f'
iRTY LEADERS
Up a tree in
VOTE FORECAST
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JMud TroubU in Getting a
Line on Sentiment of
Country
TREND TOWARD HUGHES
Hv a Bluff Crrf
WAftHINOTON. Oct. 1.-Wlth the pres
ttWMtM election only three weeks away,
stftiw the Republican leaders nor Ilia
UtMMrttlo leaders feet certain of success.
peaklnc lit confidence, they admit they
re "i a tree," no matter what extrava
gant claim they make a voters' bait
Men who have been making nonpartisan
oountry-wldt polls (or years aay that neel
before have they had euch a hard time set
tlmr a "line on" the country aa thla year,
Straw vetea taken In every Htata In the
t'nlon indicate that the election wilt be very
etas, with the trend now toward Hughe.
AaweHg the things that have broutht
mtrMled situation are1
The "kept ua out of war" talk.
The Mexican situation.
The elghthour day railway legislation.
The growth of voman'i suffrage.
The nation-wide prosperity.
Iteprenentatlve Prang 13. Doremus, of
' Detroit, chairman of the Democratlo na
, tlonat congressional committee, who ro
turned to- lili home today to look out for
hie personal campaign, la slncero In the be
Jlet that Woodrow Wilson will carry the
country next November, but ho admit his
Views may bo warped. Aa chairman of the
congressional committee, Mr. Doremus has
managed the nation-wide campaign to elect
Democratic Senators and Congressmen, lie
eald today that more than 14,000,000 pieces
e( Democratlo literature have been mailed
' to the voters ot tho United States. More
than 4,000,000 copies of the speech made by
ex-Oovenior Martin Olynn, of New York, at
Jst, Louis, when President Wilson was re
nominated, have been aent out. ,A copy of
this speech was placed In the hands ot every
VQter In New York.
HUGHES LEADS POLL
In a nation-wide poll, which has Just
ter, completed by nonpartisan Interest,
ft Is shown that out of a total of 107,402
Yttei- cast. Hughes received 64,804 : Wil
son, 40,171; Demon, SCll; giving Hughes!
a plurality ot 4926. This slender trad In
tbc popular voto coutd bo eaBlly -wiped out
by a slight change In one of the States
having many electoral voles.
It can be truthfully stated that one of
the bit; surprises experienced by the Repub
licans Is the strength of President Wilson
In the western States generally regarded
as Republican. Perhaps tho biggest sur
prise to the Democrats comes from the
State of California, which was split wide
open a few months ago by tho fight over the
senatorial nominee. Since Governor- Hiram
Johnr.on won the Republican senatorial
nam nation there has been tv rapid solidi
fication of hostile forces, and polls made
In that State indicate thero has been a
greater trend toward Hughes there than
In any ot the other western States.
J The "kept ua out of war" argumont has
been very effective In the states west ot
Ohio and Indiana. The further west you
ro the stronger Is the feeling for Wilson,
because he avoided hostilities. In the great
agricultural districts, where unprecendehtd
V"tJn-'tv Is being enjoyed, the Democrats
are com, -nt of winning many states that
are norm, y Republican. Two of the moBt
Interest1!). itate fights are on In Ohio and
Ind! ,r. Uilo It Is ad.Vted that Wilson
baa a personal fn''-iS,(nu, which Is much
t greater than that of the otner Democratlo
nominees'. There '".he Is strong not only In
T ,the. farming e:tlonst but In the big Indus
trial centers.
A few weeks ngo the Republicans were
confidently claiming- Ohio and conceding
that Indiana likely would go Democratic.
Now tho very opposite Is true.
Another State that was generally con
aldered Republican until a fow weeks ago Is
, Wlrconaln. Now It Is referred to as the
"political madhouse." The Republican
ranks are split wide open as a result of the
steps takon by Senator Robert M. La Fol
lette since he wan the 'senatorial nomination
In a standpat-progresslve battle. La Fol
lette has been making a vlgoruous cam
paign, but not In ono of his speeches has
he mentioned the name of his party's presi
dential nominee, Charles K. Hughes. In
stead he has let It be known that he does
not Intend to mention It. When Hughes
pent two days In Wisconsin, La Follctte
was In hiding. After he left the State, La
Juliette took the stump and "knocked"
most of the speeches Hughes made. Because
La Follette voted for the Democratic tariff
bill and the Adamson eight-hour law, many
of the atandpat Republicans are saying!
"We would rather have a genuine Demo
cratlo Senator than one who poses as a Re
publican and votes with the Democrats."
That feotlng Is widespread and It .Is be
lieved there Is a good chanco not only ot
electing a Democratlo Senator, but ot carry
ing the State for Wilson.
HUailKS STRONG IN EAST
In some of the Eastern Stateii there are
Interesting situations. Take New Jersey,
the homo State of President Wilson, for In
stance, The Republicans really believe they
,ywlll carry that State by SO.000, Their hope
' there la baaed on wide differences In tho
Democratlo party.. President Wilson did
not favor the renomlnatlon of Senator Mar
tine, but ho won the nomination over the
president's candidate by a large majority,
The Republicans are counting on carrying
Jsjew York, but the Democrats bellee they
will win.
Maryland, which la normally Democratic,
la, likely to go Republican this year be
cause of a bitter fight over the senatorial
nomination. Illalr Lee, the present Sen
ator, waa defeated In his race for renom
fnatloii by Congressman David Lewis,
father of the parcel post Lewis was a coat
miner, and he has many socialistic tend
encies, such aa favoring government owner
ishlp of railroads, telegraph and telephone
lines. The Lee supporters are very bitter,
and have failed to participate lit the cam
paign for election.
Weat Virginia Is onother State In which
the Republicans plan to make good gains.
