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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-16
"PENROSE BEATEN !
BEFORE He BEGAN,
SAYS MCCORMICK
Democratic Candidate De-
clares. His Party's Success
in November Is Assured.
Dehes DR.. Brumbaugh.

CoRRY, Pa, Oct. 16.-Vance c. Nc.
Cormick. Washington-Demcra nominee
fer Governor. in the Library Theatre here
at noon declared Democratic success in
November is assured "Penrose was
beaten before he began" he declared
"and nothing can stop us"
Mccormick reviewed the State Capito,
graft, and, attacking "Bigelowism" IN
the administration of the State Highway
Department said:
Newspaper accounts credit Doctor
Brumbaugh with declaring he will see, n
elected Governor that the State roads
will be built and supervised by men skin.
ed In road building and not by politicians
They are administered now by a Repub.
lican Highways Commissioner, named nv
a Republican Governor, and the would.bs
Republican successor of that Republican
Governor is apologlzlng for his party The
State Highways Department, from tina
Commissioner down to the poorest paid
road laborer is working now for the cleo
ton of Brumbaugh. DO you imagine thew
are doing this with any notion that
Brumbaugh, IL elected, will discharge
them?
"Brumbaugh would continue Commis-
sioner Bigeow in charge of the Stats
highways or he would make McAfee his
successor, and we defy him to say that
he would not"
Lewis arranged the Republican organi-
zation for its record in the last Legis.
lature.
Tonight, with Mccormick and Lewis az
the headliners. Democrats and Progress
sives will Join in holding a mass-meet-
ing, to be preceded by parade, in
Meadville.
Mr.. Palmer sounded n note OF assurance
to independent Republicans who have
tired of the Penrose domination and he
assured them that they had nothing to
fear in supporting the Democratic party
in their effort to defeat Penrose.
Arriving here from Bradford, where he
spoke last night, Mr.. Palmer this morn
ing began the tour of Warren, Venango
and Forest counties. Vance C. McCor.
mick, the Democratic and Washington
party nominee for Governor, left the
Palmer party last night at Bradford.
Today with William Draper Lewis, who
withdrew from the Washington party
ticket in his favor, he will tour Venango,
Warren and Crawford counties.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-16
WANT HUTCHINSON TO QUIT
JERSEY RACE FOR CONGRESS
Many Republicans Said to Be Out of
Sympathy with His Campaign.

TRENTON, Oct. 16-Politcians were
busy today with report that the Re-
publican leaders were not satisfied with
ex-senator f. c. Hutchinson's candidacy
against J. wiegans Thorn, the Progress
sive candidate for Congress i'm the ith
District
Tho turning over Of the former Sena-
tor to the Progressive fold some time
ago is said to have been due to the fail
ure of Ross" C. Edward Murray to use
his influence to have him renamed as
state Road Commissioner. Later. Hutch
irson returned to the regular fold, but
since that time there have been many
disgrurtlcd Republicans among the rank
and file
Hutchinson did not show IN well in
the primaries while Thorn showed pho
nnmcaal strength Now many Repub-
licans are saving Hutchinson should step
ont They are dissatisfied with tactics
employed in behalf Of Hutchinson, the
attacks on President Wilson being espe-
ciallv resented \ booklet issued by the
Republican County Committee, charging
that the Presidents course i'm Mexico was
that Of national bully. with an utter
disregard Of human life peace and or
der" has provoked a storm OF criticism.
Charles r, Cpiohn, chairman OF the
Progressive County Committee, in n
statement issued today says that a suE-
gestinn made that Thorn withdraw is an
admission VI weakness on the part OF the
Republicans and shows that the party
has outivod its usefulness He adds
that it would he graceful step on the
part Of Hutchinson to get out OF the race.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-16
MACHINE IMPOSES
Big CAMPAIGN TOLL
ON 0FFICEHOLDERS
Slim Treasury Requires
Compulsory "Contribu-
tons in Larger Amounts
Than Ever Before.

