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Ity Officials Turn to Plan Per
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.AOnP.RATWNTT
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i i j Tn clause to be inserted in the sjmun
' i 1 Mitten transit Inane bv which fixed charges
& jbf the system could be Incorporated In the
'( tax rate and not against the riders, If the
rr city were ever wen cnougn on nnum-imiy iu
' permit uch action, and If It Is thoUKlit the
advisable thing to do, Is the Idea or A.
Merrltt Taylor, former director of transit,
friends of Mr. Taylor pointed out today.
Under the provisions of the Smlth-Mltten
lease car-riders were to pay more than a
five-cent fare, If there were any deficits.
Hut owing to tho opposition1 to the method
In the Smlth-Mltn lease. It Is reported
the city transit officials arc now turning to
the former director's plan of financiering
rather than raise the fare.
Announcement that such a clause n' to
1e Inserted In an amendment to the lease
was made by William Draper Lewis, the
Mayor's advisor In trinslt matters, last
nlfht at a meeting of the United Duslncas
Mn' Aunrlntlon. With Director of Tran-
It William S. Twining and officials of the
P. R. T. he has been holding conferences
durin the last week In an effort to
straighten out the lease muddle to the sat
isfaction of everybody concerned
If the company and city fall to agree on
the Smlth-Mltten lease It will be referred
hack to the Joint Committee of Finance and
Street Itallways for action and If reported
out of committee will be acted on by the
present councllmanlc body. The Philadel
phia Rapid Transit Company Is said to be
In favor of the original Smlth-Mlttcn lease,
but has been opposed to the proposed
amendment which will eliminate exchange
tickets and 11.700.000 of their profits annu
ally. It became known today that city transit
officials and officials of the company are
trying to reach an agreement and hope
that It will reacli by tne eariy pan 01
next week. There Is little less than a
month left In which the present Councils
,hae to act on tho Smlth-Mlttcn lease, and
It was hinted today tnat the administra
tion might attempt to push a lease through
Councils before the end of the year.
This would be possible to accomplish, be
cause the present body of Councils Is con
trolled by the Smlth-Vare combination,
while If the leave Is laid ocr for the next
body of Councils for action It might prove
a difficult thing to pass. In view of jtho fact
that the new body will bo almost evenly
divided between the Town Meeting party
and the Smith-Vare Councllmen
Director Twining and Doctor Lewis will
hold another conference with 1'. IL T. Co.
officials today In Dlccrtor Twlning's of
fice In the Bourse In an effort to reach an
agreement on a plan for the abolition of
the tight-cent exchange tickets.
It is understood that the P. It T. officials
consulted with K. T. Stotesbury, executive
director of tho company, and acquainted
him with the stand made by the city transit
officials for the abolition of the exchange
tickets unless the car riders were protected
In some other manner.
Director Twining and Mr Lewi-?, speak
ing before the United Businessmen's As
soclatlon last night, told of the viork that
has been going on at the conferences, and
asserted that the Frankford "1." would not
pay a dividend operated hi an Independent
line because of the high obst of construction,
and .that neither the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit nor any other romp my would under
take to operate the line Independent of the
other high-speed lines.
FINANCIERS WILL HONOR
PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN
"Pupils' Work in Second Liberty Loan
Campaign to Be Rewarded
at Reception
Tha Philadelphia public school child will
reign supreme next Wednesday evening at
Jthe Metropolitan Opera House at S o'clock,
when Frank A. Vanderllp, president of the
National City Bank of New York, and V.
T. Stotesbury will hold a reception In their
honor. In addition to those two prominent
men, the entire Board of Education win do
homage.
The occasion will be the awarding of
prlres to the schools and to the successful
pupils of the various schools. In their recent
history making campaign for the second
liberty Loan. The subscriptions obtained
by the children almost touched the J7.O00.
flOO mark. Mr. Stotesbury, In appreciation
of this patriotic effort, has donated a large
number of American flags and gold watcher
n prizes.
, He has also obtained Mr. Vanderllp to
address the children on the subject, 'The
advantage to the country, and to those
who take part In the thrift campaign." To
obtain the Metropolitan Opera House for
that evening. It was necessary for Mr.
Stotesbury to persuade the management to
cancel a previous contract. Mr. Stotes
bury will distribute the prizes hlmself.
WOMAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Young Wife's Act Prompted by Fear
Husband Would Be Drafted
Fearful she might be separated from
her husband because of the draft, Mrs.
Sadie Polsky, nineteen years old, of 701
South Twelfth street, attempted suicide to
day by Inhaling illuminating gas, according
to the police.
The young woman was discovered by her
fattier, Harry Tulloblc. who smelled gas
and traced It to his daughter's room. Mrs.
