w & M i4. M M Ei -. 3f, ' "'j ": ,'l 1 it JDR. COWING CHOSEN4 ' I HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL .Succeeds Miss Kathorinc Pun- Sa cneon Alter sharp Debate ? in Education Board DOCfOR MARTIN PROTESTS Regards Hnsty Election ns "Inde corous" Superintendent Garber's Wish Overruled ' Ur.jFred (lowing was elected tirliicliial f the (J Iris' High .School thin afternoon by the Hoard of Education. He succeeds t Jtlss Catherine K. Puncheon. The election was by a vote of 9 to 3 nnd followed Superintendent (Jnrhcr'i protest against hasty action. Dr. ndwurd 'Martin mndo a strong speech against, the election at this , time. The vote was an follow: For Doctor (lowing Thomas" Shnllcross, David It. Iane, Henry It. rtniunds, .Simon Gratz, Kdwln Wolf, Wllam Howen. Thomus S. Doyle, Avery t Harrington nnd Walter George Smith. Again Doctor (Sowing John Story .lenks, Dr. ICdword Martin and Alexander .Simp on, Jr. Doctor flowing has been tin ngent for a, school t)ook publishing firm In this city. He w"as onco president of tho N'ow Hamp ' shire State Teachers' Association. Three years ago he was the rhlef contender .with Miss Puncheon for the place. After a bitter fight she won with the backing of Dr. Mar tin O. Brumbaugh, then superintendent. Superintendent Garner, at the board's meeting today, said that he wanted no elec tion of a principal to succeed MlssM'unch on until all candidates for the position could coma forward and bo examined on their merits. He said that ho had had no time to look into Doctor (lowlng's qualifi cations; that Miss Puncheon's resignation yesterday was wholly n surprise to him. It Is supposed she resigned to get married. Her resignation was given yesterday to Superintendent Edmunds, and he, at a meeting of the high schools committee, Immediately recommended Doctor (.lowing for the place. Doctor Martin followed Superintendent Garber. He said that to elect a principal lmmdlately In placo of Miss Puncheon would be "Indecorous It not Indecent." Jle said the public would rise In protest If the lection of Doctor (lowing were hastened through, nnd would think the board was "playing favorites and running pets." 'There will bo only one Inference drawn by tho public," Doctor Martin went on. "It will be said that the friends of the candi date feared he couldn't stand competition." No speeches were made by Doctor Row ing's friends. Some surprise was expressed because Mr. tanc voted for Doctor (lowing and there fore contrary to Doctor Garner's wishes. Mr. Lane was one of tho hardest fighters to get tho supcrlntcndency for Doctor, Garber and has consistently supported him In his wishes. Several members of the faculty from the Girls' High School were present nnd the report was that they wanted to lend their moral support to Doctor Gowlng's claim, feeling thnt he deserved the place because he was defeated for It three years ago. Doctor Gowlng has not taught In twlvo years, but Is said to bo efficient. Tho board granted permission to the ' Pennsylvania, committee for the relief of children of Belgium to circularize the schools during tho week beginning March 15 In the Interest of Belgian school chil dren. A suggestion from ' District Attorney Rotan that roof gardens be established on schools In crowded neighborhoods was re ferred to the elementary schools committee. EDUCATION BOARD HITS PARKWAY QUARTERS PLAN The Board of Education this afternoon rejected the long-discussed plan to have the headquarters of the hoard on the Park way nnd decided to buy the riornor Uulld Ing, at 321 Chestnut street, for use as ad ministrative headquarters. The price was given out as $000,000. Tho ratification of the purchase was con summated only after a temperate wrangle, In which the history of the proposed head quarters site was rehashed. Prediction was made that the purchase of the Hornor Building would be fought out In the Su premo Court. Argument In favor of the Chestnut street location wns advanced by John Story Jcnks. He said that there was a boom In real estate on Chestnut street east of Broad. Edwin Wolf, chairman of the finance committee, nnd Thomas S. Boyle were tho only members of tho board to v.ote against the purchase of the Hornor Building, Wolf advancing several reasons for his action. Alexander Simpson, Jr., law partner of Attorney General Brown, said that the Su preme Court had handed down an adverse opinion against, such business deals as this. It was originally the ptan of tho board to locate on the Parkway, hut opposition killed the plan. Western Union Raises Dividend NEW YOHK. March 13. The Western Union Telegraph Company today declared regular quarterly" dividend of m per cent, payable April 16 to holders of record March 20. The company heretofore has paid 5 per cent per annum, and at the De cember meeting an extra dividend of 1 per cent was declared, Hot Springs EntrieH for Tomorrow first race, four.yfar.nlds anil upviard. sll iWf !""