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AROUSED
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Fees Called Exorbitant and
v Municipal Ownership of
Plants Asked
PHILA. ALSO MUST PAY
FOR FIRE PROTECTION
Smyth Says Pending Cases Are
, Barrier te Any Legal
' Action New
r
Onk Lane residents nrc up In nrrts
t wlint they term cxerbttnnt wntcr
rates charged them by tlie Springfield
Water Company, which supplies them
under n franchise granted twenty
eight years nge by the city. The city.
Is prevented from supplying nny tax
pnyer within the nixn covered by the
grnnt.
Net only Is the resentment caused
ty the expense Incurred by the in
dividual householder, but the protects
also refer te the excessive rates charged
the city for fire-plug connections, ok
well as water supplied by the private
company te lire and police stations,
irhoels and ether municipal enter
prises. The general demand Is for a com
plete elimination of the rJnrlnglleld
Company from the territory by an
early purchase of Its existing system,
bat present indications are that this
Will net be dene immediately, partly
.inn te Hie litliratlen new iicndlns be
tween the city and the private water
company.
Ven Tegen Demands Relief
Ceuncllmun von Tngen, one of these
lAiscussIng tint situation today, em
phatically voiced tlie opinion that it Is
essentially wrong for any private com cem
pnny te supply the needs of city tax
payers, whether in Ouk Lane or'clsu er'clsu
where. "The rates we arc paying nrc ex
orbitant." Mr. von Tagon wild, "ami
the charge te the city for fire plugs Is
unpardonable. And worse yet, when
it comes te making new tire-plug con
nections the Hprlngtleld Water Com
pany falls te give service when needed.
Virtually the same t-entlmcnts con
cerning the hltuatleu were expressed
by William P. Sclgert, president of the
Old Yerk ltead Improvement Associa
tion, who mndc tlie charge that the
water pressure of the Springfield
Water Company hud proved insuffi
cient at several fires.
The cost of the water te the private
consumer, Mr. Selgert Mild, was consid
erably mere than deuble that of the
households being supplied with city
Water. In proof of this he quoted the
cost incurred in his own household,
which he said amounted te some 30
a year. Fer a period of three months
t one time be was even charged $2M,
s a result of a leak it was explained,
whereas if Mr. Selgert'u home was
supplied with city water tlie nnnnnl
test should uvcrage nLeut $18 te $20,
be said.
Kuerts te nllcvlutevthcHe conditions in
Oak Lane and ether sections of the
city depending en wntcr supplied by
private companies were started in Octo
ber of last year, when thcfoilewing
resolution wns introduced by Council
man Hull and subsequently passed:
"Keselved, by the Council of the
City of Philadelphia, that the City So
licitor be and is hereby requested te
report te Council the relations and
rights of alt water companies in the
city and county of Philadelphia, their
legal status and under what terms, if
nny, the City of Philadelphia can fur
nish water te residences In such sec
i i ?ief the clt nn'' county of Phlln
ilelplilu as are new supplied by ether
than municipal water."
Cannet Get Answer
The Henlred Itifarnnitlnn . i i
'forthcoming, Councilman von Tngen re-
,..v,. ,: mujcvi uf iiuriniucing ana
having passed another rccolutlen Inst
March, which tip te the present has net
been replied, te. In speaking of the
failure te obtain the data from Cltr
Holclter Smyth, Mr. von Tag7n Vn 3
today that If wllhln n reasonable
length' of time Mr. Smyth should net
answer the, resolution he would again
Introduce the matter In Council with
a view of compelling the f,mv Depnrt-
J?.tni efi thc .c.lty. V ',,rn'U without
further delay the Information required.
In answer City Solicitor Smvth, said
probably Mr. von Tngen had forgotten
that they hnd discussed the question of
the desired Information nnd thnt the
Councilman apparently had been satis
fied it would be unwise te discuss the
legal aspects of the private water com
pany franchises nnd their obligations te
the city In view of the milt filed n
Common Pleas. Court by the Springfield
Wnter Cempnny seeking te collect
theusnnds of, dollars from the city. A
similar conversation with Councilman
Mall some time after the. latcr's Intro
duction of the original resolution rail
ing for the legal Information, plainly
had satisfied him It would endanger the
city's defense, of the suit, the City
Solicitor said.
