i, 'V X' v M'i fr 1. rv Ift v it'1- r BBERYCHARGEiy ' INIPPHK 1AKKY ' ' v.t m ... o It i n Commissioners n i tj... si. m.... AccUSea Dy .District x reua- urer of Illegal Act OTHER CITY NEWS BRIEFS A factional dent 11 on In upper Darby (B,,hlp. Hrlbcry nnd oilier charuos lmvo wntew about the notnliiutloii for tho olllce Vf inwnlil) treasurer. rharRes of biluery and of other Ulcisal -( have been made nalnst the township Commissioners by Herman U Loverprtf.cn: TMHurer of tho district, In an open letter. rhc commissioners have not only denied the charBca. but say they were matlo by live for the cole purpose of nut'ceedlng blnuelf in olllce. Title to Two Mill Structures Chnniics Title to two larco frame and rolling mill tructures at 1201 mid 121S rteach street ere convejcil by tho American Sheet and Tin Hate f'oinpany to David U. Folvvcll for J20.000. subject to a giound mortgage f $6850. " Bought for Catholic Church Addition A two-story brick liuIlilIiiK nt 1G50 Kast Bcrki street lint been purchased by Arch blhop l'rendergast from Harry Wetter for 16000. Jt "I" bo part of a slto for an ad dition to the St. I.aurcntlus Catholic Church t Memphis nnd Berks streets. Will Ilc-educatc Crippled Soldiers ' Hc-educatlon of crippled soldiers lelurn Ins fnm tn0 trenchts. In order thai they may perform work moie suitable to their phislcal condition, was ntlvocnted by Doug las O. McMurtle, president of the V'edera tlon of Associations for Cripples, nt u din ner at tho Poor lllchanl Club last night. Two Marines Charged With Assault Two marines from the Philadelphia Navy Tard were arralsncd before Magistrate Etlllnagon nt Ardmore, accused of beating up Peter Agnes, a taxi di lvcr, after refus ing to pay the fare. The pilsoneis were John W. Conlln and Stephen llaidllter, both formerly of Buffalo. Upholstery Workers on Strike About 100 moie upholstery vvoikcra now ire on strike In this city, making a total-of npjroxlm.ilely 300 who have gone out Mncn tho strlko started Monday. It was said that 600 more workers arc ready to strike If tho strike call comes. FOUR MORE HOSPITAL UNITS ARE MUSTERED IN Presbyterian, Jefferson, Univer sity and Episcopal Base Or ganizations Await Orders The rrctbyterlan, .tefferfon, t'nlverslty nd Episcopal bao hospital units hae hpen muftcred Into Perietal service, and re now awaltlnu orders to pioreed to tome unknown destination, according to Major I". HnlllngHworlli Slter. M I), of 181S r.ittculiouse street. Major Slter Is the army examining suigeou In this cll.v, and as such has had complete ahaigo of tho recruiting for the army medical forces. The Kplscopal Hospital unit Is now training at tho United States army ambu lanco service camp at Allcntown. Tho order for the units to embaik Is expected at any time ; the only reason that they hae been delayed thlsjong Is due to, the lack ot tianspoiUtlon facilities, bald Major Slter today. The personnel ot a Iw-e hospital unit consists of about 1C0 enlisted men, sixty nurses and forty doctois. Major Slter is extremely pleased with the quick l espouse ot Phlladelphlans to enter tho bas-e hospital service. This city has furnished a ' larger quota for tlls branch of service than any other city In the country, ho said today. Captain John F. McCloskey, U. S. n. M. C, Is rounding up supplies for hurried thipment to France for hospital service. He has about completed his task and expect to leave Saturday for Fort Oglchtorpe, Ga where he will receive his final training be fore going to Franco for the third time to do duty near tho firing line. He was for mcrly attached to the American Ambulance