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EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 191fi.
BULLETINS
, HEAVY EARTHQUAKE KOCKS TOWNS IN ITALY
JfcOMLfi, June 17, A heavy earth shock wrts reported at 3:25 o'clock yesterday
Swmln at forll, a- town offcentro.1 Italy, having a population of 60,000, and at
.JWninl, a town with a similar number of persons, 23 miles further feast There
JM casualties,.
$200,000,000 IN LOANS MAY BE FLOATED HERE
NEW TORK, June 17. Negotiations, which wens started eomo 'months ago
toeMtir to the flotation of a French loan In this country, havo beon practically
completed. Announcement of a public offering Is looked for soon after July, 1.
France will bd provided with $100,000,000 oh terms, a llltlo bettor than those, ob
tatned on the larger Anglo-French loan of five times the amount. That Is to Bay,
the ftet cost will be approximately BV4 per cent. All th6 proceed Will be used
li the United States. The lower rato Is obtained through tlio use of collateral, and
the interposition of a holding company.
ItfEW TOniC, June 17. Preliminary Inquiries looking to the flotation In tho
United States of a large loan to Argentina havo been mado In tho financial district,
but tho matter Is still in Its Initial stages, It was sad In Institutions conversant with
South American affairs. In well-Informed quarters It Is expected that tho loon wilt
be between $75,000,000 and $100,000,000, the uinount depending on the nttltudo of
Investors. Maturities which must be cared for In tho next four years amount to
about $65,000,000.
MORE THAN 300 JOIN N. G. P. FIRST BRIGADE
Tho 1st Brigade of tho N. O. P. has received more than 300 new enlistments In
the week Just past. Officers expect this to keep up, for enlistment blanks aro out
by the thousand as a result of Interest stirred up by meetings held at big industrial
concerns.
MOTORISTS PLAN
TO WAGE BATTLE
ON WILSON BILL
Unfair, Say Many, of New
Restrictions to Curb
Accidents
HEARING ON F R t D A Y
Trade Associations Will Be Rep
resented to Discuss
Problems
BALDWINS TO BUILD 100 LOCOMOTIVES
The Baldwin Locomotlvo Works will build 100 olectrlc locomotives at a. cost of
about $75,000. each for the Now York, Now Haven and Hartford Railroad. Tho con
tract, which will be closed within a few days, Is one of tho largast for electric locomo
tives evor placed. Tho Wcstlnghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company Is tho
chief contractor, and tho work to be done at Baldwin's will bo sublet by tho Wcst
lnghouse. Electric parts of the engines will bo built by the Westlnghouse and
assembled here.
HUGHES AND PENROSE WILL CONFER ON MONDAY
Charles E. Hughes, Republican nominee for tho presidency, and Senator Ten
rose will hold a conferenco In New York next Monday morning. Tho Senator will
also attend a mcotlng in Now York of the National Republican Subcommittee on,
Organization, of which ho Is a member.
BULGARS REPORTED QUITTING GREEK FRONTIER
ATHENS, Juno 17. It Is reported In Athens that tho Bulgarians are with
drawing tho majority of their forces from tho Greek front to tho Rumanian;
frontier. '
PLANS MADE TO FEED GERMANY ANOTHER YEAR
BERLIN, Juno 17. Slnco there is no doubt thnt Germany can hold out as
regards fobd until the now harvest, the recently organized board of food strategy,
headed by Dr. von Batockl, has devoted its main efforts to working out an exhaustive,
detailed economic plan for tho coming harvest year. This plan Is now completed
and has beon submitted to tho Bundesrat. being described at a meeting today, nt
which von Batockl, Minister of tho Interior Hclffcrlch and numerous Ministers,!
of tho various Gorman States wero present.
BRITISH TAKE ISLAND IN GERMAN EAST AFRICA
LONDON, Juno 17. Tho following official statements on tho campaign In Ger
man EaBt Africa were Issued last night: "The Island of Ukerowo, north of tho German
port of Manusa, on Lake Victoria Nyanza, has been occupied and two Krupp guns
an3 stores taken. Kwedlzwa, six miles north of Hnndcnl, has been occupied, also
tho village of Kilimanjaro, close to Handcnl. A large German force Is Intrenched
near the Handenl water supply. Tho Important station of Korogwe and tho
Hvagon bridge over the Panganl River have been taken by the British."
SMALL ITALIAN STEAMSHIP SENT TO BOTTOM
LONDON, Juno 17. The Italian steamship Motla, 600 tons gross, has been
sunk, Lloyd's announces.
MARIAN LAMBERT'S
GIRL CHUMS TESTIFY
AT TRIAL OF 0RPET
State Relies on Members of
"Eighteen Bunch" to Confute
Suicide Plea of
Defense
ONE SAW VICTIM WEEP
WAUKEGAN. 111., Juno 17. The
"Eighteen Bunch" had their Inning In the
game for the life or death of Will Orpet
today.
The "bunch" now only 16 strong are
school girls, chums of Marian, and they
came into the big courtroom, half-frightened
and took the stand, one after another, to aid
the prosecution or the youth who wrecked
the life of their friend.
They had been In court before, but this
was their day the day they were to con
fute the story of Josephine Davis, now
ostracized from "the bunch," who said
Marian had cried and threatened suicide on
the day of 'her 18th birthday party, four
days before her body was found.
