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Schools Overcrowded
as Session Starts
Approximate number of
pupils enrolled 228,500
Pupils in elementary grades 200,500
Pupils in high schools 18,000
Pupils in continuation school H,0n
Increase in enrollment over
last year 7,000
Increased accommodations
now ready . 3,950
Pupils on part time June,
1917 20,232
Pupils on half time now .... 23,500
The overcrowded conditions nre
most severe in South Philadelphia
ond in West Philadelphia.
Tho Philadelphia public schools opened
today with a rccord-breuklng enrollment
The tasl: ot organizing tho claen was
undertaken ; books were, distributed The
real work of tho year I not expected to
begin until tomorrow.
Even the high schools report large en
rollments, despite the war. It was pre
dicted, however, that many of the senior
and older pupils will leave before many
months to take some of the many positions
which will be made vacant toy the draft.
Virtually all the high schools opened to
day, minus several members of the faculty
In each, who have enlisted Many of the
teachers also 'have been drafted. Theie
places as yet. of course, have not been filled
That move will be up to the Hoard of i:du
cation. In uott of the city's schooli the pupils
were assembled and addressed briefly by
their principals. Tho work of assigning
them to classes and other organisation work
was effected. They then were allowed to
to for the day.
It is estimated that more than 30,000
new pupils registered. The total enroll
ment In the grammar schools will reach
the 200.000 mark, and the attendants at the
high schools will bo more than IS 000. The
increased enrollment of negro children Is
most striking. Last year thero were 11,659
This year there are 2300 more, representing
an Increase of about 20 per cent This Is
attributed to the emigration of negroes from
the South, attracted here by the Industrial
prosperity of the city.
The increase In enrollment of new pupils
this year over last will be approximately
7000, The added class rooms In new build
ings and in additions to old buildings will
accommodate approximately C000 additional
students when these improvements are all
completed. Ilowover, they were not all
ready for the opening today.
AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS
The 136th opening of the Central High
School, Broad and Green streets, brought
648 freshmen and it was said that the
total number of students would approxi
mate 2000. Dr. Robert Kills Thompson
made a brief address. It was predicted
that many Central boys would leave to go
to work before the end of the year on. ac-'
count of the war.
The following members of the faculty
were absent, having either been called Into
active service by the War Department or
enlisted: Lieutenant Colonel Itobert M
, Brookfleld, of the Third Heglment, who was
Instructor of mathematics; Professor
George E. Itoth, ot Kngllsh, who Is a
lieutenant in the Second Artillery; Protes
tor James Ollmore. of English, now a
lieutenant in the Ordnance Department;
Professor James Hugh Morten, of Kngllsh.
who is captain in the Ordnance Depart
ment, and Dr. William F. Craig, now lieu
tenant In the Medical Corps.
When the William Penn High School for
Girls, Fifteenth and Wallace streets, opened
Its doors for the term at 9 o'clock this
morning. 2100 names were on the roll books.
The freshmen reported this afternoon. The
hundreds of girls were quickly assigned
to their classes and dismissed for the day.
The work of the school year will bo in
full swing tomorrow.
Dr. William D. Lewts, (he principal, pre
dicted that the number of pupils would
be reduced to some extent by the war, be
cause some girls will be compelled 'to go
to work to help replace tho earnings of a
male relative called away for Government
service, while others will be tempted to
accept Jobs by high wages offered by em
ployers seeking to nil the places of dratted
employes.
The enrollment at the Philadelphia High
School for Girls, of which Dr. Fred Cowing
Is principal, li more than 1200, Qf these,
900 reported at 9 o'clock this morning and
were quickly assigned to their classes. The
freshmen, 360 in number, reported this
afternoon.
An enrollment of approximately 4000
marked the fifth annual opening of the West
Philadelphia High School at Forty-seventh
and Walnut streets. Existing conditions
caused no depletion of attendance and all
classes showed particular enthusiasm and
eagerness to be back at work. Exercises,
over, which Principal Schoch presided, were
held In the auditorium before tho pupils
withdrew to their various classrooms.
