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'' ffiftfYORKR.1 OPPOSE INCREASE IN PASSENGER TARIFFS R. H. Wallace, General Passenger Agent df Eric Company, Declares Com muters' Rate Is High Enough'. NEW YCIIK,, Dec. l.-Ncw Tork rail road tijon tin .jibt. avor nnv increase In suburban pasactiger' irnles. despite tho fact that sofne,,Mf tho big rodda are raising the co'oirjlltfcrV 'tain at Several points lffthe.liist.' Th Increase,.') the result of the recent auggeallon of the InlerstaU' Commerce ComlrHisIon that railroads nbos't n'nssenscr 'fires 'tt jnakq up the deficient In freight Weepies. , It Is understood that the roads mnklns the Increases havo done a merely In an attempt lo follow out tho sugges llon of the Commission Tho ralso Is deemed not only Inadvisable, but In the end detrimental to the roads. It lilts the pocketbook of tho ordinary citizen and widespread discontent Is bound to follow, according to rnllfoftd men. In speaklnir'af the sltuntjon today. It. li. Wallace, g-prjeral passenger agent of tho Erie road, declared the Eric has not even thought of Increasing tho commuter's rate in nnd about Now Tork. "We believe," said Wallace, "that the commuter'B ralo Is already high enough, and. wo liavo no Intention, In fact, wo havo not even thought of exacting any higher Yate from tho people who use our suburban lines., "There han been a general movement upward of passenger rates following the refusal of tho lncreaso In freight rates, but tho advance has bce'n mostly In Interstate traffic and tho abolition of 5, 10 and E0 per cent, discounts on round trip tickets. The commission suggested that tho passenger department of rail roads should bo self-supporting Instead of throwing tho burden of maintenance on o freight departments. To this end iioy suggested that passenger rates bo .rolced wherever It was possible without NUcrfcrlng with ratca fixed b statute or Jy railroad commissions In various 'tatcs. The commission suggested that .Xliurn fhn fnllrmwl rnn, mlaaln. r.hlan,n ft nn advance it probably would bo pos- r y iu to ouiiiiu mo advance u) a reason- 10 urgumem to tno stale commission. 'general movement tonnrd this objective now afoot." The suggestion of tho Commission along nls lino was mado along -with another ithnt commercial companies having switches or short branch lli3 to their plants should pay extra switching rates. This was tried out by tho roads, found faulty nnd finally reversed by tho Inter state Commerce Commission The Increase In commuters' ratca will bo tried out in tho same manner, and many railroad men aro of tho opinion it will meet the tapie fate as the commercial switching charge suggestion. NEW YORK GUNMEN INCREASE LONG LIST , BY TWO ADDITIONS Street Fight in Crowded Section of Brooklyn Re sults in Death of Both Par ticipants. NEW YOKK, Dec. 1. The bodies of two more men, killed In a street fight today, Ho In the city morgue alongside several other bodies of gunmen who fell In New Tork gang wars. The latest Victims met late yesterday as hundreds of patrons were pouring- from the doors of a moving picture house at Union and Columbia streets, Brooklyn. Without a word each drew a gun and began shoot ing, Nine bullets In all were fired be fore both dropped dead. Police today expressed tho belief that the shooting was an outgrowth of the assassination Thanksgiving- afternoon of Frank De Fonte. and the shooting by Policeman Fritting of Mariano Sveno a few moments later. Within an hour after five bullets had been fired Into Foptl'B body three arrests were made. A. stool .pigeon furnished clues that led to th.e- arrestB. Police say one of the still unidentified men shot In Brooklyn yesterday was a close friend of the stool pigeon, CHOKERS XEAD SIMPLE LIFE Decide Not to Take Part In 'Palm Beach Social Whirl. WEST PALM BEAOH, Via.. Dec, L Rlchard Croker and his bride have set tled down to the simple life.. Sunday they spent "In motoring' about Palm Beach. Yesterday Mr. Croker went fishing- on ke Worth, Today they took a motor trip to Miami. They have decided not to tK ny part In the social life of Palm mash and will not "open the ''Wigwam, ')e Croker winter home. They will re- Alo at the home of J. U MoDonald, who .- Is charge of the Croker Interests here. r. Croker Is planning- to build for bride the most pretentious cottage at jn Beach. I.