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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-07
FIRE IN FIREMEN's ROOM
Delegates to State Convention Reused
by Blaze in Hotel

More than a hundred volunteer fire.
men remembered their calling just in
time TO avert participating I'm near
panic at the New Bryson Hotel, i2th and
Market streets, at 8 o'clock today. when
sparks from a defective hue started a
hre. The blaze originated In room No.
10 on the second floor.
NJ NJ Mcdaniel and John Jackson,
members OF one of the volunteer Are
mems organizations attending the State
convention In this city. were asleep in
the room. The sparks. which came from
a restaurant hue. ignited their mattress,
but the snores OF the sleepy hre lighters
drowned out the cracking OF the flames
some one saw smoke coming from the
transom q few minutes later, shouted
''nre" and ran into the room 10 awake
the sleepers Two hundred other guests.
most OF them firemen, ran about the halls
In night attire with their clothes under
their arms. some clambering out OF fire.
escapes and all considerably at a loss.
An engine company responded to the
alarm before there was any general rush
for the stairways and exits. a fireman
threw the blazing mattress out the win
dow and the excitement subsidized. The
damage is slight.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-07
CHAUFFEUR HELD FOR
CAUSING MANS DEATH
George H. Jones, of Bala, Killed
by Auto Driven at
High Speed

Robert Stadler. of 1858 Olive street. ac-
cused of driving at a terrific rate Of
speed the automobile which last night
struck and killed George II. Jones, of
Bala, was held without bail today ITO
await the action of the Coroner. Jones.
a passenger in another machine, feared
collision between the two cars and
jumped, only to be tossed 25 feet In the
air by the onrushing auto.
Stadler is a chauffeur for Jacob Wolf
$40 Jefferson street, and is said to have
been driving the motorcar of former State
Senator william II. Keyser. of this city,
VOLTS brother-in-law. .-a
The accident occurred at North Park
side avenue. Jones and Edward Randall,
504 Midvale street. clerk in the Domes-
Ii cRelations Court, were riding in an
automobile owned and driven by f. A.
Corbin, of Glenside. Jones was seated
on the running board. Randall testified
that Stadler's machine approached at
70-miles-an-hour rate. Jones jumped and
was killed almost instantly. '.F
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-07
GERMANS PIERCE
DVHNSK FRONTON
THREE-MILE LINE
Kaiser's Batteries in Riga
Gulf Shell Torpedo
boat of Car
BIG. GUNS SMASH FORTS
Slavs Strike Near Balkan From.
tier at Austrians, but
Fail to Advance
RERL1N o., a..

BERLIN oct. 1ss
O.. German troops have penetrated Ru..,.s
positions at Dvinsk on three-miie fror, :
German land batteries in the Gulf OF RIr,
shelled and damaged Russian torpeaol
boat. In the region Of Raggasum ~.
Germans captured II officers and 1900 r,n
Russian forces are making strong NOV. b
ments In the southern sector, evldsr,,. ,
having anticipated the plunge of Bulrar.
into the war on the side of the Ten,o.
empires. Operations in the southern he,a
show preparedness 70 cope with the Rah
kan situation. and indicate either a pu,.
pose to deter Rumania from relinquishins
its neutral stand or to force that country
into the .Sntente.
A dispatch from Czernowitz. Bukowina.
reports that Russian forces have made
violent attack on the Austrians along the
BessarabiaD frontier, Sorthcast Of ths
city. The attack - said to rave been
made along the river Pruth, which the
Russians attempted 20 cross at one place
by swimming.
The dispatch states that t. Russians
made flve assaults without "Ictess, and
that many Of them were drownp',
There has been no fighting Of SON
sequence In Bukowina for severa!
weeks. This Austrian province was
taken in large part by the Russians !
earlier in the war, but the invaders
were expelled IN the course of the
Teutonic offensive movement which
began in May The attack mentioned
In the Berlin dispatch apparently was
made by fresh forces advancing from
the interior of Russia.
This movement is of great interest
In view of the present state Of af-
fairs in the Balkans. The point of the
Russian attack lies directly north Of
the Rumanian frontier. 1t has been
assumed that If Rumania should enter
the war on the side of the Entente
Allies a junction with the forces Of
Russia would be effected. 1t was re-
ported from Athens today that Ru-
mania is hurriedly sending troops to
the Bulgarian frontier and making
other military preparations.l
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-07
MAYOR ASKS LEVY OF TAX
ON ELECTRIC LIGHT POLES
Executive Submits Ordinance to
Councils Advocating New Move

