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cism of Schools Resented : Charges Use of Money to Dodge Draft : Police Resent "Shakedown" : Other News of the City
IGATORSSAY
7. I
OOLS'CRITIC
UNJUSTIFIED
stown Head Answered
h Secretary Diclc and
J;' Dr. George Wheeler
tAZED BY HIS FIGURES
U88 Relative Budgets for tho
City's Elementary and
High Schools
,fe
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M''.n
.dMurres or Inaccuracy, unfairness and
; making of mlaleadlni; statements wero
ht against A. S. Martin, superintend-
achools, Norrlstown, Pa., by iiiiiviitia
Hoard hf EdUeatloii today In re
in to ills article, appearing on the eel!-
M page of Wednesdays uveni.no
CIBR.
'?Th6 grounds, the major premise, on
Mfcli Mr. Martin bases his whole argil-
nt-re wrong," said George Wheeler, as
' Mclate superintendent of schools. In hi
fflce In the Keystone Building, Nineteenth
treat abovo Chestnut. "All of the chnrgoa
; triade or Insinuated against the Phlladol-
Ittll school syctem In this article rent on
. Mm statement that 'It Is safe to assume that
BrwortH of Instruction Is worth twice as
'.much as 11 worth.' "
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',mrunr nie, in lairacss 10 me unuuict
9k amtl1ri TrtA tirtnrv tn nnn,l ttiA ..nmrt
nmount of money on clothes, food, etc., for
v'boy of six as for one of sixteen. livery
J"' condition. Tho utility of a pair of shoes
i txwtln 12. SO for thn liov nf six Is not twk'ii
!,wthat of the shoes costing G for the boy
T Sixteen
.j CALLS CONTENTION ABSURD
VYfh '"Such a contention when applied to edit
J : A Ballon Is equally absurd. It must of ne-
fft selty cost more to educate tho high school
fcoyof sixteen than It does tho first grade
bW-AfWH of six. The instruction of each U
.-aWlllftUv Irnnrtrfnnl If ie wnf tal- n nntn.-
;-re thetwo and assume that $2 worth of
rawn cnooi instruction is worm twice nl
vi jnuca as i worm 01 elementary scnooi in-KKrUetlon."
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I, ik ' .spilling can no provcu ny comiiar.il uc
f'iAvilAd n h...a w. ..!,.. ..i ......I
; ,; -a wwfct,i uiic uJ tiiiu MIIUIIICI.
ft' ''Ati the present time there Is no standard
:..V'fcV Which' fair cnmnnrNntts ran Via innrt
1 i!irrylnc.mthods of charging different Items
KVW different accounts exist In every city.
!-''?"$ 1.15. .. ... ...
144 f-"r eAB,nP'e. suppose mat we visit to
LWetermlne the cost of physical direction at
.' tlie high schools. It would first be neees-
'tiJ'axy to know how the Item was charged.
:w$It might bo that the Instruction was all
,jT elone by the Department of Physical IOdu
iTueatlon. under William Steelier. In this casn
the amount could be readily ascertained
..Wfromjthat department, On the othr hand,
K)CcKltnatrUctor mlKlU bo attached, to t!i
fhrtn1 'MofY TI1I0 mil,l i.. i. i....i...t.t
-ftV Under the anion nt rnvf-rtni- t;inhr i.
rles.
kA "To further complicate matters It might
$jaIly happen that It wus done one way at
jjj.-bne school and the other way nt another
Z y1"y under Mr. Stecher's department, and
"rould also be Included In part In teach'
!"';' salaries. In the first Instance It would
I.VJfcPPear ridiculously' low when compared to
me. same ngures in tne latter case, which
'..W8-Uld bo Unreasonahlv hltrh In rnmn:irlinii
rtt?Yet lhls "a1116 condition Is true of cveiy
t.:3mm, connected wmi education. It enters
f,'k)to the situation to unat nnr cinbmni.
fceed on comparative figures. "Before we
,! We, must be familiar with all local custom?
W'and conditions. This fact Is well recog
ialted by all educators.
ftWUt iMartln'H statement that ?mn ..r n,n
Kew Yorlt. elementary school children are.
rfon half time Is most amazing. I have been
j',tr'to.',New York within the last six months
hu iwiuw mm Kim i not me case, jn June,
, .. ..
K.iio. mere were i&.,n:
E'K'en Dart time, from a tntnl ,.f fills m'
elementary pupils
I of 6fi8 (172 Thl
jr&U more" than 20 per cent. I do not believe
.Wthey have worked miracles there this fall.
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SV " "iuiw ncm utttuuuie 1 II1II1K It
.would be found that a large percentage of
$3S'eW York elementary school children are
'i,-,Jn part time now."
f$-S IVflwrno niTpni.
i , "The author of the article asks, 'why
!Vhould the quality of Instruction at the
't'Mi' of six or seven be Inferior to that at
thi'age of fourteen or sixteen or eighteen?-
j-.jifl3ruiiicn nidi it 11 Livuieu uh ueing in
f.T,ferlorbecaue as much money is not spent
i 'en Hi I ask, what use has a child of six
f"'er seven for an encyclopaedia, for costly
.Ji apparatus ror experiments In physics and
.f7.hemtfttrv. and for teachers vprsAil In irlr-n.
