f-,-- M? & - .p ijiWWui I ! UfflBBS OF WRECKED BANK OApifty Attorney General Say3 fttttus Will Be Known in . ft 1- !.. P-'ff-. rSW "" EXPECT NEW DISCLOSURES i i - 1 Oempjlotlon by appraisers of the jforth Penn Bank of the schedule of Its 'jmin, ond liabilities has been almost ;(?'wpctl. and the status of the ad junct Institution will Boon become pub f lie, with the filing of the schedule. -'rUg announcement is made by Col- ; . ene Fred, Taylor Tuw, PIl deputy 'trrev s-enerol. lu charge oj mo vilMWstlon of the hank, as the personal K:rpreseptatlT8 of Hanking Commissioner CTohn H 'Fisher. Colonel ruse? pas fi'f- fr.ken new offices In.the-Wldener Buld- 'line. One cony of the appraisers re- "t,,.ort will be filed with the prothono- f. tary' In thla city. The other copy will ',, f bo sent the. Hanking Jjcparimrm, i ''i filed, in its archives, as the new Hanking Department acwrqulres. Five hearings of persons unner arrest ,nd accused of complicity In the wreck ing of the North I'cnn Hank are sched uled for the next seven days. New facts are expected to he developed at .the hearings, ff Startling disclosures are promisea 's'Sln- Ih. flUtrict attorney's office at H, ih further hearing of Charles A. &" 'Ambler, commissioner ' of insurance ay'undej the Brumbaugh administration, 2l. before Magistrate l'ennoek tomorrow Sjaxniorping, Mr. Ambler, who Is uutler pfibail of I1S.000 for alleged mlsde "ineanor and conspiracy, is to be re arrested' when he comes from his sum mer, homa at Ocean City for the hear tjir.'tnn nm rhnrrra nf embezzlement and f conversion. Was Custodian of Funds ttjf. All ine Charges nguiu.i m E'f, insurance cumininiuun 6',- vuv ... tH his handling of the- funds of the defunct ! rittsburgli Lite anil xrusi unniBuy, ui I!4 'which he wbb custodlatr by virtue of his office. The charges of embezzle- If '-,ment anu conversion, However, nil uul ; involve his relations wltu the isorm lInn Hank. , , .Ambler Is one of the two Brumbaugh iinti, nffloinla nrrestcil for nlleceil II- L legal relations with the defunct bank. tV'ITae other Is Daiftel F. Lafean, of ,.i,qfti, ivnu nan uwrii ucni , n"t I'ti.niilMa t.aFn.. i i trie M t A Tlniind ltl f&'ll'hl c4ty next Monday. LlyjS, "A hearing for Klwood II. Strang. C payinr teller or the Jsortli l'enn. will CsCDefnt noou Thursday. The hearing of I' -I;.) the teller, whose release from .uoya- I..hmenlng prison, where he is held in de afe ;p....i Mr nin u.tl ....... ...!. n Aifc-wrir. of hahena enrmm Widav. will he K; biorex Magistrate Udoney, . tfcfr wrecked bank, will bo riven a f ur- Aer hearing Friday before Magistrate rii CeAteP. ft nn rhnrtre nf renelvin!- ile. fpoMtsf,ln a hank he knew to be insol'- v,rtTeot He has been held under ball of ,f 58Q00 op the chnrge, which was lodged, kry'. ucpqsitor independent of the dis- ajiirict .attorneys oulce. ff Moyef Indicted i. Besides t,hose to be given hearings in the next few dave. Itnlnh T. Mover JflNcrth l'enn cashier; Louis Michel, t,. president, anil William T. (labell, a roairtcior a,i inp wrccgeq uaulc, have been ,V lei inro custody as a result of the l-ona. l.iiVoyer has been indicted on fout Michel and Oabell have been held for toiirt In hall of .flO.OOO. r; , nun umer nrresis are expected to be rU ordered by the district attorney this Mias pulled down two New York in- t, ourojivo i-oncrrus oesi(cs tliQ i letcher IjCompaoy, 1214 Arch street. &1W .. HOCK THEIR CLOTHES nHt-- FOR PHONY WHISKY tferyjtes Even Sell Shoes to Bpy Cough Syrup From Dude "few York. Sent. 1. Husineis on the Ue Stock Exchange at the Bowery riliajard street was a bit dull up IL 1:30 yesterday afternoon, hen Ire-appeared on the west side of the ftwrj a flashily dressed stranger with ; tw "suitcases. Hewitt, him, or rather trailing him. nmo nve young tenows, who made rwifado furtively looking up and down khe street and .-shushing everybody who asked them the whys and where- Iffbits ofjthfir concern. Rut finally the coast was clear. The istrknter produced from one of his suit teases a half, pint flask. For -ft he in- kformed his now hypnotised audience he s-ould part with that bottle and for ftt'trj one of the 150 bottles In those aaea he would take a dollar. fJ'The finest whisky that Kentucky ver' distilled," croaked the busy cap- CMC as ther struggled here and. there rough the crowd. I Those of the throng' who possessed a sr made immediate purchases and srried away. Those who lacked two IWtftot inaybo fifty cents" of a dollar did qrmm0tate business over on the Little I, Stock' Exchange. Coats, hats, shirts so4(in one event a pair of fair