..i- c a ";).i ', .--. swv.PiPWJHrPWfw,wW'u Jg law i Icrifictshh aiti -: Police Officer, facing Trial, Is Promoted : Jersey Offers Camp to Cavalry : MEYER ACTING CAPTAIN Lieutenant in Down- fk n, , . station Advanced in Rank w fALTY" A PROMOTION of the Men Yet Suspended. Mayor's Talk Called t "Hot Air" .m .' Tr from being suspended, as Mayor Mil Intimated and as was reported, Ponce riant John F. Echtermeyer. or the d and Christian streets police station. Is an acting captain. He has a desk rJ Jloom 225, City Hall. . $jFJiyor Smith left for Atlantl'j;ity on the M.lt"Ytrln of tne I'ennsyivam.v uauroau. fore noarmng me, iram uc com mai. u. . Mnthuv nu in th "invcstlffa 1mtm,'i was making of vice conditions In -iStaclty. ' tAkd whether he didn't think It was ."iMTMtce to have Lieutenant Echtermeyer !.fnrmlnir the duties of an acting police . Aeap'titn after being ordered to appear be- '-1 ftnr- Vi nnll hnarrl. the. MaVOr rDl ed ! A!ijB"T'iiinnt TVhtermever Is only an t TWELVE-QUART COW DROPS TO THREE AFTER HER SALE Knotty Suit Socking Balance Alleged Due Causes Judge- to Delay Decision An eccentric cow, which gave twelve quarts of milk a day when It was owned by James Clark, of Clementoii, nnd then dropped Its capacity to three quarts after Dcing sold to Mrs. Virginia Ireland, figures !n a suit which the woman brought against Clark In the Camden County Court. Mrs. Ireland said she paid tSS for the cow with the understanding that It was to give four quarts of milk dally. After she bought It she nsterted that It gave but three quarts each day. Finally, she told the Court, she was obliged to sell tho animal for JIG. Her attorney, Jamen Car roll, contended that Clark should pay tho $70 lost. Thomas Clark, son of the defendant, said the cow gae twelve quarts of milk dally before being cold to tho woman Judge I'ancpast snld he would weigh the question In his mind for f.everal davs be fore giving a decision. NORWEGIAN VESSEL USED AS BASE FOR SUBMARINE SKmasKKimwgsssss CITY PAYS ITS BILLS FOR 4TH OF JULY FETE Biggest Item $1000 for Luncheon Given nt Close of Celebration The clt.V todav nald Iti hills fnr thn nf. j'JivPJXIeutenant Echtermeyer Is only an act- flclal Independence Day celebration held 'Vilfiav captain during mo uu&entc ui -i;i.,, ..,... J..-., jd, ui u.v oi wie nppro- McCoach. Next ween lieutenant Lcmtr- wuu i tvu -i eprnaeu unaer tne it, .... tv.A.. V,a mOlf hnnrd dtreCttnn of thA Fnllrl't'. nt Tnlv rnMnl,AA ..i merer win auuear uciuic ,w ,-.- uv. - - - ..-- -- ---.... . .., wmitinirt W vfn .charges. He hasn't as yet been sus- or Councils, of which John II. Balzley was v3Vended. I didn't appoint him an acting chairman Tho bills were approved by tire .ifffl'". ... . '.... . .. ...I -. Clerks of Poiinc 111 nnd tlio w.irinnt clr.,,,1 by Controller Walton Tho largest single Item was a bill for $1000 rendered by the Hotel Adelphla for the luncheon that wan given at the con clusion of the celebrations at Independence Square and Belmont Plateau Tho llrm of Common Councilman Jero Shaw was paid $205 for badges. A luncheon at Belmont Mansion cost $100 Automobile hlrs amounted to $550.50 and $50 worth of r R. T car tickets for the school children were purchased, according to the vouchers A total of $605 was spent for badges and $200 for flags w?sm i:ffFP-Mii hi J K ii 1 1 T 0 r i - r ilHifikMlHKHHIfflKlIli ; ' :'. n ' j The crew of the steamship Bcngueln, previously reported sunk liy n U-hoat, arrived nt Bergen yesterday. The men say thrir ship was captured June 15 in mid-Atlnntic by a submarine which used the Bcnguela as a base. The submarine wns still in possession when the crew was trnnferred Juno 20 to another ship. H"lL.aptaln. His appointment as bcihib !' awUIn Is something you will have to speak 'Si',Jto Director Wilson about." 'li'i'TJeutenant Echtermeyer is replacing Cap- S , tain David McCoach. and for today nt least PL V haacharge of the whole section of South K. Philadelphia. m , . riHf ' Nona of the five other members of the F Av'oll 'orce- scheduled for trial before the B- "'Ifwllce board as the result of the recent I'tambllng raid In South Philadelphia, has ft' ,fcV IWcm suspended today. Sj. T,Ctr!dely circulated following another "clean irIWw Promise given out by Mayor Smith 'in an interview laoi, num. efj fyff "I mean business and I want the police l,w Know u, wyu " -- .," .: a i(....4..ii. rnofhao "nrTtnn" urib. aiier inrcAcui6 mv-. "action" -VS i 'in' : t . -.ii.. WOT '.Director Wilson today said that any po. 