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I ACCEPT PACT
ANTHRACITE MEN
IfistBrrrER battle
-. tohlte. of Union, and
JSjowcra Win Over Radi-
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Mrjo" ",onf the tentative
lift nlr1 Into w,lh lhe opAt!;s
TL,ntlcn, !nte yesterday, raiuieo. ine
'i i,v vote or osi w ' ,
SffUS . by districts wax! N'o. 1. for
Fs!.!.tAt 107! No. ' 'or 1,u nsainsi.
S! a1 rjime niter uie uivo. ci""
R'itA waxed between the radical
Jrvaltve elements of the or-
SttTof resterday, amid scenes that ho
itiActerUod as bedlam. President
SS&m? his trlct omcerB fought for
ffiKtlori of the agreement without
Modification whatever.
,&?'. victory has been a signal one
5ihj followers are proclaiming tb-t
? rjf- ... .lAmAnt in fhe mine workers
j55j-their language, "been put out
Jpfi. wry likely that the. nnthractte
Benton wl" "na"r ,'"'la... , v "'""
ISrti to tne ontract ,n Philadelphia to-
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READ NET FOR CRACKSMEN
IjEettlsrs Issued Describing Burglars
L Vyho Kob "unain stores ,
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CictAln James laie. 01 me uraccuo
titHM h forwarded to tho police Of
S Ml'nelpal towns In Now Jersey and
lSMTlvanla circulars giving a descrlp
hS'of'two men who hliv"e becn oporntlng
rtn the safes of "chain grocery stores."
SEt-use a clamp device which pulls out
SSamblnatlon dials and locking spindles.
rt.Thi.niV aro known to have opened
lK lifes In Philadelphia and others In
Eftaru, Eddystone. Ardmore, Burlington
gtf'Hadilon Heights. .
th,ppllce 'fay tho safe breakers hayo
SfeiOOlng a lucratlvo business, securing
Kffrf'Of J160 In one haul.
ipjpEMEN MOURN COMRADE
sgmiiinir George" Felton Succumbs
wj$t'' After Operation ,
HOflfcers and men of the lGth district
wllesntaUon. 30th street nnd Lancaster
EJtriue, are In mourning today over tho
fijtth of one of the most popular police.
Spin. the district, George Felton "Smlt
r0orge." ns he was called. Felton
jJin the University Hospital after being
tttftted on for stomach trouble Monday,
lliipu, not thought thajt tho operation
fi'jrJous.
MItdn was 36 years ,oId nnd lived with
Wf.nother and father at 331 Budd street.
mMiheen on the police force 11 years.
rijljln the 16th district, and during
ittlme had never been disciplined.
Ipbrtaily he had been .acting, as houso
ttmant and his promotion to a ser-
nX was expecieci soon. euon was
vW. Well-built, man, and well liked be
kwt'ot his geniality, which had won
WiO'.the eobrlquf t of "Smiling George."
PUPILS TQOK JOY Tnip;
NOW &1 ARE VERY SORRY
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Collingswood School Expels Number
for RlVcr Voyage
COLLINGSWOOD, N. J., fclay 5. A
wholesale mutiny at the Collingswood
High 8bhoot yesterday resulted In the ex
pulsion of 31 pupils pending Investigation
by tho faculty and arbitration by tho
parents.
The baseball team of the high school
nnd a delegation of rooters, (ems' of them
fair,, started for Wilmington but found
when they arrived at the. dock that owing
to a smallpox quarantine the game could
not be played. Youth and spring together,
with frobnbly a tittle touch of the "man
from Egypt," Inspired the team and rooters
to go somewhere, so .they boarded a Tren
ton boat and took a rld,e up the rIVof In
stead of down, not, however, before having
a heated confab with Prof. Amos Flake,
supervisor of Collingswood schools.
Numbers ruled in the end arut over
Professor Flake's veto they pa Med the de.
clslon that they would take a pleasure trip
to Trenton. Some of them are sorry now,
UNOFFICIAL WEATHER
s PROPHET EXPIRES
Aged "Aide" to Forecaster1 Suc
cumbs, to Injuries Received
in Accident
John Comly, 84 years old. of 1629 North
Grntz street, who won fame as n weather
forecaster and unofficial aide to the
Weather Bureau, died in the Jefferson
Hospital today as the result of Injuries
he sustained when struck by a trolley
car Wednesday night at 6th and Market
streets; .
Mr. .Comly's .observations, .trfade with a
series of deltcato Instruments Installed at
his homo, soon attracted tho attention of
Mr. Bliss, the Government forecaster, who
Investigated. He found that the ama
teur forecaster's monthly reports cover
ing) all changes in temperature, winds,
rain and snow Were correct to a solentlno
degree. He accordingly used them as
semiofficial In his own reports.
Mr. Comly made his weather reporting
a hobby. He. got lots of pleasure out of
11 UllU mis turu diuiiuuu nun til's
knowlcdgo that he was serving the Gov
ernment and the uubllc. He was assisted
'in his work by his wife, who enjoyed it
as much as he did. Ilin instruments were
of the same pattern used at the Govern
ment'wonther stations. They were placed
In his back yard and it is said that Mr:
Comly made as good observations nH the
Government stations.