?. "I"1. T" yar.l Mian lllanca. 107: IJInnle F, tuT: Manioc. 109j Una's Charm. in; Verona. 109: HniUEsler. list iJncle Mini. 114: UrUsa Urothtr, 1U, Bocond race, four-year-olds and upward, fl furlonsa Lady Mildred. 101t So.lun. lost 'Jack Harrison. lUflj Krlaky. lost 'York Ld. lull) lilt" ,??"?' 1?0!, A,,,90ur,l lm Medforii SShAlNnuSHSS I".! 5"hon Kob,eo- "" Twjfl r5c"( three-year-olds and upward, dl lnr, BV furlonns Dahlia. 100: lion Otis. Kid; An llampson, 102: 'Ophelia. C. io.1i 'Sybil. 103: 'Innocent Inn. 103: Klliabth McVauKhi ton. IOSi pit of a Devil. 10.1t Calltan. 1H5 HJr Richard, 10T 'Dan, 107; Kitty Cheatham, Fourth race, thr.yer-olila and upward purs. 0 furlom Vooltonr. joot liedtlmo ri.uQ.r. vt -rfv ucuwu, iiiu: itouert lfrad. ey. 105: Kleetabelle. IOSi 'Aldebaran. 100. Fifth race, four-vear-olds and upward, sell Inc. 8 furlongs 'Watch Your 8tep. 101: 'Illark Iiaauty. 104: Minstrel. 106; 'Hlo Hraioa luili lluldas Brother. KMli 'Blue ItaVr. i,' An. thony'a Lass, 10D Joo r., lOut Souvenir. 109! Captain Hen, lilt Carondolft. lilt Oarl, ili. Sixth race, three-yrar-olds and upward, al. In, mlla and TO yards Iteddest, 8S Hondo. i Yaca. 1031 Miss Waters. 104: llaby Cal I0TI 'Progressive, 107f Ily, 100: 'White Crown 109: Sure On, loot Dundreary. 109. "" Apprentice allowance claimed. Weather, cloudyf track, fast, i ' Havana Entries for Tomorrow v, b a. .,( .... ..- v. First race, threa-year-olds. IJti furlongs. -t. .1dttnlna Plaachka. till Defender. DO. M,n,u.. tandy, HOj 'Frashet. 10i 'Odd and Ends, loot llrnherlr. 108: CaDtaln Fre.1ertr-liB 111. li. B !M1. IIS. ' ' "V, - - m -.. .w . IK- -amd up. Claiming 'Hargon II, 00: 'llary lllack- $,. ''"Tfood. 104 'Onar, 107: 'laockjand. ion: Pepoct, n t, ilKI: Kamerkop, 111; Yorkshire Uoy, 114; lltart- ft , 114v I?- ' Third race. furlonga, for three-resrjlds and flownw .- v tuiiuuia, wr inrre.jearMJias , claiming 'Twlnkla Toes, (ttti Curls. HI: uelcui. IWli 'Placing Star. 104: Ka.t.r star,' Ir-.'Bnoora; t ...lst Fortun 109; Uatllc. I; MorrMown. HI. rtftk race. 1 m, for' thra-yarlds and up, alaatsur lter K'4i. . .Pf" .Mr. fTatj: .; Aaana, 108: Droml. 'UBi ., .nil -nuni V, OraLufv. us; lit. ' .', rottfth ra.o. 1,BU, fdr hrte.yar-olls and u. 3ali.Mr Old .Prury. ,1(1: -'penanca, l, TlWin.' .' 'Barette. loflj 'ftiero. loor MM: Autino, 111; Stonlngtoni 118, "i ',rw P. R. R. STOCKHOLDERS FAVOR ARBITRATION Go on Record for Orderly Settle ment of Labor Issues Ap prove Debt Increase Stockholders of the Pennsylvania Hall road went on record nt tho nnnual meeting today ns favoring a "settlement either by arbitration or somo orderly proceeding In which tho public participates" of any dllll cultles between tho company and its em ployes. This wn set forth In n resolution offered by (leorgo 13. Bartol, a stockholder, which was' adopted by nil of tho stockholders present nt the meeting, which wns held In Wltherspoon Hall, The lesolutlon, which was nn approval of the action of the directors of the com pany, sets forth that "the management of this company has taken the position (hat the questions at Issue between tho railroad company nnd tho employes engaged In ttaln service could not equitably or satisfactorily be settled, except by arbitration In whlen tho public would ho represented." Further, the resolution went on to say. that "existing conditions inado It till the moro Imperative that all differences between this company and Its employes'' should be fco .settled. Concluding, the resolution read: "He solved, that the stockholders of thin com pany believe It to he to the best Interests of the employes, the public and thcmselvea that no disruption of tho transput tntloti service from any cause should occur, nnd that such disruption can produce no bone tit, hut, on the contrary, unwarranted loss and suffering must result : and that the policy of tho management ns outlined In the annual teport is lietehy rntilied and con firmed, ami the stockholders upproe of the continuance of tho policy.'' Another lesolutlon which consented to tin Increase of the Indebtedness of the company to tlui extent of $75,000,000 was also adopted, unil It was ordered that a stock vote bo taken on the matter of the Increase at the annual election on March 27. The meeting lasted fifteen minutes nnd was presided over hi President Samuel Iteu GERARD SPEEDS NORTH AS HE FINISHES REPORT Ambassador Goes Over Docu ment He Will Give to Presi dent Wednesday Afternoon DAYTONA, Tla., March 13. James W. Gerard, former Ambassador to (Jcrinnny, today was putting the Mulshing touches on his report to President Wilson on the at titude of (lermany toward the United States and conditions In the