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CITY OF COAL
DISTRESSES POOR
Special Inquiry Discloses
f Small -Buyers Suffering
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in South Philadelphia
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.CAR CONDITIONS STUDIED
Sh VJJl vonuiwons m nri'ntnns; turn nvmm ,nu
f-' k dlstrese among tho' poor are revealed by a
i sfoetal Investigation made by Kranels A.
! rfi v Xewts. cltv fuel Administrator, among tho
i, '?,,' nineteen chief -voal dealer "In the southern
f ?, neetlon of the'elUcxtendlng from 'Washing-
ton avenue to the Delaware Hlvcr Waiting
lines of from tlftyto 150 petitioners for coal
In email lots Is reported Jn several of theiu
yardr, with only u tofclt supply of S51 tons.
as against S",000 tons', the normal supply,
to meet the demawlf 'of this section
"tt I hn. fair1 of course to remember that
these dealer arv putting out their coal as
fsst an It U vnntlpg In," Mr. Ixvvls com
mented In giving out Iho figures received
from tho dealer,
II, C. Clevenger, coal '(eight agent of the
Tenmojvantn road, conferrod with tho fuel
beard this "ufternoon to analjio car con
dition!, J.ohn'Uod, president of lliu Coal
Exchange, attended Hie, meeting! ut which
the sUbJectTi( 'hhlpplJ!" ch' to different
parts of -tho city nan discussed.
The questionnaire sent out by Sir. Lewis
to these, "nineteen dealers wns us follows:
"How nluch roal bate ou tm liund and
ar what' eleee?"
In tlvirrtllt, four showed im'roa what
oev er",;tffle. live, tons, three., ten loiif, and
the wboU-iiliietreii a total of only 851 tons.
"HXlin. " " ' received?
"Wit" whom luir jou iiiiitrnrts?
"Do dV "ell by bucket, or to- peddler
Who eell'bj burbet, ami ul whet".prlce?
Ha you liaie rnucli ut tlil luk of buil
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"What" Hi jour normal io upply 'or
this time of ear?"
The replies, ranging from "50 to 3500
tons, show a total of S1.J50 tons for this
eouthern-iectlou ot.4ic. city. -
"Have yon many of miffrrlng emotig
til poor for UeK f'.eoal?"
Tleple to this lire "Yes" with one voice.
"About what leugth of Mm loe It take
to recede rare from tho mine, and what
ela you believe tho reuse o( deluy'.'"
Four firms register u rofuml tu veil to
peddlers, while oihom tuto tlmt "owing
to seureltv end suffering among our cus
tomers, wo feci wo aic following the only
humane eourTT'lu i.lllng by the bucket"
"We chance only eight tents pi-r bucket,"
writes on?" dealer, "where.ts Dip peddlers
are charglpc fourtc-n cent ft-? tho mine
Ite."
JVrloda of-from fifteen das to lc weolis
are quoted us tho.-e lisuul for rihtalulng
coal afteri placing order ut tho mlntu-, and
In n'ot cakes npiiralort uic blainrd fur fall
tires in shipments.
"Conditions er bad. 'Couldn't w
worse among the poor and slcU," read th5
reports. "Mr. has been so nnnojed by
foreigners begging coal that ho lias Itept
flja office looked for M'e last wtek, ns he
has been unable-to nir. I the . demands,"
"Many cases of sick babies'.''
"AH Individual conMimera who feel they
must have coal far. utgent jifuls. or sickness
are invited to-brlng their problems hero In
person," Mr. lls would remind them, "us
It Is a phj float Impossibility to hnndlq huch
complaints properly Jiy.idionr."
CALLS SUFFRAGE VITAL
IN WAR FOR DEMOCRACY
Jf rs. .Weed, Daughter off jc jLatc
Hep resen tative Hill,' Makes
Ringing Plea
.Suffrage s necessary to make the war for
democraoy. Miccessful, declared Mrs. Hel
ena Illll Weed, daughter of the late Itepie
entathc. I'.. .1. MUI, r Washington. In a
tinging address h( the third unm.al conten
tion o( the riin.-hiinlu branch of the
National WolnailV paih, :tt the Hotel Wal
ton this afternoon
"Suffrage alone can put the stamp of sin
cerity on our professions as a democratic
nation," she assmed, ooKlng a storm of
applause. "The right of people to as&env
hl peaceXJllty for redress of grievances Is
an Inviolable right of thu Constitution.
