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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-06
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-06
HUNTING BILL PROPOSED
Measure Would Prohibit Sport to
Foreign-born Residents.

HARRISBURG, Feb. 6.-Foreign-b born
residents are prohibited from owning dogs
and hunting in this State. under the pro-
visions of n bill introduced by Represent
ative Lynch. of Fayette County. The bill
carries penalty of S25 for violation, and
the board OF game commissioners is en-
powered to sell or kill all dogs captured
The Legislature will appropriate more
than $4,000 for purposes concerning
game. This Is the net income OF the State
from hunters licenses the last two years.
In 1913 $4,000 licenses were granted, net
ting the State s26OOO0 above expenses. In
1914 $4,000 licenses were issued. giving the
State about the same income as In 1913
This money is now held in the Auditor
General Department, and will be appro-
priated to reimburse counties for the pay
ment OF bounties on wildcats, weasels,
foxes, hawks, owls and other noxious
animals and birds. The warrants for
these bounties now amount to SlSI.96l.
with 13 counties to be heard from. Tho
rest of the fund, which should amount
to about $25000O. will go to the board OF
game commissioners for the propagation
and preservation of game.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-06
KNIGHT CENSURES DOCTOR
Coroner Charges Philadelphia Physi-
clan Was Careless.

Coroner Knight today censured Dr.
August Valentine, a physician attached
to the Philadelphia Hospital in connec-
ton with the inquest into the death of
Mrs. Mary Durkin, 241 North Darlen
street, who died on February 3, day
after the doctor had refused to remove
her from her home. Coroner Knight de-
clared that in consideration of the pub
lie good Doctor Valentine should resign
from the staff of the hospital
Considerable carelessness and negli-
gence has been shown" said the Coroner
Sin connection with this case. Either the
doctor on the ambulance did not know
his duty or did not care, Here we have
a hospital that is supposed by the people
of Philadelphia to care for such cases as
this. But this woman, according to the
testimony, was not cared for until too
late. 1 suggest that this doctor tender
his resignation to the hospital authori-
ties"
Doctor Valentine took the stand after
the Coroner's jury had also censured
him and declared IL was a matter of judg-
ment. He said he feared to remove the
woman from her home believing that a
trip to the hospital would kill her imme-
diately.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-06
NAVY'S CHAMPION PUGILIST
WEDS LITTLE BRIDE AT LAST
Obstacles That Embarrassed Big Charles McDermott Sur
mounted by 16-Year-Old Hilda Donnelly.

A heavyweight champion prizef1ghter
may be as terrifying as an enraged bull
inside the ring but put him in the chas-
tened precincts of a marriage license
bureau and he becomes as meek as the
proverbial lamb.
SO also little chit of a 16-year-old girl
may prove incompetent in all the ordi-
nary contests, of life, but give her the
heart of n big husky specimen of man
hood to play with, or match her wits
against those of an obdurate parent who
thinks she Is too young to wed, and see
her rise to the occasion.
All of which is by way OF saying that
29-year- old champion heavyweight OF the
navy Charles Roland McDermott. OF
Brooklyn, N. Y, or Jack Heating, and
1G-year-old ingenious little Hilda Don
nelly are now really married at last.
They've been trying 20 arrive at the
altar for the last three days, but, alas.
the cold, rude hand of the law has re-
lentlessly held them back.
1t happened In this way, or suppose we
let Miss Hllda tell the story, as she
lisped 1t out yesterday at the City Hall
when Chief Clerk Ferguson informed the
couple as gently as he knew how that
since she had not arrived at the age of
discretion, which translated In Pennsyl-
yania, means 1 years of age. either her
parents consent or an affidavit signed
by them was necessary before the license
could be issued.
'It was two years ago that met Jack"
she said shyly playing with the huge
bouquet of pink roses and lilies of the
valley pinned on her corsage while her
husky fiance twirled his soft hat in an
embarrassed manner belying all accounts
of his fighting prowess. You see In ad-
dition to being champion heavyweight, he
is also the bandmaster of the musicians
on the Uuited States ship Alabama.
"He was marching by my house in
Brooklyn at the head OF his band and 1
was at my parlor window. l was only
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-06

