"5 f '! ij . EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1917 v i. 4 r , 7 ig 1 mm v L L1UNSWERVED KAISERISM'S lEACE REPLIES teuton Acceptance of Pope's -Proffer Fails to Impress Washington ?AR AIMS UNCHANGED washing-ton1, sept. :. Eermanj s and Austria acceptance of ritha rPs pcHj. uuvi iuiivu iu nwcrve me L'nlted State-) uov eminent touay in its nn- fttjunced determination to malto no peace MI Kalseriim lasts, i Authorities declared that the war prep- Rations will bo on and that the stmggle jSelf tilll continue despite the Teuton re- Sin. They polnteu out that the Hohen- JollemJ aluajs talk peace with their mouth ifhlle their hearts plot murder and In- Blue. Ithe Dernstorff 530,000 fund to influence f?ahrress was held up as a striking example WU a hat German peaco talk nmounts to IjEertistorff was talking pence, but It was a peace Wat wouiu ue jvmorica- Hands and Utep ono morp enemy olt Germany's back K PROBABLE RESULTS Xi International experts viewed the re- Jyipi the follow In effects ore likely: Wf The German Government will again go fWore Its people with the plea that It yeptd lhe 1'caco offer while the other Stations scorned It, therefore, the war from the Teuton standpoint Is ono of defence, I'vhllt Its enemies seek to crush Germany EXhlS 'or a llrnc w,u Bnln solidify the Fflerman people behind their Government i probably. & The leiuuii m-i-cj7irtii,c win iciiu 10 re tinforce the pacifists and quitters among lellier nations In their demands for cessa tion of hostilities The effect In Russia Rimy be unwholesome, and while It will line American quitters more ammunition, fit will not alter the general determination r flaht it out until democracy Is safe I The replies Indicate to the real warring W ijerotnts that their victory is rcauy nearer Ethan they had supposed, for these answers ibow that Germany really Is desperately Swtnting peace before her losses and Jfihortaees become more overwhelming. m. The United States has stated unmistakably jthat thero must be a change of spokesmen jfor Germany, but tho Teuton notes fall to f tire any new peace basis by conceding any Snrch proposition a. The Teuton inswer declaies a hop" that kilts I'opo's efforts will succeed and that the ITOria lor jean wilt uv nuc vi iigmiiife uu the principle of limited nrmaments and the triumph of International right and justice. freedom of tho seas, compulsory armtration ef international difficulties. American authorities maintain that when tha Teutons talk of having International ri.M and Justice prevail they talk of an Impossible thing under n Teuton regime ahlch regard.! treaties as "scraps of paper." The Teutons express tho view that, with Us general principles of disarmament nnd lia like settled, the matters of territorial Jlrlslon can bo bettlcjl at the peace table as the Pope suggested t-"' Meantime tho storm clouds ubout Ger- PmaDy grow darker. Authorities hero forc- fcnee the possibility that Argentine w ill add troops on the west front and, with Amel ia sending fresh, virile troops abroad in tha next few months, the chinces of sweep e out Kaiscrlsm, w ith Its Bernstorff-Lux-tor.'-ZImmcrnian-Eckhardt shamelcssness. iwpears brighter all the time. &s INTERESTED IN WAR, NOT P PEACE, SAYS ROOSEVELT KANSAS CITY. SeDt 2J "What we're biterested In Is war not peace." That was the comment todav nf Thertdnm i3!08evelt, "star reporter" of tho Kansas City Star, regarding tho Central Powers' ttTtW tn tha flnna'n nnla 19 "'"And the President has already settled .Aratnca s attitude toward the Pope, s note," Iht'sAAaA B. Twenty thousand persons greeted Roose velt when he arrived today. The Great !ies naval training station band of 200 pieces, led by Lieutenant John Philip Sousa, ;ja aiso at the station. i The Colonel had a new term for Senator La. Toilette, because nf the latter'n nddresa tJMSt Paul Thursday night. To "neo-cop-5,Jerhead" ho