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Stato Controller Obtains 5181
Votes, With a Lead of 3608
Over Runyon
EDWARDS IS A WINNER
State Controller Unshoe ran away
from the otner candidates on the lte
publican ticket for the gubernatorial
nomination in Camden county. State
Senator Edward I. Edwards did not
have o cany a victory in the county
over his opponents on the Democratic
ticket.
These fights put Jest into an othei -
j wise quite and uneventful election
throughout the county. Acting (iov
I ernor Ilunyon. who. according to early
J" returns, was running a close second to
' Rugbee, gradually fell far behind as the
i hours advauced and the count proceeded.
X As the result now stands Rugbee polled
M81 votes, Runyon IfiTo. with City
' Commissioner Itaymond, of Newark.
I coming along with 110S and Wnrren C.
5 King, of Hound Urnok. bringiiiK tip the
' tnll of the procession with 3.V..
In the Democratic ranks Edwards
won over James R. Nugent, the Demo
cratic boss, with ii comfortable ma
jority. In the county Edwards re
ceived 802 votes and Nugent ."!0. with
'the count unfinished. Frank M. Mc
Dermit came along with llti. his
prospects growing poorer every minute.
It had been expected that Nugent
would win out handsomely in the coun
ty, but all predictions along this line
i 'went astray. Nugent was the "wet"
candidate.
In some of the wards the rare be
tween Edwards and Nugent ! 'till in I
doubt. i
David Rankin, the present overseer !
of the poor, lost out for Republican I
county committeeman to Clarence!
Sparks, who had 135 majority. j
latest Returns in Camden
Latest returns of the Camden county I
vote show the following results: Re- '
publicau : I
Audubon Rugbee. 1SS : Runyon. ,
114; Raymond, ."l." : King. 20. j
Harrington Rugbee. 75: Runyon,,
71; Raymond, .14 : King. 17.
.Clementon Hugbee, 21S; Riiu.ou, j
82; Raymond, 47: King, .'10.
Collingswood Rugbee. 152: Runyon,
307; Raymond, 53; King. S7. i
Delaware township Rugbee, 127;'
Runyon, 54 : Raymond, 0 ; King. 2. j
JUaddon Township Hugbee, 100;
Runyon, 00; Raymond. 2!t : King, 21.
Haddonfield Hugbee. 2S0; Runyon,
2(53"; Raymond. 40; King, 14.
Mcrchantville Hugbee. 15: Runyon,
133; Raymond. 10: King. 15.
Gloucester Township Hugbee. 71;!
Runyon, 53 ; Raymond, 25 : King, 7.
Watcrford Rugbee. 4!; Runon. 21 :
Raymond. 04 ; King. 32.
.Democratic ticket :
Audubon Nugent. 12: McDcrmit.
"-10.; Edwards, 45.
Harrington Nugent. 5; McDcrmit.
1; Edwards, 10.
Clementon Nugent, 10; McDermit.
V-, Edwards. 15.
Collingswood Nugent, 27; McDcr
mit,' 8; Edwards, 71.
Delaware Township Nugent, 17;
JIcDcrmit, 3; Edwards, 10.
Haddon Township Nugent, 0: Mc
Dermit, 1; Edwards, 12.
Haddonfield Nugent, 18; McDer
mit, 2; Edwards, 42.
Mcrchantville Nugent, 25, McDcr
mit, 2; Edwards, 45.
Gloucester Township Nugent, 4 ;
McDermit, 0; Edwards, 10.
Waterford Nugent, 4; McDermit,
0; Edwards, 1.
Assembly Ticket
The three candidates on both the
Republican and Democratic tickets for
the Assembly were unopposed. The
Republicans nominated J. Ileullngs
Cole, T. Harry Rowland and Joseph
Wallwort, while the Democrats picked
Charles B. Coe, Wilmcr Collins aud
Francis X. Gorman.
A. three-cornered fight for (lie two
nominations for coroner created inter
est. Early figures indicated Dr. David
Rentley and Arthur Holl had won the
Republican nominations.
There aro two fights for City Council
on the Republican side in the Second
and Fifth wards. Joseph Forsythc won
In the Becond and Arthur Ilerrou was
xlctorious in the Fifth ward.
Democratic Committee
In the Democratic contest for state
.committee, Edward Kelleher defeated
Henry Neutze.
The mayor was unopposed for the
Republican nomination, as was John T,
Wright, the Democratic candidate for
mayor. Mayor Ellis is now a candi
dal for re-election for his sixth term.
The Republican and Democratic city
council and freeholder nominees follow :
Republican, First ward, Robert Mac
intosh: Second ward, Joseph II. For
syth; Third ward, Robert J. Garrison;
Fourth, J. Hartley Rowen ; Fifth,
Richard S. Carney, for long term, and
Arthur Herron, for unexpired term of
George Helm; Sixth. Arthur L. Jones;
Seventh, George J. Schneider; Eighth,
William J. Kelly; Ninth. Wellington
Rarto; Tenth. Sylvester Corson; Elev
enth, Frederick von Nelda ; Twelfth,
.Tosephus Jennings; Thirteenth, Edward
Y. Tretbar.
Council Nominees
Democratic City Council nominees
First ward, Joseph Savill; Third,
John, V. Collins; Fifth, John Dnnklc
mon; Sixth, Louis Scheimer; Seventh
George Hitton; Eighth, S. P. Oilflllln;
Tenth, C. P. Sherwood; Eleventh, J.
