,' ; R. ii r. L4 1 I r u rcV .1 '' ' -' - MAYOR PROMISES att&m 1 ON NAVY BILL T0II3 Roar Admiral Hughes He'll Push for Congressional Ap- propriation3 Horo WILL TAKE UP TRANSIT Assurance of hi support for tho ron ffrpsalotml mnnsurp which would lint vide $1,125,00(1 fur lili repairs at the Philadelphia Nnvj Yard mi civeti today by Major Moore to ltcar Admiral t Hitches, commandant of the jard The Major al-o took up the ques tlon of trnniit facilities to and from tlio nary yard and directed City Solicitor Smyth to confer with Thomas V Mit ten, president of the Hupid Transit Co upon the hitter's return to this fit Mr. Moore, accompanied by the em solicitor, called on Commandant Hushes today aud later iNited Colonel Cjms1 S. Radford, in charge of tlio marine . .corps quartermaster stores at Drond fctrect aud VushluBtou avenue I .100 Dropped at Yard In bis conversation with Commnndanf Hughes the Major discussed the nawtl deficiency bill uow pendluc nt Washing- , ton which provides, money for ship re pair work. 1 Thcro are now about 7S0O wnrUrrs' "employed at the tuny aid. Mr Moore asserted in a formal statement issued upon his return to City Hull. j "Owing to lark of appropriation n number of men wem laid off. I think .100 were discharged Saturday night," the Mayor stated. ' "It is important therefore that we make every effort at Washington to j hold the balanee, not only from a 1'hil- adelphla standpoint, but in order that the ships of our navy, the best tight- ) ing craft in the world, shall not. de teriorate." Discussed Krazicr Tier At his conference with Colonel Itad- I ford, Mr. Moore talked over the Fra- , xler pier at Kcnilworth street on th I Delaware rher front. Sugar refiners desire the use of the pier, wmen was loaned to the marine corps during the war as a supply base. Mr. Moore plans to have another con ierence relative to the pier. He pointed out that the marine corps wants even jrrcatcr storage facilities at this port and believes the matter can be worked out by Director Sproule. of the Wharves, Docks and Terries Department. J00 Jobs Intohcd Philadelphia congressmen nre pre pared to go the limit today to have the House of Representatives pass favor ably the naval appropriation item in the svond deficiency bill. Upon the success of the fight to have the measure passed depends the jobs of about 2000 workmen at the Phila delphia Navy Yard. There is plenty i of work there for the men. but the money needed to carry it on must be provided. Mayor Moore has requested all Penn sylvania senators and representatives to swing the weight of their btipport to the deficiency measure, which is sure of sharp opposition. M. J. McCarron and Archie V. Allen are In Washington as representatives of the workers at League Island. They expressed satisfaction today at the support being given the measure by Representative Varc. who was ac cused of throwing down the fight last TveeK McCarron announced his Intention of aswng tne Trade council ottnc nav.v vard to issue a public vindication of BeJfflLi"c.:i.. v , u .me ...-.in. irad, ,1 .. U.....I. ..,.. 'Uie measure was oeieaieu in committee Tf- P-8 aPPrP"at!on ? bu attacked as being unnecessary and will- iui waste. At the nrcscnt time there are more boats awaiting repair at League Island than ever before in the history of the , base. If the appropriation is paed upon favorably 51,125.000 of the $9.-1 300,000 will be awarded for work at) the Philadelphia yard. Rear Admiral Hughes and others I versed In conditions there, have written to Washington indorsing the deficiency item and recommending that it be passed s quickly as possible. TWO KILLED BY ICE FLOE Companions Swim Ashore When Ja maica Bay Boat Is Crushed New York. 1'eb. 3. (By A. P. p A great ice floe crushed u small boat 1n Jnmaicu bav at midnight last night causing two fishermen to drown while the two other occupants saved their lives by clambering on to the Hoe and finally swimming to shore. The fishermen were on their way to ojBtcr beds on Smclk island when the mass of ice loomed before them in the fog. Before they could change their couse the frail craft was ground to pieces and all four thrown into the water. Stanley and Clayton I.undy. brothers, disappeared almost immediately An other brother, Allen Lundv and Edward Shecyleton, managed to climb upon the "floe after a desperate struggle. Their ries for help being unheard they were forced to swim to the shore. MAN HELD FOR SLAYING Swegman, Chief Claim Agent of P. R. n.i la Victim of Shooting Chirago. Feb. .'