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lly Officials to Discuss
'Cancellation of Keystone
Company's Contracts
it CONFERENCE TODAY
Breaking of Agreement for
$$ Tubes in Arch and Locust
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Streets Desired
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$ Mayor Smltli. Director Twining, of
the Department of Transit, and City
Icltor Connelly plan a preliminary
'nference this afternoon on questions
that will have to be settled Incident to
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riH the annulment by the city of the Key
$ $f atone State Construction Company's sub-
, way contracts.
t President I.otichhelm, of the contract-
lfl Mmnnnv hnit nnt Viaa. InnttA.l n
Kpthe conference and nothing of a definite
M&tj, Character 'Ir anticipated because of the
KfivsA """ Biues to a settlement mat will
fff y have to be taken up If the plan, out-
tf lined by the company as ratisfactory. Is
to be carried through He will likely
Ji UHIICU IU LUHiriCIK.ft IIL'IU III L1IU
future, a hen negotiations reach a point
p. M inn jjicacntn la imperiim c
,K Mna K.e3stone company holds contracts
lor the Arch and Locust streets subway
Mi, bcciidiib ana was awaracci out neer
ac:ji vuiuiatin 1UI ml B?i:iilJIIH 111 .Ullll
and South Broad street. The company's.
it'W n1 South Broad street. The company's,
other subway undertaking Includes the
"f section under City Hall This Is 75 per
I'.f'V cent .complete and will be finished dur-
V)', In the coming year.
.y The contracts en Arch and Locust
tbtfi streets are the one tnat the city wants
KJj-t ' l?,top work on. under Its agreement
wiwt tne Government relative to the
completion, during the war. of the
tt Frankford elevated. The amount in-
i volved In the two contracts sought to
be annulled i $2,900,000. The amount
k f nt-ftl VA4 In til tii'n nen-J etradt eiiK
Uf ,. way contracts, on which work was never
ET . started. Is $7,000,000.
Mayor's Company llnnd Agent
Mayor Smith's bonding ctmpany Is
agent for the National Surety Company,
f which Is on the bonds for the two sub
A way contracts off Broad street. This
' V and other surety companies failed to
put up a surety bond for the Broad
' street work, which has been held, up
., for many months
,, The Keystone Company's proposal to
settle Is somewhat similar to the one
v upon which the 2,000,000 settlement
was made to the D. J, McNlchol Com-
'o Pan m isuts, as tne result ci tne sus
pension or worn ana tne cancellation oi
p ; contracts in connection witn tne ior
st3& resdale filter ptant. It provides for pay
ment for work and materials fur-
'nlihed, materials ordered, a percentage
of profits and a Ios- of organization
are said to show that a. settlement along
tliM 1tt.A 4.tlt ..i-al Ah aIv l,Atven
jXfc.i 5' iiaa unn i AAA Ann
ME. 'k- , 4SVV.VVU UIIU fl.UVU.UUU.
?ws?i In order to raise any such amount to
$&& cover the Arch and Locust streets sub-
iy ways it win oe necn'sary iui mo jiij
v, to float transit bonds sometime this fall.
ft; Under the ordinance giving the Mayor
I'iSt-tl' mi the other official? nower to act no
S.iTy? flnat hsla nf nAttlmnt nr nntnni set-
?lxitlment can be made without the ap-
fjprovai ot councils, jn me e,em oi ine
cijbCUi aliu LuuuaviuiB .viiiii .j i-v-
Mment a special session or Councils might
tej(U(f DO cailCQ uuriug iiic aunuuci iw aiu
Rebate on rremtums
-"Ttti Question of whether or not the
.1- VMIa. Hw.nnIM n vth 4n Via VtHAf1
K?.ftifrom responsibility through the annull-
i.T(?4i'rrr . . . . , t 1
Kn;.'BeDl oi contracts ana not ue uBit-u iui
f'.i'iT. rebate on oremlums already paid for
KS?.ythe guarantee of the faithful completion
KSSi'RFof. the work will not be taken upUoday,
mKAi 'Vbut may be raised at later conferences or
?f3ft- -when Councils are finally called upon to
i AW "y nny agreement.
e-'E; , Mayor Smith, as the owner of 80 per
IJJi cent of the stock ot tne Tnomas u.
W, r7BITtilIl WUIIipdIIJ , IHU i ll,rtMtifi,. cb..
vt-fer.ot the National Surety Company, is
RKvPlMKl In an Indelicate position. In the
ur'"t opinion of independent Councllmen by
KiS r m!mv a a tiAitntfatnr nf a t-anrellntlon
"fcsefceme that will permit his company to
Ai .mn all llnhllllv on a bond already
IwVpald for by the city.
? v n competitive, contracting ine ran-
,VV tractors' always charge ror tne cost ot
tafi. Ij. ... . 1 A, f AA..AvMnAB .wltT,
c&s-- Tn surety oonus ill ineir i;ui,i.,ne n.n,
Ky5Jtbe city, thus making the total premium
1 1, v MJAllfc """ .w... .rf - .