W. Lynch; Twelfth, Victor King;
Thirteenth, James HIggins
Ttenuhlican freeholder nominees
First ward, James F. Walton; Sec
ond, Robert Stack; Third, C, F. Ham-
' mond; Fourth, S. A. Dobbins; Fifth,
,T. tl. Maull; Sixth, Fred Gercke; Sev-
entb, W. A. Simpson; Eighth, Joseph
Hyde; Ninth. John Prentice; Tenth, T.
W. BInker; Eleventh, G. S. Cadwalla.
,,; Twelfth, O. W. Kirkbrjde; Tbir-
' teenth, A. J. I'odmore.
ii, Democratic freeholder nominees
1 Vort ward, O. J. Franklin ; Third, D.
Mafconey; Sixth, W. A. Morrison;,
Seventh. Harry Mura; Eighth. Frank
"A. Kelly J Tenth, William Handley;.
-ftKleveaUi, .Bernard Tischorr; Twelfth.
, J, atacey; xaweutB, jrteamat
Btigbce and Edwards Victors
in Camden CounlyPrimarics
Lntcst ltepubllcnn returns Indicate
that Htutc Controller Newton A. K.
rtugbee has swept Camden county,
his vote being 5181, as against 1573
polled by Acting (iovernor Hunyon.
City Commissioner Unymond, of
Newark, polled litis, Warren C.
King being a poor fourth, with .'l.'tl.
In the Democratic primaries State
Senntor Edward 1. Edwards received
8(1- votes, James 11. Nugent 540, and
Frank McDcrmit lift.
With the exception of the fight
over the gubernatorial nominations,
the elections In Cnmden were quiet
and uneventful.
SETTLE GREAT GOLD CASE
Colonel Boyle, Duke of Jassy, Re
tires From Klondyke Company
Dawson City, Y. T.. Sept. 21. With
settlement of a lawsuit Involving tril
lions of dollars and control of several
Klondyke mining and power companies,
it is understood that Colonel Joseph
W. Hoyle. of Nome. Alaska, who was
created duke of Jassy by the king of
Rumania nnd who is now nlhed food
controller Tor llunianin, win reiire irom
the Canadian Klondyke Mining Com
pany. I'wentv years ago t olonel Hoyle ob
tained the Hojle commission concession,
covering many miles of dredging grounds
in the Klondyke. He put on n fleet
of three gold dredges, costing half a
million dollars each, which were in
volved in the lawsuit.
Mining men of world-wide fame are
included in the chief shareholders of
the concerns involved, among them
Herbert Hooer. American food con
troller. Chester A. Hcatty, of New
York, a mining engineer, nnd Lord
I'resburn, of London. Among the
other companies involved are the Gran
ville Mining, the Canadinn Klondike
Power, nnd the Marion Steam Shovel
Company, of Marion, O.
CHARGE "FLOATERS" VOTED
Court May Be Asked to Take Action
Relative to Election In Tinlcum
Media. Sept. 21.- When the return
beard convenes this morning to
resume its work of recounting lat
Tuexdnj's primary votr n petition may
be presented to Judge William It.
Hinomnll which will have a very Im
portant bearing on the Mite cast in
Tinicum township.
It is alleged that there were gro.s
iolnlions of the election laws in that
township; that some 140 men not resi
dents of the township were brought
from Hog Island in trucks, given tii
toxicutiiig liquor and then voted in
groups long nftrr the hour allowed by
law for voting.
Scores of citizens from Tinlcum
township have been in consultation with
.1. llarton Weeks, attorney for the
Delaware County Republican League,
today, giving evidence against certain
persons and election omcers ot iiuicum
township.
"GERM CARRIER" FIRED
Man Said to Have "Typhoid Mary"
Qualities Losea Job In Dairy
llagerstown. Mil.. Se.pt. 24. A young
man. working in a local dairy, has been
declared to be a tynhpld-gcrm -carrier
on the. order of "Typhoid Mary." -
Perfectly well himself, the health au
thorities nttrilmte to him responsibility
for most of the cases of typhoid dis
covered here, being a bacteriological
transmission ngeucv. They made him
quit work at the dairy.
At first it was announced that the
typhoid cases were due to washing milk
utensils in n polluted well, but this
explanation has apparently not appeared
sufficiently sensational for the public
health propaganda nt work in this. city.
FATAL WRECK EXPLAINED
Railroad Conductor Says Fireman
Persuaded Him Track Was Clear
Norrlstouu. Pa., Sept. 24. lu ox-
pluiniuff tho catiM of the wreck on th
cinnn rVr.nl- It u II mini Inst Sunday.
...!. .n mnn i-n a LlllPfl mill Til IIP IlfT-
sons were injured, the conductor of the
freight train wlitcti crasueu neau on wio
a passenger train near Belfry Station,
says he had been told by his engineer
and fireman that the train with which
they collided did not run Sundays.
The conductor admitted in his state
ment to the district nttorney that he
knew the passenger train was scheduled.
lie said it had been their custom to
wait at Helfry for the passenger train,
but the firemnn, he sajs, convinced him
the track was clear last Sunday. The
fireman was taken from the wreck dead.
Tim locomotive driver has an injured
leg and other slight injuries.
NOISY CRICKETS ANNOY
State Agriculture Department Gets
Complaints of Ravages
Harrisburg. Sept. 21. (By A. P.
The state has been asked to furnish
relief from crickets. For the first time
on record letters have been received at
the Capitol asking for information as
to the best way to get rid of the in
sects. Secretary of Agriculture Fred Ras
inussen says that some of the letters
are more appeals than anything else
and that complaints lire made not of
noise but of diimage to woolen clothing.
Sweetened vinegar in a deep dish or
uncooked vegetables dosed with arsenic
arc suggested by the state zoologist as
ways to get rid of the crickets.
