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The 12,000.000 allotment of tho Phila
delphia district In tho $30,000,000 national
drive of tho "War Work Council of tho
Younr Men's Christian Association virtu
ally .has ben half' subscribed. Today's
collections were recbrd-brcakers.
Collections reported by tho team cap
tains and tho executive committee, today
for the city ulono totaled. J22J,251.7G, bring
ing the Brand total 'for Philadelphia up
to (731,064.7 and that of the cntlro dis
trict to tmafthe-JSOO.OOO'mark.
With tho support of tho city's moat In
fluential clubs, including the Union League,
Art and Racquet Clubs, largo business es
tablishments and Phlladelphlans as a whole,
the campaigner met with, every success nnd
mora was collected' than any other day of
the campaign thus far.
Among thVlarge subscriptions were two
for 110,000 each from George W, Klklns
and Mrs. Charles W, Henry. Tho Merlon
Boy Scouts, also collected J7100 In forty
eight hours according to an announcement
made by Edward Hole. Tho work was done
by nine boys of Merlon, the oldest of whom
Is only fourteen. They have had their te.-yn
posted on the scoreboard at headquarters
and will report each day, together with the
big teams. u
These same Boy Scouts collected Jl,96,000
In subscriptions to the. second Liberty Loan.
Tho team of Jay Cpoke carried oft llrst
honors again today with subscriptions of
$39,260. The teams reported as follows
1. Ira W. Barnes i 2,8n
2. It. n. Ilrensio 111,4.1.1
3. N. V. Cortion 11. HOT
4. J. Itrron Crostnan. Jr 20,441
5. W. It. Folwelf l.r.RS
6. L. O. OratT 4 371
7. Henry C. Hurt S.iltn
8. I.lvlnitston B Jones , i:i,ns
O. Howard Cooper Jnhnpon 1.4S2
10. C, Herman Krumbhaar 10,011
11. C. llartman Kuhn 21. mil
in. Krnnklln O Mor'e M7
If. George MrFadden 12.HLT,
IT. C. F". C. Stout 7.7.-.S
II. J. N. Pew. Jr 4.SM
IS. J. O. Flatt r.2.17
20. Frank It. Taylor 1.1 HI
21. J. IUnilatt Williams 'J. 7 40
22. Jay Cooke 30.209
Brigadier General L. W. T. Waller, of
the marine corps, and J. Howell Cummin,;
were speakers at the dally luncheon at the
Itltz-Carlton.
In telling of what tho soldiers thought
of tho Y, M. C. A. General Waller pre
dicted that the war would bo hard, long
and mighty tstrugglc.
"There can only be one ending to It,"
he said as the room rang with cheers. "We
must win tho war or chose one of two al
ternatives: To be slaves or Germanized.
I confess that I cannot see any difference
between the two.
"You arc dependent on tho men now at
the front and those about to go. Keeping
them clean and pure will mean eerythlng
to you In tho long run. War Is hell Itself
and many of our men will Ho In Ffench
toll forever.
"We know the Mnd of American soldiers
we have In the army today. We have there
the best of American red-blooded humanity
and the flower of our youth.
"I say you will be positively criminal If
you do not support them to tho last doltar."
Mr. Cummlngs saldhe knew of no 'better
Investment than to give to the Y. M. C. A.
war fund The work Is so great, ho said,
that It cannot even be reckoned in' money.
He has Just returned from an Inspection
tour of many of the camp? and cpoke in
highest terms of the big Influence of the
Bed Triangle at all
Tho Union League, the Itacrpjet, Art and
other city nnd country clubs ara organizing
teams to canvass the members for subscrip
tions. The rinks of the Bed Triangle work
ers have been swelled by mora than a
thousand in this city, according to an an
nouncement made, at the campaign head
quarters at the Bltz-C'arlton today.
Several largo Philadelphia business
houses already have placed Bed Triangle
posters on their motortrucks and teams.
The Glrard Trust Company today raised
a large Bed Triangle flag Other large
organizations are planning to follow suit.
It Is planned to drive the Y. M. C. A. cam
paign home to every man, woti.an and child
In the city.
Y. M. C. A. samp'e huts are being erected
In many places throughout tho city. One
Is under construction at Independence Hall,
one at the Union League, ono.at tho Glrard
1-ust Company and one nenr the Commer
cial Trust Building. Tho miniature huts
are to be used as booths In collecting sub
scriptions for tho fund.
The messenger motor service took charge
today of distributing attractive Y. M. C. A.
posters throughout the. city.
Mrs. John B. Thayer, who Is In charge
of the arrangements for tho special Y. M
C. A. benefit matinee of "Lonely Soldiers,"
to be given at tho'-Forrcst Theatre tomor
row afternoon at 4 o'clock, announced that
she has taken an office at Itoom 11 G Bltz
Carlton Hotel for the sale of tickets. Tick
ets may also be bought In the lobby of
the Wtr-Carlton, the lobby of the Bellevue
Stratford and at special booths In front of
the Glrard Trust and Commercial Trust
Buildings. Mrs. William J. Clothier Is in
charge of tho Glrard Trust Company booth
and Mrs. John White Geary of the Com
mercial Trust booth.
