tfSTRA IMtger itummg VOL. IV. NO. 3 PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 191T rortjiii.iiT. 1017 n tun I'miic I.mmipi Coumnt PRICE TWO CENTS PICTORIAL SECTION PAGES . 18, 19, 20 mm w. mall NAMES OF "HIGHER-UPS" KNOWN TO JUDGE GORDON MORE GUNMEN "SQUEAL" AND TIGHTEN NET Capt. Tate Announces Virtual Confessions of Members of Gang Detectives know ALL THEY WANT Evidence of Conspiracy to 'Murder Carey That Re sulted in Murder Ac cumulates THUGS AFTER IMMUNITY F Additional Arrests in Fifth Ward Plot Promised by Dis trict Attorney Rotan Fresh evidence poured in today to ihow that "men higher up" hired a gang of New York gunmen to murder Mercantile Appraiser Jnmcs. A. Carey, McNichol leader of the "Bloody Fifth" Ward, with the result that n Philadel phia detective who sprang to hu res cue was shot and killed. Henry de Inrao, alias John Costello, the prisoner who named "Little Nick" as the "go-between," made a virtual - confession laic this afternoon, accord ing to Captain of Detectives Tate, which confirms the signed confession in New York of Ruggiero Falcone, alias "Jimmy the Flash," -lf-confessed member of the gang. His "mate," Samuel ("Butch") Scueliga, alias Jack Jlascia, who fired the shot that killed Acting Detective George A. Eppley, nlso "opened up" (.this afternoon. "We know almost everything that ve want to know," said Captain Tate. "The men 'edge' when it comes to names, but they are trying to heat each other away from the electric chair." William ("Whitey,") Burkhart, an other member of the band under ar rest in New York, also confessed this afternoon to Detective Callahan, of Philadelphia. He told everything, ac cording to a dispatch, when promised that, he would be protected from his "pals" for "squealing." The names of the men who author lied, contracted and paid for the hiring of the band of thugs are known, ac cording to former Judge James (Jay Gordon, who is pressing the prosecu tion. , More arrests were promised todny in Philadelphia by District Attorney Rotan. A man suspected of being the much sought "Little Nick" in the Fifth Ward political murder was taken to detective headquarters this afternoon by Detec tive Thomas Walsh, who found him in an eating place on Winter street near Tenth. The police of 'the entire city, were ordered at rollcall today to arrest James Uark, a Vare-Smith worker, of De Lancey street between Fifth and Sixth, Won a murder charge, and Miko O'Sul- Hvan or Sullivan, C02G Market street, a i private detective, on a murder con spiracy charge. Clark is the "Man with Eyeglasses" who gave the gunmen their instructions, (according to detectives, and Sullivan or tutmilivan brought six of the thugs as FOret uncaptured to the Keystone Hotel, fifteenth' and Market streets, the day before election. Their names were made , Public. m Evidence that gunmen were peen in n automobile with Isaac Deutsch and Constable "Eddie" Abrams. of Mairis- M"-ate Imber's office, the day of the.kil- ng, ii substantiated, will result in the .murder consniraev charere airalnst 'Deutsch being charged to murder, it e"as said. Deutsch. with Mayor Smith nd Lieutenant David Bennett, Vtfrc ' Smith-Deutsch police commander in the Fifth Ward, now is under $10,000 bnil t a trial on a murder conspiracy charge. The four "Frog Hollow" men arrested n the Bronx, New York," accused of ContiqoKl on.l'ace Seien, Column Tim The Continuation of the Story "Germany, the Next Republic?" by , Carl W. Ackerman is printed on Page 18 KSNSSM'HmsjiSw J l?z l. V ?