Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, January 25, 1917, Night Extra, Page 4, Image 4

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POLAND FREE? NO,
TEUTONS DECLARE
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President's Speech Called
r4 Blow to GermansDecry
,M , No-Victory Idea
'iWANT SPOILS OP WAR
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Wilson Address, However,
Creates "Profound Impres
sion" in Berlin
I?NDOM. Jan. 18. In n special cable
from Amsterdam It is Announced that
ktnomr the German newspapers commenting
ui Pios'ilenl Wilson's speech the Konlsche
Vollts Zettung says:
"One. must bo Btruclc with bllndnc3i If
one docs not feci Hint President Wilson
has ft burn'nu ambition to como forward
as lh.) lender of ft new mankind; that
' America la Interfiled In tho conclusion of
tho war. Thoio li no satisfactory Justifica
tion for the comprehensive prosram of In
ternatlonat activity which President Wll
oli has ftam-l. We consider a moro cf-
feCtlvo nicnni .1 his disposition to Intro
duee his benevolent Influcnco toward ft
tntedy ending of the war."
Tli niiciiilKch-Wcitfnllache EcllunK says:
'Pw a wit!i"i lctnrv means that the
Meat Raln made by the Central Powers,
due to their military bravery, would simp y
bo taken away. It demands n completely
Independent Polar . It means that In
land, liberated by Oerninn Wood, would
to placed In a situation to pursue a policy
hostile to cicrmany."
Tho Journal agrees with to speech con
cerning the demand for tho freedom of tho
teas and sn.v that when President Wil
son speaks of the necessity of great nations
calnlnR direct access to creat sea. routes
he virtually means that llclKlum must re
main In German hands.
After refn rltiB to the miscarriage of Gor
rntttiy's peace offer and accusing ' "
tehte with the deslro to rob tho Central
Powers, the VolKs Zelluns says.
Thlnci are now again assuming ft now
nspect Wo flatly refuse to accept Prcsl-
dent Wilson's watchword. 'Peaco without
victory.' and tho Intolerable pretensions of.
President Wilson's demand for ft united, in
dependent, autonomous Poland. President
Wilson has not served the cause of peace,
despite tho great stress that is laid upon
' hla words duo to his exalted position, words
which nppear to us dictated by an ex
aggerated appreciation or his own person
ality." BERLIN'. Jan. 25. President Wilson's
noto came as a very great surprlso to Ger
many, and created a. deep Impression, which
to define, however, would seem rnther dilll
cult at this early hour. Curiously enough,
the German version was forwnrded from
Vienna tn Ilerlln. where it arrived In tlmo
enough for tho evening papers to print.
Some Ilerlln paper, however, made tbolr
own translations from copies furnished by
Ambassador Gernrd. In nearly every caso
tho Leadline. In largest type. Is "Wilson
for peaco without victory." None of tho
papers offers any comment, which Is due
to tho lato hour of tho speech's arrival.
ECONOMIES SAVE 54,755,000
TO HOLDERS OF INSURANCE
Largest Apportionment of Premium
Abatements Reported by Penn
Mutual Lifo
The largest apportionment of premium
abatement in the history of tho Penn Mu
tual IAfo Insurance Company $I.7B5, two
la awarded this year, according to the slxty
nlnth annual report isnued by the board of
rvsrtees today TJ10 sum. mado possible
'by n lower etpenso ratio to Incomo and in
terest gain and saving from expected mor
tality. Is an Increase of J 15 1,000 over last
year.
An increase of $24,250,018 In new pald
for Insurance over 1015 and an addition of
52,043.211 to tho total outstanding pald-fnr
Insurance In force Is shown by a resume of
1916, after deducting all expirations, with
drawals, matured endowments and death
claims. Insurance protection amounting to
$102,210,505 was provided through 32,614
policies placed In force. An increase in
assets of $11,741,559 over 1013 is shown,
the total assets at the end of 1916 being
$172,652,740. The volume of Penn Mutual
-Insurance, all held by residents of this
country, is guaranteed by a reserve of $145,
784.569. ' The income of the company from nil
sources amounted to $34,206,883. a gain
over 1915 of $2,768,185 Interest and rents
yielded $8,232,040. a $721,351 Inocreaso over
1915 Representatives of dead members re
ceived $7,770,163 and holders of matured
endowments and annuities $2,348,070 in
1916. The contingent reserves to provide
against unusual mortality and nsset fluc
tuations mounted to $7,753,978. Rigid tests
by certified publlo accountants showed that
the affairs of the long-established Phila
delphia institution were being carofully
administered.
