""X 4 r TZ '?-, ? Mi', t h if- t,f f w n.'. .i ' J w 3 fN AUTO THEFTS v:- CE BLAMED ''Jjntqranco Rates Hero Highest ififin U. S. Because of Poor Pro- $ toctlon, Say3 Shopherd Mpt. mills makes denial fvAntomoblle theft; Insurance rntes In Philadelphia arc among the highest in he country because of alleged in- adequate police protection here. -)' The only other cities where the rates hlro equal to those here ore Detroit, uuirngo, i3i. iiouu nnu iuu-in vnj. Aho rates for ?sow ork arc lower than tho?e of Philadelphia. Toe rate for automobile insurance comnanis. all ovor the country are fiwd ,by a conference bureiu wlii-h meets at Isew lork at regular inteivals to de termine what rates shall be allowed in the different localities. The great mi nority of insurance companies in auto mobile lines are under the regulation of this board, and those tihirh arc not ore known as "cut-rate companies.'' llap at Police "The reason that he members of the conference bureau have placed Phil adelnhta at the ton of thp list is he. .fatten ft,Af ilnnm , V. A nnl.nn ,. -nt .,., tn ' In M ,, , ,,,,,,., ' Coi ri.Jr,,,,rm'.Tnhn MoXcll. of the Canadian,'0 Shepherd, Miperintcndcnt of the auto- mobilo departui'iit of the Aetna Life Insurance C'ompanv today. I '.'These rate figures are mad after j a complete studv of local conditions and a review of conditions revealed bv statistics showing the percentage of, cars owued nnd stolen The protection : oilcrcd bj the polic or (lie city unilT consideration is naturnuy one ot tne lnost important items. "Another thing which helps to en courage the theft of automobiles in this city is the leniency with which men, convicted of automobile theft, are treat ed when brought into rourt,' he con tinued. "Thev nre given such light & -u K t.:.!i.l 1n.,.. rlin if. eBLUCUS. u. 1 li...u, ,u,,, ..... ., 1 11 1 .. tj.A.. ..11 t-n tl.nan I S."y -X..J. J Z. .XT l"""Dot ?ut tcei 'jmp.iu.au .u. .... . luicvvg uu aiu i.w ,....,,.,.. j "A man told me the other day that . he could spend SoOil and hine any auto- ",,, V hAt rn ilt reieaseu. At tnat rate it inlmino" ltng ousiness. mobile tniet would be a pa Poor Protection Cited Mr. Shepherd said that the last in crease in theft rates for Philadelphia bruary" A.orng 'to the. fi. tires, the present rate is 533 7."i per year on a car valued at SCOO or less. This rate includes a penalty of 15- which Mr. Shepherd says is because of poor protection here, and which is removed If the owner of the car equips his ma chine with n safety device recognized by the company. The original rate for this city on a similar car was fixed at $13.75, marking an advance o 510. i An nttnek ncaiust thrt attitude of the Insurance people was made by Captain Mills todav when told why the rates xvere named so high for this city. , He Batj: ' "The police protection here is per- I .? "fwHr ndeouate. nnd the insurance men have' no grounds for an increase on that ' game, lost the second, won the nex"t two, '&c6re. There are politics in insurance 'dropped the fifth and amid tense excite ranks, and the fact that the bureau ' ment landed the next three games for which- controls the rate meets in New the set and match, -1-6, tt-1, 6-2. Tork is enough to show reason for an In the latter part of the third set attempt to discredit and discriminate Miss Bjurstedt made a determined effort against Philadelphia." I to stem the tide of defeat, she tried her Statistics furnished by the Pennsyl- best to return the strokes, but her t --sjf.. n j- j1- Mint din rania Indemnity Exchange, which1 hnndles the automobile insurance for the Automobile Club of Philadelphia show that the average loss of automo bile insuranre companies from thefts here is S2o.()00 a month each. Only a small percentage of stolen cars are ever recovered, it was said. Ma chines stolen in Philadelphia by pro fessional thieves are usually taken to other cities for final disposal. Thefts of automobile tires from the itacks on the rear of cars are more fre quent than thefts of the cars them selves, because get away were reported were taken from the machine of Mrs. r- TT.i. ,.e t . . i.M ..' iiuv iiuL iK pl ljjiiMiuwnt'. wiiiip it. was left standing at Rroad and Spruce Streets. " Anothpr nutoirobilc owner Io,t n tirp vednesaay mqht when lie left his car i Jn Broad sneet liclow Itneklnnd. in Lo gan, to attend n motion -picture show. Tho thfft was committed in a brightly lighted street and while