EVENING LBPGEH-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, APRITj 19, 1016. X -A r- -- -. s ii mmim car line i PlFft -SIXTH STREET miUALLY f SSURED f .' R. T. Wilt "Be Asked to Build Road If Latter Refuses Private Capital Will Back Project AtfAtf IGNORES SECTION JM ' " ' , CtrtMclfmeri, Business Men and Rcsl- -4 uents organize to sup- portion The much-needed cfonstown line on B6tlt i$tret, between Lancaster avenue on the ""Horflx and Paschal avenue on the Routh. J 'riow "virtually assured, beflnlte an- nouncement of Just what stein are, to be j-iatnfti tbftobtalri tho line will be made on yrlday night, at a. meeting of the Allied Huklnesa Men's Association, of West Philadelphia, by John X JlcUarvey, chair man of the association's Hallway Com mittee, West Philadelphia Oounclhnen, buil nesn men and residents of the section Tehlch will be benefited by the line last night organized the South Fifty-sixth mid Spruce Streets Business Association, In order to lend their support to the project ,, as a body. The co-operallon of all qther business organizations nlong the route at the hrtmosed line has also been pledged Two Alternate "was by nhleh the line may be built -were explained today by Mr. McCfonrey. The nrtoould lie to hae the Philadelphia'- Itapld Transit Company build the line loif tile petition of Coun cils nnd to operate' It jn conjunction with Its pros-tit system; tho second would be to build the rohd with private capital and lae ft to the transit company for an amount Just nUmdent to pay the Interest on thi bonds, depreciation and alt fixed charged. ' The huslnesx men and I'nuticllmen, fiom West Philadelphia Intend lo try the flrt method first, and If that rails sufficient money has already been pledged lo as sure the construction of the road An ordinance mlllng upon the Philadelphia -lUpId Transit Company to build the line jwas Introduced In Cornells scernl weeks 'ago by Select Councilman Dr. William It. Raton, of the 1 4 th Ward, and nns re ferred to tho Committee on Street Hall, wayc v ASK PUBLIC HUARINO. v A public hearing on this ordinance h.ts been asked and It Is expected that 'It wll be, granted within two or threo wcekt Aside from pointing but the need of tho ltno. tho West Philadelphia business Jnen will nsle the passage of the ordltmilce on i the ground that their section of the city i naa Deen virtually ignoreu in mc w municipal loan bill. Favorable action bn the ordinance by Councils will gte the Transit Company SO days In which to de cide what course It will take. -,, CONSTRUCTION ASSURED. If the Transit Company foils ti an nounce Its Intention to build the rond nL the end of the 90-day period.' prlvkte In terests, Mr. McOarvey explained today, are ready to step lit and organize the fth ' Street Crosstown Railway Company. , The I "ft " ,jrw ,.$ fr -- ' CAPT. CHARLES II. HOLTTUM Old Philadelphia trnder, known to hundreds in this city, who wit nessed the destruction of the Ger man fleet oft the Falkland Islands, He was nt ihnt tirne In commnnd of the British steamship Ben brook, which was behiR used as a transport collier. He is now in this port in command of the Brit ish steamship Masario. LEAVES HOSPITAL FOB DRILL Private in Company G Refuses to Re main Away From Inspection Willi IiI.m heart aims miiMiiiiuK4 wapped In tolluu and bandages. I'unl ttylier, r pi hate in t'uinun d, First llcKliiPotit, ,v O. !. got-out Of lird-ut Hip tlarrctSfin Hospital lust night mill untUnl to Ills leglmental nimiiry, Uio.nl unci t'nll'mlijlli streets, and tcnt thiougli ctiniprtny'liiviietr tton , I At tlio Hnldwln l.icnmollo WorKt (li the 'afternoon, linker, who Ih ii ulrcmon. cpino in c-ontiict with