! (Bv A. P.) Ber nard Donoian, thirty two cars old. is held bv the police today in i ounectton with the shooting to d'ath jesterday of Ilenry T Swegman. chief claim agent of the Prnnsjlvaiiia line, und the vounding of Hurry L. Clausen, a clerk, during a struggle 111 Swegmun's office in a downtown office building. Donovan, who cFcapcd from the building aftr the shooting, later sur rendered. He declared he did not phoot Swegman. but that the gun was dis charged while thej -vero fighting Donovan blamed Swegman for dis charging btm from the employ of the American Railway Lxpress Co. earlier in the dar At the d-te'tne bureau he was identified as "Jack ' Donovan, who shot and killed Dawd Pharr a negro hotel porter, here in Mnph, 101 1 DISCUSS BRITISH FINANCES Lloyd George, Political and Financial Leaders Will Confer This Afternoon London, Feb K --(By A IM-The coyernmciit's informal financial con ference planned h .1. Austen Chum berlsln, chancellor of the exchequer, has been fixed for this ufternoon, ac cording to newspapers. Representatives of each political tarty in the Houbc of Common and leaders In the nation's trude and finan cial activities have been Invited. Pre wler Lloyd George, Andrew Bonar Law and Sir Auckland Geddes will utteud. Czechs Aid Austria Wwhlncton, Feb. 3. (By A. P To relievo the food and fuel shortages, In Austria, the Czecho-Slovak republic has eent to that country a total of 30, 000 tons of sugar and Is sending month lr a supply of 510 cars of coal, accord fac to a cablegram today to tho Czecho gkwOc information bureau here. jfi Jm. ' Hf'BSli, al K- ' IBBi i BRninKnPHPPJHPJPHHHRSHBHH9HiHB ! ic) International mm Servlc L.IKUTKNANT I.. M. HAMILTON Grandson of tlio late .1. PIcrpotit Morgan and a descendant of Alex ander Hamilton, iibo recently mar ried Mrs. Gertrude Warren, a Krntucliy beauty, despite parental objections. lie Is an aide on the staff of General Clarence Edwards 5 10 VARE PETITIONS Promises Aid on Downtown Im provements in Exchange for Leaders' Co-operation CLEAN STREETS, HE ASKS Vare leaders who called to see Mavor Moore with a delegation of South Phila delphia business men to urge improve ments in the southern part of the cltv. were told by the Mayor that he would co-operate with them for the better ment of the section, if they would co operate with him. The first thing to be done, the Mayor said, was to get the streets clean. It was n thing that could be do,ne at once aud should be done ut once. he. said. At the head o the delegation were IMwin It. Cox. a Vare member of the present cltv Council, and .Tnmes t. I.ennon, former president of the Select (. ouncil. With them were merchants, bankers and builders, many of them members of the South Philadelphia Business Men s Association and the lhirtv-suth Ward Improvement As sociation. . They asked for three things : The building of the proposed Thirty-fourth street bridge over the Schuvlkill river. better transit facilities and the removal ot uangerous grade crossings. Residents in "Pocket" The Hew Dr. J. Gray liolton told the Mayor that without the Thirtv fourth street bridge residents of South Philadelphia would be "in a pocket." and unable to get to West Philadelphia without first going east. He referred to the SGO.000 set aside bv the ritv for nnn wi ..,.,. ' ' , nronminn v m t-l- tn hn ......ac,..! ei ... . . - --- - - Major Moore ai(1 that th R00 000 hatl DPPI, uied jn connection ,vith the "" rtreot bridge, which he thought as more urgently needed at- rv !,.., i.. j . ...- adequateTransporta i'o'; facilities to and from SoutU Philadelphia and League Island The Mayor agreed that the cars were overcrowded and that there were too few of them, tie said that he bad vis ited League Island this morning nnd knew that better transportation was needed, lie added that it was a mat ter which hould be attended to by the Philadelphia Rapid Tmnfcit Co Asked Leaders' Co-operation SAYS MAYOR - It was then that Maj-or Moore aikedTjje squeezing' of "water" from rail the Yare leaders to co-operate. He i roa(i btocks and the placing of the roads i-aid that he had noticed, on his wax ro League Island today, that many of the -treets were dirty und added: "This deplorable condition of the streets can be remedied easily. If we work together we can have clean streets." lie was assured by the South Phila delphia business men that there would be full co-operation in every effort to keep the utrcets in that part of the city in a clean and sanitary condition. Another delegation was from the Allied Building Council. This delega tion urged the establishing of rest sta tions in ariouH parts of the city and the carrjing out of a plan to divide the city into building zones, in connection with the city -planning scheme. The Maor said that the opening of rest stations had already been taken up, but that the zoning idea had been left for future consideration because of other matters culling for attention TESTIFIES VILLA IS POPULAR ' American Says Outlaw Represses I Looting and Robbery Washington, Teb. 3 (By A. P.) I Because Francisco Villa "reserves all i rights to robbery and loot for himself," his operations are looked upon with favor In the population, the Senate committee investigating the Mexican situation was told today by Henry II Knox it New York mining engineer. Mr. Knox said he had twenty years' cx periei.ee in Mexico. , "Villa establishes n certain rough jnstue," Mr. Knoi buid, "whenever he gains control of an arena, aud represses all looting, robbery nnd drunkenness. His first net is to close the saloons. Villa contents himself with making n lew on classes of the population able to paj, saying that the money is to go to his 'cause' ana glviDg a receipt "How does that compare with the Carranza government's methods?" the witness was asked. "Well Villa's svstem has a certain finality about it. During the period for which his levy 19 made, no more de mands are formulated. The Carranza government makes its levy today, and comes forward with demands for more tomorrow nnd on the next day. Man Accused of Stealing Clothes Joseph Gimble, thirty-eight -earn old. 20118 Williams street, was held on .