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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
MRS. THERESE B. PATTERSON,
SOCIETY WOMAN, DIES AT 81
Widow of Late J. M. Patterson Sue
cumbs at Daughters Home

Mrs. Therese Bouvier Patterson, one Of
Phtladelphia's Oldest society women, died of
old age at her home. 2S South Twenty-h
street last night. She was In her ninety
first year.
Mrs. Patterson was related to several OF
Philadelphia's families that are prominent
socially and to the well-known Bouvier
family of New York. She had been III for
long time and her death. while a shock to
her friends. was not unexpected.
Mrs. Patterson was the widow of Joseph
NJ. Patterson. At the time of her death she
was making her home with her daughter
Mrs. Frank Stuart Mrs. Patterson is sur
vived by two sons, Henry Patterson of Tor
resdale and John Bouvier Patterson, of 1913
South Forty-sxth street.
Mrs. Patterson was the aunt OF Mrs
Edward Dew. Morrel, of Mother Katherine
Drexel, Of the Cornwells Convent, and of the
late Mrs. Walter George Smith. Joseph NJ
Patterson, I'd, a son, died four years ago.
II is possible that Mrs. Patterson's death
will interfere with the arrangements made
for the marriage of Miss Mae Patterson
daughter of Henry Patterson, TO Spencer
Downing The date set for the wedding is
october 3.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
MILK MAY COST MORE
AND BREAD SIX CENTS
Dealers in Both Products Meet
and Discuss Increase in
Prices

While small bakers are relterating that
the price Of bread must he increased to six
cents, there comes a similar story from
milk dealers. who are considering charging
an additional cent on each quart Of milk.
At a meeting Of the Philadelphia Milk
Exchange yesterday, in the Chamber of
Commerce rooms, the question OF charging
a cent more for each quart Of milk was dis
cussed There was marked minority op-
position to the proposed action and the
meeting adjourDed without doing anything
definite. The members win convene again
next week and take the public into their
confidence as 10 their intentions.
The discussion OF the price OF bread came
up AT a meeting OF the Philadelphia Master
Bakers Association. in Teutonia Hall, l7ol
North Woodstock street.
Richard Ryley. Tacony baker. saia the
probable Increase 10 the housekeeper IN the
cost OF higher priced bread would be about
twenty-five cents each week, averaging
consumption OF about two loaves daily.
This Increase, he pointed out, would De
merely a measure 10 save the bakers ffom
failure, and could not compare win the
recent increases In meats and produce
Announcement was made that the m
dividual bakers could no longer maintain a
business II the present conditions continued,
although no concerted movement was MADE
Cor general raise in price. A resoiu-
ton was also adopted favoring an sppeA'
10 President Wilson for an empefko on
wheat exports. The bakers said that
such action on the part Of the Government
would reduce the price Of nour 70 norma
which averages from tbt0 20 ts per BAR
rel The price per barrel vas quoted yes
teIoay 1t ft.i
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
NEW YORK UNlONlSTS
REFUSE TO WALK OUT
IN AID OF CAR STRTKR
Bare Handful of Workers Re.
spond to Call That Leaders
Said Would Make 100000
Quit
OTHERS TO VOTE TODAY
Most Reliable Figures
Number Strikers at 25.Io0

NEW YORK, Sept 2s.-The secona
OF what was to have been a Renars, 49,
of union workers in New York ou, ~ 49,
pathy for striking carmen revealed
change today In the situation. narksa -
terday by virtual failure OF men and 49,.
TO whom the call was directed 10 rs.no.s
Best estimates showed that a hare 49,
ful OF workers went out on svmns,h.,sS
strike The larger unions have contr.c,.
with their employers and have hesitatsd -
break them. !"
Interest today centered in the poss,hp,,..
that subway and elevated motorman ~
have heretofore refused TO join the traot,or
strike, VIII be called out. a. L. Gridley.
organizer of the brotherhood of Ioco,,s
tive Engineers, with which some of ~.
motormen are affiliated, attacked leaders NJ
the street car union, and declared ofic,ais
OF the 1nterborough Company would NJ
called to account for their refusal 10 tre.,
with representatives of the brotherhood.
LEADERS CLAIM 10000
Leaders insisted more than 10000 worry.
ers walked OUT yesterday, but admittas
most of these were Jewish workers wao
would have remained away from work anv.
how because Of the New Year holiday.
While unions having a total membershp
of 164,50O were preparing to vote TODAY
on walk-out in sympathy with the striking
traction workers, there we're bursts of riot.
ing in the streets and many persons were
hurt.
TRAINS BOMBARDED AGAIN
Surface and elevated trains were bonn
barded. At some points the police had Ia
draw their revolvers to restore order MANY
arrests were made.
The unions voting today included the New
York Builing Trades. with about Il5,O 900
members; the teamsters, 10000; the ma
chinists, $4,000, and others.
general strike, II was declared could
not assume alarming proportions without
the building trades, and strong pressure was
exerted on the leaders in this branch OF
work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
CONFIRMS STORY OF INFERIOR
SHELLS FOR BATTLESHIPS
Made by inexperienced Friend of Dan
iels, Says Assistant Secretary of
Navy