State Filer for Jersey
Trenton, Sept. 24. Karl Oviugton,
rhief of the Curtiss flying station at At
lantic City, has been commissioned as
aerial Inspector for the State Depart
ment of Commerce nnd Navigation.
Thus New JerBey becomes the first
state to add an active aviator to its
official roster of employes. Oviugton
will serve without compensation. His
duty will be to make inspections from
the air of dams and waterways under
the jurisdiction of the department and
report damage after storms.
Knew Her Letters
Aunt Grace came into the room where
her three-yea"r-old niece was cutting up
her grandmother's new magazine.
Grandmother was making feeble remon
strances.' but the small youngster con
tinued placidly with her cutting. Aunt
Grace turned to her mother. "It seems
to me," she said, "Ruth Marie is getting
to be b-a-d (spelling the word)."
But Ruth Marie bad not bee play,
lng with the school children in the
neighborhood for nothing. She knew the
word from the sound of. Its letters and
pfomptfy rttdrlcd t A.unt .Grace,
"Well, you aren't so better yourself.''
Tmlionannlhi News. '
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY,
KUEHNLE FAILS
T
Commodore's Drivo Against
Edge-Bacharach-Johnson
Is Fruitless
BUG BEE 2500 IN LEAD
Sptctal Dispatch to Kvenino Public LfAgtr
Atlantic City, N. J.. Sept. 21.--'Commodore"
Louis Kuehnle, Atlantic
City's old-time political dictntor, waging
the comeback fight of his career in the
primaries yesterday, in the hope of
iiuallfylng himself ns n strong candi
date for the ruling body of the big
shore resort next May, went down to
defeat.
Hugbee carried the county by nearly
2500 over the Kuehnle rnndidate.
Virtually complete returns for Atlan
tic City and county, show these totals:
Governor, Republican, Hugbee. "4(i!);
IU.wnoud, nOl.'J; Runyon, 122(1; King,
2.12; Democrat, Edwards, 2(11; Nugent,
71: McDcrmit, 25.
Senator Republican, White, ."."20;
Habcock, 4H."4 ; Democrat, Brown, 274.
Assembly Republican, Blair. "ll(l.'t ;
Corin. r140;l!u rtlett. 41(14 ; 1'arsoni,
;.i; Democrat McCorkle, 245: Mc
Gee. 24::.
Seldom, if ever, however, has the
IMge - Bm-hiirneh - Johuson machine,
with the policemen and the firemen nnd
all of the other agencies of the At
lantic City administration nt their
command, been up against a stiffer
battle than the old boss waged in every
precinct of the city nnd every voting
division on the mainland.
Kuehnle, committed to the catipe of
Thomas L. Raymond, the "wet" as
pirant for the governorship from New
ark against Newton A. Hugbee, did not
make the showing that was feared by
the machine leaders in his effort to
swing Kdge's own county against the
state machine, lie did. however, carry
the First ward for Charles L. Bab
cock, the insurgent candidate for sen
ator, against Charles I). White, one of
the proprietors of the Marlborough
Blenheim Hotel and the machine candi
date for the Senate, by nineteen votes.
The organisation forces wou the Sec
ond ward, Kuehule'h home bailiwick!
by 150. curried the Third ward by 400,
and won the Fourth ward, normally
good for 500, by 112.
White was cut unmercifully in the
Fourth ward by the labor vote, aroused
b charges of Joseph W. Salus,
Kuelmle's machine manager, that the
hotelmun -commissioner candidate was
the cause of the dismissal of waitresses
at his hotel because they joined a
waitresses' union.
N ith a number of districts unac
counted for. it is apparent that Rugbee
has carried the rnuuty by between 2000
and 2500 over Raj mond. Governor
Runyon's showing was a sore disap
pointment to his followers, in view of
the strong tight thnt was waged for
him by a large bod of uggrcpshe suf
fragists. Kuehnle leaders claim the commo
dore's slate had the indorsement of n
large body of independent voters, but
was overcome by the army of colored
and Italian Aolers who went to the
polls and voted solidly for the machine
candidates.
Democrats made a negligible show
ing, failing to cast n single vote in
some of the divisions. The city went
for Edwards, Nugrnt's plea for sup
port on n "wet" platform being dis
regarded by the party leaders. White's
plurality over Babcock is estimated at
1200.
DEBS FEARS REVOLUTION
Socialist, In Prison, Sees Danger of
General Strikes
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 24. Declaring
the possibilities of the present steel
strike to be full of danger to the people
of America, aud insisting the struggle
now on may gather force by the ad
dition uf other rrnfts and unions until
this country will be in the throes of n
revolution that will sweep upon it with
"cyclonic fury." Eugene V. Debs,
radical labor leader, and one-time can
didate for I'resideut of the I'nitcd
Stntes. yesterday gave the first inter
view that has come from his since his
incarceration in the Atlanta federal
prison for sedition.
"I see in the present struggle be
tween the steel workers and the heads
of the steel corporation the old. bitter
contest thnt has been waged between
capital and labor since time imme
morial." Debsaid, "and while I know
the leaders of the strlkiug workers do
not counsel violence I am aware of the
tactics that have always been adopted
by the big steel compauies, which,
like the coal aud other mining com
pauies. have their own police forces
thnt amount to priate armies, and
fear that much violence will result from
the strike that is now on.
"Anything is possible as an outcome
of the present situation, and should a
general strike or revolution occur it
would be the outcome of too great pres
sure being brought to bear upon the
men, who in a state of unrest and in
dustrial uncertainty have reached a
highly inflammable condition that might
burst out spontaneously."
