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MtESCAPE
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Utriling Rescues Mark
; f7?KfelftN PUBLIC LEDaER-PHILADIDIJPm, TOKSDAY, FEBllUAW' ' 19, 1918
NEW YORK WHITE WAY
PAYS CASTLE TRIBUTE
Dead Aviator's Funeral Draws
Great Throng of Friends
and Admirers
't .Apartment Blaze .
,w
, VIre,1n (lie apartment house conduct-
Wixni. urle ;ioutton, at I3SI Spruce I The great white nay, wun lit tnoti-
NKW YUltK, Fell 19
MMMi f.MjKnt twenty or more guests
tampering to the chilly streets In night-
nrwnn anil pajamas at 7 o'clock this
Warning and the crowd ot hundreds that
fetefcly ; assembled witnessed thrilling
hMUM and escADes from the structure.
M. lkiaft, va mn nltct with awiLn that in
'- " If Mnn, PAFtaln i1hII ,. i...-
t ioeatkm.
i Oiw aged woman was led by her son
!flawn A fire-escape, that had been erected
tly a". week ago and but for which both
'ViMKht have lost their live.
iNtsMlas Jessie I-ovctt. Mrs Houston's
K Mualn. rail In her nlehttrown a. htnM? in
w. the Hotel Stcnton on Ilroad street and
.'telephoned a lire aiarm.
y? riTlin Are ortclmted In a-lillo nf riil.l.LI.
K? Vtn 4r.n basement which wan In lint a i.....
iMhauled away today. Frances Smith, a
sands of worshipers ot the frivolous,
cast oft Ita gaycty today and with gen
ulne sadness and aching heart paid last
respects and tribute to Vernon Castle,
aviator, who was killed In a fall In
Texas. For months laughing Hroadway,
Us fox-trotters and fanfare, paid homage
to Castle solely becauie of his dancing
ability. During his tneteorlo career In
the theatre and cafe district no star had
a more brilliant following
When the dead aviator's, body ar
rived at the CI rand Central Terminal
today more than 500 llrltlsh and Amci
Ican army officer and men and women
from tlro.idwny and Fifth avenue stood
with heid bared The body wo taken
:vjHauiGU nytnjr ivuny. fiances omun, a,"1" '"' ' ...,, ,., luncn
'iiHwrrnw. who keeps the house nf ii'to an undertaker's establishment In the
'MKthlcat Culture Bocleiy next door, atwI11" "a" district and for two hour
L "113S4 Hnrticc street, smelled smoke whn during the time It laid In state, nn un
,', she went to the cellar to look after the ' ending line of former friend passed
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uy mic (ABACi, numo uiiiiKinj; Ilowers,
some for one final glance nt the dancer
Who proved that hi heart wa brave,
and some to shed tears.
At 11 o'cloc'c the funeral procelon
started for the T.lttlo Church Around
the Corner, where service wero hold
Mnjor Lord limes Ker, head of tho rojal
fllng corp, to which Castle was at
tached, was In chirge of the military
escort The Kplcop.il Church en vice
was rend by the Hev. I)r O C Hough
ton, rector The chunh wun ilemrnled
with palm. Tim bod reposed In h
bronre cn(llii. which wan draped with
American llagH and Union Jack, to
gether with n fljlng-sirvlio emblem,
rallbearers wero fellow aviator In
terment was to be. made at Woodlawn
Cemetery A military escort wan pro
vided to accompany tho body to the
gt nv v.
Mr Vernon Castle, the nvlilor's
widow, partially recovered riom the
shock of her huband's death, was at
tho station when the body arrived. She
took pertonal charge of funeral arrange-mcntK.
aL dm.
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STOP JUDGES GIVING
RELATIVES JOBS, PLEA
OIL AND GAS PROSPECTS
CAUSE STIR IN READING
XAJt Are
H adjoining cellar, Sho telephoned n fire
Mt talanii and ran next door to awaken
k&f Mrn. Houston and Mlsa Iovctt.
Ew, Miss Divett shouted to her cousin and
r "ran out of the house to telephone Mr
I.yyHouston alarmed the guests, some of
OW-Nvhom already wero awake.
B'JXSF Mr " I Lutzc' "eventy-three jeara
V jj ,w "'" ,,,i m'" v,f,.- .mull-, living
' 'en tnt rourui ann top noor, wero not
awaKermi uiuu mo rouc was filled
' Hrlth dense smoke and It was lmposlble
to escape down the stnlrvvHis. Xohle
fU, led his mother 'down the newly built
iA flrc-tscape.
n,.imifl the fourth-story front room. at.