Service field hospitals' in France. SENATORS VOTE TO DRAFT ALIENS Nationals of Allies, Resident in U. S. at Least Year, Subject TO CLASSIFY ALIENS f - . Germans, Austrians, Bulgarians and Turks Liable to Non- military Service 1 1 1 I ' i' ' li' i i r, i 'n t 'i I MORRELL'S ESTATE WILLED TO WIDOW Beneficiary Named as Executrix. Testator Believed to Be Millionaire Tho will of tho lato Genoial IMwrird do veaux Jlorrell, of Torrcsdale, was probated today. Tho cntlie ostato 'was willed to Mrs. Jlorrell, tho generars widow. No bequests wcro inado to chutltitblo or other organisa tions. AcCOrdlnir In tlin tlll. Illn l'!i.iiprnl'o ..A.. onnl property was alued at $100,000. A' nominal uym or iuu,uuo was llxcu for tho realty, a measure which prevents tho ills, rlosuroof the real value of tho estate. Gen eral Morrell was a millionaire, .tci-onllng to many of his friends. The will shows also that he owned prop- erty In Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vir- finla and Blaine. The will was very brief. . It has only three clauses. Mrs. Mori ell was named ns executrix. Licensed at Klktoit to Wed KLKTCVV. Mrl.. Kont. 1? Thft f.illniulnir eouples visited Klktou today and were granted nurrlago licences. William Ah In and Carollno Campbell, Harry A. Freas nd Elizabeth Mlley; Charles A'augh and Allco Parrons, Lewis Simpson and Sadie Miller. John I, PlUlllps nnd Flofcnco Camp bell. Joseph .1. Itonan and Fannlo Feiry nd William H. AValthrath and Anna Motto. H of Philadelphia ; lieoigo Oioban and Lll aii" ""y16", I'hcs-ter; Hoy K. Ilerss iini Alice C. Mai tin, Cojnlsh. N. J.; Raymond Jlolland nnd Pearl K. Althouae, Uladwyn, ! Alfred It. Springer and Jessie C. I.lndcmycr. Albany,, X. Y. ; Charles Ilcers ana Jennie Young, Chester: IV. Harry iP e"t CseSter' a"d Estclla M- Caler. Port WASIHNaTO.V, Kept. 12. The .Senate today moed to conscript nllcns Into tho Ftuted States army. While the allied rjn eminent!) were framing agree ments by which rrclpiuc.il diuft Is to be applied to alt their nationals In cmiutiles at war with Cermauy. the Senate passed the I'hainberlilu irsoliitlim ti concrlpt ulleiis heie. Tho rrholutlun provides that nil aliens of allied countries IMng In the I'nltod States u J ear shall bo drafted unless exempted by treaty. Ninety ilnn will be nllowed any now here who wish to leae Nationals of Gcunnny, Austria, Ilulgarl.i and Tuike are subject to classlllcatlon and draft for other tlinn military purposes. The resolution must now be acted on by the House. The adoption of the resolution was pre ceded by an nnlmated debate, In which Sen ator Stone, chairman of the Foreign Rela tions Committee, declared the meauuic was II Iolatlgn of tieatles, while Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, the i nuking Republican member of the same committee, declared 11 entirely in nccoid with International law. NEW AVIATION ENGINE . TO BALK THE TEUTONS Secretary of War Baker An nounces Triumph of Amer ican Ingenuity SURPASSES EUROPE'S BEST Motor Can Aid in Production ot Al most Incredible Number of Ait Machines WASHINGTON. Sept. 12. Yankee Ingenuity again has triumphed. Tho new nxiatlon engine, designated by the signal service as the "llbeity motor," which Is to be the main reliance of the t'nlted States In blinding Geimau gunnels, has successfully passed lis final tests. It has met with all lequliemcnts, an otllcl.il &tate uipnt fium Secietary of War U.iker said this afternoon Ho adds that "in power, speed, service, ability and minimum weight the new engine compares faornblv with the best that the Huropean war has produced." Signal