yiw:h'S - EVldSlXG PUBLIC LEDGEK PHIIaUJELPHIA, TUESDAY, SElJTJflMUE!. W, 1UTJ n K ft-. ? H ffir I t i It- l: DEMOCRAT G VOTE AND INTEREST LAG Secretary Alone at Headquar ters and Watchers at Polls Are Scarce NO PLANS FOR RETURNS pathv premils about hoadqtintters I of tho Democratic city rireutivo com mitter todav Scerotarv Una' was Ihe onh official to be fnuncl nt the committee innm. Tenth and Walnut streets, during thej rim-. n word hnd reached lum. ho aid. from the mrious wards, and no ar rnngements hnd been mado to receive returns nt headquarter after the i lu-e of the poll. Conditions nt the committer ohVes leflected those prevalent nt the polling places. Democratic matches were not in ovideure in mniiv division. The' presence of 11 factional contest for the! Mnornlt and the campaign of .Judge Vugene C Itonniwoll for the Common I'loas beiii-li served to hung out no more than an "'off car" vole. i Fvcn tn the SiTth ward, ihe vole Democratic remnant of potent 01 ganiation. the partv representation during the morning nnd ohHv afternoon tiaf toporlecl -.cai'ieli op to the noinia! The contest for Ihe matoinltv nonii nation wages between Ham I' -colt and former ('ongn'Miinn Mnlun'l Pnnohoe The latler is repented to he ' polling a fnir patty oe in tlie not Hi rat section. '"N'osoott's t"cngth i smd ' to lie chiefly in the pump of wards Iring not of the Schuylkill. The Democratic' andidntos for "row" offices and for the minor place on (he ticket are cutting little figure Tn manr divisions the polls are as destitute of Democratic woikois as partv heudipiarters 13 of leaders. SEE MOORE VICTORY llirQT HIT Qf HI IVI Lsf 1 1 I WLul Uf" vjLnU Y LlMLL Independents Predict Big Ma- jority for Congressman. Mackey Silent i Moore lenders in the West Pluladcl tns mm h fraud attempted at mdn s phia wards expect a big majontv for pnmaries as theie has hern in Ihe the congiessman candidate past. The "voter's intention" law en Blakely R McCntigliu, Independent acted bv the last Legislature will pie leader in the Twenlv-fourth ward nnd ent a lot of it If a otcr marks hi candidate for eountv commissioner nnlhnllot in error he must be given credit the Independent ticket, md todav. t for what he manifestly intended to do. "The Moore ticket will have n ma instead of. as heretofore, having the jority of 2500 In this ward. ' board throw out the ballot ns defectne. Krnest h. Tii"tin. Independent leader i Above eventhing District Attorner of the Thirty-fourth ward. aid: "We ftman has thrown the fear of the law expect a majority of Il.'no here for mto the hearts of a lot of crooks who Moore." "I'm not so certain about figures. but I predict n large maionty for the Independent ticket in the Fortieth ward." said George Connell. Indepen dent candidate for councilman in the Fourth Senatorial district. "I won't commit myself on the mat ter of figures, but joii can bank cm it that the Organization will cany the Twentj -seventh ward bv a comfortable majority, " is the opinion of Senator Kdward W. Patton, Vare lieutenant of that ward. David Frankenfield. Vnre leader of the Forty-fourth ward, predicts n 'JIKMlj majority in his wnrd for the Oigani- zation's ticket. MRS. MOORE CONFIDENT ' Candidate's Wife Spends Election' Day at Home With Family 1 feel confident n I nlwnis have felt from the beginung of the cam- paign " sa Mrs . Hampton Mooie. w.fe of the Independent maioraltv can Ji.Iaii. t ,sl n s Iee MnniA rvu Ua ,, ,-. ....... ....- '" " -i" "" dav quieth with her famih ,.. n.i.r iimiiriiini ., K,., ,, people ro turn our io lore wno naie not voted for rears and I am lery hopeful." i fche continued "The women of the Mooie committee have done their woik in the districts and thev did not watch nt Ihe polls todav We haie talked to people and put out pictures and button" and all that has helped but w. decided to await lc mlts todni The Moore fnmilv will hear the re turns tiuiighl at the Moure home, 2fi!l South Fourth tieet Landslide Moore Says as He Voles Continual trnin rate fine Grady, judge of election in the illusion and an acquaintance of long standing. He shook hands al-o with John J. MeCormark, Independent Republican lender of the diMSion and treasurer nf Wa.Hnr.nrl Finishote Ir..u1 Xrt 1"C ' , , , ' -"I of the Brotherhood of Painters ,, , .. . , . Shake Hands All Hound , As the candidate appeared again at the door of the voting place the crowd outside renewed its uoisv demonstia-1 t.on It would not lot him past until ' llM to vntc nRnills,' j00rf, , K) he had shaken hands all lound. I ahead nnd do it jut the sam: thnt js From the inting place Mr. "Moorei rronded. of course, that tho transac walked to .'11:2 ('piew,. street, where he tinn has been discreetly and satisfne greeted one of the oldest voters of the.tonly handled in n business wav. ai division. W H Quiik. n-marking to'uch little affairs umiiliv are done, friends who were with him that he had Kiev entli-Hour Predictions known Quirk for the last thirts leais .... , ., , . , . , .