shoes vere soio to tne traders tor as much as WJM tijtcn. vvnere a bargain could jot Ke driven the aspiring purchasers of le Stranger's warea hastened away on rious errands, generally returning ' the. necessary dollar. iy-ilo'lock the traders had most of tots, coats, vesta and outoldo shlrta ' tfef ; 'Whisky buyers and they dlsap- rJ$;lQ Bhanghal Smith walked , Hrr purcnasers, wno muterra I a8inst the strangers, and la ir 'Ta think that a slick come- tf tMt tiuue coui4 slip oyer on I Hmlto a half pint of uo ac- t OMif h synip for a bean. Ou the M, it's knocked tne for a row ; t lit has. And here I smells his "ifeoese and slips him one washer pfcouy bottle that he palms while la'." 'frce' 21 Year'a; Rotlfea -ard Kltton, u pqlicemaq of the is.avMue and Paurhin street k.i;h retired upon a pension, completed $wnty-one years of all o which had been paused 'fntypsixtli district. Jilt com tjic BlatloB bouse presented ff Hat JunaUmc he gift ' amjWIsiiiir JHH, oHd :T IN AUJOJISHUPS Boy Dies After Being Struckby Car ag He Crosses Street CHILD'S SKULL FRACTURED One dead and twepty injured is ths week-end toll of vehicular accidents here and in thn vicinity. The dead: Arthur Sorbo, eight years old. 800 Fernon street : double fracture of skull, The injured: Walter Jackson, 7072 Ilagermaq street, Tacony ; back injured, cuts nnd bruises. Mrs. Waller Jackson, same address; cuts, contusions and shock. Walter Jackson, Jr., Ruth Jackson, Edward Jackson, children of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jackson : cuts, bruises and shock. Edward Nelson, -1800 Greene street; back injured, cuts and shock. Elizabeth Nelson, same address; cuts and shock. Charles D. Smith, of Crcstmont ; back injured, cuts and bruises. Mrs. Ada, J. Clark, 4540 Wayne ave nue, head injuries. Anthony Trlvelll, eight years old, 1508 Manton street, frnctured skull, la cerations of head aud body, internal injuries. Samuel nate.i, 244!) North Lawrence street, cuts and bruiscB. Arthur Schwab, 108 North Franklin street, cuts and bruises. Julius Hertz, thirty-five years old, 2210 West Clearfield street; severe bruises of the face and hrad, Julius Hertz, Jr., ten years old, same address; bruises and contusion of kneo and head. Charles Hertz, efght years old, same address; injured hack. Mrs. Lucy Hertz, same address; bruises nnd cuts of arms and shoulders and shock. Charles Cox. sixty-two years old, same address; injured back and shock. Harry Robinson. 4 2415 Meredith street; injuries to back and leg. Daniel HigglnboMiom, 254 Krnms street, Manayunk ; shock nnd bruises. Kalston Hales, 210 Ashland street; shock and bruises. Death came to the Sorbo boy in Mt. Sinai Hospital last night. He was struck by a motorcar chlle crossing Klghth street, at Fernon. Team and Motor Collide Members of the Jackson family were injured when an automobile, driven by Walter Jackson, struck a team driven by Charles D. Smith, near the Hunt ingdon -Valley Country JClub, on the Old York road. The car turned "over and the. occupants were thrown to the roadway or were cut by flying glass. Two. motorcars collided at the inter section of Willow Grove pike and Jenkintown road, at Weldon, near Glensldc, on Sunday afternoon. The machine driven by E. K. Nelson, of 4800 Greene street, was upset, nnd his two children. Edward nnd Elizabeth, were hurt. Nelson, Mrs. Nelson and a daughter, Horghllda, escaped Injury, as did A,. .1. Cava and his wife, of 20O.'i Stillrilau street, occupants of the other car. Mrs. Ada J. Clark, wife of Clement J. Clark, of 4540 Wayne avenue, tier mantown, is in the City Hospital in Atlantic City suffering from a gash in the head and other Injuries received In an automobile collision at the resort yesterday afternoon. Roy's Condition Critical Struck while attempting to cross Market street at Twenty fourth, clght-year-old Anthony Trivtlli, of 1508 Manton street,. Is in the University Hospital with a fractured skull, lac erations of the head and body and in ternal injuries. His condition is critical. Samuel Dates, 2449 North Lawrence street, and Arthur Schwab, 3108 North Franklin street, suffered bruises and cuts when their motorcycle collided with an automobile nt Broad strcef and Montgomery nvenue Suuday afternoon. They were, taken to St. Joseph's Hos pital. Joseph Cohen, a West Virginia tour ist, on the lookout to escape conflict with the motor laws, failed to notice the automobile of Wharton Slnkler, of Elklns I'ark, and crashed luto the rear eml of the car, causing damage of $250. The automobile lu which the Hertz family was riding was struck Rquarely