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gfisting," Room Registry
Uihce JLearns
JETJER HOMES NEEDED
pJ'Many Earning From $8 to 12
ft a Week Compelled to Pay
ri A M J I
$Y.i)U tor JOoaru
Hundreds of girls and women who are
CK&earning ?S to $12 a week In Philadel-
Ugwpnia. are living away irom mcir nomes
ESfcndor merely "existence" conditions.
f.W- Boarding homes accommodate a small
'i number of these. Board and room out-
Dv, Hide these homes range from 17.50 up
These facts weie brought out at a con
ference today in the Philadelphia Iloom
Registry office, 20B Otis Building. Miss
Edith Dudley Sheldon executive secre
tary of the room registtj presided
Others attending were Mlvs Ileltn
Vetkoskes, who orved ai secretarj ,
MIss Sarah E laughl!n, Philadelphia.
law enforcement committee , Mlbs Mar
guerite Betts, fatnllv supervisor Jioth
ers' Assistance Fund ; Mits Pram es JI
Cashel, assistant supervisor of dlstri. I
Philadelphia Soiletv for Organizing
t Charity : Jliss riorence W Carroll, V AV
C. A, welfare secretary from the A M
Collins Manufacturing Company Mr
Margaret 13 Norrell director women
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f'P t division Philadelphia Ilapld Tianslt
k Miss Estella Lauder executle secretarv
Miss Laura N PUtt member of the
hoard of directors of Philadelphia Iloom
Registry.
The conference was talltd to consider
the problem of living conditions of the
low-wage woman The younger girl ami
the older woman form two distinct prob-
me omer woman lorm two Ulstinct proD-
Jems, the conference members decided
Ty. sort ti, hail rin .,.,,.. ,. .
6$ ter conditons the women present agreed i
PS V, " make a study of the actual conditions
now existing In Philadelphia, to make
a survey of how other cities are meeting
the situation, and to start ,i campaign
to Interest people In opening their homes
to these girls and women who need bet
ter living conditions'.
"Better conditions are necessary,'
said Jlrs. Norrell one of the speakers,
"to Increase the working efliclenc of
the women It Is essential that we bring
wages and l Ing expenses to fit better In
the lives of these women '
This was the tirst meeting m the con
ference. Other meetings 111 be held in
an effort to accomplish Ik neficlal results
for working women of this cltj
MOVIE 'SLUSH' FUNDALLEGED
Picture Interests Financing Rorke
Bill Campaign, Says Preacher
"The moIner lileMire IntArktn aru wl
hind the Itorke bill and are suppoiting
ji wun a siusn lunu, declared the Ke.
Dr. T. T. Jlutchler. In an address to the
i-reioyterian ministers this morning, at
vvcBLmimsier iiaw
"There was a meeting of representa
tives of the moving picture men of Penn
sylvania held at the Shubert Theatre a.
short time ago." he bald, 'at which it
was decided to levy a tax on the seat
, admission of every moving picture
. viow ill inn niaur, Ilia IIllMICJ IU LHJUfcCU
Wfe s a 'slush found to HUpDort the nas'-aee
L ot the Rorke bill
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4 manager was forced to uav $000. which
rj Jie did under protest He said, that al-
uiuusii iic n ao nui iiiiii iu pay money
to this 'slush' fund, unless he did fo
men controlling the film exchanges w ould
hold up films for him and ruin his busi
ness." Doctor Jlutchler read a written state
ment, in which he accused llepresenta
tlve Horke of changing the plans of pro
cedure at a hearing on the bill at the:
City Hall, and said that the disorder
which followed was due to this
GREEKS HERE PETITION WILSON
Express Disappointment at Dis
position of Peace Conference
Two thousand or more natives of
Eplrus and Asia Jllnor, now residents
of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Dela
ware, met yesterday In the Greek Ortho
dox Church, 746 South Twelfth street
As members of the Greek community
of Philadelphia, the Eplrotlc Union and
the ARla Minor Union they gave ex
pression to their disappointment and
regret that the Peace Conference has
Shown a disposition to deny cession of
northern Cplrus to Greece, and alto
nlte Asia Jllnor to that country.
The petition of the meeting, which
represented about 10,000 members of
the three organizations, w as incorporated
In a cablegram addiessed to President
Wilson in Paris
The cable was signed by John P
sarmaxas, presiaent or tne oreek Com
munity: Constantlne Stephano, repre
senting the Epirotlc Union, and Demos
thenes JIatzlorglous for the Asia Jllnor
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RECEIVES D. S. C. TODAY
fcat-West Philadelphia!! Decorated at
5igv rort lucnenty tor Oravery
XJieuienaui svjoeri j nnarile, 114
South Forty-seventh street, today will
be awarded th Distinguished Service
CroBS at Fort Jlcllenry, near Baltimore,
for heroism In action w ith the American
lorces overseas
Lieutenant Shartla found twn Amer
ican units firing on one another In a
neavy log near uetnineourt, France,
Bag 'September 26. Realizing the situation
Ban ne acouaintea tne units with the clrcum-
;ji,itances and united them for an attack
:?v on an enemv position, which h lerl hup.
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it oessruuy ai tna cost of a severe wound
In the hip.
Jlore than 900 men of the service and
nigh officers and officials of the army
will participate In the ceremonies at
tending the award of tho decoration to
day. Tne coveted meaai will be pinned
on the lieutenant's breast by Major Gen
eral Beaumont Bonaparte Buck, com
mander of Camp Meade, who is himself
the recipient of many decorations for
.valor.
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3S? HONOR NF.fiR0 VETERANS
5"
SB 'Campaign for Banquet to Re-
p turned Heroes Launched
i Men, women and children yesterday
GQ'v prowded Into the Olympla Theatre and
WC1WIIICU BJ " u.eocQ VClQItLIlO,
wlin wrrn the fueBtR uf hnnne TVio
VL. '.Irteetlng was largely devotional the prln
;f clpal sermon being delivered by the
i -av... filttIk ms)l4V rTU u..il
?V Jiarked the opening of a canfpalgn to
jv- rJOO lUiiuo w wwMuucfc .u uo hi veil
Sfc'tfe 2600 returned soldiers, April 2, In
$t.4the Commercial Museum.
yiyEYry returned negro soldier in the
kflv win Da inviiru iu mo oiuiiiuec ina
-Muiinr vf Hipruu v wa.M uuutir inn mi.
an of the Colored Protective Asso-
"Utinn. nnd the nresldent. Dr. n. "R
'! 1W;i.h nranlded.
