.t'Ur' m $. ? r m IN 6 M Uj , s -:& I . ' 1 .J ' A ji'-v 9(f'i' t' T , ."' T ''"tf.wf """ 7jr REALTY IN ASIC GRATZAIDINPROBE WlHiarn H. Wilsen, Head of 'Heard, Writes te Chairman 'V' of Revision Bedy CO-OPERATION REQUESTED, The proposal te make a scientific! survey of the city's entire assessment1 and taxation system appears te be in a' far way te succeed. William II. Wll , president of the Real Estate Beard, after n conference with JeReph JCreenberg, chairman of the taxation committee of that tirgaultntieu, an nounced that he bad sent te Simen Gratz, head of the beard of revision of taxes, a letter asking whether the beard ' trevld co-operate in such a survey, ' looking te the development of any tin-1 prOvements in methods which the study, snlgb't suggest. ' Mr. Gratz would make no definite, statement before receipt et this letter.1 kut he Indicated that it would And him1 disposed te welcome any suggestions made officially, either ey real estate beard or the Bureau of Municipal Ite earth. ."A request will be mndc te the beard f revision of taxes immediately for the purpose of having tne committee of the.: Philadelphia real estate beard, to gether with representatives of the Bu reau of Municipal Research, privilegca t" Investigate thoroughly the Inside .wqrkinga of the system employed by the beard of revision of taxes in as seating all kinds of real estate in the elty of Philadelphia, due te the agi tation at the present time respecting the increased assessments, together with the gweral belief of the Philadelphia real aUte beard that the aystem in use in Philadelphia can be Improved upon ma terially te arrive at an equitable basis 0t taxation. VThe forma of procedure In assessing tfl estate are largely based upon the opinion of individual assessors consul censul acinsr the rmnrfv n, u nfhnti. wii,f,,M k U the belief of the Philadelphia real I mate oearu mat a mere practical Method could be used, and that method eeuld be arrived at and recommended Iter a complete survey of the present system. "A new system, such as we feel could aw esiaDllsned, would canalize assess PRINCETON 9 LaVRtNCt VILLI , -& trenten OIIWTOWN Jf MaeMtRTOM USTttTeW EVENING PUBLIC 'LEDaBJTJABEMfe, ihanXlOx, (NOVEMBER 12, W BRYAN SEES PEACE WHERE FIRE TOOK COSTLY FURNITURE MADE BY HARDING Commener, Speaking Here, Con fident New President Will Place U. S. in League PRAISES 'FOURTEEN POINTS' mt& KWJMTiSBSifeVi mm :& v :m BV MOTOU TO PKINCETON Tills map shows the best automo bile route from Philadelphia te lYinceten, for the Princeton -Yale football game tomorrow afternoon P. R. R. TO RUN SPECIALS FOR GAME AT PRINCETON First te Leave Bread Street at 9:05 A. M. Aute Reute Given The Pennsylvania Railroad will place five special trains in service between Philadelphia and Princeton tomorrow for the accommodation of fans attend ing the Princeton-Yale football game. Special trains will leave Bread Street Station for Princeton at 0:05 a. m. 10:03 a. m., 10:23 n. in.. 10:40 a. m., and 11 a. m. They will step four minutes later at West Philadelphia sta tion and fourteen minute after leaving Bread Street at North Philadelphia. The specials will leave Princeton for Philadelphia from the upper nrds. Many Philadclphlans will want te go te Princeton by automobile for the gnme. The following route Is recom mended by the Automobile Club of Philadelphia: North en Bread street te Roosevelt saenta but it is net our thought, nor has boulevard, out beulevurd te elsh read, it been at any time, te make a whole- eveT Welsh read te Bustleton, ever Mia Increase In the assessments ' Bustleton avenue te Somerton. en te throughout the city. Te equalize as- I Yardley, crcslng the river at lardlej, gessmeuts would mean te bring un te "d then en te Trenten. ft proper basis the properties that are. Prem Trenten go by way of Law- ttaderasiesscd and te reduce te the same jevei tne properties that are ever assessed. reneeville te Princeton, or, taking Brunswick ncnue out of Trenten, pro ceed te Washington read, and ever Washington reed te Princeton. Anether route, suggested by tne ley- "As representing the bulk of the Drenertv owners In our eltv. w nr ,li. jreus ei rendering a vaiuamc service stone AtiinmeDiic i.iud, ioiiew: that will be fair and equitable te the North en Bread street, te the circle largest number of property owners and, ! at Bread and Roosevelt boulevard ; with this thought In mind, we intend te ! right en Roei.evelt boulevard te Caster continue our study. Henee the request read ; left en Caster read te Bustleton : te investigate the present system new i fellow trolley line through Butleten ; "operation. Bt fork, turn right en Benalem pike ; i-uuu us e re iirivni-aeu 10 i-i- tl aero station. Dear runt, and go amine all parts of the beard of revision