TH'T-wf?"" ". EVENING PUBLIC LEDQES-PgiLADEtPHIA. WEDKESDAY, DECEMBER 12. '1017 ' , ' f
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H.VMH.lBW4MU.l ffW
nr iB vwgr
OVERCOME
MORE THAN $3,000,000
ADDITION TO BUDGET
WINTER'S BLASTS CAN'T CHILL EXUBERANT SPIRITS
STABBED TO DEATH
' BY INTENDED VICTIM
BANDIT GANfi. VICTIM
RELIEVE GEN. CLEM
WILL SURVIVE ATTACK
FOR PHYSICAL CAUSES
v
Flnanco Committee Votes Po
lice and Firemen's Sala
ries Increase
Attempted Hold-Up Results
Fatally for One of Two
Assailants
Former Commander of 28th
Division Replaced by Gen
eral Stilhvcll at Hancock
lilies in Different
is oftGity .'Nearly
frtRlfefARE BLAMED
-.. .
persons, trrree adults and tn
Uwr overcame by coal-gas
lf.tiey slept early today. In a
fcJPMlaaelphia, home two women, a
I aVrs children wire) overcome
ether and her four-children were
ky the gas fumes'lrt the north
.Mtlon of the city,
isUbe gas victims bvercomo Ir.
after Joseph Lacovar. JIM South
rest, are In tho Mount Hinal
M- ....
(homes new riren were built In
1 1 In tho cellar beforo tho
retired. . In tho Lacovar homo
L"VllIlam Lacovar, husband of Mrs.
lacovar,,-was awakened by tho
Jy after 2 o'clock.
trashed to the other roofus and
ter awaken his wife, mother and
ear and sisters. They, hon-ever.
Flit' a stupor frdm tho fumes, and
abla only tc.arouso ms ratner.
them, tney Hire open an
w on the upper floor, nnd
ran Into tho streets nnd final y
I? Policeman Bhehin, of tho TIN
atret and Snyder avenue station.
Etbe meantime, the father. some-
resuscitated, had succeeded In
las? tho members of the family, and
iaverai of them downstairs. When
Mbulince arrived, they were ruah
,ths hospital, where It Is said that
Vail have a rood chanco of re-
twArrvr . .. . , ...
uwiiartac.no waa,cnactca in ino
Home. Mr. Ycagle, a light sleep-
awakened by' the fumes shortly
'',) o'clock. Ho was unable to
nvwue, or nny pi (no cnuar.n.
gVihrowlne; open all of tho -win.
iti imttmnnMl n , nnllvnnn. whn
Itra,' Yeagle,,to the Northwestern
el. noprri. J no cnuaron, rovivcu
(cola , alr. vi ere not taken to a
, but were treated at homo by a
n.
IY GOODMAN HURLS
iLENGE AT LEONARD
-Insists .That, ntire Proceeds
Go to Army Athletic
1$.,,
-AOl), Dec. 12. Danny Uoodm.in,
instructor at Camp Grant, today
tVBenhy Leonard a Challenge la
t'fT the lightweight championship of
I.TWld.
Blsalon for the ntaglner of the bout.
onaTd accepts., h4S beer, granted
fr,kntral ,Lyman W. V. McKennon.
r batter 04 many round as they .wish
amp; l, ram, os.jnoierruory tnoro is
. Federal control and Stato laws do
apply.. t -..
'Is challenge 'Coodmjn offers to al-
iWonard to stipulate the number
RMwas and trier weignt, demanding
that the bout must Involve the tltla
'fcat-all proceeds must bo given to
ftnyr atnietlo iund..
. :
tOW QUITS AS HEAD
ii'tiOP INTERNATIONAL
rom ft'36oto "$2fo6o'foo Much1
Leader, Whd Soj-s 'He's
f,.n Through ,
T.TQJtK. Dec K. LM (I. Harrow,
ent of tho International Leacuo. re-
1'tbaU office today, to, toko effect
(ary'12. llef.llil he had no dcllnlta
Jfortha future- .Several proposl
rJiave been offered him. Harrow
.did not.belluvo tho International
1 would open next season.
notr going, along with them ns
AA leaguo on a class It basis."
r said rufarrlni? IA ft,., mi. 1.
' from 17300 to J250Q tho magnates
I lor, mia .yesterday;
1 Ufa Buffalo franchise and at lemt
(bother clubs wanting to uult, tho
ja cipecjea 10 tlnow up the
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M-IQNAL LEAGUE TURNS
Wffi REEVES TQ TENER
Y.OKK, JevlJ As an eco.
nove'the National League owners
t-.Hoy llce-es'.' .former .nports odl.
bf. the I'hlladelphla Iub'le Ledger
ma Becreiry.io 1'iesidcnt Toner.
y4By the way, will rn&ko. his real.
lj New York hereafter, with new
within a stono's throw of tho Xa.
r&Wsrae headquarters.
IONALS WILL MEET
IEHI&ANS. TOMORROW
IBuYOHK,.Vc. I3.r-It was learned
I 'National League, meetinir here
that ,povernor' Tnr and other
Ma' Would lirobalilv Ktnrt fni
1 ttonnvrnw uftnraAnn n ni,ll.
r' w.,.v4.n ..va.iw.a v '4 tut
Ota" Joint session with the Amerl-
1 " .