In the middle ,by a trolley car nt the corner of Twenty-second aud Clear field streets yesterday afternoon. A twoand-a-half -year-old daughter, Lucy, was sitting ou ber mother's Ian. She escaped injury. All the occupants were thrown from the car, which was driven by Charles Cox, Hertz's grand father. Charles and Julius, Jr.. were taken to the Samaritan Hospital, while the others had thrir injuries treated by doctors in the neighborhood. The jitney driven hy Daniel Hlggin botham, and containing Harry Robin son as a passenger, collided with the machine of Halston Hales at the cor ner of Manayunk avenue and Wcndover street!, about midnight last night. Roth cars were damaged and Robinson was taken to St. Timothy's Hospital, ATTORNEY GENERAL ILL Palmer Forced to Cancel 8peaklng Engagement at Pittsburgh Flttsburgli, Sept. 1. Attorney General 'Pahner, who was to have spoken at the home. coming cele bration In Wllkinsburg today and at n testimonial dinner at the Schruley Hotel arranged In his honor by Pit Is. burgh friend", telegraphed from his horn iu Stroudsburg that Illness would pre vent him from coming here. Ills tele, gram was addressed to Joseph V, tluf fey. It reads : "Have been sick in bed rlnce mi r. rival home Friday night and doctor absolutely refuses to permit me to leave today. I raugnt a seruus colt) Wednes day, which has been getting rapidly worse, and have bad high Umperature." Main Lino Italian Celebrata Italians from all parts of tho Main Line district will go to Ardmore today tn give the returned soldiers of Italian bfrth from the district a rousing "wel come home." The celebration will rgn. tinue all day, starting with a parade and ending with a banquet at night. The Italian-American Citlxens' League' ot the Main Mac I directing tht - " "" ZUHUK iggMgtWaHlnMBMllBriffTBTrniMIH(fWBnW imBtW arnMBWrWr HllHWIIBMlfilllluWrrf iBili fTTThiifrn J?i gnott9glH IIVngcn99IHIHH ' ' i tri!A MW1 KltrgkSMCwUvQHuJiGilfK lliitxElSnfrMt JlfciMagggMsrdMB UW .K POSTMEN'S RECEPTION TO BE HELD TONIGHT Convention of National Associa tion of Mail Carriors to Open Formally in Academy of Music The public reception In' the Academy of Music this evening will formally open the twenty-second convention of the National Association of Letter Car riers and the seventh biennial convention of the National Ladles' Auxiliary, and will bring together thousands of men and women for the evening's entertain ment. There 'will be five letter car riers' hands to. furnish music and there will be mass singing besides the pro gram of speeches. The men delegates will have their business, sessions every -day from H to 12 a. m. and 2 to 5:110 p. m. In Moose Hall, 1314 North Hrond street, nnd nt the same tlmo the women will hold their meetings nt the Hotel Walton. A smoker is planned for the men nt Lu Lu Temple, Broad and Spring Gar den streets, tomorrow night.whilc the women will hold a reception for their nntional officers nt the Hotel, Walton from 8:.10 to 11:30 p. m. The men will devote the evening, ns well as morning and afternoon sessions, to business ou Wednesday. The women will hold n business session from 0 to 12 a. m. and will go on a sightseeing tour of the city from 1 :30 to 3 :30 p. m. There will be a band concert at Straw berry Mansion at 8 p. in. Thursday an all-day trip to Atlantic City will be made. Both men and wom en will go on boats leaving Mnrkct street ferry before 7 a. m. and will leave Atlantic City nt 0 p. in. The men s convention meetings on Friday will be from 0 to 12 a. m., 2 to 5:30 p. m. nnd 7:30 to 0:30 p. m. The womeu will conduct their businefS during the morning nnd go through Wanamaker's store in the afternoon. Tho convention's grand ball will be held from 0 p. m. to 2 a. m, In Moose Hall. Saturday will be devoted to the last details of business and it is expected both the men's and the women's con ventions will close early in the after noon. MAIL MEN IN SERENADE Letter Carriers' Panda From All Parts of U. 8. Participate Our friend Sousa will have to look I to his laurels today. Melody from all parts of the United States Is rocking tha city with rhythm. It is supplied hy the letter-carriers bands and the music is of the kind that awakens op timism. , The musical mailmen serensded the Evening Public Lcnocn today on various occasions. The players didn't spend much time on the classics, but gave us the good old stirring tunes which makes one throw out bis chest and feel like going up and asking the boss for more pay. Letter-carriers' hands of Baltimore, Boston, Toungstown, Dallas and other places contributed