'SjiIIM , jieuienani or puticeinau n -j Vjfi'rld' the city of vice would have to suffer v ,. v mi,nii'M. He also added that K"3S-iliutenant Echtermeyer and the five police- i. men wouio. come up ur mat , " S" M.K.. K..rt mvl ThtlTl1aV. . Jl WW1 .-V ... V- "If the men are found guilty of neglect fof dutv they will suffer," said the Director. i&3 "I believe in giving the public a squars 7rT m" " SHIFT OF POLICEMEN 1j 'iOn the night that the Young Men's P.e- wlirM raided, two policemen from the district KtM'eommanded by Lieutenant Echtermeyei ;,f(ft'wr6 shifted for three hours to the central 'Jm 'put of the city. It was learned from a r jV ..,,.. .n.l.l .t.. -UI. nt. dftn. K.,,S. f tWllCC ouicia.1 LIIHI. nils yv.a wv,w mvw-.v i . tlie 'two nollcemen were known to be frlend- Iv'vl ,v wlth gamblers who frequented the club. Rf ilf, fc. ratH th. fnrn nnllpmAn were or- ",&&""" '"".,-'" "L... -.r.,. 1. area DacK w ineir tiuviuu. iifA' Veterans of the police force in all are - acmewnat puzzieu. !f. . Although, naturally, none would permit KJP1 name to be used, they said openly that ft ;iiny lauea 10 unaersiana jusi wuai mo hW'Mayor was about. FUSS'S' "ft"'003 a-though It was a case of l j-Jftlon. one said with a winic in reierence i "!v9to Lleuttnant OEchtermeyer. V CALCS MAtfiHSi'TALK "HOT AIR" '$$ ' Another said'.'theifiayor's talk on cleaning fisf b03h an1 hot alr-" "U 1$ Suner!rtendent Robinson said today that s?M5 "Ueutenant Echtermeyer and the other mem- BJW' oera ot ine lores nicaiiuitru uy iaui luikti sR? would ba brought up for trial, but ad- WLi'x Jmltted that as yet he had not received a KV.. eppy of the charges on which the necessary KiX'f t BneriflratlnnB must be drawn. tLifo They had not been suspended, Superln- ' tendent Robinson said. He refused to say JT' whether or not they would be suspended ? in uia near ruiure. Xleutenant Echtermeyer himself would not discuss the charge made against him relative to gambling In his district. "Does it look a's though I was sus pended?" ha asked In answer to a question nn that nittvtt ;. " """ " GOLD BRAID ANSWERS QUERY. & r The gold braid on the acting captain's jjjAHnlform answered tne query in useii. &J, "I am here In uniform, and Intend to re- ' .kkln ,.. until further nntlrp." he nddd. ,.- I?' "S .v - 1..... .. -t.. mm, In. 1-t U. ,., .diapers about your suspension and the (Mayors criticism or me conauci oi mo .Wn under you?" he was asked. L, "Oh don't believe everything you hear," i:lt(JI" replied. "I am getting sick and tired E.iS'f reading falsehoods. I have no fear what- i. l have done all In -my power to keep ray district clean. At 11:22 a. m. a big touring car drove up from HOUSTON PLEADS GUILTY TO POSING AS- U. S. OFFICER Philadelphia Youth Who Put on Uni form to Win Bride Gets Year Prison in William D. Houston, 3714 Walnut street, Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to a charge of Impersonating a United States officer n New York city today and was sentenced to one year and a day in the Federal prison at Atlanta Houston wooed and won a young woman here while he was wearing the uniform of a lieutenant In the medical rererve corps. The couple came to New York on their honeymoon, where Houston was arrested after having passed bogus checks at the Waldorf Hotel. WEST PHILADELPHIA HAS A FASTIDIOUS BURGLAR SrW ', '' sm ''SKKlto City Hall. Mayer Smith, tanned PftWAtlantlc City's breezes, was In the car. Sgwjgti It Is possible that another chapter to fffijjjtha present "vice Investigation" will be ?vnaqtod before the day Is over. wn P' xi.uo ctmcu iui vtiao nciQ, W-&X JPolIce Lieutenant John F. fjf4",rA St akaam 4- -1 a l a at yy n -fcv n A Echtermeyer, I Y3a1 Uam Atm YTTI t lev1 1. . ncrneuiiL i,uai ica nunc v aiiu at uiilciiicii iii Kbt.- 11am Bozarth, Anthony Isola, Frank Mar- fc;: . tlnelll and Frank Jaffe. ' They hava been ordsred before the police iwc.ard for trial on charges preferred by ? yiT!rntor TVilson. The action waa taken fnl. SV "JIpwlng a raid on atf alleged gambling es. rlvA tmbllshment early yesterday bv Former Can. Vq&.Uln Qt Detectives Souder at Eighth near Ki-eCdtharino street Thirty-five arrests were 7Ma-w. . V.lf?" T I. !...... . fml I.. .. 