r ,-r v , r . J- "-,. ','. MTumi v,:i siyi n-. . th V 1 1" J ' -J . ' J JS . ! Wn ,., EVENING PUBLIC -LEDGJ3RJAI)EB TD .g rfc;, , &, ? MJj0 .y RED CROSS BANDS 1500PUPILSFLEE WAR'TRQPJHES BROUGHT BY LIEUTENANT TRAGEDYBARED tmmm "JV ' it CANVASS FIRE IN SCHOOL BY PB0NE CALL T ' mPEAtEPlfflJED 4, it! , ,i . A! 3 &Hipusands of Workers Sisters and Priest Quiet Children and Lead Them to Safety PARENTS RUSH TO SCENE Battered -Body of Qcrman- Wellare iiodins' Ifonirarinff1 .. AM $ iViait Business and Resi town Man Found Under Pelliam Bridge " I , . .1.1 . !.- .1, tativca Would CimrH Ht.M " 1...' m -; I dence .Districts mining xroops morale m Ifr'-RALLV NETS BIG GAIN . THEORIES. IN CONFLICT, EFFORTS STILL NEEDEDl SMS . ' aj -'IN,-- ' - V - ' w," riwTSTld infill I III IHIHllliHI li II II H ill IP TIM" II i I iBfrfh' Nft ' fttfk.1' ' aasaH I (s.'.M '9 m--- M IKi. t. kB llja PJC Sl nir-'-Tif----'! -inri---iiiTniW-rriril-irn T(lKriiri , Hi, -nniriiwiM iihiphiihi iihihiiq ijiiiiiiiiw Ek to '-. rt. a m. or- M- fsrs. c. li?!? Via, K .1 PK ar !?' m K7 , ..'4nr v. C,&r I '' 4' . Br- PJW Hv " - KM EK&P' ft Mb Enthusiastic Subscribers at City Hall Enroll for Or phans and Dependents ISpirit of Red Cross Girl Wins Name for Roll Call i i Tho dnuntlessness of the Red Cross roll call workers was demon strated totiay xvhen Miss Margaret Tenney, in charge of tho workers In Haverford, sat on n porch moro than an Jtour waiting for tho woman of the house to have "a change of heart." "When Miss Tenney rang tho bell and Invited the woman to add her name to tho Christmas roll, the lat ter refused. Miss Tenney .started a short course In Rod Cross educa tion, and when that didn't seem to work, she sat on the steps and said she would wait there till the worn an's attitude changed. "You are a pretty good sport," declared the woman, after the girl had waited an hour. -''I'll be glad to give you my name." Thousands of Red Cross workers In' Philadelphia and the. four adjoining counties cf the southeastern district to day began their more Intensive work of canvassing business and residence dis tricts In the Christmass rollcall drive. Splendid results reported from the first day of tho campaign encouraged the canvassers. ' Another. large crowd gathered about the Statue of Liberty at noon for tho ' second rally under the direction of Mrs, Anna O. Mautz, contralto singer. The Liberty brass octet, under the direction of H. li. Wynne, served as a medium to draw the assemblage about the statue, where they sang under the leadership of Howard May. Dr. Belle Coolldge, tlrst 'American woman physician to be sent to France with the United States army, and Dr. Charles X). Hart, chair man of the Red Cross Christmas Roll- j call committee, were the speakers. As the enthusiasm ran high, men, i women' and. children nied Into the booth &' , " - . ...u JUb, iwi jmillVEl !X-. i on the Red Cross roll. Many .not onlv ?A DeiOW fhA Rtnrua arA ,,t tltst.. ...... jk ' ' V enlisted for themsMvp.q. htlf tialrl mnm. Ijifis "' ., bershlpg for soldiers, friends and also for .s.k-.. nrnnar n.,.4 ..... . . ...i . .. t.- v'-ia ,iu uciJCiiucilLa WHO CUUJQ HDl afford to pay dues. V . "Feople are so ready to support the f Red. Cross," declared Doctor Hart, "that W many are offering large subscriptions. W 'Its-R,us-t be understood that this drive ess1' Is CSSentlallv tn "nhfnln. truml.nl,ln '&$ rather, than money. So w are Invltlni? SJS . Jwwie-eager to subscribe to pay mem-$$$'- ,berBh'Ps tor thoso who would like to WW'S .'J- Jofavbut who have not money. A list of Pllii orphans and dependents who wish to be-' PV K'long; roay e obtained from .Mrs. George lg'?J'J((S UrqUhart at Red 'Cross Hall. Wnn. & maker's." No oftlgal flgurea .will be'iannunced by the committee before tomorrow, but it. fe understood,- that in every- district the showings so far have been excellent and there ,1s great hope for a 100 per . cent enrollment. Though the directors of the campaign, with' headquarters ,at 1613 Chestnut street, did not expect to take enroll ments, they did not 'refuse when more than 300 voluntarily applied there the first 'day. The 800 booths In the city, under the , general direction of Mrs. George Y?. Urquhart, assisted by Mrs. Walter C. 1 .Richardson, Mrs. Edward Moll. Mrs. W. E. 'MoCojven, Mrs. Rafph L. Murray, Mrs. W. E. Gamble and Mrs. M. T. Smith, are receiving wide patronage. The nrignt red caps and armbands of the nea uross women brighten the streets In all districts of the city. Despite the cold, the workers, are "manning" the bpoths outdoors as well as In Sheltered places. Many booths In churches, hot i . and drug stores will remain open over ounuay in oraer nut to miss any person In the city. t Workers In, the Main Line towns to day reported good returns for the first day. The Independence Square Auxiliary, 608 Chestnut street, today canvassed tho Curtis Building and newspaper of fices under the direction of Mrs. Theron X Crane and Mrs. Alfred Llppincott. The City Hall will be- canvassed to morrow. WORLD'S BIGGEST SEAPLANES .TO BE .TURNED OUT HERE 'Aircraft Factory at Navy Yard Will Lead Largest Hangar Now The largest seaplanes ever built will ba. turned out at tho naval aircraft fac tory, at tho navy yard, next year, as 0 a Jart of the. program for post-war de- veWment of airplane manufacture In I .? America, 'r i Commander F. G. Cobum, manager of , the plant, made this statement before i members of the Engineers' Club at a ft,- juncneon toaay. jls-UUf first step the worm's largest S, hanear. 