& &.KJi2KC3E4& . wl I' l I I 1 D WEBSTEK DOUGHERTY JUDGEDOUGHERTY DIES AT CAPE MAY Former Member of Common Pleas Bench Victim of Heart Disease END WAS UNEXPECTED I' Webster liougherty. former .luilgo of tho Common Pleas Court and u widely known rorponitiou lawyer, died sudden! "t his Rummer homo In f'&po Mny today. Heart disease, superinduced by a hiMy cold, which confined lilm to bed hut week, Is helloved to he the causo of his death. Mr. TouKhert, who would have heen sixty ycnis old on tho L'Ttli of this luonth, hart been fallliurtlu health ytace .Tanu.ir 111C, when he left tho benclf. 'lfo was hi this city I.vKt week and went to t'apo Muy on Monday to bring his family back from the unore, aiuording to hit) business asso ciates, when ho was stilrkcn with a heavj cold This connneil him to his bed a day or two apo, and jestarday he bucldenly took a turn for tho woiso and died thin morning. Mrs. Douglterty and their daugh ter Marlon was nt bin hrdsldo when dtath occurred. Mr T)ouRherty. who wus a llepublitan In politics, was one of the Judges appointed In tho Summer of 1!J3 mldcr the act of tpn Legislature, authorizing tho appoint ment of an additional judgo to arh of ilii I'nmnnm Pleas Courts, which was sub sequently declared unconstitutional V the Supreme Court On January 27th. 1913, he was appointed u judgo of common plea court No 2 by Governor Tener to fill tho acancy caused bv tho death of Judge Wlltbank. lln was defeated In the primaries for re-election In 1915 and ictlied from -tho bench In Janu ary, IS 16. Mr. Dougherty was a son of Dank I Dougheit, tho noted orator, who placed Hancock In nomination for President al Cincinnati In 18S0. Tho Dougherty family were all Demo crats, Webster being tho llrst to break away and go over to the Independents, later becoming si full-fledged Republican when Hran captured tho Democracy. His wife was Miss Anno Vlllco, member of a wealthy family. Tho Doushertys have cottages at Chelsea nnd also In the moun tains. BENDER WINS OWN GAME IN PITTSBURGH OPENER Scores on Sacrifice in Third; Also Drives Home Ludy in NinJ.h Final Score, 2-0 The Old Chief Himself I'lTTHIlUIKill All. It. II. O. A. V. Jaekson, If 0 0 Mollwltz, lb 4 0 I II 2 O lllgbce, n 0 1 " Carey, tf 4 " " lloeekel. 3b S O 1 I , at 1 mnt. xt :i o 3 i o IMller. H S O I 3 3 O Hehn.ldt. c 8 II 1 1 S 0 Jeol... v 1 O O O S 0 FUcher 1 O 0 II, ll u Curl.on. V .- " u ". " tSmllli 2. . Tetsl tfl "' 87 la 1 nti m.i us All. II. II. o. A.i:. ruktrl.cf. J J ll.nrroft, U " Stork. 3b 3 1 3 Hehulte.rf. -e , Mhltted.lf 3 ? :V? :::::::: ". J 2 i : umirVe? : : 2 ; ; : llenrirr, v ' ' Totnl. , SO 7 S7 U S lUtlrd fur Jneuba lu elfhth Innlnr. fllalted for lloeekel In ninth Innlnr. Two-b.e hit. Kln. llllb... 1-ltUr, I,u deru.. Stterlflc lilt" Jcobi. Kti, 8e rifleo fir f toek. fctruck oat Mr ""'. (S. It... on bH Off Jseob.. B. Doubla pUr Mollwlls to Illgb lo Mollwlti. Wild pltrh Jsiob. ' vonma I'tr.l.D Plruburih. Pa Sept ;i Tho Phillies kepi up their winning utreak Cvstlaufd on Tan TlJrteea. Columo Vwt HEFLIN'S CHARGES STIR IREOF HOUSE Wild Scenes as Author of Slush Fund Accusation Defends Himself GREETED WITH CATCALLS AMSTERDAM. Sept. 21. "It is highly regrettable that the American Government, God knows how, has been able to obtain apparently a whole collection of German diplomatic documents," declared the Cologne Volkszcitung today in commenting on the Bcrnstorff intrigue revealed by the Washington State Department. "If the affair is true," the newspaper added, "it is of the most disagreeable char acter." WASHINGTON Sept ?4 . enes of wild erltemcnt broke out In the House todn when, In response to n de mand from neprenntntlNe Norton, of North Dakota. tepresentalle Ilollln. of Alabama, arose to explain an Intel view he had Riven to a newnpapei ImrpltiK that members in In" House wero In the employ of the German tovernment Hfpresentntie Helllu w hooted and booed and ficquently Inter rupted by hostile questions 111 he spoke. "There are spies evrrj da In the gal irrlcs" declared Hrflln amid i.itralls "I hao In mind members of