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ROTAN OFFERS HIS
HELP TO MAYOR
IN VICE CRUSADE
Sends Grand Jury Report,
but Withholds Testimony
Pending Court Order
VtGE SQUAD ELIMINATED
SPollrie Lieutenants Now Respon
sible Gamblers Show No
Anxiety
District Attorney Ilotan, writing from
Hot Springs, offers to assist Mayor Smith
In every way In cleaning up vice conditions
In Philadelphia,
The letter, was sent by Mr. Rotan to his
office In City Halt, It was postdated Phila
delphia, and delivered at the Mayor's office
by Joseph P. McClean, a District Attorney's
detective.
In the letter Mr. Rotan explains to tho
Mayor why he cahnot furnish the latter
with a copy of the testimony before tho
July Grand Jury. His letter fallows!
"Honorable Thomas 13. Smith, Mayor of tho
City of Philadelphia, City Hall, I'hlla-
dolphin:
"Dear Mr. Smith I beg to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of August 14, re-
questing me to furnish you with a copy of
the Grand Jury s report.
"I am Inclosing herewith n copy of the
Grand Jury report, but I assume that you
Intended to ask for a copy of the testimony
of the witnesses who appeared before the
Grand Jury.
"I should be very glad to furnish you with
a copy of testimony wero I not of the
opinion that the proceedings before tho
Grand JUry nro secret and confidential and
cannot bo divulged by me. Should you,
however, differ from me as to my right to
give you a copy of tho testimony I would
suggest that you make application to the
Court of Quarter Sessions for a copy of this
testimony, as I believe that court alono has
lie power to grant your request. And If tho
matter Is decided by the court that I have
the power to give you the notes of testi
mony, I shall be only too glad to do so.
"1 do not wish to hamper, but to help
you. In conclusion I wish to assure you
that I am willing to assist you In every
way I possibly can to eliminate vlco In all
Its forms,
"Very truly yours,
(Signed) "Samuel P. Rotan,
"District Attorney."
"VICE SQUAD" DISBANDED.
Superintendent Robinson formally dis
banded the vice squad this afternoon, and
by his action placed all blamo for vlco
hencoforth on tho pollco lieutenant In whoB
district It occurs and the captain In whoso
division It occurs.
The vlco squad has been In existence for
manj" years, and In Its recent shape up to
the time of disbanding for five years. Tho
chief dimcutty tfca authorities found with It,
they say, was tho tendency of lieutenants
In various police districts' to depend entirely
on It and not on themselves, and thus shift
tho responsibility when anything wrong was
found out.
This can't happen any more. Tho respon
sibility rests from now on squarely on tho
lieutenant and the captain. If a lieutenant
wants to do some vlco investigating ho need
only go to his captain, and with him ho
has tho privilege of asking for any two
policemen In the city to do whatever work
ho thinks should be done.
Nobody will know about the request ox
ccpt the lieutenant himself, the captain ho
appeals to, Superintendent Robinson and
the two who are named to do tho work.
The 20 members of the squad have been
sent back to their respective districts to do
patrol duty. Charles Lee he used to be
head of It was sent to the Detective Bu
reau last week. Jesse WIster, his successor
for a. few weeks, will go back to tho Do
tectlvo Bureau tonight
GAMBLERS NOT NERVOUS.
Gamblers and other law-breakers ex
hibited no nervousness today over the con
ference yesterday of Mayor Smith with
police heads.
They were more active than ever today.
In front of the Land Title Building and
at Broad and Chestnut streets a half dozen
or more handbook men for the races plied
their trade with clerks and other race
enthusiasts. PIckpockots, cadets, thieves
and disorderly women In the vice district
are making preparations today for tho reg
ular Saturday night rush.
About 9:30 this morning a moving van
Btopped at a disorderly house on Eleventh
etroet, near Green, and two men moved
In mirrors and other furnishings.
There is no sign today of tho "police
mop and scrubbing brush," which Mayor
Smith intimated yesterday, following a con
ference with police heads, he would, apply
to the vice BltUatlon In Philadelphia.
In fact there Is every Indication that vlco
Will go on sizzling over Sunday In Phila
delphia. It was expected that the Mayor
would come up from Atlantic City In his
automobile this morning, but word was re
ceived about noon that he would not leave
the summer resort today.
MINISTER WANT SCLEAN UP,
The Itey. George Venn Daniels, pastor of
tho Wayland Memorial Church, Fifty
second street and Baltimore avenue. Issued
a statement today, in which he said he
would bring up the vice situation at tho
next meeting of the Baptist Ministers' As
sociation unless there was speedy action by
Mayor Smith.
"It Is up to the Mayor." he Bald, "to safe
guard the community. If the facts are as
represented concerning vice conditions In
our city, then Mayor Smith should lose no
time in cleaning the Augean stables. Mere
promises will accomplish nothing. Surely,
It Is possible to clamp on the lid and keep
It on. The police should have no difficulty
in learning the actual conditions."
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER UNCAUOHT.
Detectives have yet failed to locate J,
Stewart Knight and Samuel Dougherty,
resectlvely owner and editor of the Sunday
Transcript, who are being sought on crimi
nal libel charges. An article published
In the Transcript accused Captain Nicholas
Kenny of employing a collector to make the
rounds of disorderly house for "hush
money." Warrants were given to Detec
tives Plateau and Douglas for the arrest
of these men, but they say they have been
unable to find them, despite the fact that
bath. Knight and Dougherty have been re
ported as frequenting several places about
was rumored today1 that Knight and
Dougherty had no fear of warants. and
they are alleged to have a little "bomb
shell" ready to throw which Is likely to
pause consternation In certain circles. In
other words. Knight and Dougherty are said
to be In possession of certain evidence
which, they will spring If police pressure
Becomes (00 great.