-,. i !,., ' ' The e event h hour estimate of the "rirst t m I haven t i"fn ou at ., , ,,, ' . . , ., .. ... , , .... .. .. ' i Moore people wll nppeal more fore ih v the polling place in lenrs. the , and.- , ,h ' J,p ,,' ,,' ' nf th dte rrmaikpu to the Pteran 'II,... i" i IIU Hr you Fine. Mr Moore. Qui-k answered, "" re Bo.nB to win .lir .nonii- iu,. ,i n Mium-m ,so ac the firehouse on Ci press street aboie Third and shook hands with some of his old friends ninong the firemen Thej gave him a cordial greeting, predicting victory at the polls today. With n little kuot of friends trailing behind. Mr. Moore walked to Fourth and Spruce streets, where his auto mobile was waiting tn take htm tn his headquarters at Ilrond and Chestnut streets. On the way he shook hands with two committeemen of the ward, recently out of the sen ice, Jforris J. Corson, discharged from tlie service Sat urday, who served in the Seventy ninth Division, and George J. McCarthy, just jreleasej n eleastu from, service in the marine Moore anil 'arc Council Ticket First District Moore Harry IIaz7iiid. David Morris nnd Isaac I. S. Smiuk. Vare William K. Kinley, Joseph' I'. GnfTncy and Edwin It. Cox. Second District Moore G. Kdward Dickersoii. Vare William McCoaeh and Charles Seger. Third DMrlrt Moore Joshua Fan Vare lnae I), llctzcll. Fourth District Moore Francis F. Hitrch ;rorg Conn'll. .fames A. Dcein and Sam uel W Harrison Vaie H Kdgsrd Harnes John F Dtigsn, David G. Frankrnlirld and Dr. W. W. Weaver. Fifth Dlstrirl Moore - J. Fred Greenwood and .lames Holm. Vnre Simon Walter and I'dwnrd Iluohholr.. Sixth District Moore W. W. Ifoper nnd Charles II. Von Tiigen. (No indorsement by committee of one hundred as between Sigiuund .1 Gans nnd John I!. Smithies for third place.) Vaie Fringle Itorthwiok, Harry Dais and William T. Weir. .Seirnih District Mooie - Alexis .1. l.imrburner. Hugh I. Montgomery and Richard Wrglnn. aic .lorph R Fav. James G. C.us.in and William II. Smith. F.lghtli District Mnore John Hnnnv. William IX. IW11 aiid Itobert .1 1'ntlon imp -Clarence K Crossan. John I M.-Kinlev. Jr , ami William T. Si ai gle 'Silent Vote" Factor in Election Today Continued Trom Pane Ono against Patterson. As proof that his , Mipply of coin was not exhausted he I drew- fifty new crisp Sino bills from '',s ,r0"'Crs' pocket The last I saw of him he was gunning for more Patter- json moncv. At Moore hendquai tors thev 1 cported late vesterdav afternoon thai 'here was no Vare money in sight. 1 mnrelv cite this as evidence of t lie ' f,,,th that people have that Mooie win w in Sees Kittle Fraud I i no hot nciicc mere is going i he 'othewise would earn a dishonest penny ai me pons ,oav. ., , , ","""'" , '"" nice in Philadelphia politics to have a district attorney who not onlv thrent- ens to treat em rougn. nut at once proceeds to turn a professionally trained detective (orpR loose in the city -in a search for fraud A cunning trick to ruin ballots may be ttied this evening In certain nre- cincts. seeing that the mayoralty votesl will be counted first The election o(h- . er or lolunteer selected to do the ('looked work cirnes hetienth n fini-er! ,, or np,PPn lhe finr, nf , ,, r1ght hand, a hit of lead from a soft pencil addresses from street corners During Ii is an cn thing as he spreads nut I the lunch hour they besieged, manufac ihe ballot tarelesslv to run his right . tunng plants nnd urgrd the employes hand oier it as though to smooth the, to vote in a way that would bring a wilnkle-. nnd nt the samp time tnake'well goverjirrd nnd n better city. a maik opposite some name. Grii rifting reports llae hern received 1 - T 1. I if' , . , .t , ' S ........... I i iiu.i in.- new law cms ca-n ne.mmr nt me neanrniartcrs oi ine iioorc wom iwith enual facllny as under the old... en' committee, fiiodd and Chestnut j but it doesn't count, as much. jstierts The vwork is hr.ug ina'piied out Still another dodge Is for hnlf a ' here bv Mrs. Joseph It Mumford. Uhv.en men to pack the line of waiting I hairnian. Miss Grace F. Keenaii and u)ters flt tho pol,. and thrn ,, nu,Mr. Mnry O'lJcilly lira ...-. 