150 feet hlirh and fifty feet wide. ,- has- been erected at the Navy Yard, he j. . oald. Other plans had been outlined. Ah flnmmandfir Pohurn hart nrervlouslv mlz 'tf. jnenuonea a seaplane duui in ftfw xorK, K ' . that had carried fifty-one tier sons on ?! y. -nn intereltv trin. thft tiw marhtnn mnv 1 be" 'the' forerunner' of a new-era In pas r enger-and. freight transportation, those at ja (uncneon Denevea. HIGHWAYMEN STAB TWO MEN yitjtimsui Hospital After Holdup highwaymen IV. ConnfAln na. forty-three years old. Kai pina ; reet, ana joseun oavuumy, iiny years &,'eia, 121 New street, were stabbed.. Both if;re In Roosevelt Hospital, where Bertlna ...fa. in a. serious conamon wim a. wnunfl ., ;ln the abdomen and cuts on the hands. SivlnaVv was cut on the head. i. -JotinfFellx. twenty-two years old Mniar &. x u rS Market street, near fjaiiawnm, waa ar-i y ' .risuea. ana vne ponce are searcmng ror ABOUier auotwcb wuvw lueuiuy ana not koen learned. The attempted holdup ' secured In Sixth street, below Vine. DIVORCES GRANTED Court of Common Mobs, tyo. 4 granted rcea as joiiowa: wr4J-frpm WluWb wtrfltld.' .fir'C. Jfrotn CHa"rI .l,(vlijrood. lluhflhO.. from. Clifford K. Smith. tbort- rnl Bartwra. LWKhctm. 1 DlUPifrlOOJ. from Flamttea T. flphfafa. .- from vHlon K. Oood. 1 JW JLiJUKKV V .-. ji'ii;;u ..-,;. !i? ; iwiw- 'kiw . s . '.' v.r. .; MISS. BLANCHE A. DAVIS Philadelphia girl who, while in jured, tried in vain to save her com panion in an automobile accident MAN DROWNS, GIRL HURT Auto Overturns, Throwing One Occupant Into Well Dazed and badly bruised when the hutomoblle In which she was riding turned turtle. Miss Blanche A. Davis, 2901 Mnrston street, struggled to her feet and tried to pull her companion, Gustavc Bohlke, of Pennsgrove, N. J., from an open well Into which he was thrown. She fell unconscious In the attempt, and did not revive until rescuers arrived to find that Bohlke had drowned. Tho accident happened on the Salem Pike, about a mile from Woodbury, Sun day night. Miss Davis, at her homo to day, was still suffering from shock and severe Injury to her back and head, and had only faint recollection of what happened. The car struck a deep rut and Bohlke was thrown out. It Is believed that Bohlke was so dazed that ho drowned. Miss Davis has been employed at the du Pont powder works at Carney's Point for eight months. TIDE OF RETURNING AMERICANS CONTINUES Two British Vessels Bring Contingents Troopships Carry Thousands By the Associated Press New Turk. Dec. 17. The British steamships Princess Jul iana and Caronla, bringing small con tingents of American military and naval men and civilians from England and France, came into port today. On the former were several groups of army and navy aviators. The Ca ronla's passengers were largely Amer ican, Canadian and Australian officers. Among them were naval Lieutenants J. H. Fulcher, of Frisco, N. C, and F. L. Muller, of Oakland, Cal., who spent forty-five days as prisoners aboard the German submarine Deutschland. The two men, officers aboard the army freighter Tlconderoga, torpedoed Sep tember 30, were among the few sur vivors of what they termed a particu larly ruthless attack by the U-hoat. iney were iukch iu ucriuunj' uy 'cir captors and turned over to the British when tho Deutschland, with other sub marines, was surrendered at Harwich, nccordlng to the terms of the armistice. Civilian passengers on the Caronla Included D. Kalopothatls, a Greek dip lomat on a special mission to the United States. The troopship Maul,,from Brest, with sixty-four officers and 2161 men, two days late on account of heavy weather, also arrived. Vfatlilngton, Dec. 17. General Per shing notified the War Department to day that he had designated for early convoy home a number of additional units, Including the Twenty-seventh En gineers and the 346th Field Artillery, in all about 4500 officers and men. Other units named are 153d, 482d, 491st, 97th and 1102d aero squadrons; Second Trejich-Mortar Battalion; Six teenth Company of the Fourth Motor Mechanics Regiment and British Re placement Draft Number One, air serv ice. The assignment by General Pershing of tho Ninety-second Division .National Army, (negroes) for early convoy home has been canceled. In making this an- i nouncement today the War Department gave no explanation, but the assumption here is' that the division has been selected as a reserve unit held to re enforce the American army of occupa tion In Germany. CONSTANT VIGILANCE, RRUSEN'S GRIP ADVICE Influenza