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B. S: AGENTS AFTER
MEN WH.0 STOCKED
NORWEGIAN BOATS
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Government to Hunt Out and
-Punish Men Who Violated
Neutrality by burnishing
Supplies to Cruisers.
Violators of President Wilson's neutral
ity proclamation qr persons who were re
sponsible for the placing on board the
Norwegian steamships Fram and Som
merstad, at this port, coal and ship sup
plies destined for German warships arc
to be prosecuted.
Special agents of the' Government are
now1 Investigating the casco In order to
fix the reiponslblllty, and a special com
mission Is to be appointed either by the
President or upon a Congressional resolu
tion to conduct -a rigid Inquiry Into tlio
affair, to mnto out proper punishment.
Shipping men hero vigorously de
nounced, thoao wheso names have not
been divulged for having any part In
the transaction. They declared that a
matter of this kind was likely to In
Tolve the United States In another Ala
bama case.
Tho senoral cargoes of tho Fram and
the Sommcrstad have been discharged
upon the Municipal Pier at Dock street,
where they aro now awaiting claimants.
The bunker coal, nearly 6000 tons of It,
which the German cruisers Karlsruhe
and Dresden would have burned In
chasing merchant vessels In West India
wafors, had not tho plans gone awry,
Is being lightered In midstream.
While the lusty longshoremen were dis
charging the genoral cargo of foodstu'ffs
a rumor was circulated on the pier that
some of tho bags nnd lioxes supposed to
contain coffee and biscuits were loaded
with explosives. This caused consterna
tion among them for a time. But tho
failure of each carefully handled package
to. dlvulgo shells or powder soon quieted
fears. No ammunition was discovered.
The Sommerstad ha been rechartcrcd
to carry cotton and oil cake from Gal
veston to Scandinavian ports and will
leave here tonight, In ballast, for the
former port. Captain Axolsen, her mas
ter. Is rriuch relieved that the other
carro, which threatened to get him In
serious trouble, was lying snugly on th
piers. Ho said- he did not regret losing
the large bonus offered him for Its delivery.
U. S. AGENTS LOOK UP
RAISE IN FOOD PRICES
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MAN WITH SHEARS CHIPS
BRAID OF SCHOOL GIRL
Feels Tug at Hair and Turns as Man
Flees, ,
Terrorized girls and women who have
been mado victims of a man who clips
meir nair, arc again fearful of an at
tack from the vandal who has now
made his appearance In Clermantown.
The latest victim of his shears Is
Gertrude Wonder, a 15-year-old school
girl, who resides at 6211 Gormanlown
avenue, she was approached last Mon
day evening by n tall, slender stranger,
on Germantown avenue, near Herman
street, who clipped a 6-Inch braid from
mi i uoforo sl" was awaro of It.
Tho girl was on tho wny to visit
friends. She felt a tug at her hair, nnd,
turning, heard the shears drop to tho
sidewalk as the man who wellded them
ran up the street. Her braid was lying
near tho shears.
MIps Wonder became hysterical and
ran homo. When her fathoY accom
panied her to the scene of the attack
neither hair nor shears were to bo soon.
special policemen from the German
town station are Investigating tho case.
They have a full description of tho
clipper, nnd It Is thought his arrest will
follow soon. The police bcllevo him to
ne the rnmo man who terrorized persons
In various parts of the city some tlmo
ago.
THE BLASTS OF "SCHOLAR" PROCLAIM END OF FAST
Special Inquiry in This Section Being
Made by Inspector Willanis'on.
Special Investigations Into tho recent
Jump In food prices in the section of
Philadelphia, Camden and near-by
towns which secure their supplies from
the Philadelphia markets, are now be
' lng mado by agents of tho Department
of Justice, under Rush Williamson, spe
cial agent' of the department, who came
to this city several weeks ago from
Washington.
Williamson was sent here Immediately
following the price Increase of food
stuffs following the outbreak of the
Kuropean war, to work In connection
with tho natlon-wldo food Investigation
ordered by tho President. The woik for
thr Philadelphia district Is being con
ducted by Astlhtant District Attorneys
John IT. 'Hall and Edward S, Kremp.