added tho "great obstructlon- I From the train Roosevelt went Imme diately to the liome of I. K. Kirkwood, WMIsher of the Star This afternoon lie m scheduled to look over his desk In the Star office and probably write Ills first copy. There wis considerable speculation whether Lthe Colonel would dictate It, write it In long gland or pound It out on a typewriter. I TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES lAlon E. Scott, Pendeld Delaware Co , ana r. Anna Kenvon. V llmlnKton. Dei. kHtrlan il Wakefield Upland, Pa., and liar iXiaret McCarroll, Upland IVtncenio Giordano. 171 8. Chadwlck st , and r..Anna M. Nina. 1S.1. Titan at iltrcoa Rognbere. 2009 N. lbth at., and Ellen . K. Stoclc, JO.'O Sydenham at. Uartln P. Tnrnv Wit l-alt Mt ml t,.v K. Kerr, 2JJ heedlam) at w,u,vr , uoDinaon, oiu xiroau at , anu Anna si. Verkamp, 80.1 Spruce at ' V " uarvm, obis unew at , ana garan v,iujMin, an. Airy. IHrman A. Klenk. 305-DIamond it., and Oath. fit"!?' Pnny. 320 Spring Jill! ave. tJltln McCall. 2121 S, 2d at., nnd Anna Mc- BPWcleth Wraea, 2111 Ruffner at , and Anna Bt.5??.rv.!!ll "ultner at. ii U' -Ij. siott, ra., and Anna M Jones, i."" " iom at, Wrlea si. Crowley. Jr., Roanoke, Va., and 5,11 A. Shaw, 0020 IrvIn.at.T and Elalo WJJItlnalnaer, 10 K. ltuntlnadon at, MV-Itrenca I). Inea, Camden, N. J. and Kan S.U"SK"!. ?.' ,n?"nul " . Rfth Vv -oiiincoaie, jrn,t ana jiiarion iw.el.?.L,ri'1f . 232,Cathar!ne at., and Pora I..ii."lS.r. v'atharlno at. , "no1, .,(ull. Newark. N. J and Atnta rTinvS,?,"t.on'..Ii,B 8- rod t. P"Lflj Ballea. BUS Malroaa at., and Mary rrStff vMnscheU 1000 S. Ithan at., and lien- liiXV2tnE'Ti. l:ynwsa, J"a r. i.t, . i '. "o Jiarrt arrairanaett at., and Han- at. and Helen and Hlla rearri"ik.Sy?iVl' Taney at. -'l IS. N ti ina ;y". vneaier. fu and Amy A. Hick. R. nl theater, p ,HSSXi ." PVn ? ' UnT. !. vr'"i,!i ir Mreer i.. ana e 0SS?tSKblnue'ii N- 'errer at. HSU. J,,5l,,rer. 823 W. York at., and Alice - oore. Cheater Pa . br)aa '5'.,,hv,eS, N- Pth "' and J""'8 Sham- JlVrt.FT,nok,pn,-I..(,r l'"'K " and "irrle" (tDh Mi-ten j - i i m . -wi fV.""' J IIODV. ucl.1 4BS1 niliatvth ... unil ClyJ.rMJ, Mlll,r. -H13 Ellaateth at. ! ffi..S!'"riKPo. V B. Iowa, and Marlon toK"v,.?'B ".. """"all t. . n'?.V Qrwnlg, Pennaarova. N. J., atid liillla I Km! I' v,,hr,L lton tonjixy. Pa., and IRoSm ntlr,n. SiUon County. Pa. U5S. 8& &: ' "-1 Jah' Dwmi. , .."'. fPrJ 1P ?JUa mr tzzrz:""rs "J btmay. auso N 3d at., ffi,'.3M N. Sd at. ' and Mary Van- sv Ilaivanan aim r-b . . t -- I"in,U...JPhnaton 1B21 sforavlan at . and Sarah Owr.. x. nn- ,C21 Moravian at vf '.. A Hanaeh. 3034 K It.neroft at., and ftn r ItUa",- Jft.SSi.a.lfe5!Jj.tf WaftlyW Splecker. 224U N Caraao at Kathrri ! av. ilJ.I vn en v and Jein 1r ban. 818 U, 8th t! V "M. lender. 238T rrurnar ana XitlMI mar aL. and Kathe- Aki if"?!,?81 Kl' ,tCIInKer. : K my. l..ImSrl' t ld " aretb. ! a nt.,aaa a, wi 'AlfikrV "LADY MAYOR" WEDS'HER SECRETARY Mrs. Marian Nevthall Hoiwitz, Mayor of Moore llaen, Ha., nnd widow of George QuintanI Horvvitz, lawyer, of Philadelphia, and John J. O'Brien, former newspaper man of this city, to whom she was mnrried quietly Thursday in Tampa, Fin. Mt. O'Brien had been private secretary to Mrs. Horwitz. MRS. GEO. Q. HORWITZ BRIDE OF J. J. O'BRIEN Former Philadelphia Society Leader and Present Mayor of Florida Town Remarries ilujor Marian N'cwliall Honvltz hat changed her name, and all Philadelphia N agog with the romance Desplto tho attempt to avoid publicity news of tho "secret" maniaRc of the widow of tho late George Qulntard Horwitz, prom inent lawyer and society man of Philadel phia, to J J. O'Brien, former newspaper man uf thH city, has leaked out, and the event is tho first topic of conversation in social circles today. The activities of Mrs. Horwitz as taor of Moorcliaven, Da,, nnd as fnrmeictte on the huge estate in tho Hvcrglades which she