Central Km plrcs. Mr. Gerard will reach Jacksonville late this afternoon nnd expects to get to Washington Wednesday afternoon, lie nnd about forty other Americans who compose his party aro traveling In special cars. Mr. Gerard declined to answer questions regarding his report hut members of the party said it would be a complete exposure of German Intrigue against this country. Woman Stole Hospital Outfits MAHAXOV CITY. Pa.. March U. Charged with systematically thieving nt the Statu Hospital nt Fountain Springs by removing therefrom J500 worth of blankets, silverware and nurae3' uniforms. Mrs. Mary Molltor nnd Thomas Gllroy. of Ashland, domestics nt tho hospital, were at rested by tho Stato police today and held by Squire McFadden, of Ashland, for their appearance at court. The goods were found In Mrs. Molltor's home. Third Pennsylvania Entrains Kti PASO. March 13. The Third Penn sylvania artillery, scheduled to leave today for Sunbury, Pa., is now entraining. Havana Itesults FIIIST HACK, thrro-year-olds and upward, claiming, TVt furlonira: 1. .Mad 'four. 9a. Itowan... in to 1 r. to I .1 to 1 'J. I.ola. SO. Wakcrf 4 to 1 i to I oven :i. Purple and (loll, nil. Mink fl to 1 ft to 2 0 to 2 Time, 1:10 1-.1. Urnj. Pnlm Leaf. I.ulu Oreen Pass On, Mddlo Mott. Marvelous and Nnrnor J. v.. Jr.. slfo ran. HUCO.NI) IiAl'Il. three-yeur-olds and upward, claiming ,1h furlonps: 1. TelinJ. 1UK, Mink - 1 K to .1 4 to S 2. San .Ion. 110, Minder.. 5 to I 2 to 1 even 3. Nino Muchacho. 10.1. (Irnv 8 to 1 .1 to 1 R to R Time. 1:10. I.lttle Wonder. Plaw-hke. South ern (jold. Lily llrme and Sherwood also run. Hot Springs Results KIIIST HACK, three. year-olds and upward. 0 furlongs: 1. Ir. I'rather. inn. Crump X to .1 4 to .', 1 to 8 2. Plunger. 10t. Duxton . .' tt to 1 2 to I even 3. .lames O. 101, lloair... 12 to 1 .1 to 1 .1 to 2, Time. 1:1H S.,1, Panhn. Miss Shot, Vt'oodlv. Patapsco Nepotism. Adolunle. Ulne Deer and (Irev Foot also ran. HKCOND HACK, three-year-olds and upward, selllnir. ft furlonss: 1. Henjamln. loo. Huxton.. 6 to 1 2 to 1 een 2. C'anh on Delivery, ion. Illee 7 to 2 T to r, 7 to 10 3. nidamoblla, lot, Trolne. 1 to 2 0 to A 1 to 2 Time i:tti. ,nni winn. tinr Apparent nr Kendall Koeman, Hiilph R , Cather I... ller tnudltin and Freeman alpo ran Tillltl) RACI1, three-year-olds and upward, eelllrc. mile and To yards: I Handful. 110. IHynea.. 4 to .1 2 to r, nut 3. Vnlutpn. 110. Cooper . O to 2 H to .1 7 to 10 3 Kneelet. 110 I.yke.. . 1.1 to 1 ll to 1 :t to 1 Time. 1:47 3-1 Helen Jiimis. Col. JleNab. Milton Campbefl anil I.o'dy Pow era uIbo ran CITY NEWS FKANKFOKII IIUMNKHH MKX'S and Taxpayers' Association will make a pro test at Its meeting tonight to the Uell Tele phono Company against removing public telephones from three churches In Frank ford, Henry S. Dorneman will preside. An olMclal of the Pell Telephone Company said regarding tho protest that not only the tele phones of tho three churches but about fifty more telephones which are not paying will bo taken out. This ls,to make room In tho Frankford cable for Increasing paying business lines. IHtlNKING POISON and .hoitluB him. self in the head Is tho way Ames K. Malus, twenty-eight years old, of 247 South Klghth street, committed suicide, ncvordlng to the police, He went to the homo of his sister-in-law, Mrs. William O'Donnell, Hoxborough, and asked to see his wife. When his request was denied 'he drank the poison. Tho police say that his wife had left Malus and this preyed on his mind. Ho died at St, Timo thy's Hospital. IIIHIIOP IIHI.VKI.AMIIlIt, ordered by physicians to take a complete rest for sev eral weeks, has left on a vacation. He is suffering from neuritis. His secretaries have been given orders to keep his desti nation a secret, so that ho may not be dis turbed while away, "KA18KU OF DKI.AWAHi: AV12NUR," a negro, who gave his name as William Kelly, attacked Lieutenant liuchler, of the mounted squad, with a knlfn when ordered to move while In u crowd at Twelfth and Pine streets. Sergeant Lash overpowered the negro and arrested him. Kelly said he was the "Kaiser," and that no policeman could drive' him away. MAJOR JOHN (!. (1HOOMK, superintend ent of the State police, said that Philadel phia In case of emergency cannot rely on the. State organization to guard municipal servtco plants but must depend upon the local police department. He said the Stats police bas pnly 225 men and that It Is en tirely too small to guard the plsnts sde oustelv. ., rr a n. ' -..,"--vy" ,, S-!. m jh?;' v; 'tfVENItfG LED0I3t?r-PHlLADEIPfliA, T FOUR INJURED WHEN TROLLEY CARS CRASH Fifteen Passengers Thrown Into Panic by Collision, at Up town Crossing An ensthound Allegheny avenue car crashed Into tho mlddlo of a southbound navy yard cur this morning nt Fifteenth nnd Allegheny avenue, slightly