Mr. Comly- was crossing Market street,
whe'n ho wns struck by an( enstbound ear,
tho crew of which has not' been arrested.
, Mr, Comly Is survived by n widow, Mrs.
Itebecca B. Comly, and a daughter, , Mrs.
Hannah Pickering. He was the grandson
of John Comly, author of the Comly spell
tpg book, which 50 years ago was an au
thority. The funeral will be held Monday
In the Friends' Meeting IIoubo at 16th and
Itace streets. Interment will bo In the
Friends' burying ground.
Roundhouse Men Ask Increase
HEADING. Pa May 6. Three hundred
employes of the Philadelphia and Reading
Railway Company's roundhouses here
presented a petition to tho company to
day asking an increase In wages. It Is
likely the request will be granted. The
petitioners Includo- laborers, machinists
and repairmen.
FREIGHT GLUT DRIVES
PENNSY MAN TO DEATH
Warner R, Howellj Foreign De
partment Head, Worried by
.Congestion, Ends Life
Anxiety and overwork-, due' to the un
precedented freight congestion of the
Pennsylvania: Railroad; drove Warner R.
HoWoll, foreign freight agent of the rail
road, to suicide yesterday, according to
friends of the dead man. ,
The 'unusual conditions had unnerved
Mr. !forellftt a time when he was gen
erally unwell. Hn was $5 years old. He
worked continuously by day and often lost
sleep at night worrying over the difficul
ties with whloh the railroad was beset.
Yesterday afternoon he was alone In
his' home. In a fashionable section of
Gcrmantown. About 6 o'clock Elisabeth
McDonnell, a servant, returned to the
house, and when Mr, Howell did not ap
pear for dinner she went to his room.
She found htm lying across his bed.
Dr. J. E." Bellvllle, 69SS Greene street,
W'ho had been treating him, was called.
A .probo showed that tho .bullet had
pierced tho roof of his mouth and en
tered the brain. Apparently he had
placed the muszle .of the revolver In Ills
piouth and .fired.
Doctor Bellvllle said the man had been
dead threeor four hours when the servant
found his body,
The following statement was Issued by
the family:
"Mr, Warner Roberts Howell had been
suffering from neurasthenia for several
months past, and had beon much depressed
since the death of. his brother, William
Howell, about two months since. Mr.
Howell answered when called at 7 o'clock
on Thursdoy morning, but. ns he did not
come down Btalrs nor reply when he was
called later, It was thought beet to sum
mon the family physician, who entered Mr.
Howell's room and found that he had Bitot
himself, without doubt In an access of
nervous depression. Mr. Howell was Just
57 years of age."
Mrs. Howell will arrive at noon to
morrow. Mrs. Howell, who Is hln second wlfo.
Is In Florida. He married her In New
York on September 8, 1914. She waa
Mrs. Jean J. Hoffer before this marriage.
Two daughters, Esther and Isabel F
Survive, him.. They are at homo. A
brother, William, died Beveral months
ago, and grief over his death Increased
Mr. Howell's worries. He was also dls
tantly related to George B. Roberts, for
mer president of tho Pennsylvania Rail
road. In addition to tho Union League, Mr,
Howell was a member of tho Philadel
phia Cricket and other clubs. He had a
summer homo at Northeast Harber, Me.
FIRST LANCASTER CONCERT
Oratorio Society Sings "Judas Mac
' cabacus" to Great Throngs
LANCASTER, Pa.. May 6. The Fulton
Opera House was crowded last night for
the first concert of the new Incaster Ora
torio Society. The organization sang Han
del's oratorio "Judas, Maccabacus," being
assisted by the Philadelphia Orchestra and
Miss Eliney Hottz, soprano; Miss Susanna
Dercum, contralto; Dr. J. Hownrd Zullak,
tenor, and Harry Holtz, basso. The di
rector was J. Fred Wollc, who conducted
tho Bach festivals at Bethlehem.
The festival was preceded by a concert
this afternoon by the orchestra, a feature
of the program being tho playing of Hans
Klndler, 'cellist,. The orchestra waa under
the leadership of Thaddeus Rich.
WALTER It. HOWELL
Foreign freight agent of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, who shot
and killed himself at his home,
GOG West Cheltcn avenue, yes
terday afternoon.
RIOTING AT SHORE ELECTION
FEARED POLICE TO ACT
Judge Calls on 'Sheriff to Guard
'Against Violence at Polls
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., May 6. Fear
ing rioting at the polls because of the
bitter feeling that has been engendered
by rival political factions over tho con
trol of tho city government here, County
Judge C. C. SMInn has called upon Sheriff
Joseph Ingersoll to tako personal charge
of a largo force of deputies to patrol the
resort on Tuesday next, election day.
This Is the first time such nctlon has ever
been necessary here.
Deep concern has been manifested by
both Bides over Just what their opponents
will nttempt to "pull," and they are ready
to come back with almost anything to
win. Tho battle next Tuesday will be tho
worst the resort has over seen, according
to the Information gnthered by the au
thorities, who aro determined to quell all
disturbances by prompt police, action.
