r- - a-'- Sa a" .WOMAN CLINCHES I SALE CONTRACTS Demonstrator at Business Show Admits She's a 1 Regular "Closer" EXECUTIVES ON HAND 'Xo Philadelphia Is accorded the dls tlnctlon of having the only saleswoman felting calculating machines In the eastern section of tho United State. She Is Mrs. Thercso T. Kugclmcler and sho Is demonstrating the merits of tho Merchant Calculating Machine at tho Philadelphia Business Hhow. which Is feeing held this week In the Flirt ltcgl ment Armory, Brond and Cullowhllt treet. "Yes," admitted this clocr sales woman, as sho turned from tho ma chine. "I am the only saleswoman In tho Kast who actually pells n calcu lating machine. There nre women t-o-llcltors who carry tho sales up to a cer tain point, hut tho hales hac to bo carried through to a completion by men. And I'm really selling machines, too, she added with n smile. Those In charge of the show predict that today will bo the "big" duy of the week. It Is known olllclally as "lCxcc Utlves' Day," nnd well-known business men, executives of large olllces, as well aa of municipal and State departments, re expected to be In attendance. Tliero were a number of big business men and executives present yesterday, although It was known olllclally as Municipal and (lovernment Day. Among them were I K Hancock, supervisor of agencies of tho Art Metal Construction Compan ; I. C II. l'almer, New F.ng. land manager of the Ucnerul Fireproof Ing Constructlm Company ; I.ce A. Smith, of Youngstowii, I)., general sales nmnagcr of tho same concern ; F. 12. Von Itusklrk, general mauagcr of tho Hem Ingtou Typewriter Company: John U Uossltcr, Mco president of tho Fnder wood company ; W. M. Nlxdorf, nf Nix dorf & llrown, stationers, of Lancaster. Ta. , J. J Conger, general sales manager at the Corona typewriter; Salomon Clau sen, from Norway ; A. I'. Brooks, general manager of the Hammond typewriter. The winners in the eastern champion ship contests held at tho show were an nounced yestenlav. The championship professionally goes to1 Ma.rgaret U. Owen at 137 words n minute, with George Ilossfeld, second, at 135 words a min ute. Itoso Bloom won tho amateur con test, her speed being 130 words per min ute, with Clarence Bills second. 1-7 words. Tho novice rccc.rd was won by Atlnnle Begelmeycr, at 92 words a min ute, with Jacob Marti a close second, with 91 words. B0L0 IS PUT TO DEATH AS TRAITOR IN FRANCE Important Revelations, Involv-! ing Others, Reported to Have Been Made I lMrln, April 17. Bolo I'asha. who was sentenced to death for treason on February 14, has been executed. The execution took place ut Vln cennes. In his few last living days Bolo made Important relevatlons which arc said to Involve others. Taul Bolo, whoso career has been closed by tho French Government, was born n Marseilles. He studied for the law, but forsook that honorable pro fession for occupations which were varied and hazardous. Ho was Identified In several enter prises which failed, and then ho drifted , to Paris, where. In 1891, ho war con- I Tlcted of abuse of confidence and swindling. He later went to Valencia, Spain. In 1903 he married a widow who had an annual Income of $14,000, , and became all agent for champagne and other wines. Just before the world war broke out. In 1914, Bolo entered Into 'a new phase of work, which took him to Egypt, where he met Abbas Hllml, then the Khedive, for whom he became a trusted agent. From the Khedive Bolo received the title of Pasha. Following the flight of Abban Hllml to Switzerland, In 1915, Bolo met him at Zurich, In company with the then German Foreign Minister, Gottlieb Ja row, and an arrangement was- made to turn over to Bolo a sum of t2.600.00u. to be paid In Installments through the former khedlve. for tho purpose of In fluencing the French press. Of this sum about J 1,000,000 was paid through Swiss banks. In February, 191G, Bolo came to America. The Deutsche Bank, of Ber lin. Is said to have turned over to Bolo a sum of J2.000.000, which was de posited In this country. Disclosures made by the United States Government relative to his activities in this coun try brought about his acrest. TRIAL OF N. Y. PACIFISTS HALTED BY U. S. ANTHEM Defendants Rise as Band Plays, and All in Court Follow Their Examplo New York, April 17. The trial of "Max Eastman and his associates of the Masses In the Federal Building was baited when the band at the Liberty Ioan station In City Hall park played Tho Star Spangled Banner." 'When the band began to play tho national an them the music awakened no response In the crowded courtroom, where all had their minds fixed upon the questioning of the talesmen, C Merrill Rogers, business manager of the Masses and one of the defendants, was the first to rise to his feet. He was followed by Josephine Bell, who is ac cused because she contributed poetry to the magazine which was debarred from the malls for the printing of alleged e- j (iltlous matter. Kyes In the courtroom -centered on the man and woman who were standing, the meaning of their ' action became apparent and everybody Jn the room from Judge Augustus N. Hand tp the long-haired, soft-collared member of the radical cult In the back Of the room arose. The long process of examining tales men for the Jury which will try East man, ltogers, Miss Bell, Lloyd Dell, roansglrg editor t-f the Masses, and Art Toung, artist went on today. The tales. inen Invariably expressed lack pf sym niitby with pacifism, and those who