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EVENING1 PUtfLIO LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA; MONDAY.
DECEMBER 31, 1917
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SMITH'S
;CONDYEAR
IOST COSTLY
'Tax Increase, but
ilar Lack of Munici-
;;Vpaf Improvements
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GES UNFULFILLED
nccompllshmcnts In 1917
ft continuation of the rcmirV.able
aVMta.1 history started In 19 If! lit- lnin
klirthorliatlons of $111,525,000 nnd a
tw.nty-ftve-eent Increase in the tax intc
!! tV. ThU Vftflr ttiA nlv Inv rat
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C-fi,iv,guu was negotiated nnd the pay-
1 1 i -you-ijo net was rornotteii rr the
LV.i.. i .e.- . . . --. ....
,"r ",rl"u 01 creating ucnciencv nine
1 wd icettlnc supplies on "damtlons '
A' Although the.proRre-s of the Smith
ajor lempornry improvements. The out
t,, ....wMft.. uic.jiivhiv-a i.i inn i-wimn
.ministration Is most noteworthy when abandon nil horse-drawn vehicles ami
preferred to In millions of dollars, there apparatus, and at the present rate Phlla-
.i a singular lack of nn)thln(j like real delphl.Vs horse-drawn (Ire engine bids
'aiwogress alone lines of either permanent fair to become as historic ai Aw
i,,tandlng pieces of work nre the Park-
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ft" Hfftt-at- Ih 41.a Cmt,l. riMlKl !
Observers eay. It Is entirely nfe tot
predict mat this ndmln'stratlon will cttt
Philadelphia many millions more than
4ny administration thatihas ever gone!1" " Justification for passing I
before. In this on p&tlcular Ma)or ' at lhl '"" The profits of the
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ft jiuio. iii inio mi., iisijiicuinr flavor
J jBmlth and his flnnticlnladv lors stand
's'mipreme. Another claim to distinction
??J" . c,??,."'f.mon'h.0 ,h. ?rrb' ""J""",'?MV , ,h .,
j; ent year was tno almost unheam or In-'
$ crease In taxes Tno Increase u.h
bj'Ua the ones that juhiped the old
-aoiiar rata tn oM.tme lovr.-iKnini
rfngures create n record that In flft)
fV years stands as unique
41 Financial cqndltlons resulting In pit t
iflrom wartime prices and !n pan from
tv desire to keen the municipal pivroll
j? loaded down with political workers, have
'3 Interfered in many Instances with mu-
fit plclpal Improvements 'Snlirv Items
. 'have always been cared for, but repair
i Items and suppl'es have not ben Riven
j, toe same attention.
Zh T)tA1r.lnw Vtnaa1 in muni. Innl fi. .
Sj3 )to ement projects calculated, to cot
little city more than one luimired mil
lonH of dollars. Major Smith finds hlm-(
Uitelf half war through his nilm'nlstra-;
t.Ctlon. with only the Parkwav far enough I
I'd tinder way to predict completion during .
f ' the third or lat vear of ws rnice.
.holding This 120 000 Onn drenm of the
Jt last, thirty ears Is fast neirlng Am-
In November Council"' finance Copl
mlttee held eighteen meetings nt which
approximately MC.O0OO0O In salaries I
kaaiV ohh Inl abib IfAHta f a I'd onnmunrl. I
rft while supplies carried the tota.1 far tn
tw excess of any provision ever made fori
t a single year In the cltvs nistor), this
:V action was taken In the face of repeated
i JXemands that U'Cless positions be abol-
lft.",lhed nnd that salary Items be cut
M-jnrtiere It was xlrtmllv certain that the
'fliHIUCBl IHPA. IU1 HH- "- Mt .11 ..,. - ..
ypbe the drawing of their piv warrant"
LJlx At one of the mietings Joseph P
I vnaraesi lasK tor me ncneurinriei wum
FstOaffney, chairman of the all-powerful
k. H . . .... ... ,t
a? nnance uommmee, tne man more umn
one else In the lonfldence of the
L,'iJBayor on nnaneiat iiuesicn. lorepisi
Pifitfc need for floating n new long term
BrrJean In May, 1918. if the Department of
h?Publlo tVorks Is to !p si milled with
'fflnrta te,1o,1 n mnl.n ren.llrs 0 S(rpe
I ve streets a,nd roads nnd otherwise
V perform Its usual functions. No men-
j.tlon was made at this time op including
"t " " lln provision for badly needed lm-
-prox'ements and oxten ons to tne niys
t8,000,000 water 's)stem
LPLi:DaE and i'i:nrou.M.Ncr:
if Th btir nrnterls n wllicll MaV Or
R'Smlth was pledged Included inpld transit
Rilfor all sections, the erection of many
' new piers and wharves along the l'ela
Jrttte Illver water front, a new- Hlock-
T('Tt a sewage-disposal plant, the com-
piiuoil Ul liCaKUV oiit' ..,,.... -
nrovements In ."soutn I'lunoeipiim me
'"completion of the Parkwn) the ireitlou
:of a convention hall, an art museum
I5- and other istructures along tne 1'aru-
way, an economic goverooieoi, mo -
Struction of many nevy bridges, the pa-
y Ihg and Improving or many niciiwajs
fci ml manv other ordinary projects, euch
Kras.street cleaillng nnd garbage dl-poial
V" Taking these aubbjeus up in meir
' ..!ili. imnnrtanco leaves his economic
7;Wrnmenl" pledge standing uppnnost
ln the minds of taxpaxers. How well or
Tj ; ... i.. i... ..,,rl.1 nut this lire.
lf.Ietlon proms. Is" best understood b
'V.13110" pruiiim"
3m comnarlson of mumciiiai iiu"c-e " .... t..-i ,', , , .:
With those ot a few jears ago under to Increase their iarfa.es foi the pur-ftjrJl.-.-.,...
ni,,lto!ihiiri:. In nuking t pose of paving the excess-piotu tax on
.v inrioci ...ov. - .v.:.. .,.-
(C.'SUCh a comparison. It IS " i""- ;--
Sr-L mta a liberal allovvanoj lor
"i-1-IOBi J . .
'fciwkrtlme prices ana eaianc
SAntrfnP Twinlne. of th Pepurtnient
'Transit ha, succeeded in getting Ur-
$dfr .ntract more than ll.Mo.i0 worth
r'vrk Progress on these contract-,
tvw--""-"- - ... . i -i,ii iir.
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Kthe slow filling ot oraers .or .eci. ew.
