EVENING LED QEtl PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBEB 13, 1915.
s
PURGE COUNCILS,
PRIMARY OBJECT
OF REFORM BODY
Service Committee Would
Beat Organization's Ef
forts to Retain Control
WILL FIGHT LIQUOR MEN
A vigorous: fight against the Itepubllcan
Organisation Councllmen who have ham
mered Mayor Hlankenburg. admlnlatra
Hon haa been launched by the Indepen
dent, through the Public Service Com
sittc of 100, and has extended Into every
ward In the city, except the ISth, where
no Councilman are to be elected thla
year.
The Organization leadera ot Councils,
who have hampered and hindered every
work of the Mayor, and who have been
behind every move made In Councils by
the Organization during the last four
years, will nearly all retire from the city's
legislative bodies this year to seek higher
ofllces. The light of the Independents la
being directed against the Organization
henchmen, who as Councllmtn distin
guished themselves by openly opposing
the measures supported by the Dlankcn
burg administration.
The Public Bervlce Committee of 100
within a few days will Indorse candidates
for Councils. At meetings last week, tlio
'Independent candidates wero discussed by
the General Committee, but final nctloti
Indorsing candidates was postponed until
the last of this week.
Harry C. IUnatey, President of Select
Council, Is the Organization candidate
for Sheriff. ' He Is expected to resign his
place in Councils soon after the primaries
so that his successor may be selected this
Tear,
Should the Organization again win con
trot of Councils, It has been tentatively
jrreed that the Vares will continue to
hold the presidency of Select, while Mc
Nlchol will control the presidency of
Common.
Charles Seger is the most-talked-of se
lection for president of Select, but It la
thought that he much prefers his floor
leadership of that branch. Henry J.
Trainer Is also being mentioned.
George McCurdy, president of Common,
Is a candidate for Judge of the Orphans"
Court. John P. Connelly, chairman of
the Finance Committee, will also leave
Common Council. He Is tho Organization
candidate for City Solicitor.
Those two important places will also
have to be filled after the election. Wil
liam J. McCloskey haa been mentioned
as McCurdy's probable successor as
president, while Fred Schwarz, Dr E n
Gleason and Joseph P. GafTney have been
talked of as probable successors to Con
nelly's place as chairman of the Finance
Committee.
NEW INDEPENDENT LEADER.
The Independents will also have a new
leader In Common. Robert D. Drlpps, of
the 22d Ward, who led the fight for the
Blankenburg administration during the
last four years, is not a candidate for re
election. The Republican Organization, In draw
ing its "slate" for Councils, dropped mnny
of the former Organization henchmen,
but there remain In the list many who
served the Organization faithfully for
years by voting for every gang measure
that came up.
The "slate" contains many dual office
holders and several saloonkeepers. The
new men on the list have been selected
by the Organization leaders because they
are expected to "go along" on all gang
measures should they be elected.
The gang Councllmen who are up for
election and their records follow:
SELECT COUNCIL.
Third Ward Henry J. Trainer. Vare lieu
tenant and ward leader Has voted for eiery
rn measure durlnx his loni term In Council.
I a liquor dealer.
Fifth Ward George T. Conrade. "Goes
June" on (tans' measures In Councils.
witnn ard-Charl-s Seger. Organization
leader In Select. Penrose and McNIchol fol
lower. Sponsors gang measures, and haa al
ways openly fought for their passage. Chair
man of t) powerful Subcommittee on Finance
and haa been John P. Connelly's rlghthand
man.
Klghteenth Ward Isaac D. Hetzell. A new
candidate. Joseph J. Dllworth. an Independent
la the ,rresnt Select Councilman from this
ward Tie la up for re-election.
Twentieth Ward-Thomas J. Morton Dual
2?'K2ld'r- ' Co,Tn 1 P.nR"ln at a salary
of J00 a year. McNIchol lieutenant. A "20
ul.-vig." Former Common Councilman ud for
first time for election to Select.
Twenty-second Ward Walter Willard. New
Organization 'candidate. Colonel Sheldon
Potter, candidate for Independent nomination
lZr JlV?!? '5 """' Select Councilman from
the Z2d Yt ard.
Twenty-fourth Ward George H. Davla and
Thomas S. Wlltbank, new candidates, are both
eking this nomination. Independents now
have Select Councilman from this ward
Twenty-seventh Ward John F Dugan. Lieu,
tenant of Edward W. Patton, who retired from
Select to go to State Senate last spring
Twenty-ninth Ward -Itlchard Wegleln New
candidate, backed by Organization t6 succeeed
Louis Hutt. who. as chairman of the Law
Committee of Councils, framed the ordinances
that put the lltneya out of business.
Thirty-fourth Ward-Frank Smith Haa Or
sanitation backing to aucceed Herbert L.
