ilrttger NIGHT EXTRA NIGHT EXTRA VOL. II. NO. 279 PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 191G. CorwonT, 1910, i tor rcxuo Lzooit Coxwiir. Ittmring t CALEDONIAN CHIEFTAINS LEAD CLAN TO DAY OF SPORTS nrir '$mt . -.. v..w hr13l. Mta ' i tr nrn- - - v, .;.;--- 'fna r The fifty-second annual Scottish gnmes of the Caledonian Club are heing held at Central Park today, turc arc seen, from left to right, Fourth Chieftain Alexander Nicol, First Chieftain Adam Simpson, ander Graham and Third Chieftain Alexander Tulloch. PARALYSIS KILLS 2 MORE INFANTS; MILD QUARANTINE Health Inspectors Called Back From Vacations to Watch Incoming Trains TO RAISE BARS TUESDAY New Features in Spread of Paralysis Epidemic TWO deaths and one new case re ported today. Seventy-two cases and 1C deaths since July 1. Quarantine against children un der 16 years old coming from New York or New Jersey partly in ef fect today, to be "rigidly enforced Tuesday, giving travelers and com muters Sunday and Monday to ad just themselves to the order. Chief Medical Inspector Cairns, of Bureau of Health, recalls all in spectors now on vacations to report for the quarantine Monday morning. Infantile paralysis caused two deaths tn Philadelphia and ons in Camden today. Those, -who died In this city were George Qentel, 3 years old, 4613 Greene street, Ger mantown, and Joseph Beneskl, S years old, (21 South American street, rear. The death In Camden was the third fatality In that city. The victim -was year-old Rose Colonics, of 330 Line street. She was brought to the Municipal Hospital last night and died a few hours later. This was the ninth caso recorded In Camden dur ing the eptdemlo. PREVENTIVE STEPS. Officers of the State Department of Health will make a tour of the border roads between Pennsylvania and surround ing States tomorrow and establish posts where quarantine guards are to work. These positions will not be made publjo, the Health Department wanting to keep the Information from persons who may scheme to dodge the guards. The quaran tine will be tightened by telephone and telegraph service. Guards will be notified rnjles ahead of the approach of persons nuig In and out of the State. In Philadelphia Inspectors and guards will be stationed at the depots of the Penn sylvania, Reading and Baltimore and Ohio JUllroads. They will also be stationed at th ferry landings. Mere statements from physicians will hot be accepted as passports. Arriving children must be passed upon by officials of the Board of Health or State Depart ment of Health. One-day certificates will fce Issued to persons going to points outside the State that have not been affected by the Oisease. This will alow persons to make Mips to Atlantlo City and such places to Pend the day. Further steps to prevent the spread of 4 Continued on l'aso Two, Column Six THE WEATHER FORECAST p ?fr PhitofolpM and vicinity rartly cloudy and continued warm to Umj and Sunday; decreasing humidity Sunday; light southerly winds, becom ing westerly, LENGTH OF DAY 'SSL'S?! i?-p3 . m. I Moon ri.. 0:50 p. m. oane t . 7 I0p,m I Mooa south. 4:32 p. m. DEL.WABE HIVKn TIDE CHANGES B CHESTNUT STREET C& .V.ViS.'?i? m.Hsh tr. 8:01 p. m. r " Ur 12:4V a in. 1 Low water. 123 a. tn. VJEM1'EBj1TDBK AT KAC1I 110UK (fCfl i6TnTIgTrr 2 1 31 4-s iCOai 78 n I SO 8l 1 ' ) I Read "The Private INCIPIENT RIOTS MARK NEW YORK CARMEN'S STRIKE Trouble Most Pronounced Among Crowds on Est Side NEARLY 6000 QUIT WORK Statistics of New York's Great Street Car Strike MEN employed 17,000 Number on strike 5,770 LINES AFFECTED New York Railways Company. Yonkers Railway Company. Westchester Electric Company. Second Avenue Line. Third Avenue Line. Union Railways Company (Bronx) . Passengers carried daily on these lines estimated at 2,COO,000. UNAFFECTED Subways and elevated lines. NEW YORK, Aug. 5. Incipient riot ing and hundreds of acts of petty violence marked the opening today of the latest de velopment In the biggest street-car strike In the history of America's