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WILLIAMSON'S ALLEGED
DEFALCATION REDUCED
CITY MAKES CONTRACTS
FOR WIRING AT BYBERRY
FOR $240; IT FAILS HIM
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How" the residents nf tlic little North
Jersey liamlct of Alpha were enthralled
for hour b) the operation of n wonderful
little "money-making" machine, which
turned out dollars, half deillars mid quar
ter:) with the pieclslon with which n, mill
grinds nut grain, n revealed toela) nt u
conference In the ofllcu of Matthew ifrlllln,
In charge eif tho Philadelphia hratiih of the
TTnlteil .States secret service. Alpha Is In
Wnrrcn County, Just across the I)elavviuo
from lliston, Pa.
I,ke bidders at a country auction th
residents of Alpha fought to bu) this
inHchlne ftoi.i a well-dressed stranger, vvtm,
with the oltiblllty of n vacuum elentri
salesman, expounded upon the advantage)
of "making your own money at home "
But, as Is almost alwajs tho cae, the
none power prevailed, and the handy little
"nionej maker' was knocked down to the
rlrhest man In Alpha, who drew his all
$210 out of the hint, and turned thl
monev ovci to tho stranger. Piosslng
business then drew the "nioiii-y-iiioklni,'
nuichine agent to other parts, and he has
Hot licen even since
!'. AND TAYI.OIt
Uui 'i n well salel that theie is
no cloud i it u lher lining, for the
tlgtn.e of piedatmy wialth has been le
moted from Alpha that Is, the one capital
lt of the hamlet Is a capitalist no longei
Also the handy llttlo money-maker gave
opportunity for one Individual to bask for
a time in tho lolet rays of pleasing
lioteirlet). This man Is the hero of our
tory Carl Zelt, chief of police, mayor,
coronor and barber of Alpha This lltf.c
man who has In oustoel) the morals and
whiskers of the residents of Alpha, set In
motion the governmental machinery vvhleh
proved be)ond peiadvontuii' that the
handy little home "moncy-makei" was
Just an ordlnar cracker bo, painted black,
and equipped with two battel Us, a moloi
and a few colls of wlte. This Zelt inys
be etabllfhed by a process of deduction
after removing the cover of the "money
maker," and exposing Its contents.
liven the war had not stlired up an
particular excitement vvlrjn n nicely dressed
stranger 'blew" Into Alpha a few d.i.vs
ago The phjslcally Indisposed did change
their positions a bit on sugar batrels and
cracker hoses nt the village grocery Hon.
when ths stiangtr enteied the boaidlng
house of His. I.lzzlo Brown, which selves
as Alpha's only hoslelr). There was enn
Idcrable lazy speculation as to the ldeutlt
of the sti anger. Tho latter leglstered as
"Mlihael de Dlskovonl, l'hlladelphla ' lie
spent tho night at Mr Brown's place, and
the licit day he Informed this worth
votnnii that her meals were so excellent
and the ozone, of Alpha was so 'toning'
that he guessed he would stop a few dajs
longer And while. Mrs. Urown was beam
ing under the praise of her cookery the
affable sti anger asked her If there wcie
an) moneyed men In town men who would
llkcito get In on a good safe Investment
UCTS INTlU)I)L'Ci:n
"Wlij, my dear sir," gurgled Mi. Ill own
"Alpha's wealthiest limn boards right heie
with me He hns $JKI In the bank I
will Introduce you to C'hailes Sldnv.t at
dinner time '
The Introduction took place, and the
ftrrng'l, as a ;artej ald: "Mr. Sldova.
I am going to give you an oppornnik)
of our llfo to liccomo wealth. I have
a machine that makes money as lai-l as
uu deslie. You can gl.vo up your job and
do It light nt home In these hard limes
ou will find It a vtiy hand little domestic
device."
Tho sti anger gave a dcmonstiatlon of
tho machine In tho boarding house, v.hiih
was witnessed by man of the village! s.
Alphaltes opened their mouths with
amazement when they saw lie niskovoul
poifi some hot metal Into a little hole in
the black bo- and then turn a crank Im
medlatcl a silver dollar appealed at a
little opening and passed on, Its place being
taken h another bright new dollar The
spectntois gasped; eveibod wanted to
bu the machine. There was some heatid
bidding, but Sldnva got the bo'C because ot
his greater financial lesourees. Aftei the
stranger depirted It did not take S'dovii
long to find out that ho could not make
money with the ease of the Mranger.
In fact, tho machine, went on strike and
wouldn't even turn out a epi.utu. Ho
complained to Chief of Pollco Zelt. who took
enough time off from trimming the vtlilskeis
of the oldest, Inhabitant to compose a let
ter to Chief Klynn, of tho United States
Secret heiviec nt Washington Vlviin no
tified Matthew CJilffln, and the lattei juui
need to Alpha and brought ba k the box
Examination of the box dav eloped that
tho "dollaiV which kept appearing in lle
little opening after the metal was poured
In were just one dollar, fied on a who
contrivance which caused It to appear In
tel mlttently at the hole.