There can b.Jlo"war tor democracy unless
you prove democracy. Jf Htikkla sees our
cltUenS. -crucified at liomp she ran only
laugh at. our democracj , continued per
secution of our picket!. meaiiH to prolong
the war. Our American men will not per
mit the-outrages' rfow being perpetrated on
American womanhood"
The Federal suffrage amendment will be.
passed at tho next ses'lop nf Congress wa
the cortfldent prediction of Mn Weed, who
used lantern slides In her address to over
come the "Insurmountable prejudice" which
she declared wus turrent. In stories of
picketing at the capital.
Cheers were aroused by the appearance
of three suffrage pickets recently released
from the Occuuuan. Vu.. workhouse. Tho
workers Mlsa-f-avlola Dock, Ms Man'
Ivlnsori and Mrs. Chlsholm appeared lii
Weir prison garb.
Confidence tlmt plrk'etlng has placed the,
Gpverwne.Hf in so untenable a position
that the suffrage nlnendmenl will pass wan
expressed on -every nana. ,
A mass-iiieetl'ng at the Dellevuc-Strat-Dudley
Field Malone, former Collector of
Dudley Field Malone, former collector of
tho Port.of -New York; Mrs, J'lorenre Day.
art Hllles, of Wilmington, and .Mrs. Thomas
Hpbarn,.of Connecticut.
Th folIowHng otllcers were elected
Chairman, -Miss Mary II, Ingham. Phlla
delphla; first vice ch'alrnian. Miss Mary K
Bakewell. Pittsburgh, second vice chair
man, Miss Joan U Hruin, Mlnersvllle; treas.
urr, Mies Itebecca D. prnstj, record'ng
rocrelarjVMrs. Mary churchman Morgan:
corresponding secretary. Miss Marie Krnst
Kennedy:- chairman of membership.' Miss
Cecalla J Uass; chairman of Suffragist
.' . .."" " .I",'':-..,;.'.... "'V' c"lwr
(official- tfrganj,- Miss -rilsabeth D. Slder.
V? ?' "yno;.cit'rmau oi puuucity, .Miss Caro
i3j.Vt .line Katsensteln t executive committee, Miss
(iV" Alice Brock, Wynnewoodj Miss Fanny
Travis "Cochran. Wen tt own: Miss Florence
I ftaivaifvCierroantown; Mrs. Pope Yeat
nn. Miss Harriet W. Dulles and Mrs. U
M. B. Siychell.,
Preparations"' wr. made today, for" the
big mettlngs Jieglnnlng at Pittsburgh to
morrovc. ' -
The delegation of thirty women that will
r j leave. Hroad Street Station In' a special car
,A? at 10:25 tomorrow Include Mrs. Ueorge A,
, .- f ricrsol. eonarvaslonal -chairman i Mrs. Uarry
' V.t.n Vfpu OniAol. r -,.-.. art
jAnna Harris nvd'r, Mrs, wiimir Mlddlo
WM. m, Mlss.Buan ll. M. J. U Wllloughby,
we i-nima n.ianr, ajrs. u. II. Wotsgerber,
Use Kllzabeth Clarke, Miss Chembers and
r. Alice Norton, all of. Philadelphia.-
'Mrs. Robert Mills Beach, of Hellefnni.
: ekatman of credentials committee ; Mrs.
.. Carr .Bedford, of Madia, chairman nf
P eetlon" commute; .and Mrs. Robert C.
jereegs, of tivrrthmPr. chairman of reso
Mrns cca3njUtcc,kwlU,fr;6U the delegation
i f " vriaware anu Jionigotnery counties.
SUPERIOR COURT'i)ECI8IONS
-tlw Superior Court today handed down
'PRMMfta in ina following cases
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U .CerrlMn's stst Kslnsford apcellsnT. (Or.
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NAVY MAN KILLS SELF;
FALLS AT GIRL'S FTO
Boatswain of Battleship Virginia
Seeks "Unexplored
Country"
Clifford J noot, n boatswain attached to
the United States battleship Virginia, com
mitted suicide today by shooting himself In
the head with his navy revolver at the home
of Miss Dorothy May "Webster, 831 New
Mtrkot street,
A letter addressed to his father, tho Rev.
