k , , , i 1 . .i- ' v- "'' r- - ii! E'- ' " ' ' '':-- WINTER'S ADVANCE AGENT SETTING SCJ3NE F OR SEASON'S OFFICIAL OPENING iORE-CONFIDENT; &AKE TO PROVIDE FIRE RESCUE CAPS Fl I L'JI'I LiliUV trlli jc'ik"-" "r P. I T. SERVICE DEFENSE )R WIFE; MOTHER'S HEROISM f m l fr V V to I Xi f W K i- .? t i ftys Family Knew Sho Was Weak in Mind Feared to Entrust Son k, .WRY BACKS INSANE THEORY From a Staff Corrtapmtlnt Atlantic City, Dec. 10. James M. Hkko, Philadelphia Insurance broker, "trill provide coun'cl and support liln -wife, Mrs. Esther Miller Blake, In her fight against murder charges' Browing ?ut of the death In the Atlantic ocenu of Ihcir Cve-yenr-nld son, .Tamo. .Tr, Mrs, Blake, who In a prisoner In the Atlantic City Hospital, was held with cut ball by Coroner George Stoddard last nleht to await the action of the grand jury. Ilia action followed the verdict of the coroner's jury, which vast "James M. Blake, .Ir., enme to his loath, presumably at the hands of Ms mother while In a state of mental aberration. . . . ., . "There is no doubt in my mind that toy wjfc was Insane If die threw our son Into the Atlantic ocean," Mr. Blake nald. "Evidence nt the fruitiest showed that she was and hnd been weak mentally for some time. Her mind has given away altogether." Miss Maud Miller, slter of Mrs. Blake, and Mrs. Agnes Miner, her mother, both of whom hnvc resided with the husband since the Blakes separated about four years ago, were not present et the inqucbt. Tragic Domestic Life The most interesting testimony offer ed was that of the husband. He told of time after time when his wife's men tal vagaries had broken up various homes he had established for his wife and family. He told how her condition, mentally and physically, became steadily worse and how, In desperation, he was finally forced to live apart from her. His testimony to the mental weak nesses of Mrs. Blake was substantiated to some extent by four physician who had studied Mrs. Blake's condition sinco her arrest. One, in udditlon, aftended her occasionally before for a period ex tending over five years. Ml, however, Bald they would not advance a final opinion without further study. Twb of them, Dr. John T. Beckwith And Dr. C. V. Oarrabrant, comprise the special lunacy commission appoint ed to examine the womnn. They will make a preliminary report today. When the hearing wns cnlled Mr. Blake announced that Walter Hansteiu. an attorney of this city, would repre sent him and his wife's interests. Later Mr, Hanstcin said the husband would provide counsel for her when the faces the murder charge. Mr. Blake, attired in n black mourn ing suit, was the first witness cnlled. He had just returned from Baltimore where he attended the hurlnl of his son. He testified to the disappearance of James, Jr., laBt Fridny night after going out with his mother and the dis covery of his body on the bench at Vent nor on Sunday morning. Tells of Wife's Condition In reply to the corouer's question to explain his domestic relations, Jir. Blake, said : We have been married fourteen I Tears, Jiy wile s condition Became nn ticeably irresponsible about three or four years after our innrriigc. It bo- factorv home for her. Insomnia, back aches and headaches made her so that she found fault with everything. "We moved from place to place to please her. She was in .two sanitari ums. Once she stajed in one outside of Baltimore for six months. Then she re joined me at our home. The condi tions were the same. "When she wns taken to the hospital for the birth of James she refused to come home after recovering. The doc tors finally persuaded her to. Then, in 1014, my business cnlled me to Phil adelphia. She insisted on going along, although we had a lease on a nice cot tage In Baltimore. "Altogether we lived with ench nthei about seven mouths after the birth of the boy. There is no mystery about our