w-r" T '"''" It Ir-' If PASTORS SHIELD NAME OF PROBER Interchurch Committee Does Not Deny Grace Humiston Got Facts ' MAYOR'S PLEDGE ASKED Report Will Not Be Given Un less Smith Promises to Make Good Use of It Members of Hie wartime commission of Iho Interchurch rcdcrntlon today re fused to deny or confirm a leport that' .Miss Grace Humiston, of N'cvv Yorl, who exposed vice condition in Hint city, was the woman who obtained vldincc against owners of disorderly resorts In this city. Mlw Ilumlslun figured prominently in the ellr-covery of the body of Ruth i ru f ger, n young high chool student, who mysteriously vanished from her homo in New York about two years iiso. Following the discovery of the glrl'o body, Mli Humiston made revelations relating to white slave conditions In 2Cbw York. The Itev Dr. lalwln ltcyl Dell., chnii mn of the wartime commlrslon of the Interchurch Federation, which employed Private Investigators to study conditions hero, today wa-e asked whether Miss Humiston was the woman vvli won Hip confidence of owners of resorts Ilo ic. fused to make any statement. Vlsjror' I'romUe Wanted Whether the ri'poit of tlio tirl.ite In vestigators cmploved bv the etcrgyme-n will be submitted to Mayor Smith hasn t been decided Most of the ministers who yesterday attended the meeting of the Interchurch IVdrratlon Insist that befoin they submit th- report to the Major they want to know from him what uctlon he will take. Tlris re-port It Is known, shows that conditions in some sections of the city are "astounding.' as one per son oppressed It "Our leport won"! be given to the Mayor until we know whether It will be used for constructive purposes.' said one of tho cirri; men who has read thoi rpon. "It la not our purnoM' to have our report passed around from hand Ao hand without some action belug taken." Mayor Ignored Mayor Smith has been vlituall ignoi ed by the Interchurch 1'cderatton which has refused to send the V.ev. 1'v. Delk. secretary of tho Wartime Commission of the federation, as an "anibassnriui traordlnary" to confer with the cltv 's "chief executive on the churches' vice re port which Is said to substantial th" I'osdlck vice charge In almost every detail. Mayor Smith several daj.s ago asked the Ilev Dr Ilelli to visit him at his office for an Interview on the report that tho federation haa been preparing for Ibf last nine months The only reply the Mapor ha received is that the fed eration will submit a written communica tion and that a copy of the report will 1 furnished the press of the city at tho tamo time. Krldence Given Holmi This evidence has been filed with District Attorney Ilotap, United States District Attorney Kane and Secretary Of tho Navy Daniels. An Interesting situation has developed In connection with the nteution of Colonel Sheldon Totter as counsel for John F. Collins, engineer of the police boat. lie burn, accused of "shooting crip" and ndw cltefd for appearance to nwr these charges. Colonel Potter also is counuel for Maor Smith, who Is under Indictment under tho Shern law, accused of conspiracy In connection with the Fifth Ward primary election. Tho Mayor Is virtually tho prosecutor of Collins. i BAZAAR BRINGS HELP TO DEAF MUTES' HOME Many Contributions on First of Five Days Devoted to Archbishop Ryan Meraoiial Contributions amounting to several hundred dollars, for tho benefit of the Archbishop Ityan Memorial Institute for Deaf Mutes were announced ns the result of tho first diiy of n five-day bazaar held In the auditorium nf the Catholic Ulrls' High School, ;ightenth and Wood btrccts. Iho bazaar opened jesterda A decided decline in voluntarv con tributions on account of war conditions led to the first call for public dona tions ever made by the institution durlnr tho hlx jears of Its existence Most of the current expenditures of the home will be met by the receipts of the bazaar. Mother Superior Carmelia. In charge of the Institution, has frequently been obliged to conduct It with only a few dollars In the treasury Hearty co-operation bv men and women of all denominations and tho Sisters of Mercy In support of the bazaar lias been noticed Knitted out fits for draftees and naval men vvlll I tie auctioned during the bazaar, which closes on Saturday. A ton uf cd.il and a I.lbeitj liond ure other prlrcs to be nwwrijed DR. DIXON'S MEMORY HONORED BY ACADEMY Scholars of Natural Sciences in Memorial to Late State Health j Commissioner Dr, Samuel O Dixon, who died sev eral weeks ago In this cit, and who wan for rears Commissioner of Health for Pennsylvania, was eulogized as one of America's leaders In the cause or social and sanitary ecietice by pionn pent scientists and educators who at tended a memorial meeting held In hli honor at the Academy of N'atural Sciences. Doctor Dixon was president of this Institution from 189S until tho time of Ills death. Among the speakers at last night's meeting were Dr. Edgar Pahs Hnilth, provost of the University of Pennsyl vania; Dr. Henry Hklnner, Dr. Henry Pllsburj", Dr. J. Percy Moore, Edwin Dixon, a brother of Doctor Dixon ; liar voy M. Watts, Walter Horstmann, Dr. fCdwin Conkllng, who presided; John Cadwalader. Dr. Wltmer .Stone, curators' of the academy, and Dr. JJ. Franklin IlOJ'er, acting Commissioner of Health. SMOKE IX BED CAUSES FIRE Flaming Quilt, Thrown From Win dow, Sots House Afire The tnjoyment of a quiet smoke ;. raused a fire early this mornlmr at