WOMEN "JUMP" STRAW BAIL.
It became known today that ten women
.rreste In raids In the Tenderloin July 15,
Who. were furnished on straw ball, alleged
to have been furnished by Joseph Perrottl,
and accepted by Magistrate Call, failed to
appear when their cases were called July 1J.
Perrottl Is (ha man who testified before the
, July Urand Jury that he obtained the re
lease of 19 women pn 00 worth ot; ball,
though he did not own a pent of real estate
to secure the bonds. Yesterday the Grand,
Jury considered an Indictment charging
Wasialrata Call with malfeasance in office
In accepting alleged worthless ball for these
women. Search Is being made for the ten
women released -for the Grand Jury wishes
-tt Jwar their testimony in (he case,
Another wHatse who U wanted by the
Srand Jury in connection with the charges
amsr taui. u 14 h, utawnont, wto was
3pMlf4ay M three COURts imper-,,
PAULINE WANINGEIt
Seventeen-year-old Frnnkford girl
missing from her home, 4831
Tncony street, since August 8.
Iler father objected to her remain
ing out late at night
sonatlng a deputy constable, bribery nnd ex
tortion. It was testified beforo the July
Grand Jury that Elizabeth Zoldl paid Beau
mont $125 for hor relensc, following her
arrest on tho accusation of having conducted
a speakeasy. It Is nlteged that tho bargnln
was mado In tho private ofMce of Magistrate
Call. Beaumont has dlsatmeared.
It was said today that tho Indictment of
Call may be prevented by the fact that tho
principal witness, Perrottl, was scared away
by a raid Thursday night on his poolroom,
834 North Tenth street.
Seven alleged gunmen wero nrrcBtcd In
this raid and four of them wore released
In $300 ball by Magistral Imber. Their
ball was ordered forfeited yesterday by
Magistrate Beaton when they failed to ap
pear for a hearing in Central station.
Mnglstrato Imber said ho was Jutlflcd in
accepting small ball for the men because
ho was not "Informed that tho pollco had
anything agnlnBt them" It was rumored
In poltttcnl circles that tho raid was de
signed to senro Perrottl out of tho city so
1m would not appear ngalnst Call. The
pollco deny this.
FEWER DEATHS FOIt WEEK
Two Less Than Seven Days Ago, but
More Than Last
Year
Deaths from all causes throughout the
city during tho week numbcrdo 537, as com
pared with 679 last week and 436 during
tho corresponding week last year. '
Infant mortality was unusually high dur
ing tho week. A total of 196 children under
2 years of ago died ns tho result of lnfantllo
paralysis and other diseases peculiar to chil
dren. Tho deaths were divided as fol
lows: Males, 284; females, 263; boys, 127,
nnd girls, 119. The causes of death were:
Tjrphold fevsr '2
.Maai?s , i
M'hooplnsr counh 10
Diphtheria and croup 1
Hpldcmlc dlncnfte-8 5
Tuberculosis of tho lunge C2
Tuberculosa menlncttli 4
Other formi of tuberculosis 3
Cancer and other malignant tumors 81)
Simple menlnEltls , 2
Apoplexy nnd softening of brain lo
Orsanlo diseases of tho heart 4 3M
Acuta bronchitis 2
Chronic bronchitis 2
Pneumonia 10
Hronchopneumonla 20
Other diseases of th respiratory system
(tuborculnsls excepted) 5
Diseases of the Momnch (cancer excepted)... O
Diarrhea and enteritis (under 2 years) 1)7
Appendicitis and typhlitis r
Hernia. Intestinal obstruction 2
Cirrhosis of the llvor 4
Acute nephritis ami llrtsht'n disease SO
Noncancerous tumors and other diseases of
the female senltal orcans 3
Puerperal septicemia (puerperal fever, peri
tonitis) 1
Other puerperal accidents of pregnancy and
labor 2
Cnnxenttal debility and malformations 31
Old axe 2
lffcrts of heat n
llnmlclda , a
All other violent deaths IT
Suicide 2
All other diseases 112
Unknown or Ill-defined diseases 1
Coroner's case pending 1
Total 637
INFANT VICTIM'S BODY
BARRED BY DIXON
Continued from I'uce One
76 deaths. One of the new cases was that
of n, young woman 23 years old.
Deaths today: '
Mary O'Kane, 4 years old, 762 North
Bucknoll street.
Florence Wetnateln, 9 months old, 2435
South Fourth street.
Dorothy Harra, 6 years old, 3636 North
Ninth street.
Charles Weber, 3 years old,. 2432
Thompson street.
Morton Wilson, 3 years old, 2109 North
Eighth street.
Laura Lawrence, 7 years old, 521 South
Third street.
Mary Ulanskl, 4410 Germantown avenue.
Philip Llmbardo, 10 months old, 1108
Hall street.
The Ulanskl child is the daughter of Dr.
Benjamin Ulanskl.
New casos today:
Hazel Mlzeuer, 23 years old, 8103 El
beron street.
John Taylor, 6 years 4 months old, Ham
ilton street.
Catherine Mastaesla, 2 years old, 2228
Race street.