'I .neat the head of the line to ghe place ,0 ar.ans f tlinM, ,, , (mn h( ,, Tins seheme is x ei rflVrtiP at tinrlit wVincflf Viafnen lhe -.il. 1 . If . ,.....,- i(1 nrni '.,.', . J will free.e out a number of Independent" I until it is too late to vote that is. if1 tho outmged Independents don't start something meantime. "Voter's ssltare" I.an he otet s aswtnncc ' a ,s verv dinstic. ns the district attorne has ,i1(. wnid iu his automobile, stopping at I emphasized the district attorney's wam pointwl out In pnst days assisting ajd,,. division polling places to buttonhole ing, and announced' it would seek evi voter to mark his ballot was the one,,is worker- and lead them the riot'dcnee and bring prosecutions in every -me method of determining whether a act case reported. oter who had hern bought, had dp- i . ....... i... i ,r ,: ,t..i, ,i. I The comnlalnts came into Ihe com- liverccl mo good, tint is to sn, otecl as he had agreed Rv "assisting" the voter n wnii her could mark his ballot for him The sluibhr old dot ice doubtless will be attempted todn bv somo poor old wretch who has been bought, of de claring that he can't see because he has' forgotten his spectacle-. Fniler the now law no help is needed in such a case. The voter must i back home nnd get 1 his spn Mi o 'C'U 1.... 1 .l-.i if. . r ' '",, , ,"" """'nu'on oi -senator I are that all ward and division work - i ers had been ordered not to interfere. ith t!l(, j,j ,a tiMtef will not I be ' lieio. affect the general result It will i i educe the number of votes t lint Judge i '!"nn!rt,,)J "0,lld nav'' received, but the i llonnluell I Ipmni'rfllu -ivl.r. n .... ..i 1 " "' " ' .... ... -atk.mntir nns . r.c vtf, fnr ."IiuIfp Pnttrrnn na rr. . ii'U Niauii main utti-i ; i majority of 1 ',, bj. 'chairman Uansley, is onlv 40.000 less than the total lote received j,, ,hj, ,.j,y by Jnlm l( ,- Scott , last year's primaries. The A'ares then endeavored to po) their full strength for Scott and he received a little over 07.000 votes. In view of all the uncertainties that are abroad today I think Chairman Ilansley drew somew-hat on his imagi nation for figures.'solely for their tonic effect on organization workers. NOSKE BARS BOLSHEVISM Dresden. Sept. 10. Gustav Noske, minister of defense, in an address before the convention of the Saion majority Socialists said he would oppose with fkevittmost means at his command any jt kti Introduce. ,th.Jlua(;in"srs OEIS HOG ISLAND IISTOBEABANDONED Matthew C. Brush Says 78 Ships of Original Contract Still Are to Be Delivered FUTURE OF YARD DISCUSSED Denting mmnrs that Hog Island is to I hr abandoned as n Inp construction plant. Matthew- C. Brush, president of the American International Shipbuild ing Corporation, today issued the fol low lug statement : The American Internalional Ship -i building Corporation, operating Hog j Island, commenced the operation of the full capacity, fifty wax. November IS, I I pis. nnd nt the present moment we i lime fiftv ships In various degrees of 'construction, with approximately ".!), 1100 men and women wotking nt the plant I "Am mnttrrs now- stand with respect I to the present nnd future work, the orig inal contract is for 110 cargo ships of I about TfiOO deadweight tons capacity, nnd seventj cargo ships of about SOOO I deadweight tons capacity, which or der was i hanged from cargo to tioop I ships. "Of the 110 7.VI0 ton cargo ships fortv fivir have been delivered, nine nre in Ihe wet basin being outfitted, making I a total of fiftv -three launched "Of the troop tvpe of vessel twelve keels are now laid which, together with 'thirtj eight keels of til r other type of vessel, roinplrtrlv fills the fiftv wnvs I The first of the troop ships will be I launched about October l."i. "There are vet to be delircred. not counting the twcntv-tliree snips sus pended. seventv-eight ships, of which sixtv-six nre of the 7u00-t'on type and twelve of the SOOO deadweight ton troopship type. "As to whether or not the plant is to ba rontinue.il ns a .shipbuilding plant ng n terminal,, as a repair yard or a combination, of any two this is not known nt the-present time. The mat - ter has been discussed for many months bv citizens of Philadelphia and officeis of this company nnd the fleet corpora tion. "It will take upward of one year to I complete the seventy-eight ships still I under contrail, nnd plans for n ter minal or any other propositiou for Hog I Island oilier than the construction of I ships atinot become rffrcttc before the I last ship is completed. " j WOMEN" AT PHONE URGE MOORE VOTE Street-Corner Appeals and Noon-Hour Visits to Fac tories Employed W(m(M) ,n n, par(i ,,t )l0 ,ir ar 'working hard for Congiessman Moore, Al, R1)rt, (f methods are beiug used to t npsitnting citizens to the polls. The man wns first called on the phone, . ri,,fP1.min(i feminine voice told him it is time to vote. No argument -was accepted. Wiiere the house of the i voter was some clistanie Horn tlie polls no Kiitomnhile nimenied before the front ,nor and one of the Independent women workeis carried him off to xote for good gorei nnient 1m flte limits reffli.le.l n Villi. elpnn(. holds -Mnore women workers delivered VARF TO THE RPSP.IIF Congressman Makes "Hurry-Up" TrlP t0 26th Ward to Save Day f'oucicsmati Vare went to the rescue down in the Twentj sixth wnrd shortly 'before noon, nlarmed nl reports uf f"ilure t0 l out ,ho "''Publican