:QrIaTt Entries for Tomorrow.
ttraee. vura
t0.
two-yaar-olds, B
tnnw,
JOT: ProluMr." till 1.111.
H. !. lMb. i0t. 'Dlrllro.
, l'4'
m Brvn. lili Ludv pif-.n. mJr
race. 1400. cfalmln. all asi, (li,
-rtjitom Hguf.., Jlil; Urt. f
Queen, III: M'x. 114 j Auntie Curl,
irarrv
R I J. C. IVffrh 11 Si
iltl Mart Csihtll. 113: Ky Mr.
Pa rather. IMMtanara.
itavrv iiai.iwnara. liu.
I nr ItO. claiming, rh -var.
I JHn"AT-.Jl5 'nar, THs Mr,
rarvs i0v ciBiininr,
; -uwu, ui woraa wiMom.
h, ii'oi -i.-uriicu. io.it -iscmn
, elalmln. fsoo. thrr-sear-e11.
-aoai t.',-w: Tjif, si Na
rrfja Johnson, loll tft.lclfrtr.
u HU IIUWI4,
i toft Wsrtl
W-.J.M! 'Hniaa-ir
trthlncteo, 101 j
'clalmlns. thr.yfr-old
a llliaiar, i03i laa of
allowanc'eltlnnit,
lauairi trsek, muddy.
t3.r i-.'w.
iinwna twf, awmwnoTr
' (U''V;ni"e tw-arld
O: Ml Ro'
I wft Kanratriu, 1W1 iUrudr,
Em. IU rarif,TlirM-jr-olaa
1 7Y7;i;,Ym,':.irI,
0i Kiwr HtalwaH.
It.' '
tWerrarM and
t, t'ano. IN; bn.
I.JIOW. 1MB, run;
ua. ihi Alauda
7ll MaMf Oak.
th r. - 'i .
,re. cfalmlnr.'4o0. all , BU,
r Frenehr. 100! Sllvey flhanrro, llfr
Tm, Pllltta. lOSi.Lflaloha. Itis
rlisx rticr jar. ii! liarry Junior.
li. Jaa. 11
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BBM, II
An Increase of more than $3,000,000
over the amount required last year was
approved for tho maintenance of seven
teen county departments by Cound'a
Flnanco Committee at a meeting this
afternoon. The appropriations recom
mended for these departments total op
proximately $11,500,000. For the eame
departments last year $15,474,111.11
was appropriated. The amount ap
proved by the committee Is nearly one
million doltara lers than the depart
ments sought
Included In tho throe million-dollar
appropriation aro numerous 1 salary In
creases, and many new; places.
Tho county budget will be reported
favorably to Councils tomorrow and
passed on Pecembcr SO.
The purchase of three new auto
mobiles for tho Bureaulof 8treet Clean
ing Is provided for In a transfer bill,
which tho Tlnanco Committee prepared
for rastago tomorrow, Tho money tor
theso autos will be taken from fines Im
posed on contractors nt various tlmts
for negllgeneo In their work.
In tho trankfer bill thoro Is also an
Item of $1600 to be used for the prepa
ration of plans for Independence Hall.
As reason for this, It h pointed out that
tho original plans of tho hall havo boen
destroyed, and should tho lilstorlo struc
ture over be demolished there would bo
nothing available In tho way of plans
to rebuild It. The payment of mlscclla
nuiu ni.i hliia Hun contractors for small
Jobs Is also provided for In tho tramfjr
bill.
Steps to remove any obstacles which
may Interfere with granting a rise to
the po'ico """1 flr"-n r t"Wn
at a conference between Chairman Gaff
ney, of Councils' Flnanco Committee,
and Mayor Smith. If the plans mapped ,
out go through without mishap the police
will recelvo u general increaso In Jan
uary. :
At the conclusion of tho conferenco
Mr. Oaffney said salary Increases for
city Jobs would not be taken up by the
Finance Commlttea at Its meeting today,
nnd could therefore not be acted upon
by Councils tomorrow in time for pas.
sagu on December "0. It was decided
to go' oer the county budgets this
afternoon so that they may bo taken
up by Councils tomorrcw and passed
on December SO.
Tho request for Increases for tho firo
men and police aro being considered by
tho rinance Committee and will bo ro
vortcd to Councils on December SO, eo
'that they can h uoted upon at a special
cflon beforo January I. It li general
ly believed that Councils will ly more
stress on granting an Increase to the
po Ice for tho reason that the firemen
received an adtunco about a year aro '
Tho present plan In to increase the 1
pay of policemen from $3 to J 4 a day
and to add a flat iticrcato of $150 a year
to the present palary scalo of the Uureau
of l'lre. Theso IntreasoM lue tho ap
proval qf officials who hao beer, brought
Into lino by tho evidences of discontent
exlstlnK In both Important branches of
tho city service. Mayor Smith and Di
rector TV'lUon, of tho Department of
Pub'Jc Safety, r.ow faor tho pollco raise.
Tbuy had conclusive evidence cf dis
content umong the police lust week, when
mounttJ inet. had to bo used to drive
patrolmen from tho vicinity of City Hall.