Polsky was taken to the Howard ollspltal
and revived.
FALLING BEAM INJURES TWO
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Rope Snaps and Workmen Are Struck
by Toppling Girder
Two men are In the Women's Homeo
pathic Hospital as a remit of being struck
by a, heavy wooden beam when the rope
wttta which they were haallng It into place
at a building operation at Twenty-second
and Westmoreland streets snapped.
Tile victims are Thomas Carboy, forty
years old, cf 2220 Brandywine street, broken
right leg and ankle, and Vernon Mahn,
thirty-eight years old, of 219 Poplar street,
scalp and body lacerations and shock.
Wills Probated Today
Wills probated .today Include those of
Gnstav A. Nlssle, 1509 North nighth street,
Which. In private bequests, disposes of prop.
certy valued at 114,000; Oeorge Wetter, 2SJ7
North Thlrty-thlrd street, 167J0; Kate If.
Chandler, 1690 West Olrard avenue, 14500.
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iJ!i Btonre explosion ua mages store
- t 1 explosion of an oil stove In the store
kmt dwelling of Carl Fuihle, 3253 OcTman.
latent avenue, today, threatened to do serious
' Insane. The stove, which was- In the
' kHstun, set fire to a large pile of paper and
"rMlh. The damage was slight.
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'' Gtkbrate Mercier'a Anniversary
. ' Xl.Jsn aUty-sfxth anniversary of the birth
f, ft Cardinal Mercler, of Be'glum, was eele
jl ft her yesterday and $3500 was turned
i yew v. is warainni nercier nnd by the
ittftjten Belief Committee of the Emergency
AM. 16Zt Walnut street
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I SERVICE FLAG CEREMONY
FOR 28 NEIGHBORHOOD MEN
Exercises, With Speaking, Tomorrow
Afternoon Corner of Fifty
second and Hnverford
A service flag with twenty-eight stars
will bo unfurled with appropriate cere
monies tomorrow afternoon at the corner of
Fifty-second street nnd Havcrford avenue,
In honor of tho young men In that neigh
borhood who are now In the service of tho
United States
Tho exercises wilt be In charge of the
business men of the vicinity, who have for
sonic time been contributing weekly to a
fund to keep the hojs supplied with to
bucco and other comforts while In camp,
and will be preliminary to n benefit to be
given next week nt the Knickerbocker The
atre for the tobacco fund, John Albany
will preside, and addresses will be made by
the Kev. Dr. A 1J. Poh'man, former Con
gressman .1 Washington Ioguc, Director
Joseph Mact,.iURhlln and others. A band will
be on hand to furnish music for the oc
casion, CAR REPAIRMEN QUIT
FOR GOVERNMENT WORK
Increase in Crippled Rolling
Stock at P. and R. Shops.
Force at Half Strength
Approximately one half of the iar re
pairmen of the Philadelphia and Heading
Hallway have left the road t take posi
tions with concerns doing (iovernment work
Higher wages Is responsible for this, an
ofllclnl of the railroad pointed out. and has
resulted In an Increase In the percentage
of freight cats that arc v nltltiR to be re
paired J lie riillailelpma anil mailing i.uns
about 41 mo freight rars of all descrip
tions Usually about 2.3 per tent, or 04 3,
of thehe curs nre cither in the shops being
repaired or awaiting repairs Hlncc other
Industries have offered higher wages, about
half of the 120 car repairmen of the
road In this city have left. The percentage
.f crippled cars has Increased from 2.3
per cent to 3 per cent, or 1230 cars, which
has brought about a resultant shortage of
cars for the purposes of carrying much
needed coal and other necessities to thl
cltv
The Pennslvmila Railroad icpalr shops
arc located In Alter na, and according to
ofllclals at tho main offices of the lompany
In llroad Street Station, no complaints of
labor shortage In the shops have ln-en re
celv ed
TO BUILD 70 MORE SHIPS
AT NEW HOG ISLAND YARD
Contracts for 8000-Ton Vessels Plnced
Here by Government Ship
ping Hoard
Contracts for seventy 80(in-toii ships to
be constructed at the Hog Island plant of
tne American International Shipbuilding
Corporation, In addition to the fifty 7"i00
cargo boats already contracted for. have
been signed by the compauv and the llnier
gency Fleet Corporation, It was nnnoutici-d
today This will bring the tonnage to bo
constructed at Hog Island to approximately
1,000,000 tons.
It Is said that 93 per cent of the steel
fabrication necessary In the construction
of this tonnage will be done at the steel
mills, leaving a minimum of that branch of
the work to be done at the aids.
Klghty-slN miles of trackage are to be
laid In the yards. Yard and track facili
ties are now designed for the handling and
unloading of 400 carloads of construction
materials dally.
