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GRAND JURY PROBE
I .V
PITTSBURGH LIFE
.. .-
$ New Warrant for Birdseye,
Chief. Promoter of Al
leged Fraud
O'NEIL NAMED RECEIVER
Insurance Commissioner Pul in
Charge of Insurance Com
pany's Business
Ttio Hrnnd Jury In Pittsburgh. I'h., this
afternoon Is hearing detail of tlio con
piracy through which It Is charged the
Pittsburgh Life nmt Trust Company, of
Pittsburgh, I'.i., wn looted of more than
$2,000.1101). Clarence V. Hlrdsoye, ihlof of
the New York promoter who lire licensed
of wrecking tho concern, failed to appear
for tlio preliminary hearing before Alder
mali Kliliy. In l'lttsburgh toilny. When
Blrdr-eye's nbscneo was discovered liv the
State Insurance liepnrtrnent new warrants
were Issued against him on charges of con
spiracy J. 1 Jenny o'N'ell, Stale Insurance formula
nloner of Pennsylvania, tnd.iv wa. named
received for the Pittsburgh compjny.
The nppolntmcnt was made by the Fed
eral court In Pittsburgh No dissolution
order vvn made by the court. It being un
derstood that O'.N'rll and bin nsslstarits will
take charge of the nlTnlrs of the company.
Investigate thoroughly the product of re
habilitation, and nt the end of two weeks
report to the court.
Insurance men. men connected with
reputable companies, i.iy th.it again the
lax Insurance laws of l'ennslvanla, which
have received no attention In the nrerent
Legislature, are directly tesponslhlo for the
footlnt; of more th.1n tl'.iuni.uuu out of the
Insurance company.
Tlio Hinash of the I'ittslnirttli I.lf" and
Trtist Company, which Is olllcereil by some
of J'lttsburKh's best.known llnanclerH, close.
ly follows the scandal of the Pension Mutual
Life Insurance Company, also of l'ltts
burRh, and the t'tilon Casualty lnsurnnee
Company, of riillailelphln, both of which
companies Mere exposed seeral months
apo by the IIvc.ninu Lbpokii
Months nno when this newspaper
brouk'ht to llsht the methods used by tie
Pension Mutual Coinp.iuv, iHpi'escntatiws
of leadlni; l'iin l ;inl.u Insurance com
panies urRed the State Insurance Depart
ment to haw laws enai ted similar to the
itrlnKcnt Insurance laws now enfoii'eil In
the State of ..w York. The I'lttsburKli
mash could not have happened If I'enn
tylvanla had lusuranco laws similar to those
of New Yolk State
Iloth the Tension and I'nlon Casualty
companies were wricked thioiiKh tlio ma
nipulations and mutual jUKKllnx of the pol
icy holders' funds. When tho disclosures
of the "Inner workings" of those two com
panies .vcre aired in the couits it wr.s the
consensus of opinion of otllcers of leadlm;
Insurance companies that such a thliiK could
not have happened If Vniis.vlaula had
taken precautions of the kind adopted In
New York follnwIriK the HuKhex lnestlKa
tlon of Insurance couipanlo many ear.i
Bo
The State Insurance Department says al
leged duniniy directors of the IMttvhutKlt
Life and Trust Company did what they
pleased with the hecurltles and bonds owned
by that company. The chief feature of their
operations was to remove bonds anil securi
ties and exchange them for other bonds of
the same value arid later sell them to their
own company for larger amounts. This
operation continued until the treasury of
the Tlttsbumh Company was relieved of
more than $''.0iio.0(JU
Seven warranls hao been issued for
tesen of the dummy dlieciors, all of whom
have lied troui I'lttsburKli and are now In
hldlnc in different paits of tlicater New
York.
Th5 present scandal is ilei rlheil by the
State Insurance Dep.ininent as one of the
most Kignntic Insurance .swindles that has
ever taken place in this State. It was to
Prevent similar scandals, the kind that fol
lowed the expose of the Pension .Mutual
Company, that the lis r:-rso Lmxiini called
upon tho State Insurance Depaitment and
members of the present Legislature, to
enact more stringent Insurance laws.
First of all, under adequate laws. It
would have been necessary for the Pitts
burgh Life and Trust Company to present
their proposition to the State Insurance De
partment before any of the bonds or se
curities could bae been turned oer to
the directors.
