T : tw" --'w J, - 5 , - tt -t '.? EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, EEUHUAKY Jo, IMS "..i ,''" jT'sr"" JBIftDR A BILLION WARftJND INTRODUCED , .- fe .House Approprlntitm Chair- i;K ;,wan Asks It fo? Transportn- V lion. Stnrntrn nnil Khinninir ;- ,rt ' o .--- .' V ft 'V ;; ( WASHINGTON. Feb. 15. , Thre things are nil entlal to en able the United State" to throw Into ths haianco tho effort that will win the Hr. Swag-ar Kherle)-, of Kentucky, chairman of the Iloune Appropriations Committee, told the Houe today. They rn transportation, "nornse" nl tlilp- nlnr tin unlet. " " V- . .. .. 1 e-il Shfrley took the lioor to uenver nn -"; at uptcch bh chairman of the Appro-1 weatli flrst iqicech TROLLEY HITS PATROL WAGON; FOUR ARE HURT Three Policemen and Moturmnn In jurcd in Accident Due to Slip pery Hails Three policemen and n motonnan were Injured laxt night when u trolley rnr cplnc north on Thirteenth direct collided with n. patrol waKiin of the Seventh illitrlct koIiib cnut on Tlnee ttrcct. Tho lwllccmen were Artlm? Patrol Sergeant Camllle ledger, forty eight yearn old, of 131 Ollvo altect; John Show era. dfty-threo jea.ru old, of GIG New Marl.et alreet, nnil Charles .S'usk, fifty-one jenrs old, of 551 North Hun dolph atreet. Tho tnotorman was Henry Koelhle. forty-two jeaiu old, of 30SG Frankfort uvenue. Slippery rails due to llio damp r. vvnlnn made it Impossible to prallon Committee, presenting tu the. control inn Cjtr, wsneniiy .Motiirmnn Houso tho record-lireaUtie lilllloii dol- hoelbln the iuum, of the eolllvlnn lr ura-ent dcnclcncy bill, lie ppoke an .yi " "" """ ,""1", '" ,Mr hour and a halt cxplalnlnc tho bill III ' Hahnemann llojpllnl. where they nro HMiicrinK ih-mi painiui I'linrfn inn, detail to members of the House. Oil the basla of the gigantic appro priations hla committee was unked to make, he raid, he could have Inaugurat ed, an Invest Button of virtually every department of the Ueivi-riiincnt. He did not undertake ten awecplne un liivestl cation, ho explained, because Iho ap propriations uaked for were urgently needed and such a probe would have held them uji two or three months. "Therefore I do not attempt I" nltack or defend tho administration In Hi prosecution of the war," Sherley cald "1 come tu tell jou only what tlio Government PiUkt have. From the iiur Toy my committee has made, 1 am con vinced that our success In providing three things will measure our success In the war. Shipping, wo all know. Is tho first csscntlul : transportation Is tho second and t'lorago Is only a little leys lmiKrtant." Ills committee lud been asked for no appropriations either for transporta tion or thlpplng, Sherley said, but It had been linked for cnunnou.i Finns for storage facilities In Dili louutry. All that had lieen asked was given, he said, nnd he hoped the Houso would not allow i the MOO.OOO.OOU appropriation for this purpose to be altered. ' Tho storago appropr.-atlons carried In . tho bill would provide faclltles for ttor- in.. nil ftiM ii.. inil.rlnl. tlila -rlnilr- Im ' . I laceration", hut arc not n-rloufly in jured. No urresls vicrc made. HLACKMAIL TUIAL SOON Woman Held in Atlmitii Mayor's Case Knits in ell ATLANTA, t!a Teh. IT,. Sirs. llrt man Hlrsch and J. W. fool.. Indictee j and arrested on a ehargo of attempting i to blackmail Major Asa il. t'andler, for UOn.ouO, probably 'vv III face trial next week, Mrs. Hlrsch and Cook ate held under $5000 liontl. Mrs. Hlrsch today stuck to her u-' sertlon that sln would nut attempt to gain her freedom until she had told