Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, November 23, 1916, Night Extra, Page 13, Image 13

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INJURIES BIGj HANDICAP
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CAMDEN CREEPS
CLOSER TO LEAD
FOR THE FLAG
"Skeeters" Take Game From
Trenton by Their Splen
did Teamwork
JASPER PLAYS TONIGHT
EASTERN LEAGUE STANDING
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FUTURE GAMES
Tenliht Ilendlnr vi. Jasper, nl Xonpartll
"rt'liJ Mfhl He, Nerl ts. (Irersletk. nl
Vttovtr Ilftltallon llAIt. .. . .
Mi "'and 1UM, -.nil Orfjsloek i the Ttmton
Arroorr.
hj- spick ham.
f.nnl.n creot on the Jasper team last
I right by trimming the Trenton tenm for
f the scconu iimo mis wmr i-h .iumjy
ventnc the Skeeters napped the well-
, known ami now high-priced bacon through
the excellent Meld goal shooting of Jimmy
S, llrown Last night Jimmy was ngain in
evidence, no not umy budi mica bu,ia
from the field but Ills work on ttio floor
vu gupcrli, and whllo he was credit cil
with only ono assist, several more might
be given him If they comd bo plnced In tho
category of slibasslsts, for his pasilng nnd
dribbling were ft pair of tho main features
of the contest, In which Trenton went down
to the dirge of 3D to 31.
Good Team Work
Throughout tho game Cnmden displayed
the best team work of nny llvo that has
played In the Kastern I.eaguo this season.
This was particularly true of the first half
and In the plays which ended with Dlegan's
two field goals. Jim urown, wno nan ni
Ways been considered ns nn Individual
I player, did splendid work with his team--.
..t nt,t'il (fin irnm nxnetlv ns It
Iff .hnuld be nlayrd. Tho only long allots he
tried were mado nfter thero was no clmnco
for him to do any passing to his fellow
players.
If Rending tonight In the gnmo ngalnst
Jasper' at Nonparoll Hall wlni, Camden
will be In undisputed lead In the Kastern
league rnce. but If tho Jewels win thoy
will still hold the first position, with six
won nnd ono lost to five won nnd one lost
for Camden.
ArmstronB Ineligible
The controversy In the Industrial I.eaguo
over the status of Armstrong, of tho Fair
banks five, has been ended temporarily at
least by tho declaration of his Ineligibility
by President Franklin. The league's head
Is a stickler for carrying out tho rules of
the cage organisation to tho letter.
In tho by-laws of tho league It Is plainly
stated that no man will be allowed to "play
on any team In tho circuit who Is not regu
larly employed at tho factory he represents
on tho basketball floor. After nil of tho
facts -were In tho hands of tho president he
decided that Armstrong was not regularly
employed by Fairbanks.
Blow to Fairbanks
Armstrong's absence will bo a severe blow
to the Fairbanks team and grently reduce
their chances tonight In tho games
scheduled with tho Dobson team. This ove
rling the Big lied team will probably line
up with Hill and Tlutt at tho forward posi
tions; Wilson, center, nnd Anderson nnd
Kledasch or Dougherty at guard. Manager
Jonts has decided to uro Anderson to do
the foul shooting In placo of Armstrong.
ml Although tho Fairbanks team is very
good on tho offense, Dobson Is Just as pow
erful. Lees, who will do tho foul tossing
for the East Foils tenm, last week hot
nineteen out of twenty-threo In tho gamo
against Standard Holler. Along with Lees
at forward tonight will be Ilnmewood.
Morehead will Jump center with West and
Klndon at guard.
The other game this evening nt -the
Quaker City Hall Is llkoly to bo n run-
away affair, with Standard Holler doing the
running. Standard will bo opposed by the
. Dlsaton quintet, which has not won n con
test yet. With Pike. Wilson. Urown. Ornff
and Kllpatrlck going at their present pace,
Manager Kane predicts that his team will
be n first place early In December.
Tho DIsston team will be weak until new
blood Is Injected Into the llno-up.
aK ram.4n haaWlha It nlnvan nml ruff afarM nf
Wt y ethn days united In n reunion around the fs-
lira UUurU IBai (limn III tuilivit ,uuu, ci
Christian Association Hall, whon a permanent
ornnltatlon wai formed and It was rraolvea
to inner each year In an onr.ujl banquet. Vet
arnna of many hiru-fouxht icarnes in other years,
tartlnr with the 1NBJ-18U3 sason until ttia
vMsant day. many of whom have been success
ful In other apherea ot activities, were remem
bered" by tha half hundred plaer who par
took ot th bountiful banquet. Hilly Morton-,-wccV
and Itandolph Cramer were Instrumental
In brlnslns (ha guests tog-ether
flraat Infaraat la mnnlfaln1 liV Hftllth Phlla
.'.'dtlphla basketball random over the rnnilnc
ximea .Between ina .-viauonna ami .u. fiua
Qathollo Clubs, Madonna Catholla Club has won
,,u. a..l,. ,. Mullutiw fn.Hnl an. I
S Southwark lien's Club, Madonna Is strengthen";!
trolly mis year ny us new suara, jo i ikiisim,
formerly of the Nicholson team, of Nicholson.
ta. Madonna will In followed by & larsa
number of loyal rootera and a atrlnE band.
