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PEREMPTORY N IN FORM
Order to Quit Political
Clubs Puzzles Police
POLICE received orders that they
must resign from nil political
clubs immediately.
These orders are followed by a
list of questions asking patrolmen
to name the clubs of which thoy are
members and whether they intend to
obey the order.
Police arc puzzled as to what con
stitutes a political club.
Order docs not say what punish
ment will bo meted out to those who
refuse to obey.
All policemen In this city must resign
from their political ctubs immediately.
An order to this effect ha been sent out
by Superintendent of Police Hoblnson nnd
ytss. followed by a card bearing a list of
questions asking the cops what they were
going to do about It
While the order docs not say specifically
that patrolmen will be dismissed for refus
ing to obey, It Is generally believed that
such punishment will be meted out to thoso
who Ignore It.
The recent vice crusade and the fact that
policemen wero protecting the games of
politicians to whom they owed their Jobs
is believed to have prompted this latest
move by Robinson.
The order bears tho namo of the Super
intendent of Pollco and tho announcement
that It has been approved by Director WII.
on. It In as follows:
Kvcry member of this bureau Is
hereby directed to at onco resign from
any and all political clubs of which he
may be a member.
WHAT IS A "POLITICAL CLUB"?
There is Bomo contention among tho po
lice as to what constitutes n. political club.
Hoblnson, In ljls order, failed to say Just
what kind of an organization he consid
ered a political club. Some tlmo ago Direc
tor Wilson said there were only one or
two actual political clubs In tho entire
city.
In conncctldn with this latest order, which
is called No. 238, tho police today received
a slip bearing these questions:
Do you belong to any political club?
If so, give the name and location In
each case.
What are your Intentions now re
garding membership In sqch clubs?
Every member of tho department is re
quested to file his answer to theso ques
tions not later than tomorrow.
POLICC ItESENT ORDER.
Tho order has caused much dissatisfac
tion among the police. Some contend that
it la an Infringement upon their personal
rights. Others say they will not resign.
Some have been assured by ward leaders,
it Is said, that they merely have to say
they will resign and then do nothing more
bout it
"I SAVED MY GIRL,"
CRIES PARK SLAYER
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Continued from Pate One
up, the police say, and blackmail them.
Sometimes they attack tho girl and beat the
man with her. Usually, they know, he
wilt not report them. He wants to save
the namo of the girl with him and gives up
money.
Frlgar told the police that his automo
bile was running slowly along N'elll drlvo
and they had reached Hairpin turn when
the engine broke down suddenly. He got
out of the machine and was fixing It. The
lights of the car were dimmed.
While there In the quiet of the drive, the
moonlight falling through the trees upon
the car and the girl in the front seat await
ing him, Frfgar was startled by a rush
from the bushes at the roadBlde.
FIRING OF THE FATAL SHOT.
"Your lights are out ; you're pinched !"
said the leader of the men.
"Ha held In his hand something that
looked 'like a club," Frlgar explained to
the police." I believe now It was a beer
bottle. I feared him and the gang. I knew
what other girls had suffered. Miss Sykes
was frightened. I wanted to get away.
Anything to get away from that gang and
save my girl. The leader threatened mo
Wth the club and 1 saw the others coming.
I had a revolver and I used It."
Frlgar said he shot three times directly
at the head of the man he feared wanted
to harm Miss Sykes. At the first shot,
he said, the band dispersed. Jumping over
the wall and scurrying behind trees.
"1 had fixed the engine," he continued. "I
Jumped Into the car when I saw my chance
and switched the clutch into high. We
were away and safe. I had saved my girl.
If that la murder, I came here to give my
self up."
Frlgar Is 23 years old. He Is tall and
strong and colored from exposure In the
Mexican desert lands. Miss Sykes is a
brunette, the daughter of Frank Sykes, of
Sykes Brothers, Inc., yarn manufacturers,
Howard and Huntingdon streets. She lives
now at 18 North Brighton avenue, Chelsea.
AGED BANK AID HONORED
David Ewine Celebrates 37th Year
With First National and 83d Birthday
Tho thirty-seventh year of his service In
the financial district was celebrated with
the presentation of a large box of roses
snd lilies of the valley to David Ewlng,
who observed his eighty-third birthday to
day at the First National Bank, Chestnut
street above Third. Mr. Ewlng has been
with the bank since it was organized In
1880 as the Merchants' National. He Is
an aid.
One of Mr Swing's earliest recollections
of the district is of the time he used to
carry bullion to the Subtreaaury with E.
T. Stotesbury, of Drexei & Co., who was
then just beginning his career. He was
born at Red Castle, Ireland, on August 2,
JM?.
O, A. Baldwin, who has seen long service
V'iih the First National, presented the box
ul fiowtl-s to Mr, Ewlng today. There were
vral speeches. Mr. Ewlng lives at 3857
partstian street
LIktlny Hit? Delaware Station
DOVER, Dl, Aug. II. During the
fettvy eleetrlMl storm which visited here
.ri' UO morning, lightning struck and
dUvW tM p8&aylvanla Railroad st,
9mmr m JfertJft JHiaware. ts about
City News in Brief
A bride of three weeks eame to rtetettlta
headquarters from Bridgeport, Pa., today
with a suitcase full of clothes and Jewelry,
said to have been stolen by her husband,
Charles M. Mulligan, arrested Friday, ac
cused of nttemptlng to rob the home of
Mrs. Ida Ogden, at 112J Lehigh avenue.