MAN 102 DIES HAPPY
Saw Grandson Return From Franca
and Was Satisfied With Life
Wilmington, Del., Sept. 24. Jehu
Roberts. 102 years old, believed to
have been the oldest mau in Delaware,
is dead at the home of bis daugh
ter. Mrs. M. K. McClintock. He died
with a smile on his fucc and said that
as his dearest wish, that of seeing his
grandson return from France, had
been gratified, he was glad to die. His
death wus brought on by shock due to
an lujurv.
Mr. Roberts was born at Peach Hoi
low. Laucaster county, I'u., March 2.
1817. During the Civil War he eulisted
and although he was forty-live years old
fought through the battles of Antietam
uud Bull Run. He is survived by fpur
generations, consisting of three daugh
ters, twenty-three grand children,
thirty-two great grandchildren and
three great great grandchildren.
PROTEST RAIL INCREASES
Convention of Shopcrafta Council De
dared to Be Unauthorized
Chicago. Sept. 24. Another mum.
thorizrd convention has been- called for
September 25 in Chicago by the Chi
cago District Council of tho Federated
Railroad Hhopcrafts. thousands of
wnose meinoers struct; August 1 at the
behest of the local council und lu de
fiance of their International officers, J.
I), Sanders, secretary, announced to
xin y.
Between 700 and 800 delegates hod
signified beip intention to come and
voice protests against the four-eept In
crease 1b wa recently granted by tbe
IN SHORE FIGH
Frcc'for-All Fight Ends
Landlord-Tenant Parley
New Torll, Sept, 24. More thau
3000 tenants nnd landlords "got to
gether" at a hearing of the mnyor's
committee on rent profiteering In the
Hronx lost night so effectively that
a riot call brought the police reserves
to separate them after Cornelius
O'Brien, chairman of the meeting,
had been struck twice In the face
by an enthusiastic participant in
the genernl melee.
The "best laid plans" of the
mayor's committee were to have
Bronx rent tnntters threshed out in
the clnssrnoms of the Morris High
School, with tenants and Inndlords
arguing their cases in tho most
gentlemanly and rhetorical style.
But every appearance of n landlord
before his tenants elicited such a hue
and cry that no busiucss could be
accomplished, nnd the mcctiug fin
nlly was adjourned.
These steps aro the immediate re
THE FURY OF FOREST FIRES suit of the conference held yesterday
--- . ... . ... . ....
Appalling Losses of Life and Prop
erty From That Source
In connection with the forest fires!
which recently rnged In the northwest
.... ..
ern stutes. Henry . urnves renins
some notable conflagrations of tbe past,
A bulletin from the, National Geographic;
Society contains Mr. Graves's .sketch,
which follows:
"There have been many great tires
which attained historic importance. One
ot" these occurred in New Brunswick, in
the fall of 1S25, on the Mirnmichi river,
during a season of great drought. With
in nine hours thnt tire nnd burned over
- ....... t . .!!.. ...11... 1 ...!
a stnpo. ...rest v.k u .... s ,
living tiling in its path. One hundred
lilillll" nun c "ni uioii v,iiMn ',i
nnd sixty persons perished nnd nearly
1000 head of stock. Five hundred and
ninety buildings were burned nnd sev
eral towns were destroyed, including
Newcastle, Chatham and Dnuglnstowu.
It is related that even great quantities
.,r ni, :,. n, ri,n n. biii.i i. 1 1, i
heat of the fire i William L. Hirst, trensurer of the
"Another historic lire was that which ! lt('nl Estate Board, said today his as
occurred in Wisconsin in the fall of sociutiou will co-operntn gladly with
IS71. A single fire swept over an area Attorney General Schaffer lu the lease
of more than 2000 square miles. It 'matter. "We will be only too glad
destrojed the town of Peslitigo. and' '" have this conference." he said. "Ot
between 1200 and 1500 persons perished, course, we represent the owners when
That same year the damage by fire' we draw up a lease for a landlord and
elsewhere in the country was enor-
tiinus.
Tho Hinckley. Minn., Fire
...in iiui'iiiii uiu wii.cn is rcmcoi-
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nun imoincr lire wiileli is remeiii-
destroyed the town of Hinckley. Minn..1
in the fall of ISO!. As in other cases
of great fires, it was a season of excep
tional drought. Fires were constants
starting that full, but there was no ef
fective effort to extinguish them. For-
""s were so common mat mere was
"As often happens when there are
fires burning under these, conditions
and u high wind springs up, the differ- i
ent small fires were suddenly merged,
and n great fire resulted, which swent
no special fear of possible danger until "r these moves are the reuants Pro
it was too Into to meet the situation. tcctive Association of Aest . I hilndel-
over the town of Hinck'cy and six other! Former Lieutenant Governor Frank
towns, entirely destroying them, kil'ing R. McClain is chairman of the Public
..00 per-ons and making 2000 more des- , Welfare Commission. He will sum
titute. The estimated loss in -irooertv ,non technical assistants to the bear
bythis fire was more than R25.000.O00. jngs j this city, real estate men aud
'The most recent great di-nstcr from representatives of tennuts will be called
...rest fires occurred in the Pacific t the hearings, nnd full publicity will
Northwest in 11)10. That year was the UP Ejveu the entire rent nnd profiteer
driest ever known in the West, pnrticn- ,ng situation.
