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EVENING LEDGBK PHrCADHIiPHIA', SATURDAY, APRIIi 16, 191G.
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WOULD QUIT CITY
BEFORE BUSINESS,
MAYOR DECLARES
Smith Says He Would Not
Leave Bonding
Concern
RESIGNED PRESIDENCY
stayer Thomas B. Smith has announced
that rather than relinquish his Interest
In the bonding business ho will resign aa
Mayor of Philadelphia.
INe, Mayor matlo that declaration aftor
nla attention was directed to tho action
of the New York Legislature In forcing
the retirement of Public Service Commis
sioner McCall, who was found to own
Btor-k in ft gas company, the business of
which came under the regulation of tho
commission. Tho Mayor was asked
whether or not lie was in the same posi
tion, since contractors doing business with
the city and city employe are bonded
to the city against toss or liability through
tho Smith agency for big bonding con
cerns, and tho law distinctly states that
no member or nny department -or tho civil
government "shall bo In any way Inter
ested In such (municipal) contracts directly
or Indirectly" nnd fixes loss of offlco as a
penalty for violation.
"If tho Legislature of Pennsylvania
should take such action ns to declare
"Unlawful my holding the oltlce of Mayor
rind retaining my stock In the Smith Com
pany," said tho Mayor, "I would resign
as" Mayor flrst. It Is truo that I own
the controlling stock In the Thomas II.
Smith Company, which I organized and In
"which my Interest remains Intact Whon
I was nominated for tho Mayornlty I
resigned as president of my company, hut
I don't sco why I should quit as a stock
holder." Tho Mayor waa aRked to explain his
statement published In an afternoon paper
that he had counseled members of his
department to arrange for their bonds
vlth any company except the National
Surety Company, when, as a matter of
.fact, eight of tho twelve bonded hcadB of
departments actually patronized tho com
pany of which ho now admits being tho
largest beneficiary. He Bald:
ONLY TO A Fi:W.
"That Is because I only said that to
a few of the directors."
'Then Is It to bo understood that you
so advised only four of the twelve oITl
clalsT" "I don't know how many I spoko to.
They camo to mo nnd asked mo what
they should do."
Mr. Smith was questioned upon a report
that Just prior to his assumption of of
fice four-year agreements were entered
Into botweon tho Thomas B. Smith Com
pany and several firms doing largo city
contracting businesses. Ho denied this
and said ho novcr heard of four-year con
tracts Dr agreements for contract bonds.
Then he vouchsafed the Information:
"Years ago, long before I thought of
becoming Mayor or even Postmaster, we
signed up permanent Indemnity bonds
with 'Jim McNIchdl and 'Ed' Vare. But
that was simply for the sake of conveni
ence and didn't prevent them from going
anywhere for bonds at any time."
"Well. Mr. Mayor," It wns asked, "do
yon regard It on atrlctljr In conformity
with the spirit, if not the letter, of the
law, that you aliould b the chief bene
flelary of a corporation engaged In bonding-
city contractors and city employe!
Whlle-you are Mayor ot the rlty?"
'Why certainly X do," he replied. "11 I
did pot, I would not be doing It." And
then ho added, with , a glide, "It's a good
ihlac ta do," ft-
Tho Mayor complained that newspa
per -were d lng' his company .ah 'JnlU4
tlcd when it Deposed the fnctSthftt vihSJ
concern en;o a almost nan or. we pairon
nge of city ccitractors and municipal em
ployes, nnd failed to state that the com
pany had benln tho local field longer
than any other, and that Its capital stock
was- greater t in that of any competitor.
Then It was at tied :
'? that tho reason the Philadelphia
JSIectrlq Company transferred Its patron
age; from the Fidelity and Deposit Com
pany of Maryland and gave you tho light
ins' contract bond In December Just be
fore you became Mayor?"
"Oh, no," the Mayor said. "That bond
la too big; for any one company, anyhow,
and we have done business with the Elec
tric Company for many years."
"Put you did not get the lighting con
tract; bond until last December, did you?"
"Qh, yes." he said, "we have had It for
B. long time. We have had a part of It,
because there Isn't a company In the busi
ness strong enough to take It all."
"Nevertheless, the Thomas B. Smith
Company got the commission on all of It
thla year, regardless of what companies
were Included In tho reinsurance?"
"Yes. that la true. But wo have had
tha lighting1 contract bond long before
this year."
"Then every other person -who knows
anything about the matter is mistaken,
for they say that you did not have it for
at least five years previously."
But the Mayor waa Insistent He was
nure his company wrote the lighting con
tract bond not later than three or four
years ago.
The Mayor gave a statement to an aft
ernoon newspaper yesterday, in which he
announced his intention of refusing to
permit an examination of the bond records
because he "did not propose to help rot
ten newspapers obtain information with
-which to make personal attacks" upon
him. The statement was concluded with
this declaration:
"I am a man of high ideals. I will not
4a wrong myself and I will not permit
anybody under me to do wrong."
Daring the interview the Mayor said
tha newspapers were perfectly right In
saying that the Thomas B. Smith Com
pany enjoyed the great bulk ot the bond
ing business at City Hall, and remarked:
"We're sting to advertise It Wnlt until
ypu see. We're going to put an ad. In the
papers. It's a big thing for the busi
ness." True to his word, it was later dls
covered the Mayor's company sent to the
newspapers a display advertisement for
publication in today's editions, "thanking"
the Public Ledger and other newspapers
for "articles telling of the success ot the
Thomas B. Smith Company," and stating
that "from time to time we may spend
a few dollars in advertisements calling
" attention that similar articles are In
tha papers whenever they happen to ap
er,H (j' Injustice, to Mayor Smith It must be
Vsalii that this discriminating- rate has been
"ia force for years, under all administra
tions, and, that most of the employes who
pay t are beyond the reach of the Mayor's
cilice, being attached tp the offices of the
Receiver of Taxes, Recorder of Deeds,
Register of Wills and City Treasurer, the
neada of which are elected by the people.
