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HEFFERNAN BILL
ilares Loan Divertion
-Kwded for Independent
Transit Operation
$$.TTACKED BY TAYLOR
Ww-vJttypr Smith following a series of confer-
! with hi transit advisers lasting
'Ouch almost the entire day Issued a
ment late this afternoon declaring; that
Heffernan constitutional amendment
Inended to give the city additional bar
Ing capacity to eaulo the high-speed
nslt lines.
The constitutional amendment as It reads
rows open to general Improvement pur
ses tne Dorrowlng capacity now exclus
y limited to transit arid port tmnrove-
lent. In mite of the fact that this mnnv
Already Is available for transit the Mayor
eefd he had tifn advlatd thftt If mlvKt mm
i Jbe legally considered available for transit
iRjuipmeni. expenditures.
The Heffernan amendment has been at
eked by former Transit Director A. Mer.
JJtt Taylor. Mr. Taylor declared that the
esage of this niece of legislation would
, impair. If not wreck, the entire program
a 01 mgn-speea transit development,
! MAYOIt'S STATEMENT
The statement from the Mayor follows In
The Heffernan constitutional amend.
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J J ,lrient will be submftted to the people for
(adoption or rejection next fall The
J' amendment was originally passed by the
i , Legislature of 1916. I was not In office
J-at that time and had nothing to do with
Jits Introduction and no knowledge of Its
Klotenca until after . became Mnyor.
ii , 'Under existing constltutlohal conditions
I Jthe city has a borrowing capacity of 7
Jrper cent of the assessed value of the
property In the city for any purpose and
(,' an extra borrowing capacity of 3 per
cent ior me construction ana improve
ment of transit facilities, wharves and
docks. Under the Heffernan amendment
the borrowing capacity for any purpose
'would be 10 per cent. I advocated the
passage of the amendment by the recent
legislature and believe It should be
adopted by the people,
Pending action by the Legislature upon
the Salus bill I discussed with my advisers
he position of the city in the event of Its
.defeat. I became convinced that It might
'become necessary for the city to equip its
own high-speed lines.
MONEY FOR EQUIPMENT
By equipment Is meant not only tracks
and wires, but electric substations and
cars. I was advised that while under
existing constitutional provisions It might
be possible for the city to use the extra
1 per cent borrowing capacity for the
purchase of cars and the building of the
electric substations the matter was subject
to grave doubt.
If the courts should decide that the
Ity cannot use the extra 3 per cent bor
rowing capacity for this purpose It would
be Impossible to equip its lines. This
Would require the city to secure an oper
ator with financial capacity sufficient to
borrow the amount needed to equip the
lines or compel the city to submit to
such conditions as the P. It T. chose
to .Impose.
I have championed the cause of the peo
ple In their demands for fair play In the
present transit situation. The defeat of
the Salus bill makes me more determined
to see to it that the city's hands shall be
free to secure another operator If the
P. R. T. will not enter Into a fair and
equitable agreement. I make this state
ment In order that the people may not be
misled by the mis-statements of the trac
tion Interests and their spokesman.
STOTESBURT IN CONFERENCE
, As the Mayor came out of his ofllce to
J tcaue the statement, E. T Stotesbury, chalr-
i, man ot me noara ot directors of the Phila
j delphla Rapid Transit Company, arrived,
"7? Presumably for a transit conference with
, the Mayor.
The Mayor's first conference today as
J held at his home In Qlenslde with Director
. Twining. When the Mayor reached his
J office Senator Vare, Finance Committee
a Chairman Gaffney and William Draper
Lewis, the administration's transit legal
a, adviser, arrived successively and talked the
J . (Situation over with the Mayor.
J" Following the Glenslde conference It was
announced that the Mayor had decided to
J ' proceed at once with the execution of the
J program announced by him yesterday. To
that end Director Twlnlnsr will annear be
l fore the Public Si
Monday to request
I , Convenience for the (
fore the Public Service Commission on
a certificate of public
i Chestnut street subway.
J' When Mayor Smith arrived at his office
wis auernoon, following -the conference
-frith the Director, he was asked whether he
would tell what had been discussed.
j ' j "Not yet. Just be patient," he replied.
s The Mayor then went Into conference with
J Joseph P. Gaffney, chairman of Councils'
Jrinance Committee.
