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VWCE IN PRIMARY
far Department Does Not
"'Want Training of National
"p Army Men Interrupted
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to.YCOULD ALTER ELECTION
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JM60,000 Pcnnsylvaninns Affected by
BP? Recommendation Many Arc
Kffi First Voters
Announcement front Washington that
the War Department Is preparing n
rtcommcndntlon against taking tho
soldier ote at tho coming primary and
general election Is n matter of inuih In
terest to Pennsylvania politicians. It
'has been estimated that tliero aie ahotit
'100,000 Pennsvlmnla voters In the army
ftnd thai? a majority of these would vote
owing to the fact they would he "llri-t
voters," Many elections, both primary
nd general, have been won by 35,000
,to 40,000 votes.
Absence of theo voters, who would
be counted upon as generally organl
tatlon Ilepubllcan or Democratic, with
a majority of them Heptihllcan, coupled
With the efforts of the PriihlbltloiiMi
and church people to Ret out their full
Tote this spring, casts an element of nil
tcertalnty Into the coming primary.
Tho "drys" claim tluy will vote at
least 100,000 people who have usually
jtot voted and vho would not loto now
u it weie noi ror ine iac;' mat prouim-
tlon bj such a strong Issue llxpcrlcmcd
politicians hae said that snn.noi) votes
will nominate one or tho other of the
candidates for Governor Thl shows ,
hov, the losa of the soldier votim.iy
affect the situation.
The objection of the War nep.utincnt j
to taklnc the soldier otc In franco
Is based largely upon tho fact that the
'training of the men at the front would
bo Interrupted, The ote of New York
soldiers was taken last fall by conunls
lonciS, who went to France, but' at
that time the soldiers wem in camp
bavins not st been sent to the trenches.
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thoThxSaVT,n lw:,i:,d S.o'V.n.0 U, '
take owing to the fact that the men are
being mOed about conslderablv.
It Is also nrobablo manv of the Na-
tlonal Army units will bo In franco' by
time for the spring election
ATLANTIC SUN SUNK
BY GERMAN U-BOAT
City Steamship Second Loss1
in Month Crew Saved,
Oil Cargo Lost
The stcamslilp Atlantic; hun. owned
By tne sun company, or tins city, was
torpedoed and sunk by a tierman sub-
marlne, Monday, March 18. off the fug
llsh coast, according to word hcie to
day. Acting Captain Miller, and tho
crew were sacd, but the entlro cargo
of lubricating oil, consigned to an fng
'Ilsh port, was lost
This Is the second ess.cl lost by tho
Bun Company by torpedoes within the
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wai ipiriy ui.. uiu oiim .! in imi inK
teen sunit on mo ir sn coasi. reoruary
25. Strangely enough, this was the dato
ot sauinis iioin i mmucniuiiv ui ...u m -
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that Its sister ship, whose fate. It was
tdestlned to meet, sank to a watery
grave.
The Atlantic Sun, of about 3052 tons
deadweight, was of American registry,
but was built In England. It was armed
fore and aft, the guns being manned by
a naval crew.
This 'steamer Is a ship with a record.
For three years since the opening ot the
wan It had been going Im'o the war zone
nd only last fall rcscucil the crew of a
torpedoed British steamer. The regular
master. Captain Thlrlar. In charge at the
, wtiu nreseitcil Willi a lialeli Htnl
I. medils recogniton c-t
Ii incotiw in recognition oi
A.Ca,iK,'' Wh" ,n
, CapUIn Thiriar, co-oper-
the crew witli
their bravery
the war zone, captain ininar, co - oper -
ting with the chief gunner, headed the
vessel directly for an enemy submarine,
which as quickly submerged, apparently
through fear of being rammed and sunk
ONLY GOOD CHARACTERS
WATMTRn IK IT. S. AHMYitlie hnnresslon thitt his clerk, shuman.
.Magistrate, Wrigley so Informs
Mother Who Interceded
fne Zrtn
loicuii
rosscss'on of a "police" lecord doesn't
open the way to enlistment In the United
States army.
Charles slvtoca. nineteen years old,
ot Pacific street near Itlchmond, was be -
fore Magistrate Wrigley today at the
Belgrade and Clearfield streets station,
pn a charge of being a suspicious cnar-
Bcter,
"Judge, won't )ou put him in the
army?" asked his mother, who accom
panied him.
i ' "We don't want joung men of his
character In tho ranks with 'be un
rlght men In the service," Magistrate
Wrigley replied.
Tne youin was neiu in on ball for
investisation.
YOUTHFUL MARKSMAN
SURRENDERS HIS GUNS
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U'i xoung wan wno snot into Girls'
'.' -r ' School Also Pays
t 1 7 T.n Finn
, Tlr William Wolfe, nineteen jearH old. of
iT s .Rlttenhouse, street near Baynton, In ad-
t'fej 1 dltlon to being fined 7.50 by Magistrate
Pennock at the Germantown pollco sta-
Ia-i .prtu fnpnAjl 4h ttiiB-i a- aw 1.1..
JZr -Cll war i ltiivii u ,U((I UICI ina
W-' 1 i BII k iii-t iiMiiiuin Mill! LU
(CJ Jfleii to the Konn of. Veterans of Oer'
tilt V' TT w.i. ..,.. .,.... i .. ... ...
t'.jt nun vb uitcowu icw uajn KU
Riier annoyiiiK tiria hi ine wermumown
4icn Bcnooi ny DreaKinff winaows with
CftVvMlHiIltB from ahotirunH. umccI in hU Khnnt
Ui
15 a" i- m n.A.11.... In K knnb -.n-,1 .. l.lj l. .
vfhVThe school officials were inclined to bo
r teniem loaay, w were ine ponce, wagls-
'Hrate Pennock. hwever. thought the lad
k W i".1 t.J)"Jiiuom,a Pnau'-. , '
t Wt1! Th lad willingly agreed to turn oierl
& Wi?.,"' "arsenal." A brother was a member '
K, , ? inn un.u a llhu. ..n.i i. . ...... i ,
C- -iiLat.i ih. disnoBltlon of thn uMitonn.
