ffmma& pfffW5PnfPBpw "fySivf" -c X f J jfegayaR fTn?SSxsSK 7 .""W ss raft Sg.. . M.-LUTti BOYS fO HAVE JtEGlAR THEATRES fcwo Op'ry Houses to Be Built for "Big Time" Shows Battlefield laid out CAMP DIX WrlBhtwtown, N. J Nov. 8. Finns to further ruppiemeni the work al dy being don In fte camp by tha Y, M. I C A ..,! -. IT..!.... r-.t. i.... a- t.. t (wldlem lnteretiul during their Idle winter evening according to plans nn r SAtlnfrl hv fflllalnn dan 4mili . ...Ill . -- j iimidivii iiinuiunurin iiciri win " include the erection ulthln thi rnntnnmcnt f two large then true With these pity kouses, work on the construction of which Will be commenced na goon nx the barracks recompleted. It will be poslblo to present he begt operas and drama ghown In this i country. To assure the camp n scries of the best OlTerlnits of the season the Wnr Depart. i ' Went Hill turn oer the mnnaKcment of the theatres to theatrical bureaus, with the Understanding that the camp Is to be on the ' same circuit with the best mtmpolltnn houses. The managements will refund to j' the camp canteen 15 per cent of their re- 4". celpts. j Amateur theatrical work In the camp Is a making a ureal hit, and Leopold Lane, , dramatic 'director of the Y M C A . has applications from every company In the Jllth Infantry The success of ' MOO Ho ward." presented by the regiment last weeU, has brought Feveral requests that It be re peated. It will be given for the special benefit of New Jersey oiricers this cve- i nlnir, when the South Jerse line oltlcere en tertain the North Jersej oincers Trenton ( men will give the next plaj ' ColieKe Chums," on the evening of Xov ember 14 On the evening of the llUh Company (', of the lllth, will iret.cnt "Mv Turn Net " When North Jersey Infantrymen of the J12th Regiment (to over the top" In their dally battle practice, they work on a new f battlefield completed this week, that has aroused tho cny of the camn This "So Man's Land" has conditions reproduced Just as they are likely to be found In the most difficult righting The platoons are given certain objectives to be gained In the woods and to reach these they must work through trenches, shell craters and wire entangle- i stents, ever mindful of the Imaginary lire i from machine gun placements that sweep ' certain areas. j All along the route arc dummies, standing, kneeling, prone and In some Instances hiding t behind stump If a recruit rushes bj a dummy figure without Jabbing It with his I bayonet, he Is due for a quick call-doun I from his lieutenant who tells him that such failure In battle would likely mean death Dug-outs are being constructed along the line of trenches and the men are also being taught how to account for the cemy hidden Underground The most exciting and realistic tx jonot exercise jet seen on the parade ground was introduced during the recreation hour for Infantry regiments yesterday NATION'S CORN CROP 3,191,083,000 BUSHELS j. Far Ahead of Average, U. S. An- nounces Potato Yield Also' Breaks Record WASHINGTON', No 8 The big war crop of corn was estimated today at 3,191 083,000 bushels by the Agri culture Department This compares with . 2.533, :tl, 000 last ear and 2.751. 