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MOTION
VOTE FOR
The Heal
Estate Beard's committee i
fen. taxation is in favor of the proposal
niaae vraieraay ny us cnairman, Jo Je
seph 3. Oreenberg, that tbe Burean
of Munlelrml Hesenrch be nfUed te co
operate with it In a cempreheuvlve aur
Tey of the Beard, of RcvUlen of Taxea
with a view te devising a plan that will
ttmedy the evila admittedly existing In
.the present tax Kyatrm.
. A majority of members of the com
mittee today expressed themselves as
supporters of the idea and said they
. nuuiu tow ier air. itrecneerg a motion
, vurai n manes u at tne next meettne.
Mr OrnW. Trtv. . r ITJl.t-, auviseu ey me nest aumemies tnat tne
6nulVr-nni i-& , w. fJrt F.wlPrMM,t'CMt construction Is 130 per
aVtK court erf,Jv.v2.i,i?'?Millit,,ft eent mere lhaa ll 8 fi mrs.oge.
5 .ia.Ceurt t,'PP"L be. established. I,r. are further Cenvlnrerl fhnk H,
i function mueh like 8heriff Lamberton's
tenants' court, except that the tax court
would have an official standing and the
power te revise assessments when a tax
payer presented sufficient reasons. This
veuld de away with the present ays
.tcm, which gives the taxpayer no hear
ing before the men whose decision mentis
dollars and cent te him.
" Four Declare Position
..There ajrc seven members en the tajt tajt
.atlen committee, of the Real Estate
Beard. Four have unreservedly ex
pressed themselves as favoring, an ex
pert study of the entire taxation sub
ject and the revision of the city's sys
tern te meet .modern, ideas and condi
tions. One member doe net favor any dis
turbance e.r eristine things. The ether
(two could net be found today.
. .The members of the committee are:
tfienry Robins, vice president of the
14na Title nnd Trust Ce.: Harry T.
Saunders, W. II. Ball. Michael A.
"?; . Britten Chambers, Jehn
iCIIinckley and Jehn C. Began.
'i.irr llebln8 whose position has givenj
" uuusubj -opportunities te see Uie
workings of the assessment system from
'.au angles, is unequivocal In his dis
approval of the present methods.
' ;;'J3.UC understand." he said, "that I
m net referring in any personal way
.W the men in the tax beard's office.
They are working hatd and carrying a
tremendous burden the best they can
under our system, and the peer fellows
are damned by everybody for faults
which they have done nothing te create.
System All Wrong
. "The system is all wrong. I am meat
heartily in favor of a complete study
of It, with experts and legal talent, te
Jlrid out the best system te meet our
Htcds and cure the defects that are
apparent in this one.
- .Mr. Greenberg's suggestion of a
tar 'court, or some such idea, is fine.
The peer people ought net te be taxed
as.they are being taxed this year. "We
QUfht te get at the vacant lets and the
asi&ipreved land lying idle for specula
tive purposes with no regard for un
earned, increment.
'.."The subject Is one that can be
handled only by specialists and tbe best
legal filent. I would certainly f.uppert
a.'mQvc te have this done."
Mr. Chambers, secretary of the taxa
tion committee, pointed out the fact
that, if such a survey is te be success
ful. It must have the co-operation of
th' present Beard of Revision of Taxee
with a genuine civic desire te find the
Beit system that can be devised.
' ' Calls System 'Obsolete
,1 "This system is- undoubtedly obse-
jete' he said. "There ought te be a
mere qultqble method of arriving at
taxable values. At present, assessor
are- appointed without regard for thelt
qualifications for their jobs. It isn't
the fault of the present personnel, but
ef1 the whole system."
I Mr, Saunders, tee, pointed out the
' fact that the system Is obsolete.
"'I am net knocking anybody," he
said, "and I will net Indulge in per
, tonalities, because this is net a ques
tion of men. but of methods. But I
will say this, the present system is un
doubtedly falling in many important
respects. I think It should be thor
oughly studied nnd. If a better one can
ha found, we should have It.
"It was probably a perfectly geed
system when It was established, hut it
was many years age. and all conditions
bf.human life and the theories en which
men de business have changed. It should
OO DrOUKIll Ul'" I" uu..-.
Mr. Began will support Mr. Oreen
berg' resolution en the ground that the
city should have whatever is best in
'methods of civil administration.