to the musical jnbJ. latlon. The harmony was the real stuff. Wilson's Labor. Day Message to Workers rretWcnt TTWaen'a aJor Day wes- tag folhtct: "I am oncaurazed and eratifled hv the nroeress which is heinr made In controlling the cost of Hying. The sup- ?ort of the movement is widespread, n'' confidently look for substantial results, although I must counsel pat tlence as well as vigilance, because such results will not come instantly or with' out teamworK. "Let me again emphaslie my anneal to every cltlxen of the country to con tinue to give nis personal support in this matter, and to make It as active as possible. Let him not only refrain from doing anything which 1st the mo ment will tend to increase the cost of living, but lei him do all In his power to increase the production, and, fur. 'ther than that, let him at "the game time himself carefully economUe n the matter'' of consumption. By common action In this dlrectlou we shall, overt come a danger greater than the' danger of war. We will hold steady a. situation which la fraught with possibilities of hardship apd suffering to n large part of our population, we will enable the processes of production to overtake tha prorrsaes of consumption, and we will peed the restoration of ap adequatt purchasing power for wageg, "J am particularly gratified at the support which the government' policy has receiyed from the representatives of organized labor, aud I earnestly hope that the workers generally will em phatically indorse the position of thflr leaders and thereby move with tha rov. ernment Instead of against It in the solution ot this greatest domestic prob lem. "1 am calling for. as early an nrse, tlcable, n conference In which author!'' tat,ve representatives ot labor and of those wup direct labor will dlscusii fundamental means of bettering the wmuic jciauuiieui), ui wayuu uu jnyor uu iuiv,uK ... ,,u,o ,uuuu mi whjcs upon another voting. WOOPRO.TV; JTCMKrT;" RAILROAD MEN PARADE IN stt&m4m'i&m r.xz&&JiM&ii-;;'w imims&ammmaBEm iWfM'tfsgssK i'iM',iasEgiawBt WOMEN HERE TO OPEN PK!Sli AUXILIARY SESSION WYS' ; Kfci! 400 Wives, Daughters and Sis ters of Letter Carriers Regis ter for Own. Convention More than 400 wives, daughters and sisters of letter carriers from all parts of the United States had registered be fore the opening session of the Nntional Ladies' Auxiliary of the National As sociation of Letter Carriers in the Ho tel Walton today. Mrs. Alice McConnell, of Buffalo, N. V., president, presided and the other national officers were present for the beginning of the dcvepth biennial con ference; Mr. Mary McCormicJt. of St. Paul, Minn., Is vice president; Mrs. Elizabeth Johnston, of Columbus, O., is secretary, nnd Mrs. Anna Gal lagher, of Pittsburgh, treasurer. Today's business consisted only of presenting credentials. Each of the na tional officers was presented with n corsage of flowers. The womeu occu pied a grandstand at Twenty-fourth and Pnrkslde avenue for tha parade this -afternoon. They will take part in the public reception at the Academy of Music this evening. Their business sessions tomorrow will be held at the Hotel Wftlton from 0 to 12 a. m., nnd from 2 to 4 p. m. The women will join the men in en tertainment that has been planue'd, nnd will go to Atlantic City Thursday. Mrs.. Mavy J. Nutt is president of the Philadelphia branch of the Nation al Ladies' Auxiliary. Mrs. Annie H. Duckworth is recording secretary; Mrs. Mary E. Preston, financial secretary; Mrs. Amanda Morris, treasurer, and Mrs. Suan Barndollar, Mrs. Mabel Hrlster and Mrs. Katherlne Larke are members of the beard of trustees. Mrs. Larken, also a past president, is seri ously HI. Burleson Assailed by Letter Carriers Continued From Pago One again stands for a proposal that will benefit the service nnd employe alike." The parade, marshaled by Cap tain Harry D. MIH?r, of Station E, ths city, starts from Rroad aud Master streets, marches south on Broad to Locust, Locust to Eighteenth, Eight eenth to Parkway, Parkway tn the Green street entrance, to Falrmaunt Park. There the paraders will camp and receive refreshments. - ,. , Ah ..,,. T. ,,. marshal and aides will review the pro cession from stand No. 0 in the Park way. A special feature of tha parade will bethe unit of veteran carriers over the age of sixty-five years. Benjamin Franklin, the first postmaster general, will be Impersonated by one of the joeal carriers. There will be mijny other novel features Included In tho column. There also will he a large number of service men, Among the musical organizations in line