hundreds of persons were passing. No Ttemcdy In Sight "Thc situation in Philadelphia as re spects the theft of automobiles is very bad," said E. V.. Ilogle, secretary of the Automobile Club of Philadelphia. '"Worse to contemplate, there is no remedy in sight, nnd thc practice grows in spite oi everyiunig we can uo to stop . ..,,. i . . )t. ... Vhile there had been spasmodic Stealing of cars for months before the disclosure of tho automobile theft "ring" here, since that time the thieves have grown much holder, aceordini to Charles Egner. supervisor of the claim iac urps are rasior to second act ,. ttt.,, trtn-fi !. tntnl pxtiuetion o un. aeyprai sura mens iHs 7inlwin. ... X i Jc I S; , ..".,. : i, ..: nmi- nirr vrsteidav Two tirp " "J"""1 ..-- c - -- i-jmu in tue rtw.u ,""" "" '' jiicni.n. j. wo urp rrv-A c - --j v.i nn rinnfit m V- department of the Pennsylvania In- aeramty "ubbc , "It Is astonishing to what extent this nefaripus business is carried on nnd The "outfit" came here from Chester how often the thieves get away with I in nineteen captured German nrmy mo It. They wem to bo better oriranlzed . t'-rtrucks and pitched their canip on than before, and, therefore find it easier to cover up the thefts." In the experience of the Automobile Insurance Company, the motor thieves KlfV "usually operate in pairs or in threes, "sjne actuauy drives on witn tue machine -while, the second watches, nnd tho third. itejJIf present and n chase is attempted, 'T Jearts tne pursuers in the wrong direction. RELEASES IN SAILOR CASE 2?Seven Held After Man Is Found Sft n I A -I , ii ... g.(f"l iMu rc uivcn uiocriy jfe'Jt Thomas Gunnison and John Johnson, Brrfsted n week ago In connection with KMbe' death of Albert Lundin, a sailor, -,were uiscnurgcu iouuy xor iacK oi evi- jjnee, by Magistrate Imber, at the Sec Wd and Christian streets station. VlFivo other riverfront characters with ri3 s4im1 tw fnnniila tflln tntn pustnitv nt Ek came time, also were released. yLri Iiundin was found dead In Front Rk'S&awAf l.almtr Stiii(ti urlrli l.rii l.Au nn plfi head. Itobbcry was thought to have. g.'JIUvg iuk pioiire tor me Bupposeu Kiur mVK A'lnrjuest will be held over tjic body r. iyoroner ivnignt. uunuison ami S - PENN STUDENTS LEAVE FOR Y. M. C. A. SESSION Fifty-fivo to Attend Annual In tercollegiate Conference at Historic Moody Homo Fifty-five students of the University of Pennsylvania left today to attend the annual Intercollegiate conference held by the student department of the Young Men's Christian Association at the his toric home of Dwlght L. Moody, at Hast Northfield. The Tier. John R. Hart, of the Chris tian Association, is In charge of the delegation, as he has been for seveial i j ear. John V Lot lit, president of the senior class, is undergraduate chair man of the committee Other student members are: S. V. Harrell. president of the class of 101D; narl Harrison, of the debate and soccer teams and Mask and Wig tar ; Marvin Gustnfon, of the track team and president of the Y. M. C. A. : Luther Harr, leader of last year's (ilee Club: Jimmy Patterson, of the snimming team and Mask and Wig: Captain (teorge Sweeney, of the baseball team; Hllwood Cunningham, editor-in-chief of the lied and lllue, and Bank How, most popular of foreign students at the Cniverstiv. Dr John It Mott will bo the presid ing officer nt thf nnference. Speakers will induce Raymond Uobins, 0 I TM, t-n rrrrtnflv ri'tnrnpd from IlUSsia nimy: Dr. Robert E Speer, chairman of the Presbjterinn board of foreign missions; J. S. Wilon. Socialist nnd labor leader from the Pacific coast, nnd JIonr Sloan Cofhn. of New York The t.,,tifrifnr will continue until June :!tl. IVnus.tlvatiin expects to bnti' the largest delegation of any of the col- llrgps. Miss Bjurstedt Out i r , r rn' 1 1 r7-.tf! 01 SCt 1 llle l IUI i unLuiuru uuui u--'- j t- . t v. nn lYn champion, and the gallery wbo wnyo; . stf rrt.1. -: niti sii-kllTil ' SIn(1 t0 see .HS3 MUUf M,u .u -uu... . . . r . . .!.-.: (. llin Vrtren woncier. -tiss Zinderst'in began serving in the firef sct gje won her gnme but ap "'"' , . e , , c, ,, nrorPti tQ he worried. She icahzed the peareci io Deworii ' ,., f-nlden onnortunitv which lay before C01 ' . opporiuiiiij "ulu' . , , ner. out tne met. mm m. ... "... the champion appeared I to have a psv- Zindersteln did not play her usual . ' htrong ganie. and after ,h. games reached -1-all, lost the next two for the set, -1-G. .Mis' ZInderstein In thi sset Miss Bjurstedt went after redral Housing Bureau, everything. She ran hither and thither jn a further resolution the federa and this, no doubt, used up a great part tion caVti upon the Borernment to em of her waning strength. In the second ' i.