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EVENING T.EDaERPHILADELPHIA, THUK8DAY, MARCH
0, 191C
ICITY OFFICIALS
DISCUSS TWINING
TRANSIT PLANS
IMayor and Cabinet Con-
9.-nV1i. rlmimnn T) .. r. VI r a n A
D1UC1 jiuuiyuo JL 1 UJJUOtU
by Director
PUBLIC HEARING TODAY
Mayor Insisis Transit
Plans Must Suit Public
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"I nm sure that when tho Twin
ing transit plnn9 nre fnlrly pr
scntcil to the public they will he
satisfactory to every one," said
Mayor Smith, this afternoon.
"They must bo satisfactory, They
will be made so'. I want them to bo
satisfactory to the public, for that
is the keynote of my Administra
tion. I am working with z nl with
,a' 'view to serving the public. It
'can be depended on that no steps
will bo taken that hnve in view any
other interests than those of the
public. Nothing pcrsorml, private
or corporate will enter into it.
Th i uu . . t that is my ideal."
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Transit Director Tultilng'9 revised plan
ot rapid transit dpvcliipmont fur Philadel
phia Is Under citi'ldnrutlon by tho Mayor.
B'hla Cabinet and rity Solicitor Connelly
R. today. TIio pnmplPti' report, containing
trail recommended changes In the Taylor
plan and the nrgimiciiti In raMir or tno
changes, was laid before the Mayor early
last evening Me held a long oonferetH'e
with Director Twining Assistant Hlrector
Atkinson ami nireotur of t'ubllc Works
Datcsman. The rejection or the adoption
of the Twining emasculated plan ttlll be
)cft entlroly to the voters of the cltv
Transit Director Twining was sucn an
pearly caller at the Mayor's oltlce toilay
mai no neat ,ur smiui mure, nc uiuy
had to wnit a feu mlnute-i, tboilgli, bo-
m foro Mayor Smith arrived
The pair conferred for about 10 inlmilei
t nnd then Director Twining left for Ids of
6. flee In the Itourso.
F Joseph Smith, secretary to the Mayor,
I announced that the Twining plHiis coiilil
I not be given out to the public until they
6 come hack from the printer, whoio they
t were sent this morning. That will make
It tomorrow at the earliest, nnd possibly
( Saturday.
The Mayor. howeer. as his brotber
F secretary said, will not postpone his trip
6 to Augusta. C3a He will leavo tomorrow
r and stay 10 dajs
'i1 During his absence ho expects public
f sentiment on the transit question to orys
f tatllze.
t Whatever course the city takes, the
Mayor made it plain, will be determined
; by the wishes of the oters. To facilitate
the fullest nnd freest discussion of the
i Twining recommendations, the Mnyor is
; having thousands of copies of the report
printed for general distribution.
t Immediately after the report is mndo
public, the Mayor announced be will
? leave for Aiken, S. C. where ho will re--matn
for 10 days "When no tcturns, pub
' lie sentiment will h.ue crjstallzed. What
" ever courbe the city takes, the Mayor
made It plain, will be determined by the
-'wishes of the Miters To facilitate the
fullest and freest discussion of the Twin
ing recommendations, the Mayor is hav
ing thousands of copies of the report print
ed for general distribution.
f"wlll you make any effort to influenct
publjc opinion to the acceptance of anv
articular plan1" the Mayor was asked.
Absolutely no. that Is cleaily up to
-the people. It means nothing to me. If
I had nothing to do for the next four
V years but spend money freely, we could
.proceed on an extiavagant basis, but
f there has been so much criticism of the
extravagance of prc ceding nilmlnlstia
ttlops I shall endeavor to conduct nilnu
falong conservative lines."
J At the same timo the Mnor said it
S was his belief that the greater part of
? the onnositlOll which h:i linen vnlppd I -I
t'the Twining plan since it was made pub-
E.lln In htlf Inst lt-i,!,. ,.i,n -r tlin
Ly - ---... ,UUh .......,, ,.,,, .,u,,, b,U
residents of outlinc sections sueli ns
Holmcsburg, Itoxborough anil others. The
question to 1l ili-tfi mined, he said. Is
whether the inxiinns wish to bear tho
burden of building lines to benulit the
small outlying sections.
senator McNIchol was In conference
with Mayor Smith for approximately an
hour today He was asked whether the
transit situation was discussed.