The company announces that all skilled
workmen at the ard are paid the prevail
ing union scale and that no bonus of any
kind Is paid laborers are paid thlrts
to cents ait hour for an elgat-liour dai,
with time and half tlitio for overtime and
double time for Sunday work
So labor scouts arc emplojed by the
company, and the company's representa
tives aro not allowed to employ men from
any other Hhlpard or other Jovernmental
work unless such men can khow that rtiey
have been released from that work.
By spring, when the pmdui Hon will be
In full swings the company expects tn be
launching an average of three ships a
w eck
ARREST MAN WEARING
DOUBLE ARMY UNIFORM
Has Sergeant's Overcoat and Suit of
Private Charged With Theft
and Check Fraud
Wearing the overcoat of i .sergeant In
the Army over the uniform of a private,
John Hrady, 32 years old. of New York,
was arrested this afternoon In the store of
the National Uniform Equipment Company.
G02 Market street, charged with lanenv,
and with parsing worthless checks. He will
have a hearing In the Night Court
Kmployes of the store say that Hrady
came there two weeks ago, wearing the
uniform of a sailor in the Navy, and pur
chased two navy uniforms. He gave two
checks, one for $1 and one for-is, which
were, later returned as worthless. Today
he reappeared, wearing an overcoat with
the chevrons of a top sergeant on the
sleeves, and tendered a check made to the
order of Sergeant .lames J. Cunningham,
Camp Dl, Wrlghtslown, N. J , and asked
that It be cashed for him He was kept In
conversation until the police were notified
and DUetectlve McKalls arrived and ar
rested him. h
A iocketbook containing 315 whs found
In his possession. In the pocketbook being
Sergeant Cunningham's Identification card.
Ho told McKalls that ho had enlisted In
South Bethlehem on November 11, had been
sent to Camp Slocum, New York, and that
he "bunked" there with Seigeant C'un
nlngham. When he left the camp, ho said,
he had taken the overcoat by mistake,
thinking that It was his own. It was
learned that Sergeant Cunningham, .McKalls
Eald, had not been In Kort Hlocum,
COURT HONORS WOMAN
WHO BECOMES CITIZEN
Presiding Judge Acts as Sponsor at
Special Session Going to
Nurse Soldiers
In being handed her certificate of citizen
ship today that she might go to Frame to
nurse the wounded soldiers on the battle
field. Miss Signs Hammer was accorded
Borne unusual distinctions In the Federal
Court. First of yie considerations, not be
cause she was a woman but because she
wants to work for humanity, was the hold
ing of a special session of the naturaliza
tion court by Judge Thompson. Another
was the appearance of Judge Joseph Iluf
flngton, presiding Judge of the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals, at the sldo of Miss
Hammer as one of her sponsors.
The scene took place In the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals room Irt the Fed
eralB ulldlng. Judge Thompson sat In the
chair of the presiding Judge of the court,
while the Judicial member, who usually
holds that seat appeared before the bar of
the court as a plain cltlien.
Miss Hammer, is a native of Norway and
came to this country In 1890. Sho Is head
nurse of the Infirmary at the Hill School,
Pottstovyn, where Judge Uuftington's son
was a student before he vent to France
with tho regular army,
Lt. MacQuarrie Speaks for Y. M. C. A.
Lieutenant Hector MacQuarrle, of the
Hoyal Field Artillery, addressed the stu
dents of the University of Pennsylvania at
chapel exercises today In behalf of the Y,
Ji. C. A. fund. He spoke of life In the
trenches and of the work being carried on
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KVKNING, LEPGEBf-PHILDELPHIA, TfKIDAY, NOVMBEK ft. -
DAIRY AND FOOD AGENT
CRITICIZED BY JUDGE
Scores Failure to Keep Track of
Prosecutions and Suspends
Sentences
Agent Hobcrt Simmers, of the Stnte Dalrv
nnd Pure Food Commission! today received
a severe criticism from Judge Hogers, In
Quarter Sessions Court, whero Simmers
was testifying In ensci of violators of the
pure food laws, for his apparent unfairness
towards defendants. Thp Judge's) remarks
were occasioned when Simmers was nsked
what had become of a Federal prosecution
brought against? a defendant arrested by
Simmers nnd haled Into Quarter Sessions
Court on the same charge
"Was this man taken beforo tho Federal
authorities on the same nrrest that brings
him here?" the court nsked
"Well," replied Simmers, "It wasn't ex
actly tho same."
"Is It or Is It not so that there was but
one arrest and that Federal and State
prcecutlnns were brought on that arrest?"
persisted Judgo Hogers.
"es, jour honor, there was only one
nrret. but the Federal prosecution Is for
a different offense from this one," Simmers
(aid
"What was the result of the other prose
cution?" demanded the Judge.