an electric wire mid. ipu volts went Ihrougli ills boilyl Ho, was sbxerely burned on the', hamK .f.ieo"n'nil arms. , . ' " ' "l'o got to got to tho armory t&jilght. ' ho told the doctors "Coinp.iii 'O. Ih Iiuv-. lng inspection." Tho doctor wrapped his burnv iiiwottoit nnd lie uirlvcd nt the Wmory'Just In thno for rollcali : : ( BUYS BIG TRACT IN LOGAN Benjarriin R. Hoffman Will .CuU It Into 12(1 Dwelling; Lots Uenjamlii IVIIoninnn hiift-madi-ptkfcr- :ment for the block of ground between 7(11 Une. a. TpTanneS wlU b lUM.'faib.n LITV" Tf ''V three miles In length and It Is estimated S'l' ,' .. '.n, r. , hr .',' ' """ " that It will cost about WOOlOOO. . . " ' "-,,' '''t'l". 'T "" I'"""eJ "em,e According 'to statistics comulleil by the Railway Committee of. the Allied. Hunlnesi) MAYOR ASKS SUPPORT FOR TWO LOAN BILLS -i r , In Speech He Pictures Philadel phia as Probable, Greatest City in World Support for the two proposed lonn bMIs at the polls on May id wns urged by Mayor Smith last night nt the i Oth nnnual banquet of the Frnnkford Mpplncss Men's and Taxpayers' Association, in Masonic Hall, Womralh and Paul slreels. The pnssnge of lha two loan bills and support of the present administration w-lll mfiWo Philadelphia the greatest city In Amer ica, the Mnyor declared, Making an urgent appeal for favorable action upon the loan bllla nt the polls the Mayor asserted that they are "open and aboc board, and were drafted after weeks of earnest and cnrcfih considera tion'" In posltlie fnshliin he f.or'ecast nn Increased tax rale In the brief paragraph where he said: "Tho outlying sections will dcrUe the greatest benefits proldcd for In improve ments In the lonn, while the centre of tho city can look for nothing but Incrensed taxation." Touching briefly upon the subject of his Adnilnlstintion nnd the attacks which lime been directed ngnlnst it. or ng.ilnst him nersonnlly, the Minor mild J "My Administration Is honest and will icniain so uespite any nttucKs inane upon It Wc are working to make Philadelphia the greatest clt.v In the count! y" The Mnvor told of the plnn for n high speed feeder line along Oxford pike and other lo.uls, between Frnnkford neliuo and BJberiy, mid nlso announced that plans for the Improvement of Hilstol pike were being completed and Hut the work would be Itinilguiated within a shoit time MERION FLOWERS URING $700 tfldHTS WAY FROM HOSPITAL TO GO TO GUARD IKSPECtlON Militiaman, Injured by Live Wire, Conquers Doctors Uncle Sam need havo no fears for the future If nil his soldiers are made of the same Muff as Paul Baker, of 1803 Itldge avenue, nnd n member of Company O, 1st lleglment, f, a. P. Baker la employed as a wlremari at the Baldwin Locomotive Works. At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon he stepped on a "live" wlro and received a shock from 260 volts of electricity. Un conscious, ho was taken to tho Garretson Hospital. At 6!30 o'clock last night he fought off nurses and doctorB and wnlked to the nr mory, where Inspection was taking place. When fellow-members of lila command ob served him swathed In bandages they asked : "What are yoif doing here?" "Well, I wasn't going to get arrested for not showing up at Inspection," remarked linker before he was hustled to homo and beef WILLIAM GIBSON DIES Sale Nets Twice Amount Needed for Day School Gniden Mine than twice the amount needed to establish the Merlon I'ountt.v Pay School garden wns cleared lij the Klower .Sale given S.ituida.v on the school grounds by the Woman's Committee nf the Mer 1rut CUlf AsHuclntlon According to Mia Fiedevlok W. Itockwvll. ehiiliiuuii of the louunittee, the sale brought In between llnofatul $110(1. nnd