At 'v "The tlev. J. Jordan. Dr. C. A. Lewis
UV And Concressman Vare also spoke. Cor-
w
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Artillery, told of the life of negro
AMMlerc in me war zone.
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Hfe Interrupts Family's Breakfast
IHro destroyed a bed and other fur-
in me secxmu-siury vaut ivum ut
at of Jiasnomer uemjanaier, zs
t street, about 8 o'clock this
Imr. Mo cne was in tne room at
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t.illijn Weiss lost her life IrjinR to
pde her brother from fire in tlieir
lionie. '1 lie brother alt-o was killed
'BARREL' LADDER
SAVES 4 IN FIRE
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Neighbor KeSCUeS Mother I
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and Three Children From
burning Home
FEAR SHOCK WILL KILL
A ladder of barrels constructed by a
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nelghbor fontied a means of escape
from their burning home this morning
tor three children and their mother,
Jlrs Josephine Sloan They were lifted
tluough a second-stoiv window by
Oeorge Sloan, the husband, and carried
to safet.v bv the neighbor, Joseph Judge.
Sloan later -.aved himself by jumping
to the ground
The Hames were extinguished by fire
men after the house, located at 2438
Wallace street, was damaged to the ex
tent of $800 It is not known what
caused the fire, which started In the rear
of the house
Judge lives at 2436 Wallace street. I'e
detected the odor of smoke about 4-30
this morning. Suspecting that his neigh
bor's house was ablaze he dressed and
knocked at the front door ot the Sloan
home. There wan no response and he
forced In the door and awakened the oc
cupants. When the family sought to leave the
house they found the entire first floor
In flames, and they were unable to de
scend. Judge hurried to the back yard, and
securing several barrels, managed to
climb to a window and carry the family
to the ground. The children wore Mil
dred, sixteen months old ; Joseph, three
yars old, and George, s'lx. After the
rescue firemen were called by telephone.
Jlrs. Sarah Weiss is critically HI at
the home of her son-ln-law, Joseph
Levlnsky, 312 New street, unaware of
the dith of two of her children as a
result of the fire yesterday which de
stroyed the Interior of their home at
708 Nq.rth Front street.
Lillian Weiss, seventeen years old,
died in a heroic but vain effort to save
her btother Joseph, twenty jears old,
after tne mother had led Lillian through
the blazing building and down a Are
escape to safety
It is feared news of their deaths would
be fatal to JIrn Weiss, who, in addition
to suffering from shock, sustained in
juries to her leg
From burns received on Saturday
when her clothes were Ignited by a bon
fire on the street near her home, three-year-old
Johanna Adglinis, of 7943
Lvons avenue, died early yesterday
morning in tne university Hospital. The
child was with older children when the
'atal accident happened
40 BRITONS HELD IN MOSCOW
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ed by Reds to Win Them Over I le? Btreet: Jarnes " Dougherty. 1467
, . . . ., ... . I North Fifty-third Btreet; James J. Har
Lomlon. Jlarch J4 Forty British kInBi 3063 North Front street; Martln j,
naval and mtlltarv prisoners captured in
northern Russia are captives In Jlobcow,
according to a British refugee Just ar
rived from Russia The refugee says
the Bolshevlkl apparentlv are trying to
win the men over by giving them a cer
tain amount of freedom, but are Im
prisoning the officers in small cells.
The men are allowed to walk about
the streets in Moscow and to visit Brit
ish residents there. They albo are bet
ter fed and clothed than the officers.
Notwithstanding these efforts of the
Bolshevlkl, the refugee saj s, the men
show no signs of joining the Soviet
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TODAY'S MARHIAGE LICENSES
John K Hod. 100S Ford st . and Mary Lee.
LW Melon st
.u I'err. 38d4 Cuthbert st . ana Irene
vvnarton 1:137 itimcan st
llotiert K jjrawner vasmnRion l). c; . and I
I'UI. I.'.,. U'..lilnDf,n Tl f
(lavlord O P-uwifll, AVashlnKton, D C, ana
J'liao ti urover, ncoicn i'iams, w. J,
Ralph C Hparks, Camden, N J , and Kath
erlne V Spencer, !00"i B Cumberland at
Pietro Anstml. 740 S Darlen at., and Maly
Anstaal, 740 f Darlen at
Walter Una-. 009 Ilaco ot and Edna Prchal,
New York city
Ernest Hell 1340 Alder at and Carrie But
ler. 2305 Annln at
Arthur H Hunter Bill Walton ave., and
Carrie JI nutler. Qreen Island, N T
Sam Netskv. Coatesvllle. Pa , and Itose
Feldeus. 612 Bpruco at
William S Schmidt Atlantic City, N. J.,
and Anna I Clark. Atlantic City. N. J
Edward Krefe. 012 N. 38th st , and Cath
erine Clinton, 2120 Brandywtno at.
Harry A riljon. 221H Bolton at., and Flor
ence, It DiKts. 2346 Albion at.
Charles II Eylea, H250 Cedar ave , and
.Huth. Ochtltee. 4832 Haiel ave.
Max Dealer. Olenslde. Pa., and Sarah Freed-
man. n: vvanace. .
Thomas Whalen. 4205 Adami ave., and
Marie E Lonercan. 2500 S Hicks st
James Jllllln. 1021 Lombard at., and Maud
Newby, 100.1 Euclid ave.
William F. Olass. Wllmlnton. Del , and
Ida M Stein, Gain D Lancey at,
Bamuel Kiamer, 1817 S 7th at , and Elisa
beth Forman. 332 Monroe at.
Herbert C. Moycr. 1S17 N 12th at., and
Mabel E. Funk. Allentown. Pa.
