mBml mm m 'to Twining in of Plea for Six- r-s . -i v.em fare SAYS LEWIS Transit Company thin aft tred a financial statement Mented to the city In support OSal that the flve.eent fare I'ono cent tn nllnw It tn In. wages of Its carmen. osal or the company In Its Is too Indefinite, according rilllam Draper Lewis, Mayor anslt adviser. men In several sections of M preparing to fight the pro- boost unless the comnany abolish the eight-cent ex- ticket. n. Mitten, president of the Tfi defended the proposal as a war measure, declaring the r'a nledffo to limit lt rllvblen.1 tfxent should silence all further ana that discus on of the t. ticket now would muddlo the Hen, he sad. Is clear-cut. al hundred employes of the com- featen -a "lockout" In their fight nltlon of the union button. a'-were the outstanding1 features transit situation. ' R. T. I&tr, 1hl nffornnnn m 111 il6 Director of Transit Twining estimate of Its flnanc at status. by the Director. This move Bed to train support of the cltv fetation for the nronosal. which t submitted to Councils Tt.urs- BR, r detailed statement l being ' tor Thursday, to be used In uncus demands It. daring' the companj's nronosal.. hub now, ioo inaennue to allow nent upon It. Doctor Lewis said: eubtedly the comnanv will clear , tnaennlte nature of the proposal. t. 'Imagine that It would expect gy to enter Into an agreement Oft me information thus far pub i, to! KM Cnt.V .CettxellWien "believe the ordinance rhould be'so worded as to eliminate the Hob Island line from the six-cent fare provision. Kdward tt. Martin, counsel for the North Philadelphia Business Men's As sociation and the Hetall Orocers' Asso ciation, made known today that these organizations will ask Councils to put the matter of the fare Increase nnd the elimination of exchange tickets before the Street Hallway Committee. The controversy regarding the pro posed faro Increase has been made some what more complicated by the action of the Philadelphia Carmen's Unljn, which claims membership of 2800 among the company's employes. Resolutions have been adopted favoring n "lockout" nt the fourteen carbarns by 8 o'clock to morrow night, should the company re -iSf. TOfflTONR PLEASES PRIEST Father McDermott Predicts "The Crack in the Bell" Will Help City CAREY ADDS HIS PRAISE RAISES EXPOSE 2r- The Rev, D I. McDermott, rector of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Fourth rV0nnUnn.1CJw T'K,111 f 'he men ! and SpruC8 Mrt, todav pftl(, ,llKn to organize as a labor union nnd wear .... . ....... . the button signifying their membership I'ndcr the 1S07 agreement between the city and the company, the company must first obtain ennsert of Councils before any request for a fare Increase Is pre sented to the Public Service Commission Transit Director Twining and other city officials hao given assurance that the matter or the fare Increase will be tribute to Peter Clark MacFarlane's story, "The Crack In the Hell," now be ing published serially In The livening Public Ledger He declared that In publishing this story, which he termed a "psychological essay," the livening Public Ledger lo do- "'HwSaSWH? aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaWssat T ') iHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHP aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaife. ssaaaaaaaaaaaav .saaaaaaS ' Slw JOSoIS MR BaaaaMaaaaM HaBl Freight Agent Urge Them to Aid in Transportation Problem At a luncheon of the Philadelphia Credit Men's Association at the Hotel Adelphla today, Walter Thaer, general coal freight agent, gave a talk on rail road conditions. He atked the business men nf Phila delphia to co-operate with the rail roads uy unloading freight cars as soon as possible, nnd by Increasing storage facilities to purchase enough merchan dise nt one time to avoid having so many freight cars coming Into Phlla-delnhla. rlvin;C,Yheedr?aTfndPVerecanrrs-iAERO STAMPS ON SALE i were sent hack empty. This could be overcome by buying In large quantities "" nnu avoiding so many small shipments. bVbT A ). . A aa asT HHn fflAiLf-AuiniAnEa-! DUE LATE TODAY Two on Way to Bnstlcton Station to Begin New Service Tomorrow NAVAL MEN NABBED IN LIQUOR MUDDLE n Define Company' stand nt Mitten. nsertlng that the pent dividend to which the com- nlts Itself should bo sufficient rfto all queries as to what la to wim me increased earnings from the nronosed fare. In. r.smia : crux of the matter Is that we i monev. that It will be pvini1H f. half for Increased wages and r. tmproenient nnd that what- nalns w III be In the situation good o.f the public. Further i are merely cnasinc a rainbow. fi, after something that does not Jplcs of good business would bo ne said, If the Increased wages aid out of the company s surplus. was suggested to him that the (be paid out of the surplus as a arrangement until the tranFlt rtth the city Is approved by the ervlce Commission, he tald that any was not assured that the ould be approved. fcurplaa Insufficient (ltten said that the present sur- ftha company available as actual 12,000.000 and that Doctor Director Twining did not ll afforded a sufficient mar- afety for the company to un- L!a lease of the elty-bullt lines. erated In the beginning at a ked If the surplus was not In- "and If 1100,000 was not added April, he said It was true, but was Just as true that It Is being Into Improvements. tcllned