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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
SAFETY LAWS LOWER
CIVIL COURT ACTIONS
Municipal Tribunal Report
Also Credits Compensation
Act and General Prosperity

The adoption Of the Workmcn's Conn
pensation Act, the safety First Cam
pa gn" and the general prevailing pros
pcrity, are the determining causes for
slight reduction in the number of
civil suits, according to the report of
the Civil Division of the Municipal
Court for 1916 prep red by Joseph p
Bartilucci.
THE Compensation Act has relieved
all the courts Of all cases involving an
employers liability" the report declares,
and the Safety First Campa gn has re-
suited in commendable traffic rcgula-
tons. in tho extension Of the closed
trolley-car service and in the general in
PRODUCTION of safety appliances, all Of
which factors had a direct influence in
reducing litigation.
Another reason for the decrease s
the fact that n suit is not so needed
now to compel payment by tardy debtors.
who, because of the crowded conditions
Of the trial lists. We're able, until this
hope was made futile by the speed with
which the Municipal Court reached
trial, to delay or compromise otherwise
good claims"
During the year 1916 the suits
brought totaled 614j. which with 2S7
reinstatements and the 2037 suits pend.
ing from 1915, made u total Of Si69
cases to be disposed Of. OF these, $3.50
We're disposed Of and 1911 remained
with 539 at issue and awaiting trial.
OF the concluded cases, only 81 per
cent or 2034, involved jury trials, and
90 per cent or 225O, were disposed of
amcably to all parties involved. But
per cent. or SO, of the 2l17 actual trials
were appealed.
In concluding his report Mr.. Bartiluc
ci declares: We should set ourselves
to the task of attracting with smplinod
practice the thousands of cases ca -
to escape the annoyance and Cumbcr-
some pleadngs and heavy costs, To this
end / make bold to recommend legiSla-
ton authorizing the Board of Judges to
fix its practice and procedure, including
fees and service. by rule of court in all
cases involving 500 or less, revoRing
all statutes to the contrary notwth-
standing"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
SCOUT FUND PASSES
GOAL; GET $137,5S9
Boys Go "Over the Top" in
Final Day of $125,00O
Campaign
PARADE IN CELEBRATION
Workers Bring in $4,000 Today
Many Big Donations
Are Made

The Boy Scouts went over the top
In final charge which brought their
total pledges for subscriptions to their
fund for work in this city during the
next three years to st37.5sa. They had
aimed for only si25.oo0.
pr. Charles H. Hart. chairman Of the
Philadelphia Council of the Boy Scouts
of America. said. in announcing the total
at the luncheon of the canvassing teams
at the Bellevue-Stratford. that the sum
was the largest gift ever made to the
Boy Scout work"
Up to noon yesterday the teams had
collected S92.722 Today they reported
an additional s2i.7i7 in hand, while the
campaign executive committee brought
in S5110, making n grand total of
Sl22.5S0 already in hand. An additional
$500 is expected from promises already
made to the executive committee, and
the 1872 Boy Scout troops in the city
who are sti'l to report their success will
each bring o. not less than S25. or still
another $4,000, Doctor Hart said
Tremendous cheering broke out from
the team members as the announcement
was made. and. following the luncheon.
they formed n jubilant parade to cele-
brate their success. Headed by n Boy
Scout band. they marched from the Bel
lcvue-Stratford up Bro I'd street to the
Land Tit.e Building, where the figure
of Boy Scout, ten feet high, was bal
anced on n wire crossing the street to
the Real Estate Trust Building. While
little BILLY" Tompkins. of Boy Scout
Troop 61, let out the rope, the dummy
scout was pulled across the street clear
beyond the goal marked "s125. 900"
Then the joyous par iders marched on to
the Boy Scout headquarters at 925 Wal
nut street
Among the individual gifts reported
at the luncheon was one for 81 from a
former Philadelphia Roy Scout now SER
wing in the Army Field Hospital at Au-
gusta, Ga. and who sent the money TO
the team captalned by II. w. Buse G.
W. Churchman. captain OF another team
reported that Scout Troops Nos 3. 80
1862. 90, 1O1, 113 and ITO had them
selves contributed to the fund, one boy
from Troop 17o giving IS which he had
for Christmas money Golf caddies at
the Philadelphia Cricket Club gave $50
through DR.. 7. Samuel Stout's team.
Among the larger gifts reported was
one Of $4,000 from Il. T. Stotesbury
treasurer Of the local Boy Scout Council ;
another for an equal amount from Mrs
William c. Warden. and gifts of $4,000
each from Cyrus II. X. Curtis. Joseph
Widener, Jr.. George T. Widener and
William @. Warden. Joseph J. Snellen-
burg reported that the Sun Shipbuilding
Company had subscribed $1,000 through
the team captained by Ellis A. Gimbel,
and that prospects of $4,000 from other
subscribers were in sight. which would
bring the teams total for the campaign
to about s25.000.
TON" DAILY, of the EVENING PUBLIC
LEDGER star, was applauded uproar-
iously when he recited his poem, "Since
Patsy Shea's Scout" written for the
campaign.
The team collections for the day fol-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
U. S. Civil Service Examinations

