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EVENING EEDGH3B PHILADELPHIA! WEDNESDAY, 'APRIL' 12, 191 C.
TRANSIT PLAN
UP TO VOTERS
FOR APPROVAL
M&yor Will Sign Measure
Today Goes Before
People May 16
jts success Assured
McNIchol Offers Terms to Con
tinue Work Twining Waits
Connelly's Advice
r
Tho ratification of the Taylor transit
plan now rents with the voters of Phila
delphia. Tho transit ana port loan mil,
providing $57,100,000 for tho construction
of a system of high-speed elevated and
subway lines, and (10,000,000 for port
Ipiprovomonts ns passed by the unanimous
vote of Councils yesterday, -will bo signed
by Mayor Smith today and will go before
the peoplo at the primary election May 16.
Councils' action for the complete Taylor
plan was received by Former Director
Taylor with deep Brattflcntlon. Realizing
what rapid transit means to Philadelphia
ho prophesied tho peoplo wilt npprovo the
loan at the polls.
"As a citizen of Philadelphia," Mr.
Taylor said, "I am deeply grntlfled by
tho action taken by City Councils In
placing In the hands of the peoplo the
destiny of Philadelphia's transit develop
ment. "The voters realize the necessity of
proper, modern transit facilities to carry
peoplo between nil Important sections of
the city quickly, comfortably and for ono
B"-ccnt fare, and I have full confidence
that they will nuthorlzo tho necessary
Increase in the city's Indebtedness at tho
coming election for that purpose, with tho
full realization of what It means to each
and every ono of them, and to tho mem
bers of their families, as well as, In a
broad sense, to this city's futuro develop
ment." MUST REGISTER TODAT.
Supporters of the Taylor plan today
called attention to tho necessity for a.11
who woro not qualified to voto at tho gen
eral election last November to register
today to be able to voto for rapid transit
at the primary. Business associations,
trado bodies and Improvements organiza
tions In every ward In tho city have In
dorsed tho Taylor plan In its entirety and
politicians predict that the loan bllt wilt
bo passed by n. large mnjorlty. In this
connection It was pointed out that tho
$6,000,000 transit loan providing for pre
liminary construction of only two of tho
lines was passed by a ten-to-ono voto last
April.
"With the transit loan the voters will
pass upon tho loan of J47.425.000 for gen
eral purposes, which was passed by a
-unanimous vote In Select Council and with
one dissenting vote in Common Council
yesterday.
Transit Director Twining today atked
Ctty Solicitor Connelly how the work un
der City Hall can be continued to the best
advantago of tho city under the proposi
tions submitted yesterday by Jerome II,
Louchhelm, president of Senator Mc
Nlchol'a Keystone State Construction Com
pany Tho company submitted to thti
Mayor and the Transit Director yesterday
the. terras under which they will comply
with the order of the city to proceed with
the -work.
Tn hn eoniDanv's statement It was made
nlnln that the Island station and the four-
h.KttnhwiiF 'under Cltv Hall can be con-
atructeans planned by former Director
Taylor. Before Wis can De none, nuw
over. It will bo necessary to make pro
visions for the rebuilding of the founda
tions under City HalL
According to tho company, tho work
may be done under a separate contract,
or It miiy be done under tho "force ac
count' Item in the original contract,
which will give a profit of 30 per cent to
tho company. The choice rests with Di
rector Twining, and to be certain of his
position ho asked the City Solicitor for an
opinion.
Until Mr. Connelly passes upon the mat
ter the work under City Halt wilt be at
a standstill. Mr. Connelly said today that
bo knew nothing about the contractor's
terms, except what ho had read in the
newspapers. He added that he would not
be able to consider the case until tomor
row, at the earliest.
FATHER MEETS DEATH
IN FIERCE BATTLE
Continued from race One
hind the counter when Trano walked
through the door.
"Where is rny daughter?" he demanded.
"I have come to take her borne, as I
said l would."
"TAtviifttjunment jnila, appeared from a
rear room. She gasped wnen sne saw per
parent and her eyes became wide with
terror.
"No, no, I win not go home with him,"
she blazed. "Ho insulted me. Ha starved
me."
Mrs. Rochl calmed her and asked
Trano to talk with the girl In the dining
' room. Tbtn she quietly called her hue
Vuwd. Immediately loud voices broke out
JV the room and a shot rang out with a
tiAWe of breaking glass. Rochl and his
wiA rushed Into the room. Trano, with
a mnoking revolver In one hand, was
Hlaslng tl10 Blrl wlth a razo", which lie
had vJCiPPed out of his pocket.