Bern ice Wells was called first to the
stand.
"Did you see Marian go with Josephine
Davis in any other room on the afternoon
of the birthday party?" the prosecutor
asked.
T did not" '
"Did you see her crying!"
"No,"
Florence Russell came next
"Did you see any 'one crying at that
birthday party?"' she was asked.
"Yes," said Florence, "Anna Paulson was
crying.'
"Any one else?"
"Yes; Marion Lambert. They were cry
ing together."
"What did Marlon and Anna say?"
"Marlon said: 'Anna, I'm awfully sorry
you didn't arrange to stay all night with
us. We have not missed staying together
on my birthday for 15 years."'
"Was that all she was crying about?"
"Yes."
The fjtata turned Mies Russell over to
the defense for cross-examination.
"Marian told me Sunday morning. Feb
ruary 5, that she had learned Will Orpet
was engaged to Mlsa Youlter, and that Jo
sephine had written Will and soon Will
would coma down and tell her the straight
truth of it," Mls3 Russell said.
Qn redirect examination the State brought
pat that Marian had told Florence that
Orpet had been to Lake Forest two weeks
before the birthday party and had slept
In the garage on the Kuppenbelmer estate,
''because he had something on the chauffeur
and could stay there any time he wanted
to and nobody -would know it"
"Marian told me Orpet was of a passion
ate temperament," Miss Russell said. "He
would get mad and fly off Into a temper.
Marian said she liked him that way."
Then Mis Russell sprang the testimony
the Stat had waited for.
"Marian," she said, "told me once that
she thought Josephine Davis liked Will
Orpet awfully well, uut Marian saldtshe,
etdn't care about mat, gne tnougnt tnat
it was Josephine's feeling for Orpet that
Iier come to i" tuuuerv uorat so
Kkrfan also had told her, she said, that
ter parents did pot want Orpet to come to
' , Mlaafe Rttmaey was the next of the
PstMk Bunch" called. She had known
Ifrrtaa Intlir.attly for three years, she said,
"G& ?lan- always seemed liappy
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DYING LEADING SPORT
IN VIRGINIA TOMORROW
UNDER BLUE LAW RULE
Authorities Will Make Prohibi
tionists' Plan Ridiculous by Ar
resting Almost Everybody
Who Starts Something
TO ENFORCE THE LETTER
RICHMOND, Vn., Juno 17. Virginia will
be paralyzed socially and economically to
morrow, for the authorities have announced
their decision to enforce blue laws that pro
hlblt about everything but eating, sleeping,
attending religious services, decorating
graves and delivering previously made Ice
cream.
With Prohibitionists In power all over
the State, the cr for enforcement of the
ancient blue laws Is said to have come
from the reform element. They say,
though, that aritt-prohlbltlonlsts are trying
to make the reform laws ridiculous by
Strict enforcement.
Authorities say they are going to arrest
engineers of freight trains, chauffeurs, tele
phone and telegraph operators, bootblacks
and confectioners, proprietors of amuse
ment places, druggists who sell anything
but medicine, cigar store men, newspaper
workers from editors downri choir singers,
street car employes, baseball players, golf
ers, bathers and all who try to sail, row or
run boats for pleasure or profit, fishermen,
persons who do "unnecessary" house or
farm work everybody, in fact, who doesn't
stick close to the "straight and narrow" and
be mighty careful how he does that
Officials have been Instructed to apply the
letter of the law and those who are sup
posed to do It have been warned they are
subject to removal from office If they don't
do It. Written or formal verbal complaint
from an Individual, corporation or organlia
tlon Is all that Is necessary for arrests
under the statute which, dates to 1790.
HAN WITHOUT A MEM0HY
EXAMINED AT JOHNS HOPKINS
Maine Resident Was Found Nude in
Swamp Near Auguata, Ga.
WASHINGTON, June 17. "Jack Blank,"
S4, brought to Washington to recover his
memory, is going to Baltimore this after
noon for examination by Johns Hopkins
surgeons.
Found nude In a swamp near Augusta,
Ga., last winter "Jack Blank" remembers
only that he started on a trip to Florida
from Bangor, Me.
"Jack Blank" says he started south with
his parents and stopped off at Wilmington,
DeL. Washington and Wilmington, N. C
At the last named town he bought a ticket
to St Augustine, Fla., and sat down in the
railroad station. That la the last he re
members. He was brought to Washington
by W. E. Trowbridge, wealthy -Augusta
merchant, who will take bun to Bangor, "if
Baltimore surgeons can't .restore his
memory.
Veteran Fire Captain to Retire
' Coiling wood' Children In Park Fete
Mora than 09 school children "partici
pated today in the annual library carnival
heli In Knight Park, Colllngswood, N J.
Thro'were rustic dances by scnool glrfo
and demonstrations of woodcraft by Boy
Scouts. Miss Dorothy Rogers was crowned I he will go on tta bSSStT Mat
nnn hv HIM lllitv lflllr If.- ,- w,. Y 5 .fi" .P" U1.' WallOR Ilt
composed M Miss Ruth Snyder. Ml Mer
cedea Way. CecUt Baker William Bailey
and Howard. MohrSeld, Mrs. T J Ballsy
was, chairman, at the Carnival Committee.
