FENlSE
VOTING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, FB1DAY, MAY 18, 1017
BOARD
Am PUT OFF
IfTER MEETING
Cbnference With Gover-
' nor Ends With An
nouncement of An
. other Gathering
NOTHING REPORTED
ABOUT MONEY ROW
i
Ej '.fi By a Staff Corrf 'poncim
S-jH HAimiSIIUIKi. Mltv U
Mm qucllon of approvlnc the imim. In
taHnr n. publlclly department, unclrrtnltrii
Cdr for State clcfdin lS' Hi Piiblle
fety Committee of Pcnnnyhanla. vhiicvI
frit In announcement nfter n lone ronfer
ftt of commlttt" members and tlovcrinir
tnHlii1i hi lli1 nftrnnnri
i The Governor raid there would lie nimtlirr
conference next Tutxway i.eorKc niuirion
repper, chairman of the publli! safely com
mlttee, nave out a lonit ntatement relienrv
)nr the organization of the committee At
the, end of Ills statement wa n wIimIiiIi
, Bftlarles paid the department lieadt the
ommltteo has engaged for the work.
At the end of Mr. l'epper nine-unite
-ttement. tho falarles of tlio i.llleerij
t th committee. cxreptliiR the clerical
TWkern, were Blven. In this II npneniH
Mint Ivy 1 I.ce, who was credited vvlin
kelnsj encased at IIS.000 a er, will have
nly his expenses, euch as (ravelin, clerk
hlr and other work for tho publicity de
partment, paid by th committee On the
publicity etalT nro Thoma- 15. Oir. em
ployed and paid by Mr l.eo nt JIOO a
jwontli, and Daniel T. Tierce, of the llnrber
4phalt Company, whoso "ervlreic mo
loaned" by that company.
Tha statement says that J1000 n inonlli
ra offered to I.ce, from which hli enUry
lm) all department salaries were to lie
, taken, but that he refused to do this, and
will contribute his services without charcc.
above expenses,
Other paid places are those of i: A. Itnd
iJllff, assistant to A V Newhold. on tho
Bnanfe committee of the main committee
at II600-a jear. and Frederick T. I'usey.
I charge of tho local committee and recom
tnended for the place by (iovernor llriiui
Iwugh, at S5000 a enr
The accounts Blven arc ns follows
'Received advanced by .Mr. II T. Stotcs
W. I2B.O0O,
"Expenditures, total amount paid and
eiaaalfled under the follow Intr accounts:
"Salaries, IG42.33 : rents. JIBtl.flS; of
",c expenses, )&Z.9 ; stationery and print
Bftr. S26E2.GG.
"Furniture and fixtures, 2359.80.
"Postage. $532 45.
'Telegraph and telephone, $71 II.
"Miscellaneous. $67.54
"Cash on hand.-$14.4!)
"Total, J7038.26.
' "Balance on hand May 17, J17.0fil.7l.
"All office furnlturp. Including tpe
"vrlters and filing cabinets, will be repur
hatcd when we are throjigh with them.
"Jtemorandum There arc outstanding
'ripild bills largely chargeable to station
ery and printing account approximating
,E1B6,K.
"Of this amount J47I6 0B has bpen In
ferred by tlie Publicity Department on lie-
;lf tif the Department of Food Supply."
Tho conference today waR a three-cor-"ered
meeting of the public safely commit
a members, the Governor and the mem
' rs Of the official "war board "
It seemed unlikely that there will be any
ttdaton as to whether full power will be
tlven the public safety committee to spend
te 2,000,000 defense appioprlatlon mull
Stt meeting of IhX. tliVernor and the offl-
al "war board".Jicxt Tuesday. Mem
.r of the public' RaYety committee will
.robably take parf,li,ils meeting, too.
, Meanwhile, the status of the $50,000 nil-
anc to the committee by Drexel & Co,
t'lrough K. T Ptotesbury. Is unsettled
"nut of the members of the oinclal "war
"ard" hae been saying they would not up-
rove the expenditures for the publlclly le.
trtmentand other Items tho Public Safety
immlttee have dlspTIrsei fiom the fund.