The closing of all branches of the Free
Library of Philadelphia to children less
than 16 years of age was requested today
by Director Krusen for the duration of the
plague. The request, which Is tantamount
to an order, means that the children's read
ing rooms will be closed. Director Krusen
also sent a special messenger to President
Mitten, of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company, asking that the corporation make
special provisions for the thorough cleaning
or its cars aunng mq epiaemic.
A continuous stream of persons, to the
number of 500. who jammed the corridor
outside Room 236, City Hall, for hours to
day, sought travel certificates for tomor
row. By night it was expected that 2600
certificates would be Issued. Mothers with
babies In their arms were ushered Into a
waiting room and not compelled to stand In
line. The presence of children, health offi
cials said, was both unnecessary and dan
gerous. Parents with health certificates for
children need not bring the children to City
Hall for travel certificates and thus need
lessly expose them to danger.
Lawn fetes and parties on vacant lots will
be allowed It was decided today, providing
special permits are obtained, the area roped
off, the event held under police supervision
and no child less than 10 years old allowed
to attend. This action was taken in pursu
ance of the Health Department's policy of
"fresh air and plenty of sunshine." The
regulation applies only to parties that can
be held on lawns and vacant lota, the ban
continuing on block, street and porch
parties.
The first flytrap made by Boy Scouts In
answer to the appeal of Dr. Walter S Cor
nell, medical supervisor of the publla
schools, was Installed this afternoon at the
Klngsesslng Recreation Center. Forty-ninth
street an4 Chester avenue, by Troop m, the
members of which made It under the super
vision of Scoutmaster William James, The
trap stands nearly three feet high.
Cheltenham township, In which are a
number of suburbs peopled by well-known
phlladelphlans, and the borough of Jenkln
town, lying between the northern Chelten
ham boundary line and the southern Abing
ton boundary, also will inaugurate quaran
tines affecting children IS years of age
and under, the new order to become effec
tive just as soon as notices can be sent out
The action by health authorities in thua
Uwq suburban sections followed closely the
action lajien oy -aoiukioii lownsnlp. The
quarantine regulations will be eauallv as
drastic as those made effective in Ablogton
morning.
EVENING LEDaEK-PHIIiADELPfflA, gATOTDAY, AUGUST 10,
P. 0. S. OF A. OFFICERS AT CAMP IN
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Officers of the First Regiment Pennsylvania Reserves, Patriotic Order Sons of America, took complete charge
of the seventh annual encampment nt Cedar Grove, in in Fairmount Park, today. From right to left: Lieut.
George Gogolin, Troumpeter II. E. Chase, Lieut. Bcnja iiin David. Cnpt. A. L. Fleck, Col. W. W. Schank, Capt.
C. JI. Ilartor, Lieut. R. Kothrock, Maj. J. A. Balender, and Lieut. C. L. Kcrstcttor.
City News in Brief
Ootcrnor llrumliniiRli hni Just nnnounced
tho following appointments to tho annual
meeting of tho American Institute of Crlm-
Innl Law nnd Criminology, to bo held In
Chicago, August 29, 1916. Edwin M. Ab
bott, Philadelphia, chnlrmnn of tho Com
mission on Amendment and Hovlslon of tho
Penal Laws; Robert J. McKentry, warden
of tho Eastern Penitentiary, Philadelphia;
John Franclcs, warden of tho Western
Penitentiary, Pittsburgh ; Samuel P. Rotan,
Esq., District Attorney, Philadelphia;
Ooorge W. Maxcy, District Attornoy, Scran
ton ; It. II. Jackson, Esq,, District Attorney,
Pittsburgh.
The body of an unidentified boy about
eight years old was found In the Delaware
River off Noblo street wharf by the crew of
the pollceboat Ashbridge last night. It was
only partially clothed In what tho police say
might hnvo been a makeshift bathing cos
tumo. The body Is nt tho morgue.
Twenty men, nlilely known In the nuto
mobllo world, met nt tho Hotel Vendlg last
night and oiganlzed tho Knights of the
Motor World. Tho membership of tho now
organjzatlon will bo recruited from tho
ranks of automobllo owners nnd thoso In
terested In the Industry. It Is expected that
the order will soon bo carried to other
cities.
Philadelphia')! Industrlps will Imve iliclr
night In tho West Philadelphia Jubllco of
Progress during tho week beginning August
28. Wednesday night, August 30, has been
set nsido for tho Industrial nnradc. Many
of the lending business organizations of
Philadelphia havo entered floats In tho
pageant. It will stmt at Sixty-second nnd
Market streets, and tho lino of march will
bo over the principal thoroughfares of West
Philadelphia.
The United .Slates Mnrlno Hum! from the
Philadelphia N.ivy Yard and a largo Inter
denominational chorus of the Drexel Blddlo
Bible Classes will be fenturcs of tho mili
tary servlco tomorrow afternoon at 4:45
o'clock at the Philadelphia Military Train
ing Corps' encampment nt Lansdowno. The
servlco will bo preceded by a review of tho
citizen soldiers at 3:15 o'clock.
TweHo hundred poor children will be
taken to Willow Grovo next Tucstlny by
tho American Rescue Workers, 2827 Frank
ford avenue, nt their twenty-second annual
outing. All amusements will be free to tho
llttlo visitors, who will receive Ico cream,
cake, lemonade, peanuts and candy.