her story to a Jury. "I'm planning my own clcfcm-ei mid I'll make my own defense." .Mis. lllrfdi said. "Onco I've told my story I'm satisfied that I will convince the Jury and public of tny Innocence Neatly drrsxid In a cl.irk blue skirl and a sill; shirtwaist, plu-strlpd In red. Mra. Hlrsch t quietly today In her cell knitting a sweater for a suldlnr. "it's the f.rst sweater I'vo Knitted anil I'm tint going to Mop Just becuusu 1 am In Jail." Elm said. FOOD IN VIKNNA liUUNKO N. Y. PLANS BIG GAIN IN TERMINAL FACILITIES UNSINKABLE SHIP TO BE EXPLAINED TO EXPERTS, how producing for thirty dass at Hie sea- cjabt and for six mouths Inland, Slier-1 ....". ley explained. Hail eucli facilities pre-' Scvcrul AVarchoilbCS Ucstrojed, Pre viously been provided thero would bavo been no necessity for Doctor liarncld's program of "workless days," nor would railroad traffic have been congested to tho degree It hass. with the resultant loa tit efficiency. Sherley said at the outlet he hoped the bill could be passed by Saturday night There will be no concerted opposition to the measure and when trie debate began I It seemed altogether likely that It would , ,., ... ., bo out of the way by the endof the week, i Larrana laxes LmiKrants to U. S. Some efforta aro cxpeded to Increase or' WASIIINtSTON. 1'eb. 15. I'crson dcrcasu uio of the appropriations car- leaving Mexico to cnier Hie United rled. but on tho whole there will be more States In the future will bo obliged to dlscustlon than amendment and the hill I Pay u head tax of $x Aunri-in gold bunmbly by Labor Agitators I UHNCVA. l-b in. A large quantity of foodstuff hat beta dff-troscd by the burning of ncr.il wardmotes in Vi enna, in cording to Information received j here this afternoon. The tires aro believed to h.iu been started by labor agitator. will go to tho Senate for action tually as it was Introduced In tho House. FARM LOAN BOARD WARNS OF SWINDLERS Scheme for Promotion of Spurious Associations Ex posed and Denounced according to an edict lasiifd by I'icsl dent Carranze. It wri"i learned ioia The lav placed upon prrMjn .'iilerlng Mexico. aeiots either t ho northern oi southern border, or v la seaports. I" twciit.v-llvo cults Amencan mom 5. JOHN P. MATHIEU I'iiiludclpliin iiiiuiufucturcr, wlio died at Miami, Pin. MATHIKU lUNKIJAI. MONDAY Leather Manufnclurcr Uied Yester day at Miami, Phi. ruiieial services for John I". M.ithieii, prominent leather manufacturer, who died jrstcrday .it Miami, I'l.i . will be held Monday nflcrtio'jn at 'Z o'clock at hla late reside nee, 1005 Wert Allegheny avenue. Tho licv. .1. It. luvlcs. rstur -f 'Jcth lehcni f'resbjterlsn Church, JJiead ind Diamond sticets, will odlclate Inter ment will be In West l-auiol Hill Ctinc lerv. Mr. Mathlcu made .Miami his winter home for the last tvvontj yciii.". cnj luc ll'hlng and bnjllng, hlh favorlto td're.i lions Ills wife was with lilm when he died lie, hud been In poor health filnco Ust June, but bis londitlon be came tcrlous at ChrisUii.is. lie was bom In l-'ranco and In 1SS3 came to this country and founded the ,1. 1'. Mathlcu Leather Compau. of thia 'city. 