F,.4urty bonds given by the Keystone
" Company proved very remunerative to
t', ;d!?t iurety companies involved. The fall
t ? of the companies to go on the bonds
hi J&fr the Broad street contract leaves the
-YfcSfidlngr premium question out of any
jf, WaMIement that may. be brought about In
frVVnUM cases.
ffvSJHnClty Solicitor Connelly is of the opln-
J&Limm that the. Broad street work has never
Aliim contracted for, vn though the
-..,.. u-a made and signed by officers
y?'XtrmMirtmitmut State Construction Com-
KiW-aT, The city has never, completed the
Sowrtract by the signature- ot mayor
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Pff VATlAin n. r. r. LnuiniH unw
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jEXatfce wiaior uuiiuiurc o iow i
4'f,s?-' n.;!.V. Rfrmitintr Mission
.?.' .i- ir T -c Tjithnm returned to
i ChrJ!.nua 'trjknv to take charge of
k''' '-Si British and Canadian recruiting
& ..t-'XLtt at sixteenth and Chestnut Btreets.
a4jWvMJor C. R. P. Dugmore, who was In
ry rifcarre or tne recruiting oiuco, j i""i
kj Miaw -'- . i,.a AArr p In
aMRorrow to resume ".u """:..
;ST,flld, It Is at his own request that
'fljjor Dugmore ha been recalled oer-
" j-t.KAtn Tathftrri
ls well known in
heen second In com-
M&d'IphU. havlii been second In cn.
lie from July. 1917. when the office
I Spened, until February. 1918. when
ta L.S transferred to Cleveland to take.
K" Straw of -recruiting there.
8 to wa a member of the "contemptible
Hi' MMh army" which went to Franco In
iV and stemmed the Herman
r ,i.1....i,ai, ho entlro retreat
uoiu. on the AIno and at. the
?i battle of Ypres. tfna has neen
jaded thre-tlrne-. v
. mfmM VOUDueu lit a w " r
''ind after neirly three year-' Par
ian waa declared unfit lor lurmer
, aarvlee.
CDlBtf FOR SPECIALS
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ware l-ouege
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Bet. June S. Final arrange.
been made for the tralnln
".nanrinted men In Industrial
iC'Mt Delaware whp r"t ITiV;
rWHl ba nt from rtmwrlvani, wli
rww ra--'---i, .. - -- aaao nn
Jollewed by 200 more for the aaroe
, men will be 'und.r -trjet military
TeV i w I be Wed at the college
ra e-rMtiatlum hare been fitted
rMWWf Ja"-.4h. novarnmem
in? ."? '2 .vv..,. :
fiXm.mtafvin e Instructed
wan. iJvtn . .-
IWKM-CHm will be dean
ainHBcaaar of tne ecnooi nuu um
lowa; Cpuran Jiv-faa englnei.,
STrader,4r.a SMSln4r. Har-
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SHIP BUILT HERE
BREAKS RECORD
Nine Days Off Time Be-
tween New York and
Valparaiso
LAUNCHED AT CRAMPS'
Santa Lusia First to Carry
Stars and Stripes on
Route
A ship built in Philadelphia the Santa
Lulsa has broken the record for time
between New York and Valparaiso.
On Its maiden trip tt made the voyage
In eighteen days clipping nine days off
the usual time.
The Santa Lulsa was the first ship to
carry the Stars and Stripes on this route
and lnaiiRUrated the Government steam
ship line between the two points. The
ship was bultt at Cramps" and completed
last May
Houard Coonley. vice president of the
Tnlted States Shipping Board, today
said that the Santa Lulsa is the first In
a world senlco of direct steamship lines
planned by tho board. It will be fol
lowed by tho establishment of weekly
sen Ice between New York and the east
coast of South America and other south
ern points.
Tell of Ilaard' rlini
In a statement Mr. Coonley added:
"Acilvo prosecution of the. war de
mands troopships of 10,000 to 15,000
tons and upward, with speed of fifteen
knots an hour and upward. Such
steamers are readily converted Into
combination freight and passenger car
riers for service on regular routes.
"Indeed, regular service, backed by
cloe-co-operatlon of shippers, Is need
ed to make thee large vessels profitable,
as they cannot" compete with the ocean
tramp steamship of 8000 to 8000 tons,
twelve to fourteen knots an hour, which
In normal times are employed chiefly
for charters from port to port, accord
ing to the demand for slow tonnage.
"On the other hand, larger and faster
passenger ships of small freight ca
pacity, such as are kept busy between
thl country and Kurope In normal
times, are not profitable In Latin-American
or Pacific traffic.
War l'roildlnr Ideal Type
"War Is, therefore, providing the Ideal
type of ship for Latin-American pas
senger and freight traffic on regular
routes, and from the standpoint of mili
tary necessity It may be advisable for
the United States Government to main
tain such ships in Latin-American serv
ice so that our enlarged military estab
lishment may always have troop ships
available In emergency.
"Had America possessed a complete
service of such ships In South America
before the war, making available fifty
to 100 vessels for troop conveyance, the
Government would today be able to
transport soldiers to France at twice
the present rate."
0'NEIL WON'T RUN
AS A PROGRESSIVE
Files Notice of Refusal of
Nomination He Won With
Eleven Votes
Notice of his withdrawal as a candi
date for Governor on the Itoosevelt-Pro-gresslve
ticket has been filed by State
Highway Commissioner O'Nell with the
Secretary of the Commonwealth. O'Nell
won the Roosevelt-Progressive nomina
tion at the May primary.