State Insurance Commissioner o'N'ell has
announced that a bill will he intiodueeil in
the present I egislature making it compul
sory for any company In the insurants)
business to consult with the Pennsylvania
Insurance Department befoie It can turn
over any of Its bonds to its directors. This
bill Is schedu'ed to bo introduced In the
Legislature next Monday
Attorney Ceneral Francis Shunk Ilrown
and Ills assistant. Deputy Attorney ileneral
Kun. are In Pittsburgh today looking Into
the affairs of Pie Pittsburgh Life and Trust
Company. It is understood that SJL'.UOO,
000 will be necessary to reinsure the com
pany. ELKTOX MAKKIAGK UCEXSKS
Philadelphia Constitutes Larue Pro
portion of Today's Applicants
KLKTO.V. Mil.,
marriage licenses
May
T." The following
were Issued here today:
Abner li. Dally nod Marian K Lorimcr.
Thomas M. Faslwood and Hilda F. Stouely.
John Sehug and M.ie Wllient. Wilcon S.
Howell and Anna Keuiler. Ceorge Coasdale
find Kdna Tazer, John .1. Vottn and Irene
Conlan. Leonard Palls and Jennie Zlsennan,
William I' Ilrown and Ann i M Walsh.
Frank K. Mnckey mid Florerue A MiuUley,
Frederick T Stenzel and ltose !ieenberg.
all of Philadelphia. Paul S Foreman arid
Anna I. Fellonberger. Heading: C.eorgo
Faulkner and Mabel Harris Northlleld, N.
J.f F.dward It. Hum and Catherine li Hol
land, Heading; Chailes Dunns and Mnrjan
Danner oiungswoou. . ,r. . wtiitam n.
Oroff and Helen S lfcslugtoii, Camden, N.
J, , Charles Carr and Stella Krush. Trenton ;
Benjamlii 11. Craig and Leona li I'nsworth,
Atlantic City; John C. Delaney and Hannah
McICeone, Chester, and Levin P. Taylor,
Chestertown, Mil. and Catherine jj,
Whipple, nrldgepott. Conn.
TOIIAY'S MAIIHIAOE LICKNSKS
S rhrle II. ThlirmHIl 70.1 M ltith at., and llemle
I Jnnf. I0O1I Ciirpeliter st
Charles Oettle, stitfl II si . and I.eona Pleler.
I'HO OrlHtina st
'.fl. Skinner, till.'. Mouniuln l
Itarr C. jtcKale, lilts New hall t.
Prank IlotJniivn. 'Jl i:i N. Mtlllmnn at., wind
Olemrntln O. Hmilh. 2313 Arlaonn at.
Frank Knxrlkriint. 13U N, 13 J at., and Cordelia
Parker OH N'. 44lll Hi.
Vllrooklo Woolfurd, ZW1 S. Clarlru at., and Ida
K Oncv. 20a N. Clarlen al.
iparcr Ware. 1H34 N. Taylor at., and Annie
. nuwri', inuu n.tuiKuii
IBamuel lrner, Jo3il Knyder ava., and Anna
Hernateln. 1?1!4 I'aasyunk ave.
4Nat Uooriman. 1143 ilermantovvn ae,, and
?t ?Ual Kaulan. 1143 (lermanlown ave.
J'Emll flank 401H N. Marahull at., and Klla L
. ,r- Uaker, 37211 N. loin al.
Jl,cfeAlbert U. Wlaham, Ht. I'eteraburit, Fla,. and
'', Sarah Clark. Jlorlln. N. J,
fHJ'Joaeph II. Uolilnaon, 4233 Falrntount ave., and
" 4)rrila iniai Hiciiia, n.
.v..-,Hrry M. Bmtth. Jr.. 141 K. Wilt at., nd Jen-
l ,JLrtluir M. Hale. S37 N. Marahall at., and Mada-
' -T lin Al. uuuer. aaut is, inisuau (. ..
Stare H. Jaekaon. fln:i (Irern at., and Mary
,- H..r. -jisu N. Slat at.
kolaalaw Kozlowakl. 28.13 Halmon at., and Mar-
rtanna- Nowakowaka, 211A Halmon at.
Charlaa Hoseman. Slii Wilder at,, and Heckle
; , Paver. 12S IJe lneey"at .....
m .- Uouidey, 43oa 1'wbln at ......
-William Clark. 11113 Durror at., ana .Katntnne
ii'.- Hcott. 1013 Durror at. ,
TFrancleeo l.eto. H3A K. Juniper at,, and Pom--
p. IUmbroako. 1133 Wilder at. , , ,
'March tlraham. 11)31 South at. and Kattle Wet,-
lona, ivii Duuiu ..
'klwood Mudler. IU43 H. Camuc at., and Klla
ancer, iui n. v.aiiiu l.
Orkln, HSU N. Cth at.( ;anj Itae I.ubln-
J" I
Hk, M'fS N. '
. M.L IHIWI, U
Hel on, 2000 N. 17th at. Ad Ad
B.liw jtaaier ai
ton H.. mhia.r,iiAi' Julia
Witt ltuv t'is ??lJLl--" .