fi taxes department, our committee is prepared te devote the necessary time te familiarize Itself with every de tail, and then present our recommenda tion for the betterment of the cntlri ystem." Mr. (Jreenberg's taxation committee, which probably will issue the invitation te the research bureau te make the anrvey, in the event of consent being obtained from Mr. Gratz, Is almost unanimously In favor of a very compre hensive study of the entire taxation ay stem. Herace Oreskin and Jehn G. Wil liams, two members of the committee, today declared that the up-te-date methods which have been tried out with apparent success In ether cities should Det be Ignored here. They fully agreed straight ahead through La Trappe. Ne xhaminy FallB, I.angheme and te Mor Mer rlsvllle ; cress iron bridge into Trenten at Calhoun street; at State tret. heir right te Bread street : Wt en Bread en Five Corners; turn right end Bruns wick avenue, and en Brunswick avenue te Penn's Neck ; turn left, creis canal, and continue straight ahead te the stadium at Princeton. AGAIN SEEKS SPEAKERSHIP Spongier a Candidate for Re-election by Heuse at Harrlsburg Harrlsburg, Nev. 12. (By A. I Speaker Rebert K. Spongier, of the 1010 William Jennings Bryan believes Mr. ' Ilardlng'q first official efforts ns Presi dent will be toward promoting nn as sociation of nntlens te bring about last ing world-wide peace. j I Mr. Bryan nlse reiterated his state .ment that Mr. Wilsen should resign at j once and devote his time te regnlnlng i his health, and thnt by a succession of S? ., 0PPIetments and resignations 'Mr. Harding should get the presidency before March 4. Mr. Bryan was In Phllndelphln yes terday. He spoke last night at the Fourth Piesbjterlan Church, Forty Ferty "ycntli street and Klngsesslng nvenue. The Comineucr by no means presented , the aspect of n man whose "heart is hi the grave. ' On the c'entrnry, he looked I the picture of health nnd vigor, and hit. leyes fairly beamed with the old fight I Ing SDirlt. Mr. Brran's rnlnr nit ruddy, his carriage erect, and as he talked his features were brightened by his most benevolent nnd pleasant smile. The only sign that passing years and political turbulence have net left him untouched, was n generous sprinkling of silver in his hair. He was dressed In the old-time Ptlncc Albert and cape, nnd he were his familiar felt hat nt the ac customed dashing angle. Harding .Means What He Bays "Mr. Harding's platform," said Mr. Bryan In answer te a question, "pledged the Republican party te nn association of nations. In his utterances during and since his campaign, Mr. Harding has reiterated his purpose te proceed at once te have the United States enter, at the earliest possible opportunity, in to such an international association for the promotion of world peace. "It would be only fair te assume that he means what he says, even If he had done nothing te show his attitude. But, as n matter of fact, he voted, en March 10, 1020, for the league with the reser vations at that time attached te the ratification resolution. "In ether words, If he bad had his way about it, we would have been In the league eight mouths age. Why should nnv one doubt his sincerity en that subject? He is opposed te Article X and some ether previsions, but the reser reser vatlens did net touch the vital part et the league. I think the importance of the reservations has been exaggerated by both sides. I urged ratification with the rebervotlens eh seen as I feuud It Im possible te have the league without them. "14 Points" Hastened Peace Asked te give an opinion en a state ment by Celoney E. M. Heuse, con tained in n dispatch published ex clusive!) in jesterdny's Public ijcdeeb. te tne effect that President v Ilsen's "fourteen rwilnts" hiwl . chiefly responsible for the cessation of Hostilities two years age. Mr. Bryan declared he agreed with the colonel, "les. indeed." he (.aid. "the fnue. . teen pelnrii. breaking down the morale ! of the enemy behind the lines, con tributed very greatly te the laying down of arm and thus hastened peace." Mr. Bryan then waj requested te ex plain the increase of crime in large cities imee the advsnt of nrahlhlHnn despite th face th.ir, the; prohibitionists nan priieii ja era. nt rtierraeri law wm g LKiKnRlB IMyH vr-wn fffllMB COSTLYFUITURE DESTROYED BY FI Goods Crated for Moving When Flames Sweep Powelton Avenue Heuse . E7vli This is the house at 3409 Powelton avenue, the interior of which was wrecked by fire early today. Costly furniture crated for removal was destroyed. The house, formerly owned by S. W. Cotten, Jr., a retired banker, was recently sold Iesjnexa -seuM fallow adoption of the WWW te $S0OO, Tax Bureau Blame Referred by Mayer Ceatlnaed from Faite One falling off. If I suffer a cut in