the hoarding house ovrned by Mary Oentzch ,'i Z Xorth Seventh street. John Thomas jtppljed for a room there last nlrht ftnd was asslrned to one In the third Soor rear. Thomas, was smoking a Hffarette in ted thin morning when a park that fell on the quilt set In Into namea. In an effort to get the burning .nullt out of the room, Thomas rammed li through a window and the quilt fell on a shed In the rear of the house, ttlng tire to It The flames spread to the nous at 814 Kortheventh street. ;; Firemen arrived before the fire had made much progre and succeeded In keeping the damages down to about 4l). Six famllle live In the tno hlcj 0 AJmlt. SUftlnp School Fire - HdtlHon. V.. April 10. llaymond ltubnr and Peter Kofdalskl, the four tAM.vjiraief bovtf who ronfesseul mint. ,'JK tbt tlMjr aocldintaliy started a, fir eJW 4tryc3 th Q5 etrwt eliog ; J I Years Home Savings Spent for Liberty Loan Peter J. Durns. bollcrmakcr by trade and sublimely patriotic by choice, lias given n definition of what "Ainerlreinism means that Is without pioccdent In Iho history of Liberty Loan dilvos In Philadel phia, Declaring that "cur homos and families wilt not bo safe until we crush the Kaiser," ISurns laid $100u In matured shares of building nnd loan association stock before n bank official, Informing the delight ed banker that this sum repre sented the saving of olavoti vcarw of toll and offott. With tho loan to Untie Sum of this money went the hopo whirl! had HUstnlncd Hums tlnotitrli nil the years of work urn worry that lie would .-oon have a homo of lib) ow n- Ho lives at 1127 South Hick- street and Is better satisfied with tho Liberty llond, he says, tit ah ho would with even n propsrty uf his own. iVAKES DRAW HOT SHOT AT PUBLIC MEETING Porter utiil Colcb Charge Thorn With "Hypocrisy" and Mayor Smith Willi Incompetency Hot shota ,il wh.il lux Jiriiml 1li "Varo domination of laliiltillvlw ami the Incompetent v of the Thenm- XX. .Smith administration wcie- llred ta-l i night b) CJeorgo W. oles. chairman of the Town Mettlng p.irt. and Genre I. Porter, former Pirn-tor of Public Safety, i In addressing members nf tho Young Men's lUpublkan "tub. Tuetity-fouith and Wlmrton streets The speakers railed upon all voters of the city to "get registered" no thst i tliey may vole at the primaries to "dc ' i feat Vare candidate's and thus w eakcu I the Vare support of thu -Smith regime." The Vitrei were soured for "hypocrisy" 'In urging their follow eiH to "go out and work with the churi.h vole on regls I tr.itlun day. ' e'halrman i ulcs said In pan "Ihe pcoplf of Philadelphia uio not to lo fooled by such utteratnes and 1 full believe that the unregistered voli-rs whoso absence from the polls last No vember made iHiHHllile the theft by wlikh the Vnics put over the eandldntos upon their ntuicler ticket " will register Weil nesday of next week and In the Mnv primary lneak the Varo pouer that lucks :it, Incomiietent Mayor urid now seeks, through the nomination of John It K. .-icott, to vindicate Its pollilnil domination of publli affairs In this city and htute. "Nearly one week ago 1 wrote to the Mayor, calling his attention to the pub lic statement of I'ollce Lieutenant Ben jamin avnge .the actual leader of the Vare forces In the Twent -fourth Ward, admitting his open partli Ipatlon in poli tico and threatening to plivsldllv and lolltlally "lick" a political opponent "Has the Ma or Investigated that oc currence, which reflects conditions ex actly similar to those which led to mutder In the l'lfth Ward' Has he huniinom.il Lieutenant havagc to an ui -counting of his scandalous rtatement? He has done nothing but repeat his unless pleab that the v-li-e- nourishing In Philadelphia is dun in the Tact that tut' lwllce are too busy with other business to stamp II out What busi ness? Why. the business of politics In which it Is unlawful lor them to engage mid to whli.li the Ma.ir permits them to give their time and attention in ordei that, through such bulldozing threata as that uttered b .Savage, voters ma In coerced and thi- powtr of tho Vaie ma chine be sustained ' HELPS TO CATCH THIEVES Police Thank Fruit Dealer for Aid in Breaking Up Gang Joseph i'ocea, a trult dealer of 1 9DJ I North Mxt-thlid street, has been com plimented by the police of the Tenth and Iluttonwood streets station for assisting them in disposing of a band of a half , dozen alleged automobile thieves. Cocci was arrested for having a stolen auto mobile Ho eplalned that he had bought it onlv after ho was assured that It was not stolen, and said he would prove his honeMv b finding tho man who Kohl It to him He met the man on the stieet and turned blm over to a poiloem.ni of the fifteenth and Vino Htritts nation. He also got information mi whU.It the otlur members of the banif were nriested. All have been held for trial with tlio excep tion of one, who escaped aftur his arrest and has not been rearrested. lmAKEMAX HURT IX STEAM Bliniied by Mist, Edwan! Morrh Falls From Freight Car Steam so blinded lMwaid Moirls, twenty-six jeara old. of J10S Arch street, brakeman for the Pennsylvania Railroad, that he vi as throw n from tho top of n borar today while shifting cars al Twent -ninth and Wolf streets. He was Liken to St. Agnes a Hosplt.il, suffering from bevuo contusions of tlw back , DAME FASHION TAKES HURLEY AND PEEZ WILL HAND IN FUR AUCTION TAKE UP HOUSING PLAN Fox Pelts Jump to Record Conferences