this Ilottrn who have not been loyal,'" shouted Heflln, amid boot., from tho Republican ude of the chamber. "Who are they" Name them." members on both side were now demanding. "I don't hac to name them. I will not leld." retorted Heflln. "Thero was minor of u gambling place In this city," persisted llettln. "run by a German where pacifist nnd slackers and members of this House loafed around and "I protest the gentleman Is out of order." shouted Ilcpresentatlo Cordon, or Uhlo, Democrat. OFFHItS TO NAMH DI.St.OYAl, If an Invcstlgatlton is ordered." said Heflln. "I'll namo these members who are dlslojal " "Yea. ' niembeis sii cuneil In derision "I can't proo what I s-aj '" "Oh, iiol" yelled tile (lour. "I don't court publlcltj," said Helllu "Oh. ni no! oh, no, no. no: screamed his hearers whllo Speaker Clark sought vainly to restotc order. Explaining his published lnttilew. Ilefliu said ho had been talking of woman spies and malo spies, when ho was Interrupted by Ileprcsentath Cooper, of Wlftonsln. one or tho leading pacifist members, on a point of order. Cooper read flom Jefferson' Manual to support his statement that the Alabama ConBieesman had no right to Impugn the motives of members without naming them. "I did say." said Heflln. "that thoro was a rumor that thero was a gambling place here where slackers and pacifists and mem bers played and wheio thoo who were pro German niuld win easily." Name them," elied scores of membeis. I dedlcato mself on the altar of my count r,'' screamed Heflln. while members hooted I 11 stand any test 1 hao no ( ontluued on l'ase flf . oluuin Two MOTORTRUCKS COLLIDE;20Hl)RT Rear-End Smash on Walnut Lane Overturns One Vehicle FIVE ARE IN HOSPITAL A lear-end collision between two motor tiucks on Walnut Lano below llosetta street early today Injmed twenty men when their machine overturned, five of whom were taken to St. Timothys' Hospital. Those taken to tho hospital were : VICK HKATOTZ. forty-two jears old, llfit Carlton street; broken collar bono and cuts of lha left lee. , , NICK HASHO. forty. 513 Cedar treet; broken left arm. 1 HUM YnM.O. forty-two. iJIrard avenue, West Philadelphia, cuts of faca and legs. NICK DOVKY. thlrt-nlne, tOS'J Marlon avenuai cut of face. Fl.OUIlNEY IlonERTS. twenty-tliree. a ncrro, Ilalai cuts uf rlsht luiee. prubabla fracture. The machine which oerturned was the property of Thomas Riley, a contractor of Ilala. and was taking tho men to a build ing operation In Manayun Roberts was driving It. According to tho police, Thomas Addison, of CU North Felton street, driver of the other truck, attempted to pass Rob erts in Walnut lan and collided with Hie rear wheel of the big truck. The machine overturned and nil the men were hurled out. Addison, who drives the truck for James Jf. Mitchell, of Forty-sixth and Market streets, was held in $500 bail for a further hearing, when arraigned before Magistrate Prlno at the ilanayunk police station. Roberts, who was also arrested after the more rerlous of the Injured men were taken tp the hospital, was released In his own recognizance. Two Women Scalded by Steam A deluge of escaping steam from a boiler In the pure food department of a Market treat store seriously scalded two women. The victims, who are In the Jefferson Hos pital,' -are Nina Shipley, thlrty-slx jesrs old, HOC North Nineteenth etreet, and an unidentified 'neuress. Neither of the women Is In a serious condition t Delaware Infantry Ordered SoUth WIWUNOTON, Del., 3ept :. Governor Townaend today received an order from the J peparimem oi mo raai. unfiling wiai ue First Regiment of Delaware State Militia depart for the National Guard cantonment at Annlston. Ala . "as soon after September S3 as It can bo mad ready " The regiment pumberintr 1S0Q men. Is now encamped at the State