Hevu"led and Ared pointblsnlc at Mrs.
ytochU Vie missed. Bochl hurled himself
on the rjkon and a terriflo struggle for
possesslonVof the gun followed. Two fchots,
ono cuttings Rochl'a cravat, and the other
crazing' his Vtmckle, followed. Mrs. Bochl
snatched akiVher revolver from a drawer
and ran Into Uv street firing for aid. Two
more reports cuoe from the room and
Trano sank, to th,e floor, two bullets in his
body.
WOUNDEDvMAN FJjEES.
Mortally woundedbTrano sprans up and
dashed out of the .door, leaving Julia
bleeding; on the floorand Itocbt gasping
for breath. He was tabled by Policemen
33ufeibt Farver and HX'Cos, or we zow
and Berks streets statVn 17ta &
Diamond streets, where .he fell uncon
scious. He died In the V Oman's Homeo
jithlo Hospital before, aa ante-mortem
statement could be secured kT Magistrate
Watson, The girl was takert to the .bog.
pltaj, and Bochl, after having' his band
bandaged, was taken to City Hall by
Detectives Brown, Franklin anO Gers.
Trano, who was employed by Jrwln tt
X-efghton, contractors, of 126 Nort lZtb
street, learned only a week ago whex bis
daughter was. He telephoned yejryday
that he would be thre to claim her this
morning at 1 o'clock, but with wily fo, re
eight came earlier than he was expect! d.
6) nee her mother died, the girl told t
Dolloe. her father had abused her. Sh
was responsible for his serving slxY
nwoths.u the House of Correction. Rochl
is an American of several
generations. I
3eddy Cheered iu Picture
The picture of Theodore Roosevelt was
cheered vehemently by members of We
Manufacturers' Club last night during a
lecture by Joseph A. SteinmeU, of the
Aii Club of Philadelphia The Colonel's
j -ture was Bashed on the careen follow-
trshtngtcn nd Lincoln The applause
i t these' faded Into Insignificance when
, 'tiugfcfir Coi90J'a weW-knuwu coun-
; , j KWUd down on tiuf Staters,
CUMMINS AND WILSON WIN
EASILY IN IOWA PRIMARY
i
Republican Aspirant Polls More Votes
Than President
DES MOINES. Ia April 18. Senator
Albert B. Cummins, of Iowa, candidate
for the Republican presidential nomina
tion, ran far ahead In the number of
votes for Wood row Wilson, who was on
the Democratic ticket. In the primary ye
terday. In some of the precincts the
names of Root, Roosevelt. Hughes and
8herman had been Inserted In the ballot
In place of Cummins. Hughes appeared
to be the favorite, and as far as can be
learned Sherman got ono voto In tho
State.
Elmer J. Burkctt, of Lincoln, Neb , Is
believed to have polled nearly twlco ns
many votes for the Republican Vlco
Presidency as did his opponent, William
Grant Webster, of Chicago. John T.
Adams, of Dubuque, won a 2-to-l victory
over John Oyson, of Forest City, for Re
publican National Committeeman.
W. W. Marsh, of Waterloo, defeated
E. O. Dunn, of Mason City, by a wide
margin for Democratic National Com
mltteeman.
MAYOR ORDERS
QUICK ACTION ON
LOAN BILL "ADS"
Machinery Set A-moving to
Place Finance Measures
Before Public
WALTON TO GIVE FACTS
Mayor Smith, expressing pleasure at
the prompt and nlmost unanimous pas
sac of preliminary legislation looking to-
word Increasing tho clty'B bonded debt
by $114,525,000, today Instructed tne
clerks of his department to lose no time
In preparing tho necessary advertising to
be paid by tho County Commissioners,
who havo to provide for tho presidential
primaries to bo held on tho same uaio.
In tho event of both loans passing.
It will then bo necessary to rcadvcrtlse
Councils Intention to act on loan bills,
This second advertisement will require
anothor month before, nt regular etsslons
of both branches of Councils, tho loan
bills thomselves can finally bo passed.
This somewhat cumbersome method of
obtaining funds for the operation of tho
city government Is fully provided lor by
acts of tho Legislature, and thoso guid
ing the loans In their course Intend taking
no chances on "short cuts" or tlrae-savlng
devices that might later be questioned by
enemies of the loan In the courts.
Following this second advertisement.