V -temDted to leave the building hy means
J - rt ..nnn Tfr I. . .-- -
X 04 a rope nic-cn.rtw t. id euri 01
? -..iict .tnilrn liv vhleh one IT1.1V Imiar
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.himself.
James Blouvv carried hi halt un
conscious wife to safety through the
blinding smoke
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"WAR KITCHENS" PROVE
TO BE BIG SUCCESS
Recent Discovery by Workmen Re
sults In Formation of Develop-
Faught Declares Municipal i ment Company
Court Positions Should Be I huaoinu. raTrcb. i-oii pro-
Pliirnd Tlnflor Hivll Rnrvir-o I ,ec"' "' e "" strong signs of natural
. 1 gas, discovered on the NeversInK aiouiv
1 , tain here, iii.ni. ilm Kbuinerthal June1'
lion, have created great interest aim
resulted In the reient organizing of the
Heading Oil Corporation, which Is now
drilling
Joseph 1. Iinutu Is general manager of
the company and nn owner of a large
pnitlou of tho mountain land, which
wan purchasul about a ear ago from
the 1'hlladelphla and Heading ltallwa
Company and Herbeit It Orecn, tin at
torney. It was when the land wa being de
veloped for real estate- that the work-
WHLIAM A. GLASGOW
AIDS AS FOOD LAWYER
Philadelphiah Gives His Serv
ices to Nation for Period
6f War
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The adoption of the civil servlco svs
tem for choosing cmplojea of the Mu
nicipal Court wa mged by Albert S'mlth
Faught, scirctary of tho Civil Service
Itcform Association, and several other
Fpeakus at a meeting hi Id In the. City
Club.
Sir Faught urgid that the examlin
tlons In. opened to all i ltlcn nnd the
Judges of tho lourt be prohibited from
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?i i.h a com-etTtlv" exan n Ion I men discovered Veepago of oil from the
belt! :honCa;niaMUnrghtP'rmeen!,gnha I lock and mud. There was also oil on the
.lAMCS 11. FERRY
Former enfiincer of the F,cninR
1'ubllc Letlp;er, now chief machi
nist's mute, U. S. Nnvy, who
isitecl his home here today on
leavo of absencq from the nnnl
hospital at Portsmouth, Vn
whete ho is slowly recovering
fiom the effects of a submarine
attack on his (ship.
HADDON HALL GUESTS
DRIVEN OUT BY BLAZE
Philadelphia Patrons Among
Those Forced From Smoke
Filled Shore Hotel
at least four Mothers mill rioters oi
Judge or foimer Judge hold position
In the court Mr Taught sild
"It Is time for Us In Philadelphia to
reallre two thing' :
"First, that cmplove of the court be
not paid bv iimiilnmtiK Second lint the
implovis nf the court ho choien bv a
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nil'l lllll nn IHIMIIIHUI "iin'ii I't ' -
lecteil h mi linpiitlil Kvstim unit tint
no relation nf tin- Judgis be appointed
uiiIish they pass n civil service otninl
mtlon ...
"At least four brothers and sisters nt
Judges or former Judges ot the court
now hold positions there "
Two of the relative refeired 1n hj Mr.
Faught nn "llvo (1 Hrnvvii slstei of
Pu side nt Judge Hi own. who draw
JlBiiO n it stenographer, and Henry
(lllpln u brotliir or Judgi tlllpln, who
I a probation olllier
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So Crowded in West Philadelphia
Policemen Aro Called to
Keep Order
The success of the "war kitchens"!
for the demonstration of the making ot
"war" bread has passed expectations,
according to Mrs. H. C. llodcn, of tho
Council of National Defense, In charge
of this work.
tThe demonstration In West Phila
delphia, at 622 South Fifty-second
street, and Fortj -third street nnd Ijin
caster avenue, wero so largely attended
yesterday that It was necessary to call
policemen to handlo the crowds Be
tween times tho policemen might
lit, seen attentively following the lecture.
To accommodate every one, demonstra
tions wfll be given at these addresses at
t o'clock each evening. In nddltlon to
those given In the morning and nfter-
n00"- . .. ,
At the Young Woman a Lnlon. 4.8
Balnbrldge street. It was found neces
sary to havo Interpreter. There were
many foreigners at the demonstrations.'