4n ,1.. ...II.. .,.. Wlthe vice squad has been ordered disbanded K''--l5nd thai Charlie Lee, head of the squad. ,M Dton assignea obck 10 amy wiui ine ,. (."Branch town station. R-Ti. -- '"In reference to the nollcemen ordered ', lor'trial, .Mayor Smith said that they must miyb miowf ui uitj exisience 01 gamDiing itneir aistnci. ltesments m the neigh- ood .said the gambling establishment been In full swing for some time. k' . 1P- - punMnTinNs at rrrv watt fV? w... unuu JSmt Municipal Emnloves Have Posi. Ka,' iiL tjiom and Salaries Advanced . i pujr appointments today included four (amotions. William Walton, 1607 North 4rntyflrt street, and Wlllard A. Hol- 11B South Fifty-eighth street, both elevated to ths rank nf lUntanant 4..'V1. n.nMvtm.n n-h... .I1I ,..- H. ''f ' ' ic wm receive ee"'"f-"w. F UllUn Mottershead, who has been a nurse ?M fhllaaelpnia Hospital for Contagious vv,va i,w,ine jicau nifint nurse 'same.,, Institution at $340 a year. MX Carhwon. 5847 Walton avenue. t promoted - to be steam engineer Bu- Of srH-e, at iisoo a year. : appointments Included George a. ,.;! J Atarsen street, special lnH 'Bureau or Health, ion tnnnih Nlr. 274? Pratt street, inspector! Water. Iiono a year, and ,WII sale, 6B1. Walton avenue, clerk. I J Watery J90O a year. - !citj-,M Killed br Heat fBII. CITY, N, J Jivt. . arivtr,Hiayesifraay in ever- LS iytrnfU The best suit and new panama of James Adams. 1046 South Fifty-eighth street, to day adorn a burglar who entered the Adams home last night and outfitted himself from head to foot. Adams discovered the rob bery when he got home early today The burglar left his bwn clothes In a heap on the floor There was one old suit, a pair of worn shoes, a battered soft hat and some other things. Be'fore dressing -in Adams's clothing the burglar filled the bathtub .and. bathed lux uriously. Then he took one suit, a Panama hat, a pair of shoes, silk .underwear, a re volver and $10 and left the house. District Detectives Prlntz and Qulgley, of the Sixty fifth street and Woodland, avenue station, are. searching for the burglar SEYBERT ESTATE SOLD Fine Huntingdon Valley Place Become a Stock Farm to The big farm of the estate of Adam Sey bert In Montgomery County, which is known as Meadowbrook, has been sold for a stock farm The name of the purchaser has been withheld. The sale was made by Hcrkness & Stetson, Inc., for the trustees. The property, which consists of 3305 acres. Is one of the, finest In this section of the country It Includes fourteen modern stone Colonial houses, dairy barns and a large modern school building with a football field. It occupies the highest elevation In the Huntingdon Valley. The price was not given, but It Is understood to have been considerably higher than the amount paid for any farm In that locality for several years. WOMAN KILLED BY AUTO Struck While Crossing to Entrance of Park at Fifty-second Street While crossing the entrance to Fairmount While crossing to the entrance to Fair mount Park at Fifty-second street and Parksldo avenue, Elizabeth Jacomldes, sixty-five years old, of 44SS Ludlow street, was sfruck and Instantly killed by an auto mobile owned and operated by Blckley Simpson, of 1539 North Twenty-eighth strreet. Simpson was arrested by Park Guard Link after the woman had been taken to the West Philadelphia Homeopathic Hos pital, where she was pronounced dedd. Simpson .was arraigned this morning be fore Magistrate Stevenson at the sixteenth district police station and was held with out ball to await the action of the Coroner. KRUSEN PRAISES ARMY BAKERS Director Pleased With the Efficiency Shown at Field Ovens Director ICrusen. of Department of Health and Charities, accompanied by Captain L. McLean, of, the United States army, today went to tho Pennsylvania National Guard Field Bakery, at Broad and Filbert streets, and watched the soldiers bake bread. Di rector Krusen praised the bakers for their efficiency. Before leaving he said that he would request the Bureau of Highways to sprinkle the street In the vicinity of the ovens with water dally. Twenty-six men enlisted In the army today. Of this number sixteen came within the conscription age. Twelve men enlisted In the United States navy, of whom 'four were in tho conscription age. ' MRS. LIMEBURNER DIES Old-Tlme Resident of Philadelphia Leaves Four Children