That State Is a protectionist State and
there has been a perceptible growth of Re
publican sentiment there lately.
' DENOUNCE EIGHT-HOUR LAW
Implement and' Vehicle Association
Delegate Convene at Shore
ATLANTIC! CITY, Oct, J 1, President A.
f. Broaesau, of Albion, Mich,, today wet
waaaal manufacturers and dealer at
Ot events); seaelon ot tho National Imple
ment and Vehicle Association at Hotel
Twjrmore',
A coramltUa reported that while much
kaa been said about the need of educating
ttfc fernier, roauuftveiufee and businessmen
1 tm " ' M- aAiOatlen than the
Jtlwiift- fs rmer. wtth much less ciccufa for
rjewontno.
oommissKm em national legislation
wed 1-reaWent WttooA's eight-hew
fH eMK-mte a4u4r.v",
M. TO 3KBK INJUNCTION
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Order PerMsW
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andav to pi.sriit Jarxey Cttjr frpan an
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wist swramxe to avilsox,
VAXCK M'CORMICK DKCLARKS
Reports Almet Too Good to Be True,
Chairman Adds
NKW YORK, Oct U. Returning from
Chicago, where lie had conferences with
national committeemen from all the west
ern Stales, Vance ('. McCormlck. chairman
of the Democratic national committee, to
day voiced glowing optimism as to the out
look for the November election,
"The western pendulum Is swinging In
favor of Wilson." he sold. "Thf report
I received while In Chicago nrc almost
too good to bo true. The Republican cam
paign has collapsed In many States, and Is
on the verge of collapse. In many others.
Tho Wilson sentiment is growing among
all classes of voters, everywhere
"The situation In Michigan Is truly won
derful. Detroit, with a normal Republican
majority of JO. 000, will be carried by Wilson
by between 1S.000 and 70.000.
"Wisconsin, Nebrasaa nnd Illinois are for
Wilson. Indiana and Missouri nro safely
Democratic In North Dakota nnd Kansas
the leaders nre confident that Wilson will
sweep these two Stale.
"In Illinois the balance is held l) I too.
000 women qualified to vote They are
tv.rt to one for Wilson. '
"LITTLE MOTHER" DIES
AS RESULT OF BURNS
Child of Twelve Years Victim of
Accident While Preparing
Family Meal
Effort of physician In tho Kplscopnl Hos
pital to Rave the llfo ot Catharine O'Neill,
the twelve-year-old girl who was peterrly
burned while enacting the rolo of little
mother In her home, SC04 Kast Somerset
street, proved unavailing. She died at nr
early hour today,
Catharine's mother has been III nnd con.
fined to her bed tor several days and the
girl took up the task of preparing meals
and caring for her llttln sister and brother
without even so much nn n complaint, even
though she attended her elation In St.
Ann's parochial school, Ihlgh avenue and
Cedar Btreet.
Yesterday sho met her sister Cecilia, five
yeara old, nnd her brother Joseph, seven
year old, and nccompnnlcd them homo.
Then she started to prepare tha evening
meal. She placed sonio Wood on the fire,
but before she could replace tho stovo lid
a sudden draught shot tho fluinox touarc
her dress, which became Ignited. Catharine
dashed Into the street nnd neighbor emntli
crod tho fire nnd sho was taken to tho hos
pital. Physlclana say sho Inhaled the
flame. New of her daughter's death Is
being held from tho mother for fenr th
shock might causo n relapse. Tho father,
John O'Neill, Is a plumbor.
Will Lay Keel of Dreadnoucht
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 Tho announce
ment hns been mndo to Admiral W. H. lien
son, Acting Secretary of the Navy, that
the keel ot the latest American dread
bought, tho California, will be laid nt the
Mare Island Nnvyyard at ri.'.n I-'ranclsco on
Wednesday, October' 25. Soon thereafter
the keel of the dreadnought Tenncsseo will
be laid nt tha New York Nnvyyard after
the launching cf the battleship New Mexico.
SCANDAL IN KEYSTONE
GUARDS REVEALED BY
OUSTING OF OFFICERS
Captain McKamish Resigns and
Two Others Ordered to Quit
on Charges of Friction
With Colonel
ARMY MEN BACK McKEE
KL PASO, Tx., Oct. 18. The resignation
ot Captnln Samuel R. McKumlsli, Uattery
!', Klrst Pennsylvania Artillery, which was
demanded and accepted by tho War Depart
ment, probably begins tho unfolding of u
scandal In the Pennsylvania (luard. Other
resignations have been requested.
Colonel William S. MclCco demanded
Captain McKamish' resignation for Insub
ordination. Thq resignation of Captain
Robert G. Snyder and Second Lieutenant
William J, Miller, both of Uattery 10, liav
been asked and likely will be forthcomlns
When tho artillery regiment return from
target practlco In ten days.
Colonel MclCco and Lieutenant Colonel
Albert V, Crookston have not been In ha-.
mony nlnco tho regiment came to tho bor.
Jer. Crookston has openly contended Col
onel McKee lacked ability to command tlit
regiment.
Captain McKamish allied himself with
Lieutenant Colonel Crookston, ua did Cap
tain Snyder and Lieutenant Miller, Colonel
McKee tolerated Insubordination for months
and finally demanded the resignations. The
oltlcers charged that McKeo got his appoint
ment by political preferment nnd his train
ing an n hotelkeeper did not fit him to com
mand a regiment. He waa also accused ot
being uncultured.
Regular army officers aay McKeo I a
capable National Ouard officer, The trouble
In tha regiment has been such that when It
leave here In November It will not be te
called, should there be active service.