Inrly in northern Jdnho nnd north
western Montana. , Defend Associations
".Tilly 2.' it severe electric storm, vir- While there are no doubt certain
tunllv without rain, passed over the building associations that require regu
nortbern Rocky Mountains, setting latiug. the majority of them nrc con
many fire. The Coeur de'Alene Moun-! ducted honestly nnd for the best in -tains
In particular suffered from these terests of their stockholders, 'nccording
fires. In three days the forest rangers 'to secretaries of n number of large as
put out nine fires set by lightning in ' relations today,
the Incur d Alene Nntionul Forest., HPIirv ,T. Walter, who has ten on
,. nn inn- cuu.se. or anotner ninnv M inr
tires were set.
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tukeu to extinguish them.
Heroic measures were!,!.,, n H.e bolldlntr associations in
Fire Spread by Hurricane in this city are properly conducted.
"At one time eighten hundred men Those that are not so conducted should
besides two companies of soldiers, were b(k regulated at once. But iu my own
lighting fires in the Coeur d'Alene for- 'opinion they are very few."
est nlone. nnd large crews were fighting Joseph H. Paist. another secretary
fires in other parts of the northwestern said: "A very large majority of them
forests. The men fought stubbornly, are run for the benefit of the share
working day and night building trenches holders. 1 have n very extensive nc
around the fires nud gradually confining qunintnncc nmong them, and I feel that
them to a small area. All fires seemed I know. Of course some arc stronger
to be under control when, August 20. n than others, but I personally know of
terrific hurricane sprang up. sweeping no crooked ones."
a Itheseparate fires together and mak- William F. Fiery, another secretary,
on Vnnl"'fWn "w "m,,y n,il(,-said: "Of the 3200 or more building
five fire fijrhtorH were uVEi . ' . ' " nre only a dozen or more, at tho
hnrl ii, if Ii,.,,, fn L -i.!i, .
........... ,,. ,u..u.i; stun anu nerve
of the forest rangers in charge of the
crews n very much larger dumber would
have perished. As it wus, about l,lf
of the number killed lost their lives
because of their failuro to obev the o,-'-ders
of the forest rangers iu charge of
the parties." h
OUR POTASH FIELDS
From the Malm Sutennian.
Recent rei)ortn from Pch.lvI ;,, ,
i..i ..... i .. . ..: "'"' " ,lll,,ct tlmt- nre nnt. nroncrlv conducted.
the discovery of immense potash fields1 West Chester. Pa., Sept. 24. Ralph
nave given rise to the announcement , Kramer, twenty years old, of uear Mai
that from these can be produced almost i veru. was held for the action of the
enough to supply American demand, as i grand jurv yesterdav following a further
cheaply ns from foreign sources, if , heariug before H. Morgan Ruth, justice
this is true It will be a staggerer to the I of the peace, at Malvern, on the chnrge
lient null, uf !.. l.lt. . . . ' 1 . 1 f. T 1
i'"' ' luHwuni who cmim to have
im i-inm-iiiiug more man f"".'"HI,l)00
into potash Industry development in the
t'nited States during the war, because
of the shutting off of the foreign supply
uud the increased domestic demand. '
These investors have been urgently
Insisting that either they be reim'
bursed for their investments or that
such a tariff be placed on foreign sup
plies ns to enable American competi
tion while the Industry still is develop
ing. They can hardly urge those pro
testations against producers in Penn
sylvania. It is true that considerable capital
was invested in the development of the
potash industry in the United States.
At the same time tho promise for
profits was large. If the war had con
tinued, the producers would have
made immense fortunes. As it is, claim
has been made by those opposing gov
ernment reimbursement of investors
that money invested has been taken
back in revenue frcm tho industry and
a substantial interest on that money.
It must be remembered also that the
estimate of investment is taken from
figures furnished by the Investors uud
muy stand revision. Much potash was
produced on the Pacific coast from
keln. in which branch little capital was
needed, aud in other sections of the-
country ns a nyprociuci ot cement
making, where tho capital was invested
originally for a different uud paying
purpose.
A Precaution
"Cohn, I've lost my pocketbook."
"Have you looked by your pockets?"
"Sure, all but der left-hand lilp
pocket,"
"Veil, vy don't you, look In dot?"
"Because If Jli$ dere I'll -drop
tedrAaNLbw Weekly,
FIGHT OF TENANTS
CENTERS N C TY
Welfare Commission Making
Plans for Thorough Probe
of Housing Conditions
OPEN HEADQUARTERS HERE
Plans ore already under way to have
the Public Welfare Commission open
headquarters lu Philadelphia for a
probe of the entire rent profiteering
question and nn examination Into con
ditions that allow 1574 houses, capable
of accommodating 8000 persons, to
! stand idle while families are becoming
uesperntc in meir srnrcn lor nomrs.
...
tn unrrlsnurg uetween representatives
of tenants' associations of Philadelphia,
Attorney Genernl William T. Schalfer
and Hanking Commissioner John S.
Fisher.
A probe of nt least one building ns-
Isncinttnn of this rltv. accused of hnv.
k .,,- ,, rofcer8
through the loau of Its funds, is to be
mnde at once by n state banking ex-
amtner who is to come to mis city
1 1 II II IT II III t II, I It iiui- iuiiu.n i at, o
declnrcd the officers of this building
association accepted fees for the loan
of the moneys of the association to the
speculators.
To Study New Lease Komi
"'
In addition, the Real Estate Hoard
of i, tnilolphia will be requested by
Attorney General Schaffer to send
counsel nnd cxpertB to this city to
morrow to ngrcc upon a new form of
.lease which reputable ngents will be
nsked to ndopt. The new lease to run
for a minimum of six months, nnd to
eliminate some of the waivers of laws
protect ing the tennnts
must protect his interests, but we lie
lievc also the rights of the tenant should
be protected. What we want to sec
is fair play all around, and will do nil
... 4l . .,
wc can to attnin that end.