WILLS PROBATED TODAY
C-nly Private Bequests Made in Prop
erty Worth 19,800
Willi admitted to probate tpday were
!ho of Abigail Young, 1505 South 4th
afreet, which in private bequests disposes
of property" valued at $19.80.0; Baruet
wier 3539 North Broad street 115,000.;
George P Arnold, 9121 Wayne avenue,
UW, Mary K Martin Montreal, N. C.
S50J Evelyn J Brock, PJttston, Pa..
53SO , Johanna Buckley. 1622 French
;(. f , Mary McDonald. 1118 South
Sid jUTMt f W? , Matilda Leaalg, 3101
inn tri iivw- sua ruc
. Mtf Hiuaffara eau, 290.
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FRANCES L. BITTERLICH
Nurso who la to become bride fol
lowing a hospital romance
MAN WILL WED NURSE
WHO SAVED HIS LIFE
John Carlino Shcdlnnd and
Miss Frances L. Bittcrlich
Will Be Married Tues
day Night
Another chapter In a romance which
began a year ngo will begin next Tues
day night, when Miss Frances L. Bittcr
lich, n nurse, will wed John Carlino Shed
land, of 1042 Wolf street, a former pa
tient. Lnst April Shedlnnd was stricken with
typhoid fever. His condition had reached
n critical stage, when Miss Bltterllch, n
graduate of tho Hahnemann Hospital
Training School, was called In to nurso
him. The physician said It was largely
duo to her efficient nursing that tho pa
tient recovered.
Miss Bittcrlich lives nt BIO Tnsker
street, She Is tho stepdaughter of Otto
Zimmerman, a constnble, who has offices
In the Commercial Building.
At tho ceremony Fay Shedlnnd, a sis
ter of the bridegroom, will bo the brides
maid, and Harry Bltterllch, a brother of
the brldo, will net as best man. Follow
ing the wedding the couple will go on a
honeymoon through tho South.
U. S. AMBASSADOR TO ITALY
SAILS FOIt VACATION AT HOME
Mr. Page to jConfer With President;
Other Passengers
LIVERPOOL, April IB. Among tho
Americans sailing for homo today on
tho American liner St Louis were
Thomas Nolson Pago, United States
Ambassador to Italy: Mrs. Page; Theo
dore Mnrburg, former United States Min
ister to Belgium; Mr. and Mrs. Theodore
Marburg, Jr., of London and Baltimore,
and J, Davidson, sculptor.
W. H. Pago, American Ambassador
to England, went to the railway stntton
In London to bid 'farowoll to the de
parting Americans.
T. N. Pago Is going home on a vaca
tion In pursuance with) Secretary
Lansing's suggestion to the American
embassies that vacations could bo taken
nqw, Whllo in.. Washington Mr. Pago
will consult 'with President Wilson nnd
'Secretary Lansing on tho general Italian
situation.
MR. AND MRS. G. J. LEVY
MARRIED 50 YEARS TODAY
They Are 77-70 Years Old, Respective
ly Will .Give Reception at Mayer's
Today marks the 50th wedding anni
versary of, Mr. and Mrs. Gottfried J.
Levy, of 3345 North Qratz street A re
ception and dinner will be given In May
er's Drawing Booms, 1620 North Broad
street, to mark the event, and a largo
number of friends, as well as members
ot tho family, will bo present. With tho
aged couple will be their three children
Joseph Levy, of Buffalo: Ferdinand Levy
and Miss Pauline Levy, of this city,
Mr. Levy was born In Prussia 77 years
ago, Mrs. Levy, who Is one year his
Junior, Is a native of Bavaria. Mr. Levy
came to this city at tho ago of 25 and
entered the meat business, conducting a
stall In the Ulrard Avenue Market until
IS 87. He then moved to 420 Fntrmount
avenue, where he remained until his re
tirement In 1907, The couple lived at
that address more than 47 years.
CAMDEN WOMEN ORGANIZE
Big Preparedness Meeting at Y. M.
C. A. Tonight
Members of Nassau Chapter, Daughters
of the American Revolution, are the spon
sors for a big meeting In the Interests of
preparedness, to be held tonight In the
Camden Y. M, C. A., Broadway and Fed
eral street The women of Camden
County have already been organized for
preparedness.
Two members of the House of Represen
tatives' Committee on Naval Affairs will
address the meeting. They are Congress
man Patrick II. Kelly, of Michigan, and
Congressman William J, Browning, of
New Jersey, Another speaker will be
Dr. William Louis Abbott, of Philadel
phia, -who will discuss the needs for pre
paredness In this country In the light of
events In Europe. State Treasurer Wil
liam T, Read will preside.
RUINS PLATE GLASS WINDOW
Vandals Use Emery Paper on Hagers
town (Md.) Store
HAOERSTOWN, Md., April 15. The
large plate glass windows of Isador S.
Kahn, Jeweler, In the New Maryland Thea
tre Building, near the public square, were
ruined by vandals last night Broad
sweeping scratches were made, apparently
with sand or emery paper, '
Mr. Kahn is a citizen active in publio
welfare movements and some think the de
facement was done n revenge.