A meeting of tho committees arranging
for tho convention of the Atlantic Deeper
Waterways Assoplntlon to bo held hero
September 12-15 has been called for the
Mnyor's oinco nt 2 o'clock next Wednesday
aftornoon. Tho Camden committee said Its
plans would occupy tho morning of Septem
ber 15. Mayor Donnelly, of Trenton, an
nounced that tho exercises In Trenton would
Include an Inspection of tho Delaware and
Rarltan locks, at Bordentown. Tho Dela
ware River demonstration will Include ex
ercises at League Island Navy Yard on
Friday aftornoon, September 16, when a
division of submarines Is. expected to be In
the river.
Firemen rode two miles In an automobile,
got the key to a drugstore at Germantown
nnd Chelten nvonues, dashed back and ex
tinguished with chemicals an alcoholic flame
spouting from a defective cigar lighter.
Tho firemen considered the danger slight
nnd thought it unnecessary to break down
tho door.
Germantown Christian Scientists nro con
templating the erection of a church to cost
nearly J200.000. It will be built on the
east side of Oreene street south of School
House lane. The large mansion now oc
cupying tho sito was formerly tho home
of Franklin L. Sheppard. The auditorium
will seat 1000 persons and there will be
large rooms for the Sunday school and
other church activities. The Christian
Scientist congregation Is known officially
as the Second Church of Christ Scientist,
having been the second congregation o( that
denomination organized in this city.
Anna Demans, IS years old, 2344 IlouTler
street, was thrown from the rear Beat of
a motorcycle when it ran into an auto
mobile nt Second street nnd the Northeast
Boulevard last night. She was treated at
St. Luke's Hospital for cuts and bruises,
Samuel Jaffe, 25 years old, 012 (luarry
street, and Jack Murphy, 36 years old, of
the s-me address, were arrested this morn
ing on a charge of violating the Harrison
antl-narcotto act by United States Deputy
Marshal McDevltt and District Detectives
McCluro and Ernest. A large quantity of
opium, the police say, was found In their
room and confiscated. They will bo ar
raigned today before a United States com
missioner, Members of the congregation and olllclnli
of the Philadelphia conference are express
ing opposition to the proposed sale of the
McConnell Memorial Methodist Church, at
Eighth and Porter streets, John . McCon
nell, of the Board of Home Missions and
Church Extension of the Methodist Enls.
copal Church, 'In whose honor the church
was named, said: "The foreign population
Is the real missionary problem, and the
church should conserve every piece of prop
erty In that locality to meet the encroach
ment of the foreigner,"
City Hall appointments today Included
Samuel L. Schwartz, 514 West 131th street,
New York, draftsman. Department of Tran
sit, salary 11400; William S. Muller, $223
Marlon street, clerk, Bureau of Highways,
$900, and Anna P. Summers, 17 North
Thirty-second street, assistant teacher.
Board of Recreation, salary $66 a month,
Mrs. Robert P. Drlpps, 6900 Wayne ave
nue, Germantown, wife of the former Di
rector of Public Safety, who la spending
the summer at the Drlpps cotage at Bay
Head, was Injured in, an automobile col
llslon Thursday, according to a report
which has reached Philadelphia. She was
only slightly hurt. She was automoblllng
with a neighbor when her car collided with
another, throwing her out, the report saya.
The right hand of Pearson Vinnock, of
2Q1S East Llpplncott street, was crushed
today while he was operating a printing
prew at the Twin Printing Company. IT
South Orlinm. street Physician? at th
Pennsylvania Hospital fear amputation, will
be necessary.
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PRESIDENT DEMANDS RAILROADS
YIELD TO COMPROMISE PLAN
Continued from Tnge One
agreements vIth a vlow to instituting Inquiries Into suggested lendjustmont of pay
or practice.
"This seems to mo n thoroughly practical anil entirely fair program and I think
that the public hns tho right to expect Its acceptance."
RAIL CHIEFS BALK.
Tho stntcment was issued Just after
railway heads hnd assembled at tho Whlto
House to give their reply to tho proposition.
President Holdcn, of the C. U. it Q.,
spokesman for tho railway presidents, told
tho President that they continued to stand
for arbitration nnd did not believe It right
to ask them to abandon thnt principle. Ho
made It plain, however, tnnt tho full power
or attorney to reject or ncept tho Pres
ident's plan lay finally with tho railway
malingers' committee which Is still In the
city, hut which has not participated In nny
of the conferences with the Prcsldont since
tho railway presidents arrived.
It Is expected that before tho final crisis
hns been roached the railroad managers will
be asked to tho Whlto House to Indicate
whether they will ncccpt or reject the
President's p!nn.
TO ASK FOR TIME.
There Is strong Indication today that
rather than reject It and precipitate a
strike, they will ask for more tlmo and
further conferences.
The President's Intlmntlon that tho In
terstate Commerce Commission might be
expected to glvo a fair consideration to
rato Increases If tho eight-hour day change
In mado Is ono of tho things tho managers
wish to clear up.
Tho President closed tho conferences
with a 30-mlnuto nddrc3s to tho presidents,
He said that It was "a condition, not a
princlplo" which is at stako In tho present
negotiations. It would be unfair and Im
practical to Insist upon arbitration when
tho men havo ropeatedly refused It and
when there Is no system or law to compel It,
he added. Ha said ho could not net ns a
Judge, but only mako suggestions. Ho
offered, ho said, whnt ho believed was a
practical means of meeting the situation
and urged tho executives to put It into
effect.
BOARD FOR TEST.
