DRW SUBURBAN
LfAX RATE IN PLANS TO
; BOOST CITY FINANCES
1 Showing in Assessors' Fig-
-Wt Determines nnanciers
to Fix Equitable Schedule.
Builders Back Move
HELP FOR THIS YEAR
rhat the suburban tax rata will be
Hilf- an a pari i un i'i " '"
iTkf iakst'en planned by Mayor Smith,
f-uit a Tltw to Increasing; the municipal
IsSSsues dnrlnr IBIS by from U.OOO.000 to
i MS (00. Is taken aa a rorea-one conclusion
1 w municipal iniutiji ""'wi .....,
" Sarar tha suircestlon for but two classes of
tLhy tax, Tha plan on outlined by tha
!TrtWe builders of the city Is only u small
"T" ...- oMl.a 1flatA til- ftamnllifn
Mft 01 .Major oumiin i......... ..- -....
t ljMt extitlnc conditions.
Altaouch the nunoers are men run
' m for auccesttnaT the Incorporation of
rifct'iiO lit.'0 worth of property now as
iZLri a suburban at a combined city and
1061 raie ui - ,v ....,.., ...
. mr.d total of. city. realty at a combined
If. of Jl to, this has for some time been
I View neia oy municipal un.ncier.
airman Joseph P. Gaftney. of-CouncltV
..mi Committee. Is fully In accord with
i builders, with whom he will confer on
I aaeatlon of taxation.
A m . r of f An.rKn irtrttt
'. LUlAiiu ouunn.M msr.
Kavlnc decwea weeics aco upon altera-
' n existing; lax meinoa inai win
tha assessors more directly In touch
tha nowsr of Councils. Mayor Smith
i h! advisors were strengthened In their
Eatttrmtnatlon to present new legislation at
Ik' winter session at llarrlsburt; by the
an snowins; Iliwuo in tu. iuwib nmua
MM yesterday.
Tfca Dlan to drop the suburban rate
CtfiM, It Is estimated. Increase revenues
rkr.msnr thoutands of dollars, but would
th bo degree make up tha new revenues thut
Dt Mayor Deneves can oe aerirea rrom
I taxation If assessments are made uniform
Faadsbased upon a division of land and
rWWtB valusa.
I SpesVlne of the report which ahowa an
Jaenase In personal property values , of
ftH.OOO.OuO ana an increase in tna three
ih urn of realty or JI6.SU.I00, the Mayor
saresed his disappointment and declared
'tacfln another year things should be dlf-
.Chairman Uaffney"' favors a revision of
p'sresent methods, but means to present his
elan-for future tax legislation to Mayor
Sj-aKh before making It public. Mr. Gaftney,
kwisn asked about revision, said: "They
111 all ira iiiuuo fviiurii til uua .lino, uui
it'Close eight of the, fact that, they cannot
i us In IS 17. Nothing; can be dona with-
;;leglslatlra enactments, and that means
ft so material chances can become effec
n In time to help the revenues of the city
?Wot. ISIS."
W ., n.mnmrn
llKJilU SAiioribu
Darld K. Fall, of tha Board of neylslon
if, praxes, when asked to explain the low
me .that have proved ao generally dls-
fcwtKjlntlng, aatd: "Our present method of
Ejassessment Is entirely satisfactory. People
leant take into account nctitious sales ana
I Hies that aro made under peculiar clrcum
MBees that have a tendency to boost
Carlees.
'"Our present assessments are eaultable In
Essest cases and In thinking; .of taxes the
kfenera! public loses sight of the fact that
Is Mir house In. West Philadelphia usually
Ms an empty house In some other sec
tor the city. Tha reason .there Is. no
ral Increase In the center pf the city Is
property values wera greatly 'enlarged
i some few years ago. I think that the
ent methods of assessment should be
Atnued without change."