'Ibis loinp.inv was lonMi d.ileil in London and New orl; in 1101 as the Surpass Leather ''ouip.iiiy. He retired In 1!1S Mr. Mathieu was a inpinber of the Manufacturers' Club, 1 Columbia Club. Philadelphia Yacht Club and Atlantic City Yacht Club lie leaves a daughter. Mrs Charles .1. Mil ler, of this olt.v Imprcvemcnts in Handling Uunkcr Coal and Ico Submitted to McAdoo by Mayor WASHINGTON, Tcb. 15. -Hxtonslvc plans for Increasing the terminal facili ties of New York were laid before Sec retary McAdoo by Mayor H)lan and Murray Hulbert, commissioner of docks. Among tho Improvements contemplated la the establishment of a direct coal bunkering system for ships and a broad ening of tho facilities for handling In bound tihlpmenlM of natural Ice. The Now York men advocate the building of much larger docks for the excluslvo lire of coal bunkering. Commissioner Hul bert said that by Increasing the coal handling facilities 0 per cent of tho present delay could be avoided In load ing ships. Secretary McAdoo was urgid aim to Investigate tho possibilities available for transportation In the New York State bargo canal. Mayor llylan declined that by re-artanglng tho control of the barge canal much of the natural Ice which nec essarily will have to be shipped Into New York tho coming summer could be transisirted by way of the canal. This, he said, would Kcrvc Urn purpose of re lieving congestion at the Slatcn Island dock to a large drgrm Inasmuch as the barge canal dock would handlo all freight coming that way. 1IHC IN CKAMP SHIPYARD Several Collapsible Hunts Destroyed by Ignited Lighter A lighter ued for carrvlng equipment and repair materials to ships being 11 palred at the Cramp shipyard caught (lie. presumably flom 11 railing icel hot ilvet. this morning. Several col lapsible loaU and other material which was to have been delivered to tho steam ship ortemisj. at the xaids for repairs, were eleslrojcd. As soon as the fire was discovered tho lighter was taken away from the side of the orleinpo and drenched with water by the shlpynid flro department Naval Consulting 13oarf of Noted Inventors to Hear Demonstration by Chairman Saunders y WASIIINOTON. Kcb. 1 5.-A meeting of tho naval consulting board has been 'called for tomorrow' at the Secretary of tho Navy's ofuVe. at which William L. Saunders will explain fully the unslnk. able ship now ready for commission. Mr. Saunders reports first to Secretary Daniels today. I Tho consulting 1si.it il Is lompwd of I some of the best known Inventors and I shipping experts In the world Thomas A. lallioii Is the president! Dr l'Cter Cooper Hewitt, vice president: Thomas 1 N. Itoblns, secretary, and Mr. Saunders 1 is chairman. Among Us members are Howard L Collin. Hiidfon Maxlin, Hlou J. Arnold, Matthew II. Sellers. Spencer I Miller and L'lmer A Spcrry. : At this meeting the plan for making 1 all of our ships unslnl.nblo by tho pro cess pursued with the former Austrian steamer Lucia will be thoroughly I threshed out Naval authorities are con- fldent that tho plan or Mr Saunders. If approved til all bejond Iho slimle ex periment, will not be extended to iiiiv vf the navy's lighting ships ndoat r In 1 course of construction, if the Plan Is adopted lit nil. thev say. II will bn con 'lined to vessels In tho transport service MJltNS KILL WOMAN 1 Mother Meets Death 'doing to Care for Sick Child ' Vi-ii'l!I.sT(lWN. Pa.. I'eb. 13 -Mi' P.lchard Marsh, thirty-eight cars old. was so badly burned at her home In Hrldgepert bv all explosion of llhuulliat lug gas that she died within :t hint time In the Norrlstown HumiMhI A sou John, fourteen ears old, Is still at the hospital from being overcome with g.i vvhlls two other children In the f.imilv why were nlo nhVcled by g.i-. ai. being taken i-nre of by tielghhois The Marh home way filled with g" from a stieet main when Mis. Mar h went to a bedroom on the third floor to look after a nick child. As she en tered the room with a lighted I P 1 there waa an explosion, and