RACE STREET FRIENDS
IN ANNUAL MEETING
Sessions, Which Begin Today,
Promise to Be of Un
usual Interest
The annual gathering of the l'hlladelphla
Jearly meeting ejf Friends at Fifteenth and
Itaco streets promises to be of exceptional
Interest this year. They will be caltd
upon, first, to reaffirm tlu?lr testimony con
cerning peace and war, and, second, to con
f'uer how they can best help the world In
Us soro need.
This morning the jeaily meeting of min
isters and elders convened In the Itaco
Street Meeting House.
At 3 o'clock there will be a confeience
under direction of the oung Friends' move
?"" , to discuss the different phases of
Christian patriotism.
.m1."'43 p' '"' tl,e William I'enn lectin o
will bo delivered In tho Itaco .Street Meet
ing House. Subject. "Tho Christian Pa
triot, by tho Hev. Norman M Thomas, of
Jvew York. Tomorrow, at I0;SU a. in.,
there will be meetings for worship In Itace
street and Cherry street meeting tooins.
?"" if necessaty. an overflow meeting In
tie Central School lecture room.
At 3, p. m. tho Flrst-dav School's annual
meeting will bo he'd, when Hlbert Russell
1J speak on 'The Value of llellgious IMu
catlon." This will be followed by a young
People's devotional l'u ting at 4:15.
Tho business uesjinrsj will begin on Mon
day morning and afternoon and will be
contlnued the four following days.
There will bo three mid-day conferences
in tho schoql lecture roc it at 1:30, as fol
lows: Tuesday, "Bettor Organization for
Social Service," addreBM J by Louis N. Uob
inson : Wednesday, "The Friends' Neighbor
hood aulld Making Americans," by Louise
M. Lavvton: Thursday, "Work Among the
Coored I'eoplo In the South," by Mary II.
Wnitson. '
On Monday evening there will be a gen
eral conference of Young Friends' Aso
Clatlon, with Edmund Cocks presiding. To
Pic. "Christ's Call to Friends Today."
Tuesday evening; will be devoted to tem
perance work, with an address by Ksther
H. Klfreth, State president of New Jersey
", c. T, U. On Thursday evening Dr.
Rufus M. Jones, of Ilaverford College, will
Pak on "FrUnrt.' Pr.rdral IKUslnn."
. ''All of tha evening meetlno will begin at
111U la tk. H.. u Uull.. u...,
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'Eichcst Man in Alpha, N.
Tricked by Smooth
Stranger
State Banking Department Now
Estimates Losses nt Less
Than $500,000
Tho extent of the loss tn the defalcations
charged against Jesse Williamson, id, for
mer secretary of tho Petmslvinla Counjui
for Insurances on I.Ives and tlranllug An
nuities icmalncd In doubt today although
tho figure will be well under J50O.O00 Tin
firs tesllmate by the State Hanking Depart
inent that inoro than JGSO.AOU vvas mNlng
has been changed by the dep utnioht to
"soiih thing less than fSOU.OOil," anil of Hit
much Is eoveicl b the compan which
bonded Williamson while be was secret 11
(' S W Paekaid. president of the I'enn
ivhunl.i omp.iny d.'cMuod today to inn
pllfy the itnto'iiLiit in ule esterda whle'i
set no figure for the lo.
"The Hanlvlng Dtpartmeiii lnn say what
It pleases" said Mi Packard, when 1il
allenllon was called to the fin. estimate of
iS50,ooo as the amount taktn "Tho mm
pany has made the onl.v itatement that it
Intends to make '
Williamson, who v. as leleased under SJ."
OuO ball artcr hN arrest esterda, was at
his home, Spi Inghnuse Moutgomer Countv
this afternoon He still maintains the offlc
he opened In the Wldcnei Ilnl ding lifter
leaving the I'cimsj lvanla cnnipativ lasl t)i
tober RED CROSS MEMORIAL
BUILDING DEDICATED
President Wilson, Ex-President
Taft and Other Dignitaries
Participate in Ceremony
WSIIIC.TO.V Ma U
tVumoiiles participated In 1 the liesi
dent cx-Presldent Taft. Seuetai.v of Wm
Itaker nnd othet dlgnllarlis maiked tin
dedication of tho beautiful new marble
lieadatt.it teis of the Atneilean Itnl Cms
tlhs afternoon The ecrcses wcie tomil
by the somber touch of war that made them
douhlv Impicsslvc. The Daughteis of the
American P.cvolutlon I'outiuMitnl Memoil.'l
Hall was the siene of the dedication. In -caue
o fits gi eater seating cap.n'it, and
at the dose of the errilcs lono vviiiniii
membeis of the women's volunteer aid mrps
of the Itcil Cross, cmom inded b Mis Hugh
L Scott, wife of the chief of staff of the
in ill, passed In icvlew licfmc tlic Piei
dent Senatoi John Miaip Williams, of Misi.
slppl, nnd the l!ev, II Peic Silver, cbap
laln of the fnltid Slstes Mlllt.it v . ul
eitiv were the oiaton. speaking iespeitlvel
for the women ot the South and of tin
North
The building was dedicated as "a mciiir -ial
built b tho liovermnent of the I nlteil
States and pttrloi'c citl7ens to the woman
of the Not Hi und the women of the South
held In loving memiiv b a now unltul
country that their labois to mitigate the
suffeilngs of the sick and wounded m wai
may be perpetuated "
PLANS ANNUAL DINNER
FOR LEADERS IN MUSIC
Philadelphia Teachers' Associa
tion to Hold Sixth Event
May 22
Man musicians of piomlnciica will at
tend the slth iiiinii il dinnci of tho Phila
delphia Music Teachers' Association, which
will be held In the gold loom ot the Hotel
Adclplila on May -'-.