$450 Engagement Ring Stolen
A diamond engagement ring, valued at
$150, was stolen from Sirs. JSthel Rogers,
who conducts a boarding house at )SQ
Montgomery avenue, by a well-dressed
young man, who applied at the house for
rooms. Another diamond ring, valued at
JJ50, was also taken. The youth called
yesterday and engaged two rooms. After
conversing oleasantly tha man went to
his quarters. Several hours later, not
hearing him about Mrs. Kogers investi
gated and discovered the robbery Several
bureau drawers wera rifled and the Jewel,
ry. Including th? rlpr, belonging .o her
daughter, was missing.
Speech Wins Scholarship at U. of P.
A full term art scholarship at the
Vntverslty of Pennsylvania, has. been
awarded to Edwin Dike of tha Chester
High School A scholarship for one
semester waa granted to Harry C Hart-
man, of Brown preparatory School The
Iprbws wer give ta coaasetioft wlttt tn
oratorical
soti durtiiv; salroojtnen'a
w&
'RATING OF TEACHERS'
THEME QFSCH00LMEN
Recent Transfer of Principal,
Not Yet Forgotten, Adda
Interest to Meeting
Intense Interest was manifested today
In a discussion of tho "rating of teachers"
at the final sitting of "Schoolmen's Weok,"
a ronvcntlon of educators held nt the
University of Pennsylvania. Tho audi
torium of HoURton Hall was crowdod whon
Dr. John P. Onrbcr, superintendent of
schools of this city. Introduced the speak
ers on this subject,
The record-removal of William If. Sow
den from the prlnclpnlshlp of tho Fitter
School and tho consequent "strike" of the
pupils, in sympnthy with Mr. Sowden, was
still fresh In tho minds of tho teachers.
When Mr. Sowden wna removed It was ex
plained that this was duo io tho fnct that
ho had been "rated" lower than the prin
cipal who succeeded him. Subsequently
Ihoro aroso a demand for a revised system
ot rating teacherB nnd tho discussion to
day was, therefore, regnrded as especially
significant, '
Tho principal speakers were Lotus D
Coffman, dean of tho Ctdlcgo of Uduca
Hon ot the University of Minnesota; Dr.
Theodoro L, MacDowcll, nssociato super
intendent of schoolB of this city, who has
chargo ot tho rating of teachers, and
Ifcnry W. Kind, principal of the Sheridan
School, O and Ontario streets.
A discussion of college entrance require
ments was another feature. Those who
spoko on thla topic were Dr. C. C. Iteyl.
principnl of tho West Philadelphia High
School for lioys ; George Oalloy Chambers,
director of ndmlsslons of tho Univcisity
of Pennsylvania! C. D, Koch, Inspector
of schools of tho Stato Department of
Public Instruction; J. W. dapp, principal
of tho Phocnlwllle High School, and Wil
liam D. Lewis, principal of tho William
Penn High School,
BEST DEFENSE IN SWORD
OF SPIRIT, SAYS 1'IlEACHKtt
Munition Plants Do Not Menu Pre
paredness, Lenten Speaker Asserts
"Preparedness does not consist -In tho
production of munition plants." nnld the
Ilov. W. L. Hunton, nt tho noonday Lenten
service In St. John's Lutheran Church,
today. "Tho best preparedness consists
In tho word of tho Spirit waging conquests
of lovo, and not prosecuting tho Jealous
rago of men. It Is offering forgiveness
and returning pood for ovll.
"In vlow of the Christ spirit, how nntl
Chrlstlan Is tho International spirit of
halo thnt has been engendered by the great
world-war. To crush and to destroy, to
capture and to kill, to starve and Io ruin
out of Jealous nnd malicious rage It tho
spirit of Satan, and not tho spirit of
Christ. If tho forgiving Saviour could
only be lifted up again upon tho cross, Ho
would overcome the world with love nnd
tho war would cease. Kor He said, "In
Mo fa hao peace." In Him who an
swered tho taunts of His enemies nnd tho
cruel thrusts of His cruclflcrB with n
prayer for forgiveness, we hare n timely
lesson for those who nro preaching nnd
Inflaming International hato. Ho who
could call fire, who could open tho earth
or call down a legion of nngols to crush
Ills enemies, prays rather for their full
and complev.. forgiveness. He o-en re
bukes one of his followers for drawing a
sword In His behalf.
"Not guns, but Bibles; not -12-ccnt centi
meters, but prayers, should be our weapons
of preparedness. The sword of tho Spirit
Is sot to win the real victories of tho
world.
JERSEY REPUBLICANS DO NOT
LIKE PRIMARY RULING
Attorney General Wescott Says They
Can'&Wi'ite In" Name of Favorite
TRENTON. April 15. Attorney Gen
eral Wescott has transmitted a ruling to
county and municipal clerks by which
thousands of Republican voters wilt be
deprived of an opportunity to register
their Individual preferences for President
at the New Jersey presidential primaries
on April 25.
As no petitions were filed with the Sec
retary of State by the Republicans nsk
lng that names be placed on the ballots
under tho "Choice of President" column,
the Attorney General rules that no blank
spaces shall be left to permit the voter
to write In a name,
Tho ruling Is hot being generally fol
lowed. Nevertheless the Republicans de
clare the ruling Is unfair to them and will
bar them from doing what the Demo
crats will bo able to do In their primary.
A petition was filed by tho Democrats'
asking that the name of Woodrow Wil
son be plnced on their ballots. ' Ills name
will appear on the slips and beneath his
name will be a blank space In which thn
voter may write nnother name It he so
desires. On the Republican ballots there
will be no column headed "Choice of Presi
dent" The ticket will be headed by the
column for delegates-at-large.
PHILADELPIIIAN'S SPEECH
ROUSE DEFENSE SENTIMENT
Compare City to Constantinople and
Shore to Gallipoll
ATLANTIC CITT.'N. J.. April 15.
