& y CSSk1 4- EVEMBi3 ' LEDQEBPHttiADfcPHtA, , WEPKE8DAT, SEPTEMBER 19, 191T' "x kzl&; m HOLDERS MAKE FARCE OF MAYOR'S EDICT ghern Law Being Openly Violated in Various wards 1 Throughout City ktfADERS DODGE ISSUE i. ' 1, or l i" tl10 Shern law being vlo i.ted the Shcrn law which prohibits city mholdcrs being membera of political remittees or tnltlnB part In politics? li or Is not the Shcrn law which theo ..ilcally eliminates a powerful means of trolling tes-belnB laughed at In spite v Mayor Smith's "warning" to his depart ., i,cads to see to It that no employes- of the city arc members of political commlt ", or otherwise engaging In politics? It Is common talk that It Is being violated V scores of city employes The Itepubllcan City Committee, head of ,h orgnnliatlon." denies that It Is. The iird committees, branches of the "organ ballon." deny' that It Is. Ilut thev will not "come, across and prove that It l "ot - The Committee of Seventy, which lias wwecuted violators of election laws In the nasi is read to take steps to have the law jTforcert If it Is backed by the citizens If Philadelphia It Is up to the people to j... Mavnr Smith's sincerity. It says. The Republican city commlttco will not How Ha ward committee, lists to bo scan rid although complaints are numerous that Miero are many city employes-ward com iilltcemen who are actors In the dual role servants of the people and servants t! a political organization A tplcal case Is that of the Forty-sixth Ward Here are the names of seven men ho are alleged to be members of tho Forty-sixth Ward Itepubllcan committee, llttlOUgll U'lj "" .".-, w. .....-, . ( Kami" City Job il Robert A Pitta. Chief of Ilurenu of Elevator Inaaictlon. . ..... . 1 Samuel V HIDiey, cierK in urpRrimtni oi i Charles Seinple. assistant inspector In Bu- reau of Health. 4 nichard W Choate, clerk In Bureau of II William Welh. inspector In Bureau of High U Charles I Iloyle. clerk In Ilureau of Sur- lt Robert I Mad'arlam), Inspector In Bureau of Survejs Mayor Smith's warning to tl a directors the city departments was as follows: galn 1 want to call your attention to the fact that employes under you must iot hold membership In city and ward mmlttees I'nder the law. ory em- nloyea must not participate In olltlcs. ' It Is your duty nnd mine to see that the K laws, whether wo like them or not. are Iv tipheld. You will plcaso notify every man P l... ..n. tu if 1,a la not In lnfrfrn In ny way In political factional squabbles, violation of these Instructions will result i.i.u..r.tMn frnm th RprvlPft nf llin nitv k juori'ni-.tv.i . -.... - -. -- . -,, ft It was this warning that gave rise to the iiemplalnt that tlie Forty-sixth Ward com 'fflltea was "packed" with officeholders. The Welsh. Boyle JIncfarland and Pitts and, In ft addition, J M Ferguson, John Young and Wtllam Simons ten In all. William U Flnlcy, executive director ot the Republican "'ity Committee, was visited lj an Kvkniso IntaEn reporter at the committee headiiuartern, at Kleventh nnd Chestnut streets to verify the comnlalnt. He was told that the Uvbkino Lcdosr would like to see a complete list of ward com mitteemen. "Xo," he shook his head. "Why do you ant If" There Is complaint that the Shern, act ., It lelng violated ly ward committeemen holding city positions, no whh wiu. 'Yes, we can t let you have tho lists that ttk us months to make up," replied Mr. 'Flnley "They are privato property." "Hut the rliT(;c 'h ma.de tnat tno law Is King Molatfd If It isn't true, why not prove It by sluiw.ng the lists?" "I'm not Miying whether It'a truo or not," Mr- Flnley rejoined. "I wem't show you the lists, (jivu me something definite." - "Will you show mo the list for the Forty ilxth Ward'" "What are tho names of tho men? Give s the names nnd I'll tell you whether they are right or not ' Mr. Finley was shown the list of ten Dames, He lead tho names and then thought a moment "Walt and 1 11 find out " he said. He took the list Into an adjoining room and called B Up some one on the telephone. In a few JMnutei he called the reporter to his desk. 