&DERED BAHBER BURIED - Philadelphian Held' In A " West Chester. WEST CHESTER, Pa.. Dec, l.-The funeral of Vlncenzo Callaccla, H years, a, Philadelphia barber, vho was murdered near Huntingdon. Pa., two days ago. was held hare today. It (s si4 Ca I la eels, said hU shop tn Philadelphia, and went to Huntingdon tp own another slaee. Relatives believe ha was follow e4 and enticed Into a house la the vicinity, where b us shot ibrqpsh the head, And the body carried to the place whee it wag found. HELD AS HORSE THIEF Chester County Man's Turn Found in BJktea Negro Arrested. KI.KTON. Md.. c 1 ilairv M. Blv. Negro, wanted la ChftfUr. County. P4...Jbe ItAt0 l bjpptns was such that the captured on wettfl. Uiut, tSlkten. this morning, by Edward Tf ylbr, a livery man. Dull a' th night a IwhW tylRy ) from John T reck. $1 telrv1U, Cfeelr County I ' While driving here tbi inorioc M. Taj lor thought he rtiuguised (t) OHl tt Nro wa duviug a Feiks H sr fuswi U Wi ami ' ludjBMi iuhl fc Jmm' hvJ ''-,! 'ft Neio llour ishuu a ren.ftir aid )vu ijjuj (rum the ihiKti " i lu l J I He wu,, likl(t b Honk -'rmu, 4 2ro wht Vuwa4 i. i i) n uitks Ttoo man wag iume4 Mct u outlier Hoigtax ud u hala t JJKVl!iMM L-mlt-VfVfflffLPHIA, TUB NEW TECHNICAL SCHOOL BUILDING AT CARLISLE Built from funds bequeathed by Charles R. Lamberton, a New York lawyer. O CARLISLE'S NEW SCHOOL Technical Education to Be Developed From Lamberton Bequest. CAUI.tat.K, Pa.. Dec 1. Carllsto's new Technical High School building built out of fundi) contained In a bequest from Charles It. Lamberton, a Now Tork attorney, and left to tho town of Carlisle for tho purpose of de veloping technical education, will be open during tho. present week. Tour- courses, wood-working, domestic ( science1, meohanlcal drawing and busi ness will be opened now with many more to fojlow. "The plant Is sold to be ono of tho llnest of lla' slzo In tho country. YAMRD AT SHORT DISTANCE FROM MEXICO CITY Ready to Move Into Capital With Gutierrez, and Za pata Planning to Welcome Him. EL, PASO. Dec. 1. General Villa fias moved his headquarters from Tula to Tlaltapntla, a Journey of only GO minutes from Mexico City, but has delayed his formal entry Into the city until Provi sional President Gutierrez Is ready to accompany him. Everything ha3 been arranged for his entry and the Zapatista forces which now hold the capital are planning to give him a big rceoptlon. It was reported at Villa's headquarters today that 3000 Vllllsta troops have driven tho forces under General Pablo Gonzales and General Jacinto Trevlno out of Pachuta. capital of the State of Hidalgo. Other convention forces have succeeded In capturing gahulrlpa, Sonora. Colonel Aycda. Carranzlsta commander there, was slain, From Vera Cruz comes the announce ment that General Carranza, rival, claim ant of Gutierrez to tho provisional presi dency of Mexico, has Issued a decree ordering the formulation of laws grant ing divorces, hrranglng tho national oper ation of mineral properties, petroleum fields and tlmberlantls, and providing for the distribution of nil lands In the Re public. Tho representative, of the Carranza fac tion hero declares that ho has indisput able Information of tho desertion of Gen erals Chao, Azuna and Torres G. Villa standard to that of the "first chief." The Vllllsta agent In this city Eays that Colonel Zermono, with a large forco of troops, has declared for the convention. WHITE HOUSE OPTIMISTIC Little Credence Placed in Eeports of Disorder in Mexico. WASHINGTON'. Dec. J. Optimistic re ports regarding Mexico continue to reach the White House and little credence Is placed there In unofficial dispatches that disorder Is Increasing The President today reiterated his be lief that efforts to stir up trouble In Mexico are being made with as much vigor as ever and that false reports are one of the means through which peace Is being retarded. State Department officials are not wor ried ov-r absence df fresh news from In terior Mexico, duo to the Interruption of telegraphic communication. They Insist, that all Information so far available points to tho various factional leaders protecting foreigners and their Interests. The admission by Sir Cecil Bprlng-Rlce to Acting Secretary of State Lapsing that his confidential reports from Mexico City showed the capital tranquil greatly pleased the officials PSEUD0 SLEUTH AS GALLANT v Women Tell of lovemaklng- and Thefts by Accused Masquernder. ChEVEAND. 