wages I won't be able te keep up my home." Many complaints were nenrd in the large crowd of men and women who appeared today te pretest against the increase in their assessments, that the appeal slips might just as well have been sent them by mall. "I don't ace the sense of bringing me here te hand me a slip te fill In," one of the property owners complained. "I lese1 a whole day's work. The slip might have been mailed me as easily as net. Appearing here in person does no geed." Northern District Heard The wards considered today were the Forty-second and Forty-third. In the northern part of the city, taking In, roughly, the triangle bounded en the east by Tacony creek and Kensington avenue, en the south by Lehigh nve nue, en the west by Germantown ave nue and en the north by city line. This comprises Legan and the northern part of Tiega. Several delegations came in te pro pre test In a body against the increase in assessed valuations of all the property in their blocks. Jehn Sommers. of B210 North Tenth street, led a large delegation of householders in the same street, who complained their assess ments had been raised from $3500 te A second delegation came from the 4800 block en North Fifteenth street, led by Albert Legan, of 4833 North Flfteentn street. Ane assessment en thir properties had been raised from Heuse of lieprceniaiivcs, today an nounced his candidacy for nnethrr term with the four ether members who were .is nretddlng officer of the lower branch quoted jesterday In the statement that of the ICglslature. The Rpeaker sent Iettin te the mem bers of the lust Heiihc who were re I elected, asking their support for re flection te Uie chair, nnd also ad I dressed letters te the new members, I announcing he would be n candidate. The Republican strength In the net Mere Than 2000 American Beauties Heuse will be the greatest in the his tery of the state, mere lirlng enlv much of the present machinery as assessment has outgrown its usefulness Sad should be replaced. FLOWER SHOW TO END fourteen Democrats listed in unofficial returni.. Deaths of a Day en Exhibition The largest collection of roses ever dlsplajed by the Pennsylvania Horti cultural Society featured yesterday's flower show nt the First Regiment Ar Ar eory. This is the last day of the show rrn.A ... ..... !... QfWA im.,l..n Beauties en display, vying with the Charles T. Schenck display of 1000 errhids exhibited by Charles T. Schenck. general secretary Mre. Fltz Eugene Dixen. A bank of of the Seeinlin party of Philadelphia, orchids and ferns was exhibited by died ypsterday morning nt 0 o'clock. Jeseph B. WIdcner. who also had a l after what appeared te be a slight ill -special display of chrysanthemums. ness Schenck was In charge of the Resides these dlsnlays of private ex- I recent rnmnulirn niul minVreil n nerimn klbitern there were commercial exhibits breakdown. Hp, however hnd net been from all ever the eastern part of the country which ranged from roses and "mums te tacie decorations ana nas kets of cut flowers. Petted plants came in for a great deal of praise from all. The meit in teresting and beautiful plant was ex hibited by Geerge H. McFadden, whose Jink chrysanthemum, with mere than 000 blooms, easily outclassed all ether entries in that Hne $25,000 IN LACE STOLEN Man Speed Off 'With Cases of Rich Material A haul of $25,000 worth of lace was well ever since he served a six months term in Tienten prison for alleged vio lation of the espionage act. La.t year he accepted nomination for delegate te the natlennl convention, nnd in the last campaign was a candidate for auditor general. Mr. Schenck was beru in Philadel phia In 18T.1 of nn old Amerlcen famllv. He will be burled from his late resi dence, 3125 Wendlc street, next Mon day at 2 p. m. Remains may be viewed Siindnj evening from 7 until 0 o'clock. Hymen Engelbach Funerel services for Hi men Kngcl- haeh will be held nt 1 o'cletk this sfternoen at his late residence, 258 made by three men, who grabbed three Hetith Cecil street. Mr. Engelbach died auitcaseH from the automobile of .Jeseph ' vesterdaj nt the I'ulverwitv Hospital. T Jarehs. a lace Importer, of VR He was flftv vears of age. He was well Seuth Tenth street. In front of that i imewu an a member for many years of place, and then sped away In a touring ctr yeaiereuy. According te Detective Harry Orceby, Jacobs had just stepped from his ma chine when the three men In another auto slewed down In front of the house and committed the theft It is believed they bad been trolling Jacobs te pick an opportune time for committing the theft. Berne of the pieces stolen are valued at $1000 each. The police have the II cense tag number of the thieves' machine. of the B'rith Hhnleni Ixxlge. nnd In the jewelry trade as a dealer. His place of business was nt the Cecil street address He Ih survived by his wife, Mrs. Clara Engelhech, and live children, a brother. David Engelbach, of 5118 Parkside avenue, nnd three sisters, Mrs. Anna Schmerer, 5110 Parkslde avenue; Mrs T Rlchter. 