corps olllceis add that It surpasses any jet In use In Kurope It Is .standard ized in Jvpe and can be pioduced hi quan tities sulllclent to place an almost Inci edible number ot machines In the air In Huiope Tho olllclal announcement by the War Department Is u lengthy document. It de clares that the' "llbeity motor" now Is tho main lellanco ot the t'nlted States In the lapld production of n latgo number or high powered battleplanes for service In the war. Theso engines already are being con structed. After explaining at luigth all that was done to test the machine and Miow that It really was n wonderful machine, the Secretary adds: "Tho standatdUfd L'nlted States aviation englno pioduced under Government super vision Is expected to solve the problem ot building high class powerful and yet com paratlvelv delicate, aviation engines by American machine methods the amo standaidlzed methods which revolutionized tho aulomobllo Industry." Actual details of inanufactine, horse power, speed and tho llko for war leasons nro withheld. Hut officials of tho Govern ment openly asserted this afternoon that this englno will strllto a greater blow at German aggression than any single achieve ment In tho war either by tho Hntcnto or nny ono else. Deliveries' aro to commence almost "Im mediately and the first of tho machines will bo on the battle fiont within a veiy t-hoit time. TEN HORSES DIE IN FIRE WHICH BURNS STABLE Five Other Buildings Damaged and Families Are Driven From Homes by Flames Ten hoiaes were burned to death early today In h $12,000 stablo fire that spread to llvo other buildings and drpvo thirty live persons. Including bcvcral small thll dreji, from their homes. The stable of Jacob Ilandelman, 17IM-36 South Oilanna street, was destroyed with loss estimated at $7500, Including ten horses, six wagons and laigo quantities of feed and hay. Tho flames spread to the stablo of Harry Kessler, 1732 South Orlan na street, where nine horses wcro rescued by Morris Goldberg, an employe. Policeman John Long, filing his pistol, moused five families living at 173G, 17.17, 1739, 1711 and 1713 South Fourth stieet, where the flames were eating the frame rear portions of the dwellings. The origin of the fire Is unknown. TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES M?y.WiT',l5ch. Norrlatown, I'a.. and Mildred Ink. nf,,', " " ' ron ot, K7oitllfm!n0tl;.D:il;,-4.AUro111 anJ I'HUan V. Jrank nrnVJnl ,-81(l Albert St. riW.?- MtAloon. 'J737 N. 6th at., and Ann 1th - and At Th.ur,fy. MU N."7th it". ""' 1 .7r:.V' wniii, uu remridEe fit, (a. II. NatilA K11 K 1u..l t V??"", " ".tall .,., and Jaiilifii ifikVi,0V- 3y, N- Manhalt at. ' nrtfrKaUr .!!-''" "" "' Police Seek Camden Thieves The Camden police today aro catching for tho thlovcs who broko lulu tho store of Iowls Snyder, 1316 Kalghn avenue, Camden, and took women's wearing ap parel valued lit $300 luiitianro was gained by cutting the glass In ono ot tho windows. DRADBURN& NIGRA MM Correct Tullora for Drrrmr Mn W Our ult are ,ho la,t word '" "uPrlor 'tailoring the lx ' rtori4l (kill. A nrefertnee for any (tyle of material may ea.lly be atlned from our unlimited awortment of fabrlca. 