Members of the l'oljce Trotoftio As
sociation claim that a salary raise will
qoN er but a small part of their, demands,
and Uiatjlf they aro given tho raise and
arir-then aompclled to mal;njheayas
cessment payments to ward clubs and
political organizations they will bo little,
or no better oft than before Odlccrs
Af ia nrir.inlzAtlon claim that nn ln-
cre aro will not end their fight to tako tho '
doIIco entirely out of politics. '
Tho present plan Is to lncludo tho In
creases along with ethers planned for the
Electrical Uureau and the Bureau of
Surveys In the appropriation tills. Those
Increases, based on the augmented force
of both palrolmer. and hosemen who will
bo In tho service next year, will a'most
completely exhaust the $1,000,000 bal
ance that Is available under the new
tax rato after providing for the approxi
mately $40,000,000 already Included In
tho 191S budget.
Will Lecture on Holland
Jerome Hall Kaymond, who Is gUInsr
a. courso of lectures on "Typical Euro
pean fa'tatea nnd Their Problems," will
talk beforo tho University Kxtension
fc'oclrty this evening at tho Central V.
II. C. A. auditorium, 1421 Arch etrcet.
Tho subjict nf tho lecture, which Is. to 4
bo Illustrated, will bo "Holland: tho
pirthplaco of Civil and Kcltglous Lib-1
erty."
AMERICAN LEAGUE MAY
REDUCE PLAYER LIMIT
Plans to Cut Roster Ffom 23
to 22 Magnates also Favor
'' 140-Game Schedule
CHICAaO, Deo- IS,
American club owners, shortly beforo
they formally opened their annual moet-
lng this afternoon, appeared to re a unit
for a-reductlon of tho player limit from
;werity-lle to twenty-two. There has
been Bomo talk of making the limit us
low as eighteen, but this seems to
have been abandoned beciuso of tho ex
pected additional heavy loss of rlayers
through en Utment and draft beforo the
season opens. ,
Tho officials' who particularly favor
tho twenty-two plajer limit are Colonel
Iluppert and Miller Hugglns, of the Nw
York Yanko. j. and President Ball, of
the 6t IouIs Browns. , v
Buppert and Hugglns announced they
wero- negotiating for a trade which
would bring Derrell rratt, ofi tho
Browns, to New York,
i They 'said It would hv to b a
player deal rather than a. cash trans,
action, hut declared they dldr.'t knew
which of their men they would con
sider eligible to such b trade.
The marlty of the club owners wero
In fcu'or ot l0'ffm schadula for
jiejtT'ytar, aa compared with the 154
gams schedule of the pat.
' Every official In attendance waa In the
market tor players any playar, at any
price. They realize, some said, that
tho mlr.ee leagues aro "poor picking1'
this year, because they already have
drafted the cream of tha bunch and
Uncje. Pani- haa drafted tho best of tho
remainder,
' Jle4ucUoi of the player' salaries had
l.M' Approval of svery one. but po ono
waptd.(i ba quoted to that effect until
qfflclaV action waa taken,
t -Tha "board of director. Ir. thtlr noon
meeting- formally awarded the 117
ieu'aant to the' Wtjlte Sox. Notdlng else
waa 'made 'public recardlnv their de
lltjeraHoM."' l. i
'yV fiMM; AM' a MBtt
',f!'CrltrM .cheer committee In
tjpevoeetar. v.iiy na. men. in enai
oHir to vat Mt mi JeM eclajar a. week
MTHni tMlPPamtt.e tha prlea of the
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As the cold weather tightens its grip, skatinpt conditions around the city improve. These fair
akntera on Concourse Lake nro having the time of their young lives executing "figuro eights,"
"doublo twirlers" and nil tho other intricate figures known to tho virtuosi of the steel runners.
SEEK SLAYER OIeTadOPT BABY MASCOTS" BAlf DENIED DRIVER-
AND THREE NEIGHBORS,
-
Armed Posse Scours Marches j
in Hunt for Quadruple
Murderer
A farmers' posse, armed ulth bhotguns
Ing their way through the frozen marsh
es of tho Jersey shore of Delaware Day.
below MUlvillc, N. J., trying to capture
James I'erccco, who last night thot and
killed four person?, ono of tho Mcthns
being I1I3 wife.
Tho motive for tho murder, according
to the authorities, was that I'erccco had
suddenly become, mentally deranged be
cause hla wife had sanctioned tho mar
riage of his daughter to a. man uhom
he disliked.
The dead aro
Mrs. Mari' I'erccco. fortv-llo carslnn.i t,.),it..,i,in mt.v. ilm v.hnnv ThIuh. I
old, his wife.
.jBfjnJamln Dejuca, forty-fle years old.
jin. uenjaium ieiuca, imrty-two ,
3 ears oiu. 1
Harah Doluca, jJcven years old.
AII the Mctlms lived in Jtlllvllle.whcro j
Perecco also mada hln homo.
The munlor took place shortly nfter S
o'clock In tho homo of tho Do Lucas.
After hhootlng down tho four persons
Perecco leaped from a Bccond-stnry win
dow and disappeared.
GIRLS MARCH FROM
BLAZING OLYMPIA MILLS
l'or tho second ttrno within less than
a month tho Olympla. Woolen Mills.
Twenty-fcurth nnd HUsnorth htrets, of
which former Mayor lludolph Ulanken
burg li part owner, Tas visited by flro
this morning.