Captain Robert Morris, a Phltadelphlan,
made preparedne;-" a live Issue by pictur
ing Philadelphia as Constantinople and
Atlantic City as Oaltlpolt peninsula after
masses of statistics supplied by former
Assistant Secretary of War Breckenrldge
and other speakers had soared over the
heads of a big audience in the Morris
Guards Armory.
"Atlantic City's beach In case of war
with a foreign foe would put conditions
similar to those which existed on Gallipoll
peninsula," declared Captain Morris.
"Gallipoll was defended by heavy guns, yet
120,000 men were landed under tha fire."
When he finished therew aa a rush to
join a shore branch of the National Se
curity League.
545 DEATHS THIS WEEK
Lowest Weekly Rate Since Grip Epi
demic Last Fall 638 Same
Week Last Year
The total number of deaths throughout
the city from all causes this week was
55. This is the lowest weekly rata since
early last fall, when the grip epidemic
started.. Deaths during the corresponding
week last year totaled 6J8.
The deaths during the week were
divided as follows: Males. 270; females,
276; boys. 62, and girls, 54, ,
The principal causes of death were:
Typhoid fever 2
Mtailts .r .,,...,......., J
Scarlet fever ......,, , 1
DIpbtEUrU. and croup ..., 8
InnmniA ,....,....,...,..... ..l
EpMmlo riUea ., . 3
TulxrcuIoU of the lungs ..., J3
Tubrcu!oU tnfplnsitl
othtr forrai of tuberculous 8
Cancer sod malignant turaora 31
Apopleiy and oftinb of brain M
PrtaaW dUeatea of heart IT
ACUll sniiKiuii. ...... ....
Oaroolc broachltla
Pneumonia.
Bronchopneumonia . - .
DUeaet of respiratory aye t em ,
Dleeaeea of stomach . , .
Diarrhoea, and entcrltla
AbMnrtb-llta And tyDhlltla . . .
Hernia . , ... . , , 3
Clrrhoala of liver .. g
Acute nephritla ana BrUht'e dbteaee .03
noncancerous tumore and dUeaaea ol genital
Puerperal acpttcaemtap 5
Puerperal accldenta ,. 4
Congenital ae.Mllly and mal(oxnutloaa . 23
OH ag . ,- 8
ieia 3
SOS
5. 0isa ... i
AH tb liew
mrsn
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Total
t fre9i4
SUFFRAGISTS WILL TAKE
"ACTIVE PART" AT PRIMARY
Meeting Next Monday Will Deter
mine What Their Duties WW Be
Voting at tho spring primaries next
month will bo an entirely different propo
sition from what It has been heretofore.
This became known today, following an
announcement from tho Woman Suflrngo
Party headquarters that members of that
organisation will lake an "active part,"
Just what this "active part" will bo
Is a mystery which will not be cleared
up until nftor a meeting of tho Intcr
county Conferenco In tho Southeastern
District, which will bo held nct Mondny
In the auditorium of tho I'rcsser IluliuV
lng, 17H Cheitnut street Tho purpose,
according to tho nnnounccment, Is "that
men will bocomo used to tha Idea of see
ing women citizens at tho polling places
ns voters In futuro elections."
Prominent st)ITrnglstB who will speak at
Monday's meeting nro Mrs. George A,
I'lcrsol, county chnlrmnn; Mrs. Anna M.
Orme, Miss Lldn Stokes Adnmn nnd Dr
13. M. H. Moore, Other speakers will bo
Mrs. Edward W. lllddle, Kenneth 1. M
Pray. Miss I3vclyn MacDonnld, Mrs. L. 1
Smith nnd Mrs. J Clnudo IJcdford.
NEW SHIP PLOT CLUES
SOUGHT IN BANK BOOKS
U. S. Examiner to Probe Ac
counts of Alleged German
Bomb Syndicate
NEW VC-ntf, April IB. Clues that will
lend to the Identity of the men "higher
up" who furnished tho money for tho al
leged conspiracy to manufacture and dis
tribute bombs to destroy munitions ships,
for which eight men nro under nrrest, are
expected by tho Federal authorities to be
revealed through tho examination of the
bank accounts of Dr. Walter T Schrelo,
uho now Is being sought. A national bank
examiner will como here from Washington
today, Assistant United States Dis
trict Attorney Itoger II. Wood said last
night, to Investigate six accounts carried
by Doctor Schcele In banks In Ilobokcu,
N. J.
"It anybody hnndled the big sums It was
Schcele. nnd wo hopo to bo ablo to find
where ho got It," Mr. Wood Bald.
Schcele was the bond of tho Now Jersey
Agricnlturo and Chemical Company, nt
Hoboken, where it is alleged thn explosive
materials wero placed In the bombs after
they had been constructed aboard the
North Gorman Lloyd liner Krledrlch dcr
Grouse, Interned nt Ilnbokcu. lie disap
peared from his apartment hero on April
1. The authorities also wero inlet ostcd
In locating his t-eerclary. Miss Ittith Kosn.
Additional developments In tho investi
gation of tho alleged conspiracy nro ex
ported also from Savannah, Now Orleans
and other coast cities.
All except three of tho eight men tinder
arrest havo mado confessions, Mr. Wood
said.
Captain Otto Wolpert, superintendent ot
tho Atlas piers of tho Hamburg-American
Line, nccused of receiving tho completed
bombs; Captain Knno Bode, superintend
ent of tho Hamburg-American Lino piers
at Hnbnken, both of whom woro arrested
Wednesday, and Carl Schmidt, chief en
gineer of the Frledrlch der Grosse, ar
rested yesterday, havo refused to mako
nny Mntements to tho Federal authorities
"Tho Bllenco of theso three men," Mr.