separation. It was simply Impos sible to live together. Her health and general unmanageable and irresponsible condition precluded that. Definite Parting In 1015 "She threatened my life on severnl occasions. It was in September, 1015, that wo definitely parted. I took James ,and Esther, our ten-year-old daughter. J went to Baltimore and my wife's -mother and sister kept house for me. My wife followed nnd wa drew ui nn agreement of separation. This was later renewed. nen it rnn out again we did not renew it but lived up to its provisions. "I fccarcely saw her for almost four years. I-sent her an allowance at least once n week. I took care of her. She Wade many attempts to excite my sym pathy nnd effect a reconciliation by tending messages, many of which were fictitious, regarding her physical condi- tlon. "She sent messages trying to put me In a bad light with my business asso ciates and friends. Several months ago he made a strung attempt at a recon ciliation. She and her trunk arrived at my home at 108 tiowen avenue, Mount Airy, one night. I asked her to leave. She said she had no place to go, dui wouiu leave in the morn ing. Husband Leaves Home "So I went out. She -stayed five weeks, nnd I lived elsewhere. Then eho left. Then we moved to 12,'J South , A crmont avenue. Atlantic City. Later sho moved to 231 Oriental avenue, di rectly in the rear. "She frequently took the children -out. She had Esther to the movies and o the theatre. We were always anxious when she nail tne children, but we wanted to show her the privileges any person would accord a mother. My mother-in-law and sister-in-law re monstrated with her when she took the boy out last x ritiay, nut gave in when ' their protests had no effect," Mr. Blake was not cross-examined. Doctor Oarrabrant then testified that he had made a study of Mrs. Blake In the hospital. She is very excitable, he said, and at times talks at random, SvhUo at other times she seems normal. "Would you say her mental condition Was other than normal?" he was asked. "I think not: rather I would say she Is very excitable." he replied, lie added that he would examine her fur. teer, ' Irresponsible at Times Doctor Beckwith said she was nerv ens and excitable, and very Irritable at times, Mrs. Blake Is suffering con Merablc pain, he said, from headaches . m backaches. He also added that lila f . Sfciqoisis was not completed. 'I would say that she is Irresponsi ble at times," lie said. Dr. Lewis B. Souder, county physl "dan; testified that James Blake, Jr., net death by drowning. He said he had aiadean exhaustive luquiry Into the ,cur and believed that Mrs. Blake was "art extended study by competent alien iMa to determine her exact mental 1 "h !,'u Mrs. Park Keeps Family To gether Despite Long Chain of Misfortune SAVED THREE FROM FLAMES When Mrs. Annie McCall Park, 2111 Harp street, grabbed her three small children and hurried them Into the street last night to save them from the flames at their burning home, she added just one more stroke to her already long list of heroic efforts to keep her family to gether In the face, of misfortune. Bursting boilers, desertion by her husband, death nnd serious Illness are some of the forms of hard hick that have pursued Mrs. Park for the last five years since she moved into the Enrp street house, but never before were the fnmlly thrown upon the kindness of the neigh- The big houcshold was divided into three groups last night, but came to gether this morning to try to make plans for another home. "I haven't a place to go," said Mrs. Pnrk this morning as she sat sur rounded by five of her children in the dining-room of the home of Mrs. Mar garet Grohmann, 2115 Earp street. Comfortable between an oil stove and a coal stove, several of the children were eating n breakfast of molasses bread and coffee, and Mrs. Park was writing a 'ctter to a cousin telling her about her misfortune. "If you were to kill me for it, I couldn't tell you how the fire started,' said Mrs. Park. "I had n pot of soup on the fire for the older children when they came home from work. It was about half -past eight and Helen said It sounded as though some one was at the back door. When I opened the door, everything was In flames, "The good Lord must have, been watching over us, for, thnnk Him, the three children were dresbed. I just said, "Well now, I'll get you children washed and put you to bed,' when the fire started. "I gave one look nt the fire. 