It Is likely that the party name will
disappear from the ballot 'after the No
vember election, as It Is not expected
to poll the necessary S per cent of the
voles cast to entitle It to a place on the
ballot
In all likelihood, the Washington
party name also will disappear. Sena
tor Sproul won the Washington party
nomination for Governor. Both parties
hae figured In State politics for the
last six years, but hae not been Im
portant factors In State-wide campaigns
during the last three years.
Senator Sproul received 332 votes on
the Washington ticket. O'Neil won the
Hoosevelt-Progresslve nomination with a
total of eleven 'votes agaln&t six for
Senator Sproul. There uere 127 scat
tering Republican votes In the last pri
mary, 259 Democratic and 107 Prohibi
tionist. WILL COACH SHIPBUILDERS
Edward Flagg Appointed Ath
letic Director of Merchant Plant
Edward Flagg, who was assistant
coach at the University of Pennsylva
nia, has been appointed athletic director
of the Merchant Shipbuilding Corpora
tion Flags Is particularly well fitted for
the position because of the excellent
training he had In working with the
noted "Mike" Murphy for four years.
He was also assistant baseball coach at
Cornell ir 191C. being associated with
Dr Al Sharpe during the time.
During his college and preparatory
school career Flagg made an excellent
athletic record. He Is a graduate of
William Penn Charter School and of the
University of Pennsylvania. He was a
member of the track and baseball teams
at Penn. He was a star in the 100 yards
ana Z2U yaras. ana piayea left nelcl and
did some hurling on the ball team.
"LOAD UP" CRY LIQUOR MEN
Wholesalers Warn Customers to
Anticipate Dry Era's Approach
Wholesale liquor dealers and bottlers
fer the onward sweep of nation-wide
prohibition and have begun to warn
their customers to "stock up"' for the
anticipated "dry" era. Circular letters
sent out by some local dealers urge cus
tomers not to wait until it Is too late to
All up their liquor cabinets.
One concern has advised Its customers
ihat nation-wide prohibition Is a possi
bility wimin tne neit two years ana
urru Immediate purchase of the "wet"
roods now available. The letters warn
that unprecedented prices will be de-
manaea as tne proniDition penoa a raws
nearer, , . .
Liquor dealers who have stocked up
wltli large supplies of spirits are said
to be worried over the uncertainty of
the proposition.
BOMB ATTACK FUTILE
No Casualties Ctuied by Boche Raid
on Parii
Perls, June IS. No casualties were
caused by the German airplanes that
raided Paris Wednesday night and drop
ped a few bombs, according to the Petit
parisien a repuri i ine urrmin attempt
at an air bombarlment.
It appears, aays the Matin, that there
were two groups f the Gothas. The
greater part of then had to change the
direction of their right because of the
vigorous barrage fin, and In the effort
to regain their base) safe! ot rid ot
their Domes rapmiy.
STIRRING SCENES REENACTED AS
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PENN SAVANT ASKS f HHf
PROBE OF LOYALTY I ' FMPk.
Professor Muller Turns Over
to Government Anony
mous Letters
Max Muller, professor of Egyptology
at the University of Pennsylvania, de
clared that charges of disloyalty made
against him In anonymous letters are
"preposterous."
He said he courted a sweeping In
vestigation as to his allegiance and had
turned ocr the letters to the Depart
ment of Justice with a request that they
Investigate his record and the records
of the letter writers.
"This whole affair has resulted from
a slight misunderstanding between my
self and Lieutenant Wesselhoeft," said
Doctor Muller.
"I believe the whole variance of opln
Ion was properly suppressed nine months
ago.
"In fairness to myself I hae turned
over some of the anonymous letters I
received to ths Department of Justice,
so that a fair Investigation might be
made."
Doctor Miller, who suffered a nervous
breakdown three weeks ago, Is recover
ing slowly He was able to leave his
homo today for the first time, walking
to a physician's office with his wife.
Many letters received by Provost
Edgar Fahs .Smith, of the University,
have also been turned over to the De
partment of Justice following the re
quest of Mr. Muller that the writers be
found ana both he and they be sub
jected to examination as to their rel
ative degrees of loyalty
Frank L. Garbarlno, special agent of
the Department of Justice, declared that
as yet the agent have found nothing
to Indicate that Doctor Muller Is any
thing but loyal.
"We have as yet found nothing
against Doctor Muller," raid Garbarlno,
"which proves him anything but a pa
triotic American. He is perhaps a trifle
temperamental, but apparently all right
otherwise."
Doctor Muller's home Is at 4325 San
som street. He has been a resident of
this country for the last thlrty-fie
years, being a naturalized German.
Provost Smith, regarding receipt of
the letters accusing Doctor Muller, said:
"I received a number of letters against
Doctor Muller some time ago. In fair
ness I turned them over to United
States District Attorney Kane and Mr.
Garbarlno. So far as I can Judge, Doc
tor Muller. at the University, has al
ways conducted himself as a loyal
AVmerlcan."
The letters are said to have followed
an Incident last winter In which Doc
tor Muller Is said to have refused to
shake hands with Lieutenant Edward
C. Wesselhoeft, U. S. N. It, who was
formerly a professor of the German
language at the university.
MAY HEAR P. R. T. TODAY
Employes' Grievances Up Again
Before War Labor Board
Washington, June 28. Grievances of
employes of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company are still potential
sources of trouble In the transit situa
tion In Philadelphia. These grievances
were presented to the Federal War I.a
bor Board more than a month age, but
no decision has been announced.