ALLOWED TO SEE HUMAN
BEINGS AFTER 41 YEARS
Jesse Pomeroy, Notorious Boston Mur
derer, Released From Long Soli
tary Confinement
BOSTON". Jan. 25 Jesse Pomeroy, who
has been for forty-one years in solitary con
finement In the State prison at Charles
town, has been granted equal privilege
with other prisoners by the Suite Kxecu
tlve Council. Convicted of murder at
fifteen, Pomeroy two years later was locked
In a cell lighted from a window in the
celling so that he might not gaze on his
fellow men. He was exercised apart from
other prisoners and barred, as far as possi
ble, from human companionship. Two years
ago the sentence was enforced less rigor
ously to accord with modern Ideas of prison
reform,
Pomeroy was convicted of tho brutal mur
der of two children.
But he did not drop out of the public
eye. Reports of sensational attempts to
escape, carried through with patient In
genuity rarely found outside of fiction,, be
came publlo at frequent Intervals. His
mother, until her death two yeara ago, never
relaxed her efforts to obtain his pardon,
. and was allowed to visit her son regularly.
GUILTY IN FIRST DEGREE
f-Edward Cook Convicted of Wife Mur
der Verdict Recommends Life
Imprisonment
MT. HOLLY, N. J-. Jan. 25. A verdict
pf murder In the first degree, with a recom.
mendatlon for Ufa Imprisonment, as al
lowed under New Jersey laws, was filed to
day against Edward Cook, on trial this
vreek for the shooting of his wife at Bor
dsstown on November 19 The verdict was
, surprlso to many people who heard the
ease, several having expected an acquittal
IB view f the fact that nothing but dr.
aunwtantlal evidence had been offered la
the trial: of the prosecution's failure to
siww a, motive or reason for ratfrder, and
Cook's uncontradicted claim that the
sieving was accidental.
The defense Immediately moved for a
sj trial, and the application will be beard
'Jliuanr SJ.
gafe Blowers Flee Without Loot
SOUK. Pa.. Jan IS Three safe crackers
" MiP 1Wo ln poUuffloa at Swing drove
: r"lflHjf tdiy. but were frivhteosd away
'fpSsBt ay loot after they bad Wowed
M tfc f&Tt. Th Interior of the oAos
lu Tyniinlffcjf
GERMANY'S FOOD SHORTAGE
Michael Hunger has converted me
Kaiser So much the better! The
TEUTON FORCES PUT
AT 8,000,000 MEN
Net War Loss Only 650,000, Ber
lin Organ Says Can Fight
for Years
nnrtLlN", Jan. 25. Estimating the total
German losses In the ivav.it about 2.000.000,
the National Zeltung. of Perlln, says that
there are available sufficient forces to carry
on the war for several years moro. The
newspaper gives availabto figured of casual
ties, and continues:
"Tho first improssion obtained from these
lists Is that tho number of dead Is rela
tively small, In -view of the fact that so
many powerful offcnslvo campaigns havo
been undertaken, as well ns tho defensive
actions of unheard-of dlllicultles. such as
that of the Somme. This shows that tho
Ocrmans nro moro sparing of their forces
than one believed.
'Nevertheless, tho losses mean an enor
mous bleeding of the nation's liody; but It
is not'so great that Germany will not be
able to carry on tho war for several years
more. If the total losses nro calculated at
2,000,000. tho German reserves would still
number 7.000,000 out of the 9,000,000 with
which tho war was begun.
On tho other hand, large numbers of
young men have reached tho ago of mili
tary service during the war. According to
a conservative calculation. Germany has
had in this way an addition of 1,500.000
to her forces."
Tho Nntlonal Zeltung says that If tho
soldiers who have passed the ago limit
for military service havo been retained
with the colors the net Iohs ns a result of
tho war thus far would be perhaps 650.000,
or, at the most, 1. 000,000, and continues-
"Germany still has at least 8.000,000 men
to use on the front or for the navy, anil
therefore we do not overstate tho caso in
pointing out that Germany, by comparison
Kith the former date (date not given), has
a much larger number of men on tho front.