Joseph W. Lamar. Jit, Airy, and Annabel
I Rich. Mt. Airy
Rusaell E. K cker. 2SM N. 17th at., and
Margaret V, P-lce 3Ss N. 17th at,
Serreant lluh J Fpllette, USX., Camp
' Mills. N. Y and Marguerite Mcknight,
24117 N. Collego ave
James It. Hudson, nsi Kmerald it., and Oer.
truda Elm, .1 E. Westmoreland at.
niehard II Coatea. 124 Lombard at , and
Lillian aibson. 124B Lombard at.
Samuel Oreen. t-1 Moore aU. and Katie
aoldlasrg. 1725 8. th tt
William Bradler. .w n..-oib "a
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SHIPS BRINGING
CITY MEN HOME
Transports Dock at Several
Ports With Heroes From
Philadelphia
REPRESENT MANY UNITS
Many From Here in "Old
Hickory" Division at
Newport News
Phlladelphians are returning to this
country In increasing numbers Trans
ports docking at Xcw York and New
port News had a big quota of local men
aboard. All will be sent to nearby con
tonmenls for demobilization.
Jtany Philadelphia soldiers were mem
bers of units of the "Old Hickory," Thir
tieth Division, which landed at New
port News from the Tlnland They were
transferred to that organization to fill
gaps In the ranks of the southerners
The division fought its way from before
Helllcourt to the edge of the Ithlno and
saw, three months of continuous senlce
PhlladelphlanH on board the Finland
included :
Felix J McOulre, 1510 North Fif
teenth street, Flft -fifth Artillery Bri
gade Headquarters; GU3tae JIaalis. B027
North Sixteenth street ; George Bruch
bocker, 3483 Amber street, George J
.league, jizz west latterly street,,
.Tnmn nnnVinr QCIfl Qn,,il, tiu... ... '
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htreet , Sergeant Leon jr Jlart, D30
Buckingham Place, Casual Company
187 , First Lieutenant Arthur D. .Tepson,
314 High street, Second Lieutenant
Francis Hassler, 2000 Jlount Vernon
Rtreet , First Lieutenant George G. Kejs,
2S30 North Fifth street; Captain John
JI Gentner, 7545 Fillmore street, and
William K. McClaln, 2531 Frankford
aenue
JIany Phlladelphians and PennsvKa-
nlans were among the troops of the
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l.uard) Dhlslon which arrived in New
York yesterdav
City Men on Noordnm
On the Noordam with the Thirtv-
iseventn Division were Lieutenant IM-
Iward A JIcGrough, 1637 Jlontgomery
aycn"erPral Leroy W. Miller. 2G9
'North Wilton street; Prank Thomas,
i 13-4D Toronto street; Archlo Northrop,
' "" f uth T'en'ytxth street; Charles
i Hansley, 1551 North Clarion street Al-
j bert wlllamB 547 Auburn blreeit and
miott F. Waddy, 718 North Forty-sec
ond street
Local men on the Huntingdon In
cluded William S Harris, 2033 Pierce
street, John NowasKI, 4367 Almond
street; llllWam J. Nagle, 249 North Six
teenth street; Fred Kenworthy, 6261 Jef
ferson street; Walton F. Stack, 2110
South Hancock street ; Joseph T. Stokes,
1540 Gunther street: Christian Jlenold,
2345 South American street; Edward J.
JIurray, 616 South Fifty-fourth street;
Eugene Glazner, 1808 South Twentieth
strett ; James D. JIalakts, University
Settlement House and John A. Bradley,
6837 Carpenter street.
Sergeant Joseph B. Snyder, 6004 Ger
mantown avenue; Walter O. Jloore,
Latrobe; Michael A. Jfelody, Dunmore;
William J. JIurphy, 1357 Kast Price
street; Charles A. Fassett, 5607 Haver
ford avenue; Samuel Weinberg, 770
South Tourth street: Kdward Dakln,
1913 Seltzer street; William D. Smith,
1613 North Twenty-fifth street; Earl P.
Blckert, 3421 Jlontgomery avenue;
Ralph Wolfenden, 4G51 Sheldon street;
Adam A. Wood, 313 City Hal ; George
J Bradley, 1328 Glrard avenue; Harry
Heck, 412 East Allegheny avenue; Ed
ward A. Hare, 2334 Christian street;
Charles Jleyer, 2915 Kosehlll street'
George C. Kluge, 1447 North Perth
street; John A. Lutz. 3111 Frankford
avenue; Wlnfield H. Jlartln, 919 West
Dauphin street; Robert R. Richmond.
2405 JIaster street; James S Rjan, 14
North Fiftieth street ; Edward Mills.
Dakota street ; William R. Relchelt,
3041 West Norrls street; Frank E.
fliccary, 1834 West Twelfth street;
William Smith, 2533 North Howard
street: Judson L Snyder. 8456 Frank
ford avenue; William T. Duffy, 1836
Croskey street ; Daniel Rubin, 1807 North
Thirty-third street; Charles C Holds-
worth, 7329 Oxford avenue; Harrison I.
Thompson, 4240 Park avenue; Earl J.
Taylor, 2029 North Twenty-second
street: Howard L. Thompson, 4240 Park
avenue: Leon C. JIcGowan, 1345 Sedgley
avenue ; Israel Goldstein. 1963 North
Napa street; Edward Welerstall, 176
Louden street, Olney; William E.
Zaum, 2151 Conlyn street; Ernest H.
Baus, 7346 Sanato street: Edward I.
Protz. 1339 North Eleventh street;
Charles D. Parson, 2619 North Fifth
Btreet; John II. Harris, 4121 West
minster avenue ; Dominion Talcone,
1849 Rosewood street: Ralph Papara,
1 1131 Titan street, and Trancls A.
Baisch, 190 East Willow drove avenue.
I Other Phlladelphians arriving were
2WS 5K SfSS.KSS
stieet; Henry Jlerkllnger, 1834 East
Somerset street: Nelson Slegel, 501 Dud-
Torfey, 1618 LucaH street; Ldward
Goldman, 2120 South street; Trank P.