Wood said, "Indicates they are probably
tho most Important prisoners of tho eight
wo have arrested."
Schmidt nnd his threo associates wero
nrralgncd yesterday and held for examina
tion on April 27, Schmidt In 525,000 ball
nnd the three others In $6000 ball each.
PRAISE SPOILS SECRET
Moorcstown Man, Ally Agent, Pro
fessed Teutonic Leanings; Canada's
Complimont Brought Out Truth - ,
The action of the Canndlnn IIopko of
Parliament In publicly compllmentlnp him
has revealed tho fact that Albert C. Mld
dleton, of Moorestown, N. J., has been
secretly acting as a representative of tho
Allies In this country nnd hns placed or
ders amounting to $60,000,000 for muni
tions since tho beginning of the war. Mr.
MldiUcton has mado every effort to keep
the matter from the public and even has
gone so fnr ns to misrepresent his con
nection with tho Allied cause. He said
ho feared tho activity of German sympa
thizers. "A few weeks ago," ho said, "I was
visited by a delegation of German-American
citizens who wished to know if I wns
the 'Mr Mlddleton' referred to In tho Can
adian Parliament. It was not to my ad
vantage or to the advantage of the Inter
ests I wns serving at tho time to nnnounca
my connection with the matter, I, there
fore, expressed surprise, even horror, that
my name should have 1 een used In such
connection.
"I professed to be an ardont supporter
of tho Central Powers and begged per
mission to contrlbuto a check for ISO to
their cause. Tho money was accepted I
do not bellevo I ever spent $50 to better
advantage."
Submarine Attack Survivors Here
Thlrty-thrco Burvlvors of tho steamship
Englishman, of tho British and North
Atlantic Steamship Navigation Company's
fleet, which was sunk by a submarine north
of Ireland, about threo weeks ago, ar
rived hero yesterday on tho American liner
Cornlshman. AH of tho survivors except
Dr. J. D. Helle, of Montreal, Canada, aro
Americans. Doctor Helle said the vessel
was torpedoed after tho crew had left tho
ship In bmatl boats. Tho Englishman was
returning to Portland after delivering n
large number of horses to the French
army, at St. Naaalre, Franco. The crew
numbered 101 men.
Fishing Club PlanB for Season
A score or more lovers of tha rod and
line gathered In the' Rtttenhouse last
night to attend a meeting of the Ocean
City Fishing Club and discuss plans for
the season. William Meehan, superin
tendent of the Falrmount Park Aquarium,
gave a lecture on salt-water fish.
ALBELT GLOCK'S DEATH DRAWS NO
FRIEND EVEN TO IDENTIFY HIM
Morguekeeper Says "Nup, No One's Come to Claim "The
Mayor of Sansom Street" Listed
There as "Unknown"
"Dad" Wlnkel, keeper of tha Morgue,
raised himself from his couch and opened
the door In response to a knock.
"Nup l' said "Dad," thumbing the pages
of . his book. "Nobpdy'a come to clalra
him." He slowly traced the epitaph of
Albert Qlock, "The Mayor of Sansom
Street." Illuminated by single ray of
sunshine that filtered through a clink in
the shutter, it read:
"Unknown man, 60 years old. Brought
from S06 Walnut street Head crushed."
In the barren, cheerless basement ro?m
liy the body of the man. Twenty-four
hours had passed and not one In hun
dreds of former friends had taken the
trouble to go through the formality of
identifying- him.
Where, 30 years ago, or 10, the absence
of "Mayor" Clock, from his usual haunts
around Sth and Eansom streets would
have caused inquiry as to his -whereabouts
from hundred of friends.
Those who helped bun down the path
from comparative affluence to poverty,
who were Imttrumental In stripping- bun.
of his self-respect, his family and hi
home, who slapped hlra on the back and
Mlled him, good fellow when h waj
buylw. drlaift toda net pny of thsss
METERS TO CURB VAST
WATER WASTE IN CITY
Chief Davis Declares 100,000,-
000 Gallons Lost Daily.
Blames Carelessness
Chief Carlcton 12. Davis, tho $10,000
head of tho city's Water Huroau, Is nil
thorlly for tho statement that vast quan
tities of water nro wasted by household
ers nnd In factories which aro without
moters. In some cases this waste, which
Is estimated at 100,000,000 gallons a day.
is duo to defective plumbing and In other
enses to downright carelessness.
There hnvo been Incorporated In tho
proposed $47,425,000 munlcipnl loan two
Items for tho water system, aggregating
$525,000 A pnrt ot this money will bo
expended for tho Installation of meters In
factories where tho greatest waste has
been found to exist under the ordinary
charges for water consumption. Tho
greater portion of tho money will be used
for hew pumps and modern machinery nt
sovcral of tho pumping stations, ;
Tho greatest waste of water nmong
householders Is now being recorded from
tho southeastern section ot tho city So
low Is tho sunnly In that section that per
sons living on tho tippet- stories In many
of tho houses aro compelled to lay up
cxtrn supplies to last when tho pressure
becomos low.
Chief Davis, nfter placing tho responsi
bility for wnsto upon carelessness of con
sumers, said: "Thero will bo temporary
Improvement ns the result of Increased
pumping facilities, which wo will obtnln
with tho money In tho loan bill, and n
start to cut down tho waste will bo mado
with tho tno-ney provided for the purchase
of meters for fortorlcs "
An attack mado upon condltlont nt tho
Lardner's Point pumping station by llorry
Illllegas, a former engineer, beforo tho
Councllmnnle Committee Investigating ap
pointments during tho Illnnkriiburg nd
ministration, wns uncalled for, said Chlof
Davis. Hlllcgns told tho Councllmnnle
probers that conditions nt Lindner's
Point wero deplorable nnd that he would
not tnko back his old position nt tho
workn If It were offered him. Tho wit
ness declared that no repairs were mado
during tho niankenburg administration.