For a long tlmo to come it cannot be ex
pected that by any possibility the com
pulsory military service will break down
provided the dlitlculties of alimentation do
not become so grest that tho soldiers on the
front also have to suffer for them "
TRIES TO WHIP A CARFUL
John Kelly Nearly Succeeds, but Is Ar
rested at Lausdale
LANSDAI.n, Pa.. Jan 25. Declaring on
a trolley car between hero nnd Norristo.vn
that he "could lick anybody In tho car '
John Kelly, of Warnock street, Philadel
phia, started a rumpus The women In the
car ran to tho smoking compartment and
huddled there One passenger took excep
tion, and Kelly was proving his assertion
when peacemakers Interrupted Thev w.n
beaten for their Interest Vhen the car
arrived at Lan&dale, Kelly was arrested by
Special Oillcer J. 11. Stevenson, of the Le
high Valley Transit Company. Ho paid a
fine of $7.50 for disorderly conduct, and is
held for a further hearing on charge of
assault and battery.
Tea Services
'An interesting variety, in
cluding the best patterns of
the leading silversmiths.
Among the selection is a
substantial and well-made
five-piece sterling silver tea
set at $125.
S. Kind & Sons,
DIAMOND WBRCIIAXTS
EVENING LE&GER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25,
Trim tho Mifltnw lteu'linlk.
into a mere shadow.
enemy won't be able to catch you.
RAIDER IDENTIFIED; TWO
PRIZES HELP GERMAN
Rover Is Former Hamburg-South
American Liner Caportegal,
Dispatches Say
Ry CHARLES P. STEWART
Special Cable Hrrrirc nf llir I'nitctt 1'ress
anil Kvenln7 Lrilgr
HI'K.VOS AlltnS. .Inn 25
PispaWhes from Montevideo today de
clared, on reliable Information, that lhi Ger
man raider has been identified ns the former
Itnmburg-South American liner Caportegal.
The same source was authority for the
statement that tho Caportegal Is known to
have transformed two of her prizes Into
nuxlllary raiders
How Identification of tho raider was rnndo
did not appear in the Montevideo dispatches.
The Caportegal was formerly engaged In
European trade .between Uuenoa Aires and
Hamburg. It Ik known she was In Ham
burg at the time of outbreak of tho war.
Lloyd's riegiHter lists the Caportegal ns a
steel twin-screw steamship of 7318 tons,
built in 1903, and owned by tho Hamburg-Sud-Amerlk
PampfschlffnhrtH Gesselschaft,
registered at Hamburg. She is 410 feet In
length.
North Wales Trade Hoard to .Meet
NORTH WALKS. Pa, Jan. 25 The
annual meeting for the nomination of
ofllcers for the lnul Ixi.ird nf ttndc vv II bo
held tonight in the borough council chnmher.
Members of the board of trade havo been
busy the last week formulating plans for
stimulating Interest In the body The olllcors
will be elected at a banquet to bo held soon.
Lowest Prices on
$htUutmt
Stow
ALSO
Robes $2-$10
Glover $2-$4
Ford Radiator
Covers S1.B0
Overland Radiator
Covers ... $3.50
Spotlights ....$3 "P
Ford Demountable
Wheels ..$13.50
Grim's Auto
Supply Store
236 N. Broad St.
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1110 Chestnut St.
JEWELERS SJLVEItSMmi3
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PLEAS FOR PRELATES
HELDBYCARRANZISTAS
Mnny Clergymen in U. S. Urge
Washington to Protest
Against Arrests
WASHINGTON. Jan 25 The arrest by
Carrnnzlstn ofllclnls nf the Cathollr arch
bishop of (laudalajatn nnd the bishop of
Zncalecn.q on charges nf high treason, with
n vvell-nuthenllc.itod report that they are
to lio hanged, has amused church circles
In the t'nlled States nnd presented a ory
acute problem lo the administration. Iloth
prelates nro well known here nnd their
plight lint brought a general protest from
every section of Hie United Stnles. A
movement lo force the t'nlled States lo
demand their release already Is well under
way. It originated In Albany, N V.. and
is headed hy lllshop Cunek, llliliop of
Albany, who has appealed to nil the New
Vorlt delegation lo act in behalf of the ex
allcil ohiirrhmctt, who, bn says, ate Inno
cent nf crime, but (nought down nn their
heads the vengeance of fitrinnrn by In
sisting that the, do facto Government re
spect tho rights of tho church.