Open competitive examinations for
the positions oe marine inspector SoTOO
a year; dairy hushardmau, $500 to
$500 year, December 6. prcparatnr
in nematology, $500 TO $1,000 a wear
junior engineer. 5000 a wear: assistant
engineer, $500 year; thirl-Class steam
engineer, $500 n year; analyst, 5000 to
$1,000 year, on January .; power
plant engineer and assistant, at SO per
diem and $5.04 per diem, January . ::
assistant inspector Of wooden equip
ment. $1,000 to $4,000 IA year, january s.
are announced by the United states Civil
Service Commission Dates of cNam!na-
tions for income tax collector, inspector
and agent will be announced in Il few
days. one thousand vacancies in the
internal revenue service are to bc filled,
Positions pay salaries Of $500 to $500
year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
Soaring AND TYPIST
ON TRIAL FOR FRAUD
Contractor and Girl Accused
of Conspiracy to Beat In
surance Companies

Frederick Roe Soaring, formerly a
bu'l .er and contractor of this city. who
disappeared at Atlantic City on Au-
gust II, 1915. and was supposed to have
been drowned and Eliz beth Rendell, his
stcnographer. were placed on trial to-
day before Judge Carr in Quarter Ses-
sions Court. accused OF conspiring to de-
fraud two insurance companies out Of
more than $4,000 in life insurance on
policies taken out by Soaring shortly
before his disappearance.
on April 90 1916 the wife of Scar
ing obtained verdict for s1S,72O
against the Equitable Life Assuranco
Company and the Continental Life In
surance Company on suits for the
amount for which her husband had been
insured In their attack on Mrs Scar
ing's claim. the insurance companies con-
tended that sufficient proof had not been
made of the death of the builder and in
timated that he had disappeared so that
the money could be collected. y new
trial motion was overruled.
In October this year the insurance
companies. in an appeal to higher
court, declared that Soaring had been
found in New Orleans. living with his
former stenographer, Miss Rendell, At
that time the assertion was doubted, but
when the pair we're arrested and brought
to this city on October IL Mrs, Soaring
identified her husband and the suits
were dismissed by the higher court
In outlining the case TO the jury AS
sistant District Attorney Gordon said
the prosecution would show that Miss
Rendell met Soaring under the board
walk and gave him clothes and thar
they subsequently came to this city,
where Soaring boarded a train for the
South Miss Rendel remained in Phila-
delpha and continued in the employ of
Searing's concern. Later, however she
took 4 months vacation, and, Mr.. Cor
don said, went South to see Soaring.
shortly after her return from this trip
she testified in the suit brought by Mrs.
Soaring.
After the insurance suits had been
tried, Mr. Gordon said Miss Rendell left
this city and went to New Orleans.
where she Joined Soaring, and the two,
living under an assumed name, repre-
sented themselves as man and wife. In
the southern city the pair were known
as Mr. and Mrs Reynolds.
Up until a year prior to his disap-
pearance s'earinR's life was insured for
$4,000 H. then started taking out addi-
tional policies and named his wife as
beneficiarF in ell but ose, which was
in favor of Miss May Rendell, a sister
of Elizabeth Rendell. The insurance
companies do not say Mrs. Soaring had
any knowledge of her husbands where
abouts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
WOULD GIVE WAR STAMPS
INSTEAD OF GOLD COIN
Robert X. Cassatt's Suggestion to
Corporation Directors-Vander
lip Here Tomorrow

