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MO AUTOS BURN
IN GARAGE FIRE
Adams Express Company
Building on Twenty-second
Street Destroyed
100 TRUCKS ARE SAVED
A five-alarm tire destrojed the garage
f the Adams nxprcs Company, ut Twentj
second nnd Ludlow streets last night
Nearly 100 large motortru.1:s were burned
The lots has been estimated at mote than
, $250,000
i It was the- fourth disastrous fire to oiteur
tn that central section of the city In the
!at few month ?
''The Are was discovered shortly after S
o'clock. It booh assumed spectacular pro
portions and within two hours the entire
building, which coers more than an ucre
uras bu,rned. v Iftunllj to the ground
Thousands of person ere nttrncted to
the scene. The flames could be seen for
many miles. Traffic was tied up for more
than nn hour and surface cars on both
Market and Chestnut streets were tied up
almost (or the night
Flreihen responding to the first alnrm
found the Interior of the blazing building
a real Jnferno Four other nlarms were
sounded In rnpld succession
The blaze was started by a short fircult
of electric wires on the second floor It was
discovered by David Thompson the night
watchman, who Is elghtj-even jears old
Thompson tried to extinguish the flames I
alone, but when his efforts prated futile I
he ran to the window nnd cilled for help t
Policeman Corcoran, of the Fifteenth nnd I
Chancellor streets station heard hlH cries
and rushed to his assistance vv hen ror
coran reached the second floor the old
watchman was oercome bj smoke The
policeman carried him to the street where
he was revived by ambulance attendants
Quick action of the workmen In the gar
age sated more than 100 automobile trucks
which were driven Into the streets by the
cmploes of the companj
The patients of the Central Hospital nnd
Nurses' Home, Twenty-fourth and Chestnut
Btreets, were removed to the Uttenhouse
Hotel by several soldiers and sailors who
were near.
The flames spread to the roof of the
Automobile Club of Philadelphia. In the rear
of the Adams garage nnd olgthj-Hevcn new
automobiles were damaged b water nnd
smoke. Many anxious owners moved their
caFa from the club to the street and
several thefts of blankets etc , from the
Rev. Dr. J. A. W or den
Victim of Paralysis
Continued from l'axe One
commission and served with the I nlon armv
during the civil War. latci accepting the
post of chaplain of the I.owil Legion nnd
O conge Meade Post No 1 11 A II
The degrees of II D and LL I) were
conferred upon him h Lafajettc L'nlversitv
Before coming trf Philadelphia to join the
General Board his chief pastorates hud
been In Steubeovlile. O and Oswego N' Y
Doctor Worden una called to the (liner (I
Board on the strength of n resolution
Adopted bj 25ft ministers and Sundnj school
teachers nt the Chautauqua held In August,
1S77. bringing him to the attention of the
Board o' Publication
Coming fresh f ro n ( hautauqua where
he had been for four veirs one of the
prominent teachers Doctor Worden brought
with him an enthusiastic appreciation of
the value of'teacher-tralnlng to the Sundij
school along .modern lines
During" these thirty-eight jcaW Doctor
Worden has been the author of twelve
books relating to the production of Kundaj
school works
In 18S3 Doctor Worden Introduced Into
the Presbyterian churchc the celebration of
Children's Daj on the second Sundav of
June, and also originated the general ob
servance of KjIIj Da which has also
been u source of large financial revenue
to the board The Itallj Da offerings are
used for the spiritual uplift of foreign
Immigrants coming to our shores
For six jears Doctor Worden served ns h
member of the International Lesson Com
mittee, from 1878 to 1884 He was also
the chairman of the committee on Sabbath
school and joung people's work of the
Pan-Presbjterlan Council for several jears
pennSyannounces
many promotions
Men in P. R. R. Operating and
Purchasing Departments Ad
vanced to Higher Positions
At a meeting of the board of ditectiirr
of the Pennsylvania Railroad toda the
.following changes In the organization of tho
operating department were approted to be
come effective tomorrow
W. B. McCaleb, superintendent of the
Philadelphia division, was advanced to gen
eral superintendent of water companies, to
succeed the late George S Chejnej
J, IC Johnston, superintendent of the
Tyrone division, will be superintendent of
the Philadelphia division, to succeed Mr
McCaleb.
J. B. Hutchinson, Jr. assistant superin
tendent' of the Pittsburgh division, was ad
anced to superintendent of the Tyrone
division.
