Evening public ledger. [volume], May 15, 1915, Night Extra, Page 3, Image 3

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EVENING DEDCmB PHTLDBlfOTTIA1, SATTmDAY, HTY 16, 1915:
am
s&
EKIAN WON'T
rpi'rAitnwuiui
ffllRNITURE FOR HOME
m New List of Dam
l L. Wo Savs, Were ln-
icM by Occupants Dur-
ling' "Billy ou v1"-
Ipaign.
f T Welch says tho Sunday Cam
JM t,ilv the damage
k-'::;!!!
. pViddey says ho h thenty
Ea"n .... rMnnM'n house. The re-
Hea""01 . . f.il of crlDDled
T ".'! !, iiin chairs, It Is Just
mi the "Billy" Sunday party never
'ffikoulh tne '" .. . 1014 arln
gjtothecown-""-
B,rfcn ;lr' . t0 S(iratoga today
:th. trip. Mr.. KBegan. vho
Mt" V.i wrist In B mil aownBiaim
IX to a wobbly banister,
"lW 1?hS, .lowly and workmen have
tfrW)tlng slow' "
:" & Stlon Is growing upon Colonel
1TM K:i. 1.- .hould accept no substl-
K patching up for any of the
"J. Hilnia he found in me uuuuc.
SSwSnlHty. when the ultimatum ho
Sd to th Sunday Campaign Committee.
It, for IWW wttS lsn0rea' Co'onel
? - has been spending nis spare umo
Sftw " of briken furniture. It will
&T two "pages of the Ve'vlsed
ffaSTl-ft"? .. Colonel left for
f- " "S11 I. I... h revised
J"? ,nmnteto. Several days will
SS Wtore the lesser damage Is noted
MlBt There will be no patchwork on tho
; S ihould let them gluo up my best
' SSilturer he asked. "I should alt In
Bin with splints on them? Maybe I
rv i 1 1 T jAn'l tVilnlr in.M
Wis Colonel figures that the Sunday
tamilm Committee moy put brasa
itripi M MPPorts tor tne backs of his
from cnairs, wnen wit cuiuu iu "ci
if thty ever do. Ho also has an eyo for
- 1.. nnm tint I unmet hlnir fltruck It
miv. And tho marble statue of tho
f i!n which Is lacking a toe.
&10S V.Q1U1ICI HUO ww"0. .- ".rf ......
fcr the keys he got back when tho Sun
ny party ICIl. inerc were t iur ma
front door. He believes this was too
W rented my house as a residence.
Hid tne colonel, mu icaBc Bupuittico
ties furnished bedrooms. But how many
pfcpli were free to enter that house?
flowmsny? Twenty-seven. That wasn't
i house: It was a hotel."
1 Ian ! Welch, who believes Colonel
Ue;in Claim is iar iuo niK". eays liiu
Colonel may uegin 10 sue a soun ua 110
'.! Tt'a a Innff. lnnff WAV In n llldir
' Sat, Mr. Welch believes, because the
. it..4. k f1nmnnn Pljinn n fa turn V9
' KWnd'ln their calendars.
L(t him sue." said Mr. Welch. "This
Mtft come off for a long time. The
(irarti are so far behind now that It will
titito years before there Is a trial. The
tmonnt Involved Is too large for the
Municipal Courts."
JCotael Keegan was asked what he
ICnaVI M that
I FlIura up the Interest on $1751 for two
luii, wag pis answer, ana men aaa
ltte cost of my revised list. I can
Tii!twhlle, f necessary, but I'm going
tireTjh with this. I can't have mj
lint smashed up and forget all about
lift''
IWAR BET LOST, EAT CROW
Burlington Clubmen Pny for Faith in
jft Uerman Arms.
.Two mpmhrn nf Ihn TTntrnf alti- rtt,ti
Ste,new and personal reasons for wish-
l, nMiua. tn UA A 1,1 n
,'IHia Abtolom and John F. Spotts, of
JBwUngion, N. J., who ate crow In tho
IwlerHouse In their native town las.
fillht because they bet the Germans
JWH make good their boast to reach
jwj before last Christmas.
ITbt losers were forced, nmld. the pop.