to go Into detailed figures, Fthat the estimates as far as they ressed are rough and are not to be made matters of record. (.example of Increased expendl- Phowever, he cited wage Increases to 11.750,000 yearly to off- ased receipts. i more than half of the proposed 1(0,000 wage Increase to be paid he desired faro Increase would i matormen and conductors, he , the remainder about equally fjsmong wages for clerks and In shops, barns, power houses ftthe road. i - IMO Conservative, Say Mitten 1.500.000 estimate of Increased undej: the proposed one-cent L 19 conservative, uccorciing iu ten. lilt not be larger?' he was t 'could," he replied. "On the It could be smaller." hinge ticket question, he said. be discussed now, because If ny leveled all fares eight-cent a, tickets and five-cent tickets s. West Philadelphia patrons. rVng? five cents, would protest tlacrlmlnatlon In favor of North his. patrons, now paying eight 'question! must be settled now L exchange ticket question decided er the lease, he said. ten was asked If the company pare an analysis showing the i receipts according to classes er of passengers on each line ! percentage of gross receipts wages. He replied that such lre several weeks. It would be Immaterial." he It statement being prepared rilt contain such Information?" ked. ' I'not been submitted to me vet. : know the exact nature of It. PS allty of the company spending ed by Increased fares for In rolling stock and the like this afternoon by Ellis Ames unsel for the P. R, T., on that circumstances alter such investment would be . bond Issue," he said. "But cent conditions It would be osalbla to float an Issue. tfcete -would be the Capital ailtee, at Washington. I tHura of earnings from In fer rolling stock would be iX Isten rare It ordinance In Councils , slx-oent fares may affect line c the Philadelphia snjvwniea awca permii- aJT extra far on Ha pro- on to the 'Hog Island :h ' ? JUIlwava Company to taovra m thVBeuth- I nd it lnPndat of. the MtntCt UM IMIM A fograni nf Int're'tln" events at the Liberty Statue. South Pcnn snuare. nt rnnn tn'lnv marked the second real workrtsv nf the Pleilce Week drive for Mh sal" of Wir Savlncs stamps inn (ir-at I..iKe- Xaval band five a concert, followed bv a talk bv Prlvnto Albrrt .Tnrdon. fnrmerlv of n French Ambulance corps .Tnrdon told his nud lence nf tortures which he had seen In flicted upon women and children by German soldiers A quartet sine war pongs, followed bv a short flk by Mnrtnn Wltkln, a Fnur Mlnutn Man Private DKon. of the rtnvnl Canadian Highlanders, gave a short address on the experiences of a toldler In the trenches A ppeclnl program was ptngfd by picked teams from vaudeville houses Thofe who entertained were Cnrbett. Shepard and flnnn, Tom Mahnnev, .Ilmmy Incas Max Williams's trained does the Hert Hnrle Trio and Prevnst Intercstint; Program at Liberty Statue Marks Scroiid Day of "Plcdpc Week" thoroughly ventilated before the hill be- j 'B much good, bnth for the residents i comes nn ordnance, and with the pro- , of the Fifth Ward nnd for city govern-1 test of the business men which Is quite ment In general lie characterized the likely, as the company's otllrlnls are In- author nf "The Crack In the Bell" an cllned to treat the suggested elimination 'ndtpt student of Kngliah and "a won of the exchange lightly spirited de- ier" In putting logical facts In lntere-t- ' bates are expected, B tory fortI1 , Father McDermott'a comment follows , NOON RALLY BOOMS sr .r,r S:Uh' Jh.VS ... n - . . . I "'e nerlsl iKil.llcnllini of -The Truck In WAR vTAMP xAT KV '" "'"" ' "oul(1 1" Pleased to term It TirUl OlrllTll OALLiO more of a pschologlcnl essay thjn a mere newspaper story depleting events " i which have made this ward a dl'grace to Its surroundings "I sometimes have wondered vvhethet the very site of Independence Hall were In safety when entrusted to the cuModv of the Fifth Ward I c-innot help hut feci that Mr Macfarlane will accomplish i much with his slnrv, 'The Crack In the i Dell.' and 1 look for Philadelphia to I profit frcm It even ten years hence "It Is seldom that a newspaper serial story reaches to the roots of the evil I dlsrursed, but In "The Crack In the Hell." I believe this has been done The ' author Is a wonder He has made his characters real living beings who find themselves as much nt home In the mldt of the selected "400" ns they do when conversing with the poor downtrodden Jew on South ttreet "I vvas never more agreeably sur prised than by reading yntir Mnry a story which explains that 'even he who runs may read' of the conditions here which have made It necessary to term this wan) the 'Woody Fifth.' Allow me to sny that the author of the 'The Crack In the Hell,' outside of having the facts In Mihstantl.il shape, is a master of Kng llsh, gifted with the talent to make the readers actually see as he wants them to tee " Father McDermott was particularly Interested In the club-wleldlng prowe-s or .Mrongnurger and fald he was onl.v THE REV. D. I. McDERMOTT The rertor of St. Mnrv's Catholic Chtirrh, Fourth anil Spruce flrcel", ilerlarcs that in pulilMiing "The Crark in the ricll" serially the Evening Piililir Ledger lin done preat good for the residents nf the fifth Ward and for the eil) admin istration. Father Mrllennott for jcirs ha fought the conditions por traveil in the story Two nf six airplanes which left Mlneoln, L I., this nfternoon to take up their respective stations along the New York Philadelphia Wnshlngton Herlal mall route nrc en route to thin city. They were expected to land late this afternoon ut Bustleton, the local landing station on the aerial mall route, which goes Into operation tomorrow. The six machlnesi which left Mlneola are Curtlss biplanes of the -.1. JC.