II then, but I liked him just tho same
and he got q mutual friend to bring him
around For two years he has been COM
Ing to see me whenever he could get
away from the navy. Then when we de-
cided that II would be nice to get married
SOS could come to Philadelphia and be
near him, mamma said I was too young.
and so on Thursday I decided to sneak
away and come to him.
That was because didn't know that n
girl my age couldn't get married here.
tried to fool the clerk, but the detective
got me all mixed up and made me tell
him 1 was only 16.
you knew that he arrested me in a
moving picture place where tried to
hide myself?" she asked naively and
fighting Jacks jaws hit together with
bull dog click. Yes. he did. but Jack
came to the City Hall right away and 1
wasn't frightened any more"
Today signed affidavit from the girl s
mother In Brooklyn arrived, and the
couple, with Miss Viola Abbott, the girls
sister, and kid" Williams, tho best man,
in their wake, set out for the City Hall,
where the belated marriage license was
obtained.
Then followed merry chase after a
Magistrate. All the Justices of the Peace
in the city seemed to be Off on a week.
end. From McCleary's office on Juniper
street to Tracy's on Arch ythe party Jour
neyed patiently.
II think Pennsylvania must be the
hardest place in all the world to get
married in,' said little Miss Hilda, and
Heavyweight Jacks countenance took on
do or die expression. Finally the knot
was tied in Charles P. Rooney's Office
Keating has match on tonight, but
the little wife will not be permitted to
attend.
mo prize fights for her." he said,
belligerently, and then retired into his
shell again.
After the bout there will be a honey
moon at Atlantic City.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-06
SUBSTITUTE SHIP BILL
PLANS STRAIGHT PURCHASE
Republican Senators Combine on
Government Ownership Measure.

government ownership measure.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Deadloclsed in
the Senate fight over the shipping bill,
the Democrats and the "allies" spent to-
day In looking about for possible now
moves to bring them the victory. The
Senate did not meet, having recessed un-
til Monday noon, but the Senators were
at their offices and conferences from
room to room were almost continuous.
Tho revelation of the day was the
agreement Of the Republicans to accept a
straight-out Government-ownership and
operation scheme, under control OF the
Navy Department, as a substitute for the
Democratic measure. This substitute,
perfected by Senator Cummins, of Iowa.
provides that the Navy Department shall
use S30.0o0,CO0 worth of Panama canal
bonds to purchase and construct vessels
for a naval auxiliary. and that in time of
peace these vessels shall be operated by
the department in the ocean carrying
trade of the United States. The previous
substitute offered by Senator Cummins
provides that the vessels of the naval
auxiliary should be leased out to private
concerns.
Senator Cummlns stated today that his
new measure would command the entire
Republican vote in the Senate as an alter
native to the Administration bill unless
the latter should be so amended as to get
the support OF Senator'S Norris and La
Toilette. He predicted, however. that the
fight would continue indefinitely.
Republicans admitted today that the
Democrats would have the whip hand
in the Senate Monday or Tuesday on the
ship purchase bill A responsible Repub-
lican Senator however, notified Senator
Simmons. an Administration leader, that
the hllbuster against the Administrations
bill would be continued until March 4.
1t is believed the Democrats intend to
allow their opponents to vote the original
bill into n pigeon-hole, get Senator Cores
substitute from the hostile Interstate
Commerce Commission and centre their
efforts on passing the substitute.
The Democrats said they would be able
to force continuous sessions, breaking the
flbuster before March 4, but admitted
this would mean an extra session for
appropriation bills.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-06
CAR COMPANY ENLARGES
PLANT AS BUSINESS GROWS
Middletown Concern Expects Increase
in South American Orders.

