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BIG ATHLETIC EELD
FOR FRANKFORD HIGH
SCHOOL PROJECTED
Fathers' Association Starts
Movement to Raise $20,000 to
$25,000 for Purchase of
Five-acre Tract
WILL ASK PUBLIC AID
9lldin? Now Under Construction
Without Equipment for
Outside Sport
A' determined earrtpalirn to raise from
ftO,0M to $25,000, with which to purchase
and equip a B-acre athletic field for the
Frankford High School, la being carried
on by the! Fathers Association of the
Franktord High School, and already $1000
In pledges has been raised by that or
lanliatlon. The first meeting- of tha nowly formed
association was held last night, when
plans were outlined for conducting tha
campaign. A committee of more than 100
members waa appointed to carry out tha
project, and It Is expected that In tha
near future a public meeting for resldenta
of Frankford and surrounding sectlona
will bo called In order to facilitate tha
efforts of this committee.
The need for the proposed athletlo field
has become more apparent as the Frank
ford High School neara completion, for
although the magnificent structure occu
pies a four-acre tract of land, the building
l of such magnitude and its location so
near the centre of tha grounds aa to
leave virtually no room for athletic facili
ties of an outdoor nature,
When It became apparent that tho
Board of Kducatlon was not In a position
to purchaso and equip an athletic Held for
the use of the 1200 bos and girls who will
attend tho new high school, the principal
of thut Institution, O. Alvln Snook, began
active work to have the fathers of tho
pupils Interest themselves In the proposi
tion. The president of tho Fathers' Associa
tion of the Frankford High School Is Wil
liam H. Thomas. John Sldebotham, Jr., Is
vice president; It. P. Summers secretary.
and C. U Asprn Is treasurer. Although
none of tho opicers of the organization Is
so optimistic as to predict tho completion
of the campaign by the tlmo the new high
school Is opened to the students on the
first of the year, they do expect that
within a year the project will bo cither
effected or so nearly realized as to be an
assured success.
WOMAN INVOLVED IN
MURDER, SAYS PARTNER
Continued from 1'aie One
Up sometimes every day; never less than
eivery other day. Frequently I answered
the telephone. When Caul talked to her
It was always In affectionate terms.
"Mrs. Cord knew something about this.
She was Insanely Jealous of her husband.
I know this because once Cord came Into
the office and laid to m"
"'I had a h of a time last night. If
this thing keeps up I'm going to get an
other room at the house.'
" 'Whyf I asked.
"'Oh,' tie suld. '.Mr. Cord Is always
scrapping about this other woman.'
"Cord never told me her name. I do
not Knpw her ago. I don't know wha;
ahe looka like or where she Uvea. It was
generally known that Cord was infatuated
with her."
.'' " talked more freely today than
xrr-vany- previous time. He said what he
.old was tho whole, true story of his life
from the time ho came to the I'nltcd
States, at the age of IS years. He was
born in Sweden and has had a checkered
career In this country, according to his
story. Only one Item In tho tnlo ho told
was found to be Incorrect. When report
ers went back to him with this he said
he (tad forgotten It.
fiuend of Mckinley.
Several great men have been PetcrBon'a
friends, ho said. One of them was Pres
ident William McKInley.
The prisoner also went Into details of
his reported deal with the Standard Oil
Company. Ho said he had refused an
offer of securities from the Rockefeller
concern In exchange for Virginia oil and
timber lands because he did not believe
the papers negotiable. The deal, Petcr
Bou says, is still pending,
"I was born January 22, US'," said
Peterson, "at Karls Krona, Sweden. I
landed In New York when I was 18 years
Old and went to Sterling. N, Y, There I
got a job in a button factory. Later I
went back to New York and worked in
a horsocar fnctory.
"Soma years after I located nt TMter
son, N. J., I got into politics there. For
a time I was Republican leader of the
3d Ward. While In that position I was
ei
re red the nomination for the State Sen-
te. The story of my arrest In Paterson
,a. 1895 aa a murder suspect Is not correct.
' was merely called In as a, Coroner's
Witness.
)$ MAMIE SULLIVAN CASE.
6
- "I happened to be the ilrst man to dis
cover Mamie Sullivan, tho girl they now
, eay was murdered. That I don't remem
' ber, but my Impression Is that the Cor
oner's Jury aald she came to her death
' aa the result of foul play. I was ques
tioned, but never arrested or detained In
that case.
