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"OMirerence Today to Plan
JEffi
ff. Bririfinfof Ships Here x
Promptly
HANY DELAYS, CHARGE
4
yrk)U8 Examinations Between
J (Breakwater and City Hold Ves-
"mis Back. Owners Comnla n
f j
Ml, pair of municipal scissors may te
Ifceovered at tlie meeting today In Col-
fetor W- IT, Merry's office that will cut
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mtis or red tape tnat 11 nomine
Philadelphia from becoming the
cr pfcrf to optimistically prophesied
TO' qrc Secretary MeAdoo's recent statement,
I?i,'t M tatter h stated that the freight
tl vAVcmiireallon problem la virtually Mlvea
I'. ' ' tne POaalblllty of the port of Phlla.
tfrlphla, getting n large share of th
r a, export traue ot tne country.
, vs(. 8tat and Federnl health regulations,
:.,y.,,lowever, are competing the main fatSrln
eif' the red lane that la holding many
V cargoes from their plera for from twelve
to twenty-four hour longer than ii
needed, r-ays Surveyor Kurtz nfter his
recent Investigations. These delays are
Always encountered between Delaware
r , Breakwater and this port. It la said.
VnAava mctttno1 llill InL'i Inta matter
tip and see what can he dene to er
pertltei things, so that the cry of "more
ships" can be heard by thli port more
clearly.
nepreBentatlvea of the federal and
State health departments. Immigration
eervlec. Navy Department and ctistoma
,ervlce, Philadelphia Maritime Kxchange,
rhlladelphla Board of Trade nnd riinm
her of Commerce will attend the meet
ing; at 2 o'clock thla afternoon and Invl
tatlona have also been sent to the vari
ous steamship lino oltlclals, asking them
th attend.
It was, revealed by Surveyor KurU's
Investigations that atenmahlpn have hnd
to Btpp five times between the nreak
water and tho port for examinations by
sundry departments. Shipping men say
that nil these Inspections can be made
ftt one time and one plrfce.
In eplte of theso obstacles In the way.
port officials are optimistic regarding
the1 port's future.
George V. Sproul, secretary of the
Board of Commissioners of Navigation,
was today shown the statement of Secre
tary McAdoo, In which he said ho felt
,the solution of the rrclght-congestlon
problem was at hand and that the port
of Philadelphia would receive Its share
of the nation's export commerce In the
future. Mr. Sproul satd that now that
tho director general of railroads has In
terested himself In seeing thit Philadel
phia gets Its snare of tonnage, the port
should booh come Into Its own.
JUDGE REBUKES JURY
FOR AWARD IN VERDICT
- - - I Charged with having sold liquor to
f?hvo Wnmnn S1nn in "Suit A irninat sailors In unirbrm, Kmll J. Pnterkoeller,
uave woman ?iou in butt Auainsi;,.iro)rUor of n M00Il nt .rllr,(,,.nth nml
Store Court Says $45
Was Enough
President Judge Audcnrlcd today re-
huked the Jury In Court No. 4 for re
turning n verdict of $150 In favor of
Mrs. Walborg Schllbred, In her suit
against a department store to recover
tho value of furs which the defendant
had taken for the. purpose of qurlug.
In April. 191C, the plaintiff received
from Alaska three raw lynx skins, which
she desired cured and put In shape for
use, Tho department store received the
skint and turned them over to a furrier,
wjio had been 'doing this work for the
.defendants. In some way the skins were
ruined, but the defendants allowed the
plaintiff to select three other skins from
their stock and. In addition, paid her
$105. She returned the skins given her
by the store, however, ami demanded a I
h "hit p-eyanU'"" "
n- TudlJated "Vlu, Mrs.
ns were worth much less
landed, and that If her
big prlco for her lost property.
Tne testlmo
Schllbred'a skins
thin she demanded
plalm fiffnlnct IVid
one. she was entitled to $150 and no'
more. As she had received $105, the
verdict, therefore, should have been for'
vL-
lim nan VAiiitiuieu uy 1IIV .IlltlgC ill HIS ,
charge, und when the verdict for $150
was returnett by tne Jurors, he was
aggravated nnd said If the-v bad paid
strict attention to the evidence they
would not have made such it mistake,
which will probably require u new trial.
GETS CHANCE TO KEFOKM
Court Frees Camden Youth Accused
of Highway Robbery
Michael Iludtnon, of Seventh und
Sycamore streets, Camden, arraigned be.
fore Judge Kates In Camden County
Criminal Court and accused of highway
robbery, was given an opportunity to re-
j,. iorm miu niaao h man or nimseir vvnen
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dlnoff wail accused of holding up Walter
i Kwcgurd, of Bordentown, N. J at Im-
cust and Division streets, Camden. Janu.
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i' j -rosecuior rwrau ioui tne court he be
' lltTed Itudlnoff waa good at heart, but
f that the young man had fallen with bad
company and had been led astray. He
'( would be drafted before long, anyway.
rjfr nc vaiu, mm no vvisneu mm io nave an
V other chance. ' Judge Kales released
him and itudlnoff went his nv nfir
', thanking the prosecutor and the court
V,' and promising to live honestly,
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v4 Main Postoftlce
r A service flag bearing 167 stars was
-i r unfurled Ut. the, main Postotflce today,
, Tit? "Ig" emolepi was run to the top of
r. n mtntt ffntvi a ivltnl.,., ... ,... l. ....
'-, . Chestnut street by Postmaster John A.
fH Thornton. Many heads popped from
, windows for Just n, moment and then
-V.thcr was one lone, lusty cneer.
jJt Many more stars will, soon be added
av uw. iwiu, mrs large numuer of the
5,;Worker at the central office are nvalla-
'sV. llk',4fH tlrat RAMllla
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, ',,!IEVES, MOTIVE HEVENGE
f, itoieohkeeper Robbed in Retaliation
'Uyt for Murder Testimony
.foLTw L, .
"'ytuvenge may possibly be the motive
that , prompted thieves to break. Into the
'Ieon of-Thomaa McOo wan at Sixteenth
'jina uth streets last night and take $50
ht (", that was behind some bottle qn
Oowan, Jt la .said, testified' regard.
ssne' negroes yho were arrested In
laettaa with the murder r ntaotu-
Se SjflSi i'fj,n MrCow-ar' j'Im of
H AGED MA W, BURNED
&iu Qw.in: May Die-Re-
mOt U j.iw,:Ejtploion
njMK lu.JM;'maii,of E17 High
MWK teiely .burned
s. tot tody when an oil
t itout kMsm "iw. iUiU-
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NINETY MOKE EL1GI1LK
TO FIRE BUREAU JOBSf
Civil Servlco Commission Announces
List Available for Appointment
as Hoscmen
The Civil Service Commission today
mnde public a list of ninety names of
perftona eligible for appointment as
hosemen In the Ilureau of Fire. A new
examination will be scheduled In the
near future In an e(T6rt to secure the
440 men needed to make effective the
two-platoon system.