TnP l"1. ln.w Kovenng building
nn" .10an nssocmi.m.n . ..cn-.,,-. ,.s
cording to Banking I ommisslouer
Fisher, nnd recommendations for radi
cal changes should be made to the
Gnvernoi nt once.
I'lie two associations of tenants back
pma, oi which ..oscp.i x-. .uuiuui7 i
president, and tho t'nited Tenants'
Protective Association, Michael J.
Couway being the general organizer.
McClain on the Job
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11 I M MSI hJl II I - A I. in III I L 111 IIULI LM HJil-
1 one sweep. The vast majority of them
'One-man' associations, or those run
by brokers for their selfish ends, should
never be permitted. Where the di
rectors, however, attend to business the
shareholders do not suffer."
KRAMER HELD FOR COURT
Widow of Murdered Malvern Man
Also Detained as Witness
of waylaying unci muraering doun
Homes, on Sentember 15. Humes wns
shot to death ns ho entered n shed ill
the rear of his home.
Mrs. Louisa Humes, widow of tho
murdered man, was hejd In ?500 bail ns
n material witness. In n verified con
fession Kramer said he had been led
nstrny by Mrs. Humes when he was
seveuteen years old.-
FIX MOVING VANS' RATES
New York Aldermen Seek to Lighten
Housekeepers' Expenses
New York, Sept. 24. Au nttcmnt to
lighten the financial burueu wiucn laces
the thousands of New York to whom
October 1 Is "moving day" wns made
when a resolution was introduced in
the board of aldermen fixing thn rates
which furniture movers may charge.
The ordinance provides a scale rang
ing from u minimum of $1.7,1 au hour
for one-horse vehicles to fti.ltO an hour
for lurgo motor-driven vans. It also
provides that a speed of at least three,
miles nn hour be nialntutued and that
not more thau four men be allotted to
one job.
Another ordlnnnce proposes that day
light saving bo continued iu Now York
city regardless of what tho rest of the
country may decree.
Friends Meet In West
Two friends, Lieutenant Commauder
Ward K. Wortman and Charles Long-
streth; of this city, formerly in the
navy, have met .in Ban Francisco, ac
cording to a telegram they tend from
the "wet-dry" state to fellow mem
bers of the Racquette Club. Thn com
mander is serving with the Pacific licet
and Mr. Lntreth Ut oh. hi wMbil
SEPTEMBER 24,
CLUB HONORS NAVY HERO
St. Bridget's to Receive for Survivor
of U-Boat Chaser
A reception will be glvcp this eve
ning nt St. Rridgefs Catholic
Club, 4108 Rldgc avenue, to Thomas
n. Harron, ot
.'1414 West Clear
field street, Falls
of Schuylkill, who
was chief boat
swain's mate on
the submarine
chaser 2-0-0,
when the vessel
w a s accidentally
sunk by a shot
from an American
ship on August
27. 1018.
In that disaster,
in which seventeen
men lost their lives.
THOMABB.HAnnAN Harron proved his
heroism. His legs were badly shattered
nnd he had onty a cushion with which
to keep himself nflont, but he refused
nssistntice until all others struggling In
the water were saved.
He was for n long time under treat
ment nt -the Brooklyn Naval Hospital,
but was later transferred to the naval
hospital here.
A SERMON ON MARRIAGE
Kansas Pastor Gave Matrimonial
Advice From Pulpit
A question which presents itself at
somo time in virtually every one's life
was the subject of a sermon delivered
yesterday by the Rev. James 51. Powell,
pastor of the Kdgerton Place Baptist
Church, Kansas side. It was the an
cient question of marriage and the
pastor chose for his subject, "When,
Why, Whom Should You Marry."
The Rev. Mr. Powell laid these ques
tions before the young men and asked
them to bear them in mind when they
began thinking of takings unto them
selves a wife:
How nrc you occupied?
Arc you financially fixed?
Arc you physically fit?
What has been your previous train
ing? I low long have you known each
other?
The qualities of o "worth while
woman" were discussed. These quali
fications were nmong those laid before
the young men seeking n wife:
One who will not be n "dressed-up
doll" or a household drudge; who will
not limit her life to tho four walls of the
house ; who knows the need of self-,
improvement, self -enlargement; who
loves progress, refinement, culture.
wife who can shnro adversity and
not lose her love, who can share pros
perity and not be jealous.
wife who does not nag, who enn
he a companion, an inspiration ; whose
love can lighten the shadows of failure ;
who can keep faith even though all
men fall to doubting.
A wife who can talk business with
her husbnud and not laugh at his am
bitions.
A wife who can love, love on through
the years in prosperity, in hardships,
in adversity, in sorrow.
A wife whose common sense is nt
least equal to or greater than her dol
lars and cents.
A wife who thiuks more of n good
untiie thau she does of a good lime.
A wife who is ns much concerned
about how she nets as how she looks.
Kuusns Clt" Times.