Inherited from Mr. Horvvitz, havo kept her so In the limelight ns ,i woman of practical affairs that she was not suspected of having tlmo for the' softer alfairs of sentiment Word of the ceremony, which wan per formed by fatliei McNally, of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, of Tampa, reached Philadelphia today H came as a real sur prise to her friends and relatives Miss Kleanor New hall, of Strafford, slater of tho Mayor, declared that the telegtam sont to the newspapers by a Tiorida correspondent was tho flist now 3 that sho had of tho wed ding NUIOHBOItS IN" FLORIDA Propinquity and community of inter ests are thought to havo p!aed their part In the rn-nance. Mr O'Brien owns the farm next to tha Horvvitz esta'e It la said, and the prooiem of developing the territory to the utmost brought tho two together Moreover, Mr O'Brien Is piesldent of Councils of the little town over which Mrs Horwitz rules as Mayor. Itecently 'Her Houoi" revisited Philadel phia to intk-est rich friends In the culti vation of the Florida swamp lands and also to study Intricate municipal and court prob lems, to be the better able conscientious to perform her mayoralty duties In her absence, Mr O'Brien substituted as Major The bride's first husband died suddenly last December, and Mrs Horwitz, relin quishing her duties In tho Kmcrgencj Aid here, which organization nho helped to found, plunged Into the Florida work with a vim. That she possessed remarkable energy and executlvo capacity vvns evi denced by tho jeports of her accomplish ments In this new Held She demonstrated that tho land which was thought to jleld only alligators and rattlesnakes could pro duce, If properly treated, succulent corn, beans, cabbages and most everything good to eat. A largo canning concern, thtough tho enterprise of Mrs. Horwitz, vvaw Induced to set up a big canning factory at Mooro Haven, thus giving fresh Impetus to tho cul tivation of the land. In short, her Honor may be said to havo put tho little tovn on tho map. BRIDG AND BRIDEGROOM Mr. O'Brien wat a capjtain In tho Na tional Guard and one of the most popular men In Philadelphia newspaper circles He la a big, square-shouldered, square-jawed man, whose tasto for adventure took him to the wilds of tho Saskatchewan country, where he hunted big game In places thought never before to have been visited by whlto men. He was greatly Interested In the Navy League and was among tho first con tingent which took the battleship training course In a summer cruise As Marian Newhall, the daughter of tho late Daniel Newhall, famous cricketer nnd vi nresldent of the Pennsylvania Railroad Mrs. O'Brien was ono of the most bought after joung women In Philadelphia, and her energy, enthusiasm and propensity for get ting things Tione, ns well as her striking ap pearance marked her npirt from tho aver age As Mrs Horwitz she threw herself In to tho social and philanthropic work of this city with n Urn that Insured her suc cess in wnaieveg ano uiuu Her son, OrWlle Horvvitz, witnessed the marriage at Tampa, Mr, O'Brien is thirty two years old and his wlfo thirty-seven, Mr. O'Brien lived with his mother on Montgomery avenue between Ninteenth ana Twentieth streets for several years. Later the family moved to Pulaski avenue nna Seymour street. Germantown .After .the death of his mother he disposed of his busi ness and took up his residence In Florida. REAR-WAGON RIDING CAUSES CHILD'S DEATH Jumps Suddenly From Position Di rectly In Path of Auto on Fifteenth Street a t. r.onit of a ride stolen on tho rear of n wagon ran? GUsel.nve years old. 2503 NornAglden Arot. lost his iffe today ,,. .i.ir,cr mi tne rear vi "" oImr eaTt on Oakdale street, As the wagon ftarted to cross Fifteenth street he Jumped se'et'DTcked him up and rushed him to the Sfe or"ea SWTW wflaon wL 2p5tid by Policeman Vlr nin Sf $?lKk tt Bt.4 h!h Yjyjue "Hft.21 ??,. later turne over to the aSWvtH With' Nrii tOKW- . JZSS8Szmi U. S. SLEUTHS REPORT NEW MEAT MONOPOLY Big Packers Alleged to Have Apportioned Territory to Thwart Competition WASHINGTON. SEPT 22 A new meit trust, moro InsldlouH in Its monopolistic activities than any which havo been hunted in the past by government trust busters, has been discovered by the Federal Tiado CommlxHlon In tho course of Its In vestigation Into meat prices, made at tho behest of President Wilson, tho Commission has unearthed a largo amount of cvldenco showing that certain largo meat packers arc carrjlng on their business along monop olistic llnesk Tho Commission's investigators havo dis covered that onu of the new tricks of the packers Is to give each other n free field In certain territorj nnd on certain products. For Instance, It has been found that one lnige parker of bacon knows that ho will hivo no competition from his rival meat packers In a certain group of cities. An agi cement has been reached, It la alleged, nhcrebv the other packets, keep out of this particular company s territory so far as the bacon irado Is concerned, If tho first com panj refrains from actlvo competition with others in beef, hams of other varieties of dressed meat Tho big packers, lt Is alleged, nave ap portioned tho entlro country, with the excep ticn of tho Pacific coast In such a. way ns to exclude fall competition calculated to reduce pries In tho butchers' stalls. Francis J Henej, tho trade commission evpert In tho meat Investigation, has com piled a mass of evidence as to practices cucli as that outlined above and tho com mlfslon's report on the price of meat will ba based largely on theso revelations Tho commission has an odlco In Chicago from, which It has sent out Investigators charged with making tho most comprehen sive inquiry Into tho meat packing business nvtr conducted by the Federal Government Commissioner Davles has charge of tho In vestigation and Is assisting Ml lleney Tho evidence discovered bv the trade commission has been made accessible to the Department of Justice which also has some of Its experts detailed to hearth for facts, and lt Is probable that now prosecutions undet tho Sherman law and under tho trade commission law will be brought as a re sult of tho discoveries. KING CASE INQUIRERS , TO CONFER IN CONCORD Will Convene Today to Discuss Plans for Reopening of Inquest CONCORD. N. C, Sept. i. A giaud parley of investigators to lay plans for Monday's reopened Inquest Into he death of Mrs. Maud A, King was sched uled here for today. In attendance were to be Chicago officials, New York legal and police officials, to In clude Assistant District Attorney John Dooling and Dr. Otto Schulz, police post mortem expert: North Carolina State rep resentatives, Including Hayden Clement, Stato solicitor in charge of tho probe; rep lesentntlves of tho United States Bureau ot Investigation, who are believed to bo glean ing from the case. Important German propa ginda evidence and private Investigations on behalf of Mrs King's family. Threo trunks of evidence and a dummy human figure arrived with the New York contingent. Doctor Schulz, with the dummy, expects to establish that suicide Is an untenable conclusion In view of tho loca tion and "direction" of the bullet wound. Adjournment of the entlro gathering to tho actual scena of the tragedy beyond the town, with mimic re-enactment of the shoot ing as various parties believe It to have oc curred, was also likely this afternoon. Operation May Save Alan; Back Broken A fall of forty feet from a vessel at tho Philadelphia Navy Yard broke the back of Charles Thompson, thirty-three years old, address unknown. Physicians at the Meth odist Hospital will perform an operation In the hope of saving his life. Senator McNichol Much Improved The condition of Senatdr James P, Mc Nichol, who la 111 at the home of his