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Ad-
tor Hiram L. Johnson to
dress Patriotic Sons' Mcet-
lr. Tonight
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lOD.lV'H
ivi.nts
salon Fenn)lranla lleav.t
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I5S3 u A. II. Headquarter.
street.
raahlngton. Anierlcanltstloii eer-
publle srlioolf.
MJalTerslty Day eserrl.r of ir.il-
f renn.ylranla. Academy uf
lie.
K$'i jCaateatlon of National Mnrlelj i.ir
sew premeiien or industrial i;iiuitluii,
ItoMetUft-Stratford.
-Esperanto flae presentation nm'i
fwrade, Oltl Mcoula, Independence
2rror Rlebard ( lub Hag trcti
rdkallon
airn ml.
''Flar raUInz at Ilor Inland ai
, 4rn hx Admiral llonle.
-, w. n. oi ,. exrrcie, lliurprn
, Kail.
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xr ,rtiToi uhs iMiniiiK- nnu ,nruue.
rxireniy-rouriii itaru i-airiotir a$u
iatlon, Thlrt-eientli ilrert auil
' JUiataKter avenue.
ity LetUTr on tlalkant, ltnutun Hull,
"1 V'nlTeralty of t'ennnrUanla.
..xjflraduallon eerclr, Nallunal I arm
f, Kchool, Uuek County.
4-, i:vi:mm.
V. IT Hlavtit b Hf I 'ntn mini atri I... tl
f. -I, v BoaoB" . xavawv it
a ropolllan Opera llouae.
J" rairioue uruer win. or inerltn
,v. . i aaeotlni addretied by .senator Jiitin
A' . Academy of Mukic.
HeattUb Tllle dinner, iradla iafe.
iyi.. 3Ieaae roil, ". I, Ii. . ii oinner.
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i TVa.hinrtoris Ulrihd.5 -the iSuth an-
g nlYefaary of the b.itH of the b'athei of
Hla Country was observed lolemtily to-
government of the United States, ob
served the nMlon-wtde holldaj. l'lags
tuiterea irom Duuains anu uiapeu p.c-
tures of the first President In window.
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Many celebrations were 011 th- pro-
Rram as the wartime holiday i-hec'atd In-
itustrj". Some events customarily held
In honor of the day were tancoled 011
Yf day by Philadelphia as thoushts turned peotcd that delluite action will be tal.ui as a nurr- beeuu c acoordliiK to her oimi
fr .t6ard the nation's soni on the battle- ! on tho Slate tldtot. It waa Indicated !; onleslo!i s.ie "feili. jalr.t eve-;, tli.w
L. fields of Prance and on ,h, seas. on.,, ..".."Mimtd ' f,?nV "d '.VJf K" ii.e of th,. .
fc , With renewed devotion to the prm. I- "' ,l"m' e'Ul J0, h,a, ; '', , to -u TwlV Patriotic mlsr. and ehe Ilvei a'
f Wa of liberty for which fleoiue Wash- rccs'J'' h.s determination not to ui- :s(1 Mrttter ,.roct. At it ,ctIriK Vedne.
tneton foUKht this cltr stat of the 11r"t ""' 1,' . "omimtlon. he h.ivlnir c-, lUy ,,,,, whfll crult!l fol. a rcBlme.
b Lni.."i,'V."C,J.fi..:L?, a-dero to .-omlnue UW "oil: of .lews was soiiKht by Colonel St
account of tho war DanhlnK houses the leaders -chedul-d to utteiid th' I'htla
w'ere closed. Most of the big und llttla delphla metlnK.
stores Remained open because of the
hardships undergone
in the tieatlcss
Jlonday sutpenslons.
The theme of Americanization lrjrl.'d
UiO Washington Ulithday i'rclses In
fhe public schools, Tcachris uiircd o
fommon language, common customs and
common Ideals for all Amerlcuns no
matter what their iaclal orlsln.
A martial touch was lent 10 too an
nul Unbierully Das eierclses nf tli fni.
iS veralty of Penntyliania In the inarch
s.1 or students In unlfoiin to tho Acid-',-
emy of Music' for the graduation xei-
f oises. While the joung men tramped
ine sireers me last white-haired sur-
sT uvors of tne t'cnnsyliar.la Heaiv Artll-
l,' lury gathcrtd for their annual reunion
at- Grand Army of tho UenubU!- head.
Cv f quartere. 1323 Arch street
ng open-air -patriotic demonstrations
,Vere held this afternoon In spite of the
rciivwiaii.
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A parade of scleral thousand prison
Trf H. fluff ralcllini ,. t,n.. it. m-.
iiinti,! n.,,,.. . .
' ZIT.C. ? "."..'. ."..""' "' ."l0 -' ",e;
ft., . """''""'rai aiu in the na-
....-, ottwvu nu npiu m lies: 1'itnadcJ
pola. The parade, starting at r'orti
(ourth etreet und C.lrard aienu'e,
marched to the triangular city plot
at Powelton and I.ineaster 111 enues und
Thirty-seventh street, l-hen- two s by t2
foot flags oio an American flag, the
other a 731-etarred ccrvlcu tlag wero
raised on a. slxty-foo" pole.
In the line of march were the Po
lice Band and detachments of mounted
policemen. O, A IL veterans, P. o. M
of A., Knights of Pjthias. public and
parochial Fchool chlldien, Home Pefens-u
Reserve, lttpubllcan Club. stoiiemenV
Fellowship und oihere. 11 ward P. Mitch
ell waa the grand marshal. salute
was llrcd as tho service Hag hus un
furled By Lieutenant William A. T.!c!.
art, U. S. A., and the national banner by
nbenezer Adama, ti. A. R Among tho
ivi i-wcia were me i;e. Jollll J JIc
ifIenlmen. of St Agatha's I'atlmllc
K Church ; P.abbl Mux A. KIiu. of P.odcpli
r- o'iiiutj sjliaiutuu ; llle i;ev. -. y, Sjcott
&or POlerson Memorial Prepbj terlaii
iiurun; me ,-.ev. 11. Airrcd Uog
Princeton Presbyteilan Church.
of
;md
,-a Juage uugciie c. Bonn vve . A
boys'
&' choir from st. John's orphan Asylum 1
tt'L'i 1fAa ttirvu "ft A llul l- . . ...
jr-p, mui uiuii uuv iui tenuis toou n.u t tn
gthe presentation of an Kspernto flar; to
Jl. ISa nF-unl.alln.. I., I..I......I
Li-1 iiiuitciiucnco rnjuare,
&, The green and white banner of tht unl-
rtv-rf ci jaiiKuuKe was presented to the
3-'ir 0ir1 fsmiitii hv 'mf rit-m. v ti.n, ..
g!j 'the West Philadelphia High schoof for
(Fky.Boys. In the nume of the Universal 1
y1, poranto Ausoclatlon. Among the ni-ak
&t ora were Field Executive John tJetz
, Jr.. of trie Boy Scouts; Commissioner
tilt "4 -11- "iwnuiu;, vtno csiaiiusueil tne
i-lj-l nlrl Cnnlll. 1.. ,1,1. ..1... . - ..
, .-... K.-.v.u.a ,i, ,,,0 w.ij, unu .iirs, reari
s J. Iarlfer. fitiii-ilnr r.e 1.a 1-. ...
W.- ...., ... u. w. ,,, l,PiciUIILU
fjfit morenient among the lilrl Scouts ftjr
the exercises amf salute to tho Star
and Stripes the girls marched to the
.Betsy nosg House and transfer the tlaiz
4 for safe keeping.
s'. , aiemoers or tne nistori.. cievt ru.1
jAjTroop, whlcli formed Vniiirf-nn.