161,000, the j, five-year average T The great iotato crop of this ear, due 1 mainly to last season's shortage and high prices, was given ns 439.C8C.OOO bushels ! not Including 84.72" 000 bushe s of swett potatoes Both are far In excess of prev lous years. No new forecast was made of the prin cipal grain crops, production remaining at last month's estimates "The corn crop of 1917 is the largest on record,' said the Agriculture Department "The. yield per acre JG 4, against the ten year average of JC 0. however, l-s not excep tional, owing to an unfavorable season ' The bean crop, however. Is the largest In tho country's hlstorj 15.957.000 bushels this year, as against 8.84C 000 In 1910 Apple production this season will total 177,733,000 bushels against 215,572 000 the flve-year average This year's California lemon crop Is rated at 61 per cent, us compared with 94 per cent Jn 191C Oranges were rated at 51 5, as against 88 5 last ear The big corn-producing States were as - follows: Iowa. 412,772.000 bushels. Illinois, , M16.000. Nebraska, 259 740,000 Indiana, , 203,436,000, and Missouri, 263,200.000 The average leld per acre of all crops combined Is 10J per cent for the entire country, as compared with recent vears. MAYOR APPROVES PLANS FOR NEW YEAR PARADE Mummers' Clubs Expected to Eclipse Their Record in Coming j Celebration Miyor Smith today ga-e ofliclal approval in the councllmanlc plans for New Year's t, xyhlch Include the usual morning parade of Ji' jnummers' clubs and a New Year's i:ve re- 'i. 5fp,lon by hlmseir and lil-s cabinet In City Hall .' John H Balrley. who heads the council U tnanlc committee In charge of celebrating r, the dawn of 1318, after the conference, de- clared that the coming celebration will out r nlne all previous efTorts and that New J Tear's shooters have already evinced an Interest In the contests for cash prizes to be offered by the c ty. " Plana approved today call for an expendl ture of 37500, the -jame amount as was ex. pended last year The usual .,riru ,m . 's offered for best-dressed, comic and largest -.........,-., , ,,c una l0T maivldual fea- Vr!8, 1ArvranB"'ents for registering the clubs will be made In the near future. Last ,, tirai ciuds comppeted, and a Im- Hr number are expected as rntrip. .,i year. The errangements fop fh ivi.ii Sft tlnn nll fnw h. J...-.i .. . clr'?" . -.T.. .. . . uumuun oi ma mayors H reception room, on the second floor of City ' 2llr nd of ,ne Tldora leading to It from Sfroad street Mu.lc will be a feature Tf . -MirKWtlon Bna on the Mayor', committee J WW be the member of his cabinet. Licensed at Elkton to Wed fe.Kt.KTON, Md., Vov . . Marrlar. ii.n... re Issued here ioiiows Illchard Hera and Jul); Newton U Klt- r and Ruth Basil J a ait of I'hlladeU and Natalie V V Baldwin and Ian, Chester t Bchrack. Royei I'., Frank Oor- . iChtlttr, and in ruster, Trenton, Nt Isbrecht and M9vh; Lwla Formfl ,119 DTaix. or- fl uertrude B. 'uk, Tilchtstown. N J ter M Watson K'r, HY "t carria u. Baker. IteM and Oertrude rtatt, Easton. Md. and JrtMrd Kramer and Kathryn H etrohm, Chaplain Wolfe Dined by Kniehta A IsstlmenUI hannuet In hnnnr nr h Mt" ni 'I,,w,h N- Wolfe, fhaplaln of (. , -vM KHaerca mm last eve. ty waflMwt i8 mmbr of the D .ywifMMMy j cehiwtaw. 8v. . THEIR VOTE MAY DECIDE PHILADELPHIA ELECTION msammmmmmmmmmfmmmmmmimmmmmiwm twjwmxmmmmmmm! . - . ?-? tkisKrjr ar f jr - m p , tan"- a r'V i immSHKmMK ?lv If? a imm "WSBy w-- SMMMBMSW ! B mC WaHjBR'H,"rt' iiaaiakttfBiBijBaMiWltHaaM "Ss4 K? I fe -Lsaaa4BaaaafBaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaH - Members of Company L, 315th fir Town Meeting Gains at Meade i ontlniird from I'iikp One Tuesdaj and know that m statement is true ' U. S. MAY COUNT VOTE OF SOLDIERS The Federal Department of Justice may be called upon to count the billots cast by the Philadelphia toldlers and fiilors in camp Tucsda On this vote, estimated at 18 000, to gether with the thousands of ballots alleged to have been thrown out by Organlzitlon election boards In this cit, hinges the elec tion, according to Town Meeting put leaders Ittbert S Bright, chairman of the Town Meeting