-.i. , . ,lpnn , jmiij.-n,. ,. , set Moua was noc so acuve wuue .u. ;Zinderste!n, finding that her shots were. being unreiurneri. gam muie -- fidence. Miss Zinderstein won the hrst two games, lost the third ant. evened up the match by taking the next four gnmes for the set, 0-1. After the usual short rest, the play- ers came back to the courts for the tihrd sPt. Mies 7-imlerstein won tne nrsi pnysicai conr.mon wu -... ..-. .... 'trjing tor me u ipov-.u,.- Her strokes were weak and after running after the ball usually found herself too i "eaK l!"M " " """ " A 1 -.- rm .ri t rtfSfh tflTtlVtl WUJinX 3 CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES Pemlflnal Round Mlrs Marlon ZlndersLln. Longwood Cricket i lub d-fi-ated Ml'i Molla njuretedt, West ,-ld.' Ter.nl- Club, 4 B, fl-1. 0-2 Mr, Oeorse W Wlghtman. Lonsn-ood ',;i,. n,.h .l.fatMl Mrs. Gilbert Hanes. rhThdtlpo11ntCt" Cofb- thi' 'z!hder5tem. Bjurstfdt m.itch tciiows. First Set """J,' 1 A -1 .1 A o , 1,C H , TIJ...tln A 1 rt 4 -i t - 1 t ia niitrjsrraL . . . a - o -x - - WffaPZS. vlBMm0n.Harvey match follows. ,. .-- -- ,, -w,bi, . !,,, .j . J(s.jni4410 2 25 4 miis '-'i"-'v:'" i i A 4 a i i . i a ni n nlon nf tfoinintr P'tmnii fnr nniPPrs. Qs I XUtiu u-t. in il-IIll CUlll'S UUU .UIIUUOI s.juui, imii, rree rry v,. -U....-S,.. ir!",w"" r'w ' . . " ,"". T, T-S Ca .. .utmnn . 4 1 i 4 4 i wso-n Mrs. Harvey mi-. "" i , i 1 -i n a -t i w - c.h Rt "! Mra wiihtman . . 4 4 4 3 5 2 4-32 n Mrs. llarev . . i i u u t Referee June! h How iand. FOE LIGHT "SPOTS" PLANE Engineers Give Demonstration With Captured German Searcher rhiladclphians were given a spectac nlnr demonstration of the scien tific methods of modern warfare last night when a military airplane in flight was spotted by the powerful captured w I r:,., EU,-i.ni,t hrmir-t,t herP hv the I recruiting detachment of the army engi- uoers and motor transport corps, who ! went into camp late yesterday afternoon at Twenty -first street and the Parkvn. i I-ong before the airplane could be , he"'1. b tUe .na.ked car flylDfc: Koward the vicinity of the encampment Its ap- -.1. .. r. c .lntnntnrl K til a 1(1 Cflrft nflt-fl. boloid BOUn(1 detector, whicli is another (lf tllP many interesting war t I the letnchment has on exhibition of the many interesting war trophies he crounds adiacent to the Parkway in correct military style. The camp is poninned with a modern army kitchen and the detachment hnve with them a I number of nrotnble trade shops as an additional feature. The entire camp la Vlc" '""'" ""!"-. A concert was given last night by the engineer s band attached to a detach ment nnd officlaljnotion pictures, taken by the War Department, were shown to tho large crowd attracted to the en campment. TO FIGHT FARE rTsE Cliveden Business Men's Association of Germantown Considers Action In order to provide a fund which shall be used to fight against any increase in fare that the Philadelphia Itapld Tran sit Company may bring forward iu the near ' future, the Cliveden Business Men's Association, of Germantown, at Its regular monthly meeting last night voted to have each member subscribe $25. E. A. JCoppcl, president of the United Business Men's Association, wns pres ent and urged the members of thc Ger mantown association to work In har mony with the other associations and especially with regard to the increase of fare. Concerted effort on the part of the association -throughout the city would, he declared, be a powerful fac EVENING PUBLIC. E Federation Servos Formal Nq- tico That It Considers World War at an End UNION FOR stenographers; 1 .V'll Dfjrn''-'' (0 Evening Public l.ritaer. Atlantic Clt. N. .1., .Tune 20. The American Pedcratlou of Labor today announrrtl its purpose to regard the lnbor agreement between President Ooinper and Secretary of War linker "null, oid nnd in every way can celed" on or before July 1 next. The reohition nsscrted the agree ment was intended as a war measure only and now the period In wlilch it was expected to serve has passed nnd that the institution that functioned in its affairs has automatically dis solved. Musicians who work for wagei are) not