son, William McNichol, 1637 Race street, vis re ported as much Improved today. He will be permitted to Beo a few callers. BBS WrVUIli th. tin. La liV aSVVV .tall W AfataM la ret rallnr far IB 18. PIIILA. MKTKH CO., 4z Baal Eat. Tr. tlulldlnc, or lour pluinbar. lor. "Trident ' UMd Than Any Othr Maka. ELECTRICAL LABOR ( WASHING N. SAVERS ; IRONING I 5WEPIHC 3CA8Y TAYUKTHIM 1119 CtahMt St. COMB ft9 MB aMMMMH 51ff?Slflg J ITALIAN PLANES STIR WASHINGTON Nation's Capital Thrilled by Dazzling Aerial Circus of Three Great Machines FLY FROM NEWPORT NEWS WASHINGTON. Sept. 22. Escorted bj two smaller war planes, tho giant twelvc-passengcr-carrjlng Capronl, piloted by Lieutenant l'mlllo Itesnatl, ended its sensational flight from Langlcy Field, Va., nnd alighted at the Polo grounds hero. Just before noon today. Tho great bird-machine carried eight passengers on Its flight. Owing to high headwinds a record was not established, although tho biggest Cn pronl made tho 125 miles ,n to hours. At the end of tho flight, all of tho machines electrified the city by a series of tho most dazzling circus nerlal stunts tho capital ever saw Watched by President and Mrs. Wilson from tho south portico of the Whlto House, and by nil official Washington tho grace ful machines circled around tho Whlto House and the Washington monument bo foro making a landing. Tho first machine to alight was the Pomlllo, piloted by Lieu tenant Baldtoll and carrjlng Lieutenant I'rnnkllit K Lane, Jr. son of Secretary of the Interior Lane The Secretary and Mrs Lane vvero on hand to tfroet the joung Lane who received nn ovation from the big crowd as he unstrapped himself from the machine and lushed Into his mother's arms. The Pomlllo made the trip In exactly one and a half hours. The riat machine driven b Lieutenant llallerini and carrlng Lieutenant AliettJ, was the setontl to nugnt its iimo was one hour and thlrtv-flve minutes A few moment later tho giant Capronl machine wtb sighted emerging from a bank of cioudB 8000 feet In tho air In long spirals It graduallv came to the ground In addition to Lieutenant Resnatl the machine carried Captain Tappl, Dr. W F Durand, Dr S. W Stratton. director of tho Bureau of Standards, W 11. Stout, of tho Interna tional Alrcrafts Organlration Board , Mr Kubel, two mechanicians nnd signal corps photographer Speaking through an In terpreter, Lieutenant Resantl said that aside fiom n heavy head wind which they had to face nil the vva. tho conditions were Ideal. "Wo nould havo surely made n record If tho wind lud not been blowing so strong. Shcrtly beforo reaching Washington wo I .in Into a heavy bank of clouds. This com peted ine to ascend much higher than we had been fljlng. At ono point we were up 8000 feet." Tho machines aro expected to leave Washington late this afternoon with Gov ernment officials us passengers. Tho flight todxy Is preliminary to a round trip (light from Norfolk to New York, to be undertaken within a fortnight. The Now York flight villi be made with all tho pas senger seats of the Capronl filled. After the New York night Captain Res natl wll undertake a flight from Wash ington to San Francisco, and If this rccurd breaklng trip Is successful a flight across the Atlantic will be attempted Tho members of tho Italian mission for aeronautics are fullj convinced that n trip from Newfoundland to Ireland can be made by machines of tho Capronl tjpo with out dllllcultj. They have suggested to the Signal Corps officers that through the air is tho only wa to deliver America's fleet of airplanes In France Tho purposo of tho Italian aero mission In coming to the United States was to dem onstrate to tho American aviation authori ties tho wonderful engine with which the Italian fighting pUuies are being equipped Tho members of tho mission believe the Italian englno Is superior in many respects to the sensational Liberty motor produced