Or- I "iinizHlion vote in Nouth Phi ndelnhia. ! i, nrUr sum l,!m iUi., iil.nnf Mooie workeis in the wnrd were able to pick up, the Vates haie taken fright nt the heavv vote which is being cast in South Philadelphia for the Independent candidate. Congressman Vare saw every division w inker in the ward, and enjoined them i lii rrwliii i Mr I li fir nfTdft. tn rrnt nut t Vin Lntl, Mooie woikois were inbllnnt over this nnnnrent confession of Vaie weakness in I the stiunghuld of the organization, nnd m,ie haste to send the new son to Moore hcudciuarters "" " MANY ERRORS FOUND Registration Commissioners Receive Complaints Clerks Go to Rescue Complaints have been flooding tho oltices of the registration comml&sinn ers since morning of eriors in regis tration throughout the citv. Men Imve liecn found legistered not onlj in the wrong district, but somciiiues in the. wrong waul. George i. Pierie eiplained manv of the errors In registration ns having been mnde at City Hall during the days of la" registration, wneu uuu names were put on tne lists. To meet the emergency, clerks and registrars have been sent in automo biles throughout the city to settle dis putes and decide complicated cases. The commission met at noon to dis cuss questions which may (jome up during the day. FIRE CHIEF IN AUTO CRASH Fire Chief William Murphyi and his driver were thrown from their automo bile today when a motorcar, driven by William 3IcClaine. collided! with them at the intersection of Ninth nnd Hare streets. Both were unhurt. Me dline, who lives at 2J1 Buttnnwood street, according to Chief 3Iurfhy, was drivlog at thirty-five miles an' hour, and bit hs. ,car. squarely on the'sid?. court .by KrttlSlt WORKERS DESERT CITY HALL TQ RALLY VOTERS AT POLLS Political PlacehoMcrs Send Word They're Sick, but Everybody Knows It Means They're Helping in Their Divisions The "sJcirlIsC nt City Hall today is one of the largest ever recorded. "Absenteeism" is the rule., rather than the exception, ii most of, the. city and county departments. .Many workers who Are counted upon to cnrr.i their dhlslons In doubtful) wnrds suffered from a dialndv which eien the most verdant stucD-nt of niunlc ipal affairs did not hesitate to charac terize as politics. The absent treatment was not only given bv humble division .worker", but a number of high priced lieacjs ver,c aiso among the missing. ' , Kome of these latter madeood tiTJ short visits to see that their desks were open. When the roiitops were put into nusinrss-'like shape they were' ijulcMy deserted nrid evrjii fhq n?ra who re mained on the job thrpURhnul,tb.e.morn ing were nervous nnd .apparently lonld not concentrate 011 tbcir-duties. Cheer One .Another One nf the favorite games of present officials has been to cheer each other as to the outcome of today s ontticot me - . . ' I. ballots, bomoot the. jess nopciui. now - rvrr, linic started laying lines ior rcai Jobs after the first of .the jear. The Shern act, which prohibits city officials nnd employes from Inking an actiie part in politics,,' lias long been considered a dead letter1, but '."sickness" is the excuse counted upon, to let all out of any tiouble along this line when they Inter report for duty. KIDNAPPING STORY ' TOLD BY VARE MAN, Returns After Eight Hours With Tale of Being Forced to Take Auto Trip Finncls I,. Hailey. a Vare worker of the Forty-third ward, is home again He arrived nt his home. 30'JI Noith Dnrien street, .shortly after 10 o clock this morning. Ilniley left home suddenly nt 2 o'clock this morning, and on his re turn told his story. "1 was tacking up Pattcion raids on a fence near my' home when four men drove' up in an automobile. One of them told me that n fliend of mine was arrested nnd I decided to get him out of jail. 1 jumped in the enr Af ter we passed the Northeast Houleinrd one of the men told me they were go ing to take me to New York so that I would not be aionnd the pplls todav. I rode on for awhile, nnd finall.i, when the car was making a turn, I jumped out and escaped. 1 could not sec the Piimher nf ihe car. f went to Ihe nnst office in lloidentown. N. J . nnd ob tiuned permission to wash up." Opcniug of the polls at the southeast comer of Ninth nnd Veuango streets was delayed somewhat this morning by Huiley's absence. All the flection para phernalia was kept; in his. home. John McLaughlin, a Moore commit teeman of the thirtieth division, on. henring of Railey's tale, laughed, and said: "I t li ink it's nothing more than a sympathy trirk. This w'ard 'wilt give Congressman Mooie 1500 majority just the same." Call Rotan's Men To Check Fraud ( mifliiupd from race One Two complaints from men who said that they weie refused admittance to the polling place were received nt the Moore headquarters. The parti s legal committee is ninking an iniestigation. William