jw. v , .VyUlJ. V SrVV-T A' S.T -,' 1 v wk :y.-.s j-f il I ' ..-. v w s'V I M WIT OF 76' HITS MEADE IN A WHIRL Philadelphia Boys, Blessed by Taft, Create Camp Stir SPEECH ON TRAIN HEAR Baker and Bliss Witness Re markable Scene Among Drnftecs CAr MUADK. Admiral. Md.. Nov. 13. with a benediction from ex-President rft still ringing In their ears. 100 se- ' tKted men from Local Hoard No. SO. of Philadelphia- camo Into Mcado yesterday . gave tho multltudo hero a spectacular thrill The host was led by tho "Spirit of Impersonated by three lads who jrt'ssed the part. Tho wild shriek of tho at, the piercing notes of tho fluto and ' Att boom of tho drum reverberated a' t ,5,11 tho echoes ot camp llfo and ?!.,,hl an ovation to tho doughty young Stuns who have joined liberty's legions. nut deeper and moro precious than tlild Jeome by a throng of 40.000 was tho lVdlctor" which tho former President de ntred to tho boys on the train between Wilmington and Baltimore. Kadi of theso IV'nnters wore a regulation suit of khaki, ST uniforms being tho gift of William Vhnhams, a member of tho local hoard. ' ii. came hero as an escort to his charges. ". ther with Dr. Charles U. Hrlcker and ' Oeorce W. Swnzey, tho other membera of the lcal triumvirate. The boJ's werc ly'lirhlnB ar,d singing oa the train gainercu ppecu hum minnjiiuii Lis pissed. Somebody flashed tho word that Mr. Taft was on another car. Mr. Abrahams was a delegate to tho national conventions of 1012 and 1016 and was one of the men at tho former quadrennial affair ' who voted for Taft. He suggested that tho Iidj terenado tho former commander-in-chief. This was accepted with alacrity. They formed Into fours and marched through two cars until they camo upon the former President seated In a Pullman. Slntlng. "We Aro Ciolng Over," they sere naded Mr. Taft, who cmllcd and bowed his pleasure at the young warriors. After thny had finished with tho song they turned Into "Over There," and at Its conclusion Bomo youngster shouted. "Speech! Speech!" The ex-President smiled ana bowed, bat the cries continued, and In a fow minute ether passengers Joined In the demonstra tion and appeal. Mr. T.ift motioned for alienee and then said: "Boys, It Is n pleasure to see you, Tt Is upon you that this nation now depends to crush autocracv mid to keep liberty where the Spirit of '70 placed It In this world. "When I look at you I, too, can rememher that every father and every motner In thli land feels a thrill of prldo that her son means so much to his country and Is en raged In the noblest cause that can chal lenge the attention nnd activities of man kind at this time. "Your father and your mother nre proud to see you In uniform nnd I Join In their thtnkfglvlng. because tho sight of every one here reminds me that my boy. a son I love. Is In khaki awaiting tho call to do his duty for the land' that gave him birth. "I havo time but for one. thought to challenge your attention. Klght. and light nobly, but remomber that tbe ono request I would mako upon you la never to do a single thing for which you will bn ashamed to look your mother In the face. Lead clean lives, fight like soldiers and remember to keep yourselves unsullied and ready again to look Into your mother's eyes without shame, without remorse nnd without a pang of regret that bho shall find In you not tho lad who marched awav so proudly." i ine young selected men cheered the ,s former President to the echo and gave him a noisy farewell again when they detrained . it V.o.1 AAnA... T.....t ..- . i. ..aiai ....uuciiiji juucuun, i uey marcnea f to Admiral, while autolsts and pedestrians iuppcu iu encer me iaas. i nose wno rep resented the figures In tho "Spirit of '70" were William Miller ks the drummer, Michael Powers as the flfer and James K. Clegg carried the flag. James C. Karley bore a banner on which was blazoned, "We, the boys of tho Twenty-sixth District of Philadelphia, huvo the spirit of '70." The trio at tho head of the procession reached Admiral at tho thick of the travel, and as they plowed a way toward tho '16th Infantry thousands fell Into step behind them and an Impromptu parado as formed. The fife blared out "Yankee Doodle" and the marchers took up tho refrain until Meade echoed and