Jioroetry, calculus and equally abstruse
'X,vuucciH! me vijuipinviu. uuin menial anu
ft'' Physical, required properly to Instruct the
Mv;Hd.if six or rcven Is not nearly so' com.
c,jiex, so expensive ana so mgniy developed
J-",ndpeQlallied as that required by the
.'kigh school student of fifteen, sixteen or
,;trehteen.
;i,y-i:ne vast aiuerence in cost between toe
two grades of education is due. not to a
; alighting of the elementary pupils, but to
v atnerence in tne requirements of the
'$tiOH SCHOOLS HEBG BEST IN U. S.
.'dvi'lphlladelphla high schools are the best
TO me country. .nany cmes grauuate tlielr
vt ligh'-school pupils with seventy-two units.
' Borne require only sixty. In this city, with
ti exception of a few special courses, elglitj'
If these are atl In the high schools, I can
understand why the ratio of expenditure on
high schools nnd on elementary schools In
New York Is so low.
"There are two wavs In which to equal
ize the sums spent on these two dlvlilons of
school work. One Is to lavish money on .
the elementary school. Tho other Is to
neglect the high schools. If what Mr. Mar
tin says on this subject Is correct I should
sa'y that New York had adopted tho latter
course. I would not have this city follow
the lead.
"The proper ratio that should exist be.
tween these two has not been determined.
It la a matter of opinion. One educator may
leatr toward one side.- another toward the
other. . The charce-h'tn been made that too
much,..noney linn hceif spent on our school
Junius nere, The charge hns also been mads
that we have not spent enough. We strive
to hit tho happy medium, hut It Is difficult
to please every on.
"IIALK" TIMK 1U.AI.LY "I'AUT" TIMI!
"One great mistake is to spenk of puplli
doing lialMlino In Philadelphia. 11 should
be called part time Of the 20.000 children
(hi- part time last June approximately 90
per cent were In the first grade. These chil
dren are six yearn old nnd have three hours
a day. In rouie ciu'i-m four. Instead of thn
usual iHn hours, Their young minds do
belter on this schrdule than on tin- longer
one. They aru not capable nt that age of
dnlyg tho work nnd of giving the couccntra-tfort-to
that work that older children can do.
roneqiicntly part tlmo Is a benefit rather
than a handicap to them.
"There aro no children aboe (lie fif'h
grade on part time here. The evil is great
ly exaggerated. It is Impossible to pro-j-lde
accommodations for nil the rhlldr-jii
In nil parts of the city every year The
only wny In which thl3 could bo done would
te to anticipate the requirements of a
neighborhood not yet built up. In many
c.ises this would result In factories Instead
of homes surrounding the School. Thus we
would have a. lot of useless schoollioustr
at a largo cost. Whenever the necessity for
n school presents Iteslf, we build. At the'
present tlmo the lack of materials, with
the consequent delay In building operation.'
and the prohibitive cost, has caused Us to
stop building evcept where absolutely neces
sary." Hearing out Mr. Martin's statement that
tho ineinbcts of the Huaid of Education
themselves, in this city nnd in others, deal
only with the larger phures of the subject,
several incmbort or the boa til refused to
comment on tho article, alleging that they
were not familiar will: the details. This
Is left to tho department of superintendence,
they said.
FLAG IN WHISKY BOTTLES STIR3 IRE
.HWiiBWBeSs.J8afw;
PEALE APPOINTED
TO U. S. FUEL BOARD
Pennsylvania Mine Owner to Be
Representative of Operators
on Garfield Commission
WASHINGTON, .Sept. II.
Ilembrandt Peale. well-known Penni-1-vanla
coal-mine owner, today was ap
pointed representative nf the coal operators
on Kucl Admlnistiator Garfield's advisory
board.
Tills completes the advisory oiganlzatlon.
ATwel,l;kiii)wn mining- r'fjglueer and an an
thracite operator may be added later as
assistants.
John P. White, miners' representative on
the board, will leave today for Indianapolis
to launch a campaign for Increased produc
tion by the miners, to settle local strikes
111 many coal llelds and to arrange for the
Vvage-Jncreasc confeience with operators In
the ccntr:i bituminous fields.
WOMEN'S PARTY COMMENDS
WHITE HOUSE PICKETS
Sends Message of Commendation! to
Those on Trial and in
Workhouse
Messages of commendation to each of
the pickets who lias Ijeen carrying the
banner around the'-Whlte-'louhe was hent
today by fhe Pennsylvania Branch of the
National AVomiin's party, which held Its
first executive meeting this afternoon at
the headquarters, 21.1 Hate Building.