Among the announcements made was that
of a newly furnished library for the use of
the girls' division.
Many nations were represented at the
opening of the Northeast High School, New
street above Front, Among the 12E0 stu
dents enrolled were Indians, Chinese and
negroes, as well as numerous divisions of
the white race. A spirit of peace prevailed
and the pupils generally were primed for
the strenuous work ahead. Numerous
sewing machines have been placed In the
school and during spare time the boys and
girls will make bandageB and other articles
for the Red Cross. George W.' RIeger Is
principal.
The boys of the annex of the West Phila
delphia High School for Boys reported this
afternoon. Thero were 190 In all. Princi
pal John Dennis Mahoney addressed the
pupils. The real work of the annex starts
tomorrow. , -
No formal exercises were lteld at the
Frankford High School, Oxford pike and
Wakellng street. The assembly was one
of mixed pupils, both boys and girls. Trln.
elpal Q, Alvln Snook sooke. Its rnii,i ...
rf' tentlon to the fact that only seven years
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?8W inn loiai numoer or pupils is 1160.
'" More than 1600 boys reported at n,.ti,.
kSftrn High School. No estimate as yet has
r hn madA of the numhar nf mtniih t l.
r,Vi.lrls' department. Two member, nf h.
" faculty were absent owing to "war duty "
-, ''iThey were J, Whltford Riddle, of 6633
v? jveosier icrrage, wno is in me united States
v iu.mrj. , ?. oicivin, or 2611
v ijtouth Twenty-first street, who won a com-
voiaion oi nrsi lieutenant at Fort Niagara.
I , No formal exercises marked the opening
f the Oermantown High School. German
twni avenue and High street The total
enrollment will number more than !2200 It
WM'Mld.' Of that number nearly lioo kr
ty. Two Uaohers were absent. Professor
TrftMiwv'wn du joined the aviation
n-. i-my, proressor of
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W ,: IM
CRY OF "POLITICS"
MADE BY STERN
State Representative Hurls
Charge at Fourth Regis-
tration Board
WANTS FINDINGS VOIDED'
Federal authorities In Philadelphia and
Washington and Mayor Smith have been
appealed to from arlous sources to put an
end to the reign of "terror" spread In the
Fifth Ward by the fighting Careyltes and
followers of Isaac Deutsch, Common Coun
cilman, The open clnsh between the rival factions,
which has been rnglng in the ward for
weeks, was described as n"dlsgmcc' to the
city of Philadelphia "
Open rhargrs -havo been niRde by Stsle
Kfprescntatlvp Isndore Stern Hint the
Jourth Registration Hoard, sitting at the
ThiMl mid e Lnncey streels station, has
been plnjlng politics In Its perform
iu.''' of its draft diitle.
The nppeal to Mayor Smith whs made hy
mrre than COO membeis of tin- Illg Sisters
representing many Jewish women In this
cit The society also sunt a letter to the
President In Washington
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ih -.h Jr,' "-' rc"'"l f - board In
th I. ffh Ward by Provost Marshal CJeneral
Crowder In Washington
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men haxe been examined onlv 3S0 hae
tiMHeil, he said. 400 more havP been called
APPKA'. UY RIO SISTERS
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GARFIELD PROMISES
CUT IN COAL PRICE
National Administrator Says
Reduction Will Fol
t low Inquiry
MAKE A SURVEY
TO
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not thhKc right, to bring
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nf ntrnir"1' ri'r K",nf. ,,m tonilltlon
that Im n i !" Le"n. allo'l to c-oiitlnue
il, inutf,'c,a 'hl organization, because
nf lawlessness which we deslr In .
nam or is
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nri- trying to learn American u.ivun,l
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i,i,iiin, iey wr ro'ronted with an ex
,..'."' '.,0ilre loer that Is reoltlng.
