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Hand Will Not Attack
LONDON, Sept. I.
treats wene Added to diplomacy today
.v
final effort to prevent Bulgaria from
If to war on the side of Germany,
tHa and Turkey.
I Edward Qrojr. the British Foreign
Ury. announced In the House of
mons today that the Entente row
will support the Balkan allies "with
(reerre" If Bulgaria goes to war
net Servia,
'", Balkan "allies" are Servla, prceco
Montenegro.
Bulgaria, supports our enemies the
.' t Powers will give the Balkan al-
.iippt
vter
.iipport In a manner that will wel-
'them into trie Entente fold without
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menna mat ngianq ana rTance
put an army In the Balkans to help
, Greece and Montenegro, and prob-
t'i " explains the recent landing of a hugo
i
force on the Island of Lemnos, off
Lyjulgarlan port of Dedeagatch, on the
! t
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i nunuiu iiinuq ,b vicui, ituwcvcr, Wl.l
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Was ltlons toward her neighbors and,
oermore. that there Is no 111 fcellnir
'"risland against Bulgaria, Bulgaria's
iiiwiuon. ne said, was only for the
J''of defending her rights.
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1 tcnes from Buda"st state that
j, -r iau iiuiiiiru uuiHkna mat ll will
j determined reslstarfcn tn fh nnnncn
$ elgn troops throAfeh Bulgarian terri-
. '' They alSO fofinrt that h Kerulnn
"Sotla has left and that Bul
,nsuls In Macedonia have been
', -''leaves of absence."
a, reports are taken In Berlin as ln-
t . that another crisis in the Bal-
. a been reached and that the war
5 inent.
h f ,hens correspondent of the Lokal
,' reports that Premier Venlzelos,
I 'A hllM fatlmA In Vila rfn.B tn
lev' agreement with Rumania.
e? the corresnondent adds. "Is
.'td to be proof of Rumania's at
.3trlrv ,ou'a .Mcillo opinion Is steadily manl
!,' tr-grfeater objection to active lntcr-
Ion' of the 8ervo-C3reek compact.
jBJ Serva haa. already broken."
j 1 Tageblntt prints the following state
Kd by Count Andrassy, the Hungarian
iijiman:
'vjthlnk Rumania ipust and will re
in neutral. If Rumania' Joins the Al-
, Ifilnd they finally triumph, Russia will
f.iUtfitt III Tlnltrnna Tl.l.. m.aah
'lnRumanla Is dependent on the Ccn
'jiRiwers. I duly appreciate Rumania's
J win. "We do not want her hclo."
t Sl thTWeblakt Announces that Bulgaria
'frtee'e hava reached an agreement
k 'VjrrVihIng' a neutral zone between the
fmniries.
iVRHisT, on me TageDiatt's an
ient, the Overseas News Agency
his b.
I
utq Reliable Information, the
ne between Greece and Bul-
suggested by the Greek Gen-
Ift, which acted In concert with
ifonatantlne. Bulgaria Is, no doubt,
ero yield to Greek wishes about the
k territories about Dolran and
k i Con the Servo-Greek frontier).
?means that the Entente's efforts
f,jen frustrated, though English
inch officers have been at Salon-
order to prepare for the landing
ps. Greece for the time belnir Is
Ined to maintain neutrality."
P). Sept 28. Telegraphic and ralU
I irrimunlcatlon between Rumania
Mgarla. has been cut oft, according
OTvatch from Lausanne. It does not
jde'ether ths action was taken by
ur?rtlM "3MiarBCG6vernment.
4fft to the- effect that Bulgaria has
eh' ultimatum to Servla and that
Tfcimats of the Entente Powers are
jnr to leave the Bulgarian capital
on receiveu nere. up to a lato
e reports could not be confirmed.
sponaent in Atnens cables that
mstantlne granted a "most
liaudlence to the Italian Minister
the latter, after later conferring
ler Venlselos, sent a special
lH tfevBulgarlan Premier, M.