Klfty.seven sergeants of police and
detectlvea today are taking the civil
service tests for the position of lieuten
ant. At present there In one vacancy
to be filled. I
. Tho single municipal appointment nn
hounced today wns that of Ferguson It.
Dunlup, 1354 North Sixty-second street,
to the position of archllectual drafts
man In the Depaitrnent "f Transit. The
new Position ratrles h salary of tHlil)
) n year.
BEATEN BY HIGHWAYMEN
BUT HE KEEPS HIS ROLL
Salefttnnn Chases Pair Who Triod to
Rol) Him nnd Causes Ar-
rest of One
Two conflicting telegrams iiiusid a
lot of tumble for John Freeman, u
traveling salesman, twenty years old, of
Harrlsburg. Inst night, lie hnd been
stopping at tlreen's Hotel and received
a wire esterday telling him to leave for
the West. After checking nut he got
another telling him to stay where he was,
but In the meantime the hotel bud rent
ed his room and lie had no home when
he ramp In late last night.
So he sought another, tie went to
ICIghth and It ice st'eels, where he had
an acquaintance who ran a hubeidaKh
cry shop, Charles Smller by name, but
Smller wns closed up.
So Freeman wandered on to Seventh
and Willow streets and usKcd two rough
looking men standing on the corner
where he could get a plats to sleep. The
two, according to Freeman, proceeded
without argument to try and put him to
sleep right then and there. Freeman had
tCO In cash and fought hard for It and
succeeded In keeping It. but got badly
beaten up. The two men fled with Free
man after them. He chased them Into
a saloon at Ninth and Vine streets, where
one escaped, but the other, Peter Rrady,
thltty-Me years old, of New York city,
wis arrested by Ofllcer Karnes, of tho
I!l.Vltt)i find Vtnti.r Ktifii Btutinn
Before .Magistrate (Ir.-lls this morning
Ilriiuy was sentenced to three montht In
the House of t'nrrectlnii, .
ALAMANCE. U. S. SHIP, I
SUNK; SIX LIVES LOST!
Torpedoed Off Coast of England.
Liner Aurunia Sent Down
in Irish Sea
I'Vderal stieets, Ihls morning was held
, In Jl.'OO hnll 'for cimrt by Unitid Slates
t'omnilslouer T.ong, at the Federal
i-uiiuinj.,
I.loyd O, DeCorte. a sailor, was the
ptlncipal witness against the defendant,
alleging that he bad been mtvciI with a
round'' of drinks by t'nteiknefler. Ar-
lest in the case, was made by Special
Agent I'bailes V. Mallet
AN ATLANTIC POUT. Feb. 7. First
news of the sinking of the Cunard lint r
Aurnula III the Irish Sea, presumably
by a Herman submarine, was brought
,r,aiee
welfare Inspector In the British Ministry
of .Munitions. Miss Feutoii said that
the Auruula was lost about the same
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nine n hit- unri oiiuuinu.
was' VVon, ara, ZTyZ"' Z, having
heel, "buMt " hi wl H hailed' Vrom
Liverpool.
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"'''.Nh HO.NU.lhD TODAY
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Authors Hirthdny Observed by Fel-
, lowship nnd Statue Decorated
Today Is the lOCth anniversary of the
blrtli of Chailes Dickens, novelist. Iu
honor of this event the Philadelphia I
branch of the Dickens Fellowship this
morning at 10 o'clock decorated the
statue of Dickens and "I.lttle Nell.1
street, performed the honors of the oc'-
Mslon by placing on the statue a wreath
of Ivy leaves studded with crlmon car
nations Others assisting In the ceremonies
were Mr. and Mrs. .1. If, Thompson, Miss
Kltzabeth Sparks, Miss KHzabeth I.eeth
er, John Ooughlln, John (J. Pcorrer. It
Is tho claim of the Philadelphia chapter
that tho Clurk Park statue of Dickens Is
tho only one In the world.
The chapter will also observe the tent.n
anniversary ol Its organization this eve
ning with an entertainment at the Hotel
Adclphla, at which time 100 sailors and
marines from League Island will be
guests of honor. Because of the war
there will be no banuuet.
CAR HITS STALLED TRUCK
Motoiman Has Luckv Escape in Col
lision With Unseen Obstacle
Alio Jackson, thirty-two years old, of
SI 4 Federal street. Camden, a molorman
on the Iladonfleld trolley line, speeded
up a bit when coming along the White
Horse pike this morning about 2 o'clock.
But he was brought to a sudden stop
by a stalled autotruck on the track di
rectly In front of him which he did not
see until Just before he hit It, on ac
count of the darkness, It was just
opposite llatlelgh Cemetery that the
crash occurred and the front of the car
was crushed In like un egg shell,
But Jackson's lucky star was shining
In spite of the gloom and he escaped
with a few lacerations of the face and
legs, und severe shock. Taken to Cooper
Hospital, he was treated and allowed to
go home. The name of the owner of
the truck was not learned. It had ap
parently been abandoned when It had
stalled some time during the night.
HELD FOR ROBBING MEXICAN
I.lno Vllu, a Mexican, residing at 231
Kast Haines street. Germanlown, was
spending a quiet afternoon at home,
when three of his countrymen rushed
Into the house and demanded money.
"Have some ot the native fruit of Mexico
Instead,'' said Vllo, as he placed a
spoonful of chill con carne In his mouth.
He was then, according to his testi
mony, assaulted and robbed of $20 not
Mexican money,
Today Magistrate rennocK, or tho
Germantown station, held his alleged
assailants In, $1500 each for court, They
gave their name as Carlo Duran. 231
Kast Haines street and Fillnl auattrra
and Carlos Cctas, 134 Kast rtlttcnhouse
street.
Gas Overcome Man
Court't -Stellar, sixty-four years- old,
' iH3;nyder.ivfue, w found id
itey'yjKt!i!'Uh which
unwvr ni" ijvhtf ua
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standing in t lane Park, Forty-third ,' "i'""iii uikuiiizuiioh leaner oi imply, tlie Municipal iinspiiui iun..- j500
street ar.' Chester avenue. Miss Louise "r ' o-B' nam. uiiint Help rR,t.hour supply ami tne aorresuaie b(.K
Furlong Wilson, four-year-uld niece of ,,"," , rJ'T"1, ".llrty,wo 'l'arB 0lJ- pumplnB at i tlon n four-day supply. Kf- ,irP
ur. jonn .. Sinclair, or 4103 walnut '-".. v "T'" -nu-, mini ne iouiiu . f rlM . assure the city aoetpiaie roiiino defectlv
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u "EVENINGf PUBMCf
LAST OF CITY'S DRAW
QUOTA OFF TO MEADE
Filial Contingent Of First Se -
lected Men Departs From
B. and 0. Station
nauriouis, men part or Krcncn Lorraine. , , the
,1 now the seat of contention In the ptesent which he had placed there to heat the
A loud cheer, a oh here and there and war nj mHrre, ,,r first hu'band, plate nnd by so doing to Induce the fowls
patriotic songs, composed on the Impulse 'vicholas Petry, In 1869 In that city. and rabbits to lay Kaster eggs. It is
of the moment, marked the departure to- jr, )ry ,fd December 17, ts", leav- believed that one of the tabblts In wag
day of the last contingent of drafted! ltll ne .laughter, the late Mrs. John ' glng Its tall upset the oil stove. Be that
men from the Baltimore nnd Ohio ItftlMw', McFadden, anil three sons, Victorias It may, the coop caught fire todjy
road Station for Camp Meade. The men. j, petry, Frederick J, Petry and I and was destroyed. All the rabbits,
who left at 2:11 o'clock this afternoon I Nicholas A. Petry, i chickens and pigeons were lost.
wero tne lasi oeiegniion or me, ursi iirau
quotas In this city.
