m i'.iSKrajc bt-c f-wr 'jw K tNSrw1 'r71 ,! , - J, -t '. ' EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA', MONDAY, JULY 14, 1919 ' I m 'if" IW 7" f .. pi" MP w. 1 tJ'x 1 Me" MS i ". va lt Iffc . n-Mi .1 V -v A 1 t : i: . k I i ? ! i i k & i to 5 if 1 ? J t W ' I 1 I i ft i , ' W' I u J IM H't.. i ml; mi twm NEW REGISTERS TAKE OFFICIAL OATH Piorie Will Bo Sworn in Tomor row and Board Will Then Organize FELL MAY BE CHAIRMAN Four members of the newly appointed board of registration commissioners took heir oath of office in Common Pleas Courtroom No. 5, City Hall, shortly! after noon today. George G. 'Pierie. the nbsent mem ber, is in Atlantic City and could not be reached to be informed of the cere mony. He will take the oath tomorrow, immediately after which the hoard will hold its organization meeting. The meeting is scheduled for 12 o'clock. The men who became registration commissioners today are E. Lawrence Fell, personal friend of Governor Sproul; Clinton lingers Woodruff, in dependent Republican : William Walh, Vare Republican, and Ignatius A. Quinn, Democrat. WnHi and Pierie are reappointments. Judge .1. "Willis Martin, presiding judge of Common Pleas Court No. fi. . J. II......1 ,U. nn,l. f..ilrn Utnntrn ' nUnilUJ!tei VII Ul '.!, II uinihva i'lni and Monaghan were seated beside him on the bench. The ecremw was very brief. After the oath was adminis tered the judges congratulated the of ficeholders. The courtroom was only fairly crowd erl, most of thoe present being board of registration employes whose jobs de pend upon the favor of the commis gioners. They were headed V George W Jackson, recorder Harry S. MoPcvitt. Governor Sproul's secretary, made arrangements for the ceremony this morning. When the five appointees swore to perform their duties faithfullj two members of the old commission. Albert W. Ladner, Jr., and William A. Carr, were retired to private life along with twenty-two employes. Fell May Heart Board Probably the first official art of the reorganized board or registration com missioners will be the selection of a chairman and seoretarv The chairmanship is believe"d to lie between E. Lawrence Fell and Clinton Rogers Woodruff Governor Sproul has indicated Mr. Fell as his choice for the chairmanship. Penrose lieutenants aie (.aid to prefer Woodruff, who had about "seven years' eperirnce on the old reg istry board. Mr Quinn, Democrat, probably will be the new secretary of the board, suc ceeding William Walsh, Republican. Tha law provides that the secretary must be of different party affiliation from the chairman, it was reported in political circles today. Tomorrow is the last day to file peti tions for placing or-striking off names on the assessment lists. The Commit tee of Seventy, which is seeking to purge the voting lists, will have hun dreds of "strike-off" petitions to rile. "Workers in. the anti-Vare camp be lieve Senator 'Penrose will act as field marshal in the coming campaign for all Ihe forces opposed to the "regular" Republican organization. This belief is given color by the re port that Senator Penrose will remain in the city this weeli for a series of conferences with independent leaders and Penrose lieutenants. Vare Foes' Meet Thursday The representatives "of the anti-Vare forces will meet Thursday when the membership' of "the committee of 100 will be announced. The city committee of the Town Meeting party is scheduled to meet Thursday evening at their headquarters, Fifteenth street below Market. Independents in the Forty-second ward, who are said to be opposed to the leadership of Andrew Frosch, of the Re publican Alliance, aie to call today on George W. Coles, chairman of the Town Meeting party. Frosch is one of the eight members of the Republican Alliance "war board," which is whip ping the forty-eight wards into shape for the mayoralty fight. . State Representative John Mehring's threatened bolt to the anti-Vare camp has been blocked, according to a report today. Mehring, who was a district , deputy coroner, obtained leave of absence ,from that post while he was in the Legislature. "When the Legislature adjourned, Mehring found his district deputyship filled by another Twenty-sixth ward .political worker. It is said that Meh ring is slated for an $1800 inspector ship in the bureau of weights and meas ures, Councilmanic Aspirants The latest entrants in the council manic race include Common Councilman '.Francis F. Bprch, Forty-sixth ward, Alexis J. Limeburner, Twenty -eighth ward and former Common Councilman John H. Stokley, Twenty-fifth ward Mr. Burch announced his candidacy in a letter to John S. Payne, chair man of -the Town Meeting party execu tive committee in the Forty-sixth ward. He pointed out that he is an independ ent and has served three successive terms. Bnrch is president of the Inde pendent Councilmanic Association. Mr. Ljmeburner, who lives at 2325 North Twenty-second street, is an in dependent Republican and was one of the councilmanic floor leaders during the Blankenburg administration. He says he has taken as bis platform the principle of a good, clean, businesslike administration of tne city government. Former Councilman Stokley is a grandson of former Mayor Stokley. He represented the Twenty-fifth Ward in f Amwjn ri,,n.ll frwt civ .