Ellis Ames Ballard, counsel for tho
Philadelphia Uapld Transit Company,
declared that the matter was "settled"
a month ago, when he arrived here In
resDonse to a telegram from the board.
But he attached enough Importance to
the call to wait patiently for a hearing,
which may come today. An open meet
ing was attended by the full board, of
which William M. rait ana rranK i.
Walsh are Joint chairmen,. It was to
go more fully Into the request of trolley
owners and employes that the President
raise trolley fares throughout the coun
rv After that the members went into
executive session, with a dispute at
Brldeenort. Conn., first on tne uocKet
Mr. Ballard and the union representa
tives cooled their heele outside for more
than two pours, waning tor a nearing.
SHIPMEN TREAT ORPHANS
New York Yard Employs" Association
Host al Outing
The New York Shipyard Employes
Association will be host tomorrow to
the orphans of the Catholic Home at
Cloverdale, N. J. The little ones will
ti. taVen rinwn to the association's
home, at Highland Park, where a com-H
miltee oi women win uo an in inrir
power to make It a memorable event for
the kiddles.
It will be an all-day affair and the
shlpworkers themselves will take a
hand In the entertainment as soon as
they are freed from their work In tho
yards at noon. Boat rides on the river,
candy, cake. Ice cream and peanuts will
be provided for the orphans until- tiny
get er.ough.
CHRISTMAS GIVING HIT
National Council of Defense Seeks to
Discourage Buying
Trenton. S. J.. June 28. Christmas
giving that Involves the purchase ot
gifts should be discouraged, relieving to
that extent the burden upon labor,
transportation and other resources, ,au
cordlng to a recommendation received
by the New Jersey council of defense
from the council of national defense,
Wlije publicity will be given to the
recommendations by the State council
and the woman's committee of the
council.
ROSIN DEEMED ESSENTIAL
War Industries Board Also Classifies
Turpentine as Necessity
Waslilnrton. June 28. Rosin and tur
pentine are vitally essential to meet
the needed war requirements of the
United States, the war Industries board
ruled today- In denying rumorthat the
fiorernment had classed 'these products
as "nonessentials."
Rapid and unwarranted advances In
the prices of rosin and turpentine had
followed reports that labor utilised In
their production was about to be di
verted to more essential work.
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FOOD PROBERS ARE PEEPING ,
INTO GARBAGE CANS OF-CITY
Careful Watch for Wasters Is Being Kept Up Do
Burn Kitchen Left-Overs and Table Refuse,
They Are'Valuable
DO NOT waste or burn garbage. It
Is valuable.
One ton nt arnrhnpe rnntalns sufficient
glycerine for the explore charge of , -f --, - - -.on.
fourteen seventy-flve-mllllmeter shells. b strawberry Mansion. North Phlla
It contains sufficient fatty ac ds for deI a ,nd s , PnlInd(.IpnU. but only
the manufacture of sixty-flve pounds of , about ,000 , k 'd
... -n - - -
soan
It contains sufficient fertilizer element
to grow eight' bushels of wheat.
If used as hog food it will produce 100
pounds of good pork.
"Be watchful of what goes Into the
garbage can," says Jay Cooke, Phila
delphia food administrator.
"What must go Into it sliould be kept
separate from other household refuse.
Do not permit broken glass, crockery,
tin cans and other foreign substances
to get Into the garbage pail."
Although "rushed to death" with the
thousands of matters it must look after
dally, the local food administration Is
keeping its eyes open to the garbage
pall Importance. It has been "taking a
peep" Into the can every (.o often, and, explained. A second offense, will not be
mavhap it has peeped into yours. i taken so lightly, the food administration
The work has been carried on as a says, though the remedy orpenaUy pro
preliminary investigation to ascertain vldei) as a preventive has not been made
whether Philadelphia housewives are 'public.
COAST BELIEVED FREE
OF U-BOAT PERILS
Navy Department Convinced
German Submarines Are Not
Within 1000 Miles
There is not a German submarine
within 1000 miles of tho American
coast.
This belief was expressed by navy of
ficials today after a thorough !nestl
gatlon of rumors that 'U-boatB had been
sighted and reports that SOS calls
had been picked up by coastwise steam
ers. It alo became known that the
Navy Department is not officially awnrc
of the presenco of an enemy raider
In American waters. The submarine or
submarines that conducted their raids
on this side of the Atlantic are bellecd
to be well on their way to their home
base. The department, it was said to
day, has no confirmed report of the
sighting of a submarine in more than
a week.
The recent picking up of S O S mes
sages was accounted for. The atmospher
ic conditions of the last few nights have
been such, it is said, that radio messages
would carry oer a far greater distance
than ordinarily, and It is believed that
these dietress signals came from vessels
that were being attacked on the other
side of the Atlantic. One naval officer
told today of having picked up messages
frum Arlington while In the Bay of Bis
ciy, and from Panama while Just off
the coast ct Ireland.
An Atlantic Tort, June 28. Two Iron
tank pontoons of American manufacture
were destroyed by a Belgian steam
ship when they were found drifting, a
menace to navigation, between Iceland
and Scotland, June 19. This was re
ported by the liner on arrival here to
day. Apparently the pontoons had been
used for repairing submarine chasers.