the burning , oil iet her and tho houte on 111 0 fTH 2 or 3 at each meal' sj'tV f lsJ lightly buttered,, instead of iio much IJ r,r bread, w ill give perfect digestion and nor- ri Jt mal bowel action. Constipation overcome in ti t iliivs. f!einlaiti NO nieelicinp. OC per parksge. At principal drug and AuC grocery stores or ellrcct from Dr. Von'. Health Bi.cuit Co., 2218-2220 Market Street BONWIT TELLER fiu CO. Oltc Specially SliopOrijutationb CHESTNUT AT 13th STREET An Exceptional Sale Saturday of WOMEN'S NT BkOUSeS Saturday's Blouse Special Net blouses, four attractive models, as illustrated. Fashioned over chiffon foundations. Touches of embroidery and val. lace trimmed, finished with tiny pearl buttons. Specially priced for frO Q( SATURDAY ONLY P---v 4? 1 J WA.SIIINOTON. Kcb. IS The 1'cdcral farm loan board has issued Iho follow Ire: Another scheme for swindling th'. farmers of the United States has been dlscovcied by tho IViJeral farm loan board. A man advertising himself as an authorized organizer of national farm loan association!! la sending out adver tising matter Is sending with the na tional flag, stating that he will organize iiii.li ftk.ii.'.lln.i u( l.-.nn t",nl, .',11,1 . Ill ....v.. . . -v..-..,.. .... ..-,, , teach others the trick for a certain sum J of money. Ills advertisements have; reached farmers and business men ovrri a large part of the bulled States. He1 claims to bo so busy organizing national farm loan associations that hn needs help, but will take Ihuo to tench others' for u monetary consideration. ' AH such representations: arc fraudu lent. In order to borrow under the j farm loan act it is nrcessaiy for farmers to organize co-operative national farm loan associations In their local com munities.. It la a violation of u ruling of the Federal farm loan board, pub lished more than a car ago, for a na tional farm loan association or a, Jolnl slock land bank to spend nuy money fgr promotion purposes. Associations thus orsunized will not bo chartered by tho Federal farm loan board. Farmers aro warned therefore agahut any onu asking a fee for hla proffered sen Ico In connection with applying for a loan under the Federal farm loan act. ICK GORGE ON SUSQUEHANNA Itnilroudd and Sunbury Residents Prepare for Dangerous Flood SUNOURV. Pa.., Feb. 117. With a lx-foot Hood here tho ice on tho Sua ejufhanna Tllvcr. much of It a ard thick, is bulging up at points on tho mlle wlda rxpanso of water and given Indi cations of a break-up. Ten Inches of water Is running over tho top of the he Itailroadn aic weighting down their bridges with loaded coal carH iu antici pation of tho flood. Persons living In tho lowlands are moving their lto'tischold roods to higher ground. Report Hearst Buys Hoston Itccord BOSTON. Feb, II. It Is rumored nl tho Stale Houso that the Ilnstou Ilecord has hern sold by Charles Sumner lllrd to. William Randolph. Hearst, for a. con sideration understood to bo "BO.OOU, Takca Charge of Oil. Production WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. A. A. O'Uonnell, of Iosr Angeles, was today appointed to take charge of tho prob lem of oil production by Oil Director Iteejua, of the fuel administration. i V DENNISON T MFG. CO. JTRAMINGHAM. MASS. Abftiw Service was utilized when the waufectura of the wellsknowo "Denni .oa," producto needed 4 new roanufacturing 2Wtfiy Freight Embargo in Effect on and After Monday, February 18th TO SPKED up the war, to distribute coal, to open up the rails for tli rough freight, an embargo on all freight shipments to or from