There Is .much strife In the Pennsylvania
division, deneral Clement lias been opposed
and criticized by brigade commanders and
If a call to the color Is ever Bounded, there
will be two brigadier general In the Penn
sylvania, division left behind.
Despite the opposition, General Clement,
with the aid of Colonel Oeorge Van Horn
Moselry, of tho regular army, who la chief
of staff of the division, has made the train
ing of the division with the exception of
the First Artillery a success.
CONGESTION OF CARRIERS
A HIGH FOOD COST CAUSE
President of Farmers' National
CongresB Says Distribution
Iff Faulty
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct 18. Congestion of
transportation Is the Indirect cause of the
ateady advance In the price of foodstuffs,
H. K. Stockbrldge, president of the Farmers'
National Congress, asserted today.
"Our distribution system Is faulty," said
Stockbrldge. "Jn one place aome claea ot
food la abundant and the price low and In
another place It Is Impossible to purchase
the same product at a reasonable price.
Railroads say that It Is 'shortage ot curs.'
Hut H la really ,a congested condition of
tfejufrartattow facilities,"
,1ie fttMr we ptannfng to go to Con
(TOes to get reHef fort car shortage, A
ysdsral tatfetlal4t! may I aUl.
RRPORT OX CHURCH HXIOX
"
JUv. C, A, afom WW Wmww I'rojwwa
Utme of Baptist With
Own) at God
A rw4 t11 um) of the Hnutlat
Church wlt Ike Qtwrch of Ood will be
analyses fester la a Mcert by the Kev. C.
A Hai-e, of HrrfeMif, before the nUita
atinuai iMMtinf of the Pennsylvania Jsi-
Misiwwm saw
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PEACE HOPE RISES
AS KING OF SPAIN
MEETS DIPLOMATS
Conference Between Mon
arch and Allied Envoys
Stirs Europe
MAY MEAN END OP WAR
IXJMDON, Oct. 18.
A conference that has raised great Inter
est throughout Hurope nnd revived hopes
for an enrly cessation of the Kuropean war
Is taking place today between the Minister
to Spain of-France, Knttand and "Russia
nnd King Alfonso of Spain. The Kntente
diplomat have assembled nt the latter'
summer villa at Ban Sebastian and were
nfterward joined by tho King.
Tim tlrltlsh Foreign Office Is silent on
the motivo of the conference nnd officials
refured In slnlo whether the llrltfsh Min
ister to Spain hadeen ordered to attend
the confeicnce by Mir Kdward Orey or whnt
hlo Instructions were.
This Is the second conference between the
Allied diplomats to Spain and tho Spanish
monarch. 'The first was held several months
ago, when tho Minister gathered unos
tentutlously nt San Sebastian nnd con
ferred with A 1 fem no on what wan then said
to lie a plan for penm negotiations.
It wan nlso reported tit that time that
the United States might bo asked to Inter
vene In tho Kuropcnn wnr nnd offer media
tion to tho belligerents. In lov of tho
opposition roused In-Oermany to the United
States nctlng as peacemaker because of
tha supply of munitions by tho United
States to thu Allies, It ua reported that
King AlfoiiKO would bo acceptable to the
Central Empires. In view of this report,
considerable Importance 1 attached to the
present conference nt San Sebnstlah.
"LET'SORAIDINgT'COP
INVITES PREACHER; HE
SAYS, TM NO RAIDER"
Captain Tempest Tells Rev. A.
J. Ferry He Will Make Ar
rests If Pastor Shows
Disorderly Places
PROMISES PICKED POLICE
DISSENTING MEMBERS
Captain Ueorgo Tempest, head of the
Fifth Police Division, which coders West
Philadelphia, today replied to additional
charges by tho Rev. Asa J. Ferry, paBtor
of the Uethany Tresbyterlan Temple, Fifty
fourth nnd Spruce streets, that vice flour
ished in WeHt Philadelphia and that tho
police were well nwaro of It.
The captain Invited Doctor Ferry to ac
company tho police on u wholesale raid on
places beyond the law nnd offered to place
nt the clergyman's disposal every patrol
wagon ncrosB the Schuylkill, to bo manned
by picked policemen.
Tho charge and denials today added
another chapter to the verbal retorts passed
back and forth since Doctor Ferry mado
hi first charges last week. Accusations,
counter-charges and reproaches on thu part
of the clergyman, coupled with rebuttals,
denials and invitations on the part of police
men from Superintendent Robinson down
have made both church folk and their foes
along South Fifty-second. street await anx
iously tha final "uliow-down."
"PAID IIY THU TAXPAYERS"
Indication are, however, that there will
bo disappointments. Doctor Ferry said thla
afternoon that he was n. minister and not
a raider and Insisted "that the file at tho
Fifty-fifth and Pine street utatlon would
show many complaints on which the police
lmvo failed to act.
"I am through talking about vice for the
present," he added. '
The clergymen said, however, when told
that Captain Tempest was ready to send
nut overy patrol wagon In hlH division and
ua many policemen an were necessary, It
he would point out tlio resorts, that he
had no Intention of doing somothlng for
which tho police were being paid by the
taxpayers.
Doctor Ferry also emphatically denied the
rumors that he was planning to resign his
charge as u result of a controversy between
himself nnd prominent members ot his
congregation following his remark last
Friday evening, when he was quoted ns
saying that South Fifty-second street was
"rotten," Later Doctor Ferry Insisted that
he was misquoted,
DHNIHS RKSIONATION RUMOR
"The rumor that I am going to resign,"
said Doctor Ferry, "Is nonsense. I am
going to stick In this fight to the finish. I
stand by my original statement that the
police of West Philadelphia know that
vice exists In that section. No, I won't
go on any raiding party. It tho police
can't find thoso placca themselves then
I am sorry for them. It Is very nlco for the
police to Invite me to go along on their
patrol wagons, but I won't. Let the police
find the places that I have reference to."