nrtlsts, the federation asserted in ordering a protest to Secretary of Labor Wilson ngatnst the suspension of the alien labor act with reference to musicians coming from abroad to compete with musicians of Amcricn The federation maintains that thi artist classification should apply only ' Kcniuses who are not affected bj """Petition. Union for Stenographers The executive council declined to con , iui in n request that SCO per week for ( Icrks and $3," a week for stenographers ' be approved s n minimum wage for such workers, thre being the prevailing lates paid employes of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks in Washington. An international union, however, for bookkeepers, stenographers, typists nnd "race worKers was rpcommenaeu and authority was given to proceed with its organization, providing jurisdictional iism- in uiur uuuics uru uui iruus- , .:,. .,.., was clven t0 . . rprrnp. , crantlnB n ,,,,, for n ,n,natlonal unlon of msurance ngents, after it had been stated that every effort in the past to rente such a body had been checked . , , , ,. , n-, i 1 1" wholesale discharge. The amc body .. , . , . ,., , L. was authorised to act with relation to , ,,roatlon of a departm,nt or wooden nieehan,cg an(, M(ITevs T.y unanimous vote, it was resohed' that each city and town should b au ing needs bv municipal building cam- I pnigns, nnd that the federal government t should narticinato bv continuing the and tI)at thp publIc building bill, shelved in t)e aet FP,9ion of Congress, be pascd forthwith. Delegates put through a plea for the creation of a permanent housing bureau with labor represented in the board of managers Alien Labor Condemned The construction department of the quartermaster's corps was scathingly condemned in a resolution for employ ing aliens, presumably Mexicans, upon government work at Fort Buss, Tex at cut rates. The resolution urged thelwas not aware that he represented the necessity of giving government work Bolshevists. The New York lawyer to "red-blooded" Americans only. "It ought to be the policy of our goernment to keep wages up, not beat them down," declared P. H. McCarthy, I n formr-r mnvor of San Francisco. A resolution vigorously condemning tue empiojinem oi .uexicon muur sent to the executive council in order to ntoid placing the federation in the position of creating international trie tion President Gompers s services were lauded in a report which congratulated him upon his recovery from injuries , incurred in New ork. . iifi,ir. nF thr world war corns in all probability, be added to thc funda- i ... ... . I - 'iabor befow U concTuderthe , , . .,,, ,: v.r. ' inAotiil rtjil nxud rtf tlta A men'fl II I Pfl - I 1. I nnllnnnl AAnt'AntlOn hflfO ' rnrm n. frt K mnHn tn rnn. k,""r) i.wi.c v. - -- elude the main business of the mHt(f constructive" &ession iu ears in n j wind-up nU. with a view to final ad-; Ijournmcnt on Saturday night. , - Uadical leaders in the labor conclave , cnl tho n.rs stence with which John it".';::,;,. i,w nnd(.nr. ing to make the cause of the "Leagup Against American Militarists and tarlsm" the cause also of the Ameri- can Federation deserves some measure of recognition. i RAMSEY BILL UP NEXT WEEK Liquor Forces Will Make Last Des perate Stand In Capital BV a Staff Corretpond'nt Ilarrisburg, June 20. The liquor forces will make their last desperate, stand next week when the Ramsey bill to nermlt the sale of beer containing not jmore than 2 per cent alcohol comes un for final passage in thc Senate A hearing on the bill will be held by the Senate law nnd order com mittee Monday night. It will be the last liquor hearing of the session. "Wets" claim they have strength enough to put the Ilamsey bill through the Senate, but there is a feeling that Governor Sproul will not sign the meas ure. While the "wet" forces were unable to stave off prohibition ratification by the Legislature, they have succeeded In defeating an enforcement measure of fered by the "drs." The Ramsey bill is now the only measure which contains any enforcement provisions. It is on the grounds of the enforce ment provisions that the "wets" arc appealing to Senators wbo otherwise would be counted to vote "dry." GRANT MISS FISHER'S PLEA Publisher Told to Name Her Ad mirers In Heart Balm Suit New York, June 20. Five days have been allotted to Gustav Schlrmer, music publisher, by Justice Donuelly, of the Supreme Court, in which to