.IM r'nS
Todiy. February 7,
flclal date for the ilepat
ESS:2?3i?E
quotas assigned them.
Contingents that left today are to
make up shortages at t'.inil) Mettle, and
their drpaituie murks the end, so far
as this city Is concerned, of the first
draft call. After montht of sifting,
sorting, examining nnd classifying, final
and deflnlte assignments huve been
mule, nnd the first draft cult has been
answered and has passed In history.
Iir. J. 11. Bailey, of Itoaid No. 2.
made a sieiih to the men at the station.
When he tlnlihcd several men replied In
a chums:
"We nie ready to go oer the top "
Alexander Dewey. 8S0 ltlngguM street,
representing Board No. !). Tnentltth and
lluttonwooil stieets, carried large silk
American ting. As the truln pulled out
the men leaned out of the windows .-mil
called out "So long "
Board No, 22. Fifteenth street nnd
Snyder avenue, the lnrr.et board In the
State, furnished 17 men. .1. W. Card
ner Is chairman of this board, ami Wll
lard i:. Barcus assistant. Dr John 11.
Ualley Is medical examiner. Clerks ate
Mls Schaefer nr.d Mls Biooks. This
board has been compelled to work day
and night to get teady the quota of men
assigned this district.
The seventeen men from this district
will be gleu a farewell dinner nt noon
today by the members of Bed Cross
Auxiliary No. CS.
Ijcal Board No. 41, Klghteenth street
and Snyder avenue, furnishes eighteen
men.
Lneul Hoard No. '23. Nineteenth and
wxioru sueeis. six men.
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Local Board No. . Twentieth and
Bultonwood streets, thlrtyflvn men
I .iin-1 1t.iil V,. IF. T.ri.(l'.jtlfTli ,1,
stieet und Wyalurlng avenue, ten men. '
.SAYS BULGARS HOPE
TO KILL ALL SERBS
"Wifo of Envoy Appeals for Aid to
Save KemainiiiK Hcmnants
of Pcoplu
In an appeal for America's aid. that
the lemalulug lemnanl of Serbia's clvh
and military population may be saved,
Mine. Slavko flroilitcli. wife of the Serb
ian minister ut Berne. Switzerland, at a
mass-meeting this afternoon ut the liar-
rick Theatre painted a most graphic
I won! picture r.f coiioltlons In Austrian
I und (lei man pili-on camp''.
I lie meeting was .-trraiigtt! by lli
Seiblan committee of tin" l.iuergencj.
A HI.
Mme. tiroiiitch is an American woman.
rmerly Miss Mabel iJiinlnp. of Wesv
formei
Irginia. Since the beginning of the
V, , TJ , i ,V , . m"
' l " "', hla '"' Hrough her droits
anil conipelllng personality has i-al-t ci
mole than J150.000 fir the relief of the
suffering people of Seibla
Mme. 'flroultch told her audience il,.,t
. V" .,,," '"L:, "7.. ,,;S;,fi
nut of a population of about 40ii,otiii
la
vlve.
"We know that t-day then, are aboui
lOd.OOO Serbian prisoners of war In
Austrian und Herman prl-mn ramps and
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'"""".'."-"." '" '""""'" i"'n f..inp.
Kr " la,,fr " " """'' ''""
I m,f1 ""'Sl",,POf0T,,,, W '"'
'r ,.?," 4-i n ,. ?.st". u"
foil una tea. The polio of the Hulgnr
, 'elr ultimate aim Is the utter extlnc
, M,,n ,!,f ""' ,inutli Shivs from Ku
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FRIENDSHIP OF NO AVAIL
I.eoni May Have Known One Magis
trate, but Paid FTTie to Another
Ills friendship with Magistrate Wat-
himself arrali.-ned today befoio Magls
trate Wiigley. I.eoni was arrested In
a restaurant at Hunting Park nntl tier
mnntown avenues, eaily today after he
threatened to have policemen "tired" If
they arrested hhn
Policeman Sweeten, of the German.
town and l.ycomlng nvennes station, nc
iceptetl I.eonl's challenge. He locked
I.eoni up on the charge of creating
uistui nance.
"I'm a friend of Magistrate Watson."
said I.eoni,
"Ten days In Jail for you nnd we'll
give your friend Tom a chance to get
you out," replied Magistrate Wiigley.
I.eoni then usked whether lie couldn't
pay his fine, The fine was fixed nt
$12.50, As he paid his fine, I.eoni said
that he would get his money back. Asked
how he would get the $12.50 back, f.eont
gave no answer.
ROIIBERIES TOTAL $700,000
Theft of $300 Worth of Shirts From
Wagon Increases Long List
A total of $700,000 In fielght robberies
was leached today when a team and
truck carrying three cases of shirts val
ued at $300 was stolen while left stand
ing at Chestnut street und Delaware
avenue.
The truck was later found abandoned
at Front nnd Pine streets, but the case of
rhhts packed for shipping by freight
out of town was gone. This adds to the
long list of similar robberies that the
police as yet have been unable to clear
up, although several arrests have been
made with little' results.
THIRTY HORSES RESCUED
About u dozen wagons were badly
damaged, but thirty horses vvere
rescued from a fire which occurred early
this morning In the stables of Samuel
Wollnsky, 1410 South Darlen street.
The alarm was turned In by Pi lend.
a policeman of the Third and Dickinson
streets station.
Wife of Naval Commander Dead
A telegram announcing the death at
Mare Island. Cal on Tuesday, of Mrs.
Elizabeth Ellis, who until recently lived
at the Hamilton Court In this city, was
received today by Miss I, A. draff, of
Hoverford, Pa. Mr, rails wa the wife
of Commander Mark St. Clair Ellis,
United State navy. Commander Kill
was stationed at the Philadelphia tfnyy
Yard for ome year before being, trans
ferred (a Maro Island, According to tho
telegram, Mrs. Ellis died suddenly ot
pneumonia.
Wife Finds Husband's Bed
LOOM8BURO.,Ta.. Kcb. 7 With a
bullet .how tnrougn nt neoa and
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eu.2- . uiuu. dJ sjAtijiaAAattt A.i..-t.i-
maari, rmri uiiit.tivan in. nil imiw, iwtrm.