WHITES IN CUBA
FEAR MASSACRE
Refugees in New York Re
port Burning and Pillag
'ing by Rebels
URGE U. S. INTERVENTION
NM'AV VnitlC, Mnv 7.
Chnrges thnt Cuban negro rebels nie
burning rind pillaging the homes and
properties of American. and other foreigners
In the districts of 1'Hlmnrltn, llayatn and
Mlrandu, Orients province, were made by
twenty-four American nnd Hrltlsh refugees
who nrrlved lure, They predleted thn'
there will be a massacre of Ihe white
residents remaining un'css the I 'rilled States
Intervenes', and that the Cuban Uoveni
ment Is iiowcrlrss to cope with the ciliiatlon
Most of the refugees chrnped with only the.
clothes thev wore.
The accusation- were Milntiintliitcil by nn
nppi'al for alii signed by lie Americans re.
multiline In the territory nrrupleil l.y the
lebels The appeal, tho refugees salil will
he forwnidid to lire State llcp.irtim nt al
Washington
Thu threat of a massacre Is contained In
a Matcmerit Included In the appeal, al'egeil
to have been written by Oeneral 111. is Mnso
Tho statement .Maso Is reputed to have made
said :
"You will holler loudest and we w 111 de
stroy until your hollering will be heard in
Washington and force American Intiiven
tlon. For the time being we will not light
tho (lovernment troops and we will not kill
von unb ss ou oppose us. We are only
lighting now with the ion li, terrorizing
and organizing
"Hut If Menecul docs not Mop out May
20 we will light and kill. We are IS.nuo
lebels iu this province, all well armed, and
the whole proxlnce will become a wilder
ness. Your cliivernmetit can prevent t hits
by Intervention
"1 Invlle an American commission to como
to the Interior and ree our forces, see the
destruction that we are making and tell
their ilovci nmeiit the tiuth."
City News in Brief
DIUVIN SMll.in. sun of Dr Anne I).
Smiley, fi2ll llruelford avenue, has saihd
lor i:nland with a V M. c. unit for
work Pi English linxplttils. Smllev Is a
giaduate of Central High School and He
I'liiverstty ii' PeiinsjU.inla.
.1. Ill ss;., sMll'll, iliHiriinin ..f the
Commission on Agricultural Service of the
Philadelphia school tnolilll..itioti commit
tee, has Issued an utipeal to help solve the
war-time food problem. llesides olTeiing
vacant. land for cultivation. Mr. Smith said,
tile coinmissliin would welcome olfers of
cash, serv.ee or of automobiles or other
assistance. Money Is needed for the plow
lug nnd fertilizing fund he said
i:i,i:rii(N up nrriri:i( or the .ie.
Ish Muter nlty llnspltal Association resulted
III the election of Mrs. Joseph (iieenberg.
president of the Jewish Seaside Home, of
Atlantic City, as president. Other olllreis
elected were Mis .1. II. Nathan, vice piesl.
dent; Mis. Mux Dehrend. secretary: ICd
vtuiil lJrylawskl. llnanclal secretary ; Simon
Abrahams, treasurer: Dr. I.ndwlg Abiains,
medical director.
IIASCIMi .M.ivri:it I'l.A.N a new
wait, details id whltli are now being
Vtotked out by rueinliers of the Philadel
phia Association of Tcacheis of Dancing.
PATKIOTIC Oltlllllt MINI Ol' A.MIIH-
lea liouoivd Ihe inemoiy of ileoigo Wash
ington vesterday when thev placed wreaths
on his statue In front of Independence Hall
The Itev. Dr. Louis C Washburn, rector of
Old Christ Church, conducted the services
Calvin Strnver. the national president,
placed the vvieath on the statue
llllt'l'lls III' PIIM. Hi:i.lMII. children
an- freiUeiitly not lecorded. accoidlng to
Director of Public Health and Charities
Krusen. and for this reason he urges legls
tfntlon of all blilhs nt i lt Hall. Many
P.ireuls and family physicians fall to llle
certllbates. causing much tumble.
JA I'llOM AN OI'KV .HIT nih,v vhlteil
Mi-h Saiah J. Ibilland. llfty-tvvo years old,
of :!Mii North Keeso street, and rendered
her husband unconscious. Police believe
the man ruined on the gas to heat the
room and forgol to iippl; a match
ruivsielmw at the Hnlxronnl llosidlal. whero
hn was tuken, expect him to recover. j
Itt 1INIV li;VS lli:ill('.Ti:il a new
ayinigogue for the Poiath Joseph Congre
gation at Third and Fltzwater stints, yes
terday with it procession ami exercises In
wh'ih i lt.ht hundivd downtown folk par
ticipated. Unhid 11. I. I.evenlhal, Solomon
Simon, ptisldent of the synagogue, and
Iletijamli: Uuiuosch. led the procession.
iit'itvs iti:ci:i i : 1 1 wiiu.i: in; b.y
conscious from a fall downstairs with a
llglited lantern caused the death of Harry
Swanson, u watchman. In the Continental
De Works, at Mascher and Thompson
stieets When Swanson failed to leglster
at midnight he was tiaceil anil found al
the bottom of Hairs In the winks Ho
died Khottly after his ailmittaiue to St
Mary's Hospital.