name the wealthy men he has asserted were ad mirers of Miss Grace Fisher, musical comedy star, who is suing him for al leged breach of promise and heart balm of $250,000, The court ruling was made on the demand of SIlss Fisher that the de fendnnt reveal the names of the rich XEn&EIJEJHJtABEIH.BJDfe ELIMINATES MISS JiaBHSSSKSaSK .1 -"-'. Vs PHtf&i-' if ! wnn immsmmm iBf&KrlSSSm - JaBwawiBSMlSjaiUIIIIWl ! HH.aBR '-'iflnMBKSeKWTS r KiiMBBIBBBWKBBBWsBHBHHSffil'1 ' IMiigi ' Mill ii1 ' II WjM ' ' ' 1 i Miss .Milium JniHisitiii, 01 LmiKWood L. C, of Hoston, who upset tennis circles today by defeating Miss lijurstcdt In the semifinal round of national women's tennis tourney. Miss Bjurstedt lias won the titlo ccry season since 1015 "RED" LAWYER LISTED CITY SOCIETY WOMEN Recht Had Letters to Many Leading Philadelphia Attor neys, Says Prosecutor When Charles Recht. Xew York at torney for the Bolshevists, came here seeking associate counsel to defend Mxtv-foiir Russians arrested in Chester .at jiny Day celebration, he brought letters of introduction to prominent women of this city nnd leading members of the Philadelphia bar. Maurice J, Speiser, assistant district attorney of Philadelphia, saw the list of names, but does not recall them now. Mr. Speiser knew Recht slightly, but came to the assistant district attorney t0 De put m touch --ith some lawyer jn neiaware county. ..j do not rccau n singie name now," paId Mr. Speiser today. "I remember thougn tnat au the lawyers to whom he w"-ibore letters ot introduction were men iof IiromjncncCi while the women were of high social standing.' Recht exnlnincd to the assistant dis trict attorney that he came in possession of tUe nQmcg in Ms u,t turough having ibpfn nn nttorncv for national de fense association in New 'iork. Recht first asked me could I take case of the Russians, said Mr. the case , Speiser. "I told him that witli my ......HM.itlAnc- VlAtfl 1 r,,,d n rcibld' I L'UULVUU'ID Win. Ho so. Then he rmnminenr him to ft COOU man in chests and I told him that I cotfld If'COmmPna Him iu ubuij. ' '0m '"l til " .. nfnor fJpnrv. ncrortlinc to a TO- ( 11. 1 i i ll X . A ! ,' . A i.: u-irt ...i iicafinunriers ui i- uikuiii4ii"m oun(i tiiere w tho authorities investi- Kating tjlP Hf,(s "cussed out" Eugene Dcns, ra(licnl lM(lw nmi .sp0kc with t hcat roncPrning the Bolshevists ..T m8 lmve hpoken heatedly about o 1-1: .t l,ntn -l,n won, Ike to oui,""Tr:,vr..r ;.".",.;; in, ;4ni ,.ountry," said Mr. Geary dis- MilI-fJussjng t)le casCl "but I did not cunc , Dobs as Hecht said I did." SHIPYARD WORKERS STRIKE Pusey & Jones Employes Again Lay Down Their Tools The rattle of riveters at the Pusey S. Jones shipyards, Gloucester, has died down to stillness again, and it t 1 A .llllxAa nnrl t- will not recommence, say both the rivet ers and counters, until certain conces sions are made. The counters went out a couple of weeks ago for a straight weekly wage of $3.". They have been getting sixty eight cents an hour. Promised settle ment by arbitration, they returned to work, but there being no settlement, it is said, they walked out. Tho riveters walked out today be cause they were put under the charge of Joseph Iiiidwig, who, they say, Is non-union. Their foreman, Rudolph Hirst, resigned last night. They have worked under I.udwig before, they say, and won't again. Also, they want an increase of a cent and a half for shell plate work. In a vacant lot across from the yards the walkers -out assembled and pondered on thc Bltuation, They say they won't go back until their demands are met ASK SUFFRAGE VOTE State Leaders Want Date Set In House Plan Celebration JIM a Staff Correipondent Harrlsbnrg, June 20. Efforts wilt be made by the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association to have the Phipps's resolution, to ratify national suffrage, come up for finnl vote in the House Tuesday on n special order. Thc suffragists wnnt the time fixed about noon Tuesday, so that they can bring a big delegation of women here from Philadelphia to witness the" action. Leaders of the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association arc elated over their successful light for the ballot MOLLA BJURSTEDT l 'f. I i M I ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR SALUS BILL HEARD Vares May Causo Another Vote in Houso for Consideration of Transit Measure flu a Staff Correspondent Harrisburg, June 20. It is under stood that