Whon the commission has been appointed
It can seo how it works and then If It falls
It can come to light, ho said. Pending nn
Investigation by this commission the Presi
dent snld that he was faced by a wide
difference of opinion on the part of tho
men and tho, managers ns to the task of
applying the eight-hour clay princlplo to
railway operation, and that ho himself was
obviously unable to Judgo which contention
was right.
WILSON DEEPLY MOVED.
While speaking, tho President paced back
nnd forth In front of the men, obviously
stirred by tho situation confronting him.
and showing plainly. It was said, tho Btraln,
ho hns undergone tho Inst week. He de
clared ho would not bo tho court In this
matter that the people of the country were
tho Judges, nnd that when tho "naked truth
In the situation" wns laid before them the
blame for any crisis would bo placed by the
people, and It will not fall upon him.
At tho conclusion of tho conference onn
of tho railroad presidents who diagnosed
the situation as not "hopeless." but very I
iiiLKnasen I
'serious." said the executives would remain
,1 nm.lr .
In Washington over Sunday anil possibly
longer.
The President, he said, has asked them
for a final dec.ston on his proposition, and
they are preparing to formulate thl3 and
lay It beforo him beforo they leavo,
TRAINMEN BIDE TIME
Meanwhile tho representatives of the
brotherhoods were enjoying tnemselves see
ing the sights of Washington, They havo
accepted the President's proposition In Its
him to see that the railroads do tho time
thing. This tho President has promised
to do, and it was said officially ut the
White Houso that he was in no way dis
couraged over the apparent deadlock with
the railroad executives. Although on the
BULLETINS
RATTLESNAKE FLAG AT UNION LEAGUE STATION
Hundreds of persons stopped In front of tho Union League recruiting utatlon
today to vlow a large American flag on which u rattlesnake is emblazoned bearing
the Inscription "Don't Tread on Mo." It Is said to bo the only original flair of this
pattern in existence, curing the War of
sylvanla soldiers.
AMERICAN ASSURANCE TO ISSUE LIFE INSURANCE ONLY
Stockholders of the American Assurance Company, It was learned today will
on September 9, voto to stop Issuing accident nnd health insurance and issue life
Insurance exclusively. Two years ago the affairs of the American Assurance Com
rjanv were under lnvestlimtlnn "
pany were under Investigation,
MARQUIS OF CREWE MADE EDUCATION MINISTER
LONDON, Aug. 19. The Marquis of Crewe, Lord President of the Council
has been appointed president of the Board of Education In the British Cabinet in
addition to his other duties.. He succeeds Arthur Henderson, a labor leader who
resigned. Mr, Henderson, whose chief duty has been in an unpaid position as
labor adviser to the Government, has been appointed Paymaster General In suc
cession to Baron Newton, who has been appointed an assistant Under Secretnrv n't
State for Foreign Affairs, wewry 01
PACIFIC MAIL RESUMES SERVICE TO ORIENT
NEW YORK, Aug, 19. The Pacific Mall Steamship Company resumes today
the service to the Orient, which was Interrupted last tall when the company
decided to sell Us property and go out of business. The Ecuador, recently bought
with the Venezuela and Colombia, from the Dutch West Indies Company and con
verted into oil burners, sails from San Francisco today for China. Her sister ships
will be put into the service as soon as possible,
SALVADOR BREAKS WITH NICARAGUA OVER U, S.
BAN SALVADOR, Aug. J9. The Government of Salvador lias susDended
negotiations with Nicaragua In regard to thai dispute growing out of Nicaragua's
treaty with the United States, and appealed to the Central American court of Justice.
Costa Rica made a similar appeal several months ago.
RUSSIANS PUSH BACK TURKS IN CAUCASUS ZONE
PETRQQRAD, Aug. 9 Russian forces in the Caucusus pushed back the Turks
considerably between Sievas and the Kemakh road, it -wa officially nnnounced
I today.
FAIRMOUNT PARK
Rltrfnce tho danger of n general siriKO
seemed very much greater today than at
any timo since tho negotlntlon.rreached the
critical stago. the men closest to the Pres
ident who reflect his views were supremely
confident that there would bo no strike.
They declared that the great financial In
terests In the country would not back tho
railway heads to tho point of a strike that
would utterly upset business, and that th
bnsls of settlement eventually will bo that
proposed by tho President.
If tho railway men now hero decllno to
make any concessions whatever tho Presi
dent will go nhead with his announced plan
to call on tho finnnclnl chlofs of the country
to aid him .Moanwhllo It Is ndmittcd that
the defiant ottltudo of the railway men has
not helped conciliation In any wny. The
railway presldenta havo let It bo known
that they resent tho action of the President
In going over tho heads oc tno mnnngcrs,
who had comploto nuthorlty to net, and
this has not aided good fellowship between
thorn nnd the Whlto House.
That tho rallrond presidents wero cer
tnln that the negotiations would go over
until next week wan Indicated when all of
them made arrangements this morning to
remain horo over Sunday. It was agreed at
their conference today that they would mako
another appeal to the President not to force
them to ncccpt his plan.
RAILROADS' POSITION.
Tho position of tho railroads was to "bo
presented to tho President at today's con
ference by Hale Holdcn, the chosen spokes
man, about ns follows:
The railroads consider thnt acceptance
of the President's demand would end
for nil tlmo tho settlement of disputes
between capital ami labor througli ar
bitration and would leavo tho big com
mercial Industries of tho country at
the mercy of labor unions.
