f&JJ!- : WAR ON ELECTION FRAUDS IS BEGUN ALL OVER CITY Canvass to Purge Registra tion Lists of "Phan toms" Pushed HPA'N Y PROSECUTIONS If Th police canvaaa to purfto the rtgls- Sjtlon Data of the names of thousands 5 phantom voiera mi ciumica 10 PlVarUa of the city today, following the jj&lpt by Director of Public Safety Robert D. Drlppa of a letter from Cllnlon Eitcr Woodrun, cnairman 01 me uoaru ! jteglJtratlon Commissioners, In which tfje commlssloncra aanctloned the can- H- ... .... 'Policemen in uniform arc 'inning 10 jSrob thoroughly every division In the 'JltJ' for "phantoms," and prosecutions Till be brought in eery case wncro thtflnd "aU(J- She e'vldencc of registration frauds that yTbtlng unearthed by the police Is being turned oer to the Commltte of Seventy. .. ynmmlttee will make application to W 'be fraudulent names stricken from ttt ' 1 Wholesale enses or registration rrnuus bare been found In the SO divisions In - i.i, ii, rnnvass Was first undei taken. nd eldence that will probably lead to ttrlWnK off the names of many phan toms" baa been turned over tot the com silttee by the police. RThe police are paInc special attention to'the downtown and McNIchol warda. Host of th6 complaints, of fraud hae i.r.n r.rplvMl from theso wards. Soma -intnints have betin received, however. Hfrom ekry ward In the city. They nil film h Investigated, said Director DHdds tHl. xhe canvass is thp first undertaken by "7": it... n nltv.utfln BUnln ,tnn. 1fl19 U6 DOMIC WH .-" .u.w c.i.o .u.u. ihen Ihc nam?s of more than WOO "phan toms" were stricken from the lists. Mem bers of the Committee of Seventy have iimnipH that the lists have been nadded , the extent of 23,000 names this jeftr, f ind that the comfrilttee expects to strike off a majority of them. fc-The tieadquarters for the cam ass hae jfbten remnd from the ofHcps of th Utv Hail to the ith district police sta tion, 20th and Buttonwodd streets Lleu nnt Van Horn has been placed In ftnV?e. vile pnisttiiiiuii ui iiic jiuuus is an Wxpected blow to the Republican Or finlzfttion. Orsanlratlon followers havo Jbttn found to be Identified -with most of .tne cases inai navo Deen investigated During the last session of the Legisla ture, the Organisation bosses slipped a bill through the General Assembly re- QUinng inai mo persons unnging tne 'thartfes In election crimes cases must pay the Witness fees and other 'costs. This amounts (o ?L50 per day at the least for each witness. I The'coU Is apparently exorbitant, and In,, the opinion or tho Organization spnn on f the new law would tend to block. any plan ror a wnoicsaio prosecution of registration frauds or other election "crfmea. 'I'OfllriaJs of the Committee of Seventy I4 today that a fund large enough lo Ijproeecute all cases of fraud unearthed Iby the police has been pledged, and that I faction will be taken by the committee n 'Ifaat as the results of tho police canvass fare known. H -t CROP KECOJIDS SHATTERED f BY WEST'S BUMPER CROPS Wore Than a Billion Bushels of Ej Wheat Estimated EjVASHINaTON. Oct. 7,-For the first fijmln Its history tho United States this mar will yield more than a billion-bushel pjhtat crop, according to estimates of fiE Agriculture Department todav. Bumn. Rr, crops of tho cereal "BIr 3" wheat, ijpnfand coats wer- predicted. The corn :!erop "will greatly exceed 3,000,000,000 bush es ana a billion and u half bushels of Rata is. estimated. lliKj'eads ln 'ts 'w,th more "'an 99.1X0.006 himViAla Tnrth nn,Mn lH --i - . ...u, .,..., vnnwM ill sijiiiik Wat, nearly 113,000,000 bushels; Illinois laicorn, 372,000,000 bushels; Minnesota In iir " "ww ousneis; KentucKy In L "-""v. iimic innn ji5.wu.wu pounas. ifj ITbe department announces a Brent im- '"vlra"i i