A. K. Hoot, a Civil War veteran, of 251
J'each street. Krle, ,I'u.. hints that a lov
iffalr might hae been tho cause
According to the police. Hoot hd been
to his home In Krle and stopped to see Mi5
Webster on his return. He had been en
gaged to her at one time, she told tho po
lice, and It was the first tltno she had seen
hint In Hbout two ears. After writing the
letter to lils parents, he t-tepped In front
of a looking glass, pointed the pistol at his
head mid pulled the trigger.
Miss Webster, who was In the room at
tho time, ran screaming to tho street an.i
attracted the attention of Mounted Traffic
t'ollceinan Shields. The body was taken to
tho morgue.
Tho letter addressed to tli dead man's
father whs as follows;
"Dear Folks I have done my Ilttlo bit
for my country, at least j think I have. I
hac setn most evrrythnni? a man can see
and therefore nothing Is new to me any
more Of course, If things lvid turned out
as I wuntcd I would bo moro than con
tented to elk It ur mid for a while. So 1 am
siidlr.g invself away with n smll to look
for new sihentures In u new and, to me,
unexplored territory.
"Ulw inj lic to liosle and tell her I
was aholu!el. in earnest when I told her
what I did H-hlerdiiy. That Is the onl
thing I ak or tno hereafter I.oc to al.."
Deputy Coroner Ward will try to locate
tho mun's parents Hoot has two brothers
In tho sen Ice.
SEEK DECK OFFICERS
AND SEA ENGINEERS
Shipping Board Recruiting Serv
ice Desires Licensed Ofllcialn
for Transport Duties
John Fiedericl: Lewis, admiralty law(r,
president of the Acadomj of tlw Fine Arts
and solicitor for the Philadelphia Hours?,
formally acknowledge,! his appointment to
day UN ihief of Section No " of the recruit
ing s'-rvl.-e of the I'nltrd States Shipping
Hoard, with special charge of the school,
of navigation and marine engineering With
tho acceptance of his appointment from Di
rector Henry llouard, of Huston, head of
the recruiting nrvlce of the Shipping Hoard
for the wlmb countrv, he took over a big
Jub
Mr Lewis succeeds Prof C C Thomas,
of Haltbnoro, who has been appointed to
take up Important work In tho Emergency
Fleet Corporation, uud the oflice and otlice
force which previously worked under Pro
f'hor Thomas will move to this city The
otlice of the recruiting service will open
In the near future in liooins f.IT-IS Hourse
Hullding for the enrollment of turn to
operate the hundreds of ships under con
struction or to l built by the 1'nltml Slates
Government.
"It will be my dutv as chief of Section
N. 'J to supply deck otllcers and marine
engineers so that fclilpn carrying men and
supp'les to France may bo manned by
American licensed otllcers." tald Mr. Lewis
this morning upon his return from Haiti
mere and Washington, where arrangements
for tho transfer of the recruiting otlice to
this city were made. wth fiovrinmenl 'of
ficials Tho service will be attractive to ung
men, Mr. Lewis pointed out, beiauee all
Instruction will be furnished free and the
men will equip themselves for good posi
tions In the mercantile marine. Durlna tlm
j last spring and summer Mr. I.wls was an
Instructor In the iov innient navigation
school in this cltj hi Instructed students
In steering and sailing rule's, regulating
navigation at sea and In In'uiul waters.
With his appointment as ililef of section
No. :. .Mr. l.-wls will have chargn of the
work along tho .Mlsntlo cast from tho
t Connecticut 1 liver to iipe Churlej.. In thin
i district there are nuglv tllon schooln at llo-
boken, N. J i Atlantic City, ,N j. Haiti
I more, Md., and this city, other schools
I for the training men will be opened in New
port .-NewH anu .-orroin on December 3 and
10 tespectlvely. Other schools will ba
started In other sections when there Is a
large enrollment.
THREE JURORS DRAWN
IN DE SAULLES CASE
Completion of Panel for Murder
Trial Not Likely Before
Tuesday
. MINKOLA, L. I., Nov. 19.
Only three men had qualified for Jury
duty late this afternoon In the trial of Mrs.
Ulanca dc b'aulles, charged with the mur
der of her husband, John L. de Saulteit,
They were:
J. C. Bueken. a bookkeeper In the em
play of J. P. Morgan & Co. He In sixty,
one years old.