.M.T( ii i:s si:t i'iki: in iiii: ci.iih.- r
three-year-old William Snjiler, of 10!i Pegg
street, mill burned him so liadl that he
died In thu Iloosevelt Hospital Scieams
of the child atlniLted the attention of his
mother, who ran with him to the hospital,
but he was burned from lutiil to foot and
died within an hour
THAT Till: KTIILIITS limy be kept ilenr
of panhandlers and professional beggars, de
tainers vveie piaceu toiiay againsi many ar
rested yesterday at the reuuest of the com
mlttee recently formed under the auspices
of tho Charities llranch of the Chaiiilur of
Commerce. Ill a statement Issued regarding
the beggar nuisance, Superintendent of Po
lice Itoblnson sulci : "There is plenty of
work for all at this time, and no occasion
for any one to beg."
i.Aiioit mi:n iiavi-: i'.nm:i rnoiu-
tlons demanding a Federul Inquiry Into
charges of cansplracy hurroundlng the sen
tence of death Imposed on Thomas .1.
Mnonev. the Sun Francisco labor leader.
The resolution was adopted at a inretlng
hint night In tho Metropolitan upern, llouso
under tho nusplcen of tho Central Labor
I'n on. the Unlteil iietitew Traaes. tno
I'nlted Ueiinnu Trades and the Socialist
party.
AXNIVKIlhAKV of Ihe torpednlnir of the
Lusltanla Is being observed today. Tho
ship went down off tho Irish coast two
years' ago today with 1200 of tho patr
sengern and crew, among them 130 Ameri
cans, Philadelphia who were victims of
the tragedy numbered twenty-nine men und
women. .
CAMDEN
oniil.VATION or Uobert O, , Wll
lUms. for many yearH lay render In charge
of St. Andrew'H Jllsslon, North Orenmnr
street, to tho position of deacon took place
this morning nt Ht. Paul a Protestant hpla-
nnttni f?lmrrh. Alnrket street above Knllrlh.
The Itlght Itev, Paul Matthews, Illahop of
the Dlcccse of New Jersey, outdated. The
new clergyman lias been nnmed rector of
St Wilfrid's Church, Fast Camden.
DOMINICAN HIHTLKH uf the I'frpftual
Itosary held their annual May Sunday
service In honor of the virgin Mary yea
terday at their convent. Haddon avenue,
pvliMU,,Th Ry,Srnde'n& .
fcalMi tsl 4i4aUudaJtlaa BaMMMAal Ian ! rTkM '"-
EVENING LEDGER -
i&!&
HKAPS U. I'. FARMKIIS
Knymoiul Hlaul Voiinir. recently
elected president of the senior
class nt the University of Penn
sylvania, leaves tonicht for Wilson,
N. Y where he will take charue of
the University farmine; squad in
that region. Younpj is a fotmer
Central IIIkIi School student anil
is noted as an athlete.
TRADE BODIES TO PUSH
PROJECT ON BELT LINE
Committee Plans Delegation to
Seek Legislative En
abling Act
The Joint committee of the tlade bodies
of Philadelphia In promote commerce "Via
Philadelphia" got bail, of the Iell line
(imposition at a meeting iu the lionise
this after noon, when It was decided to send
a latge committee to Hairlsbuig to uige
passage of the enabling bill lecenlly Intro
duced. Philip Codley, fouith vice pifsiilcnt of
the Chamber of Commeice. chalim.in of
the subcommittee In charge of Ihe bell line,
lepoited on the legislative ail. which Is
an amendment of tile tiaelioti net of l:i::.
After the teport had been nccepttd ileoige
li. Ilartol, president of the llourse. who Is
halrman of the John committee, was cut
poweiid to make arrangements witii each
of Ihe Iweutv-seven tiade organizations rep
loouted In tile compiittee to send n repre
selltative lo llalrlslllllg to eelt illllllence
In .behalf or the passage of tin- bill.
