0 a.. ''' EVENING PUBLIC LEDGEK PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, APEIL 20, 1918 END AT U-BOATS SEEN BX AUGUST 3 Submarine Menace Will O Tit 1 TT ' .' S; Navy Men J.H.. I .- "oXpjlle is refuted I I- 1 ' (J I1 -1 " Allies Shipbuilding Program Sure to Outstrip Possible Sinkings f Wathlnrton, April SO. Germany's submarine menace will be "irlptd out by August, and perhaps by ,'Jun, aecordtne to predictions made by fiavy officers commenting on the boast of JVIca Admiral yon Capello that U-boat construction Is exceeding losses. 1 At both the shipping board and War .department there was no hesitancy In In dicating that America Is already main taining a vast number of men In France "and has right now In the transport serv lea more than 2,000,000 tons deadweight 'of ahlpplng In service, all of It under Iho American flag. Moreover, it was authoritatively 'learned there In In prospect an addi tional million tons toon to be added 'to the transatlantic service. W According to the rate of destruction of Submarines, known to the British Ad 'mlralty and to officials of this Govern ment, the submarine Is certain to dis appear as a military factor this summer V-Boals Disappearing "Sinking of merchant fdilp. ' said'U naval officer, "has been noticeably lens ln the last three months nnd a half The Oerman vice admiral did not men tion that the Allies have been destroy ing submarines faster than Germany can build them." America's transatlantic tonnage, ship ping' board officials eald. Is considerably less than half of her total tonnage in all service, which amounts to 5, 414,378 deadweight tons. Despite the vaunting passages In Von CapeUe's address that speaks of -boat commanders so well trained that they manage to sink "from three to four ships In succession belonging to tho same convoy," America has lost since the war begun only fourteen ves sels, aggregating 7S.000 tons. No Transports T.nt Tho statement that U-boat com mander are specially skilled in sink ing1 ahlps In convoy was ridiculed. Ref erence was made to the fact that not a single, American transport has been lost going over Von Capelle Is n.uoted as telling tho Reichstag that Americas production for 1SX7 was only 750,000 groxs tons Tho official figures of the flitted States ship ping board show that America's ship yards lact ear produced Largo carriers of, approximately 1,400,000 tons dead weight, exclusive of tho iihv piogram This figure Is compared to tho record of German U-boats for four vcars. which decreased the world's total tonnage, ac cording to Sir Hrlc (Jeddes's recent statement, only 2.500.000 tone Tho total neutral and Allied tonnage is now approximately 42,000.000 tons' and the 1918 output Is estimated at 8,24$, 000 tons. Germ.iny'H submarine activities, even If continued with as much success as in 1917, would leave CO, 143,000 tons of rhlpplng still In -tiso and would not cotno within 2,243,000 tons of keeping pace with new productions. TEACHERS ASKED TQ AID Courses In Spanish, French nnd English History Offered New Ilrnnsn Ick, N, J April 20. The Btnte University of New Jersey makes an appeal to teachers to equw them selves more thoroughly for their pro fetslon In time of war, The American Association for International Conciliation Is co-operating with tho Institution b offering courses In Spanish, French and Rngllsh history, and aid Is given by the United States Oovernment for main taining course for the preparation of vocational teachers. In discussing the work of the session. Dr. Charles II. Elliot said: "We in, n. deavorlng to carry out tho provisions of ! the Plerson law, passed by the New Jersey Legislature In 1017, by offering a large number of courses In physical , training. Among the many important ' war courses In clerical work, deslgnet. I to equip persons for stenographic and clerical positions In Government service, are those required by the United States signal corps In radio and busier work, military topography and highway and railroad construction for war nevfs. Courses In food conservation, Including an emergency course In canning, pickling and1 drying, are made a part of the program " 2,600,000 IN ARMY, NEW BAKER PLANi War Department Add si Million Men to Its Earlier