An ordinance TO tax the Philadelphia
Electric Company IS each for 2031 poles,
heretofore escaping the tax under a
"lamp-post' classification, was submitted
to City Councils today by Mayor Blank
enburg. The ordinance also provides that
the same tax shall be paid by the COM
pany for each new wooden pole erected
after January l. 1915, even though used
to support arc lamps.
In previous years, according to the
Mayors communication, no effort was
made to tax the company for arc posts,
because city officials thought it would
increase the price of it's current II this
were done. The Mayor asserts that for
some years the reports of the company
on the number of poles it maintains in
the streets have not been correct.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-07
NEW GREEK CABINET ~
ADVOCATES OF NEUTRALITY

LONDON, Oct. THE new Greek Cab
met, completed today, is composed of
strong advocates of Greek neutrality,
according to dispatches from Athens.
Not a single member of the Venizelos
ministry was retained by Nj. Zaimis, the
new Premier. 1t is considered especially
significant that NJ. Gounaris, former
Prime Minister and the most bitter foe
of Venizelos, was named Minister of the
Interior. Since the beginning OF the
war Gounaris has fought Venizelos' pro-
gram for Greece's entry into the war
on the side of the Allies.
The other members are:
Minister of War, General Yanakitsas; /;
Minister of Marine. Admiral Countourl-
otis Minister of Justice and Communl-
cations Ohese formerly were separate
portfolios), NJ. Thallis; Minister of FL
nance. S. Dragumis; Minister of Instruc-
tion, NJ. Thetokis
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-07
SEWER PROBLEM IN COUNCILS
Mayor Submits State Health Board
Permit at Meeting

A synopsis of the permit issued by the
State Commissioner of Health to the City
of Philadelphia for the new sewage sys-
tenn was sent to City Councils today by
Mayor Blankenburg. Under the permit
the city is required to obtain control of
a site for the works as soon as possible.
The collecting sewer along Frankford
Creek and part of the northeast works
must be completed and i'm operation by
July l. 1871 The city then is required to
proceed as rapidly as possible with the
construction of the Pennypack Creek col
lector and the upper Delaware River col
lector. The State may fix a definite date
for the carrying out of the entire sewage
disposal project.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-07
FUNERAL OF LIEUT.. LYNCH
Colleagues Will Honor Dead Comrade
at Services on Sunday

Funeral services for Police Lieutenant
John II. Lynch, who died Tuesday, will
be held Sunday afternoon at his resi-
dence, 2Ols Venango street. Interment
viii be In Mount Moriah Cemetery.
The pallbearers, Il was announced to-
day, will be Detectives William IsaAcs.
who was Lieutenant Lynchs partner in
police work Frank oconnor, William
John Redding.
Honorary pallbearers will be Captain
Robert ID. Cameron. Detectives James
Tate, Theodore +. Wood. Chapman
Marks. Andrew j. Emanuel, William A.
Callahan Sergeant Frank Williams and
eergeant Of Reserves John Carey.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-07
LANE AGAIN ASSAIS
EX-DRECTOR PORTER;
FAILS TO CITE FACTS
Organizations Chairman De-
livers Himself of Abstract
Accusations Against
Franklin Candidate
CHALLENGES HIS RECORD