Captain Tempest, whose district cover
tho section named by tho minister, said to
day that he had personally visited Doctoi
Ferry and had pleaded with him to give
him the addresses of the places where vlcu,
existed, but that his request was Ignored.
"I again stand by my first statement that
the section named by Doctor Ferry in
clean," said Captain Tempest, "These
statement made from time to time by Doc
tor Ferry are not only read by grown-up
persons, but also by children, I suppose
they must wonder what aort of a man I
um to permit such conditions to exist. After
Doctor Ferry's charge that vice flourlsheo
I personally made a careful Inspection of
the section named by the minister and
found that everything waa orderly.
"OIVU US INFORMATION"
"If there Is vice In West Philadelphia and
Doctor Ferry know where these places
are located, It Is his duty as a minister and
a citizen of the community to come forth
and give u the Information, We don't
want him to supply us with evidence. AH
we ask ot the minister Is to give us' the
addresses where the law lo being violated.
1 am ready to cart out every patrol wagon
In my division mid have them manned with
trained policemen and visit the places that
Doctor Ferry apeaka about,
"Jf the police have oulllolent ground on
which to make raids I can assure the mill
iliter that they w)ll tie made, J do not
know where three place are, and I will
call UfMHi DO'lorfFerry tq accouivuBy us
and point out hdf place.
"On the polio' terra wo hays honest men
wlw have wive and children and many of
vhun live In tVw section imw4 by the
MlnWter, TUeatt bollcernen watfld eRy te
too glad lo litaf auch rW."
pk Uh? t$vlew Club MU
TU Uvlw OtatTof oak I.ane will meet
tlda afternoon In tm Dak Lane lary. Mr.
(I, Vftmtsa Nlch, Jtreeideat ot tha, Um
UMiHML !,
n Clubi M Mm. tha Method at Bptsuoa
the BetaMajr I " Ml I ana rr ttuaJ
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CHILDREN IN STOLEN AUTO
Gustnv Beckett nnd hln little glstcr
Helen were Bitting In their father's
automobile when it was "borrowed"
last night. Tho car nnd children
were found later, aafo, in nnothcr
part of tho city.
THIEF DIVERTS AUTO
ON FINDING CHILDREN
SLEEPING IN T0NNEAU
Father, Who Left Son and
Daughter in Car to Go Visit
ing, Finds They Have
Vanished
SEARCH BY POLICE ENDS
Helen Ileckctt, five yearn otd, and her
brother (liistuv. seven years old, children
of Samuel Beckett, a cigar dealer of 207
North Third street, wore left sleeping In tho
Ueckett automobile last night, while the
rost of the family went Into the home of
their grandfather, Maurice Deckctt, 3238
Ridge avenue, for n visit, austav was
curled up on tho floor of tho car nnd Helen
was In tho sent. When the family returned
to the street, the automobile and the two
children were gone.
Tho police of tho Nineteenth and Oxford
streets and the Twenty-eighth and Oxford
streets stations were notified, and had
started on a hunt, when a call came In
from a woman at Calumet street and Ridge
avenue. Kaylng that an abandoned automo
bile, with two children In It, was In front
of her house.
The children had slept while tho auto
mobile, thief drove the car on the way to
Manayunk. Tho police believe the thief
did not know the children wero In the car
when ho stole It, nnd, on discovering their
presence, decided not to ndd kidnaping to
his crime.
PRESMTERfAIOUST
SOCIAL SERVICE HEAD
FOR "LIBERAL" VIEWS
New Jersey Synod Deposes the
Rev. J. J. Moment, Who
Favored Opening "Movie"
Shows on Sunday
ATLANTIC CITV. Oct. 18. Charges that
tho Rev. John J., Moment, of the Newark
Presbytery and chairman of the permanent
commltteo on social service, appeared be
fore a legislative hearing at Tronton and
advocated a liberal, Sunday law with regard
to moving-picture 'shows, caused a sensa
tion at the third day's sessions of tho
ninety-fourth annual meeting of the Pres,
byterian Synod of Now Jersey. After the
program had been Jnterrupted for a halt
hour the convention finally removed him
as chairman of the committee.
In making Its annual report the social
service committee had recommended Doctor
Moment for re-election as head of his com
mittee. When It came time for the adop
tion of tho report the allegations against Its
chairman appeared from several directions,
and further business was suspended pending
a settlement of the difficulty which had de
veloped unexpectedly.
Objections were made from the ytatform
to "Inflicting any punishment In the ab
sence ot Doctor Moment, who should bo
given opportunity to defend himself,"
There was a division ot opinion Immedi
ately, Ono minister declared: "If the posi
tion of the ministry is no wobbly that It
must fear the consequence of defeating a
man for auch an Important pobIUoii when
that man Is under suspicion It Is time wo
had more inspiration from on high,"
Others pointed out that It waa a question
whether Doctor Moment, In appearing be
fore the legislative committee, represented
the synod, hla Presbytery, or spoko only ns
a citizen. If he appeared as chairman of
ita committee the prevailing thought was
that he should not be the leader In the fu
ture. Through a suggestion from the admin,
tstratlon put through a member from the
floor, the delicate matter was finally settled
by reducing Doctor Moment Jo the ranka
oi wie nuciiu rtvrYicv uuiiuiiiiiB unu rrmuc-
Ing him with the Rev. Mr, Chapman, also a
tpember of the Newark Presbytery,
News at a Glance
OUST TAX BOARD,
MAYOR'S PLAN IN
LEGISLATIVE ACT
"Ripper" Bill Would Kill Ar
bitrary Power of City '
Assessors
H A S STRONG BACKING
WASHINGTON, Del. II, The proposed
ten-cent Increase on the present forty cents
per hundred pounds rate on lumber and
other similarly rated commodities from
California to Texas and New Mexico via
the Kl Paso and Houthyvestern were de
clared reasonable by tho Interstate Com
merce Commission today,
WAHIIINOTON, Oct. 18, The lilll rost
of living hit Uncle pain today. So he an
nounced that, unlefj specially ordered, he'd
quit sending out health service documents,
o"ue to Increased paper prices,
VIHNNA, Oet, He An prder prohlblli'ng
the tale of more than one cigar dally, to
the same customer Vlll be Issued In a feyy.