Plans RHEIMS, ONCE FAIR CITY OF FRANCE, NOW A STONE AND RUBBISH HEAP TO ASK $11,000,000,000 , i VVasIilnKlon, April L'P The War Department li planning to i abk Congress for appropriations for I 1.000,000 men more than anticipated In j February '.'r the fiscal jear 1919. Sup- j plcmental estimates will be laid be-1 foro the military committees in a few days to cover this uddltlon. t The bill at prcbent can lea about J8.000.COO.000 for an army of 1.600,000 men. By Increasing the size to 2,000,000 men It Is believed tho appro priations will run up to Jll, 000,000,000 or more. Chairman Dent of tho House Military Committee conferred with Secretary Baker on the matter. The hecretary will appear before the committee next Tues day In closed session to Inform the cotn mltteo In detail of tho needs of the forces abroad. "I found tho Secretary highly opti mistic." Mr. Dent said. Plans were put In motion for quick work on the army bill. leaders aro anxious to cut oft general debate. The appropriations In the big supply bill for the fiscal year 1919 probably will be made Immediately uvalUblt-, should the War Department need the money. The plan of rushing a. constant stream of men will make It advisable to call for 500.000 more Immediately. 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DENIES POOR SERVICE Asserts Improvement Impossible With Shortage of Cars and Lack of Help Chester, Fa., Aprjl 20. The Southern Pennsylvania Traction Company has mado' publlo Its reply to tho complaint lodged with the Public Service Commis sion by City Solicitor Cochran charging the corporation with Inefficiency and failure'' to fulfill the provisions of Its franchise. The company denies many of the al legations, but asuerts that It Is Impos sible' to cope with the situation here on account of the number of cars out of re pair and lack of a. sufficient number of efflcent conductors, motormen and other employes. The traction company admits an In crease in population of approximately 40,000 and the transportation needs of the large munition plants and shipyards. It denies that It has not adequately met the demand for the increase In popu lation. Irregularity of schedules Is at tributed to the grade crossings of steam railroads, narrowness of streets and the absence of traffic rules. Mayor McDowell, after reading the an swer filed by the traction company, said that the corporation admitted inefficiency and that the Public Service Commission should conduct an inquiry. ADMITS SIGNATURES LOOK LIKE FORGERIES Lcib, Sponsor for James woodward, Tells How Ho Filed Papers US"" Ilarrltburg, April 20. Evidence taken during the first day of the hearing of objections of James 7. Woodward, of McKeesport, organiza tion Republican candidate for Secretary of Internal Affairs, against the nomi nation petition of James Woodward, of Ashland, also a Republican candidate for the office, brought out the fact that nany of the signatures to the papers making up the petition were forged. Even William S. Lelb. Republican leader of Schuylkill County, who brought out the Ashland man because he said ho had heard that the Penrose faction would run a man named Ilouck against "his personal friend Paul W. Ilouck, pres ent Secretary of tho Commonwealth and the State Administration candidate for re-election, admitted on the stand that many of the signatures apparently were forged, although he said that he did not knowingly file forged papers, Mr. Lelb told how he had gathered the six papers from as many counties to jnake up the petition and had summoned TVed A. Godcharles, Deputy Secretary of ! the Commonwealth, to his office at the Capitol. Mr, Lelb being resident clerk :i of the House, and had asked the deputy i to file the papers shortly before mld , night April XI. They were filed at 11:57 p. m., or three minutes before the expira tion of the period for filing. , SCIENTISTS APPOINTED Governor Names Three Prom Dela "" ware to Convention Here " Hater, Del.. April 20. Governor Vownsend has appointed Prof. K. V. snlin, of Newark, and Dr. II. O. Budd 'roi. a. ib Bpaia, oom vi wover, 4slcatea from Delaware to the an- SMuwion or m American caaemy aitic&i ana social science, to ue siiaaeipnia, aphi zt and zi mm losuea m. can tor I 9wiy appointed state ?Tl Summary of American Casualties in France Reported Deaths April 19 Total Killed In uction 7 2T6 Killed or prisoner.... 