"'explaining Italy's view on
ajn situation."".
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Hughes Soys One of His
,'Sployes Broke Rules
.Hughes, of the firm of Hughes
UK Walnut street, has been
I from" the Philadelphia Stock
ate fojMene year for "acta detrl-
ft Jtm tHteresta of the exchange."
ctioti was taken at a meeting of
rfi H governors.
uffbe. In a statement Issued after
said that one of the em-
f his concern had failed to com-
the rules of the exchange, and
was the cause of the governors'
' eve
ot tl te Escort Brumbaugh
Anna tf1" SQuad, headed by Lleu
larters d111 accompany Governor
avenue. ",ugh tno cltJ' on October
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VINCENT GAGE
Sergeant Gage, of the United States
Marine Corps, who was wounded In a
skirmish with Haitian rebels, lived In
Camden with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frederick Gage, of 519 South 3d street.
He had served nearly eight years. He
was of Italian descent, but spoko English
fluently. Ho was born in this country
and enlisted for the first time after his
parents came to this country. He re
enlisted four years ago after obtaining
in honorable discharge.
JUDGE BROWN SHIFTS
BLAME FOR THE DUAL
HOLDING OF OFFICES
Declares in Letter to Public
Service Committee of 100
That Court Is Not Re
sponsible for Evil
NOT NAMED BY JUDGES
Judge Charles I Brown, President
Judge of the Municipal Court, in a letter
to the Public Servlco Committee of One
Hundred today, shifted the blame for the
dual oMlceholdlng evil from the shoulders
of tho Judges of the Municipal CouU.
Judge Brown took exception to a state
ment Issued by the commltteo last Satur
day In which It was pointed out that the
dual offlceholdlng evil has not been dis
continued In the Municipal Court
Judge Brown declared there Is not a
member of Councils In any division of the
Municipal Court who Is under the author
ity of the Board of Judges of tho Mu
nicipal Court.
The Committee of One Hundred, In
making public Judgo Brown's letter to
day, pointed out that tho actual respon
sibility for appointing the employes and
attaches of the court docs not rest with
the Judges, but with the Clerk of the
Court of Quarter Sessions and the Pro
thonotary of the Courts.
COMMITTEE'S STATEMENT.
The committee's statement follows:
"The Public Servlco Committee of One
Hundred received today a communication
from the Honorable Charles I. Brown,
President Judge of the Municipal Court,
In which he took exception to tho state
ment issued by the Campaign Committee
last Saturday to tho effect that there
are three Councllmen holding appolnttvo
positions In the Municipal Court.
"Tho letter of President Judge Brown
Is as follows:
" 'September 28, IMS.
" 'Public Service Committee of One
Hundred, 213 South Broad street,
Philadelphia.
" 'Gentlemen Permit me to call your
attention to a misstatement in an an
nouncement of your campaign purposes
published In the newspapers on Septem
ber 7. I quote the following:
" 'As a result of the campaign waged
by this committee two years ago, the
Courts of Common Pleas and the
Orphans' Court abandoned the practice
of having In their employ members of
Select or Common Council. Two courts
today the Municipal and Quarter Ses
sions Courts continue the practice of
employing Councllmen or of allowing
Councllmen remunerative positions In
tho court.
"There Is not a member of Councils
in any division of the Municipal Court
over which the Board of Judges of the
Municipal Court has authority.
"The payroll and all the records of the
court relating to its administrative policy
nre available for Inspection by any person
Interested to get at the facts.
"Constructive criticism, that Is, criti
cism well founded in fact and looking
toward Improvements In policy and meth
od, are welcomed by this court. To that
end the Bureau of Municipal Research
was Invited last January to study the
operations of this court. It accepted the
commission and has been engaged In tho
work ever since.
"It does not seem unreasonable to ask
that before asalllng a public Institution,
even for campaign purposes, that an ef
fort' be made to obtain the facts from
those who know and are responsible to
the public for tho character of their ad
ministration. "Very respectfully.
