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1THH0URDASH
i ON REFORMERS
MADE BY FOES
Vare-Smith Attorneys Re
argue Town Meeting Case
Before Commissioners
FOLLOW DAVIS'S RULING
Decision Is Made After Confer
ence Between Jurists New
Vare Attack Fails
TTilnir vaiv conceivable "e'eventh-hour"
dvlca to nrevent the Town Meeting ticket
from .going on the general ballot, attorneys
of the Vare-Smlth machine this afternoon
resorted to tactlci whlc'.i cmsumed twi
hours of time. and. nlthough finally blocked
In their endeavor, made It recessary for
the Utmost speed to be exercised In order
, to have the amendments to the nomlnrtt'on
petitions In readiness by 11 o'clock tomor
row morning, the hour set by Judge Davis
In his decision on the cae yeterday.
When the work of nmendlng the rcentj
t seven petitions which Judge Davis had ruleu
. were1 susceptible of amendment was taken
up before the County Commlsionern at 2
' o'clock this afternoon, the attorney for the
Vare-Smlth fact on. led by William T. Ton
' nor. began an attempt to try the whole case
i over again before the commissioners. When
the first of the seventy-seven papers wni
Introduced Mr. Co inor began nn argument
as to What questions the commissioners
should ask of the five affiants for the
paper nnd even began to question the atll
antn himself.
Thomas Raeburn White and Robert S.
i Bright, of counsel for tho Town Meeting
1 party, objected vigorously in an argument
which lasted a half hour. Finally nttorncys
for both sides, accompanied by County
; Commissioner llcnrge F. Him,s, '" the
County Comtnlsslo.iers' oflic-s ti go before
Judge Davis and n k for a rul rg as to the
procedure for the amendment 'if the paper.
William A. Glasgow Jr . aim of counsel
' for the, Town Meet ng pirty, was sent for
and also appealed before the ourt. After
anotfier lengthy a gumnt the dllntory tac
J tics of the Vare-Sm th attorney were put
' an end to by a tullng from Judge Davis
v that the court would appoint a notary pub-
He. who would be iiuthTlzcd to a.k qus-
tlons of tho new nfllants and to be lndi-
Vldually responsible for the amendments.
For this woik Judge Davis assigned
Burns and Hannn. two coui t notaries. An
other fifteen minutes wan consumed In glv-
( lng them their Instructions The work was
then resumed In the County Commissioners'
offices, and the first paper's amendment was
completed In ten minutes. It was then
o'clock nnd to complete the amending of
the other seventv-i'.t papers the work will
have to be rushed without Interruption.
The commissioners will sit untl S o'clock
this evening and -from fl until 11 o'clock
tomorrow morning, to utilize every moment
before the amendments nre called for at 11
o'clock tomorrow.
Arguments on all the ward nomination
' petitions were concluded shortly before 5
o'clock. Judge Carr expects to render a
decision early tomorrow.
The Republican machine's attack was
flnaKy scattered when Judge Wessel, of
Court of Common l'1eT "o 2 announced
that all the Town Meeting party papers
for ward and other mt.ior uiHceK. a well
as for city and county olllces would be
treated alike and were open to amendment
This decision, Judge Wessel announced.
. was the result of an agreement made by
him. Judge Carr and Judge Davis. Judge
Carr and Judge We?sel nre hearing the Re.
publican city committee's object'ons to tho
ward papers, and Judge Davis late last
night ruled that faulty papers could be
amended In a decision covering the city and
county 'offices.
"The decision of Judge Davts was the re-
nult of a conference between Judse Davis.
Judge Carr and myself," said Judge Wessel
. at the resumpt on of the hearing before
him this morning.
"I will follow Judge. Davis's ruling wher
. ever It Is appl'cable "
William T. Connor, counsel for the ob
jectors, asked for a specific ruling In regard
to cases where It is shown that the papers
bear forged signatures Judge Wessel de
c'lned, saying that Judge Davis's decision
covered the ground
The first case taken up by Judge Wessel
today was that of the nomination paper
. for Councllmen for tho Forty-third Ward
In most of the cases the witnesses indentl-
fled their signatures to the Independent pe-
tltlons. Some admitted not having mada
I affidavit, and a few said they had not seen
the petitioners s'gn the papers to which
thty were nfflanK Xathan Qulnn lepre-
sented the Town Meeting party nt the henr-
j lng and was assisted by John Haney, Town
"v ) Meeting party candidate for Select Coun
v ellman.