CWof the contracts can lor ioik c. i..r , 0,,,-ed It
rSr9ad ffitt"S:nn Select Ccuncl. theie some epies
I itlona of this work ''" Jror'B,I' ' "". ,to .egardlng the passage of the lease
fclnr"lhe jear. Jiut Is not near!) .-on- Maop )reH111ablj wlll
jrpleted. wecuons o. i , ;-'" ''' iuxe te support of the Vare Council
fmleil line are completed, but as jet'"." , ... ,..'.. -i,. v-,.. n,..!,. i. ..,
fcvmlsalng links, prevent Its being mace a rw thft iMRe In older to pa must
EfLworklre part of the Ttapld Transit Cm- be Upp0rte(i by one cr more Penrose
lV ny system, even If the municipal tu- jjcj;C,0j oi Independent Cotmcllmen
vi tnorities snouio nnauy agrvc w i-
ti1 arate oiierattog lease for this line.
i"t XiXeXt III imiiurmiice lo llie nurjuimfl ui
I '-llnance and transit are Improvements
: to the. port. During" the )ear Director
l- Webster, of the Department or Wharves,
JEtocks and Ferries, has made much pro-
Ion new municipal piers anil duik-
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14 along uie ueuware uiver ironi.
'of the. mpst Important projects
ir xvay Is the now nler at the foot
Cherry street, the cost of which Is
ewess of hIf a million dollars. He-
Ira to roadways, to river piers, to'
trulkheads and work on new piers along
WuvKf end of the water front hay.
' furnished work for
the depirtment
tftrouchout th. year.
Tlrelne TlnfAtfmtfn nt Iha IVenfifmtf hf
t? -Public Works, during the year put
..Mir contract street repairs and pav -
Jtm proJetB -hlch, together with r.palra mn 'w,re neij Up today at his home,
SrW,fes " wuntry roads, ate up),,,, nodma street, because carpenter
dvissju.ii, u miius iinniuni ur
e Important purposes out of the t:.
W enteral loan authorized In 191 .
remember of. Councils vomplnlned , aleiinuW ,)ie fattest man on earth.
Iy that out cf a million dollars setrm ue burled tomorrow or W'ednesday,
for street repairs their wards re-
no improvements. .Provision In a
Item for bridges was ins, for a
KructureM South street (o replace
nt MtlMttated structure now
the Vl Belli Illvar. Tlesnlte
Ut U money was available
tn. tfc rht was allowed to!
', WHWiarj year." woric on
f t I Nwtri dtepowl plant
l mm aatlafactory progress
i him n true of eagu.
' C C
ita Dad much to do
Uirtlng, work on 'the I
.jMIL Tr WHICH 'MM
a wr
the failure to start work on any of the
mon Important "public or semlpublle
strucluies that are finally to line the
Parkway, from City Hall to areen street
entrance 10 tne parte.
Under this Administration the prices
Charged by street cleaning, garbage and
ash-removal contractors has) mounted
by leaps and bounds until the contract
prices for next jear total well over a
million dollars more than the record-
nreaKlng; prices charged this year. This
one class of work has effectually ac-
coumru tor a seven or eight-cent Ir
crease In the tax rate.
Director Krusen, of the Department of
iieaun ana insntles, during the Jear,
let a number of contracts for the
further completion of d&rmltorle and
other necessary buildings for the hous
ing or insane patients at Iljberry and
for the construction of a nnwer nl.in
and other Improvements at the tonp
condemned Institution at Thirty-fourth
ami rine streets, uvery building com
pleted at II) berry makes possible the
removal of more patients from the an
tiquated group of buildings comprising
what Is generally known as Mielcley.
uirecior Kruen planned asking many
minions more of loan funds for a new
Illocklev, but this scheme like the needed
Improvements to the water svstem has
been held in nhe)ance, for a time at
V.t.
I'rt of the tremendous Increase In
the cot of opcratlnr the munlclnal
government Is due to salart- Increases
and additions made to the llurcAU of
I'lrc and Police under the control Of
nirectnr Wilson, of the Pepsrlment of
Public Safety. In this department slow
progiess Is being made In the scheme tu
Lease Anoroved
! 1 m1 M'WlltfWl
w
( ontlnurd from Tire One
the lease
at thl fltni TTi liroHIS OT II1C I' It 1
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Comian. he said, are all WrJ'
'"d '" n rea'" Mll ,,,r5 shoul"
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Ward, averted that much of the coin-
la" l,re?n.V iromaare ;
and that the company
iiuuiiiir "cih"
does not have to depend nolel) upon
passenger tr.illlc fur Its iiuulne
In making hlw inotlnn to postpone at
tluii until the lo ise lias ben luoknd over
cirefull) by the Cit Solicitor Coiiiull
mail Conn quutrd numeious li-gil op n
Ions and declsluns to hnvv til it t Jit
niPiiyuK" iiiut be refcneil to llio till k
law nflklil befoie It timid b- Itcillv
p.iKSfd so fir. he said. M' miiicll)
Uai mil) panied mi thu form nf the li"
poed lotitrpct, and not on the Wa It)
(if an) of Its provisions
cow s i'A'ii:mi..vi
I'onn lefiied a lengtliy f t iteim lit. I iv
iiiir hi ipjxoiis for unonlng the ins
mie of .ulv l-. .it Mil, tmi". .iihI ht
Hiking the tnvld iiiukiiu
The whole I asls of the (ontrait be
tween the lit) and the tumpaii) ho
said, ' Is that the i irf.irei Hli.nl l in
mased fiiini time, to time to am extint
necessary to pa) the eritiro operating
expense, ilxrd 'ch.it get, Iiuludlng taxes,
eta, of the unified s)steni and to jleld
in n till Iditi lliprffn ?t tiPP i -llt Ifllim Oil
the tlt)'s Investment and r, per cent on
- the I' It T t'omp.vii) s utock
Heroic tins piuiiustu lomiaci aim
lease heiomex effntlve It must be sub-
mined to and iippmved bv the public
Servlie t'ninnil'sli)ii of Pmusvlvanlj
and the ioiiiinl'Ioii having approved
uih pioviiion wnuia ineieov appear u
suiieinler the iiowei uf the Slate as to
the regulation finin time to time of
Hinges of the I' It T t'ompai'v.