-18 type, equipped with 150-horsepower mo tors and fitted to carry 360 pounds of mall each. They were driven by army aviators. Two started for Belmont Park, New Yolk; two for Philadelphia and two for A (lent In ii downtown saloon, which i Wnihlngton These planes are for tle Involved a naval lleutennnt nnd a yeo- ! ,r emergencies and will replnco ma- man nnd one civilian. Is being Invest! i Lieutenant antl Yeoman Are Arrested Following Fight in Downtown Saloon i VANDALS RANSACK ! CHURCH BUILDINGS gated today by the police and the naval authorities The fight occurred, according tn the police. In the saloon of Patrick O'Kane. l-rnnt nnd P.ltner streets Police of I the Fourth street and Sn.vder avenue station, summoned to the snlnon saw a I navy lleutennnt nnd a jeoman leaving iiuuuKii a ri-ar uoor, u is sain I ne rhlnfu In rir-t.l!i er Ire 1.1, mil, I ,,,,, ,if these lueak down Postmaster Thornton was the first purchaser of aerial mall ptamps In this city The stamps arrived here today, and Postmaster Thornton, after purchasing ten nt twenty-four cents each, placed them on public sale at the poftottlce at men were captured as they were about1 Si i.. nmnmoniic Flr ,,. .trr,, nt 3,3n v. M. rernLi.T. ' CiV"".". r.r,lr. ' The Washington - Philadelphia - New thVniiirl, ,'K.r ,,"JJ , ., "e. ,Pl1 York aerial mall service will begin to- t,n. IJ1 u . T nf,."' ,!",loon' morrow The first nvlator-carrler will t ?l,?r, , l,? V" '10,lloe' !ropped nrrh0 llt nustletnn-the local station Four Ceriiiantown Structures tw2hqJ u"," '.V.li? ,r l"e,to-Ff-',P" nt 1: 30 ciock noon ffo, New York. The navy lieutenant gave his name ,i un,i,, ,,im rru. rr.riv.nt min. .lohn Fltipatrlck, nnd the yeoman , ut,. it,r rTnm Washlnetm. ' tintl. nlr. - . 'I1 FOR EIMW00D HOUSES Shipmcn's Home Work Starts Tomorrow Bristol and Chester Plans Advance said he was John McHoskey Both were turned over tn the naval authorities Jones vvas given n hearing before men leave their respective starting points nt 11 30 n clock and you got It. I discharge the three personj Yield Little Booty, but Tliinc Mntrtfirrn Pfnnnrlv Vour Gcrmantown churches were en- J';:' fi Probe to Go beetf Continued from Tan, On, Ing liquor," he tald mournfully, "but I took the beverage I was selling to the Third and Do Lancey streets po lice station nnd showed them v.hn It wnn. I convinced tho lieutenant that I vvas honest In selling this soft drink. The Deutsch worker saw me complain of the treatment I vvas receiving nnd told Aueibarh. The policeman then attacked me In my restaurant. He fre quently came Into my restaurant nnd made trouble for me nnd svvoro ot me when I nsked him to leave." Wnrrnnta tn lie Issued Three separate warrants, charging ag gravated assault and battery on Auer bach's victims, will be sworn out before Magistrate Harrlgan tomorrow. The af fidavits are being prepared today by Arnold Blumberg, attorney for Jano lt. "The whole affair Is one of the most vicious nnd out-rngeous In the history of the police department." Blumberg said today. "Itsls only another step In Fifth Ward Intimidation methods, and shows to what lengths policemen will go to do the hlddlng of politicians, as Auerbach Is related by marriage to Janovltz." He said that the policeman Is a cousin of Mrs Janovltz .Tanovltz accuses Policeman Auer bach of severely beating him, his wife and an emplove. Mrs Dora Landley, on May 5. Jnnovltz's left hand Is car ried In a rllng He vvas brought before Magistrate Baker, with his wife and Mrs. Landley, on charges of assault and battery on Policeman Auerbach Mag istrate Baker ordered-the prisoners re- 1 Arm HArl v ii.. . . The Chester City Council granted sewer m ,Pr,.. . " "? "B '" maU" nJ "r1 "" ,0 tno Chester Ship- "h.I p" l " ny proceeding ruch as building Corporation for Its housing this, he fald ou Invited trouble project Kleven hundred houses are In volved In the Chester project This num ber will be materially Increased upon authority from Washington. In view of the promises of the sjloon- 1 tered by thieves tome time jvfter list helpers to refrain from selling bottled midnight first stamp to be used was attached by Postmaster General Burleon to a letter Th. Ahi. .,i.,.,i .... o, 1,.,..'. 1 Superintendent of Police Mills s.ild The churches entered were St peters , . h ,d ,h .....,,,... ,.f ,. I Kplncnpal, Wajne avenue and Harvej jiren'se court to O'Kane's saloon. street: Christ Knlsconal. West Tulne- Mills notified I.ltutenant Colonel Hatch goois after , o clock a nigh Acting , Vwlma,ler Pa,ton at New Torl! The stamp will be cancelled by Presi dent Wilson tomorrow bcfoie tho trip starts Arrangements were completed today about a month ago and brought up the ' ",u 'luvr-uun 01 noing someming for "Ike" Deutsch Var political leader of the Fifth Ward .Tanovltz refused hocken and McCallum streets. Second ?''' ?"L ?"T ??'