0 1 Killed in accident.... 0 101 Died of diseaso " 013 T-ost at ben. 0 237 Died of wounds 8 94 Civilians 0 7 Guh .attack, Hulcldc. executed, unknown causes 0 4o Total deaths 17 17C4 Wounded 1!3 1945 Captured 0 43 Mlsslnc; 2 62 Grand total 42 3814 Wanhlngton, April 20. General Pershing's latest casualty list contained forty-two names. Includ ing 7 killed In action, C wounded severely and 17 wounded slightly. The list follows: KILLED IN ACTION Corporals 7ohn L. Ilendrlcltaon Iarl Snow Trlvates Carl ir. Alion fltanlsUw Stefjriakl (,oul Emp-rato Ulrelamu Vlscuil 3eoree C. Seely DIED OP WOUNDS Corporals Hoy . Boyce Joaeph Who Leon Ware Privates Pietre Jantorne Joseph W. Zwtnze fames J. Norcla B'lder Befey X. ilood Frederick Tounc DIED OP DISEASE Privates Edwin A. Dehaven Edward J. I'Unnery WOUNDED SEVEIIELY Bercont John A. Dtckerman Trlvates lames D. Flynn Walter S. rredily rheodorn ( Hoae James bt. John II. O. McDermont MISSING IN ACTION Lieutenants Robert B. nhett Moses Taylor. Jr. WOUNDED BMdllTLY Lieutenant Harold T. Lowe Corporals Leon M. Morey Oeorce E. Belhumeur rrlvates Edward Breeze Arthur J. Kennedy anffus R. Burton Adam Mlcklewlcz Edward J. Cook Georne Phillips Newell O Klood Bertram !. Haynor William J. Pollen John I. Tower Walter t. Howland Boy I,. Whlln Leo E. Jolllker Carl Zompc'.tl New York. April 20. Word that Cap tain James E. Miller, United States avia tion corps, previously reported missing, was killed In action in Franca was re ceived here from tho War Depart ment by the Columbia Trust Company, of which he was vice president. Captain Miller, three weeks ago, was seen to drop with his machine behind the Ger man lines. Miller joined the flying serv ice In June, 1917. lie was thlrty-slz years old, Clearfield, Pa April 20. Senator S. J. Miller, of Madera, has received a telegram from the War Department tell ing him that his son. Dr. Frank Miller, Is reported among- the missing. The doc tor enlisted and went to France with the American medical corps, but, according to the telegram, naa been transferred to the British army. .Vtlunllc Cllj. prll 20 j A new usu for Liberty Loan bonds, nev.-r enumerated In Secretary McAdooV most explicit bill or particulars, evoked a mild Kfliwdtlnn In the court of Henri , W, Lewis, fnlted States Commlialuner. i here, when Charley Quong. it Chinese restaurant proprietor, utilized ten of I them to keep himself out of Jail Quotifr vt up charged by (lot eminent i agents, upon testimony furnished by I Captain Uarnshiivv, of the nhore vice I squad, with having In his ptiHsesdloti opium upon which the Federal revenue! tax had not bi'cn paid The Chinee I and his cuiniFel, Kugeiie Schuliigham- , mer, former Assistant Prosecutor, said i that Quong was it tubercular patient and I that a physician had prescribed opium for him Commissioner Lewis ordered the Chinese to give $100n bail to nwait the action of the United States Grand Jury He wab about to sign an order for the restaurant keeper's commitment when a diversion occurred. ' "Liberty Ilonds good?" the Chinese coftly Inquired Then, as Commissioner I.wls's ejes grew large and round, he drew bond after bond from his pockets until ten of them nf I00 denomination each lay upon tho Commissioner's desk "The 're as, good as. gold," that ofllclal responded explosively as he tdgned a re ceipt and waved the prisoner on his way. Quong la tald to be worth JS0.00O. While married men .who know some thing about the coft of women's fixings gaspeil at the sairllege, :i $00 muff was ripped to pieces In the District Court today to convince a Jury that there was no camouflage about the goods Ipador Agruns, a fuiMer, scld to Mrs. Sellna II. Charlton, wao Is prominent socially Agroii3 testified that he sold Mrs. Charlton tho muff and n Hudson Feat coat he valued at J117 last November and that she gave hlm In payment a note for J00 and a coat of Persian lamb valued at about J300. Subsequently Mn Charlton failed to meet the note, and her counsel today e-ipresscd doubt as to the genuineness of the goods-. The rip ping demonstration followed. Agrous was given Judgment