Toley complained thnt he was refused admittance to the polls nf the eighteenth division. Twentieth wnid, Pave Lane's ward, and Daniel R. Uessastana, fi00 Christian street, re ported a similar refusal to admit him to the polling station of the tenth di vision of the Second ward. Rotan Will' Frosecute District Attorney Uotan has given notice that he will prosecute nil cases of illegal assistance. The committee of seventy, after receiving many corn- ' nlninls that the law was being violated mittce of seventy's headquarters by Itelephpqe, from watchers, division worlfcfs and indignant, citizens. j Fndef the law, a voter is not allowed to have assistance in marking his ballot unless he first takes affidavit that he is I physically incompetent to do this him self. The committee of seventy, in giving warning thnt the law was being broken and that prosecutions would "follow", poiuted out that heavy penalties' are provided for this type of election-crime. ,rri. voter who swears falselv tlmi- i.. :- ..-.L1& tn mnrl. hi. nti'n Itnllnf I lie IS uuuuic ... w ...... ,,,.,,, n liable to a fine of ?u00 aud seion years' imprisonment or both, on a charge of perjury," explained Secretary Itoach. of the committee. 'It is the duty of the juclge of elec tions to see that no; one gets ,ajist quested all citizens who ate awerr ot .... - - .). ...letilm.. I.... n I elections illegalities to report the cpbc Violations Ol l" ooawmiivi. iun in uuicr mediately by, tejepttone 141; tlip.,coW - mittee s headquarters. ir oners to wards aggregating $100,000 for ei. dence of fraud at the polls. Candidate Dies on Primary Day HarrUbiire. Sept. 10. William O. Neidig, candidate for comity comniis sioncr in Cumberland county, died sud denly nt his borne near Trindle Spring, early today. Mr. Neidig, who was a farmer, had been making au active campaign. lie was 01 years of age. Two Mexicans Held Here Joseph MIrmaon nnd Jesus Huarez, Mexicans, of Wilmington, Del., were held under $2000 ball each by Magls trate Wrle'ey today, charged with at tempting to break into the saloon of . .... 'AA'ltfr....' Ti..tr .ml "f.lai.sflji.l ace without tirst WrHn t pf t - ' - - d-- , ,h twPnty.bixth his disability. If nn elect on hulge , ,, f ,, Thin .thrd wanl, Tho perm ts the "'" "faba lot h- , ,w , , , ony out this affidavit he vm ates th law "'! Lllof,,PalthougI, there are .110 register- is siibiepv to fl ppnany oi .iintu lino , , .. ..M , . cr, and a vear's imprisonment. . hoth " Vl7 tI,w- ' ";e law requires fifty -r committee of seventy has re, t""Pts for cv-c-r5' for,y entered voters. AoguslUsk!Wilsou', Petcjf snd"CleBrfieIdhe.d. hyiMxG.Xesit anil Ut,o other Is A nuict exodus from City Hall start ed yrsterday afternoon when rumor hnd it tlinl a hurry call had been sent up from the Twenty-sixth wnid. Congress man Vnrc's home ward, for workers. Phe response wns prompt, illusion workers employed in the Hm rails , of Highways. .Surveys, etc., of the Do pnrlment of Public Works, getting busy nt once, Promises. Full Form Assistant Hirector Baldwin, of the Department of Public' Works', who, with Mn(.jMln,,, Thomas Watson nnd other ra(!prl) ,1P cmpl0vcs for the de- partmcrlt. de'clnrr.l lnt r--ninc that ttiP ... Wnn!rJ work with a full force 'toblny. lfe smiled, however, when he gave the assurance that the men woulcf heron hnhd. Today was not the first dny to mark many "sick" among city employcB, as the registration 'days' absenteeism was almost ns noticeable ns it was this morn ing. Because of the absence of men without leave on one or two of the U'KIM reirlstinlion dnvs dismissals were thrent- cn0(, bu( rcinstntcmPnt, followed as - " ... . oon , war( ica,icrs Kot on tho job. On the surface all is regular nt the hnll today and enough clerks; and work ers are on hand to take care of cur rent business. Any disputes ns to men away from their tasks will be quietly settled after the'smoke of the primary -battle clears away and figures show who did the work in the l!5ulj divisions about town. FIGHT IN NORTHEAST BRINGS OUT BIG V0TE7rV? Previous Records Smashed as Great Activity Continues in 8th Senatorial District The "tonid zone nf politics," as it bas been known in the past, is n "hot ,rd" today. It is the Kighth Senntorinl district, including the Twenty-third. Twenty-fifth, Thirty-third. Thirty fifth. Forty-first nnd Forty-fifth wnnK A battle for minor nominations with the Moore-Patterson issue dominating was begun before daylight by the wnrd lenders. A hundred ballots in the first hour was the record hung up in the seventh diiision. Forty-first wnrd. Among the earliest to enter the bat tling there was Stnte llepresentntive James Dunn, lender of the Twenty third ward. His first act was to issur n statement denying his reported with drawn! f i oni the councilinanic fight. Congressman Lostello wonld ninke no