Out of a mass of criticism, both favor
able and adVeise, which greeted the pub
lication yeWcrdny of Director Wilson's1 dras
tic automobile trnftlc regulating ordinances
this fact stood out boldly:
Tho ordinances will not be permitted to
pass Councllfl without first having weath
ered the tout of opcrt antagonism at the
puiuic hearing before the Law Commltteo
In the Finance Commltteo chamber on Fri
day afternoon
t At this 'meeting representatives of many
nssoclatloni directly and Indirectly inter
ested In the automobile trade In this city
will bo present to object to many clnusci
In the ordinances rs unfair to the automo
bllist, but nt the eamo time these wimo
associations will strenuously approve other
section1; of the prospective regulations ns
Imperative to tho safety of tho public.
Mnvor Smith said that every one who
talked with him yesterday concerning tho
ordinances expressed himself In terms
of high praise for Director Wilson's achieve
ment and as of tho belief that tho regula
tions if enacted Into law would opcrato for
the greater safety of the public at largo.
Nevertheless, In automobile circles the
drafts were attacked as Inconsistent In
many Instances nnd as unfair In others
Although the Automobile Trade Associa
tion haB had no opportunity to take official
action concerning the ordinances. Its presi
dent, W P Herbert, said yesterday that
tho association would study them this week
and be well represented nt tho hearing on
Friday.
RIGHTS Or AUTOISTS.
Mr. Herbert declared he could sec no
Justice lu discriminating between violators
of tho law who happen to bo driving a
motorcar anil violators of tho law who
happen to be pedestrians, and therefore
was opposed to the fluctuating penalizing
clauses In the ordlnnnces, which provide
fines of no less thnn $25 for violators of
the nuto trnfllc regulations nnd a fine of
only $1 for pedestrians who break tho law
by crossing a street In the middle of a
block.
"Speaking generally," said Mr. Herbert,
"I must say that tho ordinances have my
approval, or I may say that the purposo
they havo been drawn to seno has my
approval. I bet leva In regulation nnd re
striction, but whllo wo are doing It why
not rcgulato the pollco?
"Wo automobile drivers are at tho mercy
of these men who control trnlllc upon tho
city streets. And we are to be placed fur
ther within their Jurisdiction by these ordi
nances. Yet tho measures do not attempt
to correct a very hcrlous defect In the
'supervision of traffic In tho congested sec
tions of tho city, and that defect lies in tho
lack of nny system or uniformity whatever
In the manner to bo followed by traffic
pollco In signaling at Intersections, Auto
mobile drivers know to their chagrin and
annoyance that this Is true. Thero should
be some standard adopted by which airtraf
flc policemen would bo compelled to signal
traffic In the same manner. As It Is today.
It is too frequently impossible for a driver
to know whether a policeman Is signaling
for him to stop or go abend. I suggest that
tho police "officials look Into this matter at
onco nnd And some method of training these
men who handle the traffic.
FAVORS PARKING LAW.
"The parking restrictions cannot bo com
mended too highly. Hero on Broad street
we know that several second-hand dealers
have as many as SO cars parked In the
centro of the thoroughfare at the same time.
They clog the street and are a nuisance to
other automoblllsts.
"And while our association favors rea
sonable regulation and will stand back of
Director Wilson in his effort to have the
major portions of his ordinances enacted
Into law, let us not overlook the fact that
Philadelphia has fewer automobile accidents
and fatalities than any other city of Its
also nnd many of smnller population In
the country. In the month of May, for in
stance, while 10 persona were killed In
Philadelphia, 49 were killed In New York.
Statistics from the other great centres of
population will show that Philadelphia has
been particularly fortunnte In this respect "
While the automobile driving population
was digesting and discussing the elements
In Director Wilson's proposed ordinances,
District Attorney Rotan'B yearly report was
made public, and was found to contain a
bitter arraignment of reckless automobile
drivers as well as an Indictment of "other
wise prudent" business Arms which employ
Incompetent drivers for their heavy motor
trucks, from whose "reprehensible lack of
experience many deaths have resulted."
That section of the District Attorney's re
port dealing with the automobile traffic sit
uation Is as follows
"Certain situations arise from time to
time In the city where tho co-operation of
this office Is of especial value. At the pres
ent time the wilful and reckless driving of
automobiles and auto trucks has caused so
many deaths and Injuries as to constitute
a public menace. A vigorous prosecution
of defendants charged with this offense Is
bound to act as a deterrent, and I have ac
cordingly directed my staff to give special
attention to matters of this kind coming on
fort trial. I have also requested the
magistrates, before whom preliminary hear
ings In such cases are held, to make their
returns so fit the facts that wherever pos
sible a defendant can be held on the moie
serious charge of aggravated assault and
battery Instead of simple assault and bat
tery. The majority of cases really rise to
the degree of aggravated assault, and should
bo so dealt with, because it Is obvious that
where the charge against a reckless driver
It merely assault nnd battery, the ball Is
small, he punishment, when there is n con
Motion, may be light, and the defendant Is
often able to effect a civil adjustment In
the matter and thereby end the criminal
prosecution.
"Where death has resulted from such
reckless driving, I am pressing for'a speedy
and vigorous trial In every case.