"I de net care te put myself en
record ns te whether or net I believe
the present system te be obsolete or
liet, he said. "In fact, I am net ab
solutely convinced one. way or the
ether. Te form sueh an opinion,
would want te study the finding of a
ledy of specialists after they had made
a thorough Investigation.
. Wants Real Method
"But there are ether cities that have
'ether method that appear te be at
tracting considerable attention and, if
these" methods are better than ours, we
ought te find it out and adept them.
"I "certainly favor such a survey.
And I believe the Bureau of Municipal
Research te be the ideal body te make
the study. I have every confidence In
their ebllltv and their Integrity and
ueb of their officials as I knew seem
te me te be unusually keen and efficient
in. such matters."
Think Valuations Fair
William H. Wilsen, president of the
.. TT.f.f Tlnnrd. anrt Daniel Craw-
i.A Tr resident of the Operative
Builders' Association, de net believe the
Present valuations are tee high, nor de
they see any Indication that prices of
real eStnte ere coming down in the fu
ture te anything like what meet people
consider n normal level. Mr. Wilsen
cij t rv.n-fnrH nt a conference yes
terday discussed conditions anil, at the
CnO, lBBlirU mu i"..J
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Tne numeer ei prim-nm um ;
,ur,i nt Revision of Taxes this year is
consiueraei-Birii'-i -; -. ;;,,:
. i-i. . -nA. titan unv ,.n(.t rpfll.
bat this is uiyinuuieuiy imi '
increased value of real estate Mild dur
irk th past recent years, en which" the
i7....,.la i.srp lireTlBD IV 1101 IIHTl'USCIl
iljopertlonately In the past. We de net
Uti any great cause for a general enm
aSint en the part of th majority of
reperty owners ei tne nu-. nun-iug-n
arnsure umi. i ""Y ."-".-,"..
eclnc cases wnereinwicn nn
went IS severe, um. )'-' ?""",
tested, will receive the fair and
ener censmeraxiiiii m '-
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JTti nrlees obtained for properties
Aehtfully represent the basis of assess
'Jaif real estate. Therefore, sales In
" 'i0inmliniuea urr nir hkv ;
iludr te the assessor in llxngthe
. awessinent of properties In that locality
I f '. ,-vv lielleve that the assessments In most
fi-te " 4BWaeces arp.Justlned and reasonable.
31h ' ei'l'Ift-Nawyerk city an'd many ether
quu.Mf; iMW'Ui, fufcvif
7W3r""-s
about the equivalent of the prewut ratal
uur cur. out ncre wc are only as
aewed en tbe basis of 00 per cent of Jta
yajnc and In many Instances at leva than
this percentage. Tlierefc-re, wc ure
better etT than If the properties were
assessed at their tell Value, as la "war
ranted. In the opinion of the Phila
delphia Real Estate Beard, a city la In
a much healthier condition when the
nw estate is assessed high, providing
l? ra,c of taxntlen la held down. In
""" i ii i eruw ler cut ve
increase the nesrasment of nrewrtr
rather than te Increase the rata rf
, taxation.
9150.000,000 Ischium
'7 intreascd aaattiament en taxable
! Property for Uie coming year
will aniennt te approximately $150,-
000,000. The Increased Income from
J""1 ls essentially necessary te conduct
nc government ei tlie city, as well as
supply the many needs In the main
taluance and ujikecp of the munici
pality. The replacement valnft M real
estate tedny must be taken irfte account
in fixing Uie market value, because until
we can replace nt a lower price we must
consider the replacement coat of present
buildings and tbe merest study of the
present cost prices will shW that there
are many transfers made at very much
lower costs than the replacement value,
and in our opinion, only very little in a
reduction can be looked for. We are
present prleea will be maintained Just
se long as living costs remain at their
present level and Just se long as rates
for labor are en the present basis."
Gratz Says Mayer
Forced Tax Beest
Continued from rare One
and en the south by Susquehanna ave
nue. There was a particularly large dele
gation from the Twenty-eighth ward.
whose taxpayers held a mass-meeting
en Tuesnay uignt te pretest against the
boosted assessments.
Mere Than Doubled
In some cases It was shown that as
sessments had been advanced mere than
a hundred per cent. Particularly strik
ing was the value put en the property
of Samuel Shapire. 1121 West Jhlgh
avenue, which was advanced from .$13,
000 te $25,000.