rifle range below New Castle. PLOT TO HINDER REGISTRY OF BOYS Safety Committee Relieves Sinister Influences Are at Work in State EVIDENCE OF PROPAGANDA Another plot to cmbarrns the Govern ment nnd hinder tho successful prosecu tion of the wnr has been discovered by tho Committee of Public Safety, with olllces In the riniuue isullillng, nccordltu; to an nouncement made today. Three weeks iiro the Department of Civil ian Service and Labor of this committee began the registration of the boys of the Slate A quotn of 25,000, of which 5000 was tn come from this city, had been re quested To date this registration has not been a suecers nnd Its failure Is attributed to a real organized propaganda which Is doing everything pos.ttblo to prevent sue w of this project. "We are planning In legliter nil nf the brys in this State " wiul John f Krazcc, vice director of tho department "How ever, wo have cm ntinti'tcd a treasonable nnd dastardly oiganled attempt to frus trate thlt plan Under tho plans wo had laid within two hiih there would he an nrmv of several million trained workers among the bojs or tho imtlnji. Any one j dlslojal to tho Uovirnuiotit would naturally ' wish to frustrate his attempt. ' I Mr l'razeo has rccentl returned from tour of the State. The registration was proceeding k 'lowly that It was deslre.i tn determine the cause for lis failure. Ilr has made a thorough survey of tho Held. I'nrcntn and boys have been closely ques tioned, nnd objections throughout the dif ferent part- of the State carefully com pared "i:vidi:nch of plot founo. "Recently a large nnd well organised plot to prevent the registration of the hoy of ' Indiana wan unearthed." Mr. Fiii-reo said "The persons responsible for Hit pr'pa-,, l,,iml.i weio discovered. Wo face tho sinul condition hcte In all parts of the State ' the objection of the be. ami parents i hnvo been classified and stnmlntdlznd So i faatwe have besn imabln to discover a:i. circulars. However, thero li no ilu!il that j theie Is a well-established and flimmed ic slstnnco to this icgisliutinn "The movement hns been most giossl.x misrepresented. Anv one tending our literature nnd the card that each boy Is nked to sign would toon realize that the ' movement Is one bcnefiilnl to the boy as; well as to tho Government We are offer ing to glvo tho boys work. If they don't want to tako a position ifter havjng. It I orfeiWl' to them, even' UiWgir'thcJ' "haw'r registered, they are under no obligation to take It. Lven after the nctept thq position they are not obliged to remain In It one ' iiiluuto longer than the) vwiul'lo. "This patriotic attempt lias been dis tort! d by Its opponent Into a coiiPcrlption of the boy power of tho Stute. This Is not tho etto. We will make evnr effort In 0111 power to overcome and expose this opposi tion The first step Is to put Into the linud of everj parent our llteratuie on the sub ject. We also waul the agents carrying on ' the propaganda to know that wo are on their tiall." When asked If he anticipated turning i (ontlnneil on Puce Two, Cnlunin eten RUSSIANS STRIKE ; HARD ON DVINA LINE Advance South of Riga- Pskov Road and Recap ture Positions INFLICT HEAVY LOSSES! I'lVrilOURAD, Sept. 21. A Russian ad vance south of tho Rlga-I'skov road and the occupation of Herman positions near Sel 'eml wero teported by tho War Office to- day. .Tho Russians Inflicted heay lo.ssei, moic than -100 Uerman ccjrpses helm: ojtint- cd, and, in addition, captured about sixty j prisoners and a dopen machine guna. The fceuo of the Russian counter-attack i In north of Jacobstadt, which the Germans J captured Saturday and Is cast of tho Hvina River. I GERMANS TAKE PRISONERS IN FLANDERS RAID LONDON, Sept. 21. German i alders penetrated British trenches caily last night near La Busseville, Field