ad. touted a fear that their prejudice, might affect their verdict were excused by iitdtro Hand, a . - - - - Dookntown License Refused wo, X. t April 17. Harry pralirioipn oi hiiw iny jiuiei wfiL rciwu nis uernva i k WO, NO OPPONENT NAMED FOR SENATOR NELSON Seeks Rcnomlnatlon on Patriotic BobIs Weeks, of Boston, Announces Candidacy Washington, April 17. Senator Nel son, of Minnesota, has nnnounced his candidacy nt tho Juno primaries for the senatorial nomination. Ho said It had been Intimated ho would be utfta trlotlc not to seek re-election at this time, "I was not a slacker In 1861 and I do not want to be a slacker In this far greater war," ho said. "If re-elected 1 shall continue to nld our Government to tho best of my ability In the great task of prosecut ing the war to a successful Issue." St. Paul, April 17. The Democratic State Central Committee will not place a candidate In the Held to oppose Sen ator Nelson. It Is not known whether nny Demoirat will file nomination papers without Indorsement of the committee. The Democratic committee previously Indorsed Senator Nelson's war policies. I!nlnn, April 17. Senator John W. Weeks formally announced his candi dacy for re-election In letters received by Republican leaders hero yesterday. Senator Weeks explained that because of his duties, particularly ns a member of the Committee on Military Affairs, It would be Impossible lor him to make more than occasional visits to Massachu setts during the campaign. "I am writing," he said, "to express the hope that my record In the United States Senate has met with your ap proval and that I may lely upon your support In the Itepuhllran primaries In September for renomlnatlon." Tho nnnounrcment was of particular Interest nt this time because of the re peated mention of Governor McCnll as a possible senatorial candidate. SILVER RILL FAVORED BY SENATE COMMITTEE Senator Owen to Submit Report To day nnd Ask for Immediate Consideration IVnnhlngtiin, April 17. Tho Senate Hanking and Currency Committee has decided to report favorably the sliver bill Introduced by Senator Plttman, of Nevada. It will be amended to provide for the withdrawn I from the Federal Treasury and melting Into bullion $350, 000.000 In siHer dollars Instead of $250. arm ooo, as originally proposed. This bullion Is to bo used In meeting foreign trade balances. Senator Owen, chairman of tho com mittee, plans to submit the report to day, and asw for its Immediate con sideration. The bill wns approved after Director of the Mint Baker, Assistant Secretary Leltlngwell, of the Treasury: Governor Harding, of the Federal He sirvc Board nnd oenr Strauss. New York banker, had appeared before the committee and urged prompt action as a war measure. The bill provides that as the silver dollars are withdrawn from the Treas ury, the Secretary Fhall also withdraw an equal amount of silver certificates, to be replaced by Federal Reserve bank notes. To replace tnc silver miliars, me di rector of the mint would be authorized to purchase silver at the rate of $1 an ounce, which supporters of the bill de clare will have the efffct of stabilizing tho silver market, as well as stimulating production N. J. DRAFT ELIGIBLES SOUGHT FOR FRANCE Opportunity for Skilled Men for Early Service With Forces of General Pershing Trenton. N .1., April 17. Adjutant General Frederick Gilkyson sent out a bulletin todav to all of the district and local draft bn-trds In New Jersey, In which he emphasized that there Is an Immediate demand for skilled men In various units of the army, under com mand1 of Gneral Pershing In France. About 12,000 men will bo needed to till this rail nnd It Is hoped that they will be procured by voluntary Induction under the following temporary jflan: Men who are within the age of con--crlptlon who possess the nuallllcatlons nnd who tr-slre to serve should present themselves to their local boards and so Indicate. When registrants present themselves they should be listed, and on .,-n o lm-ni bnnnls must notify the Adjutant General's olllce of the number of men who have volunteered for each of the different occupations. After tho compilation of all of the States by the Provost Marshal General allotments will be made to each State and distribution made to the local boards accordingly. IMPORTANT VACANCIES IN STATE GOVERNMENT Justice Potter's Death Leaves Two Bench Appointees to Be Named lUrrl-burg. April 17. With the death of Justice Potter, of the State Supreme Coui t. Governor Brumbaugh has two ap pointments to tho bench to make. There has been a vacancy In the Orphans' Court, of Philadelphia, for a year. If he names a successor to Justice rotter, the appointee will serve only until next Januarj. as the vacancy will be filled for the full term at the November election. There are three Important State posi tions open. The death of Doctor Dixon, State Health Commissioner, has caused a vacancy, and the enlistments of John Price Jackson, Commissioner of I.abor and Industry, and Captain John c. Groome, superintendent of the State police, In the Federal service were fol lowed by the selection of their deputies as temporary heads of these depart ments. In the case of Doctor Dixon there was no deputy, and Dr. 13. F. Itoyer. chief medical Inspector, was made acting commissioner. Jackson and Groome cannot bo removed during the war. There arc two Public Service commls slonershlp vacancies, ' due to the death of Robert K. Young, a year ugo, and