duys by the Hungarian tobacea monopoly,
which controls the sale of tebaceo In Hun-
.,
)I,KVI.VNI, O., Oet, J, Immediately
follow lint the rise In wheat prJ-c-s, baker
hero snapped another cent OH the price of
lirHwI, The, family Uf mp cuata fight
CettW,
COI.11MHUH, O., Oet. U- HUhaps, am,
of and Wmberx of every Ctusastlan workn
era' eouference in the United Mum atu -land
MOaseiehMW, with tweathteikt snlevteiiiufy,
syorkera from all Kvec. the worM, partis-
Mteat tester in the nation! Mretia m I
il MetfcoeVat Bitsuatl CtaMfe VqfttMH
tJtttKMKX i-.-.
What the Passage of Hill to
Oust Tax Hoard Would Mean
PLACING tho city on n "cash"
basl. Instead of a financial "hand-to-mouth"
oxiatenco.
Addlrifr nn nmount. estimated to
bo $3,O0O.OOO-S5,000,O00, every year
to City Treasury, sufficient to pay
interest nnd sinking fund charges
on mammoth 3104,000,000 loan
bond.
BrinR assessment question more
directly to citizen-taxpayer, through
placing it in hands of Councils, n
body elected by the voters, instead
of the present board, named by
judges.
DIVERGENT VIEWS OF
LEADERS
Joseph P. Gaffncy, chairman of
Finance Committee of Councils and
intlmato counselor of Mayor Smith
"I don't bollcvo In overasscssing
some persons and underasseslng
others.1'
Simon GraU, head of tax board
"It's all bosh! The present system
ft fair. Tho city would not be a
cent richer if their plans went
through."
City Administration leaders are back of
a movement to frame a "ripper" bill by
which the Htate Legislature Is expected to
grant to City Councils the right to formu
late n system of tax assessments nnd by
which the present Hoard of Revision of
Taxes will be ousted from office.
Tho power of Mayor Hmlth and his po.
Iltloal nesoclatcs, the Governor nnd the
Vares, will he brought Into play to pass
tho bill when tho Legislature comones, It
was learned today from men thoroughly
convcrrant with tho nollcv of tho city ad
ministration. The support assured to the,'
measure through tne Jiayor nnu nis men
ers, henrtlly In accord with his views on
the valuation question, makes virtually ccr
tain ltd speedy passage.
Tho opinion In political circles today,
when tho news ot tho "rlpcr" became,
known, was that the tax board had dug its
own Brave, was certain to fill It and should
hnvo no sympathy.
Tho trouble, politicians say, has been
that the, tax board was not progressive. In
It has been vested full uuthority to mako
nsscMHrnentH of every Jot of real estate In
tho city; It 1ms done it. New system? of
taxation havo been devised the Homers
system among them but the tax board
has continued to do business In Its own
antiquated way.
UOAIID'H POWliK AllHITItA-HV ,
Helng appointed by th6 Uoard ofjudges
and responsible to no one. It, even went
so far as to Like to court tho Somers sys
tem when that was planned to succeed the
present method of valuation. The board
won, the Court decreeing that Councils had
no right to Interfere with the rights of the
board. The decision today of the c'.ty ad
ministration to Introduce the "ripper" bill
Is tho sequel to years of dubious under and
ovel assessments.
In mldltlon to this tho Maor Is sincerely
desirous of placing the city on a "cash"
basis. Although ho refused to state today
whether his plans for raising money In
cluded a more equitable asAensment plan,
It wna authoritatively stated" that the
"ripper" bill wns looked upon favorably
by him as a means of raising additional
revenue.
At present tho financial outlook of the
city Ik not promising, unless means are
found to raise revenue without additional
borrowing. Department estimates for 11T
wero St4.000.000, JR, 000, 000 more than they
were first thought to be; Interest rates and
sinking fund charges for the $104,000,000
bond Issues, for general improvements, port
and transit, must be met and other financial
troubles must be adjusted.
The "ripper'' bill, from estimates of ad
ministration financiers, will wipe out these
difficulties. With the question of assess
ments In the hands of Councils, there will
be a system, It the Mayor adheres to his
original plans, of fair nnd Just taxation
a system by which a Bum, estimated from
(3,000,000 to 15,000,000 annually, will be
available for use. This will provide for
tho Increased budgets of tho city depart
ments; It will take care of the Interest
rntes uud sinking fund charges on the
mammoth bond Issues and It will relieve
the financial condition ot the city.
KOIt CASH BASIS
The financial "hand-to-mouth" existence
of tho city, borrowing, Is not, it Is uald,
pleasing to the administration. An Increase
In the tax rate wns nt first thought to be
inevitable, but the statements of advisers
of Mayor Smith In regard to the "ripper"
bill bring to light the fact that perhaps the
Mayor Is certain that the city can pay Its
way It fa r assessments were the rule and
not the exception.