'Oh, my Ood ; 1 exclaimed, and graDueu the children to me nnd took them into 'lie street. John culled for his dog, Tiny, so I went back for him. The house was full of smoke nnd one of the men pulled me back Into the street. I risked my life to save the dog." But Tiny, poor dog, never enmc out of the burning house, but was suf focated and John is disconsolate this morning at the loss of his pet. The four older children were out of he house when the fire started. "Everything Has Happened" "When we first moved into the house five years ago, the boiler burst," said Elizabeth, the oldest girl who started work Monday, after several weeks in bed with pneumonia. "It seems as If everything has hap pened," Mrs. Park went on. "My hus band left mc July 4, 1015, and I've never heard from him since. lie left me with seven children and not a loaf of bread in the house. He was a fine fellow, could make from five to ten dol- ' lars a day as an elevator erector, but lie was ruined by drink. lleiore he went i he said he was going to commit suicide, mlt you never heard of nn Irishman committing suicide, did you? Following the departure of her hus- bund, Mrs. Park took her mother, Mrs. McCall to live with her. Sho took care of the children and washed and ironed while Mrs. Park worked in a chair fac tor. Last year the mother died. Sincp then Mrs. Park has remained at home to take care of her three smnll children. Joseph, fourteen years old, nn n farm for the last three years, has just returned home, to be put to work bv the Children s Ala society mc nrsc of the j ear. The three older children -nilf Every cent tncy earn neips to support the "family. i Neighbors liuve taken up a suoscrip- tion to tide the Parks over the Christ- mas season. Virtually everything the , family owned was burned or utterly ruined bv the water. Two Bibles, gifts from Bethany Presbyterian Suuday 3chool to two of the children, were saved. "If we can find another house, we 11 have nothing to put in it," says Mrs. Park. "We can't stay with these peo ple." The three younger children and the mother scd with Mrs. drohmaunlas night; Klizabcth with her aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth McCall, 2140 Sears stu-it, and the other children with Mrs. Mary Merritt at 1C09 Taylor street. CALLS GROCERS' PLAN TRICK Offer of Association to Sell Navy Food Attacked by Mrs. Polak "A trick to beat the public" is what the offer of the Retail Grocers' As sociation to take over the surplus navy m.iHm tr. soil them to retail urocers at a ?, per cent profit, was called today by Mrs. Marion L. Cohen .l'olalwcjtccutlve secietary of the Big Sisters ra letter to Commander .John iiODiiett. The clause of the retail grocers' o,fIcr cintlnff (Imr ibri rptnll erocers rotild re- . .11 .1.. nn.l.. (n tl.n r.i,li1ln Uf 1 "f,lll- sen iiiu puuua ... ... ,.... "w ... margin of profit." was especially criti cized by Mrs. Polnk. Mrs. Polak's letter to the commander read In part: "The Big Sisters desire to formally reuuest you to decline the offer of the ltetail Grocers' Associatiou to tuke over the remaining stoel; or nuvy goods ana to resell same for a profit." She declared her belief that the 10-pcr-cent-above-cost stores are the only practical way at present to prevent profiteering. "They are not ideal, but thev are a step in the