William A. Magce, who resigned last August LAWYERS AID PATRIOTS Montgomery County Bar Members in U. S. Service Absolved From Dues N'orrlttown, Pa., April 17. The Mont, gomery County Bar Association has de cided to suspend the dues of membera In the service of the United States and also to give service without pay to all persons who are entitled to be com pensated under the war-risk Insurance actl The lawyers also decided to suggest to the Court a change In the rules call ing for Ave terms of court a year. In stead of four, and fixing the length of the term ut three weeks for some and four weeks for others; five, weeks of criminal court and alx weeks of civil court; an Interval of one week between l.lnil nvtrt nltrll nn1tlt AlfA aavttmAnt IV I1IJI Jiai AiiU Vt'M vwi f w tuuituv courts Instead of four; tho elimination . oi civil co una jaie in juq,e ana ciosc W M ) ftu PVDU(it fa 4)4 tht elimination of argument court on the first Monday In September. i,Tn (manges wm to to juoges svraru EVENING PUBLIC REGISTER TODAY OR VOTE IS LOST This Is Only Opportunity to Qualify for May Primary SOME ALREADY ON LISTS This Is registration day! It Is tho only day for registering for the spring primary election. If you were not registered for the last general election, or If you want to change parties, you must register to day to vote on May 21 for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Congressmen, members of the State Senate and mem bers of the House. Tho registration places In all of tho 1336 divisions of the city wero open this morning from 7 a. in. to 10 a. m. They will bo opened ngnln this after noon nt 4 o'clock nnd will remain open until 10 o'clock tonight. According to the law, voters can be registered even If they have not se cured a poll tax receipt, as the registrars have the right to nccpt the twit tax nnd Ismiic receipts nt the registration places The poll tax Is fifty centB, and It must be paid before the voter can register. W. Frecland Kendrlck. Uecfivir or Taxes, has fcm to each of the rcgl- tra tlon places a book or fifty blank re ceipts. He paid today lie would Hsue nioie If the registrars of any d.islons ran out The bond of the reglttrais Is sufficient to cover 200 receipts. While there nre about 138.000 In the city eligible to vote who arc not reg istered. It Is not expected that the reg istration will be anything like that num ber. There are now registered 149,3110 Republican". Politicians of both the Vare and Penrose factions admit that If tliero Is a registration aeraglng ahow twenty to tho division the registration will be beyond any previous record. it Is expected the registration will be bigger than ever before, however, owing to the bitter tight that ls being waged against the Vare control of tho Repub lican organization nnd because of the efforts of the "dry" and "wet" forces to get their full vote out and because of tho fight of suffragists to get their friends registered. ST-!S ?i!J.MEJJ., ' STONE FUNERAL TRAIN Body of Dead Senator to Lie in Stato at Capitol Today St. I.nnli, Mo.. April 17. The train bearing the body of Senator William J. Stone, who died Sunday in Washington, left here this morning for Jefferson Cltv. where the body will Me In state at the Capitol. The cortege then will move to Neada. Mo., where funeral services nnd Interment will take placo A regiment of home guards, uni- ! formed mall carriers, policemen and a fi-'ln"?1 "LltWXrXXVorT1 '. Stone. 1w mlilnti' llttirts ulmhrniia ' Stone, the Senator's son: Mls.i Mabel Stone, daughter; Mrs. John w Parkin son, of St. Joseph. Mo., nnd a niece. Miss Margaret Winston, did not leave the pri vate car. The Senate committee, headed bv Sen ator Reed, and the House committee, headed by Speaker Clark, were taken to the St Ixiuls club for dinner Speaker Clark received a telegram calling him to Washington on Important business. SEVEN-FOOT. PORPOISE TO curiT AT vn'MrrivrnTJ IS) SHUl Al 1 l!IN 11NUK "' Rival of Whale Steak Reported by Residents Who Samnletl 1 Fish .tinmie iny, . .i., .iirn 1 1 im- poise steaks arc not so bad. entnoiltes ire rel,ni-e,1 !,, fnld. nlllilnvlt. for Iter- ..... ,-. -..-.- .w ,................ .-. .--. ncri Moovera. neneni louay. auer samnllnc the ilesh of a seven-footer, oxer. sho: on a beach gully yesterday after receding tide had left It a captive and given townsfolk a "shark" scare. Families of paid firemen, iiollcemen and other town employes volunteered to try porpoise steak and reiort upon the -esuit. as n species of patriotic service not knowing hut that Mr. Hoover might like to recommend it ns a wartime delicacy, a rival of whale. Three rerts were almost enthusi astic, but the majority were noncom mittal. All agreed that they had en countered rump steaks that were no better. If porpoise should achjeve a place upon the national bill of fare Jer sey coast fishermen can furnish an un limited supply. TAFT FURLOUGHED BY YALE FOR WAR WORK Former President Presides at Meet ing of Labor Conference Board Washington, April 17. The war labor conference board, named to mediate labor disputes, organized nt a meeting held yesterday. The board will take up Immediately several serious labor con troversies nearlng the strike stage, which the Department of Labor has been unable to settle. Ex-President Taft, wiio with Frank P. Walsh represents the publlo on the board, presided. He and Mr. Walsh will preside alternately at future ses sions. New Haven, Conn., April 17. Leave of absence