It is estimated that the tlnee railin.ids.
the llalllmoie nnd Ohio, Ihe Heading and
lire Pennsylvania, and the Helt Line Com
pany, have invested nboul Mim.iino In Hi,,
present belt line Several members of the
committee said that not moio than SI.IIUO,
000 woil'd bn necessary lo ptovlile an ade
(il,ite belt line to take cuic of all of the
business of I ho city.
Tho proposed act ineiely enables the oily
to provide for a belt line Alter it Is pas.-ed
It will be necessary for the city to woik
out tile most advantageous plan, which may
provide either for a belt line owned by the
illy or for one controlled by the city. If
tho line owned by the city vveie formed
fiom the eistlug Hues and additional noes
which would be built, it is suggested Hint It
would more than likely not be necessary
to uppioii'intc additional funds Several
members of I lie committee believe that
sulllcleni money' to lake late of the line
could be diveited from nppioprlatlous al
readj made for dock and wharf pur poses
Al this afternoon's meeting Hie ipic.-tlnu
of charging for shipping over the belt lino
was discussed brlelly. It was Indicated that
the charge for shipping piohahly would not
exceed $11 per car und that it might come
below that llgurc.
In pointing out the value of Hie pro
Kised line. Mr. Haitol reported that New
,..!...... I. ..1 ...,-.. ..11 .. II... .... nl..l
llt.ll--i (i, III lit.tivil tl lllir mm cikiii , 1,1 1 n,
and that It had grown Iu Importance until
mote riian .u,uuo cars vveie ruiuiiieii an
nually. The following organizations me repre
sented in the joint committee: Philadelphia
llourse. piilludclpnta .Mainline Uxchstnge,
Philadelphia Commeiclal Museum. .Morocco
Manufailuiers' National Association. I'loth
lets' Association of Philadelphia. Philadel
phia Wool and TeUlle Association, Cotton
Vain Merchants' Association, Paper Trade
Association of Philadelphia. Philadelphia
Uoaid of Trade. Urocers' and Importer.'
Kxchuuge. Master llulldeis' KNchaugc. Ves
sel owners' and Captains' Association,
Delaware Itlver Transportation Association,
Wholesale Drv (Joods. Notions und Millinery
Association, Philadelphia chamber of Com
merce Philadelphia Drug Hxchange, l.um
iKinii n s Hxchange, Philadelphia Wholesale
Lumber Dealers' Association. Philadelphia
Foundrj men's Association. Paint Manufac
turers' Club of Philadelphia. I'nlted Ilusl
ness Men's Association, Commercial Ex
change of Philadelphia. Manufacturers'
Club, Philadelphia Produce F.xchange, Phil
adelphia Stationers' Association, Paper Ilox
Manufacturers' Association. Philadelphia
Lager lleer III ewers' Association.
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LABOR CHIEFS DISCUSS
PROBLEMS OF WAR TIME
English Mission Meets Officers of
American I'ederaton of Labor
at Washington
WASHINGTON, Mny 7 Labor chiefs of
two nations, representing millions of work
ers, today plunged Into tho problem of turn
ing Knglaud'H costly labor mistakes Into a
guide chart for tho I'nitid States,
In tho first of a series of conferences the
labor mission sent by Kiiglnnd today met
with labor lenders of this country. The
Kngllsh mission Is headed by lit. Hon. C. W.
liowermarr, Privy Councillor, member of the
House of Commons and secretary of the
Iirltlsh Trudes Union Congress.
Samuel (iompers, president of the, Amer
ican Federation of Labor und chairman of
the labor committee of tho Council of Na
tional Defense, led the American delega
tion. All of their vast experience and knowl
edge of handling labor In wartlore was
pluced at the disposal of the American Gov
eminent by tho Ilrltiahers.
"Wo are laying before your Government
through the labor committee bf the coun
cil all wo have learned iu the last two years
of hitter experience about directing organ
ized labdr In time of war," said Bowtrman.
"America can avoid all ot these errors and
start right,. WehQlw. Uo,.totBt; al
PHIIADELPHIA, MONDAY, MAY 7, 1917
COAL PRICES SOAR;
NO RELIEF VISIBLE
A Few Dealers Will Sell
Present Stock at Old
Price .
U. S. ATTORNEY'S OPINION
Fnlled States Attorney Francis Fisher
Knnc said today that the consumer will con.
tlnuo to pay tho milled, costs demanded nn
tho result of the coal operators' latest In
crease, or ut least until tho Government
gives some form of relief
Rome of the largest uonl denlcrs In the
city, Including Frrinlt J. Mathers and the
Heorgo II. Newton Company, disagree with
Mr. Kane. Mr. Mathers said today that as
long us his yard supply lasted there would
be no Increiise In the price per single tim.
It was learned at the olllcn of the George
11, Newton Company Hint coal would lm sold
at tho pilco prevailing jester-day until fur
ther action Is decided upon.