Tho flro originated on the third floor,
where 11 number of girls aro employed
and was discoercd by ono of the em
ployes. Tno girls marched from tho
rii il1 In iw lr nn riplip1 wiinn n nil thri
KLmmnbliiiMrninlr. tii ,i.n
was considerable, but after tho fire was'
extinguished work was continued in1
thoce parts of the building 'not reached I
by tha flarnex ,
"-"- ' ' I
SUIT PROMISES LIGHT
ON THEATRICAL TOOL'
Nixon and Other Klaw & Er
langer Interests- Allege
Agreement With Shuberts
More light on tha cooling of thea
trical interests In Philadelphia, by which
the Klaw & Urlanger. Nixon and
Hhubert combinations wcro liiBUicd
against losses and divided their profits
Is promised In a lawsuit brought by
Bamuel K Nixon und others, allied with
Klaw Erlanger, against tho' Shu
berts. This proceeding, as yet unheard.
In ono In which the plaintiffs seek an
Injunction restraining tho defendants
from alleged violation of the working
agreement, which It Is alleged they show
a disposition to do by booking certain
plays for production In their theatres,
tho Lyric and the Adelphl.
Tho bill of complaint not only alleges
that an-Ironclad agreement for pooling
of CprotUs and subsequent division of
them was made, but It sea down the
a'leged net prollta of tho Bhubert and
other theatres of tho city controlled by
parties tc the suit and tho shares each
collected,
This complaint alleges that the pooling
agreement was entered Into March 18,
1617, It having been necessitated by the
fact that there were not enough first
class attractions to keop the first-class
theatres In Philadelphia open through
out the ceiton. The theatres concerned
were tho Forrest. Broad Street and Oar
rick, and the Chestnut Rtreet Opera
Ifouae. controlled by thn Bamuel V.
NUwt and Klaw k Erlanger Interest!,
and the Lyric and Adelphl, controlled
by the Bhuberta.
.That the rival Interests might be as
dred of some nro (It and Insured against
loas the agreement waa made, according
to the bill of complaint, providing that
the net profits of all theatre were to
be pooled and tha Nixon and Klaw A
Ertancer Interests ware to receive S-
or cent of tha net profits and the Shu
brta the other IS l- per cent Tho net
profits for tha seasons aa aet out In the
bill of complaint were as reiiowa;
llll-lllt ,,. .....1117,411,5:
Itle.ltlB 11,671.34
1I1MI1I , 117,171.93
mi.lItT 1IJ.6HJS
Thta suit la still untried and tha tlm
for hearlnar haa not been nxea.
First referenoe In testimony to thlt
working agreement or pool waa made In
tha kaartoar In Common Kleaa Court yea.
taster l tM .k of th Miw.Sr'answ
B
IN HOSPITAL DRIVE
Little Ones Make Own Pleu at
Campaign Luncheon Total
Exceeds $M,2G9
Tiiit-llc
babUs, blacl. .lMl thltr,
'rem tho
Uablrs" Hospital mado their I
own pica today to tho S00 nluntee-r
workers for tho liable' Hospital cam
paign gathered at 12:20 nt the Ucllc-vue-Ptratfoid
to report progress Dona
tions of JtC,"6: from the tecond ilny'u
drlvo weie teport-d, bringing the total,
with yetUrrtay'H U'S.OOf. to tti.JCi. of
thn lnoliMlfor SIT.'i.OOO needi'd to i-nrry
on tho work of the bo.-pital fur alns ,
DUU'et. 1
L'aeh of tho twe-nty-flvo bab'c-5 Ma('
snapped up eagerly ns u rnns.'ot by tho
iintfiln nf iLitmn team. Uablcs Kuuelll.l I
being hotly contested for. Tho woman's I uuno would bo 11 precedent and that
tjunipion banner ,fot',i'tfo day"nar1'Per(Jiv(r was gullt of criminal negll-
av.aulU o Team .' D.V.Mrs William
orav Warden, eaptaln.on'her nnnoimce-
lnfnt of jhoj uubsctlbed elncc jetter-
jay. The inen'H champion banner and
grand banner for 1110 nay went m jiu-
ton J. Kuhloss,
capiain ei uusmcro
Men's Team No.
An Informal babies' patade and oa
tlon to tho lusty, crowing babies which
' threatened to disrupt tlm order t)f tho
meeting was cut shott by Chairman J.
n Cornett's InttodiiLtion of Ur. Wllmer
Kru?cn, Director of the Department of
Health and Charities, as "tho-frlcnd of
Philadelphia' babler.''
"Xot a sentimental message, but a
war message " Doctor Krusen defined
that he brought, "fclnco we have long
passed tho family situation with our
babies." ho tald, "and have now re
turned to the hpartan ago when v.o must
ral lnbl '"" 1'" StMlo"
Of tho 39,100 babies born In Philadel
phia eo far In 1917 4309 Ilttlo lives have
been snuffed out already. Doctor Krusen
reminded his hearers. Over 11.! per
reminded ms nears. uer "-per
""' .,,,-- Ca3i To n their nret b'rth-
"VC ll? u i?r va thYse ,..7 th.;
iay ,,' , , h" n.5i' ilosnltal is all. '
tho work of tho Babies Hospital is an.
Important.
cent of our Ph.ladelphla bablc-i never
The twenty-seven volunteer teams will .
i .. . . . .
