EVENING LEDGEB-JHILADELIHIA: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1016
m STATE fflGHWAY,
JASTONTOBETHLEHM,
DEDICATED BY 6000
iprescntativcs of Pennsylvania,
flfW YorK ana inuw ourauy
,T Attend Exercises at
Easton V
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fa M. SCHWAB PRESENT
SA8TOK, Pa.. Nov. J. With exercises
wkrtieHaaed In by the ofllclal represent
xyt, of three States, thin State concrete
Mchr between Easton and Bethlehem,
Northampton County, was dedicated today.
Mere than 6000 persons attended. Special
btM brought visitors from Philadelphia.
Trenton. New York. Scranton, Wilkes
Barre, Allentown. Pittsburgh and points
-ert ot the Alleghenles.
nrrmor Drumbaugh took a prominent
- With George A. Vlehmann. of New
t!llck. N. J., president of tho New
?r BWte Chamber ot Commerce, of
iSlnr representing Governor Floldnr. the
!2JBeBUtlv of the two States, each
rSKTpalr of stiver shears, cut through
, ?b banner stretched across the road at
. Bethlehem end. .thus marking the.formal
center of the road. The banner, mad. of
JK. fdt. contained the words. 'Teiinsyl-iiJ-BaJ
1 Koads-New Jersey." In white
rani iau " . ...i-,,, Th. ..vrinir
LttTbanner typified the end of bad roads
ft. two States and. the beginning of a
S era in road building.
following this ceremony. Governor Drum
Mu.hln a silver-plated shovel ot-regu-Slon
slxe. threw to one side of the road a
mall conical heap of dirt, which Indicated
ETt the first link In the highway was com
tirfed. Eventually the road is to bo ex
tended from Bethlehem to Allentown. ar
rangements having been made to begin
-work at that end at once.
LITTLE OIIIL.3 HELP
Two little Easton girls, Louise Montague,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Mon
tague, and Harriet .Hay. daughter of Mr,
and Mrs. William D. Ray. each carrying a
silken casket containing tho shears used
by the omclals, added a. pretty feature to
the ceremony As Governor Brumbaugh
removed tho last spadeful of dirt. Miss
Blliabeth Trattf Green, daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. Edgar M. Green, of Easton, smashed
a bottle of champagno on the spot and
pronounced the words, "1 christen thee the
WIUIar.1 Penn Highway."
The program was continued at Oakland
Park, midway between Easton and Bethle
hem, under the ausplpos of the William
vnn Highway Association. William Jen
nings, of Harrlsburg. president of the asso
ciation. Introduced Charles M. Schwab, of
the Bethlehem Steel Company, as chairman,
and' the addresses were delivered by Govi
ernor Brumbaugh. Mr. Vlehmann, repre
senting New Jersey; Eugene V. Stern, Chief
Highway Engineer of New York, represent
ing the Empire State, and Congressman
Henry J. Steele, of Easton, "Father of the
Highway," and whose personal contributions
to the cost of the road were greater than
any other person's. Music was furnished
during the exercises by the Bethlehem Steel
Band of 160 pieces, o,nd a light luncheon
was served.
The Easton-Bethlehem highway Is the
first concrete road constructed by the
State Highway Department of Pennsylva
nia, though the department has awarded
contracts for about twenty miles of con
crete roads In other sections of the State.
The eight miles cost $120,000. Not all
this cost, however, was borne by the
State. The only thing that Pennsylvania
paid for was the labor. '
AGED WOMAN ESCAPES DEATH
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IDA BROWN; PUT BODY
INTO CREEK, HE ADMITS
Woman's Story of Eur Ornament
for Hat TrapB Him and Ho
Confesses Scbastopool
Crime
MISS ALICE BERKLEY
.Voted tho most popular younjr
woman in tho contest conducted by
the North Philadelphia Business
Men's Association.
had been drowned In Carpenter's Creek
but a tw minute before. This was sev
erat hours before the body was found, but
Immediately after the gtrl'a body was
thrown. Into the creek. When' .Mrs. Kon.
oeky positively fixed the time, Williams
realised that he had. been caught In the
dragnet of the law.
THIRTEEN GAMBLERS FINED
KILLING OF GIRL BRINGS
AUTO ACCIDENT DEATH
LIST TO 100 THIS YEAR
Child of Four Years Becomes
Victim as She Crosses
Street to Answer Call
of Mother
T-WO OTHERS INJURED
Fire in Stable Beneath Her Room Im
perils Her Llfo
Mrs. Mary'Coglan, eighty-three years old,
1019 Mountain street, Is HI today from
shock caused by her narrow escape from
death by fire' last night. Her rooms are
above a stable. Fire broke out In the
stable and tho excitement of removing the
horses made everybody forget about' the
Sid woman. She shouted from n window,
and Policeman Crook., of the Third and
Dickinson streets station house, heard her.
