tut
IING TITLES
STAKETONIGHT
eat of Both Sexes En
tered for 50 and COO
rt'Yard Championships
ILGA DORFNER IN LINE
K There will lie vvhlto foam In ample
mtitlts on me pool or mo central
M r. A. lonlKlit. when tlic liest of
Aa nutatori of lioth aexei In tills sec-
nf tne country win ciamt for tho
tUi Atlantic Association titles The
jietnn of tne water racinc eamc will
tile among thcnis-chci to who aliall
It uprcmo In the 50-iaitl distance.
irhlle the men will .-elite nffnlra In the
K0.) ellstance
J The record holders In liotli ecnls will
i out after the titles. In the GO-vard
htnt for the mermaids, Olca Dorfner Is
fclltrd to appear. She not only holds the
4d e Atlantic Association record oxer
Ms route, but aim the national and
American tccords. Competing against
irnw no .nauci Arunc, who ha1? cov-
d tne uisunco in owj a fraction more
tn tho record ; iiertmue Artelt. wim
m forced the speedv Olifa to voral
ncr lccurej performances: nelp
rn, the star of tho Tlrst Ileglment
got, ana im-iium uni.
kThe 500-j ard- eent should de-
U the hearts of Philadelphia nata.
brill fan1 U1 Kclmal, holder of
record lor mis di-ianee. win tn
iihe ttlffel kind of going to lead the
dt of the held oer the line ills com-
(titers Imliida l.rneRt Fopp, holder o
allaroumi nvvininilns title of the
Wladelphl.i district; II lii2 f ,t-
Uc City: lred ttreenc. the nr!ntlm?
jronder of tlie West Itrnncli V M V ,
If. II ilius, or the Pi ana nh a.
Iwimralnc Club; Calncll Van Itoden,
fermtr ::unruciiampion of the I'lilla
Mphla district, and P.amond Uhl, who
to hold the sprints chamo onsh ns.
I; The fanc -diving contests for both
Tien and men will bring out the local
mplons and near champions In this
tnt, which promises to be of a very
ay cnaracter. ami on account of the
Klal dives, afford some thrills to the
ictators outclassing any professional
rork In tills line of aquatks
r,The entry list, as appended, ppealis for
Kit:
ESei-rerd championship for women Olsa
rvn.'r'. YT."!.. r"r- KiirnJictii Dcrl.fr.
Ubfl Ark Hi. Pll arlelnhlft Tnrttipi.fn,.lnl,
Hiubelh ftiatl Bll'l I.llnnnr T Tl.l r"lri
Irlment H,
M goet-rard riiainrlnnahln for mn Urne at
ttantlcClty A t.. r. M nrrne. West
!cnr ." A " '' " Titus. Ir..
. a C.I Tlaninni1 I'lil unattnrhnl, Don
lewld, U of r . I'aldncll n Hodfn
irtral T. M. C. A
lMrard nolrr. tor mn.r,iil TcnAi'nm
fentrel II. M. e. A . II I, SheaLIey and
J, A Lllicecll Olrard Colleee,
rfancr dlilnir for men W ir It Tltu,
V' ; v.. :.- ivem ana t; i. (,rH.
irtrd Colleae. K J Und unattached, W.
If. fiWOne. IT . V.. C?rl M-.lr nt.,1 M fflln
Irmetronfr Philadelphia Turners
piwfHra nrnicc. lor women utllfl lluttfr-
Biiu, ncn(iiioii, 1 i- A , irOllf IHV
fit U. F1 A. Al I A . llflA.t l'lrlln t
Rb;l Oni-r li.l Ruth P.OT.nflt Klrxt
"A".l.?"ri ' ,1"""- lr,ni' -'""
'Fancy dlvlni; for vnmni.'iih.,in
Murphy, l.llznheth llkr. Helen Penm.
Ifweker, PhlladclpliK Turnera Pauline
lWll(elr. Ueit llranch V. M C. A.:
norrnce iicl nuKhlln. Ilesile ItNan Taho
Eije. iiepen uiricn ana .lira. Cohan, I rat
tiratnt H. C
Havana Entries for Tomorrow
JFIrat rare. three-Ntur-olds and un claim-
MtV ntivfejt VJ i art P. 1 B&. . . . .
. Melon inO: OuUh. Id2. Pesars. 10'j,
Vtmllt ttttt Mom 1ns t . .A.
,,.,..., t '- uu,iaiii lira, l H IIir-ES t I" I.
mlUin 1ft),: l.lttle AVomler. 10S: niizRbMh
i i"' on Much. 110; rr. Cann 111.
rond reef, thref j ear-olds wnd un claim
W. tttim tiltn I, fnrlniina 4 1-i-ia
I If. 10'.. llnndH Off. lflS-'oid lien Iiik'i
ruette. 110, nia Liinias 112: Sallle o Da
l, "7i"a ,'?ny: ''-' Musxantl.
Wrd race llirec-yenr olds Hnd up, rlalm.
.puree unn. n fiirloncs Col Matt Jos.
JflllU, Ileuillar. 110 Natalidlll. til: Al
i.ni i u, '.."'' "-' -riaerotK,
SAant J.lM It-.
race, three.year-olds and un.
purfo $-,ou. n furlonia 'Mlaa
iSiift4 '.V'"- ".. 'Prlmero, 101, Mile.