13th & Sansom Sts. ifoc.,nd Ai 'ASilf tWSttr!Wm!tm V 'WluS mKtPw Wl IV gr'-" TT if ity AfslYTHINC IN LUMBER Colonial Columns -TEC ME JAMErj-HAW 12rl AND' , wJr vr1' GIOVANBATISTA FERRARO This mini, who, the police say, has several allnsea nnd is wanted on charges of murder in other cities, was held today at Central Station to i. wait the Coroner's action for causing tho death of Ralph M. Mullen, captain of Pennsylvania Railroad police, whom he stabbed while , resisting arrest on the grounds of the Children's Homeo pathic Hospital. ADDITIONAL AWARDS OF STREET CONTRACTS Improvements to Cost Approxi mately $200,000 Ordered by Public Works Department SLEUTffSSLAYER A DUAL MURDERER i Man Who Stabbed Railroad Detective Admits Kill ing in Buffalo TRAILED BY POLICEMAN Contracts which provide for nian.v moie itieet Impiovenients were awarded' today by Director l).vteinau, of the Department of iMibllc U'oiKs. The contract total ap piovlm.itel.v $I!0u,00ii and will bilng cIom to $1,0011,01)0 the amount of contracts for Ktieet liiipiovemelits ,u aided by tho Ul lector In the last two mouths. "Plie mutractH number tuentv-two and with only ffw eXLeptlons ptovidc fm the coiiMtiiictiou of new streets or Mieet te coiistrm tlou vvoiU The blggen ff.it in ,i of the wo,, to be done Is that which pi uv Ides for the Im provement of a luaiieh of the Northeast lloulevard. which Includes I'cntiypaclc Clrclo. This work will cost morn than $110,000 The awaid went to Senator JtcNIchol's company The work also !n iludcs tho Improvement of the western sec tion of League Inland park at a cost of $1G,900. 13. II. Vare put In tho only bid for that woik Work on the Imptovement of Passyunk avenue westward Is to continue. N'ew Htieels will be laid at Upland street, from Sixty-sixth to Sixty -eighth, and on Slt clghth stieet fiom (iiccimny avenue to Upland street. ENGAGED TO NAVAL OFFICER Miss Mack, of Richmond, Va., Will Be liridc of Ensign Patterson, of Camden Announcement was made tndav of the engagement ot Miss Mary (it eon M.icK, of Illihinond, Va . and I3nslgu Throdoio Thomas Patterson. 1 . S X, nf 43f. Petm stieet, Cimdeii. X. i. Xo date ban been set for tho wedding. U.nslgn Patterson Is the son of Mr. and Mis. Thcodoio X. l'atteiMin and a giadu ate of Annapolis, class of 1S1C He Is now attached to the battleship Wisconsin, some vvheie In the Atlantic ' Miss Mack Is the daughter of the Itev. Ilr. hMuaid Mack, a professor at the Union Theological Seniluaiy at Klehinond, Va., and a graduate at lonelier College, Baltlmoie, Mil. She is now at a camp with a party of glils in the noithern part of Xcw Yoik. but is expected .homo next week. Knslgn 1'atter.son and Mis Mail: met while he was a cadet at the Xaval Acad emy and she a t-tudent nt (loucher Col lege, Haltlmore. Faced by the ninn who for weeks had been trailing him, Glovnnbatlsta Ferraro, nn Itnllan laborer, who yesterday ctabbed to death ltulph M. Mullen, head of tho de tectlvo foico of the rcnnsylvanla rtnllroad, today confessed that he was the man wanted for the murder of a railroad track superintendent near Huffalo, X. V. Ferraro killed Mullen at Franklin and Thompron streets, an he was about tn bo taken Into custody. Ferraro, suffering from a gunshot wound In the right leg Inlllcted by a detective vvhllo ho was fleeing after killing Mullen, np peared nt tho detective bureau this after noon In custody of n squad of detectives As he was being questioned n Captain Tate's olllce. tho door opened Detoctlvo Thomas tVGr.uly, of tho llulTalo police force, walked In. O'tlrady had lweu trail ing Ferraro ever since the murder ot tho track superintendent Tho prisoner looked nt O'Orady, nnd then In Italian he described how ho killed IMmird Dunbar, tho track superintendent Acootdlng tn Fen aro ho killed Dunbar In self-defense Ho will have n hearing to morrow lu Central Station Captain Mullen had been searching for tho Itnllan for several weeks. A few days ago he located him and traced him to a sewer operation at Klghtli and Thompson