Thirty-sixth Ward-Frank J. rtyan. Vare
ward leader. New candidate. William J
Huston. Independent, la present Select Council,
man from tho 36th. and la up lor re-election
Thlrty-seventh Ward-Edward Haas. New
candidate seeking the place now held by J
Frederick Greenwood, Independent.
Thlrty-ninth Ward-Wllllam E. Flnley. Dual
officeholder Is real estate assessor at a, nual
alary of .TO0O. Vare ward leader.
Fortieth Ward Georre rnnnii nrvant..,.,
ward leader. Flshtlng Ulchard II Hoy, present
Select Councilman, for nomination. """
c grir-Kcnnu vt aro unarlea W. Nee d
SnntebVrfndenoer.SenCtB ",T h"d by llilam
Forty-stzth Ward-James A. Walker. Haa
Organisation support to ucceed Ira D, Oar
man, Indspenlent, who Is seeking je-electlon,
. Forty-aeventh Ward Oscar H. Prlca. Has
been Plckwl by Oiganlzatlon le.der" to sue
eeed Henry n. Schoch, Vare follower.
COMMON COUNCIL.
law.1?' Wa.rd-Harvey M. Hlghter. Vara fol
'wer:. :.. ? along' on gang measures
New
"M?B..u,n,P.urB. Another Voro lollower and
'CO ftlonr
lower and a 'go aioni
second ward C. C A.
Dm id I
A Vare fol-
A, aiannlnl, both" V"rV follower., are fighting
f.0.r'n nomination to succeed Frederick J
. '"" vvara John H. nem.g and trr,iroi
11 t.
ksuiieo. -
Fourth War. -Oihlel Cahlll. Sr. Ueutenant
v.Si"in,'. toniI,n,,'"'er ;o-rt 1. Moor"!
Voted for franchise grab In IW)1 for th rvi
ItSl! '" ,0US ani) ,or ,he " " T. co'ntrMMS
sj'ifj'l. wrd Isaac Deutach. Lieutenant of
ilcNIchol and Carey. Hegularly with too o?
ganlzatlon. Known', a ' do .norblng'? CoSncill
?.""h Ward-Charle A Schwarz. McNIchol
follower and a llnuor dealer, A "go aloni '
Seventh tVard-Jtlchard A. Cooper? The only
negro member of Council, Beger lieutenant
Was a record of being absent from Coundls'
im'A'J?. "n""nth of the tlni? j, "dual
eft Iceholder, having been appointed mlaccl.
laneoua clerk In th Munlcpal Court at a
asUry of SISOO a ear on June u. luiJ voterf
I?L,.nL,t,a, Court "trav.ganci. ni 0t
thrr gang measures. I. given credit in Or
ganization circle, for the billot bVx .tSfflng
that mad th 7th ivard famous for years '
Eighth WardMom.UKc"n Known a.
,orlf inal antl-UInknbur roan In Coun
cil. ' Follower of Penrose and Jluck Devlin
nd former president of th. nw djfunct v"a.
of,b hrrfu?, m-i-S
tine?, p. U.M. "".JiaS
Vowell an. cualrman of th. ySIVJtSfiS
ccoiwjsslon, Thl attack never got far """"
lifts'., W"d-pt B2"4 . OtaUin, Mo.
Wtehel follower Voted for gas st.l in luii?0
.- - TaMii Wtavrf I1a11u n- .T .. 7. T . ". " -"
, -- ." ..vim vuvc, I lessa Dr lie
l&S"" ,0 "''.d Oeorg. McCurdy
U M). Orphatur Court r
' -LouU A. Mlchailson. Lieu
: m John I. Connaiw. and rv.V..V;
' u kta successor v
s?.wArv"P Burki McN,chc"
fc0Wrd-wiriUm li Jona. Another "go
bUMaHtou-r, but dldnot .upoort nun Krinr
jaJM, VM4 for (ha MunlUpal Coin li.
Mnviigaac. and other fang measure Member
,rjri2?',,viS t' ' ocUtlo,m At
KMHlKM May ), Jul, b. dUrod ttit the
onjr a to protect 'th liquor int.rasta Ka t!
-.ote lor the Bepubilcan k)rgaoloo SdU
ututUate to rtoftit rUmutl alcQuaOa. f ,1
-'" H(Jii' """ 'te foltoww a,
1:Uhk. Wa4-WlUIm J, MeCloskew Me.
, tthrd-Ou,rl( t Ktlley A 'o
r.lhtnth Ward- William C Williams. An
other ' o alone" on tang measure.
Nineteenth Ward-ltarry Keen and John II.
rteynelda. fioth Martin followers and both
"regular" with lh Organlsstlnn
Twentieth Ward- Rlmon Walter A go
along."
Clinton A Boners New candidal to suc
ceed Thomaa J Morion
Wllmer W Trlnkle Lane a man In Coun
rlls.1 Voted for the franchise grab In VM
and for the P n T. ontract In lfiol Is
foroner's rhvslrlnn therefore a dual office
holder, blutlngulthed himself by defending
the rlggery Interests in 1M a chairman ot
the Committee nn Health and I'haHtle.
