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JOINS DIET SQUAD
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1 Rp Exnerimented On by
Is Spfnntista Here
.WILL TELL EXPERIENCE
f I Vnnta AhoUt CUlj'8 First
Diet Squad Experiment
THIRST mcnl Monday noon for mem-
A UCrS 01 squuu. iimuuciiiim a 11131.
ebneerted movomeflt, outside of a
medical school, on diet.
At the LiRhthouse, 152 West Le
hieh avenue.
Under the direction of the Life
Extension Institute, a nationnl or
ganization, backed by leading physi
cians and educators, organized three
years ago to "teach people how to
Squad members took physical
examinations yesterday and today
under direction of institute physi
cians. Examinations given to find
out exact physical and nervous con
dition, so effect of food on the sys
tem will be found out.
No one allowed on squad who can
not pass rigid physical cxamina-
No one on squad permitted to eat
between meals.
Weight will be taken twice each
WGfikt
Another physical examination will
be given when diet squad finishes its
two weeks' experiment.
By LISETTA NEUKOM
This Is a stranse experience to cat tho
ort of food one should and Ret It for much
es monej than the sort of food one
Fhouldn t
But such Is the experience which 1 am
to undergo during the next two week as the
only newspaper representative onfthe diet
(quad, which It to cat balanced food at the
Lighthouse 152 West Lehlsh avenue, under
the direction of the Life Kxtcnslon Institute.
This Institute is it natiorfit organization,"
ultli leading educators and plivslclans as its
sponsors, trvjnr 'to teach the American
people how to live" to prolong their lives
by proper diet, and 'at the sanYo time to
give a knockout blow to the present buga
boo high cost of living euphemistically
called H C L
Throughout tho country the Institute
Starts diet squads There was one in Chi
cago for Its employes, and last week one
Has completed for New York policemen
, This paper will publish the menus and
recipes for mini proper diet dishes, which
will be sered at the Lighthouse as an aid
to leducing tho cost of living while still
fixing the proper amount of nourishment.
This is no ' hit oi miss" experiment It
Is a scientific test and one which is gaining
important facts for science at tho same
time The Life Intension Institute refuses
to take persons on the squad without know,
lne their exact phvsleal condition It wants
to know just what effect the foods have on
the bodies hearts, blood pressure, ejeslght,
hearing and nerves of the people it works
Tilth.
Accordlnttly, before we are allowed to go
en the diet squad, we are subjected to a
rigid physical examination h one of the
Philadelphia medical lepresentatlves of the
Life Extension Institute
And the questions those doctors ak and
tthe blanks they fill out' There are thlrtj
elght questions with subquestlons on one
blank alone
Until sou see one of those blanks jou
little realize what effect oui dally habits
may have on our health Do jou know
whether it Is better to eat a heavy meal at
tnoon,or at night? How about drinking
water with meals or between meals? And
do ou know how many glasses of water
Tou should drink In one da ? Well, before
the two weeks' diet test at the Lighthouse
Is over eveiv ono on the squad will know,
and thousands more will know through tho
press what is best for "health's sweet
take "
Some other questions are. "Do youdrlnk
Ice water with jour meals? "Do jou drink
water when food Is In j'our mouth?" "How
many cups do jou drink dallj of tea, coffee,
milk, chocolate, cocoa, beer, wine, whlskj',
other alcoholic beverages?'
"Do jou sleep In a vvell-ventllated room
with windows open?' "How frequently do
Jou bathe?" "Do jou take cold batrrr
How frequently? '
These and a score of other questions are
simply preliminary, and all have to bo an
swered in writing In connection with the
Phjslcal examination which the uhjslclan
(Ives
In the phjslcal examination, the doctor
takes the blood prtsuie with a special in
Mrument which is fastened around the left
arm at the height of the heart He sticks
your finger, takes some blood and finds
out about jour red blood corpuscles. He
makes an examination of the lungH for
any tuberculous tendencies. He finds if
the kidneys nre In good condition. Ho
xamlnes the nose and throat with lighted
initrumcnts, and looks deep Into the ears,
takes tests with tuning forks, and tries the
!e exam'nes the jertebrae nnd,takes
Inspiration and a dozen and one 'other
V.I";sThlch ,he "rdinary mortal never
aa any idea were affected by "the food we
How many lajmen, for Instance, ever held
n.COi.nnctlon bet"n their hearts and
tomachs, except to mention, jokingly, The
I X , t? man'a hcart '"' tho' ugh his stom
eu ,But-seriously, did jou know that if
jou put certain foods In your stomach which
are not good for It the heart has to work
"iraer to fnw n ... i., ., j.j
. X, 2inla th9 st0'"ach with proper power
,ior digesting that food?