Special attention is being paid to the
prlcts In Camden. N. J., of foodstuffs
bought In tho Philadelphia markets.
While no report on the work as far as
it has progressed Is ready. It la under
stood that an effort has been made by
Special Agent Williamson to determine
If fixing of food prices In Philadelphia,
Camden nnd other nearby cities results
from any agreement among dealers In
this city.
Several Philadelphia commission houses,
suspected of being leaders In this "Hold
up" on foodstuffs, have received an
Inkling of the Investigations going on, and
ns a result prices have dropped. No one
connected with the special Investigation
would soy whether any Indictments were
likely, to be cousin by the Government
as the result of tho Investigation, but It
Is belli-ved that Williamson, who visited
Washington several days ago, will Involve
certain Philadelphia firms who were in on
the grab, but who have since fought clear
of any connection with tho ring.
Attorney General Gregory, In directing
.pclal attention to Camden prices on
foodstuffs -since tho recent big Jump In
prices, believes that this Held offers ad
vantages for such an Investigation In that
It will scrutinize In a comparatively small
territory trade directly ascertainable as
Interstate commerce.
Several officials In the Federal Hulld
lng this morning said, that while tho In
vestigation has been going on as secretly
as possible for some time. It was fnr from
finished, nnd things havo already cropped
up that are sufficient to continue the Inquiry.
MRS. RACHEL ROGERS WILLS
ESTATE TO HER CHILDREN
Only Two Small Bequests Reserved
rom Fortune Valued Near $100,000.
Kachcl Wlstor Rogers, who died nt
Navahoe nnd Springfield streets. Chest
nut Hill, September II, bequeathed the
bulk of her estate, valued at less than
$100,000, In equal shares to a daughter,
Mabel 11. aBIrd, and a son, Harry D.
Rogers.
The only other bequests In the will,
which was admitted to probate today,
are $100 to tho Germantown Dispensary
and $100 to a friend. Bdgar W. Balrd Is
executor of tho estate.
The Children's Hospital, 22d and Wal
nut streets, will receiv c2000 from the
$12,900 estato of Lucy Jones, MIO South
NIghth street, according to the terms of
thf will, admitted to probate today. Tilo
leslduo of tho estate Is distributed In
private .bequests.
Other wills probated are: Hannah J.
Fi Idenberg 1612 Franklin street, whoso
ertate amounts to $3S,500; Samuel Iiaern
copf, 1157 T,eldy avenue, $20,000! Knthryn
1.. Balrd, 1011 North C3d street, J7100; Su
?.'! r"ttcreon' 818 Vort'1 Twelfth street,
Letters of ndmlnlstrntlnn tm mni.j
today In the following estate's: Matilda
h lr.k 1,8,10 North Eighteenth street.
$..000; Aurella A. Harkness. 902 Cnrllslo
street. WOO. Personal property of Alfred
J l. Love has been appraised at $3605.01.
SAFETY CARNIVAL OPEN
UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT
Corporations Supply Fund to Keep
Convention Going Several Days More.
The carnival and convention of safety
In Convention Hall, Broad street and
Allegheny avenue, will remain open until
Saturday night. This was brought about
through the liberality of a number of
leading corporations, which subscribed
to a fund of y!000 to prosecute tho edu
cational work In order that children nnd
parents may receive the benefit of safety
Instructions.
The companies who subscribed to the
fund are the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company, Bell Telephone Company,
Tutted Gas Improvement Company,
Glrard Life Insurance Company of Phil
adelphia, Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company. Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety, the Curtis Publishing Compnnv,
Philadelphia tfleetrlc Company, Pathe
scope Company, Flnloy , or Company,
Crane's Ice Cream Company nnd George
To make the carnival more attractive
a change of program is promised each
iluv. Colonel Roosevelt, who will arrive
in Philadelphia tomorrow night, has been
Invited to make an address at tho car
nival. The managers express the belief
he will be present.
A special arrangement has been made
for students of the Central High School,
Northeast Manual Training High School,
Girls' Normal School and all the dlstilct
high schools to appear In a demonstration
for Thursday's program. (
Director Porter will speak tonight on
"The Magnitude and Importance of
Philadelphia's 'Saftty-Fiist Movement."