right direction. and worthy of commendation until some better means are found to combat the evil." &yms.w:44' BABY FOUND ON DOOItSTEP The girl foundling who was saved from freezing to death after having been left on the doorstep at 2840 North Ilutcbtaaoa street last nllit. ti ll 'ft.r.u', ftj tmar' -A,, s. "torn" . m g" ,, - ;wrt-, " & I Si B-WOBaiW.; ' S "'" Bv iA' WZ ' - '?'''ML.WmSmi yttmaZZi&'AS''"''"""" MAY USE PERSHING RH8SaPI4 lUULILttl mJUU fetflft? GIFT IS DEEP G. O. P. Loaders Get Better Choice by Accumulation of Presidential Booim WANT HARDING OR LOWDEN By CLINTON W. GILBERT Stan" Correspondent of the Kienlns Tobllc Ledirr Washington, Dec. 10. The chief re action to the Pershing movement is one of pleasure among organization Re publicans, the men who arc promoting the "favorite son" booms in order to insure their control of the convention. Their motto is "the more tho mer rier." Moreover, Pershing Is another string to their bow. If they cannot nominate Harding or Lowden, If neither of these two is enough of a national figure to head off General Wood, the party managers will probably prefer Pershing to Wood. At any rate, his entrance into the raco improves their chnnces of making the kind of bargain they like on the floor of the convention. lie will be nt least a trading argument. The oue thing the professional poli tician does not like . is a candidate .linsoil llv &" PS!?1 "lri'int primaries whose nomination is all but on,l tvhrn the convention meets. Such candidate owes nothlug to tho machine. ... , The little details thnt the bosses like to ettles in the hotel rooms at the con vention, as soon as cneough delegates arc gradually delivered to effect a nomi nation, are not subject of bargaining when the people's choice comes along with votes enough or almost enough to ..niiiUnta nlrondr in Ills liockct. iiuiinuu.i. .......,. --- - ,; . . , " '" ',"""., " , j ii.t I,,, trill strength but the mere fuct that he wiU accept the nomination, no matter what modest disclaimers are put forth by im It 1h hard to' guess at rersninK ip --in any prcconvention stuinpcde tn ,-. .i- uuiiit , u ., - , i to Wood, a dilating politician might say t() himself that neither Lowden nor , Harding was big enough to bo put ,.... ..." . V? ...ij"i. .1.. l f over and tnut it wouici on iuu i""" wisdom to join forces with Wood, while the joining wns good. Now he will i think twice. He will not ask himself whether tne country, u it is b'" noniinnte n military man, will not choose the commander of the American forces in France, rather than n general who failed to get to Trance nt all. He will realize that the machine has a man big enough to beat Wood with if he chooses to beat Wood. Had Pershing as Dark Horse Unless Pershing runs away with the nomination, he increases the oppor tunities of Republican managers to con trol the convention and to make terms with the candidate before nominating one at Chicago. And no one expects Pershing to run awny with the nomi nation. That evidently is not going to be the plan of Pershing's promoters. They will let Wood try that while they 'n' he ,ia"! ' " ." ? f J place the fate ot tneir caiuininie in me the convention itseit. cinal intention was to make Purt.lilnif ii dark horse. Since the de- plnnmpTit of the Wood movement this was seen to be dangerous. It might mean that the nomination would De rnriiplnsed before the convention met. in which case there would bo no chance for n dark horse. For this reason the miiiip wns vntiehsnfed iust a ncen. a discreet peep, at the hero of the great war as a possible candidate. What has huppened is not the lauuchiiig of the boom. On the con trary, it is just a gentle an ever so gentle reminder that the real thing in the way of military candidates is the commander of the American nnny in France himself. The alumni of Gen ,.ml Pprslilnir's colleno in Nebraska, where