HARRISBURG, Feb. 6-The Middle
town Car Company, anticipating greatly
increased business, particularly In the
South American field, is Fastening ad-
ditions to Its big plant at Mlddletown,
near here.
New departments will be added covering
five acres of ground purchased in tho
residential section of the borough and
entailing the expenditure OF $4,000. Ad-
dltlons to the plant include a steel erect
ing shop for assembling steel cars: a
paint shop, large additions to the con-
struction shop. forge shop and plant
for handling fuel. When completed the
plant will have capacity of 20 cars n
day and will employ several hundred
more men.
This company obtained an order for 10
street cars for the Anglo-Mexican Petro-
leum Product Company of Brazil. this
week, and recently completed work On
it's final order for steel cars for the
Rica la Paz Railway, which crosses the
Andes at an elevation OF 1900 feet.
Arthur King, president of the company,
said ne believed the United States was
missing its greatest opportunity in not
Striving harder for increased trade with
South America.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-06
PHILADELPHIA MOTORISTS
DODGE" JERSEY LICENSES
Commissioner Lippincott Says State
Loses $4,000 a Year.

hobeS HAVsbNV AohNe
Private automobile owners and Phile-
delphia business houses have been Cheat
ing" the New Jersey Treasury out OF
upward OF $4,000 year by abusing the
reciprocity" privilege. according TO State
Motor Vehicle Commissioner Job II. IAp-
pincott, who placed detail Of detectives
at the Camden ferries today TO remedy
conditions.
In deciding upon this action. which, he
says, will trap thousands OF Pennsylvania
and other motorists using the Jersey
roads, the commissioner declared that
the majority of the business houses and
private owners in Philadelphia and vicln-
ity using the roads of New Jersey for
their machines have not and never have
compiled with the State legislation per-
mlttlng road privileges for no longer than
two weeks on their home licenses"
According to the motor commissioner,
a comparison of the New York and Phil
adelphia motor license figures led him to
make an investigation. This showed that
New York travellers, also those from New
England, using Now Jersey roads, paid
69155.97.
The reciprocity" privilege emitting mo-
torists to the use OF the Jersey highways
was adopted by the New Jersey Legisls-
ture in 1918 1t gave machine owners the
right to enter and drive through Jersey
on the license of their respective States,
providing the automobile was not kept
I'm the State more than two weeks. Au-
tolsts have been evading this regulation,
according to the commissioner, some of
them keeping their machines at summer
resorts all summer without taking out
special licenses.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-06
BLuEcoATs' LONG SERVICE
Two of City's Veterans Round Out
90 Years on Force.

House Sergeant Frank Mallon, OF the
Front and Westmoreland streets station,
and Turnkey John MacFarland, or the
belgrade and Clearfield streets station,
will have celebrations at their homes to-
night In honor Of rounding out 20 years
OF service on the police force. Both be-
came pensioners Wednesday, but intend
10 remain at their duties.
Mallon and MacFarland We're sworn in
together at City Hall. MacFarland has
been attached TO the Belgrade and Clear
field streets station since he donned a
uniform, but Mallon has been transferred
several times. They received flowers and
congratulations today from their friends.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-06
TEAM OWNERS FILE PROTEST
Improvements Not Made to Freight
Yard, They Charge.

Enlargements and improvements or
dered by the Public Service Commission
In 1913, 10 be made by the Reading Rail-
way on Its freight station at 18th and
Callowhill streets. have not been made,
according to charges in complaint filed
with the commission by the Philadelphia
Team Owners Protective Association to-
day.
The association AYERS that when it COM
planned to the commission two years ago
against overcrowded conditions at the
station the railway was ordered to make
the necessary changes. Officals of the
railroad would make no statement to-
day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-06
CARS CRASH IN FOG
Three Trolleymen Seriously Injured
and Woman Passenger Hurt.

