. rl TO.--t'V, ' T" . .', ,,vt r "" r I' 0 ".'.R.l. J v--r ', ' ' v,J'.- !.fi, " v ''' v., -,?', 'W r,. ..-- "' X , - . ? rtSQ- PUfiLIC'LEDGER-.pHXLADlCLHIA, SATURDA-yf DECEMBElV 15. 1917' " It 1 vV tt. :." ACCIDENT IN FRANCE KILLS U. S. ENGINEER TO comprehend! MOTORTRUCK SMASHED BY TROLLEY i"; " - PLANS TO COJ p MANY ENTIRE FOOD PROBLEB i James A. Tracy Dies From Ef fects of Fall From Motortruck Parrying Fifty Men, City Administrator Will Issue Stated Bulletins Setting ' Out "Fair Prices" i Car and Butcher BV MAY ORDER COAL MEN TO SELL.BY BUSHEL Fuel Administrator Consider ing Means of Relieving Present Situation CASH-AND-CARRY PLAN BUM 1 n UK HI l.til iiilH4VlHLa7ll Shop It P'l ,vH t .4 f .li -.i J Ls-f w 15, f Mil ,c iVrii-WV 1 h Km )ND CLASH SERIOUS i T men narrowly escaped death, a car wus badly damaged and the of s. butcher shop was wrecked ithls mornlngMihen a truck loaded men on their way to work nt me ittlldlng plant on Hog Island collldsd trolley car nt tlte corner of '-second and Mimin streets. I I principal damago dono was to btcher shop, ouned by Louis Koeh- Inst which the trucKtoal of liu- freight wan thrown with violent .ct by the force of tho car. Tho Iowa were smashed, the door torn I lt hinges and bricks torn from 'J front of tho building. Only the ins; remained imaci 01 mo exterior ilshlngs of what had onco been a fectly good-looking butcher shop. f I'Tb truck was the property of the Tlnr " cjii.,r..ci.ii; Lumiianf, Mini ui- ';. in me rcnnsyivania funding, wnicn LtffJW uwIdu ui iu i ui viio vij(ib uu i-- 'ftf$mm dono on Hog Inland, and tho men ina irucK were employes or mo com' iy on .uicir way 10 wors. iih irucfc i i mine eaut nn Mlllliti Ktrf.pt uiul I 'Jf WW to cross this .slippery, hiiou umretl I .Wj Twenty-second street when the :tiel- ,'"ji.n occurred, 'jno weather man is f. irblimed for tho whole affair Mr,, Koehier, the proprietor r the butcher Jjdiop, who was alone !ti tho ston ut the tftune. was.- thrown against the wall by '.'jy jthe Jar of the truck's sudden mid violent :r;i.-Rttmpt to enter, but suffered no Injuries F. K,vecpt to lls feelings. Tho tiurk nan .!'y not overturned, and tho men rldlrg on ' It were badly shaken up, but nothing j;siwors. "?, Another collision between a motor . - . . ,,... . i r ' MifucR ana n iruuc car, muii renoua jv"'5i'--f(-'t( lta consequences, occurred about 5 E ' .(e'etoclt at tho corner of Forty-recond r- (Street and Woodland avenur. j. it. fe Weber, thirty-five years old. Barker Tjavenua and Chester pike, who was rldln ?Y 'In the truck, woi thrown out on his :-vhd and received a 'fractured skull. r-wftvTHllam Astlln. forty years old. of 7H r,"J"Mln street. Darby, who was driving, Jji badly bruised and rut about his K. V.,-.,, a Mil . la mlwmrl ...... ,. ..(.i... T. i i" I not recover. M. I According- to witnesses, the trolley (JiJsWM running at a high rata cf Fpred fi " M&wn ffTjLilf And war nn.ttil fn utan itnttl .v v.j ... .., kii ...... !.i..i- '!& .machine. The forco'of tho Impact raV.thww the truck on the pu.emont. tore , ''tiV . .... . : ...1. ... .1 "iBmahed In the front. Tho truck la the .I'fptwrty of Weber & A.t.ln. who aro j partners In the l'ght hauling buslr.rt,. if 1 SHAWKEY TOPS BUSH IN t-lM svskosaxv .. .-.... -.! r j . . . - . i t irkilliA. bLbC 1K1C bHUUl PHILA. ELECTRIC SHOOT1 ?, U.n.1 t- ecu... o- .. ,r -, ,5 'Ballet Joe Shatters 3o Out of 0, One Less Than Former Team mateTics for Third Wir Joe BU8h didn't worry much oev tho It" yX announcement of hl3 sale to tho Hoston ' Jl TtA Rot RulUt .Tn ktlll la in .th cltv r Ti , -....,-- ...... . ... . K.4 T- Ji AWS,4hAa S, AIH 4ltSl tAl lltllU llJft .. .wv.o i.. ...u " -r ,rctlve the call either to riport at Caotp Meade or Hot Springs. While! .Ktrmiunr aeveiopmem wuuet joe, nc- . rmpanled by Bob Shaw key, fonur j irttmmate, now the property of the Xew rTerk TankeeB. made the Journey to I VK.a.w.i. Ulll nn.1 ...t. n..- J.. ,t.. r.v . J, .. Mv. jr ..,, niiu uiu ,. i. ft, i.,- f ' JflBnthly shoot held undr tho auspkcai i-Jf of the Philadelphia Hlectrlc Club, i 1 E. Robertit took first prize, but the r-irt I mouna anises, oiien caueu snarpsnooi 5Ji r. weren't In such bad form, filiawkej A flnUhlng second and Bullet Joo getting t. ,W into a draw for third. F",6'i Roberta was tile winner with a scoro HtC .- (' A A... EA UU....V... .1.. ...., ,- '. 1& 11 uui vt wv. ,,awnc miaiiv. ill ,,) ii:.JHt of his flirt 25. then missed only i a'-pi. Ant of hi n,xt 25. Tlllsh hrnkA 17 nnf Jwo the first 25 and 18 out of tho second -xwr ad sc-orr. one icss man mac rec- , 'Bv Derrick was tied with Bush with 'V 0-lS ?5. W. Sherman broke 17 out of r i .ch, t for a total of 34. Itazluttt was ,$& ;next with 31 and Goldstein followed with h'ftt -. , iiissriit p ,AY(;iiniiNn .i n. - . - . - v-.v ... TO GET SERVICE FLAG iwc, Parents' Association Wil Present 3', '". . VmMn ir, it.-.. r-:.. . Sfi ."".".i uurai Ul i'44iy ''f0 Young Patriots r' rtts i""1 Parents" Association will present , ,flJsW.the Dlsston Playground this evening Vt.jmen- 'who are In the service of their -''.country. Dlsston claims the ereateet w. i'f tWWt . W Ha. ,1, IIUIIUI Ul LJ1B IILEV (lUIlK f ,.;,'' number of men In service of any play. ' "VAffiBWid In the city. V.S.'", """" r" woaieua will mane V ,AtN4drm and William Hall, president ' fTjf tne association, win prerent tho flas;. Arrangements bta In th hnnrfs nf n v k '..d, chairman' of the association ; J. I. Twit """ "oreiary, ana ueorf;e Jt. wen Instructor. t-j-3f HTn Entries for Tomorrow Vyjtjprf ree. BH furlonin. for nit us. -- jt,.M,. Fr t"v -Air. uooiry, ,HI. r, V2: c;ouiin nob. ioi: Kork cf i,m- . 