Miss Margaret Anglln has volunteered the
services of her entire company for this per
formance. Between the acts, Price Mc
Qulllen and -Wayne Vetterleln, two Phila
delphia men who have Just been Invalided
home from the French front, will tell of
the work of the Y. M. C. A. under Are. Cap
tain David Fallon, of the Oxford and Berks
Light Infantry, will also speak. The to
tal proceeds of the sale of tickets will go
to the Y. M. C. A. war fund.
Mrs. Thayer is 'assisted In her arrange
ments by the 'following: Miss Ellen Hop
kins. Mrs. II M. Elliot, Mrs. W. H. Donner.
Mrs. Ronald Barlow, Mrs. Harry Hart,
Mrs. William J. Clothier. Mrs. John White
Geary, Mrs. William Warden and Mrs.
Langhorne Dick.
The following are acting as aides:
Miss Agnes Brockle, Miss Bobble Brockle,
Miss Peggy Thayer, Miss Sarah Franklin,
Miss Gatnor Balrd, Miss Hope Wilson. Miss
Emelle De Kosenko, Miss Lenore Mc,Call,
Miss Kitty Brlnton, Miss Charlotte Brown,
Miss Harriet Geyelln, Miss Gladys Fox,
MIssvMary Law, Miss Eleanor Bobb and
.Miss Betty Elliotts .
T. Hilton Haines,, an eleven-year-old
Philadelphia ' cartoonist, of 2342 Huntlnir
S,Frk avenue,., volunteered this morning to
4raw cartoons at Mrs. Clothier's booth In
'."front of fhe Glrard Trust Building to aid
t 'fa a1 nt ttrlrAtH Tnllnr TTalnja in Bnti.
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J hta tender years, ia a Wilful cartoonist
an si i;iiatwu4b uiftnuito miraciea mucn
ftttefitlon. . .
tftrganlilnf at the Union Learue, Edward
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M.UfTbVl4 Wl4lw Vi. HIV WVTK Al mO
Jteagtiet Club. The plan to be adopted tn
H 'jiltttia ! rt AataVillati wmatl tuts j4mi
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, st -wmcu uuitMiuuiiuua tur mo unve zuna
wilt be received. Similar campaigns ara
organized at N. W. Ayer A Son. the
advertising firm. It waa said that
, ,.in aeparuncm jior-my .ioiiow suit.
'-. The 8H9pIee Ice Cream Company today
eeorata,iur mptorrrucKs.wiw posters, rad-
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NOTED INTERNAL REVENUE
"MOONSHINE" RAIDER DIES
Body of Chief John W. Slnscl to Bo
Buried nt Grafton, West
Virginia
John W. Slnsel, chief Internal revenuo
agent of the Philadelphia division and fa
mous because of his rtlds on "moonshine"
distilleries In West Virginia, died early to
day at his home, 009 Green street.
Mr. Slnsel, who wbh fifty years old, was
a native of Grafton, W, Va. He had bell
In tho United states reVemio service for
twenty-nine years and was known nation
ally as ono of the best-Informed men In
tho department He first attracted atten
tion by his vigorous campaigns ngalnst tho
mountaineer "moonshiners" In his Stato,
gradually rising until he bectmo chief agent
aU Xcw York, a position which he held thir
teen years, breaking a service record. Three
years ago ho assumed charge of the Phila
delphia division. He was a personal friend
of former Vice President Fairbanks.
Mr. Slnsel Is survived by his wife Char
lotto : a son, John W.. Jr.; a brother, Dr.
Charles W. Slnsel, and llvo sisters. After
funeral services at the undertaking par
lors of tho Olher H. Blr Company, 1820
Chestnut street, the body will bo sent to
Grafton for burial.
SEGER CONDEMNS
'POLICE POLITICS'
Tells Finance Committee
Promotions Should Be
on Merit
DIRECTOR WILSON'S REPLY
Explains That Lieutenants Do
Not Take Civil Service
Tests
If thero were less politics In the pro
motion of men In tho Fire and Police De
partments Philadelphia would get better
ser!cc, according to Select Councilman
Charles Scger, of the Seventh ward. Ho
made this contention this nftcrnoon before
tho Finance Committee during a discussion
cuu&ed by a request for nil Increased ap
propriation by Director Wilson.
The director asked for 773 additional
hosemen and laildernien who, ho t-ald,
would lo required when tho new double
platoon sjstem goes Into effect on January
1. This would incroaso tho payroll for
hosemen and laddcrmen from $680,000 to
Jl. 542,000. Mr. Wilson pointed out that
engine companies now had only eight hose
men, whereas sixteen would be required un
der the new system.
Mr. Seger reminded the committee that
he was an old fireman and contended that
twcho men would bo sufllclent to meet
the needs of the proposed double-shift plan.
It was at this point th.it he made oppor
tunity to volco his opinion concerning poli
tics and promotions, and said, among other
things, that when a captain of police re
signs, n lieutenant should be automatically
moved up.