S The rapid-fire developments today fol
J lowed charges by Senator McNIchol that
si powerful State traction lobby defeated
J,'jfie Salus transit bill, necessitating new
j plans by Mayor Smith to force a settlement
(Sf the city's transportation problems.
benator McNIchol, whose followers from
J( he rural districts In the House of Repre-
aentatlvea are held responsible by the Smith
',) Administration for the defeat of the Salus
" bill, revealed what he said was a lobby In
"1 Jvhlch State-wide traction Interests, In-
' eluding the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
J, Company, undermined the measure.
, J Denying vigorously that the, country ad-
ierents of the Pe'nrose-McNIchol faction of
f, Che Republican organization organized to
defeat the bill, he showed a cop of a state-
kient sent to each member of the House by
i the Pennsylvania Street Railways Assocla
' tlon, which urged the defeat of the bill,
2 The men who voted against the bill feared
the effect of It In their home communities,
J i said.
' , With echoes of the bill's defeat still
sounding, Mayor Smith Is preparing a sum
J ier campaign for a final settlement of the
4 issue raised' whether or not the city
t will lease Its lines or run them Indepen
'J ' gently. He hopes, he said, for a solution
i the problem when Councils reconvene In
J ;the fall.
J During the July and August recese of
' Council Director Twining will employ com
J t yetent legal and engineering aid In planning
t ' a new lease proposition to submit to the
J Bapld Transit Company. ' the event of
IP this being rejected efforts, will be made to
J J Interest outside companies In the project of
I. handling the high-speed lines.
, To be In a position to submit a concrete
J? plan tp outside Interest Director Twining
Si Monday- will present two petitions to the
j , rubllo Service 'Commission.
j , WANTS CERTIFICATE
. 1 The first request wllh be for a certificate
f convenience to allow the extension of the
, Frankford elevated structure from a point
torth of CallowhlU street to Arch street as
'". portion of the proposed Chestnut trt
r.swbway The' second will be a request for a
' ewtineate of approval to permit the Cheat
I mH street subway to be built This connect-
in; ling l Known to be favored by several
members of the State Board who hava on.
i f peced the plan without this link.
' The construction of the Frankford ele-
5 vated, with Ita through connection to the
J pBrby elevated by the Chestnut street ub-
ft ttvh.w t'w ,ft wat IlluiS HUH BIMVfll
or lines. The JJarby line 1 four and
half mile In length; the .Frankford, nine
, and'the subway under Chestnut street
ft mites. Of the proposed Frttnkford "I
Hv milts- are completed.
h Mayor and Director Twining have
oeciata- io aavertise Monday for bid
Hve construction of concrete track
for the. Frankford elevated from
$rhlll tr.et to Indiana avenue and
iiMiana avenue to Pyre street In
(tout. These bids will be opened July
tne work will be rushed a fast as
Ur a hill pasted yesterday by ,
CchwciIb all proposal mad the city must b
accepted or rejected within Uty diy.
Thl proviso I expected to haten the let
ting of a number of contract that are now
hanging fire,
To hasttn the operation of the Frankford
elevated pontracta for the construction of
the stations will be made "not later than
July 10.
The letter, which Benator MoNlchol said
he holds largely responsible for the defeat
of the Salus bill, wa In the hands ot every
member of the House when the vote was
taken, he declared. The circular, Isnuen
by the Pennsyhanla Street Railways Asso
ciation, warned that the measure was de
signed as a "club over the local street rail
way company In Philadelphia," but that Its
effect would depreciate the securities of
every street railway In the State and curtail
their supply of new capital,
The atatment warns that, while the meas
ure applies only to Philadelphia, the Slid
lander bills, passed at this session of the
Legislature, extend the power of building
street railway to cities of the second class
and that It would be but a step to extend
It to all cities. Tho association points out
tne danger to street railway companies of
the provisions of the bill that would re
quire compulsory track connections,
through routes, Joint fares and free trans
fers between a municipal line and an exist
ing line.
"The men who voted against the bill had
this circular in their hands at the time,"
said the Senator. "I am try scrry that
the bill was defeated "
Members of the House who Noted the
bill down also denied that they had been
Influenced by any one. Representative Ed
gar Smith, who was a member of Max
Aron'B subcommittee and who aided Aron
In his efforts to kill the measure before It
was reported to the House, asserted today
that he had been approached by no one In
respect to the measure, but had merely fol
lowed his own convictions.