0110 De I.ancey street, and Mrs. Re6c 1'mgar, of New Yerk. Jehn Hart Carr Jehn Hart Cnrr. formerly assistant Leu r nri r llfITU CU CiTfMIM I auditor ei tne tTOViueni inn niiu irum ML.LO etur ifiin eiiu i uum (v, an,i member of an old and prom 'Commits Suicide While Hunting Second In Family te End Life Reading, Pa., Nev 12 Samuel Berkhart, of Shilllngten, committed anlclde last night by sheeting through the heart with n double -barreled shot gun. The tragedy occurred in the corn cern Seld of the county almshouse form Burknart was forty -seven vears old and single, and hnd been despondent for Leme time. He left the home of H. D. KaU. with whom he lived, yesterday afternoon te hunt rabbits, and when found dead them was a rabbit by his aide which he had shot. Kats was an ye witness te the suicide. KaU, a teacher, had dismissed hm aakoel early en account of Armistice Div and joined Burkhart In gumilug fer rabbits. Burkhart's brother killed himself two year age when he returned hrirnr ""i xeunu nu wiv ucnu, Inent Philadelphia family, died Wednes day night In Lnnkcnau Hospital, aged seventy-nine years. He was a bachelor and lived with n sister at 2401 Seuth Twenty -first street. Mr. Carr was a former president of the Orpheus Club and well known in musical circles. Mrs. Isabella W. Hagen Mrs. Isabella Williams IUgcn, widow of .Tames V. IlnEcn. and an active mem ber of the congregation of the First Baptist Church. Seventeenth and Han som streets, died nt her home, 2217 Locust street, yesterday. Mrs. Hagen had devoted virtually til of her life te church work. She Is survived by one son, James F. Hagen. KOH.I NOUR riCNCILS, famous throntb threntb throntb eut Ui world (or hlsb quality, cm new tx Sbtln?l In all d.ar.M. at 15 ti aeh. e hlih cUiUlten.rs ana drawing maurial aal trv y " - - eighteenth iineadsieat. "The lncreaj la crime.' be said, "is fennd in sections where the Vol Vel stead art is net being enforced. It is net logical for the 'wets' te try te jus tify opposition te prohibition by point ing te what exists where the law Is dis regarded. Yeu cannot judge prohibition bv conditions thnt ewe their existence te a failure te enforce the laws. In Collusion With Violators "It must be remembered thnt. much depends upon co-operation between state and local authorities. But what de we see? The chief of police of Chicago has jiiBt been dismissed for being In collusion with violators. In New Yerk the governor ran for re-election en a pint form opposed i federal prohibition. In New Jersei the governor notoriously Mr. Bryan expressed gratification ever the news that the Missouri en forcement laws have been indorsed by nearly 100.000 citltens of that state. SCOUTS MAY RUN TRAFFIC Fifty Beys Will Prepare for Emer gency Werk The importance of geed traffic regu lotions and thedail hardships im posed en the policemen who enforce the rules win dc snewn a special company of fiftv Bev Scouts tomorrow. Arrangements have been made by Urner Geedman, chief scoutmaster, and Superintendent Mills te have a Bey Hceu nccempany each of the giant traffic officers te his pest in and around the shennine districts en Market. Chestnut nnd Arch streets, as well as en several of the Btreets that run north and 801110 from Eighth street te Fif teenth. The movement is in connection with the great "educational drive" of thf Bev Sceuta. The purpose of the study of traffic Is te give the troops n "close "clese nn" view of conditions, se if it be comes necessary the Bey Scouts may be used te direct trethc in tne neignoor neigneor neignoer hood of schools. All the scouts te take part In the traffic drill will assemble In the reserve roll room tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock, one hour aftfer the regular traffic rollce.ll. Harry Schultz. lieutennnt In charge of the traffic squad, will deliver a lec ture and then the boys will be sent te their stations te assist tne policemen. Six assistant scout masters will act ah police street sergeants and will check un en each lad te see If he Is "en the job" at his right.' pest through the four hours of the experiment. Three hundred and fifty Bey Scouts of the Twenty -first ward conducted a rally last ulght in Woodvale. the Ameri can Bridge Ce. clubhouse, at Mnnejunk avenue and Osberne street. CRAMPS' A88E8SMENT CUT Tite neruument bv the cltV of Drep- erty of the William tramp 4 Sens Ship end Engine Building Ce., in the Eighteenth and Thlrtv-ltrst wards, feri a total valuation of 83.105,000 was , ordered reduced by $005,000 In a dec!