the Vare forces have received promises of additional support for the Salus transit bill nnd may make a mo tion for reconsideration of the,-vote by which the resolution to put the measure on the calendar, despite unfavorable ac tion by the House municipal corpora tions committee, was defeated Wednes day. The bill would permit the voters of Philadelphia to change the Taylor'tran sit plans and authorize the use of transit loan money to complete projects now under way. To reconsider the vote, of Wednes day would require a mnioritv vote. A coustitutional majority then would be required to put the bill back on the calendar Prior to the defeat of the bill Rep resentative, John It. K. Scott, made a scathing attack on Senator Penrose. Vnre men make no secret of the fact Ml -if tlinst infon.l A ..,, 4l.. O-l.-- I'll as one of thc . muiornltv fir-lit If the bill Is put back on the calendar -' " ho - jt ih r ARMY RECRUITERS IN CITY Motop Transport Service Parades In Drive to Obtain More Men For, thT, '?!1I)0'i, of K"tting recruits for mofor transport service over Too m and th,rte ffi f cr ,""5, of the MrvIce k y mon.ii t n, . ,-A ' "'." inqrnlilg me unueci mates engineers ,u" -rrectauu the park- way downtown and back nenln. The detachment hriiv'tlr-in the city yestetday and established their camp on the Parkway. They have twenty-five trucks, n number of portable shops such ns blacksmithing nnd as a special trophy a German searchlight captured in the war. They come originally from Camp Humphreys, hut hae been touring some of the larger cities in the neighborhood for several weeks in their enlistment drjTe Tnpy are In charge of Lieuten- I . . --,.-- ant Colonel J. inton Uirch, of the engineers. Their line of march this morning was down the Parkway to City Hall, over Broad street to Chestnut, Chestnut to Third, to Market, to Broad, to Spring Garden, to Twenty-first street and thus back to their camp. The Washington barracks band accompanied them. They will leave for .ewaik on Monday. ERROR IN U. OF P. PRIZE LIST Priestly Club Award Goes to John Cecil Rhodes Announcement was made at the Unl versity of Pennsylvania today of a mis take In the printed commencement list of prise awards, by whicji one student was erroneously given double honors. The Priestly Club prize, offered to the member of the graduating clas whose work for the year was most sat isfactory, announced as having been won by Horace Richard Blank, went to John Cecil Rhodes. The Assaycrs and Miners' Ganguc prize was awarded to Horace Richard Blank. BURNED BY BENZINE Youth Injured In Explosion In OIL cloth Works Nathan Graw, nineteen years old, SW3 North Elcventtt street, wns badly burned flDoui me iace npd hands this morning when benzine exploded In on oilcloth nlant where he was emnlnr,. at Seventh street and Kalghn avenue, Camden) -JtrffE, fol&k&n T L Charges Penrose Faction "Dan gled Five-Cent Fartfs and Uni versal Transfers" as Bait BITTER IN CRITICISM , Director of City Transit Twining to day took sharp Issuo with Senntor Pen rose on tho local transit sltuntlon nnd declared approval had been won for the Taylor plan by dangling before the peo plo the Impossible plan of live-cent fares by 1022, universal free transfers and no increase in taxes. Referring to Senator Penrose's state ment yesterday defending the Btrnngnla tion of (he Salus transit bill, Director Twining remarked : "He must be familiar with the fact that hfs friend, the former director of this depattment, as a result of much public agitation, succeeded in creating a public demand for a comprehensive system of rapid transit, "To create such u iTemand ho dangled before the eyes of the people an im possible plan of operation. The entire city was to have had by 1022 five-cent fares, universal free transfers nnd no increase in taxes, ills experience in attempting to obtain a lease for such n BpotA.M mncf 1n-a clinu-n lilm thnt such results were not to be had even tipforn the war. "Under present conditions they are simnl.v impossible and it is ridiculous in assort flint tho nlnn nq it stands ought not to be subject to modification as n result of the war and tue cnangeu conditions since 1010. "The senator," Mr. Twining con tinued, "in defending bis action on this bill, relies on the familiar politicnl trick of attempting to show that ne was I guarding the interests of the people, while really he has thwarted, delayed , and prevented them from