O'Donnell, 462 Gerhard street: Edw. T
Kane, 3923 Folsom street; Frank W.
Coanman, 605 Kast Jlonastery avenue,
Roxborough; William Oeser, 712 West
Indiana avenue ; William L. JIallon, 3240
Frankford avenue ; Lawrence B. Ralney,
1229 North Sixteenth street; George W.
Hinett, 3044 North Lee street; Joseph B.
Colahan, 3748 North Ninth street; Ben
Jamln F. Butler, 460 North Farson
street : John Dillon, Jfanayunk ; William
a. Wilt. 27 South Redfleld street ; Her-
man Singer, 2512 South Fifth street:
Francis Baisch, Chestnut Hill; Jllchael
, Fischer, 1921 Dudley street, and James
T- Trainer, 2543 Christian street.
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Suspect Held as Systematic Hotel Food
Thief
Henry Perry, a negro, accused of
systematically stealing wines and eat
ables from the Adelphla Hotel, where
he was employed, was held In $800 ball
for court by Magistrate Pennock today.
Perry, according to the police, was
arrested while leaving the hotel De
tective Sftan said he smelled whisky
and traced It to Perry Perry had a
false-pocket coat, according to the
police, which was filled with sausage,
meat and other food. The whisky bot
tle was too heavy for the pocket and
fell through, breaking on the floor, as
Perry was leaving the hotel.
Fired Bullet Through Store Door
Desire for excitement caused Salva
tore De JIato, of Thirteenth and Fed
eral streets, to fire a bullet through the
doar of John JfcCarrell's drug store.
Broad and Federal streets, according to
the police. Xe Mato was overpowered
by Patrolman Hill and disarmed. Mag
istrate Brlggs held him without ball for
court.
Twenty-sixth to Sail on March 30
Boston, March 24, (By A. P,) A
cable message received by JIaJor Gen
eral Edwards yesterday said divisional
headquarter and 15.000 men of the
Twenty-alxth ' Dlvls'on would leave
France on March 30 and that the rent
of the division would call two Weeks
later. A
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Mrs. nn I'Mia I'liipps Hustings hail .i birlliilav p.irly tl i afternoon
at whirh one of the ptiefts wn Dr. Jcn-c t.ope (.rcen, wlio is 0l
vcari old, anil vvlio liai lieen helping Mrs. Hastings lo celebrate carli
Marrli 2t for many vcars
Pennsylvanians Who Arrived
With First City Troop Today
Ralph W. Knonles, captain Inf.intrj,
6321 Ross street, Germantown, Phila
delphia James .1. 1. 'N'HImi. second lieutenant
1933 North Twentj-ilfth street, Phila
delphia. Ralph Kohler, ill at sergeant, Lewlsburg,
Pa.
Paul F. StroltllT, sujiply sergeant, Ty
rone, Pa.
Edwin 1. Tjroii, corpowil, Tyrone; Pa
Ralph A. Holden, Tyrone, Pa.
Howard A. nslilngton, lllvcrton, N. J.
William Aurnml, Lewlsburg, Pa.
Charles W. lnehnrt, ordnance corp,
rural delivers 3, Jllfflingburg, Pa.
Joseph A. Slilrrn, sergeant, Tyrone, Pa.
Newton K. linker, corporal, Vlcksburg,
Pa.
Francis T. Chambers, Jr., corporal 1630
Pine street, Philadelphia.
Amon L. Ilearment, Tyrone, Pa.
Uavl.t A. earlirt, Philllpfcburg. Pa
Jnmrs II. ergj, Pittsburgh Pa
John I,, lergj, Pittsburgh, Pa.
John A. Ilojer, Jr., burblar, Reading,
Pa.
Willing II. Foulke, sergeant. West Ches
ter, Pa.
Jonrph C. Johnson, corporal, Lewlsburg,
Pa.
William 1". Ilenfee, corporal, Lewisbiirg
Elmer n. Pierce, Jlllton Pa.
John I. Faulty, Tyrone, Pa.
Michael JIairjar, Trenton, N. J
Albert J. (inrllon, Pittsburgh, l'J
David . llennett, Wlnfield, Pa
I.lewelljn W. Jones, Jr., 2126 Land Title
Building. Philadelphia.
Hamilton Mcl'eck, 561 Gorgas lane Ro':-
borough. Pa
John (Jradv, Luzerne, Pa
Jaeob i:, M Inkelelech, Lewlsburg, Pa
City Troop Back
From Overseas
Continued from First race
meet Howard Washington, Jlrs. John
Qulnlaml, to meet her son, John Quin
land, Jr ; Jlrs Thomas Sparks, Jliss
Sparks and Jlrs Jlacdly, to meet Thomas
Sparks, 4th; Jtr. and Jlrs. Frederick
Lee, to meet their son, Russell Lee ; Jlrs.
Folk, to meet her bon, Sergeant Willing
Folk ; Jlrs Edward Newklrk, to meet
her son. Worthman Newklrk, and Jlrs,
and Jilts Calhoun, to meet Private Cal
houn. Welcome Tjrone Iloyi
H D. Jleredlth is chairman of a com
mittee composed of six citizens of Ty
rone, Pennsylvania. They went to wel
come a number of men from Tyrone,
who are members of the 103d Trench
MAdjuanat 'General Frank D. Beary, , en draft of thirty fee- Her loaded
who was to have represented the State, displacement is 34,000 tons, 4600 tons
was unable to go to New York to wel-.Kreater than the British Queen Eliza
come the men and another representative b , T, , , , d e,erv
urao nrapnf In Ilia Tllape. I .,.... -,.,j
HOPES TO BE CENTENARIAN
Uncle of Judge MacNcille Cele
brates 88th Birthday Today
Two members of the Coroner's ur
celebrated their birthdays today. Thev
are Jlartln JIacNellle, the foreman,
uncle of Judge Raymond JIacNellle, and
William D Young.
Shortly after Coroner Knight pre
sented a bouquet of eighty-eight Amer
ican Beauty roses to Jlr. JIacNellle
on behalf of the attaches of the oRlce
It was discovered that Jlr. loung also
had a birthday Seventy more roses
were obtained and presented to Jlr.