?';",'" ?"iBi" I ' l'lch motortrucks will bo always .. ..... . .. Informed the Hetall Liquor Dealers As- ',..,,, w, , rr,i ,n m Presbyterian, Tulpehocken anil tlreene I FOCatlon of the Incident streets, and the Kplphany Episcopal, Carpenter street nnd Lincoln drive ' -m, m..t . .,, The thieves, ev.den.lv , search f . A M N V 'KA'! N W NS available along tho route to nld and fiolet Phllndelphli Jack O'Brien continued I one of the examples of a politically con hls boxing entertainments on the north ' trolled police Mem plnxi. Cltv Hall. j He drew a vivid picture cf Macfar- Amnng the "urchwr-i of fiv Ingrf lam's police character beating the Jew stamps was Charles Kehrer, Dillas. I merchant nnd compared It with the Texas, who purchased two savings assault upon Benjamin .Tanovltz, pro stnmns and n bond ICehrer Is headed , prletor of a Humanlnn restaurant ut 511 for New York and Is Ftonplng In 'South Fourth ttreet on Saturday F.i. nrn'lv every cltv nn his trln lust tn purchase a war-savings stamp. He has nenrlv a hundred stamps nnd each stamp has been ptirchnsed In a different cltv Members of the order of Moose pur chased S2000 worth nf thrift stamps last night at a rally In the lodge hall on North Bread street. ther McDermott suggested th.it such po licemen ought to be icmoved from tho dlt.trlct. at least, and then. If charges, against them be found wanting, they be reinstated. He said that In this way no injustice could befall the accused patrolmen The priest, whoro charge Is located virtually In the heart of the Fifth Ward, money, ransacked the parish houses of I two of the churches St Peter's and ' Christ damaged desks and drawers, , "Jimmied" open Uoet doors and tossed I their contents over the floor In only one nf the churches, the IJplphany, did the thieves obtain any loot, so far .is Is known Here they got twcnt-rivc cents from a telephone coin box, which they broke orcn The Ued Cross workshop In Christ Church was ransacked and the knitted goods of the women workers, together . with yarns, needles, aprons and caps I were strewn about the floor, Kntr.ince to the parish houte at Pt I Peter'H Church was gained by cutting u piece of glass from a window. A cord holding the wlnduw was released nnd Pnlleeman Makes Visit Saturday afternoon. May G, Auerbach entered Jnnovltz's restaurant and saw a man drinking what looked to be beer Al.prbneb r-fitleil In Crpnnnt r-M.". ... stranded plane. In care of accident .nr-eiher ii.ev inietir.tr.,i 11,. t....... the trucks will rush mall pouches to the , fin,ing It to be nonalcoholic Jnno'vltz i Hlchard Club luncheon today suggfts j nearest "emergency landing," where a explained that he tork two bottles of the I ,,on, to proprietors of stores here for I rracrvc- iii.iLi.mu win ue waiunt iu pprcn "nenr.heer" tr tl.e Tl. rrl .infl r In,,,..,. , t..-yi, ........ .., ... ..... ; u aiong 10 its ntsunaiion i Ktreets police station to show Lieutenant PLANS MADE FOR STORES TO HELP FILL WAR CHEST Dand Concert Abo Arranged for Next Sunday to Stir Up Enthusiasm Here The educational committee of the War Chest campaign made public at the Poor rmcnr rt.rpn., . M mm I . """"" " '" ,,hl; .' co,r , Haly. in charge of tl.e district, but was op. otllZf n P loe? st. ile 7 PIRSTIiVFRMANTFnT P,,,lns "fngements tn welcome tho , una,, t0 nnd him When he returned ivlng the "31 to 1" slogan a brief 1 IllOl UTLlllIlMlv ILOl aerial mall carriers I.ach of the uvla-infter his second visit, Auerbach entered , peal on every piekage that leaves ment Requiring President lo Report Changes I tors arriving tomorrow will be presented i,e restaurant again. in wrist wale i. wnne some other nres- . .. .... ..... .. . . I. in v.- ..., .i,- i.o... .lanovnz proiesien aKainsi me per- At the cloe of the rally a war-sav- I denlored the fact th.it In tl. re.-, nt nf Ing association was organized fnlrs in the ward, accused policemen A campaign was started today to have were allowed to remain connected with each member pledged for a certain the district station house to continue amount ot scamps cue new inrirt .operating as, "tools of Dcttv politicians " organization committee will endeavor to Induce members of the lodge to pledge for JI00O worth of stamps To aid the sale of thrift stamps this evening, the police band will give a concert In front of the Statue of Liberty, Political leaden, amone them the principal factors In the Fifth Ward murder care, today commented on "Tho Crack In tho Bell.' Among the com ments were: Jamea A. Carey, Mercantile Appraiser r.ro4 track. ttM 'axUiMtMi win M lCtounUa''ltrt JUfrway, M HHIWII B ' naiJIaialin rUa ffUlKMn Following the concert several veterans! "I see no reason why the characters of Pershing's army will talk upon their! In "The Crack In the Bell" should have experiences nt the front. I been camouflaged If the author wanted to speak of Levan. Bennett, or the rest of the bunch, he should have come out TT Q 7IT.rs.;r. ,.,r.r " "" " !,s Levan anu uennett, not as u. o.-iriexican crisis i Dev.m mi Fish. r n i n ' " v,a" n Hueer coincidence that last LOOniS: Break heeil, Katurdav, when "The Crackin the Bell" started, nn exact occurrence tool: place ,. ,, , , T, H In the- Fifth Ward, as the author de- rintlnueil from Pag. One I .,,,, , tho ,.torlne storv of jy countor-proposltloh to Carranza ic- being terrorized by police methods, garding tho new taxes. If he declines I "Saturday evening a Bumanlan Jew, tr, m i. .,.. ...in r,.... . .,.