The words of the cooking expert were
interpreted Into Polish. Hebrew and
Italian during the course ot the ecture.
c miioii flnur lias been donated to the
.committee by millers that Mrs Boden
& Wdaif reported the amount to Jay Cooke,
Federal food administrator lor J'liiia
'delphla. . She Placed H at the disposal
J off the administration n; """" "
j take any action In this -mttcr. how-
eVer. merely exacting 'promise from
' Mr. Bden ,hat none llie floUr
: bThe bread cooked is being distributed
as samples to those who attend the
meetings.
SEIZE TRUNK OF MAN
WANTED IN ROBBERY
Woman', of Trio Believed Not Re-,
sponsible for Attempt to
Steal Dresses I
The polite today seized the trunk of
the missing man who figured yesterday
Id the fight at the Warrington Apart
ments. Thirty-sixth and Chestnut streets
in., nmnanlons ot the man who es
caped, Mrs. Maude Maer and Trank
Kennedy, are being held at City Hall.
They ato charged with attempting to
steal two valuable, dresses, which were,
ordered aent to the apartment house, by
the use of the name of a tenant. The
fight resulted when Detective Fox ar-,
Ted und frustrated the attempt.
vnilr a wore of Demons, who had been
robbed through confidence game In the
lst two, months, viewed tho ptlsoners,
but could not Identify them.
The- police believe that Mrs Maver
mra not resnonslble for the planning of
the attempted robbery. The woman told i
Detective Fox that she came to l-nn-adelphla
with the missing member of
tho trio, whom she had nursed In a
hospital In nast Orange, X. J. He lied
yesterday during the light. The police
learned that ho boarded at a house at
Ninth and Dauphin streets. Search of
his trunk at that place brought to light
several tools used by burglars, and the
police uellee that the missing member
of the trip was a housebreaker when
other lines ot crime were dull.
RIDGE AVENUE MUST WAIT
SLACKERS DENOUNCED
AT LUTHERAN MEETING
Speakers Urge Contributions to
?750,000 War-Work Cam
paign Fund
Slackers were denounced bv Mieakcrs
todiy at n luncheon given bv the Na
tional Lutheran Commission for Sillors
and Soldiers Welfare In the tea room
at Wanumaker's. The commission I
conducting a campaign In Philadelphia
und lelnlty to raise $750.00(1 It Is
planned to spend this amount In sending
pastors "over there" to cher the Amer
ican soldiers, and perform other mis
sionary work while the war lasts
V. clarenie Miller, of tho Linking
firm of Bloren & Co, presided He
urged the Lutheran ministers of this
city to c'all upon their congregations to
be liberal with contributions. K. Au
gustus Miller, nn attorney of this city,
spoke on "Slackers and Quitters "
Another speaker was the Itev Dr A.
Pohlman, nf the T'inple Lutheran
Church
Since the campaign began a few days
ago about $5600 has been contributed
by the Lutheran churche ot this city
The committee In charge of thu cam
paign has arranged threw luncheons
at whlch the campaign will be discussed
There will be another luncheon next
Thursday, another next Saturday and
the last next Tuesday.
ATLVNTIC CITV Feb 10
Several Plilladclphtan were among
tho patrons who licit a hasty illicit
frnni their rooms tit 10 30 this morning
when Are gongs dunged In the ri ar
wing of Haddon Hall, a bearh-front ho
tel with S00 guests. A blaze, which
started In nn overheated flu- over the
hoti 1 kitchen, spread with great rapid
ity to the roof, tilling the three guests'
floor of tho five-story wing with smoke
A telephone girl, who knew her busi
ness, and bellhops nnd other hotel em
nloves. who refused to get excited.
averted any possibility of a pinlc While
the oung woman on the phone cilled
uii room nftnr room In the main section
of the hotel, assuring tho occupants
that there w.ik no pnsslblo reason for
alarm, bcllboss and porlcts cirrlcd out
the person il effict nf guests In the
bectlon vvheie tho tire was sending forth
a tremendous volume of smoke
Mrs James Oluse nnft Miss Helm
(llise. ot Overbrool, nnd Charles TZ
Jenkins of Philadelphia, were iiniong
those who were compelled to t.iko hast;
departures others evicted by smol".
fire ind water were Mrs P Van Alstyno
and Miss llebccca Piatt, of New York:
Mr. and Mrs Alesin!Ter Snvder, of
Brcoklvn; Mr. and Mrs Hrnest Tollve,
of Hartford: Mr and Mrs. H. W Holt,
ot Providence: Mr and Mrs 11 irrv
Cooper, of New Haven and Mlsa Petei
son, of Baltimore
Massing of a large force of firemen.