'PISTOL USED IN ARREST
e-Year Police Search Ends in
Thrilling Capture
U after eluding the police for three years.
s, Murray, alias Harry ODowd and
' York Harry, a notorious cracksman
, captured, today when he was sur
ended by five detectives In a house at
J North Franklin street and taken at
-Bobit af a revolver.
With htm In thA hnllnii at III tlm .&
LMetbtr man, who gave his name aa James
rKurVhy. He was Also htH n'n uumrttnr Kt
t)i a member of Murray's gang. They
j, -. nan a. Hearing lonignt.
! Stringer Killed by Train at Bordentown
'JJVHUBXTOWN. N. J., Qct 21. The
rSMV nt n man h,IUu.J M l ...-a
I CotHes V Allen, thlrtv-two nan' ni,t nt
WetOn, Mass.. Was found nlnmrnM. Ih
ecks or the Pennsylvania Railroad at
.t..iuu ioay. n supposed he had
Wi ' "" w, iiciKiii train una leu on:,
EiC,"'s foun'' ,n tn man's pockets Indicate
I!","" memDer or the Urotherhood or
j . onip uuuaers ana Helpers or America.
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jnVEKlKG LEWDER Plin.AT)iiXPHIA; SATXJIlDAY, OCTOBER 21, 101U
CR'0VN PRINCESS fcECIMA
She has contributed n lnrtre quanti
ty of cold and Jewels in the move
ment that is sweeping; the German
Empire to replenish the national
Bold reserve. Her beautiful brace
lets, chains and brooches will bo
irieltcd and converted into bullion.
M'KEAN COUNTY SWEPT
BY A VIOLENT STORM
Buildings Moved From Fourida-
tions, Orchards Uprooted and
Other Damage Inflicted
IHlADFQnDt Pa., Oct 21. McKean
County was swept during the night by one
of the most severe wind storms ever experi
enced. In ths section. Barns containing
twenty tqng or hay were moved from their
foundations; entire' orchards were uprooted
and olt'd'arrlcks, power' houses and oil-tanks
were, lafd 'low.
Owjng to the 'fact that' telephone and
telegraph wires are all down, many sec
tions Of the county have not' been commu
nicated with. And It Is possible that even
greater damage will be reported.
IN 8 ,WORDS ASKS ELECTION
New York 'Candidate- Makes Record -on
. Short Speech '
UTICA. N. T.. Oct 21 J Henry It Bh.
Democratic, candidate 'for State Engineer,
ha-"made' the shortest speech of this
years campaign.
. '"If elected, I wll complete, the barge
canal,", he said, when called upon to ad
dress a meeting.
Try Our
Sunday
Dollar
Dinner
'The high cost of living and
the- week-end rest ara two
excellent reasons . for -bring,
lng the entire family here to
morrow. '
Special Muila , .
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Owners ! ! Tenants !!
Have you teen your Councilman' .
I' It 1 . .a . n
aoout the tax vote i
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Tkc City must hve'more revenue,
; but we ttf e oppoM to em incrse of tkxe .
on ,KeI ,EUte until othwr. khutcm are .
P Philadelphia Real Estate Board .
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STOTESBURYACLERI
50 YEARS AGO TODAY
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So Drexel Employes Will Dine
Him Tonight nt Bcllevuc-Strntford
Kifty Year im Ia. l-Mwp r .3int.
bury began wotk aa clerk In the banking
house, of Drexel & Co.. at n salary ti six
teen dollars a month. TAntM thA enmtnvea
of the rame Institution will glva a atlnner
i me neiievua-Stratronl to honor the
former clerk, who now. na senior tM-mber
pf the firm. Is one of Philadelphia's wealth
iest Cltliens and nn nr lti loitlnr rtnan-
elers of the entire country.
it will be Jut a private dinner by the
various employes to the head of the firm.
.. wl" "n" " "n Inspiration to the
ambitious employes, who will be told how
a man with a purpose and with energy can
rise from a position on a plane with their
own to head one of the leading l.nvate
banking houses of the world.