The defendant, Theodore W. Iluchanaii.
of 2002 Hast Clearfield street, charged with
selling oleomargarine as mid for butter.
was about to answer for Simmers when the
latter hesitated In his. reply, but Judge
Hogers Insisted that the 'agent anwcr
"I don't know " he finally said
"Well, If the State's agent does not know
what becomes of prosicutlons ho Instigates,
then I shall ask the defendants to Inform
him," snld Judgo Hogers
Ituclinnan said that he was lined $230 In
the United States District Court for selling
oleomargarine without a license
"I want candor nnd frankness In this
couit.' Judge lingers said to Simmers "I'll
suspend sentence In this case '
In the early part of tho wiek, Simmer'- In
testlflng In a case whcio he made the ar
rest, declared that tho defendant, a wom
an accused of selling unwholesome musk
rats, had been previously ariested for vio
lating the food laws The woman denied It,
and Judge lingers Instructed tho agent to
produce his tecords of the previous arrest.
The next day Simmers appeared In court and
said that he had arroted the. woman's
husband about two ears ago. but was not
willing to sny that she had not been ar
rested because, he said, a number of his
rccotds had been stolen and destroed by
some one who was Interested In a very
Important prosecution he had brought, and
he thought that some of his data referring
to this defendant was lost at that time
John Wolfe, of 239 ,South Tenth street,
pleaded guilty to selling adulterated apil
rots, while Jj I'lncus nnd his wife, Lena
PlnruM. of 2012 Itldge avenue, and Jaioli
and Hessle March, of J3J1 Hldgc avenue,
admitted selling adulterated raisins. In
each case the article was covered with sill
phur dioxide and the container lu which It
was Mi'l was not so marked. Judge lingers
suspended sentence In each case.
NORTHWEST HAS COAL;
PRIORITY ORDER LIFTED
Millions of Tons of Fuel Now
Available for Other
Sections
WASHINGTON. Nov J,'!
I'riorit.v shipments of coal to the North
west were ordered cancel bv the fuel
administration toda.v. effective Novcin
bei 3(1
The lifting of the I.akes-Nnrthwet prloi
Ity order will make available millions of
tons of coal for other sections of the coun
try now suffering from a shortage
TWO AUTOMOBILE THIEVES
SENT TO PENITENTIARY
Young Defendants Plead Guilty
Stealing Cars From Along
North Broad Street
to
Sememes In the eastern Penitential)
were Imposed tMlay bv Judge Davis, In
Quarter Sessions Court No 1, on two di -fendants
uho entered pleas of guilty to
Indictments chaiglng them with stealing
two automobiles
The defendants were George Hess, twenty
jears Id, of Fifteenth street abor Yc.rk.
and Geoige Paul, nineteen years old, of
Gratz street above Jefferson. Hess, who
has been arrested before for the larceny
of automobiles, was sentenced to a term cf
not less than two jears and six months
nor more than two .vcars and eight months,
while Paul was given not less than one
year nor more than eighteen months.
The defendants operated together lu steal
ing an automobile belcnging to William
Green, 72 South Hancrnft sheet, from
Broad street and Glrard avenue, and In
stealing a machine belonging to Doctor
Burn, of 2103 North Sixteenth street, from
Broad and Dlatnmd streets When Hess
was arrested In one of the stolen automo
biles he had a loaded revolver In his iks
sesslon. PLANS ELECTRICAL REFORM
San Francisco Expert Suggests Scheme
to Revolutionize Industry
A plan to rcvolutlonlzo the electrical in
dustry in thij country was put forth bv
William U Goodwin, of San Francisco, at
an address before a gathering of eleetiical
contractors. Jobbers, manufacturers and
central station men at a lunch at tho
Adelphla Hotel today
Under this plan, a gigantic organization
of "electrical" men would spread over the
country, Kvery man In the electrical busi
ness would find It to his advantage to be
a member of the organization, according to
Mr, Goodwin.
FRENCH ELECTION POSTPONED
Committee of Chamber of Deputies De
cides Against Balloting in 1918
PARIS, Nov. 23. The Committee on
Universal Suffrage of the Chamber of
Deputies has turned clown the proposal to
hold the elections normally duo In 1918, be
cause of the Imposslbl'lty of taking the
votes of prisoners of war and the difficulty
of balloting among the soldiers at tho front
The elections, under this decision, will be
postponed until 1320, and no special elec
tions will bo held to fill vacancies, of which
there are forty-seven In the Chamber,
Will Talk on Medical Corpa
Why and how the Medical Corps is the
First I.lne of Defense, will be told by Dr.
J: Madison Taylor, professor of applied
Therapeutics at Temple University, to the
members of the Business Science Club, at
their weekly luncheon to be held today at
the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel.