injuring four persons, badly damaging both cars nnd ty ing up tralllc for moro than an hour. Tho Allegheny avenue car contained only Its crew, whllo. tho other held nbou,t fifteen passengers, who wcro thrown Into a panic when tho big car half tipped over on Its side. Itescucrs had to break some of tho car windows to get a few of the passengers out. So cause for tho wreck has been as signed by the Investigating traction com pany otllclnls, Tho Injured- Mr. and Mrs T. II, THOMPSON. K.3.1 Wlnito- hoeklnir street, bruises and shuek. JOSKP1I CONWAY, 3330 North Sjdenhnm trevt, mulorman of the Allegheny enue car, ruts and brutaes: Samaritan Hoxpltal. Mrs. JOHN I.OHI1 :itllo North Ninth street, ahork and severe bruises: treated at the home of Mrs. ltk'hard K Tonitue. 142.1 AllcEheny avenue. Olio erslon of the Occident Is that Con way lost control of his car when near the crossing and went Into tho other car at a low rate of speed. Conway's car was completely caved In nt tho front end, while the other car was lifted partly off Its truck and tipped slightly. Tho crash uns beard for iii.niy blocks nnd In n lew minutes a score of policemen and three ambulances weto on the scene. The Injured were treated on the scene of the accident, with tho exception of Conway When the collision canio those In the nuy yard car wcro thrown over to one side In a huddle. It was hero that Uohr was slightly Injured. It tool: nil hour for the car to bo lifted back on its truck and shunted off to one side. Tho Ulegheny nenue car was towed nway. BLAMES ORDER DELAY m FATAL TRAIN CRASH Inquest Held in Deaths of Train men in Norristown Wreck NfJllltlSTOWN", Pa.. March 13 - The deatli of llugene (Inoza, Norristown : Kurt llalhlg, West Philadelphia; A. A. Iltck lltls, M.ihanoy City, trainmen who wete killed In a collision of two freight train" ill Notrlstown on Match C. were Investi gated at an Inquest this afternoon. Amos McConnick assistant trainmaster of the Pennsylvania ltallroad's Schuylkill Valley division, testified that Knglno-r Charles, of the westbound ft eight train, and Ills onductor had received a special order to rut) his train west on tho east bound track from Sluiwinont to Kianklln avenue, at tho upper epd of Norristown. This order was timed 1:34 n. in. A sec ond order annulling the llrst was sent at 4:C3 to "WQ " the signal nation near where tho accident occurreu. i tie secuun signal changed the running of Charles' i train from "WQ to I'Tanitlin avenue from "WQ" to Franklin avenue lie was to run on the westbound Instead of tho east bound track. Although Charles' tralndld not leave Shawmont until 4:53, he did' not get the second annulling order, because it was explained the head of the train had probably passed the Shawmont telegraph station. It was also declared that "WQ" signal man should have Indicated that he had an order message by putting out a ted hand lamp. Hut even though the signal man nt the tower didn't display a stop signal, the engineer had no right to pass the purple, or stop light, which was displayed at the Inter lockink switch, it was said. it was testified that Charles passed this purple signal 459 feet or 450 feet ppst the "dendllnc" or the point past which he was not to pass a single Inch. MAN SHOT TO DEATH IN PROFESSOR'S HOME Teacher of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Kills Guest Reasons Still Unknown HOANOKI3. Va.. March 13. Prof. C. E. Vawler, of the Virginia Polytechnic Insti tute, shot and fatally Injured Stockton Heath. Jr., today at lllacksburg. Heath is now In the Jefferson Hospital here. Threo bullets penetrated his abdomen. Hxcept that tho shooting look place In Vawler's home, where Heath was a guest, no Information was vouchsafed in regard to tho tragedy. Heath's home Is near lllacks burg. Leonard Trains for Welsh NliW YOniC. March 13. Following his victory over Johnny Tillman at Philadel phia, Benny I.ionnrd New York light weight, today began training for his bout the night of March 22 with Champion Freddie Welsh. According to critics, Leon ard Is greatly Improved since his last ap pearance against Welsh IN BRIEF crensed pay on Sundays nnd for overtime. Some of tho stations affected are nt Uroad mil Callowhlll streets, on Noblo street and nt the Chestnut street wharf. KNOCKIID DOWN h.v the iimr automo bile, two persons wcro Injured nt Klghth and Itaco streets. They were Karl Peters, fifteen years old, of 1318 Vino street, nnd Mrs. Dorothy Marston, 224 North Franklin street. Tho boy was badly bruised : the woman's condition Is not serious. The driver was arrested. Till' (11.1) IHIVOX INN has been sold and will be remodeled as a school for young girls. The school will be known ns Devon Manor. The property was offered for sale several years ago for $350,000. The pur chase price was