P!"f of firecrackers and explosion of
JSJ bombs, to pick clean the bonei
ltM bird which haunts cornfields In
Mtomn. A goat bearine the legend
prtrman Submarine &U" added to the
qflteraent when It was turned looso
n, n ainlng-room. Ten other Burling-
Wtoni, who bet the other way. watched
Ut lospra Wat nn tu- .--- .. .
twih meal. u""ao OI lnelr
HILADELPHIANS AT FRONT
LWlrdSmen Who Vnrtrlnrlw T.iJ
Here Serving wifii Vr.iicV, a-..
i ? Philadelphia guardsmen are serv-
CrTr. .""n army. George M.
S.i cen!Iy a caPta'n In Company D.
K.?"1:.." Englishman by birth,
Ciiii -l" ? commission and gono to
lJU.;-.er.e hlhas been commissioned
Own. F l" the Canadian volunteers.
'ew?v nrt f?rmerl' a sergeant In
m SLH.V?1 "fslment Infantry, who
nth nab'y dlaharged about three
Sisi.S? 0n H:count of removal from
St'Jofn niS now enllstel " England in
SSriX eS5fi?n nrltlsh Expeditionary
torf'!1,H.0W"'11 T- Bluett. Com
filer fr "'Jn'antry, has received a
Kffh. ui Rober'a. I" which he states
o tha-rr aPPfaohlng the firing line
!"" '"'1 Haltlen resolutions.
f nOCK PEATS READING
Wered to Sell 100-trip Tickets
and Stop Trains.
nJe Srvlce Commission at Har
adlT,.r.derd the Philadelphia
U0?iri?! '?a.y Company to place
, niip 'Jf"8 ah "-trip tickets
tdh Sa,. and tnat tno trft,n
M and Berks streets at 1 p. m.
wp hereafter at Fern Rock sta
piston was the result of a com
. H..r"ien.tl' by Charles B. AVoll,
hJ "'""'"'nation In rates and ser
e IM-trlp tlcH.sts and the JO-trlp
J5titiS,i. sood rrom Fern Rocl to
g&AVS MARRIAGE1 LICENSES
ftiSas,-' "by-nD,, El1"'
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P a .,?.??.- 33U N. 11th .. .nd
SV ffl', " Indian., av..
Pt t. 12.4 39S? B't t., and Kath-
& vr.nrs.iinV.ti'" Bn4 Ad,uld
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fti?noilcl. nn!!r. -. .
Im i?. SSOT iH .t. and
Bll. Uo! n .t-S508 PenUrton it.
CONVICTS WEEP, C11EER
AND LAUGH IN REPLY
TO SUNDAY'S SERMON
"Billy" Brings Light and
Joy to Hearts of Hun
dreds of Prisoners at
Sing Sing Many Ask
Him to Plead for Them.
t
Hi a Staff Corrttpondent
SING S1NQ PniSON, Osslnlng, N. T
May IB. Nino hundred of the 1760 men
doing time In the most dismal prison In
tho world today Asked "Billy" Sunday to
pray for them. With eyes wet with tears
ns the evangelist finished a sermon, In
which ho told the dramatic story of his
own conversion, his "crawling out of a
life of shame and slipping safe Into the
arms of Jasus," they raised their gray
sleeved arms when he cried: '
"How many of you fellows will lino Up
for God? How many of you wnnt mc to
put your names In my prayers?"
Yountr men, waiting for death to end
their sentences In the j?rny pllo looming
abovo the blue waters of Tappan Zee, old
men eager for the day In which they shall
go free out Into the sunshine of nprlnu
asked "Billy" to pray for them. Ho
praye'd and his prayer was Interrupted
by laughter and applause, sometimes by
hollow sobs ns he recalled days when
they knelt at their mother's knees.
"Well, Jesus," he Bald, "I'm glnd wo're
here today bringing a little sunshine Into
these lives, fewect Jesus, help them to
go square. Help them on to the dny
when they will sny, "Good-by, wnrden,
you good old scout. Good-by stone walls
with guards upon them, good-by, bean
soup."
Laughter, a wild burst of It, hearty
spontaneous, merry laughter greeted
this prayer.
For more than five minutes the men In
whoso barren monotonous lives "Billy"
had brought sunshine and a glimpse of
the Heaven, of which ho Is euro, cheered,
whistled and stamped their lovo for him
nnd their appreciation of his message.
"MA" ADDRESSES MEN.
"I'd like to havo you look at "Ma,"
nald Billy and Mrs. Sunday left her seat
and climbed to the pulpit. Sho was em
barrassed. Sing Sing doesn't sec many women.