Situation Docs Not Inspire Alarm, Director Tells Health Board The Influenza situation Is such as to Inspire constant vigilance but not alarm, Director of. Health Krusen said at a meetlne of the Board of Health this afternoon. When the disease recurs the cases are senerally less severe and fewer pa tients develop pneumonia. Dr. A, A- Cairns, chief medical In spector of the Board of Health, said a medical Inspector was being; sent to the home of every new patient, All the physicians In the city are receiving; let ters from the Board of Health asking; their eirtiest co-operation In preventing; another outbreak, and circular letters telling how to prevent the disease and how to treat It will be delivered to every home in Philadelphia, The local death rate from pneumonia and Influenza remains about 'normal, Dr. Krusen reported. In December, 1911, 468 Philadelphia died of pneumonia. In the same month of last year 48$ suc cumbed to It. In these two years no separate rating; waa given t,o Influenza, In the first two weeks of this month 20( persons have died of pneumonia and In fluenza. Hospital facilities are ample to care for all victims, he reported, and the number of physicians returning; from the array insures the city against such a, scarcity of doctors as prevailed dur ing 4hA recent enldemlc Captain Qeorge Pickrell, chief surgeon of the Fourth mavsi instrict, attended tho meeting ana saia mere was no aan rer of, another epidemic among; tho Mrv Ice men. 'ew caass aro sow betas ftrau,jte.ia,: . "j'- tsr . .'.-.. ".fl. '2 .V i, i -&?y vjWea , .tty-fa-i' v r,rfse' Jrv " ' ' ' Blaze in Ascension Parochial Institution Causes Fear for Shcrjdan Adjacent Fire today spread panto among the 1500 boys and girls of tho parochial .school of the Catholic Church of the Ascension, at G and Westmoreland streets. Sisters of the school and the Rev. D. J. nrouehnl. rector of the Ascension .Church, who rushed to their aid, stilled the children's fears nnd led the little ones down the fire stairway to safety. The adjacent Sheridan public school, with about 1100 'pupils, was rumored to bo on fire, and hundreds of frantic mothers of children In both schools ran to the scene, weeping and wringing their hands in fear that their little ones were lost. They quickly learned that all of the Ascension school children had escaped and that no flames had reached tho Sheridan School. The fire originated in a pile of papers In the basement shortly after the morn ing session began. Long before the flames penetrated to the first floor smoke filled the classrooms and the chil dren began to scream and cry. Some tried to run to the doors, tum bling over a few others who stood In their way. Tho sisters, However, made themselves heard above the cries of the frightened children. They soon con vinced the little ones that if they would only preserve order as they had learned to do In the frequent lire drills no one would be Injured. Then Father Broughal arrived from the parochial residence adjoining the school. After adding his assurances he led children and teachers down the Are stairway. The school Is a three-story building adjoining the church. Tho damage is estimated at $1500. NAVY NEEDS 200,000 RECRUITS $12,000,000 Asked for Replacing Period-of-War Men Waalilnicton, Dec. 1". (By A. P.) Two hundred thousand men must be recruited for the navy next year to take the place of demobilized men who en llstpd for the war. Captain H. Lanlng, chief of the Bureau of N'ovlgatlon. made this estimate today In asking the House Naval Affairs Com mittee for $12,000,000 to cover trans portation and recruiting. The navy has 215,000 men. Of these, 165,000 enlisted since the war began, 120,000 of them for four years nnd 45,000 for the duration of the war. More than 60 per cent of the war recruits have asked to be discharged, among them tho four-year men, who enlisted with the understanding they, too, would be re leased when the war ended. In addition the, naval reserve force, numbering 290,000 men, must be placed on Inactive duty when the peace treaty is signed. Captain Lanlng announces that 10 per cent of the men of the regular naval force will be discharged at once, and that by July 1 next 150,000 men of the present .force will have been released. None will be discharged from certain branches, like the radio and hospital corps, which must be maintained at their present strength. In reply to a question as to the prob able date of discharge of physicians in the navy who enlisted for the war. Cap tain Lanlng said none could be released at present, nor In the near future. iA , . , - 20 BALLOTS WTTHOuT ELECT ON N. J. Senatorial Catfcus Still Dead J locked Over Presidency Trenton, Dec. 17. After Iwenty bal lots had been cast for president of the Senate by the caucus of the Republi can Senators this afternoon, there were still seven votes for Senator Mackay, of Bergen, and six for Senator Wells, of Burlington, with Senator Pilgrim, of Essex, not voting. Governor Edge suggested that the Senators