T mtet at tno same nour again ro-morrow
I and each succeeding day of their ten-
day drive.
Tho team captains, with tno amounts
subscribed today, are
WOMAN'S DIVISION
Tesrn No. 1 Mrs. E. It, Artmaii
captain
Iran No. 5 Mrs. Isaac II. Clothier,
11010.00
Jr.. captain
Team No. Dr. Mda Stewart
Cotlll, captain
Team No, 4 Mrt, i'. I'. Jenkins,
captain ...
Team Nn. c Mrs. William W.
Montsomory, Jr., captain
Turn .So. Mrs. Prink O. Illch.
330.00
133,00
13:7 oo
00.00
432.00
.'00.00
1133.00
1403.00
ards. captain
earn rco,
captain
7 Mr. Hurry C, btraui.
Tvam No,
Mrs'. " W. T ' 'Termer!
raDtaln .......
Team No, 0 Mm,
William Cray
,1 anirii, ai,Hi,( ...... -a.......
Team N'. ll.tltk. l'ranrca White.
capi&n, t.uu.uu
Total woman's division 17378.00
i:i,'sim:ss mun'8 division
Team N'o. 12 Iirocko M. Anspach,
captain , J11S.00
Team No. 1,1 'Jldsar llalrd, cap.
lain ,.... ouu, ui
Team No. 14rorcy JI Chandler,
captain lllt.O
Team No, 15 fl. I. Uyckholc, cap.
tain lt..bvrt- Team) f, ,. Itonn
Team No. 1 Charlea vox. ractaln 0113.00
Team No. 17 bydnoy Jenklni. cap-
lain ., .uif.uu
Team No, IS J, It, Louchhelm,
captain 1330.00
Team No. t Dr. Howard ,K Hill,
captain (PrrtlJent'a Team) S30.00
Team No. SO Krederlck A. Hake
atraw, captain 1203.00
Team No. SI H. II. lUath, 2d, cap
tain 100.00
Tom No. 22 Milton J. Schloai. cap.
rain .. vofa.ou
Team No. 23 Dr. John ". Sinclair.
eaolaln SOO.OO
T um No. iJOtarra W. War,, pin.
lain .,, losr. uo
Total builncaa men's dhltlon... 18897.80
FIVE AUTOMOBILES BURNED
Fire Destroys Row of Garages in
West Philadelphia
Five automobiles wero destroyed and
numerous houses threatened In a fire
Which started Ir. u row of Individual
garages last night at Fifty-fourth street
and Woodland avenue. The flames were
not discovered until all five places were
ablaae.
The cars destroyed belonged to Loula
Ernest, of Flfty.thlrd street and Green
way avenue; Kdward . Miller. 1117
8outh Fifty-third street! Clarence Bai
ley. Fifty-third street at.d Woodland
avenue, and -ohn Keldell, a baker, Fifty,
third street and Qreenway avenue, who
lost two can.
Ernest aaved the can of two residents,
but waa unable to save his own. The
lose-will reach about M000,
Would Keep Prlaonera Buar
, Enforced idlenesa of prisoners In-
penal, lnstttuUona .waa attached by Jirs.
PBEfBgAMWJg
OF CAR THAT HILLED
. . .
Attorney 1
Assistant District
Refuses Plea of Autoist
Held by Coroner
Kt'ckiftt aulnniobilibtr ulin J.lli i,r
1JU"; V, P ' ."u ."c, "'"", wmjerto
1 ..,.- .,... iivnatij ib v..., ,t, ,1, ,,1,1
future,
John Il(ri.hyer, of U'tiD South Kortv.
hixth ttrect. who ran down and kll'ed
Thomas J. Wink nnd his wife, KUlth.
of 150s South Markoo street, on Decern
ber 1, Mas hold ulthnut ball by Coroner
Knii-'lit today to un.ilt tho nctlon of tho
Ur.md Jul j.
After tho c'orr net's action coun-el for
I1(rUh,scr ,wmUd AssUtant District M
turney T.iulano to ngieo to let the de-
- nd.int bo admitted to ball. Mr. Tati-
lano rcfui-ed and declaied iliat the DIs-
lrl!t Attnrnc'n ntllr wmtlrl iiffl In nn
unv In iiri, t,r.i,.riiif ti ,,1,1 ti,.
geni, nt lm was going at u terrific
'" n Mi-en wiinoui. iignis nmi uiu nni
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stop ufter giIn; Jlr. and Jlru. Wark
heir dLatli blow
Mr. r.nd Mrs. Wark wcro struck at
Kitty-eighth street and Woodland ave
nue. With Ikililiybcr at the time wero
Mia. Anna Ptrsch, of U'19'South Torty
nlnth Mreet. and Mls Jean Hutchlu
ton, of Twenty-second and I'alnbrldgo
slrci.t Jiri. l'eiecli testified that uhe
s. Mr. and Mik. Aark when the auto
.vu. ahout 11 quarter of a block away.
