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K;f EMBARGO TO BE LIFTED
FRailroad Responds to Fuel Ad-
Wtfi ' ministration's Demand by
'-1& Promlaincr Snpprlv T)uHvorioa
P. R. R. WILL CO-OPERATE
No More Red Tickets to Be Issued Un
less Doctors Personally Apply
to Lewis
.The heavy hand of the fuel ndmlnistra
tfbn has forced notion or the promise of
fiction on the Lehigh Vnlley ltnllroad In
the raising of Its embargo ngalnst the
Pennsylvania, which has seriously aggra
vnted Philadelphia' coal troubles In the
last few days. The Immediate delivery of
two trains of coal and nsiurance of pref
erence to bo Riven to shipments of Phila
delphia coal In future were Riven by rep
resentatives of tho Lehigh Vnlley nt noon
today, and promises of hearty co-operation
from the Pennsylvania Is also expressed to
Mr. Potter. The backbone of the em
bargo Is thus broken In time to relieve the
rears of thousands of shlvcrlnR Phlladel
phlans In the western nnd southern sec
tions of the city thnt have been hardest hit
by the temporary stoppage of deliveries
Initial action was taken by Mr Potter
In a telegram to W J McGarry, representa
tive of the Lehigh Valley at South Ilethle
hem. In which ho stated his Intention to
hold the road strictly accountable for hard
ship imposed on thousands of consumers nt
Ahe outset of cold weather. Mr McGarry
at once responded with the explanation that
the embargo hod been rendered necessary
by Ijie congestion of 685 cars of coal ready
for .delivery to the P. It. It. at Phillips
burg. "We will undertake to switch to
gether two trains for Philadelphia and de
liver to the P. II. It. In preference to all
other shipments, enabling special move
ment," is the promise given.
P. R. It. WILL CO-OPERATi:.
Peremptory summons was also given rep
resentatives of the Pennsylvania Ilallroad
by Mr. Potter, whose Instructions to the
two roads are to settle qulcldy any differ
ences between them, which may well be
accounted trivial In the face of a great
city's needs.
"There Is no disagreement between our
road and the Lehigh Valley that I know of,"
read the reply to this from J. II. Klsher.
superintendent of freight transportation for
the Pennsylvania Iload. "The accumula
tions on our road reacted on our connections
at Phllllpsburg Junction nnd the Lehigh
Valley, to protect Itself placed an embargo.
There are on the Lehigh trnclcs this morn
ing about 400 cars awaiting delivery to us.
, We took from them 100 cars yesterday, nnd
hope to do as well or better today. The Le
high will switch out tomorrow solid trains
of coal for Philadelphia, which will be for
warded promptly. In addition they will en.
deavor to ship solid trains of coal from
Packerton, which will greatly relieve the
situation.
"We hope to Bet the better of our own
accumulation to such an extent that the
Lehigh Valley can lift lis embargo very
shortly. In the meantime, we will give all
the preference to Philadelphia coal physical
ly possible."
Meantime n charge of obstructing traffic
might be brought against the waiting line
besieging tho office of the local fuel com
mittee for the red "emergency card" en
titling the holder to one ton of coal. This
line numbered fifty-one at lfl-JO this morn
ing. A motley line, Including ghoura
plumes and fur-lined overcoats, as well as
the hole-pierced shoes nnd scanty shawls
of actual need. Fear that 1 p. m. would
come before their place In line wns reached
set panic on many faces. "Can't you get
me In ahead some way? I've two children
sick at home, and can't wait. We're down
to our very last shovel." pleadedhe woman
forty-eighth In line. The plnc-h of strain
on her haggard face bore out her statement.
j CURBS niCD TICKET ISSUANCE
Coal Administrator Francis A. Lewis an
nounced today that no more red tickets
would be issued except upon the personal
application of the physlclnn to the admin
istration. This action, ho said, was caused
by the fact that the red ticket privilege
had been nbused and that certificates of
physicians had been obtained two easily.
He declared that the new ruling would
give relief where it was actually needed and
at the same time prevent Imposition upon
the officials.
Another interesting ruling made today
was that In future dealers will he required
t. satisfy themselves, before Ailing orders,
that tho purchaser has not on hand more
than a thirty days' supply nf coal.
Krankford coal dealers today reported
that there Is an entire nnd complete famlnu
of every arlety of coal In northeast Phila
delphia, The fuel office closed Its doors at 5
today for n breathing space over Thanksgiv
ing. Dealers from Krankford and Tncony
re given an opportunity to present their
troubles at u board inietlng this ufternoon.
MOYAMENSING SATISFIES
NOVEMBER GRAND JURY
Reverses Previous Body's Find
ing Reports Prisoners
Well Treated
Although the preceding Cm ml Jury
recommended that the Superintendent and
Board of Inspectors of Moynmenslng
Prison be put In cells so that they could
experience the unfair treatment they were
alleged to be giving prisoners, the Novem
ber Orand Jury, which made Its leport
today to Judge Davis, In Quarter Sessions
Court, "found the condition of this Insti
tution and the treatment of the prisoners
perfectly satisfactory"
The commitment of persons to that prison
on capiases Issued by the Common Pleas
Courts on civil matters, and the confine
ment, in some cases, of defendants for
periods as long as a year because tho
Judgment cannot be paid off or he cannot
procure ball, Is a subject given some
consideration by the November Jury, and
It Is recommended that in such cases the
defendant should be allowed his liberty
lnHp the ulltiervllnn r.f tho r-.i,r ....
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f, that he could pay off the Judgment. On
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inia jwiiii me jurors report is us rollows:
"There was a case vailed to our attention
of one Edmund Malllard. who was detained
at Moyarnenslng prison under a capias, be.