(,( n .1 .. Q I ' sixteen years was a member of the Ite- Kc 1 publican executive committe of the ''V'Ti xweniy-niin m ara. a citizens com-bi-A l,,nlttee asked Mr. M. Stokley to be a i.3?2P candidate for City Council from the XMguut Btuuiuriui uisirici. Thomas Raeburn "White, chairman of the citizens' committee, which is co operating with the Town Sleeting party and the Republican Alliance, has asked Mrs. Edward W, Biddle, president of the Civic Club, to act as a member of i. i, lae commutes ot one nunareo. ji. Letter to Mrs. Biddle ': Mr. White'i letter to Mrs. Biddle fol- V f'-L-B alialnHan t immmlUiiA a! '' .(dependent Republicans who are co- ''" -npijraUB with other citizens in prepa- ' VwJleo )tor the approaching election I 'fcelM'i$Uure in requesting you to serve ;-. t a,iejbr f the proposed commit- ynwmm.t y.y ii v y mv , iwiypWBf I Hi ( ' l i K ,v.' - N . ? &:sjb Pr ' ' N sj a ? .$RRViSS?r-i I L V. .Wv ? i ....'V . tswMt ' ( 4W MRS. RlhSKU, DLA.Nli ununnrn nt uniii mil r-nr nUIMUnCU DI JHrHW nULCna,. Mrs. Duane and William Potter Re ceived by Titled Orientals Mrs. Russell Duanp, 2028 Dc I.ancey place, sister of Roland A. Morris, the American ambassador to Japan, was recoiled in audience irrntl.i hy the empress nf Japan, according to dispatches received here yesterday from Tokio. William Potter, of this i tty. for- mrrly minister to Rome, was received in audience by Kmperor Yoshihito. will he the preparation nf a platform i deteimined to open up f Judge Dick etfing forth the issues of this cam insou sustains thp demurrer: paign, the most important to the citv of nnv in our time, and the principles tmnn tiliioh It n-ln i, fn.i,i in tn upon which it will he fought to a sue- cestui conclusion. Must Pick Candidates Thp second dutv will be the recom mendation of candidates to be sup- ported bv all good citizens "In extending you this invitation I wish to assure you that this movement is not and must not be construed to he factional or partisan in any sense. It Is a concerted action of citizens to place thp city government upon n firm and hnnpst basis for the coming years which are so full of problems. "We have obtained a new charter for Philadelphia, an event rightlv said bv a great New Y'ork daily to be the mot important event in inunicipnl tils tory in recent years ; now we must secure the fruits of this great victory by electing a Mavor and council who will stnrt the city right under the new regime. "The election of councilmen ii not less important than the election of a Mayor. The new council will consist of "but twenty-one members. PJacb member will be charged with great responsibility: the duties formerly rest ing on 145 will now fall upon twenty one. They should be men of the highest tipo both in character and ability, and they will find work calling for the exer cise of these qualities. I sincerely hope the Civic Club will acthely co-operate in the selection of candidates fof coun cil in the various districts. Requirements Outlined "The recommendation of candidates for Mayor and other eity offices will be made bv the committee of one hun dred. On this committee will be found representatives of many civic bodies such as yours who have been unself ishly and effectively working for the improvement of city conditions for many years. The selection of candidates, I am confident, will not be made from partisan considerations ; the require ments will be character, experience nnd ability, nnd a record of independent activity and helpfulness in city affairs. I can therefore see no reason why you, although president of u non-partisan organization, should not help us at this critical time. We need your counsel and your active co-operation. "It is especially appropriate, I think, that the women of Philadelphia who have worked so loyally and so effectively for the new charter should be accorded a voice in the selection of candidates who will place the new system in operation and whose terms of office will extend beyond the time w.heu the full rights of citizenship will have been granted to women. BOY FAILS TO ESCAPE ARREST IN RIVER Charged With Robbing Freight Cars, He Is Sent to House of Correction One of five boys alleged to have robbed freight cars was arrested while swimming in the middle of the Schuyl kill river today. He had jumped into the water, it is said, when he lost ground in a chase made after him by Railroad Detective John Murphy. The boy is John O'Neill, who gave an nddrcss in South Hollywood street, below Federal, as his home. The police doubt his statement that he is only sixteen years old. He was sent to the House of Correction.' Detective Murphy, detailed to rail road yards located below South, street, on the east bank of the Schuylkill, is alleged to have found five boys robbing a freight car containing