get together. He conferred be fore the afternoon conference with Sen ators Mackay, Wells and Case, of Som erset, in the executive office. He said that he had no particular plan in his mind as to how the situation could be adjusted, but the Impression lsthat' he will have to show his hand as To whom he thinks should be selected when the Senators resume balloting Monday even ing. FRANCE VOTES ITS CONFIDENCE Chamber of Deputies Expresses Approval of Clcmenceau Parla, Dec. 17. The Chamber of Deputies today passed a vote of confi dence in the Clemenceau government, 310 to 175. The vote was taken on the question of whether the armistice terms are acceptable, when Deputy Emll Con stant asked why total Immediate de mobilization of the German army was not Included. SCHOOL EFFICIENCY, BRUMBAUGH'S THEME Penna. Governor Declares Educational Institutions Must Widen Sphere df Service By the Associated Press Annapolia, Dec. 17. Schools In the future must do more to educate both-the foreign and native born population and to train men and women in trades, said Governor Martin O. Brumbaugh, of Pennsylvania, today, In an address on State educational policies before the conference of Oover-' nopr here. "The school raust widen Us sphere of service," said Governor Brumbaugh. "We welcome immigrants and we give them home and haven. But we should Insist that every immigrant within Ave year must master the English language, or leave the country," v Governor Brumbaugh denounced the past practice of sending youths to Ger many for the completion of their unlver. slty education. ' ' Discussing State lebor policies, Governor-elect Thomas K. Campbell, of Arizona, recommended that all States' enact compulsory arbitration laws ,ip minimize strikes and labor disturbances. He also urged enactment of drastic State laws against sabotage by the I, W. W, or other advocates of "direct action." Governor Pilchard L Manning, of South Carolina, pleaded for continued national unity after the war. Governor Frederick D, Gardner, of Missouri, presided at the morning; session. ' ' ' . I .fin.1. la )t,unaii "mm neurishte . tt- Is TanlrdM the aovernorJHR r,i'rr Licuttnant Archibald R, Harmon, 5247 trophies P.R.T.HASNEW WORKERS' PLAN Co-operative System Now Includes Collective Bar gaining and Pensions INSURANCE FEATURE Tho Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com pany today announced extensive revision and amendment of the co-operative plan under which it deals Jth its employes. The principal features of tho new plan are provisions for collective bar gaining and co-operative welfare under takings, which incluc'e pensions of $40 a month for men who have reached the ago of slxty-flvo nnd have become In capacitated after twenty-live years' con tinuous service In the company, life In surance of $1000 and sick benefits after eight days of illness. In Its announcement that the new plan was now In operation tho company added that It has bean indorsed by the war labor board. In ii booklet Issued by tho company, detalllnijthe new plaVi, Is Inclosed a copy of a lAter to the em ployes from E. B.'Woodaj chief examiner of the war labor board, slaying that the' plan was approved by thi entire board, Including Frank P. Walsli and former President Taft. llranch Committees Under the new plan there are branch committees for all depots, stations and division.!. Each of the men's- branch committees consists of two men elected by the men ;. each of tho company's, of two appointed by the company. All the branch committees of a department com bined shall constitute the committee of that department, there being a depart ment committee for the men and one for the company. Tho employes' department committees annually elect two of their members to, a general committee for employes. There being Ave departments, the committee men will number ten. The company will name a like number for Its general committee. ' Disputes which the branch committees cannot adjust will go up to the depart ment committees. Those the department committees cannot adjust will, go to the general committees. If the general com mittees cannot agree each names an ar bitrator, the two to name a third. It the two cannot agree on a third three men will be asked to Join with thetwo, making an arbitration board of Ave. Three to le Aslied The three to be asked are the Provost of the University of Pennsylvania, the chairman of the State, Publlc Service Commission and the president of the Chamber of Commerce. If they cannot. serve they wll( be asked to appoint men to serve In their stead. The affairs of the co-operative wel fare association, Including sick and death benefits and pensions, will be ad ministered by a co-operatlye welfdre council, consisting of the combined mem bership of the two general committees for collective bargaining. HOMES NOT WORTH COST. . -,.,... m Emergency Fleet HduBek' Normal Value 70 1'er Cent,, fiez Says Normal value of many properties built hv thn'houslnir division of 'the fcmer- gency Fleet Corporation .during the war win oe lesB man iu per -imhi. w im-u nnat nrp.nrdini? tn n. statement made this afternoon by Charles ' Plez, director gherai, oeiore me aenaio -uiuhih.c Commute in Washington. . This situation is 'the result of the in flated values due toMhe war, ,for which InpanutH frplaht rains and l0h JiaUlS were chiefly responsible, paid Mr. Plez. Two nanureo anu eigmy bhiwo, bb.c .iir 1 -ik 3R7 trrnuft tons, were con structed by the Emergency Fleet Cor poration and aeuvereu m u uiiu States Shipping Board for operation be tween August, 1917, and November 23, 1918, Mr. Plez said., During tho war the corporation under took twenty-four housing projects, which included the construction of 8949 sub stantial houses, 1119 apartments ana elgnt BUDBianiuu noiem, . capable of housing 86,000 persons. Nearly 4000 have been completed. ( r 73D PROCLAMATION IN 2 YEARS Thia Time-Governor ferumbaugh Announces Election of Judges lUrrtiburg, Dec, 17,-rOovernor Brum- baugh. today 'Issued a proelamaticn an- r..r (, itfnv. of Alexander Simpson, Jr., and. John W, Kephart to r.V tt...;...mi f.n arA nt William bavld Porter to the Superior Court. The proclamutlim waa Issued Immedl ,.,.. r.nnn rnmr.it Inn nf the onlclai count, and the conunlsalons will be Issued 't once. ' v - ' . aty-thlrd proclamation, .' IB a!Ma Ww., Baltimore avenue, brought home today a collection of 138 pieces of war and relics from the Allied front in France BAHLEFIELD RELICS BROUGHT BY OFFICER Police JHelp Prevent Children Seizing Collection of Lt. Archibald R. Harmon War trophies and relics from every section of tho Allied front In France aro Included In a collection of 138 pieces brought home today by Lieutenant Archibald It. Harmon, 5247 Baltimore' avenue, ' . He hns returned on furlough, afrer having served for many months as' the officer In charge of motor truck trans portation of the Y. M. C A. overseas. Display of the trophies this after noon on the porch at Lieutenant Har mon's home while he was unpacking them attracted BOO children from a. near by pchool, and help of the police was required to protect them from tho young souvenir hunters. Conspicuous In the collection Is a Ger man machine gun of the 1918 type, found by Lieutenant Harmon at Mont facon. The dead gunner's Angers were still clutching the trigger of the weapon when Lieutenant Harmon discovered It in a -camouflaged machine-gun nest. Another interesting relic is a German helmet, pierced through by a machine gun bullet; which killed the wearer:' There are flfteen other helmets of all', types worn by. the Germans and the Allied troops. At Chateau-Thierry Lieutenant Har mon got several of the enemy's discard ed rifles, trench knives and bayonets, hacked and broken showing the effects of combat t at close quarters with the victorious marines. Tne rines ranged in typo from the 1915 to the;1918 models, tho latter very much resembling the model used by the American forces. Lieutenant Harmon has several star-' shell guns, Ave gas masks, big shell cases, and many parts of wrecked Ger man airplanes, which he picked up at Verdun, Fers-en-Tardenois and other places. Lieutenant Harmon was frequently under Are, and his work took him to all sectors on the western front He met Marshal Foch, Marshal Joffre and General Pershing on several occasions, and sntcthe latter Is the most easily approachable man In France. When the Germans were making their last drive on Paris at the time that victory for them seemed within thejr grasp, Lieutenant Harmon saw the Sec ond A.mcrlcan Division go Into action against them, ard said Its work on the Marne really turned the tide. Later, the Forty-Becond and the Twentysecond pi vlslons. followed tho Second Into battle. NEW GOVERNMENT FOR, SERBIA Prince Alexander Postpones Paris Journey Until Completion Washington, Deo. 17. Prince Alex ander of Serbia is forming a new government,, according to Information reaching the capital through Swiss channels, today. ... Alexander is postponing his Journey to Paris until the new government, Is completed. DEFENSE FOR BERGER TO BEGIN TOMORROW Government . Completing Its Case Against Socialists With Secret Service' Testimony ChlraWo, Dec. 17. R. A.. Mllroy and. Earl Dole, both agents of the Depart ment of Justice, were witnesses today at the trial of Victor If. Berger and four other Socialists charged with vld latlng the Espionage Act, District Attorney Clyne said he hoped to complete the Government's caso to morrow. The defense' probably will take a week. Seventy-five per cent, of! the Government's evidence la documentary, articles printed tn the American Social ist and In Berger's paper, the Mllwau latlng the espionage act. Dole testified that at a big Socialist meetlne In Milwaukee July.. 9, .1917. resolutions were .adopted demanding the war be stopped at once. On mo tion of Berger. Dole said, the audience gave three cheers for the People's Coun cil of America for democraoy arid terms of peace and Its efforts to end the war. Amoni the speakers. Dole said, were Emll Seldel, one-time Socialist Mayor OI aiuwauKee, iuiu iauru xiusups, who, th.e witness said, wato Introduced aa a niece of General Samuel Hughes, of Canada.. 