Ing released Monday of this week. In this
case there had been Judgment entered
against him for breach of promise. Being;
poor and unable to pay Judgment, or give
tho 1100 ball, he was sent to prison on a
capias. He was detained there In this way
tor over three months.
"The Orand Jury looked Into this matter
and found that at various times there are
men committed to prison on capiases and
nw of them stay there three, six or nos.
f?J . 'albly twelve months, due to the fact that
M they have not sufficient means to secure
'llll np in ermilnv an nt(nmu ... . .,.-
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1 . "Wo respectfully suggest that this mat-
ter ba given proper attention and persons
y-, ucins so aeiainea orougni to speedy trial
(" Uwt If they are not guilty they will not
'Vi " lnea any longer man possible In the
t fthwh. "r, as in me case cited, where Judg-
Ai.eXi secured against a man for no
V. serious offense, and he Is unnbln in nv ih.
't -ilment secured against him. he mav l,
v Allowed hla liberty and to secure employ.
,? ment, and work under the supervision of
w the courts In some manner to secure the
mrivf- w vt u't una juuBiuem,
TM otner public institutions visited by
iSW were iuuou to oe in good COnCJI.
msj www management was commended.
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NAMED AS PALMER'S AIDS
Edwin Wiener, 5104 Pulaski ave
nue (upper), has been appointed to
be custodian of trust estates on
the alien property board. L. H.
Shrigley (lower), Lenox road,
Jcnkintown, has been appointed to
be assistant director of the division
of individual property. Mr. Wiener
is a lawyer with offices in the
Stephen Girard Building. Mr.
Shrlgley conducts a bond business
in the North American Building.
WILMINGTON TURKEY
PRICES FORCED DOWN
Dealers Yield to Harrington'
Competition, but Latter Is Com
pelled to Boost Quotation
W1LMINOTON. Del. Nov 28
Wilmington's Thanksgiving turkey mar
ket took a tumbb' tulay. as a !Pult of
tho drie by II Itldgeley Harrington, of
Dover, who has begun war on the local
commission merchants and marketeers, be
cause they tried to freeze him out tf the
city's trade. Whereas turkeys yesterday
In King street market, the largest in the
city, were h-ld at forty-five and fifty rents
a pound, today the price full to forty
.Meanwhile Harrington, who yesterday sold
two carloads and u trucklrml from Phila
delphia at thirty to thirty-hewn cents a
pound, was ohllged to raise Ills price to
thirty-five to forty.
Harrington said lie was forced to raise
his rates three cents because of the price
fixing of tut keys by the Covernment in
Philadelphia, He said he found he was
actually underselling Philadelphia, and that
his calls for fowls from that city would
seriously affect 'he prise there.
When Harrington sold nf first c.irloail
of poultry esterdu.vi he hurried to Phila
delphia and, obtaining a fresh supply,
brought It to Wilmington in a large motor
truck. He thought he had enough to last
him. It did last until I p. m., and when
the last turkey was sold he returned to
Philadelphia and today the scenes of yes
teiilay vvero re-enacted. Just as fast as the
clerks would weigh a turkey several per
sons, with money In hand, would make a
grab for it.
In explanation of Hip increase in price
today, Harrington this afternoon said:
"We are compelled l advance the price
to forty cents, because the food adminis
tration has caused the advance of tho
wholesale prli'f to us In Pennsylvania. Our
first consignment we sold at prices which
were not suftlciently large to net' us very
much jirollt, but we are not complaining,
as we did not go Into this sale for the pur
pose of making money. As a matter of
fact, it Is Impossible to handle turkeys on
a margin of two cents a pound and break
even, let alone make a profit.
Harrington's sale of turkeys yesterday
exceeded anything of I he kind ever held In
this city. In addition to a largo nuantlty
of ducks and chickens, which he sold at ten
cents less per pound than the regular mar
ket quotations, he sold more than ? 10,000
worth of tuikeys at prices ranging from
tniriy cenis to inirty-seven cents
pound.
per
Kvery barrel of turkeys was personally
opened and appioved by the city nieut In
spector, Samuel M. I-'ord, before they were
sold.
An Intimation that Harrington Intends to
continue hla price smashing campaign was
contained In a sentence uttered by him this
afternoon. ,
"I shall have further announcements to
make alter Thanksgiving."
TWO LIBERTY BONDS STOLEN
AmonK Plunder Taken From Home of
Robert Baker Alleged Thief
Arrested
Accused of stealing two Liberty Ilonds
$385 In cash and two suits of clothes from
the home of Robert Baker, 1S38 South
Cleveland avenue, Ceorge Button. II"
South Fifteenth street, was held In 1600
ball for a further hesrlng by Magistrate
Uaker In the Twentieth and Federal streets
station.
According to the police. Sutton forced
an entrance to the Uaker home last Mon
day, during the absence of members of
tho family. He was arrested at his home
through Informstlon furnished the police hv
Henry Wilson. 1709 Addison street who
said that Button gave him the two suits
to pawn.
Because Wilson admitted pawnlnr the
clothe and turning- a part of the money
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EVENING LEDaERr-PHILADELtelA, WEDESdIy, NOVEMBER 28,
TRAIL OF MURDER GANG
LEADS TO' PHILADELPHIA
Elopement of Gunman With New
York Girl Brings About
Expose
ARRESTED AT RENO, NEV.
Member of "Syndicate" Tells of 23
Killings nnd Admits His
Pnrt in Six
Philadelphia Indirectly was responlble
for the wholesale exposure of the murder
"syndicate" In New York which Is said by
tho police to have claimed at least twent
three victims.