The second instalment Of the Repub-
lican ORGANIZATIONS campaign OF personal
attacks upon George d. Porter. Franklin
Washington candidate for mayor was Is
sued this afternoon by David II. Lane
The Republican city chairman issued a
statement which, it was explained, was
in answer to the statement made by MT
Porter yesterday afternoon. In reply 10
the first personal attack by the Orssniza-
tion, ,,-.,.,
,rbe Lane statement today disregarded
every question and point raised by the IN
dependent candidate yesterday ahu was W
confined principally to wall over tho
formation of the new Franklin psI|
Tbe statement was issued In the same
manner as the one of yesterday. Both
were written by John T. Connolly care
fully looked over by Lane, and then hlaue
public through Harry Wittig, secretary
Of the Republican City Committee 10
days statement follows:
Personal abuse has never won any
campaign and will not win TINS nou
cannot evade issues. You must stahu
nm and tell the people what your posi-
tlon on matters of Importance aHecl-
ing their welfare will be. one can
only Judge of what will be done oy
vou by comparing your record WIN
the last three and n half years. Whal
have YOU accomplished? What nav
Won done? In what condition are the
Police aud Fire Departments today
What means have you employed 10
benefit conditions? You emploEeu' HS
yvcll as sought, the aid of non-resl-
d,nts of Pbiladelphia, men not familiar
with our city, to run your depart
went and now YOU attempt to prattie
at efficiency" -.
Philadelphia Is a great mahulac-
turing city. The people want 10
know whether YOU are still in favor
of a manufacturers tax. This issue
cannot be evaded by you. When you
talk of a so-called political machlhe'
what means were employed to nomi-
nate YOU? Never before In the his
tody of Philadelphia was such ascene
enacted as the attempt to pre-empt
the title of the party on which you
now stand. The public newspapers are
the authority for the statement that
men are locked in a room Tor one
and one-half hours, away from
friends, telephone wires cut, and for
what purpose?
To disregard a primary election law
enacted by the authority of the Legis-
lature of the State of Pennsylvania
and all for the purpose of serving
your ends You cannot throw dust in
the eyes of the people. Your record
must and will be laid bare, and many
things must be accounted for that you
row attempt to evade.
The first and important one is. Are
YOU still i'm favor of the nefarious
schemes of taxation fathered by your
own administration?
Former Director Porter announced
this afternoon that he will answer Dave
Lanes second attack tonight at three diff
ferent meetings. These meetings will bt
held at Manayunk and Kreese streets
Gates and Sherwood streets and l42
South street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-07

ELkToN. Md. Oct T. - Among the
half-dozen marriages performed IN Elk
ton this morning Was double wedding
in which all the principals live at Mt.
Holly. n. j. They were Thomas b. Ros-
sell. who married Rose Dolan. and Sarah
1fso1seIi. sister of Thomas b. Rossell.
no became the wife OF Isaac Myers
tthefs married were Jehn J. Sweeney
IA Ethel n. Forrey, William M. Kramer
Ind Lena Reynolds and Charles +.
5chopfer and Louisa 4. schafer. all Of
Philadelphia; Harry Halstead and Nellie
al Miller. Pocono. Pa, and John n.
ones and Ruth r. Sigers. Pennsgrove.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-07
COMMITTEES APPROVES BILL
REGULATING r. r. TRACKS
Section of Delaware Avenue Affected
by Measure in Councils

Members of Councils Steam Railroads
Committee approved this afternoon an
ordinance regulating the use of railroad
tracks on Delaware avenue, between Fair
mount avenue and Christian street.
The original ordinance provided for the
widening of Delaware avenue as far north
as Callowhill street, but this was extend
ed to Fairmount avenue, and the new
bill provides for regulation of all tracks
on the thoroughfare.
Another ordinance approved compels the
removal by the Reading Railway Com
pany of tracks used on Willow street be-
tween New Market street and Delaware
avenue by the Northern Liberties and
Penn Township Railroad Company. The
street will be repaved by the railroad
company
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-07
MAN ACCUSED BY HOTEL
Ritz Carlton Management Says Elec-
trician Incurred Big Bill and
Disappeared

The best was none too good for C. H.
Oldham. an electrician, OF 6S1 North 18th
street, who put up in one of the most
expensive rooms of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel
and paid for II today with his liberty
He was held under $1,000 bail for a further
hearing by Magistrate Harris. accused
of failing to pay the hotels bill for $500.
That is the amount of a weeks bill at
the hotel Is months ago, according to the
management, who trusted Oldham be-
cause he said he was a member of the
du Pont family. But he disappeared, II
was alleged. He was arrested last night
by Detective Nolan, of the 18th and Lo-
Gust streets station, on warrant sworn
out by William Brooks. assistant man
ager of the hotel.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-07
COUNCILS APPROVE BILLS
Prospects for Highway improvements
Discussed by City Fathers

At a meeting OF the Survey Committee
of Councils this afternoon the following
bills were approved:
Revision of Ross street so that IL will
be widened 30 feet.
Revision of curb lines and grade on the
south side of Walnut street, between
Washington square and 9Th street, so as
TO facilitate traffic.
To strike from the city plan and vacate
Dudley street from Waterfront to Swan
son street. The bed of the street con-
tains railway tracks and this will help
industries along the street.
TO place on the city plan Market square,
bounded by Germantown avenue, Church
lane. East School House lane and Ken
yon street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-07