Tho companies aro willing that all
matters! In dlsputo be settled by arbitra
tion, but they declare thnt tho action
of tho President in deciding the big
Issuo off-hand nnd then suggesting that
collateral questions bo put over for
settlement by a commission nutborlzcd
by Congross Is an ntnek on the very
fundamentals of arbitration.
Tho question of expense nnd dis
cipline are so closely allied In the pres
ent situation that tho railroads be
llevo that all should bo settled by an
impartial tribunal.
The companies do not want it strlko
any moro than the President does,
but they believe that a strlko would not
disrupt their organizations very much
moro than would the ncccptanco of the
Administration')! plan.
Although tho men wero plainly angered
over tho delay caused by tho roads their
chiefs yero holding them In check, nnd It
wan said that they had promised tho Presi
dent that they would take no further ac
tion until they had definite word from him
that his efforts to get concessions from the
roads had failed. They opposed adjourn
ment over Sunday, but admitted that they
could not help themselves. Tho position of
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" "' "'yn '"S'" K? JLn" J2a5!" was
.- ' " .." "" ""'. "" " ""IIW IO
keep up tho negotiations,
tho President
could not afford to servo
ultimatum.
them with an
DENIES U. S. CONTROL PLAN.
Tho railroad executives denied positively
the President had nt any tlmo threatened
Government ownership of railroads as a
possible result of their refusal to accept
his proposal. He declared, they said, that
ho was heartily opposed to Government
ownership of railroads and sincerely hoped
It never would bo necessary In the United
States. Ho said, however, that In some
foreign countries situation, such as nre
threatening the railroad Industry today had
served as stepping stones to Government
ownership and operation when peace, other
wise, had been found Impossible.
tho Revolution It was carried by tho Ponn.
J '
1916.
News at a Glance
NKW 1011K. An. W. Mw. WM
Plerco of 23 East Ninth s treet. 1 qualified
today as nn air pilot and will soon bo tho
only licensed amateur woman P"0.1 '".J l
country. She passed nil tho flying tests nt
tho flying field near Mlneola.
Mrs. Plerco Is n daughter of the late
Isaac L. Rice, the Inventor. Her husband
Is now with the American Ambulance Corps
In France.
xonTKir.Mnr.nT.ANn, pb., Aug. to.
rr... i...h-a.i m.am At-nninvAs of the I'enn
sylvanla Railroad Company struck for food
yesterday. They spent their Wages and
wero without food or funds. Their em
ployers furnished food nnd will deduct the
cost from their wages.
rmr.Mrflnuno, u. it., Aug. 10. -The
body of Harold Brown, 21 years old, wns
recovered today from tho Delaware
niver by his brother Russell, who dislodged
It from lipnr-nlh two rocks Where It had
been caught since Wednesday night. Tho
j niing man went swimming, nnd when ho
did not return a search was Instituted.
M!IV YORK, Aug. ID. Danger nf nn
other strlko on tho surface car lines of
New York was minimized today. Tho di
rectors of tho New York Railways Company
nnnounced willingness to nrbltrnto the ques
tion of reinstating employes dismissed be
cattso they had boon convicted of disorderly
conduct In tho recent strike.
YOIIK, Pa., Aug. 10. Warren II, l'nst-
nacht, city electrician for 15 years, was de
posed by City Council todny, and John I.
Strcblg, a grnduato electrician, wns np
p6lntcd to fill tho vacancy nt (1200 a year.
Fastnacht was charged recently with In
attention to his dutlos He replied by criti
cizing Council for not furnishing him with
sufficient help to keep the flro alarm and
police telegraph system In repair.
yy.W YOltK, Aug. 10. Cnptnln A. U,
Hakanson, of the Swedish-American steam
ship Stockholm, just arrived from Gothen
burg, said tho delay caused by tho British
authorities detaining the vessel 20 days nt
Liverpool had cost tho company nearly
$50,000.
YORK HARBOR, Mo., Aug. 10. As n
measure of safety for tho colony of summer
cottagers here. Including the American Am
bassador to Italy, Thomas Nelson Page, and
other wealthy families, tho York Harbor
Health Department has quarantined tho
families of Irving Brokaw and H. II. Bat
tcrman, Now York millionaires, who arrived
hero from the Infantile paralysis Infected
district In their prlvnto railroad coaches.
Tho quarantine will bo for 10 days.
HAItniSIliniO, Aug. 10. The five olTlccs
of tho bureau of employment of the Depart
ment of Labor nnd Industry during July
found places for 1277 applicants for work
In this State, according to a stntcment mado
by Commissioner Jackson. Requests for
3763 employes wero received last month
from employers, and 201S unemployed
persons applied for work.
LONDON, Aug. 10. By a new order In
council the Government Is empowered under
tho dofense of tho realm act to "prohibit
fiom entering Ireland nny person not a
British subject or who, being a British sub
ject, has slpco Starch 1, 101G, come or may
hereafter como to the United Kingdom
from parts beyond the seas."
HAJlTrOKI), Conn., Aug. 10. In tho
cvont that Senator McLean continues to
Insist on withdrawing his candidacy for
tho Republican nomination for United States
Senator, those familiar with tho situation
say nn effort will bo mado to get an un
animous indorsement for former President
Taft. ,
Ni:V YORK, Aug. 10. At the end of
two days' firing of tho 12-Inch mortnrs at
Fort Totten. Wlllets Point, Into yesterday,
Colonel W. G, Haan, commandant, said the
test had proved satisfactory and there Is no
fenr of New York city being attacked by
wai ships.