The revelations have been termed the
inot aniHzltig In the history of crime In
New York city. Tin- undoing of Knlph
Da niello, who made the exposure, was the
result of his eiopment to Philadelphia with
a sixteen-year-old g'rl The girl's mother
reported Danlello to the police as n mur
derer. He was arrested only recently In
Ileno, Nev Ten others who have been Im
plicated were uneted In New York yes
terday. Danlello. thn police sav. has. confesed
to mirtiriiiatlnir In no fewer than six mur
ders nnd to having an Intimate knowledge of i
at least seventeen others All nan uccn
classed by tho Now York police a? un
solved mysteries.
The men Unnlelli siys he and bis assist
antsmembers of the Neapolitan gang
killed follows:
fiesnnln (Inlnrel nnd Ills Soil LUCS ! shot
to death May IT, IMS
Veti-e I.ocallo, killed May 51. IMS.
Matleo I.eone. killed September '. 101.1.
I.oui" Inunnrco. killed May 7, 1910.
Cniscpp do Marco, killed .January 2n,
lOiti
Michael Averno. July 22, 101C.
Nicholas Marello and I'harles fmbrarvi,
September L'. 1MB.
Cluieppo Vernrz.vno. October " IMfi,
Salvntore de Marco, October 13, IMG.
(Seorge Ksposlto, November !). 1MP
liaetano del Cundio. November 3H. IMfl
Tony l.lotC, .January 2R. 1917.
Cdiseppe I'hlarelln. February 6. 1917
.Iceph Mnsarlo. March 13. 1917.
Philadelphia police have started an In
vestigation In tht city ns the result of
the exposure. It was reported t?".at some
of the murders hail been committed In this
city, but Detective Hen Christy, of Now
York who talked with Danlello after his
arrest did not remember Philadelphia be
ing mentioned In the confession.
loop vv I'N.snj.vnn mi:udi:p.s
Detective Christy's stntement was made
ut City "all today He came to Philadel
phia from New York to get Frank l!urnw.
who Is wanted In New York on the charge
of killing Policeman Morgan Hurrnvvs wa
arrested last week at Hcg Island
Detective Callahan sild New Yolk au
thorities had asked tho Philadelphia De
tective Kuioou to look up their lust of un
solved murders in the expectation that
Danlello might be able to clear them
Danlello Is known ns "Italph the Barber."
He Is said to .liavo belonged to the gang of
murder "bosses'" and "gambling kings"
which thrived on crimes committed in
Italian sections In New York.
The revelation was due to a woman, Mrs
Theresa Valvo, whose young daughter
doped to Philadelphia with "Halph the
barber" last year. As the latter already
has a wife and four children living in Italy,
hn was arrested In this city on an abduction
charge.
Hoth he nnd Amelia, the girl In the case,
denied that they had befi married She
said she had been married here to another
Italian named Damlgo, who resembles
Damello
As a result Damlgo was arrested and
convicted on the abduction charge. Then
"Ralph the bartender" and the girl eloped
nil over again. The two were tinced to
lleno, Nev, where Danlello was nt rested
recently after Mrs Valo, angered at the
treatment her daughter had lecelvcd. ap
pealed to the police. She Infoimed them
that Danlello was h mmderer and that
he had boasted of taking part in sevetal
muiders
1NDICTICD FOI5 MfllDF.n
The girl also was arreted In Ileno Hoth
were extradited nnd brought to New York
on perjury cliaiges In connection with the
testimony nga'nst Damlgo. Danlello since
has been Indicted for murder In the second
degree It was while awaiting trial that
he decided to "squeal."
Tho confession was sensational In the
extreme. The prisoner told of three bands
of Italian criminals and gamblers operating
In New York and Brooklyn which for the
last ten ears have lived by levying tribute
and exaclng vengeance in tho Italian sec
tions. The bands even at times fought
each other.
Death warrants against offenders f their
criminal code were signed time ami again
by the 'gang bosses .No man was safe.
Danlello said
Often a victim would be executed, that
Is. murdered, by a man who posed as his
last friend The gambling was carried .011 j
in tho rear of small stores. Those who
would attempt to buck up against the estab
lished syndicate would be done away with
Shooting was the usual procedure. Some
time the stiletto wi-uld bo un-d The
hodles of the victims woutd be done away
with In true Italian vendetta stylo.
In nt least one case the body of a victim
was placed on the railroad tracks at night
to be mangled beyond recognition by a
train.
Danlello Is it small man of swarthy coni
pleNlnn. He has an eight-Inch knife scar
on one cheek His story is being verified
by the police. He "squealed," partly Ihtongh
fear, It was said, and also in vengeance
.ir.alnst th pangs which seemingly had
deserted him and refused mire financial
nrslstance He Is tblrty-oiu- years old.
JAIL WOMAN FOR CONTEMPT
Blanche Kelly, Who Charged Man
Robbed Her in Hotel, Trifled
With Court
Tllanche (Jr.ty. alias Blanche Kelly, was
today fined J500 and committed to the
county prison for three months by Judge
Ilogers, In Quarter Sessions Court, for con
tempt The woman Is the common-law
wife of Hairy Kelly, who last Monday was
acquitted on a charge of nibbing her of a
large amount of money nnd $3000 worth of
Jewelry. The robbery was alleged to have
been committed in a downtown hotel In this
city several months ago. The woman was
found bound and gagged In her room. She
had been severely beaten. She said that
Kelly, who also wits In the mom. had
directed two men in the assault and rob
bery Tho lefusul of the woman to appear and
prosecute Kelly after having preferred the
charge against him, coupled with the fact
that Bbe changed her testimony In the
case and resumed her relations with the
defendant, was responsible for the action
taken by Judge ilogers, who declared that
she had trifled with tho court and de
feated the ends of Justice. Kelly's trIN
for robbing the woman hud been listed
eleven times, nnd each time continued be
cause the woman did not appear to prose
cute. At the trial Monday sha changed
her evidence given on a former occasion
and declared that she believed Kelly Inno
cent. Thanksgiving Donation Day
Thanksgiving Hay has heen named as
"donation day" Mr the Jefferson Hospital
by It board of trustees. Ulfts of money,
slck-rooin supplies, linen, blankets, muslin,
drugs und food supplies will be gratefully
received.