"I am also at this time carefully consid
ering legislation to be presented to the com
ing Legislature. My observation of a large
number of these cases which have been
tried by this office Is that the accident or
death has resulted from a most reprehen
sible lack of experience on the part of the
driver to whom an automobile or heavy
autotruck has been Intrusted by otherwise
prudent business firms. In many Instances
these firms have, for their own Interests,
concluded to discard their horse teams for
a motor vehicle, and have been willing to
Intrust It, after but one or two lessons, to
a man whose entire experience prior to that
has been with a slow-moving wagon. A
definite and adequate course of Instruction
should therefore be provided by law
"Furthermore, the punishment In such
cases should follow the course which has
been successfully operated In foreign citlfs.
whereby, in addition to the usual nn and
imprisonment, a driver can be suspended
from operating a machine for hU first or
second offense, and permanently deprived
of a license for further violations."
NAMES FORMER 80N-IN-T.AW
IN HIS PLEA FOR DIVORCE
Publisher of Trade Journal Seeka De
cree in Jersey
niDGEWOOD, N. J, June 17, Milton T,
Richardson, 19 North Van Dlcn avenue,
Rldegwood, n well-known publisher of trade
Journals In New York, Including tho Black
smith and Wheelwright and the Automo
bile Dealer nnd Repairer, has: Instituted
divorce proceedings against his wife, whoso
maiden name was Anna J, Porter. Mr,
Richardson Is about 70 years old. Ills wife
Is about 43. He was twice married, there
being threo children by the first wife, and
one daughter, Irene Fletcher Richardson,
aged 16, by the second wife.
Mr. Richardson names his former son-in-law,
Harold D. Johnson, of Jersey City, as
corespondent. Two years ago Mr. Rich
ardson's daughter divorced Johnson, nam
ing her stepmother, nnd Mr. Richardson
bases his petition on the evidence produced
nt that trial In New York.
SHOYER CHIEF OF NEW
REGISTRATION BOARD
Presldent'Named at Reorganiza
tion After Appointments, by
Governor Woodruff Out
LEASING NEGOTIATIONS.
NOT TO DELAY TRANSIT
PLANS, MAYOR SAYS
Executive and City's Representa
tives on P. R. T. Board Will
Discuss Contract Prob
lems on Monday
WILL PUSH WORK ON "L"
Mayor Smith today declared that no de
lays to the comprehensive rapid transit
plans would be occasioned by questions re
garding the leasing of clty-buttt lines to the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company nnd
that provisions of tho lease would be taken
up at once so that construction and leasing
problems could bo worked on at the same
time.
With a lov to obtaining tho Ideas of tho
city representatives recently elected to serve
on the Board of Directors of the Transit
Company, the Mayor today nrranged for a
conference to be held on Monday afternoon
following tho regular monthly meeting of
the Directors of tho Rapid Transit Com
pany. This conference will be attended by
Sheldon Potter nnd William ltancock. tho
two men who, with the Mayor, will have
charge of tho leasing arrangements.
When nuked about progress along the line
of reaching some agreement upon which a
lease of all linos could bo agreed upon the
Mayor today said:
"I havo no disposition to keep nny one In
the dark about tho proposition, but as Mon
day will be tho first board meeting attended
by Messrs Potter and Hancock I feel that
it Is too early to discuss nny possible pro
visions that may bo Insisted upon cither by
the city or the Transit Company.
"Following tho meeting of the board, I
havo planned to confer with tho city repre
sentatives to obtain their views, not only
ns to tho lease but as to the general transit
situation ns well. Of course, tho qu?stlon
of a lease will take time, but It will not
be allowed to Interfere with the progress
or tne worx on ine lines.
"Upon the result of a number of con
ferences I have planned will depend
further action regarding n general lease
of all the lines to bo constructed out of
loan moneys."
Mayor Smith has been In frequent con
sultation with Director Twining, of the De
partment uf Transtt, and has discussed
with that official not only ' construction
planB, but questions regarding the lease.
Neither tho Mayor nor the Director will,
nt this tlmo, nay what conclusions, If any,
havo been reached.
The Mayor has declared that ho believes
a lease should reach to the underlying
lines of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit,
but further than this nothing has been
mado public. It is understood that the
question of a, lease will not be allowed to
Interfere with tho completion of the Frank
ford Elevated, and that some agreement
will be reached before that portion of the
lino between Arch a- Callowhlll streets
Is completed
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FRED J. SHOYER
Fred J. Shoyer was elected president of
the Board of Registration Commissioners
nnd Albert II. Ladner secretary at the or
ganization, of the now board, following the
nppolntment of threo new members by Gov
ernor Brumbaugh. It was announced yes
terday tho board would not organlzo until
Monday, but the new commissioners re
considered nnd held tho meeting late In the
afternoon. The appointments, which re
sulted in the termination of Clinton Rogers
Woodruff's connection with tho board, pro-
oked a storm of protest to the Governor.
There will bo no shake-up affecting at
taches of the board until August, it was
learned today, and there mny be none then.
Politicians look for a general houseclean
Ing, to be followed by the appointment of
Vnro men as office workers.
Tho board's personnel, with tho now
members, Is ns follows: Fred J. Shoyer,
Republican, president ; Albert II, Ladner,
Democrat, secretary, William A. Carr,
Domocrat; George G Plcrle, Republican.