'hen ha WM ltlKtn llr Stntwahl.rv fln.
shed In the Friends' Central Scho-1 and
Immediately went to work as a c!rk In
the wholesale arrecerv firm nf ltnMor A
Patterson. A few months later ha went
Into the BUI-ar rflnM-v nf llarrl t, Hlntoa.
btiry. In which hla father had an In'erest.
when he was seventeen, or Just fifty years
ago. he entered the banking house of Drexel
Co.. then at Third street. He has re
mained In the continuous service of that
firm, although his Interests have spread un
t.l today they are almost numberless.
BOY BADLY HURT BY AUTO
Driver of Car Carries lHm,Homo and
Summons Doctor?
Michael McDonough. eight years old. Is
In a critical condition at his home. H17
bouth Allison street, the result of being
struck by an automobile driven by Ilobert
Davis, of BJOO Angora terrace.
The boy was cross ng Chester avenue at
Ithan street last night, when he Is said to
have stepped In front of tha car Davis
placed McDonough In the machine and took
him home and then summoned Dr. O. W
Oeyer. of 6I0T Chester avenue, who said
the boy was suffering from severe con
cussion of the brain.
Davis was arrested by Policeman Mc
Millan' and held under 1400 ball for a
further hearing.
NOTED CRICKETER KILLED
Major Gordon II. Southam, Widely
Known Here, Dies in Battle
Major Gordon II. Southam, commander
of he Fortieth Sportsmen's battery, of
Hamilton, Canada, who Is widely known In
Philadelphia cricket circles, has been killed
In action, according to word received rrom
his widow In England.
As captain or the Zlngarl cricket team
which toured the United States. Canada and
England several years ago, ha won Inter
national renown as n cricket player. Major
Southam, who was thirty years old, had
many friends at the Philadelphia, Oerman
town and Merlon Cricket Clubs. He was a
star football player and devotee of cricket,
hockey, golf, tennis, squash racquets, lawn
bowling and sailing.
Dies at Arc of 102 Years
MEniDEN. Conn.. Oct. 21 William O,
Atwater, who celebrated his 102d birthday
anniversary last May, died at his home hero
yesterday. ,
MRS. SANGER OPENS x
BIRTH-CfeOL CLINIC
Defies Police to Find Place.
Will Push Work in Other
Cities
NKW YOHK. Oct. 21 The first birth
control ellnlo In the United States has
opened here, with Its founder, Mrs. Mar
garet Ranger, defying tha Federal law Jo
prevent her from spreading semlsecretly
the Information that she says will wipe
out slums, child labor and other evils,
"The public officials may Just as well
forget their moss-grown statutes and accept
birth-control as ao established fact' de.
dared Mrs. Sanger. -My new national plan
makes It aa Inevitable as night and day.
The police are hunting my clinic They
can't And It. If they should they can t hurt
It It Is an oral ellnlo and the law says
nothing about giving oral Information on
birth-control. If they do try to Interfere.
1 am legally prepared to carry the fight to
the highest tribunal."
Four other secret clinics will be In opera
tion here within a week and In less than a
year clinics will be established In Wash
ington, Cleveland, Detroit. 8t Panl. Minne
apolis. Milwaukee. Denver. SL Iuls. Los
Angeles, San Francisco. San Diego. Port
land. Seattle, Spokane and llutte, Mrs.
Sanger said.
"Within two years every man and woman
will know how many children they can aN
ford to have." she continued, "Two genera
tions of birth control will wipe out slums,
eliminate the birth of mental defectives,
minimise the number of Insane and auto
iiintlrnllv slon child labor nnd prostitution.
Statistics show that T per cent of child
labor nnd 95 per cent or prostitution coma
from too-large families."
HOTEL ADELPHIA
This Week'.
Entertainment
Lodlti' Lunch
on Balcony j
Gcntltmin'i Lunch ) OC
Engllih Room
A la carte service all day.