Tie Republican Organization managers
in city and state, according to affected
officeholders, are squeezing out the po-
litical assessments more rigidly and In
larger amounts this year than ever be-
fore. Heretofore 1t has been the prac-
tiCe Of the treasurer of the Organization
to accept voluntary contributions. This
year the amounts are fixed on definite
basis and no less assessments will be
accepted, the ofriceholders report
This extraordinary situation, where Of
liceholdcrs are compelled to pay on the
percentage basis, is explained by the
Organization as caused by the urgent
necessity for money and the scarcity of
asscssable men under the machine"
Before President Wilson's administration
and before Mayor Blankenburg ended the
system among the municipal place holders
the Organization reaped a rich levy each
year from the Federal State and city Of
hcehulders Their means of toll is now
confined to state ana county otficeholders.
AS the result the Organization, forced
to have big amount for tho Penrose
campaign. has made the usual "volun-.
tary contribution a compulsory one.
one county ofiiceholder. who has been
accustomed to contribute $40 each year to
the Republican City Committee, and the
same amount to the Ward Committee,
appeared the other day at the offices OF
the Republican City Committee to swell
the Golfers" He laid down four $40
bills.
mo, that is net enough" said the re-
ceivcr. you receive $1,000 year. and your
a asessment is $50 We cannot take less.
In cases where the ofticehoder pleads
sickness in his family or offers another
excuse to lessen his burden he is told
that he must pay the full assessment
now or later. careful list is kept OF
the officeholders who do not measure up
to the full assessment.
rhe percentage being followed by the
Republican city Committee is:
one per cent. on $1,000.
one and one-half per cent. on SloVo.
Two per cent. on $500.
Three per cent. on 5000,
Four per cent. on over $1,000.
Per diem men are expected to CON
tribute" one days pay
According TO a dispatch from Harris
burg the state officeholders who fail to
send the full assessment receive second
letter, in the shape of bill, informing
them that there is still due the Republican
state Committee the difference between
the original contribution and the assess
ment.
Republican leaders say that the Golfers
are very empty this year. This Is ac-
for by them by reason OF the
contributing to the Penn
svlvania Protective Union. They also say
that the liquor men are not aiding the
financially, but propose to
spend their money to elect legislators OPP
posed to local option.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-16
PERMANENT REGISTRATION
OF JERSEY VOTERS PLANNED
Legislature to Consider Bill in In
terest of Men Who Rarely Move.

TRENTON, Oct. 16.-One of the first
bills to be considered by the next Legis-
lature is a measure to provide for the
permanent registration OF voters who do
not move frequently from one residence
TO another. 1t Is intended particularly to
be an advantage to those residents who
live in one place nearly all their lives,
and will make 1t unnecessary for them to
register year after year.
The idea was originated by State Lbrar-
ian John p. Dullard, and Senator Barton
b. Hutchinson, of this county, is con-
sidering the plan with view to incor-
porating 1t in a bill to be presented this
winter 1t is proposed to provide for a
permanent registration of voters with
election boards which will sit practically
the year around in the court houses OF
the counties
The plan contemplates personal regis
tration in the fullest sense 1t would do
away with registration by CanvassinG in
the country districts, but Contemplates
visits to the places of registry in cities
the first year. and after that, unless a
man moves from one section to another
or is disqualified from voting, his voting
place will always be open to him with
out the trouble of further registration,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-16
BREACH OF PROMISE SUIT
Attorney Faces Girls Charge That
He Failed to Marry Her.

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-Walter l.. Cahill,
an attorney son of John II. Cahill, gem
eral counsel for the New York Tele-
phone Company. is a defendant today in
a breach of promise suit brought by Miss
Dorothy James for $4,000 She alleges
that the young man promised last month
TO wed her but has failed to keep his
agreement. She recites that prepara-
tions had been made for the ceremony,
but when the time came to carry out
the arrangements the supposed bride
groom could not be found. Miss James
is 21 years old She met Cahi last
November.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-16
BRUMBAUGH WILL
URGE LOCAL OPTION
ON THE LEGISLATURE
Believes People Want to
Control Liquor Traffic and
Promises Jealous Work
for Passage of Bill.