'Thete six" said Vr Finiev. Including K the names of Sibley. S, mole. Choate. Welsh. Eoylc and MacFarla.id In n bracket that i i iiiaue wnn ins pencil, -are not memuers Lot the ward committee They resigned nen they recclxed their city positions. "Pitts has not been a member of the ! committee for two years Ferguson and BImon aie in private work and, therefore, have a right to be members of the com irJttee. Young Is In the Recorder of Deeds' efllce. under ti.e county, and not the city, ao that hi has a right to be a member of the committee." The names, and the answers ho gave Jere repeated to Mr. Flnley, who affirmed mem. Inquiry then was made at the office ot Harry A, Matkey. chairman of the Work- iTlCn 8 Pnmiionnitlnn Ilnonl Un fn,laii j the Vare leader of the Forty-sixth Ward - -..-, tiau ul mo CACUUllO uuiliiiiuiec. An Kvc.NiKa Ledoer reporter, without Wng that he was an Kve.nino I.kdoeh ffporter, called up Mr, Mackey's office on the telephone. tvTi I?ob IMtt8 stl)I a member of the orty.slxth Ward committee?" was the i"on ne asked, giving a fictitious name. , was tho answer. anit"' the"' ,llls ls l'le "t. Isn't it?" V rel'ortcr read oft the ten names, tea, that's the list," came the reply. abvi'r anotner Kvbnino l.EDQEii reporter ,"" " "J r .Mackey's olllce and asked r Hie list of the Forty-sixth Ward's coin P'Ueemen. ir ui,i i, ...... . b "Wl. i w. mo ..tan n icjjvclci tilack V0U Want wlth lt7" askeU Mr" I Want rriA tin n U l.t at ; ! th reporter. "Ar li.. .... .... ft nn i Keu,nB 8t3 rrom otner wards, Wh? 0r Just from the Forty-alxthr' acUed ww secretarv I Uon't bnnui Unt if u- -. Irec """' ",c ":'""";, "'- fWell." al,l ti, . ... i... . Tnu 41. . , w ocwcwij', i. tail k Bc I the list. You might want to use lt as anocK ' Still later the same reporter met Mr. ies ihy on the 8,reet. He asked If he could ' iJne warl committee membership list. ao, you can't see the list." replied Mr. t" nUt. h?rfere1 t c'ear up any trouble. ."' reporter shnil'nl lilm lh. list Mr 'Sjf.7 Bald t,,at notvone of the ten was ' ouuing the Shern law, as all city employes tlM..0n tha "8t had resigned their posl- , wna M ward comintteemen. Maor Smith's ringing warning broueht Tm- .. .;:"'" . wmpiair a,n!her complaint, Involving the MaW, o " "a. it went direct to yor Smith, it was specific. It gave Mav "?... WJ- " went than ' '". " was specinc. It gave names and addresses of men alleged to .?.. llleBaI dual "ervlce. It named XnfcZ """ t uirector of Public Safety Th a a,wa'"l committeeman, ym ""i'mini, sent also to Director fevfr" and other members of the Mayor's rllatM ""'iams me names of ten men .J T aS Want OAmmtlAMAn n.l ! ,"Jr mnii.7 ,r" "i " " 'ollwt ' "' lney are Biven as ! 1 Willi, NatTIA A 4...- TK m 1I..T .. .f'u"" . . ...""' Hob n.7t!.'KL-a-S.eoe'" "reel, recren- Janui in. '" na orna streets &:t! ::": Bu-Bu- -a.. . ru f ., ,-t--! vm " rci, 'TTn "CMtonarnin. 9knt ir.Rt.t.'.tL.. ... it N.8A,,.V6Tr",,Bnt .. mS'T." ?"' 'UMrlntendent, The letter, wntch calls for Instant action, not post-electlon lnvetisatlon, says In part: I could go on and give you a list of names and addresses of aln.ost all city employes In the Thtrty-slxth Ward who are taking an a dive part politically and openly canvasjlng and soliciting votes ar.d rlnrlng dooibells. I venture to say, and to be fair t) those who may not be active, that the police department In the Seventeenth Dis trict are an elegant set of 'political cam paign material' and the policemen will quietly tell you that they don't want to do It, but lt Is orders! "Trusting that you will show the public your 'sincerity by preventing these office holders from participating In politics, "Yours respectfully, "Committee Il-prcsentlng Taxpayers of the Thirty-sixth Ward." The charges that ward, committeemen were drawing city salaries were taken to the offices of Hip Committee of Seventy. IMwar'd U D. Roach, secretary of the com. mlttce. was asked If the committee would Investigate them "N'o, we haven't the facilities to" Inves tigate," said Mr. Itoach. "But we will prosecute If the evldenco Is brought to us In the form of depositions. In 19U, dur ing the Blankcnburg administration, we prosecuted 1700 cases of officeholders In politics, taking 7700 depositions." 'If lt wero shown to ou that the Shern law Is being violated by ward committee men, what course would you take?" Mr. Hoach w:s csked. "We would take it up with tho Mayor," he replied. 