Director Wilson said ho agreed with Mr.
Seger that promotions should be made on
merit, but he asserted there would bo much
trouble In such a plan, as lieutenants did
not take tho civil service tests for cap
taincies. The Finance Committee decided to allow
tho department 430 additional hosemen and
laddermen, which will bring tho payroll
for all new men under this classification
to Jl.180,000.
N'o mention of n. tn raf tvlll lin mnii
at tomorrow's session of Councils, and tht
llnal lixing of the rate may be postponed
until near the end of the time limit fixed
by law. In the rneantlmo the moro than
J40.000.000 of demands will bo cut to a
point never beforo attempted. The llrst
mortgage on 1918 Income wilt bo the
J 1.200.000 temporary loan that wilt be
authorized by Councils tomorrow.
Director Wilson, of the Department of
Public Safety, Is asking $39,620 for hla
otllco for 1918, whilo his demands for the
Bureaus of Fire and PoIIcp are well over
$2,000,000 more than granted frr T917. The
relatlvo figures aro; Pclc , 1917, $4,643,
774: asked for 1918. JD.850.252. Fire. 1917,
Jl.358,135; asked for 1918, $2,009,405 These
large Increases are explained by Increases
In both forces and Ealary raises granted
each bureau.
COURT SAYS P. R.T. TAX
SHOULD BE RETURNED
Underlying Companies Held to
Have Overpaid Government
in Sum of $73,759
Ruling that certain transactions per
formed by three leased lines of the Phila
delphia Itapld Transit Company In 1911 and
1912 did not constitute a doing of busi
ness within the meaning of the excise tax
law. Judge Dickinson, of the Federal Court,
in opinions filed today, oidered the Gov
ernment to refund to them taxes amount
ing to $73,759 20. Tho underlying com
panies of the P. B. T. were the Market
Street Klevated Passenger Hallway Com
pany, the Union Traction Company and
the Philadelphia Traction Company.
Several years ago they leased their lines
to tho Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company,
but maintained a corporate existence, they
contended, only to receive Income for dls
bursement among their stockholders and
for tho conduct of nominal transactions. The
ucts which the Government contended
brought tho companies within the provi
sions of the excise tax law Included assist
ance to the Rapid Transit Company In the
floating of bond Issues and the purchase and
leasing for the transit company of rolling
stock.
While the Government Is ordered to re
fund the taxes because these transactions
do not come within the legal definition of
a doing of business, the court, by holding
that the taxes were paid under duress, has
paed. the way for the Government to make
a contention beforo the Circuit Court of
Appeals that a corporation cannot recover
taxes unless the Collector of Internal Reve
nue has threatened to distrain Its property.
The clilm of the Market Street Elevated
was for $5,944.58; that of the Union Trac
tion for $35,906.99, and that of the Phila
delphia Traction was for $31,917.83.
While the companies paid the taxes under
protest to former Collector of Internal Rev
enue William McCoach, Assistant United
States District Attorney Kremp contended
that they could not recover because there
had been no threat to distrain upon the
property of the subsidiaries for failure to
pay. This legal question will be made the
subject of an appeal by Mr. Kremp.
NEW GIRARD APPOINTMENTS
Five College Staff Selections Made by
City Trust Directors
At the monthly meeting of the directors
of the City Trust In the Lafayette Build
ing today, at which former Governor Stu
art presided, five new appointments were
announced tor' Glrard College, as follows:
Dr. William R. Muyskens. to be uuliinnt
dentist ; Miss EJIxabeth Hilleary, 1 be go
'erness : Howard .K. Miller, to be teacher of
Sngllsh; Miss Louise G. Slrmund. to be
(uostiiuie teacner in geography In the high
school, .and Mrs. Garr Wyatt to be sub
stitute teacher In the elementary 'schools.
It waa announced that 1678 pupils had
enrolled In Olrard College during the month
of OotoUr,a4l.Uat-,th-iit laoome of the
BmNHWNr
tk year, HIT; vp to Oofe-
EVENING LEDGEB-PHILADELPgIA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14,
AWAIT BALLOT-BOX
, OPENING DECISION
Town Meeting Party and Re
publican Organization to
Contest to End
INJUNCTION THREATENED
John R. K. Scott Would Restrain
Prothonotary From Showing
Check Lists
A decision by the Supreme Court of Pcnn
syhanla on whether a court tniy open a
ballot-box upon allegation of fraud unsus
talned by cvldenca Is being n.valted today I
to clear the atmosphere In the ballot-box
battle between the Town Meeting party and
the Rcpubllcin Organization.
Should the Supreme Court, which has a '
case of that kind beforo It now, decide that
a ballot-box may bo opened .n n search
for evidence of fraud, wholesale opening of
ballot-boxes in Philadelphia probably will
follow. 1 he cif.o before the Supremo Court
Is from Lackawanna County.
