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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-19
KIRKBRIDE'S ASKS COURT
TO RESTRAIN THE CITY
Extension of 44th Street Through
Hospital Grounds Is Opposed

Mayor Smith, Director of Public Works
Datesman and Chief Connell, of the Bu-
Teau OF Highways, were defendants in
an injunction suit filed this morning by
the Pennsylvania Hospital for the In
sane. known as Kirkbride's, to prevent
the city from opening +4th street through
the hospital grounds. The suit is based
on the claim that the ordinance providing
for the opening OF 44th street is void and
Illegal.
The question hinges on the interpreta-
tion OF an old act OF Assembly, in which
the hospital was assured no streets would
be cut through its property without its
consent. The hospital gave the city a
slice OF land in the vicinity in return
for this promise. The ordinance the suit
declares, violates a section OF the Penn
sylvania constitution in that IL attempts
10 break down grant OF special priYi-
lege.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-19
MORE THAN 100 PERSONS
FALL INTO ICY RIVER
Bulgarians Break Through Ice at Re-
ligious Ceremony

HARRISBURG, Jan. 19.-More than a
hundred men and women of a colony of
Bulgarians at Steelton, Pa, this morn
ing broke through thin ice along the
shore of the Susquehanna River while
watching a religious ceremony. Father
David Nakoff, of the Russian Orthodox
Church, was among those who went into
the water, which fortunately was only
two feet deep.
Atzee zdraveff one of the young men
OF the colony. in observance of the
Orthodox Epiphany, rescued huge
wooden cross from the river after 1t
was hurled into the icy stream by the
priest. The temperature here this morn
ing was is above zero. The Susquehannti
is nearly ice bound.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-19
Spectacular False Alarm :, CO..

ATLANTIC CITY, Jan. .is. = a..
wires sounded an alarm that sent lvssed .,U
gine companies rushing to Illino,. sn-
nue. and the Boardwalk early this ave. ave
noon. The hremen were ,insbla - e ,er.
any trace OF fire. The rush of ,a nna
panies drew throngs from the hotsI, IVa =.
the Boardwalk. S's
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-19
KILLS HERSELF AND prre
Trenton Woman Dies From o..
Fumes-Canaries Also Desd

TRENTON. n. 81 Jan. is-r,v. Z,
those OF a woman and four cans,,' .Nes
were lost today when Mrs. Hsnr.t ytos
Lukens, of Lambetton street, con,Sa,,.As. sn y
suicide. She inhaled gas. the tubo ub.n,,l.,ed n.v,d
slipping from her mouth and the ,Ny
suffocatlng the pets . ~ tumes
A boarder discovered the tragedy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-19
NEW SCHOOL BOARD OFFICES
Plans Completed for Renovation Of
Building

Horace Cook. public school architect.
CLAY comnleted plans for the renoga-
81 81 the old Keystone School. 18th
tz4ttI above Chestnut which viii serve as
temporary oiiice building for the au-
IHoIiIIes III the educational system.
3a Boatd q Education has been Or
fzfca ouf Of Clly HAL ~ Councils aQd rs
Y s. nz1ua3rEera IN Ehe stock Exchange
7|kIeo inasi soaa p xaeaffa because
nI1slea p fhs Sass.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-19
Phoeaix. .Ariz.. in Danger Of InundatiOn

PHOENIX. Ariz.. Jan. l9.-Tbis city WAS
u sreaf danger to-day Of inundation as
a result y TIE foods that haze been pour
ins down tke Giia River during the last IS
hours The nooas are The greatest N The
lslsiefy q he chs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-19
AUroM0BILEs Fok sAIE

FOR SALE Chzlmels 8 6zptzzefzsr l1rFins ear.
sqeipp>a zlth sen<teso1 sl=z.zsis 1Fnt zna
G5fase sn1 s5pRT ep1a4lx. zzs2-ss azr-
Evening star., 1916-12-12

Charles H. Hershey, who is said to
have designed the engines Of the United
States steamship Hartford, Admiral
Fhrragut's flagship in the civil war.
has died .6t- his home in Boston.
Evening star., 1916-12-12
New York Bond Market.

Rid Aeked
Evening star., 1916-12-12
COTTON DECLINE CHECKED
German Peace Proposals Stay Selling
and Prices Advance.