The situation In neute because tho nf
fair Is enllicly nn Internal one. Tho t'nlled
Slates ran use lis good offices In behnlf of
(ho church dignitaries, but It cnnitnt tit
l telly Interfere ns they nro not citlrens
nf this country. However, tho While House
and Slato Department nro being deluged
with nppahi from nil over this country de
manding nctlon.
In every Instance It Is asserted that the
high character of the two prelates Is suf
ficient to repudiate the chnrges brought
against them
Tho direct charges on which Ihey were
arrested nro set forth In nn official state
ment, made public nt tho Mexican Kmbassy
herf as follows:
"lllshops He La Morn nnd Oror.cn y
.limine?, have been nrrested by the Consti
tutionalist forces. It was shown thnt they
were Inciting rebellion ngnlnst the Govern
ment, although they had been permitted to
travel in vnrlous States of the lepubllc on
promises that Ihey would confine their no
tlvltlei lo their church duties"
PENKOSE KIN FAVORED
IN TAX REDUCTIONS
Atlnntic County Hoard Reduces Valua
tions by 550,000 on Ileach
Meadow Lands
ATLANTIC CITY, Jan. 25 Reductions
In valuations upon three large tracts of
meadow land nnd n block of bench frontage
adjoining the Hotel Ostend, In Chelsea,
amounting altogether to $82,301. havo been
ginnted to Pr. Charles II. Penrose, of
Philadelphia, u brother of Konntor Penrose,
by the County llonid of Tax I'quallzallon,
Tho County Hoard, desplt6 protests from
city assessors, who contended their ratings
wero .Instilled by the Increasing valuo of
meadow property, duo to contemplated har
bor Improvements, cut Doctor Penrose's
meadow assessment from $134,700 to
SI. .".?(.
Tho reduction In the unimproved beach
front property was from $253,300 to $221,
100 Doctor Penrose's saving In tnx Is
$1931.
Tho County Hoard refused to grant an
appeal by ex-Mayor William Itlddlo for a
i eduction on n 27-foot-wldo strip of ic
strlctcd frontage on tho lloardwalh at Penn
sylvania nvenue. Tho reason nsslgned Is
thnt the former Mnjor has caused tho httlp
to be roofed over and is deriving n tentnl
of $0000 for the corner from n rolling chair
syndicate. Ills tight to erect too toof la
under attack In the courts.
Hesslo TowiiHcnil, City Comptroller, to
day requested the City Commission to proi
vide $13,715 for the purchase of a meadow
tract from Dr. Chnrlen II. Penrose, of Phila
delphia, as a site for Atlantic City's t-hlp
basin near the Inlet. Doctor Penrose to
day submitted a deed for the properly In
accordance with ills contract with the city.
Commissioners refused to pav $30,000 to
Captain John U Young for nil island in
Clam Crock, adjoining tho basin site, and
the plans will havo to be redrawn.
Hosiery Maker Leaves .$1,929,000
ItHADING, Pa , Jan. 25. Jacob Nolde,
who was a member of tho firm of Nolde fc
Hurst, operating hero one of tho largest
hosiery plants in the country, left an es
tutu of $1,!I29,000, according to an inven
tory filed wttli tho Orphans' Court.
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is BALANCED
Balanced that is what
makes Fatima'a blend com
fortable, both while you'ra
smoking and afterward, too.
The milder tobaccos in
this Turkish blend are so
well balanced with the
richer, fuller-flavored leaves
as to entirely off-set all "oily
heaviness" the cause of
discomfort in so many other
cigarettes.
And this very blending
which makes Fatimas so com
fortable (and therefore bo
sensible) is also just what
imparts that unusually good
Fatima taste.
But even so, you alone can
decide whether or not you
like Fatimas. That's easy to
settle try tlicm.
H KAISER MANDA UN
MESSAGGI0 A WILSON
L'Ambnsciatore Gernrd Tele-
grnf a a Washington le idee
del Cancolliere
nOMA, 2S Gennalo.
tin telegramma dn 5uHgo dice die
rnmbnsclatoro nmerlcano n llerllno, James
W. Gerard, fu ehlamalo lerl nl Mtnlstero
degll Ksterl dal cancelllero dell'lmpero,
Ilelhmann-Hollwcg. per una conversazione
circa II recent messngglo del presldenta
Wilson al SenMo. La conversnslono duro'
plu' dl tm'ora, e plu' lardl l'ambasclatora
Invlo' tin lutigo radlogrnmma nl Dlpartl
mento dl Klato n Washington "ad lirgcnto
rlchlestn. del governo tedesco."