S5l?'jfiurl'.'s '"rney ins I,itie. ms.
eraWO. 10a im. Illfl! 1.1111a VnV.A ton
f'awt " "J- 5!apt Msrchmont. ll'o.
iir-.r'".'"'-. iiiiKi imnaicap tnre.enr
BTuli on ?i fUfst ,;" mile and .10 nril
.InilJ:' ..V! ' "T. IH. vikh &ihi ins
BiiiVL. ' ' ?.uc'" AT1' I"!- Ormulu
wtrr.l .'ivmi-j- .wHKer npence-oortrh
L1!' ".'.n,,lr'.. ear-olds and up clulm
fin.,' LT"1; Hnn su.Jaros "nhynie,
y '1.', ,nn. Tariea. 101, Vo TIm.ii
Eh. 'ins. . 10,',,,.h,;l'' "cli'trran ma.
BnV.. ii. "" ' " ""'"rp II, ill, raul
I iDfr Ilea; nlloHMica rlalinrd
jwnthcr, clear: track fast
X Sports Served Short
LTk CleT-rtaiid Cluli Imp amirM Mi,y
16 recta rrn -In I nsi- - i L .rr.J
k JA? ,n'.w sthltte nld laat aenaoS
a Salt l,ake c v. Ill hBntn ......
Na .30J. and hes drove In nliiety-eii rum.
.f" ."'"''. Held (oaeh for ever
aiaaona at hvru. itt..i... . ...
ail jroapecta another Jolt when he declined
a aim a new contract, Ho altnuuiued that
Wll ffnlllf Tn Allt a
tJf'1''f ln Tlpnle and flirt Marl.te
patera will Join the Ht. Taut club.
K?."lif'dlnc '" ""o "drd round of a
CSl-'t r,le ,or ""' '"rlen fun on th
jaaure Bay courao of the Fxmit Brancti
K V. , J"it rot parted her habarda
bm. k ..U,1J 1 wiuinraw, - ne raca was
Elrf 'IV .1'- " W b" ttftcen aeconds
ar to. Ilasel L, ,
ISKUr ""'I'", the Norwegian akater.
3 ," yceinKtr ami irom a atandlnr
MJ. mad. what are declared to he three
PHI a records for indoor rlnka at Himerinr.
it"' akattd one-half mil In 1 minute
MJ acondaM a mile 111 S minutes S2 S-S
oda and thrao miles In S mlnulea 18 1-3
TNI,.'
FfJJfte.C Winter. Jr.. a Tale bark who
u..w nii me looioall eleven to Ro to
,71 ,.." jviaior. naa Deen dCLoritad
t Ilia Wne Cfnmm turn l.Ka.r... 1.. n
tfc-, -ZJ ...-.. .T.n.r. ... n, will
aralnat German fllerw in January.
!?- .
,- ,v,lTOII'l, aKl and anowahoe con.
Si iSft were railed off with the ooat-
rVl't .- "" "ariniouiii winter carnll
B.,!"M n"'. Saturday, They will be
fcl- -r,r vr'lm. ' .l,m nnuai aiumni
"r outlna- which takes place over the
ui iiasninKion s uirinaay.
tllttn flriw -nil... In.l. k Ih ,k
ewil rouraome medal plav tourney on
i;r" 1' ".io'iiu rounn m i-inenurat. IV,
"gti'Mall, the aenlora' (haninloii, and C.
ItCWf ?f Oakmont took both the low
't.Uia tn-9 IntV IT ritual hntmra
... ..j,...
Vi,L"jln rounA In the annual Wafti
J! JLr- tJ ' " Wl'.hn1 ft,d,1'f 'n Bl-
Said ith a card of Si.
Notes of the Bowlers
I Y? (Ii art at XJa4tna.t ll.a.1. .....J
-"B.ati iioiiuiiRii aaauM pqUHQ CUfl
In t ' respective learue. with
yyhonorii between renmytan1 Com.
Wt Fourth Htrttmt tloait aati Tt.ltn .I.L l
' mmi. tz;::;.zi v""- -M ,i".fY!"v.2
v.t utiwiis wop o una ioi( i'a
tmm t ll.. a ii.. .
La-. iiiiriiiwniii uimKia Of lP T10l
Cii.I i"". " '" uniiea Dial, navmc
i I it t?-k,own Hei. Many ot th
l--:-'-"r ".. -"p "re oiqiim
-"" n win ie up me eporc
Jpff,e "r "nilouely waltlnc th
rl9f the HnnutI tourneje of the Na
. t'SVi i10"' th hlK Ttern orsiutN
T ". yins laiipu 10 aeiia h team
fccinn tl "urnaineni, now oeinj neia
f fempftnj-. In the Tetroleum
I. M1l laiaA.B a. .. a a - a. a.. ..aB
KTfAW Mi .V.h u" Company.
, -.. tuim 1M4VC,
1 tlftnliattlai uKn -n..i tl,. ril-mmA
etbaeka. faii.k.4 ..,.. - i, .
aXa m - iivi iivniisii lJ tana lit !,
IP ' ff, H in the Quaker City i.eaua.