for 00 Lucky chance which enabled Illack and Ta.vlor, detectives, to arrest Her bert Jones and Joseph Thomas, negroes, here last night as busplclous persons because they had In thflr possession n new traveling bag containing women's costly wearing apparel, is expected to net them J 1(10 each and clear up a robbery In West Chester. Pa. James Malseed, captain of detective, received In his mall today a circular from Chief Eutreklu stating that the store of Moses & Lummls, in West Cheiter, had been robbed of w omen's waists, skirts and traveling bags on Sunday, April 14, and offering i ie ward of $200 for the capture of the thieves and the recovery of the goods The prisoners admit that thev cam from West Chester and that they re cently completed terms of six months each In the Philadelphia county prltou for receiving stolen goods Business men today talked of falsing a tunu to neip me uuy ttoaru or t;au catlon out of a dilemma and enable Atlantic City to perform a jatrloMc service to nonnaturalized citizens. The Atlantic City branch of the Untverral Society for Social Improvement askod the board to establish a night schJOl to teach Americanization. Tho board ie fused the request upon the ground that It has no money. WOODSTOWN LOAN DINNER Chamber of Commerce Entertains 200 at Patriotic Banquet Woodktonn, X. J April 20 Patriotic color was given to the second annual dinner of tho Woodstown Chamber of Commerce last night In Driver's Hall, with covers for 250. The affair was term ed a "Liberty Loan banquet" by the committee, headed by Dr. S. I. Callahan. Dr. Wllmer Krusen, Director of Public Health and Charities. Philadelphia, de livered an address. A large service flag, containing seven ty-eight stars, In honor of boys from Woodstown and Plttsgrove township In the service, was unfurled by little Miss Mary A. Waddlngton, daughter of Judge Waddlngton. of Kalem County A. D Snelbaker, president of the chamDer oi commerce, was toastmaster. Samuel Leeds, president of the Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce, members of the Salem County Board of Freeholders and other guests were present. HAS FLOATING DIRIGIBLE . ca k, llaUdBA,. M iT t)rf4iUAaV Rlicims has .been completely reduced to ruins liy the continuous bombardment of the German. The pic ture above, at the left, is typical of the ruin wrought by the th.ous.nmls of .shells which have fallen within the city during the last week. The picture at the light shows the partially destroyed front of the famous cathedral, one of the largest ami most magnificent examples of Gothic architecture in the world. The city a it looked before the war, .vith the cathedral dominating all, is seen in the photograph below. 179 AMERICANS LOST N0RRIST0WN SCHOOL STANDARD FARM WAGE IN PICARDY BATTLE BOARD BARS GERMAN i SCALE URGED BY EDGE 22 Killed, 5 Wounded and 102 Missing; Includes 57 Not Reporting WaslihiKloii, April 20. The Vnr Department h.ia icreivcil General rershlng's it-purt of the gul- lant conduct of American engineer troops with tho Urltlsli Fifth At my In , helping check the fScrmnn .-idvanee in tho early da of the gieat offensive. "It will mako fcplcr.dM i-eadlnt," fur J Americans," said ,crrct,-u- V.aker. American losses in tho pcilod ftom March 21 to April 3. during which the I engineers consolidated and held u sub sector of the British lines against re peated assaults, wcro given as two olll cers killed and three wounded; twenty men killed, fifty-two wounded and forty-five- missing, with u detachment of flfty-bevcn from whom no lcpoit nas rtecn received. It is believed hi the lliltls-h autlioilties that till of those reported missing were not c.iptuted, , but that many wcro separated from wiuir i-uinmapa ana are now Willi other British organizations. General Pershing's report says: "In reference to mention In sum mary of activities, noon .Martli 21 to March 23. of American troops fighting with British armies and to the dally cabled summary of the battle March 25, 1918, tho following has now been esiHDiisneu from official reports: Directors Order Discontinu-Nev Jersey Governor Appeuls since of Study of That Lan- j to Grange Bodies Toward Pro guage Others in Line , moting War Co-operation nrrlMmn, l,i Aplll 