WASHINGTON Sept. 2s.-Oficial confir-
nation was obtained here today of the re-
port printed exclusively in the EVENING
LEDGER that big-gun ammunition pur-
chased of an inexperienced munitions man.
ufacturer in Raleigh, n, c.. the home of
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels,
had proved worthless in target practice.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin
ID. Roosevelt admitted that shells purchased
of the Raleigh Iron Works Company had
failed to give satisfactory results. He
confirmed the report that the shells. instead
of carrying to the target miles away, had
exploded shortly after leaving the guns and
the pieces of iron had dropped into the
water only few feet away from the ships
sides.
This, II is believed, accounts in part for
the low scores made by some of the big
guns in recent battle practices.
Roosevelt also confirmed the report that
the Raleigh company, prior to being award
ed a contract for battleship munition under
the Daniels administration, had never been
in the munition business,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
BOOTBLACKS ARGUE
AND GET PAID FOR IT
Two Italians Merely Transfer
Chickering's of Their Trade
to the Stage

Two Italian bootblacks arguing on a
street cornerl Who would pay to see it?
Five years ago two Italian bootblacks
argued so well on street corner that a
theatrical producer put them on the stage,
where they are now and people pay to
see It. Arguing proved lucrative to them
and that's probably why Clark and Verdi,
in an Italian character sketch at Keith's,
still make o business Of arguing In the
"McAroni Ballad" dialect made immortal
by tom" Daily.
While they were shining shoes on Broad
way Clark and Verdi noted that a certain
group of theatrical men paid them quarter
for shine. Rivalry, scrambling and argu-
ment followed. The rivalry and scrambling
ended when they were paired and tried
on the dog" but they kept on arguing. 1t
paid.
Their act. in which a newly arrived son
of Italy is offered a "goot job manicuring
da boulevard" by an Americanised COM
patriot, itself Is a lesson in American op-
portunity-and the force of argument.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
sHRINERs OPEN FAIR AND
JOY CARNIVAL NEAR ARDSLEY
Lu Lu Country Club the Scene Of
Unique Entertainment

fair that attracted an attendance OF
several thousand persons began today al
the Lu Lu Country Club near Ardsley and
will continue until Saturday night. The un-
dertaking Is called the "Lu Lu Sbriners
Country Fair and Joy Carnival" and the
latter appellation Is said 70 be an accurate
description Of the affair.
There are such features as English
Beer Trenches" "Potentatean Joy Cyclic
rama and Menageris." Fitzwatertown Hula
Hula High-Jinks Tent" and the Dublin
@o~4lcAl- so-lang an Way" An advance
announcement OF the fair described II az
'tne most unique event ever held outdoors =
committee OF which John Livezey il
president. provide transportation TO yisi.
tors The fair grounds are accessible by
the Qienside-Wiliow Grove trolley line. and
automobiles run under the supervision OF
this COMMITTEES meet all troileys and trains
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
DATESMAN EXPECTS VICTORY
FOR DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT
Public Works Chief Says Development
Will Be Pushed

Work on the great municipal scheme for
the development of South Philadelphia and
the upbuildng of the port is to be pushed
forward by the administration with still
greater vigor, Director Datesman, Of the
Department of Public Works, has an
nounced.
Director Datesman based his statement
he said, on the confident opinion that Judge
Rogers. in a decree to be handed down to-
morrow. will dismiss the taxpayers bill In
equity to enjoin the city from proceeding
with the Improvement project The case
was on trial before Judge Rogers last Tues
day.
Francis B. Bracken. counsel for the tax
payers and land owners in the equity suit
for an injunction, said now to be incorpo-
rated as the Greenwich Terminal Com
pany, said last night that IL Judge Rogers's
decree is against them the case win be
at once appealed.
City Solicitor Connolly, in asking for dis
missal of the equity suit at the trial last
Tuesday, quoted legal authorities to show.
he said. that 1t was in the discretion Of
Judge Rogers. where ruits were brought TO
enjoin municipalities from carrying out pub
lie improvements. to make his decree nnaf
without appeal on the part OF plaintins
either to a court In banc or any higher
court
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
KATHERINE KRAUSE
KILLED BY AUTO AS SHE RUNS
TO GIVE CANDY TO MONKEY
Driver of Car Takes Girl to Hospital
and Surrenders