$1000 bail for court today, accused of stealing women's wearing apparel belonging to the Berkshire Shirtwaist Co., 33." North Sepnth street. Officer Johnson, stand Ing nt Fourth nnd Market streets, saw Gimble with suspicious -looking packages and stopped him. The Berkshire Shirt waist Co. identified the goods and the mun was arrested. Officers Are Elected Herbert Eyster has been elected pres ident of the Chester Avenue Improve ment Association. The meeting was held last night at the Klngsscssing Itecreution Center, rittieta Htreet and Chester avenue. Other oDfcers are Charles M Moore, vice president; Oliver .T. Michael, secretary, ynd J, O. Thoina, treasurer. TTvrr ''vi? EVENING' PUBLIC Greeted Warmly at Fall River Whon Sho Arrivos With Fianco BABY SHARES IN WELCOME Uy tho Associated Press Pall Klirr. Mass.. Feb. .1.M!s Emily Knowles and her tive-monlhs'-old son, who were released br the im migration authorities at Kills Island jestcrday. arrived here todav. ac companied by Mrs. Cora M. Splker, of Paltlmorc. wife of the father of the child, and Mrs. Snlker's brother-in- law. Guy S. Sniker, whom Miss Knowles has promised to wed. Perley k fS'lKer, of Haltlmore, former flving lieutenant, whose vomanee with Miss Knowles while he was nt nn aviation camp in Knglnnd led the young woman to come to this country with her child, was not a member of the party. The Tiartv left the New York-Fall Itier boat "shortly after It docked and were greeted by Mrs. Wm. Battersby, of this city, with whom Miss Knowles is to make her home pending her mar riage. .Airs, uattersoy ts an intimate friend of Miss Knowlcs's family in Manchester. Unglaud. Their meeting was cry affectionate and the baby. Alfred Kay Knowles. came in for a warm share of the welcome. Taxicabs took the tiartv to the Bat tersby home, where Mr. Hnttersby, who is ill. also was very friendly in his greeting of the English girl, telling her that his home would be hers as long as she wished. Miss Knowles and Mr. Spiker were unwilling today to discuss their en gagement or plans for their marriage. rso application for a license has been filed at the city clerk's office. Xew York, Feb. 3. Guy Spiker is expected to take as his bride today Miss Emily Knowles. the young English woman who yesterday was allowed to enter the United States with her five month -old baby. Alfred Kay. the son of Spiker's brother Perley, who was a United States aviator stationed in Eng land during the war. Perley Spiker's wife yesterday de posited a $1000 Liberty Bond of her own to insure the admission of Miss Knowles into the United States, and, with her brother Guy, met Miss Knowles upon her release from Ellis Island and accompanied her bo Fall TSiver, Mass. Upon the English girl's appearance. Mrs. Spiker ran forward and put both arms around Miss Knowles, who is shorter than she and brown-eyed and brown-haired and slim and much more girlish, and hugged her and the baby in one big embrace. Aud she kissed Miss Knowles on the cheek and smiled a heart-warming smile at her, then she took the tiny bundle of blanket in which the blue eved baby was blinking aqd drew the blanket away from his face and said : "Isn't he beautiful!" Guy Spiker and Mis Knowles both ciid thev had honed to be married here. SP1KER WAR BRIDE' SILENT ON WEDDING But the government agreed only that Mi's KnoVles would be released for ANOTHER NOTE TO GERMANY ninety davs under bond if she would go tb the Battersby family in Fall ',, d Ambassador5 Approve List of Kiver. ' Mrs. Spiker said the reason she! Persons to Be Extradited would insist on the biby being legally, Paris. Feb. 3. (Bv A. P.) The adopted by her and her husband was draft 0 the note to Germany, with the thnt he was rntitled by all justice to j jgt ( persons whose extradition is de his father's name. If Miss Knowles manaed t,v the Allies, wa-. approved by insists on keeping him. she said, that tne council of ambussudors today, and would raise a dithcult- to be settled jt will be gien at ouee to German later. J representatives here. The council de- I cided that neither the note nor the list mun-rrni rOOM DA II I should be made public here. . WATrKI tSS KA L I The council discussed also the reply Vml 1-I'-L-VJU llnlL t0 Holland regarding the surrender of rTrr0 nnr IIDPCn former Emperor William. Terms of the O UllxO AKt UKutU1 proposed allied response will be further Brief Asks Stable Financial Basis and $1,000,000,000 Revolving Fund Washington. 