Chief Davis, In discussing Lardner's
I'oint, said the pumping station was In
bettor condition now thnn It wns when
llltlrgas wns In charge Ho also said
tho city has saved about 10,000 tons of
cortl a year In tho operation slnco tho
resignation of tho former engineer In 1913.
FATALLY HURT KESCIJINfl
TWO WOMEN IN FIRE
New York Manufacturer Carries
Thorn to Safety, Then Falls
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NKW YOHIv, April 15. Kenneth II.
Collin-), ,10 years old, president of tho Col
lins & Atkmnn Company, dealers In plush,
nt 135 Dth avenue, nnd living at 225 West
80th street, wns fatally Injured last night
whllo trying to rescue two wnmon from
n smoke-filled flat nt f!l West 86th street.
Ho managed to carry tho women down
n llrc-cscapo from tho third to tho second
floor nnd then fell to tho sldowalk with a
ladder which ho was attempting to put in
position In order to finish tho descent
Ills skull wns frnrlurcd nnd his left
shoulder wns broken. Mr. Collins wns
taken unconscious to tho Knickerbocker
liospltnl, whcio ho died late last night
Although thcro was much hustling
among the tenants to roach tho street nnd
several narrow escapes wero reported,
not a person In tho eight families was
hurt. Among thoo rescued was Mrs. J.
K. Michaels, an elderly blind woman.
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE THE SOL
PLANK OF WOMEN'S PARTY
Congressional Union Issues Call for
National Convention
WASHINGTON. April 15. Congrrs-
slnnal Cnlon members nnnnunccd today
that they had thrown tholr hats In tho I
ring and with tho formal Issuance of J
100,000 calls to tholr Juno meeting In Chi
cago wero well on their way to a regular j
political convention.
This convention Is to be held Juno f., C
and 7 tho snmo days as tho Progressive
and Republican meetings It will "work
Independently of all existing political or
ganizations" nnd no other plank except
universal suffrage will be considered.
Chicago headquarters havo been opened.
CAUGHT AFTER A CHASE
Girl's Alloged Assailant Captured and
HeM in Bail
A chaso of threo blocks followed the
escape of 10-yenr-old Lucy Vertl. of 1120
Morris street, from tho grasp of a man
who dragged her into nn nlley near 11th
nnd Reed streets, when tho girl, pointing
out her assailant to Policeman Qulgley,
of the lGth street and Snyder avenuo
station, directed him in tho pursuit Qulg
ley caught Frank wrmentano, 33 years
old. of lllC Alder street, after chasing
him to Camac and Morris streets.
Tho girl wns on an errand' for nor
mother last night when Armentano seized
her. Slio Identified him today beforo Mag
istrate Paker, at tho 16th street and Sny
der avenuo station. Police recalled that
many complaints had reached them from
parents who said a man answering Ar
mentano's description had annoyed their
children. Pending Investigation along
this line, Armentano was held under J2000
ball for a further hearing next Tuesday.
Collingswood Pupils In Musicale
COLLINGSWOOD, N J.. April 15. A
musicale for the benefit of the Jame3 A.
Garfield School's musical fund wns given
last night In the High School nudltorlum.
Tho room waa filled to capacity. An open
ing chorus hy tho children of the lower
grades reflected great credit on the efforts
of Mrs. A. Amlzen, who coached them J.
Earle Slmpkin's rendition from Pagllaccl
was excellent and received much applause
JV sextet of the High School girls was an
other feature of the good program.
he befriended during the hey-day of his
power have lifted a finger to take the
body away from the Morgue.
"Tho Mayor of Sansom Street" was
found yesterday morning on the steps
leading to the basement 'at SOS Walnut
street, where ha tended the furnace to
make money to satisfy hla appetite for
drink, ' "
Fifty Club to Hole High Jinks
Egyptian vaudeville. Oriental special
ties, Hawaiian harmony and shad roe will
be the features of the 20th anniversary
of the Fifty Club of this city, which will
hold forth tonight in the Manufacturers'
Club grill. A novel program has been ar
ranged, in which every member of the
club will participate. All the songs were
specially composed by club members. A
play, written for the occasion by Joseph
B. Miller, to music by Ralph Bingham,
will be presented with Harry S. l-ana,
president of the club, as ringmaster. He
will be aided by fharlen g. carpenter, W.
Freeland Kendrick, Charles, K. Hague
and E, M Cooper A ttyle drama will b
unfolded by )8 junior i.ierooera Qf the club.
. A. B$er la, chairman of tle. TOnner CB'
rattles, " '
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CAPT. CHARLES VON'KLEIST
Urother-in-laW of Gcficrnl von
Bresson nnd rclntivo of Prince
Bismarck, -who was arrested in
Now York for complicity in plots
to Bink Allies' ships. Ho Is
superintendent of tho New Jersey
Agriculture and Chemical Co, He
confcsscii, according to tho po
lice, thnt tho fire bomhs were
loaded in his company's place of
business.
REAL FIRE FOLLOWS
FALSE ALARM IN HOTEL
Burglar Chase Caused Guests'
Panic in Tremont House,
Then an Actual Blaze
Twenty or mnro guests In the Tremont
Hotel, 237 Ncrth 12th street, enmo In for
enough oxcltiMncnt early today to Inst
them for a lifetime. Twice they rushed
out of their room") nnd down stnlrwnys
mid fire escapes In their night clothes
the first time when T. II. Horner fired
three shots at a supposed burglnr, and
tin' second llino an hour later when n
guest to footho his "Jangled" nerves, lit a
rlgarctto and set lire to his bed clothing.