... k n one rea"s that all the food
fc?tl y.a person ln n whe day for
ki..?. Proper nourishment can be
r . e,en ln ,hese das t C. L. for
nom twenty cents to twenty-five cents, ac
cording to the Life Extension Institute, one
done! mre than er nt what sclenee has
h
DEATH RATE HIGHER
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Q News in Brief
Irn.i ?'T K'Monr tat. .n lllu-
, ''ure on Spain at the Academy of
eh.t'ioJh.t audlnc was taken from San
inin ?,. a" ,he1""(1 summer capital, down
. ?!!!. Anda.l,l8,an country. A short mov-
Tif.lL .Uro of,.ft bu" "Kht wa" "'"o "hown
The lecture will be repeated this afternoon.
ah1T.Im'Co 'f.V. AX,AWTOMOniLB, Mlaa
An.t"i ?li?llek' l2t-two j ears old. of
nowen and Slcnton avenues. Is In the noose
velt Hospital Buffering from a fractured left
leg. six broken ribs and shock I'hjslclans
at tho hospital say her condition Is serious
Tho accident happened at Flftlt and nutton
wood streets William Addison, driver of
the machine, of Lombard street near Vwen-ty-second,
was arrested and will be ar
raigned lodaj-.
MIAOl K HUND OFFICIALS deny the
report that a drjdock has been blown up
at the navy jard Thev declared theie had
been ro explosion and that no one had been
arrested
IIKMU LA lUJNTAIM:, llelgln Sen.
ator, was the gst of honor at a reception
given bv the nlumnt of the University of
I'ennsvlvanla Law School, at Thlrtv -fourth
and Chestnut streets. "When War Will No
Longer He Considered a Legal ITocess" was
the subject ot an address delivered by Sen
ator La Fontaine Supper was served fol
lowing tho speaking
AMJMM OF M1I.1.1STOV SEMINAIXT,
Kast Hampton, Mass, celebrated the sev-entj-fifth
anniversnry of their alma mater
by n banquet at tho Manufacturers' Club
Among the guests of honor were Dr
Joseph H Sanver head master of the
school, whose fiftieth vear of connection
with the school comes this jear, and Prof
George p Tlbbets Among the speakers
were Judge John W Wescott. of Camden;
Oencral Averv D Andrews State Senator
IMward K Jones Judge Harman Verkes.
of Pojlestown, Fred AI Leonard nnd Wil
liam McConwaj Jr of Pittsburgh
JOsr.ril SIMPSON, n former PhlUdcl
phlan recently died In Mlnot. X D . and
the deteitlve bureau has received a letter
from 13 J Gobej an undcitaker at Mlnot
requesting Information concerning the rela
tives of the deceased man Simpson is de
scribed as fortj j ears old, six feet two
Inches tall, with light complexion and hair
nnd blue ejes Simpson is ald to have two
brothers living here
CAMDEN
1.1131'TKNANT HATUUS . nATKINS,
Company r. Third New Jersey lnfantrj-,
V SjN G has been appointed recruiting
olllcer of the regiment vice Lieutenant
Samuel Drown of Company B who has
been ordered to the Mexican border
(AVlI)KN Nil MM', CI. Ml has elected
the following officers for the ensuing jear
President, William 13 Morganweck, vice
pienldent, William H Knight, secretar.v,
Charles Stlncman , treasurer, George Doer
fuss A SLIT I OK SI O.noo for personal In
juries and $200 for damage to a motor
truck was started today In tho New Jersey
Supreme Court by Uenjamln Funk of
Brldgeboro, ng,ilnt the Public Service Rail
way Compim Funk was struck hj a
trollej car at Brldgeboro last June
Tllltr.i: PIIII.ADKI.PIIl V couples ob
tained licenses to mairy in Camden todav
They nre Irwin Godwin, twentj-one jears,
of 1621 South Flftj-nlnth street, nnd Uuth
Sarah Longworth, eighteen jears, of 2002
South Salford street , Reginald J Tliomis,
thU-tj-flve jears, 3841 North Tenth street,
who has been divorced, nnd Mrs Mny Gott
schalk, twentv -seven jears old, n widow,
who lives at tho same address, and Joseph
McNainee. twentj -eight jears, ot 759 North
Front street and Dorothy Gregorj', twent.v
seven jears, ot 1105 Duntou street, h
divorcee
.N AMKKICW RI3SCUR WORKER, Ad
jutant George F Grclrs, disappeared from
Ills home, 430 North Third street, last
Thursday He had nnnounced intention of