MAY GROW TOBACCO
Hundred Acres In England to Be
Planted as Test
R. Meade, presiding over the nnnunl
meeting of the Rritish Tobacco Grow
ers' Society, said that with the war
over the committee had hoped they
would be able to complete the work
intrusted to them by growing an area
of at least 100 ucres of tobacco plants
to test conclusively whether the grow
ing of tobacco in this country wos a
ommercini proposition or not. The
ommlttee considered thnt (ho wrL f
the society hnd proved tlmt tobacco
could tie grown nnd cured successfully
in Kngland, and they had very little
doubt that it could be Hnno nt n suf
ficient nrofit. but to nrnvo liie finnll,.
they were anxious to grow this larger
area. They would not now be nblc to
do thr.t, however, as the board of agri
culture had decided to take the matter
tn hand itself. That meant that
the society's work on its original lines
must come to nn end, but the board of
agriculture had intrusted the committee
with the task of carrying on propa
ganda work, and hnd nskerl thf !, un.
clety Bhould art in nn advisory capnei-
v.. in me noaru. jn conclusion, Mr.
Meade said thnt.' in his view, the pref-
nru'T which was to be allowed to
Rritish -grown tobacco, and which
amounted to n reduction of about Is tkl
per pound on the present rate of duty,
would enable tobacco grown in England
to nay well, nml be f,,u,. nt .-.,
a considerable .increase In the number
"' k"vits. i.onnon Telegraph.
RETAIN EMPLOYMENT PLAN
General Haan Succeeds Colonel
Woods as Director
Washington. Sept. W. The employ
ment bureau of the War Deportment is
to be continued on a permanent basis
'.. sp't .thp, rt'siRnation of Colonel Ar
thur Woods, according to announce
ment made by the department.
Major General William (. Hnan.
director of the war plnns division and
assistant chief of staff, will take over
Colonel Woods's office as a part of his
duties and retain the organization aud
personnel ns far as is necessary. Lieu
tenant Colonel M C. Smith will be
executive lu charge.
Secretary Huker means to fit in this
ofhee with the new program for the
army, by which It is proposed not onlv
to train the recruit.' hut in plv M-n
education. This plan has three pur- '
poses ; nrsi, to mane inc. man a soldier:
second, to give him an education lu
order that he may become a better
worker; third, to liud for the houorablv
discharged man, If he. gets nut, a Job
commensurate with the additional edu
cation he has had.
STRIKE RIOTERS" JAILED
?B Men Sentenced for Participation
In Butler District Outbreaks
Butler, Pa Sept. 24. Judge A. B.
Reiber, of the Rutlcr county courts,
late yesterday imposed prison sen
fences of one year nnd fines upon twen-tv-clght
strike rioters couvicted nt the
September term of tho Cri'minnl Court
tor participation In the troubles n the
JIutler district, where the employes of
the Standard Steel Car Company have
been out slucc August 0..
On the Job
There Is a scarcity of Ice, , but Jee
DIretor Jack Frost wilt , h Jb
'fffim?
1919
NEAR-MILLENNIUWI
SEEN BY DOCTOR
Children's Diseases Will Be Un
known Soon, Medical Con
vention Hoars
STATE DRAFT RECORD GOOD
Harrisburg, Sept. 24. Tbe time Is
fast coming when so-called children's
diseases will be unknown and when cer
tain mental nnd numerous other dis
eases found to bo preventable will pass
out,- Dr. Lee Frankel. of New York.
told the delegates to the sixty-ninth
annual convention of the Pennsylvania
Stato Medical Society here todny. Meas
lea, scarlet fever nnd the like in time
will bo unknown, he said.
Doctor Krankel snld that, while
health Insurance may be a good thing
for workmen to take up, a "nicer and
finer solution is for the Industry to bear
the loss to employes."
"I feel sure this will be the ultimate
solution," he ndded, "for already many
of tbe industries have adopted this
method."
Instead of Pennsylvania having the
highest number of rejections In the draft
during the war on account of physical
unfitness, it hnd a percentage less thnn
the average for the entire country, de
clared Major W. O. Murdock, who was
the chief draft officer in this state.
Major Murdock said thnt, while the
first report of the provost marshal gen
eral showed that the average ratio in
the United Stntes of the physically un
fit to the total number of registrants
examined waB 20.11 and that the ratio
shown for Pennsylvania was 40.07, the
figures were incorrect.
He said that in the same report
statistics showing the number of men
nccepted and rejected by yery board in
detail indicated that the percentage of
rejections was only 28.05. This per
centage should not be 'considerd high,
owing to the regulations ns they were
then Interpreted. Under the first regu
lations the physicians were very strict.
Of 220.115 men drafted only 8.03 per
rent were rejected at camp.
"The first report of the provost mar
shal general shows that during 1017
Camp Lee nnd Camp Meade, to which
virtually all of Pennsylvania's men had
been sent, rejected respectively only 2.40
per cent nnd 0.24 per cent of the men,
said Major Murdock.
Other speakers today include Dr.
William H. Furness. Dr. Walter Kstell
Lee. Dr. Charles W. Rurr and Dr. Leon
Cans, of Philadelphia ; Colonel Martin,
state health commissioner, nnd Dr. .1.
M. Wninwright, of Bcronton.
N. jrrFIRE"DAY" OCT. 9
Governor Runyon Urges Prevention
of Careless Blazes
T-. ... u,,t '4. After declaring
that in the present period of social un
.k . nfTnrt fchould be made to
1,-1-1. till,' ......v
conserve resources and minimize pre
ventable losses, (.overnor imam ..
r . in.i.p issued n proclamation
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culling upon the people, of New .Icrsey
to observe October 0 ns "Klre Preven
tion Duv." The governor ndded that
scions losses nrc caused by fires which
could ,i.e averted by due care.
"I earnestly request, iiim '" s,. .......
.-., i... :j .,..nr,i nrevrntlne fires and
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conflagrations by removing all sources
of danger wiucn may ;" '"
. -.i tlmt rubbish nud unneccs-
sary accumulation of inflammable ma
terial bo removed or ucsirojcu, mv
governor Baid.