0 Dec. l.-Danlel T. Ray, 1,03 Angeles, alleged paeudo secret service man, mining- promotor and ladles' man extraordinary, today denied In Fed eral court that lie made violent love to three women, then defrauded and deserted thtm, Itay Is specifically charged by the Gov ernment wlthjmperaunatlns a; secret serv ice man. Jllss Bmma Ewalt, Cleveland. Ustlded she met Jtqy In a t,os Angeles park; that he flashed & secret service badge and hiade violent love, with the result that Ray later defrauded her and her father, W, M. EwaJt, Shelby, O.. out of tWQ, Ray represented himself aa a widower, she said. I(t Is charged he has a wife and child In California. Mrs Mary I.. Blackburn, Los Angeles, and Mrs. F. A. Walker, Oakland, Ca!., also testified that Itay made love and borrowed money. The defendant, the witnesses swore, said h owned the American Egyptian Black and Gold Marble Company, of Nevada. Ray today testified that this was a legitimate business. WILSON FOR SHIP PURCHASE ( " ii i is H : President W,ill Vigo Congress to Pass Bill Introduced at Last Session. i- WASHINGTON, Dec. t-PresWeot Wit- son announced today that he was pre pared to press upon Congress the neces sity of p-silng- the ship purchase bill In troduced at this previous ieslen. He tld vtsltara at the White House that 1egtlat(n was highly necessary. It Is understood, that he will call to the White lCse thta week tbe ckicgaan of the eesuljtte of beta Sft,te an4 Hs ion have the legist! U abargi. BEING ONE'S OWN BOSS "Yep! I'm gala' to keep werUa' awhil. an' Ul I'll bit soy own fcoas," I wouldn't at I was yw. ivk. r Dtiec" Fwsasr ttMrasosjsjt. "A ot tfeat's ows bos 1 always ll t thm has tcfld tfe hlp to t nuntou kotl d&y -Ws)tQ Bur. STARVATION WAGES UNDER SCRUTINY OF STATE PROBERS New York Factory Commis sion Obtains Evidence of Pitiful Straits of Working Girls and'Wornen. NEW YORK, Dec. 'l.-The State Fac : tory investigating Commission opened n scries of hearings' today to pbtnln facts af to wages rind lllng conditions of workers In New York' city and elsewhere In this State. It was testified by one agent that during a recent trip of in spection a.fnctory glfl had replied to his question as to how" she managed to llvo on 8 a week, by saying: "When I have to pay for a pair of shoes or something like that, I don't buy meat for necks nt a time." Miss Either Pncknrd vtas called before the commission to submit her report on "how -working girls llvo on W." She cited many cases of the suffrrlng caused by ouch a wngo nhd told of one case where n girl said. "You see yoUrselt tho only thing left mo to economize .on Is fooVl. I never cat any breakfast at all. Dv experience I found that was the easiest meal to do without." LONGS FORj 30-CENT MEAT Miss Packard testified that 'in an Inter view with' "Miss C. W." norklpg In a 5 and 10-cent store for JU50 per week, the girl said: "You know, arimettmes I Just lone for a good 30-cent meal. Hut I haven't tho prlco.of It In my pocketbook, so what can I do? I got 'so tired of these :o-ccnt dinners year In nnd year out that often I think I'd rather not rat at all." It was shown that Interviews with some SCO working glrlr. of this Stato proved that ! a week will not supply the bare minimum of creature comforts essential to existence. Thcro must be skimping auinowhcre One girl wltl choose to econo mize oh food and dress .n trifle better; another will struggle to Guild up a modest savings hank account and go without fire nnd clothing as a result, while others, seeking a little anuiBeincnt, aro forced to barely exist between their weekly visits to tho beach or theatre. Hunger, cold and the misery of yearning for some thing better urn common things In tho llfo of tho shop girl, as told by Miss Packard.' : -v;;:i v VISITS AT.MEAI.. TIMES. ".Mrs. S. H.'."-' working In the pattern department of n big store, tcstlfl:d to the commission's sympathetic agent that, since the death of her husband and tho responsibility nf providing for an Infant, slio had been In dire straits. By great gbod fortune" a kind-hearted landlady had undertaken .to board her nnd the little ono for S3 50 per week, -with the fur ther "generous provision that any meals which the mother failed to take at home would be discounted from the weekly dole. As a result, sho Is forced to the alternative of dining with her friends 'as often as 'possible. To call at meal times ' was one of the Innocent but humiliating practices to which she had recourse. "I hate 'to do It and feel awfully cheeky," she said, "but the way I figure It out Is that I will either have to do that or else -ask for help from the charities, and ns long as I am able bodied I won't do that." BELGIAN VICTIMS WELCOME IN U. S.. SAYS PRESIDENT Immigration Laws No Ear fpr Refu gees, He Says. WASHINGTON, Dec. l.