streets. Yesterday aftcrnono, with de tectlves from City Hall, he went to a saloon nearby, having learned that Feiraro usu ally stopped there before reporting for woik nn the night shltt. Ah the detectives talked to the F.ilonn keeper an Italian, answering the descilptlon of the man wanted, entered and sat at a table. Mullen engaged him lu conversation, nnd. lu coming convinced that ho had located his man, leaned over to "frisk" him for weapons The Italian drew a knife, made several lunges at the detective and then lied Mullen and the other detectives gavo chase. They saw him leap over n fence Into the yaid ot the hospital Mullen whs close on his heels. The Italian eluded him and took lefugo behind a huge tice. Several times the detective passed the tree, looking for Ferraro i-'lnall.v, ns he j-peil past. Fer raro leaped out and plunged a Unlfo Into Mullen's breast Ah tho detective opened fire he removed tho knife from his victim's breast and slashed his neck soveral times. Mullen, who was fort J -three ears old, had been in the employ ot tho Pennsylvania Ilall'-o.id for llfteen years. Ho Is survived by a mother and n sister, who llvo at Co lumbia l'a. "Wills Probated Today Wills probated today Included those of Patterson Hlllcott, I3ast Hampton. X". Y which In pilvato bequests disposes ot prop, erty valued nt about $100,000; George S. Willets, Woodbury, X. J , $10,000, and I.lrzle Westing, 291 North Eighth street. $2300. WOUNDED PAINTER SAYS WIFE FIRED THE BULLET - Jealousy Alleged as Motive by Victim, Whose Condition Is Serious Accused of shooting her husband, Mis Anna Ilntner. fortv-lwo years old. of 83!t South Fifty-ninth street, was held by Mag istrate Harris tod.iv at the rift v -fifth and Pino streets station to await the result of the man's Injuiles Hants Itatner. tlftv e.us old, the hus band. Is In the West Philadelphia Homeo pathic Hospital suffering fiom a bullet wound In his left bieast. Ills condition Is said to be sei lolls Accoidlug to the viitlni.s ante-mortem statement taken bj Jlaclstiate Hairls. lt.it ner, who Is a p.iiiu-r, accused his wife of the shooting. He said sho has hcen very jealous unit Hut about two weeks ago she scalded liiin This morning, be said, ho complained of feeling ill nnd said he would not go to woik. Ho asked his vvlfo for some nioiiiH. which sho refused. When ho V tlueateneil to show their married daughter whero he had been scalded on the leg, .Mrs, Uatncr drew- ii revolver and shot him After the shooting, he said, sho went out and stinted to sweep the front poich, Mrs. Itatner denied tho shooting Sho said her husband has ficquently said ho was tired of living and had shot himself. She admitted, however, purchasing tho revolver at a store on Uermantovvn avenue about two weeks ago. Special Oincers Fisher nnd Montgomery, of the Fifty-fifth nnd Pine streets station, are Investigating tho case. J . E CALDWELL Sf Ql JEWELED GUARD RINGS DIAMONDS SAPPHIRES EMERALDS RUBIES BLACK ONYX w3sv ' - JW- ZM $W&$$m LORD READING LORD CHIEF JUSTICE OF ENGLAND ARRIVES Goes Direct to Washington, Where Subject of Finances Will Be Discussed . Vl'LANTK POUT. Sept 1J Liiiil Heading, Lord Chief Justice of Hiigl.iud, in lived hen this nfteruoou and will go direct to Washington. He was mcomp.iiili-d bj Colonel H. l Swlntou, nsMistnnt soiot.uy ot the Iliitlsh War Cabinet, and .1 M Key lies, connected with the lliitlsh Tie.isury, l.oul Heading issued the following state ment "This commission Is going to Washington o represent the lliitlsh Cabinet In iclatlou to finance and matters connected therewith." Ilfcliinlnr Sntiinluv