'As a matter of fact, we al ready are receiving affidavits that the law now Is being violated In minor cases not so Important as those of ward committeemen holding city positions. Wo will present theso affidavits to the Mayor, giving him the opportunity to show his sincerity In warn ing against city ofilcchclders engaging In politics.1' "In case tho Mayor does not act, what redress have the citizens?" he was asked. "The law places responsibility for Its en forcement upon the Mayor and his depart ment heads. IJow can citizens force the Mayor to comply with the provisions of the law. should he fall to do so?" "Dy taking the case Into court. However, It Is a difficult thing to obtain a favorable decision In a matter of that kind. The courts are likely to leave It with the Mayor to decide whether or not the employe was violating the law "The whole question Is up to the people, if we are furnished with depositions stat ing that the law Is being violated we stand ready to take tho cases up." "Can the people really do anything?" Mr. Roach was asked. "Are conditions any bet ter now than they were before the reform' fight when tho Shern act was passed?" "Yes, Indeed," he said. "Although office holders are returning to political activity, it cannot be said that they are an'xloua to do so. Proof that conditions are better now is shown by tho majorities In the wards at election time " That the Shern law has been effective, though subject to various Interpretations by the courts, ls shown by records In tho Law Association Library, whero six citations of court cases involving the law were found. The first record of Invocation ot the law camo In 1912, six years after Its passage, according to the records. This was a pro ceeding by mandamus at the relation of the District Attorney against Acting Director of Wharves, Docks and Ferries Hasskarl and an employe of the department, William K. John (Com. ex rel Rotan vs. Hasskarl et al., 21 D. R. 119 1912). The court or dered the dismissal of Johnson. In the same year a petition for peremp tory mandamus to compel Director of Pub lic Works Cooke to reinstate a discharged employo was denied (Duffy vs. Cooke, 21 D. R. CIS. 1912; alllrmed In 239 Ta. 427) It was held that hte second section of tho Shern law, forbidding political activity of city employes, was not repugnant to the twentieth section of the civil service act, forbidding discharge for a cause, "religious or political.". In 1913 (Chlsm v. Blankenburg, 22 D. R. 4G (1913) ), upon a petition by a dis charged employe, motion to quash proceed ings was granted, It being held that the Shern law was constitutional, but that the question ls collateral to, and should not be determined In mandamus proceed ings for tho reinstatement of a civil serv ice employe. The Superior Court of Pennsylvania In 1915 reversed the Judgment of the lower couit In that the twentieth section of the civil service act repeals the second sec tion of the Shorn act. This decision was made In the case of a carpenter suing for wages (Rush v. Philadelphia, 62 p. S. C. 80 (1915) ). Last year It was held that the Mayor has no authority to dismiss policemen for political activity without a trial having been held, as provided for In the Bullitt bill. A demurrer to a petition for man- J-trT-glT-gt 'F'gT'g"l'B ' ffilifii- --sagJCTMi ''j ''V tyct r t u t a i y t yVt I iU.H mwM Wherever you may find them, Paige owners are. always enthusiastic always contented always completely satisfied. Because-the Paige is worthy of Trust and Respect, it'is trusted and respected in every section of the nation North, South, East and West. Arid please remember, it is just this great mass o public opinion this ever increasing owner en thusiasm and good will that has built an impregnable bulwark of Reputation and Prestige around the name Paige.' Stratford SU-II Fairfield 'S l. Llnwood f X-J9 Brooklands "Six- I aeven-paasenger aevenpaaienger five paaaenger four-pseacnger Llmoualne Hall 1'lian -Sprore 1410. Bddooddddddddddddddddddddddoddddddddddi damua to compel tha ttayor to NMscnafc certain policemen war sustained In thla case (Com. ex rel Rctah v. Smith ct al., 25 D. It, 701 (1910) . The second sejiton of the so-called Shtrn act, whldi became a State law Februiry IS, 1908, contains the following: "Ko officer, clerk qr employe of any city of the first class, or of any departmtnt, trust or commission thereof, shall be a member of, or delegate or alternate to, any political convention, nor shall he be present at any such convention except In the per formance of his official duty. No officer, clerk or employe of any city of the first class, or of any