greatest city. Greatest trouble In operating the few cars running was experienced In the heart of the crowded East Side, where many of the strikers live. On Essex, Delancey, Clinton and Grand Btroets and sections of the Bow ery enormous crowds of women, boys, men Continued on Paie Two. Column SI CAPTAIN'S WIFE DIES AS HE SPEEDS HOME Mrs. Samuel G. Barnard Sue- cumbs as Husband Rushes From Border Captain Samuel O. Barnard," commander of. Company B, New Jersey Field Artillery, who left El Paso, Tex., where his command Is quartered, on Thursday night. In an effort to reach the bedside of his critically 111 wife, has lost his race with death. Mrs. Barnard died this morning at the home of her slater, at 8534 North Gratz street. Captain Barnard is racing across country as fast as express trains can carry him, but he is not expected to arrive in this cty until tomorrow. Mrs. Barnard knew that her husband was coming to see her, and she fought off j..ih wih every ounce of strength she could .muster. Her last words were a wish to see Captain Barnard was notified of his wife's serious Illness on Thursday. He Immedi ately made application for a 10-day leave of absence. This was granted, and he started his race with death that night Mrs. Barnard was 111 when Captain Barnard left for the Mexican border, but she urged him to accompany Ms regiment, believing that she would soon be better. However, she grew rapidly worse until her condition became critical The Barnard home la In Wenonah, N. X, but Mrs. Barnard was removed to the home of her sister, Mrs. Charlos Wilson, at the Gratz street address when her condition showed no signs of Improvement. Mrs. Barnard was Miss Mae Dunn, be fore her marriage 15 year?-ago. Bernlce. a 13-year-old daughter three sisters and a brother survive her. Mrs. Barnard is said to have been suffer- '"Arrangements' for the funeral will not be made until Captain Barnard arrives. War," a Thrilling Romance of Intrigue, Which Begins on Page 7 of f , ? In the pic Chief Alex- NO $50,000 OFFER FOR H0RNSBY SAYS MILLER HUGGINS Ebbets Never Made Direct Bid to Owners for Star, Avers Cards' Manager NO CHANCE TO BUY HIM By CHANDLER D. RICHTER "There's nothing to the rumors and re ports that Charley Ebbets, of the Brooklyn Club, mado tho Cardinals an offer of $50, 000, 320,000, or even $5 for Roger Hornsby, my youthful shortstop, who has performed so brilliantly In his first year In the big league," said Miller Hugglns, manager of St. Louis, this morning. "Ebbets may have made tho remark to a few of his friends hut no offer evor was received by tho Cardinals. The Brooklyn owner was badly In need of a shortstop and as I have about the best one In the league It Is no wonder that he cast longing eyes this way. Ebbets Is a great publicity getter and seeker and ho probably realized that If he made an off-hand crack that ho would give $50,000 for Hornsby he would be sure to see his namo In display type. "But there Is no chanco to get him. The Cardinals are building up, not tearing down, and as I have one of the most promising Inflelders In the big leagues I would be very foolish to part with him. It also has been reported that the Braves were seek ing Frank Snyder, our reliable catcher, but It Is useless for tho other teams to try and pick off my stars. "It Is a certainty, though, that If Brook. Continued on Tnco Ten, Column Three HUGHES OFF ON 10,000 MILE TRIP FOR VOTES G. O. P. Candidate Accompanied by Wife Whose Judgment He Values BIWDGEHAMPTON, L. I Aug. 5. Charles Evans Hughes, Republican candi date, and Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes, the candidate's adviser, left here today on a 10,000-mllo stumping tour, which will carry them from coast to coast. The Re publican nominee expects to make nearly two score Bpeeches In such cities as De troit, Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Fargo and Grand Forks, North Dakota; Helena, Butte and Missoula, Mont. ; Spokane and Seattle, Wash. ; Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; Port land, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Reno Ogden, Salt Lake City, Cheyenne, Denver, Topeka, Kan. ; Kansas Glty, St. Louis, Lex ington, Ky., and several points in Maine. He will not be back in New York until about September 10. Never before in the history of politics has a presidential candidate been accom panied on a speaking tour by his wife. But Mrs. Hughes is almost an oracle In tho family cf the former Justice. Her husband consults frequently with her, values her opinion of people and things, and on this occasion, when he is seeking the presidency, he is more than ever anxious to draw upon her advice. Friends of the nominee sug gest Hughes's championship of woman's suffrage came about through his apprecia tion of the feminine mind as exemplified by Mrs. Hughes. NEW YORK, Aug. 5. Charles Evans Hughes today held a final conference here preliminary to his departure tonight for Niagara Falls on the first leg of his across-the-contlnent trip. FRENCH TROOPS CRUSH ATTACKS ON VERDUN LINE Germans Fail to Retake Fleury-Thiaumont Po sitions on Meuse FIGHT LASTS ALL NIGHT Battle for Stronghold Raging With All Its Original Intensity PARIS, Aug. 5. All night long the mighty engagement northenst of Verdun raged In tho darkness with tho Gormans engaged In a tremendous effort to recapture Thlnumont work and Floury, both of which they lost to tho French troops of Gcncrnl Ntvrllo on Fri day. In splto of the fury of the assaults nnd the reported efforts, nil tho German at tacks wore repulsed, tho War OUlce an nounced officially nt noon. The fourth day of the battle on the Flcury-Thlnumont lino found the fighting rnglnff with all its original Intensity. When tho Infantry was not nttacked tho big guns wero flaming on both Bides, pound ing the positions with many tons of steel. Tho War Office, In Ub communique, Btntcd that tho position at Flcury was unchanged, adding that tho combat there continues, however. Tho powerful positions of Floury and Thlnumont changed hands threo times In 24 hours. First the French secured tho positions from the Germans, but by means of violent counter-attacks tho Germans wero nblo to win back moat of their lost ground. After heavy cannonading, French forces wero Hung forward with tho bayonet and tho Germans wero again driven out. Tho text of tho oillclal communlquo follows: On the Somme front the night was comparntlcly cnlm. Between Avre and tho Alsne wo dis persed sovral patrol forces and took somo prisoners. On tho right bank of tho Meuse the cannonade was violent in the cntlro sectors of Thlaumont and Fleury. Tho Germans attempted, with furious counter-attacks, to drlvo us out of Thlau mont work. We occupy It firmly. Tho battle lasted from 8 o'clock last night until this morning, causing heavy lossos to tho enemy, who was repulsed lu every attack without succeeding In gaining tho slightest ndvnntnge. The combat has continued with cqua) violence at tho village of Fleury with out any appreciable change In the sit uation. The artillery duel continues In termittently in the sectors on the right bank. East of Pont-a-Mousson, after artil lery preparation, tho Germans launched against our positions nt Fucq Forest an attack which was checked by our machlno-gun fire. In aviation activities on the Sofnme front our aerial squadrons fought sev eral combats. In the course of which enemy machines were damaged and fell within their lines. Two other Ger man aeroplanes were brought down in the Verdun region. One fell near Avocourt, tho other In the environs of Moranvlllc. BRITISH SMASH GERMAN POSITIONS ON FRONT ONE MILE LONG IN NEW ASSAULT LONDON", Aug. 5 British troops on tho Somme front, by a smashing stroke, hav broken through tho main Becond line de fenses of the Germans for more than a mllo at Pozleres, it was announced today by tho British War Office. The assaults at Pozleres were made after a violent bombardment of the German po sitions north of tho village. Then the Infantry swept