It is the purpose ot tho dinners glv?n
b.v the oiganizallon to bring together music
woikcrs of the cltv and also those who have
achieved institution In other fields of en
deavor. The association, which Includ-s
almost every teachir of distinction In Phil
adelphia, was founded In ISilt by Thcodoic
liesser.
The guests of Ihuhu at the dinner will
Include John Philip Sousa, Mrs. Coinelhis
Stevenson, Mrs IMvv.ud .MaeDowell, Mrs.
A J. Ochsner, Percv ('ralligd, Louis Lorn
bald, William Heniv Furncss anil Pi
Aitlmr ltoljson Qulnn Tho officers' of the
association me. preMdcnt, .lames Fiaucih
Cooke; v Ice-prenldeiits, Horatio Connell
and Mrs Fiances ' ci.uko: sectetar.
Miss Anna C Hartow; treasurei, Hcniy
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WILL GIVE LIBERTY BONDS
AS AWARDS AT FAIRS
Allentown Association to Co-opeiatc
With Govet nment in Phicing Lonn,
Reading Alo in Linu
Sl.LllNTOWN. Pa May 11'. The
gie.it Allentown fair will this ear award
all the premiums possible In Liberty Loan
bonds," according to Dr. Victor II. Wlcajid,
the president of the fait. "I understand
the Treasury Department at Washington
Is endeavoring to have fairs award pre
miums In this manner and the gieat Allen
town fair will be In Hue"
In piemlunis and pulses last fall the
Allentown fair uvvatded upwaiil of $'.'U,uuu.
The oigauizatlou showed Us patriotism in
a marked manner on! a few weeks ago
When wend leached Allentown that a bat
talion of tho Thirteenth Regiment was on
the awy to this city to guaid bridges, tun
nels nnd Industrial plants, the troops weie
met on their anlval heio by Doctor
Wleand, who escorted them to the fait
grounds and offeied the grounds, buildings
and property as a camp site free of chaige.
HHADING. Pa, May U. Secretary 1). J.
McDcrmott. of the Heading Fair Associa
tion, thinks favorably of tho United States
Treasury Depaitment plan to have fair
associations glvo Llheity Loan bonds ns
premiums ami prizes. The plan will likely
be adopted latet by the local fall piemiuni
committee.
MAN MOVING MOTORCAR
IS KILLED BY TROLLEY
Quaker City Garage Employe Struck
as Ho Rushes Automobile
Toward Tank
Tlnee girls and two men In n touilng car
stopped In front of tho Quaker City garage,
at 462 North Eighth street, for gasoline
early today. Frank Fisher, of 1B53 Alden
street, stepped down to see that the gasoline
vvas tun In without trouble.
Tho car vvas too far off for the hose
carrying gabollne to reach It. .While an
attempt to back up vvas being made the
automohlle went tha wrong way and when
Fisher started to help move It n south
bound Eighth street car crushed him
against the rear of the machine and killed
him.
Fisher was taken to tho .Hahnemann
Hospital and pronounced dead while police
of the Eighth and Iluttonwood streets sta
tion arrested tho trolley crew. A. Sauer,
of 3504 North Fifth street, and J. K. Walk
er, of 3087 Belgrade street. They will have
a hearing today. Sauer was held without
ball pending action of the Coroner.
Tha police alto took the names of the
three Klrls who were In the automobile,
They wr Ktlial Kelly, May Fletcher und
mueanor rwwuwi , v' k-cmwv'H
Hl-WorbH.-rtmet.
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ACCUSED SOCIETY MAN
Jesse Williamson, iM, foimerly hoe
retnry of the Pennsylvania Com
pany for Insurances on Lives and
GrantiiiLr Annuities, whose allcRed
shortages in accounts are said to
exceed several hundred thousand
dollars.
COAL MINES OPERATED
FOR U. S. NEEDS ONLY
Stuinman Company Denies Its
Collieries Have Been Seized
Outright by Government
'Tho I tin eminent lias not taken ovei our
mines," said Leon Walket. trranncr of the
Stlncman Coal Mining Compan), witli offices
In the Penns) lvanla Huildlng, at Fifteenth
anil e 'best nut slicets, toda) .