Twenty-first Ward-Ucorg K. Irwart. A
'an along '
Harry Anderson. New candidal picked by
Organisation to aucreef John P Thompson.
Twenty-second Waul Daniel F. Waters,
Walter Dcwdltrh, Hanes II. Spencer and J.
Lee Patten. All new candidates.
Thirty-third Ward-Thomas Walker, Jr., and
John II Qulnn. Moth new candidates.
Tenty-fourth Ward-Jr
j SfflfcL J&-&
iwemy-iourin waru-Jeremlah F. Nelll and
new candidates.
XI A 1 PlMtn, Vw
I candidate picked hy Organization to ' succeed
wiiu&m m. iiackeit
llernard J. Mriulgan, saloonkeeper. Has
openly sympathized with strike-breakers. A
an along. '
Twenty-sixth Ward- .?neph P. Oaffney and
t rank II. stockier, lloih Vare followers and
both "regular on gang measures,
tieorge II Keller Also Vare follower Dual
officeholder.
Was appointed fee clerk June,
1IU4, at a sslary or
Twentv-seventh U
or si.! n year.
Ward-William
New Organization candidate to succeed
lam F. (Ilenann.
Will-
Twenty-eighth Wnrd-U llllsm D. Aanlp and
Charles J MrKlnney. Iloih 'regular" on Or
ganization measures.
Andrew C Kelley New candidate seeking
place held by Aleils J I.lmeburner. Inds
pendent. Twentv-nlnth Ward-Jamea K. Oallen Niw
Organization candidate to succeed James A.
Humphne.
Thirtieth Ward Frank Weldeman and Wal
tft. Pv J'"!"0!1.'? N,w candidates to aucceed
B2!Krt 9: McKlroy anil T. Crawford Conk
Thirty-first Ward-John II. I,nck. Follower
of David Martin and Magistrate Mectrnry.
Alwaja a gang man. Waa defeated In pill
for Common Council. Voted for P It. T.
comraci in lmiT.
Thirty-second Ward-Wllllam M. Lewie. A
"go along."
William W. Mlntsee va. rtcn.,!....,.... -
A
dldato to succeed Jere H. phawi
Thirty-third Ward-Frederick Schulz New
Sr?.a.n,,a,lon candidate to succeed Charles A.
w nits.
Ferdinand L. Ilnumgaertel. A "go along"
John L. Doughrrt). A liquor dealer and a
go Blong.
Thlrty.fourth Ward-Kdward A. Kelly, Mar-i,,J?-.J-
Mr,'!?".n ?" "cnlnmln A. .Mingle. All
now candidates to succeed Charlns E. GUI
,TKa S- l rlce and -'hrles T. Marshall. In
dependents. Thirty-fifth Ward-Lewis Urandensteln. Took
fJ!..e."r,r d'sllke " th Illankcnburg admin
istration when he was discharged from the
cltv employ bv Dorector Cooke for incompe
tence on April 14. 1014. He had been em
plojed m labor, r at tho 2d street pumping
station. The Public Scrlce Commit!, .in..
Itundml received a petition, generally signed
by citizens of the HSth Ward, urging his im
peachment on the grounds that he mlsrepre-
sented his constituents. When he oted for
tha Municipal Court extravagances he openly
declared that he wished he could vote lor
nin ienuuure or more or me citva monev,
..ThTrty-eilxth Ward James w. Love and John
II. Hahn. Now candidates to succeed Frank
J. ltjon and Itohert Smith.
Tfclrtyseierith Wnrd-I.oula C Wallace. New
Organisation candidate to aucceed P. Oilier
Derr, Independent.
Tnlrty-elghth Ward James Carson. A "go
along."
William J. nenhntn. Another "go along."
Joseph A. Culbcrt. New Organization can
didate to succeed John E. Smithies.
Thirty-ninth Ward. John M. Flynn and
William A. Miller. Hoth n!waa "regular" on
gang measures.
John II. Dalzley. Of "shooters' parade"
fame. Known among his fellow Councllmen
as "Foghorn Dalzley " Has nlwaa been a
great defender of the South Philadelphia plg
gerlea. Voted for tho gas steal and all other
gang measures.
Fortieth Ward Charlca A noch and Jacob
Mathay. New Organization candidates.
W. Warren Wener. Ills residence has been
attacked In court recently, and la again being
questioned. Alwaaa "go along "
Forty-first Ward-John N. Costello. "Peter
E. Costello'a son."
Forty-second Ward J. E. Blrcher and Clyde
A. Schuler New Organization candldatea to
succeed William P Slcgert and George A.
Cooke Independents, who aro seeking re
election. Forty-third Ward John Haney. Liquor deal
er and a "go along."
William F. Pouch Another "go along "
Dr Michael V. McOlniila. Picked by Orga
nization bosses to succeed Kobert F Honner.
rnrty-fourth Ward-Wllllam II. i.ee Gterse.