4 tn wvi.r. ui n,v..a nuu 111 urnij;.
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t3 SHOCK NOT A 'QUAKE
'ecu liar Detonation Yesterday
Reaves Jo Seismic Record at Ob-
: . x Bervatories
he peculiar detonation that shook
city yesterday morning was not
by a distant earthquake, ac-
r .to astronomers today. Some
auriouieu ii to uBeismio nis-
i John i. Miller, of the Hwarth-
a!I.a .hii...qlnn, un 1,1 1a1au
VllvMV vbv,.iia ott,i vmg
n tne nmis vvmen rccofu cann
;' that come from earthquake
were developed and prfnt-
. to diacJoee anything: that
a ' -.uiaii t . n 11 a 1 a itf ha
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Paperhangcrs Worry;
Need Flour for Paste
With tlio nilvcnt of spriiiK nnd
t ho conscciucnt scasonnblo liouso
cleaning, newly papered walls,
freshly clcaneil rugs nnd shiny
co.itM of paint, paperhunccrs. of
Philadelphia nnd elsevvheno nro
confronted with n shortngo In tho
pusto necessary to their trade.
lly reason of the Oocriimrnt re
striction placed on the u?o of wheat
dour In manufaoturltiK tho paste,
local plants must stop production
or nioio than tilplo their prices, It
In nnnouna'cil.
Representative of tho pasto In
terests and administration official
meet tomoirow In Chicago to dis
cuss the situation In the hope of
(hiding a rcmedv.
Corn Hour, middlings and com
meal nro now being ued ns sub
ntlttitcs for wheat Hour In making
tho paste.
FAKE POLICEMAN AIDS
THIEVES TO ESCAPE
Hold-Up Men Curry Their,
Own Cop to Help Effect 1
Quick Getaway
Two thlciis who catrled Ihnr own
, ,,rrcst ,),, cau.,i some quick
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excitement today In tho Mfth Ward
They entered a pawnbroker shop con
ducted by the United States Loan
Society, at 414 South fifth street, while
frank Kalerman, a clerk, was arrans
Ins the sprltiR display and priced some
brle-a-br.ie. As tho men didn't hao the
appearance of art loers, Kalsernmn be
came suspicions.. Ho walked around i
from behind the counter when the lsl- I
tors pi Iced a candelabra, but before
i he coulil co further one or tne men drew
in- iiiuiii ku iuiiiii'i uiit-'fn nil- in,-ii ,ii- I .
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I Kiilserni.in pretended to do so but
l"1"'" his hands were half way up struck
"'" "'' nearest to him In the Jaw. Hut 1
I ins pa i ooreii ine cierK wuu a inaci
Jack and then both men made for the
door. Kalserman weakened by
blow, shouted for help.
The strangers on reaching the street
I were caught by a big, stout oftlclal
'looking lndlldual who Hashed a badge
and told the men they were under ar- had a partner who was so crooked I
rest. couldn't touch him. I went to Senator
thoVCr'srZ'fir'cu's'toSo''are and told h.m I needed money to
the special." who raptured them at buy my partner's Interest, and he wrote
tjie door. JIo followed after the tilo
!'rsad,he,po.,.:esrot?oir!'t ' "H
i Tho clerk noticed that the men weie i
golng along rather sociably under the
' conditions. He was somewhat startled
" "f rpvci.ti mm uic iniees
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I onstable Homasch and Tollceman
..nwwiiiiii.li. nnu ncic in mo iieiKiiijur-
hood, chased the men and caught one
of the trio as he was about to escape
through a cemetery at, I-ourth and Fine
streets.
The nrioner cave bis name na .tnbn
Main, of Alb.inv. V V At the Third
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j and Delancey urcets station he was,
identified by Kalserman as one. of the
,,,,, w,0 attacked him. A hat which
,j,, dronncd n the nawnbroker sh,,i.
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The police are searcli-
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other thief and the
PERSCH IS RELEASED
AFTER FACING COURT
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Magistrate S Explanation of Ignorinp;
Subpoena Satisfies Judge Gorman
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nn(i tnc" Contempt Charge
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"arrant, had been Issued yeste.dav by
, Iur)Ke (jolman of ,he Munlelpal Court
" ll cl,arB? of contempt of court. In
i Ignoring a subnoena as a witness, came
i Ignoring a subpoena a a witness, ca
Into Judge riorman's court todav In the
custody of a deputy sheriff When the
court took a recess the magistrate had
a conversation with Judge liormnn at
side bar and was then released from cus-
tody and left the courtroom
' Judge O'orman said that Magistrate
1 I'erseh evnl.ilne,! tbat be b:id been iimler
w'ho went to couit as a witness, would
'gho tho testimony relative to the docket
S'tVaVon ?rt!Borti..Ull.
utr.it told the Judge that he did not
rcgaiu ins peii-unai incience a it wn-
nfcH required and therefore bad not ap
peared in response to tne urst sub
poena. Judge tiorman said he was sat
isfied Willi tho magistrate explanation
and as the latter will take the witness
letand when wanted later In the trial, tho
.court considered tho Incident closed.
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EXPOUNDED BY COURT
Judge Martin Holds Stars and
Stripes Cannot Bo Used in Serv
ice Banner
I
Kiaiik n Ktaffotd. maker of flags
I and emblems on Arch street near Ninth,
I was today convicted before Judge Mar
tin in (juarter sessions i ouri oi unlaw
fully using the Htara nnd Stripes In com
blndlng them with service flags, and
was fined tho costs of prosecution,
totaling $19,87 Tho violation of the law
was a technical one and this was a test
case.