Marshal Halg reported today. They were driven out with lasses after a short fight, after a f,cw Urltlsh soldiers had been taker,. On both sides of the Scarpa the British Field Marshal reported the enemy's ai til ler)' active during tho early morning. South of Lens and northeast of Ypres there was artillery uctlvlty during the night. Air uctlvlty Is again on the Increase. The War Office reports that In sky battles Sun day four German machines were shot down and two driven down out of control, whllo only two British machines were lost. - Detailed accounts of the fighting In the new British offensive emphasize two points: First, the severity of the German tosses; second, the efffcts of, the British artillery fire. German prisoners, taken In the struggle along the Menln road were so dazed from the Urltlsh bombardment that It was many hours before they could talk Intelligibly. Tli'c Uerman losses at Inverness Copie. just north of the Menln road.weref rightful Circat mounds of dead Prussians, with arms, legs or heads shot away, blocked tht progress of the advancing British. British surgeons who followed the advance estab lished tempgrary hospitals In shell craters and treated wounded Germans as well as tll0r wn men An Australian who took part In the fight ing at Inverness Copse said that In all his carter as a soldier he had never heard such terrific 'dm Soldiers could not hear the firing of their own rifles and marhtne C.r-tlau.4 .'a ! . ciuma Three LATEST CLEVELAND HANGS INDIAN SIGN ON ATHLETICS CLEVELAND ..1 20000110-571 ATHLETICS.., .0 0. 00200 2 0 490 Torfeelson and Bllllnr-s! ronihnui and Terklus. Woriarity, O'Loughlin. PHILS DEFEAT PIRATES IN SMOKY PITTSBURGH PHILLIES...... 0 0 100000 1272 PITTSBURGH ..0 000000 0 0071 . Bender and Klll'efer; Jacobs and Schmidt. Harrison and O'Day. NATIONAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 BOSTON CINCINNATI Jludolph and Tragessor; Mitchell and BROOKLYN 1 1 0 0 CHICAGO 0 0 0 0 0 0 Smith nnd Krueger; Vaughn and Elliott. NEW YORK .... 10 0 0 0 1 ST. LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 Snllee nnd McCavty: Doak nnd Snyder. AMERICAN LEAGUE DETROIT (1st e.) . . 1 0 aO 1 0 1 WASHINGTON ,....; 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jnme3 and Stanage; Ayers and Ainsmith. DETROIT (2d e.) . . 0 0 0 WASHINGTON 1 0 0 Dauiss and Stanage; Shaw and Alnsmlth. .CHICAGO 0 Q 0 0 0 BOSTON ...........A X 0 1 0 0 ttusseU'Had Lynn; Butta-ond Agnew. ADDITI0NAL RACING RESULTS FHth Acjueauct race, 6 furlong's, Hapld Flier, 110, Bobluaon, l to 1, 2 to I, even, -won; Woodtbrash, 110, McTnggart, 4 to 1, 2 to 1, -econd; Approval, 110, Butwcll, 1 to 2, third. Time, 1.14 1-5. Sixth. Aqueduct race, 11-16 milesPierre A. Feu, 115, Buxton, & ta Ji fc to h 8 t0 5' won C011111111' ll2 Shuttingcr, 7 to 10, 1 to 3, Second Tats tind Calls, 115, Boblnson, 1 to 4, third. Time, 1.48. FIRE DAMAGES PHYSICIAN'S HOME Fire, said to have been caused by a defective gas log, damaged the borne of Dr. William H. Schmidt, 1413 West Allegheny nvenue, late this afternoon. The loss -will amount to ?4000. CONFIRM ROPER AS REVENUE COMMISSIONER WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.. The Senate lato today continued Dan iel C. Boper to be commissioner of internal revenue nnd James H. Hoyle, TJtRh, to be asistant Secretary of the Treasury. HOUSE FAVORS COMMITTEE ON SUFFRAGE WASHINGTON, Sept. 24. -The Houhe this afternoon adopted Miss Rankin's resolution to create a special committee to consider all future suffrage legislation. President Wilson's letter npruoving tmeb action figured UeavUy lu the uffraghtR' victory. U. S. BARS .ALL GOLD SHIPMENTS TO SPAIN WASHINGTON. Sept. 24. Flat embargo on American Bold exports to Spain lias liten put Into effect bj tho I'nlteJ States Government. Kcar