It was announced today tho board will
appoint four registrars for each ward after
August 1, the day on which applications
for the place must be made Political par
ties will file with the board tho names of
their iandldntes before August 1, In ac
cordance with the law
WILSON FACES FIGHT,
BUT VICTORY IS SURE,
HIS FRIENDS TELL HIM
Captain John S, Smith, of the Fir. n
partrnent, will retire July 1 Having been
a member of the department for Hi years
he lli go on the pension it Captaui
Smith has, been Injured several times ai
fire and baa never missed a day from
service, units injured or m. He Is now
atftgjtfd ta Bnglne qnpiy No, Si and
Mvt mt 01S Wayne avenue, Germaatowo.
SOAKED IT THEN OPENED IT
Mysterious Looking Box Found by
Policeman in Mint Vestibule He
Was Very Cautious
A brown box. securely locked, weighing
about 100 pounds and Bet Just Inside the
storm doors of tho vestibule of the United
States Mint, 17th and Spring Garden
Btreets, attracted tho attention of Police
man Donnelly shortly before the Mint
opened this morning.
The policeman tried to lift tho bqx, but
heard a Jingling nolso nnd desisted. He
promptly stopped a passing automobile and,
with the assistance of the driver, placed
the box in the machine and conveyed It to
the 20th and Buttonwood streets police
station. Donnelly decided that the box
ought to be soaked In water before any
further Investigation was made.
A locksmith opened It at the pollco sta
tlon. It contained n complete camper's
outfit. Including several loaves of bread,
shaving tackle, pots and pans, an axe and
a lamp. The police have not yet decided
how the box managed to get Itself In the
Mint vestibule.
Leaders, Back From Convention,
Tell President Republicans
Will Give Good Account
of Themselves
HYPHEN ATTITUDE LIKED
ITALIANS PAY HONOR
TO AMERICAN FLAG
Feast of St. Anthony Marchers
Salute as Band Plays "Star
Spangled Banner"
West Philadelphia Italians , celebrating
the feast of St, Anthony of Padua today,
furnished a patriotic Incident that was
Cheered by observers. Preliminary to a
street parade, In which several hundred
men, women and children participated, a
band concert was given at 62d street and
Glenuood avenue. Louis Bussare, the chief
marshal, was assembling his forces, uhen
one of the bands struck up 'The star
Spangled Banner." Instantly every man In
line uncovered and remained at salute until
the strains of the national anthem had
ended, The example was followed by by
standers and persons In nearby streets
halted and Joined In the tribute to the flag,
Bussare and his assistant, Justlno Al
lotted, led the procession to the Church
of the Most Blessed Sacrament, 68th street
and Chester avenue, where the Rev James
T. Hlgglns, the rector, celebrated High
Mass. Following this ceremony, two groups
of paraders entered Into competitive bid
ding for the privilege of bearing the tall
marble figure of St. Anthony, which was
carried at the, head of the procession,
Headed by a detail at police and two
bands of music, the line of march was taken
up, more than -300-men following the statute
of their patron paint. Girls In white dresses
and wearing garlands of roses followed
and various societies were In line.
Father Hlgglns, attended by nine acolytes
In red cassocks and white surplices and
bearing lighted candles, was escorted to a
point In Glenmore avenue, east of C4
street, where a canopy had been erected
During the procession devout men. and
women plnped bill" of various denomina
tions to the streamers attached to the
statue. This money, which is used to de
fray the expense of the celebration and
for charitable work, la offered In gratitude
for favors received, or solicited through
the Intercession of the saint
After the statue had been enthroned un
der tha canopy, Father Hlgglns preached a
lermqa. A, salute was- then fired, and a
concert given by the bands.
In the afternoon the statue wm carried
back to the church (under similar escort
and another concert was given. A display
of fireworks, on which IOO ha been ex
pended, wlli close (be celebratluo this
evening.
WASHINGTON, June 17. "We've cot a
big fight on our hands."
"That was the word brought to President
Wilson today by friends returning from
the Democratic Convention
"The tight will be In the cities, but we'll
win with our big majority In tho country
districts," thoy added.
' That, In brief, sums up the state of mind
reflected In Administration circles today.
The President nnd his friends ate confident
of victory, but admit the coming battle will
bo a loyal one.
Plans for the campaign will not take
definite shape until the President has con
ferred with his new manager, Vance C.
McCormick, who probably will como to
Washington next week.
The bulk of the campaign will bo handled
from Washington. The President Is not
expected to leave the capital for any pro
longed stay until Congress adjourns. It is
possible he may make some extended speak
ing trips in the autumn. Plans are afoot
to have him go ns far aB the Western
coast.
GIRL OF 7, YOUNGEST .MEMBER
OF 0. A. It., BURIED TOMORROW
Elizabeth C. Schoenleber, 7 Years Old,
Pneumonia Victim
Kllzabeth Carrie Schoenleber, 7 years old,
the youngest member of the Ladlea' Aux
iliary to the G, A. R. In the United States,
will be burled tomorrow from the home of
her father, William Schoenleber, who, at
87, Is among the youngest GAR. veterans
in the country, He enlisted with the 27th
Pennsylvania Volunteers when he was II
years old.
Elizabeth died last Monday of pneumonia.