"CHARLES L. BROWN."
Accused of Killing Brother-in-law
YORK, Pa., Sept a.-Roy Reynolds, of
Slate Hill, was arrested today charged
with, the murder of his brother-in-law,
Laurence Singleton. It Is said that Rey
nolds hit his brother-in-law a hard blow
while engaged in a fist fight and broke
his neck. District Attorney Orosa Issued
a. warrant, charging- him with murder.
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POLISH NEWSPAPERS
HELD RESPONSIBLE
FOR STRIKES IN CITY
Milwaukee Publications Which
Discussed "War Orders" Said
to Have Influenced Workers
in Bridesburg
600 MEN AND WOMEN OUT
Polish newspapers, published In Milwau
kee, were responsible for the strike of
about 100 employes of the leather Arm of
Thomas Janney A Co., Bridesburg, ac
cording to N. C. Broadhcad, general man
ager of the concern.
The Jnnney plant adjoins that of the
Edwin II. Fitter Company, where about
MO employes, mostly Poles, walked out
yesterday shortly before the plant was
closed at noon.
Mr, Broadhead said that the Austrian
Poles employed by his firm walked out
on Friday morning 15 minutes after they
had reported for work. None of the men
havo returned so far. He said that upon
Investigation he found that several Pol
ish newspapers published in Milwaukee
articles which advised all workmen of
Polish extraction to quit work unless
given higher wages.
Mr. Broadhead said that the same news
papers may have been responsible for the
dissatisfaction among the employes at the
Fitter plant yesterday.
Employers In Kensington during the
last few weeks havo been annoyed by
spasmodic dissatisfaction among their em
ployes of foreign extraction, especially
the Poles nnd Austrlans, and numorous
strikes havo occurred. Often tho men
struck on tho ground of higher wages,
but more often their actions were unex
plained, It was pointed out today. ,
The Fitter concern. It Is declared, has
been aware of a dissatisfaction among
their employes for sevoral days and yes
terday they decided to close the plant.
In explaining their action, Cecil C. Filler,
a member of the firm, said:
"The truth about our closing down is
that we have no business. We are un
able to export our products because or
the war; the old vessels with standard
rigging have virtually been forced off
of tho seas by the steamships, and since
we havo been running at less than SO
per cent, capacity. It would have been a
direct loss to keep the men employed.
In addition, wo are Installing a 1000-horse-power
hcntlng plant and that hastened
our decision to close down.
"There has been soma dissatisfaction
among our employes for several weeks
past Whether this has been due to the
Polish newspaper they receive I would not
llko to say at the present time. Wo have
not been working on war orders, and it
we were I would have given the men an
Increase in wages without their asking
for It
"The statement that tho men only re
ceive ?9.90 per week Is absurd. Those are
the wages of many of the boys. The men
receive up to as high as 20 weekly."
Yesterday after the firm had posted a
notice that It Intended to close down
the employes walked out, declaring that
they were striking for higher wages and
shorter hours. It Is believed that tho ac
tion of the strikers was superinduced by
reading the Polish newspaper, which has
been freely circulated among the men at
the plant
UNHAPPY ALLIGATOR DIES
Young Saurian of Finnegan's Circua
Not Pleased With Darby
While numerous person's were arguing
as to who owned the Darby alligator,
which was born in Sunday, it becamo
worried and died today in the glass jar
wherein It first came to life.
The "gator" was hatched out In the
window of Gus Pnppaa" store on Moin
street. It came from an egg belonging
to another "gator," which was part of
Flnnegan's Circus. As the circus -was
Interned In John Kelly's livery stable for
cebt, Kelly thought it would be a good
idea to hatch out the young saurian.
Tollceman Josh Heaps helped him along
by superintending the operation and,
having a knowledge of reptiles generally,
ho put tno egg In a Jar half full of
sand where the sun could shine on It
Therefore when the "gator" came out he
thought he was In a, sunny Southern
cllme. As "gators" think quickly, how
ever, It is possible he realized a trick
had been played upon him and that ho
had been born in Darby.