will he the Letter Carriers' Band, of Philadelphia, and the New York band of 100 pieces. The Alleqtown, Boston, Dallas, Cleveland and youngs town bands are others. Presentation of the colors will take dace a,t the headquarters of the Key tone Branch, No. 1157, at 1501 (Jreen it reel, at noon. The colors will be presented by the president, Sir. Snyder, tn the color company, composed of men of Station O and J. The colors will Tie received by Sergeant Humnhrles Vorterfield. The carriers' band . will play the national anthem during' the ceremony. This evenlng, on City Hn.ll plaza, the twenty-six rarrier Miami, massed, will give a concert Interspersed with vocal selections. The dedication of a tablet in honor of the soldler-po-stmen who fought in the war wil take place qt the West Philadelphia postal station, Thirty-first and Market streets. An Increase In salary in" keeninc with present living conditions and a pension for old employes were advocated nt to day's setslon, 5fr, (Jnlner urged an Immediate ad vance of .15 per cent, this to be In creased to CO per ICent over the .present tate when the regular 'session' of Con gress convenes. Have Had Only 85 P. C. Increase It was pointed out that sjneo' 100T the mall carrlersMiad received an in crease of pnly 2,"i per ccnt, despite tho fart that the Increase in tho cost of liv ing had advanced p2 per cnit. That tho work V often affected the health of the carriers was shown by the report of the Philadelphia association, which paid out 7T00 In elrk benefits during tho last year. Edward J. Cattell, city statistician, representing Mayor Smith, welcomed the delegate tq Philadelphia, A public reception will take place this evening iu the Academy of MusJo, Governor Hproul will make an address. Mr. Cattell will speak to the car rlers, as will Postmaster John A. Thorn ton, Jlobert H. Bright, Senator Penrose. Oeorge W. B. Jfleks, field secretary of ,ne mnnioer or commerce ; Kdwanl j. waii'or nmi the congressmen represent lng the six congressional dMrleU. oi IsliMtiUH. LABOR DAtELEB I , J-m ' - . &- 'ttjgigiYsWfi i ' V ,.'4,,, ' v 'idiM '.ill & Si'C& -,i. V. . Z?mbs' -V T ?PRfgggl SSggmJ-LLLtk-JBB Photograph taken at Broad nnd, Arch streets showing a division of rail road employes on march. The other photograph shows Miss Hannah Black, only woman member of .Machinists' Union No. 148, and the only woman In the parade $600,000 DECREASE IN BUILDING ACTIVITY August Report Shows Big Slump, Due in Part to Bricklayers Strike Building construction for August fell off more than $000,000, according to figures of the Bureau of Building In spection. Ma,ny of these operations have Been held up for the last few ilays by the bricklayers' strike. The strike is believed responsible for a decrease of 75 per cent in tho, permits Issued last month, an'd goes far to causing the de crease. The number and character of the buildings with their estimated cost fol low; Far- Opr. Eitlmotel mill lions wii riwel lnmuSsJTsUry. . Dwelling, 3 dory. Dwelling!, S iter)'.. IHvlllne, trams... Htahla 'iss.too 2.i.?5 ?3t 4 no 5 111 a 6 101 1 1 i 1 1' i 1 4t.'st0, 1 Msnufactorlaa ...... ;:::: ' ...., toy ,v:.;: ...... n boiitr " vorK8nop iT,4on Oarnres 175.1185 20,0O6 136,000 21.9,008 2,000 tn.noo 60,000 S5.00Q 8T.B75 S81.T65 520,100 Ofrlce building mores . ...,.i Warehouses ., Knslno sn$ noqso , Dank bulMlnri .i..( Railroad stations ... l Places of Amusement 1 Miscellaneous bulld Intra 21 Additions ;a4 saa 89 s 1511 15 1 T 1 Alterations ana re pairs .., ssn Miscellaneous work... 155 Heaters 15 Fire escapes ....,.,, 1 Miens ..., T 27, 1411 18,sSn' tS'JUKi Drain elevator ,) Total io isoa u.oiv.aoo j DARKNESS THREATENS ALL PARIS THEATRES Djrectors Reftise to Deal With Union and Strike Impends Paris, Sept. J. (By A. r.) Di rectors of theatres, moving. picture houses and music and. concert halls re fused yestenlHy to deal with the Federa tion of Theatrical , Mmployes' Union, the first demand of whMi was to for hid the engagement of any artist or employo not a member of a union. A. resolution was passed, however, expressing the willingneis of the direc tors to discuss matteni with the unions of each class nf employes nnd also meet artists and employes who ido not belong to any organization. After considering tha demands re cently presented by employes, which were chiefly for higher wages, the di rectors issued a statement to the press, saying they would '-'welcome tho threatened strike, ns It la' becoming Impossible for us to Hyc" The de mands of tho emnloyea- were accom panied by n request that the directors send