General Chnrles O. Dawes was u follow student of Pershing's, simply will not be restrained. They demand Pershing. "Caution" Is Uio Watchword The wavering politician hears the voice of the Nebraska alumni and he remarks to himself J "There may be something in that. I better wait and keep off this Wood thing." VAUCLAIN GOING TO EUROPE He Will Head Party 8eeklng Con tracts for Railroad Equipment Samuel M. Vauclaln, president of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, will leava shortly for Kurope on a business trip. Tr ! understood that Mr. Vauclaln will ' heod a party of bankers and legal in i terests with the object of securing i equipment contracts on a larger scale 1 than has ever been attempted by Amer ican concerns. Vr. Vmiclnlu declined to discuss his 'proposed visit to Kurope tills morning. To Speak on Public Safety "Industrial Safety and Public Safety In Philadelphia" is the subject of an address to be delivered tonight by H. H. Ilnrmer, retiring president of the Phil ndelpbia Safety Council, at a meeting of thot orgonizatlon to bo held In tho Kngluccrs' Club, 1317 Spruce street. The nominating committee for the local upHnn officers for lf20 will be in- I pointed at the meeting, ii1 & Ledjer l'hoto Service The astronomical commencement ol winter Is scheduled for December --. Boreas' official arrival Is being heralded with bitter cold nnd several inches of snow. Trolley snow sweepers made their Initial runs of tho season. The liighway cleaners turned to shoveling crossings through the snow, and the jingle of slciglibells sounded along (he Wlssnhlclion drive SHIPYARD TAX LEVY DECISION REVERSED New Jersey State Board Holds Yards Built With U. S. Money Are Exempt . The New Jersey stnto board of tax ation today reversed the decision of tho Camden county board of taxation on the tn-r nuiium.nf nf S47fi.0flf) nn the new Ups in the upper end of Olouces- tcr, which wns assessed by the Glouces ter board of nsscssors. In, handing down the opinion the state board said that since the shipyard was built with money of the United States Government and all of the stock of the United States shipping board was vir tually owned by the government, and since the plant was built in an emer gency, the shipyard should not be taxed. -me sninyara wuh umii. uy iuu umn-u I s h pping board on land owned Nc York Shipbuilding Co. dur- , T, Goucester i,0,,r(i 0f i nuuftBsnrs iPVlPfl .1if1.UUU On IDC iK York Shipbuilding Corporation for the unfinished buildings on the land, and the United States shinning board was assessed fflOO.OOO for machinery not yet installed. Au appeal was lanen irom the Gloucester board's assessments and the case was dismissed by the Camden county board three months ago. T-SQUARE PLAY TONIGHT Members Will Be Seen In Roles of Thespians at Clubhouse "Our Ancestral Architects" is the Htle nf a nlavlet to be given tonight by members of the T-Square Club, at 201 South Quince street. Tho p'ay was written by Ralph II. Goldberg. It goes back to ancient times and depicts such historic characters as Arphlmeiles. Pvrenncse. Vignola Dcs- noiiv. Michelangelo, Pharaoh and Cleopatra. The music was written by Luke Miller and the lyrics by Clarence K. Thnlheimer. The playlet will be presented and followed by vaudeville, every line of which, Including the music, was written by members ot tne x-aquare uiud. City Appointments Made The following city appointments were made today: George Taggert, 5005 rVrlnr avenue, morgue officer, salary S1G0O; Harry J. Foley, 508 Walnut street, assistant chemist, bureau or sur vnvs R14DO. and Alma Dilson. Thirty- fourth und Pine streets, assistant chief nurse, bureau ot ennrlties. .tuhm. RETTY boxes and baskets to give an added and special touch to your Whitman's Can dies for Christmas. Luncheon Aftemon Tm Open in the evening till eleuen- thirty for od( and for candies pio Cfcestnm 51 I i KI.I' WANTED KEMAI.K 8TENOORAFHRR Must be quick. Intel 1- ent and capable of dolne flrst-class work! state experience and salary expected. O 781. Inciter Office. , IIKI.I WAvrr.i MAI.K STUNOaitAIHEn Ifust. x quick, lntalll. gent and capable of dolnr flrst-class work state experience ana C 7H2, !