Dr. John Pi ice Jackson, Commissioner of
the Pennsylvania Department of Labor
and Industry, will speak on the Importance
of safety methods as applied In liurope.
Ho has recently returned from the war
zone and he will describe his experiences.
Dr. Francis Patterson has volunteered
lo give a talk accompanied by lantern
slides on "Safety In our Industries."
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The conclusion of the Day of Atonement will be announced at sundown today by the blowing of "schofar"
from the altar. This will be the last rite performed in the long series of prayers which mark the observance of the
holiest day in the Hebrew year.
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FEW CANARIES COME NOW
SINCE THE WAR STARTED
Shipments From Germany Cease and
the Prices Are Mounting.
Some tlilnRB the Oermans mado before their
trade was hailed by tho war
We Jo not find It difficult lo manufacture
here;
Uut when we Ret tho fateful word that bars
tho Dcutneh canary bird
From Import to the U. 8. A., It makes the
prospect drear.
None would object but Britons If this warfare
should dwpnrrow us;
nut IosIiIk tho canary bird Is surely bound to
harrow ua.
The Kurdpean war has cut off the sup
ply of cannry birds. The bit da come from
tho Hartz and St. Andrewsberger Moun
tains In the heart of tho war country.
The-birds are extremely scarce In Phila
delphia. The regular Importation of the "golden
thronted songsters," as they are termed
In the catalogues, ceased with the start
of th" war. It Is reported that a large
shlrwit has been finally started to this
city j rom Holland, whence It had been
sent overland from Germany, but there
'Is no hope of being able, the dealers
say, to satisfy the demand which Is al
ways greatest at this time of year and
during the holiday season.
One fancier said today that In other
years he has had from -100 to E"0 birds In
stock, but that now he has less than 100.
"I can't get any more anywhere at any
price,''" he said. "Of tho one shipment
that has gotten through I was. able to
procure four dozen. What will happen to
the Christmas trade when ordinarily I
sell TOO birds I do not know. In conse
quence. Instead of being able to offer tho
cheapest birds as low as $1.75, the mini
mum price Is now $3 50."
Bird seed, cuttlefish and other bird
foods, all of which are Imported, havo
Jumped greatly In price. A few months
ago a pound of bird seed sold wholesale
for 2k cents. The quotation today Is lUi
en is.
JEWS CELEBRATE
DAY OF ATONEMENT
THE WORLD OVER
Religious Holy Day Noted
on European Battlefields as
Well as in the Local
Synagogues.
This Is "Yom Klppur," the
Atonement, also "Yom Hadln,
Day of
tho Day
CHURCHMEN TOLD TONIGHT
AGAINST SALOON AT POLLS
CARMELITE NUNS AWARD
CONTRACT FOR CONVENT
Building: First of Group on Tract at
Oak Lane.
The cloistered Order of Carmelite Nuns
today awarded the contract for the erec
tion of Iti new convent building on Old
"York road, Oak Lane, to Melody &. Keat
ing. The building will be followcil later
by the erection of a group of similar
buildings on the four-nml-a-half-ncre tract
owned by the sisters.
Ground will soon be broken for the
convent, which will be two and a half
torles high; frontage, n feet; depth, 11
feet, and a wing 40 by 13 feet.
It will be thoroughly modern In archi
tecture and equipment. On tho first floor
will be the chapel, cloister, Inner sncrlsty
and community rooms, together with the
screened sanctuary In which trie nuns
attend religious services. The kitchen
and dining room will be In tho base
ment and the quarters of the nuns on
the second floor. MukIiiiiIs & Walsh, of
Boston, aro the architects.
The Carmelite Order la entirely con
templative, ami monihei-a nf II. A ...!.
have no outside communication with tho
outside world, even visitors must talk to
them with a screen Intel veiling. They
nave been located In Philadelphia about
ten years, first establishing themselves
t Seventeenth and Poplar streets. later
retnovlug to West Philadelphia, and finally
through rapid growth In membership to
inejr present commodious quarters In Oak
Lane.
BIG OYSTER OUTPUT
LOWERS LIVING COSTS
Prospects Favor Eecord-Breaking
Season Say the Dealers.