forward last night, capturing the second line defenslvo Continued on raze Two, Column Four N0RRIST0WN RESIDENT DROWNS IN SCHUYLKILL Went Bathing After Eating Heavy Meal and Meets Death NORRISTOWN, Pa,, Aug. 5. Arthur Fisher, a former Phltadelphlan lately re siding in Norrlstown, was drowned today in the Schuylkill River several miles from here. Fisher came to Norrlstown from Philadelphia recently to accept employment as a moulder at the Harrison Safety Boiler Works. His wife died a week ago and Is survived by three daughters. He was on a day's furlough and went on a fishing excursion on the banks of the Schuylkill. He was accompanied by Harry Groff, of Norrlstown, a fellow workman. When the fish failed to bite Fisher went In for a swim. He wa3 an expert Bwlmmer and was giving instructions In a difficult stroke to 10-year-old Harold Ballard, of Toronto. The lad had left the water when the man suddenly became ill. He uttered a cry and his body disappeared. It was recovered and hour later by a party of Philadelphia canoeists. The dead man lived on Penn street, below Barbadoes, In Norrls town, and was about 40 years old. His death is attributed to acute indiges tion. He and his companion had eaten a heavy meal before he entered the water. FEWER DEATHS IN NEW YORK Sharp Decrease in Victims and Attacks of Epidemic NEW YORK, Aug- 6. A slight decrease in deaths and new cases In the infantile paralysis epidemic is noted in the figures Issued by the Health Department today. The death numbered 41. and new cases, 168. The totals now are: Deaths, 1068 ; cases. Hit. QUICK ST. LOUIS 0 0 PHILLIES: .... 00 Watson nnd Snyder; Alexander nnd Killefef, NATIONAL LEAGUE CINCINNATI O O O O O O BOSTON, 1st g O OOOOO Schneider nnd Clark; Tyler and Blackburn. r: r-tmsoH O OOOOOO BROOKLYN, Htg..O O 1 O 1 O O Cooper nnd Schmidt; Mmqucird nud Meyers- JEALOUS MAN OF 63 SHOOTS HIS "WIFE BOSTON, Aug. 5. Crazed by jealousy and seeking revenge, Vincenzo Scherlco, 63 years old, shot and probably fatally wounded his wife before hundreds of persons In North Square today. The quick action of Sergeant James Wright and Patrolman Michael Walsh pro vented Scherlco from killing himself with tho revolver. EIGHT-HOUR DAY FOR MEXICAN RAILWAY MEN EL PASO, Tex., Aug. 5. An eight-hour day for employes cu all Mexican railways has been instituted as one of a scries of moves for tho betterment of conditions among tho working classes, according to a message from Mexico City received hero today. ORDERED TO BRISTOL TO FIGHT INFANTILE PARALYSIS HARPvISBURG, Aug. 5. State Pire Marshal G. Chalport today ordered a representative of his department to go to Bristol Monday and nsslst in the clean-up of the town, which was ordered by Com missioner of Health Dixon because of tho outbreak of Infantile par alysis. GERMAN PLANES AGAIN ATTACK RUSSIAN AERO STATION BERLIN, Aug- ,5. "Gorman hydroplnncs again attacked the Russinn aero station at Arensburg Wednesday morning, obtaining ' several hits on establishments," the Admiralty announced today. "Russian battle planes ascended without success. Tho German raiders returned unharmed." CITY TAKES ARCH STREET PROPERTIES FOR PARKWAY Tho city has taken title to the property, 1514 Arch street, lot 22 feet by 150 feet, from tho Fidelity Trust Company, trustee, for a price of $39,600. The assessed valuation Is $30,000. The city has also taken title from the Philadelphia Trust Company, executor, to tho property 1506 Arch street, lot 22 feet by 146 feet 8 inches. Tho assessed valuation is $30,000. Both lots wero purchased for tho Parkway. SHORTAGE OF ANTHRACITE COAL FEARED NEXT WINTER A shortage of hard coal next winter is likely, according to a statement Issued by tho Anthracite Bureau of Information, with headquarters at Wilkes-Barre. This prediction Is based on the shortage of labor in the mines, the decrease in the percentage of domestic coal produced compared with the total output, the almost total lack of stocks in the storage yards and the decrease in production