EVENING LEDGEE-PHIL'ABEIiPHlA, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1016.
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IELPS WOMEN TO
BRILL AS 'TROOPS'
hythm and Real Interest
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Life umcers
GIRLS BEAT ALL"
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I! By LISETTA NEUKOM
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PV Military Camp, whero 200 residents
Fj'. students from tho social cllto of
Bfetates ar IearnlnB ,cssons ln pre'
ind the auinoruy iv. ... ..... ..,...
Vo other than I! Lewis Hutbert. Scr
' , ,,.)or of the United States Mnrlno
anl ' ,. i ,.V,rirn of drllltntr tho
Dtp!, wno ' " " ,
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lfhes part oi in ..-"
ot dancing, the rest to onrnostness.
'- .i.. j a vears I have been trnlnlng
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nil parts of the
hit aniitt'ft " v : i -
tii( imtcs I nave never nnu ny ui
kern pick , ,,., ramn... hn Rnld
i tnmiii in mi" ...r.
nuns n .
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&Ur. "I Winn inia ib ucm.u" .j .
Earned rhythm from dancing nrfd becauso
ittlnj their wholo minds on It
-m the years I have been connected
h the Government." ho ndded. "I have
lu m. tntnta nnfl n rntlran.
lieu inaians. ..,..,. -.
ouianda and thouBatids of Americans:
tliese gins u.-.n hium.
TAKE DOWN AND KRIXT TENTS
Pirlupe for tho first tlmo In tho his
i,f ih United States nrmy llfo girls
iri down and set up tontB. They did
iT vrennesday under tho direction of
Tfiint S H Henderson, of-tho United
it3 Marine Corp3, who beams all over
jOVlal race wncn no iimt in iuu
evements of. his "feminine" rookies
t tail vnu." ho said wlln enthusiasm,
RliM girls aro better tttin nny recruits
huo ever had In my 1G years' experlenco
Ithe Marine (.orps wny, iney nan
,Wr nut a tent up In their llcs and
niiy they hid neer seen nny one else
t Hut mey went inrouRn mo por
rnanco without n singlo mlstnlte : nnd
htt Is more, they followed directions ox
lldtedly, without a single error."
A prlie is to do given 10 xno opsc com-
ny In mo camp in uiui worn ini'j an
uncement was mado today. Thcro li
ilrltcd competition nmoiu? the four com
inlts. It has not bcon decided whether
ere will be a big prize for the winning
raeany or Individual prizes for each
rl In the winning company.
MISS OLIVER ARRIVES.
Miss Marlon Oliver, daughter of Gen
al Robert Shaw Oliver, ex-Assistant
ecretary of War, who Is chairman of
e committee on organization of classei
first aid and homo mirMng of tho Red
row, arrUed this morning to assume
r duties. She donitcs her services to
cause of preparedness
Btwen 3500 and 4000 yards of cauzo
111 be used In tho surgical dressing
ities In the first two weeks of camp
ll li the only compulsory course ln
mp. Part of the bandages will bo sent
the Red Cross. Part will bo talen home
' the punlli. Thero the girls will teach
elr friends tho principles of wrapping
nuages.
Those who have been dlscusilng tho
gh cost of IMng could learn leBuons ut
le Chevy Chase Military Camp for Worn
l Tilrty-two cents Is allowed each day
ir Ihree meals served the girls In camp,
id they eay that tho food la really much
ttsr than It was tha first day or two
lie Jlrla eat from heavy crockery, used
Uii Aiarlne Corps, nnd sit on rough
vn benches besido rough wooden tables
uteid of wiping their cherry-red lips on
Wins or tno daintiest of linen they have
per napkins, nnd they have no finger
irlj. Salads aro a thing of tho nast.
id 111 home-made food "Is no more "
Miss Mary Walker Colket. 250 South
th street, Philadelphia, was ouo of tho
arda of the nay yesterday The duty
'the guards Is to keep all pcoplo off
op grounds except tho resident stu-
Knts and special visitors
Among tho special visitors vvhllo sho
it on duty wero tho Chincso Minister
tl Mrs. Koo, tho Slameso Minister nnd
,dy Prabha Karavongso. and diplomats
om the French, British nnd Russian
mbassies.