11. II. Kussell. division engineer of the
Pittsburgh division, will be promoted to
assistant superintendent of the Pittsburgh
division.
It. IL Plnkham, division engineer of the
Renovo division, will be division engineer
of the Pittsburgh division.
John Atlee, supervisor of the Pittsburgh
dlvlson at Hast Liberty, will be prompted
to division engineer of the Itenovo division
George C. Koons. assistant engineer of
'way in charge of bridges and structures, Is
promoted to assistant superintendent of the
Nw York division.
O, TV. Snyder, principal assistant engineer
tot the Western Pennsvlvanta division. Is
made assistant engineer of the maintenance
of way, to succeed Mr. Koons,
TV T. Covert, division engineer of the
Philadelphia Terminal division, la promoted
to principal assistant engineer of the west
ern Pennsylvania division at Pittsburgh
C. E. Brlnser, division engineer of the
middle division. Is promoted to division en
gineer of the Philadelphia Terminal division.
A. W- McClellan, division engineer of the
Ytlllamsport division. Is promoted to divi
sion engineer of the Middle division.
, Robert Farles, division engineer of the
Efmlra. division, is promoted to division
engineer of the Wllllamsport division.
M. C. Wtsman, supervisor of the New
York dvlslon at Trenton, is promoted to
ivUt6n englneer'-of the Elmlra division,
JT, O. Hackenberg, division engineer of
lh Allegheny division, is promoted to divi
sion engineer of the Maryland division at
rWlmlngton, Del,, to succeed Division Engl.
-pr j, ij. jjcuraw, vvno was granted a
i , of absence.
Ivjeton at Bowie. Md , Is promoted to dl-
SejajtB. engineer of the Allegheny division
as. A. Anderson Is promoted to assistant
ICUprtuisluc' agent. Ills former position was
t)ut of special agent in the purchasing de-
rsatrtnienU
n, r, Phillips, -who has been coal agent
I the purchasing- department since 1513
i 4vacl to assistant to purchasing agent.
: prwueud to owHstsnt to
LIBERTY BELL, ON TRUCK, STANDS IN RAIN
"ESfa jO 'CTKbbbISB wm tt l S 'ft rrtwrJ kfel rw&sii && i
Keatly to take its place m line of the Libert;. Loan paiade scheduled for toda, the old Liberty Bell, mounted
on a motortruck, stood outside Independence Hall When the piocession was officially postponed the relic
lemained on the truck, exposed to Mew of Chestnut street pedestrians.
PLEDGE SUPPORT
TO '50-50' TICKET
Agents of Various Labor
Bodies Promise Votes to
Kendrick and Sheehan
INDEPENDENTS ASSAILED
A dozen men representing various labor
bodies allied with the Central Labor t'nion
toda nut In tho olllie of V Freeland
Kendrick, I'.ei elver of Taves nnd gave as
suianccs of their support of the Itcpubllc.vn
" Hft -flft tlikct Thev were led bv John
A Phillips, flrtt vlco president of the Mite
federation of Labor and vice president
of the Philadelphia local of the Tjpugrnphl
cal I nlon former State Senator Tvlchard
V I'arlei and Patrick P Conwa.v a lavvjer,
lepreseutlng the Hatters I'nlon
The delegation was received bv Ilecelver
of Taxes Kendrlcli Iteglster of Wills James
II sheehan and Keglstratlon't'oinmlssloner
Frederick J hhover candidate for Citv
Treasurer on the the ' 50-50 ' ticket In
giving their Indorsement of the "60-50"
candidates the labor men were nt the same
time seeking to repudlnte the action of
Prank Keenev and his faction In the Central
Labor I'nlon who recently Indorsed the
Tovvn Meeting partv tleket
Asseitlng that thev had nlvvavs been
frlendlv toward labor Kendrhk, hechap
and Shover'assured the delegation that thev
would continue to be Iojal to labor's In
terests Mr .Shojer attacked the local new s
impers for supporting the Tovvn Meeting
pnrt and declared that thc were actuated
Lv ulterior motives
Mr t onwa characterized the Town
Meeting candldntes as ,i group of "million
aire hat manufacturers
An appeal to the labm men to support
"candidates who had taken the trouble to
register at the primaries, unlike the Town
Meeting candidates" was voiced b Heg
Ister of Wills Sheehan Mr Phillips ob
jected, he raid to what he termed the li,
ference drawn b tho Tovvn Meeting pa
tint the labor vote could be "delivered" to
nnbod