predictions. He said it was 'hot ght lor control. seventh dhisiotl He voted early in the Disston nnd Hnger- mnn streets, where the record vote wr.s cast. His son. Captain I'dwnrd J. Costcllo. is n candidate for Council, independent of nil factions. Cnptnin Costfllo, who saw manv battles in France, stumped the district this morn ing. Ileal Estate Assessor David T. Hcrt. neptihlican Alliuuce leader, was one of the first to vote from the seventh li M'sion of the Twentj -third waul, Anott and Lnige streets, Frnnkford. "Moore will carry the works with a sweeping victory of from L'uOO to I'.OOO majority," he said. Coroner William R. Knight, Jr.. voted early from the twelfth dUNiou of the Fortj -fifth ward, Emerald and Pacific streets. His opponent for coroner. Magistrate illinni I. 'Campbell, cm the Inde pendent ticket, voted from the tenth division. Twenty-fifth ward, Uelgradf and Summer streets. Port Kiehiiiotnl. Two of the most netio candidates in the founcilmanio fight in the Tbirtj third ward were Select Councilman John J. McKinley, on the Vnre ticket, and Itobert J. Patton. McKinley was one of the first to mark up his ballot sheet at the second division, Howard and Somerset streets. He was confi dent of election. So was Patton. CONTRAST IN PREDICTIONS Maekay Is Silent, While Acker Sees Big Moore Majority There were strong contrasts in the comments oi inncpenaent and are leaders iu many of the wards, particu larly where the anti-contractor senti ment has been fanned to flifme by the issues presented by Congressman 3Ioore nnd the Independent cnudidates for the Council. In West Philadelphia, an Independent stronghold, Vare lenders were loath to make predictions. Kven Harry A. Maekay, Vare leader of the Forty-sixth ward, refused to attempt a forecast ot the outcome. Hut absolute confidence radiated from the- supporters of Congressman .Moore. In the Thirty-eighth ward A. Lincoln Acker, former sheriff, declared the congressman, was certain of nom ination. 'The Independent-majority in his ward will be .'5300, 3Ir. Acjer asserted. BALLOTS RUN OUT Voting In 26th Division of 33d Ward Held Up 1or nn hour after the shortage was diM'overed the eleatiou officers were tunable to reach the county commission - JjfrH - jwhr. theyr any. weie rcsponsipic ior the oversight. Moore watchers reported the shortage to their general headquar ters and machinery was put in motion at once to rush the needed ballots out. BIG VOTE OUT IN PITTSBURGH rittsburgli. Sept. 10. (By A. P.) Early indications were that n record breaking vote would be cast in Alle gheny county's primary election today. Brisk voting from the time the polls opened at 7 o'clock was reported throughout the city. Unusual Interest in the election will make for n record voto, it is believed, in that .a hqt contest has been waged between rival factions of the Jlepuull can pa'rty to secure nominees for city nnd county .positions, uoo taction is Tirct rnmnlnint r.f n shorfflffp of linl" ft CENT PAYMENT BY BANK POSSIBLE North 'Perm Depositors'' to Get Nearly Half If Institu tion Is Sold OTHERWISE 26 PER CENT 'North Penn Hank depositorswill re ceive approximately twenty-MX, cents on the dollar, with a possibility of .realizing- nbout fortv rents if the looted institution it "bought in" by.nnother bank- and more-of il potential- asct realised. .' Statement of the exact condition' of thy looted institution will he filed within. a few days with the prothonotnry by Colonel Fred Taylor Posey, special deputy attorney- general in charge of the bankfunds.' " With the announcement of the cendi1 tio'n of the bnnk, it was learned at the district attorney's oflice thnt mtfre ar rests of persons implicated in the loot ing will be placed under arrest. n, . . . , . . Mioriago anoui -tmm,uuii The npprnlsement shows thnt the bank hns liabilities tntnling nbout $4, 000,000, nbout SJ, ,100,000 more, thnrt hnd been estimated, and assets valued nt. SI, .100, 000, showing a shortage of nppioxiinntely S2.ri00.000. The time of settlement ofclnlm i estimated nt from four to six months, linles. sme other institution purchases the Noilh Penn Bank and settles W'ilh the depositors. The statement does not take into con iderntinn the $t. "0,000 for which the lionu noitiers ncing unnDie io uoimii, a pioposition the courts must decide. One million dollars of the assets should be available for distribution to depositors, according to Colonel Pusey. The depositors claims, including those of the Liberty Bond holders, amount to !5.'i,,o0,000. More thnn .$2,000,000 of the 51,000.