packages ot shoes. As he approached they fled, and when he gave chase they separated. The detective chased O'Neill, and just ns he was about to catch him on the river bank, the boy leaped into the water. The detective obtained a row boat and paddled with one oar to the middle of the river, when he forced O'Neill tQ climb into the boat. He then proceeded to the west bank of the river, and took him prisoner to the Thirty-second street and Woodland avenue police station. ABYSSINIANS.MEET WILSON Mission, Gorgeously Clad, Presents Gift to President Washington, "July 14. (By A. P. The President today received the Abys sinian mission sent to this country to congratuate the American Government on the victory of the associated nations. The members of the mission appeared in gorgeous costumes of red velvet, decorated with gold, and wore ijewelcd turbans. They presented a number of gifts to the President, including tusks ot ivory, gold boxes and letters from the Abyssinian queen and heir appar ent. The headnf t1 mission, Padjawnatch N'ado, ,'witt ilXte&ifMdtnt in his -TAPr , Ud L w1 j&Ar,Eij;viion re . "'. Ivutitf . BEER VERDICT DUE Overruling of Demurrer Here Means That Saloons Could Sell 2.75 Per Cent Beer SUITS IN OTHER CITIES PEND Decision in the beer, test case, in which argument on the demurrer filed ly the Uerencr it Kimel Hrcwlne Pnni- pany was heard by Judge Oliver R. Dickinson, in the I nited States District (ourt last Iriday s expected to be uMiiwvii uun 11 ('ill ly mis CPK. Because of the importance of the case at issue there is. it was said todny. n posUbilitj of the decision beincr filed tn- day or tomorrow. This Is the con j sensus of opinion expressed by nttnehes ot tuc olnces of L nited States Distiict orney ianc nnu Ine jJcpnrtniF ... .- ... , "t ot Justice in the Federal Hulldlnc. Overruling of the demuner is of itnl importance fo the government. If it be sustained, as was the case in the New York court, and when n similar case came before Judge Rose In Bnltlmore, the Department of .lustice could not piovecute flotations of the law. The JMK) saloons in Philadelphia and thiouchout the state could nnnn 1, ii in i . doors for the sale of 2 7.". ner cent hrrr I immune from fear of arrest, wnrrant being given them tinder such decision to i keep open until the matter is finally decided thW fall In the Putted States Supreme Court With this course of procedure In mind the sntooiimcn aie, Goiernment's Stand flip prnrprtinipnl rnntotirla tliaf all linn,.. . , '-"""' viBuor rorniaiiy up discussed various oontaininc more than onp-half of 1 npr!. f .i. ,i. i u j .u i- . cent alcoholic content cannot be made , or f.oid under tnp proninitory act passed i oy i ongress on mr.i j, iiiiii. it pro- i hibited the up of grains, cereals andlARRCQT TURFF MFM j othr food prodltrts in ,,' manufacture j of "beer, wine nnd other malt or inous liquors for beiernge purposes." The contention of the brewers is that beer with 2 7." per cent alcoholic con tent can lcgall.i be made and sold, un less the government iau proe such beer to be intoxicating I It is well known to lawyers practicing I in the federal courts that the judicial ! findings of Judge Dickinson arc seldom long delayed. He is a keen nnaljst, shrewd m his judgments and prompt in rendering his judicial opinions Throughout the course of the argu- ment the court followed closely the words nf the attorneys, and was ei deutly Keenly iuterested and avid for information Ashed Questions Frequently he interrupted the argu ment to ask a question. Or he would argumentative- cite an analogous case in order to gain their jew point. Judge Dickinson, from the bench, declared that he had followed the newspaper ac counts of the beer test case in New York and Raltimore. admitting, how ever, he had not studied the question closely. Pittsburgh, following New York, Baltimore and Philadelphia, also has started a beer test case. Prosecution has been begun against the Pittsburgh Brewing Company. The brewers hae filed a demurrer on similar grounds to those interposed in cases in the other states. Argument ou th miurer is set for tomorrow. de- ONE-TONGUE POLICY FOR U. S. OPPOSED Can't Be Accomplished, Says Carnegie Chief of Immi grant Heritages A protest against the movement to establish "one langunge in America, and thnt English," was voiced by Dr. Her bert Adolphus Miller, in an address on "America's Alien Squad" last evening in the Raptist Temple. Doctor Miller, who is chief of the division on immigrant heritages of the Carnegie Corporation, contended that the movement to stamp out foreign languages am i..g immigrants and substitute the English language was wrong. He said it has been tried by Prussia in Poland, b Austria in Bo hemia and by one government or an other in almost every lountry in Europe, nnd always has failed. Doctor Miller said it as ridiculous to teach foreign languages in our col leges and seek to prevent the children of immigrants from using their parents' native tongue. He said theie arc l.'OO foreign-language newspapeis in