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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-10
ATLANTIC COUNTY WILL
NOT BACK DELAWARE
RIVER BRIDGE PLAN
Hotel Men and Others Resent
Refusal to Indorse Link
From Philadelphia
to Camden
MYSTERY IN THE REASON

ATLANTIC CITY, March 1O-Atlantic
County has refused to indorse the project,
now approaching practical shape, for the
building of the William Penn memorial
bridge across the Delaware River from
Philadelphia to Camden. This is regarded
as strange, in the absence OF a reasonable
explanation, for II the bridge is built 1t
is bound to be of great benefit to Atlantic
County and Atlantic City.
Such, at least, is the opinion of hotel
men and other live shore business men
who repeatedly have endeavored to per-
suade the county board to approve the
proposed Interstate link and make a small
appropriation toward the preliminary eX-
penses attaching to a survey and other
details. For the third or the fourth time,
on Wednesday, however, the board, in
which Atlantic City has but small voice,
received and filed without comment an
earnest plea from the Hotel Mems Asso-
citation through Albert T. Bell that the
board align Atlantic with other South
Jersey counties, which have taken hold
Of the bridge project enthusiastically,
The only thing approaching an explain
alton resentful hotel managers have been
able to obtain is the statement that county
directors fear Atlantic City and county
may be called upon to help pay $4,000
or $4,000 for plans and other engineer
Ing expenses II the county follows the lead
of Cape May, Burlington and other less
wealthy counties in declaring for the
bridge Atlantic City's attitude it was
asserted today, shows a scant apprecia-
tion of the friendly policy long pursued
by Camden County in building fine roads
so that thousands of motorists may come
10 Atlantic City with maximum of COM
fort
The Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical
Examinating Board, now in session at the
Strand. has plenty of precedent for break.
ing away from Harrisburg Tho Medical
Examining Board has been coming here
for years. The Cold StoraE, Revision
Commission ventilated its views in sea-
fronting suite OF high priced rooms for
week
No convention hall for this year. is the
decision OF a delegation of large tax
payers who have been discussing shore
finances with city administrators ATTAIN
tic City for all its popularity, must keep
within reasonable limits with respect to
expenditures to avoid n tax rate that
might frighten capital away and dis
e1nrage Investments. the hotel men main
tain.
AIRS John G.. Hibben, wife of President
lfibben, of Princeton University, has joined
her daughter, Mrs. L. NJ, Scoon, on the
Boardwalk.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-10
IRISH PATRIOTS, AT EMMETT BIRTHDAY
MEETING, PULL JOHN BULLS COATTAIL
Kisses and Catcalls With Every Mention of England
Man Who Sailed on Muleshp Tells How Britons
Slew Crew of Submarine

His long hair fell over his brow and
the light OF freedom and liberty shone
II the eyes OF jeremiah A. O'Leary, of
New York, as he used his deep bass voice.
shook his fists, stamped his feet, tossed
his head and tore the long coat tails Of
John Bull right up the back Thousands
oe the Clan-Na-Gael rose TO their feet and
showed their approval last night In the
Academy Of Music at the 13Sth anni-
versary of the birth OF Robert Emmett
the patriot who tried to free Ireland
The meeting mounted to its climax at
the finish from enthusiasm in the singing
OF "The Star Spanged Banner to frenzy
IN the singing OF Die wacht am Rhine"
TO hysteria in the singing of God Save
Ireland"
Tomorrow wen all be called hyphens,"
said O'Leary I'VE always get the razoo
and the real hyphens, the hucksters and
the money lenders that prostitutes the
soul OF the country for gold, get all the
headliners. Robert Emmett loved his coun-
try so much that he was willing to die for
It. Do you think j. Pierpont Morgan
would die for his country, or Joe
Choate?"
NO" roared hoarse voice in the bal
cony, and storm of applause echoed the
sentiment. Jeremiah A. O'Leary took an
other drink of water.
"The hyphen is the instinct OF freedom
and II is the instinct that denounces
tyranny. II Is the principle of liberty
that links Ireland TO America"
submarines are hyphens because there.
too, Is the instinct of freedom. The sub
marine was inspired by Emmet In the
future let's refer to submarines therefore
as Irish not German. Two hundred of
Englands ships have gone to Davy Jones
locker"
Here the audience took time for hys-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-10