The members of the tax board, which Is
virtually responsible to nobody but Itself,
are Hlmon flrati, J, Wesley Durham and
David N, Fell, Sr. It has been said that
the board taxed owners ot homes to the
fullest extent and allowed bigger properties
to be put down on the books at a valuation
far below their real worth. These claims
were substantiated by articles In the
Kvkninci Leuobh last week, exposing the
antiquated system, In which It was ahoen
that properties were offered to the Govern
ment at a cost far In excess ot their as
sessed value,
OHIO THE UATTLEflROUND
IX THE NEXT TWO WEEKS
Republicans and Democrats Concentrate
Energies on Buckeye Stnte
NHW 1'OIUC, Oct- II, During the next
two weeks Ohio will bo the' national politi
cal battleground, Doth Ttepubllcans and
Democrats have marshaled their forces for
a tremendous "political drive." Speakers
of national proiqlpence will be pitted
against each other In this crucial arena.
National headquarters of the Ilepubtl
can and Democratlo parties today gave out
lists of speakers who will be sent Into
Ohio between now nud the election, Kvery
section of the (Stato will be bombarded
oralorlcally.
Senator cnarie Jonnson, of Maine.
In charge ot the Democratlo speakers, pre
dicted today that the Htata would surely
go Democratic, In answer to this, Wil
liam tt. WJllcox, the national Republican
chairman, gave out o. telegram from Charlea
Hatfield, the Republican chairman of Ohio,
declaring the success of the Ilepubllean
ticket la assured.
Ralph P. Cole, In charge of the Benuh.
Ilcan speakers' bureau, has gone to OhU
to direct In person the activities of the
Kepubllcan orators.
M.S... II
OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY
j "'""- )
bishop Jame A. MfPaul, of TrwtUm,
Wu CiMcnttad tt Yttar AN
TRKNTOK, Oct. 18, The fclafet Ray,
James A. ;JV," waa epMerU4 Mt'-'
two yeara V today vU biabop of the Trn
Win Hiooeae, aa4 hi anyrsry la Ma
ttlwfrved Iw a loat)oit day at errli IMS,
L&wreiuNivittBJL
' Jit a tteMWb the efforts of Use sH
insx tiia jsjNKUtMKta as
fuundee, m-s. .
NO SHIFT FOR LMIGM VALLEY
Chnnges In Rallroad'a Officials Fall
to Materialize
The much InlUfd-of changes In manage
ment of the UMgli Valley Railroad did
not take place rt tli mt.t'ng bf the com
pany's director in rh"ifieiplin today lor
some lime it lm bei rpiUl that '""-
dent K It. Thomas w.mld rrsUti and that
he would bo succeeded hy K U Loonils,
vice president of the Delaware. Lackawanna
nnd Western. According to the statements
made In tho flnshclal dlrtrlct from time to
lime the ohanges were to have been an
nounced today.
President Thomas presided nt the meeting
and Immediately after It adjournment the
president nnd other ofric al left vxi n trip
of Inspection over the road.
ONE KILLED, TWO HURT
AS AUTO STRIKES POLE;
Clnrcncc Burke, of Glenolden,
Dead ns Car Crashes Into
Telegraph Post In Darby.
Skull Crushed
OTHERS BADLY INJURED
One man was killed and two others
seriously Injured today when n touring car
occupied by them crashed Into a telegiaph
bole at Main street and nidge avenue.
Darby, demolishing the automobile and
hurling the occupants to the pavement.
The dead man was Clarence Ilurke.
twenty-five years old, son of a prosperous
builder of Qlenolden, - His death was In
stantaneous, due to a broken neck and
fractured ekull. The Injured are William
Marshall, a drug clerk, of Olenolden. who
Is not expected to live, and James Russell,
of Fotcroft, who escaped With a fractured
leg and Internal Injuries, nine stitches also
being taken to sew up a bad cut In his
head.
William Marshall was driving the car.
and at Main street and Rldre avenue he
lost control of the steering gear. The big
machine plunged head-on Into the telegraph
pole with a crash thnt awakened nearby
residents. The front of tho car wn caved
In and the front wheels wero broken.
Hurke, who occupied a sent beside Marshall,
was hurled more than ten feet, landing on
tho back of his neck. Dr. F, H. Dick, who
lives near the scene of tho accident, was
summoned. Ho rushed Mai shall and Rus
sell In his automobile to the University Hos
pital. After hnvlng his wounds dressed
Marshall was arraigned before Magistrate
liaxter and held In IC00 ball.
STRUCK BY IRON POLE
Plumber Relieved Dying In Roosevelt
Hospital
Frank Develln, fifty-two jeara old. a
plumber, residing at 1920 North Twentieth
street. Is believed to he dying In tho Roose
velt Hospital from Injuries leeched jester
day when a heavy Iron polo that supports
trolley guide wires snapped In half nnd
fell on him.
The accident Is said to have been causet.
when the pole of a Olrard avenue car
slipped from the feed wlro and struck tho
guide wires with such force that tho Iron
polo broke.
.City News in Brief
('VlTflllT Itvni'i, . .. . .
,- .... m ,im nnotvi Willie
working on somo construction work near
1"","uw'u c"ri " mormn. William
Cypres etreet. Philadelphia, Is In tho
ftnnap ffnnltr.i ...tit. m ...
...,.v. ..,., a., wiui uoin icei probably
broken. Pennington was working, near the
steam nhmol wiin it ..i..i -..-.: ..,';"
him beneath it. He was removed to the
c?Per. 3Iosi:taI. An X-ray examination
or tno injured feet will be made today,
MISSINO HIS footing li,n 1, Mlempled
to iret on hla mlllr u-nov... nni.. ...I. .
Ing. William J. House, thlrty-flve years old.
Of 83 S Houth Klghth street, suffered severe
u,u.ncDBim tuu, mo wagon passing over
him. He wai Rent in ,i,n t'.. ,
Homeopathic Hospital.
