TWTH W . r-fc'i'.1'' "?.V ,! ..-AT .. . T4-?t, ";, tf; 'V VU ifT ,Miy. i ;'l $ EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA', TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, ioi9 -t Sfc Eb- YJ.fi tV $ f f tut. H frA i .. ,H.B.HACKETT 1P0MES BACK HERO V I" i -;;" 'Philadelphia Officer Lost Hr 3iarl .of Jaw. by Ger man Shell CLAUDS U. S. ARTILLERY P; Former West Point Star Ath lete Also Praises Work T'tk nf Tlprl f!rnss Colonel Horatio H. HnctJCtt 222n ;nst Cumberland utreet, lins nrrlteil itr tlip Vnlted States Hfler fervlco hIoiib kcv ral front with artillery unit. I ''But ten of his teeth ntid part of tils JJf remain In France, toll taken by a German oiplonhe shell at the ArKimic. 'At that time the American artillery was Hal ,600 yards behind the adianccd line of Infantry. t "The tnerlcan artillery rrrtalnly came through In Brand Hlyle,'- he said tter landing- In New York from the tranport Itottenlam jesterday. "Whv ven uslns the French 75c. great guns , but ones to which our men were un accustomed, they handled themselves Jiic veterans at all times, and their rer brd la certainly one to compare' faor- , ahjy with that of 'any ether Allied ar- tyatry force Trnle for lied Cro The rulonel speak hlglily it the work done by the American Hed Cnw He spoilt several weeks In wii'li a hos pital recovering from tlio injuries t his Jaw and his arm. chest and Mil, all of -which were Inflicted by tha same shell. , He is the son of the l.tto Horatio B. Hackett, on time Register of Wills state, senator, magistrate and a Repub lican leader In the Kensington district. , Tho colonel lias the reputation or belnc one of the greatest athletes evei graduated from West Point. DurliiK his four-year term at the academy he earned tho arsiiy "V' twelve times, four times In football, four times in baseball and twice each on the track aHd at hockey When he was gradu-, ted fellow students nresentnl hint with P r4L handsome sword. miy Army life In peace times did not np-1 peal to me young man. m -lie resignnd and tool; the civil engineering courso at ' tho University of I'enns.vlvania, but as sot-re as the war began lie quit lil po- .... ... ...,, nnnnimi sltlou as an engineer and 'offered ',' FAIL TO ASK LICENSE RENEWAL en,ices to the Adjutant lienera! nH Harrisburg. He was tendered a coin- Xlll'.'C Kctilil tlllll Seven Whole mission as second lieutenant, hut turned i m , .-.i it down, and went to Illinois, where he! salc Litlor 1 lares to L.IOM was gl)en n Colonel's commission. Three retail and wneii wholesale Others Mho Arrived dealers In liquor who falltil to ask Others who arrived on the Rotterdam renewal of their llquor-telllng privileges -ar T laltlannnt TnuanU T. i.. ..11 t 1 I u va 1leiTncnil 4t. i 1t nffitlfl TP(1 llV (Mprlt p aifa'-Moore streets; Major Keller Hockey.' uwnY nhnn'V Lieutenant Jamef A. Buchanan, of the riilverslty pf Pennsylvania Ueutcpant Ouy H. II Fold, of Ta- "ony, was the remaining I'hlladelphlan Abo arrived on the nxtterdam. Major Jeorge C. lleyward. Jr.. 323 Rnrlnir. neid avenue. Chestnut Hill, returned to'...... . ... -. . . . ,.-.......i...,.,i. Xew York on board tho Dante Allchlerl l.nnr,! (h n...... liu. I yesicruay. fVnrrv Vi. f it,, fo,. r . , ihSr" 'alJ!J ' Lr..f lm" n' ... -. -v,kCv. ,w iciimui in i urnf y during tho wnr were brought to tliln "cipuiitry by men and ofilcers.of the United 'iere,lnterned durlnTth. war in Tur ey I t' Tneir arrived In Xew York vpi.niv j 7 l converiea yacnt ."scorpion, who f-ss among the officers. ANTI-LIQUOR TALK 1 Seven Hundred Attend Meeting in I Wet rhiladelphu Church tinded a mass-meetlnB held under the Jtusptces of the Philadelphia district. i-ennsyivania Anu-aieon jeague. m jst. J?aurs Presbyterian Church, Fiftieth wreet and Baltimore avenue. I'llnton . Hovvara, or itocnester. ;v. y , u llvered an address In which he pre ii auaress in wmcn no nra- dieted, a better era for America with tlie banishment of liquor. K S. RIFLEMEN SHOOTING Find Blotcs