the United States, nnd if the immigrant is going to learn nbout America nnd the world he must get his information through those newpnpers. "The best thing Philadelphia could do to win over the Poles, Lithuanians and Slovaks would be to introduce the studv of their own languages upon its high schools, uoctor .Miner continued. "It would win both parents and children bv showing them that v respect the things they hold dear. If you go an imh in the direction oE sjmpathizing with the language ot the immigrants they will come a mile to meet jou with the Eng lish language. Speaking ot the growth of foreign pepuiation nnd the effect nf its presence in Philadelphia, Doctor Miller said : "I can show you more of Europe in Philadelphia in one month than you could learn in Europe in one year. Every political party in Europe has rep resentatives right here In your city. How can it be otherwise when 74 per cent of your population is of European stock?" 245,390 USE POOLS 52,737 Men, 1,4,812 Women, 35,795 Girls, 142,046 Boys Enjoy Water Philadelphia's swimming pools did a i'land-office business" last week, tbo first of their activity this year. Twenty public pools and ten recreation center pools totaled an attendance of 245,300 persons. These were divided as follows: Men, 52,737: boys, 142,040; women, 14,812; girls, 35,705. This approaches a record for an open ing week of the public natatoriums. Woman Falls Dead While engaged in a friendly conver sation with a neighbor, Mrs. Eliza beth Thomas, forty Uwo years old, 5805 Walton avenue, dropped dead from heart disease. She was picked up and BARTENDERS' headquarters . AN EPIC OF GOOD TASTE i Studious Application to Macaulay's Essays and Milton's "Para- disc Lost" Supplant A floor covered with sawdust. Glasses clinking nmid bacchanalian ditties. Coarse laughter and loud boasting. Rnttlc of the dicebox and the swish of cards. This is the picture brought to the 'mind of some persons who think of the headquarters of a bartenders' union, If you have any such conception, then I m in Hi i,.,,io.t r v, tjo.. tenders' Union of Philadelphia, at 028 North Broad street, mid learn that you re entirely mistaken. It's a house of the staid old mansion tpc; the kind that substantial fam ilies of tweutj-fiNc years ago occupied. A vi ell -dressed man of quiet mien opened the door and showed a visitor tn the reception room An air of com- i fortlng silence pernded the place. . C..l :.. :..!.i .l .! "v.inn in vAijuniiri;, iniuii iiuiiiu- any chairs, several men ucre rending. They gae the visitor n friendlv glance of welcome, but did not speak. Literature nf the Best One man was reading a magazine noted foroits (on-cinthe appeal and wholesome Americanism, another was . i - . . .. . . Kn"K "r tin- r.litouals in a news- 1 Tapcr : a third v,s intently perusing n i,lt,nt u'iNon"'i """""K0"- '"V " nn0 t'm' foered the floor of glistening wood and many steel en- Brnings, m frames, which harmonized wuii tne tiirnitiiie. adorned the walls. Scleral lamp'-, topped with opalescent sliadrs. ndmnrd tables placed here and there with iiitistie nonchalance. J. .1. McKlroy, president of the or- cani.ntlnn. riilPTed nnil uelcnmed the - !... ,,, ,, ., . , .. . .v,... t vi in,- uin hum .-iiu-u niui iii- had a readv lo-abulary. which fitted FOR ROBBERY PLOT Butcher's Boasting of Large Profits Said to Have Caused Conspiracy A chance remark made in a barber's chair led to an alleged robbery con spiracy which was checked by prompt action on the part of three detectives and resulted today in the holding of three men in ?S00 bail for further henr ing bj Magistrate Pennock, at Central Station. While getting shaved one day last week thp propriPtor of a butcher shop at rifty-fifth street and Chester avenue remarked that he had made 1000 in his shop during one evening. The police claim thnt it was because of this remark they overheard that three men Louis J. Moore, alias Regal, a sailor stationed at League Island ; Joseph Blees. of Gordon City, L. I., nnd Edward Birmingham, of Buffalo, plotted to rob the establishment. Lieutenant of Detectives Wood re ceived information of the plan and put Detccthes Claik and Hodge on the trail of the men. They were arrested Saturday night. Moore in the Broad Street Station nnd the other two on Twelfth street near Market. The police declare that all three men admitted i onspirncy to rob, but at the hearing this morning Mooro absolutely denied the whole thing. "All I said," declared Moore, "was thnt $1000 would come in handy to any of us." Blees was in the army during the war, but has been out of service for eight' months. In the possession of Birmingham, who was also a soldier, were found the discharge papers of sev eral other soldiers. Five other men were arrested in the same connection on the technical charge of "coiner lounging," but they were all released with a lecture b the mag istrate. 