9. Til" !'" ."" m vr Wndham.
lle with Whlta Ulephants for second
lUr Caee Game Tomorrow
Plid lllffll K-hnnl A U Iu..l. .l
trsl..uk,tb"" l'm will meat to-
r .ki'." """l.1 "cia me uainolle
ia W ' Traymora Hall, Franklin
l'LAVEIls' FkATERNltV
AFTER HARRY FRAZEE
Allege Ho Failed to Pay Pitcher
Hngoimrm $2320, Said to Bo
Duo Him f
Ni:W TOHK. Feb. ID -The Itaseball
Players Fraternity scstcrday obtained
a Supreme Court order here requiring
Harry It. Fraree, president of the Boston
American League club, to show cause to
day why lie should not bo punl-hed for
contempt of court for his alleged fulluro
"iW.iSV'Ji ''"rmanru pitched
him l',c,' tho I,lair asserts is duo
iiTo'9".," c'uh '' ""Btrman out In
1912 and the fraternity contends this
wna done In Molatlon of his rontrac"
The fratenilty obtained a JullBtnent
aaalnst th, Hoslon Americans Jast No-
im.,n..r?r ,he nm'"" ..named and
sas that It was ncer paid
MAGNATES HINT
AT HOLDOUT PACT
Owners Believe Failure to
Sign Indicates Organ
ized Movement
SALARY CUT CRUX
NKW YOrtK, Pel) ID
Major league owners who compared
notes here during tiie schedule meetings
last week regarding holdouts .unong
their pl:irrs are Inclined to bellce
theic Is an organized holdout inmement
among some of the plajcrs, according to
reports In baseball circles todaj
Tho management of the New Yotk
Yankees lias to far failed to announce
the signing of a single pl.ijer. mid it
Is bellecd no more than five or six mem
bers of the team h.ie signed The
Uraxes, Dodgers and Phillies aro said
to haAe fewer linn ten plajcrs apiece
signed for 1918 and consider that west
ern clubs are also lialng troublo lining
up their men The general reduction of
salaries agreed on by the tluh owners
as a wartime, measure 13 said to be re
sponsible for the trouble.
Last jear tho plajers had an agree
ment not to sign because of the Im
pending baseball strike, and thej found
that this threat to the club owners re
sulted In greater demand for their ser
Ices than usual At the cloro of last
season when It was Inevitable tint war
conditions would forte the club owners
to reduce salaries. It Is Mated that the
plajera of more than one club banded
together and decided to fight the i educ
tion by taking their own sweet time
about signing this spring
That is whv there aro so manv un
signed plaers In the major leagues
Usually at this stage of tho season most
of Iho eteran players aro In line, but
it Is significant that the only plajcrs
signed In the two major leagues now aro
thof-o on a few clubs whose unusually
good work last j car protected them from
tho general cut In pay.
PAYS HIGH TRIBUTE
TO U. S. ARMY CAMPS
tribute to the moral conditions of
the V H Army training camps, was paid
todaj by Dr Paul M. Pearson, of
Swarthmoro College, one of the heads
of tho Training Camps Association. Ho
spoke at a luncheon of the Poor ISUhard
Club.
Pr Pearson contrasted the moral Hiid
phjskal conditions of the United Mates
cldlcr and fallor In the inrly daj.s and
cen up to tho Mexican tiouble with
the present condition", to the kilter's
great credit
It was announced that the nct lunch
eon of ihe Poor Itlcliard Club would
bo addressed by Miss Suzanne Mixer
rii.s, at which time s.he will bo pre
rented with a star-studded service tlag
and u contribution from the club mem
bers, for her Dclglan iharltles
71 HOSEMEN SWORN IN
BY DIRECTOR WILSON
Many Dismissed Workcis Fiom Hog
Island Jlorc Needed for Two
Platoon System
Scent -one liosemen were sworn Into
tho Bureau of I'lre this afternoon by
Director of Public Safety William H.
WIKon. Two hundred additional men
nro needed to mako up a total on which
may be built up the two-platoon sjstem
More than two thirds of tho men nro
mechanics dismissed from the Hog
Island jards during the recent lay-eft
thero of some 7000 men. Director Wil
son gac n short talk in which ho lallcd
attention to tho Increase In pay agreed
upon by Councils' Pliiinco Committee,
and tho $2n Increase In tho annual
clothing allowance. Ho also touched on
the two-platoon sjslein und told of ef
forts being made to put this system in
operation.
TRII'LK TIE IN SHOOT
Watson, Shields and Sommcra Grass
Jl Birds at Whitemarfh Event
Three gunners. Charles Watson and
I'rank Shields, of this ell), and .lames
Sommer.s. of Kaston, tied for high gun
honors In the midweek white -flier
shoot of the Port Hide Inn dun Club
this afternoon at Whltimnrsh The
trio grassed fourteen birds In the fifteen
bird contest
Oeorgo i:ilbcr, Charles Illddle and
nilly Clegg finished retotid with thirteen
hits each. The shooting of the winning
trio was exceptionally good, for a lieay
fog made It difficult to seo tho birds
after they flew twenty feet from the
trapu
TURN GOLF LINKS INTO FARMS
WASHINGTON. Keb. 19. Turn the
golf links and the hunting preserves of
tiie wealthy Into field for sowing grain
was the proposal made by Mrs. Howard
Oould to Secretary of Agriculture Hous
ton today.
She said she would turn oer her
lands In Virginia to tho Government,
and she was sure many of her friends
would do likewise If they knew tho
urgency of the present food situation,
hhe Insisted, howeer, that women as
'well as men bo drafted to replace the
agricultural wprkers that hae been
taken into the army.