In accordince with the rule which "ends
sl engines and three truck companies
to every nl inn from the hotel district,
and ctllclent work confined the lire to
tho section Immediately nrotind the
chimney whcio It st irted and gave the
hotel mplocn plenty of time to rave
not only the effects of guests, but the
room furnishings us wen
surfaie of a small stream. Mr. llaum
Immediately had experts come here und
the were so convinced with the pros
pects that a large drilling company
from Pittsburgh has established Its ma
chinery here and Is now boring to a
depth ot about seventy feet.
Frequently there has been drilling on
the mountains here for coal, hut It was
never found In siitllclent quantities to
paj Iti ailing Is only about thirty miles
frrnii Hip anthracite coil fields, while
the illv is about ISO miles from tho
ncirest oil field
Telk nf Excess-Profits Taxes
William A Law. president of the Fits' our J ar
National It ink was the spe liter toilij
nt the blmonthlv luncheon of tlm Credit
Mills Asm, 'atlon nt the Hotel Adelphli
Ills aubjcil was "Financing Kxcei Pro
fits Take
Vu ii Hlaff Corrt&pondtnt '
WASHINGTON. Feb P. William A.
Glasgow, a Philadelphia lawyer, Is hpld-
Ing the position of counsel for the United
btates food administration.
He has been "on tho Job" about ten
das and finds It about the blgdcst task
he has tackled.
Mr. Glasgow Is elvlnir his services to
the Government fot the period rf the
war absolutely free. In his absence Mr.
Glasgow's law offices In Philadelphia nrc
being kept-open and his business carried
on by his associates.
As legal advisor to the food admin
istration, Mr. Glasgow Is consulted re
garding all food regulations and admin
istration of nil laws passed by Congress
for conservation and regulation of food
supplies. All violation of the food laws
and legulatlona are called to hi atten
tion, and It Is his task to see that obe
dience of the rules Is enforced In cases
of nrosecutlon for violations of the laws
or regulations Mr. Glxsgow prepares the
tase and turns them over to the lie
partment of Justice for trial
Mr Glasgow was born nt Flncaslle,
Botetourt County, Virginia, mid en
gaged In the practice of law there for
four j ears, lie men went io uo-mosc,
Vn , and continued the practice of law
for fourteen jears In 1001 ho went to
Philadelphia anil lias taKcn a piaco hi
one of the leading tawjers oi mm uuj-
THFIEE HURT IN EXPLOSION
Wurchouscs nt Du Pont Powder
Plant nt Wayne, N. J., Blown Up
WAY.Ni:, N. J. Feb 10 Three per
sons wero hndly burned here today In
an explosion which blew up three snull
warehouses of the du Pont power worU.
The cause of the cxploifon Is not known,
but officials are Inveotlgatlng.
Th wflrehnuse wre used tJ s'ore
powder and other combustibles. The planned
MltnWINC 'IO CONTINUE
liecrmnkcis Have Plenty of Hurley
on Hand
W MIIi. IDS', IVh l'i llrewliiB nf
heei will go tin ilcpltn till aillnll nf tile
food administration In lulling off nil
baiilv from briwir six months'
stipplv nf malt Is on hiiiil It was stuted
nt the food administration ntllies and
even wlun this Is ehiUHtid Inewirs
nn turn to i oni and rlre tliouph the
latter Is exliemelv illfllcult to obtain
at presi nt
Hoover stunk at ppeiulatlon In Inr
lej and tho holding bv brewis of large
stinks nf this Ri i 111 ill Issuing hi 1 pio
l.lKlili.i ii barelv sale to maltsters
Whether brewirs will bo able to get
barlej next ir will iHiMid on the
sl7o of the mining i rop food nilinlnls-,
tratlon olllilils stale 'I he meant rrg-
illations applving to ntovt-rj I ro'ilhlt
onlj s.iln of barlev
HAYONEI'S HALT AN'OItY MOH,
Scntiic! Check Rush of Men Incensed
by Shooting of Shipworkers
F.V ()ltl Feb l'i A squad of
soldiers from the Flcventh Coast Artll
,r on sentrv duty on the Uronkljn water
front held hack u ciowd of nngrv work
men Kidnj at tin iKiint of luonets
Prlvatn Wllllini McCann hid shot
mil prohabl) fatalls wounded John
Frlfsnn 38 vears old. n ship worker
when 11 Is alleged, ho icfti'cd to ball
when tlnllengid Friends nf the wound
ed man rushed the soldier, but were
lulled when tho other sentries eime to
his assistance
Crushed Under Ton of Iron
lANCASTF.Il, Feb F J nob Dat-rli-lei
thlrt-lhicc nf Wrlghtsvllle, was
hadlv hint jesleuliv at the Union
Street Irnn Mill, Columbia, when crushed
under J100 pounds of Iron IHschlcr
!i In the Columhl i Hospital, where his
cnilltlon Is .considered serious The
nan was temovlng Iron burs b means
nf a ciane, when nn Iron chiln broke
anil dreppsd on his stum ich
Mas Passed Pnciimonia Crisis
Word has been rerelved In Phllidel
Watchman Hit by Auto
... imtrientined man. emnloved a a
Iwatihman for the Baltimore nnd Ohio
phli that Lieutenant O. Dawson Cole- jnllrnad nt Twentieth and Oregon nve
nnn "f 1810 lllttftihouso square, who nue Is In the Methodist Hn-pltal suf
Ins been 111 with pneumonic nt Kellv ferlng from serious Injuries, caused by
Sin Anlottln, Tex, has passed being struck by on ntitomobllo at the
't.i.i
the irlsls of the disease and Is believed Intersection ot the street wltli the rull
to bo out of danger. rnul
HAN AN
inter Shoe Sale
Wonderful Values
Women's Shoes
$6.85
For Final and Quick Clearance
Values $10.00 to $112.00, at $6.85 a pair. A great
aricty of styles, and cery pair a decided bargain.