'Mrs. Jennlo'Jleed, once a clerk In the offices of the National Socialist party. 'testified she had shipped anti-war liter ature to all parts or tne country by -direction of Adolph' Germer, another de fendant, national secretary c-r the party. .Denies Telephone Merger , ' Edward M. 'Cooke, second vice presi dent and general manager of the Key stone Telephone Cpmpany said yester day after his return from a conference with the Postoffic Department at Wash ington, there waa no truth In the' report the Federal controller of wire companies proposed to merge, the Keystone ,' SKIP-STOP PLAN M BY PETITION Business Men's Attorney Goes to Harrisburg to File Complaint CALLS IT DANGEROUS Skip-Stop Loses Out Again, But Not Here; Oh, My No! Baltimore: abolished tho trolley, skip-stop as a failure. Trolley companies In and around Potsvllle gavo It up, In deference to public sentiment. And today, the,State Public Serv ice Commission announced that, the Cumberland County fqeji adminis tration having assented, the Valley Railways Company, operating: at Kberly's Mills and Whlto Hill, might stop the skip-stop. But In Philadelphia, the skip-stop sticks! l Edwin M. Abbott, , counsel for the United Business Men's Association, left for Harrisburg this afternoon to present to the Public Servlae Commission a ne, tuition by the association to have the nKip-slop Bysiem investigated anu or dered discontinued. The petition follows, In part: "The transnortatlon committee of thn United Business Men's Association of Phlladelohla Alas received numerous complaints from Individual members .of the various associations constituting the United Business Men's Association of Philadelphia with regard to the Bklp stop system now used by the Philadel phia Rapid Transit Company in Phila delphia. "Information and evidence has been submitted to us showing that this sys tem Is dangerous to the welfare of the citizens ana nas resulted in many aa cldents. "This skip-stop system Id contrary to tho ordinances of Councils of the city of Philadelphia. : "We ask that your honorable bpdy make a thorough Inquiry and would pray that you Issue an order compelling the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company to show cause why this system shduld not be discontinued at, an earjy date akd grant such- further relief as your honorable body may 'deem proper." To Launch Destroyer at Camden The destroyer Leary will, be launched tomorrow at the New York shlnvard. Camden. At tho same, yard on Thurs day the ES00-ton passenger and feight steamship Santo Lenora, will be launched. CANAL DEVELOPMENT FIGHT IS UNDER WAY Congressman Moore Leading Battle in House for Great ' Coastal System Waihlncton, Dec, IT, Canal development may form a large part of the next, rivers and harbors bill, which Is soon to be reported to the House. City and State officials and canal as sociations throughout the country are appearing before the committee to urge their fayorita projects. The breakdown of the railroads Im mediately following the declaration of war and tho U-boat raids off the At lantic coast, are tho .chlpf arguments canal boomers are ptftUhi? forward. The canals,- they point put, would re lieve the railroads of av'yast burden of heavy freight, such, as coal, a,nd, under a Federal system of control c-anats and railroads could be connected In ono great Inland transportation' system. The U-boafr raids'lHl n lar&ri- uitt than they Wel-e could have tljid up all coat wise shipping, It Uiijild, nd-' left the New England Btates, for Instanfle; almoSi Without coal to run mUhltlonnanl: t On this, fact' Is. based one argument for a systemtof coastal waterways' run ning frim the Qulf of Mexico to 'tfew England; . Representative 3, Hampton Moore, of Pennsylvania, president of the Atlantic Deep Waterways Association, Is leading the canal battle in the House., Many Governors In the Eastern States are supporting the movement. , Files in Sleet at 7 Below Zero t Wafhlngton. J)ec 17. (By A. P.) Ira Blffle, mall flyer, 'reportedf today that he made the trip, from New York to WaBhlnfffnn vifttrrtlfcv In n fen,,,, aliri forty minutes, Includftg t ten-mlnnta stop at Philadelphia. He passed through snow and sleet, storms,. and,at.l6oo feet . I Victim Boarded Wrong Train and Jumped to'Dcatti . ' x Mystery surrounds tho death of Wil liam H. Cardwell, twenty-four years old. B02S Keyser street. He was found dead near the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge at Lincoln,, and Creenetm Valley drives early this morning, Deputy Coroner Sayres believes he Jumped from a train he had boarded by mistake. He reasons that Cardwell got on a train he thought was bound for Mount Airy, and 'then, when he discov ered It branched off toward' Trenton, tried to alight. The police scout this theory, and saV a man voluntarily alighting from a train would not