In the corner of the flag made by
.Stafford lie sewed In n led and white
strip for the purpose of inserting stars
showing the number of men In the f!ov-
-rnment servlco frorrf tho house where
the flag Is flying.
lIlCTie 1UB IIU IlllVllt ,JII HIV IA1 in
.Stafford to desecrate the flag, although
tho law forbids the combining of any
other sort of flag with the Stars and
.Stripes.
WILLS ADMITTED TO PROBE
One Testament Disposes of Property
i Worth jor. nnf) Steel lifnn'.
worm $-u,UUU btcei Man S
Estato 385,5G9
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vVills nroliated todav uere tluiae of
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, nenjanun i. iiiiuiKiiasi, Ma. ivisier
street, which In private bequests dis
poses of property valued at J25.000;
William H. Thornley, 4623 Cedar ave
nue. J17.000: Murk K. Williamson,
Jacksonville, Fla.," $9500: John Becker,
1240 Kt Montgomery avenue, 16200;
Henry F, Kettles, 5010 Thompson street,
S47SO; David .N'orbeck, 1310 South
Thlrty.-thlrd street. I4S60; Anne O'Urlen.
1744 Seybert street. S3I35. and Carl
Kchaefer, Norrlitown. Pa., 13300.
An Inventory of the estate of Park
Painter, a retired steel manufacturer,
who died about a month ago, places the
value ot personal property at 1385,569.
ALLEGED THIEF HELD
Kecorder KUckhouie, In Camden to
day held Domlnlck Devetro, U(9 Van
Ouren street under WOO ball on a
charge of larceny.
Domlnlck started home from gfils
work last night currying a heavybg
on his back. Camden detective Hk-
iverva tin va tu cviuaiii ieau pt.
tMpey vompanri oi ven,in-iina
u,t.,uaBian.- umsuusk'i
SOCIETY WOMEN REPAIR CLOTHING GATHERED FOR USE IN RED CROSS WORK
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Under tho auspices of tho Southeastern Chapter of tho Amcrienn lieu Cross Society, a new war work branch of tho organization has been opened at 1410 Spruce street, where
clothes dithered for relief shipments are bcinK cnrcfully mended before bcinR sent overseas. Many prominent rhllndelphin women have volunteered their services in this
work. The picture shows, left to right, Mrs. Walter I). Hancock, Mrs. Francis 1 tlu I'ont, Mrs. Kmlly Karnshaw, Mrs. Joseph Lucas and Mrs, Ldward B. Hodge, whose husband
is now with the American army in Franco, . ,
FOUND HONESTY WITH
VARES PROFITABLE
Saloonkeeper Tells How
Paid Him When Others
Fought Him
It
It pays In be "honest with tho Vares."
Ask' Amos Scott, nepro saloonkeeper,
,n. Twelfth and Fine Ftrcets,
Like Dad, l
he knows.
moi ouc'it to know for he's been
Amot oug.it to Know. ior lies oec.i f
through the mill and will taken care or,
110 Fay, Th, s i,. 10 -rtoped" It nt
n meeting of tho "3-4-j" Club, composed
ii,!Oi worucrs oi ine 'iiiinr, rouriu uu
, Fifth Wards:
"After Senator Vare got mo seeral
lobi I went Into tho saloon business, I
mo out a check for $10,000.
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Heene all the people (n the nelghhoi-
j hood were against me. but I had
, I
I rrien,i outside the nclghborbood. and
i ., tho (list man in piuuucipma
"'"' VVPr Kot " llcon'0 "out ii.uing
io answer u single question, i uii you,
I It pays to be honest with the Vaies"
i iteferrlng to Congressman Hill Vaie.
scoti saw, "congressman lare noesn i
dt Ink any more, hut he otes for us
just the .imc."
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Lieutenant Merges Killed by Incf
ficiency, Says Coroner Can't
1'ix Blame
"Tlie man who ordeied tliOM' liieinen
lo the second fldor of that building
is unfit' to be a fireman." was the dec-
laiatlon of Coroner Knight after he had
heard testimony nt the Inouest over the
death of Lieutenant chailes K. Merges,
of Knglne Company 43. of Twcnty-sWili
and York streets, killed March 11 while
?nl'!reMianrea'T",r,'HrStnnJM,lS
witnesses sad mat tie second noor or
the burning building, used as u brewery
cooling plant, was without windows nnd
In a dilapidated condition. A celling
girder fell, crushing Merges and several
JflVemen
I i.TitailSt, Chle
, "f".Vinc it tr
I 2n "ri.V."'S.. .'
f Barrett testified that
tho scene, he at once or -
,0erri ,hev coud get out the celling fell'
ero was no fvldwce to show ivn
i or(icred the men Into the building.
dertd the men to leave the building. Be -
KAISERITIS DISCOVERED
AS NEW DISEASE HERE
Draft Board Chairman Also Has
. Cure He Says Works Like
a charm
John L. Murphy, chairman of tho
Thirty-ninth Draft District. Fourth
street and Hnder avenue, has discov -
cred a now 'disease." He call? It "Kal-
serltls."
To provo that be has not only brought
tlita ''Kdaioa'1 In Ittvlit Vittt linn r.ffAntiT'
a cure. Murphy has prepared a prcscrip-
lion wnicu, ue saiu, cuiuains a certain
amount of guncotton, gunpowder, po
tassium nitrate nnd as a detonator haa
added a bit of nltroglcerln.
Whenever a draftee comes to him and
complains that he has not been given
a fair examination; that he had for
gotten to claim exemption or did not
sneclfy that he wa the proud father of
a dozen children, Murpny immediately
dlasgnoses the man's Illness as "Kaiser-
llis anu nanus mm ine prescription
containing the cure, which Is kept con -
tlnually on hl3 desk.
Invariably It Works. On the bottom
of the nrescrlntlon Is Inscribed the fnl.lMaclstr.it Heatoii in tlie Tenth nnd Hut.
lowing:
Dose Threo times a day. Prescribed
by JJr. Uncle Ham."