OIL CITY, Pa, Oct. 16.-'1 will not sit
idly by, IL elected Governor, and watt for
the Legislature to pass local option
BILL said DR.. Martin G. Brumbaugh Re-
publican nominee for Governor, on his
arrival here at noon today. 81 will do
all in my power to force the Legislature
to pass a local option bill"
This statement caused the Republicans
of this community to think seriously, as
nearly all the followers of the Republi-
can party here are vets"
~ believe the people of Pennsylvania
want local option" said Doctor Brum-
baugh, "and If l am elected Governor
believe that l will be able to persuade
even wet Legislature, to pass local
option bill"
Doctor Brumbaugh was met here by
crowd of 100 and he was escorted to the
Arlington House. reception was held
for the Republican nominee for Cover
nor, and he will rest here until this
evening, when he will go to Franklin
for large mass-meeting. This after
noon Doctor Brumbaugh met the local
school men, and after school hours made
an address to about 200 educators from
various parts of the county.
The Republican meeting at Franklin to-
night will be held only a few blocks
away from the Democratic gathering
Speaking at New Castle last night, Doc
tor Brumbaugh also discussed local op-
ton. There he said.
'If We are to keep our homes and our
schools and our churches as the dominant
central power, then 1t follows that in no
county in this State should Intoxicating
liquors be sold without the consent of the
voters of that county.
'I have declared in my primary plat
form and have spoken all over the COM
monwcalth for a local option law in
Pennsylvania, but there are a few people
who seem to think that I have not made
myself clear on that question. | aln al
most constrained to ask them: Shall I
spell 1t for you? Surely after a generation
spent In training others to speak the
English language, l should know how
to make my thoughts clear on any issue
like that.
Il want you to know that I stand four
square on that proposition, with all my
heart. l don't want any voter or any
mother or child to be taught an untruth
or to have a misrepresentation of myself
on moral issue presented to them in this
campaign. ] will not say thing to get
a vote that l will not do after the vote
Is given"
Doctor Brumbaugh also renewed his
pledge that good roads must be bull;
under his administration and that any
man or group of men who stood in the
way OF that realization would have TO go.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-16
DENVER VOTING ON RECALL
City Commissioner Charged With In
activity in Office.

DENVER. Oct. 16.-The voters OF
Denver today are deciding whether
Alexander Nisbet, one of the five COM
miAsioners who govern Denver, shall
continue as Commissioner of Public
Safety or shall be retired. special
election ordered last month by the City
Council Is being held. The principal can
didate against Nisbet is Attorney W. C.
Danks. who was put up by the petition
ers for Nisbets recall.
Nisbet is charged with having failed
to enforce the laws forbdding gambling
and regulating saloons and to furnish
adequate police protection. The Council
originally set today for the election. and
then voted to change 1t to November
II. The petitioners went into court,
however, and got an injunction prevent
ing the change, on the ground that 1t
was Illegal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-16
U. S. ORDNANCE EXPERTS
DOUBT BIG GUN STORIES
Impossible for Germans to Use Giant
Weapons on Ships.
WASHINGTON. Oct 1s

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.
1T can't be DONE" was the unanimous
opinion among ordnance experts OF the
army and navy today, with respect to
the report that Germany has manufact-
ured number of l6-nch guns with q
range of 2S miles for use on ships.
"SiXteen-inch guns can't shoot that
far" said one of the army ordnance
officers. I'm the second place they
couldn't be mounted on ships for the
reason that they would tear the vessel to
pieces with their concussion and recoil.
The same reason would prevent their
being moved from place to place for
use as siege guns. We have two guns of
this size, one at Montauk Point and the
other guarding the Panama Canal, but
they are mounted on solid concrete foun-
dations and even then their firing Jars
the whole fort. We know that the Ger
mans have a few of these guns-in fact
we know exactly how many they have
but they all are being used for coast
defense"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-16
SHIPPERS FEAR LOSSES
Prolonged Delay at Panama Will Up
set Sailing Schedules.

NEW YORK. Oct. 16.-Shippers and
steamship agents of this city, in call
ing attention to the recent landslide in
the Panama Canal, expressed the opin-
ion today that II the accident ties up
navigation longer than a few days II
will cause American steamship inter-
ests an immense amount of nconve-
nience and monetary loss. 1t was point
ed out that schedules for sallings have
just been completed from New York,
Philadelphia. Boston, Baltimore and
other ports on the Atlantic seaboard.
The constant increase in the traffic
through the waterway calls for exact
schedules
Vessels already under way will be de-
layed at each entrance of the canal un-
til the slide has been cleared away and
the congestion Of shipping reduced.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-16
KATzENBACH CoRRoBORATED
Contention That Kuehnle Conviction
Was Illegal Technically Upheld.