by American gasoline engine experts. The route Of today's Might to Washing ton was to bo part over water and part over land Captain Resnatl preferred nr all-water route, but sumo of his guests ex pressed u deslro to fly part way over land The Capronl that took to the air this morning Is the largest of flvo similar ma chines brought here by tho. Italian mission Yesterday tho warplane was given tho sovcrcst kind of a test by Captain Resnatl In preparation for today's flight The ma chine was flown nt an altltudo of 9000 feet for two hours and forty mtuutes. and threo wind currents were encountered TERRIFIC HAILSTORM IN LANCASTER COUNTY Tobacco, Corn and Bumper To mato and Cabbage Crops Utterly Destroyed LANCASTER, Pa., Sept 21. hailstorm, reported by farmers to be the most severe they havo over experlencod, swept tho southwestern section of Lan caster County about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, causing damage to the crops than is estimated at from $200,000 to $300,000. Four townships, Martlc, Dru more, Fulton and Little Britain, suffered tho most Thousands of window panes were broken and scores of barn roofs were torn away and cnrrled great distances Tho tobacco, corn and bumper tomato and cabbage crops were completely destroyed Tho greatest part of these crops had not been harvested. At Liberty Square, Peach Bottom and Fairfield the damage Is reported to be so great that estimates were Impossible. Dr. W. G. Hess, of Fairfield, reported that he vvas going along the road during the storm and that the automobile In which ho was riding passed through hailstones that were plied to the hub of the machine. At the Lodge Hall In Fairfield, forty seven window panes were broken and In the residence of Elsworth Gregg, of the same place, twenty-seven window panes were shattered. Mennonite Sunday School Meeting QUAKKRTOWN, Pa., Sept -2. The forty-fourth annual Sunday school conven-tlon-of the Eastern District Mennonite Con ference, comprising the eastern half of the State, convened In Bethel Mennonite Church at perkasie this morning, and will contlnua throughout the day. Your Soldier Mothers, Bisters and Sweethearts, your Soldier! Comfort abould be foremost la your minds Tired. Swollen, Blistering, Burning and Aching feet, which are brought on by Marching and Drllllnr. can be prerentad by rubbing "Faatep root l'owdar1 wall Into "aTaaUp" heala euta and broken blisters. Ita cooling. Boovninjc ana amiBepiio. As an effective Deodorant for nil narta of the body. "Faatap" will piove lndlapan. able In the trenches, when time la pressing and facilities are lacking. 0nd jronr Roldlar a Can today. All drnoHata. tile, or , E. J-ODOEBA J. CO.. Ine. jti Baakmaa Btrmt. Naw Yotk ARMY and NAVY Officers' Uniforms and EQUIPMENTS .. RaasenabU Prleaa Qoltk Dallrarlaa GEORGE EYAMS CO. . Mfc CUt Htaru r4!ora M jr. WtU Wt MM&4., Ta. E f, HttBifc jeBLH (I GKORGR W George W. Boyd Dies at Cape May Continued from Pasfl One tern of pleasure tours on the Pennlva nla Railroad, nnd ho was tho first to In troduce tho chaperono as a guide nnd ladles' mnids, observation cars nnd mall boxes, owo their origin to his progitsslvc ncss Ho vvas particularly ncttve In his efforts to bring passenger travel on tho Pennsjl anla up to tho highest posslblo standard IIo believed In tho finest nnd moBt com fortable equipment for all trains, and was ever on tho alert to promoto now featuns of comfoit and convenience for tho patrons of his road. VilW Probated Todaj Wills probated today wcio thoc of George W. B Taylor, Rldgewnter l'.nk which. In private bequests, disposes of property valued at over $104,000, Helen O I.e Conte, 1025 Spruco stre I, $80 000; Mary K While 6341 Wingohocklng avenue, $18 000 i Anna Kcll, Van Nuys. t'al $9600, and Hdward S Lowr, 4217 Walnut street. $1000. War With BOYD Jgj ' lgg agi iVr PUBLIC MIDOCEAN ATTACKS Washington Reported Ready