EXPRESSMAN HELD AS THIEF
Adams Company Employe and Al
leged Recipient of Stolen Goods
Must Face Trial
Charges of stealing an auto and of re
ceiving stolen goods were preferred
against "Morris Jacobson today before
Magistrate Pennock. He was held In (GOO
ball on the first and $!00 on the second
charge. Charles Moran, of C24 Franklin
street, an employe of the Adams Express
Company, wan held In 00 ball, accused
of larceny,
The express company has been missing
many packages recently and Moran was
suspected of stealing them. It Is alleged
that Jacobson received the stolon articles.
Samuel Jarre, who was also arrested, was
discharged today,
Jacobson 1b accused of stealing the au
tomobile of William Kellar, lUi North 62d
street-
Baby Cries; Family Saved
The cries of his 3-year-old child awak
ened Hyer Ladls early today and saved
tho family from o. fire which damaged
Ladls' store and dwelling at 213 Rttner
street. Ladls, his wife Emma and their
three children were asleep on the second
floor. The room was filled with smoke
that was pouring upward from the store.
Ladls carried his children to a window
and called for help. Policeman Cannon,
of the 4th street and Snyder avenue
station, responded and rescued the fam
ily. The damage Is estimated at 1200.
MILK
is CLEAN
We require our farmers to milk Into ismall
top milk palls to prevent any foreign matter
from falling Into the milk. Tho New York Milk
Committee says:
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ma urumury tuna reuuees tiie bac-
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TO HAITI INTERIOR
TO QUELL CAC0S
American Detachments Or
dered to Disarm Rebels.
Two Chiefs Surrender
FORCES WELL ARMED
ABOARD U. S. BATTLESHIP CON
NECTICUT, CAPE HAITIEN, Haiti,
Sept. 28. Detachments ot American ma
rines were sent In all directions from
Cape Haltlen today Into tho Interior to
disarm tho robcls whose resistance has
resulted In the killing of one marine and
the wounding of ten others In recent
fighting. Colonel Waller and Colonel Colo
are In command of tho two principal
zones of operations, while Major S. D.
Butler, of West Chester, Pa., the hero
of Vera Cruz, Is leading tho first bat
talion. Each marine detachment took with It
an armored automobile and a. field piece.
The guns will be used to smash the rebel
trenches.
Two of the rebel leaders. General Mor
ence and General Petlon, sued for peace
today. They sent a joint letter asking
the American ofiicera for a conference at
which they might arrange for the sur
render of their followers.
The body of a rebel officer who was
killed In yesterday's fighting was brought
In today.
IRON MEN OPTIMISTIC
IN BUSINESS VIEWS
More Than 500 in Convention at
Shore Believe Permanent
Boom Has Come
ATLANTIC CITY, Sept 28. There was
no hint of depression In the reports pre
sented or the appearance j)t BOO or more
Iron masters attending the opening ses
sions here today of the American Foun
drymen's Association and their allies, the
experts of the American Institute of
Metals. Every one of tho trained super
intendents and other men behind the guns
In one of the most Important of American
Industries are confident that the battle
of the financial giants over Mldvale,
Baldwin's and other great plants spells
prosperity for the future, with rush or
ders, better working conditions and better
wages for the rank and file as well as
the men at the top.
The machine tool builders are largely
absent, It Is true, both In the array of
exhibits In active operation, turning the
great convention pier Into a large foundry,
and among the delegates, but that is due
to the fact that the machine branch of
the industry is "turning handsprings, as
one Ironmaster graphically expressed It,
In Its efforts to keep up with the tre
mendous rush of war orders', both for
munitions and the machinery to turn out
munitions for use on the other side of
the Atlantic.