- I slen of Judge l'atiersen in wic vomiaen Pleas Court yesterday. Judge Patterson found that certain buildings were erected and paid for by the federal government, nnd that the United States still has n monetary in terest in them and therefore the munic ipality cannot levy an assessment for taxes. Autelst Cut When Car Skids W. II. Denlcvy, of 880-1 Germontewn avenue, was cut about the face and neck by flying glass when his automo bile skidded at Fifteenth and Cherry streeU this morning and crashed inta a pole. He dm treated at the Habnc inan Hospital. I rr.nW Smith. 6532 North Twelfth street, Oak Lane, reported an almost 100 per cent increase in the valuation nf hU home at the tax assessor's office today. Fermer valuation was $0000. New it is $10.1500. ,,.., Anether Oak Lane resident. II. M. Hammer, 6232 North Thirteenth street, reported an $800 increase in assess- ,.r, In mltn nt the fact that Ills hOIIlC beast of no paving, no curb in front f the heuBe and no sewage. The .nliiAftnn let nflv SftOOO. Tehn Tlaffett. 3700 North Delhi street, claimed he is the only man in his block wne nns nau nis teiuhuuh raised. The assessment was increased from $2000 te $3000. Other cltlxens who made pretests to day against the changes In their rate of assessment are Margaret D. Bradley, 1506 Sixty -eighth avenue. Oak Lene. $0000 te $0000; Mary p, Wlllard. 1504 Sixty-eighth avenue, $6000 te $0000; William J. Lawless. 1330 McFerran street, $2500 te $3200; Jehn Leng, 1300 McFerran street, $2500 te $3200j William McKleskey, 5315 Larchwood avenue. $3200 te $3000; Walter Mecluss, 4710 North Ninth street, $5000 te $0000, and Willinm O. Eer, 014 Wyoming avenue. $5000 te $0000. City te Entertain Governors Philadelphia will be host te the gov ernors and governors -elect of many of the states about December 3. prier te their annual conference, te be held at rra.rUhitra' parlv next month. Gever nor Sprout telephoned te Mayer Moere today and suggesteed an entertainment for the visiting executives. Details are te be announced later. Accused of Robbing Mailboxes Jehn Heward, alias Oleasen. was held under $10,000 ball yesterday by United States Commissioner Manlcy te appear before a federal grand Jury en the charge of having robbed private mall boxes In the central part of the city. ENGLISH COLONEL HELD ON BOLSHEVISM CHARGE Member of Commens Arraigned. Released in $10,000 Ball Londen, Nev. 12. (By A. V.) Lieutenant Colonel L'Estrange Malene, Liberal member of the Heuse of Com Cem Com eons for the East division of Ley ten, who was arrested Wednesday night in Dublin where he had gene by Invitation te speak in a debate en belshcvism, was arraigned in Bew State Police Court today under the section of the defense of the realm act prohibiting the use of language likely te cause sedition among the civilian population. The proceed ings arose from a speech delivered by Lieutenant Colonel Malene In Albert Hail here last Sunday. The case was adjourned for a week and the defendant waa released in $10,000 bail. A large crowd of ejtnpathlters outslde cheered him as he left the court. Humphrey Travers, the crown prose prese prese cuter, declared Colonel Malene'a Hpecch was nothing less than un 'incitement te murder." He quoted the following passage from the speech In question ; "The Russian revolution taught us the humbug of the old parliament. I hope the day will seen come when we shall meet here te pass a blessing en the British revolution when you meet here tut delegates of the first all-British etingresa of workers, sailors and sol diers. "When thnt day comes, wee te all these people who get in our way. We are out te change the present consti tution, and If it Is necessary te have bloodshed and atrocities. We shall have te use the lamppesu or the wall. What ure s tew unurciiuis or a few Curtens en lamppesta compared with the mis ery of thousands of human being?" -' - i MICHEL TRIAL, POSTPONED court Grants Time te Accused Nprth Penn Bank Head The trial of Leuis H. Michel, pres ident of the defunct North Penn Ti.nV was deferred from next Wednesday te me urei .uemiay in ueccniDcr uy Judge Davis In Quarter Session Court rnrinv The continuance was asked by Jehn It. k. scett for the defendant. Assistant uisinct Attorney Taulane objected. He Bald he was prepared for trial, had subpeened all his witnesses and was fearful of net being able te reach some of them en a later date. Scott ex plained he was net fully prepared for trial, having been forced te try several cases this mouth by the district at torney's office that had taken up se much of his time he was unable te pre pare the Michel fae for trial. TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICEN8E8 uoerge ajawnmn.y. zme lUrtvllle t.. and Kalhryn V. Aihwerth 2814 Emerald t Arthur C. I'ab.t 2910 N. 10th s. and Sara ... .ik-vub-r. iiiii . cear av. ArrhU L, Ilahn, 503 VVhiI at. and Mar art dallaihir, SOU Tacony it. urmonie uer. 7i" ormnntewn av. and Anna CeumlDlhi HI en Hh..m.. V. mefnne MaratU, Ills Moere at., and Mary Libarte. Ill Meera St. Frank F. Loe Camden, N. J., and Allls Pllacha. vChlc-e, ill. " Jehn I-andl, jt)3H 8 11th at , and Lucy r'.i.nn lain u it.. . "."