The first message was sent to the women
on trial today for carrying the banners
asking Piesldent Vilsoii how long women
must wait for liberty, and another to Him
twelve women who an- now serving a
sixty-day sentence in the Uccoquan work
house. The organization alto sent a message
to Dudley I.'Ieid Malum. ex-Colleotur of
the Port of New York, expressing appre
ciation of his resigning us a protest against
tlie Administration's miffrago policy.
&4umstare required, this adds to the cost
Wtf'it Instruction. No high school hoy H
rmippcu iticmrtiiy iino ma x'liuaucipnia
."Though I am not familiar with the
nrles paid New York teachers, this Is
'largest item In the cost of education.
;.lJ.'ew York the men and women teach-
' r receive mo samo salaries- in Phlla
fklphla the men are more highly paid.
L i'AIso there are none but male Instructors
;i.mIoyed tn our boys- high schools. I do
'.,',;o,thlnk this is the case In New. York. It
' wpUU account or pan oi me mgner com-
nirative cosi oi me nigner education here.
UttSMr. Martin's figures are correct In this
ct. ,,
"We are still striving toward thn Mal
C'' 'JMthe present time there is no standard
'& "Mrfwnicn we can juage ngures in educa-
ifenal matters. New York may be slight-
. ner nign ncnooi pupua anu not spend
Jthe most Ideal proportion of available
eel funds on elementary school .work.
'the other hand, we may be wrong In
spending as muclr'aa we do on our high
ijMtpol, system. 1 do not think so, how-
' , "-The'task of an educator In to "work out
i. ideal. proportions. Each city must work
for itseir. to conuemn Philadelphia
face of figures that are not accu-
tfeat cannot be fairly compared and
.'over far different conditions. Is at
MM- a mistaken enort. liven though
, York does spend an amount on each
ntary dupII and an amount on each
, Mool student that more closely ap-
Ijone anotner. is mis any .reason to
i that, It Is the Ideal proportion? It
it we that Mr. Martin Is the one pos-
niai vniqn. not .rnuaueipnia, as
-aoendlng some time reading the
, Ml consulting a number of bo6ct.
lKn iwi.Tiry iu (.up, DOArafm
..M;
L' confirm all ,th flgurti given
Martin The statement that there.
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BEQUEATHS $1 TO HUSBAND
Woman's Will Asserts Cruel Treatment
and Neglect
A inciting that lier liusband treated her
with cruelty and failed to contribute to
her support. Mrs. Catharine Hooley, K,00
West Olrard avenue. In her will probated
today, leaves her $3300 estate to a sister
and niece. She cuts her .unhand off with
Jl ami leaves J200 to the Seminary of St.
Charles Borromeo.
Other wills probate'd today Include those
of Henrietta CI. I'rawfoid. Ocean Grove, N.
J., which, In private bequests, disposes of
$900; Thomas Foster. .1.133 North Seven
teenth street, $62,000; Louisa K. Hrustle,
Parkland, Pa., $S000? .lames Keer. who died
In the lOplscopal Hospital, $4200; Krank
Stokes. 2.0,14 Noilli Twelfth, street. $1000;
John M. Huob, 307 West Oxfurd street.
$:ij00, and Annie (.'. Ilenmlre, 722 ICast
Allegheny avenue;
NEW JERSEY L1QUOU LICENSES
Wholesale and Retail Privileges
Granted by Camden Court
The following wholesale and retail liquor
licenses were granted In Camden today by
Judge Kates:
Wholealo liudnlph Klehna, Herlln :
Ocar M. 'Hansen, f lementon ; Harry
Kayser. Ilelmar.
ltetall Frank W. Toble, Ilerlin; Charles
I. Schmidt, Chesllhurst ; Oscar .M. Hansen,
Cletnenton; Mattle C5. Thomas, Overbrook :
'John Pfizenmaer. Center township; I,ouls O.
'Klshmann, ICIIIsburg; Charles II, Paub
mann. Chews; William W, Pancoast, Mer
chantvllle ; Harry Hayes and Samuel Jit-ff.
I'ensauken township; Thomas Holland.
Wlnslow townshlji, and ICmlle I.elache,
Waterford township,
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A display of the American lias with whisky bottles a s holders in the window of a saloon on the southwest
corner of Frankford avenue and Somerset street has a roused the patriotic anger of residents in that portion
of upper KensinRton and Port Richmond. They call t he display a desecration to the national emblem.
ECHOES OF WARD
FIGHTS IN COURT
Factional Quarrels of Trou
bled Fifth Hold the
Spotlight
NEGROES VAINLY PETITION
Hchoes nf many wni'l political lights ip
roiltidcd In Colli t of Common Pleas No. 3
tills ii'ternoon. when Judge Davis lieaid n
number of petitions for the appointment of
Judges nnd other election officers; alo ap
peals fn m citizens tn have their names
placed on the voting I'sts.