404! N&DMr Tanilv. lfli; n.tffl. 1AJ eordcr. 1041 nu)rer. HIT lmrim.i.i' ij Almeda Lawrence. 112. ena rae. ntt lurlonn, an ac. claim para 1400 Jo)m. 101: Caah iin. j. Captain Ban. lo; Sal Vanity. 100. lt,ll?:.PVour'.!Kui "" 11: Zodiac, 11 1 Bhra K T ma 1 1 Sj i t40O Ladr Jinn rirav int. T.-,4il ioi: "Dmi 104i Flech N?rra. 107; Hunfci. lol. r . -t v. :- .; Ratal. iv-1 )iaiiuiiiit 101. Jtrrular, '' ifST ,,; lanmcn no, i.u ,'iK Jnjrth rae', 5H rtirlsnc, all ,-im. claim. c" : : ' i vrt. -.M.IUUO iru, lui. CiarK Al,, Vli UUHIi ,VI Ed Oarrlaoi. 10S: '.Mon' JUS. !Jt, race. 1 1.1 mlla, handicap, all i-miraa aouv -Airri, wu: urmuu, 10,1 Star. 1001 J. J. Murdock. 11H lt raca.i 1 ntla and &0 arJ. thrr. Dlaa and us. rlalmlnr. nuru tin. Wlllta. Jt2l 'Itoy. 102! -Ilt I'm III" .Hahovr. 111; Aunt lllal. 11A. n.i. i;'HQr Prlnca-rMllathorpe, 110; Pl-iueti. I Dill Slmmopa. J 1(1. ' ) ,u"1 tVMllh rant. 1 mil and KO v.-rf. .w.... f-olda ana up. rlatmlnir. puraa'lioo iumana. vii -.-mow Tntn, H7j Thirst. Ttto. 105: Prohlbltlon. lt)S, Occaii i. 1101 Paul Oalnea. 110 ' v"r,-"n aBtMantlr allnran lltnrf eattiar, clncrtrack, fat. MLOrlesna Entries for Monday e. MOO, malJ-n toiearoId, non -i-nniaaii, no. ii capltatua. . .. ,- -.... trace. n-jrw 1400, clalmttur. all am, p'w .wai. iJit via jaan cm, a. Panooek. Ill; Tale lvsrrr. lilt io: -Tna oune, lovi viley. ipj iw.-rmiiigT ainra. us Biar- V J(t. it It t.-iibr It till MX; OKI Ftlonur. JOS; Auntla wrw.JSW. tvo-rear-olds. (I w. lis- Jsnwi f'oatcr 113; Iw Man. iva; start. RUlit. r. 1M CfMi. ItU i lM. pun tpon. ColoiU I Purve, -i. atl-r-Waraaw. 110; pen taydio,107 liroum pr, Uu, w, vra fiuu. ciaimirur. mrc--. 1 !! mll.a Haj.l-n. 111! Illfrwu-M. 114i llawdta. Ill: Wfc.jlirrinch.110i Dahlia, iot wn II. til: titrr Warran. -110: Mtln v., 107. hw. riainirur, enree II and TO lanU-wKla- i: nufi i tfc Jllj Sur'th. UJ; Idi, Small. rd, lilt; Tanlac, lid: Hatr Jut!. K lxxiiM. US ToUnni-;, US; Ben JAMES A. TIJACV This Philadelphia youth, of l'J47 AVcst Nori is Rtroct, was n-ccntly killcl in an accident in France. CKASII ENDS JOY HIDE IX "HORROWED" AUTO Giiraire Washer, in Society Man's ' Car, Injures Owner of Stalled Motor Aft'i Joy-riding In an automobile be- longing to CJ. Iteldo Norri, lawjer. so ciety man and art patron, n.lso presi dent of the rtlttenhouue Square Improe men. Araoclation. for ickeril hours last night. P.obcrt Irwin, a negro, thirty years old. of 1314 Kouth Seventeenth . ,,, , ,. , , ,, stieet. and Uiurles I.ncIlaU. a white man. tli!rt-twn cars old, of 1910 South Vorwood etrcit. collided with an .vito- nibllc ut J 30 o'cloil. this morning and 'njuieii its uKupdi.t. uaniei Luuivie, or l.'4tl Wcct (alr.ml avenue. K&tli the "Svi lldem" wen- hold by Maglstratu Harris today at u hearing In tho Thir ty-second ftrcct and Woodland avenue ?"": Pjallon under $M0 ball each for " i?" v"X " inn., w, .., . Mr Nonl-JH chauffeur left the ear '" " 1 ' '" ,'hS"' 'b' "L Vt Z 'Vw' d o ee I win 1. employed I ' " '-"- n-..--n ... ..- .. 1 that was heard of lilm wan after Iho car Iliad turned thn corner of Thirty-eighth i Aiifl Market ftrreta uhrirt I.mlnlir'N , , ----.. tnnfnr litut kfillml Thn fill f npiirililln iiti. crated bj Irwin Hklddcd and hit Ludwlg, I wno ""'' trying to btart his own car ijUllwlg wa, taln to the fresh) trlan Hohpltal. Ilo was able to attend the hearing today, but was then taken back to the hospital, wh'ro he will lcrnain until the extent of his Injurlis can be obdcivcd. 1 S-S1H & V ST f W . S H A P b H III H SI'S 'III H HTY ' ....... IN TWO WOMEN'S WILLS Women's Southern Homeopathic Hospital and Two Churches the Beneficiaries Bequest" of J300 each to tho Women 8 foutl.ern Homeopatlilo Hospital and St MKhaeld Protestant Hplscupal Church aro Included in tho will of Matilda J. l'otta, C308 Mojlan ttreet, which. n probated today, disposes of property .ilued at 118.000. A bequest of $100 to tho l'url: Ave nue M. 13. Church la Included In the wlb of Annio 13. Boles, 2011 IN'ortti Broad Btreet Tho estate left to telatl-.es is valued at $0,001. Other wills probated weie Samuel Bookbinder, Atl intlo City. N J , $.'0, 000: UeorKe Butler, 112G McKeau etrcet, 111 400; Clrrardo MrrdMlo. ll:" Chrls- tian Ftreet, J12.C50; 'Henry B. Chew, Baltimore. Md J10.000; Jorcphlne n... , a t Y. .... . ..... -HAA uitu"l , . t , friiKUKi, aiivri. fJVVu; Charles C. I Kaufmann, "33 South Twelfth street. 18300; Jano Arlow, 1934 Shunk Ktreet, $3300; Mary 13. English. 1S17 I'alrmount avenue 53C0O and I'atrlck J. McCartney, 1910 South Wood stock ttreet, $3600 Attacks Indian Affairs Drawback General R H, Tratt, U S. A. retired, J founder of the Carlisle Indian School, stated In an address at the thirty-fifth ' annual mcetinir of the Indian lllirhts Association last night that the Bureau of Indian Affairs at Washington hai been the jrrvatest drawback to tho civ ilization of the Indian. CHARGE SAL00NMAN , MADE OWN WHISKY ! Raid on Fairmount A'cnue Place Uncovers 2000-Gal-lon Still The highly cultivated nose of UoukUi Graham, u revenue olTlcer, who has had experience with the "whlto lightning" of North Oeorgla and Hast Tennesscee, led to tho discovery last night of what U al leged to have been the largest illicit dis tillery conducted In .Philadelphia in more than a generation. Graham was patsinj; the saloon of Philip Klein,. .'310 I alrniount avenue. when he detected tho familiar odor of I mash The place had been under sus-bujcr.e of tho 'baby bcnfis" to make. oPmce'r ac" once en1 bl.'ci: TK !' . '" '", Federal Building and told of what hcIIoln" anrl School I.eaguo Iiao promised jiau i-jfliii'-ii. -iv i,. .i, ...,. iiwitiiiM,ironiHTiiiiv7i in mrc uinit mw rnieivi, ar.o Will Gray Beach and Harry nietricli participated, followed, and, according to tho officers, Klein was "caught with the goods." Klx barroU of moonshine whiskey were uiscovctcu in ino ouuaing bc me rear of Klein's saloon and It Is alleged that th still waa in operation at the time of the raid. Klein was taken be foie United States Commissioner Stev enson, who held him in 16000 ball for a further hearing this afternoon. The still wan an elaborate one, with 2000 gallons capacity. Tecullar Interest attaches to tho raid on account of the fact that It la the first easo under the new law prohibiting the manufacture of distilled 'spirits during the period of the wr. Auto Accident Victim Sues for $3000 Hult was begun in Court I.'o. 3 by Louie Herman, 1720 Llndenwood street, against 11 1). Lloyd. S72T Warrington avenue, to recover $5000 damages for Injuries received by plaintiff when his crutch! ne was struck by that of the de fendant at Thirty-four th street and Lan caster avenue, November 2f. It Is charg ed that the careless operation of' the is par was tha cause of the )Mae MoMlotuKl allowed a na. ,. Otflclul notlco t the death of James A. Tracey, twenty-four yearn old, of 1917 West yorrls street, by falling from the tall board of a motortruck In Prance, win receled by his parents today, ll's death occurred two or thro wieka ago. Mr. nnd Mm JMward J. Traciy, his pjrents, heard several davit ngo that ho hod met with a serious accident while on duty, but only today were aldo to get oltlclal Information of his death I Young Tracy enlisted In 'umpun P.. Klrst lleglnient. United States KiiElnners, ' ,last May, and went to Franco In August, i with rour other englneera ho was rid ing on a tall board of a truck aecral weeks ago when the chain broke and lt all fp down to tho rocky Mad. Tracy's skull w as fractured from str'KliiK the rear ' of the truck as ho fell Ho died two ..'J.,... U..-..1...U, ... .... u unv ,111.1, it, , j base hospital. ' Inquiries as to the possibility of bring ing his body home, bul hac ben in formed that the bodies of Americans can not be brought to this country during the war. After the war, the Oocrnmenl f hints, it may bo pos&lblo for his rela tives to bring his body here, though no definite promise was mado by Washing i ton. Tracey was formerly a. ialetm.ni at tho P. Mitchell Hardw.iro I'om'i.irj TwntUtli and ('allovhlll itioet WAR FOOD EXHIBITION SCORES BIG SUCCESS Philomusian Club Scene Show That May Be Repeated of The war food exhibition held todaj at the Philomusian flub, S9il Walnut htreet, won f.uch faor with tho ncpl' of Wcet Phlladolphla that Ja I'ooke, food administrator for Phlladtlphln urged that It be iemoed to the centra' part of tho cttj for tho benefit of all I ln'' cltli'i!',? , , , i The exhibitors were Went I'htladelnln. organIatIon BchooU anJ Housewives Leagues. Urexel Inhtltuto'n exhibit con talneil forty-(lo dUtinct substitute-! urn' showed tho joulwilcnt In lu j calo'l, fcr foods that are needed to win the war. Tho West Philadelphia High School for (.Iris txhlblt Included tl ultferent kinds of war bread, mutllnu and forn Ihrp.-i.l nr..l hlKcults Patmed frulta and VCBetablcs nnd perl-hablo good were ov.n hy tho irouscwlwv Protective ..Mr... t,m ,.i.i..i.i Tho H'cakera Included Ju .'..oko. mod ndlnlIll lrator ,t 11llIaiJflpll a ,, ,,I3 ,- T. III-.. l, ' ., - ,- I. --,, K1TI,I.Oi!K AND lIlNKSON . v -- ...-.' . , TIE IN SS. WHITE SHOOT With Handicaps, Two Leaders Score Clean Kccords in 50-Targct Event J. Bullock with a handicap of 5 and M. lllnkaon with an al owance of 18 tied for leading honors this afternoon In the monthly shoot held under the auspices of tho ,H. H. White Gun Club at Holmca buri; Junction. Bullock broke his 45 tnrireta while Hlnkson was smashlnc his ...I.IU lU tViAir riantolli a hnnill. j cans race them a clean slato In the 60- tarcet event. The best shootlrff of the afternoon was dono by Bullock and Thompson The latur broke 45 targets, which with his handicap of two gan him i total of 47, Mrs. KlndlR sao hr hubby a c ose race for tho booby honor, only winning; out In the last ha f of tho event. riKrv-TAr.ouT event Hdkp Total . . A Oil 3. I'ullock f. Hir.kaon Krrie 7 Thompcti HoyrratOKn I" Knuntnln-- S Iloctor l,?wln H I'r.tt B Orlfllth -' bodrt - UrorRi Wootcn 2 Or j" 3 Omit .... ' JV"1,1?,1?:,-' ' I.IIi.b 1200 GERMANS QUIT CAPITAL Enemy Aliens Leave Washington for Baltimore and Neifrhbor inp; Towns . WASHINGTON', Dec. 15 The popu lation of tho capital has been reduced 1200 by the exodus of unnaturalized Germans during the last week. It was announced this nfternoon. Sl-cty per cent of tho departing aliens went to Baltimore. The others moed to nearby Maryland and Virginia towns. PLANNING TO ORGANIZE SCHOOL WAR SAVING Sale of Thrift Stamps Takes Jump Following Appeal to 300,000 Children The sale of war-savings stamps took an upward leap today, following the en U.'tmer.t of tho support of tho 300,000 school children of Phllilelphia In the campaign. Beginning Monday, as an atfermath to the appeals made to tho pu.lls yester day, thrift stamp cardj will bo dtstrib- uted gcncrall) In all the schools. An effort is to bo made to organize the young will take an a. :te part in pushing the sale of the stamps, particularly among thn parents of the school children Plana for carrying out the campaign will be outlined at a. dinner In