t. SttWitt .i"vv i"' i . ' iG LEDGER ifter Thatiked for In- Ifrble Aid in Sjiccess- V.-J Tir.A THrrVif , XU1 HOftC A 6 tIL IN STATEMENT lion Chief Says Increase Nifiiid Not Have Been Won Without Help adelohla's firemen were enthusiastic tttr. praise today of the part ttta mo J-.EDOER piayca in winning iuijr im lor inem. .Hon Chief John J. Menklll. at En- Cmbhihv No. 30. (Jermantown avenue fe'Vinango street, said ho was talklntf Vith8 men wnen ne iiinnncu mo a. Lbdokr. I'thn men tell me." he Bald, "that they '.could have arot more "salary If It hafi been for the Evssino Lkdoeu's mag- t .campaign. All over tho city ous; men and storekeepers and wago- ken and all classes of people came to ljutd congratulated us on tho magnificent C, tnat tne newspaper om in our in it We asrecd with them that there r was such a high class campaign I, nor on such big scaio. we on how much wo owe to tho Evening) SER and we deeply appreciate It." f.,iClitef Mcsklll wob chairman of tho Jit-o il's 'commltteo which waged the salary e campaign with tho support or tno who Ledobr. ' Chief Murnhy was out of the city iv. but at his office his subordinates said Melt mighty good over tho success of tho ftlgn. v - BS. HEARS OF RAIDER 'if' W AMnTTDAATWFADDV Ifojr A1W U-DVAi UIUUUJI ver Reported in Atlantic and Submarine Said to Be in Pacific . m. WASHINGTON. April 13. rjetumors of a submarine plying oft the etflo coast are persistent, but thus far .no offlda! verification, the ravy De cent announced today. "At' the same time It announced receipt unofficial reports or a ucrman ramcr '.the South Atlantic. f?The report of a submarine off tho I'a- , coast Is persistent, fain mo uepan t, "and so much so that we are on the tout. The rumor comes from various pie, but no vessel has seen the subma- .Queries as to the Galveston report that f bsltteil nYtlti ulirnnlml tlin clcrh I lltf? flf fl run the Yucatan Channel elicited tno nation that we have had a rumor of Mlder to tho south." J'1', W$i c f wnvnn3n A.!! 11 W'f $Nw warning of the prcsenco of a Cler- , hw .quuiiicti mo 4.i..- .. .......... (Snipping men luuuy tiy .ttiJuim ... " Mmer, commnndlng tho Twelfth United fites naval district The second warning- t'the location of the reported submarine definitely, asserting It has been seen the Mexican coast .Reports from rellablo sources, which ar credible, inaicaie inai n ucrman arlne Is In the Pacific, probably oft IjmC&lCUlI IXIUBl, SAIU VIIIIIICI. I'M understood that tho second warning ' Issued because steamship men gen. Ky did not seriously Jieed the first warn- ODservers who are ramllinr witn nav 6n of the Pacific waters believe the at if It proves really to be In the Be. Is bound for the northern routo i Seattle and Vancouver to Vladivostok, i which huge shipments of munitions .been sent to Russia. CAmOtnU (hnt It a tint llklv It - almost Impossible that a German sub- ne could have reached the Pacific." said aer, "but I say nothing is Impossible In i days. The tremendous cruising radius ithe new U-boats makes It easily pos- that one might have gono around the HA TnMkVi THIRTEENTH, AND ITS HISTORY On Friday Benedict Arnold was arrested. Columbus sailed. Pilgrim Fathers lnndod. Georgo Washington born. Declaration of Independence writ ten. On the Thirteenth Field day for Roman Emperors Justin, Titus and Tiberius II dying naturally .and Claudius being poi soned. ' Many saints martyred St. Eu genlus, Bishop of Carthago; St. Ilip polytus, St. Cnssian and St. Dessnnt. Empress Maria Theresa born. Handel, composer, died. ' General Bclisarius died. Jean de la Fontaine, essayist,, died. Philip II of Spain died. General James Wolfe killed in battle. Popes Gregory XII, Pius III and Sixtus IV died. MAYOR TO SEE BOARD ON TRANSIT SATURDAY Smith and Connelly Will Ask Service Commission, to End Deadlock Mayor Smith, Transit Director Twining and City Solicitor Connelly will appear be fore tho Public Service Commission In Har rlsburg tomorrow to urgo again Immediate action on tho applications of the city for permits to proceed with the high-speed transit development. The conferenco was arranged as a result of tho letter sent to the commission by tho Mayor last week, in which he virtually demanded that tho deadlock, which has held up the transit work, bo broken and that the certificates bo granted or definitely re fused. The certificates which are being held up are for tho Broad street