"I worked on farms for a time before
I settled In Patterson. I also spent some
time In Ohio It waa there I met the late
President McKInley, Another man who
was a good friend of mine was former
Governor John W, Griggs, of New Jersey,
and former Vice President Hobart.
"1 went back to New York from Pater,
son There I was in the real estate busi
ness, and I came to Philadelphia In 1906.
Since that tlmo I have lived In either this
city, Camden or nearby Jersey towns.
"Mr, Peterson Is a Phlladelphlan, Her
mother Is still living in that city,
"About that Standard OH deal-the com
pany offered me 115 an acre for W.oOO acres
In Buchanan County, Virginia, but wanted
to pay in securities I didn't think they
Wfte negotiable, and so I turned down
the otfer. J still have the deed for that
property."
Peterson was asked If he had ever been
arrested.
TWICE ARRESTED,
"Twice." he aald. "I was arrested on a
warrant in Clearfield County. Pa, some
years ago, on- a chargo of obtaining
Money under false pretenses. I went
tjMM to handle a real estate deal for a
man THMr.ed Henry D. JMeely. At the
bearing the case was dropped, because I
had no difficulty convincing the Judge
ieuKA, was innocent.
Tire yrara ago I was arrested and ar-
jwm'ki iiraie t racy, in con
i wjtn a business deal In Phlladl.
AaJn I was discharged honor.
asserted he had never had
trouble. After the Interviaw
it M )afnd that he had served It
amrttet . , Essex County JU for
MMtM 4 chtcks at Newark. When
tWf 'rmatlon was puf up to Mm he
. I 4 srve H months there, but
r I uerd for the- crime of another man.
He gave roe a batch of checks to cash,
Tltera, was no troubl about them. He
'Iica mo' a second batch, Some nt
Hun re bad. I dldnt know It He
to't at ttwy were good and I took his
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In, the hrm even, phlecmatle ton that
has characterised all his conversation
with I'roeutor William J Kraft since
ho was detained as a witness In the case
of his partner,
DfiNIES COHD WAS KICK.
The "Mrs, Q. Bprague." of Bomers
Point, N. J., named yesterday by Peter
son aa a "silent partner" of Cord, waa
"buncoed" by the murdered man, he said
today.
"I have to lauch when I hear that
Cord was wealthy," said Teterson. "He
dldnt have any money His wife pro
vided his financial backing. Somehow he
Induced Mrs. Bprague to get a mortgago
on her properties. She was buncoed.
"Cord was one of these men who al
ways wear fine clothing. He liked to
have a diamond In his shirt front, no
matter how myeh he owed. He also
wore a big diamond In a ring.
"When he had occasion to show money
I noticed he always had bills of largo
denomination on the outside. Inside wero
ones and twos. It was his Idea of making
an Impression."
Peterson was partially Identified to
day as the man seen by eight automo
blllsts standing over a body on tho Itlver
road, near Camden, opposite the spot
where Cord's body waa found, according
to Prosecutor William J. Kraft, of Cam
den County.
The Prosecutor has abandoned his
policy of secrecy with the newspaper
and divulged the whole story of the hunt
for Cord's murderer. He said the eight
witnesses, examined In detail as to their
Identification, were sure except on two
points, hair ond accent.
PARTNEIt STILL. HELD.
Peterson waa taken from "Murderera'
How" In the Camden County Jail and
put Into a more comfortable witness cell
a few days ago. No charges havo been
preferred against him. The Prosecutor
has not yet decided what action ho will
take on the "partial identification."
The members of tho automobile party,
according to Prosecutor Kraft, say that
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Peterson's clothing tallies with tho. de-
scrlptlon of that worn by the man they
saw standing over tne poay oesiao mo
"murder car"! that his eyo glasses and
black four-ln-hand tie seem similar
They also assert that Peterson hriB
"mannerisms" exactly like thoso of the
man they saw on River road, but tnoy
are not euro about accent and hair.
Peterson has gray hair. He Is a Swede
and talks with the accent peculiar to
that natlonollty. Tho autolsts say that
the man they saw In River road appar
ently had black hair. They qualify this
by pointing out that It was too dark
to see distinctly. None of the party will
say Peterson's accent Is like that of
tho man they talked to beside the "mur
der car.
The scene on tho river road was twlco
re-enacted, according to Prosecutor Kraft.