20. Noril'lovvn 1ms dropped the teaching of (jerinan In tho public schools, or at least wl.l stop teaching nt the close of the s-chool term. This was un.inl moiisl.t decided by the hcvcii membtrs of the r-liool board last nlb'lit after a difeussion of the subject. The action wart voluntary im the part of the directors. While there was no petition of eltl7ens an agitation con ducted by one of the newspapers served to iimko known public sentiment, and It was to public sentiment thut the i-ehool Board Icldcd I P Knlpe. an iittorncv, a former borough solicitor of N'orrl'town, made a strong appeal for the abolition of the Gel man language at tlds time. It was not decided vvhnl language to substitute for Oerman, but the Spanish language Secretary Aklns said, would likely take Its place. Superintendent Martin, when he found out publlo senti ment, acqulestcd with the board of di rectors in the action taken. French. English and Herman have been the lan guages taught In the Norristown schools The choice of a language Is left to the pupil At the present time of the The commanding officer nt .-i irniiori i 500 scholars in the high .school, only fifty States engineer regiment litis received '"'e studying Oerman. meXASc&WS..Sopr'o",1, "-heeling. W. Vs. April 20.German his regiment: 'I have received tho fol. I ''?,nRU?,K' c,our8" '" th,e, Bra?,e tcooll of lowing from tho commandln" uciici-il I Wlleellns ha,c bcen discontinued. The rnrn." -u'manain0 fccncral i UfMril ot nducatlon voted to discontinue uiu icuumnK 'i tile luiiKUiice ill uie grade tchools at once and In the high school at the end ot the present scholastic ear night thousand pupils In the grade schools gave up their German classes. Twelve teachers In the course will bo given other employment. Haddon Heights Wins Flag Haddan Heights, N. J., Aprfl 20 This place has "gone over the top" In Liberty Loan subscriptions by reporting nearly 15.000 over the quota qf H5.100, ac cording to the chairman of the com mittee. Vllluun N, Nash. The drive will keep up to double the quota. Publlo School children have figured largely In selling? bonds. The second Liberty Loan quotu hen was SIO.OOQ. and that was 'WMMHtacrlbed 4 5,00 0. 7 Montclatr Inventor Warns Senate Committee Against Zeppelins Washington, April 20 Demonstra tions of a sixteen foot model dirigible balloon of the Zeppelin ty.pe swung on wires a machine said to be much su perior to the German craft in that It Is more mobile and can alight on water were given to the Senate military com mittee by Alfred Herbert, a Montclalr, N. J., Inventor. He said his dirigible could be built 600 feet In length, carry fifty persons, machine guns and bombs and attain a speed of seventy-five miles an hour William B. Hush Dead Marietta. Pa,. April SO. William V. Rush, forty-tour years old, la dead at Newvllle of Itrtght's disease. He was n graduate of the Milleravllle State Normal School and taught school for twenty rears In various parts of the county, te was teller In the- People's National Bank at New Providence, and a mem ber of the Reformed Church. Besides his widow, his aged father and three children survive. i aesiro to convey to jou and ranks under your orderw my admira tion of the splendid service which you and they have rendered in connection with corps light railroad. Thanks to tho untiring energy of officers, non. commissioned ofneers and men, who have risen to the occasion In a manner boyond all praise, and their gallantry, much of what mlgnt otherwise have rallen Into the enemy's hands has been " 'I should like to add my ow n ap preclatlon of tho excellent bervlces rendered by tho officers, iionconimls. sloped officers and men or tho light rallroud service ot this army dliec. torate. in connection with the present operation. Will vou bo good enough to acquaint all ranks serving under you of the appreciation accorded to their untiring service?' "Certain units of United States en glneers bervlng with a British urmv between March 21 and April 2 while under shellfire carried out destruction of material dumps at Chaulnes. fell back with British forces to Moreull, vvhero the commands laid out trench work, then proceeded to Demuln and was assigned sector of defensive line, which was constructed