Herbert Fiss, OF 81 East Logan street
Germantown, driver OF an automobile which
ran down and killed Katherine Krause, five
years old, OF 1919 Brunner street, last night
had a hearing at the Central Police Sta
tion today. Her death makes eighty-seven
automobile fatalities this year.
Katherine had purchased candy when she
noticed an organ-grinder, with monkey,
at Wayne avenue near Bonitz street She
started to go across Wayne avenue to give
the animal some OF her candy, when she is
said 10 have run directly In front Of the
machine. She was dragged several feet be-
fore the vehicle was stopped. Fiss placed
the girl in the car. drove to ST. Luke's
Hospital and then surrendered TO the police
Walter Sweeney. eight years old, of 21lS
Lambert street, and Edward Lawnton, thir-
ty years old. OF 42T North Fifty-thrd street.
are In the West Philadelphia Homeopathic
Hospital, the result OF automobile accidents.
Sweeney Is suffering from cuts and bruises
He was struck by an automobile at Dia-
mond and Woodstock streets last night
Lawnton suffered fractured leg last night
when his motorcycle was struck by an au-
tomObie,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
WILL BENEFITS CHURCH
Samaritan Church Also Beneficiary of
Testament of Stephen B. Colladay

Requests of $4,000 to the oxford Pres
byterian Church, Broad and oxford streets,
and $4,000 TO the Samaritan Hospital, are
a part Of the will of Stephen b. Colladay,
of the millinery firm of Hensel, Colladay
and Company. which was probated today.
Mr.. Colladay. who died at Atlantic City
on September II. left an estate valued at
$I50,0O0 to his widow and other relatives
Other Wills probated were those of Mar
tina L. ]. Hortter, 1879 Pelham road, which
In private bequests disposes of property
valued at $30,000 John Ullman. 1890
North Thirty-second street, $4,000; Joseph
Gordon. $40 Dufiield street $500; Cath.
crime NJ. Moran, S1l Mcclellan street S3050
Neil Devine, 1891 Carpenter street, $2500,
and Emanuel Fite, Long Branch, N. j.,
S2150.
An inventory of the estate Of C. Cresson
wistar filed with Register Sheehan by
william B. Bullock and John w. Cadbury
Jr.. places the valuation of the personal
effects at $104.52567. Included in the APP
praisement are s75 shares United States
Steel Corporation, which are valued at
s75.250.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
HIGHER WATER RATES
UNDER DEBATE TODAY
Directors to Increase and Meter
System Free to Discuss
Issue

The first public hearing on water meter
rates as proposed in the ordinance intro
duced in Common Council last Thursday
was held In Room 496, City Hall, at 2
o'clock this afternoon.
Philadelphia manufacturers and house.
holders responded TO an invitation TO attend.
All phases OF the water question, but espe-
cially points dealing with the increase In
meter rates and the compulsory installation
OF meters was discussed.
The meeting was attended by Director
OF Public Works Datesman. Chief Carleton
IL. Davis, of the Bureau OF Water. and
members OF the special Councilmanic COM
mittee which drafted the bill. II had been
announced that all those wishing TO oppose
the measure would be heard. II that can be
accomplished in one afternoon, the bill
will be reported back to Councils on Thurs.
day, October s. II necessary, other public
hearings will be held AS yet, however, few
protesc against the proposed changes have
been received.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
MAN AND GIRL MISSING
AFTER NIGHT AUTO RIDE
Father Sent Load of Buckshot
Into Machine-Daughter
Gone Next Day

WEST CHESTER. Sept 2s.-The police
Of all the cities within hundreds OF miles
Of this place have been notineed 20 keep
an eye open for Nief Sheehan, OF Downing
town, and Miss Bertha Criswell. sixteen
years old. OF West Union street. this place,
a daughter OF George Crisweil. a wheel
works employe. Both having been missing
since Monday evening. when Miss Criswel
received mysterious telephone message
at her home and at once left
On Sunday Shaeehan came here with 8 Q
motorcar and he and Mr.. crswell. his
friend. spent the day touring the country
On their return Sheehan invited the dsuEh-
ter TO take q ride and they did not return
until after midnight, when they were met
by Mr. Criswell, who sent a load OF buck
shot In the car without causing much harm
Sheehan drove away.
A telephone message on Monday evening
20 the girl resulted In her departure from
home and since that time no trace of her
has been found.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
WOMAN KILLED AS AUTO DROPS
INTO CREEK; HUNT TRUCKMAN
Delivery Car Said to Have Crowded
Machine OFF Bridge

