K
TOW TAGGART JOLTS
SENATE tH TELLING
WHAT HE THINKS OF IT
Comparative Newcomer Makes
Veterans Stare in Astonish
ment in Speech on
Economy
NO ONE INTERRUPTS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. Tom Taggart.
practical business man and politician, told
the Senate today, after n membership of
but ot ft few weeks, Just what he thought
of It Though giving- It full credit for pas
sago of legislation favored by President
Wilson, ha rapped Its failure to attain busi
ness economy, muckraked Its rivers and
harbors and public buildings bill as "pork"
measures and declared for a budget sys
tem of national appropriations.
Old-time Senators stared at the resump
tion of a newcomer tearing strenuously Into
fixed congressional habits. Many of them
left their seats. But none Interrupted.
"Instead of squandering money In catch
ing cattle ticks, killing coyotes, poisoning
ground squirrels, doctoring wild ducks,
treating goats sufTorlng from Malta fever,
sending out onion seeds to folks who want
a front garden and petunia seeds to folks
who want carrots and turnips, let's get
down to bed rock economy." said Taggart.
"Or If Congress has n fixed and de
termined purpose to Increase appropriations,
wouldn't It be better to apply this money
to helping farmers get Intensive agriculture
training or city boys to learn good
mechanical trades?"
Senator Taggart read a list of towns
where public building appropriations au
thorized In a bill now pending averaged
from $12.12 to $14. BS for each Inhabitant.
Ho said $20,000,000 too much was appro
priated this year for rivers and harbors.
Ho declared for these things, among others:
Tariff commission, dyestuffs tariff, United
States aid to State roads, merchant marine,
developing South American trade, flood con
trol on tho Inland rivers, preparedness, a
uovernmem nitrate piani ana a dohu ihsuo
to help pay for preparedness.
HELD FOR ROBBING STORE
WHERE SHE ONCE HAT) BIG JOB
Young Woman, Former Buyer, Now
Accusod as Shoplifter
Once a buyer at a salary of $65 a week
In a Market street department storo, whero
she was arrested ye-sterday, Mrs. Lilian
Westerly, n young woman giving an ad
dress at 4841 Stiles street. Frankford, was
taken Into custody by Storo Detective Pen
nock after ho had caught her In tho alleged
net of stealing two silk shirtwaists. The
defendant pleaded plteously for her release
for tho sake of her mother and her own
two children, saying she was not respon
sible for her actions because she was under
the lnfluenco of drugs.
At a hearing In the City Hall police court
Detective Pennock said he had caught the
woman stealing several times before, but
had let her go through hor pleading that
she was a drug user. She made a further
appeal to Magistrate Beaton, who refused
to discharge her, but put her under $500
ball for court.
2000 GRANGERS ATTEND
PICNIC AT LENAl'E PARK
Annunl Outing Attracts Farmers of
Chester and Delaware Counties
WEST CHESTER. Pa.. Aug. II. At least
J00O members of granges In Chester and
Delaware Counties are at Lenape Park, on
the Brnndywlne. today, accompanied by their
families, for tho annual picnic. A long
program of outdoor sports and many other
amusements Is making the day enjoyable
This forenoon W. S. Gardiner, of West
field, Mass., of tho National Grange. In
structed the omcera of several granges In
the unwritten work at Sconneltown Hall,
and this afternoon there were a number of
addresses by prominent officers at tho park.
Nearly every grange Is represented by a
team of athletes to compete In the sports
program.
ICE UP 50 CENTS A TON
One Company Says Present Prices
Cannot Be Maintained
An Increase of B0 cents a ton In the price
of Ice has been announced by a company
at American nnd Callowhlll streets. The
officials saV It Is Imposs b!e to supply Ice
at the prices prevailing before the recent
hot weather. The commodity formerly sold
for $3. BO a tnu.
Ice manufacturers Issued a statement
several days ngo telling of a threatening
shortage In the city's supply of Ice. and
saying no Increase in the price would be
considered, but families would have to cur
tail. Hospitals and other institutions will
not suffer if the shortage makes It neces
sary to cut the supply.
TWO CONGRESS CANDIDATES
Prohibitionists Will Have Contest for
New Jersey District
PITMAN, N. J.. Aug IS. Prohibition
ists of the First Congressional District and
of Gloucester County held a caucus In the
camp-meeting auditorium and selected can
didates. Dr. Crafton Day, of Colllngswood, and
Charles B. Lane, a Camden business man,
wero both placed In nomination for Con
gress ana the party will have the unusual
experience ot a contest at the primaries.
A ma83-.i.eetlng preceeded the caucus, at
which addresses were made by Dr. Harry
Vaughn, of Morrlstown. candidate for Gov
ernor, and Prof, Llvlngton Barbour, of
Butgers College, candidate for United
States Senator,
ASKS DIVORCE FROM "MODEL
HUSBAND" CHARGES CRUELTY
He Was Good, but Threw Her Out of
Window, She Says
NEW YORK, Aug. 12. Samuel Rich
ards, 44 years old, director of an elevator
manufacturing firm, residing In Brooklyn,
is the perfect, husband. And his wife Is
suing htm for divorce.
In the 20 years that followed Samuel's
promise to protect Mary Agnes Richards
he has worked every day but one without
a vacation; he has been home every night:
he has allowed himself, only carfare and
lunch money i he has bought a home, and
he has given his wife $100 every Christmas ;
he has never seen a baseball game nor
entered a theater; he wouldn't know a
cabaret from a county fair; he has never
tasted beer or other liquors, nor has he
smoked or chewed; his affections, he says
In his answer to bis wife's bill for divorce,
never strayed from home.