Poisonous Fumes Upon Them From Jettisoned Cargo, Off Atlantic Coast, That Had Bern Sent From Baltimore for Sinking By the Associated Press iun affected and no fatal effects are Baltimore, Mil., Feb. 18. Word has . feared. rnached here that several expert rifle iin 'wero gassed oft the Atlantic coast list week while shooting holes In gas tknks Ah'lch' failed to sink w hen thrown iverhoard from the United States steam. Elinor. The Elinor sailed from port a -week ajro with 2600 tons of lsonous cases. The crew and a num- yvf'ber'of soldiers from Iklgewood Arsenal Hoars, a storm warning causing them . m i- ...,. .!,,... vab, .mI1a ,l,n an V as calm. The freighter was loaded with tanks f phosgene, mustaid, tear and special j ases. sufficient. It Is said, to wipe out i n entire army. Tho cases of shells 1 jaded with gas -went to the bottom i rlthout any trouble, but a number of 1 tie tanks refused to go down and "pop (i hotn'' were taken at them by the marks i ien. After shooting holes in n number Jt these the gunners took off their matks and a -wind swept the fumes acrosa the ecK, Physicians, novvmer, revivou inn IL S- ARMY KV 9 W " fv0flnl9linn crrrz: ;; m rxaui apes !' SPECIAL 2-50 $12.50 Value ilkdo of the finest V color water- f4 material Imbberlred). ry one brand new, perfect nnd at' just tlio tiling for every out. tulrnnin (ihaUlTcrri. llrlVClH. I excellent for ladles who do k strn nurKetiiic;. .- I. fare! Post, J0c JOxIra Only One to a customer. IkNaiiwul J2J& a&? Jv-St).' mw mJk i AA '..it if ft r nM ' & LMj w Thstivinrrff 7JM 0 1 VHP BHIHjMrm9r HI iffamWpK 'V VjHHHWMv 1k9IhHb2L i 1 C.01.OM.I, HORATIO H. HACKiri'T Wet I'oint allilelc wlio preferreil enniiieeriiig to peace-lime sillier inp, but anwered tile rail as soon a real actum wa jiroin'ucil. He lia jut relurneil flout nverscns. Colonel Hacked livct at 2220 Kut Cumberlaml trel. Turner, of the Quarter Fcsslous Court. D the hcenso year about to end 1 there were ISIS retail licenses and 321 wholesale places. Hero Is tho .list ot delinquents: ltetall Lianlel ,T. Konn. "15 South .. "T1' " .' .: .. .' V.' ". . , ., ,, ",JUI" """ '""i ". .....-;.,.. & Sons, northeast corner Twelfth and Market streets (Heading Terminal). Wholesale-Antcnlo Flumara. 000 South Tenth street : II. & II. W. Cather- wood. lit South Front street: Theodore T. Massey. 1630 Chestnut street; Maer " ,&,r' ." i,' Tn,nl $T4 Prps 'Brewing i ornpany. 1..4-.S 3737 Haverfurd avenue; II. L. Wlttle Brewing Company, 317-2.1 Sedgley ave nue. First Welcome Home Sin;; Tonight The first of tlte welcome-homo sings for returning soldiers and sailors will be given tonight in Water view llecrea- tlon Park. McMahon avenue and Haines street, in honor of the home-coming heroes frrm tjermantown und vicinity. These sings will be conducted in all mu nicipal recreation centers In the city, continuing until February 27. On that i 'iio nn-.v . . y..,,,,. ,,..., ... v..-- ....- late they wi'i cuiminaio in one tin Philadelphia welcome t the Second Regiment Armory. GASSED TANKS A T SEA Most of the gas was manufactured at Kdgewood An-enal nnd some of it was In France when the armistice wan signed. The Klinor brought a quantity to Baltimore recently and more was placed aboard. Just whut should be done with the gas was a problem, as it was considered too dangerous to store. Kvery man on board was equipped with a gasmask. It was said thar the tanks and cafes will not interfere with ship ping. The House that Heppe built FOUNDED IN 186S ADOPTED ONE.PRICE SYSTEM IN 1SS1 C. J. lltppe & Son 1117-1119 Chestnut Street Olh & Thompson Stt. Heppe Victrola Outfits These outfits have been especially arranged for home use.. Each outfit contains a Victrola and some records. The supply of these instruments is very limited. You should make your purchase NOW. victrou viii-a, ho Special Heppe Outfits VICTROLA 1 V-A -.-. . ... 522.50 Records your selection : 2.50 Total cost ,.,.j. -.,..... $25.00 VICTROLA VI-A ......