They'll be lucky II they don't get a
wetting," said Mr., Dripps.
"It'll be your names fault If they do"
laughed Porter.
AND THEY DIDN'T COME.
The parade had come to a complete
halt. It was as IL all the musicians in
all the bands had come to a row of musi-
cal rests" instead of notes in the little
sheets of music dashed to their from
bones, flutes, drums, harps and loud in
struments, and couldn't play another
note.
The trouble was that the West Chester
Cornct Band was a non-union organizo-
tlon and all the union bandsmen In lire
refused to march on the same street with
them. The union men argued with Chic.
Murphy and Chief Baxter and the non
union men argued with the union men,
right out In Broad street.
MAYOR GOES HOME.
All this time on the front row of the
reviewing stand at Broad and Race streets
the Mayor was tapping his foot impa-
tiently and Mr.. Porter was testing atmos-
pheric conditions with extended palm.
Then 1t began TO mizzle. After while II
began TO drizzie. And then the Mayor got
up and scanned the heavens and the i'm
patient crowds.
You see it's this way" Fred McCon-
nell was arguing all this time, We've
got to stand up for a principle though
the heavens fall. We can't help II If this
is a parade. We'd stop playing just the
same If this was Polish wedding and
all the guests had their knives out"
And yet, not to say still. they argued.
Last night, II appeared, Judge Bonniwell,
the new leader of the firemens organiza-
tion, had heard about the intention OF
the Goodwill firemen. of West Chester,
to parade with their non-union band.
He wired to the head OF the musicians
union and asked his permission to permit
this to occur. He got no answer and sup
posed II would be all right
After an hours argument the parade
began to move again. The West Ches-
ter men had been removed from the line
of march. and TO the blare and thunder
of union bandsmen the firemen of Penn
sylvania proceeded down Broad street.
They got 10 Broad and Race streets
at 1880 o'clock. But everybody was
happy and the men looked fine in line.
There are a lot of prizes for them.
The judges OF the various DELEGATIONS
appearances are Joseph Fay, ex-battalion
chief, OF Philadelphia; Captain Shermer,
of the Fire Patrol; William Zane. seere-
tary OF the Bureau OF Fire; Albert Troth.
chief OF the Victor Talking Machine
Company's fire department. and Captain
Philip s. Tilden, chief OF Harrison
Brothers fire department. The Judges
were In a reviewing stand at Broad and
Catharine streets. They won't announce
the awards till tomorrow
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-07
GERMANS ADMIT FRENCH
GAINS In CHAMPAGNE

BERLIN, Oct Z.
Today's Official report of the German
War ONCE admits that the French have
gained ground In Champagne.
At Tahure. In the Champagne. the
French captured 500 yards of ground.
However. other attacks were repulsed at
sainte Marie and Souain. The Germans
took two officers and 2s0 prisoners at
Souain and at st. Marie they captured y
French officers. 579 men and 20 machine
guns.
In the vicinity OF Beausejour farm also
IN Champagne. the Germans captured
three officers, 800 men and three machine
guns.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-07
WIFE ACCUSED OF SHOOTING
Woman Held Without Bail on Charge
of Assault

Mrs. Fena Vasquez. of 1924 Lemon
street. was held without bail today by
MAGISTRATE Belcher to await the result
OF injuries to her husband. Julio Vasquez,
who is in the Hahnemann Hospital with
a bullet wound IN his abdomen and his
hands badly slashed by a razor. She was
accused OF having inflicted the injuries
because her husband complained OF her
cooking last night, but she denied the
charge.
Vasquez has not recovered sufficiently 10
explain the cause OF his wounds. II was
testified before the Magistrate, In the 10th
and Buttonwood streets police station,
that the man was attacked by his wife,
ran from the housue and fell unconscious
on a neighbor's doorstep.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-07
TEUTON FORCES BEGIN
CONSTANTINOPLE DRIVE
from Page One

Continued from Page One
stantinople. Bulgaria is expected to enter
the war by invading Servia's eastern
frontier. cutting the SalonikaNish Rail-
way and thus shutting Servia off from
railway communication with the outside
world
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-07
serrelary DanieIs' Wife Robbed