-lser OffVe. salary expected. DKATIIH JIKAM Suddenly, Deo. 18, KSTHKH .. widow o! John A Heam. Jliatives and friends Invited tn the services, Mon 2 p. in., at S20 BalnbrMca et. Int. private, Fern wood Cem. Rap $3000 Dinner Voted by Councils Continued I"rom I'uco One You can't make mo believe that Pblla delnhlans are that stinnv." Robert Smith, of the Thirty-sixth ward, a member of the committee iu arrangements for the dinner, said: "We decided on a dinner instead ot tuo oin time worn-out plan of printing em bossed resolutions of thanks to each re tiring member. To get out the elab orate series of resolutions for the 150 odd councllmen would cost the city something like $S000. The boys don't want tho resolutions particularly and we huve ample power to provide for the dinner under the rules of Councils. I have heard no objections to the dinner plan and don't think there will be any." Francis F. Burch, of the Forty -Blxth wurd, and a member-elect of the new Council, said he did not feel justified in obicctinc to tho resolution !i ester- day. He is an Independent member of Common Council. "Councllmen have served without compensation in the past," he declared, "and in view of the fnet that the pres ent Councils is breaking up, I did ntt feel I wanted to oppose it. If 1 hnd opposed it I might have been misunder stood entirely. It only becms fair there should be some recognition paid the members of Councils who havo workcJ hard without compensation." BEQUEST TO SYNAGOGUE Hospital Also Remembered In Will of Abraham Sellg The Jewish Hospital and the Bodcph Shalom Congregation were bequeathed S100 each in the will of Abraham Sellg, who left an estate of $33,000. The re mainder of the estate goes to his wife Sarah. ' . . Bernard Shields, 2115 Christian street, left $5500 to relatives. Relatives of Alfred F. Crawford, who died in the Germantown Hospital, re ceive $2500 under the terms of his will filed today. Mary D. Coates, 1510 Woodbine ave nue, left $0000 to relatives. Lynford Knowles, 7149 Vandlko street, left $5S00 to relatives. 'Harry O. Sharpc, of 140S Pine street, left $17,000 to relatives. The following inventories of personal property were filed In the City Hall today: .. Lucv li. xnwing. ,-ii,iou; iiene Campbell. $27,718.5", and Kmanucl S. .lans. s.'a.ai.t. Campbell. $27,718.57, and Krannucl S. Samuel Srllnov. :20 N. 2Sth st., and Fannie ft-,,, ,tfl idfe rcacs ! illlllllniinTil Jans. $53.215.47. 1 Wexler, 22 W. Thompson at. W ST Hk M H r -ir jf&SSSs. wmttrnt Ts9 ra m jSh m mwmm arm 4Bn HI ma . Hn Ml nHftlKTI m m Wr m I w J1L I loiuiiuaihiiinil mm mm mm nmm u h u hi wljb s& r m w m i i i iy i ..,. SI HI jtn SBmW 11115 t'""BL m . 11 "T3W 1 II 11 HI lawk jp"'mmmm& 0TiZT!Zt I t HsHeBa J liy tsB8MsasDWlsssssHstKr ts.sBplsssssmsii.fcte0yTt " lilllll sflDBBBsssaBVasft BaV flt stfL. BsV iSlllill Mft t, I :W5 -W J fJVsi JjUJ 'jLA . I I i xjiaVHWioreuouim II r a1 ZzZSrz3 '" The Downstairs Store for Men I Your grocer. druBEl8t, confecUoner, fruiterer I Jl'CollipCIWM (1 1 II or dealer has It or can it jM l8UCIielll1ll: && J ' llliiillllttl WtSU&SB&fezL:,';. 