I ...1. .. l.u ....I luc ,'Mt P.vim.
i n.ivi m.- j.i,.!..,-.. ,b. . .,j vu..-
ilii would tint muv give up tueii ngm
to iieieiinuie uueuiei ami in wnai n.
tent i irfarev shajj tie lntreaed fmrn
time to time but the Philadelphia lUpid
Thii.nI t'nimi.inv would be alven full
I.nll. fn Imiiain in-rarvi ft, ml
time to time to an extent neifhsar) to
tmt,r t, mrealiig taM-x opeiatlng ex-
,.,, and other i barges and also the 5
tm ient dividend on Itx Mock
The FerlotiB natuie ot tUeoe piuvls oni1
Is made apparent tn the following facts
'The Luinpati) li evpennning Ileal)
lin reaves In tile louts uf operation and
1 i onf runted with the pa)nimt of war
taxis liiilinlliig iess pioflt taxes on
dl ideuds of iindnilvlng lompanles which
exited per ient on the lapltal paid In
In' them
The exies.irofit lax Is levied on the
Income of the under lng companies, but
nK i special provlsfons contained In
man) if not all or tne leases me noiu
holders of the underl)lng i umpaulea
claim to have been lelleved from paving
the excess-profit tux and maintain that
the Philadelphia Kapld Transit foni
pnnv has mailfc Itself liable to pav the
same
It appears that after ilniRlng i-tieet-car
passengeis a late of fate sutllc'ent to
ia from 10 to 5i) pet rent on the capi
tal of underlvliig companies, the I'h'ln-
delpl.U Kapld Tianslt C.unpanv under
. .........i t6.IH. ,,,nlfi be ulilhiirlzed
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me rur"r Mi,iUeii. ....... .r "'
, ,he J'hl'adelphla Kapld Transit -oni.
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p.im uiujhijiu vuiimuirr
Mar,r Hin th.
franslt Director Twin-
Ing and William Diaper- Lew ,
I Major's special advl-er ""transit
ters- favor the lea-e. and It Is gen,
the
mat-
nerally
irilt LSMOI liooiri
several buslues men's organlza-
; effort to pass tne leass m select
Counc'l Ii extieited to be made btfoie
TllUlSllay ailU II ! earn -rnuriit aaiuira
;. i.eniiou, of Select Council will not
.then call the measure up until lie is
'satisfied that the Vare strength Is sum-
dent to pass It
ir the lease is auopieu inn .oajor aim
.. .. . .!,.- .. .1.- f l.lln.falnt.ln
jresiuent .iiiieu, ui me niiausijiii
Hapld Transit Company, will lgn It, and
it will then go to the State Publlo Serv-
i.e Commission for Its approval
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Completed
,..,., .,ic.g for James ("Baby
' ,,.., Ui..,nu n, tnn.nnun.i nm "tut
had1 not finished the extra (arge casKst
th.. .. m i ..,oiire,i.
HimollK. who was advertised In circus
according to whether the casket l fin
Ished tonight or tomorrow at the under
taking establishment of n, 8 Weaver.
1158 South Eighteenth street. Simons,
who died Friday, was thirty-s.ven jear.
o)d and Is survived by his widow and
two children.
' Six Wills Pre)U4
Wills probated today Included those
of Thomas McCleary. who died recently
In the I-pUcopal Hospital, leaving to
relatives property valued at $8000 :ttol-
ItnstM, Bralthwalt. 1l North Seven
teenth trU 141,000; Joseph K. Fl.rsol,
HiH PHtaaW av.nu, 7oo; Ida Brill.
H.
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EXPLOSION ON WALNUT STREET DUE
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An explosion of the steam hoator In the buildinj; at 1032 Walnut
thtee story structure as completely ns though it hail been struck
picture itiows one of the rooms on the lower floor blasted into a
boards. Philip Dotsey, fireman in the building, wns pmbably fatally
is believed to have been due to frozen steam
NEW YEAR SHAKE-UP
OF POLICE SCHEDULED
Five Lieutenants to Be Trans
ferred Tonight for "Good
or the Service"
a.
I'lve police lieutenants nre slated to
be transferred tonight ' for the good of
the servlie.' actnidlng to authentic In
formation at Cltv Hall today
The scheduled changes were said to bi
as follows
Lieutenant William MtlSrldt- fiom the
I'ourth and I'.aie stitets station to .1
pol'ce boat, prnhahlv the Stoklcv . I Itu
tenant fleorge Ilxuevvlne from the pi
lice boat Stoklev to the I'ourth and Kurt
Htreets station . Lieutenant Ken.'anilh
Savage ftom the Twentieth and Hut
tonwood streets station to the Thlitv
lilnth street and Lincasttr avtnue Ml
llnii fiom which hp origin illv wjk ttsti'i
feired. l.leilteiuut I'lnrles Kunkli.
fiom the llilrtv-nlntli street ind Lnn
cister avnuo t-tatlon lirobablv to the
Twentv-sixth and oilt t-tieits stillon
and Lieutenant duties Hovel who Is
ill at the prisent time fiom the
Twentv -sixth and ork streets station
toMhe Twentieth and Iluttonnood streets
station I
TRANSFER MEASURES
KEEP MAYOR BUSY
Signing of Salary and Other
Financial Bills Mark
Year's End
Mavor Smith was kept busv todav
slgnlrg bills providing transfer salary
Items and measjios affecting next ) ear's
finances One tiansfer bill approved
carries a salary Item foi the Kure iu of
Plre making It posihe to pay all sala
ries In the bureau down to toda)
'list last da) of the )ear Is alwa)s
or of the busiest on tho municipal
iViidat and toda), vi, th Its esson of
Common Councils to pass the $2,500 000
loan bill and its tianslt le lse, Is no
exception to the rule
1'ep.iilinental heads emploved their
time In passing finally on lontracts
for l'ls xmong the conti icts that
weie exeiutjed todav by, the Ma) or weic
those for stieet cleaning garbage col
lection ash and lubhlsh collection, elec
tile lighting gasoline lighting and all
cljsses of supplies
Othei duties tint devolved todav on
the citv (VUials included the signing of
w at rants to pav foi work done In the
closing month of the .vear I'nused war
rant blanks must be lettiried tn the
Citv Continller before midnight
Controller Walton countersigned war
rants in extess of $3 000,000. while Ite
i elver of Taxes iV Preelaud Kendriil.s
had his ehtlie corps of ileiks at work
attend ng those anxious to piv tuxes to
avoiu neiiin p.m.
avoid being placed on tile delinquent
ii,., ne, ,.ar
""'!"" " ,,
The Common e'ounell meeting toda)
117 I'liiuivti
was tailed to consider, beside the transit
lease, the passage of a $2,500,000 thlilv
)ear loan Irom which to ray mandamus
Items Theie apparentl) Is no doubt oi
Its pasi-age
This bill wlll flnallv be passed b)
Select Council earlv next Moiidav morn
ing jut before the present Councils die
and new ones are oigaulred As the
new' Councils must convene at K
o'cloik, the final session to raise money
probabl) wlll be tailed for V oilock In
the morning.