-Belglan tillers of the soil, sufferers by reason of the war that has devastated their land, will be welcomed to the United States and the existing Immigration law will not op erate as a bar against them. This was the declaration made today by President Wilson, who said this country not only was anxious to aid the-stricken men and women of Belgium, but he believed would stretch a point In taking them Into the national family. The South, the President said, was hold ing out welcoming hands to all the Bel gian farmers who would comv Hugh McRae, of North Carolina, a leading planter of that State and welt acquainted with labor conditions of the South, haa conferred with the President on several occasions. It la understood he told the President there was TObm'for a large 'population of thrifty and industrious small farmers In the rich territory south of the Ohio Htyer. He also said that a warm wel come awaited such seitlers. CUTS FAMILY OFF FOR NEGRO "Ingratitude" Jurist's Reason for Leaving- Estate to Nurse. NEW ORLEANS. Dec. L-lrf the will of Judge Charles E. Gauthreaux. filed today, the deceased Jurist declares that, because hi family "bad done nothing for him," he left all of his property, amounting to several thousand dollars, to his negro nurse. , 3D Corn irn, the GET FSSt men. etc. F MIGHELL'S house SIS Market Street PRESIDENT FEARS BIG ARMY WOULD HANDICAP PEACE Mr. Wilson Opposes Immc ,l diate Increase in U. S. Mil itary Forces Because of Effect on Warring Nations. WASHINGTON". Dec. 1 - President Wilson Is opposed lo any Increase In the" nirol' nnd navy, because ho fears It would Interfere with his plans for bring IlUT about peace In the European wnr. This. statement came from a person who Is usually In touch with the views of the Whlto House. Tho President, according to this au thority, believes If this country were to Increase Its preparedness for war at this time It would set a bad cxamplo for the European nations, who might, If they desired, assert that tho peaceful efforts of this Government wcro not slncorc. "I am very much nfrald the President alms to lay the cold hand of death on the movement If he can." This statement was made today by Representative Gardner, of Massa chusetts, following a call at the Whlto House to nrrunga for an Interview with the President on his resolution to In vestigate the preparedness of the United States for war A controyersv apparently has developed at the White House, for the President's letter on the subject sent lo Representa tive Gardner from W'llllamstown, Mass., November IS. was made public. Tho President states he does not have "an attitude of IndlfTerence" toward the sub ject and suggests a conference. SURPRISED AT PRESIDENT'S ATTI TUDE. Representative Gardner's statement fol lows: "I am very much afraid that the Presi dent alms to lay the cold hand of death on tho movement If ho can. I am n llttlo surprised .Mr. Wilson believes tho mere fact of our giving tho question of our armament a thorough airing might disqualify us ns a referee wheuthls wnr Is over. fIt seems to mo that' building a brace df supcrdrendnoughts sounds even more warlike than an investigation. "As to the President's suggestion to Congicss against adopting my resolution of Inquiry becauso I denounced German militarism as n menaco to domocrncy, fortunately that can bo easily arranged In the usual vva. Chairman Henry can Introduce his own resolution, and tho commission can be composed exclusively of men who have not revealed their preferences as between Germany and tho Allies." Tho President's letter rend: ".My Dear Mr. Gardner I thank you fbr the letter you sent mo. You may bo sure I do not have an attitude of Indif ference toward the subject you mention, but I should like very much to havo a conference with you before the resolu tion you havo In mind Is offered. In order to present rny views to you moro fully than It Is posslblo