Hie amount cleaiod Im itppidxlmatcl.v $70 C,inseiueutly work linn alrendv been stinted lo l.iv oul the i.gariluli.. Ill which e.ich child .iltendlng the school will get vp.iee foui b eight ,fcct, allowing sl to eight rows of veg etable ami llowcis A special tenclicr will Instruct tho yotingslerivin how to inako things grow An' artistic'1 "bird path" will he placed In the ciiitor- of the garden. Tho surplus money, qhtnfned thiough the fito will bo applied to a, permanent school garden fund. ' - Politician nnd Real Estate Dealer Succumbs at Fifty-seven Wlllnm Cilbson, a real rstnte denier and well known In political circles, died on Mondav at his home. HO North 32d street, lie hiih born In tills city B7 enra ago Mr (llbson wns a delegate lo the He publican convention at Chicago in 1912, and when the 1'iogiesslves went out ho wns elected an alternate delegate to that convention the same jenr Kor several jenrs he wns on the Cltv Committee of the Washington party In 11,14 he in appointed chairman nf the 24th Ward Washington party committee lie wns tie.ismer of the Oeneral Council of the Heformed Uplscopal Church in the I'nlteil Stnte and Canadn, treasurer nf the sils tetitiUloll fund and tieasuiei of the Theo 'fogicnl Seminal y of the chinch He was iHwier of the .1. ttllot Shaw- Electrical Company. l!32 Arch street He was n member of Phllo Lodge, No. 441, A. F M, .12d degree. Philadelphia Conshtory He Is HUrvlved by two sons, Hie Hev. Dr. Samuel M. (llbson, who Is associate lector wltli Uisliop Chenej. of Christ Chinch, nt Chicago, and William M. Olh sun, ,lf, ami a daughtci, MIhs Anna Ulb-son. Big Ship BouKht to Cnrry Tobacco SAVANNAH. .i Apill 19 The Amer ican steamship Vlgllancln, of 2911 tons, has been sold by the Wulkcr-Arnistrong Company, of Savannuh, to Onston, Wlll Inma & Wltmore, of New York, for ap proximately JCOO.OOO, according to nu an nouncement here. The Vlgllancln, re ported hero ns In Huropean wntcrs. Is expected to bo engaged In American to bacco oxpoit trade with France nnd England mid rtuxonih stieet. L The giodnd is Intersected bv Ki.mUIn Ptrer.-,nd will dfvlne'into 12B Inilfdlng Men's Association there are lS.opo housed -"- , - ....., .,,,.fc In the territory hlchlli line' will serve, ' 'fj l"-chnsed recet.Uy by ifciilu. , Estlmatln.-hat,lh nssesumenfjl.n .these. Vi,'?iSlif"!T' ,w,,0lw,a1,, rp''!f"u"V slll lncreasit-BjrV&OO oii7the aterVge. th fW-,H ' Y??lc-k- '"'""l1 l "'! Wolr, rW,; clbJ wlll.tlerlv revehua from an T add!- Pe"ted by lloraie Oroskln. fbe U(l Js, ussesseu at J1..6HD l onveyuilce has ueen tlo"n&l Iff,obO.O0O InVeal estutefsLs a re ,ult o tljo dnslructlon JJt U rtfart'.( ) Tho -movement o"iliave- the line built waa begun nearly seven $ear ago. After Jive year's of indifferent Supces.s 'the moil ,.bck of the project organized tlm Allied Business Men's AssocJatloiV of We.it Phil adelphia with the specific aim f working for the road. Negotiations with. tlie It i an sit company were begun and a-verbal promise that the line would be built was secured from E. T. Btoteflbqry. No stejii were taken by the company, however, and the present plans to secure. Hie .line vver then evolved. COUNCILMEN CRITICIZED ' At the meeting of the South Ffty-sixtlj and Spruce Streets Business 4vssocUtion last night, Mr, McQarvex cjrltlclsed the "West Philadelphia Councllmcn for their failure to hae provls!on!mnde for the construction of the line In the $60,000,000 transit and port loan bill. He pointed out that provision had been made for a line through a sparcely populated ncction to Byberry, while a thickly populated sec tion had been neglected, Tho-C,ouncllmen excused themselves on the ground that