attending a meeting, but has not jet been
heard from, according to his wife. Tho po
lice ot Camden nnd Philadelphia have been
furnished with ti description and nro look
ing for him His wife thinks ho met with
foul plaj
FOUR BOYS ACCUSED
BY OWNER OF AUTO
Machine Left Sticking in Mud by Young
Prisoners, Who Are Found
Hiding in Field
Accused of making away with an auto
mobile belonging to Rajmond Stclnback,
5311 Walton avenue, four bojs today were
held under $400 ball each for a further
hearing Saturdav next bj Magistrate Pen
nock at the Fiftj -fifth and Pine streets
police station The bojs are James Kerns,
nineteen vears old, 543.i Wjaluslug avenue;
Charles Kaln, eighteen, 6031 Walton ave
nue, nnd Howard Cuhler, nineteen. Spruce
street, near Fiftj -ninth. Last night Steln
back was attending a moving picture per
formance near Sixtieth nnd Market streets
and left his machine. When he returned
it was gone.
The machine waB found stuck In the
mud In another part of West Philadelphia
and the bojs hiding In a nearby field. When
apprehended they insisted that they were
hunting a "surprise partjV
"I'll see what I can do for jou" said
Policeman Fogg, who came up about this
time.
Speeding bj a traffic signal caused the
downfall of two other youthful Joyriders.
The prisoners are Richard Scampton,
eighteen jears, of 640 West Mount Pleasant
avenue, and Ralph Emme, fifteen jears, of
644 West Mount Pleasant avenue
Tho boys were arrested by Policeman
Wagner and taken to the Nineteenth and
Oxford streets station , The car belonged
to Miss Marjorle Coons, of 6923 Bojer
street. Under cross-examinations the pris
oners admitted that they had taken a
number of cars for Joj riding purposes, then
abandoned them several hours later on
rome distant highway,
Scampton was arraigned before Magis
trate Tracy this morning at the Oxford
street station and held under $800 ball
for court. Emme was sent to the House
ot Detention.
RAZOR STROP METHOD
SAYS CLEAR MARCH 5
Good Weather for Inauguration Day
Forecast by Ex-President
Taft's System '
Four barbers started to strop their razors
violently at the same time In a shop on
Chestnut street above Sixth today. At the
end ot one minute's hard work Mike Chec
chla, proprietor of the shop,' waved a signal
to stop, held brief converse with his em
ployes In Italian and then announced with
a smile;
"President Wilson will have excellent
weather lor his Inauguration."
The custom of determining the weather
by a razor strop dates back to the time
of President Taft, who always said that
he could tell weather In advance by the
roughness or smoothness of his razor strop.
Especially did the President 'put faith ln
this manner of predicting Inauguration
weather, '
Three of the strops, those of Domlnlck
Lorola, Pletro Buono, and the proprietor
were ery smooth yesterday. One. tha,t of
Nathan rlccolo, was rough. Nathan doesn't
count.
Bad Roads Hurt Business
WIKSLOW, Nr J., March 3. Business In
this section Is almost at a standstill, owing
to the condition -of the roads. It now re
quire .four hore for team work.i and
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EVENING 'LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA', SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1917
MISS (VDEA, GIFTED WOMAN
LAWYER, SAVES CLIENT'S LIFE
Josiah K. Repsher Owes
Escape From Electric
Chair to Her Efforts in
His Defense
Joselah K Repsher. of
Monroe Countj-, Pa , Is an
Tannersvllle
involuntnry
guest qf Robert Mclventy, wnrden of the
.tisiern renuentlary. Joslali arrived here
Wednesday from Stroudsburg His travel
Ing companion was Sheriff Miller. Repsher's
stay with McKcnty will vary from fifteen
to twenty jears by order of Judge Staples,
the stroudsburg Jurist, and Repsher Is a
mighty luckv man that this same Jurist
did not have the disagreeable task ot direct
trig another warden, John Francis, of the
Center County penitentiary, to electrocute
him.