NEW YORK, December 1.-THE an
nouncement of German peace proposals
served to stop the decline in the cot
ton market here this morning, prices
advancing from the opening of 1918
for May to 1850, or about $3.50 a bale
above the low level of yesterday aft
ernoon.
The recent selling movement, which
eliminated in yesterdays big break,
and q decline of nearly cents a pound
from recent high records. had been
partly due to fears OF restricted ex-
port movement through submarine
activity.
The tone OF the market today con-
tinued very nervous, however, and the
Improvement was not fully main
tanned.
There seemed to be very general
disposition to question whether peace
proposals from Germany at this time
would be acceptable to the allies, and
after the bulge of about "a to 81 points
from the early low level the market
showed renewed nervousness.
Liverpool was buyer early, but sold
freely on the advance, which tended to
increase skepticism as to peace pros
poets. and reactions followed to 1882
for January and 1888 for May. Offer
fncs were not as heavy as recently,
however. owing to the strengthened
technical position. and the market was
fairly steady around midday, with
prices to points net higher.
Evening star., 1916-12-12
CURB STOCKS.

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs 4 Co
members New York Stock Exchange.
Evening star., 1916-12-12
DAIRY MARKETS,

NEW YORK. December 12-Butter-
Firm; receipts. 10,122 tubs; cream
cry, higher than extras, 39a3911; cream
cry extras t92 score), 3S1s; firsts, 36ka
3S; seconds. 3Ja36.
Eggs-Firm; receipts. 1890 cases;
fresh gathered. extra firsts, 46a47;
firsts, 44a45; refrigerator special
marks. fancy, 33ka34; refrigerator sec
onds to frsts. 31ka33; nearby hennery
whites. fine to fancy. 5sa6O; nearby
hennery browns, 50a55.
Cheese-Easy: receipts. 3.252 boxes;
state. held. specials, 24A; do. average
fancy, 24a24k.
Live poultry-Firm; no prices settled /:
dressed firm; chickens, 19a29; fowls,
13a21; turkeys, 1sa29.
CHICAGO. December 12.-Butter-Un-
changed.
Eggs-Receipts, 2.03s cases; unchanged,
Potatoes - Receipts. 80 cars; un-
changed.
Poultry-Alive. higher; fowls, II;
springs, 1s; turkeys, 90.
Evening star., 1916-12-12
Condition Of the Treasury.

The condition of the United States
Treasury at the close of business yes
terday was:
Net balance in general fund, $125,-
74I.9s5.
Total ordinary receipts, $2,445,1s5.
Total ordinary payments. s4,523,367
The deficit this fiscal year is S1O7,-
S04,112, against a deficit of S46.o13,334
last year. exclusive Of Panama canal
and public debt transactions.
Evening star., 1916-12-12
Big Dividends Declared,
Joins Stock Exchange.

J. Blake Gilpin has been elected a
member of the Washington Stock Ex-
change. Mr.. Gilpin, in connection with
Benjamin Crane and Beverly Sinclair,
will start in business as bankers, under
the firm name of Crane. Gilpin & Co.
January 2. 1917, at 604 14th street
northwest
Evening star., 1916-12-12
Additional Calls for Margin.
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
Potomac Electric Cons 5s, S. COO at lO2.
Graphophone LIST ss. 500 at 10ok, 500 at
102h. 500 at 1o2h. 800 at 1o2k, 500 al
102H. $500 at 1O2ha. 81, ,0O0 at 102S
Washington Railway pfd.. 2 at B1k
Mergenfhaler. 10 at 1881.
Graphophone CON-, at 1S4, 2 at 1873.
After CALI
Washington Gas 5s. $1,000 at lo7, 81 900 a,
107. 81 900 at 107. 600 at LOT, 81 COO at ion
81 900 at 17h.
Graphophone 1st 6s. 1900 at lo2K.
Washington Gas. Is at III
Capital Traction. 10 at "a. 10 at "a.
Washington Railway As. 5000 at 50, 81 ,ooo
Evening star., 1916-12-12
NEW YORK COTTON,

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs & CO..
members New York Stock Exchange, New York
Cotton Exchange and Chicago Board Of Trade,
Evening star., 1916-12-12
Building Permits.