Accused of Stealing Overcoat
Hoy Peaco. negro, twenty-two years
old. Federal street abce Eighteenth, was
arrested today by City HaJl DetcctUo
John Duey. accused of stealing an over
i oat alued at (ISO from a. Market street
department store. Peace was arrested
when he attemptod to redeem the coat
at a pawnshop at Fifteenth and Bain
bridge streets, where It had been pledged
for 13. He was held In E00 ball by
Magistrate Watson for a further hear
ing next Jlonday.
'
Child Seriously Scalded In Tub
Joseph Damore. thr years old, was
seriously scalded this morning Jn the
bathroom of his mother's home, at XU3
a.ih ttirkH street. lie fell Into th.
tub In which hl mother had been pre,
.,in his bath. The child Is Jn atl
JCirwa)' HosylUl and is not tsueot (,
EVENING PUBJ40
Dvinsk Besieged
by German Army
Continued from rase One
Von Hlndenburg ntnl Von Mackcn-cn
was iheckcd at Dlnsk.
RUSSIA Wiu7 FIGHT
INVADING II UN ARMIES
By JOSEPH SHAI'LEN
PtailUUKAt). Teh. 19 Itussli will
nght. The nolshelk foreign omce so
unuouiHcd today.
If the Germans nduince nruln.t tin-.
sl.i they will be declated counter-reolti-
uonisis ami win nc rought like Alexleff
and Kaledlnes. It was nscrtcdt Tlie
response to recruiting of a bodalist
army Is enormous
"o trade tclitlons with ilcrnnuv are
nnsblc. the l'orclgtt Olllco declared
The tlermans will get food only wlien
Hit., rcxolt and Join the Kuslan prole
tariat Fottlgn Minister Trotsky, addressing
tho Uolshclkl eecutle loinmlttce, otil
Until publicly for the first time the
startling peace terms prcrented by Oer
mum whkh Husla tcfused They In
cluded retention of Poland, Lithuania,
P.lg t nnd Moon Island, and ia)mcnt
of J4.000.000.COO Indemnity
The Joint note of the foreign dinioin.sts
loiiiirnlng Hussln'a repudiation of Its
natlotinl debts lias aroused the iincer
of the entire puss It . interprrted ns
a dhect moe of ull the belligerents to
crush the Tlusslim reolutlon
Ilecent ulspatclica stated that seeral
I'.uropean neuttals. Including Holland.
Spain and the .SuindlnaWiin countries
were planning to make a Joint protest
ngninsi tno i.oinown iieiiarathm l an
Intern itlunnl moratorium
UOLSIIEVIKI A Itlt EST
UKRAINIAN RAD A
LONDON- Peh 19
'Ihe Holslietlkl (iovcinmcnt has ar
reMed nil members of tho t kralnl.in
Central H.ida and the dclrgitlott sent
by that body to the llrest-I.lloi.sk con
ferenco on charges of high treason
against the people according to a de.
la,cd dl-palcli fiom Pctrograd reuhid
today
'Ihe Goernment. the dispatch ndds,
will not recognlzo the trentv between
tho Central Powers and Ukraine, point
ing out that Vmcrlta, Kngland and
Prance have also rcfucd ai.kiiowcdg.
niciit
STRIFE RENDS RUSSIA
AS TEUTONS STRIKE
hrot'KHOl.M Pcli 10
Gcimaii) s new ofaiisle agilnst Hus
sla on the front between the Psltic Sci
and tho southern frontier of Vnlhnia
comes nt a time when Prussia's Internal
conditions nie most deperate from dill
war
Advices icceltcd here toda stated
that fighting Is raging between Pnlshe
II and antl-IlolshcMk forces nil the
way from Moscow to the Itl.ick Sea.
The tide of battle Ins nwung fiom side
to side, with the lied Guard lctnrlnus
at some points mid Cossacks. Ukrain
ians and Rummlaiis ktorlous at others
Rumania now occupies a peculiar posi
tion llio Rumanians and fkralnlaus
are fighting the l!o!shelk side by side
German and Austro-Hiiiicarlaus nie al-o
fighting on tho sldo of the Ukrainians,
but a slato of wai still csltts betwicn
Rumnila and tho Central l'oers
FORMER CHOIR BOY
SENTENCED TO DIE
Youtli Convicted of Double Murder
Shows Stoical IndilTeience
to Falo
NKW YORK, Pel) P Paul Chap,
man, sixteen, a former choir tiov who
was conlitcd of murder In the flist de
gieo for shooting to death two men dur
ing a robbery, was sentenced tu death
todaj In the electric clulr nt Sing Sing
during tho week of April 1 Sentence
was pronounced by Supreme Justice
Kaplan, of Brookln. who presided at
the trial
The outh maintained the attitude or
sloclal Indlffeience which had charac
lei led his conduct since his arrest
"You got lo die some time auv wav '
commented the condemned vouth when
asked If he had an, thing to say "I
am not guilt of minder I did not
Intend to commit murdei I knew I was
doing wrong so tan away when tho
shootli g began I don t believe I de
servo as heavv a sentence as jou have
Imposed "
Chapman and two other jouthn were
bent on robbery when the slnylngs
occiincd
AUTO URIVi:il NOT GUILTY
Acquitted of Manslaughter in Caus
ing Aprtliei's Death in Collision
Refoie .ludgo Henry specially pre
siding In Quarter Sessions Court, a Jur
today returned a tcrdlct of acquittal In
tho case of Charles Hennls. of Willow
Grove, charged with manslaughter in
causing the death of Harry Y. Nunc-
liter, of 234T. North Sixth street Nuns.
lller died Juno 9 as a result of un auto
mobile collision between his car and a
machine driven by tho defendant, at
Rroad rtieet and Allegheny avenue
According to the testimony. Nunc It
ler'e c ir. which was disabled and was
being lowed by another car, was stand
ing in tho centre of tho trafllc way on
Uro.it! street when Dennis collided with
it, Nuneller was under tho car a the
time. It was raining hard and somo of
tho Commonwealth's witnessed teslllled
that there wero no lights on tho slctlm's
machine.