Charges are moderate.
Danaant Knsllih Roam,
4U0 to r. St.
An Exceptional Dance Orchestra
French Trio and the Popular
Hawaiian Orchestra
J
Ready Money
United States Loan Society
117 North Broad St
411 S. Elh at. 23IS Oeraantewn are.
J. E. Caldwell & Co.
902 Chestnut St. .." "
'Sterling Silver
Cocktail Cups
In New Designs '
"REMOVAL:
J In the near future the
business of J. E. Caldwell
&. Co. will be located in the
Widener Bulldinff, Chestnut, Juni
per and South Penn Square.
Gas Mantles differ, not
in looks, but in service.
The best for light
durability - economy" are
WeldliZc Gas Mantles
"REFLEX" BRAND
Upright or Inverted Xis
Formerly 25 IJ"
All Da ale i-3 and tha Gas Company
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Baltimore and Return
$2.00
WasIweitiB aid Return
$2.50
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WOMAN ACCUSKDjAS SLAYKR
Stabbed Man to Dcnlh nt Marcus Hook
While Husband Held. Him,
Police. Say
Mrs. Mary Meraeo. fortv-twtt yeartt old,
II Second Street, farril. Ifnntr. trna il.1 hv
MaRlstrate Beaton today to await the action
of Delaware County authorities on the ac
cusation of havlna- stabbed t man In the
necK arm abdomen In Marcus Hook vrhlla
the arms of the man were pinioned by her
husband. John Meraiw Thj. tn i.i-
J1'1, of Marcus Hook, died of his Injuries
in in, v nrsier Hospital.
District Attornev Itnnmim an.t a-i-i-..
District Attorney Weeks, vt Chester, ramo
to Philadelphia last nlaht with a warmnt
ror the arrest of Mrs. Meraeo on a charge
of murder The warrant "was turned over
to Tollcemen Oeonlttl and Hardeman, of tha
Seventh and Carpenter streets station. They
...v..... ,,, numnn ni .11 .Aiontmse street.
Mrs. Merad protested hrr ttin,,,,. uk.
declared that Oerocl waa called to the door
of II Second street. Marcus Hook, ycatcnlay
v k" men nnu aiiacKeu iy tnem lltr
husband was arrested yesterday by tho
Marcus Hook police.
Lancaster Hotel Man Dead
UANCASTKIt. Pa.. Oct 51. Andrew V.
eel, a prominent Odd Fellow and Mason of
of this county nnd owner and proprietor of
the Sporting Hill llrtel. was found dead
In hla room this morning. He waa fifty
three years old. He will ba buried Tuesday.
WAGON WHEELS CRUSH
LITTLE BOY TO DEATH
Jostled Off Tongue of Dirt Cnrt,
Which Pnsscs Over
Body
Ijtwrenc Knsjel. seven .years old, HI
Daly street, died early today In the Meth
odist Hospital from Injuries received last
night when ho was run over by s. dirt
waa-on at Second and Wolf streets.
The boy was rldlnir tho tongue nf a drop
bottom wagon attached to another wagon
belnR driven by Peter Dick, of 25000 Mc
Kee street When the wagon struck clods
of earth, be was thrown off and tha rear
wheel of tho second wagon ran over his
nbdometi. Dick, who la employed by Thorn
oelmr driven by Peter Dick, of 2500 Mc
street said ho did not know the boy waa
riding.
Civic Club Gives Students Prlici
NORTH WALKS. Pa., Oct 21. Tho
North Wales Civic 'lub has awarded these
prizes to publlo school students for school
gardens: Miss l.llllan Swayne, first prlio;
Snnford and Ralph Roberts, second prize;
Xltus Krats and William Heck, third prise,
and Miss Kllsabeth StllUvagon, fourth prise.
