Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, March 18, 1918, Night Extra, Image 2

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SEES DOOM
OF FLASK TRADE
ft S. Attorney Welcomes
($Fight in Court With
$f Liquor Men
"fjACTS WILL BE SHOWN
'Welcoming a legal battle on the ques-
, of BelUnfT liquor In bottles In sa-
s. United Mtates District Atlornoy
na predicted today that tlio License
fcttrlt next Wednesday would abolish
r''jjUw Brume ui iiubid uiur tnu um.
&$' .tP AVhm Mr. KnnA'u nttentlnn wiim ill.
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..Erected to a statement by Nell Homier.
' i'- head of tho llctall Liquor Dealers' As-
,..i9Clatlon of Philadelphia, opposing tho
"ji'ljeHifgestlon that the court stop tho sale
y. .ec liquor in nasas, no cum:
,'!jl."'0ur argument tin the inicstlon of
l.'tjlllng flasks over the bar will bo made
9. 3n facts and on existing condition. It
wjrs wy hope that tho liquor Interests
Sfftnd the Government would bo ablo to
HMv "If Sir. Bonner wauls tn inako nn
VU t..l.tnit,i rt II. Id tv,,,lf.u lit titvitilnt.i t ,...
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'v 'ready..! have read this statement that
the liquor dealers will opposo us. All
I can say Is that I hopo ho will be
'Unsuccessful In his fight."
t Mr. Kane today paid a tribute to
former Captain of Detectives Soudor,
who, he said, was .doing Rood work In
grounding uu bootleggers who sell llnuor
i' t to mon In uniform.
t Attorney
Kane has gone on record
mm Inst iim i-etnll unin of lioitlni trnmU !
,e predicts that President Wilson will i
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'the court falls to adopt bis suggestion.
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fffiM emir fnll In uilnrrt hi.. Kltfrrrntttfm
This prediction Is based on corre
spondence Mr. Kane has bad with
'Washington., While be would not di
vulge what passed between lilin and
'Government olllclals, other than to make
'nU prediction. It Is believed hu sug
tested this move as the only effective
method of stopping "bootlegging."
"This traffic mtlst ho stopped," he
said. "If live city cannot or will not
do It, tho 'Government will Intervene."
Nell Bonner, president of the llctall
Liquor Dealers' Association, will take
the stand In court In opposition to Mr.
Kane. He announced that ho will fight
Mr. Kane's suggestion, nnd says ho has
th support of every liquor dealer In the
association.
Bonner Defends Snloou Men
'The bulk of tho tratllo with bootleg
ters In Philadelphia Is carried on
through the who'ealer." Mr. Bonner
said. ''Four-fifths of these men are
, foreigners. Tho amount sold to 'boot
"Meggers' over retail bars Ih almost
negligible. It Is truo that some liquor
la sold In bulk by members of tho asso
ciation that gets Into the bands of men
who sell to soldiers and sailors, but It
Is a very small percentage, and a ruling
by the Court covering the traffic In
plnt and half-pint flasks would vir
tually wipe out this trade. We havn
.tried to, 'convince tho District Attorney
of this, but evidently have failed.
Another argument hn advanced
gainst tho suggestion was that tho
"bootlegger" could buy all tho liquor
he wanted outside of Philadelphia.
"EVen If the Government should step
In 'and order a barred zono that would
.iOaba nil vnlnnnq III llll I'ltV. wllllt Ih
l?. .to nreven't the 'bootlegger' from obtaln-
f V . "t.M kin .iinnlv tn ntitlvlitt- tinlnta? Will
Ire ?ny dry r.one here prevent him? It la a
M',l question."
'"' "I recentlv Informed Government or-
i. . ?I-IW n Wiinlilnirinn.1' DIstriRt At.
- t. , illMi ! aufl" '..rf..T !' ".
r.'S. ttorney' Kane said In answer to tho nr
faiiKtiment advanced by Mr. Bonner, "of
:7COnaillonAJ 111 lllia tltj- .mil in., a i-uh-
jrmlAr If tlmA fnr Ihn Government In
K$'ZrS'mitn n hand Lnd sen the military forces
,-of tlio United States get the protection '
they evidently are unable to get
firom ine lncmciem iinu uemnriuizeu
,'pollce force. J have received word from
Washington authorising me to go ahead
jarid report the result of my next ap
pearance before the License Court."
Ilanleln Demand) Aetlon
That the situation Is serious Is em
phasized by a statement of the frank
opinion of Secretary of the Navy
Daniels.
"Mr. Daniels," said Mr. Kane, "Is
firmly convinced that drastic action may
b,e necessary to put the liquor men out
of, business by the extension of the bar
red zones about the military and naval
establishments for the lawful distance
,,ot five miles. If the five mile rule Is
v applied. It means that no liquor may bo
sold south of Kalrmount avenue, pro
Tided It Is applied only to tho live mile
'one extending from League Island, and
l It la ai.nllAa t,i tlia nvtent nf Ihn DrAul-
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w aeni a power, no iui. wiiuiii iivo miles
sJV'V of any shipyard or munition plant or
M&rtt military post or naval barrack will be
'v"' -Href "
WU' 'i The police department, In a statement
mijJ,VHWUed through Attorney Harry Kellx,
RSSi takes credit for closing several saloons
SX7J? through remonstrances filed In License
Si Court, and adds that the police are con-
w&jilit'. ,'derfng asking the court to close at least
jMvftix more.
'J.x .ijHi Thn nrnmlca In ttinrtn tltnt uiitnnn hfii'lf
feJy'STOoma are to be a thing of tlio past.
rLrAV wceau8'. saia air. feux, "in every
lr'iS,''Initaoce whero remonstranco has been
frfm filed the.court upheld the attitude of tho
jwH Jfbureau and has made every saloonkeep
& ver come Into court and agree that liquor
' .'AvsTibe Bold only over tho counter."