6 CHILDREN SEIZED ON ROBBERY CHARGE One Held Under $800 Bail, Others Sent to House of De tention for Hearing Six children ranging in age from ten to sixteen jenrs have been robbing the houses of Colonel David S. B. Chew, 1!) South Twenty-first street, and the Rev. Frederick Griffin, 32 South Twenty -first street, both of which are closed for the summer while the owners are away. This statement was made today to Magistrate Grclis at the Fifteenth nnd Race streets station by Cornelius John son, colored, sixteen years old, 1018 Balnliridge street, who is the self-confessed leader of the gang. He was held under $800 bail. The other children are Charles Wash ington, a negro, fourteen jears, 1822 Ludlow street: Joseph Fields, a negro, twelve years, 2205 Ludlow street ; Ijevi Walker, a negro, thirteen years, 2240 Ludlow street; David Stattcn, fourteen years, 2220 Market street, nnd Joseph McDevitt, ten years, 25 South Van Pelt street. They were bent to the House of Detention for n hearing. Patrolman Barth captured Johnson yesterday afternoon as he was climbing the fence in back of the Chew house and his confessions led to the arrest of the other children. According to Johnson's stntement the boys have been going bnck nnd forth in the two houses, taking r whatever they desired, from fishhooks to pictures and books. RED MOGEN DAVID FETE Second Carnival to Aid Jewish Sol diers to Be Held Tonight The second carnival in a series to be held under the auspices of the Red JMogen David Society, which looks after American families of Boldlers of the Jewish Legion of the British expedi tionary forces, will open today on Pop lar street between Thirty-ninth and Fortieth streets. The carnival is or the purpose of realizing a fund of $100,000 necessary to carry on tne welfare work. The first carnival was Jreld on Moore street Expected Revelry many subjects occurring in ordinary conversations. A trip to the library on the second floior emphasized the environment on the fiodr below. Hundreds of books hand somely bound stood shoulder to shoulder in n score of bookcases. They told of the literary taste of the members. There were Macaulay's "Essays," .Milton's "I'aradise Lost," "Wavcrlcy Novels" and klndced books. Signs Were Not Needed Nothing marred the harmony of the surroundings. There were no glaring signs about cautioning one not to do this or that, and the general temper ment of the place showed there was no need for such. Other officers of the club Richard Pipping, the secretary ; Andrew Mc Cann. treasurer, and John J. McDev itt, the business representative were ot the same courteous demeanor ns their president. Of course the liquor question was brought up nnd the officers explained that their members had stopped work because they were Americans and would not dispense liquor when it had been decreed that it was not in accordance with the law. Incidentally many of those present showed that thpy were thoroughly con versant with intricate legislative pro cedure, in touch with the doings of their respective wards and right up to the minute on those topics of the times. It is worth noting that the liar tenders' I'nion bought ' more Liberty bonds than many other organizations with high sounding appellations. They also helped a number of good causes in additiou to doing their bhare in the big war work drives. PIER DANCES HALTED; OCEAN CITY IN RAGE Music Commissioners Say House Didn't Pay and Church men Dish Out Parting Slap Philadelphia patrons of Ocean City, who go ddwn to the seashore to dance by the sad sea waves, are hopping mad, or as sad as the aforementioned bil lows. The board of music commis sioners, terpsichorean censors of the Jersey const resort, have decided to stop the dances on the municipal pier, taking the ground that receipts do not justify continuance. Then, ns if to add insult to injury, dance-loving visitors to Ocean City are confronted with resolutions adopted by the congregation at the auditorium last night, which set forth that the pier dances are an illegal practice and call upon the mayor and city commissioners to cease maintaining a dance house and to protect the good name of Ocean City. In view of the decision to close the "dance house" on economic grounds the resolution of the Auditorium con gregation might have been pigeon holed according to many Ocean City residents and visitors. With the summer season approaching its zenith, hotel proprietors and others interested in the boosting of the resort regard last night's action as a gratui tous "black eje" alleging an insinua tion that the dancing on thp pier was not strictly in keeping with molality. Ocean City lias nhvnjs assumed n bit of pride from its claimed contrast to Atlantic City in the matter of en tertainment nnd amusement offered to the -visitor whoso views of propriety may have been n bit strabismal. Its dryness was one of the inspirations for th- shore trolley line to the boardwalk of its more northern neighbor. The dances on the pier, it is asserted in some quarters, languished by reason of the strictness of the censorship maintained. Now that they are to bo barred altogether. Ocean City is sad, and the younger set among the summer visitors are