? Frank Mnlrelle, UK llilnbrldce Casein no. Is Mary Maleln. 007 Clymrr at, St.. Ham VV. Wolf 30S8 Frankford a -nnerine t. Aimer, 3U33 iranxrnrd av ave. and and and Anna Alfred Dtnntilt, '-'187 rtuih it , and Cmlier me j iiuiiiaa, Aa rtt Aicjrr au Clyde Wenbuah ei N 0th at., neblns. 814 N. 40th it. rrttr Campenella IS V.I raniyunk ava , and .euin uiive I'rewuenrt, it i. Charles A. IlruriunK, 1C41 N. Park ave., Venrehun tllnattn 1004 Kllenerth at . unil Ataria uerv iun vnriaiian 01 STRUGGLE FOR FIREMAN Fire at 1 :20 o'clock this morning de de streyed the Interior of a brlek dwelling at 8400 Powelton avenue, canting a less estimated at $20,000. There was no one In the house at tne Unit, but valuable furniture, grated te be mpved, waa "JtwTJ. Xlw formerly was eceup ed by S. w. w ten, Jr., a retired banker. Patrolman Bummy, of the' l. -i-ti. ... .nit Tjtneaster avenue tta JIIMIU nw. .. --,-- ., ..k -, t en, discovered tne eiasc. j -,--flamei belching from the basement win win dewe and licking their way up the side of the hense. -. , r When Engine Company he. 44 ar rived it found the basement and first fleer In flame.. A second alarm wm given and a score of engine and truck companies fought te save the structure and surrounding bujlalnin. The firemen battled with the blaee for mere than an hour Weralt wt ,, -j.it.ji tiia Ar swept tne 'Interior of the house, which way three and one-half etenes, ei f The house was sold te a man named Hewitt. The poll" de J?tvknew, 0 owned the furniture which was de stroyed In the Are. It had i be i crated for Shipment, all except a billiard JaWe en the second fleer, which waa ruined. It It believed the fire originated in the basement. Neighbors eay they saw a man at the Beuse yrsicraay "'""""' .,j it u hi eved ashes from the furnace may have caused the fire. HONOR PILGRIMS' MEMORY Colonial Dames Give Banquet Cale- hratlna Plymouth Tercentenary The Pennsylvania Society of Colonial Damn of America gave a dinner at tended by mere than 400 persons, at the TTi.ftA.ii.Ai flMid laar avenlne te cele brate the tercentenary of the landing Of the Pilgrim fathers. Tne miusn cou ceu sul general was one of the ruests of honor and speakers. He paid tribute te the qualities of the Pilgrims, and earnestly urged a better understanding between the English-speaking peoples. Owen J. iteBcrts empnaiuee vnc nu 11...1 ehnrnrtftrlKtlcR that Americans ewe the Pilgrims, and spoke In glow- Ing terms of Uie menis ei me ugiu ugiu Saxen's spirit a strain that has as similated all ethers and yet ha; re mained the dominant one. Miss Maud Wetmore, who was national president of the League War Service during the war, told of the continued calls en It for help. .,,., , e Several officers of the National So ciety of Colonial Demes were present. Htneng them Mrs. Alfred Steussat, of Baltimore, the vice president. Mrs. Charles II. Lee reported en the monument te be erected at Plymouth, in which the Colonial Dames are Inter ested. It will cost BO,000 and will bt unveiled next summer. NEED 6088 NEW SOLDIERS Recruiting for Second Division Must Be Accomplished by December 1 Recruiting officers here and through out the United States have been in structed by the War Department te en list 6088 men for the Second Division, new stationed at Camp Travis, Tex. Twe thousand six hundred and twenty-three men are needed for Infantry, 1208 for field artillery. 342 for engi neers and R30 for the medical regiment. The re-enllstments must be In before December 10, and the War Department has authorized that the Second Division take priority ever recruiting for auy ether special organisatien. The capacity of the various army schools will be doubled te accommodate the recruits. At Camp Travis all man ner of trades are taught carpentry, drawing, rnblnet making, painting, steamftttlng, plumbing, electrical work and printing. There is a first-class ag ricultural school en the reservation and n 400- acre farm with a herd of blooded stock. Lancaster County Flre-Kldden Lancaster, Pa., Nev. 12. Three buildings were destroyed by fire here and in Manheim early this morning. The garage of Theodere Melllnger and the Lltrenberger Hardware Ce. were burned te the ground in a fire of an un determined origin. One of the build ings of the Champien Blewer and Ferge Ce. alie was destroyed early this morn ing by fire. Within the last ten days Lancaster county has suffered