- one. of my friends, was terrorized by the -i w ,, .vtuoc .u !ui ""-police and beaten into submission for taxes. Tliev are as follows liners to lie placed in weekly pay en- car- ap-the. store nnd "1 to 31" stickers on the out side of every envelope addressed to per- -. ... ! iUa nl4t ntssl etllit nrHltAnl -ir11 n HoilSC ReiectS Moore Amend-. MaVor Smith w-l l nroba ly n iko the :Cutl" bv ,h" l'nll"n;a" "'' ?'"& ties: War Chest nicker on every wlnd noubc it,jt.uiB itioorc viiiliui '''or rn" "'" pr' "', ... nln1 lo et a warrant If the policeman I i,leld of every delivery wagon and ,,r.. .!.. ! ... -.. ""'": "" desired to make an arrest , truck ; large poster specially designed for being made to have Sousa's Ore.it Lakes i use mi evervdellverv waeon and truck : Naval Band at Bustleton welcome tho Becoming licensed , n Iceman . ", rf"u'r 'rml" af( " 'gjfj air mailmen. I "torted that he couUl arrest without a povters In windows nnd inside the estab- ., . .,.... warrant and dragged Janovltz to the . M,ment . prominent show window for ""'""' '" i'n" isldewalk. where. Jnnowltz said, he struck dlspl.iv for n period of ten days to two Governor Brumbaugh will be present him with a club When M Jsnnvltx weeks', of reproductions of the works of with Major Smith, Postmaster Thorn- i and Mrs. Landley attempted to Interfere, famous ntucli nnd French lllustintors. to . . ..... .. .... .... .- ... . ..... .. ..... ......in.i ...i .. It 1. t r Ph. lHr,nr ton, neaus or an city oeparimeuis; An- . tney also received mows nam the club mlral Tappan. commandant of the navy In the hands of the policeman, according nrd: General Waller, of tho marine to the charges Sergeant Grover nr corpi; probably General Squlcrs, chief , rived on the (-ceni', nnd seized tho two of the ovlatlon section of the army pig- women All three were arreted The nal corps; T P Johnson, superintendent hearing before Magistrate Baker re of malls; James T, Cortilvou, chief pos- I suited In their release. tal inspector; John 15 Lister, assistant , postmaster , Collector of the Port Berry, District Attorney Kane, Superintendent . mp 1 fllTPD ADDCCTDH of the Mint Joyce; Charles M. Schwab. 1 HiALUCiIi iUliliolLU Survejor of the Port Kurtz, Frank J. I Noonan. United States marshal Wnslilnitlon, May H On the first test of strength In the House fight today over the Overnjan bill, Administration forces won by de feating an amendment offered by Repre sentative Mome (Pennsylvania), provid ing that the President should report all ehanireR mnrie In executive ilenartmeiils tho window opened Inside, the thieves I to Congress, forced open eveiy closet and desk, break- j The first Intimation of what President Ing all locks ' Wilson Intends to do with the powers The study of the Bev S P Keeling, i c-onferred upon him under the provisions rector, was entered and his desk broken I of the bill was given by Chairman open and ransacked Nothing was taken. Webb, of the Judiciary Committee. The The church silverware was untnitrheri i?rAi.., .in.. . iHn ... ..u.iut. .h. . . ---- 4 1COIUV.IV UU.O I.UL l.l.C.IU ... U VIM. at. C.J,. . .. .. ........ Keys stolen two weeks ago. when interstate Commerce Commission. Webb Kpnrlam i.eaerer. collector ot mierna Bed Cross workers discovered a man In declared, but he does Intend to turn revenue; United States Appraiser Albert Christ Church parish house, enabled the over to the lallway rdmlnlstratlon a L. Molse and representatives of clubs of thieves to enter that bulldlnir Here ih. ! ?..- ...,..-' . ,-......." """.. the city. Including tho Aero Club and same procedure was followed as at 'St 'now einp'lojetl by tho commission He '' )" ' ,c- A Rirplne school ; William rjrcgsc(l as OlTlCei' i-eirra nuic... ucsns nu closets being also plans, according to Webb, to order I ' 'i."- -"' ....v.w. . broken open and ransacked. The study the Federal Reserve Board to co-operate ! erl K Cassatt and Joeph A Janney. ol ins iiev. c- ii. ,rnai was also en-iwitli the war finance corporation, and ' Jr., or me war-sav inn smini cniiuiiuir , will probaby hlft a number of officers Jm; Olllerple. John i , ttom eis . i.uwaru and empoyes from the hoard to the cor- P. Henson and 1-r.inklln Baker. Jr. Webb's statement was apparently i be rate of 'ninety milts an hour Only made for the nurmse nf kllllnir tho two Will ny on vt eunesuay, inn laier nF.vriis ttrcd and books and papers were thrown about. The thieves damaged woodwork and porntlon locio in uu me cnurcnes. IN ARMY UNIFORM to Visit Sweetheart After Rejec tion From Service ROTAN ISSUES WARMINGS George 15. Brunson. formerl.v a school amendments" excepUng he "interstate I it I, planned to have three trips a day , teacher In Wilmington. N. C. was ar Commerce Commission and the Federal I a'h way The planes will make the rested here this afternoon by Depart- Reserve board from the provisions of I ermre trip, w in .t i"n -" I ment of Justice agents on the charge Owners iNotihed Police Will Destroy -ho act TheFe amendments, made in "'""'" " " "'""-- - " 5..ir... M ,. -he Senate, will come before the House three hours beizcd Gambling Machines rohablv late this afternoon l-ach aviator will make the through The District Attorney's office Is send- Ilepubllcan Leader Glllett led the at- trip, but the planes will be changed at Quick Attlnn Neeetsary Quick action would then be necessary by the American marines to seize the oil wells In vicinity of Tamplco before Carranza's troops can do io. The American marines are right on the ground nt Tamplco prepared to make the seizure before Carranza can do bo, or his agents destroy the wells and cut off tho Allies' fuel supply. To some of his friends who have pointed out his mistake In antagonizing tne American and British Interests. Car- almost tho Identical thing He was sent to the hospital and then was ar rested, as vvas his wife. "MacFarlane. the author of "The Crack in tho Bell," knows a thing or two, ' Lieutenant David Bennett, Indicted for consplrac In the Fifth Ward mur der case I am not Interested any longer In the Fifth Ward or stories pertaining to it I am stationed at the Third and Dickinson streets station to do pollcj dut, and only my duty shall I do Inc out notices to owners of cimhltnr f ...... . ...