TRENTON. oct. 16-The contention of
Frank s. Katzenbach, Jr., to the effect
that Commodore" Kuehnle, of Atlantic
City. was illegally convicted Of the crime
for which he served a sentence in the
state Prison was an interesting topic of
discussion here today in connection with
the action of a jury in the United states
Court here yesterday in rendering YER
dict of $50, 734. 45 in favor Of the Warren
Brothers Company, of Philadelphia,
against the city OF Atlantic City.
The verdict is looked upon as tech
nical Corrohoration of this contention
made by Mr.. Katzenbach through the
trial. as counsel for the Warren Brothers,
who sued for a balance claimed to be
due them by Atlantic City for extra
work on a big water main
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-16
MEDICINE HABIT BAD
Extensive Use of Drugs Dangerous,
Says Report.

WASHINGTON, oct. ls-Americans
have the patent medicine habit and
many are victims Of drug intoXications, 90
warning bulletin issued today by the
United States Public Health Service de-
elared
Estimating that 100000 is spent an
nually By Americans for medicines. the
service report -sclared that most of this
Is for the unsuperyised use Of patent
medicines. How many serious diseases
result from such unchecked use of drugs
is pointed out In the bulletin which also
suggested that increasing deaths from
senility Of Americans between 20 and 90
years Of age may be the result Of the
extensive drug habit"
The amount Of money expended an
.nually for drugs and medicines in this
country Is out OF All proportion to the
real needs Of the people, the report
.st4tsd. 2
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-16
PlNCHoT CAMPAIGNING
IN SOFT COAL DISTRICT
Asks Miners Of Jefferson County to
Help Him Beat Penrose.

Help Him Beat Penrose.
PUNxsUTAwNEY. Pa, oct ie.--
Visiting a county, Jefferson, which
Roosevelt carried for the Progressives
by 1900 in 1912, clifford Pinchot, nominee
for United States Senator; Lex N.
Mitchell, a native Of Punxsutawney, who
is one of the nominees for Congressman
at-Darge, and a good-sized local recep-
tion committee are making an automobile
tour of the county with stops half an
hour apart today.
This morning before reaching Brock
wayville. where the campaigners paused
for luncheon, they had visited seven
towns.
At Corsica, Mrs Pinchot along, the
nominee for Senator met several hundred
men on their way to work I'm the mines.
At one or two of the stops the candi-
dates invaded the mines, Pinchot and
Mitchell emerging with their hands and
clothes coated with coal dust
II am Mr.. Pinchot; help me beat Pen
rose" was Pinchot's invariable greeting
as he shook hands, Mrs. Pinchot or
one of the others followed up by handing
out the Pinchot booklet. Before noon
Plnchot had met and shook hands with
1900 to 1900 coal miners and expected to
meet as many or more In the afternoon,
before coming to Punxsutawney for to-
nights mass-meeting.
Congressman ]. NJ Langham's oppo-
nent on the Washington Party ticket in
the 9th District, Charles Wolfe, of Apollo,
accompanying the campaigners, was
we'll received and his friends predict he
will give Langham, who last time had
the Bull Moose Endorsement, warm
nght.
There we're no set speeches by the cen-
didates today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-16
Philippine Legislature Convenes

MANILA, p. L, oct 1e.-Governor Cen
eral Francis Burton Harrison opened the
sessions Of the Legislature today by de-
caring that the present disturbed finan-
cal situation required all persons to OBJ
serve rigid economy and urged that new
sources Of taxation be found for the relief
Of the Government.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-16
PANAMA CANAL TRAFFIC
HALTED FOR WEEK BY SLIDE
Goethals Reports Channel Blocked
for a Thousand Feet.