WOMAN AND BOY DIE
FROM AUTO INJURIES
Eight Other Persons More or
Less Seriously Hurt by
Motor Vehicles
One woman and a boy were killed within
the last twenty-four hours by automobiles
and eight persons were Injured either by
automobiles or motorcyclea
While attemtplng to recover a stick from
the street for the crying child of a neighbor,
Mrs It, J. Fclte. forty-two years old, of
3029 North Broad street, was struck by
an automobile and so seriously Irjured that
she died In the Samarltnn Hospital today
from fractured spine and skull.
Mrs. Felte met the child In front of her
home The youngster was crying because
It had thrown Its stick Into Broad street
and was afraid to go nfter It She stepped
out after the stick wlthou1 seeing the ap
proaching nutomoblle, which was driven
by Edwin Jones, of 3120 North Seventh
street. She was thrown several feet and
was seen to be In a serious condition when
picked up.
Jone.-i took her Into hla machine and
hurried her to the hospital. The accident
happened last night. For a time It was
thought the woman mjght recover, but later
her case took a turn for the wore and
she died early this morning, unes. wit
nesses say, attempted to stop his car when
he saw that she was going to get In front
of It, but was unable to do so quickly
enough.
William Wright, twelve years old, of 730
North Twenty-second street, died In the
Mary J. Drexel Homo today as a result
of being run down on Twenty-first street
near Falrmount avenue by an automobile.
Joseph Oratz, of Poplar street near Tenth,
driver of the car, was arrested.
Frank Cantor, seven years old, of 1121
South street, was struck by an nutomoblle
driven by Frank Elsman, thirty years old,
of 684 4 Osage avenue. He was taken to the
Howard Hospital. It Is thought lie has a
fractured skull. The boy ran Into tho street
after a companion while playing tag. Els
man was arrested.
An automobile ran Into an "V" pillar nt
Forty-fourth and Market streets and was
demolished. Three men In a side-car motor
cycle were scattered along Northeast )pule.
vard as tho machine was sldewlped by an
automobile, which sped away after the ac
cident. A broken steering knuckle, the police say,
caused the accident on Market street. The
car, apparently going fast, struck the heavy
steel pillar on the north side of the street
There was only enough left of the car to
put In a wagon The car'a occupants were
taken to the Presbyterian Hospital Those
hurt were:
John Groetzlngcr, twenty-eight, 363
North Sickle street, driver; severe cuts
and bruises.
William Crawford, twenty-two, 6150
Larchwood avenue; left eye cut and
bruises.
Vera Ryan, seventeen, 4800 Market
street ; cut face and shock.
Katherlne Montgomery, twenty-four
4800 Market street, broken Jaw.
Victims of the motorcycle accident were
thrown to the road by an unidentified auto
mobile which smashed Into them from the
side It sped away before any one took
the license number.
The Injured men were taken In an auto
mobile to St. Luke's Hospital. They are:
Peter Mason, driver of the motorcycle,
3746 North Fifteenth street; face cut
and body bruises.
Patrick Rouse, 4207 North Nineteenth
street; scalp cut and sprains.
Harry Myers, 2802 Bridge street; cuts
and bruises.
Victims of both accidents escaped serious
Injury. All left the hospitals except Miss
Montgomery.
AGED MAN KILLED BY TltAIN
Struck While Taking Homo Flowers He
Had Picked for His Family
ASBURY PARK, June 29 -Clutching In
his arms a big bundle of daisies he had
picked for hla family, Beverly W. Turner,
seventy-nine, was struck by a train at the
Interlaken crossing this morning and In
stantly killed. He attempted to hurry across
the track In front of the train and became
panic-stricken when he saw the engine
bearing down upon him.
A widow and one son, Alvln Turner, of
Ocean Grove, survive Mr. Turner. He was
formerly In the theatrical business, and had
his home at Haddonfleld, N. J until he
came to live here with his son a few months
ago.
Dutch Accept Gorman Ships
AMSTERDAM, June 29. The Dutch Joy.
fully received the news that the Germans
have consented to give them German ships
for Dutch East Indian ports In return for
the seven Dutch ships that were torpedoed
In February. They do not attribute this to
generosity, but rather to Germany's realtza.
tlon ot the fact that no German ships will
return to Germany after the war, a the
Entente will Insist on reparation for ships
destroyed In the Illegal German submarine
warfare, and It will be better to allow these
ships to pass Into neutral Dutch hands.