the I'nlon League Monday evening, when Secretary ! MeAdoo, Governor llrumbaugh and prom lnent I'hlladelohlans will aridrew thos , actively engaged In war work In thlsi vicinity. The needs of Trance w.ll be ' described by Lieutenant Paul Perlgord. of the French army. Details of Govern I ment work will be explained by George J V. Porter, chief of tho section of co-oner atlon of the State Council of National Defence, and Arthur E. Destor, director of the tpeaklng division of the Commit tee of Publlo Safety. Senator flpro"!. presldent-eltcl of the Union League, will preside. The appointment of William P. Waods to tho list of county chairmen of the war savings committees was announced. Itussian Singer Company Quit The Blnger Rewlng Machine Company of the United States has announced that because of the workmen's demands and Xf lowes resulting from the war it Is closlnr Its big factory at Podolsk, near Moscow. .Ordinarily, ajjout T00 opera- r'e.Jffa.iV .5 k V,,,lBt---?,r.:Mr "" W1 u w - TTT" tV''? "... ". -,. ..fjiW"," i '.'-.r'? .. ISHH'XIS ,-i. I,! iftfe,... -,-.- -. I 'lHliiBiL iff' ?mBRwttrk t i 'WMsy' v ' i -'- IK J . Zi.fsSryasBsx&iv.'asxsja.z i.sjs; ' . '" . Two men were seriously iijured this morning wlicn u speeding street c:ir crashed into ,i heavy motortiurk nt l'oity-tccond street and Wooilland avenue, VILL SELECT MEN HORSEMEN ASKED FOR AVIATION CORPS TO DO THEIR "BIT" j Candidates for Commissions as Flyers May Be Enlisted in tho Reserve Service LEGAL ADVISORY DUTY licf'med in Order Just Issued From the State Draft Head quarters Wllllani i Murdock, In charge of State draft lieadquartcrn at Harrleburg, g.T.c notice to local bo.irda today of sev eral thanges In the !eetle service reg ulation" Candidates for (snnm!bslor .is fliers obiorvers and balloonMs in the ,ilatlor section cf the signal coips may be en listed In the aviation iccrc corps by axlatlon examining board", according to the nev order.-.. Such draft registrants, upon proper record having been mado, aw to be regarded n Pi the military servlco of the United States Men of diaft nge discharged from any branch of the naval cr military fcrv.ee of the I'nlted Statei are to be examined ard !f physically fit are to he Inducted into military trvlc Immediately. Another notlco Issued today rclati s to tho duties of legal advisory boatdi In which Mr. Murdock EajB. Inquiries Indicate thit many mem bers of legal advisory boards and mem bers of some exemption board" and Home State officials are under the iniprcslon that members cf legal adMsory boards hive authority to advise exemption boards concerning interpretation, con struction or application of selective service law and eelectlve service regula tions. ' Legal adlsory boards have no such functions. Their primary duties are to ndle registrants and aid regis trants In making proper nnd truthful1 answers to questions and securing sucb supporting nlllilavlts as mav be required In particular dieses of cases. In a message to the draft headquarlrn Provost Marshal General Crowdcr eels forth that answers to tho draft ques tionnaires must state spcclflcal y Just what the registrant's occupational mall flcatlons are. for example, "railroad man" will not do; the registrant must state what branch of railroad work he la by training best fitted for. Coincident with tho mailing of the questionnaires to all registered men by the fifty-one local draft boards In this city to find out definitely the man-power of the nation between the ages of twenty-one and thirty-one the restr'ctlons on the enlistment of men liable to cer tification for military service by the various recruiting stations become op erative, either at noon or late tonight. The Naval lteserve shut down nt noon today, but the navy and the Marine Corps heidquartcrs. at 1G1B and 1409 Arch street, respectively, are open until !at tonight for registered men N more, will b accepted hereafter unless a letter from the local draft board Is presented releasing the applicant as not likely to be called until near the last. The army station closed Thursday noon to registered men. The nvalanche of registered men who have applied at the army recruiting sta tions all over the country has resu ted In more than 23,000 enlistments within the list few diys. It Is reported En 'Istments In the navy have been produc tive to i lesi-er degreo ard the Marine Corps stations also made high records. It Is estimated that closo to 150,000 questionnaires will be sent out ulti mately, the different boards mailing them In bunches of S per cent nt a time. They will be coming back next week nnd for many dajs thereafter, as the registrant must nt out and return them within Been diys from the mailing date. Somo person qualified to gle instruc tions on making out tho questionnaire will be present every day, starting Mon day, at each board headquarters to an swer all questions and assist the regis trant in complying with the directions. Proost Marshal General Crowder ex pressed confidence todly that the system will work emoothly and equitably and that within the next two months the classifications wl 1 be properly com pleted. ARTHUR TAKES OFFICE; HOT LEGAL FIGHT DUE Independents Will Contest JIayor's Appointment of Provisional Chief 0f Property Bureau Stale Ilcprescntatlve John 11. Arthur, recent'y appointed by Mayor lmlth as provisional chief of tho bureau of city property, will today assume 'the duties of his new office, but Indications are that a stiff light will bo made by In dependents, whd declaro that he cannot legally take tho ofTlce, Tho fight on the appointee will come un3eri Article II. t-octlon C, of the State constitution, which provides that no f'"8'01" J wprntatlvo shall, during l.i "'', .,''t ' 1' Sf .ttS elected, be appointed to any rlvll otllce under the commonwealth. RELIEF COMMITTEE SENDS 55000 TO HALIFAX Tirtt Contribution Goes to AM Char ities of Stricken Nova Scotia City Mayor Smith, aB head of the Citizens' Permanent Ilellef Committee, today sent to the authorities of Halifax an order for flOOO. This Is the first relief sent by the official committee, and the sum was made up of a balance In relief funds na ln contributions that have been r- f .i -",. J? .K ...,- ... , , .. Bridled or Saddles Even a Currycomb Will Relieve Camp Meade's Need 1 i ii Nun .. 