaches have not been bo plentiful In the North Penn section for years, The finest of tho crop Is sold at from 25 to 40 cents a basket and hucksters are peddling them at 20 and 25 cents a basket. 5t AND 10? TtrADE of finest selected LVJ' flour baked in tho National Biscuit Company way that brings out tho good ness and pleasing; flavor. Crisp, appetizing, nourishing. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY City you arc cordially shown on the ler SWISS PAY $200,000 A DAY FOR ARMY, U. OF P. MAX SAYS Dr. Gretzner, Here to Study Dentistry, Tells of Wnr It costs the Swiss Government $200,000 a day to maintain Its standing army of S0C.000 men, an! for a long time the nn tlonal expense wae twice this amount for an army of 600,000 men, according tn Dr. Paul Gretener, of Lausanne, Swlt rerland, who arrived In this city today. Doctor Gretener Is a practicing dentist nnd came to Philadelphia, to get a de giee in the dental school of tho Univer sity of Pennsylvania. Doctor Gretener expressed surprise nt the small standing army of the United States. He said that soon after war was declared In Europe last year, 600,000 men were moouizea, oui mai inn naa since hrcn cut In half. Switzerland, he said. Is determined to keep out of the war and to enforce respect for her neutrality. Qialmers SuHO Slus-1 f1 OCA Seven rTk $1350 Drive This Car Yourself! Arrange for a Labor Day Demonstration and Take the Ladies of Your Family Along The Chalmers Six-40 seven -passenger touring car has the won derful valve-in-head motor with overhead camshaft which is taking the public by storm just as the same type of motor swept everything before it at this year's speedway races. The Labor Day holiday offers you the opportunity to drive this car yourself. t Arrange with us for demonstra tion on that day and take the ladies of your family along. After all, they are the real judges of style, beauty and comfort in a motor car and will be interested in its artistic "coach" finish.aristocratic fenders and smart wheels. You're the best judge of its me chanical features. Step on the Accelerator Notice the "trigger quick" re sponse. Feel the thrill as it leaps away with the strength of its 20 more power. You will realize that you have a real power plant at your command. Listen to the Motor It has a healthy purr. When you get behind the wheel of New Sem'ce to Owners 1 CUlm,,, ittUt iut ,(m, to o, U . Cllm,n tu m " ?f 5" Sw' n4molkf,r m Jrfnlt, anuunl fnlc4 tt v CUtmtn itfht. OMin( Hell pbea Allentewn, Pa, Lawfer Dfiuzvianj n. j. nuey arottisrs Ch(r, P. Tkoma Hugh Dov.r, DelvF. L. IUrdMty Caston, P EaitoB AuUweWls Co. UlwdovfBO, P.-T-rktllMI, k,u LttVtwi, P,.SrfM MUf Cr C. 3, 1915. ROVERETOETCADUTA ED E' 0RA 0CCUPATA DA F0RZE ITALIANE Gli Austrinci Hnnno Fntto Sal- tare i Forti, Distrutto c 1 Monument! cd Incendiato le Case degli Italiani LA MARCIA VERSO TRENTO ItOMA, 3 Settembre Abblamo dunquo una grnnde notlzla: Ilovcreto, la cllta' forllficnta austrlaca nella vallo deH'Adlge, fra Trcnto ed Ala, Importante per tuttl I rlspettl, e' caduta nclle manl tlegll Itnllanl die la occupano. ora lentamcnle, l,o opere dl fortlficazlone ill Hovereto, the sberrnvano la etrnda nll'nvanzntn. dogll Itallnni crso Tielito, che no ulstn tippena U mlglla, furono fatto saltnre nella glornatn dl lerl o sublto dopo RII .tustrlacl comlticlarono ad cvacuarla, rlllrnndosl vcro nord, doe' verso la concn dl Trcnto. Prima dl rltlrarsl, le truppo nustrlache, obbedendo al loro ben notl Istlntl vniulnlicl, dlstrusscro tuttl i monument! storlcl Itallnni ed npplccarono II fuoco alio resldcnzo del plu noil Italian!. La prcsa della forlezza dl npvereto e' li plu' grnnde vlttorla che nbblano otte nuto flnora le truppe Italinne nella loro gucrin contro l'Austrln, ed o un note volls'lmo pnsso In nvnntl nella mnrcin vciso Trento. Scbbene gll austrlacl avesscro costrulto barrlcnte nella vallata tra Hovereto e Trcnto, le nulorlta' inllliarl Italinne rltengono die le forze del genomic C-ilni-im plmiuernimn In Vista dello fortl- licazlonl dl Trcnto prima che l'lnverno fnccia sospendere le