E Oh, I Just dropped In to pay my re
s' spects to the Mayor "before his trip south,"
tthe Senator said
He referred questioners rognrdlng the
conversation in the Mayor, hut the Mayor
declined likewise to reveal what was said.
'' CITV HAM.. CHANGUS.
? Irrespective of what views tho public
fmay have upon the Twining plan as a
whole, the Mayor will insist that tho sta
Jtlon changes under City Hall be follow nl
tout according to the lili-as outlined by the
Ltranslt director. The Mayor also belieos
Sthat the Frankford Elevated should end
at Bridge btreet, instead of being con- '
v tlnued to Ithawn street.
J "Whether or not the . ad street subway
ftls to end, for the prestnt at Spruce street
itj'on the south and Krli. avenue mi tho north
twill be settled by the wishes of the public
ft" i It Is understood that tho report will
recommend only the c instruction of such
f parts of the Taylor hlgh-bped system as
will be on a revenue-producing Inula in
five years. Director Twining Is reported
to have said that the Taylor plan, if fol
lowed out In full at this time, could not bu ,
made to pay fur 12 years.
Leaders of business associations i
throughout the city made It plain today '
that they would continue their right for
the defeat of the emasculated Twining
transit program and fur the adoption of
the Taylor plans in full Special meet
ings will bo called in all sections of the
"city as soon as the Twining report has
Bbeen made public
h PROPOSK RDSOLUTION
K Select Councilman George v I'lrich of
Ithe iS(X "Wrd, chairman of the Subway
f and Transportation Committee of the Lo
gan Improvement League, wllliJntrodu-e a
'resolution at tho meeting of the league to
night protesting against the Twining
changes. The resolution was indorsed
Unanimously by the Subway and Trans- i
pbrtation Committee. Mr. Ulrlch said to
day that it was adopted by the committee
without opposition.
LThe resolution follows:
ff-y Whereas, We have learned with
deep regret and great concern that the
revision' of the plans fo- high-speed
t transit lines by our Director of Tran
sit recommends the curtailment of
' that portion of the subwuy to be con
i structed in Broad street from Krle
avenue to Olney avenue, and
Whereas, After a most thorough
',1 and scientific Investigation of the sub-
Inject by Council Finance and Street
Railway Committees and public hear-
Sf-tngs of our citizens before those com-
HfeEjIttees, City Councils jiassed the
HBneeesaary legislation to construct a
HbjUttway In Broad street to Olney ua-
Btu whleh the residents of North
BIUidelphla believe to be of vital Ini-
BTgrtance and necessity to the tax-
Kipayera and residents of our city.
jfe ,rul whejreas, In anticipation of the
"".construction of a subway in Broad
B street to tjiney avenue, plans' are be-
K Jiiff made for the development of
p many acres oMand and the erection
E' of tbonsand9 of dwelling houses m
K Shrth Philadelphia Logan, oak Lane
R'Oteej Frn Jtock Tabor Braiurbiown
f b4 Kal .c-mnton which when
Es .WUftkUvtU mli aifci UtuuUua of
rJBtaj at flutwra aaaiway ta
GEORGE C. ULUIC'H
Select Councilman of lUd Ward,
who will introduce a resolution
before tho Subway Committee of
the Logan Improvement League
tonight, protesting agninst
changes in the transit plan, as
proposed by Director Twining.
llpvo to pay the Interests on the cost
of construction nf tho subway for tho
dlBlnnce the Director recommend to
be curtailed.
Therefore, ho it resolved, that the
llxccutlve. Subway nnd Transporta
tion Committees of the l.oan Im
provement League, an oig'i nidation nf
imin taxpayers and residents of
Logan, do most vlgomuslj anil earn
estly protest against any change In
the plans for rapid transit which
eliminates tlint portion of a subway
extending from L'rlo avenue to olney
avenue.
He it further resolved, that wo uso
nil inoatis in nur power nnd nt our
command to prevent any change be
ing made to tile legislation passed by
Councils authorizing the construction
of n subway to Uroad stieet tn olney
avenue and call upon the cltv admin
istration to keep faith with the people
In the construction f the unburn
He It further icsolved. that a copy
of these resolutions be forwarded lo
his Honor Mayor Thomas It Smith
nnd to Director of Transit William S.