CommitH Suicide by Hanging
John Illnes. tlilrty-sl years old, 407
North JlMne street, committed suicide this
afternoon at nla noma oy nangirur nimseir,
GET 30-DAY SENTENCE
FOR A PRACTICAL JOKE
-
Three Men Who Thought It Funny to
Swing Painters on Scaffold
Arc Punished
Thomas Water, twenty-two years old. of
2027 Tulip street; Martin Taylor, twenty
five years old. of 254 A Kast Berks street,
nnd John Cnll, thirty-eight years old, of
27 1C Hist Cambria street, yesterday showed
themselves to be possessed of a highly de
veloped senso of humor. Today the Joke Is
on them lo the tutio of thirty days In Jail.
The three men were walking past tho
corner of Trenton avenue and Dauphin
street when they observed two painter on
n scaffold painting the .side of n building.
The painters were Motrin Ilerkm.in. nf 182R
S'oulh Fourth street, .ind Sum Creenberg,
of 26H South American sired .fust by
way of a little Joke. Walter. Tnyloi nnil
Call took hold nf the ropes suspendrd from
tho scaffold and proceeded to give the
painters a free swing To save themselves
from n bad fall with possible fat il results
the pnlnters were compelled to clutch nt the
nearest thing nt hand llerkmiin managed
to get hold nf a sign, whore ho perched until
relief enmo. and was unhurt Creenberg
wns less fortunate, nnd In grabbing for n
hold nt n wlndowslll his arm went through
tho window nnd he was painfully cut.
The three comedians were arrested and
today bad a hearing by Magistrate Dletz,
of the Trenton nvenuo and Pntiphln stieet
court "Thirty days.' he -nld
SNOW FOR THANKSGIVING
REST TIM SINCE 1899
Mercury Rises, and Promise Is
for Clear Day Tomorrow.
Two Motor Accidents
Philadelphia Is to have a white Thanks
giving this year for the fltst time since
1899. The snow, which made Its appear
ance last night, foil to a depth of several
Inches Today, however, the weather
p,mfl almost mild, owing to tho alenco
of the brisk winds prevalent for tho last
few days. The thermometer at noon reg
istered 3 degrees. Tomonnvv probably will
bo fair.
The snow was not tho mlv holiday feature.
Customary Thanksgiving vacation starts to.
day for Cnlverslty of Pennsylvania stu
dents Ilecess will end on Monday.
Two motor accidents. In which three per
sons wero Injured, marked the season's first
snowfall.
An automobile driven by .In col, Mionkcs
a salesman, f 4'." Sprlngllctd nvonuo,
crashed Into :i truck after skidding on Ol
rnrd nvenuo llionkts and his sister. Miss
Id i Brookes, wore treated fnr scii'p lacera
tions nt St .lost ph's Hospital. A largo Illicit
driven by Jacob Pnbst. of 92H ICast rtussoll
stret. also skidded. Injuring th driver
sllghliy ns it '-rushed Into an autninobllo.
The llrst mnvv of tho season will not -ot
tho taxpnyeis of tin- city an.v extra money
fnr street cleaning purposes Owing to th
fact that the snow wns a light one and that
tlio weather is moderating rapldlv. It was
announced at Cltv Hall that special cin
trnets would not be let for snow removal
ami that this work would he left to the
tegular Strict I'leimlng Department. Men
were Hushing the stttets today and tli.j
chances are ttiat very little snow will bo
left on the giound by tonight.
VISIT LIBERTY'S SHRINE
IN SOCKS AND BATHROBES
Police Hound Up Oddly Clad I'uiritivcs
From Philadelphia Hospital in
Independence .Square
It was a colli adveiitiiie for I'.inllio
D.idamo, of li3.1 South C irllsle street, and
John Si-urpntn. of Sears near Sixth street,
who poinded around Independence Sipiaic
today In their stocking feet anil bathrobe--,
after they had escaped flom the Philadel
phia II spltal. but it provided amusement
for several bundled spectators liefoie the
police managed to lound the men up.
Act-oidliig to the police, the men applied
for admission to the drug habit department
of the hospital four days og This mottl
ing they assaulted a guard and e.-iaped.
clad only in bathrobes and stockings..
They boaideil a i.ir ami came to Sixth
and I'liestnut streels and thfli pioceeded to
march up and down tho walk- in Independ
ence Square. A crowd soon gathered, which
attracted the .mention of I'.escrve Police,
man Madden.
Tho men saw .Madden Hist, however, and
bolted, mutt! the laughs and el lis nf sp-c-t
itors. After a brief chase D.nlanio was
captured at Seventh and Itonslcnd stnets.
Scnip.itn was found by Seigeant Mniris.011,
of the lb-serves, hiding behind bancls on
tlio third llo.ir of 11 factory near Ninth and
i'liestnut sliects.
Both wen- suit to the Central Police Sta
tion and then to the hospital. Aftir tin
men are given some dry clothing and ol
set veil fnr ailments tint might accrue from
their adventures to lht snow so scantily
,),) tH.v ,vm . ,,. tinned for n hearing f n
s.iulting a guai d nt the hospital.
TRANSIT LEASE DETAILS
DEBATED AT CONFERENCE
Mayor's Counsel Kxplains to P. R. T.