She was so proud of her honor of being a
member of the Ladles' Auxiliary, of which
her mother is past president, that it made
her generous because of her good luck, as
she put It. It was an honor that came to
her when she was three years old, and
she was affiliated with the KolteH branch,
named for General John A. Koltes, who
was an uncle of her father. Mr. Schoenleber
Is a guard at City Hall,
The Rev, Robert Harper, pastor of the
Tenent Presbyterian Church, will conduct
the funeral services, which will be held
tomorrow at the family home, 5338 Haver
ford avenue. Pallbearers will be members
of her Sunday school class, also classmates
from the Hoffman School, which she, attended
-,3 I
3 M'fSasSSr'k
k& j SW 4fA" 'i
COUPLE TO SPEND HONEYMOON
IN HOUSE WHERE THEY MET
Jnmes McCartney nnd Miss Grace P.
Vincent Will Wed Hero on Juno 28
When Jnmes McCartney, of 2016 MjKean
street, nnd Miss Grace P. Vlncfent. of 871
Walnut street, nfe married drt JUh6 28 they
are going to Atlantic City to spend their
honeymoon In tho house where they met.
The house, It happens, belongs to her
mother,
Some years ago young James McCartney
both he nnd his girl are 21 years old
was spending his vncatlon from performing
services for rich guests nt the Bellevue
Stratford In Atlantic City. He was Intro
duced to Grace Vlncentand. as far as this
story Is concerned, It began nnd ended right
there.
The ceremony will be at the Church of
the Transfiguration, SBth street and Cedar
avenue. After their honeymoon they will
live at 283 South Alden street.
GENERAL WOOD, CLOSE
FRIEND OF ROOSEVELT,
CONFERS WITH HUGHES
Effort to Bring the Nominee and
the Colonel Into Harmonious
Relations Seen in Army
Officer's Visit
PARTY CHIEFS PERTURBED
ELIZABETH SCHOENLEBER
Who, tinti her death, was the
youngest member of the Ladies"
Auxiliary, Q. A. E. Shs was f
years eld.
WASHINGTON, June 17.-"-Kurthor tUn-
nollng to get Colonel Roosevelt and Charles
Evans Hughes together appeared ta be In
process here today. It todk tha fprm of a
conference this afternoon between Hughes
and General Leonard Wood, stanch friend
of Roosevelt and strong Americanism nnd
preparedness advocate.
As an army man Wood cannot battle In
politics. Thero is nothing to prevent him,
howoer, from being n personal emissary
between the two men, nnd it Is believed he
u-lll add his voice to that of other men' who
hope to see Roosovclt with his coat oft
'.rorklng for the .Republican nominee,
During the afternoon Hughes renewed his
ronferences with Republican lenders. Includ
ing IleprcsentatUo Stephens, California;
Senator Works, California ; Representative
Austin, Tennessee; former Senator Butler,
North Carolina, and Representative Mad
den, Chicago.
Mr Hughes will remain here until Sun
day night. He returns Monday to his head
quarters In Manhattan to meet the Crane
steering committee. Politicians In Wash
ington nro discussing the unusual procedure
which Mr. Hughes adopted In going to New
York nlmost Immediately after his nomina
tion to tnko charge of his fight before 'W.
Murray Crano or any other of the Old
Guard could reach thero from Chicago and
forestall him. Many see In It a situation not
entirely to the liking of Crano nnd his
henchmen.
Tho political conjecture now runs some
thing llko this:
First. Mr. Hughes went to New York
for the purpose of "getting the Jump" on
Crnni. Penrose, Smoot, Warren, He'menwny
and other Old Guard leaders who It seemed
apparent would control tho developments
at the convention city after tho nomina
tion, such as the selection oP the Bteorlng
committee of eight of the National Commltr
tee, which Mr. Crane has since organized.
Second. Mr. Hughe3 acted without con
sultation with tho Old Guard leaders, apd.
for that matter, without consulting nny of
the lenders In this connection It Is pointed
out that Herbert Parsons, tho new National
Committeeman from New York State, did
not know when ho loft Chicago 'after tho
convention that Mr. Hughes had gone to
New York, and, on his own admlsslbn. went
through to Washington to greet Mr, Hughes,
returning to New York (when notified by
toleginm that the nominee was at tho Hotel
Astor.
Third Mr. Hughes, by his unique form
of opening his campaign, loomed up ns tho
dominant figure, and by opening head
quarters In New York, where he received
hundreds of visitors, placed himself In the
position where tho Old Guard leaders, such
ns Crane, must como to see him firmly In
trenched as the new and all-powerful leader
of the party, about whom all faction? were
Invited to rally If they saw fit
Crane, Smoot, Penrose and the rest on
the Steering Committee, most of them bit
ter enemies of tho Roosevelt cause, will
meet Hughes Monday afternoon before the
nominee leaves for Providence. Aside
from Crane none of them have yet seen
Mr. Hughes. They have received their
Information from Crane.
The selection of a natlonnl chairman
and executive committee to conduct the
campaign will be one pf the. main things
at issue on Monday. Mr. Hughes has
placed himself by tho steps he has so far
taken In supreme command of his causa.