to do In a letter." Assurances that tho question will bo threshed out thoroughly In Congress later were given by Congressman Swager Shcr loy, 6f Kentucky, chairman of the House Committee on Fortifications. He was summoned to tho" Whlto House following Representative Gardner's visit. ESTIMATES TOR MILITARY PUR POSES. Appropriations aggregating $101,121,512 to carry tho army through the coming ear nro proposed In estimates which tho Wnr Department has Just completed for sub mission to Congress. This Is an Increase of J3,10."r300 over the. total for the current year, although reductions aie made In the allowance for many branches of the service. A new Item of J150.000 Is for the pur chase of automatic machine rifles. Alto gether, $2.PO),0M is sought for ammuni tion, compT'ed with $3,000,000 carried In tho curienl law. For field nrtlllcry for the organized militia 2,030,O Is asked, $2,100,000 having been appropriated last lear. For the manufacture, repilr and Is suance of arms nt the national armories $250,000 Is asked, against JISQ.0O0 last year. SLIT IN HIP POCKET LANDS MAN IN LOCK UP New Jerseyman Had "Unconcealed" Weapon; Arrested. ATLANTIC CITY, Dec. l.-Can a re volver plainly visible through a silt In a hip pocket be classified as a "concealed deadly weapon"? This Is a question that stumped Police Judge Keffer when Ernest Snead was arraigned before him on this charge. Snead said In court he discovered the revolver Dn a table. He knew It be longed to Constable Ernest Jones and stuck It in his pocket to keep until Jones should appear, he said. Sent out on an errand, Snead forgot the weapon wus In his possession until near the City Hall. He silt Ms pocket so that the revolver was exposed. He believed this would excuse film. It enabled a policeman to see the firearm and caused his arrest. Judge Keffer sent Snead back to Jail until today, when he will decide his fate. A conviction means a prison sentence and One. ROBBERS BIND CASHIER Masked Men Make Off "With $2800 Jn Money, BOSTON, Dec. 1. Under cover of heavy fog, two masked robbers entered the of fice of the Forest Hills branch of the H. P, Hood & Sons milk concern, held up the cashier, bound and gagged him. and then escaped with between !80a and 13000. The bandits appeared to be fa miliar with the premises, doing their work so thoroughly that no clue was left It was an hour before the cashier was found by two other employes. Police Im mediately set out on the trail, believing the Job may have been the work of "yeggs" who have been commltlng nu merous hold-ups in the suburbs df Boston the last few weeks. Plant Bulbs Now There. Is still time to set out Hyacinths, -TuliDJ and Narcissus before the ground freezes, we've a fine selection to choose from. i uos. too Hyacinths, single, mixed.. .45 $3.25 Tulips, single, mixtd ...... ,15 .80 Narcissus, single, mixed ... .20 1.00 Crocus, mixed 10 .50 A laro 9tiArtmfBt nf limit ntatita 1 lOAft $28.50 7.00 8.00 430 house plants bow oa hand Ferns, Palms, Rubber Plants, Cycla. kind that Fops, 10c lb., 3 lbs 25c. OUR BULB CATALOG PRKB Philadelphia DAY, Dx" 15 MBIuitl ALFRED HESTON Atlantic City's Treasurer-elect, who today demanded books and papers relating to his office from the City Commission and was met with a refusal. HESTON DEMANDS BOOKS OF ATLANTIC CITY TREASURY Director Beyer Hcfuses, so Treasurer elect Camps In Anteroom. ATLANTIC CITY, Dec. l.-No casual tics marked tho first clash today between Alfred 51. Heston, City Treasurer-elect, an old-time graft flBhter, and the City Commission, represented by Albert Docr, Director 'of Hevenuo and Finance. Heston made his formal demand for the books and pnpers pertaining to the trcas urcrshlp after waiting In Director Beyer's anteroom for more than an hour. He said he had been waiting since one mln uto before 9 and Mr. I3eer did not ap pear until after 10. Beyer's refusal was courteous but firm. He said he had been advised Mr. Hcs ton'a pretensions were -without founda tion In law nnd could not be considered. Heston camped In the antoroom for an hour longer, nnd then announced his In tention of reporting for duty dally. Hes ton subsequently gave out the statement that he had Informed tho cly's bond ex perts of tho serious legal situation, and that the town would be unable to Issue bondi until the controversy was settled. "I've tied the city's hnnds," he ex