subway, tho sub way delivery loop, tho Darby elevated, tho Northwest-Hoxborough subway-clevatcd and tho Thirty-fifth Ward high-surface line. Tho transit department has opened bids for tho entire subway delivery loop and for three sections of the Broad street subway from South to Stiles streets. The contracts cannot bo awarded, however, until tho Com mission acts. As a result of tho obstruc tive tactics of tho board these contracts, which total about J1S,000,000, nro' being delayed Indefinitely. Tho threo commissioners who have op posed favorable nctlon at this time nro Ryan, Magee anfl Hitting. Chairman Alney and Commissioners Brecht and Alcorn are .willing to grant tho certificates without rurtner argument. THREE PtULADELPHIANS ASK TO BECOME AVIATORS JA DISCREDITS TALE U-BOATS NEAR ISLAND r fc' J7 - .. .. . . "Jnrooi oi .bngusn vessels sinking, iC Reported by Sailor at l$! Key West 1VANA, April 13. Cuban authorities having any Information today of a, of German U-boats In waters on ' aides of the Island. A- story of the of a British sailing ship off Clen- was 'said by the authorities of that t.to be without proof. Stories that rers on a sieamsnip rrom iey west i Havana had sighted a submarine were ed by the Bhlpa officers. if ,5 "WEST. Fla., April 13. Navy of- i today were Investigating the story ;fcjr C. Peterson of the sinking of the AoK Clenfuegos, Cuba. Thoy would , discuss It on. a member of the crew who ar- l,Mrom Havana, declared the crew was I; four hours after the sinking, being up by a tug ana lowea 10 uien- Tfci Germans launched a canvas boat, erson said, and boarded the Treveai. ln Williamson was given ten minutes take to the boats. The Germans then ctlie Treveai with bombs placed tore l.ait 1-.J. v m m DISCUSS U. S. RELATIONS fef A1' , ?." -- . . in Minister noma uoniercnce "ifjth King Gustave of Sweden TOLM, April 13, King Gustav nested Ira Kelson Morris, the Minister, to come to the palace. e' remained for three-quarters of :in informal conversation. ' King's utterances were made In e. but Mr. Morris, while unable to own what wag said, asserted that rence was largely devoted to a n .-nf " fmriArtiint itiihlftrtH nffflctln- and the United States, particularly ; ftferenc. to the entry of the United into :tna war. Fill Applications, Indorsed by Senator Penrose, to Enter Army Flying Corps Three Phlladelphlans today filed applica tions with tho War Department at Wash ington to become nvlators. They are J. A. Connelly, of 3910 Chestnut street; George T. Itlchartls. of .1600 Chestnut street, and Wayne C. Vetterleln, of 4213 Spruco street. They have had some experience In Hying. Ulchards Is a Princeton ftrndunto and Vet terleln was graduated from Yale. Their applications were indorsed by Senator Pen rose and Representatives Graham and 1M-monds. 'r . i ' J Ui'in , iW . v&wm X, -1 i '' OLD GUARD PATRIOTIC Members Gathered at Annual Dinner Hear Stirring Speeches Several hundred men who have seen active military scrvlco gathered together at tho annual dinner of tho Old Guard of tho City of Philadelphia In the Hotel Wal ton. Patriotism was tho keynote of the meeting. Announcement was made that the State Fenclblca, will parade In this city tomorrow night. Colonel John M, Ulukson was the toast master. Tho addresses were made by Judge Norrls S. Harraft. Major Emanuel Firth, of tho Old Guard of tho State Fcnclbles; Colonel Thomas S. Lanard, of the Stato Fenclbles : Colonel Daniel H. V Bell, of the Morris Guard of Atlantic City; Judge Isaao Johnson, of Media, and John W. Pepper. Tho Invocation was of fered by Itev. A. II. Leo. ; RARE EDITIONS SOLD .Highest Price, $1010,. Paid for First t Issue of 'The Embargo" NEW1 YOItK, April 13. First editions, autograph letters and association books, In cluding maiiy Items of great rarity, brought 19800 In a sale by Scott & O'Shaughncssy at the Collectors' Club. Tho highest price was 11010, paid by Georgo D. Smith for the extremely rare first .edition of 'The I3m bargo." by' William Cullen Bryant, Boston, 1808, duodecimo, sewn and uncut. The poem was written by Bryant when twelve years of age, and Is Inspired by the antl-Jcffersonlanlsm prevalent in Now Eng land at the time. BREAD The best loaf of home-made Bread in the city only 5c at ftansGohfs H 1232 Market St. 0J8 Market St. M V 134 Market St. W CITY NEWS IN BRIEF II. T. HTOTKHIIURY HAH A pemonnl bodyguard. Tho financier visited Captain Tato In