The suggestion that banks. trust COM
pontes and other corporations that have
monthly meetings Of directors and make
N custom to hand each director a gold
'oo1n for his services. give their directors
War-savings stamps instead for meetings
In December and thereafter. was in
dorsed today by Robert X. Cassatt di-
rector for Eastern Pennsylvania Of the
war-savings-loan campaign.
" "As far as am personally concerned
y will insist upon war stamps In cor
porations In which am interested, and
! feel sure all others will furnish them"
aid Mr. Cassatt
n Mr.. Cassatt reported that the demand
4or both varieties OF war stamps has
ooen 30 great that II was necessary for
~ Federal Reserve Bank In this city
\ ~ telegraph to Washington for another
11ppIy.
frank A. Vanderlip, chairman of the
31<ionAl War-Savings Committee. will
DGnd all of tomorrow In Philadelphia
IA will arrive here at 1880 a. m. and
WIN be the guest Of the City Club at
l&@ncheon at 1880 o'clock. At o'clock
will attend the first meeting OF the
Nnfylvania county chairmen, and at
- he, with the chairman, will dine
Mr.. Cassatt at the Bellevue Strait
l. Mr.. vanderlip's busy day will
Nude with the meeting at Griffith
1870 Chestnut street. beginning at
~. when he win deliver an address
1G-4avingu Stamps and Methods
k1oG ~ Gales Campaign" to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
CONSIDERATIONo
BUDGET DELAYED
Presentation of Appro-
priations Measure to
Councils Is Postponed
TO DECIDE PAY BOOSTS

Tho city budget, Totalng more than
S46,Ooo,Oo0. will not be reported to
Councils today. but will be left open
until ncNt week. so that All proposed
salary increases can he included before
the Bill finally appears IN Councils The
one big financial measure scheduled for
passage this afternoon provide, trans-
tcrs approXima1ing SI5O,OOO to replenish
exhausted salary items to a point per-
mlttIhg tho last payments Of the present
year.
Councils may 'ear-marlS" the $1,000
600 balance of revenues for 1918 bv set
ting 1t aside for some specific purpose
rather than take chances on it's being
used TO pay outstanding mandamuses
which now total S1.S0U,OOO. The plan
pursued last year was to set balances
aside for some safe purpose and where
the money could later be transferred for
any purpose Councils decide to use IL
for. This plan is likely to- be resorted
10 again to prevent ondangering the
balance.
Tho big question that remains TO he
decided is whether or not nolice and
tiremen are to be granted any increase
With the money in hand, Councils will
hnally pass upon this question when
tho annual budget comes up for pas
sage later in the month. If tho 37OO
policemen seeking an increase in pay to
SllOO Il year. or an additional 5000
each, were given this advance. S7oO 900
of tho surplus would be used. If an
increase should finally be allowed the
1850 tlrcmcn. an additional $500, 600 for
this payroll would have 10 he .sunplied
from the balance. These two items
would nearly exhaust the item now
labeled as balance.
When the Finance COMMITTEES agrood
to resolution proposed by Charles
Scgcr 10 not consider pay increase for
Salaricd men getting moro than StsOOI
"A year it was tentatively understood That
higher paid places would receive con-I
sidcratiun early in 1918. 4 part of thoI
million dollars was counted upon tp careI
for salary increases for the higher paid
ollicehulders. but should the iiremcr and
policemen make impressive enough de-
mands increased pay for the high Sala-
riod places viii have to- Ice found in somoI
other manner or go over tor another|
year.
Among bills scheduled for passage to-
day are number Of measures provid-
ing for highway improvements that had
been let 20 until near the close of the
session. Many that have long lain dor
maut WI he put through between now
and the t'rst Monday in January, when
the pres mt bodies die and "A new Coun-
ellis Is organized
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
SEES GREATEST PANIC
If MONEY Is H0ARDED
Richard A. Foley Tells Adver-
tisers Money Must Con-
tinue in Circulation

The danger of pracnclng extreme
economy was pointed out by Richard
A. Foley IN addressing business men
and advertisers at the Bellevuc-Strat-
ccrd today
II the people took all the advice
printed by amateur economists who sud
dc0'y found themselves In the lime
light, he said. in Il year the country
would have panic compared to which
that Of 1907 would be as slight chill
compared 10 an eplleptic fit.
Tho speaker pointed out that there was
marked difference between thrift and
suicidal money-madness. Mr.. Foley
said among other things:
If readers of newspapers were to de-
cidO not to purchase automobiles or
clothes or to support restaurants or TO
do any Of the normal things they have
hcCO doing, what about the hundreds
of thousands of pcop'e who gain their
livelihood through these various lines?
How could they subscribe to Liberty
Loans7 What about the taxes that the
Government expects TO collect from them,
If they have no money? There should
be no extravaganza. but people should
adhere to normal methods of living In
order to keep business going and to
make money and TO pay money to the
Government Every firm can put its
unused surplus. its undistrlbutcd profits.
into Liberty Loan bonds, can consider
# rs capital with capital allowance
thereon. and may escape the 10 per cent
tax on undlstributed surplus"
After giving number Of illustrations
to show how the blocking of money cir.
culation would act as n boomerang, Mr..
Foley said I'm conclusicn:
Gentlemen, remember that. Christ
mas IL coming. You have good news
papers in Philadelphia. Yell. and let
the people know what you have.
Let them know that they are not
burning tho money when they spend it,
but they are passing it along
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
Driven to Suicide Through Strike