The arrest of Mulligan, protege of Warden
"Bob" McKenty, was tho first knowledge
she hail of the double life being led by
her husbnnd, who was held for n further
hearing this morning by Magistrate Heaton
for robbing tho homes of Harry C. nnd
William Bcury, coal operators, near Six
teenth street and Allegheny avenue.
llernnrit U'nliimi, three yenra old, of 2322
South Woodstock street. Is fn the Methodist
Hospital, suffering from seere burns re
ceived when he fell Into a tub of scalding
water nt his home shortly after noon today.
Mice rhewlns on matf-lie are believed to
hae caused A fire In tho cigar store and
dwelling of Morris Steinberg. 7U North
Seventh street, early today. The blaze was
extinguished after causing damage amount
ing to nearly 1300.
Attendance at the 2.1 free bsth lioue
of tho city last week was 2110.927 ns com
pared with 156.370 tho preceding week.
Tho bathers were: Men, 62,428; boys,
138.798; women, 9768: girls. 19,943.
The United State ulilp I'mnklln, n
steam-screw frigate, built more than half a
century ngo. has been purchased by tho
Henry Hltncr Sons Company, of Philadel
phia, for $17,000 and wilt be destroyed for
the copper, Iron and other metal In tho
hull. Tho vcshcI was built In New Hamp
shire In 18G4, according to Federal records,
at a cost of somo $900,000. Tho Franklin
sailed for n cruise In Europe In 1866 ns a
fleet flagship, returning to Boston In 18G8,
and was flagship of tho European squadron
from 1871 to 1874. Tho following year the
Franklin became a receiving ship at Nor
folk, where it has been ever since.
l'nlllnfr among fixe rotary im used to
cut hugo Ice cakes Into commercial size.
Christian Esmerlck. 24 years old, of 300S
North American street, was literally cut
to pieces at the plant of the American Ico
Company, North American nnd Cambria
streets.
A crop of Wfll-urnwn rnrn, nlmnt ready
for harvesting, Is growing on a block of
ground on to south side of Spruce street,
between Forty-ninth nnd Fiftieth streets,
which, with two adjoining blocks Is the
last of the laige ground holdings of the
Price nnd Drcxel estates. Tho ground Is
probably tho most expensive farm land In
Pennsylvania, ns It hns been assessed for
tnxntlon by the city for several years at
$30,000 an acre.
Announcement Inn born made that the
twenty-first annual meeting of tho State
Federation of Women's Clubs will bo held
In West Philadelphia on October 23-25.
The Phllomuslan Club, of 3944 Walnut
street, will act as hostess to the visiting
delegates. The members of tho club have
offered tho hospitality of their homes to
tho visltorK. Mrs. Walter Q. Hancock, of
tho Phllomuslan Club, Is chairman of the
hospitality committee.
Walter Scott, a necro, recently paroled
from the Eastern Penitentiary, has been
Identified as tho man who beat a servant
In tho home of J. S. Townsend. Jr., at
Overbrook. After an examination by de
tectives. Scott Is said to have confessed
several robberies In the Main Line section.
WIFE VISITED. BROTHER,
SAYS HOWARD L. DAVIS
Continued from rate One
Ing everything equally between tho chil
dren, four boys and a girl. Now they havo
pcrsunded her to make the will leaving
nearly everything to Malcolm and my wife.
Malcolm wants this, too."
Mr. Davis was asked about his wife's
whereabouts nnd said she was now living
with the family of John Marshall, In Glen
olden. MALCOLM SENDS HER MONEY.
"How Is sho living?" wna the question,
nnd the answer was :
"Malcolm sends her money every week."
Howard L. Davis would not divulge fie
source of his Information.
Malcolm Davis Is now living In Spring
Lake In one of the cottages that Is an ad
junct to hlB mother's big summer home,
said his brother. He has his, family with
him, also his two ch Idren.
Malcolm, his brother says. Is about 30
years old, about 12 or 15 years his
brother's Junior. Howard L. Davis was
married 17 years ago, and Mrs. Howard
L. Davis is "virtually as old" ns her hus
band, Thus she Is considerably older than
Malcolm. They hae threo children. The
youngeBt boy Is with his father In New
Egypt, tho other two are with their mother,
and, as Howard Davis understands It, are
working In tho Mulford plant at Olenolden.
They are 17 and 16 years old, respectively.
Howard Davis was asked If Malcolm's
wife waB In Ignorance of the state of af
fairs, as the mother of the two brothers
was, and he answered:
"I guess she's heard of It now."
DOESN'T SPEAK TO MALCOLM.
Howard Davis said he has never spoken
to his brother Malcolm since he Inter
cepted that telegram two years ago. His
wife left him a few months later, he
said, taking the two children with her. She
attempted to get the other boy thereafter,
but failed, he said.
The Incident of the five-day sojourn in
Malcolm's Mt. Airy house took place last
fall, ho said.
The Spring Lake and New York meet
ings took place at various times before
that, ho said. He doesn't know how long
the situation had existed before he heard
of it by getting the telegram,
There Is no one at home at the Malcolm
Davis house today, and no representative
of his could bo found, bo as to give his
side of the story. At the home of the
mother, 11 South Thirty-eighth street, only
a caretaker was at home, and she protested
that she "knew nothing."