R. J. Williams, a veteran of the war.
stated today that be was astounded
upon returning home, te find the ter
rific advance In living prices, and that
he bad been forced te buy his home at
333S North Twenty -second street, te
keep a reef ever his aged parents. The
rise In his assessment from $4800 ,te
$3S00 was mere than he could stand, he
said.
Stephen Belger, 202(1 Tayler street;
Geerge Rosenberg. 2038 Tayler street,
and Jeremiah Farrell, 2022 Tayler
street, protested against advances from
$17(Mt te S'JOUO.
Mrs. Gertrude A. Retr.ell protested
an increase en her house at 3523 North
Eleventh street, from $2800 te'.$S500.
Careline Darlington protested nn in
crease from $1600 te $2500 en her
house nt 3408 North Sixteenth street.
and nn increase from $2500 te $3200
en her house at 2840 North Nineteenth
street.
Cites Market Situation
Mrs. A. K. Tuttle. in protesting
against an advance from $3500 te S4000
en her house at 'MZI enange street.
said she was unable te sell thp house
at $3800.
An Increase from $4400 te $0000 en
his house at 2212 .Natrona street, was
protested bv P. C. crkueitcr.
Mrs. Julia G. Kelly complained of
an advance from $4500 te $6500 en hit
house at 2004 North Thirty-third street.
Mrs. James Burke, of 1038 Stella
Street, sought a readjustment of her
"assessment, which was advanced from
1500 te $2000.
T. J. Callnhan, of 3024 West
Dauuhln street, protested an iecrease
from '$2200 te $3600.
Anether complainant waa Geerge .
Reed, whose houee at 3031 Colonna
street, was nssessed at $2800 as com
pared te $2100 last year.
Mm r.lale Galhralth seueht te hove
an Increase from $3000 te $4300 in hr
heuse at 2&M ertn Twcmyrcena
street, reduced.
.T P. Iloenev. of 2330 North Eight
eenth street, entered a complaint against
h boost from $3000 te $4000 ou his
home.
fittur nretestanta. and the changes in
their assessments. Included Alexander
Murrav, 2525 North Eighteenth street,
$2000' te S500; F. G. O'Donnell,
emk Somerset street. $3200 te $3800
Mrs O, A. Kcmmerer, 2331 North
uwM.nth street. $2500 te $3500-; N.
Klein. 1438 West Yerk street. $2700
te $3800: ieuls O'Ncll. 2543 Cumber
t.nd urect. $3500 te $4300; Mrs. Bcr-
nard Kruger, 1020 Clearfield street.
$oe00 te $2800, and Mrs. Kathcrlne
Cunnane, 2411 West Mayficld street,
$2500 te $3000.
Democrats Need
a Will H. Hays
Cen tinned from P One
Ity. ability te get funds and leisure. Is
especially fitted te undertake the role In
the Democratic party which Mr. Hays
played in the Republican party.
Where the state bosses like Murphy.
Nugent and Brennan will stand In the
reorganization of the party if the Mc Mc Mc
Adee and Cox men should get together
Is net cleat. Mr. McAdoo la bitterly
opposed te these old bosses. And Mr.
Baruch ls supposed te share some of
his friend's antipathy. But it is net
certain that the campaign left Cox with
any especially kindly feeling toward
them. A friend of Cox's recently spoke
f i.iu 'hxfrnvjil" hv the bosses nnd his
subsequent Indebtcdnesu te the. friends
of Wilsen for the aid extended te mm
in the final weeks or tne campaign alter
that betrayal. Murphy, Nugent, Bren
nan and Marsh were at odds most of the
citupalgn with Cex'a chairman of the
national committee, Geerge White.
Murphy's state, New Yerk, rolled up
the unprecedented majority of 1,100,
000 against Cox and Brennan's state,
Illinois, showed 800.000 against Cox.
Nugent and Marsh did hardly any bet
ter. It Is net humanly likely that Cox
should feel any special gratitude toward
these bosses.
Old Besses Hard Vp
All of them are In a weak position In
their own states, beaten and discredited,
without local efflpes. A fight Is develop
ing against Brennan in Illluels which
threatens him with destruction. Nugent
hardly controls mere than a county in
New Jersey. Governer Al Smith could
take Murphy's power away from him
In New Yerk.
The cettine teEether of the Cox and
McAdoo forces, which began when the
McAdoo money went te the aid of Cox,
which would nave for Its purpose the
organization of the party en the Hays
plan and which would Involve a truce
en candidacies for 1024, is one of the
likely developments.