In keeping with Us iccord of tlin last
few weeks, the Fifth Waul held the spot
Unlit for trouble. When petitions weie
heard to have the names of a number nf
alleged otir placed on tin assessors' lists
in several divisions of this ward. Isndori
Stern, an attorney, charged that suppoitets
of Isaac Deutsch hud tried to pad the vot
ing lists lie declHH'd that a number of
negroe culled mi the nssessors at the last
moment and Insisted that their names be
placed oi. the lists. Mr. Stem said they
claimed residence In various lodging houses.
Attorney I.eils, representing the peti
tioners, said the menweioall hona-fldc resi
dents. A lodging house keeper was called to
vouch for them but refused. Several
negroes who attempted to much for them
selves became so confused that the mint
dismissed the .letitlon nnd commended the
assessors foi cjiiscUnlloiisly pcrfntmlng
their duties.
Factional ttoubles ii. thf Forty-fourth
Ward were brought to light In the appeal
of Joseph I. Archer, deposed registrar in
the fourteenth division. The Uoard it
Registration Commissioners disapproved
Archer's seUction In favor of William I..
Jackson. Thn ictlttons of both 'lien for the
place first wero signed by the president nnd
secretary of tht waul committee, iinl
Airhei received the board's appointment.
Uut another petition was circulated asking
for his removul and tht selection of Jack
son. This was Indoised by the ward .illlclals
and a number of electors. The Registration
Commissioners acted alllniiatlvely In the
petition and Archer appealed from Its de
cision to the Flection ('our'. Judge Davis
dismissed his appeal.
Action of tho County Commissioners In
refusing to print on tun primary ballot
sheets of the Forty-second Ward the name
of William II. llenson, of 2U2B Medary
street, candidate for the Poor Hoaid of
Bristol township, was sustained by Judge
Davis, llenson sought to get on the Re
publican, Democratic anil Washington party
tickets. Tho vacancy on the board was
caused by the death of Franklin UettH, who
had been elected In 1013 for the term of
four years from January I, 1010. The
(iuardlaus elected Frank H. LillUugham to
sene on the board until Hetts's successor
could be selected nt the township election In
November. The Commissioners contended
that no vacancy existed at this time that
could not be filled by the boaid.
Express Company Robbers Sent to Jail
Four Philadelphia ncgioes, who gave
their names and addresses as Wllbert Wal
lace, Kill'. Stlllman street; lliclund Mc
Coy. 701 South Hancroft hi reel ; Itoy
Philips, same addles-, and Herbert W. Wil
son. 1012 South Dorranci' stieel. were each
held In $1000 ball for court by Recorder
Stuckhouse, In Camden today, charged with
stealing goods from the Adams Ifcprcss
Company which was In transit from Cam
den to Atlantic Clt. The defendants were
employed on the platform of the express
company's station in Camden.
Celebrate Golden Wedding
I.I'UANON, Pa.. Sept. 11. Mr. and Mrs.
J. II Kohr. of this city, celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary by visit
ing a daughter at Pottsvllle. Mr. Kohr.
who Is a retired merchant, and Mrs. Kohr
nre In good health. Roth have passed tho
three-scorc-aud-ien mark.
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
RESOLVED TO SAVE
ALL JOHNSON ART
Mayor Determined to Raise
Money Somehow to Pay
New Taxes
PROBLEM IS KNOTTY
Fven it the pay of policemen ami firemen
las to be commandeered by transfers, the
plctuies. statuary, bionzes. etchings, etc.
funking up the Johnson nrt collection, will
be saved to Philadelphia loveis of art. as
Mayor Smith and his advisors have de
termined to make good the provision of
tile will leaving the treasuies to this cltj.
Warned by City Solicitor Connelly that
the ill.v villi have to pay $.100,000 In addi
tion lo the ."iiMi.diiii already paid. If It is
In retain tile collection. Major Smith has
entruMcd Joseph C. (laffney, chairman nf
Councils' Finance Committee, with the task
of "finding the money." This tusk. In view
of the fact the city has but a lery small
balance mailable for direct appropriation,
becomes one necessitating a choice between
a number of evils, all of which are of the
borrowing fiom Peter lo pay Paul variety
of financing.
A drain of 8!i0.n00 fiom municipal re
sources for Hrt objects In the first year that
an Increased tax rate has been effective
comes not only ns an unexpected blow to
municipal financiers, but wrecks all their
ambitions toward making any kind of a.,
favorable financial showing. Some have
even gone so far as to adioc'ate allowing
the Johnson bequest to lapse and permit the
Metropolitan Museum of New York to take
over the collection together with Its finan
cial burden. These, however, have been In
the minority.
Few alternatives aie left councllinanlc
financiers In the very few weeks that inter
vene between now and Ucloier 14, the date
upon which the offer exphes, nnd Philadel
phia, unless It has made good the financial
requirements, loses the collection. These
are ineiely a choice of existing appropria
tion funds from which to make transfers or
a barely possible agreement that would
allow a part of the unexpected burden to go
over until 1I8 in later payments.