The .Tannersvllle man killed Charles F
Paul, a boon companion, on December 3
last He owes his life In a great measure
to the effort nnd cleverness of a joung
woman lawjer. Miss Dollle G, O'Dea. of
Scranton. a membei of the Lackawanna
County bar Miss O'Dea took up the de
tense of Repsher at the pleadings of his
J' t. fact ,hat ,he Krief-stricken little
wife had no money made no difference to
Miss O Dea. who not only took the case
with no fee In sight, but actually had to
dig down In hei purse for expense monej
to make the slxtj-mlle trip fiom Scranton
to Stroudsburg on several occasions, and
later spent hei own money during neatly a
week the trial was ln progress.
The advent of a woman lawjer In a
murder case was enough to crowd the
Monroe Countv courtroom eveij daj Manv
women wcie In attendance nnd despite the
fact much damaging evidence was adduced
against Repsher there was much gcncial
satisfaction over the suteess of Miss O Dea
In keeping her client from the death chair
Miss O'Dea was admitted to the Lacka
wanna Countv bar about three vears ago
She is a native of White ILiven and n
graduate of the Wllkes-Bane High School
and Dickinson Law School She is the
onlv woman lawjer In active practice ln
Scranton She Is fast gaining prominence
in her piofession Phjslcallv she Is of
rather slight build, hut back of a none too
forward disposition theie Is a spirit that
stood Repsher In good stead when heTc
centlv faced a jury
Miss O'Dea comes of a family which is
making us mark In Scranton and noith
eastern Pcnnsjlvanla One or her biotheis
isaphvslclan practicing in Scranton Then
there Is a sislei who Is also a doctor in
Allentown and another brother a medical
ttudent at Georgetown I'nlversltj Two
other sisters are school teachers and a
fourth sister is a giaduate and reglsteied
PUBLIC HEARING SET
IN COAL FREIGHT RATE
Proposed Reduction of 25 Cents
to Be Threshed Out Before
Service Board
A public hearing on the proposed twentj
fhecent per ton reduction In tho coal freight
rates will be held In Harrisburg before the
Public Service Commission on Wednesdaj
afternoon at 1 50 o'clock
This was announced this afternoon bj
W D P. Alnej, chairman of the commis
sion, following a conference In the office
of Commissioner Rjan in the Land Title
Building. Among thoso in attendance at
the conference were Charles Heebner, coun
sel for the Philadelphia and Reading Rail
way: C Stuart Patterson attorney for
the Pennsylvania Railroad. Wa,rd W. Plet
son: Harold S Shert7, Mr Rjan, Mr
Ainej-, II H Kvans, special counsel for tho
commission, and Attorney General Francis
Shunk Brown The purpose of the meeting
which was held behind closed doors, was
to discuss the coal situation generally-.
Greedlnecs of retail coal dealers In Phila
delphia Imperils the twenty-five cent, re
duction In the freight rate authorized by
the Public Service Commission. Attornejs
who won the fight declared today they
would withdraw from the case and thus
block nutomatlcallj a ratification of the
agreement to reduce the rate unless the
public was benefited bj- tho reduction.
Mr. Plerson, who is attorney ln the fight
for lower rates, together with Mr Shertz
Issued a statement on behalf of himself and
his colleague.
"We represent the people, and have done
so from the beginning," they said. "If the
retailers are going to absorb this reduction
for themselves we will cease any further
attempts to compromise the matter with
the State Public Service Commission."
Kven If the retail dealers are successful
In their attempt to gouge the public for
the twentj -five cents that should be given
to tho consumers they face prosecution
District Attorney Rotan has announced that
he will prosecute them If they retain for
themselves the0 twenty-five cent reduction
Altornej CJeneial Francis Shunk Brown has
also Joined the fight.