PHONE RIOTING ENDED
Oklahoma State Troops Patrol the
Streets of Drumrlght
n,uii( niil.. Sent. 24. (By A.
p.) With stale troops iu this city the
riot situation that arose out of the
cirttn nf eighteen telcnhonc oncrntorH
has lessened in intensity. The troops
arrived last nlglil and were siunouen
before daybreak this morning.
Eleven nllcged leaders ot wo noting
oil field workers are in jail today,
among which Kd Welch, business agent
for that union. Other arrests arc ex
pected today.
Mayor Ben Nicodeiuus made a statc
..... itt tii.vltr in wlifch he declared
im-iii iuc. '- ... ........ .---
that the Bolshevist and I. . . ele
ment among tho oil field workers, and
. . Mo Qtnml nn the tclcilllOUC fctrikc.
was responsible for the rioting.
ji, .
Plans Aquatic Carnival
A spectacular and diversified swim-
ynM nl.lKltnn tvlll he riven under the
auspices of the Hoard of Recreation lu
the Schuylkill river near the Straw
berry Munsion canoe house next Matur-
.Int. ntliirnnnn tn rlrmnrtRtrnte to tho
public tht various kinds of instructions
', ,,' -t.M.l -f ,1.1. nIt I.- 11...
given in,c Cllliurcil ui inn tmj uj mu
?..lrn.t,.i inctrnetnrn in tbe thlrtv nools
operated by the board during the sum
mer months. 15. Ht. uuaeutis. super
visor of tbe Board of Recreation, has
arranged a program which includes all
kinds of trick Bwlramlng and fancy
diving, with demonstrations in rescu
ing and resuscitating the drowning.
J E- CALDWELL 8f.
JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS STATIONERS
CHESTNUT AND JUNIPER STREETS
ENGAGEMENT RINGS
ANY PRECIOUS STONE
PIERCED PLATINUM
OR JEWELED MOUNTINGS'
".ft
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IlF!'siH
EsiLllRiH
C. Kenyon Company,
(Vulcan rrooflnB Company)
Hrookljm. N. T,
William Illoclnson. XrcMlcct.
"Turner forConcrete"
Whether you need a
large or a small building,
Turner's 17 years' ex
perience covers it 5l9
buildings at an average
cost of about $160,000
some large, more me
dium, many small.
TURNER '
Construction Co.
1713 Hansom ntrett
NC-4 RESUMES
ITS COAST FLIGHT
Naval Airplane Departs From
Atlantic City on Recruit
ing Mission
Adantlc City. Sept. 24. Held back
somo sixteen hours by unpropitloua
weather conditions yesterday, the Unit
ed States transatlantic flier NC-4, Com
mander Alfred C. Read, got away short
ly before 8 o'clock this morning on the
first leg of its coast recruiting mission.
The NC-4's departure was in striking
contrast to its arrival here on Monday.
hcrens the whole town suspended
business to give the big flier n tumult
uous welcome, Atlantic City wns just
getting out of bed when Comrnndcr
Read and his boys said farewell this
morning. There wns not so much ns
n single whistle blast to tell of their
going.
Read and his men boarded the NC-4
shortly nfter 0 o'clock, just as the skies
were clearing. They found the craft in
good shape, despite the heavy wind and
rain of yesterday, thanks to forethought
in running the craft into a sheltered
position. The motors responded hand
somely. While a small throng on the
yacht club pier raised their voices the
plnue rose gracefully after a short run
out into the inlet and soared away to
the north. Commander Head left for
Atlantic City a message of deep appre
ciation of the splendid reception ac
corded the NC-4 nnd its mission.
The, number of recruits secured here
wns not ns great as had been hoped for.
NEW SHIP LINES PROMISED
Ireland, Scandinavia and' South
America to Get Service
A direct line of steamships between
Philadelphia nnd Belfast und Dublin.
Ireland, n facility for which there Is a
great demand and which has been lack
ing since the withdrawal of the Lqrd
Line some thirty-five years ago, is
promised Philndelphians in the near fu
ture, as is nlso a freight service between
Philadelphia and Norwegian, Danish,
Swedish and South American nnrts bv
Mooro & McCormick, Inc., of New
York.
Announcement that nlans have almost
been completed for the various projects
was made today in a letter to Di
rector Webster, of the Department of
Wharves, Docks and Ferries, by A. V.
Moore, president of the company.
COPS' CHIEF URGES LOYALTY
Head of Police in 26 Cities Sends
Exhortation to All Lodges
Pittsburgh, Sept. 24. William ,T,
Milton, grand president of the Frater
nal Order of Police, with headquarters
in this city, has sent letters to all
lodges of the order calling on the mem
bers "to use every means within their
power to uphold nnd enforce tho laws
of the nation, stato nnd municipality
"at this time of unrest in our country."
Mr. Milton asks that the officers en
force the laws "impartially in all cir
cumstances." The Fraternal Order of Tollce has
lodges in twenty -six cities. It Is nn
Independent union, not 'affiliated with
the American Federation of LabOr.
STRIKERS LOSE FACTORY
Hammonton Shoe Concern Answers
Men by Moving Plant
Egg, Harbor, N. J.. Sept. 24. As an
answer to the demands of their; striking
workers- at Hammonton, N. J., tbe
Hammonton Shoe Company has
awarded a contract nnd Immediately
commenced work on n $20,000 factory In
this city. The concern will move Its
entire plant to this city.
In order to accommodate the Increase
In population caused by the new fac
tory tlic Chamber of Commerce has be
gun negotiations for the erection of sev
eral blocks of dwellings.
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