was granted to Prof. W. H. Taft by tho Yale Corporation for the current and succeeding collegiate year to permit him to give his attention to the work of the labor commission. The cor poration acted upon request from ex Presldent Taft, who, n a letter to Presl dent Hadley telling of his appointment, said he felt that the work was of such Importance that he ought not to decline. SOON TO FIX PRICE OF FINISHED WOOLEN GOODS National Wool Growers to Confer With War Industries Board on Friday Washington, April 17. A conference of representatives of the National AVool Growers' Association with the war In dustries board will be held Friday to discuss the raw wool situation with re lation to stimulating production. This Is understood to be the first step In the war Industries board's program for fixing the price of finished woolen goods. At tho conference the board will get the views of the growers with re gard to the entire wool situation, both from the standpoint of tbe Government's needs and those of the civilian consumer. Chairman Baruch, of the Industries board, Is to confer with Senators .from the wool-growing States Thursday night or Friday before meeting the represen tatives of the Wool Growers' Association to take up the question of price-fixing legislation. Conferences will begin soon between the board and representatives of the woolen manufacturing Industry, Loan Flag for Phoenlxvllle PhoenlxTllIe, IV. April 17 Phoenlx vllle la now assured of an honor liar. The Phoenix Iron Company has sub scribed for 50p,000 worth of the third Liberty Bonds, malting the total her s LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, APBIL 17, 191S REPORT $61,400 asK3Spa;swr Kwswtfc.? fcoi F 3Kf" ,. -j&s jkvvtth. ' Among the most successful of Philadelphia's Liberty Hontl sales women are the Misses Mary I Scull (right) and Marion Button, who arc shown reporting the disposal of S01,100 of Liberty Bonds at the booth of the Franklin National Bank. Both nre members of the Junior Service Corps. WOMEN'S LOAN PARADE AMERICAN SOLDIERS mm nn ninmimnriAiTn WILL 15L rllTUllLaUUtt Thousands Will March Past President's Wife Saturday Afternoon With Mrs. Woodrow Wilson In tho reviewing ctand and with many thou sands of patriotic citizens of Philadel phia cheering them for their patriotism, women workers for the Liberty Loan, re-enforced by Rid Cross nurses mem bers of the Kniergcncy Aid, the National Len'JUC for Women's Service and motor messengers, will march the ytreets next Saturday In what promises be one of the most picturesque parades ecr held In Philadelphia. Tho parade will start from the corner of riroad and Thompson streets at 1:30 o'clock and will inarch down Uroad street. The reviewing stand from which Mrs. Wilson will observe the marchers will probably be located In front of the Union League. Meih for fSOO.I.OO In HoniN The largest subscription recorded so far by the women workers was listed wlln ' representative of the llcrwlnd- white Coal .Mining Company signed sub- ' scrlntion blanks for $300,000 worth of bonds. Mrs. Howard Hanscll, Jr., Is In charge or the booth. , iiomns IO 'If, llrnnrl l..il nn.l Vecl -"-- --.. ...... Philadelphia stations of the Pennsylva - nia Railroad riported a total tor the uay of jai.iou. Tnc Dooms were in charge of Mrs. George Dallas Dixon and ;. . I ..i;' ."... V... ,lrSi james t. rannesiocK. or ine l'enn- i ,,., , , ...,-,..-...,. "' -. - - ..... ,'vmw w..i tee.' Yilffi&' -' ui si,SDV. . ....... .... ,v.r,, . ,.,,, ,.,,, .,,,,, ,u, ,,.,. Emergency Aid aides under Mrs. Nor- man MacLeod, announced mat the or - 11 j. I ,. tnh.H H ... .,... ....It... .. V. ganlzatton had taken In f 31H.000 Mou day The nides arc In eharg. of six booths, including the Statue of Liberty boeth. in th ntril ictlon. Sales totaling J210.200 were reported by ins. necior .Uac.N'enl. chairman of the booth at the Franklin Trust Com pany. Totuln Are Growing Tho National League for Women's Service, through Mrs. John Andrews i I rains. Jr., announcid that George Allen, I "I am glad to have the opportunity of Inc., of 1211 Chestnut street, has sending ou greetings nnd hearty ap Incrcased a subscrlpt.on of 10.000, al- l""-al of the concerted Bupport the r.ady reported, to JU.730. church forces of the country, through The booth In front of the Glrard Trust '?"'. "".f'V'fiinr'il tniWnee"';, The Company showed excellent results when ! he'rlca cSfttt to .'SS Mrs. A. II. WeMicrlll reported a total to power to tho nation, date of J21 1,250. After aU lt lit to tll0 ounB people, Madge Kennedy, the motion-picture whose vision reaches far Into the future actress, will speak for tho Liberty Loan nnd whose aggressiveness of spirit gives at a rully of the South Philadelphia I force to their will, that tho country looks district committee, Mrs. Walter J. Free- I 'or strength. Your efforts will servo to man. chairman, tu be held Friday night In the South PhlladelnhK inch 4ehnni in tne ouin i nuaueipni.i Jiign hetiool for Girls, Another important meeting will be held Tuesday night In the Baptist Tern pie, where the princlii inni snenker win be k of Illinois vice . ,,,,.'. Mru Antnlnnll.. T.