law committee. Is In Washington today to Ia before the Wai Department charges that election commissioners ap pointed b (lovernor Brumbaugh election eered among the nation's lighters for the Republican candidates and Juggled returns Coupled with this evidence sho-.H thnt the mllitar and naval vote was hopelessly tangled because of unfamill irlt) with elec tion regulations on the part of the men In camp The camp vote has nrrived but, accord ing to Solomon Rains superintendent of elections. It cannot be tabulated with the clvlllin ballots Under the law, ho said, It must wait until the third Friday after election or November 23 If tho decision rests with the soldier vote it must wait until that da, h- said (lovernor Brumbaugh declined to reply to the charges thnt his commissioners cam paigned for the Candidates of his political nllles the Vare Smith wing 'The Philadelphia election has been so closely tied up with the Fifth Ward case that It Is one of those things that I have been very careful to steer clear of and have nothing to do with.' he said Mr Bright left for Washington last night with evidence against the election commit. slonerM who conducted tho balloting at Camp Meade, Md , Camp Hancock, Ga , and Camp Wlssahlckon, Cape Mil), N J 'I will do my best to see that tho vote is counted sctuarely ' he said "It Is danger ous to tnonkev with tho voto of agents of the Gov eminent " TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES IIarr n Clark tail I'arrish t aiul Mar- Kuret V Kortenhoff ."ill N 3d st I'ictro Laffune 707 H hell ut jml M ir.a Snlrrna 71!) S Shell st Nnthim VAInkli-r I "ill V lrinMli nt and 1 thr I.t 144J N l-ranMIn nt S.imuil I. Miller Aucustu On -in 1 Ron' Lang 1'hiMi ixvllle Pa Janus Dow tin 4J41 Falrmount avi . and tnnle Hofckln 4-'Jl ralrmount ne !.atnp) Smith .li.Mi IMseley st aul Orn Holmes 1"IS s 17th nt Jamis Kills 1Ns VMlmot st and I.llllan Hurket tMli llcrliert st Walter i: I elrer H7 VV rh'iniiixiii "t . i"d Marlon i: Holland IH.'il jlniell vt Qtorire Moozt rnlnk 77J N J.M i, un 1 Murlo Mokrnrzuk "till Kulrmount av Franrea Ei in .'017 Hied st and Kithrtn o llara 1114 H HnllMvnod st Willlnm H dosser tint K HuniutliHiini ai. . and Hebena N Tetters ",JO IlvUrsde st Alrto I'arlKl H27 I eatrue at and Camilla Con soles lull H sih t Horace (1 Menna .1717 Carlisle it. i nd IMIth I HeaberB 3st(l l'eny st Wiillnm (1 Ilornei lsnl ,N t'.tn rt . and Marlon rhllllpa (llnsa JKIT N Vliirslinll t Arthur 1 Wllsnn I'lttliuri.h Pa and Mabel H KInnej 1 1) JS I.lndle mi Charlis K Kearn 1.' K fioth at and Mary K Mark 4" S" IMieHiiod t I.enter Kaklej -iitiii Chestnut st and Louisa llroivn "Olil Chestnut st Anthony Maircl, 17111 X Park uve . and Julia I) Antelo 1710 N Park ale Wllllim VlcCaule) IH.'H wilder st. and Hose Telnltlek 11KO VV Columlila aie Dauld i: Mrlntoah 1114 limhard t and Lottie Williams 1114 l-ombxr.l st David F M( Calllster Jr 1S4T H JOth st nnd I.llllan A I) Donnell :14 H 17th t John J Mullen 311 Jasper t , and Marsaretla V Fltzpatrlek JI1J N Colorado at Louis F Loper 1JU0 Vlelon st and lleicn DIr-rs 2144 Hharsuood it I'atrlrk K A .MiColitan ir.lt) Him l at , and Anna K Cummlnara 131H W Lromlnc t Alvln Armtron 131 F. Washington lane nnd Ethel U I'lnkerton U10 Llnroln Drlle I. Holmes White t.'in S 41th at and Ilar- bara Zlrzl llaltlmore Md Driy.'eldIn.eVU,aT7V"o,x,?rdJIh " ' " 'Ba CaU'-ll'mV-'inrh ."" an -'ot"e rvul W"?sib i?wci1.rsft " and 0rfl" Joseph I) Hulme '.441 N Falrhlll at , and 11-H trice Karly SSim N Phillip at Alieaton Keene, 1541 H lnth at , and Dalay Creecy. 1J4S a 10th at Ilartholomew 1' Huahes. 30JS N 3d at . and Anna llorlie. 14(11 Montsomery ave Brooklyn lister. 