Mrs. Annie ,M. Llmeburner, aged eighty nine years, for many years a resident of Philadelphia, died at the home of her son, A, Pennington Llmeburner, 6214 Morton street, today, . fihe Is survjved by her daughter, Mrs. Mary A. Hendrtckson, and sons, J. p. Llnw. burner, Alexis J. Llmeburner and A. Pen nington Llmeburner. Funeral arrangements have not yet 'been made. ' JTICE TO WHITE VIOCNTAINS ' VJ". !. HMH t.r'i COUNCILS TO GET NEW TRANSIT PACT SPEEDILY Mayor and Political Leaders to Study Terms at Shore Conference The new draft jf the trnnslt lease which the city will offer the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Compiny will be put Into the form of a city ordinance by City Solicitor Connelly within tho next two' weeks and be ready then for Immediate presentation to Councils In ppeclal (session, according to the present plans of Mayor Smith and his transit advisers. The Mayor remained In tho city Inst night In order to study the lease draft and dis cuss It with a few nf his close associates. This afternoon he will take the draft to Atlantic City with him. where he will re main until Tuesday Virtually all of the city's political lenders will be in Atlantic City over the week-endd. and It Is expected that the Mayor will confer with these and discuss the terms of the new lease proposal Tho Mayor, however, Insists that no details of the agreement w".l be made public until the lease !r in shape to present to Councils for action Discussing the situation, the Mayor said: "The draft of tho agreement which be comes the basis of the consideration which Is to be given by Councils to an agreement between the city and the transit company, has been placed In my hands It 13 lrtually complete so fnr a3 the work of Director Twining and A. L. Drum, of the transit company, who have been In conference for weeks, can make It It Is a voluminous document, and I shall lequlre some time to give It a. thorough study I feel confident, however, that the agreement Is now In such shape that within a short while It will be ready for submission to Councils. "A meeting next week Is Improbable, but I feel confident that by the following weik a meeting can be called I do not belleyo. It advlsablo to delay consideration until .ne regular sessions of Councils begin in mid September Until the draft has been thor oughly studied I shall not be In a position to discuss It In any event Councils first will be apprised of the tentative agreement which has been reached and the recom mendations which I shall have to make Thereafter there should be the fullest and freest public discussion of the agreement" That the new draft will be acceptable to the transit company Is definitely understood, since It was worked out jointly by Transit Director Twining and A L Drum, con sulting engineer for the. company. The draft as It now Is written embodies tho harmon ized differences over which the company and the city split several monthw ago when the company's offer was analyzed by the Di rector. The fundamental basis of the new draft Is a unified system, with the company's and the city's lines operated as a unit and con sidered as a unit from a financial viewpoint. This unification Is to date from the time the first of the city-built lines Is ready for operation. STEEL COMPANY SUED FOR $100,000 ROYALTIES Continuous Metal Refining Files Heavy Claim Against Lackawanna The Continuous Metal Iteflnlnfl Company today brought suit In tho United States District Court against the Lackawanna Steel Company, a New York corporation,, for royalties In excess of $100,000, for the use of private processes In the manufacture and treatment of steel and Iron. In return for being permitted to use tho private steel and Iron processes tho Lacka wanna Steel Company, according to the bill filed In the suit, agreed to pay the Con tinuous Company a royalty of ten cents a ton on all bteel Ingots manufactured under the lnvontlons. It Is ulleged that the Lackawanna has not rendered a full ac counting and refuses to do bo. It Is further alleged that the Lackawanna Company has been Using some of the processes of the Continuous Company without paying any royalties. The defendant company main tains that It has iriado proper returns. FALL FROM SCAFFOLD FATAL Workman Plunges 25 Feet to Death Under Lumber Pile Charles Flman, flfty-flve years old, 5316 