in which neither women nor children ap
pear to be safe, a condition In which
newBpaper reportera nro nuested for i;et
,i '',?., '"P1?' '" ,;"lch bojs nre knocked
.?"." ?.nrt '"Jured for phoning to u i)aper
that IN lepiesentntive ha bedi ur
rcsted and assaulted, without reaHon On
behalf of the plan of Americanization of
foreigners, which we are undertaking In
tins city, we demand that you use everv
effort to prevent tho lawlessness that lift's
been existing in the Fifth Ward of this
qlty Mr Mayor, the Mayor of this town
is no autocrat: he Is a paid servant of
the people, paid a salary to carry out his
thjtlt's and whether the police who are
creating this anarchy ure taking political
Mdes'wltli the Vares or MrNlchol. we de.
mand. as women of Philadelphia, ib.it
Immediate steps be taken to restore law
and order In the Fifth Ward. Copies of
thin resolution will ba sent to thu different
women's organizations of this rity for
roncerted artlon. and some means will be
found to produce law and order bv the
concerted action of the women If the
men placed In control of nITalis dare to
refuse tn do their duty to the rity that
pays them, by-Ignoring such a condition
of affalr.s on the part of the police vVn
.section of the city of Philadelphia.
Marlon I Cohen-Polak, president of the
Illg Sisters and member of the Monday
fonference. which was held at 1620 North
Broad street, presided at the meeting In
addition to protesting ugalnst Fifth ward
conditions, a communication was sent to
President Wilson and Harry A Garfield,
coal administrator, protesting against the
proposed exorbitant charges for coal at
the mines.
SOLDIER DDES OF DOPE,
COMRADE IS ARRESTED
Prisoner Admits Both Had
Taken "Stiff Dose" of Heroin.
Police Seek Peddler
Dope, bought In the Tenderloin, according
to the police, was responsible for the death
of Louis J. Baum, of F street near Tioga, a
private In Company C. Fifty-third United
States Infantry, in the Episcopal Hospital
last night. David Collins, of Allegheny
avenue and H street, a friend of the soldier,
has been arrested by the police and held to
await the action of the Coroner.
Collins admitted to detectives, they said,
that both he and Baum had taken a "stilt
dese" of heroin while together yesterday
afternoon.
The soldier collapsed suddenly at F and
Ontario streets. He was taken to the hos
pital and Is eald by the police to have told
them that Collins purchased the drug in the
Tenderloin.
Detectives Helshaw and Auty, assigned to
the caso, said that Collins had been ar
retted before on dope charges and that both
n.en probably had been In the Tenderloin
early yesterday. It Is thought that Baum
waited on the street while Collins nego
tiated for the dope with a drug peddler.
Two Men Suffocated
to Death in Sewer
Continued from Tare One
shouted to Benjamin: "Don't come down;
there'a gas down here."
Bauer and Demarino were calling for
help. Slpple changed his mind about Ben
jamin not coming down and began urging
him to climb down and help their com
rades. Both men reached the bottom of the sewer
just as Bauer and pemarlno fell over
dead. Workmen who were a short distance
away notified several trackwalkers who
sent a hurry call for an ambulance from
Cooper Hospital.
A ladder was lowered and a squad of
workmen and others climbed down and
brought the two bodies up, Olpple and
Benjamin were unconscious when brought
up.
Benjamin Chew Named Captain
Benjantin Chew, master of hounds at the
lladnor Hunt Club, has been appointed a
captain in the Quartermaster's Department,
Officers Reserve Corps, and Is now in
Kansas City on an army mission. He is
connected with the Remount Division
which buys and supplies horses. Oswald
and Samuel Chew, brothers of Captain
Chew, are now in France connected with
the American Ambulance Corps. Oswald
Chew received the French War Cross yes
terday for gallantry in bringing out
wounded under heavy fire.
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Students at the Willium Penn High School for Girls report at that institution on the first day of the term
of 1917-18, which hegan today.
Rhode Island Completes Army Quota
WASHINGTON, Sept 10,nhoda Island
completad I la quota In recruiting forth
regular army ovtr the week-end. The total
la 1015- Rhode Island's Quota, was 1014.