URGE HOARDING FOOD
Propagandists Carry On Their Work
at Harrliburg
Ilarrltbnrg, June 21. Efforts to play
upon the fearo of foreign-born residents
of the city by telling them they are
liable to starve unless they laid In huge
amounts of foodstuffs, were unearthed
at a hearing before Food Admlnlstra
tor McCormlck. Kvldence of the plot
developed when Mrs. Mike Spork, Martin
TnnVa and Nick Trailla were fined $5 to
$20 each and were forced to turn over
ninety pounds of flour to the lied Cross.
The last also was uhown to have ut
tered seditious remarKa.
According to the Information at hand,
anemtr aliens are DassInK the word that.
unless flour Is hoarded, there is danger
of starvation. Known enemleo to the
United States are said to be urged to
lav in a rreat sunnlv In order to circum
vent as isr as ihassium iuq ivui aa
I ministration's plans.
J' -.! ' V "sJt - ..,;"
vent as far as passible the food ad
MORE DRAFTEES DEPART TODAY
HaB - : '
Not
heeding the food administration's bul
letins with regard to waste.
The Investigators thus far have made
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In Brldesburg one can almost rendered
the Investigators speechless. In It there
wero three loaves of bread and six rolls.
Nothing to approach this was found any
place except In the Brldesburg Instance.
The waste of meat and fats Is small,
tho Investigation disclosed, and, on the
whole, tho Investigator were well satis
fied that the average Philadelphia house
wife Is striving with all her might to
obey the ,food admlnlstrntlon'sslogan.
"Food will win the war; don't waste It."
Investigations will be made frequently
and often on a much larger rcopa than
the one Just completed. When cases of
undue waste are discovered, a warning
will be given the offender and the Im
portance of elimination of waste will be
WILL IMPROVE WAR
EMERGENCY ROADS
State Commissioner Names
Highways to Be Repaired
Under $500,000 Fund
llarrlsburg, June 28,
State Highway Commissioner O'Nell
today announced the ronds and their
location which the Highway Depart
ment will Improve with the $500,000
sej. aside for the department for the
Improvement of "war emergency roads."
PUe of the most Important sections
are being resurfaced with bituminous
mixed material, owing to the exceed
ingly heavy motortruck traffic.
The work In Its entirety is being
handled by tne departments mainte
nance division. The stretches of road
to be Improved Include:
Haverford. Delaware County. .251
mile, authorized cost, $3757 : Lower
Merlon, 'Montgomery County, 4.57 miles.
jyi.ims: Amity. Kxeter, uerka county,
4.24 miles, $30,500.
Commissioner O'Nell has announced
that he proposes keeping right after the
speed fiends who have been making the
State highways dangerous through their
utter disregard of State laws. Arrests
have been made by the hundred and
hundreds more will be made unless the
lawless drivers control their desire to
go fast.
Captain Lumb, of the State police, has
directed all his officers to arrest on
sight any man or woman driving faster
than twenty-four miles an hour pn the
highways. This Js tho legal limit and
the motorists who find fault with It are
urged by Captain Lumb to tell their
troubles to the next Legislature. If they
wish, as he can do nothing but enforce
the law as It stands.
SEEK ENGINEER OFFICERS
Examinations for Commiiiions to Be
Held Monday and Tuesday
Announcement was made today that
examinations for the Kngtneers Reserve
Corps of the United States Army will
be held next Monday and Tuesday from
9 to 5 p. m.. at the offices of the Military,
Training Camps Axoclatlon, 117 Com
mercial Trust Building.
Successful applicants. It is said, will
receive orders for overseas duty shortly
And have opportunity to do construction
work close to the front. Age limits for
the grade of first lieutenants are from
thirty-two to thirty-six and for captain
from thirty-six to forty-two. Applicants
must be at present engaged in some
branch ot enginerlng.
HONOR GRIF ALEXANDER
Preti Hamorislt Elect Evening Pnblie
Ledger Man '
Grlf Alexander, of the staff of the
RVEtriNa Puelic Lkdoer, has been
elected secretary-treasurer of the Amer
ican Press Humorists, who are In con
vention In Chicago,
Douglas Mallock. Chicago, was elected
president, and K. C Beaton, Jfew York,
vice president. The. humorists will meet
viva iucviucmi. ijic.Huinvniii win mvciiup against a superior
In this city next year, v " t' j frlttls. restart, as ;
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LET OFF FIREWORKS
IN FRANCE, SAYS EDGE
New Jersey's Governor Sug
gests Method for Safe, Sane
and Patriotic Fourth
Trenton, June 28.
"Let tis shoot Off the flreworka In
France,' said Governor Kdge, today, in
an appeal for a safe and sane Pnnrih nt
July In New Jersey. A Fourth of July
t-ncr to a son or a friend on the firing
line or the sending of a-ood. tenlhl.
reading, he declared, would rtrt mnn n
observe Independence Day adequately
and patriotically than the toy Are
cracker and mere noise.
I w-ould respectfully suggest." says
the Governor, "that such letter, h. nt a
cheerful tone, calculated to drive away
; miliums oi Homesickness and to as
sure tne ooys at the front that the
folks back home are grateful for their
valor, enthused over their success as
described In the Haliv rAi,tA ?,,
Pershing's headquarters and absolutely
miuiuent mat tne zuture or democracy
Is safe In their hands.