1 1 ..! . v i! e .imp Me.ulc has hotses, but no equipment for them Unlit Undo fain inn lurnlsh regulation equipment for these horses valuable time lis going to bo lobt In tt .lining the artil lery outfits nt Meade, This serious oltu atlon ean bo ocrcomo in part if the horsemen and horn owners of thii city will contribute their old equipment Old hrldles, either tiding or driving, old bits, old saddl-s, curry combs ind brushes, no matter bow old or worn, tiro needed. Many of tho prominent horsemen and horseowner.i of this city uro now In the icnlco nnd an appeal H sent out to the families of these mm In particular for their old tqiilpiiin t, whn'li will l.ot be urcd nntll tho r ilra and owiier3 come back trom the war. The Goiernment la unable to supply the troops at Meade wlt'i the equipment at this time because of tho demands of tho troop3 going overseas, which have first call At present the horses aro being trained only with halters, and thero Is nothing eli-o with which to school, train or condition tho hordes for the hard work which Is to come To add to the difficulty, both horses nnd men urc green. Am tho guns hae not yet arrived offi cers nt Camp Mcadu want to spend this time breaking in horses and developing horsemen Uvcry bit of equipment will be of Immenso alun in tho remount depot at Camp Meade A currycomb which appears to hae outllied Its use fulness In a city stablo will replace a piece of bagging which is doing curry comb tervlce at Meade, and transforms a dejected looking nnlmal Into a Un locking artillery horse. REFUSES TOWN MEETING OFFER OF $5000 BONDS Judge Carr's Action Regarded as Compelling Contestants to Fur nish iJ225,000 Security Judgo Carr, of the Court of Quarter Sessions, this nfternoon refused to con sider n bond of J5000 offered by the Town Meeting party attorneys to secure the expenso of contesting tho November election. His action. It was believed, would compel tho new party to put U a bond of 175,000 In tho case of each of tho three candidates If it Intends to go ahead with the contest. Iteccntly tho attorneys for the Town Meeting party filed a petition with Judge Carr to contest tho election, and ho set C00O as the nmount of tho temporary bond for Thomas V Armstrong, candi date for Receiver of Taxes against Kree land Kendrlik: of William It. Nichol son ns candldito for City Treasurer against I'rederlck J. Shoycr, nnd of Walter Cieorgo Smith as candidate for Register of Wills against James Ii. Shechan. Tho Organization appealed and got a decision from Judges Ferguson and Mo Mlchael, sitting In Common Pleas Court No. 3. that the bond mut be $75 000 In each case, or a total of 325,000, LAW SCHOOL AT U. OF P. MAY CLOSE, DUE TO WAR Only 57 StudSnts Now on Roll, CO Per Cent Having Joined the Colors The question of closing the law school of tho University of Pennsylvania be cause the war has reduced tho enroll ment to tltty-sevcn students will bo con sidered at the January meeting of the trustees. This statement was made by former Attorney General John C Hell, of the Hoard of Trustess, who said that the total student enrollment of the Univer sity has shrunk from about !000 to 7000. Reports that the trustees ulieady had decided to close the law rchool were denied by Dr. William H Mlkell. dean, and several trustees. The normal num ber of studentn In the school Is slightly more than 200, but C9 per cent have Bono Into the nation's servlco. Dean Mlkell said that he did not believe tho school would loso moro than ten more men. The riiPMton of finances, which show a deficit because of thn decrease In the student body, will be a lirge factor In tho trustees' decision. If the law school is closed it will bo a duplication of similar action during tho civil war, when so many students were called to the colors that tho legal department was closed FKKIGHT CAK AS BOUDOIR Detectivc-s Dispossess Three Negroes and Confiscate Much Clothiiiir Three negroes wero arrested by Read Ing Railway Detectives Marx and Orler early today when found In a freleht car with articles of clothing supposed to have been stolen from the Reading freight ttatlon at Second street and. Le high avenue. When arraigned beforo Magistrate OUiin ct the Fourth and York streets station they gave their names as Leon, bard Hooper, aged seventeen. 2317 I-elthtow street: William Iloyd, aged thlrty.elght, 1525 St. Luko street, and Willis Scott, aged eighteen, 1017 Huclld avenue. They were held In 1800 ball each for court. j . - House Votes to Adjourn to Jan. 3 WASHINGTON, Pec, 15.-. The House today voted to, adjourn for the Christ' " c" n n"t Tuwtoy f will Thur- i . fijiaru y,.sMirjr , , -" :i ' "-"-I' .Uk B-iTA. .