U. of P. Alamnae Entertain Coeds
The alumnae association of the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania entertained the co-ed
undergraduates this afternoon In Price
Hall, In the Law School, Thirty-Fourth and
Chestnut streets. Miss Mary Gallagher,
chairman of the entertainment committee,
and her aids served tea all afternoon.
Cassatt War Savings Director
Robert K. CaMKtt has been appointed by
Secretary McAdoo to be one of the State di
rectors of the war saving fund, which will
open art over the country, December J, Mr.
Cajutxtt was assls:ns4 ta
PMMf.
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PLOT FOR INDIAN REVOLT
IS TRACED TO GERMANY
Confession of Hindu Snows Agents of
Raised Furnished Funds for
Conspiracy
RAN FHANCISCO, Cnl.. Nov. 23. Mys
terious passports, countersigns and hie
roglyphics llgured In the trial of thirty-three
persons accused of fomenting a revolution
In India today when the Government traced
tho plot to Herman agents.
Sukwnr ChatterJI, a Hindu, who took a
prominent part In the conspiracy and turned
Slate's evidence, was the chief witness. He
testified he was sent to Manila by Ham
Chandra, accused as the chief of the Hindu
icvolutlonary forces In America, with n
letter to n Mi. llochn, a military olllcet,
who, ChatterJI said, received funds for his
work from the Herman consul In Mnnlla,
HOLD UPSTATE YOUTH
AS ARMY DESERTER
Flight to Father's Deathbed Ter
minates in Criminal Charges
Against Army Private
All alleged deserter from the United
Stales army, who rati nwny'to be with
his living father, was arrested today on
charges of impersonating a Hist lieutenant
and thereby collecting about $200 ostensibly
for soldleis' Christmas presents and to
bacco The prisoner, who was arrested at the
Powclton Hotel by Secret Service Agents
McTamney and King, Is Prlvuto Clement
Heibert Ia?ah.v, alias Lamar, of Glrard
vllle, Pn He was held In $1000 ball by
United States Commissioner Lewis, at the
Federal Building, for a further hearing
Monday
The story of Leahy, or Lamar, as. told by
Federal ngents is a pathetic one. Leahy,
a mere .vouth he Is only IS jears old was
ft private at Fort Htlian Allen. Vt , when
he lecelved word that his father was djlng
nt Glrarclvllle He applied for leave, but
It was lefusfd Determined to see his
father before he died, Leahy Is sId to have
gambled with his fellow-soldiers until he
had enough nmnej for the tilp, and then
quietly disappeared He was at Ills pa
rent's deathbed He-olvlng to icturn to his
camp, Leahy was prevented by further ill
ness in his famll.v. and llnallv became so
fearful of punishment awaiting him that
he decided not to teturn.
Coming to Philadelphia the alleged de
serter It Is assented, added the Insignia of
a first lieutenant to his private's uniform
and as "LIciitfMatit Lunar, of Camp
Meade," vlsllcd liomes in West Philadel
phia, soliciting money for the soldleis'
Christmas and tobacco funds He made
between '$10 and $13 a week, ollUMals said
Two weeks ago Leahy becime so de
spondent that lie Is ald to havo attempted
to commit suicide bv shooting himself He
received only a flesh wound and recovered
at the West Philadelphia Homeopathic
Hospital without revealing his lileutltj He
continued his "game" of collecting iiione.v.
It Is alleged. To cstibllsh himself In tho
e.ves of the lintel men Leahy Is said to
have sent himself a fake telegram from
Washington Leahy's relatives In Glrard
vllle were notllled of the plight of the
.voung soldier, who saw service on the
.Mexican border In 1916
COURT HALTS COAL LAND SALE
Federal Judges Restrain Sheriff From
Disposing of Thompson Properties
In the accumulating litigation over the
bankrupt estate of Joslali V Thompson, the
Unlontown, Pn , coal operator nnd banker,
luelges Bulllngton, Me I'herson and Wool,
ley, of the Cnlted States Circuit Court of
Appeals, today issued an order restraining,
temporarily, sherltf's sales of part of
Thnnipon'H $H0, 000,000 coal lands In .Mo.
iiongnhela and Greene townships, Greene
Count, Pa., which were llted for Decern
brr 1
The restialnlns order Is to leiu-iiii In
effect until the Court of Appeals has de
cided an appeal b Thompson's trustees In
bankruptcy from a decision by the Federal
Court to Pittsburgh, which dissolved an In.
Junction against tho sheriff's sales.