City Halt and made arrangements for the appointment of James J, Quirk as n special policeman to act as bodyguard. Quirk, n former rcscrvo policeman, was bodyguard for former Mayor Blankenhurg. He nlso was one of tho policemen who ac companied the Liberty Bell on Its trip to the l'anama-Pnclfla exhibition two years ago. RATH ONAWINO MATCltl.'H tnrid a small fire early today In tho rear of the saloon of John Maltoy, 1313 Itaco street. Tho dnmago Is estimated nt $113. TO D1HCU8H WHAT their part In the war shall be, prominent laymen nnd cler gymen of .tho Methodist Episcopal Church will meet this afternoon at 4 o'clock In tho Arch Street Church. A patriotic rally for next Sunday will nlso bo consldorcd nt the meeting. LlOlITlvI) LAMP, upset by it lliree-yrnr-old child, Ignited curtnlns nnd a mattress on which tho phlld's two-year-old brother was sleplng In tho homo of Peter Sroka, 1G8 Carson street, Manayunk, last night. Policeman Flcmmlng, of tho Manayunk sta tion, saw flames coming from tho window and ran Into the. houso In tlmo to warn Mrs. Hroka and save tho children. Fire loss was S100. n.MOltV TlTMAN'S WIl'Il, Sirs. Annn Bailey Corkey Tltman, has entered suit for separate maintenance, nlleglng that tho "king of baseball rooters" neglected her and virtually deserted her. Mrs. Tltman Is on tho road with a musical comedy. "WHAT IS IT?" n whlt-fncn ir.JnMret show will bo bo presented In tho Curtis Auditorium at 8 o'clock tnnlght by boys employed by tho Curtis Publishing Com" pany. who aro organizing n Boy Scout troop. The proceeds will purchaso equipment. WILLS ritOHATlH) tnilnyiirluilrd thooe of William Smith. 771 North Forty-fqurth street, which In private bequests disposes of property valued nt $7G00 ; Marian Price. 09 Bartram avenue. $S"B0 ; Annie M. Itclch, 602 Itaco street, $2800 ; I.lzzlo Mclntyre, 2727 Wfst Lehigh avenue, J2000, and Joseph Roth, 3430 North Sixth street, $2000. JHSSi: (UtAnV, r-enly-two yenrx old, of 6S East Whlto street, Boston, died at Mount Slnal Hospital today of pneumonia, Ho was taken 111 on Wednesday nnd was sent to tho hospital by police. Tho man left a noto requesting hospital authorities to notify Edward McCabe, of tho 1 nst Boston Advocate, In tho event of his death. THE UNIVr.KHITY OP PENNSYLVA NIA band will bo turned Into a military unit, In lino with the present policy of pre pnrcdncss in tho Institution. Captain Leon ard Fay, of tho organization, wnnts twenty five moro men for the bnnd In order to bring Its enrollment up to seventy-five. "STONIJ SKI.I.INtI" rnntmt" linve been started by children In tho parish of St. Edmond's Catholic Church, Twenty-third and Mltnln streets, to help provide funds ae -VAN1ZED, COPPER ZINC SHEETS ifervttCoyWNdSt. . ff ftvMomt. nan 4iff ,t V -;- . money State Loan Society WXmikBi&L I' P -DREER'S- Seasonable Vegetable Seeds Our seeds have been selected and have In them a known quality that permits of forecasting the result of timely plant ing. Extra early varieties that mature quickly may be had In most vegetables. Orchid Flowered Sweet Peas Varieties of long-stemmed, large, wavy-petaled blooms In colors that far overshadow , the older types. Dreer's collection of a packet each of twenty Ix varieties, lt.00. Single packet, lOe. Dreer's Grass Seed necleaned and sifted, tried and tested. An acre or a small yard are provided for In our different grades which meet all conditions of soil or weather. ' . Dreer's Garden Book Information in concise form. tm. for tho erection of a new parochial schpot. Tho contests have been arranged by mem bers of tho Holy Nnmo Society, which will hold a bazaar In tho parish houso tonight, linn ALAUMi:i rclilnl of Nlrrfnwn when It was discovered near tho Mldvalo Steel Works. It waB fenred that nn at tempt had liccn inndo to damage tho plant. Kxcclslor In ono of tho cars had caught fire. Tho company's upparntus cxtlngulfehcd tho blaze. i A TRANSCONTINENTAL round-lrlp lilko that will end with enlistment In tho army Is Hearing its closo today ns Charles Itoso niui Philip Keating, two Newark, N. J youths, approach Now Yotk, Tliey left .New York August 1, 1916, passing through Philadelphia August 4, and started back from San. Francisco December 4, passing through Philadelphia yesterday. WAK SCARE RUMORS were hrnrd In tho vicinity of Baltlmt,ro avonuo nnd Fifty-ninth street, when six explosions rocked tho neighborhood in rnpld bucochsIoii. In