New Organl7atlon candidate seeking the place
now held by Michael J. Morrlsey, Independent,
who is seeking re-election.
David O. rrankenfield Known as the
"prize absentee of Councils," Absent from r,0
per cent, of Councils' meetings. McNIchol fol
lower selected by llacon. Alwajs votes for
gang measures.
Forty-nfth Ward Fred Schwarr Jr. A sa
loonkeeper and a "go along.' Ho openly op
posed Taylor transit plan.
Forty-sixth Ward H. Edgar Barnes, Frank
11. Crowe, D. Augustus Collins and G. Wash
ington Dugan All new candidates nicked by
Organlzitlon to seek placo8 now held by In
dependents. Forty-aeenth Ward Tlobert N. Gillespie
New Organization candidate seeking placo held
by John I. Madden. Independent.
DEFENDS SEAMEN'S ACT
Redfield
Says Law Is
Dead Letter
Far From
WASHINGTON. Sept. 13. The La Fol.
lette seaman's bill is far from a dead
letter, In Secretary of Commerce Hed
flcld's opinion, expressed here today.
Back from his summer residence, the
Secretary had not had time to fully digest
Attorney General Gregory's finding that
the net's safetyi equipment clause Is In
valid, as applied to the world's principal
maritime nations. He gnve It as his view.
however, that It will prove effective In
tho case of all nations whose Inspection
regulations nre less Htrlct than America'.
The Secretary was FcheduVid to confer
Tuesday with the Piesldcnt concerning the
Eastland case and other department
matters.
The regular Cabinet meeting, however,
was called off.
BEHEADED BY STREET CAR
Man Tired of Life Takes Grim Way
to End It
POTT8VII.L-E, m Kept. 13. John
Mtlukla, of Lunsfotd, was 111 nnd wanted
to die. He crawled Into n culvert that
runs under the track of the Kastern
Pennsylvania street mil way.
When car No. 18, Conductor De 11 va,
was about live feet from the cuhert and
running at a high rate of speed, Mllukla
raised his head and laid It upon the tall.
His head waa completely severed and
rolled down the track.
65th Wedding Anniversary Kept
Dr. and Mrs. William Oartlett Dixon, of
WH Penn aeet, Frankford, who cele
brated theli 65th wedding anniversary
yesterday, are still receiving congratula
tions today from their friends and rela
tives. Doctor Dixon is S3 years old, his
wife a few years Ills Junior. Both are
in excellent health.- Mrs. Dixon la a de
scendant of "Mad" Anthony Wayne of
Ilevolutlonary fame.
PENNYPACKER, DESPITE BROKEN
ARM, FIRES SHOT AT BRITAIN
Ex-Governor Exposes Financial Cunning of John Bull
and Says Newspapers Prejudice American
Public Against Germany
"If I went to a grocer to get ft bar
rel of sugar," said ex-Governor (Samuel
W. Pennypacker today, as he sat by an
open window of the Pennsylvania Hospl
tal nursing a broken wrist, "I would
think I waa pretty smart If I got the
sugar and Induced the grocer to pay for
It himself."
"What particular financial holdup do
you have reference to by that remark T"
he was asked.
"Well." he replied, "England recently
sent 111.000,000 In gold to thla country,
supposedly to pay for the war munitions
she has ordered. I understand that ahe
intenda to borrow aomethlng like ;,.
WO.00O In this country for the same pur
pose Thla country sjpplles the goods
and th money of thl country pay, for
them. High finance.
"Again, I unCsttlood that Ambassador
Pumba, to leave thla rountrv nt t,
cauae he attempted io keep American
workman Xrom turning out munition. vt
VIOLENTTASSALTIALLA
BAI0iMTAMETr0N0IN
FUGA GLI AUSTRIACI
Lo Stato Mnggiore Itnliano Ap-
prende Che gli Austriaci
Hanno rlcevuto Rinforzi
nclla Zona di Tolmino
PER LA GRAN BATTAGLIA
Circfi Sciccnto Mlla Austriaci Con-
centratl era Tolmino e Duino,
Lungo l'lsonzo
ROMA, IS Bettembre
lerl sera II Mlnlstero delta Ouerra
pubbllonva II seguente comunlcato uffl
clnlo tlcavato dal rapporto del generate
Cndnrna:
"Nel Tlrolo, ncl Trentlno a'nella Carnla
conttnuano la nzl'nl dl artlglterln, seb
bene slano sempre ostacolnte dalla neb
bla. 11 fuoco del nemlco e' stato speclal
mento dlretto contro I vllloggl alle spalle
dclle nostre llnee.
"N'ella conca dl Plezzo nella sera del 10
Scttembra le truppe neinlchc, protctto
dntl'oscurlta', tentarono un nttacco dl
sorpresa contro lo nostre poslzlonl della
allata dello Slatenlk. Le nostre truppe
lasclarono che II nemlco avanzassc slno
a bree dlstanza e lo attnecarono qulndl
alia balonctta mettendolo In fuga dopo
una lotta vlolcntlsslma.