1'eb. S. (By A. IM I n n i.tnh e mancin DAS1-, was urgcii in a Dnel men wmi w n.u-g. Senate conference on railroad Jegisla - x, i ?ii 1.1 !!,, a nii tion today bj tne i.uizeu s .umuuuii Railroad League. a "imr-inteerl return of at least l per cent on the xalue of the properties and establishment of a revolving fund of $1,000,000,000 instead ot S.jOO.OOO. 000, so that railroads can secure finan cial assistance at low interest rates and thus "preclude the necessity of their having to go to the old Wall street in terests for their financing," also were recommended. Interests of both the country and the carriers would be protected, the brief said, if the government would fund from ten to fifteen jears the entire amount which the railroads now owe it without deducting what it owes the roads. Calling attention to memoranda filed by the national shipper' confer pnm nnd the association of railway ..Tecnlives. the brief haid these l.on 'nverv evidence of being in spired by motives other than those of seeking to attain ranrouu jtKiaiuwuii that will accomplish the greatest good (V,- the prentest number." plum, for the comnulsory consolida tion of railroads as provided under the Cummins bill were eliminated from the railroad bill today by the Houe and Senate conferees, who also ugrred to strike out Senate provisions providing for the eslahlislimeut or a transporta tion board. "Duties that were to hnc been assigned the board will in the main go to the Interstate Commerce Commis sion, it was announced. BUSSES FOR FRANKFORD Mayor Suggests Lino of Vehicle Pending Elevated Operation Transportation problems presented by Frankford's increasing population were discussed by Mayor Moore last night in an address at the dinner of the Frankford Business Men's and Tax payers' Association and the Frankford Board of Trade in the Frankford Ma sonic Temple. Tho Mayor said bus lines might be used while the Frankford elevated rail-..-on u heinir comnleted. and while ar rangements are being made with the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. or some other concern to run the line. REPORT UNVENTILATEDCARS Health Inspectors Give Numbers to Transit Company In "Flu" Fight Watch is being kept upon ull frolley cars to oee that they are properly vcntl- lated in the campaign to eaieguara pun- Ho hmilfli. Thl work, which is looked upon as extremely Important, is being done under the personal direction of Dr. C. T.inenln Furbusb. director of health tn.nortnrs from tho Department of Health are taking the numbers of cars found improperly vrnuuueo. aaa re porting them to the Philadelphia Rapid rrvantlf fn. Cases of Influenza reported yesterday totaled 333. The total Sunday was 2f8. Doctor Furbush says that there Is nothing alarming in the situation. FTTTT 'LEDaER - PHItJABELPHlA; TUESDAY, ' EGG CHAMPION AND FOUR SISTERS In tlio foreground of the etching at the right Is Pen, a whlto leghorn, which recently won the American cgg.laylng championship by laying 300 eggs In a j cur. With her four sisters, they had a score of 1301 in a year, an American record. They arc owned by the Pennsylvania Poultry Farms, Lancaster, and will bo at the Poultry Show, which opened at the Parkway Building this morning. WOMAN WAS VI TIM OF CONFIDENCE IN She Lost Rings by Showing Them to Strangers, Not in Hold-Up, Police Hear KEPT FACTS FROM HUSBAND Police learned today that it was the old "confidence" game instead of a bold hold-up that caused Mr,s. Rose Ilothstein, 000 North Seventh street, to lose three rings, valued at 51000, last Wednesday. Mrs. Ilothstein, who called at the Fifteenth and Burtonwood streets stn tlon lodiy to see if she could identify the thieves from photographs, said she had told the "hold-up" story first be cause she was afraid to tell her hus band the truth. Then she confessed that two men stopped her near Mar shall and Parrish streets about -1 o'clock last Wednesday afternoon. One was Polish and the other acted as an Inter preter in avking her how to get to the ferry. Then the Polish man. Mrs. Rothstein claims, pulled some jewelry from his pocket, saying he wanted to pawn it. J he other man claimed he had been a pawnbroker and exclaimed over the beauty of the gems. At the request of the men Mrs. Rothstein pulled off her rings to compare them with the other jewels. Then the men ran away with her rings, leaving the other jewelry in her hand. She discovered the latter was of no value, but she hated to ad mit being duped. So, she said. whe,n she told her husband and the police she told the hold-up story. The police are now looking for "con" men. taken un at the next meeting of the cpuucil on Friday. It is not expected however, that a decision will be reached on that day. as the governments inter ested must be consulted. POLICE SCANDAL WAITS Patrolman Delays Report That He Served In Jail Though Innocent The report of Sherman Clark, patrol man of the Eleventh and Winter streets r-inn Hrt Din a nn irwi riiran ntnaii ,!, ., ..- v..