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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-15
REAL FIRE FOLLOWS
FALSE ALARM in HOTEL
Burglar Chase Caused Guests
Panic in fremont House,
Then an Actual Blaze

Twenty or more guests in the fremont
Hotel, 237 NCrth eth street. came In for
enough excitement early today TO last
them for a lifetime Twice they rushed
out of their rooms and down stalrways
and fire escapes In their night clothes
the first time when 4. II. Horner fired
three shots n a supposed burglar, and
the second time an hour later when a
guest to soothe his tangled" nerves. lit
cigarette and set fire to his bed clothing.
At 1880 n, M, Frank Bradley night
clerk. thought he heard a noise in the rear
part of the house. Nc awakened Horner
and together they went burglarstalking.
A figure was seen crouching behind ta-
bic in the kitchen and Horner opened fire.
The intruder scrambled out of a rear door,
vaulted over a fence and made his escape.
Things began to happen after the shots
rang through the house. Lights flashed
In rooms, and frightened guests did
marathon down tho stairs to the hotel
office, When the situation was explained
to them they went back TO bed.
At $3.50 n. m. Bradley's suspicious were
again aroused. He shifted several tines
yes, he was certain he smellcd smoke. He
again aroused horner. and together they
went Smiling" through the house. Both
were armed with fire eNtinguishers. They
found the hallway on the third floor filed
with smoke, and the source of the trouble
seemed to be in room occupied by viii.
liam Cleland, of Lancaster Pa.
They broke down thc door, and the fire
eNtinguishers weres prayed on the he'd oc-
cupied by Cleland. The man from Ian
caster was partially overcome by smoke,
but the wettine he received was sufficient
to revive him. He didn't stop to inquire
what the trouble was nut legged it to the
office in pajamas which the police say
were badly scorched.
Cleland found plenty of competitors in
the race TO the office. Men and women
were running down STAIRS and fire escapes
in reckless disregard of life and limb.
When the crew of Engine Company No.
IS, 10th and Buttonwood streets, arrived
they found Horner lying unconscious on
the floor in Clelands room. With each
hand he clutched fire extinguisher. He
was taken out on fire-escape and quickly
revived.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-15
MAN WILL WE'D NURSE
WHO SAVED HIS LIFE
John Carline Shetland and
Miss Frances l.. Bitterlich
Will Be Married Tues
day Night

Another chapter In a romance which
began n year ago will begin next Tues
day night, when Miss Frances L. Bitter
Itch, IA nurse. will wed John CarlIne She'd
land. of 1912 Wolf street, a former pa
tlent
Last April shetland was stricken with
typhoid fever. His condition had reached
a critical stage, when Miss Bitterlch,
graduate of the Hahnemann Hospital
Training School, was called in to nurse
him. The physician said II was largely
due to her efficient nursing that the pa
tient recovered.
Miss Bitterlich lives at $50 Tasker
street She Is the stepdaughter of Otto
Zimmerman, a constable, who has Offices
in the Commercial Building.
At the ceremony Fay Shetland, a sis
ter of the bridegroom, will be the brides
maid. and Harry Bitterlich, a brother of
the bride, will act as best man. Follow
ing the wedding the couple will go on
honeymoon through the South.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-15
NEW SHIP PLOT CLUES
SOUGHT IN BANK BOOKS
u. S. Examiner to Probe Ac-
counts of Alleged German
Bomb Syndicate

NEW YORK, April 15.--Clues that will
lead to the identity of the men higher
up who furnished the money for the al
legged conspiracy to manufacture and dis
tribute bombs to destroy munitions ships,
for which eight men are under arrest, are
expected by the Federal authorities to be
revealed through the examination Of the
bank accounts of DIR. Walter T. Scheele,
who now Is being sought. A national bank
examiner will come here from Washington
today Assistant United States Dis
trict Attorney Roger Il. Wood said last
night. to investigate six accounts carried
by Doctor Scheele in banks in Hoboken,
n. J.
"If anybody handled the big sums Il was
Scheele and we hope to be able 10 find
where he got IT," MIR. Wood said
Scheele was the head of the New Jersey
Agriculture and Chemical Company, at
Hoboken, where It Is alleged the explosive
materials were placed In the bombs after
they had been constructed aboard the
North German Lloyd liner Friedrich der
Crosse, interned at Hoboken. He disap-
peared from his apartment here on April
/. The authorities also were Interested
In locating his secretary, Miss Ruth Foss.
Additional developments In the nvesti-
cation of the alleged conspiracy are ex-
peCtcd also from Savannah, New Orleans
and other coast cities.
All except three of the eight men under
arrest have made confessions, Mr.. Wood
said.
Captain Otto Wolpert, superintendent of
the Atlas piers of the Hamburg-Amercan
Line accused of receiving the completed
bombs: Captain Emo Bode, superintend-
ont of the Hamburg American Line piers
at HObOken, both of whom were arrested
Wednesday. and Carl Schmidt, chief en-
gineer of the Friedrich der Crosse. ar
rested yesterday. have refused to make
any statements TO the Federal authorities.
"The silence of these three men," Mr..
Wood said. Indicates they are probably
the most important prisoners of the eight
we have arrested"
Schmidt and his three associates were
arraigned yesterday and held for examina-
tion on April 2T, Schmidt In s25.000 bail
and the three others in $4,000 bail each.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-15
MOTOR FANS MEET TONIGHT
TO BOOM CITY SPEEDWAY
Citizens Committee Gives Banquet
Celebrities to Attend

