-sV" J A f Vi . . - X ffiViSxMisG PUBJ40 iiEJUUMi XHlLADJLiHlA, WlflDjNJ&BDAY, BJfliJMALBJfll 3, 11)111 1 , 4t "o l c ' y iU T .X ' IN CiTY LOAN TEST .- ,j 3 IB SEE QUIGK AC n w ""Supremo Court Is Expected to Rule on Plea That it Take Jurisdiction SUBSCRIBERS ARE ANXIOUS A decision is expected soon in the petition filed by Clfy Solicitor Connelly asking that the State Supreme Court take Immediate jurisdiction In the suit questioning legnllty of city louns passed before the new charter became rffertlre. Quick nctlon Is being urged so that thero may be no halt in the municipal Improvement Drocrnln nlreadv under 1 way.. Tort or one of the loans has nl J reddy been (.old and its subscribers arc ' nriilou's to have Its legality attested be fore the Issue shall be ofTcrcd for pub ! lie sale. It Is understood the nelltinn ultl h ubmlttcd to Chief Justice llmwn .. that the case may be advanced on the list. l Tho court does not' meet until i 'September U8 in Pittsburgh, but it is probable the Justices mnv omul m. . ' 'earlier hearing if they take cognizance oi mo pennon, in tuts event the lower court will tint be rnlleil nn , near mo controversy. Action was taken by Solomon 0. Kraus and is directed against the elty nnd its officials, seeking to enjoin the issuance of the balance of three loans that have, not been subscribed for. One is for 507,100,000. another for 47,42ri,O00.'nnd the whole of n recent one for $12,070,000. A demurrer to the suit was filed last Week by all the defendants. The sole question involved is one of law, ond Accordingly will be argued without the taking of testimony. The matter out ,of which the bill grows and the ques tlons raised are of the utmost public importance and urgency, the petition explains. The entire financial system of the city and its borrowing power, as well as the validity of the lonns, is in question, with the result that the city's fiscal system is thrown into con fusion, which must continue until the litigation is decided. For these rea sons the higher court Is asked to nssume jurjsdicthw ana end the contention as o6n as pos-.ible. FIVEffiTSliEIRSGET $1,415,217 INSURANCE 'Beneficiaries Under Policies of Edward B. Smith, Broker, Divide $450,000 Insurance totaling $l,41.i.217 was poid'to the heirs of the five highest in sured Thilndelphians who died during IMS. Tho heirs of Edward B. Smith, head of'B. B. Smith fi Co., hankers, re ceived the third highest payment in the country, $450,000. The largest pay ment was made after the death of Rob ert A. Ho wan, of Los Angeles, whose,- heirs got $i7o,000. The second largest was in the case of Itowland Gibsou lazanl.'of Pacedale, II. I., whose heirs drew $404,000. Raymond Ji'. Tunnell, president of a large'gluc factory Jiere. left insurancu of $400,000 u sum which ties for fourth place with two others. Several Philadclphlans who died were insured for $50,000 or more. They included William W. Adams, Jr., $04,170; William liurnham. a director of i tho Baldwin Locomotive Works, $85,000; William Sidebottom, former merchandise manager of the. John Wan s maker No,v York store, $52,21G; Al bert H. Dbston, $50,000, nnd Frank Shuman, Inventor of wire glass and a motor Operated by the sun's rays, $50, 000, During the first six months of this year sixty-four companies wrote nearly $1,800,000,000 of new Insuraiu e, ugnins't about $050,000,000 In the same period f 1018, 27 MORE SALOONS GIVE UP Ojwnera Fail to Py Their Monthly Licenses Total Closed Is 62 The doors of twenty-seven more snloons have been closed because the proprietors, according (to the records of the city treasurer's omce. failed to pay the .monthly installment for September, -under the license issued in May last. That makes a total of sixty-two of the 3811 retail licenses mat have dropped , out of business sinrc June 1, when licenses f.ir the ensuing twelve mouths bernmc effective. In n total of 251 wholesale licenses granted by the court the holders of 2.'t8 paid tho fee for September, as did also the thirty-one brewers, the entire, num fcerigranted, and twenty-three of the thlrtyone bottlers. I. BEE CULTURE FOR SOLDIERS. Federal Board Encourages Disabled Men to Study Beekeeping Before sugar was made In quantities from eane for commercial purposes I much of the sweet In food rame from honey Shortage of sugar during tho war restored honey to its former popu larity, and this increased demand served ' to raise the price. For these reasons the production .ot honey promises to he a profitable, business. The Federal Board for Vocational Education encourages the disabled sol dlerito take up the subject of beekeep ing', The work is light and the hours '? short. 'The Investment requires little i money and the financial returns arc good. ' MnTODPADC UIT OVPI ifeTO ll(u ly iiwnuo in i uiuujio "7Tw6 Riders Inlured In Accidents In fr , Camrtnn William Snyder, thirty-two years old. Of 22t Beckett street. CamUen. while rldloc a motorocle today at Third jkml :"ck l.i, Mickle streets, Camden, .was.-jstri Camden, 'f,.by on automobile driven by Charles "V,. , liniUl ,. nl .. ' , , tfniiacc, ui ootr ourui oixin turcct. Snyder was not seriously-injured. About two blocks away Harry De Angelo, twenty-one years old. of 211 ftf Ang M .(?) Aar ne street, Camden, was knocked from bldyele by nn automobile driven by ,, Aaroa $olotst, of '? North Thiid L (rtpt Camdeu. I)e,ugco was cut and prul&cd onthe arms and less. i Captain Dies at Sea Cliiejf Officer Puvis, of the kteamtblp , Arvlngfon, whii-h arrived here, reported that Captain Thomas Rich had died op August 27 from acuto indigestion 1 ana nsa oeen nurtea at sea on August ili Th( frhlp was In, charge ot Chief J Q4tor Davis, who.brought her into port -&? The m AT SUNRISE TOMORROW High Cost of We've" baked this big new loaf to help you cut the high cost of Hying. There's no use paying outrageous prices for other foods when BIG TOSTY will give you more nourishment for a fraction of the cost. s BIG TOSTY BREAD is far more nourishing and satisfying than an equal weight of meat, milk or eggs and just think what you are being charged for those foods today. The difference is what you can save by eating Bread instead. And Bread made and baked like BIG TOSTY, is more wholesome and healthful than most other foods. Equal to the best home-made loaf that ever left an oven. i v. , Buy it at your grocer's tomorrow morning, and ask for the Book tell ing 32 ways to use BIG TOSTY. Living Just Righ Will Be Lowered e X3 -f t a:i ft "ili X'A 11 . :i - A'rsa i2 4 ?f ..m t' ' M h& r t Vi " " f'.sfl m i ai ..ai Ji-HrJ " " ii fit j '-i flfl si m m iSsx,4 Yn ' r. W' u , I," ,r ,.n r ' : 1 Jifa 41 if nC . : -lJ3 l( -y n fA' 15 U at fH ' , r; - ,l .A ," ?i. 1 , ' r 1. U .1 ' Si
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