and manned by them, theuco moved to a position In the line near AVarfusee-Abancourt and extending to tho north side of Bols de Tolllauw. The commands started for this position on March 27 and occupied It until April 3, during this time the commanding officer of a unit of United States engineers being In command of the subsector occupied by his troons. This command was lit moro or less continuous action during lta stay In thin position. On April 3 the command was ordered to fall back to Abbeville. "ine casualties during the period, March 21 to April 3, were: Officers, killed, two; wounded, three; men killed, twenty; vounded, fifty-two; forty-flvo men reported missing, but It is believed by the British authorities that they wero not all captured, and that many of them were separated from their command nnd are now with other British organizations. This report of casualties does not consider one detachment of fifty-seven men from which no report has been re ceived." Tho report also quotes tho letter sent by British General II. L. Mullers, commanding a cavalry divi sion, to the commander of one of th& American engineering units, conveying the congratulations of his superior, and the letter sent by British General Rawllnson, commanding the British army encaped in that sector, to the engineer officer in command of the sub sector both of which were mado pub llo In France. $150,000 Loss in Glass-riant Fire rlttsburgli, April 20 The main build Ins and a number ef smaller buildings of the Breckenridge. Pa plant of the Tarentum Glass Company WeVe de-' rtroyed by fire yesterday. The loss Is estimated at Ut0,000, Orand Ilupldi., Mich.. April 20. The German classes have bcen discontinued In local schools. A different course to be decided upon later will bo substituted. VETERINARIAN A SUICIDE "Horseless Age" Culminates Mis fortunes of Hatboro Doctor NnrrMomi, I'a., April 20. Dr B L. ravls. seventy-flvo eara old. a veteri narian, committed suicide nt his home In Hatboro by inhaling Illuminating gas He hud been despondent for some time According to the Coroner, the doctoi had been overwhelmed with misfortune About a year ago ills son died. This was followed a short- time afterward by the death of his wife, from grief over tho son's death. Later fire destroyed his barn. The nutomoblie had a serious effect upon his mind also when it began to supersede the horse and destroyed his business CHINESE RESCUE WOSIEN SlirUuf itvi'tfi fo " riDuiio I'uhtlc Lutgcr Trenton, N. J April 20. Ill a pergonal letter tent today bj Gov ei nor Kdgc to all of tho New Jer sey Granges, he expressed great eon IKlciico In tlio zeal and patriotism ot all thu agriculturists in their efforts toward assisting In war movements and urged co-opcratlon of farmers with the State Department of Labor, the branch es of the Kederul State Municipal Km plovmenl Service and draft machinery of tho State, Tho Governor requested that the farmers agice on a standard of wuge, cniplovment houia and maintenance conditions. In order that there may be general satisfaction on the part of work ers supplied by the State service and the officials of the War Department, au thorizing the furloughlng of drafted men for farm operation lie said that it was his belief that, through co-operation, the serious labor shortnge on farms In New Jersey might bo met, and added that the State will form n partnership with farmers In an effort to have crops harvested on time, despite conditions prevailing now. The alarming situation on the New Jersey farms last vear and carlv this year with respect to labor conditions was reviewed bv the executlvo In the communication. Ho says that "while New- Jersey s proposal to the War De partment, that drafted men not yet called to the cantonments be mobilized for farm labor, did not meet with offi cial adoption exactly In that form, vet the War Department has considered the proposal and has now provided gi eater protection for the 'farm Industry by authorizing furloughs during planting and harvesting seasons." Rehearing Follows Supremo Court View That Incorporation Docs Not Constitute Agreement ireclel Z)(sratci to f-'i-eiiino rublfo L'iatr Trenton, N. ,l April 20. The Colllngswood Sewerage Company nnd the Burlington Sewerage Company were granted permission today by the State Board of Public Utility Commis sioners to make effective, with a number of changes, new rates submitted to tho board in June of last year, the action of the commission resulting from a re hearing In the case of each concern, which was ordered by the New Jersey Supreme Court, In February, last. The board filed reports In the issues on March 22, 1010, and March 21. 