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Fra. ISopirriDifrv rrn n inr v
B,a. , oiay uii i j liviiiiui
OF SOLDIER CONDEMNED
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fe riMk Constables' Association Opposed to
jjvicuon unu uiner riarsn
Action
il communication sent in Untied
tfllB Alln-nKV 'Ifuni, lha PnnctaYlne'
E, y'ytasoclatjon of Philadelphia announced
&"wiiiiey; were opposed to any action being
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, '.'-.lOKen against noiaicrs iamiues lor un
.V', ld rent or other household bills.
II ?. t ' 1 a lark ninrTfitviriarl rntistaVi1aa rt V
or uustav kopp, or the Twenty
th Ward, who last week attempted to
i-evlct Mrs. Everett Perry, 2(21 North
anon -street. Because snq was :; do
nd In her rent.
ttj, i.iHB atioviaiiun una agrrca to Jiroiect
ttn wives and mothers of men In tho
rvice against sucn. action us ivopi
to take, aha In the communication
- to United States Attorney Kane
li iociiiaciva iu uuaerve ine c-iaie
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federal laws concerning unpnld bills
i Dy soiaiers lamiues, ana, in some
to -iretcn a point.
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'.CITY DRAFTBES.IN WRECK
Train Accident in Missouri In-
. -, jjurea None.Word Here
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ivbundred Philadelphia and Mont-
' county isntionat Army men were
i pMMncer train that wan wrecked
ill City.' Mo., Sunday night, ac-
, to iniormanon receivea iere to-
Iam was lnlurd.
oup, wmrn inciuaed tntrty-i
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wn' drafted, .men andf 'repre
i from other .wards of h cltv.
Jfrldsy for Dallas, Tex., where
auirneo. to an aviation sec
were due t6 arrive at Dallas
tjoo'-of the -wreck came to
, Unll IIJMKI U& MJUil
ntown.un atele-
r,.or Merman
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Alas! Poor Alma Mater; Her
Most Wayward Son Is Dead
Dentil has found tho "rah rah"
boy ami only tho stngo folk nnd
tho playwright mourn tho evolu
tionary bereavement.
Bans son)?, sans singer, ho has
become a wrnlth of memory ro.
ciillcd only us nn evil of tho embry
onic stngo of American educational
development, living today In tho
mockery of stagedom beneath
painted moons, by painted oceans
and among painted chorus men.
So announces tho University of
Pennsylvania through Its dally pub
lication, the Pennsylvania!!.
UKRAINIANS HERE BAND
TO HELP LIBERTY LOAN
Rutheninn Pastor Chnrucs Germany
Mudo Peace to Get Food
Stores
Although their country lias made a
separate) peace with Germany, Ukrain
ians of Philadelphia have perfected an
organization to aid In the third Liberty
Loan campaign. T. .T. Hrycey has been
named chairman In charge of tho work.
At a meeting for organization yester
day the Itov. Max Klnesh, pastor of the
Ituthenlan Church. Krnnklln and Brown
streets', Insisted that the German peace
was made only to permit Germany to
obtain largo food supplies, and that
"Ukraine never will let Germany over
runs ner riguis.
'I IflriMM M., .11.1 nn, u 1. n ..A...... .. 1(1.
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Ukraine because of anv lovn for us. or
tho new republic," hn added, "hut only
to get control of that rich country and
Hl?00,l,1uJ,1pn??1 th,"; eo ,ha?1'. ncp,d
U hat could the Ukrainians do but make
penre7 Tho army was gone and It win
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Impossible any longer to fight. They
had to accent peace, but Ukraine will
neer let Germany do what sho wanto
wiiu mem.
"Tho Molshevlkl arn an much the
enemy of the Ukraine as Is Germany or
us the rar "nder tho old reglm The
Bolshcvlkl made wnr on Ukraine be
cause Ukraine made Itself free from
l'etrograd after B70 years of subjection.
We must all help hero that the United
Htates may win, Kor we want Ukraine
free from Germany, and as free and
democratic as la thin adopted country."
ARCHBISHOP OF YORK
SPEAKS HERE IN TOUR
Audienco to Sing British Anthem
Sunday for Anglican
Frimato
At .i Ttiainiiiilli patriotic celebration at
the Metropolitan Opera House next Sun
day afteniocn Philadelphia will pay Its
respects to the Most IteV. M. Cosmo Gor
don Lang, archbishop of York and prl
mato of Lngland. Hundreds of Philadel
phia ns will hear the distinguished prelate
discuss the war.
Archbishop Lang will remain In Phils'
delphl.i for lliri'o days. Ho Is lsltlng
this country In u civlc-ccclcslastlcnl ra
parity in a represcntt tlve of L'ngland
and tho Anglican (".lurch.
Tl.e meeting will be strictly civic and
patriotic. Georgo Wharton Pepper will
present the Archulshcu and, as now
Planned, Immediately afler Ihn Introduc
tion the nudienco will sing "America"
and "God Kavo the King." , Noah H,
Swnvne. d. will sine "The Uattle Ilvinn
of the Ilepubllc." Nn applicant may hate
more than two tickets, and these can be
I had by applying to 11. Leo Hunt, l-'rank
nn uani iiuiiuiug.
Archbishop Icing's trip to this coun
try has been suggested for scmo time
and has the approval of Ambassador
Page, in Ixindon, ns well as of Bishop
Philip M. Rhlnelnnder. of tho Kplscopal
diocese, of Pennsylvania. He was for
several years tho honorary' chaplain to
Queen Victoria and has an excellent rep
utation as an oratcr.
NEGRO BOY IS ARRESTED
FOR WINDOW SMASHING
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i-oiicu ijciicvu iiv una vuiiiiuulcu
Dozen Such Jobs in
Year
A fourteen-year-old negro, arrested
today as he waa about to hurl a brick
through the window of nn antique shop
at 33 South. Eighteenth street, Is said by
tho police to bo responsible for more
than n dozen window-smashing Jobs In
thb last year.
Policemen Illley and Donnelly, of the
Klfteonth nnd Vine streets statir.n. saw
tho boy Booker Wharton, Market
street near Fortieth acting suspicious
ly near the shop. They kept close
watch on him and nabbed him. they say.
Just as bo was poised to throw. The
boy said tho old revolvers In the window
attracted him. .,..