SARATOGA, Aug. 10. A fund of Jl 8,000
Is provided to assist students at Cornell
University by the will of Charles E. Green,
of SchuylerUllo.
LONDON, Aug. 10. The British customs
authorities havo given notice to exporters
of spirits that tho shipment must hftve n
certificate showing that It complies with
local aws ln regnrd to proper aging. This
order Is ibsued to meet tho American cus
toms regulation that Imported spirits must
comply wmi tno laws regarding nging en
foiced In tho country of origin. Tho British
law specifies thnt spirits must not.be told
until threo years old.
HAVANA, Aug. 1. Vice Admiral Con
casy Patau, the umpire appointed by King
Alfonso of Spain In connection with tho
settlement of disputes between Panama and
tho United States over land In tho Canal
Zono, has arrived hero from Panama and
will sail soon for Spain. A Panama dis
patch on August 12 reported that ho may
not return because tho auditor of tho
Canal Zone questioned his right to leavo
tho Isthmus until the land disputes ore
sottled.
PITTSnUROII, Aug. ID. Two mmktd
men entered tho offices of the Pittsburgh
Stopper Company, near Shady Side Station,
today, and at the point of guns took n
satchel containing $825, from Paymaster
steinDerg, in a roouers escaped.
LONDON, Aug. 10. A Central News dis
patch from Vienna says Emperor Francis
Joseph haB presented his autographed por
trait to Ambassador Penfleld as a, token of
his appreciation for the work of tho Ameri
can envoy.
U. S. ARMY SUItGEONS INSPECT
3D PENNSYLVANIA ARTILLERY
Other Officers, Superintending Trans
fer of State Property at Mt. Gretna
STATE RECmJIT RENDEZVOUS. Mount
uretna. a-a., Aug, i. Medical Inspec
tion of tho Third Pennsylvania Field Ar
tillery Regiment, formerly the Ninth In
fantry, Wllkes-Rarre, was begun this morn
ing by the United States Army Burgeons,
who aim to complete It In three days by
disposing of a battalion dally.
While the surgeons are directing their
attention to the physical condition of the
artillerymen, other United States Army of
ficers were busily engaged with Colonel
A Warner Hutchlns, of the Governor's
staff, In the transfer of the State property,
which had been brought here by the Sun
bury company of the Twelfth Separate Bat
talion, now known as Company E, Fourth
Pennsylvania Infantry, preparatory to Its
equipment by the Government and de
parture for El Paso,
With the Sunbury company will go 131
recruits In charge of Captajn Williams.
Two hundred recruits are needed by the
Thirteenth In order to" reach the strength
required by the War Department, and every
effort Is to bo put forth by the recruiting
Officers at Scranton to send the desired
number here In time, so that there shall
be no delay In tho departure of the regi
ment for the El Paso camp.
Kaiser Seeks Hungarian Grain
LONDON, Aug 19 An Exchange Tele
graph Company dispatch from The Hague
says: "Herr von Batockl, president of the
German food regulation board, in an inter,
view with a Hungarian Journalist, stated
that negotiations are progressing between
Berlin and Budapest with a view to indue"
ing Hungary to turn over the surplus c-f the
Hungarian wheat crop to qerroany -We
hope Hungary will do what we ak In th.
general Interest of our cause he added!"
Children Barred From 'Movies"
UAL,lIUUlir AUg. lHth
an order barring children ItiTWSlI yJSS
old from al theaters or exhibitions whiff
the epidemic of infant!! parajy.bT !
prevalent laEasterp state ,ral'f1
ITALIAN LINER SUNK
1
A
BY U-BOAT DURING TRti
TO U. S. FROM GENOA
0000-Tc Ship Goes Down J
TVr,11 . . - . '8
. iueu.uuiui.iMin oea; Dispalch
to Lloyd's Blame3
Submarine
VESSEL CARRIED
GUNS
LONDON, Aug. 10. Tho 9nnn Ut. ,. , M
liner Stanlpnlla has been sunk! DreVUi
by a submarine, says a dtaitehton
today, Tho Stampalla lmlled from rt
Sho was 47G feet long, 66 feet SnS""13
Wns built In 1009. There may 25, 8
States citizens aboard, r ' Un,'H
The Stampalla was In tho New vJiS
Genoa trade. Sho left New York S3
16 nnd arrived In Genoa on Julv in Jn,fl
Tho ship was owned by the La' v.i "si
Lino and carried two thrce-lnch tn. 2
Defensive purposes, both mmmi.i' .T "Ci
ric:.2;snha wn8 commanJea y (M
The Stampalla Is believed to hav lA
hound from Genoa to New York hn .J
tacked, and sho was probably carrHn.l
bio- nassencpr list. "TjrUt fl
Tho Mediterranean Sea has long bn
festcd by swarms of both Auii " .T
Aimri&n $
sunn,-. ..
ntmnti utiitma rlns-io nnrl l I. ... '
one of the underwater boats was lyins i4
wait for tho liner somewhere In th. .LJ
";";.".,;:-..;:..''' 8upped thit'
somewhere In ih yiji
ltcrranean,
NEW YORK, Aug.
1!). TV,. 1.... Jfl
steamship Stampalla, formerly ln mJJJJ.
as a passenger liner between New v,i. ..!