department, trust or com mission thereof, shall serve as o. member of. or attend the meetings of, any com mittee ot any political party,' or take any active part In political management or In political campaigns, or use his office to In fluence the political action of any other officer, clerk or employe of any such city, department, trust or commission. Any ortlcer, clerk or employe of any city of the first class, or of any' department, trust or commission thereof, violating any of the provisions of this section shall be Immediately dismissed by the Mayor, or by the head of tho department, trust or com mission In which he Is employed." The act, prepared by the Committee ot Seventy and Introduced In the Legislature by Representative Daniel J. Shern, of Philadelphia, sprang Into being during the progress of the "reform" wave that swept over Philadelphia. Conditions then bear a striking similarity to conditions now "reformers" complained of the "contuma cious politicians" who were accused ot using their public offices as a means ot widening their vote - controlling power, and In the "bloody Fifth" Ward the police, It was charged, were clubbing politics Into the heads of refractory voters. , The call for an end to officeholders In politics was Insistent. Mayor Weaver, who made many public utterances complaining of the burden of political "bosses," crystal lized the "reform" Bentlment In 1905 when he warned his directors that city employes taking part In politics would be dismissed, saying: "Xo man on a public payroll should be permitted to act as a member of any polit ic il commlttco or convention, or engage In any form of political activity. With the casting of his vote his political duties and activities Bhould end. This limitation on tho officeholdlng class should be absolute." This was the genesis of the Sherman act. It was Introduced during the extraor dinary session of tho Legislature In 1908, aiming particularly at keeping the police from the polls at elections. It was so dras tic that lt was opposed In Us original form by the "reformers," who pointed out that It was so absurd that lt could not be en forced. It was Intimated that the bill was In effect a "Joker." Representative Shern thrn fiflVt-Arl an ftTnrndmpnf. nllnwlnir nfTIr. holders to express their opinions on polltl-i cal questions, LEHIGH PRESBYTERY ENDS Announces -Election of Commissioners and Changes of Pastorates POTTSVILLE, Pa., Sept. 19. At a meet. Ing of the Presbytery of Lehigh, held here, the Rev. Dr. Charles H Williamson, of tho First Church, of this city; tho Rev. H. A. Smith, of I.ehlghton, and the Rev. It. W. Tolson, of Shawnee-on-the-Delaware, were elected clerical commissioners, and Prank R. Pershing, of the Second Church, of this city; Q. S. Muschlltz, Mauch Chunk, and C. II Wolfe, of Freeland, were chosen lay commissioners to the synod to meet at Johnstown October 23 next. The resignation of the Rev. Henry S. Welty as pastor of the church at Portland, Northampton county, and of the Rev. A1. M. Mllllson, pastor of the church at Slat lngton, are accepted. The Rev Mr. Welty has received a call from the church at Hoken dauqua. The Rev. Dr. Charles C. Miller, ot Tamaqua, ls the moderator, and the Rev. R. C. Walker, of the Second Church, Potts vlllo. the stated clerk, and II. J. Bell, of Freeland, the permanent clerk. Tho Presbytery adjourned this afternoon, after a session ot two days, to meet at Hazleton In April. IN PRISON AS ALIEN ENEMY Infantryman of German Birth Dishon orably Discharged and Jailed FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga., Sept. 19. Charged with "treacherous correspondence." Sergeant Alfred Mohnhaupt, of the Sixth United States Infantry, haa been dishonor ably discharged and Imprisoned In the Ger man Interment camp here as an alien en emy. Mohnhaupt Is of German birth. It Is said that he tried to lntlmldato a Swedish member of his company to send military Information to Germany by first mailing lt to Sweden. Dartmoor "Slx-39" 2 or 3 paaaenger Sedan r "SU-J9" five-paaaenger Sedan "Slx.51" aeven-paasenger Town Car"3lx.5l" aeven-paaaenger "Six-J I" aeven-paasenger Paige-Detroit Motor Car Co., Detroit, Michigan BIGELOW-WILLEY MOTOR COMPANY, Distributors 304 North Broad St., Pblla,, Pa. STEWART lEtm CASH TO MASONS AND G. A. R. Relatives of Late Adjutant Gen eral Benefit Through Tru3t Fund and Money PROVIDES