YOUNGSTOWN. Pa, Feb. 6.-Four per-
sons were injured in trolley collision on
the Conshohocken branch of the Reading
Transit Company at Black Horse this
morning Charles Gill, William Mason
and James Elyerson. trolley employees.
were taken to the Norrstown Hospital.
GIL and Mason probably have broken legs
and Emerson was badly laeerated A
woman passenger from HaTmonville was
hurt, but did not go to the hospital.
The accident occurred on a grade on
the Ridge pike, two miles below Norris
town. A passenger car and a sand car
going In opposite directions crashed to-
gether in a fog about o'clock.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-06
SPENT 25 YEARS IN JAIL:
CAUGHT STEALING A HAM
George Harris Arrested Leaving a
Grnnnru Stnrn

George Harris Arrested Leaving a
Grocery Store.
After spending 25 years of his life In
Jail, George Harris or skinny" Wallace,
known to the police as "the sllpperiese
second-story man In the CITY," is in the
tolls again. And the thing that hurts
him most Is that he was Crooked for
pinchin' a wee measly ham,"
Harris. with Charles Armitag, was cap
tured by Policemen Breathwaite and
Franz. of the 4th and York streets police
station, early this morning, as they were
climbing out of side window of a gro
Gerry store at I'd and Huntington streets.
Harris held a ham. while two con-
federates carried eight dozen eggs, a blood
pudding and three sides of bacon. Ono
of the men dropped his share of the loot
and escaped, but the other two were
handcuffed before they could move. Both
were held under s4OO bail by Magistrate
Glenn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-06
DERELICT GUARDSMEN FINED
Punished for Absence From o. S.
Army Inspection,

Tried and found guilty of disobedience
of orders and absence without leave from
the United States army inspection, every
absentee of the I'd Infantry with the ex-
ceptlon OF three, who are at distant
points. has faced Lieutenant Colonel
Thomas ] Ross in summary court The
trials were held during the inspections of
the Sd Infantry this week, and every in
diviual arraigned before the summary
court was fined. mono of them less than
$3.50 and some of the culprits larger
sum. Regimental Commissary Sergeant
Harry Rich. n city detective, was as
signed to the work of rounding up the
absentees.
Colonel Turner. OF the I'd Infantry did
not cause drastic measures to be used.
Only in exceptional cases did he order
discharges without honor. He retained
nearly every man. for the reason that
one offense and disciplinary treatment
would probably prove the making OF bet
ter soldiers by the neglectful enlisted
men.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-06
auto AF1RE ON oHEsTNUT ST.

A earburetoT explosion set hTe 20 the
automobile belonging 70 r. S. Horn while
Mrs. Horn was being driven past keith's
Theatre shortly before II o'clock this
moTning. With the first fash the ehauf-
fsur j. w Jones, OF S522 North Carlisle
street. stopped the machine and con-
ductsd Mrs. Horn TO a store. Employees
81 Kelth's Theatre saw the flames ana
carried two IRE extinguishers from the
mouse, with which they put out the fre.
The radiator and front OF the automobile
we're badly burned.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-06
ROUGH "HUBBY" SENTENCED
Given Three Months for Breaking
Dishes Over Wife,s Head.

Patrick Mcdonald drew three months
in the House of Correction from Maria-
trate PennoclS In Germantown today. al
though his wife, Margaret was willing to
forgive him for breaking a set of dishes
over her head at their home. 5643 Chew
street.
The McDonalds occupy the first floor
at the Chew street address, and Mrs.
Fannie Chernoski, who has the rest OF
the house, declared that Patrick fre-
quently forced his wife to flee by way of
the porch roof in her night clothing. Mrs.
Mcdonald tried TO fight back when her
husband attacked her last night, SO the
Magistrate held her in her own recogni-
zance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-06
MANY HURT IN a" CRASH
Fire Follows Rear-end Collision in
New York,

NEW YORK. Feb. 6.--More than a score
of persons were injured today when a
local southboInd 9th avenue "L' train
crashed into the rear of stationary
train at the 50th street station.
The passengers were cut and bruised by
flying glass and debris. Fire followed the
collision.
The fire started when some OF the wood
from the cars fell to the third rail and
spread to the bodies of the cars. 1t was
soon extinguished. however. The guards
hustled the passengers to the platforms
and out on the elevated structure.
The motorman of the coliding train was
caught in his box and badly crushed, one
of his legs being broken. Many women
tainted or became hysterical and had to
be assisted from the cars.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-06
JAPs SEIZE STEAMSHIPS
Irregularity of Norwegian's Papers
Given as the Cause