- .v.", ..." " 1 patrolmen served time in jail although iuuui:trui. uetuuoc iiic um nut aut iu expose live marriea men who were guilty, has not been sent to Director Cortelj-ou. The report was supposed to be for warded yesterday. Clark said iu ex planatiou that he was withholding the report until he confers with John II. Weaver and Edward O. Keegan, two of the othu.' three convicted, who are still on the police force. Thej' were convicted of beating some service men. PLAN ORGANIZATION Republican Women to Prepare Plat form for State The executive committee of the Re publican women's committee of Penn sjlvauiu is busy preparing a tentative state organization bo thnt when the State Assembly meets In Harrisburg the latter part of this month the women will have some form of organization on which to go into routiue business matters. The executive committee met yester day at the headquarters, 500 South Broad street. It was decided to prepare a platform and select representatives in the fifty state senatorial districts. iWrs. .1. mis iiiarun, .urn. iiuuni I. Kchnffcr. Mrs. J. Gordon Fctterman and Mrs. I. Albert Livcright make up the special committee named to decide on the platform. CUMMINGS RAPS G. 0. P. Declares Republicans Responsible for Delay In Ratifying Treaty Buffalo, Feb. 3. The war record of the Democratic party was defended by Homer S. Cumraiags, chairman of the Democratic national committee, in an address here last night. He condemned the T!nnlil leans for delay in ratifying tho peace treaty nnd declared that in j all the worlu-oniy in mis country -nave been found men who are willing to stand in the way of a settlement cal culated to organize the world for peace rather than for war." He challenged the critics of the ad ministration to suggest how the war could have been won moro promptly and with less loss of American life. THUGS ROB VISITOR TO CITY, ' Wilmington Man Left Unconscious" After 550 Is Taken Robert J. Pack, forty-elght years old. of Wilmington, was oeaien and robbed of $50 by thugs at Front and South streets last night. He was waiting for a trolley car when the at tack occurred. Pack had left the pier at which the Wilmington boat docked and walked to the car line when three men accosted him. One struck him across the face. Then the other two set upon hlra and rifled his pockets. They left him un conscious. He staggered to the Second and Christian strcetdstatlon. PINCHOT PROPOSES NEW CHARITY PLAN Amendment Submitted to State Revisionists to Govern Aid by Standard of Work CONNELLY BACK AT WORK HaiTisluirg, Pa., Feb. 3. Judge James II. Reed, ou behalf of Glfford Plnchot, submitted an amendment to the constitutional revision commission designed to prevent log rolling on chari table appropriations by setting up a set of rules for standard aud service of such institutions. The nmendmeut further provided thnt the Governor must submit the budget to the Legislature on or before Feb ruary 15 instead of March 1, as pro vided iu the originul budget proposal. Appropriation to charitable benevo lent and educational institutions, ac cording to the Plnchot plan, must be based on their relative importance nnd service. In the budget proposal now on the calendar, charitable nnd educa tional appropriations were separated. Attorney General Schaffcr objected that the government could not act on the budget so early as February 15. It was postponed for further discussion. Mr. Plnchot is in Florida recuperat ing from illness. John P. Connelly, former city so licitor in Philadelphia, bat with the commission today for the first time iu many weeks. Mr, Connelly, who has been South for his health, received nn ovation from the other members. Mr. Connelly objected to a proposed section which would permit cities to extend their boundaries or create new districts on a mojority vote of its elec tors. He declared that through proper ma nipulation "this section could be used to take the police powers away from the present Mayor iu Philadelphia and delegate them to some other authority." 31,000 SLACKERS IN STATE Man Assigned to Find Why They ' Ignored Draft Summons More than 31,000 men called in Penn sylvania failed to appear for examina tion before the various draft boards during the war, nccording to the report of Provost Marshal General Crowdcr, just made public, These men are virtually classed as deserters. An investigation as to whv they failed to appear Is being made by the government, but as this gigantic task has been assigned to one man, many jears will elapse before he fin ishes the job. It is believed that at least two-thirds of the draft dodgers live in tne eastern district ot Pennsyl vania. The state of New York leads the country in the number of men regis tered for service. It also led in the number which failed to report to draft boards. FOUND HER HOME BURNED Woman Returning From Church Dis covers Apartment Damaged Mrs. II. H. Hammnn, S02 South Second street, went to chu.