- .. .... km, .. .... .... ' Philadelphia, where mall will be trans. Tulff.lnlIrtVn& charg'e ..Vat the Administration as""not I '"? ?"Z "'' lv b'enpr.. Nogl on Friday: Max- L will be peM been willing to tell the truth to the; , Precl at Havre de Grace and Baltl tinned for permission to deslrov' the people all through the war." Glllett del """ "t"1 . " " ' 'hortP be es- machines. manded that Congres.4 be told Just what In about six months H list of about tha rrelrient emecterl tn rin nnrler the two hundred and flfts owners of gam- bm and announced that he would vote bllng devices haB accumulated and every n. i, ,.,-, i. meant tint t'nn. one of them has to be given full notice aKaln8t Vause it meant that ton- .. .tl m.i.in, m.-,.. .,..,. ... cress would turn over to the I5xecutlve nsk permission to have the machines 'the duties Imposed upon It by the Con- i START PROSECUTIONS destroyed. siuuuon. Ike" IleuUrh. Vare leader of the ranza has declared that he regards the Fifth Ward Well, they gave your story war as virtually won by Germany, and ' a good title, anywa, Dut I have been that he believes Implicitly In Germany's so busy that I haven't had time to assurances that Mexico will be aided by , read It all. I know "The Crack In the the victorious Uerman hmplre In recov- Bell' wont do me or my side any good erlng .Texas and New Mexico from the "If you expect to get criticism of United States. ' the story from the Fifth Ward resl- A large force of American cavalry dents, jou've got a fine Job' on your la concentrated along the Mexican bor- hands." der and there are strong Infantry and Sir ,,,ero roady for any Schools Cease un tne Mexican side carranza has placed more than 6000 troop? along the . border. They have dug shallow trenches. ' which would last about three minute ;l ronlna, froni r 0nB tinder American nrtlllerv flrei. Soinn nf the armed forces are known to be Ger-1 sta". Camn ' Bnxborough Camp, No, 5. of Impersonating nn army olllcer. Piqued because bis sweetheart. Miss Mary niche, also a teacher, told him every able-bodied man ought to enlist, it Is said, Brunson determined to do his best After being discharged from the nnnv because of poor ees, he ap plied at various icoiultlng nlilces to nu avail. So, still v earing his uniform, on which he had placed the silver bar woin by ON FORGERY CHARGES 1 1''u'e:,an,,f' !ie CV"" u" to ec Ml,a tabllshed at either Princeton or New Brunswick, N. J., where the filers will land In case of trouble with the engine or the planes. nn ! i nti:ii yKMXi.r. IIKI.I' WANTKH MXI.K Mi:?., vshlle. vvnnte.1 In t cnmpounritnff de- imrimfni. r..'i"- --" .i-....r, -.. Town Meeting Party Leaders Take Ac lion to Illotk Ballot Petitions German Study PENN'S FRESHIES AND SOPHS IN NUMEROUS CLASHES TODAY "Trouscr Rush" on Franklin Field This Afternoon Sopho- more President Captured, but Soon Rescued Leader of Freshmen Safely Hidden Aivay ' i Penn's freshmen and sophomores. Pennsylvania men had taken a stand mX mm li. ta mWrTl! clashed on Franklin Field this after- against all physical class contests, be7,n crlm naV proceedings ClUtri) noon In a "trousers rush. s Ince January IS. 1916. when the' Judges Audetirled and Flnlelter dls- Class feeling ran h gh all day and lifeless body of William Llfson. of mSsed u bill In equity filed by tho Town minor encounters between "frsehies Elizabeth, N J n. freshman, was pulled Meeting party which nsked that the nnrl ".nnhfi'' have been numernus. out from beneath the KiiriHnrr .t....- .!... J. .... . t . . . Klchel, who Is taking ,i nurse's course ' yoUMI J1A.V iu make self useful Pi print at West Chester State Normal School. I ' -,'' ,Ar,".ly l0J"on '" I.chi Going home, he was passing thrnugh ' r.TJy AfXKTMENTS WANTBD mans, It Is declared. The United States and Great Britain have been obtaining about 30,000,000 barrels of oil annually from Mexico since a store and was attracted by n thrift stamp sale. He entered and made a speech, In which he told of what the Criminal prosecutions are threatened j sU" he' T VoX of Im oy tne lown ,-weeuns pariy si..i i this happened just before his arrest I tbr. nersnn. resnrtnslhle fnr nlleired forn lerles In filing Democratic; nominating United States Commissioner Long In f erred. Went mut not exceed Ki monthly, I petitions for Uepresentatlves James A. the Federal Building He savs he will ' ' 'fugPr unK' i Walker and James Franklin. Vare can- go over to France now If permitted Tmlier Insslned Ads on Paces In ai'.dllf , dldales for the Legislature In the Twen- ty-first District. Frank Schrenk and j Chateau Lake Louise of the ame organization, and