not stipulated. HEVKNTY-l'IVK (1IHI.H, representing the Business Women's Christian League, have collected $933 In the canvass campaign to raise 110,000 for the organization. The canvassers used only their lunch hours for the work. . CHAUI.i:.MAONi: TOWIlIt lint been nom inated for president of the Historical So ciety of Pennsylvania to succeed the lat head of the society, formr Governor Sam uel W. Pennypacker. Hampton L. Carson. John F. Lewis and Samuel Castner, Jr., were nominated for vice presidents ; Itobert Sturgls Ingersoll, recording secretary ; John Ilach McMaster, corresponding secretary; Francis Howard Williams, treasurer, and Illchard M. Cadwalader, auditor, They will be voted' In on May 14, CIVIL HKKVICK examinations were held In the Federal Building today for the posi tions of mechanician qualified as Instru ment makers and electrical machinist, TllE IJAI.mVIN I.OCOMOTIVK WO UK 8 has- received orders for the following loco motives: One 0-6-0 type for Midland Val ley Railroad; two Mogul type for Hepublla Iron, and Steel Company, Youngstown. O, : one) O-B-0 type for Detroit Kdlson' Com pany, Detroit, Mich.; one- Mogul type for Illinois Terminal Ttallroad: ten Mikado type-for Nashville, Chattanooga and ;Bt- CJJESE BERNSTORFF TO SCORE SEARCH IN PROTEST Will Denounce Rigors of British Examination in Communi cation to U. S. COPENHAGEN, March 13. Count von IlcrnstorlT and party left here today for Hcrlln. By ARTHUR E. MANN CliniSTIANIA. March 10 (by. wireless to Hcrlln and thence via Tuckerton, N. J.. March 1.1). Not een Countess on Bernstorff, the American wife of the former Ambassador to tho L'nlted Stntes from tlcrmnny, was exempt In the mlnuto search of the Scandinavian-American liner I'rederlk Mil and her passengers by the llrltlsh authorities at Halifax. So thorough was Mils scatch aiI so re pugnant tho methods as well ns tho "flay It enforced on the former envoy that he will lodge formal protest at Washington. At tho time of tho searching the llrltlsh authorities refused to transmit his telegraphic protest. They did mall a censoted protest to Doctor Itlttcr, tho Swiss Minister In Washington, who wbb left by Hetnstotft In charge of (lermati Interests nt the American capital. Hut this was not fot warded, It is under stood until after the examination was com pleted nnd tho Frederick VIII left port The llrltlsh authorities refused to per nilt the American consul nt Halifax to come aboard the Frederick VIII nnd forced tho captain of the, liner to promise not to use his wltcless. Count ion Hernstorff was tho only one of the parly who was exempt from search. Ills wife was thoroughly searched, liven the Insoles of her shoes weie ripped off. Hut her examination was mild compared to that tn which tho other (let mans had to submit. They weie stripped to the skin and thor oughly looked over. liven their mouths were 'examined ns well its the spaces be tween their toes. Not even the women In the party were excused from this painstak ing hunt. All Herman gold money was confiscated ns contraband. A few nennans lost a lit tle paper money. Customs nfllclnlH like wise confK'alod all rubber Including hot water bottles, baby nipples and rubber heels. Commander Adair Hall, of the llrltlsh ciulser. was In charge of the ship guards during the customs Inspection. lie per sonally nturiud some iiiticli'i which his sulioidinates had taken Man of the customs eiamln.itlons wete brutal I'nknown In the naval ollliers in charge It was noted at one time that two customs men were ilnuiK while on duty BRIDGE TO CAMDEN NEARER LAW BOOKS Proposed Structure and Sub Delaware Tunnel Part of Shite Administration Bill Hu n Staff t'ormpiHulmt IIATimsnrUR. Match 13. A step towaid the construction of the pioposcd bridge oier tho Delaware lllver between Philadelphia and Camden, which also would make possible the building of the proposed tunnel under the Delaware as patt of the high-speed transit system, will bo taken tomorrow. A Vnre member of the House, either Pep resentntlve Thomas F. McNIchoi or Itepre sentatlve Conner, will Introduce a bill con stituting tho existing Board of Commission ers of Public Cirotinds and Buildings, a com mission to act with commissions of other States, or as an Independent commission, for the purpose of planning tho construc tion of the proposed bridgo or tunnel. The purpose of the bill. It Is understood, is to make possible the building of the bridge to Camden, but tho ineasuro includes supervision over the tunnel In older to provido for the future.' Tho commission, the bill rends, "Is for the purpose of planning and construction of one or more bridges or tunnels, such ns may bo suitable or necessary to provide passage for tralllc over or under all naviga ble streams or rivers which partially bound any county or