Young. . ..
Jlr. JIacNellle Is a veteran of the
Jlexlcan and Civil Wars. His one am
bition Is to live for a century, he tolsl
the Coroner In accepting the gift.
"I walk five miles every day," he
said, "and I never have oeen out or a
Job in my life If my health remains,
my ambition to reach a ripe old age
of 100 years will be realized.'
Mr. Young was one of the organizers
of the Literary Society of the 1. JI. C.
A., which has existed for more thah
fifty years
UNDERGAUGED INCOMES HERE
Returns Show $10,000,000 in Ex
cess of Estimate, Says Lederer
Incomes in the Philadelphia district
have been T underestimated lic.000.000 on
the face of tho returns already in, ac
cording to Collector ot Internal Revenue
MneLederer said today that among
.1.. i.n.,., ..iitma rnnilA here, many of
the estimates of Incomes were tentative.)
"Many 01 tne esnmaico " "''
servatlve," he said. The accurate returns
will lncreabe the Philadelphia total by
$10,000,000. district haA
exceeded its quota compared with last
year's returns. Though the Treasury De.
XlTonrheBnauarterly returns iWoo.:
000 less man lasi yeur a.iu j.iuij ....
adelphla with J38.000.000. Mr. Liefer
Said that this district had passed the
$41,000,000 mark. , ,.
The number of returns Is nearly 150..
000. compared with 122,000 last year.
About 3Q.000 haye been exempted In the
district.
OLD TODAY
Wilfred . I.ewln, Huverfurd, Pa
IV alter II, Vln ( luxke.v. Corporal, 446
Trenton avenue, Cnniden, N. J.
lulin i. Ilulier, H21 Second avenue, Al-
toona, Pa.
Hilllum It. Illikle, LewiFburg, Pa
Miirrlnn ('. tlu.ter, Wlnfield, Pa
ndrew KorptiKkv, Poland.
::illMiui .1. MorrlH. Jr., 138 b'outh Eight
eenth stieet, I'hlladelphld
Ilnnlel -Monies, Seelyville, I'.i
Hurry JI, AllirlRlit. 014 Llbellv sdeet,
Watsontown, I'd
Thornton M. Srrhler, Irfiw Isburg, Pa
IMnnrd M. Crawford, Watsontown, Pa
.VI u rt In J. JIcI.iiueIiIIii, Jlondelalr, X J.
Uhltford It. Kurriilt, Clearfield, Pa.
llllum A. Frmlrr, Tyrone, la
Wllltuni L. Kratier, Lewlsburg, Pa
TlioniiiK Xparks, 4100 Walnut stieet,
Philadelphia.
Hnnnrd V, Maull, Lewes, Del
Willlmii (). HopkliiN, PhlludelphUi
Harry N. hellern, Tyrone, Pa
Uussell l'. I.re, Ardmore, Pa
lolin K. Cannier, Kaniest, Pa
Hiram Jl. Wolfe, Jr., sergeant, Lewls
burg, Pa
Alexander JI. Stewart, Jr., corporal, Tyrone,-
Pa.
(ienrge K. drnv, Sideling Hill, Pa
llinerj II. Koch, Jllffllnbuig, Pa.
Daniel J. Un, Jlllton, Pa
Samuel VI. v, IMluiiiN, Caimlen, N. .1
Vlutr 11. Hmelett, Snlcksbuig, Pa
(enrge (). dalliert, bergeant, Houtzdnle,
Pa
Ilnnlel t). njiler, corporal, Lewlbburg,
Pn.
llllum t'awley, cerporal. Lew isburg,
I'a
Joseph I.. ( ulbln, .Scran ton, I'.i
Idaho Taken Over
As a Unit in Navy
Continued Irom First Pace
came from the navy yard aboard the
government vessel, George r. Pierce,
which drew up alongside the Idaho to
make the transfer.
At the close of tho ceremony the
sailors went through brief division drills
One of the attractions, or rather two of
the attractions, were the ship's mascots,
' Clgaretteb" and "Idaho," two Airedale
puppies.
The Idaho carries a main battery of
twelve fourteen-inch guns She is 634
feet six: inches long, ninety-seven foot
foul. and one-halMnch beam, with a
modern fighting and mechanical device,
The government authorities made fre
quent changes in the specifications for
the vessel during its construction in
order to make it tho very last word in
naval construction.
The New York Shipbuilding Corpora
tion had to meet increased expenses In
the building of the ship, which Jumped
by hundreds of thousands of dollars each
year. The total cost was $18 000,000
The keel was laid In 191B. The ship
,. 'm 1 n n,Viiif! Tuna Irt 101? '
was launched June 30, 191
The Idaho's motive power is furnished
by Parsons geared turbines, of 32,000
horsepower The fuel Is oil. The steam
Is produced bv a battery of twelve boil
ers. Because of the great expense to
the shipbuilding corporation on account
of unforebeen Increases In the cost ol
wages and materials since tho contract
una taken In 1014, It is understood that
the government matle certain concessions
to the builders. This may account for
the elimination of the speed trial, which
costs the builder thousands of dollars.
DEVOTION TO FAMILY URGED
Home Allegiance Greater Than
Any Other, Says Lenten Speaker
"People should show a greater devo
tion to and appreciation of members of
their families," said the Hev. Hugh
Blrckhead, of Baltimore, at the noon
Lenten service at St, Stephen's Church
today
He told his audience that people owed
an allegiance to their frmilles which
should transcend their allegiance to all
other Individuals.
Too many folk are cheap optimists
who sing "Pack Up Your Troubles in
Your Old Kit Bag and Smile. Smile,
Smile," That Is the opinion of the Ilev,
Georgo Crele Stewart, of Evanston. HI..
who addressed the Oarrick Theatre
Lenten service, on "Optimism."