HAY MEN MAKE PROTEST
Public Service Commission Hears Ob
jection to Warehouse Discontinuance
A protest of the netall Hay Dealers'
Association against discontinuance of
the use of the Glenwood nvenue ware
house for hay deliveries by the Penn
sylvania Railroad was heard today by
Commissioner Alcorn, of the Public
.Service Commission, sitting at City
Hall.
James V Hucy. of the William II.
Huey Company, explained that the ac
tion contemplated by the railroad would
force hay dealers to take their supplies
direct from cars on sidings, a method
thev very strongly opposed.
The dealera viero represented bv
Chester N. V'arr. dr.. and the railroad
by Henry Wolf nikle, assistant general
counsel.
BREAD THIEVES SENTENCED
Negroes Caught After Complaints
Come From Spruce Street
Complaints of bread thieves' activities
In the neighborhood of Twenty-flrt and
Spruce street led to the arrest of two
negroes today by police of 'the Twelfth
and Pine streets station. Policemen
Murphy and McCoy saw the negroes In
Hpru.ce stret, carrying a large bag, which
waa found to contain twenty loave of
'wh-n arraigned befor Maiditrata
Persch the captive A-av their names as
y wniwuna -ana namuei . iMrrary,
ssxev.
WOMAN SLASHES MAN;
HUSBAND'S GUN AIDS
Vengeance; for Wife, Folicc Say,
Sends Camden Man to
Hospital
To aciiRC alleged Insults to his wife!
by John ttllworth, of 12R Jlount Vernon
"treet. Camden, Thomas Horsey, of 105J
South Second street, with Mrs. porsey.
wmt to Mlworth's homo todas, tho po
lleo sa. and threatened him with a
pistol whllo Mrs, Horsey slashed ban
,acro"s tho fato with a razor.
Hllworth wai rushed to cooper llos- I
m iiet-orclor .Stackliousp. emmuted
,Mr(l, rjorsey In default of J80o ball and
her husband wi.h held as a material wit-
U. S. ACTION FOR DRY
ZONE HERE UNLIKELY'
Kane and Liquor Dealers Are
Planning to End
"Bootlegging"
There Is little prospect of the ijoern-
nirnt cstablMilng drv zones In Phllh
,ieip,a to rllmhiate "hootlegRlllg
among soldleis and sailors, although
the license court hau lefused to in-
, forco tlu, suggestion of fnltcd States
, District Attorney francls fisher Kane,
that the -ale of liquor In flasks ocr
the bar for lonsumptlon outside the
saloon, bi eliminated,
Olstrlct Attorney iC.me announced to.
.... ,, , , . closer loncli (linn ever
I before with nllleljls nf Ibe llelnll I.lininr
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' ueaiers- Association, and that details
of a co-operutlio agreement are being
worked out relative to the tale ot
flasks of llipior
Aecoidlnglj, he ald, Washington will
not now be asked lo take action III
this city to protect men In uniform from
the cills of the "bootlegging" trade.
Although tho district attorney would
imi uiM.-u"a me iiciiiiis m ine propose'!
plan, he Intimated that under the new i
agreement his suggestion as made be.
fore the license court would probably
be can led out
' e d say. However, that he was
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and that he still had hopes of nhtulit-
, Ing the consent of the liquor dealers to
I abolish thef flark trade. A veiled
, lhrea,. h-weier. Is seen In his remark.
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i ' ain reporting reKuiai iy m .,ii-iihik-
1 ton,- enoum ne niiiuiy iuimhi nt .....,.i
1 vvlth the liquor men
r IIr.nif T ii li11t iiatiUT.iriT If AIT
assistant to Mr
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Kane, who lias
also been acl.ie In
legging," commented favorably on the
.i.i. ..rvl.it Ha,,a i.iwl nlber nffle .lis
of the liquor association, who called
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on Mr. Kane jesterdny to "talk things .s B. McNeil, of Oxfoid, I'.i., left Lan-
ovcr." Of this vlIt Mr. Walnut said: caster jeslerday at 5.15 a. in. and ai
' "I do not think it necessary to ask rived In New Vork city at 4 :15 p. m., tho
.tho War Department for a regulation trip being matin In ten hours and two
iiegardlng the sale or liquor here The mimite.s without a mishap. It nrrlved
repiesentatlves of whisky Interests hero ilt Philadelphia at 8-30 o'clock In tho
uo anxloui to to-operite with the Oov- morning, nnd after leaving goods at the
I eminent to stop 'bootlegging,' and they ,')-,( y-sccond and Market streets sta-
vlrtnallv have agreed to give us every-' ,i ,.". a- k-a... i-a,i.
thing wo ask for In the way of restrict- Mayor Sm',, also 'received a letter
1 Ing the sale of liquor to unnsuniptlon yesterday inornlup fiom Mayor l. L.
"n thr f,reml9s of faloons and cafes. Tr'out 'f Lancaster, carrying greetings
Negotla Ions are now pending that areon ,. optninK of t,'lH Important postal
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LANDLADIES, BEWARE;
NINE ARE SWINDLED
New "Con Game" Worked, Say
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Women Boarder Arrested
for Alleged Fraud
The landlady that much-hectored and
nft.ninlliriied subbrrnlne of so nianv Hi-
Ing romances of the city now appears
I " me roie m iienni oi me men vin -
,denco swlndlo ot which the police baie
hcy' , ,,. ,nH.v -i.
'.Tnmes Wni.b wben he was taken before
tonwood streetM station.
Walsh, according to Mrs. Polly Wolf,
nf 835 Windsor square, came to her home
In answer to n "for-rent" advertisement.
lie explained that he had a safe In n
freight station containing a sum of money
which ho coulil obtain through the loan
of a few dollnrs to satisfy the demands
nf the transportation company. He got
the loan, she said. He disappeared,
Klght other housekeepers told much
tho same story. Walsh, who lives at
Hlghth and Ilace streets, waa held in
1800 ball.