Accon
arrested
I Hasted
According to ino ponce, no uas uccn
teu several unies mr riiupiuunB
runnlnir nwav from home. When
arrested today ho had not been home
since last Wednesday, sleeping In wag
ons along the waterfront. Ho was sent
to the House of Detention.
WATER BUREAU HEAD
WARNS OF A CRISIS
Chief Davis Says Improve-
ments and Extensions Are
Imperatively Necessary
Iong neglect of Councils to provide
fundg for Improvements and extensions
to the city's C8,000,000 water plant has
brought about a condition that Chief
Davis ' declares Is dangerous. After
y'eara of forcing the machinery now In
service, the chief says a crisis Is due
unless quick relief Is given.
According to tne annual report Just
submitted, the earnings of the Water
Bureau are greatly In excess of past
years and this reBUlt is shown In the
face of a free water list that would
add several hundred thousand dollars to
returns, If abandoned.
In view of the financial Improvement
Director Datesman, of the Department
of Publlo Works, ahd Chief Davis, of
tha Water Bureau, believe some finan
cial provision should be made this year
for betterments.
The report showB the works earned
a net profit In 1917 of $1,500,000, equiva
lent to a dividend of a little more than
"per cent on the Investment The water
works as operated, represent an expendl
ture o" proximately J68.000000. Tho
profit a specified Is the balance re
.nflnlne'ln the City Treasury from the
operation of the. works after all operat
ing and maintenance expenditures are
Pd and after ll.283.000 has been set
v . T7 -- nrfielatlon.
The statement of the accounts of the
operations of the waterworks Includes
... An mr operation and maintenance
Ae .'he high-pressure Are system. Chief
of the nis" v . .,,, ...
?VJ,"iPir0 sense this sum of 167.000 may
Tl. u i correct charge against the
""...-nrki. proper, uut Is Included In
Ji.. that the statement may be thor
nurhly conservative. As a mattter of
UUgl" -mull .him AH MIHIUfMl
wtui ths approximately $500,000 worth
free, service .which Is rendered each
ves? by thetWater Bureau, for vhlch
1. .:. Is given on the books of the
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'EVENING PUBLIC
EMERGENCY AID AIDS DRILL IN PREPARATION OF LIBERTY
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FOOD-SAVING TEXTS
ISSUED TO CHILDREN!
School Lessons Teach Adults,!
Too, That Warfare Means
Sacrifice
A series of food conservation les
sons, prepared by the United States
food administration for the school 111 I
dreu of the city but guaranteed to make
good rt ading for Philadelphia house
wives nnd Pennsylvania in gcmral, lo-
day were presented In the classes.
The lebMins have luni prepared In
help tho children understand tho vital
need fnr national food conservation and
to emphasize that warfare means sac
rifice and saving as well as lighting.
Today's lesson begins with the funda- '
mental principle upon which the work ol
the administration tf based. II Is cy-
ciliated t Impress upon the children a
sense of Justice to the soldiers lighting
ill France.
Tho lesson In part follows:
"What can we do to help save the sol
dler boy's life? Wo muH see to It that
he gets all the supplies of every nort and
will help to make lihu safer. What docs
he need? Itlfles, cannon, shells, dna
mlto and airplanes. All these things
ho fights with, but be needs many more
things also. There must be tents, lum
ber for cabins, for warehouses, f..r
stables, tools to build and dig with,
horses, mules, oats nnd bay and harness,
motortrucks, harrels and barrels of gas
ollno and oil, wire, telegraph instru
ments, telephones; to entry all these
.things from the ports In franco, to the
supply depots In the camps thero must
be locomotives and cars, rails and ties,
and even new railroads. Then to carry
all the things across the sea thero must
bo ships, ships ships, and the U-boats
are sinking ships so fast that we must
build as no nation ever built before. All
these things the soldier must have to
save bis life; all tbeso things to work
with besides clothes to keep him warm.
'ft ..r.i.-u.i tlm .nldlnf t.iliul
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soldier must nave
fonli to(, dour, sugar, butter, beef, ham
bacon, lard, cans of peas, tomatoes, ap
pics wagon loads, carloads, tralnloads,
shiploads. Every day he must have
food. If a stream of food wagons went
past your door without censing every
minute of tho day and night It would
not carry enough food to keep tho Amer
ican urmy, and now that army la getting
bigger every day. More than that, we
must also send food not only to our
own soldiers, but. to the soldiers of
France and ICngland and Italy, and to
the other French, English and Italian
peoples as well.
Poles Indorse President's View
The partition of Poland attempted by
tho Herman Government "wait the sub
Jtct of a strenuous protest registered hv
an audience of 5000 at a mass-meetl-m
of roles yesterday ut tho Metropolitan
Opera House. The United States was
urged to resist "all territorial rcadjust
n"nts accomplished by tho arbitrary
order of the (Jerman conqueror under
conditions of martial terror."
PLANS RUSH REPAIRS
FOR FAIRM0UNT DAM
Datesman Asks $45,000 for
Temporary Work Masonry
Structure Later
Director of Public Works Datesman
proposes to repair nnd strengthen the
Falrmount Dam without further delay If
Councils will give him the funds neces
sary for tho work, It was announced
today, He has requested $45,000 to be
appropriated to start the work,
It was the hope of Director Dates
man to replace the present .Falrmount
Dam with an entire new structure, tho
prepared plans providing for a mason
ry dam that would represent the last
word In construction of this kind. The
present dam Is a timber structure. Ne
cessity for placing It In first-class con
dition Is pressing.
Serious damage to the dam would not
only affect the water supply for the two
pumping stations but It might result In
a flood along the banks of tho Schuyl
kill lllver south of the dam.
Director Datesman feels that with the
expenditure of $45,000 the dam can be
vastly Improved and Its condition
brought to such a point that It will last
with more assurance of flrst.class serv
ice until such time as Councils can allow
sufficient money through the medium of
a loan to replace the dam with one of
maspnry.
The calculation made as to the cost of
a new dam Is that about $400,000 will
be required for the work. The original
Falrmount Dam was constructed In
1819, Just one year short of a century
ago. This dam was replaced In 1872 by
the present 'dam. The dam underwent
extensive repairs In 1904 and since then
minor repairs have been made.