Expected to De Prices at New York cide Finally on Erection of Sale Shipmen's Homes New Vork, April 10. Wamo Fashion has tnken a hand In the fur stle and m n result several varieties of the much-sought-after fox leaped to record prlcea. It vtas tho second day of the annual sprlnc auction of the New Vork Fur Auction Sales Corporation In Stasonlo Temple. Virtually every fur sold was nffoited by the summer craze which struck this countrj a few years aco and which aooordlne; to tho furriers. Is here to .... Mnl lewnard and red. white and silver fox were sold, and all of these. except leopard, are useu extensively lor hummer wear, the foxes as scarfs and tho moles for manufacture Into caps, coats and stoles. The silver-fox auction occupies an i.A artinnnn session, the 70S skins belnr placed under the hammer Indi vidually. Willie me Riienuance Jen on In the afternoon, this was attributed to .1.- c.aI ihil nntw fffvtnln (Anrrna lit IHO iA. !.. w...,, ..... ..... ... the trade handle this article to any ex tent. While there were numerous high prices realized for choice skins, the real de- . ..,mul in tin fop ttm rhnruii IHdllU ov..... ----- grade silver fox. The manufacturers and specialty snop uuyeni i loremosi in the blddlntr. Among them uera C. 0. ,...,t.M A T7lu!ip. ffallei Ttrnthup X. Co.. of Cleveland, and Chorvet et Cle. Red fox was me uannrr uucrn 01 ins day, 11. Jfteckel et Sons paying the rec ord price 01 i.u jor ono iou uiner buyers were Milton Schrelber i. Co., X. Sobel, Goldman & Bernstein, A. nasts. uross, i.oiei c k.u, aim r reuiiaucii x Halter, TtTUItA. nV want Klrr-Vi a Hi n T1 MUO w "vv ( 1 fill BV which price one lot vu knocked down buyer of white fox were II, lUtmovtos. fjuvwi'H v- i wm iA4 m JV jSt'm&it 6i H' EVENING PUBLIC 'FLEEING ROBBER SLAYS PURSUER t Jeweler Wounded, Two Women Beaten by j Thieves in Store I THREE MEN ARE CAUGHT Gunman Captured After Chase in Which Ho Tried to Shoot Another A gang of three New Yorl s i i shot and hilled Charles Marl i " s North ntcvenlh Klicet, as In atiemp si late esterday nftcrnnoit to overt iue tlinni ns the t)d from lb" iewi etoro of KnN Kemptcr. HOS liimrd i nue, wheie In an attempt to i " ' robbcrj. the shot Kcmptci i the face and tovercly bent his wif and tllse, Mies Mattle ltoblnson kenti'w Is In a serious condition nt tho LanUenj Hospital All three of Cio alleged hold up n en havo been arretted They gai t e r namea as John Morrison twent -roi,-;ears old. Twelfth street ru-ai ."-i.ring (laidcii, James Murray, tunt -r-ior years old, Twelfth Mteet near Tliompo, and IMward. twin brother of John il .r rlson, 59 North Twelfth rtreet ,o ward la believed to have niteil n n lookout anil was not In tho store at ii time of the nt taiks The other twu hnvo been Identified b .Miss U.jl.m as he?- n- lalljnts Martin the e lain ninn vi u hr, thiougli the abdomen and Instant I klllcil as nni of the robbcrf, ilrlug through bis coat, teachid 80S .Norlli Klovtnth tlect C.unniiin raudil After Cliane J Morrhon w.ih caught nt Thirteenth am 1'tor.i streets by Joycph Zi'P. nil omplovo of the citj- Treahtircr'n ollice who Uvea at fttO Notth Warnock street Zep gave chaso and. after Moirhon had ! made tin ce attempts to shoot him. ovei- powtred the fleeing gunman with the assistance of Magistrato Neff, of lt.'S Ohurd avenue. Murray was arrested nt the f.iloon or, Jake lillfman at Jcssup nnd Poplar, streets, wliore he was onlered out and arreted by Polkemau I,oUlngcr, a former boxer. According to the Morv told bv Mls- Kohhihon, she first taw John Morrison and Murray on the oppotlto bide or the street about 1 o'docU. after tho bell of the hall door, which is fcpirato from , that of the store entrance, had bem given an unusually heavy ting. She I answered the bell, but found no one "ill the door. Acroy the street, howsvu, die saw .Morrison and Murraj. ( IJusluess went on us usual In (lie s'oro I until nearly 3 o clock when Morrison' i and Murraj both of whom havo been identified b tho joung woman ns tho I men v bo attempted tho robbery, ap-. , peared with the request they be bIicwi home wedding rings. Kenipter lilmrclf waited upon them ' The men left without making n pur I chase, saying they would return lator ' j with the iirospettlvo bride, bo that her finger c oiild demonstrate the proper sUn ! ! of tho ring. I The men reappeared about an hour , ' later, hut the woman wan not with them. ' l Kemptcr again attempted lo wait upon j thtm, us-lng a strlnn to indlcato the ring s sl?e I A number of rings, priced at f I and i ( $3, vore lnsitcttd, when one of tho. men b-ilil thai he dldn t have enough ' money for wedding Jcvvelrj nt that price. v ! "oh. I'll chip In" with whatever Is I I needed," (.aid the othel. I "N'o need to do that." interposed Miss Koblnson : "wo'vo sot home cheaper 'rlnga in tho tafe." ' (ilrl Heard hoU s slio sUirteil to walk toward the safe tho excitement began Morrison who Is a little man, luaije a dash foi tho girt, while Murray, tall .mil heavv Jumped across the showcase, to rcaih Kenipter. Miss P.obliiion, according to the police, vi a3 Ptruek over tho head with a hl.irlijack, but managed to run upstairs, wheie die loil.ed herself in a loom and began to scream for help The girl heatd tho report of two shots downstairs, vher Kenipter, single handed was putting up n battle with his two assailant" Show cases weio .knocked down and Jewelry scattered over Mm floor, glass was broken