"As for the boys who have no rcla
tles or close nersonal fpiencto mi
sensible books and other reading matter
distributed through tho War Library
wiraininiion, tne i m. c. A., the Knights
of Columbus. Red Cross and various
other organizations will, perhaps, accom
plish the rame purpose ns a letter. In
this connection I want to call attention
to the remarkable work which x Iat.
sey has already done In the uvm nt
collecting and distributing books for
uie perusal or soldiers. Up until a short
time ago this State had collected 2D3,
467 gift books for the men under arms.
There are more than thirty camps,
stations and hospitals of ta military
character In New Jersey and the Li
brary Commission has simply classed
the camp libraries as o m?r.y new
libraries to be looked after on the same
oasis as other libraries and Is extend
Ing them the same privileges and special
work and keeping In touch with their
needs, helping them to catalogue and
organizo libraries and training the men
ueiaiiett to look after the work. Thus
It will be seen that New Jersey has
perfected the machinery for the dis
tribution of books and that those citizens
who wish to give a book as a part of a
sensible Fourth of July celebration In
this crltfcal year, can be assured that
their gift will be properly distributed.
"Patriotic gatherings, Instructive of
the responsibilities of tho war .and of
the great strides which America Is mak
ing, are to be properly encouraged on
the 4th of July insofar as they do not
Interfere with the every-day war activ
ities of the nation. Patriotic speeches
and martial music will do more to main
tain and intensify the war spirit of
America than the toy firecracker and
with much less contribution to a home
made casualty list which can least be
affqrded at a time when-every democracy
needs to conserve Us coming man
power." CHARITIES TO SHARE $90,000
One-Half of Browne Estate Avail
able nt Widow's Death
Contingent upon the . death of his
widow, John C. Browne, Thirty-fourth
and Hamilton streets, by hjs will
probated today, leaves a fund of ap
proximately $90,000 to be divided equal
ly between the Episcopal Hospital and
the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
The Browne estate valued at ovet
$200,000 Is left In trust. The Income ot
one-half Is left to a daughter with
reversjon to her children, and the Income
of the other half to the widow with
leyerslon to the organizations.
Bequests of $1500 to tli6 Messiah
Unlversallst Home. York road and
Ruseomb street, and $100 to the Frank
lin Home for Inebriates are Inclludea
In the will of John H. Waldron. 131s
South Tenth street, which in private
bequests disposes of property valued at
$20,400.
Other wills probated today were those
of James A. Wills, 4724 Klngseaslng
avenue, $20,000; Frank B, Downs, 3646
Chestnut street. $12,600; Rebecca Mc-
Neat, 138 North Twentieth street. $11,
500; John J. Graham. 2625 South llose.
wood street. $0603: Flora L. Levi, 132
Colwyn street. $4200 Mary W. Tarr,
who died In the Hahnemann Hospital,
$3700. and Jacob H. nihl, 2343 East
Norrls Btreet, $2575.
EMPTY LIFEBOAT FOUND
Flying Flag of Diitrets and Food Com
partment Stripped
An Atlantic Port. June tt. An emntv
lifeboat, found drifting between 300 and
uu mues soutn or iianay hook, was
brought into this port today by a Danish
bark, arriving from Brasli. Officers- of
the bark believe the boat formerly be
longed to a large steamship, but atl
marks of Identification were obliterated
by the weather. The Navy Department
has taken over the craft In order tc in
vestigate. When the lifeboat was found a (lag of
distress was flying and the food com
partment was empty. From all appear
ances It was Indicated that the boat had
been occupied only a few days before
It. was found by the Danish bark.
TALL CEDARS ORGANIZE
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Allentown Potest Organized With 600
Members
Allentown, Fa., June 2$. Allentown
Forest. No. 41, Tall Cedars of Lebanon,
was Instituted1 last evening by Supreme
Tall Cedar Kemmerer. Senior Deputy
Tall Cedar Bowen. Junior Deputy Wurts,
Supreme Scribe Wright, Supreme Treas
urer Ttoemelle and Supreme Receptor
Gassner, assisted by the crack team ot
Camden Forest. The Allentown candi
dates exceeded 600 and, headed by the
Allentown Band, they made a large pa
rade. The Chief Tall Cedar of the new or
ganization Is Daniel W. Hamm, principal
of the Allentown High School, who was
unanimously selected because he Is the
tallest Mason In Allentown.
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Steelton, 6; WUUimiport, 2
Merit". Pa.. . Juna 2s. Tb 8t titan
RtthKhem Steel Leasua team vanquished
IvilllatnaMrt here yeaterasr. to 5. After
Vlaclnc the same on lea Pbllltps retired from
fha mAiin.1 and waa rellevad by Pierce. Sal.
iada. pitched wall for WilllamaporU Jut was
tlont Walstr'
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Today's War aNmes
Tho follow! ne are today's war
names aa nearly as they can be ex
pressed phonetically In English.