Financial worries, caused by his par
ticpatiou in a strike, drove Thomas
Reese. tifty-two years old, Of 23lO Dick.
inson street, to suicide, according to his
sister and the police. Reese cut his
throat in the bathroom of his home
with "A razor. His sister, Mrs. Ida Poff
found the body and beside it a note from
Reese, saying he was despondent and
cared to live no longer Reese was one
of the striking employees of tie Philadel.
phia Rolling Mill, Twenty-third street
and Washington avenue, The strike had
almost exhausted his savings
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
JUDGE CARROW'S SITTING
Winter Schedule of New Jersey Cir
cult Announced

Judge Howard Carrow. Of the New
Jersey circuit court, when notified OF
motions will cit the first and second Sat
urdays in the Camden courthouse and
the third saturday at the Law Library
Atlantic city. at 1890 o'clock Motions
may be made for other times and places
The winter circuit schedule is as fol-
lows:
Salon. from Tuesday, December Is. to
% inclusive.
Mount Holly. from Wednesday, December
% To January !, inclusive.
MAYS Landing. from Tuesday, Januar,
:, 20 20 inclusive.
Capo May Court House, from Monday
january -, to February =, inclusive.
Bridvetnn from Tuesday, February 3. Ia
H. inclusive.
Woodhury. from Wednesday, February 1s.
TO March I, inclusive.
Judge Carrow can be seen at his office
201 Market street, G Clmden, any day al
10 o'clock when he Is not on the circuit
and when he is on the circuit letters
directed to his office will be forwarded
to HIM
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
SEES GIRLS MORALS
THREATENED BY WAR
Danger of Hysterical Hospital
Mentioned at Luncheon
to Mrs. Rockefeller

Wars menace to millions OF Ameri-
-, -,,-- -,.,., -. -.
Ca" s"' Worhe's was po'''eu 'u' 'ou"'
to prominent Philadelphia women rep
resenting the most influential women's
organizations in the city.
The warning that unless means are
provided to care for the girls their
safety and the efficiency OF the nations
hghting forces VIII be impaired came
az iuncheon AT the Hitz-Cariton Hote'
IN honor OF MIS- Jonn D. focKetener
r. MRS. james d nushman ana MISS
Mauu r AlNn- ,no hostesses were
Mrs. Ml,. "opsIt M 4 '1ssau' MRS. Jonn
M w .,a,y' ,.ls, MrS FEahN ur,sw"ll ~ u
Morgan ana Mrs ' john john 5. tS, NowOoid. d''"''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
100000 BLAZE
AT NEW CASTLE
Wilmington Fiber Speciality
Company Plant Is Badly
Damaged
NEW CASTLE. Del, Dec. C.

This morning shortly before o'clock
a fire at the plant. of the Wilmington
Fiber Specially Company damaged the
machine and shipping departments to
the extent of nearly 100000
The Goodwill Fire Company Of this
city failed TO quench the flames and help
was obtained from the Wilmington Fire
Department, which sent over three en-.
gines After three hours of strenuous
work the flames were gotten under con-
troll.
In the shipping department were thou.
sands of dollars worth of products ready
for shipment today for points i'm the
West and South and for South American
ports. They are now beneath the twisted
and burned iron and steel
President j, Wesley Morris began at
once to adjust matters to care for the
trade and resume operations. More than
125 of the S7j employees viii be cut of
work for short time
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
WOULD LET WOMEN
FIGHT IN BIG WAR
Hubert Introduces Bill When
War Department Turns
Down Ruth Law
WASHINGTON, Dec. G

Women will be eligible for enlistment
in the army for any service the Secre.
tary Of War may designate and may re-
ceive commissions as officers in the avia.
tion service" under bill introduced in
the House today by Representative HUI
bert, of New York.
Hulbert's bill was prompted by re-
fusal of the War Department to com
mission Miss Ruth Law, noted aviatrix,
for foreign service.
Just before the House met at noon
Hubert escorted Miss Law to the House
chamber where she mounted Speaker
Clark's rostrum. sitting in the Speaker S
chair she pounded the gavel and called
to the silent chairs for "order."
She then held an informal levee in the
lobby. A score of members gathered
around questioning her on her aeronautic
feats.
She was dressed in fun air costume,
including a heavy leather coat and put
tees,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
PLAN ALLIED NAVAL
DRIVE in ADRIATIC
Believed Greatest Effort Will
Be Made Against Austro-
Hungarian Bases