which is frequently caused in winter by weather conditions. BIG SHIPMENT OF STEEL CARS FROM THIS PORT TO FRANCE About 4000 tons of Bteels cars, tho first part of a C0,000-ton order diverted to this port fiom Canada, will be shipped to France on the British steamship Camlake. which arrived here yesterday from Madeira, This is the largest single steel order handled through the port of Philadelphia and shipping men regard it as a tribute to the city because It has enough municipally owned wharves to accommodate new business. SUFFRAGISTS TO RAISE $500,000 CAMPAIGN FUND NEW YORK, Aug. 6. The Woman's party plans to raise a campaign fund of $500,000 to be used In the campaign against President Wilson. Mrs. O. H. P. Bel mont left today for Newport, where she will appeal to a number" of wealthy women for contributions. Many of the suffragists are Democrats, but they have placed suffrage above party and have declared for Hughes, A definite statement, however, will not be made until the meeting' of the leaders in Colorado Springs August 10. CHAMPION TRAPSHOOTER IN CRITICAL CONDITION WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. 5. Paralysis of Intestines has developed In the case of Alden B. Richardson, champion trapshooter, who accidentally shot himself at Dover. At Delaware Hospital, whero he has been since the accident, he was re ported today to be Jn very critical condition. MAN HUNT IN MICHIGAN FOR AUTO BANDITS DETROIT, Mich., Aug. 5. The biggest man hunt of years is on in Detroit and vicinity, Although 100 detectives, policemen and deputy sheriffs have combed the southern part of the State for the auto bandits who held up the pay car of-the Burroughs' Adding Machine Company yesterday, making away with $32,500, after shooting Rudolph Copper, a guard, no definite clue has been found. FEDERAL BRIDGES FOR SUSQUEHANNA WASHINGTON, Aug, 5. The Senate today passed two bllla authorizing1 the construction of bridges1 across navigable waters in Pennsylvania. The Commis sioners of Lycoming County are authorized by one of the bills; to build a. bridge across the West Branch of the Susquehanna River from the foot of Arch street, WHllamsport, to Dubolstown. The other is for a bridge across the same stream from Montgomery, Lycoming County, to Muncy Creole township. Both bills were approved by the War Department. "ALFALFA BILL" BEATEN, OKLAHOMA RETURNS SHOW OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla., Aug. 5. Judge T. D. MoKeown, of Ada, will Bucceed "Alfalfa Bill" Murray in Congress. Almost complete returns show that the pic turesque Representative from Tlshomlns has been defeated for the Democratic nom ination, which Is equivalent to election. NEWS Today's Issue of PB1QB ONE CENT P. R. T. WON'T MEET MEN THREATENING CARMEN'S STRIKE President Mitten Will Diss cuss Demands With Em ployes' Board Only I TERMS OF UNION DEMAND Mitten's Letter Refusing to Deal With Carmen Mr. Harry F. Flynn, President, 232 North Ninth street, Philadelphia, Pa. Sir Replying to your letter of August 4, would say that tho com pany's position in this matter re mains as set forth to you in my letter of May 22, 191G, viz: This company is now dealing di rectly with its motormen nnd con ductors through tho Co-operative Committee, the members of which have been elected by the affirmative vote of over 75 per fent of the motormen nnd conductors. This management, 'cannot, there fore, receive your committee, nor will it discuss tho affairs of the men with any other than the duly elected members of its Co-opcrntivo Committee, Yours, etc., T. E. MITTEN, President. On receipt of this letter, Flynn said ho would call a strike. Asked if he would call aatrike immedi ately, he replied : "Well, it won't bo days." Thomas E. Mitten, president of the Phil adelphia Rapid Transit Company, this afternoon replied to the ultimatum of Di vision No. 477, Amalgamated Aosoclation of Streot Railway Employes. This ulti matum was that Mr. Mitten should grant tho demands of. tho men for an