-,i,,l ....... ....VV...V..W ...,,.., W, ...K.U.O, chairman of the national Liberty Loan committee. THIS IS LAST REGISTRATION DAY BEFORE SPRING PRIMARY ELECTION This Is Registration Day. The registration booths will be open between 7 a. m. and 10 a. m, and 4 p. m. and 10 p. m. There are 140,000 electors who failed to qualify for the last November election, and unless they register today they will have no vote In tho primary election. All Indications point to a record-breaking registration. Independent voters and church workers assert "stay-at-home" voters will answer tho call to qualify themselves' 'or participation In tho primary. Electors will bo unablo to register unless they can produce a real estate or poll-tax bill putd within the last two years. These jaxes may bo paid at the office of tho Receiver of Taxes, City Hall, or at any regis tration booth or at tho branch tax olllces located at the following places: 1802-4 South Broad street, embracing the First, Twenty-sixth, Thlrty slxtll, Thirty-ninth and Forty-eighth Wurds. 4423 Lancaster avenue, embracing the Twenty-fourth, Twenty-fourth and Forty-fourth Wards. 3930 Market street, embracing the Twenty-seventh, Fortieth and Forty-sixth Wards. Germantown avenue and Tioga street, embracing the Twenty-first, Twenty-eighth, Thirty-seventh, Thirty-eighth and Forty-third Wards. 2029 North Front street, embracing the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-fifth, Thirty-first and Thirty-third Wards. 4428 Frankford avenue, embracing tho Twenty-third and Fortyflfth Wards. Town Hall, Germantown, embracing tho Twenty-second and Forty second Wards. 8031 Frankford avenue, embracing the Thirty-fifth and Forty-flrst Wards,. Do not wait until the last mtnuto to procure your poll-tax receipt. The supply of tho deputy collector may run out and you will be dis franchised. If you want to vote for tho nomination of candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, members' of Congress, State Senators, State Repre sentatives and other candidates you must PBOISTEU TODAY! BOND SALES nr m i n irn nnrnm1 LLM1. 3AI5 rULI NU ' 1 . ' 111 , I i I Troops Are Better Off Camp Than at Home, He Tells Parents Ronton, April 17 Dr. Daniel A. Pol- inc. nssnelntn nrpslrtnnt and rltlzenshh) suncrlntenrtrnt nf h rlt,d So,letv of 7 Christian Kndeavor, who has returned after a ftny of flvo weeks with the soldiers of the I'nlted States In France. declares that the American In uniform Is living on a higher plane than the American in civil life. "The American soldier oversea Is true to the flnef traditions of American nrni'V said Doctor Pnllnir "The stories of wholesale nruniienness and vice are i .n, .... n-u. . .... .......I I ,ii. nur in,- itJK(.llll "1 l!' ,IlllTiv:,III authorities In France Is tne most compre hensive ami aggressive ever attempted by a nation at war to keep her fighting men physically sound and morally fit. The fruits of the program are unmis takable. "My own Investigation, conducted under every condition of nrmy life and In every training camp of any size where American soldiers nre gathered together I announced by Alexander Konta presl- In France, substantiate the figures of .lent of the Amort.. it, i the mll'tnry authorities, which prove " , tnc Amerl-an-"ungarlan l.oyal that the American In uniform is today I 'y league. The message stated the gratl llvlng on a higher moral plane than the I tudo of the Humrarlan-hom ,in, American of civilian life. My Word to the mothers nnd fathers of this coun- try Is one of reassuranco nnd cheer. That noctor Poling's observations i-ii. maun tii nr.-i uaiiu ajipeurs piam, , aa jIB visited first-line trenches, was nt I .... j.. . ., . , i . -,-i- on0 tme un(ler Khellllro while asslstlnir , the wounded I L irasved ind on another occasion ' 8 gaSSCU. i-, . ,,,,.. , ... I """' 'i uiuubiu home three 1 treasures, a message to the young people aWrif ipifar frnm rtnciii f.im.,t nwn. ih. i oi mo i mien maies irom (ieuerni jonn - "--. ....... ........ ...vj u V.-.U..,., nit . . . ,,,.., , .. n . .,., i ""'.", m,M anu , the first war cros s, I n,wnrd,e'' to an American soldier by the . ......... ....... . ..,....,,. wiu iwnvi ,,n luu the Indiana Christian Kndeavor Union, and was won by conspicuous bravery during tho first general attack on the American troops. Writing under date of March 4 nnd addressing himself "to the young people of tho churches of America," General Pershing said: '"V10 ,m ,,'"'. .'.i, 5 . Vi determination to glvo the down-trodden ,1,.,1v.n,.. ti, .,nri,i tii iaie free ,ie. mocracy that we ourselves enjoy. 1 "While the young people nt home may be depended upon to do their full part. the soldiers who represent you, encour- ea J'.,ur loyaU may be depended I upon to glvo a good account of them- ,..-.,. ,, 8eivea , tlila battle for the principles of ' liberty." proud possession of Lieutenant Patter-I hand, the captnln sent the rock to 1 top son, of Indiana, formerly president of j "'y Sheriff Pedrick at Woodbury. This PRIEST WOULD FEEL SAFETOH BURGLAR Father McDcrmott Criticizes Fifth Ward Conditions Under Bennett Rule PASSING IS RELIEF "I would rather take my chance with tin burg'ors than with tho kind of po llen wo have had to protect us." wns the comment todny of tho Ilev. Daniel I. McDcrmott, rector of St. Mary's iim-oli. Fourth strrc't abovo Spruce, In ,1l,iii,lii(r tin removal of Lieutenant Dnvo" Rennett from the command of .t, , .. ii. i.i,i..i rim insulin? tho Third Police District. The passing of Ilennott from tho command or the pollco In the Fifth Ward was char- ncterlzcd by Father McDcrmott ns le- licMug tnc rcsiuems oi mu mim ,..,, tho protection of policemen Indicted for murder." Tho reference to burglars was made while Father McDcrmott was explaining live different