Aviation and motor celebrities, as well
as so leading business and professional
men of Philadelphia and nearby States.
will attend the Motor Speedway dinner at
the Bellevue-Stratford tonight to help
boost the project of constructing n motor
speedway for Philadelphia The dinner
is given by the Citizens Committee.
The principal speaker will be Edward
f. Trefz, secretary of the United States
Chamber of Commerce. who will address
the diners on the Speedway as a Civic
Asset"
Ralph De Palma. DtrIo Resta. Ralph
Milford and other speed kings" will be
present Others to attend will be William
HawIey, president of the Aero Club OF
America; Everett Thompson, manager of
the Sheepshead Bay track, and Fred wag-
ner, official starter for the A. A. A. Will
lam II. Wilson. Director of Public Safety,
and City Statisticlan Edward ]. Cattell.
Following the dinner tonight the Citi-
zens' Committee will start an active cam
-uI 10 lo5fqo 5ql qlIm sI9qu9m IoJ usIBd
creasing its present membership to 1000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-15
PRAISE SPOILS SECRET
Moorestown Man, Ally Agent, Pro-
fessed Teutonic Leanings; Canada's
Compliment Brought Out Truth =

The action OF the Canadian House of
Parliament In publicly complImentine him
has revealed the fact that Albert G. Mid
dleton, of Moorestown, N. j., has been
secretly acting as representative OF the
Allies in this country and has placed or
ders amounting to 100000 900 for NUM-
tions since the beginning of the war. Mr..
Middleton has made every effort to keep
the matter from the public and even has
gone so far as to misrepresent his con-
nection with the Allied cause. He said
he feared the activity of German sympa.
thlzers
"a few weeks ago." he said, "I was
visited by n delegation of German-Ameri-
can citizens who wished to know if I was
the Mr., Middleton referred to in the Can
adian Parliament. 1t was not to my ad-
vantage or to the advantage of the inter
ests was serving at the time to announce
my connection with the matter, l. there
fore, expressed surprise. even horror, that
my name should have cen used in such
connection.
IT prOfessed 10 be an ardent supporter
of the Central Powers and begged per-
mission to contribute a check for $50 to
their cause. The money was accepted. I
do not believe ever spent $50 to better
advantage"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-15
FATALLY HURT RESCUING
TWO WOMEN IN FIRE
New York Manufacturer Carries
Them to Safety, Then Falls

NEW YORK, April 15.-Kenneth b.
Collins. 30 years old, president of the Col
Inns & Aikman Company. dealers in plush,
at 1875 9Th avenue, and living at 225 West
SOth street was fatally injured last night
while trying to rescue two women from
n smoke-flled fiat at 61 West seth street.
He managed to carry the women down
n fire-escape from tho third to the second
floor and then fell to the sidewalk with a
ladder which he was attempting to put in
position in order to finish the descent.
His skull was fractured and his left
shoulder was broken. Mr. Collins was
taken unconscious to the Knickerbocker
Hospital. where he died late last night.
Although there was much hustling
among the tenants to reach the street and
several narrow escapes were reported,
not a person in the eight families was
hurt Among those rescued was Mrs. j.
X. NTichaels, an elderly blind woman.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-15
JERSEY REPUBLICANS DO NOT
LIKE PRIMARY RULING
Attorney General Wescott Says They
Can't Write In" Name of Favorite