Essentially peaceful men of affairs to
day found the slicing of hammered steel
bars, the first step In the turning out of
death-dealing shrapnel and shining steel
shells, one of the .most interesting fea
tures of the exhibit.
In presenting the report of the asso
ciation upon "Safety First," A. W.
Oregg, South Milwaukee, said tho pro
verbial recklessness of Americans was a
stumbling block. The committee asked
how thousands of workmen of foreign
birth could be expected to be careful
when they found American workmen all
about them disregarding many of the
most common regulations devised to re
duce the toll of accident and death In
the Iron foundries.
Henry A. Carpenter, Providence, In wel
coming the Iron and steel masters, found
cause for satisfaction In the fact that
pig Iron market prices have Continued
reasonable during tho abnormal condi
tions Inspired by war orders, and pre
dicted that the next 12 months will be
probably the greatest era of prosperity
for tho Industries ever known. Frank M,
Leavltt, Chicago, presented the report on
Industrial education.
U. OF P. FRESHMAN CHEER
Class Will Receive Instructions Twice
a Week
In conjunction with the revival of tho
University of Pennsylvania system, a
freshman cheering section of a new order
got under way today. Under tho guid
ance of Gordon A. Hardwlck, president
of the Senior Class of the University,
and the cheer leaders of the University,
plans have been perfected whereby the
members of the Freshman Class are to
assemble twice weekly, on Tuesdays and
Thursdays, at 4 p. m at Franklin Field,
where they are to be taught the Penn
sylvania songs and cheers.
The object of the Inauguration of this
plan Is to acquaint more thoroughly the
men of the Freshman Class with the
Pennsylvania songs and yells and to in
stil Into them a real Pennsylvania spirit
It is hoped by this means to arouse In
the students a greater Interest In the
various sports at the University and in.
crease the attendance at tho football
gsmes and support of the Athletic Association.
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CITY IS CLEANED OF
VICE AND RESORTS
Police Head Tells of Wholesale
Elimination of Gambling
Houses, Dens and
Speakeasies
BIG INCREASE IN FIRES
The rood results obtained through well
planned campaigns against vice ore
clearly shown In the annual report of
Superintendent of Police Rdblnson, In tho
course of which he characterises Phila
delphia ns one of tho "cleanest" of the
large cities of the nation. The report
just made public, enters Into an ex
haustive account of police activities
against speakeasies and gambling houses
and vice ot all character.
Special Investigators on the vice squad
are given credit for cleaning up resorts
of att kinds that flourished practically
unchecked during previous administra
tions. The work of this squad, under the
supervision of Acting Detective Charles
Lee, led to. 1034 convictions out of 1290
cases. This Is considered a record of
which the investigators havo cause to
feel proud.
The superintendent's report shows that
273 automobiles, valued at W1MW, were
stolen, and that In almost every In
stance the stolen machines had been left
unwatched and unprotected on streets and
roadways. That robberies were due to
carelessness on tho part of citizens in
neglecting to lock doors and windows Is
shown by the fact that 16,701 cases of
this character were reported throughout
the year.
In the section given over to Fire Mar
shal Elliott's report It Is shown that lire
losses for the year total 12,520,637, and the
loss of lives directly or Indirectly, total
203. There were 4383 fires, an Increase of
732 over last year, with nn Increase of
1330,771 In fire losses. The average fire
loss was $573, a decrease of $12. The city,
according to . tho report, Is contributing
to tho fire waste at the rate ot $63,006 a
day. Whllo the figures show an Increase
over 1913, they show a decrease In losses
over 1012, before the fire prevention work
was started.
KEER ASCRIBES HIS
CARES TO WIFE'S AUTO
Magistrate Holds Him for Beat
ing Helpmeet, Who Thinks
His. Mind's Diseased
Everything went well with Enoch Keer,
he said, until his wife bought an auto
mobile. Then, he asserts, his restaurant
business took a drop and trouble started
which ended In his arrest today. He
was nrralgned before Magistrate Pennock
at the Central Police Court, charged with
beating his wife Rena, who acted as
cashier.