attempts which have been made to rob St. Marys Church. With burglars to dent with, Father McDcr mott declared, he knew "What tu ex pect." but not so with the police. Mayor Smith went to n needless ex iwmse In hiring private detectives to cfinn here and Investigate vice condi tions In Philadelphia, Father McDcr mott declared. Tho Mayor knew, his directors knew and the police knew, Father McDcrmott charges, what was going on In the Fifth Ward. Residents I of the waul had notllled them that vice I was rampant, but tho warnings went 1 unheeded. ! One Instance of n disorderly house, j located In a respectable neighborhood In I tin Fifth Wnrd, uas brought to the nt , tuition nf Father McDermott after com I plaints to tile police had been Ignored. i Father McDermott reported the open ; lolatlon of the law to D. Clarence Gib honey, of the Law and Order Society, ' end the plnce wnjt cloted. ( "No greater outrage wn ever per- petrated," Father McDermott continued in ins comment on the removal of Lieu tenant Rennett. "than to place a whole f.0'""' j community to which "io .Mayor and his advisors wereonnosed politically, at the mercy of policemen Indicted for murder. These men (the police) were the associates of and their 'tntlon house was the rendezvous for gunmen." Father McDermott declined to make any comment upon the transfer of Lieu tenant Daly to the Third District, nor would he cay whether or not he thought lne " noiesaie snaKe-ups in the police de- V"?"1 '"' lcnt'l.. -?' clMW-up of twimiiiuiis m me Finn ward and the city In general. The people of the Fifth j Ward, he said, have lacked confidence I ' V" ''"i ' V? " w " ,nkc "ome ,lmc "n"' ,h.?'r ,.nR?cn'. restored. Mean- I., it.. ...it... .. .... . ...... while they will wait patiently for a beilerliiir nf ..,.,wii,in., HUNGARIANS LOYAL TO U. S. Believe Triumph of United States -Means Liberty for tho Nation Xew York, April 17. A telegram has been sent to President Wilson expressing the loyalty of 27.000 American citizens nnd residents of Hungarian birth, it was for the attitude of the Government to ward them since war was declared on Austria-Hungary, and their "unreserved condemnation of and antagonism to the German Kmperor." Tho telegram stated that "the trl umph of the United States In this war win mo more quickly secure that Inde pendence of Hungary of which all Hun- garlans for centuries have dreamed, BIG nOCK-CAUcTuN-NET Greenwich. X. J.. Anrll 17. In the .. . ...... .-.. . -.. .-. -"'. -.. ursi nriii oi nis nei in tne creek Capta n Wlllams found a five nnd one-half p(Ulnd rock among thirty shad. As arc. iiuiiuiT umi wiu iisiiuiK season is nT fish was an exceptional one and the shad were aoovc me oramary size. All the shad caught down this way this season have run large. There nre several boats from here going In the bay dally, besides those at Hope Creek, where men stay the entire season. EDDYSTONE MEMORIAL SHAFT IS COMPLETED - Monument to Fifty-two Unidentified Dead Is Gift of Samuel M. Vauclain ri.enter, IV. April 17. The huge granite monument to be Inttalled In Chester Rural Cemetery In memory of the victims of tho Eddystone munition disaster of Aptll 10, 1917. has been com pleted. Samuel M. Vauclain Is the donor. It Is In the plot In the cemetery containing the graves of fifty-two un identified victims. The base of tho monument supports a cross. This Inscription appears on one side: "In memory of those who lost their lives In the Eddystone explosion, April 10, 1917; the unidentified burled here." In the monument Is a copper box con taining a history of the explosion, writ ten by A. B. Geary. "FINE," SAYS DANIELS AFTER TRIP IN AIRPLANE Secretary Flies Over Washington, Enjoys It, and Compliments Pilot tVKhlnntoil, April 17. Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy, flew over Washington In a hydro-airplane driven by Lieutenant Do herty, of the Naval Air Service. He remained In the air about twenty min utes, starting at the naval airplane station, In the eastern branch of the Potomac, near the Army War College. "That certainly was fine," Mr. Dan iels said when he landed. "It was my first trip, but I'm going again soon." Mr. .Uaplels congratulated the lieu tenant on his skill In flying. war Missions coming Two Erorji Britain Arrive in Canada on Way to United States A Canadian Atlantic Port, April 17. Two British missions to the United States which have arrived here will proceed soon to New York. The purpose of one of the missions, headed hy General Hutchinson, was not made public. Its plans were de clared to bo important. General Hutchinson Is head of organization In the British War Office. Heading tho other mission Is Lieu tenant Oeherol Bridges. Colonel Wil son, staff officer with this mission, ex plained that Its purpose Is td co-ordinate thav work of other British offi cial bodle In America, co-operating wuii in wn i jvcaaing, uriltati spe- CHURCH AND CONVENT HIT BY MINE-CAVE Break Forecast In 1800 Takes Placo After Pcoplo Had For gotten Warning Wllken-Ilnrre, April 17. Cave-Ins In the worked-out veins of the Conlon Coal Company, nt Plains, badly wrecked Sacred Heart Church, convent nnd parochial residence. Tho settling took place oxer n wide area and estimates of the damage rould not be obtained. As far back as 1890 the break In the earth overlying tho coal operations had been forecast, but recently the congrega tion had been assured the danger was past and extensile Improvements to tho property were