opcrnzlonl dl guerra. Le opore dl Hovereto crano gla' da pnrccchl glorni sotto II fuoco del cannonl Italiani dl lunga portata. IL COMUN1CATO UFFICIALE. Kcco II tcsto del comunlcato ufflclnle pubbllcato lerl sera dal Mlnlstero delta Guerra In base al rapporto, del generate Cadorna. "Nella Val Sugana II nemlco ha con tlnuato a bombardare le case dl Borgo, e ha comunlcato a bombardare anche quelle dl Honcogno, che e' a circa duo chllomcrtl e mezzo ad ovesta dl Borgo, pure sul Hume Brenta. A Ronccgno II fuoco del cannonl nemlcl ha provooato Incendtl. "Nella vnllata del Scxten noi abblamo bombardato e fatto csplodere un maga zlno dl munlzlonl del nemlco ad Andcr teralpe. "Mentro rlspondevanno al fuoco dcll'artl glierla nemlcn. controbombardando le batterlo nustrlnche nella vallata dl See bach, al dl sopra della fortlilcazlonl del Passo di Predll, una delle nostre granate colpi' una ello cupole del forte Hermann. "11 nemlco ha bombardato la stazlone dl Cormons, senza pero' rlusclro a danneg fiarla. 'Durante una ricognlztone fatta dal i rassenger i 9.p. ,.u. Ea ri' t&evm .n this car you experience a sensation of having surplus power. You will gain a genuine affection for both the sound and feel of this motor. There is nothing like it in any other American stock car. Ask the Ladies About ' Comfort We believe that this is the easiest ndmg motor car ever built but we are willing to abide by the decision of the ladies after they sit in it, or better still, ride in it. We already have many demon strations booked ahead. See us to day or telephone for a demonstration appointment. Then you will understand why the Chalmers Company shipped more cars ui July and August than in any two previous months in its history. The only compinioni ever mule jvith Chslmeji can ate nude with higher priced cw either foiewn orAmencsn. And thi. i, epe- Chalmers Motor Company OF PHILADELPHIA h"? ..nJS284 Nwlh Br0d AutomoLIU Co. s" hohv": mew m-.. . TuckaU., N. WiimK?' noslrl nella sona dl Pal Grand, nol ab blamo conslalato che nemlco aveva lascUto 103 cadaver! nella sue trlneee In quellft locallta". "Sul fronte det t'arso II nemlco ha evneuato parecchle trlncee, bbandonan. dov! nrml e munlzlonl." (La poslzlone ill Itovercto, e conscun temente anche quclla dl niva o dl m.i tutto locallta fortincnte nella zona com prcsa tra tn tcatata del Lago dl Garda la valle dcll'Adlge, crn da qualche ttmtm dlvcnutn prccarla. Mentro una cotonnn Itallann avnnzava lungo la Val Sugana . supcinndo la reslstenza del nemlco trln cerato In eccellentl poslzlonl dl dlfess glungcva slno alio tnontngne n nord ill Borgo, mettendo le fortlflcaxlonl dl Pans! rottn sotto II fuoco dello sue balterl un'nltrn colonna nvnnzava dalla vn Gludlcarla per dlfflclll mUlattlere e L. i " ".., iinvtianuo dl prendcro n rovcsclo le opera fortlncate dl niva. Nel tempo medcslmo le batterls Italinne montate Bulla clma deU'Altissinift' battono la strada clio da Mori porta a' Torbolo e niva ed una buona parte dell1 vallata dell'Adlge clio del resto era occu I patn daglt Itnllanl. Sugll nltlptanl dl p0. garla e dl Lavarono le batterle itallase rlduccvnno lentamento ma alcuramente W fortlflcnzlonl nustrlache In quelle reglonij nnrendo n noco n poco una nuova via .uH attaccaro le opere dl Bovcreto dall'tiul In tall condlzlonl In gunrnlgtone dl n5l vcreto el vedova nlla Vlgllla dl ttnti tncllata dello suo comunlcazlonl rn1 Trento, a nd essa non restava cho evacua nrn In forezz6 o rltlrnrsl su Trentn. n. dobblnmo nttendcro anche l'evncuazlonJ dl Mori o dl Rlva, gtacche' quests dm' cltta' dopo la caduta dl novereto no JJUBBUIIU JJtl ioidvviv uiiu JIVSQIU10 UtffH liaiianie x ui xj. Uneeda Biscuit! the best known ancPi most popular article of food. Why ? Because it is the best soda cracker baked and soda crackers are the most nourishing of all foods made from flour. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY Tke OuthMrs Ckt Jartti mmw to tUvmrtutu f Stmt KeystOBe-WHacc Vt JC. r 3MVU EaH Uneeda BlscuItB 5 ' WHltj. I m i? mJ'Ut JNW mU cw ht a CMmm
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