Councils will be called upon to ratify
the nctlon of the voters. This probably
will not finally bo done until tho mlddlo of
summer, a time when Councils usually has
adjourned for tho annual vacation. Tho
next step after the final ratification of the
loan will be plans for the floating of thoso
portions of tho loans that It Is Intended
to provide for during the latter part of
the present year and the early part of
1917.
All questions put to Controller Walton
on loan subjects contemplate the floating
of but $9,000,000 of tho loan during the
first year. These figures result from tho
fact that We city seldom floats bonds In
excess of that amount in any ono year,
for permanent improvements. Whether
or not this figure will be exceeded will
be decided upon later.
DU PONT FAMILY
EGUD THREATENS
TO REACH CHICAGO
Alfred I., Chosen Delegate
From Delaware, Says He Does
Not Kegard Instructions for
His Cousin Binding
T. COLEMAN'S PLATFORM
WILMINGTON, Del., April 12. That
there will be a fight in the Republican Na
tional Convention at Chicago between We
contending du Font factions should Gen
eral T. Coleman du Pont press his candi
dacy for We Presidency, was clearly indi
cated here today. Alfred I. du Piint. who
yesterday won a signal victory! in the
State convention at Dover, when he was
chosen delegate. Bald today he did not
consider the Indorsement of Coleman du
Pont for President by the convention as
binding upon him. His declaration is We
more significant as there Is no unit rule
in Delaware.
After saying he would certainly attend
We convention, Alfred I. du Pont added:
I wlllWraerely state Wat the dele
gates from Delaware to We Chicago
convention should primarily subserve
We dignity and interests of We State
they represent and do all Wey pos
sibly can to secure the nomination of
a presidential candidate who will In
sure Republican victory.
General T. Coleman du Pont today an
nounced his platform as candidate for
presidential nomination at Chicago as fol
lows: I am confident of two Wings; one,
Wat Were will be party harmony at
Chicago; tho oWer, Wat the nominee
will be elected.
The man named for the Presidency
must be American to the core, and
roust be for tho United States and its
citizens first, last and all the time.
He must stand for the peaceful settle
ment o( all international questions in
volving We United States, but only on
the basis of national jself-respect.
The candidate must be committed
to preparedness without extrava
gance, and while he works with his
right hand to insure the protection of
American Uvea, United States terri
tory and American Interests, he
should work with his left hand to
develop means of settling Interna
tional questions without resort to
arms.
Preparedness against the trade war
that will be waged against American
manufacturers, farmers and mechan
ics raubt be given the attention Wat
Its menace demands.
The matter of good roads, with a
-view to reducing We east of living
and opening up markets for garden
and farm products, should be given
scientific attention oa the part of the
Goierumeot
A large staff of workers s Industriously
promoting bis boom as We business man's)
candidate.
TOO IATK Vtm CJAMSirtCATlOH
GIRL. J year, to uaixt dfotltt. Xwx from
a to A Friday, iwll 14
tin Lotujt.
OIJIU. it hit. kmt1 houuurcrk, in family.
1380 B. Wuktojrtas Una, Ooautiwi.
Kmousbwohk. sen.rawj.rmu. or pMh: a
la family, good wage. gtB p Vuxtr L
HELP WANTKP MALK
HiV WANTED taf wi
sstik route. Ap.
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care vaap. 9W via A4 TiOSS.
BOT3 ANTED for ellvrjr aerrif. axes IS
and IV.yff; Awtr Wanaoalwr Brews.
etb inoV &lart
BOYS wltU htoj. P" muAB. itvisc tip-
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Ot&sr CUiu'tM lfcwTiitmiJaf
6000 STREET CARMEN
URGED TO JOIN UNION;
SURPRISE FOR P. R.T.
Railway Association Represent
atives Try to Reopen Ques
tion of Wages and Condi
tions of Employes
MITTEN OUT OF THE CITY
Representatives of Division 477 of tho
Amalgamated Association of Street nml
Electric Railway JSmptoyes of America,
tho organisation which engineered the
big strike of motormen and conductors In
1910. attempted today to reopen the en
tire question of wnges and working coil'
dttlons of the Philadelphia carmen.
In accordance with this plan, these
representative this afternoon mailed to
e-ery one of the 6000 or moro cnmluctors
and motormen employed ny tne piiiinuei
phla Rapid Transit Company n circular
lMtr ratline unon them to orKnnlze, ac
cusing Thomns li Mitten, president of
We company, with not keeping faith with
the employes nnd declaring that the street
carmen of piuinaoipma were among mo
poorest paid In the country.