After testimony In the Forty-third Ward
cases was heard the Town Meeting repre
ntatles left the court to amend defective
petitions,, according to Judge Vessel's rul
ing. The Judge said th-tt slgnatutes should
be stricken off except In cases where the
purported signers made a maik.
Argument against the Judge's ruling was
made by Harry JIackey. Vare lieutenant In
the Forty-sixth Ward.
He cited the case of a son of Joseph D.
Rogers, who signed for his father. Mr.
rMackey contended thai such nn act was
forgsry ana ne urged mat the whole peti
tion of sixty-eight names be Invalidated.
Rogers testified yesterday that he had au
thorized his son to sign a paper for htm.
Only twenty names were stricken from this
list:
Mr. Mackey objected to the names of four
candidates for Common Councilman In the
Forty-sixth Ward op the Town Meeting
ticket for the reason that the same candi
dates are also running on the Washington
party ticket He based his objection on
a decision of Judge Stewart in 1597 The
f nominations which he opposes nre those of
J Prancls F. Burch, J. Walter Thompson,
"i "William T. Coburn and Louis Karstaedt
Judge Wessel, after conferring with
Judges Pavls and Carr, requested counsel
for the Town Meettnc party to submit
briefs in these cases before 9 o'clock to
night By virtue of the decision of Judge Davis
, lato last night, the Independents have until
tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock to correct
the defective affidavits and file them. The
1 Town Meeting party ticket, having weath.
; rd the violent political gale net in motion
'-, ; ky the Republican city committee, will
1 V avppear as follows In next Tuesday's elec-
t tlon, except In a few wards where the
? Organization's objections tJ the nomlna-
S . tton affidavits were sustained :
For City Treasurer
WILLIAM R. NICHOLSON
For Receiver of Taxes
TnOMAS F. ARM8TR0NQ
For Register of Wills
WALTER QEQRaE SMITH
in
m
Davis's lengthy decision sustaining
i"t1 Meeting party declared that "the
y ana sincerity of tiros citizens de-
to form a party and nominate candl-
'efaUd by the unscrupulous or reckless
acta or ukwj -who. from motives of revenge
e reWit-4, would defeat the objects of the
r Md wivd them of the rleht
tfcef JM wt th Cfumonn-ealth to
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r tfce Towri
"It was simply that the motion foY the
nonsuit wai overruled, nnd the case has to
go to the Jury. The Jury In this case Is
the citizens' of Philadelphia, and the ver
dict they will render Is not In doubt. The
Vare-Smlth combination ustd every pos
sible technical mans to prevent our case
from being considered by the Jury, but
Judge Davis's decision Insures the passing
upon It by that Jury, which Is eagerly
wnltlng to Rlvs their verdict against them. '
Ex-Constable John Dunn, who has fig
ured In many election troubles, was arrented
today accucd of forging nomination petl
t'ms for Town J'ret'ng candidates In tho
Forty-fourth Ward. Dunn was arraigned
before Magistrate Watson In the Central
Police Court and waived a hearing. He
was held In MBOO ball for court.
At the same time twenty-seven witnesses
testified heforp Ji'dge Carr cmccrnlng the
Petitions whel Dunn Is nlleged to have
forged Twenty-thrco of the witnesses said
they did not sign their names to the peti
tions, hut four of them admitted that they
had authorized Dunn to sign for them.
Four others asserted that they did sign
the petitions. John R K Scott had n list
of names from the Registration Commls
sloncrs' olllce which appeared alphabeti
cally Just as those on the list which Dunn
was accused of forglrg. Scott contended
that the list on Dunn's petition which he
characterized ns an A. B. C. list hnd been
copied bodily from the Registration Com
mission's records
The petition In question has already been
repudiated by Thomas llaeburn White,
cournel for the Town Meeting party, be
fore Judge Davis.