EL. bodveuard. are ircultri1 l,. n,A ...
Jif causing Uie JJme-honored Washington'!
I 2"rinaay parauo o: cne troopcm to be
. s eonspicuous tnrougn absence. The
' ,.nual reception of the -Sons of the lljv-f.'j'-otutlon
at the Historical Korl-tv ,.r
vPennsjvanla likewise was called off.
1'jyvaiae irom individual tloop celebta-
iiQiis. me uoy scouts arraiigt-a no pro-"ram.
gjt KiThe old campflres were kept burnlnir
sow uiaiiu Argl' luen. WHO held Tab
111 uieir posts, aieaile l'ot v., t
RJWI1 dine at the Union league. ' '
w'ir jiiiam 1 jornson, of Callfor.
, is tne outstanding figure on tonight's
aram. He will address a. creat oni.
1 6f the Patriotic Order Sons of Amer
at the Academy of Jluslc Senator,
rsoii Is expected to arrive at 7 p m
vthe meeting will begin at 8 u in'
ms the other speakem win i. ivnl '
l James Heaps, national president,
tn ,, loyer, oiaie presiuent ; c. it,
r. national clianlaln: the itm- wii.1
fvK. P. Haas, past State chaplain;
wv arumm ineims. Htato secretnev . . . , , ,- . .. i,.. -r., it n. m.i..i , mat ten ivnu tne nriotre. 110 vi-jm tin. i v. :. . . . :- - . ..' ' -n.. ...Miin.i .i..Ani.. . i.nvi.,i 1 .. .v.- .- "- " "'" u-- iiu 10 Lie ., ,,u ,i, r-.rnian itwii"-
'nl5.htS.of.Q?i.us wl" :- In tlie Germantown, Hospital of Clinton Mrs. Clarence Curr. Mrs. Albieji Gray, with the lest. The police uie Iryliiff whlc,i ha" not beeii made nubi'e and Krance, lie said, but was not-takeyi up , baugh lu the Naturallsatlo, Court of u I ?taJHf, '-oftus fitecl. h?f1dnatV'ns.'niS
.-Washington's BIrjthday celebration C. Hancock, a prominent Methodist lay. Mrs J. J. Moffett and Mrs. P.obeit Mor- 1 to find out If the timbers of the p'.IHii- ?'" c" d'i ' "."n". JLi J Pnlnc-eti I until a. year later by Knglond, In b'ranco younc Italian candidate for m?tu"aHzar.Cu,tyn
M Metropolitan operu Hoifse, with mail end manufacturer of iiecknear. rls. that held up tho bridge were lotted as I1".,,,, liV ,,' i.d 1.,, 1 oca tnaft raining schools f ... aturauza- ' female of the X, c-Ionel ewJ h.c
-tSf-iii, J?ill .if'.i ,d "'uU I'nltcopal Church, which grew out of a Aroused by the smell of g, fumes. ivas said that the i-an were loaded fo r uuld B ,iPs, abled soldiers who letumed to Hngland got his papers. ' " n,an "I1"H.put for Uernia n J"e'(, ?-rhrj3
2Mrty,iflth almllar patrlotlo meeting, ,,,8ti0ll started thlrty-tlve. ears ago fb y, occupantD of a h..ue at 2113 Noith more heavily on one sb 0 tlnin the ,.ther , whether or not the visit to Philadel- found little provision for their assist- - , .uYmnJA.mnnS ?S Pnalind iMn ml1
MrlS.b;K anr,i!alrlnnshrewrtrt,S ZSnXJ&JX PKB SFSVW
PfflmSari&.u Bit .. tbeJlagXcf ersci'cir deLV'rt5 hJ'tutli,!.! ? ".T" P S f 7 TSfnCXV ShortlgelnTees Bu.ldinga, B&PfeE . t 41
U-ln a W..hlnCton-"BlrthdTjof the Chamber of Commerce. I mouth. " ' , "'!. , ... the fact that he came i ' .. L, ' , . Association Snv. ' RteeleC.rU,"are "aT'heartlek as JA
tat at tha Aroadlu. Cafe 11III1 soar ' n . 2 :,.'., ......- .m,, ii'rt wiiuuui ounce, maue u nurriea trip Commissions lor I'llliuucipniuus . . - thlrsfv. ns brutal and as desigP'riiJ
aKvaoaste tb diaiaM- the artist, of J5,0O on bis former home, 214 Wcet tory for tlie study of the causes, pre- .f .,,. , 1 1 .. . ., .' V, v'slt '" '" t,ie in,nrt of those wJio Ala., to Benjamin V. Olden, of I'hlli. sas, jnd In a communication to Coon. "t n,.u 2 i.Ini orticer whose VM
a-M " niaiMsr. em artists ?' n.rt. hv is... 'rA fi I .'.S' .. ,... .11 .3.rtV. of the railroad said that the Irest Io was -haie been unieblnt- iin-Aionmn.. i .1,. rielnhla: a U. of P. alumnus with an ath. ell. Vemi.niu h.t Aiiri" ? Vr0"" recall anaial "mcer, w nu',v iB
aaaajaaajiB MM"wiwr ..-MiMiHin.
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BIRTH DATE OK 8 HERE
George W. Ktlmonds, j. Washington I
Loguo and Michael Donchoc
Have Natal Duys Todny
Time pi iunlnent Philudelphlan re
today celebrating Washington'- lbrth
day u their own natal day. Tl.e.y lira
Congressman George Washington 111
''nonil ex-Congressman J, WashlnsUu
Logue and Michael Ponohoe.
' Mr. Kdmotids has been tiusilv enr-.itred
III lila dutlts at Wcirhlngton. lion ever.
,0,,s.v ' a holiday ntiil lid Is eiulctly
I celebrating by spending the day with1
hi Tamil nt his home. JSI1 Not in
Thlttj-.thlrd stteet
Tha year has seen great iha.isres In
tin Ilfs of Mr. Lnguc. tie H apetid'tig
tho day villi lha member of his family,
stltl nt heme In Atlantic City, lie him
,clf I" n member of the "sedition shim
mers," or speal Th" bureau, o' this Com-
mltteo ii" 1'iibtlo .Safety. Thomaa A.
U)gur, hl eldest son, 1 :i llrutetiunl at
'amp Wnils'.vottri, Kpartaubutff. l. (.'.:' Vashl.icti'n lad i.M)led that there
hi other ion, Wanda t! tjtfuc. In a,ould bo in mlitiirlase In hi. plati'i
inivate In the marine cotp-i and liU in i H had firt Ktuffcd nil the craclti in
daURhtcrs. liieancre M. and Mary n. thr doo. and window j und tuined on tha
I.osue. aro iietlvely engaged In Ilsd (t3 Th-'i he I. id i wallowed half a
fi-oss wuil;, bottle o p....n:' 't'l.e h.tir-cmpt) bottle
Mr. Donolmc has far lealsttd 1'ie ,t"nt1 o.i ti.i, h; 1..h bed I'.iially
all to Washington. lloweer. tin ir te- without uwo'.tlii? f ' ither tho r.is o:
pet ted in bj waniiiB. Ills fanly sayi the poUr !j 'a'., tf..-, ho -dioi him
he la about to ml. up war vo . inrl g(i.
refused to dnuise IM nature.