Harvester Wages Advanced
Chlraso, March 18. About 25,000 em
ployes In the various plants of the In
ternational Harvester Company received
notice today that on April 1 an In
crease In pay of approximately 10 per
,-nt will be granted. . It Is the sixth
wa-lncrae during ths last two and a
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iiEDaER-PHILApEIiPHlX: MONDAY,
!WMMpewfrBiia!
MRS. ANNE BERRY DIES .
AT BISHOP-SON'S HOMeI
Had Hoped to Hear Church -
man Preach on Her Ninety-
third Birthday
MKS. ANNE BEBRY
Mrs. Anne Herry, mother of lilshop
Joseph F. Ilerry, head of tho Philadel
phia Methodist Conference, now conven
ed III this city, died this morning, at
f her home, 030 .South Forty-eighth street.
She was ninety-three, years old yes
terday. Her death, while hastened by her ad
vanced age. was duu to a fall on the
stairway of her home three weeks ago.
Mrs. Herry was ordered to take to her
bed and until yesterday seemed to have
a chance for life. Last night, however,
Mie was attacked by severe pains nnd
tho outlook for her recovery became
dimmed
The lilshop, overwhelmed by grief at
tho serious aspect of his aged mother's
'.llness did not preach the conference
sermon yesterday at the 131st annual
session of tho conference, over which ho
Is presiding In Simpson Memorial
Church.
Before her marriage to th Hev.
Francis Herry. a Methodist minister of
the Michigan diocese, Mrs, Herry was
Miss Anne Law son. After her husband's
death twelve years ago, she came to
Philadelphia and since mndo her homo
with her son, the lilshop,
Hho was always deeply Interested In
the work and doings of the Metlmdlst
Episcopal Church.
On Sunday morning, February 24, 'she
arose as usual to spend the day about
tha house. She became suddenly dizzy
and fell down tho steps of her home,
breaking her hip.
It had been Mrs. Berry's ambition
to bo in church yesterday, on her birth
day, and listen to her son deliver his
conference sermon. She was unable
to do so, however, and, Instead of pre
paring to experience a Joyous occasion,
the household was preparing for her
death, which the physicians said would
only bo a matter of hours.
While tho Illsliop was unable to de
liver the sermon yesterday, as was his
custom, he made some mention of tho
seriousness of his mother's Illness. With
eyes bedlmmed with tears, Bishop Ilerry
said :
'Today Is my mother's nlnty-thlrd
blrthl.iy. We had planed n different sort I
or a birthday. Three weeks age mother
said to me eti.it she didn't want people to
send flowers and make it fuss over heri
but she did want to attend the con
ference love feast on her birthday, and
after tho love feast hear me preach my
sermon, Instead, sho Is lying there, with
her fa eo whlto as a result of great
suffering, She cannot bo with us In
this great congregation, praising (lod,
but very soon, In a tew days at most,
sho will Join the chorus above."
Many In the congregation wept as the
Bishop predicted the death of his mother
and Introduced another minister to
preach the sermon for him.
Besides Bishop Berry, the aged woman
Is survived by lhreo other sons Dr. H.
O. Herry, a Burgeon In the American
army, now In France with the rank of
majcr! Dr. W, F, Herry, a noted sur
geon of Nevada, and Edward A. Berry,
of California.
"DAD" READY TO SELL
Will Dispose of Boarding House Pa
tronized by Theatrical Performers
A letter receive, here by friends of
"Dad'' Frarer, owner of Dad's Theatrical
Hotel, 160 North Seventh street, an
nounces that he Is ready to sell his
Bohemian boarding house. The letter
catrle from .Springfield, Mass., where
Fraien Is now living.
"I will nav no bills except those con
tracted by m 'self. The hotel Is for
sale." wrote "Dad."
"Dad." who Is known to thousands
of vaudeville performers, left this cltx
last Wednesday a,ttM,.nalllpit, .sign. at
the entrance "of Jh bar latint'tnt4
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P. R. T. OFFERS PLANS j EVE OF TREASON TRIAL
FOR HOG ISLAND LINESJFINDS GERMANS SILENT
President Mitten's Proposal Tajjcblatt Editors Face U. S.
and U. S. Housing Ideas
Before Survey Board
A ground-plan draft of lli- ISImwuod
housing seitiou, iirepared by linen
Hi'Mnerd, architect of the Kmcrircncy
Fleet f'orporatlon. whb studiid by mem
bers nf i he Hoard of Survey today. The
Mirve.vors also went over transit line
plana for Island avenue, prepared by the
Philadelphia llapld Train It I'ompan.v.
Chief Albilght, of tho Bureau of
SurvpvH. In Hiibiiilttlnir ihn i-riiiitiil iilim
for the streets, homes, alleys, etc., e
plained that 0i addition to Island nvctiur, t
thn home sltn Is hounded by ls,aiid road,
Elmwfioil avenue, PnFsymil; avenue and
the Chester branch nf the Philadelphia
and Iteadlng Hallway. Ite aKo ex
plained that Fi'vetul old farmhouses
must be turn away mid a dilapidated
manufacturing plant leveled mi part of
thn piellmlniiry work.
Plans for a iloubh-track tiollcy line
, on Island avenue, an extension of Inland
. load not yet mi the city plan, were
submittid by Thomas K. Mitten, presl-
I dent of tho Philadelphia llapld Tran
sit Company. They call for a two-track
service in the center of thn boulevard,
I MiU fnr tli uradlltc nf which were re-
celvfd last week by tlio Department of
Public Works
In presenting a blue-print of the line
and l.i.: iivc.ssary grades. Mr. Mitten
wrote that If tho hoard mould ap
prove the plan the company would start
ut once the necessary work Incident to
construction,
Hn added that the question of a fran
chise and other needed legislation could
bo taken up later.
The city has not as yet provided funds
for the construction of Island avenue,
on .which the transit tracks will run
from I-:.istvv Ick avmiie to tho back chan
nel. l-Istlmates for the cost of the city's
share 111 this work are placed at $115,
000 and Councils have been asked for
that amount and for $200,000 additional
to ho used for streets and other Im
provements In thu housing section proper,
Mr. Hraincrd Is expected to submit
more detailed plans for tho housing of
Hog Island workmen later this week.