Bernard M. Baruch, as national
chairman or the directing force behind
the national chairman, would be 'the
natural point of contact between these
forces.
Te Discuss Narberth Projects
The citizens of Narberth will meet In
Elm Hall this evening te discuss a play
ground project, an American Legien
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HYLAN BARES HIS
N. Y. Mayer Appears Before
Building Inquiry and Reads
Statement .
DENIES DILATORINESS
By the Associated Press
New Yerii, Nev. 11. rMayer Hylan
today appeared as a witness before the
joint legislative committee investigating
New Yerk's alleged building trust.
At his own request, and with the
comment of Samuel Untermyer, special
counsel of the committee, that he was
"getting his own way this time." tbe
mayor read into the record a long pre
pared statement, "te clear up an Im
plication" that he had been "dilatory
In his administration with regard te
building contract."
State Senater Abrate Kaplan, com-,
mittce member, objected te the mayor's
examination, asserting that there was
no reason why It should be necessary or
advisable for env one te explain the
administration of the city of New
Yerk. Mr. Untermyer was instructed
te proceed.
Tbe mayor's statement, he said, em
bodied all his activities In chronological
order aud included as appendices "all
correspondence." Ills examination by
Mr. Intermyer was te fellow its read
ing. Before the mayor arrived Mr. Unter
myer announced that Jehn T. Hettrlck,
counsel for the Master Plumbers' As
sociation Of New Yerk and operator of
a "cede of practice," through which
400 members arc alleged te have com
bined In restraint of competition, "new
Is safely in retreat in New Jersey,
beyond the reach of our subnenas and
declines te give further testimony before-
tue committee. '
A letter from counsel for Mr. Net
trlck. read by Mr. Untermyer, said
that Hettrlck declined te testify agalu"
"because the investigation appeared te'
be directed against him.';
Announcement; waa made of the ap
pointment of a large legal staff te prose
cute cases of alleged fraud before the
additional grand jury, which is bearing
evidence obtained from the committee's
bearings. The list of eight special law
yers is beaded by Emery R. Buckner.
These attorneys will be under the di
rection of Attorney General Charles D.
Newton. Mr. Untermyer yked te be
relieved of presentation of tne evidence
before the grand jury because be wished
te devote his undivided attention te the
committee's hearings.
New Murder Clue
Points te Brines
Continued from race One
Ceverdale saw it tbe second time, It
was coming from the direction of the
spot where the body was found. It
would take but a few minutes at the
speed with which the car was being
driven te make the distance bctweeu
the two points.
Majer Samuel O. Wynne, head of the
county detective lerce, weuui net dis
cuss this latest aspect of the murder
mystery.
Wynne Is Reticent
"I shall hnve nothing mere te. say
about the Drewes case until the In
quest," said Majer Wynne. "I don't
want te try this case In the 'newspa
pers. I give out everything I consider
necessary for publication.
"We are confronted with an Impor
tant murder case. The defendant hen
been advised by counsel net te say any
thing, as it will be used agalnBt blm at
the trial. Therefore why should I say
anything about the case and have that
used against me and my case at the
trial? I don't care te give Mr. Gray
information en which te base his de
fense." Armistice Day
Is Marked Here
ContlaeM from Tmte Oh
of the pests observed the day in their
various districts.
Seme Events en Program
Tbe Rank and File Veterans' Asso
ciation will held an Armistice Day
parade tonight.
Twelve wounded veterans who are
confined te the naval hospital at League
Island were honored today, when Col Cel Col
enel W. S. Valentine, army recruiting
officer, presented them with Victory
Medals.
A. K. Brown, president of the Ves
sel Owners and Captain' Association,
requested all steamers, river tugs and
river craft te display flags and ether
decorations at 11 o'clock, and te blew
their whistles, if their position Is such
as net te interfere with the rules of
navigation.
The1''rertth consul will receive at the
consulate, 524 Walnut street, from 4
until fl this afternoon in commemora
tion of Armistice Day and the fiftieth
anniversary of the French republic.
Tiega Pest, 310, of the American Le Le
geon, will celebrate with an Informal
reception and dance at the Nicetown
Beys' Club, Eighteenth street and
Hunting Park avenue, tonight. There
will be a presentation of Victory Medals
and a lively cabaret entertainment.