Representatives City's Attitude
Toward Certain Features
A conference mi certain p-ilnts in the
transit lease was held tills afternoon by
William Diaper Lewis, counsel to the Mayor
in tianslt matters, and lepiesentatives of
the Philadelphia llapld Transit Company,
at which, It Is illidet stood, Doctor Lewis
explained Hie attitude which the city holds
toward these features of the lease.
Ills explanation Is to be lc-fcriid, it Is
believed, to H. T. Stoteslniry. Those con
cerned in the discussion ale taking tho
view, it is said, that transit matters should
tie worked out leisurely. This afternoon's
conference followed 11 visit mtitlo by Di
rector of Tiunslt Twining to Major Smith's
olllce.
FOOD STORES COMPANY
CAPITALIZED AT $11,000,000
Fuel and Power Concern Also Incor
porated With $10,000,000
Stock
IKJVKII. Del., .Nov. iK.T.le Sweeney
Hcouoiny Stores Company, to detl In food
products, was Intiiiporateil heic today
with a capital stock of f 1 l.OOii.niili, In
corpoiutors. Samtlii II. Ilouaid, fleoigii V.
llollly. Arthur AV. Brltton, .New York. X. Y.
The Cities Kuel and Power Company, to
uperuto plants for the generation and stor
ago of gas. was Incorporated with a capi
tal stock of flM.onn.uoo. Incorporators, I,.
II. Phillips, J. B. Bailey. Dover. Del.
CLOSE HAKKRIKS' AFFAIRS
Dissolution Proceedings Formally End
Existence of Corporation
Dissolution proceedings to wind up the
nffalrs of the Kolb's Bakeries, a concern
which wuh Incorporated ten years iiro and
which was succeeded by the Kolh Bakery
Company some yeurs ago, wero Instituted
today In Common Pleas Court No, 1, by tho
attorney for tho stockholders, Frederick P.
Newbourg, Jr.
Mr. Newbourg explained that the Kolb
Bakeries' was u concern which has been
Inactive for a long time, and has no
connection whatever with tho Kolh Bakery
Company. A meeting of tho stockholders
of the Kolb Bakeries was held on August
10, 1917, when all debts and liabilities were
satlHtled and the assets distributed among
the stockholders, me present proceed-
ALL RECORDS BROKEN
BY CROP VALUATIONS
Total Production in United
States for 1917 Is Estimated
at $21,000,000,000
WASHI.NOTON, Nov. 28.
Id-cord crops of corn, oats, rye, potatoes'
and beans, together with vastly Increased
production In other lines, arc America's
answer to President Wilson's appeal for
foodstuffs for our Allies.
Aggregate value of nil crops, Including
iitilmais, In 21.000.000,000, an Increase of
(1,500,000.000 over la't year, and greater
than tho total of any two previous years.
Cotti production Is estimated at $l,fGIl.
nno.oouj cotton. JLOSl.000.ooo; hay,i$ 1,390.
ono.DOO. and wheat. 1,320.000.000. Kami
crop" contribute more than JDf.UOO.uou.uuu
to the grand total.
Corn was CC.000.00o bushols ahead of
1912, tho previous record crop. Cotton
production was IIOH.OOO bales more than last
year, although below th-' previous five
jii r average.
This Is the second time 111 our "history
thnt the wheat crop has exceeded Jl,u0O,
nnri.niin in value. It barely passed that
figure last year.
Potatoes aggregate SC2.il0ll,O0O, which Is
far ahead of their crop value In previous
.venrs. Hay also shows a total conslde'-ably
in excess of previous 1 coords.
I-'luxseed, lieaiis, r.vc and barley are
among ,t r-r products Hint set now marks.
The ireiub crop Is valued at 08,500,000 ;
pears. Jl.l.riDll.llOll; apples. $2ii8,X.1A,0W ;
sugar beets. r,,000,0(lO ; cabbage, JH.
0011,000; hops, U'.OOil.oiio, nnu cranberries,
! J. I on. mm
These totals are based oil estimates of
November I The oltlclal fstlmato to be
iriade by the bureau of ciop estimates De
i ember 11 Is- not expected to change the
igiin-s materially
FIVE GERMAN SUBJECTS
DRAFTED BY BOARD NO. 2
Exemption Claims Rejected.
Eight Allowed 5747 Appli
cations Considered
Summary of the entire work on the lirst
draft call of District Appeal Hoard No. 2
since Its oigaiilzatlnii, completed today.
shows that 5717 exemption claims have
boon passed upon, of which' OHO were on In
dustrial grounds, 1SSI wcie personal ap
peals from local board decisions, and thir
teen weie from Herman subjects, of whom
live were certified fnr military service
The 1,0,11 d urtllled X!7 for mllltiiiy serv
ice on personal apne-il. 540 on Industrial
claim, and giauted discharge to '.i'.i on
peroiiiil oppenl and slit mi Industrial
minimis. It certified 215 icsldent aliens
who had not taken out llrst papers and ex
empted 77.
Tin- bonid held sixteen wotkmeii in
armories, iiim-iiiih and navy yards of the
I'nlted States for service, but exempted .It,
fulled States for service, but exempted
thirty-four, held twenty-two engaged In
ship building anil discharge, 150. It took
four fanners and allowed exemption to
thlrtv-two.
The blast furnaces, steel rolling mills,
Iron foundries ;,, military weapons far
toiles gave up nlnety-tlilee men to the draft,
lint 1172 were exempted, fnder tho bond
Inr of "Laborers lln ilenoral)" two are ac
counted held for service and one exempted.
Night passports were granted, fourteen
over-age and five under-age cases were
dlscli.iiged, and three cases of common-law
wife were considered.