Tho first "third degreo' was held last
Thursdav night and tho second Tuesday
night of this week, each at 8:30 o'clock
In tho first no dummy was used to repre
sent the body the autolsts saw lying be
sldo another car that had halted on River
rood. In the second George Ward, a
chauffeur, lay flat In the dust of the road
to represent this body.
The second re-enacting of the scene was
more realistic than the first. It went
beyond the point described by the wit
nesses Into the realm of theory. From
the start the Prosecutor and his assist
ants have believed that the man who
took the body of Cord to the Rher road
In an automobile then carried It to a
fenco and rolled It down a slight de
clivity to the point where it- was found
IMPERSONATES SLAYER.
Peterson at the second scene last Tues
day night was required to go through all
pf this except the carrying of Ward, tho
chaurfcur. The latter walked to the
fence, crawled through and rolled him
self down the bank. Peterson was
marched forth and back by command of
the prosecutor, going through the sup
posed movements of the murderer.
The memberB of the automobile party
aro all Phlladelphlans. They nre Alfred
Flegel, proprietor of the Harbison apart
ment house, at 1431 Jackson street; Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Fcltncr, Miss Marion
Jeffries, Edward Stewart, Miss Maude
Keller, Miss Pearl Rorasehach and Miss
Grace Rorasehach. They were returning
to this city when they saw tho automobile
on River load opposite the spot where
Cord s body was found.
"ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?"
"Is there any trouble," some one In the
party said to a man who suddenly ap
peared alongside tho machine and be
tween the eight autolsts and tho body.
"No," he answered. '
"Are vou all right?" was asked. "Is
everything fixed up?"
"Yes," said the man, "everything's
fixed up."
"Is this the road to Camden?"
"Yes; this Is tho road,"
Tho autolsts then resumed their trip.
They were not sueplcious until thev
learned, the next day, that a body nad
been found near tho spot where thoy
held the foregoing conversation, because,
they say, they figured that tho other
autolst had struck a pedestrian and was
able to get him to a hospital When thoy
read of Cord's death, they notified tho
prosecutor of their experience.
Peterson's atory of what he did the
Monday afternoon that Cord disappeared
is being Investigated today. The "ma
terial witness" eays he spent the after
noon at home washing Home clothing,
save for a few minutes he snent culnr
out for soap and starch.
The statement thnt he bought starch
at the Palmyra branch of the Acme Tea
Company was obtained from tho manager
of thnt branch by an Evenino Ledof.h
reporter several days beforo Peterson
said anything about It to tho newspapers.
So far the Prosecutor has absolutely
nothing but the "partial Identification"
to controvert Peterson's story that ha
stayed home and plaed solitaire In the
kitchen the night of the murder. Neigh
bors have said that no light was showing
In tho front. There Is no testimony as to
whether or not there was a light In the
kitchen of the Peterson home.
MRS. PETERSON TALKS.
Mrs, Hao Peterson, wife of the "mate
rial witness," said today that she knew
nothing about tho report from Paterson,
?. J,, that a man named Olaf Peterson
wob arrested In that city In 1KB on sub
Ilclon of having something to do with the
murder of a girl.
When Mrs. Peterson waa told by de
tectives that they haye "been checking up
her husband's record, and will goon know
every important move In his life, she
said;
"I wish I had known more about my
husband when I married him. I knew
really nothing of his previous life, aa
wo wero married after a very short ac
quaintance" TODAY'S MAWIIAGE LICENSES
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WORKONFRAMFORD
ELEVATED LINE BEGINS
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
Transit Department Authorizes
Start Five Days Before Time
Originally Set Founda
tion Work Under Way
CALLS FOR NEW BIDS
With tho approval of the Department of
City Transit, construction work has been
begun on the foundations for the Frank
ford elevated line flvo days before the date
for the beginning which was stipulated In
the specifications and the contract be
tneen the city and Contractor James D.
Dorr.cy.
At the srimc tlmo Director Taylor today
began advertising for bids for the con
struction of the steel superstructure of tho
elevated. These will be opened and con
tracts let on October 19.
While tho public ceremonies to mako
tho formal beginning of Philadelphia's
system of new high-speed lines will not
be held until Saturday afternoon, Direc
tor Talor agreed to have the work on
tho Frankford line begin as soon as the
contractor had the machinery In place
and all preliminary details arranged,
Nearly 100 laborers are working on
Front street below Girard avenue dig
ging pits for the concrete foundation
bancs The holes are about 10 feet square
and nre dug along tho side of the street,
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tlcular tmlnt because the mud stratum
encountered In the borings showed that
It would be neceesnrj" to rest tne rounua
tlons In this locality upon plleB driven
deep In the earth.