Where ---eanc .T-mi,3..-.-. ... L: (,'
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LEiDGER - PHlLABELPHIA, THURSDAY,
MRS. ADELE SCANLAN BtJRtED
Funeral Servlco for Aged Widow
Held at Son's Residence
Mrs, Adele Hcanlan, widow of M. K
Scanlan, was burled yesterday from the
,1,''P of her son. Nicholas A. retry,
i.'.,a iiicixmii avenue, ucrmanionu, iki
.death from pneumonia, after a week's
Illness, occurcd February 4.
Mr Un,lti, .... t.Mrn lit 1I1R In '
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Y. MJL A. WILL BOOST '
THRIFT STAMP SALES
Twenty -four Branches in
Eastern Pennsylvania to
Help in Campaign
The Young Men's Hebrew Association
In enslern Pennsylvania, with .1.000,000
members, entered the campaign todny
the Ihltil of national Thrift Week to
sell t'nlled States war savings and thrift
slumps, which lme passed the $1,000,000
tnutk In the Plilludelphlu leuerai i:e
sene district.
Polcards urging buying of slumps
were sent to all members In the twenty
four branches In this section of tho State,
where sales agencies will be established
Two of the branches, with 1300 mem
here, are In Philadelphia series of more n irrr..i.i iim.i in .. unn i,h, .-war-savings
primers" In Vldd Ital- Immediate flnanclal needs of the n a Ion
jn. Polish. Hungarian mid Slovak are
leudy for dlstrlbiitlnii at war savings
foinmlttee headquarters, 1431 Walnut
sticet.
Purchase of a stock of J200U worth of
war savings ond thilft stump" by Kng
land. Walton & Co., leather manufac-
Hirers, for sale to employes, vyas an-
nouueed today by ltobert N. I'jssatt,
chairman of the War Savings rommlt-
tee. Other contents nave lonoweti sun
The Federal Iteserve Bunk today an
nounced the following sales of stamps
up to midnight :
vv or ,avitiR i iiriu
Tolnl shIps
(1.00.1.081.4:.
S"Rt.4I.VUil
(... nAn.lum.lll
,;"'.; ..i...-..".iv .-iso4.hu l-.imii.imi
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,.(, fr sales agencies today
. J.V.V" "V, ' im.,,,,,,,,1 Knitting Mills.
"uipcrt
Brothers, uuentner i.umoer
.Company. Domestic lanting .nntoinr
Comiuny and Quaker City Flour Mills
Wills Filed With the KcRister
Wills piobaled today Include thoe of
Arlemas P. Itlchaidson, 4S3 Wlster
i mmooi nhlcll III nrivaie iieiiuesis, ni
po.eu iii I 'I'-'v "".;.: ',;... i..:
, .. -.. itiinr..! tit s
l.'raliciH Ilelllv. WHO II eu ill ill. Jir '" n
1 tannin i.cin... ....
u..iiii!il. llC'TiU: Ferdlnntid iierner.
Audubon. N. .1. S0: -Susan S. Mc
Callev. Tu-i-nt J -tlrnt street und Olrard
avenue. $r,(mo mid S.imuvl II. Bionks,
1353 Palmer stieet, J25lt
STORES MUST YIELD
COAL TO DWELLINGS
pnttpl. Tnkes Drastic Step to
Ul-Lcl lllnw
Obtain Fuel Supply
for Homes
li.nitmiiiir Indav coal was haired to
i most"lore until ciders for homes are
tilled.
The shortage In Philadelphia has he
come so unite that William Potter, fuel
pilmlnl.-trntor for Pennsylvania, was
foii-ed to take this drastic nttioii to
lic-.ent further suffering and sickness
:n Phllailelphl.i's coalless homes.
ood stoirs and tesluur.inis are
- from the older, but many o. her
ores probably will be forced ... dose.
Warmer weather piomlsed Incased,
t.0al shlpnunts und hlgli hopes weie held
r...u, movement or f'O.ll cum in ""
ueelss was leported this afternoon.
A serious shortage of conl for the city
and Its hospitals was leported to Mr.
potter this afternoon by Dhetttr of
I Supplies MacLaughlln. who recently
i caused a stir by his summary seizure ot
coil without authorization fiom the fuel
administrators. According to IHieclor
MncUiUglillli. the Philadelphia Oenerai
Hospital has only a iwciuy-iiiree..n,m
f.irtM
nt f.,tti H-rfl started lit once,
Kmpl'oyers are not privileged to make
up overtime lost thiough the heatless
1 Monday shutdowns, according to an Im
portant ruling made by Mr. Potter late
this afternoon lifter a conference with
j ,1 Coffey, supervising factory Inspec-
tor of the State Department of Labor
and industry. Drastic prisecutlon of
violators of this ruling, with a possible
I line of $5000, was promised by Mr.
i Coffey, who said that a coips of Inspec
tors would visit factories Saturday und
I Monday to see that the Federal order
' was enforced.
"Neither men nor women employes
will he. allowed to be worked overtime to
I mnUn up for time lost Mondays," sain
Mr. Coffey. Plants closing at noon Sat-
' unlays will not be allowed to extend
! their wot king hours Saturdays. The
I State law- fixes llfty-four hours a week
I (with a proviso of not more than ten
hours n day) as the maximum vvorklna
i,.,im for women, and this Is reduced
through the heatless Monday i tiling to
forty-four hours a vveek where the half
day plan Is In force Saturdays.
Hearing that 200 carloads of anthra
cite urn standing on Pennsylvania Hall
road sidings- In the city. Francis A.
Lewis, chairman of the Philadelphia coal
committee. gavA uigent Instructions to
nfineii dealers to be more prompt In
unloading cars "We must break this
vicious circle." lie sain. waning car
loads here means mines waiting for
empty cars." ... ,
Only seventv carloads have been un
loaded from Pennsylvania sidings In two
days, it was reported to Mr. Lewis. More
than 100 have been standing on sidings
...r. dnvu. It was eultl.
More than louu canoaun ui coai nac
I..., .iivn-l to homes, public utilities
and essential war Industries since the
first heatless Monuay, accoruing io a
statement by Mr. Lewis today.
Complaints of coal profiteering were
made today In the northern section of
the city. Hucksters, It was said, vvere
crying coal at as high ns $12 a ton.
ACCUSED AS PRO-GERMAN
Say Butcher Urged Customers to
Disregard Hoover Orders
Charges of German propaganda by an
.rmilnve of a butcher and grocer In West
Philadelphia are being Investigated by
the food administration. Complaints re
ceived aay that this man advised his
customers not to co-operate with the
food administration and not to buy vege
tables Instead of meat,
He also told the customers that Her
be'rt C, Jloover himself did not fojtow
the rules of the administration, and that
meat was being wasted at the camps,
It iW alleged,, Tliese charges are being
thoroughly Investigated and the admin-
letrniwn e.xpeew ito prosecuie v10 P"'
MMraiwn expeoui to prosecuie m per- jenn awr:. S'o ? -" l-uclnd Th Penoajlvanta R. anooaneea, that
Iiiraai4ilM 1 Ik. aiitl.Atnerlran I . Jackaoll. 151 MfrlleVl.: ,. , , . . "- aa----- - ,--.i,--r.. i-
T, y . fl , Ti-" ? . .. sreWMIH, M'M' ?.,t . w.,4; ., v. . -yt.--J.4tV'.e ' .' AvVaaVf, W J MMar. JaaaPwoatllt be laktUrlV aUMaVaVtaV !