Keer said that he formerly conducted
five restaurants and i turned them over to
his wife, but the car and her methods
of business ran things down. Mrs. Keer,
who Is cashier of one of the restaurants
near Filbert and Juniper streets, said she
supported herself and five children and
that her husband constantly abused her.
She was compelled to beat him. she said,
for self-protection after he had struck her
nnd her son. During the last family bat
tle Keer, to show his contempt, put his
foot through his own picture.
Mrs. Keer asked the court to have him
examined as to his mental condition, and
expressed the belief that he should bo
placed In jail or an asylum. He was held
In $300 ball for court.
KUEHNLE AND FORMER AIDE
CONTEND AT THE POLLS
Fight Vfor Nomination for Magistrate
a Test of Strength
ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 28. "Commo
dore" Louis Kuehnle, for 15 years Repub
lican boss of Atlantic City, and Chief of
Police Malcolm B. Woodruff, for years
one of his lieutenants, are trying con
clusions today In the most Interesting bat
tle of the primaries In Atlantic. Chief
Woodruff Is backing Magistrate J. S.
Jagmetty for re-election against John J,
Smith, secretary of the Young Men's Re
publican League, a Kuehnle man.
In Ventnor City George Gumphcrt and
S. Bartram Richards, two Philadelphia
business men who live at the shore, are
waging a spectacular fight over the Un
salaried office of Councllman-at-large.
Gumphert was beaten for the mayoralty
last fall by the Richards forces.
MONTHLY PAYROLL $2,000,000
Du Pont Plant at City Point Doubles
Capacity and Increases Force
RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 28. The Du
Pont Powder Company, operating a plant
at City Pojnt, employing some 20,000 per
sons, has announced that the plant will
bo doubled at once and the output
doubled. This means that not less than
16,000 more men are to be employed.
This will mako a monthly payroll of
more than $2,000,000.
wenty Dollars
that many
price
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their li
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a Fall Suit.
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To these men we in
vite special attention
to our splendid offer
ings at this figfure,
know that they
unquestionably
best values in
delpliia.
Reed's Sons
cHirrmjT jtrbbt
28, 1915.
JITNEY ORDINANCE
ATTACKED IN COURT
Michael F. Doylo Declares Re
cent City Regulation Is
Unconstitutional
The legality and the usefulness of the
city's Jitney ordinance were attacked In
Court of Common Tleas No. 1 today by
Michael Francis Doyle, representing two
associations ot jltneymen, in an appeal to
have a permanent Injunction granted
against the legislation. In addition to
presenting witnesses who testified that no
profit could bo made If they operated
cars for a five-cent fare over tho routes
prescribed by the ordinance, Mr. Doyle
set forth two argument, lie said:
Tho ordinance Is illegal because It
discriminates. An Assembly act gives
Councils power to regiilato traffic and
to regulate motor vehicles. The ordi
nance which we oppose regulates only
one class of motor vehicles motor
buses. If tho Iaw wore enforced and Jlt
neymen operated cars In accordanco
with Its provisions, Its ostensible ob
ject would not be fulfilled. It would
concentrate Jitney traffic on Market
nnd Rroad streets, two crowded thor
oughfares. Instead of permitting it to
bo diffused in port to such Btrcets ns
Mil, Diamond nnd Allegheny avenue.
Tho life of a Ford touring car. In or
dinary use. Is one and a half years, with
out overhauling, testified Carlton B. Stcl
ton, of the Ford plant In this city. Such
a car will last only six months without
overhauling nnd rebuilding, when used
as n jitney, he said,
Jltneurs were attentive when Judgo Pat
terson naked a question which was re
garded ns significant, In view of the fact
that tho city ordinance names ."Jitney
busses" ns the vehicles to be regulated.
"Do you make Jitney busses?" he asked
Stelton.
"No," was the reply.