The financial record of the present
Councils will be rounded out by the las.
minute pastage of a loan bill. Tho ac
tion will leave the present body u
preme In furnishing money for munici
pal expenses and permanent Improve
ments During the two )ears of Its ex
IMiute a total of uearlv $120 000,000
loans will have been authorized, whllo
the sum of $86 000,000 will have been
provided for two ) ears' expenses
WADE GETS TAX OFFICE POST
Receiver Kendrick Appoints His Op
ponent in 1913 a Deputy
Daniel Wade, of 15H Westmoreland
street, a manufacturer, today was ap
pointed a deputy Itecelver of Taxes and
detailed to the (lermantown avenue and
Tioga street olllce b) Itecelver of Taxes
W. Freeland Kendrick The position
carries with It a salarj of $2500 a )ear.
Wade Is a Democrat. He was the
Tuslon candidate who ran against Ken
drick In 1913. He takes the place ot
James V, Herron, a Penrose-McNIchol
worker. Wade lives In the Thirty-eighth
Ward, which recently gave a 3000 ma
jority to the Town Meeting parly.
ALLEGED ROBBER HELD
Man Said to Specialize, in Chinese
Laundries Held Without Bail
At the further hearing of Robert
Johnson, of 929 Lombard street, a negro
who specializes In robbing; Chinese
laundries was held without ball this
morning by Magistrate Wrlgl.y, Johns
Bin was caught last Sunday night after
ho had looted the shop ot Henry Sinr.
Methodist minister and laundrvman, of
5531 Qermantown avenue.
Later developments showed that
Johnson had also robbed th shop of
Frank May,.Iauivdrymaaof.31 Bouth
Sflpjtmii MltM J4PttMfllML SWMSJ HT'
keat vauxv jLosra i-ASTOB i
Rev. I. Williams Allowe' to Gr to
1.' v,ii Provide "c Church
At a meeting of the Chester Picbyi
ten sitting In cpriltl stsston this morn
ing In Wlthci spoon lliilldlng, postoral
relations between the Itcv L Williams
nnd the congregation of the (Jreat Val
ley Presbvlcrlan Church were dissolved
the action becoming effective Immediate
Iv It Is stated that this was done
In order thnt Mr Williams may accept
a tall tendered him bv the Lower Provi
dence Presb)terlaii Church of the North
I'hlladdphla I'reshjtciv-
Next Sunday llr. William H Heberton
will pitach at the Great Valley ihurch
and will iliclue the pulpit vacant This
session will bo presided ovei b) the Kev
Willi im II. Klshburii, of I'razer, who
vi ill act as inoderJtor of the session,
Todai s meeting of the 1'iesbvter)
was presided ovei bv the Kev William j
Houston, if Clifton Heights
WOMAN HIT BY AUTO
Mis Man SclntlTer. J010 nrtlt
fifteenth htreet. Is In the II ihncmaun
Hospital tu a serious condition with a
fiai liiied skull leeelved when -he was
tnnk, bv an automobile dilven by
loseiihllopiiler 7IR Willlngtiin street,
this morning The accident happened nt
Klghtcenth nnd Market streets, Hop.
uler was held under $500 bail for a
fuithei hearing January
trato Trac).
by Mngls-
I'HILA. ORCHESTRA TO
PLAY AT CAMP DIX
Tschaikousky Program Will Be
Given Next Wednesday
Night
Camp DIx nun will lieu the Phlladel
phli Orchestra Wedncsd iv night The
orchestra, espeel illy extendi d to 105 mu
sicians In order .to rcnib r tho Tschal
kowskv program given at the Academv
if Music two weeks ngo will leave this
cltv farl) In the afternoon of that da)
The TschalkowsK) music was selected
because it gives full i lav to all deiurt
ments of the oiehestia and presents the
greatest oppnrtuntt) foi expression In Its
widest extent, as well as allowing deli
cate Interpret itlons Alexander Van
Kenssaeler president of the Philadel
phia Orchestra, and a dozen directors
will accompany the putv Liopold Sto
kowskl will direct the program
.Municipal Appointments
Cltv appointments today Include Harry
K Wlstei 228 West 'Ihompsjn street,
clerk Ilureau of Water, sila-y X1000,
and Margaret D Swecne), I'M Spring
Gaidui street, city nurse, Ilureau of
Health, $71 a month
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
w.l.Mo,rJ,-,1J...a:r" "" '"y
Ptllllp Hcrkowll, SU N Marnhall St
and
and
and
.mini ninuai H N Vlnrnhnl nt
iBaiiore A Kupertus Tim s lu.Uon id
Marie It .viiller .hoi N .nth t
Itneh VVnirliihonsiti lli.li Almond nl
UirnnlKH Ailam.kn ?IT M... ..
s,iT.,,r;li,,:.i'rsosM,iB,!?;-anj ,!u-"e
lolm Noihom r s 'conncctleut. and
Atilm I'restun OJll S .ilth t
Jo" ,.'.'ln!."".,.-'!,V v"eo.nl. 6t , and Anna
VUlusiitk .(Mj evcomb t
.-mriilH v I.awiin U s h Chicago
VUn llllUiu. 4nin ii..... .! " ""'
nnd
and
Job! II I uller Jr Itlehmon.l. Vs.
.". Maltaek C'amilfn N.J and Clin
. Kellr 7.0 Wn live.
Uurr rhomas. 5.'" Illmunt aie
nh Mei'lnske) J1.J1 rolnom t
and Han-
, i-iiR ii ii4iK ,i,is .-n. mm t
11 lllnllll. 41X Wnnillnun r. .
and Kmll)
Roinond V Vtahonej 1301 imlntt) uljce.
nl llertrul- 1) Purvis, .fijs l'oi(ar at
l.nul, n Master, .'.'.'o N f,h st , and
Vlar, Itumnhress. 1010 Vlliert at.