ARGUMENT ON RECEIVERSHIP
Court Withholds Decision in Ameiican
Pipe Company Case
Following argument today. Judge Dick
inson reserved decision on a petition to va
cate tho apiKilntiucnt of Itobert Wetherlll
as receh r for the American Plpo and Con
struction Company, a $3,000,000 corpora
tion, and to dismiss the bill In eepilty under
which the receiver was appointed
The sole miction In Issue appeared to
be whether the District Court of New Jer
sey or the District Court In this district
is vested with the Jurisdiction to appoint
a receiver.
NEW NIGHT TRAIN
TO
Buffalo
With the general change
of time tables effective
November 28, a new night
train between Philadel
phia and Buffalo will be
'established.
Lttr Breid Btnet Suction - 11.31 Km.
Arrive Bullalo . . 41.20 p. M.
Through Sleeping Care and
Coaches
Other cltlly tbretwti train luvt PMUdil
pals 1.10 ATM., tsct 7.10 P. M.
lw Time Takltt fee Other
Imparunt CXeniee
Pennsylvania R.R.
Officers
of the British,' French and v
Ainea Armies and Navies y
weic wen acquainted wnn
the superior durability of
Fownes Cape gloves before
the War. Since then they
have used "Capes" in even
larger quantities.
In America Fownes Capes areor"
the same high Service standard
and are also washable.
Civilians, Army and NavjT
Officers.--yks a -
foWNEM
that's aD you need V
to know about a CLOVE ,
BLOW AT JUDGE BROWN
IS CALLED YARE PLOT
Clerk Charges MacNeillc Attack
Is Preliminary Attempt to
Gain Control
.ludRe Ila.vmnnd MacNellle's charite that
President Judge Charles I.. Drown, of tho
Municipal Court, Is extravagantly creatine
new political Jobs In that tribunal was
only a preliminary move by the Vnre forces
to oust Judge Drown as presiding Judire
and place Judire MacNeillc In chnrffc, ac
cording: to nice JI. darlanel, clerk to tho
court.
Judge Drown declined to discuss the
eharRCH this morning, but said that he may
have a detailed answer later. Harland
spoke for him.
"Judge JtacNellln's statement, besides be
ing untrue, Is simply an effort to pave tho
way for Governor Drumbaugh to commit
an Illegal act by ousting Judge Drown as
1'resldent Judge and appointing Judge Jlnc
Ncllle In his place," said Harland. 'The
Vnres want the patronage In the court."
Judge JIncNellle, In his statement, put
the high expense of the Municipal Court
sepjarely on the shoulders of Judge Drown.
He said the unlimited powers of the Presi
dent Judge to make appointments and fl
salaries were responsible 'for the greatly
Increased budget of the court for the coming
j ear.
The budget will Increase the expense of
that court to more than $960,000, according
to Judge JIacNelllo. The number of em
ployes has been raised from 100 In 1914
to more than COO at present. Judge Mac
Neillc said In part:
"It Is unfair for the public to think that
the other Judges of the JIunlclpal Court
are responsible for this situation. There
has been but one meeting of the Doard of
Judges lu eighteen months, and that was
held recently Appointments and salaries
arc not discussed with the Judges. The
President Judge has unlimited power to
make apolntments and fix salaries, and
when the city Is mandamused the bills are
paid that Is nil there Is to It. No other
public otticlnl In the I'nlted Htatcs that I
know of Is Invested with such ioucr, and,
under the act, I know of no remedy for the
situation."
The question of "pointing the Municipal
Court according to the schedule for next
j ear was brought before the Finance Com
mittee of Councils last Wednesday by Itob
ert JI. CIrltltth, president of the Civil Serve
ice Commission He said It would cost In
round numbers Jl.000,000. He declared
Councils should not accept reponslhlllt.v
for such a huge expenditure: that the court
should be reciulrcd to resort to mandamuses
for salaries and other expense?
Dr. Joseph M. Malatesta Dead
Dr Joseph JI. Jlnlatesta Is dead at Kiln
South Droad street after an Illness of sev
eral weeks. He was born In Philadelphia
Mav 27 ,18.10. At the age of fifteen he went
to itil to stiidv, returning after four :'ears
to enter Waterford f.V. J - Academy, from
which he graduated In 1879 He wa-s giad
uated from the Philadelphia School of Phar
macy, the Jefferson Medical College 11111I
Villanova He was Instructor in skill dls
cises at Jefferson College for .1 time.
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I
Complete Map of Present
The greatest battle of tho war Is now being fought
The outcome of the present fighting may prove a greater
blow to the Oernians than the recent Italian disaster wan
for the Allies. The capture of Cambral which the Allies
are shelling will force the evacuation of hundreds of
square miles and may end lu n rout that will stun the
Central Poweni Dut In order to understand why this
battle Is so Important, you must have a complete map of tho
present western front fighting zones a map that shows
every town and hamlet now being fought for.