Stiles Btrcet, was Instantly killed today, when he plunged twenty-five feet from a scaffold and was -burled- -under a pile of lumber, Flman was eYripIoye'd by David Pennock, a contractor, at p. hulldlng operation'' at Sixty-fifth street and Columbia avenue. The accident happened but a few minutes after he had reported for the day's work, Fellow employes -removed him from under the lumber, but when taken to the West Philadelphia Homeopathic Hospital, phy siclans said that death had been instantaneous. BOYS HELD AS THIEVES Five Confess When Police Find Loot in Pockets Charged with stealing Jewelry valued at $200. Louis Weiss, fourteen, and his brother Francis, flftoen: Frank Harvey, thirteen, and his brother Henry, fifteen, and Francis Dougherty, fourteen, are being held at the House of Detention awaiting a hearing. The arrest was made by acting Detectlies McDowell and Baker, of tho Thirty-second street and Woodland avenue station. When the police found part of the loot In the boys' packets they confessed that they had gained entrances to several homes during the last two 'veli, NURSE BITTEN BY DOG Tries to Alleviate Sufferings of Hqat Ridden Animal Miss AkM. Alberfer, a trained nurse, 317 Ashdale street, attempted to alleviate the sufferings of a stray poodle that she found acting In a peculiar manner near Third and Ruscomb streets. The dog attacked her and she was severely 'bitten on the left hand. The wound was cauterized at a 'nearby store. .At tne univerty.-.MOi ,wajti,jjt wztam FIRST TROOP MAY MAKE CAMP IN NEW JERSEY Tip That Force Would Be Con verted Into Artillery Not Credited BOY'S ATTEMPT TO PAWN WATCH REVEALS ROBBER Cramped drllllnc quarters nnd th lack of sleeping acommodatlons In the armory of the First City Troop, at Twenty-third and Hanstead streets. led Captain George Thayer to apply for transfer to the open country under canvas, and he expects to take hs command to Ewdeshoro, N. .1., therc he has been offered the use of a largo tract of bind, on Monday. The troop has all the equipment neces sary for the proposed eneainpment, somo of tho canvas being owned fiy members. It la recruited to full war strencth. 105 officers nnd men, of which but secn are the original members who were at the Toxob border. The new men, for the most part from prominent city fnmllles, hae passed from the "rookie" cln3s nnd roundul Into shape rapidly. In Met. It Is said that they have made a record In this respect The former members of the troop are now nt Fort Viagcra or In other branches of the scrvlcfe The troop Is drilling cery day now at Engleslde, where a larger drill area affords the execution of more oxtenso and com plicated maneuvers, and gives the new men more Intlmato acquaintance with actual war conditions Captain Thayer today absolutely denied any possibility of his being detached from tho troop on the basis thnt his services as an experienced shipbuilder, having been an official of the Cramp Shipbuilding Works In civilian life, would prove of moro valuo to the Government He now Is In the Federal tervlce to stay, he said. He Is still without Information as to tho ultimate disposition of the City Troop, ns no decision has been reached by tho authorities on tho question as to whether It will be kept In the cavalry branch or placed In the Infantry, but he Is positive that the rumots to the effert that It will becomo an artillery unit are unfounded. It Is now drilling in infantry tactics. VAINLY GIVES BLOOD TO SAVE HIS MOTHER Grief-Stricken Man Says He Gladly Would Have Sacri ficed Eyeiy Drop A quart of blood given by a ron to his mother In a transfusion operation failed to save the life of Mrs Catherine Qulgley. fifty-six years old, 360fi Market street, a sufferer from anemia Last Wednesday Dr. Cornelius McCarthy, 12 South Thirty-eighth street, decided that the only chance of saving Mrs. Qulgley's life was by a transfusion operation, Mrs. Qulgley's son William volunteered Imme diately to give his mother a quart of his blood. The operation lasted a half hour. Mrs Qulgley revived slightly, hut quickly sank In a torpor and died yesterday. Very weak from his experience nnd grieved because his sacrifice did not save his mother's life, Qulgley said today with tears In his eyes: "I would have willingly glen every drop of blood In my body to save my mother. Sho has made many sacrifices for me." KNOCKED DOWN BY AUTO Man's Leg Broken and Driver of Car Arrested Max Rubensteln, forty-four years old, 1229 North Second street waH knocked down by an automobile today at Fifth street nnd Glrnrd avenue, suffering a frac tured right leg and lacerations of the fnce and shoulders. Ho was taken to the Children's Homeopathic Hospital. The driver of tho machine, H. W. Kline. 