Judge Carr will probably hand down It's
dcclidons on the Fortv-fourth Forty-first
and Twenty-second Wards tomorrow ,
Pre-emption applications for the organi
zation of the "Town Meeting" party In the
Fifth Cnrgresslonal. Twenty-fifth Repre
sentative nnd Kightli Senatorial districts In
Philadelphia weie filod at Ilarrlsburg this
afternoon with Prot'vinotary Ileniy r
Holler. The five qualified electors signing
the affidavits wer? Herbert Rosenblatt.
James V. Fltzsimmons. Charles A Barker.
IVtcr J. Hniker nnd Tharles J ltnssutt.
FORMER FIFTH WARD COP
ACCUSED OF HOLD-UP
Bankbook, Two $100 Liberty Bonds nnd
$19.50 Stolen From Man Who
Makes Charge
A dismissed policeman of the Third po
lice district. In the "Bloody Fifth" Ward,
w.is held In $1000 ball for court on an
nccit'atlon of Hrceny In Central police
Court today. The policeman Is an nppll
cant for reinstatement
The policeman Is Robert Shaw, of JtJfi
-sprn street, vho. with Lawrence Doyle, of
Wnghtstown, X. J., was accused of hold
ing up John Mcfinrrlty. of 812 Xorth Jud
hon rtreet. and robbing nlm of a bankbook,
two $100 Liberty Bonds nnd $10 30. Mc
Oarrlty said they were tho men who rob
bed him when he faced them today.
The victim said the two accosted him
near Pennsylvania and Falrmount nenues
Saturday afternoon, and asked him to buy
them a' drink, which Ho did They then
asked him to go for a stroll In the Paik,
and upon his refusal, he said, attacked him,
tearing off his vest and robbing him
FARMER IS CHARGED WITH
KILLING HIS NEIGHBOR
Police Say Qucrrel Between Two Men
Resulted in Fatal
Shooting
I. like De Fralne. farmer, Warrington.
Bucks County, was placed under arrest
early todiy by Constable Atkinson on the
charge of having shot and killed William
McClorry. who owned nn adjoining farm.
McCoiry was admitted last night to the
Ablrgton Hospital and died shortly after
ward of n gunshot wound In the neck.
An Inquest will he held today. Con
stable AtklnoT Is alo conducting an In
vestigation In Bucks County. The shooting
resulted from a quarrel between the two
men. tho police say.
AMERICANISM UPPERMOST
IN NEW YORK CAMPAIGN
XKW YORK Oct. 30. The Amerlcanlm
Issued took a foreniot place In the hottest
mayoralty fight New York has seen In vears
this afternoon. Mayor Mltchel, candidate
for renomlnatlon. announced he would re
veal the reason why John F. Hylan, his
Democratic opponent, was favored by Tam
many, the Itldders, owners of the New
York Staats Ze.tung. and Hearst. He hint
ed at a direct patriotic Interest In his revela
atlons. On the other hand, Tammany leaders,
alarmrd by the hug3 mass-meetings which
Morris Hlllqult, Socialist candidate. Is at
tracting on the Kast Side, began a thor
ough campaign against Hlllqult's American
ism. Both Mltchel and Hylan hae already at
tacked Hll quit for his nnnounced nonsup
port of Liberty Bonds ; his statements that
ha opposes the war, nnd charged him with
tacit support of Germany's cause In his
advocacy of the Herman program of an
Immediate peace. Wide preparations have
been made by Mltchel. Hy'.an and Bennett
leaders to nttack Hlllqult's -part In the So
cialist convention at St Louis, at which
pro-German Socialists opposed the draft
law and opposed President Wilson.
Republican nominee William Bennett con
tinued centering his fire on Mltchel today
for nn alleged extravagant administration.
W. II. ODENATT DEAD
Mechanical Engineer Was Pioneer in
Manual Training in Schools
William Henry Odenntt. a widely known
mechanical engineer nnd Instructor of engi
neering nt the Southern High School for
Boys, Is dead at his home. .1534 North
Eighteenth street. He leaves his wife,
two daughters. Mrs. Franklin S. Ilelnhold
and Miss Elizabeth Odenatt, and a son, Dr.