Malcolm Davis, according to his brother,
has a big interest in a mattress factory In
Kensington, and Is worth about $40,000,
Asked, then, why he was suing for $100.
000, he said Malcolm had more than that
sum coming when his mother dies.
Besides Malcolm and Howard, there are
two other brothers, Irwin and Edward T,
Davis, Jr. There is also an unmarlred sis
ter, who Is at present in Spring Lake with
her mother.
Edward T, Davis. Jr., treasurer of the
Delaware Storage and Freezing Company,
one of the brothers, refused, today .to make
any comment on the differences between
the two brothers. "1 don't want to have
anything to do with It," he said.
Allegheny County Bank Closed
PITTSBURGH, Aug, 28. Through three
of its former officers having been connected
with the Central Trust Company, of Pitts
burgh, which closed last week, the First
National Bank, of Asplnwall, failed to open
today. National Bank Examiner Miller,
who la in charge, expects to make a state
ment as to the bank's condition later to
day. The Asplnwall bank has deposits of
$124,390.
Boy Killed by Electric Shock
Albert Able. IS years old, of Watt!) and
Porter streets, was killed by an electric
shock today while working on a pole at
the plant of tho Atlantic, Refining Company.
The boy slipped while trying to climb down
the pole and grabbed a heavily charged
wire, which, tnrew nun la tne ground. Dr.
a C Long, who was summoned, said that
death had been Instantaneous. Abu was
employed by he Philadelphia. Electric Com,-pany.
EVENING LEDGBR-PflllAOBLl'HIA, MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1016.
PRESIDENT WILSON
BOARD
Continued from Tate One
principle of the eight-hour day In nt least
an amended form.
Then the President Intends asking Con
gress specifically to authorize the Newlands
commission to act In the case. It was said,
that, dcsplto the fact that tho 440 union
chairmen before leaving for their homes
yesterday Instructed their committee of 24,
left here to handle details, not to arbitrate
tho eight-hour day, the President Is con
vinced that these Instructions are clastic
enough to permit the essentials of compcif
sntlon to be passed on by the Newlands
commission.
PUTS PLAN UP TO LANE.
Tho President virtually hns put the work
ing out of a solution that will sntlsfy nil
sides up to Franklin K. Lane, secretary of
the interior. For years as a member of
tho Interstate Commerce Commission Lnno
wad familiarizing himself with railroad
nffAlrs. Ho now Is bringing his experience
to bear on the various proposnls of settle
ment nnd Is aiding the President In tils
self-imposed task of preventing Industrial
chaos.
The committee of railway presidents and
managers will not sco President Wilson
until 2:30 this afternoon. Their appoint
ment to confer with him at 10 o'clock thin
morning was cnnceled at the request of
tho President. The lattor desired further
tlmo to examine the situation nnd to learn,
through JUtlgo Chambers, of the concilia
tion board, Just what Instructions tho com
plete committee of the brotherhood gao to
their subcommittee before leaving Wash
ington. WILL SOUND EXECUTIVES.
It generally was nccepted that the Presi
dent would tell the railroad executives that
he could not accept their counter-proposal.
Then ho was expected to sound them on his
general plan. Lntcr ho wilt confer with
the brotherhood chiefs and try to get their
views on the suggestion. If a Bcntlment
can bo created In both organizations favor
ablo to the plan, then tho President will
suggest that both sides name a commltteo
of not more than four to net with him In
drawing up nn agreement of Just what the
Newlands Commission shall pass on.
Meanwhile propositions for congres
sional action along other lines wero de
ferred. No arrangements havo been made
for a Joint session. Tho President will con
tlnuo consultntlon of congressional leaders.
Republicans ns well na Democrats In nn
effort to agree on a plan to be substituted
for his latest one if the latter Is Anally
rejected.
PLANS FOR LEGISLATION.
Intervention by Congress nppcars to offer
tho only solution. Congressional leaders,
who have conferred with President Wilson,
say that Is tho conviction of tho Chief
Executive. All efforts ho has made person
ally during the last two weeks apparently
have failed.
It Is believed by thoso who havo been
consulted that the President will nnk for
legislation similar to the Canadian disputes
Act. That provides for Investigation of all
disputes by a commission. Under the exist
ing law, mediation cannot be forced, but If
a law similar to the Canadian law wore
written on tho statute books, mediation and
Investigation could bo forced. While ac
ceptance of the commission's findings Is
not mandatory, it has been found that the
force of public opinion has resulted In
acceptance of tho findings In nearly all
Instances.
It Is generally agreed by Senator New
lands that the bill to increase tho size of
tho Interstate Commerce Commission,
which has passed tho House, can be reached
through the Senate with virtually no debate.
Until the present railroad crisis arose, It had
been tho plan of the Senato leaders to
let the measure go over until the next
session of Congress.
Plans have been made not only for In
creasing tho size of the commission, but
broadening Its powers. The number of
commissioners Is to be Increased from seven
to nlno, and authority Is to be given to
divide Into groups.
It Is considered highly probable that the
legislation to be paused will authorize the
Federal Government to take over the rail
roads and operate them during the dispute,
but it Is known the President does not want
to have the Government take over the roads.
Under the terms of the army legislation,
enacted during the present session of Con
gress, the President Is given authority to
take over the railroads and operate them In
time of war. An attempt to so broaden the
authority as to give him the power "when
war Is Imminent" failed. Therefore, he hah
no right today to operate tho roads.