Philip H. Ohm. fifty-three years old, a re
tired grocer of Uellmore, I.. I.
Edward W. Pletscli, nfty-elght years old,
an electrical engineer employed by Clar
ence II. Mackay.
Both tho attornes for the defense and
tho prosecution said this afternoon that se
lection of a Jury may not be completed
until Tuesday night or Wednesday.
PRESIDENT PUTS DRASTIC BAN
i ON ALIENS IN UNITED STATES
Continued from Tatt One
No alien enemy shall ascend Into tho air In any airplane, balloon, airship or
flying machine.
An alien enemy shall not enter or be found within the District of Columbia.
An alien enemy shall not enter or be found within the Panama Canat lone.
IIKQUIIIKD TO ItUaiSTER
All alien enemies are hereby required to register at such times and places
flpd In such manner as may be. llxed by the Attorney General of the United States,
and the Attorney General Is hereby authorised and directed to provide, as speedily
as may-be practicable, for registration of all alien enemies and for the Issuance of
registration cardH to alien enemleH and to make and declare such rules and regu
unions' as he may deem necessary for effecting such registration J and all alien
enemies and all other persons are hereby required to comply with such rules and
regulations; and the Attorney General, In carrylng'out such registration, Is hereby '
authorized to utilize such agents, agencies, officers and departments at the United
States and of the several States, territories, dependencies and municipalities
thereof and of the District of Columbia as he may set select for the purpose and
all such agents, agencies, officers and departments are hereby granted full au
thority for all acts done by them In: the execution of this regulation when acting
hy the direction of the Attorney General. After the date fixed by tho Attorney
tn?SJL .(,ch registration, an alien enemy shell not be found within the limits
of the' United States, its territories or possessions without havlns; his registration
card on, bis person.
An-allen enemy shall not change hi place of abode or occupation or otherwise
travel or move from place to place without full -compliance with any such regulations
as the Attorney Oeneral of the United States may from time to time make and de
clare; and the Attorney General Is hereby authorized to make and declare, from time
tMlmet such regulations concerning the movements of aljen enemies as he may deenv
necessary In the premises and for the -public safety, and to provide In such regula
tlons for monthly, week.y or other periodical report by alien enemies to Federal, HUte
or; local authorities and all alien enemies shall report at the times and places and
to the authorities specified In such regulations.
This .proclamation and the regulations herein contained shall extend amli
apply to all land and water, continental or Insular, In, any way within the Jura
tion of the United Utafes. , - -
in srttneM whereof ,1 have hero
unite fcHates u bo-set. v
EvEiS'liVG LEDGER Phll
CLAIRVOYANT COP DIGS IN YE SEWER
TO FIND PURSE OF YE LADYE FAIRE
Having Recovered Store Teeth of Citizen From Same
Receptacle Some Time Since, Shear Is Called Into
Service Again Muddy Urchins His Aids
As a finder of lost articles Anna Kva Kay
has nothing on Policeman Charlie Shear, a
reserve on traffic duty at Eleventh and
Chsituut streets. In fact, when It cornea to
his peculiar specialty of finding articles
lost, (n a sewer, Hhuar Is In a class all bj
himself and has Anna Kva and all the
othir clairvoyants tied to a post.
Some time ago a citizen was so unfor
tunate, as to drop Mn false teeth Into a
sewer. The exact manner In which this
felt, was accomplished Is not recorded, but
Shear was put on the Job of finding the
artificial molars, and In due lime, after
considerable probing und dredging, they
were returned to their rightful owner In as
good condition as when ho parted from
them, reasonable wear and tear excepted.
BULLETINS
LUTHERAN CHURCHES HERE MAY CONSOLIDATE
That several Lutheran churches In this city will bo combined to tav overhead
charges wb tljo (ntlmatlon mado today at tho weekly minister.' meeting of tho
I.uthcruns, held at tho V. M. C. A. There n a movement on foot to consolidate tho
Church of the Holy Communion, at Twenty-secoml and Chestnut streets, and St.
Mark's Church, Thirteenth and Spring Harden street. IIov. Dr. I. t)o Yoo, of
Trinity Church, (Jermantown, severely criticized the Lutheran church In flcrnmny
ns being u church of formulism, bubscrvlent to tho Stiito, A number of tho minis
ters present resented these charges and delivered spirited nddrcsses.