.Mi Kdmundt and Mr. Pom ii
bom on thj tame day In IS'
Loeuo wa boi ii one ye.ir late
Mr.
DEMOCRATS YET HOPE
M'CORMICK WILL RUN
Ueiinite Action on ."State
Ticket Planned at Meeting
to Ec HeTd Here Toniorrow
IxniOLia; leaiieri o' 1'eunj lan!.i,
who an- arsembllnp In W'asli'rctou p-e-litnlnnry
to flu eonferenre H T'lillnde'
P'lla lO'iior.or 'till r llnjj to tae hop"
II at'Vi.n.j M 'oimli'l; wil im'iil to
Kwepi tin- loi.iliutlun for iloicni'' . it
wan fcald today.
At tomoiifjw i-onfe'enn i i e ..
with tho war trado board ,
a Mii..i,u,i i:ii. ,,.. njiion.il L'ummll- .
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'halrinaii or
ni" aiiumiiii iomimai i.un-'aunn
Join, v t.csher. of Sunbury. State rep.
ttsiuuitlic on th" iiatloaal conutesslon-.
al nainiia.11 connntttK. and Secretary '
of Lahoi William l: Wilson ui nimmi; '
Joseph 1". HulTo.. ff rittibvitp.i lun
arrlled In Washington and b.-. vint was
said to hale heed due to the pre.s'iice of
Ii. Lowry HumeF. I'n'ted States Pl.i
trlct Attornej for th' Weycn PKtrlot.
Mr. Iluiucs confeircd -vlth Uejiresciila
thc llruce Sterling, of Vnlontow 1 ami
is credited with being Mr. Sterling i
thole? 'for the nomination. Mr. Ouffey
s'd be had not oonfened vlth cither
M-. Palmer or Mr Mcformlch on pol
Iti '8. but tho general hnpreydon In
Washington Is that Mr Huffey wl'l not ,
inter the rat e for the nomination unt'I '
Mii'ormlclc has definitely refused to
nial.i. the lace
CLOUCESTEK SHIPYARDS
SHUT DOWN FOR HOLIDAY
Two Plants, Employing 5000 Men,
Idle Uecause of Demand for
Double Pay
I'll- 'utiusJnd hlj)ardViUij e u
plovtd tn the plants'n? th "vw Jersev
and I'eiuis) hanla Khfirou-iitllur; Com
panies, ItloueestHr City, are I 1 1 again
today bicau'o the t'to companies could
not see their way cle;-r to pjj double
time for workluj on a holldaj .
Hemand waa made by the union men
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XubVe"hno'o,,l''both I..ncoln!,yand
Waehlngton's Ulrthdiiyv. and the of-
fl.-lals of the two compai.los after mil:-
log an Investigation and flndlrg thr'
other plants wer not paying double.
time, decided to clow the plants on both
noil'iays. 1111s means Ilie loss or much
tlnii' on ship i for the cloiernm-nt.
The plant of tho Xew Vork Slnn'juild
ing Corporation In South Camden, Is
working us usual because the emplojei
X$iiS$,tM!?i!!t&S$:&
duty to keep at work and rush the ships
10 completion to carry troops to I'runce
"lthoui making a demand for extra
time. The two shipyards In Gloucestei
n.e union urd.
The plants of the Welsbach rompain
Argo Mills Company und other irauii
facturing (Inns In (Jlouieifr aro cloed
lodav In obs-crvanco of Washington's
Birthday.
S. O. S." APPEAL I'OIt $a00U
War Conditions Increase Burden of
Child Welfare Association
An "S. 11. S." nppeal for J:ifi00 t. us
nude today by the Philadelphia Child
Welfaie Asvoclatlon. Conditions brought
about bv the world wur have Increiis u
the work of the organization, acibrding
to the appeal. The contributions will be
used lu helping youngsters who aro ar
l.ilgiied In the Juienlie Court.
1 Judge John M. Patterson, of Court of
Common Pleii3 No. 1. today Indorsed the
mo. ttnent of tlio Philadelphia Child
Welfare Association, and urged Phila
delphia! to open their purses and send
uluig a contribution.
"Many boys and g'r'-i w ho todav
nilcht baio been In prison cells," -alil
Judge Patteison. "aie leading useful
lives through the etllclent guidance and
irlp glicn bi the Philadelphia Child
Welfare Association "
comriouiioiM snouiu lie sent to umr
land f Jtniv n -" nier
tlon. at 11 x Walti'i i
' ihe orgaiiiza-'
trnpt -
HOLIDAY ATePOSTOFFICi:
I Wushingtun'3 Birthday Obbervcd in
Curtailed Mail Service
Th. Phlladelplllii Postolllce observed
the Washington's Birthday holldaj-. All
foot deliveries of mail were eaucoled,
ono automobile parcel post delivery wus
iu-u7 i't. ,i".-i ..cu.ciic nno uiaoe
as usual,
while collections were cut
down.
The central otllce schedule was an
nounced as follows: Money order and
postal sailng windows, closed; inciulrj-,
teglatry and general dellvorj windows,
0l"u unt" H " m: stamp wlndjw. open
7 a- '" to midnight, after which- stamps
tnay be purchased at window No. 13,
All substations were open until It a, m.
for sale of stamps, money order and teg-
wny ouomcoo, ,.
Viewers. -a"d within n. few days a deed
.i.vu-sn . u.,... w-.w.uu. Hotel iormanuie. me auuir was in -..--..-.'.. ... .: "" general manager or tne Hniemencv iri-p , snouiu 00 'nnmou ") mo uuiuuincui. ..-u-ui-.. ,,.,,,, ..,,-,., ... , . . .
: tt.wBI l put on rionl. Tlialnmls bus beent autholJzeabyi'Buron
t" jfw"M-f
- u" tmtf.. .WPtii
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"JSVJBXltfti - ' PUBLIC
f : !
! WASHINGTON ENDS ,
LIFE ON GEORGE'S DAY
Negro From National Capital
Commits Suicide Hero After
Confessing Murder
'litis Wauhltiglon'ti BlrtliU.ij bct.uno
Washington's deuthday for Fernando P
""a!iln(tton, a negro, from the oltj of
Wa'-hlngtoit.
Washington. Mho was twenty-eight
yeau old, came List night to a lodging
house at t-'lal .Melon street, conducted
j by'lliv. N. Abraius. He wan usslgntd
to n loom en the Neuond floor, rear. An
other lodaer heard u shot In WashltiK
ton nioii tlili inoniliitf. tic notllled
th pollire. They broltu into tho room
unil found Wiiotiliiglon fcptawled arroi
li's bed, doad, v.Itti a wound bohlnd lih
r'tl ear. The reolver was In hli hand.
lie ii- ' . '. . .-i. cKijiii'.r.e iii-i
jtiidde i aid fist he had murdered
' ii vif ni I-'eb-aar,' IP In a test.tur.ni
n 'V", ", ; nk. I'Mnlit nnue, Washlns
tni P iv ,.i oo unt of jealousy Two
hi ...! ' i1 1' ,i loclied up suspected
' ' i i i i . t I i f.i" c -line, but WashliiK
'. c -a-iJ pifuLhe MoOartne. . of
lb- Tent'i i:.-I UuitoiiMo d 8trett, pj'.n.