The Arthur U. Savage Pest will eel
cbrate with a parade and presentation
of medals at tbe mevfng-plcture theatre
in Chestnut Hin.
The Stern-Price Pest, 41 1, wlU 1-
OFFICIAL ACTIVTIES
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SPOT ON--OLD YORK ROAD
toad between Haines street and City
(he street. In consequence, s shown
the reatj. Frequentlylhey are hit by
725-Pound Bride Tahcs
Husband Weiglung 155
SanU Ann, Calif., Ner. 11. (By
A. P.) A btlde weighing 723
pound was, brought home today by
Jehn H. Hamilton, who Weighs 155.
The bride, iennetly .Miss Alma
Emily Selm, of Venice, Calif., was
attended at the -wedding by her sis
ter, Mrs. L. C. Kring, who weighs
420.
ebrate in the Columbia Club, Bread and
Oxford streets, with a dance and pat
riotic program. . '
Paradp lp Olney Tonight
Olney Pest, -388, will held a- big
parade tonight through Olney, Llndley
nnd Feltonville, which will be followed
by banquet.
The David W. Jamesen Pest, 183,
will held b banquet and entertainment
at' Bookbinders. 125 Walnut -trect, at
which the principal speaker vlll be
David B. Simpsen, first vice commander
of the Pennsylvania department of the
legion.
The Oscar H. Gruner Pest will held
a reunion dinner at Mescbach's, Glrard
avenue and Thirteenth street, at 0:30
this evening. A set of colors will also
be presented te the pest at this time.
The Geerge F Baer Pest, 312. w"
held a cabaret dance this evening In
the Philadelphia and Rending Yeung
Men's Christian Association, Spring
Garden street station. Victory medals
will be presented te members of the pest
fn the course of the evening.
The Kuighta of Columbus Overseas
Secretaries will held their second an
nual reunion at the Adelphia tonight.
James A. Flaherty, supreme benight of
the K. of 0.. will be the guest of honor
and the principal speaker.
Among these who have signified their
intention te be ' present are Arthur
Frenier. J. Bennett Nelan. Theephilus
Murphy. Frederick Cavanaugh, Themas
A. Quirk, James Deyle. Francis P.
Zinn, Jeseph Halleran, Lawrence Mc Mc Mc
Crossen. Jehn T. Leary. Martin F.
Duffy, Jeseph C. Costeile. Jehn Halten,
D. J. Brady. William "Kegan. Jehn F.
Towers. Jehn J. Keohene and Jehn D.
O'Brien.
Armistice Dav Is betas- elaborately
celebrated in Camden county with the
major programs te be given tonight,
principally by American Legien pests
assisted ey tneir ladies- auxiliaries.
Aside from a few miner demonstra
tions today, such as ringing of bells,
blowing of whistles nnd profuse diselny
of flags In some sections of the county
at il e Cleck, little or importance wns
done, but tonight every Legien pew will
back' some program, and thousand of
national victory medals will be presented
te ex-service men.
BARDE'S BID "TOO SMALL"
Admiral Bensen Won't "Consider"
$10,000,000 for Heg Island
"Ridiculously small," was the la
conic manner In which Admiral Bensen
characterized "Jack" N. Barde'n $10,
000,000 offer for Heg Island's $70,
000.000 plant In flatly rejecting it.
Barde, who Is head of Barde Bres.
Steel Ce.. of New Yerk, had previously
made an offer of $4,000,000 for the
plant. He eald that he had sent tbe
shipping beard yesterday a $1,000,000
certified check with his $10,000,000
offer.
Admiral Bensen said the bid was 'se
"ridiculously small" that It was net
worthy of serious consideration, and
that it had net even reached bis office.
HOME FOR M'CALL POST
Mether of Slain Seldlar Will Give
Realdence"
The Heward C. McCall Pest, ctfm ctfm
pesed .of empleyes of tbe Philadelphia
Electric Ce.. is te have bne of the
handsomest American Legien homes in
this state. At an informal, dance of
the pest in tbe Pbllemusian Club last
night Mrs. Jeseph B. McCalJ, mother
of the soldier for whom the pest is
named, announced that a:, memorial
home will be presented te the pest in
memory of her son.