U. S. Slay Draft Urilons Here
Ilrltlsh and Canac'an cltUens In the
United States betw n tho ages of
Iwenty-ono and thirty-one years have
been warned In a letter sent out by
Lieutenant Colonel St. George L. Steele,
C, U, that they nro liable to the eliaft
lawn of the United Stairs.
Physician Gets City Position
Director Krusen. of tho Deparlment of
Health and Charities, today appointed
Dr. Charles II. MeDevItt, 4600 Wajre
avenue, Germantovvn, lo the position of
Inspector in the Bureau of Health. The
salary Is !400 a year,
Tbla la the proper time to do It,
We carry In atock all th neeea-
eary retiuiremenia ana can Klva
you full information en theaa
hffa
suDJeite.
SOW SEED NOW
For Xarl ejelablea.
In hot-bed.) or box indoora.
Cabbage, CaullfloMer,
Kgg Plant, Paraley,
I'appar, Tomato, ale,
Oat a Cataler Traa-all tare lead to
IT, IJIUIUJ
IkillHlleslellVslI
LEDGERPHIL,U)ELPHIA. TUESDAY,
Prc8byteriaii8
Planning Merger
lentlnned from Pais One
before thero can be any actual merg
ing. turki: nia rnom,i:.Ms
These ate named ns the big questions
which must first be answered:
Un which site will tho merged con
gregations worship?
Which name will the lombltied
ihurch ue.
What pistor will hac charge of
the consolidated flock?
Rath church Is possessed of n wealth
of ttadltlon and history which It would
like to keep dlstlucllxr, und tho sincere
of tho whole proposition. It was admitted
today, depends on tho willingness of
one or two of Ihctu to lchl,
According to former Judge W. W
Porter, one of the mo't ptomlnent nnd
nftlc members of tho Second Presby
terian Chuirh tho congregitlon of that
church nt in inform il meeting unanl
woutl appmied a merger of the tlitee
cliurrhes, or even of two of them, If
nothing could be arrived nt bj the
trio
"Tlie second however" lie end 'Is
flourishing It is strong splrltuill,
flnaticlallv ami nunictlcally nnd In Its
ailivltles The Impulse of the Second
lowntd a ineigcr Is bciauso of the ton
vlitlon tint there are too many
iliurclics In tho downtown section
At first nicnrdlni- tn nnp cf tlie mem.
bera of one of the committee. It was
stiggestid that a new church be built
from the proceeds of the sale of the
three In this w.u it was thought,
ono of the inon fiirnildsblc roks In
the progress of the merger would be
evaded Rut lciaue of the scarcity
of labor and building mnteiliil and be-1
caio i cell of the three churches ! i
l.ugn enough tu ,n coiiimnilnto the pin-1
poei tncigi'il i iiiBrcgitlon, this plan I
wis vlrtuillv abindmiid ns Imprai tlcil i
ami w.teful
Wot I.l PP.PSMttVi: CALVARY
t i preliminary meeting held b
the Session of the C.ilvarj Chutch some
time igo a set of resolutions was pic
seuted bv foinicr Judge Robert N. Will
son, an nctivo member of tint church.
In addition In pointing out tho dif
ficulty of merging three cliurche Into
ono homogeneous body, the resolutions
set forth that the iciiisollditlon would
not 'ptomote the bet results for the
cause of religion." but requested that
If nnj union wero effected the name and
site ot Calvniy Chun Ii be retained.