Jump oft while crossing a bridge 100 feet above the street level. They tell of a mysterious telephone messago received at the Germantown police station telling them that a man's body would be 'found under the bridge. The police failed to- obtain the name of the Informant, bute found the body In the position 'described. Cardwell had been dead about two, -hours, and on his head were bruises that Indicated foul play, the police say. Cardwell was employed aa a clerk by the Provident Life and Trust Company. He left the company's office, fourth and Chestnut streets, shortly hf ter nooh yes terday. He was obliged to go to Ivy Hill Ceme tery In connection with business duties, but the place where his body was found Is a considerable distance' from the cemetery. Cardwell was In the employ of the company for ten years. He had a good record. His employers do not believe his death was duo to suicide. His accounts were found to be correct, Asmail amount of money and a watch were found " In Cardwell's pockets. Qnfdwell was identified by a, registra tion card and two letters which wero found 1 nhis coat pocket Although the police are inclined to the theory that the mysterious man who discovered tho body was driving along tho road and had nothing to do with the crime, they are making every effort to locate him and are tracing phone calls that were received this morning at the aermantown ejcchange. FIRE THREATENS PLANT Top JTloors of C. F. Bonsor & Co. Building Burned Fire on the fifth floor of the coffee roasting establishment of C. F. Bonsbr & Co., Inc., 18 South Water street, run ning through to 19 South Letltta street, for a time threatened to reach adjoining hlilldlnflra And onlv waji nvprnrnnn lnnf night after a stubborn light by firemen summoned by two successive alarms. At the height of the blaze, Hoseman Adam Elteryork, of Company No. 8, Sec ond and Race streets, was found uncon scious on the fourth floor of the' burn ing building by Fireman Walter Mar shall, of Truck Company No. 4, Fourth and De Lancey streets: Marshall brought Elteryerk down, the fire-escape on his shoulders, and the latter was revived on the' street. . DR0P3 REICHSTAG CALL; President Says Armistice Exten sion Makes Meeting Unnecessary copeniiKirnn, iwu ,. ny . T President Fehrenbach, o: tm he German Reichstag, according to a telegram from Berlin, has Informed the members of the Reichstag that as the armistice has been prolonged and preliminary peace nego tiations postponed, there Is no reason for the Reichstag to meet at present. (An Amsterdam .dispatch last Saturday repotted that President Fehrenbach had convoked the Reichstag.) Amsterdam, Dec. 17. The Berlin Workmen's and Soldiers' Council has protested against the summoning of tne Reichstag, demanding that President Fehrenback be punished and that the present Government resign, according to a dispatch received from that city today. MAYOR TO PLEAD NOT GUILTY Arraignment in Fifth Ward Case Set for Tomorrow Mayor Smith will" plead not guilty tomorrow to charges resulting from the "Fifth' Ward primary election of Septem ber, 1917, when Policeman Qeorge A Eppley, was shot and killed. The cty's executive Is Indicted for alleged conspiracy to violate the,Shern act ard for alleged conspiracy to pre vent a free and fair election. Untl. he won a severance .from Judgo Wessel, the Mayor was' a co-defendant with "Ike" Deutsch, Police Lieutenant David Bennett and five Fifth Ward patrolmen. These seven were convicted before judge Uause in the ChCBter Coun ty Court CRASH BLOCK'S TRAFFIC Auto and Trolley Collide at (Sixth and Market Streets ( Collision between nn automohlln nnd a Market street trolley at Sixth street1 thlsiarternoon aeiayea tranio on Market street a few minutes and attracted a crowd of shoppers who heard the crash. No''one was Injured. The only damage done was the nunn. turlng of the gasoline tank on the rear of the automobile. The laocldent was due to the automobile being backed out irom tne cum onto (tie, car track in front of a westbound trolley. The nama of the motorist was not learned. , , , 1 Caye "Light," Lo?t $400 While Max Rushansky, a ship chand ler, 117 South Second street, was count ing his money preparatory to deposit ing lt In a bank, a stranger at his side asked for "a light" ha turned to his money. S40o fn nnoi xiu&nanBivy vo u jfsui, ana wnen JIIUII d. lt had disappeared. He suspects, the stri wit 'pal," who got away th the. money. Three Injured When Anto Overturns Three Fhlladelphlans were Injured last night when their automobile turned over at the Federal street ferry, Camden. The accident was due to tho blowing out of. a. tire- James, Brak, .twenty-seven years old, Fifth and .Oxford streets and Peter Guile; forty-thre years old, 18118 North Fourth street, suffered frac tures of the right hand. Jacob Freder lck, ' f brty-seveh years" old. 154 West Qlney avenue, sustained a broken right arm. All three are In Cooper Hospital. Man Struck' by Auto Dies Harry Mills. 