Nel elrcoll parlamentarl tcdeschl It mes
sagglo del presldenlo c' conslderato como
un'ultlma inosfa por la pace: se nuesta
mossa nott ragglungo lo soopo cho si
propone, gli Hlatl Pnlll sarnnno obbllgatl a
premiere partita con 1'uno o 1'Allro del
gruppi belllgerantl,
. Qui a Iloma II Olornale d'ltalla dice chn
II dlscorso del presldentc Wilson o' tmpor
tanle percho' moslra la rlsoluxlono dl Wil
son di contlnuuro la sua azlone In favoro
delta pace. 11 gloinalo nmlco del'mlnlstro
degll Ksterl prevedo una ulterlnro tnanl
festnslonc del presldenlo degll .Stall Unlll
lendentn a rendoro ancorn plu' chlaro lo suo
Intcti'lonl.
I glornnll Inglcsl e frnncesl contlnuano a
commentare il dlscorso e a rlpctere ohe gll
Ideall del presldentc Wilson sono perfelta
mento quelll degll nllcatl. Koln fnnno no
taro cho sara' Imposslhlle reallzzare qucstl
Ideall setu.a la vlttorla. l'crclo' nott pos
sono nccetlnre I'ldea del presldentc circa la
pare senza vlttorla.
Ancho I glornnll russl sffermano die la
Hussla e In pleno nccordo con II piesl
dcnlo Wilson, ma rlconoscono rhe le sue
Idee non potrnnno nvcro alciin erfetto pral
loo no' nvvlnclnnro II glorno delta pace.
Ncl elrcoll governatlvi tusl II illscorsn ha
nvulo una slmpntlea e calorosa accog
llcnr.n. Ma li.gttus.sln, si fa nntare, non
puo faro coiiV Germanln una pace dn
pari a pari, e ncl icsto la sempllco nccct
tnstono da parte delhi Gerninnla del prln
clpll esiiostl nel dlscorso del prcnldente cos
titulrebbc una umlllnxlnne ed una hconllttn
per I tedesclil. I.a Gnzctta dclla llorsa
dice cho e' Indlspensabllo cho gll nllcatl
rnrcnlgano prima la vlttorla, glacche' I
noutrl mm possono daro alcuna garanzla
Boston Evening Transcript
MOST EXTENSIVELY USED BY
Boston's Largest and Highest Grade Stores
Who Advertise on WEEK AYS ONLY
(Like Wanamaker in New York and Philadelphia and Marshall Field in Chicago)
Those who do not advertise Sunday arc:
Jordan Marsh Company Chandler & Company
R. H. Stearns Company C. F. Hovcy Company
Paine Furniture Company
The aggregate of their advertising in different
papers for the year 1916 was as follows:
TRANSCRIPT 2d PAPER 3d PAPER 4th PAPER 5th PAPER
617,842 497,702 393,803 370,123 273,329
(AOATI2 LINKS)
The Transcript prints a larger total of advertising than any other
evening paper in Uoston
Foreign representatives: CI.3S. H. Eddy Co., New York, Boston, Chicago
tueir
, j4 Sensible Cigarette
1917
cho I! eonflltto inon si rlpetfira' nelravven'
Ire. Etwv g-glung che non Vtn segreto
per Ateuno chs gll alleatl prepara.no per
la prlrmwerA Vino sforsd coltelllvo eh dovm
camblaro I termini delta present sltuazlon
mllllAre. Quanrto questo oblettlvo snr.V rag
glunto o' probablla cho le Idee del presi
dent sarnnno prese come bate per lo trat
(atlvo dl pace.
Vn reparto dl tmppe alpine nuslrlncho
opero' lunedl' un nttacco conlro le llnee
Itallane, ma fu resplnlo II lesto del lap
porto del gonerale tjadnrna, pubbtlcato lerl
sera dal Jllnlstcro della Ouerrn, dice:
Nella 2ona del Passo dl Tonaln
lunedl' sera nleunl repartl dl sklntorl
nemlcl tenlnrono dl nvvlcinarsl alio
nostra poslzlonl. 1'ssl pero' furono lm
medlfttnmcnte. resplntl dal nostro fttoco.
Sulla fronie del Trentlno si sono nvtltl
lerl I solltl duelll dl nrtlgllerla. I.
nostra batterlo hanno dnnnegglato nt
cune ponzlonl dl batlerle del ncmlco.