"Wo aio operating our N'o. 1 mine our
selves under lliiveiiiineiil Instructions and
for Hovel nment puipose and further than
that I e'.tunot say at piesent "
The So 1 mine of the Mlneinjii Company
empIo)s about .100 miners anil has a capiu
Itv of 1090 tons of eo.il pel da) It Is a
matter of common knowledge among coal
opeiatois In this eitv that the .stlncman
Compan) had a contract to suppi) the du
Pont Interests, and that they tefused to
lenew It at the beginning of this )ear
Slme then 11 Is said, tho ill! 1'onts have used
everv Influence with the Government to
take tnea'iires to maintain their eoal sup
pi), anil that the operation of the .Stlnc
man mines under (lov eminent Instruction Is
the icsult
When asked to what otent the (lov em
inent had co-operated with the Stlnemau
Company and what means were emplo)iil to
stait the miners to work again, Mr. Walker
said:
If the Uovointnent can compel .voiim,
fellows like these" pointing to a number
of blight voting chaps In his otllcc "to take
a gun and go In ejefeuse. of tho inimtrv.
can't the) equally well compel a lot ot
oung huskv miners who an spending
ueai ly all of their time In tho bats of sa
loons to go to wotk In mines If theli work
Is needed for tho country's defense-
FIRST PARALYSIS CASE
OF SEASON REPORTED
Landsdowne Child Stricken With
Disease Sent to Hospital
in This City
Tho first case of Infantile paialysis for
the season has been reported
Tho victim Is two-) car-old Alexander
Keir. of 54 I'ulon avenue, I.ansdowne.
Physicians ree'ognled the dreaded ellseaso
as seion as the child had been brought to
the Children's Homeopathic Hospital The
Hureaii of Health was notified and sent an
Inspector who confirmed the diagnosis. Tho
chlU hen was sent to the Philadelphia
Hospital for Contagious Diseases.
It had been noticed that the child bad
been ailing for some time. He did not
ea well and began to bavo difficulty In
raising his aims. Dr. A. A Cairns, chief
medical Inspector of the lluieau of Health,
said that he did not know how far the
caso has piogrcssed, but that the s)inptoins
easily were recognizable
Doctor Calms explained that theie have
been several cases reported since the first
ot tho )ear, but that as near as bo could
remember none had resulted In death.
There Is a mild case at the Philadelphia
Hospital for Contagious Diseases, The vic
tim is Kmest Pasco, a child, of 1120 Hall
street
Thero weie 290 victims of Infantile
paral)sls In this city last summer, mostly
children, while more than 1000 children are
crippled as a result of tho epidemic
BLACKBIRDS FLOOD WAYNE, PA.
Residents Plan Raid on Pests With
Roman Candles at Night
Wayne tesidents with loman caudles as
artillery are piepaiiug to attacl; an army of
blackbiuls which continually Infest that
section, All iliui have been laid for tho
attack '.-the nig'.' jf .oosts of tho enemy are
known. All that n lecded Is the word to
fire but, sad to say, that must be given by
the game warden.
Tho campaign Is being taken by the
Wa)iio Public Safety Association, and a
number of members li.ivo planned the
roman cqndle attack. It will be used If It
does not conflict with ths State game laws.
That epjestlon will be decided by George
U Harrison, Jr., of St. Davids, who Is a
deputy game warden.
Clothiers Will Tour State
nUADINO, Pa.. May 12. Directors of the
State Clothiers' Association have decided to
tour eastern Penus) lvanla clothing stores.
The trip will begin next Monday, starting
from Harrlsburg It will take In Allentown.
Wllkes-Barre, Hcranton, Reading and( other
I oKfcWs,T?, Ktstk.'ot.'tMa It j , la Von'.
Awards for $389,027 Conditioned
Upon Arrangements for Build
ing of Dormitories
Contingent upon securing n proposal for
tho construe Hon of four eloimltorles ten
Insane) ut 11 berry. Director Kruseti. of
the Department of Health and Charities,
tndny awarded continets for ele-ctrlcnl vvoik,
plumbing and it mechanical plant that will
cost the city ?38fl.C:7.
At tho same tlmo the Director advei
tlsed for proposals for construction along
the same plans for vvhleh local I'ontlactors
elec lined In hid when proposals were asked
May 7 Pioposalx foi construction will
be received .May Jli. and Dheetor Kiusen
has assurances from several linns that
despite) high prle e-s for mntvtl.it anil un
settled labor conditions the will submit
ptoposals (o complete the vvoil; In eighteen
months
The continets provisionals awnideel
tenia me bused on Until cm submitted to
tho ilcpaitmeiit May 7 They are as fed
I leivv m Mechanical dep.ii intent for dorml-
torli-M M33l::."i: for powcrhoue, SS2.0H0.
I Charle- P Monday Compan lieetrlcal
equipment foi ilornillorlc t I. "Mi, and
for pewei plant. 1.1.ui)0. James I" Hueh
I no. in 'nmp.ui Plumbing 7 i I ."! . S
1'altli I'ompain ,ltn and plumbing foi
powei housi l IS.!, Thompson llnithci
1 FINDS CITY BOYS APT
IN WORK ON FARMS
Joseph II.
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I'ascnall, Delaware
County Farmer, Speaks at
City Club Meeting
liii value of town mill ill) bo) s to latin,
cts for pi.ictlc.il help In summer was point
ed out liv .losiph 11. Pnscli.ill, a fruit and
el.ill) Intinftr living near Chester Heights
Dii.ivvnii Count), at a conlerenev held la-t
night nt the Clt) Club, !l.. South llio.nl
sttcet
llepie'seutatlves ot the Mate liraugc of
neaib) eountles met with members of the
agiiililtui.il seivlee committee of the' school
iiiohlllratleiu ellvlsloii of the Home Defense
Cenninlttee Prof. .1. P.ussell Smith, of the
t'nlveisit) of Penns) Ivnui.i. Is chairman.