The police are searching for the driver
of delivery truck who, IL is alleged,
crowded an automobile on the Lincoln
Highway into a small creek near oxford
Valley. Bucks County. with the result that
Mrs John s. McCaffrey, of 2644 Girard ave-
nue.. was killed and Mrs. Arlington Temp
lin, OF Girard avenue near Twenty-sixth
street. was seriously injured. The accident
happened last night.
Templin and McCaffrey with their wives
and Miss McCaffrey, sister-in-law OF the
woman who was killed. were returning from
the Interstate Fair. at Trenton. McCaffrey
was driving. when the truck, coming at a
fair rate of speed, Is said to have forced
the smaller car on bridge into the creek.
Mrs, Mccaffrey died fifteen minutes later in
the office OF Doctors Lovett and Ridge. at
Langhorne. while Mrs. Templin is In a scri-
GUS condition In the Langhorne Hotel. The
other occupants Of the car suffered minor
injuries.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
BREAD PRICE BOOST DEFENDED
Forced on Bakers by High Prices, Say
Chicago Flour Men

CHICAGO. Sept. 2s.-Defense of Chicago
bakers who have announced a rise in tho
price Of bread to take effect today, is made
in statement by a special committee of
the Flour Mems Club.
when the price of wheat advanced fully
sixty cents bushel from the nominal aver
age of other years. II increased the cost of
flour from SO to $3.50 a barrel" the state
ment said This was due TO the shortage
Government report, which shows a short
age OF 4o0.000,00o bushels. Almost every
commodity used in the manufacture of
bakers products had advanced materially.
The baker must advance the price Of bread
TO stay in business"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
REAR ADMIRAL vREELAND DIES
Retired Naval Officer Victim of Heart
Disease at Shore

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j.. Sept 2s.-Rear
Admiral Charles Edward Vreeland, u. S. ~,
retired, died at hotel here from
heart disease He had been III for some
time and came TO the seashore about a
month ago In search OF health. The body
will be taken today to his late home in
Washington, where funeral services will be
held later in the week. Interment will be
In the National Cemetery at Arlington.
Rear Admiral Vreeland was a native OF
New Jersey. He was born March 10, 1889,
and was appointed 70 the Naval Academy
on July "a, 1855. He served twenty-five
years on the sea and was appointed a rear
admiral In December, 1909. He was retired
in March. 1914, upon attaining the age Of
sixty.two.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
/. w. w. SUSPECTED OF ARSON
IN MINING TOWN BLAZE
$4,000 Fire Destroys Houses at Sebas-
topol, Near Pittston

PITTSTON, Pa Sept. 2s.-Police author.
tiles are investigating the theory that I. w.
w. strike agitators are responsible for the
destruction by fire of four houses on
Mitchell street, Sebastopol. last night, with
a loss of $4,000 One of the houses burned
was that Of Anthony Barkmin, which was
partly wrecked by dynamite during the
!. w. w. strike. and another was that of
his neghbor. Paul Kobuchie, which was
damaged by a mysterious fire on Sep.
tember 90
The blaze started on the rear porch of
the Barkmin house and had gained con-
siderable headway before It was discovered
Sebastopol is a suburb of Pittston and has
no fire protection. The Pittston department
responded and prevented the flames from
wiping out whole street in tine mining
community.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
FRENCH PLEAD FOR DOCTOR
Emissary Asks Return of Frank C.
Abbott to Hospital Work

Citizens of Vendome. France, sent Madame
H. Du Mont as an emissary to this city to
request that DIR. Frank Cook Abbott, sur
geon of Germantown, who was sent to
France by the French committee of the
emergency aid. be relnstated for another
year, to continue the work in the hospital
at Vendome. Doctor Abbott is expected to
arrive within few days.
Madame Du Mont who formerly lived in
Philadelphia, offered her services as a
nurse, and has been working an assistant
to Doctor Abbott for many months. She
arrived here Tuesday with testimonials
which attest the deep appreciation of all
classes in Vendome for the untiring efforts
of the surgeon and his devotion to the
wounded, and 20 the civilian population who
have met misfortune through the war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
CHINESE MINISTER ILL;
SURRENDERS POSITION
DR.. vi Kyuin Wellington Koo
Unable to See Visitors for
Months