NO INCOME TAX ON ALIMONY, SAYS COURT
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19. Alimony is not income, within the meaning of tho
lncomo tax law, tho Supreme Court decided today. Today'n decision wus In tho caso
against Mrs. Katharine Ciquld, who declined, to pay income tax on the alimony pad
her by her former husband, Howard Gould. Iter contention Is upheld.
CITY PAYS $191,991.92 FOR PARKWAY PROPERTY
A warrant for $191,991.02 was Issued to John Mcllugh by City Treasurer Wil
liam McCoach toduy In payment for tho property locuted at tho northwest corner of
riftcenth and Filbert Mrc'ots, taken for Parkway juirposcs.
KING "BOOZE" STILL REIGNS IN CAPITAL .
WASHINGTON, Nov. J9. Police court officials today concluded that the cupl
tril's topers aro back In their stride, desplto tho Hheppard law that "dried up" tho
District of Columbia. Jus-t uftcr tho law went Into effect thcro .were virtually no
arrest.s for drunkenness. Today forty-nlno. defendants fucecl the court lit liquor
cases.
GERMAN DESTROYERS LOST IN HELGOLAND FIGHT
AMST15P.DAM, Nov. 19. Ono and possibly two German destroyers were lo&t
with most of tho members of their crews. In tho light with Hrltluli naval forces off
Helgoland Saturday, truvelers from Germuny said today.
D'ANNUNZIO MISSING AFTER FLIGHT OVER FOE'S LINE
riOMU, Nov. 19. Gabrlclo d'Annunzlo, Italy's famous author, dramatist and
writer, was reported today to havo failed to return from a rr.cent flight over tho
enemy lines In northern Italj. D'Annunzlo has beon known os ono of Italy's great
est ilb'htlng aviators.
MARTIAL LAW ESTABLISHED IN SOUTH BRAZIL ,
1MTUN08 AIUUS, Nov. 19.- President Praz, of Brazil, uw signed an order estab
lishing military law In all States of tho republic south of tho Stalo of Hlo de Janeiro.
Thin l.i the section of Hrazll thickly populated with Germans.
MARIPOSA SURVIVORS LANDED AT SEATTLE
S13ATTL.V!. Wnbli.i Nov. in. Tho !65 passoners of the steamship Mariposa,
wrecked on Straight Jsl.ind, off tho Alaskun coast, aro beln6 brought hero today on
board the steamships Curacao und Itavclll. Removal of passengers from tho wrecked
steamship whs accomplished without the loss of a single life. The Mariposa, onti of
tho best known vesjcls in tho Alaskan trnde, Is In danger of pounding to pieces.
THIS JEAN VALJEAN
CAUGHT AS AUTO THIEF
Alleged Army Deserter Who
Made Marvelous Escape From
City Hall Cell Taken
A man arrested two weeks ago by tho
pollen of the ISeeond and Christian streets
police station an an automobile thief proved
to be Ueorge Haffner, who several months
ago effected a remarkable escape from the
cell room In City Hall, where ho ws being
held as a deserter from the United States
army. His real Identity was learned to
day, when he was brought beforo Maglu
trate Imber on the theft charge
Ills feat in gaining freedom wus re
garded as nothing short of marvelous by
C'lty Hall ofttclals. He made Ills eeespe at
dusk by climbing through a small window
overlooking the courtard, lowering himself
to a narrow ledge ten feet below. On this
ledge, where a false step meant a plunge
to the stone walk below, lie crawled to
another window, climbed Into the corridor
and walked to freedom.
For several weeks secret sendee men
and the Philadelphia police searched for
him. After remaining in hiding, the police
say, he joined a band of automobile
thieves, and was arrested November 7 Jn
a West Philadelphia garsge with another
man, accused of stealing an automobile
belonging to John It. Valentine, of Bryn
Mawr, Although In the custody of the
police for two weeks ho masqueraded
mder the name, of George Hess and
escaped Identification until today.