Gangrene Antitoxin Discovered
NEW YORK. June 29. A 'gangrene gas
Infection antitoxin, which may save thou
sands of live for the Allies at the front,
has been discovered by Dr. Carroll G. Bull,
of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Re
search, it was announced today. A large
percentage ot leg and arm amputation
among wounded fighting men I necessitated
,hy gaa gangrene Infection. Doctor Bull'
discovery wlllbe sent to France to be tried
out.
Red Cross Nurses Too Fat
WASHINGTON, June 39. "Most lied
Cros nurses ara too fat. Put them In
training for two to (Is month before you
enl them to the trench,." Thl sugges
tion, cams to the Council of National De
fense today. It la being given "serious oon-alderatlon,"
V JBVBNIIfGr'
RECRUITING CAMPAIGN
GROWS IN INTENSITY
Army Short of Men as Drive
Nears End Guard
Wants 500
The regufrr army lacked 63,701 men
today In the seven-day nation-wide cam
paign for 70,000 recruits, according to
a War Department announcement.
Only 6299 men have been enlisted In
five days. Yesterday 1313 enlisted, the
leading States being. New York, 268;
Pennsylvania, 151, and Illinois, 87.
The tired but enthusiastic men In olive
drab who are working to get more fighters
for Uncle Sam redoubled their efforts to
day, with Regular Army Week and Na
tional Guard Week drawing to a close.
A scant twenty was today's harvest for
the army, which needs six times that num
ber a day Nearly 100 young men heeded
the call from the home regiments of the
National Guard, giving hope of more than
600 new men for the city's regiments by
the time the seven-day campaign ends to
morrow night.
Company II, First Pennsylvania Engin
eers, continued Its double duty today pack
ing its equipment for departure at an un
known date for an unknown destination and
drumming for recruits to fill out the half-a-hundred
vacancies remaining.
Captain Richard II. Williams, V. S. A .
In charge of enrolling for the second of
ficers' trnlnlng enmp In tho Colonnade Hotel,
has received 403 completed applications of
men desiring to take the course Yester
day 86 men applied for enrollment, which
makes 127D since the office has been opened.
In connection with this camp the War
Department states:
These training camps will nfford those
not In the military service or drafted In
the future the last opportunity to become
officers. Also, In connection with these
campn. It Is noted that mature and ex
perienced men are needed to fill the higher
grades first lieutenant, captain, major
and a few lieutenant colonels In the sec
ond 600,000.
Men enrolled In the Naval Coast Defense
Reserve for Instruction In radio work hnve
been ordered to report to the Philadelphia
School of Wireless In the Parkway Building.
Broad and Cherry streets, Monday morn
ing when daises will be opened Lieuten
ant R. Y. Cadmus, N. CD R. will be
In charge. There will be a class from 9
to 11 In the morning, 2 to 4 In the nfternoon,
and from 7 to 9 nt night This arrange
ment of classes will allow thoie employed
to hold their positions and receive the
course of Insructlon at the same time
An urgent appeal for recruits for the
Third Pennsylvania Infantry was made hy
recruiting officers during the concert by
(he regimental bnnd In the band stand In
the north plaza of City Hall nt noon today
A number of young men responded and
were examined by the surgeon nml Rworn
Into service by Colonel Robert M Brook
field The Third Pennsylvania Infantry will
hold recruiting meetings nt Thirty-third
nnd York streets, and Broad and Columhin
avenues tonight. Robert H. Bright will lie
the principal speaker. The meetings have
been arranged by the Mayor's Home De
fense Committee to enable the guard regi
ments to get their required number of men
Tho signal reserve corps, at 121 South
Fifth street, needs ninety telephone men,
linemen nnd electricians. With 150 men
already enrolled, the recruiting squads are
canvassing the railroads for the remainder
of their requirement
Yesterday's enlistments were: Army, 30 ;
navy. 13; marine corps; 7.
The following enlistments were an
nounced today
Tlllltll I'ISNNSVI.VANIA INFANTRY
Maurice I, Oorodetsky, 19, 724 Jackaon at.
niccardo Madotto, 20, 20 Kelr at.
Frank n. ramoua. 1R, Manerch, Pa.