"Nella zona dl Tolmino, dopo 11 nostro
attacco del correntc sulle poslzlonl
nemlche dl Santa Maria, sapemmo delta
prerenza fortl repartl nemtct che mar
clavano su Santa Maria per la vnllnta del
Qomtnskl.
"Nel settore del Dnsso Isonzo una rlc
ognlzlono fatta dal nostrl ncroplanl ac
certo' che II nemlco sta contruendo un
nnovo slstema dl dlfese dl carntters quasi
pcrmanente. Secondo Informazlonl cred
Iblll II nemlco ha ricevuto rinforzi dl
Iruppo fresche e dl nrtlgllerla dl grosso
callbto.
"Due del nostrl neroplanl bombardarono
alficacemente raccnmpamenteo nemlco
ntlle vlclnanze dl Oppachlasella. II nem
lcr lanclo' una quantlta' dl cranate del
dooks dl Malfalconc dannegglnndo parec
ch plroscafl."
SI PREPARA LA BATTAGLIA
Notlzle provonlentl da Brescia dlcono
che tanto gll ltntlanl quanto gll austriaci
fanno prcpnratlvl per tmportonti battaglle
davantl a Gorlzla e Tolmino prima cho 11
vero Inverno comlncl.
Nel breve settore compreso tra Tol
mino e Gorlzla sono conccntrati, si dice,
tra IM.OOO o 300.000 austriaci cd nltret
tantl si troverebbero sul fronte Gorizla-Monfalcone-Dulno.
Rinforzi austriaci l
ungono contlnunmente a Lnlbach o Vll
lach. probabllmcnte provenlentl dal fronte
russo.
L'nrclduca Eugenlo ha nomlnalmente II
comnndo In capo delle forze austriache In
questo settore. SI dice che l'lmperatoro
Fruncesco Giuseppe Inslsto a cho Gorlzla
e Tolmino slano tenute a qualslasl costo.
SI dice cho II colera e' scopplato dietro
le llneo austrlache sul fronte dell'Isonzo
cd a Trieste.
Si dice che 11 governo Itnliano ha col
locnto un ordlno per 35,000,000 dl Hre dl
miinlzionl prcsso la fabbrlca svlzieru di
Chaux de Fonds.
NAVE AUSTRIACA SILURATA.
II pottomnrlno frnncese "Papin" ha
silurato e gravemento dannegglnto un
cacclatorpedlnlere austrlaco ncll'Atlrl
atlco II 0 corrente, como annuncla oggl II
Mlnlstero della Marina Italiano
II "Papin" cooperava con la flotta
ltallana nell'Adrlatlco, quando avvlsto' un
gruppo dl cacclatorpedlnlere austriaci.
11 sottomarlno si mlse Immedlatamente a
dar loro la caccta e lanclo' un slluro cho
colpl' una delle navl nemlche. In "Papin"
e' uno dai plu plccoli sottomarinl francesl.
LA BULGARIA CON I TEUTONI?
I bulgari resident! In Italia sono statl
richiamatl alia arml o In quest! clrcell
si ritlene che probabllmente la Bulgaria
sta per prender parte alia guerra ac
canto ngll Impcri centrall. I giornall
tedesclil dlcono Infattl, a quanto tcle
grafano da Glnevia, cho la (Bulgaria sta
per abbandonare la sua neutratlta.'
THOUGHTS 'MORTGAGED'
WILSON TELLS FRIENDS
Calls Crisis So Serious He Dare
Not Think of Any
thing Else
W A8HIXOTO N, Sept. 13.-"My
thoughts," said President Wilson today
to a delegation from Manassas, Va , seek
ing a speaking date from him, '''are mort
gaged beyond recall for the present.
"We ate nil hoping nnd praying that
the skies may clear, but we have no con
trol over that on this side of the water
and It Is Impossible tc predict any possible
course of affairs.
"I find that It Is Impossible for me to
make promises of the kind which ou wish
of me. When I made that promise of
which vou have reminded me, things were
Just beginning, and a great many things
have happened since which have altered
not only thp aspect of our own affairs,
but the tspect of the affairs 'of the world.
"My experience here, day by day. Is
that questions turn up so suddenl" and
have to be handled so promptly, and
sometimes without so much thoughtful
discretion, that I really dare not let
my thoughts out to other matters.
"I have been obliged to say this to all
Invitations, however tempting in charac
ter, and I would not be worthy of your
trust If I did not come to such a con
clusion, because 1 know that you want
these International matters taken care
of as best we know how, and I ought not
to send my thoughts afield."
war, but because he used an American,
traveling under on American paasport, to
carry his messages to Europe. Ills re
moval Is certainly Justified on that
ground, but I also notice that a German
submarine was recently sunk- by a Brlt-
..CSulS?r. Wh!ch "ew tne fla f the
United States In order that she might
npproach Unsuspected. That Is as flagrant
an Imposition upon the rights of this
country as the misuse of the passport.