But despite all this monument of virtue
erected In his own honor by the perfect
husband, his wife charges cruel and inhu
man treatment. Though Samuel didn't do
any of the things that cause young brides'
tears to flow, he Juat would shove her
through the window. Mrs. Richards said.
Ambassador Page Home From London
N?TW YORK.' Aug. IS. Walter Hines
Page, United States. Ambassador to Great
Britain, accompanied by lira Page, arrived
hr last sight from Liverpool, on board the
American JJUte steamship Philadelphia.
They will remain In this country several
w. Ambassador Paxi wMd be would go
tA Washington, probably .Monday, to confer
with FrWt WHsea and Secretary Lan-
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City News in Brief
David Johnnon, 4 year eld, a painter
residing at 182$ Federal street, suffered a
fracture of the skull today w hen i he fell
from a scaffold at York and Memphis
streets. He was removed to the. Episcopal
Hospital in the automobile of jls employer,
John M. Shappell, of $80 North Eighteenth
street. Physicians at the hospital say that
Johnson Is In a critical condition.
A three-foot baby shark was "P'""
by Mrs. lonio Pepper, wife f .Policeman
Pepper, of the Tacony station, while I"""
off Chlncoteague Island, where Mr. and
Mrs. Pepper nro spending their vacation.
Tho shark Is now on exhibition at the hnme
of Mr. Pepper's fnther, Charles T. Pepper,
at Georgetown, Dol.
The police of Philadelphia and the sur
rounding communities hae been asked to
search for Harry Lazarus. 22 years old. n
former fulled States cavalryman, who has
been missing from his home, 2613 North
Mftiston street, Blnce .tunc 21. Ills parents
fear he has been killed or Injured In an ac
cident Lazarus Is a graduate of the cen
tral High School. .
ludee Monaglian, f Common Pleas Court
No. 5. has appointed Ralph Sayrc triable
receiver for the American Galvanising Com
pany, a corporation, with a plant at Thirty
third street nnd Hi ay's Ferry avenue. The
appointment wai mado upon the application
of U. Kugene llorlnn, a stockholder In tho
compnnj. who averred that the company
was temporarily onibai rasseil because of tho
lnck of ready cash. The assets of the cor
poration, Harlan a erred, are worth more
than $26,000. which amount Is far In ex
ces.t of tho liabilities.
Mr. Catherine l.lpplnrnlt, 81 years old,
was found dead In bed today In her room
at 1308 North Nineteenth street, where she
lived A physician said she had been dead
threu days. Death was due to heart dis
ease A sister, Mrs. Cllcn Muck, claimed
the body.
Clmrlrn llrnmllry. i pollcemnn of the
Twenty-sixth nnd York streetB station, while
iiff duty todnv snxett the life of his neigh
bor. Hurry 1. ClauR, of 2167 Marston street.
Claus cut both arms while attempting to
Insert a new pano Into a window of his
home. The pol ceman Improvised a tourni
quet with a bed sheet, when ho found tho
man wenk from tho loss of blood, nnd then
sent him to the Women's Homeopathic Hos
pital. The Monarch Machinery Company, which
manufactures machinery for making shrap
nel nnd shells, has purchased the building
formerly occupied by the Northern Liber
ties National 13nnk, northwest corner of
Third nnd Vine streets, to be used to store
munitions machinery
Encouraged by recent successes of the
Italian armies, Itallnns In this city nre
already planning to celebrate the expected
fall of Trieste. Under the direction of pub
lishers of L'Oplnlone, a newspaper, a com
mittee of 100 Is being formed to organize
tho celebration. Sixty mombers havo been
enrolled on this committee, which will havo
a fund of $1000.
Tlin pollro fit th Tncnny station ore
grappling In the Delawnre River off the
Dlsston street wharf for the body of
Reuben Mackctt, a negro, 32 years old, of
71GB WlBslnomiiiR street, who shot a woman
and In feur of lynching dived Into tho Del
aware River. It is believed he wns under
the Influence of drugs when he did the
shooting. Tlin woman, Mrs. l.lllle Harris,
a negro, 26 years old, of the same address,
Is In the Frankford Hospital suffering from
a bullet wound In the abdomen.
Tmluv lii the nlnetj-nlshtli annWernnry
of the birth of Lucy Stone, pioneer suf
fraglBt and editor and founder of the
Woman's Journal. The windows of the
Philadelphia headquarters of the Woman's
Suffrage Party, 1721 Chestnut street, and ot
the Equal Franchise Society have been dec
nrntd with Dicturca of the former leader.
No regular program of observance has been
made by either organization.
Iieunlon Hay Is being celebrated today by
the Sons and Daughters of Liberty of Phil
adelphia at Hunting Park. An elaborate
athletic program Is being carried Out and
there Is music nnd refreshments. There will
bo a parade at 6 o'clock, and the council
having the largest number of members In
lino will receive a silk flag as a prize. A
bunting flag will bo awarded to the council
having the second largest representation.
Two men were thrown from a huckster
wagon and Injured at Eleventh and Race
streets today when the vehicle was struck
by an automobile truck. They are Louis
Pasted. 31 years, of 320 North Thirteenth
street, and George Miles. 44 years, 82G Wood
street. Both wero treated In the JefferHon
Hospital. Michael Noel, 24 years, of 21B
West Berkley street. Lansdowne. driver of
the truck, was held under $400 ball by
Magistrate Tracy for a further hearing.