The property is that af4104 Walnut
street. It will be made ready for oc
cupancy at the earliest possible date;
The gift of the home, which ,1s valued
at $50,000, was made possible through
fr McCall and ten friends Of her aoe.
who was One of the most Illustrious
of Philadelphia's world -war harew
DKATHH
,.,...i Mr.u T7i MART H. KTUltP.
n.iativta ' and f ritndi invited te. . ruttaral
iirvicn. est., at I p. m., ,n,rfiMnr p
w iStln.law. II. f, nasttV' 9 .wa.fi.
Initen av.. HaddenfUKl. f,.J. lnt,.;.tr.
vatf
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irq htuhind of AMU A. flenwarta. !)
huiband of ADBi a. uenwaru,
iivV. and frlenrti. le Komlniten xLeOre
NO ail. K. awl A. M.. nd all ethr or er or
ganliatlena of which he waa a ramlr, In.
vltM te nervtcM, Men.. 2 p. m at raaldence,
2418 Ce umbla av. int. private.
InvviN. In Philadelphia, re., en Nev.
ijesk THUITT. widow of Alexander r.
irwln. nelatlvea and friend Invited te
eervlcee, Bat., mernlna at 11 o'cieck, at the
Oliver H.nalr Uldjr.. 1S26 Cheatnut eU Int.
"riTZHUOM, Suddenly, at Palmerton.
Pa en Nev. iO, JtAUQAnET JANE, dauah.
:' ; heAuv W.rfl Kllihurh and Mar.
iaret E. FlUhuth (nee Powell). Announce-
meJ&nfSKAr?h'. nu.h ire,lta.
WrtT Nev. 10- ARTHUR WINSTANLEf
emtKnOD. yeunreai eon et laie wenara w.
nVZjiLi .nrt Matilda Walli Ormerod. In hla
4Rtti year. Kunetal, Frl.. at 2:80. Hely
Trinity Chape!.. 221 ana epruce aia. int.
private.
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above, pedestrians art forced ie ihe
automobiles
Hasty Patriotic Marriages and
Pest-Conflict Conditions
Among Causes
RECORD ALREADY THIS YEAR
, Hasty marriages, pre-war marriages
in the heat of patriotism, the general
restlessness of pest-war times, high
prices and housing conditions each
comes in for fts share of blame for the
100 per cent Increase in divorces this
year ever last. ,
Increase ie marriage licenses granted
has been very slight In comparison with
divorce decrees, and there nrc nearly
2000 divorces applied for this year that
have net been granted.
"I can't tell the reason unless it Is
general pest-war conditions," said
ProthenotarJ5 Henry F. Walten, who
reported the divorce statistics. "De
sertien Is the most common complaint
and thrcc-ieurths of the suits are
brought br wives. Deaertlen, of course,
Is the easiest means te obtain a dlverbe.
It brings in no outside names and the
only thing necessary is for the ceuqIc
te have been separated two years." v
Hasty, marriages are much te blame,
according te Themas Brannlx, in tie
marriage recorder's office. "A fellow
meets a girl one day and a few days
later they are married. A short time
later tbey are divorced. It Is tee easy
te get divorced. And I think you will
find eight out of ten 'patriotic' mar
riages hnve been failures. I mean when
the man and girl married just before
he went te war, in the stress' of pa
triotism. . When the man came back
his vews Had 'Changed. PjMrhape. the
girl bad repented her hasty action. Huch
marriages are net nappy ones, as a
rule; ,v
"Queer, though, what feels some peo
ple are? We have the divorcee com
ing telm before the ink Is dry en their
decree, asking for a license te be Thar
rled again. This isn't an unusual case
It lfj'a frequent occurrence."
In 1010 there were 10.700 marriage
licences granted in Philadelphia. Te
date this year 21,838 have been issued,
only a slight increase.
But in the divorce courts the sta
tistics are .startling. Last year 2000
actions for divorce went breucht nnd
1311 were granted. Already this year
ltwi have been granted our et tne.aui
applied for. And November and Dec-ember
are called the heavy months iu
divorce courts Just a June Is,, the
month for -marriages.
"This marriage business is mighty
queer, anyway," said Mr. Brannlx. "It
isn't Just new marriage licenses folks
u-lin come te this office want. Minv
". .. -J7 , r.i ,j .r J. . ..ilV,
ei inem arc loosing up nasi records
for a particular reason. One day last
week we uncovered ten bigamy cases.
We hed three yesterday."