'atio . !' nc-t'.saUr.B I' i natte.' f Ui -
W.l i
Mors -. ,
'Ol '! l,.,ttrf
Ui .-n t e
WOULD-BE SOLDIER GIRL
FEARS SIGHT OF BLOOD
.Mioj Dytier, V.'ho Vuluntcorcd for
Death UaUalicn, l!ull:b at Ueing
llrd C'ros, Xtif.'e
'J i" .us '.. v io M''untccroii ti
S. ti r.-lt'i-t.t.e aid Irad a IJattallon
o Peat'i" of l.er Jn !'!! sluer. cati'io:
cm-n -er- ,t-. if' v, 'th the Ilrltiiii arm.
Hioise 1-oftus Steele, of t'.io Itrltlsh le
rruitlne mision. Jilunle. win, is twent-
,v,t jc.ii oi". ui.uuu'-u u'j-u mc u'sie
and 0Iuntee1cd.
.-, ..!..T1.i r ..o,.,.. ,., .,,.
fr t, arnii!', but ruRgesteil she lei
senliv a., a iiui e This" she thotiRht
to be a tine idea and Immediately besau
planning '" wea- a white jpvn with
the led cros" until today, when she re
mi-mbeied how tho sight of blood affecti'd
hei
ItKIUvLAYr.KS I OK FKA.NCi:
Seixnty-five Philadelphians in Regi
ment Soon to Sail
-ei 1 tity-five Petiiisjliania hriiUjjcrs.
purl of a regiment of 100') of their
tradesmen, a'l of whom ar of draft
HKC, lllttl' UCH ..ni.lili. ill . bouuiern I
town und are now waiting to bo thlpped '
to France. It wan learned today. These
. 1-A t-.Jn4 1 tllltllH 14 , .Afe1..u.
mn were an called unur uie se'ectlve
rcrvlce act, the flrf call for labor the '
Government lias mane.
In addition to c-illlng 1000 brlcl,la;er.
tientv-llvc of which wc.v supplied by
the 148 draft boards', in this State, a call
was made recently for accountants who
came within th selective service act.
,t Is not l;no'n just how many were
tjiien. but fmiie draft boardp in thP:
city sent men Kijseii on wiience, it
U ai3umed, they sailed for b'rance.
MANY QUALIFY AS COPS
police Eligible List Shows 115 Cun
didated Available for Appointment
An cl.gib'e llt containing tho uamu
of 113 men who have, qualified for the
position of patrolmen was made public
. I... IT, fit II .i-tln.. r'oinmlit.'nn inila'
" "cad Wlcltly Itut the t-o
' ctes on the pol r-e force, but It Is expected
that the new li-t will be used to 111! up
t,le hundred or more places that will be
1 lacated by men taken for the dratt.
second eligible list published today
cum-ima iivfmj -nine imnie iur sow hum
Hon of battalion chief. Bureau of V'lre
Theie is only one vacancy for thlj posi
tion. CAPT. nOUXTRKi: DISCHAIi6i:D
Philadelphia Officer Uelieved Krom
Command on A'ccount of Illness
i Because of long-continued IllnesJ,
captain William L. Ilountree, of Phila
delphia, commanding Company If, 109th
Infantry, has hecn honorably discharged
fiom service at Augusta, fia.
Captain P.ountree has twenty-nine yei.rs
of active service to his credit, liailtig
i-ullsted In the first Pennsylvania In
fantry. January. 1S83. He !.s fifty-ope
years old and the veteran of Ids regi
ment In length of service He was much
affected on recoiling word of his dis
charge. MAYOK EXTOLS PRESIDENT
In Addiess to Orangemen lie Likens
President to Lincoln
Maio- Smith spoke at inc rr,tpit.ui
inent and dares of the Loial Change
Legion last night In Lu Lu Temple and
paid tribute to Presldont Wilson and
denounced his critics and thoS" of the
Administration.
He said that while he himself was a
republican, hla sympathies were with
the Democrats In this crisis of national
affairs:. He likened Wllstm to Lincoln
and said that It was a crime to forco
the Aumlnliiration to tell Its war plans
w'hen eierythlng told the public was
cabled Immediately to Germany bj" splca.
i:.EMV ALIEN A SUICIDE
Worry Over Registration Regula
tions Relieved to Have Prompted Act
Worrj over Ui alien enenij rcc'stra
tlon Is given as the cause of .Tqhn Bader,
slxtv-two veiira old, a farm band, hang
ing blmself this morning. Barter worked
on the farm of ICdwutd Price. Krtwstown
road above Welsh road. Paul lingle
man. another farm hand, found Bader
hanging from a rafter in a wagon shed.
He was dead.
Bader wan a native of Germany and .
liau tieen on tna i-iici rarm ror about
six years. He registered as un enemy
a'ien, but had worried of lat over the
war and the regulations regarding enemy
aliens,
Xay Auxiliary's: Dance a Succc
A substantial sum was realized for
the Navy Auxiliary tunu at the card
narty and dance given last night at the
diseases of horses, mules pod gtiier in-
ori
.i.jy-,uHriit uoriu-v
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jifkS s.sAi,Aja.y.i jnwi.j.f .'v. -..-.,
jliDGEK-PHlkDEUJHi:"FKllJAV,
r -A , .
SPREADS LIBERTY
i outright llarrl A I'h ..
The news matter piupurcd lij Jlenr.s .Minor, in cliargc of tin
Libci ty Loan publicity bureau, appears in thotisaiida of news
papers throughout tlio euuntr. lie iihcudy i.s busy spreading
the good wold about the third Libeity loan campaign to bc'iin
in Atiiil.
8 INJURED IN FATAL ASKS FOR A MATCH,
FIRE ARE RECOVERING GETS CUT IN ABDOMEN
Two Boys Burned to Death.
Woman Dies of Shock aa
Result of Blaze
Lai .. o ill' eiplil pl?on who wen
injured m the fatal Ihe In tho bo.uc of
Martin Mullin. :ZZ l.'ast Albn street
that taused the death of his two jounc
M'lir and an ajrd woman tho dropped
'iiad of ef'.tHiieni and frlghl. is ie
lOierlug todat In si. Maiy's Hospital.
Alfioug.i the father'i condition Is Ini
proied ho na.s badly bin tied and over
come bv smulio while using to rescue
his Irfijs-iie is b no nitans out of
danger, ph)t Irian .it the hospital s.i'd
l.ls condition being made mote setlou"
bv bis R-rlef. Sliangel cnoijgli, lil 11 If,.
died ust ono year ago, almost nt the
'amc hour the tatal fire ptaited
Th" ihild victims of hot ulg it s tbla-e
ere Join .Mullin, eleien rears old,
, ard Thomas Mullin, eight yean old.
I Their ch.rre.1 I.oiIIp.. .er. fcmnil hi n
1, .0,. ,, ,.M i, ,1,1,
'"""I,11" V T
,V14S etii'guls.ieil.
d floor after tho Hie
" .imic
o'd. u Istei
Proible tlMi-four tears
of ono of the injured
women, roecmnbed to a bean cattail;
lit ntr home. 13J8 last Oxford street,
when she Icirned of the tragedy
Thi Injured were all tal.en 10 St.