Police of the fifty-fifth nnd Tine streets
station rescued Mrs. A. M. Stern In an un
conscious condition from a fire In her home,
418 South Fifty-fifth street. The fire Is said
to have been caused by three children play
ing with ni.itct'ea. Mrs, Stern henrd their
cries and rushed to them. She noticed tho
cellar ablaze, and the combination of smoke
and excitement caused her to faint as she
stood at the top of the stairway. She fell
to the bottom, but escaped serious injury.
When the police arrived they found the
children safe, but the flames were close to
Mrs. Stern. They had little difficulty in
extinguishing the blaze.
AdttrtliemenU have been published in
the newspapers In an effort to learn the
whereabouts of Frank C. McOowan, of 98
Hast Calhoun street, who disappeared in
March, 1909, after kissing his wife and
little son good-by. Alexander J. Fawns,
a sailor on the United States cruiser Col
umbia, has taken the absent husband's
place In tho wife's heart, and If the ad
vertisement Is not answered, Mrs. McGowan
and Fawns will be married.
Survivors of Baxter's Fire Zouavri, the
famous local organization of Union soldiers,
will celebrate the fifty-fifth anniversary of
their muster this afternoon at Lemon Hill.
After rollcall at 2-30 o'clock the veterans
and their wives and daughters, as well as
the widows of deceased members, will par
ticipate in a campflre. They will have as
their guests the 67 survivors of Company B
of the First Regiment of Light Artillery,
Rhode Island. It was this regiment that
was supported by the Fire Zouaves at
Bloody Angle In the battle of Gettysburg.
Richard A. Smith, 110 North filxth street
Camden, feU dead from apoplexy shortly
before noon-today at the Philadelphia Post
offlce. where ha was employed. He was for
80 years chief clerk of the railway mall
service, six years ago being transferred to
the Poktoifloe here. One daughter survles.
"POLITICAL EXPEDIENCY," CUE
FOR NATIONAL WOMAN'S PARTY
Task Now la to Arrange for ?5OO,O0O
Campaign Fund
COLORADO SPRINGS. Col., Aug. II.
Organizers of the National Woman's party
met here today In the closing sessions of
ihelr first conference to plan a $600,000
campaign in the ,12 suffrage States along
the lines laid out In resolutions adopted
yesterday. The declared policy of the
party Is "to use its best efforts to defeat
the Democratic candidate for President and
the Democratic candidates for Congress so
long as their opposition to the Federal
amendment enfranchising women con
tinues." While the conference "unanimously con
gratulated" , the Progressives, Prohibition'
and Socialistic parties and "commended''
Charles Evans Hughes for their stand on
national woman suffrage, many of the or
gantxtrs today announced their determina
tion to wags the campaign strictly In be
half of the Republican presidential can
didate. Mis Anne Martin stated thatj the gen
eral policy, which did not indorse any spe
cific candidate, was merely "political
I expediency."
EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, AUGUST l&Jglg.
BULLETINS
ALL MOBILIZED GUARDS TO GO TO BORDER
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. A general order to nil department commanders was
Issued by tho Wnr Department today to send all the remaining National Guard
organizations that have been mobilized to tho border ns noon after they have been
equipped as transportation can be obtained. Tho order was issued so that all
National Guard units can (rot border experience.
U. S. MAY BUY QUARANTINE STATION FROM BOSTON
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. Mayor Curley, of Boston, and Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury Newton today agreed on the terms of a contract by which the Federal
Government will purchase from Boston the Boston quarantine station for $150,000.
The contract must bo ratified by the Boston City Council before it Is effective.
MOVIE MEN TO SPEND MILLION IN ADVERTISING
ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 12. Plnns for the expenditure of more than $1,000,000
for advertising moving pictures during tho next 12 months wero discussed by
district managers of the Metro Pictures Corporation, one of tho largest clearing
houses for films In tho country, In annual session nt tho Hotel Traymore. De
cision to enter upon the largest advertising expenditure movlng-plcturo promoters
havo over considered was supplementary to the working out of preliminary arrange
ments for tho picturing Shakespearean dramas and French classics, to meet what
managers doclared to be an overwhelming demand for film entertainment of a
higher order.
EX-SENATOR THOMSON SUCCEEDS SIGNOR AT SPRING CITY
Former State Senator Thomson, of Phoonlxvllle, has been elected superintend
ent of the State Institution for Fecble-Mlnded at Spring City to succeed Georgo
C. Slgnor, who resigned. Tho former Senator is a stanch Republican.
BRITISH UNIONS WILL ASK 8-HOUR DAY
LONDON, Aug. 12. TO meet tho problem of reconstruction after tho war
sweeping proposals nre to bo BUbmlttcd to tho Trade Union Congress which will
meet in September. They Include compulsory trade union membership, compulsory
eight-hour week for nil trndes. minimum wages of 30 shillings for all adult workers
and universal State unemployment pay. To meet tho cost of war, the following
proposals will bo advanced: Heavier graduated tn.ntlon of largo Incomes, a spe
cial tax on land values, Incrensed tnxntlon on estates, grnduntcd taxation of cap
ital, nationalization of railways, mines shipping, banking, insurance and tho con
scription of wealth.
. BRITISH AND TURKS CONTINUE FIGHTING
LONDON, Aug. 12. Fighting between British and Turkish forces in Egypt,
cast of' tho Suoz Canal, continued on August 9 and 10, without result, according
to tho following offlclol statement: "On the 9th ot August tho Turks, who wore
holding a lino running approximately north nnd south through Blrolabo, wero
heavily pressed by our mounted troops. They mado threo counter-attacks, which
wero repulsed. About 2 p. m. they mado a general counter-attack and our cavalry
then fell back. Our guns shelled largo stacks of stores and convoys at a distance
of only 2000 yards, the Turks replying to this bombardment with what nre reported
to be six-Inch howitzers. Tho enemy's strength is estimated at about 6000. On the
10th our cavalry remained in observation of tho enemy, who returned to their
IntronchmentB."