ncting In their own interest. I "The richt which this bill would have 'conferred on the people is simply a fun- j i damental right which should have been i . ..,.., -i:-.l T)..lllt incorporaieu in me origiuui uuuu bill or certainly in the charter as just i revised its omission is to be regietted ' as it is n home rule necessity. I In thinly veiled language Director Twining named A. Merritt Taylor, former director of city transit, as tne "real author" ot the statement issued by Senator Penrose. Continuing, Mr. Twining asserts: "The statement 13 an attempt to show that were the people given the right .to change their minds in the matter of any loans previously authorized they might not be capable of exercising such a right in a way which would be to their own advantage. Gets Ten Years for Fleecing U.1 S. Norfolk, Va.. June 20. (By A. P.) W. B. Treadwell, a contractor, con victed of embezzlement from the gov ernment In connection with nitrate ship ments, was sentenced in federal district court today to ten years' imprisonment nnd $25,000 fine. Evidences nt the trial was that shipments valued at $100,000 which he handled disappeared in transit. Treadwell has filed an ap peal. .-KISSEL- Have ou noticed the Increas-1-rr number of Klsel custom I'Ullt cars in Philadelphia this season? And the beauty of It Is that tho owners are all perfectly satisfied. '' See Phctopraph tn Sunday's Ledger Pictorial Section VY. CLARKE CRIED. 306 N. llronrl J rer'TyttTTTraram fllf SUNDAY Wr OUTINGS. PBOM MARKE1 STRICT WHARF EVERY SUNDAY .25 Atlantic City Wildwood Ancleaen Round Ocean City TrlD Sea Isle City War Tn Stone Harbor , I DC. Id- Avalon flltlcaai Corson inlet AnttlMva and Wild wood - 7.20 A; Atlantic City. Ocean City and othpr rrsorts - - - 7.304; Fisherman's Train Anglesea and U lid wood - - 0 43A tiP" Dally Excursions bfln Juni 25 to all abova reaorti, axeept Oeaan City, to which Excursion! will run Sundays only. Daily Excursion to Corsons InUt bf In Juna 29. $1.50 War Tax 12 rem. additional Pin a Daaeh Oeaan Gata. Uarnstat Plsr ..7 Sasslda Park. Ui War TAX allstta, Mantoloklng Saaslda Park. Lat- allstta, Mai Day Haad. 1 rrC A.bury Park. O. iD 1 15 Gro, Lonf Dr. ... J! B.lm.r, S.a ( Asbury PmtU, Oeaan mini Wur Tax Snrln Lihi m rrnw ndOIttona Market Btreet Wbarl 7,20 Ai FROM BROfcD STRtET STATION ftOOC Baltimore S " " ) The Monvmtntal City ?I9 715 Washington tp..Ji The Xaltonal CatUal iNtfTUp wara Baltimore 18 eta. Waahtagtou 22 eta. Sunday, June 22 Broad Bt. 7.50 A,. Weat I'hlla. 7.53 o $2.50 T BOM titnnil Irln War Tax 20 casta additional Sunday, Juna 29 Broad Bt. 7.40 U: Weat Phlla. 7.44 hi, portn nlla. 7.34 The right la reaerrod to limit the'aale of tlek.ta, (or these excursions, to the capacity ot equipment available. H Pennsylvania R. R. 1 JKnJiWkJKLMBJ&JBJtS ,ust am) nmxn SAO Iat. bar. containing aioay clothe, rltlxen papers and atoraew ranera out of a moving wat-on from 177 8, tlth at,, Phlla,, to Darby, about 0.-30 V. m.. Thureday: re ward If returned. Charles Menefee, 830 v, Watta at. Wteve JIcQIIl. UBIITELB-June 10. JOSEPH V aon of August and lute Anna" T Bertele (nea McKabe) aeed 83. Relatlvea, and frlenda ln vited to funeral. Mon.. 8:0(1 a.Tn., from 2424 N. llflth at. l!lh requiem maaa at St. Co. lumba'a Church at In a, m. Int. Holy Crosa Cam. Autc, funeral. , HfTITATIIlN WANTKD -MAI.K YPUNO X1AN. rnlnrfMl. Knml reference. tv wish. Dosltlon aa butler or Janitor. Ad goou dresa W. A 22.1 H. ad t , AUTOS FOU, SAT.K JIUPBON ".-pass, tourlnar. model 33i In per jfect condltlonmll new tires: no reaaonabla fmn miT itiuti, i .".. tfun mnw. UU1CK Hrialn. 7paaenftr, new rubber! hunlnfia roaiilrasi anl. 170-1 Fllbrt at. WIN! SAYS FALSE PROIISESBEATBIL , ' " ".., 'W; T FOES PAY RESPECT Thousands In Fifth Ward Attend Funeral of Dead Political Leador BURIED THIS AFTERNOON The funeral of Isaac Deutsch, Fifth ward political leader, took place from Ms late residence, 300 Pine street, nt 2 o'clock this afternoon. Rabbi Marvin Nathan conducted the funeral services. Interment was made lii die Adath Jeshurun Cemetery, Frnnkford. A holiday was declared In the Second street market, the Starr Gar den Recreation Center and In DeutBch's old division of the ward as a tribute to the former Vare leader. A procession was formed nt Fifth and Pine streets. The parade marched east on Fine street to Third and then, nt the request o.f the business men of South street, where Deutsch