Twining and tn the Select and I'oni
inon Councils of the City of Philadel
phia. Opposition to the Twining transit plan
and support of the Taylor plan In its en
tirety were contained last night In reso
lutions pased at a meeting of the Kensing
ton Merchants' Association 111 the Hunter
Public School, at Mnscher and Dauphin
streets.
At u meeting nf the Kitty-second nnd
Market Streets lluslnesa Men's Associa
tion in the West Branch Y. M. C. A. last
night the matter of tho change In tho
transit plans was Introduced for discus
sion Views of several members revealed
the fnct that the Twining plan and bow
it would affect different sections of tho
city wero not very dellnltely Known,
ltather than take hasty action on tho
matter discussion was laid over.
GERMANS TAKE FORT
DE VAVX, NEAR VERDUN
t'nnllniiril frnm Pane One
flermnns on the Verdun front, both to
the east and to the west of tno Mciise,
but were repulsed by tho French troops,
the War Olllce announced Ihls afternoon.
At one time, according to tho communi
que Issued by tho War onice, tho Ger
mans succeeded In entering tho village
nf Vanx. northeast of Verdun, but were
Immediately expelled by n bayonet attack.
There was also tierce lighting northwest
of Veidiin. but the French lepclled tho
tirrman eitorts lo regain tho positions
which they hnd lost In Corheaux forest.
The text or tho communique follows:
"In the Argonne our artillery has
nuscd the bombardment of tho enemy s
line .if cnimmilciitlnii particularly in the
mvtern Argntuie and 111 the region of
Montf-iucoii and Nantlllols
West or the Meuse the enemy attempt
ed several attacks In tho course of tho
niclit -..-king tn oveicnme his reverses
r.r vesterdnv Two attacks were launched
fnllnwliig a violent artlllerv preparation
nitnlnst the village or Iletblncouil. but
weie slopped by nur curlnlns of Hie. which
prevented Hie enemy from debnllclllng. Ill
the Cnrbeniix Forest renewed efforts by
the enemv fulled to dislodge US from tho
large space or leennqucied ground which
we bad consolidated
"Hast f the Meuse the battle hns con
tinued with tenacity. Yesterday evening
I and In the course nf the night the Her
1 mans directed several attacks with power
1 rnl forces nimlttst our positions III the
region between Dnuaumtilit and the village
of Vnux. Despite the violence of Ills nrtll-
1 lory tire and tho violence of bis assaults
I the' enemy was tumble to break our lines.
i "Some Herman Infantry forces, which
' lind penetrated momentarily the village of
Vnux. were Immediately driven out by a
counter-attack with the bayonet.
"In tho Woovre region both sides car
ried on an intermittent cnimnnade without
i any Infantry action. A surpilsp attack
west of I.e Pretre forest lesullcd in our
taking 20 prisoners."
i There has been no let-up In tlie smash
ing artillery duel w libit Is still rafting
alt along the f ont frnm tho Champagne
I region tn St Mlhlel llotb i-ldes nre using
guns of every cnllbre nnd a pet feet tor
nado nf shells ate falling night nnd day.
Haiti lias followed the recent cold snap,
nccnmpniiled by f g. but despite the
inurklness of tho ntinovphere the gunners
nre kept nt their tusk throwing number
less projectiles against the positions of the
etiemj.
Lieutenant Baubewine's Case Held Up
The Police" Hoard lieai ing of the
charg. s against Lieutenant Ooruo Uauso
wine, of the l-th and Pino streets station,
failed to materialize today and the case
was set over a week. Hnuow1ue. who Is
accused of disobeying oi tiers of the Sup
erintendent of Police In falling to lein
state two men of his station as acting de
tectives, was not foimally notified to be
nt the healing today, it was said. The
chniges will be henid next Thursday.
Fall Fractures Man's Skull
Michael Delfonso, K0 years old, of 122
Jamestown street. .ilnii.'iUtik. a meehnn'
cal engineer employed at the Itlpka Mills
Is In a herlous condition at St. Timothy's
Hospital, suffering from a fractured shull
received when lie dipped and fell down'
btnlrs at tho mills last night.
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
Alfonso 1)1 OuBlMmo. JJW Mt. Vernon St.,
iiml Mary M' Hrlde. IsiU u. I'uHnyunk uve.
i:dnnl H. Il.iliiln lilli Arch t.. and Delia
Plnhrrty. 1-1! Arch nt.
Ixriiel I-cvln ii.":t7 ,H. rranklln St., and Sudio
IMvlwn. Wi S. tlth t.