points within a specified zone around Philadel phia goes into effect at midnight, Sunday, Feb ruary 17th. The business house must depend on high way transportation reliable motor trucks will reach your customers economically and quickly. The delivery service you render now will never be forgotten. Investigate the Autocar the motor truck that passes you every few minutes on any street in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Factory Branch of The Autocar Company is your assurance of after sale service. In announcing this embargo the Philadel phia District Committee on Car Service speci fies that the following stations are affected: Ualtimore & Ohio R. It. lioouc, I'a. Holmes, Pa. lioonc Tunnel, l'a. Mauwc1ln, I'a. Collinudule, I'a. Oakcola. I'a. Uarby, t'a. Itldlcy, I'a. Folsoin, l'a. Philadelphia & Heading It. It. Audubon, N- J. Jenkinlovvn, Pa. Harrington, N. J. Lafayette, Pa. rtellmawr, N. J. I.awnsldc, N. J, Camden, Kalglin Point, N.J. Magnolia, N. J. Camden, Linden St, N. J. Cloierdale, N. J. East Gloucester, X. J. EikiruJ Park, Pa. Esslnffton, Pa. Cladwyn, Pa. nienside, Pa. Glouceater, N. J. Haddon Heights, N. J. Highland Park. N. J. Hog I.land, Pa. Jit. Ephralm, N. J. Northmonl, N. J. Oaklyn, N. J. Ogontz, Pa. Oraton, N. J. Pcncoyd, Pa. Ship Yard, N. J. W'eit Collingswood, N. J. West Manayunk, Pa. Wood Lane, P. Pcnnsylranla It. II, Academy; Pa. Arlington, Pa. Anh Street- Itola, Pa. .. PaJwyra, N. J, Darmouth, Pa JMrnmniifH (. MNmr, N. J. Pciltlb llrjn JIawr, Pa. Ilurmont, Pa. Camden, N. J. Stevens Street Cooper Street Clifton, l'a. Collingswood, N. J. Cynwjd, Pa. Darby, Pa. Uelair, N. J. Dudley, N. J. Essinglon, Pa. vf I'ernwood, Pa. Pish House, N. J. Polcroft, Pa. (arret Road, Pa, (ilcnolden, Pa. ' Gloucester, N. J. Grassland, Pa. Haddonficld, N. J. Havcrford, Pa. Hog Island, Pa. Lafayette, Pa. Lansdownc, Pa, Laverock, I'a. LtBota, N. JA . 'i hauia ft. K. Llanerclt, Pa. Jlaplc Shade, N. .1. .Merchant illc, N. J. Mcrion, I'a. Millbourne Mills. Pa. Jloorcs, Pa. JTorris, N. J. iMorton, Pa. Narberth, Pa. North Woodbury, N. J. Norwood, Pa. I'avoniu, N. J. Pembroke, Pa. Pcnsiuken, N. J. Pencoyd, Pa. Prlmos, Pa. Itidley Park, Pa. Riverton, N. J. Itosemont, Pa. Secanc, Pa. Sharon Hill, Pa. South Camden, N. J. rt'esimont, N. J. WeslTille, N. J. ' Woodbury, N. J. Wyaaewood, Pa. A JS mJSSS-VVt t iV v"rdleV I VPftveV J '"'6.. TVlii5"" N, FiSOVV M Jr '2Z.Wri'ix -, X o I yitZZkr s .r'-: vs. .Brist0M 1 T v '" y Mriy&i W- 1 ir"', oiiir,n . . t'iSSS'DwSSy ihjj J. I I "C; V ,,,,i"W A ;J$0GMtt$w """ .. Li.' .lp-w"''. i'W. 'f'" troouburyUl,'"sI'lmnw IW otJieii?H yrc VV vC . f ontiii.i jm v x Wx' -s""' "? Ax"J I mllf " Ht MullieolMI ; ill.rniwnJc. m m JkJlf V " PlttiT.nClO. 1j,.. m ? I WL iitmenl T jfCiiL e l j J- nK"tv AJ ' w"- I wk . -' Nra5T,Pt""firo iSTfirLx m VqtJI w sv wV v"" .&., j,. m NM v tE RADIUS V ' jS & a vv -". f,w"" Mim N j,t N. tsJ 'X Nniii r.iMw S lp fe(ririteil by Rind, Me.Nitlr & to. 'WOOJ.FROM PHIUAOevP H y. - .1 v - o -v nm- - . , 1THE AUTOCAR COMPANY ARDMORE, PA. - HTmiiifn'ttlVBt'ii nf "Tiji tnsis..... ! m r Philadelphia Factory Branch, 23d anctearket'sts. Jlany bubitteffl houses of Grell Philadelphia ar'l already nrcparcoj to deliver In thtoj territory with ifjl liable motor! trucks. a .K I Wmm SOM- , .i ?- ". .". " .. V1 . eyv Z. 3l ,jt 1 klfttihlkiitt4 lei1 ffnthfcij&id fcAAiA.- r!L. WWti . .'!' J i. mmmmmmmt i 1.V , - . ' .. . - . 1--. ,'J.r. Vjiy,. , , . V .A,..,.. ! itlTW tiirisirffslMs i'i tliliiiillllliMsiiTiii
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