'nn il I A'lWsJsEflfr- - -" i' ' I i Urn In I'lAnr - i ffttsTrtWB City Hall Santa Annoyed by Criticism of Present for Recorder Hazlett MYSTERY William P. Siegert, solicitor for Re corder of Deeds Huzictt, who has been rehearsing the role of Bantu Ulaus, an nounced today that it was none of the public's business what was to be done with the funds collected for a gift to the recorder. Employes of the recorder of deeds office, in the language of the city com mittee when rounding up campaign contributions, hnd been requested "vol untarily" to rnnKc contributions to tne gift fund. It is understood that about $500 was so obtained for the purpose of remem bering Recorder Hazlett nnd his $10, 000 position In the county's service. "What is to be done with the money?" Mr. Siegert was asked. He Itcfuses to Talk "I refuse to talk," he replied. "This is entirely a private matter nnd is not public business. Neither is it the busi ness ot tho newspapers." At this point, Mr. Slegert's lan guage became exceedingly sharp aud pungent. "There is no use ot my saying any thing," ho bnapped. The newspapers have mixed in on -this und muddled things up." Contributions Returned Emnloves of the Bureau of City Property, however, felt differently. They agreed that the "mixing in" of the public nao been a gooa tmng do causo contributions they had made for the purchase of a gift lor their "boss" were returned. A plan was put under way a few days ago to nave the employes ot the .bureau of City Property give their foreman, W. J. unribty, n unnsunus present. About $40 was 'collected. As the result of the dissatisfaction over the Hazlett fund, the money was returned to the employes of the Bureau of City Property today. TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES Fred F, Anslo. 1.11 S K. COth et.. and Edna ji. uuiuiorfl. ui Locust uvc aormtui- town. Jamefl Campbell. IS 8. 80th st., and Minna i;. Zimmerman, 1S30 n. lain Ht. William J. Neville. 143.1 N. Hope St., and Emma M. Dutllle, 20.12 B. Trenton ae. John F, Davli. 1,32 Hodman at., and Joseph. Ins Civil, M3 H 10th st. Max bchulmun. S.'iln S. Darlan nt.. and Bertha Wattenmalter. 24V0 N. Napa st. Herman Quicker. CTrenlon. N. J., and Marie .Robinson, 1220 Webster et. Abo J. Simon, naltlmore. Md.. and Anna Whltehouso, Baltimore, Md Frederick a Hess, 2251 Catharine St., and Gertrude E. Bright. Wilmington. Def. Charles V. Nusrent. 1510 S. 2d st., and Anna M. Daly. 131 Wilder st. Albert 11. Smith. 1421 Arch st., and Lillian M. 13raun Creve Cocur. Mo Charles ISbert. -1230 N. Hicks st., and Uoso Volk. 44.1.1 Greene st. Israel Demchlck, 2420 S. 3d st and Ileba Slachowltz. 4761 N. 11th st. Joseph A. Zlthlns, 1328 Shunk st.. and Des- slo C. Hamilton. 412 K. 15th at. James W. Commoger, Hanover Hotel, and Josephine V Steadman. Nassau. Wis. Nltrld Miitewskl, 3328 N. Hancock st.. nnd Fellxa Thu.cz. 20S E. Westmoreland st. Edgar Featherston. 3K18 Spruce st.. and Helen Drake. 2544 Diamond st. William J. Denkort, 232 Mcora st,, and Pearl J. Mague, 2850 S. 12th st. Eric Hlldebrand. 1752 N. Bambrey st.. and Elizabeth Urff. 654 W Huntingdon st. John C. Conovr, 244 McCtellan st., aud Jennie M. Geary, 821 E, Olrard ave. Benjamin W. Harrlj. 722 S. Chadwick St., and Annie Dltlarri. 707 S. 15th st. Sidney Branson. sn N. Taylor st., and Hat tie Wood. 180U N. Taylor st. Hurry Browne. 1537 Lombard St., and Sarah Powell, 1707 Addison st William J. Virtu. 2201 N. 28th st and Sarah J Appleby. 8852 N. 15th at. Samuel Srllnov. 2B20 N. 23th St., and Fonnlo wexter, "jj w. Tnompson at, l Iff HI M mm tHOfc jWfciJ:ORavmn j i DEFIES OPPONENTS - - Says if Thoro Is Any Fight In Now Council Ho Will Win It "BIG MEN" FOR DIRECTORS Mayor-elect Moore Issued n defi to day to those who talk of opposing his administration nnd his plans for as suming titular leadership of the Re publican party. Ho said that If there was any fight over tho organization of the new Coun cil of twenty-one, for example, ho would win it. "The Moyor-elect," said Mr. Moore. cxnects the sunnort nf nil nnllllrnl factions, and he does not expect to no aetcatcd in his iirst light or in his second fight. "He knows who his friends have been and he Is hoping-" that those who have been talking fight against the adminis tration will understand thnt It is best for ull concerned that there should ue no ngnt. "Men who have been political lead ers and who expect to