TrTT"
Jiw' jrCruv''V,
RABBITS AND HENS BURN
Overturned Oil Stove Sets Firo to
Coop In Olney
There 111 be a great scarcity of Waal
er eggs In Olney this year. Antonio
llmbraeo, of 43s' North Fifth street,
had ISO worth of chickens, pigeons and
rabbits In a fine 30 coop until today.
-- - .11 .tnf
Ha Had n tne coop n " "-"
$500,000,000 LOAN
CERTIFICATE ISSUE
First of Series Designed by
Secretary McAdoo for !),-
000,000,000 Aggregate
WASHINGTON. Feb. 7.
Announcement by Secretnty McAdoo
of today's Issue of KpOO.000,000 of cer-
tlflcates of Indebtedness with siibequent
lsues expected biweekly until npproxh
inately J.1,000.000.000 has been iale,l,
' ..lt.ti..l (l. tsMalltll nt trn.tttl ktipr'lll.1
tlon on the time nnd size of the third
Liberty Loan, which, the Secieliuy said,
would probably be deferred until some
time In April.
The unusually severe weather has
made distribution of campaign muteiial
will be amply covered by the returns !
on the certificate Issues.
Scielary McAdoo explained that ap-,
proximately 2.',000 natlnniil banks. State
banks and trust companies would be ap-
pealed to In an effort to have them set
aside each week about 1 per cent of
.....ha ...nlll.,fl fte lit (llwllftttttl lf til
, (Iovnment ,y Investing It In the ier-
(I,(,(te5
i o,',nr'riD.on books for the ir,00.000.-
I 000 Issue offeied todny will close at the
'end of business Friday, February 1!.
CLOTHES WORTH SG000 BUFtN
Suits and Overcoats Destroyed in
Race Street Fire
Suits nnd oveicoats valued at nearly
$0000 were destroyed or ruined by a Are
In the retail clothing store and work
shops of Samuel Ilersclunan, 724 Bace
street, nt an early hour tills morning.
The tire's origin Is not known, although
H Is sunnosed that It started In a de
fective line on the second floor of the
building, nil four floors of which are
i hpc r uv nt ir-i:ii.i.iii
Tne seconu
". .u. rir.i ,..,t and .mmv.llni
n... ".. " -- - -
.., ...I ..I. At,. i.nli,.nfd iii'arnnalu
Uim UIIU nuuui vnrmj-n,. u......
weie destroyed. Suits on the other floors
were ruined by smoke and water.
The the started about 1 u. m. and
was conllned to the second floor
$19,494.54 COLLECTED
IN HOSPITAL DRIVE
Team Captains Confident That
.
$125,000 Goal of Ten-Day
Campaign Is Assured
The leii'day campaign tti raise $12.",
iiuii for tin- AVoman's jlospltnl I- meet
ing Willi an encouraging response. It
was antiounce.d today, the second day
of the campaign, that a total of $1S,
191. 51 hud been collectnl. Of this
amount. $8087.70 was collected today.
Team captains at today's luncheon weie
especially jubilant and said there was
every Indication that the campaign
' was"' 3 lieadVd V;" Cap
,,, ,, ,, tani1w
,P)ei mowy obtllnc(I , ,,. ,.unlaB.
w, ,)e UW(J rllle()y ,,, ,niaiB ,. ,.,
would meet with success 1 In- champion
United States entered the war the babies
of many holdlers now- ut the fiont have
been born at the hospital. Itabbl Henry
Berkoultz addressed the team woikers
today and highly commended the cam
paign, lie also touched upon the preva
lence of social diseases and said they
were causing more deaths than tubercu
losis and pneumonia combined,
A baby show Is being held under the
auspices of the hospital this week at
Chestnut street, where lectures are
given on tho proper care of chll
md llie treatment of weaklings und
BOY THIEVES CAUGHT
Police Find Burglar Tools on Three
Who Raided Haberdasher
Three youths who confessed to break
ing into Zuch's haberdashery store, on
Illdge uvenuo below Jefferson street,
eatly today, were arrested after a chase
of several squares. At Central police
court they were held In $800 ball for
court.
The boys are Cyril Becker, seventeen
years old, Kast Clementine street:
Charles Vaccha, seventeen years old,
Kast Llpplncott street, and Henry dap
per, seventeen years old, Howard and
Dauphin streets.
The police say they found a complete
set of burglar's tools on the youths
when they were searched In the Nine
teenth and Oxford streets imllce station.
City Treasurer's Weekly Report
The weekly report of City Treasurer
Shoyer shows the following: Amount
paid In, $395,808.51 ; amount paid out.
$1,C83,'.IC2.05: balance on hand, not In
cluding sinking fund, $9,304,164,08,
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
Jo5!! Ji2iu,,"'-70n ' Hodlne St., ant Anna
HhefchlHt, nit N. Wsrnock t.
Jof," A. Fhr, Jr.. mis Htanley t.. ai.'d
, Jlirlon Nolan. SDH oermanlown ove.
JoK-?ui.A'MM?!,rrm"'..-,Ss..H- 001h na
n..'"1 A1' Dflaney. 2J7 Manton at.
X!l Siffv' "I?04. '"'" . and Jane
Pcnoll, 031 N', Park sve.
Annrew , iaiuk, Sll N. loth St.. and Kata-
rlna yvn.glowslca. 81 1 N. lOlh at. f
DvSiy. "iVW?" A'"n ' n,) Oeraldlne
Bernard J. Itoran. ua.111 Orlhn.lor u,
NVItlA V. Hallo,,... iM It, r,...-V-- .
and
Waallv On.,?,' iii' 'V.i;:,".u"f "-.
and
ww jujciyn. SH4 N, urknev si,
'',5T"SJ G- .J'hl'r- 1"57 Pratt at.,
Etta M. Km ih inn tw . '
,-, : ir.z".. ""...."-. ."-""T' i.
and
Bly-nehart Carter." IBIS North at.'
nd I.fllha
Robert Watford. Wlnton; N, C, ai.d d
.M,,'nl'hv,.,,,!, Price at.' "u V
W llllam Pharaiyn. as Waahlntton ave..
rlnaln Mnnt.it jn, xr i.,un .. n-s.
"', '.,p i'uiaaKi av..
Dal.y
and
i-in,.. ,, .. 'f . - ,l-v"iiTi.
'&!., war. U5s.iV A '
i,,i,iJ!jl,V!'.ADJ'.I.N:.llth '- " Anna
tier
RoorA
Itorlc. innj nunAi
..Anna K. AOama, 1D1T Clraan at.