re-echoed with the words of the ancient ditty. Finally, the men, still as cheery as ever, paraded down one highway and up another, giving everybody who was In tho camp a chanco to see some thing real and something thrilling. In the tower at division headquarters were two witnesses to this rcmarkablo demonstration who took an exceptional In terest In the entire affair. Ono was Xowton D. Baker, Secretary of War, and tho other was General Tasker H. Bliss, chief of staff Of the amiV. Thev irnxitri down nn tlin ; "Spirit of '76" from a distance of 100 feet , or more, but they did not lose a single incident of this tpectacular scene. b 86 PHILADELPHIANS REJECTED AT MEADE CAMP M10ADK. Admiral, Md.. Nov. 10. Mttle Penn entered tho second stage of Its career this morning by rejecting nearly HO men who failed to pass the physical tests. In this batcn were elghty-slx Phlladel Phlans and a Ecore or more from Main I,lno and Delaware County towns. The Phlladelphlans discharged, together lth the number of their local dtft boards, are: The following men were Inducted into tlia ELB10DUCT0 The enjoyment you g from a good cigar de pends as much on the way it's made as on the quality of its tobacco. When you smoke, JS Producto youll appreciate how skilled blending can improve even the finest Havana filler and best: shade-grown wrapper. In Ledger Central window this week an expert clgarmaker Is Tha G. H. P. CIGAR Philadelphia CO. AinV.i y T v,c "'rough error: Edward J. lJ,rni ' ''P0'" 1,card Stanley Daniels. iX".1 I,0,ar,d 2Si Bennle Itetner. Itubln Nov inicK and Hyman Karnovosky. Ixical Board r U-Hn" Voppcn!' an1 Frank Wlerkowskl, pi ABo".rd..18: Alexander Berchesky. Lo !! S n 3.li J' Vlct0r Halberstadt. to nn Board 13, alt 0f Philadelphia: James t ;,i T n 'I, ." 1,na" Albert J- Cooper, Chester; Lulg Caplnte. PotUtown. ..I I i 'olIow'"R men were found to be musically disqualified and wero discharged 10 return homo: Jacob levln, Bruno Blllarl. Joseph Alol. Benjamin Donn, William Paul. Barney 8. Shcstack. all of Local Board 1 : "TJ u"lmtlis. Harry T. Donnelly. Dennis A. lllng, Herbert I,. Halm:, John M. Flan ngnn. nil tf Local Board 21 ; Kmll Stech man, John Tobln, Local Board 44 : Pasquale Jlosslttl, Leopoldo Corazro, Tony Scstlto, Local Board 4; Augustus K. Smith. Bay mond Baldwin. Local Board 34: Herbert L. 'pateZ. Dacmim T.nn:ie,ttil- .Trtth Sttul. nit.lt, Local Board 47; Herman Abrams. Al bert Beechy, Local Board 10 i William Smith, Frank B. Boblnson, Thompson W. Helms, I.ocat Board 0 : naymond Lear, Sam uel Grossman, Alexander Borncr. Charles Wlttllnger, Local Board 13; John W. Qulnn. Locnl Board 31 ; William Yerger, Gustave Plell, Wllston Fisher. Howard II. Kxley. John J. Ciaghan, Jr., Local Bowl 12: Mich, nel Greenspan, Joseph II, Coulter. Theodore Craddock. Local Board 32: Harry J. Ken dig, Frank Kcphart. Jr., Hugh F. Qulnn. Local Board 35 : James ,T. Fllnn, Local Board 28; (leorgo A. Lion. Ical Board 38; Milton L. Hohlfeld, .Ir.hn J. Murphy. Locat Board 17; LMwIn MrKnlght. Joseph W. CJrovc, Henry .1. Ilarrls'in, John 11. Yeakel, Local Board 16; Marlono (llangullo, Ixiuls Yanus, Nicholas Itago, Alter Karzky. Local Board 2; Kdgar 11. Brown, Local Board B; Harry M. flruy, Herman .1 Sehfcnfeld, Lo cal Board lii; Itobert S. Laldley, Jack Silk, Ablo (loldsteln, Harry Simon, Local Board B : Louis Melann, Tony Malandla, fliildo 1'lgnalono, Kiillppo Caltablona. Anthony Amadlo, Local Board 3 ; John P. Mccnan, William J. Hunter, Kdwnrcl Hlmolford, Charles A. Daly, l.t.val Board 40; James f'ondron, Patrick M. Cassldy. Local Board 33; Samuel It. Hanlfen. WUIUni II. Smed ley, Ixical Board 60: Ileuben llartzell, 1M word II. Dllke.i, Local Board .'17; Frederick W. Dick, Local Boatd 42: Thomas J. Doyle, Jr., Local Board 15; Harry J. Schrocder. Local Board 22 ; Adam Berger, Local Board 10. PACIFIST ISSUE STIRS FIGHT IN LABOR BODY Delegates Accuse Gompers of Trying to Put Down Peo ple's Council BUFFALO. .V. Y. Tho "pro-pcaco" factloulsts inadn their long-expected Invasion of the pro-Government, pro-war American Federation of Lab or convention hero lato today and pro clpltated a bitter light on the presumably long dead Pcoplo's Council Issue. These aro tho forces opposed to tho pro-Government policy of tho