1730 Federal st and Kath . 'lne E Smith 17J1 Hancock at BW1 William II. lxcknood injl Taaker it. and llesile P Hanson 10H H Slat at Georire Cottmsn 712s Chadwlck at . and Pearl Ilalley 71JS Chadwlck at Joseph Matthews .'iins Ojrretl t and Cordelia ii '.uii, lain n, iurwooa at. Leon utanlek njl) M niter at.. TuMVnibii. lltSl H. Kth .. and 3Urya I1V.7,S"-S.i!'!', lutn ,lni1 "" ne. lsi iy vyishart at William CKly JOIl Oreen at. and Mary I Ilsthmell. U3i llucklnsham place. r Chsr'ej T I'ontzler 44 W'yota at., and Clara JefTrlea, Kennett Square Pa Ixuls II llellner, 11117 Frankford ave. and Mildred Ito.en. ifll7 Frankford av. Erwln A Johanaon. 17J7 N. '.'Oth at . and . J,!,r!.",J. Welaenhaeh, 1440 N Iiwrence at Loula B I)r ttaon, I5W Mt. Vernon at, and Katella IjnHnir 4077 Htenton ave. B"ili!i'L,lW.7-'f " -- " n(1 h niake. 72a rl ltlth at lln.rY.. ". B.rhn,,,.'I..4!l- nieklnaon at. and Mottle A I.utx. 171.1 K Moamenslns ave DavM E Oarrlah 1710 N '.'nth at , and Jluby Anthony WOK w Tloaa at Karl Heintz. 4H2N Dlttman at , and Julia Wolf. 4H.1M Dlttman at Joseph VVulkownfn R437 Webb at , and Stella Tuchvlruk 41S liermuda at William U Matin, nniiT Jackson it , and Huth V Hwope. 1M1 Tear at Joseph lllackston 230 w pnn at , and Pearl Linda. 4.10 V rnn at ' Joseph Montonl It's Sydenham it , and Nettle Delnrimal 727 IV barton at Frank K Martin Camden, N. J . and Grace E JdeCarna Wayne l'a ward ltushea. lid it) N 4 th at , and Marcartt A Dufty 3P28 N rhllln 'at Ilalph II llradlev 16:7 Monmouth at . and May U Wood 47'l1 Penn at Morris Keen nsi Filbert st , and Elizabeth Ooldbers- 13111 N lllth al Frank W pau-fhertr 143 W Mt 1'leaaant a v. , and Kdlth 1' Itenhovr. 134 W Mt Pleaaant av LouU Fink.l, 4t Wlnton at . and Lana Welaa man 41U Tree, at William a. Ilanka. Jr. 1S1H B T-ehluh ave, and Buaan Schall 11.' K Oakd.le at. Tb"or a IlaMlter, Garden city. L. L. and IJll.. SL Knm.rlnn 4 JS Hnll . St "rhH4p X-tainB', Jr Jenklotovrn, Ta . and . Mtfr-H Mir 341 N, S3.1 al ,V ' "U jrw sKjs. lain St.. an. Ausuata SVENTKG IEDGBB-PHILADELPHIA, THTJ1JSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, Regiment, enstmg their ballots at Camp Meade. Captain Fnedlandcr, in center, is in charge of the wooden ballot box. SWEATER SUPPLY ARRIVES AT MEADE First 1000 Received Distrib uted Among Poorly Clad Negro Troops BAYONET WORK TAUGHT 111 a Staff ( orrrsjioHifruf J'AMl' MIIAIli: Admiral Md . Nov f Citizens of Little I'enn are to be supplied with sweaters and the first batch of more than 1000 of the knitted garments hut arrived Tin.) were Issued to the negro soldiers vi ho were for the most part In need of warm clothing The cr)lng need for sweaters was emphasized early last week b) "Soldier Hob' who. In a letter to his mother, outlined how the Philadelphlans and other men at ('amp Meade wcro forced to iomb.it the ihlll winds In rather scant) attire The appeals were published In the I3vi- nino Lfi urn und aroused stores of mothers Heillzlng that the need of sweaters at Little l'cnn was mpirntlv- the lted Cross became active nnd notified Gen eral Kuhn that 11,000 of the garments would be forwarded Immedlatel) The soldiers and sailors' service bureau of Philadelphia also became uitlvo nnd noti fied Camp Meade s commander that It would send 1000 All of the garments. 