Ir?.'..v ' 'ostesvllle Pa, anj Mola
Mm. iw rondaIe I'i
viiluii Kzjbakowakl 117 New at. and
Mnrja r'rraklewliz 7(ln Pamjunk ave
lam.lruni Tajlor lin S 17th at und Annie
Villi Jll V. Wa nut lane
JlanUI If Iluehea Leaeue Island
I, riuys.ll tineaater V
and Marv
rilavi I'holnaekl 24TJ latterly l , Hlid
Joacpliine Sleraeki. 2711 Monmouth at
Harry J Irf-ary 47.M llnvvtharne "t and
1 loremn Marl'herunn "U'J L'plund at,
vlixsnler Harlow. L's"S N 11th l and
Jennie Cinuehton -jsjll .s Jlarnhall at
IInry llunold 111 s rtth at, alut Anna
Hfhermann Addlnsh im Pa
MUliael lloutemn una Woodwork st and
Jnnln c Iitiro nlox I.nmtert st
eirenie II Kred DowrlnEtoun l'a und
IJale Kuttla Itradlng Pa
John M lluff V H Nav) and Manila I,
I'HtznlJ Silt Aildlaon at
William I' Dunlap 314H N. Kranklln at..
and Glale Volt, 1MU Womrath at
Herman Wederman, SIO N. Marahall at , and
Harall Kuperman hJ3 V franklin st.
William C. Ileln-cke. 303s .V ilth at and
Katherlne I, Jackaon. 114 Altianua at
Virata I. MrMurren. Douslnaa Ariz and
Marl A Hnnla. J0J1 N Jeaaup at
Harry C. Kaeppllnser, 3405 Ilaveriord ave
nue. and Irma M. Harvr, &4.'0 Klnss
eaaina avenue.
bylianus C. ltoekman. 2S44 Vt T.fhlsh
avenue, and Catharine A Uonnell, 413t
I.aurliton atrett.
John (1 Dennett. 41 Tnnket street, and
Kltiabeth Horsey 2011 Pierre at
William J Telach V.'St Hevher' atrce and
Wamla J, aueather, 23J7 North Camac
street.
Cornelius rrlre 417 Sprure street, and Bes-
ale VVlze, 117 Spruce street
Albert K. I.anssdorf 3144 North Twenty-
ttfth atrert. and ltuth II. Uauer. 1902
North Taylor street.
James Hhore. .'3S0 West Harold atreet and
Mary M fronlik :340 West Harold atreet.
I'etrr Maeb, 1'3S Kluwater street, and An
na Mstal. 1H ntiwater atreet.
Charles' J. Donnelly. 3:n Warren street.
and Mary I.. Connelly. Shatnokln. Ta.
Jan hkaladilen I2N C'alhsrlne atreet. and
Maranns QUI, l Mflnroe atreet.
Louis It. .Htagner. 2230 North Hlith street.
and Mary A, liumphreja. 11)30 East Albtrt
street.
Abraham M. doldherr. 2102 Christian street.
and Jennie Crade 24(1 DeT,ancey atrett
Wlll A. Ilurrnws, '.'n.'S soulh street, and
Fdna M. Lake, 24S3 North Thirty-second
atreet
James Hteward, 74s Routh Mols atreet, and
Elsla Martin. 215 North Tenth strset
Stanlalaw Ooeul, 148 Grape stre.t. and Mary
Mysala. 172 lverlnc street.
Adam llorakt. Si Vina atreet. and Caro
line Uyrrkorkrr. 221 Vine streat.
John I. Hurley. 1211 Bouth Twenty-aecond
atreet. and Annie Drlpp. 2000 Mouth
Twenty-third street
Trealdent Williams. Ill North Warned
atreet. and liroila Davis, 1919 North War
nock street.
Ta-sttr Cvrlll 3240 North Second atreet. and
Mary Thoburn tW Nortb Front atreet.
Herbert Booktr. Holmtshurg. Pa., and Anna
Brown HelmaskUTs;. Pa. .
oanu a. uttJrtfcrwty-f
TO INTENSE COLD
-street this mornim wrecked the
by n shell from a howitzer. The
chaotic mass of plaster and
injured by the concussion, which
pipes.
BUILDING OPERATIONS
DECLINE $15,000,000.
Trottipniloim Vnllinc Off Thiq
iiemuiuous i aiiint, vjii uus
Year Due to Scarcity of
Materials
llullding opeiatlons fell off J IS 000,000
during the last )car and dropped nearly
$800,000 for this month, according to
tho report of tho Uuriau ot llullding
Inspection.
Permits Issued during December were
2Bt ns compared with 587 last )ear;
operations were 2C5 as compirrd -with
1080, nnd valuation was $68t 720, com
pared with IS.ifll.nfi'l.
During the vear dlOO permits wcro Is
sued compared with 8838 In 1010, opera
tions were S977 lompirnl wltu, lu.bia
am valuation was $13 061, 120 compared I
with $t 818 570 In 1D1C,
The scarcity of materials uiif to tno
war Is blamed for the falling tff
COSSACKS QUIT 1'IXLAND
PKTltpdHAD. Dec 31 A xnst ex
odus of Cossacks homewanl fiom Kln
1 lid Is ii ported during the last few"
da)s Six tliousmd viero said tod ty to
have alreaiU departed
Itusslan troops are also dispersing
from Ksthonla Twentv thousand have
nlrind) abandoned t,he trenches and gone
home
FROZEN INK GUMS
WHEELS OF JUSTICE
Thermometer Showing 34 De-
.1 -ni n.!... mi m;-
grees neiow, v,uiro men lira
Up BUM'S Head Bazaar ,
1
- J
The celebrated grinding of the wheels I
of Justice, so well known In song and
story, was halted by the cold in tho of-
flce of Marlstrale Sltvenso.i, 3S" I.an-'
casici avenue, this morning. Having
committed sAeral men foi a few davs
for sjrne 1 1 tty offenses, tho m iglstrata
dippid his pen 111 the fatal Ink The
11 1 lei was frozen. He trlid the led Ink
It also was fioren So the magistrate
lull to wait for his cluk, Isador Plscher,
to go out to a warm drug store for more
In) .