4232 North Ilrond street, was nrrestcd. and held In $500 ball by Magistrate Yates, pre siding nt the Front nnd Master streets station. Gems Stolen From Mrs. Scott and John Jacoby at the Seashore An attempt by a fifteen-year-old boy to pawn a watch today revealed that the home of Mr3 David H. Scott, of Atlantlo City, widow of former City Commissioner Scott, of this city, had been robbed of $1000 worth of Jewelry ten days ago, Tho Jewelry belonging to Mrs. Scott and another $1000 worth of diamonds nnd rings stolen from the home of John Jacoby, of Cape May, N. J., two weeks ago, was found In n suitcase belonging to Kverltt Spell man, eighteen years old, who refused to give his address , Spellman was arrested yesterday by Dis trict Detective Haggerty, of the Fifteenth and Vine streets station, after a chase down Market street. He was held without ball by Magistrate Tracy for a further hearing. The arrest of Spellman followed after a boy had entored a pawnshop on Market street above Fifteenth and offered a watch for pawn Tho clerk asked him whero he obtained tho watch and he replied that Spellman, who was standing outside with the suitcase In his hand, had given It to him The clerk notified tho police, and when Detective Haggerty arrived Spellman started to tun away Kxamlnatlon of tho jewelry In the valle showed that It was loot stolen from the homes of Mrs Scott and Mr. Jacoby. The boy who attempted to pawn tho watch wns not arrested "DR." SMITH'S WIFE NOT SURE OF STAND May or May Not Appear at Hear ing of "Red Cross Class" First-Aid Instructor The puzzle that "Dr." Edward Franklin Smith presents to Federal sleuths. In his peculiar vocation as first aid In war work Initructlon, that ended with his arrest. Is no deeper than the equivocal attitude of Smith's wife, who was found today nt 2127 North Illghth street Smith was arrested esterday on complaint of several respectn ble young women thit he had Injected drugs Into their arms They met him while he was organizing a "lied Cross class'" In first aid work and posing arf a gruduato ph si clan and Instructor. The girls will appear against Smith nt a further hcnrlng before United States Commissioner Long next Fri day. Mrs. Smith, a plearant-faced woman not more than twenty-five years old, Is living at 2127 North Hlghth street, n boarding house. "I didn't know a thing about this until I saw It In tho papers," she said. "I can't say whether it Is true or not, except that I neer knew my husband to uso hablt formlng drtiga or even have any with him. I was away from Philadelphia a month. When I came back this happened. My husband had a good deal of medical knovledgp I asked him where he learned it and he told me, but I cannot reveal his answer." Mm Smith, who said they had been married two years, declined to say whether she would appear In behalf of her husband. "I'm sorry for hlni, of coursut" she said, "hut I don't know yet what I'll do." MOTOR UPSETS; 2 KILLED, .- HURT Tom Tnggart's Butler One of Victims When Car Turns Turtle HVANNIS, Mass., Aug. 3. Two men were killed and two men nnd three women Injured when n touring car turned turtle In Park Square here today. The dead men aro George Klngslow, butler for "Tom" Taggart, the Indiana politician, who has a summer homo nt Hyannlsport, and John Wright, butler for James U, Blagden, of Greenfield. Mass. Sam Patterson, chauf feur for the owner, and a mechanician were hurt. Ideal River Excursion for Hot Days and Evenings and for Sat. Half Holidays and Sundays DOWN THE HISTORIC DELAWARE TO WILMINGTON CHESTER 3 PENNSGROVE Brandywinc Springs and Shellpot Park ON Till! WILSON LINE Mr -DT Ticket v ROUND flfllP TRIP W1' DAILY EXCEPT SATURDAYS. SUNDAYS 1 HOLIDAYS Trolley fare to Ilrsndywlne Sprlnjn rrk and return, 10 extra If purchased with Wilmington ticket'. A DECK SCENE REGULAR RATES (SO-DAY TICKET) IVi'Wnjfon and Penmgrovt, Excursion, SOci Single, 30c. Chester Excursion, 25c; Single, 15c DOATS LEAVK Philadelphia