made. Tho church foun dations have been wrenched apart and tho building shaken out of plumb. Tho walls of the convent nre cracked and tho understrucluto of tho parochial ret- denco has ben torn away. John Conlon. owner of t.io company mnmR le ,,.,,,, hag llsurcil ,,. ,.. RrcKat0ll that lie will nmlto good every dollar of datimge suffered, - - - Cleveland Plants Average Absence Amount ing to 8 Per uent Cleiel.in.l, April 17. Production essential to success In the war is being curtailed by moldnblo ab sence of workers from factories. An actual tlmc-rheck canvass of seven Cleveland munition plants for one re cent week shows that DSIC days of worli were lost In the week by 8179 employes. FAIRCIIILI), REPUBLICS' Another canvass of representative plants IMnnifUPn uv t,'l ' In (.1.1,. shows that nn average of al- UNUUKSbD M'ADQO most ono man In ten is regu.nr.j- no sent during working hours. Manufac turing concerns listing 180,823 employer, report nn nei-..go number of absent men of 15,131, or about 8 per cent. Th. practice Is found chiefly among unskilled labor, and not to any notablo extent among skilled labor. Governor Jnmes M. Cox calls nttcn Hon to these conditions In a statement in which he gives figures and says In part: "If Ohio can Increase her Industrial nrnriiintlvltv 10 ner cent, the contilbu- Jon to the sum total will bo so worth I Smith, president of the Citizens' .Valloui while thKt this nppeal will not have I Hank of Oneonta. X. Y. i been made In vain. In the letter Mr. Mi-Adno said- "The soldier at the front Is subject to call day and night. If men In the shops, among themselves, will discuss the Im portance of a better average n'.tendancc, and If tho homes take It up, an Improve- i l. ,.i .. a linfi ii tin ",e"t W1" , , ,t,, u ", hot eh less Ue are convinced j hot Jt , thoht m Impulse which produces the condition In tmutfnn " Fiirures cited ill tho t,ov- iiucstlon." Figures cited in tno i.nv- ; citizen snouui oe Kept on the Job nherel ernor's statement nre tne resun m u ne is uoing nis pari' wen. Hiirvev made by tho Ohio branch of the "I hope that Congressman Falrckltf Council of National Defense. may ilefermlno to remain in public liftS The coiimllatlon made hero from time and that his son may toon be w bollrM checks "f the seven Cleveland plants restored to health." Indicates n loss of wages for the week of more than KS.noo. or at the rate LEHIGH TOWNS SELL oi moro man i,nv,u .i ;"' -"" estimated loss In production of the fac tories for the weelc is $7!,000, wliilo J91.900 of capital was held Idle. The week was about an average week In number of layoffs, according to employ ers, and tho calculation if applied to the total of Cleveland war Industry would show a serious rate or curtail- Allenlmvn. IV, Apiil 17 lteportjtg ment. The week's figures for tho seven (ay showed that two more I.ehlgh Coo5 plants toiiow. Iictory No. Workers empyd. Days lost. bonuses for recular attendance. J. ' not start until ycsteiday to raise 111 Wayno Hart, president of tho Cleveland I quota of $L'S.C00. and during the ttj Federation of Labor, says that union I went over that amoun'. The borough t men,' in virtually every Instance, are t'atasauciua raised more than its quolj snowing a nign siancr.tra oi aiieuuance. m fiuw.uuv ui-iuru iric start oi me orni ."They are working whenever possi ble," says Mr. Hart, "and they are doing all that they can to speed up pro duction and help win tho war." Mahanoy City Boy Killed in France Mithunoy City. IV, April 17 Allen Mowrey, aged twenty-nine years, has been killed lighting in France. Ho en listed from Shenandoah last summer. An olllclai cablegram to his mother con firmed Ills deatli by a bursting shell April 3. SHORE GIRL GRADUATES AGAINST EXTRAVAGANCE Atlantic City and Modistes Will Lose Through Patriotism of High School Seniors Atlantic City, April 17. Fashionable modistes anil llorlsts nre going to Iomi through the strike against commence ment extravagance by pretty and patri otic high school seniors who want to help win the same soino way besides knitting sweaters. "This is a war year; let's help by cut ting out tne nonessentials.'' said Alible Harper and Helen Harris, sorority lend ers. In launching the economy drle. The feminists went Into executive session wltli guards at tho doors A res-ulution declaring for one dress for both class nay and commencement pledge went through with a rush. Flowers of nil sorts were banned with equal celerltv. line little maid, figuring a large saving on yardage, wanted to dellne conserva tion specifications for frocks, but the big girls protested extremes. Commencement this year will cost If" ,"? wverai iiunarea dollars than Its elaborate predecessors. PROFITS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR MILL FEED DEALERS Manufacturers Confer With Food Officials Over Prices for Com ing Year AVHkliliiKloii, April 17. Food admlnls. tration officials mot with mill feed manu. facturers and dealers from all parts of the United States to discuss the prices and margin of profit which tho Industry la to be allowed for tho coming year. Through previous orders the food admin istration placed tho Industry under its control, and many of the manufacturers have found tho prices allowed were not liberal ennui-ll tn etmhle tlie,.. I.. ...... I tlnue In business. Pennsylvania men who attended the conference were: James U King, N. F Barrlnger. Walter IC Woolman. Itusseli U Wager, John K. Scattergood and A Wenz, all