of a "leak" Into Germany la Spain hua loil 1-VuVrnI Keservu ofllcluls to reject virtually all applica tions for jtoUI shipments to lliat country. Since I'realdent Wilson's embargo proc lamation l.ibt month !" Aiiivttcuu coin or bullion ban been sent to Spain, except those uoiiHlgnments ulrcailv on vessels. CONCILIATOR SETTLES RAILROAD STRIKE WASHINGTON. Sept. L'4. Eight hundred clerks of tho Central Hullroad of New Jersey who went on stilko nt Wllkes-Barre. Pa, demanding; higher wages, re turned to work today, Federal Conciliator John A. MofMtt wired the Department of Labor. The teims of settlement weie not innde known by the department. MARINE INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS RAISE PRICES NEW YUUK, Sept. L'4. Fear that Gorman' submarines will make their appear and' off the American coast within the net three weeks has caused prominent marine Insurance underwriters to mark up all quotations on transatlantic ship ments. The rates now being uuoted range between 6Va Per cent for fast boats to" 10 per cent for tho United Kingdom and S to 10 per cent for the Mediterranean. Coast wise rates are very soft, averaging; about M of 1 per cent. ' ITALY NEEDS U. S. AID, SAYS MILAN PAPER HOME, Sept. 24, Plea for American aid for Ituly batteries, fighting divisions and thousands of airplanes was voiced by the Milan Corriore Delia Sara today. "Ameilca still falls to understand that Austria's defeat is vital." the editorial asserted. "Tho tfntted States is not waning against Austria her aid goes to swell the Anglo-French forces. Italy Is not Included In It. We nie carrying on our woil; unaided." The newspaper demanded to know why Italy -had not sent permanent commissioners to America, like Andre Tardleu for France and Lord Northellffe for England. FIFTEEN MEN INJURED AT CAMP CUSTER CAMP CUSTEIt. Mich., Sept. 24. Fifteen workmen engaged in constructing the army cantonment here nre in a hospital at Battle Creek as the result of n head-on collision of two Interurban cars on the Michigan Hallway, one mile from camp, this mornlnc. Heay fog caused the accident N6 announcement was permitted as to th Hodsness ot the Injuries received SPORTS LEAGUE 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i I Wlngo. 0 0 0 X 2 G 0 0 1 0 3 4 0 12 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-X- 0-X- b; tho workmen. WILSON CUTS STEEL PRICES; SAME TO ALL- New Quotations Are Ef-. fective at Once, Subject to Revision Jan. 1 WAGES TO CONTINUE SAME AS PRESENT Manufacturers Agree to. Bend Every Effort to Increase Production PITTSBURGH THE BASIS War Board to Place Orders in Such Way as to Expedite Government Work Iron and Slccl Prices Approved by President At!red Itrlrr J.-..OJ 3x no 2I"0 . .1 no nrent nrle j.t.n3 CM (M .150 Mil It W JOOl Iron cie Ph.- Iron . Hte.l Imrs . Hteel Khctx-i .Steel pUtri Coke WASHINGTON, Sept, 21 Steel pi toe i iiro rliurp'y cut by an agree ment readied by I'Mslilc t Wilson with tlia blir steel proilu-prs of hk rjuntrj. The niinotuavuent cairio from tho Whlla Houbo early tlun nfternoon, accompanied b nn olllclal Etdtoinent that tho new prices wero to take effect Immediately. I'rlcos on atccl bars mo diopped 47.3 per cent, on shapes JO per cont and on plates 70.5 nr cent. At riia same lime prices on Iron ore were fixed by agreement at $S.0J a cross ton, the new price belns Identical with recent market quotations. Prices on coko are re duced by G2.S per tent and on pie Iron 43.1 per cent. The wteel prices aro fixed with bases at Pittsburgh und Chicago. Iron oro price , a ro liaxed nt lower lake ports and coke at Should changed cond'tious justify a re vision durlm; the next three months, nerr prlce-i will be set by President Wilton at the beslnnlne of the new year While tho prices nre set today by agree ment