WUSUMNSU, fSJJlSlwSjSjS
NONPARTISANS
ACCUSE POLICE
Transit Protest Meeting
Threatened With Interfer
ence, League Charges
RIDICULOUS, WILSON SAYS
Slim attendance, due, It was charged, to
threat of police interference, caused the
postponement this morning nf the 111 Ht
pioteat mass-meeting hchedulcd to be held
at 10-30 o'clock In tire Parkway Building,
under the auspices of tho Nonpartisan
League of Philadelphia. The meeting
for later this afternoon will be held accord
ing to the oilglnal plans It was announced
The postponed morning meeting will be held
l-'ilday night.
Tlia explanation for the postponement of
Ihln niornlnn'H t-esslon was contained lu a
statement made by members of the execu
tlp committee of the league The btate
meiit contains tliu pledse which It was
planned to submit to tbn Independent can
didates for Councils, who Imd been Jnvlted
to attend the meeting.
THU PI.nDOK
"I'pon distinct threat of police Inter
ference." the statement reads, "and In
older th.it the fiitlrc citizenship of the
clt might have full notice and oppor
tunity to place oil i coord their opinion
regaidlng tho proposed Smlth-Mltten
tianslt lense. the executive committee
decided to postpone tho open mass.meet
Ing of tho league until Kiiday evening
next, and In the meantime gte ample mi
tten through the newspapers, asking any
additional candidates for Councils or
other public olllces who cam to take a
stand at this tlme-ngalnst the contractor
bosses to- come forward and Indorse the
following pledget
I herewith declare myself unalterably
opposed to any lepse, contract, agree
ment or ordlnanco that shall bind or tic
up thu city or any corporation or Indl
lduals for n long or indeterminate period
of time In disposing of any valuable prop
crty or franchise rights without full and
dellnlto consideration and guarantees that
safeguard iaxpayers and citizens gen
erally, at every point, and I further declare
that It elected to offlco I shall serve
with nn eye single to the Interests of the
entire city, without reference to, or con
trol by any political clique, faction or
so-called boss.
Director of Public Safety Wilson was
told of the statement charging police Inter
ference threats. He characterized it is
"ridiculous."
The persons who attended the meeting
decided to hold an Informal iiesslon and
for more than nn hour the Smlth-Mltten
lease was attacked from various angles
Former Assistant City Solicitor Paul do
Moll urged that only a short term lease bo
rnllved The pretent leaso, he asserted,
was Illegal because it did not state tho
time when the company shall begin the
operation ot tho system, which Is required,
he sold, under an act passed approved
Juno 17. 1913,
Former State Senator James T. Nulty,
of Frankford, assailed the fare provisions
of the new lease and compared the high
fares In this city with those In Detroit,
where tickets are sold eight for twenty
five cents.
J. Foster Thomas spoke In favor of tak
ing over the system of the transit company
by exercise ot the right ot eminent domain
Ho advocated tho postponemen of the con
struction program until prices hae dropped
and declared that ratification of the lease
In lta present form would mean that "the
city was putting Its head deeper In the
lion's mouth."
Robert S. Bright, executive chairman ot
the league, will preside nt this afternoon's
session. Among the speakers then wilt be
S. Davis Page, Select Councilman Ira D.
(larman, Dr. Daniel I, McDermott and
Joseph B. Thomas Joseph P. Oaffney,
chairman of Councils' Finance Committee,
has been Invited to discuss the lease, but
he sent a letter declining on the ground that
it would be Improper for him to enter Into
public discussion of the lease until after
the councllmanlc hearings have been con
cluded. Resolutions expressing the sentiment b of
the majority of those present nt the
meeting will be forwarded to the
Joint Committee on Finance and Street
Railways at tho next hearing In accord
ance with the deslro ot William Draper
Lewis. Mr. Lewis at Friday's hearing sug
gested that nil those Interested In the
transit situation and who cared to do so
could send questions to the committee
and they would be answered verbally on
September 21.
The Philadelphia Subway Construction
Company, of which Senator Edwin H
Vare Is the head, has announced thit final
decision on tho acceptance of the subway
contract it was awarded will be made
known to Mayor Smith today. On last
Tuesday the contract was refused by the
firm, Later, through Senator Vare, the
company announced that it would be reconsidered.