The question nf control between the
city and tho (lovernment Is one yet tn
hu decided and questions nf sanitation
are also causing delays. In view nf the
many questions still open Chief Al
bright today refused to hazard a guess
as to when final agreements would be
entered Into lictiwen tho city nnd olll
clals pt tho .Federal housing board.
GORE IN SENATE FIGHT
FOR WHEAT BILL RIDER
Demands Two-thirds Vote on $2.50
Wheat Price Move to Control
Probe of Packers' Books
tVnuhliiKtnn, March 18. The Senate
today was Involved In a bitter fight
over an effort led by Senator lore, of
Oklahoma,, to bang two Important rid
ers on the agricultural appropriation
bill.
The first of these riders Is an amend
ment for $2.50 wheat. Notwithstanding
President Wilson's opposition, Senator
Gore, a, frequent Insurgent today de
manded the suspension of tho Senate
rules to make tho rider In order. His
motion requires a two-thirds vote, and
although sentiment Is fairly strong In
thu Senate for $2.60 wheat Indications
were that the movement would fall.
Senator liorc as chairman of the agri
cultural appropriation bill, takes the
position that Aiqerlca will not obtain
lb maximum of wheat nroductlon neces
sary this year unless the price to the
farmers is materially increaseo. i us
tails to get tne price increased oy ac
tion' on the pending agricultural bill,
he will renew the effort at the next par-
llamentary opportunity,
CORONER KNIGHT 57 TODAY
Gifts Includo Roses from Republican
Club Ho Heads
Coroner William R. Knight, Jr., to
day celebrated his fifty-seventh birthday
anniversary. He was the recipient of
many floral gifts conspicuous among
which was a basket of roses sent by the
United Republican Club of the Twenty
fifth Ward, of which is president.
Coroner Knight was born In Kensing
ton and attended the public schools
there. He soon had to leave school to
go to work. He was ut the Dlsston
saw works for a time. At the ago of
twenty he entered politics and soon
after became a clerk In the Sheriff's
inA in. , lor itnnsevelt he was made
a 'United States shipping commissioner
and later assistant airecior ui ruuue
works. He became coroner ln1911.
Two Held for Robbing Shipyard
Mayor Anderson, of Gloucester, today
held Harry Custer, twenty-one years
old. of 912 Charles street. Gloucester,
,,,i rtarnnrd Ilever. eleven years old.
of the same address, under $200 ball
for the theft of coal from cars I" the
yards of the Pennsylvania Shipbuilding.
Company, Detectives cf the ship con
cern say coat thefts from the company
have, been " so numerous of late; that
i'barstatlnftrsthve. been so, nuwrou. i u . maj
iia
1 "
MARCH 18, 1918
LOAN ACTIVITIES
Charges Tomorrow First
Case Here Since 1812
"Porlor Darkow. Is lesfliig he lx
asleep. I am conlldent that ho will be
exonerated. Doctor Darkow will make
no statement now. His defense will be
made in court before 11 jury."
Si i i-pnkp Mrs. Martin Darkow. wife
ir Dr. Mai tin Darkow. G143 Jefferson
street, cdltor-ln-chlef jit the Philadel
phia Tageblatl, today on tho eve of her
hiisbund'H trial for alleged treason. The
f r l.i I Is Nctwilnlpil In lirirln Innmrrmi'
I before Judcn Dickinson. In tho United
states District runt.
About fifty men and women wlio will
testify at the trial aie being served
with subpoenas today by efovernnient
agftits. Some nf them live 111 this city,
while others reside nearby. .Many nf
the witnesses are Fuleral agents.
When Doctor Darkow goes oil trial to
nwrrovv he will sit beside bis end"'-
e.l. I ..!.. te... I II...-
..,....,,, ,...., ,,1-1 in-., ... uu """
nf thu t.ernian-language newspaper.1
Both were arrested about sK months
ago after a laid on the newspaper oMlce ,
by Chief Postal Inspector Cnrlel.vou. !
"Wo am piepared to go ahead with
the trial," said I'nlled States District
Attorney Kane tnduy. "It Is our present
Intention to llnlsh tho treason trial first I
and later take up the other Indictments
for violating the esplonago act."
Other defendants In tho Tageblatl
casc.i arc Peter Schaffer, president ;
Paul Vogel, treasuier, and Herman
Lcmke, business manager, who are un
der Indictment for violating the es
plottage act.
Both Doctor Darkow and Werner also
are.lndlcted for the same offense. Tho
trials on tha espionage act will start as
soon as the treason trials have been
finished.
' '
Federal olllclals who are acquainted I T'J, , " ,. . " "" '" l'"'
with the testimony said that the treasnn ',lcxlt' ,,,I,J;1' c,,ncr ''"poetically or
trial, which Is the first ease In thli l'"ictlc:illj-. wilt mean nothing more in
sertion since tho war of 1812, would last I '"h8 than, acconipllslilng everything an
about three days. 1,our ri,rllc,r 'acl1 ' '?' Everybody must
... I get up an hour earlier, everybody should
rniTVIl llli-tn iv tmc i airvunv i eo t0 l"'d "" h"ur earll(,r- tl,at'a ""
fUUiMJ UhAU IN HIS LAUNUR1 As a practical proposition tho electric
! light and gas companies say that they
Jow Leon Lee Victim of Stroke of
.., servlco iiirougnout mo iweniy-iuur iioiii-h "' - nv., -" -- --- , .,,j
Apoplexy ( ,,y ,,1K rcllovccJ ()t lho burden of ex-, stand that aB a pllnclplo I am not IVi
. , , ,."77 j , . 'cesslvn uso of light in factories In the I favor of prohibition. dj
rnlliTSlVHwolTidi5ro"dn a?' ?W aftcrndon and In hemes In the eve-' - Zw III
North nfty-fourtl. str-et. unabl" The railroads and rapid transit MOTORMAN-SHERItfF .1
In to leavo h: laundry this morning, company say they will quickly uccom- urmcTO TDin fiM TABS
looked through the doors and saw I,ee I modato themselves to the changed peak-, AKKbBlB llllt uu Wi
lying on the floor nf lis kitchen, llo
notified tho Sixty-first and Thompson
streets station and Policeman Ferguson
was sent to thp shop He broke In the
door and found I.ee dead, At the West
Philadelphia Homeopathic Hospital Lee
was pronounced dead of apoplexy.