England using the United States to fight
her enemies. Was anything done about
It! No,
aaked!1Ch " "" t0 ,howT" h "
J7!laZOU can?ot d,e"y tnat PuMlo opln
on In thla country, largely Influenced by
the newapapers. la quick to resent viola
tlons of rights by certain belligerent!, but
willing to Ignore those of others,"
The ex-Governor U being cared for at
M wL' toMt&i. Anni
?i Wt, pnyrPckw'i a graduate nurse of
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MICHELE RENAUD
SILVER TUBE IN THROAT
GIVES SINGER HIS VOICE
Rcnaud, Germantown Artist,
Regains Tones Lost in
Auto Accident
The Insertion of a slhrr tube In a
singer's throat after his voice had been
ruined by nn opctation hnB worked a mod
ern miracle and restored his voice. The
singer Is Mlchele Rennud, who Is well
known In Germantown, his home for the
Inst year. Ho has sung minor loles In
many of the operas presented In this city
and New York.
About a year ngo the singer was In an
automobile accident In which his throat
was cut by n broken windshield
1'nullllng to abandon his ambition for
an operatic career. Itenntid spent many
hours dall In nn effort to ronx the tone
back to his voice. Kor nearl a year ho
struggled along by teaching and writing
music. Then he met a prominent New
York physician who told him In the spirit
of humor that he might regain his voice
If he could get a new windpipe.
Itenaud took him seriously nnd con
sulted local physicians In the hope of
being able to obtain a silver tube In his
throat. The loi.nl phvslclnns ndvlsed
against it Not tu bo daunted Henaud
went to New York and comlnced phs
lcians there that he could breathe onlv
with difficulty The plnslclnns decided to
Insert tho tube which he desired so
strongly.
RUSSIANS TO INSPECT P. It. K.
Imperial Railways Commission Here
to Study Company's Methods
The Russian Imperial Hallways Com
mission, which has been In this country
for some time In behalf of the Govern
ment-owned rnllwnys of Itussln, will In
spect the main lino of tho Ponnsjlvnnla
Iinllroad Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day to study the methods of the com
pany. The principal stop will be made at Al
toona, where the largo shops of tho rail
road aro located. Other stops will be mnde
at Johnstown and different points In the
Pittsburgh district.
The commission wilt make a complete
study of the operating costs, wages, traf
fic nnd methods of handling It, signal sys
tems nnd In fact everything that pertains
to the highest efficiency at the minimum
cost.
The commission Is composed of Count
S. I. Schulenburg, chairman. Max N Gro
ten, Nlcolos P Kemmer, Alphons I. Llp
ctz and Arkndl S Martynoff.
MRS. DECKER AT SCHOOL
Widow of Dead Ex-Lieutenant Wishes
to Be Let Alone
NEW YORK. Sept. 13. - Mrs. Helen
Becker, widow of Police Lieutenant
Charles Becker, who was electrocuted at
Sing Sing for Instigating the killing of
Gnmbler Herman Rosenthal, today re
sumed her position as teacher In tho
New York public schools.
"My only wish Is to be let alone," she
said.
Ren Recovers From Operation
Samuel Ilea, president of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad Company, is at hie homo
today fullv recovered from the effects of
the operation ho tecently was forced to
undergo nt the Polyclinic Hospital. Phy
sicians sav all danger of a relapse Is past
and Mr. Ilea's condition Is satisfactory.
Friends of Mr. Ilea flooded him with tele,
phone calls and telegrams of congratula
tion today upon hla recovery. This Is
espoclall timely because he is scheduled
to head n delegation of railroad officials
that will papcar In a few weeks before
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
Accused of Attacking Girl
Accusations that he had frightened off
the escort of 18-yenr-old Lottie Cantor, of
2075 Auburn street, and then dragged her
Into a lot near Kensington and Alle
gheny avenues, were made against
Charles Mays, of 3007 Rarer sttcet, before
Magistrate Glenn at the Front and West
moreland streets police station today.
Mays was held under $800 ball for court.
Sent to Jail for Jewelry Thefts
Guilty of stealing articles of Jewelry
from young women performers at the
Cross Keys Theatre, at 60th and Market
streets, Hary Hayner, 29 years old, of
Uinghamton, N. Y property man for one
of the "acts" at the theatre about two
weeks ago. wns sentenced by Judge
Staples, of Monroe County, who 1b substi
tuting In the local court of Quarter 8es
slons, to a term of thre years In the
County Prison.
illlli
5? & 10
Graham
Crackers
The nut-tike flavor of N. B. C, Qraham
Cracker la due to the natural sweet
nasi of selected flour, brought out by
perfect baking:. They come to you
crisp and fresh as when first taken
from the overt.