1 At the meeting on Tuesday tho (jOcrnnr
"id the "war boarU'wlll decide Just what
rm tho co-operatlfH"betwceti Hip board
"id the pub'le safely committee will take
The Goxernor said trifre was no discussion
' "the minor activities of the committee,"
hen asked If the reported heavy cxpcmll-
tires had been taken up
Mr. Pepper's statement, which was glxeii
" t after the meeting, was read lit the
"--lference. It rehearsed the history of the
lanliatlon of the public safety committee
Pennsylvania, salng that tho original
Sanitation was a voluntary committee of
i Jxens, who set out with the Idea of aiding
- ? Federal Government In tho Ktnte as far
i possible, and that later members of the
'ntatlve committee were appointed hy
'-jverpor Brumbaugh to constltulo the
i-esent public safety committee of the Com-
Dnwealth of Pennsylxanla
Connections had been made with the State
id War Departments In Washington, the
" 'Pper statement said, and the committee
jd already made some progress In planulug
? defense work In the State.
HEARING BEFORE GOVERNOR
Members of the official war board ami
committee from the I'ennayUuiiU Public
fety Committee, headed by George W'liar
n. Pepper, of Philadelphia, Went Into con-
rence In the private office of Goernor
h umbaugh Just before noon. The meet-
I was still In progress at 1 30.
On his arrival at Harrlsburg Mr Pep-
', aaked If he had anything to say rela-
to criticisms directed at his committee
x v'Ht-se of certain large expenditures au-
irued byt the committee, Bald that he
mid probably Issue a statement later In
day setting forth his views and the com-
ttee's position.
Accompanying Mr. Pepper were the fol
vlng Arthur TV S. Evall, Arthur E New-bold.
flnsham B. Morris, Sidney I Wright.
dney II, Clark, secretary of tho com
i ttee; Daniel IPerce, of the publicity tie-
rtment; R. Leo Hunt, assistant to the
- nlrman, and John Radcliffe, treasurer's
. countant
.Jllr members of the executive commit-
present -were Colonel Z A. Watres,
ranton James A. Scarlet, Danville; B
' Jones, Jr. Plttsburcn: Allan P. Pur-
-. WllUunsport; Spencer I Gilbert, Har
burg; B. M C Africa, Huntingdon.
c fembera of the racial commission are
pected to address some very pointed ques-
jn to the Penper commltteo as to expen-
Mire, tub commission is expected to
, 'orm Mr Pepper and his associates that
f .1 tonimlsslon does not propce to disburse
r sums irom me n.vuv.uuo xunu.
HO-inte. members or the official Commission
tjf JlMOlio Safety and Defense were reported
jr vnniiiiuK iu umuurso niiy huiub irum ine
MOII0 fund for Mich ItAtTm am !. 11K -
M 0 year salary as "publicity counsel" or
iv, I aalsrlea of Ills $6000 assistants, and sev.
' .! oMhem are particularly opposed to pay
V the bimtotallnc more than $1000 for the
PlJqatlon called "the Manual of the Penn.
Ivaula Farm legion," prepared by the
tbllcy men and bearing the Imprint "Is
d by the Committee of Public Bafety for
17 i Commonwealth of Pennsylvania."
Ifcy saw this publication for the first
y seterday. It contains a score of poems
.- Bro-jmlng, Swinburne, William Morris.
,-- i Harte. Kdward Markham, Edward
iVtuatl Hale. J. O. Holland. Edward 8. Van
s If nu itenry iioiconiD uenneii, ins
utraclef of other articles and paragraphs
Indicated by such titles ae "Wnat the
Mean." "Fertility From the Air,"
nlty " Mufh of the matter Is like
coum V 'Clipped from acrlcvl-
articles are said to have appeared In patent.
medicine handbook.
Jokes anil reprinted cartoons and funny
pictures axe alo Include)' T'.tr Is not a
word nbout organising farm laborers, the
puriiose for which the Public Safety Com
mitter was formed There are, however,
quotations from the messages of President
Wilson.
BOOKLET IS IlKKKNDKI)
The booklet, 'Farm Legion." was tie
fended today by Thomas I! Orr. nneof the
nstlstnut to hy Ix-o In the Public ttnfety
t'oiumlttee's pubhrllj dejisrlmenl Mr ,,r
Is the publicity (ifllclal who usually Is In be
found nt the. orilces. Mr l.e has not beeti
there for u week or more, anil Iw.lel 1'lorce
Is In very Infrequently
Mr Orr dcclan-d that llm booklet was
never Intended to be nil ngrlcultural guide
for farmers. It Is for Imi.vs nlm are work
ing and may work on the farms. The caid
with a new set of words fir ".My Country,
'tis of The'." w.is Intended to Im used nt
"church gatherings nnd imtrlotli' meeting."