Tho offllcal count up to nnd Including tho
Twenty-second Ward was completed early
this afternoon, nnd gives Edwin K. Ilorlo a
lead of fllxty otes oer Joseph lloyle, who
opposed him as a minority canuwaio ior
the magistracy Ilojle. according to the
pollco returns, was elected Hut there are
still twenty-six wards to count, and It Is
possible that Borle's lead may only bo tem
porary. By agreement "f counsel on both sides,
all arguments on both sides were suspended
until tomorrow Among other thing' sched
uled to come up tomorrow aro arguments on
petitions to open ballot-boxes In the second
division of the Eighteenth Ward One pe.
tltlon will be presented by the Town Meet
ing party and another by the Organisa
tion. THREAT AND COUNTER-THREAT
Threats by ReprcsentatUe John It I
Scott, counsel for tho Republican city com
mittee, to apply for an Injunction today re
straining Prothonotnry Walton from per
mitting Town Meeting counsel to scan tho
voters' check-list books In the probe for
fraud were met by a counter-proposition
from Robert S. Bright, of Town Meeting
counsel. Mr. Bright, pointing out that Repre
sentative Scott expressed a desire to. "clean
up ulleged fraud," suggested In a letter to
Scott that the organisation and Independent
forces make a Joint application to the Elec
tion Court to open every ballot-box In the
city.
"Let all parties be sincere and take the
people Into their confidence," saiil Mr
Hrlght.
The Inspection of the check lists Is being
continued today by Prothonotary Walton,
following Judge Flnlctter's announcement
vestcrdvy that under th eact of 1839 tho
Town Meeting party had a right to examine
tho lists. In )lte of the Organization's pro
tests. By examination of tho voters' cheek-list
books meinber.s of the Town .Meeting party
committee hopu to as-certain what became
of the 20,000 reglsteied votes which were
unaccounted for after tho polls closed on
election day. The vote this Jenr, It was
pointed out, was about 40,000 below the
normal This. It was said, was susplcloiu
on tho faco of It, as the normal number of
registered voters who fall to go to the polls
seldom exceeds 20,000,
THIRTY DATS IN WHICH TO ACT
It Is believed thnt bv examining the
voters' check-list books and comparing the
figures thereon with the number of votes
returned managers of tho Town Meeting
party will bo able to ancertaln whether or
not fraud was perpetrated and whether or
not they havo sufficient grounds upon which
to contest the election.'
When the election court convened yester
day morning, Henry J. Scott, of counsel for
the Town Meeting party, renewed his peti
tion for permission to examine the records
In the Trothonotary's office. Representative
Scott contested his right to do so. Under
the law these booys are open to nny citi
zen, as they aro kept for the purpose of
showing the number of votes cast In any
division.
Following the hearing Henry J Scott nnd
other attorneys for the Town Meeting parly
went to the ofilce of Trothonotary Walton
to enter a formal demand for Inspection of
the voters' check lists These papers, how
ever, were in envelopes in tro courtroom,
where they h d been ucd In computing the
vote, Mr. Walton, with a corps of messen
gers, went to the court room and -emoved
the papers to the record loom of his of co
Immediately thereafter clerks were put to
work counting the number of ballots cast
In the divisions of each ward for the lp
spcctlon of counsel for the Town Meeting
party. The divisions of twenty wa-ds had
been completed last night.
ARGUES WITH JUDGE
OVER CLIENTS' SENTENCE
Spirited Scene in Court Follows Con
viction of Two Men for At
tempt to Defraud
Abraham Graboyes. a bankrupt house
furnishing dealer, and Philip Fischer were
sentenced today by Judge Dickinson, In the
Federal court, to nine months each in tho
Ducks County Jail nt Doylestown after con
viction of conspiracy to conceal nearly
$50,000 of assets from their creditors.
The sentence followed a somewhat
spirited effort on the part of counsel for
the convicted men to bargain with tho court
as to the length of tho sentence and the
prison to which they should be sent. Judge
Dickinson at first announced that he would
tend the men to the Atlanta penitentiary
for a year and a day, but their attorney
stated that they would rather take a chance
on a flat six months' sentence In a county
Jail, because tho parole privilege In tho
Federal penitentiary, which would be avail
able to them after four months, would In
practice be worthless, as the application
of the men would bo "blue-penciled" by tho
department of Justice.
After considerable argument on the sub
Ject and after consultation with his col
league. Judge Thompson, Judge Dickinson
decided upon the nine months' sentence In
the Bucks County Jail.
MISSING GIRL FOUND
Evening Ledger's Story of Her Disap
pearance Restores Her to Mother
Kdna Wills, thfrteerj years old, who ran
away from her home nt 3009 Latona street
on October 28 and had since been missing,
was brought to tho police today through
the publication of an article In the Kn'cnino
Ledciek yesterday. Kdna ran away from
home after she had .been "spanked." She
had threatened to Commit suicide if the
spanking were repeated.
This morning Mrs. May Glnshey, who lives
at the rear of 204 Stamper street, appeared
at the Third and De Lancey streets police
station leading Edna by the hand. She said
that she had found the little girl crying
on the street two weeks ago, and that when
Edna walled that she had neither homo
nor parents, she adopted her. Last night
Mrs. Glnshey read the story of Edna's dis
appearance and suspected her adopted child
was the one referred to. The girl admit
ted, that she waa Edna Wills, and said that
when she left home -she had with her
eleven cents, which she had borrowed from
neighbors. She rode downtown, , spent her
six cents and then wandered around hungry
until Mrs. Glnshey found her.