Cornier Stnte Senator Farlev asserted
that the rtepubllcans In the ftate Legisla
ture Mioulil he given the credit for labor
legislation enacted In this State, such as the
child labor law, the workmen s cempensa
tlon law and the eight-hour law for women
Hint that proceedings arising from the
Bloodi Fifth' Ward murder would be In
stituted against State Senator Edwin H
Vare was given toda b State Itepresenta
tlve Isadore Stern, following the latter's
charge that Senator Vare ftninced Isaac
Deutsch i fight against Jams A. Carey In
the rifth Ward
Named as one of the "men higher up
In the case in which Major Smith was held
In heavy ball for court on murdei con
splracj charges Senator Vare todav refused
to make a formal reply to Stern's asser
tion that $0000 or $8000 of Varo money
went to Deutsch s "war chest '
Stern Is a cipher," said Senator Vare
'He Is too small I won't dignify his
ravings with an answer I blmplv won't
discuss it "
Representative Stern, whoso nflldavlt re
sulted In the Major's arrest, countered with
a second statement In which ho Intimated
that proceedings would be taken against
Vare
'That Is the same attitude the Major
took,' he said when told that Senator Vare
ignored his challenge Subsequent pro
ceedings showed that there Is a little more
than zero in the statements I make
If Senator Vare persists in assuming
the same attitude, we maj have to start
proceedings to show that there Is bomethlng
In front of the cipher either n 0 or an 8
nnd several ciphers excluding the murder
monei. which has three ciphers behind it
It all goes to show Mr Vare's familiarity
with ciphers '
Representative Stern refused to explain
the nature of the reported proceedings
against Senator Vare, but said a confer
ence would be held today on that subject.
The first statement of Stern, to which
Vare declined to reply, was as follows
P. and It. Yardmaster Dead
READING Pa Oct 24 Francis J.
Whelen, sixty-one jears. chief vardmaster
for the Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Company here, died at his home today fol.
lowing a stroke of apoplexy His widow
and two children survive
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SUNDAY
OUTINGS
Fpom Market Smtcr Wharf
A (Vn Atlantic City, Wild.
Jl.UV wssd.CspeMsy.Oeesn
Clty,Sa III City, Stsne Harbor
Avalsn. AnsltMa
Dundsre until Nor, 23, Inc.,
VVllawood, Ansltua nd Cape
Vr 7.20 a. m . Atlaotlo City
and othtr rtsorta 7 10 n.
C1 Of Barntsat Pier, Day
I Head, Point Plenant,
Manasquan
C1 Kfl Atbury Park, Ocean
r Grove Long Branch,
Belmsr, Sea C(rt, Spring Lake
$ctrilierMt y 7MAj
Pessiyrnua R. R,
EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2i,
HOOVER CUTS OFF
'LUXURY SUGAR'
Supply Discontinued to Con
fectioners and Syrup
Manufacturers
ORDER COMES BY WIRE
t'nder orders lecelved from Washington
todaj the snle of ' luxurj sugai ' In Phila
delphia has been stopped, the supply to
candv minufarturers has been rut off and
unless- the order Is (hanged everv (nndy
manufacturer in the clt will be forced to
close down for lack of raw innterl.tl
Tin order dime In the form of a telegram
from National Food Administrator Herbert
C Hoover to (leorge II Larle, ,1r Phila
delphia representatives on the American re
Ilners lommlttee appointed h Mi Hoover,
Iho telegram was as follows
Now consldei It ndvlstble to entlielj
discontinue selling to confectioners gum,
svrup and cordial manufacturers nnd other
manufacturers of similar products It Is
probable thev will be licensed shortlv nnd
their production reduced to a minimum
Will tiv to get icllef on car shortage '
(Jraduallv older Is coming out of chaos
In the local food hltuitlon and a distlnctlj
more cheerful tone was evident today In
the talk of de tiers hnd otheis who have
made u sttrUy of conditions in Philadelphia
State Pood Administrator llein7 stated
foday that he. Is having a thorough Investi
gation made "of all facts hearing on food
prices throughout Pennsjlvnnla, nnd that
as soon as lie h id In his hinds the daf
necevs irv to enable him to pioceed he will
take such action as the circjinstances inav
seem to demand A detailed statement on