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TAYLOR GIVES AID MAYOR
ASKS IN LOAN PlGHT
Contlnoed from Tare One
proper course Is to contlnua the work
under the existing contract, the extra
worlc to bo done on force Account. This
courso will avoid much delay nnd Very
serious complications, Including the pos
sibility of largo financial loss to the city
If hlds weio to bo Invited for separate
contracts covering tho extra foundation
work.
Immediately after Mr Taylor left tho
Mayor nnnounced that tho subway work
under City Hall would be resumed to
morrow morning, under the "force ac
counts" Item In the present contract. This
announcement was made before Mr Twin
ing nrrlved for tha special cablnot meeting
scheduled for today ..
Director Twining nrrlved at the Stayor's
ofnee nfter Mayor Smith had left, follow
Ing the conference on tho resumption of
tha subway work He wni told tho Major
had ordered the ICovstono State Construe
tlon Company to begin work tomorrow nnd
said that he followed up tho Mayor's
verbal order with a written order.
When questioned about tha recompensa
tlon of tho contracting company for the
delay In the City Hall work, Director
Twining said thnt matter would be taken
up Inter
In making the announcement the Mayor
snldi
"I have ordered tho KeyRtone State
Construction Company to rciumo
work nt once. Thero will bo no de
lay. Tho work will bo resumed to
morrow. Tho construction of the
foundation walls nnd the subway enn
bo carried on up to tho Bim of
$2,000,000 under tho forco account.
If the construction of the subway
under tho hall will cost more, nn ad
dltlonnl contract will bo necessary "
President Louchhelm of the Keystone
Companj. after tho conference said satis
factory nrrangencnts ns to trima had
been mado between tho city officials nnd
tho company nnd tl-it tho compiny was
ready to take up tho work whero It was
stopped on February 21.
Tho present contract fixes $1,700,000 ns
tho price of the work This figure, how
ever, doos not Includo tho rebuilding of
tho foundations, which will como under
the "forco accounts" Item. A total of
$300,000 will thcroforo bo available for
tho foundation rebuilding.
BEFORE THE CONFERENCE.
Tho Mayor's position on tho transit
lonn was made clear before former Dl
icctor Taylor arrived at his ofllco.
"Mr. Taylor nnd I are one In this mat
ter." was tho torso comment of the Mayor,
nftcr he had read the warning Issued by
the former transit official.
Tho nppeal of formor Director Taylor
nUo met with strong Indorsement from
rapid transit mlvocntes ln overy section
of the city. The leaders of buslnets or
ganizations, trndo bodies nnd Improve
ment leagues, who stood with him In tho
long transit fight, pledged their votes and
their personal work to bccuio tho passage
of tho transit loan
Tho plan of the obstructionists was
roundly denounced and a fight to a finish
against tho Interests which are opposing
tho city's wetfnro was promised Mr.
Taylor's action In taking tho field for the
transit lonn was the signal for a city-wide
wave of sentiment demanding favorable
action on rnpid transit on Mny 16.
Tho Mayor wai emphatic and onthusi
nstie In his nppi eolation of tho Taylor
warning of tho conspiracy to defeat the
transit loan, and declared himself ready
and willing to woi U hand In hand with
every man who has the best Interests of
the transit nnd general lonn at heart.
"It affords me pleasure to know that
Mr. Taylor Is willing to tako nn active
hand In working for the loan," said tho
Mayor. "The fact that ho has como out
so strongly for tho loan helps a lot. I
welcome his aid nnd tho aid of every cltl
ren of Philadelphia, and I believe thnt
pvery citizen having tho best Interests of
his city nt henrt will sjand back of the
transit loan nnd tho general loan ns well.
"I have boen questioned as to my atti
tude for tho loans I want to say that I
am for the transit and general lonn and
mean to use every effort In my power to
liavo the voters approvo tho loan.
Mado fully acquainted with the ad-
"We Are
Working
for Your
Interest"
Lowest lift tea in This City
Strictly Confidential
Burglar-vroof Protection,
FIDELITY LOAN CO.