- 000 deficit represents "easy money" loaned out by bank officials, which, is considered irrctrcvablc. Urge Hanlc to Buy Tvcry effort will be made by the state to persuade one of the three in stitutions dickering for the North Penn Rank to go through with the deal, so that the affairs of the defunct in stitution may be straightened out ns soon ns possible nnd with the best pos sihle pajment to the depositors. Notices will be sent to depositors ns soon ns the formal appraisement is filed, ( olonel Pusey said, and they will be given opportunity, in alphabetical order, to file nnd prove their claims. The North Penn Rank closed its dnors on order of Ranking Commissioner Fisher on July 17. The resulting ex amination showed an 'astonishing state of laxity and crookedness The cashier nnd two directors of the! bank have already been indicted bj the graud jury, a former banking com missioner nnd a former insurance com missioner arc held in bail awaiting the action of the grand jury nnd the pay ing teller is being held hi .$35,000 bail for court. District Attorney Rotan would give no intimation ns In who will be ar rested after the statement of ussels is filed. TURBULENT HUME ISOLATED BY ITALY D'Annunzio's Plot Traced Venice, Where Prefect Is Ripped From Office to Itj the Associated Press lyondnii. Sept. 10. Italian govern ment measures hne resulted in the iso lation of Fiume. according to official advices from Italv received here. It is dcclnicd that the plot for the occupation of Fiume by tlie irregular forces under Gabiiele d Anmiiizio was found to have been originated in Ven ice. The prefect of Venice, it is stated, has been removed from office, nnd Ttnl inn artillery forces there, which were about to join the insurgents in Fiume, lMUf. r(,tllrne(, to thcir barracks I'he snwrnment has prohibited pub lication of nnv news concerning the in 1 1 1 1 a eents nt Finnic. A special (ommissioner hns; been appointed to Miporio this ccnsoiship.' He is aimed with authority to srciuetrnte all cdi tions of newspapers contravening the gmei nnient older Paris. Sept 1ft , (By A. IM Twenty-six thousand Italian troops now- are in I'iufaic.' acemding to the latest rtdvicc.s to. the Italian pence delegation here. The British nnd French troops hae left .the eit. loneriijg their flags ut U'An 'nniuiin's le'ijues't. The Italians are being re-enforced constantly by deserters from tile, regu lar oiganizatiori. It is feared In gen eral (onfereuce clrejcs the Nittl gov ernment may fall because of the pre mier's deniineiafion of D'Annun.io. Signor Tittoni, minister of foreign af fairs, is returning tc Italy tomorrow HEAVY VOTE IN OAK LANE Independent Ward Shows Signs on Big Moore Majority A beaiy vote hud been polled this 11101 ning iu two of the divisions of the Forts sec ond wnrd. This is the Oak I.ane district, and hns the reputation ofbeing one of the strongest independent wnrds ,in the citi. , , , In the twenty.-" e'nth dfvisfnn ..tiO voters nutoff'(o(al registrUtloiS of IUU hud MMccjlby JU3U oTJocK. In the twenty-ninth division lOOut of. IStih registered hail voted by tlie samo hour. The leaders iu the Forts-second ward ' confidently predict tbat,rit will give a large majority to Congressman Moore. ONT put off till to morrow the adver tising you should do today It doesn't pay. HERBERT M. MORRIS Advertiktng Agency Evtry Ptuzi of Sale Promotion 400 Cbestnut Street ( PJillitdsIf hla Moore and I are i Tickets at Primaries INDnpKNDFNT UKPL'ni-ICANS MAYOR J. Hampton Moore CITY CONTROLLER John M. Walton TIECORDKR OF DEEDS Lieutenant Colonel ThnmnH F. Median COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Blnkeley D. McCnitghn Frank J. Schneider SHERIFF Robert E. t.nmbcilon CORONER William F. Campbell CLERK OF QUARTER SESSIONS Thomas W Cunningham MAGISTRATES , ljobeit Carson 1 ' Robert Uirchall .Maxwell Stevenson Joseph O'Rricn VAItrj REPUBLICANS MAYOR ' Juclge John M. Patterson CITY CONTROLLER John M. Walton RECORDER OF DEEDS James 31. llnzlett COUNTY CQM3IISSIONERS George F. Holmes Harry KuenzeJ SHERIFF , Daniel Wade CORONER William R. Knight CLERK OF QUARTER SESSIONS COURT Lieutenant David Elwood Watson MAGISTRATES Charles ,.T. I'ominer James A, Iiriggs Joseph Si O'Hrien Evan T. Pennock VARE SEES PATTERSON LANDSLIDE DOWNTOWN Senator Says All Labor People Are Supporting His Candidate Senntor Vare today predicted a "landslide" In South Philadelphia for his maj orally candidate, Judge Pat terson. After a tour of downtown wards he issued this statement: "After visiting about forty-five poll ing places in South Philadelphia regular Republican party workers reported to me that Patterson sentiment whs run ning strong. "Senntor David Martin, teports n sweeping vote for Judge Patterson in the Nineteenth wnrd. The labor peo ple, cngnnized nnd unorgnnucd. nre sup porting Judge Patterson." The senntor predicted that the Con gressman will poll only 10 per cent of the labor vote. Resuming, the senntor snid: "In the Independent wards Judge Patterson is miming strong by of the fact that the oters can see no reform in the Pcmose ticket. Clut of 0000 nctiic Itepublk-nn party workers. Patrick Conner, of the Twenty-ninth ward, and a few division leaders, were the only ones to deort. On the other bund, there were more than 100 Pen rose division lenders who jumped to Judge Patterson."