SIX SHIPS SUNK IN THREE AREAS
LONDON, Aug. 12. Lloyd's reports tho destruction of six vcsboIs of various
nationalities' by submarines and mines. Among tho victims wero: British steam
shin M Stobart, 801 tons, struck mlno in North Sea: four of crow drowned. British
steamship San Bernardo, 3907 tons, torpedoed In samo vicinity. French sailing
vessel Annotto Mario. 117 tons, from Dunkirk; Norwegian steamship Credo, 728
tons nnd Sora torpedoed off Barflcur, In English Channel. In tho Mediterranean
tho French schoonor Neptune was Blink by an Austrian aubmarlne, and Lloyd's
says It Is bcllovcd also that two other unknown sailing vessels wero sent to the
bottom at tho samo tlmo and places
FIGHT FOR TIGHT LID OR OPEN SUNDAY AT SHORE
ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 12. Atlantic City tomorrow cither will bo tightly
closed In an amusement senso or moro completely wldo open thnn upon any Sabbath
since tho amusement war of tho reform city administration began, six weeks ago.
This wns the confident declaration of tho defense league of shore amusement pro
motors arrested In raids last Sunday, who aro to bo arraigned tomorrow beforo
City Judge Gasklll for tho third tlmo. No compromise Is possible, the fighting man
agers declare, which does not oxtend to them tho samo privilege of taking toll
from tho Sunday multitudes which tho pier owners and moving-picture show pro
prietors enjoy under police protection.
GERMAN FLEET SIGHTED IN BALTIC SEA
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 12. A large German fleet of dreadnoughts, cruisers, de
stroyers and submarines came out of tho Kiel Canal Thursday, according to local
newspapers. The fleet was sighted off Tranderup, steaming with great speod be
tween tho Baltic Sea and the Cattegat. Tho Danish Bteamshlp Ajax Blyth, with a
load of coal for tho Danish navy, has been seized off Elslnore by German warships
and taken to Swinemunde.
RED CROSS GROWS FROM 27,000 TO 210,000 IN SIX MONTHS
The American Red Cross Increased its membership from 27,000 to 210,000 in the
nix months ending today, according to a statement made public at tho local chapter,
221 South Eighteenth street. The number of chapters has been increased from 110
to 199.
FRANKENFIELD DIED
FROM FALL, POLICE SAY
Investigation Ended as Detectives
Decide Insurance Man's Death
Was an Accident
The Investigation Into the cause of the
death of Harry Frankenfleld. the Insurance
broker, of 1800 Diamond street, whoie body
wns found Thursday morning In front of
the house of Mrs. May Stelgerwald, 1000
Wallace street, has been called off.
The murder squad was called off tho case
this morning.
The police announced that the death was
due to accident.
Dr. William Wadsworth, Coroner's physl
clan, who performed an autopsy yesterday,
is holding the result of his examination to
report to the Coroner's Jury when the In
quest Is held next week.
Detective Callahan, of tho murder squad,
who was present nt tho post-mortem exam
ination, made public these findings, however:
That tha stomach showed Frankenfleld to
have eaten a meal an hour or two before
he died. Ho had also drunk some alcoholic
liquors. The skull was froctured on the
left side. (The foot-scraper at the bottom
of the Stelgerwald steps, the detective
pointed out, Is on the lft side.)
It was learned today that Mrs. Stelger
wald formerly lived In a house In North
Eighteenth street, In the Fifteenth Ward.
It was said that while there she was known
to have entertained on occasions certain
politicians. She has not resided long in
Wallace street Hor son Frank, who is
employed at Shlbe Park, lives with her,
but her daughters do not. One daughter
lives In West Philadelphia and another is
on the stage.
Mrs. Stelgerwald. Captain of Detectives
Tate said today, has established her In
nocenco and that of tho occupants of her
house. Frankenfleld had been drinking, he
said the evidence showed, nnd fell from the
steps, which are threo feet high, as he
was ringing the door bell of tha house,
striking bis head against tho foot scraper.
It was thought at first by some of the
detectives who worked on tha case that thB
severe fracture looked as It It had been
caused by Frankenfleld's having been struck
on tho head by some such thing as a chair
leg. And the fact that his ribs were broken
as they were, they thought, could have In
dicated that he had been kicked.
Mrs. Stelgerwald said today that she
had received many phone calls slnco tho
man was found and that tha callers sym
pathised with her and thought her not con
nected In any way with the death. One
man, she said, offered to give or lend her
money, If she needed It. for defense. An
other, she said, hadJlO.OOO. which he of
fered to place at her disposal for the same
purpose.
Mr. Frankenfleld. the widow, l now at
the home of her brother-in-law, Edgar
Frankenfleld, Jl7 North Twentieth street
She Is prostrated. The mother of the dead
man U also prostrated Members of the
family refused to talk about the death to
day They said 'the leas said about 14 tk
better -in notoriety has not help!."
GUARDSMAN REBUKES
"KICKING" COMRADES
Private Brown, of Second Regi
ment, Admonishes Complainers
to "Do Their Bit"
Private G. B. Brown, who Is down at El
Paso, Texas, with Company M, Second Reg
iment, In a letter to the Kvbnincj Ledoeb,
answers some of the criticisms leveled at
camp conditions. Ho says: "There are lots
of people In the world that It would be Im
possible to satisfy and we have our share of
them In the National Guard. If the fellows
who do so much complaining would do
'their bit' as real soldiers they would never
have any occasion to kick about the treat
ment of officers who nro over them, ns they
are a body of men who are known to be on
the square.