She blushed as tho 1700 pairs of eyes were
trained upon her. "Do as Mr. Sunday
tells you to do, boys," she said, "and you'll
bo nil right. I've known him for 27 years
and I know how earnest ho Is for God
I hope Bill nnd I will seo every one of
you fellows up In Heaven."
Mrs. Asher and "Hodey" sang "Sweeter
As tho Years Go By." In a far corner of
the dim room filled with tho gray-suited
men, a little group took up the harmony
nnd tho chorus swelled. "Jesus' Love In
Sweeter, Sweeter as tho Years Roll By."
Sunshine had hit Sing Sing.
"Billy's" talk to the convicts was re.
pleto with prison Jargon, but ho omitted
tho slang when solemnly he entered
tho whitewashed death house, peering
Into tho cells In which eat ID men con
demned to die In tho electric chair.
Among the number were ex. Police Lieu
tenant Becker, of the famous Rosenthal
murder case, and Father Hans Schmidt,
murderer of Anna Aumuller. He spoko
a word of comfort to them nnd bado
them cheer up, repent of their folly and
by excepting Jesus ChrUt assure them
selves happiness In the world to come.
"Brighten the Corner" was sung by
several of the evangelistic party in tho
death house.
CHURCHES AND CHARITIES
BENEFIT IN THREE "WILLS
Made Residuary Legatees in Distribu
tion of Estates.
Emma L. Murphy, widow of John P.
Murphy, loft an estate of "J10I.1S7 and up
wards." according to the petition of Wil
liam J. Crout and the Fidelity Trust Com
pany, executors of tho will, admitted to
probato today.
A trust fund of j;0,000, for the benefit
of a sister. Nellie L. Mogrudge. nnd a.
niece. Emma N. Mogrudge, Is created In
the testament At the death of both bene
ficiaries tho principal Is "to revert to the
children of tho niece, but Ff no children
survive her the fund Is to bo divided
equally among the Hahnemann Hospital,
for endowing n free bed; Women's Auxil
iary of the Board of 'Missions of St.
Mark's Protestant Episcopal Church: St.
Stephen's Protestant Episcopal Church,
Beverly, N. J., and St. Mark's Homo for
Aged and Infirm Women, 19th and Lom
bard streets. The residue goes to rela
tives, principally to the sister, Mrs. Mog
rudge. Augusta Keck, late of 3512 K street,
left 10O from her 113,000 estate to tho
Catholic Orphanage, Tacony. The residue
goes to relatives.
Alfred Wersteln, late of 1S02 Master
street, left his entire eBtate of $21,300 In
trust for his widow, Rosa Wersteln. At
l)er death, $1150 is to be distributed In
private bequests and the remainder equal
ly divided among St. Vincent's Home; St.
Vincent's Orphan ABylum: St. Vincent tie
Paul Society of the Church of the Gesu;
St. John's Orphan ABylum; St. Joseph's
Home for Homeless Industrious Boys;
Little Sisters of the Poor, 18th and Jef
ferson streets.
Other wills probated today Include
those of El(en Wnlfer, 1325 East Moya
mensing avenue, who left (21,005: Louis
A, Conwell. J17.O0O; Sarah J, C. McAllister,
$0600; Henry Opper, 11700; Rusllng Blg
nell, $3000; John Goody. J2600.
Personal property of Edward White.
Sr has been appraised at $21,975; De-
Doran a. KirK, jio.sit.m; Sarah A. Nutz,
$7107.23; ElUabeth A. Engle, $5410.17; Ann
E. Burke, $4111.93.
STETSON'S BIG BIBLE CLASSES
12 COUPLES WED AT ELKTON
Philadelphia Furnishes Half of Day's
Pontingent at Gretna Green.
EIKTON, Md May 15. When the
honeymoon express pulled Into -Elkton at
noon tgday, 12 couples, six from Phlla.
delphla, descended, and after being
granted the legal permit at the Couty
Court Office, were married. They were:
Harry E. Sarin and Sarah E. Schaeffer,
Henry Simon and Marie Devlin, John B,
Homefleld and Agnes M. Oahushek, Harry
J Hipp and Blanche M. Gerstenacker,
Edwin C, Banes and Zelma L. Faucett
and John F. Krebs and Edna A. Weld
ner, all of Philadelphia; John Hulton,
Chester, and Amelia HendrJckson, Up
land; Ralph J. Mengll and Annie E. Stohl,
Allentown; Emll R. Moyer and Caroline
A, Lambert and Stewart A. McCoy and
Ruth A, Eddlnger, Reading; Charles
Franklin and Esther Reynolds, North
East, and John B. Hille and Bessie Tay
lor, Norwood, Pa.