The oyster output for the season is to
bo a record-breaker, accoiding to Phila
delphia wholesale dealers. This Is a food
which uill not be affected by war prices
so Philadelphia housewives may tako
comfort III the fact that there Is to be i
substitute for meats If the prices con
tinue to soar, a nourishing substitute at
moderate cost.
Hdgar T. Hill, one of the lnrger Phila
delphia wholesale dealers, stated today
that never In his experience had tho re
ports from the oysterbeds been so en
couiaglng. Maurice niver mediums and
large aro plentiful nnd of fino flavor,
while leports fiom tho Chlncoteaguo
Island beds In Virginia, which furnish
almost 50 per cent, of the Philadelphia
supply from Novembor until April, show
that the output from that aourco may
exceed that of previous years by from
10.1XW to 15.000 barrels.
BIO WAGON CRUSHES MAN
Victim Caught Between Wheels and
Railway Station Walls.
TMIllam Krush. 3S12 Delhi Btreet. hail
m hip ami. leg broken and received In
ternal liijMles today, when a wagon
nil1.? d nlm "'nst a platfonn of the
Philadelphia and Heading Railway freight
station at New Murket 'and t'.UIowhlll
itreets. He Is In the Roosevelt Hospital.
Howard McMeese. of Fish House, N. J.,
orlver of the wagon, which vua backing
t the time Krush was Injured, was ar
rtigned before Magistrate Hogg and held
iiT. ba" ,or a '"itlier hearing.
Wltneea say the accident was unavoidable.
MISSIONARY BODY MEETS
Methodist Society Holds Its Quar
terly Sessions Today,
The quarterly meeting of tho Women's
Home Missionary Society of Philadel
phia oiiened today at Christ Methodist
Kplscopul Church 35th and Hamilton
streets, and will continue until tonight.
A luncheon was served at noon.
Following are the speakers and their
subjects Miss Wluette Stack, "Deacon,
ess Work"; Mis. Charles .V. iilckley
"General Work"; Mrs. i jj. Katon.
"Philadelphia Conference Work", Miss
Helen Itobard, "Young People's Work "
The financial icport was submitted by
Mrs. K. t Burnett. It was announced
that the annual meeting of the society
and the banquet will be held November
11 and 12 at the Church of the Advocate
In Germantown.
United Brethren Clergyman Urges
Fight as in Virginia.
United Brethren clergymen of Pennsyl
vania were urged to fight against the sa
loon and to use their Influence to elect
men to tho State Legislature nnd Senate
this autumn who will vote for no-llcen?o
nt the opening session of the 115th an
nual meeting of the Pennsylvania Con
ference, held In the Second United Breth
ren Church, 59th and Cnthnrlno streets.
The appeal for work In the campaign
was mado by tho Rev. Dr. J. P. Funk
honscr of Hnrrlsburg. Vn., who told how
church members had waged tho big bat
tl In his State that resulted In its vot
ing "dry" last week. He declared Penn
sylvania mum expect a fight Just as big,
and stated ho was confident that the
United Brethren minlsteis would be found
In the front ranks when the batle was on.
The meeting last night was preliminary
to the formal opening of the conference
this morning, when Bishop W. M. Week
ley, of Parkersburg. W. Va., presided.
The conference Is to last until next Mon
day. It Is the first time the "organization
has convened In Philadelphia.
The Rev. S C. Knck. pastor of the Sec
ond Church, is the host of the visitors.
There aro S6 clergymen In the conference,
and It Is expectod that about 200 dele
gates will attend.
ENEMIES BLAMED FOR FIRE
Man Certain They Set Fire to His
Stable.
Enemies, whom Joseph Cclmer de
clares want to ruin him, aro thought to
have set flro to his stable at 3603 Salmon
street early today. The loss was moro
than $6X).
The blaze was discovered by Raymond
Butz, 3C07 Salmon street, who hastily
donned some clothing and broke open
the stable door In time to lead a horse
to safety. Several wagons belonging to
Celmer were destroyed. The stable was
a one-story frame structure.
According to Celmer, persons who wish
to ruin his business set fire to the place.