Federation of Labor. Tho fight started on a resolution recom mended for adoption by the executive council Indorsing "tho patriotic, motives" ot tho American Alliance for Labor and Democracy. Tho attack was led by John M. Barne. former secretary of the Socialist party, and by Delegate Fisher, a Canadian representa tive. Barnes bitterly assailed the Gov ernors of Minnesota and Illinois for slop ping tho People's Council convention and accused President Gompers of organizing tho American Alliance to put, down tho People's Council. FIshor denounced the resolution, and ve hemently denied that ho was an I. W. W. or a People's Council apostle. Then, turning to Gompers In the chair, he yelled: "But this resolution Is too Indefinite, t demand to know your definition of patriot ism before I proceed with my opinion of the resolution." "Then you will havo to retain your criti cism," snld Gompers. Several delegates Interrupted at this point to demand that tho issuo of patriotism bn not discussed. Gompers waived the ob jectors aside and encouraged tho "reds" to say as many and as bitter things us they cared to. A motion to lay the resolution on the table was voted down with howls. The fight promised to continue all afternoon. CHINESE WEDDING TO BE "STRICTLY AMERICAN" A Chinese wedding will take place to night at 015 Itaco street, but the ceremony will not be Chinese nor will the bride, the bridegroom, the attendants or any of the guests be attired In Chinese garments. The bride and bridegroom were both born In China, but apart from that their wedding will be "strictly American." Tho brldo will bo Miss Augusta Chan, who was born in China twenty-one years ago. She lias been In the Unlte States for sixteen years and graduated from the grammar schools of San Francisco, but was not converted to Christianity until after she came to Philadelphia, eighteen months ago. Both her parents aro dead, Kho lives at 2500 Seltzer street. The bridegroom Is Paul Lee, who Is thirty-seven years old. He was born In china, but camo to this country six years ago. He Is tho proprietor of a Chinese shop at 915 Itaco street, where ho lives and where tho wedding will bo performed. He first met Miss Chan nt tho Chlncso Mission, at 1008 Race street, about a year ago. The riev. Leo Hong, who has chargo of th mission, will perform the ceremony. The bridesmaid will bo Miss Lily Fong, of Detroit, Mich., and tho best man will be William Lee, a cousin of tho bridegroom. The flower girl will be Elx-year-old Kalh erlne Wone, who lives at the home of the bride. 2500 Seltzer street. Tho brldo will bo given In marriage by her cousin, Mrs. Shan K. Toy. making 11 Producto. rrviw ' v3Q .: EVENING L1DDGER-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11), FINANCE BODY HIT ON USELESS JOBS Civil Service Head Tells Members Such City Places Are Up to Them DELAY SALARIES ACTION There was a general nlr of amazement on the faces of members of Councils' Finance Committee this afternoon when Bobert M. Griffith, president of the Civil Service Commission, who was summoned to report on proposed Increases In salaries, asked what was to bo done with tho useless places on the dtp payroll. "We all know they exist," declared Mr. Griffith, "and It's for you to decide." Ho Informed the commltteo that the city could bo made a business administration or that the commission could go on making addi tions with no subtractions. Mr. Griffith ndmlttcd that some additions were necessary. It was agreed that no new places or salary increases would bo acted upon today, but the commltteo would net upon these tomorrow or later In the week. Mr. Griffith said the commission was un alterably opposed to new Jobs nnd asserted that some of tho ofllces could do moro work than they are performing now. Tho first Increaso reccommcndnl wa that of tho salary of secretary of com mission for the sinking fund. The com mission approved of an Increase for this position of from IliiOO to $2000. An Increaso for tho salary of gas auditor from J100O to H3G0 also was recommended. Mr. Griffith said tho commission believed a clerk was worth f 1200 a year and had recommended a 10 per cent Increase In their salaries lo mako up that sum. A dally wago of J3 was recommended for park guards