Building permits were Issued today to the fol.
lowing:
Ellen T. Keans. to build house at $50 Natns
avenue southwest; architects, Glenn brown and
Bedford Brown; builder. Caylor enider: esttmat-
ed cost. 50. 600.
A4ex Miller. to repair house at 171z 1st street
nog1hwest: estimated cost, go.
Mtss Mary Z. Joyce. to repair house at 1412
tI1ster court northwest: estimated cost Sle6.
Joyce. to repair houee ct 111o. VEstoe courf
o8thVes<s pgenatsA es0ts S1S6s
Evening star., 1916-12-12
Money to Loan

Secured by First Deed Of Trust on Real Estne>
Prevailing interest spd commission.
Joseph 7. Weller. ga F st. NV,
Evening star., 1916-12-12
Finance and Trade
WASHINGTON. NEW YORK, LONDON
WALL STREET MARKET
IN SERIOUS SMASH

NEW YORK. December 12-Recurrent
were the cause of severe recessions in
! the entire stock list.
| In the action, the followers of the tales
of the ticker were given an object lesson
in what would happen If the rumors
| should become more definite and not so
one-sided as they are today.
For weeks the conservative traders
have been reducing their commitments
| and getting out of the industrial group,
| especially being further induced by the
persistent and self-evident desire of their
brokers that they shall get out of the
market
Calling of extra margins and high
money rates were incidentals in the plan
for a scaling liquidation in advance of the
final clash. which to an unbiased onlook-
er does not appear to be so very near at
hand.
Liquidation Is Severe.
Today's liquidation was severe; it was
especially severe in the industrials, but it
extended also to the rails, and the only
securities that gave any evidences of
support developing were high-grade in
vestment stocks
The first few minutes of the session
the market acted as if it might come
back, or rather go forward. from an
ments were quite general, but this
trend was short-lived, the turn down
ward following quickly, with only a
show OF checking before the end of the
second hour of the session.
There was no other influence: some
heads of commission houses even sug-
gested the wisdom of buying stocks,
but Few OF their customers could be
persuaded to acquire stocks with the
prevailing pessimiStic trend.
Average declines of the morning ex-
tended from one to four points, with
an average recession of probably three
points in the industrials and one to two
in the rails.
though the motors also suffered seriously.
Bethlehem Steel made the greatest
loss, naturally. being one OF the SEN
sational movers, with radical changes
when traded in. 1t dropped rs points.
Further Recessions Sustained.
The professional bears took occasion to
help along the recessions, going short
freely and finding no special reason
for covering save by reason of the
handsome resultant profits.
The especial object of their atten-
tions were the munition shares, which
were sold right and left.
Industrial Alcohol, one of the strong
est of these. closed yesterday at 1876
and by 1870 o'clock this afternoon was
selling around 1875. Likewise Crucible
Steel, low at 1914. drop of Az points:
Baldwin Locomotive, low at IS. a loss
of Ak points. while average declines
In the industrial group were extended
to to 4 points.
Steel common broke another point to
119A, Republic Steel was Off 4 points
and Bethlehem Steel, at 500. was 27
points OF.
Additional Calls for Margin.
With the declines came additional
calls for margins from brokers, and
as usual these, calls resulted in orders
to sell stocks, increasing the burdens
of offerings under which the market
staggered.
The sales for the first three hours
OF the session were 1,45s,O00 shares,
indicating a larger than 1000, 900 share
day.
The rails were all lower, sympathet-
ically, but their recessions were much
more moderate.
Evening star., 1916-12-12
Common Carriers to Report Jan. /

railroads and other common carriers
were directed in an order just issued by
the interstate commerce Commission r.
fle their annual reports for the calendar
year. instead Of for the fiscal year ending
June 80 as has been the practice. The
some time
Evening star., 1916-12-12
Trading on Bourse Quiet

PARIS. December 12-Trading was
quiet on the bourse today. Rentes, 81
irancs ~ centimes. Exchange on Lon
don. ~ francs 815k centimes. Five ner
cent loan. So francs centimes.
Evening star., 1916-12-12

NEW YORK LEAD MARKET.
NEW YORK, December 12-The
metal exchange quotes lead 79Oas.
Spelter dull; spot, East ST. Louis deliv-
cry, IL q a12.
At London-Lead. ESQ los. Spelter,
EST.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-17
TOTAL PROHIBITION FOR
ALL FRANCE IS DECIDED
"TotaI Suppression of The Alcohol
Consumption" Vital Necessity. Pre-
Mier BRAND Declares.