Mary's Hospital tor tietmeut. Thej
are Martin Mullin, a teamster : William
Dressier, his wife. Mai caret Prissier
nhl.T chlldien. Lillian, sixteen: Thomas
five, and Pearl, one ; Margaret Mullin,
five, stster of the dead boys, and Mai -cella
Oounlej, the threc-month-old
daughter of Mr,. Hose flormley, an em
ploye of jhe Munlflpal Court
Lillian Prcsaler sand hei life b;
leaping out of a second-story window
to the street. Iter leg wa, l.iolren and
flte lj suffering from shod;
The fire started when an o,' stole
eploded on the second floor The
families who were on the peeond and
third f.ooi.s became tcrrorrslrlcken anu
ran from room to room, finding all
means of r scape cut off by smoke and
fianie Neighbors turned i'l an alarm,
but bj the tine tint engines arrlied Hu
tu o bojs had pilhed In 11 hallway, and
all tho othei-. e:.cpt Miss Pres-der, who
had leaped fiom .1 window, weie caught
in th. burning .oom
, ladder was placed against the fiot I
of the houc and soieial llreflghters hur
ried into the building and gathered Mr
Dressier und the baby up In thIr arms.
Mullin, who was temporarily blinded bi
smoke, was led to the laibb't and car
ried to the street
HOG ISLAND ACCIDENT
UNDER INVESTIGATION
, ..
Coroner Probes Cause
Trestle Collapse in Which
Four Were Killed '
riiiitiicrupli llluslratlnc title, artitlr uu
plrtorlal pre. .
Cm oner Knight todai besn. a.i in
iCi.tlgatIon to fix the lespnnsibility for
the accident on the Hog Islard cxten- i
slop of ilie Pcunsjlvan'-i Itallroad In I
which four men were killed am .tlnei
seriously Injured. The dead are:
LEWIS SHALJIAGi:, foity-tno, U133
Glcnmore aienue.
NGi:LO CP.ANOMlCu. .HI North
Sixty-first street.
N1CHOLAS rnDIHCu, thiitj -eight,
CI03 Carlton street.
NICHOLAS PI CltASCu, llftj. ihjs
i -ji-lton street
i.. .?.?. " i" ..
i ne i n mtt. ..... .y .....iioii ivrezo
Sl North Bitty-fourth street: Sadallna I slip, and fhlpyard, To fSllov ilJe -
Carman. C45 North Slxtj-.fourth street. , anmle "n this Aspect I 0 toll th.
and Michael Crane. S632 Anderson street. I shlpwo. htn "lint w are "onvr 11 tie
S&MomHnl' "'Cre 'a"C" lo n Ilne ' ut." r!d thej- should .
,hAlfaf." ,tr,nu;..'ry
lliril at . . ....... i'j n-t uo. I II A
MS? ."?"'.d "" "o0.J? tre.il.
at Sixtieth street and Cistwlc
iQUU Ui UHv . .. tiwtll IHU 4ia,
.1 Alvt 41lIMt fftfmi Ia ....
Llcutoiiant Hwlns and Petectiies
Printz and Qulgley. of the Slxty-ltfth
and Woodland avenue station, today
aided in the Investigation of the causes
of the accident. Thej' quizzed Thorn
merely one for a narrow gauge truck
for hauling dirt to make a .fill on Ihe
tog Island brunch.
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LOA& PROPAGANDA
Victim Dying in Hahnemann
Hospital Alleged Assailant
and Seven Others Held
-as.li.lll.ili Ml
to- i.iuie
gnen to Twelltli Stlnl
b-
tho polbe
todai . lollow inz the niatr Killings there
ie. eiitlt. ami ailileil to raiK todav i.
tho slabbing of James Tiue-dell. of 703 !
Vlnn stnet. done, II Ir raid, hi Aimer
Pollard t'tenty-thtee ; ears old. of -GOi!
South Twelfth tlreet. at the toimr of
Tuelfth and Vine streets
Pollard was held without ball by
Magistrate Watson at the Central Police
Couit this ntt'-inoon to await the result
of TiiienifH'a injuil'-" llobeit Davis
and Hurry La t sou, of l'lfieenth and
Poitri itreew. uere held a, wltnetsei.
uoidlng to Petecthr llinst. of the
L'l-ienth and Winter sticits pollin sta
tlon, Tiuerdeil ideutllled Pollaid us tho
man who tabbed him.
Truesdell Is dying lu the Hahnemann
llo'pltal from a four-Inch cut In the
abdomen. Pollaid. with Dai's and Lar
tcn, bairlcaded themselves in a bath
room on the fecond floor of a house at
1307 ltace Etreet. whero Detective Mc
ciillough and Policeman Kllei. of City
Hall, broke down the doo- and ariested
the three men after a battle. A blood
stained sailor's ltnlfo'was found on Pot
lard, the police say. although he re
fuses to admit tho stabbing.
I'lio persons, who v.-cie with Trues
tdll when he waa stabbed, aie held as
material witnesses In tho lase.
They are Patsy Young. (171 North
llleienth street; John Gross. KOtS Hem.
beiger street; John O'Keefe. Jr. f.G16
Walter street- Joseph Pollard, 705 Vine
sticet, and Mary Mack, 1303 Quarrj'
stieet. Joseph Pollard Is no lelatloti
to AlniOi Pollard, said to bate done
the stabbing, but is a pal of Truesdell
and Hies in the tamo house at 703
Vine street.
Tltey ar.' aaieed that Ti uetdell shed
-Miner Pollaid for a match while the
latter was passing them on Twelfth
street with two gltR who escaped, and
th two men lield with hl-n. In rome
nnUnown nnnner thy pot Into a teiif
llle and It Is alleged Pollaid dievv si
knife and stabbed Truedll Jn tho
stomach. The latter was taken to the
Hiihntmanii Hospital in a tal. Joseph
Pollard ran to McCullough. who va-, a
few blocks dn-vii ths street, and told
him the stoiy and lhat the mca weie
bid'ng in the Itaic.Miert bouse, whltlur
.Mi Cullougli went w'ltli policeman KUey.
Tip y found the time men bauicaded
in the bathioom und had to smash the
door to get t lem
RAISE AMERICAN FLAG
AT HOGTSLAND YARD
. '
Special Patriotic CelebratlOU
at Big Ship Plant Admiral
Capps Sees Bowles
Tlie biithdavof the l-'athei (if Ills
country was rommeniuialed nt Hog Is
land today with a speclat program of
patriotic cxercl.-cs, in which Bear Ad
I m'ral Fiancls T. Bowles participated
iirteo.i tnousaud woil.meu siood wltl
baied beads us dn Anurlcui Hag was
lalseil, and joined In singing tho
.,. i
Spangled Banner" n inspection of tho
plant wai ono of Hie features of the
Washington's IJIrthday lelebratlon
In nil address Admiral Bowles railed
nttLlltlon to tho fact licit Hm- InluoH
j thipyaids are clote to the scenes of th '
I greatest triumphs of George AVasblng-
i ttyi. llo pointed out that steadfastness'
"vas one of the features of tho first)
I fieMdent's chaiacter, together with
steadfast dciotlon to his countiy and i
'be welfare of hi, countrymen. .Ho
urired ui.un tho.o pin-ud In i.i.iMinr
,, h.iI IA. I A .,... ...11. i...i
., pa, "of vis :rV nc SudTnS n.wsoaner
1 - --- v - ---!.
tl.nu liivn I.AAn lln.laV 41iA a...., .!.. I
of Oov(.rnmnt was obvloui.ai.d a
splrlt of .Ilt,m3asm und Intense patriot-
,, .. . u ,, if tl ...orimih ....
'V',! "),,. V,t . ' "orltmn "as
Rear Admiral W.
Hog Island case the impression that his
visit vas pot without -oiiiclal stgnlfl
eancf, v., . -
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FEBltirAlltV '&, 11)18
: . -.