With his companion, Larry Uenr, alias
Ueorge Paul, he wai, held In 1800 ball for
court. It Is probable that he will be turned
over to the Federal authorities tefore his
case goes to court.
unto set -my hand and caused the seal of
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- lDiiiidllA, AROCDAl', NOVEMBER 19,
Consequently, when a beautiful young
lady t6day let her purse slip out of her
hands at" the corner of Kleventh'and Choit
put streets und It rolled Into the sewer It
was only loglcat that Shear should be de
tailed to recover It. At noon a pile of sewer
mud In tho street, entirely surrounded by
urchins who poked Into It with their fingers
and with stick, attested the thoroughness
with which the work wati being done, A
couple of dime and a quarter had been re
covered at that time, but the pursa (tsolf,
containing a valuable diamond ring and a
number of bills, was et to bo found.
Hut Shear Is on (he Job, and It Is safe
to say that tho beautiful oung lady will
fare no worso than tho gentleman with the
faho teeth.
HAS NO FEAR OF PLOTS
AT FRANKF0RD ARSENAL
Secretary of War Baker Undis
turbed by Presence of Ger
man Workmen There
Seeretary nf War Baker uppears not to
entertain any apprehension for the safety
of the Frankfort Arsenal from Incendiar
ism, or to fear inlsrhluf In the output
of the plant on uccount of the 'presence.
there of a large number of employes of
German birth who have become American
citizens,
"So far as I know there aro none but
American citizens employed In the Frank
forJ Arsenal," said Secretary Uaker to
day, when Mi attention was called to re
ports that the Government warf puzzled In
regard to what to do with the 4500 em
ployes of the Frankfort Arsenal who ate
of German birth, and many of whom. It
Is alleged, ure. pro-German In their rym
pathles, "There may be workmen of German ex
traction In the Frankfort Arsenal," he con
tinued, "but they aro American citizens and
are entitled to a presumption of loyalty
to the United- States." i
This waa all that Secretary Baker would
say In regard to the reports, lie would not
Indicate how far the department had pro
ceeded In an Investigation of the loyalty of
l.!m v" ?l. Grm" b'i;th In the Frankfort
plant, but from his manner It would appear
that any reports made to the War Depart
ment regarding the loyalty of the Frank
ford employes, had been considered favor
able. ,i.2'i eraL rn0,ler' chI,f or tne ordnance
division, declined to discuss the matter at
ult today, but Indicated that possibly he
might say something about It after a, con
ference with the Secretary of War this
evening,
.A,1 lnvl-llon of every alien emplojed
at the Philadelphia Navy Yard completed
late this afternoon shows that all work
men of foreign birth have taken out their
citizenship papers. This was announced by
Captain Von Bosklrk. of tho Intelligence
bureau, at the Navy Yard.
fcy&L&"tfBNT
Improve)
SUeping
Car
Service
t
W5TWIEN
Philadelphia
and Baltimore
Vflth the sinersl change of lime
tables effective .November !S a
Sleeping C'sr wilt be attached to
train leaving Philadelphia, ilroud
TWs car will be reedy for ecc
tney in vroea c. Simon at loa
.. and may be arei
iel until
e will be
m rhiu--
7iOO A. M. aimllar eervl
provided on t
n train, leavj
fraClffi
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NorthcWt Appttud$
WUwn'9 "Bugle Call"
By LORD NORTHCLIFFE
LONDON, Nov. 19.
YOUR wise President's buglo call
to tho European Allies should put
them wise as to the insistent urgency
of Bottinjr together in n regular,
business-like conference.
Tho American mission here is
doing flnc work, and now that Presi
dent Wilson has added his personal
punch and pep there will be no ex
cuso for delays which have been pro
ductive of such disaitrous results in
the last three and a half years.
I trust the. President's action will
also have tho effect of causing our
Prime Minister to rid his Cnbjnet of
some of the dead wood.
I am exceedingly disappointed not
to be ublc to accept tho high Cabinet
position which was offered me, but I
feel that 1 can do better work with a
newspaper ax on the outside than
if I were inside, where I would be
gacged.
I expect to return to America im
mediately after tho London and
Paris conferences.
JURY SAYS SHEEHAN
MAY RETAIN HIS FEES
Decides That He Need Not Re
fund $100,000 to City
Treasury
Suit to compel Iteglster of Wills .lames
H. Sheehan to pay Into the Cty Treasury
$100,000 which ho collected In fceB was
decided In favor of Sheehan today by a jury
In Common Pleas Court pTo, I beforo Judge
Audenrled. The, County Commissioners
wero tho plaintiff's. It Is expected that
tho case will bo appealed again to the
Supremo Court.