15 DOGS SENTENCED TO DIE;
ALIEN OWNERS ARRESTED
Damage Done by "Foreign" Canines Causes Game
Wardens to Invoke State Law Ferret ,
Costs 5 Fine .
JTIH-TKUN dogs were sentenced to
death today by Magistrate Harris,
under the State "alien dog" law, and
their five 'owners were arrested.
Tho owners, who are-aliens, were ac
cused of having dogs, contrary to the
act of 1915, and were detained by
Magistrate Harris at the Thlrty-second
street and Woodland avenue station.
The arrests were the result ot u
crusade being waged here by State
game wardens, following complaints by
residents of West Philadelphia of dam
age done by the dogs. Deputy dime
Warden Well, .after Investigating the
Umpllnti, -uTtt4,.VJrrr,U
KB
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OVERLAND MAIL TRUCK
DEMONSTRATES VALUBs,
First Parcel Post Run From I
New York to Lancaster
Success
LOUIS N. SPENrr.U
Tostmaster of Lancaster,
through whose efforts Lancaster
and New York will probably be
connected by n motortruck
parcel post line. The first truck
carried Lancaster County prod
uce to New York on the 100th
anniversary of Lancaster as nn
incorporated city.
Tlie Hist tiuck lo rover the Lancaster-
,.,, ..,, ,p,ai ,wi roiiie'stonned this
.., .. ....., , .,
afternoon at the Twenty-second and
Market streets postofflce on Its way
from N"ew Yolk city to Lancaster The
..... . . .., ..i .. i. i.. ,i.a i.i.a..
eieni maiwu .in cpuin m ' in"iijr
. 1Mrtci , h0ivico n tills section
. arCAIV einerlmenlal.
inn- .....!---- r, - --.-.- ---,
police o.lklals lice said "-
"ne,
all changes, If thcic are any, lo be only
l.w.l.lAnlnl In lliep nature.
............ ... . -. -
The truck, which was In charge of
loute, the puiposc of which is to fui
iilf.t to New York and other cities frch
farm products dally The success of the
Z$1X&1L
demonstrated mo teas-
The loute touches ut tlio following
cities : Lancaster, Philadelphia, Trenton.
Kllzabeth. New ltrunswkk. Newark,
ijorscy city and New York city,
Krom the standpoint of economy of
operation the trip was also n success.
i The total cost of operation, Including oil,
eimnllne and wear and tear of the
trucks did not exceed $9. Twenty gal-
ijonH 0 gasoline viero used, and tour
., of lubricating oil. Tho distance
traveled was ISO miles. Of 18.000 fresh
eggs aboard, only six were found broken
at tho end ot the Journey. There was
no overhauling of tho truck before Its
return lo Lancaster
VANDAL RUINS FIUE HOSE
Many feet of hlgh-prcssuro fire hose
In the Bulletin Dulldlng was ruined by
a vandal who gained cntranco to tlie
Building during tho night. Largo holes
were cut In tho hoso and on the fourth
floor the brass nozzles wero removed.
As a result of the mutilation the hoso
on Bevcral floors waa rendered uselctB.
ninth street and Virginia avenue, two
dogs; Monttto Roffu, Seventieth street
and Virginia avenue, three dogs, and
Adolf Pfleffer, Sixty-eighth street woods,
three dogs. I
The aliens were sent to the SIxty-flrst
nnd Thompson streets station and the
dogs to the Morris Ilefuge. The magis
trate deferred placing a fine on the rnen'
arrested until he has studied the law
which prohibits the owning of dogs by
aliens. .
Thirteen dogs,' taken at Thirtieth
street and 'Maiden lane a few days ago,
have been officially "executed."
State ofllclal are making efforts to
round up owners of ferrets also. As a
coruMQuence, Walter Hetaleman, Twen-
UUri etraet aM' MWipi nvemi, uu
r T "rrzrzzr. .jxt. - -
4H11Z11.
l. d 9 " ' V
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""SSSS""
an Caught at Hanisburg Hclicvcd
to Be Husband of Slain
Woman Hero
Heteellies will bring back heio today
a man hclleied to bo Ralph Oeiamone. I
hUbband of Mrs. Tereta Oernnione, the
..niinr, 1 1 n 1 1 a ii U'rtmnli ii'bn tins fntllnl '
murdered Monday in Delaware County.
The suspfct was nrresled yesterday
In llarrlMuirg, tho pollcp Identifying him
bv a photograph. He Is under a tech-
nical charge of riding a train Illegally,
A wairant for Oernnione, better known
as "Jack" Carson, former pugilist and
alleged deserter from tho National Army.
was sworn out Tuesday by Coroner
Hrewcs, of Delaware county Ho Iv
charged with murder '
THRIFT STAMPS GIVEN
TO ARDMORE CHILDREN
Mr. Lewis urged all coal dialers to
I Join the Fhlladelphla Coal i:ehange as
Students in High, Grade andr mn? ot "tamiaidizing weights thh
it,,, -.r association provides a welghmastcr, ami
Parochial Schools Make lall weights mut conform to the standard
r, i t, u... ' 2240 pounds to n ton
JiCCOrd 1'UrcnaSe.S Maj. dealers to day expressed dls-
i
Ardmoro has been Inoculated witli the
thrift stamp virus, and, according to
Fostmaster F.elnhold, the ilrus has
"taken" In a way to satisfy the mort
exacting patriot
With virtually every store in Ardmore
selling stamps In goodly quantities, nat
urally there are few adults In this vicini
ty who have not been purchasers. But.
I It Is not of the men and women tliat
Ardmore Is so proud.