seeking to prevail upon the municipal elders to reconsider the deci sion that closes the pier pavilion. LIGHTNING HITS CHURCH Spire and Chimes of Episcopal Edl flee Ruined In Storm Lightning wrecked the 100-foot spire of the Episcopal Church of the Saviour, Thirty-eighth stieet below Market, during" the storm early yester day morning. The spire is now a ruin and the set of chimes were damaged beyond repair. Only the quick action of the firemen from Engine Compan No. 5. Thirty-seventh nnd Ludlow streets, saved the edifice from destruction. The chimes are said to have been the best in the city. The firemen renched the church a few minutes ufter the bolt had struck. With scaling ladders they went to the top of the spire, where woodwork had caught fire. It took nearly an hour to extinguish the blaze, but the firemen kept the flames from spreading to the church auditorium. The Rev. Robert JoT.ston, rector of the church, is in Canada on a vaca tion. The news was telegraphed to him jesterday. His nssistant, the Rev. K. B. Young, did not conduct services yes terday becar.se the nave was filled with smoke. BANQUET BY POINCARE Honors KVench .War Leaders and Heads of Allied Missions Paris, July 14. (By A. P.) Presi dent Poincare will give n banquet at the palace ot the hlyscc in honor of the marshals, generals and adjnirals of France and the heads of the allied mis sions. At the table also will be ten French soldiers picked from the French army by Marshal Petaln. All the soldiers wehr the decoration of the Legion of Honor. SIR PERCY SANDERSON DIES Formerly Served as British Consul General at New York London, July 14. (By A. P.) S(r Percy Sanderson, British consul gen eral at New York from 1804 to 1007, died at his home in Reading today. Sir Percy Sanderson was born in London, July 7, 1842, and entered the Indian army In 1850, retiring on half pay in 1870. He was made knight commander' of St. Michael nnd St. CJeorje i 1S09- fer Perfr" nevei"radj'-! STATEWILLNOTACT IN SPOONING CASE Attorney General Says Haver ford Township Row Is Out side His Jurisdiction DOZEN SUITS THREATENED No action or investigation in the case of the alleged illegal arrest nnd "black mall" fine sjstcm said to be conducted af Squire Thomas nnd the police force of Hnverford township will be taken bj William I. Schaffer, nttorncy gen eral of Pennsylvania, according to his statement this morning. He said: "1 expect to take no official action in the matter, as it does not come with in my jurisdiction. If the state should enter the case it would have to go to thp district attorney and that is only in rase there !r a warrant sworn out against the "system" by one of the complainants. "If the statements ngainst the squire nnd his men are true, they could be brought to justice for conducting sum mary trials when a jury trial is called for," he continued, "and, moreover, it Is grossly illegal to charge an offender 'for getting out of bed,' ns it is said that Squire Thomas has done." Hannum May Art John B. Hannum, district attorney for Delaware county, may take up the case. "At the present time I am not con ducting any investigation," he said this morning, "hut it in very probable that I shall before the end of the week. The only way in which I can officially conduct any legal prosecution is by acting upon a warrant sworn out by the complainants, but while none of them has done so yet, it is very likely that they will within a few days. "If a warrant is sworn out the trial will not come up until the next court session in September." A dozen lawsuits may be the outcome of the tide of indignation which Is now being directed toward Squire Thomas and the police force of Hnverford town ship, under the leadership of Chief Hal -lisey. all of whom are declared by numerous complainants to be handed together in conducting a sjstcm of of ficial blackmail against uutoists passing througn that section. Tho commissioners of the township know of this high-handed practice, the protesters allege, but they are loath to put an end to the "fine mill" because of the fat sum which it is pouring into the township treasury. It is said that the community hn& been pnriched to the extent of $12,000 to $15,000 annually fiom this source. Call Ilallisey Czar Chief Hallisey is characterized by some as a veritable czar, who has been holding the destiny of thoso motorists who pass through the territory in the hollow of his hand, arresting and threatening them at will. Chief Ilnllisey is said on one occasion to have attempted to net as judge. Michael Coicoran, one of the victims of the practice of the Hacrford police, had been arrested by one of the chief's agents on a charge of speeding. He was taken before Chief.IIallisej , who is alleged to have said to him : "The judge will fine 3011 about $13.50 anywaj. Gie ine the money nnd I will sine vou the trouble of appearing before him." Mr. Corcoran said he sent the chief a check for that amount, but that for some reason it was returned to him. Chief Hallisey is also said to have forced the passage