After tho pile forms or driven to solid
bottom tho mondrels will bo withdrawn
and the concrete filling poured In Nine
dikes arc required to Bupport each con
crete foundation pillar.
The scrlcx of pltB now being dug will
be continued south as far ns Germantown
avenue at this time From there tho con
tractors will go to Willow and Front
streets, whero they will proceed south
ns far as Noblo street.
Rids for the superstructure, which are
being advertised today, cnlt for four sepa
rate contracts for this work
SALARY BASIS URGED
FOR ALL EVANGELISTS
"Thank Offerings" to Be Cut
Out Under Plan Backed
by Churchmen
"Dllly" Sunday nnd other professional
evangelists will bo compelled to register
If a movement fostered by many religious
denominations Is successful.
Instead of roaming the country at will
the evangelists will be regulated In their
movements and Incomes as part of tho
church work. Business contracts with
stipulated salaries will supplant the pres
ent methud of "thank offerings" through
which the evnngellst la usually remuner
ated for his "soul-saving" labors.
That churchmen are beginning to real
ize the lucrative nature of evangelizing
and the scattered results Is assigned as
tho causo of the movement. Experts on
evangelistic work say that better results
can be secured by the engagement of a
registered evangelist by the evangelistic
churches of a community than by taber
nacle services. Tho experiment has been
tried by the Federal Council's Commis
sion on Evangelism, which, through the
Rev. Dr. George Gordon Many, of tho
Prcsbtcrlan Church, Is investigating the
records and classifying tho country's pro.
fesslonal evangelists.
Few successful evangelists receive less
than J1000 a month for the eight months
of the evangelistic season, It Is pointed
out, Tho scason'B compensation Is some
thing like JS000, Sunday makes several
MmcH that amount early.
Men prominent In tho church maintain
that the commission Is to a large degreo
responsible for the wldespiead growth of
evangelism thtoughout the country. Com
mittees on evangelism have been founded
in 26 denominations In the last few years.
The officers of tho commission aro; Tho
Rev Dr. William II, Roberts, of tho
Presbyterian Church, chairman; the Rev.
Dr, Charles E. Schaeffer, of the Re
formed Church, secretary, and tho Rev,
Dr. William E. Blederwolf, general sec
retary. WIFE DESERTER CAUGHT
Found in Richmond With Philadelphia
Woman Who Quit Husband
Mrs Annie Kaplan, 28 years old, the
daughter of Dr. Jacob Feuerstcin, of 40U
Market str" was arrested In Richmond.
Va . last r- ght, with Morris II. Orensteln,
a tailor of New Haven, Conn., who la ac
cused of deserting his wife und five chil
dren and of violating the Mann white
slave law, according to dispatches from
that city today.
With Mrs. Kaplan at the time of her
arrest wero her two children. She was
married In this city eight years ago, to
Jacob Kaplan, a hat and cap manufac
turer, who formerly had a place of busi
ness at 3d ond Arch streets, according to
Doctor Feuersteln, It is said that the
couple's married life was not happy and
that she deserted him about two years
ago arid went to New York to live.
"We haven't seen nor heard from Anna
and her husband for over two years," said
another daughter today. "Wo don't care
to see her, either, as she has totally
Ignored ua for the last few y?ars. Wo
have heard no word beyond what is con
tained In the dispatches."
BEWAILS LACK OF WEDDINGS
Photographer Who Specializes in
Hymeneal Groups Loses Out
A lack of Polish weddings In Manayunk
Is tald to be responsible for the misfor
tune which brought Anthony White, of
4311 Cresson street, (before Magistrate
Orellls in the Manayjunk police atatiori
today. He waa sentenced to three
months' imprisonment In the House of
Correction.
Whlto Is a Pole, and made his living by
photographing his countrymen, notably
when a wedding Is being celebrated, Busi
ness has been dull lately and. according
to the man'a wife, Mrs. Cecelia White, he
has been demanding that she support him
aa well as their two children, on the 16 50
which sh earns by working In a factory.