Edna waa sent to the House of Detention
until Sergeant of Detectives Shay could
communicate with her parents.
Man and Wife In Hospital
' Elmer Murphy, 1525 Ettlng street; and
his wife -Anna, are'ln the 'University Hos
pital with bullet wounds fellowinc an 'at-
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William McCoy, seventy-ono years
old, who Hcivcii in the Civil War
under General McClcllan, is seated.
Behind him .stand his son and
jrrandson, George H. McCoy, forty
four years old, n former hoscman
in the bureau of fire, now serving
with the militaiy police at Camp
Hancock, Augusta, Ga., and George
II. McCoy, Jr., 20 years old, Com
pany L, 111th Regiment, also nt
Camp Hancock,
ASK HOOVER TO COMPEL
UNLOADING OF POTATOES
Nearly 500 Carloads Held on
Railroad Sidings Hero to Keep
Price Up, Charge
Federal action U compel tl.o prompt un
loading of nearly SCO carlo-ids of potatoes
und perishable foodstuffs being held on rail
road sidings In Philadelphia is expected to
day Tho Pennsylvania Depirtment of Agri
rulture, which pointed out that the cars
were being ued for storage, tn an effort to
force prices up and nddlng to me car short
age, has reported the results of Its Investi
gation to the Federal food administration.
Swift application of the Government's
food regulations Is expected to force theso
tons of foodstuffs upon the market at once.
Ono of the thno principal objects fought
In thcbc ngul.itlons, according to Howard
Heinz, food administrator for Pennsylva
nia, is "to keep all food commodities moving
in as direct a line and with as llttlo delay
as practicable to tho consumer"
National Food Administrator Hoover was
nslted to set i tlmo limit on holding food
stuffs In cars and to authorize tho seizure
of stocks of food.
Agents of the Bureau of Markets of tho
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, in
an investigation made In Philadelphia last
Saturday, and the firfct two days of this
week, found approximately 250 cirloads of
potatoes standing in tho Philadelphia yards,
while the dealers to whom they were con
signed were paying tho daily demurrage rate
nnd using them to store the crop Instead of
making efforts to plnc'e them on tho market
and Increasing a supply which would un
doubtedly havo an effect to somewhat reduce
existing prices
Tho Investigation showed 213 cars of po
tatoes on hand on Saturday, and only
twenty-five unloaded There were 277 car
loads of other perilmldu food products on
the same day, but sixty-two of these vvcro
iinlnidcd On Mond.ij there vvcro 243 car
loads of potatoes and twenty-four were un
loaded while there were 2!)2 carloads of
other perishables and nlnety-two carloads
unloaded The reports today show 211 car
loads of potatoes and only seventeen un
leaded, while In other perishables there vvero
259 carloads nnd flfty-fivo were unloaded.
MOTHER DIES FOLLOWING
GOOD-IJY TO SOLDIER SON
A little white-haired woman camo to this
city to bid good-liy to her soldier sou lie
fore his departure for France. Unknown
to cither. It was the last farewell, for tho
woman was found dead in bed in her room
at the Young Women's Christian Associa
tion, Eighteenth anil Aich streets, while her
son Is speeding back to Annlston, Ala., to
Join his command, unaware, of his mother's
death.
The woman was Mrs. M E. Harry, about
sixty years old, of Pennhurttt, near Spring
City, Pa Two days ago blip camo hero to
meet her son, John Barry, who was given
n furlough preparatory to his depnrturo
for Franco
Mrs Harry registered at the, Y. W C. A.
and appeared verv anxious to see "her boy,"
according to officials. Last night she bado
him good-by and icturncd to her room
Early today she was discovered lifeless In
bed She had Just recovered from a long
Illness and it Is believed tho strain of
parting from her son bupcrlnduced her
death from heart failure
Efforts to locate tho son, who is on n
railroad train speeding southward, aro be
ing made by tho officials of tho Y. W. C.
A., who have notified relatives In Penn
hurst of Mrs Barry's death.
Home Defense Reserve Meeting
The East Germantown and Fern Rock
home defense rcservos, which has been te
organized, will hold a meeting tomorrow
night at 8 o'clock at Limekiln pike and
Chelten avenue, to make arrangements for
securing uniforms and permanent head
quarters. As a result of the rcoiganlzatlon
the following officers have been elected: II
V Tinkler, president: Thomas Parker, !cc
president; C. M. Allen, secretary; p k,
Lambert, treasurer: George Drayton, drill
master, and J. II, Rarcshldc, publicity
manager.