The board hold for service 511 married
men with dependent wife or child, and ex
empted 710; held 2SB cons of dependent
widows, and exempted I7; held Dili sons of
aged or Infirm dependent parents and ex
empted seventy ; bold seventeen fathers ot
motheiless children or those under sixteen
jnr. ot age, and exempted thtce. and held
seventeen brothers of ehlldien under
t-lghtctu yeais of ago whose parents ate
di ad and ale ilpeiidnt, and exemptd two
DRY CHIEF DENOUNCES
WILSON AS HREWERS' AID
Virgil (5. Hinshuw Irritated by Presi
dent's Decree Limiting Alcohol
in Hcer to 3 Per Cent
Clip '.iiii. x,,i. s -President Wilson
was -ailed the "Chief Brewei of Amer.ca"
by Viigll i;. Hinshiiw. chairman nf iie
I'lohllilion party, in a statement condemn
ing the Pn-HldiMit'H decree thai beor niay
contain im more than ii per cen't of alcohni.
Hliishiiw declared the President Is ten years
behind Congress, and twenty-five behind
the American people, in conslder'ng beer u
lel.illvelv liaimless beveinge.
"It Is In, evident aim of the Administra
tion." said llinshaw, to stem the tide til
piohbiiloti. If the President had given
tin- food adiniiilstiation full sway national
prohibition would now obtain."
MISS .M'SHANE RETURNS;
COLLAPSES IN STATION
Released .Suffragist Picket Kails Into
Anns of Kriends Taken to
Her Homo
.Miss lllizabi-lli Mi-Shane, of Philadelphia,
one of the suffrage pickets who were un
expectedly icloaseil yesterday flom prison
In Washington after twenty-two days' con
linciiient. leached homo nt 1 o'clock this
afternoon. Her friends, Jllss Mary lug
hum and Miss .Mary Kuhl Kelly, nlster of
.Mrs. Lawioiice Lewis, another of the Im
Pllsoncr suffragists, met her at the Haiti
more and Ohio stutlon, and she collapsed,
weak from tin excitement of her experi
ence, Into their arms ns she stepped from
the train.
Miss Ingham and Miss Kelly had brought
with !iem icstoratlves. blaukts and hoi
water bags, and, after reviving Miss Mc
Shnne, helped her Into an automobile, In
which she was taken to ALhs Ingham's,
home, "1123 Lincoln Drive.
-Mrs. Lawrence. Lewis was unable to re
turn to Philadelphia with .sh .McSlmiie,
as she Is still lying III at the Cameron
House, the militant suffrage lieadiuarters
In Washington.
TKOLLKY CAIt KIM.S MAN
James McDonald Meets Death While
Crossing Woodland Avenue
James McDonald, forty-eight years old,
of 1937 Ogden street, was almost Instantly
killed today when he was struck by u trol
ley car at AVoodland avenue and Thirty
third street.
McDonald, who was crossing Wnodllud
avenue, fulled to see an approaching west
bound Darby car. The mntorman applied
tho brakes, but they 'failed t0 hold on the
slippery rails and Mel)ouald wis struck
and knocked down, ,
Ho was picked up by Policeman dross,
of the Thirty-second street and Woodland
avenue station, mid hurried to the Uni
versity Hospital where physicians pro
nounced him dead from a fractured ukull,
tlcorgo T, Moore, of Colwyn, Px., mo
torinau of tho car, was placed under ur
lest und will bo given a hearing before
Magistrate HnrrlH tomorrow.
Interned German Captain 'Dies
.1. 'Herman F. Pollen, captain of an In.
timed Herman iteamnhlp at Pblladtlphl.
died last Friday In th dtUntlon houM of
1917
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MISS ELIZABETH V. LOI3U
POPULAR NURSE TO WED
Head of Medlco-Chi Hospital Marries
Wilmington Doctor This Afternoon
Miss Kllzabcth V I.tbb, for morn thnn
four years superintendent nf the Medico
Chlrurglcal Hospital, will marry Dr Charles
P. White, of Wilmington. Del , In that city
this afternoon nt 3 o'clock, according to
Information received Inst night nt the
hospital.
Miss Lnbb Is one of tho most popular
nurses In Philadelphia.. .Shortly after she
wns graduated from the nurses' school of
th- Mi'dlco-Cblriirglcal Cettegc In 1002, she
was appointed head nurse In the hospital.
She v:m rapidly advanced until tfllil, when
sho was made superintendent of the entire
hospltnl
Doctor Whlto has known Miss l.obb for
more than fourteen years. After tholr
liinoymoon. the couple will live at 2327
West Klghteenth, Wilmlngon.
CABARETS ARE BARRED
BY SALOONKEEPERS
Retail Dealers' Association's
Ultimatum Orders Expulsion
as Alternative
An ultimatum to eliminate cabaret per
formances from their saloons, under penalty
of being expelled as members of tho, Phila
delphia Itetall Liquor Dealers' Association,
was served today upon every member of
that association.
The drastic order to do away with caba
ret shows, dancing and other forms of en
tertainment. It became known today. Is tlio
result of resolutions ad pted py members
of tho Philadelphia Itetall Liquor Dealers'
Association at a meeting last Sunday In
fraternity Hull, 1G28 Arch street.
Since the lesolutioiis were passed word
reached ofllcers of tfio association that a
lew members hAd failed to close up their
cabaret performances At n conference hold
by Noll lionner. former national president
of the l.lnunr Dialers' Association of Amer
ica and president of tho local organization,
steps wore taken to Issue a final warning.
"Wo have coino to the realization." said
Mr. Homier today, "that the cabaret shows
conducted in conlunctlon with a saloon
have done mine harm to the liquor trade
than inylhllip else.