According lo Howard II Yocum. su
perintendent of the Simdn. school of
Calvar) and n memhci of the committee
considering th matter, a statement on
Cnlvarv h attitude anted itlng Ihe meet
lug of the mtigrogitlon toinonow would
bo lll-Hlvbrd
Tlie Tenth Prebv terl m, according to
one of Its meinbirs who did not wish
to be quoted, has gone on tccoid as
favoring a incigci
FINANCIAL WASn: A PCTOR
It waa pointed out In a man keenly
Interested In the consolld itlon und con
vinced of the wisdom of It tint tho
tliiaiiclal wasto entailed bv tho three
churches opeiatlng scpatatcly Is uppil
Ing The assessments of the church
properties, which arc appraised without
being taxed arc aluajs undervalued
he said but despite tills fact the total
valuation tint flty Hall has tint on
the Unco conies lo about JTIu 000
'The two buildings tint Calvary oc
cupies" he said "nro worth accmdliig
to their assessments fS.'o.OOO and .7fi,
000 The value of tho Second l'rc-b-terlau
Ins been placed at $215,000 and
of the Tenth at J-'OO ono Two of llicse
could be sold and tho money Invested
for the good work of tho consolidated
churches Add to this the capltall itlon
of the tnnliiteii nice funds n ml nu Ret
u capitalisation of over two millions
This ought certainly lo bo put to the
best advantage"
. of P. Dormitories
for U. S. School
Continued from race One
directing tho arniv tureiuH immcs
Ho disapproved of the Idea of crowd
ing in a couple of houis mllltit Iriln
ing In tlie already "iiiwded medical
rostcts llo said
ou men should coii'i'iue hard at
join e lass and lectin" work as vou
losteis schedule It and not nllempt to
crowd In a few hours addltlnn.il nd
devote It to military tral ling Ynu einild
not do thoiough conscientious ililllhig
under such conditions Vhit jou ti..cd
Is Intensive milltar training and t-hoild
devole all of jour time tn it fo. a perlJd
of nbout six weeks"
Poiiuf-jlvtinli will not have a sum
mer school this jcar and in vlev of the
fact that th" I'ulvcrsltv bis offerel lis
1 iboiatorlcs and equipment o the dis
posal of Ihe Government for u.u wotk
upprov.il uf the plan is certain It was
tho sentiment at the class niee'lng lo
ij that I nlveislty authorities would
be anxious to assist tlie Gov rnment In
can lng out such a plan as was sug
gested Such universities aa Pennsvl
vanla ( hlcago, Columbia and California
wile tiameil
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LIE IS PASSED IN VARE
LEAGUE ISLAND HEARING
Continued from Tate One
want to make It plain that jou are In
hero asaln asking nionev ou've nlrcndv
been paid." was. tho aerial shot dropped
by Traluet
Trainer is mean enough to say that
for tho benefit of the newspapers." Vnre
returned Then ho opened with his
high explosives '
opi'iins tj:n to uvi: mrr
I II lift uil ten to tne and 1 11 pi.v ,
f..i. n... ii.ensiireincii . that not i nc e
that was done. I II Icavo tins rnoni ami
lid jolt nnj iiniount ou want and will
take otir im ney and will give It to the
three South Phlladelphli hospitals If I
win and sou can keep It If J on will
1 lme nothing In hide. Vine said
Isaac 1) Iletzel. Vnre Select Council-
in,... frirn, n,n Riehtrc nth Ward luokolu
ulll, it,., un.nlmr that such betting and I
healed conversation was not iifiesar
at an ordlnniy committee meeting
Thin acted lis "oil on the walets for
about thieo minutes Then came Tinlti-
ci s explosion ns follows
' certain clt. othelul told me lhat
Clnlrinaii Gaffne.v slipped tho Varc
claim Into the loin bill In 1K,
' nv mnn who said that Med and I
hone vou will tell hint no ' said liaffncv.
Tialnci then insetted that he had been
i told that Senator Vain consulted his
' uttornev wllh tegiiit to supprestlng
fin Is nbout his wink on Government
nveiiue
Francis Miunk Itrnwii, the Vate at
lorn v asserted
'If Mr Trainer was icfeirlng to me
he told the must damnable lie that evci
rame fiiim human lips our nfflc.0 does
not tin th it kind of work "
'lhal Mmrls L. e'ooke when Director
of Public Woiks under Major lll.itiki.li
buiK rem engineers und workmen to
l.r.icuo Island anil poked holes In the
i nn tele will he built ihere and then
gave the pliluies to tho ticivsp epeis
was rharcfil bj enitoi
laiwin it nte
limit r iinss-cuiiulnntlon
'Hie assertion e erne after Sen Hot
Vine hud defended his claim lie also
issirtul that e nnke s depirtnient wasted
nbout J'iOO (inn In breiklng down walls
which wen .illfac!or
Another charge ho made was tint
Cooke found It e.isv to nuke charges
when he leuialucd hi Washington, where
he did not hive to fai e those whom
he accused
l.-Iilrectot Cooke the chief oppon
ent of the Vnres dalin was not piesent
Fiom Washington wheie ho Is assist
ing the Government, lie sent a telegram
declaring that the iniitintor Ins
alleadv been ' cxtiaviigantlv overpaid"
The resfion i is opened bv Chalinnn
Joseph ! Gaffnev with a brief address
III which he said he wanted the Investi
gation ami Inqiiliv to be as full and
complete as possible, nnd tint he would
no' suppress Ihe lieu Ing beiaue he Is
a politlilin oi because he has political
enemies
Immedlitelv after Senator Vaie fin
ished his direct teatlmonj Mi liurch
began cross-examining Iilin He as
serted 'Mr e"ooko ibused me and tried 'o
disci i dlt me with mv downtown neigh
bors He took engineers and workmen
and poked holes in the concrete wall
at League Island Park Twcntj -eight-pound
hammers and chisels were used
In making laige holes In the wall nnd
ther thej were ph lured In th news
papers This was In October PJlo.
When the III inkenburg ndinlnlstiatlon
eamo In It M erted tn tearrango the
lines and grades nt tho park and tore
down thousands and thousands of feet
of concrete, wasting a half million
eaillnrs
'I have been abused for flv jeata
without cause It Is easy to slaj 111
Washington and lomplain It I hid n
complaint tn make I would have cour
ig -noiiKh In come her., and tnelii It
before those 1 compl lined of.