TRENTON. April 15.-Attorney Cen
eral wescott has transmitted ruling to
county and municipal clerks by which
thousands OF Republican voters will be
deprived of an opportunity to register
their individual preferences for President
at the New Jersey presidential primaries
on April %.
AS no petitions were filed with the Sec
retary of State by the Republicans ask
ing that names be placed on the ballots
under the Choice of President" column,
the Attorney General rules that no blank
spaces shall be left to permit the voter
to write in name.
The ruling is not being generally fol-
lowed. Nevertheless the Republicans de-
clare the ruling is unfair TO them and will
bar them from doing what the Demo-
Gratis will be able to do In their primary.
petition was filed by the Democrats
asking that the name of Woodrow Will
son be placed on their ballots His name
will appear on the slips and beneath his
name will be a blank space in which the
voter may write another name If he so
desires. On the Republican ballots there
will be no column headed Choice of Presi-
dent" The ticket will be headed by the
column for delegates-at-large.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-15
CAUGHT AFTER A CHASE
Girls Alleged Assailant Captured and
He'll in Bail

A chase of three blocks followed the
escape of l6-year-old Lucy Verti, of 1926
Morris street, from the grasp Of man
who dragged her into an alley near nth
and Reed streets, when the girl, pointing
out her assailant to Policeman Quigley,
of the 18th street and Snyder avenue
station, directed him in the pursuit. Quig-
lev caught Frank Armentano, 33 years
old, of 1115 Alder street, after chasing
him to Camac and Morris streets.
The girl was on an errand Tor her
mother last night when Armentano seized
her. She identified him today before Mag
istrate Baker, at the 18th street and Sny-
der avenue station, Police recalled that
many complaints had reached them from
parents who said a man answering Ar
mentano's description had annoyed their
children. Pending investigation along
this line, Armentano was held under $4,000
bail for a further hearing next Tuesday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-15
METERS TO CURB VAST
WATER WASTE IN CITY
Chief Davis Declares 100000
900 Gallons Lost Daily.
Blames Carelessness

Chief Carleton E Davis, the $4,000
head of the city's Water Bureau, is au-
thority for the statement that vast quan.
titles of water are wasted by household
ers and In factories which are without
meters. In some cases this waste, which
is estimated at i00.0O0.O00 gallons day,
Is due TO defective plumbing and in other
cases TO downright careessness
There have been Incorporated in the
proposed s47,425,O00 municipal loan two
items for the water system. aggregating
s525, 900. A part of this money will be
expended for the installation of meters in
factories where the greatest waste has
been found to exist under the ordinary
charges for water consumption. The
greater portion Of the money will be used
for now pumps and modern machinery at
several of the pumping stations
The greatest waste of water among
householders Is now being recorded from
the southeastern section OF the city. So
low Is the supply in that section that per-
sons living on the upper stories In many
of the houses are compelled to lay up
extra supplies to last when the pressure
becomes low.
Chief Davis after placing the RESPONSE
bility for waste upon carelessness OF con-
sumers, said: There will be temporary
Improvement as the result of Increased
pumping facilities which we will obtain
with the money i'm the loan bill, and
start TO cut down the waste will be made
with the money provided for the purchase
of meters for factories
An attack made upon conditions at the
Lardner's Point pumping station by Harry
Hillegas, a former engineer. before the
Counciimanic Committee investigating ap.
pointments during the Blankeuburg ad.
minlstratlon. was uncalled for. said Chief
Davis. Hillegas told the Counclmanic
probers that conditions at Lardner's
Point were deplorable and that he would
not take back his old position at the
works IL It were offered him The wit
ness declared that no repairs were made
during the Blankenburg administration.
Chief Davis, in discussing Lardner's
Point. said the pumping station was In
better condition now than II was when
Hilegas was in charge, lie also said
the city has saved about 10000 tons of
coal a year in the operation since the
resignation of the former engineer in 1913.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-15
NO CONTESTO OVER WILL
OF GRACE MCLAUGHLIN
Aunt of Heiress Who Wed on
Deathbed at Havana Will
Not Go to Court