Uerkhjstr was aware- of tho dentil of
T nMrl t 1 a M'n f 1 tiHAnr1lni irt lnu
'k.Lu i,",, .11,1 -,' ..,. i- 1.1. .,
after the accident. Ho w.v) nrrested n,r a,tot, J1I(!emJ "f .$19,.(i,J' fl,'e U1U-
through exceptionally clever detective 'lend wl", b ra!1 out oi ,ho ,"'t carn"
work by District Detective Qulgcy, 0f;,nsso 1917'
tho Slity-flfth ttrcet and Woodland ae-
nue nation. ,ron Fa,jgi Drcaks Man's Spine '
1 Whllo working as a laborer at the
Many Little Fires in Gloucester I Baldwin. Locomotlvo Works, John Bcr
Sevcral small fires occurred In Olouces-1 gin, twenty-two years old, 8to North
ter City yesterday and last night from
offectH of water nlDe3 (! nd
belnlf tnftwel1 mlt- Thn flr department
as called out to only one. at tho hou
DU Jer,'e' "venue, occupied by Joseph
j,,,,,,. The loss was J500.
NAVY RECRUITING 8000
AVIATION MECHANICS
"Ground Men" of Various
Trades Arc Needed for
Flying Corps
Ono hundred army recruits left the
Heading Terminal this morning for Fort
Slocum, New Yoik, In charge of Cor
poral Thomas Laclcte. Their relatives
and friends gave them a rousing send-off.
Tho navy recruiting officers Btartcd In
today to obtain for Immediate need
nearly 8000 ground men for the navy
flying corps, tho training grounds be
ing nt Bay Shore, L. I. Mechanicians
will bo given rating' as machinist's
mates, carpenter's mates, quartermas
ters, coppersmiths and blacksmiths.
Woodworkers, riggers, acetylene welders,
gas-engine repair men, Instrument
makers and fabrlo workers are Included
In tha trades acceptable.
Ten ground men arc necessary to keep
one flying machine In proper order for
the pilot. The repair of wings, pan
toons, flying boat hul s and bodies, lnl-
loons and dirigibles, the overhauling of
gasoline or aircraft engines and the
operation of hydrogen plants aro Im
portant functions of the corns.'
At the office of Commander Payne of
the United Statea Naval Home, It waa
announced today that graduates of med.
leal and dental schools who can qualify
as assistant surgeons In the United
States Naval Beserve Corps will be
enrolled at the United Statea Naval
Home. Fltawater street and Cray's
erry roaa, -nn rank or Junior lieu
tenant, up to noon of December IS.
Itecrultlng figures at the army eta
tlon for yesterday ehow that 165 men
were accepted out of an application total
oft 310. The navy recruiting station
signed up flfty-elght men for straight
navy service and four for the fleet re
serve, the latter being honorably dis
charged officers and men who have seen
sixteen or more years' service. The ap
portions reached 250.
The United States marine corps ac
cepted slg men from the twenty-three
who were examined yesterday at the
recruiting headquarters at H09 Arch
street.
Ilecord-breaklpg enlistments fill the
army and navy recruiting stations so
that the army haa -had 40 set Thursday
at-noon's : the ext rwie, 1IU on. reoelv-
Attacked by two men nt Second nnd
Carpenter streets early today, l'letrc
Plemontese, forty years old, Coatesvllle
Pa., fought desperately and finally stab
bed one of his assistants with a stiletto,
causing his death two hours later In the
Ml. Slnal Hospital.
Tho dead man Is Joseph Laskovsky
twcnty-ne years old. 1 10 Carpcntel
Ftreet With a companion, Frank J
Itobell, nineteen years old, SOS Oerrltt
ttrect, tho pollco say, ho attacked Pie
monteso with tho Intention of robbing
According to the po'lee, Pltmontesc
while In a saloon near the eceno of the
attempted hold-up, flashed a roll of bills
nohell and Laskovsky left hurriedly and
waited for him outside.
As h passed Second and Carpenter
streets tho two men forced him Into u
rmall alky, nnd Ilobell beat him over
the head with a blackjack. Unablo to
vUthttand thn assault with his fist.',
Plemontese drew n stiletto and utabbcd
Lakoeky In tho neel:.
Pcilicomnn Hoffman, of tho Kevcnth
and Carpenter itreeUt Matlon, attracted
to tho i-cetio by the Hounds of tho strug
gle, arreslid HoIhII nnd ncrit his com
panion nnd thu Intended hold-up victim
to the hospital, Laskovsltl died within
two hours.
Magistrate Coward held Plemontese
without ball to await tho action of tho
Coroner, and Itobrll without ball for
court, accused of highway robbery.
BOURSE MEN FAVOR
WAR SUPPLY BOARD
Directors Ask Congress to
Create Body to Control
Industries and Labor
A mounvnt for tho creation by Con
grcrs of a War Supply Board with bU
premo Jurisdiction over war Induotilfj
and labor In tho fulled Slavs as
ftarlcd today nt the Decmlr meeting
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uulliorlzo huiIi a hod detcrlbcil tho pro-
po.std board as a. central coiilnjl over .in
tim i;octumfiita ar-hulntr with tho
poner tu Fctllo all dlfrcrciKcs between
"Tiinloytrs ami iiiinlo" loprowntstop
page of work by strikes iT lockouts,
to control all employes nnd all plants
making war materials and profit's and to
'.nmoml w'1 rnl nracllc.H fir rntim
which might retrlct war prr.duc'lon."