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MOUNT- CAMatatt. s . f- it tjLtw
national Vice PraaMAt Frank B, Hayes; f
inaianapotis. waa kjv. rmiatnir raeewtuw
at tha aiinuail dIMrlet enttrantlon of ts
United Mlno Workara here. ! mtfUMn
that tha organisation membership In tha
anthracite Meld had been Increased from
13,000 to approxlmalely. 100,00 members.
ScrippsSBooA I
satjj farewell to the usual I u,
wolorlnd, negative I
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Special Ten-Day Offer to Every Buyer of a Lot in
Forest Hills
(Non-Stctalan)
Byberry Road and Reading Railroad, Near Somerton
It is necessary for you to act nt once on this unusual offer. A beautiful,
standard size, polished grnnlte itone free in connection with the purchase of a family lot of four
craves. The headstone will be supplied nt nny time when needed nfter purchase of the lot.
The quantity of hendstoncs which are available on this offer is strictly
limited. Those who desire to, take advantage of this offer should protect themselves by sending in
the reservation coupon below, at once. Then visit the cemetery within the next SO days.
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There are only 500 lots left in
Woodslde Section. A further reason for you
to act without delay. We are offer In these choice,
lots high and dryt ready for Interment for only
ofn- now. A beautiful headstone free, besides. In one year these lots will bo worth threo tiroes what Is atked
for them, on this spec al oiler. If you aro not yet an owner of a cemetery lot, you should InyeitiKate this offer
at onco. And remember, although tho offer closes positively in 10 days, the entire supply of lots and head,
stones may be diiposed of In a rr '
very much snorter time, lo
a to id disappointments you
should mall the coupon at once.
See Them by Motor
At Our Expense
The best way to Appreciate
tha. significance of this offer Is to
come out and visit this beautiful
cemetery at ouce Conic today.
We will be glad to motor you,
without charge, .from your
house to the grounds and return
you home.
Consider These Facts
1. No Philadelphia Ctmftenr offers
such permanency, for many of I hem
frill hate to Ik remorrd auoneror later,
2. No remrlerr U so ideally lo
cated, and no cemetery otTers such
natural beauty, and no ctuietciy Is
more Ideally kept.
3. I'rrpetual care and upkeep Is
ruaraiileed to erery lot owner, and
there will lie no more eipense in coo.
nection wllh tha lota.
4. Wc furnlah decorations for the
f'aes, summer and winter. We water
the flowers and keen the rraaa cut,
and sire every possible attention to
the (Tares tontlnusllr.
B. Lots which touaranowbnrlnr
'Will b worth three Hums as much In
a few yean from today.
6. ptherccmeterleswlllcharrajroa
from UM to 110.00 per annum, some
times mors for the upkeep of your
lot and (raves.
7. We will take our lot owners out
to the cemetery, free ofebsrse, In one
nf our autoe. btreet car facilities to
hnmertonareasaurcdand the work on
tha clertrle car line has been started.
S. We furnlah with each of these
lots a beautiful headstone, as the
abore picture shows, lor which rou
tiave to pay from tM.04 to SM.00,
9. After the payments are earn.
Kitted the full deed of owsersMp Is
ahdd over to you.
10. Other cemeteries char re ran
nUffston deferred payments wbkfa
Is oot so In our company.
Mail the Coupon At Once!
J. (us is the purest way to reserve
your rlulit toa choice lot on this special limited
offer. You are wider no obl!gtloH whstcrerlnsenl
Ing'lbo coupoiiTi Wo simply udd your natue on tha
preferred list which eiitlllas you to the free haad
stoiie and one. gt tlte rewalalng 600 lots wi our special
effar In ve you dat-We, afer Inspection. lofHtrvhaae,.
Thau arrarijsa to tlslt the cemetery on the first pos
sible day t4iy U best. See this beautiful cstnatery.
AwKacUte what grtt valuo It opao to yi ea Ibis
oHer. Be awe te send o&urtoa bow.
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