ADJOURNMENT PLANS OFF
Senator Kern, Democratic floor leader,
who predicted laBt week that Congress
would adjourn Friday, said today that all
adjournment plans were off, because It Is
virtually certain Congress will be called
upon to enact legislation Immediately to
meet the present crisis. Senator Kern said
no time would be set for the Joint session of
the House and Senate to hear President
Wilson until after the result of the con
ferences today became known.
The Interstate Commerce Committees of
the two houses will be in charge of prepar
ing the legislation. After reporting It from
the committees, Senator Newlands, of
Nevada, will be In charge of the fight for its
passage in the Senate, and Representative
Adamson, of Georgia, will have charge of
the measures on the floor of the House.
The two men are the chairmen of the com
mittees. Other members of the Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee are:
Smith, South Carolina; Pomerene, Ohio;
Myers, Montana; Robinson, Arkansas;
Saulsbury, Delaware; Thompson, Kansas;
Lewis, Illinois; Gore, Oklahoma; Under
wood, Alabama; Clapp, Minnesota; Cum
mins, Iowa; Lippltt, Rhode Island; Town
send, Michigan; La Follette, Wisconsin;
Polndexter, Washington.
The members of the House Interstate and
Foreign Commerce Committee, in addition
to Chairman Adamson, are.
Representatives Sims, Tennessee; Cullop.
Indiana; Doremus, Michigan; O'Shaunessy,
Rhode Island ; Stephens, Nebraska ; Barkley,
Kentucky; Rayburn. Texas; Montague,
Virginia; Decker Missouri; Carew, New
York; Coady, Maryland; Dewalt, Pennsyl
vania; Each, Wisconsin; Hamilton, Mich
igan; Parker, New Jersey; Sterling, Illinois;
yVlnslovy, Massachusetts; Parker, New
York; Sutherland, West Virginia; Dillon,
South Dakota.
BROTHERHOODS .NSWER REA
The brotherhood chiefs today issued s
bitter rejoinder to the statement issued by
Samuel Bca. president of the Pennsylvania,
WANTS
IN RAILWAY CRISIS
Railways Are Determined
to Force Strike, Says Lee
By W. G, LEE
Chief of the nrotherhood of Hallway
Trainmen.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.
IT SEEMS evident from press re
ports that the railwny companies
represented here nre determined to
force a strike rnthor than nccept the
compromise settlement offered by
President Wilson.
Tho labor organizations refuse
positively to arbitrate the question
of nn eight-hour workday simply be
cause we now havo nn eight-hour
day in effect on many of the southern
nnd southwestern roads and do not
propose to arbitrate whether -wo
shall retain something thnt we havo
had for years nnd thnt we secured
peacefully.
The railways' former claim that
our request would cost $100,000,000
has been spit 50-50, nnd we are re
minded of the statement that "flfj
ures won't lie, but liars will figure."
The railwnys know full well that tho
eight-hour day ns offered by Presi
dent Wilson would not cost $20,
000,000 per annum if properly ap
plied. We arc still tho cucsts of Presi
dent Wilson nnd will remain hero.
In which tho latter asserted "thnt rnthcr
than give up arbitration the executives re
garded It ns bettor to fnco a strike. The
statement declared thnt the Pennsylvania
hns refused to permit arbitration by Ave
roads that it controls nnd then In conclusion
says:
"What was tho nttltudo of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad toward Its shopmen In their
efforts to organize two years Blnco, and
how many millions did tho company spend
to defeat organization nnd deny arbitra
tion? Is consistency n Jewcl7"
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
UKADY TO 31KET STRIKE
Altoonn Shop3 Equipped for Lodging
nnd Boarding Men
ALTOONA, ra Aug. 28. Preparations
for tho strike of tho brotherhood men havo
virtually been completed by tho Pennsyl
vania Railroad Every available space In
the big shops here has been equipped to
feed and lodge tho men who will bo em
ployed ns Btrtke-brcukers and tho shop
men who will bo needed ns gunrds.
Trucklond nftcr truckload or groceries,
dishes, stoves, beds, bedding cots, etc.,
have been delivered at tho shops by local
dealers. Even second-hand stores wero
stripped of such goods ns tho company re
quired. "Let them strike; we aro ready with a
capital It." declared Noel W. Smith, su
perintendent of tho Middle Division. In
tho event of a break between tho brother
hoods nnd rallroadB the Pennsylvania Rail
road shopmen will remain on the com
pany's property. In compliance with a paper
signed last week by more than ten thou
sand of them, agreeing to work for tho
company nnd protect company property.
It Is to accommodate these men that the
officials havo converted certain portions of
tho shops Into dining rooms and sleeping
quarters.
ENGLAND'S EMBARGO
ON TOBACCO RESENTED
Growers Urge Protest Against
Ban on American Product.
Means Big Loss
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. The State De
partment has knowledge of concessions
granted by Orent Britain giving the Urit'sh
Amerlcan Tobacco Company virtual monop
oly of export trade with Franco and Italy,
Foreign Trade Adviser Letcher said today.
He made the statement to tobacco growera'
representatives who had called at the Cap
itol to urgo a formal protest against, Eng
land's embargo on shipments to Austria and
Germnny, effect. vo Thursday. Confronted
with a loss of $10,000,000 to $15,000,000, to
bacco growers In five States are panic
stricken, their representatives said.