City Solicitor Connelly has pointed out to
the Mayor that when Councils convenes next
Thursday definite action must be taken, and
C.j Mayor agrees that either by transfer
or a long-time agreement the City must pre
pare Itself to enter Into a final contract with
the Pennsylvania Company for Insurance
on I.Ives and Granting Atitmultles.
Although Councils by ordinance has ac
cepted the collection, tho formal contract
that the will demands tho city to enter Into
Is only hi course of preparation and will not
be signed until City Solicitor Connelly, as
the law ofllcer of the administration, re
ceives word that the municipality stands
leady to make good the tax payments de
manded by State and lloiernment as well
as the maintenance and Improvement pro
visions m tne win.
City Solicitor Connelly has In his office
the appraisal placed separately upon paint
ings, statuary, works of art. etc.. that make
up the grand total of J4. 500,000 that the
city now has to pay taxes upon. Chairman
laffney. of Councils' Finance Committee.
Is at iv oik on plans for raising the balance
of the money needed, and until the provision
is included hi a transfer bill before the
Finance Committee It will not be known
from what Item the needed fund Is taken.
In the event of a heavy ttnnsfer of funds,
the depleted Items can Inter be lestored to
their original size by the floating of a tem
porary loan of $1,200,000 to carry the mu
nicipal government over the closing months
of tho ycii'
Join Quartermaster's Corps
The following enlistments In the Quar
termaster Reserve Corps were announced
today :
J'renilali Bli-n. 2S. i"0 Pine m,
Anthony K, Zamer. 2:i. 20 .McC'onsughy St.,
Jdhnmnwn. I'u.
lliiwanl A. Clifl. 211. 251 H. Hroad t . Wool.
bury. Pa.
I.ouls K. Anderson, 22, Krlilgeboro, N. J
DELAY SENDING
DRAFTED MEN
1924, Scheduled for Septem
ber 19, Held Until Sep
tember 23
CAMP NOT YET READY
Twenty-four of the fifty-one local diaft
bounls In Philadelphia weie ordeied today
to delay sending the first 45 per cent of
their men to Camp Meade, Admiral, Md .
until Sunday, September 23. They will
leave for the camp from the North Phila
delphia station at 8:30 o'clock in the morn
ing. The first 43 per cent weie to have left
bete September 19, but, accotdlng to the
announcement of Adjutant (.leneral F. D.
(ieaiy. at llarrlsburg, the camp will not be
In condition to teceiie all of the men that
call.. This affects 1924 men, which Is ap
pioximately half of the men who weie to
have left heie next Wednesday,
Several of the local boaids today wild
that even with tills delay there Is doubt
as to whether they will be able to send their
full quota owing to the great number of
exemptions. Some of the boards will Im
mediately call additional men for examina
tion and ccitlfy names to the district ap
peal boards.
The dlstilcts and number of men to go
from each are as follows:
No. 4, ITS men; No. 10. 117 men; No.
14, S9 men; No. 10, 111 men; No. 17, 70
men; No. 18, 140 men; No. 21. 177 men;
No. 24, 72, inch.- No. 23. '103 men i No. 2(1,
11 3' men: No. 28, 99 men: No. 29, 143 men;
No. 30, 110 men; No, 31, 119 men; No. 34,
103 men; No. 36, 176 men; No. 37, 202
men; No. 38, 81 men: No. 43, 1G6 men;
No. 41, 109 men; No. IS, 88 men: No. 47,
ISG men and No. SO, 104 men.
A new wound dressing that Is expected to
result In wonderful and rapid healings nf
the disabled American soldiers on the Kuro.
peau battlefields Is being manufactured,
tested and distributed by the laboratory of
the Henry Phlpps lnstltule of the Fnlverslty
of Pennsylvania upon the request of the
Surgeon General of the, Fnlted States army.
This Important discovery of a new cur
ative agent was disclosed In an appeal for
exemption from military service filed with
the District Appeal Hoard No. 2 In the
Federal Building today by Kdward Crede,
of GD23 North Third sstieet. Crede is em
ployed as a chemist at the Philips Labora
tory In connection with the experimental
woik on the new dressing and his exemp
tion is asked on the grounds that his serv
ices will be more valuable to the country
n that work than In the tienches.
He Is a graduate of the I'nlveislly of
Peuliylvaiila and especially trained along
the lines of his piesnnt work, and It would
be almost Impossible to replace him, ac
cording to Paul A. Lewis, director of the
Institute laboratory, and, furthermore, the
delay thus brought about would be most
unfortunate In the matter of perfecting
the dressing for immediate use in the field
hospitals abroad.
Accused of attempting to bribe a draft
board In this city, in an effort to evade
military sen ice, two Creeks, George (Irasi
ades, of 140 South Third street, and
Michael Stanakos, of 240 South Ninth
street, were arrested after a trap had been
laid for them by special agents of the De
pirtnienl of Justice
SON SOUGHT AS SLAYER,
WOMAN FORCED TO BEG
Mother of Benny Weiss, Alleged
Murderer of Detective, Is
Arrested on Street
A pathetic little figure of a woman sood
on the corner of Third and Ilalnbrldge
streets during Ihe early hours today. In a
thin, timorous voice sho asked numerous
persons passing by to "help a poor old
woman."