The will OF Grace Mclaughlin. heroinI
OF a pathetic romance that ended witt
her marriage and death at Havana, will
not be contested
Miss Mclaughlin. New York heiress
who eloped last January with George M,
Stevens, n Harlem garage proprietor. and
made unsuccessful attempts to marry hlH
In this city, willed most of her Ss0.00d
estate to her husband few days befora
she died. IL was at first believed that
her aunt. Mrs. Catherine Ingles. of
West 129th street, New York, would con-
test the instrument on the grounds that
the marriage was Illegal II was per,
formed at Miss McLaughlins deathbed
Sunday, more than a week before tht
law would allow Stevens. divorcee, I'd
marry again. Mrs Ingles was willed the
rest of the estate
The body of the heiress, which now
rests in a vault at Havana, will be sent
to New York later.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-15

pad" Winkel keeper Of the Morgue,
raised himself from his couch and opened
the door in response to a knock.
"Nup 70 said Dad" thumbing the pages
Of his book "Nobody's come to claim
him" He slowly traced the epitaph OF
Albert Clock, 'Phe Mayor of SAMSON
street" Illuminated by single ray Of
sunshine that filtered through clink in
the shutter. it read
Unknown man. so years old Brought
from sOe Walnut street. Head crushed" 4"
IN the barren, cheerless basement room
lay the body of the man. TYenty-four
hours had passed and not one in hum
dreds OF former friends had taken the
trouble to go through the foFnaiity Of
Identifying him.
Where, 30 years ago or 10, the absence
OF Mayor" Clock from his usual haunts
around Sth and SAMSON streets would
have caused inquiry as 10 his whereabouts
from hundreds OF friends
Those who helped HIM down the path
from comparative anluence 10 poverty,
Who were instrumental In stripping him
of bis self-respect. his family and bis
hons. who slapped him On the back and
called hin = good fellow whsn he wa
huvine afi1ks-teaa4 neE cne u Eae4e
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-15
SUFFRAGISTs WILL TAKE
"ACTIVE PART" AT PRIMARY
Meeting Next Monday Will Deter
mine What Their Duties Will Be

Voting at the spring primaries next
month will be an entirely different propo-
stion from what II has been heretofore.
This became known today following an
announcement from the Woman Suffrage
Party headquarters that members Of that
organization Will take an active part"
just what this active part" will be
is a mystery which Will not be cleared
up until after a meeting of the Inter-
county Conference In the Southeastern
District, which will be held next Monday
in the auditorium of the Presser Build
ing, 1714 Chestnut street. The purpose,
according to the announcement, is that
men will become used TO the idea of Sec
ing women citizens at the polling places
as voters in future elections"
Prominent suffraglsts who will speak at
Mondays meeting are Mrs. George A.
Piersol, county chairman; Mrs. Anna NJ
Orme, Miss Lida Stokes Adams and DR.
Il. NJ. n. Moore. Other speakers will be
Mrs. Edward W. Blddle Kenneth L. NJ
Pray, Miss Evelyn Macdonald, Mrs l.. L.
Smith and Mrs. j. Claude Bedford.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-15
ColIingswood Pupils in Musicale

COLLINGSWOOD, n. j., April ia
musicale for the benefit of the James A.
Garfield Schools musical fund was given
last night in the High School auditorium.
The room was filled 10 capacity. An OPEN
ing chorus by the children of the lower
grades reflected great credit on the efforts
OF Mrs A. Amizen. who coached them j.
Earle Simpkin's rendition from Pagliacci
was excellent and received much applause.
A sextet of the High School girls was an
other feature of the good program.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-15
Fifty cIub % Hold High Jinks

Egyptian vaudeville. Oriental special
ties. Hawaiian harmony and shad roe Will
be the features OF the goth anniversary
Of the Fifty Club Of this city, which will
hold forth tonight In the Manufacturers
Club grill A novel program has been ar
ranged, in which every member OF the
club viii participate. All the songs were
specially composed by club members A
play written for the occasion by Joseph
b Miller. 10 music BY Ralph Bingham.
wiz be presented with Harry S. Evans,
president Of the club. as ringmaster He
win be aided BY Charles r Carpenter, W
Freeland kendrick, Charles r. Hague
and Fl H. Cooper. A style drama viii bs
unfolded - W junior raempers n the club
lC a. Baer 3 chairman q the Dinner cQm.
nllteA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-15
Submarine Attack Survivors Here

Thirty-three survivors Of the steamship
EnglIshman, OF the British and North
Atlantic Steamship Navigation Company's
fleet, which was sunk by submarine north
of Ireland. about three weeks ago, ar
rived here yesterday on the American liner
Cornishman. All of the survivors except
DR.. j. d. Helie. OF Montreal. Canada, are
Americans. Doctor Helie said the vessel
was torpedoed after the crew had left the
ship in small boats The Englishman was
returning to Portland after delivering a
large number of horses to the French
army, at st. Nazaire, France. The crew
numbered 104 men.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-15
MR.. AND MRS. G. j. LEVY
MARRIED so YEARS TODAY
They Are 77-76 Years Old, Respective
ly-Will Give Reception at Mayors