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5000 TO 10,000 '
HOUSES REQUIRED
Committee on Supply of
Dwellings Appointed to
Consider Shortage
HOMES FOR WORKINGMEN
Experts Point to Desirability of
Providing Permanent Quarters
for New Residents
A serious housing shortage, especially in
dwellings for vVago-earnera, which may be
romo a menaco to public health and seri
ously hamper Philadelphia's ability to pro
duco manufactured goods and ships so ur
gently needed by the (lovcrnment, has re
sulted in tlio appointment of a committee on
supply of dwellings by the Philadelphia
Housing Association, to make a thorough
study and outline a constructive program
to relievo the situation.
The meinber.s of the committee lire Mal
colm Llo)il, Jr., crtalrman ; lMgnr V. Cross,
president of the Itcal ltnt Hoard Dan'el
Crawford, Jr., chairman executive committee.
Operative Hiilldcrs' Association; Charles II,
Ludlugtnn, Jr. president of the OMnv'a Hill
Association and treasurer of the Curtis Pub
lishing Company; (ieorgu 11. Dalesman.
Director of tho Department of Public
Works; Dr Wllmer Kruwti, Director of the
Department of Public Health and Chari
ties, Thomas dates, president Philadelphia
Trust Company, and John lhldcr, secretary
of the Housings Association
On the basis of tho present Information,
according to nfllctalH of tho association. It
Is believed that from 5000 to 10,000 wage
earners' dwellings are needed.
The committee) plans llrst to get definite
Information as to tho present situation nnd
us to measures to relieve it. It will Investi
gate the present supply of vacant dwellings,
the number, location and price of available
sites along Improved streets where water
and sewer facilities aro already Installed,
and ascertain the possibilities of extending
tho mains. The amount of local capital
available for house-bulldlng and on what
terms It can be secured and tho available
supply of labor and materials will also be
Investigated.
It Is believed that operative builders aro
in u position to erect a considerable num
ber of houses If they could be assured of
mattrlals that at present are being diverted
to other purposes by Government order.
Hut this alone will not meet tho present
need, it is declared, to say nothing of tho
futrrc.
BISHOP WILSON HOME;
PRAISES Y. M. C. A. IN WAR
Glowing Tributo From Churchman
Who Saw Association Work
on Battle Front
Hack from France nnd Itnly after hav
ing been bruised by a tiny fragment of an
Austrian shell, Hishop .Luther B Wilson
today paid glowing tribute to tho work
which the Young Men's Christian Associa
tion Is doing on tho battle front.
Hishop Wilson, who was formerly resident
bishop of the Methodist Kplscopal Church
In this city, la now chairman of the co
operating committee of tho War Work Coun
cil of the V. M. C. A., with headquarters In
New York. He Is now visiting in Philadel
phia, having Just returned from n tour of
the French and Italian fronts with his com
mittee, which Included Francis D. Sayre,
President Wilson's son-in-law. The com
mittee organized the Association's war work
on those fronts
While ho was. visiting the Isonzo line, not
far from the front trenches, an Austrian
shell exploded some distance from Hishop
Wilson and a small fragment struck him
on the arm, but not lth sufllclent force
to wound him
"No one who has not been near the firing
line can appreciate how the Young Men's
Christian Association Is serving tho army,
and therefore the nation," said Hishop Wil
son. "It is ministering to tho men physical
ly. Intellectually, morally and spiritually In
countless ways whose significance cannot be
overlooked The Americans In France form
an army to be proud of General Pershing's
attitude toward the Y M. C. A. Is one 'of
outspoken admit atlon"
ITALIAN KEFUGEES IN NEED
Emergency Aid Committee Receives
Urgent Call for Funds
The Italian Committee of tho F.mor
gency Aid, 1429 Walnut street, of which
Mrs, Benjamin Miller Is chnlrman, today
received a cablegram from Captain Glantlt
tolll, a Protestant chaplain of the Italian
army, aklng for funds for orphans and
refugees from tho recently Invaded territory
of Italy.
This nppal came as u result of a letter
sent by tho committee some time ago, ask
ing Captain Olantlttolll to'asslst In organ
izing vacation huts In Italy. Tho chap
lain Is president of the Waldensan Synod,
the Protestant Church of Italy, which has
been given equal standing with H'o Catho
lic church In the army during the war.
The committee has a small sum of money
which Is being Bent to Italy Immediately,
and the public Is urged to contrlbuto addi
tional funds tn nsslBt In allaying suffering
resulting from the most recent German
drive.
Lodge Ofltccr Admits' Taking Funds
John If. Jordan, of Summer street near
Fifty-ninth, today pleaded guilty before
Judge Itogers In Quarter Scss'ons Court to
embezzling funds of the Loyal Progressive
Lodge, No. 9250. I O. O. F, of which he
was secretary. Judge Itogers deferred sen
tence with the understanding that Jordan
would mako restitution for tho moneys
taken. According to the testimony, the
defendant stole $498 20 from tho lodge.
Hankinf? Laws Commission Organizes
HAHHISBUUO, Nov. 14. -Oeorgo D. Ed
ward, Pittsburgh, was elected chairman and
Itepre'sentatlve J. A. Walker, Philadelphia,
secretary of tho newly appointed State
commission to revise the banking laws nt
Its first meeting In the Hank Commissioner's
office today. The commltteo has Invited
suggestions nnd will meet later to con
sider changes.