The Illustration above Is a leproductlon of the most
complete single map of the western front ever published.
It Is 28x36 Inchea I size, but folds Into a convenient cover.
BlO'j Inches, Just right to be carried conveniently in the
pocket for frecjuent consultation. It Is printed on excel
lent paper, and can bo had mounted 011 ctoth, Jf desired,
at slight extra cost,
Moat existing ineiji 0 the western front are valueless
because they are nnt intlextd, or becuase they do not con
luln the smaller plates,
Over 7000 Villages, Towns
and Hamlets
On this new map there are shown more than 7800
places. The tttnte of Illinois contains about the same num
ber of square miles ns shown on this map. and lu Illinois
there are leu than 1700 place of 100 or more Inhabitants.
In addition to over 7000 towns, villages and hamlets,
this now man gives all woocn. fortresses, fortified towns,
naval arnals, forts, redoubts, batteries, aircraft depots,
wireless stations and ralUays. The forests and woods are
Indicated In nn, giving the map an attractive appear
ance and addlrur a strategical feature of Importance.
The scale of the map Is 10 mile to the Inch. It extends
west to Aahford. hngland; north to Antwerp, Belgium: east
to KrartWfoTt. Germany, and south to Orleans, Prance. .
It shows for comparison the battle line of 1011, when
tlie Germans were aim.. t the Bat of farls. Th rrouatl
gained br the Allies, therefore, ma be plainly seen.
IMe without exception the moat eatlefactory map of
the western front which haa been engraved. It has teen
prepared especially to throw light on movements as they
occur. It may be examined with eaae, tor the type is bold
and clean cut.
A Complete Index Makes Locating Easy
, .A? v"5?..0' i.iwn and village) accompany Ine; a map
of thto klB4 r-a ben proved an absolute necessity. TbS
5iLi;w,aI? i ones, usually menMoacxl la the new
dtopaehv Tfcsjr are jtot to bes found oa ry awps.
Ml
PARDONED SLAYER GOES
HOME TO HIS SICK WIFE
Battagllo Released From Prison So Thut
Brave Woman Mny Recover
Health
The heavy massive Iron-doors of the Hast
em Penitentiary opened today for llosarlo
llnttaglla and released him to his wife ami
six children, lie was pardoned yesterday,
nfter serving six yearn of a life sentenco
for murder.
After his conviction, his wife struggled
ngalnst almost Insurmountable dllllcultles
to keep the little home together. Hhc worked
hard to feed and c othe the six children,
tho oldest of whom nt that time was eight
years. She never asked nny help, and
finally tho strain was too much ; sho be
came HI,
She refused To give up, fearing that the
children would bo unable to get along. The
pardon of her husband will now permit
her to followdoctor's Instructions, and go
to a sanatorium
"TIM" WILL BE HOME
FOR THANKSGIVING DAY
He'll Get Turkey, Too, Together
With Norwood Man's Soldier
Son From Fort Oglethorpe
Tim will be home foi Thanksgiving Hay
He will have turkey, too, and all that
goes with It That's pretty good for u dog,
but Tim deseives It. He has had no end
of mlscty for the last week for the lea
son that lie was stolen 'from his master,
John W Cross, of Noiwood, Pa.
The dog was playing on the lawn last
Kildnv and suddenly disappeared He was
missed Just after a Junk man had been
seen nearby. Cioss was greatly depressed
b) the dog's cllsapKaraiie-e He sent a
circular hearing Tim's picture and a full
account of him to the police headquarters
of every town from New York to Wash
ington and also to all cities and towns be
tween here and Pittsburgh. .
. A elue to tho dog's whereabouts was ob
tained by the police of the Second and
Christian streets station They Informed
Cross and last night Tim was found at
the home of (lus I.onibardo. seventeen years
old, of Sixth and Catharine streets. Tho
boy was arrested by District Detective
Alberger and turned over to the Norwood
police Ci-oas Is ovcrjovod because Tim will
be home tn enjoy Thanksgiving with his
muster's son, a soldier, clue home on that
daj fiom Kort Oglethorpe.
(Jets .1 Years for Shooting Hoarder
.Ismes Hrooks, thirty-eight jears old. of
fortieth street near JIarket, was today
sentenced to tho Kastetn Penitentiary for
not less than three jears nor more than
three jears mid six months, bj Judge Davis.
In Quarter Sessions Court. Brooks was con
vlcted of trjlng to kill Itobert Miller, one
of Ills boarders who was In airears vclth
his room lent Hiooks. It was testified, pro
cured a revolver, called .Miller from his
room and llred two shots, at lilin, both of
them entering the boarder's right shou'dor.