Policeman Romcnattn, of the Second and
Christian streets station, however, recall
ing an old ordinance of Councils that pro
hibited begging, placed her under arrest.
Immediately she broke Into sobs'.
Still sobbing at the station house, she
told the police that she was Mrs. Dora
Weiss, 66 years old, mother of Ilenny WeWs,
who, on August 30, Is alleged tn have shot
and killed Detective Frank McCartney, of
the Fourth street and Snyder nvmin police
station, He Is sllll at large.
Magistrate Coward, In order that Ihe
police mav attempt lo learn from the
mother, who appears much older than die
leallv Is, the whereabouts of her son, held
her In 300 ball for a further hearing next
Sunday. She was foiced to beg, she said,
to obtain money with which to buy the
necessities of life, as her husband was seri
ously 111 at their home on Mercy fctref t.
JERSEY PUBLIC SERVICE
COMPANY JUMPS WAGES
Corporation Adds $300,000
Year to Payroll Boost Af
fects 4000 Men
The Public Service Railway Company of
New Jersey announced n voluntary Increase
In salaries today to their 4000 employes.
The lucrensn amounts to $300,000 a year.
Those who will shine In Ihe Increase nre
conductors, motormen and other employes
who operate trolley cars in dltlerent parts
of South Jersey.
Announcement of the increase was made
In a letter received today by olllclals of the
Public Service Railway Company In Calu
den from Thomas M. McCarter, president
of the company.
Present salaries for conductors and
motormen range from twenty-Hie cents to
thirty-two cents an hour. The new In
crease will pay the men a minimum wage
or twenty-eight cents an hour, while those
who have been earning thirty-two cents an
hour will receive thirty-four cents an hour.
Tlie Increases take effect October 1.
MAY BE BROUGHT HACK
Man Arrested in Denver Wanted on
Embezzlement Charge Here
Preparations are being made today by the
police to have Charles Ii. Cramer, a former
Adams Kxpress Company employe, extra
dited from Denver, to answer charges of
embezzling an amount estimated at $6000
from the company three years ago.
Cramer, who Is under arrest at Denver,
has been hunted by detectives for three
years, following the swearing out of a war
want bv K. Rr.ooks, 2138 North Marsden
street, an employe of the company, ac
i using him of embezzling $91. Cramer
fled befoic tlie warrant could bo served, ac-
coruing io ueteetlvex Uoyle and McGinn,
assigned to the case. Cramer now is being
held by the Denver authorities on a charge
of forging and cashing a stolen money order.
Charges Negro Stole Pigs
The mysterious disappeaiancc of $1000
worth of pigs today resulted In Samuel
Garnett, a negro piggery manager, being
held In $1000 ball by Justice of tlie Peace
Huyett, at Camden, Garnett was arrested
on the complaint of Charles Adklns. owner
of the piggery, which Is on Mt. Kphralm
plko, near Collliigswood. He denied steal
ing tlie pigs, declaring that they had died
and that he had disposed of the carcasses,
turning the money over to Adlclns.
POLICEMEN BALK
AT 'CONTRIBUTIONS'
Benevolent Protective Asso
ciation Refuses to Pay $29
Campaign Assessment
PERSECUTION IS SCENTED
Philadelphia policemen have turned ana
emphatically refused to pay political "vol.
untary contributions," amounting to $j)
levied by the Republican city committee for
campaign expenses.
Open defiance of the committee's political
assessment edict was expressed last night
by Harry !'.. Johns, president nf the p.
trolmen's ttenevnlent Protective Association
tlm officers of which met nt the hom of
Harry Hlckerson, 6258 Pine street,
"Ninety per cent of the members of thin
association will fight rather than hand oier
assessments of $29 each demanded by tht
city committee as 'loluntary contributions,'"
said Mr, Johns. .
"According to the Mayor's order," Johni
continued, "the police are supposed to keen
out of politics. We're going to see If the
Mayor Is a man of his word. If he beglni
to transfer to districts far from their homei
policemen who have refused to submit to the
gouge, as he has done before, we'll know
how to Judge him."
PKRSECUTION CHARGED
Several of the officers of the association
(.'barged that they had been subject to per
secution because of tlielr activities In look
ing after the Intel ests of their fellow pa
trolmen. President Johns, who Is now serv
Ing In Tacony, declared that he was tram
ferred from tho Fifty-fifth and Pine etreeti
station because of his activity In promoting
the association. Ills new post Is more than
eight miles from his home, which Is at 5121
i.uaiow street.
ntckcrson also charges that his summon
before the Police Boaid of Inuulry last July
was caused by his work for ills comrades.