-ch this morning and came home to find her second-floor apartment dumaged by fire nnd water to the value of bcveral hun dred dollars. The fire, which started in n closet in the middle room, was discovered by n neighbor and Engine Co. No. 3 was summoned and easily put the blaze under control. Diners in a restaurant on the first floor were driven from their meals, but the fire did cot extend be yond the second floor. NEW REVOLT IN HONDURAS Government Reported to Have De feated Rebels In Battle Managua, Nicaragua, Feb. 3. There has been n fresh revolutionary outbreak in Honduras, according to ad vices received toduy. The revolutionists, which are headed bv Don .lherto Mcmbrnno. former vice I president of Honduras, and Dr. Nazarlo ounanu, navu ruuiiiu u ut:ujr uiii-ui by government forces and now are re tiring toward the Nlcaraguan frontier. MICHELL'S NON-FREEZE FOUNT Built like o Ther mos Bottle. Ca paclty two gal lons. Keeps water warm for 12 hours) i n zero weather. Also an ideal fount for Summer use, aa it also will keep water cool in hot weather. $4.50 Each rOCLTOY SUPPLIES CATALOG TOEJ3 Michell'sftt IS THERE A- Corporation or business firm In a rosl tlon to use the serMres o( s. mm 40 years ot ate. 24 years' business ertwrl ence, capable of taklnar chart macntno shop tool equipment, or equipment In teneral of larze shop or plant, store. Keeper of larfe stocks liest of reference. Replies confidential, B 917, Ledger Office Hfpitf,,, a tfvwajigjf ,m..iv. Vi IIP"IIPi'il'iWJyLlJM ifcmak.L..iJ,g.J!HawlMMd FEBRUABY 3, 11)20 FIX WATER PLANTS FIRST,MYOR Moore, Aftor Inspection", Call3 Improvomonts Moro Nocos-' sary Than Art Gallorios $3,000,000 NOT SUFFICIENT A substantial nnd rellablo water supply for Philadelphia ahead of art galleries and boulevards is urged by Mayor Moore. Inspection of the city's water system yesterday convinced htm that It was "run down nt the heel" and should bo placed on nn efficient basis without delay. Tho Mayor, accompanied by Director Winston, of the Department of Public Works, and Chief Davis, of the Water Bureau, visited the city's filtration nlanls nnd Dumping stations. Tho inspection brought out tho fact that the water system has been allowed rrrcntlv to deteriorate, nnd It was pre dicted that n 83,000,000 fund available for water works repair will be far from snfnelent for this work. More money will be rcnuircd. Oueen lane Noeds Changes may have to be made in the Queen Lane filter nlant, ns water left In tho beds to be filtered freezes nnd it Is necessary to chop through the ice to .-,,, n twAah ctinnly. Director Winston shares the Mayor's opinion that it would do Dcucr 10 posi--. tmn nf the cltv's other under- takings and get Its water supply lu good condition first. Yesterday's inspection followed an appeal by Chief Davis. He said he had been urging examination ot the city's water system for the last tour Tho Mayor and the other officials first visited the site of the old Spring Garden pumping station and in spected the site of the reservoir there, with n view of establishing n repair shop, which would serve the needs of the entire water bureau. No definite decision was reached on that plan. Davis Tells Needs The party also visited the Queen Lane pumping station and reservoir. That part of the system, Mr. Davis explained, was more urgently in need of improvement. He said it would cost one-half of the $3,000,000 avail able for the improvement of that sta tion. Under the plans already made by Mr. Davis, extensions such as ho suggested to the Mayor, would double the capacity of the Queen Lane plant. More than fifty million gallons would be added to the present capacity of the pumping station. "This work," the Mayor said, "should be undertaken at the earliest possible moment." At the Torresdale filtration plant, where Delaware water is purified, an outlay of $320,000 was declared needed for new engines, stokers nnd other mechanical devices. The Mayor also visited this plant. At Lardners Point Overhauling nt the Lardners Point Pumping Station, such as is desired by Mr. Davis, will cost $240,000. Tho party had intended going nlso to Shaw mont nnd through the West Philadel phia district, uecause ot tne lacK ot time, however, this part of the inspec tion was postponed. "It might pay to postpone less nec essary matters," said the Mayor, "to effect these much-needed improvements. Mr. Davis was correct. I found, when he pointed out the city's needs in this respect. The system is plainly run down at the heel. Much has been said concerning the need of art galleries and parkways. I appreciate the valuo of public expenditures for such pur poses. But nothing is more essential than clean btreets, proper poli'ce protec tion and a good water supply, and those needs, I believe, should first be fulfilled. Wo have not the money to do everything we would like to do nnd the available funds will be used for the most neces sary requirements." $2500 FOR INJURED CHILD Little Girl Gets Award Against Owners of Truck Before President .Tndgc Audenried in Court No. 4, the jury in the personal damage suit of Emma Ilutton, eight years old, ugainst B. O. Chalfant & Bro., gave a verdict of $2500 for the injured child. On October 20, 1018, tho little girl was struck by a motortruck of the de fendant firm at Taney nnd South streets. The injuries she received resulted in the shortening of ono of her limbs and a curvature to her spine. This was the second trial of the case, the first result ing in un award of 7500 to the plain tiff. As to the claim of her parents the jury returned a verdict for the de fendants. MAN OVERCOME BY GASOLINE William Troy, C00 East Tulpehock cn stree, is recovering today from the effects of gasoline fumes accidentally inhaled as he was adjusting a tire to his automobile. Troy was found un conscious at 0 o'clock last night on the floor of his garage. He was sent to the Gcrmantown Hospital. J.E.Guxwm.