W. Burrell Qdenatt.
Mr Odenatt lived for many years in Ken
sington where he had many friends. He
was a Mason, a member of Kensington
Lodce, No. 211. and of Kensington Royal
Arch Chapter, No. 233. During the Civil
War he was a petty officer on the New
Ironsides and the Powhatan. Until 188S
he was employed by the Philadelphia and
Beading Railway and the Central Railroad
of New Jersey He was a p'oneer In tuo
work of manual training In the Philadel
phia public rchools.
The funeral will be Thursday afternoon,
nnd burial will be In Westminster Ceme
tery. AVIATION FIELD AT LANCASTER
U. S. to Take Over Fair Grounds and
Adjoining Farm
LANCASTER. Pa. Oct. 30. In financial
circles it vas learned this afternoon that
plans are almost completed by which the
Lancaster County fair grounds and the
big Buckwalter farm adjoining will be
taken over by the Government for the estab
lishment of an aviation field.
Rumors 'regarding the plans have been
prevalent for several months. While Sec
retary Seldomrldge denied the truth of the
story, several directors have Intimated that
the story is founded on fact.
ENGINE KILLS BRIDGE OFFICIAL
NEWARK. N J.. Oct. JO. E. J. Gordon,
superintendent of construction for the Lack
awanna Bridge Company, was killed here
today when the ambulance in which he was
riding was demolished by a Lehigh Valley
locomotive
aordon and six workmen were returning
from -work on a Government shipyard In an
ambulance which had been provided yes
terday. The six workmen are In a. local
bospltl gufferlac faa .)ju httortea.
none ffi which to Mff'M afieeiaw.
EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TltESDAY, OCTOBER 30!
FINANCE IS TABOO
IN COUNCILS NOW
Administration Fears Dis
cussion of Tax Rate for
1918 Before Election
LOAN TALK IS BARRED, TOO
Open Discussion Would Prove
Valuable Campaign Matter for
Town Meeting Party .
.T-'very effort la being made bv Mayor
Smith's Administration to stave off a seem
ingly IneUtnhle recond Increase In tho tax
rate nnd to prevent, this week nt least,
any discussion of muddled finances relating
to the $1,;00,000 temporary loan planned
Finances will be taboo In Councils on
Thursday, as an open discussion would
proc valuable campaign thunder fir the
Town Meeting pnrty candidates, who are
making municipal wastage an Issue.
Joseph P fJaffney, the Vare follower
who Is guiding the Administration through
troubled financial seas, has, contrary to
usual custom, cal'ed no meeting of Coun
cils' Finance Committee this week This
move will prevent any dlcusalon of finan
cial needs and will hold oft any talk nn the
miich-fenrej tax Increase The one possl
hie break In the lampalgn of silence, until
after the tes nre counted, can come
through the expected report of Controller
John M. Walton, which wl'l olearlv show
the need of a tax rate well In excess of
$1! to replace the present rite of $1.TB.
With Its political fortunes linked closely
to those of the Major, the Vnre representa
tion In Councils Is also Joining in, this su
preme effort to "keep the tax rate down."
There Is, however, a quiet satisfaction being
expressed Hi antl-Vare quarters at the pros
pect of the absolute nee'd of more revenues
In 1018, nnd tho consequent embarrassment
of tho men who have handled finance dur
ing the first two years of the present Ad
ministration. With the election of a Oovcrnor sched
uled for next ear and a mayoralty fight
but two cars ahead, and a councllmanlc
nnd row office fight under way. Vare lead
ers who bnndle municipal finances are care
fn'ly husbanding the less thin $2500 In the
cltv trensury avallablo for appropriation,
and nre taking every means possible to
prevent an untimely discussion of the over
ffieiftonoo more revenue that will be needed
next year or of the Imperative need for
n temporary loan to tide them oer the
c'o'lng months of 1D17. As Councils have
until the first of December to fix the tax
rate, this embarrassing question can tnfely
be left open until after election.
Although there was haste In approving a
"skeleton" bill In tho Finance Committee
to authorize an apportionment of a tempo
rary loan of $1,200,000, no call has been
Issued to fill In the amounts. The pro
crastination will nvert the feared show
down of finance In advance of the otlrg
and the session of Councils will be perfunc
torv, there being no mone on hand to spend
and little to tr insfer.