NATIONAL BISCUIT
COMPANY
GERMANS OFFERED
$1,000,000 FOR DOCK
STRIKE, IS CHARGE
Big Sum Was to Be Spent to
Spread Mob Violence Among
Longshoremen, New York
World Dcclnrcs
TO TIE UP SHIPMENTS
NI5W YORK, Sept. 1.1
Tho World has printed a special a'tl
clo In which It charges that German
agents offered St.OOO.OuO to , crento a
longshoreman's strike, accompanied by
tlots, lh the United States, that Dr, Horn
hard Dernburg, recently sent home from
this country, was nn ncllvc promoter of
(he plot, and that tho scheme failed bo
cttise tho ofllceis of tho longshoremen's
I nlon In particular Its president, T. V.
O'Connor patriotically rejected tho Ger
man offer. Letters purporting to have
been written or received by the men ln
Nolvcd are printed In the article.
The Woild sajs that the chief nctots In
the frustration of tho plot wcie President
Wilson, William U. Wilson, Secretary of
I.nborj President O'Connor, of the long
shoremen, Paul Kelly nnd "Dick" llutler.
longshore "boss "
This plot, tho World says, wns fliet
made known to tho leaders of the Long
shoremen's Association by a pioopcrous
grocerymnn of Boston, who boro letters
of Indorsement from Professor von Mnch,
llnrvnry University, a son-in-law of tho
Inte Secretary of tho Navy, John D. Long.
The Wot Id says.
"The plan contemplated n five weeks'
strike by the 2.1,000 longshore workers nt
Atlantic const pot Is. nt n cost of $1,035,000.
The ostensible purpose was lo prevent the
shipment or munitions to tho Allies.
"In addition to the Boston grocerymnn,
other agents of the German nnd Aus
trian Governments, supplied with money,
were working to bring nbout strikes In
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, New
port News, Charlotte, New Orleans and
PncIIlf const points "
Thiough tho longshoremen, It Is de
tlnrrtl. tho plot wns made known to
the Secretary of I-nbor nnd wns frus
ttutcd. LOCOMOTIVES FOR RUSSIA
Steamship Snils From Here With 15
Engines and Steel Rails
The Rrillsh steamship St. Leonard
Hilled from hero today with a enrgo of
locomotives and steel rails, vnlued at
more than a hnlf million dollnrs. The
cargo Is consigned lo Vladlvostock, Rus
sia, for use on the Trnni-Slbcrlan Rail
road. Baldwin's shipped the locomotives,
1" In number, which nrn In 333 cases.
Rcrrescntntlves of the company left New
York yesterday to nssomblo tho engines
when they arrive The steel mils nre
sent out by th Ijicknwnnna Steel Com
pany. The combined weight of the ship
ment Is about KOOO.OOO pounds. It la
expected that tho steamship will make
the voyngo via thp Panama Canal In IS
days, averaging 200 miles per day.
CAN'T QUIT HIS JOB
Uncle Sam Pays No Attention
Glenoldcn Postmaster's Plea
to
Joseph It. Falrlamb, postmaster of
Glenolden for the last 38 years, wants to
quit, but Uncle Sam won't nllow his faith
ful employe to step down and out at the
time.
Fatrlnmb has made several fruitless
efforts to resign. Recently he resigned ns
station ngent of the Pennsylvania Rail
road at Glenoldcn He had held that Job
for 12 years, and then decided to go on
tho pension list He Jias not found it so
easy to shake his Government Job.
He has written sevcrnl times to Wash
ington, saying he was. anxious to quit
selling postngo stamps and money oiders,
but so far no intention has been given
his request nor has any one been chosen
to succeed him Dally he makis the plea,
"Won't some one take this Job off my
hands!" But dally he shows up to dis
tribute the malls.
Ci
Uit the price of
any Cabinet Gas Range.
For two weeks only,
September 13-25.
. USUAL EASY TERMS.
At stores or from representatives.
This is
The
EX-X0DEL TAKEN IN RAID
Nellie Myers nnd Number of Others
Arrested at Spenkeasy
The original "Gibson Girl" model. Nel-
II. tt..1.,. r.art fltil. of SU SOUth
, nc uu,Hwo, j- .
Wnter street, hng again come Into prom-
Inenco Ma the police, and wns sentencei
to servo thiee months In tho House of
Good Shepherd, by Mnglstrntc MaoKnr
land In the M nnd Christian streets po
lice station odny. She was arrested, to
gether with three other Blrls, the pro
prietors nnd four "runners" of n speak
easy In the renr of lil llalnbridgc street.
.1 owe pi i MKcosc nnd his wife Anna wero
held under ?600 ball for coutt. nnd Romeo
Hussmuch, Joe Morrow, Toncy Hi'tred
nnd loo Gagnttix were ench given 30
rtns in the House of Correction.