Paris, Dec 15.-Total prohibition
throughout France of the consumption
of such alcoholic beverages as whis-
kies, brandies and liquors has been
decidedo by the government.
This is shown by the text in the
Journal official today of Premier
Brands declaration yesterday before
the chamber of deputies. The premier
said:
"The government will ask you to
give it the facility of solving by de-
crees all questions of interest in re-
gard to the national defense which
the laws are too slow to regulate.
"a particularly grave question which
can be regulated only in war time,
the solution of which involves the life
of the country and its salvation, is
the total suppression of the consump-
ton of alcohol"
The premiers remarks were greeted
with loud applause from many of the
benches. Deputy Mayeras interjected:
"In the army also?"
Eyes in the entire country" said
the premier.
The use of the term alcohol is un-
derstood in France to include such
beverages as absinthe which already
has been suppressed, WHISTLES, bran
dies and liquors but not wines or beer.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-17
WANTS SCHOOLS FOR
COMMUNITY WORK

Washington, Dec. 15.-Use of the
country's schools for all branches of
community work was urged today by
Miss Margaret Wilson, the presidents
daughter, before the annual convention
here of the American Civic associa-
ton. The school principal, she said,
should not be hampered by restrlc-
ton to irksome school duties, but
should have a free hand for work
along broader lines.
Community workers of many parts
of the country talked of the school
house movement and the community
drama, and the convention heard re-
ports on work done by related organi-
cations.
Dr. Henry E. Jackson, of the federal
bureau of education, traced the history
of the community use of schools and
said:
Eve are beginning to see that it is
morally wrong to invest the peoples
money in school buildings and use
those buildings less than half the time.
The school house ought to be used for
youths and adults as well as children.
The convention will continue until
Friday
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-17
HOG AND HOMINY AGAINST
Mr.. BOIL WEEW|L NOW
Great Campaign Is Planned for South
ern Georgia Against Boil Weevil
During the Coming Year.

Athens, Dec, 15.-Plans are being
perfected for Hog and Hominy Cam
paign" and anti-boll weevil crusade, in
which the College of Agriculture, bust
ness men and farmers are to cooperate
The campaign will begin at the first Of
the year and cover the entire south
ern part of Georgia. 1t will be conduct
ed in two ways. Four teams of speak
ers are to cover the territory, ad-
dressing farmers out in rural sections,
at least at five to ten places in
county. uPre-bred live stock and a
farm crop exhibit will be carried along
with the school to help. demonstrate
the teachings of the experts. Thus
will the horses, cattle, cows, and grain
be doing some of the teaching.
At the present time two boil weeVil
xperts are organizing the farmers
into clubs Throughout theJ FsOuthe rn
counties of the state. These clubs
are to provide the nucleus or local
base for the "Hog and Hominy Cam
paign" and anti-boll weevil crusade.
1H0So CLUBS are u D6 IHeuAullo
through which a varied line of agri-
cultural work is to be done not only
with reference to growing cotton under
boil weevil conditions but with refer
ence to introducing livestock, crops
of various kinds and to work out mu-
tual problems of marketing, etc, in
fact all that seems wise to get ahead
of the boil weevil.
The experts who are to address
the farmers on growing cotton in
spite of the boil weevil are men who
have made a success in growing cot
ton in the presence of the boil
weevil territory is to speak especially
to business men to tell how changes
in business methods have been made
in boil weevil territory.
Cordial cooperation is b eing Of
fered by various business interests
and educational institutions of the
state in this "Hog and Hominy Cam
paign" and boil weevil crusade. The
planning of the undertaking is now
under way and it is stated that no
movement recently has been launched
more auspiciously than this cam
paign.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-17
.DEMURRAGE BUREAU CHARGE
CHANGE DECLINED aY STATE
Railroad Commission Turns Down Re-
quest Made by Southern Bureau
Of lntrasrate Business.