nolleliiS that buslne"i Intcr-sti of the
country will Hupport tho protect, tho
Tinurso will nsk the Chamber of Com
merce of tho United States to call for
.1 national referendum on the plan, and
nlready hin renneted action by tho
President nnd Concr-s"?,
Th resolution adopted today calls at-
f-,i.,n (o O" "' " te TV'y Pti
ventlon of American Huslnesi 'd at
Atlantic city September 1R-21. recom
mended that "all war hiivlni- shin'd be
a'emblert undr hn control of on boird
or executive department." nuthor'z'rt bv
ronerc nnd appointed bv the PrM
dnt. Tho Dourro coca n step further,
asking for comnlete control over the
C, ,, i,i,.iinn rrl,t rAeMntfftn ortnoMtdA
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I wtth tho requcU that "nn nnnev '
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mado to all eMoiovers and (inoioves o
p-itrlotlrally nnd voluntarily Join In the
preparation nnd execution of thn neces
pary mutual agreements that may be ro-
Into effect, with tho purnoso of attain
ing at tho earliest nosslblo moment thos
oblcctlvcs for which our nat'on Is btrlv
Ing In this present war. thereby bring
ing tho conflict to a victorious end."
Tho board also voted a 0 pr cent
dividend on preferred ttock. which will
-"mount to JI.K0 a slnreon 12.70S fharcs,
Uambrey street, was crushed by a fifty'
pound piece of Iron which fell on him
breaking his spine. Ho was taken to
tho Lankenau Hospital, whero It was
, said that the chances are against his
recovery.
'
"BABY BOND" ZONES
SURROUND WORKERS
War Savings Committee Plans
Selling Campaign in In
dustrial Sections
More than 40,000 employe? of the
various Industrial plants of the-city were
represented at tho first general meeting
of tho Industrial cectlon committee of
1110 national war savings Commlttea
held today at the committee's headquar
ters, I42S-1431 Walnut street Joseph
A. Janney, Jr., chairman of tho section,
presided.
Organisation plan dividing tho In
dustrial sections of the city Into ten
block pectlons were adopted. Zones
wcro assigned to tho members of the
committee, whoivera mndo responsible
for tho organization of tho selling cam
paign In their respective zonei, by which
It Is proposed to placo "baby bonds,"
or war saving certificates, In the hands
of virtually every Industrial employe in
the city.
According to estimates submitted bj
members of the lndustrlil section com
mittee It will bo nncessarv tn sell $100
worth of the "baby bonds' to each
worker In the city to Insure the sale of
Philadelphia'? quota of 134,710, 580. A
year's time, however, I given by the
United States Treasury in which to ef
fect the eale. . '
It was pointed out to tha committee
by Mr. Janney that a special appeal had
been made by Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo urging employers to substitute
war saving certificates and thrift -stamps
tor me gom pieces tney are accustomed
to distribute as Christmas presents
among their employes.
The following men comprise the com
mtttse: William D. Dlston. Jr. William
De Kraflt. D. Brewer Oehly. Walter Leo,
William Read. Otto Schaum. Charles
Schwartt. J. L. Scull, William H. Staf
ford and J, Harris Warthman.
An organization meeting of the na
tional bank committee section of the
national war savings committee was held
this afternoon at the Franklin National
Bank. J. It. McAllister, president of the
Franklin National Bank, chairman of the
national bank committee aectlan, presid
ed. The- committee la composed of the
fol owing men: Levi L. Huo, president of
the Philadelphia National Bankt Charles
8, Caldwell, president of the Corn Ex
change National Bank: R. S. Bhanback-
er, president or tne rourtn wtreet Na
tional Bank 1. WtHlsm' J. , Montgomery,
Policeman Shot While Bat
tling With Auto Thieves
Regans Conscousncss
Tollceman Walter James1! attached to
tho Twentieth nnd Federal streets sta
tion, who lato last night single-handed,
tinder a fusillade of pistol shots, battled
with a gang of gunmen until ho was
wounded, regained consciousness today
nt Hi. Agnes's Hospital, and furnished
detectives with a description of the men
who attacked him. James was shot In
the face. Ho will recover. Pictures of
Bomo of tho men mentioned by James
ire In ttvj rrgues' gallery.
Tho attack on James was another
chapter enacted by tho automoblio ban
dits, whi for a week hao been operat
ing In this city. Besides James being
vounded William O'Nell, nineteen years
old, of Brooklyn, N, Y., nl'.eged leader
of the gang, was wounded In tho left
irm Another man who was rerlously
bounded was Henry Quandra. thirty-five
years old, 2Z2 f-'outh Klghfrcntli street,
cliuffmr emplojed tiy C C Harri
son, Jr., 213 liist Itlttcnhouse square.
Qu-indra was shot tu tho abdomen. Ho
n ulto In lit. Agnen'a Hospital,
Tho triple Miootlng occurred about 10
o'clouk last evening lu the raloon of
Chris Packoff, Heed and Bouler streets.
whero u'Noll and nn automoblio be
longing lo tho H.'inli.on family had
been traced, after tho machine hod been
tolon from in front of (Junndrn's home,
Quandra, drhlng tho Harrison car,
viiMtlinrl ti t J linma trtinvltn nttitrt 0 'af itits
last evening. Whllo eating lili huppcrj
the nutomoblle was stolen, hcn he
reached the itrcct neighbors tild him
that a youth accompanied by nbout six
or tcven young men had Jumped Into
the car and rodo away.