PARIS, Dec. 6.
An allied naval drive in the Adriatic
Sea is under contemplation, it was
learned today.
Belief is expressed that the new naval
council of war will give immediate at
tention to this project and that a great
effort will be made against Pola, the
Austro-Hungarian base at the foot of
the lstrian peninsula, and against the
Austro-H Hungarian naval stations in the
Dalmatian Archipelago.
With the United States getting deeper
into the war every day. II is likely thai
the time Is not far distant when Amer
lean warships will be replacing great
numbers of British and French craft
which will be able to participate i'm a
sea offensive against Austria-Hungary
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
REPUBLICANS TO PUT
ON A "NEW 'FRONT.'
City Committee Headquarters at
Eleventh and Chestnut Streets
to Be Remodeled

The Republican city Committee to-
morrow will start to put up a new
front The city authorities have
ordered it, The building of the city COM
mittee AT Eleventh and Chestnut streets,
is the only structure on that thorough
fare that extends beyond the building
line since the old Chestnut Street opera
House is being torn down.
The city committee today arranged to
have the present front of its headquar-
ters torn down and Il new front to the
building erected five feet further back
The headquarters will be closed to-
morrow. when work will be started, and
will remain closed until the building has
been altered. II will he completely re-
furnished before il Is reopcned
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
LANTERN FIRES BUILDING|
IN COURSE OF ERECTION
Damage Also Done to Adjoining
Structure Near Second and
Walnut

An exploding lantern i'm small frame
construction shanty. uu the second floor
of building thar is being erected at
222 walnut street by the Raymond Raft
company builders, SET fire tu the shanty
and caused about $1,000 damage to the
building and stock of the NuGt Pctticoat
Company, adjoining al 2lS.220 Walnut
street.
According to tho police. the lantern
was dropped by watchman shortly
after o'clock Tho Shautv. being built
of light wood, immed lately burst into
flames, which I'm Il few minutes had COM
muniCated to the second and third floors
of the Nunt Company building. The
watchman, whose name the police We're
unable to learn turned IN an alarm after
he had lcapcd ten feet from the burning
Shanty to safety.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
ISSUE NEW ARMY SHOE
Delivery of 10,50O,00O Pairs Under
Contract Is Begun

WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.-The new
marching and trench shoe soon will be
given American soldiers in France and
those training In this country. Delivery
of 10.500.oo0 pairs has begun, IL is
announced, and will continue until May.
The new shoe is regarded by leather
experts as one of the best ever turned
out and by officers as superior to any
other army shoe In the world. Although
manufactured at less cost-sf.65 q pair
-~tks new phos y much sturdisr than
1>ouo neo44 herotofore. II Will ~ tested
~ <soP1NG ,naterials.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
Drowned Chinaman Identified

The body of the Chinaman found in
the Delaware River yesterday has been
Identified as that of Lee Ling Guy. 90s
Race street, by number of residents
Of Chinatown. 1t is believed that he
committed suicide because of the death
last Tuesday Of Joe Lee. his cousin and
lifelong friend. with whom he lived al
y sses 't's'' >s3s;s tlF : qsnsi' p
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
Mail Truck Damaged by Fire

Fire ON United States mail truck at
| o'clock this morning caused consider
able excitement at the corner of Third
and Market streets. The fire was caused
by the ignirion Of the oil on the motor.
James Grady, the driver, turned in an
alarm and the flames were soon extin-
guished with slight damage
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
MAIL MAN HELD AS THIEF
Sunbury Carrier, Caught by Decoy
Letter, Sent to Jail

SUNBURY, Pa. Dec. 6. Otto c.
Buyers. thirty-six years old. n mail car
rier was arrested today accused OF en-
bezzlement. 1t is alleged he took money
from mail in his charge. He was caught
by postal inspectors, who used a decoy
letter. and confessed they said, to steal
ing for more than two years. He was
committed to Jail in default of $1,000
bail
Buyers has a wife and Ave children
He was a mail carrier for more than
ten years
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
Samuel S. PhOebus Dies

ATLANTIC CITY. Dec 6.--Samuel S.
Phoebus, one-time proprietor Of the
Windsor, the wiltshire and the Rossmore
Hotels here and chairman OF the Board
walk committee OF City Council prior
to the commission plan of government.
Is dead In New York. His father es-
tablished the Hotel Chamberlain at Old
Point Comfort.