the subject from Mi Heinz will probtbl
be forthcoming In the next diy or two
t.ocallv, the situation may be ummed up
about as follows
The slump in the price of eggs Ins con
tinued thinks to a determined raid bv
the Independent grocers of tho city, and
It is predicted that within u short time
the housewife will be able to get good
eggs for thlrtv cents a dozen It Is In
sisted that the eggs which have been pliced
on the market In this raid ' are of the
verv best qualtt and that no complaints
have been made of them bj purchasers
'There Is no need to get excited over
the Christmas candv problem " said a dealer
toda "VIrtualls all the Christmas candv
was manufactured three months ago and
Is now waiting to be placed on the mirket
when the time arrives Smta Claus will
have his usual supplj of goodies for the
kiddles and there Is no reason win any
higher prices for candv should prevail than
Is usunllv the cise for the HUgar from
which this candj was made was bought
when conditions were virtually normnl "
That there Is no chance for bread to go
higher, but that on the oontrarv the staff
of life will be obtainable at a substantlalli
lower price In the near future is the cheer-
iiik iiuorinuuun given xo me puuiu iv ,
President John Lagleson of the American
Stores I ompanv, which operates 1200 retiil
grocery stores In and around Philadelphia
This i eduction will not take the form of n
lovveilng of the price of the present-sized
loaf, but an Increase In the size of the loaf
"The people have no need to vvorij over
the bread situation said Mr Faglcson
"Just as soon as the flour made from the
new (rop of wheat reichcs the market
which will bo between now and the first of
the vear there will be a gradual Increase
In the size of the loaves we are selling and
the price of bread will be lowered just as
rapidly as conditions will Justlfv it '
Strangelj enough, the sales of tea and
coffee have suffered no appreciable diminu
tion owing to the shortage In sugar, and
tho price of those commodities lias under
gone no material fluctuation This would
seem to indicate either that the coffee toper
Is so deeply wedded to his favorite beverage
ns to be willing let take It straight rather
than cut It out entire!, or else that in spite
of the scarcity of sugar he has managed to
pinch out enough to provide sweetening for
the morning cup
Why Not
Pay the Price
you'rfc likely to pay it, anyhow
why not pay it for the shapes
and leathers that have made the
reputation of this shop?
Tans
Blacks
h
SteigeraValt
S 142a Chestnut Street
Where, Onjy tfje lest la Qood Enough."
SEASON'S WORST
STORM HITS CITY
Sunshine Succeeds Wind and
Rain After Considerable
Damage Is Done
WILL BE COLDER TONIGHT
The storm accompanied bj a gale, which
swept over the city today subsided shortly
before noon when Old fol put In nn ap
peal anee
Thero prohibit- will be no more rain to
div, nccordlng to Forecaster Ullss, cf the
Weather Hureau Tho wind, however, Is
duo to Increase again this nfternoon late
and tonight There nlso will bo a consid
erable drop In temperature tonight, accord-
'Ing to tho Weather Hureau
Much damage was cnused throughout the
State and clt h the stcrm, which was by
far the worst of the season
With the wind inglng at thirty-six miles
nn hour, and two Inches of rain, shipping
from tho port virtually w is at n standstill.
The citv Itself buffered heavllj Windows
were blown in signs wcra scattered In
cvers direction the streets were strewn with
umbrella skeletons nnd man digs through
out the dt have been torn down
The gile also raged along the Atlnntlc
coast
Telegraph compinies leported serious
trouble on account of wires being down
The Hell Telephone Ccmpiti wires in the
cistern pirt of tho State were hit hard
The Ke stone Companj also reported wire
tioubles on long-dlstnncc lines
Darb Cieek roe several feet on account
of the lieav rain but did not reach the
danget mark
In West Philadelphia the storm routed
three companies of tho Fort j .seventh New
York Regiment encamped at Thlrt -third
and Spruco streets The had been there
for several das nnd are scheduled to leave
for a southern camp next Frlda'.