The school chit-
dren are carrjlng oft the honors
thrift stamps patriotic endeavor.
week or more ago a few leading
nlllvAna rnfiriUil tlie lilCil HI llUV lll a
thrift card with one twenly-llve-ccnt
stamp and presenting It to each pupil
In the high school, the giadc school and
St Colman's Paiochlal School. It re-
milreri 1032 lards for the high and
giade whools and 2t0 for the paro-
. .i.tai tiAi.nni 'rim tiniiip nf encli nuiill
was tilled In on tlie card by the teacher"
. .. . . ,. ...
At once began a nusue aim ousiie
,,,-!, Bin,-t,,-iU in nil ennia in order
I ,n cxcimnge them for war bav Ing stamps
worth $5. Clubs wero formed In eacn
. i .... ..!.. ...a
scnooi nnu a canvas-, uu u.n .i.u...o
ucKiiii i"'i ", " j wV..m.w, n
,,.. ... .. .r., f ti.A , ni.nnainru cir-inni
., ..,..... i)v nit manner of work.
Pnstmaslep Belnhold sad today that
' there had not been a morning since,
. . .....
. .. ...-....,.-. . at.. i ik.t t.
T " ", , " 'sS
, , , ..,f.iA -"
i '" .V '...,. Iuimlng from Jin
, ,l SUppi ill siam.is luiiiiniR iiuni i"
to $.0, whllo Father l'uricn, oi si.
ColmonV called each day for u pro
portionate amount to satisfy the needs
of the parochial school.
The postmaster expressed the opinion
ilso that there are a gi eater number
of merchants In Ardmore tejllng stnmps
.. ... .,.. .,
other town around Philadelphia,
MOORE URGES INCREASE
INTOSTOFFICE SALARIES
Those Getting Less Than $800 Would
Receive '20 Per Cent Unise
111 I" I V1IUI IIUII t" I"' '"' ,.... ... ....J
Under Amendment
Waihliiston, March 21, When the
postal salary bill camo for discussion
today. Congressman .1. Hampton Moore,
of Philadelphia, offered an amendment
ivlileli Mould add 20 ner cent, to the.
salaries of apslstant postmasters in first
and second class omces, ucparunciuai
clerks nnd postolllce clerks, laborers,
watchmen, printers, chauffeurs, messen
gers, charwomen and Janitors, who le
ceivo less than 1800. The hill provides
for a 15 per cent Increase for auch em
ployes receiving less than J1200.
In urging Its adoption, Mr. Moore said
the poorly paid charwomen, watchmen
and Janitors scarcely could mako ends
meet on a IB per cent Increase, when
they aro now recelilng less than $800,
and he believed they wero entitled to
n larger percenuiHii oi iiuiaiice umii un;
employes drawing between 800 and
Al.VV.
t tnn
BR. BAER AND SCHENCK
WIN BRIEF RESPITE
Appeal to Supremo Court Gains Stay
of Sentence for Alleged Draft
Conspirators
Stay of sentenco was granted this aft
ernoon by Judge Thompson In United
States District Court to Dr. Kllzabeth
flWr and Charles TT Shcnck, convicted In
thnt court of conspiracy to defeat the
draft, on petition of Henry John Nel-,
son. cuunnei lur Hie uciciiuuiiib, ivuu nas
appealed the case to the Supreme Cojnt.
The defendants were to have been sen
tenced today. Dr. Baer to pay a line of
$600, and undergo an Imprisonment of
ninety days In Moyamensing Prison, and
Shenck to undergo an Imprisonment of
ninety days In the State Penitentiary at
Trenton. Hall In the sum of 12600 for
Dr. Baer, and 110,000 for Shenck was
renewed.
The appeal sets forth that the defend
ants stand on their constitutional rights
In saying the things accredited to them,'
and that at the former trial witnesses
presented testimony which the defense
Is now prepared to refute.
Schoenhut Funeral Saturday
Funeral service? for Theodore Carl
Schoenhut, third son oftho late Albeit
Schoenhut, founder of the toy business
at Adams and flepvlva streets, will be
held at his home, 7002 North 'Twelfth
street,, van ine, Baiuroay, -Huriai ,wlll
-?:y wrr2rr.r . ."?CtTT
rrtm rvSiyr.Tr w vf i '" " "
LEWIS GIVES WARNING
TO COAL PROFITEERS
Short-Weight Dealers Liable to
$5000 Fine nnd Two
Years' Imprisonment
frauds A. Lewis, coal administrator
f pi,iia,lel-,lila loibiv declared that
lm l "Hadelnia. tociav declared tnai
short-weight coal sales in this city must
,, forthwith
,p rorl , ""
A number of cases baie come to the
attention of the administration, he said.
, , . ,, . ,, , ,,,
"f dealers making ft praillce of selling
short-weight In this city. Violators of
the law caught In the future will be se
verely dealt with, and will not escape
with a small tine, Mr Lewis announced.
I'nder the Lever bill creating the fuel
administration, persons guilty of unfair
practices are liable to a fine of $3000
two leant Imprisonment, or both
i.HLi.-iai in,ii ,ii in,- iiiuii r-iiimi, .t ,,.,,.-
1 Imum of twenty-lhe cents a ton as a I
I i-haigc for coal curled Into the cellar, i
Ah a lonti'AHt to thlH craHplnpr attitude.'
many den let h pne?scd hallsfnctlon, and
unmn trn en fn f u In utlfTi-fef (lin f nit I
I ,,nrr,nB ci,.lrKes be foiblitJen. They I
base this htand on the contention that
the retail anthracite dealer Is remuner
ated sufficiently In a gioss profit of
J2.50 a ten. Certain dealers have been
charging as much as fifty cents for each
ton carried In.
uegui hi k um-. "cry oruci- mr coai
, '" 'P'aiuiucs more man one-nuarier ih
i it Inn nmal lt tnl.en In iliitillenfit rtn
'" the ofllclal card Issued by the fuel administration.