F. & A. M. HOMES XORRISTOWW, Sept. 19. In his will, executed November 3, 1915, and probated here today, Adjutant General Thomas J. Stewart provides that his estate, estimated to be worth (50,000 and upward, be given to relatives and Masonic and Q. A. R. organizations. He directs that his body be Interred In either Montgomery Cemetery or the Com munity Mausoleum at Riverside Cemetery. He gives 15000 to his sister, Margaret Emma Stewart; $5000 to his sister, Mrs. Mary J. Vadakln; 12500 to his brother, William II. Stewart: 16000 to his step daughter, Mrs. Sharpless Bailey, ot Phila delphia, To Oeneral Zopk Post, No. 11, O. A. R., Norrlstown, Is given $500 to be used for extending relief to members. To Mont gomery Cemetery Company $500 Is given, the Interest of whleh ls to be used for caring for the lot of his father and mother. After these provisions are made the residue of his estate Is to be converted Into cash nnd the proceeds aro to be held in trust by the executors, William II. Stewart, his brother, and Penn Trust Company; then to his sister Margaret Is to be paid the Interest of $20,000; to his sister Mary the Interest of $15,000: to his brother William the Interest of $10,000; to his brother James the Interest of $10,000. In the event of the death of either the others shall share the purtlon.of the one dying. MASONIC HOMES TO BENEFIT When the last shall die the principal and the accrued Interest Is to be paid "to the right worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania nnd Masonic Jurisdiction thereunto belonging for the use of tho committee on. Mssonlo homes under Its control for the purpose of erecting at the Masonic home at Elizabeth town, Pennsylvania, two or more cottages as the committee on Masonto homes may determine." Should there be any residue of his estate after the bequests nnd trusts before men tioned aro prolded, It shall be dMded equally among his two sisters and his brother William, and paid to them In cash. EXEMPTS RELICS FROM SALE His sister Margaret Is to receive the piano, which was given to him by the Grand Army of the Republic. Miss Stew art, when a resident of Norrlstown, was a music teacher Ho exempts from sale by his executors such badges, sword, books, uniforms, sll er servlco, clocks, Jewelry, cut glaRs, china, pictures, photographs, canes and Clll War relics as may be selected by his sisters. and, with the right nnd privileges to make such disposition of them among his friends and relatives as they believe to be In keep ing with his wishes Witnesses to the will wero Benjamin W. Deinmlng and Frank D. Beary, who were associated with him In National Guard circles. EXPLOSION KILLS TWO AT SWEDELAND PLANT Coroner Now Probing -Accident Caused by Tamping Dynamite Prepara tory to Blasting NORRISTOWN, Pa Sept. 19. Two men wero killed and two others were Injured In a premature explosion at the Swedeland plant of the Alan Wood Iron and Steel Company last nljht. The dead are John Carr, West Consho hocken, and Andy Roshko, Swcdcland. Injured, John Dudoch and John Towt, Swedeland. According to Superintendent George M. Black, the explosion occurred while Carr was tamping dynamite Into a hole pre paratory to a blast The explosion instant ly killed the foreman and Roshko, who was assisting him. The two workmen who were Injured were some distance away from the spot whero the explosion took place and their Injuries are not serious, although both are patients at Charity Hospital. Coroner R. O. McGlathery Is making a thorough probe Twenty Years a Policeman Captain of Detectives James Tate Is re ceiving gifts and congratulations on his completion of twenty years service In the police department One of the gifts was a ellver table service. KeyMene llaee 4J00 I PIMmAYfflJiORlST WRITES ABOUT MUSIC "Tom Sawyer," With Jack Pick ford and Louise Huff, Is Under Way By the Photoplay Editor The dispensation ot appropriate music In the photoplay houses Is an art demanding keen sensibilities and quick wits. Every sort of composition, from Beethoven to Irv ing Berlin, Is conscripted to heighten the emotional value of a film. Many of the selections submitted sound well enough un til their source Is- scrutinized. Geraldlne Farrar as Joan of Arc, for Instance, enters Rhelms to the strains of the "Grand March" from "Alda," The triumphal quality of thin familiar Verdi melody ls fitting enough until one tries