Today marks the 5Oth wedding ami
versary of. Mr.. and Mrs. Gottfried ],
ception and dinner will be given in May
er's Drawing Rooms, 1890 North Broad
street, TO mark the event, and large
number of friends as well as members
of the family, will be present. With the
aged couple will be their three children
Joseph Levy OF Buffalo; Ferdinand Levy
and Miss Pauline Levy, Of this city.
Mr.. Levy was born in Prussia n years
ago. Mrs. Levy, who is one year his
junior, is a native of Bavaria. Mr.. Levy
came TO this city at the age of 25 and
entered the meat business conducting
stall in the Girard Avenue Market until
1887. He then moved to 42O Fairmount
avenue. where he remained until his re-
tirement in 1907. The couple lived at
that address more than AZ years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-15
$50 Engagement Ring Stolen

diamond engagement ring, valued at
$3.50. was stolen from Mrs. Ethel Rogers.
who conducts boarding house at 1910
Montgomery avenue. by a well-dressed
young man. who applied at the house for
rooms. Another diamond ring, valued at
$3.50 was also taken. The youth called
yesterday ana engaged two rooms After
conversing pleasantly the man went 10
his quarters. Several hours later. not
hearing him about. Mrs Rogers investi-
gated and discovered the robbery Several
bureau drawers were rified and the jewell
~. including the FiHg, belonging % her
daughter. was missing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-15
PHILADELPHIAN'S SPEECH
ROUSE DEFENSE SENTIMENT
Compare City to ConstantinopIe and
Shore to Gallipoli

ATLANTIC CITY N. j.. April Is
Captain Robert Morris, a Philadelphian,
made preparedneS1 a live issue by plctur-
ing Philadelphia as Constantinople and
Atlantic City as GallipolI peninsula after
masses Of statistics supplied by former
Assistant Secretary of War Breckenridge
and other speakers had scared over the
heads of a big audience in the Morris
Guards ATmory.
Atlantic City's beach in case OF war
with a foreign foe would put conditions
similar to those which existed on GallipoII
peninsula" declared Captain Norris
'Gallipoll was defended by heavy guns yet
10000 men were landed under the fire."
When he finished therew as a rush to
join a shore branch OF the National Sc
curity League.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-15
U. s. AMBASSADOR TO ITALY
SAILS FOR VACATION AT HOME
Mr.. Page to Confer With President;
.-. Other Passengers

LIVERPOOL, April 15-Among the
Americans sailing for home today on
the American liner st. Louis were
Thomas Nelson Page, United States
Ambassador to Italy; Mrs. Page; Theo-
dore Marburg. former United States Min
lister to Belgium Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Marburg, Jr of London and Baltimore,
and ]. Davidson, sculptor.
w. II. Page, American Ambassador
to England, went to the railway station
parting Americans.
T, N. Page is going home on vaca-
ton In pursuance with Secretary
Lansing's suggestion TO the American
embassies that vacations could be taken
now, While in Washington Mr.. Page
will consult with President Wilson and
Secretary Lansing on the general Italian
situation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-15
CHOKES HERSELF TO DEATH
Woman Makes Moose of Apron
Strings to Commit Suicide

Mrs Anna Zeyher, 63 years old. Of
939 North Hutchinson street, committed
suicide last night by hanging herself with
hor apron strings. Her body was dis
covered by her husband, Fred Zeyher,
upon his return from work. After CALI
ing his wife several times. and receiving
no response. he went upstairs. In Sec
ond story front room he saw her body
suspended from a large nail. which she
had driven in the wall. Around her neck
the strings of an apron were knotted.
Zeyher Immediately notified the police
of the 10th and Thompson streets sta
tion. An investigation was conducted, but
as yet her reasons for killing herself are
unknown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-15
HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
TO DRAW PRIZE EMBLEM
Big Rewards Offered for Best Idea
for Electrical Week Next December

High school students In Philadelphia, az
we'll as all over the country, will compete
for $4,000 in prizes TO be distributed for
the best emblem designed for the electrical
week next December. beginning on the
7th. The Society for Electrical Develop
ment offers the prizes. The grand prize
will be $1,000. the second prize $500 and 50
on down. '"s
s- All the great electrical .conpanies- are
backing the affair which Is for the pur.
pose of showing how much electricity has
to do with the countrys greatness and
how much it will have to do with its
defense.
The art competition will be on until
June 1. Every art teacher in the United
States has been asked TO have his or
her pupils enter the competition.