as "expressing the crusading spirit of tin
present war." according lo an announcement
of the publicity ronuulttee inndr when the
poem was given out early In the week
The pfw words were written by n frlnd
of some one on the Public KHfety I'ninmlllce,
.Mr. Orr said, but ho did not iccall the au-t
thor's name
,Mr Oil- wanted to know iiv it had been
so long before the iieuspnpct i found tlipre
was niiythlug fiintn nbnut Ihr booklet
''oples wcrt glen mil to newspaper men
on Saturday," he nld. 'and II uns not until
soinboiv in lliirrlsburg called attention to
the booklet that nnv comment was given to
It here
"Au one who re.iilrf three p.-iiaRrnilis
must see that the bnohlpl is addressed to
bo.Mi not fmniers Herr.il weeks ngo. dur
ing tlie enrly part or the ilaimliig to recruit
bnjs for farm service, the coinmlllrp Kot the
Idea of assembling n boolilel to be sent to
tho bos wlm went on farms
"Many of them nre dly hojs and from
towns," ho rontlnuril. "They know ver
llttlo nbout farming, nnd the booklet was
designed to gle them un elementary Idea of
It. Tho poems were patriotic, nnd with tho
Idea that man) of the ln were tin! clear
In their Melt" about the war we rcprluleil
port of the President's ndilre nnd fiunn
othei rxplimntnty matter.
"HiHiMels weic fent out to the district
nrgunljers of the farm service throughout
Hit Slate and the wero nskcil to send us
t'Sllnintcs of tlie number of copies they
thought 1 1 u ioiiIiI use frr distribution
.limine hoys who went to work on the farms.
.Mr orr was asked for n copy of the
card bearing the new words for "America"
"1 suppose mat's ji crime, too." he nniil.
reaching for one of the cauls "This Is a
patriotic poem that was written by n
friend of n member of tho lommlllee II
Is not Intended to displace the words of
'My Country, "Pis of Thee.' but It may be
ued nt patriotic meetings '
lie pointed to n large poster on tho ol
llco Willi.
HOW FARMCRS CAN HELP
"That Is the only ndvlcc wo have sent to
farmers It is based on Information from
farm experts.
Thr poster calls on farmers lo ' speed
up," and under tho head, "here Is how you
can help," h.i.h "give first consideration to
uonpcrlshahlo imps, increase your acreage
in beans nnd corn Sow more buckwheat
Plant forage crops to supplement grain
feed."
Mr. Orr ridiculed the statement In Ilai
rlsburg dispatches that the public safety
commltteo Is paying $IS,ono n ear rent
for the seventh door of the Finance Build
ing, where the headquarters Is.
"There Isn'r rn office building In ll.ls
town where a Hour costs anything like
that," lit Raid.
The coimuittce Is paving $800 a month
fol the lloor
A copy of tills book was shown to Gov
ernor Brumbaugh esterday. If looked at
the led, jellmv, giay, I. Inn and bind; cover
depleting a well barhered. halulsoino joiing
limn In a new uniform steering a plow
drawn by a dapple gray horse Then he
looked through the volume, gazing at tho
poeliy nnd other uialtei'
"'TIs a pretty cover." he commented,
"and evidently un Interesting book, but I
knew nothing of It and had no Idea that
the committee had Issued It. You are mors
fortunate than nt"self In having received
onK"
s,1ie nluYlal comml slon met yenterday In
IScivprnor Brumbaugh' olllce mid named
foliincl Lewis S BeltlT. of Philadelphia, to
belan nsiMnnt to Lieutenant Governor Mc
Clijlii, secretary of Ihn commission. Colonel
BiHtler will do the Held work for the com
mission and wil' he paid $300 a month for
hit Services lie fornurly was secretary to
rX'Major Stiiail. of I'hllndilphla, and to
fociner Governor Hastings, was deputy
Secretary tf the Commonwealth for twelvo
veara and ns secietaiy of tho Gettysburg
''ojmnUslon engineered the great semicen
tennial reunion there in iai.1.
The commission also approved the sug
gestion uf Governor Brumbaugh, Its chair
man, that his private secretary. William II.
Ball, of Philadelphia, lie iiesicnatcd secre
taiy to the chairman to takn charge of cor
respondence, for which he will lecelve $200
it month In nddltlun to his present salary
uf $5000 a jear
Opposition l.s cMiecleil In tlio Lcclslature
to this act of the commission Legislators
here said they Pili 1, It cMiavagant
at this time, when economy In all lines Is
being urged eveiywhcie. that $2400 a year
should be taken from the $i!.000.000
emergency fund to pay the private secie
lni for taking caw of extia correspondence
that would naturally pilo up In the Gov
ernor's olllco during wartime.