'Tho week has brought forth many
changes In our company. Sergeant McCort,
Corporal Panier and Privates Murry, Bid
die and Yeager have been transferred to the
machine gun company, nicknamed the 'sui
cide squad.' Sergeant Teefy, who was de
moted a short time ago, has been promoted
to his former rank In the company by the
commanding officer. Privates George Brown
and F. Miller have been detailed to the field
music, where they are expecting to become
regular 'tooters.'
"Cooks Daley and Robinson continue to
serve 'Bellevue grade' meals to the men of
Company M, Today being Saturday, we
will have Ico cream tomorrow.
"At this juncture I was requested to ask
the Evkniko I.EDaen to send a free excur
sion for the girls of Philadelphia to our
ramp, as we have not seen a member of
the fair sex for more than three weeks.
"I would Ilka to compliment the Kveninq
Li.-uaEr. pn the very short time In which
the paper gets to us, as we often read all
the Philadelphia news long before receiving
letters from our friends.
"With best wishes from the men of Com
pany M to the Evenino Ledger and our
Philadelphia friends. I will close."
Raymond C Dougherty, in Company A
of the same regiment, writes:
"With tho wind blowing, sand flying and
tho temperature at 100, Corporal Daniel
F, Goettel, of Company D, First Regiment,
came smilingly Into my tent and passed
the remark which I always heard him say,
Well, old top, when are. we going to Mex
ico?' As I was exceedingly glad to see
him. it will make me feel proud to read
of his visit In the paper wnen published.
Wf were soldiers together for five years in
the same Company, and with his going to
the Firt Regiment went my happiness and
love for my company- I hope sincerely that
I will bo fortunate enough to get In his
company and be with a real soldier."
Sergeant "Susie" Reilly, of Company K,
Third Regiment, submits the following camp
notes;
"Corporal Wood received a letter from
a friend asking him why be was always
picking on Private White. Why don't you
let our Melvln alone, Charles?
"The non-coms of Company K gave a
party and wondered why Corporal Crook
banks got sick from eating salmon and
drinking grapejulce,
"Slim Standrlng, K's official dopester. has
yet to be right In a predlctloa
"A picture of misery Is W Ramsey Con.
pJson trying to wash ft U a A- cot with
water, sugar and talcum powdrt
I News at a Glance
tvAsiiiNOTo.v, Aug. " Ir'Trr
Wilson today signed the military academy
appropriation bill carrying 1,226,000.
BOSTON. Ang. . Former """"
David I. Walsh announced today that wo
would not be a MUtotarltol
cratlc nomination for United States Sen
ator. ItOSTOK. Aug. 1J. The tlty health an
thormes announced today that Porflrlo
DIM. a Cuban, who has been under ob
servation for the last fow days lnt
with leprosy. He Is at the dli!nt " f:
pltal pending bis transfer by the State to
tho leper colony at Penlkcse Island,
NOR1UHTOWN, Pa., Ang. H. I""
Mawr College has Instituted equity Proceed
ings to have eight houses occupied by pro
fessors In the college exempted from tax
ation The trustees contend that these prop
erties arc a part of the college property.
It Is declared that the college was operated
at a loss of nearly J9B.O0O last year The
iccelpts from students was $290,000 and
tho Incomo from Investments less than
$81,000. ,
NOItniSTOWN, Pa., Aug. 12. The old
est woman In Montgomery County. Mrs.
Louisa Wert, celebrated her 101st birthday
anniversary yesterday at the homo of Mrs
Solomon Henry, a granddaughter, who lives
on a farm near Oaks. Sho was born at
DMiglaswIlle. Berks County, and Is ros
sowd of nil her faculties except hearing.
PBNNSfinOMl, N. 3 Aug. lJ.lUrry
M Breinmer. who organized tho branch of
the Young Men's Christian Association at
Carney's Point, which has a membership of
2200, has tendered his resignation, to tako
effect September 1. He Is to becomo field
secretary of the Playgrounds and Recrea
tion Association ot America.
NACONA, Tex., Aug. 12. A farmer
named Palmer near hero n few days ago
plowed up silver bars on his farm esti
mated to be worth from $100,000 to $280,-
000. He will send the bars to tho Dcnor
Mint for analysis.
TtBAIlINO, Tn., Aug. 12. Friendship
Flro Company, of Blrdsboro, housed Its
now $6000 mocor apparatus. There was
a street parade and nn address by former
Mayor William F. Shannmnn, of Reading.
Itr.W MIM'OHI), Conn., Aug. 12. Fire
cnrly today destroyed the factory of Mur
ray & Sorcnson, makers of brass novelties,
ot Roxbury Station, causing a loss of
$10,000. ,
IlKADINO, Pa.. Aug. 12 Mayor V.A-
ward Filbert and the other members of
City Council left today on a. week's trip
to New York. Philadelphia and Camden
to make nn Inspection of flro apparatus
which they will purchase with $2B,000 of
a public loan of $150,000 adopted for motor
izing tho local flro department.
HfTCANTON, Pa., Aug. 12. It Is re
ported that K. 11. Loomls Is to resign from
the Lackawanna Railroad and become
president of the Lehigh Valley .January
1, D M. Rine to becomo vlco president and
W. W. Inglis to havo full charge of coal
operations.