This Indev Is hound
N. Y.
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-.- Address ...
vT M you want the
Jcreasfng Its duMfci
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suit you, wrl
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.Angle Iron and Stone Found
Track of P. and U. Thl!
Morning
GERMAN PLOT SUSPECTED !
Obstruction Is Removed and Wert
Report Discovery to Police m?"
Start InvcstlBation
An attempt to wreck an earlv
train o the Philadelphia and n.LTT
way. .eadlng ,0 g ,., W
'iovernment Is bulldlnc- n. ., ' ,!l
l !..... . . " h InknlM
Ing plant, was frustrated
two joung men found a piece 0f.-"y.Th
" "ciwren two lengths or is- . ."
the city limits. ' ,he nHtii
The police are making r.,
vestlgatlon In th h.n.V .c P'te In.
will shed some light on he wrJek """ '
same road Wednesday ,ornlnB Ja.0" "" "
men were Injured The ofiel l'.
Is Plot to keep the road f led UL .'
as possible by wrecks to hamwe tL"1" ,
at the shipyard. namper prorttj 1
Theobstructlon was discovered k. ,
nrd N. Droomhcad, 20 years oM r.Wcb
South .Melville street, and ?& ?' "
tvventy years old. of KlBhto-iuth111 1
Tavstwlck avenue. Droomh.ad I "S2 " '
as a fireman at the Hog I,i.nd PfmlTl .
was on 1,1, way , taka. &" V
Place when the obstruction on 1 . f
was discovered at a turn In the nLJ'V1'
tween Seventieth and Seventy -flr.t ..d
The two joung men roiled A?? .
he tracks and then saw the anlel ?"
" "'uin.im ny me
1 is two angles, each about
. . .: ' .. V""L'C" " "ie cold. The h .
,t....""l
.s an in. 11 imcK Hnd about four Inch. ;,r '
It weighs about ten pounds, end In th '
matlon of the police and railroad In' v
" ion,
n wltfc
tie ...7
have been ntrong Vnough ' 'o hX",
?ny train off the rails, since thVL'
has two tracks, almt .''J.2J1
"P trafllc for several hour.. " 0
The Iron was taken bv th vm,
Hi, Sixty-fifth street"and WooTand
police station and Defective. , Prlnfi Z
Qulgley are investigating. They w?i JI!
to the Department of Justice and ttuSE
ably some means will Immediately uS&
to protect the tracks of the road leia..!'
the shipbuilding plant. '"alnjtl
Announce Civil Service Exmj
Open competitive ex iminatlons for in.
tary engineer, public health rvil
j:ri00 per j ear. December S; UbefitoV.
ipprentlce, J540 a ear; aid, grade t mm
a year: aid. grade 2, $7 JO a year, btcum.
her 12; second class or assistant stetm on
glneer. J1000 to J1200 a year. J.niurr
were announced today by the United KUIti
Civil Service Commission. Date for tt
examination for highway engineer, HIM
to $2100 a jear. and plany quarantine i,.
spector JI2IUI lei 'ear, will h an.
nounced within a few days.
s
Fighting Zones
and the locations of most of them were, and still are,
utterly unknown to the general public, but um tbedr
location are known their strategical Importance cannot tie
grased.
Nothing Is moie unsatisfactory than searching oil over
the map for a aniall place that may and may not app"'
upon It. However, thin U sf time and patience In aaw
mn end, for the index which uveomsanies this map make
If vustly more ue'ul and valuable. The Index contains
over 7000 names. An Idea of the Importance of this state
ment may be gained from the fact that 90 per cent, of the
War lllans av.llt.lhlA t,wln f.nnl'nlrt la than Klin name!!'-
In with the map and enables one to (
"'" iiioeaneiy uny one in ine (uuu places meiuioneu,
Send No Money
,,, Tne fraf value of this map Is so npparent that a copy
win be sent on approval, without a penny In advance. If.
"'' examining thin map. 1011 decide to keep It. send only
II. on for the plain, or 2.00 for the cloth-bached map. If
not delighted with the mail nnd Index simply return II and
you will owe nothing. With America actively engsited In
the war with American troops already In France and
thousands more going. Interest In the Great War hi nw'
vital than ever, and Americans will want to follow erory
change in the situation from day to Hay. To Intelligent!
read your newspaper you must know the location of ,r
the various towns, vantage points and other
places mentioned. Thla map will return te you S
many times ItH cost In your clearer under- jr
standing of conditions'. r.ttry real j
. ?ft"" m,n " s fret
of thU map during the ranting T
mean,.. yT ExMMUtlO
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fept. IOH .. PUj,M send me the L-rje
' OvaitM FU jT Hcale war Map of the Western
vryKen .x Front on approval. If It ot nj.
within five days I will send you si,
Otherwise, I will return IU
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