He put a ladder against the wall and thus
rescued her.
In fighting the flames firemen John Mohn
and Joseph Burton were slightly Injured.
PET DOGS SAVE WOMAN'S LIFE
Their Barking Summons Husband and
Son to Gas-Filled Room
NEW YOniC, Nov. 2. Two pet dogs to
day saved the life of Mrs. Matthew Allen.
wife of the former racing- partner of "Dla-
mona jira urady.
Allen and his son heard the dogs hark
ing and scratching at Mrs. Allen rionr.
.Father and son hurried to' tho room, found
Mrs. Allen unconscious and the room filled
with, gas that came from a leaky Jet, Mrs.
Allen was rushed to a hospital, where It
Was said she has a chance to recover.
When Nellie Wltalo, four years old, 32J1
Miller street, was struck and killed by on
automobile as she was crossing tho street
In front of her home last night In answer to
her mother's call to supper, tho 100th death
of the year from automobile accidents was
marked on the Coroner's records. Hor
death made an average of ten deaths a,
month In Philadelphia,, which means that a
human life has been taken every third day
by motor-driven vehicles.
Nellie Wltalo was nlftvlrnr on the side
walk on the opposite side of the street from
her home when her mother called her. As
the little girl started across the street, an
automobile driven by Taul Shafetls, S260
Miller street, turned Into the street and be
fore Shafetls could bring the car to a stop,
he had run over the girl. Shafetls picked
her up and sped with her to the office of
Dr. Frederick C. Chlrlnos. 2G2G East Alle
gheny avenue, but the physician found that
she had died soon after the accident.
Shafetls went to the Belgrade and Clear
field streets police station and surrendered.
He will have a hearing In City Hall Police
Court today.
Mary Snyder, nine years old, of Anda
lusia, Pa., Is In the Frankford Hospital to
day and her Injuries are so serious that she
may bo added to the list of the year's auto
mobile victims. An automobile struck her
as she .was playing In the road In front of
her home last night.
Hugh Donnelly, eleven years old, 4523
Parrlsh street, was struck by a motortruck
near his home last night when he ran Into
tho street to watch the fire engines go by.
'The truck whloh struck him was swerved
suddenly across the Street by its driver,
William M. IUng, 6067 Parrlsh street, to
avoid the passing apparatus. The boy was
taken to the West Philadelphia Homeo
pathlo Hospital. Several ribs on his left
side were broken and his lung punctured.
SENSATION AT INQUEST
WlLKES-BAnitE, Nov. I. Thomas Wil
liams, married and father of four children,
confessed last night that he killed Ida May
Brown, eighteen years old, ot Sebaatopool,
whose body was found by fishermen In
Carpenter's Creek on the night of October
IS. Williams confessed to County Detectives
Connolly, McCabe and Moyles and Assistant
District Attorney Schwartzkoff while a
Coroner's Jury was deliberating In the omce
of Burgess Delahunty, In West Plttston.
Williams, known as "The Hat," was pres
ent at tho Inquest as a witness. County
authorities had woven an almost complete
chain ot circumstantial evidence about him,
but had failed to produce a single eye-wit
ness to the muracr,
Whllo the Jury was deliberating, the
county authorities quizzed Williams and he
broke down and went before the Jurors to
admit his guilt.
VERDICT OF THE JUItY
The Jury at once returned the following
verdict:
Miss Ida May Brown came to her
death at the hands ot one Thomas
Williams on tho afternoon ot, Tuesday,
October 17.
Williams was at onoe placed under ar
rest and taken to the I.uzerno County Jail
at Wllkes-Uarro on a charge of first-degree
murder.
In his confession Williams declared that
he had attneked the girl when he found
her nlono In the lonely wood through
which Carpenter's Creek runs. She re
sisted him. and he declares he fought
with her, placing his hand over her mouth
to stlflo her cries and choking her with
the other. Tho struggle was over In a fow
minutes and the girl fell at his feet
Not knowing whether or not she was
dead, Williams said he carried her body to
the creek and threw It In the water. He
saw the body sink, after which he ran off
to a hiding place that he had In the woods
and remained In concealment for nearly
two hours.
A last discovery was made at the In
quest last night. This was evidence that
forged the chain bf suspicion about the
suspect and eventually brought about his
confession.
Mrs. Ixu Konosky, In giving her testi
mony, said he came to her homo on Tues
day, October 17, about 4 o'clock. It was
then that ho gavo her a mlnk's'head from
a woman's hat and declared that a girl
Magistrnto Meets Refusal to Confess
With Harsh Ruling
Abe Wexler and twelve patrons ot his
restaurant, at 312 North Eighth street, were
arrested early today by Street Sergeant
Klodowsky, of the. Tenth and Buttonwood
streets station, for gambling. The sergeant
said he saw them playing cards at a tabic
and there was money on the table. Magis
trate Denton asked the defendants Individu
ally If they had been gambling. All made
denial.