terical period OF cheering. Loud "boos,"
Kisses. catcalls, groans, boots and whistles
greeted every mention OF England through
the speech, while cries of joy hailed the
mention of Germany.
I'VE once loved France because she
was the enemy of England. So II is with
Germany today ireland is fighting for
no more than America did 150 years ago
freedom from the yoke Of England" said
O'Leary.
]. j. Curran furniture salesman who
in a spirit of adventure, he said got a
position on mule ship and sailed on It
to England, put the audience in fine
frame of mind to enjoy the evening by
rehearsing his experience with German
submarine. His mule ship, he said, was
scuttled by a submarine and while tho
crew was making off I'm boats and duck
ing" under German shots that were
"humanely" he said, aimed high. II ship
with two huge American flags hung from
its bow hove into sight.
A British flag was run up, the walls Of
a forward turret, labeled life preservers,"
fell away disclosing four-inch guns. and
the vessel which proved to be the British
Baralong, opened fire on the submarine.
The submarine was sunk, and those of
the crew not shot escaped TO the sinking
muleshp. on this ship they were later
shot to death. said Curran by the British
crew of the Baralong.
The last man of the crew threw up his
defenseless hands. said Curran, and said,
shoot you English devil" And the
English devil" did, Curran said
Resolutions were adopted at the end
of the meeting. asking that the United
States take fair stand in the war situa-
tion and investigate both sides of the
matter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-10
MYSTERY IN TRAGEDY
IN $1,OOO,OOO HOUSE
Caretaker and His Wife Found
Dead in Summer Home
of Rich Man

wILKES.BARRE, Pa, March 1O.-ihe
81 00O. 900 summer home Of f. NJ. hlrpE'
nt Glen Summit, is the scene of the lngs'
terious death of Mr.. and Mrs Ted FREE
man. each 35 year old, caretakers III
the Kirby employ The bodies OF @ .ne
couple were found about midnight atter
n search had been made for them for sew
eral hours by state troopers, other hirDg
employees and Allen Kirby, eldest son ol
the multimillionaire.
The failure of the Freemans to come
for the mail at the railroad depot aroused
the fear of Station Agent Richard ConetS'
and he reported the matter to the kirpy
family. state troopers were called In ana
n systematic search of the place was
made.
Conety also Informed the Kirby family
that the splendid summer home had been
brilliantly lighted on Tuesday ana Weu,
nesday nights and all day yesterday anu
last evening.
Inspection of the caretakers' quarters
revealed nothing suspicious After ali
buildings on the place had been inspecteu
the troopers entered an observation
tower. on a landing half way up the
tower the bodies OF Freeman and his wite
were found. Freeman's head extended
over the edge of the platform and at ms
feet was the body OF his wife.
There was nothing about the couple 10
show that they had been attacked. NO
weapons were found and there was not
a thing in sight to throw any light on the
cause of their death.
Jewelry and other valuables were found
on the person OF Freeman, and there was
no indication that burglars had been about
the place.
The Freemans came from Canada
few months ago. Freeman, it is said, was
q corporal in the English army before
going to Canada. lie had three brothers
fighting in the trenches.
The only theory advanced Is that lie
might have worried about his brothers.
and that lie and his wife entered into
n suicide pact, but .here is nothing to
show that they com;hitted suicide.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-10
BABY WEEK PUBLICITY
DAY AIDS CAMPAIGN
Stores, Labor Unions and Many
Organizations Spread Litera-
ture-Flag Day Tomorrow