Mr Ball's Julles in connection with the
commission npiolnti.icut aie not expected
to take him from hi i present desk In tho
it'iin adjoining tho executivo chamber.
While It is suld the u.embeih of the com
mission did mi! objei'i lo this Item It wa.s
also said that they opprov' it as a
couilesj to tin Cioverror and to uvoid uny
thlng like confirmation of tho charge, made
during the light on the $2,UOO,O0D bill in
tlie Leglsliture tha; theli desire for a
commission In.ttead of tho Governor alone
to supervise tho cxpe.ullture of the money,
was based on a desiie to hamstring and
embarrass the Goveiiioi Tho commlslou
l.s made up of Mr. Brumbaugh. Lieutenant
Governor MrClain Auditor General Snider,
Adjutant General Stew ait and State Tieas
urer Kcpbart
It Is understood that other departments
created by the Public SaTety Committee and
also financed out of tho jr.o.oOO advanced
by Drexel & Cc. on te assumption that
it would be repaid when the commission
formally organized to disburse tho emer
gency fund, are regarded as unnecessary
by members of the commission, and an
Inquiry will bo made to learn whether they
cannot be profitably omitted.
Tlie situation Is ono of the most peculiar
that has developed on Capitol Hill In many
years. It was before the $2,000,000 fund
was suggested that (Inventor Brumbaugh,
on the heels of the first war excitement,
called together the several hundred finan
ciers, manufacturers, merchants niul liusl
nrss men and banded them into the Com
mltteo of Public Safety, of which Mr Pep
per was made chairman. He appointed the
executive committee and within a few
weeks the Philadelphia headquarters blos
somed out with people In omclal circles won
dering where the money was coming from
TRUST COMPANIES OFFER
SAFES "FOR LIBERTY BONDS
Will Provide Facilities Free for Pur
chasers Who Cannot Keep
Certificates
AU the Philadelphia trust companies have
agreed to provide safe deposit facilities for
purchasers of Liberty Loan certificates who
have no place to keep the securities. An
nouncement of the trust companies' action
was made today through the Liberty Loan
committee.
The trust companies' action followed a re
quest to Icok after the securities of those
who did not rent safe deposit boxes made
by Richard I Austin, chairman of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
BOSTON TIIROL'dll MAY TKAIV
Colonial Kxprcfs via Hell als )lrld Flouts
Ktrves nrldxf port New Haven. Hartford. Sprlni
SM Nw London, Klooton. Providence, etc
& ".' St.,,1, &..&.. .Xn; V i"s
ARMY BILL GOES
TO THE PRESIDENT
Long Struggle in Congress
Ends With Signature by
Marshall and Clark
LAW BEFORE TONIGHT
WASIIINCTON. May 18,
After (wo hours' debate the Senate
mlnptcrl nn nmciulnicnt lo lite urgent
deficiency hill providing that Helection
of Jouiik men for ncricc in the new
iirmy shall pertain only to the war
with (lennati' and for a period of four
monllis after peace with (Jermany has
been declared.
YV VSIUNUTdV Mn is
Befnie sunset toilnv all Hie male illlcrns
of th I oiled Ktates between the ngrs of
twentj -one and thlrl. Ini'luslvp. estimated
to number more than 10,000,000, will be
sublectfd to draft to fight tlerman
Vice President Marshall and Kpcaker
I'hninp 'lark wrote nnls to tho long nnd
Involved piirllnmentnrv struggle Ifi Cnn
Kress ovet i nnrorlptloii itils afternoon.