Tha a-amea will be played at St. ltlta'a Hall.
Oread and Federal atreeta, toulibt.
On account nf a lata cancellation. SI. Hat-
achl',la without a earns for Norember -'&, The
Salnta have defeated aoch teams aa uown
Initown and Wlldwpod. A Orst-class home
club wlshln thia attraction, address J. A.
Walli, l.sn Thompson atreel, or phono Toplar
3801,
Union Club basketball first and second, teams
-are amloua to arransa tames at tbelr nan
ior Daiuraay avemnxs -wiiii ruuivii,, .....
two teams, playlns third and fourth class.
VY. J, Nelll. S8t0 Alter street.
North Penn B. B. C. has two nral-cUaa
lllmi on tha door, and would like to meet all
noma teams payln fair a-uara
Kfailniton 3T40, or address J, N.
fair iruarantee. rhona
aiuaer, aui
north Third itraet.
Covenant hae November 23 and December S
eeea for first and second class teams Phon a
Utrrnantown S.St W. between d 1 and 7.30 p. m..
er write 1 L. Nelhelser, 5515 Uoyer alreet.,
Girniantown.
Tha Ardentes Olub. a fast fourth and Jflh
elaas tV.v;ilnr team, haa Th.nks.lvimt Uajr
epen on Its basketball schedule. Address A. Nerr,
lies south Hlitn street.
PETEY
Nothing at
All Eccentric
About
Doodle
SWARTHMORE BADLY CRIPPLED
FOR GAME WITH HAVERFORD;
THREE CENTERS ARE INJURED
Coach Roper Seeks Substitute, and Wilson and
Ridpath Are Trying for Job Alva Bush, Star
Fullback, Will Be Back in the Game
By ROBERT
TIIRHt. Is little of thnl "let Joy be uncon.
fined" sturt nt Swarthmore theso days.
With three perfectly good centers the pick
of the college
on the hospital
list, n couplo ot
star halfbacks
hobbling nround
on crutches nnd
tho Itnverford
gamo only threo
days off, It Is lit
tlo wonder tfmt
tho followers of
the (larnot are
getting red In the
f a o o or p n 1
nround Ihe gills
or something
when they think
of what might
happen next Sat
urday nfternoon.
Dc'l'lte the clean
slnto nnd renl.irk-
II. W UAXWLLU the team this fall,
(hero tins been considerable hnrd luck, nnd
tho ctlmnx wns reached when I'at Mc
Oovern. tho veteran tackle nnd lato center,
liroko both bones In his arm nnd Michaels,
tho freshman hnlfback, twisted his knee.
Hill Clark, another center, also Is on tho
sidelines with nn Injured kneo. nnd trod
Uonnolly. regarded ns ono of tho best
pivotal men who ever played nt Hwnrlh
more. Is suffering from tho samo affliction.
It's a tough break for n team which has
defeated I'enn nnd Ijifnyctte. especially
when tho serloiiB losses came Just n fow
days before the big game.
Yesterday nfternoon Hill Hopcr. assisted
by Dr. Hoy Mercer nnd Oeorgo Urooko,
sent tho nrslty squad through signal drill,
fearing Hint nny further scrimmaging would
cripple tho rest of the regulars. It wns
necessary to llnd nnother center or two.
so ltldpath nnd Wilson wero put through
tho paces.
Two Trylnft for Job
lloth showed up fairly well, but It takes
more than threo days to develop n man
who can pass tho ball accurately. However,
tho men realized tho seriousness of tho
sltiinllon nnd worked harder to master the
art of passing tho pigskin than they over
havo done nl n llnal examination. As yet,
no selection hns been mndo. nnd tho ex
perimenting will continue unlll tomorrow
night.
Alva nu-n. tho sensational fullback, who
has been on tho sick list for two weeks. Is
buck In tho g.une, nnd the olhor positions
In tho backlleld will bo filled by Fenny
linker. Ally Cornog and Johnson. Frank
Klowo will play ono guard and Hldpnth
tho other. If ho doe-n't play center Cap
tain Judge Hndlcott. ono ot tho most power
ful tackles In tho IZast, will bo on tho right
sldo of tho lino, and tho other placo will
bo filled cither today or tomorrow. (311
lesplo and Harold Smith are tho ends.
Bennett's Attack Feared
Tho team plays hard, Is nggrcsslvo nnd
has shown moto fighting spirit than nny
representing Swnrthmorc. Thoy nlwayB
do better In games than In practice, and
this Is the opo thing tho Oarnet rooters nro
hoping for next Saturday. Hnwoer, thoy
realiin that Doctor Honnett has a well
coached team nt Havcrford, tho backlleld
has been playing together for a. couple of
seasons and tho men know tho gamo from
A to lizard. It will bo romcmbeied that
when I'enn was In hurd straits last fall
CENTRAL HIGH'S TITLES AUK
TURNED OVKK TO NORTHEAST
At a recent meeting of the supervisory
commltto of nthletics In tho public high
schools steps were tukon that resulted In
tho awarding of the baseball and crew
chnmplonshlps to Northeast because of an
Infringement of tho eligibility rules, which
Htato that no boy can bo eligible to play
on nny of tho teomi who Is over twenty
jenrH old.