SHOT TO SCARE, BUT KILLED
Testimony Shows Bullet Was Deflected
by a Stone
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A stops with a bullet mark upon It was
shown to the Coroner's jury today to prove
that Private Fayette Dreyer, of Colwyn,
a member of the machine gun company of
the First Pennsylvania Infantry, shot Into
the-ground when ho killed Rufus Harris,
a negro, 3730 Filbert street, nt a squad
camp at Thirty-seventh and Market streets
August 19.
Dreyer was released by Coroner Knight
for a trial by court-martial. He said he
shot Into the ground to frighten Harris
when the latter became abusive, and that
the bullet hit a stone and was deflected.
EXEMPTION SOUGHT
FOR WATER BUREAU MEN
Director Dnteaman Says Bacteri
ologists Are Necessary for
City Service
Men who analyze tho city's water should
be exompt from military ncrvlre In the
opinion of Director Dalesman, of tho De
partment of Public Works, who todny filed
appeals before Draft Hoard No. 2 tn the
cases of threo men In hla department.
They are Joseph Thorpe, who makes bac
teriological analysis of tho clty'n water sup
ply; William (J. Flood, an understudy tn
the leglstror, nnd Charles T. Norton, Jr.,
an assistant chemist at the IJelmont pump
ing station.
Thero Is a difference of opinion between
the Federal and filnte authorities regarding
the deposition of the State police. Major
John C Groom, head of the constabulary,
conferred this afternoon with Attorney Gen
ml FrunvlM Shunk Ilrown as to what
steps should be taken. Mr Drown snld
itcently ho belloved tho police should be
empt becnuse they nro employes of thu
State, but the authorities decided otherwise
An appeal may be mnde to the Federal
authorities to teconslder.
A auggi-slton Hint tiny United States Ship
ping Hoard obtain exemption fiom con
scription for nnutlral students destined to
oltleer I'nclo Sam's war merchant fleet was
font today to Henry Howard, director of
nautical schools nnd recruiting, by K
Wan en .Smith, chairman ot tho second
class of tho I'nlted States School of Navi
gation, nt tho University of Pcnnsvhanla
Manv membeis ot tho class 210 which
will finish Its course of Instruction within
a week, are liable, for military rervlce.
Draft Appeal Hoard No. 2, sitting In the
Federal Hulldlng, gave out the following list
of discharged and i ejected names. According
to their decisions on the appeals today:
DIHCIIAIKIKI)
Gustsv Hlrsekntn, IMltV Herseknt Ht.
WlllUm I.vlnon -'Oil Dnuilita at.
Simon Lanarow, l!31(i N. HUIh M.
Allan Martin. 1MOS w Hortaant at.
Clarrnca 1. .McClellatiit. 2JI4 N. 80th at,
W. II. Meyers, M01 N. 80th at,
Krancla turtle. 3211) N. 27th St. . ,.
I.ouls Uarats, -TJ7 N. Natrona at.
.toaeph H-nry lluhl, S0S3 Dauphin at. '
William I). Ilurli, 5481 W. firth at.
THMPORAHY UISCltAHQE
Michael A. Cavsnaugii, ,1HU nidus r., to July
Michael Pa'iluaiok. 2226 N, 28th t,, to January
15, tlllS,
Joiepli Cannon, 815 N. 20(h St.. to July IS, lets,
REJECTED
Stephen H. Payne. -5SS N. 84th at.
Wlllard McUraush. I'Slll W. Fletcher at.
Klljah Mliell, 2437 N. SSth at.
Herbert Nortlne, 1'fllH N. 27th at.
Menaahs Irflaervoltch, 2385 N, Nawklrk at.
LMward Tfendergaat, 2(140 Lehlth ave.