-'. Its Practicability Seen nt Yard of Healer llesicjrcd by Small liuyers As u means of rellevliu; t" some ex tent the urgency of tho coal flttiatlon In Philadelphia, County Pud Admlm.i irat jr Pr.inelH A. Lewis li reriously jon. I jldcr.ng lM.suliig nn order requiring nil I coal Uialrrs to pell coal by tho bush 1 upon calls for wnall quantities from patinn.s who ure wllllni; to undertake heir own dellery. Not only will this be .1 boon to pco Mo of r.mall means who aro unable to av for larger quantities of co-il bu It will gle rclUf to man.- who h,ic tin monr tn bti coal by tin ton but who am not nblo to flpd n dealer who I'.in Mipply tlinn with that inutli The ml vlsablllt' of this t-tcti was htiggested by the situation at tl o yards of tho Walter Jl-adley fumpanj, Ninth and Thomp -on ptrtit-. wletu for M.'ral days psst tlu re haj been a continuous lino of TM to 4110 pirsons wilting w'lh bask'ts to obtain em ill quantities of io.il. So much good bin ben nccnmpllrlud by th'n i om- I p.in tu the w-iy of i-umilyliu? the nceiU o'r large number or peopio timt Mr. Lewis In of the opinion tli.it tho pjniu ililni; a'i bo donn on u I.m-ei m 'ib b li;u in,! u'l deiilciH adopt the t-.une phin mnttirthnt h wns iiwar that this plan. .Mi l.i v s i-tnted in dlsiu-lri th" If adopted -a oulct work immo Intd-hip on liu' (liahrs in requiring tin m t" p tci evti.i tioublt In handling thetr jiroii in t uml tu mil II nt f mall profit. He believed, however, that tho coal men would be willing us an act of patilotli-m UlJIlltl I.H- V llllllfe U'l till dtl Ilk HI I I tun: 111) to uiquicsco in such i luimg for th.. purpoeo of relieving the needs of tiiei community. Complaints continue to nme Into the otllce nf the fuel iidmlnl ration on ac count "f the burning of the Mrrct gan lamps longer than tho tlmo specified by the regulations. In explanation of this Ml lation ulrVlal i of tlio l (! I. Etated tocHv th.it the f.illurn Vi turn the street lights iitf nt nn earlier hour wai, due tu the sliorts.ro of labor. As Mon ns It le possible to irecure the men to turn nut the gas lamps, they raid, tho matter will receive the prompt attention that li deserves. l.LUCTRtC COMPANIHS' II-HA Owing to tho licreased price of coal tho Philadelphia Electric Company, the Ha la and Merlon P.lectrlc t'cupany, the Delaware County Hlectrlc Company nnd the Deacon Light Company havo fl cd with tho Public Service Commission sup plements to their tariffs, eltectlvo Janu ary 1, 191S, providing for coal clause. appllcablo to nil classes of servlco other that, residence service, Tho coal clause reads as follows: "The current charge under this con tract shall bo Increased cne-twentltlli of onn mill per kilowatt hour fo- euch flvo cents increase per ton above an average price of 3 per ton paid by electric corn par y for coal delivered at Its generating stations. Tho determination of tho aver ago price of coal delivered shall be made for each calendar month and all current charge based upoM such determination shall bo applicable to tho bills rendered covering currer.t consumed during the next succeeding month " The Pennsylvania Railroad reported the arrival at Its local yards of ninety carloads of coal within the last twenty-four hours. The receipts of coal on all tho roads has been reduced by rea son of tho recent storm, but tho situa tion Is gradually Improving and tho re sumption of normal shipments Is ex pected In the next day or two. Philadelphia, suffering greatly from the coal shortage, la not getting Its due proportion of the coal supply, William Potter and Francis A Lewis, State and county fuel administrators, havo announced that after months of effort to obtain sufllclent coal for Phlla lelphla, they havo reluctantly como to this conclusion, nnd will seek relief In Washington On Wednesday they In tend to go together to the capital nnd put Philadelphia's case squarely up to National Administrator Oarfleld. "Philadelphia, mods coal, tho short age Is very acute," they said, "wo are rolng to do ever) thing In our power to tco that she gets it " ASKS FOK LOCOMOTIVES War Board Urges Roads to Expe dite Coal Movement KASHVILLIl. Tent , Dee. IS South eastern rnllroads have been called upin by tho Railroad Wnr Hoard to furnish twentv-flvc locomotives to tho Norfolk and Western. Chesapeake and Ohio and Virginian roads to expedite the move ment of coal from West Virginia and Virginia mines to seaboard for water transportation to New Hngland. Tryi locomotives, it was learned here, aro to bo started eastward at once. FEDERAL AGENTS RAID HOUSE ON RIDGE AVE. Complaint of Robbery and Drugging of Sailors Causes Prompt Action Ilvldence of the alertness of the Fed eral authorities In stamping out tho or ganized svstem of victimizing sailors and soldiers Is exemplified in n raid by Federal authorities on an alleged dis reputable house at HOC Rldgo avenue. This action was brought about by the charges of Silas 11 Brady, a tailor In the Philadelphia, Navy Ynrd. Urady visited this place, he said, and was ioh bed of HO Ho also testified that one i of his friends had been druggid In this houso and that hl uniform had been ti.ken from lilm and that he was turned o,ut Into the streets In ragged civilian clothes. Department of Justice, agents went to the place and found two men and three women in no room of tho house. Com missioner Long held them under various ball, being guided by their previous rec ords. They wero Hills Lewis, held for $1500 ball; Thomas Murphy, $1000; Mary K rouse, $500; Mabel Hoffman, JS00, and Kitty Klldare, 1600. ALIEN AND DIDN'T KNOW IT I Woman School Teacher 'Quickly Gets Citizenship ropers Miss Anna Jane Crosby, a public school teacher, lived In this country more than a half century without know ing that she was not a citizen. She Is now. Miss Crosby, who Is fifty-four years old, came to the United States from Canada when she was fourteen months old, nnd has lived hero ever slnco. She was under the Impression that sho was n citizen until the recent cVnsus taken by tho Hoard of Education, and at once applied for citizenship papers, which were granted vesterday. Her home Is at 1541 South Sixteenth street. Chinese Students Entertain Tho Chinese students' of the University ot Pennsylvania entertained their Amr- JMB'frieoda In Houston HU teat t-Hht. .? .'