14,000 In number. It Is hoped, will be In service by Saturdav night Ten thousand more are needed and It Is nopea that Philadelphia organizations will supply them The negro drnftees arrived at the camp minus heivv clothing and us feu ovcrcoits were available, hundreds of the men feel the chill of the morning When big motortrucks rolled up to their barracks and the precious boes tilled with sweaters were unloaded, the Joy of the negroes knew no bounds That Little Penn iltlzcns aro to be taught the latest wrinkles In ba)onet lighting be fore going to Kranco developed today, when Sergeant Major Clement A Can oil, u Ilrlt ishir, gavo the bovs of the Seventy-ninth method that combines: rough-and-tumblo bio ba)onet scrapping Carroll employs n method that lomblnes rough and tumble street lighting mid ba)onct movements He demonstrated how a Philadelphia soldier can overpower three Huns b using a fancy Jujutsu and striet-flghtlng tricks One of the bo)s who participated in today s practice grasped a rifle and made a dandy thrust at the Britisher's heirt In the twinkling of un e)o Carroll had wrested the gun for the Philadelphlans grasp and had the little man l)lng helpless on the ground Carroll has seen threo ) ears' serv ice In tho trenches and has received two severe wounds -N'ew laurels must be plated on the brow of Judge J Harry Covington of Maryland Several weeks ago the Judge spoke here at a Liberty Loan rally He made a dandy siieeih, poured hot shell Into tho Teuton nnd told how tho world had to fight against the Huns If It wanted to preserve Its right to ixlst One of the men who heard him was a consiientious objector The word' of the Judge sank down into his heart nnd he pondered over them Then he went to one of the officers and said that ho had been converted b) the speech He h now shoul dering a gun and gettlngready to go 'ovi the top ' He is u member of n Pcnnsyl vnnla regiment The 3.14th Pleld Signal Corps Is to be organized at Camp Meade. mmlfn.? ofrlc,erB1'rth nre to organize the unit having arrived today BADE RUTH IN AUTO SMASH Drives Machine Into Trolley Car and Two Women Are Hurt " "OSTO.V Xov 8 large touring car driven b) George (Babe) Ituth. the lted Sox pitcher, collided with a trolley car today caromed against another car and became ivedged between the two Miss Harriett Crane, owner of the automobile, and Miss Cora Walker, a passenger in one of the cars, were Injured nnd taken to the City Hospital Ruth escaped Injury Italy Lost Only Five Ship, in Week HOME, Nov 8 Italian shipping losses from submarines on all bear, fevr the week ended November 4 were two steamships more than 1500 tons and three sailing craft under 100 tons . Caught- A dinner and theatre enrage merit, and not a dollar irchia clothe! That was the expo, rienee of one of our patrons who came nuhtne In one evening- recently to cash a check. Aren't YOU likely to get caufht the same wayj and, when you do, will you have your money (or some of It) where you can get It any time up to 10 P. M.? Think It over. REPUBLIC TRUST CO. Th J3-Ur ism I A COOP MIIljlftURLICv 1- WJHTV tt.w1 i- Kerensky Deposed by Rebels; Capital Seized ( iinllnurd from Pace One ninonr the peasants and the abolition of prlvntil) owned propert) nnd other wenlth Thev are a big factor In the Council of Sol diers and Workmen Deputies of Petrograd This Is an ofliclal organlz itlc-n They only hold forth In Petrograd and arc not In eildente elsewhere In Hussla RUSSIAN SITUATION ALARMS WASHINGTON; EMBASSY IS SILENT WASHINGTON' Xov 8 A number of table messages iccelved at the Husslan embass) toda) caused evident concern but officials refused to make any stntement The report tint the Kerensky Oovein ment had been overthrown bv tho Bolshe vlkl w is neither confirmed nor denied at the embassy These messages were cvtdentlv of momen tcus Import They were later to be trans mitted to the State Depirtment, It was In tlmnted The latest ndv Ices to the department from the American Amb issador In Petrogrnd nnde no mention of violence