NEW STATEMENT
JtTJElMAN"
Mr; Gibsen Aroused by Farm
er's Attempt te Becloud First
Hall-Mils Story
GRAND JURY RESUMES PROBE
Bu a Btaff Correspondent
Semervllle, N. .1., Nev. 21. With
the opening of the second session of
the Grand Jury investigation of the
MlltM.tffMll .1.1H tatl, TmMA fltkllA.
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nie -pig wemnn, claimed tne lime- ""-";. "' .",, i""r.i .i.V ti "nla
light again when she premised te Issue rae.,' ,"','n"'"!, nhJ nffnlr
mmiliDP ".nif-meiif wuii.nn" was exaggerating the nmm.
the woman In graj as a result of the
testimony would you dcun It your duty
te refute the Mery of Mrs. Gibsen in
court?" Slpel wmt asked.
"I would consider Tt my. Christian
duty te de se and tell exactly what I
saw, nothing mere," he answered.
Mrs. Slpel said, among ether thlngi
when questioned by the Investigators,
that Mrs. Gibsen was endeavoring te
get her husband te reconstruct his story
se, that It would mere easily fit in with
hers. ..
Asked If he thought Mrs. Gibsen
truthful, Slpel said: "I did before the
murder, but since Ihnt time I nave
reason te doubt her in many ways.
Discusses Case Freely
Although lie has net been officially
notified that be will be called as a
witness, Slpel answered several ques
tions when Interrogated by newspaper
men today. ., . ,
He admitted he saw a light inn
chine or delivery truck en De Hussey a
kina nn tin. itlirlit nf (lifl mllPller n dC-
hv Airs. I, Union. DUt at uie
Reported Missing
Harry Sluder, sixteen years old, 1818
Seuth Fourth street, fi feet 4 Inches.
310 pounds, brown eyes and hair, dark
complexion, Film build, wearing n green
and brown sweater, white shirt with
black stripes, long brown trousers,
light cap. brown shoes nnd stockings.
Charles McKee, thirteen years old,
2028 Pelt, street, 4 feet it) inches,
ninety-five pounds, blind In left oye,
light complexion nnd hair, wearing
plaid macklnnw coat, brown khaki
pants, brown shoes, blnck leggings.
.Evelyn Johnstone, twenty years old.
rwet Stenton avenue, 5 feet. 100
pounds, slim build, light complexion
and hair, brown eyes, wearing a long
lilack coat with fur cellar, red dress,
clack shoes und stockings.
Charles ttlllln invnntAAn wammm s.1.1
I25 Merris street. 5 feet 7 inches, 130
iuniis, uarx complexion nnd hair,
Wearing n brown suit, gray cap.
,JWrN, Hlgclns, twenty -two years
M. 2000 North Twelfth street, 5 feet
Inches, 14Ji pounds, medium build,
trtue eyes, brown hair, light complexion,
varing a brown suit with red pin
stripe, white cellar, black tie, brown
soft cap.
James A. -Sterling, thirteen years,
3-11 Atwood read, 5 feet 5 Inches. 103
rounds, light complexion, brown hair,
lilue eyes, wearing a brown sweater,
light shirt, tan shoes nnd black
stockings.
The lltleatlen wn n'nrfwl nn n -a
suit of the Springfield Wnter Com
pany stnrtlnc te bill the city for fire
plug connections and water supplied te
municipal institution, dating Its claims
back te 1020. The amount Involved
up te January 1 of this year was mero
than $10,000. Under the terms of the
original franchise, however, grnnted
March 27, 181)1, the private water com cem
pnny wns permitted te sell water te
residents of n territory new embracing
Onk Lene, wl.h the proviso that all
water required for fire hydrants nnd
ether city purposes should be fur
nished without dliarc.
In fixing new lates te be charged by
the company the Public Service Com
mission In lt)U) authorized the Spring
field Company te charge the city for
water supplied for these purposes. Citv
Solicitor Smyth, nevertheless, decided
ie rciuse payment en tins score, with .i
view of having the courts decide the
legality of the commission's ruling, and
eventually the Springfield Wnter Cem-
mny commenced n suit here during tlie
March term of court. At the same tlim
suit wns entered ngnlnr the Heard of
Education te recover payment for water
supplied the schools of the district.
Reiterating the imidvisabillty el
going into the legal detail of the con
tracts between the city und the pri
vate water companies at present, Mr.