An argument over the matter occurred
last night, and terminated when Police
man Klneazy heard Mrs. White calling
"help" and "murder" at the top of her
Tho policeman broke Into the White
residence and asserts that he found the
man, who weighs 225 pounds, beating his
M.pound wife unmercifully,
,J!6,7,S10.7A jn,!Clty Tr,ury
The amount paid 'Into the City Treasury
during tha week ending lut night was
IM.Ut.47. and the payment, amounted to
lif.Mt.. TWa, with tKe balance on
hand from Sinking Tuni account, leave
a balance on hnd of W.W,M.H, d.
mllri in the vartwa ksaatt aakl tract
MaajMMia ti Ms ety. S
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Zsdix2i2iU.
Mnjor Wogo Tankositch
VIENNA, Sept. 9,-MaJor Wogo Tanko
sitch, the alleged Instigator of the double
murder that started 'the present war, is
now serving In the Russian army as an
ofilccr of the general staff. The major
was the lender of tho Serbian secret se
clety, "Nnrodna Obrana,'1 And Is occusod
of planning the assassination of the Aus
trian heir to the throne, Archduke Francis
Ferdinand, and his wlfo at Sarajevo.
At the trial of the assassins, Piinclp and
Gabrlnowltch, and their confederates. It
was testified that they had been hired,
armed and Instructed by Tankositch,
After the hostilities began It was said
that Tankositch had been lomoved from
the Serbian army and later his death was
reported.
The Bulgarian official paper, Narodnl
Prawa, now furnishes proof that the
major Is alive When he left Servla ho
entered tho Russian army.
COUNCILS WILL MEET
AGAIN NEXT THURSDAY
Call for First Session After
Summer Recess Will Be Is
sued Tomorrow
The first fall meeting of Councils will
be held next Thursday, and a call will be
Issued tomorrow for Its gathering.
Mayor Dlankenburg has In his possession
IS ordinances and one resolution passed
at the last session of Councils on July 1
that he has hot as yet acted on
These measures were discussed nt a
meeting of the Mayor's Cabinet held In
City Hall today. None of the holdover
measures Is of unusual Importance. They
relate, in many instances, to street open
ing! and paving operations.
The financial conditions of tho various
departments of the municipal govern
ment will be mode the subject of study
at Its first session of Councils, Members
of the Finance Committee believe that no
temporary loan, will be needed this year
to carry out tho expenses of the depart
ments. No Immediate action on the tax rate Is
anticipated, as Councils have until De
cember for this Important task. It Is
likely that the rate will be fixed In Octo
ber, before the election, and that It will
be one dollar, ns at present.
The departmental budgets for 1916 will
be taken up nfter th'ete!Ct.loti:
PENROSE FOR PRESIDENT
Wayne County Candidate for Dele
gate to Republican National Con
vention Declares for Senator
A movement to lino up the Pennsyl
vania delegation to the next Republican
National Convention In support of United
States Senator Boles Penrose for the
nomination for President has been
launched. The first move was made last
night, when Charles H. Dorfllnger, a
wealthy glass manufacturer of Wayne
County, Pa,, announced his candidacy as
a delegate, and declared himself In favor
of Penrose for President.
Since Governor Brumbaugh exposed
his part of the deal by which Thomas D.
Smith became the Organization "har
mon" candidate for Mayor, friends of
Senator Penrose have been active In all
parts of the State lining up tho Organi
zation men In favor of the Sennlor. It
is Improbable that Penrose will be a can
didate, but, with the Pennsylvania dele
gation pledged to him, he could go to tho
convention next year as tho dominant
figure, as Quay did In 1893.
Dorfllnger Is tha first man to announce
his candidacy as a delegate. He was a
delegate to the Chicago Convention of
1903 from the Bradford, Wayne, Susque
hanna ond Wyoming district.
Gun Fighter Held for Coroner
Vlncenzo Rosco, of 1723 South 9th street
who, the police ay, shot and fatally
wounded Antonio Mollnari, of 1221 South
Wamock street, In a pistol duel at 11th
and Wharton streets, August 28, was com
mitted to the county prison by Magistrate
Pennock at the Central station today to
await tho action of the Coroner,
Period Furniture
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Circassian Walnut U4.00
Hundreds of other suites and
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GERMAN OFFENSIVE
GAINS FRENCH LINE
ON VERDUN FLANKS
Paris Admits Loss of Dofensivo
Positions Under Attack
by Entire Army ,
Corps
LOSE NEAR BIRNVILLE
PARIS. Sept. 9.