and furniture nvcrturnid, but ellll thu men I battled, first In the store, then In the I hall and llnall at the hall door. Thcie J the thugs gave up the fight, after shoot. lug Kumptor In eaih cheek. Iteforn that I finale Mrs. Kcmpter had como to her j husband's rescue and had been knocked lout with fcomo heavy weapon. It Is feared that her ekull 1 fractured. I ! Murray ran In an opposite direction. to the saloon of .lako Oilman, at Jessup I end Poplar streets. There he was or-I derc.il out nnd v-d,s arrested, after a I bittle by I'ullceman I.oti Inger a for-I mei bo.er Chairman Hurley, of the shipping board, and General Manager I'lez, of the Kmergency Fleet Corporation, are ex pected to arrive here today for a con- 1 rerence vvitn Admiral How les on the new bids for thu bulldlnir of tho 2000 'homei for Hog Island workers In tho nimvvood section. j The conference today Is but a prollm- I inary step in arlvlnt- at a. definite de cision as to what vvlll lie dono In build ing the houses. Tomortow they will In spect tho site and, It Is expected, an nounce plans within the week for rush Ing the project to completion. It Is pos sible that private contractors may bo disregarded cntlrelj tho original bids of 3000 submitted are considered too high and the work of building the homes undertaken by tho Government Itself. That plans submitted to the i:mer pepcy Fleet Corporation for houses for Hog Island shipyard workers are out of date and will entail a vva&te of hundred! of thousands of dollars, especially in the IJlmwood section, was voiced vc-Bterday b i: Allen Wilson, widely known Phil adelphia architect He also declared that Carrcre & Hast ings, of New York, who prepared the piuns, havo long been known as experts In tho planning and building of tho homes of millionaires, but said that they have hod little experience In the design, lug or building of the homes of work Ingmen. Mr. Wilson urged tltat the embargo in tulldlrtg material bo lifted by the Government. In order that Philadelphia builders may start work at once on the houses under government supervision. He said that Philadelphia builders could put up six-room houses In the Klmwood tract for frorrt I00O to tsjoo. but (that Bralnard plans are no costly that no contractor could build the houses for less than U000 and that the final cost would be from $1600 to t:tOa each. These are houses of four roomj aaet LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10. 1015 ' gold nails in liberty statue seal I L Tfm - z I i SSiSlmWs. - H XZ?!&ZtfSiXVmZZmmF!FT:)l I.vciv nail iIiimii in ( In Im i oT the 1 ihcrlv Stnlui' on South Penn f-qtiau ino.in- - I il itv llond purtliuscil al tin Imotli in lib tunl i oiis (iiontl mo tc nmniunition id the loun ul muni v lo lijjlit tin" liattlc of tlcniocrar.v. dilliot h. drclik' is scfn tit tlio left inldini; one more to the rapidly incu-asine; numliei" of tfoldrn iitnls. t the rtKht is a Itoy Scout pultinp; initials on a nail foi a bond luijei befotc tlriving it in beside the tilliers. More than iiOO of these nails alicatly adorn the statue's base. "OLD NICK" FALLS DYING AT SPOT WIIKRK HE FOUNDED CHINATOWN i Chinese Whose Store in Mott Street Was the Start of New York's Famous Colony Had Sunk From Prosperous Merchant to Panhandler New Vnrl. A pill I tild Ml. lepuled to be the foiindi i of Chinatown, Is d) Ins at Inuvcmur Itnypliitl He suffereil n hinoirhnge ami fell unconscious nt 0 Mott stieel, bead (luarterB of thci'liiticse Masons. It vmis on that vci spot Hint he estnbll-hed the cigar store two geneiatluns ago that was the nucleus of the present China town Only the baie tradition of the i'hnice pioneer of Moll street survives Kven "Old Nicks' real name was lost in the ill luck thai ovirhauled him, and "Old .Nick' was content to have It o, foi from ths high estate of founder nnd prominent citizen of Chinatown be had fallen to the equally unique position of panhandler l'or that celestial nook off Chnthnm hqu.ue bad never a begger ot Its own heroic 'old NUk" and none Klnoe Thl-s tiiu-li was gleaned concerning "Old Nlck'i." history: Aiiout forty eais ago. when the Whos and the Power" 1)0S and tho Dead Ttabblts were Fllll 'loldlng their own from l'lvc Points to Clnrrv IIIU. "old Nick' ventured Into that boisterous neighborhood He Marled a cigar stoiu at C Molt Mitct. making ills own ilgara lie vr.is liouest, tbilft and Indefatlgably in'lutrou Those were not qualities held In I1I1.-11 este-m in those paits then, but 'old NUk had APRIL BLIZZARD HITS STATE; 8-INCH SNOW Freezing Temperatures Cause Damage to Spring Corps. Traffic Delayed TuMuml.i, l'J., Apnl 10. Thousands ot dollar daniuRo vvus caused throughout till fccctlun und virtually tho whole ot IJradfeird Coun ty chterday !y the heaviest snowfall orf "record hero. The storm completely tied up trulllo nlonpr many ot tho toads. During tho day tnoro than &ix Inches fell in this bcctlon of the county. 1'armcrn ricdi(.t that tho fruit wop will bo tin almost entire los ns a ic hult ot tho Htm m, nnd tho winter vthc.it nlse l o.spcctcil lo suffer ton eidorahly. Local weather conditions aio that the storm vvlll contlnuo for another day. Mininoklii. 