"Was anybody playing?" ho asked. Tho
thirteen, with one accord, stood silent. .
"That settles It." said the Magistrate. "If
one of you had confessed I might have been
lenient. I will fine Wexler 312.60 ns the
proprietor and each of tho others $7.60."
Thirty-five cents and a pack of cards found
on the table were confiscated.
GAS, TO KILL RATS,
KILLS MEN ON SHIPS
Two Dead on Craft in Boston,
Four Others in Serious
Condition
Check of $25,000 Gift to Bride
MAHANOY CITY, Ta.. Nov. 2. Miss
Marlon Ball, dnughter of Harrison Ball,
lumber merchant and bank president, and
Dr John McCrea Dickson, of Gettysburg,
were married last night In the Methodist
Episcopal Church. Mr. and Mrs. Ball gave
their daughter a check for $26,000.
BOSTON, Nov. 2. Two men nre dead and
four others are In a serious condition as a
result of being overcome by fumigating gas
In the hold ot tho I.cyland liner Devonian,
at her pier here early today.
The gas had been used to kill rata In tho
vessel. The men descended Into the hold
beforo the gas had been given tlmo to
escape.
The dead are William n. Sterling and
Daniel E, Dempsey. Tlioso In the hospital
are John Selby, Edward Hughes, William
1. Sterling and Daniel Coleman. Alt are
from Boston,
VENTNOR BUSINESS MEN DINE
Board of Trndo Declares Opposition to
Uso of Wnrrenlto for Rond
Vcntnor business men, members of the
recently forme Veertner Brt rt Trads,
had a banquet tost trtght at the HeH Ael
phla. After a speech by Bamwtl P. !,
president ot the Atlantla City Chamber ot
Commerce, the organltatlon went on reeeM
as opposing the we M warrentte In resur
facing White Horse Tlke In Atlantlo eeunty
Influence will be brought to bear on the
county board of freeholders.
There were speeches also by President
Thomas Q. Sheen, vice presidents T. M.
Daly and W. B. Pelrsol, Joseph it. Palst
and E. J. Cattell. Mr, Cattell was the only
speaker not residing In Ventnor.
Ready "Money ;
United States Loan Society
117 North Droad St
411 S. Bin tt. S5I8 Oermanlswn eve.
Alfred M. Bloomingdale jj
Original Ideas In X
Electrical Work 0
217 Walnut St J
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HOTEL ADELPHIA
This Week's Entertainment
Laditt' Dainty Luncheon
on Balcony
Business Men' Luncheon
Engli$h Room
A la carte service all day.
The charges are moderate.
Daniant English' Room
4l30 to 6 P. M.
An Exceptional Dance Orchestra
French Trio and the Popular
HAWAIIAN ORCHESTRA
Delaware Men OCT for Border
WILMINGTON, Del., Nov. 2. Thirty
eight men recruited for service with the
militia on the Mexican border have left
Fort du Pont, Of this number, thirty-five
were sent to the Pennsylvania regiments,
two to Delaware and one to Connecticut
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Funeral of G. H. Bates Tomorrow
Funeral service for George Henry Bates,
who, died Tuesday, will be held at his late
home, S002 West Lehigh aVenue, at 9-.S0
tomorrow morning by the Hev. Edward
Ritchie, pastor of St. James the Less
Church. Thirty-fourth and Clearfield streets.
After the services the body will be taken
to Wilmington, Del., where services will
be conducted ln'St Andrew's Church by the
Rev. W. Trapnell. Interment Will be In
the Wilmington ,and Brandywlne Cemetery.
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"How is it," Napoleon
asked his cook during
the Italian campaign,
"that no matter when l
breakfast the chicken is
always done to a turn?"
"Every ten minutes, from
5 o'clock on, I broil a
fresh one," said the cook,
"so one is always ready."
Detail has made the St.
James cuisine famous I
Walnut at 13th Street
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H shown in the Special Exhibition of new Jewels
H from Dreicer & Co., 560 Fifth Avenue, New
. " York, in the South "West, Salon .of I
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Get the whole family into Educators today.
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J. E. Caldwell & Co.
902 Chestnut St.
THE HALL CLOCK
A Nuptial Gift of
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"P EMOVAL:
At a very early date the business of
J. E. Caldwell & Co. TJill bo located in the Widener
Building, Chestnut, Juniper & South Penn Square.
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We are content to leave it to your judgment.
J If we had to purchase these instruments
from a manufacturer and charge his profit
as well as ours, we would have to ask $600,
but, being the "makers and selling to you
direct, we can save you these extra costs.
J Terms as low as $8 per month can be
arranged without the addition of any interest
or extras.
Upright Pianos, $235 up
Grands, $575 up
Player-Pianos, $400 up
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