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1917
SEVERAL STAFF CHANGES
IN PENNSYLVANIA R. R.
George J. Adnms Assistnnt to Vice
.President in Charge of Account
ingOther Promotions
Several changes In the personnel of tho
Pennsylvania Ilallroad were announced to
day following a meeting of tho board of
directors,
George J. Adams was promoted to bo
assistant to A. J County, lco president In
charge of accounting. Mr. Adams, who has
been In the employ of the railroad for
twenty years, was formerly chief clerk to
the vice president.
Walter Thayer becomes general coal
freight ngent under the Jurisdiction of the
general freight agent Mr. Thayer, who hns
been with the company twenty-two years,
succeeded tho late Itobert H. Large as gen
eral freight ngent of the lines easf-of Pitts
burgh, on May 8, 1912. John 11 Large, n
brother of Itobert II. Large, who Is the
freight ngent In charge of through tralllc,
will succeed Mr. Thayer.
Walter S. Franklin. Jr., division freight
agent at Baltimore, comet to Uroiul Street
to succeed Mr. Large Changes In the freight
traffic division become effective tomorrow.
PHYSICIAN DECLARES
HE'S ALIVE, NOT DEAD
Work of Unknown Telephoner
Brings Undertaker and Also
Police to House
This Is how Dr Charles K Fulmer. of
1211 West Allegheny avenue, was obliged
to spend tho early hours this morning:
1:50 n. m. Awakened by telephone bell.
Gets out of bed nnd hcais mnn'h voice say
ing: "Doctor, my wife Is sick with pto
maine poisoning Can jou come hero at
once?" Doctor Fulmer nsked where the
volco lived "At 3410 North Sixteenth
street." wns the reply. Knowing that ho
had no patient at that address. Doctor Ful
mer suggested that the man call his regu
lar physician "I've done that, but he's
out. I got your name from the telephone
operator as being the nearest phjslclan."
Doctor Fulmer prescribed nn emetic. "C.lvo
your wife two quarts of soapsuds," ho
said. "That will relieve her until you can
get your regular physician." He ewnt back
to bed.
1:53 a. m. Three minutes later the doc
tor's telephono rang ngaln. "I've tried
that, doctor," camo the voice, "and It's no
use " Doctor Fulmer realized that by no
possibility had the man had time to pre
pare the emetic, and he wbb convinced that
somo ono was trjlng to put over some skull
duggery on him. He hung up the receiver
and went back to bed.
2:43 a. m Hlng at the doctor's front
doorbell, He got up again and looked out
of tho upstairs window. A man stood at
tho front door and nn undertaker's wngon
was drawn up at the curb "Anbody dead
In this house?" inquired tho undertaker.
"No," said Doctor Fulmer. "Well, I've got
Instructions by telephone to call here for
the body of Dr Charles A. Fulmer, thirty
four years old," said the undertaker. "I'm
Doctor Fulmer," Bald the doctor. "I'm moip
than thirty-four years old and I'm not dead
yet." Tho undertaker went away.
3 a. m Another ring at the fiont
door bell. Again Doctor Fulmer nrose from
bed .and peered out of his window. A po
liceman stood on the pavement below.
"What's .tho trouhlc, doctor?" he asked
"Trouble?" snorted the doctor "Whit do
you mean?" "Well, we Just got a phone
call from somebody who t,-ild ho waa Doctor
Fulmer and that there weic two buiglars In
the house. The Sarge Is sending tho wagon
now, with reserves to surround the hou.se."
The patrol wagon dashed up nt thnt mo
ment and a squad of policemen jumped out.
Doctor Fulmer convinced them that every
thing was all light. They went off. Doctor
Fulmer went back to bed. The person who
did tho telephoning hasn't been found et.
EXPENSE ACCOUNT FILED
Town Meeting Register Candidate Re
ports $109.11 Spent
Walter George Smith, candidate for
Register of Wills on the Town Meeting
party ticket, today filed his expense account
with Clerk Turner In Quarter Sessions
Court olllce. By his account ho shows ex
penditures of $409 11 and one contribution
of JC in his campaign. Ills principal ex
penditure was a donation of fioo to the
Town Sleeting cnmpiUv. 'i'h remaining
J9 11 was spent for portage, etc.
District Attorney liota.i a,..o filed his
account, which is not specific as It states
that his expenses were Ichs than $50.
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thus cutting out the chances to make mistakes.
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means speed-with-accuracy. . That's why banks
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And that's why you should .inquire into it.
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ysicmi
M. W. MONTGOMERY, Manag.r
n9 Clwstaut street, -Philadelphia
totW MlMWU la lMAff cult . of th.