to Meet Rumored New Style of "Warfare CONVOYING BIG SUCCESS Vv a Staff Con tapondent WASHINGTON, ScpL 22. Germany Is preparing to use submarines In tho mid-Atlantic to attack transports and supply ships passing back nnd forth be tween the United States and Europe Rumors to this effect. Admiral William V. Benson, Chief of Operations of the Navy, admitted today, havo been contained In re ports recentlj received nt tho Department from tho commanders of the American naval squadron operating In European waters Adequnto measures, Adml-al Benson be lieves, hnvo been taken to meet such a con tingency. He declared that nothing In re cent reports Justified the statements that havo been printed to the effect that Ger man! vvas planning to launch submarine at tacks on this sldo of tho Atlantic FIRED FARM PROPERTY FOR INSURANCE, CHARGE North Wales Man It Jailed Following Investigation of Maze in House and Dam t'harged with arson and firing n piopcrty with Intent to defraud insurance companies, i: S Bralinfcldt, of 134 North Main ptrect, North Wulos. has been nrrested bj Slato Troopers Charles Her and Robert Stover on a warrant sworn out b District Attorney Anderson, of Ncrrlstown, following nn In vestigation 'nto th fire at Hinlinfcldts farm outside of North vvales on Mondaj night. I'lre vvns discovered in a barn on the farm early Monday night and spread rap Idly to several outbuildings The North Wales flrn company responded to the alarm nnd succeeded In checking the flames Just ns they were about to leave, however, ilro vvas seen in tho farmhouse itnelf, which is several hundred feet from tho barn. When tho suburban flre-fighteis arrived at tho houso they found It soaked with kerosene and oil waste, according to the Insurance oiiipany Investigators. Tho fire was put out aftci an hour's work In tho Investigation conducted by Fire Marshal Kushmore, of Ambler lt was found that Brauufcldt had puichnscd 100 gallons of kerosene shortly beforo the Are occurred Tho farm property vvas Insured for $18,000, which Is $G000 more than the property Is wmtli. according to estimates made by In surance Inspectors Map in Colors Sunday Ledger TOMORROW'S issue of the Public Ledger will contain, as a specia supplement, a map of the western fighting front. It shows those portions of France and Belgium in which past fighting has taken place, as well as the section of Germany that will feel the first shock of invasion when America's armies transfer the con flict to German soil. It has been prepared especially for use as a war map. Towns, railroads, rivers, mountains and other features of military importance are indicated in con trasting colors, with names in large, clear type. The map is printed on heavy coated paper, suitable for framing. SUNDAY'S JOHN M, SHRIGLKY DKA rt t FprmeT Head of Williamson flifte School Passes Away at Lans- dpvvno Home v , John M. Shrlgley, former president efi Williamson Trade School, died earfjrtoAa. nt his home In Eansdowne, Ita was eetanty ttirce years old. While, on his vacation In Maine ho was taken ID and brought' to W home. No date has yet been set'forjtlM funeral. ' Mr. Shrlgley had resided In Lanidp'wris since 1883, when ho retired from b'lielnaM In this city. An one of the most prominent citizens he was Interested In prQfflbltloB, woman's suffrage, educational activities .and pacifist movements. Ho was president of tho Equal Franchise Leigue, of Lan'sticrwne', and did much to promoto the growth. of that organization. MttHMHJMM Tour Wife Will Save At Least ' A Dollar .f you brlnr tha entire family her tomorrow for dlnnar. Wa serve tha beat only at a price that Rlvea little profit but lota of patrons. SPECIAL MCSIO gflEOIBiMnillBJIIHMaMJSI i 7f& i 1 y anover I laflBBBBW Twelfth and t I, W II (Untranct on tlth SI.) IE B U CLAUDB M. MOint, 1 "SIS? LEDGER S 'J aaaaaaa
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