Jamea J Courduft. 21, 8illl Watkel at.
Walter J Smltn, 18 213 Maater at.
Frank Wolf. 20, 127 Qulnra at.
Karl A Muaehette, 10. 5131 Osden at.
Maurice K. Trout. 20. Christiana. Pa.
Michael Illalillnl. 23. 11124 Reed at.
Jamea Clrdelll. 19, Dot) Annlti at
Thomas I.. O'Neill, 27, 1117 S 50th at.
FIIIST PENNSYLVANIA INFANTRY
Kailmuraa Makazua, Si, 1823 Carlton at.
Joaeph A Fowler. 22, 7lth at and Kaatwlek av.
Raphael M Rlcharda, 25, 1R44 S Kttlns at.
Walter F! Stllea. 28. San Dleio, Oil.
Wayne H. I.ewla. 2i. 2K11 N. 20th at
Nicholaa I. Draconette, 21, 3011 Market at.
Antonio Deaantts. 24, Temple, Pa
Harry S Dietrich, 24, 723 Lincoln at
Oeorse M llurser, 20, 201(1 Iloaton ave.
Harry De Youn. 22 1123 Oermantown ave.
Michael Oawowaltl, 21. 412 Willow at
Charlea II Hocke, 18, 1240 S Ouenlher at.
Thomaa J. McAdoray. Is. 14 N Ht llernard at.
Robert F Srilcer, 1R. RII18 Tlnlcum ave.
William J White, 111. 05n E. Cornwall at.
Frank J Dupe. 10. 4110 Main at . Manayunk.
Anthony F. Tumaa 20, 824 N 2d at.
Htanlay Saleaky, 18. 120 (trap at.
Edward Neldltrh, 18. 623 W. (llrard ae.
Clarenea Klaenblee. 18, 138 Schuylkill ave.
Thomaa D. Faian, 111. Heading. Pa.
Luther Densler, 18 Reading, Pa
Jack D. .SVedlea. 18 1504 N Gratl at.
Albert J Lllazzycakl. 18, 3160 Almond at
Franklin D. Hrhauffle 10. 215 W, Stllea at.
larael Goldfarh, 20, 631 W. Montgomery ave.
Oeorse It. Ooaner. IP. 6731 Resent at.
UNITED BTATES ARMY
Frederick A. MeCann. 28, 1844 Delhi at.
Albert Haury, 28, loll Locum at.
Paul F. lleekard, 22. Knola. Pa.
Elmer Lawrence, 18, 821 Main at , Darby,
John Bruno, 21. 7.17 S Mildred at.
Herman D. Hckley II). 5744 Wlndaor ave.
Thomas C Jonea, 20, 3686 Calumet at.
Martin Tredrlck, 20. 5002 Maacher at.
Harry E Welaa. 18. 2211 Albert at
Andrea Plaanl, 22, 1706 Wharton at.
Ueorse Myera, 23, llins Fitzgerald at.
Jamea E, Lanaran. 37, 4622 Brown at,
Vlncenzo Manaco. 23. nit Montroae at
Fortunat Chmelewakl, 25 622 Almond at.
Blaro Dalra. 25. 2004 Wlnaohocken at.
Oeorse P. Martin, 25, Wllmlncton, Del
Charles Scarcelll. 25, 015 Mifflin at,
Fedele Maffa, 26, 731 F.llaworth at.
Paul J. Hackard. 22. Enola. Pa.
llernard R. Clark, 82. 1222 W Huntingdon at.
John J Thompaon, 25, 142 Oladatone at.
UNITED ATATES NAVY
Francla Hugh Donnelly. 50, 618 Wiahart at.
Joeeph Anthony riuardla 26. 260 S. 0th at,
Joieph Michael Pennlg. 26. Mlnneapolla, Minn.
Alfred Jaa SMmmTman 26 ColLaevIHe, Pa.
Jamea Howard Hallock. 25. Brooklyn. N. T,
Iroy Melaky Faaehnart, 17, Lanraater, Pa.
David King Harvey. 18. Heading. Pa.
Lewie Albert Dlmler. 27 Reading, Pa.
William White. 23 Tullytown. Pa.
Arthur Shapland Chlllas 23, Newark, Del.
QUARTERMASTER RESERVE CORPS
J Glenn Raker, 23. Donora, Pa.