the Twelfth District association of the same order: Washington Camps No. 3, No. D. No. B0, No. 111. No. 303. No. 359, No. ... -...v...,., th. .r r-..... ... i 672, No. 319 and No. 8G7 of the same or determined to shut off this supply In 1 ?" ; i0,?Tr;,!:iubR' n???it.t,'.5f j Sos ,of St some manner, and 1. using Carranza. ?fe. "?.": Ji' "h.. "!ra"8; who appears to be a most gullible per son, as a tool. to BIG U. S. LOAN TO ALLL1ES $400,000,000 More Added Financial Aid Given Waahlngton, Mfiy 14. Credits totaling 1400,000.000 were advanced by the Treasury this afternoon to Allied na tions. Of this amount Great Britain received $200,000,000, France $100,000, 000 and Italy $100,000,060. Great Brit ain's total debt to the United States Is now $2,995,000,000; France's. 11,665, 000.000, and Italy's. $650,000,000. The aggregate Allied debt to the United States Is $5,7C3.$50,000. OLD FRIENDS DROP SUIT Libel Action by Manufacturer Endi in Mutual Reconciliation Louis H. Petzoldt. a retired carpet manufacturer, of 104 Oxford street, has ettled tha rutt charring libel he brought s gainst Frank T. Mlachoff, paper manu facturer, of 1712 Blair street, and Prank A. Boyer, 201? East Cumberland Mrtt.i.som Urn ago, following a suit brought against him by Blschoff and Imr. who accused Petzoldt of ml- wwwRiMi in Buauiua transaction, stt4 to raoevcr tha amount of their fjavaatmcrtta, c ... Up, to. ttMLtlaaa of tl tare maa bai.afM this, trouble tha 3&& Major William McKlnley Camn. No. 10 Woman's Suffrage party of Pennslva nla. Philadelphia County; Arthur S. Arnold, 110 outh Fourth street, and Charles Irving Purnell, 4323 Osage ave nue. Two petitions for school buildings were received. The residents of the Mifflin school district, around Third and Brown street?, asked for a new building, The district around Sixty-second and Walnut streets, where there Is no build ing and the elementary school tots have to walk a mile, also asked for a building. A request was received from Robert M. Orimth. president of the Civil Ser vice Commission, asking that the textile trades be tfven a chance to educate high school pupils who desire to enter textile work. The Thomas Dunlap School. Fifth and Race streets, requested that the old plan of having an hour at lunchttme only be returned to that the pupils might have an extra half hour after school to vvctk on their war gardens or other necessary worK. Four prizes of book were offered by the Northeastern Burns Club for tha four best essays on Burna written by pupils. Permission was riven to the Wcmin'a Council of National Defense to Use tha William Penn Carls' High School for a iiimmir high school for girls. Fire Believed Work of Allen mmmmtumt rvi7 i.-"-iiiirn rmiL driver (or the Junior Fir Company, dls- a.. sua or cotton waaio amaze and "sophs" have been numerous, out from beneath the surging mas3 of Fearing an atempt by the upper humanity that was fighting for posses class men to capture him, the fresh- 8'on of the class bowl, men early today hid away Jack Pel- , messe. their class president, who was ,. -. said to be secreted "somewhere In Jer- , RAILROADERS PROTEST SPAIF sey" Then they turned their attention ""'"""WMU riUMEJl OUHLH to the capture of William Taneley, soph-' rL:.: r Tt c rcr . omore class president. In which they sue- , VJDjecllOns force U. 3. UlllCials to ceeded. Taneley was handcuffed and Review Wage Award n1n.t.H nnrler hMvv miflrrl In n frntr. . U. !.. M th. nimnii.. Th. nnhn ' Washington, May 14. Railroad ad- nlty Iioubo on the campus. The sopho mores boon missed their leader and, after a lively scrap with the guards, rescued him. Thereafter, whenever a freshman and a sophomore met, trouble started. ' Raiding parties of both classes have made Inroads on the lusty personnel for the class rush, and both freshmen and sophomores, It Is said, have lost u num ber of the men on whom they greatly re lied for the event of the late afternoon. Numerous prisoners have been taken and are languishing In secluded spots securely bound with many yards of rope. Just before tho hour for the trousers rush there will be a general raiding of fensive to rescue these men. All precautions wera taken to guard against any possible Injury to members of either class In the .trousers rush. The freshmen assembled In the dor mitory triangle prepared for battle. There were hundreds of them. A march In lockttep began to Franklin Field, where the sophomore lines were met at the gate. Each man was counted as he entered the field, go the opposing sides could be of even strength. Rules for the fight had bten laid down. Trousers might be fattened only at the waist. No participant could come on the field with any cutting device or tool of any kind to aid In ripping oft trousers from a pair of athletic hlpa. Ten minutes was determined on as the duration of the rush, and at the end of that time tne class having moat trousers ministration officials today faced the problem of completely revising the Lane commission's railway wage schedule. Scores of protests against the proposed wage scale have come In, and the neces sity for a re-examlnatlon Into the labor County Commissioners be restrained from printing the names or walker and Franklin on the ballot. More than twenty affidavits were produced from persons whose signatures were attached , t the petitions, charging that they wero . forgeries. Hv Idence