I,CTTUR TO THK JIBS.
The circular letter was sent to tho car
Wn nt their homes It follows:
To motormen and conductors of Iho
P. R. T. Company: c
Statement made July 1, 1&13, Bul
letin No. 19, by Mr Thomas Mitten,
mansger of the P. R. T. Company:
"That the motormen and conductors
working for the P. R. T. Company
would be the best-pnld motormen and
conductors In America by the fnd of
the year 1915." Did he keep that
promise 7 No.
Witness wngo scales per hour In
other cities as follows- Hubbard.
Ohio, 31 $4 cents; Worcester. Maoi .
31 cents j Ypsllanto, Mich. 32 cents;
Sharon, Pa., 31 cents; Cleveland,
Ohio, 32 cents; Frnmlngham, Man- ,
32 cents; Seattle, Wash, 32 cents;
New Castle, Pa.," 32 ccntu; Mt.
Clemens,, Mich., 32 cents; Vancouver.
B. C, 32 cents; Sscrnmento, Cat., 32
cents; Boston. Mass, 32 cents; Salt
Lake City, 33 cents; IMmonton, Alta.,
34 cents; Winnipeg, Mnn , 31 cents;
Sheridan, Wy., JG cents; Chicago. III.,
36 cents; Missoula, Mont., 35 cents;
Whonton, 111., 3C cents; Reglna,
Wash., 37 cents; Saskatoon, Sask.,
37 cents; San Francisco, Cal , 37 '
cents; Helena, Mont., 40 cents; Oak
land, Cal., 40 cents; Great Falls.
Mont.. 43 cents; Butte. Mont., JG
cents; Gary, Ind., 3B cents; Srhcnec
tady, N. v., 3C cents; Utlca, N. Y..
33 cents; Detroit, Mich. 35 cents;
Calgary, 35 cents. There ar 10
other cities getting rh much ns you
and their working conditions are much
different. You are tho pooreHt paid
motormen nnd conductors working In
any largo city in the United States or
Canada
We ask a comparison of the present
schedules with the ones In existence in
1911 when wo had a large organiza
tion and wcrn working under an agree
ment with tho company.
The men then had a ray In making
the schedules, while Mr. Mitten now
nlono decides Wot matter which
means so much to every worker.
We ask you to compare the way
grievances were adjusted by your
Grlevanco Committee of Division 477
in 1911 and the way tho Co-operative
Committee are adjusting grievances
at We present time.
MITTEN'S SALARY.
Speaking of wages, Mr. Mitten re
ceives only $100,000 per year, $8300
per month, nearly 52000 per week, 52
weeks In a year, $320.50 per day, $40
per hour. And remember, Mr. Mitten
has no lost days.
JUBt now there Is a wave of senti
ment favorable to organization In
every trade nnd calling In Philadel
phia. It Is a deliberate und Just move for
the workers to get better working
conditions and moro wages to meet
the enormous Increaw in the cost of
living.
You, carmen, can bo atsurcd that
organized labor will give you every
assistance possible In support of any
Just demand you may make
This appeal for you to Join or
ganized labor forces Is authorized
by the Central Labor Union, whobo
representatives herewith subscribe
their names: Joseph M. Ritchie, or
ganizer for the A. P. of L.; Edward
Keennn, president of the Central
Labor Union; John Thomas, presi
dent of the Textile Council; Alex
ander Magulre, business agent taxi
cabs; Harry C. Parker, manager of
United Trades Association; Jow-'ph
Allison, business agent plumbers;
John A. Phillips, recording secretary
Central Labor Union; Edward Green,
president brewery engineers; John
J. McDevitt, business agent bartend
ors; Michael McDermott, business
agent carpenters j Harry E. Weln
stock, business ugent waiters.
HARRY P. FLYNN,
President Division 477.
p, S. If you want to preserve
even what you now have and receive
the conditions that locals in other
large organized cities of the A A. of
S. & E. R. R. are enjoying fill out
this application with the committee
man at your dopot or at the office
of Division 477, 232 North 9th street.
APPLICATION BLANKS.
Attached 'to the circular letter was an
application blank for membership in the
association. A small card also accom
panied each letter on which was printed:
The organization committee of the
Central Labor Union is making an
effort to organize the carmen of Phila
delphia. You received a circular.
Have you filled out We same as re
quested. If not, why not? You owe
it to yourself to do so.
Mr, Mitten was out of the city today,
but the circular letter was read by F. B.