with nn Increaso to $3.30 a day after tho first year of service. lias red. rough VICTORY MUST BE WON IN AIR, SAYS AMERICAN Ambulance Corps Man Declares U. S. and Allies Must Build 50,000 Planes Tho I'nlted States and Its Allies will hao to put nt least 50.000 airplanes on the bat tlcf routs of Kurope within a c.ir if Ger many Is to be defeated within the next threo years. Othcrwlso the war will last another seven years, probably longer. This Is the opinion expressed by Harry Deullii ger, a New York boy, who spent a year em the Ficnch front ns a member of tho Ainer lean Voutiteer Motor Ambulance Corps. Ho Is In this city visiting John II. Wilson, 330.1 Unco street, also nn nmbulnnco driver with tho American Bed Cross. Both boys re cently returned. Dcnllngcr, who tnw service nt Solssons. nlong the Chemln des Dames, Vnndresso and St. Quentln. among other places, says that ho saw no evldcnco of a weakening of the German morale. German prisoners cap tured In battles generally express regret at their misfortune, ho pays. t "From what I havo seen of Germans, both In battle and thoso captured, I would say that they arc nil mad, plain crazy," ho said. "They are stubborn fighters and some of the chances they take and some of the things they do n sane man would think of. A German olllcer captured at Solssons demanded that I take him to tho rear In my nmbu ance. declaring It would lower his dignity In wall; with ordinary folillers. Up walked. howccr. with two bayonets at hts back held by dttermlned-looklng pollus. "Words cannot describe their savage methods. They hao been accused of some terrlblo things, nnd I can believe they aro all tine. 1 havo passed through tnwiw which they had been compelled to evacuate. Beforo leaving they had destroyed every thing of value. They had then taken nil the women between tho ages of llfteen and fifty with them Wo all knew what fate was In store for these poor souls. Tho war seems to havo destroyed every element of ilISPBK'I I011 Look Like cleared your skin If you arc having trouble with your complexion, if you find that an unattractive skin is your handicap, what wouldn't you give to have your friends tell you what this girl was told? , Rcsinol Soap brings out the real beauty of the complexion. The healing Rcsinol medication in it reduces the tendency to oilincss, soothes irritated pores and gives Nature the chance she needs to make skins white and soft. decency In tho Germnn make.up. They are worse than savago wolves, anil a dog Is high In decency when compared to a Ger man on the fighting front. "Airplanes nro tho necessity. Drlvo tho Hun down from tho sky. In this way ho can ho kept In Ignorance of what Is going on beyond tho Allies' lines. Then surprise attacks will bo possible. At present these nre linposslblo because of tho planes. The German nlr fighter Is clever. Just as shrewd and smart ns his adversaries and In the Fokkcr the Germans havo a wonderful fighting craft. It will bo necessary for the I'nlted States to build something ns good nr better than this In order to get suprem acy of the air." Denllngcr Is planning to return to the front shortly. His father Is tho Itev. Henry Denllnger,, rector of tho Church of the Holy Apostles, New York, BOURSE DELAYS ACTION ON BARTOL'S SUCCESSOR. Directors Adopt Resolutions Ankinjr Congress to Dcclaro Against Railroad Strike Tho board of directors of the Philadelphia Bourse, nt their monthly meeting today, de cided that out of respect to tho memory of tho lato Gcorgo K. Bartol. president for twenty-six years and one of tho founders of the Bourse, the question of his successor should bo held over until tho December meeting. A mlnuto of Mr. Bartol's death, prepared by a committee consisting of W. U. Tucker, Walter Horstmann, Daniel Ilaugh ami Kmll V Albreeht. the secretary, was adopted by the board. The Bourse directors adopted resolutions which nre to be sent to Congress asking that the national Legislature by law roc ognlze that the railroads aro public servlco irporatlons and that their operating em ployes aro "public servants'' and as such not freo to combine or conspire to eae employment simultaneously and requiring compulsory arbitration In nil disputes be tween the catrlcrs and their employes. A