The English concessions in conjunction
with the embargo on tobacco, the growers
declared, would mean the BrItlBh-Amerlcan
Company could reduce the price pa'd Amer
ican growers, who would havo no other out
let for the big export crops.
Charges of bad faith by England nnd
demand for stern retaliatory measures wero
made by Senator Swanson, Virginia. Joel
Foit. of Clrksvllle, Tenn., hinted that Eng
land's unexpected embargo might "show
collusion on the part of that Government
with the Imperial Tobacco Company or with
the American Tobacco Company."
Fort explained that on Information re
ceived at the State Department that Great
Britain would not include tobacco In em
bargoed products, farmers had devoted In
creased acreage to tobacco. Placing of
the tobacco on the embargo list last week,
he said, had thrown the growers Into a
panic. Unless redress Is forthcoming, Fort
said, tobacco prices would drop to ruinous
levels.
Senator Swanson urged a drastic protest
by the State Department.
"England doesn't care anything about
fair play," said Senator Martin. "I think
a threat of retaliation would go a long
way toward alleviating conditions."
The tobacco growers will formally pre.
sent their case to Secretary Lansing to.
morrow.
SENATOR OLIVER FAVORS
TAX ON $1000 INCOMES
Asserts $3000 Limit Is Unfair At
tacks Revenue Measure
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 Asserting that
the income tax sect on of the Democratic
revenue bill Is unfair because it exempts
from taxation all persons getting less than
13000 a year, Senator George T. Oliver, of
Pennsylvania, today advocated a tax appll
cable to every person having an income of
11000.
His speech was a general assault on the
Democratic measure. He said a contlnua
t'on of the present policy of having only
persons receiving In excess of 33000 a year
pay the entire Income tax would prove dan
gerous, because those who do not pay direct
taxes have little interest in the Government.
Elktou Marriage Licenses
ELKTON. Md , Aug. 2S. The following
marriage licenses were Issued in Elkton
today; George J. Frits and Bessie V,
Spraggtns, Peter F. Osman and. Frances
Hartman, Richard M. Ciegg and Dorothy
M. Sautter, Thomas T. Jones and Gladys
M. MacCarter, William Agnew and Eva
Smith, Joseph Stater and Viola Junker,
Harry- McAdama and Elsie Macher and
William J Ward and Helen O'Neill, all of
Philadelphia; Robert N Boggs and Hattle
G. Tucker, Atlantic City; Frederick D.
Speakman and Laura Moore, Bristol; Wal
ter R. Thompson and Anna L, Miller,
Coatesvllle; Edward C. Lea and Delia
Mluth, Trenton, N. J-; Ralph fl. Baker and
Pearl M. Swineheart. Potts town; Leo L.
Tranger and Laura E. Knorr, Doylestowo,
John A Murphy and Mclvlna. Welts Red
Lion, N J , Howard u Smith and Jennie M.
Williams, and Lawrence F, Williams and
r AnnJ V Mart, Sunbury, Pa.
News at a Glance
JIAniltfttlURO, Auk. it. A. P. r. Fer
guson, of Franklin, withdrew today as a
candidate for United States Senator on the
Prohibition ticket. Tho name of Herbert
T. Ames, of WHIIamsport. was filed as tho
substitute. Daniel Wi Welt, of Shamoktn,
Prohibition candidate for the Legislature,
also withdrew today.
LONDON, Atir. 2B. The ulnklns of the
British steamship Lcnndros Is reported by
Lldyd's, Tho crew was saved. Maritime
records list a Greek nteamshlp named the
Lcnndros, 1068 tons, but do not mention n
British Bleamshlp of that name.
WASHINGTON', Aug. 28. ItrltlMi Km
bassy Counselor IJnrclay. with Sir Joseph
Pope, Cnnadlan Under Secretary for Foreign
Affairs, and W. A. Found, Cnnndlnn Super
intendent of Fisheries, today discussed with
Secretary Lansing the dispute which has
arisen between America nnd Canadian fish
ermen of the West Canadian coast.
HAN' ANTONIO, Tex,, An. 28. Major
Ooneral Frederick Funston Is much per
turbed over the rapid dwindling of tho
militia on the border. There haVo been
1601 discharges to dale, not counting thoso
who have been discharged from State
moblllr.atlon camps.
ItllAIHMJ, l'n Auk, 28. The Hemline
Fair Association started a campaign tortny
for 5000 memberships before tho Reading
fair opens on September 12.
ItllADINO, I'ft., Aug. 28. MIm f'allinrtne
McMennman, 2 yeara old, of Philadelphia,
died suddenly of heart fatluro at St. Joseph's
Holpltal nftcr coming to Heading to nttend
tho funeral of a relative.
KllUK'lI, Alis. 28. The Kntner lins Jint
completed nn Inspection of tho Gnllclan
fortress at Cracow.
NEW lmiTAIN, Conn., Aug. 28. Ed
ward Wlcgan. superintendent of tho tfrccts
of tho city, Republican town chairman nnd
n well-known political figure In this section
of tho Stutc, committed suicide In tho col
lar of his homo today by hanging himself.
Ho wns 47 years old and leaves n widow
and flvo children.
POTTRVII.I.13, Vn., Aug. 28. The con
vent nnd parochial schol building of St.