This is Publicity Day in the Baby Week
campaign.
Retail shops. labor unions and various
organizations are spreading the message
of Baby Henlth--Civic Wealth" today.
owners of stores have been asked by the
Baby Week Committee to send literature
about Baby Week in every package which
goes out OF their stores today. Pamph-
let's, circulars and little posters have been
sent broadcast through the downtown dis
trict All the stores have also been asked
to mention Baby Week and It's aim in
their advertisements for the Friday bar
gains
Labor unions are doing their share of
spreading the news of the Baby Week
campaign by holding meetings tonight
Saturday and Sunday
Meetings have been scheduled as follows
by the labor unions;
Tonight, at o'clock-Cigar Makers
Union 2S2 North 9th street speaker, Or.
Maurice Weisblum; Hosiery Knitters'
Union, at the Lighthouse. 152 West Lee
high avenue, speaker, DIR. NJ. f. Leof;
Hosiery Workers Union, Kensington ave-
nue. and street, speaker, DR.. Clement a.
Fogerly: Wcayers' Union, No. 72, at the
Lighthouse. so West Lehigh avenue,
speaker DR.. II. Sherman Clotlng Inter-
national Association of Machinists, Park
way Building, speaker, DR.. Frank H. Hus-
tead; Piece Dyers and Finishers' Union.
Clanzman's Hall. Howard and Diamond
streets, speaker, Dr. Il. "A. Stamm
Saturday evening at oclock-Print-
ing Pressmens Union, Parkway Building
speaker. DR.. f. c. Boston.
Sunday afternoon, at 3 80 o'clock-Cen-
trail Labor Union, at gag North 9th street,
speaker, Or. Charles ~ Montgomery.
A special plea for health centres is
made in articles prepared for the Baby
Week Committee by Miss Eliza Mcknight
of the Division of Child Hygiene, and
Or. j. Claxton Gietings. both workers for
city health departments. Their articles
show how the health centres can influ-
ence entire neighborhoods, and cause
much better health among the people
living in the proximity of the health
centres. Both declare that health centre
Is the most important preliminary step
toward establishing a definite plan for
districting the city for medical sociologic
relief work.
As Il closing event in the campaign to
save the babies, all Philadelphia will cele-
brate Flag Day tomorrow.
The Baby Week Committee wants,
though the newspapers. to ask the ques
ton. "Will you do what you can to save
babies who are dying unnecessarily in
your city?" The committee wants persons
who answer yes" to place flag on their
homes or place of business. Persons in
terested in the movement are also asked
to wear flower.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-10
SHOOTS MAN, THEN BITES HIM
Negro Held by Police for Attack on
Another-Jealousy the Motive

A negro became so enraged at another
early today that he was not satisfied with
entering the room where the other negro
was sleeping and shooting him in one
leg. Such vengeance was not sufficient.
so he bit the wounded man in the other
leg At least this is what the police say.
Roland Allen, 81 years old, 1900 Lom-
bard street, the man shot and bitten, is
in the Polytechnic Hospital and physicians
there are not sure which wound Will
prove the more serious. Aliens alleged
assailant Abel CrestOn, 27 years old, who
says he lives at 1903 South 4Sth street,
was arrested and held in $500 bail for
further hearing Tuesday.
1t is said that jealousy over the love
of Miss Missouri Miller was responsible
for the desire of Creston to be revenged.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-10
Y0DAY,s MARRIAGE LICENSES

AaFIls cohea. Az Dickinson o.. and Frances
elzflss Cock s49 y. 18Th ST., and Amelia
- Hettl4reW SAB n. 18th 81
2a4res IL Van Horn. s4f Union st., and
AaHa 81 smith, 1921 N Allison 81.
Ha1Inson. 1910 Titan 81,
zf4tal j. Patton. 220s Naudain So
centee gas s. 90 at.. ana Jennie
zrIs5 Hrasa i2Is s f0th 81. ana Anna
I#a#EH |rNsHIH. N1H IuEH cay aId Aahhy
trIIH1H. HaTkrrIuIflz ta.
RE 14l4 - Qllne 81 and Eva
4|. .4 INAI ~ 4at H1as -
1853 4 sa4 Hiiaa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-10

alone for several months, congratulated
both sides for their amicable agreement.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-10
HONE ELECTRIC RATE
TO BE CUT 25 PER CENT.