Terrific fighting occupied last night in
the Argonno, with the Germans continuing
the assault launched yesterday afternoon
with 40i000 men against the French posi
tions. Today's communique from the War
Office admits the loss of a portion of a
French trench, but state that the French
troops captured somo prisoners.
Paris military experts aro unable to
Judge yet whether tho resumpt on of tho
offenolve by the Crown Prlnco s men in
the Argonno Is the beginning of a move
ment by the Germans In the w,r "";
ly a locul conflict Intondcd to relieve part
of the German front from the deadly nre
poured upon It by the French guns.
On other portions of the front the usual
artillery duel Is still In progress.
Tho olllclal communique follows:
"In Artols there occurred last night a
rxniiiH liVi crenades and rlflo firing
from trench to trench In the sectors of
Neuvllle and Rocllncourt. A rather sharp
rnnnnnnde took place tO the SOUth Of
Arras Vhd In the region of Royo.
In the Argonne. in tho region of Fon-
talne bux Charmcs, violent combats took
place during the cntlro night. The-Ger-mans
renewed tjiolr attack with great
fury. Our line, with the exception of the
trench "ast of Birnvllle, was everywhere
maintained We took some prisoners and
captured a rapid-fire gun.
"In Lorraine, In tho Forest of Parsoy,
some advance post engagements were re
ported In which wo had the advantage.
"In the Vosges, fighting with grenades
occurred on tho heights to the east of
Metzeral.
"Fifty shells were thrown yesterday by
our aviators on the station at Challe
range. Between 8 and 9 o'clock last night
ono of our dirigibles bombarded tne sta
tion and the mills at NcbIo."
Observations on a recent tour of the
battle front leads to tho conviction that
the Allies aro ready for any event,
whether offensive or defensive. If the
sudden display of activity reported In tha
Argonne laBt night means a real German
drive southward to Isolate Verdun fortress
than the Crown Prince is due for a sur
prise. Considerable significance is attached to
recent events in tho world war, Including
tho fact that tho Czar has assumed su
preme command of tho Russian nrmy
and navy. General Joffre's visit to Italy,
following on Lord Kitchener's visit to
France; Kins Albert's visit to Joffro and
other lslts between commanding oificors
All these things, together with official
admission thnt the British now hold a
more extended line on tha western front,
enhance the Impression that the Allies
plan concerted action in a new offensive.
TORTURE PHILADELPHIA'S KIN
Parents, Prothors and Sister Put to
Death With Horrible
Cruelty
Armenian massacres by the Turks are
brought vividly home to Phlladelphlans
today by a letter received from Professor
Urchaln, In Tlflls, Transcaucasia, by R.
Hashlshlan, a tailor of 612S Media street.
Hashlshlan's parents, two brothers and a
ulstef, according to the professor, were
fut to death by terrible tortures,
Tho tailor became worried over his peo
ple some weeks ago, following the report
of Armenian massacres, and wiote to them
at his old home. His letter ai rived after
they had been slain, and fell Into tho
hands of Professor Hashlshlan, who wrote
In reply as follows;
"They were first tortured with vises,
which destroyed their fingers; then
clamps containing teeth were clapped
around their arms, puncturing their
arteries. They were then thrown Into the
streets, where they died from loss of
blood."
Regarding other Turkish atrocities, the
Professor enld-
"At Cellga all the Armenian women and
children aro being chaccd but, many drag,
glng their way to Palestine, The streets
are Uttered with the bodies of tho&e too
weak to llee, whilo many die of starva
tion. Only those who accept the Moham
medan religion are spared,
"At Yentlsla, children are being torn
from their mothers' arms, while the
mothers are sent to exile and the chil
dren drowned. At Dlriranguard 2000 Ar
menian women and children were massa
cred." EXPECTS BEL,L JURY TONIGHT
Trial of Indianapolis Mayor Believed
Near at Hand
.INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 9, Prosecutor
Ruckcr today predicted that before night
a Jury will have been chosen to try
Major Joseph C. Hell on the charge of
conspiring with Thomas Taggart and
others to corrupt the Marlon County
elections.
Realizing that tho Bell trial probably
Im the test caso for the 121 other Indicted
men, attorneys for the State and defense
bitterly jockeyed for a Jury,
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1015:
THREAT TO BLOW UP
C. M. SCHWAB'S HOME
Letters to Steel Magnate Warn
Against Shipping War Ma
terial to Allies
JOHNSTOWN, Fa., Sept .-Charles M.