At 1:30 n, in., Frank llrndley, night
cleik, thought ho hoard a noise In the rear
part of tho house. lo nwnkened Horner
and together they went burglar-stalking.
A llguro was seen crouching behind a ta
ble in tlio kitchen and Homer opened fire.
The Intruder scrambled out of n rear door,
vaulted over u fence nnd mado his escape.
Things began to happen after tho shots
rang through tho house Lights Unshed
In rooms, and frightened guests did n.
marathon down tho stairs to tho hotel
nltlcp When tho situation was explained
to them tlley wont back to bed.
At 5.30 n. in. llr.idloy's suspicions wero
ngnln aroused. Ho sniffed sovcral times
yes, ho was certain ho Kindled smoke. Ho
again aroused Horner, and together they
went "snllllng" through tlio hniisp Both
were mined with flro extinguishers. They
found tho hallway on tlio third lloor filled
with rtnoko, and tho source of tho ti'oublo
socmed to be In a room occupied by Wil
liam Cleland, of Lancaster, Pa.
They broko down to door, and tho fire
extinguishers wores prayed on tho bed oc
cupied by Cleland. Tha man from Iin
caster was partially overcome by smoke,
but tho waiting ho received was sufficient
to revive lilm. Ho didn't stop to Inmilro
what tho troublo waa, out legged It to tho
ofTIco In pajamas, which tho polico say
wero hndly scorched.
Cleland found plenty of competitors In
tho rare to tho office. Men and women
were running down stairs and flro escapes
in reckless disregard of life nnd limb.
When tho ciew of Knglne Company No.
26, 10th and Buttonwood streets, nrrived
they found Horner lying unconscious on
tho floor In Clelnnd'n room. With each
hand ho clutched a flro extinguisher. Ho
was taken out on a flrc-cscapo and quickly
revived.
JIOTOIt PANS MEET TONIGHT
TO B003I CITY SPEEDWAY
Citizens' Committee Gives Banquot.
Celebrities to Attend
Aviation and motor celebrities, as well
as 50 leading business nnd professional
men of Philadelphia nnd nearby States,
will attend the Motor Speedway dinner nt
the Bellevue-Stratford tonight to help
boost tho project of constructing a motor
speedway for Philadelphia. Tho dinner
is given by the Citizens' Committee.
The principal speaker will bo Edward
F. Trefz, secretary of tho United States
Chamber of Commerco, who will address
the diners on the "Speedway as a Civic
Asset."
Ralph De Palma, D..rlo Besta, Ralph
Mulford and other "speed kings" will bo
present Others to attend will be William
Hawiey, president of the Aero Club of
America; Uverett Thompson, manager of
the Sheepshead Bay track, and Fred Wug
ner, official Btarterfor the A. A. A. ; Will
lam H. Wilson, Director of Public Safety,
and City Statistician Kdward J. Cattell.
Following the dinner tonight the Citi
zens' Committee will start an actUa-cam-u
30 -pafcio oii tnM. 'gjoquiaui joj uSinc!
creasing Its present membership to 1000,
CARMEN l'KEI'AHE TO FIOIIT
Want to Organize Their G200 Men
' and Defeat Existing P. B. T.
Plan in July
Harry F. Flynn, president of Division
477 of tho Amalgamated Association pf
Street and Klectrlc Railway Employes of
America, who sent out letters several days
ago urging tho 6200 motormen and con
ductors of tho Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company to organize, announced today
that this was a preliminary move to defeat
the co-operative plan under which the
men are wprklng, and open the way for
better wages and working conditions.
Flynn said tho Rapd Transit employes
are not satisfied with their present agree
ment with the company. The associa
tion Intends to make a test of the ques
tion whether the men wish to continue
under present conditions or to come into
the union.
The existing arrangement provides that
questions calling for adjustment shall be
decided by joint committees representing
.tho employes and employers. In July
the men will vote on the question of ratify
ing the cq-operatlva plan for another year.
The carmen's union has never recognized
this contract between the company and
tha men. and, according to Flynn, the
case will be brought to au issue In the
July balloting,
The intention of the union is to work
for the adoption of the Toledo plan, which
allows the men 33 cents an hour and pro
vides for a 10-hour -working day, pay and
half-pay for overtime, a two weeks' vaca
tion eery year with pay and the recog
nition of the union.
Thomas K. Mitten, president of the
Rapid Transit Company, declined to com
ment on the situation.
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Charity Ball Benefits Hospital
A charity ball, the proceeds from which
will go toward the erection of the new
Osteopathic Hospital nt I Sth and Spring
Garden streets, was held lasjt night in
th Hotel Adeiphla ballroom. More than
:! persona attended.
NO CONTEST OVER WILL
OF GRACE M'LAUGIiLHI
Aunt of Heiress Who Wed ot
Deathbed at Havana Will
Not Go to Court
Tho will of O race McLaughlin, heroin!
oL a pathetic romance that ended wltl
her marriage nnd death at Havana, will
not be contested.
Miss McLaughlin, a New Tork heiress
who eloped last January with George M
Stevens, a Harlem garngo proprietor, and
made unsuccessful attempts to marry hlni
In this city, willed most of her $50,009
estate to her husband n few days befori
sho died. It was at first believed thai
her nunt, Mrs. Cnthorlno Ingles, ot 1
West 129th street, Now York, would con
test tho Instrument on tho grounds tha)
thd marriage was Illegal. It wns per
formed nt Miss McLaughlin's deathbed
Sunday, more than a week beforo thj)
law would allow Stevens, a divorcee, td
marry ngnln, Mrs, Ingles was willed tM
rest of the estate,
Tho body of tho heiress, which now
rests In n vault at Havana, will bo sent
to Now York later.