"It Is at these cabarets that frequently
a fight Is picked by pations which some
times ends In physical encounters. The
"iiloonmnn nf tins city Is ready to cope with
the autbotitlii In preserving order and
peac Wo have given the subject of
cabarets nnd singing In saloons careful
study It Is not our desire to Injure tho
financial Interest of any saloonman who l
Interested In cabarets as a business propo
sition. Hut we feel that It is our duty
as resldeius of this city to do everything
that Is possible In preventing occurrences
which violate the law of the Common
wealth. "Tho tesolutlonu were drawn about a
month ago and were adopted. The lesolu
lions came up again for discussion at our
Inst mooting, wiileh was held last Sunday.
Our 11 son 1 year began on that day Tlio
members attending the meeting were unani
mous In favor of doing away with dances
and all other entertainments. There were
a few ineinbera present who d'du't have
time to close up their cabarets. .So now wo
are Issuing an ultimatum to those win, as
yet haven't closed their cabarets. Should
it member bo discovered during the next
year to bo giving a cabaret show he will be
expelled nt once. Wo feel certain that in
taking this, step the liquor business In tills
city will be placed on n higher pedestal."
Police oillolals who were Informed of the
attitude of tlio Philadelphia P.etall Liquor
Dealers' Association said today that the
number of arrests I.i saloons would de
crease and that probably the toll of death
dun to saloon brawl, would also diminish
ATTORNEY HORACE STERN
TO DEFEND SCHOOL BOARD
Partner of President Edwin Wolf's Son
Engaged in Suit Over Hornor
Building
Horace .Sterif n member of the law (Irm
of .Ster l & Wolf, hap boon engaged by the
Hoard of Kducatlon to assist In the defense
In the suit brought by tlio Penn Mutual
Life Insurance Company to compel the
purchase by the board -f the Hornor bullet
lug, nccordlng to n statement made today
by Kdwiird Merchant, ass'stant solicitor
for the board. Morris Wolf, the other
member of tho firm, Is a son of Kdwiu
Wolf, the president of the II ard of lCdu
cation. The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Com
finny entered suit In Common Pleas Court
No. 2 to make the board to take tlt'u to
the building, which is on the site 1121-925
Chestnut street, In accordance with an
agreement muile Inst spring. The board
hud refilled lo lake tlt'e n the grounds
that there was a restr'ct'ou on the prop
erty, not known at the tlnio of the agree
ment, which le.-isened the marketability ol
the properly The suit is for fie purchase
price, of $000,000 and for damngea for lost
rent, etc., amounting to $100,000, Service
has been accepted by Mr. Merchant
The late John (I. Johnson was solicitor
for the board up to tho time of his death.
At the recent election no ono was chosen
for the position. The president of th
hoard was given power to employ c iinst-l
by a resolution of the board, In mse of un
favorable action by the Penn Mutual, w'.icn
the matter was considered In September.
Horace .Stern Is not In the city todaj.
Ills partner, -Morris Wolf, said:
"It Is hardly correct to suy that Mr. Stern
has been retained by the board. Ho Is
merely acting In tin advisory capacity to
Mr. Merchant. He does not receive any re.
muncrntlou for these services.
Wilmiiik'ton Recruit Dead
CAMP McCLHI.LAN. Ala., Nov. 28
private Hoiner Sayers, f Wilmington, Del.,
member of the- IHlh Ambulance Company,
died at the base hospital last night after i
long Illness. Ills remains arc being sent
home In care of his brother. Cook Hay A.
Bayers, ulso a soldier of the Illuo und Uray
Division.
Bertram Lippincott to Join Navy
After six months' service as an ambu
lance driver In the lied Cross service In
Prance, llertram Lippincott, Hon of Mr, and
Mrs. J. Hertrarn Lippincott, 1712 Spruce
iitreet, ban returned home to give his serv
ices to America In tho navy.
Bay State Convention for Referendum
BOSTON. Nov. 21 The Initiative, and
referendum: till! wag -adopUd for ubmlsalo-n
IflJ.pewpie ny ne oiaie constitution!
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TWO MEN BADLY HUrS
BY BANDITS IN TAXfctf
VMicmv?ziti
Fight
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OTHERS HELD UP BY GANQ
Police Believe Siimi.
Some Men Wtrt lu.
for Whole K... R4
sponsible for Wh1 c...
of Crimes
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A series of daring robberies .
ming ,wo murders ZiV1
have been commuted by " ,. b"ltv,J
highwaymen, marked the n-.. . b,n
wuwn In Philadelphia lm ! TJ ttt i"
dentnllt- ,. ..... ... .. l n,nt tM. V
his nose shot off. Up l t
I'-arly In the evening. a. Nis ,
American street, was walking R,0'
street near Oreen. a tilxMhK ' n Fr
-Ide him and four men , ,71""
tacked Lenchuck, one of isl ' "
on the head ilh$UlV
robbed of nhout $50 and iu "' U
..w "I'l-nirru m tne tnxlcih ""
lenchuck revived suniclentlv .
the Third street and p-fP '' to. '
station, where ho rem Lal n
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emu
i,. . . .... --""ii me roiih
Eli: ,1,1 rfTMtftn .. . . -.!.