Ho Is rather vague In his denunciation,
declaring he does not know who did It,
but ho Is posltlvo his stable could not
have burned unless some one set nre to
It. He has not yet complained to tho
police.
of Judgment. HebrowJ, scattered in their
cxilu throughout the world, today- lay
aside all their work and devote them
selves to fasting and prayer, facing their
God nnd pleading for another year of
life nnd happiness. Kvcn on the blood
stained battlefields of Europe the 400,(00
Jewish soldiers engaged in the various
armlet of the belligerent countries will
lay aside their weapons, by special per
mission of their commanders, and be
neath the npon sky, before hastily con
structed altars of wood and stone, will
offer prayer.
The observance of Yom Klppur began
last night with the singing and prayor
of Kol NIdre In all synagogues. Upon
their return to the places of worship this
morning the worshipers will remain
there during the entire day, leaving only
for a brief respite at noon. In the Or
thodox: synagogues many of tin: wor
shipers will remove their shoes as an
expression of the thought that on this
holy day no man may enter God's house
rough shod.
Fasting is observed as an expression
of self-denial and to aid the worshipers
In fixing their " thoughts upon things
spiritual. The fast will be concluded at
sundown, nfter tho prayer of Nehllah.
followed by tho blasts of the "schofar"
fiom the altar, which will announce of
ficially the close of the day of atone
ment. The "schofar" or horn Is blown
accompanied by tho prayers of the con
gregation. Soon a'fter It resounds, the
spirit of supplication and mediation
vanishes and is superseded by rejoicing
and congratulations In the confidence
that God wllf undoubtedly grnnt the
prayers or ills children.
There were no sermons preached In any
of the Orthodox synngogues, this not b-
lng the cusloiii there. At Kencseth
Israel. Rodath Shalom and Adath
Jeshuiun, reform sermons weie preached
by Rabbi Kiauskopf, Rabbi Berkowltz
and Rabbi Klein, respectively. At tho
Beth III Synagogue, Rabbi Samuel
Friedman officiated. At the Beth Israel
Synagogue, Rabbi Maivln Nathan preach
ed, while at tho Mlkve Israel Synagoguo
tho service was conducted by Rabbi Levi
H. Elmaleh.
COURSE OF FALL LECTURES
ARRANGED IN VIEW OF WAR
Part of Schedule for Commercial Mu
seum Seals With Europe.
Some Important contributions to litera
ture on the present war are expected to
be made In tho series of fall lectures
scheduled by the Commercial Museum,
34th street below Spruce. The series will
bo started wltlxu description of "The
Picturesque Hudson," by Ernest A. Reed,
of New York, October S.
Wilfred Schoff, secretary of the mu
seum, will bo the first to speak on tho
lands In the war zone. He will lecture
on "From Antwerp to Paris," October 4.
On DecembeV 12 he will speak on "Euro
pean Boundaries In Modern History."
Charles It. Toothakcr will be tho speaker
December 5 on 'JDenmark In the New
World."
The rest of the schedule names the
following speakers: Colonel Edwin A.
Havers, on "The Mediterranean In His
tory and Romance," October 17; Mr.
Toothaker, on "T,rlnldad and Its Asphalt
Lake," October 10; Mrs. Frank Wilde of
this city, "Cochin China and tho Ruins
of Cambodia," October 31; Mr. Schoff, on
"The Rhine Land," November 7; Mrs.
Harry C. Ostrander, New York, on
"Mexico, the Egypt of the New World,"
November 14; W. L. Fisher, of the mu
seum. "America's Gifts to the World "
November 21; Rev. Henry R. Rose, of
Newark, "With Longfellow In Evangeline
Land," November 23, and James W.
Erwln. of San Francisco. "From th"
Golden Gate to Pugct Sound," Decem
ber 19.
BURNING CANDLE SETS
JEWISH HOME AFIRE
SMALL FIRE SOON PUT OUT
A small tire In the homo of Louis J.
Kurdher. at tho northeast corner of
Thirteenth and Lombard streets, early
this morning was extinguished by Kard
her and other occupants of the house
after they hud first fled to the street
In their night clothing. The blaze wai
confined to the kitchen and Is believed
to have been started by a caudle that
was overturned or burned down. The
laaa In about 1 10.