counties of this State and which streams or livers are boundaries of this State." Tho commission is empoweted to "have prepared the necessary and proper plans for the construction of the bridge or tunnel,, to select tho location for the same, to plan and fix tho boundaries of the approaches thereof, and to make all necessary esti mates of the probable cost of Its construc tion nnd of the acquisition of the ground for Its site nnd approaches, to enter Into the necessary contracts to build nniT equip said bridge or tunnel, and to pb'tain the necessary consent of the Oovernment of the United States and of tho Secretary of War." The commission, tinder the terms of the measure, would hae supervision over the expenditure of all money used to build the bridgo or tunnel. Tho State of Pennsylvania, under the terms of the bill, would assume responsi bility nnd liability for constructing only as much of the bridge or tunnel ns would extend to the middle of tho Delaware Illver. Itlver. The State further would pay only tile cost of ciinstruHlrig the physical structuro of tho bridge or tunnel. The approaches nnd tho acquisition of th ground for the site of tho bridge or tunnel Is to bo paid for by Philadelphia County. Tho ground for tho bridge or tunnel nnd for tho unnroaches would bo bought by the commission, which is empowered to bring condemnation proceedings, If necessary. Upon the completion of tho bridge or tunnel, the "care, charge, control and, ex pense of maintenance nnd repairs" shall pass to tho county. The county also would receive the revenues from the bridge or tun nel. There already exists a commission repre senting the State of New Jersey, Last year frequent conferences were held with Governor Brumbaugh, and he was requested to create a commission for Pennsylvania. The measure that will be Introduced Tomor row la tho State administration plan Itf re gard to the bridge. rIRTUE BOND is v Beck's new Bond Paper for your station ery, tfias the snap, crackle and finish of a high-cost paper, but is sold at a nioderate fig ure. Ask your printer, or let us send you a copy of Beck's Bulle tin. CHARLES BECK CO. Papers for All Kinds of. Good Printing .609. Chestnut Street MASH rniiaucipnia4 ,, j. . - - :pru 1 f V , ' S i J AT," Af AROH is'lOif MAN KILLS WOMAN AND ENDS HIS LIFE Alleged Private Detective Shoots Camdenitc Who. Spumed His Attentions Charles (I, Steelmnn, a barber, shot and killed Mrs. Anna McCoy, with whom he was Infntttnted. nnd then killed himself this afternoon nt the Steelmnn home, 1424 Balrd avenue, Camden. Tho murderer nnd suicide Ib not related to tint woman In whose homo the crime wns committed Steelmnn, who tlved In Vlneland, N. J.. 2B22 North Twelfth street, Philadelphia, had been forcing his attentions upon Mrs, McCoy, the police say, for somo time Mrs. McCoy tried In every way. It Is said, to dls'uade him from annoying her. Ilccently he learned that she was boarding nt the Steelmnn home, lie went there last night to plead wllli her. but he' was refused ad mlttniico'to tho house. Ilo vowed, however, that he would see Mrs. McCoy, neighbors say, nnd return to Philadelphia. Today he called at the Steel nun home with n suitcase. He was- ugaln refused admittance. Mrs. Steelmnn pleaded with liltu to leave tho house. Ho shouted his dellaneo and asserted that ho would see Mrs. McCoy rcgurdless of uny cost Steelmnn then hurst In the front door. Tho frightened women In the house rati toward the second Hour. The murderer caught .Mrs. Steelmnn on the stairway nnd shot her through tho left breast. Ho then datted upstairs In pursuit of Mrs. McCoy and her adopted daughter ticrtrudo. They lied Into a bedroom and barricaded the door. FimiD Tiiiiorcii noon The murderer llred through tho dooi and eventually broke It open. Mrs. .McCoy was douching In a corner. She pleaded with the murdeter to spare her llfo that she may live and take rate of her daughter. Steel man fired nt her while i-lie was talking nnd she fell dead with a bullet through the heart. Meanwhile. tlertriTde managed to escape to another room, Steelmau then threw himself on a bed nnd fired n bullet through IiIh head. Gertrude McCoy sum moned the police. They sent her and Mrs. Steelmau to the Cooper Hospital. The phy sicians believe tho Injuted woman cannot live. .losepli .Steelmau, husband' of Mrs. Stcel uian. Is In Wlldwood on business. He was notified of the shooting, and Is hurrying to lih wlfe'n bidslde. The police believe that Steelmau has been watching the Steel mail home for some time uud decided that today, while tho husband was absent, would lie llie best time to wreak revenge on the w oni.ui who spurned htm. Papers found on Steelmau lead the po lice to bellevo that ho was a private de tective A ca id bearing the name West Jersey Detectlvo Association