"X will resist with all the power of my
olTlce," he said, 'any effort the dealers may
make to grab this monej'. The consumers
fought this fight and the retailers had
nothing to do with it. Yet when the vic
tory is won they put out their hands and
want al ot It"
It was Intimated the railroads may take
things In their own hands In forcing a
satisfactory and speedy settlement. Hftorts
on their behalf have been under way for
nearly two jears, as they feel this case
must be arranged satisfactorily before they
can hope for success In asking for a hear
ing Immediately, according to good author
ity. With the vision of the whole question
balked through the capldlty of the dealers,
there were rumors that the Philadelphia
and Reading, at least, possessed power to
make the dealers get Into line
J. H Richards, president ot the Newton
Company, who announced the Intention of
the dealers to stand out for the reduction
declared on Thursday that, In numerous In
stances, the roads carried the dealers along
on credit whenever It was hard for them
to pay for their coal within the usual time
For this reason the railroads can make
half the coal dealers do ns they wish
To all questions Michael J. Rjan replied:
"As a member of the commission. I have
no right to discuss the question. Theoretl.
cally, I do not know anything about an
agreement having been reached But I un
derstand there Is an agreement. Further
than to say there will be a private confer
ence In my office today, I cannot tall:."
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Seeley's Adjusto Rupture Pad
Will hold difficult Huptures with comfort.
ThM pd will not slip, and sutomatlcally
ntaln thtlr proper poiltlon. no matter how
much tho body may btnd or turn. Preiaur
can bo altered at will by intra turning- of
thumb acrew.
Uau b atfaenta to iruifes of any mak.
Bent anywhere on raeelpt of price, St.00.
stew and Kxclnelfa AppUancea for
Rupturea, Floating- Kidney Operation!, ete
Callers will alwaya receive careful and
courteous treatment, .
I. B. SEELEY.,1027 Walnut St
Cut out and kep for rtfrrtne. e,, .
-7 Ready Money
United States Loan Society
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MISS DOLLIE G. O'DLW.
phaimaclst, while a In other In law is a
newspaper editor In his home town A fifth
sister is at home nnd vet anothei brother
is a salesman The proud father of this
talented familj Is an ardent Democrat
LENTEN SPEAKER RAPS
AMERICAN EDUCATION
Rev. P. LeBlie Gossling Also De
plores Lack of Efficiency
, in Religion
merlcan education In geneial was dealt
several plain blows todaj by tho Rev I
Lesllo Gossling of St. Matthias chinch In
the noonday Lenten service at St Stephen's
church. Tenth street below Market. 'I lie
Rev, Mr dossllng said that the nverage
man comes out of a college with a mere
smattering of nnnj things This statement
excepted the graduate of the engineering
schools Ho s-ild tint the scholars in Rng
land "can run circles nronnd" their brothers
in America
The spenkei icferreil in piitlcular to
the lack of thoroughness In the Amoilcan
curriculum. He compared to this tho gen
eral void of efficiency and tluuoughncss In
man's religion
APHASIA VICTIM IN TAXI
SAYS HE WAS ROBBED
Man Who Claims to Be Culifoinia Auto
Racer Token to Police Station.
Police Probe Case
Unable to remember his name oi vvheie
he came from but loudly c-j Ing that ho had
been robbed, a man was found In a taxlcah
eirly today near a cafo nt Franklin street
and GIrard avenue
He was taken to the nighth and Jefferson
streets police station, wht re ho said lie was
an automobile racer from California on his
way to participate In lai-es in New York
He was evainlued bj Di John Wanamakei,
3d, who pionounced it n cite of aphasia
When his liclonglngH 'vveie 'inched foi
clues as to his identltv, two i.nils bearing
the namo of Walter Lcgne thlitv-tvvn vears
old 125 Cilvln street Baltimore, anil an
other. 1 Held Stiect. Xortlienst Washing
ton, I C wcie found Ills wallet al-o con
tained a plctuie of a bo When Dr Wana.
maker showed Lcggo this n cxcl timed that
It was his son
The police nre investigating the Baltimore
and Washington addresses In an attempt to
locate his relatives
Two City Hall Appointments
City appointments tod-iy Includo Sallna
R Parrv, 730 South Alden street, teacher.
Board of Recreation, salaiv $100, and D
Rutti Hartley. 15.14 North rifteenth street
Interne, Philadelphia General Hospital, no
salarj".
MBHIIM
TryO
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Sunday
Dollar
Dinner
The high roat of living and
week.end rtat ara twn
th
eicellent reeaona for brlnr
lna the entire family here to
morrow. Sptrlal Muelo
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ANOVER
Twelfth and
Arch Sti.
(Entrance on Ifth St.)
CLAUDE M. Molin,
iter.