claimed triumphantly. Itecordcr-elcct Edmund Gasklll, Jr.. fol lowing Heston's lead, made a smiling de mand upon' Recorder Martin Keffer for his olllce In tho police court. The for mality wns brief nnd without bitterness. SENATOR MAY LEND FUND TO FIGHT CATTLE DISEASE New Jerseyman Expected to Relieve State's Embarrassment. TRBNTON, N. J., Dec. 1. New Jer sey may bo relieved by cx-Stato Senator Joseph S. Frcllnghuysen of an embarrass ing financial condition growing out of the flsht to stomp out tho foot-and-mouth dlsenso among cattle. At present, the State Board .of Health and tho Stute Board of Agriculture cannot destroy In fected cattlo because they havo no funds with which to compensate tho owners. Mr. Frellnghuysen. who Is president of the Board of Agriculture, has many costly cows, nnd he Is anxious that the battle against tho malady should be pushed. If the members of the Legislature show a willingness to appropriate money to reim burse him, he will see that between $K),00o and 150,000 Is obtained for the work. It Is understood that the sentiment of tho Re publicans will be ascertained at a con ference of the majority members. WILSON AIDS HEALTH MOVE President Declares All White House Letters Will Bear Red Cross Seals. JACKSONVILLE. Fla . Dec. l.-HIgh commendation of the sale of Red Cross Christmas seals was given by President Wilson In a letter read today before the American Public Health Association In session here. The President asserted that every letter leaving the White House hereafter will be stamped with a Red Cross seal. Other Govemm- . offices will use the seals to help tne fight on tuberculosis. The crusade against house files In New York's tenements wus pronounced a suc cess by Philip B. Piatt lu an address be fore the association today. His report showed that sickness among the tenement babies was greatly reduced through a vigorous campaign against files. Truth In health bulletins Mas advo cated by Dr. Charles V. Chapln, super intendent of health, Providence, It, I. He pointed out some of the widely ex aggerated statements made In health pamphlets declaring such statements mis directed the efforts of those who read them. r v, f , " c - J. E. twit jrvay p rtmm far Gkriilnuu dUy. ., ,i i ... ?A PB flH 0vt !lrM rH!iBftHsflHSHw M. iyi4. f -I 4. JL KW1UGHT SLEEryon MAN Doctor Undergoes Operation far Ap pendicitis Through Treatment. WEEHAWKEN, Jf. J Dc 1 -At the Nellie J. Byrnes Hospital, thl "twilight sleep" has been employed In n opera- 1 Hon for appendicitis, the, flratt case of I Its kind on record In &ew .ferity. Dr. Charles V. Nlemeyer, ol Union ' Hill, was the patient He IcAed the wholo operation calmly nnd declares he felt no pain. It was nt hh oWn sugges tion that the treatment was rsomd to by tho surgeons who performed the op eration. 1000B0Y AND GIRL EXPERTS FROM OHIO INVESTWASHINGTON Champions in Corn Growing, Canning and Domestic Science Awarded Trip by State Agricultural Com- mission. WASHINGTON, Dec. l.-One thousand red-cheeked boys nnd clrls from Ohio, experts In corn growing, canning and domestic science, arrived hero today to see the capital. With them were nearly half as many; adults, acting ns chaperons ana guides. The corn nnd kitchen experts ore champions of their classes, and the trip is tho reward given by the Ohio Agricultural Commission. This will bo a busy day for the visitors, who camo on seven special trains Toaay they will "soe" Washington, visit Mount Vei non nnd Washington's tomb and to night they will listen to nn nddrcsa by Secretary Bryan In Memorial Continental Hall. Tomorrow they will bo addressed by Secretory Houston at the Department of Agriculture, lelt other governmental departments and be received by I'rcsldont Wilson at tho Whlto House later In the day. The party, divided Into military units of companies and regiments and under regulation military discipline, will leave for Philadelphia to spend Thursdny there. On Friday they will be In Now York, whero they will "take In" the Hip podrome, and parade, In military forma tion, thu length of Broadway. They will leave for Ohio and the corn belt again Filday night. Two bands accompanied the Ohlaans and thero was no lack of gaiety. Many of tho boys and girls who were not prize winners In tho corn growing and canning contests earned enough in rais ing and piescrvlng tho Buckeye Stnto crops to go on the