Three of the largest operators that sell
to dealers In this a It havo made an In
crease of thlrt) cents per ton, nnd there
aro Indications that ninny of the retnllern
will make a proportionate advance iu the
near future.
Tho Susipiehniina Co.il Company today
announced Its notations tor prepared sizes
of anthracite coal for Ihe month of Mny,
which nre the same ns net prloe-Npintcd by
Heading and Lehigh Co.il nnd Navigation,
except on pea coal.
For iea loal the Susquehanna Company
quotes $1! 110 at. Ihe mines, on This size the
Heading's price Is fi 70 and the L. C. nnd
N.'n $3.lii.
"Tho prcfcnt moteasi mnv be tno op.
pontine time for the i.overnuienl to step
In." said Mr. Knnc, "or If not the Fed
eral Government, perhaps the ritiitt might
take advantage of th" situation Ol
courso I am speaking generally, providing
there is something whicli can bo shown that
Is contrary to law So far as tho De
partment of Justice l concerned, 1 may say
wo aro keeping our eyes open.''
Tho operators have announced a general
advance. From Wllkcs-Harre, llazleton,
Sennit on and Heading come reports of In
creases from foiiy to seventy-live cents n
ton Recently tin, tamers, consignees and
operators vvero asked by thn Government
to furnish the I'nlted Slates Attorney In
tlil.s illstih t with statements of their ship,
incuts, Theso am to bo Investigated, and,
following the ntinouureineut of the! Federal
Trado Commission, mi Investigation of the
prleo boost will follow
INVHSTIGATi: SIIOHTAGE
The Anthracite Hiit-cnu ol Information at
Wllkes-llarre has not completed Its com
putation of the Aptll shipments from the
Pennsylvania lb-Ids Thn production, It Is
said, hovwvei, will not fall far short of the
record tonnage of Manh. From llazleton
comes the statement tho colllerieH aro being
worked full time
Wlillo It Is admitted to bo truo the con
sumption has greatl.v Increased because of
tho pioportlonnte tncreaso In tho volume of
business at all Industrial plants, tlo reputed
shortage ot coal I" said to bo something; the
Government has Instructed Its attorneys to
Investigate. Vesteiday Information came
from Washington and with It Instructions
which sealed the lips of tho Federal olllclals
in this clly; hut with the Trade Commis
sion active, II Is understood the Investiga
tion will take on .in entirely new scope, or
at least Ihn methods Involved will bo en
tirely different from any heietofoie cm
ploed. Ward W. Pleison ebteid.iy declared he
had. received complaints from several i
lailers who Informed him they had been
unable to recelvo coal. "Theie is somethlnv
radically wrong,'' ho said, "for we have the
operators' statement against this that ship
ments were never heavier. Instead of In
creasing the pi Ice to consume! s, the re
t .tiler s should, in nil fairness, cut llleii
llgures to confoim to the pi Ice llxed by the
operators. Inasmuch as the have alreadj
taken time by the forelock and advanced
pea coal fifty cents a ton and other pie
pared sizes sevenly-fivo cents, even before
thn operators announced their Increase,"
IN SCI5ANTON mSTISNCT
In the Scianton district, neither the
Lackawanna File or the Delawaio and
Hudson have Issued a. new pilco list. The
People's i.'oal Company, one of tho largest
Independent operators, three, weeks ago.
however, advanced Ihe price on all size?
fifty cents n ton Al llu.Ieton the G. II
Markle collle.rles made the biggest jump, In
creasing the cost of pea coal from $2.73 to
$5 u ton, while stove and chestnut were
both advanced folly cents Tho Lehigh
Valley Coal Company and tho smaller col.
Ilerles have lalsed prices on all domestic
sizes twenty-live cents In tho Wilkes.
Pane district juices advanced so the con
sumer has been compelled to pay llfleen
cents a Ion more for coal than ho did a
ear ago, i
According lo ' tho report of the Trade
Commission, tho wuse Increase granted the
miners should not cost the operators more
than from twenty-four to thltty cents a ton
In production charges As tho advance
announced by them ulieady Is forty cents a
ton, their additional profit, If the year's
production of anthracite only npials thai
of 1910, will bo SC.7'17 B3fi.
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Central Committee Calls for
Organization Through
out State
SITES FOR HOSPITALS
The State Public Safety Committee today
sent out n call for tho organliatlon of pub
lic safety committees throughout tho Stnto
In conformity with tho system of organiza
tion of tho central committee, which has
headquarters In tho Flnanro Uulldlng.
This) week Is to he one of extraordinary
activity nmonK tho organizations nnd In
dividual! engaged in preparedness work,
Judging from tho number of conferences
held yesterday and tho plans mode,
Tho war-time food problem Is to be taken
up with renewed activity, sites for mili
tary hospitals throughout the Stnto nre to
bn prepared for Government use, nnd n
company of cnglneem l to be recruited.