$G)i 'Jewelers Silversmiths Sjtationebs Chestnut and JunipeiCtreetb Diamonds Flawless, Blue White, and Scientifically Cut to Secure Greatest Brilliancy and Expression. A' MMSi.te".'C-it"di - , SEEKS HUSBAND HERE Deserted by Spuuso, Woman and Two Children Qet Aid When Mrs. Jennie Wroblctz packed her handbag and dressed her two small children, Oka, two years, nnd Anna, six months, for tho trip from Morgans town, W. Vn., to this city, sho had no Idea of tho difficulties that would con front her. She camo to ecarch for her husband who deserted her last July, about the timo little Anna was born. Tho young woman's husband, Frank, had been a miner in Morgnnstown nnd it is said the family incomo was about 570 a week. When Frank left there was nothing, nnd tho family was thrown upon tho bounty of friends. About a month ago a friend of the husband returned to Morganstown and said that he had seen Frank worklftg in Philadelphia nnd rumor had, it that Frank said he was tired of his wife. So with the aid of friends, tho young Polish mother picked Up her two chil dren nnd just a very few things for the journey nnd camo here, arriving on Saturday morning. A Travelers' Aid Society representa tive picked them up in Broad Street Station nnu pincca tnem in n sncitcring homo in this city, where they stayed uhtll yesterday. Jn tho meantime the society is investigating to discover the legal residence of tho womnu and just what can be done to locate the husband, SLAVS FORCE ITALIAN SHIP TO LOWER FLAG Passengers Reported Injured In Attack at Trau Excite ment Runs High Rome, Feb. 3, Reports have reached this city that the Italian steamship Danunbio has been attacked nt the city of Trau, on the Dalmatian coast, nnd forced to lower her Italian flag. It is Eaid passengers were insulted and somo wounded during the attack. Much excitement has been caused by this report, which follows rumors of similar incidents at Spalato and other cities on the eastern shore of the Adriatic. Commenting on the incident, Glornale D'ltalia again urges tho government to insist upon the application of the treaty of London, adding : "For this new cowardly aggression by a Croatian mob the Serbian Govern ment will nnologtzc as a matter of form, even promising to punish the guilty ones, ns It has in the past. Experience, however, has taught us the worth of these apologies and promises." Turin, Feb. 3. (By A. P.) Four lieutenants, five sublieutenants and one sergeant of Captain Gabriele D'An nunzio's army, who made up the party which kidnapped General Nigra, com mander of the Italian Forty-ninth Divi sion, stationed nt Istria, last Wednes day night, have been arrested nnd are imprisoned here after having again crossed the armistice line. Other "desperate deeds" are charged against them. ALLIANCE PLANS MATURING France, England and Belgium Would Unite Against Germany Paris, Feb. 3. (By A. P.) Dis cussions relative to the question of a defensive alliance between France. England and Belgium have progressed materially during the recent conference at Ipres, according to a urussels dls natch to tho Excelsior. It is said the Bclgnn Government has drafted nnd sent to tho French Government a general outlno for tho projected common defense in case of a future Uerman uttacK. TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES Denis Caravls, JSM2 N. Marshall Bt., and T..., ,r-vi.. .4... X- 1.n........t -. ' Itarry P. Metztrer. 4511 E. Thompson stj, lUli. lUUIlin. . .1-1 ... J.IUIBil&ll Bli rranklin I.. Stewart. 1MT S. Capital St., and Bertha Younsr. 1547 S. Capital nt. aiusc-pre Mnrlnelll. liat s. lMh St., and Anerlna Marchesanl, 2229 Earp at. Anthony Bellwoar, US N. with ut., and Anna K. Stecblc. CM N. 43d Bt. David Jones, 314 K. Green St., and Mary Anderson, Jlarrlsburtr. Pa. Charles M. Stewart. 1210 Oirden St., and Uva M. IVyer. bCO N. 40th nt. Frank Van Buren, BS32 Itaverlord ave., and l.llllan Moaelev. Ill) X. Yewdell St. nnu r. nur it. iLiik:ie-. ii u:r h.iulil l. 'William Allen. 1131 Lombard st.. and Essie M. Williams. 1318 H l'aiton st. William A. Johnson.. 2132 Federal St., and Elizabeth Chambers, 2432 Terteral st. Charles C. Broun. 53 11. Ashmesdo st. and Blanche Fredrick. 5840 Osceola st. Edward Conley. 4012 Ocden st.. and Anna M. Itelllv. 1151 S. Ettlns st. Edward .McDonaM. 4015 Paul St., and Jennio Coates 4416 Walnut St. Herbert M. J. Hnhn. Jr., 3038 N. nth St., and Alleen D. Brafsler. 180D N. 8tli st. Abo Burman, 2351 N. Mvrtlewcod St.. and Marlon E. Levy, !W8 N. Myrtlewood st. James II. Bostls. 2020 Ellsworth st., and Goldle Hawkins, 2031 Alder st. Nicholas Uattlita, 1001 Emily st. and Alleo llussont 2047 11. Camao St. Howard Iv Troxel, Bethlehem. Fa., and Varle Byrd. Bethlehem, Pa. William n. InRram. 2S0O Ellsworth St., and Pearl Hawkins. 2031 Alter st. Ilocco Dl Elocrl, 439 Cantrell St., and Jonephln" M. Baker, 007 N. 7tll St. James II. Wall. 2157 N. 11th St.. and Mar- (rarot Hayman, 1315 Myrtlo st. John Stenson, 103.4 W. I-ohluh ave., and Mary Lavln. 2323 P Clarion st. Bernard Marks, 1750 N, 53d St., and Dcrtha Heller, 2631 S 8th St. William Larkln, Bosevllle, Callr., and Caro line M. Yeager. Media, Pa. Hobcrt J Wilkinson, 601 K. Westmoreland st., and lloso Lumley, 1005 Orthodox st. William Dolt. 438 W. Ontario St., and Martha J. MeBee. 