' There la no optimism worthy of the
name." he said, "that hasn't its roots
down In the deep , realities of life. Both
optimism and pessimism have their roots
!) the same realities. The difference, Is.
pessimism grows down deeper Into the
dark while optimism grows up Into the
light. It Is a candid facing of the prob
lems of life" ,
At Old Christ Church tho llcv. Louis
J C. Washburn spoke on "Our feeds for
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YOtfNG-pLDS HELP WOMAN
CELEBRA TE 106THBIRTHDA Y
Mrs. Ann Phipps Hastings Entertains Aged Friends at Anniversary.
She Spendi Spare Time Making Cretonne Setving Bags
for Soldiers, andjs Glad the War Is Over
Dr. Jesse Copo Green, of West Chester,
who 1b 101 years old, went this after
noon to the birthday party of Jlrs. Ann
Eliza Phipps Hastings, of West Chester,
who was 10C today. Doctor Green Is
one of JlrB. Hastings warmest old
friends, and has helped hero celebrate
birthday anniversaries for a good many
jears.
. A hundred Invitations were Issued for
i the party by Mrs. Maurice Trellla, 308
I West JIIne,r street, daughter of Jlrs.
Hastings, with whom tho old lady lles.
Mis. Hastings's birthday parties have
como to be a family as well as a West
1 Chester Institution. Many aged per
sons, still young In body and spirit, were
i guests. Others who called to fellcl-
tnte Jlrs. Hastings were Mrs. John HHls
and Jlrs. James It, Hills, both of Brook
lyn ; Jtr. and Mrs L. R. Eastman, of
I Upper Jlontclalr, N, J nnd Jtr. and
Mrs William Ilamsey, of this olty.
Jlrs. Hastings la of a long-lived
I famlls , and she holds the record In
that family. She was busy writing let
DECISION SAVES MAN
FROM DEATH CHAIR
'Supreme Court Gives Murder
Convict Another Chance for
Life Other Opinions
i
Charles JI, Shrope, who was found
guilty of murder of the first degreo In
the Court of Oyer and Terminer of
Northampton County and sentenced to
death by electrocution, was given
another chance for his life today.
The Supreme Court, in an opinion Of
Justice Stewart, reversed tho convic
tion and sentence of Shrope and re
mitted the record to tho lower court,
with direction that tho prisoner had
leave to withdraw his plea of non ult
contendere and plead anew lo the In
dictment, as thought no plea had ever
been entered.
Tho plea of non vult contendere
entered by Shrope was accepted by the
court below as equivalent to a plea ot
guilty, and after the judge had heard
witnefcses to determine the degree of
guilt ho adjudged tho defendant guilty
"J "" """ v " . . .
the ilrst degree. Exceptions to this nna
Jng were subsequently dismissed and
the defendant was sentenced to death by
electrocution. The present, appeal then
followed.
.lustico Stewart says, In his opinion,
that, "while there are several assignments
of error, wo may confine tho discussion
to the single point raised by the appeal,
namely, was error committed by the
court below In accepting the plea of non
vult contendere as a plea of guilty and
proceeding thereunder to determine by
examination and witnesses the degree of
crime and pronouncing sentence ac
cordingly? If this were error, It was of
such serious Import that a reversal of
the judgment must follow inevitably."
Other decisions were:
I'KIt CURIAM:
HeHUlng Co
vs Spink.
(C I' Xo. 3.
reversed and u
Phlln.l.lnhlD
Judgment
venire faclHB dfi novn awarded
Lelwj vs
Keadlne Transit and I.lsrht Co,
(C P . Lackawanna.) Appeal dismissed
MnPi'.H-tn v, Ifiwlnon Cor! Co
V--.
Lacltnwnnna ) Appeal aismiaseji
In re Contested Klection for Office of Coun
cilman. Fifth Ward. Ilor of Duntore (Q st
Lackawanna Appeal dismissed
Kaelr's Estate. (O. C. bchuylklll.) Ap-
PQHn'eonckelv8 Philadelphia and Reading
Itwy Co (C. P. Schuylkill) Appeal dls
missed and award affirmed.
Stark'H Estate (O C . "Wyoming ) De
cree affirmed Rt nnpeljiin V i rpala.
by CHIP.' JUSTICE BROWN:
Ellott vo Lit Ilros (C. P. No B. Phila
delphia.) Judgment affirmed. ,,.,
Lackawanna Trust Co vs Carlucci (C
P. Lackawanna.) Judgment reversed with
SyTuSTICE VON MOSCMZI8KCR.
Walton vs American Surety Co (( P.
No n. Philadelphia ) JudBinent anlrmed
Himpson. et ai vs. , Lackawanna Coal Co.
(C, P Leckawanna.) Decree affirmed ut
cost of appellants . . .
Duqucsne Bond Corp. vs American
Surety Co. (C I . Lebanon.) Judgment
UylrJj8TICK FRAZElt: T
Thomaa vs Connell (C. P., Lackawanna )
Judgment affirmed , , ,,. ,
Samuel et al vs Delaware River Steel
Co. IHuperlor Court.) Judgment of Hu
perlor Court modified and record remitted
i Court of Common Pleas for a new trial.
JJv JUSTICE WALLING:
Corporation Funding and Finance Co. vs
Stoffregen. (C. P.. Schuylkill.) Judgments
ttlRremry vi Philadelphia and Reading Coal
ana iron Co (huperlor Court.) Judgment af.
"TV V Co vs 8. G. V. Co. (C P..
Berks.) Decree affirmed 8t costs of ap-
Fiy'juaTICE SIMPSON: , T . ,
Black et al vs. American International
Corp (C. P No .1. Philadelphia ) Judg
ment reversed without prejudice, etc
Cirlffln, et. al vs. Jlodel Products Co
(C P. ileavcr ) Judgment reversed and a
ehlre facias de novo awarded.
Dy JL'faTICL, KBPHART:
VVhlttoinh va City of Philadelphia (C
P No. 1, Philadelphia ) Judgment affirmed
Sweatman vs P. Ilj R. Co tC P. No.
2 Philadelphia) Judgment reversed and
record remitted with direction to enter Judg.
munt V n V.
Shiftersteln et al vs Sltler et al (C. P.
Schuylkill.) Judgment modlHed. etc.