1U Apilt 10. A nevere blizzaiil hns been ruglng through tho middle western coal region fur sl tccen hour:!, an eight-Inch snowfall having been recorded during jester day. Trolley and ralli oail hchedulos lire disarranged und clIlIlcultltB weio ex perienced at the initios. The tempera, turo fell lato in the day to below freezing and early bprlns vegetation has been damaged , nellcfonle, IM., April 10. A u-gular winter blizzard pievniled here all jes terday Much of it melted but In the mountains It is from six to eight Inches deep, and last night the nier eury was below frec.ing GOVERNOR SUMMONS RECRUITS TO STATE'S SCHOOL GARDEN ARMY The Government of tho -VnlteU Ktutes through the Dcpaitmcnt or the Interior Is organUIng H'O United State School Gurden Army for the pur poso of Increasing and conserving the food teupply of tho peoplo of this country and of our ullles In this world war. It Is confidently held that our bo"8 and girls can If oigaulzed and directed tight produce J250.000.000 worth of food. The educational value of tho effort will bo vastly more valuable than tho food produced. That Pennsylvania, true to her patriotic past,' may do her full shaio In this great enterprise, 1 urge ull school uuihortUea and committees of public safety In aetlvo co-operation to organize our State at once for this service. Let the most eapablo teachers, bklllcd In agricultural activities and capable In organisation, he chosen to dlroot thin vastly Important work. Let there be ono teacher for every group of 150 hoys and girls that enlist In this army of tho soil, and let there bo chosen ono or more directors In every city of 20,000 or more throughout the Commonwealth, School super Intcndcnt are hereby urged to take- this .natter (o heart and proceed to perfect at once such organization as vvlll accomplish tho lurgest good, keeping In mind tho co-operating agencies essential to Us succoss. The planting season Is here. Delay will bo disastrous. For tho salco of our nation let no one neglect his or her personal obligation,, but by prompt action assure a State-vvldo and effective rcsponso to this great national need, MAItTIN Q. BnVMB'AUOII. JlarrUburg, April 10. smamsiKiaCJKssxaasssm'if'i..'. .- .-- 11 not he 1 that pi-ov.-d to be Ins tiuinpl lurd llei minded his own business. I So ihe elgar ftoro prospered, and ' 'e"Ud NUk," 11 bine nnd Mimewhnt tint oisu Chinese in tlio veiy center of white gangdom (oh? bis numerous lom-ins of the speuiltbrlft habit" of these swash bmklira he dwelt among 011 his nil-1 vim they gave up thetr toilsome laun dries and came to live upon the dollars that tho llowerv Pos were thiowlngi about so mulceM. I Chinatown was Marled nnil giewt upaco likowiho gambling, tho favorite iccrcatlon of the tlicif Chlnere buslnehs' man. Therein "Old Nick" bad digged I a pit for himself. To the rattle of the buttons he lobt his capital, his ttore. ' his home and his self-esteem lly ways known only to the denlyen of Chinatown ho managed to survive I by his ovtu rcsoiircca during the hey-' cloy or the lommunlt. The climax nf prosperity that camo with the hatchet men was the turning point In "Old Nick's" career. For Chlnatowu'a tong wars were too 1 numerous and deadly; lis gambling too notorious Pcilltu raids and llnally the (Inn hand of its eiwn merchant class iiuelled hucIi dUturbauccs effectually. Chinatown began to dwindle, unil tho pickings for "Old Nick" grow poor. I When ho was stllckeu cstereay he bad gouo to the Mott slrert address to j Inquire for .1 white woman who had bo- friended blm In the past t U S. TO HELP IN WAR " ON TRAITORS AND MOBS Federal Agents Ordered by , Attorney General to Aid I Illinois Governor j Vtaihlnittult, April I" Altoinov General Gregoiy has prom ised Federal ru-cipeRttlnn In tuppreslng disloyally anil dliorder In Illinois tnro sininsie to a ieiuest from Governor Low den. Special agents of tho Ucpartment of Justlco vlll bo assigned to advo with Slato otllclals and aid in the con iluet' of Investigations. In nniiouncliig thu Attotney General's declJilou, departnieut ofhclals let It bo I Known that ho was prepared to lend Flmllar nssistaneo to other States de- siring it. Without new legislation olll cials say limy aio almost powerless to 1 ileal wllh dlflojal utterances, tho sup ' presslon of which they think is ch'-entlnl to tho prevention of dltotder-e, but tho j I Federal agcntH ate ciii-clcd to accom. 1 pltsh fomething In eo-opcratiou vvith I State nuthorltlc. I Lieutenant Governor .lolm G flgle- bv of Illinois, had long lonfcienees with Jlr. Gregory and John Lord j O'llrlan, sppcl.il ahslstaut to tho Attor-, I ney General for w.ir work lie told them I I Federal nld was Imperative to check In- ' 1 rcasing In'tances of mob violeno ngalnst disloyalists, particularly In the 1 I mining dlhtrb ts of i-outhcin Illliiol" I While tho rei ent lynching of a Gcr I man at Colllnsvllle, III. probably liar- tened the decision ot the Illinois olllclals I to tcek Fedetal support. It Is understood , that aiij part tho Ucpartment of Justice 1 ngemn may play In Investigating this paitlcular case will be only Incidental 10 a general plan of uo-opcratlon. 