Mr Piich.ill told hi personal cspcil
em cs with elt) be.vs eliiilng lecent cai"
He had tiled mote than lifti en bo.vs for help
on his t.uiii In vacation time and has ob
tain! d sitlsf.n toi) service from vlrtu.illv
all of them
"I had alw.e.v- thought the town bovs
would be ahsoliitel) mi geiod for practical
faun wink. I had thought the) would be
filvolous and nee'd mine watching than
the) would In woith One je.ir the niotbei
of a teiwn ho) beggid me to take him lor
the summer, but I refused
" lew iH.vh after that the boy himself
appealed and nskeel for work. I v. as
pleased with hU manner and took him lie
was thoroughly satisfactory and I hail to
apologize to his mother for lefiHng hei
first plea
" Situ ti then I have made a practice ol
using these bovs between the ages ol s.
teen and twenty .vc.us. Kvei.v summer I
have had several I think that during the
present win Id food erlsls this class of bo)s
could be used to gieat advantage bv Hie
f .11 moi s.
"The attitude of farmeis gem rail) 1 fear
Is the same as mine bcreire I leaini-d how
to handle the town bo)s Hut they inc.
In fact, mote Intelligent and willing than
the average bov i.itscd on a latin They
aie vvell-beliavrd. manncrl) and i lean, and
soon learn with a vei) little patient teach
ing Theie ma) be a tew faUnics ooe.i
slon.illv, but In my espcilence tin- use of
these town and clt) bo.vs Is good for both
the farmers and the bo)..
The limbic in. in the picent situation is
to bring the fmiiiri tuid the bo) logi thei
It Is a pi able in of selling the farmer tho
service: when ho oni e leains the value ol
tho scrvh'e he will seek it himself."
other faimeis attending the confeieneo
expressed similar views legardlng eltv
school bo)s and girls In faun vvoik. The
chief dllliculty In using thcli labor, the)
ay, is one of locating tho bo) with the
farmer; the fainu-r must bo shown tho
boy j he will not till n him through an agein y
from fear he may be getting u lemon "
AtiangemeiilH wcie made to obtain the
services of final boaiels of tl.ule anil ngrl
etiltuisl assoi latlons In tho viuloiis towns
In the counties near Philadelphia The
members of thei committee said theie' weie
laineliids ol stutel) bo) s available and will
ing for the faim vvoik but a Ilctc" fotce lor
placing t In-ni would be necess.-ii)
PARENTS SUE SALOON
MAN FOR SON'S DEATH
Demand $10,000, Alleging Victim
Fell Dead From Effects
of Liquor
A slut lor $10,000 damages against a
saloonkeeper has been filed by Mi and
Mrs. Joicpli Kuntz, of 2S,"1 South Jesaup
stieet, for tho death of their son, (leorgo
W. Kuntz, who, Il is alleged, elled In a
patrol wngou last Nov ember after be had
collapsed fiom the effects of liquor In the
saloon
The defendant is William II o .Will,
ealoonkeepei at lOu.". McKmii stieet. It Is
alleged that he had been warned repeatedly
not to sell lUiuor to Kuntz The father
of the dend man Is seventy-sl-c )ears old;
tho mother Is scventy-five.
The suit Is another attempt to establish
the liability of saloonkeepeis Several
awards have been against them reccnt'y.
Only yesterda) Judge Harriett, In Common
Pleas Coutt, upheld a venllct of $5000 to
Mrs. Mary A AftCusker against Cornelius
Qulnn, .1 saloonkeeper nt Allegheny nvenue
and A Vtreet. She brought suit to recover
damages foi tho de-atli of her husband, who
died fioni a fiacturcd skull after falling as
ho was leaving Qultm's saloon.
WEEK'S MORTALITY RECORD
Number of Deaths 597, Slightly Less
Than Preceding Week's
Deaths tluoughout the e Ity duiing the
week numbered 397 us compared with ill 4
last week and 5J." during tho coiiespondhig
week last )ear. They weie dlvldeel as
follows: Males, 321!. females, 271; hoes
(11, and girls, M ' '
The causes of death were
Tphoi fi-ver
Measles ;,, , T,
Scarlet fevei 7
Diphtheria ami cruun " ,
Influenza . ...
Kplctemlc ilUenars ... u,
Tulwn uloeiU of lutis . . -,,
Tubciculol nienlniillli ,i
Other form" of tuben'olusls n
Cancer . , , an
Simple mniliwllls . , , i
Apoplexy ami soffnlnB of brain it
Ursanlc dlfenaes of the lipart 7s
ImiI. lirnm hltlH
e'hreailc bronchttls
Pneumonia ,
nronihopneuinonla
Dlarasea of the reaplratory ayatrm
Dlaeaaea of stomach
Diarrhea .
Appe'ndlcltla
Hernia. . . ,,
Clrrlioata of the liter .