nn answer by September 1, The directors declared that If a strike af fected one theatre, ever; theatrical es tablishmeut in Paris and its suburbs would be closed. Thp federation will meet today to e'jamlne the reply of the directors. The pecretary. has said unofficially that "a ttrlkc lias hot been planned by. the or ganisation. urgeTab'pr civics study Public Service Ipatltuta. Proposes Course to Avert Bolshevism New York. 8ept. J, Teaching of "labor civics" In (he country' public school through auditorium exercises and clats instruction was urged by tho institute wr i-tmiic-nervice m n rtnic, ment Issued here last night. Julius II, Barnes, Unitrd States wheat dlrecjor.'lselialrman pf the in, stltute. A course, of Instructions on labor problems and movements is nices- sary, the statement declares, in order to. prevent students being swayed hy tho dortrlnes, of radicalism. ' . Of present webera It Is claimed that n ii'iu "not one irapier in ji in American schools, and not one In twentr In the universities and rollexei .faught the civic meaning of Iabor Day;, labor movement,-lkr'prrs -ana Anwioau eW IVWWm IMitftTKa.,:V' RATION MARCHERS IN CAMDEN AVOID 'VICTORY ARCH' 15,000 Union -Workers Fail to Pass Under Structure, as President Is Not Pictured Members of Camden labor unions, numbering from llj.000 to 18,000 marchers, avoided passing; under the victory arch of the Ninth Ward Ue publican Club today because it did not bear n likeness of President Wilson. By order of H. II. Swingle, grand marshal of the parade, the route was mapped out so that Broadwny, except for a small strip near Kaighn avenue, was Ignored, The Ninth Ward Bc ptlblicau Club Is at Broadway and ltoy den street. Its $10,000 victory arch spans the main thoroughfare at that point. ilr. swingle salu lie gave tne onier nt the direction of the Central Labor Union of Camden. More than a month 74o,'oooae shipworkers on their way to this cur to join a tiroau street, paruqc iu- fuscd to pass the club's victory arch, assigning the same reason for their no tion. Ilaln delayed the stact of the parade, which began nt Fourth and Cooper streets. The route was north on Fourth street to York,, to Sixth, to Cooper, to Fifth, to Newton avenue, to Kaighn avenue,, disbanding at the latter polpt, 'The. lnnrnhnic nrnt.enilotl in Ihn atMfttt.. grounds of the Vorkshln village and the I'naey- & Joues yards nt Gloucester for IM the van of the parade was a de tachment of veterans, Camden mon whq fought with the Boveuty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Divisions. They are now employed in tho shipyard industries. LEGION. WOULD INDUCE MEN TO KEEP POLICIES ; Philadelphia Posts Will Urge Action in Favor of Sweet Measure Philadelphia nnxts nf the Amnrir.in Legion will cmlravar to obtain action on certain changes In the present war-risk luniuaucR nr cmuouirii in tne ovcet hill, which it is believed will influence thousands of ex-service men to con tinue In peace times the government in surance carried during the war. The four Important amendments pro posri are: . The, payment of converted Insurance, at the election of the Insured, In one llimn SUm Or In tlllrtv-slx nr nnr In. bailments, This Is government Insur ance which lius been converted Into etraight life, Insurance, twenty or thirty year endowment or paid-up life insur ance. Under tho present law thla In surajice is paid In 210 monthly install ments. An Increase In the clnsa of beueflcl arjes of insurance so that uncles, nunts, nieces, nenhewa. brothers. In. tn' . ter-ln-lav and persons n place of parents may oe lpciunefl as nepcfldarles. An Increase in the basis of awards in compensation cases to $0.1 for total temporary disability aud $100 for total permanent disability. The present com penatlou payment aro based on a fate of $30 a' mpnth for total disability, whether temporary or permanent, nod are believed to be wholly Inadequate.' An Increase in tho period pf auto matic. Insurance which provides jhatauy person .who entered the.aerv!ce prior to November 11, 101 T, Is automatically In sured for 120 days after e'utrauce Into active service. Borrowed. Car for Ocean Dip Four men cranked tip a motorcar and journeyed to the seashore for a 'dip in the surf over the holldayf Police be came suspicious this morning when n car wts abandoned nt the Westville station.. It was claimed by Mrs. L,llly Cicouui. COT South Ninth street, Gloucester, who' said it had been missing since yesterday, The men escaped. Woman Stabbed, Accuses Husband Sgdle Jeffries is in the Woman' Homeopnthlo Hospital with fourteen stab