Jamea C Crumllah. 22, Pennagrove, N. J.
Joseph A Clavln, 22. 1224 8. 27th at.
John A McOarvey. 21, care of Jamea D. Bonner,
manager of aalea, Carnegie Steel Co., Phlla.
James A. Ryrne. 23. 2026 Carpenter at
Thomaa J McDonnell 28, 2414 Carpenter at.
Frank II Monaghan, 23. Wilmington. Del.
Stephen F Stewart. 23, Wilmington. Del.
George F. Proctor. 27, 1127 Green at.
Albert J Cornfield, 23. 5836 Spruce at.
Daniel M Kane, 21. 2028 Sanaom at.
Edwin M Wenta 26, Norrlatown, Pa.
Peter J. Connora. 22. 2840 Reed at
UNITED STATES MARINE CORrS
Henry Louie Hall. 25, Marlon, Md.
Redmond O llara, 41. 2823 Tasker at.
William nurland Wllllama. 27, 2141 B. 64th St.
William Edward Howell, 20. Wharton. N. J.
HIXOND PENNA FIELD ARTILLERY
William W. Ounnls. 27. 3126 Funaton at.
Joseph A. Hayes, 20, 1618 W. Dauphin at.
Oeorge Moeney. 19 901 Hoffman at.
Maurice Harnols, it, 2801 S. 16th at.
MEN OF NAVY TO BE TAGGED
Method of Identification Adopted by
Department
WASHINGTON. June . An oval Iden
tlftcatlon tag ot money metal to be worn on
a wire around the neck, will be Issued to
each officer and enlisted man of the navy,
Tho tags will carry on one side .the finger
print of the wearer, on the other the name,
date of enlistment, daje of birth and rank.
Setbla to Send Mission to U. S.
CORFU, June JO. Premier Paaltch, of
Serbia, announced today that the Serbian
Government would shortly send a mission
to Washington to explain the position of
Serbia In the war-.
Killed in Epileptic Spell
Edwsfd Rattlgan, 20S Federal street,
while driving a team at Fourth and Federal
treat today, was stricken with an epileptic
pell nd falling beneath the wheel of his
MmfiB-BHILADEIHlA; ffBIDAY, .JUNE a 29, 1017
COAL PRICE CUT SAVES
$180,000,000 A YEAR
Secretary Lane Gets Credit for
Great Benefit to the
People
REDUCTION VOLUNTARY
Means About 60 Cents a Ton Less for
Bituminous nt Mines
After July 1
New Maximum Prices
for Soft Coal July 1
Pennsylvania $3 for mine run;
$3.50 lump, egg, domestic sizes.
West Virginia Same as Pennsyl
vania. Ohio, No. 8 District Thick vein
Hocking Cambridge, $3 for mine
run; $3.50 lump and egg. Thin vein
Hocking, Pomeroy, Crooksvillc, Co
shocton, Columbiana County, Tus
carawas County, Amsterdam-Berg-holz
District, $3.20 mine run; $3.50
lump, egg.
Massillon District, Jackson County,
Palmyra District $3.50 mine run,
lump, egg.
Alabama Cabraba, Black Creek,
$4; Pratt, Jagger, Corona, $3.50;
Big Seam, $3.
Virginia Same ns Pennsylvania.
Kentucky Snmo as Pennsylvania.
Illinois and Indiana $2.75 mine
run; $3.50 for screened, domestic
sizes.
WASHINGTON. .June 20.
Secretary of Interior Franklin K. I.ano
was generally credited today wllh Favlng
the Onvernment nnd the American people
J180.000.000 nnnually n reduced bituminous
coal production committee, to adopt a simi
lar schedule. This meeting will take place
In about a week, nfter Mr. Peahody returns
from a short vacation
Operators from soft-coal .fields west of the
Mississippi were to meet with Chairman
Peabody, of the National Defense Council's
coal production committee, today to adopt
a similar schedule.
Urged by I.nne. bituminous coal operators
voluntarily ngreed to cut their present prlcen
t the mines fifty cents to J3.S0 per ton nnd
to give tho Government an additional fifty
cents per ton reduction.
The price of soft conl to the acrnge home
will vary with freight, retailers' profits and
twenty-five cents per ton Jobbers' commis
sion, but Is expected to equal the reduction
at the mines.