West Philadelphia has only one repre sentative on tho Finance Committee of Councils.. Hospital Ship Aground p WILMINGTON. Del.. April 19 The K p hospital ship Helen C. Julllard, built p the local plant of the rAtnerlcan Car frhd Foundry Company for the St. John's Guild of New Tork. is aground, but not damaged, oft Carney Point. hiaitft.' to Uenjumlu It Hoffman, tnilijedt 11 K mortgage of 32.uou The tract will he i (iithioved. Immediatel) with dvVolllngs a (contract for the- grading having already been made. 111 'tf fe'Al KWiii fgeiSffl vm Wa Will Spend $1,250,000. for Box Cars COM."M Ul'S, o'. April 19. The Vew Tork, Chicago und St r,ouls Itailroad (New York Central lines) has been au thorized by the Ohio Public Utilities Coin tnlssloh to Isjuo J1.2EO.O00 eiiuipment trust ceUUlt'ateH with which to buy 1000 Additional s'tcel box, cars. ' WjSjr M . i WfctTii p insB'iimeni. kbj strutfted that Mm Ipoilefl by -Yiic- Mm M S ! J- RM3 Rver nniuosttlbn 1 K TaeiiiM'-,'4i'''vPayei'i-Piano ovne-hip depends in'jrlAt-t.'Jri&S'iil'eSfjn the eonstruetirli andfdenend- .-... . -it-jcv . ' rf r : . . . ,ii abilitytpIMnti rrTjecnanicai part oi hi JBIa'snis PlayetiPianos are so cofl the pleasure, of rendition is never chaniual trouble. Can we toll vou about our special r'BVver nruuostt m rorooms, 40 So. 16th-Fa'ctory, Woodbury, N. J u cBSfiWftiarf ULr y&m&wm MZ&mr S jr-rs: JusavsUTM JM V-V . "V wmm Jwrms& i i,m sMa Mjri&iZiAiv!? r.x n ni 1 -vim rmmm Jfvy ss vM Jrmn m fil& I HW III AN' EXCELLENT TONIC FOIt LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S HAin BALDPATE RcsUUr4 In U- 8 and Canada. HAIR TONIC NEVKR FAILS Nouruhea and strengthens jftio fol bcm ana uiua promotes rnr arrow I the. hair, nelieves theAcalo1 unhealthy ccuMula- lions and AoTetlons. ui a tilrhlv n free from oil ma ine iia.ir iwht fluffy. Senir 10c iliii frlnfla. Ili ined and, trial Applications nrsi - class Shops. at an Barber BALDPATE CO. Dept. o 467 W. 34th St. New York BoM by all drunUU, er Mod tl.OO, PASOEL POST NOTICE FORD OWNFRS AH Ford Auto ouri ruMUur la Pnnjl--Mal rtauUI to nnd hum n4 1 mu uJ Mmtwr of cur to our atrn oMf nod rcotv YiimfcU latermatloa at a tw co-opuaUr jropaltlaa pi ceonaetlan irlttt olt fm own. American Ford Owners' Ass's U'tsnuItanU ltimJauarUn) 4 Bnul Mdt.. mk Ko. S. I'blU. DEAF- K4BPEK 3ELECTBIC ORIPHONE WUl KUtla ou t4 heir pcrfactly. Qajt tjm wi fixt Hon you u to New Tork. W' WLA SfADE SHOES OJ dabble rvttf. i curiM i fttvf k. with a Said a Great A WiaBOsacrar at yqu r Tl"l 1 UmL reydl you require of CUln'Tre Oao cf Ui Fir "You pay for buy it not. if you do not buy tHe exact the one just suited tor do wha it you will payfpr it even tually anywain final high coat and low service. There are five United States 'Balanced' Tires a tire to meet every need of price and use the only complete line offered by any one tire manufacturer. Find out which United States Tire fits your particular needs and then buy it , Buy the exact tire you need in the begin ning and you will have low-mileage cost jn I the end. Atk tha naref United State Tit Dealer for your copy of th booklet, ' 'Judging Titee, " which telle hou to chooe the particular tir to euit your need. United StaitsTire Company Nbby' 'CHaln' 'Uteo' RojUOd 'PUIa' "INDIVIDUALIZED TIRES" "POISON PEN" LETTERS . NAME SOCIETY WOMEN Scandalous Anonymous Notes Evidently Written by One of Snme Sex A number erf Philadelphia women, prom inent In society, particularly tome, residing In the Immediate lclnlty of Itlttenhouse Square, lme been annoyed by anonymous defamatory letters lately Several fanh lonable residents nlonc the Slnln Line also have received scurrlloui missives In the same