Ir. front of Magistrate Hauls' nines'
some w ig put some Imitation mercury I
in un old broken thermometer, making '
It register 31 below Cairo An honest.
stead) -going thermometer nt the Hull's
Head Hoss Ilazaar nearby reglntered S
.ili'u, v.Iilcp u.s tho approlmato truth i
However, tlu nconlo In tho vlclnltv
picfcrred to lellcvo the Harris' Indict
tor. It made tlicm feci 39 degrees colder
than they rtallv viere. and thev scurried
to cover t" keep from freezing to deith
All tho boss trm'eis went Into tho bazaar
and refused to niaicli the hoises up and
down In front In any 3t-bclow atmos- ,
M,VIC, I
.Not far awa) front the Hull a Head
bszasr is a lestaurnnt. Tho ililcf clerk
In that restaurant declares he threw u
a dipper full of hot Viatel out on the
pavement and it fioze so fast the Ice
was still warn!
In the Thirty-ninth htreet and Lan
caster avenue police station theie was
no coal this morning, so somebody went
out and got a gas heater weighing about
a pound and a nuurten It was sot up
In the big roll room and a flock.of po
licemen tr)lng to warm themselves
around the diminutive thing was an
amusing fight foal canio and ended
tho Joke.
I'OIKON TATAL TO WOMAN
Dose Taken by Mistake Friday Kills
Mrs. Albright
Mis Winifred Albright, foi t -two
)ears old, 11 Kast Willow drove avenue,
died today nt (lermantown Hospital
nnt..elh":,,l.CldCJ!!a'U1 taKe", '"i'8,""
", r.?"bL,- .,'" m,,i,ed
a husband und live children.
Mistaking A iup containing u mix
turn of poison for one In which she
hid pieparcd some homemade cough
s)rup. Mrs. Albright swallowed it table
spoonful. She was hurried to the (Jer
mantown Hospital by her husband, but
efforts to (Counteract the effects of the
doso vvero unavailing.
LIEUTENANT IS WEDDED
Bride's Father Ofltciates ai, Schcl-lenbergtr-Lincoln
Nuptials
Announcement has been made of the
marriage of Lieutenant Charles Schel
Unberger and Silas Elizabeth Lincoln,
ID7 West School House lane, Qerman
town, bn Saturday. December 29. The
wedding was very quiet, owing, to the.
recent aeatn or tne bride's mother, and
the ceremony was performed by the Ilev.
Dr. George Lincoln, the bride's father,
Tho best man was Clarence Ilna-era. nf
this city. Lieutenant Schellenberger Is
stationeu at camp Ureene, North Caro
lina. Accused of Violating Liquor Law
Margaret Clark. a well-dressed
woman, who gave her age as flfty-alx
years and her address aa 36 North
Eleventh, street, was held In $500 bond
today In the Tenth and Buttonwood
streets court on a charge of selling liquor
on Sunday and without a license. The
arrest was mad by Lieutenant Lawson
on complaints made to him by resident,
of the neighborhood. Member, of the
Vice squad testified to having made
purchase, of liquor and th teUmHUr
wm tnatm HottlM or ! tX
RED CROSS DRIVE
APPROACHES 1,000,000
Campaign, Ending Tonight,
Will Find This District Far
Ahead of Quota
DOLLAR MEMBERS RALLY
Spurt of , Southeastern Pennsyl
vania Chapter n Splendid
T.nish )
The Christmas membership campaign
' ot the American ited Cross nds today
1 he concluding spurt of the Southeast
ern l'cnns)lvniila i banter's tomtialgn
teams Is sending tho grand totils for
new "dollar" memberships In Philadel
phia, Chester, Montgomery, llucks and
Delawaro Counties far above the E10.000
quota set for the illstrlit Tabulation
of the returns will show a total of near
er 1 (100,000, It Is believed
nouc-to-houe canvasses and expedi
tions to big Industrial plants lmvo
marked tho last week of the drive, which
wns extended from Christmas live, the
original finish, to New Year's live to
glvo every one who had been overlooked
an opportunity to become n number of
the arpiy of mercy tint suppirls the
nation's armies In the Held.
I New "dollar" membersltlps reported
tnilav showed almost Invatlnblo ovcr-
topping of quotas by big margins
Auxlllirlcs nnd branches, with their
1 chairmen, quotas nnd memberships, re.
' ported ns fpllows'
Auxiliary No. 4, West Philadelphia
(Mrs Constant o
Aiken Jones). V.00
mio.'soov
(Mr,s II Wagir-
s Main Line ISiunch
,n 1 (Mrs. Alex inder lllowni, inuO
J 151, Alitor ir Conipinv Miidivc ion
"i""'1" i-nn "r " memberships: old
WK Itol(I (Mr( xv ,, nK,,rt), .:0iio-
1271: Light House Mixlllirv No 151
(Miss M C Pa) ne), 200-lnOO: Kvnett
Auxiliary No 71. Nlirtimii (Mis
Hvron i: Wrlglev), 200 3f.s
A final drive for lted Cross members
will bo mule tonight In the Adelphl
and Lvrlo Ihenties and the Chestnut
Sine I Opera House.
At the Lyric, ltavmond Hitchcock
star of ' Illtchy ICoo " will mako one of
hi i famous curtain speeches this one
vv llh the definite ohject of enlisting mem
bers A group of socletv girls also w 111
hj at the threo theatres nnd will uld
the stars In enrolling members Among
then will bo tho Misses Agnes Urockle,
Kebecca Thomson, Katherlne Hunter,
Hannah Wright, Margntet Dunlop. Mary
Tlmvir, Mm lun l'r.izli r and Corlnno
t'letinan.
FEDERAL "DOPE" RAID
LANDS THREE IN NET
One Prisoner, Already Facing Ped
dling Charge, Is Caught in
Latest Round-Up
Tluce mole nlieged dope peddleis one
of whom wns nliead) fining a dope peilj
d'lng ehargc and out on lill. wcie held
for court bv Acting I'nlted St ites tjom
micimiA, xtriYnetl Stevenson in the
... .)....! Il..ll.lln.r f.u ,1 e,tfllll llf n lllullt'H
reui'ini iiuiiiiiuh - . - ..---
activity on the part of Inspectors'. ind
deputies of the narcotic division ot tho
I'nlted States Internal llevenue Dtpait
intnt. Colonel W .1 Heach, Inspector Italtih
lOvlerand Deputy lnspectoi Leo t ros-
,, jrreatPa ,;,, ynn-e. of nighth and
Wallace streets, n OH North Hlgl.th
stteet, ii house occupied by Dean M irlln
Yaffe had in in) boltles of cocaine and
heroin, actoidlng to the testimony Ynffo
was taken In u dope raid two weeks ngo
and held In J.'IOO, but obtained n re-
dui tlon of bill to $1500, which he was
able- to provide. Today hn was held
again, this time undei $ JSnO ball
The otheis hi Id were loseph llernstein.