1 Tho Attorney General's reptescnta tlvpx will report to Governor Iavrden , at Spiingfleld for preliminary confer ences Theie a general program will bo ma piied out kaiser s doom ' CONGRESS CANDIDATES JOCKEY FOR POSITION Liebel and Sobel Possible Dark i Horses in Erie-Crawford District l.ne, I'll,, April in Tlnce factions of the Itcpubllcans nnd two of the Memo-I rrat are Jockeying for position in the. j coining congressional contest In th llrlc- j 1 "raw ford dUtrlti, nnd whllo there nro but t iv o 'avowed candidates ut tho pres ent time, Indications are that ut least five men will toe the mutk In the Jlay I primaries. ' The candidate who u.. eleclaicd ! their Intention of ontcrlng the race aro ' Congrcstman Henry flail, anil e Congrcssinan Milton V Snrave. who Is at present serving ns sccrotuij ot tho I d 1st 1 let exemption hoard. Slircvo rerved from this district from 1913 to I'jlS ' and was defeated for rc-elcctlon by SI. Llcbel. Jr. who for two .vrars rcpro-, Ecntcd tho district as n Ucmotrat. A third stutter In the llcpubllcan 111 1. mnrlea Is John JI. Dlckcj. Imnimicv man. Dickey is a Mioug candidate, and against either flaih or Sliicvc alone would In all likelihood defeat cither of ' them A three-sided fight between Clark. I bhrevc and Dlcke might result In CUik I imerglug fiom the fiucus as tho lie publican standard bc.irei. IJickey anil I Shi eve would draw largi 1 from each' othei, tho last named bilng tlio c.indi- I dale ot tho Vari-Uriinibaugh-u'Nelll faction j Ucmoci.its of the iho lountles 111c ' rather pilent us to their Intention, but I it lh gcnei.ill believed that Charles N". I 1 losby. of Linebvllle, Crawford County, who mo years apo was the Democratic candidate deflated by Cl.trl, will again ta hla hat In the elide ami enter the light baiked bv the I.leln-l combination The Lbbel fuel Ion nf the Liniuer.ny will hnvo .1 candidate In tho Held, anil If It is 1101 Crosby Liebel himself may entei the 1. in- However. --Iiould Clark. llrove and UicU Ket Into the kind of a light that threatens to cr.uk the Itepubllcin forces wldo open Liebel will l tho Democratic noiulme without eiues tlon. I Uiposlng Llcbel or bid candidate for ' tho Democratic nomination vvlll bo either Dr. .1 II Condren, of Lrlc, a member of the State committee-, or lloheit F Dovlnc. delegate fiom this district lo the convention at Haltlmore in llil" thai ' nominated Woodiort WIItoii and the lo-1 eal dispenser of Federal patronage Doc tor Condi en has considerable strength In some of the Liebel sironRholds. .should Isador Sobel decide to stay out of the race for Congresmun-at-laige and en ter the fight to repreqent this district, there N a possibility, he would upet all , cah illations GLOUCESTER POLICE WAR ON SPEAKEASIES1 Clcan-Up in Anticipation of, Federal Shipyard Guards' Arrival Is Begun The polke of Gloucciter City have started a clean-up. fearing that United States soldiers who will nrlrvo this week to guard the shipyards may be tempted to visit speakeasies. Alleged speakeasies are being watched, nnd If any of them attempts to do business raids vvlll bo made. Kour large barracks weio built at thu old race track for the soldiers, and tho thirty -two saloonkeepers In Gloucester fear that If the soldiers get Intoxicating liquor the Government will close nil bars. 'Iheie have been reports that soldleis havo frenuented anAnt.-n,r... i ,-,, ter and on Sunday afternoon last the first raid was made The police have given notice that others ure to follow. Gloucester I wlthh, five miles of LeaBue Island and should the Govern merit enforce a dry zone within that limit it would lnni...i .. v.. ' ' . Gloucester and Camden ramden this wceu put a ban on half pint and pint nask sales and tha ntm,,..,.. . ., keepers may Join in thi. move to pre- .e-i.i suiuii-ra jrom gciting drinks from bootleggers. Gloucester'H nIi ivliniA..ni. , .. ..- u.vniic uu.ucrs co- day Increased the price of their case ucrr iu ti anu win charge five cents for every bottle lost. Tim ., -(.,., . tcr barrel has been Increased fiom 1 no to fJ. Gloucester saloon l!n.n!. Ai .1.. - -. -.... c trAlie litis last of next month, it is doubtful If all I'uueiB m uiiiuy- tor lenevval on ac count of existing conditions .Somo of I them say they vvlll retire from business and go to work In tho shipyards. New. Saw Operator at Arsenal Hurt .'Vi1,1'.01; yill. thlrty-sevcn years old, of 3844 ll street, employed by the WIN, Ham 8teee & Hon Company 34-3G Soul i Fifteenth street, at wcirk at the Frank-' luni 'aikwi, uBu tor me tlrst time to run a circular saw. One linger was cut to the first Joint and another se! Xiforf ftowfufc"" "" lo wo CITY WILL TAKE OVER 4 FIREMEN HU1M JOHNSON ART WUKI15 TRUCK SI F i n a 1 Arrangements for Transfer and Payment of Taxes Are Completed I m.il ariannemenlB for taking over the .(hnsnn art collection and for the pay ment of Fediral and State lusis by the i.v were completed today. The inprc tlinn 1500 lulntlngs In the collection lll be moved to storage while the John on home. 510 South llroad street, Is he log transformed Into 11 permanent mu seum Mr Johnson died Aptll II. W'. mI under the piovlslons of his will the city impropriated within t mouth". J9M0. onn to lover taxes und costn on tho bc-nii'-t of the ticarurcs valued at $1. 4C, so.' !'0. Tho settlement- wlirrantr Mill Im turned over to the Pennsylvania ' nnipiiiiv for Iiiuranies on Lives and urnniltig Annuities within the calendar nar of tlio art collector death. T ip details of the management of the an (ollcs'tlon. as fur as the cliy , . r.ii, .rmil. are In tho bauds of Joseph i' Wlilencr president of tlio Art Jury, oocl mi announcement has yet been niaik as to where the paintings und .. I.e 1 a-1 objects will he housed pend ing 1 n louiplctloii of Improvements nnd Hi. 0 proollng ot the Johnson home. Details of settlement have been agiccd u,ion between city Solicitor Connelly 11 ..1 "Morris II Saul as attorney repre . ning the company which Is acting a everutor Delays In payment havo lesulied from nn effoit to have the lediral authorities tedute the ta us- nmt This effort having tailed. pa- 11.111 will bo nude on original rot 1 1 11. - .ind the city vvlll at once unilet 1 , tin tnsl, of preparing the trras 111. - foi public exhibit unil"i" the trims I tin Joliiv.on will ri... t..i!ii t.iiii.itinn .r ibe Johnson c- tite. as tlNCd bv Ftileiul ntipralsers, is vi! :!0:..i,C Tt 011 which S7i'7.ntS.!iO In laves Is ptvable by the city nnd otlut beiietlci irles to the Government. Thc 1 Itv share of tho Federal tn Is $377. 