Tha coptrovetsy oer tho fees of this oflice
has been running for more than two ears.
Tho fee system of tho ptllce'was abolished
by an act of Assembly of July, 1913. The
action filso raised tho salary of Registers
In counties of l.r.OO.OnO population and Up
ward. President Judge Audenrled before
whom suit was first brought, declared this
act unconstitutional, being both special and
local legislation. Tho Judge said ho gave
this opinion grudgingly and said that tho
County Commissioners were tlw proper
parties to lllo suit for recovery of the iom
tulsstous. Alexander Simpson, Jr., counsel for the,
Commissioners, argued to tho Jury that
Mr. Sheehan could not claim tho act of
1 91 ." to be unconstitutional and at the
same, time take the JtO.OOO salary It pro
vides. If the act was unconstltutlona', ho
said, tho defendant had no right to the, In
crease In salary, although ho might havo a
right to keep tho old fees. Ho said Mr.
Sheehan reminded him of thn boy In tho
bakery shop who wauled both the. penny
and the cake.
Mr. Simpson contended that the proofs
showed that tho acceptance by Sheehan of
the Increased salary was also a willingness
to take the provisions of the new l,iw, and
amounted to u waiver of h'ls right tu the
fees undar the old law, and barred him
from questioning Iho legality of tho net
of 1913.
On the, other hand, Shecli.ui maintained
that he only took thn larger salary when
tho agreement was made tlmt hn should put
the commissions aside, on deposit, but that
In tha event of tho act of ims being de
clared unconstitutional, ho should not for
feit his rights to refund thn salary above
$5000 per year and obtain the. fees. Trie
status of this arrangement was left for the
jury to decide.
After a brief deliberation tho Jury an
nounced a, crdlct In favor of tho defendant,
upholding his position In the case.
In the event nf an appeal It Is believed
that tho higher court will pass upon thn
net of 1013, which Judgo Audenrled ruled
was unconstitutional.
Venizeios Coming to This Country
tO.N'DON, Nov. 19 Premier Venlzelos,
of Greece, Is to go on a ppeelul mission to
tho United St ilea next spring, according
to authoritative Information this nfternoon.
You Must Come Across
Whllo elvlng this e.U lo the T. M.
A. War Work I'limJ, remember
that this is a s'"ed piece tu eel the
to. let needfuls thut will niMko the
eoltler boy's Jv'mne bo douhly wel
come. Wf are ul the eervteo of nil
who S'TVe.
LLEWELLYN'S
''lilUdrlphla'e Mansard Drue Slore
1518 Chestnut Street
VICTROLA
i
1917
DRAFT BOARDS OBJECT
TO RUUNG ON ALffiNS
Placing Them in Fifth Clasa
Causing Trouble in Some
Districts
WANT DEFINITION OF WORD
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Declare Trouble Will Follow Conscript
ing of Americans, Leaving
Others at Home
Local draft hoards aro very deeply
agitated und Inclined to disregard hc,
ruling of the provost marshal general In
the recent "Questionnaire." placing aliens
In tho fifth or'Jast olnss to bo drawn for
military service, and In ono Instance Gen
eral Crowdcr ban been requested to In
terpret Just what Is meant by tho word
"alien."
Soma of tho draft districts In this city
alo fully 00 Per reirt. ullen population, and
serious tro into Is predicted when tho
Americans discover tlmt tho aliens arc
being reserved to the last, whlli they aro
being drawn out of thalr turn to take the
places of hundreds wlio nro "hiding be
hind a technicality."
In tho opinion of some of thn local draft
officials the question of tho alien's status
In tho draft Is tho most vital and carious
ono at this tlmo to tho draft boards all over
tho country. No dellnllo definition hull been
Issued by tho Government to goldo tliem
and they nro largely using their own dls
cntlon, with tho result that inst positive
proofs from tho foreign consuls, suh-tt.'in-tl.ited
bv unquestloiKiblo passports, nro the
only ullldavlts accepted iih grounds for cx
eiiso from service, except in cases of de
pendency.
"There la going lo bo troublo In tho
United States," said Kdw.ird V Swift,
chairman of the Klghth Draft District
Hoard', today, "If our American boys uro
sent to tho front vvhllo tho aliens In this
country, who ure single and savins money,
aro held In reserve. I denounce It right
now, and this board wfU not tolerate It.