conducted n butcher shop virtually nil his life nnd was president of the business men's as sociation, proceeded down Third street nnd past the house nt 305 South street, where the leader was born. Organizations In March, Among the organizations In line were the Second Street Market Men's Association, the South Street Business Men's Arsoclation, Third Ward Re publican Club. Fourth Ward Repub licans, Fifth Ward Republican Club, of which Deutsch was president; Tall Cedars of Lebanon lodge and Masonic lodge of which Deutsch was a Mem ber, and other organizations. Honorary pallbearers included Senator are, itepresentative John R. K. Scott, William H. Wilson, director of public safety, nnd a number of other prominent ore leaaers. xne pallbearers were Harry Cook, Ernest Liebfriend, Harry Levy, Abraham Schlin, Henry R. Nolle, BU J- E- ORWELL gf (5. JEWELERS CHESTNUT AND Silverware Essential Elements of Quality Merit of Design Exactness of Workmanship Weight in Silver Tea Sets, Coffee Sets, Dinner and Dessert Services and Small Silver F BONW1T TELLER. GXQ &he dpeda!jy5hopo0aaina!ion& CHESTNUT AT 13 STREET Will Place on Sale Saturday A COLLECTION OF ONE HUNDRED SUMMER FROCKS for Misses' & Small Women (Fourth Floor) Special Prices for Immediate Clearance Plain and printed voiles.. . XO 7 to 17 Zf) Linens, ginghams and tissues. . f O PTQ to Ofl 7 FZ rsandic8 18.50 to 35.00 Street & Afternoon Frocks A clearance of serge, satih, taffeta and crepe de Chihrf frocks. Mostly onc-of-a 90 ft kind ' MISSES' CAPES Serge, trlotine and velour capes in long and JO rj short styles. Greatly reduced. -LO.UU Closing-Out Sale of Suits Suits of serge, Poiret twill and wool jersey Ol Suits of Poiret twill, tricotine and velour 9l"7ll checks ,. . t j ; -' . ?. oU.UU Suits of Poiret- 'twill, Cheruir twill and tfk fl. tricotine faf.l( -' ' &A - Hetbert W. Tiliwj..Dr. MWd. If ' " stt man, Ernest Walker and MichneJ Bojap Bondonoff. ., Political friend and foe mingled at the bier last1 night, paying n last' tribute to the dead. i .f , Party distinctions wcrl temporarily cast aside, Tho bitter struggle of'ihe primaries of 1017. which resulted In the death of Policeman i;ppiey ana Deutsch's subsequent conviction, were, forgotten as Penrose nnd Vnre leaders paid their last tribute to the man, rather than the politician. Klvo Thousand See Dody Five thousand people filed past th coffin of the dead man nnd n detail of fiolice was necessary to keep the street n front of the house cleared. Politicians broke down nt the coffin of Deutsch, nnd even his political op ponents were visibly affected. Two of them. Louis .Sllvcrsteln, probation' offi cer In the Municipal Court, nnd Paul Cavagnaro. both Carey leaders In ths; Fifth Ward and both of whom were ac tive tn the fight against Deutsch in the primary fight of 1017, wept when they gazed on the features of their dead po litical opponent. The parlor where the body of Deutsch lay was a bower of flowers that banked i the coffin op three sides. The crowd una nn inree that it became necessary for policemen to keep the persons inside moving in a steady stream. Lieutenant David Bennett, who wan allied with Deutsch in the Fifth Ward fight nnd who wns later convicted with him, wns one of the early visitors, nnd he wept when he viewed the body. William McCoach, formerly city treas urer and n Vare politician; Magistrate Harry Imber and Magistrate James Coward, as well as Senator Edwin H. Vnre, who came early in the afternoon, were n few of those who paid their last respects to Deutsch, who dropped dead while chasing n dog owned by his three-year-old daughter Rosalie. Asvard Contracts for State Supplies Ilarrisburg, June 20. (By A. P.) Contracts for furnishing supplies to the various departments of the state gov ernment for the two years commencing on June 1 have been awarded by the State Board of Public Grounds and Buildings to 110 bidders. There were several hundred bidders on thousands of items ranging from paper nnd pens to furniture. The contracts arc worth many thousands of dollars. SILVERSMITHS JUNIPER FTREETS T. t .V -jS " I a 21 to have been SBtamoued to appear tor lo JlghtlcB, against the propoatd In- men who h mw were "protector of) They plan to make tie final action In HIa Injunea were treated at theL vort bai.b , ft , , j sOT'" j' 'T"- " "tU yw" .: :. ,ft'?!th3rta sd$F$& '-i t .' , ' - '""fur) '1
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