Police Arrest Seventeen In Rad
Thirteen policemen led bv Captain
Jelly, last night sallied forth from the
Frent and Master sireeta station . te
conduct a raid en an alleged gambling
house at 447 West Thompson street.
The policemen surrounded the cigar
store there, which It conducted by Her
man Glmble; They approached stealth
ily and at a given signal rushed into
the place.' They found several meu
thera. but the. only sten of rambllnz
-risible was a casino game in progress.
Tbey. arrested seventeen men as being
frequenters' ei an aucgce gamming
house.
DIVORCE INCREASE
IS BLAMED ON WAR
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AUTO-, ACCIDENTS RESULT
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Residents 0n and near Old Yc-rlc
read, between Haloes street and City
Line, are objecting te the lack of com
plete sidewalks al6ng this atretch,
which subjects pedeeualns te the dae
gers of--walking en the heavily traveled
The pavement 6n both sides of the
everal blocks at this stretch haagan
where it Is necessary for pisaersby te
detour into the main read. :Thls con
dition la mueh worst en the eut side
where there art long, gaps with no par
int Ml.. , . ,
J. H. Neesen. of the Bureau ei
Highways, says that the pavement 1U
be laid as toen aa. possible, but this
may net be for nearly a year. It. will
be-a part of the general Impretemint
of the Yorkread, which cannot, all be
done-at once, be declares..
Large numbers of people mutt pim
along, this lectien et Yerk read en feet
every day. There art two churchea
bordering, it and dally throngs Of Whoel
children, have, te walk alens the traffic
filled blthway. . .
On the. .west aide of the read there
are places where the path; which passes
for a sidewalk, is se narrow that there
is .barely room for one person between
a stone wall and a trolley; On the
west aide there art considerable
stretches' where it is necessary te walk
out en en side 'of Khe open read where
automobiles and trolleys sheet put with
high degrees of proximity.
The result et this "Condition has been
that there hu been a series of accidents
te pedeatralat. The latest of these oc
curred when Adelph Lkmpe, 7141
North Bread, street, was knocked down
by a speeding automobile and' severely
cut. He waa forced te walk- along the
edge et the read and had no chance te
see or get out of the way et the ap
proaching machine in back of htm.
On the ether side et City Line. the
state has placed sidewalks en both aides
of tbe -reed and pedestrains hare the
proper, safeguards.
SUIT ON BANK BOND LOST
Jury 8uatafns North Penn'i Surety
Against State
A vCrdlct for the defendant .was
returned by a jury In the Com
mon Picas Court Yesterday in the suit
et Thnmaa P. Donaldsen, state In
turn nee commissioner, against Chellart Chellart
ferd Accident and Indemnity Ce,
brought te recover S100.000 en asurety
bend arlslnt out of the failure et the
North Penn Bek. The. bend .was
executed te Injure the payment te
Charles A. Ambler; former state' Insur
ance' commissioner, of all depesli he
had made in the North Penh institution
of the funds of the Pittsburgh Life and
Trust Ce.. of which Mr. Ambler was
statutory liquidator. Mr. Donaldsen
succeeded Mr. Ambler as commlsftlener,
and the bend waa turned ever te blm.
In contesting the right te recover, the
Hartferd concern maintained that the
bend was' given at a time when the offi
cials knew the bank te be Insolvent.
faufgjfycAmliQt
Supauoety in the
Templar admits
of no ccrmpmt nhe
en tbe part of the
tYiaari and nVTftf'
with no question
en the part of
the owner.
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The grt'aftrAeaU .of y'.thr. ftuhl
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at, thErkiemen Scheel, . Peftnebun,
;THrft-are about. l.iu veiumraiia mie
slx'ttaiiiiscrlnt W6k,mede:ah6ut 1700,
and-fefty volumes of 'original pchwenk
feld 'prints et the'elxteenth ctntutr.
The collection II6 Include JeVJfal
scarce Luthferafr- and Zwlnilian prlnta
and a number et rare? Mphrata
"Martyr" beOKs. s
Trelley Ticket Are Ineluded In
Wlsslnemlng Loet of Night
Worker
ESCAPES; LEAVES1 NO CLUE
A aneeVthlef ransacked the flrt -floors
ef eleven homes In WlMtnemlnr between
2 and 4iae o'clock tnis morning wun-
out being detected, . .