WASHINGTON. Sept 2S.-Vi Kyuin We'll
lington Koo, Chinese Minister to the United
States, has sent his resignation because of
Illness to the Chinese Foreign Office, II was
learned today.
The resignation was sent by Or. Koo
several weeks ago, II was admitted by the
Chinese Legation, but no action on il has
yet been made known. The Minister has
been unable to receive visitors for more than
two months.
Private advices from Pellin today said
acceptance of the resignation was expected
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
VANDERBILT PLEADS
FOR PREPAREDNESS
Greatest Need of the Day." He
Tells American Bankers
Association

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Sept. 2s-"The
greatest need of the day is the need OF
universal military, Industrial and economic
preparedness" declared Frank A. Wander
lip president OF the National City Bank Of
New York, In addressing the American
Bankers Association here today
II once thought you could count universal
military service as an economic waste.
feel confident in the light Of the events OF
the last two years that II Is not only a
military necessity Of superlative import
ance. but that our national life would draw
unity our democracy would receive a
regeneration and our youth would obtain
physical training and comprehension Of
the value Of obedience and a patriotic de-
votion to the welfare OF the nation which
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
Sailors Try TO Clean Up" TenderIOI,

Five sailors attached 10 the battleship
Michigan started out TO clean up tho Ten
derloin last night. according 10 the police
OF the Eleventh and Winter streets station.
They began with fistie demonstration nj
a saloon At Tenth and Race streets. Po.
llcemen Hunt and Duffy objected and three
Of the tars were hailed before Magistrate
Collins thls mornins Each received sen.
The men are ofyiile Long. Gerald Walker
and Charles ;. Jonea
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
REGISTRY PROBE AFTER OCT. 7
Police VIII Canvass Lists for Fraudu
lent Voters

Arrangements have been completed for
a police canvass OF the registration lists, 70
start after october z. by Director Will
son and 10 l. ID. Roach. secretary Of the
Committee Of Seventy.
Announcement WAS made yesterday by
the committee that Il has been discovered
that many persons have registered who are
not entitled 10 vote at the November cleo
tion for various reasons Many are sun-
known At the addresses from which they
registered according 20 the committee. and
others have not lived at places from which
The COMMITTEES appealed 20 citizens 70 fur
nish any infornstion they may have re-
eardins the registration Of persons mol en-
titled 70 vote.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
Negro Held on False Pretense Charge

James Miller. a negro. 1921 Rodman
street, charged with obtaining building
supplies from =. II. Fairlamb & Co., 115
South Thirtieth street, by false pretenses.
and selling them at reduced prices to small
contractors. was held for court In default
Of bail by Magistrate Harris in the Thirty
second street and Woodland avenue police
court today.
Vito Tirgiani. 5722 Vine street; Melvin
Banks, 235 South Ffty-eighth street; Harry
King and Harry SadJain. of Fifty-seventh
and Vine streets, were held for court in
s4O0 bonds each, ON charges OF having
bought the supplies from Miller.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
DOCTOR BLAMEs FELLOWS
Federal Bureau Chief Says Textbook,
Aid Patent Cures

'Eminently. respectable" members OF the
medical profession are responsible In a
large degree for the prevaKnce OF fraudu-
lent patent mediclns "eure-alls" according
erai Bureau OF Chemistry
Doctor Alsbere startled $50 members Of
the Philadelphia County Medical society
when he told them in an address al the C,.I-
ieEe OF fhxsieians last night that medical
~<1 eeohs nnou,o os kone over literally With
SCISSORS ana hundreds Of formulas Wa
served a. . pfete<t for the prsparsti@~ II
proprietary medicines expuIzatso
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
$4,000, 900 LENT TO PARIS
BY NEW YORK BANKING HOUSE
French Capital Places Five-Year War
Relief Bonds

NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-The sum Of
$50, 900 has been borrowed In this coun-
try by the city of Paris France II became
known today The banking firm of Kuhn
Loeb Co announced that it had closed
negotiations with the municipal government
of the French capital for a five-year loan
TO that amount In six per cent bonds.
The firms announcement says the loan
is made TO reimburse the city for heavy ex-
penditures made by it for alienation of suf-
fering caused by war and TO provide for
additional similar expenditures and other
municipal purposes.