Centrul High beat Northeast High by a
half gamo In the baseball league, nnd the
former's crew defeated Northeast by
elghtcon Inches. The rospectlvo cups -will
bo awarded to Northeast next week, nnd
tho Individual cups won by tho crew will bo
returned to tho members of the Northenst
crow.
EMPFIELD TO DEFEND TITLE
There promises to ho somo keen racing
at tho'Ilelmont mile dirt trnck on Thanks
giving Day afternoon, when tha annual
motorcycle meeting of the West Philadel
phia Motorcycle Club will be held. Tho
Beventy-flvo-mllo classic professional race Is
attracting widespread Interest.
This event Is known as the Kastern States
Championship, nnd many noted riders will
"burn" up tho track In their endeavor to
win It. John Kmpfleld, n local lad. won ihe
event last year In better time than sixty
live minutes, nnd Is the present "champ."
Ho Is practicing faithfully every day and
will be on hand op November 30 to defend
his title.
That Umpdeld realizes' that he haa no
easy task before him la noted when Hollen
bach. Hilly Armstrong, Joe l'ancoast. Crad
dock nnd others have already entered the.
seventy-flveinlle event.
Ouy Axworthy Brings $20,000
NEW ""","?'. kTM,'
luy Axwortny, sire or
IrfV Axworthy. 1JS8V.. brousht 180.000 wtian na
waa sold to Harry Haikntsa at tha auction it
li.
tha lata Jsron nop
Ilupptrt'a stock farm,
Tha
hum. now rourtsrn yeara oia. win "n
iKen
A'
to Walnut Hall Farm, Ksntucky. .. Ouy
worthy cost qla late owntr only i.vuo
Curtis Club Smoker Saturday
Tha Curtis Country Club will hoM a smoker
and boilns carnival ntit Saturday nlfbt at the
new tan AlhUtlo Club. Tweniy-alith street
below Uauphln. ,Tn program ncludea alx box.
Ing bouts, a bailie royal, wrestllns and elnair.
The wind-up will bo between Johnny Moloney,
formtr amateur featherweight cbamplon of tha
world, and Kreddta Ulgln.
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mmmxQ lbdqbb-philadblphia. thubsbay, hovembeb 20,
TO SWARTHMORE ELEVEN
W. MAXWELL
Mlko Ilennett stepped In before tho Cornell
game and gae the team some open plays
that gained nulls n little ground. For
that reason, Swarthmore expects to run tip
against a bewildering, modern attack, with
forward passes, the onMde kick, trick plays
nnd cxerythtng o!o on Walton Field the
day nfter tomorrow. Dennett's teams make
few mistakes In running off plnys, the team
work always works smoothly and there
Usually Is a sound defense.
Hut Swarthmore. Is working hnrd for the
contest nnd will play harder than eer bo
foro this season when they fnco tho Ited
nnd H!ack
SPBKI1Y HVMII IS ANOTHEH coach
who Is slated to loso Ills Job next ear. He
probably will bo succeeded by Speedy Hush
"WHAT'S Tlti: MATTI3IX WITH the
western teams ihla falir' writes II. O. Jr
"I have seen tittle or nothing In tho jupcrs
In this section hbout tho Ohio State-North-westorn
gamo next Saturday, nnd I think It
Is about time to open up. Ohio Stalo Is ns
good ns either Pittsburgh or Urown Many
stars aro on Ihe team, but tha nno who
nttrnctcd mo most was Hartley, tho right
halfback. He plays so well that ho not
only deserves special mention but n place
on tho mythical 'All-American' as well.
Ilaxo a heart and say something about the
West."
You havn the proper dope, old top, and
you, win tho argument Tho Battle be
tween Ohio State nnd Northwestern will be
the most Important staged that day be
cause It li the only game In which n cham
pionship Is nt stake lloth elevens have
played wonderful football this fnll and your
friend Hartley deserves nil of tho nice,
things you say about him. From tho nd
nnco dope which hns trickled Into this
omco, Ohio State should win.
Tiir.itn aim: rirTiir.N mhtiiohs of
winning football games. First, get tho Jump
on your opponents and tho other fourteen
can bo forgotten.
IIAIIUY I.ONC1, our well-known sporti
goods purveyor, opened the dally moetlng
nt Spauldlng's this morning by giving cnt
to tho following.
"I had henrd a lot about this guy Sparks,
who plays quarter on Michigan, but hH
work against I'enn Inst Saturday was noth
ing to rac over. Ho was billed as a second
Hckcrsnlt and Tad Jones combined, but, tnko
It fioni me. ho didn't do nearly so well ns
Ilert Hell Ilcrt had It all ocr him on run
ning tho tenm. selecting plays nnd cnrrylng
tho ball. Iloll has Improved wonderfully In
the past fow weeks and will stnrtlo many of
his critics beforo the season is over.