The names are In general unac
cented: ' A
Conflans .kohn-flahn
Belleau , bel-lo
Capo Stle ....- Itapo'-seeteh
VHlers-Cotterets veeyah-curray
Haxebrouck ni-broiik
Coeutires co-or
Vlllers-Cotteretts .. veeyah-cutray
Vosges . , . voszh
Clemenceau clay-mtne-so
Malvy mal-vee
Cnlllaux ca-yo
La Matin I.c Mata
Lie Petit Journal,, le ptee szhoornal
Chateau-Thierry .... shato-tee-cry
BURNS HIS MACHINE
SHOP AND ENDS LIFE
Son of the Late Judge Hemp
hill Found Dead in Burned
Building
West Chester, Pa., June 28.
Probably because he was compelled to
move from the premises on Monday,
William Hemphill, about fifty-five years
old, a son of the late Judge Joseph
Hemphill, and brother of Dr. Joseph
Hemphill. Jr., early today burned his
mechanical shop In rear of the Hemphill
mansion at Walnut and Magnolia
streets fired the mansion, which was
partly destroyed, went to a rear room
on the third floor and in a closet blew
out his brains with a shotgun. The
body was discovered after the fire by
members of a fire company, who were
making an inspection of the premises.
The mansion Is damaged to the extent
of $2000, according to estimates, and In
the shop were burned machines of the
finest make worth thousands of dollars,
together with a large number of guns,
revolvers and other material.
In the shop, which had been fired
about 4 a. m., wero a large amount of
explosives of many kinds. Including pos
sibly thirty cases of cartridges. During
the fire the explosUes kept up an in
creasing crackling and sputtering, and
this, served to cause the people to re
main from the scene.
At first It was. supposed the Are had
been started accidentally In the shop
and that embers had been blown by the
explosions of cans of powder Into the
upper windows of the mansion, which
was only a short distance away. That
Hemphill had killed himself during the
firo was eident from the story at a
neighbor, who declares she saw him In
the rear yard between the shop and
house after the fire had started and that
he went out Magnolia street In an east
ern direction. Taking this course, he
could have entered tho front door of
the larger building and gone to the third
floor.
judge Joseph. Hemphill, brother of
the supposed suicide and Incendiary,
was one ot the most distinguished citi
zens of Chester County. For more than
twenty-five years he was on the bench.
having won the Republican nomination
in 1909, although originally chosen on
the Democratic ticket. In 1915 ho re
signed on account of 111 health. His
death followed shortly after his retire
ment. LABOR BOARD URGES
HIGHER PAPER PRICE
Carmen Believe Action Means
President Will Be Urged to
Fix Rates
Washington, June 28.
The National War Labor Board
today established a precedent when It
forwarded a communication to the Fed
eral Trade Commission urging it to
reconsider its decision In the price of
news print paper so manufacturers will,
be better able to pay increased wages
awarded employes by the board.
A general increase of 10 cents an
hour was awarded workers.
Electric street railway officials took
this to mean the board will undoubtedly
urge President Wilson to assume the
rate-fixing power they contend has been
conferred on him by Congress and will
give local railways the right to Increase
fares denied by local rate-fixing bodies.
A brief of the President's authority to
assume the rate-fixing powers has been
requested by the White House and It
was expected the Labor Board would
forward it yesterday. Officials think
the brief and recommendation of the
board for higher fares will surely go to
the White House today.
The board at the same time is expect
ed to hand down Its decision in the wage
demand controversies of the Detroit and
Chicago carmen. Carmen are demand
ing sixty cents an hour and better work
ing conditions. The demands were re
fused on the ground the companies were
financially unable to pay the Increased
scales with piesent fares.
Wage demands ot carmen of seenteen
other companies are before the board.
STEAL $100,000 IN STAMPS
Systematic 'Thieving Carried on
by Wall Street Office Boys
New York, June 28. The Indictment
yesterday of Elwood Banfield, of No.
162 nireralde Drive, on charges of
petty larceny and receiving stolen goods,
revealed that for months scores of boys
employed In offices In the Wall Street
district have been stealing postage
stamps from their employers.
Assistant District Attorney Talley
said he was on the track of fully a
hundred boys, and that their thefts
amounted to at least $100,000 a year.
Banfield Is In business under the name
of J. H. Peterson, at No. 115 Nassau
street. He advertises "postage and reve
nue stamps for collections." With him
waa Indicted on similar charges Mrs.
Helen L. Smith, of No. 11 Osborne
street. White Plains, a clerk In his of
fice. Judge Mclntyre, In General Ses
sions, held each In $1000,
SOLDIER HANGS HIMSELF
Body Found Suipended in Barn Was
Horn eon Furlough
Keadlnc. Fa.. June 21. The body of
Robert Lee (loodhart, a private home
from Camp Meade on hlB first leave of
abaenca was found hanainr In the barn
of Allen ,Mertx, ort the Frtedensburg
roaa, mc rann, loaay. no waa i ine
camp less than a, month.
Ooodhart was thirty-one years old,
having been lust within the draft age.
He waa the son of Mrs. Emma Baylor
Ooodhart, who resides a block from
where his tragic end occurred.
He had overstayed his leave, although
a communication that he was 111 was
sent to the authorities at Camp Meade
by Jir. n. v. Miner or Mt; ran,,'
prescribed for aoodaart Hf, v 1
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Councils Committee to Pre
pare Report-for Fed
eral Authorities
MAY BE MORE HEARINGS
Preparatory to sending a report to
Washington on rent profiteering !n
Philadelphia, Councils' special committee
will meet late this afternoon to schedule
complaints received by mall and at
public hearing last week. The volume
of evidence at hand Is believed to b.
enough on which to base a demand for
remedial legislation or quick governmental
action.