also was produced to show ' that the nntflrv whose uenl wnn nttnehert I to the petitions did not even see the man whose name was signed as afilant. The affiants' signature also was declared to be a forgery The Court ruled, however, that the bill In equity vvas filed too late as the ballots are already printed. The Town Meeting party has started a drive to get out the voters rfext Tuesday. From five to ten rallies will wage nuestlon annears unavoidable. Notwithstanding that the Lane report be he,d es,ry nlnt ln different sections carried recommendations for Increases of tl,e c"'' Tn0 nnt wl be centered aggregating more than $300,000,000 an- "sainst congressman jonn jt k. tscott. nually, findings of the commission In more than 200 Individual cases hkve struck discordant notes. The complaints charge errors of omission as well as commission. Dissatisfaction as to working con ditions snd Incorrectly computed living costs form a majority of the protests. VINDICTIVE CONCRETE FILLED Admiralty .Denies Berlin Claims Concerning Block Ship London, May 14. The following state, ment relative to the sinking of the old British cruiser Vindictive at the en trance to the Ostend Harbor, which was Issued by the Oerman Admiralty, has been received here: "Examination of the hull of the Vin dictive sunk before Ostend proved that the vessel d.ld not contain a cargo of cement. She was not blown up by the English but waa sunk by the fire from Oerman batteries." The British Admiralty, upon seelnr the Oerman claim, Issued this official statement : . "Tin 'British, itatament nf .tr IS who, with the support of the Vares, seeks the nomination for Lieutenant Governor. Senator Hdward W. Patton, known as "the Father of West Philadelphia." has come out In favor of national prohibition. To Confer on Border Troubles Austin, Tex., May 14. Governor W. P. Hobby, of Texas, left today for Eagle Pass for a conference with Governor Gustavo Esplnoza Mlrlet, of the Mex ican State of Coahulla. Plans to elim inate border trouble are to be discussed. ifEff Gruen jf Jr&2l Bracelet Watch 111 XUUabla watchtt bfiutlfullr raaed Ribbon or npanilan br&cclet. A wld varltty. $20 te $75 C. R. Smith & Son The executed contracts for the 910 houses to be built In the Fortieth Ward for Hog Island workers were turned over to the contractors today, so that work on the long-delayed housing proj ect In Elmwood will be started tomor. row. Representatives from Moss, Taylor & Crawford nnd Peter a. Schneider, the successful bidders for the Hog Island houses, called upon W. F, Wllmoth, en gineer In charge of the operation for Admiral Bowles, and discussed the pre liminary steps that are to be taken by the two firms. Private builders also vlsl,tcd Mr. Wll moth to receive his assurance that the Government would consider any enter prise upon their part which would servo to Increase tho housing accommodations for thlpworkers In West Philadelphia. I They were Informed that It was the pur- I poso of the Lmergency Fleet Corpora tion to encourage private Investments for erection of homes for this purpose and that everything possible would bo done try assist them, though the question of having the embargo on material lifted would have to be taken up with the Gov crnment Advancement has been made In the plans to house shipyard workers at Bristol and Chester also. It was learned today. Four hundred additional houses are soon to be finished at Bristol, where 2500 employes have already been housed. be coupled up with War Chest window posters Itowe Stewait. nf the Poor P.lchard Club, announced that Sunday after noon there would be n bnd concert on Franklin Field to boot the War Chest movement. Leopold Stokowskl will di rect a band of 300 p eees, including the Marine Band from Washington. No ad mission will be charged. Ur.KVK Ih 14. l.Ol'Ir-A HUl'K, wlrlnw of Charles nee henleet for the family nnd tmnuJiHte friends Wed . 8..10 n. m., Stl7 Itenent t Int Thurs . nt Urldts- '""tUIIN Mnv II. MATHILDA, devote.1 wife nf Morris Stern, need ho. Due notice of funeral will be slven MOOIU". May 13. fAt.RH .1 , husband of SUnna U Moore Notiee nf funrrnl will he Klien from Ills lite renldenie, J38 N. """"on 'l.l. May 14 Dr W COWTAN. TiNi: linotlAI.I,. son nf lite Dr William and I'arollne Hell (londall Services 'Ihurs. IMlil p m . .inn S. t.ltli el rOI.I.lNrl Mnv 14, at 471.1 Wlpdor Av . SAItV C. duiuhter of late Joseph It and Mnrll.a A Collins Due notice will be given. h. SI K.MKillAIMIKK and n!ita.hone nperatoi; must be i per on dictaphone nnd used to ttjeh. cora Hilirj to Hart 111. Hood oppor. for right rartv M K'.l. ledger Central CANVASStlltrl WAN TUB Ladles to take orders for high Bradn toilet articles PlrnKatit work, short hours. lis Pi:n wi:kk and noNUd CALL AT ONCK Mil KM'HNRH 1244 mucin avi: At'COUNI 1N(' Vounir ladv wanted for ae rniintlnE work, must lie irood penman: tieatnees and ense nf order prime requisites. Address In civil handwriting, statin? aite. experience, nusllnratlons anl salary ex n'rtrd M Sli l.erl"T Central. and Snmereet wli. flOY wanted In andv farter . clan work; cood chsnre 'or sdv-vneement. Tort Prod neis i'o . :S'-'1 Pearl t. APAIVTMI'NT wanted bv adults; 2 or 3 ,Mmi furnlahed nr unfurnished katrhrn- Brunson will have a hearing beftiro rite and bath. On,tral nr Wet Phlla. pre. ryM" ""x e-: -0 s K"M ,? 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