to reconcile medieval France with ancient Egypt Occasionally, however, the cinema music man nldesteps mich an achronisms, and Dick Willis, the well-known movlng-plcture authority, asserts his knowl edge of a movie pianist who has a posi tive genius for expressing the right tunes at the precise psychological moment. "I live In Suburbia," he declare. "We have a movie theatre there. The piano gent at our theatre Is little short of genius; he always plays the right tune at the right time; his incidental music Is so appropriate. "For Instance, when the 'Railroad Raid ers' Is shown he plays 'Holmes Sweet Holmes' and he can always be relied upon to vamp when Theda Dara makes her sin uous appearance on the screen. When Doug Fairbanks was placed In a cell In "In Again Out Again" tho pianist sympathetically fell behind a few bars and when Charles Chaplin goes Into a saloon he allows a few bars' rest "He plays Irish reels for Jack Kerrigan, five of 'em, and every time a twelve-reeler reaches our burg he gives us "We won't Go Home Till Morning;' sometlnjes he will oblige with a lullaby around the seventh reel. "On 'Patrla nights he accompanies with 'Hearst to the U Sam, and for a certain Ince amptre he plays "In the Glauming, Oh, My Daring." "For the 'Poor Little Rich Girl he gae selections from "Pinafore," and when An nette Kellermann did some of her famous dives In 'Daughter of the Gods' he tootled 'Just As I Am." His grand uproar selec tions to go with the Geraldlne Farrar fillums arc great and his playing of 'Alice, $1250 F. o. b, Racine 1 20-inch Wheelbate 40 h. p. Motor Fifty Surprises In the Latest Mitchells See Them No matter how well you know fine cars, scores of fea tures will surprise you in the Mitchells, we believe. These are examples of the extra values which efficiency methods can give. And they are fine examples. All are-produced complete chassis and body under John W. Bate, the efficiency expert. And in a model plant, where up-to-date methods have cut labor cost in two. Wanted Extras We have taken pains to learn what features men and women want. And they are all in the latest Mitchells. There are 31 features rarely found in cars. These include a power tire pump, dashboard engine primer, re versible headlights, etc. There are shock-absorbing springs, found on no other car. They make the Mitchell the easiest-riding car. In two years since we adopted this feature; not a single spring has broken. There are surprising luxuries and beauties. In the past year we have added 25 per cent to the cost of finish, upholstery and trimming. There is heat -fixed finish which stays new. There is extra-grade leather which lasts. There is a light in the tonoeau, a locked compartment, handles for entering, and countless dainty touches. There are all the at tractions $ur experts found in 257 show models all in a single car. Uell Phone Spruce 260 J "" m WWw aa i, mmmmmmmmmmmB I I Hall I 1 .' . il'-'V .iuiiu ,' t LfHIWl' Where Art T6our Just 6a Mlta Joyce makes her appearance, Is always appreciated. "Very appropriate Is his rendition ot 'Good-By' at the close of some ot the photoplays featuring famous speaking stage stars, while the pathetic strains of the funeral march fit In nicely with most of the comedies shown In our theatre. "When a heroine descends to the depths he plays ragtime, when tho dirty villain enters a scene he keeps to sharps and When the poor boy I duped he uses flats. "The pianist at our tneatre is a smart man." The exterior scenes In "Tom Sawyer," Jack Plckford and Louise Huff's next Par amount production, will be taken In tho very locality where Tom lived nearly scenty years ago. Tho Plckford-Huff Company have betaken themselves to Hannibal, Mo., where Mark Twain lived as a boy, and they will spend the next few weeks In taking the scenes for the story of "Tom Sawyer." MAIL TRUCK HITS MAN; DRIVER FAILS TO STOP Arrested, He Is Severely Cen sured by Magistrate, as Victim Lies Dying in Hospital The driver of a United States mall truck, who failed to stop his machine after se riously Injuring a pedestrian at Thirteenth and Market streets, early today, was ncored by Maglstrato Tracy In the Eleventh and Winter streets police station nnd held In 1000 ball. "Ken though United States mall has to be delivered on time,'' said tho magistrate, "it docs not give one the privilege of run ning down citizens, nnd then