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Diamond BroVtrs ind tlonev IxnAers
Cnraleemtd Diamonds, etc., for sale
wectorif
df? "We ArelT and
w i II Locust I
Working sts.r
x for Your hszZL,
vantage! that will aceru through the en
actment of the proposed legislation, the
Mayor added'
"Mr. Taylor's publicity campaign meet
with my heartiest approval and the hews,
papers can help greatly by ftldlnu him as
well ns myself. I today mean to ask Mr.
Taylor to call upon me and together we
win go over the whole loan proportion.
r'I welcome Mr. Taylor's aid and mean
tp make that point evident to htm. I want
the help of overy voter as weir, and If he
will assist In bringing tho true facts be
fore the public It will be appreciated by me
I believe thnt ho can do a great service to
the city, and his statement that he Is ready
to give time and attention to the transit
loan situation Is good news to me, I have
not a doubt that we can get together on
the transit loan and after 1 see Mr Taylor
I may have something more to say on this
subject." .
Councils this month will be called upon
to elect city representatives on tho Board
of Directors of the Philadelphia Rapid
Tranelt Company, under the provisions of
the lease of 1907 Tho city Is entitled to
three, Including the Mayor, nnd a wa.rm
fight Is promised between the Ponrosc
McNIchol factions and the Varo forces In
both branches before these representatives
are finally selected Mayor Smith today
promised to keep hands oft In the flglvt
that possibly may crystallize In Councils
today.
When asked tils attitude toward the
fight for City Directors on the Rapid
Transit Compnny's board the Mayor said :
"I mean to tnke no part In tho Council
manic work of selecting directors to rep
resent the city on the board of directors
of the Philadelphia Rnpid Transit. With
me It will bo hands off I, however, ex
pect tho selection of the proper kind of
men to represent the people I am In
different to this question aside from seeing
that tho people nre properly represented
on tho board.
If conditions, were different and the
polltlcnl leaders wero at pence I might
then suggest proper m:n for directors,
but ns things are I will not tiko part In
nny way In any disturbance In Councils
I do not oven kno(w whether any selection
of directors will bo mado today or lator
ln tho month I have not tnken this ques
tion up and will leave It with Councils."
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FIREMAN DIES
ON BLAZING TUG
Had Gone Aboard "Joseph" to
Sleep Nearby Shipping
Endangered
John Cooper, fireman of the tug Jo
seph, was burned to death when the blaz
ing boat was cut adrift o save wharves
and shipping nearby. Coopor was asleep
In a bunk back of tho engino room when
tho tug, which had tied nt Pier 2, below
the Cambria street wharf, caught fire
last night Flames burned most of the
Interior of the engine room beforo any at
tention wis nttrncted ..
Thaddeus Clnrk, 2S10 Ann fctrcet, tho
cook, saw the firo nnd ran to notify the
police He did not know that Cooper
wan asleep on board tho tug Firemen
cut tho vessel's hawsers The tug floated
out between Piers 1 nnd 2 Rome ono re
membered Cooper had gono aboard to
sloep Firemen manned a row bunt, car
rying a hose with thrm from tho lock,
nnd turned a Rtreani of water Into the
tug When tho flames were subdued
Cooper's b-dy was found near he onglno
room The origin of the firo Is unknown.
Firemen estimate the loss nt $8000
FIVE XEW SUITS STARTED
OVER LUSITAXIA DISASTER
Executors of Victims of Torpedoed
Steamship Ask Heavy Damages
NEW YORK. May 1 Preliminary no
tlces of flo new suits ngalnst tho Cunard
Steamship Compiny, Limited, have been
filed In tho Admiralty Branch of the Ind
eral District Court They result from tho
torpedoing of the t.usltanla laBt May 7
b a Derninn submarine
Theso milts nre similar to tho one
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Lusitama Day,
Sunday next, May 7, is the first anniversary of
sinking of the gigantic Cunard liner Lusitania.
mark the day the Public Ledger will issue
A Special Supplement
called the
'Lusitania White
The Supplement will contain the whole of the
correspondence between Washington and Berlin on
the U-boat question, the issue which first made
America think internationally. Every American
should read and preserve this White Book. It marks an
epoch in the nation's history. Order your copy now.
brought last week by Mrs, Mny Davies
Hopkins. Sho sued the Cunnrd Line for
$750,000, alleging that neglect of proper
safeguards nnd precautionary measures
had reullcd In tho loss of the Lusltania,
causing tho death of her husband.