11,1 st and the State lax to be paid by .lie illy totals $t'j7,titii U."i. The appropriation of .IOU.000 by i'oiinuls will cover ;i payment or $773,. t.UsS. A part of the city 'expense In . Idem to complying wllh the vvlll will be ?",U.onri for llrepiooflng the building. 0.nni) for Insurance on the paintings ind house nnd $J5.0H0 for the ilrst year's expenses of administration To cover tho taxes Mayor Smith will Issue one warrant to Itegister Sbeehan for the Mate tax and a M-toiid to Collector of lt1tern.1l Itcvrnue Lederei. Tho art objects, etc. ate valued at $t.M5. 802.30 after a deduction l made for articles bequeathed to General Moi toll, as found by the Ait Juiy. The valuo of the Johnson home Is fixed bv tho appraisers for the Federal Govern ment nt 1100,000. while the State tax is levied on n valuation of but $35,000 It vvlll be many months before the paintings, etc . aro Dually placed cm public exhibition at the Johnson lionn as tlmo will bo tenulred for the Improve ments, and ariaiuenieiitH will have to be made to piociire a curatoi and othei. olllceis to take charge of the public ex hibitions In the mean time the many nit objects will likely he htoicd or housed In Memoilal Hall, Falnnount Park, or at some other safo point to hu decided upon by the Mayor and niem bcis of the Art Jury. di:n!i:s hi: is imio-geioiax Harold Johnson Acquitted of All Charges of Disloyalty Humid Jo)iiicn. 20IC South Warnock btrcct. who recently came near being a victim of mob violence, today denied the charges of pro-Germanism and ells loyalty that were lodged against blm. Johnson was attacked by a mob last Sunday night after ho was alleged to have made unpatriotic remarks m tbieo s.iilots stationed at League Island. Fol lowing his nncst. it was announced thai ho had been sentenced to tliiny days Imiiilsonment Johnson denied all lhe?o charges in the following statement" "1. Harold Johnson, 'jCJii South Wni 111 ek street, was arrested for being .1 pro'Cciman and uttering sneer. ng u marks at our President This charge was enthelv false. I never at .any time, utleied any sin b remarks. n,m (Hr 1 barged by tho Judge, and not sentenced to thlity days In prison, ns statott. ' "llvet Him o 1911. or nt the outbreak of tho war, I have been serving on tnei chant shins, whlih aio supplying out Miles with food and munitions of wai. I vi as 1 ailed In the tlrst draft, but re jected on account ef my teeth on te turnlng from France on my last trip. I lecclved a questionnaire, which I had llllcd out, but not sworn to yet beforo u notary "There Is no one risking his Pfo on the sear In the wai zone any more than I have in the' last fctir veals, and I nm still going to take all the chance In the world to help supply our Allies and our ow n army In Franco w lh the necessities of war. ' Johnson Is a cook by trade and has been cmploved In this capacity on vari ous ships of cur merchant niailne for the last foti 1 veais. SUPPLY BILL READY TO REPORT IN SENATE Measure Carries Increases for U. S. Employes, but No 8-Hour Day Wathliiclon. April 10. Costs of the war are reflected In the legislative, executive and Judicial ap propriations bill, which was ready to bo reported to the Kenuto today. The bill, as prepared for tho Senate, carries with It estimates for $74,751, 881.09, which exceeds by J14.0C8.724.08, tho actual appropriations of last year for the Legislative, executive and judicial expenses of the Government for tho fiscal year ending June 30, 1018. Tho Increases aro for the most part 'confinfd to Increased appropriations for Increased numbers of employes in the governmental depaitments In Wahlng ton. Konator Mai tin, of Vliginia. In charge of tho bill, was leady to report it to tho Senate today and prepared to call it up as soon ns tho sedition bill Is acted up. on The measure la of vital Importance to thousands of Government workers be cause It carried with It an Increase in salary for the greater part of the civilian employes ot the United States AAdl tlnnai compensation Is provided by the bill of JIJO for all, employes who receive not moro than $21100 per year. Little opposition to the bill, as It now stands, Is looked for. Inasmuch as the Senate has removed In committee tho amendment offered In the Houso provld lug for an eight-hour day for Govern ment employ es. This measure, attached lo another appropriation bill, met defeat In' the Senate after long debate. One amendment Invites some discus sion. This gives the Postmaster Gen eral the power to reduce the salary ot unv Clerk 1100 a vent. hnln ,i.