Acute nephritis ana Itrlght's dlaeaae..,
Noncanceroua tumora
Puerperal septicemia .
Other puerperal accident
I'onire'nttat debility
Senility .
Homicide
All other violent 1itna.. ,,,,
ulelele . ... ...,.(......
I Kroner' pentlln...,f,,. ,.....,., Vl
Other eiuieasrai ..... ..4..
CHARiTY BOARD DENIES
BREWERS' STATISTICS
Declares Advertisement Misrep
resents Facts on Ravages
of Alcoholism
DRINK CAUSES POVERTY
Contends That Society's Work Covers
Many Cases Where Liquor Is to
Ultimo for Conditions
- t
An advertisement of the Pcnns)lvniila
.state Brewers' Association In the Pittsburgh
Sun, vvhleh purpoits to give figures from the
last niinti.il repilit of the Soviet) fot l)rg'ti
Ir.lng Cbarltv, Is declated by the latter to
mlrepie-sent the facts eomernltig the socl- j
e ty's neurits generally I
In a letter to tho bteweis' association the
ehailty organization hus re'iiuested that. In
view of the facts, the adveitlsemetit be ells
continued The societ)'s letter to the asso
e I.i t Ion lol'ous I
"Tin- Seiciet) for Oigaiilzlng Charity has
li. d brought to Its attention )onr adver
tisement In the Pittsburgh Sun under the
captain, "Slckniss enucrs mole povert)
than all other causes cnuihlueil " Vour nil
veitlsi ment puipoit to quote figures fioni
the last annual rcpoit of the Society foi
oig.inUlug e'hailt) and state's that this le
I port shown! moie than "n.MOfl ci-tis as-
steil I ist )e.u Willi mil) 'MS fore eel to want
thlHiluli eveesslvi' drink about .". per lent
"The annual teport of the soclet) for the
i '.el )i,ir s,epteinbei ,0 1 0 1 "i . In (li tobel
I I'Mij, hai not el been published, and the
tlrtilliM joii give mlsi present the facts
which ate as follows
i ruin fcpiiiniier ;;n. r.n,. to Oi toner l
pub. the so(iet.v ii.it with 72:0 families
in 'i lamnics laimurs ineie vvas i, noun
to be alcoholism, these llguics. however,
aken by tbemrehes nie cntlrel) mlsleael
lug. of these- 7JJ0 families. 1179 wcie
widows, Jl'i veie single women, llftv-sl
wcie uumarilcil motheis 731,1 vveie ele
seili'd wives, and slt)-nlue vveie women
scpitatcil fiom tbeh husbands, in nthei
vvoiiIm, .'",s of those 7 '.'J ft leprcseut housc
holds In which women alone were, for the
tin,' being, the In ads of the famll)
"It Is a well known fatt that alcoholism
Is man) times more frequent among men
than among women. There foie. statistics
of any gioiip In vvhleh the numbii of women
great!) lncpondct.it! s uvi'i the number ot
men must inevltabl) be eli'ceptlvc.
"In nelelllloii to this vvoik with needy
ftimllles, the Sodelv lot Organizing Charity
maintains a Wiijf.ueis' l.oelge Krom Sep
tembei .'i. t'Ti, to octobei I 1'JlC. this
loilgo slielteied li.'.lo bonieles men anil
bo)s. 'Hie Mipriintendcnt of the lodge
state's that full) 7,1 per cent of llio stream
of men who pass through this lodge ale
down and out because of drink.
"Wo tiust that In the light of this moie
nccuiate Intcrpi elation of tho llguies )ou
will discontinue the publication ot the ad
vcitKomeiit to vvhleh we lefer. In Justice
to our own leputatlon for accuracy, we are
sending copies of this letter to the Pitts
burgh Sun, to the lending dailies In Phila
delphia, a ml to the 1'hllntlclphl.i branch
of the Antl-S.itloon League
"Vei) truly )ouis
THHDOHi: .! Lewis.
"Vice Piesleleut ot the Society foi Or
ganizing Cbarit)
LOOT WORTH THOUSANDS
TAKEN IN SINGLE NIGHT
Silks and Cloth, Jewelry, Paint and
Automobiles Lost, Say
Police Reports
Thefts of Jewelry, silks and other goods
to the v.iluo of sevcial thousand dollars
weie lepoitcd to the police' at Central Sta
tion tenia)
Thieves enteied tho plant of tho London
M.itiufactuiing Compan) and stole silks and
cloth valued at $32 HI Tho pollco blame
a band of lobbers who have been opei.it lug
the last month among the wholesale houses.
Thieves entered the homo of Illchard Ash
hurst l.l.'l Pine street, last night and got
awn) with Jewelry said to bo worth $100,
More than 200 worth of paint vvas stolen
from the paint shop of T. I'. Kelly. 1S19
hansom stieet.
Automobiles were reported stolen as fol
lows John Hegel, Kii'.i Hutler street, machlno
taken from Twentieth stieet and .Mont
gomery nvemuo and abandoned In West
Philadelphia.
Waller Wilght, 2J13 Xorth Ilroad stieet,
automobile stedeu liom opposite home.