Increase In pay from 31 to 40 cents per hour or consont to confor with them, the ultimatum, statins: that refusal to do oithet one of these two things would result in an immedlato order to strike. , . Mr. Mittens' answer was a flat refusal olther to grant the demands or to meet with tho union ofTlcora. He reiterated his position mode public In an earlier letter to Harry f. Flynn, president of the carmen's union, in which ho announced that the management would deal with its men only through tho Co-operative Committee of Em ployes. MEANS A STRIKE. Upon receiving Mr. Mitten's letter, re fusing all the demands of Uio carmen, Mr. Flynn declared a Btrike would be called. When asked If tho strike would be called In a few hours Mr. Flynn replied: ' "Well, it won't bo days." The letter from Mr. Mitton follows: Mr. Harry F. Flynn, President, j 232 North Ninth street, ' Philadelphia, Pa. Sir Replying to your letter of Au gust 4, would say that the company's position In this matter remains as set forth to you In my letter of May 22, 1916. viz: This company la now dealing directly with Its motormen and conductor through tho Co-operative Committee, the members of which have been elected by the affirmative vote of more than 75 per cent of the motormen and conductors. This management cannot, therefore, receive your committee, nor will It dla cuhs the affairs of the men with any other than the duly elected members of Its Co-operative Committee. Tours, eta, . T. E. MITTEN, President. LETTER TO P. R. T. HEAD. The following letter was sent to Mr. Mit ten today: Thomas E. Mitten. Dear Sir Falling to secure an inter view with you, a mass-meeting of your employes was held on August 3, at which time we decided to make certain demands on you for Improved labor conditions. In the event that you still refuse to give the poor courtesy of an Interview, or If you refuse to grant the demands or possibly do not acknowl edge even the receipt thereof, then the union has decided to order strike at once of ail your employes. HARimF. FLYNN. Early this afternoon Flynn said that a strike would be called In two hours or ten hours. This was later modified by the re marks that "it would not be days" befors the call. "We have complete arrangements," he said." Men are statione'd at the carbarns and we will notify them when we are ready. When the strike order is Issued 30 per cent, of the cars will stop running." DEMANDS OF MEN. President Flynn says that 63 per cent of the entire number of carmen belong to the union, but the company declares that the union embraces only 15 per cent of its employes. The demands of the union are; Forty cents a hour. Recognition of the union. Abolition of all swing runs. All grievances to be adjusted through committees of the union. All members of the union to be al lowed to wear their union buttons while on duty, A total of 6200 motormen and conductors are employed by the transit company. The company says that about 4600 of this total are loyal supporters of the co-operative plan. On the other hand, Flynn contends that at least 4500 of the men will back the demands of the union. SCALE OF WAGES. Under the Mitten co-operative plan the maximum pay of the motormen and con ductors is 31 cents an hour; the minimum Is 26 cents. It is estimated that about one thousand five hundred men are receiving ths maximum pay. Under the Mitten plajj a, motorman or conductor starts, in at the min imum of 2 cents and Jt takes hint six years to reach the maximum 31 cents. The wages of the motormen and conduc tors now average IS cents per hour, and tfef average daily work period U a llttf more than nine hours. ''Union equals complain that because the system 'gt ewlns rum Is force, under the MittfR plan' the, majority o the men are on. duty.falthoulch. not coutiwu ousiy, virtually 15 to 18 hours dally. " complaint is declared not Jo b an j.gs3m4 representation, or toe true zacut vy isa i pany. Evening Ledger ' .Ma&&3ii Jjtgt.
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