hnndvvrltlns. The matterllins beertplnced In the hand'' of James H. Cortelou, Chief Postortlce Inspector here, and n vnln effort made to Identify the writer of (he letters. This task has proved dimctilt, the envelopes showing (hat they were mailed nt various parts of tho city and Invariably In street boxes. The lelteis, it Is raid, were, without doubt, written by a woman, who has made an effort to dlgulsc her real penmanship. Members of one well-known family have heen bo nnnoyed Hint the services of a leading lawyer were enlisted A dnURhtcr In this family was married In New York some time ago to n vv ell-know n young man 1'rlor to the wedding- and follow ing; It the letters rame regularly, many absurd statements being made regarding the daughter. A family council wns held In n New York hotel nnd, as a result, a tetter was addressed to u woman In this city who vvbb HUFpectcd by the family as being the writer of tho Ictteis that hnd arrived nlmoot da)lv The woman was warned In this letter that her Identity was suspected and that If she did mil desist the authori ties would he nsked to place her under nn est. Kor n shoit time the fnmllv lecelved no mine letters, but within the last few weeks the.v have been ntilvlng d.illv A representative f this fnmlU "aid last nlKlit that iitio of the membeis mice in clined Hie enmity of a Philadelphia woman nnd Ihnt the have iriisun to sus pect that she hn been wilting tho notes, which me dcciihed In mime instances ns being malicious Just how ni.itiy letteis have been written ca.miot lie ascertained but It Is known Hint Id, all written by the same band and tn hs many diffci cut families, were posted last week. One was mailed at & street bhx tn West Philadelphia, another nt Broad nnd Chestnut streets nnd others In the vicinity of Rtttenh6us6 square. For a long time the different families who recelv'cd the scurrilous letters said nothing about them outside their homes. From time to time gossip spread, nnd as a result there has been a gradual system of conferences among the Victims. A retired ofllcer bf the United States military service, whd hau been consulted by several families In tho matter, said last. night that ho had seen six letters which were received In the last week. Ho de clared that they were nil In the same handwriting and undoubtedly penned by an educated woman. STETSON CHORUS IN CONCERT Eighth Annual Program Elaborate nnd Well Presented The Stetson Chorus held Its eighth an nual concert last night In the Stetson Auditorium, 4th street nnd Montgomery avenue, The affair was under the dlitc Hon of Dr. Adam Clelbel, He was as sisted by 30 members of the Philadelphia Orchestra, led by H. J. Chopourlan. An elaborate program was given In two parts. The first Included many clas sical selections given by the orchestra, the chorus and the soloists. The second part was a cantata, "The Nativity," the imiilc of which was written by Doctor Oelbcl, The proceeds of the concert will be donated to the Stetson Hospital benefit. MEASLES EXTENDS VACATION Princeton President Adds One Week to Easter Holidays PIUNeirro.V. N ,T. April 19. Presi dent John Orler Hlbbcn, of Princeton t."ni-,-veislty, caused n notice, to be pouted es terday afternoon, stntlng that tho Master vacation, which will begin lit noon on Wed nesday, would be extended for a week be. cause of several cases of measles among the undergiaduates. The decision Is ie garded as pait of a policy of pieventloit, lather than one of necesitj Theie am eight cases of the dlsenc among the uti ilergriidURtes, ut It l" stated that there am some .100 cases In the town .Many students who Imd planned to stny het'e over the vacation left nt