- Senator Vaic's suininnrj of the early vote in several downtown divisions fol low s : Thirty -ninth wnrd, twenty-.six di vision, fifty-seven for PntferSon, one for 3Ioore; I'irst ward, first division, seicnty-eight for' Patterson, three for Moore; Twentj -suth ward, fourth di- msiou, three out ol eery tour otes lor Patterson : Thirtieth wnrd, second diii sion, 1110 for Patterson, two for Moore; Fiirty-fjourth waid, twenty -Hist diiision, fortj-two for Patterson, nine for Moore; Twenty-sixth wr.rd, thirtj -eighth division, Patterson, eighty -four; Moore, ten; Twentj -sitli ward, thiid diiision, Patterson, lilt; 3Ioore. 1 ; Twenty-sixth wind, twentieth division, seventj -six for Patterson, thirty-four for 3Ioore up to 10:!0 o'clock. This is the home division of Joseph Trainer, Itepublican Alliance leader of the wnid; Twenty-sixth ward, twenty-first divi sion. Patterson, ninety-two; Jloorc. three. PLAN FRANCES WILLARD DAY Observance to Be Held In City Schools on September 26 Finns nre being made in the public schools for the observance of Frances Willanl Pay nn September 20. There will be nppropiiate opening exercises in all schools and the clnssnork during the day v ill include stories and history con nected with the life nnd work of the rjoted temperance worker. (The state law requires that Septem ber 2S or the "fchooldny nearest such day" shall be designated ns Frances Willard Day, nnd the superintendent has sot the time for local observance on September 21. JE-CLPWELL8f0. JEWKLERS SILVERSMITHS CHESTNUT AND JUNIPER STREETS The Knowledge Accumu lated During Almost A Century Of 'Dealing In PEARLS Is At The Service Of The Patrons Of This Establish. : Ment In Selecting Pearls And Pearl Necklaces HUSBAND KILLED i E Quarry Superintendent Is Shot From Ambush at Tablet, Pa. ACCUSED VISITED HOME Mrs. John Humes nnd Ralph Kramer nre under arrest nt West Chester fol' lowing the mjsterious murder of John Humes, n quarry superintendent, at Tablet. Pa.. Conflicting stories told by Kramer, twentj -six yenrs old. nn employe, ami the wife shortly nfter the arrest of the former led to the detention of 3Irs. HumcR nt the order of District Attorney Truman Wade. Humes waft shot through the heart early yesterday morning na he entcrciF n woodshed in the rear of his home. The assailant hid in ambush and, after firing the shot, tied. Kramer was ar rested n short time Inter and, ac cording to the county authorities, has virtually confessed to the 'crime. Mrs. Humes summoned the police nfter the shooting nnd told a story which later conflicted with one told by Kramer. Roth, however, are said t haie admitted thnt Kramer was a fre quent isitor to the llutues home during the hours when Ihe superintendent was busy at tlie quarry. Sensational deiclopmcnts along lines not divulged are promised today by the district attorney, who Fays the crime has many angles not vlsiblo fiom the surface, tine theory is thnt the woman knew nf Kramer's jealousy of her husband nnd his threats and made no cffoit to thwart them. The wife will hne a hearing today. TRANSiTJWORK TO GO ON Contract Payments Will Be Mad Notwithstanding Suit Progress on the work of constructing the Frnnkfoid "L" line ami on other transit work is not to be halted on ac count of the equitv proceeding instituted bv Solomon C. Kraus, pending in the Supreme Court, to test the validity of the municipal loans, as affected by tho new charter bill. At n conference in City Hall be tween City Controller Waltou, City Solicitor Connelly and Director Twin ing, of the Department of Transit, the question, whether the regular month ly payments on transit operations should cease until a decision on the va lidity of the loans had been hnndcil down wns discussed. It was stated that expenditures aggregating upward of .fl.'.OOO.OOO. which bad come out of the consolidated loan funds, had already been made. After some discussion the controller decided that inasmuch ns no injunction had been granted by the court in the equity suit, paunent would be made as usual each month on all transit eon tracts, i iiF.vrii nniDUXIAN Sept 11 TJMAI.INt: widow of Copltn Heldcman hepc! J" lleltlei and friends Invited to funeral Wed . 1 30 p. m., residence of son. Thoman S Beldoman, ai Argyle nve Ambler, fa Services St. John's Church. Center Square '1 30 p. m. Int sdjolnlliff rem C.rtUHIl Sent in. at rttirllnrton. N. J.. ITENlfV BATBS QIIUHD. Uue notice o funeral will be eiven. COMPANY 6l7-6l9Afch St. OF Mifllier j mi lMt us foi ilalnty candied or bubMantlal luiirlifon, jou enjoy m famous W hltmiin'it Quality. 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