LONDON, Aug. 12. A Lisbon illnpntrh
to tho Central News says that 61 German
ships recently seized by Portugal will bo
turned over to tho British Government for
its use.
iinxTr.rvn.i.n, r., Aug. 12. The
Grand Oper.t House, Bentievllle's largest
building, tho First National Bank nnd sev
eral business olllces were destroyed today
by flro. Tho lof.s was $20,000.
INDIANAPOLIS, Auc. 12- The notifica
tion ccremonli! nt which Charles W. Fair
banks will be told officially of his nomina
tion as Republican candidate for Vlco Pres
ident will be held nt his homo at 2 p. m.,
on August HI.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. Robert Ba
con, former Ambassador to France, will
be a candidate for the Senntorshlp In New
York.
SKff YORK, Aug. 12. Announcement
has been mnd that donations during the
week brought the total fund of tho Jewish
War Sufferer.V Committee up to $6,G77,807.
SARATOGA SPRINOS, N. Y.. Aug. 12.
State Supremo Court Justice Samuol Sea
bury for Governor and William F. Mc
Combs for United States Senator are to bo
the leaders of New York Democracy's
ticket, If primary voters follow tho recom
mendation of the "unofficial convention,"
which early today nlmost unanimously ap
proved these two names.
RAILROADERS TO CONFER
AGAIN WITH MEDIATORS
Continued from rase One
of further efforts in this city beforo carry
ing the matter to Washington.
NONUNION RAILROADERS ASK
WILSON TO PREVENT STRIKE
6000 on Southern Lino Ask Him to
Take Action
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12. Six thousand
unorganized railroad employes, through
Robert T. Frailer, of tho Nashville, Chatta
nooga and St. Louis Railroad, today ap
pealed to President Wilson to protect them
from, "a destructive Interruption of Inter
state commerce," which, they declared,
would be brought about If tho threatened
railroad strike Is called.
Frazler, who Is a mechanical employe,
said the petition which he delivered to
the White House was tho first In a series
to be presented In a few days. The next,
he said, would be signed by 11,000 em
ployes of the Rock Island lines, the petitions
continuing until 80 per cent ot the rail,
road employes of the country, who are un
organized, havo been heard from.
PRESIDENT ASKS CONFERENCE
WITH BOTH SIDES TO DISPUTE
White House Officials Expect Meeting
Thero on Monday
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. Fresldent Wil
son this afternoon, over a long-distance
telephone, received a report from tho Fed
eral Board of Mediation and Conciliation
on the situation in the threatened railroad
strike. Tho President hem, through the
mediation board, sent a message to repre
sentatives of both the employes and the
railroads that he wanted to talk the situa
tion over with them personally before ac
tion had been taken. He also said he
wanted the members of the mediation board
to come to the White House for a confer
ence. '
White House officials this afternoon ex
pected tha,t the President would arrange
to see representatives of the employes Mon
day morning and representatives of the
railroads Monday afternoon,
LABOR FEDERATION WILL
BACK RAILROADERS' DE3IANDS
WASHINGTON, Aug, lJ.The Ameri
can Federation of Labor stands squarely
behind tho railroad employes and will sup
port them to the end In their fight against
the roads." Frank Morrlaqn, secretary of
the Federation, made this atatement today
when tho brotherhood (leaders reported to
him that they had taken an unequivocal
position against further delay, and de
manded an immediate proposal from the
mediators.
Mr Morrison deprecated the prospect of
a railroad strike, but Insisted toat the
employes had taken the only position opn
to them.
HEADING RESTORES SCHEDULE
Trains Annulled to Get Cam for Troops
Now in Service
Thft Philadelphia and neatodhyj
sumed in iuii u ""'" "" rnunt of cars
a month ngo was cut ,"nountL Venn
having been taken lo transport the I n
Mexican
sylvan a troops w """., the Ger
Eighteen trains were rcjto ,. O
tho
rraniferrt. Norrlstown and
Bethlehem
FranKrora, ""' ii..,i,i.d from
branch. The road, having d.patche from
76 10 su cars iu !:, ---- . ,i,e
7 n discontinuance of these ,nf ""q
Saturday afternoon service " slon five
mantown nnd Chestnut Hill dlvls " "ve
trains each way are reinstalled, ""
trains and one Inbound will bo added to
the Frankford dIMslon. one Is added to the
Bethlehem service and two outbound and
one Inbound on the Norrlstown brnnch.
HUGHES, IN OVERALLS,
GOES DOWN 2800 FEET
THROUGH BUTTE MINE
Presidential Candidate Dons
Jumper for Inspection of Cop
per Working Wife Not
Allowed to Go
TRIP IS HAZARDOUS
By PERRY ARNOLD
Hni,ENA, Mont., Aug. 12. Governor
Hughes expects to try a new campaigning
stunt this afternoon. Ho Joyfully ncceplcd
nn Invllntlon to descend 2800 feet Into the
depths of the Iconnrd copper mine nt Butte
Mrs. Hughes, who hasn't left her hus
band's sldo through the other hardships of
tho transcontinental trip which ho Is mak
ing to win the presidency, wanted to go, but
It was decided she had better not
John H. Mcintosh, of Butte, who Joined
tho Ropubllcnn party's nominee hero today,
mado the announcement of tho Governor's
underground search for votes. He told the
Governor tho trip might prove of Interest,
but ho wanted to wain him In advance that
mines wero not tho safest places In tho
world nnd that he didn't have to accept tho
lnvltntlon.
"You can bet I wont to go," the Governor
resnonded nulcktv. "There nro lots of men
who work In mines every day nnd I'm not
tho least afraid anyway."