Mamie Melvln, IB yenis old, of Ml
Ktilton street) Julie Rolilnr, IB yeals old,
of 226 Pillion street, nnd Marie Burka,
17 ear old, of I Fulton street, wero
discharged.
According lo Mis. Annie Rogers, tho
.''. i, .. f ,. Miu'in i.-t ..h ilinrnp.-
trrlzcd the place as the "worst dlvo In
utv y. .., .......... .. "" - -
Philadelphia," young girls were at
tracted to the plnco by tlio "runners,
who held out to them the lure of tlnnc
Ing, music nnd "booze," which wns sold
In large quantities. She said that on
several occasions she had taken her
(laughter out of the place, nnd once n man
held a revolver at her head nnd threat
ened to shoot her If she told the pollco
or Insisted in taking her daughter home.
Tho poller say they have closed up
the speakeasy on soveral ocncslons, but
yesterday It was opened again, and last
night Sergeant Shndd and Special Police
man McGinn nnd a squad of bluecoats
mndo tho rnld when neighbors com
plnlned that they could not sleep because
of the hilarity nnd other noises.
FAMILY IN DISTRESS
Death of Father Brings Gloom to
Mother and Children
Death nnd poverty have taken the sun
shine from tho life of Mrs Mellvllle
Cloud, of 2B10 Coral street. With seven
little children cuddled about her toda
she had nothing to look forward to Her
husband, who was crushed to death by
the falling of n telegraph pole, will he
burled tomorrow. Tho expense of his
funeinl will be borne by the Colonel Fred
Ta.xlor Post, G A. II.
Tho Post Is giving a carnival this week
nt Kensington and Allegheny avenues,
and one night's receipts will be given
to the Melville family.
Although many nelghbots hnvo gone to
the aid of tho grlof-strlcken family, they
are t-ndly In need of many of the neces
sities of life, nnd their outlook for the
futuie Is decidedly gloomjr. Myrtle, 14
jenrs old, Is tho only brendw Inner, and
the enforcement of the child labor law
will soon dcpilve the family of her small
earnings
fcrlces will be conducted nt the house
tomorrow motnlng by tho Rev. II. Wat
son Ilarras. pastor of the Frnnkford Ave
nue Baptift Church, and a timely ser
mon will ho prom-hed by John Strnck,
superintendent of the Sunbeam Mission
Uneeda Biscuit
are used in thousands of homes
because they are perfect soda
crackers, made with infinite care,
from materials of the finest
quality. Five cents.
NATIONAL BISCUIT
COMPANY
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tftt
""fagga
2.00
the lime to fix up your
tor the winter s work.
Ppf Uneeda Biscuit jfi
United Gas Improvement
Company
BIG FERTILIZER PLANT
THE PREY OF FLAMES
Spectacular Blaze Causes LoSi
Estimated at $75,000 Pire -
Viewed by Thousands :
A
spectacular fire, the glare of whUl
Id be seen for miles, deatrov.7 llM
cou
largo plant of the Hygienic Perim. '
Company at 37th and Tnsker sill .W
shortly before midnight last night n!,
ptnnt was owned by the city tv , '
c- Thr.
alarms were turned In before the nVi
were plnccd under control, The iiivL
Is estimated nt 175,000. Thousand. , !
lersons In West Philadelphia were ,1l
trnrto! to thn srenft. t-
traded to tho scene.
The
e origin of the blsze Is unknown fh.;
was discovered by track w.it,.' 5-
flro
the Ualllmoro nnd Ohio Railroad .,!'
spread rapidly. Within two hours lh. ."
tire buiming, which wob tnn (.... ".'
height, prnctlcnlly was dfstrnra.i
, , --.-,
Firemen were considerably hamper,,, iJ
i wnrlt hv tho Mnra r, i TO III
the work by the odors of burning .
bones and other
Inllammable material
Great difficulty was experienced In
ng engines to the blaso and sv..J.s. l"
irlnos worn hiwllv slutln iM .l "1-
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on the river bank nnd were dragtrsVi'1!
with difficulty. Two yeats ago th, , -SJ
bought tho property for the purnois .
tlon with n view of operating the tli
under municipal control. It has v.1
Idle since that time. D'""
Oysterettes 1
ere made to improve stews, soupj
and salads, but try these appetiz
ing little crackers alone if vou
would know how good an oyster 1
mtmf .nn e t.Ml 1!1. .t &
i.twti. we. Ww. auuu iiR.c mem i
either way.
NATIONAL BISCUIT
COMPANY
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3626
residents of Philadel
phia registeredat Hotel
Astor during the past
year.
Single Room, without bath,
2.00 to 3.00 v
Double 3.00 to 4.00
Single Rooms, with bath, .
3.00 to 6.00
Double 4.00 to 7.00 -Parlor,
Bedroom and bath,
$10.00 to $14.00
TIMES SQUARE
At Broadway, 44th to 45th Streett
the center of New York's social and
business activities. In dose proximity to
all railway terminals.
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