In the earlj hours of the morning the
gale struck the camp In cjclono fashion
and swept twent three of tho twentj -seven
tents from their pins
When the tents went sailing with the
wind the troops lushed hastllj from the
camp through wet tind mud man of them
clad only In their underclothes They took
temporarj refuge at the powerhouse of the
University of Pennsjlvania. Fires were
built along the walls
The shivering men wero nssembled In
Welghtman Hall Inter In the morning The
Schujlklll Arsenal was asked to furnish
the soldiers with dry clothes
The drop In temperature tonight probably
will be considerable Forecaster Bliss said
The forecast for tomorrow Is cloudj
Your baby should have
Ihe best BABY CARRIAGE
and that is a
Jdloc-h
T5he J5abif Carriage
fr3 .ojt trie '-nation en
MADE IN PHILADELPHIA
SOLD IN PHILADELPHIA'S
LEADING FURNITURE and
DEPARTMENT STORES
If you want baby to be
safe, comfortable and
happy, be ure to get a
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THIUJULttTBADEJrfARK
ISYOaerCUARANTEE OF
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NO MORE "SHORT
TONS" OF COAL
Dealers Notified of Law Re
quiring Weight of 2240
Pounds Avoirdupois
STATE ATTORNEY'S EDICT
Xo more "short tons" for Phllade'pliln !
Philadelphia coal dealers can no longer
safely contlnuo their practice of giving
short or "net" tons of 2000 pounds So
states the definite mandate from Harris
burg, given by Francis Hhunk Drown, At
torney General, In response to a request
from 'William Potter, State fuel admin
istrator, for a legal ruling on this point.
Dy act of June 26, 1805, the letter from
tho Attorney General states the only legal
ton authorised to be sold by retailers to
consumers shall consist of 2240 pounds
avoirdupois, nnd any dealer attempting to
sell n ' ton" of lesser weight becomes liable
to fine as penalty therefor
There la no prohibition, however, tho act
Young; men
If s a double breasted sport suit
No wonder it's a favorite. There are lively
touches in every line. You see them from the
notch of the lapel to the cuff of the trousers.
Besides smart style, you vget all-wool fabrics and
unequaled .value.
Belt all-around models
You'll see several 'variations of these belt
all-around models at the store where our .
clothes are sold. Our label is your guarantee.
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Good Clothes Makers
1917
recites, on the aIo of nnthrnclte coM hy
measure. Any dealer, for example. Is per
mitted to Fell 100 bushels or 100 pounds of
nnthraclto coal In lots so specified The
only Intention of .the law Is to prohibit
his still very common practice of selling
"short tons" of 2000 pounds
.Seventy-six pounds of anthracite coal
per bushels Is the weight set by tho act
of May 11. 191B, Sir. Ilrown recites
As for bituminous coat, the lnw provides
n standnrd weight of iJevcntj-sU pounds
per bushel and 2000 pounds per ton Anj
dealer attempting to evade this shnll be
come subject to a fine of $600 to $1000, to
be paid Into tho treasurj of the State
The law spenkn for Itself," commented
William Potter
Representatives of four coal compinies,
each with n yearly output aggregating 100,
000 tons, met In closed conference with
the local Fuel Committee jesterdaj after
noon The four companies were
Tho Hell Coal Company, Letter's Sons,
American Ice Company and Witllam
Drjant Company
Tho object of the meeting was to nld
In the collection of data being gathered
this week by Chairman Lewis as to loc'al
coal prices and distribution N'o tabu
lated conclusions from these data will bo
attempted by Mr Lewis until next week
when he will nlso be in possession of tho
replies from tho 300 retail coal dealers
he has reached by circular letter
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GAS KILLS GIRL; POLlcT:
SUSPECT SUICIDE PACT
Pugilist Known ns "Young Han
Ion" OvercomePut Under
Arrest in Hospital
The possibility of a suicide nr. . .
nthel Grace, n lounc .!..PCt '
found dead yesterday from . ft,
n n room nt 327 North Tenth stS"1'"?
her husband, Jack Grace, known i-' 4I
llstlo circles ns Young Hanlon? I I'fcl""?
vestlgnted today by tho Coroner'. dVi
Hanlon was found at the Mine J J"
conscious "ace im
pending tho outcome of the Invest!,.,!
Hanlon was placed under arrest .f".0,"'
Hahnemann Hospital l "
City Hall Detective. John ni,er vwt . .
the Tenth street address vesterd , ' ' K
rest Gertrude Cark, who i, awaiUnJ "?'
for having narcotics in her H,aSd0 ' j'
cently her bondsman withdrew his h.n .
Detective rischcr was assigned to r
her As he entered n room In the rlVv
found the place filled vvllh gas if. iw, J
n match, which caused an explosion t
the glnre of gas flames he saw HanlL n
a couch and his wife ljlng on a bed n,k,'
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