torn prospects as well as Jarger production of minor cereafs, "but TM DOtfttn pmn lint. A .. f-, ... jwe. The corn crdd exceeds the pieUous w-ear average by 300,000,000. KThe spring wheat estimate shows a i-m oi nearly iw,oog,DW bushels over estl- lMtPa hta tlm. l-t. . .. . .. r-v . " ii j car, ana tne total leat production in 1915 Is expected to CSiVf ,l earB crop by 100,000,000 tTne oats crop also hangs up a new Jjeow ln production, with a 400,000,000 In- Witt, fSTAnVED' INTO SURRENDER Wtir Three Days Accused Slayer uives Himself Up ba ordii nt h.. H. 1.1 . auLi ? !?u for Pntrlclc Patton, ac- aw T.i .. "" u,a ""ten," a wander air ..& mw!dw"' "8 Rava himself Linn ?..ihia!nB.,1. the K''0""'" of the r?n, Cricket Club, at Ilaverford. sinco y. He Is now locked up Jn the Jill Xi .0 ,r?, adniltted having killed 3 1? i '? 3?ilce' flay but declares he SMI in aelf-defense.i iatal0!!'!!1 ,0wa 8tpre at "anerch yes SaV,bKUKnt a ple- "6 'tattled the STaiin1 K. an.nuP;lnT that he was Mi wanted to give himself up 'to tho Niederman New NitMlerman They are Marvels of Shoe frying and Materials. No wwnvi, ever imagined in her rt anything so beautiful, only the very .highest. t 2iji wKunsr ana ihhkiii I4 wild have produced them. "BUTTON BLUCHER" in .nll.t.. 1 .. f IS lmlZA"Zl' "BW- Qi. Xi vii vTr. ..flz anu raau ftW-. .While thjs boot is of fWkkg Character h is wwjdwfully Comfortable. Its wtactton can only be ap ,mciatd vten you see ft. 93$ ClkttfjtHt LEAVES STOCK FOR EDUCATION Ten Shares of P. R. n. Bequeathed to Friends' Yearly Meeting Ten shares of stock of (he Tennsjlvanla itanroad Company are left In trust to the Friends' Yearly Meeting, for the educa tion of worthy bos at the Westtown Boarding School, by the will of George P. Matoney, late of 4809 Springfield ave n"" admitted to probate today. The will wna executed In 1911, and ac cording to the petition of the executrix, Mary Mnlone, the decedent left an es tate valued at but $700. The residue of tho estate la left to the widow and a daughter. Other wills probated were those of David Mulr, late of 184S Franklin street, which disposes, In private bequests, of effects alutd at S50O, Charles Fox. 91 Levlck street, 2S,691. Annie W. Uojd, 6300 Oreeno street, Oermantown. 126 000. and Benjamin "W. Oarrett, 40S0 Towetton avenue, 15,000. The personalty of the estate of Thomas J Dunn has been appraised at $7048 83, Sherborne W, Dougherty. 11895 40; Clara Gordon, IH85, Eliza . MeCullough, $3408.70, and Lalnla Keel, $61. BOY KILLED IN K00M AS GIRL LOOKS ON Lad Shot Accidentally While Playing With Weapon in Friend's Presence The accidental explosion of a rcoher caused the death of lG-year-old Karl Elliott, of S53J Elliott street, while Matt ing at the home of Miss Mildred TUIcy, 12:8 Conesloga street. Miss Illley Is also 16 jears old. The two were sitting ln the parlor. Ten minutes nftcr his arrival the boy flashed a revolver. "I am going to shoot at tho clock," he snld, pointing the weapon at the face of tho timepiece. The girl let out a low Bcienm and forbade him to do It, tie smiled as If he had only been teasing her and lowered the revolver. He was about to return It to his pocket when there was an explosion. Elliott dropped to the floor. In the next room sat Mildred's parents, Mr. and "Mrs. Charles 1. Hl'.sy. Mr. Blley carried the bov, who nlready was dead, to the 'West rhllhtlclphla Homeopathic Hospital. Members of the families of 'joth tho .boy and the girl are nlmost prostrated today as a result of the accident. Sirs. nil6,lt. Part's mother. Is an Invalid, and It was said at her homo today that sho ai In an extremely serious condition. Earl and Mildred had been filends for several enrs. Once they were neighbors, and it had been