y -
'o''''"eu 'ro" r"Re "he
/ IL the document is approved, the changes
will be adopted by the COMPANY on th.
first of next month.
Tbo ,,ictor,. az ,ro,.ri, ,,,,,, -
T,i,crt,,. or buh1ic yynrt,s a,,I ra ,i
mai connIainnnt in the rasa ia rng,rd5L
as of especial Significance, since if is he.
lieved that a further and more sweeninr
reduction of rates will be nut into effect
by the electric company within two or
three years.
Harold Evans. one of the counsel for
Director Cooke, when questioned today as
to the possibility of further reductions,
said:
.,yybon tho co,,,nop,. b,, b,d ,i,o t
reodiust iteeIf and to totta ,d,,antn,o ~
,bo net .r,a,,,t ~ ,ai,,ot,t' ,,tt.,,,,,". ""
submitted in the case. n will without doubt
he enabled 70 make further reductions in
tbe rates shouId think tbot s,,ch
cheryes r,ipbt ha ,n,de ,,,it1,ir t,,.l 49,
three vears
$4,000 TO BENEFIT
The reduced rates proposed will bene.
,i ot, UTooO ,. e ~
~ ,st'. Ss''' ~ 80 "a I'e.
~ " Su'.' "a' no ~
30 30 T. anu AT p,eSe,lt - %oout 9'u,ou'
- per cent reuuC'ioi VIII Ineuh 'htt lle
:, =,
pg F"oV year or tiat the annual aver
age cost OF hghtlhg nome IN thls city
Will be only ABOUT Sz2'2l'
The last available figures on residence
lighting Chose of 1910 show the company
sold 6,224, ,49l.7 kilowatt hours during that
year at $6l2, ,30S.S6, or at the rate of
9S3 cents a kilowatt hour. The reduc-
tton Will reduce this rate to 1.37 cents
kilowatt hour.
During the wear 1914 the connanv sold
about 90 5OO nm lyiIou,a+t bo,,re for oo,,,
mercial lighting at approximately S2.5OO,-
900 The rate ranged from : TO 10 cents
nd ,,rdor tha ra,, e,tod,,Io ,,.iiI ho cola
at from to cents. Commercial power
sold during the year 1914 aggregated
4l,IOI968 K w Fl. at revenue of
Sl''SA'foo.
This Item it is said, will not be mater
Tally reduced for large consumers who
are now paying an extremely low rate,
nut Tor plants of from II to 200 hor,-'-
power VIII probably be lowered from -
present range OF 17a TO 10 cents TO one
ranging from / '2 10 cents
S150,OOO SAVING TO CITY.
The municipal arc-lighting rate will be
reduced by $40 a lamp according to the
plans formulated in compiling the new
schedule. This will mean a total saving
to the city of S15O,OOO yearly and the
return of approximately that amount to
the city Treasury for what now appears
as oNercharse during the Year 1918.
me rates charged to railroads and trac-
ton companies VIII not be reduced in the
new schedule, Such consumers and GER
tain Of the large commercial houses are
now obtaining current at an extremely
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-10
BASIS OF REDUCTIONS.

The reduction was estimated on the
basis of the companys earnings in 1915,
which were $7,S49,267. The proposed re-
ductions on this amount would have been
about $l,OOO,OOO, but as the business has
increased it is estimated that the saw
ing for 1916 will be $l,250OOO
1t was explained before the commission
that this saving will not mean a net
loss of that amount to the company since
reduced rates bring business, and expert
witnesses for the complainants declared
that within three years the company
would be earning as large percentage as
before the reduction was made.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-10

alone for several months, congratulated
both sides for their amicable agreement.
RESULTS OF COMPROMISE
Mr.. Lewis, addressing the commission
summarized the results OF the compromise
as follows:
First. A reduction in the price paid
by the city and by private consumers
of electric light and power which will
amount, for the year beginning April
1 next, in view of the Increased busi-
ness of the company, to over Sl,250,-
600
Second. The return to the treasury
of the city of Philadelphia of con-
siderable sum of money, for 1t is part
of the agreement reached at an earlier
stage I'm these proceedings that any
rate for public lighting finally deter
mined on by the commission shall
apply to the rate charged from Jan
uary T. 1915. Any sums in excess of
this rate paid during 1915 and the
first part of 1915 will be returned to
the city.
Third. The opening of new era of
great prosperity for the company: for
no one at all familiar with the facts
can doubt that this great reduction in
rates will result as 1t should in great
increase in the business of the COM
pany.
RETURNS FOR CONSUMERS.
with regard to the electric rates paid
by the city the agreement is retroactive.
Contracts for 1915 and 1916 for electric
street lighting were drawn at former Di-
rector Cookies suggestion. with the proviso
that any reduction in rate ordered should
date from January /. 1915. This means
that the company will return $150,OOO
for 1915 and approximately $4,000 for
the first two months of the present year.
No provision for n retroactive operation
of the private customers contracts was
made.
Financed entirely by private contribu-
tions from former Director of Public
Works Morris l., Cooke and other indi-
viduals who believed that the rates
charged by the company were excessive
the Philadelphia Electric case proved one
of the most notable that has come before
the Pennsylvania Public Service Commits
sion and one of the most interesting and
of the cases in any State af-
fecting the regulation of municipal utii-
ties.
For year and n half the company bit
terly fought Cookies efforts, and when
the complain finally was brought before
the Commission, it is charged that the
delayed the proceedings by the
of great masses of trivial
testimony of technical character The case
was first heard at intervals during tho
latter part of 1914 and early part of 1915,
but when the new Commission was named
by Governor Brumbaugh, it was decided
that the case should be expedited
For IA weeks these hearings have been
going on every day. Commissioner John
Monaghan has been sitting on this case
ever since his appointment to his present
post. Throughout the hearings the COM
pany has endeavored to prove that its
hN- it,, toll
and equipment, while Cooke has shown
that other cities have lower rates, and
tried to prove that the local company has
allowed its plant to run down by not
it efficiently.
RASIS OLE REnIrcrInNrs
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-23
LITTLE W|LMAH BOYD
DIES OF PARALYSIS
SiN-iear-Old Child Succurbs Within
Two Hours After Case Is
Diagnosed.
SCHOOL GRADE GUARANTEED
All Pupils in IA Grade at Barton
Heights Public School Will BE
Kept Under Close Observation for
Two Weeks.