PROUD OF NATION'S
CARE OF WAR HEROES
Insurance Bureau Oflieial
1 Tells Educators How Broken
Men Am Rebuilt
AID OF PRACTICAL SORT
Trained in Line3 of Woil; That Will
Keep Them From Hunilliiit-
Infer Want
This luittota pioilslon for the -aie of
Its disabled fcoldlera and fallois mid their
dtpendenta, and the failure of liutopenn
iiutlonii to proilde flmllar cue for
theirs. v,eie pointed to with pride today
bj r.li'hanl II. Jonea. rxecutlve torn
mixslonr of thclluieau of War l'.lslf
IllnUllllK'e, ho desulbtd and ep1llllld
the so-called HOlilIji.s' und ratio r" In-
( auramu law to the eleventh annual con
'eiitloii of tho National Son oty fo. be
l'lomotloii of Ijdustrlal IMucatlou in
the nelleiue-Stratfoid ballrnom
Ml Jonos Rao to the pilhlb' tor th
list tlnio the Information that the ilov
ttnment will not stop with p.iylnK total
disabl'lty InsUKiiico und toinponiHtlon to
men maimed In the war. but will pto
idc for the le-edUcutlon of those ir.cn
in trades r professions w hioh they may
be utile to follow despite their lnjuiles.
He silld n bill for a law proildlwr foi
hUi'h edtiratlon li on lt way to 'ou-Kii-ss
and vul undoubtedly be paed.
If should inubc eieiy man and wom
an ho lp an Amerkan ptoud of hi
rounlrj Mild Mr. Joins. To realize
flint there 111 newr be In this country
disabled soldier and s.il!or. slttliiR on
ihe stieet corner.! und IhkcI" a ihoy
are io he sen In liuiope. '
Ml. .Tiinirrt tatement followed ilOfC
up.-in addrca-ef by V. W, Meulnnt. ill-
reuor of teohnlcal and 'iidustr.al tialn-
Ins of thi" proMnt of imtario fatinda.
and roiit;Ias i". MaeMurti'le. director
of fie lied "'ions InHltute of
.e iv.i,. i;i. Tni.-...A 1., t. -.1..
with loifift.fVno 1;:;;,, t. :;.,,:
langinK for piopor pajments of Uoi-
ernment allowance and rularv allot-
ments to thcl- ilepjnilents. When the
lettcru were sent out, the men wcii. scat
teied all 01 er the rountiy and some
were lu rianie already, jet the Uuicau
'UB eouununlcateil w Itll and made proiier
i niiunuiu airangsiiieius tor l.silli.nnil. A
bureau that had to start with a force
of thlitv peisonn. all unfamiliar with
the work, lias been developed und or
gnnleil into on of 2000 person? that lu
one nay was anio to dispose of 36 ooo
oasrs-,
one flaw i-i the law has l.een illscov
eiwl. he said. If .r sold'er Is killed no
cmpematlon eati be paid to h's mother
unle-s she Is widowed. Theie have been
many pltllul e-.ises In which women,
though not widows, had been cntlrel.v
dependent for support upon their sons
who were killed or died In th- uniij.
let the bureau was povieilcss to pay,
them any compensation. He urged the
societv to help hi a movement to ooneet
thi., Haw (
WlNTs UUn lll'SBANP
.Mr. Jones told an amuslhg stoij m a
woman who wrote to President Wilson !
to ark that th- Covemment return lur I
IM-l'fVIIU LO llll IIISICO Ol I.1J I1IA I I.-1 1,11
allowance while he v as In set vice. She
said she woud lather h.iie his com
panionship than any amount of money,
arid asked t.ie Piosidcnt to talk oier
her 1-eo.ue-t with Mrs. Wilson, "us nil"
cm understand this matter belter than
jou can." She went on to cay that she
was too poor to be able to give Ihe
President any reward for ictutiihig her
husband lo her. but she was a fine lace
maker and woUld be glad to make a like
hue collar for Mr. Wllin.
Mr Jones predicted a chain of hos
pitals all over the rour.try for the i-aie
of men wounded or sick as a result of
going to war and ideational tialnlng
Fchools operated In conjunction v. 1th the
hospital.". He would bate the hospital
and school seme fiec to soldiers und
sailors, but would admit men maimed
In industrs aii'J all other.! willing to
pay a small fe. Hi said Industry Is
mainline probably 300,000 men a ;ear
ill this rouiitrj. and these men should
he helped to learn new trades.
Out of 400,000 Canadian troop., that
l'tt,o C6 to 'b. ftont, only for y unn
liaie to.-nt back totally disabled, said
Frank W. Jfei chant, dlicctor of tech
nical and Industilal training in th--provlrce
of pntatlo, Carnda, but 30.00s
men haic leturticd with boiro form of
physical disability. Canada, ho said,
is making a tremendous effort lo train
the-,e men in occupations which will
enable them to i upport themselves.
IP. I. VI NC WOUNDUP MHN
Somet.ung. raid Mr. Merchant, tan
bo dono foi neatly all of theo disabled
men It haj been found. Canada Is
meeting the problem by dividing It Into
tlnee phages tho study or each man
nn an Individual, to ascertain his
dealie. and capacities; the ascertain-
I1JCIJI i v .t:i tiiiiu."-v ...- ... ..
training, whether lu hospital or after
his convalescenic Is complete; and the
ejtablls.iment of paining classes for
the men.
Although solutions of none of the
three phases have been noticed out
wholly, great udvunce In each has been
achieved, said Mr. Merchant, i urougn
toik. In "ban the ..ik Cat.aila. Kus- laUInc the pre-cnt ia.i?isiaiurc in cxira IS) a matter v Itfcli is entirely un to
land on.l IVancf nie dolus f...- nip- sc.lon for any puipoti- ..ao.-, . uu t, t.oniractors themsohp . i '
plt.l i.ilihei, was .leiulbi-d. It Is my hope and piayer that neither ,,,c "-"niraciors ll emselicb. As to
Mr Jour. tpr.he proudly ..f the stu'. thU'nor any otiur i.eiiui.ucaii i.cki-iu- w iiy uie coniracis liaic not been tic
irndntl.- fi ' nerfu.meil liv Hie ltnre.ui tma will Sit ill iu". " "o'.'ii .i . entril. villi will hmo In nil. I
",,' h.' TAnntrv "Disabled Training ' "liation Committee, which will make Its
?, l V . ?..n .MMdlshed 1 cVachlnnal al!5' " Tuesday, show that In
Board i" have been ta"1",' .J ' Philad.ipnia 33.000 children aro taking
rotislitlng of three men. One phusldan ,JRrl j,, jull;or r.ed Cross work. These
. ., .... ....... innllar vltli lmluslrlal
mm ,..v. ,.,. - - --
iruinms, one 01 iiwih .,,ov -
... ..., .. . ,.!. i-nnLtll.lIlt
wnii mcmoeis o. leaiiuiib, ..U..--...-..V
enei, hoard. Tho disabled men are taught
In two stages eit.er ,"i
... ...in. !.... I
niin.ni'i.ciii ..." ....,... -.
slight preliminary training la given them
convalescent In the Hospital, ivueie soiue
lo lit them for their cnosen worn, or,
later. In locatlonal schools,
It has been found that tho vocational
schools affording training to boj-s are
the best for the men, although it baa
been found best to teach the men In
classes scnarate from the boys'. The
service to be rendered to the men re
iulre.s that the Instructors all ill know
"ow "am ,1len' al" wtU S bel."K
thoroughly conversant with the trades
"'Vhenl'lie syaen, of penslo'ning ...
tllfnail tjnli-ll fu nfia limn inuilU HI UC i
failure and will dTe out in Kuropep short-
.. . rm .. JI...1..