Sulla front delle Apll Glulln I'nrll
gllerla c' stata plu' attlva ad est dl
Gorlzl.t e trA llonetl ed II 'Ingo dl
Doberdo', aul Carso. Alcunl prolettlll
nemlcl colplrono un nostro cspedale da
enmpo, ma non si sono nvulo vlttlme.
lerl sera II nemlro lanclo' tin control
lacco sul trlncoramcnll che not
avevnmo rlprcso ad est dl Gorilla, ma
fu rlcocclato Indletro dal pronto In
tervento dello noslro batterle.
Tctegrafano da Parlgl cho e' nnnuuclato
umclntmento cola' che sulla fronlo della
Macedonia si e' uvula una relAllva calma
n causa dl fortissimo nevlcate, ma si sono
nvulo vlvncl nclonl dl nillgllerla rpeclal
mento nella fona occupnta dalle forzo Ita
llnno o nella reglono dl Gvcgbell.
Nottzlo glunto daH'Austrla a Glnevra dl
cotio cho II governo nustrlnco, alio scopo dl
evitnro la hancarolta cho sembra Iniml
nente, ha dee'leo dl prendero provvedlmcntl
slrnordltiarll. Airimpornlor e" stato sotto
tilesso tin decrcto nutorizinntl II governo
ad npproprlarsl del quarto delle proprlcla'
personal! private dl tuttl I Middlll dell'lm
pero. II governo darebhe a sua vnltn una
specie dl Ipotcca In forma dl obbllgazlonl cho
lo stato si obbllgherebbo a redlmero non
nppena la sltuazlone Ilnanzlntia lo permct
tesse. Ambler Seeks Hotter LtRbtitiR System
AMnLHIl. Pa., Jan. 23-Tbe Ambler
borough council Is studying llio municipal
street lighting problem with u view of being
better Informed when thn present sttcct
lighting contract terminates on March 1.
Chairman W. K. Achuff has been In com
munication with n dozen surrounding
boroughs, collecting full Information on the
subject
n1 The Original Turkish Blend JMW
COURT ANNULS AWARD ',
FOR PATENT PAVEMENT
Opponents of Warrenilc ori
Philadelphia-Shore Speedway
Claim $200,000 Saving
ATLANTIC CITY, N. ,f . .Inn. 25.-!-Kt-Bpenlcer
Carlton Godfrey, of the House of
Assembly, and n protest committee of tho
chamber of Commerce, contending for open
competition nnd a claimed saving of 1200.
000 for taxpayers In the fight over thn pav
ing of the Philadelphia-Atlantic: (!lty Motor
.Speedway, won A victory today when Justice
lllnck, of tho Supreme Court, filed a de
cision settlngnsldo the $803,000 contract re
quiring the use of Wnrrenlte, a pntentefl
material.
lluslness men fought the uso nf thn
patented material from tho outset, contend
ing that a sum equal to one-third the cost
nf paving tinder closed specifications could
be saved by lite use of concrete Figure
wero submitted 111 support of thin conten
tion, but tho County Hoard Ignored them
nnd awarded thn contract for Wsrrenll
November to Llddell tt Pfeffer. of Perth
Amhoy, specifying thnt the award should
be null If the l'gnn road net giving control
of hlghwnys to tho Htnte became a law.
When tho county bonrd leaders found the
lCgan net had been adopted, the board re
considered Its action and awarded tho con
tract n second lime, without condition.
Justice tllnck holds that tho latter action
was invalid for tho reason thnt tho contract
had been tiulllfled by tho condition at
tached to tho first a ward.
lluslness men rcjolcca today over ths
decision. They nre happy also over the
prompt nctloti of tho courts which, they
say, clears tho way for n new awnrd
with open competition nnd tho early com
pletion of tho needed hard-surfaced high
way from the Delawaro Itlvcr to tho sea.
Publlo opinion favors a concreto bnso high
way to ho topped ultimately with Bhcet
asphalt.
Traiii Tosses Auto Driver IS l'cct
I.KWIKTOWN, Pa., Jan. 2B. Tlio auto
mobile truck of the Keystone Laundry was
wrecked nnd Calvin Kncpp, tho driver, sent
to tho hospital with fractured ribs by n.
train on the Spruce street crossing of ths
M. and C. branch of tho Pennsylvania to
day. Tim driver was thrown fifteen feet.
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