- $32.50 Records your selection 2.50 Total cost ............ v.....-..,;. . $35.00 VICTROLA VIII-A v. . ...v. $50.00 Records your selection 5.00 Total cot .... . v.v. ......... .,,.,. $E5.90 SEATTLE STRIKE INPIEKHANDS Fleet Head Will Take Kc- poiiihility for Settling Trouble SHI I'll UlLWHtS AGRKK Appoints Hoard' of Three to Adjust Dispute Willi 25,000 Workers Ily tin" Associated 'rav Seattle. Feb 1. Fharlrs Fleas, dl rector general of the United State! Hmergency Fleet rorporallon. appar ently has taken control of the strike situation here from the hands of tho shipbuilders, and a board of thnt- men appointed by him will attempt to settle tho dispute between employers and the 15,000 union workers In tlm shlpards who havo been on strike since .lauuary ' '"'. ... ... A telegram from Mr. l'lcs to the ship builders said: , "Inasmuch ,vs the F.mergeney Meet Corporation has accepted and carried ho responsibility or matters in Seattle I request that the builders leave, tho carrying out of this policy and all an nouncements connected therewith In tho hands or John F Hlnlne, Henry Mo Hrlde and Dr. I. Marshall, who r-V-tei.ent mo us a committee In this matter " This recommendation was accepted by ho shipbuilders at a conference, It was earned today. San l-ranelsrn. Fell IS H N 1'.)--The San Francisco Iron Tiades ouncll -arlv today e)elled from membership lie San Francisco ndllermakers" I'nlnn, on a charge of Insubordlnntlon in hav ing failed to illsconllue the practice of taking Saturday aftei noons off after sanction fur tho procedure had been refused. Seven hundred membeis1 of tho Oak land Boilermakers' Union, whose strike for a readjustment of tho wage rcalo haH not been functioned by tho International organization, assured M. II. McUulre, In trrnatlnnnl reprtsentntlve, they would return to work In shipyards today. Metlulrn declared that unless the other members of tho Oakland union returned to work by Wednesday tho charter will be dually forfeited. FIFTY-SIX IN POLICE TEST .Many Soldiers sun! Suitors Among Caiulitlatcs in Large Class FifU-sIx men. Inrludlng many sol diers and sailors, took, the examination todav for patrolmen conducted by the .'lv II Service t'oniinlssion nt i"lty Hall. Shortage of lmllro Is said to be large ly responsible for the many recent hild ups and lobbcrles. Tmlni-'M 'lass is the largest In thn last two ears. ilefore the war theso examination classea wore usually at leiided by several hundred candidates. U. S. SHIPPING WILL LEAD "Merchant Murine Foremost in Year," Sajs Whipple nualon. Feb. 18. America's merchant marine will lead the commercial fleets of the world In another year, said Sher man I,. Whipple, chief counsel of the shipping boatd, at the annual banquet last nlKht of the Boston chapter of the American Institute of Banking. "America now has 610 ships In opera tion." said Mr. Whipple. "She has 114" ships under construction. Nearly 1300 more are planned for construction, with a deadweight tonnaKO of 8,000,000. We shall soon have moro than .1067 ships, with a total deadw eight tonnage of moro than 17,1)00,000." We handle only the very Best Coal Satisfied customers for 30 years. 2240 lbs. to every ton for 30 years. Our busi ness has increased from 3000 tons a year to 150,000 tons. We Serve You Right NEW PRICES Egg Coal . . . .$10.30 Nut Coal . Stove Coal Pea Coal . .$10.65 .$10.55 . $9.05 Owen Letters- Sons Largett Coal Yard in Phila. Trenton Av. & Westmoreland Kelt. Fkd. 21SR Ker.. Ea.t 233 - . REAL SON OF REVOLUTION .lolin I). Lewis Observes Seventy Pignut Hirllnlay, Though III i There are three men now living whose' rs 'ought hi the Uevolulhnary "-, ut oi ineso men is John u. Lews. 2131! Vr.nl. Woodstock street, a?"" who -observed hlsMa i i f. n, ' - e I g h t h birthday today. Mr. Lewis comes of a line of llghllng ancestors whom he traces back to ihe '' rl colonlilng days In Aoeoniae County. Virginia. hoiit Ifioo. r was h,orn In that Tiunly hlmseir, whern tho old fain- Jly homestead was. In isi i in.. father, grandfather nnl crent . tfr.