In the Hussian capital With what nlarm the reported revolution In Petrograd was regarded In official circles here was shown when cloe ndvlsors of Picsldent Wilson telephoned for every scrap oi ininrmniion on xne situation That n showdown between the Kerensky Government nnd the BolslievlUI Maximal ists was due lias been admitted at the em bassy for the last week The embassy still feels that Kcrir.sk his the whole-hearted suppcTt of the nrmv outside of Petrograd The embassv stated that any announce ment to he made regarding the crisis would tome from the State Department or Am bassador Bnkhmetleff Tho latter was In nccesslblo today Ambassador Bakhmetleff at Memphis, Tenn in a long-distance telephone conver sation with the embassy this afternoon stated that If the Bolshcvikl have revolted In Petrograd inv control thev inn) have achieved Is purel) local The actions or declarations of the Petrograd Workmen's nnd Soldiers' Council cannot be lonsldered as representative of the other councils nattered throughout Russia the Ambassa dor said The emb.iss), still Insisting it was with out direct olIlclU Infortmtion from the Kerensky Government, declared that while perhaps a few regiments of Cossacks In fluenced bv the Bolshcvikl may have re volted, their defection Is not sulllclent cause for general apprehension MAXIMALISTS' LEADER WAS NEW YORK RESIDENT SEW YOIUC. Xov 7. ir the Petrograd Mnxlmallsti huie over thrown Premier Kerensky. a m in formerly a resident of Xcw Vork ilty plajed nn m portantrpart In tho proceedings e is i,eon Trotsk) Hxlled from Bus. sla several )etrs ago, Trotsk) went first to Iarls There his flrebrind radicalism caused him to be viewed with disfavor by the Government and be via ordered to leave rrance He went to Spain and later to tuba Karly this )car ho came to the I nlted States He resided on AVIse ave nue, the Bronx, for several months and many Ilusslans and Jews In Xew York came to know him well N ' .' ??ia,,'sts Elects 10 Assemblymen XIJW YOHK. Xnl R KlMnllata -.l.. J the Democratic mlnorlt) In the Xew York State's Assembl) nnd elected ten and pos sibly eleven members, according to com plete returns today The former Socialist representation was two members Why does milk keep going up in price? That is the consumer's cry. and many-of the answers-from city "investigators" blame the producer. It's about time -wo heard the farmer's side. Is the Dairyman a Profiteer? By C. E. Gapen Tells how.the millions in milK are split up. True enough, the consumer's price has more than doubled, and everyone who uses m.Ih. wants to know who's at fault. You 11 begin to see a great light when you read this article in the issue mat is out to-day. cJSe COUNTRY GENTLEMAN tkm Curtt fublUhlHg Cmmpmiw aj IndipmHd.Hc, Siuur, m. BRUMBAUGH TO ARRIVE AT HANCOCK TOMORROW No Review for Lack of Horses, but, Instead, Inspection and Parade CAMP HANCOCK, Augusta. Gn . Nov. 8 Governor Martin C Brumbaugh, of Penn sylvania, will bo In Augusta tomorrow, bdt thero will be no review of the Twenty-eighth Division In his honor. Information of this was made public )csterday from division headquarters Tho reason thnt tho review will be lacking Is becauso of a dearth of horses, nnd officers do not seem Inclined to stngo a. makeshift Govprior Brumbnugh nccordlng to tele grnms received here, will nrrlve tomorrow morning on the 9 05 Atlantic Coast Line trnln He will be met by Brigadier Gen eral Christopher T O'Nell, on behalf of Brigadier General Stllwell, acting com mander of the division Tho Governor will be tnken to Camp Han cock, nnd at 10 IE commanding officers of brigades, regiments nnd machine-gun bat tallons will