of an ordinance by the township commissioners, requiring all peddlers to take out licenses. A vigorous campaign ngainst peddlers fol lowed, which is said to have reaped quite n harvest in fines. Among the complainants, who may take legal notion against the squire and his police, are: I;. T. Brehm, of Llanerch ; Charles and Michael Cor coran, ulso of Llanerch ; Edward A. Agnew, of Hnverford ; Sergeant Harry D. Reichner, of the Lower Meiion po lice force; Michael S. Hatch, of Bryu Mawr, and Edward II. Bryant, a state detective, of Brookline; Edward Browning, of Devon; William Arm strong, Howard S. Smith, of this city; William S. Coylc, of Chester, nnd Lewis de Francesco, of East City line road. All of these men are mentioned in the Investigation which is now being con ducted. Thwarted One Attempt Sergeant Reichner today told of thwarting nn alleged attempt made by the Haverford police to arrest a man and woman in a machine, who were in nocent of. any wrongdoing. The sergeant, said he saw Eugene Graney, one of Chief Ilnllisey's men, watching a standing automobile. Gra ney, the sergeant said, wns then sev eral squares outside the Haverford lim its. The Lower Mcrion sergeant said he stepped to the road between the machine and the Hnverford man, and wnrned the occupants of the car that they were being spied upon. The ser geant ordered Graney to stay on his own side, and the man and woman drove away. BASTILLE DAY IN NEW YORK French Consul General Will Preside at Celebration Tonight H-n- Vnrlr. .Tillr 14 fTlv A n French Bastille Day was observed hero today with several meetings, the most important in the Joan of Arc Park, at Ninety-third street and Riverside Drive. At another meeting in Mount Morris Park the program was provided by the New York war camp community service. Gaston Liebert, the French consul general here, will preside at the cele bration tonight nt Manhattan Casino. I.UST AND rODND HOOK Lost. Savins: Fund book 45758 Nortnarn irut . .-nun, itewarq. QIR- wanted, colored, for chambermaid and waitress at -anehorne. Pa.. 20 miles put FhllkdelPbU and Heading- Railway; no wosblnit; (rood home. Apply Wednesday. July 18. between 10 a. m. and S p. m., at 1331 Je-rui, ... i -uciiiib. OWJ5K.--July I?. MARION R.. wife of Dr. C. . Bower. 8WB. 18th st. Relatives and friends Invited to services Wed.. 5 n m.. at the Oliver K. Balr Hldr.! 18o .Chestnut ,sj. Int. private. IUfe Hill ,1 Mifc 1'imajw, j an "ur ii rmrJmr' N r., .! MOTORCAR BANDITS rud vjunr.oi.um. AND HIS CUSTOMERS $250 Taken From Lancaster Avenue Storekeeper and $50 From Patron Armed auto bandits entered the candy store of Vases Rizakcs, 4002 Lancas ter avenue, nnd took $250 from the cash legister and $."0 from n customer at the point of revolvers. The men stopped their nutomoblle in front of the Btore jesterday nnd en tered. All drew revolvers. One of the bandits sfood near the door with revolver in hand tn guard against in terruption. AVhile all but one of the others cov ered the proprietor nnd two customers, the remaining bandit robbed the cash register nnd the patrons, securing $30 from one of the latter, a man named Danzig. A gold wntch and chain wns stolen from the proprietor. A passerby saw the nffuir and notified the police. They arrived just in time to sec the automobile speeding down Lancaster avenue. An nutomohile was commandeered for the pursuit, but the, bandits turned the corner nt Fnirmouut nvenue and es caped. BASTILLE CEBEINY E French Colony Pays Tribute to Soldiers in Celebration at Belmont Mansion MacLAUGHLIN WILL SPEAK The celebration of Bastille Day by thc Trench colonv in this citv nt Bel mont Mansion, Fairmount Park, this afternoon, took the form of n wel come to the French-Philadelphians who have returned to this country after serv ing with the allied armies in the world war. ThiR was the first official welcome home to the soldiers of the local French colony. Community games, races and other outdoor sports featured the cele bration, which has been termed a "vic tory fete." A banquet will be held this evening at which the soldiers will be the honored guests. This will be followed by dancing. Addresses were made at the fete by Joseph E. JIacLaughlin, director of the Department of Supplies ; Captain Paul Cret nnd others. Captain Cret gave up his chair at the University of Pennsylvania early in the war and went overseas, where he joined the French forces. Madame Marie Tliiery Beeches, opera singer, sang the "Marseillaise" and several selections from her repertoire. She was ably assisted by singers of the French colouy heie. In making arrangements for the cele bration today the committee in charge was assisted by Victor Fontennu, the ent at the banquet today. On July 11, 17S0, a Paris mob stormed and captured the Bastille. . TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES Joseph JI. Thornton. S10 E. We-tmorelanrl at . and Anna M. MHnler. 