He was acting house sergeant at the Thirty,
eighth District station, and was accused of
reporting a street sergeant on duty when
the latter was asleep In the potlce station
and off duty. At the trial the sergeant and
four policemen testified that Dtciterson was
Innocent of the charge.
Several of the officers of tlie association,
after tlie meeting had adjourned, said that
they expected persecution to follow their
stand against the city committee. Th
persecution, they Intimated, would probably
bo reflected In transfers of police to oully.
Ing districts, miles from their homes, or In
summons before the Police Board of in
aulry. TEXT OF I.ETTF.R
The meeting of the association last night
was prompted to a certain cxlent by a let
ter received from a member of the Fifty
fifth and Pine streets station detail, which
read :
You ale Invited to attend the meeting
to be held at the southeast corner of
Fifty-second and Sansom streets, at S -30
o'clock sharp, Monday evening. Septem
ber 17. I remain, Yours very truly.
HARRY MACKET.
Motorcycle and Automobile Crash
A crash between a motorcycle and a
motorcar at Ttlverton, N. J., sent William
Thomasson. forty-two years old, of River
ton, lo tlie Cooper Hospital, Camden, today,
with a fractured right collar hone and
tiumeious cuts and bruises. He was riding
the motorcycle.
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7-PASSENGER TIRES
AND PAINT O. K.
J. T. Cunningham
CALL SPRUCE 870
or Write M 526, Ledger Office
Delaware Arms Plant Closes
WJJ-MINr5TON. Del,, Sept. 14. The
New Castle Construction Company, at New
Castle, Del., has closed Its plant, having
completed Its Russian order for shells. This
plant Ib connected with tho Artillery Fuse
Company, of this city, being the plant that
assembled the shells, with fuses made In
this city. The Artillery Fuse Company of
ficials here are keeping their plant open
awaiting orders for Government fuses.
Plan to Free Lancaster Koads
IANOASTETT, ,Pa., Sept H. With the
.View of dividing .equally with the State
the cost of freeing the toll roads of l.an
catter County, the county commlesloners
have instructed the county solicitor to ascer
tain the mileage, capitalization, annual
earnings and dividends of every road, with
the best price at which the roads can be
bought without condemnation proceedings.
The Free Highway Association has pledged
$1000 or more toward a fund for buying
.the rtads,., v '
Aayiion to Inspect State Farms
1 UARBISBUROr Kept. H. State farm
diiaaM "left lor . tMnte' .Institution to
Hnrold .tfnlt. 101S VT. Ihleh ve., and SUbd
Ureitg, -U-V, N. Lawrence at.
Autiiot K. J. HofHtMter. Ilutlcdgp. I'a., nnd
Carrla ltedelier. 1113 Columbia ve.
Raymond Holey. 1.vuku Inland, and Mary Ham
mond. IBIS B. 2d t.
fllum-iipe .Meniiutiu. HwnieKboro, N, J., una
Hocarle l'ulll. ""IT P. Warnock at.
(leorgo Lewis. il9 X. 34th at., nnd Irene II.
Ilarrl, 340t Falrmounl me.
nalrlah .luhnaon. 4tH K. Itltteiihouae at., ami
Clara Tata, 403 Dlvlalon at,
James J. Donnelly. SIN ,'. Wishurt at . and Anna
C. Slcahr. 84.10 Frankfort uve.
Iaratt J. VVltdtr. L'O'JII .V. Ilruud at., and Kthyl
llrauile, 3D N. mitli t. , ..
I.oul Knz. 1442 N. 'isth at,, and Mary (1.
Mrnvugli. IT21 N. '-'"th st.
Joph 1. Klrlln.- 1M1H . 3S.I at., and Kllaabelh
M. Karrell. S3J!! Pierce at.
Jamea I., (latins, johnatown. Pa., and Johanna
M. Keaan. Johnatown, Pa. ....
Michael ililtriii. 11078 llerchwood at,, and Julia
llrownf. IK IV, Johnaon at.
Harman J. Ruetar, Jr.. 114(1 lllalnr Hun av.,
and Clara A. Itutuclunan. .101.1 .N, Franklin at.
8amul Claraky. Ml Uerrltt at., and Katla
Kozlenko. .'4.14 H. Mh at.
Luther H. Thornman. 1431 N, t'amac at,, and
Ileiata Ware. 1(111 S. f'hadwlck at.
Julian Hvrnarcauk. I'heitrr, l'a and Rosa
lllakou. 118 H, Xd !
(lrovir Mac.N'flll. Richland. N. J and Kllzabetl)
V'ornr, m l'aly at.
Albrrt It. Young. Phllmunt, Pa., and Rhoda
nrllly, t'liawa, N. Ii
John V. Norton. 13ST S. Slat at , and .Mary K
Itelneck. 310 Jackaon at.