Rose Tree Wind-Up
in Cold and Mud
( ontlnunl from PnKe One
1 28; second nnd third places, with ?15 nnd
$10 going to M A. McKcnua's Jim
and Jack respectively. This race In
cluded only hordes that were the property
of farmers owning or leasing n lenst flftv
acres In Delaware, Chester or Montgomery
Counties and the t'mo limit for the dis
tance of about six furlongs on the Hat was
one and one-half minutes. Each horse
entered tipped the scales at 1100 pound or
more, and was ridden by the farmer or his
son who had neer been In the saddlo of a
winner In a race other than one restricted
to farmers' horses.
The steeplechase oer the brus.li cource
for about two miles was won by George
Brooke. 3d's Eacle Thistle In 5 ;0C. the
purse being $200. The winner was to be
hold at auction for $1500, and the owner
was presented with a piece of plate valued
at $100. by Mrs. Walter M Jeffoids Sec
ond place nnd a purse of $(i0 was taken by
Samuel Riddle's Bracenose nnd third with
$10 by Miss A. M. Frayllng's Dolly Madi
son. The close finish of the fourth iace for
the Blue Bell Plate and a purse of $250
again ret the spectators athrill, West Hill
Stables' Mr. Specs winning oer the six
furlongs course in one minute and fifteen
seconds Samuel Plnkerton's Jacklet and
William O. Merlon's In and Out took sec
ond and third with purses of $50 and $25,
respectively. The fifth race was scratched
The Interstate Plate and a purse of $175
went to Morton L. Schwartz's Archdalo in
the seventh race, which was won In 2-58.
William R. Martin's Pull beat out J. G.
Lelper, Jr.'s. Bruin Belle for second place
and a purse of $50, the latter receiving $25.
LAUDER LUNCHEON SPEAKER
An alliance between all the English
speaking peoples Is the only hope for civili
sation, nccordlng to Harry Lauder, the
Scotch comedian, who spoke today at a.
luncheon of the Poor Richard Club.
The luncheon wns held at the Poor
Richards' clubhouse, Camac street near
Locu?t.
Before leaving Mr. Lauder tang a pa
triotic air which he Has dedicated to the
I'nlted States navy.
Canton Company's Business Grows
TOWANDA. Oct. 30 The Canton Mer
cantile Company held Its annual meeting
and elected the following officers: Presi
dent R. G. Landen ; secretary and man
ager, J. W Merrltt ; treasurer II. C. Gates.
The company did a 50 per cent Increase In
trade last year The report shows a rapid
increase In the financial business, with an
addition of capital
Paper, paper and more
paper all kinds for all
purposes. You'll find
there's pleasure in deal
ing where every paper
need can be met with
"just the thing."
D.L.WABD COMPANY
18 Scrth6tkSt.PttiWpiii.
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ELMER L. SCHAFFEK
He
the
s chief pharmacist's mate in
Naval Uase Hospital No. 5.
stationed "somewhere in France."
In hi3 last letter to his homo at
2137 North Sixth street, he writes:
"Safe, happy and well. Don't
worry about me am havinR a
good time and plenty of interesting
experiences."
FRANKFORD V STATION
BIDS AGAIN TOO COSTLY
Readvertising Brings Estimates
Higher Than City's Engi
neers' Calculation
Kor the second time Transit DirrctCr
Twlnliif? was forced to reject bids for thP
construction of the station plntfonns nnd
the Kteel appurtenance work on the Frank
ford "I." nt Orthodox, MnrRnret. Church
nnd Iluun streets because they wcro nboo
tho department'! estimates. The bids were
flrFt rcadvertlsod. nnd when bids were
opened today It was found that only one
firm, tho Keystone State Construction Com
pany (Senator McNlchol'H concern) had
made an offer.
The Keystone bid was $7,000, which tho
lllrcctor found to be above tho estimates
by the eiiRineers of the department The
work will be advertised for the third time
In the near futuic.
DldH on two contracts for the construc
tion of two station bulldlncs opened today
wcro found to be within the department's
euHnmtPM nnrl tliR i-nntriiptu will iirnlmb'v
bo awarded late this afternoon. The low
bidder wns the Standard Construction Com
pany, of this city. The amount of tho bid
for both btatlons was $91,100. Four other
Philadelphia firms bubmltted bid. Senator
Vare made no bids for any of the work.
SERVICE FOR IF. II. CUMMINGS
Memorial Meeting Pays Tribute to
Temple Student Lost on Antilles
Memorial services of an Impressive na
ture were held yesterday nfternoon nt Tem
ple University In honor of Henry II. Cum
mlng. a member of the freshman class ot
that Institution, who lost his life when the
United States transport Antilles was sent
to the bottom by a Herman submarine.
An address was dellered by the Uev
ituwell H. Conwell, president of the unl
erslty, who spoke of young Cummlngs
both as a student and a roldler nnd em
phasized the high courage that had led him
tc go abroad as a member of the Cornell
ambulance unit and later to nttempt to
return home to enlist In tho fighting forces
of his country. Irving Balthaser. president
of the class, read u set of resolutions ex
pressing in a feeling manner the grief felt
nt Henry funimlngs's death by his class
mates nnd the admlratlqn entertained for
his heroism. A copy of the.se resolutions
was sent to the mother of the dend boy,
whose home Is at 1228 Itcgent street, this
city.
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923 MARKET STREET
New finf fur .T-rirnmoA
COATS
Women's & Misses'
SUITS
Every style feature, includ
ing new, high walsted and
pleated models; all ma
terials in Burgundy, Brown,
Green, Navy, etc. Sizes 14
to 44.
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w4kkvtV.
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THE HOME OF,
MUST ACT QUICKLY
TO GET COAL HERE
Trigg Warns That Other
Places May Profit at
City's Expense
IN QUEST OF DATA
Letter and Questionnaire . Sent
Out to All Big Consumers,
Asking Facts
To obtain Information ns to Hie coal
diortaKe In tho Philadelphia district, so
that concerted action' may bo taken imme
diately to relievo this fuatlon'.ihehl:
delphln Chamber of Commerce, through Its
president, Krncst T. Trine, ''as sent out
a circular letter with an nttnehed ques
tlonnalre to consumers of coal In quantities
in Philadelphia.
In tho circular letter It Is stnted that
many other district have presented their
conditions to tho Fuel Administration with
n demand for relief, nnd that:
Vnless Philadelphia, with Its tremen
dous growth of ammunition nnd ship
building plants and other activities In con
nection with (lovernment requirements,
puts Itself on record promptly and
forcibly, and unless Philadelphia takes a
determined stand for Its requirements,
then other communities will benefit nt our
expense.
The railroads of the country are, now
irtually at the apex of their carrying
power. With winter coming on the rall
roul situation will undoubtedly becoma
more dllllcult and materially reduce their
sei vice.
LOOK TO FUEL COMMITTHC
Tho letter states that the fuel adminis
tration committee Is tho only source to
which "we enn looH for tellef and co-operation
In this crisis of our Industrial situa
tion." Tho letter was sent to all hotel!', apart
ment houses, large boarding hous3s, manu
facturing establishments, btores of every
nature. Institutions and to places employ
ing more than fifty or sixty people in the
city of Philadelphia and In tho smaller
towns foinilng the metropolitan district.
This takes In Chester. West Chester. Media,
Downlnglow.n, Contesvlllc, N'ori Istown. Phoo
nlwllle. Poitstown nnd Bristol.
The questionnaire accompanying the letter
reads as follows:
AVhat wns jour conMimptlon of con! from
April, 1910, to April, 101;?
What will lie your npprolmute require
ments from April, 1917, tu April, lOISf
Ilmv inurli bae ni rrcelred from April
1 to October 1, 1917?
What amount of ruul have jou now on
blind t
Wlint Is u normal tnnnncc for you to
hnve on hnml nt this period?
At the present rate of consumption, how
long will the supply you now hnie lust
I)n ."ion use iiiitlirnrlte or bltmi.'lnou?
What Is our line nf manufacture'
limn jnu nny large Uni eminent con
tra! ts?
a llnp you nny ronlrnrts for delivery of
roal for balance of time mentioned'
PLAN TO BAN BONFIHK.S
There will be no fuel wasted In bonfires
on election night If the Federal fuel board
for the city can prevent It. All very well
ordinary years for tho youth of the city to
bet free Its surplus of vitality In this rather
extravagant manner, but to wnstc even a
fp.it It of precious fuol at this national crisis
would be a reproach to the city. Is the view
held by Francis A. Lewis In Indltlnff the
following letter:
Honorablo Thomas B. gnlth, '
Mayor of Philadelphia.
My Dear Sir The custom has pre
vailed In Philadelphia for many years
of building bonfires on election night, the
wocaI for the purpose being begged or
stolen by those who made the fires. In
lew of the great shortage of fuel of all
kinds at this time, we azl; you to forbid
any such demonstrations by bonfires on
election night. There Is need to save for
some useful purpose every stick of wood,
and Its wasto would be little short of
criminal at this time.
Yours very truly,
FRANCIS A. LEWIS
Chaiiman Federal Fuel Committee of
Philadelphia.
Carlcton E. Steelman's Will Probated
The will of Carleton K Steelman. 5823
Chestnut street, admitted to probate to
day, disposes of property valued at $13,500
In private bequests.
& SUITS I
1 s 1Q - 9s
Warm winter coats and smart, modish suits. Fine
wool materials; velours, broadcloths, plushes,
mixtures, etc.; in colors such as Beetroot, Magenta,
Taupe, Navy, Brown and Black. Every new and
desired effect.
Serge a-J-nOJDuJ
In Xair, Drown, Reindeer, llurgundy, Taupe, etc. Hltli
w silted and KnxlUli basque ntylmi collar, ran be worn
low or buttoned l.lfh. Nome skirts are plain, others
draped or plaited. Satins, Velvets, Taffetas, Screes.
$10-$15-$19-75upd
HIRSCH'S DAYLIGHT SECOND FLOOR
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TO CLEAR SUSPICIONS
Government Saves Losses by Giving
Clean Bill to Firms, Including
Germans
WASHINGTON', Oct. 30. It becamo
known today that many lnrRe exporting
concerns In the United States, among whch
there wcro a few scattered German stock
holders, had, at their own Instigation, been
subjected to a rigid Investigation by ngents
of tho Stato Department In order that nil
nusplclon could he removed nnd their ex
portation be expedited.
It was claimed by such concerns that
when they requeued clearance papers for
shipments to neutrnl countries their cargoes
were unduly held In port and. In certain
Instnnces, contracts had been canceled owing
to failure to make deliveries on contract
time, while Investigations were being made
in governmental Htyle. It wns to avoid
similar Inconvcnl-mce nnd financial loss
that the aid of tho State Department was
sought.
B. AND 0.BRAKEMAN KILLED
Found Crushed and Unconscious on
Track When Train Stops
Shortly after a freight train on the Balti
more and Ohio stopped nt Twenty-eighth
nnd Jackson streets early today Robert
Dachelor, "11 Ford street, Baltimore, Md.,
a brakeman on the train, was found lying
unconscious and bndly crushed on the
tracks
Tho tral.i immediately proceeded to the
station at Twenty-fourth and Chestnut
streets, whero the patrol of the Twenty
j eighth and miner streets police station was
waiting to; rusn uucneiur iu iiu- jiu.iuiui.
Ho was pronounced dead at the Hahnemann
Hospital. How tho accident occurred Is a
mystery.
NEARLY STRIPPED OP CLOTHES
Thieves Beset Man at 23d and Chestnut
Streets and Partly Disrobe Him
Charles b'Brlen, of 3610 Sansom street,
was nearly stripped of his clothing by three
hlghwnymen at Twenty-third and Chest
nut streets early today. The men held him
up, and when they could find no money
upon him tore oft his coat and shirt nnd
were pulling at his trousers when his cries
attracted Policeman Foley, of the Fifteenth
and Vine streets station.
After a chase the men were captured at
the point of a revolver at Twenty-first nnd
Cherry streets. When nrralgned before
Miglstrate Tracy they gave their names as
John Smith, thirty-six, Pittsburgh; Frank
Leedom, thirty-two, of Scranton, nnd Jlnr
tin Olbney, thirty-two, of North street near
Sl::th. They were held In 1800 ball for a
further hearing November 5.
RESERVE 56TH ST. LINE RULING
Superior Court Withholds Decision in
Crosstown Transit
Decision was reserved today by the Su
perior Court In tho matter of the appeal of
the Allied Associations of West Philadel
phia, from the decision of the Public
Service Commission In refusing to order
the building of a new trolley line by the
Philadelphia Ilapld Transit Company on
Fifty-sixth street, West Philadelphia.
Tho nppellants are twenty-one local
business or Improvement associations, some
of them corporations and the rest volun
tary associations of Individuals Interested
In West Philadelphia improvements.
HONE RESERVATION
T T he
OTEL COLONNADE
CHESTNUT AT 15 STREET
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"ftTOST cordially and h.eartily
, A thanks Philadelphia for its won
derful' response to the opening dinner
dance given at the Colonnade Hotel on
Monday evening.
SHE NOW RENEWS HER BROAD
INVITATION TO EXCLUSIVE
PHILADELPHIA TO BE PRESENT
This Evening
and on ,
Hallowe'en
Dinner-Dance begins promptly at 620
You may telephone your table reserva
tions to 5800 Spruce in the certain knowl
edge that tonight, as well as Hallowe'en,
at the Colonnade will linger in your
memory as a most happy occasion. ,
I hope you will
Coleman's iamous
die fox trot," or Brown's splendid orches- I
tra rag the one-step."
Cordially,
P. S.Scores of delighted "After-the-Theater"
Parties were present last evening, and special
preparations have been
iswkj
News of the Qtyl
T"REE AIL 52 1
Coronor'n .TiirUo t t-. .
MachlneSK,.eVTWorCaSlM
a Man a
Three men whoso nutomnhiu.
nnd killed three persn7ere'8n d
today by a Coroner's jury Th. ,lnM'
quests were held before rw. tnr, '&
John Lynch. 2327 ttoJth J Kni
who on October 2G ran dnw?VlM; nt
Albert. Wynne, ten m !51 " kH
3924 Filbert street" at FortUh V
lace streets, was the "rrt to b.hdHS W;
James McQuade, 2337 v,chr.
street, whose car ran down .i ?r
Charles Waman. ten years m klI1
Flfty-seventh street, M am2'i,tai N6rUl
nuo and Venango street, OcTobcr W T
also acquitted, w-iooer 20, wt
The third nutomoblllst to be .
was Matthew Gaines. 2003 A mSBF1
ofWilmington. De, at &Ynd7u$
ElLBEIt WINS SHOOT
Local Gunner Grasses 20 Straiirht u
Fort Side Event
Gcorgo Hllber, of this cltv .,
weeltly white flyer shoot Vhe Fort
Inn Gun Club at St. Thomas P.',
with a straight score In The twtntv m'J
event. Kllber's marksmanship s?et,L4
able, for he faced a storm of rato. ,.?;
snow in mnklng n perfect card. l Mi
Five gunners, Clegg. Orhltr. n., .
Hoffman and Melrath each wd S
birds apiece. Hoffman mlsseJ fi ,nlnetMB
JJtWthBUlWbrl1j.tfttf
Boards Certify 74 Army Men
District Appeal Board No, 1 t0dv ..i,
fled flfty-flvo men for military serMc. ,.
fol ow ncr hn.irrln .lll, .u. ."."IC' "IU
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District .. :
Board No. 2 certified nineteen men iS
twenty-five men. were granted discharm
while cloven were allowed temporary dl.
charge from service.
Cape
Gloves are more than smart
"they're durable.
Unlike Suedes, they are
dressed right' sideout and
retain the vigor of the
original skin. Fownes Capes
are also washable, kept
fresh and sanitary with
ordinary soap and water.
Style, comfort and war-time
economy lead inevitably to
Fownes and to the conclusion
that "its a
FowneS
that's all vou need
to know about a GLOVE
CLERK, SPRUCE 5800
. ... , .,..,. j.lio numDers eML
fled, wcie announced: No. 3 iu. v ,
11; No. 817; No. 221; No. 23-i ." .
41 3, and No. 427.
"Five Miiitss From Aiywtoere'
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come, if only to hear
organization "jazz
made to welcome them
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