the boy's custom to visit tho Illley home frequently. Miss Itllcy was taken to the 61st and Thompson streets police station. There district detectives examined her, and after satlsflng themselves that the shooting was accidental they permitted her to go. The boy's father also visited the station house, and collapsed while there. He said that he had taken a re volver from his son's possession two weeks before, and didn't know h6w h managed to get hold of it again. AGED WOMAN SAVED FROM FIRE i Explosions Attend Blaze in Grocery and Mrs. Rowe, 72 Years .Old, Is Carried From House Next Door The rescue of an aged woman, a scries of small explosions and revolver shots In quick succession were features of a Arc .which damaired the store of Bo'blnson & Crawford, 2W North 63d street, to the extent of $1000 early today. The blaze was discovered by Policeman lllduleton. of the Clat and Thompson streets station, who fired his revolver to awaken the neighbors and attract his brother officers. Tho fire assumed some what serious proportions, and Mrs. Ita chel Rove, 72 ears old, was carried from her umoke-tllled home nexf door. The miniature explosions camo from bottles of liquid Insect killer, which popped with battery-like regularity. Two firemen. Lieutenant Wirth and Hosetnan Joseph Blackburoe. of Engine Company No. 41. were slightly overcome by smoke and had to be led from the building. Boy Hurt "When Truck Hits Bicycle John W. Baker, of 5'."02 Marston street, driver of a motortruck which collided with n blcvclo ridden by Barney Gross, 16 ears old. of 3119 South 9th street, seri ously injuring the lad, was held under $600 bail for n further hearing by Magis trate Slorrls, In the 19th and Oxford strrets police station, pending the out come of the hoy's Injuries. Gross is at St. Joseph's Hospital In a serious condi tion with probable Internal Injuries. Ac cording to the police, 'Gross was riding his blcjcle south on Broad street Inst night and was struck by the truck driven by Baker as he attempted to turn cast at Oxford street. iflpi.nimaHBHWPiiinw. BLANK'S Luncheon, 50c IN OUR DINING SALON Business Men's Luncheon, 40c AT LUNCH COUNTER 1024-26 Chestnut St. murfwmmiftmmmwtmnrrrWj T AND HHANGHKS PEOPLE'S MOTOR CLUB DENOUNCED IN COURT Assistant City Solicitor Lowen- grund Declares It (a Sfiam and a Fraud" A aham and a fraud" was the way Assistant City Solicitor L-owcngrund characterised tho People's Motor Club, which has headquarters at 1463 Filbert street, and a book containing the names of 1000 Thlladelphlans. who, It Is claimed, arc members of tho club, at a hearing In Court of Common Pleas No. 4 today on tho bill In equltj for a prcllmlnar In junction to restrain Director Drlpps from Interfering with the operation of the club's automobiles ln carrjlng Its mem bers about tho clt). According to the testimony of Paul Ilnndotph, Its president, the club was or ganized by IS business men in the Park way Building on September 21. Us pui poie, he said. Is to provide a safe and convenient means of transportation to members of tho club over the city stnels To become a member It Is only nccesar to apply at the club hendquartcrs or to one of the in or 12 bianch offices totaled In drug Hnd cigar stores along Itroad sticit. The applicant's name Is taken and upon pament of 23 cents a membership card and strip of five tickets are handed to the applicant, the latter good for as many rides In any one of the 37 automobiles of the club upon prcentitlon of the membership card. It was explained that the drivers of tho cars tccelve 4'4 cents In exchange for every ticket received from the mem bers The club tetalns the other half cent, which "goes Into the trcaur.v." Active members of the club nvcrrcd that their intention was not to cvnde the ilt ney ordinance, but to accommodate tho members of the club Among those who testified were Dr. C S Schwonk. 