2R28 C Ann st Gaetano Gahanesp, 03(1 Christian st . and rtnKinna iapoii, nil j.. iiainPI HI Ntcolo niptro, li!21 N 10th st . and Mary Messlmnn 1111 S Marshall nt. Joseph I'aolieccl 2.11 Aondal et., and Ullzabeth Andre. .',11.11 Rarn st Knbert I. Hutchlncs, i'dSS Wallarc Ht.. and Julia A. Kpar. llaltlmore, Md Alexander Marshall. 1024 Fernon st.. and ruulins Smith. 1024 Ternon at. Alfred A. Ifertrand, 140 N SL'd st , and Mlnnl M. Murray 14(1 n n2d st. Robert H Law. rear 1721 Francl- at , and Mary McCloskey. rear 1731 FranrlR nt. Herbert Parks. 4117 Market st , and Mattle Hudpes, 121(1 fa Harmony st John Penderpast 2142 Godfrey st , and .-uarearet .M Derrick. i3so Haines at. Gerardus May. Jersey Citv. N J , and Minnie Melsner. .11 3S T !lth st. Albert r. Hurler. 1020 Monmouth st., and Kllzabeth DeSan. 1020 Monmouth st George Bennett. 70.1 S. Mole st. and Emma luunt., jftua is. cnadwick at I.als Garnett, 10!) s. Alden st., and Delte Hales 40IP M Alden st Joseph W. Nelder. 32.11 Aramlnitft ave., and i.iuie i. uornaion. .i-i ramini?o ave. rrank D Mortimer. 121 N. Salford st . and Helen I. northern. 2(!2 W. (Mauler st. Michael J. McHuiSh. 3000 N. Water st . and I.ouls i". JlradDurv. l21 N, nth st. Charles Hoffman, 322 N. Marshall St., and Clara Doerfel 322 N Marshall st Carl YV. Henthorn. U. S. 51. C. Washlnit- ton. D. and Ilelle H. Hunter, 253: N. 11th st Frank II. Fernle. Hrooklv-n, "N T.. and Emily 15. Oleott. New York rltv George D. WrlBllt. S334 Tarony St.. and Elizabeth M. Harris. 800.1 Tulip st Giuseppe Travettl. 1801! S. Dth Bt.. and , CarmelU Sondonatc. 1801 S. 0th et. Jacob Kramer, Trenton, J. J. and Anna jenter, -irenion, rsj, j. Abo 13, Cohen, S4n Mountain st.. and Fannie Drown. 214 McKcan st. HONORS TROOPS HER J E-(lPWELL8f(t JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS N CHESTNUT AND JUNIPER STREETS Ovd Jewelry Modernized In Platinum Mountings Of Exclusive Design DDT IN ANSWER TO TRANSFER PLEfi fl Trolley Company Denies 8-Cent Fare Discriminates Against Northwest Residents DEMANDS FURTHER PR00R- Further proof of the charge that it H discriminating against riders from thd northwest section of the city, in de manding nn eight-cent fare instead o issuing free transfers, is demanded by the Bnpld Transit Company in its. answer filed with the Public Servic Commission. The fifteen days expired yesterday within which Public Service Commis sioner Clement required the companj(i to answer n new and amended charge! filed by the Northwest Business Men'sl Association. Ellis Ames Ballard, of counsel for the P. It. T.. has issued d gencrnt denial of the charge ot dls-' crimination, of the failure of conduc tors to properly inform passengers tdj so enable them to ride for five cents! to n given location, instead of paying eight cents, nnd asks the commission that the burden of proof be shifted back to the business men. To the apparent rhargc of deception through "silence" of its conductors thej company replied that its rate and tarifil schedules are published, as required byj the Public Service Commission law, and! that there is no secrecy. In the com-i plaint filed by Charles L. Fluck, for thd business men through his counsel, Iol Belmont, it is charged that the company) is issuing exchanges for Callowhill street cars that are no longer in opera tion. He also charged that a pas senger not familiar with the routing) system is forced to pay for a three-centt exchange ticket, in addition to the reg ular five-cent fare for a continuous ride, but that if he knew the situation he could make the same trip for aj straight fare. i The P. R. T. denies in its answerj that the company is guilty of any practice chnrged to it, and asserts that its conductors are instructed to give; the fullest information to passengers, when requested, to facilitate their travej on the same basis as any other pas- ' sengcr, and that this charge is un-l true. One of the complaints was thai) there are 12!) points within the district) bounded by Eighth street, the Rchuylkiq river, Dauphin and Callowhill streets, for which an exchange is demanded. "The company is unable to checl up the details on the amended com plaint," Mr. Ballard says in the re ply to the new and detailed statement of traffic and charge figures. "Th,e time is not sufficient to determine the accuracy of the allegations of the com plainants. The commission is re quested to require the complainants to submit new proof of their allegations," No date has been agreed upon for the further hearing on the exchange ticket 'j discrimination charge, it is expectea the counsel will meet with Commis sioner Clement to agree upon the future course. If a checking system is to be authorized to determine the accuracy of the charges and its detail ns to dis criminations, the hearing may be fur ther delajed until the fall. YOUR OWN TENT AND RIDING HORSE IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES lJOO-lllle Cruise of the Mlithty reare Rl-er, 1300-Mile Cruise of the slorlous British Columbian Coast r:ery modern luxury: very reasonable: 10 only; leaving, August 2d for tl weeks; 12th jear. Alaskan side trip optional. 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