Kyran's parish, at HcckHchcrvlilc, wero
dedicated Sunday. Archbishop Prcndcrgnst
nnd 100 clergymen wero present. The rec
tor, tho Rev. John B. Devcr, assisted
tho Archbishop In tho services. Tho new
convent Is situated between tho church nnd
tho new school buildings, both being erected
nt a total cost of 323,000.
PITTHIUTROH, Aiir. 28. Illuminated by
myriads of lights, tho historic point In Pitts
burgh where tho Allegheny and tho Monon
gnhela rivers meet to form the Ohio, will bo
sought by thousnnds, the night of August
30, when the 31,000,000 buildings which
stand there will throw wide their doors for
the. opening of tho twenty-eighth annual
Western Pennsylvania Exposition, tho old
est porninnent exposition of Its kind In tho
United States.
OOLMNOSWOOD, N. J., Aug. 28, In re
sponse to n general call of tho Taxpayers'
League for tho commission form of govern
ment tho president of tho league, W. H.
Hay, will appoint a committee Thursday
night to launch a campaign to glvo Collings
wood commission form of government.
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ATLANTIC CITV, Aug. 28. An Impor
tant clement In tho scheme of national de
fense, the part which the co-ordinated In
terurban electric lines would play In tho
event of an Invasion by a foreign foo. will
bo emphasized from a Federal standpoint
at tho thirty-fifth annual convention of tho
American Electric Railway Association,
which Is to be held here in October.
NEW YORK, Aug. 28. Petition nied In
tho Progressive primary for tho entire Re
publican ticket headed by Governor Whit
man In many Instances contain forgeries,
and In Fulton County all of the signatures
nre forgeries, and one name Is that of n
dead man, according to John J. O'Connell,
Now York County chairman of tho Pro
greslvo party.
RHAMOKIN, Tn., Aur. 28, A lle-up by
United Mine Workers of the Northumber
land County coal region 11 days ngo to
make nonunlonlsts In collcrlcs operated by
the Philadelphia and Reading Coal nnd
Iron nnd Susquehanna Coal Companies be
come union men, resulting In 10,000 men
and boys being rendered Idle, ended today
by miners from Trevortcn, this city, Mount
Carmcl and other places holding mass-meet-IngR
nnd notifying a general committee
of United Mine Workers nt Kulpmont that
all the locals had decided to resume work
at once.
NEW YORK, Aug. 28. rXeurly -1000 rain
coat makers employed In 200 New York
shops will strike today, union officials
announce. It was said tho strike would
not last more than one day, as the manu
facturers virtually had granted nil de
mands. The workers want a 48-hour week
nnd wage Increases averaging 25 cents an
hour.
DOVER, Del,, Aur. 28, One man r
killed and threo others Injured In a freight
wreck which occurred at a siding Fouth of
Dover. The dead man Is James E. Tweddle,
of 'Wilmington, Del., engineer of the train,
who died of strangulation, an airbrake pin
ning him by the neck to the wreckage when
the locomotive was derailed.
UOSTON, Aug. 28. Secretary Olierout
cheff, of the Swiss Central Committee for tho
Relief of Russian War Prisoners, has given
out u statement declaring that Russian
prisoners of war in Austria and Germany
are In sad straits for want of food. The
British and French prleoners, he declares,
are not dependent on the meager rations al
lowed them by the Germans, becaube they
are allowed to receive food shipments from
home, but the Russians, receiving no such
shipments, nre In a chronic state of hunger.
THE HAGUE, Aug. 28, Orest Britain
which has been regarding with growing
displeasure tho provisioning of Germany
with fish from Holland, has now brought
the matter to a head by seizure of some 100
vessels of the Dutch finning fleet, and they
are now lying under arrest In the Scotch
ports of Peterhead, Aberdeen, Lerwick and
Kirkwall. Unless an arrangement is reach
ed, they are apparently to be taken before
the British prize court on the ground that
their catches are contraband because their
final destination is Germany.
ZAANDAM, Holland, .tug. 58. A sal
vage ship for submarines, built for the
Spanish Government, has been launched
here. It is a twin-hulled steamship, with
powerful grapples and hoisting apparatus
and repair apparatus of every sort.
LONDON, Aug. 28. Word has been re
ceived of the safe ai rival at Cape Town
of three vessels laden with 3400,000 worth
of pictures, which will form the nucleus of
a national art gallery for the Union of
South Africa. As South Africa was first
settled by the Dutch, the pictures are mas
terpieces of Dutch art of the seventeenth
century.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. SB. Three hun
dred students of taxation, representing
every State In the Union, met here today at
the National Tax Conference. The ses
sions will cover a period of five days, and
the program Includes the leading authorities
and students on taxation in the United
States-
Two City Hall Appointments
City Hall appointments today included
Francis H. Turner, 2007 North Fifth street,
blue printer. Bureau of Surveys, salary
600 a yearr nd Francisco pi Bona. 74
South Warnock street, piver. Bureau of
Highways, .75 a day.
STATE TROOPS START MOVE
FROM BIO BEND TO EL PASO
Pnrt bf Third Battalion of Tenth on the
March
EL PASO, Tex., Aug. 28. Part of the
Third Battalion of tho Tenth l,nn?,1.nLn
Is reported to have reached Marfa from
the Big Bend. They are the vanguard of
tho returning troops.