falling to as sume any responsibility." Ai a result of tho nccldent, Wllllnm Mer rick, thirty years old, address unknown, ls believed to be dying in the Hahnemtnn Hospital. Christopher Pabney, 31 North Forty-second street, tho truck driver, was arrested at Fifteenth and Market streets by Policeman r,aveny a half hour after tho accident Luncheon to Ambassador Morris Many of tho most prominent men In tho country w-lll attend a farewell luncheon which will bo given today In honor of Roland S. Morris, tho newly appointed ambassador to Japan, nt the Hotel Astor, New York. Sixes if && Double Strength Bdt the greatest Mitchell feature is the 100 per cent over-strength. In the past three years we have doubled our margins of safety. Safety parts arc vastly oversize. Castings arc almost eliminated. Over 440 parts are built of toughened steel. We spend S100.000 yearly on radical tests and inspections. The result is a lifetime car. Two Mitchells that wc know of have already been run over 200,000 miles each. 8 Smart Styles The Mitchell line now includes Sixes TWO SIZES CJ1 C9R Mitchell a roomy T.. . D T-paenicer Six, with 127-Inch nrheelbaneand a highly developed 4 B-horsepower mul or. Tbrer-FiiMoiUPrnoniMFr, $UOO Clllh Itnaditrr, 15flO Krrinu, 27ft - Cnlirlnlrt, tlnao Coupe, JS-Club tHxlan.l'JlHS Alio Town Car and I.lmoualne, 1M OCfp'ltehell .Tonloi a 2 or pl3U s-paaaenxer 8lt on almllar lines, with 120-tnch wheelbase and a 40-horsepower motor. 14-Inch amaller bore. Cluh rtnndtter, f 1280 dtidaPilinoO-Coupr, f 1850 All Trices t. o. b. Racine. MITCHELL MOTOR CAR CO., INC. 250 North Broad St., Philadelphia bi COMPLAINS OF LOCALS Men Whose Appeals Are Pend ing Ordered to Report for luiiuary oervico ?: v In a letter sent tndav hv nl.irif n..a ' N'o. 2 to the Adjutant Demerit at Itarrix 1 burg complaint was lodged against Uiomiv! local boards which have repeatedly ordered to report for military servlco men who sum, lint'n Dhn.nl, n.,,1 U4...1.I., , . .. ..aL ,-i,v.o n,, (Huuairiai claims penning v action by the higher board. For the laatt' ,c" v nicL irrn iironte ureenwood, 'wSyWa who has chargo of the preliminary appeals - ? V.t In the Federal Building, his been over ' j'l d whelmed by men who have been notified to " 1 appear for service In spite of the fact that their final nppeals have as yet not been acted upon. The letter to the Adjutaht General readst Adjutant General, Harrlsburg, Pa, We are Informed that many local boards In Philadelphia have sent out pink cards requiring the appearance of men for military service. Among tliea. aro many who have Industrial claims ev nppeals pending action by this board. Tlicso notices have been sent out prior to certification to such local boards by ua Under the rules and regulations, we are' clearly of tho opinion that this procedure Is Improper and that such Wen are not liable for military service until their ap peals or Industrial claims have been con slderrd and finally disposed of by this board. We believe that our position ls the onlv proper one, under tho circumstances, and would ask you to Instruct the local boards by telegraph accordingly DISTIHCT IJOAKD NO. S FRANK C. HAMMOND, Secretary. Licensed nt Elkton to Wed nr.KTON. Md., Sept. 19. Marriage licenses were Issued hero today to Edward II Uoyer nnd Lilly M. lllegel. William Kxley nnd Ullzabeth M. Vile, Anthony Wil son nnd Mario K. Wltmore. Philip Midden nnd Jessie Franklin, nnd Clarence I. Scheetz and Marie G. Hyan, all of Phila delphia: Fred Garrison, Mlllvllle. and Hmma II Ilolltngshead, Leesburg, K, J, Pelbert Kllson nnd Vloletta Thomas', Golt, Mil. ; Ira I Crouthamel and Laura 15. King, Lansdale, Pa. ; John It. Hassler and Laura S. llcam, Heading, and William II. Ilayne, Chester, and Carrie E. Chambers, Hlchard son Park, Del. $1525 F. o. b. Racine 127-inchWheelbase 48 h. p. Motor eight exclusive styles. All arc designed by our ex perts, and built in our own body plant. They include open cars and closed cars, con vertible cars and sport cars. All of them distinc tive. They come in two sizes, at two basic prices. No other cars in the Mitchell cjass offer so many appeals. MITCHELL MOTORS COMPANY, Inc. Racine, Wis., U. S. A. Keystone Race 2698 h t a H -o t : V "V. js ', j j iusp - i' 'L v: ' for wriew Vf iKSv 7 , " - -to; '. . ,' -VAi'i'."1T,' "&M.-,E. -y V ! H JafT . fc$v
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers