I- l'J fc' & Li K teiy EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER I, 1917 TOWN MEETING PARTY RALLIES Speakers Visit" Industrial Plants and Plead for City's Redemption hJt shot at bosses Many Meetings in Factories and at Other Places Largely Attended U. S. NEEDS TENTMAKEK3 Jobs Worth $4 to $6 a Dny Await Twelve Men at Schuylkill Arsenal Tent finisher nre nettled by the ofllce of the depot quartermaster of the War De partment, Twenty-sixth street .and Gray's Ferry road. Twelve men are needed. Those who apply murt have had experience an tent or salt makers. They are to he paid from 4 to C a day. The War Depart ment wished to call attention to the fact that men who are engaged In such work are endcrlnc Just as valuable a service to their country In time of need as those who en list In the army or navy. Candidates on tho Town Meeting party ticket and speakers In their behalf con tinued to storm the. Industrial centers of the city today In the campaign for votes in the election next Tuesday. At all points they were given the closest atten tion, and wero greeted with applause when telling points were made against the Vare fimltli ticket. Edward D Mitchell, candidate for Judge of tho Court of Common Hens No. 3, and Joseph S. Boyle, cniftltdnte for Magistrate, addressed a noonday meeting of workmen at the rowers-Wclghtman-r.oscngarten plant, 901 Tarrlsh Btrcct. Mitchell Is a IUpubllcan nnd Doyle a Democrat, but they wero united In their opposition to con ditions now prevailing In Philadelphia and made strong arguments 111 favor of the election of tho Town Meeting ticket. Mitchell displayed his union card as n member of the bricklayers' union nnd told of his early struggles to get an education and how, by dint of hard work, he had been able. In spite of his handicaps, to graduate from three colleges Hucknell Colgate and the law department of tho Unherslty of Pennsylvania. Ho nttacked the Smlth-Varo Administration for the high tax rate and declared that one or me cmer needs of the people la more rights and less taxation. Boyle paid high tribute to the newspapers of Philadelphia, which, ho said, were tho cleanest In tho United States, nnd declared that It is a significant fact that every paper In the city Is aligned in favor of the Town Meeting party. Tho present Republican or ganization, he said, is only a fragment of the once-powerful organization that con trolled tho politics of the city. One pjstol shot, he said, fired on the day of the pri mary election in the Fifth Ward had served to puncture the balloon that had been flaunting ns the organized Republican party of tho State. At the plant of tho John B. Stetson Com pany, Fourth street and Montgomery ave nue. Magistrate Borle, a candidate for re election; Robert S. Bright, one of the com mittee of twehe who framed tho Town Meeting ticket, and Uojd D. Morrison ad dressed a crowd of several hundred work men nnd had a most enthusiastic reception. Magistrate Borle asserted that tho Or ganization had violated two of tho funda mental laws given by God to Moses at Sinai. "Thou shalt not steal," and "Thou shalt not kill." He emphasized the taxation ques tion and declared that nothing Is to be expected from the prebent regime but taxes and more tnxes. Mr Bright declared that the people of Philadelphia had been strangled long enough by the politicians, who neer pass up an opportunity to sap tho vitality of tho community by corrupt practices and un just laws. He made a powerful appeal for united support of the Town Meeting ticket. Mr. Morrison also spoke briefly, arous ing enthusiasm by his attacks on tho Mayor and those who ho declared were responsible for the murder of Detective Kppley. U.S. SETTLES SHIPYARD STRIKE AT WILMINGTON Federal Intervention Gives Men at Harlan & Hollingsworth Plant 10 Per Cent Increase BLAIR'S RELATIVES SAY LIQUOR CAUSED CRIME Testify That Defendant Was for Years Before Killing a Heavy Drinker WILMINGTON. De!.. Nov. 1 The United States Government's deter mination to put through Its speed-up plans for shipbuilding was exemplified hero to day, when It whs announced that the strike of machinists nnd bollermakers nt the big Harlan & HolllnKswcrth plant, tho largest In Wilmington had been settled through the Intenentlon of H H. Stecr.s, vice pres ident of the United States Emergency Fleet Corporation Mr Steens cam'' here on Monday nnd Immediately enlisted tho hcrvlces o.' ex judge Oeorgp Gray, who was head of the Arbitration Court which settled tho great Pennsylvania ccal strlko of 1902, and .To sinh Maxvel, one of Delaware's leading citi zens. They, with William J. Buckley, general organizer of the International Union of Bollcrm ikers. Iron Shipbuilders and Help ers, bigan a tcrles of conferences, which has resulted In an agreement to end the strike by the granting of a 10 per cent Increase In pay to the men. Work will be resumed tomorrow morning. The Hnrlan & Hollingsworth Corporation Is a subsidiary of the Bethlehem SteM Com pany nnd Is rushed with orders for ships. BULK OF NEW MERCHANT SHIPS TO BE OIL BURNERS Workers to, Be Sent Into Oil Fields to Supply Increased Production WASHINGTON, Nov. 1. Indications that a large proportion of the merchant vessels to be constructed under the Ship ping Board's new building program will be oil burners were seen this afternoon, when Chairman Hurley went Into con ference with representatives of all the big oil productlng corporations. Chairman Hurley said that although there Is at present no shortage of lubricat ing or fuel oils, the conference dealt with methods of Increasing production. Ar rangements will be made by tho Depart ment of Labor to send workers Into the oil fields to carry out the program of Increased production. Following the conference with Chalrmin Hurley, tho oil men conferred with members of tho oil production committee of the Council of National Defense. MACKEY HEARS APPEALS IN COMPENSATION CASES Contractor Opposes Claim- of Widow. Railroads Figure in Two Questions The question as to who employed I'll Belmonte when he was killed by an ex plosion In n quarry last April was brought today before Chairman Harry A. Makey, of the Workmen's Compensation Board, by Thomas Connor, a contractor, of 3319 North Fifth street, In an appeal from the decision of Referee Scott, of District No. 1, which awards Mrs. Catrlna Belmonte, the widow, of 40 Uast nittenhousc street, and her flo children, $7391 compensation. Connor. In his appeal, asserts that Bel monte was a private contractor hauling rtone to Connor's building operation. Mrs. Belmonte holds that her husband was nn employe of Connor's and not a. contractor. Decision was reserved. The Pennsylvania Railroad appealed from the award of Refereo Snyder, of District No C. in the case of Robert M. Galbralth. of Belwood. Pa., who died Sep tember 19, 1910. Galbralth, who was nineteen years old, was employed to load and unload cars at the Belmont shops. Ho suffered a hemorrhage the day ho went to work while llft'ng a barrel. Death followed from tuberculosis. The railroad contends that Galbralth had no dependent relatives and the award of $90 compensa tion should not be allowed F. M. Galbralth. the father. The award ulso allowed $25 for medical attention and $100 for funeral expenses. Whether a fall and escnplng steam from an engine or Improper dressing was tho cause of Infected wounds which Incapacitat ed Fred J. Hlbbard, of 258 Ashmead street, was the question raised by the Philadelphia and Reading Rnllroad IH-tts appeal from the award of "not to exceed $1000" made by Referee Klauber, of District No. 1, to tho Injured man Hlbbard was employed by the railroad from October 8 to No em ber 10, 191C, when the accident occurred. Ro'atlves of William T. Blair, on trial In Gloucester County Courthouse, Woodbury, for the murder of his wife last June 20, took the witness stand In his defense today, tho defense revealing nn apparent Intention of counsel to blame the crime on liquor nnd ask the Jury to bo lenient The gist of tho testimony was that Blair for years before tho crime was n heavy drinker nnd was n nervous wreck, If ho wns not actually mentally unsound. There wns other testimony to the effect that Blair's wife left him for six weeks shortly beforo she was killed, but neither tho Stato nor the defense pressed for details regarding this nor asked the cause. There nppear to bo facts regarding tho relations of llltilr and his wife that neither side wishes to place beforo the Jury. Joseph Blair, father, and Gcorgo Blair, brother of tho defendant, told how ho drank to excess and how they often feared no would kill himself in ono of tho periods of depression that followed his sprees His father once tried to Induce Blair to go homo when he had been drinking, accord ing to the testimony, but the son i of used, saylnij ho had nn appointment with his wife In a saloon Oscar I Walsh, a Cam den druggist, testified ho had glcn metll iMne to Blair to irllee his nones nfter ho h.ul been drinking nnd lllnlr once nuked him for something thnt would kill him. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen o'Nell. of Wood bury, told how Mrs Blair and her daugh ter left Blair nnd went to live with them for six weeks. Blair Liter Induced them to return to him. I'r. A. K. Petery, specialist of the Nor rlstown nnd Camden County asylums, will testify tills afternoon us an e.pcrt on the effects' of a'cohol on tho mind. Tho case may go to tho Jury tonight. The Jury, under tho lawn of the State, will hae the right if tlie find the de fendant guilty of first degree murder to recommend llfo Imprisonment Instead of capital punishment. The author of this law. which wns passed by the Stato Leg islature two years ago, Is Charles A. Wol erton, ono of the defendant's lawyers. Tho defense hopes that If Blair is convicted It will he for second degree murer and that he will not be sent to Jail for a life term. When tho case wns ieumed today the defenso resumed their testimony. They had fifteen witnesses to call and they will likely be through beforo tho noon hour. Prosecutor Rcdrow will call several wit nesses In rebuttal, among them Florence A. Blair, tho sixteen-year-old daughter of tho defendant. She was on tho stand on Tuesday afternoon and related In (detail how her father iMnie hoirle on the fatal day under tho Influence of drink nnd told her mother he loved her better than any woman In the world nnd two minutes later sent two bullets Into her. NORWAY PROTESTS TO GERMANY Formally Complains nt Recent Sinking of British Convoyed Ships CimiSTIAXIA, Nov. 1. Norway made formal protest to Germany today against the recent German cruiser attacks ona flotilla of her ships proceeding to Kngland under coftvoy of British warships. The nttnek mentioned wns by two very fast Gorman cruisers which sunk two Brit lsh destroyers convoying tho ships and ten or more Norwegian, Swedish nnd Danish vessels. It occurred In the North, Sea about three weeks ago. MANY ALIEN ENEMIES NEAR BALTIMORE FIRE HOOVERLICENSEPLAN BIG STICK OF FOOD WORK Administration Aid Tells Man ufacturers Nation Must Bo Fed at Right Price Friends' War Report Due Itenry Scattergood, executlva head of the Friends' unit In France, has sailed for America to make a full report of the Friends' activity In tho war tone. An nouncement of that fact was made today by cable Cawiiftrtfewt gttifat DIM tt "mpk WASHINGTON, WOTi l.IW g, 13. Couture, Burnslde, Com; ttk $ monla In Francd on Octobt:n, Pershlngv reported to the W today. t Federal Authorities Hold Two Suspects in Arson Case. Will Rebuild Piers .ORIGINAL MEMBER SLAV DEATH BATTALION WEDS Widow of Prince Trubatskoi Journeys to Boston to Marry Russian Diplomat BOSTON, Nov. 1. Nadlfie Veprlnsknl Troubetzkol, widow of Prince Troubetzkol, who was killed In Russia fighting on tho Caucasian front, and herself one of the original members of Russia's famous Bat talion of Death, was married here yester day to Victor Alexander Turin, member of the Russian mission to this country, It be came known today. The youthful bride was wounded In the early fighting and decorated twice for brav ery under fire. She came alone, to this country by way of Siberia and Japan to rnarry the sweetheart of her childhood. The coupt will return to Russia soon. DR. BOARDMAN REED DEAD Weil-Known Stomach Specialist Passes Away at Alhambra, Cal. Word of the death of Dr. Boardman Reed, a prominent physician formerly of this city, at his home at Alhambra. Cal., was received today by his brother-in-law, Charles M. Gudknecht. of 621 North Thirty-second Btreet. He died yesterday at the fcge of seventy-two years. Doctor Reed, a Civil War veteran, was a stomach specialist practicing In Philadel phia and In Atlantic City. N. J., where lie was one of the leaders In tho development of that resort. He had a varied career. Born In Iowa, he enlisted In the Union army at the outbreak of the war and rose to the rank of captain. After tho war he came to Philadelphia, became a newspaper writer and editor and then studied medicine, being graduated at the University of Pennsylva nia, After studying at Berlin ho opened an office In Philadelphia. Eight years ago he moved to Alhambra, near Pasadena, Cat Ho la survived by his widow, the daughter of the late William Redfleld Phelps, and two children, II. P. Reed and r. jonn, J. Hogle, all of Pasadena. Former State Legislator Dies HEADING, Pa., Nov. 1. Jacob Miller, aged eighty-five, a former member of tho State Legislature and a County Commis sioner from 1902 to 1905, died at his iomo here today nter a brief Illness. He was a Common Councilman of the city during the period of the Civil War. Death was 1ue to old. age. V teilMiv This is the Steinway rule: to make a piano as no one else has ever made a piano, or can make it; to produce it with that faithfulness to detail that is the es sence of perfection; to set such a moderate price on it that any one appreciative of such an instrument may buy it ; to maintain a service for its care as capable as the men who make it. Uprights, in mahog any, $550 up; grands, I in mahogany,from$825. I YA ison Diamond -Disc Phono graphs , Fatally Burned by Cellar Heater LANCASTER. Pa.. Nov. 1 Mrs. Martha Iluebner, widow of Dr. O. T. Huebner, was Jutolly Injured while attending to her cei r heater. Supposing the fire was out. We poured kerosene over .the, coals which . i mhi aiive and mmm naHd nut. The container of the best hi thousands of voices and Instruments; the means of thousands of perfect re productions of these great est of entertainers. Per manent diamond, point no bother of buying or changing needles. N.Stetson&C? 1111 Chestnut St Sole Philadelphia Jiopresentativesof Stem irtW & Sons , The teliig Piano wtSitrUnfPtyerPiiHQ UALTIMORR. Nov. 1. The waterfront alone Locust Tolnt and Canton Is honey combed with Ocrmnn alien enemies and Austrlans, declared United States Marshal William W. Stockham today. The revela tion of thW condition was the most s!r nlflcant dcelopment In the probe Into tho causo of tho blaze that wrecked two bin piers of the Ualtlmore nnd Ohio Railroad at Locust Point early yesterday. Two men. Michael Handy, of Baltimore a tally clerk for Kurncss, Withy H. Co , nnd Kustace llrownley, chief BUnner of the crew tit the Urltlsh steamship Kerry Ransc, are known to bo dead and six others are mlis ini?. To suspects are held by tho Federal authorities One, a lonRshorcman seen lingering near the piers shortly before tho firo. In held bc (auso of a remark he made, predicting the blaze. The other, a German, was seen near tho piers Tuesday evenlni?. The only ex planatlon he has Riven It that he was "Just v.alkltiR around " Plani for rebuilding; tho piers are under way nnd much of tho material was ordered yesterday. ATLANTIC CITV, Nov. 1. "Herbert Hoover's licensing system for manufacturers nnd distributors of food stuffs, which becomes effective today, Is tho nation's big stick for reaching- the slacker in tho food Industry," Theodore P. Whltmarsh, president of tho National Wholesalo Grocers' Association nnd one of Hoover's most actlvo aids, declared beforo tho American Specialty Manufacturers' As sociation nt Hotel Traymoro today. He said: No patriot In the business of supplyliiR food for tho American people nnd our Allien hat anything to fear from tho food administration. We are out to see that the American people, nnd thoso who nre flRhtlnc our battles ncross tho sea, pet nn nmplo supply of food nt the right price. Mr. Whltmarsh paid that Hoover would consider It a friendly act nnd a patriotic course for peoplo to keep his administra tion Informed up to the mlnutj of small dealers who nro trying to profiteer under cover. Solomon Westcrvelt. a representative of the Nntlonnl Retail Crocern' Association, risked the manufacturers' assistance In cor recting the Impression that every small dealer In the country Is trlng to take an unjust profit from the public. Publica tion of prlrps bv wholesalers, he said, would go a lonp- vavs toward meeting prejudice which Is hurting the retail trade ifrY and tm vIRl'l' h1 ranklin .. Trust C9 15TH AND MARKET STREETS ' I l-i s Tlriir r-i-v Mirvl-i-t- Knnlr Announces tnc opening oi its vywv imiuuc.yuu v.vu tjtKLt' i tnvmnN tin rtfrtutMiit - , 'LMmM N. E. Cor. 52d and Market Streets Novbmbcr 1st,. 1917 hours from 8:30 A. M. till Midnight And invites the accounts of individuals, merchants, business Arms and corporations. Interest on Checking and Saving Accounts CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, S900.000.00 RESOURCES, $5,500,000.00 DEPOSITS, $4,325,fj00.00 The first institution to give Philadelphia Day and Night Service WOMAN KILLED IN AUTO CItASII FOOD BOARD PLANNING FOR 'CHEAPER BREAD Administration Will Cut Profits of Millers and Cost of Bakers' Loaves WASHINGTON, Nov 1 IJIows for cheaper flour and bread soon will be struck by tho food administration. Millers' profits, regal ded by officials as excessive are to be cut Twenty-five per cent of tho cmt of bakers' bread also will be saed consumers who buy direct nnd eliminate middlemen's profits. Bakers' delivery costs and sales men's commissions on bread sold through grocers are es'tlrnated at 12 per cent, alone, Two Men Hurt When Truck and Pleas ure Car Collide TRHNTON. Nov. 1 One person aw killed nnd two were severely Injured In .in nutomobllo accident today near Hlghts town The dead person was Mrs Joseph Polkowltz. wlillo her husband and Mner Karcui arc tho ones hurt. All nro from Perth mboy Mr I'olknwltz, who Is manager of the Central Oarage at Perth Amboy. and owner and drler of the car, was taking his wife and Karcus to Camp Wx. While running nlong tho road outside of Hlghtstown, a largo automobile truck came In the opposite direction III attempting to turn out for the approaching chlcle Polkowltz rati the machine Into a telegraph polo on tho side of the road Mine Hureau Official Named WASHINGTON, Nov. 1. Francis S. Peabody, leading Illinois coal operator and chairman of the Defense Council's coal pro duction committee, wns today appointed by Secretary of the Interior Lane as assistant to the director of the Hureau of Mlnex Peabody will enforce tho law cffectlvo November IS regulating tho manufacture, sale, shortngo and use of explosives, and Investigate all spy. dynamite nnd firo plots against munition plants and war materials. 1 When the motion picture theatre has either of these two trade marks or names . A TKACt 1 Ffil 'er,wHCrfV ""vif-T. in its advertisements, or in its lobby you needn't look for the name of the play but pick up the folks and go. Itwillbegood! ; FAMOUS PLATOIS-USKT CORPORATION Till Smmrfmm VK ERGE 'K1RTS Collection of fine erue klrt In h variety of new 1'nll i.tle. All new pnrkrt, girdle nnd lirll 'fft. jjj j. pleute.l.VtV 2) 0jjy A r'Biilur V a V f3 Milue... J" KKT" JT HATS TIllMMIin TT A 923 MARKET STREET i zgjgf "igjr -ria& pyjuifl Worfn $17. SO Mnnrliurlon and Taupe W o 1 f, ltadcer, etc. $10Fur$ft Muffs, 2 EXTRAORDINARY PURCHASE AND ALE OF WAISTS UP TO $6 VALUES fJ Best Waist Sale of the Season The most gigantic asiortment of waists ever gathered together by any one store. Not a new style is missing, and as no woman can have too many waists you had better put in a supply while this tale lattt. All Styles & Sizes to Choose From Georgette Crepet, Crepe de Chines, Laces, Nets, Voiles, Plaid and Striped Taffetas and Tub Silhs, Japs, Pussy Willows and Satins. Every new little touch is found on the different blouses. Trimmed with laces, jabots, embroidery, beading, fancy buttons, dainty laces, etc. CHOOSE FROM THESE THREE LOTSWite Women Will Buy Several Waists and Save All the More. Newest rollars. that can he worn lilch or low. Sauare neckn. roll coltarn nnd drep imllor rollurt. Colors ure uldte. Drill, black und new lirleht stripes and plaids and tult shades. Pnm $$ P HIRSCH'S, STREET FLOOR Eitra Salespeople Extrn Cashier Extra Wrappers KTrrjrtlilnsr arranged for autck and easy choosing; No C. (. I).. Mall. I-hoiw Orders During This Sale o Exchanges No Credits. DAYLIGHT SECOND FLOOR OFFERS 'mm lll'im Wiw I J SKI K; Paramount-Artcraft Pictures :JlSt' Have Their FIRST PRESENTATION IN PHILADELPHIA In This City's Two Leading Photoplay Theatres ABBA Market Street Above 16th Where they aro screened In the most 'advantageous manner, amid moat appealing environment, perfect ventilation, original ideas and with pro grams of artistic music excellently rendered and other features that mako the Stanley and the Arcadia THE THEATRES OF QUALITY, PRESTIGE AND SATISFACTION .Jmffpr jfaufaw 15 COATS $ Coats of Wool Velours, Iter ses. Meltons, Mlk l'luslies uml Mixtures, in nniy. brown, creen. Jiiirgumiy, laupe, mack, ete. Many with fur collars, others fur-fabric, plush or fur trimmed. Flrnteil or flare styles) tailored nnd novelty models. SUITS $10.75 12 An excellent variety of Mult ft .! from our regu lar Mock tliat meet with appreciation o f eery woman ulio ban her Fall suit to buy MleM are plain tailored, nUo clever, novel Hen unil fur-trimmed (tuttH tleteloprtl In all fnorrd material and color. Satinet are most attractive. DRESSES Charming; models in street and afternoon dresses of Jersey, Velet. Satin, TnrretB, Pence, ete. hlyles ranis from strictly tal- " lored to more elaborate types. Colors are nary, black and every desirable Fall shade. In el cry case un unusual sating Is offered. HIHSCH'S DAYLIGHT SECOND FLOOR 10 Sale of $3 antl $4 TRIMMED VELVET HATS Fine Yelvri hats in cores of new shapes and In the new and wanted Fall shades. Neatly trimmed with the latest conceits of the season. A style for every wmn, He on hand early, as we do not expect these hats to last throughout the day. HIHSCH'S STREET FLOOR A, ' ISSEPSl I jjW SPECIALS Children's Winter COATS $f.69 Sturdy little winter coats for the kiddles. Coats that will keep them warm. It 0 I and c JiL- JJO Gingham School DRESSES $ Fine little dresses of n olne Anderson cinxbam. In an assortment of styles colorings, A 13 value. CHILDREN'S DEFT. 1 SUITS FUR TRIMMED $Q.75 i ( Vi 8 Actual $12.50 Values Serges and Fancy Nov elty Ma to rials. In pleated and plain tai lored styles every new and wanted material In all new colors, Jill lies. . DRESSES SILK fc SERGE JL .69 Actual $10 VdfaM Smartest siirppio and pleated1 nutrtsi navy, black "4 -ors. Sergs, laaVtno. atlas, mmUiI, etc. All eelum it ssavpsas &Miim toft mm - r f'o l J r.s 4 i HttJCH'S-TME HOME OF SHU. AND t'r UWM. mmxt i - -, i"; f-. 7 ' k,,' i T" t ';? Tl , v . 1 . - ." ' i A, T9