LIMB TROUBLES
VARICOSE VEINS. ULCERS,
Wralc Ankle. Fallen Archil
AltB EVENLT SUI'I'OHTED
BT TUB USE, OK THE
Corliss Laced Stocking
8AN1TABY. a they mtr be
waihed or boiled.
Comfortable, mad to meuurt.
VO ELASTIC 1 adiiuUblel
lace Ilka a Urilnr: llcht and
durable. ECONOMICAL Coat
(L50 each, or two for the earn
limb. IJ.50, postpaid. Call and
be measured free, or write for
elf-meaeuxrment Blank No. B.
On Juao 1 Prlca Adianced to t
tor one locklnc or 13.50 for two
stocking. Hours 9 to S dally
Pcaiu.CorlU Limb Specially Co
Bolt. SIT. Lafaretto Bids.
U i fcfceeUut fit l-blla.. Fa.
If
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Br' 1
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MICHIGAN SAILS WITH
SUPPLIES FOR BRITAIN
Steamships, Defying Subma
rines, Clear Port for Liverpool.
Ten Americans nnd a heavy cargo of
war automobiles, steel products and
other contraband were aboard the steam
ship Michigan, of the American Line,
when sho sailed from here today for
Newport News nnd Liverpool. Tho Mich
igan will stop nt Newport News to tnko
on 1100 horses. From Newport News tho
vessel will go direct to Liverpool. Tho
Michigan Bailed from hero a few minutes
after noon.
The two American stokers, who decided
they would avoid tho chanco of sailing
on a ship subject to nttnek by subma
rines and appealed to the United States
Commissioner Long for leave to bleak
their contracts, reconsidered nt the last
moment nnd were nt tho pier today ready
to sail. They are Arthur M. ratmer nnd
James O. Winter. Palmer's home Is In
Idaho and Winter Is from Wisconsin.
They said they were Ignorant the ship
would carry n cargo of contraband, nnd
asked to he nllowed.to brenk their con.
tract for thnt reason.
Then- are 5S automobiles on board the
Michigan. Most of them were lashed to
gether on deck when the ship snlicd
today. They aro painted a dull gray nnd
orfcr every indication that they will bo
used by the Urltlsh forces In Frnnce, de
spite tho denials nf Horace Richards,
purser of tho Michigan, who disclaims
any knowledge ns to the destination of
the cargo. Tho Michigan nlso carried
barbed wire, wax, locomotive tires,
bundles of barbed wire rods, canned
foods, (Ire extinguishers, wire nails,
staples, graphite, staves und dyes.
Richards assumed n nonchnlnut air
when asked about the chances of being
torpedoed when the Michigan reaches tho
war zone.
"Wo haven't any fear of submarines,"
ho said. "Wo will cut' directly through
the wnr zone to reach Liverpool and our
trip through the zone, which Is supposed
to ho Riinrded by submailnes, will bo
short. Wo aro In less danger than ships
sailing nlong the Irish coast.
"Anyway," Richardson continued, "tho
weather Is good these days nnd If we are
torpedoed there Is every chanco we'll be
picked up, because we would ho In the
regular eteamshlp lane to Liverpool, An
nverago of threo ships a day aro sailing
from New York for English ports, yt
consider the comparatively bmnll number
of vessels being blown up."
Richardson said that none of the cargo
Is consigned directly to the British Gov
ernment. The method usually employed
Is to deliver shipments of war merchan
dise to brokers who hnndle tho distribu
tion of supplies.
Kvcn until the last minute tho pier at
which the Michigan was tied was kept
clear of tho curious. No one was allowed
to step Inside tho entrance. Stevedores
who passed on nnd off In the performance
of their duties wore closely watched when
they ro-cntered the pier. The first leg of
tho trip to Liverpool will take 20 hours,
Richardson estimated; but there was
some uncertainty ns to the length of time
which will clapso beforo the Michigan
reaches tho war zone.
STETSON'S BHILE CLASS
OUT AFTER SOP 3IR3I1.EKS
Halworkcrs Have One of Largest
Shop Organizations in Country.