A I.KTTKR OF COMIOMLNC'i: has
been received by tho family of Edward J.
Kelley. 3918 Qlrard avenue, from General
Joffre. Kelley was killed several weeks
ago at Verdun while serving as an am
bulanco driver. J. Maurice and Walter
Kelley, brothers of the slain ambulance
driver, brought the letter from New York
yesterday, where It had been sent In rare
of the American ambulance committee.
AN UMI1UNTIFII3D MAN, believed to
have been an inmate of the Philadelphia
General Hospital, was found dead at Fourth
and Cherry streets this morning by Police
man Beatty, of tha Third nnd Race streets
station. His body was taken to the Morgue,
A F17YIM1 FOOTIIAM. TAfJKf.K bv
District Detective McCullough, of the Flf.
teenth nnd Vine streets station, brought
down Kinsley Hyslop, f C123 Chestnut
street, while the latter waa trying to escapo
after being caught early this morning In a
rooming house nt 1708 Arch street. The
prisoner was later held without ball for
court by Magistrate Collins uccused of
breaking Into the house.
t at
at
teen
tha
condition
James
streets
that
all
the
led.
and
he
FOUND UNCONSCIOUS In the tires
Irnmln.n n..n,,a .....1 ,, T
......... ..,.. u ooniersei street,
9 o'clock last night, John Rellly. thlrt
Vf..r 24ST Inn uli. .",' ""l
i, I . t V ,"'1-v IHHCn IQ
i....i.u,i outturn in a serious co
from n fractured skull. ma brother
wont In fh Tllrrfttta. ., -. ..
tatlnn linllsa fli mm ,,...
...,.v ,.vm ...o iiiuriuiig 10 report t
tho younger brother had not been home
night The police communicated with
hospital and the boy waa then Identified
.iv " .,i jo. icbkiiicu consciousness,
tho police are at a loss to know how
P.XAMINATIONH WKIUS II KM) today
by the United Slates Clv.l Bervlce Coinmls.
lion for tha noRltlnn nt ii.-iu.n ...
specialist and truck-crop speclalt. ThS
first position pays $780 to llooq annually!
vhlle the salary attached to the last tw
rangea from Stsoo to tsopo H year.
A BKtOIAN KOLDIUK I... oo.u.,1 .
studio here. He I. O.car de ClerX who
waa honorably discharged from tht foSS
army after having been wounded in aotinn
against the qermans. He U w hit ti S
call In Relglun, n artlst-sculptor, 4nd la,
opened his studio at 31 South Blxt..n?h
street A brother, who la in the PhSL
delphla Oreheatra. I. his on y relatlvo ?n
America and the reason for ja circle ,o
catlntr In Philadelphia. 'rpu ,0
A CK0UH WAS In town. Friend. t
Charles H. Orakslow, a flDrlat7ofb7oad.nl
pumberland streets, watched the antic.""1
clown, ringmasters and acrobats laM nlah.
In Lu L.U Temple. Broad and Spring Oardan.
atreeti The circus, tha Idea of it?. Clraw.n
tow. was hla way at celebrating hu tiittv
Hventh blrttiday. "" "Hfty-
WOK THAN Me haadrea woim.b u,..
reeeived lkM M .huoters. The mmHII
U the fr Muirr4i, wtkl uSf
gvUM. nual and woleapK,, was witfui'
tiMy This waa diwln pu to tkh H2I
Kltby the RVtosi'lniwtu uTttt
Mwrtihwen'e entbuebUMti waa UsteUjJu, 7;
taaay Miunltaa to the tfuuMra by ht mu
aWkMa s4ueaigt fir., t,, SmTitui
ADMITS 'REQUESr
UPON POLICEMAN ':
FOR PARTY FUND
Nicholas Ward Identified in
Allegqd Officers' "Shake
Down" NOW FEARS TROUBLE
At least one of the tentaclea of the lu. I
publican Organisation octopus, which til A
ipiiti mill nvsirv nii'isinn e t . "jm
forty-elght wards In Philadelphia, now ii! '
gnged In "shaking down" a $100 000 ti!
untary" contribution fund from poIImimT,
firemen, officeholders, and even cllr laaT:
This tentacle, which has envat. .l.
forty-fourth division of the Fifteenth Wir?
Is Nicholas Ward, a machinist. rMi-. T
S7 North Hlnggold street He was Identu . "
iiu ,1 ,iM,iu," uriiyiiiiiin Kivrn Dy wlret
ill I'll jwuiiuiunn IVIIil liau DCCn aSMed fP
"vplunlnry" contributions He admits ka'
ir. ,. iiviuiiiiiM.i ui iinKin.iHip JOnn 1 OlIlftlL.
n leader In the I'lftcenth Wanl At fliir
Ward denied having visited any hemes
with the object of getting funds voluntary
or otherwise. '
"VOt.UNTAItY" GIFTS
Iitcr. however, ho said he had asked for
a "voluntary" contribution and showed a re
porter his list with mysterious mirklnt.
Ifo emphatically denied that he was tht
official "satchel man" In the division for tat
organisation. A number of housewives,
however, gave a description of hint whS
left no doubt ns to his Identity,
He upholds the legal right to ask f
"voluntary" contributions. Nevertheless,
he fonrs ho may "get Into n lot or tmuu. .
on account of this," and announced todwt -J
I. II .!
Following Is Ward's Interview, In pit,
ns given to an Uvenino Lr.Docn. reporter.
Q. Are yon the committeeman in this
division, Mr. Ward?
a. i am. ),
Q. jo you represent Mr. Collins' (ltt
publlcan ward leader.)
A. Yes.
Q. HftVe you been soliciting iolltIrj
assessments from the police and other of
ficeholders? A. No, not me.