Palrchild, his secretary. Mr. Falrchild
expressed surprise and said that it was
the first he had heard of any activity on
the part of the omdals of We association,
too latb von CIASSrnOATIOSr
DEATHS
TlIOilAB On April, . 1S18. JtEBBCCA U,
-widow rt Daniel I. ThomM. tuluuvca und
service, aa TbiwA y !ttraaoa, at 1 'clock.
Ixvoom are wviiea vo imuu uw juoctai
at &c nmiur r. c. i0urco. isicnocm at
Mt. lwniOs. N. J. , Utmktos uuy t
viewed Wulsted? dnir, aftr 8 u'clock,
t htr late realdeace, 1410 Catharine t..
PICKKHnfO-Oo Ajwtl II. 1I8. JASIZB. b-
frllia,
Wrlsotj; et Loop yrUfi, County prnr. Ire
IiluC Rxluiw and frier.aj f uie family.
Court Leblrp P. of A... DirUioo No. 1 A.
IS. and woplorM Thorn Devlin
at Co. are iaviudlo tled (;
us xiLuray jaorawK, ax 9T-4U
from oil lata feicaldmce. 2U7 N.
4 Uil mm Hitfiuim llau & uia
tauxli ot tfc VlUtii, at IB tfflock we
Saatr. lstcnnest at Uplr gepuicbre Ceuva-
liELiB Da AprU 11. 11. JiOS C, iau
lil&pl LUUao. M Lrt. S pit 8U year.
fUUtiVaa aoi frknea are Invited tp attend
t Tugcfaj rrioea. fgi natursuiir aiwraw.
at 3 o'clock, at US UU ruuawca.
Slat k. Incartnact Drtnic at A
. fntertnest private at Ar:
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r. Hni ina mar lis i
tumalQJ sur w -ruaa-eu
1A) to iTcledc
STES On April II. 1S18. CAPTAIN
itjHva Mason caivumaritM. y- o. -s
his late itaUaacc, iron, near JJtobuxa.
i. axed fcG years. Funeral on TUuralay
mfiminir ax J lay e'ejede IvUrmviX at
in Asrll tl, 1910. GEORGE t.
3. si twutoars. Fa, . u4 16 yt3.
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nAUTSlAN, THE imDMBAuan
CANDIDATK FPU TREASURER
Ex-Congrcssmnn, From Blair County,
Enters Race
HATmiSBUWJ. April 12. Hx-Con-gressmnn
Jesse L Hnrtman, of Hollldays
burg, Hlnlr County, today was announced
as the Drumbaugh candidate tor Stato
Treasurer. Nomination petitions were
started throughout tho State In his behalf.
Harmon M. Kcphart, chief clerk of tho
Senate, has We unqualified Indorsement
of tho Penrose forces, and J. V. Clark, of
Washington, Pa., Is the choice of the
Bull Mooso leader. 'Whether tho Hart
mnn candidacy Is meant as a bid for the
support of the friends of either of these
or forecasts a withdrawal of one or
either is not known here.
The announcement of We Hartmnn
boom wns accompanied by tho statement
that "It Is believed tho circulation of Mr.
Hartmsn's petitions Is tho result of recent
conferences, and that Sir. Hartinan's
selection ns a onndldatc for Stato Treas
urer Is sponsored by his former asso
ciates In Congress, Congressman Grlest,
of Lancaster ; Congressman Lafcnn, of
York; Congressman Crago, of Greene ;
Congressman Vnre, of Philadelphia, nnd
ex-Congressmen Alney, 1'ntton, Reynolds
and many others."
Hnrtman served In Congress from 1910
to lfli2 nnd Is n banker nnd business
man.
SEEKS HUSBAND IN DEATH
Aged Woman Attempts Stticido by
Inhaling Gas
Grief over her husband's denth last Oc
tober caused Mrs. Kmma Lyons, CO years
old, of 1611 Parrlsh street, to end hor llfo
last night by Inhaling gas. the pollco
pay. Tho aged woman's body wns found
lying on th'' floor of her kltchrn by a
neighbor. Gas wns escaping from n near
by Jet.
Pinned to a tablecloth wns a nolo
which stated that the woman could not
sleep or eat and that phe "wanted to
meet her husband In heaven." Physlclani
at Hahnemann Hospital, where tho body
wns tnken, pronounced life extinct.