of Philadelphia t Jesso C. Stewart, Samuel Wooton and M I Cushlng of Pittsburgh. ' CITY CLERK TO QUIT GlourtMer City, . J., April 17 City Clerk Harry Johnson has given notice to the members of Ctty Council that he will resign on lday night to take E'ct ,?.". .'n.y,5'. He w" b th tenth city olllclai holding an appointive office to resign since the nrst of the year on account of the higher wages elsewhere. Johnson was appointed city clerk Jun. Pry 1, 1917, to succeed Joseph V Lenny, The position pays $1000 a year ndfeff amounting to 1600. It is likely that Allen RedMeld. ii,r,irv ,i.i U.S.MAYABANI ELMWOOD HOUS Possibility Seen in Bill uommandecr Trans portation MAY TAKE P. It. T. TRACKS Pofslblo nbandonment of u, Z,! It build a colony of homes t . island shipyard w ork, rs j fnJ the Fortieth Waid. , , Hl patches from Washington, S1,. fnrable report to tho House of pL"" sentatlves of a bill to Permit Vhfe eminent to c.mni.iiuleer street Aj . term linn railroads mressiiry fn, T tiansportatlnn r Milimorkers i 3 ()oerimniit shlpard. " It Is now lir.oi..,l'0 , l the Government to tal- 0v.T t ,ii. 11..- Philadelphia U,.l,i Tranf "& puny leading nB i,nl, ll tracks and Improve the KerUc T . ' M";.,!!:"w" lo '. their"!1; LOSING MUCH TIME;,--,,, ,,,, I " ' wltlfli he promised woM I a sat sfnctnrv i.nliiiin.. ... .. ,a Aft Pnnnrt housing problem. i ., -:"? W!I. " , : the admiral so far has dec .,l , 'S .niOUnt- cuss the details of that 2 t0 H It Is knowi .11, however, that AdmiJ ; lfowles sent nn in gent telegram TA asking that prompt ,rti the bill uroMdlnr ..! i Washington bo taken on commandeering Ing of street car line. Z ally und.TMn.i . "lB' "ll Ti lU" It Is gencr icsult of the enactment of the hm.'' few houses as ,mn i, J"8. b " : ., ; :" "". oo ou i. he Government, m change has I It N I... chano, h:,H l, ";; " '"" M fll.tlM.l,... t .. ' in the to build houses In Mnw ...lldril Secretary Writes It Would Be DiV tinct Loss if ConRiessman ' blioultl Kctiic lVflhtilnr-l nn ,.l 1- , . .. " '"" " -"epuwicans' uoiu up-staio .New York were tr; dotisly surprised at a letter from p rccior General of Railroad, McAdoo, In? viuiniiiB iui i u-eii'i-unn i.enrge vv Vaffm chllil. of the Thirty-fourth Xew York! District. Mr. Falrchlld is u ItepnbrA m. i iic Kiin ivn vriucn on Asrll ., iiiuiikii iiuiie in mrin nearu of It until! yesterday. It was mlfr.e.i i .....-1 "Although Mr. Falrchlld is a nH llcnn, and represents a secure IterublP can district, nevertheless, he has np: I'uuru mi iwir measures without re. gard to politics, putting public dutvjrf patriotism above party conslderatlonii' This is no time for politics, but If iS a time when ex cry loyal and natrlmtJ LIBERTY BOND QUOTAS Emnus and Coopcrstown Win HonoS Flags Catasauqua Gets Star 1 by Doubling Allotment .', ,i ,1;" palgn and have won honor Hags. Th l ';:i si: borough of Emails did not begin 111 i iSn.i J7'i drive to make up lt quota of J77J0J j " " .',',!!;" ,',',;, until yesterday, and In less than twelv'i 7 r . Zut nil!! hours Its people had subscribed $8O,00lj Several local plants are paying' The borough of foopersburg also tit on April ii. ami since then lias moru than doubled its quota w inning a golfl star In addition to an honor flnsr. 'm MOVIF.S ON WEST FRONT M. C. A, Man Organizes Chain of Theatres New York, April 17. (leorge Dunhli Foter. president of the A 31. t. community motion-picture bureau. Is ft: ganlzing a. chain of pleturc theatres oj the western front from lpres to mine. Tho bureau is projecting every wedj In America and France more than 8,000, 000 feet of film. Less than one-thlrl were produced prior to Inst August Despite tho gieat demand for pictures the bureau announces, recourse has not been had to mole "Junk shops" for oil and worn-out film subjects, but an hi I flfl fresli nnd Interesting. Beading Railway Brakeman KilW .,.., ...... I....1I i? t'alllnf .'minimi- in., i u., i., ., -r,:,.jB under Ins train. Joseph l'enllla. twnlj four years old, a Philadelphia and IWJJ lug Hallway brakeman. was nmnflrt a deatli today, A widow and five a I dren turvlve. f-nal Truckers All Ullioniied Muhnnoy City, IM.. April 17-F$i first time In several ears . "Hutton wrj Inspection In the coal (lelds tlnas coal crackers solidly unionised ana m an operation tied up. m srjTATMLsIy''A'TUlJl!yiilErS m.TTrr; w..,,v ..-...., .,mr iox tn'5l ut home. AiMrvsH Mko llw- ' ' st . I'hlla ir)hone ImL. '" ,., tfinvL it' ivtkii MAI.K MAN-A reliable concern " "f"rJ,i to services or a married man. rer " Kenernl office. ork. I,,lu"'"",0";ictW In exchanse for a Pman,,n' dlmltd with a fair Mlary to start and sn unlimii future Jt 150. f.edner Central Ki:.i. r,sr.Ti: niK"'-K r'K'i Kiitnirlnll "iioTii:. ttiihin '" "".",! IlKAUTll'TI. Philadelphia, .unynlent o "'".J J lev. about I a.'r at nmni. ins nwj- Q all ronveiilem-es. lirli'U turn nl re ,, 4 automobile, poultry h,u and "' Lulldl.ua. It. rcllneil ntlahborhood. pnw lose an .-stale. I.IXHU- 'It"6 our J ti it l north more TM li.UU.S & .SlUMI-:n Round Trip SUNDAYS April 21 and 28 From Muktt Street W.irl Atlantic City, Wlldwoodr Anglesea, Cape MXt Stone Harbor, Avalon, Ocean City, Sea Isle City I.y. Msrket Strut Wjrl 'or c WlUtwoodUrsnoh ndCM SlfJ. " Kor AlUntlo City wu"Vm lluirli . -" i)..iiinhtn 12 Seasiioie n jL?r7d Excursions Pennsylvania W Railroad fp jr.?Su! flrcr - about WP.0Q0, with 0Q aubcrlfcrary 5 a w D c i' t v- ts .,t (' A f .P-..
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