2001 North Broad street; Harry J. Clelnman, Paul Bandolph and several drivers, who were arrested and fined last week. Judge Audcnrled said that the whole question was whether or not the club Is operating under false pretenses and Is n cloak p evade the ordinance. He reserved his decision. The rlt was represented bv Mr Lowen grund and Attorney M. Berkowltz repre sented the club. 'Woman Dies of Lockjaw Lockjaw, which developed two weeks after Florence Parker, 28 jears old, of 402 Walloce street, had been discharged from the University Hospital, caused her death early today at the same Institution. Tho Avoman was Injured during an alley fight on September 7 when struck by a brick. Garfield Wright, of the same ad dress, surrendered himself today at the 4th and rnlrmount avenue jfollce station He told detectives he had thrown tho brick In self-defense Wright will have a hearing tomorrow morning. PEARLS FOR BRIDAL GIFTS j. J. E. CALDWELL & CO. 902 CHESTNUT STREET The present season will be remembered among car owners chiefly for the introduction of the : (MS TWIN'SIX With the advent of this TWELVE CYLINPER CAlt, new standards of motor car performance, design and value were created, and a neW measure of ability in on automobile was realized. In a motor of vastly smoother power, and surer response in arfy situation, the PACKARD COMPANY has paid its perennial debt to its leadership and to progress. An experience with this car in action will revise your present ideas of motor car sufficiency. The 1.35tr'heelbase 135 inchei. Price uith any open body, f, o. b. Detroit, $3,150 The J'25 Theelbaie IS5 inches. Priie. with any open body,, o. b. Detroit, t'2,750 PACKARD MOTOR CAR COMPANY of PHILADELPHIA, 319 N. Broad St. HellV-Wnlnut 4800 Kef alone Race 3300 V AUIIESTS IN BASEBALL POOL Men Accused of Selling Tickets Held in $G00 Ball Two men. accused of selling baseball lottery tickets, were held In KO0 ball each by Magistrate Beaton In the Central To lid Station .today. They nie Alfred Merit, HOI North 28th street, and Augus tave Moppcrt, 1K8 North 28th street. Following the receipt at the Hth and Oxford streets police station of many complaints that baseball "pool" tickets were being sold In the Mclnlty, Detective Palmer, of the Vice Squad, bought one from Mertx for 25 cents, he testified. BERGD0LL, SHACKLED, REFUSED HIS FREEDOM Must Spend Rest of Today and Tonight in Jail at Norris- town Bail Refused Orovcr Clovcland Bcigdoll. wcalthv Phlladclphlan and motor-speed fiend, will slum! the rest of the day and tonight in the MontKomcr County Jail, because of the refusal of Judge Swartz to admit him to ball, when Bcrgdoll was brought be fore him, at the Norrlstown Courthouse toda, on tho charge of speeding. Bergdoll's lawvor at first tried to get a postponement, but when ho teamed that his client would be held without ball until the trial came off, he hurriedly requested n trlil this afternoon This, the Dlstilct Attorney said, was Impossible. Hergdoll wore shackles and heavy hand cuffs when he annenrnl In mnrt .i.e. morning. Ho still woro them when ho dl- uppeai-a in tne direction of tho Jail. He has escaped many t'mes from tho Juris diction of the Montgomery County nuthoi Itles. L-vst night detectives caught him in tho city after a hard tussle and brought him to Norrlstown Jiidge Swnrtz Issued n bench warrant when oung Beigdoll, who is an amateur aviator as well as a lover of fast auto moblllng, failed repeatedly to appear to anrwer tho charge of violating the speed law In Montgomery County Bcrgdoll. who recently came into