Sinn llonen "So Itltner St.. and Lena Lerner.
7"0 Itliiu-r t.
Plojil A lloel.l Womlliur, N. J.. nd ilur
II. lto. V'.nll,urv . N I
Murrts H. (lilleple XV HmliiKtim Del., and
' IIvk 1. UvvliK Ni.irk 1M
FredcrliK N htuivllirldi; ",.I"M lluv, rfuril ave..
iiml llobertu K. llam. '."'T . hiHiuvhiiiiii.i
llermiin K H.iuser till Ken.lntoii uvo.. and
l.".m Mud. maim HWT N. aid t
Wllllii'n j llotrter. -.12s llakert ht.. and
ilury MuL.N'tal. -'-- W. Yurlt t.
HGOOD SHOES R j
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MAKER TO WEARER.
A M ' I ' "" $
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Spring Chicken Boot
$5.00 to $5.50
This season's favorite boot.
Just the smaitest, daringest,
daintiest little boot you ever put
vour foot into. Made in White
Glace Kid, Pearl Gray Kid,
White Snow Buck, Bronze,
Java Brown, Champagne, Royal
Jet and white top combinations.
P. T. HALLAHAN
919-21 Market Street
inR-:tn T.Nc.vri:ii AVK.
.yini-nn t:i:i!M.NTVN , n.
(KITH & rilKSTMT STs.
J7II1-IR (Si:itMANTfMVN AVI
Branch trri ')p'i vc.rv fje-uirt;
Market St. Stole Open Saturdny I'tenlnk
In i'li-ltenl
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The Philadelphia Art Galleries
S. E. COK. 15TII & CHESTNUT STS.
Heed II. Walmcr, Mgr.
Grand Prize & Gold Medal Rugs
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THE MOST REMARKABLE AND WELL-KNOWN
COLLECTION OF
Persian Rugs and Carpets
EVER EXHIBITED IN THE UNITED STATES
To 11a Sold at
Unrestricted Public Sale
m ny oitDEii of
Hon. T. II. Kullujian
Director of the Persian Official Section of the Panama-Pacific Exposition
TODAY (THURSDAY), FRIDAY and SATURDAY
March 9, 10 and 11, 191 G, at 2:30 o'Clock Each Afternoon
Tbl coJWctlcn U the out thut received the (1II.IM) 1'ltlZK and (ilil.U .MKIIVI, ut tbe
rapuiua-I'ui Ittc Jxpukitlon, and was also viewed by mure tbun tiU Mlllloa VUitoru Aside
from tabs, many o( these Itugs (raced the OlllcUl FUlform durln Special Days at
The Fair
Among this wonderful collection will be found the famous Antique Royal Herman Itua- that
came from the Moral Palace of Persia and uhlblted In tbe United mates for the Hrst tlm
durln the Kifuiltljn ot San Francisco Jt ua on IM llvs that the Liberty Hell V. .,l
durliis Its vun to ire I air. July JT to November V, J18. rea
This Ituf, better known as "The Liberty Dell Rue,"
will be guarded while on Exhibition at the 1'hiladel
3bia Art Galleries by the fatuous police dog "Toss,"
which waa the only dog admitted to the Fair Q rounds.
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UNWITNESSED PAPER
STARTS WILL CLASH
OVER $100,000 ESTATEl
Brother of Washington I. Shore, '
Wool Merchant, Disputes the i
Cinim of Testator's
Young Friend i
IGNORED IN DOCUMENT
A Iccnl Imttlc t" nrcvptit the probnln, of
nn tinvvltiicasoil t.Uer. purportlnR to bo tlio
will of WnshlnRtoii I. Shore, lato of IB22
Saniom street, vvni vviirciI toilay licfoio
ItcRlMtiT Hlterhnli Tlie principal objector
to tho prolmtp whs llovvaiil R Shore, a
brother of the tpstatnr.
Tho ilccedent nhnrril Ills npartmeiita
with a yoiitiB tniiti nuitifil Hubert .1. JohtiH
nml was foiiml ilenil In bcil on February
I. Me vvni vice president of tho firm of
Wolfeniler, Shore & Co., wool irmmifnc
turcrn. ut r'nnllngtrin. la . nml left an
estato vuliieil nt $inn,ono, all of which ho
24, 1916, nnd In It Howard B. Shore li
lBnorcJ. Another will, executed two years
niro, left nil the property to his brother
during life, with reversion to Ills children.