One of the suits Is brought for Arthur
D. Wolf and Solomon P. Halle, as ex
ecutors for tha estate of May M, Schwarr.
Sidney Ross Is attorney for the plaintiffs
Fciner & Mnass bring another as at
torneys for Cherrle T Myers, adminis
tratrix for tho estate of Herman A.
Myers
Tho other three suits were Instituted by
Hunt, Hill & Betts Tho plalntl" nro
Virginia Schwalbacher, of 6f!0 Bth n me;
Genevieve Cox Bancroft, 12(1 West 47th
street, nnd Isaac Lohmann of 296 Central
Pnrk West.
Complaints will be filed within a few
days.
NEGROES FIND RICH TREASURE
HURIED IN WOODS
Jewelry nnd Money Uolievcd to Have
Been Hidden by Robbers
DOVntt, Del. May 4. Great excite
ment was caused In Dover this morning
by tho dlsrovcry of a burled trcisurc on
the farm of General A. R Benson, about
ono mllo from this town While digging
stumps on the Benson farm several ne
groes unearthed a quantity of Jewelry
nnd gold coins, vnlued at (.eveinl bundled
dollars, and n search Is still going on for
more It Is believed that tho Jewelry
comprises tho loot of thieves, which was
burled 10 or 12 jears ago At that time
tho hiding plnco of the treasure was n
dense forest, and It Is believed tho thieves
were unable to find the location when they
returned for It.
Among tho articles found todiy were
two gold w.itrhcs. a sllxcr watch, a nickel
watch, several gold breast pins nnd
brooches, threo gold rings, a gold watch
fob nnd n number of gold coins in denomi
nations r $.'0 $10. $5 and $J Till Tho
Jewelry wns slightly corroded, but other
wise in good condition.
Sueday9 May
NEED $604,012,179
TO PUT NAVY SECOND
Daniels Names Ships Required
to Make Its Strength Equal
Germany's
Du a Staff Corrf'ro'iitf'
WASHINGTON May 4 That It
would tako $604,012,170 to put the United
States Navy In second place Is shown by
tables submitted to the House Naval Af
fairs Committee today by Secretary
Josephus Daniels. The Information was
given In response to a letter written by
Representative Thomas S Butler, of
Pennsylvania, ranking Republican mem
ber of the Nnval Affairs rommlttcc
These nro the phlps It will be necessary
to ndd If the t'nltcd States Is to get a
navy "to lick Germany," ns advocated by
the "big nnvj" members of tho committee-
Six dreadnoughts, 10 battle cruisers, 21
strut cruisers, SO dostrocrs, 9 fleet sub
marines, 78 coast submarines
Explanation Is mndo by the naval ora
tors that the llgures nre based on the
strength of the navies at tho outbreak of
the war They suy they cannot tell what
ships have been ndded by the belligerent
Poweis since thnt time
Husband Slabs Hoarder
For threo months Anthony Wltcrs, 30
jenrs old, of S00f Bath stieet. Imagined
that he observed Leon Ilonskl his bonrd
er, steal furtlvo glances In the direction
of his wife JDtrly today tho climax came.
When Anthony ordered Leon to "look
nrouud for a room somewhere else," Leon
refused, nnd Wllers Is alleged to have
stnbbed him with a knife After the stab
bing. Wlters disappeared, but was nr
rested by a policeman of tho Belgrade and
Clearfield streets stntlon n fow hours
later Today Magistrate Wrlgley held
him in $600 bnil for a further hearing on
Mny 11. Ilonskl appeared ngalnst him
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WESCOTT BTitL W RACE
Has Not Asked Withdrawal faf Sena
torial Nomination Papers
Attorney General Wescott, of New Jer
sey, has not decided to withdraw from
the race for United States Senator.
This statement was mad today by
his son, Harry D. Wescott, In correcting
n published dispatch from Trenton vs
terday, which quoted hli father as say.
Irg he had requested his friends to wun
draw a petition asking him to run for
the office to succeed Senator Martlne.
"My father was surprised when I read
him the dltpatch over the telephone,"
sild Mr. Weacott. "He eald that not .
word of It was true."
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