Aljaandfr FI'mlnc. Jr., ITS Moora at., and
,, Marie It. Wethman. 88th and Vanea ive
Fredarlck It. llaaat. 4X0 8. Uroad at;, and
i Olena E Wilaon. Darbv. Pa. '" na
Franklin D. Sawvain. . Chestnut HIM. and
Oraee T.Clark. Chaatnut Hill. ''' ,na
M,rJ ltuhnj.a,j' I'Smpnt t- and Veronica
JI.Nara. -.-IS Lamont at.
Charlea A Italchart, 24T Imont at., and
l.n.ll. tl.Au.B Ulnn..HtN. v'v
Charlea P.
w ....w... un)u. " ,,"1,KY,".
1,.U , n..v ...
Ayer,- iboj fviinnaion at., aad
1820 N. 19th at
Thnmaa Einun, 1120 H
Itnra-v. ROO Tlnnla at.
mtn at., and Cora
Freiiarlck ICaronaon, 23T Poplar at,, and
tren. laaara. IIUN. Marahall at. "na
Aljuander 11. ,IJ!k.Kw York city, anit'Wa.
bet II, r.apton. CMS trader at. .
Jarob Klalrk. 8.-S Dailflll at., and Ida We In.
ar, S2S Uaaklll at. . ,
William u Murray, JJ2J Chestnut U and
Anna t. Thomas: 823T rotter at, v
joaepn 4, .uerqman. mi.- -j-jpiar. ai,, and
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Anns Biivermaji, iiav.n pia ai, . ... bi Hruieu KXClUMran!l.(iAHCHI.T.-.n
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FEBRUARY
7. 1018
BOARDERS ROBBED
AS THEY FIGHT FIRE
Looting of Bedrooms in Fitz
water Street Tenement Be
lieved Work of Incendiaries
While occupant, of the tenement house
of Kmllla Conte. 827 Flttwater street,
were fighting a tire In the barber shop
of Frank Lucchlltl, In the basement of
the building, robbers entered a number
of bedrooms and stole money and valu
ables. The barber shop was badly dam
aged by fire and water, the flre-flghters
also finding It necessary to break, down
doors to' get lit the blaze.
Investigators believe the house was
deliberately set on lire by the same per
sons who robbed the occupants, the
i.Ann.. !.... .i.,., ,i... ...urMnnts loused
the Inmates and took advantage of their i Angeles, where he had none expecting
excitement to lelleve them of valuables, ; to spend his remaining days with a step
while the owners were- stampeding duvoi dulighter While there he became In
flre.escapes and stlrvvays. sane and was brought east by n court
An nlnrm of tire wa turned In about 'ofllcer. Friends arranged for his en-
1:30 o'clock. Firemen eMIngulsneii u
blaze In the basement. After the smoke
had cleared uway, I.Uechlttl, propiletor
of tho barber shop, announced that sev
eral line razors and other valuables had
been stolen.
When the excited boat tiers were ns
sured danger fiom tire had been ic
moved, they leturncd to their looms.
Bureau drawers had been Jerked mil
of their sockets, beds had been torn
apart, tlm lloois were strewed with
hastily examined clothing, and every
where there was evidence ot the work
of a speedy und clever plunderer.
One of the boarders, Tony Pattaho,
second floor front, peacefully slept dur
ing the entire occurrence, but finally
awoke to And that $ir, had been taken
irpin ins pocueis wnue ne neui. -u.,
.mizzio. rourni noor. is iiewaiiuiK me
lo of a flue gold watch and chain. As
tnere were some twenty-live occup.ims
of the house present nt the time of the
lire, It Is believed there vvere other losses
which have not yet been repotted,
BIG POLICE SHAKE-UP
BELIEVED SOON DUE
Vare Politics Seen in Move to
Oust Regular Detectives
for "Acting" Men
A flfty-lifty shake-up l due In the
police department of Philadelphia, ac
cording to friends of Detective Joseph
Coogan, who was up for tilal before the
police trial board today on chaiges of
neglect of duty, preferred by Captain ot
Detectives Tate. It Is believed by thoso
"In the know" that many of the "acting
detectives" of the force have been prom
ised the jobs of the regular men by the
Vnre Interests, nnd In fact have openly
boatetl of the fact.
This seems, to lie borne out by the
fact of Coogan's trlnl on such charges
when his lecord Is so well known and
1 when Captain Tate himself gives him
j u clean bill of health as regards atten
I tlon to his vvotk, sobriety nnd the like.
j Captain Tato charged that Coogan
failed to make supplementary reports on
twenty-eight cases teceutly Coogan de
nies this and says th.it not only Is
this untrue, but that he has lu many
of the cases mentioned made lecoverles.
' It Is understood In the department tliat
, this Is merely tho stntt of the sift
I lug out of regular detectives who arc
I good men to inaki- loom for the Vine
' lieiiflimpn.
Coogan was appointed Io the force
111 1892 as patrolman In the Sixteenth
district. lie was made a street ci
geant In IS02. n detective In HiliG and
111 19IIS was demoted hut telustated hi
1911.
Two other cases occupied the atten
tion of the trial boaid today besides
Coogan's. Billing instructor Ihnlle P.
Frunconl was charged with "disability"
and It was biought out that after nine
teen years' service he was no longer In
fit physical couditlun to dlschuige the
duties of his position, lie would need
to serve one more year to receive his
pension und If he resigns he will loie.
It, so the department plans to relieve
hhn from service. There will probably
be no successor, thy say, as th nd of
mounted Tolloe Is no longer great and
the motorcycle has practically tul.en the
place of the horse.
A like Mivlro will be performed for
I.leutenunt Charles P. Boyer, of tlm
Twentieth and Buttonvvood streets sta
tion, who, after si long service, has been
III for moie than a year. His discharge
on account of disability will be given.
It Is said, He was appointed to the
force on March 4, 1S97, and wus made a
lieutenant in 1912.
SAYS GERMANS SEEK
U. S.-BRITISH SPLIT
Rev. Dr. Birckhead Tells Poor Rich
ard Club of Propaganda '
Deing Used'
Talilng n tllng at Clerman propaganda
In a speech before members of the Poor
Itlchard Hub. 23y South C'amac street,
at their weekly luncheon today, the Kev.
Dr. Hugh llliclilieail. who recently re
turned from the midst of the war In
Kurope, said, "Germany Is trying to
separate us from our strongest friend,
England, by taking advantage of preju
dice drilled Into every American school
child and by spreading un antl-Urltlsh
sentiment among soldiers ut mt train
Ing camps.'
"One ot the gientest results of the
war," said th'e speaker, "will tic the re
discovery of Hngland by America. Ad
vertising men must do all that Is lu their
power to counteract this extension of
hatred against Great Drltaln."
Doctor IJIrckhead, who was formerly
rector of Emanuel P. K. Church, of Bal
timore, was sent to Kurope by the lied
Cross to assure our allies of hearty co
operation by the United Btates, He gave
an Interesting and vivid account ot the
sufferings of France, Baying "France has
touched the bottom and it Is up to
America, to restore her lost spirit."