The John 11. Stetson Company shop
nible class hopes to get 800 members for
the fall term. Under fne leadership of
OeorKc V. Urnden; director of moral and
iellgloii8 education at the Central Y. M.
C. A., this class has Just completed
splendid season of work. Tho enrolment
for the spring term was 231, nnd the aver
age attendance for tho last live ses
sions 163.
The class offlcers nnd Membership Com.
mlttee who nre planning for BOO for the
fall term are: John Drake, president;
Harry demons, vice president: William
E. Royal, treasurer; E. H. MacMlllan,
secretary. Membership Committee, Luclan
Lull, George Knppls, Samuel McClurken
nnd E. H. MacMllllan.
HAIL AND STEAMSHIP
LINES MUST SEPARATE
BRIDEGROOM DURNED
Decorating House for Bride When
Bottle of Paint Explodes.
A prospective bridegroom came very
near losing his sight through an explo
sion whllo ho was putting tho finishing
touches on the new name that he and his
bride will occupy.
Ho Is Charles G. Super, of 438 Harvey
street, a deputy constable attached to
tho offlce of Magistrate Pennock of the
Germantown police station. Last night,
to gild a Jas get at his house, 251 West
Haines street, ho lighted the gas. The
gilt preparation, containing ether, ex
ploded In his face and set Are to his
clothing.
Police Captain Davis 47 Today
Captain Harry C. Davis, Identified with
the city police department since 1831,
today celebrated his -47th birthday. Cap
tain Davis, who heads all big doings
In police circles. Joined tho force as a.
patrolman In ISO), and was assigned to
the 25th district. In 1536 he was made
street sergeant, was prometed to a lieu,
tenancy In 1905 and Ih 1914 was made cap.
tain of police.
Continued from Tnce One
of the boat lines, from the railroads'
standpoint.
"The whole arrangement," said tho
decision, "might be classed aa a 'get
together movement' to which all the
railroads herp petitioning nro parties."
Tho Lake lines, continues the Commis
sion, havo been shorn of the Initial gra'n
rate-making power usurped by the Trunk
Line Association of which all aro mem
bers, and the through rates declared to be
controlled by this association were sail
to determine for the shipper which line
ho must use.
Replying to tho contention that joint
operation makes for economy, tho Com
mission nsserted that no such economy
has been shown In reduced costs to the
public.
"Instcnd of any reduction In lakc-nnd-rail
rates," said tho decision, they havo
been steadily advanced under Joint own
ership. RATES STEADILY ADVANCED.
"Beginning about 1D0O, when trunk-line
control over the lake lines wns becoming
perfected, the first-class lukc-nnd-rnll
rnte from New York to Chicago has been
advanced by sucesslvc Increnscs from 51
cents to (52 cents, nnd on other clnsscs
correspondingly.
"In 1910, nccoidlng to records which
wore not controverted, thf trunk line In
terests agreed that thp Inko-nnd-rnll
rates should actually be eylvnnced to the
nil-rail basis. This uctlon wns only
thwarted by tho refusal of a foreign rail
way owning a lake line to ncqulesce
therein."
After the sepaiatlon tho Commission
said It might still regulate tho through
rnll-and-water rates, fixing a reasonable
maximum. It might nlso. It mtdcri, con
tinue to require a physical connection be
tween the docks of water lines nnd tho
rails of carriers serving polls of inter
change. The decision, said transportation ex
perts, wus of a nature to affect every
port on the Great Lakes and scores of
Interior cities In their territories.
Mother and Daughter Get Damages
A Jury in Judgo Cnrr's Court today
awarded $1250 damages to Frances Kaln,
a little girl, and $250 to her mother,
Mrs. Katie Kaln, In their suit against
the Rapid Transit Company to recover
for Injuries received by tho daughter
when sire was struck by a trolley car
some time ago nnd rolled under the
fender. Harry A. Mackey, who repre
sented the mother and daughter, said
that tho girl's injuries to her wrist and
arm aro of n severe permanent charac
ter. The verdict given Mrs. Kaln was
to compensate her for the expenses she
has Incurred ns the result of tho ac
cident to her daughter.
-r"
WE'LL HELP YOU
PLAY THE HOST
Bring your gueeta, your family, your
business friends to the delljhtful
HANOVER CAFE
Shore Dinners, 65c, 75c, $1.25
Special Sunday Dinner, $1.00
12th and Arch Sts.
Claude it. Uohr, iter.