possession of more than J'W.OOO left him by his father, served a term In Jail at Norrlstown sev eral j.cais dgo. When he failed to appear for a hearing In Juno this ear his mother promlcd his appearance on September 23, but this time he again failed to como to court. When the detectives arrested him here lost night they also served on him a summons to appear In tho local courts on October 18 to contest an action by his brother. Charles Bcrgdoll, who has peti tioned for the appointment of a commis sion to examine Orover's sanity. Mrs. Kmma Bcrgdoll, tho oung man's mother, went to Norrlstown with her son II I MR. AND MRS. RICE ON WAYT0WIDENERH0ME - r , May Travel All the Way From Boston to This City by Motor Preparations were mad? at Lynnwood Ha1!, Ogontx, today for the reception M Dr. and Mrs Alexander Hamilton Illee. who were married jestcroay at Hmman uel Church, Boston. Mm Rice, who wai Mrs. Oeorge II. Wldenoi, has been prom inent In Philadelphia nt.d Newport social circles. The ceremony was performed by the nt. Itev. William Lawrence, Bishop of Massachusetts. Kvery effort was made to keep the wedding as private as pos sible and reporters were not admitted to tho church, Scarcely more than a doien persons were In the wedding party. These In cluded Mrs. Wldcners daughter and son-In-law. Mr. and Mrs r K. Dixon of Philadelphia. Mr. and .Vis. T. Suffern Taller, of Newport, and their children, and John C. Itlce, a prominent attorney of Boston, who was best man. The bride wore a string of pearls which she saed from the Titanic disaster, In which Oeorge D Wltlener met his death. ,iTi"i bM1Ic "u1 brllcS''oom entered the church through a side door, preceded by thtf Bishop and the Bev Dr. Kllwood Wor lester. rector of Hmmanucl Church and former rector of St. Stephen's Church, this citj. After the ceremonv the couple were uxhercd Into Doctor Worcester's study, where nn Informal reception was held. Air nnd Mrs. Bice then left the church through n renr door and took an auto It was reported that they would spend their honevmoon on the jncht Josephine be longing to Joseph li Wldener. but as It had sailed for this city on Tuesday this was Impossible. It Is highly probable that the bride and bridegroom will reach I.nnwood Hall late today. Many be lieve that they will motor here all the way from the sccno of tho wedding. The tuberculin test is vitally important WHAT matters it to you how thor ough the precau tions are that surround your milk after itcomes from the herd, if the herd itself is diseased. Your one means of knowing that the milk comes from healthy herds is the tuberculin test. And every herd from which comes Fair mount Farms Milk is tuberculin-tested. Then pasteurized and safeguarded to your door by the perfect Supplee method "of preparation and distri bution. Do you know any milk selling at the price of Fairmount Farms Milk that is all thus safeguarded back to its origin? For we do not. Stop the wagon with the upplee letter. The Supplee Alderney Dairy Milk Cream Ice Cream Eight uoia Medals I I If Anniversary Week Sale 1310 Chestnut Street The woman who is thoroughly alive to the last-minute decrees of fashion, who appreciates the Wonderful art of reflecting her otfn personality in the gowns she wears, who understands what it is to be correctly dressed, will be pleased beyond measure by It is more than the mere "trying on" of garments. It is the selection of the particul model, color, fabric best suited to your needs. Anniversary) Week. Specials SUITS COATS Anniversary) Pries $22.50 Values up to $40. In broadcloth, velour, gabardine and whipcords. Beautifully tailored. Some fur trimmed. 