I.ee Is said to havu a vvlfe In Sap
Francisco and tho pollco arn Irvlnir m
locate her. The body will be kept at
tho Morgue until the dead man k rela
tives can bo found. He had been In
this city four years.
WOMAN PHYSICIAN KILLED
Dr. Sarah R. Mend, of Newark, Run
Down by Truck
lilnoinllHil, N. .1., March 18. Dr.
Sarah R. Mead, cf 41 Gray street, New.
ark, died In Mountalnsldo Hospital,
Glen Ridge, from a fractured skull,
Doctor Mead was struck by n delivery
car driven by William Nemeleskl at
Broad and Park streets, whllo waiting
for u trolley car. Nemeleskl will be
charged with manslaughter by Chief of
rollco Collins.
The chauffeur denies striking the
woman, and says that as the car up
preached, Doctor Mead stepped back,
tripped nn fell, striking on her head.
Doctor Mead was returning frcm tho
home of a patient when Injured.
DIVORCES GRANTED
The following divorces were granted
by Court of Common Pleas' No. 6:
.Ttnnle IloMmon from Jsmea loblnnon.
I"sle Mas Nsugle from Clinton H. Nauate,
t'iHe Mead from Cheater A. Mead.
Mlnnlo Cecelia Kepler Tlem from John C.
Tlera.
Myrtle T. Schnell from Charlea Alfred
Schnell.
Laura Lillian Athcrholt from John Walter
Atherholt.
Uuatave KreeaJorf from Klliabeth Frees-
dorr.
Knith May Palmer .Nfhlien from Oeorct
MnrkH Nehlaen.
William M. Graven from F.lla M. (travel,
Kmll M, beward from Thomai V, He-
ward. Jr.
Kuby May Ilealey KleUeh from Edward
lleiat-n.
Kophle Preanln from Mux Dreanln.
Hatnuel Cllbson from Marv Olbaon.
Loulaa C, Dortttt fmm Leonard Prdlnn
uoratti,
Mary Lawrence from William Lawrence,
Scott A. Cunningham from Cltfton It
Cunningham.
l,aurR Gertrude lloado from Thomas Fran
eta lloade. '
ruartnra M. Orth from Amy Orth.
Uarrlck S. Marker from Manila W. Marker.
Ufnrgtt M. aiaaon imm eoa !. Aiaaon.
Hadla Burkn from Jamea nurke.
Gladys O. Ilalley from John O. Bailey,
Alberta Vollralh from Krans VoUrath.
Kmma McMenamln from Fred It. Mc
Mnamln
M.rrv j. ivnion irnn v-ranria A. ivnann
IViara Karagalll from Claudlna Faragalll
vviiuam Bcnonaian i rem wnanoua acuon-
(If'orge W, Italnea from Mary L. Jfalnn.
Herbert II. Ilruah from Maraarct A.-nrulh.
rharlea Marie Vahr from John 8. Fahr.
Edna Francli Uergo from John Wealey
Marlon 0. Allen from Percy W. Allen,
laabel II. Washington from Ruble Waih-
Catherine T. Strang from Ullvrpoi) II.
-.inrene T., iteektoo from Itobert O
oirniia. ...
Re-elect Tar Ditch Mayor ,
to Save Election Costs
All Is culm nnd quiet today In
Tnr Ditch.
Inhabitants of tho Important lit
tle hamlet nlong tho edgo of tho
lower HchuylUlll lire gny nnd happy.
Their Hiinual mayoralty election,
held every St. Patrick's Day In tho
mornln', passed over smoothly, nnd
the ilnyor, George Washington
llerrschaft, Is still In olllcc.
All political differences In tho
hnmlet were sunk under a wavo of
patriotic fervor. Hy mutual con
sent It wns agreed to liecp George
In ofllco and so do n way v.lth tho
expense of nn election. i
"Merely n wnr economy," mid
George.
DAYLIGHT-SAVING PLAN
TO CATCH APRIL FOOLS
1 Simple Ones to Suffer if They
Don't. Advance Watches
March 5U
Assuming that President Wilson will
sign tlio dnyllght-savlng bill, the only
certain forecast of Its effect Is that
theie will be a larger crop of April fc.ols
than In former years. Tho bill provides
that all timepieces shall be set ahead
one hour at '.' o'clock on tlio morning tit
March 31 ICaster Sunday. Tho next
day will be April I. when fools urn tra.
dltlonally suppored tn bo at large.
Among the fools will br. thoso persons
who have failed tn ohe.v thn mandate
.f the law to ndvanco the Imnr hand
of their watches or clocks an even sixty
minutes. Otherwise all will be sub
stantially as It wns before.
A serious canvass of the clly's Indus
trleri manufacturing, fliiamda'l. railroad
as well as Its domestic life, failed
In find u single person who objected to
the 'proposed new order of dally routine,
and most persons gave unqualified ap
proval. An oll'.clal of the i li,imbcr of I'om
inerce said that with tare exceptions,
Hie entire membership of that body In-dori-rd
the daylight saving proposal. It
was explained that morn work Is done
and done with apparently less wasting
of energy In the niotiilng than in the
afternoon, It was therefore a good
thing for both manufacturer and worker,
this ntllcl.il observed. II was added
that the workers In factories were glad
of thn opportunity to gel home earlier
(by the sun) and were not objecting at
all to getting to work earlier (also by
the sun).
At the Philadelphia and Heading linn-
j way and Pennsylvania liallroad onices
it wiiM said that tlie law wolllrl inakn no
appreciable difference with their servlco
except inai some iuoiiiiiik iianm iiiikih
nave to have more cars nod oincrs less.
The Mime for certain afternoon trains.