liia on. but with only enough money to
encourage htm to shirk work which
would suppoithlmtelf. In Its place, he
uiged (unds for the training of dis
abled soldiers and .for their maintenance
only until they can support themselves
letlc record. A dlilslonal order has also
been Issued appointing First Lieutenant
n.srvi 'Hooit isivaru jr.. m miii. tn
JUajor uenerai aioriunw
s
MR. HENNESSEY, OF
TOLEDO, RECUPERATING
OI1.0 'I'olJceman-Klller" in Tempo-
inry Ilctircmcnt After l'lrst Gt
Willi Philadelphia Uluccoat
An umbltlo'i In vlilp tho I'hlhidrlphlu
police force broUBht Claieiuo lleniiesay
lure from Toledo, U. I'lartnca la not m
lulld as his tiiiin-. lie approached Po
liceman Pavla on (lenmntown avenue
and demanded t ltnow the iiulrhest
routo to Market street The policeman
unswired him hrlelly and .then boai-ded
u iiaanini; rnr,
irennesjy was not satlfclled Hi the
Information. Mle urn after the car and
pulled the polftvynup to the Mrtet ultli
the uniiouncemciTnrrat be had "llclied"
the police force of Toledo and would do
the. sumo rlBht heic.
Wlien llenneysv leff the Kiunarltan
llosjiltul about mi hour later he was
somewhat subdued. Ills wrath brohe
out attain, howcter. on
OeimantoMii nienue i
slicet police station, lfe Jumped from
the patrol wagon as It ueaicd theie and
stalled for Toledo.
Mo waa u.itiKlit after a thate and t le
mnuinlni- Unlit (terms In his system
were qulchiy eliminated. In view ,,f his
stifiiuuus expcrlenc", Maglstralo WrlK
ley inrmltted lilm to lett for ten day
In tin. (ounly l'rl.oti
RIVAL PARTY CHIEFS
- . .. ..rn.r. . nwtnnwnil
llMIAIMi l.'V'I'l Vli'V'VllliA
H nm,i HA I llrt OlXWIVtl
R. S. Bright Fiercely Assails
Project; David II. Lane
Does So by Indirection
itobeir .-' UrlRlit. mlbtaiii Pinm atio
lefeimcr, and Pald II. Lane, militant
Uepubllcan old Uiiaidsmati, each tool.
...i.n.l. todav at fiovcrnor Drumbaush'.s
i umoied plan to iallunctia session cf
the I.eglslutuie Mr. Hrlshl attacked
e propostd tall spcclllcally und by
UlMr'ahVielVounllnL'iol
j us sarins that T am opposed to
Ihe
dlr
1....- intiL time.
' ...V ,er.orts uo,, iuu.n.uis n. the
rhlladeliilila newspapers are tine, or
even near true, it would be more to the
, point to call Senator Penrose and Sena-
lor Varc In extra session to voto proMrs
aeSnrf,S Jit
thlnl: bow muuli mlleago and otlur ex-
p.'ne would be saicu inc Mate. 1 read
toiiii! of the reports of the hist leglslatlio
-esstoit, and on local option and all othr
matters wh'th catno up. I ueier obVerved
that membera of the Legislature thought
this or that, but I did read many reports
an to what Senator Penrose thought 01
Senator MeNkhol thought or Senator
Vare thought. And the lotca Invariably
registered these thoughts. So. whaf.s
the mo of an elaborate etra fc-ccslon?
Why not let 'i.'eoigc' do It7
The same applies t many picvlous
Leaislaturts.
"It might be I'lluniliiatlng, too. If Gov
ernor Brumbaugh would find some wny
of calling his would-be successor In extra
session to get his vlovvs on the prohibi
tion question. I icier to Senator Sproul,
and am vnuderlns t bis attitude
wouldn't be very like that of iloveruor
McC'icaiy on a momentous period In his
tfarccr. The tloicrnor was pressed to
tako a stand as to whether ho was for
, . ... . , . ,. ,11.
! ..',P0!,1,'? .r asal""t a1"1 1,W nn
swer meant iote
''I bhi,' Immediately repouded tloi
irnor MiCreary. of Kentucky."
Mr. Lane said that he would be glad
to discuss the proposed extra session it
lo hud tho remotest Idea that Governor
Brumbaugh Intended calling It
"In the absence of any proof that the,
1 lovernor has sucli an tjea," Mr. Lane'
concluded. "1 decllro 10 express a view
upon the adi Isablllty or lack of advisa
bility of It "
SUSPECT PLOT IN FIRE
AT OLD CUSTOMS HOUSE
Government AtenU Investigating
Queer Early Morning Maze on
Second Street
I'osttrlous lire at 3 oVUul. thu
noiiilng Imni-rlled tho old Custom
Hoii-c. 131 South Second street, now
used as a nuarlerninster's store, dam
aged the fourth und fifth floois und de
stioyed n considerable iiuantlty of uni
forms and other supplies.
Government olllcials are making a
r'gld Innuir.i They exiu-css the belief
that the lire was of Incendiary origin.
The lus-s is estimated at J1800. A Gci
man plot P suspected.
Harrison .-eabrook, n watchman, no
ticed smoke Issuing fiom un eh-vutor
"haft at the fourth floor and turned In
iin alarm. He tried to fight the flames,
which were sweeping through thu fifth
floor, on which they started.
By tho time the firemen arrived Ihe
fjOuith floor was ablaze and they ex
Ptilencid considerable dlflleutty in sav
lng the building.
The firemen succce d3d in confining the
flame3 to the fourth nud fifth floors.
L'J.OOO ItED CROSS "JUNIORS"
School Mobilization CommittoR IV.
; -- "
ports Juvenile Patriot Army
Laic si eerioilH from the School Mob.
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seventeen
.miuui.t.
Ollin. 1 11 1 1 1 . .1. 1 nlttn LAlmnl.. ...lit ...
-J...V, , ..,...b, ,.,,... rL,,w,,,-, ,A1H hnon
be rtaited on the warh, the time depend-
ma,: nf .leiili Mt, iln.i.a'A., L"'..". .
In"1 lintMi lh MlTrt of tiyn fnol nn, ..
. . ,.,,..",,,; ViiiV ..V,,",T
11 to carry on .the worlf.
LONGER WORK DAY AHEAD
' Duili-nml ItAAliniiiAn t.1 1.-i
Hours to Snood T.nenmn.!,. nZT
, ...w vuijiui
. ..
. i.ailroad met hanl.es will haie to wmir
longer hours, uceordlng to a lenoit from
Washington. With the speeding up of
lall-ay work on locomotives, tho men
will be asked to give more of their time
on patrlotlo grounds.
,. . ... . .- .-...