Q. Then you deny thnt you nre the, mis
thnt tried .to get contributions from Pitrnl.
man Auble, 889 North Twenty-fifth street. rl
nnu owier oiiice-nomerH in tne Game blockT
"DIDN'T SOLICIT"
A. I work ot night nnd sleep In tht"
daytime. I haven't time to go around
nnu get contributions. :.
Q. Dow Is It that a number of persons.
In that block described you so accurately
that I knew Immediately that It waa yout
A. I didn't solicit anybody,
Q. How did alt this trouble arise? Can '-4
A. Well, I will tell you. Policeman'
Aublo is n hot-headcu man, I went around
thero w th n book and asked him for a
voluntary contribution,
Q. Then you did see Policeman Auble?
A. Yes, but I did tiot compel him to pri
nnyining, nor uia 1 mrcaien to laae tn.
matter nny farther.
Q. Then it wns not n "shake-down" ,
A. Certainly not. I went to his home,.
ana kskcu tor siu tor tue cny commutes
nnd 5 for the wn,rd committee.
Q. Isn't It Illegal to collect from police
men? A. I don't think so. T can't make him
pay If he doesn't want to. I went tq ?
ff AiiI.Ia llln n HAnllAman tintl ha frrotAA
... ..H.'.u ..v B........... ...... ... .. ... ,
,n nl1,Ar.il. It
n Arn vnll ultra lhnl vnll fltrin't Ftl fa
nny other policemen's or firemen's homej1
111 IIIU IIClKltUUlltUUMi l
A, No; that was the one p.laco How.,
did you find out about thls7 ,
ij. It Is comparatively easy to find th
cllcctor when ho lives In the same division;
Isn't that true. Mr. Ward? h
' A. Oh. ves : of course.
f Than t-mi m.rAlv U'nnl nrnllnrl WUH .
your little book and asked for voluntary
Mnl.llilillnn.7
A. Yes; now I will shojv you my list
MYSTEniOUS MARKINGS
Deslde tho names of the various "victims ti
of tho system were mysterious little martti.
lflrat there, were "Its." which might mei;
retain" or "retire" or "right" or "He-J"
publican," as tho key to the situation woula
likely disclose to the uninitiated.
Than a fiw of the namti were marked
N, P.. which might of course moan, "Not J
Paid." or "Not In Politics," or "No Prlrl '
leges." or "Nonpartisan." Take It' as yea'
... . -.. -. a Jt.i .... ..I... II.a IrAV
llKe, lor air. waru um nwi. ii mw
onantinn hv reporter Then you are not ...
the regular collector for this division, Mr,.
Wnrd7 . , 1,
. !. T ...lit nD.r. In ll llnWIl tflWn SSd "
. ....... .1.1. na.l- , "
" UUUUl HUB ......... .,
n whn ... x-nti irntnir to see? vi'
A. Silence. .
o. 1 thought vou were coine to press tnli
matter farther. Aro you going to take aBjr
action against Auble? I
A. No. , m
Q. It Is no' agalnflt VM law to ask for
voluntary contributions. Is It. Mr. Ward!
A. No. Policeman Aublo will be sorry J
that he startea tius.
CI Th.n vnll nrlf frnlnc downtown tQ
about having Policeman Auble called i
account for his attitude?
TrijiATtc TnnTTitr.n
A. No. liut I may get Into a lot of 1
trouble on account of this affair. Art thyj
rain? to use inv name In the paper? J'
hope they will keep me out ot this,
llenorter gave no answer.
..... . . -1.1. . Ihl.
air. warn wjiy uiu you pita. '"" j
n-.tlm.ln lolalnnf T.n'r tlita ahmS thlftg l
going on all over the city In the same majj
ner? Are you going to see omer pevjna.
too?
Heporter Wo came to this division be
cause we knew about the conditions' nr ,
on account of the story of Policeman AuN.
Are you sure now thnt you did not ge
around to nny other homes, Mr Ward? Jl
Is possible that the ghost of this questloB
may arise at any time, , id
-f- xt.n..l ni. T l.n., .Mli!na to fatr 4
. "mi '. "- :-m
trout tne rem 01 tne peopio uvn : ,
..1 1. rat ... ...... ...llMin.n who UVt
VIVbM. 4lvlD HI- H.W .v.iv...v.. " - n
In my row. I have never asked them ,1
n. Hniiturv eiii a ri iihh tticiii. m
' TJ
4
a solitary cent.
SP.VRV fiKllVAX'TnWN ItODIES
Ol'POSB, HEKOUTING OF CAM
Chestnut UIU and Other OrganUtttl
Fight Avenue Men'a Plan , J" J!
The transit commituea of seven buelnets
llipil o ttaauviaiiviia ui -vi'. ,.. ..
and aiestnut Hill went on record last nif" ja
as llelng opposed to any rerouting jof rP2-!
lines on lower uermauiown "u"'ur7i
mealliitr wau held In the Vernon BUIKBsti
Otrmantiiwu and Chelten avenues. if
The organlsatlona retiresented were "ta g
n.....i-u.n nni ni,..i-n Tim TmrroTS-"
S.viliinu.w-IM lw wi..,.t,, -.... -: -.. . . ,.
ment Association, the aernn(own as.sa)eay
U.n'a A-AIntlYvn Itu. BlAdffWlek-litteVteSj dl
ABsoclatlon, the D-r Oermat)town''J-
proveintnt AaaowtatkaR, Iba Katt QrJJ
town ImproveiHfMt Association and W
Cbeatnut Hill lUislneiw Men a Ay"w,k.
TN' reroutla hul been askMI by y
IIMMtMOWfl tvtnpiM )wproem"l.
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