4 Special Millinery values and Anniversary on ou oowns, MILLION DOLLAR FASHION SHOW LURES ma THRONGS Fifty StaRelnnd Beauties Attract Largo Crowds in New York NEW YOltiv. Oct 7 -Fifty of stage land's prettiest women, made radiant by nearly t00ow In Jewels, I100,C00 In gowns and $50,tO0 In furs, trooped on the stVge ut Carnegie Hall this afternoon In Head way's "million-dollar fashion show." A packed house. In which there were more men than nomirt, "oh-cd" and "ah-ed" as the chorus of beauties swept on to the stage In a scintillating riot of color and Hashing gems A vety dainty confection, only 3Jc lb. Ffoen Padding Fine chopped cherries mixed in a smooth, rich cream and coated with choc olate, this Frozen Pudding is about as good a candy bite as one would want to taste. Very low in price considering its quality. And there are others equally en ticing in the Martindale Week-end Special List. Assorted Pillows, in big, wide-mouthed jars good to look upon and very good to eat. One pound, net, and only 21c a jar. Walnut Sea Foam Kisses. Just as choice as this creamy confection can be. 29c lb. Chocolate-covered Smacks. A real molasses candy in the right size for a single bite, chocolate - covered. 29c lb. Vanilla Marshmallows. The velvety smoothness of this marshmallow tells its quality instantly. 19c lb. Chocolate - covered New ports, 32c lb. Assorted Chocolate Nuts. This is the kind that usually sells for at least ten cents more than their price of 50c lb. Foss' Famous Chocolates. These arc of that luxurious quality that usually brings a much higher price. 60c lb. Our Special Dollar Box. con taining 2U lbs. net of delicious chocolate in a wide variety of enticing centers. Mrs. Lee's Home-made Toffee and Caramels, each a big value at 40c lb. Pastryfresh talced, delicious. Dutch Cakes, 10c ca. Tound Cake, 35c lb. Oaten Fruit Cookies, 20c lb. Apple Cakes, 15c ea. Chocolate Roll, 30c lb. Crescent Cakes, 13c ca. Soft Ginger Bread, 10c loaf. Cinnamon Bun, 18c lb. Fulled Bread, 15c y4 lb: 25c Vi lb; 50c lb. We thall be glad to have you open an account at our ttore. You will find it convenient in ordering by 'phone, mail or in persort. We want your name on our book and you'll find it to your advantage in many way. Thos. Martindale & Co. tOlh & Market HstnlilUlird lu 1800 klrll Phone rilhrrt 2HT0. Filbert 2S71 Keyalonr Itnce 500, Hare 301 Unusual Opportunities Discriminating Women in OF Blum Service A nniversa $19.75 and $25 Velours, broadcloths, Velveteens artel mix tures. Some are fur trimmed. AUo Wry ujuu jor unary evening yv raps, r rocKs ana Teeth Sure Mm Frm Death Surgeons at tho West frillftdclphla. hos pital vero about to probe for ft bulltt 1 the head of a young man who bad at tempted to commit suicide by firing a. bullet through fits mouth when his !f entered carrjlng the bullet In her hand It had struck his teeth and waa deflected This was tho fourth attempt nt aulclda made by William Ueeror, 34 jcara old, of 8059 Applctren street, a meat Inspector for Swift & Co After all, Judgment comes only from Comparison! Make the rounds, then visit with theso $15,$18,$20 $25 Suits and Overcoats of Ours h, Suits at $15 alone C Tartan mixtures, striped worsteds, blue serges, silk-mixed wor steds, cassimeres, striped Oxford cheviots every yard of which we bought and made into Suits of such crowded value that well, Experts are amazed at the price when they see the Suits the cloth, the tailoring, the style! C Even then, you've something coming to you in the way of the Ullra-Salisf action that the lapse of time will bring, the longer you wear your "N. B. T." Come and see! Perry&Co. "N. B. T." 16th & Chestnut Sts. or ne rp Pri nces 'wear. Week prices street Uresses. y if .j '. imiflHllillHUfimiTIIfTTTTTTl
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