Tho Leonard mlno Is not the biggest of
Butte's underearth Industries, but the com
mittee held It to be better adapted for
sightseeing. The Governor will bo fur
nished with Jumpers and overalls.
Hughes today reached that stage In his
assault on tho Democratic trenches nt
which a Duropean army commander would
report himself ready for the concerted
attack at a particular point. Tho Repub
lican candidate feels he has done tho pre
paratory work In the 21 campaign speeches
he has made since leaving New York ono
week ngo today. He has indicated that his
main rellanco In nssault In the weapon of
criticism of Democracy's alleged Inefficiency.
From now on the Governor proposes to
bnck up this general charge with concerted
fire. Ho is armed with specific Instnnccs
which, tho Republicans clnlm, wilt Bupport
tho general nllegatlon. In his speeches
hereafter ho will use this definite data
to hack up his preparatory assault.
In tho one week's campaigning to date It
Is evident that the Republican mnln nssault
will bo against Democratic Inefficiency, nnd
Included In this Inefficiency will be the Mexi
can policy, tho foreign policy, "pork barrel"
policy, tho preparedness policy, the tariff
policy and tho administrative policy.
Tho phraso which so far evoked the most
applauso from tho nominee's auditors has
been, "I'd like to have a chance to investi
gate tho Democratic administration," and
today when Hughes "pulled It" hero again
In a slightly different phraseology the crowd
remembered that tho man now running for
tho presidency first made his reputation In
tho searchlnsly inquisitive probe of tho New
York Life Insurance scandal. He was ap
plauded to the echo.
Hughes is considerably changed from the
man who late In June stepped out of the
cloistered precincts of the ?ipreme Court
Into the vortex of politics, an has regained
all his old tricks of oratory, o gesture, ot
modulation of his voice, of paying attention
to babies, of working up laughs, of posing
patiently for ubiquitous photographers, pro
fesslonal and amateur.
He has "come back" into the sort of
campaign orator that ho was In tho days
of his antlraco track crusade In New York
State.
Today Hughes's voice was almost nor
malstrong and clear, and the zip In tho
air put more nnd more "pep" Into his ges
tures and his thoughts.
Last night tho nominee gave Billings,
Mont., $1100 worth of campaign oratory.
The city paid exactly that much raised by
public subscription among Republicans to
pay expenses of diverting his train to this
city for a speech. After the talk they were
unanimous In the assertion that it was
worth it.
He characterized Villa as nn "accom
plished assassin In his own right"; declare-',
ho "had no patlenco with subter
ranean diplomacy." nnd asserted that some
diplomats were about as much use as the
"Atlantlo cable."
ALLIES PUSH ATTACKS
ON BALKAN FRONT
Continued from l'ase One
thus threatened. Therefore she continued
her 'wait-and-see' policy.
"But this consideration no longer exists.
The Central Powers have lost forever their
ability to make a big offensive on tho seals
ot 1915.
"Already the Turks and Bulgarians are
beginning to realize how completely they
misread the European situation. It will
come ais great shock to Ferdinand and
fcnver when they find the All-Hlghest has
not a single division to send them in their
'-The first Important move Is to separate
Bulgaria and Turkey from all communlca
tlon with tho Central Powers. This can
o!ItyfetCrCMmpIl8!ied by,cl,e"nK the enem?
thotOr.enetrRry.rega,n,nir P88eB8lon "
"With Nlsh In our possession, the com.
municatlon now open between Berlin, VI
enna Belgrade. Sofia and Constantlnoole
will be cut and. with the Danube wtroHed
by gunboats, not a biscuit or a caVtrldKe
can reach the Bulgarians and Turks. whS
Sources " " n ,helr own "
"Once Nlsh Is In our possession, tho An-glo-French
army can turn Its attention to
Snrtih'A" ofKBu'a. When Bulgar a
finds she has been abandoned to her fata
by Germany and Austria, she faces absolute
ruin, which means disappearance & th
map as an Independent nation, or eUe she
must endeavor to save someth ng from the
fly" arsa,peby CmU t0 '""" M
u2 eoffeeyf W&tTiVo? ft
Turks n Europe must be mae at tw2
points, tho lines of Chatnldja and the lines
of Bulalr. But by retiring on Chata dla
laud th0 army 0" a'wu uj
Constantinople we could sen5 tnt Mediter"
ranean fleet to Constantinople, togethw
with transports, and thus turn the ii!I
of Chataldla. At tb. same "too U must
be remembered that onco our fleet lT tl
ih R!i nf ra-. ,. " wv". eei Is In
the army iSt&SW'g
T day. of the T& V28g
BUSINESS MEN RECft
TRADE DISCRIMINAtWl
OF BRITISH BLACHIW
Washington Flooded With mJ
snores of Prntpar. no rn fcn
o n vicui Ito,
clnres Policy Will
Continue
RETALIATION
URGE
By JOHN EDWIN NEVW
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12.Th.
that tho President be given authority !?
tallnto agalnst foreign countries tifn
criminate against American o-j. .
chants received renewed Impetus to4!'
ters and telegrams reciting various
discriminations reached the Www if
and Stale Department slmulUneouilr
the London announcement by Lent ni14
Cecil that the Anglo-French blacWiriT1
boycott Is to be continued. wWt
Tho suggestion aleady has bn
that a resolution giving the PrejIJi1
thorlty to retallalo bo attached a, . l
lo one of the appropriation bills .J?
party men nre looking up pre-ia,,!,1!
determine whether such a plan li f,!i
Thft flxlnff of maximum n... .
modllles In general use Is to be a 2j
measure qf sovcrnl of the principal Earn?
nations to, endeavor to crowd Anuria
modo products out of many markttiu
cording to Information supplied thi Km
ment of Commerce by Its commtrMn .?
nbroad. Whether tho step Is being uvjj?
encn country uecnuro 01 aomestlc ConSIlb,
or whether It has been prompUj 1!