W. T. Colborn, common councilman
frnm tha Fortv.alvth Ward and rhalr
man of the cnmmltfee. ta after aneed and' ri
with this end In view has suggested a Sj
compilation of facts already at hand
with a view to having members of the
committee submit them at once to them
to the proper Federal authorities. It
Is not likely that further evidence will
be heard today, as the plan outlined
calls for a remedyrot some kind this
summer. ,
Stay Hold Mere Hearings
The committee may continue public;
hearings with a view to flllngr an ex
haustive report with Councils at the end
of September. Upon this report local
remedies will be asked. Whether there
will be evidence sufficient for definite
charges agaliiet Individual real estate
holders depends upon what future meet-)
Ings may develop. ,
Complaints are being received dally,
by the committee, vrhe latest cornea
from a householder In Botanic avenue.
A house which In 1916 rented for $11 a
month Jumped to $12 In 1917. In 19U,
nn l,s ttmunH nt 4!ia Inreaae In Ilia rltT
A,, A,,C A .- w ...V. ...w.-. vv ..... v .
tax rate, the rent was raised to $1$ and V
later to $18. A verbal explanation wan
recently made to the tenant that If he
paid $20 a month he could continue in
possession.
The "buy or move" phase of the
profiteering scheme has also been Kane
into at lens-th and many cases ot this
kind will be Included In the report whtch
the cpmmltteo probably will decide to
day to carry to Washington.
Fuel Clauses In Leases t
Insertion of fuel clauses in rent leases
will be one of the new methods em
ployed by County Fuel Administrator
Lewis to prevent profiteering by land
lords and real estate agents. David
Wallersteln. counsel for the fuel ad
ministration, made this announcement
today.
"The, fuel administrator has In his
control a means, which he proposes to
use, to protect tenants from landlords
who are making uso of the present .sit
uation to sell properties at an exorbi
tant price or to raise rents beyond a
reasonable limit." said Attorney Wal
lersteln. "When the fuel administrator
Is convinced that an attempt of the
kinds spoken of is being made, he will
use his power in the distribution of coal
to protect the tenant from wrongful
treatment by prohibiting the supply of
coal to any house that has been vacated
through Improper methods by the land
lord. 'Tho plan to be followed Is this: A
tenant now occupying a house must be
permitted to remain until April 1, 1919,
unless the house be meanwhile sold to
a purchaser for actual occupation by
that purchaser. If such sale be made
the present owner must agree either to
purchase the tenant's coal at the price
he paid for It or to remove the coal at
the landlord's expe'nse to the tenant's
new place of residence.
"The question of increase of rents Is
too complicated to admit of a general
regulation. Each case must be deter
mined on its own merits.
"The fuel administration Is not at all
disposed to be arbitrary, and each case
will stand upon Its own merits. The
general policy outlined, however, will be,
rigorously enforced. The tenant must,
of course, pay his rent promptly and
comply with the other stipulations of
the lease."
Diilojalist Beaten and Jailed
Wltkea-Barre, Pa., June 28. When
Frank Marinskl. of Plymouth, sneered
at a parade of drafted men and said
they would see "President Wilson kiss
ing the Kaiser," a young man near him
knocked him to the street with a heavy
punch and then turned him over to the
police. Taken before Alderman Labar,
Marinskl was fined $10 and costp and
then sent to jail for thirty days. He Is
an Austrian, It Is said, and his case will
be reported to Federal authorlt'es.
DKATHW
KEARN8. June 2t, JA1IRS J husband
of Mary A. Kearna. Funeral Frl. ft a. m..
3888 Folsoni at. Solemn requiem masa at
St. Agatha's Church. 10.30 a. m. Int. Meat
Holy Redeemer. Relatlvea and frlenda. St.
Asatha'a Holy Name Society, St. Asatha'a
Altar Society, employes of Pennaylvanla.
Railroad. West Philadelphia Shop, Pfimn).
rania nauroaa itenet Aaaoctation ann rnna
dtlphla i-odse. No. .14. I.. O. O. M., tnvivted
to attend Autn airvlce.
ROBERTS. June 27. JOHN E. ROBERTS.
Relatives and frlenda invited to funeral aer-
vices. mca. - p. m., at ttsai natei av.
Int. private.
PANNEPACKER. June 27. RL1ZA ANN .
RRYAN, widow of Samuel C. Pannapacker.
aged 77. Relatirea and frlenda invited to
funeral. Mon.. 2 v. m.. from the home of her
aon-ln-law. Howard I.. Mitchell. Chalfont.
Pa. Servlcea at St. Jamea'a Lutheran v
Church. 2:30 p. m. Int. In adjoining- cam.
Auto will meet train at Chairont Depot,
1:03 p. m., from Doileatown. and 1:3s p. m.
from Reading Terminal. Auto funeral.
MULLEN June 27, WILLIAM B.. son of
Jeiale and tha late John T. Mullen, aged 21.
Relatives and frlenda Inviited to the funeral,
Sat.. 7:80 a. m.. 437 Union at. Mata at
St. Jamea'a Church, at 0 a. m. Int. Holy
Croia Cem,
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