Division headquarters announced that tho
order for recall of tho Second Battalion of
tho Second Regiment. Mnjor John Handy
Halt. Is expected hourly. Staff officers say
It will be here within 24 hours, Because of
a recommendation to the Southern Depart
ment tho Second Is to bo ono of tho units
of tho new military brigade.
WOULD INVOKE FORCE
TO COMBAT BLACKLIST
Amendment to Revenue Bill
Authorizes Use of Army
and Navy
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. Senator
Thomas, of Colorado, today Introduced nn
amendment to tho emergency revenue bill,
authorizing tho President to "employ such
part of the land or naval forces" as Bhall
bo necessary to combnt foreign blacklists
nnd boycotts ngnlnst American trndo,
Tho amendment would empower tho Presi
dent to order tho detention of any vessel
discriminating ngnlnst American shippers
or refusing to accept ft cargo for delivery
to a foreign port. Authority would nlso
bo conferred on tho President to withhold
clearance to tho vessels of any belligerent
nation or group of nations discriminating
against American commcrco until thoy
"shnll restoro to American vessels nnd citi
zens" reciprocal liberty of commerce nnd
equal facilities of trade."
Senator Thomas' proposal Is an amplifi
cation of his amendment tacked to the ship
ping bill by the Sennte authorizing the Sec
retary of tho Treasury to withhold clearance
to vessels refusing to accept cargoes for for
eign delivery. The proposed amendment Is
expected to provoko corrsldcrnoio discussion
on nccount of tho British representations
against tho shipping bill.
FACTORY FIRE ALARMS flIRLS
Hundred and Fifty Young Women
Easily Escape in Overbrook
Carpet Plant
Fire nt tho plant of tho Overbrook Carpet
Company today wns extinguished by 30
men employed there, but not until machin
ery and other property hnd been damaged
to tho extent of 31000. About 1B0 girl
employes were In n building separate Thoy
wero dismissed for tho day, but work will
probably bo resrrmed tomorrow.
Tho Overbrook Mills aro nt Fifty-sixth
and Jefferson streets
The cnuso of tho blnzo Is believed to have
been nn overheated wnll In a dryer. Tho
llamo was confined to tho dryer and to tho
dye room of tho establishment. Tho loss
Is covered by Insurance.
3IQRE STRINGENT LAW URGED
TO PROTECT GAME IN STATE
Copies of Proposed Codification Sub
mitted to Sportsmen
HAimiSBURG. Pn., Aug. 28. Copies of
the proposed codification of the game laws
of Pennsylvania were sent out todny by the
State Game Commission to sportsmen's
associations throughout tho State.
Accompanying the proposed gamo code,
which has been published In n pamphlet of
28 pages. Is a letter from Dr. Joseph
Kalbfus, secretnry of the commission, ex
plaining that In preparing tho codification
only thoso subjects absolutely necessary to
'the maintenance of game havo been touched
upon. Doctor Knlbfus Bays;
"Whether or not tho suggestions present
ed to you Hliall bo maintained Is a question
for you to decide. There have been many
other nnd moro radical changes suggested,
even to tho closing of the Stnto to killing
of gamo for a period. Many claim that
tho number of grouse permitted to be killed
In ono day Is too high and that oven tho
figures as I havo placed them, four during
one day, Is too great: that because of In
creased ability of HportBmon to covor ground
through tho uso of the automobile, Increased
ability to kill through tho use of better
guns and ammunition and additional ex
pertness In tho uso of guns, tho Increase
of hunters, the decrease of territory wherein
men may hunt, etc., some positive action
must bo taken If our birds arc to be
perpetuated."
Doctor Kalbfus declared he believed the
open season of one month Is all the game
birds can stand and that November should
bo the month; that rabbits can stand a
longer open season and thnt the open season
for rabbits should begin on November 1
and close December 31.
The Game Commission Becretnry states
that a conference of sportsmen will be
called during December to go over tho
proposed code.
This Hark an Oooilt
Guarantee" tht Blyli,
duality and Vuluu.
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Regardless of Cost
SHIRTS
$1.50 75c
$2and$2,50..,$lTl5
$3 and $3.50... $1.85
$4 and $5.00.. .$2.65
$6 and $7.00. ..$4.85
UNDERWEAR
Ditcontinued Numbers at
15th St. Store Only,
$1,.$l.50&$2,.,50c
$2.50, $3 & $4 Street
& Full Dress Vests, $1
Bath Robes, Suit Cases and Canes, 25 Off
BECKERS'
AT THSE ADDRESSES ONLY
?26 Chetnut Street Juniper & FUbeft SUj
Widener Building Arcade 20 South lBth Stw
y.
WHITE SOX LAST
WESTERN TEAM TO
VISIT SHIBE PARK
Rowland's Clan Opens 'Fhmi
(Series Here With Athletics
' This AT-fn,.. 8
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dAME CALLED AT 3:80 p, m.
Tho White
team to nppcftrNit sitlbe Park lhl . ""
Tho hlgh-prlcXl bunch of stars ?,tM'
mlskoy hns collected wilt ... . ..