llJSlt Cheufnut m. Wharf. ,'.?',l!6t.,tni 8-S0, Wilmington 7.80. , 10.30 a. m.. " 1S noon,. Kl.SO, s. 4.13, e. 7, '8.S0 D.80 l Jl.' Btop at I'filiuiroie Sat. and Sundays. Regular toin at I'tnntgrove. No IJqupr Sold on Thete Iloat K 1 Hfe A l ftv BOGUS U. S. "AGENTS" ANNOY SHIP OWNERS Daniels Warns Against Unofficial Ex nminntlons of Vessels Considerable trouble has been eiuwd shipowners on the eastern and '"" oasts by self-styled agents nnd I'rs rosing ns representatives of the Government and examining vessels of all hinds. In many Instances owners have gone to considerable trouble nnd expense to nliow such persona to Inspect their vessels, haul 1ng fires to allow the boilers to bo exam ined nnd putting shlpi on tho ways to per mit Inspection of tho hulls. Tho activities of these bogus represen tatives has been brought to tho attention of Secretary of the Navy Daniels. Today he Issued an order to the commandants of nil naval district-) cilllng nttentlon to tho practice of the Impostors and announcing that the Government will not deal with any hut the nctual owners of ships nnd their regularly designated agents. SAY RESTAURATEURS GET BOOZE FOR SERVICE MEN Other News Of the (ffi TONAME GLASGOW ON BOTH TICKETS Citizens' Vigilanco Committco Prom ises Arrests Soon 25 'Bootleggers Held for Court The Citizens' Vigilance f'ommlttee prom ises arrests In the near future of the pro prietors ot several small restaurants for selling Intoxicants to sailors and soldiers. Horace Oelger, chairman of the committee, says somo of tho restaurants send waiters out after drinks for sailors nnd Midlers and allow them to drink In their places while eating their meals. Investigators have been working on such cases for some time. Twenty-fle "bootleggers" are already being held for the September term of Fed eral Court and arrests are being mado every day. The Indications are that the September term will be the busiest the Federal Court has had since the wholesale dope raids of several years ago. WAR RELIEF AGENCIES TO COMBINE IN RED CROSS aWkVXmi: Plans for Consolidation Being Consid ered by Emergency Aid nnd Other Organizations The question of combining the Inde pendent organizations now working for war relief In Europe with the Ped Cross is being seriously discussed After the first of September the Ped Cross will be tho only organization that can ship supplies to the war zones with out a high charge. For (his reason It will he moro feasible for Independent organiza tions to work through the Ped Cross. At the Emergency Aid It was said today that plans were under consideration, but nothing had been decided upon definitely. The Emergency Aid hopes to make some arrangement whereby the various branches under Its supervision, such as tho French commltce. tho British commltteo and others, will bo permitted to send supplies to their particular interests, ns they have been doing up to this time. The question will be settled some time next week. TRIO IN PITTSBURGH LIFE CASE INDICTED BY JURY Clarence F, and Kellogg Birdseye and George F. Montgomery Accused of Grand Larceny NEW YORK, Aug 3. Following a secret session of the New York County grand Jury Indictments charging grand larceny were returned today agalnrt Clarence F. Birdseye, his son, Kellogg, and George V Montgomery In connection with tho wreck ing of the Pittsburgh Life and Trust Com pany. Ucnch warrants were Immediately Is sued and Montgomery was taken Into custody. Counsel for the Blrdseyes notified the court that ills clients were out of town, but would return next week and surrender. The Indictment charges the men with with drawing $1,300,000 iifcsets from the life and trust company, substituting bonds of un certain value, and obtaining the Wash ington I.lfo Building under falt-o pretenses The Blrdseyes and Montgomery are now under $10,000 bond on Indictment' returned agilnst them In Pittsburgh Nomination Papers to Be Circulated for Both Re publicans and Democrats' COMMITTEE IS ORGANIZED Escape From Organization-Controlled Candidates for All Of fices Is Aimed At Nomination papers were circulated tew day with a view to place tho name of wil. llam A. Glasgow, Jr., upon both the Re publican nnd the Democratlo tickets ai a candidate for the district attorneyship for tho primary election of September 19. This action was taken In order to forestall any