?.? ""Hi,?' :''i' -. I' ffflb v sHse .si ifT Vvrr""ZTv;": WILLIAM imCNNAN This young I'hiladclphlan is at tached to tho U. S. S. Minne apolis!. He lives nt 112'J Ter lace street, WisMihirkon, and is now home on a short furlough. NAVY PAY NO LURE FOR YOUNG RECRUIT a.tMt Tl imam Brcnmm. Lager for Work, Enlists Where Men Arc Mo.st Needed "llic pay in tliii navj is no rum-ideia-tlon tu me. none nf tho jobs ln tho serv ice will p,i- is much as I can make In civil life. I want a chanco to do my bit, nnd I'm a glutton for hard worl. " This Is what i, lain lirenn.iii, of i US Xer roic -irci Wi'sjlnckon. told the navy leirulung n'ln .' when lie wiut up for uilbtmcM and they were discussing what occupation ho should go in for in tho naval tervlce I'lrenien were needed at the time In tho ii.ivv, and It was hard to get them, "or th'.'llfc of n fireman In the n.i-y is no bed ot roses, nnd the average recruit will Ride top this Inglorious luting for the rom nice nf radio work or the thrills of submarine chasing. Rut Urcnnan is husky and meant whit ho slid, nnd he snipped nt tin opportunity of doing the bird work job Ho was sent down to the navy yard nnd later assigned to the Minneapolis lie his been home on his first fui lough on his return fimn Ms first cruise. And ho still rays hi "is a glutton for woik " GIVES NEW DETAILS OF HALIFAX HORROR Fhiladelphian Receives Letter From Survivor Recounting Awful Scenes and Experiences Add't'onal details of the Hillfnx dis aster aro related In n letter from i: C Collins, a traveling man who batclj escaped with his life, were iccelved to. day by Harkln Powell, of this city. The force of the explosion, said Collins, wns o tremendous that It broke windows of many buildings in Truto, jc. S sixty two miles distant. Telegraph poics were anapped In two fifteen feet abovo tho ground mid broken glass from hundred of buildings showered nil parts of the city Collins was struck by a beam and a largo mirror at tho same moment. Hu said that seven out of every ten persons wtro Injured chiefly by flying glass Clothes were torn off .cores of people on tho streets. Immenso clouds cf coaldunt blown from various directions added to the horror. In a few moments nearly every largo building was converted to a morgue and cveiy vehlclo 'n the city became an ambulance In ending his letter Collins wrote: "In flvo seconds the Kaiser nnd his war turned a peaceful hu-tllng and busy city whero Cod's own creatures dwelt to gether In amity Into a raging hell " Will Dedicate Chancel A chancel given by Miss Anna J. Mageo in memory of her sister. Miss Fanny S. Magee, will ba dedicated In St. Stephen's Church, Tenth street above Chestnut street, this evening. ALL CITY'S TEACHERS TO GET BONUS OF $50 Finance Committee of Board Votes Sum to 6000 School Instructors The finance committee of the Roird of I'ducatlon has voted a lunula of f B 0 tu each of tho 0000 school teachers of the city for next year. This action followed a conference between the members of tho commltteo nnd n delegation from the Teachers' Association ns to tho dis position to bo made of a fund of $300,000 set usldo for tho purpose. Minon Uratz, of tho finance committee. favored giving tho bonus only to teach- era wnoso salaries are less than $1100 a jear, on the ground that the loner paid teachers are morn In need of the money than those lecclviug higher sal arles It'was argued, however, that this would create a division among tho teachors nnd It was decided to make tho bonus appllcablo to all teachers regard less of tho salaries they aro receiving. DOPE SELLERS JAILED Three Women nnd Threo Men, of Reading, Pa Scnt to Fed eral Prison RKADINCl. Pa., Dec. 15.- Scnunco were Imnoicd by tho court hero today In tho clean-up of tho Reading dopern., Mrs. May l'enn. wifo of Tony Penn. Urn- 'of the Reading dope ring, now serving n term in tho Federal t prison at Atlanta, was sentenced to a year ln Jail, Helen tVllson and Joe Daniels were sentenced to six months and Daisy Jacobs and Adam Colsowskl, three months, John Welsh wns sent to the Huntingdon Re formatory and Arthur Burnish was re leased with a fine qf $10. The court sentenced Georgo l-Seaman to a term of throe to five years in the peni tentiary for attempting to wreck a trol ley car on, a suburban line. Contfnue Clyde Line Service Announcement has been made that the Clyde Lin steamship .service between htr9 hji-j ytw until Ut-v'tiMI of Jf V ior win oe continued INITIAL ONE MONDAY Lists Will He Gradually Extended to Include More Products nnd If sued Daily Tho food administration has com pleted plans tu cover tho entlro range of foodstuffs by lta fair prlco lists, ac cording to announcement mado today by Jay CJoke, administrator for rhlla dclphlii tin Monday n list will be Issued covering a number of staplo food com modules This will Include rice, all kinds of ehiese lulled oats, prunes, rnllns. evaporated milk and cunned salmon ' Within n. short