A rumor has been In circulation, founded
on nothing that Mr Hughes has said, that
William Loeb, one time secretary to Colo
nel Roosevelt but always a Republican,
although with leanings toward Roosevelt,
might bo selected as committee chairman,
The Old Guard could accept him with some
grace If It saw fit. for he did not bolt the
convention of 1912
M0NAGHAN APPOINTED
JUDGE BY GOVERNOR
James Alcorn Will Succeed New
Jurist on State Service
Board
DEM0CRWILL
NOT HAVEftcd
LEADERS ASKar;
Hot Hyphenated Fights'
Be Campaign Feature
Says Blythe ' j
FACE MANY PROBLEM
Must Carry New York, New Je'S
aey, inaiana and
Connecticut
It was announced this afternoon that
former City Solicitor James Alcorn, who
was appointed Public Service Commissioner
by Governor Brumbaugh, will be Inducted
Into office on Monday afternoon at Ha'rrls
burg. The position carries a salary of
(10,000 a year.
Judges of the Common Pleas Court will
meet on Monday to fix a date for the swear
ing In of John Monaghan, who was ap
pointed to a Judgeship In Court of Common
PJeas No. 5 by the Governor, to flit the
yacancy aaused by the death of Judge
Ralston.
Six. Alcorn fills the vacancy on the Public
Service Commission caused by the appoint
ment of Mr. Monaghan,
The. appointment of Mr. Monaghan had
been expected by politicians for months;
(n fact, his name was mentioned as the
most likely candidate shortly after the
death of Judge Ralston. Mr ' Monaghan
sat at the hearings of the case against the
Philadelphia Electric Company, and It was
said at that time his appointment would be
announced upon completion of the hearings.
There was no mention of Mr. Alcorn In.
connection with an appointment to succeed
Mr. Mopaghan, but he has been friendly to
the Governor and his interests, and was a
candidate for election as an Instructed
delegate-at'large, pledged to the Governor,
ta the Republican National Convention. A
few years ago Mr. Alcorn was a candidate
(er Superior Court Judge.
Mr. Monaghan, was born In Ashland, Pa.,
on December 17, 187. He was graduated
from the Central High School, this city, in
18S9, and In 1894 was graduated from, the
Law School of the University of Pennnvl.
Yanla. In UOI-1905 he was engaged ai an j
Assistant my solicitor under John L. Kin
sey and was reappointed by J Howard Gen.
dell. He continued in that office -until 1911.
I. when he resigned. In 1908 he was ap.
pointed attorney lor tne Republican City
Committee and continued la that post 'until
191. when he was appointed a special As
sistant District Attorney by District Attor
ney Jtctan, He resigned from this oflcu on,
May tQ, 1915, when Governor Brumbaugh
appointed Urn 9 member of the Public
Bwvtce Commission.
Bv HAMItTCT. n m.vmtin
Tm-h-J.,, .A... 1... .....
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ST LOUIS. Juno 16 Alt bm tu .3
minded Democrats, who have been In eoi'i
ventlon here, left for their homes conBdeS!
of victory, but certain that the flshV Sri
tween Wilson and Hughes will not hii
walk-over. j
The casual minded loudly proclalmAilA
that i ! o it, tn .r, ""'nieavf
who know politics and who know the UnltH
States, are aware that It will be no clnS 1
and will be a Krucllnir contest, tw. .rH
certain strategic positions the Democratic
claim they can hold during tho campahnvt!
as ioiiows; - -j
FlrBt, they Bay they havo CandUiUI
Hughes bottled up on the hyphen-lssUe Th.-r
President's strong stnnd In his Fia r.- '
speech and the President's own pronounced
nicui. 111 me piauorm, me Democrats say i
put Hughes In a poor tactical position, fori
while the President and the Democrat. '
not oxpect much of the German vote.'ffc.iii
Bay that Hughes losw whichever way h't8
the Germans, nnd If ho coddles to the Qe '
mans, he loses tho Amerlrnnn. 4
The Democrats are jubilant over this.
WILSON HOLDS WHIP.
Second The Democrats Bay the grtatwt
political asset In this campnlgn wilt ,tt
pence, and that the President holds tk:M
wlilphand In this, for he Is Ih official cl-il
pacity and the head or the Government, an4 1
lin ntnMA ...111 1,n a,..nelltl a f. ., L.
credited with maintenance of peace and t
will reap the great benefit, especially after30
ha tine tr,n,lA Tito lmnn,R,k'A flrlfA tn ..!' "a
.... .. ...uu ...w ....,,..-u..u u...u w, ycatv'.,
later In tho summer u
Third The widespread prosperity of.th,3
country ib ncia 10 110 n strong tactor lUiiij
favor of tho Democrats, under whose ad
ministration it came i
Fourth The preparedness program li
democratic and Is hold to bo adequate.
Fifth. Tho Tariff Commission Idea li hellJ
to be a strong incentive for support of Pre, j
merit Wilson iiy muso iiepuoucans vtnv 1
think ob ho does on peace and preparednesi '
and tho hyphen, but aro Intrinsically nro-,1
tectle tariff men. It Is held that theta ,z
men. in view or tno Manic commission pro. -
gram of tho Democrats, can consistently 3
sunnnrt Wllsnn. iJ
Those are tho stiongest voto-gottUig partt'A
of tho Democratic nrocrn.ni. an the r)-mn.w
crata look at them, and they aro preparinj 'vj
tor a vigorous campaign tnat snail keep j
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WIiIIa ,1,a rhal.mnn rt ,1,a Vnllnn.l "" 3
......v ...u .......,..,, ..... ..UMWIiA, .u!-, ,
mlttee and tho nominal manager of tha,
campaign will bo Vnnco McCormick. of
Pennsylvania, tho real campaign manager . ,
win 00 i-recicricic li. Lynch, or Minnesota,
who Is to bo chairman of the Ex-rtiHvA
f-nmmlflAA nnrl whn will hnra final , mrtA 4
direction.