Ing net of a four-act skit at the vI,nJ
headquarters, Tenty.first street and ?
high nenue, this5 afternoon. ThA . "
will come to nn end on Thursday, inl'?
last series between the Mnri, -. VL,.B
Sox, played
I I- nui .. ". wn l
In Chic, if.. r"u. WIU
eight games In four days, an4
As It Is our dally duly t0 Mtwt ,.
opposing moundflmon, regardles. LI1"
the rival managers have to say aLh'
we will open by stating that DcathvL',.1''
Jim Scott will not pitch today im"'r
Wednesday or Thursday. ThV.r!rr?'.
Icy" person is not 111 or Ind hpoVf 4
ns we can learn, but lie merclv ll." M
nieu uny "Slim" Caldwell and nam ,?" '
samo penalty.
i-iinuj. neon now Is n1n,i.i a
ho home folk.,; t lea,t0,t'hJiTta 1
witn t
where
wi.u.b i.iiuuiKcr Jiowiaml conslcnrt , ' 'i
wncn t no wimo Sox left Now Yok rlu 4
la another example of just what New v,v 1
can do to wreck n ball team. "fk
Having cllmlnnted ono of the fitii,-.. 'i
now lookfl nn though Kddlo Clcottc te " '1
irouuicsoino ior mo Mncks. vi.. ."?'
few moro clubs In tho circuit . .
Bcnz. n kin nf Donth vit '.. r
Ih V-lf... '.."' "
work. Cicotto has not tolled since hi '"
beaten by tho Ynnks Inst week, and !
this defeat that broke IMdlo-s record ,?'
had tho Yankees' "goat," and carried it
for a couple of Reasons until they v.V;
Into him a few days ago nnd releauM i.
Now Kddlo Is out for revenge and n.l
ho Is going to tnko it out upon tho Mu
Connlo stilt has ono of his two best k.i.
In Bhnpc. It Is not Bush. After piuhi..
a good gamo of ball on Saturday (-2
Informed Joe that ho could have an mi,,
day of rest and promised not to send him
back on Monday. So since Joe won't nt
form It falls upon Elmer Myers to tr i
stop tho sluggers on tho White Sox .
roll. Wlr
Three former wearers of the "A" will fc
out In uniform. Kddlo Collins expects to
bo notlvo nt second nnd nt the bat; Ltn
may get a chanco to play, If Schalk it.
cldes to rost, whllo tho chances of Murnh
playing aro very nil, very nil, Indeed.
DETAILS OF SKEFFINGTON'S
SHOOTING ARE REVEALED
Firing Squad Member Testifies at
Probe in Dublin
DUBLIN, Aug. 28. Details of the shoot.
Ing of F. Sheehy Skcfllngton wero given to
dny nt tho Government Investigation, of the
execution of Skcfllngton, Fred Maclntyrs
nnd Thomas Dickson at the time of tin
Sinn Foln uprising.
Bnrbnrdler McCnuthey, of the firing
squad, testified that Captain Colthunt gait
tho order to fire. After the first volley th
throo victims dropped and the members of
tho firing squad went Into the guardroom.
Tho witness then saw Lieutenant Dobbin
coming across tho prison yard. Dobbin haj
his hand over his forehead and was ex
claiming, "Oh, my God."
Skcfllngton's will was admitted for pro
bata today. Ho left an estate of 332750.
Dies na She Leaves Hospital
As she was bidding her son good-hy p
St. Agnes's Hospital yesterday, Mrs. lto
Wlckcrsham fell unconscious across tl
bed and died of shock nnd grief i (re
hours later. As a result of his motW
death, her son, who had four fingers ot i'i
right hand amputated recently, sufferd
relapse and Is in a Bcrious condition. Mrs.
Wickersham was SO years old and lived it
2300 Lombard street.
Burned to Death in Hotel Fire
MALONK, N. Y Aug. 28. lira Ul
Gokey, wife of the proprietor of th New
Windsor Hotel, nt Santa Clara, was burned
to death and her husband probably fatally
Injured when flro destroyed the building
today. Tho guests escaped In their nlrht
clothes.
TOO LATE FOIl CIWtSSinCATlON
DEATH8
IIARTOV. On Aimust 28. 1010. AHTIIUR W.
DAnTON, of 260 8. 4th t.. aped BO imi.
Melattvei and frltnda. alio (it. Albani Lo4it.
No. 021), P. and A. Jr.. nnd Order of Sou it
HI. flforge. am Invlti-d to attend the funt'M
Hervlcea on "WVdneBday, at p. ra.. at tBi
Oliver II. Hair Uulldlnr, 1820 Chestnut st. In
terment private. . , ,, .
V.ltllON. On Ausuat 20. 1010, at Atlantic Clir.
n. j., SAiiAit itAiNiKit nnnoN. otj"'
Oreen at., widow of Henry I,. Erbon. niu
tlea and frlende. are Invited to atltnd tb fu
neral serlca. on Tueaday, at 2 p. ra.. i"
Oliver )I. Hair nulldlnz. 1820 Cheitnut .
Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
NKWCOMII. On August 27. 1016. at Berwra.
1'a.. MAtlY a. NKWCOS1U. aed IS retri.
Only 2 Days
left before our 15th street
store will be torn down
Entire Stock Reduced
and More
PAJAMAS
$1.50 85c
$2.50 and $3... $1.85
Bathing Suits
$l.50-$2 Jerseys.. 95c
$J.50-$2 Pants... 95c
CLOTHING
Widener Bldg. and
926 Chestnut Only
$15, $18, $20, $25
Suits $10
STRAW HATS
$2 to $3,50.... $1.00
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