trip. TENEMENT HOUSE ABLAZE Residents Elee in Night Clothes. Women and Children Rescued Unconscious NEW YORK, Dec. 1. Ono hundred ten ants of the ten-story tenement at 33 Crosby street barely escaped with their lives early this morning when a fire, believed to havo beeir started by Incen diaries, swept through the structure,, Many were taken down the fire ladders and over adjoining roofs. Several women and children were found lying unconscious on the flifors of smoke-filled looms. Aa firemen were fighting the fire In Crosby street another blazo started In the five-story building at 6$ Madison street. It has lately been used as a pickle fac tory. Families In tenements on both sides of the building fled to the streets In their night clothes. Men's, $5 Many shapes and styles; and in every pair a" unique degree of character and style. Stefderutalt VjjfS 1420 Chestnut St. "Where only the best la good enough." Diamond Ornaments Brooches .Recants Finger Rings Bracelets E'arri ng s ' S au t o i r s Caldwell &. 902 iCKestnut Street ilMIODLBAIF . IDLE BY PROMPT phla WORKOHHBROKS Del Unemployed' aware Problem Said to Be Im-"' petus for Latest Plans for"" Operations on State Boule- vard. WILMINGTON. Del., Dec l.-Whenir Oeneial T. Coleman du Pont returns from business trip to New Tork In a. few 'he days, It Is possible that some of thoso who are Interested In the matter of .finding work for the unemployed wll urge him to start work as soon aa possible on (he 3,000,000 boulevard which he proposes t present to the State so that a number of, men may bo put to work. It Is declared, though ho has not made a statement ntl flirt llMnt. thAf nr nf the reasons why he desires to build the): rum, now is Decouse it wouiu give employ ment, to n large number of persons at a tlmo when they most need It. At the time work on the road was stopped moro than a year ago. Gen eral du, Pont had headquarters In George town and a vast amount of eauloment ' there, Ho also had a corps of engineers at vorkat his summer home near Cam bridge nhd another omce rorce In this city. The Wilmington office Is still re tained, but nothing has been done since, tho caso was taken to the courts Just how the situation which now exists Is to be met Is a problem which the at torneys for General du Pont will prob ably bo asked to solve In a. few days, and It Is not thought that anything short of a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States that the boulevard law will stand will Induce him to re sumo work, as much as ho desires to do so. . The cost will be about tl.OOOiOOO. NAMES LAWYERS IN WIFE'S SUIT FOR SEPARATION Husband Says Mrs. Brandreth xWas-L Indiscreet With Two Attorneys, NEW TORK, Dec. 1. John Breckeni ridge Biandrcth, son of the late Ralph Brandreth, who made a fortune In tho , manufacture of pills and porous plasters, has been sued In the Supremo Court for a separation by his wife, Mrs. Katharine Brandreth. In contesting his wife's application for alimony, pending tho trial or the suit. Mr. Brandreth filed affidavits tn which he charged his wife with being Indiscreet In her conduct. He said she was too friendly, with Duncan C. Pell, Jr.. and Itoderla Wellman, a member of the law firm of Wellmnn, Gooch & Smyth. Mr. and Mrs. Brandreth -were married on Juno 5, 1911, and they have one daugh ter. Mrs. Brandreth said In her Complaint slnco the summer of 1913 her husband had been "harsh, tyrannical nnd unkind." that i he was frequently under tho Influence of llquoi, and that tin several occasions he had behaved Improperly In the presence of women friends of hers. According to Mrs. Brandreth, She en tered Into agreement with her husband by which he was to pay her 1100 a month and let her have the custody of their child, ROBBERS PUT TO FLIGHT Desist From Attempt to loot Post office When Shots Come Their Way PATERSON, N, J Dec. I. Yegg-men. discovered forcing their way Into the Haw .home. N. J., pbstof!lc early today escaped after a running light In which ten shots were fired. William H. Post opened fire on the rob bers, who threw down their tools and fled Si.ao and nitroglycerine were found stuffed In the lock of the door. r 4 R cj, Co. Ofe I J sBPsB 1 KplSB tes, d emon tn ipfl ott .!! . CiJi 1 i M i 4. ii iiuji f i '?J' ' SFw" mil ' ..,-... , iii i , i i , hm , -"'""t ' T- BJHHHpJI " ' i nun, imjllilum I J LI tj 4.1 Hfim yn &T1 -' Wl 1