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CAMDEN TRANSIT
TO BE IMPROVED
Company's Promise of 44
New Cars Follows Plan
ners' Criticism
Plans for extensive Improvements of the
transit facilities In Camden were revealed
today by omdals of the Public Service Rail
way Company following the publication
jesterday of the report of the Cltv Plan
Commission condemning existing trntllc con
ditions Company officials declined to an
swer In detail the charges ot the commits
slon, declaring that they were "doing the
oest we can with the present equipment '
It developed however, that Iwentj-flvo
new cars would shortlj be delivered to the
Camden barn, that nineteen summer cars
were nlieady to bo ndded with the tircikliiK
up of cold weather, that plans weto under
wav for a "li-mmute schedule over the
Clementou line and lh.it this line would bo
double-tracked from Mignolla to Clemen
ton, a distance of six miles, completing the
dotihlo tiacks to Camden, at a cost of about
SG5 000
causi: or COMPLAINT
Tho Haddon Hclghts.CIementon line has
been one of the chief causes of complaint
with respect to overcrowding At present
the eompanv runs a ten-minute schedule
during the moining rush hours and a Mf-teen-mlnulo
schedule In the evening
In tho morning after Haddon Heights
has been passed passengem nro heided so
close together on some of the. trollevs that
It Is impossible for 4 person sealed In the
middle of tho cir to alight without consid
erable delaj and despite the fact that the
iars are of the "paj-as-vou-enlcr tvpe" the
motornnn permits the patrons to enter
bv' the front door and collects the fares
Passengers attempting to hoard oars be
tween li and C ocloik p m at street inter
sections on Hroadwav hevond Pederal stieet
are compelled oftentimes lo stind on the
running boa ids or allow eveial csrs to go
bv because so nianv people are jnmmed on
the real pi itform that it Is onlv with dldl
cultj that the doors can be opened
CARS Rl IV nUNCHf
Passengeis ilso complain of the fact that
the cars are ,11111 In bunches lo Haddon
Heights sometimes ns manv as 1H0 switch
ing nt that point before a Clementou car
arrives
When the weather Is bad tliiough passen
gers ale compelled to wait In the lain and
sleet for fifteen minutes until a Clementou
car at rives
When tills mattei was drawn to the at
tention of Superintendent W R Gralmn
he slated that plans weie already under
wav to relieve the situation
At the piesent time" he said "mil loll
ing stock consists of l"i cars, and we have
nineteen summer cars readj to put in serv
ice as soon as the weather breaks We also
expect the dellvciy of twentj-flvr new
closed cars within a shoit time and this
will pet mil us to maintain n ten-minute
schedule over the Clementou line
c nie compelled to 11111 the c.us In
hunches during 1 visit hours to h indie the
heavj tiaflic occasioned bv the fact that the
large foi t irles ipilt vvotk about the same
time and evcivbodv seems to want to get
home 011 the first car"
Mr Graham also stated th it when tho
double-tracking is completed to Clementon
It will be possible to give a 7 '--minute
service morning and evening on tills line
ONCE WEALTHY BREWER
ARRESTED FOR FRAUD
Represented Himself ns Owner
Brewery and Obtained ?40
From Hotel Man
of
READING r.i , "Mairh 3 Gcoig-o V
l.auer, one-time mlllionalie biewci of
Reading was attested heie lodsj bj tilj
police detectives on the charge nt false
pretense preferred by George Parklnplne,
pioprletor of the Sinatog-i Hold, east of
Pottstown, and was locked up nt the sta
tion house here Parklnplne alleges that
Lauer came to his place and, representing
himself to be Mill the pioprlctoi of the
Reading brewery healing his name, asked
for an ndvauco ot $0, explaining that It
could bo adjusted when the collector came
for the beer bill Tho money was given
and then it was learned that Laucr lias not
been connected with the brewery for manj"
vears It Is now owned by his brother
I'rank Lauer.
ROCKIIILL FUNERAL MONDAY
Civil" War Veteran nnd Malta
Member to Be Buried
Club
I'uneial services foi biam C Rockhill, a
veteran of the Civil War and for veais
prominent In the Malta Bolt Club will be
held Mondav afternoon nt 2 o clock In the
Oliver 11 Ralr Chapel IS.'O Chestnut street
Mr Rockhill, who was sltj-sl veais old
died at his home SIS South l'lftj -sixth
Mrcet Wednesdaj night
He was a grandson of die lale Daniel
Rockhill, founder of the Him 11 f Rockhill K.