: cHARLOTTEsvII.LE. N. c.. Oct L.
Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wife OF the Sec
retary Of the Navy. and Mrs. Page. wife
Of Congressman Robert n. Page. we're
United Daughters Of the Confedorecy
convention today. Nre. Daniels lost a
nll1er purse and yaluahicgi Mrs. PAGE =
diamond brooch,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-07

Dr. Benjamin T. Brooks. head OF the
debartment Of Chemical Engineering In
the University Of Pittsburgh ana fellow
IN the Melton Institute vii deliver 4 lee
ture tonight IN she Franklin Institute on
's'rhe DECOMPOSITION Of Petroleum Hydro
carbona and ita Application 70 the Motor
Fuel Ploh|en"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-07

A man accused of stealing a suit OF
clothes from his 1l-year-old stepson and
pawnlng II. 30 that he might buy rum,
was sentenced TO 10 days In the County
Prison today by Magistrate, Meeleary. in
the Trenton avenue and Dauphin streets
police station. He is John Kleslck. OF
36ls East Y0k street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-07
Worlds Series Visitors

Newspaper men from other
cities and other visitors who come
10 Philadelphia to attend the
worlds series baseball games are
cordially invited to avail them
selves of the privileges and con-
veniences furnished by Ledger
Central. on Chestnut street. east
Of Broad. in the Real Estate Trust
Building.
Comm0dious writing desks, sta
tionery and telephone service are
available free of charge. Any In
formation in regard to the worlds
series will be given cheerfully.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-07

IA&CAsTER Pa, Oct 4.--ber~ood
IIandl q ulizahethfown, q sisnalnan on
|I& ffnnsglFnnia Railroad a. switch
meas tIorn. MAS ground 10 pieces TODAY
| I1A be- stepped frun the path Of .
. |.II0I|I.H lIf|aII uain 10 nont % IN
q. .0II14 train TunnIne n the oppoaite a.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-07

Sometimes you see this;s
for often the fight fans
seat money is spent on a
ping-pong bee. But don't
blame it all on the "pugs;;"
because the inside powers
have a lot to do with the
fighting you see. r
Billy Recap lets you in on
the ring situation with his
latest article, 4" B o XII n'g
Promoters Are Skating on
Thin Ice" If you like to
hear the honest whack OF
gloves, don't miss Sun
days Public Ledger
SPORTS MAGAZINE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-07

sf.ss no HEADkNo AND RETURN
l.s.s ssssiI ss.ss Si'.'i * 'iisssisr 80 Z a-As
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-07
UNION MUSICIANS 81.
HALT FIREMEN'S PARADE

Continued from Page One
They'll be lucky If they don't get a
wettlng," said Mr.. Dripps.
''It'll be your names fault IL they do"
laughed Porter.
The Holbrook news., 1915-08-13
Accident in Mail Seruice

From some cause unknown to the publisher the bundle contain ing copies of the News for sub scribers in Winslow failed to reach it's destination last week. Papers for all subscribers in Winslow are tied into a bundle and mailed with other papers in the Holbrook postoffice. The Winslow bundle was mailed last Friday evening and should have reached the Winslow office Satur- day. Several of our subscribers there have notified us that they did not receive their papers; hence we presume that no one received a copy. Wednesday we mailed papers to subscribers un- til all our last weeks issue was exhausted, but was unable to fill the entire list. We regret that the accident occurred, but it can not be remedied further than we have remedied it.
The Holbrook news., 1915-08-13
Congressman Hauden Here

Congressman Carl M. Hayden, accompanied by Mrs. Hayden,
 stopped in Holbrook Monday and remained until Tuesday morning. They were enroute by automo- bile to St. Johns, where the con- gressman went to confer with some of the government land en- trymen under the Lyman eser- voir. These entrymen are un- able to furnish final proof neces- sary to secure patents to their lands. until some provision is made for placing water on the lands. MT. Hayden intends to investigate the situation. and hopes to be able to assist in strengthening out the tangle.
 While in Holbrook Congress man Hayden made a pleasant call at the News office and met for the first time the editor of the paper. Arizona has but the one congressman, and with an entire state for a constituency, a congressman's work IS consid- erable. MT. Hayden seems to be carrying the burdens of his office very comfortably. He is large physically, and his mental caliber seems to be of good size also. from so short acquaint- anee we should say that Ari- zona's congressman IS a very competent member.