- ..... fixed by law and lo iue. the money so ''fd t.J!.'or';ase tl,e wlrles of other clerks $100 above the salary fixed by law, This amendment Is expected to causo considerable debate, particularly -" " " "' l,l wno are on SH' " Pol'f'" of the Postofflce m it 1 .1 , y mu nuneu 10 uui'b atSej cnni emu iuui'Ket.. Streets I'UAjma, lost $50,otfJ Four firemen a lieutenant ..'', hosemen vvcro Injuicd early tody fff nn necldcnt while spcedlner !... Ilie that caused about J3O.O0O d, In the plant of the rTowu Art Com 153 Xorth Tenth sirepf ""JS Tho combination ho-p nneln 1 motortruck ot nngine Pmn. .T"- sklddcd at Seventh ad Market itPJ cashing Into the curb, whl.;! wneel and hurling te firc.mrt ,,,. 5 to the sidewalk ""ty i'l Tho Injured nre t.irt'Trv .na,. of thn arm an.l otlur irvjunr. trtte llirrt nf t). Ln- mil .V,IM ft M J!t tr..v,. ,;.;.. " "'n"' mjarifi i1t mjorie,; "-'u I imt.JIrl.N A.N J ll llill. itnu uruiscn ami V.I-..I-.... '- rusnif ., i". IIO.SKJtAX JWII.S Vlruul-i 11 . The flames, whirl! mau-. . ,. . .ft scene, vhtually destroyed ,c tlircTS brick building at F,j Norn, Tenth JsSi only the walls lemamimr m battled haul in the rainstorm line tho tiro to the i?.!,r, t0 n Tho tire, which i.w.i... ' ."" I fore i o'clock tin; . ,-" n?rTK tho cstahllthmeiitH ..-..... ' "S umtrnvu I Iff iIa.,..- .' " -.OLIUrM ,.. .. :. " '"" rovin irf- r .. n --,wi .uiiiiiiij. on cue nrt Hoor th. n Suit Company, on the ernn,l fWr . e 11,1 1 . ...,V", "' """ 'O'nPatiro, " "" iiames M,nrt.,l ,..' nil uniiiinvvu enusp .) n . ii,.i. : eiulckly t.. th,. tn or , liiiiHnr J ' . Ing through the ,or linn" ',iSJi fur.s were destroved . ,r L",nPr,W tMtjjH rooms, bnostms ;,?,. Which was i-stlmatid nt $,",0 000 Tho building lM owned i,v v,lf,; ' Gould. 1152 Susuuehanna av'-, member or the linn of Gould BrethJ proprietors of the picture frSsfS ' a rl object facto, v on the llrst floor ' '. Ihe accident , Ilr) (h wcro injured occurre, lirtl th- 7" liuok. tushliiff north on Seventh iW turned into .Market sh.n ph the whJS iefusl,,B t -bite l the slippery S ment Lieutenant Plati and Homi, Ueveis were sent tu tlio Jefferpn Hoj. Pltal All of the 1, n n.i-, 1. ..11.. ...., 1 up and wtro tent to the tire rtatlorTtil I SJ9 South Sixth sti.pi SLIGHT EAKTHQUAKK SHAKES WASHINGTON First Fear Was of Ge-man Bombul Subtcrranoiin Shift Disturbs National Capitol VV ashlnelnn. Am il lit 1, a.i.t-..- today had honietlihiK l.,sid,s tlicmrb . talk about The imusii.u phenomoun' if an earthnuftke. whlih visited this1 'kmh .'!10,i.,,ie.,-"."n,r.'1 '''', bight, W still the chief topic of conversation tnJ 1 tlio nosslbllltv or .1 ic. urrenee of tt i.i.....,.n iuuiiu iii.tiiv e 111 .iKiiatecL It Was tile flt.st f-arth.Mi.ilrn i ,A et v. , since the Charleston disaster In lilt, ' -, ""-. iiiiiitirn shook not only VVUa. , IllgtCll. Illlt all of lliuili,.r,, Irlnl. ' I So bevere was tho nn.il.n m flr.t n. was .1 ifeneral luipicssiim that the ehoetl I,','? 1 be'"" r'iu,!el1 ,,( a German bomtfl i.iriicn nvie jonen iroin pantry OielTtil and peoplo rushed In alarm to tt It was .ild that In lo, al dlsturbancet? the preliminary shock is recorded. el the seismograph, and that for this ret. son It was vhtually Impossible to detev',' mine Just where last nights shock- hii Itsoilgln. It was agreed how el tr, tl2 tho center was within .'do miles ot u' Lnlvtrslty of Georgetown g .Scientists at the unlvcrsitv were W able to say whether th shock, bad Um Induced by unv unusual phvsical or W mosphcrlo comlltiuns "It WHS hist .1 .1 n..mt- ,.r Hi a,IVT hat Is likclv to or. in at any time u( In any place," one of them explained tM u.ij CHARLIE CHAPLIN GETS $M0,o00 PER WIGGLE I So .Sheriff Finds When He Vain! lues to Attack I'loncrty in q Suit New York, vpnl lo .very tlm, Charlie Chanlln lolle. is fur a nWura his hank account soats $140,500 pej soar. Hut Iieputy .sheriff Mum; Couldn't erpt rmi ,...... in i.a e-htfb Hit treasure jcUeiday than a squint n photogrnph of n cheek drawn to thi film comedian. Murray deuded ttuiu nttachahlfi property ho would Ivavfr ti pass up tho photograph 1 Chaplin contiacted with the First National exhibitors' Circuit, of 1 Eat forty-first street, to wIkbIo his feet B eight pictures at $140,300 per. ,9 Tho i:s,anay Vilm Manufatcurirf. Company, thereupon filed bull for $'.) 000 ,iBaint him for alleged breach of. contiact. and yetteukiy asked the fahefJJ Iff to attach Chaplin s nionev and otfuj, property at the olllees of Ins new ploy ei .m. M The new emplovers showed MurraT Photograph ot a check for $140,000 n4 told him It was eland Apnl 4 nnd wfjj sent In Clinnlln 1., r-.iiic.. i , Hia vami day by his brother and business whi Bcr. Sidney Chaplin So Murray tiuw aiuuud and walked out I! TAX 1'AVME.NTS TO I. S. StM 1 .Tnfii 1- Qinn nnn frr ti..i,i i., Tkie fliC trict for Lust Year ml liven I'nclo Sam's Income lias be" j swollen far beyond noimal by thewi5 N'ot only that, but he can boast of alwot j 70U per cent Increase Thepe W j were made public today by Colkwu Kphralm I.ederer. of Hie Internal Wai cnue Depaitinent in a statement ftj gardlng incomo tux return Ji The esllmato shows tlm' about llfj 083.313 has been paid Into the l j otTIco In corporation incomes and Mil cess profit taxes for the year 1917 ,i figuro for Individual income tax retWJ. leaches about $43.250 140 ThlB hiMJ a total of $136.230 785, or an IncrtUU over 101H of $116,963 Ui ,, JJ While these tlRures are subject to f"v vision, the collector believes any cni' win be upward. ii SUNDAYS April 14, 21 and 28 Frtst Mtrtet Strut Wawf Atlantic City, Wlldwood, Angleiea, Cape May, Stone Harbor, Avslon, Ocean City, Sea Isle City ! 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