OPERATORS SEEK BETTER
CAR DISTRIBUTION
Two hundred soft coal operators of Penn
sylvania conferred In the Rellevue-Strat-ford
today, discussing the Pennsylvania
Railroad fuel supply question A commit
tee was appointed to confer on the matter
with Vice President W. W Atterbury. of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, nnd report back
to tho meeting during the day.
The point nt. Issue Is a more equitable
distribution of cars for coal shipments. The
operators complain that for some time past
tho Pennsylvania Railroad Iihh been short
of coal for operating purposes, nnd as Ita
contracts with the operators haxo expired
they are obliged to go Into the open market
for their supply and pay much higher prices
than their former contracts railed for,
or find some other method. The method
which the operators tay they have adopted
Is to allow empty cars to the operators on
the first three working days of each week,
on condition thnt tho operators supply them
with a certain number of carloads of coal
during the Inst threo days of ench week
Thin prevents the operators from filling
their contracts wllh large Industrial plants
that demand deliveries cvety day In the
week.
The object of tho conference Is to devise
and decide upon some equitable method of
distribution of cars that will meet the
situation, and while accommodating the
operators and their clients will also give
the railroad nn ample supply of coal.
Individual operators at tho conference
say that the Pennsylvania Railroad is not
the only offender, but that all roads nre
carrying out the same program.
Another complaint of the operators Is
that coal cars are being used by the rail
roads for all purposes, uch as automobile
shipments, etc., and they assert that the
railroads aro short In both cars and motive
power. They say that If all the operators
were to work their mines to capacity there
would not be anywhere near enough cars
and locomotives to move the output.
Spain to Strengthen Army and Navy
MADRID, Juno 29 Spain today took
steps to strengthen all the arms of national
defense. The order of the Ministry extends
to both the army and navy.
A euro ter OrfshVg.
awe for a hundreryeftrs
not only Tsvolutlonlwa.tVo
ine Disease oy juirwuiing it to-a condition of the
blood rather, than to on affecllon of tho kldneyaVi
years has beon practised.
Are therd aa many
nem or human affairs as
(Editorial from New York Mornlnr World, June 0, 1017)
Good News
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MUK PRICE PROBE ON;
DAIRY ORDERS ADVANCE
Other Dealers Give Notice of 11-
Cent Rate, Despite Loud
Complaint
Tha first guns In the high cost of milk
battle In Philadelphia were fired today from
both sides of the line.
United States Attorney Kane took the
first steps In his Investigation Into the In
crease of the uholesale price from Ave and
one-half to 'seven cents a quart, which will
bring the retail price from nine to eleven
cents a quart.
And at the same moment one of the
largest dairies In the city calmly prepared
notices to rend to customers advising them
of the eleten-cent rate to go Into effect
Sunday.
"The Investigation will he carried to the
limit," said Mr. Kane, who added that he
has turned the milk Investigation over to
Major John Handy Hall, Assistant United
States Attorney.
Mr. Kane was asked If n rise In the price
of milk coutd be regarded as unpatriotic.
"No," he replied. "But nny rise at tho
present time without due cause Is criminal.
Personally, I do not understand why a
rise Is necessary at the present time because
fodder for cows Is much cheaper In the
summer "
Dr ('l)de I, King, of the University of
Pennsylvania, chairman of the Trlstate Milk
Commission Instituted by Governors Brum
baugh, Edge, of New Jersey, and Miller, of
Delaware, was In conference with Mr Kane
this nfternoon. Mr. Kane said that he could
not disclose the nature of their conversation,
but that a report submitted to Washington
by the commission nould be made public
In a few days After Doctor King's visit.
Mrs. William II Dcrr. president of the
Housewives' League, went Into Mr Kane's
office for a conference.
The farmers, through the Interstate Milk
Producers' Association, gave definite notice
that the wholesale price of milk would go
up Sunday Retailers let It be tacitly un
derstood that they would follow with nn
advance to eleven cents, but a statement
todav from Scott-Powell's wan the first
admission that the retail Increase was
actually going Into effect in spite of public
and official comment.