wounds in her breast. The in juries, she declares, were inflated by her hqsbandi Webb Jeffries, following a quarrel at their home, 2233 North 'Iweaty-first street,. -The man wae u. raMitr xm ,Jf rf-tr ajrv. r , ' v ti '- LaW gf -'' - - ' ' ' i,.iii staut hike foa rutnurrs Coal Mnar Begin 125-MleJTramp ,to Calf Out Opsratltet) " Belleville, UK, BepU J. Headed hy a large American flag, 230 linsiirgcnt coal miners In the Belleville supdlstrlcU ucgan mcir nmrcii ycsicruay jprgugu southern Illinois to gain adherents to their cause. They wll march 125 miles sad .en deavor to coll out men nt Puqnoln, Car boodaje nnd In other, important fields, Last night they pltelied camp at Free burg, seven miles southeast of here. M large wagon, filled with provisions, followed the parade, Before starting tho men were admonished that pilfering would not be tolerated The strike is unauthorised by the United Mine Workers, nnd participants who refused to return to' work were ex pelled. In a statement today the miners claimed that 40,000 are out In the state. i ' 4TH FLEET DIVISION IS TAKEN IN CHARGE BY ADMIRAL WELLES Former Nayal Intelligence Di rector at Navy Yard Six De stroyers Stationed Here Bear Admiral Roger Welles, U. S. N., who has been appointed to com mand the Fourth Division, North Atlantic fleet, and is now aboard tho hattleship Minnesota nt the Philadel phia Navy Yard, officially assumed charge this morning nt 10 o'clock. The installation took place without ceremony. Captain lt. I), Ilasbrouer of tho Minnesota escorted the admiral aboard ship nnd the flag was raised In his honor.-'Only Captain Hnsbrouer'S son nnd one'newspaper reporter wit nessed the ceremony, besides thr crew, Admiral Wells shook hands with all the officers and congratulated them on their nppearancc nnd that of the ship. The new division commander arrived yesterday from Annapolis. His last cruise was to tlo West Indies nnd tho Panama canal in chnrgo of 1200 naval cadets. Ho arrived in this country August 29, A veteran of the Spanish American War, Admiral Welles was appointed director of naval intelli gence at Washington during the war. He. was awarded the Legion of Honor Mrdnl by the French Oovcfnraent, N Thirteen fighting ships enter the Philadelphia base today, all of them being from the Atlantic fleet. Six de stroyers Wilkes, Davis, Porter, Cum rnlngs, Alywln and Howan will be put In reserve, while the battlebips Alu bama, Maine, Kenrsarge, .Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri njjd Wisconsin will be put out of commission in the Dela ware river. FOREST HILL 0UTINQ TODAY Improvement Association Event to Bo Held In Haines Woodo Potato, shoe and candle races and several laugh-producing contests will feature the flrsi'.onting of the Forrest Hill Improvement Association, of Knit Oermantown today. The evenfs will be held in Haines woods, Crittenden and. host Haines streets. A community sing festival will he Jield from A to 0 p. m. The races will begin at 3 o'clock. The judges will be Colonel John Goodwill, president of the association, qml James Peck, vice president. Other officials are P, K. Jensen, William McRulgan, Clarence Orubb, AValter Kverett. W, W. Eaton, H. Wermer, Charles. Hassy, Wnyne Armstrong, Thomas Nolen, Stanley Nugent, K. M, KreUman, Benjamin Clay tou and Jo seph Cooney, MAN FOUND INSTREET- DIES Police Probe Death of A. vy. Krauder, Severely Beaten Mvstery surrounds the death of A. W. Krauder. forty-six years old, at St, Joseph's Hospital, early yesterday, three hours after he had been brought in by nn unidentified taxlrab driver. He was found lying in the middle of Syitenhnin Bfreet, near Cumberland, ac cording to the driver who claimed to haye picked him up there. A few min utes after giving this storv tq the doc tor at the hospitnl the.drlver departed. Kinmlnatlon showed; that Krnudcr had been severely beaten. Ho carried with him a button bearing the wording "II. A'cCloskey, Incorporated," a time book, on which was hla name; a dollar bill and a penknife. The pollc of the Twenty-sixth dis trict are Investigating the case. WOMAN SLAIN, MAN SHOT Coatesvilta Negro Accused of Killing Friend and Wounding Himself CoateavlHoPa,, cpt, 1, MrJtHth Carter London is dead and Horace Davis. Is In a hospital in a" critical con dition as n result of a shooting affray today' at (15 Merchant street, where the woman had a room. Both are ne groes. According to the police, Davis fired two snots imq ner noiiy anu meu turned tho weapon on himself. No motive, for the shooting has yet- been revealed, - BANIC5& Jewelers SUvvrrmithj Stationers JV. .Gift: Mts3C&v 'tV. 