COPS THINK BELGIAN
WAS MURDER VICTIM
No Weapon Found on 46tli
Street Neai the Body of
Supposed Suicide
Detectives Investigating the supposed
suicide of Julian Plot, a Belgian, whoso
body was found yesterday morning nt
46W street and Haverford avenue, are
now working on the theory that the man
was murdered and his body brought to
tho spot In an automobile.
Cross-oxamtnatlon of residents In the
neighborhood nnd a man who passed by
the body early yesterday brought forth
the fact Wat at no tlmo had a revolver
been seen near tho body. City Hall De
tectives Coogan and Lcstrango and Dis
trict Detectives Farmer nnd Uoseboro,
of tho 39th street and Lancaster avenue
stntlnn, woro unnblo to find any weapon
within a radius of a square.
Nor was there n pool of blood surround
ing tho body when It was found a fnct
Which strengthens tho murder theory
What now ovldenco developed today broke
tho sulcldo theory the pollco had held
since n note was found In the man's room
at 129 North 15th street, paying ho In
tended to commit suicide because of tho
long absence of news from his parents In
Belgium.
The body of Plot was Identified by his
roommnto, Manual Gascon, nnd his brother-in-law,
Honry Pomleux. of South Beth
lehem. Hli sister, with whom he formerly
lived at 510 Thomas street, South Bethle
hem, arrived In this r.lty this morning
to clnlm tho body.
Thrcc-Milc Run to Tool "Wagon Fire
Engine companies In lrox Chnsc and
Krnnkford had a run of tliroo miles early
today to n $500 flro nt Bobbins street and
Rising Sun avenue. A wagon owned by
the Philadelphia Rapid Tranilt Company,
containing valuablo tools, was burned It
caught fire from a spnrk from a melting
wagon, also belonging to tho Transit Company.
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TELEPHONE GIRLS AND CUPID
ELOPEMENT HELPED BY WIRE
License Clerk and Preacher Jingled
From Doylestown Beds
Telephones rang tho wedding bells for
a epced-record marriage when telephone
girls were aides to Cupid, according to
news that leaked out today, in the mar
riage of n couple that eloped from this
city for fear their friends would play
practical Jokes on them.
Robert B. Band, of 2320 North 12th
street, nnd Miss Kmma Virginia McCIure,
of Media, were married In Doylentown
seven minutes after they arrived there
Saturday night. The way to matrimony
was paved for them by telephone girls,
who located the marriage license clerk,
got a prrncher nnd arranged a meeting
place while tho youthful couple were
speeding to Doylestown in an automobile.
Tho couple started for New York, but
when they got to Trenton they found
there was a residence marriage law In
New York. Bond then telephoned the
county seat cf Bucks County The operat
ors wore Interested In the dilemma of tho
couplo and Immediately began "to- pull the
wires" to fix things up. They told Bond
to come ahead to Doylestown nnd that
they would have the minister and every
thing waiting for them. Tho couplo hopped
Into their machine nnd headed for Doyles
town. Meantime one of tho telephone
girls located Marriage Clerk Harry A.
Clayton at n church social Another
"Central" got the Rev. A. J. Klmer out
of bed. Tho receiver on tho telephone
In the latter's house, where the marriage
was performed, was left off tho hook and
tho "Telephone Cupids" listened to the
service over the phone At the end they
rang the bells merrily.
"It was great," said Mrs. Bond today In
Media "We eloped because wo were
nfrald my brother, who Is marriage license
clerk In Media, would play some kind of
a Joko on us."
"Bird Day" in Public Schools
Many school children In the city aro
Joining together today In tho celebration
of "Bird Day." Talks on the proper way
to take care of tho birds were delivered
by teachers during the classes.
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REBELS OF SOUTHERN
CHINA PLAN REPUBLIC
New Government Comprising
100,000,000 Population Is
Contemplated
SHANGHAI, April 12. Formation of
n new republic of Southern China, with a
populntlon of about 100,000,000, may bs
announced within a few weeks.
Following tho lead of tho provinces of
Kwang-lung, the Important marltlmo
province of Che-klang, on the iqaetern
Sea, . today seceded from the republic.
Emissaries of tho revolutionists have ar
rived In Canton, which probably will be
tho capital of the new republic, with
word that three other largo provinces
are about to declare their Independence.
Tho movement la spreading to all tho prov
inces south of the Ynngtse-klang.
In an effort to savo tho republic from
dissolution President Yuan Shl-kal has
summoned revolutionary, lenders to meet
htm In conference at Pckln. Tho south
ern rebels have not yet accepted this In
vitation. IIASHINGTON
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