-""' ""-" "me, no believing hl;; J" '
o be serious, but n l nv i.1 .?. In k.
itig he became so much ,..: ,c'.n '.morn.
taken to the linnt-i. ,.-::. l."l M
VII
Ix hiiw In a dyln, ,0, :,',' p,xal'
hre ti
Shortly nfter the attack on t .i. .
unidentified man was iittarkLi 1 Chuck
!'e mn.1lt in much he v'l .?u,'
me comer of Tenth and Vine ,t,i.
wns so seriously injured thVi L L " M1
In nn unconscious conditio 1 i ttM U,,",
Hospital, wlierc i 1 , ,"n,i! 1'nmii!,
chances of recovery l'&T $
Is about six feet t-,11 ..,"., .l"e WW
well dressedX kVi A", mJ
ring on his left hand. In C effort S
bandits to take tho ring fr0m si. 1 5
.t..c finger wns broken. ThJM
persons whoso attention had hih "
caused ythe h.ghwaym'eT ,JK.B
nyo the same highwaymen who Su.rt J'
farl Ilunkel. of sl3 Noble strwi i 1 !
of his home about dark 1, slight and',,,"
engaged In h running revolver l"l ,t
Policeman James Lambert, of th TSth
and Iluttnnwood streets station whin ih.
latter enme ,0 Hunkel's relief In th. cotim
of the melee a bullet struck Lamb" o ft!
tip of bis nose and the offlcer lat r Venl
to Itoosevelt Hos,l. wnere Mt
whs treated The blghvvayinei, mad. , S3
their escape In .1 taxlcab
The hold-up of Henry Lampe. of 614 North
Light!, street, at Klgl.tl, and Hre.n .treS
em Monday night, is believed by the polici
lo have been the work of the same gang
Church (o Raise Service Flag
A service flag will be raised at the Ken
sington Congregational Church. C street
nnd Indiana avenue, tomorrow mornlni
nftor tho regular Thanksgiving services U
will have twenty-eight nnr. reprefHitlnt
the men of the chinch who have answered
the call to the colors Lieutenant W Clay,
ton Hurgj. P S N.. will deliver a patrlotlj
inilre.'s A special Invitation to he prevent
tins been tendered to the Immediate fan.
tiles of the men
LAST SALOON PASSES N
FROM PARKWAY LM
Court Grants Transfer of Pen
tony License to 1838
Market Street
The grant today by Judgei Martin an4
Klnletter of the petition of Joseph Pentonjr,
n saloonkeeper, for a tran.'fer of Ills llcenn
from H31 Kllbert stieet to 16.111 Market
xtreet diiposod of the last of the liquor
licenses In the lino of the Parkway, which
have been a source of so much annoyance
to tho License Court for the Inn five years.
The petition contained the signature of
nenr'v n! the resldeuti of the neighborhood
of the new locality and only a few namel
were attached to the lemonstrnnces tiled.
The application of the owner and Morrtf
Spellman to have the retail llnuor license
of Hinrles H Peterman at 805 Walnut
stteot. transferred to S'pcilman, vvai denied.
The saloon at this address was known as
the Casino Cafe and was closed by tin
police Inst March rtemonstrance afalnit
the transfer wns mr.de by William IV.
Tloper. representing the Itetall Liquor
Dealers' Association
The license of John (lallactier southeast
'erne' of Fifteenth niiC Callow hill streets,
who declared he wns compelled to put 0B
two battenders to hande the business l
il.o time Hilly Sundio conducted his cam
paign In this lit), wns tiansferrfd te Mi
chael llradley.
The partnership of !asnuel Hulett and
Patrick Hurley, at 130T Master street, wal
dis olved when a transfer of license was
graitnl to Hurlev
P.ecaii'-e the owner of Hie property t
1001 Pn'mer streot refused to put In proper
boating nrpitrntus and fU the cellar. Dennis
M,o!ntyre told the court that he took i
chance nnd purchased a property on Inl
northeast corner of Illclinuitid and T'alm"
stn-'ets nnd apidled fnr a transfer II wl
granted
oihfcr retail tiansfers granted were 19b
rick J Cohen B!' Hast Pnssyiink avenue,
10 .Tnhn F Leonnrd . Tlmhias A PchmltU
lift Market street, to U.ihrlei 1' Cnllnhant
Charle- Ihlenfeld SO: Callowhlll street. W
Henry F Schneider Josephine Hogner. 50J
Hreen street, t' Jacob Strassner Oeorct
M Sauers 1700 North Klevenlh street. W
John .McMahnn The apiJ'cntlon of Car
ence F llogeia. of 1014 South Twenties
street for n transfer to Hiiru C McOlnnis.
wa continued .
Wholernle tn.nsfers granted were Jos
eph Caniltella. of 1S?1 Soiit.li h eventh
street, to Nntale Arena : I'etef J PUmeM
to his sen. Joseph C Diamond, ond a i'hr'
of location froln ;:: West Voik stifeM
2403 North Third street; H. W. WIIIIMJJ.
norlhenst coinei ol flint! street nnd sue
iiuehanna avenue, to Aithur A r"-n,r ""
11 L Wltte Hrewirg Company Inc., fro
SJ2l-.tl North American street tp .H'
Sedgley avenue
1. R. R. MERGER PROGRESSES
Transfer of OfTicers and Employes
Step Toward Unification
Tho llrst step toward a closer unity oMj
railroad lines east and west of I,lB',urth,
wiiH taken today when the' directors of "i
Penns4vsnln Conianv and the' 1 en
vanla Railroad Company agreed to ",,t;
tho leases and other rperatlng agreement
to tho Pennsylvania Itnl'road -niinv.
The olllcers nnd employes of the i ' s'
ylvanla Conuiany were oiu'olnted to jumi
lar positions with the I'eniwylvanU
road Company, effective January J.
TRAIN ATTACKEDDY VILLA
Fightinp; Reported ut Lapuna Station.
Federal Re-enforcementa Hasten
JUAIUO. Mex.. Nov. 28 -V'"J M,,5
lean federal cavalry detachments ''
JSTrU. to have Wajhert at UW" $
170- miiea soum oi ,"""" '-j " 1
wrVoh. troop train eoMthbound. .tM
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