"Still, It must bo remembered that quar
terback ts the hanlfst position to fill. I
havo been following football games for
twonty years nnd wntched nil of tho good
ones. Vincent Stevenson wbb tho best nnd
tho worst I have ever seen wns Ilarrett. ot
Cornell. Sounds funny, doesn't It? I'll ad
mit that Charley was a great player, hut
ho should never have played quarter. The
reason? Well, that's very simple. Charloy
was too MODEST. When he called slgnnls.
ho was afraid to run with tho ball too much
because ho feared tho spectators would
think ho .had a swelled head. Ho nlwnys
was good for a gain, but Al Sharpo had to
Bend In word from tho sidelines to tell him
to ino his own 3lgn.il. If Ilarrett played
halfback and somo ono gave the signals, ho
would have mado even n greater reputation.
Modesty doesn't count when It comes to
football."
Evening Ledger Decisions
of Ring Bouts Last Night
XKW YORK Jlni Ilealr knorked out Jim
Tiiltf. trrondl Anthony Mcdonran stopped
lllllr flrniirtl. fifth.
IIAI.TIMOKB Kid Mireler won from Mike
O'llrlen.
I'HDVIIiKNCi:. It. I. Memphis l'al Moore
defeated Willie Urown.
Scraps About Scrappers
Dr W)U18 II. JAxTB
Marty Croes. tha New York woKerleliht. will
box at tho National Athletlo Cluli on Haturday
nlxht against Hilly Kramer, in, tho srmlwlnd
up Ousels Lewis will meet KM Hulllvan, a
lirooklj-nlta. In tho third bout two heavy
weights. Danny Miller, a new ono from West
I'hllly. meet. Jsck Jlrady, whllo In Ihe second
tout Ollle Kluher. V. H N. champion, mreta
Krankle Williams. In the opening bout two
little fellowa will meet Hilly Jllnea vs. Joa
Dorsey.
I.en Rawlins la another boxer who has come
here uut of the West, and ha will maka Phila
delphia hi. home. Ha la a iso-los-pounder and
halls from Milwaukee. Hobby Morrow haa
taken tho newcomer In tow, Itawllna aaya ha
haa defeated Hilly Kramer, his fellow towns
man. Itawllna not only admits ha won from
Kramer, but ha la real aniloua to prove It to
I'hlladelphUns.
Flsht fans here evidently will not slop talk
ing about a Iulslaha-KId Williams setto until
tha little battlers clash again. Howevar, It
la Improbable that they will get together for
some little while, aa tha gash aver his eye.
sutTercd by the champion In a match with
Al Shubert. la not entirely healed aa yet.
Tommy Jamison, of Schuylkill, la under tha
weather. Ha Is unable to get about, and hla
match with Sol O'Donnell at the Lincoln Club
tomorrow night haa been cancelled. Young
Jack O'llrlen and Henry Haulier hav been
algned up by Georgia Decker aa a substltuta
wind-up. Thla will bo thotr fifth meeting.
Johnny Miller, ot Manayunk, Is a tough
battler; Joa DaMley, of Nlcetown, Is clever.
Thla pair wll claah In the wind. up at tha new
nyan A C tomorrow night With their dif
ferent strife, they should make matters In
tereatlng for themselves alio for the yr
tatora. Wally Hlnckla vs. Tommy Cranston Is
the semi.
Four apeclal boxing shows will ba stated next
Thuraday afternoon (Thanksgiving Pay), thanka
jr
M
.taicnmaaera aianion, amjuiaan, jijran ami
llalley.
liaiivy. k,l" uijMlfl, ..aiiuiwii , ..,.. a..,..
Nonpareil Clubs ara arranging all-star bouts
U la estimated that lo.omi fans will witness
holiday matinee ahowa In Philadelphia.
Tha PUIon-McCoy ten-round bout, which was
acheduled for Urooklyn tomorrow night, again
haa been postponed, thla tuna to December 0.
McCoy again asked the postponement.
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HARVARD ELEVEN
IN FORM, LEAVES
TO MEET OLD ELI
Robinson Expected to Start
at Quarter for tho Crim
son on Saturday
BLACK, OP YALE, TO PLAY
BOSTON'. Nov. 23. Tho Harvard squad
left here today for New Haven, whero It will
Indulge on Saturday In a footbnll frolic
with the bulldogs of Vale.
All tho Harvard lads nro In fine fettle,
and tho C'rlni'on rooters are confident that
Vale will be given n noticeable beating when
the two nnclent rlvnls clash In the bowl.
Itohln-on probably will be nt nuarter for
Harvard when the whlstlo blows Murray's
work during the last week has been ro
gnrded as n bit Inferior to thnt of hla rival,
and Coach Haughton Is said to have de
cided to risk tho running of the team to
littlo Ilohlnson.
Casey nnd Itorween nre sure to bo In tho
bncknold Plow or may supplant Thatcher,
tho regular nt the other halfbacklng Job.
Thatcher never was much on the offense,
being used almost wholly ni a defensive
bnck Haughton, desiring the strongest pos
sible attack. Is figuring on using Klowcf
as n halfback innte for Casey, becuuso
Flower can run ends with considerable
speed and crack a lino with much skill and
vehemence.