of Seventh and Callow hill sheets, and
Sim Cltrln of Sixteenth and Wallace
I'tieets, who weie ariested In u cigar
stoic .at 303 North Highlit stieet. The
raldern said the) siw the men tr)lng
to hide dope In the store '1 hey wire
he Id In $25no ball each foi court
-
rrinPri TWft TJAVs AfJO
" hUI'b" l WU L,Ala Al,u'
.MAN SHOOTS HIMSELF
Thomas Larson F'res Bullet Near
Heart Bridd at His
Beds'.lu
'lw ii el.i)K after having bien inairled
Thomas l.uson, twent)-sU )ears old,
lis West Allegheny nvenui i-liot l.lm
telt near tlm heait with u .3.ic.illbcr
wvolver this morning ut his hone He
i was taken to tho llptsiop.il Hosplttl
whero Ills wife, who lives at 334 I I."
street, Is cpnstantl) nt his bedside.
According to ft lends, this is Larson's
second inarrl ige. I .hi son still boarded
at tho Allegheny avenue uddri'ss, but
cxpeitcd to go tu housekeeping with his
wife soon.
DISCHARGED SOLDIER HELD
Artilleryman Slow in Returning Uni
form; Shows Poor Memory
Hecauso his memoiy was bad, William
Hubbies was dlsclnrged from tie lOStli
.Second l'ennsjlvanla field Artillery, und
bcctui-e nc was taidy about leturnlng
his uniform he was held In !0O bill
today for court by Acting I niteii States
t'liminl'slo'ier Henshaw, 'it the federal
Ilu'ldlng
Assistant fulled .Stalls I l-trlct At
torney Mcrtltt nsked thst Uubbles bo
"iel r.fter he hsd been nr-estei' on com-
I pUlm nf ?crien.t fleorgu V Young, e
the nrtlllery regiment, now nt Cam;
f
mp
Hantoik, (l.i. Bubbles asserted that the.
uniform was tn loute to camp Hnncocic,
tint he had not iccclved n letter de
innnulug It and that lie hud forgotten
Sergeant Youngs address here.
Captain Drexel Biddio Recoveri
Captain A. J. Drexel Illddle, U. S. SI.
C. vvho has been Ut for several da)s
past, la now sulTlclcntly recovered to be
out
MAMtlKn
THOMI'bON HATHAWAY. On Dec. 2(1,
t llermantnwn. Ps . by Ilev Hubert P.
reniber MAKCJAR1 VAN'DKln KRit.
daughter ot Mrs Nathaniel Hathaway, to
J.1MI.KV 1. TllOMION. of Hmtnn. Mats.
DKATHH
HMlTir At Weatvllle. N. J, Dee. SO,
martiia. CORSON", wife of Clarence N.
urolth. M I . ss-'d 3L S'rvleea, We.j I, i
amiin. ,',,,n(.a Uf ner mother, Mra
Vlnfled 8. Cor.on. raler.un. .V J.
T00 iATK 1QB CfaSsmCATlON
HEL1' WANTED IKMALB
TfT VPHO.NB OPKItATOR to take rharsa of
nrivat. brsnch exchan.aj muat be thor-
?hl iirerlenced and flrat class: atate a.a.
rc',fenc, in .lull na .aiarr pec
Ilex 41. l'hlls-
Lock
llKLf WANTKD MALK
CAnPENTEHH Union i wages. Apply P. W.
Mark Construction Cd . Tacony Ordnance
Work. Slllnor and BUl.h. Tacony, I'hlla.
pAlll'KNriSllB WANTKU OIt I.NTKIIIOH
F1N18II ! WORKl UNION KATBi TAKK
tsk m A-v m. in a sft iiiu v
.JkJ PJH "IIAI A-
TWO-PLATOON PLAN
FOR FIREMEN LAGS
Eligible List Inadequate to
. Comply With Legislative
Mandate Effective
Tomorrow
PUBLIC APPEAL BY MEN
Attaches of Bureau Will -Repeat
rica for Fnir Working Hours
nnd Pay
The two-platoon s)slem which was to
go Into effect tomorrow In the Ilureau
of fire, thus enabling the men to loid
almost normal lives, Is still nlf lit th3
distance. Although an act of the last
Legislature provided that this system
should take effect January 1, 1918,
thero Is not enough available men on the
ellglblo list to make the change. At
the present time the firemen nre great
ly overworked and underpaid nnd they
wlll make an appeal to the public.
At the Department of I'ubllc Safety
today It was learned that effoits, would
be made to stint the new s)stem ns
soon as possible.
on the present eligible l!t there nre
10d names, nnd It Is said another list
will be received from the Clvjl Service
Department next week. Another ex
amination for candidates for the depart
ment will be held soon, and there Is no
h i c of getting inoro men.
Assurance has been given the Depart
ment of I'ubllc Safety by Councils, It Is
Kilil, that nn appropriation wilt be made
providing for 400 additional hoscnien.
Thev will Increase tho, department to n
total of iiinolmately ItiOO, Including
oficlils, of all kinds. It Is the hope
of the city olllclals t enforce the two
platoon sv stem bv february 1,
fiuler the piesent s)stcm Ihe firemen
work twent)-four hours continuously
except three hours allowed nt home for
meals nnd have one diy off In sis, fu
ller tho proposed two-plaloon svstem
thev would work on fourteen and ten
ho ir shifts nnd hive every night hmnei
utie week and every day home tho n."vt
OPEN FOOD AGENCIES
FOR NATIONAL SURVEY
Questionnaires to Be Sent to
All Grocers, Hotels and
Restaurants
Agencies hive been established In Phil
ndi Iphla for tho purpose of assisting
In tho national food survey now being
conducted by the food administration
One of these agencies Is nt Itoom B78
Hourso llullding. In chargo of L. Duval,
and the other nt Rooms 309-315 In
surance Kxchango Building, In charge
ot L 1 Well and f.. St. Sclferr. Jr.
Questionnaires Intended to elicit full
Infoi matlon as to the amount of food held
In stock In every grocery In the United
States have been sent out to the trade,
but on nccount of the magnitude of
this undertaking It Is certain that a
considerable number of those within
tho classes sought to be reached by the
survey have been overlooked or other
wise omitted, and It Is to remedy this
troublo that file agencies havo been
established.