once $1,000,000 Wnr Iluildlnp; Hoom SOt'Tll H1-THI.KI1K.M I'a . Apill 1!) George Zbojovskv has annidcd n con- "The Defender of Verdun' is the name earned by Pe'tain, the French general whjb stemmed thefcerman tide. AlflenBVooks, wi(drVte"The Parisian" gives us a vivid picture of him in this week's olhers 1 THE NATIONAL WEEKLY tiact to Uuiz & Cinder for the erection of 40 three-story house) In Northampton Heights, a suburb The sum of $11;000 Is Involved Itlegel nnd Schnll also con, trncted this week to erect 12 houses on the West Side, to cost $60,000. In othar pnitsof the Uethlchems building operations are in progress to supply houses for men, who have como here to work nt the llethlehem Steel Works. It Is reported that between $1. 000. 000 nnd $2,000,000 are Involved In current building operntlons In the llethleheins REC lO-incli Doil fyer " ORDSifrQ-n Bile lfaccC jl Qjr " Kouayj shoo l flics. tOO .S. 10th " (9f P7"7 Sv s) ' ' i i'i M'"1' I ', i' i': "i n ., I ,'i i!Mil'jlii'l;i. iri.'l I'ji'.r 1,1 1',',1'ii i i, ;"i,'i" jf !i.hl.V'.iri,!; 'V Ih j jl!; i'!. '!!' '! !.!'iir! fyji Hi 'i!iiihiiiiii,!,!,,l,'i'i', Pt I , , 1.1 l,i " . I' H i I'li'i'ii I'M 'ii' tl.t i, . . ' ,'!' . ' i1 11 ''i iU' i ' ! r ' ' , i" I i i'iL i 'i ' i i a i' .!'P "! UiVnP& 1''' I :, , - ,'!'"'." ,1 R V :9 1 i i "-Ml ,1 I-, , i i hv , I 'if,- 'VvJr ii.-. i; M '.i'i, Mi ."H, ,1 I ' ' ' " t-T , I ' ' ! ' I - -',., ,'Arpl, ' I tin HMshili353HlHRSsM -I If H1- J J H MUM - hJ I, When you purchase a piano be sure you are not buying a future regret You will have to live with it the remainder of your1 lifetime, in all probability. Then why not select one which will be a constant source of pride and pleasure to .you and your,- family? You should, make YOUR piano a LESTER q Of its liquid, mellow tone, fine, delicate ac- LjQ.CQ.US6. tion and instant response to the most whjm-. steal' moods of the player. ' Of its wonderful durability which is insured TZomuP ky the best materials and the most expert ueLUUOt workmanship known in the piano-making world. Lester Pianos Last a Lifetime. Its repulatioiyhere in Philadelphia is estab- TtpmilSP Hahed permnent, fixed. Ask your neigh- lj'cl'WU01' bor. More Lsters have been sold in this city tnan any outier one high-class make. Because- It is uscrf and endorsed b;jfthe word's ead- uin ui Lists xor jlb uuiiu, expression iina.otner higniy artistic qualities. i i i v Because- VVe show ouiowh faiuj'in it, as makers, by giving an aosouite guarantee with each in- strumet. This is a REAL guarantee, no equivocations Because- Jt was the first distinctly high grade piano to break down the barrier of "war-fcme"-"prices. It has kept abreast of the march of improvement and is still the best in quality. They made it possible for the man of modest i" means to own as good a pianq as his million BeCaUSe aire neffhbor. Being sold direct, all ''in-between" profits of jobber and agent are elim inated. It is just as easy to own a Lester as one of BeCQUSP. tne maI,y inferior makes. Let us show you how conveniently you can have a Lester u Piano or Player-Piano in your home. Your Old Piano Taken in " Exchange at Full Value F. A. NORTH CO. 1306 Chestnut St., Philadelphia 0otm'n riemo senii m booklet and complete description of your Lceter GRAND HI UPRIGHT 0 PLAYER-PIANO 0 lo details of eaay.pajrcneat plan without Interest or cxtraa. Fleaao mark with X atjrlt you art lntereated In. Kama .,. .Led. d-18-18 rnsT piiila. S02 Bouth ltd Street CAMDEN RE.ID1NQ fj (CJ ggi 802 South ttd Street 5? Broadwar U North 6th Hlrtel m VC-VA 1 IfwAi- 3"a K,nlou"' ,0J KH buu 8U"' Wt,i U Street W YoAl jfryUji VriLKES-SAKKB. tJO Hautb Mali Street ffl SJg-iMr