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 6.-The big
Norwegian freighter Christian Bors, cap
tain Hille. was seized today by japanese
warships 200 miles on the Japan coast
according TO wireless dispatch received
here. The seizure was the result OF al
legged irregularities In the Bors' papers.
The Christian Bors sailed from Shang-
hal January q for San Francisco by way
OF japanese ports. with capacity cargo
OF oriental merchandise. consigned to the
Robert Dollar Company. OF this city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-06
TRIANGLE DISASTER AVERTED
only 1s of 100 Employees in Shop
When Fire Starts.

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-The fact that to-
day Is the Jewish Sabbath prevented =
repetition OF the Triangle disaster AZ 1oS-
los Avenue A today. Fire started IN the
fourth story OF a seVen-Rtory building ocs
cupied by Wolf & Abraham, shirtwaist
manufacturers, who through the week em-
ploy about 100 women ON the upper noors-
There were only u there today,
Firement carried three girls down the
ladders, overcome by smoke. The remain-
der escaped over the roofs. one fireman.
John Remand, fell through a door and
was seriously burned. The loss Is 10000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-06
wAGNER's FUNERAL MONDAY
Body of 100000 Peculator on
Way From New Orleans.

The funeral of George NJ. Wagner, club
and society man, who stole S1,000OO0.
which he lost in gold mine speculation,
will be held next Monday.
Wagner's body is now on the way to
this city from New Orleans. where he
died a pauper. The body left New Or
leans yesterday afternoon. According to
relatives, the body will reach here to-
morrow evening. 1t has not been decided
yet from where the funeral will be held.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-06
HOUSE ABIAzE THREE TIMES
Mystery in Series of Fires in Camden
Dwelling.

Mrs. William 6hull and her two young
daughters had TO flee to the home OF
neighbors In night clothing early today.
when fire broke out in their home, III
North 10th street, Camden. The blaze was
discovered at o'clock and 1t was the
third time the firemen had to respond
to an alarm OF fire from the same house
in l2 hours.
Mira shull. whose husband Is a powder
worker, Is unable TO explain the fire.
auency of the fires in her house. Yester-
day afternoon fire was discovered In an
upstairs closet and In the kitchen at the
same time. When the fremen extin-
guished these blazes they had to return
a short time later and put out IRE In
the third story Today's fire also started
upstairs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-06
SHOTS FLY AFTER DANCE
Youth Is Wounded in Quarrel Over
Ownership of Hat.

A youth was shot and several persons
narrowly escaped being hit by bullets in
fight over hat following a dance at
7th street and Snyder avenue early today.
Emmet Dougherty. 10 years old, of 145
Ritner street, is at the Jefferson Hospi-
tai with bullet in his thigh. Dougherty
told the police the trouble started when
another man claimed his hat. A fist fight
followed, and when the men got into Sny-
der avenue this became general. Some
one drew a revolver and seven shots were
fired.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-06
BURGLARS FIND SAFE OPEN
Trifling Haul Their Reward After
Breaking Into Office.

Burglars who forced rear window Of
the office of Jacob L. Tyson. at 800 West
Jefferson street. early today, got but a
few dollars for their trouble They found
the safe had been left open. but there was
nothing in 1t. The money was found in
q desk.
James and Arthur Pease 61s North Mar
shall street. caught ouside the place By
Policeman Debau. of the Sth and Jefferson
streets station, were held without bail
by Magistrate Call for further hearing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-06
INsURANCE MEN DINED

Frederick ]. shoyer for more than 70
wears an attorney for the Prudential LIE
insarancs Company, rendered : dinner %
representailges OF the company az tns
Nanufactursrs' Club today. A gold
walch ana solitaire diamond were pre-.
sented 10 Mr.. 6hoyer ~ the Frudentiai
Company