NEW YORK TEACHERS HERE
Pay Visit to the University and Com
mercial Museums,
High school tencheis In commercial and
bclentltlc branches from the New York
high schools visited tho University of
Pennsylvania and the Commercial
Museum today and were the guests at
luncheon of Provost Edgar F Smith. The
paity Is in charge of Alexander L. Pugh.
principal of the New York City High
School of Commerce.
A reWval of Interest In commercial
education In New York city prompted the
Visit of the teachers to the local In
stitutluus. The teachers Include repre
sentatives of the Brooklyn Commercial
High School, the Washington Irving
High School, of Manhattan; the Morris
and Evunder Chllds High Schools, of
Bronx Borough; the Richmond High
School and Newton High School, of
queens Borough.
NOVELTIES IN PULPITS
DEPLORED BY PREACHER
Urges Reformation of Inactive Mem
bers and Deacons, Who Doze.
The need of novelties p pulpits to In
duce people to attend church was de
plored by the Rev. Dr. Charles E. Me
Clellan, pastor of Kalrhlll Baptist Church,
Fifth street and Lehigh avenue, late yes
terday afternoon when the North Phil
adelphia Association of Baptist Churches
assembled In his church to open Its fifty
seventh . animal celebration which Is to
continue through today and tomorrow.
Dr. McClellan uiged that prayers be of
fered for a great revival so that all the
members might be active and the "dea
cons would nov sit thiough the services
and doze." .
In the eeulng there was an enthusias
tic meeting for the young people, when
the Rev. Peter C. Ciawfoid, pastor of
CJcthsemane Church; A. C. Moore and
Thomas Leavesly made addresses.
Tho association elected the following
officers:
Moderator, the Rev. F. C. Colby, Hat
boro. Vice moderator, the Rev. William if.
Van Toor.
Clcik, the Rev. Clarence Larkin.
Corresponding secretary, the Rev. A.
V. Anderson.
Three Held on Robbery Charge
Three young men weie held in J5u) bail
each for court today by .Magistrate Boyle,
at the 39th ftrect and Lancaster avenue
station, on tht charge of robbing the cigar
factory of James IJ. Phillips, 'j.'t North
41!t jtreit The prisoners are John Hippie,
4157 Mantiri utenue, Ita moml Barker,
3J1 HolI street, and Edwaid Haies. 41.'3
Mautuu avenue
Five Children Rescued From the
Blaze by the Frantio Father.
Five children were rescued from their
burning home, 227 Montrose street, early
this morning, when a fire was started by
a candle burning In observance of the
Jewish feast days. The father received
a deep gah in his ' wrist smashing a
window, and othr Injuries when he
Jumped from the second floor window.
The blaze was In the home of Jacob
Flneberg. He nnd his wife and five chil
dren occupy the second floor. The third
floor was occupied by his son-ln-Iaw,
Israel Greunbnrg, and the latter's wife.
Morris Kaplan, 216 .Montrose street, dis
covered th'e fire on the tlrut floor.
Kaplan aroused the Inmates of the
house by pounding on the door. Fineberg
irieci to escape by the stairway, but find
ing his way blocked by smoke and flame
ran to the becond-story front window and
smashed the window with his list. Tho
glass cut Into his wrist, severing an
artery.
Morrln Geventpr. 23(1 Montiosp htreft.
came along Just -is Flneberg was about
to drop his childien from the window.
Climbing a rain spout to the coping of
the adjoining house, Geventer took tho
children fro mFIneberg.
Bv this time the smoke coming from
tho first floor was so dense that Flneherg,
his wife nnd the two remaining children
were driven from the front window. The
children and their mother were assisted
to the roof of a shed In the rear bv I'lno.
berg, who then became excited and. run
ning to the front second-ntory window,
Jumped out. Ho was taken to the Penn
sylvania Hospital In the automobile of
Fire Chief Murphy.
Fliemen found the cntlro tirst floor of
the dwelling in flames when they m rived,
but managed to prevent the piead of the
tire to the upper floors. The candle, left
burning on the table in celebration of
th Hebrev holidays, had burned down
and Ignited the cloth.