BANKS BUSINESS COLLEGE
Philadelphia's Leading Commercial School
Announces Re-opening
of Day and Evening Classes
Thursday, May 20th
in their temporary location
The Lafayette Building '
5th and Chestnut Sts.
Oppatlt IndpnJncm Halt
E, M, HULL, A. M., PL D President
SUBMARINES MENACE
22 PHILADELPHIANS
Transylvania, on Which They
Ride, May Alter Course to
Escape "War Zone" Danger.
Twenty-two Thlladelphlans nre among
tho passengers aboard the steamship
Transylvania, which ls belleed to be
picking her way through the heart of
the "war zone" today. Tho Cunard Line,
which chartered the vessel from the
Anchor Line, Issued the following state
ment. Indicating that tho Transylvania
would try to reach Olasgow In the event
of nn attempt on tho part of tho German
submarine commanders to meto out to
her the fate of tho Luslanla:
"Wo do not expect to hear from the
Transylvania until her arrival cither in
Lhcrpool or Glasgow. Under her sched
ule when sho left New York she was
to go to Liverpool, but If Captnln Utack
has received nt aca orders from tho Urlt
lsh Admiralty to go first to Glasgow,
via the west coast of Ireland, the com
pany will have no word of her until sho
makes port."
The New Voik, of the American Line,
Is duo In the wnr zone this morning. Her
agents hero drclnro there will be no
trouble, ns sho Is nn American Bhip
and has nn nmmunltlon aboard.
Trans lvanta sailed fioni New York
last Friday, carrying a larger contra,
band cargo thnn was stowed In the hold
of the Lusltanla. Thero aie no residents
of this city among the first. cabin pas
sengers, 22 being In the second nnd third
class lists. The second-class passengers
from this city me Charles M. Lnkc, Mrs.
U. K. Ormcrod and Mnster Winifred
Ormerod, Mrs. Mary C. AVilde, Miss Nel
lie Windsor nnd J. K. Stone.
The third-class passengeis from heie
aro Robert Bacon, Matthew norland, his
wife and their four children, Janet. Mat
thew, William and Kllzabeth; Sarah and
Grace Curran. James Boyle, Nell Dough
erty, John Gibson, Mnrgaiet McKeovor,
Hugh McGrnth, Frank Murray and Mln.
nlo O'Donnell. Thev are bound for
various points In Hnglnml, li eland and
Scotland.
The Transylvania has among the pas
sengers u corps of Hcd Cross nurses and
a number of British reservists. Ameri
can shipping Interests do not believe the
vessel will como to harm, owing to the
consideration being given In Berlin to
President Wilson's note.
Five Phiiadciphians Brave Submarines
Flvo Piiilndelpltlana will brave tlv
dangers of a voyage on the North Atlantic
under tho protection nf the Stars nnd
Stripes In splto of the Gorman submarine
warfare on ships in the "war zone." The
residents of this city that will sail from
New York today on the .Amcrlcnn liner
St. Louis nre Mr. and Mrs. T. If. Jonm,
Miss Jennie Shields, Miss Maud East
ward nnd Tudor Jones.
FLEE FROM FLAMES
IN NIGHT CLOTHES
Fire Destroys $30,000 Worth of
Cotton and Woolen Waste
and Imperils Families.
Klro destroyed MOO bales of woolen nnd
cotton wasle, valued nl ttO.OOO, In the mill
of Charles Devlin, Hilton street and Ken
sington avenue, early today. Scores of
persons In tho neighborhood ran from
their homes In night clothing when flames
shot M feet In the air nnd threatened
adjoining properties.
Spontaneous combustion Is thought to
have caused the fire. Jt was discovered
by Policemen Mndden and Phillip, or the
Belgrade nnd Clearfield streets police
station, who rang two alarms In quick
succession. They rescued eight horses
from a stable on tho property and pulled
out nu automobile owned by Mr. Devlin.
Adjoining the Dovlln waste mill Is tho
saloon nnd residence of James McKenna,
which wns badly damaged. McKenna
wns In hla snloon when the fire started.
John Lnfferty, of Kensington avenue nnd
Mndlson street, rushed over to tho Mc
Kenna house nnd awakened Mrs. Mc
Kenna nnd her eight children. Throwing
overcoats over their night clothing, they
fled to nearby houses ns the flames swept
into their open windows.