This was explained by the prediction
that many persoiH ace ustnmed in taking
I'artsln trains now might not adjust
themselves to taking the same trains on
and after April 1.
.lust because- tlio sun hi higher up oil
I1.n l.i.flv..,, 41. nt. .,ilelit .nil tvntil li trn
I "" " T- ""- "-
home, It was observed
,vt ,), hotels. It was tersely said:
..our KUC.stH niy d as they please, but
our employes must enmo an hour earlier
(by the sun)."
In a few typical lmmes where servants
are employed. It was emphatically said
that "If breakfast Is served an hour
earlier (by thn sun), dinner will have
to bo nerved uit hour earlier (by the
sun), or theVnok will go on strike.
And in home's where tho wife or
daughter e-ooks the meals It wns most
emphatically Insisted that "what. Is
sauce for the gooso has got to be sauce
for the gander."
All of these domestic Interviews, it
was apparent, were directed at per
sons Inclined to golf, or Io club linger
ing nr to men who "met a friend Just
as they left tlio ofllce," etc., etc.
Willie tho dayllg.it saving law is tlio
. . . . ... ... . .
. wl" ne better ablo to distribute their
load periods morning and afternoon. I
and If this Is done March III early In
tho morning must everybody will be sat
lsfled. Otherwise, there will bo lato
Aprils fools.
The sun rises April 1 ut 5:41. Qultu
early when you look at your watch und
rear 4:41.
"DRY" BATTLE CRY
SOUNDS IN 32 PULPITS
Governor Brumbaugh and
"Sam" Small Among Advo
cates of Amendment
The dry "wnr whoop" was sounded
from tho pulpits of thirty-two Philadel
phia churches yesterday and tho Impres
sion wns formidable. This was tho llrst
of a series of Anti-Saloon I.caguo "field
day" events planned hy the Rev. Dr
Homer W. Tope. local superintendent.
Among the notables who spoke were
Governor Brumbaugh, "Sam" Small, the
militant Georgia evangelist, who has
been engaged to speak throughout the
State i Clinton N. Howard, of Rochester;
'!;e.ulleY'..C' "' Bra"d. superintendent'
of the Altoona district of the league at
St. George's Kplscopal Church;-'the
Rev. H. M. Chalfant at the Heldelberg
Reformed Church: the Rev. W. H Got-
"' Jiit.t5.e..Ka;1 MnBomery Avenue
Methodist Church; W. J. Doran. at the
Bethesda Methodist Kplscopal Church
and Prof. 13. K. Stauffer at the BelfSld
Church.
fn'" mUst. BUiJn the men who are
for the Shepherd amendment." the Gov
ernor said at the Wharton Methodist
Church. Klfty-fourth und Cathar.""
streets, "and make the country 'dry'
tor three years I fouch, f. ii ..'
tlon, but the time has novvvcome wheii
we Jo not want local option, but na
tional prohibition. I want to see Penn
sylvanla the finest State -In the Union
when our boys come back from France
ond the only way we can do it Is by
ratifying tho amendment. If every voter
oes to the polls we shall do ti"
State Cplleglani Flock to Colors
A large number of undergraduates m
fi ate College have enllited In i the UnUed
Mates naval resene force and many
others are expected to toln this branch
pf the service' when the whool term
h over, according to Lieutenant M S
kirr,fn.r?1l'n't!offlce': fo"the Fourth
Naval District, whoreturned, to the city
etUuUon!Ur reCrUlK tr"' A!'?
,k ...
7
-
BERRY AGREES TO
IF M'CORMICK RElls
Port Collector May SeekDefc
ocratic Gubernatorial I
Nominnftnn ?i
Nomination
It!
LEADERS WILL CONPER?
.. ' 4
wfl
I 1
JIuny Discordant Notes MnA.jil
Wcck-End Meeting of Rcpub- M
ncan state Chiefs
jjj
William II, Berry. Collector nf ...
Port, has finally said ho would be,win.iM
hik iu .uu iur mo democratic guberni.V
lorlal nomination provided Vance' itc-ll
lornncic cannot uo induced to run. TSt'
McCormlck has made what he decli
would bo his final refusal of the nMi
iurnLii ui inn iricnus, it,
A Berry wavo Is expected to swee-n ik.V
I
Slate and It Is probable tho Dtmoeriul'
'lll i-ninn liri tvlll.l.. .. r .?'
I fT.I Itlln IVlA feltllQllr... -. I .
!" ' "" ',",-"i" ui- jengtn.
At this confcrcnco tho Democrati
i expected to declare definitely for th
-1
7m
tiationa. promnition amendment. olnS
to the manner In which the Isaue hu?
sprcau sinco senator Sproul, tha pn
roso cauuniaio ior uovernor, announce!
ho was for the amendment.
There wero many discordant!.. tJ-l
tho Republican conferences beM v.-H
over the week-end, Followers of Sen Sfl
tor Penroso still are In a humor to hivtll
tno v arcs wiuuiraw congressman JoknS
It. K. Scott as a candidate for Lira. 3
tenant Governor. They have used miirJi
uri-niiirnlH. cliinf rf ll,a i.Ih. ,l, ..lifl
Is not logical to have h. candidal. f!
(loverncr and Lieutenant Rovernoi 1
from eastern nnd adjoining countleg. gl
If (u fil.tlflm.t linn ..- ,!.. H.. "7JS
... ... ..,.,,... v., i, ,iuc,n, mat nenilorl
wire is sucKiug ny ins guns ana.)iuS
iciuseu io urop neon, no will not sup-)
port Sproul unless thn Penrose forceif
accept Scott, It Is predicted. "Jj
Another point of discord Is on till
candidate for Secretary of Internal Af.'
fairs, .lames F. Woodwan'. ihnirn..'3
tho Appropriations Committee of thill
House, and Paul W. Houck, present Set."
rotary of internal Arfalrs. are the twoXJ
strongest candidates. Houck la tookrttl
upon as being more or le.s connectdal
with tho Wires owing to his relatlo'nil
with tho riovernor. while WoodwaM ii?3
a Penrose man. This situation 1nrfl
l-nll.-ll ,1 flttl,.. .1,rit. In l.n-H.A.... !....,
..u.w . .......v. ...iiv.t ... iimiiivuj iiujic
All Unusual Condition
Should Collector Berry be nelected ui
tne Democratic candidate tho conditio
presented would be unusual. It would
mean a hot tight between him and Sn-;
ator Sproul for the vote of Delavnn
County on a "dry ticket, and the county!1
bus been wet, being under the contftla!
of tho McClures, who are heavily Intet-Jj
csien in nquor. air. uerry, in nis stauo
ment, said lie was still hopeful that Mf.l'
McCormlck would run. lie then added:."