1318 Chestnut Street
SHOES
explosion occurred shortly after 10
o'clock, So far as Is known only three
persons were In the vicinity of the ware
houses when the explosion oc.urred. The
LENROOT NOT AFTER
Doesn't Know Whether He Willi
ccpt benntorship or Not
WASHINGTON, Feb, 1)1
Jiriiicscniaiive irine Lenroot, of
consln, was undecided today whethai
accept the acant Wisconsin senator
biiouici uovcrnor rmiipp be cmpow.
by me state Legislature to appoint!
as he announceu late jester...:
11
'I am not a candldato for th
Lenroot Fald,
but have not v..
elded, should It be offered me, (,..
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.en mill ii cikiil jrari ft .. :
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siocnn "" ..w ... v "i "---jr-" ,!...---- I1III
window Bias was oroicen. lion on " j..h"mii nine.
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Qualify
Mtpern
45.00 to 175.00 1 1
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4 M'&
BONWIT TELLER. &CO.
CHESTNUT AT 13 STREET
For Tomorrow (Wednesday)
The Unusual New Fashions in
MISSES' APPAREL
for Early Spring and the
Southern Winter Resort
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Misses' "Tailleur" Suits
ill RsJlI
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New Spring Models-
Tricotiitc, poiret twill, covert, gabardine, serges, check, '
jerseys, in Eton i-piece and sport models, rlam tail
ored and vested effects.
29.75 to 95.00
Misses' Daytime Coats
Duvetyne, velour, burella, covert and jersey.
35.00 to 125.00
Misses' Street Dresses
Tricotine, poiret serge, serge and satin, serge and foul
ard combinations.
29.75 to 85.00
Misses' Dresses
For Afternoon and Evening Wear (
Georgette crepe, satin, silk gingham, flowered chiffon,
nets and laces.
US,
Little Prospect of Old P. R. R. Sta-
tion Being Reopened
fcrt
t.rts
iJV TIana nf tt VftP titVAst TIiiatntti
f-jf Idtn'n Association that the old JUdge
B7 Avenue Station wUl be reopened by the
pL - .Pennsylvania ItaUroad has not receled
ftijv much encouragement from officials of
Ubv .e stMiuiii a I In lha u noii fittup
'Lv'The matter of the reopenlne ot the sta-
up last nlRht at a meeting
ociatlon, and It' was planned
Ate hold; a conference with Ellsha Lee,
'nine vICe president of the railroad.
-VU "Broad Street Watlon It was said
ntiay that the present Is not an oppor-
tape, time to consider the openlne of
.iuav stations or the re-establlshment of
aia ones. But. It was added. Mr, Iee
, i-VwW be glad to discuss the matter with
v Intereat'ed cHIicmh. The nidge Avenue
attlon was aoanooneu a numoer oi
MtoTttCO. and agitation for Its re-open-trat'M
said to be due to the unsatls-
Ueiary trolley servlcei
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BiHiS i'.. '" i "iiu mo
enshrouded In the American flag-.
William ifrantuin iiancins, 1110
boy to die while in military
ring the-present war, waa bur
full military honor In Chester
try yeateraay. uarmns was
kWed at Camp .Mesdrf.on
or tne jonn u i ay-
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tbinm at Vl
i conttagent from Camp Mea
Horn of Veterans, or this city,
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