-it,,i. JOHN lather nil lought In the Colonial wars, vir, Lewis was born when his father was elghtV-twn innr. lit nira As a member of the Onnncock llltle I liuu in Virginia, Mr. Ix-wls entered the vonfederale urtny when twenly-one years of age. Ills wife died about ten years ago. lie Is now making his home with his son. Miletus Lewis. He has one daughter. ISuth tevvls. Mr. Lewis wh nutlvo as n coITee salesman In his nelghboihood until about two weeks ago, when lie was taken 111. PLANS GERMANtOWN GUARD Senator Woodward to Urge N. G. P. Hcgimcnt for Section .Senator Woodward, of this city plans to sponsor by legislation and otherwise the project of forming a regiment in the new Fennsvlvanla National nunrd. re cruited from th" (terniaiitown section of Philadelphia and nearby districts, and to induce the State to build an armory for tho leglment somewhere In Oermun town. "We ought to have a regiment In that general section of the cltj." said Senator Woodward, "and wc ought to have an armory there for It. The great, question Is lo get th- land for the, armory. That liar. In b donated. The state will not spend money for that pur-' pose, Intend lo sound out sentiment In my district, and If it is what has been reported to inc. I see no l"easoti why wo Cannot go ahead and get a regiment autliorlr.ed for our part of the, city." t . . and at the ''-"'" ;rfM H x. i.r.wtH i I kwei i" kmm HjHHBL' 'r k1kl -i-tf r wl r ui fact; The Waldorf in New York is but one of' the many hotels all over the country, where Fatima is the largest - selling cigarette. The same thing is true, for example at the Astor, New York, where over 200,000 Fatimas are sold every month ; at the Willard, in Washington; FATIMA NOTE At luch dUcm count. Fatimaj lttd price, cut btcauM mmu'KKFER iHm CITY FACES DANGER OF TEACHER FAMINE University Profcpbor Says Stale Alwuys Has I'aid ' Tli cm Poorly Grave danger exists of a teacher shortngo In Philadelphia next fall, ac cording to Frof. Harlan t'pdegraff, of the educational administration of the University of Pennsylvania. The statement was made by Trnfessor Fpdegraff at a. meeting last night of the Philadelphia' Music Teachers' Association at I'resser Auditorium, 1 "1 4 Chestnut ttreet, called for the purpose of formulat ing plans whereby music teachers could recelvo moro remuneration for their services Stale r Teacher Poorly "Pinnsylvanla. one of the foremost slates of tho Cnlon,'1 said he, "hns nl- vvays showed poorly In the pament of rnlarles to teachers In Its public schools. This. In a state -where the Income tiist tclurns arc about one-eighth of the total derived from the country. Indicates a rimarkably poor appreciation of the lenehers. "In 1S88 Pennslvanla's salaries avf raged four dollars less than the gen eral proportion throughout the .country. This Included even tho poorly paid teach ers of the South, colored teachers hiiu lower standard Instructors ot the West. "In 1915, the last figures Obtainable, Pennsylvania. Instead of improving, had run behind the general average to the extent of fourteen ilnll.it a. New York Is paying her teachers more than dou ble what Pennsjlvaiila pajs. New ,ler sej almost equals N"ev lork'a figures. nest Trorher Leaving "The result is our teacherN nie le.ir. ing for better-paying fields. It Is not all of tho best who go, but thoso who- go aro usual! our most capable. Teachers are so scaico in tho Slalo now Waldorf-Astoria i ime: y t va . . l rHlfrl . V . - V Wei "-- . K at the Gibson and the Sinton, in Cincinnati; at the Copley Plaza, the Touraine, tho Parker House and Young's, in Boston; and at dozens of other leading hotels (and clubs, too) all over the country. A Sensible Cigarette tbS, low nrice dottn't In HtM, not bciuo of tbilr that next fall It Is doubtful If tho pub lic school system may continue. "Teachers 'havo walked out and re fusevl to teach for Insiilllclrnt pay. Less cmdent ones naturally" nro ptocurcd. This does not tend to Improvo the educa tional system. In Chester county three schools are closed because they cannot get teachers." 