MAN UNDER CAR UNHURT
Negro Caught by Fender Escapes
With Few Bruises,
Though his body was dragged many
feet and lolled over by u street car at
Fifteenth street and Glrard avenue, Wash
Ington Boyer, a Negro, 917 Watts street,
suffered no fuither injury than minor
lacerations and bruises
Ho was riding on a cart with diaries
W. Jones, 1G Seybert street. The two
were driving east on Glrard aenuc last
night when at Fifteenth stieet a tiac.
broke The suddtn pull en the cart jolto.l
Boyer from his seat, and ho fell in front
of a street car
He war taken trom behind the fender
nnd sent to St Josoph's Hospital Phy
sicians weie amazed ti find his inluues
so slight, and Buyer was sent home.
COLLECT $400 FOR RED CROSS
Austin M. Purves, Jr. and his brother
Dale, the two CheMnut Hill children who
have been collecting funds for the Amer
kan Red Cross Soclet, have secured
over $100 since beginning their campaign
They now declare that the ftOOO mark
mu'U be reached.
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CONVICTS OBSERVE
YOMKIPPUR WITH
SOLEMN SERVICES
Thirly-eight Men, Guarded
by Prisoner-c o m r a d e s ,
March to Synagogue at
Eastern Penitentiary.
Thirty-eight Jewish prisoners walked
from a row of cells on the .third tier of
the Eastern State Penitentiary shortly
after dawn this morning. Many of them
stayed awako In their bunks for hours,
wnltlng to be released for the day, so
that they could observe Yom Klppur,
the Day of Atonement.
Attired In their regular gray prison
uniform nnd carrying their prayer
shawls under their arms, the prisoners
lined tip against tho wall on the third
tier. They wore waiting for the arrival
of five other prisoners, nil of whom nre.
serving 20 years, nnd who yearly assist
Wnrdon Bobort McKcnty In arranging
Vhe religious services.
fpon the arrival of tho long-term men,
tho prisoners mnrched four abrenst out
of the building Into the ynrd. Followed
by Warden McKenty, they marched
thiough tho yard until the reached the
left wing.
Two keepers opened a large Iron gate,
and the prisoners entered a gray granite
stune building which Is used as a syna
gogue. They sat down on chairs and
each held a Bible printed in Hebrew.
Other persons held Blblrs containing a
translation of the Jewish prayern In
English.
When all was icady to bfgin the serv
ices. It was dlscoveicd that no rabbi or
cantor was present. The prisoners began
to make Inquires among themselves. A
man 27 years old, whose hom Is up tho
State mil who before being sont to prison
ns a forger was a student at n Jewish
semlnnry, volunteered his services.
Standing at the head of the group of
prisoners, the student began the sei vices.
After tluse had been partly finished,
prnyers were chanted for Warden c
Kcnti. Hvtry one of the :is prisoners who ob
served the Day of Atonement at the East
ern State Penitentiary today Is fasting.
As n matter of fact, they started to fast
at sunset on Tuesday.
Warden McKonty has promised the prli
oner a special dinner tonight after sun
sot. Then the fast will be broken. The
supper will consist of roast bepf, mashed
potntoes. plenty of bread nnd possibly
somi' cokes.
In the afternoon the prisoners chanted
a prayer In behalf of all the Jewish
soldiers now on the battlefield In Euiope.
Prayers were also said for deceased
iclatlvcs.
In the morning mail which reached the
prison there were many packages con
taining prayer shawls for the prisoners.
These were sent by mothers, brothers and
sisters of the prisoners.
Tho prisoners will not return to theit
cells until tonight. They are guarded by
five of their fellow convict-comrades.
ESCAPED PRISONER RETAKEN
AFTER SENSATIONAL FLIGHT
Man Fled From Ahington Jail Amid
Shots From Bluecoats.
John Collins, who made a sensational
escape from the Abington Jail three
weeks ago. Is back In Jail today await
ing trial ut tho October term of court
at Norrlstown. Collins getaway was
made under the suns of four policemen,
who pursued him for nearly a mile
down Old York road, shooting their re
volvers. He was captured In German
town by Policemen Strcepcr and McKce,
of the Ablnston force.