Tor a THOUSAND Feet.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-Traffic In the
newly opened Panama Canal will be
suspended for at least one week by
reason of the slide in Culebra Cut. This
announcement was made by the 1sthmian
Canal Commission today. Official con-
flrmation of press dispatches announcing
the slide were received early today from
Colonel Goethals, but the engineers ex
pressed their conviction that no further
slides would occur
The dispatch from Colonel Goethals
read:
There was break In the east bank
of the canal north of Gold Hill, about
o'clock last evening. The channel was
blocked for about 1000 feet. but there are
no further movements 1t is expected
to have the channel open In about one
week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-16
Miner Killed by Fall of Rock

HUNTINGDON. Pa, Oct. 16-Edward
Crawford, 25 years old, is dead, and
Martin Bremen, so years old, will die
as the result of fall of rock in the Rid
dlesburg Company mines at Defiance this
morning.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-09

There s1e n.n74s4 familie. in Francs
The Washington herald., 1914-10-09
DURAZZO ALLUDES TO
HANNAH AS'COBBLER'
Answers Wifeis Suit By Saying She
Entered Marriage With Eyes Open.
Denies Embezzlement Charge.
HOUSEHOLD PET" SAYS HANAN

New York, Oct S-The answer Of the
Duke Arturo de Major Durazzo to the
suit for annulment Of her marriage to
him filed yesterday by the duchess-for-
merly Miss Elizabeth Frances Hanan, Of
Narragansett Pier and Asbury Park
was made today by Eliot Norton, No. 2
Rector street, the dukes counsel
In his answer the duke declares "a coll
lusive suit for divorce was proposed to
him." that ''the plaintiff is, herself, OF
middle age and entered the marriage
with her eyes wide OPEN" and that he
did not embezzle his employers money.
Referring to the complaint Of the duch-
ess that she did not know all about
Durazzo before the marriage, the answer
says:
THE plaintiff is herself Of middle age
and not an impressionable girl, and en-
tered into the marriage with the defend
ant with her eyes wide open, and after
investigation and upon the most careful
consideration Of the defendants charac-
ter"
The duke consented tonight to be inter-
viewed
What do you think Of the duchess
accusations?" he was asked.
well" he replied, Tim q nobleuan.
Hanan is a cobbler. Because could not
be a cobbler they throw me out-shoo-
like that. ] guess they could not under
stand. Maybe could not. But at least
I am well bred.
"of my wife can say nothing. But
Monsieur Hanan, he abhors publicity and
notoriety. So much does he hate it that
The Washington herald., 1914-10-09
AID REACHES BESIEGED ANTWERP;
GERMAN GUNS ARE DESTROYING CITY

artillery to the new positions and the at
tack was begun in earnest.
By II o'clock on Wednesday morning
the siege had reached its height and the
population of Antwerp was terror
stricken. The wide avenue leading to
the railroad station was packed by thou
| sands fleeing in feverish haste for the
north Many physical and mental in
va!ids were being borne through the
| streets by their relatives and their con-
! dition in many cases was pititul. At 9
O'Clock in the evening the fear Of the
people was allayed by reports from the
forts that the deleted troops would be
able to resist successfully the German
attack and some even expressed the hops
that the newly arrived force would be
able to hurl the enemy back across the
Nethe. The deleted guns, It was stated,
, were proving superior to the German.
The Berlin dispatches say the Germans
claim to have captured four heavy bat
teries in their field operations before
Antwerp besides ffty-two field guns and
fifty machine guns.
The Berlin war office, according to q
dispatch received here via the Hague
states that not only have the outer forts
been reduced but that the inner line
has suffered considerably and the fall
Of the city is question Of but a short
time ..
II Is apparent that the Germans are
determined to reduce Antwerp for one
Of three reasons. Either they intend to
establish line from Antwerp to Brus-
sells, Namur and Metz in case the army
in France is forced to retreat, or, second.
they are determined to bring about the
virtual dispersion OF the Belgian army
whose active presence has kept two or
three German army corps engaged and
constantly on the Satch, or, third. they
are determined to prevent a junction be-
tween the allied armies in France and
the Belgian army operating near the
French frontier.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-09
DON'T APPEAL TO WILSON.

President Wilson said yesterday that
no adequate solution for the cotton prob
lem has been afforded by the plans SUBJ
mitted in bills introduced in Congress.
Chief among those he referred to are
the Henry bill providing for the deposit
Of S15o,00o.000 among the banks of the cot
ton States by the Treasury Department,
and bill authorizing State banks to is
sue emergency currency. The President
said that he had pointed out to the mem
bers of Congress with whom he had dis
cussed the problem that mere additional
currency will not furnish a solution.
The real cause OF the situation facing the
producers Of the cotton crop, he said. Is
the European war. which cannot be
changed by any plan which Southern
lnanciers may evolve.