Tlie.v signed the measure sliortlv nfter the
two houses lomonrtl. but illsmverv nt tlie
last moment of n mistake In cngmssing the
bill held It til fur nbout an hour
The conferetn e agreement on the bill was
ratified b.v the Senate shnrtlv befiite nd
Journmenl vestenlav The t'ongresslonal
rules rrrpilreil. however, that the bill be
held in the t'npllnl until today In order that
belli tho Speaker and tho Vlio President
might sign II In open prHlon of the two
houses The bill was nt once dispatched liv
messenger to Hip While House to receive
the President's signature lie Is expected
to allaih Ills name lo the bill this afternoon
and it will go Into effert nt once
The War Department has announced that
mobilization of the troops provided for In
the bill will not be possible before Septem
ber, because of n shortage of supplies, but
the maihlneiv for imtloii-wlde regislrallon
of those liable to the ilrafl will be set into
motion at once. It Is understood. In order
that the work of selection of those desired
in Ibe first Increment of Joo.flon may begin
without delay
As the leglstrntlnn will show a vastly
greater numbrr of men than am required
fur the first ntniv. the Jurv svstem of se
lecting Ibo men by lot will bo Invoked nfter
theme who nro phvslcallv acceptable and
unexempted have been classified
Meantime erecting of raiitniimenls to
house the army will protced The tegular
army will be filled by olunleers and the
new nnny will bo cilleit about September I
Intensive tinlnlng of the new men will
start after the call about September 1 anil
continue a few mouths, when tho troops
will be ready for service in the trenches of
1 hi rope
STARTWORT FIRST HOME
IN JAMAICA INAUGURAL
Tumble in and Josic A. Finish in Money
in First Kvent of Spring
Meeting
JAMAICA, L I. May IS TDj spilng
meetlng at the Jamaica course opened this
afternoon under perfect conditions A
warm sun and u f,isl Hack brought out a
large ciowd. and u fust Held of speeders
The first event of tho nflernoon went to
Slnrtvvort, with Johnny .McTnggart In the
saddle
The bookies hold tiw.'iv heie, as tlieie
arc no machines in opeiatiou. mid the
pi Ice on McTagg.irt's winning mount was
2 to I. I to 5 and 2 to S.
Tuinblo In came heme second nnd Josle
A third.
Summaiv:
I'lltST BACH, si-lllne. purao jftoo. .-, furlonan
I Msrvvori, 107, .1 -Me-
lilEKarl . . . . ! m 1 7 to in lo 5
S. Tumble In lllO VII- inio-IOj
, , "."lis .. . 41, m I Sin 2 4 In .'.
.1 ,lolo A . Ill, Trnlp li' .-, , ,
Loltln .uid Itita also rdii
HHCONtl HACK, three venr-olils and up aril
1MB purae l.-.no. r.4 fiirlonics
I. Alnl,ro, till, T. .VMcalf llln .-. .1 to .1 1 In A
'- Photo. Ill) II Trnlan . . 1 1 lo .', ovrn In -.
Itnrklmrl I IIS It Hull la to II In 1 .1 In 1
lime, I. o, lldhrer Noiipaui h. Mr Sp,.,
Sarson. Thiee I'hcers. Vlrgintu W. ami Wt-l Suli
ulau ran
Tlllllll IIAI'II. three ear nlila unJ unnanl.
arllliiB. (lion, mile and 7il ynr.ta ' '
1 I'rulae, (II. MrClraw . 1l tu ' 7 lo .-, 1 in
J Tliurailav Mahler, ss.
Trola, !l to ."S 7 i m o ,0 o
3 l.j.l IMnlna lot ,M ilar-
n,r " t I - m 1 .1 l.i .".
Time, 1 13 Volupa ami Sam Jh lleekln also
ran
riil'UTII H.M'H. the I'aimmmik llandlran.
Ihre-vear olds and upward SdOllO n fnrlniifis
1 Keweaaa, IM'J, Ambrnaa 111 to 1, 4 lo 1. h In .-
S II" Will. lSft J MiTae-
sari II lo I 'J lo I, evrh
:t Leocharrs 12.-,, Ilana.. i in f,. 7 In 10. 1 in 4
lime, t 12 Sorlle, SrarlM Oaks J J 1.1111k
.WWIIe II lllch Noon. Jork Scot and rilllira
uUn tun
I'll-TIl It.M'i: Three tear iil.la aclllna (Kijii
added It furlong
1. Cnurlahlp. 111. A. rulllns.fi In .", 1 In '. I In .',
2. I'nlly J.. HI. Hurllnxanw.K tn I 2 In I ern
:t. .Ue Murra. Il'.l. 'Irnlae. ..- to I 2 In I even
Time. 1 1 I 2 7. Kalmla Park. Alniee T.. Man
Ifr Mrllralh. (ieneala. Onwa and Siwar Lame
hIu ran.