FIVE NEGROES ACCUSED OF
ROBBING EXPRESS COMPANY
Two of the Prisoners, Employes,
Charged With Stealing; Contents
of Packages
Women's waists and men's trousers
wrapped around their bodies under their
bulky clothing caused the arrest of two
negro employes of the Adams Express
Company nt Eighteenth nnd Market streets
today. Three other negroes, accused of
stealing goods from express packages,
were held In $500 ball each for court by
Magistrate Tracy ot the Fifteenth and
Vine streets station,
Thoio arrested, and the goods they are
accused of taking, nre: William Walker,
122S Webster street, watches; Thomas
Moore, 1035 Rodman street, and Henry
Parker, 1322 Cambridge street, clothing,
nnd Robert Norrls, 2303 Stuart Btrect, nnd
Thomas Culpepper, 1303 Wood street, cut
lery. The two last named put up a stiff
light before they were arrested by De
tectives McKenna and Coyle, of the ex
press company.
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Dead ftftn Exhumed and Identified
WILMINOTON, Del., Sept. 10. Kdgsr
Touchton and Charles 8, Neal, of Itlalng
Hun, Md cam to this elty and had the
body .fit an unidentified drowned man iln
Interred In ordar that they, might. examine,
it. They ldntld It as Oi'bo4yt Jo
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GRAND JURY SWORN IN
Quarter Sessions Panel Takes'Oath for
September Term
Court Crier Levi Hart, In Quarter Ses
slons Court, today administered tho oatn
of office to the Grand Jury who are to
serve for the September term of court.
Judge Patterson appointed Thomas Cun
nlngham, machinist, 1314 South street, ns
foreman of the body. The other Jurors are
ss follows:
Walter Chow, Bollclt 108 South Fifty
seventh street; Oeorge Craig, engineer, 4802
Paschall avenue; B. J, Donaghue, black
smith, 271 South American street; Martin
Fltsgcrald, "bookkeeper. 8419 North Mar
shall street; Frank Flynn. moulder. 2214
Spring Garden street; Joseph Haberstrelter,
clgarmaker, 1605 North Fifth street; Frank
I). Helns, plumber. SA East Tulpehocken
street; John II. Keegan, elevators, 2300
Aramlngo avenue; James Kllpatrlckk,
dealer, 2U Oakford street; C, a. Larsen,
cornlcemaker, 5508 locust street; William
McNeely. dealer, 1801 South Twenty-first
street: William O'Brien, plumber, 1331
Fltswater street; K. Schumann, dyer, 467
Wyoming avenue j-Conrad Sheb, cigar storo,
1614 South Fifty-second street.
WOMAN DIES IN CRASH
Philadelphian Victim of Auto Accident
at White Plains; N. Y.
Miss Marie Oreen. fifty years old, of this
city, died late last night In the White Plains
Hospital, White Plains, -N. Y following In
juries received when her automobile was
struck and overturned by a trolley car",
The machine, of the touring car-type, was
being driven by Chester Wycoff, her chauf
feur. It was said that the engine ot, the
machine, stalled on the track .directly in the
path or an" approaching trolley. The auto,
mobile vras'Uirown twenty feot a.nd wrecked.
WyddK wajrsljgjitlr Injured.
$25,000,000 Raior Company Chartered
nQyEB.f Del.. Kept. 10, The dlUette
Safety Itasor Company ,wa Incorporated
hertftbday with acptl stook of J35.000,
000.Tatvtncorporators ar' Norman J, Mao
Damn. Beaton ! James E. Manter, Portland,
THIRD REGIMENT
IN PARADE TODAY
Final Appearance Before
Unit Leaves for South
Scheduled at Noon
130 MORE MEN NEEDED
Tho Third Pennsylvania Infantry, parad
ing In Its farewell to Philadelphia, made a
final appeal today for tho handful of men
Hint It needs to fill Its ranks to full war
strength
Down Ilrosd street from Spring Garden to
Spruce the bronred lines of volunteers in
olive drab swept to the Impetus of martial
music, presenting arms lu front of the
I'iiIoii League, where Urlgadlcr General
William G. Price. Jr.. acting commander of
the Twenty-eighth Division, reviewed the
parade.