Cordlgo nnd llnrte will be tho ends with
out doubt. All week long they havo been
schooled In plnys Intended to break up
Yale's, forward passing attack
Final Drill for Yale
NHW It.VVHN. Conn. Nov. 53 The big
Illue squad Indulged In Its final hnrd prac
tice for the big gamo on Saturday, which
will bo staged beforo n 76.000 crowd Cap
tain Illack, who suffered n slight grip at
tack enrly In the week, hits recovered nl
most entirely nnd surely will be a guard
for the Hlls In their stand against tha
hosts of the Crimson Moseley nnd Comer
ford probably will guard tho Yale (tanks.
Ilraden probably will start ns fullback for
tho HulMngs. with Neville and I.egoru as
halfbacks, nnd Smith, now recovered from
tonsillitis, un pivot man. lllnck and Fox
nro delegated to do the guarding with Ilnl
brldgo ntul Untes nt tackles.
MATIIKWSON IS SI.ATKI)
l0U UEnS'JM.KSIIiKNCy
Ilorrmnnn About to Step Down, Ib Cin
cinnati Rumor
According to storloa emanating from Cin
cinnati and Chicago, Christy Mnthcwson,
former New York Idol and present man
nger of tho Ilcds, boforo long may sit In
tho council chambers ot tho National I.eaguo
ns president nt the Cincinnati club.
Mnthewson's elevation to tho Ileds presi
dency hinges entirely upon (lurry Her
mann's voluntary ratlrcmont from that olllco
to bo a neutral chairman of tho National
Commission. Whether or not Herrmann
Is kept In olllco. nfter tho next annual meet
ing of the commission, It Is no secret that
certain club owners havo been gunning for
his scalp.
Ilefore Inst season was over n story wns
printed that parties within the National
League wero anxious to deposo Herrmann
However, this revolution proved largoly n
one-man affair Hartley Drcyfuss tried to
get up this Insurrection, hut Blfted down to
Its Inst analysis It was discovered that
Droyfuss's main objection to Herrmann was
that an chairman of tho commission ho had
awarded Ocorge Slsler. the Michigan prlxo
package, to tho St. Louis Hrowns.
It now Is said that the American I,rnguo
as n vvholo will be better satisfied If Herr
mnn withdraws from tho Natlonnl I.enguo
entirely and devotes nil his nttnntlnn to the
commission. His snlary ns chairman of tho
commission Is $12,500, nnd It Is suggested
this might be raised if Herrmann left tho
Hod 5.
In tho event that Herrmnnn retires from
tho Heds, Matty Is the choice of tho Cin
cinnati stockholders for president of tho
club. In fact, they already aro looking
forward to President Mnthcwson In Ilcd
land. WOODLAND AVENUE ENTRIES
FOR RUN CLOSE TONIGHT
Street Race in Fortieth Wnrtl Sched
uled for ThnnkssivinK Day Morning
Kntrles for the Woodland A-venua nusl
ncss Men's Association Thanksgiving Day
marathon run through tho streets of the
Fortieth Ward close tonight. Invitations
have been extended to Mayor Thomas II.
Smith. Congressman Oeorgo V. Dnrrow,
Stnte Hepresentatlvo William Walsh, Hep-resentntlve-elect
James Krnnklln, Harry D.
Bcaston, Councilman Charles llosch and
Dr. W. W Weaver. Select Councilman
George Connell. Asslstunt Director of I'ub
llo Health and Charities Harry Mace, as
well as many prominent veteran athletes, to
uct ns ofllclnls.
First prize will be n gold watch i second,
diamond-set gold medal; third, fourth nnd
fifth, gold medals; sixth to twelfth, sterling
silver medals, thirteenth to twentieth,
golden bronie medals; silver loving cup for
team prise, us well ns special prize for
fastest time mado over course and n gold
medal for first out-of-town athlete to finish
The race will start at 10 u. m. The run
ners will go over the following routs:
Starting at Sixty-third and Woodland
avenue, eastward to Forty-sixth street, re.
turning to Fifty-fourth street, north to
Chester avenue, west to Sixtieth street,
south to Klngsesslng avenue, west to Sixty
first street, south to Woodland avenue, west
to Seventy-third street, returning to Sixty
third nnd Woodland avenue.
King Results at Oayety
In lha three-cushion tournament now taking
plac. at the, Rmplr. lilllUrd Academy W Wanl
ner captured a hard gam from I-red Willi. ton
by the scor. of so to t. This was Mr. Willis,
ton'a flrst defeat of tha tourney.