continue to hold influence in their various districts will best serve their followers, particularly mose wno iioiu ouicc, oy neipmg the ad ministration rather than hindering it. "Tho Mayor does not wish to be led by rumors into the belief that lie is to be opposed at the outset of his ad ministration. He has been making cer tain precautionary Inquiries as to Council, as to Congress districts nnd other possible grounds for opposition. His canvass of tho situation leads him to believe that those who think of fight ing the administration will not do so, but that like good citizens they will join with the new Mayor in perfect ing a satisfactory cabinet and in pro ceeding to give n creditable administra tion of tho city's affairs." Mr. Moore indicated today that ex ecutives of large capacity and civic imagination would be appointed di rectors of public works aud city transit. He said that engineers necessarily would not be named. Indications were that John C. Win ston was being considered for director of public works, while men of the typo of Alba B, Johnson and Morris L. Cooke were in tho forefront of gossip about director of city transit. Rcferriug to alleged differences beJ tween himself nnd Mr. Winston, the Mayor-elect branded tho reports a3 "clear moonshine." $1,000,000 Loss In Tannery Fire Elmlra, N. Y., Dec. 10. (By A. P.) The Eberlc Tannery Co., in West field, Pa., was damaged by fire yester day with a lois of $1,000,000. Tin- plant, which will be. rebuilt, was one of the largest of its kind in the world. J. E- CALDWELL 8f0. , JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS STATIONERS CHESTNUT AND JUNIPER STREETS Pearl Necklaces Necklace pearls for christmas gifts Pupib Also Protest Against Re moval of Route 67 at Hearing SUFFER INCONVENIENCES Teachers nnd pupils of the West Philadelphia High School for Girls en tered a protest today before Public Service Commissioner Clement ngalnst the car service of the V. It. T. In West Philadelphia. MIsi Irene S. Reese, 5.13 North Thirty-fifth street, n teacher in the high school, brought the prptest of the teachers and pupils to tho hearing held to consider complaints about alleged poor transit service In West Philadel phia resulting from the discontinuance of Route 07, on Thirty-third, Thirty sixth, Spruce and Wallace streets. Twelve other tenchers and nbout 100 pupils, Miss Reese said, suffered In conveniences as a result of the discon tinuance of the car line. She said to reach the school from 1... 1.-..u ..1. l.n.l ... ...1... ((.... .llf hit uuiiiu sin: null in luui- i-iikuv, ii..- fercnt cars and pay two fares. Most of the time, she ndded, the cars were crowded. Dr. William T. Wilson, a director of the Commercial Museum, wns an other complainant. He said since the discontinuance ot Route 7 the cars were overcrowded, the service slow and uncertain, and thnt the ride, to his home, Thirty-second and Wnllnco streets, requires the purchase of a dou ble exchange. APPEARS AGAINST. BROTHER Sister of Prisoner Charges He Stole. Husband's Clothes When Anthony Shlmkus, alias Joe Miller, twenty-four years old, no home, was arraigned before Magistrate Cow ard today charged with housebreaking, his Bister appeared against him and declnred the suit of clothes he wore had been stolen from her husbatld. Mrs. Katie Pcrlostky was on hand to testify that she had caught the man in her rooms nt OSS South Sixth street. He was arrested after a chase by' Pa trolman Gordon, of the Seventh nnd Carpenter streets station. It was Mrs. Jennie Davis, Second btrcct near Queen, who claimed the suit of clothes. Sho Identified them, and while doing so it was discovered thnt Shlmkus had concealed a penknife in the cont hanger nt the collar, thus getting it past the patrolman who searched him when arrested. He was held without bail for court. n f
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