was among other things found In his pockets. Mrs. Mi Coy. It Is said, had been separated from her husband. The shooting was ptemeditnted, the police said. This was Indicated, they said, by sev eral letters nnd notes left by Hie dead man addressed to lis wife and children, J. Allison Kruse, a Vlneland undertaker, and David Slgnfoo, of the Vlneland Journal. He also left a note to the person "who should find us." Indicating, the police said,, that be intended to wipe out the persons whom he "blamed for his troubles. Mrs. George Splcer. of 3724 Havel ford avenue, sister-in-law of the slayer, was nntlj lied this afternoon by the Cniiiden police that her sister, .Mrs Steelmau. was coming from th family home in Vlnelitnd to claim the body of her husband. Sim said she didn't know of the existence of another woman in the case and said that the fam ily life of tho couple was fairly peaceful so far as she knew. According to Mrs Splcer, Steelmnn Is survived by a girl of twenty and a boy of fourteen. li;ft lkttkh to wifk In a long letter to his wife Steelmau hlameil a "white-haired, lying tigress" for alienation of ills friends' nffectlons. "The road of the future Is long and Is not worth the tolls," ho wrote. "Don't look at me. Ilemember tnc as you last saw tne in tears as you drove tne from home at midnight Into the storm nnd tho cold, cruel world, r don't blamo you. May God biers you and keep yott on a better road than I have ever trod " SUNDAY'S LEDGER WLL ' PORTRAY HEROIC WOMEN Striking Aarticle by Charles W. Duke Reveals Modern Examples o Courage anil Devotion Heroism of women of today Is portrayed In "Modern Joan of Arcs." n striking nrtlclc by Charles W. Duke that will appear In Sunday's Public Ledger. Among the so-called timid creatures who aro afraid of a mouse and yet who respond nobly when emergency calls for bravery Is Mrs. B, Harris, tho last passenger to leave tho torpedoed steamship Laconla nfter su pervising the rescue of women and chil dren. Around her Mr. Duke has woven an Interesting story. In which are enumerated tho hi avo deeds of other modern heroines. Belief SHSlsWrWSPSSSSsOP' ssfs&sinnsssssssssssssPsss One customer who believes in what he buys is a better un conscious salesman than u dozen" fine talkers. It may be that you will buy your first Royal because of what some believing user says. So mudi the better. i The Royal inspires belief, wins confidence. and holds favor. You will notice that every .member of our organization is a Royal believer. And every Royal user is a Royal friend. There's some thing nt the bottom of all that. ROYAL TYPEWRITER CO. INC. 904 Walnut St., Phiia., Pa. Branche in All Principal CUUs '',A.,.,; V"" ''-A'Vc '' COERCION CHARGED ' AT POLICE ELECTION Men Said to Have Been Ordered to Vote for Po'licc Cle,rk as Association's Secretary Coercion of high police officials to bring about the election of Walter Gilbert, chief clerk of the Bureau of Police, to the sec retaryship of the Police Beneficial Associ ation 1m charged by friends of nichard Botkln. A policeman of the. Mannyunk po lice station, who Is opposing Gilbert for tho post, Ah election Is being held this afternoon. At n previous election held two weeks ago Ilotkln was elected by n majority of two votes. At the first election Gilbert had his own tickets printed and distributed among the delegates. It was ruled, however, that only ofllclal ballots could be accepted. Ilot kln won by a majority of two. Since then tho Gilbert fnctlon raised a technicality and contended that Gilbert's self-printed ballots should have been accepted. Then unother election was ordered. A number of Gilbert followers held a quiet meeting In Itoom 030 this afternoon before the elec tion. This meeting. It ,ls said, followed or ders Issued by Captain Callahan that the men were to turn In for Gilbert. When the late John J. McKay was secretary of tho association, It was understood that the position carried no salary. It has since been learned that a salary of $1400 a year Is attached to tlje Job, As It Is contrary to a city ordinance for any city employe to hold two salaried po sitions. Director Taylor was questioned In tegnrd to the matter. Ho said ho did not know whether any salary was attached to tho position or not. In regard to the al leged coercion of the police officials, the Director said he would not permit any one to use the department as a whip. CITY HALL MEN WARNED AGAINST "PLOT OUTRAGES A warning lo City Hall guides and ele Mitor men to watch strangers with pack ages In the building was Issued today by Prank J. Cummlskey, chief of the Bureau of City Pnfperty, as a "wnr" measure. The order ahso Instructed guides not to allow visitors to take photographs of the city from the lop of City Hall tower The precautions will be taken to prevent pos