A strong wind wns blowing down
Hilton street, nnd houses there were In
danger. Occupants were wnrncd by the
policemen, nnd the sidewalks were sobn
lined with little groups of shivering men,
women nnd children. Tho bright light
of the fire awoke other residents In, tho
vicinity, who went for refuge to homes
of their friends farther from the blaze.
The fire started in a targe one-story
brick storage shed, housing the bales of
waste and ndjolnlng a two-story mill
Baling machines In tho mill wero burned
and the roofs of both buildings fell In.
Tho principal damage, however, was in
the loss of bales.
High pressure wagon No 2 collided
with a trolley car nt 2d and Somerset'
UeeU ns it was going to the fire. No
one was hurt.
PIIEADELPlilA BODIES
N0W1NQUEENST0WN
Another of Crompton Children
Found Minister That Visit
ed Hero Identified.
FIGHTS NINE HOLD-UP MEN
Lavish Display of Bills nt Ball Causes
Man Trouble.
Nino to one wero the odds against Mor
ris Torpcy, 2fi years old, 528 Wlnton street,
when ho was held up at 8th street and
Snyder nvenuo early today, but he fought
desperately until aid came. Two police
men, with drawn revolvers, lined the nine
highwaymen up against n wall and
marched them to the 4th street and Sny
der avenue station.
Torpey had been to a ball at the New
Audltoilum, Tth street and Snyder ave
nue, and had displayed a roll of bills,
which ho spent before lie left. The first
inkling he had of danger wns when nine
men surrounded him on tho street and
demanded his money. When he said ho
had none, they pounced on him. Some one
sent In an emergency cnll and Policeman
Sullivan and Lofcan ncre hurried to the
sceno. The highwaymen, who gave var
ious names nnd addi esses, were held in
j.VW ball each for further hearing tomor
row by Magistrate Coward.
The bodies of 23 victims of the Lusl
tnnla disaster Including the body at a
son of Mr. nnd Mrs, Iaul Crorrititon, el
thla city, have beon taken Into Queens
town. Most of the bodies were taken
from tho sea by an English torpedoboat
The body of the Rev. Father Basil V?,
Maturln, of Oxford, recently a visitor In
this city, has boen recovered and ivas
landed today.
Tho Quecnstown dispatches do not lden
tlfy the Crompton boy's body further than
to mention the family name. The body
of Stephen, the 14-year-old son and eldest
child, has been recovered and both bodies
Ho together In the Queenstown morgue.
No trace has been found of the bodies of
the parents or of nny of the other chil
dren. The body of Miss Dorothy Allen,
of H00 Oxford road, who accomopahlsd
the Crompton party ns governess, has not
been recovered.
The body of St, N. Pappadopoulo, a
Greek, who engaged passage from th
Philadelphia offices of tho Cunard Line,
wns found yesterday with a life belt
around It He and his wife wero on their
way to Greece nftcr a tour of the United
States. i
Among tho bodies taken to iQuecrtstown
were those of A. L. Hosklns, president
of tho Newport News Shipbuilding Com
pany; Mrs. William Crlchton, of New
York: Surgeon J. F. McDermott, of tho
Ill-fated vessel: George Tlberghlen, a first
cabin passenger; Robert Edward Dear
bergh, of New York, William Colbert, of
New York; I. A. Bruno, of Montclalr,
N. J.; G. L. P Vernon, of 'New York an1
London; Commander J. Foster tack
house, an explorer, of London, and Martin
Van Straaten, of London.
Memorial services for (Frank B. Tetson,
head of tho shoe department In the John
Wanamakcr store, New York, and his
wife, Alice Tesson, will be held on Mon
day nftcrnoon In the Chambers-Wylla
Presbyterian Church. Mr. Wannmakcr,
representatives of the "Wanamakcr Board
of Trade, of which Mr. Tesson was a
member; representatives from the Phila
delphia store and friends from this city
nnd New York will attend.
WON'T GIVE UP BELL JUNKET
German Deserter Tries to Die .
Christian Luddecke will bo arraigned
for a hearing at City Hnll today for at
tempting suicide last night at "Walnut
street pier. A policeman who had been
following him grabbed his coat as he
was about to leap Into the Delaware.
Luddccko told the police ho came hero
from I'hoenlxvllle on Thuisdny, and
wanted to die because lie was afraid the
authorities would deport him to Ger
many. He suid he left his home iu Han
over at the outbieak of the war to
escape service In tho army, nnd If he
had to go back now he would have to,"!
die nnyway.