Smyth snld: "Ne member of City
Council knowing the situation as it
exists would inMst en a statement of
this character te he made new.
"If relief Is desired from the prevail
ing high rntes charged by nrivate com
panies for water, Council could properly
nppetnt n commission of impartial
members te apprai'-e tlie value of the
plants with a view of reaching an cqull
able nricc nnd then authorize their
purchase and appropriate the necessary
funds."
According te Director Given, under
the net of 1874 the city at any time
can take ever a private water plant at
the original cost of construction plus 10
per cent Interest for each year of oper
ation, less the amount of dividends de
clared unnunlly during thnt period.
ODD FELLOWS CELEBRATE
Merchants' Ledge Observe 75th
Anniversary of It Institution
Members of Merchants' Ledge, Ne.
2S:t, Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
are celebrating the Beventy-fifth anni
versary of institution of the ledgo with
n program which will continue through
the week.
The celebration opened last night,
when, at the close of the regular meet
ing, n historical pageant, accompanied
by a lecture en the history of the ledge,
wns presented. The lecture was de
livered by Edward Morten. Frem rec
ords of the ledgo, minutes of its In
stitution nnd first meeting in 1S47 were
rend.
Tomorrow night n banquet for mem
bers of the ledge will be served nnd
the program will end Saturday night
with a public entertainment In the
ledgo rooms at Sixtieth and Locust
streets.
WE WILL SOLVE
YOUR MOVING
PROBLEMS
20th Century Storage
Warehouse Ce.
OppeilU Weit'rhUt. BUUea
another "statement.
She has net yet been called by the
Grand Jury, and probably will net be
called until lute In the week. Her
assertion wns made In reply te the
rumor that Geerge Slpel, u farmer of
Mlddlcbush, N. J had discredited in
part her story of having witnessed the
murder of the Hcv. Edwnrd Wheeler
Hall and Mrs. Elenner Uclnhnrdt Mills
at tlie Phillips farm the night of Sep
tember 14.
"Slpel's entire story Is laughable,"
said Mrs. Gibsen, when told thnt Slpel
would "feel compelled by his Christian
duty te come te the defense of the 'wo
man in gray' If Mrs. Gibsen accused
her."
Mrs. Gibsen centinued: "In two or
three dnys I will come out with n state
ment explaining the entire matter."
She did net explain the delay.
Slpel, who partly corroborated the
story of Mrs. Gibsen, may be a witness
before the Grand Jury.
The authorities believe It was Sinel's
car whose headlights were flashed en
the principals en the night of the mur
der. Slpel Net Subpoenaed Yet
Slpel has been requested by the au
thorities te say nothing nbeut the
cne and he declared today he was net
mho if he had been sllbneenacd. Ills
name was dragged in tureugli u letter
which his wife wrote te n local news
paper in New Ilrunswlck.
Mrs. Slpel In her communication said
that Mrs. Gibsen hnd dragged her hus
band's name in the case and has given
the Impression that he could corroborate
her story. It was declared by Mrs.
Slpel's communication that her husband
could shed no light en the murder.
"If nn indictment is brought against
Slnvnrnl M-lfnntiiiAi 1ie flrnnd .Mlt'.V
wished lii hear today could net be found
Inst night by the process servers. At
their homes It was explained they weie
out of town en business.
Today's session began nt 10 e clock.
Few persons were nbeut the courthouse.
A small group wns permitted te enter
and dmb te the rotunda. Frem that
point of vantage they could leek te the
first fleer, where tne Grand Jury room
Is, nnd sec the witnesses as they en
tered. They could net see into the
room, as the transom hnd been covered
with a length of blnck cloth.
Twe Patrolmen Testify
The first witness examined today was
Patrolman Cumin, who with Patrol
man Gnrrlgar was sent te the scene of
the murder when the nlarm wns given.
He described the bodies and the spot
where they lay and identified clpthlntf
nnd ether articles. Patrolman Gnrrl
enn alie was called and corroborated
his companion's stntcments.