Windsor Itosttl ts
I'lltST ItM't:. maldrii tvvo.earuld anil up
ward -I't turlonaa
1 Vear il! llnjle ti'.ll 70 J2I on t :)
2 Ji (Iraie lull Nolan i mi 4 m
:t Slmiin Pure. 100. ciaver .. a 311
'I IniH lt IMI cinn SalveMia. I.adv lUrar
Hulll Stalham Theodore Kalr. Tljipn Hahlb At
Inrnev Mulr and Irl T alao tan
M.l'UNIl ItAI'H. Ilirei-jear-olda. S'i fur
lonaa: 1 .M telle I'ollv lh.l claver II I 20 17 211 14 Oil
2. Hlaler llmblem. lor. Snillh ... V r0 4 So
;i I'nniv de l.ron. 110 Nolan , a :iu
Tim. I os ;-.- sprlne Soiiu Frank Cnieman
Trenwen Kiatrei Capful, ivtiovna and ciaie
A alun ran
Tlllltl) KVi'i: ilaiinlnK three-tear-nlda 11
furlnliB
1 lllnlinnn 111. I'taier . 17 SH 14 40 f 1 211
2 Popp1. 1". Johuann . . 7ll ft :0)
a Thlrtt-aaven. 10S, .Llnttr . 1.', 111
Tkm. 1 11 I r, I'lalldltn, I'leaae Wells. Hank
Hill Vara. Hlr Araliur. Alex Oetz Carl Ingot
and lildKniobllu alio ran.
Louisville Results
KHIHT HACK , furlonja.
1 Hroom 1'e.ldler. 11.'. louder (nun 1,1 .',0 j 11.1
2. Charlev Nolle, 112. OnoNe 14 Ml 11 oil
3. .lay lllrd 112 Murph . 3 2
Time .A MtSJee. Iteeounl, Hunn Slnp
l.aKurd. ImiMS W W llaatttisn Clnlrutani
No l.auii and .lark Hare. Jr. ulmj ran
KKCDN'D HACK II furlonea.
1 Peter J 107, Meehao .17 00 13 lio S3 no
2. Wllhite 121. Hunt.. . . ,1 till .'1:1(1
3 Hlater tfuale, 112, Kleeaer a ;U
Time. 1 13 nriit. Katahdln. Mav W Mollur
Maihree Ktnr KiJher and Faahlnn (,lrl alan ran
Tlllltl) HACK, it furlonea
1 Palatable. 124. Keliey In 711 14 Oil 3 4n
2 .tamea CI t02. Keller s (ill 4 no
3 Trualy. 1U7. I.apallle 7 un
Time 1.14 S-A Waller II I'eane Ituxs,
llie. Southern League, Freeman. Ilert Wll
liama. Annie Ja k ami (.Initial alio ran
KOniTll HACK. 1 1-1(1 mllea
1 Cudxel. 112 Murphv S3 fill 2 fill $.'.'11
2 Opportunity. Ion. Ivleeser. . . .'I 10 2 411
3 lluy Fortune. I11S. Cnnnollv . , 2 til
Time. 117 Town Hail. Sol ilUe and Nnrum-
brKa alio ran
Management of Public
Utilities
Public Utility Engi
neering Industrial; Engineering
Valuation and Reports
Consulting ' Engineer
ing Tfc A'XZ' j5 INOINIISIMB.
I 1 A 1 1 iaMiia.
ZIMMERMANN
INCOPPQBATZO
611 CHtSTNUTST PHILADELPHIA.
CITY FILES ANSWER
TO TRANSIT ACTION
Reply Criticizes Taxpayer's Suit
Drought by Frank W. Kluck.
Calls Him Guilty of Delay
1
VALIDATING BILL CITED
Municipal Olllcinls Defend Kluht to
lipid Spccinl Klcction on Transit-Port
I.onn
Krnnk W I'luch, who brought a tnxiiayer
suit to etijolti the execution of the Jircielil
transit tilans. was the subject of uiiiar
Inc criticism in the city s rejity to the still
which was fllcil this aflcrnoon bv t Ity So
licitor I'ontiell.v In four! of Common I'leiis
No i The reply Is the Joint answer of
Mav hi Smith iiml other olllilals n.imeil us
ilefetulauts In the suit
In their nifswer they assert that Klurfc
has been Riillty of nmiecensary ilelay anil
waste of "lime, ntul that "hi' neR eel was
of a cross ami culpable character which
nlnue shnuhl ilebar lilm from ImvlliK or
malnlnlnlne his suit."
I'lmks bill iissalle.l the leeallly "f Ihe
entire transit procrnm. niul charReil that
the special election or last e.ii at vvlilih
the ICT.lnn.onn pnrMintiilt loan was au
thoilzeil bv the clei tore, was HleRnl. be
iaue the LcBlalature falleil to take nitlon
In put In iiperntlon the nmcniliiienl l the
Const it ul Ion. which permlllril an Increase
of .1 pel cent In the cllv's borrowing en par
itv when the Increase was for specific pci
mnnetit Improvements.