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Despondent Man Kills Himself
YORK, Pa., May 13. Despondent over
lack of employment, R. H. Bold, nn auc
tioneer, killed himself by Inhaling gas at
his home hero early today. He leaves a
widow and five children.
Victor and Columbia Talk
ing Mach. owners ran play
IMIsnn. Path and other
'econlB by using th Tnn-O-Iiinnr
Atlnrlimrnl. J3.00
complete. Separate per
manent Jewel points for
plnilnt' any record, SI
each Call nt this offlce
for demonstration.
TONE-O-PHONE SALES CO.
218 Smith Kill St., l'hlla.
Razor Blades Re-Sharpened
By our improved mechanical method. Your
own blades back, sterilized. Mall orders
promptly attended to. Single edge, 2So dor.;
double edge, .ISc doz.; Star. Inc. ea. ; old style
razors honed, 15c, ground and honed. 25c
Write for special mailing device. Keystone
Hazor Edge Co., S711 Germantown av.. rhila.
Historical Society's Librarian Doubts
That Protest Is Worth While.
Mrs. William H. Sterling, who Is trying
to organize a popular protest against the
removnl of tho Liberty Bell from Inde
pendence Hall for Its trip to the Panama
Pacific Exposition, has received a letter
from John W. Jordan, librarian of the
Hlstorlcnl Society of Pennsylvania, de
claring that in his opinion Councllmen
would not give up their junket to San
Francisco with tho bell oven If the most
eminent metallurgists unanimously
agreed that It would break In pieces on
the tour.
"Ono way to proceed In expressing in
dignation against those Councllmen who
voted In favor of the trip," he says, "Is
to publish their names, nnd then, when
they appear for re-election, mark them
for defeat. I believe it would be useless
to organize a meeting of protest."
Colorado is Not an
Expensive Place to Visit
Flrst-rato board In comfortable, well
kept summer hotels and ranch houses
for around $12 a week. That's what
you enn get In Colorado, and I shall be
glad to send you a list of such places,
wJtb their attractions und facllltiesvand
com; Thc-tofllclnls of tho "Burlington
Route!' (C. B. & Q. Railroad) are Inter
ested In telling people about Colorado
as a wonderfully attractive summer
pla.ee, with its glorious mountains and
beautiful valleys nnd Its glaciers and
wild flowers They want in particular
to have it understood that a trip there
with one's family can be made at mod
erate cost, nnd that In all the world
thero Is no more charming country for
a restful, healthful, altogether delight
ful vacation. I am prepared to give
you all kinds of. Information, not only
about Colorado, but of California, nnd
of Glacier or Yellowstone National
Parks, tho wonderlands of America.
Write, telephone or call. Make use
of me. Let mo. help you plan a. trip
now. No charge for maps and descrip
tive, booklets. Let mo send you some
describing Colorado.
Wm. Austin, General Agent Passen
ger Dept., C B. & Q. R. R. Co.. 836
Chestnut street, Philadelphia. Phone
Walnut 766.
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f & C t S Versus
Fallacies
FACT is a real state of things. FALLACY is an appar
ently genuine but really illogical statement or argument.
DURING the past several months Local Optionists in
Pennsylvania have exploited that much abused
word "option" to determine whether alcoholic drinks
may or may not be sold in counties. Coupled with this
demand has been the plea that Local Optionists were
not asking the Legislature for a Prohibition-Bill merely
the privilege for counties to have the "option" to place
a ban upon the sale of liquor.
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BUT have Local Optionists given thought to the
FACT that they already possess all the "option"
fair-minded citizens need? Under the provisions of the
Brooks License Act the residents of every community
in Pennsylvania now have "option" to petition the courts
to close places for the sale of liquors if any can be
shown violating the law or for other reasons that are
objectionable. This "option" extends not alone to coun
ties, but to the smallest civic unit a neighborhood.
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Reki&4t4oft:
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THEIR plea is a distinction without a difference an
effort to impose a FALLACY upon the people.
Local Option means Local Prohibition or Prohibition in
spots. The manifest purpose of Local Option is local
Prohibition, leading eventually to total Prohibition.
Every experience has proven that Prohibition does not
prohibit only serves to change the flow of stimulating
drinks from the regulated licensed places to underground
channelfj and if Local Option is Local Prohibition how
can Local Option prohibit?
Philadelphia Lager Beer Brewers' Association
(Tha ntxt articl will appear WtJnttday, Moy 13th)
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