Semtoi Vnre's plea that the bill,
which covets work douo luck In 1010
and 1111 nnd has been tcrmeil a "morat
eliiin" was his second personal plea
he hating appeared two vein ago In
nn unsuccessful effort lo sreuro paj
menl His statement of tho rltiiitlou
follows
wi hi: s'ioppi'm work
'"-onio time In the eirlj pert of 1711.
befoio Hie pilmaiv campaign In vvliieii
my brollier was a inndldite for Major,
u fonimlttee of so-enlled 'eminently re
spectable' cltl7ens framed up by my
rellllcal opponents llled a bill In court
charging that tills woik wis being done
III advance of Ihe appropriation, a.
though this hail been the recognlrrd
Practice for half i centurj whereupon
I stopped work i ending a settlement
of the amount due me
"I did not press mj claim in 1i1
because thero vveie no nvalHhle funds
In the earlv put of the Klunkeubiirg
Administration, however. 1 personally
and mj counsel. I'uukIh Shiink llinwn,
took up with Dlieclor Cooke a settle
ment of this claim In tho presence of
Mr Drown, Alexander Simpson. Jr.,
Wllll-im H Conncll, ( hlef of Ihe Hlgh
waj lturcnu, and nijsclf. Mr. Cooke
promised lo pay mo for this work Be
foio that arltlcnirut could he made, a
b H PCIC4IJCO PIIILADEIPHI
iK'iiiiihiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.ir
FEBRUARY 10, 1918
hitler political conlest for the eleellon
of f ouncllmen began. It being the friends
of Senator MeNlchol and mjself on the
one side, and Director Cooke, represent
rig the Dlankcnburg Administration, on
tlie other.
"The i esult of this ronlest caused a
'e'fl'i I f",,ln' towardnne on tho part
... .utiur cooks no iirokn his prom-
Ise to
pay me, refused to make any
settlement
and set nbout the charge of
inferior work to Justify his bteaklng his
"' T""i
i nuer these clrcnimslaiites the slgna
lino of ho Major was Impossible nnd
without It titi ordinance, If unanimously
passed wiijM have been Invalid
in the early ptrt of the present
nilnilnls ration, their was critic lm that
the language of the loan bill was broad
V '", "'' . " P'rmn the is.mcnt of this
i, ''"'. "ul .ot on' of l" Hems without
me iiccessuj or a public hearing I
appeared befoie the Plnance Committee
In order lo remove any sticlt criticism
and lequeated that Hie language of the
loan bill be so ihanged that there
could not bo nn doubt as to Its mean
ing, stating that did not want this
claim sandwiched In t,i,.e r,n.
I Hems, and declaring that I wanted the
I claim determined solelj upon Us merits
after a full and open hearing
I Last fall a bill to have this claim
determined was Introduced, but not
I funds 1!C''U,tc of '"-s oC available
Mr Cooke's telegram addressed to
i hill man GatTnej follows
I "Just received join letter. Iheie is
no bisls Ir moral laws for the claim
Senitor are ahendv has been cxtrava-
gantlv ovcipald Painstaking Invest!-
gallon bv experts of national reputation
made nt the request of Major lllanken
iburg proves that further compen itlon
I would be piofllgate waste of public
funds
I The eiiinntes nie based on till woik
ill I.eaCUe l.st.imt I'm-!, mid rm llm.
i ornmeni avenue Tlack ot the present
ilemind was a jepoit from Director
Datesman. of the Department of Public
Works, compiled with the help of Clies
ter K Albright, of the Rurcati of Stir
eJs he report of the present Admin
istration ofllclals was counted on to
swing tlie sentiment of the committee
In favor of tho bill Several jears ago
an attempt was made to Include a 3 J 10.
000 Item In the big loan program to
repiv Senator Vare R was stricken
out on motion of Councilman Trainer
Robett Smith, a Varc lieutenant In tlie
Thlrtj-slxth Wntd and hulrman of
Councils' Hlghwav Committee, Intro
duced a bill to pay Senator Varc, leaving
the amount blank. This died a natural
death nt tho closlng sessions of the
Inst Councils.
Two weeks ago another bill with the
amount blank was Introduced by Clnlr
inaii Gaffnej. and this Is tho bill In
which It Is hoped to fix an nmount
todiv Tlie Varo conttol of the Plnance
Committee Is overwhelming, and there
Is no question of the Senators being
able lo Jam his incisure through that
body and have It jeturned to Common
Council with a favorable lecommcnda-lion
THE EQUITABLE
LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE U. S.
120 BROADWAY, NEW YORK
By the thrift of the people the Nation is strength
ened. The most effective teacher of thrift is life
insurance.
The Equitable's Outstanding Insurance now
aggregates $1,754,868,908. The New Insurance
paid for in igi7 amounted to $251,344,000, an in
crease of $41,637,000 over 1916, and the largest
single year's business in the history of the Society.
Its payments to policyholders in 191 7 totaled
$62,831,172.
The following items are from the 58th Annual
Statement, which will be furnished on request:
Other Liabilities..
Surplus Reserves:
During the year the Equitable invested
$45,889,556 at an average yield of 5.24.
The Mortality Rate in 1917 was the lowest for
the last twenty-five years.
The Equitable issues the following special poli
cies in addition to all varieties of Life, Endowment,
and Annuity contracts:
A LIFE INCOME POLICY under which the insurance is paid -to
the Beneficiary in the form of a monthly income for life.
A GROUP POLICY by which an employer protects his employees
A CORPORATE POLICY to protect business organizations.
A CONVERTIBLE POLICY which can be modified to meet chang
ing conditions.