W r Mathews, of Swarthmore. Pa.
machine stolen from I'lftv-secoinl and r.o.
cust stieets
HOY SCOUTS HOLD
MEETS IN SUBURBS
Field Day I- Celebrated in Five
Sections of the
City
Ho) snouts of live dimili 1st tluoughout
Philadelphia held field meets this afternoon.
All but 0110 were in clt) paiks and clubs
Troops from the ease central Philadelphia
dlrtrlct had their outing nt llloucester,
X. J. The Xorth cential district troops
met on the grounds of tho Philadel
phia Country Club, the West Phlladelphlans
at Seven Springs Park and the northwest
organizations at Camp Lafa.vettc, Hldga
road below H.irren Hill
Xortheast dlsttle't si outs had theli
field meet at Rhawn i.nd Moro streets In n
park theie, after a short paiade, starting
from Toiresdalr avenue and Cottniau
streets The noitheast troops' meeting was
the most elaborate, consisting of athletic
events, camp fire and addresses lji the eve
ning by scout executives.
All tho camps of troops went through
drill, tent pitching, water nolllng, dressing
hi a huii), bandagln-; signaling and pyra
mid huildlng during the afternoon spoits
Most of the ti ciois 1 villained at their camps
lor tuppei.
ADVISES JERSEY BANKERS
TO CONSERVE RESOURCES
John D. Everitt, Piesident, Would Unit
All Unnecessary Expenditures
Dunn" War
I'1.'XTIC i'ITV, Ma) 12 -John D
Hverltt, of Orange in his annual address
ns president befeuo the Xew Jersey
llankeis' Association today, urged tho
flii.im.lcih of the State to exut their In
lluencu against expeudltiucs by municipali
ties tor an pui poses not absolutely necee
sai). lie called for a mobllUatlou against
waste aloiiK all lines. Uankeis, he said,
should be'ie-sponslve and helpful to the man
who needs help and Is deserving of s)m
path)'. "Don't let the other fellow tllnk you are
a fish as 1 guess u lot of them do," he
win lied.
In leJOlutlons offeied b) Uzal II. Mo
Carter, of Xew ark, the State association
pledged Itself to subiScrlbo liberally to the
Liberty Loan and to do everything possible
to procure an early response by the people.
Tho association urged all trust companies
In the State to deposit gold now held by
them as reserve In Federal reserve banks.
Ready Money
United States Loan Society
117 North Broad St
414 8. BtMt. U GttaMuatoara aw.
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1000 DELEGATES TO OPEN
SALVATION ARMY RALLY
250 Meetings Scheduled During
Six Days of Convention
in Philadelphia
Tho thirty-seventh annual congress of
tho Salvation Arm) opened In l'hlladel
phla this afternoon with a parado begin
ning the- slxda) session. This Is the
first Salvation Army convention over held
here, and the first ever held anyvvhero out
side of New York city. During tho sW
days of the convention more than 250 meet
ings, business and social, will bo held at
the various corps headquarters throughout
tho clt).
The convention centers about tho new
Memorial Hall of the arm) at Broad street
and Kalrmount avenue.tlie cornerstono of
which was dedicated by Commander Kvan
gellnc liooth at 5 o'tlock this afternoon
The convention will bo eltvlded Into special
sections, which will meet throughout the
city at the local corps rooms
mohi: than" 1000 nnii:oATi:s
More than 1000 persons, members of tho
Salvation Arm), of nil tanks aro nttendlng
the convention There' arc delegates from
all States cast of the Mississippi, Including
a number from Chicago, which is lieaei
ipiartcrs for States west of tho Mississippi.
Tho Chicago delegation represents the
Western States at the convention, though
taking no active p.ut In the proceedings.
The convention began at 2:30 this
afternoon with a parade ot all membcra of
tho army In l'hlladelphla and visiting dele
gates from the Memorial Huildlng, Ilroad
street and Kalrmount avenue. Tho route
was from the building to Fourth and Ox
ford street, to the slto of tho army's first
open-air meeting, and back to tho building.
At S 11'clock Miss llntti efedlcated tho
huildlng. Relegates then went to their
headquarters and at 7 o'clock will tnko
part In open-air rallle" throughout the city,
under the directions of ten of tho Philadel
phia corps.
One of the big days of the convention will
be tomoirovv, when oniccrs of the army will
speak at special services In seventy-five of
tho city churches Miss Ilooth will bo the
speaker at llethany Presbyterian Church to
morrow morning In tho main congregation
room, Twent)-sccon(' and Ualnbrldgc
stieets
ciiurtcn snnvicus
Three of the afternoon church services
will be given over to leadership bv the army
orllceis and lu the evening thlrty-llvo other
churches will cuteitalu other officials of
tho organization.
The dedication of tho memorial building
by Miss Booth will bo held tomorrow after
noon at 3:30 at Hroael street and Falrmouut
avenue. This will be followed two hours
later by a Mag raising at tho building and
In tho evening theio will be open-air meet
ings A second big parade will bo held on Mon
day fiom tho headquarters of the Klghth
and Vino street corps to the memorial build
ing, by way of Vine and Broad streets.