vestigation showed that six manholo cov ers; had been blown Into, tho nlr by gas which had accumulated In. tho conduits. MISH IlEULAII 15. FENI.MORE, rercntly nppolnted prluclpnl .of tho new Kensington High School for Girls, wns given n refep tlon In tho Notlhenst High School annex, York and Memphis streets. William ltowen, of tho Ilonrd of Kducntlon; Dr. Kdwln Greene, Mrs. Harry Myers, president tjf the Mothers' Club; Hugh M. Wilson nnd Miss Mary Holmes, of tho Gcrmnntovvn High School, delivered ndclresses. A FALL OI' NIN1J STORIES from n building nt 1505 Filbert street, which was being torn down, resulted fatally for Loo HartfleM, thirty-six years old, 1B20 South Homier stiect. Uo died today In thu Hahnemann Hospital. A SCORE OP TELEPHONES In tho neighborhood of Twiyty-sccond and Mar ket streets wero put out of scrvlco this morning Uy n man who, the pollco say, at tempted to steal ,ii quantity of cablo con taining copper wire. Ho was detected In tlio not of chopping at tho cable by I'ollce mun Marks In an ullcy in tho roar of 2202 Market street. At tho Fifteenth and Vino streets pollco station ho guvo his name na ISdward Dougherty, 2410 Manning street. Ho was held In $000 ball for court by Muglstrato Collins. Fire Destroys Summer Home OWYN13DD, Pa., April 13. Flro of un known origin destroyed the untenanted sum mer homo hero of MUx Guolsman, of Sev enth street nnd Gltard avenue. The loss Is estimated at about $10,000. Tho blaze was discovered by Dr. anl Mrs. K. W. Mercer, of Gwynedd Valley, who wero returning from Philadelphia nt midnight. Admiral Sims in London LONDON, April 13. Admiral William Lowden Sims, U. S. N., arrived In London and was met by Ambassador Page. Ho refused to discuss tho roasons for his visit, but it Is understood he will bo hero for some time. Ho made a call on tho Admiralty. jpwmmraiiEra MEN i?R WANTED THEltfAltHY ? " w hs y prafcj mm im j u. B TUTU hisk i m During the Mexican crisis enough militiamen were barred from federal service because of defec tive teeth to make up several regiments. Bad teeth not only impair the marching and fighting efficiency of a soldier, but make him much more subject to infectious diseases. The same is truejof you, Mr. -ivilian. Don't wait for a tooth ache to drive you to your dentist for by then the damotfo is already done. Give your dentist a chance to prevent tooth decay. 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Tho I'roitrcRHlvcR agreed to iitrcliethcu their original platform on prohibition by urging Congress to cnart drnstlf! laws against the mnnunfeturr, n.-lo and Importation of In toxicating liquors sir u hovcrage. Tho dry plank will further recommend thnt prohibi tion amendments bo submitted to each State with a view that destruction of tho trnlllc may becomo complete and pcrmnnent, With tho addition of prohibition, uni versal military training and broader con servation of national losources, thu platform Id tho samo n tho ono Indorsed at the party's birth In 19,12. Hall nt Greenwood Hurns AIrOO.VA. Pa.. April 13. Incendiaries, It Is believed, set flro to Community Hall, nt Greenwood, a suburb, nnd burned It to tho ground. It was a largo frame building, used for civic nnd public affairs, A plnno and stereoptlcan lind been removed. Tho loss is JlfiOO, partly covered by Insurance. Funeral of Jefferson Justice Funeral services for Jefferson Justice", former church nnd Y. M. C. A. worker nnd .veteran rallrpad man, wll bo held at 2 o'clock this nftcrnoon nt tho h6tnd of his son, 135 1 Orthodox street. Mr. Justlco, ''j T i ,'-r-' ri , ,. '"I Mrh'rf 'WM . yenty-iVB ''v Tuesday night following a brief it formerly wns. assistant controller ot Tonnsylvanla nallroad and achlv. V, during tho Civil War. Ho was for , vnnrs nresldent of tlin hnni-,1 ,, .. . "" tho llchoboth M. 13. Church. WU8l"of JJHR ( WL lH K Jrwrii nrr I in iai II J21lie 300,000 persons failed to detect the difference These vast audiences, made up of singers, artists, musical critics and the music lovers of 100 big cities, were unable to detect the slightest difference between the voice. of the singer in person and the Edison Re Creation of that voice. Call and hear the Edison Dia mond disc the actual reproduc tion of voice, band and orchestra. Ludwig Piano Co. 1103 Chestnut St. xVWiW' f xf ,,t o SK L 0-CO err A PAAZJa 7SVTO' frtia(m&(3. tiid Q4Streel'. 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