an average of two destructive fires a day. British Journalist te 8pek D. Themes Curtln. formerly of the Londen Times, will lecture before the I'niverslty Extension Society this eve ning en "Behind the Scenes in Eu rope." Mr. Curtln will speak of the present conditions in Europe, and es pecially of the political situation In the German Empire, Wilsen, Congratulates France and Italian King Washington, Nev. 12. (By A. P.") Announcement was made today at the 8Ute Department that Presi dent Wilsen yesterday sent a mes sage te President Mlllerand of Prance en the occasion of the cele bration of the anniversary of the founding of the French republic nnd another te King Emmanuel of Italy en the occasion of the anniversary of the king's birth. The message te President Mlller and said: , "On this significant anniversary of the foundation of the French re public pray accept mr congratula tions en behalf of the people of the United States, who welcee every opportunity te attest cordiality of their sentiments and the strength of their historic friendship for France." The message te King Emmanuel fellows I "I cordially tender my sincere congratulations en this auspicious Anniversary and Uke the opportunity te express the hope of the people of the United State that the cordiality which has se long marked the rela tions of this country with Italy rosy grew with every year and powerfully make for peace and human happiness." . , ! a ... , i 1 If II II fllLwl III I 1111 II jps, wiuuffv) iratu . Mackwy Against Granting Lump Compensation as Rtat Es tate la "Toe High" SEES WAR OVER SILESIA Warsaw Paper Believes Britain Leans Toward Germany Warsaw, Nev. 10. (By A. P.) The declaration that war between Ger many and Poland will be Inevitable if the plebiscite te be held in Upper Si lesia gives that region te Germany is made today ,ln the Gaxette Peranna. The newspaper is the organ of the National Democrats, whose leader is Jehn Dembskl, undersecretary for for eign affairs. The Gaxette Peranna pre dicts that another world war would re sult, with France and Belgium joining Poland and Greet Britain siding with Germany. It adds: "If Ensland should enter this war it would mean, perhaps, the end of British world power." The newspaper contends that Great unuun nas snewn certain icaniufn up ward Germany In Slleslan affairs, and warns Britain te keep her hands off. Paris, Nev. 12. The foreign office stated tedsy that predictions of n pos sible world war ever Silesia, appearing in Polish newspapers, were "merely fanciful" and net worthy of considera tion. STANDARD OIL WINS POINT Pipe Line Service Resumed en Tract Under Preliminary Injunction Pettsvtlle, Pa., Nev. 12. Standard Oil pipe line service In Pennsylvania. Ohie. Indiana and Illinois was restored today following an injunction granted in court here Isst evening against James J. Bell, a tract owner, who is charged by the stand Oil Ce. with Interfering with Its lines. Bell recently purchased a tract of land In Union township, this county, through which extends the pipe line which con ducts oil te four states. Helding that the company has no right of way through his lands, Bell is charged with chasing off the empleyes of the Standard ana Interrupting tne connection eeiween Bradford and Chicago. The Injunction granted by Judge Koeh Is only preliminary and the hearing will be held here en Monday. The company claims it obtained tne disputed right of way in 1881. YOUNG MOTHER ACCUSED On Trial in 8chuylklll County Court Charged With Infanticide PettsTllIe, Pa., Nev. 12. Mr. Lor Ler ctta Leudcnslager, a young mother, charged with the killing of her child, Is en trial before Judge Bechtel here. She Is by far the prettiest defendant ever charged with a grave crime here, being only twenty years of age. Ex-Cdngressman Ilcllly and R. 8. Bashere, counsel for the defendsnt, deny there was any violence used by their client against her child. Mayer Slant Sewer Contracts A $03,000 contract for a branch sewer en Ninth street, between Champlost nvenue and Green lane, was signed to day by Mayer Moere for the estate of David McMahon. Fred T. Bucklus, Jr., received a 25,000 contract for inlets and sewer spurs In various sections et the city. Tlir. INCAHNATION nAHKKTnAU, CUD uanta te arrant ITO) for loeiarrow nliht in? a irama. van m n or Lembard 6H0. role at WyatnTas tlKAU KHTATK FOn HAI.K flrrmanlewn af mmmmm HOME'S U GERMANTOWN NEW SEMI-DETACHED 4 usmnoeMB Excellent finish thrueut UNIQUE IDEAS earacjb rnrvrLEOKa Sample Heuse, 5142 Greene Open Dally Bxeapt Sunday Open MoeCay. Wad. a Friday Km. BS Car north en lata at te Wayne an4 llaaabarm ' block Or Oarmaatewn ava. Car te Uanhtlm. wai l Kinrk. SAMUELT.HAUJ SELLING AGCNT3 XW. COO. 7 til. 4 3AH3QM STS. jSJ Klklni. I'ark EUCINH PAItK Ilrand-new, detachd