The ofllce of District Attorney Rotan Is
taking no action on the matter. It was
said there today, for the simple reason
that the District Attorney was out of
town when tho news of the Increase first
beenmo known nnd would not be In town
for several days Nothing, It was said,
would be done In his nbsence
While nil Philadelphia Is aroused oxer
tho eleven-cent milk ralpe, Frank Wlllets,
president of the Trlstate Milk Producers'
Association, that nstltuted the boost, has
quietly put tho situation up to Herbert C
JIooer, United States Food Administrator
According to Wlllets, beer nnd milk are
coming to blows. He asserts that dairy
farmers use grains that the brewers have
utilized in making beer and that when the
dry mash comes to the fnrmers a large
part of the food value has been taken out
of It
4,000,000 Tent Stakes for Army
Ni:W YORK, June 29. The War De
partment awarded a contrnct for 4,000,000
aluminum tent stakes, each stake weighing
two pounds, to tho Aluminum Company of
America at h contract price of $2,200,000,
The company Is also making 1.000,000 can
teens and cups for the United States army
at a contract price of J740.000.
$7,000,000 Corporation for Delaware
DOVISH Del, June 29 The Nyando
Pulp nnd Paper Corporation, to manufac
ture wood pulp and paper, was Incorporated
here today with a capital stock of J7, 000,000.
Incorporators. F D. Buck, M. I Horty and
K. n. Longfleld, Wilmington, Del.
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NURSERYMEN END MEETING
American Association Elects Officers
at Twenty-second Annual Convention
The American Association of Nursery
men brought Its twenty-second annual con
vention to a close this afternoon with an
election of officers and e.xecutlvo committee.
The Nurserymen contened at tho Hotel
Adelphla.
Tho election resulted ns follows: Presi
dent. ti. C Stark : vice president, J. It. May
hew j secretary nnd counsel. C. N. Smith,
nnd treasurer. J. W. Hill. T. B. West, K.
W. Chappln and C. C. Mayhew were chosen
for tho executive committee.
Speculators Caucht in Potatoes
ST. LOUIS. Mo.. June 29. Food specu
lators In St. Louis stand to lose hundreds
Putyour
JohnHancock
to this,
MrJmohrllmmlA
I hereby declare that on
this day, the Nation's Birthday, I shall
switch to Girards because they will
never get on my nerves, never leave me
with a jumpy heart or cloudy wits,
never interfere with my good health or
my efficiency. In short, because they
will help me to be a better American.
G
CeicSor1
Never gets on'
A fragrant, full-flavored,
soul-satisfying smoke of real
Havana 10c and up.
Treat yourictf to a box for the
Fourth they're teisiwhen you buy 'em
that way.
Stop at the nearest cigar counter.
Antonio Roig &
Langsdorf
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N. Seventh St.
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Baltimore & Ohio
IMPROVED SERVICE
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CINCINNATI
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Leaves Phila., 24th and Chestnut Sts.. . 4.01 A. M.
Arrives Cincinnati I 1.40 P M
Arrives St. Louis 8 40 A M
Cincinnati .nd,slrnLnour.!,irfoml.en,B ', t'Q
The St. Louis Limited
Leaves Phila., 24th and Chestnut Sts.. 2.33 P M
Arrives Cincinnati 835 A M'
Arrives St. Louis 6 00 P M
Cnclnn1:?, 23M car. to
TWm l!OU,if,wquickcr Ume to St' Lo than formerly.
Make. .11 Western and Southw,.t., connection, from sTlouU.
The Cincinnati-St. Louis Express
Leaves Phila., 24th and Chestnut Ste.. . 9.33 p, M
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Arrives St. Loui 7 28AM
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Avenue JJ5 South Bro.d Stmt. IM6 North 2d 5"t! S,ml "V C'r"d
Dlauict P....,.r Al.nt R' C HAASE,
Of thousand of dollars In potatoes, nigh
prices and the supposed shortage existing
for the last few weeks tempted commission
men to purchase heavily In hopes ot mak
ing big profits. Fine weather and Ideal crop
conditions In Oklahoma and the Southwest
upset their calculations. The price has drop,
ped Jl a bushel.
Promotions in Fire Department
In a general order Issued today by the
Department of Public Safety, announcement
was mado of the following promotions In
the flro department: Lieutenants to cap.
tains, Walter P. Davis, Ernest Langs, wil.
llam F. Cowdcn and Edward Schwarzkops,
Hosemen who become lieutenants nre Wl.
llam Pchlosser. James A, McBrlde, Albert 1),
Bradford, Frnnk F Norlsl, Joseph Shatt
and James Archibald,
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