I'luck also allcRril that there has been
no piovisloii ns to the manner for the hold
liKt of special elections, nml that the "nil-iiaiiii-
"f I'ounills prnvlillHK for the repa.v
incut i.r the loan within fifty .vents was in
i.ntllct with the 'onstltutlnn .whlili stipu
lates that such loans mut be repiilil wlihln
ihlrtv veors.
ri.i't'Kn iiki.ay cmTH'i.i:i
The miwpmi ilei lares nuiniiR other llilnKS
th.it I'liiili, the plaintiff has been tbor-
iiirIiI) fiiiiilllar Willi all these expenditure,
loans anil details for the imiirovenicnt vvoiU
for both the trolle.v lines nnd poit develop
ment but raised no protest until the l.ile
ilav when be nied bis liill for nn Injiincilnn
nbout n mouth oko It Is submitted that In
permitting, without objection, the boldltiK
of Ihe speil.il eleitlon nml the neKOllntions
and tr.'insaitlons until that time. Kind has
been Riilllv i.r tinnecessaiy ilelav nnd waste
or time, noil that 'his neglect was or 11
gioss ami culpable character, whlili nlono
should ilebar him from having or maintain
ing his suit " It Is contended that nil the
foregoing liroi eeillngs by the city In ion
uectloii with financing the piojccts have
been taken nnd done In accordance with the
law insulating the Incurring of municipal
debts for public Improvements.
The untwer then makes a reference to
the validating .stern bill recently signed by
the (lovciuor, as rollows
KTI.UN HIM, CITP.D
"Itv no act approved Mav In, 1017. a
system was uduptcd lo i.nrry Into effect
thu amendment of November 2. 1III5. In the
Constitution. The act. among other thing",
provides for elections to be held In the
city of Philadelphia under that amendment
for tho Increase or the city debt beyond
the 7 per centum of astesed valuation of
taxable propi'it.v. whlili elections nie di
rected lo be conducted In the s.imn man
ner, with Ihe same (oimalltles and with
like hid ice and In all lespects similar to
thoko .1 1 leads piovhli'il for by the act f
Apill JO. 1871. and lt supplements The
election at which the $r,7.ino,000 loan was
uuthnilzetl was held on Mav 16, 1'IIG. and
was conducted In preclelv the same man
ner mid with the same formalities ns stipu
lated In thu act of 1S71 Tho fourth sec
tion of tho net or Mav 1H or this year
expressly validate all lections thcretoror
held In the city for the Increase of Its in
debtedness In excess of 7 per cent upon
the taxable piopert.v.' It Is therefore con
tended that this latter ait was In the na
ture of a validating measure which gave
effect nnd fori e to the special election b.v
renewing the provisions or tho old act or
1874 us to tho manner In which such spe
cial elections Mi. ill be continued in tlie
clt.v for the puiio?e of nuthoi ir.lug loans
for municipal Improvements
FRIENDS UNCOMPROMISING
IN OPPOSITION TO WAR
Yearly Meeting Issues Statement De
claring; It Against Human
Interests
The Society of Krlends' iincoinpioinlsing
opposition to nil wats was unanimously
voiced in a statement Issued today nt the
closing session of the yearly meeting of tho
Society of Friends nt Fifteenth and Itace
streets. It was said that misleading Im
pressions had Rone out regarding their
position on pncp and war. and to correct
this the following formal statement wns
issued :
"The 1'hllnrtelphla Veailv Meeting of the
Ileliglous Society of Friends, now In session
nt Fifteenth anil Jtnco streets, declares that
It Is uiieonipiomlsliigly opposed to nil wars,
believing them to be no Inefficient method
of advancing human Interests"
Train Kills Negro Driver
WOODlimiV, -V J. May 18 William
fioulcl, a iieRio, thirty-five jearB old, a
driver for Conti.tctor Walter Leslie, was
killed at the Carpenter street crossing by a
fieight train It Is supposed fJould at
tempted to cross ahead of the tialn. The
two horses were cut loose without n ecratch
fioulcl wuh thrown on the locomotive and
carried four squares
-eoec how easy.
theJepjmsts
ssaatfSSSiIl
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Cushion Shoe
Gives the tortured feet an abso
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Corns Disappear
And Bunions, Calfout Spoti,
Cramping Pains and Fallen
Arches are permanently relieved
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For Men and Women
There are other cushion shoes,
but NONE of them combine the
elements of COMFORT, DUR
ABILITY and STYLE in such a
SATISFACTORY way as the
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8 North Thirtcr.lh St,
Onlr Hlore In I'badelplila
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LINER COLONIAN
U-BOAT'S VICTIM
Leyland Line Officials Have
Indirect Information
of Torpedoing
SAILED FROM BOSTON
IIOSTON. May I.