thousands of persons looked on the last
Iew of this home regiment as a unit
Counletmarchlng at Spruce street. Colonel
Goorgo K Kemp, tho commander, led his
men to City Hall, whore two battalions
stacked arms nt Itroad and Filbert streets
nnd another battalion ranged nlong the
north side or City Hnll placa. Here, with
tho band playing nnd speakers nppenllng
for men, tho regiment made Its last attack
cm General Lassitude. It needs 130 men to
become a war-strength regiment ot 2002
soldiers,
The Third will pnek Its equipment to
morrow, sleep In "pup'' tents at Uh camp
near tho Sixty-ninth street terminal to
morrow night nnd leave for Camp Hancock,
Ga,, Wednesday.
A special Th.lrd Heglment committee was
organized yesterday. Jt consists of Briga
dier General Charles T Ciesswell, retired;
Superintendent of Police James Robinson,
.Majors Small and Hendler and Captains
A. 13. Oteson nnd T C, llussell. The com
mittee will havo charge of the Interests of
the regiment while It remains In tho field
Accompanied by the special committee
Mayor Smith will review the regiment at
Camp Taylor at 5 o'clock this afternoon.
Jones WIster's Will Is Probated
Wills probated today Include those of
Junes Wlster, who died In Chicago on Sep
tember 1, leaving to relatives an estate val
ued at $11,000; Annie J, Cunningham, who
died In the Eliza Cathcart Home, S10.000;
Cecelia A. Powers, 814 North Stlllman
street, 884.97, nnd Margaret C. McCune,
1730 North Twentieth street, 82785.
Cheaper coal was promised todny by
Harry A. Garfield. National Coal Admin
istrator, at Washington, following asser
tions by Philadelphia coal dealers that the
high prlco of pea coal 87.75 a ton Is
caused by tho high prices nt the mines.
A tcntatle price list to gocrn retail
trade this month will be Issued this week,
ho said, the prices to bo fixed finally after
Investigation of the trade. TUN will re
qulro about six weeks.
"The only certain thing that I can say
at this time Is that Philadelphia will get
cheaper coal, at least temporarily." said
Doctor Garfield. "Conditions In the retail
trade will govern prices for the remaining
coal-using months. I know that Phlladel
phlnns aro anxious about their winter sup
ply. All sections of tho country nro send
ing us Inquiries. We nre doing the best
we can "
Mr Garfield Raid that a Fuel Adminis
trator will he appointed In each State, with
the approval of tho President, nnd each of
IheHo will, uppolnt local coal committees,
with the approval of tho National Coal
Administrator, The premnnent prices will
be fixed nfter tho committees hao made
mirveys of the coal market, Its supply, costs
nnd profits.
PltOMPT ACTION NKKDKD
Mr. GnrflvM Is driven to prompt action
because tho rxorbltunt prices charged by
tho retailers In nntlclp.itlon of tho action
of the commission. He Is so Impressed with
tho necessity for Instant action that he
may obtain the consent of the President to
fix tho retailers' profit provisionally In orde
to stop the high prices now prevailing. If
this is done the retnllers' profit will obtain
until the local committees report
That such a course seems advisable Is
apparent to him nnd his associates, as
It will require at least six weeks before
tho local commltteo could report and the
retail profit for each distinct community be
fixed.
Although it has been stated that the
scenty-flvn cent boost Jn price Is based on
an Inorenso nt tho mines on coal not yet
received, this Is denied hy tho dealers. The
Increase is the result of recommendations
made by the Federal Trade Commission,
following an Investigation of the coal sltua
tlon. ADMIT PltlCK 13XOUBITANT
Tho Philadelphia dealers admit that the
price is rxorbltant, but contend If thero is
any unreasonable ptlco fixing It takes plare
befoie the coal leaches them.