effort of tho Pcpubllcan Organization lead- ' ers to steal tho Democratlo nomination by diverting fake Itcpubllcan votes Into that column. A nonpartisan committee of twenty-flve Independent citizens has prepared plans for bringing tho desirability of Mr. Glasgow' election ns District Attorney to the atten tion of the voters. After waiting a welt for the Drmocratlc city committee to take official action and initiate steps to nominate Mr. Glasgow, the committee decided that it w-wio to place his candidacy upon a broader basis, Roland S Morris, newly chosen Ambai. rador to Japan and former Democratlo State chairman, said today that the choice of Mr. Glasgow ah District Attorney Was a public service of the first magnitude and an opportunity that citizens were not likely to Ignore. Thomas T Nelson, a life-long friend of Mr Glasgow, said that several members of tho Democratic city committee had urged him to assure Mr Glasgow of their heartiest support nnd to obtain, If possible, his ac ceptance of the nomination It was said that it was recognized that Mr. Glasgow could only take the office at considerable financial sacrifice, but Mr. Nelson was ot the opinion that Mr. Glasgow would weigh carefully the important questions In volved and If assured that it was the desire of, tho public as well as of his friends would not decline to make the fight. A meeting of the committee of twenty five was held today at the office of Robert S. Bright, In the Stephen Glrard Building. N Mr Bright was chosen vico clialrman and the chairmanship was left open for the present. Dr Charles F. Taylor was chosen secretary of the committee Most of the important reform movements of recent years are represented In this committee.! which will Include both Republicans and Democrats!- Its purpose Is to maintain a complete nonpartisan attitude on local matters, and after submitting good names at the primaries to them, leave the free choice entirely to the people, irrespective of what self-constituted leaders may or may not like. Among others Interested In the organizi tion of this committee are John J Wilkin ron, president of the Democratic Club , Rus- , tell Dunne, Howard W. Page, Samuel F, , Scattergood, Henry V. Tumulty, L,. R, Mels enhelter, Daniel B. Haws, A. A. Redheffer, . Louis B. Punk, Edwin S. Potter, R R. Dearden, John A Henry and Francis B. Reeves It was said today by members of ths committee that If cither Republican or Democratic party made a satisfactory nomination there would be no disposition ,j oppoao It ; but It was not proponed to let " the matter lent, an the Republican Orginlza. Hon evidently desiied, until the eve of tho primaries, when It would be too late to put up n fight The tame attitude. It wa3 said would bo taken on the Judgeships, but merely Organi zation support would not be accepted a.i satisfactory proof of public service In the past. The present alignment hetwen the Re publican and Democratic City Committee being in ths nature of a bipartisan deal, with the Vares attempting to control both bodies, tine mcmber'i of the new"', organ ized committee wore agreed that t'le lime was rlp to pUca before the public a group of candidates of a strictly ponpart-.tan class y s; M t VI Ml Strawbridge ft Qothier Store h$d Saturday This Store will be closed all day to-morrow and surely none would deny that our helpers are entitled to an all-day holiday after this very warm week. ii. f?111' Ve store workers have much to be thankful for. It would be difficult to find a more comfortable place in which to work during the heated season. & We shall all be back to the Store on Monday, ready to serve you promptly and efficiently. New fashions are peeping out here and there, and every department has something of special inter est. Perhaps of greatest interest, however, is the Jbginst Firahre Sale Sample Lines and Close-Out Lots From the Grand Rapids Exposition! Special Lots Ordered One Year Ago at Notable Concessions in Price! Our Entire Regular Stock Marked at Reduced Pricesjin the August Sale! ' T1X Savings Average About One-Third From Present, Values! The largest and best stock we have ever shown Furniture for every room and for every purnose at a substantial reduction in price. PurPose at a BE SURE TO BE HERE ON MONDAY: JTSAWBRJM,CLQTHIER xt J
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