For two hours Quandra mado a tour
of South Philadelphia searching for tho
car. He had reached Iteod and Bouvter
streets when ho saw tho Harrison car
on tho corner. Several negroes told
Quandra that a party of men who had
alighted from tho car wero In Packoff's
saloon. Nearby stood Policeman James,
to whom Quandra reported tho theft of
the car. d
James and Quandra entered tho
taloon, 'followed by a group of negroes,
'ho po'-1!1 o'lt fi'V'ell a t'v. man
who had ilr!en tho car. At this time
tho saloon wna In a pitch of excite
ment. night or ten imn wcro lccllns re
volvers nt patroiw In tho taloon. Ac
cording to Jamo, O'N'ell was ono of the
men who was pattlilpatlii in tho ho!d-upi
of tho saloon.
"I want you, ' ild J.imcf, an ho
ruIied forward and trlnl lo placo his
hand on O'.Vcll.
"G 1 'ini'k, joti dirt j " thoutcd
O'Nell.
"Look out, ofllccr, that man haa n
revolver." thouted Quandra, as a warn
ing to .lame.
Beforo James rould draw his rcvolier,
tho pollco allego O'Nell pulled the trig
gcr of his revolver. Iho llrst bullet
btruck Janie-u In the face, penetrating his
left elicit.
Thu shot was heard by Policeman Wil
liam Clark, of the Fifteenth ttre-et and
Snujcr avenue r-tntlon, who raif toward
tho taloon. His attention was attracted
to tho place by. ecrenms of women and
chl'dren O'Ntll'H compinloni were
ihootlng left and right when Clark en
tered tho place James, though wounded,
was on his l.nee lirtiur baik nt tho mm.
men. One of tho thotn ilrcil by .I.iineut
itruck O'Nell In tho arm. Beforo th 1
gunmen lied they had im ci tiled In
wounding Quandra
A riot call brought a squad of police
men from the Fifteenth street and Sny
der avenuo station. O'Nell wa placed
under arret. AVltli Junes nod tjti.mdr.i
bo was remneil to .St. Agnes's Ilo.-pltiil
Dctectles later iurtlnneil (J'.N'rll ut tho
hospital, but ho icfuseil to .v m il.
O'Nell was held by Maghtrato Wat
ion In Central Matron witaout bah 10
await tl result of J lines h Injuries,
and In $'.'000 ball on the ohdrgo of steal
ing tho Harrison automobile.
Two men suspected of being Impli
cated In tho hold-uii of tho saloon and
In tho theft of tho Harrison iar wcro
arrested car y tod.-.
Give Her an Electric Grill
for Christmas
, -gfiiB
Frank
37 & 3D
Continuing
Clearance
Sale
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SHOES
Shoes are indispensable and the
costs of producing: them are rising all
the time. Wartime economy demands
that you secure the utmost in style and
service at' the least expenditure. We
are positive these shoes are the most
wonderful bargains ever offered.
, WOMEN'S SHOES '
1 Were 6.00 and 6.50, 4.40
Were 7.00 and 7.50, 5.40
Were 8.0Q- and 9.00, 6.90
Were 9.00 to 12.00, 7.90
Men's Shoes at equal reductions.
No Mail Orders
lEIlfeRM...tW
CAMP HANCOCK. AUOUSTA, Ga
Dee. 12.
Major Cloneral Charles M. Clement,
commander of tho Twenty-eighth Dlvl
Ion, was relieved of his command on
'he ground of physical disability this
morning, following a telegram from tho
War Department. Oeneral Clement left
here for Sunbury, Pa., this afternoon.
Brigadier Oeneral Frederick W. Still
well, commander of tho Fifty-fifth In
fnntry Brigade, has assumed command
of tho division by virtue of being tho
icnlor general officer.
Chrirttinas D'nner for Poor
Mrs. M. II. Kctchnm, 'tho SanK
Claus Lady of Kensington," has an--ounced
plans for giving a Christmas
dinner to thn poor nf Frankford, lllch
nond ind Kensington. The Richmond
soup Society wl'l dlslrlbuto hundreds of
rVitmas biskets.
tM h t ti ant WN MM I
Teca Rubies
and Hurmah
liibies-
tAlike as nby Jips
ECLA rubies
arc practical
ly real rubies,
made of exactly
the same substance
and synthetically
treated.
In color, depth,
brilliancy, temper,
durability, and
composition, they
arc identical with
the natural gems.
But the Tccla
synthetic process
enables us to pro
duce for a small
cost rubies of such
bV.c and beauty as
would bring a
prince's ransom at
the mine!
Mounted on'y uilh
genuine diamonds,
in ctrytu'sifo and nr
tistin setting$f
T t: C L A
jpS Fifth iAv:nue
JO Rue at .r Paix, Pint
Charles J. Maxwell
S?Co.
!o!e 1'hiJjJclphii Atnfi
Walnut Street at 1 6th Strcc:
Nothing will please the
wife better than a Hot
point Electric Grill.
With it she can pre
pare the hasty breakfast
or a tasty meal right at
the table.
A
Boils, broils, fries or
toasts any two, at the -f
same time. Call and see -4
it or write for catalog. H
Price $7.50. fj
H. Stewart Electric Co.
N. 7th St. om Mint uisiwing
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