1D1T. denying tho applications of the companies on the ground thnt the proposed In creases would be unjust and unreason able and that- the concerns had contracts or agreements, respectively, with Col llngswood and Burlington, which would prevent the allowing of Increased charges to patrons. That the rates are Just and reasonable Is the decision of the commission, as an nounced today, with the exception of a change ordered made In each care which relates to minimum annual charges. Tho Colllngswood cae decided toda Is of particular Interest In thnt It Is the one which has bein mentioned In connec tion with the Public Service nicctnc Hallway Company's faic light' against opposition of tho people of South and North Jersey and which Is now pending before the ullllty commission and In i-onnecllon with which Governor 1'dgo nils recently requested to call u special Kcsslon of the legislature to make sun. b laws, that the utility net could not bo so Interpreted as to permit a con tr.iet Involving rates between a utility and r municipality to be set aside or re pealed Another feature of t-lie tae Is that it lias Ju"t been appealed to the Court of Urrors and Appeals. Ordinance Not .greemfnl The action of the board today in both these cases In virtually the result of a mandate made by the Supreme Couit last Kebruaiy, In ordering each petition remitted to the utility board for furtlnr consideration by that bodv In lis opinion, the Supieme Court held In caili Instance, that the- board hud powir to Increase rutes despite the fact that the municipality through oidlnances might have given Its lonsent to the company under the aet of 1S08. which Included fixing maximum and minimum rates The Supreme Court also held that an ordinance granting the consent of a municipality to tho Incorporation of a sewerage company and fixing minimum and maximum rates is a grant upon con ditions, rather than a t-ontiact, nnd that the legislature had power to eluthe a public commission with aulhorllj tn fix higher rates upon petition by the sewcr isge company. The court decided that the board should lmvo ordetcd tho modification of intes and not have shifted the respon sibility to the municipality. HUMES MAKES VIW FOR PUBLIC PURrffi Politics Should, Cease to jj the Plaything of the Rich! He Says ' 1 ritl.burgli. .April 20,-A ple . higher code of ethics In politic. an! r.ess was mado by K. Lawrv t 3 United States District A&JU2H Honesty." In which he salfl- rllllc!j "We hear much ot what th. . the State and the municipality n..5 " rolltically. but to my mind ,vh 1,'Jl needed Is a drastic corrupt praVtlc.. , one that cannot be circumvent ? v8 such a law as we have now in r. sylvanla. which Is mere camoun.J'S!" pled politicians accomplish 7u vvh.M?-' act Is supposed to make Impoiiibis Any one who ban mM.i ,.. . " lions knows the loopholes are Tan 2,1 merous that the name belles n. i ' A law should be so drawn and 7 that corrupt practices would be ...( Ized. ofilces forfeited, publicity every cent expended for political , poses nnd the corrupt use of moi.v i elections absolutely prevented, p.1111? and nubile nine almiiM ,.... .1 .' C"'W things of the rich." """ If j HOT WATER I I U I I lor e Bnclft of C.I . n.. 13 VI !! !i lor a Bnclft el Cost n. A turn of tho faut ,.. jou nn nbuiidanr of rlplni If' J"er. day or nlht-n. stantly -whn vour boiler li connected with ' r " Pawnee Water Healer 'J.0 ""T 'rrltattnir dfl.n waiting for watr to hut no more hot uncomfortable kllehen Economical requlrn onl a bucket of roil a a,, eonvpnlfnt nfrrta very iut Hltpntlon Kasy to install UMs a lifetime U'rllr for Booklet .Vo. I! hscfcJBjzos.Cc i l2g ..a r&&iMv' (aEaSvi1 r.UU'KI. POST American Missionaries Saved From Bandits by Scouts Pekln, April 20. 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