At the cloe of each day's business
I 11. n ..rlnL.nl .....I.. ... 1 . l.t .. .1..
I . . . .
Bureau of Distiitiiitton. IAIa Wulnnt
( street. To each order must be aillxed
stamps equaling two cents for every ton
, or fraitlon of a ton. This cost Is borne
by tlfo dcalei.
Dealeis am peimllted to distribute
the order cards In any way they sec fit
and customers mav mall Ibem in tlm
, dealer's office, but no verbal or telephone
' ..!...... ...It l.- ., ,,. .......
lununn iu uc inclined, uiery oraer
muse oe inane out on me oi c ai form.
Railroad officials In this city sec an
anuiuiam supply or coai ior next winter.
hmi 11aI a am cii.,ia-& nlaA. nrrltfa ... ..!.
.... .v."",'"''"' . ' ,,..,.'.,."" '.7
t.r- iuai,,,. i.iccuv i rue, 1111; 111,, ,iru i
- ,,..-,.--.-: ".--.
nl naming in great tonnage during ex-
iremo com weainer .
The crux of the situation. It was
! nnlntPfl niit. In n Riidlr-Innt omiif m
nn nlarl 111 Ian mimAnt ...,..!.. .(
' r., and from .Ills touieillui; '
i to worry about, onerattnir bends of i.ntn
' ,llp 1'cnnsylianl.i nnd Philadelphia and
,,.,,,,, ...!., i, ,
Heading si stems point out.
There will, therefore, be 110 trouble
In getting coal, provided consumers do
not wait until cold weather to place
their orders. Most of tho difficulty this
whiter, they said, was caused by waiting
until the cold weather set In.
ti
The Heading has approximately 25,000
I AAl ..A.'A TIlA AAAl.AAn...l ....
nf Vhe road Is incVeaslng sead.ly Pce
I !T b'cf V",fs 'catS? Zi IS
, ely""....'" .epan
I motive power equipment also Is being In-
! arA
Itlves are belrig finished and delivery
I nrKilia licxi'moillll.
Virtually the same situation pi ev alls
' n II, A IMntiu, I, nnln aaaa.1i .
' " t ,tin,ui,in, 11VLU1U1I1K to Sta
tistics showing ownership of Sjjga
wood and steel coal cars, an Increase
of nearly 7B.000 tons In carrying ca
paclty over a year ago.
THY COP WHO SHOT GIRL
Careless Gun PIBy Causes OlTlcer to
Appear Before Police Doard
Carelcness In firing n revolver and
nccldcntly shooting a joung woman
H'IiIIa l ,i,,,lt a ..,,. . .. . .
"V."" 7,n "I":' , ,,"" , , f u ",ler
caused 1 ollceinan John H. Illnton, of the
i Park and Lehigh avenues station, to bo
mougnt neioro the poco trial hoard
todav "o.iru
-"-
The joung woman who was H,t Is
iJn?S.iil rant'e.3 G,avlH' of -3G Koith
ne0.", "i ' T i.1? !..". a"1' . -Ltaht
flesh wound. Hilton, who has a good
record, agreed to pay the cost of tho
. Ao n ini.li tin uainuKfu ny nm bul et.
He wag reprimanded by Captain Tent
pest. Charles Stlne. of the Fifteenth nnd
Locust streets station, was charged with
conduct unbecoming an ofllcer. The
chargo was made In connection with his
dealing with a young woman whom he
offered lo befriend. The case was re
feried to Director Wilson.
NEW MILITIA MUSTERED IN
Company F, FiM Infantry, in State
Service Tomorrow Night
WesT Philadelphia wlllhavo Its first
military unit of the new National Guard
mustered into the Sfate service tomor
row night t the armory, Fdrly-flret
street ana 'Mantua avenue:.
Colonel .Louis' J. Kolb has bi-en de
tailed to conduct the ceremony, and will
be accompanied by Lieutenant Colonel
Charles J. Hendler., organizing ofllcer
of the regiment; Colonel. J. Warner
Hutchlns. representing, the Adjutant
General's Department, and Lieutenant
Colonel Walter T. Bradley.
The unit to be mustered wl he known
as Comnany F. First InfmiiW, i..
ttyhanla Reserve Militia, and is com.
manaeq oyv uapiain unaries 57. Town
send and Second Lieutenant William 1L
Klngs)ey, Jr..
1 ' L ii
yrek 'ISne.Atl.otlo Cltr Brldi. Trln.
.MvaMa. Railroad, -fffclly. Saturday.
cj.TME.aii.ataf. t. x :ij,-jfi.
UKAMlifcS TO MARCHi
IN THIRD LOANDRlVlf
-n L i
Camp Dix Men in PnratVoir
War's AnnivcrsnryPer.
mission Given
M'ADOO TO SPEAK HERE
.MessaRo From White House Esi
in.cn.u-uompcrs issues Lqfty
Appeal J
A Kreat celebration will mark lheeM.J
Inir of the third Liberty Loan nnnf-J
by Secretary of the Treasury McAto
on April fi, the nnnlorsarv fi, -,1,'S
, declaration of war Secretary MsAjIa.S
I will dedicate the Liberty statute In South?)
I inu.ni mum i. iui'iiik iny imii, and win?
, olllelally open hi this city the nstlonif
I loan diUe.
An expected featuie of the relehmiM. I
which will take tho form of a r ,1
demonstration of patriotism, will b. -j
parado by selected men from Camn Dli 3
Wrlghlstown, .V. J. Tho plan to haieth.f
New Jersey men come to this ru. V.A
the opening of tho Liberty j,, cin.i
palgn has been approved by dlvlilwf
headnuarters. It was suggested when it,(
became apparent that the rhllacleliihlt'V
soldiers, training at rmp Meade, sM
would not 10 nhle lo take part In tklf"
ceremonies.
Already prepaiatlons for the hunch.