Beer Flows Freely on Street
Beer light, dark, bock nnd other bev
erages actually flowed In the gutters on
Mnrkct strcot, between Front street nnd
Delawaro avenue, shortly before noon to
day, following n collision between a brew
ery wngon, owned by Arnholt & Schaefer,
and a fireplug. In tho accident tho driver,
Frnnk Moos, of 1330 North Hollywood
street, pitched from his seat nnd 2000 bot
tles of beer were dashed to the street,
cracking half tho number. Policemen had
to bo summoned to protect the bottles that
were Intact from tho ravages of "relic
hunteru."
Cardinal Archbishop of Lyons Dies
PARIS, Mny 6. Hector Irenaeus So
vlne, Cardinal Archbishop of Lyons, died
yesterday, 64 years of age. He w,bs cre
ated Cardinal In May, 1914.
SMALLPOX CRISIS
PAST IN WILMINGTON
Health Secretary Hopes Disease
Will Be Stamped Out
Within Few Days
WILMINGTON, Del., May 6.
The crisis In tho smallpox situation
seems to have been passed, and Secretary
Isaac W. Bowers, of the Board of Health,
declares that ho haa every hope that the
disease will be stamped out In a few dayB.
Several places ordered closed have been
given word that they can open. Including
the churches, public schools and saloons.
This order takes effect with church Serv
ices on Sunday and the saloons at once,
the schools opening next Monday,
The theatres may open on Monday, tho
only Indefinite closures at the present, time
being tho poolrooms and the Wilmington
Institute Free Library.
This edict came this morning after It
had been learned that no new cases had
como to light. Secretary Bower, made a
thorough tour of the city last night, visit
ing nil the Infected sections, and found
that conditions were Improving as rapidly
as could be expected. Everything now
tends to an even more rapid stamping out
of the disease, owing largely to tho co
operation tho citizens of Wilmington have
given the Health Board In such matters
as closing all places where crowds might
gather and In vaccination.
Merchants are gratified with the nctlon
taken In relieving the 'tension.
There are now 29 patients, all negroes,
nt tho Emergency Hospital, No white
cases have been reported for three dayn
and no other case for two, tho one cast)
yesterday bolng that of a man who had
escaped qunrantlne some days before. Not
a death has occurred.
Sells Knoxville Stock Farm
William II. W. Qulok A Bro acting
for a Now York client, have Bold, through
the Alexander McMillan Company, of
Knoxvlllo, Tonn., tho McDonald stock
farm of 1000 ncros, with largo mansion
houso nnd barn, on the Holston River,
four miles from Knoxville. Tho property
wns held for snla at $100,000.
Malls on Frederick VIII Seized
BERLIN, May 6. The Overseas News
Agency announces thnt tho Scandinavian
American liner Frederick VIII waa hold
up at Kirkwall by a British patrol boat
and her first class American malls, con
sisting of 2000 bngn, wero taken on. The
Frederick VIII was on her way from
New York to Chrlstlanla.
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IRISH COUNTY SOCIETIES
HOLD ANNUAL BALL TONIGHT
City Dignitaries to Grace Occasion in
Mercantile Hall
City dignitaries are expected to be pre
sent tonight, when the annual ball of the
Federation of Irish County Societies Is
held In Mercantile Hall, Broad and Mas
ter streets.
The committee In charge has spared no
efforts to make the affair a gathering
worthy of tho best traditions of their
nattvo land.
Invitations have been extended to the
Mayor, Judges Bonnlwell, Caxsldy, Gor
man nnd Rogers, of the Municipal Court,
and also City Solicitor John P. Connelly,
Joseph P. Oaftnoy, James B, Sheehan,
Michael J. Ryan, Joseph McLaughlin and
many other notables.
Mayor to Speak for Loan Bills
Mayor Smith today accepted an Invita
tion to speak on the loan bills at a meet
ing Monday night In the Levering Publlo
School, 21st Ward, Germantown, A dele
gation from tho ward, headed by ex.
Councilman W. F. Dixon, called upon the
Mayor this morning to extend the Invita
tion. All the directors In the Mayor's
cabinet have also been Invited and several
will speak. ,
BUSINESS MEN TO ACT
SOON ON P. R.1 BOARD
United Association Will Make
Nominations for Directorate
at Special Meeting
William Hancock, president of tie
United Business Men's Association, wilt
call a speolnl meeting of the association
within the noxt few days to nbmlnato six
men for consideration by Councils as
candidates for the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company directorate. This was
announoed today following tho action of
Common Council yesterday In passing
without opposition the .evolution Inviting
the association to make the nominations,
One faction In tlio association la de
manding that all six i nominees bo named
from the membership of their association,
which totals about 20,000 throughout the
city. Another faction Is urging that Bev
oral names of men not In the association
be submitted, In order 'to demonstrate that
they are willing, If necessary, to make
their own Interests subservient to those
of the city.
This point will bo decided at the spe
cial meeting of the association.
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