assemble at division headquar ters to receive him At 11 o'clock Governor Brumbnugh will Inspect tho tamp and will return the visits of the brigadier generals and the colonels A luncheon wll be tendered the Governor and party at 1 JO at tho Pntrldge Inn by General Stlllwoll Major General Dough ertv, retired guard officer, will be a guest At 4 30 tho only military function to at tend the Governor's visit will be tnken, when the 112th Infantry Beglmcnt, under Colonel fj C Blcknrds, will parade This villi be the first time that the Governor has wit nessed a war-strength unit of the Penns)l vnnla division in action Colonel BlckardsV command was chosen because ho is the senior colonel of the division A movement Is on foot by the Y. M C A to have the Governor dedicate a "red Mangle" building at the camp during his visit PIERRE DU PONT ASKS COURT TO DISMISS SUIT Declares Judicial Decree Satisfied by Recent Balloting of Company's Stockholders WILMINGTON. Del, Xov 8 Pierre S du Pont principal defendant In tho suit for control of the $00 000,000 worth of stock formerly held b) Coleman du Pont In the du Pont Powder Company, ttdav filed n petition In the Cnltcd Slates District Court asking foi a dismissal of the suit on the ground that the tourfs deiree had been fullllled bv the recent vote of the stock holders of the compan) against the purchnse bv the company of the shnres In litigation While the petition was filed with the clerk of the court here It goes to Judge .1 Whltakcr Thompson In Philadelphia for con sideration According to the report of the special master named b) the court to conduit the stockholders' meeting the vote was over whelmingly against purchiso of the T Cole man du Pont shares by the compinv These shares aro now held bv the du Pont Secur ities Company whose purchase of them Is contested b) Philip und Alfred I du Pont and others The shares virtually represent tho balance of power In the $240 000 000 du Pont corporation By the Author of The "Tarzan" Books DID you ever see a human being with six limbs? A watch dog resembling a frog and having ten legs? A human being hatched from an egg? Milk gathered from a plant? Air manufactured by huge machinery? Then let A PRINCESS OF MARS lead you 43,000,000 miles from Earth and show you new, strange things, amazing adventures and the old, old emotion love I Only the man who criattd "TAR ZAN" could write so bold a story. All Booksellers A. C McClurg & C Publuaara, Chlcaxo Princess I of Mars I L Edgar Rice Jf v Burroughs p HifaHMan 1917 TAMMANY IN EAGER HUNT FOR CITY JOBS Lose No Time in Seeking Assign ments Under Incdming Hylan Administration NEW YORK, Nov. 8. Tammany adherents were keenly In terested today In the apportionment of municipal Jobs which will como when the Mltchel administration retires January 1. Charles r. Murphy Is scheduled to take a rest nt French Lick Springs, Ind , within a few clays, nnd many believe the distribu tion of plums among the faithful wjll be decided when he confers with his leaders there ,lt vvns reported today that Police Commissioner Arthur Woods might be asked to remain on the Job under the Tam many regime. However. T r McAvoy, for mer police Inspector, now Tnmmnny district leader, Is understood to bo strongly favored by Muriiby ns head of tho police depart ment Crowds of Tammany followers spent the dny at tho wigwam trlng to get a line on the men who had tho best chances for the choice Jobs The district lenders nnd those who led the campaign for election of John P H)lnn as Ma) or are expected to be first choices William I' Burr, of the Democratic fusion committee. 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