Little more than two hours after the
cause of her suffering had been dag
nosed as infantile paralysis by Health
Department physicians. Wilmah Boyd.
the six -ycar-old daughter of w. \.
Boyd. of 10 Virginia Avenue. sue
cumhed to the disease, dying ut 1l:i0
o'clock yesterday morning. The flu
neral was conducted privately ye:tcr-
day afternoon at 1870 o'clock. Health
department officials said last night
;hat they were taking unusual precau-
lions because of the nature OF the case.
but that there Was no cause for any
one 10 become unduly alarmed.
The little victim attended school on
Tuesday. and did not complain until
tina, evening. AS Yet. the Health De-
partmcnt has been unable to trace the
origin ot the case. as She had not been
out of Richmond recently, and, So far
as is known, had not come in contact
with amy of the other cases that de-
Nclopcd in Richmond.
Dr. III. :. stern. medical inspector of
the Health Department, said last night
that the department had quarantined
all children i'll the block on which the
child lived. All children in the "A
Grade. in which the little girl was I,
pupil. at the Barton Heights school
We're also quarantincd. and will be
kept under close observation for the
required two weeks. 1t is not thought
that it will he necessary 10 quarantine
the entire school. but such steps will
bc taken by the Health Department
should they be deemed advisable.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-23
LEASE IS RECORDED
state Takes Over the Ola Davis House
rropcrty for Use of Public
Offices.

The lease by which the State of Nir-
gnia rents for office purposes the build
ing known AS the old Davis House
property" has been filed for rccorda-
ton III the Chanccry Court. The prop
crty is owned by George W. HarrinE-
ton and wife, and was leased to j. II.
thambcrlayne, trustee, who assigned
the lease 10 Governor Stuart The
property rents for 5000 annually. and
is leased for period of two Wears.
There is II clause in the lease granting
AN option for the sale of the property
within the two years AT a sale price
OF $4,000 The property is numbered
100, l02 and l0i Governor Street, and
l2oi. 1905 and 1908 East Franklin
street. and is situated just behind the
state Library Building.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-23

dency of the association. and his name
, VIII be offered in nomination by Col
lector Moncure. of the Richmond Office.
The convention viii end Tonight
with Il banquet at the jefferson Hotel
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-23
INTERNAL REVENUE men
HOLD CONVENTION HERE
Delay in Arrival of Boat Carrying
Delegates Prevents Governor
From Speaking.
EXPRESSES REGRET
Delegates Here From Many Sections
of United States to Discuss Bust
ness Details of Gathering In Ma
tons Internal Revenue.

The opening session of the Internal
revenue Association was held yeSter-
day morning in the Jefferson Hotel.
with President Daniel Doncgan, of
New York. presiding. On account of
the delay in the arrival of the boat
from Norfolk. Governor Stuart was UNI
able to remain long enough to deliver
the address Of welcome for which he
was scheduled. The Governor was
forced To leave before the arrival Of
the dcleratCs. and they afterwards APP
pointed committee TO offer him rcsO-
lutionS OF regret at being late and in
failing to hear his address. The com
mittcc. which will wait on The Gov
crnor some time this afternoon. con-
sists OF Collector L. G. l.. Moncure. Of
Richmond: Collector Marshall. Of the
seventh District of Kentucky: Col!cc-
tor Walsh OF Connecticut: Collector
Walker. OF Texas: Collector Mark
lScncr. OF New York; President Done
gan, Of New York; Deputy Collector
Greevcs. OF cleveland, Ohio. and Deputy
Collector brown. OF Florida.
Tn" ;sr'dross Of welcome on the part
of the city was delivered by Mayor
George Ainsli". and was replied TO by
Collector Mark Iscner. OF Now York.
Mr. lscner WAS member OF the Con-
stituti"ual Convention Of New York
Secretary McAdoo. who had been in