1 Professor I'pdegraft was followed by Mrs. M. II. Mpillton nnd several mem bers of the orc.nilrallon, In discussion of .the subject. , CARRANZA RETURNS LAND Mexicans Only Among List of Thousand Benefited Washington, Feb. 18. Advices through oniclal channels from Mexico City bring information that President carranzam government Is returning to owners cer tain properties that were confiscated y the government during the revolution and In the months following under Car ranza'H orders. It Is noted, however, that no foreigner or foreign corporation hns received confiscated property, al though the number of names published runs to more than a thousand. In each case Ihe owner lo whom nronortv Is re turiuA Is Mexican, whether Individual or cohlpany. Another feature that was noted by olllclals was that there were a largo number of former DlKz ond lluerta sup porters, and even many royalists whose properties had been confiscated and wero now restored. Iluertn's chief mu nitions buer heads the list. This man, who Is now reported to be living In Bal timore, Is said to own property valued at 'Jl.nOO.OOO n the state of Pueblo, which has been restored by Carranza's decree. Ho was under surveillance by United Ktntes beerot service men for a long time on suspicion of smuggling arms and ammunition from the United Slates to Mexico to supply the lluerta army. Hold Six as Suspicious Characters Six ineri, who had been arrested in the southern eectlon of the idly lat night by plain clothes patrolmen and detectives, were held under $800 ball, each today by -Magistrate Baker pend ing an Investigation uy the police. Three revolvers were found on the men. They were' held ns suspicious characters. lHTf,l L1HIBlKi' mt .attttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt T-nnr t'tiHtfi.M '1H0KEV!.'V IKN VtU EXPRESS MESSENGER HELD IN HEAVY BAIL Frederick C. Kobb, Accused of rmllanilliinl CCCnn AT...-I I "IIIUl.w,ll6 fUUW) UillOl Stand Trial V Frederick C. hobb. alias' Clarkson IJell Starr, nineteen years' 'old, of Tenth street and Fnlrmount avenue, was held ror court today under 110,000 ball by Magistrate Mecleary nt tho Central Kin. tlon on a warrant charging the embezzle ment of 86S00 from the American Hall. B C H K C D F J S A L M P R X Y Z O N q n S B A J l'"or IS years I have been the manager of the Optical Department of one of the largest Department Stores. J I am now ready to serve the public with new and full equipment of highest standard, In my own Optometrical and Optical office at 828 Chestnut street. (J Eyes examined and glasses fitted. Oculists' and hospital prescriptions filled. Strictly scientific, advanced methods. No drugs used. Prices very moderate, consistent with best service and good workmanship. 828 CHESTNUT STREET ADJOINING HOTEL CONTINENTAL ," . , T way Express Company, by which h was emmployed as a nicssenier. Ilobb's mother attended the hoarln and pleaded with the matflstrate for leniency for her son. The younr man was arrested yesterday In New Tork by one of tho company's detectives, who said he was established In a luxuriously furnished apartment. On January 8 Itobb disappeared from an express car of which he was in chargo while the train was standing In tho West Philadelphia station of the Pennsylvania Railroad. In the company's rnfo on the car was 4100,000 In cash and a watch consigned to J. IS. Caldwell & Co., Philadelphia Jewelers, and valued at over It 00. t Ilobb's disappearance was not dlscov ered until the train reached Harrlsburg. where the car was opened and many bank notes found scattered over tho floor. Iloth the watch and J6500 In cash were missing and Robb was charged with the theft. Announcement Dr. J. F. NEILL, Jr. Optometrist Optician . I. ...- w1- i . " ) .- ,l 1 n q i i- 4 a ' vl n ..! m i . i Li:? IM jmm . . ..-r. '- -.t i FW3
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