Iiullirrl u-piiim this afternoon said tho
t.ejlniid liner t'olonlan had been torpedoed
nnd sunk In the l.iigllsli war r.one The
"olonlan railed fiom this port Mny 5 with
grain and war munition, and was due
to iitrlve tu the war zone yesterday. Her
rew consisted of sixty men
t.eylnml Mne olllrlals said they had no
cmiflrniatlon fthe repon
Thrj added the Infotma'lon that they
had received the news Indlriitlv
HELD I'OR PERJURY
IN NATURALIZATION
Applicant Alleged Papers Were His
First. Till Kecoril Is
Shown
Ilecause Nicholas Miurus t'lsliille. pro
prietor of n drug store at Seventh nnd Fllr.
water streets, Is nlleged to have tried to
fool I'ncle Sam Into making him n citizen of
the t'nlled Slates, he is detained In the
Philadelphia S'ostolIIce lodav under $!0no
ball, Imposed bv fulled Stales Commis
sioner IMmuti'K The olllcl.il 'charge is
perjury, based on the fmt that I'lstnllo in
making application for naturalization papers
in Ihe month of Janunr. ll'IT. swrre before
the t'ouit of I'muinon I'le.is that ho had
never applied for citizenship papers before.
loiter Investigation, nccotdlug to the com
missioner, showed forth tho following facts:
In August, Hill. I'lstiille filed citizenship
papers In f'nmdeii I'ouul.v. Ills applica
tion was lefused becaile II was proved
he had been pievlouslv convicted of traf
ficking In narcotics In 1lil3 I'lstiille went
to the L'nltcd .States District Court and
mnde similar application His p,ist loomed
up ngnln lis it had done In I'nmden and tho
natiirallzntlnn wns denied
IMstalle Is counting on hi fn.'iids In
"I.lttlo Italy" to come and get bun ,.ut
NEW CHURCH OFFICER
ON THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
Tells Convention Work There la
More DilTiciilt Than Sculp
tor's or Pnlntcr's
, Sundav school teacner has a mote Un
pen tatil and more difficult Job than a sculp
tor or h painter of the finest vvotks or nil.
according to Samuel It. Kares. general sec
retary of Ihe Philadelphia County Sunday
School Association, who spoke today be
fore the Sunday School Association of lie
New Jerusalem Church, which Is holding
Its centennial convention at the church nt
Twenty-second and chestnut streets
"The artist deals with materials which
Slav put' when he arranges them; but the
Sundav school teacher deals with spiritual
qihintl'tles which nre not so easily moulded
Into peimatient form The action of
teucher-nrllsl must be based on the forma
tion of habits "
The speaker uiged mole specializing In
funda school wink, nnd said It Is n great
mistake for one person In a cliunh u Sun
dav school to bold five ol sK Jobs llntlier
there should be (he or slv hkIIii fits foi
eai h Job. he sHld. In order to tialn the
suboidln.iles for further work
CAPTAIN ALLEN REMAINS
FIRST RECJIMENT HEAD
Iienamed for Post to- Which lie Was
Assigned at Hepinninc; of
Iiorder Trouble
CiiplHin Charles C Allen, former com
mander of tlie First T'ennsvlvanla Infantrv
during if Mav on the border, hns been
lenntued us commander by the Wnr De
partment Lieutenant Colonel Mlllnid D
Ilrown withdrew his application for the .i
mnt colnnelcv In favor or Captain Allen
Captain Allen, who became Ihe Idol of
the thousand men in the First from his
tieatment of them during the .Mexican
trouble, has been In this city since April 11
mustering Into tlov eminent t-ervlco the
Hirst, Third and Thirteenth Iteglnient"
N. (1. I'
Ship Aground in Chesapeake Hay
NtillKOI.K, a Mav 18 Several tu
lef here this nflernoon to go to the assist
ant nf the iiierlean steamship rdmore
uhnh ran aground neiCr the middle gi.Minu
iii the c licsapeake Ilav toda
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You would Kindly pay $7 to $8 for
them, and that is just what they would
cost you nt any of the other cround
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proud that our upstairs economics and
purchasing ability enable us to sell
them at $5.
c have not enoujjh to supply even
women in Philadelphia and naturally
vvc cannot obtain more at this price; so
if you like to be first in Rtylc you will
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