Schwab ha received severat threatening
letter to blow up hla summer home at
Lorette If ho did not stop shipping ateel
and other war material to Europe for the
use of tha Allies, according to Information
received here today. The Schwab servant
left hurriedly today, Mrs. Bchwab left sev
eral days ago and the big mountain man
sion Is closed right In the height of tho
early autumn social season.
The first of tho letters was received
early In the summer. It was a short time
later thot several strange men appeared
In the village. They have been here all
summer, spending much of their time at
Immergrun. They ore detectives from
a New York bureau, according to re
ports. SUFFRAGISTS QUESTION
MAYORALTY ASPIRANTS
Letter to Candidates Asks
Them to Define Attitude on
Votes for Women
Th. Phllndelnhta mayoralty candidates
h(vv bren guested to declare their po-
sltlon In regard to the woman suffrage
amendment, which will go beforo the
voters on November 2.
The request was made In the form of a
letter signed by Mrs. Wilfred Lewis, presi
dent of the Equal Franchise Society. Phil
adelphia suffragists are anxiously await
ing the replies.
A personal letter was sent to each can
didate for the mayoralty today, which
read as follows:
"Tho Equal Franchise Society of Phila
delphia earnestly requests you to declare
your position In reference to the woman
suffrage amendment to go before tho
voters on November 2. We would remind
you that the political leaders of all par
ties have declared for enfranchising the
women of this Stale, among them Sena
tor Penrose, Governor Brumbaugh, Sena
tor Vare, Vance McCormlck, Roland Mor
ris, Hon. GlfTord Plnchot and William
Draper Lewis. The women of Philadel
phia will be glad to have the assurance
that you will advocate their enfranchise
ment." VARES TO "PRESENT" SMITH
Downtown Leaders Will Try to Win
Back Disgruntled Followers
Tl, 1'oab ..ill Un Tlinmo, T3 Smith I
tho Organization "harmony" candidate
ur .uujor. imu mcir uhii uiiitwt.i i"-
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morrow, 111 tin cnori m arouso eriinuoiuein
for him among their followers, who havo
been disgruntled slnco Congressman Wil
liam S. Vare bowed to debeat nt the
hands of Senators Penrose and McNIchol,
at tho historic Republican City Commit
tee meeting last week.
Receiver of Taxes W Freeland Ken
drick will accompany Smith on a visit
to all of the Republican War Commit
tees In South Philadelphia. Organiza
tion followers have been Invited to at
tend the meetings.
Tonight Smith will visit the Republi
can War Committees of the 21st and 22d
Wards on an "acquaintance tour," to
meet Organization ward committeemen.
Kendrlck will accompany Smith tonight
also, In order to publicly give Smith
tho Vare stamp of approval.
SUICIDE FOR LOVE
Unsuspecting Friend Sees Infatuated
Man Take Poison Dose
William J. Gilden, 29 jears old, disap
pointed In love, committed suicide today
by drinking poison at tho home of Mrs.
Ellen House, 2510 North Water street,
with whom he was said to be Infatuated,
Qllden mixed the dose In the presence
of his friend, John Knhart, who thought
he was merely mixing a drink, When
Enhart asked him for some of the mix
ture Gilden remarked, "There Is death In
this glass," and then drank It, A ph
slclan was summoned, but the man was
already past recovery.
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The Evening Ledger's
BIRTHDAY!
The Evening Ledger will be one year old
on September 14. To fittingly mark its
first birthday there will be issued a
Big Anniversary Number
This special issue will contain a full-page
Photogravure Portrait of your Mayoralty
Candidate, together with other fine photo
graphs of more than usual interest.
A great new serial will begin in this
special issuea good, rollicking story of
the days of old. It is a full-flavored tale
of brave men and worthy deeds.
"The Broad Highway"
By Jeffrey Farnol
'As the title indicates, the story deals With
that broad highway which bred so many
fine old Englishmen.
Remember the date the
Evening Ledger's Anniversary,, Day
September 14th, 1915
SSKSs
127,147 MEN WEOT
TO POLLS ON FIRST
REGISTRATION DAY!
Official Figures Show Thtj
Party Enrolmont September
2 Was 28,962 Greater Than
Opening Last Year
RECORD IS NOT UNLIKELY
Official figures for September 1, the first
registration day for the election this fan, I
mean puouo toaay, snow that 1J71
electors registered and qualified to vw
at tho primary election September a. ;
The Board of Registration Commit,
sloners has not yet received oompletei
returns from the second day, last Tu.;
day, but Indications are that the seceM
day's registration will exceed 78,000, mak."