Fer hla work he get -$30.09 in cash
and nervine! nroeertv valued at
9T2.81H, including five trolley car tick-
is. in one.neuse uie tniei werara bi
least halt an hour and finally was forced
te leave with eighteen cents, which be
found In a kitchen cupboard.
' At the" home of Ernest Potts, 3832
MeKlnler stret, tbe man obtained S3
from atev bank. After ransacking
flrat fl0r nt Ilarrv It. Zeblev's home at
8123 Hlgbee street, the burglar left
without loot.
A gray oxford overcoat waa all the
man could And en tbe first fleer of the
home et Jehn Hatten, at 3006 Comley
street. The burglar then entered five
beuses in a row en' Cottage strfft.
lie obtained $12 from the home of
William Blllerbeck, 6121 Cottage street;
eighteen 'cent from tbe home of Jehn
Bewan. 0123 Cottage street; no loot
in the homes of Richard Craven and II.
F: Otfens, at. 0123 and 0127 'Cottage
street, 'and $11.40 from ,the home of
Albert Strunk, at 6131' Cottage street.
At the home et Harry Benner, 0124
Gillespie stret:, the burglar searched
everr nook and corner of the first fleer.
but obtained no loot.
Next fleer at tne home of Arthur Hay
wood at 6130 Gillespie street, he get
$15i from a cblna closet. A watch val
ued, at $35 and five trolley tickets wcrC
obtained bv the thief at the home of
Jeseph Thorp, 0213 Marnden street.
Dense rea In Paris
. Paris, Nev. 11. (By A. P.) Paris
last night waa in the grip of one of the
densest fogs ever experienced here. It
was equal te the traditional Londen
Mnnket. 'Street trallic was almost ut a
standstill. In some quarters the drivers
Of autobuses lest themselves and the
Conductors had te alight and guide theui
through the fog.
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keeping of your own future.
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Permlt 'Nen Vult' Pita for
Murder Wltnttt
SAME CHARGE FOR JAMEt
A verdict of flrtdgree murder wij
be asked for by Prosecutor Wolverton
of Camden county, in the cue of Ray.
mend W. Bchuck, as well al In tha
of FrAnk J. James, the two men who an
held In Mount Helly Jail' for the raurde
of David S. Paul, Camden bank me
It had been believed that SchurVi
Confession et the crime, and his con
tention, believed by the authorities, the
he had net aided in the murder, buthai.
helped dispose of the body under fear" a
bis own life, weu'd dispose the authori
ties toward accepting a plea of "net
vult," and asking lew than the dead
penalty.
Prosecutor ,'V7elve'rt6n said deflnltelj
today that he would net accept a "net
vult" plea, in Bchuck'i case. This plei
of "non vult centendere," or, in Eng.
11th. "he does riot wish te plead." fa
(acceptable where there are cxtenuaUn)
circumstances,
SchUck told Ellis Parker, Burllngtei
county detective, that fear of JamesTul
prompted him te tell all he knew et thi
crime. Since the confession, James hai
threatened te kill Schuck if given I
Chance.
"In my opinion, James, being thi
mere hardened and criminal of the two
would bare put Schuck out of the wai
at the first chance," Parker (aid to
day. "Schuck. of much milder tempera
ment, knew this, and decided te taki
his chances with the law instead
with James."
James, who waa held for a furthei
hearing last week, will be arraigned
before Justice of the Peace Heilbron ii
Mount Helly jail today, and bald U
await the action of the Camden au
thorities. BRIDGETON'S TRADE BOOST
Reerganlxed Chamber of Cemmeret
Selects Eleven Dlreotera
Ilrldceten, N, J Ner. 11. Bridge Bridge
ten's reorganized Chamber of Com
merce, which broke all records by get
ting mere than 000 members at fin
limes any previous amount of dues, can
vassed the general election vote for di
rectors last night.
A referendum calling en tbe member
ship te nominate eleven directors fren
the entire membership served as a pri
mary, after which the highest twenty
two names were sent back en balleti
for the ftnnl selection of eleven. The fol
lowing were chesn :
Fermer Assemblyman Albert. R. Mc
Allister. Harry w. Ene, Henry H.
I'lthlnn, Wllbert M. Bacen, fermei
Senater Illoemfleld H. Minch, Rebert
M. Flthlan, Jehn M. Stiles, fermei
Judge Irey V. Leder, Charles F. feea.
brook, Themas F. Martin and Frank E,
Hoagland.
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new, if. you will art.
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for a demonstration.
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