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DOWNTOWN CAUG1
IN COAL FAMg':
Situation There as Bad
Weal Pl,!lJl.. J"38
..v-ovxi.naueipnia, says
F. A. Lewis
SWIFT RELIEF PROMISED 1
Raising of Embargo by Pennsvlf
vuiim iv.ttiij.uua Will Quickly
Bring Fuel Here
"The coal Bltuatlon Is lust , ,,.i ,. - ' iVJ
Philadelphia as In West Philadelphia" Ji'V
Francis A, Lewis this afternoon -t ... Si
an Inspection tour of that portion of Z
city yesterday to assure invself th.i .1! ,
shortage there Is as severe as rcren
It Is, though with the llftlnc of iv,.1 i
svlvanla Itnllroad embargo, relief ,1,3c.,
ivmv uB luoiteu ior BWiiuy" tt-l
Only prompt action of Federal c,mi..f JJ
last night. It 1h admitted, has made lu)
renet now nrnci caiiv assiin,! t, ..".'..
shipments anthracite coal come foiw,i I
for nil points In Philadelphia nv Zl, J3
l.mhargo Hurenu," ran the w Ire Vent it 14
8 p. ni.,Tuesday. by officials nf m. t," J
sylvanli Kallroad. thus rescinding c. ?.'..
the sweeping embargo that would UtiriJ
gone Into effect at mldnlitltt rtv n, iii.!I!ll
this embargo In deference to Federal wlrt T!
a flee inflow of coal Is nr.snrc.,1 i..7Efl
South and West Philadelphia, thi two tec '1
tleiis where It Is most presslngly needet i,'l
"No restriction on anthracite really t 1
place, inasmuch as last night's who stoo- &d
peel the order which would have shut
the coal supply." said ,- representative c3v J
the Pennsylvania's freight deiurlmem c J
clay. "It Is now up to the miners to fill M
orders Just ns rapidly as thev are nl .
The car shortugo seems to bn ihA ..1. 1
serious difficulty threatening a plentiful "1
supply of coat 'to Philadelphia. "?
i-.very intention to co-operate fully wlis'-fj
tho fuel administration Is claimed by Wlf
Pennsylvania Hallroad. It Is to be M.'
hi.--i.ivu, liny nny, mai punilsnect cult.-
im-iim iiiuj- iirtu rniaimerpreien tne Intent1
of their most recent embargo order.
Their version of the facts are as folloin:'?l
.ucmuiiy 111 iniunigni mo l'cnnsylvanla nail.."
road Issued orders to all freight agenu '
placing an embargo on all carload frefeht
from connecting lines with the exception ol '
foodstuffs, live stock. Government freight
nawsprlnt papery effective tw enty.foar"
hourH ifter date of order which, would ban1!1
been Tuesday midnight. '"91
Tuesday nfternoon supplementary order! , I
were issued moclirjlng tho embargo so u
to admit anthracite coat, of which com
modity all mention wns Intentionally omit
ted In the original order At Uroad Street
Station today It Isvtplalnpd "'it this count
was taken. In order to make more explicit jj
an lmtiortant order ?A
Congestion, wh'ch tralllc m:inncprs nf th vt 1
Pennsylvania Itallro.nl have been struj- si
f-llnt- ,1rKm,r.-ifr.1 V In rollpl'f. ullll vlt V..I l
to a less extent than formerly An era-
,'tiih1' '" c;i Lain vuiiiiiiwuiLirt. nun, cuiuircv- 11
nig lines was imperative in mis iiroe la , .
order to avoid a greater tlcup of freight ,
man ever isvi-u oeiure -ji
,,rl i iiiiituc-ii'iii.L turn u-turi. 111 lia -,
belief that relief Is near, are Inclined tj
take- their woei philosophically today, '5
though a virtual famine Is still reportei
Not a pound of coal nt the vards of J, E. '
Kunkel, despite large orders placed weekr (
back, and moro being produced than ever
before. ,J
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E. T. I'OSTLETHWAITE ILL
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Assistnnt to P. R. R. President in Seti J
ous Condition in Hospital
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UUIll. O.IIIIIK'I i.i-.i 1,1 ill'- 1 i-.iur, .1.11.. .m- j
tri.iil Im In n ..primly pntiilltlnii .it the Tlahnl- 'S
maim Hospital He was taken critically W j
n I.I., 1. ....... I., Ilu, orfiihl ..... il'il-u f-A GTlA
,1k ,IIO (IVII1U ,,, ,n.l,.l,,,. 1.11 mi;. h,v .w (.1 1
was removed to the hospital m oiue, when 'j
ne nns neen uiuier toe 1.11c 01 ur j i
Van Tine, his brother-in-law
Mrs. Postlethwalte, who has been in Col if
oiili. Ctrlnv. fii tin. 1, .111 l.'tu uiirtt Ca
i.nl linu firrli'A.t nr.it i., . t tila tierttlffli -M
.-I'lmisL constantlv Other relatives hlTI' J
been notified of the seriousness of hla con
dition. Mr. Postlethwalte is pan slxty
seven years old. He has been assistant to
presidents ot tnc i'cnnsivnnia uaurow ,J
since 1897 , !
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Child Dies 01 scald uurns ,-.;
Two-and-a-half-year-old John Guitar;,,)
AlfA nt Ihp Jpulsh lloslllt.-ll torisV nf SCali .
burns received yesterday when he fell lnt ?a
a tub of boiling water at his home, til v
Ashdalo street. " tfh
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