"Have there been many busses In opera
Hon," he Inquired, nnd was told that
there havo been only one or two machines
on tho streets with bus tops.
Many witnesses wero called by Mr.
Doylo to prove that It would be Impos
sible for the owners of automobiles to
operate them according to provisions ot
the ordinance. He contended that the
c'ty law was Intended to regulate, but
Instead Councils had It drawn In such
a way that It meant death to tho busi
ness in Philadelphia If the car owners
were compelled to comply with Its pro
visions. The long hauls, for a nickel, Mr.
Doylo said, were unreasonable.
Jessie F. Smlnk, of 1533 North 13th
street, has been operating his car under
the provisions of the ordinance, and he
told the court that he was losing about
$." a day. Ho said It cost him $10 a day
to operate, nnd that he could not collect
more than about $5 since the majority of
the Jitneys have been driven from the
streets.
Mr. Smlnk has not been compelled to
take the passengers over thp long routes,
provided by Councils, for a nickel ns
that portion of the orlglnnt injunction Was
permitted to stand by Judge Sulzberger
when he vncated the remainder a month
ago, after the Jitney Auto Service Com
pany failed to place its bofld for $2300 to
assure me costs at the case.
Among the others to testify were Wil
liam A. Magill, president of the Philadel
phia Jitney Association; Philip Caesar,
Joseph Cox, Andrew Javreys and Jacob
A. Youngblood. The case will be con
tinued tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
MARSHAL FRENCH A HERO
IN VILLAGE OF HIS BIRTH
Simple Folk Celebrate1 Birthday of
British Leader
RIPPLE. Eng., Sept. 2S.-Thls little
Kent village, the birthplace of Sir John
French, was draped with flags today In
celebration of the 63d birthday of the
commander-in-chief of the British armies,
who has Just won notable successes In
northern France:
A big Union Jack hung from an apple
tree In the heart of the town and all
dwellings were masses of bunting. The
school teachers recounted the story of
General French's life nnd told anecdotes
of his boyhood days. A public celebra
tion will be held tonight, attended by old
villagers who knew the general when he
was a boy.
Snow Squalls in Adirondacks
UTICA. N. Y Sept 28,-AdvIces from
points tn tho Adirondacks today report
severe snow squalls, while Mount Morris
and Mount Arab, the two highest ranges
near Tupper Lake, are covered with a
mantle of white. Wire communication
in the North Country is paralysed, duo
to the recent storms of rain and sleet
and the toppling over of many trees by
severe winds.
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MEXICANS ASSEMBLE
ALONG HIE RIO GRANDE; II
AMERTflANS ON WATCH 1
United States Cavalry Patrol
Ordered to Be Ready for nn
Attack at Any Point Along
the River
CATTLE THIEVES CAUGHT
BROWNSVILLE, Tex., Sept. 28.- Sev
eral hundred Mexicans are gathering on
the Mexican sldo of tho Rio Grande near
Progrcso, according to Information re
ceived here today by United Stotes army
offlcera. The cavalry patrol was ordered
to bo ready for an attack at any point
along tho river.
NOGALES, Ariz., Sept M.-Two Mexi
cans, who said they wer'o members of
Villa's army, were caught killing cattle
on the American sldo of the International
border near here today, and after a brief
fight were arrested by member of the
Tenth United States cavalry. Another
Mexican who was with them escaped.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.-Desplto re
peated warnings from tho State depart
ment to flee, 217 American men and X3
American women remain In tho Chihua
hua district In Mexico, official dispatches
today stated. United States consular
agents have been Instructed to warn tho
Americans again that their lives are en
dangered and that they should come to
the United States at once.
Spanish Gold Ship Seized
GENOA, Sept. 28. The Spanish pheket
Luis Vivos, whose port of registry Is
Vnlcnzln, has been selied by tho police,
who discovered aboard her 100,000 lire
($20,000) In gold, which. It Is charged, Was
destined for Germany. Captain Lloroa
was nrrested.
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