The Pennsylvania P.allroad began today
Its program of patriotic publicity by dis
tributing copies of President Wilson's
proclamation In booklet form to more than
".".0,000 railroad men. It Is expected that
the action of tho Pennsylvania llnllroad
will bo followed by other railroads through
out the country, and by other organ
izations. Tho sanitation, medicine and lied Cross
department of the committee of public safe
ly has made n careful survey of the State
for possible nltrs for about twenty hospitals
and hospital camps. Tho survey was made
by Hi. Samuel G. Dixon, State Commis
sioner of Health, at the request of the de
partment. Two Philadelphia sites nie recommended.
One Is a CO-acre plot adjoining the llltra
llon plant nt Torresdale The other Is the
Hyherrv farms trnct. ronalstlnir of nbnut
NOn arres Hotli sites are owned lv the
eltv and are under tlio control of the De
partment of Piibllo Health and Chatltles
More than 6000 farmers In this county
hove ben reached ley means of circulars
senr out by Paul Geridell, superintendent of
ihe Hureiiu of Kmploymcnt in this cltv,
mid Iliehiiid lluughtuu, of Paoll, chairman
of ihe subcommittee on agriculture for the
public safety committee in Chester County.
Lists of the needs of farmers In men and
horses nio being ptepared by Mr. llutigh
rou und will be filled thiuugh tho bureau.
Details are now being worked out under
in dliectlou of Commissioner Jucksou and
tho Public Safely Committee heads for
the mobilisation of horsea for spring plow
ing. Owners of large numbers of horses
now In use Itt city work will be asked to
rearrange UielV tchidules to that the ani
mals may bo hired out fur periods ot fiom
one day to several weeks, at a fair rate
to be decided upon.
SHORE JITNEURS DRIVEN
FROM ATLANTIC AVENUE
Operators Make Final Appeal
Against Law That Threatens
Their Existence
ATLANTIC CITY, May 7.
Win fare of shore authorities against Jit
ne.v men, who aie lighting for an existence
In endeavuilng to maintain their right of
operating on Atlantic avenue, the town's
main business thoioughfare, entered its
lliiul stage today when (he lesort's police
power was excited In behalf of the Atlan
tic city and Shore .Hallway. That cor
poration, which has been In the hands of
ex-Judge Clarence Cole as a receiver for
more than a jcar, operated at u loss of
$50 1100 during the twelve months ending
with Maich, and served notice upon the
city commission that It must be freed of
Jitney competition or go out of business
altogether.
Flurried citizens in a gteat hurry lo get
somewhere waited on Atlantic avenue cor
ners this morning for Jitneys which failed
to appear. The reason was that a mobiliz
ation of police reset ves on Atlantic avenue
at midnight frightened 200 Jllriey men Into
submission to the law foi bidding them to
run there, which became effective today.
John Gibson, the driver selected to make a
test case, was promptly seized by bluecoats
and rushed to Jail. He obtained his re
lease by offering a. cash bond.
Today the Jitney association will ask
VIch Chancellor Learning for a "rule com
pelling .Mayor Ilacliariicb to accept a peti
tion s!,'iied by 4000 citizens demanding n
special election upon the .approval or re
jection of the rtntl-Jltney law. The city
holds that the bill was drawn under a
general Stnto law and that the referendum
feature of the Walsh commission act doe
not upply In the controversy,
Tho Atlantic City and Shore Line placed
a two-minute car service In operation today
under Its contract with the commlssloiieis.
Free transfers to and from the beach front
were substituted today for eight-cent ex
change tickets to tho Iioardwalk.
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Kolicrt C. Hicks, chief of the newly
created Bureau of Street Cleaning.
WILL PLAY NO POLITICS,
HICKS'S PLEDGE TO CITY
Head of New Street Cleaning
Department Declares He'll
Deal on Level
AIDS CHOSEN FOR MKR1T
llohort C lllik", head of tho rn-wly creat
i'd llurcati of Strwt Cleanlnir. today roin
liptd tho KPtri'tloti of f-iiKlnrpi . InspoitorM
and rli'ikH who will havo o.xclnslvi' rhaine
of Mi ret cIvanltiK ninlili-nm In the future.
Hvory man wan Hrlcrtcil from tin- old High
way llurcati and every man earned a plaeo
Iu the new liureau on merit alone, llleks
declared.