2MJ North Foufth'street. auardi emDloved hv th bursau of watr. i of watr. He rot oft a trolley .Fifth street, and Wyoming, avenue -or At anaT wkji w cross .behind ;lt. He Coroner's Assistant Thinks Co-operative Necessary frow,;J liven Thoueh'FinlitinE Is '1 Over, Says Leader, m ReDreftftlfnttvaa nt nDdlw- nil -.,.u- I organizations In the City, met'thln nftWA'SI . ... ' . I'illjr noon at me Chamber of Commerce, and; S3 discussed tho present and future, status 'M of service men. J? The martin,-' wo, n1im.A 1... wi..r..'-,r Tl?I o ,. WUICU UJ, t,MlVlll XJ. 3 Lewis, director OfShn vir onmn rntn. V, munlty service, and among the spenkers ' .....- - i . ....... vl nviimu organisations. During the real war days," said Mr. Til Lewis. Wft warn rnBmA ln 4U. l """ memoers or a special committee J"kj appointed by the service to solvo- tho?-v$f I naming or morale and the creation of ,KI Ittatl mn.l.. 1 9 1 .. 1. '. . t4'l .v...... ,.,, j uau orave ngnung men. yji The War IS Over, hilt nnr Wnrlr' nnnj, I tlnues. The fighting men are belni re-. L'l turned 'to civil life and It Is our 'duty. ' w a,u iu Mini wura. it is n Dig-worK ana . ,'. to accomplish it we must work toirether. "l Welfare organizations must co-operate." '. Mr. T.ewln Avnlfitnari fhof Bwdvai wel fare agencies In the city arejlacklng In tfc! I certain facilities with which they can f!i work to better advantage and suggested Yl mat sucn organizations be helped. , Every phase of welfare work from " icwvrtiiuii io Kuaruiiip me morals oc soldiers and sailors was .taken up. , '$) The members of the special commit- teo and the organizations they repre J? sent are I)r. rnl TC nrammai. nM ct q,a-1,-i-i ... Jt en's Club ; Dr. G. H ifoope, Ship and "I J Tent Club ! L. N. Vnuntnln Central "V. a M, C. A.: Joseph C McMenamln, , $ Knights of Columbus; Charles A. sum-' W son, Rotary Army and Navy Club: Mrs. , " Edgar W, Batrd, National League for ti Women's Service; Mrs. Edward Browni (' ing, .umerx-ency ,Aia; Mrs. ueorge A. Dunning. Woman's Suffrage Party; Colonel C. B. Hatch, United States Ser vice Club; Leon J. Obermayer, Jewish Welfare Board; Captain E. P. Fader, Frankford Arsenal;. Harry Jordan. Keith's Theatre; Mrs. H. S. Prenttss Nichols. New Century Club; O,- P; Mc-' Cormlck, War Camp Community. Service; and Mr. Lewis, director of tho War Camp Community Service, chairman. The committee was appointed after a general meeting of .welfare workers' held last week. The committee was appointed to study conditions and report back to the main body. '.( TO HEAD CITY HALL GUARD Acting sergeant uuity g rromonon to ,. ' ' Lieutenancy RumoreJ ,'j It was rumored about City Hall and, "pf ,1. r- . '-. . - i along the political mmto this arternoon ., w that In ft few dayB Director of Public -W Safety Wilson would appoint Acting, ser-' t geant Thomas W, Cuffy, of the City Hall ' puards, to lieutenant, to succeed Henry . Hlttenhouse, who died last week. ' ,' -, .- THE KVER-POPULAB ' MESSIAH WILL BE RENDERED BY ' -PhlladJphlft-' noted orsaBlsatlott 'of iraweu yivro,- guv ...., . The CHORAL SOCIETY $ imnrcn THE . DIRECTION- . 1 Henry Gordon Thunder,' Director ..' W ' Artlited by members of the'i 'JJ Philadelphia Orcjestraj And the following uoted Artlits- f!. Florence Hinkle, Soprano Merle Alcock, Contralto Henri Scott, Basso t -. y Walter Pontius, Tenor DECEMBER 30 ACADEMY OF MUSIC ' Bale of tickets at Heppe'a. HIT Cheatnutl Subacrlbera and members may secure tickets) W uee. is ana iu irom ur.maiey. , .vfct, : ' ) 4 WONDERFUL . ' XM AS SPECIALS Fine Quality DIAMONDS m tSmalleit wrist -watch 10 Q 1 A (iweln. trarrnnted lp years, Jfc II lit bartaln. Value S15 JlF A Sparkling DIAMOND; Set in the new, 14-kurat white cold, ' $35.00 s LAVLUERES; The flne'it "election of Lav allleres In town. ..The ions herewith la solid sold set wlta Kenerous-alzeq nne white ..dia monds. jxXti.uy .Others $5.00 to 1175.00) I.Mayer,1732 Market Jeweler HHverartlth c -ritJ&'15Pi XiVJilAuo DEATHS y& m& $$& DUDOBON. Deo. 16, uddenlv, at- hl- r OEON, ftsed 81. Due notice ft funeral'wlllVMjJ uiSn n. ir. In New York.. EMKA V.'. "M daurhter of the late John Foster and Ssffav I,oncre.Keen, Notice of funeral later, ""yj 1IKLV RANTED FEMAIJ5 STENOORAPHEns Automobile manufsa- . turluS concern (ih anemnsv ior 4 SOOu i stenographers; must be efficient and come1' rnmmended. I' J18. ledsrer naice. ' -.-n;'.' , , ' ,' 'i ' 8rrOATION& WANTED UAUC M- &$ BUYER and mnaer General merchandise. lW laven yeara exoerlence: niarrledi rh-ilr tlan. available January 1. O 254. Led. CasuAa rir.E' llKl.lr.'.HB vunthii " -'V r jt ii,oft ifiiivm, ci'p " ' S fU .". .. . , ,iir.aa MOBA1U HELPER WANTED, r lnaS MARKET BT. i BOOMB FOB HUNT SqOUST. 12po-rLre, sunshiny roomjsf;"5?! bathi eoutbem eTiweure; h,-g. heat. BPRUCH. isao iarse sunny rQonn fcJKf-S Wliier iiw.1. fantu.r.mif . , ,'." . f iisxa CABS -ttf. - rPimP ip4 ,.' v 4 5 r -; VI 'A Is I TO "-! m ;f. 'I i. -nl '! t. f,l .1 IH . .wi.,W, '. - J I i2bhJt ;.' &&&. ,JV . . -W.' itjlirfj,. ! ..'. .A,
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