FRANK DUMONT BURIED
Theatrical Stars Attend Obsequies of
Dean of Minstrelsy
Funeral services for Frank Dumont,
dean of American minstrels, were held
at his home, 1207 ureen street, yeaier-
day afte.rnoon.
1 1T rinninnt
Mr. Dumont died last Monday after
noon in Dumont's Theatre just as the
overture was being played, The min
strel had been ill for a long time, but
few of his friends realized the serious
ness of his condition. He waB seventy
one years old.
The Rev. Dr. Virgil E. Rorer, of the
Arch Street Methodist Episcopal Church,
officiated. The burial service of the
Elks was pronounced. "Farewell,"
funeral hymn of the Elks, was sung
by a quartet famous years ago on the
m!nRtrl stage, the members being James
McCool, Edward Mcuoiancn, jameo
Dempsey and Joseph F. Hortlz, the last
named still with Dumont's MlnBtrels.
Mr. McCool sang "Beautiful Isle of
Somewhere."
Hotel Men to Ding Frailer
j Miller Frazler manager of the
Tteiievue-Stratford, will be guest of hon-
?r -at a dlnn?r given tonight by the Phll-
iiiv.it. imtelmeii'H Association, and will
be presented with a silver loylng oup by
Mnhlon W. Newton, president of the as
Snlation. Mr. Frailer will resign his
post at the hotel this week. He re
cently announced hla engagement to Mrs.
iT. P. Posey, long a resident at the hotel,
i-KlSSEL
The beauty of tho Kissel
Custom Built car attracts at
tentlon everywhere.
W. CI.ABKE GEIEB
Klsttl and Drlf.oe Automobiles
EOS NORTH NROAD ST.
;rT"rr
ters when asked o tell about her war
work and how It' feels to be 106.
"I didn't care for knitting, so 1 made
cretonne sewing-bags which were sold
and tho proceeds given to the govern
ment," she said, and exhibited three of
the bags which were finished recently.
"But J'm glad the war Is over, for I
have a grandson oer thero and we are
expecting him home, In a few weeks."
Mr;. Hastings Weeps busy all the time.
She has made lve braided rugs since
hor last blrthday'and has written count
less letters. She has a steady hand and
writes rapidly, as Indeed Hhe must be to
keep up with the bulk of correspondence
that comes to her from her many friends.
"I never worry," went on Jlrs. Hast
ings with a smile. "Perhaps I should
have worried when I didn't, but I've
always had good health and never had
a headache In my life or rheumatism.
Jly father's family were long-lived.
JIany of them lived to between eighty
nnd ninety years of nge."
Jlrs. Trevllla said: "Jly mother never
would allow herself to grow old. She
has kept up to date by traveling and
reading the newspapers."
TELL HOW DRAFT LAW
REACHED ALIENS HERE
Operations of Local Board No.
6 Reviewed in Illustrated
Brochure Issued
The story of the tasks ably performed
and big problems squarely met and
solved by Local Draft Board No. 6, ot
this city, Is told in an illustrated bro
chure Just Issued by the board.
Its thirty-five pages record the opera
tion of tho board for Its original terri
tory and for the territory It took over
Tram the abolished Board No. 1 and
gives much data regarding the regis
trants.
The brochure In dedicated tn the Ke,
lectlve service men of Divisions No. C
and No. 4. Appreciation Is clven lo thn
26,995 young men who presented them
selves for service; to Jlrs. Susan R.
Lawrence, sister of JJrs Avk Willing
Astor, for the loan of Jlrs. Astor's old
homestead, 511 South Broad street, as
headquarters ; to Thomas W. Heath and
his office force for clerical assistance ; to
the JIayor and the Philadelphia Reg s
tratfon CommlRslnnare, rt- ..
In ,. . .. "-.o tui nor: ui IUUII19
In City Hall; to the Curtis Publishing
company for the use nf nri,nnni i
Irnlln. 1...., --......m. 1CSI9.
""""junriers; and to the follow
ing: Emergency Aid aides. Stewart B.
Jleln, Jlrs. Norris S. Barratt, Jlrs. Lou's
Sr-ln1.- Jhn - Dei-, the South
Street Business Jfen's Association, the
,J"e.,, ense llese". the Colored
Llks, the Greek Consulate, Edward SII-
ace w'nemf C'Cr-k f the boilrd : IIor
nmi ,h' 'y' SPCrctarJ- of the board,
nn.tne "S'sfation captains.
carried ne.7 Sh! how tho b"
?,?.-.. the L.ideaa ot the selective service
'"" ,lne ireeK, Russian and Italian
colonies; how it met attempts at draft
OT tVM?' '' Preventd 'notice
. ? . J 25'996 reKistrants, 3280 were
nducted. For other boards. 3100 regis!
trants vvere examined and 110 were In
ducted for the Department of Justice.
8295 nUmber ot allens "Slstered was
The personnel of the board originally
was: Clinton Rogers Woodruff, Dr R.
Francis Taylor, Frederick Vetterieln
Ldward Sllberstein and Charles F. Bart
lett. At tho end those on the board
were Doctor Tnylor, George W. Long
chairman; Oraham C. Woodward and
John C. Hinckley.
WON'T BE GERMAN ENVOYS
Warburg and Schuecking Decline
Mission to Peace Conference
London, M'arch 24. Max 'Warburg,
the banker, and I'rof. W. M. A Sfchueclf
lng, of Martiurg University have de
clined to becomt members of the Ger
man delegation to the Peace Confer
ence, according to a Copenhagen dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph Com
pany. It Is now understood the German dele
gates will consist of Count von Brock-dorff-Itantiau.
the foreign minister; Dr
Iklouard David, first president of the'
National Assembly: Dr. Adolph Muller
Herr Glesberts, Minister of Posts and
Telegraph, and probably Karl Kautsky
with a financial man In place of Herr
Warburg.
Arch Unveiled to Honor Heroes
In honor of the boys who answered
the call to the colors, the Holy Trinity
Lutheran Church, Parkside, jesterday
afternoon unveiled an arch erected on
the Jlawn at the main entrance to the
church. The arch Is twenty feet wide
and8twelvo feet high and bears th0 In
scription, "We welcome our boys home."