np(, rntfmbcr lfitli, iipi:n m.i. n HANNA, Chiropodist S. E. Cor. 13lh & Sansom ;jKKa mii itui t iiiim r sr. Men's Hats i mndrlrd Into -itp toit nii'l i"liuniii ! piiil ft now Jefferson Hat Co., 125 S. lOlh St. ROOFING MATI'.lll I.S I.. II. Itl.ltl.l.l-. II.. (VJ N. -.'II MHI.I1T Jliiln imin Market est White, Brown, Gray, Black stvi.i: ami tiii: aiit or .vtKi.f. i..Mt(ii: ri.nr Ai'ri:K miii.i, is vi'i-i.ii.ii i.v . .MAsTI'.ltl.V WAV m t . SitylJsihi Slraoes j For Stout Women AT Our Store ESi. Aff9P9r" I . In widths r. l.i: ni:i:. S-lzes from 4 to 12 19 STYLES IN BLACK SEAFRIED BROS., 2811 Girard Ave. Open i:crj Kvcnln Except Thursday. $5.00 4 $5.50 ',! St 3for$4 Juat back from vacation? You'll need new shirts first of all. Underdown ib SHIRTS Tnr T9 1'nn tlm nmo ha. utoorl for nuntltv unci Hurvlr CntTs Attnrlieil or Detaehed A.R.Underdown's Sons Ituhbrr Goods nnd llen'n 1'iirnttlilnci 202-204 Market St. EotftbUib.a Slna 1B3B liiiil On Style Avenue At Quality Stj' garfe fitwJVujgg:-s. Ic DoqI jl Id ?w' -ZZ llil I W'SIOUR speeds forward and no li'' ill I J3 reverse! I'm setting the fastest -i; 5 x7'.--'! I Wm I pace in Smart Hat Styles I've ever set; , -S- WM Ii and that's saying a bookful. ''j''? I' -- MfiSJiRBB??rW mM II . The same big quality you're used to- ?) " vlxS&'ifrTi 2lW I :1 fly -s. K m III II the same little price you've always paid jsi, (J J " ' J filffl Ii 2-notwitlistanding that evertliing en- J'fi llffi lllllllll tering into a hat, from felt to finish ;M ' J -k !M llllllllll nd from lining to leather has jR' y n WM, II lllilllil Te Ok IliitS 1 1 arc a- Theatre of 'ISj QK' Hffl llllllllll Fashion. Your becoming style is Sfffe wSiw llllllll " in the.iront row. PjjjJF Introducing IMI 19 ?S 'sr Fore-anJ-Aft Wmxl II Btot 'A JSilf&.. " d Smaihing Hit ffiW II Open Eenln If ?R1 w- 1 UfflmtW i ii I Market st "3M-fe ifSi Last and Final Sale! .'., .w ; yia . A. Clearance of Broken Sizes in about 900 Light-weight Fall Overcoats formerly $15, .$18, $20 mid $25 for $10, $12.50, $15 and $18 CJ Includes Staple Oxfords and dark mixtures, silk lined, skeletonized with silk shoulder and sleeve lining, or plain lined rain-proofed coats, plain conservative coats, belted back coats, fancy coats comprising the run of novelties found in a high-class store ! J There's not a thing the matter with these 900 Overcoats; they are just two, three, four or half a dozen of a kind that's all ! New Goods are sky high, and similar coats will not be bought at the original prices these sold for ! In this clearaway of broken sizes, you can get for $10, $12.50, $15 and $18 your pick of 900 Fall Overcoats that were $15, $18, $20 and $25 on our own counters during the regular season! In Addition to the Above Notable Bargains Grand Round-Up of PERRY SUITS formerly $25, $22.50 and $20 (including some heavy enough for Early Fall Wear) ? Suits that every man everywhere will pay $30 to $35 to. duplicate next Easter, now in a Final Clearaway at the. One Uniform Price $15 Worsted mixtures, Cassimeres, blue and green Flannels, blue and black Serges, dark mixtures single - breasted and double - breasted models, Norfolk backs and plain' backs quarter-lined, half -lined, some full-lined sack coats in suits heavy enough to wear well into the Fall an ample range of choice in suits that sold on our own counters and were already low-priced at $25, $22.50 and $20, now at One Uniform Price of $15 the Suit! x ! Perry & Co. "N." B. T." j .& - 16th & Chestnut Sts.i .mos!. 4m V&dVJ&'txZyr ML oi? i Atm.fwes4ira. ... st -.''
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