Lynch is a big, powerful, upstanding,
man, a hard fighter and an able politician
and executive. Ho Is In close touch with
the President and will undoubtedly .m.V.. a. "
capable campaign. ,
It Is oxnected that there will be head-
Quarters In Now York and, ChlcnBo,ai;,5Sl
usual, but these arrangements have not 'tfflf
pend on what tho Republicans do. , N
word has reached St. Louis as yet as to the.
men who will manage Hughes' campalgsvSff
tut it is expectcu tnat. tormer senaiorjMi)
urune, 01 iviaeisuviiuaeiiB, win uuvts u letups
Ing part.
xiiu iemuutaiii. juuuicm ja utiu. ,
1U UD UICLICU ,V liOUM IllUOb i:ciiijr .IF,!
York. New Jersey, Indiana and Connect!-?!
cut, certainly, and the equivalent of hsj
cuiuuiueu vuiea ui uiuiuuu uiiu .uuiaiia,
and hold Missouri, .Maryland and KentucKy,'
That Is the Job for tho Democrats. They
say they can do It and they havo returned!
home full of fighting Bpirlt. The blggtrtB
Issue in the campaign Is the hyphtnale
Issue. Tho campaign will bo fought tm ttiatH
extensively and fiercely The President-u
deeply Interested In this phase of national!:
politics and there will be not hyphenates
times nroro next ovemoer.
. KILLED BY HEAVY TIMBER
P. and R. Workman Struck by Lumber!
Falling From Car Another's
Legs Broken
One man was killed and his companion
seriously Injured by a two-ton piece of j
lumber which fell on them from a flatcar.j
(...Mo ...hi.!, ItiAV wam wnrllncr
Frank KetlovlU. 2002 North LelthlWlij
street. Is the dead man. His companion.
NMcliolas Fcahl. 1611 North Phillip street,1!
has both legs broken and Internal injuries..-
The men wero carpenters ior tne riua-r
delphla and Reading '
They were leaning oVer, nt work bijldel
n heavily loaded flat car nlled with lant"''
ber on a siding at Huntingdon Valley ye'-'J
terday In some way unexplained a neary
piece of timber slipped from the car ana'
11 n ,1ia n,n TTVntil wAt nlnnd dotfQ
by the legs, while lumber fell across- KM-Jj
tnvltz'K back. ' " H
The men were put Into a caboose of ;
.Atnt. Lnln nnd tnban In thn OlneV lit
il.n Thapa nn amKnlan,, WflH Wattlne SSVaJ
,1.aJ wra InUan to. ' tha, Jewish Hospltilal
Ketlovlts died shortly after being admitted,,!
: :
ASSAIL HIGHWAY OFFICIALS j
Lancaster Autoiata Demand Removal fifS
Councilmanic Committee
. . nmnn -r.- T....V If A, 91 mtfttf
Ing of the Lancaster Automobile Club, w W
a membership of more than 700, a rtaam;
al.... ...oa iinanlmnllalv CrtnntAl!. Whlrf! Will,
be sent to City Councils, demanding me,
removal of the Street Committee. beeauH
OI incompetency. ,. -5
The resolution followed a report on twj
eond tlon or the city's streets, it t "jj
aecgaeq m ,nvitviaaiw n vv. -' -, jh
.supervisors of Manhelm townsnip, i t"''-.,
stock, Instead of spending the money
road improvements.
.rt,l r-omnaUn Hi. J2fi.711.99
iiuai'ttai v,uiu,,,B,i.3,., -r .a.--. .
' The Northeastern Jloepltal n'l?JJ5J
1100,000 paa Closed wiuj i, 7,, fc;i
realised, A permanent organliatlo" 1 Jill
formed by those who worked n,V,frS.i
palgn, for tne betterment- qi " .
(ions in tne iwortneast.
TOO XATK I'OB CL.V31FICAtISy-
HELP WAiy'TEP-a FKMAIP
HOSIKBY Topcer. nd knitters on SUadstfJj
and Scott .t William .fvll u'"1rr
ebln-a. ateady work jnd ,,Trj,Y 'aUcm3
iTiVt. .anltarv mill. V.llC-W.Uoa Hjl
Co. 4885 Orchard at. FrnsirJ
mar wanted sljE "Xi
DIAMOND BETTER Wanted. fiU2slLj
iteay position, sood salary t ?f" - "vTjj
8th and Cbetnut et ' rf
pltAUOlrfSilAlf wanted ,Mll"f-,v5i,5i1
lKIUn2uj iron work Apply, .VftJX 1
ai punn iwu aircit , w-,--r-Jiz5H
" HK.il. KSTATE JTESKISTQITK
FOR WENT JTutntabsd ,ox uaiuroUlwd. J
' of club nojMe,nlirti'or'" A5$
Utyei? CUatlltad Ad aa JTagM 19, M -rf
nkth