A BOND providing an income for the declining years of a man or a
woman.
A LIFE ANNUITY providing an immediate, income, under which
' the total return may be more, but can never be less, than the price paid
for the Annuity.
A NEW POLICY under which if the Inkured becomes totally and
permanently disabled he will receive a lite income without reducing
the amount payable at his death to the Beneficiary; and under which
the Beneficiary will receive double the face of the policy if the In
sured's death Ss the result of an accident.
For full particulars apply to the Equitable or to
any of its agencies.
W. A. DAY, President
j
PHILADELPHIA CLEAIUNG OFFICE: COMMERCIAL TRUST BUILDING.,
f.Konr.t; r orr, Inapeclor of Acentlea.
15. P. 1WM.IXV, ,ticn Mipervlaor, '
rilAniXI M. F0STKB. .Uency Manater, lXtil.M; . MOMLII, 'fieneral Atenl.
KENNETH OmilABI. General Aint, TUB I. I.. RKGlhTUl At.lK.NCV, ,
O, H. UNO SON. General Atenla. MM. It. ItOMNftON. Repreeentatltf.
A. n. IBVV, Arenci Manaier, J MOD MEIL, (itneral Aleut.
IV. T. BATCIIELDER. Afenrjr Jlanaier, Commonweallh Truat Uolldlm,
m.tNK TO. IlL'SKK, Aiaucr Jtan.ter, North American Bulldlni,
A. 8, UUtrlUK, Aiene? Manacer, Lafaratt Uulldlnf, 6th A. Cheatnut fcU.
. ,.i.
Dr. Anthnnu G. Rakerl
Dies of PncumoniuonrM'-ot nus. pru.ie .nun,
. .. National Army, died yesterday at Cwt)
Cenllnued from Pass One
tending towatd a belief In the doctrines
of the Kplrcopnt clutch. He had been In
Atlantic city less than a enr when ho
became convinced In his own mind that
Ihoso doctrines wero tho best founded,
though his respect for those of the Pres
lijteriati church and for those who main
tained them isjntlnued,
tioclor Ilakcr became an Hpiscopallan
and became a deacon, serving In 1S87
as assistant to the rector of St George's
Church, West Philadelphia A jeai
later lie was ordained a priest nnd was
made rector of Trlnltj Church, Center
Mile, Pa, He nerved successively as as
sistant rrclor of the Church of tho
Advent nnd the Church of the Rnlnliauv.
both In Philadelphia, and rector of St
James s Chinch, Perklomeu
At tlilrtj -rlRlit Hoctor Ilakcr retired
from the ministry In practice medicine
lining studied In the Jeffetson Medlcil
College while performing Ills duties as
a tlergj man
Ten j ears later Doctor llaker became
phjslclan In chief of tho Chlnee Medical
Dlspcnsatj'
Deitor tinker was Ihe author of many
books and pamphlet among which
were a hlnory of the Knights of St,
John of Malta, 'German-American Chris
tlatiltv " "A History of tho Germans
In America, and 'The Phonondonopo
and Its Practical Application."
Trollo) Injuries I'nliil
JIIss JlarJorj Hawkins thlrtj jcars
old, ot 030 .North Slxtj -third street. Is
dead ns the Jesuit of Injuries suffered
I'ebruiry 7 from being knocked ilouii
at Ihe corner of SlMy-ihird street and
Columbia nveniio bj a Irolley car.
Thin Model Cigarette Cases
Very desirable arc the new
thin model cigarette cases in
the fashionable engine-turned
designs.
One especially is excellent
value. It is made of sterling
silver, beautifully engine
turned, with gold stripes $30.
S. Rind & Sons, mo chestnut st.
DIAMOND MERCHANTS JUWULUHS SILVERSMITHS
a ii .. . - .
Assets, December 31, 1917
Insurance Reserve $471,914,234
13,620,304
For Distribution to Policy
holders in 1918 $ 16,065,192
Awaiting apportionment on
deferred dividend policies 63,592,355
For Contingencies 11,645,258
i..nAUii.-J, Ataocy Manacrr, Ureiel Uulldlnf.
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tiiAtiis;rj. i.. iai is-j.i.k
Greene, 8, C, according to word reach.
Ing Reading today from the military,
uutliurlllcs at tho camp. -
IT'S UP TO YOU!
- Wc place Philadelphia'
smartest shoes Tor men in all
fine leathers and patterns out
lor you lo inspect. They are -t
imiluu in wnuietjuic ana nere"',-,
you'll match Phlla.'s best $7.50
iu 9x1 siyies ana quality at
55.50, $6, S6.50. $7
$2 TO $4 BELOW ELSEWHERE
Wc are saving Philadelphia
men thousands of dollar a
lcarlu by our drastic down
stairs economics and Royal
Custom-Dilt shoes have proved
it to thousands.
If your bootmaker owni you anil
you aro not open to be convinced
that our economiea save you $2 to
$4 tho pair, then we can't do any
more. Our enrdt our proof are
on tlie table, it' up to you. Are you
rominff in? You're welcome.
40,000 men proved it in 1917.
RB,7oTK DHflSs
rl.W.COR. MARKET I UTH STS. DOWNSTAIRS
Open l.ierj Ktenlnr Till 9.30. Sat. la 11: JO
$576,837,343
$485,534,538
$ 91.302.805
$576,837,343
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