Wilson 60 Chestnut street During the
Civil War Mr Rockhill served ns an olhcer
in the I'irst Regiment, Pennsjlvanli Volun
teers Members of the Veteran Corps of
the first Regiment and ot the Malta Boat
Club will bo at the funeral Mondaj
The IVatjonls Highway to
WASHINGTON
tniPrQili 1 Aali
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tHBl United States to the Inaugurations of twenty Presidents IfjVu
DftHniP Today, it presents nine suoerb all-steel trains at most convenient hours. X9&.
W1 V 1 -. IIHVIr.
' The Capitol Special
fle I
ill
by vlrtua of Its splendid service and con
venient schedule, U one of the roost popu
lar trains to Washington. Its departure
after the morning office hours and arrival
at Baltimore and Washlncton for an early
dinner, commends It as a business and
social convenience.
Leave 24th A Chestnut streets 2:57 P. M,
Arrive Baltimore ,..4:50 P. M.
Arrive wasmncton
R. C. IIAASK, DIM.
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FLOODS THREATENED
BY SUSQUEHANNA ICE
Aren From Middlctown lo Tide
water in' Danger as Hugo
Cokes Pile Up
llARRlsmjRCl, March S L'xpcrls In
tho Stale Water Supply Commission's of
fice hem view with alarm conditions along
the Susquehanna River from Mtddletown
to tidewater. Their views are shared by
Weather forecaster Domain who has been
receiving bulletins fiom the whole Susque
hanna viatcrshcd
The unbroken Ico extends from Haiti
bridge to the bay nnd Ico from the Juniata
and a part of the Stisnuehanni River above
Harrisburg Is coming down Tho river is
piled bank high with hugo cakes of honej
combed nnd rotting len nt Mlddlctown nnd
goiges have formed at frequent Intervals
This lotten lee packs very lightly und the
fear Is thit melting snuw or light ruins will
movo It ngalnst the gorges and form com
pact dams ncross the stream
Tim hope of tho flood exports Is for a
heavy rain tint would bring tho big Ice
down fiom nbovo nnd throw nil below out
into the baj ovir nlglif Tho weather foro
cast. however. Is for lower temperatuies
with n possible cold wave Strengthening
of the ico at this time would uitenslfv the
Hood danger The river Is nt a ptsge of ten
feet here, seventeen feet being t le danger
point
No fear for Hanliburg Is entertained
COSTLY ORCHIDS BURN
' ON MTADDEN ESTATE
Other Plants Lost in Villanova
Farm Fire Estimated
Loss $45,000
Mam pno-w Inning oiclilds v clued nt
more than $J0il each and olhei plants wete
destroved when (Ire swept the gieenhmises
on tho estale of George It Md'adilen at
Mllanova 'the loss Ins been estimated nt
letween $."i 000 and $40 000 Tho floral
collection was Raid to be among the finest
In tho t nlted States
Ml Alcf'adden and his f-imlly ate at
Palm Heath The flro was dlscnvcied bj
(ieoti,o Aitken head gatdener He and his
assistants succeeded In saving moio than
fortv valuiblo pi ints befoio the airlval of
the llijn Maw 1 fire depaitmeiit
Tlic Ilinies wete confined to the green
houses but thieilened lo spread to tho
stables where Mi McPiiddcn has seveial
valuable polo ponies und horses
iTIie cause of the fire is unknown It was
said that It would take some davs at least
to detennliin the amount of the loss Main
of tho plants lost were aid tn be mi into
tint the gardeneis bad no Idea ns to theli
monelurj value
J
. E. Caldwell & Co,
Chestnut -Juniper
ENGAGEMENT .
RINGS
The Philadelphia Art Galleries
S. E. Cor. 15th and Chestnut Sts.
ItHED K. WALUiin, Auctioneer
Has Been Instructed by the Executors of Several Well Known Estates
to Dispose of at Unrestricted Public Sale
IMPORTANT PAINTINGS
FURNITURE AND ART OBJECTS
ORIENTAL RUGS
And Many Other Objects of Household Utility
in in: soi.n
BEGINNING TUESDAY. MARCH 6, 1917
AM) I'OLLOWISt; DAIS AT S ,!fl O t'LOCU
.ow on rni:i: public mi:w
The' BALTIMORE & OHIO has carried the people of the
United States to the Inaugurations of twenty Presidents
Today, it presents nine superb all-steel trains at most convenient hours.