Italian ports, but more recently enrarSi
n troop transport, has been sunk, prejum.kwl
by n submarine, nccordlng to reoorui J
coiveu by her ngents hero today, J
The Stnmpalla was owned by La VttM
Navigation Company of Genoa. She .if
built In 1000 nnd wasn7G feet lone ns Jl
beam of 55.8 foot. fc' 1UI U
600 ORANGEMEN WILL
LEAVE FOR PITTSBURGH
Philadelphia Delegation to Bien
nial Convention Departs '
Tomorrow
Tho Philadelphia delegation of the Lovii
Orange Institution, GOO strong, win ti
nt 10:35 tomorrow morning ln special trains'
to attend tho thirty-sixth biennial corf?
vontlon of tho oiganlzntlon ln PItUburilC
The dopnrturo will be made at the BailhJ
lnnrn nnil Ohln Rnllrnnd Ktntfnn T....-V
Philadelphia Orangemen will meet ddji
lions irom incw iorit, xncw jersey, Maul
chusctts ami amine, tho convention, rhd
opens next Monday, Is bcheduled to lait
ono wcok.
The body of local Orangemen wll b on?
dcr tho command of Supremo Grand Uanerl
William A. Dunlap and Dr. Thomai Canfl
lisle, Stato grand master.
Many lively sessions nre anticipated it
tho convention. Three years ago thers rum
a. split In the ranks of tho order ow'ci iiM
somo 01 me men nnu javorca tno scrvtlif
ft llnllnF nt Ilia nrva ln"i I Inn'a n.n.l.
This faction beenmo known as tho Stu,.
wlillo tho majority, favoring tho prohftl
Hon idea, wero called tho "drys.
Supreme Grand Master Dunlap salj tv
day that a strenuous effort would bo malt
nt tho convention to forco the expulsion ft
tno -weis who nau not remainca 10711
to the organization. These, he said, hil
been given three yenrs in which to re-entw
the ranks and that tlmo had expired. Mat.
tlmo ut the convention, he said, woulajfl
given to the arrlgnment of the "renegsiij!
It was announced todny that Mayor Ej
C. Hawken, of Toronto, will be a special
guest at the convention nnd that ht
bo ono of tho leaders against the 'TenH
gades." Tho leaders of tho factlor ILret
years aco. Sunremo Grand Master Dunlin
said, wero men named McCllntbck, Gllmon
and KIrkland.
"No man benring any one of those Hirer
names will ever bo allowed to sit at a mm
lug of the Orangemen's council agslr," hi
concluded.
PARK BANDS POPULAR
Thomas F. Shannon, at Woodaide, DM
cusses Concerts
Thomas F. Shannon, leader of the con
cert band now at Woodsldo Park, gained
his first experience In. tho pioneer concert
hand In America, that of Patrick S. Oil;
more. In his reminiscences of the earlf,
days of public music ho attributes tM
rapid growth of musical tahtc to the
parallel growth of park and municipal
bands.
"Park managers nowadays." he tsld jrei-
tcrday, "havo abandoned overy otlwr ten
erullzed form of entertainment In favor
music. If one tnkes Into consideration in
fnrt thnt S00O to l'J.000 Dersons often ntual
a single concert, and multiply this numUr,
by tho number ot parKs mrousnuui m.
country, It must be evident that several
million Demons attend such musical iat!
stons weekly. How could suca an outpour
ing fall to havo a beneficent Influence "P08,
the quality of music rendered and the qual
ity of musical taste that listens to itr j
Shannon began the second week of h'
engagement at Woodslde yesteraay.
Catherine Grey remains as his opm
soloist.
FRANKENFIELD WILL FILED
Probated Testament of Man Who Dlrfl
Mysteriously Leavo All, ?5000,
to Widow
Harry Frankenfleld, the Insurance broW
who died August 10 from Injuries PT"";
lously received In front of th ! 5
May Stelgerwald. Sixteenth and w"
streets, left an estate of $5000 to imw
Daisy Frankenfleld. by his will admltteo ft
probate today. ,
St. I...- ...Ilia ...t.nAl nr.M Ihftq flf dUTl
Clauss, St. Mary's Hospital, wh'c 3
private bequests, disposes of property UU
ued at S3S00; Mary v. coup, o" ;;"
v,m tnnn- WrnntcTnwnson. JOI W
fion-lilr,l ntraat 12700. and BSD''
Crothers. 1136 South Cleveland avenujj
J2400.
The personal effects of the estate of Ct
artne Sweeney f Have rbeen appraise
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TOO IATE FOB CISSinCATlOK.
DEATHS
SCOTT. On Auut 18. 1010. SARAH, Jt2I
of James Scgtt. ltlatl nd frUa" 5S1
uit n -,, , f,inr,i service, on r:9
day. at 2j. m prc!l. at bar .latj wt5
UQH N. Cambria st. Intrnnt privat S
tomoblla (unral. .,, nPORCSl
KUtiKI.. On Amruat IT. . W- tQ!2d 5l
UAVIO. husband of Chrlaplna Kut. "? J
eara RtUtivrs and trind f. "SSSSf 'l
attend the funeral servlcn.on W?5i:'illJ
lm- preelaely, at hi. lata " ,;l
Remain may bm iewtd tjn Tuesday "".i
-, vt " r ro Amonsom uQi
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harborfiuc or trustlns any ot ttw erw "XaM
ri iirivt krrftrK
jiritisn . a. jieiuuca. irom "'" " "jW
contractus will ba paid by the. " r,Au.l
or py the Kara Una Stemtilo C9- '"
j. u&rrumi. nuiiiir. nw ww - ,.,
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DOT for chemical Vboratory cood.SSr'ii
advancement : xperl
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