with the steel men, tho Prcsldent'un der the food control bill In given authority arbitrarily to set such prices rhould the steel men show any Inclination to ballc. The steel men agreed not only to tl; prlct-B tet by the .President, but In addition; Tlistvriiceaiimili ronfjnue f prevent ntnndnrdfi. That (lie prlrrs tlisll apply to the Alliei and the puhllo en veil an to the Govern ment. That erry rffert (.hall be made t tlirreaite production. Prices lu detail aioi" Iron ore, basis lower lake ports Price agreed upon $3.05 cross ton ; recent price, $5.05 gross ton. Coke, basis Connellsville Price agreed upon $C net ton: recent price, $10; redua tlon, $10; per cent reduction, C'.'.B. 1MB Iron Price ngreed upon, $33; recent price, $58 gross ton; reduction, $25 , reduo tlon per cent, 43.1. Steel bars, basis. Pittsburgh and Chi cago. Price agreed upon. $;.90 hundred weight, recent price. $5.E0 hundredweight, reduction, fC.CO ; reduction lu per cent. 17.3. Shapes, basis, Pittsburgh nnd Chicago. Prlco agreed upon. $3 'hundredweight ; re cent pr'o;, $il hundredweight, reducilon, $3, reduction in per cent, 50.00. Plates, basis, Pittsburgh and Ci.'cago. Prlco agreed, upon, $."..J5 hundredweight J recent price. $11 hundredweight: reduction. $7.75 ; reduction In per cent 70.C. OFFICIAL STATEMENT The olllclal announcement said: "It wih stipulated, first, that there should be no i eduction In the present rate of wages: tecond, that the prices above named ehould be made to the public and to the Allies, as well ns to the Government; and third, that the steel men pledge themselves to exert every effort necessary to' keep up the production to the maximum of the past, so long as tho war lasts. "Measures will be taken by the War In dustries Hoard for placing orders and super vising the output of the rteel mills In such manner ns to facilitate and expedite the requirements of the Government and lri allleo- for war purposes, and ta supply the needs of the public according to their pub lic Importance and In the best interest of all, as far as practicable. "A spirit of co-operation was manifested by the steel men, and no doubt Is enter tained that every effort will be inade to bring tho production aa nearly as possible up to the extraordinary demands resulting from the war." ' WHAT MAY HAPPEN i ! IN BASEBALL TODAY' NATIONAL MJAnui: Club Won Im. l'et. Win roe Sellf New Vork .... UX St .J . MX ... , ' 1'hllll.- ! 1 M .171 .SSO .573 ... St. Ild ..70 67 .341 ,J4J Ml ClTiflnnutl . . 7.1 73 JJ10 ,M .507 ... rhldi-o 7S 77 .43 ,7 ,4SO . j llrookl-n . . .04 7IJ .4B0 .464 .4S7 ,. J, lloMon 84 77 .4M ,4M .4M . Pltuburth 4S ,9 .320 .333 .337 AMICUICAN J.K.IOVH Club Won I-o.t I'ct. Wln Ixm Split ' -1 Ohlraio . . . . 87 nU .1)60 .H6 ,0315 lloYton . . . . SS SO -177 .HM ..173 Oereland . 84 83 .571 .574 ,S ... t I'rtrott .... 74 77 JS07 .814 .800 .to ( MVMhlnston . . 87 73 ,41 .488 .478 .4tP j t.Vrw York J7 78 .4M . . wi, jj Mt loU M 117 .XVI .. ... (.f . 1 Athietlea ... . . 80 B3 .830 .384 ,M7 ...i f,U' i' THE WEATHER "J$'i FORECAST I'or FhUadclphta and vicinUv Gener ally cloudy and continued cool tonight Tuesdav loir and tllghtlv warmer; veittlm? iclndj, mottly north?a$t. i-nr eastern rennsvlvaniaFal? ta 1 nlohf, tliohtlu cartner in north and uut- warmer: gentle to moderate northeast M'i iinniuni. - wv" tf Mnuniifi . cai w-wiu. . f lknotiiftiu' SunrUes ,0:40 a. ta I Sun tta- 8 JJ p. l UCU4LWAKK RIVER TIDE CHANCM CHE8TNVT CTItKET tyiw water.--2-U ra. J Low wtf. ,7dtt j. Task. jIUh water..! 15 a. tn. I Illsh -ter .ti3f. w. TlCUPKRAlVKi; AT JHCM IMlMs -fTr-oTTiVriTriai iTrT i i svi ail gfrwnri mi mi mi atm J- . ita v '" .' ? l V K-i i 'P- .'SiJ. .. ' S .... f-. . . . " ' -..: -li .'i. r If & . , n. n A- v (.. Q
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