Ing the total registration for the first twj
days this fall more than 200,000. j
The first day's registration excetdM.
that of the first day In 1914 by 28,962. nd!
was tho largest registration In rectsr
years. Tho next largest registration! '
were as follows: ,
Third day, 191S-UB.979.
Third day, 1911-110,053.
First day, 1909-107,113. l
Third day, 1912-104,720.
THIRTY DIVISIONS MISSING l
Figures from about 30 divisions on to"
second day's registration are still mln.ti
lng. With these to be heard from, thi
total for that day Is about 7S.O0O 3
In 1911, when Rudolph Blankenburg ui
elected Mayor, the registration was iit.
B5fi. Should the registration next 8atur
day, which Is the last registration d '
for tho municipal election this fall ..
ceed 95,000 more electors will be qua'llfM
to vote this year than in any other elte. '
tlon held In Philadelphia within 10 ye
Tho Board of Registration CommlMlon.
era announced today th.at, In order is'
receive early returns on next Saturday-i1
registration, the office of the commission
ers will be open next Sunday mornlre
from 9 to 12 o'clock to receive reglatri. '
tlon books from tho registrar. t
The official registration for Septemb..."
2, as compared with that of tho first dVr :!
in ian, touows: j
1st day,
1919.
a,76J
2. 123
i.Rsn
i,m
1,5'H
4tS
2,890
1,416
424
1,811
042
Ward.
First
Second
lt dr,
14.'
SMI j
1.756
1.II1S
Third
lourth
Fifth
Sixth
1,171
at
LOW ?
Serrnth ,
Kicntn
Ninth
Tenth
,lecntn
4,4W
734
Twelfth
mi
Thirteenth r 3,05.1
1.754 4
2.4Jt ,
ftTl i
rouneemn 1.IH7
rilteenth 2,Mt
Klvterntrt 1,000
tenteenth sn
Ulshtccnth 2,412
Nineteenth 4 rum
pi, Ml i
4,4)9 '
3.M0 8
1,M 1
S.1W
3, .MI J
M
2.411-
Twentieth 4,12.1
-rwniy-nrpi 2.7SH
Tentyiecond
.S17
.-.in
Ti.entj-inira ..,
Tnent-leurth .
Twenty-fifth
Twcntj-sltth
4?48
.1.171
3.5VI
1,72
4 !7
2.077
S.4M
2.4fi't
2.01 K
a.ss-
4,20
1117
:i til:;
2.2ns
4, no
4,s;s
.1,7 ill
l,24'l
:t,n::
.1,0411
.'.jsn
4.S47
sit
w enty-rev entn
rl"enty."ninthh
1 iniriiim
' rw.t, -
1ST
Thlrtl .first ...
'I hlrty-iecend ,
Th-m-thlrd ..
Ti'lrty-fourth .
ThlrU -fifth
'fnlrty-slxtli
Thlr -ceventh
TWrty-elshth
Thirty-ninth .
Fortieth .....
roity-flrnt
Kort .iecond ,
Tort -third ...,
Jnrt -fourth ..
iForty-flfth ....
'nrtv-Hlfcth ...
J.74I ,
.1.0(0 j
1.T01 "
rSi
1,761
2,071 j
I.W9.J
2,W t
Wirly-KMenth
Forty-eighth 1,0.12
Total 127.147
.w4
TAKES CLOTHES, SHUNS SILVER
Main Line Thief Satisfied With Hatii
and Suits J
Somewhere a tramp Is loitering tl4 i
highway today In the habiliments of 4
better days, which ho Collected with fln 1
discrimination Trom the wardrobe of P, 3
17. OnlAV. T.1nHn Inna fAHnn If- 7"
Galey and his family are at Cape May,
and have not yet heard of tho tobberv.
Silverware and other articles of value s
were turned down by tho visitor. H
imu miii.il urea 01 ins garments, wnat j
remained of them, and had decided to
una better ones. The gardener discovered ""
an open door In the house, and found the
tattered raiment that had been the
tramp's. Top hats and dress suits were
Included In the loot carried off by "thr"
visitor, in addition to that which 1 n
donned. i
a W.l'l,..,i,.WWt.Wlll,lWtf
jca-ff'
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