dwell ing. 0 roemii larire llvlna- room with open nrvplecal larsa let, rlfht at a tat Ien I Itf.OOU. Alie, corner let 100 feet front; Improved aeetlent t?2B0 WM. T. H, HOBKIlTa U SON. Olenalde. I. filenalde nuNKIt relnr te Pacific oeaat will aell at' tractive home In tllenalde; real opportunity tn profit by acquiring ubatantlallr con cen con etruete4 home built without theusht of aver eelltns: 1.1 room bath. Inclnted eleeplnar perch, electric, tall beautiful location! S Blnutea train or trelteyi let enxlOSi prlea 1,000 Immediate poaaetflen. Mr. Charles own. 22T Willow drove ave., Qlerulde, Vs. fnone uivdm an, zm J. E. Caldwell & Get JivmjutviLvnuMrrru rATiOreau CHESTNUT AND JUNVEX SlUXTS jeweled Tassels DIAMONDS WITH CONTRASTING EMERALDS, SAPPHIRES JADE OR BLACK ONYX sauteirs or BLACK SILK CORD MA IVY MAKE REQUESTS Harry A. Mar.key, chairman et the State Workmen's Compeasstlen Beard. I yesterday refused mere than a score ef applications for compensation in a lump sum made by widows, who said they wanted te purchase homes with the meney1. Mr. Mackey declared present prices of real estate te be en a "flctltlenj level." ' a "I consider this a very unfortunate time for a widow te desire te here her compensation, en which she and her children are depending for support commuted se that it can be absorbed le real estate," Mr. Meeker said, "They forget that they cannot have the penny and the cake. "If they obtain the money for the buying of a home they will have a funds with which te support them selves. In many Instances the litter objection is met by the widow or ether members of the family being employed. "Out at the present time I de net think it is proper te commute atesrdi for the purchase of homes, because of the high cost of properties, which are really en a fictitious level. The added cost of maintaining a home, because ef the yearly increases of taxes, mutt also be taken into consideration. "After considering all these things I am convinced that the investment ie property by a very per person is a very questionable undertaking. "I have in mind a small home la West Philadelphia, such as these peer widows are trying te buy. Several years age the taxes en this property amounted te 94S.7R. New the taiet arc 9106.40. This is only sample of the burdens which a widow would have te carry If we granted her request for the commutation of awards se that the money could be used for buying a home. "I feel that ther are better off II.. Ing off the compensation they hive been awarded than sinking the money In property In Philadelphia at the present time." PHILA. FIFTH AS MARKET Says City Will Soen Be Pronounced Second Largest Pert While Philadelphia will seen be pro nounced as the second largest pert en the eastern cesst, It ranks hut fifth si a market center, Mrs. William K. Mngelbach told members of the Cellrgt Club, at Its headquarters, 1300 Spruce street, last night. Mrs. Llngelbech was a member et s commission which investigated market conditions in this city with a view of improving tbem se that Philadelphia markets will be rated with these of the ether leading ports In the East. The chief fault lies In the trans portation, Mrs. Lingelbach Said. Bhe pointed out that it takes as long for produce te reach this city aa for fruit forwarded from Flerida. The rsllreidt sre net adapted te the use et nesrby produce raisers, she said. Mary Qsrden Sings National Anthem Pittsburgh, Nev. 12. Mary Garden startled the audience In the Cimeile Music Hall last night by singing as an encore "The Star Spangled Banner." Her manager said the grsnd opera stir had never sang the national anthem since the was a child, se this was the first time since she became fsmeai In the music world that she had given the song. It was done In honor et Armistice Day. T YITH optimist a n d pessimist going strong en chin music the peptemist is keeping en advertising. HERBERT M. MORRIS Adwrtiting Agincy Evry fhmtm of SaUm rVewnofr'en North Ameriean Bldg, Phlladelphs retmnbl a A Plar en all JKr Talklns W Maehlnr jwr Fer al COME V IreJl NS8. Vtnti SS Keeertl Saturday this New Medel Graf onela Down Delivers this instru ment te your home at once Balance en Easiest Terms i ii r b tf Colombia Wf W Orafenela ei sea 150.00 Ne Inttrett-rNe Extra CAarpea r, "if. Mrlt .VntH you have, the ready cash. Enlev this pay. Take adventas8 of Wldener's Convenient Payment Plan Remember $100 Sends It Heme Saturday Wulenrls 1109 Chestnut St Open Frl. and Sat Evaniag 19 S. S2d St Opatt Every Evanlnf Vf SS. Name , ,.,,,, jjw &N. hii'' B.U) ydr 7U0 , Ueceria WWente'S Yin I J. . iJ'iiwitf t i i.V i (- vV.'.-j .rrt ' v f-4- '"a .- k2iMja-iitJ '-?y y.jv" Weycir' w1" f.'JK3.t3r7..L.JSSS j u 3 v.r) .y f j.).i'ny . I . I ypw'4t-MWMr .. ft jANvi.UA?C (i-iUrJ fsii s i