ZEPPELINS TOO HIGH
FOR ATTACK BY AEROS
Rise to Altitude Beyond Reach
of Aircrnft Thnt Bring
Them Down
WOMAN DESCRIBES FIGHT
Car in Which Homo Dropper Sits
Target for Streams of Liquid
Flro
Ilrltlsh nvlators hnvo never accomplished
the fent of soaring above a Zeppelin, and
nono of the Herman nlr cruisers hns been
brought to earth In Knglntid by an attack
from nbove
This startling bit of Information, together
wllh many other no less Interesting facts
concerning Knglnnd's part In tho grenl
struggle, was given today by Miss Muriel
Window, who arrived In Canada, n short
time ngo. on board tho steamship Olympic,
Incidentally she wns the only American
woman permitted to board the ship when It
sailed from Knglnnd with 10 Ono wounded
Canadian, returning to their homes Miss
Window i playing nt Keith's this week
"It may seem strange when I tell you
that the Ilrltlxh llers have been unable
to sour nbove the attacking Zeppelin, but
It Is nevertheles. true." said Miss Window
"I may bo betraying a secret when I glvo
out this Information, but I nm an Anierl
rnn and have never been bound to secrccv
ro I gues It will be all right. An) how,
the Zeppelins nro not brought down this
way When the Invading nlrships coino
over Iindnn they nro so high Hint tho
Ilrltlsh nvlators havo found It Impossible to
get nbove them To mako tho effort would
be foolhardy, anyway, because tho Oermnns
nro well protected to fight off any enemy
aircraft. Consequently, n way had to bo
found to fight the Invntlcrs, nnd It has
been done.
"So high do tho Zeppelins fly that thoy
often sail along In n tempernturo many
degrees below zero. This was found Im
practicable unless somo way could bo found
lo keep tho carburetor wnrni. Tho gnsollno
would freeze, and tho engines would stop
In order to solve this problem tho Oermnns
have attached a hose, a thousand feet In
length, lo their carburetors. This lioso
hangs below tho enr nnd emcks up nlr
from a lower and warmer strata. It Is this
ho-o thnt tho Ilrltlsh aviators try to lo
cute. This Is how they do It.
liquid vim: 1-snn in attack ,
"Tho Zeppelins when attacking T.ondon
keep nt a great height, but let down n small
car on a cable. In this car alls tho man
who ilmps the bombs. This he does by
pressing lovers with his foot. Ho Is nlso
equipped with a searchlight Once tho nvl
ators locatn this car they know that tho
lube stippl)lng tho carburetor must bo di
rectly In his rear, nnd they sonr about
trying to locate It.
This accomplished, all thoy have lo do
Is scpilrt some liquid lire, with which they
aro nil equipped, at It and Immediately
It acts llko n fuso lending to a bomb. Th
gas which fills tho tube Ignites and enrrlea
tho llamo right up Into tho petrol tanks
of tho Zeppelin, causing an oxploslon.
"This Is the method used by I.toutenant
Robinson In bringing down a Zeppelin on
September 20 others nro hit by tho anti
aircraft g(ms of roursc. but nono have
been lilt from nbovo.
DESTRUCTION OF A ZUPPKUN
"I was with n party of friends In the
Hotel Savoy on tho night of September IS,
when Lieutenant Robinson caused tho de
struction of tho Cermnn nlrshlp Wo wero
having supper when all of a sundden wo
heard tho report of mnny guns. Wo.
ran to tho windows, nnd there In tho ttky
witnessed ono of the most spectacular
sights I ever dreamed of There Moated
what nppeared to ho a great silver
cigar. It seemed to be standing motion
less. Searchlights wero playing on 11 from
overy direction Then of a sudden a terrific
explosion seemed to rend It In twain. Flnmos
burst out and In Just so.nied to Mont gently
toward tliu earth until It wns a few hundred
feet from tliu ground. Then It dropped
suddenly.
"The searchlight system Is wonderful. Al
though seven of theso lights wero on tho
roof of tho Savoy. ilKht over our head, we
could not seo whero tho light was coming
from. All tho spectator can sco Is tho
light created olthcr on tho Zeppelins or tliu
clouds Thoro seem to be no rays visible
Hvory tall building has them, as well ns
tho anti-aircraft guns.
"Lieutenant Louis Murphy, who was ono
of our party, took us out to whero tho
Zeppelin fell near Cufllcy. Thoro wo snw
n dozen members of tho crow sitting upright
In their gondola. They had boon burned
to a. crisp Several wero minus their hands
nnd legs. They had surely died at their
posts.
"During my stay In t.ondon I saw two
other Zeppelins como to enrth. One wns
brought down by tho nntl-nlrcrnft guns,
whllo tho other became disabled."
DAMAOH WROUGHT I1Y RAIDS
MIbs Window declared the tlnmngo dono
by tho Zeppelins Is very considerable. In
Rrlxton, for Instance, a bomb dropped In
tho street opposite tho First Presbyterian
Church. Nothing was left of tho ciilMco
savo a painting of Christ, which escaped
ns If by a miracle. Tho White Horso and
Whlto Rlcphant Hotels across tho street
wero ground to powder. Fires stnrt and It
is necessary to keep tho firemen working
nil night extinguishing them following a
raid, sho said.
Miss Window, who Is a member of tho
theatrical profession, together with Ray
mond Hitchcock, Doris Keene nnd others,
visited tha convalescenco hospitals In nnd
around London, giving concerts In aid of
the- wounded Many of theso affairs wero
attended by tho Kins; and queen and promi
nent society people.
The munition workers In London nro
making so much money they don't know,
what to do with It, said Miss Window.