This will has also been offered for pro
bate. At the henrltiR attorneys for Howard
i: Shore contended that the wool mer
chant wns not of sound mind when the
later will was made and that he lacked
testlmentnry capacity.
John, when sworn, declared the disputed
wrltlnK to be that of the testator, nnd
s.ild he was famlllnr with Mr. Shore's
writing from having seen Itlm sign checks
nnd business letters.
"When did Von first see thli document
now In dhputo?" asked the nttorney for
tho caveator.
"On January 2S," was the reply
"How did you come to sco It?"
"I found It mi the bottom shelf of a
table In Mr. Shore's room."
"Just Ijlns on the shelf?"
"So. It was botvvcen two fiction maga
zines." "Wh.it was on the other shelf mi top
of the table?"
"A box nf poker chips."
"To whom did they belong?"
"Itnwnlil R Shore, the testator's
l,rwtttr 11, A, I In lllltifrt J. .InllhS. With llm
exception of Ills Jewels, which nro devised I brother
to Ills niece, tlorotliy Shore. "How long had they been there?'
The disputed writing Is dated January "Hlnco Hie previous Saturday
when Mr, Shore had a poker party In
his npnrtment. Ho had asked Ms brother
to bring tho chips."
"How many were In the party?"
"Howard E. Shore, myself and four
other men."
"Did Washington I. Shore play?"
"Ho did not."
In response to questions tho witness
told In detail of the poker party and le.
clarod that ho Imd lost considerable
money.
Uu Pont May Seek Scnntc Scat
WILMINGTON. Del., March . Itcports
from the lower part of tho Stato nro to
the effect Hint tho return of J. Frank
Allee. former United States Hcnntor, to
tho ranks ot the llepubllcnn party nfter
he cast bin lot with tho 1'rogresslves Is a
move on tho part of Alleo nnd Frank Hall
Iinvls, a prominent Republican of tnt
County, to kill off the present Hepubllcan
organisation ami lo make Alfred I
du Pont a candidate for United States
Senator on tho Hepubllcan ticket In tho
next election.
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thorough schooling nnd the Wm
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capacity to advantage and M ? .'
songs and nrlns disclosed a y0M j
ccllrnt qitnUty. nbly handled nni at,"'
pleasing Idea of correct diction
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Iowa is the premier crop producer and the richest agri
cultural state in the Union but
Iowa needs
What agricultural Iowa needs in order to be greater is
stated in the last important interview on this subject
given by the late Henry Wallace, the dean of agricultural
editors in the Middle West and a tireless crusader for a
greater and better Iowa.
What he says is of importance to every farmer through
out the Middle West.
It appears in
vb jiHi Jfw "
Also in this issue:
Is Hog Cholera Conquered ?
Is it true that a new, cheap, simple, safe preventive has been found for
the scourge that costs farmers millions of dollars annually?
Dr. Charles W. Duval believes so. He has announced his discovery to
the Secretary of Agriculture.
Dr. Duval is a scientist of recognized standing.
The Department of Agriculture, through the Bureau of Animal Industry,
is planning to make thorough tests of this discovery at Ames, Iowa, dur
ing the early spring.
Whether or not these tests will prove that Dr. Duval is right, no farmer
should fail to read what he said to the Congressional Committee on
Agriculture.
The Biggest Butcher Shop
lelling how your livestock is handled,
who looks after your interests, and how
business is transacted on honor, in the big
gest livestock market in the world.
Humus for Missouri Soil
There's a lot still to be learned about the
use of green manures. And it's through
just such articles as this that you get the
benefit of the other fellow's experiences.
The Dozen Best Perennials.
To the garden lover we need only say that
the promise conveyed by this title is ad-,
mirably upheld in the text. It's really in
tended for the beginner, but
And much more, including:
A Boom in Clover Seed; The World's Most
Valuable Crop farm boys and girls, pictori
ally presented; Raising Baby Turkeys; how
J. H. Gwaltney has a veraged 103.06 bushels
of corn to the acre; Four-Legged Corn
Shuckers; Peas as a Truck Crop; Co-operative
Buying; From My Chimney Corner a
story for the woman; Meat for the Farm
Table; Your Poor Feet give them a square
deal ; A Home-made Fireless Cooker ; and
other special articles, besides
The Regular Farm and
Home Departments.
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