"ADS" SECRET OF SUCCESS,
SUNDAY SCHOOL CHIEF SAY8
Miss Cora N. Contcs Tells Worker!
Value of Advertising
"Advertise, advertise nnd do It system'
ntlcally In tho dally papers," wan tho nd
lco of Miss Cora N. Coatfcs. clcnientary
superintendent of the Philadelphia County
Sunday School Association, when she told
500 Sunday school tcnchOrB how to In
crease Sunday school nttendnnec. Mlsj
Cdtites-spoko nt tho elementary Sundny
school Institute In Bethnny Presbyterian
rlhurch, 22rl nnd Balnbrldge streets, last
night
Sho declared advertising Sunday school
services In tho newspnpers had revolution'
Ized methods of adding numbers to tin
Sunday school roll.
"nvon tlio cradle roll may bo benefited
by advertising In tho dally pepers," sho
declared, and Ihcn told how her cradle
roll at the Fourth Presbyterian Church '
had been Increased from 25 a year ngo
(o 120 nnd ndded, ""advertising did It."
Sho gave tha teachers to Understand thai
what sho had been able to do by ndvortls'
lng thoy could do, too.
Tho nddross was delivered In connection
ith nn exhibit of elemcntnry Sundny
school work that astonished evon tho Siln
day school teachers themselves. It waa
under tho Hiisplces of tho Philadelphia
County Sunday School Association. The
program was prepared by tho Philadelphia
Clroded Unions nnd Included addresses by
Miss F. II. Darnell, teacher of blackboard
Illustrations; Miss A, J. Smedloy, Beth
any Sundny School: Miss A. S. Hnrlow,
president of tha Philadelphia Union; Mlsl
0. M. Klnknlde, elementary superintendent
of tho 10th district1; Mrs. H. H. Hubbard,
Slato superintendent of moral Instruction)
Miss M. B. Priest, of St. Paul Sunday
School, St. Paul, and Mrs. M. J. Baldwin,
State elementary superintendent.
HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
TO DRAW PRIZE EMBLEM
Birr Jtewnrds Offered for Best Idea
for Electrical Week Next December
High school students In Philadelphia, at
well as all over tho country, will compete
for J2200 In prizes to be distributed fo
tho best emblem designed for the electrical
week next December, beginning on tin
7th. Tho Society for Electrical Develop
ment offers the prizes. The grand prlz
will be $1000, tho second prize $500 nnd so
on down.
All tho great electrical romr-nlco- m
backing tho affair, which Is for the pur
poso of showing how much electricity has
to do with tho 'country's greatness and
how much It will Havo to do with Hi
defense.
Tho art competition will be on until
Juno 1. Kvcry art teacher In the Unlteo)
Stntes has been asked to havo his ot
her pupils enter the competition.
CHOKES HERSELF TO DEATH
Woman Makes Noose of. Apron
Strings to Commit Suicide
Mrs. Anna Zeyher, 03 years old, of
039 North Hutchinson street, committed
suicide last night by hanging herself with
her apron strings. Her body was dis
covered by her husband, Fred Zeyher,
upon hs return from work. After call
lng his wife several times, and receiving
no response, ho went upstairs. In a sec
ond story front room ho saw her body
suspended from a largo nail, which she
had driven In the Avail. Around her neck
tho strings of nn apron were knotted.
Zeyher Immediately notified the police
of the 10th nnd Thompson streets sta
tion. An Investigation was conducted, but
as yet her reasons for killing herself art
unknown.
RECALLS AUTO-MULE "STUFF"
Locomotives Have to Rescue Disabled
- Electric P. R.' R. Trains
Klectrlc Bervlco on the Main Line dlvl
slon of the Pennsylvania Railroad was
disabled by the high wind last night.
After crippling two of the electric trains,
the wind put out of commission the feed
wire, so that the last train from Broad
Street Station had to be run by steam.
The 10:30 p. m. train was greatly delayed
at Wynnewood, when three of the panto
graphs were bent down from the wlra by
tho gale. The 11:10 was put entirely out
of commission at Overbrook when all
four pantographs were bent so that con
tact with the wire was Impossible. A
locomotive was sent after it. The wind
then broke the feed wire, necessitating the
12:10 to be run by steam.
The gale subsided early today, and
melted into balmy breezes that tempered a
rather warm atmosphere.
The sun is shining again, and the tem
perature, rudely Jolted down to 43 .degree,
the coldest for four days, is up again,
bobbing complacently between 55 and 60
degrees. The forecast Is fair tonight;
Sunday, Increasing cloudiness, probably
followed by rain that night.
Boy Bicyclist Hurt in Collision
A 9-year-old bicyclist suffered a frac
ture of the skull today when he col
lided with an automobile driven by Al
bert L. Frank, 2215 Orkney Btreet, at
Louden and Or een streets. The boy gave
his name as Oeorge Mattorson, 130 West
Logan street, at St. Luke's Hospital,
where lie was taken. The motorist was
held under $300 ball for a further hearn
lng by Magistrate Pepnock at the Oer
mantown police station.
Boy Hurt in Collision
George Matthewson, 9 years old, of 6917
Stonton avenue, while riding hi? tricycle
last night collided with an automobile) at
Qreen and Launton streets, QermantQwn.
He was taken to St Luke's Hospital with
concussion of tha brain.
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