They go to tho theaters and purchase tho
best seats In tha house, where In former
times they would bo content to secure a
gallery seat Food prices In London nre
keeping pace with the rise In wages, how
ever. PJCTURK OF CRUCIFIHD SOLDIHR
Mlws Wlndotv declared that she saw a
picture In Ixindon of a Canadian soldier
who had been crucified by tho Hermans
The man had been nailed to n door and
left standing In tho field, she said, and
beneath U was written the words, "To our
comrades" What truth wns connected
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MISS MURIEL WINDOW
with tho stoty. Miss Window snld sliu
could not learn
"I nm glad to get back to my native
country," said Mrss Window, with n sigh.
"There Is so much sorrow In Hngland. Ono
sees nothing but wounded men nnd widowed
woman nnd crying children Tho best men
of Knglnnd havo been killed already, that
Is to nay, of tho younger generation"
Miss Window wns presented with many
tokens In appreciation (,f hor work mining
tho wounded Ono of these, n Scotch High
Inndcw' enp, sho wears on Iho stage nt
Keith's, whero sho Is playing this week.
FEDERAL OPPRESSION
OF ROADS IS CHARGED
Railroad Executives' Attorney
Tel Is Investigators Govern
ment Attitude Must
' Change
POLITICIANS GET BLAME
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. The rnllronds
today mado a flat demand for a revolu
tionary chnngo In tho rolntlans ot tho Gov
ernment with tho roads.
A. P. Thorn, general counsel of tho rnll
rond executives committee, told the New
lands Joint Congressional Commltteo, In
vestigating Interstate commerce conditions,
that unless the present system of railroad
control is reformed, Government owner
ship of the entire railroad systems of tho
country Is Inevitable.
Mr. Thorn ojicned tho testimony for tho
railroads with nn outline of tha position
they take concerning rnllroad regulation.
Ho ileclnrcd tho present system hns utmost
precluded now rnllroad construction nnd
has endangered tho credit of all rnllronds.
"Tho growth of tho country Is dependent
upon Increased rnllroad facilities," ha said.
"Tho Government must nld In securing tho
funds necessary for expansion."
Ho declared Unit the Government has
limited nnd restricted tho acrvlco nnd In
comes of tho railroads without taking nny
stops to help them meet tho Increased ex
penses. COM 31 EHl'lAFilSM WAR'S CA USE
Votes for Women anil Homo Uso of
Surplus Money Iicmoilics, Pcuco
Party Organizer Says
Commercialism ns tho cnuso of nil wnra
nnd tho necessity of women's having a voice
In government matters beforo n hinting
penco can bo established were tho chief
points of tha address nt Mrs. John J. Whlto,
of Washington, organizer of tho Wmnan'J
Pence party, at tho exhibit rooms of Iho
Pennsylvania Ilrnnrh of the Woman's Pence
party, nt eleventh nnd Chestnut streets,
this nfternoon.
"Trouble nlwnys commences when bnnkn
get control of money nnd seek nn outlet
for their surplus cnpitnl In foreign Melds,"
tinhl Mrs. Whlto. "International dllllcultles
nro started nnd money Is required for de
fensive purposes. Tho great need ot nations
Is u I'onstructlvo peace, whereby this sur
plus ctipltnl could bo used at homo. Thero
are a thousand ways, such na gooil roads
and Internal improvemants, In which money
could bo used. Tho engineer Is tho greatest
pacifist In tho world.
"Physical forco never saved Homo, nnd It
will never Bavo nny nation. A continuous
nrbltrntlon committed representing nil na
tions would soon bring about pbuco In IIu
ropo and prevent Iho $tart of such n cal
amity as now rages.
"If tho workers of tho world vyould think
for themselves and not nllow Iho fow to
bully them, we would soon develop a con
structive peace. The workers pay all the
burdens of war and receive no benefits, but
they nre- slow to sen th.it they lire blindly
led Into it."
Owing to Iho largo lnterf)t manifested In
tho exhibit of tho campaign against mili
tarism, Ihe lenders of the AVonmn's rence
pary have decided to continue Ihe program
of addresses every nfternoon for another
week nt HIeventli and Chtwtnut streets.
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Help Enlarge War Chest
' of State Movement
PAPER PHOPOSAL FAILS
Mrs. Miller, 6u1 of Office, Still
Holds Swny, Workers
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WIIitiUMSPOHT. Pa., Nov, 23.- Forti
fication against tho high cost of Rotting
woman suffrage In Pennsylvania waa mads
today nt the forty-eighth annual convention
of tho Woman Suffrage Association, whert
Mrs. J, C. Hertford, of Media, financial
genius of tho organization, roused the, dele
gntes to bring tho $76,000 already pledged
nltntrtt to 1100,000.
Their eyes opened tn tho prodigal mannof
In which big political organizations, hand
out money to Insuro ft victory, tltp nuf
fraglsts havo left behind them forever th
hankering to run their nffalrj on ft flvo-cent
basis.
A contribution of 11000 wan announced
from Isaac Clothier, of Philadelphia Mrs.