sible ilnmngo to the building by cranks In spired by tho spy "scare" or the acquisition of Information about the city which would possibly be of military alue in case of h declaration of war with Germany. WHITE SWAN HOTEL SOLD Frederick V. Lobb Buys Pre-Revilu-tion Germuntown Property The historic White Swan Hotel, north west corner of Germantown and Mount Airy avenues, Mount Airy, was conveyed today by Kdward P. Hotzcll to Frederick V. Lobb for a price not disclosed. This property was built before the lteo lutlnu, and several times during the War of Independence the building housed Conti nental soldiers. i U-Bont Reported Stranded LONDON. March 13 A 'tenter's dispatch from The Hague today reported that a Ger man submarine was stranded off the Dutch coast pear Hellevoetsluls. franklin Simon a Co. Fifth Avenue, .t7th and 38th Sts., New York WILL EXHIBIT AT MONTGOMERY INN Bryn Tuesday ' March 13th Spring Apparel For Women and Misses Suits Coats Wraps Street Dresses, Afternoon and Evening Gowns ' ', Blouses Skirts Shoes . Sweaters Riding Habits, Underwear, Negligees, etc. At Moderate Prices MiniiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiia lutuiiuiuiHiiuiiiiJiuiuiiuiuiuiiiiiuiuimii wuhiwiiihuiiijiuiiiI!m Everybody Delighted W'lTH the wonderful qualities of tho cloths With .the courtesy of the cutters and salesmen With the exceptional variety of pat terns in our $35 & $30 NEW SPRING ) $ YOUR MEASURE Whole tailoring organization work ing with precision and swiftness to deliver suits as ordered. WIST PHILADELPHIA BRANCH STORE, 204 SOUTH 52D ST. (OPEN EVENINGS) Wanamaker & Brown r:Mgff at Sixh WTTI . ' S .'J '.. -W I. ' ;) "'. ,,4 ?". ' HENRY H0UCKD1 OF HEART DiSEASJ 1 State Internal Affairs ru'A Collapses After 81st1 mrtnaay Observance HAD TAKEN MOTOR T0u K Veteran. Politicinn Rode Arouj'i Pi.lr Tt,. TT! , 1U1.' iin. x iuw, ma nome Near Lebanon Henry Houck, Slate Secretary of Inur,.," Affairs, died at 12:2n o'clock this nJli ' of paralysis of the heart at his hom. iI'B' i-nrK i-incc. near i.cuanon, Pa. EV , m tlmo his health had been a m '""JVi -- iw sjS rfivii i concern to his family, but as late jm-tfl day afternoon ho wns nhln in . , . " "mvj a rnotor-T lug trip about the city. He seemm tA yesterday than for sevcrnl days and tk.JV,1 lapse nt 0 o'clock last cenlng was un't pectcd. Oii March G, In celebration f Lu" eighty-first birthday nnnlversary, Mr.Mnr had his children as ,hls guests at a Uog.! I ll t n (1 At r,. j The Stato House of Representatives iti llarrlshurg udjourned at 11:15 this i,wr,4 lug out of respect to the memory of m, Houck. Keproscntntive Menrkle, AlltgWfc rtfYATTif I (lift nrllnnriiinnii ... .1,.n . A i " - ""'" "-"l "" uuon, parte, tribute to Mr. Houck, and Speaker Baldh,7 In a seconding speech euiogiied hra . uic man ot long service in public affairs (nf Pennsylvania against whom there was ml n limn Mi if rtt-l t liltt I Mr. Houck was bom In Palmyra, Ubi; lion County. Pn.,y -March , 1S36, anil A educated In tho public and private school ....v.. .......... ,,.... .y no hu Megan teachi ' ing school. Tour ye'ars later he was elected! principal of tho high school In North Leh.A non borough. While rllllng this posluV When llfteen years yf age he began ti.. he. prepared for college.4. He was lor college. He was appointed nt of schoolsln Lebanon CTbum' I was twice elected to this of'.l superlntcndci in lsno and nee. jii ioui lie iii'i'i'iueil a. position In Ut Department ot Public Instruction and iJ tfiilO menct ieoilihl,.,l 4 .. t. - ..m. . . U o'jv tMn juuiiiuhju tu mf uiiice oi deputy State superintendent, which tin filled ftj.-" thirty-eight years. Ho was twice chalr-t man of the executive committee ofth Suu Teachers' Association and In 1872 preside! 1 at Its annual meeting in Philadelphia. . V Ho had conducted institutes In nun?': States and lectured in nearly every citr J iyv(1 Intt'n In 1'nnnditli-ntiln t 4m .' ' made n tour of Porto ltlco to Innulre lw Its educational features. Ho was honored? with degrees of Lltt D. and A M., hyPeniui sylvania atato i;ouego and Franklin and Marshall College, respectively. He nii elected Secretary of Internal Affairs Ko-1 veinuer t, iuui; rc-eiecteu to that office t November 8, 1910, and re-elected for i third term November 3, 1914. I Deer Seen Near Shenandoah Joah ' J n.-nei. SHRNANDOAII, Pa March dents of the Shenandoah Valley and em itlnvitq nf tlin lljimmnnil rnlllrv ,km seeing a large deer yesterday, near Io-jf cust Mountain, Just north ot this city. Old' hunters say It Is the first one seen hereS In fifty years. , $ ii THE Mawr, Pa. Wednesday March 14th 21 .50 FOR ) ? jaastA IS? III I Strpirt,f or .. $6 -Yfeaf s !?MLJlfW Vv" way, am-i.v-v-ut(irM t HM- IMtfKiL. . ... .".. BKhPTihSU JHjil JJ
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