Atlanta, Dec 15.-The state railroad
commission has declined the request
of the Southeastern Demsrrage bureau
for temporary change in the demur-
rage charges allowei on interstate bus
mss in Georgia to bring about an in
| crease in those charges.
In October the carriers of the coun-
try filed with the interstate commerce
commission a revised tariff, provid-
ing for a sliding demurrage scale,
ranging from 81 to SIS day, based
on the length of time loaded cars are
held after arrival of shipments-$1
per car for the first day, 50 per car
for the second day, So per car for
the third day and SIS per car per day
for each day thereafter, the new tariff
to become effective as to Dec. l. The
big shippers Of the country protest
ed and the tariff was suspended until
March l. On account of the acut sit
uation brought about by the car short
age the carriers and shippers, in con-
ference, prepared and later submitted
modified form of edmurrage rate
WHICH, IIlc IllISlSldlS SOl1llAClNO WIN
mission permitted to go into effect,
as temporary OF experimental, until
March 1.
Coincident with this experiment in
terstate regulations, the Georgia car
there, through the Southeastern De-
murrage bureau, and filed with the
Georgia commission a petition, asking
for a similar temporary scale on in
trastate traffic. The commission has
today denied the petition of the car
riers, at this time, stating tina as this |
commissions rules on demurrage have |
been fixed and in operation so many |
years, until some permanency attach
es to the interstate commission rules
the Georgia commission will not allow
an increase in Georgia, but that the
81 per car per day, as now provided,
will be adhered to regardless OF the
number of days for which the dumur-
rage is be charged.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-17
LIKELY TO be SENT To
BATTLE HILL SANATOR|UM
Mrs. lnnis, Indicted on Charge of Lar.
ceny After Trust, Is found in Last
Stages Of Tuberculosis.

Atlanta, Dec. ia berth in the
Battle Hill tuberculosis Sanitarium
instead of a criminal trial on the
charge of larceny after trust is likely
to be the fate of Mrs. Ida Innes, who
was jointly indicted on this charge
with herb usband, Victor E. Innes, in
connection with the mysterious disap
pearance of the Nelm sisters from At
lanta few years ago.
Innes has been tried and found gull
ty and sentenced to seven years but
is now appealing for new trial and
spending his time in Fulton county
Jail in the meantime, awaiting the
outcome of his case in the higher
courts.
Mrs lines, whose trail was deferred
until her husbands case had been
disposed of, has been pronounced in
the last stages of tuberculosis by ply
sicians who have examined her by the
request of Judge Ben H Hill of Full
ton superior court, and it is now be-
lieved probable that Judge Hill will
order her removal to the Battle Hill
Sanitarium which is public institu-
ton maintained jointly by the city
of Atlanta and the county of fulton.
Innes and his wife were tried in
San Antonio, Tex, on murder
charge in connection with the disap-
pearance of the helms sisters, but the
state failed to make out it's case be-
cause it could not produce the bodies
of the missing girls or any portion
thereof. 1t was charged that Innes
lured the girls to a house in San An
tonic, murdered them, ground their
bodies to pieces in sausage grinder,
dissolved the remains in acid, and
disposed of the acid in a cesspool
Following the trial Of the Illnesses in
San Antonio, they were brought to
Atlanta on extradition papers and in
dicted here on charge of larceny after
trust.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-17

inclusive, and will bear return limit
January 10th, 1917.
Those persons contemplating holi-
day trips to distant points should
call on ticket agent or write the I'M
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-17
DALTON MAN KILLED IN WRECK

Dalton, Dec. 15.-J. w. Red, 60,
farmers and saWmill man of Murray
county, was killed this morning when
the car in which he and his son, w.
S. Red, collided with a car occupied
by Luke Cox and T. J. Bennett.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-17
HOLIDAY EXCURSION FARES
VIA A. B. & A. RAILWAY

The A. B. & A. Railway will sell
holiday excursion tickets to all sta
lions on it's line and to many other
destinations in the southeast. Tickets
will be sold December goth to 25th
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-17

The reason way the married man
who has never seen naval vessel
knows all about dreadnaughts is be-
cause he married one.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-17

dersigned as far in advance as pos
sible, so that full information may
be furnished and tickets made ready
for their trip. w. w. Croxton, Gen
eral Passenger Agent, A. B. & A. Ry.,
Atlanta, Ga.