Philadelphia for Washington
The National Limited
is another popular train of years' stand
Ins. It leaves Just when you want out
famous table d'hote dinner for $1.00, arriv
ing Washington In less than three hours.
Leave 24th St Chestnut streets 6;12 p. M.
Arrive Baltimore ..,8:08 I. M.
Arrive "Washington 9100 P. M.
The equipment of these modern all-steel
trains leaves nothing to be desired.
tuu i: m.
rase. Act., 3 Chestnut St. TeL, Loeast 14t5,
BALTIMORE & OHIO
-.- ynr pa ne'er? arm our gui'' "
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HERING INVITED TO,
ACADEMY OF ENGINEER!
Noted Philadelphia Expert,
Warned by Goethals to Pro- ?
posed Organization of 100
' A1
rjiuiuuuAi'ii IN TICTORIAL SECTION ,
Dr. Carl A. Herlng. one of the foremoat-
expert engineers of this country nnd former.
member of tho faculty of ths University ot,
I'ennsvlvanla. has been namerf lv xfaliu-f
Gencial George W. Goethals as one of tht,"J
i t-nhiiii-cia i-iiuacii its a nucleus to lorra -iT!
the American Academy of Engineers ,
cno society is to be a national organiza
tion, n, slsttr body to tho Academy of
Silence, and will embrace all the branches
of engineering The tent members met ln
New Voik jesterdav nnd completed plant
for oiganlzallon. They will select forty
inoifc members, nnd the fifty ns incorpor
ators will go befoie Congiess for a charter.
The Intention Is lo limit the membership
lo 100
Doctor Herlng Is a consulting engineer,
with offices at 210 South Thirteenth street
He makes his home it the L'nglneers' Club,
1117 .Spruce street The other engineers
chosen by Geneial Goethals are Dr. G, P.
Chandler New York, Dr W V. M. Gos,
frbana. HI ; ( lemens Herschel. New Tork;
Dr C o MnlUoux New York; Dr. S W.
Slratton, Washington: Ptof A. H Talbot,
I'lbana, 111 ; Stevenson Tnjlor, New Tork;
Dr I. A I, Waddell Kansas City, and
Chaiies R Rmd New York
General Goethals agreed to start the or
ginUatlou nl the teiiuest of Secretary Red.
field A movement for an Academy of Hn
glneers was started In 110s, but abandoned
because Its promoters believed that they
would be criticized for generating It
KinR Alfonso Sends Message
PARIS March ."A dispatch to the
Hciald from .Madrid sayi It Is staled In
diplomatic elides in Spain that .lames W.
Genrd cs.-Amcilcan Ambassador at Ber
lin, who Is now on tho way to the United
-tales carries Willi him a message from
King Alfonso to Picsldent Wilson.
TODAY'S MARRIACn LICENSES
M sanler W Iloel.cc ell is; N 8th t.. and
I..IIII1 It I'enper fl!17 SprlllE St.
liHiilel M nninn Jr. MI4 Hazel ae , and
V Inlet liver aiai Irenc-h t
le ttn Unit Ilia nl)le et, nnd Ethel H.
Unshtncliin 12W Ollce M
Julius ituchs no N Iloblnson st , and Char
lotte Miller 11'JS VVnllnce et
jTrnu llnnrnthnl Itotil Venille rhtla , and
llednlg von o-icrmnn M2 franklin st
Ir-mils o Connor 2ii.ii Ilndlno at., and nilen
. Not in jn.'u lioillnn at
r.l.hnrd 1) vvaldrnn 2"HJ Collins at, and
Mauli I Mtketi. 1121 l't P,retze ave
ClIITnr.l 1" Peer lllu N r,th st. and Ldlo M.
Ne.il 'Ut I N "th 6t
!-lnii r ItoiliTrhll 1 .'Ons N Ilroad at ends
I'ufi M llotliir,ji ilth at
Joseph Oreenburc P21 N Prauklln ft , and
l.thel Lasher 70S Klpel at
Trwls 1. Ilenton ill I." Ilelnhart Bt., und Lillian
M Ionian ill I.' Ilelnhart at
ijiittlteh 1 siinBr Nnrberth, Ta , and. Hmllla
Joline autn N rront st '
c lnienie la It llrenrly Co1n Pa , and
UpkbIo tl MitPnnnell 171T N Park ave
Tpim II c'ann Cntnden, N. J . and Mlnnla S
Invls tMM Vrch at
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Belli Main 849, Key.
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