Besides grocers, all hotels, testaurants,
schools, Institutions and commissaries
of Industrial establishments having on
hand food valued at more than $260 are
required to answer the questions con
tained In the questionnaire. This docu
ment must bo returned to the national
food administration n Wahhington, veri
fied under osth, not later than January
10, under penalties prescribed by the
net of fongicss providing for the food
survey
Hftorts to further svstemitlze the
work of the local and State food ad
ministrations nre being made by Jay
Cooke and Howard Heinz, In charge
of the two branches of the work here.
Complaints that sutllclently vigorous
steps havo not been taken to enforce
price regulations have been met with the
statement tint there Is not power In
the local authorities to punish vloli
tlons of the regulations. Moral suasion
has been relied on, and the administra
tion Is now circulating a New Year's
pledge for the purpose of getting nil
citizens lined up on the conservation
plans of tho Government for the coming
)car.
!fS
HATS TRIMMED FREE OF CHARGE
Ift Bi?0ti8ifs
One yellow Trading Stamp With Every 10c Purchase All Day
Market Eighth Filbert Seventh
y
We mccrcli' cttHisl) Don
?l?appp rogperousi Hcio gear
L
STORE CLOSED ALL DAY TOMORROW
Wednesday's papers will contain important announcements
of the Wonderful Sales starting January 2d, includihg
GREAT ANNUAL WHITE SALE
Men's Clothing Sale Floor-Covering Sale
Sale of Women's Coats and Suits
Sale of Furs Hosiery and Underwear Sale
Yhis StoreAIIows No Discountson
Any Purchase of Merchandise
We wish to make known to our patrons that our prices are exactly
tl... onnr.a 4 r nil .. flint ,n nMA ,nt nt.An n,,. ....... .Mnlmta. ...ill
1 IIC OIII1IC IU Ullf (IIU -llV III W1IC
I be (riven any" discounts.
Our Contract Department Will Be Continued as Here
tofore, and We Are Ready at All Times to Submit Esti
mates On Any Orders for Furnishings or Supplies
for. Institutions, Hotels, Apartment Houses, Etc, '
The policy of thia store has always been to give our patrons tha
very best values In the highest grade merchandise. ' ,
Wo are at all times ready to
bought here, if not satisfactory.
auic. iiQ uciiTGi awAia uj vice ocvviiijf iwYTiio, viiia(rQ uiiu viiiea an
the vicinity of Philadelphia. Our Mail Order. Department is prompt .
ana emcieni. i
We Thank All tor Pant Patronage, and Hope tor a Continual
i or it in tne
Lmarket.howh JUIT' BROTilERS
HEATEREXPLODES 1
SHATTERS STORE
Fireman Ekpected to Die;
From Injuries 'in
Wreckage .
BLAST DUE TO COLD gj
Business' Building 1632 Wal-VjH
nut Street, and Doctor's A
House Damaged .j
A steam heater In the three-story
buslne-s building nt 1C32 Walnu' street
exploded early today soon nftcr being
fired up. knocked all the windows out, .
twisted the stalrvvn)s, shatleicd the
plaster from nearly all of the rooms nnd
no seriously Injured I'hlllp Horsey, the
fireman, of 1030 "Walnut sfect, that his
death Is expected momentarily. Ho Is
at the I'ol) clinic Hospital.
It Is thought some pirts of the 1 eat
ing s)stiin frore during tho night i.rnl
that when Dorsey stirred tho ,tlru this
morning theio vvnH no means tf clrcu-,
latlon. The explosion wn so violent
that he was blown ngalnst n stone vvalL
Vho back of his head win crushed In
and It Is thought he Is injured In-
The'rcar of the bullillnt looked Ilko
the wreck of a munition blast. Some
of the bricks wcro knocked out, every
window wns thrown completely out anil
the woodwork wns sprung ami twisted.
The rear of the residence and olTlce of
Dr. .lolm B Ucsvcr, nt 1C31 Walnut
street, wns nl'o damaged The windows
vvero shattered aid the wooden window,
and door frames twisted and sprung.
Tho fiont of Doctor Heaver's house was
not daimgcd. but the front bulk win
dows of the house nt 1633 Wnlnut street
went Into Walnut street like rhrapncl.
Tho slalrwn)S were ya badly twisted that
even tho firemen hesitated n"bout climb
ing them.
fcop'e for two or three blocks cither
heard or felt the explosion. Help soon
reached Dorsev, who had been seen to
enter the building earlier In the morning
Patrolman Haw ley, of tho Fifteenth and
Locust streets police station, brought
him to the first floor. A fire alarm had
been turned in Immediately after the
explosion and Fireman Catavcstn, of En
gine Co No t, nnd the policeman took
Doisoy upon the engine and hurried him,
unconscious, to tho I'ol)cIlnlo Hospital!
The ground floor of the building Is oc
cupied by Llndbcrg nnd Kohout, tailors
and the second and third floors by Ad
Icr's gown shop Tho damago to these
concerns will bo considerable from dirt
nnd Meant.
AWARDS FOR EXTENSION
OF HAVERFORD AVENUE
Boaul of Viewers Announces Dam
ages to Be Paid Property
Owners
Charles W. Uoger, Louis Sailer nnd .T
Parker Xorils, Jr. comprising the board
of viewers appointed to nssess dsmage.
for the opening of Haverford avenue
from 68th street to City Line. Tlilrtv
fourth Ward, have filed their leport In
Court of Common Pleas Xo ;, maklii
the following nwnrils' '
A. II Held Creamery and Dslrv 9in
plv-Compin) Jl.'.ono: Slarv 11 sjinvjee.
land et nl , southwest corner Slxtv-nlnt'-,
street and Hnveiford avenue $8500 anrt '
$3"00: trustees of Jer-mlah Carroll, de.
ceased. $750 nnd $50 ; lolm Carroll
$800; Thomas f Devlne nnd wife
$1150; Slarv Covle $1150: Mary F. De
vine. $JJ5: Toseph Kennedy, $200 Morv
P Dlxey, $150; Xnncv- Cromwell et nl ,
$75: Antonio Cervlno. $1750; Huldah D
Welch. $1100; Frank H and Stanley n
Crosland, $2300: Amanda It llhoads,
three properties. $snn each, one property
$2500 nnd number $250: William .1. SIc
Oranaghnn, $900; William J ftinsfon
$'100; frnest T. Titstln et nl , $1000;
i-llz'ibcth H Hall. $250. .
The nwaids will heir Interest nt 0 per
cent from December 10, 1913, the time of
tnklng. Xo benefits vvero nseeosed.
START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT
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