Tuesday will be given over to fxecutivo ses
sions of the olllcers' council In the memorial
building
There will be other paiades on tVcdnes.
day, and on Wednesda) night a gie.it anni
versary demonstration at tho Baptist Tem
ple, Broad and Berks streets, with Miss
Booth presiding. On Thursday and Friday,
tho last day of the convention, there will bo
staff councils In the memorial building
One ot the featuies of tho convention
will bo the placing ot a tablet, by special
pcimlsIon of Councils, at Fourth and Ox
ford streets, where the first open-air meet
ing of the Salvation Army was held lu
Philadelphia. This will bo part ot tho cele
bration Saturday.
FORBIDS ANTI-WAR TALK
Judge
. Warns Hotelkeepers
Grunts Licenses
as He
MATS l,ANl)IN5, X. J.. May 12. In
granting licenses to hnlel keepers of tho
county who made application last Tuesday,
Judge Shlnn dispelled a good deal ot anx.
let)" The Court warned the hotelmen
against permitting unpatriotic talk In their
places, and said If complaints were made
and were sustained by Investigation, the
proprletois would ho liable to have theli
licenses 1 evoked
Those granted licenses were' William
(Jeneistzky, Germanla; Louisa II, Russell,
Pomona ; Phoeba Uurke, Buena ; James Ba
ker nnd Robert li.ist.iln, Mays Landing:
James S flormley, Richland, and A J
Rider, Buena Vista township.
Fire in Reading Steel Plant
HKADI.N'li. Pa., May 12. Fire In the
core room of the Reading Steel Casting
Company at the foot of Iafayctto street
today caused a loss of JG000.
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Baltimore &
Baltimore and Return
$2.00
Washington and Return
$2.50
SUNDAY, MAY 13
Special Train I.aee S4tl mill
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Cheatnut Streets Station 800
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a. m.i soin street
Station jBiO?
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are preparea co execute as
notice orders iot
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Military Clothing
of
Every Description
for those seeking only the best
in tailoring.
Our riding breeches are un
eqaaled in the city.
A. B. Mathews & Co.
1200-02 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, Pa.
BREAK GROUND FOR FREil
LIBRARY ON PARRWA1
T il O 1 J J 1
impressive ceremonies ocneat'j
uled for Beginning of Splen
did City Structure
Impressive exercises with addresses by?
city odlclals marked the breaking of grounf
at noon today for the new freo public library
on the Parkway at Nineteenth and Vln:
streets. The site Is the lot on which st00eV,C
tho "Bill) Sunday, tabernacle.
Ma) or Smith turned the first spade of J
earth and delivered an address. AddresCM?
weio delivered by Henry It. KdmundSS
president of the board of tiutees of the-gj
freo library , Clinton Rogers Woodruff. ft
cnairman of the building committee, ana-ijjj
James 13 Lonnnn. nresldent of Select CounV9
rll. Two grand stands havo been erected 'wl
fnt bnnt.nru niwl ln l!,l itiiauIii JjL
In Ills address Mr Woodruff emphasized
the fact that the progress made toward com
pleting tho building had been duo to the
rffr,(MllA nn.iiTUirallnti nf l! n.nmilliMdl
Councils and the board of trustees. He paid A
a tribute to the lato Dr. William Peflipcr,,-,;
whoso "conception of tho free library ya-J,J
tern, with its central lihrarv as 11 crown. MV
was fundamental In planning for the newife-;
Duuaiug, no saici
It Is nlanned to havo the vvnik start this
mouth on the excavation for the bulldlnK..1
unen-r 11 euneriicL Willi ine Vjcorge A. JU'lerV
Company, awarded April 2, for $2,21iv00.
Tho llevv bullilinir will bn .140 bv "in e.-ffii
and 100 feet high, with llmestono facln;T
ami granite trimmings. The main reading
room Is to bo 52 by 224 feet. Tho bulldlaaj
1. Ill linllui. 1 r.O.! Ili , n!.....Aa
-r i
Patriotic Program at Philemon ClulT.rMPl
. 1.1. .. .i...! ,,. j ..1 I"5S-a
.v simiil tn iei( lejusiii win jiervaue uiQijjia
performance! given tonight by the PhllemotliSn
Iirnmauc Ait t'lun nt Its heaelauarters.rag
4010 Chestnut street. In addition in Inter
esting tableaux depleting the world's hU-
tory ami procres, a numoer 01 patriotic.'?
readings will be given by well-known mem-Sli
hers of tho organization. Tho rcadlroj&TOl
will he Interspersed by timely musical ae-Mell
lections, ino entertainment wilt be
lowed by a dance.
.. rt. .-. ... -Kf
uuuuvvuy learn runs Plowman 4
1.ANCASTKII, JM. May 12. While.3
James Brown, a fanner, of Bart townshlpW-Stfl
was uniting; 111 oats last evening his team!
became frightened ami ran away. In at
tempting to slop them lie fell, tho drlllerl
passing over him, so terribly mangling a
nun iimi 11c uicu auring- inc nignt.
Tour Wife
Will Save
At Least
A Dollar
If .vou brine the entire famllj
here tomorrow for dinner.
We serve tho beat only at a
price that elves little profit but
lota of imtrona
M'KCIAI. MUSIC
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