In illxuiinfdm; his new tank Chief Hicks,
who. for months iiast, has been making a
Mudy of street rleanlntf conditions, wild:
"Hvery man under me In the bin rail has
been selected on ineilt alone. There Is no
politics iu the panic. 1 Intend to play 011
the level with every class of citizens nnd
I hope to hnve their fo-operatlon and help
in every wav possible. I have had ex
perience In woik of this iharacler dllrlliK
my many years' service for the city, nnd no
one can better realize the task lli.it Mayor
Smith has r-ct me.
' It Is no small under tnkiiiK to please n
mill Mill nnd tlnee iiiarlers people on the
Important (iiestlon of street cleanlnir, nnd
for that leason I hope to have the sili
poit of all chiSM'H of residents. Home
owners nnd business houses can help a
whole lot by the intclllKctit method In which
they handle waste. 1 mean to make a study
of conditions In the various sections of tlio
city with n view to Improving them per
manently by any needed changes In tlio
street cleaning specllicatlons under which
contracts will be loft for 1IHK It Is too
late to apply remedial steps this year, as
the hpeclflcatlous havn been Used for the
twelve mouths. .Many minor troubles can
he Improved upon, however, nnd It will bo
lhi duty of myself and those nssoclaled
with rne to get lesulls.
"I mean to give the city the best that Is
in me, and that Is all that I can sau at thin
time "
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Shade-grown Havana 10c and up.
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nerves smoke Girards and smoke your
first one today.
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ENGLAND NOT POOR;
AS RESULT OF WAR1
Many of Poorer Classes Bet
ter Off, Says Lord Eus
tace Percy
PIANOS HELP EFFICIENCY 'M
WAHIIINOTON, Jlny 7
War baa not brought povctty tn i:rg.
land, Jn fact, many of the poocr clasjei
aro living under better condltlonH than they
vvero before tiro war. That mnv bo rij
upon tho authority ot Lord Hiistuce l'crcy ' 'j
of tho Hrltlsh mission, n leading econnml.t it
nnd trado expert of ICiiBland,
"I have an Intimate knowledge with
settlement work In London," said l.onj
I'cicy today, "and I can assure you that
many of the people of tho lower district)
are living In comparative luxury to what
they were beforo the war.
"This Is due partly tn war wages, ot
course, the population tit theso lower dl.
trlcU Is now largely composed of women l
and children, for most of tlio men aro at
tho front. Hut tho men who nro left behind
and nre working In tlio Industries nre re
celvlng war wages, far better than those
they received In nntowar times,
"In tho I'liHtuucex of many wives who
have been left behind, they nro living In
comfort which they never enjoyed when
their husbands weto nt work. They receive
a f-cpaintlon allowance from the Hoverni
merit, which for one perton far exceeds that
which their husbands funnel ly btoinrht
homo ns wages. Then theso women lia
been diverted Into tho industries nnd nre
now receiving good wages for war work.
"During the early period ot the war vvn
found that this midden flood ot oppulcnce
was bringing extravaganco Into tho lower
districts. Tho poor who were for the first
time receiving high vvngea were siummler
lug It for cheap Jewelry and pianos and the
like. ,AU of this has Mopped now, since
the poo? realize that tho economy which
is being practiced in ICngland reacts alike
orr both tho rich nnd poor, I nm not so
certain that this fceemlng extravagance was
not a good thing either, for I nm intlier'
Inclined lo bellevo that a piano, for In
stance, IncreaseM the elllclency of 11 work-
tt""iiian.
"Kngland Is, however, not a counirv with
out luxuries. Although our economy hn
led us to do nway with many bits of luxury,
still we find In our shops expensive cloth
ing, and so forth. Yet tho class who con
tinue to buy luxuries of this sort ate not
the truly patriotic people. There are some
luxuries which we could well do without,
Confectionery, for Instance this consumes
nn enormous amount of sugar, and large
(iiantltles of confectionery aro used; In
fact, tho problem of confectionery has be
come almo&t us rscrlous ns the pioblcni of
drink was. Hut nweetmeats nccm to be
ulinobt u necessity lo many people. When
I was connected with Ilelglan relief work I
know that I found It hard to prohibit starv
ing people from using their flour for
pastries.
"Of course, wo are all under an uiormoui
physical htraln, but nevertheless Kngland
Isn't the gloomy poverty-stricken land some
would have you in America believe.
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Zeppelin to Aid in retrograd Drive
STOCKHOLM, May 7 A Zeppelin air
ship of the biggest and latest type has
been observed near .Stockholm, evidently
coining from the direction of tlio (lulf of
Hothnla, said the newspaper Tydsvendka
Ilaghlad today. The appearance of this
ncrlal wnrcraft was taken for partial con
firmation of reports that tho nermann are
preparing for a demonstration In the Baltlo,
Mniultntieously with the reopening of a
drive on tho Hlga front and I'ctrograd.
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