Earle Receiver to Sell Stock
Judge Ferguson has given the neces
sary authority to the receivers of the
ICarle store to sell to Lit Brothers for
$316,000 the entire stock In the Tenth
and .Market streets establishment. It
was explained to the court that tho
price stated waa the best obtainable
for the Karle merchandise, and Is 83
per cent of the original cost of the
goods.
Old Hospital Employe Dead
John Davis, sixty year old, this
morning ended a lonj term of service
as head laundryman for the Mount Sinai
Hospital, when he succumbed at 3:30
o'clock to an attack of heart disease.
He had been ill for several days, but
his death was unexpected, as the nines.
was not considered serious. The attack
wnicn resulted in ni aeain came while
he was In the act ot leaving hli bed.
- ' e-
Court Official Again on Duty
Iludolpli M. Schick, deputy prothono-
tary or tne Bupremo vouri oi Pennsyl
vania, who .had been conllned to' hli
home with Ulnes for the, last month, la
again at his deak.
HUGHEY DOUGHERTY
AT DOOR OF LIFE'S EXIT
Attending Physicians Fear Aged
Minstrel May Not Survive
the Day
Hughey Dougherty, the famous min
strel, who has been critically III t the
Pennsylvania Hospital for the lnane
for llie last week, may not live through
out the day,
Phylclns attending him said there
Is virtually no hopo for his recovery.
Ills death, It Is believed. Is only a mat
ter of hours. The old minstrel Is suf
fering from acute bronchial trouble of
long standing and pneumonia. Ills ad
vanced age he Is nearly seventy-five
greatly lessens chances of n rally.
Hughey went to the hospital In Sep
tember. 1916, on his return fiom I.os
trance to "Klrkbilde's."
TWO NEGROES CAUGHT
ROBBING CLOTHING SHOP
One Is Alleged Deserter From Navy,
Other Reformatory, Fugitive;
Battlo Policemen
Two negloes one all alleged deseller
from the I'nited Slates navy and the
other u fugitive fiom the tllen Mills re
formatorywere captured rally today
by two policemen after n, battle In the
furnhnlng store of Samuel Haw, at the
northeast corner of Twenty-second and
Federal streets. Several shots were
fired by the bluccoats,
Flashes from it hullseye lamp at
tracted Policemen Myeis and .Mngulre,
of the Twentieth and Federal streets
station, who found n side window open.
Inside they ran upon the two negloes
concealed under a pile of rlolhlng. Tho
Intruder put up a tierce fight but vvere
ovei powered,
More than $800 worth of clothing and
Jewelry, uccoidlng to the police, was
taken by the pilsoners Hatry L. John
son, of near Thirteenth and Batnbrldge
streets, who Is wanted by the navy, and
(Jeorge Hill, of near Twenty-second and
Dickinson streets, wanted at (lien Mills.
Both had arrayed themselves In the
store's garments. The Department of
Justice was notified of Johnson's arrest.
F.urller in the day Policemen Myers
and Mngulre surprised two white youths
In the baibershop of Samuel Tondos.
1738 Point Breeze avenue, and arrested
them. The prisoners, nccused of taking
barber supplies, said they were Francis
Short, of near Twenty-eighth nnd Karp
streets, and John McNeil, Delaware
county.
VARE LOW BIDDERFOR
40TII WARD BOULEVARD
Only Two Offers Received for Con- s,p,fml,er ' nt a" anmti
striiffinn nf Fiht Titi w i "f 25-(l0n a """ headquarter! "(
sttuction of blgllty-I'oot-Wlde , Department of City Transit.
tuany every line is ancctea. wn
Kdwln 11. Vare was the lowest bidden i","!'ensers continue to wait fw
ior me griming- anu other preliinlnurv i""' "" l"'v ."" """ lr
work on Hie lionievi.r.i i,ii, i.. .. .' appear many of them are crow
part of the Fortieth Ward colonization "J,83 wltl,out Vopp!n,r' M,P
jmujcli iur imj; jiatui workers Thn i . V . r 1 . V
bids there wen nniv tu-nllS". " ' tended ierlod, a bunch of car'
this afternoon by Director Dalesman,
of the Depaitrnent of Public Woiks.
( outracl was not awarded, but It Is pre
sumed that In due course of time It will
be awaided to the lowest bidder. The
vyoik will bo tho first actual worts of
. ., "'"""zai'on project, which will
provide homes for thousands of the Hog
Island workers, and is expected also to
connect the Fortieth Ward and Hog
Island with adequate tiansportatlon fa
culties. The Vare bid for the grading and
? tlV,'',m-e.1L",i"ury "or, on 'he boulevaid
Is T138..9J ; That of .Malnwarlng & rum-
,"lnn' 'I,e '"' ,V'er ''llder, totaled
SIBu.t.,.. One of the principal parts or
tne work will be filling of tl5.00O ruble t
!?'rn ,".,,. 'I' ,1,e Var ''1 Is
bid Is"" 85 Malmvarl,,B & Cummlna,
The boulevaid. according to the nlans
and specifications, will Extend from
Iiartram avenue and island ,0.id
through the Fortieth Ward section. In
which thousand of homes for workers
will be built, to Hog island. It will I
eighty feet wide wide double trolley
tracks and drives for vehicular tililac.
NO HIGHER FARE LIKELY
ON ELECTRIC LINES
Officials of Transit Company and P.
R. R. Believe Increase in Cost of
Power Will Not Be Necessary
The 10 per cent Increase granted the
Philadelphia F.leetrlc Company by the
Public Service Commission will add to
the operating expense of the Pennsyl
vania uanroau electric lines und the
Philadelphia Itapld Transit Company's
iiuucj wip, uui jjiuuuuiy win not neces
sitate any fare Increases, as were threat
ened when the electric company made Its
application for more revenue.
"It takes the last straw alwavs to
break the camera back," said an execu
tive of the transit company, '"hut
I do not think this will be the last
straw, I do not think there Is any fare
Increase In the wind Immediately, The
company has been making good Droflts
and probably can withstand this extra
burden. Of courBe. It doesn't take much
to turn u good profit Into a deficit, oiid
If the Increases In the.rtjst of materials
labor and supplies continue, we may
have to ask for concessions, but I do no
thin!: It will be necessary nt present "
Executives of the Pennsylvania rinii
road who were available last night Bald
they did not believe any Increases would
be made on the electric lines to Paoll as
a result of the Increase.
William Draper Lewis, who suggested
an Increase of 7 per cent, said:
"Ten per cent Is not much more than
the figure my experts suggested to the
commission, and I nm sure the commi.
slon has done what It thought bes in
the light of the evidence produced"
ARSENAL GETS WORKERS
Recruiting Tour for Skilled Me
chanics Encourages Frankford
Officials
Oood progress Is belntr mart. i'n ..
work of obtaining skilled mechanics for
the Frankford Arsenal, according to
"--i-iuiii quanta r. uunter, who has Just
" iioni iour maue for the pur
pose of recruiting this class of work
men for the Government service. Fully
100 men, are needed, however, he added
who are capable of working to close 11m
Us on engine lathes and milling ma
chines and who can work from blue
prints and micrometer calipers.