Mrs. Lee Harkins and her friend,
Mrs. Henry Blunt, both of nichord nicherd nichord
sen Street, New Brunswick, nrrived
early te testify that they hnd seen
Mrs. Mills unit Mr. Hall the evening
of the murder, walking out Ensten ave
nue, a distance of u hundred yards or
se between them. Mrs. Harkins was
wheeling a baby carriage and her
friend nnd neighbor was walking with
her. . ... ,
Jehn V. Hubbard, Corener of Mid
dlesex County, was called te testify ns
te the wounds en the bodies ns he had
observed them. The prosecutor expects
te call Mrs. Nellie Ilusscll, colored, who
raid Mrs. Gibsen had been at her farm
disputing nbeut a Jleg nt the tlnw of the
sheeting. Though that statement Is
contradicted by an entfy In Mrs. Gib Gib
eon's diary, the authorities will let
Mrs. ItuBscll tell her -story en the
stand.
"HOT DOGI"
Washington, Nev. 21. (By A. P.
High prices for "het degn" have hit
Germany, the Commerce Department
lias been aciuseii by consul ,ienn A.
Scott at Dresden.
"One of the chief topics of the day
In Germany," he said, "Is the tre
mendous incrense in meat and saubagc
prices."
As geed te the eyes as
they are te thexhead
Our Knox hats in the new
winter styles.
A shape and shade for
every shape of face. Qual
ity te top off our Rogers
Peet suits and overcoats.
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Felder describing eur Mrvlcti
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PHILADELPHIA
FIREBUG IS AT LARGE
IN DELAWARE COUNTY
Haverford Police Ask Residents of
Township te Jein Hunt
A call te residents of Delaware
County townships te Jein In a hunt for
the firebug who has destroyed twenty
four barns In the last "two months wns
Issued today by Chief of Police Heunlln,
of Haverford Township.
The mnn, according te Bcnnlln, Is n
pyremnninc and is actuated mere by n
desire te see flames than by revenge en
nny of these whose properties were de
stroyed. Investigation has shown, It Is said,
that the destroyer travels nbeut In a
small nutemnbllc. Discovery of auto
mobile tracKs, freshly made, shortly
after the discovery of the tires lias borne
out this theory.
Twe or three farmers whose barns
have been set a tire reported they saw
a man riding nwny from the scene nt
high speed shortly after the fires were
discovered.
During the last week there have
been us many as four fires in one day.
PLANS FOR NURSES' HOME
Mount Slnal Hospital te Have Elab
orate Five-Story Building
Directors of Mount filial Hespltnl
have accepted a memorial endowment
frjmi Mr. and Mrs. Merris Mux Sha Sha
pieo, 181211 North Thirty-third Mrcet,
In memory of their son, Max Hlinplre,
Jr.. who died In September. This en
dowment will be used for the erection
of n clnssroeiu In the new Nurses'
Heme.
Plans for the home call for n five
story fireproof building, containing in
the bnsemeiit n laundry, locker nnd
storage nnd diesslng rooms. The llrst
lloer will centnln a large reception
loom, recreation, class, asscmblv rooms
mid library. The upper four lloers will behalf.
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be used for the hmiainc of Ml
srndtinte nurses, tiacli nurse wll
Vu.e nun iirlvntn l-nulii nlul liflth"
n general reception room and Tib
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TESTIMONIAL FQR"PAST(
The Rev. R. 8. Ferbes Honored'
Anniversary by Congregation"?
rrl, 1!,.., tln... u tf..t.. -L-'1
t l.n I'nllnvlnn r'lillrnli nt llnnmJlAfil
town, tedny received n testimonial tfi
gratitude frenuhls church members and Uvl
friends en the occasion of the fifth an- 3a
nlversnry of his ministry in the church. JM
Tim hi iircss exnressen ine imieDiea ii.e
ness of the people of Ills parish for hie V.
geed works and untiring efforts in their &?;
mjks siuwwnu aasy
Diamonds Christmas
The selection of a Pehehtd Girdle Diamond
a an aaauranc0 of QualHy. Valumand Satisfaction
Fiqger Rings
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We qualify as experts,
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Round Caket of About 3, 4 and 5 lbs.,
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One-lb. Piece, 80c; 2-lb. Pieces, $1.50
Ideal Fruit Cake for particular people we
couldn't improve the quality.
Direct Importation
Malaga Cluster Table Raisins
Special Weeden Bexes, 5ia lbs. each, $4.00
Coleual Table Raisins in original Mb. Bexes, 70c
Colossal Clusters, Package of about 1 lb., 65c
Fancy Colossal Clusters in Cornucopias, 70c
Fancy Clusters, Mb. Package, 50c
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Crepes, taffetas
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Day Frecks, Twe and Three Piece Suits,
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