240 fleeal st. Keneth SI. Blaklston. Bellevuo-Stralford. and Paulino V Warner, 6071 Woodbine Vlnrent M Crowe, Wllralnsrton. Del., and Nellie M. Dufty, 722 38th st. Edward J. Boyle. 1"2J 8. 8th St.. and Verrnlca C. Conway, 1722 S. 8th st. Emll Prman, llrooklm, N. Y and Cecelia Jacubowltz, New York city. Hotlus Snell. 1028 Federal St., and Delia Thomas, 1512 Ellsworth st. Leon W. Murcui, 2234 Ellsworth st.. and Lydla E. Brlttlnsham, 11)12 Titan st. sraSuit WOOLDWAol Newark Clorgyman Torma a. 100,000 Churches in Country ouponiuouo and Costly UNION TO DISCUSS PROBLEM "Tho cntlro world ts In process A reconstruction, ehnmro. m,,i t v improvement nf mH,J. mf. v thing is Inevitable In the church. Now is tho timo for reonrnntrnM,... m. hour has arrived when, tho Pro'tcslist churches must unite, cense duplicate hire" uuu auPllcan i- expenji. This declaration wno mado toda V. the Kov. Willlnm P. TTiill l.y. f of the Oity Missions and Church gg? yon. Board I of tho Presbytery of Phlli ' .V. J"' "o question of church unlii will be tho theme of delegates to sessions of the Interchurch Council " Orcanlo Union. rMh t,nl !.! "...n nuZl h;-?:n,i Similar sentiments 'wero expressed bj tho Rev. Ttnliprk Wcl. 1,nnV. . w"' ...lr v r a: " 7JV " "" "l "W- ..., a. , . xao buiu : Competitions and rivalries of CTan. ceneal npnnmfnntinne In H- ITi. . States havo resulted in astoundim waste and Inefficiency." ' doctor jL-cnrn ana Hundreds of othtr Protestant ministers of tho countn arq making a plea for oreanii union nr trnnti.-tw -,,;", church bodies. The Newark clergyman ,.. "" -"UKjin7 mo nu interim committee representing various Prot- -.. ...... UHV.vua, M,Fiutuii;u just December upon nn invitation of tin j-icsujfii-riuu juurcn, to npprove a pin for tho merger. In his statement Doctor 000 superfluous churches at n cost i'( i?uuu,uuu,UW. aioro tnan 00 delegates from all Parts of tho country are expected to nttrnrl ino nn far anna Vint-A T". titii liam II. Roberts, stated clerk ) the Pcfcsbvtcrinn General. AssemWt will preside. Business reports will Df nPfini thfa nffnrnnnn ntwl IU. Li general session will bo Wednesday cvt limn, wuvu auuresscss win nc made M nationally prominent ministers. Sut restiona ami minnrit. ?.nn.fn .!n i. n-------- .... V,T ...iu.tA, Milt Of made bv the Rev. William H. Black, of AT AHftUnll If ll. - T - -- Y 1 fs v a i C i "ku: lae ev. jonn s. itomit us. inc Moravian unurcu, and Alfred C, Onrrptt. nf tli Mnint.. r v:nnjn .. well as by Doctor Peach. ' . '.I1. not a single church bad beci punt in tne last thirteen years," Doctor would accommodate at a single eervici every i-roiesiant communicant of tit year 1010 and every Roman Catholic in our country, baptized infants it eluded, and besides, every man, womu and child in Canada, Cuba and Jb:U Rico, and there would still be room t spare. l,fThp llnlrppn nnA .nlft.ln I....I.1 i to maintaininig services in Protestant tuuitura iiuiuu necessary tne rai'ini annually of millions of wasted dollari Tnpvttflhlv fhprA hna n.juan l.n n.... .......,, w-v.W .. u.,ou mc uiw Protestant Order of Mcdicant Paston nnd Sisters, unincorporated. And jet we nuve inousanas ot settled comnra nities without a single resident nastor "In our division," said Doctor Peach, "our people are groaning under the burdens caused thereby, and undei the reproach of incompetency, not only but the unchurched masses ignore oui weakened testimony nnd reject our ap peal; our problems arc multiplied, ouj iuuuiaiiiiJ is juurrcu, our Xioru is ui? honored. These are the conditions or- The United Church of Christ 13 thf name selected for tho propo&ed or franlrl lininri TVifTintitV nrlnnttnw nn DUUlli uuwu TV IkUUIlk UUUlHlUg UU symbol or creed, this united churct proposes to recognize In tho "bistori' creeus 01, me cvnngeiieai communion vnrvini? rrnresslnns of thpir pnmmm ijnristian laitu. Increase Your income We have available for investment a Guaran teed First Mortgage Railroad Bond, selling for $623. Pays $45 per' year interest and will be worth $1000 in fourteen years. Particulars on Request Carstairs & Go Member rhUadelphln nnd New York Btqck Hichanies 1419 'Walnut Street Philadelphia 71 Uroadway, N. Y. ranranp $"fl 9 C Sunday P 1 .61JC...U-, 1 S on ch trt Round , Trip Excursions War Tax 10 cents additional. Atlantic City Sea Isle City Anglesca Wildwood Afalon Stone Harbor EVERY SUNDAY SPECIAL TRAINS lm Market Strsst Wharf AtUntle City. Stone Uarbsr, BeaIsle.AvaIon - I'JA-M' Antlttu and WUflwood - 7.S0A.M. RETURNING LEAVE AtlsnlloCUr ..... -iME.M wildwood Crest - - - $' Btone llarbor .... IS.25 V. M. Pennsylvania h i can Railroad WLSJ& ffjitwi DEATHS WTNTERB. Feb. 1. of innvtrnt.R ERICK, on ot decree and Bella JV, aced aa. I'lineral Thurs.. 2 P. ro.. If"), pirents' residence, 189 N. fteea PrjOjmSON.-Jai. St. HANNAK tf BON, widow ot Benjamin Johnson, ' Relatives and friend. Invited ""fcU Wed., 8 p, m., at Zlon Church, Spflnrg, Pa. Int. In adjotnln cernetery. ,rw r vj?w .iwialn. jjt : 8418 N Sd I st. oyo, ant vca. luvfiMim. m..... . - .r
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