Charles Z. Tryon, with offices at 810
Otis Building, Sixteenth and Sansom
streets,, is lu charge of tha work of
securing men for these department of
Government service, .and applicants are
requested to make application to him
An extra effort Is being made to eecure
the services of Inspectors of engineering
material, munition and ammunition steel
and amall arms, powder and explolve
and engineers of teats of ordnance ma
terial. Joht I Dfed Without Will
BOSTON. Mass.. Feb. t t. t
Sullivan died without making a will, li
wJeM,lwre too-, -Hli attorney
T.-TT
SPROUL CONSUL!
UPSTATE LI
i
Gubernatorial Aspiri
Pow-wows Here
Awaiting "Big CKjj
Arrival
State Senator William 7
candidate for the Republic
lion lor vjoveruor, vvas tnft i
tire In political pow-vvnw
while tne arrival or big
awaited.
Senator Sproul held confers
several up-niaie leauern t
vue-Stratrord Hotel and lit,
to
1,'nlon League,, of which he ,a
Among iiiose cioscicu with m,
vvere W, Harry Baker, ot u
secretaiy of the Senate, Cw
Dauphin County and memh
Itepubllcan State coinnillM?
P. tlallagher, chief clerk f iti
nnd an active politician n
uiinr, Hiia ,tuiiain n, L,tib
vllle, resident clerk of the'i
iteprrsemaiives. ?-l
United States Senator Uniisl
Is expected late today from WaJ
It Is regarded as lmperatl'
ruuu.u vuuic iriuin lie goes tO 4
next week to attend the Itsniiu,
tlonal Committee meeting' theraf!
ary 12. State Senator "WlUfarn ft'
ot Uiilontown, chairman of thai
Mean State committee.
was J
but
conferences.
ny,i
$29JS00 Is Asked
as Lewitfii
Continued from Tate One
mihi mvv Huuiuonai ror exnenaul
tnlrnriiirA.l l.t rniin.tlB ,u, -..l
Chairman tlaffney, of the Flntnjj
mince, mm tne measure was Imm
ly refened to the commlttce'fori
I ne .viayor anu .Mr. Lewis, ttr.
reo ot jo,uuu as a reatoubli
iui lire u.nr .ur. l.ew-U in, I
uereci inrotigu inai period of moat
discussion and negotiation whlcli
with Councils' approval of lh
lease of Its high-speed lines tnik..
delphla Rapid Transit Cotnpan!
$4000 Is asked to reimburse Mr jj
for expenses actually Incurrei-iiJ
jii-tuun iin ma wont as ma
advisor.
The additional J4B00 will gotfJ
nam .v. ncunauer anu Daniel ft
baum, who assisted Mr. Lewfa'k
work: Schnadcr to receive tlOH
itoseiiDaum. ouu. mow are atta
uuuciaieu wiiii .Air, i.ewis, ''
H ua luiiiuieu lll.1l llie 1)111 foffj
i.ewiss services was to htvf
$50,000, and was subsequently re
to tne total named, ',1
ji uie reiiuesi oi uirector 'Tw
Councils weie also asked to 'rett
lease of the Mershon Bulldlntl
t ncsmui sireci, lor nve years, t
Highway , Cars continue to run off scheiluli
more than are required to Uk
of tho waiting crowds.
Secretary of the Navy Dinlell
Washington agreed today In a Ulei
conversation with Michael Francis 1
to receive a committee of twenty I
from the Philadelphia NaryTtrd thi
who will ask him to comminoeer. troll
lines running between tne nivr-Tira a
all sections of tho city nhtreltf ,
navy yard shop workers live.
Daniels will receive the ddtratlml
morrow afternoon. ft
"I believe the direct result of thtbl
neal will be action by Secretary Dk
jiald Mr. Doyle, who will prewntl
committee to the secretary. J." I
This committee Is armed withal
tlon to commandeer the line, sitneil
virtually every worker In the
Yard shows bv more than 1800 I
The men at the yard have studlet'fl
transit situation thoroughly and,hwl
detailed plan for operation of W I
that will solve the nroblem. they 4ed
Michael J. Ryan, ot PhlliotlpM. I
member of the State Public ServU Col
mission, repeated today that eut on
the complaints of rotten trolley, iei
t Ivor-a liai-1 Viaart nnltr nnA fofluH -I
plaint to him. lie said the Informijj
lections and complaints mane
newspapers would avail noinui,,i.
the people would place iacis j
the Public Service Commission li
thing might be accomplished.
t Oscar Reaalev. sneclal eouni
transit matters for the United' Bm
Men's Association, said the facts I
Int the collause of tho service wot
placed before the commission alii
of the attack on the transit leaie..
attack will be begun the minuH
city and the P. It. T. Company I
commission to approve the lease.'
will be In the near future, sine
company's acceptance ot the lea-
foregone conclusion. liiusAmeij
chief of counsel for the compaayfl
It Is already a certainty that tnej
holders at the meeting tomorrow
author ze the directors to accej
agreement, already approved Jy;
ells and signed by the Mayor, m
the proxies already In the hande.l
votlnir trust members show the IO
will be for the lease, fm
Mr. Beasley said experts for thJ
Buslnesf Men are gathering too
gardlng the collapse of the trolleyJ
Ice and will give these facts on u
ness stand before the coromleelMl
All nersnns who have compl
make regarding Inadequate trolleyj
vlted by Mr. Beasley to write toj
The mild weather nas raueuiwj
any appreciable Improvement In'
leged service offered by the transit
nanv. Trolley lines are still J
as badly as during the worst, of tB
cent storms, even though tne i
tllr la nnl Inn nnlirh to "free!
ntr" ifVfl
Meantime, officials of the compsn
aulescent. The nnlv statement v
would make was that serviced
slightly Improved and more Wi
running. Close nhservatlon. ho
showed the additions were of th;
iow sireaK- variety tnere iy"
pep- in their molora. Tney iw
crawieu along the streets. i
Bear Admiral Tanoan. comn
of the Philadelphia Navy TP
again protested to Mavor Smllli i
the service afforded workers at IbVl
yard. He demands the Mayor,
the company to furnish adequahH
ice, as the discomfort and acuj
workers are subjected to ha '
many to leave their nosltlom
Island. Work there Is terloulyi
pered. as the workers who nail
malned are from fifteen mlnutejl
hour late every morning.
Should Raeri-rai-v Daniels act.
Inr the anneal nf a committee', Ufa
yard workmen that he compel thtj
pany to furnish better service
lATia tn Iibva !, nnvrnniint t&Of
the lines running to the WmW
what method wilt be pursued ! 4
witn tne whole ctty sunormf
pointed out. especially iy dusw
In West TltlladelphU." that cars
oe wunarawn from tnat secuoii. i
erated on the lines now compl
hv th OAi'A-nmftnt mnlnveaV
further aggrYntln'tlio: ltye ylj
lion. ;ro' improve iceriaii! m"-
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