"If Mr. .McCormlck Is lint the' candl-il
.!.. .....I r.. ,.. i ..i ,i. ..nn ,1...Z
Utile iinu ruiupra in nvi-u iiiu uau, mcu
f cm miv nrnnerlv and without an
apparent boasting that I think I would ih
bo a candidate who could best' repn 1
sent tho Issues em whlcn the fight "tHJ"'
bo made. (L
"If the word comes from the State andwj
national committees that my candldacyTj
would bo agreeable and the DemocratiM
of the State sanction It at tlio prlmarlVj
then you can say my hat will be In nil
rfinr Hnl lint mitt! Hie last minute will
I clve un the hone that Mr. McCormltM
vlli run. and If he does ho will wtilpttlifl
Republican candidate to a irauie.. m;
is Democracy s ideal canuiuaie. , m
The Collector of tho Port Is one of ttl j
strongest oamnaiirners of Pennsylvania
Democracy. He Is tho only Democrst toj
hn .!rtrH in nn linnnrtant State position '
iii rfi.pni vpnrs. havlntr been elected ?l
State Treasurer. Thero Is no douttj.
about his "dry" leaning Tho rttpu-.M.
llcans admit that with Herry runnlnAi
on the Democratic ticket It will be nc.t
cssary for them to present a solid 'WVt
Sproul .May Loose MeClurei i
John J. McClure. tno real boss dfi
Do'.aware County, frum which SeiiatoM
Sproul Is seeking the Republican SUKT-w
natoil.il nomination, Intimates he' 4i
his following will not support tho Sim-V
tnr as a result of tho latter's turnljIM
"dry." He was asked what attltud M
will now take toward Senator Sprouli,
and said ; . . .li ",'ffl
"I don't want to go Into that thlniw
yet. but 1 may have something to mfS
.. ... .., ...... ... , .' ..I.... . it I..I.,. Von nun easily unacr-'s
it Is, therefore, so far as Philadelphia I Allccd pickpockets Subdued After j
Is itncerned, apparently a mere ques- " ,, , ,',?., T, , r,r ?4
tlon of atjustlng clocks and wutches, Fight With Delaware County kl
Deputy
leputy ijn
tiu .1 1, : I nnslilon as iiiotoriiian. n
,i,.,,i,. ui.nrirr ..mihiril Thomas Vfi
f"rnlr.ii In nrrcsl after a fight. tltTM '..
leged trolley car pickpockets, who weri
held In $100 ball each today t '"..
tratc Harris at tho Thirty-second tUta,
and Woodland avenue btatlon, for naj,
ener iiearuig AiiuiruCTj. r.s.r
McCracken, u inotorman of the CM"";
short line, recently appointed a opui'
slierlft of Delaware county, e"" ''Sj
ho was summoned by his -'"nd!lc'rr,J,5
make, the arrests on the plea Pf Cm
Alonspl. 712 Second street, Chester.
..i ,.i .!... i.a i. ...I i.aaii rntibea. VQ-J
rilllUlCU IlillL lie ii.v.i ..... - - .,11-.
Cracken said he recognized three ,
Plclous-iooklng passengers nnd ??
bed" one John Duffy, who gave Mi " .
...... .. k-... -v..,ir ii mi found that""
hi rng .iii ., "i ... , ,srte '
was standing on Alonspl's pocke'MWj,
Duffy
oircrea reKisiuiiw.. -.---...
resistance.
UVW1 .,
1 1 .i i. .. .i...Ai ui.n.iio.i liln haaKB UHJ
arrested Duffy and his two conipanlor
who described themselves as Jo"" ,,,
Carthy. New York, and "arry OmmWp
no home. The conductor telephon"
anenu and msirici urii-ui . . . -
tho Slxty-flfth street and Woodland sir
rue station, was awaiting them on m
arrival of the car at Korty-nlnth itrw
and Woodland avepue. The lo''"r!T;
Hove they have tho men who are cpcr
Ing between Philadelphia and CUM
on crowded cars. fg
PATKIOTIC DAY IN SCHOOL
Service Flag Presented at Comra'
oration of Grover Cleveland
Birthday . V
I 7
Presentation of a service ;
forty stars, representing that nulnl'''
grad'". cs of the Cleveland School IW
teenth and Butler streets, who haT
tered the Ultary service of the iw
and an 'ess on the 1 fe and
ucter of Grover Cleveland by 3hVi
man, marked the annual celebration
that school of the birthday of OroTi
Cleveland tnis aiternooii. u
The service Hag was made W ' JJ
girls of the school and was PJfaJ
to the school by Miss Martha Mtirjoj
a 'member of the school faculty. B
clpgl Oliver P. Kly accepted the ni'
behalf qf tho school. . Hj
The program Included songs and JT
.1 ... n !. ...au nmilH tn MISS T
llllll UI U. llliW I.H ... -- -- -ft,M
viaher winner of the essay cong
who also read the prize ess
Tirmrrnm rtnsad With Slnglnr F
Star-Spangled Banner." ffi
Chestnut Hill Electric Lines Jt
First teats of the new elfflt
r.t ,. chatniii il III branch'1.1
Pennsylvania Railroad, betweenji
hircei BiBiion uuj ion .v-"""
terminal, provea nuc9siuiri
announced th.scrvlce. wllW--
r wtiw yywniv -;;?
half, year,-,
V '
iw pnfinq win us pi ;
'lo ins DUDHQ.JIDTII . ' IJ.l'A.
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CJdiL&Lju.iit,.'-k. Ls'JiW
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