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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
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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
! Mtrktt Street IVIiirt tf
WlldwooJrii-hndCpMy7.20 i
Vnr Afl-ntlM i llu m, eilh-r
Itewru ;.., 7J
liUUizJ
RUM
v I Seashore
I XTrTd EtoHsloiB
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