Wlnnild u. Nwl. i'134 H.fllth it.-, and Anita
Ores. 0i nretnnax aye. v
Thomas o. Illii. ATI . JUtu.at,.'and Margaret
U. t'annlnir. 1413 I'lnn at.
Joaapb W. tlcaeekaa, 221 It Ontario au and
' tiade 11. HamDann. tll.1l Wtkana avr.
eriek'U. iHinir,., ."L,l'v,"M.ri!i"'
M.f fr VMJ-ff-
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IAGARA FALLS
$12.00
8eptember '.'I and (letoher ,1
HI'KCIAF. HTKKI. TKAIN I.KAVKH
Philadelphia. Hroad St. Station, K:4S A.M.
Weat rhliadlphla - - - 8:52 A.M.
Parlor Cara. neataur't Car. Day i.'oaches
Via ricturcaque Huanuehnnna Valley
Tlcketa aood for KIFTKBN DAYS. Stop.
over at llufralo and Harrlaburs return.
Ina. Illustrated Booklet of Ticket Aeenta.
PENNSYLVANIA R. R.
MEN'S CLOTHING Autumn
Styles and Clearance Lots
t We have in stock AUTUMN MODELS ot Hart Schaffner & Marx
Suits Varsity-fifty style anil conservative models, $22.50 to $40.00;
Stem-Bloch Suits, in latest models, $22.fi0 to $40.00; Trench-style Top
Coats, of tweeds, military and plain-color fabrics, $18.00 to $40.00; Tweed
Overcoats, $22.50; Youths Lonjj-Trousers Suits, sizes 1(5 to 20 years, $15.00
to ?2o,00; with two pairs of trousers, $10.50 and $18.00.
Men's Autumn Suits Special at $19.50
Conservative models, of fine worsteds, in neat gray and brown effects.
AU regular and stout sizes unusual value at this time.
WIIIIM
Men's Soft Hats
The new styies are as fresh and crisp as
the Autumn air their smart, jaunty lines sug
gestive of the aggressive spirit 'of these event
ful days. Yet they have a certain dignity that
bespeaks good taste altogether the ideal
headgear.
' Prices $3-50 to $7-00
RLAYL0CKBLYNN.Inct
V 1528 Chestnut 'St ,
' d .. a.-.1- . T L. .-r-!.
iytzun Alter .m.-pW t-nT -
Cfr-remiA ;& ft &u!rA&Xt::uUi
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Men's Flannel Suits special
at $18.00
Autumn models, in green, brown,
jray and dark blue. Coats double
breasted or with yoke and deep in
verted plait.
Light-weight Overcoats
special at $15.00
In regular and sto'ut sizes. Black
and the popular Oxford effects.
$18.00 to $25.00 Spring
Overcoats $11.50
Of cheviot, mixtures and herring
bone. Nearly all regular sizes.
Men's $22.50 Blue Serge Suits I
at siv.uu
With two pairs of trousers.
Men's $18.00 Blue Serge Suits
at $13.50
Incomplete sizes chiefly 38 to 44,
in regular and stouts.
Men's $5.00 Blue Serge
Trousers $3.75
All-wool; fast dye.
Other Trousers Striped Trou
sers, special at $3.50; of fine wor
sted, $5.00 and $G,50; II. S. & M
Worstetl Trousers, $0.50
$15.00 to $27.50 Spring Suits $10.00 to $14.00
Several hundred Suits a few of a kind. Among the higher-priced
are many Stein-Bloch Suits.
$8.50 and $10.00 Suits $3.50 l $18.00 to $22.50 Suits $10.00
Thin Worsted Suits, in checks and
striped effects. Nearly all sizes.
') Second Floor. Baet
TROPICAL SUITS of Palm
Beach cloth, cool cloth and mohair.
Not all sizes.
Men's Autumn Hats Ready
On September 15 most men discard their Straw Hats for the season
an event we have prepared for with the most complete and up-to-date
display of Soft Felt Hats we have ever shown, in style variety and color
ings, all attractively priced. These are exclusive:
The "Wonder" $-1.00
A light-weight Soft Hat, slightly
rough in finish; of exceptionally
good appearance.
The "Parkway" $3.50
A Soft Hat that particularly ap
peals to the man of youthful spirit.
The "Super-felt" Hat $5.00
A "super-felt" Hat, "cob-web"
weight; finely finished and beauti
fully lined. c
The "Winslow" $3.00
Especially adapted for young
men; semi-mllltary effects.
Fine Soft Hats, $4.00, $4.50, $5.00 and $6,00
The John B. Stetson Company Hats, for which we are Headquarters.
At no other store in Philadelphia can be seen such a large variety of
S.'-l'Ul.Jf".11 co,orlnKs- See these Soft Hats The MARVEL, $4.00; the
RADNOR, $5.00, and the RIVAL, a fine Derby Hat at $4.00, all of which
were especially designed for us by the J. B. Stetson Company.
Soft Hats, $2.00 and $3.00 These in quality and style are far
above the average Hats sold at these prices, and include many new
effects and colorings.
Derby Hats, $2.00 to $5.00 All good design, and all HsM
'K1, 3r Hecoml I'loor', Mails-H Ktiept, ISwt
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