tie-up or a threat to tie-up the railroads at this time, the Bourse holds, would be as much of a disaster to tho country ns a military or naval defeat. Co.. lUl? FOUR PERSONS INJURED WHEN AUTO HITS WALL Steering Wheel Breaks, Causing Machine to Swerve Rebound Saves It From Creek Four persons wero Injured, one seriously, early today when n largo touring car In which they were riding collided with a stone wall on , Washington lane, near Ogontz. The Impact caused the enr to rebound, nnd prevented It from being thrown with Its occupants Into Tncony creek. On the rebound the machine struck a wall nn tho opposite side of the road. Tho Inlilred were Miss Leotin Melster. A. C. Melster, Miss ISmlly lloffner nnd Charles A. Bannon. nil of Glenslde. They wero taken to tho Jewish Hospital by the Ogontz police. Miss lloffner, who Is prob ably Internally Injured, was the only ono to remain at the Institution, the others leaving after being treated for cuts and bruises. According to the pollco Miss Melster was driving the car, which was going at a ter rific rate of speed when tho steering gear broke. Tho machine crashed Into the stono wall along Washington lane, tearing down about eighteen feet of It. Tho car then rebounded and tore a largo holo In the op posite wall. The automobllo was completely wrecked. HKTIKKD IRONMASTER K1I-LKI) Relieved Crushed When Tryinj? Crank Auto Near Lancaster to LANCASTI'.U. Pa., Nov. 10. John O. Peoples, seventy years old, a retired Iron master, was found dead this afternoon under his automobile at his home near Lancaster. It Is believed th it while cranking up tho machine It ran backward, went over nn embankment and crushed him to death. Ills sons are Albert nnd Wilbur, both ot Philadelphia ; a brother Is the Itev. II. C. Peeplcs, now traveling In California. Ursiiinl Soap is equally effective in licaltli and branty of the hair. Try it a week, and you will know why all tin', year round. Rcsinol Soap contains absolutely no artificial coloring, so may be used without jgisti an4 Canada.' iiium ucutaic sKiu. aoia oy druggists an throughout the United States and Canada. i or trial size free write to Dent. Baltimore. Md. ,V '.?(' "H RAMOAMAIH FOR ARBITRATION i ii K ' 9 Offer to Place. All Interegtil Absolutely in Handa i' ; of President . mve, WAR BOARD NEW' JTAJAW s,i WASHINGTON. Nov. IS. Tho railroads today accepted arbltrtlonv ,2$? of their employes' wago demands and placed '$1 their interests "unreservedly" In the haneM Jiiw of President Wilson. This stand wt-con- fW'J tnlned In n letter lo Judge Chambers, f' "wl'g the United Stntn Board of Medltitlen ui U . Conciliation from the railroads' war board. . 'V mental control. It Is reported on high au- ' , "iC: thorlty that the President will ak Comma J '-!! .v.. ih.ninuu.i ... i'imd t.i nuts in in hands of n special commission and to eon script labor. ' According to plans reported already to V forming, tho commission will contlit f five experts one representlnr labor, on , shippers, one the railroads and two 'th . Government. The Railroad War Board, authorised to act for nil the country's lines, confirmed ' their nttltude In a letter following s oon ferenco with Judgo Chambers today. They snld: "We confirm what we said to you at to what will be the nttltude of the rallroadn with respect to the manner of settlement of changes In working conditions which, dur ing the war, tuny be made upon them. by employes. Speaking for all railroad! we re- t Iterate our belief In and general acceptance , of arbitration. r "In the midst of war, however, we, prepared to go further. As no Interruption of continuous railroad operations cart b i tolerated, we are ready, should any c.rll a now arise, unreservedly to place our Inter -csts In the hands of the President for pro- tcctlon nnd disposition as he may determine r Is necessary In the public Interests." ,. maintaining the you will want it free alkali or hesitancy on the ," toilet counter: - - W-io' " " "-W "-' "J 7! . i .i ;&&.' .'& m v'. -j i im i Wl t-r, a ,M3 ts, SA m r"it Vvl" $ . m J4M 1 zfr 4 s3lc1 UWl. ' UTJ fl A.; .as; B ' 4m ' ylS' m : . a l 7 a tVl" Vfi : m J 3&4 'J"V'. m . 'Ma. jji: ii e-tfcS! 'P .iVJ&fy.a Ezzzaiasa
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