At the top Is a star for each of the
twenty-two boy3 in the service. The
itev. w. f. inning, tne pastor. In an
address, touched on the part played in
the war by the soldiers and sailors who
went from the churches to the" aid of
the nation.
J-EQtDWELLfr.
jewelerssilvJersmiths
chestnut and juniper streets
SILVERWARE
TEA
DINNER
DESSERT
PATTERNS.
PIECES MAY BE ADDED AS
EXPEDIENCY DICTATES.. REPLACE-
MENTS ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE-
.Wv ,u
t'A - ::''
BUY COAL EARLY,
URGE OPERATORS
Anthracite Mine Owners,
Foresee Shortage of Sup ,
ply Next Winter
RESERVE STOCK SMALt
Conditions Approaching
Those of 1917 When Public
Delayed Purchases
Anthracite operators are already
hinting at a coal shortage next winter.
They are urging early buvlng by
householders to forestall any eoarclty.
Here Is a statement handed out todar
by tho anthracite operators' committee,
with headquarters In this city: '
"Prompt buying of next winter's,
household fuel has been recommended
by the United States fuel administrator,
who has given warning that n, coal short
age next season Is quite possible.
'There Is one way to prevent a short
age, and that Is to buy coal now. or In
the early spring. Anthracite mines are
working broken time and thero are no
reserve stock- of coneequenco at the
mines which can be drawn upon.
necalls 1017 Conditions
"Conditions are approximating those
In 1917, when the consuming public de
layed purchases In tho mistaken hope
that there would bo plenty of coal later
on. The result was a deluge of orders
In the midst of a severe winter when
the efficiency of the mines was at the
lowest, while cellar bins weie empty
and many families wero suffering.
"Anthracite Is used chiefly In winter,
but the winter's supply must be mined
over the whole twelve months of the
year. February production was onlv
3,871,932 tons1, tho lowest monthly rec
ord for eighteen years, save three when
there were labor troubles, and 1,940,000
tons less than tho February shlpmenlB
of last year. There' Is no assurance
that next winter will be mild, and If
there Is failure to mino part of the
needed supply now through lack of or
ders there Is more than a possibility
that tho mines will be unable to make
good this deficit later on."
Progress Jfade
Progress has been made In tho adjust
ment of the statewide coal situation, ac
cording to Governor Sproul. Tho result
Is that several additional conference
between the Governor and the coal
operators will take place within th next
ten days.
The Governor said today he would
hardly make nny announcement In con
nection with the coal situation early thin
week, ns was expected. Attorney) Gen
eral Schaffer, who recently completed an
Independent Investigation, the results of
which were given to the Governor, said
that all discussion of the situation was
to be made by the Chief Executive.
"I hardly expect to make any an
nouncement until I see what will de
velop In the next ten days," said Gov
ernor Sproul at his home In Chester.
"There are many elements in the
situation and each is worthy of much
consideration. An investigation is not
wanted If that course can be avoided.
It will take some time and will 'be an
Item of considerable expense. I be
lieve that we may be able to accomplish
the results another way."
Fall on Sidewalk Fatal
Frederick Bishop, seventy-four yearn
old, died last night at his home, 4831
Parrlsh street, from Injuries received
from a fall Saturday evening. T3lshop.
while walking in the neighborhood of hln
home, slipped and fell, striking his head
heavily on the sidewalk.
DKATII8
UOHN March 21, 1010. OE0ROE, hus
band of the late Caroline Dohn. Relatives
and friends are Invited to attend funeral
service. Wed , 2 p. m , at hla BOn-ln.Iaw'a
residence. PrederlckC Hess. 0218 Torresdalo
ave Int. private Northwood Cem.
PRICE. March 22, LILLIAN P.. daugh
ter of Louisa M and the late Oeonre Price,
aged 21 Relatives and friends Invited to
funeral services. Wed . o p m . 3M0 Brands -wine
st. Int. Mt. Morlah Cenu Auto
funeral. Remains may bo viewed Tuei.
evenlnc
EVANS. March 21. EMMA M EVANS.
Relatives and friends invited to' funeral
services. Wed.. 10 30 a. m Cedarcrift Apt! .
000 8 4Bth st. Int. Newark, jpel.
FAHIji. .viarcn --, rum.. tAn&i,
wife of Frank Fahey (nee Lanahan) Rela
tives and friends Invited to funenl, Wed..
7.30 a. m., from the residence of her
brother-in-law, Hugh McGucken. 2(83 Mem
phis at. Requiem mass at St. Annls Church,
0 n m Int. Holy Cross Cem. Aub funeral
" EVANS -March 2.1. EMMA, M EVANS.
Relatives and friends invited to ittend fu
neral services Wed. morning, from the
Ceaarcroft Apartments. 000 S. 4fU? 8t. Int.
NeHtLL March 22 OF.OROE C, husband
of the late Mabel M Hill, of Malle Shade.
N J aged .11 Relatives and fiends in
vited to services. Tuesday. S )m.. afc
the Oliver H Balr RulldlnaT 1820 Chestnut
st.. Phlla Tnt Grove M. E. Cemetery,
Chester Co . Pa ,", Wed. morning
LORD March 24. at 39.17 N, 0th at..
AUOUSTA C. LORD. Notlco ef funeral
later,
11KT.P WANTED FEMAIE
GIRLS, over 1ft sears of, nge. to wfrk in finishing-
department of corrugaod paper
plant l'aht work. J7.n0 ner weekito start.
Aonlv P H Foster Co . 2.1th and txicust
"WAITRESS, Protestant- experience!; willing
to go to seashore for aummej Phone
Merlon 4B4.
SITUATIONS WANTED MA.E
El
WATCHMAN desires position: dngle: 81
jenrs old: A-l ref. A 80, Ledger Office.
Artistic Charm of Pw
manent endurance;,
Weight thatAssuresEf-,
ficient Service for Gem
erations; satisfaction
That Eliminates All!
Memory of Initial Cost.
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