Great Britain has not yet definitely U
ascertained.
"Wo suspect that tho whole thing b t
part of England's trade-grabblnr Mb
and that sho has Induced her tQ j
co-oporate with her," said one offlclil.
Great Britain "Indignantly denli'tv,
sho has dlvorted to her own use anyeiS
Stntcs firms.
Tho State Department reported that (h
has been tho result thus far of lu ltt:
tlgatlon into complaints that EngttnfTu
engaged In a trade-stealing process whenh
orders wore turned to Kngllsh hou
Kvory complaint by American flrni k
been examined fully. In soma Imtinmt
developed that while thero had beta
diversion there had been cable "delin'k
both England and Russia.
The main difficulty In finding any pti
of British Interference lies In the fact tb
America must rely chiefly on British wort
nnd 'Invariably England has dtnld u,
claims. ,
BRITISH CABLE TAMPERING
HITS U. S. TRADE WITH IUSSU
Moro Than $100,000,000 Lost Daifcj
Last Month, Agent Says
CHICAGO. Aug. 12. An estimated It
of $100,000,000 In Russian trade to Am
enn firms within the last eight nJiSi
through diverting or delay of cables bjBi
British censors was charged today by 1
N. Por.tnlkoff, president of the Intenutal
Manufacturers' Sales Company,
Postnlkoff substantiated dispatches 'fm
Pctrograd stating that efforts are Ida.
made to lay a direct cable between Jtan
and America. He declared this was but
done because of tho Innblllty to get ;m
cable transmission of Russian ortei
through the British censor
"No doubt exists In my mind that Cm!
Brltnlu Is using every possible meant, tu
or foul, to interfere and. If possible, pi
an end to direct trade relations betweesfr
United States nnd other countries," f
nlkotf said. "Great Britain Is partlciit
desirous of discouraging such tradibj
tween American firms and their Ilea
customers. I
"Pi lor to the war Germany enJoyeiS
lucrative position In all our deallnit ii,
itussiu. ( 1
The International Manufacturers' 'to
Comnanv is a subsidiary sales omnia-
tlon of 60 American firms represent!! 1
total capital of $100,000,000.
Pcetnlkoff said his firm protested i
Washington regarding to the censors!!
their cables nnd that considerable com
spondence with tho State Department f
lowed. Nine cables from the compun
Russian officers are still mlsslnr, he fr
clared.
Postnlkoff considers tho situation so
rlous that he plans to leave for New Tea
tonight to confer with Newton Carlton, wa
of the Western Union Telegraph ConW
regarding tho lay-out of cables oetws
Russia and this country.
RTI.TATN TO CONTINUE POLICY
OF BLACKLIST, CECIL SATS,
Inconvenience to Neutrals Will Bt
Minimized, Trade Minister Saji ;
LONDON, Aug. 12. Lord Robert
War Trade Minister, in an lntervleV
cated that thu British Government WJ
not acanuon us otacKiiai iuw; "- ., ,u
without sacrificing the principle M
blacklist, try to minimize the InwnTMW
caused to neutrals. In brief. It Is th
policy as adopted In regard to the diocu
and tho mails. ,
"Thero will be no general departuMBM
tho policy." ha said, ''but wo shall M fJ
to discuss the question any time. -,
He contended that his Majesty's Com
ment Intended to respect all contra w
tered Into by blacklisted firms before uwi
were placed on the statutory luw-
MOTHER, POOR, ABANDONS CHttJ,
IN WEALTHY SECTIUW oini
"Have Pity on Me," Says Note
With Deserted Infant
At Twenty-flrst and Locust t'JjJ'
rounaea ny mo nomes ui du;,' ".,' hdi
nhla's wealthiest cltxens. where ""'"trd!
pass constantly and almost every '"ttI
a nnnumiM mil a voverness. an iniB ,.
found today, abandoned by a motM n
por ' L"P.?.er'.. a hv District
tectlvo Nolan, of the Fifteenth ".;
streets police station. Ho was on W y
ti.. .MtnM, t...A h1a mnrnlliK ?-
heard the feeble cries of the y0""",!
was unaDiB ui iiidi w 'v : ",(
Dut alter a nan nours eivi ---- een.
mA in v.tlhnl of a house wnoo
pants are in Maine for the ',,,."
He opened the saicnei vr ""-., .wUj
Infant neatly dressed with this note w?
ner utile wrist: ,, kj
"nia-iaa Jinva nlV On me. I-jT
mother Is a working 'woman and her r
band died recently, uou ""- -name
is Kdlth."
J, H. McGovern, Railroader, D!
READING, Pa., Aug. -? 31
uovern, assiswni ira,,,,..--"- v, . t ,
nf ,v. n.nn.,rivnnia Railroad, ui 7... il
home here today of heart failure yrf
few hours' Illness, aged S yefm ccj
been In the service 01 tno ,asm
from PottsvlHe. Pa., seven yer a
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IIWP WANTKD YPfAJJE
HOUSEWORK airl f?r lu?KX3!oS
suburbs: family of i adults. o "
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SIB, ueatrnt uniea.
ORISWOLD WORSTED CO-.
DAHBT PA.
SUrtuut uo new osMhlowr ...""Jy V$
waste; steady work, and wut P ,
ins
01RLS7Vnied fcr" cborus wei "j?jBd
musical
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