The man was arrested three weeks
ago on a charge of threatening to kill
his brother. Magistrate Williams held
him In 500 ball for court. Collins had
served a term In prison for beating a
man with a hammer some years ago,
and at tho hearing he told policemen
he would never so back to the penlten
tlnry. While Policeman Messcr was taking
him to n cell, the man suddenly turned
upon the bluecoat. shoved him down a
flight of steps and lied. Four police
men gave chase and fired scores of
shots at Collins, but he made good his
escape. He will be arraigned again to
day beforo Magistrate Williams.
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PENROSE IGNORED
BY THE REPUBLICANS
OF CHESTER COONTY
Onty Enthusiasm at Commit
tee Meeting Evoked by
Mention of Brumbaugh and
Announcement of Intended
Visit.
WEST CHESTER, Sept. 80. Senator
Penrose cannot but feel that somethlnr
has gone wrong when he learns that the
county Republican Executive Commit
tee, at Its meeting here yesterday, for
got to adopt resolutions In behalf of his
candidacy and proclaim the great service)
ho has performed for the nation, as has
always been the custom of the commit
tee when In session In the past.
When one of tho committeemen hinted
sotto voice thnt n resolution bo adopted
pledging the Senator the support of Chea
ter County Republicans, he was quietly
told that there would be no resolution
offered.
In the meeting room thero 13 a large
portrait of Doctor Brumbaugh, and also
one of Mr. Penrose. At the closo of the
proceedings, a large group took a stand
beforo the former'a portrait nnd said nice
things of him. telling each other what
they meant to do on November 3, In see
ing that the Doctor got tho full votes
of their respective precincts. Tho
portrait of Penrose was unnoticed.
Larry Eyre, nlways head and front of
meetings of the County Committee, wan
present, and In a few words fewer than
hi' hns ever known to litter on such oc
casions before, pointed to tho great vic
tory In store for the G. O. P. and urged
evoiy member to activity from now until
the election. There wns some applause
on his rallying note, but It wasn't of tho
whole-muled order that was once heard
in the committee, when Mr. Eyro called
the faithful to the party colors.
The meeting was decided' short In en
thusiasm, aside from a warm feeling for
Doctor Brumbaugh. Chairman Fred Mac
Donald announced that Doctor Brum
baugh would come Into the county be
twien now and the close of the cam
paign and he would speak at several
places, and this announcement was met
with real applause.
BETTER TRAIN SERVICE
PROMISED WEST CHESTER
Pennsylvania Railroad Heeds Proteat
of Citizens' Committee.
As a result of a protest made to officials
of the Pennsylvania Rallrond by a com
mittee representing commuters of West
Chester against the action of the rail
road In reducing the number of trains
from this city to West Chester from 13
to per day. which went into effect on
September 15, the Pennsylvania Railroad
has decided to make certain changes In
running of trains to afford West Chester
better service, effective October 4.
Three trains which formerly only went
as far as Paoll will be extended to West
Chester. There trains leave Broad Street
fetation at 4:15. S:43 and 11:03 p. m. Under
the new schedule these trains will ar
rive In AVest Chester as follows: 5:10
10:10 nnd 12:30 p. m. Trains arriving In
this city SM9 a. m. weekdays, 12:13 a. m.
except Mondays, and S:15 n, m. Sun
days, will run from West Chester, leav
ing T:SS a. m., 10:55 p. m. weekdays, and
6:5d a. ,m. Sundays.
Perry's
Give a
Different
Kind
of
Service
to Men
A Perry customer writes
to one of our salesmen:
"Had been buying my clothes
ot for years, and I must
say (not for any jolly) that I
never had nearly so much atten
tion shoxvn me as you have
shown."
At Perry's
Tor, this is a, MAN'S
store! Just Suits, Over
coats, Raincoats, At a c k
inaws, trousers, vests, and
such kindred outergarments
for men and young: men
lr Perry's
.
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SOIli and Gtar' ftnx Head
S12, $15, $18, $20 for Fall
and Winter Suits, Fall and
Winter Overcoats whose
equals for fit, style and pke
are found only
Mr Perry's
Perry & Co., hn. b. T.r
16th & Chestnut Sts.
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