'. n, Altoona shops of the Pennsv.
i ... ... " - hhibji'
ho JV5"";. " 'J,
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PRINCETON FOR PRESIDENTS
Italian Seeking Citizenship E,i.
ucnuy insinruu oy oiuuents' song
for a more adeauate uunniv
The association nays many complaints
havo. been received that It ImnSwIMe
fo draws iviilrp nlinva Ih. ... J,"":"'"'0
to draw WHter aboye the flt. floor.
m
JBOND PROBE WEL(
AVERS MAYOR SMI
Couldn't Have Better AdvrV
tisiiiff for Business, He
Declares
VARE MEN FOUGHT PLANl
thought They Had IlrM,.i "tl
tii i , ,. . " csolutf0nl!
lnbleU, but It as Carried hv "1
UninMnlnJi.. M
Uaic Majority
Mujnr .Smith today voiced hi. ...,1
lis wraui oroKP , ... ,i i , ""itliil
i the way to thc'iide on the hubway bond a luatatawl
,'?"!... '',;oml"B follow s: mM
"The forces which tried to ch. A
me with murder arc back of $,
bonding agitation. I am not ik.l
bonding busiiiess. If the contractor!!
can't get his bond, that is up to him 3
I am absolutely impertioug t
newspaper criticism and you ptptrJ
can go as lar us jou like. I taUI
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." 'v ""ilin "II II1C wronif fr. 31
..There is no responsibility ",
contractu arc executed and apprornl' m
It is true these contracts ...' 39
i ...i . ,i- .. .. '"cM(f!
unaititu io inc IM'VMOllC state Cin. J
struclloit Company, but it is up M
tne contractor to lurnMi hia 0n7
bond, and if he fails in that, tnr.'
his lookout. You want to gel mt
ciury irom me contractor.
M's
f,,. r t... :.. t '.
""""' " "ll- t".' am natural t1!
very much interested hi these con. l
tracts tor lite Hroail btrcct Subwaj, jj
but onlj as .Major of the city
"" fur "- bonding
company objects to thce bonds, thai a
I! j. 'Jl?3l
... tircciorA,?.
l'niiig,ol tlieDepfM-lmenlofTrai..
hl, I cannot keep all these coniratlf
. . . , , "2
m "" jntl '" "Ot going to du-l
cuss the reasons lor delay, '
. ."Vou tell me there is trouble nlU,
"he bonds, I hate nothing to sat
sar .
aiioui mm. i am not goinc to dis
cuss any bondiiipr lulsine until the
eouncilmanic coiuniittce sets started.
Then I'll give them all they want."
vi won o iioviiim, piioni;
"I liU U the be-t adterllenirnl m
hutlneNH ran have.
"Vi liivehtigdilnu villi ,t more c.
I nine.
"1 vviiul.l be nulle ivllllnc o hm
Hie IINIrl.l Atlnrney Iniestl-.le ",
or enine iier-nn Nrlr,tr,l p, ,.,.
sXTe"'"' nl,u"" '' behind thi.
,,'.'' ,(U':"" ,,cai11 "n a "Itlcs in
"' " "irie tocia.v, was this:
'.iWI", Counells Committee cn Mu.
5,,',iV;1 ''oveinment grant .Mayt,r
feiiilihs wla.i and allow his e-onnec-lion,
ii 'th ilij hoiidl-.c tn bo In.
lest gated, or iv i it mm down a
'isuiuuon cainnr for a svneinatlr :i
lnobo into how the M-ijor's eomnany jk
ms im-ieascn It ,-llj tAislness fiohi "SI
l.to .0 per icnt In three years? fl
parently. will ti. ,1U0ry 1,0 answereditf
-ii .i niceurg or in- committee It i
held ,
.v..a,, oiii ir a nona.iy, I reaeriCVjl
v.im.i s wiiiiciiinaiL inm.aj
the Foity-tlfth Ward and chalrrau it Egl
the committee to which the oroho wrfBoA
lutlon was lefcrrcd. took no action. Ui
is expected to call his commltte"tf1
ge titer sonic time between now and uV
next meeting of Councils on March iii
and If Mayor rmlth retains Ms nrekrat?
attitude the leijuest for an Invertta-lfS
tin,. ...... i.n ... ....... (141
'""l "HI lit- KlctlllCU vr,
Wheu the Major was told that Com'2
loon Councilman Charles H. Von Tasen.
of the Foitj-.second Ward anil ihlrtva
other members of Hie lower t, ranch offal
Councils weio anxious to Investljate lri'j3
bonding connection-, he declared sych n'fl
probe would be the best kind ef adier-fM
........ ui.u iiuti. 113 wouiu welcome il ,.?!
MAYOP. Wlll.CfUtcs pnnnK
Speaking of Hit planned probe, ilufa
Major said, -This is tho best advertise- K
inent my burlness can have No InvMtl. ;
gallon vclll l,e turn., mi.lmm. T m-aiiM 1
be quite willing to have th Blslrlctftl
inurnev investigate inc. or some per
son, relec'ed bj- the newspapers of who
ever Is behind this iciu-ine 1 will net j
only ho glad to appear before the coin.
mltlce charged with tho Intestliutlon o!
tho bonding business, but will have s)U
the cooks and coi respondence and other s
papera ready to ilrcsont lo thi com-J
mltlee. Since 1 have been Maj-or I liaia
only been In the Thomas B, Smith Bona-J
lng Comnanv's olllco onre. and I do riot's
know ail thing about its business if til
t-llla" .M
t'nfortunatelv tiie'Mavor did not nulitli-
ins declaration until long afler tne wi"-.',
I ful organization membei-s of Common-
i . . . . . - .. . - . . ..,.!. '
"-..unc" "au tcou.rc4 !e. ' a"s. "L" ".'
' riuors lor
cnoush faithful members H.-J
defeat, on a majority vote tho resolution!
v to Investigate his lompanj'. SomJ
anlous moments weie lad by 'af
members of Common Council In fiietrij
anxiety to protect tho Major, who WtWSl
declared that ho needed 'no protection.-!JiJ
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l.llllll-LI. "1,11'I'l.U VJl'r .'Kt.v -m
I . ..s
nnoriit- unci- i oiiliciia cuiiivjivm Via
.. . .. .. . ,- l. ..Iln'lia
came iiitown mat a juau io iuw -t
the Mavoi's bomllns ioniDany was afo";
" . . ". ' . . t i
i-fuitil I Mi iJii'i'i7 - jm
fulthful members of Couo-Jl
no of the elevators one vvM'l
. ""1 a ll w
I ells met at ono i
' over
verhead to saj-, "Let's go right Wnia
and warn the Mayor. He ought 1 "f
tipped off.," With that tne pan -
liiAiiilmt tn IliA pinml fllni ftf f?ItV IICIl B
, and tho liattle benan in Common Council yi
. rt.. lb. rmiPi. 1nt Thra ttmPS tit fll
' Von Tagcn resolution was held up '-.
, once it was ruled as navine o't" --,3
fiiMi.il r-lnnlle rnolich faithful mteV Jl
1 1 ..i.i 1,. n.a i ,i. chamberUr:
,,r " . '.,J'. i '," ,.n nf IJ.l
1 ..ui. ., inii. h ,1(1 nv im i-iuac ,u..j - : .
... ?ii ,-ni.a hdp.h- n maiorlty 1"' Jl
resolution ivo"5"supposedly tabled. .m
Vm-rt. Hm Hi', later oeciaraoua 2
favor of the resolution glus rise b U;t
' report that some ,0, t of an Injnv
imivi v vti" iriiuiutivii B"i ..."
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lion ntn r ixrt unlit 11 f in 1 til 11111 nv -
Municipal oevnment, raiinr "lSr'js
peclal committee pucgfsicu i ' ".
, .. ms., iw,i, ".";,".. mii
, rPnonn &.. 1 1 am ti n iiirut-""
nothing wlll.be done until m "..... ,;
(ee meets.
; DECLARES WOJIAN SPIES l
; ARE WORSE THAW Mft"-
n .vnnon i
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niil'mcu iiii .....,, m.-- . j.... 1
never been loc-atco. rif 'coUC fl
i.-irnriniT in uie iiriLinii ii.ivj -. h
' a, Uciman tp;
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