"One member has nlrondy resigned OJd I
received tho resignation of another this
morning by mall. There Is .general dis
satisfaction among all of the boards; they
are mostly business men and giving up
much of their Mine, but yet they aro not
paid, and they are. not helped. Wo sent u.
request two weeks ago to Harrisliurg, to
the Adjutant General, through our Govern
ment attorney, William Connor, seeking
light on the alien question, and wo haven't
heard from It jet.
"Our population Is of Mich a floating
nature, hrro tod.iy mid there tomorrow, that
it Is an uncertain quantity to draw from In
making up Iho quota for tho new National
Arni.v. The forelgnois are doing everything
they possibly ran to get out of tho draft."
J". K HucU, chairman of the Fortieth
District Draft Hoard, wltli headquarters, nt
Fourth f reet ami, Snyder avenue, said to
day that he. had written lo Provost Mur.
shut General Crow der for au explanation
of tho term "alien." His own opinion in
cluded as aliens only those who held honor,
ublo passports and not thce-o who chiiio to
this lountry ns practical deserters from
their native land to escape conditions there.
"There wouldn't bn Htiy army," ho said,
"if wo set apart as aliens nil those of for
eign birth wli'i had not jet taken out natur
alization papers. Fully 70 per cent of this
district aro foreign-born Russian Jews."
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I nefinement in aLvlc. it, asliion
I 1 v) JU get it in Our Glothes
I Men of discernment critical judges of good clothes
p favor Reeds' garments because they offer the Individ
ualityof style and fineness of tailoring which are required
to satisfy the ideas of men of particular taste.
f And these men, who deal with us largely, are fine
I publicity agents for Jacob Reed's Sons, as nothing die
S in the advertising line equals
H and satisfied purchasers.
Fall and Winter Suits in Correct
Models and Proper Fabrics
I $18 to $50
Overcoats $18 to $75
Jacob Reed's Sons
1 1424-1426 CHESTNUT STREET
ftUIUWWM
HEPPE
Victrolas and Records
for Christmas
Select your Victrola for Christmas today. Wo will put
it aside for you and deliver it at Christmas timo but order
it at once.
You may purchase your Victrola for what it costs to
rent one. And all rent applies to the purchase price. Buy
your Victrola today.
POPULAR HEPPE OUTFITS
IV-A J0.00 VICTROLA VIILA
Records your select Ion. , t.00
Total cost sxiToo
Pay 11 down, $?.S0 monthly
VICTROLA VI-A ...... 110.00
IUcords your selection. . l.lfl
Total cost fli.TS
Pay 14 down, 13 monthly
rtecords your selection.. 4.oo
Total cost ,., f40.oo
Pay 14 down.. f 3.50 monthly
VICTROLA IX-A IST.tO
Records your solectlon,, 8,0
Total cost ........ .MM0
Fay Is down, It monthly
Call or Write or Particulars
the Heppe Benfol Poymsnl Plan
C. J. Heppe & Son
11171119 ChMtmit St.
6th fc Thompson Su.
Cutiomtrt Pay Vo War Tax on
Vicfrofa or Rtcorit
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Packnge-Laden YounK8ter.
West Philadelphia Inv,Fn?
Had, streets today visited Ci mW
Ing gifts for soldier b9ys ' !j,,f Mr.,
cantonments. Miss Margaret Nobu1" W
clpil of tho school, wa.V
children- M "
The bows and packages were turnM
to Mrs. M. L. Woodruff, director m"B
sonal service bureau of tho Home K.
Committee, who wi, ,, ,h "'.
truck for Camp Meade tomorrow r,"
A sp.clul express car of 8rta f ,'" ,
Hancock will be sent out Wedneid.
If tho number of gifts warrant It ,
car will bo sent South u few ri,y, i-J"
.Mayor Smith's ree.ptlon room cf,,i1(,
resembles an express office duriJlT
Christmas holidays, ft N piled high
boxes and packages filled with lfieW,tt
good things lo eat. in explaining u,'
trip to ramp, Mrs. Woodruff m .!.?$
many transters of men necessluu ' T
delivery of Thanksgiving boxes If it '' '
.preach ,,,oso,dWs,fwhomth,;
Slant) Behind theCovenraeil
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