Oeorgo A. I'lersol nnd Mrs. Oeorgo A. Dun
ning each pledged $60 a year until suffrngt
Is won. Miss M. Carey Thomas, of Bryn v
Mawr. gavo 160 for Montgomery nnd an
other ISO for Philadelphia County until tho
fight for suffrage Is onded. Mrs. Henry
Pcmherton, Jr., president of tho Kqual
Franchise Society of Philadelphia, pledged
$100 n year In tho name of her organisa
tion until 1'onnsylvnnla gives women the
vote. An Allegheny County anonymous
member will co horn IG00O poorer thnn she
enmo ns tho result of Mrs. Ilodford's plead
ing. A mot on for n Stnto suffrage paper
was voted tlown nfter it hentcd discussion.
Tho nronosed paper trns to bo ona ol
broad general Interest to women, With
strong suffrngo policy.
In a humorous spocch nlmed to dlscour
nga tho motion. Miss M. Cnrey Thomas dtv
I'lnrcd that such a paper would hnvq to
compete) ngnlnst two of tho best mnnaged
pnpors in tho worm rno L.nuics- noun
Journal nnd tho Snlurday Uvrnlntr Post,
Mrs. J. O. Miller, In nn Informnl tnlk on
suffrngo publicity, advised tho suffragists
to Invndo tho sporting pages of tho big
city papers vvhenovor possible, because tJie
men rend them.
MIIS, MILLER STILL LEADS
Tho full slgnlflcnnco of tho prettiest plec
of petticoat politics over pulled off In a
woman's gathering Is Just beginning lo dawn
upon tha delegates to tho forty-eighth an
nual convention of tho Pennsylvania Woman
Suffrngo Association in session horo.
Mrs. John O. Miller, easily tho llvost wlro
of tho convention, backed by tho State Ex
ecutive Hoard, turned the trick.
It's llko this:' Yosterdny, before the con
vention was called In order, Mrs. Miller to
nil Intents nnd purposes, wns first vice pres
ident of tho orgnnlzatlon nnd Stnto chair
man of Iho Woman's Suffrago party.
Scarcoly bod tho moetlng got under way
when sho nnnouncod her resignation from
tho latter nlllcc.
Ask nny nwnkened suffragist this morn
ing: "Ib Mrs. Miller nny tho loss powerful?"
and If she's a truthful and thinking suffra
gist, she'll grin nnd reply "no." In the
ranjorlty of enses It's tv hnppy grin, because
it'n tho consensus of opinion barring that
of a fow Insurgents In tho ranks known as
"tho scrnppors" thnt powor could not be
hotter plnced.
Coincident with tho resignation of Mrs.
Miller. It wns decided In n meeting behind
closed doors of tho State Exccutlvo Board,
.to apportion the counties of tha State Into
districts. Each board member Is to havo
charge of one of the districts and tho as
sistance of tho district organiser. This
work formerly wns Iho prlmo labor of tbot ,
State chnlrmnn. Hut thero Is no Stat
chnlrmnn; tho board Is looking for nn Ideal
(i)io and Ideal workers aro difficult to find.
Forsooth then, let tho board members re
port to tho vlco president. Who Is tho ylce
president? Mrs. Miller.
Hut nobody minds barring; those few
scrappers and yesterday when Mrs. Mil
ler's resignation, was announced In th
Evsnino) l.EMBn, tho wlro between Phila
delphia nnd this place began to hum.
"Reconsider your resignation." was tin
burden of tho telegrams that sho received:
"them's nn ono to take your place."
Hut Mrs, Miller declares that this Is
only tomporary pending the discovery of
tho Ideal chairman.
"It is not my Intention to relinquish rojr
Interest In sufTrngo work," sho said, dis
cussing her resignation. "As first vlc
president I will receive reports from th
board members among whom tho counties
of the State have been apportioned. Each
board member will hnve charge of a group
of counties and have assisting her an on
ganlzcr. Thus through tho board mem
bers tho organizers will report to me.
Handling this work neccssnrlly will entail
much labor nnd mako continued demand
upon my tlipe.
"Tho advantage of tho arrangement will
be that each board member will accept,
udded responsibility nnd knit closer th
entire fabric of tho Stnto suffrage work.
"The Stato Executive Hoard will await
earnestly and hopefully Bfggestlon. from
all the county organizations for a wpman
tu Mil the olllco ot chairman. As soon Bit
an Ideal woman, or one near tho Ideal, is
suggested and' will nccept the office we will
appoint her."
As yet po one has come forward to
make application for tha job,
Cummlskey Continues to Improve
Tha condition of Frank J. Cummlskey,
head of tliu Ilureau of City Property, who
was operated on In St. Mary's Hospital last
Saturday whllo 260 of his employes prayed
for his recovery, continues tu Improve. JIs
was. suld tu be doing nicely today alt th
hospital, after passing a. comfortable night.
Chief Cummlskey was critically 111 from
pneumonia. i
AVilson to Attend Friars.' Ftasfc
WASHINGTON. Nov. 23 Low Dock
stader, tho minstrel king, after n visit to
tlio Wlilto llou-je today, announced Vresl-K.
dent Wilson would attend tha Friars ban-rf
quel In Now York city. Tho date will b,
set to meet, tho convenience of tho Presi
dent. '
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