tlmo imoked ham. pmiiknl nnd tilt fish and flour will be hu luded It 1 1 planned gradually to extend theso lists to ullur foodstuffs Mr. Cooke now hns bis evpcrtH working on various article; of food that have not ns jet been uu l'loned on tho lists, In tho luiure u revised list will be Issued rich d,i Kadi Mondav staplo commodities; will havo fair prices set Tho lists Issued on fish will bo teady for meatless Tuesday and Fu els), nnd revised schedules for grocerlis and produce will be Issued or Wednes day. Thursday nnd Saturda) The food supply und the ionsestloii .f food ln tho freight )ards has been nd versei) affected by the cold spell of th Ht few iIr)h. according to officials ef tho food department of the Committee of Public Safety It I Impossible to unload many foodstuffs during very cold weather, duo to the danger of their freezing. Conditions became such that the Penn s)ImuiI.i and Baltimore and Ohio Rail roads placed embargoes on certain food stuffs several days ago to relievo the congestion As soon ns J. S. Crutchfleld. vice director nf the food department of tho Conunlttie of Public Safety, heard of this ho begun negotiations with the roads, with a vlow to having the em bargoes lifted. Roth roads compiled with his request today. Pish dealers express entire sitlsfactlon with tho fair fish prices announced on Thursday by Jay Cooke, the Federal food administrator for Philadelphia. In many eases retail and wholesale dealers are elllng fish teveral cents below the maxi mum price The supply of fish on the local market remains light, but an Im provement ln supply Is looked for next vv eek. S.-000 IN LIBERTY BONDS PRIZES FOR 100 CHILDREN Blauner's Store Makes Awards for Successful Food Essays at Red Cross Bazaar rive theusind dollars' -vorlh of Lib erty Ronds wero presented b Illauner's Department Store to 100 Philadelphia school children who had written success, fill essijs on "How to Help Conserve Tood In the Home," at the Red Cross bazaar In the First Regiment Armory last night The presentation took place In the center of the armory floor, from the raised platform there, while a throng of onlookers packed al tho aisles ln the neighborhood Tho "Star Spinglej Banner" opened the ceremonv. every one n the armory Joining In, led by a bugler from League Island ln tho balcony, nnd accompanied by the orchestra. A girl with a large Amerlcin nag led tho school children In singing the anthem, nnd then short ad dresses were made hy II T. Stotesbury. Frank II. Byler and Mrs. Elizabeth Pen dlebury. Mr. Ulauner presented each child with a $50 Liberty Bond, telling them to tsVe good care of them as a patriotic duty The meeting concluded with tho singing of "America." . A delegation of sailors from Leagui Island and ono of Red Cross nurses In costumo made a picturesque setting for tho presentation. FOUR ROBBERIES NET $3100 AND MOTORCAR South Eighth Street Tailor Shop and Market Street Store . Heaviest Losers More than $3100 worth of silverware, cutlery and clothing were obtained by thieves in four robberies reported to tho police today. A $700 automobilo was also reported stolen. Overcoats and sultlnci valued at $1,500 wero takrn from the tailor shop of Schwartz ft Morton, 2! S South Highlit street, by thieves, who forced tho front door last night A thief, who secreted himself In the store during the closing hours, obtained $.100 worth of penknives, razors and fancy cutlery from the Hdward K. Tryon Company, CI 1 Mnrket street. While tho family of Charles Dlckerson, of Slid North Fifty-first street, slept In a room above, thieves forced a window In tho rear of the houso and obtained $225 worth of silverware. O, A. Krauthelm, of 610 North Fifty third street, reported that thieves ob. talned $220 worth of Jewelry by forcing a rear window during a temporary ab sence of the family last night. An automobile belonging to Dr. Joseph A, Rnlnvllle, of 1312 Porter street, was stolen from Front and Dudley streets, while the physician was attending a pa ticnt. The car was valued nt $700, HOG ISLAND WORKMAN IS STRUCK-BY TRAIN Jumps From One Track in Front of Locomotive Head Badly Crushed While waiting for a train at the Raltl.'' moro and Ohio Railroad station ut Park Junction. Thirty-first nnd Uitard ave nue, today, Harry Smith, thirty-twa .vears old of 015 North Illghth street, was struck by a train and his head was badly rrushed. Hu was taken to tho Pol) clink Hnrpltal, wnero It Is said that his Injuiles probably will prove fatal Smith was an employo cf tho Amer ican International Shipbuilding Corpora tion .it Hog Island, and was waiting to take the tialn to go to his work. The train was dcla)cd and Smith walked out on tho track to look for It. Find ing that tho locomotive was almost upon hlin. ho Jumped off the trnik and was struck on the, head by the locomotive of another train going In tho opposite direction. Ho Was brought Into town on a train and was taken from the station ui tne noeptiai vy tne patrol of the First district. Runs for Car; Falls on Ice .William Smith, of 30S7 North Lelth gow street, Is In the Hplscopal Hospital with lacerations of the scalp as & result of a fall on the icy streets. Smith, In changing cars nt Richmond street and Allegheny avenue, ran for one of them and slipped. He was picked up uncoil tclous and taken to the hospital. ' 1 r ' Treat, for 500 Crippled KIiWm Chris tms treata for.SOO orl1i Utl-r ftren of , the ( city wlll.be wHfimltfSi '' tT-v? . J-T-fJh'i'y"' f- JV. 'v- 3? -mm 't,av ?
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