A big Increase In the cost-of labor at the
coal yards nnd cost of business adminis
tration generally is n big factor In the
iecord-brenklng price. The views of the
dealers on the question are summed up In
the remarks of John A. Oerety. a dealer
of Thirtieth nnd Walnut streets:
"The Government permitted the Independ
ent operators to charge $1 75 a ton at tho
mine," snld Mr. Gerety, "and when you
add twenty cents a ton brokerage charges
and $1 25 a ton freight, you will see that
the coal stands the dealer 86.20 a ton for
dejlyery at tho yard.
"When you ndd to this the wages or
drhers, who now receive $16 a week, and
other overhead In the conduct of business,
ou will readily see what a smnll margin
of profit remains, despite opinion to the
contrary.
"Two years ago drivers 'were content to
work for 812 a week, and they gavo better
service at that figure than they do now
at the Increased woges. Thero Is also
shrinkage In screening, which the dealer has
to stand, tho cost' of maintenance of -e-hlcles
and many other things of which the
public Is not aware."
Some dealers allow twenty-five cents off
for cash from tho $7.75 figure, It the coal
Is flhuted In, but the flat price prevails If
the coal has to be carried from the wagon
In bags or baskets.
ANOTHER ARSENi
BLAST VICTIM
Explosion Due to Dropny
Tray of Detonarr,Tn
Probers' Believe '
DEATH PREVENTS PRf
Pincus Thought to Have
Only Man Who Knew ExiJ
v,nuse oi uisaster V
Tho third victim of the Frankford A
explosion died n,t tho Frankford uH
early today, his death removlnr tk.
man w ho could have told exactly jj, ,
uinttruvi uctui t fit.
nf 413 nronw!th utivw. tri. i. .
eluded a broken leg. cuts, burns and id
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i.ut .v. . i.uj ml ui-iuutuors belnt
dentally upset, nccordlng to Colon.! i
gemery. commandant of the arseoii i
returned todayfrom Wnshlngton after
ing a report on Saturday's exnloi
killed three men und injured a bcomi
other employes. ;1 '
"Tho opinion nt Washington and lu.
tho members of the board of Inaulrv ui
lit rt at hrtrtirlAtll S 1m M ah. A A t W
.. .in muuuu iiiu uewng of a
of detonators," ho uald, "Just how
trny was upset tho bonrd planned t iJ
fiom PincuR today. Ho was with ik.iT
men tnstnntly killed and could haa Ml
us morn tlinn rnuld nnv ono ! J
Kt.
ny ono else,
Colonel Montgomery todav reelv.j
erat letters and telegrams congrttulia.
tho arsemil that tho death toll was sow
The full forco of employes returned iJ.I
thin morning nnd plans for subttltciW
fireproof coucreto buildings for th Zf
tered wooden structures were under wij
Herbert Deckenbach, nn Inspector of V
Bureau ot Ordnnnco of the Navy THlS,
ment at tho Mldvale Steel Company's obi
ht Nlcctuwn, yesterday charactering
iiiccnai ob , miiait; lu me community 1
small casualty list was due, he mi
ma .-.vii-Bavuiii.' ui IIIU KuaruS and
mciiieu, u' ii-uru iiieir lives to sav tV
iiijuivu. no mj-u 1J.1IU II nigil trlbuti
wkmii-i ..iiMiihwimrij iui ins emcitncr a
handling the situation Immediately folle.
ing me explosion
StroudsburR Company Loaves'Tod,?,!
sTnorusnt'iio.-Pa., Sept 10. stni.
burg bade good-by to Company O, Nl&v
teenth Heglment, Pennsylvania, when titj.
sands of tho residents of Monroe Coins
llocked to the religious farewell rieitS
at tho fair grounds. The Rev, jl
Co'Ke, nf the First Hptscopal Church', C04.
uui-ieu im, wen ur ne was assisted by,u
jievti. .m-Msr.t. r.u-nner and Kmmoni. TI4I
iwuiijuii icate: iur ine ooum tody,
Xogro Killed by Express Tain
An unidentified negro was InstantlyklW
by an express train of the Phlladilpit
and Heading Itallwny today at th nt
road crossing nt Twcnty-second and We
mrireland streets. The tialn wai stORst
ami the man was placed nboard the otf
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