'VGr .All "Occasions, , : S.uvtv,,,, 1 f , t InWSflrt Time Seems Nonr for Pinal ., , ..,. . Scene With Soft Muslo of Reconciliation j MANAGERS HINT ACTION Big Losses in New, York Front Strike of Actors Juration nf str'lka Idaya) ...... Number ot Iheatroa and roofa rlOMd .-iv.,, .................. Additional theatres cfsvsntsd trom pponlnr (ostlmattd),,.... 55 IS TVVlr XMra v Iosass In gross thanfr receipts. S10,000 is in salaries ...'.. Ite.pM Louses, to eevernmtnt In .war f I,osss to authors for royalties. . 30.&00 Losses to ticket aseneles. bill-, , rosters and "'shop erswa".,.. TS.O09 Lossea In salaries, directors of rshoarssls ,.,,, 10.0oft Transfer and trucking companies 12.000 Total .TM,0W New York, Sept. 1. While It wns Impossible to learn authoritatively whether the Producing Managers' Pro tective Association intended to recog nise the Actors' Equity Association In the offer of a new form of actor's con tract, It was strongly hinted the man agers were planning an attempt to open the strike-bound theatres with players ' furjWicd exclusively by the rival Ao tors Fidelity League; Officials of the Equity, on the other hnnd, "were claiming victory ns "In, sight" ns n result of the managers' new contract that would permit actors to select officials from "an association" to act as arbitrators in the settlement ot any differences arising under ths contract. The new contract granted virtually all of the Equity's demands save that for unequivocal recognition pf fe Equity. On 'the strength of this and George, M. Cohan's statement at the meeting of the Actors' Fidelity League that h expected Broadway theatres to-be re opened within ten days without men tioning that they would use Fidelity casts and nonunion stage, crews there was nM Impression today along Broad- way thnt the strike atmosphere was clearing and that a conference between Equity officials and representatives of the Producing Managers' Association was 'impending unless one side missed the. cue. '' An Important development Is ex pected tonight when the Motion Picturo .Playors' Association will dis cuss plans for aiding the striking actors. They already have pledged support to1 the strike 'and threats' have been made i that the motion-picture players will walk out if the producing managers continue in their refusal to recognise the Equity. Executives of the Equity were' busy putting the final touches on the.,thres i new shows with which the Equity will signalize Labor Day under, the direction of Earl Booth, . who is developing a national profit-sharing syndicate of his owu. Boston. Sept. 1. William A. Page, representing the Producing Managers iucAitlnllnn And TTaT,t W HflVflf-1 came'.hcre'from New. brk tQ try to $1 prevent a strue calico ior loqnj oy members of the Actors' Equity Associa tion who are playing In six Boston the atres. Chicago, Sept. 1. (By A. P,) Striking actors became managers today Jj when the Actors' Equity Association opened a week's engagement at the Au ditorium with a vaudeville bllljmlisUne; the services of a score or mare""bf, stars. Two hundred actors took part in the. initial performnnee. Among those who appeared were Wil liam Courtenny, Frank Tjnney, A'l Meade, Blanche Iting, Thomas Wise, Walter Jones and Hazel Dawn. STRIKING, ACTORS TO SHOW rimi iu, a riuuuvuuii pqiv wiMr j Way jn Nw York Striking actors will produco a show In Phlludolphla. Plans for a production here are now being mnpped-out Jn New York by 'prominent members of the Actors' Equity Association, It is probable that tho show wil ba staged in the Academy' of Music, which Is the. only central playhouse available for the strikers. At present the actors are producing a vaudeville show at the Lexiugton Onera House-, Ncw York, which ia playing' to capacity business, ' Every- number la n neauiiner. According io present plans, the show to bo produced here will, bo aloug tha line ot a. revue. Beats Wife, Then Fights Police1! Offended to police Interference whlll beating his wife, Peter Glardonatol IKflo McClellnn street, turned unnnl three patrolmen from 'the Fprty-firstJ qistrici, who uau oecu summoned by ' aroused neighbors, and belabored them with chairs and other household ef fects. He- wns subdued after -a score of bruises nnd bumps had, been In. flicted und taken to St., Agnes's Hog: pital, where he Is held under arrest. arzefict JShspeiisfc ! 'Nft fj I ti 0 T7 I'; n . ft V , ft i p q; a o ... .o .. - f W'- ' irt .JT,rrt "tF..- -'',. " . i! " 'eFjfW if n t' n gmfri: &m a
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