Ing nf the lonn loc-i
are going ttf
whrd. Secretary McAdoo's speech tl
the dedicatory exercises is nw,i,i ,.i
draw thousands of vlsllors, for it m-
.- luiini-u ujiuii 111 me iigm. oi a mi
sago to the country at largo direct
from the White House "i
It was announced loday that
lnlh!
parnai payment plan will obtvln
iiiiiiuiK loan campaign ana w
wiuciy lavoreci
Homes In Fhlladelphla are beln dd.f
uged with literature and advertlslnc I
matter from the Third Federal district!
headquarters of tho Liberty Loan com-?
mlttee. A sign, calling tho attention of
the public to tho tact that subscrlplom .'
will bo received, In to be placed In th3
w Indow of cvnry drug store In tho city, f
, Samuil Oompers, president of ttui
American Federation of Labor, has writ.
ten one of the most ardent and forceful $'
appeals that has yet appeared la con-"
iieithm with the government actlvlUeit
In the prosecution of the war. f
Mr. liompcis, well known as a poet,
wiotn the appeal as coming from "Cltl. .
zen Soldier No. 238," of the Third Dl- ;
trict, tlio nr.st number drawn In the
national lottery and handed to Richard
i:. N'orton. director of publicity for the J
uinrici. ,vir. uompers wrote:
They say those who have com heck
from "over there" that at night the
earin nciween ine uwes n carpeted 'I
w Ith pain. They say that death ridel
whistling In everv ivlnd, and that th i
verv mists are charged with awful
torment They sav of all thlnes nnt i
or squandered there, oung human, life
Is held least dear. It Is not the
pleapantcst prnspcrt for those of us
who yet can feci upon our lips the
pressure of mother's: good-by kiss.
But, please (lod. our love of life Is
not so pilzed as love of right, In this
lena (stance of our country's valor, we,
who will form the wedge of her av
fault make calm acceptance of Its
ha7.uds.
Pni. , tlin bl, a! t-utA,t l,n,h tht
,- ... ,n .ii- .--lit t.-o ., v'fc llll.llii 1IIC ,v-
stiffenlng cold, weariness, hardship ft
worse, for ou, lor wnom we go, you f
millions safe at home what for yout fi
, Ws -all need food. We shall need
W(1 ,,,, nce(, rothes tor our s,
bodies and weapons' for ou hands, S'l
Wo snail need, wmiout lauure, eqi-
piles and equipment In a stream con-.vf
slant and never ending. From von.
who are our resource ahd reliance. SI
M'lin urn
the heart and the hope or l
that humanity for which we smite and iy
fctrlvc, must come theso things. fill
AinoiiB the preparatoiy meeting WKJ
"putting ovei" the third Liberty l'0ajfj
In 1'hlladelphia, one of the most Import?
taut will be the ectlng l the Cltlsenrf;!
Club to be held tonight a Tollsh Halt,'
I "Ron l!:ist Allechenv avenue.. and at
the same hour a mass-meetlnCiillV'
. .-... .., ..- t,,, , r..-l. ,1.1, '5.
lie neiu hi me uioiwnisn kiujh; iuii. p.
nr Tinnn srreet anri a lecnenv avenue.'t.
I , j
T T Trfl!! If C rp Tl 4 TCtTTTTl MEIDD
UU1UH Ollivitioriir nunii
. .. u
oriirpn nv it c nruirwijau
OCiliDU ux u. a. uirnuiui;
J
Crew of Themisto Packs Ud and
' "'
f
Awaits Orders to Leave
Vessel .
11H
M
not, .At a ntwl nrniv nf ttifi Dllfrh Md
v"
a,. ,... t , .1 ca,u ..at&
J IICIIIISLO, ilUCIlUICU 111 tJUUVll- tu,jj;j
..., . . .,.- n-l ..... Tl... wnlAh till V.1
vvnari in ine fciiitwutj unu, ,,.. ,
been formally taken over by the United
States Government, are busy packhfa
their "duds" and making ready to tart)
lie- t.1,111, yM
A detail of river guards Is no JJ
charge of tho vessel, and the crewmj
be icleneed "under mobatlon" later to
day. Just what Its status Is the'crt
cannot be Interned, ns Its member! r
not enemy aliens will be oeiwnvn
1... miul.mu nfllt'lnle '
Captain Van Jtoskcrck, from, IV
Philadelphia Navy Y.ud at UW
Island, nnd Immigration oniclalp ffjo
the Gloucester station boarded the M
and formally took It over In the name M
the United States Covcrnment. ,1.
vfl
POTTO BROTHERS J0IN'
NAVAL RESERVE C0RPSI
I former Fireman, Arsenal .Wort
nnd Automobile Man All WwM
ing Undo Sam
Tested nnd found 100 per jepO!
....ii. ,ri...i io ti, history of tne,i
llstment In tho United States a'fl
servo of the four sons ot air. .a- r" ,3
Robert Mitchell, or u " ,,
s' UoberMTtchefl', Jr.. e
Low slrvlng at Capo May
irly a .ne?nSer of" Kngln
enlisted J
.MJ --'. aJ
tr IIA UBI H,
merlv a member of imgine i,uiii.
36GeVge C M tcnell was In the nMg
i,n business, but has g ven up thaU
-a, . .a .ii.nt.tniAnr -
one more venturous, He llfnff'l
U & "Mitchell was doing WjjJ
g the iiavy: and llhjood It.
the "baby of the amw.'
old, la wuu ins iui u.f
May,
mi
EXCURSIONS-;
Atlantic City
PALM SUNDAY "J
EASTER SUINU.
' ' March 24 and 31 . J'
' v:j'vs"w,..,;. l&$h.
OTAecount llmlt.d ft"'!;
t limit tne saw w ",-:iti
the espacltyiot IM ""'T.
.00
I tTaUtyillUUsi ,
J.'V.